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MASTERMAN’S LIFELONG ENEMY APPEARS AND THE FORMER IS SEIZED WITH A FATAL APOPLECTIC STROKE.

N.T1J Ucottaant Don*ld PncH. jo* given commmnd of the F-55. t sabmartne, B>—U «t Wnriiiagion an old fneud and dlatlngnlshed though vunawhat ccwatHc ■dentl-t. Captain MtiWcnnan. Maatermen baa Urn rfurned from an exploring expedition, bringing with him „ member of the at range race, the existence of whose apedea. be assert a. menaeea ^e hnman famUj. At the dub. fhc “March Hare*," Maatennan ex].l*las hi* theory to Paget.

CHAPTER II—(Continued.) -I know it, my boy." the captain an|e*ered. Tre been called craxy ever saw the he* aerpeut oC Aber-d.-m. I hare to thank MacBeard for that. Ever atnee he learned that «n the trade of aomethlng big. be lias been trying to queer me. And «hrn I discovered mammalian life on the ** floor. 1 waa called an Impoatar. which hurt more. But as I ace it. 1 ■ utenant. a man can only be true t > himself, and I stand for truth nnd fair play, moderation and courteous dealing*, not mudaUnglng and Invective. and calling names, like that pigeon brained. pot-faced porous plaster, Madkord." "But at least you wont mention • matters to people who—«bo haven't open minds," pleaded Donald. dr. I wash my hands of them all That'* why I have t Jd you about this. But If you don't listen. If you d nt warn the world—" IV exclaimed Donald. “Good Lord. MuMi-rman. you can't tuppone that I am able to stake my professional carrel upon the retail! dc of such a ► lory* Bren puppoii::.- It true, the ihlnc won't happen In our time. Why ahould a world epoch terminate In particular senetaUon and another

begin r

nnan leaped out cf hit chair and stood braide the lieutenant. He wined his Unger* convulalvclv in hla ■■m: Ix-a-d, and tbvre waa a look uf fanaticism upon his face. 'Became It bar already terminated

tvefdr them!" "Seen them, you mean!" "IVlt them, air! Ocean men. Monr-.. between the Shetland* and the •roes, Just where the cont'oental •Leif rise* to a hundred feet—feet. vr - not fathome—and then alnki to the uttermoat ab-aaes of the sea. A “- :u ral ladder, sir. a mountain pe.th ; !•> the world. And If yoc won't '••It the world—•* H. liruke off and atared at the door Into the passage from which had entered the cardrootn. A unn wa* standing there. He was per- • fifty yean of age. short, rather ' '"bbv. hi* round face covered with ■ rue. prickly growth ->f hair. His L-urr was rotund, nnd like many r;. round men with sparse beard*. of pompous dig-

■•■how Donald Imagined that he '"^ii behind the door for a long -md that hli entrance had been •pted by curiosity so uncontn-!-that it overcame nil tense of • or ft'ur of dlaeoverv . "Heard!" ejaculatev! the captain l -y. "Donald, my lad—Dona Id--t "l>ped nnd looked at l*oaali! d way. Ha pm bis hand* to 1 * look of bewilderment succeed’•at of ttng.*r. and he sat down heavily. HU fcatuiv* were anfWith blood. > Id HTung toward him. plain Maatmuan • Are you HIV ; the old man by the

* oa, ‘ acquaintance with Captain Mastennan." he said, "in fact, we were strong friends, although our view* were divergent upon certain •nbjecta. I aha II be happy to see to the interment and to talc, charge of |<ny papers that ay old colleague may have left, pending the appointment of an official ttmtee." Lieutenant Paget war convinced that MacBeard waa lying. Why, It waa bnrdly ten minutes since Masterman bad denounced him In hla characteristically unmeasured terms 1 And at that moment, apparently by coincidence. but doubtless on account of a alight Jar to the couch on which the body had been laid, a bulky envelope fell out of the dead man's pocket MacBeard stooped hastily and was •out to transfer It to his own when Donald Intervened. “Excuse me but Is that not addressed to mer be asked. “My name la Paget—Lieutenant Paget" He was sure that he had Been Ms name upon the envelope, and It occurred to Mm that this must be the document about wMch Mastennan had spoken. Donald felt greatly touched to «Mak that Captain Maatennan had had Mm la Ms craxy mind, even before their accidental meeting, out of all Ms acquaintance*. MacBeard had plac'd his hand over the envelope, as If to hide the ad dress; but seeing that It was impossible to deny Donald's assenion. he re-

plied:

“I suppose that you are the m*n yor claim to be. and can prove !*T A good many persons are anxious to profit by Captain Mastermau'a discos-

HE FDR MEASURES ID

• ' RAISE MEI

&»ou. He knqp Mastennan had lived ! there alone tor yeart. In the interval* ;

hrtween hla voyages.

MacBeard came up to Donald with I ■ smIU of affecteo friendUneea. "I hdairstahtf that there 1* no record of our friend's address," be aald i “Poor Maatennan was a very retiring | man. Ke doubt we shall learn from i hla friends In a day or two. I wfil ; have an announcement published, and )

have arranged for the funeral to be

held from 3yam's undertaking eatab- . ■ . - ,

iiahment the day after tomorrow at, * om * Conferees on War Revenue rS-r *“ j Complete Their Bill and Turn ^ Partly think ao," answered Don- j AH Their Report. “Thun If yon can look in here to-

^ 1TAX LEV,ES WILL HEAVY

you good evening,” said the profee ;

aor cordially.

fel^Ti^^lSS^Sr^ Un c dtr L ^" 1 «“o^>vlded. Powerful _ - Corporation* Will Pay Their Proper

Chare for the Finances That Must

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WnVVNEW W*R TAXES HAVE H»D TO IE LEVIEDBY CONFEREES APPOINTED BY SENATE AND HOUSE

WMWngton.—The war revenue bill. mrtuBet

a* finally agreed on by the house and* Insurance policies (new' •wnnte conferees provide* for the rale- Automot,H t r (aaie ( of» ' — I 642.000.COO 2i_L .v' **«■

Excet* profits tax 1.110.000 0C0 P*^-** 1 ,p,riu issiooo.ooo

Rectifled iplrits Fermented liquor*

Wine*, eu Soft drink*, sirups, etc...

Motion picture film*

. 1.110.000.000 Je welry (sale by manu-

*’ t ~" facturer) ,

5.000.000 Sporting good* 46X100.000 Pleasure boat* 10.000.000 Perfumes and coamet

wjnxunnK*, airupa. etc... 14.000.000 Proprietary med'cTnc*

. par * 10.000.000 Camera*

of the limp Anger*. He strode out of **“ club and took a taxi ran to the

The Baltimore train waa Just about to leave. Late that night Lieutenant Paget found the captain's house. It proved to be in a little old-fashioned thoroughfare flanked by neat twostory houses. Each had a tiny back garden surrounded by a high wall There was about It an atmosphere. If not of mystiry, «t any rate of the retirement common to such backwaters In the roaring stream* of dty Ufe. The captain s waa the last house la the street. It stood a little farther back than the real, and was turned sUghUy askew, facing them obUqoety. as though It knew Itself to be out of place and was watching It* neighbors apprehensively over its shoulder. There was no light behind any of the drawn shades. A small dome on a flat roof seemed to contain a teie-

The Insolent challenge, and the sneering tone awakened Donald's anger. He grasped the professor by the

wrist which held the letter.

*'! am not acmvtomed to haring ay Identity questioned." he answered. "Vooll hand over that envelope, and

i'-vard came Into the room and I” aids bln*, looking d*>w« ■' i hr in. Donald naa cunaclous. even ' moment, of a strung personal -'•nism toward tM* man. | m afraid he has bad a aeirure." -'lacBeard. : Jonathan Roderick Mastenuati 1 Into ’he lieutenant » tare with • : cession of pathetic helplcssnee*. '• sighed vt-j deeply, uretched • leg*, and died. chapter” lit Th# Houaa In Baltimore. ■ was extinct, and the doctor '■ ** hastily summoned could only " a hat all perceived. H* gave ■de oplBion that heart tll»eti*e 'he cause cf death, and stated ■here would bo no nee*', of an • he excited Just before his artshe Inquired of Donald. • answered the lieutenant. “He ■•tked up about a theory of hi* '‘"'lor nodded. "A very happy

Donald climbed a face, walked round to the back, and went up the weed-grown path. The grata had not been mowed since It sprouted in spring; the garden was unkempt and ragged. Donald felt sure that thire

was nobody wltMn.

As he trod the flags of the garden walk, he fancied he heard the footsteps of a man In the street, following him. He stopped end listened, but now no Bound was to be heard. He peered back Into the darkness, brt taw nobody. Doubtless It waa a hal-

lucination; it was a place of echoes _ __ <(T -^ r and ha On tings. And It seemed slngu- 1 .tty ha* been soraeulmt liltrrallxcU.

MJ .pcmprl.t, f« old Hut.'mo | ,, „

In cukulatlng war rxeess prulil* Ihc term* "Investnl capital" of curiM>r.>-

Be Provided for the Successful Cont nuanco of the War—Best Efforts of Statesmen at Washington Have Bttn *» ut Forward to the Accomplishment of th# Country's End*. '.Vadilugtoo.—The Joint conferees on «"• war revenue bill completed their «r.ifi after two week* of deliberation. A* revived by the conferee* the m- i-urc has been raised from the levy fix- •! by the senate of 92.11G.CT0XKK) to an akcregate of approximately 9U.700.Chairman Slmmtais of the aemtie finance comm!;lee estlmatoU th:.t the Increase made by the confrreos would approacb 9275.000.uou.

Profiti lax Modified.

Tli. exc.-** war profits ux. as agreed to by ihc conferee*, is n modification of I be senate bill, the principal cbnnqos being In the maximum and minimum rate* of exemption upon whi' li the tax Is to Ik- determined. T1r senate graduated scale of exemp-

600X100 1.900XXM 3,000.000 750.000

Cigarette papers Freight tranapertaticn Express and parcel poit Pasaenger tranapertaticn Pipe lines Seat* and berths Telegraph and telephone

10.000. 000 Cameras 20.000X100 Admission* 50,00o!o00 r5.000.000 Club due* 1^200iooo

1.500.000 Schedule A. including

200XXX) playing cards 30 000X00 77.500,000 War estate tax 5X00.000 16.000. 000 Virgin Island product*.. 20X00 56.000. 000 First class mail matter.. 60.000,000

S *' 0 " d cl *“ m » 11 "latter 14.000.000

.92.606.320,000

facturera and tho senate federal i Increased from 4 cents

license tax on owners, the confercv* adopted a 8 per cent tax on all motor vehicle*. Including trucks, payable by manufacturer*, producers nnd Import

Taxes of 3 per rent of manufacturers' ales of musical Instrument* nnd Jewelry also were written In. with a lax of U cent a foot uu motion pic-

ture film.

New Inheritance Tax. A new system «>( graduated Inheritance tnxes was written Into the MU In lieu of the bouse plan and despite Hie senate's rejection «f m,rh taxes. The new- rates on Inheritance*, with ibone of American* In inllltury service exempted, range from one-half of 1 per rent on STiO.OOO estate* to io per

cents a I'ound.

Stamp Taxes Fixed.

Stamp taxes agreed upon are: Bonds of UuJcbK-Oio-ks, 5 cents on

each 9100.

Indrtnnl'y and surety bonds. 90

cents.

I'urcel 1***1 package*. 1 rent for each 25 cents of the cost of transportation. Caplin! stock, original l**ur*. 5 rent* per ?10a Sale* nnd transfers. 2 cent* per Jlftl Sales of pnsluce on exchnnge. 2 rents for each 9100 \alue in tuercanu-

dise.

Drafts, cheeks payable other than

sight nr demand, promissory notes.

^ £ STSSTIXJ

“ ifysssr uat.-il rate of from 7 t» l» ]>er cent. • -Al.Olkl.OOO ami f-TOO.OOO.OOO made by The definition of capital. wMch was 11,0 ‘'"' ,r '' rr *^ ln • < ' na '«' A* 1 " "’a* a point upon which the conferees ar- fr «® «"*' l«x'age. public utlllgu.d for day*, waa modified ao a* to 1 V” " D,, tnanu / ,c,ur ‘ng sale* section

prtnide that the actual value of tungi

Me property paid Into

or partucrslilp or Individual buslu-s. Iieforv January' 1. 1014. ahall be tnk< n if tliat dale. The proviso a* to S*»h1 will and other inlangiltle prop j

to have had Ms lonely rreldence here.

ma.eMng hla lonely life.

As Donald had anticipated, the front

d the new inberltaaec taxes.

With hut few «-M-t*ptlmi*, the new taxes are effective with the passage of

the ach

Senate Version Stands.

The Income tax accllon was adopted ilrtually a* wrilten hy the senate. The new 2 per ecu' normal tax on Incomes of more Mian 92.000 for tmirri.-d jn-r-soas and 91.000 for single persons I* in addllhm to the prevent law •■\>-mpt-

door waa locked, and the window of I ‘"'V’ J 10 ! 1 Jlar,llcnJ,l l” “ n » dvclan-.! j ins iacnuic* of leio. ihnn SSJJOO r. ,1» u -u. ... .pp.r-,1, i !*“ In. anual I gle |M-nu>ns and $4.inri for married |htup. He tr.versed the narrow path , '["T." ' a ., , nnd . 1> ! hrr 1, ‘ u = lh; ' ^ Tl.u* tho«-betw-n Hi. new I .w that led to the back of the house. TV) ^ for fc,ock or *han-s ni the exrmptlun Ixiwh nn*l ilu- pn—mt exhi. nrpHM. th. tadM Ohio. ™ \ " r _ J *."“' T - 1 ! JK. 4 -1 T 1 " IW «N •*- - I-

A Man Was Standing There.

afterward I will submit my pro.'!# to hoever Is quallOed to receive i belli— and you can do the same." MacBeord s hand c-pened nnd Donald took out the envelope. Why. toy dear sir." aald the profomur with an ewtwrrassed Uu*h. "I really hod no Intention of witnh 4dine anything that is legitimately yours. I assure you. nor of questioning your good faith. I was . Uttle startled at the motm-uL lYrhnps as mutual friend* of toe late Captain Masterman. we may take caie of Ms Inlerrt* Jciatly.” As Donald taade no reply of any nature. MacBeard turned to the physician. and had completed the arrangement* for the removal of the body. Th.a he i cat to the clerk's

desk.

He held the envelope In hi* h- -d ill. and he wn» about to place It In a pocket when hi* glance fell up-* •eaten*'* of the tnanuMTlpt wilMn. t«ald drew It forth and read: in the .-v.Kt or your l-mrla* at my *wd-

I Ma. Beard (etui mtu what IhoTO <

Then It crenrred to htm that Maserman had. of course, gone dlrertty home on hla return from Ms last eartMy voyage. He swung himself the window alii and dropped to the kitchen floor. He lit a match and

found the gas.

The yellow fi»rr disclosed a very ordinary kitchen. Maatcrman’a coat hung ao a nail beside the window, and he had been cooklug porridge upon the range. Donald went through Into I a room at the back of the house, w hich had apparently been built out at a date subsequent to the completion of the structure In Its original form. I He stopped short at the threshold, hearing the "swl«*i. swish" of water. It iv** not falling water, but a geode and continuous rippling. It occurred to Mm that It was. on a smaller acnle. the sound that a seal makes In I the course of Its ceaseless peregrin*-

I tbmv around Its tank.

„ There was a palm tree In a bar* pot on either side of what looked like " 1 on enormous goldfish bowL Behind 'his was a second bowl, even larger. It the .ulddle *' th* rook, we* a complicated i .aimat resembling n retort. He saw a chandelier cloae to tha

wall.

Donald lit three gas-jets. The light flickered and sputtered n« the air rushed out. Then, when It had grown steady. Donald saw that a sort of photograpMc lens was attached to a box lu front of the apparatua, directed toward the great tank between the palms. Approaching, he perceived that the top of the tank wr.s covered with glass. A slender tube of th* aamv material entered the water from above, where it was supported upon m arm extended from a walk There ires a connection between the tube a .id another w hich run upw ard from the top of the retort. rrescntly Donald caught sight of a barometer attached to the front of the .echanlsm. Now he began to understand. The object In the tank, whatever It was. waa under a pressure of a number of atmospheres. He approached the tank and walked round It. peering Into It from every •Id*. He saw the ripple* on the wsr. and there was a faint sound as of fin brushed against th. glass. But • could sec nothing In the nature of a living thing.

I hut In no case to exceed the par value j of the original securities; paid In or ; i*i:rued surplus and undivided profit* j used or employed in the huaines*. exclusive of undivided profits earned dur-

• ng I In- taxable year.”

'Ihc allowance for intangible asset* .i.eludes “actual cash value of patents and Copyrights paid in for stock or 4iarrs at the time of payment .... good will trademark*, trade brand*, .'ranciiises . . If for base fide |ay■nctiU not to exceed Hie cash value.” it stipulates that sueb Intangible asset* exchanged tor securities before '.larch 3. 11*17. not exceeding 20 per cent of the total, shall be Included at a value not exceeding a fair cadi •aloe at the time of purehuM-.

Portal Increases.

A fiat InereaNe on reading matter ■-( *4 cent jar pound until July 1. BUS*. . nd *4 evut thereafter was provided, '.dvertislog matter exceeding -*• per coot vf the total spare would Ik- taxed iro-a M to 2(4 cents additional until July 1. IMP. and from Vs to 4Vs oenl* j more uulil July 1. IlCv; and from 44 io Ox cents to l'.*21 and from 1 cent 1 :«i i* cents tlu-renfter. An udditMiai tax of Vs cent ju-r I

!ojd.-a. 'i Ik- 1 C.

tax. but single fiersou* haling come of S-t.'sn or more nnd married lierMiu* whose income is gt.iss) or more would pay the full 4 per cent normal

lax.

The senate liirmn.i proilshm allowing an nihlillntml exetnpllnn of FJOil for each de|H-nilenl rii'lil to heads of fanuUefc subject to the preaent law was relaluisl. The exeuiptlon for chlldrrti. however, does not apply to (boar subject to the new reduced taxes with the $2,000 and fl.taiu exemption*. n-*|*-c-tlveiy, fur inarried nnd rdngle perSurtax la Agreed Uren Surtaxes were agreed upon a* fol-

91"'i or fraction thereof. Conveyance putier*. 50 cent* b*-tw«-en nnd nnd 50 cuts for each addl'hmal 9500. Customs house entries, from 25 cent* to $1; entry for withdrawal from bonded warehouse*. 50 cent* I'asacnget vessel tickets for ports other than those In the United Stales. Canada nnd Mexico, between $10 uml $30. $1; between $30 and $00. $3, nnd above $00. $5. Voting proxies. 10 cents. Rower of nttoruey. 25 rents. flaying card*, deck* of not more Ilian 54 card*, an additional 5 rents on the present rates. Taxes on life Insurance, eliminated from the house MU In the senate, were ametidcd and reinsert*41. raising nlHiut $3.000.u*i. Effective November 1 the new tax<* on new insurance pol''1c* Issued are R rent* per $100 or ] fraction thereof on life Insurance and 1 rent per $! on the premium charged on marine, casualty, fin- uml inland

Insurance!!.

Amusement taxes agreed upon provide that all |K-rsous entering places of amusement free, except employees ami officials on duty and children under twelve, would pay a tax rate of l rent on each 10 rents or fraction thereof of the admission charge. Tills lax also would apply to mho rets and similar performances when- the cost of entertainment Is Included In other costs, suck a-; sen Ire. Holders of an

xt* Wol

' of the annual r

I then

* ami agricultural fair* v

; After November 1 ] all clubs, ixcept fra | Ing more than $12 i

Increased Tax e

u ah

i Are Allowed.

■io for imlividauls. t'or)iorail tuerships und Individual* ha cqpiial slock would p:iy a fl-it tudlviduals and partnership-. inserted by the senate *

Jly adopted. 1

Railroad Ticket* H.t.

i tat

,ps paid. Tile 10 pet I imI apply to undls ■ act tally Invest i-.l or i-luess or investnl ir m.after SeptemN-r I, cent penalty for surit not employed M t>ro-

1 rviluevd to IP

jfueture* shat! rent, but rt 101H. It now annually ffiid

Lieutenant Paget set* a spedi of th# strange race wh'eh itcrman ha# de»crib#<t

H#r Gen«ro«lty-

Jewater—“Fur cash, madam. 1 give 5 per cent discount." •-•uatotner (airily )—-x»h. charge 1L I've m desire to r.-Juc# your |-roflL“

GARFIELD FIXES COAL PRICES Fuel Administrator Announce} Final Petition, Which W.ll B; Oi.vd

■ng an All Dealers.

Foe to Watt#.

j "Are you 1 old foot,* I v