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Grinding Life Down By WALLACE IRWIN Author of "Hozhimur* Togo" and "Teddyaee" SYNOPSIS. Dudley Larnlgan. district attorney, attacks the liquor and vice trusts He is killed by an agent of a secret society, the I Committee of fifteen. His son. Bruce ! Larnlgan, is elected district' attorney and j takes up the fight. Bruce is in love with J Dorothy Maxwell whose father Is head of the Insurance trust. Bruce Larnlgan Is decoyed to an evil resort In an effort to frame him up. He has the police commissioner present. A fire starts In a tenement. Larnlgan saves the ' children of Dow. one of the conspirators. j This man agrees to expose the trust. Ilo ] is murdered by the gang. Stanford Stone, head of the graft syndicate. Insists Larnlgan must be killed. Gunmen are posted In the park to kill Larnlgan in his automobile. Dorothy Maxwell, over the dictaphone, bears the plot. Two conspirators are killed, and Larnlgan Bruce Larnlgan goes to Chicago to fight the grain trust- He Is followed by a desperado. Is assaulted and thrown overboard. He is rescued by his long lost brother Tom. who returns to New Tork and takes up the fight Dodson, the head of the grain trust fearing exposure, kills himself. BRUCE LARNIGAN. lying helpless on his cot In a Chicago hospital as the result of the attack that had so nearly cost him his life, was still full, despite his pain, of his desire to crush the graft eradicate and avenge his father's fate as weB as his own Injuries. Unable to move himself, he accepted with delight the offer of his brother Tom to — **-* In his place until be recovered. "Our next blow should be at the ■ textile trust. Tom." hp said. "Ayera— G. Wood Ayera, Its bead— is as mean . s saoondrel as any I have fought yet Ha crushes oat the Urea of his work- i «ra and grafts by getting congress to pdd to the til riff on his products on the flss that he has to pay higher wages flhaa European mills and so should feawprotectlon." "He does, doesn't be?" asked Tom. "No; be pays the lowest possible wages to a lot of poor foreign laborers he Is exploiting. Even now I hey are on the verge of striking, and I happen to know that be is planning to teach them a terrible lesson if they do. Go there. Tom. and see if you can save those poor people." Tom, to avert suspicion, went to Lyndham, Mass.. the site of the great j Ay era mills, and obtained work as a laborer. Outwardly he was just like ! all the other workers; actually, he was able to learn many things. Meanwhile Dorothy Maxwell, hear 1 ing of Brace's almost fatal injuries. : had been deeply shocked. She felt. ; though she knew that she could not j prove this, that Stanford Stone was in someway responsible, for what had happened to 'Bruce, and. In spite of

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her father's pleas, she determined to break her reluctantly given promise to , marry Stone. "Fd do anything else for you. fa- ■ Iher," she cried, "but I can't do that! ' I'm afraid of him!" When Stone called that night she gave him back bis ring. Stone did not at once show bis power, however. "It's girlish nonsense, that's all," be \ told Maxwell. "I shan't hold you responsible yet. man: don't be frightened. But, of course, if the worst comes . to the worst I shall expect you to use ; your authority over fier as her father. But it won't come to that I'm sure. Shell come to her senses In time" Tom Larntgan. deeply dlstruatfu, ol ' Dorothy. vouM have lieen vastly . Cheered boa he known her deel*t»-r

of ber treachery, fearing the effect the news would bare hpon his brother in • his weakened condition. In Lyndhaui the threatened strike had been called. I. W. W. organizers, preaching the industrial revolution and the right of workers who were underpaid to make actual war. by destroying the pro]>erty of the'r employers, were stirring up all sorts of trouble. Tom. while holding the deepest syni- , pathy for the workers, advised ^Jlieni ' against the destruction of property. , But the I. W. W. men bad more in- - fluence with the ignorant workers than ! Tom. Moreover. Ayers. with a refinement of meanness, was doing his utmost to provoke an outbreak. At his instance strangers appeared in town— i thugs from Boston— who mingled with the workers and pretended to be among them. Acting under his orders. ! these men set fire to one or two build- ; in its. and the strikers, of course, were

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hlamed. As a result state troops were sent "Be careful," Tom pleaded. "They've got the soldiers now. What they want is a good excuse to fire into a crowd j of strikers. They think that will create a reign of terror and that the strikers will all go back to work — with public sympathy on the other side." Gradually Tom's counsel bore fruit He was able to make the soberer spir- \ its among the strikers listen to him j and so prevent the 1. W. W. men. ' whom he suspected of being secretly 1 In the pay of Ayers. from Inciting them j to acts of violence. Tom decided, too, to adopt an old j trick of Bruce's. Trusting to Ills be- i lng unknown to Ayers, he slipped a note into his pocket one day. I . "Bruce Larnlgan Is out of the way for the time, but his brother is not." | ran the note. "I know your scheme j here, and. 1 shall block your plans, j Be careful or you will be the first to suffer for the crimes of you and your ' associates. Tom Lirnigun." He was not. however, as unknown as he. fondly imagined himself to be. ] The spies of Stone and Ayers were all around, and some bint of Tom's activities had already come to the graft syndicate. Even before he slipped the warning note into Ayers" pocket there had been discussions among the chief grafters as to the best means of securing his elimination from the figbt. Tom felt that he was terribly helpless. Above aH be needed money, and be was almost penniless. And then j one day chance brought help to his j very door. An automobile had broken j down outside of his cottage, and he j went out to offer aid. To his amaze- j ment, he discovered that its only oc- 1 enpant was Ben Travers, with whom ' he had unsuccessfully prospected for gold in the west. "Tom," cried Ben, "I've looked ev- j erywbere for you! I struck It rich last ! year, Tom. I'm a millionaire! Honest I am! What are yon doing here?" 1 . "It's a long story. Ben," said Tom. "Come In, and I'll tell you." j ; Ben accepted the Invitation and : 1 listened, wide, eyed with wonder, to;1 Tom's tale. Tom then read a list of 1 grievances of the textile workers. 1 1 "I want to buy a stack of chips and ; : sit in that game!" Ben announced when ' Tom had finished. "By gorry. that's 1 the sort of action Tm looking for! 1 j 1 guess my pjoney will help, too— eh? , You come to New York with me and I'll back your game to the last cent!" J So Tom was able, sure of all the I ' financial backing be needed, to go to' New York. And. arriving. Ben found j ; an Invitation to a reception in the] home of Ayers himself. j 1 "Til take you with me— introduce i as my old partner," said Ben. "My : partner you are. too. Tom— that goes!" Ayers. at a meeting of the graft syn- 1 dicate, produced his note of warning i .torn Tom to the consternation of all 'I and especially of Stone, who had believed Tom well ont of the way. Tnn*r» a iokft Rton*!" uU A

111 got rid of him!" There was no opposition. Every ooe was glad to have some one else undertake the task of removing one of the h»twi 'and feared name of Larnlgan. At the reception, which was bekl that night, Ben and Tom were late in arriving. But Tom. making good use of his eyes and his ears alike, managed to pick up some information that seemed likely to be of mine later. While he was so engaged Travers made a point of talking to Ay era uud expressed great sympathy with the textile magnate in connection witb tbe labor troubles at bis mills. "Tbe better you treat 'em the more they want," said Ben in pursuance of his plan to catch Ayers off his guard. ! "I believe in sweating them: Work- , ing people arc meant to work, not to j strike for more money." "You're a man after my own heart!" laughed Ayers. entirely without suspicion that Ben was only leading lilrn ■ on. "Why, they've even begun* to threaten me personally. Lu»k here! j Here's a letter 1 got the other day." From his pocket be pulled tbe note that Tom had sent him and smoothed It out for Ben to read. •Td like to- meet the man who waote that!" he snarled. "I'd show him whether or not It was safe to threaten me, the honnd! But belli keep out of my way, you'll see"— "Tom Larnlgan!" said Ben. seeming to be vastly surprised. "Why. my old partner here is always talking about a man of that name. Maybe he cgn find ; him for you. Shall 1 ask him?" Ayers nodded. And Tom. coming up, grinned sourly at tbe sight of tbe : note. "Know him? I should say so. the skunk!" he said. "Saw him tonight" J "But he's uo friend of yours, eh?" ; chuckled Ayers. "Friend?" snapped Tom. "No, sir!" ' "If you'll excuse your friend I've got a proposition to make to him." said Ayera sllkily. He led the way to his library. "Look here." he said. "If j you'll bring that man Larnlgan b^re | to me I'll pay you $L000, cash down— .tonight! That's all I want You need ' not do anything more." "Easy money!" said Tom. grinning. "Ill go out now and see if I can find him " | "Go. and good luck to you!" said Ayers. greatly excited. Tarn, as he reached tbe street was - amused. ju "Rut I guess m,do well to have • some one with me if I go back." he reflected. "I mightn't get in otherwise, and I want to talk with Mr. C. Wood Ayers whep he's a^oge." He hug* a bo pt for a .tig*. wishing he knew some one who would be willing to impersonate him for a few mo- , meets. He dared not trpat a atnuager. He was afraid that he might encounter some spy. And, while he waited, by ' tbe strangest of colnrfclaaoes he saw op automobile pass, in the back seat of 1 which sat Dorothy MAiweQ. Had he only known the truth be would have : stopped that car at the risk of his own life. For In it Dorothy was going to save him, as she believed. Deeply suspicions of Stone, she had been watching him, and she had learned that Stone, afraid that Ayers would fail, had sent Dunn, the successor of the dead bully, ; Black, to attack Tom at Lyndham. One of his women spies had spotted ; Tom, and had reported after Ayers had pronjjsed to take care of Tom. She was to go with two thugs and point Tom out to them. Dorothy, determined to save Bruce's j ; .brother, disguised herself as this worn- i an and succeeded in being taken along j in the ear in ber place. It was as she | feet out upon this errand that Tom saw I her. and sneered at tbe sight of ber, j since he had recognized her at once. ! However, he dismissed Dorothy from his mind. And at last he decided to risk returning alone to Ayres' bouse. Until, as be ueared it, he came upon a young man reeling, plainly helpless from drink. "The very man!" thought Tom. "Here, bucko." he said, taking the ( young fellow's arm. "I'll look after you." "Mush 'blished," said the young fellow. He went along as meekly as If Tom had been his oldest friend. Tom's plan worked to perfection. | "Ah, you got him! Good!" cried Ayers. "Here, take him in and pitch ' him on to that sofa. I'll settle with : you before I talk to you." j Tom obeyed. Then he followed Ayers into the library. ! "Keep your money." he said. "I've tricked you. Mr. Ayres. It's I that am i Tom Larnlgan." Ayers staggered to his feet. I "Your he cried. "My God. who is i the other man?" He leaped for the door. And Tom. following, saw that the couch bad mysteriously closed. Suddenly he underetood. The sofa was a "murder J couch," designed to close and kill its occupant! IF, was murder Ayers had I planned— the murder of an Innocent that Tom had", unwittingly, helped him to do. i Ayer? struggled desperately with the couch. At last he got it open. The young man was there — dead, and Ayera cried out In agony at the sight of his 'ace. I I "I've killed my son!" he groaned— j I "my only son!" | Slowly Tom passed ont. He met a , | policeman. "Here's my name and address, otfl- i cer," he said. "You'd better go to the j i Ayers house. A case of some'blng like ! i murder." And meanwhile Dornthv bad aroused the suspicions of Stanford Stone's thugs. They had gagged and bound and thrust her down, in the car. while they went into a roadhouae to tdebrate their success in advance.

G REEN CREEK Alfred Crease is remodeling Ma barn. I Herbert Shiver, and children of Wildi wood called on frienda here 8atorday. ' > Truman Hirkm»n and wife attended a ' reception given to the new members .of the \V. T. U. at Court House Saturj day evening. Thia is said to be the . largest union in the State, one hundred . and eighty members. Luther Crease has several boats at I his shop for repairs. Clarence Selover slaughtered a fine ! porker Friday. [ I Richard Holmes joined the Oriental , Klan. » side degree to the K. G. E. | Saturday evening and he knows now ' j the mysteries and how to walk through • j the Rot sand, of the desert. 1 ■ Garner Hand of Burleigh, was' here a | | short time Saturday afternoon looking ' j after the new preacher. , ! Mrs. Laura High of Dias Creek, spent [ ( Sunday with her parents here. Ths CSchdlenger sisters. Earl Hollingi scad and the high school scholars at1 tended some school faculty at Court [ House .Saturday afternoon. Posters are up announcing the large , sale of stock and farming utensils of | the late Judge J. D. Ludlam at South i Denuis this Saturday at ten o'clock. I j Capt. M. M. Norbury shipped about j eighty head of poultry to Rev. William ■ | A. Ellis at Millsboro Delaware wharf, ' ' he has located. ( 1 Miss Florence Brown was married to i Marvin Oliver at the Methodist parson1 age at Qape May City Saturday after- : noon and went direct to Philadelphia, ' where he is profitably employed. Mias t ; Brown has a legion of friends who wish ' I her a long and happy married life. She , was one of our best young ladies and 'f j will be greatly -missed. Some of the Ladies' Aid Society met L I at the parsonage Monday and did some needle work. Oapts. M. M. and S. C. Norbury, Capt. ' James, Swain. Tom Swain, Theodore ^ and Truman Hickman all visited Wildwood Monday. I Edward Learning of Wiidwoad is here again working on the new road. » After spending ten days at home the 1 three Schellenger sisters, Mioses Ethel. Elii ihqjji and Mary returned to Dickin- ' eon College at Carlisle on Monday. , Mark Hayes is rebuilding and paint - ! ing Ms boat f*r the hay trade this Harry Co never and Coleman Selover f' will soon engage in tonging oysters up '■ the bay to plant on the shore here for | the fall trade. , Miss Emma Hand, of Court House, ! , spent Hun day with Miss Ella Thompson, I one of our high school girls. Charles Hollingsead and wife drove ' over to Court House on business on Tuesday. Reese and James S. Bovee are fitting j j up for tonging oysters to plant along ' The clamming industry seems to he 1 | ' I

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