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■ etoL "An a wfctt ptpe school did yon 1 ' | pick tkat ids* from?" f "I picked tt from a warning that I —ma u> Enoch Golden thU morning. I ] ' ■ tell you you're handing forty millions L to a bunch of crocks on a forged PSr ardor!" The captain called to a couple at I . * his men. Wft. -TiarTiir anri -n.n TViolan take this ifr and you. Doolan, take thU

jS, png-ehooter in charge." . I "Then telephone to Stonington hlm- &£• self," cried the frantic Manley strugm gllng In the grip of his captors. Get . _ him on the wire himself, and see what y he says!" r "Patterson," he called out. "Take B ' charge here, and don't let this motor ■ truck more an Inch until 1 verify this Bf* order of Stonlngton's." Then he ■ turned to Mutiny. "Ton come with W me." P The triumphant light soon went out fc . of young Manler's face, however, as K he stood beside the captain In th« 1." »' telephone booth. He could hear thai (■ official call for the number, aak for Ik Stonington. and crisply demand of th« banker If the order for the vault transfer was authentic or not "Of course It's authentic! And 1 want to know what this game Is! What are you and your bunch oul there trying to put over?" But Manley knew what he knew. "I tell you that wasn't 8tonlngton that spoke. It couldn't have been!" L cried the desperate young secretary. |[< The captain was already on his feel f"" and fighting his way back to the firs f lines. "Then Suppose you go up and tell Mm he's been dreaming," mocked the Irate official. "Then get his affldavil to that effect and amble back with it.' l£ Manley himself was already darting ., tor the door. 5" "That's Just what 111 do," he called fcj, out as he made for the corner ol B* Broadway on the run, and there, still k on the run. leaped to the running P, board of an empty taxi cab north bound. Mauley's wait on Stonlngton's door step was doubly disquieting. Still more disquieting, however, was that obese banker's reply to the questions , so fiercely burled at him. ■b "I gave out no such order. And no such telephone call ever came to my Py bouse tonight!" P "Then get your phone, quick!" Mant ' ley warned him. "Get police headquarters and stop that raid. Stop It inside of ten minutes or your bankUl look like a last year's bird nest!" The excited man of finance, who had been shouting to nil servants, suddenly ran to the nearest desk phone aad struggled with the Instrument. But ' his struggles were fruitless." "My phone's dead," he cried out to Manley. "1 cant raise central! X cant raise anything!" -Then beat it for that bank of *'figary," advised Mahlejr as he made for ' the door. "Take me with you; for God's sake take me with you," cried Stonington, CTtrVitny up hj« hat &nd coat and followlng him. "1 can't," retorted the young man as he darted for his waiting taxi. "I've got to look for a crook called Oyster : Joe!" The police lines about the ruins of the Third National bank, as Manley went scurrying through the streets little dreaming that a stranger had preceded him on that errand, had already been strengthened by additional reserves as the great motor truck with Its bank guards was piled higher and higher with the gold from the blistering vaults. Then came the call tor "Gangway!" And It became more and more evident that no timely Interception was to rob' Legar and his men of their spoils. The heavy truck was already 'crawling out from the curb, Its great wheels crunching over cinders and charred wood, aa_ § messenger rap pp to the offiber In oharge, calling him to the telephone. That. official held the receiver In his band as the- motor truck, gathering j, f speed as it threaded Its way through w ■ a narrow aisle of open asphalt formed by surging humanity, rounded the corner into Broadway, thundered north ward for three blocks, and again r • turned eastward. By the time John Stonlngton's lan danlet reached the bank, following the ' warning already sent on from headquarters, an empty vanlt lay amid the smoking ruins and Legar's galleon tin wheels, loaded to the brink with Its stolen gold, had slipped away unchallenged through the darkness and all trace of it had been lost. The objective of that wheeled gal-

leon, however, seemed to have been I nicely appreciated by Oyster Joe, quietly smoking on the deck of an extremely t-"" powerful-engined but extremely dirty I launch moored in the shadow of a wharf. That worthy. Indeed, showed ; a marked preference for glcczn, since | neither his cabin nor his deck lamps J B,* were alight. Equally without light ! I - was the lumbering truck which ■ crawled cautiously down to the lip of : the wharf, where, after an exchange : at quiet whistled signals, a number of { jl'- ■ vaguely outlined figures set about lilting a pile of small but sturdy canvas aacks and boxes from the motor truck . to the waiting launch. This wgs dono in utter silence. The moment the transfer had been completed the launch slipped out from the wharf Shadow. Morose as seemed the man steering that launch, the two newcomers who had. been ordered aboard his craft, after It had been so silently and qhickly loaded, occupied much of his attention. It was Boon plain, however, that he had small wish tor conversation with them. When, after three BtOea of silent travel, during which the j mcr" .

r Btflfcy grunt, ana of the newcomers saaden.y struck a match and held it dose to the whrte-bearded face, the bands j gripping the wheel quite as suddenly relinquished their hold and fastened themselves about the throat of the | overlnqulsltive cargo sentry. Before hie companion, standing quite dose to the bow of the boat, could quite realize the meaning of the movement, the two men beside the wheel were writhing and stamping and panting about the narrow deck. Pierce as that fight was, it was not a prolonged one- For the white-beard- i ed man, despite his age, with one final 1 effort, succeeded In lifting his op-

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ponent dear of the deck-boards and flinging him headforemost into the black water. Then he turned and ' braced himself for the charge of the second man. This second man he met by dropping quite flat and unexpected- ' ly on the deck Itself. He felt the charging body go over his own, caught 'J at one still kicking foot as he twisted ' quickly about, and before his opponent could recover from that fall the putfi- ' archal boat owner had assisted his unwelcome guest over the deck-Up after , his companion. But, oddly enough, tn that struggle thtk be whisker h#d undergone a sudden and startling change. ' The clutching fingers of his enemy in the second contest along the boat deck had bnrled themselves in the thick white beard decorating that launch 1 owner's chin. And when this enemy ' went overboard that fringe of whiskers went with him, leaving at the wheel a somewhat altered and consid- ' arably younger looking man. And that ' this unknown amercer of destinies ' was still intent on huising the secret " it his identity was ftmher evidenced " by the fact that, before turning his " boat about and facing the ebb-tide cur c rent of the North river, he carefully r adjusted over his ncse a narrow band 5 of yeUow cloth," with Its Uttle apron 1 if an Inverted, crescent. StlU later, 9 as he closely watched the llght-span- * gled shore line, he caught sight of * two small winging eyes of green and I red. Accepting thlB apparently as a 9 signal, ne swung In- close under the r shadow of a coal barge and made fast h at the slip end, where high above nim II > waiting. taxicab stood close Deside the stringpiece. Yet, hurried as the s man in the mask seemed to be, he took 8 .ime to sit under one of the cabin b 'amps and Indite a short epistle. This 4 jplstle, addressed to "Enoch Golden ^ and his friends," read as follows: I The Funds of the Third National D bank vault are now In my possession and will be duly returned to. the righti ful owners. But that I may enjoy the e luxury of the game as well as the 1- name, I am withholding from those rets turned funds the fifty thousand dollars n In gold which was formerly the prop- * erty of the man who, by oppressing 1- I the poo'r, has compelled this action. II When that man looks Into hia own heart and returns to the paths of wis.1- torn, this cold will be returned to him will be returned I

by THE LAUGHING MASK. Still later that night while Davie I Manley and Margory Golden and her | father were arguing and wondering as ! to the origin and full meaning of this. 1 strange message, Legar and his men. emerging like water rats from the I iver-front rendezvous close beside the Owl's Nest, piled into a, harbor launch : with a muffled kicker and silently made their way for Oyster" Joe's. Crowding into the dimly lit sail loft | of Oyster Joe. they found themselves ' confronted, not by the mllMons m . j stolen treasure, but by a stiff-Jolntett. i :.nd blasphemous old man In white whiskers, tied and lashed to one ol i his own shack beams, t "Don't yelp at me about your 1 damned gold," cried Oyster Joe, with : a sulphurous string of oaths, whin i he was able to speak. "I never sajv , any gold! All 1 saw was that .eft aln- . lightning gink in a mask, the "gink . who's double-crossed me twice at the i same game!" Legar staggered back Into a broken , chair. i , "So it's the 1 aughlng Mask again!" [ ' he said with an oath. » (TO BE CONTINUE!!) 6

Companies Aggrsgst# Coital over tM.OH.oto bwanut . gAMppL fr OL DREDGE. Firs Insurance *«"' rwsnty-8'' yeen at —irrieue#. Y«w> DlacwS with or# Is abwluU protection from loss or fire. apply t» 8. F. BLBRBDOB Merchants National Bask BollUnr Cap* May. Nsw Jersey. Special Prices WINES S. Teitelman's Wholesale WINES AND LIQUORS 312 Washington Street Both Phones Cape May, N. J | i - — - 1 . "

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ESTABLISHED 1905 ' ^Slul Tr | Troy ; Laundry | PHONE I . ; NOTICE. ! T. H. Taylor . ounce# that t his J Ontral Bhoe Store Ml We-hlugton • treet. he continue# the eboe bnaloeee ' ea before. ' City for BAU BAND RUBBER i 1 have taken the agency to Cape May e footwear, and would call special attant tlon to the new VAC coot i-ede by this company. The beet on the marketWill etlll do all kL a of repair work. B 3hoe finding# and dressing for sal#. I T. H. TAYLOR 3 <t* Waeh"-rton St.. Cap# May. N. J. ; JOHN BRIGHT J GENERAL INSURANCE Real Estate and * Mortgage Investments 3 RIGHT BUILDING WILDW00D N. J. " fffffi Children Cry * FOR FLETCHER'S t O A S T O R I A * J. ' "HOUGH ale HATS" ends HATS, MICE, ft 1 Bubs. Die outdoors. Ur.ebatable " ter- » j mutator. Deed World Over, by U. S. H Gov't too. Economy Size 25c. or 15c. jk Drug and Country Stone. Refuse sub- ^ ] stitutes. FREE — Comic Picture R. }t |P Wells, Jersey City. X. J. Iyi2-ii-li-4t Jr Is your Money Making Money fot you ? Tbe more of it you have emjj ployed for you. the less you peed tc 5 work yourself. The Security Trust n- Co. will pay you three per cent on youi k time aecouct. >e X,. X it WE WANT^5SS?£Tg slreedy repreeeued, to Introduce BROWN HERB TABLETS gntieaned rested/ for Pi— fleeflne, I" Indigestion end Dyepepeia. _Oeer 10»* mott, BeS35%tg& fiS ID E.

I ^ , over Sufday with li^a family. Postmaster M. C. PTymlr# spent Wednesday 4> Philadelphia. , Orion Reev—.and Leone Eldredge are home from Lafayette College for a few days. J. L. Detwllec spent over Sunday with his family Mrs. John See and Mrs. David Taltel- 1 man were Philadelphia shoppers on 1 Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs." W. S. V anient have returned after visiting their son. John J. ( , anient at Wilmington. Del. Mr. and Mrs. Frank 8. Gsllaher and . son Ralph, spant Sunday at Ookhen. | Mrs. G. Reeves 1b entertaining pom- 1 pany from Philadelphia | Pilot and Mrs. Charles P. Eldredge , are spending a few days here. Charles Terry spent a few days this week with Ms family. John Baker has returned after spend- | tog several months away. 1 ' Charles Nichols spent Tuesday with j

^Mr^^M^KH Rutherford are the proud prat s of a tittle befcy boy. I Miss Alice Brewton spent Saturday at Cape May Court House. The Safe Deposit Vault of the Security Trust On. has modem deviees for security a mi uwiunt— s Boxrented at IE mad upward* Rata Spouting, Gutters and Tin Boots. _ Good work at eoaslstaat price# JeeeM. Brown. 110 and lit Jaekaoa 8t I Orders for" printing: election stickers i be received until five o'clock Monday, | November #th.' Limit your spending — not your saving I Open an account with the Security Trail , Company — a "Strong Institution. I

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"LOOK AT HER PICK-UP" ctAnd it's just as much the gasoline as the carburetor. Any mechanic can set a carburetor right — but she'h only stay right' as long as the gas stays right. Every time you switch the gas, somebody has to switch the carburetor." To get rid of caburetor trouble, insist '* on Standard Motor Gasoline. It's pure. It's dean. It's powerful — and always the same , wherever you get it. Standard Motor Gasoline is a highly refined product; every drop powerful, J and every drop' alike. It means flying " starts, quick pick-ups, and maximum power generation. Standard Motor Gasoline , sold wherever the sign is displayed, keeps cars on the H§fl| road and out of the shops. s To minimize friction loss and engine <B|| wear and tear, use POLARINE Oils Rjjjj and Greases. jjpl STANDARD OIL COM PANY B (New Jcrwy) Newark New Jerzey Sj| C • w i fr NEW JERSEY SELLING STANDARD GASO LINE EXCLUSIVELY. cape Mat city

Biggs Garage Bethlehem Su;el Co. 01 • Cape May Fisheries Co. n- Central Garage tc City Garage Pt EldreRges Garage Max , Potashnlck " I _ i

Hotel Cape May Garage Konowltcli Bros. . *, Mecray Bros. W. H. Mills George OtUnger Phillips and Hughes WEST CAPE George Sandgran CAPE MAT POINT "Edward Springer

Palace Garage m. S. Smith Capt. h. Smith Townsend's Garage SUtes Tork William H. Smith

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