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I'm getting at. My point L. this: That
same island Is a good thing. There Is the
gold l got there in the first place, (he olo
not mention the fact that his sample bag
was relic of his Klondike days and moth
ing more). land there are lot of other
things. The people there don't like white
men much. and white men haven't ever had
a good chance with the Isle. But they
liked me all right. 1 did whole lot for
them. And they'd like you. too. because
you look Hike me. They would think you
were me. You would be Oh keefe, the
Akoond of Swat. Now wait. l had this
thing in mind
You know pretty we'll that there's no
place In the known world where the cops
won't be on your heels If you pose as Smith
That's sure. Now the question Is, whether
by making use of this fact can trust you
enough-you can trust me, of course-to
form a partnership with you. We can do
this. You go down to the island OF swat,
for instance. I'll show you how TO get
there. You stay there for, say six months
or so. You'll be known everywhere as
O'keefe. You'll get all you can out of the
island-gold and everything else. It's Gods
own country down there. Then you'll come
back and I'll go down. In this way you
can escape the police. In the second place
l can always have d hold on you, because
you Smith; and in the third place, both
of us will get richer and richer, and there
being two of us, there won't be so much
monotony about 1t. What do you say
about your keeping close in this house
day or two and then sailing away to De
come the Akoond of Swat, the king. EN-"
Now Smith was chicken. And there
was just a suspicion of insincerity about
O'Keefe's manner that he did not relish
But as he thought the matter over and as
he contemplated OKeefe, he concluded that
O'Keefe was sincere after all. 1t was a
rather strange proposition to come from
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in our community WORKED. and every bog
expected to do his share. | learned all
kinds of farm work and also how TO hans
die tools. Indeed. I was skillful with
tools that I got good wages a carpentry
by working Saturdays during my college
course. My pay 81 - day, which
was about equal TO So now. | felt that
ought to pay much l could toward
my college expenses. although / suppose
my father could have paid all
Tell me something about your college
days, senator" / asked.
II went to school at the Ohio Wesleyan
University at Delaware. which was site
uated about twenty miles from my homo
"a boy from an adjoining farm went with
me and we rode there in a two horse wagon
carrying some furniture. some books and 8
goodly supply of eatables. When we ar.
rived we looked about for room. and
soon found one in a second story of ono
of the houses Of the town. and rented II
II cost us 81 - each n week. We did our
own cooking, large part of our supplie4
coming from our homes. being sent In %
wagons. We had plenty of bread whicA
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nose and mouth of therunconscious strong
arm man. At last he was assured that his
victim was safely unconscious. Then he
stripped him of his outer clothes, rolled
up his sleeves and barred Smiths breast.
This exposed the identifying tattoo marks
to the light. OKeefe smiled. and drew
from his pocket small roll: 1t was
sticking plaster. Beginning with the left
arm, he carefully covered the upper side
of the forearm with the strips Of plaster
Then he covered the tattoo marks on the
chest; Then on the right arm When ne
had finished the man upon the floor might
have been Ellington O'Keefe' upon ms
arms: and coiled serpent upon his chest
for all that any one could tell
Il don't believe. said Ellington OKeefe
to himself that he'll be able to tear that
stuff off in time to escape the avalanche
late"
with a huge bundle. The bundle con-
tanned portion of the orginl wearing ap-
parel of Constitutional Smith ana some
unimportant additions thereto. Hastily ne
dressed the unconscious Smith IN THESE
clothes, ragged and travel worn as they
were. He did not stop there. He TOOK
pen and q piece of paper and wrote aii
over 1t the name of Hezekiah smith ana
was over. Then he Strengthened up ana
poured out generous amount OF brandy
in his own glass.
Here's luck to you, Constitutional ne
said, the same luck-and more-than
had myself"
He opened the door and two men stepped
in-two of his former trusty servants
He had pledged them to secrecy ~ heeie
pointed to the figure on the ground.
"Everythings all ready, ne announcer
Have you fellows got the four-wheeief
down below
They had, and said as much Stooplng,
they lifted Smith from the moor ana
swung him between them. He was heaVy,
and O'Keefe helped them now anu tneh
upon the way. At last they reached the
ground floor. Between the porte cocn ,
in the shadow carriage was waiting. me
three men bundled their burden into the
carriage, and all three, including " heeie'
got in. ..rra
Mr. O'Keefe," said the driver, where
shall / drive tor Okeefe, whispering,
gave him directions in detail The driver
nodded OKeefe shut the carriage ooor
The driver started up his horses with d
low chirp, and the carriage rolled away.
AS they turned up the first street CLOCK
struck / o'clock.
We'll be just in time said Burlington
O'Keefe Two hours later three men stood
in that little den of Ellington y heele y.
O'Keefe, with a grin of triumph on ms
face poured out three glasses of brandy.
Here's good luck and good night, boys
he exclaimed, ito us and to Mr. Consutu-
tional Smith,
Ellington O'Keefe was a fair man. lie
was a square man. As a rule, he pore III
will to none. But he was fighter to the
backbone, to the best of his ability, was
Ellington O'Keefe. And when he hit back
he hit back hard
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FAIRBANKS AT HOME
Gossip and Story Gathered at
Indianapolis.
HIS VIEWS OF THINGS
ROSE FROM POVERTY TO AFFLU-
ENCE AND SUCCESS.
Lawyer and Politician-Born in a Log
Cabin Chances of the
Farmers Boy.

Copyright, 1904, by Frank G. Carpenter)
Spe cial Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
INDIANAPOLIS.
/ have come out here to tell you some
thing about the republican candidate for
Vice President. 1 have known him since
he came to the United States Senate and
his early life, his boyhood struggles and
the rungs of the ladder up which he has
climbed to greatness. l have seen him
here at his home and have just had a talk
with him about some personal and public
matters upon which he does not wish to be
quoted. His position is different now than
1t has been in the past. He feels its re-
sponsibility and does not like to answer
personal questions for fear he may be lool >
ed upon as playing to the galleries. He is
however, most interesting character, and
l will sketch him as best | can.
Senator Fairbanks has spent the greater
part of his professional life in Indianapolis
He came here shortly after he graduated
to attend convention of his college fra
ternity and so liked the town that he set
tied in 1t when he had finished his study Of
the law. He had influential friends in the
city and through them soon developed a
large practice. He became Interested in
railroad matters was made the receiver Of
railroad which was in a bad way, and
rapidly rose to d good business position
and a comfortable income For number
of years he was one of the leading lawyers
of this part of the country. and when he
gave up the law to go to the United States
Senate he had perhaps the largest and most
profitable practice of the west He told me
once that he was then at the top of the
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CHAPTER XIII.
A Recognition That Came Too Late.

Constitutional Smith came to himself on
the deck Of a saier which was standing
well out to sea. The breeze was blowing
upon him, and the sun was shining in his
face. He opened his eyes and looked
squarely into the eyes of man who bent
over him. Upon the face of this man there
was a grin of devlish triumph AS he
looked at this man, Constitutional Smith
started. He did NOT know exactly why ne
did so, but there was; something in the
mans face that stirred This memory. He
felt that he must know him. He struggled
to a sitting posture; and then he discovered
that his feet We're tightly bound together
What the devil s this?" asked Constitu-
tional Smith. still--looking with strange
earnestness into the face of the other man.
WHO brought me bere?' he went on. He
looked down at his clothes. They, also,
had familiar appearance.
Suddenly he struck his hand against MS
by George he said, II thought 1 knew
you. You're Captain jerks of the Gaia
maran."
Captain jerks licked Ibis chops with
ghoulish glee. you're foolin," he said,
"foolin' me again. He tapped his prisoner
on the forehead with his foot Then he
laughed out loud, and slapped his thigh
so you've come back to me- he ex-
claimed with a wild whoop. you've come
back. eh? You, Ellington O'Keefe.''
Ellington Okeefe. said smith, star
ing. I'm Constitutional Smith-thats
what l am: Constitutional Smith-and
you're Captain jerks, that's what
Captain jerks lifted his foot again and
kicked Smith in the chest. Captain jerks,
be it said was the man for whose presence
in Monroe OKeefe had waited before con-
fronting Smith that night.
You son of a sea cook said Captain
jerks, you're Ellington O'keefe, that's
what you are
CTo be continued.
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A Comment,
From the New York Tribune

KTU1H uIt NV IVIk ff1U"I'e'
The Baroness Hayashi, the wife of the
japanese ambassador to London, attended
recently a dinner party where a French
man held the table spellbound for an
hour by an extraordinary dissertation on
Japan d.
He described the Japanese mode of
bathing, the japanese dress, the Japanese
religion and form=of marriage proposaI
the geisha's manner of making I'D her
lips and eyes and nails-in a word, the
most intimate secrets of japan were ex
posed and minutely described by this
Frenchman. T'tF
He departed early. He had made a
great success. After he was gone a young
stock broker said in a reverent tone
What a wonderful mani He seams to
know something about everything
Except Japan" commented the Raron-
eSs Hayashi, quietly
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His Ready Excuse
From the London Sketch.

A good story is told of peppery old off,
Ger who plays over links on the south coast
When he foozles stroke he is in tho
habit OF falling upon one of the spectators
and blaming him for putting him off his
stroke, so the other day, when he was bad
ly bunkered, all his companions held their
colonel made his stroke, but only dug nm a
fine piece of turf, and looked round for
some one to blame No one had stirred, so,
banked in that direction, he glared round
the deuce do you expect man to pIay
decent golf on these rotten links with ali
those beastly ships passing up and down
the channel?"
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ed. People didn't require much explana-
ton; money talks and Ellington kcefe
had money and everybody knew it. What
was the cause OF his previous default no
one ever knew. They do not know to this
day. They attributed 1t to temporary aber
ration of mind-to a whim freak of mind.
Notwithstanding. They didn't care,
SO long as OKeefe was able to pay cash
and so long as he spent 1t freely.
There was one individual who did care,
however. and that Patricia Jellffe
Robson. When she heard the news she
could not believe her ears: when 1t was
confirmed she thought she OWNED in her
heart of hearts the reason for the strange
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-03

Mother-"You say you didn't let him hug
hugging him.
Ethel-"Well-er-I thought IL only
squeezed him real hard might make him
let go."-Philadelphia Press.
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How Fairbanks Got His Education.

At that same time Senator Fairbanks
told me how he got his education, saying
that he had largely worked his way through
college, although his father might possibly
have been able to have furnished all the
money. Said the senator
II was brought up to think that work
was a part of the duty of man. Every one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-03
Fairbanks in 1904.

But let me add the soul Of the picture.
mean Senator Fairbanks himself. He
stands before me as make these notes on
the tablet Of my brain. Tall and thin ana
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
q e*ton's Drag Store
- 10 sniff Street
Supposed Firebug Arrested.

Matawsn, Oct. 21-Leopold Busswold,
II German, eight months in this country,
was arrested Wednesday and lodged in
jail after IA hard tussle with August
Heuser, a farmer The man was drunk
and demanded his pay before it was due,
and went at Heuser with u knife. After
the ..scrlmmage Busswold threatened to
burn the home of Heuser, near Rose Hill
Cemetery.
The man vas employed by John Grant
several months & at Morganville and
there were four fires there while he was
employed, the cause of which has never
been determined. The last one entirely
consumed the extensive outbuildings :.
The Smock and Cottrell places, adjoining,
were burned soon after Busswold was
given u hearing and Then taken to Free
hold for trial on the charge of arson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
PROTECTION
FAIR CLOSED.
award Of the Prizes Last Night
Large Attendance All
Three Evenings.

The fair of Protection Hook &
Ladder Company, in Wilder Hall,
closed last night, after a successful
run of three nights. The visitors were
ns generous as on the two preceding
nights, the three booths for groceries,
candy and fancy goods and novelties,
being well ~patronize. The fish pond
and grabbing were also alluring fea
lures. The Hastily decorated booths
nuded greatly to the attractiveness Of
the fair.
In the contests, a number of prizes
were awarded. The drum on exhibi-
tion in Sickles' Brothers window was
won by the independent Fife & Drum
Corps, of this city. The small
daughter Of J.. j. Dsveny won the
goH Was5a ozered for the largest
collections. w. c. Comings won a
Weinberg hat, Wilbur LaRoe. the art
pillow made by Eugene Mullen, and
80 on through a long list.
Gancing a feature every night, was
again enjoyed last night, to the music
Of Morrissey's orchestra.
The financial results of he fair were
very "a satisfactory.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21

In speaking about his recent trip to
New York, when he missed the last train
home and had a disagreeable experience
with a policeman, as told in yesterdays
News, John G. Platt said this morning
that it was the policeman who treated
him and that in doing so the officer
tapped on the window of a saloon and
the drinks were brought out to them,
the policeman paying. Plat said he
then told the officer he would have to
keep walking or he would fall asleep and
as he wanted to catch the early paper
train lie could not go to a hotel. The
officer then volunteered to show him a
place to sleep and Plat took advantage
of. it with the understanding that the
officer was to awaken him. This the
officer did not do. When the investiga-
ion was made, it was found that the
policeman had not given Platt his right
name. MIR. Plat is not through with
the matter yet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
BRIEFS WERE FILED.
In the Appeal Case of Antoine Pet
erson against Chemical Works.

Briefs were filed yesterday in the
Unites States Circuit Court of Ap.
peaIs, in Philadelphia, in the appeal
from the verdict for 8 5000 granted
some time ago to Antoine Peterson,
who lost this sight while at work at
the ROessler & Hasslacher tOhemical
Works. The briefs were argued for
the company by Willard P. Voorhees,
and O. o. Hommann. and for Peter
son by Joseph E. Stricken and George
s. Silzer.
One Of the grounds taken by the
company for the reversal of the YER
dict Is that the company wal not re-
sponsible for the accident Three
other grounds are based upon alleged
errors in the judges charge.
The briefs, which are in printed
form, containing complete records of
the case and trial, were argued before
Justices M. W. Aoheson, G. NJ. Dallas
and George Gray.
A decision may be received within
q month.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
SURPRISE PARTY.
Friends of Miss Nellie MaCahe
Called at Her Home Last Night.

Miss Nellie McCabe, of ZIG Elm
street, was given a surprise party last
night by a number of her friends
The house was beautifully decorated
with Chinese lanterns. Refreshments
were served at q late hour. All pres
ent spent an enjoyable evening.
Some of those present were: Misses
Kittie Mccormick, Maggie McCor-
mick, Josephine Mcclure, Maggie
Mcclure, Anna Messenger, Cora
Mundy, Tessie PLASTIC, Jennie Land
back, Freda Frederiokscn, Mary
Calhoun, Frances Gavin, Katie
Callahan, Meta Anderson, Maude
MoCahe and Nellie McOabe;
Messrs. John Martin, William Fred
erickson, Lester Greenleaf, Leo
Hibbitts, James Gerrity, John Pugh,
Robert Mcclure, William Martin,
Sol Sinkles, Frank Dawson, Irwin
Snyder. Herbert Eyerkuss.
= Charlotte Lembcke, Margaret Mar
tin, MI. and MIS-. Andrew McCabe,
ST.. Mr.. and Mrs. James MoOahe,
Andrew McOabe, James Donnelly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
One Prisoner Back.

New Brunswick, Oct. 2l-Joseph
Lawrence, who escaped from the Middle
sex County Jail May s, after five months
of liberty was brought to this city
Wednesday afternoon from Newark.
Lawrence walked out of the cookhouse
to freedom. He was arrested for stealing
wire, and had been only nine days in jail,
awaiting trial. 1t is probable he will be
tried at once and sentenced to a more Sc
cure institution than the one from which
he has already made one escape. While
he is here an extra watch will be kept.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
CLOSE -FOUR NIGHTS.
Some of the Merchants Want to
Close at 7 Instead of 6.

A movement is on foot to close the
stores of the city four nights each week,
instead of two nights, as at present
The stores now close at 6 o'clock on Tues
days ana Thursdays. If the plans of the
managers behind the new movement arc
carried out, the stores will close at
o'clock the first four nights of the week.
The movement is designed to make
easier the lot of the clerks. On Friday
and Saturday nights, the stores would
close, according to the new idea, the
same as now
The movement is backed by three OF
four of the largest stores in the city, and,
it is understood, that if the approval
of one other store, which has a large
force of clerks, is secured, it will be
adopted by the agitators.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
Piscataway Needs Money.

Piscataway township is in q serious
plight for money. At present there
is SIS, 900 outstanding taxes, but very
little coming IN. At, tile last meeting
of the township committee Postmaster
Day was appointed Delinquent Col
lector to assist Collector LaRue, but
this action has been r%escinded. The
committee was advised by its couns ell
that the prooe eding was illegal. Col
eetor LaRne is now getting his bills
out and will make IN effort to collect
the money as soon as possible.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
WEHMANN STOLE MARCH
Had Eayes Sawed Off While Strongs
Were Away.

New Brunswick, Oct. 31:-The
workmen in the employ of former
Mayor George A. Viehmann, who are
at work on his new building on
George street, stole q march on Judge
Woodbridge Strong yesterday noon by
cutting away a portion of the over
tapping part of his building while the
Judge and Lawyers Alan II. Strong
and Theodore Strong were out of
town.
There has been q difference be.
tween Mr.. Viehmann and Judge
Strong about this matter for some
time, it ia said. Mr.. ViehmGnn
claimed that the caves of the Judges
property oveIlapped on his property
several inches aud interfered with the
erection Of the brick wall of the new
property. In order that the wall
should go up 1t was necessary that the
caves should be cut away.
1t was generally understood that
there would be an injunction if this
work was stated. Shortly before noon
it was discovered that Judge
Strong and his IONS were out of town.
Preparations for the work were at
once commenced aud at II :55 the cut
ting away was started.
Timers and painters were ready,
and, when Alan II. Strong returned
to town, lie found the openings Gov
cred over, almost as we'll as before.
A crowd OF Democratic politicians,
friends of ViehD,ann, watched the
work.
When asked if any action would be
taken in the matter, Mr.. Strong said:
Yes, but / cannot say yet what
form it will take"
Advertising is the life OF trade
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21

1t does not always happen that two
boxes of Mi-o.na will cure a cast of
stomach trouble that has been present
for years, but they will certainly give
one or two boxes will restore perfect
health.
A few doses of Mi-o-na will strengthen
the nerves of the stomach so that the APP
petite will return and you will be started
Oh the right road TO health.
Ninety three per cent. of chronic dis
eases begin with dyspepsia. Cure the
dyspepsia troubles, regulate the digestion
and avoid the fate of chronic invalidism.
Remember you run no risk in using
Mi-o-na. @. A. Sexton warrants 1t, and
it costs you nothing uni .ss it cures.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
Question of Title.

Thursday, Oct. co.'s a man who has
had possession of a property for twenty
years the owner of it and does the fact
that the land is a part of the old '~'lottery
lands'' affect a clear title to a property?
These were some of the questions that
Justice Swayze and a jury had to deal
with in court yesterday. The suit
was that of the Carteret Realty Company
against Michael Brady, Of Carteret.
The company sues to recover possession
of the property bought in 1868 by Charles
Parsons, and willed to his SOILS, who con-
veyed it to Francis Dobbins, who in turn
conveyed it to the Realty company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
Killed at ~EIizahethpOrt.

An unidentified man was killed yester-
day at 6.58 by the South Amboy Express,
No 1913, bound west, at Piles creek, the
other side of the Baltimore & Ohio bridge
near Elizabethport. The body was
brought to the Elizabeth avenue station
at s.04, by the Matawan express. Later
the remains were removed to Martins
mofgue. where they awaited Identified
tion. The man was mangled beyond
recognition, and the only means of identi-
ty are his clothes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
Terra Gotta Workers Busy.

Work ut the New Jersey Terra Gotta
Works is very brisk at the present
time, q number of new hands have
beer put to work and all of the EN-
ployes are working full time. At the
Perth Amboy Terra Gotta Works the
plant is so busy that some of the lab
orers m work early in the
morning aud remain until late as
night. -=s=sza
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
Three Ribs Broken.

James Flynn, about thirty-eight years
old, was taken to the City Hospital this
morning, with three ribs broken. His
Injuries were received while he was at
work in a local foundry. He was attend
ed by DIR. j. G. Wilson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
Doctor Jrmped Down to Death.

PHILADELPHLl, Oct. 21.-Sufrer-
ing from acute ncrvous disorders, DR..
George H.. Purviance of Washington,
assistant surgeon general of the ma
rine hospital service, jumped from the
foartl story window OF the Ortliopae-
die hospital in this city last night and
vas instantly killed. DR.. Purviance
vas about ffty-tliree years of age and
anne to the hospital for treatment on
aug. 8.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
C. A. SEXTON SIGNS THE BOND.
Mi.o-na, Natures cure fer Dyspepsia,
Costs Nothing If it Fails.

The guarantee given with Mi-o-;Ia is
no ordinary promise. 1t is a guarantee
bond signed by your own druggist, u re-
liable firm right in this town. Read the
following guarantee bond and Bee how
simple and plain 1T is:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
9th Ward Republicans.

Plans are now under way in the Sixth
Ward for the forming of a Republican
club. 1t is probable a meeting will be
held Wednesday night. Officers will be
elected, a committee will be appointed
to purchase a banner and to make ar
rangements for its raising.