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gave information to the authorities. Perhaps
e whole course of subsequent events might have
zen altered materially had he caused this man to
arrested, and assuredly he would have taken
rs step if aware that the corpse of murdered
oman, recovered from the pond at Ascot even then
as resting in the local mortuary awaiting an in
lest. AS it was, he decided that a crowded rail-
ay station was no place for conversation.
Il think" he said, in the most noncommittal
ords he could find that your presence at Wind
r Station on the day chosen by some to at
mpt the Princes life requires some explanation.
GU can give it to me if you like. Otherwise, l
ust call the police"
Oddly enough, the strange person whom he adj
essed appeared to hesitate. He looked at Arm
rong with those wonderfully luminous eyes which
deemed his hangdog face from absolute ferocty.
will answer your questions he muttered at
I'VE cannot talk here. Come with me to my
oms in Termyn-st."
Where you will, was the Unconditional reply.
They walked together to the hanson
summoned by the porter in charge of
Armstrong; baggage. The Russian entered,
Frank climbed in after him, and they were
off. Armstrong sided round on the seat, so
as to command his companions face.
Now" he said, tell who is respon-
sible for the outrage at Ascot, and what
was its motive"
"NitcheOoi" said the other The phrase
means Il don't know; but Russian can
throw blank negative into it that requires
more emphatic words in English.
IF you do not know" persisted Arm
strong why do you carry in your pocket
a knife with three triangles, or pyramids,
engraved on the handle, while Prince Boris
Melnikoff treasures an opal bearing the same
token?"
Because we are of the same race. The
three tents the sign of our house,
new significance dawned on his nearer.
So the triangles were meant to represent
tents? likely device to be adopted by nomad
Cossacks.
do you want me to believe that you a
Russian, an absolute stranger in England,
visited the neghborhood of Ascot to-day by
chance and disguised yourself for the excur-
sion3" asked Armstrong impatiently.
mo. You offered me the alternative of
being questioned by you or by the police. 1
prefer you. You understand my language"
Then tell me why you went to such an
out-of- the-way place. Was it to meet Prince
Melnikoff?'
Yes"
Did you meet him1'
yes"
What was your object in doing so?'
The heavy, sullen countenance lifted
suddenly and the man said: What right
have you to ask me?''
For an instant Frank was disconnected.
Certainly it might be thought, by a man
innocent of any crime, that he was unwar-
rantably prying into the affairs of another
q am only seeking to assure myself that
am not acting wrongfully in failing to hand
you to the authorities"
"On what charger?
The charge of trying to kill Prince Boris
by throwing bomb at him.
II threw no bomb. 1t was woman I
ould have given my life to.save him."
"You?-an Anarchist"
"Yes, 1, whatever I may be. Some day may
Il Boris Melnil1off to account. Rest assured
all do so if he fails in the trust reposed in him.
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coat pocket One OF them fell to the noor. II
picked it up with frown. Searching among tn
others, he found scrap of paper.
1T is a paragraph dealing with the real an
imaginary position of our Emperor You regar
the Gar as an autocrat. So he is. But no ma
really can be an autocrat in country which street.-the
across half the map of the world So says tn
paper The effect of this state of things to reduc
the Gar to a nullity, but to confer upon all tn
chief officials practical omnipotence within the
sphere of administration.
He paused Then he added with indifferer
sigh: :" l am than chief official | am Pre-
vincial satrap, sort of minor car, with all car
power, because my dominion is within practicab
bounds
Then why are you here?" she demanded, tai
ping an impatient foot on the boards of the
house.
Il shall tell YOU he answered, rising suddenl
and bending over her. 81 am looking for czarna.
There could be no mistaking his intent. Fc
instant the girl lifted her startled eyes to hi
She dropped them again, and her face and nee
became suffused with rich color. Yet she
strove to shirk the ordeal unexpectedly
thrust upon her.
Before you seek queen you first should
be king" she murmured.
Il am king. have only to occupy my
throne Will you share it?'
She bent her head still lower. Her heart
throbbed unanimously. This not the
love she had read of in books. 1t not
the love of which she had vague inaginings
as young bird poised on the edge of the
nest may contemplate fearfully fight through
the boundless and unsustaning air.
You must not ask now, she said
timidy shrinking from the trembling hand
which had caught her shoulder.
Nay, but | willl' he answered. bid
take you to my kingdom and 1 shall
obey 1t rests with you. 1 will be your
your serf-in all save this My future is
worthy of the title. There can be no limit
to ambition. In Russia, at any hour,
there is the possibility"
rapid step advancing toward them
over the gravel pathway restored their
bewildered senses. Deeply annoyed by the
interruption, Prince Boris lifted his head with
the 1eonine action that seemed typical of
him. Who was it, demanded his blazing
eyes, who at such moment? Lord
birmingham, careless whether he scowled
at not, that the Russian
of his approach.
Sorry to bother you," he said blithey
There is beastly policeman here Says he
must see you instantly
Menikoff knew that the spell was broken.
He whispered gently: Il hoping for
favorable answer. Think of what l have said
and all that it to you-and to me-"
He turned to Birmingham. Where is the
rascal?" he demanded. Were he in Ban
nofka, 1 should really, he must check
these outspoken comments" should leave
others to deal with disagreeable things
He went close to the youngster and linked
an arm through his. Il do think" he
muttered, that if am content to let this
business drop the authorities might oblge
me. l must appeal to London
But this chap is an inspector. He says that a
important discovery has been made"
"a discovery? Of WHAT"
Il don't know. | found him talking to tn
butler so came to unearth YOU; one of the servant
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Now, why the Deuce" thought Carlingham,
"did Armstrong hurry off to town. Just he
might be useful
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
LAWYER AND MAGNATE
President Taylor Of Eastern League
Has Quite a Record.

Harry Il. Taylor of Buffalo, elected
president of the Eastern league to sue
ceed Pat Powers, is 35 years old, and
has been practicing law for about nine
years. He is called the Abe Lincoln
of the profession, having the stature
and personal appearance of the great
president. Mr.. Taylor was graduated
from Cornell university, where he was
very popular, a fact attested by his
great honor, as such officials are elected
by, graduates thruout the country, and
not by any one section.
Mr. Taylor was catcher for the Cor
nell class of '8S, and made a pro-
nounced hit. During the season Of 1889
he made his debut in professional ranks
as manager. captain and first baseman
of the Elmira team of the New York
State league. Following his Elmira ex-
perience, Mr.. Taylor advanced into big
company, going to the Louisville team
which he played until Hanlon Of the
Baltimores got him and Hughey Jen-
nings in trade for redheadded" Tom
Q 'Rourke in 1898. Taylor played with
the orioles only in 1893, when he
dropped baseball and took up law in
Buffalo as professional. Mr.. Taylor
occasionally has taken part in games
for charity for the Lawyers club and
for the University club Of Buffalo. He
says he can play just as we'll as ever
but this is a failing Of all former dia
mond stars.
Mr.. Taylor was elected president OF
the Buffalo Baseball club about yea1
ago, when reorganization was effected
upon the retirement of Michael Shea
and his associates, who took hold of the
club when it was in a bad way.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
EASTERN WRITER SAYS
''AYoID THE GAME

,."Looking at things from the calm,
dispassionate viewpoint of man at a
roller-top desk, it seems to me that
this recent furry Of abuse directed at
our greatest amateur game has been
somewhat Incorporate, says a we'll
kneTp NsW 3?rf spor,ting wrftet fHath.
q purely American game. It is as un-
like the English football, Association
or. Rugby as our baseball is unlike
cricket.
''Most of the attacks, notice, have
been made by ;Anglomaniacs-peo
who, would like to see America taken
remodeled after old England.
We don t want to be English, don It
you know?. We are fairly we'll satisfied
to have Bunker Hill without a statue
Of King George on the crest of it. We
like our own games of football and
baseball. ,:,.,> ,-,,., 49,, ......
se reughnsss about 2 fGotRa p
mans game. The fellows who go in
for it either are strong enough to hold
their own, or they become strong
enough and hard enough before the first
season is over. AS for the claim that
nothing counts but weight and brute
strength; how about ,wiry, bony little
son9 How about the Poe boys, little
pudgy fellows, every one of them, who
made Princeton famous9 How about a
hundred other game little men, who de:
velopedl wiry, tireless muscles and
quick thinking brains on the football
felds Every college has a Hall Of
Fame filed with their Names: and they
aren t dead yet, either. j .. 49,
1.-THE one other claim of the opposition
that football isn't football because
there is So little kicking and 50 much
running and line bucking-is merely ar
to, it is the Great American Game.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
@y C'C.KELLY

Wonderful it ISL remarked the
professor when the scrap interrupting
his recital Of his woods adventures had
terminated, said scrap, by the way, be-
ing Of the "fne and dandy' order,
ending in clinch, fall to the floor, up
raising and combining of forces against
the guardian of order who was striving
to separate the warning elements with
his club, and final escape of both com
batants; "most wonderful in fact, what
examples OF atavism all of us are. Now
the civilized. cultured man in us re-
coils with disgust from such brutal
exhibitions as that we have just wit
messed, but the cave-man lurking in us
impels us to rush to witness them in our
own despite. Well, well, after all, as
have heard the Autocrat say, with all
it has to answer for the brute in man
is much like the salt in bread; too
much of it spoils him, no doubt, but
none at all renders him but futile
thing il gut as 7 was saving when the in
day Of my woods vacation of which l
will cherish very lively memory for
the exciting events occurring while it
lasted. I had inadvertently incurred
the displeasure, Of the good helpmate
Of my farmer host, lady who, tho as
general thing OF a genial, sunny dis
position, could evidently play the
Kantippe on occasion, when, as the
farmer said, she gave her mind to: it, ,
and the air about the house had been
surcharged with electricity, SO to speak,
making an absence on my part rather
the part Of prudence, as I thought.
q This lady had been very successful
in rearing a brood of turkeys, a fowl
rather delicate in their younger days,
I am told, and looked after5their well
fare almost as closely as she did after
that Of her numerous children. Now
some evil beast. Of the forest, had been
raiding the poultry yard at night, car
rying off several hens, always escaping
without detection and leaving no track ks
behind, but the turkeys, owing no doubt
to their habit of roosting in the trees,
had not been molested. But one eve
ming when the good lady, according to
her usual custom, counted the noble
birds after they had settled down for
the night, she found the tale one short,
and was certain that all Of them had
been on hand when she had fed them
in the morning.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
PREACHER ALSO
FOOTBALL COACH

Selinsgrove, Pa, Nov. 1s.-Rev. w.
D. Marburiger, pastor of the German Re-
formed Churches Of Salem, Freeburg,
Kratzerville, seibcrs and Selingsgrove,
has recently taken on in connection
with his ministerial duties the coaching
Of Susquchanna 8 football squad.
Rev. Marburger was a lineman on
Franklin and Marshall for four years,
thruont which time he was accorded
the distinction of being one of their
BEST players. Since being located here
and seeing Susquehanna s squad daily,
the old-time love for football again
arose in him.
He also noticed some work on the
part Of the "scrubs'. which did not
please him. The young minister there
fore again donned his uniform and is
now hel ping to whip the young scrubs
into strong opposition for tlc varsity
It was recently seen by the football
authorities that Rev. Marburger had a
very complete knowledge Of the game
and is now called upon by Head Coach
pointers. 49,.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
MUST LEARN SWIMMING,
Cornell Authorities Demand knowledge
of Aquatics.

Ithaca, N. Y, Nov. 1s.-Swimming
has been placed on the list of required
work at Cornell university, and here
after no student will be credited with a
passing mark for the spring term who is
unable to handle himself in the water.
The following order has been issued:
In view Of the fact that recent wars
have conclusively demonstrated that a
soldier who cannot swim is so much
dead timber in the command, and the
United States now refuses to graduate
from West Point Or Annapolis cadets
who are unable to swim, no student will
be credited with passing mark for the
spring terms drill who has not pre-
viously passed an examination in swim
ming satisfactorily to the professor Of
physical culture.''
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
MAY VISIT JAPAN.
Leland Stanford University Likely tt
Send Ball Team to Orient.

San Francisco, Nov. 1s.-Leland Stan
ford university may send baseball
team to Japan next summer to play a
return series with the Waseda univer-
sitv team, which came here last spring
and played Leland Stanford and the
University of California. No definite
arrangements have been made, but both
Manager Barrett, Of the Stanford team
and Captain Hershido, of the Japanese
team, are in favor Of the trip, and if
satisfactory arrangements can be made
it will undoubtedly be undertaken.
Altho the Waseda team is champion
Of the Japanese colleges, there are many
other baseball teams in Japan, and the
Californians would probably be able tc
get many games.
The captain of the Waseda team will
publish book on what he has learned
Of the game in this country. There was
great improvement shown by the Jap
anese players while they were in this
country, and on their home grounds
they should be difficult opponents fol
the Americans.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
AN ERROR ON THE STAGE.
EXchanpa


The late Mrs. Gilbert, the veteran
actress, was telling some of her expert.
ences. Once, at reception in Chicago
she said:
"One Of my earliest speaking parts
was played here in your city, and was
very nervous. [ was so very nervous
in fact, that on the first night [ made
an error that nearly ruined the per.
formance.
~ had small part, the part of an
old nurse. There was dying king, a
villain and band of music in the piece
and the band of music, was supposed tc
be very fine. The queen s life, indeed
was to come near being ruined thru the
strange, sweet seductiveness of this
band. Nothing but compliments anf
fatteries Of the band were to be hearc
on every side.
"Well, in the third act, while tht
band was playing it's. best, I had to rusf
on and cry:
Stop the music. The king il
dead
"What did in my nervousness wa.
to rush on and cry:
Stop the music. It has killed tn,
king
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
Willy REDMEN GOT
EVEN WITH PALEFACES

Sioux City, Iowa, Nov. 1s.-After be.
ing consistently robbed for years and
emptying their wampum boxes of coin
on their horses in race after race only
to sec the bets gobbled up by the white
sports, the Winnebago Indians have
turned the tables on Sioux City schem-
ers, with the result that the palefaces
hled themselves back home on foot, re-
lieved of their last dollar. The Indians
cleaned. up perhaps $4,000, tho theme
who lost it are reluctant to give the
figures.
3 Several race players from this town
went oyer to Pender, Neb., to 'Ebilk
the Indians on a horse race. They took
with them Pat O'Ran, q horse Of speed
and they figured him sure winner over
any plugs the Indians could bring for
ward.
The Indians produced horse named
Bald Eagle. This horse was just of
the grass and ;:looked soft and fabby
He was breezed about the track by an
exercise boy, Just previous to post time
for cows in the pasture. -. -
The bookmakers shouted 1T was an
even thing and the reds lost no time. A
big Indian whispered HWashta tc
the. others, and they all emptied thei'
pockets. S.. 4 - !. si',.s.-.G .. .
The bookmakers had put even street
car fare up. Bald Eagle went in unde1
2O0-pound Indian, who bounded uE
from the horse every time the horse
jumped, but he was right; at Pat
0 Rams saddle. girth thru the first OF
the mile, and at the last quarter tht
Indian flashed past OpRan and won by
several lengths. si.s tz.5 I,,.:s.I.. g :
The Indians took all the money, but
the white people began Investigating
They found Bald Eagle was a Ken
lucky thorobred the Indians had picked
up for $1,000. They made their money
| four times over. zt -
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

emily was as fast on the gridiron as
on the track. He was good for 10 1-5
seconds On the track and was so strong
that the additional weight of football
clothing bothered him but little. He
was as fast on the football field as
a sprint, and once he got to an end
clear it was all off unless the PLAYER
in the backfeld headed him off, which
was not easy, because he was an adept
with the straight arm and went by
with such rush;
account of i'll health retired from the
pursuit Of the pigskin for a year, is
a ten-second man, but has not made
the sensational runs in football that
men who are shade slower have done
There was Metcalfe Of Yale, who was
as fast as anybody on the gridiron and
sprinter on the track. Football toggery
did not bother him, and he could be de-
pended on to keep ahead Of any pursuer
and maybe open up a gap, Once clear,
he generally was good for a touch
down. Besides, that he was good
| dodger,. but did not always make. the
most of his speed in a broken field be-
cause Of a tendency to come to a stop
when making his swerve with tackler
coming toward him. At quick lodging
and carrying his speed without slacken-
ing much Eckersall is the best.
Captain .Shevlin of Yale is very fast
| for his weight, and in straight sprint
down the field hits up a fast clip,
whether carrying the ball or running
down under it.: Gates. the other Yale
end, is sprinter, too. He is best
known as hurdler on the track, but
can do 10 2-5 seconds. Castleman, ;, the
Colgate halfback, who is 10 Is man
has shown this season that he is pro
portionately just as fleet on the
gridiron. Forbes, the Yale tackle
altho close to 200 pounds, is good 70,
| 10 is seconds on the track, and Stang
land, the former Columbia captain and
guard, was 10 2-5 man., One of the
feetest ends that every played foot
ball was Palmer of Princeton, who was
down the field like the wind and was
a sure tackler in addition. The punte1
could not send the ball too far for him
and there was little running the bal
back when he and Poe were playing the
ends for Princeton.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19

branching tree, and swim in the lake
after waking, l was ready to again en-
bark and work nv WAY around the lake
to the hcmeward trail
that I might take home few fresh
caught bass, and had taken couple
OF very large ones, when the faint bay
ing of what / was certain must be
wolves on the trail, came to my ears.
- The dire chorus rapidly grew louder
and, drew nearer, coming from q point
directly opposite the island, and 1
rowed to where [ could scan the shore
and yet be unseen myself, watching
with all my eyes for what might come.
L had but a short time to wait before
thru the brush that fringed the lake,
and plunged into the water, swimming
straight. for the island behind which
l was ensconced. [ could see that the
poor animal was bleeding as from the
fangs OF the wolves, and almost ex-
hausted, and of course the dictates of
humanity impelled me to interfere in
her behalf when three great wolves
came into sight and took the water in
pursuit before she had swan hundred
yards a. ~ @,- ~ So
81 let deer and wolves get about half
WHY to the island before showing my
self, thu deer rather outswimming the
beasts Of prey, and then [ shot out from
my co1cealment and bore down on the
wolves, aiming to get between them
and their prey and frighten them off.
Wolves Came On.
But, perhaps the ardor of the chase
/ binding them. to any danger from me,
hey came right toward me, and be-
ginning to dread an attack from them,
/ opened, fire on them with very serv-
icable .3S caliber revolver I carried.
81 reloaded and fired the weapon
several times before beat off the at
tack, but when | fred the last shot two
OF the wolves had gone to the bottom,
and the third had regained the shore,
running off on three legs, and emitting
injured cog.
81 was glad to discover that the
deer had taken advantage of the in
tervention to make good it's escape to
the far shore of the lake, and thereon
made the best Of the way homeward.
When / related my adventure to the
farmer he emitted long whistle, and
informed me that he feared very much
| was up against it hard and subse-
quent developments proved that I might
have been, had 1 remained, for The
WINES pIOF6u W NAVE DSeuf uOuuQS De-
longing to some worthless characters
living in the neighborhood, who had
discovered their loss of two, and the
crippling of the third, very shortly
after / had left the lake.
u do not know but my ignorant
action did the cause of pure sport a
good service, but at any rate / do not
regret it, and as I said before, will
always retain lively recollection of
| that day and its happenings.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
ST. THOMAS TEAM
IS GIVEN A REST.
After Hard Campaign Scrim'
mage Work Is Dispensed with
. to Prevent Injuries.
BY HPercy."

Hard scrimmage work for the st.
Thomas college football team has been
dispensed with for the remainder Of the
season. The team as a whole has been
unusually fortunate in escaping injur-
les which handicap almost every team
during long football season. In order
to keep them from any possible injuries
Shattuck it has been decided to dis
continue hard, scrimmage work. Cum
bingham and Harmon, the only two un-
fortunates of the season, are fast get
ting into condition again. +.
. Hard, fast signal work has been the
order during the week, and the speed
OF the team has improved considerably.
Sandborn, since he has had the expe-
rlence OF one game, can be counted upon
to give a better account of himself.
lie did good work in the game against
Hamline and his hauling down of Buell.
after long run was one Of the features
of the game. -, ~ -, ..,="%% .%
Duggan is proving a most reliable and
consistent ground gamer, his weight is
being used to the best advantage in
carrying the ball and interfering for
others. Harrington and O'Rourke
showed up conspicuously in the game
against Hamline. O'Rourke for his de.
fensive playing and Harrington for sew
eral long runs. Qulnlln and Brown are
two of the fastest and most aggressive
tackles seen for long time, and the
ends Gordon and Commy are working
well: Pennington is playing the game
of his life. O'Shaug ghnessy, tho not
so sensational a player as the other half
back, never loses ground when the bal
is given to him to carry.
The team as a whole is fast aggre
cation; no better ball playing has beer
done by any team in it's class than has
the st. Thomas team in the last three
games. The team averages but 16(
pounds, and tho light, it can give goot
example of fast and clean football
The st. Thomas management is en-
deavoring to arrange game with NORTH
high.