Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-21
WON THE BIG REWARD
JACK FEARLESS GOT $4,000 AND
A BEAUTIFUL HEIREss.
Large Crowd Of Perspiring Citizens
Witnessed the Exercises and Cheer
ed Until the Welkin Cracked.

"AI0SsSe0 Iue EXERCISES anu Vuee1-
ed Until the Welkin Cracked.
Jack Fearless, a soldier of fortune, last
night won the $4,000 reward offered by
Herbert Grey. New York banker. for the
recovery of the great ruby of the temple Of
Ajaib-Gahr. in upper Burmah, which gem
was stolen from Mr.. Gray's daughter during
the Mardi Gras festivities at New Orleans
By restoring the great ruby Jack also won
the hand of Miss Gray in marriage, which
was more to him than the ten thousand
plunks. The exercises attending the re-
wardng of Mr. Fearless took place in the
Academy of Music, in this city, and were
witnessed by an immense throng of our per-
spring citizens, who cheered the valiant
hero until the weikin was almost busted
with ringing
or course, it wasn't an "honest and truly"
$4,000 that Jack Fearless won, but only
stage money; nevertheless he certainly did
have a hard enough time winning 1t, and 50
interested were the sympathetic spectators
In his fight against odds that they would
have gladly climbed upon the stage at his
first call and helped him out. But he never
asked It, and Washington people are slow
about butting in, so they simply stood by
like hearties-whatever they are-and gave
hiIn moral support by shouting words OF en-
couraCement.
The opportunity to distinguish himself was
afforded Mr.. Fearless by Owen Davis, who
Is every bit as big a man as Augustus
Thomas-around the waist. Mr.. Davis on
several former occasions has dipped his pen
in red ink and drawn pictures of exciting
adventure and narrow escapes and triumph
ant virtue, which have made the hair stand
up straight on the heads Of those specta-
tors who are fortunate enough to possess
any hirsute. By his latest unleashing Of
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story of adventure by land and sea, is far
and away ahead of anything he has yet
done, and that is the verdict pronounced
by the rapturous, perspiring proletariat last
night.
Busiest Bunch Imaginable.
The little bunch of folks who occupied the
platform at the Academy last night were
just the busiest crowd Imaginable. There
was something doing every minute. and
none of the spectators hardly got chance
to draw their breath they were all SO busy
holding it from one exciting scene to an
other. The trouble started in the first scene
hitch on the ropes. A crowd Of masquerad-
ers at the Mardi Gras in New Orleans were
having high old time when suddeply Mar
ion Grey discovered she had lost her big
ruby, which weighed a little less than two
pounds. Her father told the story of how
the ruby had been obtained with great loss
of life and what dreadful thing it was to
have 1t. yet he wouldn't be happy till he
got 1t. When the two went off the stage to
look down the cellar behind the ak for the
missing jewel. Omar Khan-not Khayyam-
a Hindoo priest with beard like Rip Van
Wrinkle: Derrick Wayne. a villainous ad-
venturer. and Diane Silverton. a cruel,
wicked. but nevertheless handsome Creole
woman. all came into the limelight and ex-
hibited the ruby. While the trio were
quarreling over the gem out jumps Jack
Fearless blV from the bar of the
hotel where he had been shaking the bar
keep for mint julep. Jack knew the ruby
and Miss Grey. SO he put 1t in his pocket
and when the trio tried to jab long knife
between his Stats his trusty black servant
Jasper. bobbed up with a regular pistol
The trio skiddooed. muttering things about
Jack that it would not be proper to print
Then out from the wings trips little Miss
Marion. She was just looking into the rain
spout for her ruby when Jack flashes the
gem right into her eyes. Oh, joy! Joy at
again. She had thought him an F street
f1irt. and after her first spasm of JOY she
called him Mr.. Fearless. But Jack, though
proud and penniless. was also persistent.
He told her that he loved her. They
clinched. Everybody in the house. except
ing the folks on the stage and the ushers.
thought the thing was going to end right
there.
But hold! Out steps Mr.. Grey. He dis
likes Jack. for the lad is poor but honest.
The sight of his daughter snugly tucked
away under Jacks arm gets him all hit up.
He commands the pair to break away. Mar
ion glides over to R. U. E. to father. Jack
wants to crawl under the porch, but he is
too thick. And then Pa Grey lights into
Jack something fierce. A few words from
Marion softens his wrath. but the old man
declares that Jack is broke. Jack pleads
guilty and hangs his head like boy caught
with the jam on.
Have you cigar in your pocket?' Jack
coolly asks the old gentlemen. The au-
dience sits up. expecting to see Jack per-
form some sleight-of-hand stunts. Mr. Grey
produces Londres and Jack merely lights
the weed. 1t must have been a cheap stogie
for he throws it away and starts back to-
ward the hotel bar, saying:
"Ah! / cannot smoke it. There is some
thing bitter about its taste
that?' cries Marion. Then she pleads with
father and finally he decides that il Jack
will come back to him with $4,000 he can
have the , goil. -. Jack JAG u alehes an,
this time puffs heartily as he goes away.
declaring that the bitter is all gone now
and he will win the girl. cloud cheers
from the proletariat)
In the Villains Tolls Again.
But the trouble has only just commenced.
While father and daughter are examining
the ruby. Omar Khan. Derrick Wayne and
Diane. the creole. sneak in and soak the
old gentleman on the coco with a bag Of
horsehair. He falls. and the trio grabs
the girl and the ruby. Omar. it develops.
is regular old svengaH. Concealed with
in his beard he has the glass Of forgetful-
ness which he makes Marion gaze upon,
while he waves his fingers before her face
and goes "fz-z-zst' at her.
"Heavings! She Is in his power!' means
a spectator in the balcony.
The scene sits to Cartagena, Bolivia. At
an old warehouse Marion is rescued by
Jack and Jasper. but not for long. While
Marion and her lover stand on the sidewalk
spooning the cruel enemies return to the
attack and put Jack in irons At the pris-
on a saucy little Bolivian army cuss is
about to punch out Jacks optics with
red hot poker. when Marion breaks in and
slips him a pistol. The spectators down
stairs breathed easily, while cries Of
Good" Good" Shoot him." Put a dent
in his block" etc, were hurled from the
gallery. For a moment it looked as though
the audience had given away Jacks pos
session Of the revolver to the Bolivian
army cuss. but he didn't catch on a bit, SO
when he attempted to jab the hot iron into
IA Ck'o right he got an Shn