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SANFORD WINS TWO RACES
KENNYETTO TAKES TEE HURON
HANDICAP HANDILf.


N0cket0Ne esrn0uates FROM Wuiuen NtAs.
Tony BOnero and Hyperion ~. nun q
Dead Heat August BeImont's Antseus
= winner at the Saratoga Track
SARATOGA. Aug. iS.-John Sanford's Ken
nyetto. who receded from Q to 6 TO q to 5,
was victorious In the Huron Handicap. for
three-year-olds, one mile and three six
teenths. here to-day. She made all the run
ming and Miller had her well In hand when
she reached the wire a length in front Of Boots
DuTnell's Temaceo. 8 to I. John Il. Madden's
Dssha way. backed down to 8 to ?, closed
with a rush and wa beaten a short head
for the place. at the same time having a neck
over TOurenne. 4 TO I. The Sanford Ally
ran the distance In 100.
August Belmont's colors we're carried
TO victory In the handicap for two-year-olds
six furl0ngs. by Antsus. played from 8 down
to 8 to ?. coupled with Black Oak. Miller
rode him with splendid judgment. waiting
upon King Cobalt. is to I. the ~pacemaker.
TO the stretch and then coming away to win
by o length and q half from John Il. Madden's
Meeilch, the top weight and to 10 favorite.
Of a mile and beat King Cobalt by a safe
J, ". Colts Papriks. who won q race yes
the steepiechase. at shout two miles. He
Won essily, by three lengths in A;2e. W. J..
took the place by four lengths from Lishts
Out. sto /. Cardigan. IL to s, had no speed.
Kerry. a 20 to I shot. showed his heels to a
Ave and q half furlopgs. GRAND driving him
home three parts Of a length in front OF
Thomas Calhoun, backed from 10 to =. The
latter had half a length over Sussex. a 10 to |
shot. Long Ball, 3 to 8 favorite. never. got
out Of the ruck. while Ssnsulpe. backed from
Tony Bonero. ~ to !. and Hyperion H.. , to
favorite. ran a dead heat in the fifth event.
from, the start. and at the wire the Judges
could not separate them. Mark Antony.
played from 20 TO 10, was third. Tn mile was
turned In 100 3-5.
The Sanford colors were seen in front a
second time when Rockstone. backed down
furlonRs. Sslvolstile, reduced from 10 to s.
led for half q mile, when Rockstone went to
the front and took the race by a length and n
half in 1913. Sslvolatile had Ave lengths over
Algelone, 10 to !. Three fayorites won. and
Notter and Miller each rode two winners.
The attendance was about 5000. The sum-
maries:
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New York. =: Detroit. ..
or THE Gu


NPw YORK "a. L., =; DETROIT. l.
DETROIT, Aug. i5.-The New Yorks played
fine ball mere to-day and we're too fast for the
Detroits. Doc Newton was a power in the
box and was well supported. Kid ElberfeId
returned TO bis place at short and helped win
the game by making a three Dagger in the
first inning which batted Keller 10 the rubber.
Honma an reached first in the ffth inning when
Rossman dropped Downs's assist. O'Leary
fumbled on Newton. and Moriarity forced
Hoffman at third Keeler was hit by a pitched
ball. and on Elberheld's out at nrst Newton
came home. The score:
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Manager Grirlth Of the New York Ameri-
cans has turned over Earl Moore. tho pitcher
whom he got IN exchange for Clarkson and
Drlehanty from the Cleveland Club, to the
Jersey city Eastern League team. H. ia not
n permanent move Moore has been loaned
10 the Jersey ,itys for the remainder OF the
season and will return tn the hilltop team
when the Eastern Lea que race 10 over.
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At ~. Paul First gnnr -COlumhus, 5. ~. Paul.
second game 81. Paul. 81 Columbus o.
At MINNEAPOLIS Toledo, II; Minneapolis, 2.
At Milwaukee First game Milwaukee, 1: Louis
VILE. q. Second game Louisville. 2: Milwaukee,
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Rated for Morgan In tho ninth inning.
Chicago. ... ..... ... .. o q q . o n 2
nOsiOn. ...... ..........t u q q " o o.
First base on errors Chicago 3, Let on bases
chicago. :; 4 Boston. 5, double plays Davis. lsbcll
and DonOhuc ~. Two base hits Davis, noughcrty.
Three base hit Isbel. Sacrifice hi,s White,
sullivan IRIS, base on balls Y white !; or
bali shaw. Time OF gsmc-i hour and Is minutes
Tmplres-Evans and OIoughlin. Attendance
a.OO0
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BILLIARDS.

Left on bases BROOKLYN n, s. Plttsburg. 3 Pir.,
Ssse on 5shsppof P.storus, s: on Pnilllpp'. ]
Three base hit-Neslon. Two base hits -Humu,l.
EItter. Clarhs Sacrincc. hits Pastorius. Clarke.
Sncehan, Philippe. Stolen bases-Lumiry Wsg
neI. hslimsn 90: Double plsy-Lewis and Jordan
fassed balls Ritter, Phelps. Umpires Rrn-ii,
ana carpenter. Ttme-2 hours. Attendance 5000
CHICAGO IN. L.. .. paILAp.LrHtA IN. hi.
PHiLADkLPHiA. Aug. u.s. Pack Prester moved
the ouakers down 10. day. and though the BON.
,eafn managed 10 score q run II never had . chance
10 stop the Cubs. The score:
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'Baited for Moren In the eighth inning
rhilade'pnia .......... o o o 0 q q n p-l
teit on bases Chicago. .. PhiladelphIs. 4 Fins,
Dase on baIls-On Moren. 4. 90 pfefster, /. on
brown. !. Struck out BY Moren, 3. by Pteister.s
LONE run .Evers. Two base hits Pfcister. DOOM
Holman. Sacrifice hits Schultz. Chance. Pfclster.
Thomas. stolen bases Hoffman, Courfpe,
1nance' ltf by ~pitcher-Pfeister. wild pitch
Brown. Gmpirr-O'D Time hour and %
minutes. attendance s.. iv3.
81. LOUIS IN. Ii. ?; BOSTON IN. d.. :
BOSTON. Aug. i5.-St. Louis outbstted and ~
kroreg SOU
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

SAfIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati IN New York. Pittsburg IN Brookly n.
81 Louis In Boston. Chicago In Philadelphia.
AMEUTCAN LHNGUr.
New Work IN detroit. Philadelphia IN Ciey Gland.
Washington In chicago. BOSTON IN 81. Louis.
EASTERN LEAoUE,
Jersey Cty in Montreal. Newark IN Rochester.
Providence In Tfkonto, baltimore In Buffalo.
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Good start; won easily: Rockstone. b. G., s, by
Rockton-Ladv Primrose: owned BY John san
ford: trained by W. Hayward. Jr.
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IeaEur.
pitcher Moore Goes 10 Jersey tu,.

NJ Holyoks-Ho'yokc. 70: New London. l..
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 81 Norwich. 4
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VI = raCusc -TlrSi game S~yraCusr. o. ItIca. 3
second game syracuse, ,; Utica, ..
n scranton Scranton. I: Albany. >,
" ~ krsbarrc Wilkcsharrc. q. Troy. \
~ Binghamton binghamton, &: A.J, Go
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Good start: won easily: Clyde. h. a.. &. by
Terriss. Jr.
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'Raticd for Siever In the eighth inning
Detroit. ,.............0 o 0 Q 0 o o II
New York.. ...........l o 0 I 0 o o %
Three base hit-Elberfeld. Two base hits
~ Sisv.r = 10 \ Inpinss r,rs, No. on h.usnNSS
Newton. 3 Hit by pitcher-By siever. 4: BY New
ton. /. Struck out By Newton. 2; by Siever, ?.
Wild pitch Newton. Stolen bases oughin (2l,
Jones, Crawford. Conroy. Hoffman, First base on
errors-New York, ?. Left on b~ases-Detrolt. s.
New York. !. Umpirc-Shehdsn. Tlme-2 hours
and 10 minutes. Attendance-4!0o7
PHILADELPHIA "a. L., d CLEVELAND. >.
CLEVELAND, Aug. i5--The Athletics beat the
Maps TO day In an interesting contest. Both Joss
ana Render pitched we'll. Stoval was reinstated
and MIA we'd AFSt The score.
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Cleveland
T'hiladelnh

'Batted for joss IN the ninth inning.
Cleveland ....,.......O o o q q q y q "a
Philadelphia .....,......i q o o o %
Two base hts Nil. Seyboid 20. Sacrifice hits
HinchTnan, Nichols. First base on halls ON
loss, .: OF Render, I. First base on errors -CleVe
land, I. Left on bases Cleveland, 0: Philadelph,s.
q Struck out ny RENDER, Z. Double plsys
mrmIng CHAM, Iaioie and Turner; Joss, Laioie and
Stovall; Seybold mnassistedl.. Umpire Connolly,
Time hour and % minutes. Attendance t.76.
CHICAGO "A. H.. 3; BOSTON "A. L.D. l.
CHICAGO. Aug. Is. In the fourth inning OF to
days game Ishell tnpled, Davis drove out 4 double
and COngaltOn nurrd Tannehill's long ny. Hart
singled and three runs counted on the Inning. The
ncOTC.
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n.
ewto Holds the Detrolts Down and the
New Works Win Q Close Game.

The New York Americans followed up
their victory In Cleveland with another one
in Detroit yesterday. thus making Detroit =
task of winning the pennant harder. for the
Philedelphias beat the Clevelands. The
White Sox threw the harpoon into the Bostons.
The results:
New York. .: Detroit. ..
Philadelphia. 3: Cleveland. =.
chicago. 3; Host on. 4,
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st. LoUIs,

Three base hits--Holly. Brain -. Sacrnes
Mt - koneichy. Double ~plsys-Rsrry and Nocnsn
nIl.sner'y Brtdwsll and Tenney: Let, or bases,
BOSTON. ~, 81 Louis. 2. FIRST base on bulls-oN
F~laherty, - on Karger. !. Struck out ny Flshsr''
Z, py ksrger. q Ump,rc-Johpstonr TIM
] hour and 70 minutes.
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Cling: for ihrec-year -olds and upwar I'd. $500

Good start; won driving: Tony Romero. h. e.
., ny ~SsIn-Amerlca: owned by G, n. F%ielschmann;
trained h. J. J. Hyisnd. Hyperion IT., h. r., (.
by Na~zaGan-vsn a Char: owned by l.. A. Celia
trained by II. Mcdaniel.
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Tri-State League

~ Jamestown First gapc Williamson. q
iohnsiown, o Second rsme-wniiAmSpor 4
Johnstovn, =.
A. Altoona Harrisburg 5: Altoona 4.
~ Re~ading-Reading, d Trenton, :.
~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. g. wilrin g,on. =
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PITIsBuRG. 8: BRooxLYN, 0

NmUIne, InUse : IOU shut0,Itt was pIayed
lerday. II this sort OF thing keeps on the
Brooklyns will be sorry they beat the Pirates
by that ing handled score for Yesterday
made the Brooklyns swallow the q 10 O dose
since the former was forced to rag over N
in PittsbuIg. The BroOklyns were lost
in the shnfie yesterday because they could
not MT Philippe and because the Pittsburgs
knocked the seams loose on the balls that
The score.
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bNTITVEIN NHNT = TTTNN IFTJ q U
Good Start; won easily: Ant1us, oh. e., 2. by
Henry OF Nsvarre-Anpot Lyle: owned by August
Belmont; trained by A. J. J0yner.
SECOND RACE.
SteeplechaSe handicap: for four veal .olds and
upward: sT00 added: about two miles:
Horse and Aoe. WI LOCKER. betting. Fin
Paprka, 4. ....,.... i3s. Mclnerney. as IS IA
Judge White. 4.,....i32 .Dupee. 81 as %
Lights Out. g.. ....i aO. r. cider. 81 SO 90
Ca rdigan, aged. go. 1873. .McClaiu. 90. lis even 4
woolestherer aged .i52. Archibald. b.. io-f 81 5
Time, 42e.
Good start. won easily; papriks, h. r., 4, by The
Pepper--Ha1d Land; owned by J. w. Colt trained
by NJ. Smart.
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FIRST RACE.
For maiden two year old nlies and geldlngs, 70
carry 40 pounds: $500 added; ave and a half fur,
For three year old colts and geldings. $500 added:

Good start: won easily: Priceless level. h. T.. ?.
by Plsudit- Par Excellence; owned by n. l.. Thomas;
trained by J. +. ireland.
aUsoNn pATR
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First ba'r on error-Clncinnatl Left on base
Ncw York. 8; CINCINNATI. Q. First base on balls
T. by Mathcsson, I; by Ewing. !. Three base hits
Bresnshap, Camel. Two base hit Camel sac
Strang a.. Double. plsy--Kruger and Mowrey.
Passed ballnBresnshsn: Ht ny pitcher ny
Ewing, 7. Hits on Wiltss/ 10 in rightI nnine "a
81 M~aihswson 0 in one inning Umpire Rlgler.
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For year ODDS; 5000 added; i've and a h,


Good start; won hsndlly: Kcnnyetto. br. g., 3. by
clifford Princess Monmouth: owned by John
Sanford; trained by W, Hayward. Jr.
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RALLY In The EIGHTH
MISyUDGED FLY ENABLES NEW
YORKS TO BEAT REDS.
Two Runs Follow and Produce . winning
Lead BrOOkIyns Again shut Out by
sto o Score by Pittsburg Cubs Defeat
QUakers -Boet Ons Drop Another Game.

The New Works and Pittsburgs are still
having a nip and tuck race for second place.
Each won yesterday. the New Yorks from
the Reds and the Pittsburgs from the Brook
lyns. The Chicasos had 1t all their own
way in Philadelphia, while the Cardinals
continued their amazing squirt at the eI-
pense Of the Bostons. The former have
now won eight consecutive games from the
Bostons-a remarkable feat. inasmuch as
the eight games have been all in q row. The
results:
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, Race For maiden Two year olds: nve and

BASEBALL. Washington Park. To-day. & r. n.
Brookiy a vs.. Pil,sburg. Adm, S0e.- ADS.
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Central League

~ Evansville South Bend. 4: Evansville. o.
~ Canton Dayton. 4. Canton, l.
~ Tsrre Haute Terre Hautr, 4 Grand Rsrids y
~ wheeling First game Wheeling, -, SNT'ns
held. .. Second game Springfield 81 Wheeling =
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s.sas :' " d,n s;as c'' xS%. sos I'd
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" !sl River Lawrence. Q f-il Rksr
~ lowell Lowell. 4: HaVrrhll, 4.
~ New Bedford Worcester, 4; New Bedford
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Good start: won easily: cambridge. oh. C., ., by
BanAstar - Debacle: owned by George II. Hole.
trained by W. l.. Lewis.
BIxTB RACE.
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Selling: for four year olds and upward; 81 900
added; one mile and a hundred yards:
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!? 1880; then came Tho aurora at i??oIS
Nicola, I??3ls; fnori I?2a32; Ayenger.
Flmina, - DIa; Nepsi. i2:3357: Gardenia
l'3slG; tdclaide. ic3713. Mink. l2:3o34,
Ntair, /: zoos: .Banlaii I2amto: Nenona.
l.: l?l2. Alera, T.. 500; phryue. i2i5.2I.
The elapsed time of the yachts on the first
leg Of the course Was: Queen, W:54sjs; lingo
mar, 0~o'5i:ot. Elmina, Do;j6 ~; lstalcna, 0o 81 ~
Ninsomc, No5s3S: aurora. oo: ~; Effort,
Inl 3?; Nicola. lnl3E Avenger, io5:tt We
The noyi leg nj the course was sonthwrs
by west half west TO BLOCK Island Is miles and
when the leaders turned the wind enabled
them 10 lay their "ours.r. hut II kept on haul
ing west 10 the south aud then southwest.
heading them on MI held on tho port tack
Tor a long time oac,h, skipper waiting to see
'hon on tho istnlena kept his Yacht footing
fast aud continued to gain on the tack To the
vpSt
on tho Winsonc aud Aurora those in charge
sailed = trio" 'loscr 10 NJ" wind, hut what
lh"y gained In windvard they lost in footing.
The rNnrr sr,tlcd down Steadily on n long
port ta"k and IA" Queen lcd tho ~chooners
&" howard Of the sloous.
\st"rn 81 the Queen was the lngomar and
20 Toward, was the Elm,nq capt. Dennis
had sent alofi a reaching iib topSail and n
small maiutopmd-t stHNSail. hut while The
Yacht footed fast She kept going to lceward
The Nicola was the first to tack she made u
short hitch Of thrc" minutes ut la o'clock
and then took the port taCk again Ia weather
OF ia" wakes of the other sloops. The ista-
lena took the siarbOBrd tack Al ~ and after
Crossing ahead ot the Minsomc, Aurora again
took the purt tack.
Tho Nv"ngrr held on TO he por, tack and SO
did IN" tnort, The three 81 footcrs LIST alena.
wins"Ine amt aurora made several tacks
M did not change their relative positions.
Ih" omen held IN pHst Point Judith and
went to the wr-i wa ard until 2.i2. when she
MAI" y hort l!irh and then settled down
until -he COULD almost fct ch tho marx.
The luEomar and IImiuH made f"v tacks.
Hnd " Wa~ not untIl '.IR that the Effort took
inf, @tarboArd tack and she WAS then able
ln iei"h m" mark aud crossed the bow Of
ne NinSone. and r"a'ihed by the lstslcna.
nc queen when .shr talked was just ahead
~ m" Frort. rho ,rohtS we're timed ma
they tntEd tn" weather mark ~ follows:
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iUlN ltl 90
Good start: won easily; Minos. b. C., 3. nv Hand
some-Venus ILL.,: owned and trained by 7. kiley.
THIRD RACE.
For Mites and mares three years old and up
ward: $500 added. selling allowances: one mile:
Horse ana age. w. Jockey Betting. Fin.
Posing. A.......... 100 shilling . vs. out 10
La Ncita. B. .,....... ~. sumter So. 81 Ia 81
Nellie Racine. 3. .., 81 Lycurgus. I2-l B: 3b
MoIIIe Peyton. agedlOi l.. Williams Sol ioi 4
Time, La So.
Rad start; won easily: Posing, b. c. 4 by Maceo
trained by T. Luzsdcr.
FOURTH RACE.
Tuckshoe Handicap: for three year. olds and
upward; 5000 added: about sin furiongs:
Horse and Age. w. Jockey, BETTING. Fin.
Coiloquy. a.. -. .i2i. shilling -. lie R5 IN
orphan Lad. -. l02. J. Lee. .... al ~ go
Goidproof. a.. ... Ia. .Cnmmins.. 81 lilo "a
Coincidence. g.. l0s. Preston - 45 4
Escntcheon. ;. ia pohAnka... ~ 40 5
Time. 100 IS.
Good start: won driving; .Colloquy, b. g., 3, by
trained by ". l.. Lewis.
FIRTH RhCE.
For two year olds: 1000 added: Nve pounds
below the scale: allowances: ave and a half fur
longs:
Horse and 4 oc. w. Jockey. Benino. FIN.
Hanbrdvr, A.. los. Preston. .. I+2 out IA
Stanley Fay, e.. 1Oi ,lycurxus 81 even %
{. w. Burt, c.. i0i. shilling 90. 81 rs 80
Corncob. . .,...,.. I09. j. Lee. ..... IL SIS
Time, iO7 20.
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Lo9er stood shocked and spellbound by
the SIGHT
In her face, and the shock braced him.
He picked up the letter, tearing it into
strips.
II must go ou,." he said slowly. 81
must go now--at once" His voice was
hard
Ewes surprised, concerned eyes still
searched his. "Now-at once?" she re-
peated. "Now-wthout breakfast"
I'm not hungry" He rose from his
seat and, carrying the slips of paper
across the room. dropped them into the
fire. He did il not SO much from eau
ton as from an imperative wish to do
something, to move. If only across the
room.
Ewes glance followed him. rs 1t
bad newsT' she asked anxlously 1t
was unlike her to be insistent. but she
was moved to the impulse by the pecu-
llarity of the moment.
NO" he said shortly. "It's-busl-
ness. This was written yesterday; l
should have got it last night"
Her eyes widened. But nobody does
business at s in the morning. she be-
gan In establishment. then she sudden
ly broke Off
Without apology or farewell Loder
had left the fireplace and walked ost
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lament had risen no act of aggression
had marked the Russian occupation of
Meshed. but he also knew that Frade
aud his followers looked askance Mt
that great powers amiable attitude,
and at sight Of his leaders, message his
Intuition stirred
Turning TO TIN. nearest lamp. he tore
the envelope open and scanned the let
ter anxiously 1t was written In
Frade's own clear somewhat old fash
Toned writing and opened with a kind
iy rebuke for his desertion Of him since
the day Of his speech: then immediate
~ and with characteristic clearness it
opened up the subject nearest the writ
er's mind.
Very slowly and attentively Loder
read the letter, and, with the extreme
quiet that with him invariably covered
smotion, he moved to the desk, wrote
! note and handed it to the waiting
Iervant, AS the man turned toward
The door he called him
"Renwck," he said sharply, when
you've given that letter to Mr.. Fraides
Jpare me five minutes
When Renwick had gone and closed
The door behind him Loder paced the
room with feyerish activity. In one
moment the aspect of life had been
changed. Five minutes since he had
been glorying in the risk of barely
saved situation; now that situation
with its merely social complications
had become Il matter of small impor-
lance.
His long, stridng steps had carried
him to the fireplace, and his back was
toward the door when at last the
handle turned. He wheeled round to
pleased surprise crossed his face.
1t was Eve herself who stood in the
doorway.
Without hesitation his lips parted.
Eve" he said abruptly, Il have had
great news Russia has shown her
teeth at last. Two caravans belong
Ing to British trader were yesterday
lnterfered with by a band Of Cossacks.
The affair occurred couple of miles
outside Meshed. The traders remon-
strated, but the Russians made sum.
mary use of their advantage. Two
Englishmen were wounded and enc of
them has since died. Fraide has only
now received the news, which cannot
be Overrated. 1t gives the precise lever
necessary for the big move at the re-
assembling" He spoke with great ear
nestness and unusual haste. AS he
finished he took step forward. "But
that's not ALI" he added. "Fralde
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CHAPTER NXV.

iyy1 ANlNG taken a definite step in
I'll any direction. it was not in
lkA, Lo4er's nature to wish it re,
49, traced. His face was set, but
set with determination. when he closed
the outer door of his own rooms aud
passed quietly down the stairs and out
into the silent court. The thought OF
ChilcOte. his pitiahle condition, his sor-
did environments. were things that re
qulred Il firm will to drive into TIE
background of the Imagination, but Il
whole inferno of such visions would
not have daunted I.oder on that morn
ing as, unobserved by any eyes, he left
the little courtyard with its grass, its
trees. its pavement-all 50 distastefully
familiar-and passed down the strand
toward life and action.
AS he walked his steps Increased in
speed and vigor. Now, for the first
time, lie fully appreciated the great
mental strain that he had undergone in
the past ten dayS-the unnatural ten
sion; the suppressed but perpetual
sense Of impending recall; the conse-
quently high pressure at which work
and even existence had been carried on.
And as he hurried forward the natural
reaction to this state of things came
upon him in a flood of security and con
iidence-a strong realization OF the tenn
porary respite and freedom for which
no price would have seemed too high.
The moment for which he had unCon-
sciOusly lived ever since Chlcote's first
memorable proposition was within
reach at last, safeCuardcd by his own
action.
The walk from Cllf'ord's inn to
GrosvenOr square was long enough TO
dispel any excitement that his inter
view had aroused, ana long before the
well known house came into view he
felt sufficiently bracel mentally and
physically to seek Eve in the morning
room, where he instinctivcly felt she
would still be waiting for him.
Thus he encountered and overpassed
the obstacle that Ind so nearly threat
ened ruin. and, with the singleness OF
purpose that always distinguished him,
he was able, once having passed il, 10
dismiss 1t altogether from his mind.
From the moment OF his return to chill
cote's house no misgiving rs 10 his own
action, no shadow Of doubt, rose to
trouble his mind. His feelings on the
matter Were quite simple. He had in
ordnately desired n certain opportuni-
ty. One factor had arisen to debar that
opportunity, and he, claiming the right
of strength, had set the barrier aside.
In the simplicity or the reasoning lay
its power to convince. and were tonic
needed to brace him for his task he
was provided with one In the master
full sense Of difficulty set at naught,
For the man who has fought and con
Quered one obstacle feels strong to
vanquish II score.
1t was on this day. at the reassem
bling of parliament, that Fraide's great
blow was To be struck In the ten
days since the AFFAIR of the caravans
had been reported from Persia public
feeling had run high and il was upon
the pivot of this incident that Loder's
attack was to turn. for, as Lakeley was
fond OF rcmarking, in the scales or
public opinion one dead Englishman
has more weight than the whole east
ern question" 1t had been arranged
that, following the customary proce-