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The Washington times., 1908-08-16

against the sky-lin, >. he said; 7
reckon I hit him. any way"
The other man jerked his head from
one shoulder 70 tile other
Why" he said. Il don't very well
see how anybody could miss him
What did you make five hundred
yards?''
About that" answered the other
Aye, it was an easy enough shot, my
lad
Then the two went slowly forward
I'D the slope The man who had spok-
Ell first. a great, Ioose-limbed, athletic
young fellow of thirty-five to soFty
years Of age, climbed the rough blu
side with the careless, swinging stride
of one who has been used 10 hill war
fare. His companion. man of slight
CT buiid, painted little as the slope
became steep.
Il shouldn't care ahoIt this game
every day" he said at last. 'Espe-
cialiy in this sort OF weather-it's a bit
too hot to go a-hu1ting"
I've felt hotter in India, remarked
the other. And I've known colder,
too. A man-hunt in one countly's
pretty much like the same thing in
any other"
Wen, this is ended. said his com
psnion as he swung himself up the
first beginnings of the rocks wherson
Vassallis body lay 'pine; "anC ]
guess it's ended for 4 ID. too.
The big warder ms.de no answer; he
suddenly put on a squirt, passed his
companion and swung himself to the
top Of the craggy plateau. He went
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floor. and thick smoke arose and
curled toward the window place.
NassalH Quilted the hut. For a mo
ment he fingered outside A slight
breez5 was springing up with the
coming twilight, and the blaze of the
dry stun Upside the hut was being
famed into a persistent roar. He
looked within Already the place WAS
a roar and rattle Of flame He said 20
himself that the fire would do its
work well, ne turned away, intent
now on final escape.
Suddenly Nassalh paused. Below
him on his left, advancing along the
road that winds beneath Ryder's HIN
toward Buckfastleigh Moor. he saw
men riding on horses. He caught the
CLEAN OF steel. coming and going. now
and then
Vassalli's heart flied with rage and
anger; ne was followed He turned
hastily 10 the right. only TO catch
sight OF more men, armed and
mounted. coming along the track from
Ernie Head toward Quickbean Hill.
At that he stood. wondering which
way 30 go. lie turned, facing north
ward, and as he turned he saw
part of warders advancing up the
long slope from Anne Head toward
the spot where he stood.
A great tongue of flame shot out
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CHAPTER VI.
THE MAN HUNT.

lindsay was dead beat Stolid.
br7stsl. and Unconditional as he was, the
events OF the preceding day and night
had wrought on his feelings, and the
long tramp through the woods and
over the tors had completely exhaust
ed HIM physically
He slept on and on, and the after
noon wore away toward evening. and
the sun cast strange shadows on the
ridges and tors. but Lindsay saw moth
ing OF It. He lay stretched out on the
bean OF bracken, sleeping the sleep Of
physical exhaustion.
while II ives stm broad daylight.
and the sun was stiu above the tops
or the trees. figure came moving
slowly across the landscape from the
ncrthvard. Il came in a strange
fashion. now appearing IN full view for
a time. then disappearing altogether
and cropping up again i'm another
place. From afar of st looked Ike a
blot Of gray moving across the golden
brow of the hinsidcs. Sometimes Il
moved at rapid pace-that was when
the ground was level. sometimes II
came forward painfully and slowly
that was when the ground was rough
and broken.
But. slowly or quickly, the progress
never stayed; f. came on, a moving
POINT across the silent waste Of moor
and fell
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He darted up the slope with a last
effort, winding his way between rocks
and bouIders. where horses could net
easily follow. But the mounted war
ders were close behind, and two OF
them had unslung their rifles and
were taking careful aim.
There was a sharp report, the echo
rolled away, cracking through tho
tors and wales, and Vassalh bounded
and fell. a shapeless mass on the dry
and withered grass.
He was up again-and running He
could no longer run straight-he ran
from side to side-his arms ciutched
at the air.
NOW his eyes saw nothing; every
thing swan in blood: he tottered and
fell, and again staggered TO his feet
and went on. The top Of the rocks
was close at hand; his feet stumbled
at the first assure.
He felt himself going-it was over.
He drew himself up against the sky
line and the warders following him
behind hesitated.
Vassalli turned and saw them A
sudden CLEAN OF malice shot through
his mind.
He drew out the diamonds and
dropped them quietly into a deep,
dark assure at his feet.
Then he seemed to crumble up Ike
a BROKEN thing. and the men watch
ing him from behind saw his agune
sway and stsgger until II suddenly
dropped in a lifeless mass.
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up TO the cenvict's side and touchs6
him on the shoulder with his foot Hio
eyes turned 10 his advancing COM
panion
He's dead. right enough he said
Il knew he was By the way he cana
a cropper Many's the Pathan Va
seen fan like that as they were trying
70 get cover amongst the rocks 81
their mountains"
The other man looked at the body
meditauveiy.
One through the head and one
through his shoulders. ne said. Il
aimed for about the middle Of his
back
Same here. said The other care
lessiy. lie stopped and. turning ths
body over. folded the hands decentiy
at its sides and drew the cap over the
face. May as well make him decent
Until We can take him on. he said
The other man made no reply lie
turned away. and. Shading his eyes
with his hand, stared cut across the
land thatlay beneath him The other
warders were SIN some distance
away. one was steadily plodding his
-s -@fffH+Nt At4t iltha "a AEe Tor On
footi two others, mounted. were fore
ing their horses in the same direction
through the knee-deep heather.
Time to have a bit Of smoke he
fore the others come up. he said. and
aid down his rife lie produced q
pipe and tobacco TN from under his
tunic, and. having seen 10 his own
needs, handed the tin 70 his comDan-
ion, who accepted il with nod Of
thanks, and brought OUT a pipe q his
own. A match cracked. and Wreaths
Of gray smoke rose up.
TIVE living men smoked peacefully
over the motionless body Of a dead
one
The big WardeT presently sat down
at little distance. and stretched out
his sturdy limbs with a sigh Of con-
tent His companion followed his ex-
ample: they began to talk across the
dead body.
I've been thinking" said the big
man. that lis possible I've had
enough OF this sort Of thing; there's
nobody can say that Princetown IS ex-
actly the center Of the universe.
don't know but what ! shan't chuck
II and have taste Of civilian life"
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through the window Of the hut and
hared into the sky. The men coming
up the slope saw it and stared in its
direction. They saw vassani outlined
against the sky, and one of them
shouted to the others.
At the same moment the men on
the road by Ryders Hin caught sight
OF him. too, and one fired A shot as
signal 10 the search party. The men
coming from Ernie Head heard II
and halted; there were now three
sides IF the land cut off from him.
Vassali turned southwark and
fed II the direction of Quick bean
Rtll. He saw some broken ground
where he hoped horses could not
folIow-he saw country beyond
where there appeared TO be the
chance of a hidiaE place
He ran with all thc instinct Of de-
spair. He forgot that be had
changed his prison dress; he forgot
that nothing so betrayed him as his
flight All that he wished for was
TO run. run, Iun, until M hal out
distanced or outwitted his pursuers.
He ran forward blindIy, desperately.
The men on the roads turned their
horses into the moor. evidently de-
sirous OF cutting of his flight Now
they lost him as he ran into some
gully or was hidden by some knoll,
but he reappeared again, battling
on for the broken ground ahead.
When the men on the left lost
sight of him, those on the right
kept him in view, and presently the
men IN the rear came hurrying up
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CHAPTER VII.
THINGS THAT GLITTERED.

THINGS THAT GLITTERED-
The warders, seeing Vassani stag
ger end fail, drew rear the pile OF
rocks with leisurely movements. II
was enough for them To know that
the progress Of his flight had been
definitely arrested-whether the con-
Wet was dead or not was a matter
in which none OF them took more
than a professional interest.
TIE two men who had fired upon
tEeir quarry nab dropped their rifles
into the crock ct their arms Sep
arated from each other ny some little
distance at the moment the shots we're
fred. they gradually approached a
couverging point al the foot Of the
ascent up which Vassalli had made his
last dash tor liberty. Meeting, each
looked at the ether with speculative
glance.
Il reckon. said one dryly and la
conically, II ngure one OF US has
settled him lie looks more ike a
sim 'un then not"
The other nodded but made 20 reply
His compaeion, who cuddIed MS rife
with tire affection OF au old soldier.
locked at his felloW- wardeI our Of the
corner OF his eve anc smiled
'Tfe made good target when De got
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answering TO the thrill drew itself up
with a writing motion that suggested
the convuisions of a creeping thing
trodden upon a gerden walk.
The murderer stared half fascinated,
and swung up his weapon again,
ready for another blow.
The body arched itself, quivered. and
relaxed. and the hands, family pluck
ing at nothing. dropped nervousiy.
Then. growing accustomed 10 the
gloom. the convict saw that his blow
had smashed the top and back Of the
head to an indefinite mass. He drew
nearer and gazed at his work-that one
terrible blow had done all His breath
came sharply between his teeth, maxi
ing a low. kissing sound. and presently
he put out his foot and touched the
body with his toe.
Suddenly the convict was filled with
a startling fury. He sprang ppon the
corpse and began to tear the clothes
from It. There was a gaping red seam
IN the dark hair-it would not do to
have blood on the clothes. He tore
away at the travel-stained garments
as II they had been priceless treas
ures.
At last he had Invested the body OF
everything, and with an equally fever
ish rapidly he proceeded 10 strip him
self He flung the prison garb upon
the corpse, not out Of his regard for
H. not because he wished TO rid him
self OF the sight of both clothes and
body
When he had unrobed completely.
he proceeded 10 assume the dead
mans clothing. even to the stockings
and boots This done he felt safer
e. and he pat his hands ia The pockets
Of the trousers In search OF anything
that might be there,
The murderer's 49, hand encouu-
tered a small leather bag, the right a
few coins. lie drew out these finds
simultaneously, and stared first at the
money. A sovereign. two half crowns
two or three shiliiugs and come cop
pers. Why. IL was fortune
Now for the little bag. what did that
contain He united the string and
shook out the contents into his open
palm. A sharp exclamation Of aston
lshment broke from him as the gems
caught the fading sunlight
The convict knew diamonds when
he saw them. and he knew. too that
he had seen these particular ones be-
fore. Ills mind went hack 20 the days
when ne and John Lindsay and the
Hindoo, Lal Dass, had planned and
executed the daring robbery that
made them owners of the stones he
now stared at Yes they were the
same. lie counted them over rapidly,
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THE SYNOPSIS

Oriental workmanship has lain the window of
pawnbrokes shop year sailor Lind
say The Pawnbroker refuses to let him have
price Lindsay and the sailor policeman,
claiming pointing the initials L."
policeman time before enforcing Lndsy claim. They
Hindu
the sailor his tells him
the
pawnbroker. This
turn quarters with the box The Hindu presses
spng drawer opens magnificent
mond exposed.
Overcome by greed Lindsay kills the Hindu stabbng
bc as he is bending counting Lindsay puts
rnonds IN a bag and makes for the
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The Hut ON the Moor.

Inst then the strONes OF tlotA
sounded from somewhere ahead. nc
counted six of them, and remeIuueIOu
mai II was twelve hours since ne hau
fastsd food. lie was getting Ialht anu
hungry. and his appetite sharpeheu
with every moment.
When the country folk had gone py'
Lindsay emerged from The WOOD anu,
bsving crossed the high road. set on
-c,,sr5 the Tors. once lie turned aside
into saugh Prior, and bought preaa
"a cheese at the little shop, ano TOOK
!, Rte drsFr Of ale al the inn He knew
maj they REGARDED him with SURPRISE
81 both places. but he was TOO I'TsNy
and hungry TO mind that he aIe anu
drank. and then purchased more ioou
and a bottle OF ale, and carried TINS
supply away with MIN.
All thar morning Lindsay toiled on
-up Saugh Moor. over the shoulder OF
Great TroWiesW-orthy Tor @ SHAVER
come Head. and thence across Long
connie and Ernie toward Green Hill'
rho sun was binding hot but ne
passed on.
once or twice he paused 70 take
Arins from his bOtue-the ale was
EARN and inslpld. but without II he
would have been dead beat. he said TO
himself
Al noon he came upon a halt-ruined
hut. standing IN the middle Of a patch
of desolate naoorlands on the north OF
Green nan. he entered il and looked
about him. II was cool and shady
and there was sufficient bracken and
Fprze stored within It 10 make soft
couch.
Lindsay suddenly recognized that ne
was tired out and must rest He could
not 90 O yard farther until he mad
rested. He flung himself down on the
dried. 5racken, and IN moment was
fast asleep.
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Like a Hunted Beast.

Had Lindsay been awake aEl watch
ful, Ne would have perceived that as
the figure drew nearer TO the hut on
the side n Green IiH it resolved it,
sell into that OF man.
The man was running like a hunted
beast. and every now and then his
head turned over his shoulder.
The noise OF his painting breath
came with a slight breeze as he made
a new effort at the foot OF the slope.
Lindsay might have seen. too. that
the man was a convict. wearing the
ugly prison dress With its stampings
of the broad arrow making it stIu
more ugly. But Lindsay slept. he
heard aud saw nothing.
The convict came on, laboring pain
fully up the hiu little. weu-built
man with a deeply lined face and
dark, desperate eyes. his hair despite
the scissors of the prison barber
curled ia little rings about Lis temples
and eaTs.
Not an Englishman-one could tell
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s'Nty-three in all. How on earth had
they come here after all that had
taken place? He suddenly thrust the
s-Ones back into the pocket and
rushed TO the dead mans side. He
turned the body over and stared at
the face and leaped away in sheer
fright
1t was Lindsay; he had killed his
brother thief
Nassalli looked around him. It
seemed TO him that Lal Dass might
be lurking near at hand-Lal Dass,
subtle as a snakr, more TO be feared
than a cobra The thought OF him
reused the murderer 20 action.
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VassaIIPs Frenzied Flight.

The thing was done now, and there
was nothing better than TO hide II.
He hastily thrust the body deeper into
the shade. covered II over with the
prison dress, and hesped furze and
bracken over everything. As he
worked his mind worked, too At
last, by the strangest Of chancesi the
diamonds were his.
He had killed two men for them,
and they were his at last
He was about 10 leave the hut when
a new thought occurred to him. His
hand. searching the pockets OF the
dead mans coat. encountered OK OF
matches. To act or the thou9at was
the affair Of q second. He Struck a
light. stopped down. and set fire to the
dry bracken in several places.
The flames ran cracking about the
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CARRIED for Freedom.

The convict measured the swing OF
his rude weapon carefully He swung
the wood up once. twice. before he
brought the iron staple down with a
crashing force direct upon the sleep
ing mans head.
Under ti.- weight of that blow the
skull seemed 10 crack and crumble Up
IKE the shell of an egg. and the body
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Copyright 1906. BY Frank A. Munsey Col
TO be continued next SundAy.)
Adjust ID Iona
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-16
RAPID TRANSIT'S FINE
ELECTRICAL DISPLAY

One of the most tasteful electrical
displays ever attempted in this city
has been installed by the Rapid Tran
sit Company on their powerhouse and
barns on Alapai and Beretania avenue.
By a clever arrangement of many hun
dred colored incandescent globes, the
premises were last night transformed
into a fairy scene which at is trial
illumination was admired by hundreds
of people in the vicinity.
The building has been outlined with
lights and festoons of them are strung
from the barns along the street and
through the trees in the yard sur
rounding. A tower of light has been
built on the high chimney and is lit
by alternating rings of different colors
and blaze. The front of the build
ing has been garnished in designs
worked out in lights and the letters
III. R. T. & L. Co., in different eolors.
The whole scheme of the decoration
has been in charge of Electrician Lee
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-16
ALOHA MARCH
COMPOSED FOR FLEET

Erich Kahl has composed the "Aloha
March, - respectfully dedicated to the
United States fleet on occasion of their
visit to the Hawaiian Islands, July,
1908. The composition in piano score
has. been published and is now on sale.
introduced in. the march is a Hawaiian
song for trio of voices, both the
words and music of which. were it not
that they are for trio, would be in
the form Of a eadenza. The entire
composition is reminiscent of Queen
Liliuokalani' "Aloha De-" and ought
to be very pleasing in effect.
Published in sheet-music form. the
outside bears picture Of battleshiP
with d surrounding design Of ferns aud
palms and crater-fringed coast line.
~ as, ~Sk>4 So, ~Sk>-~SG>~
II. Wolf, who received many eompli-
ments on his artistic work. The illu-
mination win be continued every even
ing while the fleet is here.
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HONOR FOR
c. D. GILMAN
The Chamber of Commerce
Appreciates His
Services.

Gorham D. Gilman, Hawaii s good
friend at the Hub of the Universe
| Boston-will be honored by the Cham
Der of Commerce with a testimonial in
| the form of laudatory letter, accom-
panied by some suitable memento of
the Islands, in appreciation of his pro-
motion efforts on behalf of Hawaii
For years resident of Honolulu, and
for many, many years, a citizen of Bos-
ton, Mr.. Gilman has not lost sight Of
the Islands, and his interest has gone
so far that he has kept the progress
of the group before the reading public
and at great gatherings in the East.
The following resolution, presented by
President Morgan of the Chamber, was
unanimously passed at yesterdays
meeting of that body:
Whereas, In the person of Mr.. Cor
ham D. Gilman of Boston. Mass, Ha-
wall has ever found most consistent
friend, one who has done his utmost
to advance the best interests of the
Territory on the mainland, giving of
his time and money freely and without
thought of compensation;
Now, therefore be it Resolved. By!
the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce
that appreciation Of this service be ac-
knowledged by the Board of Trustees
in the form of some suitable memento
accompanied by q. written testimonial
of the Chamber S appreciation of his
services -
In presenting the resolution Mr. Nor |
gan called attention to Mr.. Gilman s |
valuable friendship to the Territory In
talking the matter over with some of
Mr. Gilman's friends it was thought |
that some mark of appreciation should
be shown him.
Both W. R. Castle and E. D. Tenney /
seconded the resolution, the former stat /
ing that during three winters residence
IN Boston he was thrown in contact
with Mr.. Gilman often and he had op.
portunity to observe the manner in
which he took occasion to advance Ha,
wall s interests all the time. He re.
ferred especially to his activity for Ha-
Taii at the Mohonk Conferences.
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our patrons that our machine shop has
just been equipped with the latest inn
proved tools. and that we are prepared
to take in a wider range of work. Steam
and gasolene engines, automobiles and
all kinds of fine machinery repaired
Ship and general blacksmithing. We
have Also quite variety of second
hand machiners, tools, implements, belt
ing, etc, which viii be sold cheap, at
NEILL's WORKSHOP,
133 Merchant st. p. o. Box 3S1.
Telephone l16
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JOHN NELL, ENGINEER
1876 MERCHANT STREET,

Has just received few of the finest
gasolene engines ever brought to this
Territory, and would be pleased to have
experts in that line call and examine
the ZOOS. We would further inform
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MANUEL REFS

Telephone 290; Won Hamm Young
Garage, phone 200; or residence, phone
1897.
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Poet-Have YOU read m, last poem7
Friend-I trust that I haye.-Judge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10
News Items From Gray

The Ladies' Aid Society will hold
their annual fair in the old Mundt store
building, Saturday afternoon and
evening, Decembar u, 1903. Many
useful and dainty articles will be sold:
an oyster and general supper will be
served in connection. Every body cor
daily invited to attend.
Mrs. Aikman and son, George, visi-
ted over Sunday with relatives at
Dawson.
Matilda Jensen visited with the
Shelley family at Audubon, Saturday.
Mrs. Elmer Ellis and daughter, Lee
ola, spsut several days with relatives
in the cOuatry last week.
f. Farnham and wife visited at the
George Gray home Friday.
Mrs. Chas. Mclaughlin returned
home, Saturday, after spending two
weeks with relatives at Kansas City.
Mrs. Hepp and daughter, Esther,
were Manning visitors Saturday.
The revival meetings still continue
with an increase in attendance.
Mrs Fl. Lamp is entertaining her
brother, Mr.. WIss, OF West Side.
Remember the fair, Saturday even
ing the 18th of December.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-10
The Christmas Lippincott'

With the approach Of Christmas,
every body ought to be in a joyous
mood, even if everybody isn't, so let
US away with gloom and melancholy,
and have about us only reading mat
ter that is cheerful in tone and atune
with the holiday season. The Decem.
Der Lippincott' provides just the sort
of entertainment TO put you in good
humor. The complete novel is a hum
orous mystery story entitled "Seven
Days" by Mary Robert Rinehart,
whose book THE Circular Staircase
now ranks as one of tie seasons "best
sellers" Mrs. Rinehart has chosen
for tue theme of her latest story the
mishaps and adventures of a number
of society folk and few others-who
suddenly fiud themselves quarantined,
owing to the illness of a servant. in a
house where the society folk have gone
to dine. All sorts ofweird happenings
take place in this "house of too much
trouble" during their Imprisonment.
A diamond bracelet, pearl necklace,
and other valuables mysteriously dis
appear. the telephone wires are cut,
and one of the women guests is brutal
ly embraced and kissed by a perso n
unknown. Altogether, there are enough
amusing situations for dozen stories.