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CHAPTER i'll.
Ten Million Dollars Ransom.

NJ r. GRAYMAN. on the morning
M after the events already de-
|" scrihed. waited long at the
breakfast table. and at last.
growing imnatient. he sent to his dauSh-
ter's room II was empty! So the SER
Empty Mr.. Grayman exclaimed.
What DO you mean"
Miss Helen is not there, and her bed
has not been occlIpied. We can ind no
trace OF her or Of Susan
Mr.. Grayman could not believe his
ears. He was OF a choleric temperament
except in business.
You IDIOT he said. brushing the
girl aside III so myself ard see
He ascended TO his daughters apart
ments. IN a few minutes he had con-
WINGED himself OF the truth of the in
credible report. Miss iTayman was not
to no found, and neither her bed nor
SuSan's had been disturbed He was
absolutely stunned. Nothing in the least
resembling this had ever before occur
though or a romantic disposition, was
most regular i'm her habits, and she had
seldom spent q night out OF the house
when he was In IL. He treasured her as
the apple OF his eye. She formed the
only bond between him and the world
OF sentiment. He never suffered her 10
be long out Of his sight. In summer
they went together to one Of his coun-
tTy places, or 10 the mountains, or the
seaside, or sometimes 10 Europe That
she should vanish out OF his own house
from under his very eyes-waS a thing
beyond all possibility Of belief II simply
could not be So And yet il was so.
After the first half-paralyZng shock
produced by this tremendous fact, Mr.
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WALKERS DISCREDIT
TIME OF PEPPERS
Pedestrians, Arriving This Morn
ing, Say They Want to
Be Shown.

D. X. Younger and Charles V
Matter, pedestrians Of the Baltimore
Cross Country Club, arrived at The
Washington Times office this morning.
having completed a walk from the Bal
timOre News office in hours and .
minutes. The men left the starting
point at lao last night and reported at
the Munsey building at 1880 Neither
showed any i'll effects Of the jaunt
In commenting on their journey. both
said they would have to see PepDers
make the trip. as he is supposed to-
have done in slightly over eight hours.
before they would credit his time. With
the exception of the time consumed for
Breakfast. the men said they kept I'D a
steady gait all the way, and pointed ont
that they were both in as good shane
for the jaunt as was Peppers.
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Grayman became angry. The disagree
able truth was in opposition TO his viii.
and 20 that he never suffered, and Of
late had seldom encountered, any Op-
position. lie was accustomed TO TidiDE
over undesirable facts ana making them
turn out as he wished. But here he had
encountered fact of astounding
strangeness which was stubborn enough
to defy him.
Il threw him into a towering pas
sion. He abused the servants, who
Hooked wondering around Miss Gray
mans door. When the hOusekeeper ap-
Geared. busting to the rescue with ar
imaginary explanation OF the disap-
pearance half uttered on her lips. he
lost all patience and chased her down
stairs. Mr.. GTayman, the great billion
Are, noted for his GOODNESS and his
nerve, had almost gone mad He had
met his first check in thirty years. and
i'm a form that he could not endure
To anger succeeded stupefaction
a gain. The occurrence was so UMPIRE
ccdentcd that he could not think con-
nectejly about a., or about what to do.
n it had been a cross-current in bust
ness. he would have met il transquiliy
and masterfully and have overcome IT,.
But this was misunderstanding be-
yond his eXperience--end it overcame
The butler was more ciesr-headed
than his master.
i think it will be necessary to send
for the police, sir he suggested.
The police cried Mr.. Grayman-
What have they got 10 do with II?
What do the police know about my
daughter
.But-but, sir" stammered the maI.
she may-she may have been carried
OF"
Carried off, Who would carry her
off YOU fool? Who could carry her on
here2'
II don't know. sir. But she wouldn' I
have gone Of herself. would she. sir2''
At this one Of the maids, in whose
hard practical brain the buffers re-
mark had struck the spark Of an idea,
said in an undeTtOnC TO companion:
could II have been that Lord Darn
lew He was always hanging around
her
Mr.. Grayman's ear caught the words
Now this was something which might
have Deen expected 10 anger him-the
suggestion that his daughter would
elope. But instead. IL simply shocked
his mind back into a normal state. In
an instant he had become master OF
himself and Of the situation
Go about your duties he said quiet
" in his ordinary tones we are max
ing trouble about nothing. 7 had really
forgotten what my daughter told me
last night have been so overpressed
with business that il escaped me. She
has not disappeared, I know where she
is II was only my fOTgetfulness-
Think no more about it"
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BISSELL'S BAZAAR
ENTERS NEW HOME
Formal Opening of Greatly
Expanded Establishment
Set for Tomorrow.

There IS a surprise in store for Wash
meton shoppers who attend the opening
o. Bissells Bazaar Monday in its new
c, larJers at 1907 G street.
What formerly was an enterprise
carrying only leather goods and jeweIry
viii be found TO have suddenly ex-
panded into a large establishment
stocked with a full line of the newest
creations In waists, dresses. suits. mil
hnery, and a varied line or novelties,
with a considerably augmented supply
OF leather goods and jeweITy.
Until late hour last night the force
Of the store was kept busy arranging
the stock When the doors are opened
for business tomorrow II viii be TO dis
play one Of the most complete arrange
ments Of dainty feminine wear ever
handled by a local firm
There are three floors in the new Bis
sell quarters Practically the entire line
% novelties, together with the leather
goods and jewelry stock, is on the first
floor. The secor5 floor is devoted 10
rsuits and waists. and the third 20 mil
linery-
While the interior OF the building, with
It's mahogany furnishings and white
staircases, presents an attractive ap-
pearance, II - eqUaled by The exterior.
I With a stucCO surface, tiled roof. and
large windows on each floor. the build
lng's frontage Is Of an odd architectural
design and undoubtedly will rank
among the more attractive Of the
! smaller business houses in Washington.
/ Work on the structure was begun SCI
erai months ago, and IT'S completion ,sOn-
] SUtutes a decided Improvement IN Z II
section OF 9 street
What undoubtedly viii prove popu-
, lar feature Of The interior arrangement
us the wide aisle spaces. II Is doubtful
If even barSaiu-day crowds can cOngeSL
the store, as every arrangement hs=
been made Cor the convenience Of the
patrons An elevator has been installed
/ which VIII be ia operation in time fUI'
the opening
Formerly BisseIIs Bazaar was located
IN a building at Twelfth and @ streets
The firm has been in business in Wash
lngtcn for Eve years, and has met with
success from the start Both Mr. and
Mrs. Bisseil viii personally superin-
tend tomorrow opening.
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CHAPTER XII.
"In Which l Have the Chance of My
Life and Seize It."


7 WAS pretty well QUILTED for lighting
At nineteen 1 stood six feet two. or.
very close 10 II, weighed Is pounds
stripped, and measured Just s3 inches
around the waist.
Billy Gallagher was quitting, too. He
had been doing little fighting now and
then. and had been offered a match with
Danny \eedham, middleweiEht in those
days. Billy was going TO san Francisco
10 train and wanted me TO work with
him
After his fight he was 10 look around
and match me against some heavy
weight The prospect Of seeing new
country looked good even without the
chance to make money by It. Come 10
think Of il, l guess I never worried my
found out later on that II was good
thing 20 have. The hunting and fishing
was so good right around Los Angeles
that q fellow didn't need much except
enough to buy ammunition and tackle.
But it's mighty good to be we'll enough
heeled TO pick out yOur own hunting
camps whenever Won want TO- Give me
the Oregon wilderness for bear and deer
and money helps out lot when you
invite half a dozen Of the boys along TO
share in the sport
It's lucky I didn think much OF the
money end just about that time. Billy
Gallagher and I went to san Francisco.
Billy trained and ] worked Ike horse
with him, boxing and rubbing him down
and making myself generally useful.
NOT because. I reEs rded the chance OF
getting coin out OF II, but because ne
was my friend and I wanted to help
him win He fought Needham on the
date set, 20 a draw. He got his end
Of the purse. and then he skipped With
out leaving me a cent. That was my
first acquaintance with the LUIGI sue
Of the game. They say there's no
gratitude i'm a fighter. That was, my
onipion when I knew that I had been
left in the IurCh by nv one trlend-
However. I figured il out that ne prop
ably needed the money more than I
did I was fiat broke, but ] WASH [ Z
soft handed dude. l kno" no" 10 I'd - =
| care Of myself, and II II came u0 49, 70
cases there was the Union Iron Worhs'
T,-bero scott was turning out battle
ebins 4 man with two hands as good
as mine doesn't need to turn hobo JUST
Locauea Of a little temporary setback
/ In tho financial line. And for that mat
/ ter I could fight somebody.
/ 7 did. -,
The EentIeman's name was Dan Long.
| and ne hailed from Denver
The purse for that fight was a thou
sand dollars In good round, hard, use
/ full L. s twenty-dOllar gold pieces. IL
/ looked like a mint TO me after knocking
ont a few dollars a daV handling IRON.
That thousand dollars settled things. II
! made me decide that there wasn't any
/ trade for me but singing fists
/ I have to laugh every time think
4 about that fight with Long lie was
good big fellow, and strong enough, and
| knew a little. so that he had more OF
reputation than I had He was sup
/ posed TO be coming champion, and
| coming pretty fast at that
| Well. we got into the ring on the
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HOUSES DESTROYED.
OCCUP ANTS ESCAPE
Woman Jumps From Upper
Window Into Arms Of
Firemen.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. March g--Fi-a
today destroyed two frame houses on
the west side OF keuper lane.
The Nelson apartment building q
modern threr-stOry structure Of the Per
IN estate. was threatened. as was also
the garage OF the White AutOmoniIs
Con Uary. The burned houses were
coub ames, one belonged 70 william
WHIT, %. stanton avenue, and the
other = Undertaken Wutze.
TIE tenants, some thirty In all. got
ORE s2feiy after hard fight by fremen.
one SlCl. woman was carried out and
one jumped from the secOnd-storv WIN
dow into the arms Of Private Watch
man John H Tucker, and was not Seri-
Ousl- .-'gr- The loss was about SI5,O0l.
The t-nauts In the fat building adioir-
ing were thrown into a panic by the
flames
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~ I#~

night of the fight. and as soon as the
bell rang we walked into each other.
] guess Long thought he'd lay me out
But | had seen that purse, and can
non BAH wouldn't have stopDed me.
7 remembered my night with GTifr--
and used the same tactics again ]
leaned over and stuck ms left out ~
waited for my chance
The frst round might have been about
an even thing In the second ]
punched Long right on the nose so
hard that he dropped. The referee
counted over him until he reached ten.
and that was enough I got the coin
Looking back over my first two fights
7 can't say tnuJ my style has ever
changed very -nuch. 7 have fought a
lot OF champions. and have worked with
a lot Of good ms q. like COrbcJt and FitZ-
simmons, in training camps. and yet
mat trick Of CrouChtng a little and
using my left hand for the knockout
blow has stuck TO me. ] get them ali
in the body It's a great blow. IL
doesn't leave much OF a mark. but very
few men can stand I'D after being hit
fairly under the heart or just where the
edges Of the ribs come together
/ have never struck a man with my
full strength. because I've never cared
10 risk the result. I knock my men out
carefully even I'm the excitement OF
winning III. championship from Fitz-
simmons I Tut over the last punch Just
hard enoUgl 10 do the work. II only
needed a tap. and II ( had hi fun force
/ might have killed him. In our second
+ ght FltZSin1mOuS cut me to pieces. He
vas the shiftiest fighter in the world.
re was trying to close my eyes, and did
have me Yearly blinded. But for ali
that ] judged my last punch and put
II in with just force enough 10 win
One reason why I've never struck a
blow with my full force Is that I've
never felt myself being beaten down.
II I ever do. then I'll draw on the last
reserve, and whatever I hit is going 20
crack
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DAY NOT MENTIONED.

NEW YORK. March 27-President
Taft did not mention Chancellor Dav
as reason for his not attending the
Syracuse Alumni dinner, according TO
Lewis a. Leonard, who went 10 Wash
inGtOn as the representative of the as
sOciatiOn TO invite the President TO the
dinner. He was sounded as to the pos
sibility of his attending the dinner. If
he we're invited, Mr. Leonard said. and
il was found impossible to do so for
reasons that had nothing TO do with
Chancellor Day.
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SYNOPSIS.

Jenries declares he Is an American
through and through, OF Scandinavian or
Morse Viking stocH, and relates some OF
the fighting done by the Jeffries family
before his time.
Tells Of early experiences at his birth
place Carroll. Ohio Champion says his
love Of hunting was born during his child
hood days. Narrates details Of his first
deer hunt. Learned some fighting at
school
Had narrow escape with negro fellow
workman Explains the mystery OF his
great reserve strength. Recalls an eX
citing adventure in the hills. Says he
happened to become professional boxer
AMI advises hard work for opponents OF
the art Love OF boxing made him for
sake his trade
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Synopsis of Chapters Already Published

Helen Grayman. daughter Of a New
York Millionaire. Is dressing in her room.
when a noise is heard outside OF her
bedroom window. Her maid. Susan
Jackson. opens the window. thinking the
noise was made by pet cat. Instead OF
a cat a man. Captain Alfonso Payton. a
noted sky pirate-the time IL June. 1856
enters the room. The two women are
placed his aeroplsne. Chameleon
ard abduc ed for a ransom sky pirates
had .occup ed the attention OF the public
for some time and their deeds had been
very daring Captain Alfonso is one OF
the most daring lie is a Spanish-Amer-
lean, handsome and refined. Helen thinks
IL A prank arranged by her friends. The
captain tells her he is Commodore Brown.
Of the Washington Aero Yacht Club. After
an all-night trip and half a day they ar
rive at their destination. in the middle
OF a thick woods. He tells her hcr friends
will be there later. his aero was faster
than theirs introduces her TO Mrs. VII
liams and the girl goes inside.
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ASBURY PARK CROWDED.

ASHBURY PARK. y. J.. March y
The warm wave has brought many
Easter visitors 20 this CITY The hotels
that are open are crowded
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"My Story of NV life"

Copyright, 1919 by the Associated Liter
ary Press in the United States. Canada.
and Great Britain. All rights reserv ed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

TOmOrTOw's inSfaIImcnt VIII be:
showing That Fate Plays Strange
Tricks"
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The Continuation of This story VIII
he Found In Tomorrow
Issue OF The TImea,
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Emerson q Orme. the Apperson
agents, have been advised that the an
nual Pasadena Altadena hill climb. the
blue-ribbon motoring event Of southern
California, has been posted until April
For the past two years this event has
been won by Edgar AppeTsOn, in an
Apperson Jack Rabbit Apperson Doth
years established a new record Tor the
hill This year the Jack Rabbit Will
be driven in this event by Harris NJ.
Hanshue. and il he wins it will make
The classic trophy the permanent prop
erty of the Apperson Company
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At the Ford plant in Detroit thu
fiscal year commences October ]. and
All records date from them" said Claude
Miller, Of Miller Brothers, Ford agents.
For the first quarter ending December
81, 2,S1O cars were shipped. Since Janu-
ary ] up 10 and including March -,
3S1S machines were shipped, making a
total for the five and One-half months
of 61SS cars. But real activity began
last week Teh first warm day resulted
in a flood Of orders by wire, mail and
telephone. Last Monday 40 cars were
shipped, and for the FIVE and one-half
DAYS. for the factory closes At noon
Saturday. the total shipments reached
$40 machines
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HIGHWAY BRIDGE.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

The Van Buren-St Leonards Interna-
tional Bridge Commission will receive
proposals at the office of the State Com
missioner of Highways, at Augusta,
Maine. until noon Sept 9Th. 1910. for the
furnishing all material and building a
highway bridge over the ST. John River
between Van Buren,, Maine, and St
The length of the bridge will be about
1852 feet between backwalls. and about
200 cubic yards of masonry will be re-
quired.
Proposals will be received separately
for the masonry and for the superstruc-
ture.
The masonry must be completed by
December 1st 1910, and the superstruc-
ture by April 1st, 1911.
Each proposal must be accompanied by
a certified check for $1,000 made payable
Maine. and Minister of Public Works.
Canada" Jointly. as a guarantee that the
bidder. If awarded the contract, will fur
nish the required bond and execute the
contract within ten days Of the time of
the award
An approved bond for one-half the con-
tract price will be required for the faith
fdi performance of the work.
Specifications and general plan may be
seen at the Office of Engineering News.
New York, the Office of the Chief Engi-
offices of the Resident Engineers D. P.
Works at Toronto. Ont. Montreal and
Quebec. P. O., and St. John, N. B.. or
they may be obtained for one dollar on
application to E. E. Greenwood, Engr.,
Skowhegan. Maine.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all proposals. LIS an1
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ENCYCLOPEDIA, BRlTTANIc

ninth edition with American revisions
and addtions-25 vols. 1913 Brunswick
Ave, Gardiner, Maine. auglSd3t'
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MIDDLE AGED MAN WANTS A

Trap Drummer playing in some NJ. P. and
vaudeville theatre. Best of references; Is
years experience and up-to-date. For
information write Frank +. Applebee,
Albion, Me. auglSdSt*
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PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.

Office Of Overseer Of Poor,
Augusta, Me, August Is. 1910.
Sealed proposals will be rec eived at this
Office until 1870. August 81. 1910. for the
furnishing of supplies for tile poor de-
partment of the city of Augusta for the
twelve months beginning Sept. l, 1910,
and ending Aug. 81, 1911
Printed Instructions and hglank pro-
posals will be furnished on anDlication
at this Office. The right Is reserved to
reject any or all proposals and to ad-
yertiSe anew t--si
Proposals. should be addressed to the
Undersigned
B. B. WENTWORTH,
aug16, u-th-&sat,7
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RAILROADS & STEAMBOATS,
~!@g9 IggzsfD
'<A1i lllIs!:

TIME AT WHICH TRAINS ARE Ex.
PECTED TO ARRIVE AND DEPART.
in effect June 20. 1910.
FROM BANGOR,
246 A. M. for Ashland. Caribou. VISA
Buren,, Fort Fairfield and intermediate
stations, via Medford.
TOO A. NJ, for Greenville. st. FrancaA
Fl Kent, Washburn, Grand Isle. Caribou.
Limestone, Ft Fairfield and intermediate
stations. Dining car Bangor to Honlton
$50 A. NJ. for Searsport and interms'
date stations.
$50 p. M. for Caribou. Van Buren,. n
Fairfield and intermediate stations. via
MedfQrd. Dining car Bangor to Houlton
Parlor car Bangor to Caribou.
40 p. NJ. for Greenville. BrownvillA
and intermediate stations.
$50 P. NJ, for Searsport and inferno
ARRIVE BANGOR
TBS A. NJ. from Searsport and intorms
date stations.
$50 A. M, from Greenville. Brownvtlls
and intermediate stations.
2.15 P. M, from Aroostook County
points. Dining car Houlton to Bangor
Parlor car Caribou to Bangor.
sos P. NJ, from Searsport and inferno
diate stations.
7.lO P. NJ. from Grand Isle. washburn.
Ashland, Caribou, FIT. Fairfield, Green.
vile and intermediate stations. Houltor
1i.5s p. M. from Van Buren,. Caribou
Fl. Fairfield and intermediate stations
w. M. BROWN. GEO. NJ. HOUGHTON.
GenI Supt. Pass'r Trafdc MRr
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A BUSINESS IN AUGUSTA THAT
has been established five years. Reason
for selling is poor health. Address A..
care Kennebec Journal, Augusta. Me.
jly23dtf
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RAILROADS & sTEAMg0AIs
MAINE CENTRAL R. R.,
In effect June - III.
THROUGH TRAINS.

THROU6H VHAlN0.
GOING WEST-S00 A. NJ, except Mo-.
day. Portland and Boston: 6.d A. =; re-
Lewiston. Pennington. Rangeley, Hocx.
Quebec; 03s A. n. for Brunswick. Rock
land, Lewiston. Pennington. Rangsley,
White Mountain points. Portland and
Boston; 1927 A. M. Sundays only. for
Lewiston. Portland and Boston; Sb r.
NJ. local for Portland: 4;o6 P. N express
for RoG Yo1t Ne Com
way and Bartlett: 500 p. n. Sandays
only for Portland and Boston. connecting
with through sleeper for New York: 81
p. NJ, for South Gardiner: 1912 r. NJ.
daily for Lewiston. Bath. Rockland, Port
land and Boston. Accommodation trains
leave Augusta for Gardner 7.0 A. ~.
LIS. $40 and 6.16 p. n.
GOING EAST.-1.06 A. NJ. for Skowhe-
gan, Bangor. Aroostook Co., st. John ana
the Provinces. Does not connect on Sum
day morning to Belfast. Dexter or be-
yond Bangor. 80 A. NJ. Bangor. Calais
t snd Ear HaEeG HSs, and and Ms
ington County: 637 A. NJ. for Waterville
Oakland. Somerset Ry. to Bingham and
Ktne0. Foxcroft, Bangor; $40 A. A.. for
Waterville. Skowhegan and Bangor; u.4
A M. for Bangor, Washington Co..
Arcostook Co, St. John and Hallfax: Vi:
and Bar Harbor: 321 p. NJ. for Water
Vile. Skowhegan, Belfast. Foxcroft, Ban
gor and Mattawamkeag; L28 p. NJ. for
Waterville aad Skowhegan: 916 A. NJ.
Sundays only. for Waterville. Bangor,
F. E. Boo5THiBY. General Passenger
Agent.
NORRIS MCDONALD, vics-Presidsns 4
General Manager. Portland. Maine.
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STATE OF MAINE.
Board Of State Assessors.

Augusta. Aug 18th, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that the State
Assessors will be In session at the City
Hall in Waterville on Tuesday the 23rd
day of August. and at the Blaine House
In Augusta on Wedne sday the Path day
of August. at o'clock in the forenoon
of each day, A. D. 1910. in the county
of Kennebec, to secure information to
enable them to make q just equalization
of the taxable property in the several
charges of concealment of property from
taxation. of differentiation and of fall
ure to assess property liable to taxation.
GEORGE POTTLE,
VIM. J.. THOMPSON,
e. NJ. JOHNSTON,
Board of State Assessors.
JAMES PLUMMER. Clerk.