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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-02

1T won't need to be hard bump"
Orme explained. Il don't want to
hurt the fellow"
Then why-%
ITO frighten him into giving up
some papers"
Porter looked straight into Orme's
eyes. do the papers belong to
your" he demanded.
NO" Orme spoke quietly. They
belong to this young lady-or, rather,
to her father. This Japanese, and the
other one, there on the shore. stole
them"
What is the lady's name"
81 can't tell you that"
But the police"
1T isn't a matter for the police.
Please trust me, Mr.. Porter"
The life-saVer stood irresolute.
IF this boat is damaged, I'll make
it good five times over" continued
Orme.
"Oh, it wouldn't hurt the boat. A
few scratches, perhaps. It's the other
boat I'm thinking Of"
ITS pretty grim business, know"
remarked Orme.
The younger man again studied
Orme's face. Can you give me your
word that the circumstances would
justify US in ramming that boat?"
1t flashed over Orme that he had
I no idea what those circumstances
were. He knew only what little the
girl had told him. Yet she had as
sured him again and again that the
papers were of the greatest impor-
tance. True, throughout the affalr'
thus far, with the exception OF the
blow he had given Maku, the persons
concerned had offered no dangerous
violence. The mysterious papers
might contain information about
South American mines-as little Pori-
tol had suggested; they might hold
the secrets of an international syn
dicate. Whatever they were, 1t was
really doubtful whether the necessity
of their recovery would justify the
possibility # Staying another man.
Perhaps the girl had unconsciously
exaggerated their value. Women who
took hand in business often lost the
sense of relative Importance. And
yet, 7he had been so SIRE; she had
herself gone to such lengths. Then,
too, the South Americans had hired
burglar to break into her fathers
house. and now this japanese had
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-02
SYNOPSIS.

At the expense of a soiled hat Robert
Orme saves from arrest a girl in black
touring car who has caused a traffic Jam
on State street. He buys a new hat and
9 given In change a five dollar bill with;
Remember the person you pay this 10,
written on 1t. A second time he helps the
lady in the black car. and learns that IN
Tom and Bessie Wallingham they nave
mutual friends, but gains no further mint
Of her identity. He discovers another In
ecTiption on the marked bill, which, in
futile attempt to decipher it, he copies
and places the copy in drawer in MS
apartment. Senor Poritol South Ameri-
can, calls, and claims the marked bill.
Orme refuses, and fight ensues IN
which Poritol is overcome. He calls IN
Penor Alcatrante. minister from his coun-
Ery, TO Vouch for him. Orme still refuses
70 give up the bill. Orme goes for walk
and sees two Japs attack Alcatrante. He
Eescues him. Returning to his rooms
Qrme Is attacked by two Japs who et-
feet a forCible exchange of the marked
the black car waiting for him. She also
wants the bill. 0rme tells his story. She
recognizes one of the Japs as her father 8
butler. Maku. The second inscription on
the bill is the key to the hiding place or
important papers stolen from her father
Both Japs and South Americans want the
papers. Orme and the Girl" start out IN
the black car In quest of the papers. In
the university grounds in Evanston the
hiding place Is located. Maku and an
other Jap are there. Orme fells Maku
and the other Jap escapes. Orme finds In
Maku's pocket folded slip of paper. He
takes the girl, whose name Is still un-
known to him, to the home of friend In
Evanston. Returning to the university
grounds Orme gets in conversation with
guard at the life-saving station. They
hear a motor boat in trouble in the dark
ness on the lake
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-02

there time for the japanese to get
away? 1t was doubtful. He opened
the feed pipe and let the gasoline
again flow in. The launch was now
so near that Orme could almost have
leaped the gap, but the Japanese bent
his energy to the heavy fly wheel. tug
ging at it hurriedly.
The motor started. The boat began
to move.
Even now it looked as though the
collision could not be prevented, but
the Japanese, seizing the steering
wheel, turned the boat so quickly to
starboard that the stern fell away
from the bow of the approaching
launch. There was no crash, no hard
bump; merely a glancing blow so
slight that in that calm water 1t
scarcely made the boats careen.
Then Orme threw his moose. The
distance was less than ten feet, and
the loop spread, quick and true, over
the head of the Japanese. But, swift
though the action was, the Japanese
had an instant to prepare himself.
His right arm shot up. AS Orme, jerk
ing at the rope, tried to tighten the
moose, the hand of the Japanese push
ed it over his head and it slid over
the side into the water. In a few
seconds the swift boat had disap-
peared in the night.
Tightening his lips grimly, Orme
drew the wet rope in and mechanical
ly coiled it. There was nothing to
say. He had failed. So good an op-
portunity to recover the papers would
hardly return.
Silently he turned back to the 9th
ers. Porter had swung the launch
around and was heading toward the
distant lights of Evanston. The girl
was peering In the direction whence
came the sound of the receding boat
Thus, for some time they remained
silent.
At last the girl broke into laugh
1t was a ripping, silvery laugh, ex
pressing an infectious appreciation OF
the humor of their situation. Orme
chuckled in spite of himself. If she
could laugh like that, he need not stay
in the dumps. And yet in his mind
ranked the sense cf failure. He had
made a poor showing before her-and
she was laughing. Again the corners
of his mouth drew down.
q suppose the notion is amusing,
he said--"a cowboy at sea-"
"Oh, was not laughing at you
She had sobered quickly at his words
Il shouldn't blame you, if you did y
1T is the whole situation" she went
on. And it wouldn't be so funny, II
it weren't so serious"
Il appreciate it" he said.
And you know how serious it is,
she went on. But truly, Mr.. Orme
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past him, and l will help you into our
boat"
'Tll try" She nodded, with brave
effort to show reinsurance.
Orme frowned at the japanese.
What are you doing with this young
lady?" he demanded.
mo understand"
Yes, you do understand. You un-
derstood well enough when you
robbed me this evening"
mo understand" the Japanese re-
peated.
The girl, meantime, had moved
slowly from her position. The two
boats were close together. Suddenly,
after swift glance from Orme, the
girl stepped to the gunwale and
/ leaped across the gap. Orme reached
forward and caught her, drawing her
for brief instant close into his arms
before she found her footing in the
cockpit,
Splendid" he whispered, and she
tossed her head with pretty smile
of relief
Porter had been standing close by,
the boathook in his hands. rs there
anything more to be done?" he asked
of Orme
Yes. wait moment"
The Japanese had made no move
to prevent the girls escape. Indeed,
while she was leaping to the other
boat, he balanced himself and turned
to his motor, as though to continue
the work of repair.
Now, then" called Orme, you
must give me those papers"
'No understand" The Japanese
did not even look up from his task.
Orme turned to Porter. Give me
! the boathook," he said, and taking it,
/ he hooked it to the gunwale of the
other boat, drawing the two crafts
| together. His intention was to use
the boathook to bring the Japanese
to terms. But the Oriental was too
quick. His apparent indifference van
ished, and with cat-like pounce, he
seized the boathook and snatched it
from Orme's grasp.
The action was so unexpected that
Orme was completely taken by sur
prise He made ready, however, to
leap in unarmed, but the Japanese
thrust the blunt end of the boathook
at him. and tho blow, which struck
him in the chest, sent him topping
/ backward He vas saved FROM tum-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-02
Mild Justice,

On the bench Judge A. is very stern
but at home his wife is the discipline
rian of the family. One day, sayi
Harper's Magazine, when the parlol
was full of callers at the judges house
the door suddenly burst open, and
with whoop his two young sons burs
in, riding their pet goat.
The judge was looked to by the par
ty to give the official rebuke. He rose
to the occasion.
Boys" he said, sternly, take that
goat out of here this instant! Take
It," here his gathering frown made
the guests quake inwardly, take Il
back to the library. where it belongs
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-02
THE DAILY MENTAL MENU
Assimilation and Elimination Of the
Contents Of the Big News.
paper.

The meal Is prepared for one per
son; the menu for many persons
Now, the newspaper is not meal; II
is a menu. 1t is not edited for one per
son but for many persons.
Not for "the mass" or "the
masses;" that is q corroding supersti'
tition. There is no mass" to read
a newspaper-only individuals. But
into the newspaper there Is put a
wide variety of things because there
is wide variety of persons in the
world this year.
The man who wants only a bunch
of grapes and a little tea and toast
for breakfast cannot understand the
individual next him who is Of huski'
ness, who demands buckwheat cakes
sausages and pie; yet the hotel must
take in both.
So must the newspaper.
The art o. newspaper reading may
be divided into two parts-elimina'
tion and assimilation, the st. Louis Re-
public says. No one individual not
concerned in the making Of newspa'
pers has any business with the whole
paper. The reader should select what
concerns him in the days news and
pass by the rest on tns other side.
Failure to do that leads to the read
ing of much more than can be read
carefully. Result: Misty impressions
and vague, purposeless thinking. The
real news of the day for any one hui
man being is contained in not more
than dozen "stories;" choose the
dozen that concern you and concen'
trate on them. Don't try to cover
everything in the paper-not even
everything on politics or sport. There
are 20 different oyster dishes on a
good menu, but to get enough nitro.
gen to keep from starvation a man
would have to eat IA dozen a day.
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Another slight change in the course
showed that Porter understood.
AS the lessening of the distance be-
tween the two boats made it possible
to distinguish the disabled speeder
more clearly, Orme saw that the Japa-
nese was still tinkering with the mo-
tor He was busying himself as
though he realized that he had no
hope of escape unless he could start
his beat.
Narrower, narrower, grew the inter-
vening gap of dark water. Orme
braced himself for the shock. In his
left hand was the coiled painter; in
his right, the end Of the ready moose,
which trailed behind him on the deck
ing. 1t was long since he had thrown
a lariat. In vivid CLEAN of memory
he saw at that moment the hot, dusty
New Mexico corral, the low adobe
buildings, the numbering cattle and
the galloping horses of the ranch.
There he had spent one summer vaca-
tion of his college life. 1t was ten
years past, but this pose, the rope in
his hand, flashed it Oack to him.
Now they were almost on the Japa-
nese. For the moment he seemed to
waver He glanced at the approach
ing launch, and reached uncertainty
for the boat hook. Yet it did not
seem to occur to him to yield.
And then, as for the hundredth time
he laid his hands on the motor. he
uttered a cry. 1t was PLAIN to Orme
that the cause, of the supposed break
down hsd been discovered. Bat Waa
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-02
uhiduitoua Golf.

George Sargent, the golf champion
said one afternoon at Hyde Manor,
Vermont:
Golf has become so popular that
it is mixed up with everything. You
wouldn't think that golf could have
any relation to taxicabs and music,
would you? But the other day,
apropos of taxicabs, a New York
man told me that all the golf sticks
of New York were becoming wry,
necked. New York golf players, he
explained, ride to the ferries in taxi
cabs, and their sticks get wry-neck.
ed from twisting round to watch
the dimes mount up on the taxi.
metre.
Then, on the way to the next
hole, our talk turned to grand opera,
and the New York man declared that
the other day his baby daughter, taxi
ing up the score of Electra pointed
to a group Of quarter-noses and said:
Papa, how does ons play those
little golf sticks?'"
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was voluntary. And yet Orme could
not believe that there was not some
simple explanation which she would
welcome the first chance to make. He
could not doubt her.
The immediate thing to do, how
ever, was to find out just what she de-
sired. Suppressing his excitement
he called out:
Girl"
At the same time he turned the Ian
tern so that his own face was IL
Eliminated.
"Mr. Orme!" she cried, rising from
her seat. You here?"
AT your service"
He smiled, and turned his eyes for
an instant on her, companion. The
face of the Japanese was a study.
His eyes were narrowed to thin
Sits. and his mouth was formed into
meaningless grin.
Orme spoke to the Japanese in
French. "Maku has confessed" he
said. ''He is under arrest"
Inc lace or the Japanese did not
change.
DO you understand" asked Orme,
still in French.
There was no answer, and Orme
turned to the girl and said, in
French:
Il don't think he understands this
language"
Apparently not" she replied, in
the same tongue.
Tell me-" he went on, "are you
there of your own will?"
No"
Has he the papers?"
Il think so. l don't know"
"See If you can manage to gel
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got the lady-and that's more i'm
portant than all the rest OF 1t.
Porter grinned a noncommittal grin
and devoted himself to the wheel.
They had saved the girl! In his
disappointment over the escape of the
Japanese Orme had forgotten, but
now he silently thanked God that Por-
ter and he had come out on the water.
The girl had not yet explained her
presence in the boat. In her own
good time she would tell him. But
she had been there under compulsion;
and Orme shuddered to think what
might have happened.
He stole a glance at her. She was
leaning back on the seat. Her eyes
were closed and her pose indicated
complete relaxation, though it was
evident from her breathing that she
was not asleep. Orme marveled at
her ability to push the nervous ex-
citement of the evening away and
snatch the brief chance of rest.
When at last the launch ran up
under the end of a little breakwater
near the Davis street pier, she arose
quickly and sprang out Of the boat
without help. Then she turned, as
Orme stepped up beside her, and
spoke to Porter. IF you and Mr..
Orme had not come after me" she
said, there's no telling whether I
should ever have got back. l should
like to shake hands with you" she
added; and bending down, she held
out her firm white hand.
Then Orme laid his hand on the
life savers shoulder. you've done
a piece of good work tonight" he
said.
Porter laughed embarrassedly. Il
only ian the boat for you" he began.
You took me at my word" said
Orme, "and that's good deal in such
a case. Goodby. l will look you up
before go back east"
(TO BE CoNTINUEDJ
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-02

abducted her. Yes. 1t was a serious
game.
Orme answered Porter. 81 give you
my word" he said.
Porter nodded and frightened his
lips.
AT the very least, that fellow has
tried to abduCt this young lady" added
Orme.
"All right" said Porter. Let her
CO."
The other boat had drifted about
so feet away. Orme called out:
Hello, there, japanese. viii you
give up the papers?"
No answer came.
IF you won't" cried orme, I'VE are
going to ram you"
"Oh, no." exclaimed the girl sud
denly. 1--WE mustn't drown him."
I'VE shan't," said Orme. But we
will give him a scare" Then, in a
louder voice: DO you hear?"
The only reply was the tapping OF
metal on metal. The Japanese, 1t
seemed, was still trying to find out
what was wrong with his motor.
well, then" Orme said to Porter,
well have to try it. But use low
speed, and be ready to veer off at
the last minute"
He'll try to fend with the boat
hook" said Porter.
'If he does, I'll get him"
"How?"
"Lasso." Orme picked up a spare
painter that was stored under the
seat, and began to tie a slip-noose.
The girl now spoke. Il suppose we
shall have to do it," she said But
wish there were a less dangerous, a
less tragic way"
Hardly knowing what he did, Orme
laid his hand gently on her shoulder
1T will be all right. DEAR" he whis'
pered.
If the word embarrassed her, the
darkness covered her confusion.
Porter had started the motor, set
ting it at a low speed, and now he
was steering the boat in circle to
gain distance for the charge.
I've lost the other boat exclaimed
Orme, peering into the darkness.
She's off there" said Porter. you
can't see her, but 1 know the direc-
ton"
He swung the launch around and
headed straight through the night.
Hold on tight" Orme cautioned
the girl, and coiling his lasso. he went
to the bow.
The launch moved steadily forward.
Orme, straining his eyes in the en-
deavor to distinguish the other boat,
saw it at last. 1t lay few points to
starboard, and Porter altered the
course of the launch accordingly.
Make for the stern" called Orme,
land cripple her propeller, if you can"
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bling into the cockpit by Porter. who
caught him by the shoulders and
helped him to right himself. The two
boats tossed for a moment like corks
in the water.
When Orme again leaped to the
gunwale, the Japanese was using the
boathook to push the craft apart. A
final shove widened the distance to
six or eight feet. The jump was i'm
possible. Even IL the boats had been
nearer together it would have been
folly to attempt an attack.
Stepping down into the cockpit,
Orme bent over the girl, who had
sunk down upon cushion. She
seemed to be content that he should
play the game for her.
What is wrong with his motor?"
he said do you know?"
She answered in an undertone: Il
shut off the gasoline-supply. He
wasn't looking. He didn't see."
Good for you, Grill" he exclaimed.
Where did you do It? At the tank?"
mo. Unfortunately the valve is at
the carbureter. Oh" she continued,
I'VE must get the papers!"
Orme turned to Porter. Are you
willing to take a risk?" he asked.
Anything in reason" The life-
saver grinned. "Of course, don't un-
derstand what's going on, but I'll back
you"
This is a good. stout tub we are
in" Orme hesitated. Il want you to
ram her nose into that other boat"
Porter shook his head.
That's going pretty far" he said.
81 don't know that there is warrant
for it,
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Looked as Though the Collision

lIoISu SSAib NSh ~ ISNSbhSO'
am glad that we did not damage
that boat. 1t might have been ter
rible. If he had been drowned" her
voice trailed off in a faint shudder,
and Orme remembered how tired she
must be, and how deeply disappointed
Now. Girl" he said, bending over
her and speaking in low voice, try
to forget it. Tomorrow I am going
after the papers. l will get them"
She looked up at him. Her eyes
we're softly confident. 81 believe you, -
she whispered. You never give up,
do you?"
mo-" he said, Il never give up
when am striving for something
which greatly want" There was
meaning in his voice, though he had
struggled to conceal it. She lowered
her eyes, and said no more.
Slowly the lights of shore grew
brighter. After time Orme could
distinguish the masses of trees and
buildings, grayly illuminated by the
arc lamps of the streets. He spoke
| to Porter in an undertone.
Can you land us some distance
south of the life-saving station?" he
| asked
Sure. I'll run in by the Davis
street pier"
"TD be obliged to you" Orme
sighed. II made bad mess of it
didn't II"
"Oh, don't know" replied the life
saver. I'VE got the lady"
| Orme started. "YesG' BE- said I'VE
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-02-02
CHAPTER VII.

What was the girl doing out there
in mid-lake Ia the company Of her
enemy? Orme mad seen her enter the
house of her friends in Evanston; had
hidden her goodnight with the un-
derstanding that she was to make no
further move II the game before the
coming morning. She must have left
the house soon after he walked away.
Had she known all the time where
the Japanese was? Had she hunted
him out to make terms with him? II
that were the case. her action indi-
Gated q pew and unsuspected distruSt
of Orme himself Her failure to call
for help when Orne and Porter came
up in their launch seemed to show
"Sat Na~ presence In the other boat