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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-04-24
IMTEnsCHOLAST|C TRACK
MEET At 4. { N.
More Schools and More individuals
Entered Than Ever Participated
In Similar Event.

There are more high schools propos
ing to participate In the field day
events at A. 4 NJ. College at the inter
scholastic track meet Friday and Sat
urday than ever took part In a meet
In Texas and mole individuals are en-
tered for the various events than ever
entered in field events in Texas.
/ According to reports received by
Coach G. b. Moran, there will be about
t%enty-fouf high schools represented,
with the following men:
Roby. four men.
Haskell, six men.
Bowie, one man.
Roscoe, one man.
Bryan, six men.
Austin, Ave men.
Rogers, three men.
Temple. ten men,
Texarkana, six men.
Marlin. ten men.
Beaumont. seven men.
Waco, Ave men.
Snyder, six men.
Rosebud, one man.
Fort Worth, seven men.
Cameron. FIVE men
Nacogdoches. Ave men.
Sherman, six men.
San Marcos, 8 men.
Brownwood. Ave men.
Dallas, six men.
San Antonio, eight men.
Orange. eight men.
III Campo. six men.
Beaumont now holds the cup for the
high schools, and some OF those who
we're on the team which won that cup
last year are coming again.
The contest for the academy honors
will be between Allen Academy OF
Bryan and Marshall Training School
OF San Antonio. Allen Academy now
holds the academy cup. Allen Acad-
emy will be represented In all events
by forty-fve men and Marshall Train.
ing School will be represented in all
events by forty.seven men.
The officers OF the meet are as
follows:
Judges at Finish--E. j. Kyle. Capt.
C. l.. Fenton, w. NJ. Winton. J. o.
Morgan. Gilbert Allen Geist
Timekeepers-E ]. Fermier, ]. r.
Lear. F. J. Skeeler
Field Judrcs-C. T. Schaedel. chief:
S. z. Bowler. II. G. Lambert, T. Klug,
NJ. II. James. Jr, w. II. Burleson. e.
Driess. y. G. Eagleston, assistants.
Marshals-CadetC Colonel T. G.. Huth,
chief; C. C. Kruger. T. L. Johnson.
w. c. Washington. r. l.. Mangum, II.
w. Thomas, J. l.. Dickson, B. J. Mans
field, p. s. Devine, T. r. Shearer. G.
T.. Ehlinger, r. b. Barnitz. C. s. At
well, J. J. Brown, II. G. Eppler. w. II.
Curtin, c. A. McEachern. J. Fries.
Callers 4. l.. Millender. II. NJ.
Goodwin.
Scorers--C. II. Mcdowell. r. A..
Kern.
Clerk OF the Court-Quinlan Adams;
J. J. Waters, T. l.. Bell,
w. G. Beasley, G. A. Altgelt. II. Un-
derwood, John Scarborough.
Press--James Hays Quarles; T. II.
irwin, assistant
Starter-Charles d. Moran
Referee-Leo c. DeTray.
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COLD RUSH At ALPINE
tBy Associated Press.I

tBy Associated Press.l
Alpine. Texas, April PA small
sized gold rush is ON here. Persons Of
all classes are locating gold mines
since vein of gold was reported to
have been discovered yesterday In
South mountain, on the very edge OF
this city.
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MISSISSIPPI At sTAhDsT|LL
IBy Associated Press. ]

tBy Associated Press.l
New Orleans, La. April 24.-The
Mississippi river is about stationary
today. and no additional ravages have
been reported.
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REV. ]. FRANK NORRIS
DECLARED NOT GUILTY
lBy Associated Press ]

Fort Worth. Texas, April 24.-The
Norris case went to the jury near
noon today. Dir. Norris seemed cheer
full and confident.
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Jury still Out.

At 2 o'clock the Dr. Norris jury was
still out.
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THE WEATHER.

Forecast for tonight and Thursday
Unsettled; warmer tonight.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-15
"Aw!" cried Danny, expostulant.

"Aw!" cried Danny, expostulant.
"Our train leaves at two. Ye have
an hour and a half"
cav, but yer honor, is ut no rist at
all We'll liver be havin'?"
"Ye can rest on the train" said
O'Rourke. 1--WE just ten days left in
which to reach Rangoon, where I've an
appointment to keep with lady, Dan
ny, to wit, Madame O'Rourke. Dye
mind her, and do We blame me, Dan
ny?'
Danny became suddenly extraordin-
arily busy. why did We not say as
much to begin with, yer hono1?" he
complained. LAS if l wouldn't work
me hands to the stumps av
"'Tis now Thursday noon,' con-
tinued O'Rourke thoughtfully. THE
two o'clock trains scheduled to land
us in Calcutta at ten Saturday night
At eight Sunday morning steamer
leaves Diamond Harbor for Rangoon
scheduled for a fair-weather passage
of three days. That'll leave us a lit
tie leeway, barring accidents. But
we've 10 time to waste
"But how'll we be catching thot
steamer at Di mind Harbor, sor? How
fairs that from Calcutta, now, an will
there be thrains at that hour av the
night?"
That's to be dealt with as it turns
up, Danny. There's only forty miles
between the two places, and if there's
no train, We'll charter motor-car or
boat down the Hughli. -
The latter expedient O'Rourke final
ly adopted, although he could have af-
forded a comfortable night in a no.
tel at Calcutta, had he deemed it wise
But in the fifty-six hours of unmitigat-
ed sweltering that he and Danny en-
dured in their flight across India he
had leisure to think matters over very
carefully, with the result that, all
things considered, he felt justified in
assuming the world to be in league
against him and in shaping his course
accordingly. Therefore it were I'M
wise to permit himself to be seen and
recognized in Calcutta, or even to lin
ger on the soil Of India an instant
longer than absolutely necessary.
Within an hour, then, Of his arrival
at Howrah, he had, by dint Of per-
sistence and rupees, succeeded in hr-
ing launch to take him from the ter
minus by water to the steamer at Dia-
mOnd harbOr-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-15
CHAPTER XVII.

Danny said O'Rourke
without looking up from the occupa-
ton whic had engrossed his atten-
ton for the last three hours; and for
the first time in that period he spoke
audibly, making an end to the num-
bled Capitalization he had been hold
ing with himself, Murray's Guide,
Bradshaw, an Indian railway guide,
several steamship folders and large
colored map of the Indian empire.
What days this day, Danny?"
Danny thought laboriously. "'Twas
this morn we lift tn Rance, sor?
Thin yestiddy was Wednes-
day"
"And today Thursday, be logical
progress of reasoning, eh?"
cav, yiss, sor."
"And what's the timer"
Danny consulted O'Rourke's watch
on the bureau. "A quarter ~. twilve."
Then hestir yourself, 70 lazy good.
for.not hing md pack up - tfi1ss
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-15

Once there, Danny came to his prop
er senses and fell with a will to the
tasks O'Rourke set for him. With Ce.
cile he lifted the unconscious captain
and bore him down to his berth, then
left him to the ministrations Of mis-
tress and maid and returned to throw
overheard the last corpse, that Of the
lascar whom the serang had set to
slay the adventurer from behind.
O'Rourke himself proceeded to the
bridge, where he found the helmsman
still at the wheel, soberly keeping the
vessel on her course. The circum-
stance at the time surprised him; but
it afterwards was developed by dint
of crossexamination of the remainder
Of the crew that the serang had spe-
cially exempted Quick and Dravos
from the general massacre, they being
held necessary to the navigation Of
the ship. He had likewise put strict
injuctions on the helmsman not to de-
sert the wheel, whatever the tide Of
battle, whether for or against his
brethren. The stabbing of Quick
seemed to have been accidental, or
necessary under circumstances unfore-
seen.
AS a matter of fact, the remainder
of the lascars were thoroughly cowed
and proved unbelievably docile for the
balance Of the trip.
Thus it was that the voyage of the
Rance from Alden to Bombay was
pushed through without further fatal
ity. To the Irishman, however, must
go more than half the credit; for for
ty-eight. hours he never left the bridge
nor once closed his eyes in slumber.
1t was not indeed until the Rance,
on the stroke of the hour, the evening
of the fifteenth day Of June, walked
smartly into Bombay harbor, the in
ternational code signal mi" flutter.
ing from her peak, rounded Colabra
and dropped anchor off the point; not
until Danny and Dravos, free at length
from their toll in the broiling engine
room, came on deck to relieve him,
that O'Rourke collapsed-stumbled
down the bridge ladder and lurched
drunkenly down the saloon compan.
ionway. His head humming with
sleep, his brain bemused with fatigue
and pain, his eyes heavy, he brushed
by Mrs. Prynne without seeing her or
even hearing her low cry of pity and
solicitude; and SO entering the first
stateroom that he came to, threw him.
SELF already asleep, into the berth.
AS he did so a loaded revolver
dropped from his numb fingers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-15

visibly distracted. Then abruptly
some whimsical consideration seemed
to resolve his dubiety-as lightning
will clear sultry, brooding air; q smile
deepened the corners of his mouth,
the flicker in his eye merged magically
into a twinkle, the shrug of his broad
shoulders conveyed an impression OF
casting care to the winds.
Danny, lad he remarked reflect
upon the cushioned transom opposite
to his berth. Danny, ye wouldn't lie
to me, would We now"
"Aw-w!' reproved Danny. "Shure,
yer honor knows ut isn't in me at all"
And to himself; "Phat the divvle
now"
Then tell me, Danny. truthfully;
did We ever see a ghost??'
"Aww!"-seeing cause to take the
query as joke.
"A ghost that had grown a beard
since it had become a ghost, Danny?'
"Aw-aw-w!"-still willing to be
amused if himself chose to be face
tious.
"Because," continued ORourke with
a slight frown, II have, and that not
five minutes since
"Aw?''
"Wance l left a man for dead, Dan
ny, with clean sword-thrust through
the body of him-a misbegotten black
guard he was; but killed him in fair
fight, sword to sword, and no ia
vor And this bright and
beautiful morning, 10 and behold ye!
who should come tripping up the gang
plank but his ghost, as lively as ye
please, and with a neat new beard!"
"Aw-W?"-incredulously.
O'Rourke frowned impatiently. ''Des
Trebes," he explained.
"Aw-"
Stop it, We parrot! Stop it, say!
Have ye no word in the dark lexicon
of your ignorance other than 'Aw-aw'!
Get up, ye omadhaun, and take me re-
spects to the purser and ask him
please will he show We the passen-
ger-list."
L ne VdleL FSIL WIN ClrCuuSpeCL ala
Gritty.
Alone ORourke rose and turned
thoughtfully to a revolver that made
conspicuous black spot on the white
counterpart Of the berth, with nerv.
Gus, strong fingers Numbering the
weapon and taking account of the
brass dials Of the cartridges that
nestled snug in its six-chambered
cylinder. The machine was in perfect
condition; O'Rourke snapped the
breech shut and thrust it in his pock-
ct. Then he sat down to think, sub
consciously aware from noises with
out that the tender had swung off and
the anchor was being tripped.
Could the resemblance be acciden-
tai? 1t seemed hardly possible. The
'Des Trebes he had known had been
type distinct. SO clear and aloof from
the general Frenchman that not even
the addition of beard to his physiog-
nomy could have proven a thorough
disguise. And it seemed reasonable
enough to assume that, Mrs. Prynne
having failed in her undertaking, Des
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-15

the maid Cecile on the witness stand.
Twas this way: TUX the stone from
Mlssus Prynne and Misther Dravos
and mesilf locked her in her cabin.
Thin afther talkin' things over we let
Cecile out and be dint av threats and
persuashions, got her to tell what she
knew"
GO on"
"She seq thot Frinchman We kilt
back there in Algiers, sor, is at the
bottom av it all, only he's not did be-
cause We didn't make a clane job av
ut, but lift him wild the Taste susphie-
ion av the breath av life in the body
av him"
II was afraid of that" nodded
O'Rourke. THE next time we meet,
Des Trebes and I, therell be no mis-
take about it,"
She seq thot befNre he fought wild
ye he'd taken measurements av the
stone and made a wax mould av ut,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-15
CHAPTER XIV.

Mrs. Prynne, reused out Of her semi
stupor by O'Rourke's cry, with some
return Of her habitual clearness Of
thought, stepped to the companionway
and called for her maid.
O'Rourke passed a hand over his
eyes, and brought it away black with
blood, but was no more than half
aware of this. Dazed and heart-broE-
en-, he stared blankly round the sham.
bles that was the deck, then, recover
ing slightly. saw Cecile join her mis-.
tress, and realized that, whatever his
personal grief, pain and despair, he
must play the part of the O'Rourke.
So he turned and staggered down into
the saloon.
Danny was in his berth, sleeping tho
childlike and loglike sleep that was
ever his. Dravos, below. his ears deaf.
ened by the mighty chant Of his en-
gines, had been no more conscious Of
the drama on deck than had Danny.
O'Rourke caught the boy with hands
thSk grippsd his Shoulders cruelty, and
s10ok him awaks, then msthodically
~ sel IN M I t. stsl ) g ssaSekl.'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-15

SO thot whin he failed to kill yersilf
and had got his strength back, he wint
to Paris and had an imitashun av ut
made there-somehow be fusing chape
stones together and all thot, behave.
Twas ixpinsive an him tight up for
money, so he takes Missus Prynne in
to partnership and she puts up the
cash. Thin-they've been watchin'
yerslf all the time, sor-they sets
Cap'n Hole onto We to get the stone
away, and he does 1t like We know.
Afther ye escaped from the Pelican,
he goes ashore and mates the lady
at her hotel and daylivers the stone
to her, getting his pay and the imita-
shun into the bargain, he insistin' on
thot because he knows yell be comm
back for the Pool av Flame, and he's
afraid av ye-afraid yell kill him if
he can't turn over ruby to We like
the wan he stole So twas the faxed
stone we TUX from him thot same
night and the same we brought aboard
the Rance and the same the serang
sthole from ye."
Il begin to see. But how about the
Ferang? What did Cecile have to say
in explanation of him?'
"She couldn't account for him at
all, sor, save thot mebbe the natives
in Rangoon had somehow got wind av
the fact that the stone was comm
no 1/
stale ut. She seq Missus Prynne niv-
err cud account for the way they dis
covered she had ut, but they seemed
to know pretty certain sure, sor, for
yell recall they niver bothered We at
all at first, and twas only be chanst,
like, thot the serang got the imitashun
from ye."
But what about Des Trebes? Did
the maid say?"
mo more than he'd been lift in
Paris, sor."
And what 'ev ye done with the two
of them, Mrs. Prynne and the maid?
Are they still locked up safely?"
"Divvle bit, yer honor Twas i'm
possible to kape them so, Dravos said,
wild Missus Prynne threatening to yell
bloody murther out av the poort and
kick up such row thot the authori-
ties wud be down on us-if we didn't
let her 60. Besides, we'd got what we
wanted out.av her, and pwhat was the
use av holdin' her amy longer?'
$50 We let them go?'
"Yissor"
81 could kill We for It," said
O'Rourke, land Dravos. too; for
there's a deal of matters I'd like to
be inquiring into with the lady this
blessed minute. But Danny boy,
there's nothing in the world l can't
forgive ye now, for what we've done
for me, and twill be strange thing
if l don't serve We handsomely when
I come into a fortune. Now
don't be standin' there like a ninny,
but be off with We and pack me things
before l lift me hand to We. IT'S in
haste we are-with Des Trebes alive
and Mrs Prynne on the loose; and
there'll be no such thing as rest for
either OF us until we reach Rangoon."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-15
CHAPTER XVI.

It was night when O'Rourke awoke;
the ceiling Of the stateroom, upon
which rippled wavering lines of light
reflected through the portfolio by the
waters without. His mind for the
time was blank; he was merely con.
scious that he was rested and very
thirsty, and that the ship was mo-
tionless.
Then in binding flash memory
returned to him. He rose, curiously
light-headed and strangely weak,
pushed open the door and stepped in.
to the saloon.
1t was lighted, if poorly, by smoky
kerosene lamp dependent from a beam
above the comfortable, and wore hol
low, dingy air Of desolation for all
that Danny slept there, his vivid head
pillowed on arms crossed before him
on the table. The ship was utterly ST.
lent, and the O'Rourke's sensitive in.
stinct told him that it was tenanted
only by himself and the servant
He clapped hand on Danny's
shoulder and shook him into wakeful.
ness The boy leapt to his feet with
a cry and, Selling O'Rourke's hand, be-
gan to sob upon it-a touching but
disconcerting performance, to the last
degree exasperating to man thirst.
ing and famished.
O'Rourke, as gently as he could, dis
engaged his hand and thrust Danny
away, at the same time indicating in
no uncertain tones that he preferred
meat and drink to emotional crisis.
Provided with duty, Danny's senti.
mental nature was diverted; he bust.
led away and returned with an excel.
lent cold meal-sandwiches a salad,
cheese, and other edibles upon a tray
graced likewise by bottle of cham
payne. And you are to believe that
the master fell to and wolfed it all.
to the last crumb and the Last drop.
A new man, refreshed, he demanded
a pipe, and, with his head cooked on
one side and something of his old hui.
NOR twinkling in his eye, what time
it was not clouded with bewilderment
and concern at the answers he re-
ceived, cross-examined his valet.
How long" was his first question,
twill 1 have slept now, Danny ye
divvle?"
IVAN complete round av the clock,
yer honor"
"Where are WEI"
"At anchor, sor, off the Fort in Bom-
bay harbor."
"Umm-hm. I'm by way of remem-
bering something of that. What of
the captain"
"Raymoved, yer honor, to a horse
pittle ashore, sor, to con-valesce. At
Taste, I'm thinking thot's the word
the doctor used, sor."
O'Rourke pulled at his cigar, re-
garded regretfully the empty glass be-
fore him, and with some visible reluct-
ance put the question that, more than
aught else, he had wished to put ever
since he had eaten.
And Mrs. Prynne?"
Jaw, yer honor!"
whats the matter, Danny?"
"Sure, sor, and akin yer pardon for
spakin' so, and manin' no manner Of
disrayspict Whatsoever
What the divvle, Danny!"
Danny drew himself up with an air,
bristling indignation, Sure, and tits
meself never seen the loike av thin
wimmin for rank ingratfchude, sor.
And afther all thot meself had said
to thot blackseyed Frinch vixen
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-15

Trebes would resume his Office as &C.
tive head Of their conspiracy. If it
were indeed he whom O'Rourke had
just seen, there was every chance i'm
aginable that the final chapter in tho
history of the 1rishman's connection
with the Pool of Flame would prove
an eventful one
Maybe not" admitted O'Rourke.
maybe I deceive meself. But I'm
persuaded I'll do we'll to keep both me
eyes open until the day I'm rid Of tho
damned thing"
At this juncture Danny's knock took
him to the door. "Mongsere Raoul de
Hyeres," announced the valet breath
lessly: "'tis thot the purser says his
name is, yer honour"
Eyes" assented O'Rourke dubious
ly. But perhaps the purser's mista-
ken-misinformed."
ITO be continued)
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-02-15


do be afther flayin' me alive. So I
calls Misther Dravos and gets him to
hould her fast while 1 takes out me
knife and cuts thot ribbon and pulls
the thing out widout any immcdesty
whatever; and there on thot ribbon is
a chamois-case, all sewed up, and I'm
rippin' it open an finding-this!'
God in Heaven!" cried O'Rourke.
stupefed and agape; for Danny, hav-
ing worked up to his climax, had dra-
matically whipped from his pocket and
cast upon the table between them the
Pool of Flame.
He looked up, blind to the glee and
triumph in Danny's face.
How did We come be this?' he de-
manded, speaking slowly and steadily,
as one who. having drunk more than
enough, listens to his own enunciation
to detect in 1t the slur that liquor
brings. II mean-I mean-hoW could
ye have taken this from the woman
when it lay all the time at the bottom
of the sea-six hundred miles and
more behind us?''
ASK Misther Dravos if We do not
behave me, sor. How would be hav-
in it at all, widout I got it like I've
told We? IT'S the real Pool Of
Flame ye're handlin'; that's sure.
Tother one-the stone the serang
flung into the say, sor, was 2 counter
felt" +.
.EIow do ye know that?"
xiaIy enough, Yer honor; 30 putin
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
CHILD'S FACE ALL RED SPOTS

632 N 9Th ST., Terre Haute, Ind
Ny little, nephew, boy of four
years, had breaking out on his face.
1t was little red spots at first, then
he would rub and scratch and water
blisters would form, and wherever the
water would KUN another would come
until his face was covered with them.
He would cry and fret. His mother
got some medicine, but it did not do
any good. He would scream and cry
and say it hurt. We hardly knew him,
his little face was all red spots and
blisters. So l begged him to let me
put some Cuticura Ointment on them
The next morning l made strong
soap suds with Cuticura Soap and
washed his face in the warm suds.
The little blisters burst by pressing
the cloth on them. After | had his
face washed, put the Cuticura ONT
ment on and in a short time his little
face was all red and dry | kept using
the Cuticura Soap and putting on the
Cuticura Ointment and his face got as
well and it did not leave a scar He
was entirely cured in about one week
and half" (Signed) Mrs. Arthur
Haworth, Jan. 10, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
Chicago Health Department il
Campaign of determination.
Decision Follows Publicity Showing
What Menace and Expense Ro-
dents Are-Do Much Harm
and No Good.

hicago.--Sentence of death was
passed recently on Chicago's rats. A
series of articles, 1ecently pointed out
what a great source of danger and
loss rats are, and now the city is to
be freed from the rodent pests. The
department of health will take the
role of modern pied piper in perform
ing the task.
Announcement of this intention was
made by Commissioner Of Health
George B. Young in the course of the
few hours he was In the city to aid
the pure milk fight Conferences in
Washington with federal health Off
Gals concerning the rat peril were in
teri -nted to enable him to return to
Chicago. He was hurrying back to
continue his investigations in the
east, but he paused long enough to
discuss the plans for routing the rat
from Chicago.
The danger, remote but too great to
be ignored, that the rodents may
spread the bubonic plague, is the i'm
mediate cause for the campaign of ex-
termination that is to be waged
The first step, according to DR..
Young, will be to put the rats Of the
city through an examination for their
health. The docks and wharves, as
the most fertile breeding places for
them, will be visited first According
to the studies made of the bubonic
plague, 1t has been present in virulent
form among the rats before it has
been communicated to human beings.
The health department men will
search for evidences of the disease
among rats of all quarters of the city,
and If any traces of it are found their
efforts will be concentrated in ex-
terminating the rats in that vicinity.
After concern regarding the plague
has been satisfied, the department will
turn its attention to a general ex-
termination. The rat population of
Chicago is set at about hale the num-
Der of inhabitants. and it is consid
cred that so long as the city is so
thickly infested with the rodents it is
in danger of disease.
Relief from the immense property
damage inflicted by the rats each year
will be secondary in the departments
consideration, as its duties are pri-
marily those of guarding the city's
health. 1t is considered, however, that
this will be an immediate benefit that
will be more generally felt than the
safety it will give from spread of dis
ease.