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burg, and then take one Of the fer.
ries to Manhattan, thus battling any
enemies who might be tipped to await
them at the great railroad station.
They were blocking out additional
plans, when they were suddenly in
tercepted by a huge man of rather
more than middle age-a gigantic
German, white of mustache and
shaggy as to brows-a Bismarck come
to life, and doubled in his bulky power.
The immense German came loiter-
Ing down the street, almost deserted
at this early hour, and almost collided
with Solano. The Cuban respectfully
sidestepped to permit the old gentle
mans passage, and the massive Ger
man, walking painfully, uncertainty,
as though troubled with rebellious
feet, staggered almost into the gut
ter. Regaining his balance, he beamed
upon the youngsters, who had adj
vanced with ready hands to aid him,
and leaned for an instant upon Brock
ett's shoulder.
II tank you, young man, for de
help" spoke the German. ZACH, but
1t ISIS bad ven you grow oldt, und de
abbroach of age tells on de bones!
Son, l ! belief mein tie iss disarranched.
Will you atchust it,"
Brockett promptly began a process
of first aid to the injured tie, when
the huge German, selling him with a
hand whose grip showed no trace OF
feeble age, emitted a loud below of
"Bol1ce! Bolice! Robbers, robbers!"
The astounded Brockett strove to
break loose from the old mans grasp,
but the Germans clutch was one of
steel. Strong men, athletes of re-
nown, had tried that deadly wrestle
in old days in the Fatherland. The
Baron Zollern had been a man of
might in Prussia, and round the camp
fires of the German army they still
tell stories of his tremendous deeds.
Brockett was a powerful youngster,
and an athlete in good training, but
In that bearlike clutch he was like a
child. Solano rushed to the assist
ance Of his captured friend; the baron
showed him away with the open palm
of his disengaged hand, and once more
that hoarse yell of "Bolice, Bolice!"
rang out upon the morning air.
A whistle blew in the distance, and
there anne the Gathering sound of
heavy feet coming upon the rapid run.
A stalwart officer rushed up, took in
the apparent situation at a glance,
and laid a OBTAINING hand on Brock.
ett's shoulder.
whats the trouble, sir?" the po-
liceman queried.
IVY" answered Baron Zollern, dis
young man attempted to rob me. He
tried to seize de diamond pin in my
tie, und he snatched a bocketbook
from out my coat. See, here 1t iss!"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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vaylaid him CLOSE by his home. So?
Iss i'd nod correct? But dis young
man ISIS adletic-ha ha! Und he bass
frents also, vot de Americans call
husky, CLOSE by hand. Und de young
man, und his frents, dey beat de very
life from aus de brilliant young Chap
anese und de ambitious Vilibino, but
dey do not hat de bolice dake a hand
for manifest reasons! HAT I nod brob-
erly displayed de picture? Ha ha ha-
l beg of you. bardon de laughings!"
Mr.. Yazimoto's amiability remained
unrufied. although Senior Aguilar
seemed decidedly irritated.
"The Herr Baron" smiled Mr.. YAH
moto, might have even been honor
ably present, 1t is with such correct
ness of description that he speaks. 1t
was not the admirable fortune of Herr
Baron, however, to have participation
in the notable combat, and of conse-
quence there was not the fascination
OF seeing n honorable elephant roll
upon the much-annoying pavement. 1t
is of deep regret, most truthfully."
The huge German laughed again.
the same beef-shaking quake OF the
interior departments.
1T ISIS veil dot you, und l, are OF
de few vot hat de real ~abbreciation OF
comedy. Our Vilibino frent-ach, hui
NOR ISIS %defichient in his gombosichun.
All, vell-vorget it. Led us to bitz.
ness be attentif. 1 chudge dot you hat
ACCOMPLISHED holdings nit de young
man? Hat you any babers, documents,
goot news of any kind for de days
laborings?"
Exhibit One," said Mr.. Yazimoto,
drawing a few folds of paper from an
inside pocket, lis a carbon-copy of
most curious sentences, written by the
honorable youth at his employment
place. and for me secured by the most
excellent Miss Lawson. After exam
ination of exceeding briefness l am
force to think this only joke, and not
Importance in the least of measure"
The German glanced over the first
exhibit" and confirmed his colleagues
verdict with an emphatic nod.
de poy ISIS wise as veil as forci-
ble." he commented. "Vot else?"
"A copy Of an insignificant message
sent to Cuba by the friend of the
young Mr. Brockett. 1t is of no ap.
parent value, excepting to show that
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Modern Miracle,

The patient was a man II years old,
with a cataract of eight years stand.
ing. While at work in his garden one
day the patient had occasion to rub
his right eye several times on account
of sweat which had trickled into it.
He awoke next morning to find that
the sight Of his right eye was re-
stored. His wife and neighbors also
remarked that his eye no longer look
ed gray. On examination by a doc.
tor five days later nothing was to be
seen Of the lens till the patient looked
down, when 1t was seen ns a gray,
shining body floating in the v~itreous
humor at the bottom Of the eye,
where 1t moved with the movements
Of the eye.-The Lancet.
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you think we should, at least. arm
ourselves before starting? We can
get horses and heavy weapons in
Texas or New Mexico, but how about
q small revolver, or something of the
sort, to carry when we leave here?
We may not have seen the last Of
Mr.. Yazimoto and his Filipino friend"
Exactly" assented Solano. Il
think I have just what we need. l
happen to own two curious little
French pistols. They are four-shot
guns, perfectly flat-half an inch at
the tkickest part. Instead of having a
revolving cylinder, they have a four
baryel device, one above another, and
1t automatically rises as each shot Is
fired, bringing a fresh cartridge in
line with the muzzle. They throw q
25-callber, steeljacketed ball-small.
of course, but with plenty of pene-
trating power. It seems to me that
those are about what we need-any-
how, I'll bring them over in the
morning"
Sounds great to me-" said Brockett.
Wall then. let's return to discussing
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chuned. Ha ha! Hat I read Cherlock
Holmes for nodings?"
There was a faint tapping upon the
door; the negro attendant stepped ST.
lently to his post, and Miss Lawson
the stenographer of the secret service
of1ce-was admitted.
"Goot efening, Mees LAWSON" the
German greeted her. I've are re-
choiced dot We now again beholt you.
HAT you goot news for u.s."
Was the carbon copy that l gave
Mr.. Yazimoto Of any value? No? That
young Brockett Is shrewder than l
thought. Here Is a bit of informa-
ton, though, that may be worth your
time: young Brockett goes away from
Washington tomorrow, on some sort
OF secret mission, and M of consid-
cradle Importance, I should judge. He
takes with him certain messages in a
new cipher-a cipher that the chief
thinks will be absolutely incapable of
translation by anyone unprovided with
a key"
"Und dot key, my dear Mees Law
SOM"
THAT, Baron Zollern, Is something
that will be hard to, obtain"
Undoubtedly, Mees Lawson. But
de remunerachun-dot will be worth
de drouble."
Il sincerely hope so, Baron. /
wouldn't care to take long chances
otherWise."
Have you obtained knowledge Of
real accuracy, Miss lawson" spoke
up Mr.. Yazimoto, "of the time when
the so trustworthy Mr.. Brockett goes
away, or of the route over which he
Is with orders to make the Journey
ing?"
mo, Mr.. Yazimoto, excepting that
he will go early tomorrow morning,
that he will have Mr.. Ramon Solano
as his travelling companion, and that
he will have secret documents in the
new cipher in his possession"
DE knowledge iss amply shufn-
chent," said Baron Zollern. ut ISIS
imberatife uhd essenchul dot We bos-
sess %oursellufs of de cipher und de
messages derein. De fate of nachuns
Elm, zwei, drei-ach, Colt, mohr az
dot-de fate of half de world may be
by dose messages involved. Tomor'
row, We must watch and follow dis
young man und his frent-und by de
efening after, We must hat de cipher"
"How do you expect-by what
means-how car you trap him?'
queried Miss Lawson, w%onderingly.
The huge German grinned amiably,
but the quizzical good humor was fad
ing from his face.
dot shall be of small diff Guilty
my dear Mees Lawson. We will get
him, und We cannot be particular as to
de way. 1t may be RAIDER sefere for
him und his trent, Senior Solano, but
necessity knows no daintiness."
And the. Filipino, Aguilar, still nurs
ing his bruises, smiled venomously as
the baron spoke. Mr.. Yazimoto hest
tated, seemed about to speak, and then
subsidized as Miss Lawson opened a lit
tie silver mesh-bag.
II almost forgot something, baron
This little scrap Of paper, l think
must contain a bit of the cipher
though it is probably too small to be
of actual value. l found it near Chief
Wilkins desk"
Baron Zollern took the bit of paper
and stared at 1t with wrinkled brows
while Aguilar and Yazimoto bent over
his shoulders.
"a SH L L Pos 2BH SH TIC e BIB
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CHAPTER v.-(contlnued.)


Harry, 1 have a bat that you have
wanted for the last two seasons-a
bat made of Cuban hardwood, and one
that can't be broken. You have a
ball that the great Delehanty gave you
the week before he died. I'll risk that
bat against that ball that Mickey
turns up somewhere along the road,
a bet?"
II can use that bat" answered
Brockett, "and that seems an easy
way to get it. All right-consider the
bet made"
Mrs Brockett-Bertha," cried So
aano. II solemnly book you as my wit
nesses You are to see that Harry
pays up, and that he hands over the
genuine ball. not something he buys
downtown and palms off to save his
treasures"
Discussion Of the route to be fol-
lowed and Of the outfits needful for
the trip occupied the youngsters till
late into the night. 1t was promptly
agreed that the greater part Of what
ever might be required for Mexican
.~journeyings could be bought a the
border, and that it would be foolish to
carry a heavy bulk of any kind during
the earlier stages Of the trip. The
packet of yellow-backed bills, of
course, was counted up, and found to
amount to rather more money than
Brockett had ever handled, even in his
family's more afluent days. There
was $4,000 in the packet, and Brock
EFT attempted to make an equitable
division, only to be negatived by the
Cuban.
Keep it ALL" said Solano. Il will
take as much with me. Remember,
this is my vacation, my summer holi-
day. Your government cannot pay
my expenses. No, no. l won't take
It,"
Have YOU OWL way" Brockett an
swered. II know I cannot make you
accept anything when you are so anx-
1ous to spend your own money. Don't
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CHAPTER vi.

Mr.. Yazimoto, carefully busting his
clothes till hardly a trace of the re-
cent fray was visible, walked away In
the darkness, while his companion,
limping in a fashion that showed how
badly he had been battered In the
fight, went painfully beside him. The
Filipino was evidently sore of mind as
we'll as body, and occasionally NUT
tered objurgations in Spanish, Ia
galog, and curiously mingled dialects
Of the far east. MI. Yazimoto, how
ever, was philosophical. The little
Japanese bore a swollen lip and one
of his eyes was almost closed, but he
grinned almost cheerfully as the ex-
ecrations of his friend came sputter-
ing to his ears.
Patience, my dear Senior Aguilar,"
remarked Mr.. Yazimoto, in the gen.
tlest of tones, IFS Of the greatest of
honorable necessity. In the life Of the
nan who follows the admirable pur-
suit of trade, patience must be OF a
mingling commensurate with great
judgment. Should not the man who
makes transactions in the honorable
affairs of nations be restrain doubly
his emotions and his notable adjec-
tives?"
Senior Aguilar's somewhat irritated
reply seemed to indicate that he was
almost wholly lacking in the desirable
quality so strongly advocated by his
colleague. He gave free rein to his
sentiments as they paced along, and
only intermitted his remarks when
they turned into a side street and
stepped quickly into the basement
areaway of a substantial b~rownstone
house. Mr.. Yazimoto knocked lightly
twice; the door opened without noise
or the preliminary rattle of bolts, and
the Orientals passed inside.
A black man ushered them into a
small room, sparsely furnished with a
few chairs and a mission table, strewn
with maps and plans. Beside the ia
BILE, his huge frame resting at east in
a gigantic morris chair, sat a noun
tain of a mana portly German, so
vast in every measurement that his
seated figure seemed to tower above
the stocky Asiatics as they paused be-
fore him. Bushy gray eyebrows, a
thick white mustache, and a bald head
of enormous brain capacity made up
the impressive total-a mammoth of
a man and a deep thinker, such as
those who serve the War-lord have to
be.
The big German surveyed the bat
tered Asiatics grimly and half quiz
zically. my vrendts," he chuckled,
%"chudging by der ocular efdence, you
hat had a stormy efening. Und from
de EXPRESSIONS by your faces, l also
chudge you hat accomplished a larch
and gonsbicuous failure"
1.-THE judgment Of the honorable
Herr" purred Mr.. Yazimoto, "is
equalled by nothing except the un-
worthiness Of his regretful associates.
He gives most admirable judgings-
we have, as he so Intellectually speaks.
accomplished a failure"
The great German laughed. sound
lessly, interiorly, his vast form quiz
ering like a succession of jelly-waves.
"Vait, vait," he commanded, when
| the tempest Of mirth had passed. "Al.
low me dot I picture to you und to
| mineself de clients of de choyous efen.
ing. You virsdt attempted de setuc.
lions of vinance. So? Und de young
man repufed you. so? Uhd den. sub
Dosing dot he would hat documents OF
value concealed ubon his berson. you
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SYNOPSIS.

Secret Service Chief Wilkins, puzzled
Dv9r the theft Of the governments cipher,
think they have discovered a new cipher,
when the office boy, Brockett, tells them
ats The Diamond Cipher and starts for
q Siamese; Ramon solano a Cuban, tot
gether with some twenty other youngsters,
practice baseball, playing until dark. One
OF wilkins stenographers is seen to pass
q paper to 9 mysterious stranger. As
outcome Of Brockett's cipher, the ball
player and solano are engaged by gov
rnmen for mysterious mission. YAH
Brockett falls into Yazimoto's trap, a
light follows. Brockett coming out on
top; Messenger McKane coming to the
terious cipher: Is also a ball player.
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Pos WP w SH L Fin Pc TO l. Pos
E lib HR TIC Fin L Pc WI Pos BIB
Pos HR TO SH BIZ"
The great German scowled till his
thick white eyebrows almost joined
together. Il hat seen many ciphers.
Und many addempts at ciphers. Aber
dis list de master Of dem all. My
frents. it matters nod how de ting iss
done-ve musd hat de cipher dot ISIS
in de possession Of dis young man,
und de messaches he carries, irresbec-
ttfe of de ways und moans!"
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this other young man, one Solano,
goes with the honorably youthful
Brockett where he may be command
ed"
"Dis Solano-he ISIS"
"Of the Cuban nation, Herr Baron.
He is of richness, remarkably much"
"Und i'd a dis Solano dot berson.
ally attend to de shastizings of our
trent, Senior Aguilar. How l know
dot? BY de annoyed und poisonous
o%xbression dot come ubon de face of
Senior Aguilar ven de name ISIS men
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Aa Had Another Guess-

"You are seen with Miss WhiHetreA
a good DEAL"
YES; it's just a little harmless firta.
ton"
rs it? She has asked me to be one
Of her bridesmaids"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-10
WANT NEW MEXICO
REFEREE FOR FIGHT
Jack johnson Given List
and Urged to Choose
a Local Man.

East Las Vegas, " NJ. June To-
Promoters Jack Curley and Charles
O'Malley and the local committee Of
sportsmen promoting the Flynn-J ohm
son battle for the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world here July f. yes
terday presented to Jack Johnson a list
of names from which to choose a ref
cree for the big event.
Johnson was required to select first,
second and third choice in order that a
quick substitution could be made
should anything happen to prevent the
first choice serving at the last minute
He was asked also to give the names
OF the New Mexico men careful consid-
Grafton
The names on the list are
Jack Welch, san Francisco. Sandy
Griswold, Omaha; Otto FlOto. Denver;
George Barton. Minneapolis; Edward
W. Cochrane, Kansas City; Honest
John Kelly, New York. Charles A.ur-
ray, Buffalo: sam Austin, New York;
Ed ". Smith, Chicago; Harry Sharpe
St. Louis; Frank Noel, St. Louis Abe
Pollock, Denver; Mark Levy. Albuquer-
que; J. Porter Jones. Albuquerque. and
Charles O'Malley. Las Vegas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-10
HUGO KELLY COT
THE PILL AGAIN
Many Times Knocked Out
Middle Pays Too Little
Attention to Work.
ny rom S. ANDREWsl

Milwaukee, Wis, June 1O.-The box
ing career of Hugo Kelly, the well
known middleweisht Of Chicago, has
been brought to a close, and his final
battle resulted in a clean Knockout,
I the clever Italian taking the 10 count
in his fight with Jack Dillon at Indian
apolis last week. Kelly was considered
a real contender for the late Stanley
ketchePs crown until he nat Eddie Nc
GOorty at kenOSha some time age,
when the Oshkosh lad put it over him,
but he expected to make better
showing against Dillon, another aspl-
rant at indianapolis. This defeat viii
put him out of the running entirely,
as Hugo announced If he lost this fight
he would never enter into another big
bout He mas suffered three other
knocEoutS during his entire career
since he started in 1900, once by Buck
Montgomery in Chicago in 1901, when
a mere novice, again by Ketchel at san
Francisco in 1908, when Stanley put the
sleep producer over IN three ROUNDS
and again by Billy Papke in 1903, at
COlma, Cal, in one round, which Hugo
always claimed was an accident. Kelly,
whose correct name IS UgO Mecnln,
was a real middleweight and clever
one, but he never gave the time to
training that he should have done, de-
voting most of his time to business and
using boxing as a side issue Had ne
taken the boxing game more seriously
and given his time 10 training he might
MfddIeweight Middle Worse.
Instead Of clearing the middleweight
controversy, the battle between Eddie
McGoOrty and Bob MOha at New York
Only left it more tangled than ever
Both have been cOntenders for the
championship Of America, and MCGOOr-
ty has been given the preference for
the honor by most writers, but it seems
that Eddie is not following the dope
sheets as he should. After his splendid
battle against Hugo Kelly and his fine
showing in New York he was picked
to beat Moha decisively, but accord
ing to the various reports of the fight
coming out of New York, neither put
DIP the fight they are capable Of and
as result their regulations were not
enhanced any. Most of the writer's
Gave McGOOrty the verdict. The trou-
bic seems TO have been that Eddie did
not start early enough, having been
content TO loaf until the first half was
over, but in the last three sessions he
made great fight having all the best
Of it, His long left kept Mona busy
always. If McGOOrty intends to cap
ture the middleweight title he viii
have TO be more serious in his Work
and give more attention TO his prepar-
atiOns, otherwise he will never land the
coveted crown. MOha, too, seemed 10
be off color and was not at his best
1t is strange that fighters who are
making big money cannot realize that
their condition IS everything to them
Both McGoOrty and MOha are capable
middleweights and near champions. but
they must not expect the fans to stand
for inferior work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-10
Facts and Fancies For Fans
By Timothy Turner

- ANT they find a boxer to 90 on
with Jack Herrick2 If not, for
~ heavings sakes, don't let US see
another thing like that. 1t was awful
yes. Mabel
In the first place ful grown man
ought to know better. And another
thing. Chappie Homer's chatter about
this knockout thing was i'll timed, IN
fact is for any man OF the ring Knock
outs usually come after man mas
gained some perfection at boxing a 1T
tie bantamweight boxer can HcA
heavyweight bOilermaker IN the long
We saw Homer spar. and we decided
ne didn't know the game But that tax
about the Knockout kid sort OF made
US expect something On sunday after
neon YOU could see Herrick there IN the
ring but somehow you couldn't locate
Homer at all The fans simply couldn
see him Why It's easy enough Har-
rick is q boxer Homer ISM
Now when we went TO school they
taught US as the very first thing TO
learn this Use the right forearm to
guard a left lab 70 the face, and aIIer
that comes your counter with the 4eL-
and so on, il taking three blows with
clever boxers to land one Now In spite
of the fact that Herrick continually
used his left arm jab, Homer couIdn I
use his right arm guard-didn.t know
there was such thing Ana Tor some
reason he couldn't use anything else
If il hadn't been so bloody, we mlSht
have called IL silly
Kid Payo is good little battler- If
he would break away from that crouch
he'd do better. we think OF course.
the little local lad never has been seen
against a really good opponent, but he
has unQuestionable endurance, and a
pretty fair punch for a shaver This
fellow Kid Steele ought 10 take a few
boxing lessons first. He might be all
right then If Steele should ever meet
PaEO again this is recOmmended-lust
for the fun of the thing Keep your
left out. always. straight out and don't
let him come TO YOU Don't keep your
shoulders square, but your left shoul-
der out and your right back Use the
left jab, with an occasional right swing,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-10
CRUCES WINS
TENNIS MATCH
Local Players Go Down
Three Games; Plan
Return Match.

FL Paso tennis players were defeated
Saturday afternoon by visitors from
Las Cruces. y. n The match was
played in doubles only on the local
Country club courts. and produced some
close play. The local teams were han
Gicapped by the absence from the city
OF Gillies. who usually plays with Neff.
Lieut. Blakesly went on with Neff, but
the two had not worked together be-
fore
In the first game Gill and Burke
bested Neff and Blakesley 6-4, ga.
Then P r. and S r Fuller, OF Las
Cruces, defeated Williams and Christie
in three well contested sets. The first
went TO the visitors, g.; the second set
TO the local men. Sc. and the Las Cru
Ces team won the play Off Sd 1t was
the only game OF the day in which the
visitors did not win two straight sets.
Williams and Christie won from
Burke and Gill in the first final play
eff. 6-3, SIS. In the second playOff the
FUllers defeated Neff and Cooley, who
was substituted for Blakesly. the
scores being Cd. Ga.
it is planned for a return match on
June D The FL PaSO players will tour
to Las Cruces in automobiles