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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-18
JUDGE BLAIR SPEAKS AT
MEETING in WOODBRIDGE
Special to tho EVENING NEWS.

Woodbridge, April 1S:-At the
union prayer meeting in the Metho-
dist church last night an address on
Blair, Of Ohio. The state superin-
tendent of the ~anti-saloon league
also spoke,
Judge Blair's remarks were ex-
ceedingly interesting. He compared
the loss of life on the Titanic with
the great loss caused by the liquor
traffic and urged that the people do
what they could to save the young
men.
There was a good attendance and
Judge Blair was listened to with a
great deal of attention.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-18
JAMGSBURG

James V~andenbergh and wife, of
Applegarth, were visitors in town
Monday.
Mr.. William Kuhnkey, of Rhode
Hall has sold his homestead to a par
ty of New York people. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kuhnkey has taken apartments
with Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Golets, at
Helmetta and will remain there I'M
til their new bungalow to be erect
ed adjoining the Golets property is
completed.
Mrs. Tunis Dow and daughter, of
Camden, are spending some time
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hampton, of Railroad
avenue.
Miss Alberta Lange, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Lange, is Ill at
her home.
The prospects of an early ~installa-
ton Of the gas service in town by
the Public Service Gas company
promises to be realized within two
weeks. The excavations for the lay
ing of the pipes was commenced on
Monday of this week along he road
to Helmetta where the work was dis
continued last fall.
jeremiah Kelly, or Marion, one or
Hudson counties most expert hunt
ers and anglers, spent Sunday here
abouts fishing the streams for
trout and was rewarded with a catch
of a half dozen fine specimens.
The Young Ladies' Sodality of st.
James Catholic church, will hold a
meeting the latter part of this week
to complete arrangements for the
holding of a sociable and entertain
ment in st. James hall, about the
first of May.
Samuel Casucella spent Sunday in
New York city.
Mrs. Mary Hall has removed to
Asbury Park.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-18
SOUTH AMB0YANS WILL
ATTEND THE UNWILLING
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

South Amboy, April 1S:-This
city will be represented at n of
the largest Catholic assemblages
ever held in America which will be
the unwilling of the statue of Column
bus at the national capital about
June Is. Plans are under way by
South Amboy Council No. 426,
knights of Columbus, to have at
feast ten members attend the event.
Several of those intending going
have sent for their reservations and
at the next meeting of the council
final arrangements will be made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-18
PORT READING

Mrs. w. Braitling and daughter
spent Tuesday in Perth Amboy.
Wilbur Turner was O Newark
visitor Tuesday evening.
Joseph Supposy spent Monday
evening out of town.
William Irwin was IN out-of-toWn
visitor Wednesday.
]. O'Boy1e spent Sunday evening
In Newark.
John Cassidy was a visitor IN
Newark Sunday evening.
Charles Schert, contractor and
builder has broken ground for q
two-stoiry two-family frame house
on Lee street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-18
j. F. FULTON
is MENTIONED
As Republican Candidate for
Mayor in South Amboy.
to the EVENING NEWS.

South Amboy, April 18:-Repub-
lican politicians of this city have
been secretly discussing plans for
placing a strong candidate for mayor
in the field this fall. The name of
J. f. Fulton has been mentioned and
from the present indications 1t is
highly probable that he will be the
choice. The last Republican mayor
was DR.. Ambrose T~reganowan.
1t is said that plans are under
for the formation of clubs by
which they intend to interest young
men in Republican principles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-18
CATCHING MANY SHAD
ppecfaz 10 the EVENING NEWE.

South Amboy, April 18:-Shad
seem to be particularly plentiful this
season. When the nets Of John
Nau were hauled off Morgan yester-
day $50 shad of good size were
found.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-18
DIeu qua eI9Aoo SMHN DNINAAT-

STORAGE WAREHOUSE;
Warehouse-Best facilities,
clean, airy, locked rooms for fuT-
riture and pianos. 22.0O up. AL
pert AeoN 578-3-1-tf.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-18

EVENING NEWS covers the field.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-01-02

sitting a bloodeG mehari as one to the
wilderness born.
On the seventh: night they bivouack-
ed hard on the heels CT the flying COL
umn, having for seven days pursued
1t this way and that, zigzagglng into
the heart of the parched land.
Now, when they were come within
six hours Of their goal, reluctantly,
long after nightfall, O'Rourke gave
consent to halt, conceding the ne
cessity; for WEAKNESS weighed upon
their shoulders great burden, anc
the camels had become unusually sui
len and evil tempered; if rest were
denied them presently they would
become obstinate and refuse to follow
the road.
O'Rourke closed his eyes and lost
consciousness with a sensation Of fall
Ing headlong into a great pit Of OBJ
livion, bottomless, eternal. Yet 1t
seemed no more than q moment ere
he was sitting up and rubbing sight
into his eyes, shaken out Of slumber
by his guide.
He stumbled to his feet and lurched
toward the camels, still but half
awake. When his senses cleared 1r-
ritation possessed him. His guide had
been overzealous. He turned upon the
man and seized him roughly By the
arm.
What the divYle!" he grumbled an
grily, between q yawn and chatter
Of teeth-for the air was bitter cold.
The moons not yet up!"
Hush, sidi!" Something In the
guides tone stilled his wrath. "The
Touaregg are all about us. They have
been passing & III throughout the
night-"
"Ye knew this and did not wake
me?".
There was no need; we could not
have moved ere this without detection:
Now, they are all a-shr, and We in
the night, may pass for them-until
moon-up."
The guide turned away to rouse the
mehara, prodding them up, mutinous,
snarling and. ugly. In another FIVE
minutes they were again moving for
ward. By the time the silver rim OF
The moon peered over the edge Ct the
east they were pelting on at full speed,
as yet, apparently, undetected by the
Touaregg.
An hour passed, and the chill in the
air became more intense; dawn was
at hand. A sense of security, of dan
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(TO BE CONTINUED
YOUNG MAN MET DEATH
FROM "UNLOADED" GUN
Bit G.. SmOak Died From Wound In.
flicted by Supposedly UnlOaded
Gun.

Orangeburg, Dec. ga sad trag-
edy, by which popular young man
of this county, Birt C. Smoak, met his
death, occurred last Saturday at Meg
gets, in the lower part of this State.
It was the old story of the unload
ed' gun. The unfortunate young man
who met his death at the hands Of one
of his friends, was a son of Samuel
P. Smoak Of the Lower Fork section
of Orangeburg county, who was en-
gagged in business in this city several
years ago, but, who, for the past two
or three years has been successfully
engaged in business at Meggetts.
1t appears that on Saturday after
noon several young men were at the
home of friend and, for the fun OF
the thing, they we're making ready to
move the piano of the household to
some other place while the friend was
out. Everyone was in good humor
and bent on Christmas. fun. Then
Julian Peoples, who was, in the party,
seeing an old rifle in the corner Of the
room, picked it up and pointing it at
Brit Smoak, said "Look out, Brit I
am going to shoot you" The gun went
off, the shot entering Mr.. Smoak's
heart, and he succumbed to the wound
in five minutes. Mr.. Peoples had no
idea that the gun was loaded, and he
and Mr.. Smoak were the best Of
friends.
The body of the unfortunate young
man was brought to this county and
his old home for burial. The funeral
services we're held at Wesley Grove
church in the presence of numerous
sorrowing relatives and friends, and
the body was buried in the church
graveyard.
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CHAPTER vi.

Events marched to schedule; what
O'Rourke planned came serenely to
PASS. He experienced day as re-
p!ete with emotions IS tie night that
preceded it and more marked by &C
tivity. Nothing hindering, he left the
battle-scarred Vicomte des Trebes
upon the field Of honor at half-past
six; at seven forty-fve he settled him.
self in a coach of the Cote dAzur
Rapide, en- route for Marseilles-a
happy man, for he was alone.
At a quarter to one in the afternoon
of the same day he boarded the lite
steamer Tabarka Of the Medlter-
ranean ferry service; and half an hour
later stood by the after-rail OF It's
promenade deck, watching the das'
'tances widen between him and all that
he held beloved.
I'm ninety days, dear boy" she had
said. "Ah, Terence, Terence,
if you should fail me J"
L 0ud11 uOL Ad4A. ASS%Ao0o
in ninety days. Dear heart, I will be
there.
AS if to feed the hunger Of his
heart he strained his vision to see
the last of the land that held her.
At length it disappeared, and then for
the first time he consciously moved
drew hand across his eyes, sighed
and turned away.
Picking his way through the cos
mopolitan throng of passengers, he
went below, found his stateroom, and
subsided into the berth for a sorely-
needed nap; instead of indulglng in
which, however, he lay staring wide
eyed at his problem. He had much to
accomplish, much to guard against
Des Trebes bulked large in the back
ground of perils he must anticipate;
O'Rourke was by no means disposed
to fatter himself that he had scotched
the schemes of the vicomte.
He made his second public appear
ance on the Tabarka at the hour OF
e'.-set; and in the act OF maR!rg i.
...r-o1 > ccrner and ran p|Trno W."
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gers left behind, came to the Irish
man; he began to breathe more free
IT,. though still the polished butt OF a
repeating rife swinging from the sad
die remained comfort to his palm.
He grew more confident, mentally at
ease, seeing the desert take shape
in the moonlight and show itself desc
late on every hand.
Even as be gained assurance from
this thought, the guide turned in his
saddle and cried a warning: "The Tou-
aregg!" From that moment on both
welded merciless whips. For out OF
the moonlit wastes behind them had
shrilled a voice, cruel and wild, an
nouncing discovery and the Inception
Of the chase. The fugitives had need
Of no sharper spur.
A rife shot rang sharp on the echoes
Of that cry but the bullet must have
fallen far short. A moment later, IN
deed, they opened brisk, scattering
fre-naturally Intellectual, though the
bullets dropping right and left in the
sand proved that the chase had got
within range.
Even with that warning, the end
was nearer than he had dreamed or
hoped. It came in twinkling and as
unexpected as a bolt out of a clear
sky: a flash of fire ahead, spitfu]
snap and-pttt!--the song OF bullet
speeding past his head.
The guide pulled up with a Jerk
O'Rourke, refining in desperately
swung his camel wide to avert the
threatened collision. simultaneously
the sharp "Qui vive?" OF a French
sentry rang out, loud and sweet tc
hear.
THANK God!" said the adventure1
IN his heart. And aloud, Friends!
he cried, driving past the sentry In a
cloud CT dust.
!. By a blessed miracle the man was
quick of wit, and swift to grasp the
situation-of which, however, he
must have had some warning from
the rattle of firing. He screamed
something in O'Rourke's ear as the
latter passed, and turning threw him
self fiat and began to pump the trig'
ger of his carbine, emptying the maga'
zine at the on-sweeping line Of Tou,
aregg.
. The alarm was hardly needed;
O'Rourke and the guide swept on
over the slip of a depression In the
desert and halted in the midst OF a
camp already quickened and alive
with shadowy figures running method
ically to their posts. carbine and &C
coutrement cleaning in the moon
light: men Of the camel crops. hard
eued to and familiar with their WORK.
They hrc'led down 70 II 10 p brs!.
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ness-like way that thri!'ed the heart
of O'Rourke. In trice they were
doubling out past lines Of tetheced
mehara, past the white hillocks OF
the officers shelter-tents and, like the
sentry, throwing themselves down
upon the ground to take shelter OF
whatever inequalities the face Of the
desert offered; and their firing ringed
the bivouac with a fringe of fame.
O'Rourke slipped from his camel
and turned to watch the skirmish.
Massed, the Touaregg, in strength
greater than the adventurer had be-
Ieved-something like two hundred
mounted men, in all-charged down
upon the camp as if to over-run and
stampede it.
Yet at the critical moment, when
it seemed that Of a surety there was
no stopping them, they divided and
swung round the camp in two wide
circles, scattering into open order and
firing as they scattered. Here and
there horse fell, a rider threw out
his hands and toppled from his sad
die, a camel seemed to buckle at full
tilt like a faulty piece of machinery;
and so gaps appeared In the flying
wings.
For the men Of the fv!' 'clumn
were picked shots. They nad Iced to
be, who had such tasks as this to cope
with.
Nor-for that matter-were the Tou.
aregg the only sufferers. Here and
there in the camp e. man plunged for.
ward in mid-stride, and on the firing
line beyond the tents now and again
q sharpshooter shuddered and lay still
upon his arms. Even at O'Rourke's
side an officer was shot as he ran to
the front, and would have fallen had
not the Irishman caught him with
ready arms and let him easily to the
earth. AS he did 80 the stricken man
rolled an agonized eye upward.
"O'Rourke!" he said between
groan and a sigh.
And O'Rourke, kneel1ng at his side
and peering into his face, gave bit
ter CRY. For he had found Chambret.
ITO BE CONTINUED.)
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CHAPTER VII.

South Of Biskra there is always
trouble to be had for the seeking;
south Of Briska there is never peace.
A guerilla warfare is waged peren.
nially between the lords of the desert,
the Touaregg on the one hand, and
the advance agents Of civilization, as
personifed by the reckless French
Condemned Corps and the Foreign Le-
gion on the other. Year after year
military expeditions set out from the
oasis of Biskra to penetrate the will
derness, either by caravan route to
Timbuctoo or along the proposed
route of the Trans-Saharan Railway
to Lake Tchad; and their lines OF
marah are traced in red upon the
land.
Toward this debata5le land O'Rourke
set his face with a will, gladly; for
he loved it. He had fought over II
of old; in his memory its sands were
sanctifed with the blood of comrades
men by whose side he lad been proud
to fight. men of his own stamp whose
friendship he had been proud to own
Mentally serene, if physically the re
verse of comfortable, O'Rourke dczeo
through the interminable twelve
hours of the journey to El-Guerrah
arriving at which place after eight the
following morning, he transferred him
self and his handbags (for now he
was travelling light) to the connecting
train on the Biskra branch. The lat
ter, scheduled to reach the oasis al
four-thirty in the afternoon, loafed cas-
ually up the line, arriving at the term
mus after dark.
The Irishman, thoroughly tagged
but complacent in the knowledge tina
he had left both vicomte and honor
able a day behind him, kept himself
from led by main will-poWer for half
the night, while he made the rounds
of cafes and dance halls, in search OF
O. trustworthy and competent guide
no easy thing to find.
The French force by then was three
days out from the oasis, and no doubt
since it was technically a flying col
umn," calculated to move briskly from
point to point in imitation OF Touar'
egg tactics, hourly putting a greater
distance between itself and its start
ing point. Moreover, the pursuit con
templated by the adVenturer was one
attended by no inconsiderable per1ls'
By dint of indomitable persistence
unfagging good-nature and such In
1uence as he could bring personally
to bear upon the authorities, O'Rourke
got what he desired-a competent
guide and two racing camels, or me-
hera, with a pack animal that would
serve their purpose.
By dawn they were ready to start'
and so, in the level rays Of sun tnat
seemed a dazzling sphere Of intoler-
able light, poising itself in the eastern
rim Of the world as If undecided
whether or no to take up its fight
across the armament, the little cara
W, 20 80 '-~tft into the fastness OF
~, do---A -. 7-'-~r,"o IA the van
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SYNOPSIS.

Mo65A csR with co TeGeSce Te1S VpSRo
ir his hotel O'Rourke, a military free
lance and something Of a gambler, IS
below when the sound Of a girish voice
singing attracts his attention. Leaning
out on the balcony he sees beautiful
girl who suddenly disappears. He rushess
to the corridor to see neatly gowned
form enter the elevator and pass from
sight.
CHAPTER n.-O'Rourke's mind Is
ned With theughts tho Of ts tae s5 aovE and a
remarkable winnings to accumulate in
differently. He. notices two men watch
ing him. One is the Hon. Bertie Glynn
Trebes. 20 noted dueust. When oRourke
leaves the table the viscount tells him ne
represents the French government ana
that he has been directed to O'Rourke as
q man who would undertake secret
mission.
CHAPTER I1.-At his room ORourke,
who had agreed to undertake the 1isslon;
&wsits the viscount. O'Rourke 1nds q
mysterious letter in his apartment: the
viscount arrives. hands a sealed package
to O'Rourke, who Is Tot to open It unell
on the ocean. He says the Erencn en- gov
ernment will pay c'Rourke 5:9Co francs sTc
pers are seen protruding from under a
doorway curtain and the viscount charges
O'Rourke with having q spy secreted
there.
CHAPTER Iv.-When the Irishman
roes "a his room he finds there the own
er Of the mysterious feet. It is his wife,
Beatrix, from whom he had run away a
year previous. They are reconciled, and
opening the letter he had received: ne
Offers ffer hin him 10000 pounds for an Indian
jewel known as the Pool Of Flame and
left to him by a dying friend: O'Rourrke
tells his wife that it is in the. keeping
of friend named Chambret in Algeria
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, mark entirely, that it might be of in
terest to We to save ye bit Of bother
alton to know that I'm going up tc
Biskra by tonight's train. It leaves IN
ten minutes, so I'll have to forego the
pleasure of your society on the trip.
Glynn got a grip on himself and
pulled together the elements of his
manhood. He managed to infuse blank
insolence into his stare, and said
"Ow?" with that singularly maddenfng
infection of which the Englishman
alone is master; as who should say:
"Why the dooce d'you annoy me with
your bally plans?"
Don't believe know you, do ~
be drawled.
"I don't believe ye do, me lad"
"Can't say wish to very badly,
either"
81 believe that" O'Rourke chuckled
grimly.
The meaning In his tone sent the
blood into the young mans face, a
fiery food Of resentment.
"Oh, I'm not afraid OF you, y'know,
he said, bristling. "Of course you're
not going to Biskra, or you wouldnf
tell me so. But If you do, shall make
1t my business to find out and follow
by the next train-bringtng Des
Trebes with me-"
ooh, will ye so? .Ye mean to warn
me he's in Algeria, too?">
"His boats due now; I'm expecting
him at any moment, II you wish to
know" O'Rourke's smiling contempt
was angering the young man and rem:
! dering him reckless. You'll be glad
to know you've made dem ass OF
yourselt-if you really are going to
Biskra." ..~
praise from Sir Hubert"
"Oh, don't you think I mind giving
you a twelve-hour start; you won't
gain anything by It. Y'see I know
where you're going, and I know it's
not there. If you'll take a FOOLS ad'
vice, you'll turn back now. YOU'LL
come back empty-handed anyway.
doa't mind telling you that we mean
to have that ruby, Des Trebes and l,
and we know where it is. You're only
taking needless trouble by interfer'
Ing"
Truth was speaking from the bottom
Of the absinthe tumbler. O'Rourke' 8
brows went up and he whistled noise
lessly, for he realized that at least
Glynn believed what he was admit
ting. $50 that's the way of it., en-!
I admire your candor, me boy; but be
careful and not go too far with 1t.
Twill likely prove disastrous to ye,
I'm fearing. But tlt-for-tat;
ye'ye made me a handsome present
according to your lights, of what ye
most aptly term FOOLS advice, and
! It's meself who'll not be outdone at
that game. For yourself, then, take
warning from the experience OF one
| who's seen a bit more Of this side OF
the earth than most men have, and
don't let Des Trebes know ye've
talked so freely. He's bad-tempered
sort and But I'm obliged to
ye and I bid ye good evening"
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me undressed eye. What the dlVVie
does it carry-a dried pea? What
d'they think we're here for, If not to
slay one another with due ceremony
Ask them that. Am I to salve the
yicomte's wounded honor by smitlng
him with a spitball? I grant ye, 'tlE
MAGNIFICENT, but it's not pistol"
Grumbling, he allowed himself tc
be persuaded. AS he had foreseen and
prophesied, 80 had it come to pass
Yet he had to grumble, partly because
he was the O'Rourke, partly for ef'
feet.
None the less, he consented, and IN
the highest spirits left the car and
plowed through the lush wet grass
TO the spot selected for the encounter,
in the shadow OF the trees near the
eastern border Of the meadow. Here
the seconds having tossed for sides,
he took a stand at one end Of sixty
foot stretch and, still tndecorously
amused, received q loaded pistol from
Won Einem.
Des Trebes confronted him, white
with rage, regretting already
(O'Rourke made no doubt) that he had
not accepted the Webleys. The Irish
mans open contempt maddened the
man.
The seconds retired to perfectly
safe distance. Won Einem holding the
watch, one Of Des Trebes' seconds a
handkerchief. The chauffeurs thre"
away their cigarettes and sat up, for
the first time reused out of their pro
fessional air of blase Indifference.
"One," cried the German clearly.
Des Trebes raised his arm and lev
eled his pistol at O'Rourke's head. A
faint flush colored his face, but his
eye was cold and hard behind the
sight and the hand that held the
weapon was as steady as if supported
by an invisible rest.
"Two," said Won Einem.
O'Rourke measured the distance
with his eye and raised his arm from
the elbow only, holding the pistol with
a loose grip.
"Three," said Won Einem.
The handkerchief fell.
The Irishman fired without moving
Des Trebes' weapon was discharged
almost simultaneously, but with ru'
ined aim; its bullet went nowhere IN
particular. The Frenchman dropped
the weapon and, wincing, examined so
licitously a knuckle from which
O'Rourke's shot had struck a tiny par
ticle of skin. His seconds rushed to
him with cries, preceded by the sur
geon with bandages. O'Rourke grace
fully surrendered his artillery to JUL
lard, laughed at the Vicomte again
and strolled back to the motor-car.
Juillard and Won Einem presently
Joined him, the former insistently anx
ious to have O'Rourke descend and
clasp the hand Of fraternal friendship
with the Yicomte. But the Irishman
refused.
Faith, MOI" he laughed. "Niver!
I'm too timorous a man to dare 1t
Sure and hasn't he hugged both his
seconds and the surgeon, .oo, already:
For me own part I've no mind to be
kissed. Let's hurry away before he
celebrates further by imprinting a
chaste salute upon the cheek Of oul
chauffeur. Besides, I've trair
to CATCH
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Holiday Excursion Rates.

Account of the holidays, the Allan
tic Coast Line Railroad offers special
round trip excursion rates between all
points, good on all trains scheduled to
stop at respective points.
Tickets on sale December 18th, 18th,
18th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, oath, 25th,
Goth, 31st, and January 1st 1912.
Final return limit January 9Th,
1912.
For rates and other information, see
local agent, or addess
T. C. White,
Gen. Pass. Agent.
Wilmington, N. G..
W. ]. Craig,
Pass. Traffic Agent.
Wilmington, N. C.