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caused lighter offerings. Statistics were
bullish a. rule. Brddsfrsers visible shows
decrease for America Of e3i 600 bushels.
as against an increase last year Of ,s62. 900
For the entire world the supply decreased
1851 .OOO bushels. "a against an increase
last year OF 262 200. Minneapolis stock de-
creased 100000 bushels in four days. less
favorable crop prospects abroad explained
higher cables. Liverpool was I'd. up
psrs came unchanged to &c higher and
berlin &c. higher. Budapest was &c
lower. Buenos Ayres opened unchanged
= better cash business developed on the
break with sales of 10000 bushels for OK.
port Despite the prepOnderance Of bullish
factors. however. the market closed higher
'orn sold up for near months and then
nroke sharply on liquidation and short
se'iing. Country offerings were freer and
crop prospects bright. Higher tcmpcra-
lures were reported in the corn belt with
rains In some sections. Rrodstrsefs visible
shows an increase Of 3s4 900 bushels a. COM
pared with sS2 600 decrease last year. Pri-
mary receipts we're 354 900 bushels. as
against a.? 900 last week and 54l 600 last
year. Tho cables came higher. Liver
pool was '.d. TO I'D. up Buenos Ayres
opened SIC. advance.
Oats eympathized with wheat and corn.
They opened higher and then broke on
ltquidatina sales. Cash prices were lower
with business moro active. including
SO 900 bushels for export. Primary re-
ceipts were 500. 900 bushels. as compared
with ,05o 900 bushels last week and sal 600
last year. Bradstreets visible showed an
increase Of only 81 900 bushels. as against
$3.50. 900 FOR 1911.
Wheat on the spot was dull and steady
Closing prices Z. o. b. ahoat for export
rail basis. No. red TO arrive, Stos; No.
northern spring. Si .03'.; No. hatd winter.
N,O?'s No. northern Manitoba, 81. .O3.
Sales were Il. .ooo bushels for export. Corn
was firm; No. nominal. Oats were easier:
standards. exc: No. ?. white. nominal.
kye-Quoted new No. .. 7lc. c. I, Z. Buffalo
TO arrive. car lots; State Pennsylvania and
Jersey Q. l. Z. New York. nominal. Barley.
new. mating. sod7oc. c. I. (. Buffalo. to
arrive.
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The Canadian Pacific RAILWAY conoasy

NOIN " I'D ShARE HOJOEHS.
The Thirty y-nrsy Annual General Meeting OF tho
Shareholders Of tkts Company. for the election Of
Directors To take the places OF the retiring DireO.
tors and for the transaction Of business generally.
will be held on "Wednesday. the I'd day Of OctObor
neNt, at the principal once of the Company. ct
Montreal, at Twelve o'clock noon,
SPECIAL MEETING.
The Meeting will be made special for the pYr-
pose OF authorizing the Issue OF Consolidated ne
bentnrc Stock Of the Company TO acquire the out
standing securities 81 the Dominion Atlantic
Railway Co, and also for the purpose OF consider
Ing and. n approved, OF authorizing an increase
OF the present au thorizcd Ordinary Capital Stock
o. the Company By an amount not exceeding
Increase Of Stock u be issued according TO the
quirements Of lhc't0mpany and a. may be deter
mined by the Directors and Of adopting such
resolution or bylaw as may be deemed necessary
" connection Herewith in order Ia enable tie
directors 10 give effect thereto.
The Common Stock Transfer Books will Da
closed In Montreal, New York and London at
ip = N. On SATURDAY, the 3ist day Of Augus Q
I ne Preference Stock hooks viii be closed In
london 81 the same time,
An books VIII be reopencd on Thursday, the I'd
day of October
" ' " Il .RAKHR. Secretary.
Montreal. August i:ih, 1912.
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THE CURB MARKET.

Trading was inactive with tendency
TO somewhat lower price levels in indus
trials. which again were the interesting
securities Of the day The Standard oil
subsidiaries we're again in the spectacular
class yesterday. with "A rise in South Penn
Oil OF 100 points to 90. Standard OF Kansas
went from the low OF the day. $50 10 500.
There was busy inquiry for the Standards
Of Ohio. New Jersey and California. The
Tobacco shares were somewhat easier and
quiet. The closing was stronger and more
active. Transactions IN detail in the market
Yesterday Ncre a. follows
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THE GRAIN MARKETS.
wheat Reacts After Early Strength
-Better Cash Dusiaess Re.
ported-Canadtass sitsatio. Un.


wheat closed fractionsily lower for the
Hay, II was n case Of traders liquidating
because prices did not advance % much as
hev had expected Fine crop prospects
seem 10 outweigh all other considerations
ni,h the professional element. They argue
ha' recsipis vii, soon he heavy In the
Northves, The farmers financial situa-
Von Is emphasized lie still owes money
rom last year and must hurry his crop
market VI order "a repay tho obligations
'Nnfort was derived from the fact that
Nraosn wheat viii bs OF Hne quality
Nece'p's at in''rlui points wers ?6S. mn
"ush"ls, az aga'us, .ssp.OO0 bushels last
week and 'ai,,pl l,~l wear.
hu' carry prI,e. we're higher On Euro.
r''n abl's and reports from the ,anadlan
>"r'hsss' snow saws the crop viii be only
- m" NJ" hushels, ~ compared With is0
:" "' bushels last year. Moreover. tho
'sssSl' hessn harvest III not Il" rcadv tor
's.. ~ ten days ham IA the Southeast
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THE BOSTON MARKET.

BosroS. Aug. sA.-The copper shares
were generally active and strong to-day.
MayfiOwer and Old Colony continued active
features. while CRANKY. Calumet and Ari-
zona and Chino ruled strong. the last named
making new high record price OF 81 on the
splendid quarterly report issued to-day.
lndustrials were steady without especial
feature and rails were quiet The summary
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York Clearing House deemed IL advisable
that evidence tending to prove that the
banks were acting within their province
in making such charges should be sent TO tho
Attorney General in anticipation Of any
done.
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SUB. STATEMENT
TUESDAY,

TUESDAY,
Paid nv Sub. Treasury IN ba nks $3.50 O00
PAID by banks 10 sub Treasury ., Siil6OO
Loss 20 banks on days trsnsc-
uons 80. ,,.....,..,' ,'.. Sisi 900
SINCE FRIDAY LAST
rad hv sub.Tressury IN banks N7itOW0
Pad hv bank, 10 suo.Trvssury 90. ~ ,oss QUO
los. to b.nh. .....,...,...... ,L,lscos
t.ous week ..,,.,,,,,,,..,..,,. Ls5:pV
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CURB STOCKS. CLOSING PRICES
THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET,

PHu.ADELPHi>. Aug. ~. Local sccuri-
ties continued active and firm to-day.
Fluctuations were narrow and confined
To fractions as a rule Prominent in the deal
ings were General Asphalt common. Key
stone Telephone. Philadelphia Electric and
Tonopah Belmont. the latter showing q
large fractiona, gain.
Bonds were in moderate demand without
special feature or change in prices. The
summary.
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DI,lDENDa AND INTEREsr.


s - i'io adwa,, New York. Jul, ?Sih. lat,
dividend ot fivr dollars per share has been
dr,lsrel VI the capital stock of this 'omRAnv,
ia ahlc Srienb-r Mih, ivi. Ia Siorkholders ~
Ieroid 81 lhe clr,s ~ hus.net- iugIs, ?.nd tyI.
VI ,ummhnh Nion' ttsa ding pa ncnt ur
thany' 81 sdd't,s should b. s"Hf ~ " 4 H.
iasi, Asst striliAiA not lstr lhsu AuguN ltas
49, tLU. Ahtlotbkn, np,ivAIS, :.
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The grain movement was as foliows

0Buyers OF wheat Included o Bri~n Among
the sellers were the Armour Cram Com
pany and King Farnum The Armour Grain
Company and Wagner sold corn. F,al.y
Barreli 4 Co. and Clement. Curtis a Co.
buying. Armour also sold oats with Schif-
fin and Rosenbaum Grain Company buy
ing.
Brddsfresfs visible supply with com
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NTTED STATFN TVCST t7UNPANN OF NHW
. YORK, ~ trustee,
by wlfl.IAASONP PEl.L. Assistant Secretary.
Dated. August l. 1917:
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4leven A. NJ. bids to Liverpool; October
q; December. 1892; January. 1928.
aiding buyers: Waters. Hubbard. Springs.
sntz and Hicks. Leading sellers: Weld
cGhee. Riordan. Rothschild. Carpenter
I'd T. X Cone.
COTTON MOTIFS
The Alabama state Entomologist reported
At army worms have appeared In larger
antilles than last wear and that he OK
scts much damage
Liverpool cabied Continent and local
norts bought. spot demand poor; think
action about complete
Alexandria, Egypt, adyicss report that
ne Egyptian crop Is fully two weeks ahead
u last year. The acreage In about II, 900
acres larger than last year and the crop In
bout Ii per cent. larger. 4 weld Of ap-
i,15O.O 900 bales IA believed to
10 promised This will be the larsest crop
MI record.
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THE JOHNSON COMPANY

The bonds numbered below. secured by The
Johnson Company's First Mortgage TO the UNDER
tion ~ los end accrued interest on September
LIST. 1919. out Of the funds IN be provided BY the
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DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT,

WASH NGTON. Aug. THE statement Of
receipts and expenditures OF the Treasury shows;
Yesterday. This month Fiscal year
Receipts u .pMill SET 6S.sdO $50 2e3 .l8<
Expenditures 2.8s6.267 ?33S,46s 8Se33 .sss
Deatit it... S7ss.ib S6e7 ,eOI Sis+O,7o2
Receipts from customs yesterday were Ssas. .iO4; /;
noratiOn tax. 81 .3O2 iU2. and miscellaneous. S93.-
IS. National bank notes received for redemp-
tion. 81. .tol .3tS
The cash ststement OF the Cnited states Treas
urer for August - shows
RESERVE FUND.
Gold coin and bullion ..........., $50. 900 900
TRUST FUND.
Ia redeem outstanding certificates 81 see, ,972 600
GENERAL FUND.
coid co,n observation-disclosures. SIS. .036 2Oi
GciG re- ertincstes es.........,.......... 6.76o 2OO
silver dollars ,,,,,,.,,',''.''''''' @,0I ,5O
silver cern0cAtes. s..,....,...'.'',''''. oSS! en-
inited States notes s.................. 1874 ,3c8
Sationai bank notes s.,...........,.. 1873? 1896
Certined checks on banks. ......,..,,. 1si.<6e
Total Observation-Disclosures. StaSit< .hA
Deduct current liabilities ........,.. 7077l .2s2
W0rkine balance In Treasury .....,.. N8%S. .2ss
In national hanks ...,....,,,,.,.,.-: 1857 go
'II, minor S"' coin ''o' sOo,s s,s
AwaiiIng reimbursement ......... ISL .253
cash basnce ,'.,............. ieO sss st7
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Spot cotton hero was TO points higher
~ for middling uplands. New York
sstihcated stock se.Ssi bales. against
,T%7 last year. Southern spot markets
nchangeh TO 5-is lower; Galveston. II .
ew Orleans. II 1919; Savannah. ~,
o,iston. lei. Memphis. i2i. Augusta. I:,.
Receipts and stocks At aeading points
ith comparisons As follows
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Liverpool spot cotton was quiet 10 points
vance AZ S.72d. for American midding
sales OF 5000 bales. Futures opened
,ut iOI, TO i?H points higher and closed
70 lower. Prices as follows;
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SYNOPSIS.

Col. Terence o'Rourke, a military free
lance and something Of a gambler, in his
beautiful girl who suddenly enters the
elevator and passes from sight. At the
gaming table O'Rourke notices two men
Giynn, While his companion is viscount
Des Trebes. a duelist. The viscount tells
INN the French government has directed
,3ndet TO- % oR 5 burke as a man who no a would no
.nent, O'Rourke. who had agreed to u.-
-dertake the mission. finds a mysterious
seated seated n Ins y VII :" d,R a]r1iyss' wb hands i'd no T
to open It until on the ocean. A pair of
dainty slippers are seen protruding from
under a doorway curtain. The 1rishman
be his wife, Beatrix, from whom he had
%reconciled, and opening the letter he finds
100000 pounds for a Jewel known as the
Pool Of Flame and left to him by a dy-
Ing FRIEND; but now in keeping Of one
R Morsta t Gaam noplema in in A 4 E daei. G Ghe Mife
bids O'Rourke farewell and he promises
to soon return with the reward. He dis
: Sozra t both ab G5ynn A. and Se tine feds y'se6anf ea
there. is an attack by bandits and his
left the Pool Of Flame with the governor
given the colonel viii deliver over the
Jewel. Arriving at Algeria the Irishman
finds the governor general away. Des
and tells O'Rourke that he has gained
possession Of the jewel by stealing 1t. In
q duel O'Rourke masters the viscount,
and starts by ship for Rangoon. He finds
the captain to be a smuggler who tries to
steal the jewel. 1t is finally secured by
iand 'aR %itn the a G,R OF ene fssaPss an TO
his sweetheart, O'Rourke RECEIVERS the
Pool Of Flame. On board ship once more,
bound for Rangoon, a mysterious lady
about to attack the lady, who Is a Mrs.
Prynne, and kicks the man into the hold.
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CHAPTER XXI,

Lurching drunkenly into the harbor
known locally as Alden Back Bay, the
Panjnab anne to anchor.
O'Rourke, from the lower grating of
the steamships accommodation lad
der, signaled to one of the swarm of
lowering dinghys, and waiting for it to
come in, reviewed the anchored ship
ping, gathered transiently together in
that spot from the four corners of the
earth, and shook his head desponding-
ly.
A yellow-haired Somali boatman
shot his little craft in to the grating.
O'Rourke dropped upon the stern-seat
and took the tiller. Post Office pier"
he said CURLY. The dinghy shot away
with dipping, dripping oars, while the
Irishman continued to search among
the vessels for anything that seemed
to promise the speed necessary for his
purpose, and failed to discover one.
otis hopeless" he conceded bitter
ly as the boat wove a %serpentine wake
in and out among the heaving bulks.
"And, I'm thinking, tits the O'Rourke
who will presently be Sinking back to
confess he Dragged beyond his pow
ers. The fool that We are, Terence,
with your big words and your fine
promises, all empty as your purse!
It's out of patience I am with We en-
tirely!"
Doubtless he made the very picture
of unhappiness.
So, at least, seemed to think. a man
lounging in a dilapidated canvas deck
chair beneath a dirty awning in the
stern of a distant tramp steamer;
who, raking the shoreward-b bound with
a pair of rusty binoculars, had CHANGED
to focus upon O'Rourke.
Looks as If he hadn't a friend in
the world" said the mar audibly.
Looks as if a letter from home with
cash draft nd about fill his little BILL"
He grunted in pleased appreciation
of his own subtle wit. A short man
he was, stout, very much at home in
grimy pajamas and nothing else, with
eyes small, blue, informed with twin
king humor and set in a forid coun-
tenance bristling with a three days
growth of grayish beard.
He swung the glasses again upon
and, HE'LL" he exclaimed,
sitting up with stimulated interest.
We'll, by jinks!" said the stout man.
who'd a-thunk it,"
He got up with evident haste and
waddled forward to the bridge, where
he came upon what he evidently need
ed in his business: a huge and bat
tered megaphone. Applying this to
his lips and filling his lungs he bel
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CHAPTER XIII.

The day came out of the East with
a windy swagger; rs Quick had fore
told, a series of thunderstorms swept
the sea before dawn, sc that it, like
the sky, seemed newly washed, clean
and brilliant.
O'Rourke relieved Quick at four
bells of the morning watch and kept
the deck for the remainder of the day,
his meals being brought to him on
the bridge. His duties were simple
enough, requiring little more than a
display of the habit of authority
which sat so we'll on his broad snou.-
ders. 1t was no great trick to keep
the. crew in order: they went about
their work peaceably enough and
showed no signs of desiring to renew
their disputations. Otherwise he had
to keep an eye upon the helmsman
and see that he held the Rance to the
course prescribed by Quick; and that
was nothing difficult to a man of av-
erage intelligence. Naught but deep
water lay between them and Bombay,
so long as a direct course was shaped
and maintained.
AS the sunlit watches wore out and
nothing untoward took place,
O'Rourke's grim apprehensions dissi'
pated into shadows. He began to be-
lieve with Quick that the affair of the
winged knife was merely a hapchance
accident, quite unprecedented.
Below decks, Dravos and Danny
were standing watch-and-watch, with
clockwork regularity, where the for
mer's beloved engines were justifyine
his confidence and pride in them and
clicking off their twenty knots with
out a hitch.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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head, relieved by ragged patches of
gray hair about the temples, apollo
getically into the cabin door.
THE top of the day to We, Dravos!"
said O'Rourke loudly, for little Dravos
was partially deaf. "And how are the
engines?"
The engineer carefully hitched up
his trousers and regarded the wander
er with temperate g~eniality.
Good afternoon, Colonel O'Rourke,"
he replied, clipping his words mincing-
ly. Very nicely, I thank you"
He shook hands, sat down on the edge
of a berth with the ANN of one
who fears he intrudes, and glanced
~searchingly at Quick. IF you're 60
ing to serve the drinks, cap'n," he
snapped acidly, hump yourself!"
He accepted his glass with a dis
passionate air and drank hastily after
a short nod to the guest, as one who
sacrifices his personal inclinations to
the laws of hospitality. But from his
after-glow of benevolence, O'Rourke
concluded that the drink had not been
unwelcome.
What brings you here?" demanded
Quick in a subdued roar.
1--we a job for We, If so be it ye're
not otherwise engaged-and if We can
do it."
Quick slapped a huge thigh delight
eddy. II knew it-could have sworn
to it,"
Can do anything" asserted Dravos
with asperity.
otis merely a question of speed"
explained the Irishman. Can We make
Bombay in four days-be the fiji
teenth?"
,"Dravos," roared Quick, chow much
speed can you get out of those
damned engines?"
Twenty knots" snapped Dravos.
when can you sail?"
Tonight" said Dravos.
"If," stipulated Quick, II can pick
up a crew in Aden."
"'Tis settled then" =
Well need a bit of money in ad-
vance,"
"Ye shall have it, within reason"
Dravos rose and sided towards the
door. a faraway look in his pale eyes.
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lowed with a right good will, and his
hail, not unlike the roaring of an
amiable bull, awoke Aden's echoes:
"O-o-Rourke!"
Good morning." murmured the Irsh-
man, lifting his head to stare about
him with incredulous curiosity.
Who's that barking at me?"
The pajama'd person continuing to
shout at the top of his voice, by dint
OF earnest staring the Irishman event
ually located the source Of the up
roar "Now who the divvle might We
be-" he wondered. "Ananias, me
friend"-to the boatman-"row to the
steamer yonder where the noise comes
from"
Whereupon the stout man, seeing
the boat alter it's course, put aside the
megaphone. And again peace brooded
over Alden.
On nearer approach to the tramp,
O'Rourke's smile broadened to a
pleased grin, and airily he waved a
hand to the nan with the voice.
Jimmy Quick!" he observed with
unfefgned delight. Faith, l begin to
believe that me luck holds, after ALI"
From the bottom step of the tramp's
ladder he tossed a coin to the boat.
man, then mounted to the deck. In
continently the stout man fell heavily
upon his neck with symptoms Of ex-
IRENE Joy. A lull succeeding his first
transports, he wiped his eyes, beamed
upon his guest and suggested insinuat-
ingly: DRINK"
"Brevity's ever the soul of your
wit, captain" said O'Rourke. 81 will"
And he meekly followed Quick's bare
heels forward to the officers quarters
beneath the bridge.
Having set him in a chair, Quick,
still a-gurgle, wandered off, unearth-
ed a bottle, beamed upon his visitor,
asked a dozen questions in as many
breaths and, without waiting for an
answer, waddled off again to return
with a brace of dripping soda-water
bottles. "Schweppe's," he said, pat
ting their rotund forms tenderly;
land the last in our lockers-all in
your honor, colonel"
"So?" commented O'Rourke. lizard
up, is it? Ills not the O'Rourke who
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Faith, tits yourself that has your

Faith, it's yourself that has your
courage with We, Mrs. Prynne! . =. .
But good night, madam! Your serv-
anti"
Good night, colonel" she said softly,
and as she watched him swing away
laughed lightly and strangely. Later,
still standing outside her door, she
sighed, and an odd light glowed deep
in her eyes of grayish-green. Signing
again, and with another low laugh
that rang a thought derisive, as
though she We're f1outing the man
whose service she accepted so gladly,
she turned and vanished within her
stateroom.
AS she did so, the opposite door
that Of an inside stateroom on the
same gangway-was opened cautious
ly. A turbaned head peered out, its
eyes glancing swiftly up and down the
corridor. Long since, however, the
excited passengers had been reassur-
ed and had returned to their berths;
the coast was clear.
The lascar stepped noiselessly out,
shut the door without a sound, and
sped swiftly forward: a long, brown
man with an 1mpassive cast of coun-
tenance in which his ayes shone with
a curious light.
AS he swung into the space at the
foot of the saloon companionway, he
collided violently with an understood
and excessively red-headed Irishman,
nearly upsetting the latter, to say
nothing of a glass of brandy-and-soda
which he was conveying to a certain
stateroom.
"Phwat the divvle, We domned nay
CUR! Pwhy dye not look where ye're
going?" demanded Danny with some
heat.
The East Indian backed away, bow.
ed profoundly, mumbling something in.
~articulate, and sprang up the steps,
Danny looked after him, for a moment
hesitant, then put down the tray. and
pursued. He caught the flicker of the
lascar's cummerbund as the latter es'
capped to the deck, and himself arrived
at the forward end Of the promenade
just In time to see a white shape dis.
appear into the steerage companion.
way.
I'D take me OATH" said Danny re.
1ectively, "thot he's the naygur thot
came aboard at Suez. IT'S meself
thot wishes I'd had a betther peep al
the ugly mug av him. I'm thinking
I'd BOTHER be after tellin' himself"
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would be wishing We i'll, captain, dear,
but, faith, meself's not sorry to hear
that word this day. I'm thinking me
luck is sound, after ALL"
Quick had again vanished. Present
ly O'Rourke heard his mighty voice
booming down an engine-room ventila-
tor. "Dravos! Dravos,. you loafer!
Come up and see a strange sight!"'
He came back, still vibrant with an
elephantine sort of joy. "O'Rourke."
he painted, hopping a damp brow with
the sleeve Of his jacket, you're a
good sight for sor eyes. Never did
we meet up with you yet but there
came a run of luck"
"'Tis good hearing" said O'Rourke,
smiling.
A slight little man slipped a bald