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across a few inches of midnight gloom
at his companion.
Somewhat battered on the head;
somewhat damaged in the ribs and
knees; considerably mussed up as to
clothing, and, apparently, in jail" re-
turned the Cuban. Otherwise think
1 am all right and perfectly happy.
Who pushed the building over on US,
anyhow"
Il haven't the slightest idea," rue
fully responded Brockett. All can
remember is making one grab at that
negro, while you tried to seize the belt.
Then things seemed to go round and
round, and l began to look through a
big telescope at the evening stars.
Did things impress you that way?"
Pretty much so," Ramon answered.
'T distinctly remember having one
hand on that belt, and the other hand
on that large black mans necktie.
Then somebody turned off the lights
for an instant, turned them on again,
much brighter than before, and then
turned them off for keeps. l wonder
where we are?"
Jail, believe you limited. Prob
ably the best place for us-or for me,
anyway, after scoring such a failure
as this has been. I'm sorry dragged
you into such a piece Of foolishness." i"
81 came along entirely of my own
accord" said the Cuban, 'and don't
think we have made a failure of the
expedition-not yet. We didn't get
the belt away from that negro-true
enough-but we are great deal near
er to it than we were an hour before
we saw him. There can't be many
black men like that one; it's almost a
certainty that the Chicago police know
him and can locate him, and l think
that when they find him he will be
quite willing to listen to reason"
"Yes-but how about making the po-
lice listen to reason first, in regard to
ourselves and our affairs?"
This was a problem which required
weighty deliberation, and the unlucky
wanderers had just started an ami
mated discussion when there was, a
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29
ised or have to give It ali up and ad-
NIT ourselves utter failuresl"
CHAPTER XIX.

The day passed somewhat dragging
ly, for time flies with leaden pin-feath-
ers when you are In hurry. Brockett
and Solano knew that they had little
time left for action, and that II they
failed to recover the messages now in
possession of the big negro their jour
ney would abruptly end, an utter fail
ure. Most of the afternoon and early
evening was spent in discussing the
giant black, and the chances of finding
the documents still in his possession.
II only hope" said Brockett, that
he hasn't thrown away the envelopes.
He might very likely destroy them to
make the chance of identifying the
belt so ,much smaller, and to protect
him in the possession of the money"
Il hardly think So" Solano encour-
aged the worried youngster. when
We get the negro, We'll get belt, pa
pers, money and all. And l think Of
ficer Hogan will come pretty near to
rounding him up, If anybody can"
81 wonder If the big fellow remem-
bered us from Detroit?" mused Brock
EFT. IF so, he might also remember
the card he passed us, something OF
its general appearance, and, II he
opened the envelopes in the belt, the
duplication Of the writing might i'm
press him"
Hardly probable dissented So
lano. He was simply told, in De
troit, to hand that card to us, and
was paid something to do it. He
might remember US, all right, but
would not be likely to remember any
thing about the message that he gave
US. Quit fretting about the whole
business. l firmly believe everything
will work out all right, and that the
lost envelopes will come back to yor
before morning. Then we can hurry
towards Mexico as fast as you may de
sire"
It was about nine that night wheI
officers Hogan and Flynn-the lattel
as big, as husky and as truly Irish a!
his partner-summoned the boys fol
the expedition that should spell abso
lutte failure or a chance to retrieVt
lost fortunes. Both were in plail
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29

phernalia of the opium smokers pas
time
"Ycu know how cook?" questioned
the yellow man, as the young fellows
handed him few silver coins. You
not can cook, me cook for you?"
mot Just yet" said Solano. Let
us rest a nttle-we are tired and need
to stretch out awhile before we
smoke"
"All lite. Yet get leady smoke, call
me. 1 cook for you" And the heather
shuffled away to his eyrie near the
door, where, with a mulatto woman.
he alternately chatted softly and cast
up accounts on the age-old counting
strings of the Mongolian race.
This is worth watching" whispered
Brockett Our black man may be in
one Of those hunks, or he may come
in at any time. We can stay here
little while before calling in our
friends OF going out again"
A voice came to them from nearby
bunk-a voice that they had hear1 be.
1OTG. bOLu DOyS SLdTIeu dSAJdIS0y aS
they recognized its thick, Oily tone.
but they restrained their impatience
by gripping each other with firm
though shaking lands.
"Ah done tole nah fren'," came
the voice, dat dis heah place am
haunted. Haunted by a ghos' wivOut
any haid. Dass right. Long time ago,
dere was a man done been killed
right heah. Dey cut on his haid. took
de haid away wfv 'em, an left de
body. Evah since den dis heah ha1d-
less man have done haunted de spot.
Now an den he comes right In heah
an scahes de smokehs silly. Now an
den yo'n see him in de yahd- Nah III
fren', dis amt no joke. Onst every SO
often dat haidless man comes rOun'
heah, an Ah'm almos' suah dat he's
pretty gesh due. Didn't yo' neVeh see
no ghostses oveh in Manila?"
CTO BE CoNTINUED1
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29

the black gazaDo. Car ys make good!
Ye cant Then 60 to iE"
The boys walked through q yard
filled with mud, bricks and wreckage
Of every imaginable kind. At the far
end OF the yard they brought UP
against a brick wall. They fumbled
along this wall, soon finding the little
doorway, and tapped thrice upon the
panels. Somewhere In the woodwork
Of the door a spark of light cleaned.
and they were uncomfortably aware
that they were under scrutiny. They
whistled softly and tapped the door
again. 1t opened and q Chinaman
confronted them.
You want smoker"
"Of course We do" Solano answered.
The yellow man looked them over
and then beckoned them inside the
portals, shutting and bolting the door
behind them. Catfooted, noiseless, he
conducted them up a hallway damp
with mould, noisome with dirt and the
smell of many nights of opium cook
ing" and guided them into q room OF
considerable size. A mattress, gray
with dirt, lay on the floor and on this
mattress three men-two negroes and
one white man-were stupidly reclin-
ing, while a peanut oil lamp burned
on a bit of mating nearby, and a
bamboo pipe was being passed from
hand to hand. The sweet. penetrating.
sickish smell of opium thickened the
air; reaches ran, fearless and In
quisitive, along the floor, and the
wooers of the poppy-god, silent, lost
in happiness, drowsed, smoked and
drowsed again, contented in their hor-
rible surroundings as monarchs in a
palace hall
Cheap, fella, hims," said the China.
man. You want bunk, yes?"
Curtains of cheap, drab material
masked wide stretches of the wall.
From behind these curtains came the
hum of subdued conversation and the
perfume of the cooking hop" The
Chinaman parted two strips OF the
drab cloth, and showed a bunk be-
tween the curtains and the wall
Brockett and Solano looked up and
down the room. There was no sign
of their quarry. The boys quietly en-
tered the bunk which the Chinaman
had assigned them, and their host
quickly brought them the full para
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29

that box you see up there. Try hiIp
with half q dollar"
The gentleman handed the elephant
half . dollar and. sure enough. he took
It In his trunk and placed it in the boz
high out Of reach.
"Well. that 10 very extraordinary. az
tOnishing. truly said the green one.
opening his eyes. "Now let's see him
take It out ana hand It back"
"Ws never taught him that trick.
retorted the keeper. who then turned
away "a stir aD the monkeys and
punch the hyshas
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29

a swift, impersonal and soul-searching
glance, ''That isn't the way to write" :"
he said, concentrating his gaze on the
Executive hand. He's using the fin
ger method. He doesn't use the Pal
mer method at all. The finger meth
cd alone is no good. He'll have to
use the Palmer method or he'll never
learn to write"
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changing of iron and a grating of bolts.
Some one turned on an electric light
nearby and the boys, blinking in the
gleam, saw that they were the occu-
pants Of a dingy cell, perhaps eight
feet long by five wide, and sumptuous-
ly furnished with a long wooden
bench and an empty pail. The door
was slowly opening, and the aperture
framed the bulky figure Of a sturdy
Irish policeman, who chuckled good
humoredly as he gazed in upon the
captives.
Well. how do ye young divils feel
after a little time to cool orr"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29

take notice again. They found them
selves in a dark, almost pitch-black
region of obscurity and silence. with
a wooden settee sustaining their
weight and a stone floor echoing to
the tonch of their heels. They found
their heads aching fearfully, while sun
dry bruised spots on their backs, ribs
and shins demanded consolation. 1t
was so dark in their new quarters that
they could not see themselves or each
other, but each of them felt himself
strangely soiled and dirty.
"How do you find yourself. Ramon?"
oueried Brockett. striving to peer
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29

cussion. but his stock OF patience was
ebbing.
'fNow." he beloved, "are there
any of you budding Nelson's who d0nt
know the difference between firing by
electricity and firing by percussion 2"
Clne at least stiIl needed further in
struction on that point. and he said
so
Then. like a clap Of thunder. the In
structor explained,
rIf you got struck dead by light
ming that would ho electricity. see!
But Il came over to you and save
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29
CHAPTER XVIII.

Just what happened between the
moment when the big negro brought
out the money-belt and the moment
when a full understanding of every
day affairs came back to Brockett and
Solano, neither of those young men
could fully detail. There had been
cyclone, closely followed by an earth
quake, after which the roof had fallen
In, burying them under the timbers-
at least. that was how they figured it
all out when they began to sit up and
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29
non. a. Beast. Of Burden.

A memory Of the times when dog
worked for a living in England Is seei
in the ''dog cart" which OriginalI:
was literally drawn by dogs. and. IN
I'll prohibited In 1889 by act OF parlia
ment, was the workingman's usua
means Of taking run into the coun
try. Strong half-bred mastiffs wer,
usually employed. and these though
nothing OF conveying tAelr masten
so or 60 miles n . day with no NOR
1stenance than bread soaked in beer
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29
Too Much Of a Good Thing.

T was very happy" said the profes-
sor, "when, after years of wooing. she
finally said Yes
But why did you break the engage
ment so soon after?" asked his friend.
Man, it was she that dissolved it"
Really" said his friend. How did
that happen?"
ut was due to my accursed absent
mindedness. When, a few days later.
called at her home, again asked her
to marry me-"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29
The Presldent's Method.

Walter was Z years old. and he was
Young America personihed-a product
OF the New York public schools.
Nothing escaped his observation. and
ne was disconcertingly ur to date. not
infrequently causing his elders pain
because Of their own archaic meth
DDS. His mother took him to NOV
tng picture show. One Of the scenes
was q reproduction Of President TAFT
signing the bin that admitted Arizona
into the union Of States. Young
Amsrsaa gave the Chief Of the people
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29
Too Much RenuncIatlon.

How foolish you women are" said
Mr.. Nagg to his better half "You
don't catch men doing such things as
joining Don't Worry clubs"
"Of course not" snapped Mrs. Nagg.
Men couldn't give up the pleasure of
worrying their wives"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29
Clever Elephant.
Answers.

That's a very knowing animal Of
yours" said . gentleman to the keeper
Of an elephant
"very," was the cold retoinder.
HE performs strange tricks and an
tics, does he!" retorted the gentleman.
"Eurprlsin'." retorted the keeper.
We've taught him TO put money n
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29
important TO Mothers
Bears the
EnvjoIIs. Perhans.

I'm afraid our friend Scrapsley is
a Socialist.
mo. You misjudge Scrapsley. What
makes him sore is the fact that in
spite of the high cost of living, some
men manage to lead double lives"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29

you a clout over your fat head. that.
my son. would be percussion. twig?"
The other saw. and said so.-LondOn
Answers.
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lesson ln ounnsr.

For two solid hours the gunnery In
struceor endeavored to instil some
faint idea Of the subject down for dis
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29
Men and women who are odd might
get even by marrying.

Don't buy water for bluing. Liquid blue
almost all water. Buy Red Cross Ball Blue
the blue that's all blue.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-29
The Natural Inference

W1'VW'
While out motoring the other day,
l ran across an old friend Of mine" J"
WAS he much hurt?"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-22
WHAT'S THE use or OWNING PROPERTY
After You Get 1t You Are Informed that You Haven't
Any Rights that the City the Neighbors Are
Bound to Respect.-Trees Again.
Oh, that's different, said Mr. Of1ciaL
But why is 1t different?

Oh, that's different, said Mr.. Official.
But why is 1t different?
Easy explained.
The property owner whose trees
We're cut down was a widow without
any civic rights,
The factory was owned by a corpor-
alton that did have civic rights-both
in the aggregate and individually.
The corporation couldn't be made to
get off the line.
And wasn't asked.
This is the sort of thing that makes
women want to possess the franchise.
Just as long as they don't have it
they will be officially imposed upon.
But the blind policy of the city with
reference to the trees in Reeveston
seems inexplicable.
Not so inexplicable either.
But strange on it's face.
Here was a beautiful estate, whose
duplicate cannot be found in eastern
Indiana.
The cry was that the trees and con-
tours of the ground would, could and
should be preserved when it's inclusion
in the city was accomplished.
On the strength of this people who
wanted trees bought lots.
AS soon as the lots were bought the
owners were informed that all trees
would be cut down that interfered
with a straight line. That they had no
right of protest because they we're not
yet living on the lots.
Certainly the course of official pro-
cedure is full of tangents and little
detours round the corner.
But the fact remains that the des-
truction of these trees for the tradi-
ton of a straight line of sidewalk is
a crime against the landscape and the
property owners which should not go
unnoted
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-22
DUBLIN IN DANGER
FROM FIRE SUNDAY
Hoffman Business Block
Practically Destroyed
Cause Not Known.
palladium Specially

DUBLIN, Ind, April 22-Ffre of an
unknown origin nearly destroyed the
HUFFMAN building on West Main
street late Saturday night, and for a
time threatened other buildings in that
vicinity. The exact amount of dam
age is not known. but the entire in
terror Of the building was Quilted, the
shell of the building alone remaining
standing.
The wind was blowing strongly and
the flames from the burning Huffman
building licked the east walls of the
residence of DR.. c. f. Mckee on the
west and for some time it appeared as
if the physicians residence was also
doomed. All household goods in the
upper story of the Mckee residence
were removed when it was seen that
this building might also be destroyed
However, by hard and persistent work
the fire was kept from spreading
either to the west or to the east.
The fire was first discovered about
twelve o'clock by Fred Hayes and
Frank Sharp, who were in the lat
ter's barber shop, short distance
west of the building. Hayes started
to leave the barber shop and seeing
smoke coming from the Huffman
building, which was occupied by Park
Lambertson, as a barber shop, called
to Shank and both started an investi-
cation. When it was ascertained that
the building was afire the alarm was
given.
The small water plant. recently in
stalled by B. l.. Hiatt, who lives near
the building, and the assistance given
by a large number of the residents,
saved that part of the town from
seeming destruction.
The Huffman building was one of
the oldest in this town. The lower
floor was used for a barber shop and
the upper as a pool room.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-22
MAKES OUT PAPERS
IN DAMAGE APPEAL

Court Reporter Holiday started this
morning to make a transcript OF all
testimony in the case of Frank Nor
gan versus the Pennsylvania railroad
company, in order that the testimony
in the case could be used in the ap-
peal which the defendant has taken.
The jury which heard the case in the
Wayne circuit court awarded the
plaintiff damages to the amount of
$4,000. However, motion for a new
trial was made and Judge Fox over
ruled the motion on the condition that
the plaintiff would agree to having
the amount of damages cut to $1,000.
This was agreed upon and an appeal
was taken. Reporter Holiday says
that the transcript of this case will
cover at least 700 typewriter pages.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-22
NOTICE.!
NOTICE!
Dinner at the Christian
Church Wednesday from II
until 3 o'clock 22-2t
ORGIES IN NEW GUINEA.
Wild and Bloody Scenes When tho Ma
tives Get Intoxicated.

Wild and Bloody Scenes When the Ma.
tives Get intoxicated.
OF the unpleasant drinking customs
Of certain nations in New Guinea Wal
ter Goodfellow writes: I'VE did not
find the people down by the coast
nearly so tractable or companionable
as those at the headwaters of the riv
er. They were also much more quar-
relsome among themselves. They tap
a species Of sugar palm up the river
and make fermented drink out of it.
On this they get fearfully intoxicated,
and wild orgies take place all day.
Parties of them would go off in canoes
and sit under the palms from which
the drink was obtained. In the morn
ing they would return extremely
drunk. and fights used to be the re-
suit.
Sometimes these fights lasted for
two days at time, In our vicinity
they more often thin not took place
at night. The natives then made such
an indescribable din with their howl
ing and their noises that we could not
sleep at our base camp. Spears and
showers of arrows were discharged In
all directions. and one could hear the
sound of their axes dealing blows on
the bodies of the combatants.
after a time the women would join
in the fray, and their shrill voices add
ed to the babel. making the noise
greater than ever When they be.
came involved in the fights they seem
ed to be worse than the men. The
cries were not like sounds emitted by
human beings, but rather like the cries
of animals. "-Chicago News.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-22
SCHEDULE ADOPTED
BY LEAGUE MOCULS
X. |. O. Season Opens May 5
with the ALI Kentuckians
Local Attraction.
palladium Specially

CINCINNATI. April 22.-At a meet.
Hng of the X. I. 0. League yesterday
In this ely a playing schedule for the
season was adopted. The season opens
Sunday, May 5, and the All Kentuck.
aans on that date will clash with the
Richmond team at Athletic park The
schedule follows:
May williamsburg at Dayton, Ham
ilton at Middletown, All Kentuchans
at Richmond.
May 12-Mddletown at Dayton,
Richmond at Miamisburg, All Kentuck-
3ans at Hamilton.
May 19-Hamilton at Dayton, All
,Kentuckians at Midtown, Miamis-
burg at Richmond.
May 26-All kentuckians at Miamis-
burg, Midtown at Hamilton, Dayton
lat Richmond.
June 2-AlI Kentuckians at Dayton,
Richmond at Middletown. Miamisburg
at Hamilton.
June -Middletown at Dayton, Ham
ilton at Miamisburg, All Kentuckians
et Richmond.
;. June 10-Richmond at Dayton, Mi
amisburg at MiddIetown, All Kentuck-
dans at Hamilton
June 23-Dayton at Miamisburg, All
Kentuckians at Middletown, Hamilton
at Richmond.
June 31-AlI Kentuckians at Miamis-
Eburg, Dayton at Hamilton, Middletown
at Richmond.
July ALI Kentuckians at Dayton,
Richmond at Middletown, Miamisburg
at Hamilton.
July 14-Hamilton at Miamisburg,
dayton at Middletown, All Kentuck-
Cans at Richmond.
July 21-Middletown at Miamisburg,
.All kentuckians at Hamilton, Dayton
lat Richmond.
July 2S-All Kentuckians at Dayton,
Hamilton at Middletown, Miamisburg
lat Richmond.
August 4--Richmond at Dayton, All
sKentuckians at Miamisburg, Middle
town at Hamilton.
August williamsburg at Middle
town, Dayton at Hamilton, All Ken
tuckians at Richmond.
August 1S-All Kentuckans at Day
ton, Middletown at. Miamisburg. Rich
!mond at Hamilton.
August 25-Dayton at Miamisburg,
!All Kentuckians at Middletown, Hamil-
ton at Richmond.
September 1-Miamisburg at Day
ton, All Kentuckians at Hamilton, Mid
idletown at Richmond
September S-Hamilton at Dayton,
Richmond at Miamisburg, All Ken
tuckians at Middletown.
September 15-AIl Kentuckians at
JOHANNESBURG, Dayton at Middletown
Richmond at Hamilton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-22
Ever Been Thimble-Winked
by Coffee and Tea ?
KNITTED
Old Soldiers Story Of Coffee.

An old soldier, released from coffee
at 70, recovered his health and tells
about it as follows:
Il stuck to coffee for years although
it knitted me again and again. (Tea
is just as harmful as coffee because it
contains caffeine the same drug
found in coffee.)
About eight years ago. | was taken
with a very severe attack of malarial
fever | would apparently recover and
start about by usual work only to suf-
fer a relapse. After this had been re-
peated several times during the year
/ was again violently ill.
The Doctor said he had carefully
studied my case and it was either quit
coffee or die advising me to take
Postum in its place.
Il had always thought coffee one of
my dearest friends, and especially
when sick, and | was very much taken
back by the Doctors decision for
hadn't suspected the coffee | drank
could possibly cause my troubles.
Il thought it over a few minutes
and finally told the Doctor / would
make the change. Postum was pro-
cured for me the same day and made
according to directions. Well. l liked
it and stuck to it and since then have
been q new man.
The change in health began in
few days and surprised me, and now,
although | am seventy-two years OF
age, I do lots of hard work and for the
past month have been teaming. driving
sixteen miles a day, besides loading
and unloading the wagon. That's
what Postum in place of coffee has
done for me. now like the Postum as
well as | did coffee
Look for the little book, The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs. ala