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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-03

awakened consciousness of the ships
concordant sounds. Then instinctively
pitching his auditory sense to higher
key, distinctly he heard the door of
the next stateroom aft, shut with an
effect of stealth. Immediately there
followed noise of some one stumbling
with less caution in the darkness, and
then a loud squeak as some considerable
weight strained the stats Of the berth.
who's there?" Crittenden demanded
suddenly. aloud.
His reply came apparently from the
ceiling, in tones hushed and furtive:
"-sh! Not so loud. please, Mr.. Critten-
den"
"AcklinP cried Cynthia incautiously.
"You, Miss Grycer'-with boundless
amazement. ~
Enthusiastically crittenden caution
ed. what are you. doing there.
Acklin?'
"Standin' on the berth, sir, the better
to talk quiet-like through the grytin'."
Cynthia stifled nervous laugh. Crit
ten leaving her to imitat5 the example
set by the steward.
What do you want?@ he asked, when
their heads were on level.
"Only to see If there was aught ]
could do for you, sir. l thought Miss
Gryce'd be in her styteroom-
"she was locked in with me-by acci-
dent. Claret has the key. Can you get
your hands on it any way?"
After an instant: I'm afr'ide not,
sir. Mr.. Clarets standin' is watch on
the bridge just now. sir.
airy some other key"
rI'n see. sire They're kept as you
know, in the chief stewards office. Mr..
Griscom sleeps there. If he's not"
"Then get me a screwdriver l can
take the lock of from this side. Tie
string to 1t and lower it over the
starboard port. DO you understand"
Eyes, sir. Very good. sir. l can
manage that, think, But you must be
pytient. They're 'avin' conference IN
the dining saloon and keepin' me busy
passin' the drinks sir. just stole~on
for a minute to see 'ow you were. But
I'll get you the screwdriver, sir; never
fear"
zone moment. What about Madame
IT believe she's 'oidin' the fort. as
one might sly, sir3 she's in her style
room, and L think she as barricyded
the door,
4 "At least. she's in no immediate dan
ger?" ue
mo, sir There's a bit of row on
about 'er Jewels They've 'ad the myde
Sidonie up a-cross.examinin' 'er till she
threatened to go into 'ysterics; but she
wouldn't own up TO tylxin the Jewels;
and now they're accusin' each other. It's
a ticlxIish job all round, sir. -. But
they'll be rnisstns me; Tn be on
dropped down with light ehS1d OF
moment had let
himself almost 1OfseIessly out into the
a!1ey,yyay While. .eneouTaged., crtttendeIl
Wit
c<9OEsesd great while
he
r1gE1E2F-- added nervoI1sI5y-
dc02-s
OF the way for the
time being If Rhode goes over,
think he must to save his skin, they'll
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Cynthia-of the-Minute
Copyrigh 1911 By Louis Joseph Vance

Gus. and I shall find the way back to
my room without trouble"
Thank you, miss. Good night"
Good night" said Cynthia, preoccu-
pied.
she sat down. quietly ignoring Crit
tendens look. which IN his daze and
pain was curiously. compounded Of graft
tude and Consideration, as well as his
efforts TO speak. which she put a tenn
fingers across his lips; then with a
businesslike air she proceeded TO ex-
anime his wound.
II proved. happily, to be superficial
merely a nasty bruise beneath skin
broken By collision with the sharp edge
OF a piece OF furniture The real cause
OF Crittenden's period OF unconscious
ness-now some time past although ne
was as yet by no means in full command
OF his faculties-resided in the merciless
blow on his Jaw. clean knockout adj
ministered with all the force and weight
and malicious brutality OF intent that
the Nova Scotian had at his command.
But even Of this the effects were rap
idlyF wearing away. Crittenden's head
was still ringing and aching badly; 9TH
errise he was resting without intolera-
bic discomfort, able to understand what
was going on and to tell with his eyes,
II not with his prohibited lips. Of his
thankfulness and appreciation as Gym
thia with quick. deft hands first spong-
ed the bIoodstains from his face, then
cleansed the wound with hot water
and peroxide. finally busting il with an
astringent antiseptic powder. and ban
daging II with soft pad Of linen and
adhesive plaster.
AS she was finishing. the click Of a.
latch behind her brought her to her
feet with a start.
A face looked in. dour and sardonic,
at the open door-the face Of Mr. Claret
darkened by an open sneer.
Affecting" he observed, with his air
OF the aloof cynic. in fact. touching.
Sweetheart at bedside OF lover-victim Of
manhandling. o womanl in our hours
Of ease uncertain, coy"
is there anything you want here?" de-
manded Cynthia, her face stained GRIM
son TO the edges Of her hair.
"And nice to squeeze" misquoted Mr..
C1aret with a leer. NO" he replied;
we were just wondering where you
were I had suspicion-though can't
Imagine how you got here. However,
II saves trouble bid you good night"
with this he shut the door and turned
the Key IN the lock As the wards shot
the izz1zIs sz5a t7<fsSss1 1t fas1IsIs-
MI Clarett" she cried in real dis
saaEselzls IN Se,ra5SaEseFaoTs Min
- - Esne--za ~ soHzaa or dsa1se--
- - 1ssSsSSa
- - ssesnPr <s So
CHAPTER XIII
Inztsnet1ve1x Crdttenden tried rise
The e-rort. however. only resulted in an
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-03
By Louis joseph Vance
Author of"7-he Brass BOtOL +"
"No Mans Land, - Etc.

ny back from his lean-well modelled tenn
pies.
orm sorry" said she. very sorry.
Bruce"
He knew what she did not, that thus
impuIsively she called him by his given
name for the first time. He looked up,
disturbed, perplexing her with his SMILE
in which shone something else than graft
itude and understandin g-something VeiI-
ed and to her unfathomable. For some
reason she withdrew her hand. He sat
up straight, composing his features
Beneath the surface of her thoughts
she wondered vaguely, sensitively to the
fact that a nameless influence had
sounded q discord in the concert OF SYM
pathies Less subjectively, in fugitive
forgetfulness OF present plight and I'M
pending pass, she was all preoccupied
with those limitations OF contentment
and security which association with him
never failed to yield her; with an insen-
sible surrender to the attraction he held
for her, with deep though unrecognized
delight In the sight of him, in the strong
lines and bold surfaces Of features form
ing the face of a man, innocent alike
of prettiness and pettiness. A tran
silent mood, a pause in the whirl and
swirl Of her excited senses and percep-
tions, having its conclusion almost in its
beginning. 49,.
Abruptly Crittenden stood up, swaying
momentarily. with a hand against the
wall, then with a tremendous effort fore
ing his limbs to support him without
tremor.
THERE he said with satisfaction in
his tone that found no footing in his hui
NOR. I'm all right now. You see
I mustn't detain you longer. 1t must be
late"
with recognition of her position thus
brought home, Cynthia too found her
self upon her feet. The light he feared
died away from her eyes; alarm and dis
may replaced IT,
1T don't know :" she stammered.
I'm afraid Wen have to be pa
tent"
"Why?" she asked sharply.
We're locked in
Beneath his breath crittenden exclaim-
ed inaudibly: "Oh, the devil!" Concern
and vexation colored his countenance.
How did that happen?' he demanded
aloud, with a quick survey Of their
prison that suggested nothing hopeful.
Cynthia worked her hands together.
s'Afr. CIaret locked the door and took the
key with him. she explained You see
stances Which had brousiit her TO his
side and kept her there. prisoner with
he listened sttenttveIy. II with wan
Al ct 70 1 1F1,.e
- ss5.s s<S,- ~ re
sll.s Ilse elsersi1ss2 tlro1s-ls sl.e tr1ss~--Fe
decIr to or eoE1rs=-
iarszer han a n5onlzey-s: and. es4S1zlly OF
course 3Sh open FOR tn OF tn,t
as its lock; moreover, it closed tight |
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a.risuit lardly likely th4yN bJlAls

abaht inn explained the man n
earch me At this my same would be
aTrTie Of IS sonebody II rernernber- e
IS mt locked In Es ere. miss
He stopped before the door OF the
stateroom farthest forward. on the
starhoard side. None OF the other
rooms Is occupied" said he, cropping in
the darkness Tor the knob. They re
mostly dismantled Els really 'ardly
what you might call comfortable"
He touched q switch and flooded the
stateroom with light. then stood aside.
Cynthia brushed past him with a little
cry OF pity and concern
The room was bare OF all save fixed
furniture. such as the berths built IN.
one above the other. and the ward
robe folding seat and washstand- There
was. however. q mattress on the lower
berth. and on this lay Crfttenden. just
sensible
To an unnatural paIIor was added the
CHASTITY effect OF a quantity OF blood
smeared over his countenance. its
source a deep cash above his right tenn
PIE At first glance MS appearance
boded a far more serious pass than
was actually the case with him Not
withstandfng this. Cynthia had her emo
lions well in hand
Ere. ma'am." said he. indicating a
small tin pitcher with steaming spout
on the noor By the head OF the berth.
Il was going 70 try TO mend I'm up
myself before thought how as per'aps
q woman-s 'ands would make a tidier
Job q it
Yes" said Cynthia. absently. Put
those down here" she added. pointing
out q place for him 70 leave the sup
plies for first aid to the injured And
rpur the water into the basin"
Yes. miss" Acklie ooeyed. then
hung for a moment In indecision- I'm
afryde III ave TO 80 now. miss They're
rfngin' for their whisky"
Very well"
and I my not ave q chance to get
back
Don't worry. This is nothing seri-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-03
TRAVELLERS .DEN0UNCE
GOVERNOR BROWNS VETO.
They VIII Use Best Efforts to
Secure Relief From Rail
road Commission

have favorable action taken by the state
railroad commission. Many of the men
on the road who have been supporting
Governor Brown say they are done with
tool he is. Very strong expressions
against the governors action are made
throughout this section.
curt acknowledgment of the officer in
charge of the bridge.
Almost Immediately there was a stir
and hustle audible on the deck overhead.
A man came running forward. bootheels
ringing loudly on the planks. and dart
ed up to the bridge. Another shot down
the companion ladder from the prone
made to the mainodeck and stumbled for
ward to the bows. where others Joined
him.
A little later this maneuver was ac-
counted for by the tedious announce
ments of the leadsmen.
In the bowels of the vessel the bell
of the engine room telegraph tangled
and had echoes in the instrument of the
bridge. The vibration of the ship at
once lessened, and there was a notable
diminution of speed.
Somewhere overhead the voices of two
men were heard in heated wrangling,
presently to be silenced by the peremp-
tory accents Of a third.
Cynthia stole to Crittehden's side.
What does it mean she breathed.
1T can't be possible we have made
harbor .hereabouts, can it?''
He laughed uneasily. I'm afraid we
have, or soon will. It's part of the
game"
But 81 .s
Hush" he said gently. Footsteps
were sounding Immediately above. Some
one began to let himself down the lad
der before the port. with caution in
strong contrast to the impetuosity- of the
seaman. who had preceded him. AS the
man found footing at the bottom Crit
tenden recognized the figure and habit
Of Perez
wait he adrnOnished the girl a sec
0I1d the IN n whisper
ward the wireless decIxhOuse and dIsaIo-
Peared- They heard him speak. evident
y aet<aEessaE1s an order to the Operz-tor
yras1EEaSo Eessz11a to Et.Er
ySSse7<aI1E TO <y1E1dST rozer. tfleEe
zl5T1.7t ana e7efor1zt1or1 or the
eF5s '5E.S911 tE s1Saaet- sess1aelnv~
s5aezIe=sly itsrzeez It's toSzlra through
After mrs. 50 explosions
Crfetenden started and srnotfaered an
reclamation Cynthia studied his face
revealed the dfnused Eslir1arner o
starlight that penetrated the port His
look was strained, she thought; and hts
hand grasping the brass-bound opening |
was rigid and rnottOnless. She OWNED |
that he was influenced by strong e&-
element
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Confirmation OF Chapter XIII
Get out OF mS room. dye hear7"
With swift movement madame Saw
aran seized a cologne bottle from her
dressing table. ~And IL you ever dare
speak 70 me again
Perez incautiously opened his mouth,
and then dacked alertly. The heavy
cut glass bottle struck a metal coat
hook on the partition beside his head,
broke and drenched him with its pun
gent contents For a second he stood
coughing and strangiing. his eyes and
face smarting with the potent stuff, then
turned and stumbled blindiy out into the
aueyway and so away. hopping his
countenance viii q handkerchief and
swearing fluently to himself In mixed
English. French and Spanish.
..Virago." he asserted. among other
printable designations Termaganti
Vixen
As he disappeared ana the sound or
his lamentations grew less deafening,
Madame Savaran with an abrupt shift
OF manner turned to Cynthia Go
quickly she said with q soft laugh.
THY won't trouble me again tonight
promise you. And here-take this"
she thrust a little peari-handled re-
voIver into Cynthia's unwilling hand
Il have another. in case OF neec. Give
this to your young man.. my dear. Hen
need IT."
..But. Madame stammered Cynthia.
-is it true-about the Jewelsg'
rTrueg Ny dear. OF course it's true
They have inexplicabiy disappeared"
Not another but tonight It is
nothing. I am rich; I can buy more.
II I wish to But they VIII come back.
never fear. Now 90, before they think
10 set guard and stop you from see
ing him
she grasped cynthia's arm and. hair
affectionately. pushed her out OF .-'e
stateroom-
Acklin was waiting patiently in the
alleyway With a different gesture
he plucked at the sleeve OF the dazed
girl. This wy. nam. please" said
he There's q service cOmpanionw'y
I'D for'ard ere. They might old US up
II We was to try to pass through the
saloon They're all w'yltin' there .Ark
10 that. now
A burst OF laughter. deep and hear
e. rolled up from the main deck.
Perez exclaimed the steward.
rhouEhrru1ly relieving Cynthia OF part
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fnnp4tfentIy At her heels aIArmed be-
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Ir1stiucrtve1y Crdttenden tried rise
The errort- however. only resulted
immediate return to his FORMER position,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-14
SAYS RETURNS
WERE JuCGlED
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR STILL CLAIMS HE
WAS ELECTED TUESDAY

Mason City, Nov 12.-"I have been
fairly and squarely elected governor
Of Iowa and | propose to fight it out
along that line. I do not propose to
have the victory literally stolen from
me and the wish of the people of Iowa
thwarted. The figures have been jug.
gled with from a good many Of the
counties of the state, and in number
of counties the vote has been held
back until Thursday and Friday, and
some delayed even until Saturday, Civ
ing every kind of an opportunity to
juggle with them as INSCRIPTIONS poll
ticians might wish. We will wait un-
til the final and official count is made
Under the law the board Of super
visors had to commence this work yes
terday afternoon We concede that the
ballots are cumbersome and II may
take the boards week to thoroughly
look into the matter. We will demand
this. In connection 1t is highly prob
able that we will enter a contest in a
number of voting precincts. 1t has al.
ready come to our notice that In A
number Of voting precincts large
number of democratic votes were
thrown out on the pretext that they
were illegal. We will go after this sys
tematically, and if I am elected gov.
ernor, and I believe I have been, OF
course I will be governor. We do not
propose to have the politics of a halt
century ago practiced at the present
| time"
This is the substance of the inter
| view today with Hon Edward G. Dunn
democratic candidate for governor
His friends are standing by him IN his
effort to secure all that is coming tc
him. Some of the prominent demo
Gratis of the city state that if Mr. Dunn
! IS defeated, which they do not con
ceoe. they attribute it to the circula
ton Of the purported Knights Of
Columbus oath. They are now insist
! ing that this be run down and the rea
culprit exposed. They are willing tt
come down literally with any FUND
that may reasonably be demanded
Thew reason it in this way-that witt
! Woodrow Wilson carrying the state
with such a good plurality and the per
sonal and political popularity Of Mr.
| Dunn, there was no reason for such :
scratch unless it was through some
process many people were led to be
lieve that the contents OF that 2ircu
lar were true. While it was denounced
by prominent members Of the orde
and denounced by Masons withou
number and even Professionals rehuket
such an unfair and unreasonable ant
unholy attack, It was not done in TIM
to thoroughly apprise the voters o
Iowa. 1t is stated here that just a.
soon as the official count is made
whether it is Dunn or Clarke, move
ment will be put on foot which will
finally Hssult in the location Of tn
men who y ere guilty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-14
Said He Shot Roosevelt Be-
cause He Was a Menace
to the Country for Want
ing a Third Term.
SANITY WILL BE
INQUIRED INTO
District Attorney Stated in
Court He Believed De-
PENDANT Insane; Will APP
point a Commission.

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. l2.-Johl
Schrank pleaded guilty today or al
tempting to murder Theodore Roose
Welt and in his plea he sought to dis
tinguish between an assault upon
Roosevelt as a menace" and an at
tack upon Roosevelt as a citizen.
Municipal Judge a. c. Backus an
nounced upon reading petition OF
District Attorney Winifred Z. lane
that he would name later TO-DAY com
mission to examine into SchranK
mental condition. Less than lou per
sons listened to the proceedings ano
watched the small, compact form OF
Schrank as he stepped slowly to the
bar and entered his plea. or THIS
number twenty we're detectives ano
half a score deputy sherltfs Whc
watched closely all persons IN the
room not known to them.
Thouoht Third Term Menace.
schrank's case was the first action
Of the court.
as there any matter to come before
the court?'' queried Judge Backus.
"There is the case of the state OF
Wisconsin against John Schrank, re
plied the district attorney, who ther
read the information complaint IN
which Schrank was accused OF na'lns
made an assault upon the person u
'sone Theodore Roosevelt with oead
ly weapon and with intent then ano
there to kill and STAY the said Ineo
dore Roosevelt"
How do you plead to this charge?
the prosecutor asked the prisoner
standing at his elbow, holding over
his arm a black cloth overcoat.
why, guilty. Mr.. label replied
the prisoner in a confused way al
though not sure he was following the
proper procedure.
,"You have heard the complaint, IN
terposed Judge Backus in loud voice
"you understand that in it you are
charged with having attempted 70
murder Theodore Roosevelt. Do you
plead guilty or not guilty?'
IT did not mean to kill a citizen
Judge" began Schrank. 81 shot
Theodore Roosevelt because he was
menace to the country. He should MOI
have third term. 1t ls bad tnat q
man should have third term. l no
not want him to have one. ! sno1
him as a warning that men must not
try to have more than two terms as
president. y,
Il shot Theodore Roosevelt to kill
him. think all men trying to keer
themselves in office should be killed
they become dangerous. l did not &c
II because he was candidate OF the
progressive party, either, gentlemen
he concluded.
Sanity to be Examined.
"All right" interrupted the court
taking from the district attorney the
plea. for a sanity commission for the
defendant. He read it hastily while
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-14
SAYS THAT MOOSE
PARTY WILL STAY
IN STATEMENT ROOSEVELT SAYS
FIGHT HAS JUST STARTED
~ AND SHOWING GOOD.

New York, Nov. 12.--Theodore
Roosevelt made formal statement
last night bearing upon the election
and the future of the progressive
party In line with previous ex-
pressions of his own and Of his col.
leagues, he reiterates that the pro
gressive party has come to stay and
80 far from being over the battle
has just begun
He regards the party's showing in
polling more than 100000 votes IN
the face of numerous obstacles ma
turally in the path Of new movement
as literally unparalleled in the his
tory of free government"
The statement in part follows:
Il congratulate the progressives of
the country-that is, congratulate
those good men and women who, with
sincerity of purpose for the common
good, have had the vision to look
into the coming years and see what
the future demands from us who work
In this present
What the progressive party has
done since the theft of the republican
at Chicago last June is literally I'M
pal dIiCiCu III lIc ulSlOly vi IICC SoN-
eminent, worked under representative
institutions.
Three months have gone by since
some hundreds Of earnest men and
women gathered to found the new
progressive party. Without much
money, without any organization,
against the wealth of the country,
against the entire organized political
ability OF the country. against the bit
ter hostility of ninety per cent of the
press of the country, against the furi-
GUS opposition of every upholder of
special privilege. whether in politics
or In business, and with the channels
OF information to the public largely
choked-the progressive party has
polled between 100000 and 100000
votes.
1T has hopelessly beaten one Of the
old parties. both in the electoral col
lege and in the popular vote; has TAX
en- second place in the nation, and
either first or second place in some
thirty-seven of the forty-eight states"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-14

Bloomfield, Nov. 12.-Daniel Coy Is
ninety years old and a good post hole
digger. Mrs. Daniel Coy is the same
age, and aside from doing her own
Homework, she makes butter and
performs ether duties about the hos
pitable Coy home This remarkable
couple was the senter of a noteworthy
gathering at the Coy home, one mile
west Of Bloomfield, Sunday, the oc-
casion being the seventy-first we'd
ding anniversary Of the venerable
pair A jolly company of children,
grandchildren and the couples eigh.
teen great grandchildren assembled
at the home and with song and story
brought back to the vision Of the
honored couple some Of the days OF
the real youth.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Coy are among
the most remarkable couples Of Davis
county. To them was extended the
heartiest wish Of their numerous
friends on Sunday that they would
live to celebrate their diamond JUDI.
lee, which will fall on November 10,
1916. 1t was on November 10, 1841,
near Dayton, Ohio, that Rev. David
Winters of the German Reformed
church welded Daniel Coy and Sarah
Morgan. In 1851 this couple moved to
Iowa, locating in Bloomfield, where
they remained for one year. Then
they moved to their present home one
mile west of the city, where they
have since held forth as two Of Davis
county's most loved citizens. Mr.. Coy
celebrated his ninetieth birthday Jan
uary 8, 1912, and Mrs. Coy was ninety
years old on June 6, 1912. Mr.. Coy
has always been a republican In poll
tics, and in 1852 he was elected tc
the Office of sheriff of Davis county
Mr.. Coy Is not now affiliated with any
church, but Mrs. Coy was charter
member of the First Christian church
in Bloomfield, and still holds to thai
faith. They are both remarkably
hearty and active for their age. Mrs
Coy does practically all the house