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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-08

secood man he Ind seruok in the afRaii
near the Fashson Saloon. He wondered
Norton knew.
lie did not remember to have ~ass
tho latter among thu men who had sur.
rounded ham In the space between the
Two buNfngA But the judge WIS now
Introducing h&n To Norton and he stoos
up. holding The latter's hand and meet.
ing MS inspecting gaze fairly. He found
that the range boss was fully a. tall a.
he Indeed. Hollis discovered that he
was compelled TO look up shghtly In
order TO meet the iatters Level gaze
so you're Jim IIolllss hoyY" aid
Norton. MY new bossy' lie grinned.
evidently viking to go more than hal,
way On forming n friendship with his
new boss" II don't reckon that YOU.
much stuck on this here oountry--much
as you've seen of tt7''
I've been used to keeping busy.p
laughed Hollis. and my impression 10
that II seems rather dun out hers.s
Norton's eyelashes filckered. He dsilb.
erateiy closed one eye to tho Judge.
carefully averting his face SO that Hollis
could not see.
so you're loolsin' for actionY' he
said to Hollis in a grave voice. "Msbbt
amt mono of my business" ne added
his eye cleaning. but I'm asleiu' yor
if you're thinkin TO stay In this countr,
-*eepin' your dads ranch an his news.
Hollis nodded. Norton's eye. cleaned
with a savage delight. "Buliy,'' he de.
clared. 'If you stay here you.i, s.,
plenty of action. 1 was afraid yo,
wouldn't stay" wv
He turned to Judge Graney. n rr,n n,
satisfaction on his face "a" w
I'm tellin' you someth,n. ohs, ,r
uene you a heap" he said. "f 80
you that I had stopped In Red Esy.r'.
saVon' y did. Dunlavey's bunch wa.
. mi8hty sore over sonnet IN. /
49, =. more a while, tryin' TO find ont
what ~ was all about. but there wasn',
none OF them sayin' anything %
BUT pretty soon I got Red over ante !.
corner an ne told me. Accordin' 10 81
Dunlavsy had cowalied that Us..,,a.
6r outside an was teliin' her soms,h,n,
pretty strong whom q tenderfoot wh,cs
oaan't any regard for Duniavey,s S.i,.
e e realms. up an lambastsd a,m 4,
Struck himf" ousr,ed IN. y,..
erinning doltghtedly.
KNOCKED ham cold" Affirmed Nor
ton. his eyes danoing. "Paaoed hir,
90 hard that he thought Il W. niSht
an went TO sleep. Theo yuma busts "a
In an thought to work HE euns. Ne
eos hi:'n. too That there tondsrfoot
Mdn't have 10 respect for euns. Rsd
says he uever thought any man could
MT 10 hard. II must have been sump-
tuou." He laughed dsiishtediy. era
Ike to ehacs hands with that tender
foot-hs's my frisnd!"
Hollis pulled out . cigar case. &C.
!ected oigar. hshtsd It. and smoked
in silenos.
30 her name was HAssleen. AAu<n-
tion over the manner IN whdoh che had
hold fhe mon At bay before DuniSvSv
got to his fest stu hnesrsd: shs hal
impressed him deeply. But Q dssper
satisfaction overshadowed his Thoughts
or tho efrl, for he had siuggsd Do
lavsy. his fathers enamy. His aatis.
facnon grew TO amusement.
DID DsmAwsy know VINO had sSaaat,d
himf He must have inspscsud Ar
Ho2h rsoaAsd ths manfu aenlnss.t
exprss1on when. after b. - 90
rom ths STusH,d. b aao0s
tvs got q ~ taaat - - -
win msst a0atn."
Go b Cont1nusdo
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CO. crhs Nsv Ysk Dvsnins WeuAAS
, kon~u -. ss$c>,s- ~sAs

CO. cns Nsv Xo's Owning wuAaS
10 known - "fool's SolA."
S7-tHow may fools suadr D. a.
tingui.hed from gold 1-xAs hardar aad
more brittle than gold.
&S-<How u cast tgen ohang0o 70
wrought tronD-By meltlns Il ana ksev-
Ing air Into the molten mass o. b.
mixing caAt iron with soxns pusap ere
and heating to . high tsmpsraansA
1o-(When . olook loses tine wat u
the matter with the pendulum Dine
pendulum 10 too long and sAou1d -
shortened to mahs e 60 fastss.
Go-QWhat are the two paseD a Q
shadow 7)-Ths DARKER past. knu~H =
the "umbra;'' end the aisht0 part.
known a. the "psnunbras
INSPIRED DEFINITION. ~
Tsachsr-What u velocity. JofnnyS
Johnny-Veiodty 10 what q fellow
lets 70 Of . wasp wfth.-Path1ndsr.
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CHAPTER III.
Norton Makes a Discovery.

GRANEY rose and
leaned over the table. taking
the young mans hand and
. holding It tightly. Then no
- sat down again and resumed
king, Neither man said a word
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swered Monday. Hero are re-
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1914 By Tn. Outing Publishing Co.,

tospvnsht. 1914 By the Outing Punlishins co.,
K9t Hollis, New York ne.spspermsn. goes to
etDsy bottom 10 take charge Of his dead father
reneh nd nsvspapef. Soon after leaving the sta
e,tassltpdy 70 : pretty girl. Holh thrsshes the
Inn. crowd Of cowboys rush out Of q nearby
,,.piseql. Hollis knoohs him down. The New York.
"y thsn pfocseds TO the Dry Bottom Court Houee.
= 12s2 r.prcSt.tiys q the lag. % Ths Judge tell,
arSive coon to take him out to his ranch, MEAN.
unA" continues the Judge ssnificantly, there are
- eooe thines would like TO say to you"
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CHAPTER II.
%. tCont1nusd.l
The Rule of Cattle.

ONT think my questions
~ AY impertinent" he said
II '' gravely, "for assure
-, 81 III you that nothing f. fur
Their from my mind than
So q desire to pry into your
.,a6airs. But I take It you will need
=, some advice-which. Of course. you may
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-08
He Was Willing to Work.

The Democratic members Of the
house Of representatives have been
besieged ever by a horde Of office
seekers, willing to serve their coun-
try.
"It is refreshing" said one repre-
sentative in discussing the office Ques-
ton, Ito hear of an aspirant for pub
lie Office who frankly admits his ambi-
ton, yet disdains to seek a position
in which he will have nothing to do
but to draw hiS salary.
Two wayside pilgrims were talking
over things when one Of them asked:
Dick, you amt a-hankerin' after
no government place, are ye?
"I don't mind sayin' I'd take one
Of 'em eff could git it. responded the
other, but l don't want no job that's
all fat I'm willin' to earn my wages
IAN what sort O. job would b
about your size?
well, I'd like to NIL fountain pens
fur some assistant secretary Of the
treasury Judge.
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When We Meet Our Kind.

Attendants in European museums
look to it that no American may es-
cape meeting his compatriots," a
traveller said. "At Nine. Tussard's
wax works exhibition the custodian
let me wander around alone for an
hour, puzzling helplessly over British
royalty, but when got in the neigh
borhood Of Harry Thaw he woke up.
How he discovered then that l was
an American I do not know; hadn't
said anything. But I coughed. and
perhaps that betrayed me. Anyhow.
That's Harry Thaw,' said he.
Il thanked him and passed on. At
my heels came the guide. He follow
ed me to the staircase. 'Crippen's
down stairs he said. Three steps
further along he hailed me again. And
Guiteau,' he announced.
The trio Of my fellow countrymen
excited no thrill of patriotic pride, but
the custodian had done his part"
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the youngsters worshiped at the shrine
Of the great German shOrtstOp for two
deliriOus hours. When the mighty
HOnus, In the tenth inning. put his
weight against q fast ball and drove
It over the middle wall for the home
run that won the game. no native
Pittsburger could have created more
noise or come nearer an actual de-
hrium than Brockett and S0lano.
The early evening hours were spent
In pretty continual motion, and the
boys were well tagged out when they
betO0k themselves to 4 Pullman car.
Cleveland-bound. They had decided
to take two berths. upper and lower.
with Solano sleeping In the lower
berth. while Brockett. with the jeal-
ously guarded letters and cipher keys.
would mount on high. beyond the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-08
OLD STRUCTURES IN DECAY
Condition of Famous Leaning Towers
In Italy Excite Apprehension
Of Antiquarians.

Reports have been current for some
time concerning the safety Of the
Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the Ital-
ian papers announce similar state
of things with the Garisenda Of
Bologna and the Ghirlandina of Mo-
dena. The former dates from 111O,
and the latter from 1924 to 1919. The
Tower of Pisa, which is about lit feet
in height, is IA feet inches beyond
the perpendicular. 1t is accentuated
from the base, but diminishes half
way up and onward. The inclination
is said to be greater today than 1t
was in 1917. This has been marked
In later years. But there are other
disquieting signs. Some Of the stone
work Of the windows is giving way,
and the steps are said be cracking.
The soil upon which Pisa's Tower was
raised, a Paris contemporary points
out, is "permeable and friable," and
subsoil water is believed to be pene-
trating beyond the masonry. Archi-
tects and other experts are now en-
gagged in a close observation. They
fear that below the foundations there
are some considerable voids, and they
are of opinion that the inclination of
the tower has increased since 1859.
The commission appointed to deal
with the matter concludes that there
is no immediate danger, yet there
must be no delay in remedying mat
ters. The Garisenda Is about 161 feet
feet in height, with an inclination oi
Just IA feet. The Ghirlandina is said
to be the highest of the towers, be
ing 331 feet. 1t is slightly inclined to
ward the Cathedral, which itself is in
a feeble state.
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Brockett "Why-what-what sort Ct
looking man was he?"
The negro grinned and shook his
head.
Couldn't zactly tell you, sub. Dere
was three or fouh people climbin'
aboahd de cab, an All was so busy
All hahdly noticed anyone in pahtic-
ulah. Jest took it soht OBJ mechanical.
sub, soht OBJ mechanical, an Ah neveh
did see de pusson."
Solano turned on the electric bLlD
in the lower berth. They drew the
green curtains tight, and Brockett
opened the envelope 1t contained
only a square white card, and across
the card was written, in the diamond
cipher, these letterings:
"R 3BH pos E 2BH SH w TIC Fin
TO SH Pos TO C o B B ALB SH BIB
Pos TO R 3BH SB Fin PO."
Meaning" Brockett translated,
change route at Detroit Be watch
full"
Meaning Also" said Solano, that
even If we have evaded our pet enc
mics we have not passed from the
sight Of the secret service chief.
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M<Ne10 ~ 'CuXs Ha5W,RuUAUA5 G5N1N5
REH7V AfCIxz2hE0"

take on my bonnet to him and to his
people"
The humming motion OF the wheels
had soothed both boys to sleep. and
Brockett was dreaming OF a baseball
partnership with Hans Wagner and
Qhristy Mathewson. when the sound
Of an angry alteration woke him with
q start Peering down from his ele-
waited perch. he made out the stOcky
form Of the porter. and beside him the
figure Of q man in paIamas, who was
expostulating earnestly.
"Ah'm sorry. suh." Eried the negro,
"but An distinctly saw yO' reach into
dis behth and paw all around. 70
behth is way up de cab. and on de
otheh side. WhaiTo' yo' come fussin'
round dis gemman's behth. anyhow
CTO BE CONTINUED0
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reach Of a possible pIlferer. The good
natured negro In charge OF the car
made up their couches without delay.
and then went to the platform to re-
ceive belated travellers. arriving bare
ly in time to swing aboard the train.
As Solano was tossing on his shoes.
and Brsckett loosening his tie, the
train cleared the Pittsburg station.
gathering speed and whizzing along
on its Northwestern way. The porter
came grlnning up to the berth where
the boys were preparing for much
needed sleep. and handed a small.
square envelope to Brockett-
"Gemman in de crowd done glib me
dis" he explained. Said to hand IT
to de young men in upper and lower
seben as soon as de train was under
way, so heah 1t am"
Gentleman in the crowd?" echoed
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-08
Mike Amazed.

Jerry was treating Mike to a troll
ley ride, says Judge. The conductor,
a good-looking young Irishman. came
through, collecting the fares. Mike
watched his progress with great inter
est. Presently he turned to Jerry
with tears in his eyes.
Jerry" he said huskily, i've q
lump in me t'roat."
What for?" demanded Jerry.
"'Tis the gladness Of me that's too
big to swally!" said Mike. Every
American has the big, generous heart!
Dye mind the poor young felly wi
the blue cap? 'Tis begin his Twin
he is. l saw him hould out his hand
to twenty-siven people and livery
blessed wan Of thin gave him q
nickel!"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-08-08
Why We Have No Paris.

There can never be In the United
States a real Paris Of America until
we shall get ranks and orders Of no
bility, and that viii only be when our
republic shall develop into a grand i'm
perial nation. Under a newly acQuir-
ed emperor q titled class would fol-
low as q matter Of course, and the cas-
lest way to get 1t would be to sell the
titles. Ten million dollars would buy
q dukedom. $5.OO0.O00 the title of
count. and 100000 that Of baron.
In the beginning Of old world nobility
titles were granted by the sovereign
for eminent services, but when such
a system is started in great country
like ours. the simplest way would be to
establish an aristocracy OF wealth.
Until then our great metropolitan
cities will never be more than mere
centers of business and capital.-New
Orleans Picayune.
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ALWAYS MASTER OF FINANCE
How John D. Rockefeller Established
His Credit In the Early Days Of
His Career.

Just because John d. Rockefeller
has made more money than he cap
count without the aid Of nineteen
clerks and forty adding machines, not
to mention a well trained corps OF
coupon clippers, there are many people
who come forward these days with
stories to show that John, now famous
for his wealth, wigs and wit, was once
about the cutest person that ever hap
pened when it came to financial strate-
gy.
According to this latest narrative,
Rockefeller told a close friend-and
that CLOSE" goes both ways-one
morning that he wanted to borrow S5,-
900 and that he must have 1t in order
to save his business. The friend went
down town in the course of his work
and pretty soon met a big banker.
'I WISH" said the banker, 'if you
see Mr.. Rockefeller this afternoon,
you would tell him that l have found
a place to put that $4,000 which he
asked me to loan out for him."
The friend gasped like a goldfish,
and proceeded on his way, encounter.
ing another of the towns leading
bankers.
by the way" said the banker,
when you see Rockefeller this after
noon, please tell him that have found
a man who wants to borrow that $10.-
O0O."
The friend staggered on, and met a
third banker, who repeated what the
other two captains of finance had said.
Then he went back and found Rocke-
feller
John" he said, in astonishment,
when l left you this morning you told
me you had to borrow $1,000, and all
day bankers have been telling me that
you asked them to lend out $4,000 for
you"
Well well!" smiled Rockefeller,
that's fine! suppose l may safely
assume now that my credit is estab-
lished in this town. I'll just step out
and borrow that $1,000 1 need. Pop
ular Magazine.
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SYNOPSIS.

Secret Service Chief wilkins, puzzled
over the theft OF the governments cipher,
calls to his aid Detective Pinkwell. They
think they have discovered a new cipher,
when the office boy. Brockett, tells them
it's ''The Diamond Cipher" and starts for
the ball park Brockett. Chula Lon Kan,
q Siamese, Ramon Solano, a Cuban. to-
gether with some twenty other youngsters,
practice baseball, playing until dark. One
OF wilkins stenographers is seen to pass
a paper to a mysterious stranger. AS
outcome of Brockett's cipher, the ball
player and Solano are engaged by gov
ernment for mysterious mission. YAH
motto, mysterious Jap, calls on Brockett
Brockett falls into Yazimoto's trap, a
tight follows, BTOckett coming out on
top; Messenger McKane coming to the
rescue McKane was bearer of the mys-
terious cipher; is also ball player. Yaz-
imoto returns to headquarters and re-
ports to Baron Zellern his failure to OBJ
tain the cipher; Miss Lawson. the stem
ographer. also reports to the baron.
Brockett and Solano have encounter with
the baron in which the latter comes out
second best. Brockett and Solano arrive
In Jersey City; make appointment to
meet McGinnity. the Iron Man." baseball
manager. BroCkett and Solano arrive in
New York and run into a Chinese Tong
war; rescued by white man. The place
of refuge found to be a trap; find them
selves prisoners OF Yazimoto. Kelly to
rescue. Kelly turns $4,000 Jap money over
to Brockett and Solano.
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Eastman. and a topnOtcher. too. but
the Five Points all like him-hOnest
they do-and they wouldn't do nothing
to no pals Of his. not for any money.
Must have been the Japs Kelly tipped
US OF about-they must have seen
this gang and fixed it with them to
hold you up. In that case. the poor
Japs gets double-crossed two times in
the same place. It's a cinch those
gorillas wouldn't take on nothing
like that unless they got the kale in
advance, and We know what Kelly did
to the one that was fixing to have you
sloughed little while ago"
ANY chance for any more excite
ment?" asked Brockett. as the expedi
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stance Of all was the way In which
Mr.. Yazimoto seemed to have kept
track of their movements, and the per-
sistency with which he had turned up
at every inconvenient hour.
You have to give credit to the
JAP" remarked Solano. "He was
game, he took long chances. and Sher-
lock Holmes never had anything on
him when It came to following a clue.
I'm almost sorry that he's In the
river"
Always provided that he is" muir
INJURED Brockett, doubtfully. Some
how or other can't believe that we've
seen the last of him I'd wager
something-if 1 ever gambled-that
he came safe ashore, and is after US
again"
''I hardly think so," said the Cuban.
Our friends of the Eastman gang
settled him for keeps. and his partner
with him. What | can't understand
is the way they attended to him with
out interference or trouble. They put
him overheard without any of the
other passengers cutting In to stop
them, and they all got away without
being bothered by the police. l can't
admire their lives or their principles.
but we owe great deal to them"
I'VE may have a chance to pay them
back some time-at least, hope so, "
Brockett commented.
IF not one way, we will another,
said Solano After this trip is oyer
If We get back with our heads and
skins-rm going to visit New York,
call on Mr.. Kelly and invite the
whole Eastman gang to a banquet at
my expense. What they have done for
us was well worth it, wasn't it,"
The train pulled into Pittsburg to.
barked. They had decided to turn
their route to Cleveland, then to De.
| troit, and thence across Michigan to
Chicago, changing railroads at each
city. A night train to Cleveland was
selected for the next trip, and the
boys put in the afternoon in the justly
celebrated city of steel, shipping and
eccentric millionaires. A glance at a
baseball schedule showed them that
Pittsburg was playing at home during
the afternoon-a circumstance which
settled their whereabouts for the
greater portion of the day. 1t had
| never been the fortune Of either boy
to see Hans Wagner, and the chance
was one that was not to be resisted
Even with the anticipation Of q
glimpse at Wagner to lure them on
Brockett and Solano did not lose their
caution. Instead of going straight to
Forbes field, home of the Pittsburg
team, they started in the opposite d.
rection, circled here and there among
the busy streets for an hour, Iunched
in a restaurant with entrances on two
different streets, and departed by the
door through which they didn't come
when they first went in. Then they
separated, went round opposite sides
Of a block, and rejoined each other
on a side street, so clear Of traffic
that they could easily have spotted
anyone following or shadowing the
movements Of either one. The trip to
Forbes field was then in order, and
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blackness that surrounds the great
pillars of the Il" road. One of them.
a stocky fellow with a gray cap pulled
well down upon his forehead, STUN
bled against Solano, and, regaining
his balance with a quick spring of his
nimble legs, caught the Cuban by the
arm.
Say, young feller, whatchu mean
by shown people around, anyhow?
Can't you see where you are goin'?
Solano shook off the OBTAINING hand,
and Brockett closed up beside him.
The pack of rat-faced young men
seemed to spring up around them like
ambushed Indians, and the trap was
as neatly sprung as ever a savage
planned an ambuscade. The next Sec
ond there came the quick patter OF
feet from the rear; four more rat
faced. furtive-eyed young men had
mingled with the attacking half-dozen,
and the whole ten were exchanging
amicable greetings.
Just keep off these two guys. Just
let 'em be-" explained one OF the es-
corting four.
Friends of yours, Casey?" queried
the apparent leader of the newcomers.
Friends of Kelly's, Ike. He told US
to see that they got to any place they
might choose to CO."
THE deuce you say! All right, If
youse ducks says so. Tell Kelly you
seen us, and we sent him our best re-
CARDS"
Sure thing, Ike. So long. See you
later, maybe"
The recent assailants faded into the
darkness of the Il" shadows as
strangely as they came, and the quar-.
tet of protecting gangsters resumed
the journey.
Good thing we went with you fel'
lows" exulted the chief OF the pro.
tective squad. Those gorillas would
have fixed you sure
$50 | should judge" admitted So.
lano. I'VE would have given them
some fight, at that, but six against
two would have been a little too
strong. Are they part Of your own
crowd?"
Nix, not in a hundred. They's
Five Points. do you see? And We are
Eastmans. Right now, we're all good
friends-best on earth. kelly's an
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Unforeseen compIlsatlon.

JimpsOn. in London. had rung up 3
well known shop in Paris by tele-
phone to communicate an order on
behalf Of Mrs. Jimpson. After wait
ing two hours for the connection to
be made. he entered the booth and
began. Two minutes later he emerg.
ed.
"Say, mister" said he to the at
tendant. cant you put me on wire
that'l translate what have to say in
to French? can't make that darned
iackass on the other end Of the line
understand word say.Harper's
Weekly.
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CHAPTER xIl.-(continued.)

I'VE will have to cut out few OF
the turns and bends We had mapped
out" said Brockett, "or the delay we
have Just been through may hold us
back considerably. Once back on the
Jersey side, we can hurry right along.
We still have fair margin of time
ahead Of us, but We can't waste many
hours"
The escort provided by the friendly
Kelly strolled along with the boys for
a block or so, pointing out places of
interest and showing every evidence
Of good humor. AS the little group
turned into Park Row, one Of the es-
corting four whispered in Brockett's
ear, briefly, admonishingly:
You two fellers walk ahead-'bout
fifty feet or SO. Wen come along back
Of you as II we didn't know you. II
anybody's laying for you along here
we can pretty near get 'em that way.
And, like a quartet Of well-trained
soldiers, the gangsters dropped back
till perhaps twenty PAGES separated
them from their charges. Brockett
and Solano, willing to accept the judg-