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whoop scared the birds. Hence 1t can
hardly be considered startling or even
remarkable to find good games in full
blast upon the Rio Grande-games
which may not be played with big
league Skill but which are filled with
liveliness and pepper, loud outcries
and troubles for the umpire.
The second game of the great Sc
ries between the Fourth cavalry and
the common citizens promised to be
the warmest battle seen on the banks
of the big river in several moons.
While the cavalry had won the first
contest II to on heavier hitting,
the common citizens-war correspond
ents and camera artists in the main
had been reinforced the night before
the second tussle. Two 1.-THE, sinewy
youngsters had blown into camp, as
serting that they had some small, un-
important business with the COM
mander. AS that official had tempo
rary business at San Antonio, the
boys had been made welcome and CIV
en- quarters while awaiting his return.
Baseball, of course, had been one Of
the earliest topics of conversation, and
the newcomers showed intense eager
ness to break into the game. AS any
one outside of army circles was eligi-
BILE and the common citizens were
short-handed, the new arrivals were
promptly drafted into service. Brock
EFT was detailed to guard centerfield,
while Ramon Solano was listed for
third base. Both youngsters, while
wild to have at least one day Of diver
sion, were modest and diffident when
asked to play, and declared that they
didn't want to crowd any other fel-
lows off the team. 1t was explained,
however, that Sanborn, the estimable
war correspondent of the New York
Whirl, had counted himself out with a
charley-horse, while Summers, kodak
man of the Chicago Blizzard, had been
stung by scorpion-not seriously,
but squarely on the right wrist, dis
abling him from further baseball do
ings. That left two vacancies, and
the appearance Of the boys was a
blessing to the common citizens ar
ray.
Brockett and Solano warmed up
with real delight when the teams were
summoned to the field. They had
found friends-a jovial crowd of news
paper men and Photographic experts
and the minor officers Of the regi.
ment had likewise extended them a
warm welcome. The Polo Grounds,
as the troopers proudly styled the ball
yard, was somewhat humpy in places,
and rather diversified with cactus in
others, but everybody concerned had
seen far worse arenas for the game.
Grandstand there was none, but long
lines of cracker-boxes, beer cases and
brush heaps afforded sitting room,
while hundreds of the enthusiastic
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his pockets inside out. His assailants,
whoever they might have been, had
vanished into the chaparral, and the
cracking of the underbrush gave evil
dence that they were rapidly widen
ing the distance between themselves
and the avenging cavalry,
What was it?" who roped your"
Are you hurt?" the players chorused,
as they picked up the rumpled but
uninjured centerfielder. Brockett,
freed from the tangling rope, shook
himself. made an effort to readjust his
torn clothing, and then sat down on
the grass, rocking with laughter.
I'm not hurt" he explained, be-
tween spasms of merriment, but |
think somebody's feelings will be In
jured. Somebody is going to be badly
stung"
Your belt is gone!" cried Solano.
Yes. That's the best part of It,"
gurgled Brockett. Half an hour be-
fore the game, not wishing to be too
heavily weighted, l took my money,
my packets of letters-everything OF
any value or any weight-and placed
them in the safe at headquarters. The
captain of Company F fixed 1t all up
for me. That took two or three
pounds and lot of bulk off my waist,
and gave me a chance to work more
freely. Whoever lassoed me wanted
that belt. They jerked me In among
these bushes, flung me on my face,
and went through me in less than five
seconds time. And they got the belt,
they got the belt, and ran away with
it," Brockett again collapsed with
laughter.
Didn't you see them at all, my
boy?" questioned the chaplain.
mo, sir" Brockett replied. They
jerked me in here so fast l had no
chance to turn, and then laid me face
downward, so that I couldn't see them.
They didn't even speak, but robbed
me and were gone before l could even
roll over and look after them. 1t was
| finely done-just the way the wild
west melodramas used to have the
| Mexican villain lasso the heroic COW.
boy"
Didn't they get anything besides
the belt?" asked Solano.
"Yes, they did" And again Brock
EFT was convulsed. They got nice
set of nonsensical messages and
faxed ciphers that put in four hours
constructing on the train. hope they
get rich with their plunder."
An old trooper, veteran Of the
plains, had pushed a short distance
into the chaparral while this conver
sation was going on.
There was three of 'em, sir" he
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BURNED AND ITCHED BADLY

500 Lincoln Park Blvd, Chicago, Ill.
"A year ago Ireceived very severe
burn on my left arm. l caught cold in
it and it was all sore and liberated.
The sore was as large as a silver dol
lar. 1t was all red and inflamed and
had pus running out Of 1t. l suffered
terribly from burning pain; could not
sleep for two weeks it burned and
itched so badly. I applied - Salve,
- Salve and salve my druggist
recommended as his own, but got no
relief. 1 then commenced using the
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. bathed
the burned parts with Cuticura Soap
and applied the Cuticura Ointment on
a linen bandage. I got relief from the
first, and my arm healed nicely. I was
soon able to be at work again. Had l
used Cuticura Soap and Ointment at
first l would have avoided lots Of suf-
fering." (Signed) Harry Junke, Mar.
9, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample Of each
free, with 92-p. Skin Book. Add. post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston" Adv.
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CHAPTER XIV.

There isn't much that can be said
about certain stretches along the Rio
Grande, except that they are undoubt-
edly those portions of Texas which
made great general declare that II
he had that state and the internal
regions at his disposal he'd live in
hell and rent out Texas. Mesquite and
prickly brush; jungles bisected here
and there with thorny trails; habita-
tons almost as scattered and as sell
dom visible as in the days when the
Comanche and the Lipan rode abroad
in the land-that Is the Rio Grande
border. 1t is an ideal country for
smuggIers, cattle-thieves and revolu-
tionists, just as 1t was once the happy
hunting ground of the most pernicious
red men.
Still, 1t doesn't much matter what
the section of the land may BE-, or
what the scenery may amount to. II
1t is in these United States-and
there is a patch Of fairly level ground
discernabls-there will be ball game
in progress any pleasant afternoon,
and the crack of the bat will rouse
she echoes where once the Indian war
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citizens, and seemed fairly capable.
He stopped the cavalry hitless for
two innings, pop flies and strikeouts
quickly disposing Of the warriors. The
common citizens were equally help
less with the stick. Brockett and So
lano, the newcomers, on whom the
common citizens were counting for
material batting help, failed in the
pinch on their first times up. Brock
EFT raised a foul fly to the fat ser
geant, who was catching, and Solano
grounded to a farrier who was play
ing short.
In the third inning the troopers be-
gan to land on the moving-picture
man and two hits were followed by a
tumble on the part Of a contractors
agent, who was covering second. With
the bases full, the moving-picture man
put on the steam, struck out the chap
lain Of the regiment-usually cork
ing good batter-and made the bugler
pop to the first baseman. The next
man up was the captain of Company
C, portly gentleman who had struck
out on his last previous appearance.
He barely grazed the ball and raised
tiny fly that hovered over third.
Solano settled with eager hands for
the catch. Just as the ball landed In
his glove, the trooper who was coach
ing at third beloved, like foghorn:
The spider! Look out for the taran-
tula, boy-look out for the spider!
With a startled yell Solano sprang
nimbly backward The ball fell with
a chugging thud and rolled away. Two
runs crossed the platter, and the
whole regiment gave vent to wild and
woolly howls of glee. Solano, bright
crimson suffusing his olive counte'
nance, said never a word, but Brock
EFT, far out, shrieked at the absurdity
Of the thing.
After this the tide Of battle ebbed
and flowed. The common citizens be
gan to hit the distinguished marks
man who was pitching, and got bach
those two runs in the fifth inning
| uCS lNO AhOAO Al SA>
sixth, thanks to a neat drive BY
Brockett, and Solano got some meas
ure of revenge in the seventh when ht
caught liner and stepped on thirt
before a runner could get back. Tht
cavalry rallied in the eighth, but coult
push in only one man. They turned
into the ninth with the score 4 to
in favor of the common citizens, anC
the audience roofing like wild men.
The moving-picture man fed thu
first batsman a high, fast ball, and i
whizzed past first for two bases. A
strikeout disposed of the next man
while the next drew four balls. Th'
chaplain came up, tried to catch thu
infield mapping with a bunt, and wal
thrown out at first, leaving men OF
third and second, with two down.
The bugler caught a slow, tantaliz
ing curve squarely on the trademark
and it scared out over center field
Brockett ran back, back and kept OF
travelling. At the very edge of mos
| quite clump far behind his position hC
gathered in the ball and heard a tire
mendous outburst of applause from
the assemblage. He arched the bal
back into the infield, started to wall
| back to the bench-and then some
thing swished through the air, and ;
loop settled round his shoulders. Tht
lasso was pulled in with rapid hands
and Brockett vanished behind thu
mesquite clump before he could ever
give a warning cry.
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WOMAN WORKS OUT PROBLEM
Mrs. Sarah Erickson Declares the Hen
Lays an Egg at the Same Hour
She Was Born.
What time o. day
Dons n hen law


That question has puzzled poultry
fanciers for unnumbered decades, but
now, it seems, 1t has been satisfactor-
ily solved by woman. She is Mrs.
Sarah Erickson OF Falconer, N. Z.
Having kept chickens for 81 years,
she believes she qualities as an expert
in this line Of effort,
Il have worked out the problem,
she declares. by using marked leg
bands, trap nests and alarm clocks at
tached to the nests have determined
that hen lays an egg at the same
hour minute and second that she was
born, or, rather, hatched. For In
stance, If the hen happened to be able
to peck its way through its shell at
7:43 a. M, she will lay an egg at pre-
cisely 7:43 a. m. And she will do this
without variation every time she Is In
clined to lay. have kept close, sys-
tematic watch on my hens for five
years, and I have never known the
rule to fail"
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T1E 5p1DEP! ZOD2T UT F12T ZzE, .
Z1IRHIy7ZZN RDH/OlTNNT/1zP2 2NF 6EI2ER/

English" said Solano, amiably. The
Mexican at once started brief, but
energetic grafton in the CASTELAR,
tongue, and wound it up by pressing
a soiled piece of cardboard into So
lano's hand.
HE says" interpreted, Solano
that he was poor peon, very much
in debt; that he had saved a little
money, and took gambling chance to.
day by stalking it on the ball game
Says he got five to one for his mone:Y
He says that the catch you made
saved him; that he can now not only
pay off his debt, but that he will be
quite rich man, for Mexico. Just te
express his gratitude he also says that
his brother, Juan Torrejon, Is a very
noted bad man on the Mexican side ct
the river, and that If we should evef
encounter Mr.. Torrejon the card he
has just handed me will recommend
us quite highly to his good graces
Very civilized of the gentleman, isn't
it?"
"You can never tell. That card may
be more than useful yet. Let's hurry
along to supper"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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CHAPTER xxIII.-(continued)

mo son they don't look that way
and they amt" gurgled the dellghleu
Mr., Morgan. whats more lhere
never was no man-eatin' daWgs useu
ter chase nobody, not even nlggers'
In the old slavery days, when mig
ger run away, the thing to DO was tun
catch him but not tub kill him. klll
a $1,000 niger? Son, that would De
nlrmb idiotic, wouldn't 1t? The houhus
was simply used tub foller him, To-
cate him. an make racket TIL lhe
hunters could come up an get 'ne
man."
"In Cuba" put in Solano, "the Span
iards used real bloodhounds' ana
n.rce ones too, to run down and XIII
the Indians"
"Weu." assented Mr.. Morgan, that
would be plumb diffrunt. An lnjun Is
q diffrunt beast from a Niger. Your
nipper was mighty valuable-you had
IN look out fer his hide. Your lnjun
WAS mighty dangerous, an better dead
than livin'. See the diffrunce' sonny!
Tell me. whar did you pick up that
pepper triek%'
"Cuban scheme" explained Solano.
"In the Ten Years war, my father
and his friends threw the Spaniards
off the trail dozen times that way"
Great idee," quoth Mr.. Morgan" i
don't bear you boys the least ill-Wlll
fer it-but somebody's got tub make
good fer them dawgs, an | reckon It'll
have tub be the German"
The travellers were accustomed to
receiving notes by now and they were
hardly surprised when Brockett, as
the train moved out, received a small
white envelope from the hand of the
friendly sheriff.
Game by mail this afternoon"
cried the sheriff as the station receded
into distance. Note to me with It,.
Note said to give it to you as the
train started. Goodbye. boys, and
good luck go with you!"
And the note bore. in the same mys-
terious code, simply these directions:
"3BH Fin w w WP Pos PO TIC e
2BH PB PO TIC TIC BA TIC Fin TO
SB TIC w TO w TIC Fin ALB PO SH."
Hurry along and look out for
trouble" Brockett translated. I'D risk
something that there's plenty of that
article still ahead of us
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ears open-all tell me that no Jap
anese gentlemen have been seen in
this vicinity"
Solano smiled, significantly. THAI
may te-but did it ever occur to you
that the average Chinaman looks very
much like the average Japanese? And
there are quite few Cinnamon along
the river, so I'm told"
The boys looked out of the tent and
gazed upon the dreary panorama OF
brush, rock, sand and turbid river
Then, smitten with the pangs of ex-
cellent appetites and remembering an
invitation to the eating place OF the
war correspondents, they stepped over
the threshold. A Mexican-poorly
clad, miserable of appearance, inter
cepted them.
Il beg pardon, senores."
Tell it in Spanish, if you can't in
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MTPRE5SLD H SNZED <HfLE
OF FC7226nNR2 ME7l c5NZN1yn5 H<zZfIl

tance between the home plate and cen
terfield. AS Brockett disappeared be-
hind the mesquite, half dozen ball
players, with yell of surprise and
rage, dashed across the diamond. 1t
was less than half a minute before
they reached the point where the las
seed youngster had last been visible,
but all that they found was Brockett
himself, still mixed up with the coils
of lariat, his shirt half-torn off, the
waistband of his trousers ripped. and
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SYNOPSIS.

Secret Service Chief wilkins, puzzled
over the theft of the governments clRnneI: RPn
calls to his aid Detective PinkweH. ImeS S
think they have discovered new ClPllSl'
when the office boy, Brockett, tells t"SI,. Gu
It's ''the Diamond Cipher and starts lor
the ball park. BroCkett, Chula Lon MAJ
q Siamese. Ramon Solano. CUBAN 10
gether with some twenty other youussISS,5, go
practice baseball, playing unul uaIh' Ie O.
Of wilkins stenographers Is seen 10 paSs
a paper to a mysterious stranger ~ NJ
outcome of BroCketts cipher, tne @ pail
player and Solano are engaged u5 81 soJi
ernment for mysterious MISSION; oi,aIt
motO mysterious Jap, calls on Brochelt.
Brockett falls into Yazimotos uap
fight fellows Brockett coming out on
top; Messenger McKane coming, 10 tiIe
rescue. McKane was bearer OF the WS WS
terious cipher; is also ball player; ro
imoto returns to headquarters anu
ports to Baron Zollern his failure 10 oo-
tain the cipher Miss Lawson, tue sro ron
ographer. also reports 10 the r,jtb
BrOCkett and Solano have encouil.eL W.T. oS,t
the baron in which the latter comes Az
second best Brockett and Solano arrlte
in Jersey City; make appoin,I,Hileanato ZEN ,oii II
meet MCGinnity, the Iron Man ,i,,a o'i,, IN
manager BrOCkett and SOlano arrive III
New York and run into ChlneSe lorS
war: rescued by a white man. The plaCe
OF refuge found to be a trap n,',, nnu men, -,
selves prisoners OF fazlmoto' NeiIS oroNy
rescue. Kelly turns 100000 Jap money
over to Brockett Brockett and oolano
have encounter with tough gang, but are
protected by Kelly's men on e5 steSpt1 tr
Cleveland-bound; the baron detecleSu 80, ~
act of riiling Solano's berth, jumps from
train At Detroit the messengers go 10
ball game, receive hierogllyphs IN m mys.r- sr-
rious manner and depart Tor ClllCaso' aro
rivinr in Chicago, the messengers are
robbed by 'transom thief the the % pa[Sn asl
again appears. The baron agrees u Tho
sist in recovering the stolen papers; tne @
messengers find the stolen papers IN 'he
possession of giant negro: ,,;adtt Atter and =
fierce battle with negroes Brockeot Seon anrs anu
Soiano wake up in Jail. The messensethS arnh
and police visit the Tenderloln IN ! search tanGd
Of the stolen property The thief dSd is fTunf pnTt
in "hop joint" fight foiIowsf amu Pus.
Of the booty" Is recovered Mystel, .o,a
" " rec receiving another hieroglyphic mes fS-
sage, the messengers board "a tram hy horVs I1s
the west and are later arrested oS soIsno
Knock f't the Sheriff and his deputies down ,va
and take to the woods, ,,,rh The Ed sgnuthhe the
sheriff arrests Baron Aoiler"' "'N
Journey.
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Uncle Johns Dog Carriage.

An old darky known as Uncle John
and his team of dogs were once a
familiar sight to the residents of
Nashville, Tenn. They never failed
TO call a crowd Of interested specta-
tors. The old fellow was as proud Of
his horseless carriage as If he were
The owner of the finest touring car in
the country, and he paraded the
streets with as much Joy as the most
finished artist in the ranks Of the
chauffeurs. He had his faithful dogs
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in good training, using neither reins
nor whip, but guiding them by word
Of command. He had only to say
"Start!" and off they went at the dog
trot; "Stop!" and they came to an i'm
mediate halt; motion Of his hand
and they swung around corner as
deftly as the swiftest little runabout.
Usually he had eight dogs in harness
and three outrunners, bus occasional
ly the whole eleven were in the
traces. and pretty sight they made,
st. Nicholas.
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DON'T MARRY A GENIUS.

her husband burned up her furniture
to further his pottery inventions.
Neither of Napoleon's two wives was
happy or we'll treated. Julius Caesar
was notoriously bad husband. Henry
of Navarro was a worse one. Byron's
wife was made wretchedly unhappy
by her husband. So was Shelleys.
Laurence Stern's wife was neglected,
as was Boswells. Nelson's wife was
forced to leave him. These are but
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bugs stood as close to the base lines
rs they dared. Mexican ranchers,
Mexican poems, rurales on short fur
loughs, "lungers" who had sought that
region for their health, and soldiers by
the hundred-such was the assembly,
and it is doubtful if any ball game
ever was played before a more up
roarious crowd.
A college man who was directing
things for moving picture concern
went in as pitcher for the common
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Move for Change In Time.

The French ministry of public works
is endeavoring to have the govern
ment adopt the system Of reckoning
time on railways by the use Of the
hours from to "a, instead of IL noon
to IL midnight. This system has al
ready been adopted by many CONT
mental railways and has been in op,
Grafton for years on the Canadian Pa
cific railway.
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That would be possible, wouldn't IT."
THE baron is still locked up at
Little Rock" objected Solano. "He
would have considerable difficulty in
directing any operations from the cell
where We last saw him. l can't see
anyone in this but the gentle Jap.
Can you?"
1T appears to be some of his play
full doings," said Brockett. He has
kept himself we'll under c,ver, though.
The otficers--who keep their eyes and
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American Tools Preferred.

A favorite sport in New Zealand, as
also in Australia and Tasmania, is
competition in wood chopping and
saving; and in these contests, which
attract a great deal of interest, the
championships are always won
through the use of American tools.
In fact, the expert woodsman working
for a prize would never think Of U.s.
ing any other kind Of tools.
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History Shows Men Of Extraordinary
Talent Neglected Their
Wives.

Il is fine to be a genius. But 1t
isn't always quite as pleasant to be
his wife. Here are few cases that
seem to prove 1t: Shakespeare's mar
ried life is supposed to have been mis-
erable. We know that Miltons was.
Bernard Pallisseys wife starved while
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IL Never Ealla

Yeust--They do say when o maA's
ears are red that somebody is talk-
ing about him.
Crimsonbaak-Yes,. and he can bet
that somebody's talking about him II
his nose is red.
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Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infamme-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
Adv.
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No thoughtful person uses liquid blue.
It's pinch of blue in large bottle of wa
ter. Ask for Red Cross Ball Blue, the blue
that's all blue. Adv.
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handful of instances out of hun
dreds.
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There are so many ways of beconr
ing unpopular it is a wonder the sV
erage man has any friends at all
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Bears the
DisturbinQ,

"NOra, is my husband homer"
"Yes, mum; he's in the library,
workin'."
"Then wake him and tell him
want to see him. Satire.
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Explained.

"He knows all the best people in
town"
"WhY doesn't he associate with
them, them"
"They know him."
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It is useless to take a vacation i
you are weary from everest.
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important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle ct
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
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The man behind the plow makes
more of a stir In the world than the
chap behind the hoe.
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strIklno Results.

II was struck with her expression" !"
"Yes: it made great hit with me-
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CHAPTER XIV.

1t doesn't take long for crowd of
husky athletes to traverse the dis