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The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

the woman stood above the captain.
His arm was paining him somewhat,
with the irritating. stinging ache that
such wounds produce, and he thrust
one revolver into his pocket, elasping
hand above the hurt
In a fash realization of his loss
came to him; he clutched the rail with
a cry. The Pool Of Flame, his sacred
trust, was gone! His eyes searched
the deck wildly, but found no trace or
the round leather bag with its preci-
Gus burden. Despair gripped his heart
in a clutch Of ice. and for a space the
ship reeled about him.
He found himself gazing blankly In
to the woman's solcitous eyes. What
is it? What is it," he heard her voice
repeating breathlessly. He knew that
his own lips moved for some seconds
without sound as he strove to answer
her. The words, when they came
should have been, quite unintelligibl'
to her; he realized this almost as sooT
as he had uttered them: The Poo
Of Flannel"
Then he stumbled forward, crying
aloud for the serang, Halfway to th'
ladder he halted; that individuall
head and shoulders we're lifting abov,
the level of the deck. o'Rourke Gov
cred him and called him aft as b
again retreated to the scene OF tn
tragedy.
Had he been in condition to thin
coherently, he might have acted NOR
prudently. But maddened, he wa
able to grasp but one fact; that tn
Pool Of Flame was gone and must b
recovered at whatever hazard.
The lasear came with what migl
/, have seemed suspicious alacrity. CO.
sidering the fact that he was coerce
that O'Rourke held him at the pistol
point. Gaunt and sombre In Il
moonlight, moving noiselessly In b
. bare feet, head up and arms swingir
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
DUBIOUS
About What Her Husband Would say

A Mich. woman tried Postum pa
cause coffee disagreed with her ans
her husband. Tea Is Just as harm
full as coffee because 1t contains ca
feine--the same drug found u Coz
fee. she writes:
"My husband was sick for threa
years with catarrh Of the bladder, ana
palpitation Of the heart, caused Dy
coffee. Was unable to work at ~
and in bed part Of the time.
II had stomach trouble, was wsaA
and fretful so | could not attend e
my housework-botho OF US using COT.
fee all the time and not realizing y
was harmful
"one morning the grocer's wire
said she believed coffee was the cause
OF our trouble and advised Postum. !
took it home rather dubious what nv
husband would say-he was fond q
coffee.
But took coffee right on the taDle
and we haven't used cup OF It since
You should have seen the change =
us. and now my husband never com
plains of heart palpitation any more
NV stomach trouble went away In twa
weeks after began Postum. NY cnlL
dren love it, and 1t does them good
/, which cant be said of coffee.
"A lady visited US who was usuall.
half sick. | told her I'd make her
. cup Of Postum she said II was lasts
less stuff, but she watched me mah
1t, boiling it thoroughly for 15 minutes
and when done, she said It was splsE
did. Long boiling brings out the q
yor and food quality" Name given =
n Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Look in pkgs. for the famous It'll
i book, "The Road to Wellville@
Z Ever read the aksvs ietteEt e.
eme annenra aroma tire T. 4knzzs -
y - meawames srues am 3aM 81 A#AA#
sa3sKests
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

pain blinded him that it was patent
barely a second had elapsed since the
firing ot the shots. To his left q
stricken lascar was still in the act OF
falling; before him Mrs. Prynne stood /
motionless. her face a mask Of horror, !
revolver still poised: to the right the
serang, drawing q kris. was smiling
sardonically, his eyes fixed upon the
woman who had set at naught his
plans.
O'Rourke tried to call warning to
her, for it was plain that she was ap-
palled by what she had done. needless
of all but the man she had killed; but
1t was as If the bullet that creased his
temple had temporarily pGralyzed
him; his tongue clave to the roof Of
his mouth and be could neither move
nor speak.
Powerless (hs believed). be watched
the serang gather himself together.
like some gaunt cat. and spring; in
two strides he would have been upon
the woman and the night had been
crowned with its most pitiful crime.
Yet in midair, o'Rourke saw the man
falter and fall back. dropping the
kris and clutchlng frantically at moth
ing.
Stupidly the adventurer saw the
smoke trickling from the muEzle OF
his own revolver and knew that, some
how, he had managed to pull the trig-
ger. His heart leapt in his breast, SO
! keen was his gratitude. Trembling
!. in every limb, he essayed second
time to FIRE and put final period to
+ the serangs career. But his shot
went wide and the cylinder jammet
. so that the hammer would not rise
4 a second time. With an oath he le
g go the rail and attempted to bridg'
the distance between himself and th'
q lascar, who was now at a considera
d BILE distance reeling away toward tn
/. rail.
But his overtaxed strength, sappe'
, by loss of blood, failed him; and MAJ
Ice infused new vigor into the serane
new power to accomplish his tlna
fiendish act.
Grinning with anguish, the ma
! leapt away from O'Rourke, staggere
| and, Jerking back his arm, flung tn
| Pool of Flame from him with all hi
| might.
| ORourke paused, petrified with d
4 spair. The great stone, glinting
s the moonlight like the very heart
4 fire, described long and flaming al
and the sea leapt up with
hiss to welcome 1t and 1t was gone.
! A bitter cry broke from the Iris
y mans lips; he made for the ma
d whom he would gladly have killt
with his bare hands. But again
N failed. The lascar, perhaps guessil
Y his intention, was at the last too quiz
N for him.
y BY a supreme effort the gaunt
| rang seized the rail, lifted himself U
a on 1t, and dropped over the side, f
q lowing that to win which he had g
81 en- his life.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
SYNOPSIS.

-. story opens at Monte Carlo with
=, q,srsnce O'Rourke, a military rree
- srA something Of gambler, IN MS
80 Teaning on the balcony he sees
e.~ftf,1I Firl who suddenly enters the
Ssrator and passes from slghI Al the
$50, tahle O'Rourke notices two men
ea.nhi,v bim One il the Hon. Berue
49,, Sbils his companion is Niseount
~ IN 80 a duehst The vtscount tells
~ Freneh government has directed
-, 10 O'Rourke as a man VINO Noula
s.s.sartake a secret mission. Al MS apart
msnt, O'Rourks. who haa asrss1 ~ r,o,,, oll,
ssrsske the mission, nnds a mysterious
es.s- The yiscount arrives. hands a
MHiaS rsckaRe to O'Rourke. who Is not
z onsp A. until on the ocean A pair OF
ss,nty slippers are seen protruding from
s.dsF a doorway curtain. The lrtshman
ssds the owner OF the mysterious Ieet " "
= h,s wife. Beatrix. from whom ne hao
swsy a wear previous. They are
..sseaonrilsd and opening the letter he hnds
- Rangoon law Arm ofrers MIN
tnao nounds for q Jewel known as the
80 az Flame and left to him BY q uy-
N friend, but now in keeping q one
named Chambret in Algeria; " ~ ESouI ..,,S. y.
"a 0.Pourke farewell and he promises
soon return with the reward. He DIS
- srS 10th Glynn and the viscount OF
scsrd the ship. As he finds Chambre
there Is an attack oy eandlSs ano m ~
Siend dies telling O'Rourks that ne ma
", the pool OF Flame with the. governo
ssnerai. who at sight Of a sisnet rini
ryen the colonel win deliver over tn
level Arriving at Algeria the lrishmsl He
knas the governor general away. De
E-sbas makes a mysterious appointment
nd tells O'Rourke that he has gaine'
bossession Of the Jewel by stealing It. y
duel O'ROurks masters the viscoun'
sacures possession of the Pool Of Flam
sna starts by ship for Rangoon. He nnd
lhe captain to be smuggler who tries !
kteal the Jewel. II Is finally secured b
fba captain and O'Rourke escapes
land with the aid Of one Danny an
KS sweetheart, o'Rourke recovers IN
Pool Of Flame. On board ship once NOR,
kornd for Rangoon, a mysterious lad
appears. O'Rourke comes upon lasea
About to attack the lady, who is a MT
Prynne. and kicks the man into the hol
Mrs Prynne claims she Is en- route Il
Indiana on a mission for the kin
6Rourke is attacked by the lascar,
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
At the End Of the spat.

Hubby-You know. dearest, that you
are my star.
Wifey-Do you mean sky star or
. stage star?
Hubby-Oh-er-why1
Wifey, because If you mean the lat
ter, want to tell you that your star
doesn't handle as much money Is an
ordinary soubrette.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
CHAPTER xxlV.-(cOntlnusd.)

CHAPTER K<tN.-(Contlnueu'I
She came directly to the adventurer,
without SO much as glance for the
group of lascars or the grim evidences
Of tragedy upon the deck. ORourke
shut his teeth with exasperation.
Whatever he decided to eelieve of the
serang, whether his judgment said OF
she man, Guilty" or mot Guilty" he
dared risk nothing with the woman
nresent. He could not tell what hell
Of murder and mutiny he might not let
loose upon the Rance, did he make
one ill-advlsed or hasty move. Alone
he could have faced the situation with
equanimity; with the woman by MS
side. he felt as though handcuffed.
"You are hurt, Colonel O'RourkeT
"A mere scratch, madam-an inch
of skin shaved off me arm. Be good
enough to return to the saloon waken
Danny and send him to me-"
She ignored the curtness of his tone,
even as she ignored his wish. What
has happened?" she demanded, rang
ing herself by his side. WHO Is that
there on the deck?" Her voice ris-
Ding a note, foreboded hysteria
"Quick-stabbed didn't want ye
ito see. A lascar ran amok, cut down
the captain, was killed himself-kind'
ness" the irrepressible humorist
broke out" of our little brown brother
the serang."
His eyes never left the latter; moi
an instant did he take his attention
from the cluster Of dark figures; ne
was more than every ready to defenC
himself should they make any over
move, dseming his attention distract
ed.
What will you do?"
How can say? Do ye, for thu
dove Of God, get below and leave MI
to deal with these iends In me Owl
fashion"
(Which" she returned equally, i
precisely what shall not do"
IF that's the case," he said brui
Quely, have the kindness % hand m
the revolver by the captains side, an
-ye might see II the poor fellow sti
lives"
He heard q quick rustic OF skirt
and the woman's hand closed over hi
pressing into his palm the Teapon b
had desired. AS promptly, witho'
further words, she turned to Quick.
The adventurer deliberated brieh
while she bent over the captain, ma
ing a hurried examination. He
badly wounded" O'Rourke heard h
gay, as he arrived at his decision. "b
mot dead"
Praise God for that!
must ask ye, madam. to back me U
1t Is necessary to clear the decks. A
ye ready?" He saw, out of the Il
of his eye, that she had sprung to D
feet. Nov, ye curs," he thunder'
with menacing pistol in either hal
''get forward, the lot of ye. Move,
blackguardsl"
They went expeditiously, CROWN
between the ,deck-house and the RI
budding together as If for mutual p
lection. The serang was the last
move, and went reluctantly, or seen
to.
Yet that was no time to judge |
for a minor fault. O'Rourke herr
the pack before him, watched tn
scramble down the ladder to the 4
deck, then backed to the spot wn
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26
Ius, oylno to % Il.

servant--No, the vicar is not in jun
now. Is there any message?
Old Woman (cheerfully) Well, TIL
him thar Martha Higgins would ling
10 be buried At two o'clock tornorFeN
AfssVnopnl LnndoA 0pihion.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-26

Fred-what makes you think thaf
Miss Charming Is the most populaH
girl at the hotelf
Jack-she's the only one The
other girls refer to as a designing
creature"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
JOHN T. FULLER DIES
SUDDENLY AT ORLANDO.

Orlando, March 20. The news OF
the sudden death of John r. Fuller,
that spread rapidly through the city
sunday morning, came as great
shock to the community. Mr.. Fuller
is one of the wcalthicst and most
prominent business men of Orlando,
being a member OF the real estate
tim of Fuller Il Giles and t!r oNno.'
of the heaviest bearing orange grove
IA the state. MIR. Fuller has known
fp' AIRY months that valSular heart
trouble would talk" him off any dar
with little warnih&, . when h."
called his wife ~ | O'Clock Saturday
n-ht, he said. "lt i, all over With
me"
Dr. McEwon was called bHt tho
end WAS noar when he arrived. Mr..
Fuller was q native Of Tenncssec and
came here about ten years ago. lie
is survived by two daughters and a
son of former marriage, who now
live in New York city and two small
daughters by his present wifi, who
is a niece of !. l.. Giles. Clifford
Fuller the son. arrived last night TO
attend his fathers funeral which
was held this morning at the home
on Lucerne Circle
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
INTEREST INCREASES IN.
METHODIST REVIVAL

Interest increases in the revival at
the Methodist church. The attend
ance last night was considerably
larger than any former week night,
and the interest was excellent. Mr..
Norton preached a sOul-stirring SER
mon on repentance, laying down the
needs and conditions of repentance.
At the close Of the sermon there was
= considerable demonstration and
the people went home much encour-
aged in the hope of a sweeping re-
vival.
The preaching of Mr.. Norton
grows In fervOr and strength. He
Is recognized as a strong evangelistic
preacher. and his work In Lakeland
is telling.
The thermometer of the meeting
and its progress is the singing. II
this be true the church was rather
cold at first, but one can but mark
the lively manner in which this fea-
ture OF the meeting has improved.
The singing last night was full of
life, and was participated in by al!
most every one present.
Services as usual at 3:3O and I: IL.
At 7:IJ there will be a song service
which will last for half an hour,
after which Mr. Norton will preach.
everybody TO all services, and all who
ing are requested to take Il seat near
the piano.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
OF
KNOX ATTEMPTED
DYNAMITE BOMBS PLACED ON
RAILROAD TRAVELLED BY
AMERICAN SECRETARY.
(By Associated Press.)

New Orleans. March 20.-Thirteen
dynamite bombs We're found beneath
the roadbed of the railroad over
which Secretary knoX's train trav-
eled from CorintO to Managua, Mica
ragua. The men alleged to be re-
sponsible for the conspiracy against
the life OF the American Secretary oil
State are in prison and probably will
BE executed Forty members of the
Liberals are involved. The fail
ure to Kill Secretary Knox is prob
ably due To bad battery connections
With the bombs. or TO the approach
of the suards which preceded the
train. Tho bombs We're discovered
after the train had passed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
BAPTIST MINISTER FIGURED
IN ATTEMPTED HOLDUP.

Gainesville, March 20. Rev. j j.
Cloar. pastor of the First Baptist
church. had an exciting experience
on sunday ni2ht about $50 o'clock,
After the regular evening Serrie,
at his church Rev. Cloar started upon
4 mission o lcharity to North Gaines
Vile and employed the use of his
handsome horse TO make the journey
When nearing the point whore Boun-
Diary street crosses the Tampa f&
Jacksonville railroad the minister
noticed the form of man STANDING
beside telephone pole but he nat
urally supposed that the party was
waiiine for some one other than
himself. nul when Rev tloar was
in 'ho az, Of passing the man h.
igmpcl in front of the horse and
riahhed al the rcins, at the sum"
time shouting: Throw up your
hands
Mr. Cloar when he saw he man,
whom he easily distinguished a. a
negro. jump toward him, drew
sharply on the rcins, whereupon the
horse made Il sudden lungc, which
prevented the negro getting his
hands upon them.
The animal ridden by the minister
is spirited and before he could be
stopped was some distance from the
wGuld-be robber, and when Mr.. floar
looked for him he was making tracks
in the opposite direction. However,
he was given a sharp whack over the
head with an umbrella which Mr..
Cloar carried, the lick having been
administered as the horse passed the
negro.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
NINE OWNERS and
WORKERS C0NffRRING
(By Associated rress.)

Cleveland, O.. March 20. With
each side declaring it would not
Weld to the other, representatives ol
the soft coal miners and mine own
rrs OF western Pennsylvania, Ohio.
Illinois and Indiana met today to
Jd0pt a working agreement. to dat
from April L. The miners want more
money, and the owners desire to de-
crease waccs, as they say the busi-
ness does not justify the present high
wages
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
GIRLS. HERE'S YOUR CHANCE.

Marion Smith, of Hutchinson, Kan,
finds himself in a position where h
must either marry a woman nameG
Mary or engage in costly litigation
in. order to secure legal title to some
real estate which he bought short
time ago. By mistake the deed, when
he made the purchase. was made out
tn Mary Smith instead of Marion
Smith. Now he wants to sell the
land and he can't pass title because
it is in Mary Smiths name.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
fIGnTY-fIvf KILLED
IN NINE EXPLOSION
(By Associated Press. J

Fort Smith. Ark. March .o.-A
telephone message says that tha
sandboiscal Co. 5 mine at McCurtain.
Okla, was blown up by gas. and is
now on fire. Eighty-tiye men ar"
thought To be dead.
The fire and smoke prevented ans
one from entering the mine to res
tuc the men. and up 10 late this aft
crncon only one body was found. II
was so badly mutilated that littla
nope is held ont for the others. Res
cue apparatus, doctors and nursc-
have been rushed to the scene.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
BALDWIN HAS A
MURDER MYSTERY

Jacksonville, March 20. The sec
ond mystery to develop at baldwin, a
station twenty miles west OF here on
the Seaboard Air Line railway with
in the past week. occurred here yes
terday when the decomposed body Of
man, who Is supposed to be George
J. Thompson, of New York. was dis
covered partially buried In the mud
about a mile north of Baldwin. The
body was discovered by some woods
men, who at once notified Sheriff
Bowden, OF this city. He went at
once to the scene, and In the dead
mans pockets found receipts issued
to George J. Thompson. Of New York
city. AS this party has been missing
since Jan. "a. there Is no doubt but
that this Is the mans name.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson came to
Jacksonville in January going from
here to st. Augustine. Mr.. ThOmp-
son left his wife on the street the
day they arrived there saying he was
going back to the hotel moment.
That was the last time his wife ever
saw him. She searched diligently for
him but to no avail, and returned to
her home in New York. How he
reached Baldwin and how he met his
death is a mystery. which will prob
ably never be solved.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
COL. GEO. C. MARTIN TO
SPEAK HERE TONIGHT

Col. George {. Martin, of Brooks
vile, candidate for Congressman-at-
large, will address the citizens OF
Lakeland and vicinity at the corner
OF Main street and Kentucky avenue.
at s o'clock tonight.
Col. Martin is one of the State 5
most distinguished Democrats, and is
a pleasing and eloquent speaker. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
to come out and hear him. We are
sure he will entertain and interes:
his audience.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
TAX ASSESSOR LANCASTER
HERE ALL THIS WEEK.

Tax Assessor J. Harris Lancaster
is in Lakeland this week for the pur-
pose of meeting the taxpayers and
getting their property correctly list
ed and valued. lie has an office in
the rear of the First National bank
and he will be pleased to meet all
he citizens there and give them ev-
cry assistance in getting their prop
crty properly placed on the tax
books of the county.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
MRS. GRACE GIVEN FREEDOM
ON $500 BAIL.
(By Associated Press.)

Atlanta, March 20.-Securing her
freedom on bail of $500, Mrs
Daisy Opie Grace, who has been held
for the past week in Jail charged
with the attempted murder of her
husband. left Atlanta last night and
is today well on her way to Phila-
delphia, accompanied TO that city by
one of her attorneys. II is not known
why the trip to Philadelphia is made.
Gracc's condition continues very Sc
rious.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
POLK COUNTY VEGETABLES
GOING FORWARD

ID. w. Grider, the freight agent OF
the A. G. l.. informs us that within
the mast two weeks he has shipped
sixteen solid cars of vegetables and
oranges. Percy Welch of the South
ern Express Go. states that they are
shippiny on an average OF a car a
day of vegetables and oranges COM
bined. L; rtOw COurier-InfOrmant
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR
The 'PUDlICANS
,By Associated press.)

Chicago, March .".--Fifty thou
sand women will march on the Ma
tinnal Republican convention next
June To ask the party 10 endors"
equal suffrage, if plans formulated by
the suffrage clubs are carried ont.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
MINERS TO STOP
WORK APRIL 1911

cleveland, March 20. That about
two hundred thousand miners ol
western Pennsylvania, Ohio Michigan
and Illinois will stop work April !
was announced today pending the
formation of "a new agreement be
tween the miners and the owners.
II will not be a strike, but only "a
stOppagc.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20

Rev. e. w. IIcffner. of Palmyra.
Pa, in the course of his first year as
pastor of the Evangelical church.
Travelled 2.595 miles by buggy. made
| ,O39 pastoral visits. preached 20"
$, rmons, made AZ conversions, re-
ccilcd IL new members, led 10 pray
or meetings, held = funerals, bap-
iizcd Z persons and welded I couples.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
DRUG STORE FELL:
THREE ARE KILLED
fBy Associated Press. }

Wadcsborn, y. C., March % Ma
rian Little, aged 2l; Lora Little,
%. and Virginia Covington, 3, Were
the babys grandmother, was injured
when a drug store collapsed here to-
day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
CAUGHT SMUGGLING,
WOMAN SUICIOfD
(By Associated Press.)

New York, March 2O.-Mrs.
Blanche Carson, of San Francisco, ar
rested here for trying to smuggle
several thousand dollars worth OF
pearls from India hanged herself
from a hotel window early today.
She was socially prominent in San
Francisco. She was about SO years
old.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
WOMEN and CnlLDRfD
KILLED BY CAVE IN
(By Associated Press

Scranton, Pa, March ?O.-Tw0
women and seven children all for
eigners, were killed today by a gas
explosion, said to have been caused
by a cave-in, due to coal being
mined under the village of Dunmore,
near here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20

A Chicago Judge has decided that
man is not obliged to pay for the
meals his wife eats in Jail. This
gives us an idea how to solve the
high-cost-of-living problem. Why not
send the whole family to jail?-Ex.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20
KICKING ROOSfvflT'S
hat AROUND
(Ry Associated Press. )

Fargo. y. d.. March 2o.-l.afol-
lette leads Roosevelt by more than
, birteen Thousand votes in the presiz
Dental primary held yesterday, ac-
cording to partial returns.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20

Thieves smashed a large plate glass
window in the store of Palmer &
Seigh, and stole three suits of
slOthes and three shirts.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-20

.howdy," to ali my friends in old
Kentucky and promise them some
more fish stories when | see them
again in the dear old Kentucky
home. JOHN =. fHlii'