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head up and back. With the other
hand O'Rourke none too gently tore
away an arm encircling the woman.
Then wrenching the two apart, he
sent a knee crashing into the small OF
the lascar's back, all but breaking him
in two, and so flung him sprawling
into the scuppers.
Without a word the man slid upon
his shoulders a full half-dozen feet,
while O'Rourke had a momentary
glimpse of his face in the moonlight
-dark-skinned and sinister of express
sion with its white, glaring eyebalis'
Then, in one bound, he was on his
feet again and springing lithely back te
the attack: and as he came on jag
ged gleam Of moonlight ran like light
ming down the sinuous and formidable
length of kris, most deadly OF
knives.
O'Rourke fell back a pace or two
His own hands were empty; he hao
nothing but naked fists and high cour
age to pit against the lascar and his
kris. Keenly alert, he threw himself
into a pose Of defence.
But O'Rourke had forgotten thu
woman; it was enough that he hac
made possible her escape, and he hac
no thought other than she had fed. II
was, therefore, with as much surprise
as relief that he caught the glimmel
Of her white figure as she thrust her
self before him and saw the lascal
bring up in the middle Of leap, his
nose not an inch from the muzzle Of
an army Webley of respect-compelline
caliber.
simultaneously, he heard her voice
clear and incisive If low Of tone;
Drop that knife!"
The kris shivered upon the deck.
FAITH" murmured the Irishman
"and what manner of woman is this
now?"
The lascar stood as rigid as though
carvep out of stone, long, gaunt leg:
shining softly brown beneath his cool
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A Fierce Night Alarm.

is the h&oarse, startling cough OF a
child, suddenly attacked by Group. Of
ten it aroused Lewis Chamblin, Of Man
chester, O., r. F. D. p for their four
children, were greatly subject to Group.
Sometimes il severe attacks" he
wrote, 1--WE were afraid they would die,
,ut since we proved what certain
~emedy DR.. Kings New Discovery is,
We have no fear. We rely on 1t for
.roup and for coughs, colds or any
hroat or lung trouble So do thou
sands of others. So may you. Asthma,
lay fever, la grippe, whoophlg cough
,emorrhages fly before It. SOC. and
100 Trial bottle free. Sold by W4
'eIham k Dom. ..'..l -.
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(TO BE CONTINUED.)
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE OF FINAL
SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that on Mon.-
day, January Is, 1912, at II o'clock a:
M, we will make a settlement Of the
estate of the late Mrs. NJ. A. e. Werts,
in Office of Probate Judge at Newberry,
S. C. All and singular the creditors
are hereby notified to present their
claims duly attested to Clarence F.
Werts, executor, and all parties in
debted are required t., make payment
to the undersigned on or before said
date.
Susan NJ. Werts. EXecutrix.
Clarence F. Werts, Executor.
Of Mrs. NJ A. E. WeTts, Deceased.
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CHAPTER Xxx.

O'Rourke's first fears were for 1he
woman, his first words lie designed
to reassure her.
"What-what does it mean?' she
gasped family, her face as white al
marble, her eyes wide and terrified.
"Sure, I'm thinking It's nothing al
all,'' he answered readily, with a smile
amending, nothing Of any great COD
sequence, that is to say. Permit me tc
escort ye to your cabin"
1I'm not afraid,'' Mrs. Prynne inter
jected.
Faith, / see that, madam. But your
maid, now? Would it not be well
to return to your stateroom and quiet
her, whilst I'm ascertaining the cause
of this trouble? I promise to advise
We instantly, whether there's danger
or not.'
you're very thoughtful" she re
turned. I'm sure you're right. THANK
YOU"
He escorted her to her stateroom
and left her at the door, remarklng It's
number and renewing his pledge to
return in ten minutes-more speedily
If possible. He was back in five, with
a long face.
Mrs. Prynne answered instantly his
double-knocked summons and, STEP
ping out quickly, closed the door tight.
In the fraction of a second that it was
wide, however, O'Rourke saw one side
of the stateroom warm and bright
with electric light, and sitting there,
Cecile the maid. completely dressed,
wide awake and vigilant. The girl was
French and sullenly handsome after
her kind. O'Rourke got an impression
of a resolute chin and resolute eyes
under level brows; and he did not il
the least doubt that she was quite pre-
pared to make good and efectual use
Of the revolver which she held pointed
directly st the opening.
Why?
From her MISTRESS poiss, too-one
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arm rigid at her side, the hand CON
cealed in the folds Of her gown
O'Rourke OWNED that she was alert,
armed, on her guard no less than the
maid. But she left him no time to
puzzle over the mystery.
"Well?" she demanded breathlessly.
"'Tis as I thought, Mrs. Prynne. A
cylinder-head has blown off and done
no end OF damage. We're crippled, If
in no danger. The other screw will
take US far as Alden, but there we'll
have to wait for the next boat
Mrs. Prynne's face clouded with dis
may. "How long-a day or two" she
! demanded.
"Mayhap," he replied, no less dis.
consolate; "mayhap as much as a
week. Faith, it's meself that would 1t
were otherwise, but I fear there's no
mending matters"
She regarded him thoughtfully for
an instant.
"Then you, too, travel in haste, colo
ne1?"
Indeed I do so, madam. Me for
tune hangs upon ne haste. If I get
there"-he checked himself in time,
the word Rangoon upon his lips-"too
late, twill be all up. Pm heavy with
an urgent enterprise, madam And
he smiled.
The woman looked past hi1n, down
the dusk of the gangway, apparently
pondering her dilemma. "What Will
you do?" she inquired at length.
"Faith!" he said, disturbed, 'fthat's
hard to say
She flashed him an ironic look.
"You mean you are resigned to the in
evitable?"
"Be the powers!" he cried in re-
sentiment, I'm resigned to nothing
that doesn't please me. Is it that ye
ask me aid? Sure, if ye do, neither
the inevitable nor the impossible shall
keep ye from arriving at Bombay, and
on time!"
Her spirit, through her eyes, an
swered his in a fash. Then cooling
she looked him over from crown to
tie, weighing him deliberately in the
balance Of her knowledge Of men
He bore the inspection with equanim
ity, quite sure of himself, as was nat
ural In the O'Rourke. Provoked, put
on his mettle, he felt himself irwin
chile, and showed it in every line OF
his pose. She could not have waVered
long; indeed, her decision was quite
manifest. Impulsively she caught his
two hands in her own.
*Yes,'' she cried, ct do believe you!
I take you at your word-your gener
Gus word, Colonel O'Rourke! I vii
trust implicitly in you. You shall gel
me to Bombay by the fifteenth
''The fifteenth" he echoed thought
fully. "This is the TENTH
@The Panjnab is scheduled to ar
rive on the fifteenth. All my plans
depend upon there being no delays
Give days! It shall be
managed, Mrs. Prynne. Bombay bJ
the fifteenth it shall be, or the
O'Rourke will have broken his heart!
!! She grew thoughtful. "You are. very
good--I've to1d you that. I believe
that you will accomplish what yo'
promise. Yet it seems hardly fair t.
saddle you with my cares, my perils
without informing you of their ma
ture-'
MADAM, it's not the O'Rourke Whs
would ever be prying into your sc
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would ever be prying into your Sc
crets. Let's not complicate a simple
situation with explanations"
'But, colonel, there is one thing
more.'' He paused. ut is question:
she continued, "of chartering a ship
at Alden, is it not?"
81 see no other way"
"Then-spare no expense, Colonel
O'Rourke. Remember that foot the
bill"
"But-er-"
"Or, if you insist, sir, pay nothi1g:
Great Britain pays for both Of u.s.
"Eh? Yes?" he stammered.
"But see, colonel.'
He had before then noted indifer-
emily that she wore a chain of thin,
fine gold about her neck, it's termina-
tion-presumably locket Of some
sort-hidden in the folds Of her cor
sage. Now she quietly pulled this
forth, and displayed her pendant, a
little trinket of gold, running grey
hound eXquiSitely modelled.
Stunned, he stared first at the top
then at the woman. "Ye mean to say
p" he whispered, doubling.
"On the Kings service, Colonel
O'Rourke!"
"a Kings courier, madam? YOU
q woman!"
"And why not?" she demanded
proudly. "The Kings messengers dare
many dangers, it's true. But in some
of them might not a woman serve bet
ter than man.?
"True enough. Yet It's unprece'
dented-at least, yell admit, most u1.
usual. / begin to understand. That
lascar, for instance?
believe me, Colonel O'Rourka, Fna
at liberty to tell You nothing"
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CHAPTER XIX.

The wanderer had come upon Mrs.
Prynne but once since he had board
ed the Panjnab. That morning, him.
self early astir because of his vague
nisgivings, he had discovered her on
the hurricane deck of the liner; an IN
conspicuous, slight figure in the shad-
>ow of a life-boat, leaning upon the
rail and gazing with Che fancle0
troubled eyes, out and across the
waste below Ismalia.
- Though she must have been con
scious of nearing footsteps, she mac
not stirred, and he had passed on
gaining but fugitive glimpse OF a
profile sweetly serious; nor had sne
appeared either at breakfast or lunch
con. A circumstance which led him
to surmise that she did not court oo'
servation: an idiosyncrasy when
seemed passing strange in woman
so fair.
He told himself that she wore an
air of watchfulness, Of vague expec'
fancy, as though she, like himself
feared some untoward mishap; that
she had the manner of one definitely
apprehensive, constantly on guard
against some unforeseen peril.
Now, he asked himself, what could
It be? What threatened her? And
WLy:
He dimly promised himself the
pleasure of her acquaintance, relying
In the rapid intimacy that springs uE
between strangers on a long voyage
with still more Indefinite ir'entlo-
of putting himself at her service IN
ANY cause that she migt be pleased
Ito name, provision" :ly: must no.
interfere with his ANS re-. ..-i!S
Ra2goon t'in nine1
i That night he was { lag to fnf
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dazzling white cummerbund, the up
Der half of his body lost in the shadow
of the deck, a gray blur standing fol
his turban.
O'Rourke stepped forward, with
quick movement kicking the kris over
board, and would have seized the fel
low but that the woman intervened.
She said decisively: IF you PLEASE
no"
Bewildered, O'Rourke hesitated. I"
beg your pardon" he said in con
fusion.
She did not reply directly; her at
tention was all for the lascar, whom
her revolver still covered. To him
"Go!" she said sharply, with a signin
cant molten of the weapon.
The lascar stepped back, with sin
gle wriggle losing himself in the denss
shadows.
O'Rourke fairly gasped amazemen1
at the woman, who. On her part, re
treated slowly until her back touched
the railing. She remained very quiet
and thoroughly mistress OF herself. be-
traying agitation only by slightly
cuicleroG breathing and cold pa!ioc
t,er eyes lacked tie deck on eithel
hand: il WIS plain that she had nc
faith in the lascar, perhaps apprehend
ed his return; yet her splendid con:
troll of her nerves evoked the lr1sh'
man open admiration.
"Faith!" he cried, breaking the
tense silence, "'tis yourself shames
me, madam, with the courage of ye!"
She flashed him a glance, and
laughed slightly. "Thank you" she
returned. I'm sure I don't know
where should be now but for you"
"'Twas nothing at all. But yell
pardon me for suggesting that ye
have made a mistake, madam"
"a mistaken" she echoed; and then,
thoughtfully: "No, I shouldn't call it
that"
Letting him go, mean. Neither
of us, T believe, could well identity
him. When We report this outrage to
the captain, whom will ye accuse?'
"I shall accuse no one," she said
quietly, 'for I shan't report the af-
fair
eye will not" he cried, astounded.
Indeed, I am quite sincere: I shall
do nothing whatever about it. 1t is,
moreover, a favor which I shall ask
of you. to say nothing of the matter
to anyone
O'Rourke hesitated, unwilling to be-
lieve that he had heard Alright.
believe me-" she was saying earn
estly, 81 have good reason for max
ing a request so unaccountable to
you"
''But-but-Mrs. Prynne-!'
ooh, you know me then?" she inter-
rupted sharply. And her look was
curious and intent.
"I-'tis-faith!" O'Rourke stammer-
ed. He felt his face burn. ME valet
told me-" he confessed miserably.
"'Tis bit Of Irritation he's been hav-
Ing with yer n,aaa. Cecilia, I believe,
ua6ER"
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CHAPTER v-O'Rourke is forced to
fight a duel with the viscount. The brag-
CART nobleman IS worsted in the combat
and acts the poltroon.
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CHAPTER vI.-The loyal wife BIDS
O'Rourke farewell and he promises to
soon return with the reward Offered, for
the Pool Of Flame. He discovers botn
GIvnn and the viscount on board the
ship which takes him to Algeria
The Detroit times., 1912-07-09
All Factions of Party Join Under
Olive Branch at Rousing VIII
son and Marshall Meeting
PLEDGES TO
WILSON ARE REPORTED
Speakers Laud Candidates and
Platform and Predict Pro-
gressive Victory
Democratic enthusiasm was sub

Democratic enthusiasm was sub
mitted TO the best test Monday
evening at Light Guard armory and
came through the ordeal with ny
Ing colors
Nearly a thousand men and q gem
erous springling OF women sat Tor
three hours scorning the discomfort
|of the intense heat. their attention
rivited upon the oratory of round
dozen of speakers representing every
faction OF the local Democracy and
with Thomas r. Barkworth, OF Jack
son, speaking for the Progressiyes
out In the state and Former Com
gress John ]. Lentz, OF Columbus.
Ohio. bringing a greeting from
abroad.
AS late as IL o'clock when Con-
gressman Lentz paused I'm his ad-
dress and suggested that he would
speak no longer because Of the late
ness OF the hour, scarcely any or the
audience had left, and TO show that
the enthusiasm had not been waning
there were cries Of mo, no; go on
all night"
Every speaker was accorded gen.
erous applause while every mention
of the names of Woodrow Wilson and
Thomas r. Marshall, the nominees
for president and vice-president, and
|of William Jennings Bryan was
greeted with rousing cheers. Wood
row Wilson's brilliant career, his
forceful character and winning per-
sonallty offered numberless phases
that aroused the heartiest enthusiasm
OF both the speakers and the audi
ence as he was successfully pictured
as the scholar and writer. the uni
versity executive and the governor
OF great state fighting a successful
battle for the overthrow OF the party
machine.
|. Circuit Judge Alfred j. Murphy
was introduced by Thomas l.. Dalton
as chairman OF the ratification meet
Ing and Former Postmaster General
Don M. Dickinson delivered the key
note speech. The other speakers
wt Police Judge Edward j. Jeffries.
Judge William F. Connolly. Of the
Recorders court. Charles s. Hampton,
sidney T. Miller. Thomas ]. Anketell,
thomas K. Barkworth, Of Jackson,
Francis III. Warren, the colored at
torney, Edward Frensdorf, OF Hud-
son, Horatio j. Abbott, OF Ann Arbor
and Former Congressman John ].
Lentz. Of Columbus, Ohio.
Others who had seats on the plat
form included Attorney George VIII
liam Moore. who was one OF the lead
ers In arranging the ratification
meeting, Attorney f. s. Greece, Cir
cult Judge George s. Hosmer and
, Arthur ID. Mcguire. secretary Of the
Woodrow Wilson league OF Wayne
county.
As the evening advanced Chairman
Murphy discovered in the audience
number OF men prominently identi-
fed with the Woodrow Wilson move
ment and with the Democracy OF
Wayne county and had them escorted
TO the platform by Thomas L. Dalton.
there being tremendous applause
when Editor James Schermerhorn.
of The Detroit Times, which has
been consistent boomer OF Wood
row Wilson from the incipency or
his candidacy. and Judge William r.
Connolly who led the anti-Wilson
campaign here. mounted the platform
together. Edward Frensdorf, OF Hud-
son, state chairman OF the Woodrow
Wilson campaign. s. w. Beakes, os
tContinued on Page Eight
The Detroit times., 1912-07-09
THIRD PARTY CANNOT
LIVE WILSON is IS MAIN
HOPE, ASiS Gov OSBORN
Hopes Good Republicans Will
Refuse to Join Malcontents
in New Move
STATEMENT GIVES VIEWS
G. o. p. Progressives Won't Be
Considered Boilers if They
Vote for New Jerseyite
STATEMENT GIVES VIEWS

LANSING, Mich, July 9.-That a
third party built on the passions
OF any number of men, cannot live,
is the opinion of Gov Osborn, who ex-
pressed his views In statement last
night. He says Republican progress
sives will not be considered as hav-
Ing polted their party II they vote for
Woodrow Wilson, and tells the third
party trainers that better results will
come II one-half the work necessary
to create new party, Is directed to
purifying the Republican party The
statement follows
II am not inconsistent I'm the posi-
ton / have taken that Republicans
need not bolt their party and will not
be considered as having bolted IL
they vote for Woodrow Wilson Many
of the most prominent and influential
Democrats In the country did not vote
for or support Mr.. Bryan.
"Thoy remained Democrats never
theless, and are all supporting Wood
row Wilson now. do not think a
new party erected upon the passions
Of any number Of men can live. When
those who are righteously angry be-
cause OF the action at Chicago come
TO their senses, they will discover that
they are angry at certain men in the
Republican party, and not the splen-
did old party itself. wish TO re-
assert and re-emphasize that the is
sue is as clear as a deep toned bell
4 -Qne-half Ae-mefk- necessary 10 crtntc
new party, directed to purify the
Republican party will produce tenfold
better results. hope all good Re-
publicans will refuse to join the NAL
contents in a new party. do not
mean by this that temporary meas
ares should not be taken to present
the name OF Theodore Roosevelt and
to give people an opportunity TO vote
for him, but whatever steps are taken
to do this, I hope II will be clearly
understood that they are temporary.
Personally, | am still of the opin-
ion that those who are not satisfied
with Mr., Taft can get just exactly
what they desire BY voting for Wood
row Wilson. | am glad 10 see that
Senator Cummins and other distin-
guished gentlemen agree with my po-
sition in this respect"
The Detroit times., 1912-07-09
GROVER CLEVElANO'S
DOUBLE TAKEN BY DEATH
Herbert Hathaway Will Be
Buried in Blissfeld, Wednes-
day Afternoon

BLlSSFIELD, Mich, July 9-The
body of Herbert Hathaway, for u
years supervisor from Blissfeld town
ship, will be laid to rest tomorrow af-
ternoon in this village Services will
be held in the First Presbyterian
church. The Knights Templar of
Adrian will have charge and Rev Mr..
Humphrey, OF Palmyra. will officiate.
Mr.. Hathaway was 81 years old He
was seized with illness while passing
the postoffice with Clark Carpenter.
CLARK, | feel dizzy" he said and fell
In faint. He was hurried TO DR..
Eccles' office, and medical treatment
administered but died soon afterward
Mr.. Hathaway was one of the most
widely-known men OF this community.
He was staunch Democrat In poll
tics, and running as a member of that
party he was for IL years elected a
member Of the county board of super
visors. He was failing In health last
winter, going TO California. While he
was In California the spring elections
were held, and Mr.. Hathaway was de-
feated for the first time.
He was born In Palmyra township
Jan. 80, 1S45. He aenllsted in the
Eighteenth Michigan Infantry In 1862
and served three years. He also spent
several years In government service
in the west, and engaged in the stave
business In Kentucky and Indiana, re-
turning to Blissfleld in 1873
In 1870 he married Sarah Spaulding
OF Palmyra, who died In 1881 Four
children, three OF this village, are left,
Maude Hathaway Mrs. Ezra Keeler.
and George Hathaway. all of Blissfield
and Mrs. Hope Howe, OF Saginaw
Mr.. Hathaway's prominence in Dem
ocratic politics had given him a state
wide acquaintance. He was a familiar
figure at county, state and national
conventions few years ago, and his
resemblance to the late President
Grover Cleveland was pointed out on
more than one occasion. He was
known In the state as "Clevelands
tUubfe. Not only was he Known TO
Democrats, but he always made 1t a
point TO be at the conventions of the
opposite party, Ito see what was go
ing on"
The Detroit times., 1912-07-09
CROOKS BREAK WAY TO
SAFE JAGS THEIR SWAG
Yeggmen Indulge Too Freely in
Alcoholic Spirits Before
Beginning Operations

Burglars attempted TO blow the
safe In the drug store of F. ]. Rowe,
No. SIS Hastings-st. late Monday
night, but they succeeded only in
drilling a hole I'm the safe. and later
investigation gave eloquent testimony
as to the failure OF their expedition.
Two quarts Of wine, quart of alco.
hol a quart of rum and a quart OF
whisky Sere missing from the stock,
and the police figure that the "yeggs'
INDUCED too freely in their plumber
while starting operations on the safe
Pickpockets also <eaped a fine har.
vest, according TO reports TO the
police.
Joseph Kilbe. Of Greenburg. Pa. re-
ports that while coming from Toledo
TO Detroit on a Michigan Central train.
his pocket was picked OF S135.
George Arhounea. OF No. 100 Hast.
ings.st.. reports that $3S In cash and
a check for SO were stolen from him
while he was boarding a Fourteenth
car
Piekpockets got s36 from DR.. Frank
H.. Shattuck as he was boarding a
Brush car.
Peter Thompson was robbed OF $50
on a Windsor ferry
The Detroit times., 1912-07-09
GOV. WILSON TO CONFER
WITH SAMUEL GOMPERS
ON LABOR PROBLEMS
Democratic Presidential Candi-
date Will Meet Him in
Trenton This Afternoon
THEN TO ATLANTIC CITY
Will Deliver Addresses There to
Convention of Building and
Loan Associations

SEA GIRT, N. j.. July 9.-"The
summer capital" that has been the
high light on the Democratic map
since the Baltimore convention today
went back into a mere Jersey coas;
town again when Gov. Wilson at 9:SO
o'clock, left In an automobile TOT
Trenton to transact state business
Since coming to the little white
house" for the summer, the governor
has gone each Tuesday TO Trenton
and returned at night TO Sea Girt.
On this trip, he intended to be gone
until tomorrow night or possibly
Thursday. This afternoon he has an
appointment to meet Samuel Gompers
and other members Of the executive
council of the American Federation
OF Labor, who asked a conference to
learn Wilson's ideas on labor. On an
evening train, Gov. Wilson planned
to go to Atlantic City, where tomor-
row he Is scheduled TO lay corner
stone and address the national con-
vention OF building and loan associa-
tions.
While in Trenton II was said to be
probable that Gov. Wilson would con-
suit with other Democratic leaders
the problem of the national chair
manship, following his conference OF
last night with Senator Gore. OF Okla
homa, and Chairman Norman E.
Mack. OF Buffalo. After the departure
Of Gore, who predicted a sweeping
Democratic victory under Wilson's
leadership, 1t was said tocay that the
party might return TO the old custom
Of having two chairmen. one at the
head of the national committee, ana
the other In charge Of the campaign
committee.