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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22

| |. .t Harry Moves has been released by 1 Hartford, The veteran has been hit | ting poorly this season. The Senators nave secured Infielder Gillespie from 1 providence He has been two seasons 1 ln the International league and is said to be good man. The Montreal Gazette says Billy Lush, we'll known in this city, will lose his job as manager of the Mon treal club. Billy is in bad with the Canadian fans. Kitty Bransfield, the first baseman, is mentioned as -Lush's successor.
 Catcher Herman Shincel of Holyoke will probably be out of the game for the balance of the season as the re- suit Of an accident, last Saturday ir Hartford. A foul tip broke the thumb of Shincel's right hand. \
 New Haven will probably be ad-
 nItted to the Empire State Roller ,Poio league next season. A meeting applcatlon for franchise was re- cGelVed from Jimmy. Canavan. Water bury is a. member of the league
 Several Connecticut league man agers are reported to be watching Eddie Reilly. the fast third baseman Of the Yosts. Eddie is full of pepner and covers a lot of ground. He is also a hard hitter as indicated bv the fact that he gets three or four hits Tn every game. Saturday against Nor l walk he got four, safeties. Hi Iadd | played with Norwalk and made a couple of hits. Norwalk beat ths | Yosts by to 6.
 Butter-fingers combined with n,ueev weather made a bad conabina fion me Chants beat Cincinnati 12 to (.
 Harmon's pitching won for the st Louls cardinals against the Philiies.
 No games were scheduled in the american League.
 Bvers of Chicago was on duty with an almost perfect batting score in the N 1Noupleheader between Brooklyn and ne Cubs Daubert of Brooklyn rot our our Tn as many times up in the. sec
 :. ;; sstf |; The es, Cubs win 'em about as fast as ANYWAY. Marquard. was the. first ,lrener o,.3a m either league to win 20 vic Davis, of the Reds, allowed three lings e0 lii-
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22

Bvers Of Chicago was on duty with doubleheader between Brooklyn and Ine Cubs. Daubert of Brooklyn eot rour Tn as many times up in the sec ond. fE@ s-.iS t
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22

Howard Baker of this city .is4re- ported to have signed with the Cleye land An1ericaps at $225 a. month. He IS duesf Report al once. ' Bakgr, I5As nad trials with New. Haven Aand Bridgeport but could not hit. He has been going. well thisi wear. .-.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22

l. Steamer Flanagan has been placed Tn full charge of the IHolyole team. Dan O'Neil says he will be perfectly satsfied to sit in the stand the re- mainder of the season. and is acon- fident that Flanagan can make good as a manager Dan is pretty con-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22

The Cubs win 'em about as fast as the Giants - 'eeS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22

New Haven will probably be ad- mltted to the Empire State Roller Polo league next season A meeting was held in Albany yesterday and an application for franchise was re-. celved from Jimmy. Canavan. Water bury is a. member of the league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22

Davis, of the Reds allowed three niss nj and walked six men in three in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22

ANYWAY. Marquard. was the. first pitcher in either league to win 20 vic
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22

NO games were scheduled in the American League. ~ tiie
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22

Harmon's pitching won for the st Louis Cardinals against the Philiies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22

Butter-fingers combined with nugev ,y.ls Meatner ne. made "a bad combination
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-22

Majesty's wives, and holds them for heavy ransom. ,
 Don't scare me like that againl" said the Rink. q thought the Turkish Trophies factory must be ablaze, and be- ieve mel that would be acala- mity worth talking about and he went on with his breakfast.
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XXI.

Lurching drunkenly into the harbor
known locally as Alden Back Bay. the
Panjnab came to anchor.
O'Rourke, from the lower grating Of
the steamships accommodation lad
der, signaied to one of the swarm Of
lowering dinghys. and waiting for ii to
come in. reviewed the anchored ship
ping. gathered transiently together in
that spo. from the four corners of the
earth, and shook his head responding
ly.
A yellow-haired somali boatman
shot his little craft in to the grating.
O'Rourke dropped upon the stern-seat
and took the tiller. Post Office pier"
he said CURLY. The dinghy shot away
with dipping. dripping oars. while the
Irishman continued to search among
the vessels for anything that seemed
to promise the speed necessary for his
purpose, and failed to discover one.
"'Tis hopeless" he conceded bitter
" as the boat wove a %serpentine wake
In and out among the heaving bulks.
And. I'm thinking. tits the O'Rourke
who will presently be sinking back to
confess he Dragged beyond his pow
ers. The fool that We are, Terence.
with your big words and your fine
promises. all empty as your pursel
It's out Of patience am with ye en-
tirely!"
Doubtless he made the very picture
OF unhapplness.
So. at least, seemed to think a man
lounging in a dilapidated canvas deck.
chair beneath a dirty awning in the
stern Of a distant tramp steamer;
who. raking the shOreward bound with
a pair Of rusty binoculars, he'd CHANGED
to focus upon O'Rourke.
Looks as If he hadn't a friend ID
the world" said the man audlbly
Looks as If a letter from home with
cash draft nd about an his little bill
He grunted in pleased appreciation
Of his W subtle wit. A short mar
he was, stout, very much at home Il
erimy pajamas and nothing else. witt
eyes small, blue, informed with twin
king humor and set In a horid coua
tenanoe bristling with a three days
growth Of grayish heard.
He swung the glasses again upol
oRourke. and, "Heu!'' he exclaimed
sitting up with stimulated interest
well. by jlnksl" said the stout man
Who'd a-thunk itf
He got up with evident haste an
waddled forward to the bridge, wher
he came upon what be evidently need
ed 10 his business; a huge and ba.
tered %megaphone. Applying this {
hs lips and filling his lungs be be
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DAISY Fly killer
BIG FORTUNE WELL HANDLED
Millions Left by the Late Russell Sage
Are Being Expended for the Well
fare Of Humanity.

While the late Russell Sage was In
the flesh he was one of the most pru-
dent, shrewd and persistent money
grubbers In Gotham. The astute fnan-
cier never plunged nor risked any
money in wildcat schemes. He was
a ~"sure-shot' operator in Wall street,
and when he died he left in the hands
Of his lone widow a fortune Of some
thing like $751; OO,O 900. Since becom-
ing possessed Of this enormous for
tune she has worked as persistently
and assiduously in scattering the
money as her husband did in gather
ing it. The scriptures tell us that
the miser is the man that heaps up
riches and cannot tell who shall gath
err them" Russell Sage knew better.
and the good lady upon whose shout
ders was imposed the burden Of this
! enormous sum Of money has worked
hard in tightening the burden. Her
philanthrophies have been productive
Of as much wisdom as marked her hus-
bands operations in the market. She
is reported to be failing in health, and
her task is only begun. Should she
be taken from the world thousands
viii regret her departure, and it is
very earnestly to be hoped that fur
Their care of the property will fall into
good hands.
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lowed with a right good win. and his
hail, not unlike the roaring Of an
amiable bull, awoke Aden's echoes
"O-o-Rourkei"
Good morning" murnured the IRISH
man, lifting his head to stare about
him witch i%ncredulous curiosity.
Who's that barking at me?'
The pajama'd person continuing to
shout at the top of his voice, by dint
Of earnest staring the Irishman event
ually located the source Of the up
roar. Nov who the divvle might ye
be?" he wondered. "Ananias, me
friend"-to the boatnan-"row to the
steamer yonder where the noise comes
from"
Whereupon the stout man, seeing
the boat alter its course, put aside the
m%egaphone. And again peace brooded
over Alden.
On nearer approach to the tramp,
ORourke's smile b%roadened to a
pleased grin, and airily he waved a
hand to the man with the voice.
Jimmy Quick!" he observed with
uGAlbuL nhlLut 4 Dp6AA ~
believe that me luck holds, after ALL"
From the bottom step Of the tramp's
ladder he tossed a coin to the boat
man, then mounted to the deck. In
continently the stout man fell heavily
upon his neck with symptoms Of eI-
IRENE Joy. A lull succeeding his FIRST
transports, he wiped hts eyes, beamed
upon his guest and suggested i%nsinuat
ingly: DRINK"
"Brevity's ever the soul Of your
wit, captain" said O'Rourke. II will.'
And he meekly followed Quick's bare
heels forward to the officers quarters
beneath the bridge.
Having set him In a chair, Quick
still a-gurgle, wandered of, unearth
ed a bottle, beamed upon his visitor
asked a dozen questions In as many
breaths and, without waiting for ar
answer, waddled off again to return
with a brace Of dripping soda-watei
bottles. "Schweppe's," he said, pat
ting their rotund forms tenderlyi
"and the last in our lockers-all II
your honor, colonel"
1907" commented O'Rourke. "HarC
up, is it? IT'S not the O'Rourke whit
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@Faith, It's yourself that has your
courage with We, Mrs. Prynnel i.
But good night, madaml Your serv-
anti"
Good night, colonel she said softly,
and as she watched him swing away
laughed lightly and strangely. Later,
still standing outside her door, she
sighed, and an odd light glowed deep
in her eyes of grayish-green. Signing
again, and With another low laugh
that rang a thought derisive, as
though she we're houting the man
whose service she accepted 50 gladly,
she turned and vanished within her
stateroom.
AS she did so, the opposite door
that Of an inside stateroom on the
same gangway-was opened cautious
ly. A turbaned head peered out, its
eyes glancing swiftly up and down the
corridor. Long since, however, the
excited passengers had been reassur-
ed and had returned to their berths;
the coast was clear.
The lascar stepped n~olselessly out
shut the door without a sound, and
sped swiftly forward: a long, brown
man with an impassive cast Of coun-
%tenance in which his eyes shone with
a curious light.
AS he swung into the space at the
foot Of the saloon companionway, he
colided violently with an understood
and excessively red-headed Irishman.
nearly upsetting the latter, to say
nothing Of a glass Of brandy-and-sOda
which he was conveying to- a certain
s~tateroom.
"Phwat the divvle, ye domned nay
gurl Pwhy dye not look where ye'r'
going?" demanded Danny with som'
heat.
The East Indian backed away, bow
ed profoundly, mumbling something in
%articulate, and sprang up the steps
Danny looked after him, for a momen
hesitant, then put down the tray an,
pursued. He caught the flicker Of tn,
l~ascar's cummerbund as the latter es
capped to the deck, and himself arrives
at the forward end Of the promenad0
just in time to see a white shape dis
appear into the steerage companion
way.
I'D take me oath" said Danny r.
fectively, 'thot he's the naygur tho
came aboard at Suez. IT'S mesel
thot wishes "a had a betther peep a
the ugly mug av him. I'm thinkin
I'd bother be after tellin' himself"
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head, relieved by ragged patches Of
gray hair about the temples, apollo
getically into the cabin door.
"The top Of the day TO We, Dravosl
said ORourke loudly, for little Dravos
was partially deaf And how are the
engines?"
The engineer carefully hitched up
his trousers and regarded the wander
err with temperate genlality
Good afternoon. Colonel O'Rourke, y
he replied, clipping his words mincing-
~. Very Nicely, l thank you"
He shook hands. sat down on the edge
of a berth with the name of one
who fears he intrudes, and glanced
s%earchingly at Quick. IF you're go
ing to serve the drinks, cap'n," he
snapped acidly, hump yourself!"
He accepted his glass with a dis
passionate air and drank hastily after
a short nod to the guest, as N who
sacrifices his personal inclinations to
the laws of hospitality. But from his
after-glow Of benevolence, O'Rourke
concluded that the drink had not been
unwelcome.
What brings you here?" demanded
Quick in a subdued oar.
I've a job for ye, If so be It ye're
not otherwise engaged-and if ye car
do IT,"
Quick slapped a huge thigh delight
eddy. Il knew it-could have sworr
to It'll"
Can do anything" asserted Dravoi
with asperity.
"'Tis merely a question Of speed,
explained the Irishman. Can We make
Bombay in four days-be the hf
teenth2"
"Dravos," reared Quick, how mucl
speed can you get out Of thos'
damned engines?"
Twenty knots" snapped Dravos.
when can you sail?"'
Tonight" said Dravos.
IF" stipulated Quick. Il can picl
up a crew in Alden"
"'Tis settled then"
Wen need a bit Of money in ad
vance"
Eye shall have it, within reason"
Dravos rose and sided towards tn
door. a faraway look in his pale eyes
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would be wishing ye I'll, captain, dear
but. faith, meself's not sorry to hear
that word this day. I'm thinking me
luck is sound. after ALL
Quick had again vanished. Present.
" ORourke heard his mighty voice
booming down an engine-room ventila-
tor. 'Dravusl Dravos. you loaferl
Come up and see a strange sight"
He came back, stnl vibrant with an
siephantine sort Of joy. "O'Rourke,
he painted, hopping a damp brew with
the sleeve Of his Jacket you're a
good sight for o n eyes. Never did
We meet up with you yet but there
came a run OF luck
"'Iis good hearing, said O'Rourke'
smiling.
A slight little man slipped a bald
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CHAPTER KIN.

The day came out Of the East with
n windy swagger; rs Quick had fore.
told, a series of thund6rstorms swept
the sea before dawn. SO that It, like
the sky, seemed newly washed, clean
and brilliant.
O'Rourke relieved Quick at four
bells Of the morning watch and kept
the deck for the remainder Of the day,
his meals being brought to him on
the bridge. His duties we're simple
enough. requiring little more than a
display Of the habit of authority
which sat so well on his broad snour
ders. Il was no great trick to keep
the crew In order: they went about
their work peaceably enough and
showed no signs of desiring to renew
their dispu yations. Otherwise he had
to keen al eye upon the helmsman
and see that he held the Rance 10 the
course pl escribed by Quick; and that
was nothing dfmcult to a man Of av-
erage Intelligence Naught but deep
water lay between them and Bombay.
so long as a direct course was shaped
and maintained.
AS the sunlit watches wore out and
nothing untoward took place,
/ ORourke's grim apprehensions dissi
pated into shadows. He began to be
/ lieve with Quick that the affair Of the
winged knife was merely a h%aPchanc'
accident, quite unprecedented.
Below decks, Drayos and Danny
were standing wateh-and-watoh, with
clockwork regularity, where the for
mer's beloved engines we're justifyinl
his confidence and pride In them an'
clicking OF their twenty knots with
out a hitch.
GRO BE C~ONTfNuED)
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Malone, TO Danny's intense dismay.
O'Rourke took upon himself the du-
ties of first officer under Captain
Quick. The 1rishmap cared little for
the sea. knew less Of a first officers
duties; but It was patent that Quick
could not stand every watch, and
ORourke was not to be daunted by
any such slight matter as nautical In
experience.
In the knowledge that they were
safely of at last there was poignant
relief to the w%anderer. as he stood by
Quick's side, on the bridge, with mid
night imminent and the ship still and
peaceful. "Pll stand the night watch
es," the captain announced. BY
morning wen be far enough out for
you to take hold without spraining the
art Of seamanship. G'dnight."
Thank We" said O'Rourke. In fact,
he had long been sensible that he was
very drowsy; the night wind in his
face had something to do with that
Good night" he returned. and went
down the ladder to the deck.
At its foot he paused, turning curl
ously; It seemed that surely there
must be some serious trouble afoot in
the crew. The Irishman could see In
the glimmer of the %forecastle lantern
a confused blur Of naked, shining,
brown bodies and limbs, apparently
inextricably locked. A scream rang
shrill and there followed the sound OF
a heavy fall.
Overhead. on the bridge, Quick was
roaring himself hoarse, without effect
The sounds of shufHing, Of blows,
harsh breathing, stihed cries. contin
ued. A knot Of the contestants swept
whirling, aft, toward the superstruct
ure. Something shot singing through
the air; She wind of 1t famed
O'Rourke's cheek.
With an unconscious, surprised oath
O'Rourke stepped aside, his hand go
ing toward his revolver. The missile
struck a stanchion, glanced and fel
Gathering into the scuppers. Revolver
in hand. he went forward to the raj
overlooking the struggling rabble oil
the deck below. But they seemed In
, tent only on their private differences
and Quick's roars were bringing then
to their senses. Gradually the tumul
subsidized, the contestants separating
and Sinking forward to their quarters
1T may have been chance,
O'Rourke conceded a bit doubtfully
He swung about and moved aft SLOW
ly, examining the deck intently. In
moment or two he stopped and pickle
up a long, thin-bladed knife, double
edged and keen as a razor. The poin
was broken, having doubtless bee
snapped off at the moment Of contaC
with the deck-house. O'R0urke turne
It over soberly.
Faith, I don't like to think it wa
intentional-but me head would hay
been split had It come W. inches t
the left"
He returned to the bridge, calm
Quick aside. You're armed?"
"Certainly-always armed when II
dealing with these devils. Why?"
O'Rourke showed him the knit
Quick laughed at his theory. Not
ing in IT," he was pleased to believe.
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CHAPTER XXI.

BY nine O'Clock the Rance lay with
steam up, ready to weigh anchor.
II Is no praise TO Dravos to state
that his engines we're IN admirable
condition such was their invariable
state. For an assistant he impressed
into service none other than Danny
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you strike the bargain. Quick" he
ssid; I'm have a look around the
engine-room,'
'RightO. Bobby. Yourself
alone. / s'pose. O'Rourke?'
"And three others. Danny
Yes, yes"
"And two ladies'; an Englishwom
an and her maid"
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His chanaed Fortune.

Wow! There went Smithkins in
his new six. When l knew him a few
ear ago he had a junk shop"
"He still has. only he moved it to
a fashionable street, kept the same
stock, and labeled it Antiques. -
Judge.
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eYNoPsIs.

The story opens at Monte Carlo with
Col. Terence OROurke, a military tree
lance and something OF "a gambler, In MS
hotel. Leaning on the balcony he sees a
beautiful girl who suddenly enters the
Elevator and passes from sight. AZ the
gaming table O'ROurke notices two men
Watching him. one Is the Hon belue
Glynn, while his companion IS Niscount
Des Trebes, a dueliat. The vlscount tens
him the French government has directeq
him tn ORourke as a man VINO would
undertake a secret mission. at his apart
men O'Rourke, who had agreed 10 ui.-
dertake the mission, finds a mysterious
letter. The discount arrives, hanus y
sealed package to O'RourB4 who Is not
dainty slippers are seen ~pr0trudlng from
under a doorway curtain. The lrsnnan
nnds the owner Of, the mysterious Leet %
be his wife, BeatrlX, from whom he had
run away a year previous. Ihey are
~reconciled, and opening the letter ne nnds
that a Raugoon law firm offers MIN
100000 pounds for a j4wel known as the
Pool OF Flame and left to him by a dy-
ing friend, but now In keeping OF one
named Chambret In Algeria. O.Rourke
worsts the nobleman In a duel. The VIE
bids O'Rourke farewell and he promises
10 soon return with the reward. He dis
covers both Glynn and the viscount on
board the ship. As he finds Chambret
there is al attack by bandits and his
friend dies telling O'Rourke that he has
left the Pool OF Flame with the governor
general, who at sight Of a signet ring
Jewel. Arriving at Algeria the Irishman
fnds the governor general away, Des
Trebes makes q mysterious appointment
and tells O'Rourke that he has gained
possession Of the jewel by stealing 1t. In
a due O'Rourke masters the viscount,
secures possession Of the Pool Of Flame
and starts by ship for Rangoon. He hnds
the captain to be a smuggler who tries to
steal the Jewel. It Is finally secured BY
the captain and O'Rourke escapes 70
land. With the aid Of ono Danny and
his sweetheart, O'Rourke recover the
Pool OF Flame. On board ship once more,
bound for RangOon, a mysterious lady
appears. O'Rourke comes upon a lascar
about to attack the lady, who is a Mrs.
Prynne, and kicks the man Into the hold.
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rs Crimson a man who makes the
best of what befalls?"
mo. When things go wrong Brim-
son starts to swearing and o o be-
comes so interested in thinking up
new forms of profanity that he forgets
all about his troubles.
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oHAPTER Xx-loontInued.l

Her spirit, through her eyes, an
swered his In a fash. Thon 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-
aty, 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 e line OF
his pose. She could not have wavered
long; indeed, her decision vas quite
manifest. IJnpulsively she caught his
two hands n her OWE.
Eyes" she cried. 81 do believe you'll
i take you at your word-your gener-
GUS word, Colonel o'Rourke! will
trust implicitly in you. You shall get
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"
Five daysi It shall be
managed, Mrs. Prynne. Bombay by
the ffteenth It shall be, or the
ORourke will have broken his hearth"
She grew thoughtful. You are very
good-I'Ve told you that. / believe
that you will accomplish what you
promise. Yet 1t seems hardly fair to
saddle you with M cares. my perils.
without informing 0 Of their ma
ture-"
Madam, It's not the O'Rourke who
would ever be pryins into your Sc
crets. Let's not complicate a simple
situation with explanations"
But, colonel. there is one thing
more" He paused 1T is a question,
she continued, "of chartering a shiI
at Lden. Is It not?"
Il see no other way"
"Then-spare no expense. Colone
ORourke. Remember that foot th'
bill"
"But-er-"
"or, # you insist, sir, / pay nothing
Great Britain pays for both Of US"
"Eh? Yes?" he stammered.
But see. colonel"
He had before then noted lndldeT
emily that she wore a chain Of thin
hne gold about her neck. its termins
tion-presumahly a locket Of som
sort-hidden In the folds Of her COZ
sage. Now she quietly pulled thi
forth, and displayed her pendant,
little trinket Of gold, a running grey
hound exquisitely modelled.
Stunned. he stared first at the TOT
then at the woman. "Ye mean to sa
-?" be whispered. doubling
"On the Kings service, colon'
O'Rourke!"
"A Kings courier. madam You
a woman!'
And why not9" she demande
proudly. "The Kings messengers daT
many dangers, It's true. But In SON
OF them might not a woman serve be
ter than a man?'
True enough. Yet It's uEprec.
dented-at least yen admit, most vi
usual. I begin to understand. Thu
laacar, for instance"
believe me. Colonel O'Rourke. L.
at liberty TO tell you nothing
eTell me this, IT least; would
know him II ye saw him again.
"Truthfully," she said. looking hi
IN the eye. Il would not. I win 80
one other word; had anticipated b
attack, although had never seen hi
before"