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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-07

his Tim-dre revolvers. and no explo'
sion followed the swapping of the
hammers. The negro opened the front
door, ran down a fight Of iron steps
and started across the lawn. Again
Bromwell pulled the trigger and this
time there was an explosion.
When the report rang out the fu.
gitive jumped high in the air as
though he had been struck and de
veloped remarkable speed. The
neighborhood was aroused, windows
flew open, and shouts filed the air.
The intruder fed around a corner into
Corcoran street, and after running
half block, with Bromwell, barefoot,
in hot pursuit, the negro disappeared
In an alley.
Bromwel gave up the chase and re
turned to his hysterical family. A
dozen calls for the police we're flashed
over the telephone into headquarters
by the neighbors who had heard the
shot and seen a part Of the futile
chase. The residents were already in
a state of nervous excitement by the
discovery of a negro in the bedroom
OF Mrs. Joseph K Maxwell just three
hours before the man was found in
the Bromwell home
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-07
Family Life IS Wholesome Because u
Has Rraclng Qualities Of
Commonwealth.

The modern writer's who have sug-
gested in a more or less open man
nar that the family is bad institu-
t,on have generally confined them
aalves to suggesting, with much sharp
ness bitterness, or pathos, that per
hans the family is good institution
because it is uncongenial. 1t is whole
some precisely because it contains so
MANY divergencies and varieties. It
is as the sentimentalists say, like a
little kingdom, and, like most other
little kingdoms. it is generally in a
state of something resembling an
orcbv. It is exactly because our
brother George is not interested in our
religious dificulties, but is interested
in the Trocadero restaurant, that the
Family has some Of the bracing quail.
tios of the commonwealth. 1t is pre-
ciselv because our uncle Henry does
mot approve Of the theatrical ambi-
tions of our sister Sarah that the fam
ilv is like humanity. The men and
women who, for good reasons and bad,
revolt against the family, are, for good
reasons and bad. simply revolving
against mankind. Aunt Elizabeth 10
unreasonable. like mankind. Para Is
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-07
Spain Establishes Tourist Courses

1T is announced by the United States
j bureau of education that to &C
quaint the hurried traveller with the
glories, culture and progress Of Spain,
the Spanish government has establish
ed a holiday lecture and travel course
for the especial benefit of foreigners.
The course is separated into two d.
visions. The first part, which is under
the management of Prof. Ramon Ne
nendez Fidal, will afford the foreigner
an opportunity to acquaint himself
with <the fundamental ideas of the
SD nish culture. The second part Of
the course consists of excursions to
public. historical. architectural and art
monuments, under the conduct Of
scholars whose demonstrations, &C
cording to Senior Don Juan Riano y
Gayangos, the Spanish minister, can
not but be incomparably superior to
those offered by professional guides"
The course viii be held in Madrid as
headquarters from June 10 to July
"a. Those who enroll are expected to
have some knowledge OF Spanish.
The lectures win give especial at
tention to the Spanish epic, to the
lyric as developed in various prov
lnoes, to the picturesque and regional
novel and TO Cervantes. Other lee
lures will deal with the relations Of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-07

the Spanish language to the French
and Italian; with Iberian. MozarabiC
and 'Mudejar" art and with the 20.
litical and social life Of Spain in the
nineteenth century. There viii also
be two illustrated lectures surveying
Spanish art
Each Of the lectures on Spanish lit.
erature win be followed by an hour
of practical work on the text There
win also be a special class OF Castil.
ian phonetios and daily conversation
classes
The principal museums OF Madrid.
especially the Prado the Modern Art
museum, the Archaeological museum
and the Royal Armory. viii be visited.
while excursions win be taken to To.
ledo, Escorial, Avila and segovia.
These trips will be IN the charge Of
Or. Manuel cossio sad Or. Manuel
Gomez Mereno. two authorities on
their subjects
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-07
Chinese Sending Many Fake Antiques

pewter; the silk is filed with pow.
dered clay.
silk goods, according to Consul An
derson at HongkCng, are being adui
terated to an extent and in a way
never allowed before, and japanese
and Chinese goods supposed to be
made from nativeworked Japanese OF
Chinese silks are partly of American
cotton. Silk hosiery is sold which ID
not only not all silk, but is understood
and otherwise unwearable. Ivories are
of bone or other imitation. Embroid'
cred screens are made of the flimsiest
materials glued to last but a day.
There is now a recognized real
grade and an export" grade Of por
celains like the beautiful Satsuma
ware Of Japan. Imitation cloisonne
ware is on the market in great quaint
ties, Japanese carved "cherry-wood"
furniture is made of soft wood stained
and vanished. Chinese blackwood
furniture in some cases is white wood
stained but the Chinese Guild is try.
ing to stop the practice of initiating
the heavy expensive black wood
Recently a large order was placed
in Hongkong for "Siamese" brass. and
most of the brass workers at Hong
kong at present are engaged in beat
ing out brass trays with the usual
Siamese engraved decoration and
characteristics-to be sold as real
Siamese.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-07

DICH Americans are being fooled on
N Chinese antiques, according to
tips sent to Washington by United
States consuls at Hongkong and other
Far East ports. Since the revolution
began there has been a craze in Amer
lea and Europe for souvenirs, and the
fad has been fed on the stories that
royal and other Chinese palaces were
being looted
The chief limitations are in porce-
lains and brass, ancient Chinese and
Japanese armor and weapons, old
Corean carved chests and old carved
furniture. Seven large new shops
dealing exclusively in fakes have been
opened in the last year in the prin-
cipal shopping thoroughfare of Hong
kong. There are now regular auction
sales Of bogus porcelains. Similar i'm
ltations of ancient brasses and
bronzes, ivories, lacquers and other
art objects are sold The tourists
are cheated even when they go to buy
modern oriental art goods. The
bronzes are base alloys; the silver is
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-07

few more noneommlttal observances
De Hyeres wandered of, presumably
in search Of the English girl, to whom
he had been paying asslduous atten-
tion.
On closer scrutiny. she had proved
to be a remarkably pretty girl; al
though, in point of fact, o'Rourke, for
all that he admired her looks i'm
mensely, had purposely avoided her.
This he did from motives Of prudence;
he mistrusted the combination formed
by De Hyeres and the girl. The latter
might be all that she looked and claim
ed to be: a sweet, wholesome and rath-
er ingenious young Englishwoman. an
orphan, resident in Rangoon in the
household of an uncle, to whom she
was returning after a visit with
friends in SimlA. On the passenger
list her name stood as Emilia Pyn-
sent. But the adventurer felt 1t the
course OF wisdom to deny himself the
pleasure Of her acquaintance. so long
as she permitted the attentions of the
Frenchman.
Altogether, considering the hot
weather and such self-imposed re-
strictions. O'Rourke considered the
voyage hardly success from a social
point Of view. He kept pretty much
to himself and to Danny. and to make
assurance doubly sure he instituted a
new regime with regard to the Pool
of Flame: that jewel never left his
stateroom. When O'Rourke was on
deck or at meals. Danny sat behind
bolts, alert and under arms, and vice
versa By night they stood regular
watches together. the one on guard
while the other slept. Clearly the ad-
venturer was determined that no lack
of safeguards on his part should again
deprive him of the ruby.
But it's no easy matter to avoid
meeting any particular person on a
ship with a small saloon list, unless
one is willing to be purposely rude
and discourteous. For all his wari-
ness the Irishman was to carry with
him a personal impression Of Miss
Pynsent.
On the last day Of the passage, to
ward evening, the Poonah raised the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-07
SYNOPSIS.

- The story opens at Monte Carlo with
Col ference O'Rourke, a military free
lance and something OF a gambler. IN his
hotel, Leaning on the balcony he sees a
beautiful girl who suddenly enters the
elevator and passes from sight. At the
gaming table ORourke notices two men
watching hun, One is the Hon. Bertie
Glynn, while his companion is ViBcount
Des Trebes, duelist The vlscount tells
MIN the French government has directed
MN TO ORourke as a man who would
undertake secret mission. At his apart
ment, O'Rourke. who had agreed 20 un-
aertake the mission, finds mysterious
letter: The vlscount arrives, hands a
sealed package to O'Rourke, who Is not
20 open II until on the ocean. A pair OF
dainty slippers are seen protruding from
under doorway curtain. The Irishman
nnds the owner OF the mysterious feet to
DO his wife. Beatrix, from whom he had
reconciled, and opening the letter he finds
that Rangoon law firm offers him
10000 pounds for a jewel known as the
Fool OF Flame and left to him by dy-
Ing friend but now In keeping OF one
named Chambret in Algeria. O'Rourke
worsts the nobleman In duel. The vile
bids O'Rourke farewell and he promises
TO soon return with the reward. He dis
covers both Glynn and the viscount on
board the ship. AS he finds Chambret
there Is an 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
given the colonel viii deliver over the
Jewel. Arriving at Algeria the Irishman
hnds the governor general away. Des
Trebes makes a mysterious appointment
and tells O'Rourke that he has gained
possession OF the Jewel by stealing 1t. In
duel O'Rourke masters the viscount
secures possession OF the Pool Of Flame
and starts by ship for Rangoon. He finds
the captain TO be a smuggler who tries to
steal the jewel 1t is finally secured by
the captain and O'ROurke escapes to
land. With the aid OF one Danny and
his sweetheart, O'Rourke RECEIVERS the
Pool OF Flame. On board ship once more
pound FOR Rangoon, mysterious lauy
appears. O'Rourke comes upon lascar
about to attack the lady, who Is Mrs
Prynne, and kicks the man into the hold.
Mrs. Prynne claims she is en- route for
Indiana on a mission for tie king.
O'Rourke is attacked by the lascar, who
secures the Pool of Flame, the captain
is shot and the lascar jumps into the sea,
The ship arrives in port. Danny hands
O'Rourke the Pool Of Flame which he
has stolen from Mrs. Prynne. IL is the
real Jewel, the one lost at sea being
counterfeit. O'Rourke goes to Calcutta
and discovers Des Trebes disguised. He
now knows that Mrs. Prynne was an &C
complice.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-07
Opposition to Frats in High Schools

itude to the school boards Of It's larger
cities.
The more important cities whose
school boards have passed regula.
tons restricting or forbidding high
school fraternities. are Denver, Meri.
den, shicago. Covington, Ne Or
leans, Lowell, Waltham Worcester.
Kansas City Mo; St. Joseph Butte.
Okhlahoma City. Reading, Salt Lake
City, Madison, Milwaukee, Racine and
Superior. The commonest penalties
are suspension, expulsion, or debar-
ment from school athletic or other
cams.
The United States bureau OF educa'
TONS report also cites some OF the
more important court decisions, every
one Of which upholds the school au-
thorites in dealing vigorously with
the high school fraternity, on the
ground that the measures so taken
are authorized as part Of the school
boards discretionary powers Most
courts cited. however, will not allow
The offending pupils to be barred from
classroom exercises, although they can
e barred from participating in all
thletic or other contests.
THE high school society win very
likely never win such a place in the
American educational system as that
now occupied by the college fraternf
ty," said William r. Hood Of the edu'
cation bureaus division of school ad'
ministration. There is no such need
for a high school fraternity; indeed.
among its most insistent opponents
are many college fraternity men"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-07
Intruder in Girls Room Is Routed

A WAKENED by a cold hand on her
"A bare ankle, Mildred Bromwel'
eleven years old, turned over in bed
the other morning shortly after three
o'clock and whispered to her sister
Louise, fifteen years old:
There's some one in the room,
Louise, for can feel their hand on
my ankle"
BE quiet" cautioned Louise, in
low tone. 81 can smell whisky"
Louise raised herself to a sitting
posture, and by a dim light which
came through the window from a
lamp in the alley in the rear Of the
house saw the face Of a negro look
ing directly into her eyes. So close
was the dark face that the girl could
smell the odor of alcohol in his breath
Louise saw the man was Sitting in
a chair beside the bed. and
while she gazed at him, fascinated
with fright, he left the chair, got
down on the floor on his hands and
knees and started crawling from the
room. Before he reached the door
Louise aroused the household with
screams, aided by Mildred.
Their father, James E. BrownweH,
was awakened. AS he left his bed he
grabbed two revolvers and started to
the aid of his daughters, who were in
the rear room on the second floor Of
their home at 1922 Fifteenth street,
Northwest
The negro ran downstairs, with
Bromwell, clad only in pajamas, snap
ping his revolvers as he pursued.
BromwelI had center-fre cartridges in
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-07

such an insignificant person-while
you are the Colonel O'Rourke."
"Ye do me an honor I'm not deserv-
ing. Miss Pynsent. but It's proud |
am entirely that humble soldier of
fortune should be known to ye be
reputation"
"Oh. I've grown quite weary Of your
fame, Colonel O'Rourke,' she coun-
tered with a trace of laughing impu-
dence. Hardly anything has inter
ested Monsieur De Hyeres, these past
few days. save anecdotes of your ex-
ploits."
"'Tis kind Of him, to be sure. l
must cultivate his acquaintance and
learn from him to know meself.
see."
If she detected the irony she over
looked or failed to understand it.
He's very entertaining" she com
mented, pleasantly. But then most
Frenchmen are, don't you think?
hope to see much OF him in Rangoon."
80 he's landing there. too?"
O'Rourke filled in the pause
Il believe so. And you, Colonel
O'Rourke?"
II may have to wait over until the
next steamer" he admitted warily.
81 sympathise heartily with your
disgust at the prospect" laughed the
girl.
''Eh? And why? 'Tis a land of fair
repute for climate and beauty"
"Ah, but l live In Burmah, you see,
and so have come to know it far too
well. But that's the way with all ex-
patriates. isn't ito hate their homes
so far from homer"
Must ye endure it, then, Miss Pyn-
sent?"
An orphan has little choice It
seems my kismet to abide in Rangoon
forever and a day. You see, my only
living relative is an uncle, Mr.. Lans-
downe Sypher, and he's got no one
else to keep house for him"
''Lansdowne Sypher %
The ejaculation sprang to O'Rourke's
lips before he could restrain it.
Yes. Do you know him? He's the
junior, you know, of the firm of Sec
retan and Sypher."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-07

coast Of Burmah; by dark she was
steaming steadily southwards along
the littoral, heading for the delta OF
the Irrawaddy.
A still, bright night with little wind:
O'Rourke was not one to resist its al
lure. Four bells saw him lounging at
the rail below the bridge, staring hun
grily over toward the land. It was in
his mind that another twelve hours
or so would see him relieved Of his
trust; and as the time drew nigh inn
patience burned hotly within him; he
had become full weary Of the Pool Of
Flame and was anxious to be free Of
the thing, to have its chapter in his
history closed forever
Far over the water white and
flashing light lifted up and caught his
eye, a nameless beacon bright against
the darkness at the base Of the Ara
kan hills. guardian Of the perils Of
those shallow seas. And simultane-
ously he became conscious Of a pres
ence at his elbow; as he turned sharp
ly the English girl addressed him in
a voice sweet-toned and quiet.
What Is that light, II you please,
Colonel O'Rourke?"
Faith, that can't say. Miss Pyn-
sent"
Her eyes flashed laugh upon him
In the gloom. Then you know my
name2"
Even as yourself knew mine.
'Twould be strange otherwise. with
our ships company 90 small
"But l." she returned, animated, "am
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-07
Snuu Mosquitoes.

Seated on the furnace in the warm
cellar Of the intelligent citizens home,
two New Jersey mosquitoes were talk.
ing things over.
They will never do anything to us, /"
said the first Before they can be rid
of US they will have to get together,
and that will take them thousands Of
years"
Then, too" said the second, about
the time they do begin to make things
unpleasant for us, somebody will or
ganize a Society to Protect Tender
Little Insects from the Barbarides Of
Scientific Savages, and all the senti
mental people will join, and we shall
be spared many years longer See
the snow falling outside"
Yes" answered the other mos
quito, Winter has set in at last. and
spring will come almost before we
know it. Then we shall slip out and
lay our little 400 eggs apiece in an
old flowerpot somewhere and be hap
py. How lovely and warm 1t is here"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-07
CHAPTER Xxx.

Back in his stateroom on the Poo
nah. O'Rourke threw himself into the
lower berth and lay there, a forearm
flung across his eyes, thinking ex-
citedly, disturbed by formless fore
bodings.
Beside him Danny was packing in
dustriously, with now and again a
pause during which he would stand
reflective, his gaze fixed upon his EN-
ployer's face, little puzzled and per
picked.
The Poonah was pausing overnight
to discharge and take aboard cargo;
for this reason O'Rourke in his haste
to get ashore had not delayed to take
his luggage with him. On
deck, fore and aft donkey engines
were putting and chugging and chain
tackles rattling as they lifted freight
to and from the hold and the lighters
alongside.
Abruptly, without moving, O'Rourke
spoke. I'm want evening clothes,
Danny" said he. "'Tis dining | am
tonight with Mr.. Straker and his
niece, Miss Pynsent, who came with us
from Diamond Harbor. Twill save a
bit of bother to dress before &c
ashore"
"Aw-w," said Danny, assimilating
And the missus?" he said
suddenly, some minutes later. Man.
in Madam O'Rourke. sor. Did ye gel
no word from herr"
For what else would be driving
to every hotel in the town after leav
ing Mr.. Sypher, Danny, but to inquire
for her? She's not here; but she'll
come, be sure She's still got several
days-three or four-in which to keep
our tryst. 'Tis discontented I am not
to find her waiting for me, but I'm
satisfied entirely she'll keep faith"
And" insisted Danny eagerly
"beggin yer honor's pardon-but what
will ye have to tell her, sor?"
O'Rourke sat up. Have to tell
her? What dye mean?"
Il mean, sor, Pm dyin' wild the wish
to know how ut's all turned out
Ilclb6t yer AuuOIs WOu bV bSAAAA
me? Is ut-is ut all right?"
BLESS your heart, Danny!" laughed
O'Rourke, "'Tis so dazed I've beer
that I never thought to tell ye-think
ing all the time that ye knew. 'Tis
all right, indeed, me boy. The Pool OF
Flames in Mr.. Sypher's keeping and
the moneys in mine-in the bank.
Danny, payable to me order. Think Of
it-one hundred thousand pounds OF
real money, and all me own. 'Tis
ridiculous, tbs absurd. 'Tis meseli
hardly credits the truth of it all; yet
was there-saw the man, gave him
the jewel, went to the bank with him
and for the space Of five minutes sat
at a table, with all that money before
me, counting it over, bill by bill. q
square hundred of them, each for a
thousand pounds, guaranteed by the
Bank of England! Think OF
that-all that belonging to me-to me
ORourke!
Thank Cod" breathed Danny de-
votedly. But did ye larn nothin
about the stone?"
Little enough, Danny-only a part
of the meaning of the whole divilish
business; the rest I'm to know to
night. Mr.. Sypher II be tellin' me
after we've dined; he wants to hear
me own end of the story. too"
CTO BE CONTINUED)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-07

Pool Of Flame lay naked. blindinG
marvel. in the hollow OF his palm,
oRourke heard him gasp and was
conscious Of his hastened respiration
Watching the man intently. he saw
strange shade Of pallor color his
face.
"'Tis meself." said the adventurer,
that's no more superstitious than ye,
sir. Yet I'm willing to confess I'm
glad the things out Of me hands at
last"
Sypher seemed to recollect himself
as one coming out Of a state Of stu.
por He stood up and buttoned the
ruby carefully into a pocket OF his
trousers. Come" he said crispy.
Let us step across the street to the
bank The moneys there for you, sir
the reward"