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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26
CHAPTER XXI.
Words Of Love.

W0Foe OF loN0.
In spite of the fact that he was
armed the advantage was all with me.
His grip on the girl dragged her to
the ground with him. but she rolled
aside as we grappled like two wild
beasts, my fingers at his throat. I
knew the strength Of the man, but
my first blow had sent his brain reel
ing. while the surprise of my unex-
pected assault gave me the grip
sought. He struggled to one knee.
wrenching his arms free, but went
down again as my fist cracked against
his jaw. Then 1t was arm to arm.
muscle to muscle. every sinew
strained as we clung to each other,
striving for mastery. He fought like
fiend. gouging and swapping to make
me break my hold. but I only clung
the closer. twisting one hand free,
and driving my fist into his face At
last gripped his pistol. wrenched 1t
forth, and struck with the butt. He
sank back. limp and breathless, and
l rose to my knees looking down into
the upturned face. Almost at the mo-
ment her hand touched my shoulder
rs he dead? Have you killed him."
Far from It," I answered gladly.
HE is merely stunned. and will re-
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tantrums. and by tomorrow you'll have
come to your senses. Now will you
go quietly, or shall l make you?"
She wrenched away from him; and
there was a moments struggle. and
then her white-robed figure sprang
forth into the starlight. u saw him
grasp her. tearing the shoulder OF her
dress with the fierce grip Of his I'm
gers. was already upon my feet.
crouched behind the bush, prepared
to spring. She drew back. her face
white as marble.
you coward! You curl"
Hold your temper, Mistress" with
a snarling laugh. 'T know how to con-
quer you"
That moment l reached him.
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On, no: you rate my devotion too
nigh by far. Peters life has not been
endangered"
But the guard told me he was the
olrect cause Of all that firing beyond
the ravine."
lhe starlight revealed the swift
merriment in her eyes.
l-l-well, l believe he was orig
inally responsible, but-well. you see
l know Peter, Major Lawrence, and
really there is no danger that he will
get hurt. l cannot imagine what. they
couIc have found to fire at so long,
put 1t is certainly not Peter. 'Twould
oe my guess that he is even now in
the house, calmly eating supper, not
even wasting smile on the racket
without You may have observed he
Is not of an emotional disposition"
My attention has, indeed, been
called to that fact. Yet that does not
explain how he could be in two places
at one and the same time"
Nothing that Peter pleases to do
is eNpiainable. His ways are not our
ways, nor his thoughts our thoughts.
he is simply Peter. He started all
this, but was never in front of those
guns long. They must be shooting at
shadows. But, Major, We forget where
We are, the perils about US, and the
necessity of your immediate escape.
We must not stand talking here"
She was close beside me, looking up
into my face, her eyes filled with anxi-
ETY., There were words upon my lips
longed to speak. questions l desired
to ask, but held these sternly back.
restrained by the pleading in those
eyes.
NO, for your sake l must go at
once" l answered soberly. "Seldon
must not find you here, nor must
Grant suspect your connection with
my assault upon him. l doubt If he
| recognized my face in this darkness,
although he will surely realize the
truth when he learns of my escape.
But how can l leave you here unpro-
tected? When this man returns to
consciousness-and that can mean but
few moments-he will be furious"
Il shall be safe enough. He will
have no opportunity to find me alone
again Tonight l had no conception
that he was near, and was not even
armed. have been afraid OF him
for months; he has acted like crazed
man. But you must go!" She caught
my arm, urging me toward the thicket
where the horse was concealed then
suddenly paused with new thought.
Take his hat and coat" she whis-
pered swiftly. There are British pa
trolls between here and the Delaware.
Quick, and | will have your horse un-
tied"
| did as directed, feeling the value
Of the suggestion, and, a moment later,
to all appearance an officer of Queen 8
Rangers, slipped through the thicket
of trees. and took the reins from her
hands.
You will go straight back into the
house?"
yes" she said obediently: then ex
tended her hand. "Goodby, Major
Lawrence. l suppose this ends oul
acquaintance"
Not II l can avoid such fate"
replied, holding her fingers closely. "It
believed that ! am not sure but
would return to the cell. 1t has been
a strange intimacy into which we have
been thrown; three days have made
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vive presently, but with a sad head
ache. I would not have hit him. but
he Is a stronger man than L.
"Oh, you were justified. It was done
to protect me. knew you must be
somewhere near"
You were waiting for me?"
"Yes-no; not exactly that. l was
in the summer house; l did not mean
you should see me, but l wished to
be sure Of your escape; I-1-of course
was anxious"
Il can easily understand that, for you
have assumed much risk-even ven
tured th" life of the devoted Peter"
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us old friends. Surely you cannot be-
iieve me so ungrateful as your words
seem to imply
But l deserve no gratitude" max
ing no effort to draw away. yet look
ing into my face frankly. Perhaps
you have misunderstood. Is 1t not
possible for the women Of these Colo
nies to sacrifice as well as the men in
the cause of patriotism? You must
not believe that have done this mere
ly for your sake, Major Lawrence"
Yet would like to believe So" I
insisted warmly. You are the daugh-
ter Of loyalist"
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CHAPTER xx.-contlnued.

comprehended the plan in flash.
She had discovered a sentry money
would buy; to lead the others away
long enough to effect my escape. Peter
had taken to the woods with gun.
Whether he escaped or was captured,
the delay would be short. With the
knowledge came action. l bore the
unresisting Ranger to the floor, hurl-
ing down the tray Of food he bore in
a mass of broken crockery, and bound
him hand and foot. leaving the fellow
lying across the open doorway. He
was without arms, except his heavy
gun, which l left beside him. An in
slant paused to ask question. hold
ing aloft the lantern so as to see his
face.
Now, man, speak quick; you were
given some word for me? Some in
structions how l was to get away?"
Sure; but ye drew those cords
tight! You are to go upstairs, out
the front door. and turn to the right;
there's a horse in the thicket beyond
the summer house. Damnation, loosen
that ankle rope. will ye?"
gave 1t twitch. but felt little COM
passion for the fellow. and ran up the
steps, leaving the lantern below. l
knew the way even in the dark, and
experienced little trouble In feeling my
passage. met with no interference,
and heard no sound. the house SEEM
fngly deserted Only as | opened the
front door could l hear distant. irreg-
ular firing to the northwest. Assured
that no guard remained, l flung my
self recklessly over the porch rail onto
the smooth turf of the lawn. The dim
outlines OF the latticed summer house
could be discerned not thirty feet dis
tant, and I started toward it unhesi
tatingly. had made half the distance
when horse neighed suddenly to my
right, and, startled at the sound. I fell
nat, creeping cautiously forward into
the shadow of low bush. had risen
to my knees. believing the animal
must be the one left there for my use.
when l heard the growl of voice.
mans voice, from out the summer
house.
For an instant l could not locate the
sound nor distinguish 1t clearly; then
a sentence cut the air SO distinctly
that l recognized the speaker. Grant!
What was he doing here? Had we
delayed too long? Had Fagin's pur-
suers returned? II SO. why was he
there In the summer house. and with
whom was he conversing? l crouched
back listening, afraid to move.
81 saw the CLEAN Of your white
skirt as I rounded the house." he ex-
claimed. "By Cad, thought the
horse was going to bolt with me. Fine
bit of luck this, finding you out here
alone. What's going on out yonder"
There was an attack on the horse
guard, and Mr.. Seldom is in pursuit.
But how does 1t happen you have re-
turned alone? Has anything occurred
to my father?"
I Judged from the sound that he
seated himself before answering, and
there was a hesitancy sufficiently no
ticeable. so as to cause the girl to ask
anxiously:
He has not been injured?"
"Who, the colonel" with a short
laugh. mo fear Of that while pursu-
.og those fellows; they ride too fast,
,nd are scattered by now all the way
f~om here to the Atlantic. Probably a
=,.r,s ~ ~ same gang out there
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WeIl-Chosen Words.

The Rev. r. J. Campbell, at fare
we'll luncheon in New York, said of
a famous bishop who had married .
tremendously rich widow:
81 suppose he proposed to her in
appropriate and well-chosen terms. I
suppose he. said:
Dear madam, will you exchange
the widows mite for the miterT"
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Suspicious. 8.

John do you love me?"
Yes"
do you adore me?"
81 s'pose."
will you always love me-"
"Yes-look here, dear, what have
you been and gone and ordered sent
home now?"-San Francisco Exam
tner.
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Let Reason Control Emotions.

The mind must be controlled before
the emotions can be. A man can never
be philosopher until he can control
his emotions. Emotions, like hope, are
stronger than reason, as are some 9TH
ers, but such emotions will never go
very wild If reason Is virtually active
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A high priced box at the opera
seems less expensive to some people
than the cheapest church pew.
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Smile on wash day That's when Won
use Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes whittier
than snow. All grocers. Adv.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-10-26

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces innamma-
ton. nllays pain, wind collie, 25c n bottle.
Adv.
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One great value of initiative Is the
conquering of fear-Blanche Blesaing.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
LAWN TENNIS PLAYERS BUSY
Stars Preparing for Indoor
Matches at 7th Regiment.

There is more than the usual amount OF
activity upon the indoor lawn tennis courts
Of the eth Regiment and seth Regiment
armories. and at both the leading wielders
OF the racquet were busily engaged in put
ting finishing touches on their games yes
terday Yale will meet the 7th Regiment
on next Saturday in the annual series OF
four singles and three doubles matches.
The preliminary work OF the national in
door championship tournament will begin
at the eth armory the following week.
At the 69th's armory such leaders as
Theodore Roosevelt Pell. the national in
door title holder: Gustave T. Touchard. a
former champion. along with Wylie c.
Grant, who has also held the title, are pre-
pairing for the annual tournament In singles
and doubles which begins on Saturday.
This tournament is purposely timed so as
10 provide actual competition for the lead
ing men before the national tournament is
held Ovdoe NJ. Bostwick Edward p. Fish
er BENJAMIN NJ. Phillips and a number Of
the other ranking men have been using the
courts, so that an unusually high class
tournament is in prospect this year.
The entry list for the 69th's tournament
closes tomorrow with Or. William Rosen-
baum, chairman OF the committee. at No.
l24 West llith street. The other men,
bers OF the committee include Abraham
Rassford jr. Benjamin ". Phillips. Julio
NJ. Steinacher, George = Groesbeck. Louis
j, Grant and W. G. Grant.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
ICE YACHT RECORDS BROKEN
Four Shippers Knocked Down
When Boat Breaks Away.
lRN Tel Rranh 20 The Tribune

Long Branch. y. J.. Jan. 2l.-Ice yacht
records for ten and fifteen miles were
smashed here this afternoon. While the
Hazel l.. former Commodore w. r. Joline 3
speedy yacht was lining mp for race with
former Commodore Gibbons ingeunc. she
broke away from Captain Robert Curtis
and did considerable damage before being
caught The Hazel overturned the Say
When. Knocking down four skippers. IN
cluding Captain Asher Wardel who sails
the y l. y &. Captain Wardcll was cut
about the head and nose. Willis Wood,
Jacob W. Edwards and Aaron Edwards
we're also injured
The Ingeunc floating the South Shrews-
bury club coora. went over the ten-mllc
course I'm 1862. Walter Contents Clarel
made Il record iftecn-mile sail with the
Eagle In the race for tho Long Branch Club
trophy, covering fifteen miles In 800. with
the Eagle forty-hye seconds away. Cap
tain Roberts Rainbow II won the drub cup.
The summaries follow:
Drub Cup U.ong Branch Club. - milcsl -
Rainbow II. 2s:SB: lngenue. 2s:IU' Blanche
1924 Jack Frost and Imp withdrew
f.atccn class dong Branch club. IL miles,
Clare 28:O4: Eagle. 26A9
AyIes and - Bricn cups u.ong Branch club;
II mesl-fscd Rover, 2i:i2; Rainbow II, 3O:O3:
Clarcl and Eagle did not finish.
genue, 1852; Hazel l.. broke away and did not
finish
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
Beat Moore and Hauck
in Final Round OF
Handicap Match.

Driving with speed and stcadlncss. }. D.
Eocn and 4. &. Postley won the lawn ten
mis- doubles yesterday i'm the Class Il handi-
cap division OF the 9TH Regiment annual
tournament on the board courts of the ar
mory, Goth street and Park avenue. koeh
and Postlcy. whose handicap marx was
minus Is. were extended TO the limit OF Tour
sets in defeating George q. Moore. jr ana
6. S. Hauck. at minus half 81, by tho score
OF Ga, O.. 3-6 and "a in the final round
II had been planned according TO the
schedule to play also the final round OF the
handicap singles. Because OF the lenSth OF
the doubles match, however, William Gun
ningham. who acted as umpire. postponed
the singles. I'm which Moore is TO meet
Percy NJ. Hall. until Wednesday afternoon
There was an element Of a reversal ABOUT
the outcome OF the doubles match. Moore
the former Columbia University star ana
his partner. Hauck, were In for one OF the
hardest contests of the series. and IT proved
unfortunate that the latter had not
recovered from his strained ankle. when he
injured in one OF the earlier matches. FROM
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
SWIMMERS SHOW SPEED
Canadians Beaten in Dual Meet,
but Hodgson Makes Hit.

The McGnl University swimmers came OH
second best I'm a dual meet with the CITY
Athletic Club amphiblans I'm the latter
tank last night. The honors OF the evening
however, easily belonged to George Hodg-
son. the nineteen-year-o Canadian, who
swan to victory in the 20-yard scratch
race I'm the fast time OF 2:2s l-5. This is the
second fastest time for the distance ever
made I'm a tank in this country. Charles NJ
Daniels holds the record at 2:25 80.
Hodgson was opposed to r. NJ. Ritter and
William Auerbach. pair or home ciun
representatives. The trio took the water
as one and so evenly did they move along
that at the end of the second lap there was
scarcely anything to choose between Hodg'
son and Ritter. while Auerbach was show
ing signs Of weakening.
The pace became faster for the next fifty
Yards and Hodgson. swimming alond with
his well-nigh fawless crawl, began to draw
away from the local man. At the hundred
the Canadian was three feet ahead and he
gradually pulled away, finally winning by
T. feet from Ritter.
Old swimmers were enthusiastic over
Hodgson They declare his crawl is as
ncar perfection as anything they have ever
seen. His leg action was particularly ad-
mired.
In the 50-yard swim II. Adae, OF the local
club. led all the way. beating George Dra-
per, Of McGll University, by seven feet.
The relay race was captured by the City
Athletic Club team. but f. staver, of the
visitors. won the plunge for distance with
a plunge Of 81 feet. X. c. Behrens had lit
tie difficulty in winning the fancy diving
competition with total OF 81 points.
r. T.. Frlzele. the speedy City A. {.
swimmer. won the lOp-yard scratch race in
the fast time Of 5s 3-5 seconds The compe-
tition for points between the opposing
teams resulted in the City A. {. getting 81
and McGil Is.
The summary follows:
Fifty-ysrd swim (scratch)-won by II. Adae,
City A. C.: George Draper McGill University.
second. J. J. Curren. city A. c., third. Time
O:26h.
22C, yard seIm (scratch)-won BY George
Hodsson. McGili University: r. ". Ritter city
A. G. second: W. Auerbach. city A. C.. third.
Time. 22ss
ellie. city A. G.: ". EDDY, city 4. G, second; S.
McGnl. Neon University. third. Time O5sS.
Plunge for dlstance-Won by r. staver. Nc
GIN University, 81 feet: william Auerbsch. city
place with i5 feet; George Hodgson. McGnI
University. ~ feet third.
iOO-yard exhibition handicap by city A. c.
swinmers-Won by Henry Foss q seconds
Carl Helfrich q seconisl. second: H. Harold
(scratch). third. Time. | 0sS.
Relay race (City A. 6. vs.. McGill University
Won by city A. c. F'rlzee. Adae, Curren and
Ritter; McGlll University CMcGiil. Mckay.
Hodgson and Draper. second. Time. i:22S
Fancy dving--Won BY X. g. Behrens. city
4 g. with GO points: II. r. FrlIelle. city A. G.,
second. with GOA points George Draper, McGill
I.nlNnrsIiN. thlrd With 30in polnta
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
TmnssA Amomblg Billiards II Other

The bout Attel complained OF being ureu'
and contrary 20 his usual custom, went 10
! bed within half an hour after the contest
ended.
Tom O'Rourke deried that lie had paid
/ Attell's share Of the purse TO his manager
George Weeden. He had no connection
with the club he swore since the date ne
had notified the commission Of his with
drawal. as required by the rules. when ne
/ became matchmaker.
at is nonsense, that contention OF At
tells that he was drugged. The truth Is
Attell is going back, and he was up against
a man OF different style" said O'Rourke.
/ The reason Brown did not put Attell out.
he believed. was because Brown was trained
too fine and lacked the necessary strength
to make his blows effective.
"Attell told the commission that you were
his bitter enemy" said Mr.. O'Neil.
That is not true" replied ORourke'
/ "Atten and his wife asked me to call and
see them. I want TO cay that Attell ala
more dirty work than ] have ever seen IN
a bout He 'heeled and 'mugged' Brown
frequently"
/ Patrick Haley, the referee corroborated
O'Rourke as TO Attells unfair tactics, ana
said he warned Attell, who replied: whats
the matter? That's all right" "1f you Of
fend again l will disqualify you,' Haley
says he answered. In continuing headded
that in the fourth round, when Attell was
against the ropes Brown hit him five or
six stiff punches which rocked his head
each time. but Brown was unable to defeat
him there and then, and Haley illustrated
by his own experience as boxer how this
could happen in an honest combat. Haley
said the same thing happened TO him in one
Of his bouts when he had Chick" Tucker
hanging on the ropes in Boston, but was
unable to put his man out, and later Tuck
er came back strongly and knocked Haley
out in the twelfth round.
Haley admitted In reply 10 Attelrs coun-
sci that the featherweight champion APP
peared bewildered and slow In action.
Haley attributed this poor showing q"
Browns awkward style OF boxing, which
was something new to Attell. He added {;
ITO watch Brown from the outside or the
ring he looks like bum but his awkward
style had Attell puzzled, and Abe couldn't
get 10 him | don't think that Attell could
knock Brown out in four months nor Patsey
Kline in week He has seen his best days
and Is slipping back"
Charles Doesserick. managing director OF
the club, corroborated O'Rourke and other
witnesses to the effect that O'Rourke had
not paid Attells manager or represented
the club in any financial transaction since
he had notified the commission Of his with
drawal ORourke had desk there and
used the gymnasium for one OF his boxers
The commission announced that the
license Of the Grogan Athletic Club, at
Watervliet, ~ Y. had been revoked for
permitting boy Of twelve or fourteen years
Of age to box in the club and also for fail
ure Of the club TO send in reports TO the
commission. 4 hearing was given the club
managers. but they were unable to convince
the commission that they were not response
BILE for the complaints.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
Koeu and Possgey Win
Losg1 Tennis Doubles

their side of the net Koen and Postiey set
out at a plodding pace. There was sung 10
their drives. but. above all, they always
spotted the ball safely down inside the cou'
lines The dash and brllllancy were on the
side OF the net with Moore and HaucK' Inc
latter held the games even up TO f--ah VI
the first set and then lost on service O'
taking chances on their alley shots
II was steadlness against brilliancy III tno
second set Moore was tremendously iast
and clever in some OF the rallies. out the
plodding game counted, and koen ana
Postley Tailed the set Then Moore anu
Hauck cut loose BY sheer speed u'eS
forced the games leapng to the net III .ne
rallies and blocking of all returns. ny
this sort OF work Moore and Hauck leo at
Al on games and at 5-3. The next game
brought some stirring rallies, but Moore
sklfu handling OF the ball finally tallled II
for his side.
The deciding set was a repetition OF 'he
first. Moore and Hsuck. despite the most
desperate playing were met by an untai-
tering steadiness The games followed SER
vice UP to 1-al Then Postley shot the re-
turns to Hauck's territory, and by FORCING
his position finally scored the set anu
match at 6-i. The light was unusuahy
good for the fast playing and large gal
Iery watched the contest to the end.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
ATHLETIC LEAGUE BOWLING.

The New York Athletic Club met with a
severe setback by losing all three games in
an Athletic Bowling League series. on the
alleys Of the North End Club I'm Newark.
last night. In another series Columbia
WON the odd on The alleys OF the Newark
Bay Club.
The fact that North End averaged l,Ol92
explains the New York downfall. Booth
rolled three clean games, getting mark
Of Z22.l. In the second game North End
had one error. while three pitts we're The
only breaks in the last.
Columbia surprised itself by passing the
thousand mark in the first game. Rohden-
berg and Schultze rolling 22i and 2o9 re-
spectively. The team got l,O06. as against
935 for the Bayonne team. After slumping
badly In the second tilt, Columbia went ND
to 965. The best score was 23j, by Perry.
but Appegate practically discounted this
with 23l. Both had clean games
The scores follow
New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
YALE SCORES AT HOCKEY
Shoots Three Goals and Plays
Strong Game in Spots.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Now Haven. Ian. 24-The Yale hockey
team defeated the Massachusetts Agricut-
ural College team here to-day by the score
OF to o. Yale was unable to score at all
In the first half, in which period the VISIT
ors had a slight advantage of the play.
The Aggies seemed faster on the Ice and
worked a clever passing game, keeping the
puck largely In the Yale territory.
Toward the end Of the period Yales play
improved and her stubborn defence, espe-
cially by Howe and Gore, kept her goal
from danger. Yale's shooting was more ac-
curate throughout the game, and only many
fine stops by Ackerman. the Aggie goal
tender, prevented a Yale score. The indl-
vIdual skating and lodging and puck-car-
rying of Howe was especially brilliant.
In the second half Yale took big brace
and improved in speed and passing. The
play was almost constantly about the As-
gle goal. good work by Alderman prevent
ing many scores. Howe and Gore did cleV-
er work for Yale and Hutchinson for the
visitors.
Cox scored the first goal in minutes
from a scrlmmage. The second score came
In liz minutes after Gore had carried the
puck the length Of the rink. He made
good shot and on the rebound Cox Gagged
the puck
Chauncey scored the last goal on dini-
cult shot from the side, which Ackerman
partially blocked.
Yale was without the services OF her star
goal tender. Carhart but tine play was
somewhat disappointing in view of the I'm
portant game with Princeton a New York
on Saturday
The lIne.IIr follnus.