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pardon me for suggesting that ye
have made a mistake. madam"
"A mistaken" she echoed; and then,
thoughtfully: mo. l shouldn't call it
that"
Letting him co., mean. Neither
of us, l believe, could we'll identify
him. When We report this outrage to
the captain, whom will We %accuse?"
Il shall accuse no one." she said
quietly. for I shan't report the af-
fair"
"Ye will not" he cried, astounded.
Indeed, ! am quite sincere: l shall
do nothing whatever about it. 1t is,
moreover, a favor which l 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 vas saying earn
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Faith" he told himself, I'm think
ing 'twould be wiser for me to take
to me heels and run before :"
He was spared the ignominious ne
cessity of flight. In two breaths they
showed two very different pictures.
Now they stood alone on the dead
white deck, alone with the night. the
sea. the stars, the silence and the
moonlight: O'Rourke a bit dismayed
and wary. but as curious as any man
In such a case; the woman apparent
ly yielding to a sudden fascination for
him. swaying a little toward him as
If inviting the refuge of his arms.
+. And now she started away,
clutching at her heart, with a little
choking cry of alarm; while beneath
them the vessel was still quivering
with a harsh yet deadened defamation
like an explosion. together with a
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an army Webley of respect-compelling
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 tanner Of woman is this,
now?"
The lascar stood as rigid as though
carven out of stone, long, gaunt legs
shining softly brown beneath his cool,
dazzling white cummerbund, the up
per half of his body lost in the shadow
of the deck. a gray blur standing for
his turban.
ORourke stepped forward, with a
quick movement kicking the kris over
board, and would have seized the fell
low but that the woman interviewed.
She said decisively: IF you please
no"
Bewildered, O'Rourke hesitated. Il
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,
Got" she said sharply, with a signif-
can't motion Of the weapon.
The lascar stepped back, with a sin
gle wriggle losing himself in the dense
shadows.
O'Rourke fairly gasped amazement
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
quickened breathing and cold pallor.
Her eyes racked the deck on either
hand: it was plain that she had no
faith in the lascar, perhaps %apprehend.
ed his return; yet her splendid con.
troll of her nerves evoked the Irish
man open admiration.
FAITH" he cried, breaking the
tense silence, otis yourself shames
me, madam, with the courage of ye!"
She flashed him a glance. and
laughed slightly. Thank you," she
returned. Pm sure don't know
where I should be now but for you"
"'Twas nothing at all. But yell
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estly, Il have good reason for MAX
ing a request SO unaccountable to
YOU"
"But-but-Mrs. Prynne-!"
oh, you know me them" 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.
TITS a bit Of filtration he's been hav-
Ing with your maid, Cecile, 1 believe,
madam"
"Ah, yes" She seemed unaccount-
ably relieved. you, then, are Colonel
O'Rourke?"
He bowed. Terence O'Rourke,
madam. and at your service. believe
me-"
Il am very glad" she said slowly,
cycling him deliberately, that, since
I had to be aided, it came through one
of whom I have heard so much"
Faith. Mrs. Prynne-!"
And I thank you a second time,
wy ASoA a. 0AS O4CISu u1l1 uGl
hand, and smiled b%ewitchingly.
"'Tts embarrassing me We are" he
protested. Faith, to be thanked
twice for SO slight a service! l can
only wish that | might do more"
1T Is possible" she said, apparent
ly not in the least d%ispleased by his
presumption 1T is possible that l
may take you at your word, Colonel
O'Rourke."
In her eyes, intent upon his, he
fancied that he recognized an amused
flicker, with, perhaps, a trace of deep
er emotion: the kindling interest of a
woman in a strong man, with whose
signals he was not unfamiliar. Pride
and his conceit stirred in his breast.
"'Twould be the delight of me life"
he told her In an ecstasy.
Don't be too sure, warn you,
colonel" Her manner was now arch,
her smile entirely charming. 1T might
be NO light service l should require of
you"
I'VE couldn't ask one too heavy. .
+. But us weary We are, Mrs.
Prynne?" he inquired, solicitous.
Very" There vas in fact an In
definite meditation Of WEAKNESS in
her voice. Pm only a woman" she
said family, with a little gesture of
deprecation; land my ways are hedged
about with grave perils-"
"'Tis the O'Rourke would gladly
brave them all for We, madam" he de-
clared calamity. Command me-
what ye will"
She lifted her gaze to his, coloring
divinely there in the moon-glamor. He
looked into her %curiously bewitching
eyes and saw there an appeal and a
strange little tender smile. Her head
was so near his shoulder that he was
aware Of the vague. alluring perfume
of her hair. Her scarlet lips parted
:. And he became suddenly aware
that it behooved him to hold himself
we'll in hand. 1t were an easy mat.
ter to imagine himself swept off his
feet, into a whirl of i%nfatuation, with
a little encouragement. And he was
not unsophisticated enough to fail to
see that encouragement would not be
: lacking If he chose to recognize it.
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grinding crash and shrek Of riven
steel somewhere deep In the hold.
lnexpressibly dismayed, they stared
with wide and questioning eyes at one
another, through a long minute filled
with an indescribable uproar: a success
sion of shocks and thumps in the in
terror of the vessel gradually dimin-
ishing in severity while, in a pande-
monium Of clamorous voices, the liner,
like a stricken thing, hesitated in it's
southwark surge, then slowly limped
into a dead halt on tbs face of the
waters.
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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
misgivings, 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 fancied)
troubled eyes. out and across the
waste below Ismalia.
Though she must have been con-
scious of nearing footsteps, she had
not stirred, and he had passed on.
gaining but a fugitive glimpse of a
profile sweetly serious; nor had she
appeared either at breakfast or lunch
con. A circumstance which led him
to surmise that she did not court OBJ
%servation: an idiosyncrasy which
seemed passing strange in a 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
1t be? What threatened her? And
why?
He dimly promised himself the
pleasure Of her acquaintance, relying
In the rapid intimacy that springs up
between strangers on a long voyage,
with a still more indefinite intention
of putting himself at her service in
any cause that she might be pleased
to name, Professionally: she must not
interfere with his plans for reaching
Rangoon lin ninety days"
That night he was hoping to find
the lady at dinner: but though the
ships company was small, he failed
to see her in the saloon, at either the
captains, the chief off GERS or the
doctors table; nor, so far as he could
determine, was she taking the air on
deck. Was it possible, then, that he
had been right, that she had a reason
equally as compelling as his own for
secluding herself? Or, was it simply
(and infinitely more probably that
Mrs. Prynne "a indisposed, an ener-
waited victim of excessive heat?
The latter conjecture proved ap-
parently the right one, Mrs. Prynne
failing to appear during the two fol
lowing days, while the /Panjnab was
rocking down the Red Sea channel;
and O'Rourke grew interested enough
Che had little else to occupy his mind,
for a duller voyage he had never
known) to give Danny permission to
pursue his inquiries: with an injunc-
ton, however, prohibiting too lavish
an expenditure Of the boys wealth of
affection. Whereupon Danny return
ed with the information that the mis-
tress of Cecile, the maid. was suffer
ing from heat exhaustion.
This was entirely reasonable.
O'Rourke accepted the demolition Of
his airy castles of Romance, laughed
at himself, in part was successful in
putting the woman out of mind;
doubtless. in time, he would have done
SO altogether, had not the lady chosen
to take the air the night that the
Panjnab negotiated the Straits of
Bab-el-Mandeb. For on that same
night, O'Rourke, himself wakeful, was
minded to sit up and watch the lights
Of Perrin Island heave into view.
O'Rourke, in a ~deck-chair on the
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CHAPTER Xxx.

O'Rourke's first fears were for the
woman, his first words a lie designed
to reassure her.
"What-what does 1t mean?" she
gasped family. her face as white as
marble, her eyes wide and terrified.
Sure, I'm thinking tbs nothing at
all" he answered readily, with a smile
amending, nothing Of any great o n
sequence, that is to say. Permit me to
escort We to your cabin"
I'm not afraid" Mrs. Prynne inter-
jected.
Faith, I see that, madam. But your
maid, now? Would 1t not be we'll
to return to your stateroom and quiet
her, whilst I'm as%certaining the cause
of this trouble? 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, remarking its
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 in
the least doubt that she was quite pre-
pared to make good and effectual use
Of the revolver which she held pointed
directly at the opening.
Why?
From her mistress poise, too-one
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 l 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
consulate; "mayhap Us much as a
week. Faith, tbs meself that would 1t
were otherwise, but fear there's no
mending matters"
She regarded him thoughtfully for
an instant.
Then you, too, travel in haste, colo
nel?"
Indeed do so, madam. Me for
tune hangs upon me haste. If get
there"-he checked himself In time,
the word Rangoon upon his lips-"too
late, twill be all up. I'm heavy with
an urgent enterprise, madam" And
he smiled.
The woman looked past him, down
the dusk of the gangway, apparently
bordering her dilemma. What will
you do?" she inquired at length.
FAITH" he said, disturbed, that'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 We
ask me aid? Sure, If We do, neither
the inevitable nor the impossible shall
keep We from arriving at Bombay, and
on time!"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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Ie<kEM 1r~eL.
Great Labor Bureau.

United States Government has the
greatest employment bureau in the
world. Over half a million people
are on the Government payroll, and OF
these nearly half are receiving pay as
the result of competitive examina-
tons
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Don't Forget the Walter,

We'll, our vacation is over. We
leave for home today"
Il see the waiter has decorated our
table with rosemary"
Rosemary. eh? All. yes; that's for
remembrance"
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0oCE Ut u
With the creme leaves whipering over
head
Or the streete cryers all about,
Where 1 male reade all at my ease, :
Both for the newe and old;
FOR a ~jollieMSoode booke whereon to locke.
Is better &s@me than golde.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-15
NO TARIFF LAWS THIS
SESSION, CAPITAL OPINION
Wool Bill Will Die in Senate
No Agreement on Sugar
and Income Tax Bills

WASHINGTON. Aug. l4.-"No tar
In laws this session"
This was the general opinion today
of senate and house leaders, following
the passage by the house OF the wool
bill over President Tafts veto. SEN
ate Democrats today declared the WOOL
bill will die because there Is no
chance TO pass II there over Iait 5
head.
Conferees OF both houses today re-
ported TO their respective colleagues
that they could not agree on either the
sugar or income tax bills. This was
taken 10 mean the bills were dead
That the steel bill will not become
law, was also predicted. President
Taft's veto OF the metal schedule
measure was expected today, KEEP
Norris. leader OF the house "Progres-
siyes." declared this bill also VIII be
passed over the presidents veto, IN
the house. but II was said that IL
would not carry In the senate.
II believe we Progressives VIII
stand together on the steel bill just
as In the wool bill" he asserted.
II was rumored today that Presl.
dent Taft, as a result OF the action OF
the house in overriding his veto OF
the wool bill. might not veto the steel
bill. allowing 1t 10 become law with
out his signature. Little creoence
was placed in the report, however. >
Passage OF a compromise cotton Dill
by the senate is expected, Senator
LaFollette is preparing a measure TOT
the Democratic Progressive alliance.
A veto OF this bill is regarded as Ger
tain. Only six Progressives are al
lied with the Democrats in the sen
ate, too few 10 make up two-tnlrds
vote necessary to pass any tarin oiils
over a presidential veto. However
the Progressives are scurrying for re
cruits TO vote when the wool bill is
returned from the house.
Majority Leader Underwood said To-
day that all hope OF an agreement on
the sugar bill had been abandoned.
/ The house is standing pat for free
sugar; the senate demands the raw
sugar bill The excise. or income tax
bill. is linked with the sugar bill, TO
make up the $50,000,O00 revenue de-
felt expected II sugar is placed on the
free list.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-15
CHAPTER XVII.
(Contlnued.)

In an instant Philip was on his feet.
He saw nothing OF the girls face, hid
den under a mass OF hair In which the
sun burned like golden fire. He saw
nothing but the crimpled, lifeless
form smothered under the shining
mass, and yet in this moment he
knew. With a fierce cry he dropped
upon his knees and drew away the
girls hair until her lovely face lay
revealed to him in terrible pallor and
stiffness, and as Billinger stood there,
tense and staring. he caught the face
close to his breast. and began talking
10 Il as though he had gone mad.
"Isobel--Isobel-Iso he moan
ed. my God my Isobel-"
He had repeated the name hun
dred times, when Billinger, who begun
to understand, put his hand on Philips
shoulder and gave him his water can
teen.
Shes not dead, man" he said, as
Philips red eyes glared up al him.
"Here-water."
my God--it's strange" almost
moaned Philip. "Billinger-you I'M
derstand--she's going to be my wife
If she lives"
mat was all OF the story ne tOlu,
but Billinger knew what those few
words meant
shes going to live," he said. See
there's color coming back into her
face--she's breathing" He bathed
her face in water, and placed the can.
teen TO her lips,
A moment later Philip bent down
and kissed her 'Isobel-my sweet
heart" he whispered.
I'VE must hurry her to the water
hole said Billinger, laying sym
pathetic hand on Philips shoulder.
"lt's the sun Thank God, nothing has
happened to her, Steele. It's the sun
this terrible heat"
He almost pulled Philip TO his feet,
and when he had mounted Billinger
lifted the girl very gently and gave
her to him.
Then. with the agent leading in the
trail Of the outlaws, they set of at a
walk through the sickening sun-glare
for the water hole in the edge OF the
Bad Lands.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-15
The
DETROIT
TIMES

In scrutinizing adver
Using copy-and
mighty few are al par.
ticular.
Nothing unworthy
is accepted at any
price. Get-rich-quick
schemes, patent medi-
cine buncombe. specu-
lative and mining
claims, liquor adver-
tsements and objec-
tional announcements
of any kind are rigidly
barred. Such adver-
Using as The Detroit
Times presents to its
readers day by day Il
from reliable Arms
and Times readers
have learned to be-
lieve and appreciate
this fact
This matter be-
comes Of vital interest
to business men who
are buying advertising
space when the charac-
ter Of The Detroit
Times readers - tina
most intelligent class
in and about the great
City of Detroit ia
taken into considers,
ton.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-15
NATURES ANTI-FAT.

There is no such thing as a safe
and effective anti-fat drug. But there
Ia a certain specific for corpulancy.
II never fails. II is this:
Eat less"
Reduction In the amount OF 1000
taken below a certain point will re-
duce flesh without doing any harm.
To And that point weigh your food
and yourself daily. reducing the
amount OF food till your own weight
begins TO fall. Then keep inside the
deadline in your eating and take
plenty OF exercise. That's nature
antifat system.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-15
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
BIDs-ADDITIONS TO CARY,
FRANKLIN, GARFIELD, LILLI.
BRIDGE AND MOORE SCHOOL
BUILDINGS.
seeretary's Office. SO Broadway.

Detroit Mich, July 81, 1912.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this office until IL o'clock noon Tues
day Aug. 20 next, for furnishing the
separate classes OF material and labor
necessary for the additions TO the
Gerry Franklin, GARFIELD, Lillibridge
and Moore school buildings.
Plans and specifications may be seen
In the office OF the Supervisor OF
Buildings room one. this building.
Proposals must be submitted on
must be accompanied by certihtd
check cash or surety company BOND.
equal to SCI OF the bid.
The Board OF Education reserves the
right TO reject any or all bids
CHAS. A. GADD,
Cau Secretary.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-15
JUDGE FUTILE NAMES
MISS BALDWIN SECRETARY

Judge Arthur j. futile, OF the Unit,
ed States court, made two appoint
ments, Wednesday, naming Miss julia
NJ. Baldwin as his secretary, and re
appointing George Alling. as messen-
ger. Miss Baldwin has been Judge
Tuttle's confidential clerk in his law
office In Lansing for several years. and
is considered a very capable young
woman.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-15
Continued.
wIndsor Esssse. New r..ch.r..

The Windsor Board Of Education has
engaged four rev teachers as follows:
MISS Jessie NJ. Honor, Amherstburg.
siiss Jean Meaehan aud Miss Violet A
shaw. Windsor. ard Miss IL @. Deeke,
They take the places Of Misses JessIe
smith O. Y. smiley and Mise Bella
rtoiemy, resigned. and Miss E. Mcgar-
80 sno mas Devn transferred fr,,,
, NE sese iar teeehing stan 10 ths SUPER.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-15
Tyno. Get Down 90 Bu.ine...

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Aug. 1.-the an
a decentralization forces having oeen
routed. the international Typographical
union "got down 10 cases, today, re-
strictIng amusement features 10
moonlight lake ride tonight. Addresses
from. representatives. OF animated or
earIzatIons were made In addition to
further con sideration OF the report by
the laws committee.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-15
Car victim Die. OF Injuries.

James. Fuller. 81 years old, unmar,
ried. No 627 Humboldt ave, employei
as furniture packer by the Peoples
Quitting Co, who was struck by
street car at Warren and Grand River
ayes Wednesday morning while on ms
way TO work, died from his injuries
AT noon In Grace hospital.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-15

Perpetrated
on SMALL
InXeS tors

A large part Of the
discredit In the public
mind attaching to
"Wall Street" Is due
to frauds perpetrated
on the small investor
throughout the coun-
try In the sale Of
worthless securities by
means Of alluring cir.
culars and advertise
ments In the newspa-
pers. To the success
Of such swindling en-
terprises a portion OF
the press contributes.
Papers which hon
estly try TO distin-
guish between swind-
ling advertisements and
others may not In
every instance suo-
coed in doing so; but
readiness to accept adj
vertisements which
are obviously traps
for the unwary n
evidence Of Q moral
delinquency which
should draw out the
severest public con-
demnation.
So far as the press
In the large cities u
concerned the correc-
ton of the evil lies, In
some measure, In tho
hands Of the reputable
bankers and brokers,
who, by refusing their
advertising patronage
to newspapers notori-
ously luilty in this re-
spect, could compel
them to mend their
ways. and at the same
time prevent fraudu,
lent schemes from de-
irving an appearance
Of merit by association
with reputable names.
Extract from the Report OF
Gov. Hughdb' Stock
Exnhangs- Commission.
The Detroit times., 1912-08-15

No other newspaper
published in the Unit
ed States Ia more par
ticular than
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-16
COLONIAL THEATER JOINS az
y. VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT

Il Tbs Colonial Theater Of this city
has Been admitted Into newly form,
ist vaudeville circuit which was for.
.tiihlated 3at Pittsburgh recently. The
circuit 10 composed Of theaters II
West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania
isnd some thirty theaters form the cir,
Quit Which tis known as The Tri.state
vaudeville Managers, Association. "A
yaaipbere d prominent play houses be.
long 10 the eitcntt among the number
being the Colonial, This city; THE
Camden, Parkersbnfg The orpheuin,
Clark shprg; tie Opera house at Yves.
Jon Salem and Buckhannon and the
Victoria u eater at Charleston. Head,
quarters Of the. circuit viii be malii.
tained at Pittsburgh with Harry R.
Pollock, OF that city, sas manager.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-16

ffachtfe ana ferals Al finds 81 liifl
lnithte ete Anthcrlged capital. S.,
$50. Inacfgorhtofs II. &. Eyhsl5e,
ri Bellsifes OF Joseph j. seat1il:
81 fkItls Watkins ii
A. u, SthliIIhs 81 Wheeilhs, ii. va.
Saits aetclal Social q. Parker
Ibita u iiaintaIa i ciaB WIN ieadiat.
,biilisi srooas and 3,to o III
gsai Or psfsonar' property tuthe value
et 5000. Il Insofporators; William
iDevori1 John ~. Tsylors W. IN
Wolfe, C. r. Carson, j. NJ. Grow. j
p. Peters, H. 4 Burt andsL. A. Rails
ton, ali Of Parkersburg. W. va. +.
iBegley Coal Company, Of Marlin
ton, n, va, temineseosl and cut tim
Der and i'panuiacture lumber ip tn,
State Of Kentucky. Authorized capl.
taiy s5Slo06. lIneorporators: j. w.
Price, 4, S. Mcneil, F. r. Hunter. M.
s. Wilson and J. N. Yeager, ,ati OF
Marltnton. III. \