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atoms, he could offer no excuse.
The facts speak for themselves,
said the chief. Not more than a min
ute should have elapsed from the time
the departments arrived until water
was flowing. There is no excuse to
make for the long delay. l could say.
however that the firemen when on duty
do not take their orders from the spec
tators. The heads of the departments
are supposed to have experience and to
use their judgment, when and when not
to use the chemical, for when a fire is
at a certain stage, the use of the chemi-
cal is a waste of time
Asked regarding his absence from
the scene and that of Assistant Chief
William Mil, the chief said that owing
to IN injured leg. which he received at
a fire recently he had not been going
to fires for a number of days. AS for
his assistant he was at his evening
meal when the alarm came in about
$50.
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BIames Hard Luck.

UNLESS the city wants to board the
firemen at the stations, it will be i'm
possible to get all the men out to every
fire. Our meal shifts now extend over
a period of three hours for each meal
AS for the nozzle falling from lead.
the only explanation is that it was
faulty. 1t looked good and serviceable,
but it was weak and was forced off by
the pressure"
In the estimation of the chief, there
was no excuse for delay even though
two sections of engine hose had been
connected because OF the location Of
the hydrant He admitted that better
service might be insured If the plug
were at the curb, but did not allow
this as sufficient reason for delay
What are you going to do about it,
the chief was asked, IF your men are
unreliable?"
Il am not putting all the blame on
nv men," said the chief. Il don't care
who the man is or what his business
is, he Is liable to have bad luck when
everything will work against him, and
my men encountered such a streak last
Tuesday night. Those things will hap
pen in the best departments, and while
that particular water plug on Webb
street begins to look like a Jonah to
US, I think the records of the depart
ment that it has been quite consistent
for good work
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FIREMEN
ROUNDLY
CRITICIZED

VContinued from Pare Ii
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-12-13
SYNOPSIS.

Enid Maitland a frank, free and un-
spo!ied young Philadelphia girl, is taken
~ the Colorado mountains by her uncle,
tGoUGsrt Maitland. James Armstrong.
Ii "i'Idnu protege. falls in love with her.
Ing s persistent woOing thrills the girl. but
on business without definite answer
s nnid hears the story Of a mining ensi-
neer' NeWbold whose wife fell off cliff
anu was SO seriously hurt that he was
iG n. to shoot her to prevent her be-
tnS eaten by wolves while he went for
heip. Kirkby. the old guide who tells the
S subiys gives Enid package Of letters
Mnlch ne says were found on the dead
W ". mans body. She reads the letters and
- =. thilrkby's request keeps them. While
tasi,iins IN mountain stream Enid is at
Licked by bear, which Is TlysteriOusly
shot. A storm adds to the girls terror
sudden deluge transforms brook into
raging torrent, which sweeps Enid into
gorge. where she Is rescued by a noun
t "a hermit after thrilling experience.
ing Ends absence when the storm
breaks. Maitland and Old Kirkby 60 In
search OF the girl Enid discovers that
aer ankle Is spraned and that she Is un-
aole to walk Her mysterious rescuer
s shrrles :, her to his camp. Enid goes to
cooks breakfast for Enid. after which
tney 60 on tour of inspection The her
NIT tells Enid of his unsuccessful attempt
10 ma the Maitland campers. He admits
mat he is also from Philadelphia The
hermit falls In love with Enid The man
comes to realization of his love for her.
out naturally in that strange solitude the
relations OF the girl and her rescuer be-
come unnatural and strained. The strang
er tells Of a wife he had who is dead.
ana says he has sworn to ever cherish
ner memory by living in solitude. He and
END, however. confess their love for
each other. She learns that he Is the
man who killed his wife IN the mountain.
Enid discovers the writer of the letters
20 Newbolds wife to have been James
Armstrong. Newbold decides TO start to
the. settlement for help The man is
racked by the belief that he is unfathful
to his wifes memory. and Enid is tempt
ed to tell him of the letters in her pos
kirkby and Robert Maitland, find note
that Newbold had left in the deserted
cabin. and know that the girl is in his
keeping. Fate brings all the actors to-
gether. Newbold returns from hunting
game and sees man near the hut. 1t
liz James Armstrong. who has at last To-
Gated the missing girl. and he enters the
cabin. Armstrong pleads his love for
Enid, but she reminds him of his affec-
ton for Newbolds wife. He grows in
sulting and Enid orders him from her
presence. Newbold returns OPPORTUNITY.
He discovers the truth about Armstrong
and would have killed him but for the
interference of Kirkby and Maitland,
who came upon the scene.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-12-13

Give him a chance" added Matt
land earnestly.
You would not believe me, eh?"
laughed Armstrong horribly, well
then this is what say, whether it is
true or lie you can be the judge"
What was he about to say? They
all recognized instinctively that his
forthcoming deliverance would be a
final one. Would good or evil domin-
ate him now? Enid Maitland had
made her plea and it had been pow
erful one; the man did truly love
the woman who urged him; there was
nothing left for him but a chance that
she should think better of him than
he merited; he had come to the end
Of his resources. And Enid Maitland
spoke again as he hesitated.
20, think. think before you speak"
she cried.
If thought" answered Arm.
strong quickly. Il should go mad. New
bold, your wife was as pure as the
snow; that she loved me l cannot and
will not deny. she married you in
tit Of jealousy and anger after a quar-.
rel between US in which l was to
blame, and when l came back to the
camp in your absence, l strove to
make it up and used every argument
that ! possessed to get her to leave
you and to live with me. Although
she had no love for you she was too
good and too true a woman for that.
Now you've got the truth, damn you.
believe 1t or not as you like. Miss
Maitland" he added swiftly. IF / had
met you sooner. might have been
better man. Good bye"
He turned suddenly and none pre-.
venting, indeed it was not possible. he
ran to the outer door; as he did SO
his hand snatched something that lay
on the chest Of drawers. There was
a flash of light as he drew In his arm
but none saw what 1t was. In few
seconds he was outside the door. The
table was between old Kirkby and the
exit; Maitland and Newbold were
nearest. The old man came to his
senses first.
After him." he cried, "he means"
But before anybody could stir the
dull report of pistol come through
the open door!
They found Armstrong lying on his
back in the snowy path, his face as
white as the drift that pillowed his
head, Newbold's heavy revolver still
clutched in his right hand and
bloody yelling smudgc on his left
breast over his heart. 1t was the wo-
man VINO broke the silence.
oh" she sobbed, 1T can't be-"
Dead" said Maitland solemnly.
And 1t might have been by my
hand" 1uttered Newbold 10 himself
in horror.
He'll never cause no more trouble
to nobody in this world, Miss Enid an
gents" said old Kirkby grave!5 We'll.
he was damned foot an damned
villain in some ways Continued tho
old frcntiersman refiectively 10 the 81
lence broken otherwise only by the
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-12-13
CHAPTER XIII.
The Becoming End.

~ SS~~'''S s''Ns
why did you ipterfere? asked
Newhold when at last he got his
breath again, Of Maitland who still
Feld him firmly although restraint was
low unnecessary, the heat and fire Of
his passion being somewhat gone out
of him. II meant to kill him."
He'd oughter die sure nuff," draw
led old Kirkby, rising from where he
had been kneeling by Armstrong;
side," but / don't knows how you're
bound to be his executioner. He's all
right now, Miss Enid" said the old
man. "Here"-he took pillow from
the bed and slipped it under his head
and then extending his hands he lift
ed the excited almost distraught wo-
man to her feet" faint fittin' for you
to tend on him."
"Oh," exclaimed Enid, her limbs
trembling, the blood flowing away
from her heart, her face deathly white,
fighting against thel faintness that
came with the reaction. while old
Kirkby supported and encouraged her.
II thank God you came. don't know
what would have happened If you had
not"
HAS this man mistreated you?"
asked Robert Maitland suddenly. tight
'ening his grip upon his hard breath.
ing but unresisting passive prisoner.
NO, no." answered his niece He
has been everything that man should
be-"
And Armstrong" continued her
uncle.
mo, not even he"
81 came in time. thaBk God!" ejacu.
lated Newbold.
BY this time Armst, IN. had recov-
cred consciousness. 20 his other
causes for hatred were low added cha
grin, modification, SHINE. He had
been overcome. He w4uld have been
a dead man and by Nswbold's hands,,
If the others had not jnterfered. He
almost wished they had let his en-.
envy alone. Well, he had lost every
thing but a chance for revenge on
them all. +
"She has been alone here with this
man in this cabin for month" he
said thickly. Il was willing to take
her in spite of that, but"
He made that damned suggestion
before" cried Newbold. his rage re-
turning. Il don't know who you
are"
"My name is Robert Maitland. and
! am this girls uncle"
We'll, If you we're, her father. !
could only swear
1T isn't necessary to swear any.
thing" answered Maitland serenely.
II know this child, and ! believe I'm
beginning to find out this man"
Thank you. Uncle Robert" ssid
Enid gratefully. coming nearer to him
as she spoke. "No man could have
done more for me than Mr.. Newbold
has. and no one could have been mere
ccnsidcrate Of me. AS for you,' she
turned 60 Armstrong. who now slowly
ret b, his feet, your insinualons
,sgasast me- are on par with your
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-12-13
know whether l shall ever get rid Of
the doubt you have tried to lodge in,

know whether l shall ever get rid Of
the doubt you have tried to lodge in
my soul about my dead wife, but" 4
There amt no doubt about it," pro
tested OLD Kirkby earnestly. Eve
read them letters a hundred times
over, havin' no scruples whatsoever,
an in every one of 'em he was beg.
gin an pleadin' with her to go away
with him an fightin' her refusal to do
it. guess I've got to admit that she
didn't love you none, Newbold, an she
did love this here wuthless Armstrong,
but for the sake of her reputation, I'll
prove to you all from them letters of
hisn, from his own words, that there
didn't live cleaner hearted, more vir-
tuous upright female than that there
wife of yourn, even If she didn't love
you. It's Gods truth an you kin take
it from me-"
"Mr. Armstrong" cried Enid Matt
land, interposing at this juncture. mot
very long ago ! told you liked you
better than any man had ever seen.
thought perhaps l might have loved
you, and that was true. You have
played the towards part and the liars
part in this room"
did fight him like a coward?"
asked Armstrong.
NO." answered Newbold for her. re-
Numbering the struggle; you fought
like - man"
Singular perversion of language and
thought there! If two struggled like
wild beasts that was fighting like men!
But let that pass" continued the
woman. Il don't deny your physical
courage, but am going to appeal to
another kind of courage which / be.
lieve you possess. You have showed
your evil side here in this room, but
| don't believe that's the only side you
have. else couldn't have liked you in
the past. You have made a charge
against two women: one dead and one
living. 1t makes little difference what
you say about me. need 70 defense
and no justification in the eyes of
those here who love me, and for the
rest of the world ! don't care. But you
have slain this mans confidence in q
woman he once loved, and who he
thought loved him. AS you are man,
tell Inn that 1t was lie and that she
Vas innocent Of anything else although
she did love you"
What a singular situation, an obser-
yer who knew all might have reflect
ed! Here was Enid Maitland pleading
for the good name of the woman who
had married the man she now loved.
and whom by rights she should have
jealo isly hated
You ask me more than | can"
faltered Armstrong yet greatly moved
by this touching appeal to his better
self
Let him speak no word" protested
Newbold quickly II wouldn't believe
him on his oath"
STEADY now. steady" interposed
kirkby with his frontier instinc, for
fair play, the mans down. Nevbold.
dent hit him now"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-12-13
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Hard Work to Find Publisher.

It is not generally known that J. H.
Shorthouse had some difficulty in get
ting his famous historical! romance
John lnglesant," into print
Shorthouse was engaged ten years
IN writing the book. and every page
as he wrote It he submitted to the
discriminating criticism Of his wife
When the story was finished no pub.
Usher would accept It. Four years
passed away and then Shorthouse 70.
solved to publish 100 copies at bio
own expense. When this was done
copy came into the hands Of Alexas-
der Macmillan, who recognized the
merit Of the novel, and published tt
with the result that al the world
knows.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-12-13
Matters Of the Memory.

Savages have good memories. They
rarely make false or erroneous mo.
ton. They have mastered their sur.
roundings and there are no new
things to distract their attention,
They keep their memory cells IN.
crowded. The civilized man is at q
great disadvantage. He sees some
new thing every hour. His brain cells
are a veritable. dancing, whirlins,
seething nest Of memories. Il 10 nj
any great wonder that he cannot ~
call the one be needs juGt VAaa II
needs It
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-12-13

"oman's sobbing breaths, but he had
some OF the qualities that go to make
a man. an | amt doubtin' but what
them last words of hisn was mighty
near true. Eff he had met girl like
you earlier in his life, he mought have
been different man."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-27
.SHULTE OF CUBS HAS
 MADE 49 CIRCUIT CLOUTS

While no one knows just what in formation regarding F. Wildfire Shulte of the Cubs is contained in c. Webb Murphys forthcoming history of the noted home-runnist and distinguished poet, 1t is almost moral certainty that the Little President has obtained list of the men the Chicago right fielder has landed on for home runs since he has been in the National lea que. F. Wildfire, from September A, 1904, to September 27, 1911, inclusive, has poled four-baggers off the deliver ies of 35 delivery clerks, 10 port -siders having yielded one or more circuit Smashes.
 The only set of slabmen whom Schulte has found difficulty with in accumula ting homers are those of the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati clubs. Each corps has limited him to two, and it was not until July last year that the Bridegroom succeeded in hoisting the ball out Of the lot when facing a Red gunner.
 Shulte since he has been in the Ma tional has hit for the grand tour on AS occasions, really on 49, for last year an official scorer seemingly went out of his way to deprive him of a circuit rap. F. Wildfire has paid par ticular and unwelcome attention to the offerings of the New York artilleryists having made F of his four-base smash es at their expense. Boston's pitch CTS have yielded nine home runs; Brooklyn's the same number: Phila- delphia's seven; Pittsburg's two and Cincinnati'S two.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-27
MIKE RYAN CIGARETTE
 SMOKER BUT WINS RACES
Crack Marathon Runner One of Few
 Athletes Who Use Weed.

Mike Ryan, the great Marathoner, smokes. He smokes cigarettes. Hor- TOTS. Miracles will never cease. Some chaps who delight in the little paper covered smokes could not run fast enough to keep warm on a hot morn ing in the merry month of June. Mike does not smoke while he is train ing for race, but after a long grind, especially when he gains such a world wide reputation as an honest to good ness real hero in the athletic world and a trip to Europe in view, he just can't help kickin' few nouns aroun' and also leaps over the traces a bit. He says variety is the spice of life and, after the hard work he has been through, the relaxatio of a little un- adulterated high life is just what he requires.
 He may be sorry he smoked the smokes that soothe but do not satisfy, when he engages in the great Mara thon run that carries with 1t the championship of the world. It was not such a long time ago that he was forced to drop out of an Olympic Marathon because it was a hot day, as he describes it himself, but there was a Johnny Hayes and a Dorando who felt not the hot sunt. They were in condition. Ryan was not.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-27
"KNOCKOUT' BROWN, 21, IS
 FULL-FLEDGED MAN TODAY

"Knockout' Brown. the lightweight
 scrapper who is the pride of New York's East Side, is a man to-day.
 Not that he hasn't been a pretty good
 would not want to intimate that he
 was not to his face if one had proper respect for ones own frontispiece-
 This is only to say that Knockout" is now a voter and full-fedged cfti- zen, as he is today celebrating his twenty-first. birthday. His real name is Valentine Braun. and he was born in New York on April 27, 1891. He is German except for his left hand, and he declares he inherits his left handedness from a grandmother who came from County Clare, Ireland Brown is a born fighter, and began scrapping with other kids" when he was scarcely old enough to don his first pants He has kept it up ever since, although his professional career dates from four years back During 1908 he knocked out thirty-one vfc- tims, fourteen of 'em in TOW, ana most of 'em in one or two rounds, which accounts for his "Knockout monaker. He won five other battles that year, and lost none at all.
 Tn 1909 he began to tackle the good ones, and, although he didn't put so many to sleep, made a record that made the bugs all over America look up and take notice. On Feb of last year, in a six round bout with Ad Wolgast in Philadelphia, Knock out handed the fans surprise pack age by outpointfng the Lightweight champion They were matched again on March and fought ten rounds, Brown earning a draw Last May, however, Brown was outpointed DT Harlem's pride. Tommy Murphy, but Knockout got back at him the same month and knocked Tommy cold in the first round. Matt Wells outpofnt- ed him last August in ten round af- fair in New York. Brown doesn't drink, smoke or chew, has no bad habits of any kind, and, with his best years yet before him, has excellent of becoming the lightweight champion of the wo:'ld. He has earn ed probably $30,00O or more with his fists, all of which he has given to his mother, who has often declared that he is the most helpful and obedient son 8 woman ever had. Brown has never been knocked down and declares the only time he was ever really hurt in a light was during a friendly bout sT5f5s hIs hrqther.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-27

Bruised and beaten, battered to the proverbial frazzle, Matt Wells, the lightweight champion of England, left the ring in Madison Square Garden, last night, after having his crest low cred by Packey Mcfarland of Chicago in a ten-round bout that will finger long in the memories of the thousands who witnessed it. Wells, the holder of the Lord LonsdaIe belt, and said to be one of the cleverest men who ever came from the Tight Little Isle, was made to look like the veriest tyro by the boxing wizard from the Chi cago Stockyards.
 From the first to the final clang of the gong Mcfarland held the upper hand, and in the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth rounds, cut the Briton into ribbons, drawing blood from Wells mouth and nose, as we'll as from his ear, which Pacl1ey bat tered into a beautiful caulifower. Both the American and Briton were crimson with the claret that flowed from Wells wounds.
 After Packey warmed up he showed up Wells as would a. master instruct ing a pupil. Blocking and ducking Matt's leads, slipping his rushes, feint-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-27
United Press Wire Service
M'FARLAND CUTS WELLS TO
 RIBBONS TN TEN ROUNDS

ing him into bowknots and drawing him into openings in which he pour- ed a whitening volley of let's and rights, Mcfarland bewildered the Brit on with his consummate skill. There were times in the bout when Wells displayed signs of waving the white flag, but always, however, he rallied and gamely resumed his task of acting as a choppfng block for the Stocxyarcs Terror.
 At times Packey toyed with Matt. cuffing him with lefts and rights, laughingly feinting him into openings and refusing to take advantage of them. The Celtic-American battered the Hebrew boy who was born within the sound of London's Bow Bells so hard in the middle rounds that 1t look ed as if the Briton could not weather the storm.
 Packey drove Matt from pillar to post, jabbing and hooking vicfousIy with his left, crashing rights to the body and uppercutting and crossing with terrific right-hand blows. After the seventh round .Packey appeared to go under double wraps, and many thought that only his stalling tactics in the closing rounds enabled the Brit on to go the route.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-27

l The newly organized Garden Attn l letic club has put a crimp in the ac- l t4vities of it's rival organizations, and this is reflected in lack of quality in the majority of matches now being served New Workers. The Garden has corralled, or is trying to capture, the stars; those who have not already signed are holding off with the hope 1 that one of the other associations may | raise the bids. For the time being 1t has given the boxing fraternity the whip hand, and one can hardly blame the boys for working the situation for 1 all it's worth.
 The next big attraction scheduled at the Garden is a ten round contest in which Frank Klaus and Jack Dill lon are to be principals Klaus recent ly outpOinted Dillon at Coffroth's San Francisco club, but the latter claims he was not then at his best and asked for a return match. Tim Hurst, matchmaker for the big club, landed the bout and will also try to get Mike Gibbons for the winner. It begins to look as if Mike will have to meet the 15S poundcrs if he wants to work reg ularly.
 New York's latest boxing organiza- tiol, the St Nicholas A. c. Successor to the Empire A. co is the first to en- ter the field in competition with the
 
 CTS. This association has leased the St. Nicholas skating rink and intends to get it's share of the bet offerings in the pugilistic market Ed and Jess McMahon, until recently controlling spirits in the old Empire Club, are at the helm and are thoroughly capable and experienced promoters Their new club house is second only to Mad ison Square Garden in seating capac- ity and has the advantage of central location, always great factor in time saving Gotham.
 The St. Nicholas has already landed feather-weight champion, Johnny Kill bane, who will make his New York de- but in a ten round bout with Johnny Dundee, winner of the recent feather weight elimination series. The boys will make 122 ringside, and the cham pfon gets $5,000 for his end. JAS. J. CORBETT. ApriI 27 1912