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The Glenwood post., 1912-08-17

war against the pitiful appeal in hel
voice.
Eyes, I'll go, at once. But I take
away with me a memory which will
never permit me to be satisfied until
We meet again. We have been to-
gether so short time"
Had it been longer" she interrupt.
ed, you would know me better, and
care less, perhaps. l am sham;
cheat" trifie of bitterness in the
tone. You will learn all that some
day, and laugh at yourself. Oh, know
you will; so not another word, sir. !
am going; then, perhaps, you will"
There was slight pressure of her
fingers, and she had vanished SO quick.
ly could only stare blindly along the
deserted passage. Yet, an instant
later. the peril Of my predicament
flashed back upon my mind. and l
faced the immediate necessity for &C.
ton. What her strange words might
mean could not be interpreted; made
no attempt to comprehend. Now
must find means Of escape, and learn
the truth later. l opened the door
cautiously, and stepped without, every
nerve taut, every muscle braced for
action. 1t was a star-lit night, and the
numerous rear windows Of the man.
sion cast glare of light for some dis
tance. The dark shadow of a high
fence alone promised concealment,
and, holding my sword tightly, l crept
IN that direction, breathing again more
freely as l reached its protection un-
observed. There was guard stationed
before the stable door-a Grenadier,
from the outline Of his hat-and 9th
ers, little group, were sitting on the
grass dozen feet away. If they had
not been already warned might gain
a horse by boldness, but the probable
1ty was that here was where Carter
had mounted his squad. and l would
merely walk forward into a trap.
had better chance the possibility that
some visitor had left horse tied In
front, or to one Of the stands. With
this possibility in mind l turned, and
skirted the house, making myself as
inconspicuous as possible. There were
soldiers on the outside steps; l heard
their voices without seeing them, and
was thus driven to run swiftly across
an open space, memory guiding me
toward the opposite pavilion. Breath.
Jess, with heart beating fast,
crouched low in the shadow. endeavor-
ing to make out my more immediate
surroundings. There were no horses
there, but 1 could clearly distinguish
the stomping Of restless hoofs some
where to the right. AS I Strengthened
up, determined upon discovering an
empty saddle If possible. the figure Of
a man suddenly loomed directly in
front, advancing toward me. In
startled surprise took one step back
ward, but was too late. Already the
eyes Of the newcomer had perceived
my presence, and he sprang forward.
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oank, but there were sounds also
proving the guards left behind were
still on the deck above me- Then one
of the fellows sat down on the edge of
the barge, his feet dangling within a
few inches of my head.
Might as well take 1t easy, BILL" he
snid lazily. They're like to be an
hour lay1n' hands on the lad, an all
we got to do is see he don't fox back
this way. Got any tobacco. mater"
The other must have produced the
necessary weed. for there was scrap
ing OF flint and steel. a CLEAN of fire
glinting on the water, and then the
pengent odor waited to me in puff Of
smoke. With one hand, l unbuckled
my sword belt. letting 1t, sword and
all, sink silently into the river.
must cross to the opposite bank some
how, and would have to dispense with
the weapon. Inch by inch, my fingers
gripping the narrow slat to which
clung, l worked slowly toward the
stern of the barge. making not SO
much as a ripple in the water, and
heeping well hidden below the bulge
Of the side. The voices above droned
along In conversation, Of which
caught few words.
"Who was he? You mean the lad
they're after down yonder? Oh, mind
now, you came up later after we'd
started the chase. Holy Mother, I
don't know much myself. now l come
TO think Of 1t. He looked like a Brit
lsher, what l saw of him, an he was
dghtin' with a Captain of Rangers
Grant was the name; maybe you know
the man?-behind one of the stands"
They'll never get him." returned
the other solemnly.
Because it's my notion he swum
for 1t. l was closest down the bank,
an somethin' hit the water"
"But them's the Jerseys over yon.
der; If he was spy he'd be headin'
the other way"
"It's little he'd think of the way
with the gang Of us yelpin' at his
heels. Besides, there's plenty of his
kind over in those Jerseys who'd take
good care of the likes of him."
"But there's guard stationed
across yonder."
"Pish. corporals squad, just about
opposite at the ferry landin'. an a
company Of Yagers down at Glouces-
ter. There's plenty room between for
a bold lad to find free passage"
The two fell silent, staring out over
the water. They had set me thinking.
however, and this knowledge of where
the British pickets were stationed was
exactly the information l most re-
quired. had no desire to cross the
Delaware, yet apparently in that di-
rection lay the only remaining avenue
Of escape.
At the lower end Of the float man.
aged to silently remove my boots. and
then waited, listening to the move
ments of the men above. l must have
clung there ten minutes. expecting
every moment the party securing the
shore would return, yet not daring to
make the venture with those fellows
sitting there, and silently gazing out
across the water. At last heard them
get to their feet, and tramp about on
the fat deck of the barge, the low
murmur of their voices reaching me
although words were indistinguishable
l could hope for no better time. Fill
ing my lungs with air, sank below
the surface of the river, and then
rising. struck boldly out into the full
sweep Of the current.
(Continued newt weekly
The Glenwood post., 1912-08-17

mained strictly on defense, giving way
slightly before the confident play of
his steel, content with barely turning
aside the cleaning point before 1t
pricked me. At first he mistook this
for weakness, sneering at my parties.
as he bore in with increasing reckless
ness.
"A club would be more in your lines
I take it, Mr.. Lieutenant Fortesque,'
he commented sarcasttcally, "but III
play with you a while for practice
ah! that was lucky turn of the wrist!
So you do know a trick or two? Per-
haps you have parry for that thrust
as well! All! an inch more and I'd
have pricked you--your defense is
not bad for boy! By all the gods.
tasted blood then-now I'll give you a
harder nut to crack!"
l was fighting silently, with lips
closed outstanding my breath, scarce
ly hearing his comments. Every
stroke. every thrust, gave me insight
of his school, and instinctively my
blade leaped forth to turn aside his
point. He was swoTdsman, stronger
than 1, and Of longer reach, yet his
tricks were old, and he relied more on
strength than subtlety Of fence. He
countered with skill, laughing and
taunting me, until his jeers made me
fight grimly, with fresh determination
to end the affair.
by God! you have right pretty
thrust from the shoulder" he ex-
nj
But I'll show you something you never
learned. Odds, I'll call your boys
play!"
Better hold your breath, for you'll
need it now," 1 replied shortly. "The
boys play is over with"
Step by step began sternly to force
the fighting, driving my point against
him so relentlessly as to hush his
speech. Twice We circled, striking,
countering, fighting, our blades gilt
tering ominously in the starlight, our
breathing labored with the ferceness
Of the fighting. Both our swords tasted
blood, he slicing my forearm, l pierc-
Ing his shoulder, yet neither wound
sufficed to bring any cessation of eff
fort We were mad now with the fever
I Of it, and struggling to kill, painting
fiercely, our faces flushed, the perspir-
alton dripping from our bodies, our
swords darting swiftly back and
forth. He was my match, and more,
and. had We been permitted to go on
to the end, would have worn me down
by sheer strength. Suddenly, above
the clash of steel, came the sound of
voices; our blades were struck up, and
the dark forms of men pressed in be-
tween us.
Stop it, you hotheads!" some one
commanded grufIly. Hold your man,
Tolston, until l get at the reason for
this fighting. Who are you? Oh,
Grant! What's the trouble now? The
old thing, eh?"
had no desire to wait his answer,
confident that Grant was sufficiently
The Glenwood post., 1912-08-17
| Had Gained Hundred Feet Before
Those Behind Me Had Grasped the
Meaning of My Unexpected Flight.

angry to blurt out everything he knew.
They We're all facing his way, actu-
ated by the recognition. Breathless
still, yet quick to seize the one and
only chance left, l grabbed up my
jacket from the grass, and sprang into
the darkness. had gained hundred
feet before those behind grasped the
meaning of my unexpected flight, and
then the tumult of voices only sent
me flying faster, realizing the pursuit.
The only open passage led directly
toward the river, and l raced through
the black night down the slope as
though all the fiends of hell were aft
er me. l heard shouts, oaths, but
there was no firing, and was far
enough ahead to be invisible by the
time ! attained the bank. An open
barge lay there, mere black smudge,
and l stumbled blindly across this,
dropping silently over Its side into the
water. 1t was not thought, but breath
less inability to attempt more, which
kept me there, clinging to a slat on
the side of the barge, so completely
submerged in the river. as to be in
visible from above. Swearing fierce
ly, my pursuers. stormed over the
barge, swinging their swords along
the edges to be sure was not there.
One blade pricked me slightly, but l
held on. sinking yet deeper into the
stream. l could see the dim outline
of heads peering over, but was not dis
covered. The same gruff voice which
had interrupted the duel broke through
the noise:
Il tell you he turned to the left; I
saw him plainly enough. What did
you say the fellows name waA
| Grant?"
"How do know? He called himself
Fortesque."
Sure; the same one Carter was
sent out hunting after. Well, he
lodged down there among those coal
sheds. This is the only way he could
have disappeared SO suddenly. Come
on, all of you. except Moore and Car.
taret. and We'll beat the Shore"
| beard them scramble aoroaa to thA
The Glenwood post., 1912-08-17

CHAPTER 1I-Dlsguised in a British
Uniform arrives within the enemy's lines.
The Glenwood post., 1912-08-17

CHAPTER III-The Major o++o,az
great fete and saves the LADY Of tho
1piehded Rose" from mob. He later peeta
the girl at a brilliant hD" ''ee''
The Glenwood post., 1912-08-17
THE EELEPHf ONES
BROADER FIELD

You know the telephones
mechanical ingenuity. But
do you know the ingenuity
OF its every day uses.
Ordinary uses Of The tele-
phone are pretty we'll under
stood; but there IS an enor-
nous field of long distrance
telephone service just out
side the ordinary. every day
uses of the average family.
Many families get twice,
three times. FIVE fold and
even ten foIdthe zeal service
from the telephone that
Others do. They have no
advantage over their neigh
bors, being subscribers to the
same Bell service. But they
are ingenious. They turn to
the long distance telephone
in emergencies. They en-
ploy long distance to give in
creased convenience, to re-
lieve anxiety, to bind the
family together in spite Of
separation, to promote social
life. share happiness, express
sympathy and enlarge their
interests on every hand. To
them the telephone is far
more than a convenience for
ordering groceries.
These wider uses of the
telephone are important.
And, by the way. long dis
tance messages are not as
expensive as you may think.
Call Long Distance" and
inquire about rates.
the MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE M
MffalRl eoApANY.
The Glenwood post., 1912-08-17

>iiHI EN- l-MaJOr Lawrence, OF
Judge Lawrence OF Virginia, whose wife
by Cen Washington. just after the win
ter at Valley Forge.
CHAPTER II-Disguised in n British
Uniform arrives within the enemy's lines.
CHAPTER III-The Major attends n
heIea heIeat tete and saves the Lady of the
5iended Rose" from mob He later p,eetS
the girl at a brilliant hD 'i'ee''
CHAPTER IV-Trouble Is started over
: waltz, lad Lawrence is urged by his
partner, Mistress Mortimer the Lady of
the Blended Rose), to make his escape.
CHAPTER V-Lawrence is detected as
q spy by Captain Grant of the British
army, who agrees to a duel
Don't try; don't ever even think OF
1t again. l hardly know what mad i'm
pulse sent me here. Now l have but
one thought-to hurry you away, and
get safely back myself-you will go?"
"Yes-but-"
mot now! there is no time for ex-
planation. promises, anything. You
heard what they said; every avenue of
escape will be blocked within an hour.
If you go at once you can outride them
please, please !o!"
She held out her hand, and !
grasped it warmly, unable longer to
The Glenwood post., 1912-08-17
CONTINUED next weekly

Those packages Of old papers we are
'iering at 10 cents are almost ind's
pensible in . bousenold. kindle the
ires with them and use them In dos
81 different ways.
The Glenwood post., 1912-08-17
COLORADO MIDLAND
EXCURSION RATES

Pueblo and return $1,000, Aug. H.
is and 10, account Annual Convention
Colorado Bankers association.
Colorado Springs and return $40, ac'
count Pixies Peak Region Summer Car
nival. Selling days Aug. " and 2s.
THE MIDLAND ROUTE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-16

Rock Islands most important indus
try. Chocolates. creams and cara.
mels are sold by all FIRST class CON-
PETITIONERS and grocers. Call for
Gansert's and get the purest and best.
NJ. r. Iglehart marble and granite
works save you the mfddieman'g
profits. From 10 to rs per cent saved
on every monument and all kinds of
monumental work. Call at our shop
on Second avenue and see for your
self.
The Rock Island Lomoer and Man
ufacturing company. lumber and
building material Tor all purposes,
houses. barns. granaries. We will
give you an opportunity to save a big
per cent Let US be of service to
you.
We are the leaders for up to date
laundry work. Each shirt finished
by hand and put up in a carton in
surfing work. Delivered to you 10
good condition. We guarantee no
cracked collars or cuffs. City steam
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-16

left at $1s5. Priester-Hickey Shoe
company.
Milan artesian water, approved by
city and state, delivered daily.
Phone West 1870.
One big lot OF ladies' $3.50 shoes
and oxfords for rs cents at Priester-
Hickey's shoe store.
Coal, coal, coal. The Rock Island
Fuel company will deliver to you all
the best grades of hard and soft coal
All kinds OF canning supplies. paro-
wax. sealing wax, jar rubbers and jar
caps, at lowest prices. Kuschmanns
grocery.
Special sale Of mems and ladies' OK
fords and pumps. Sample Shoe COM
pany, 323 Seventeenth street. near
Fourth avenue.
Strecker & Lewis. wholesale and re-
tail agents for Sanitas the washable
wall covering for Kitchens and bath
rooms
Special sale Of mems and ladies' OK
lords and pumps. Sample Shoe com
pany. 323 Seventeenth street, near
. Fourth avenue.
Ward & Mcmahon WIN give you
estimates on your plumbing. steam
and hot water heating that will save
you money.
Special sale OF mems and ladies' OK
fords and pumps. Sample Shoe COM
pany, 1923 Seventeenth street, near
Fourth avenue.
Sewing machines repaired and war.
ranted for one year. Supplies for all
machines. Febig. locksmith. 1918
Third avenue.
Special sale OF mems and ladies' OK
lords and pumps. Sample Shoe com.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-16

pany, S23 Seventeenth street, near
Fourth avenue.
hreproof safe in the house OF store
is a necessity. We nave them from
s12 up. Fiebig. locksmitih, 1919
Third avenue.
Special sale of mems and ladies' OK
fords and pumps. Sample Shoe com
pany. 1923 Seventeenth street, near
Fourth avenue.
Call for the Fifth avenue union
made cigarette at Ralph Stanton's
Club Smoker, Nineteenth street and
Second avenue.
Special sale Of mems and ladies' OK
fords and pumps. Sample Shoe com
pany, 1923 Seventeenth street, near
Fourth avenue.
Saturday bargains that will save
you money and keep us busy-you
can't afford TO miss them. Priester,
Hickey shoe store.
Do you know that we are each day
getting in direct from the farm a lot
Of nice fresh eggs that will do to boil
or fry? Call up ssS. Kuschmanu
Lerch & Greve, wall paper and
paint store, will help you select any
of the 1912 designs in wall paper for
your home. 2OO2 Fourth avenue.
Bartlett Bros teas. coffee. spices.
extracts and baking powders have DO
equal. One thousand people are or
Gering from Us daily. Follow the
crowd.
Dunsmore and O'Connen smoke
house and billiard parlors, corner of
Twentieth street and Fourth ave
nue.. Every brand Of good cigars and
all kinds of smokers supplies
SoudeEs Laundering company 9;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-16

store will please and satisfy your
wants In reliable up-to-date foot
wear. giving you solid comfort and
friends.
We know you appreciate buying
your eatables at a clean grocery.
That's why we are conducting ours on
that plan Yours for pure foods at
lowest prices. Kuschmann's; 2207
Fourth avenue.
T. s. O'Hara, Hour and feed store.
ia having a big trade on stock and
poultry food. DR.. Hess stock food
for horses. cattle, hogs. sheep and
all kinds of poultry. 1t makes the
hens lay every DAY.
Kahn and Reinhsrdt cigar store still
takes the lead. Most literally patron
izeu. Everything i'll tobaccos. cigars
and smokers supplies. Man is never
better satisfied than when smoking
their choice brands.
Phil. s. Wilcher, the leading tin
and sheet metal worker. 1t will pay
you to learn about the Weir furnace.
IL mas the reputation of giving you
the greatest heat and consumes
about one-half less coal
/ Z. E. Lamp, plumbing steam and
/ not water heating, gas fitting. His
[ efficient knowledge Of the busip ess
/ Justly entities him to your patronage.
His shop has all modern equipments.
Everything in plumbing supplies.
store, the finest in the tri-cities
Bread. cakes. pies. cookies and hot
rolls. They can't be beat. Most
Leople say they are superior to any
lone baking. Let them serve you.
: W. L. Ganserts candy factory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-16
City Chat

Trimmed hats s. az
The Vogue Second avenue.
Buy home Of Beidy Bros.
Melons on ice at Kuschmanu's.
For express, call William Tref1.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Quick selling prices now rule. Prizes
ter-IIickey hsoe store
Sweet Valencia oranges. a dozen. 20
cents. at Kuschmann's.
Prices slashed for quick action.
Priester- Hickey shoe store.
Kerler Rug company for vacuum
cleaning and rug making.
Mems canvas shoes 9S cents at
Priester Hickey shoe store.
Lawn mowers sharpened and re-
paired at Fiebig's. lels Third ave-
nue..
Dazzling bargains at Priester
Eickey's shoe store. Harper house
block
Our B. B. serge at $3s is the best
value ever offered. J. b. Zimmer's
Sons.
Genuine Philadelphia lawnmowers
for sale at Charles F1ebig. 1919 Third
avenue.
Six per cent farm mortgages. Lit.
ten & Roberts. Peoples NauoPpl bank
building
Still a few OF the mems elks shoes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-16

5O1-503 Twelfth street. This laundry
is equipped with the very latest mod
ern machinery, turning out work that
is not surpassed by any laundry in
the state.
Mueller Lumber company will en-
able you to build fine house or barn
out of the choicest select lumber and
you will be surprised and yet pleas
ed to learn the low prices they are
making.
| The creamery butter we are offering
/ you is made of finest sweet cream and
as fancy as skilled butter makers can
make it, We are receiving it fresh
every day. A pound, 80 cents. Kusch-
manns.
! The Boston Shoe company shoe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-16
DARING BURGLAR
ENTERS HOUSE IN
BROAD DAYLIGHT
Several Hundred Dollars Worth
of Jewelry Taken from Nose
Voss Home.
THIEF IS A YOUNG MAN
NeIshbor Saw Him Walk Into Yard
but Suspicious Were Not Aroused
We'll Informed.

A bold and successful daylight rob
terry was perpetrated yesterday after
noon shortly after dinner at the home
OF Nose Voss, 1910 Twenty.second
street The thief got away with be
tween $500 and $500 in gold jewelry
end $3.50 in cash and did not leave a
clew that will prove OF any consider
able use 10 the police in searching for
him.
No one was al home at the time
and the burglar had the whole house
10 work in and plenty Of time Mrs.
VOss usually spends most Of the day at
her husbands place Of business, and
their daughter is visiting in Omaha.
Apparently the robber was well &C
quainted not only with these facts, but
with the general lay OF the house, for
the only room which was not molested
was one that can be seen from the
next house.
WAS YOUNG MAN.
A neighboring lady reports that she
saw a young man calmly walk into the
yard from the front and go around 10
the back door. When he did not re-
turn at once, she concluded
that members of the family
we're at home and had admitted
him. II develops, however, that he ef-
fected an entrance by removing the
screen on cellar window.
After helping himself TO the portable
valuablcs-aud he evidenced expert
ence by carefully sorting out only solid
gold and leaving the plated ware-he
left by way Of the front door, and any
one who may have seen him would nat
urally conclude that he was ending a
rail-
GOT GOODLY HAUL.
The robbery was not discovered I'M
I'll the return of Mrs Voss. who found
that every room but one had been ran
sacked. She reported to the police
and the sheriff's Office at once.
An inventory hurriedly taken shows
that the thief secured the following ar
ticles: Five rings. several gold neck
laces. two sets OF beauty pins, two and
possibly three brooches. two gold
bracelets. a gold watch. three gold
chains, gold belt pin, two opera glass
es. set Of gold Gun buttons, and a stick
pin.
Part Of the jewelry belonged 10 Mrs.
Noss and part TO her daughter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-16

Dysentery is a dangerous disease
but can be cured. Chamberlaiu's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
has been successfully used in nine cpl
denies Of dysentery. Il mas never
been known to fail. 1t is equally val
liable for children and adults and
when reduced with water and sweet
ened. it is pleasant TO take. Sold by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-16

laundry. Reid & Bollman. All Sew
enteenth street.
Improving sight. That's what our
glasses are doing. II you have reason
10 believe that there IS anything
wrong with your eyes at all you
should have thence examined at once.
small charge for proper glasses. Con.
sultation free at Fred Bleuers, the
eye specialist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-16
Public Notice

| will not be responsible for debts
contracted by anyone except myself.
after this date. NJ. II. DANIELSON.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-23

Cupid has a hard job keeping
pace with a musical comedy
troupe just back from a tour of
the Orient.
The troupe had only reached
Honolulu on the outward trip,
which began eight months ago,
when the leading lady, Miss 10
sephine Edwards, became the
bride of Homer Smith, a promi-
nent stockman of the islands.
"Everybody's doin' it" captured
three other members of the com
paty. Miss Rose Roberts was
married to Charles Reynolds, an
automobile dealer, and Ollie Sher-
lock was won by Robert McGeer,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-23

manager Of the Liberty Theater
of Honolulu.
In the company were Miss Stel-
la Gray and Bert Leblanc, the
comedian, and they decided that
they could get along together in
life better if they were wed, and
again the marriage bells tinkled.
The Leblancs are still with the
company.
Proposals and ardent protesta-
tons of love there were galore,
according to the girls.
"Why, it was too funny for any
thing" said one. Every place
we went half a dozen chaps want
'edito marry us. The English boys