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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-03-01
CHAPTER XXxIV.

A night of velvet blackness, softly
opaque, lay upon land and water. The
police launch, shuddering with the vi
brations of motor running at high
tension, sped down the silent reaches
of Rangoon River like a hunted ghost.
been extinguished by COUGHS direc-
tons, regardless of harbor regulations
or danger. Happily the hour was late
enough to relieve them of much fear
Of trouble with other craft; the upper
reaches of the river were practically
deserted.
In the bow Couch was handling the
wheel with the nonchalance of one
from whom the river had no secrets
by night or day. To O'Rourke it seemed
no light task to pilot so slight craft
at such high speed through that
Stygian darkness; yet the sub-chief
was accomplishing the feat without a
discernable trace of fear or tremor
of uncertainty.
O'Rourke sat beside him. In the
stern a police orderly acted as me-
chanic, attending to the motor. These
three, no more, made up the rescue
party.
Though devoured by impotence and
anxiety, O'Rourke forbore to question
Couch, hesitating to divert his atten-
tion from his task and knowing that
as soon as he could the young lieu
tenant would speak. From the time
when the coolie had yielded, there
had been not a seconds rest for eth
er; neither had had time to confer
save on questions of the most imme-
date moment; and control of these
Couch had voluntarily and naturally
assumed, deciding, acting and direct
ing in the same thought, apparently.
Your wife, with Miss Pynsent,'
said Couch abruptly, without looking
round-"at least 1 presume it's Mrs.
O'Rourke, from what you say-have
been kidnapped by a gang of highbind-
ers and are now aboard a junk In the
lower river, which will sail for God
knows-where at the turn of the tide
That's the only thing that saves 'em
Well be on 'em before they're able to
force a way down the river"
O'Rourke groaned, holding his head
with both hands. my wife ~
he said brokenly.
81 know" Couch interrupted grim
ly; 81 know how you feel. Miss Pyn
sent is there, too, you see."
"Oh," said O'Rourke, 81 didn't I'M
derstand that. I'm sorry" He
dropped a hand on the younger mans
shoulder and let it rest there briefly
please God" he said reverently
"there'n be many another polluted
yellow soul yammering at the gates
Of hell this night"
"Amen!" said Couch. We
sha'n't be long now"
Silently O'Rourke removed his coa'
and waist-coat, his collar and lawr
tie, and turned back his cuffs. Even
ing clothes are hardly the thing tt
fight in" he said; "but I'm thinking
'twon't make a deal of difference tt
me. Got any cartridges for Weble1
mark IV?"
wheeler has. Give Colone
| O'Rourke a few, Wheeler" said Couch
addressing the orderly.
The latter rummaged in a locker
and pressed into O'Rourke's hand hal
a dozen cartridges, with which thu
adventurer proceeded to replenish thu
empty chamber in his revolver.
"Td only discharged one," he oh
served, "but it's likely We'll need that
even, with only the three of Vi
against a junk-load.'
"Oh, 1 telephoned for reinforce
ments, of course" returned Couch
"They ought to be there ahead o
u.s."
What did the coolie tell We, if ye'v'
time to talk?"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-03-01
\ Man Stood in One of the Windows

through his pockets. Then, with a
tween the table and O'Rourke and
faced him.
You've apparently told the truth
thus far" he said. Now what'dyou
know about this?" He waved a hand
round the room BE careful what
you say. l may as well inform you
I'm Couch, lieutenant sub-chief Of
police for this district
Saint Patrick would be no more
welcome" declared O'Rourke. 81 was
on the point of trying to get We by
telephone when We saved me the trou-
bic. How the divvle did We happen
TO drop in so opportunely?"
Il was coming upstream in the po-
lice launch, on the night tour of in
spection, and stopped at the landing
just below this-the grounds here run
down to the river, you know-to tele-
phone back to headquarters on bust
ness. The exchange operator suggest
was all right-said he'd been unable
TO get any response since nightfall. &.
Now"
Carefully and concisely O'Rourke
wove the events of the day into a
straight narrative, starting with the
delivery to Sypher of the Pool of
Flame, touching briefly upon Des Ire
bes' part-so far as he understood it
and concluding with the death OF
the coolie. The sub-chief of police
eyed him throughout with gravely
concentrated interest, nodding his
understanding.
Il see," he said slowly. "You make
it clear enough. Moreover, you've
convinced me. | didn't really believe
from the first you'd had any hand in
this CHASTITY mess, but I couldn't take
chances, of course. You're at liberty
to take up these pistols as soon as you
please; in fact, / advise you to do
so Immediately. From what's taken
place already, you may have need OF
'em within the next ten seconds. .
Now for this coolie. If he's able to
speak, I'll get some information out OF
him"
"'Tis too far gone he is, I'm fear
ing"
Well soon find out" The English
man bent over the man, who was now
very quiet, but, by the constant flick
er of his cunning eyes, still conscious.
A hasty examination told the invesu-
gator all he needed to know about the
nature of the wound. He'll not last
long" said Lieutenant Couch, and be-
gan to converse with the local YER
nacular of Pidgin-English, about one
word In ten of which was ineligible
TO O'Rourke As he continued to speak
the coolies scowl darkened and he In
terrupted with a negative motion OIL
his head The sub-chief repeated his
remarks with emphasis. For reply he
got a monosyllable that sounded, as
much as anything else, like an oath
Couch looked up He says he wants
water, and / suspect he won't speaf
until he gets it. Can you-?
O'Rourke fetched the half-empty
carafe and Couch put it to the coolies
lips, permitting him to drink as mucf
as he liked. But as soon as the bottle
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
WHY HOSTILITY TO GARDENS
There Seems to Ee an Antipathy
Among Americans to Anything
That Shields the Porch.

There prevails among many of us
an actual hostility toward gardens, up
on which have mused not little.
One would suppose that people so
devoted to the cult of fresh air. so
given to piazzas and Sleeping porch
es." would be quick to afford them
selves SO simple luxury.
cannot believe the objection oft.
enest made to me: that mosquitoes
prevent the enjoyment of garden.
True as 1t is In part. 1t is true only
hours of the day. Mosquitoes never
yet kept any one who really wanted
garden from having one.
Neither do | put much faith In the
altruisin of those who protest against
walls because they prevent outsiders
from enjoying ones own grounds, 1t
would be entirely possible to make a
defense of walls on the highest psy-
Geological basis. Nay, what could be
more delightful than to take an out
ragged community by the hand and
point out that glimpse OF green
through an open gate, a vine hanging
over coping, a tree peering above
a hedge, suggests more to the inquir-
ing mind than the most unobstructet
view? But I suspect that the real
milk in that cocoanut is a fear lest
the rocker on the piazza be cut off
from the spectacle of the street and of
neighboring rockers.-H. G. Dwight in
the Atlantic Monthly.
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
copyright by F. L. Nelson

half-hearted crook. He came of a
very good family In Georgia..
when the plates were about done
l went with Forbes and got three
presses, which he had sent to a va
cant store in Harlem, and removed
them ourselves to the ranch in Flat
bush SO no questions would be asked.
The only delay we met with was in
getting paper similar to that used by
the government. tried to make con-
nection with several big firms in
Massachusetts, but they were all dead
leary about going into the scheme, al
though We offered them big money.
Forbes and I finally took trip to
England and found a paper manu-
facturer who was willing to make the
paper. He knew what we were after
without being told and charged a price
for his work that was highway rob-
berry. But We had to get the goods
at any price and gladly paid him his
figures. We get the paper through
the custom house under false in
voice, with the aid of an inspector
| who was not above taking money for
favors. and after keeping it In stor-
age warehouse for several weeks we
sent 1t to Flatbush. The paper was
as good as the genuine paper. and 1t
did not take us long to start the
presses. Stetson was practical
printer, and fixed the coIored inks for
the different plates. Then we all took
| turn at the presses, and a fellow
could not help having a thrill of de-
light as the piles of beautiful bills
were stacked up In the cellar.
I'VE kept the presses moving until
We had about 100000 in money
After all the bills had been rejected
that showed any defects. the good
ones we're aged by colored fluid. We
We're now ready for the rea! business
to begin. A careful comparison of the
counterfeits with magnifying glass
did not show the slightest difference
from the genuine. So confident was
Forbes of the money that We sent one
OF the bills to bank to have its gen
uineness tested. 1t came back all
right.
Instead of trying to push the queer
in small lots. as is commonly done
by showers. we divided the money
into five parts. and the members Of
the gang took equal share and went
respectively to New York. Boston
Philadelphia. Chicago. and st. Louis
Then We put out the money in govern
ment and railroad bonds of the gilt
edged sort. and got rid Of all the
money. We made the biggest life OF
record. and sold the bonds in Londor
| inside OF a month"
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
ANGRY FISH BITES ANGLER
Brooklyn Man, the Sufferer. Sends
Head to Pasteur Institute, Fear
Ing Rabies.

Whether fish can have dydro.
phobia Is question that FREQ
Henry of Hancock street, Brooklyn
would like to have settled. and fol
that reason he has sent to the Pas
teur institute in New York the heao
of a pickerel that bit him at Swarts.
wood lake recently, says Newton IN.
J) correspondent of the New York
Press. Henry was fishing In a boat
that was trifie leaky and he took off
his shoes and socks. His first catch
was pickerel weighing three pounds.
When he yanked the fish it Topped
around in the bottom of the boat in
lively fashion,
AS Henry was batting up again he
felt sharp pain in one of his feet,
and, looking down, saw that the pick
erel had made a jump and fastened
its teeth in his toe. He tried to kick
the fish away, but the pickerel held
on and Henry had to use the handle
of his landing net to pry open the
fish's jaws before he got free of it.
The toe started to swell where the
teeth had punctured it, and Henry be-
came worried. He says he thinks 1t
possible that the pickerel may have
had hydrophobia and as a precautions
ary measure. he sent the head to the
Pasteur institute.
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
Sounded Like Him.

They tell n story out my way about
Kansan who, in the old days whe n
Mark Hanna was prominent, went to
church. took his seat in a rear pew
and went to sleep. When he woke up
he awoke with a start. and he must
have thought himself at a political
meeting.
The minister had just thundered,
ITO him that hath shall be given and
to him that hath not shall be taken
away even that. which he hath"
who said that?" asked the bewil.
dered politician, who had just awak-
ened.
The minister stopped. looked at the
sleepy interrupter and then said lacon-
ically, Mark"
Well" said the politician. at
sounds like Hanna
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
German Farmer Good su.1ne.. Man

German Farmer Good Business Man.
Under a seemingly generous offer
of hospitality, a North German farm
er has managed to include a good
stroke of business for himself. In a
Hanover paper recently appeared
an advertisement that from fifteen to
twenty women and girls (not under
twelve years of age) who needed re-
cuperation could have free board and
lodging on a country estate. But In
exchange they would be required to
pick peas from eight to ten hours
daily. Industrious pickers might also
be paid cash for their labor.
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
The ch,ldIe.s Apartment.

Bliffkins and his wife live in one
Of these fashionable, childless apart.
ment houses. The visiting friend
speaks.
Say, what became of that pretty
bull terrier you used to have around
to keep Mrs. Bliffkins company dur.
ing the day?"
"The management wouldn't stand
for 1t, so we gave him away. We ven
tured canary. but they kicked on
that. I suggested some goldfish, but
Mrs. Bliffkins said they reminded her
of swimming snakes"
How'd you finally agree'?"
"Excellently. / bought her one OF
these Mexican jumping beans. It's
cute as 1t can be. Say, Clara, get out
little Pedro and make him do some of
his stunts"
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
Chjjd's Popularity EXPLAINED.

A winning lottery ticket of $780,
000 in connection with the Mobiles
Bank was recently presented for
payment at the State Bank in St.
Petersburg. and it now transpires
that the owner is an eight-year-old
orphan. an inmate of the orphanage
at Pskof. The lottery ticket was her
sole possession. Her relatives have
hitherto done nothing for the child,
but when the news of her good for.
tune became known they were one
and all eager to adopt her. The au-
thorities have placed her in the
charge of an :rch-priest. distant
connection of her father.
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
DETECTIVE ARNOLD TELLS III.

ut is a very diff icult thing" said
Operator Arnold. formerly OF the
United States secret service, ito ge,
get rid of large amount OF counter.
felt money in this country without de-
lection. because Of the safeguards
which are thrown around the genuine
notes. The plan of protecting money
has received the greatest attention
from the treasury officials, and marks
and characters have been put upon
the bills which 1t is intended shall
escape tho -counterfeiter's notice. It
would not be policy to tell what any
of these marks are. but 1t will not be
giving anything away to say that de-
fects are put into bills sometimes in
order to testify to their genuineness.
This is done on the supposition that II
counterfeiter goes to work on a bill
and discovers what may seem to be a
slight defect he will correct 1t, and
by doing SO will furnish evidence of
his crooked work.
81 was put to work upon gang of
counterfeiters, however, which beat
the government at it's own game. The
treasury department received notice
of counterfeit from Boston of a 800
bill on the First National bank of that
city. The bill in question aroused
suspicion because the serial number
was duplicated. There was nothing
else about the bill that would excite
suspicion. In the vignette of Lincoln
feet had been made in one of the lines
to- 81, 4 lk
in the counterfeit. and warning
was sent out calling attention to it,
within two weeks We had plenty
of work on our hands, for the banks,
In scrutinizing bills after receiving
notice. discovered several other coun-
terfeits Of different banks. Reports
came to Washington from New York,
Chicago. Philadelphia Boston, ST.
Louis and other places of the finding
of counterfeits. 1t became very evil
dent that the country had been
flooded with the bogus money by a
very shrewd gang of counterfeiters A
comparison of all the bogus bills indi-
Gated that they had all been mede by
the same hand, for they were Just as
good as the genuine bills, with the ex-
ception of the duplicate serial number
and letter.
"The fact that the bogus morey had
appeared in different parts of tho
country at about the same time show.
ed that there had been concerted .ac-
ton In getting rid of them in large
patches by the gang, but this alone
did not give any clew to the opera.
tors or their headquarters. So far as
we knew they might have been locat.
ed In any one OF five large cities. Sc
cret service operators were put to
work In these cities with the Intention
of working back from the time the
money was put out
I'm every city where the thieves did
business they bought bonds and Sc.
curities which could be disposed of
anywhere. from bankers and brokers
who We're experts In detecting bogus
money. In each city We got a good
description of the man who bought
the bonds, and it showed that 1t was
different man in each place. The
descriptions were good SO far as they
went. Naturally the government print.
ing bureau came under suspicion be-
cause of the quality OF the work. and
every man at work in that department
was examined with searchlight
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
Best Books for Children.

Eugene Field, asked for the best
ten books for young people under six.
teen years of age, is said to have
given this list: Pilgrims Progress. -
Robinson Crusoe," Andersen's Fairy
Tales, Grimm's Fairy Tales. Scottish
Chiefs" BLACK Beauty The Ara
bian Nights Swiss Family Robin
son. Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Tom
Browns School Days" for boys. or
for girls, Little Women"
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
Brother Was LYING.

Police courts are not always marked
by an atmosphere of piety. but the ex-
ception to the rule occurred in court
where a very religious man, against
whom one of the neighbors had made
a complaint, was being tried for some
trivial offense. The complaining wit.
hess was called to the stand to relate
his side of the story, and the defen.
dant listened closely for several min
utes. Then his personal feelings over.
rode court etiquette, and he rushed up
to the judge, fervently exclaiming:
Your Honor. the brother is lying
Praise the Lord!"
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
PARALLEL.
STOR les
@ FAMOUS
c r I M e S
Rv HENRY r TERRY
THE GREATEST GANG OF couN
TERFEiTERs.
BY HENRY c. TERRY

days Immediately fol-
III lowing the Civil war were
the halcyon days of the
counterfeiter. The coun-
Y try was fairly flooded
with bogus bank and
treasury notes. No man, when he re-
ceived bill. could tell when he pre-
sented 1t at bank whether 1t would
be accepted or not When the famous
Forbes gang began to put their out
put on the market the bank teller him
self could not tell whether he might
not have in his drawer another Of the
same serial number; for that was the
only means by which Forbes coun-
terfeit could be detected.
1t Is not likely that another gang
similar to the Forbes crowd ever will
arise in the United States. The coun'
terfeiters of today are photoengravers,
who bear the same relation to the
high-class maker OF steel plates that
the coin molder does to the old'time
crook who cut his own steel dies. The
Silk threads. the secret process paper
and the excellence and activity OF the
United States secret service have also
served to render the finer forms OF
counterfeiting a lost art. Therefore
1t is interesting to review the rise
and fall Of the greatest OF them all
the Forbes gang.
knew Ned Ormsby. one Of the
members of the gang. well; a quiet
dignified little man. gray about the
temples, and when he told me the
following story the pallor of the fed
eral penltentiary was still upon him.
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
seen, But No. Sawed.

Housekeeper-How Is this? You
promised to saw some wood i'll gave
you lunch.
Tramp-I recall no such promise.
madam.
Housekeeper-Thei idea! l told you
would give you lunch II you'd saw
some wood. and you agreed.
Tramp-Pardon me. madam: your
exact words were: "Ill give you a
lunch II you saw that wood over there
Housekeeper-Exactly; that's Just
what l said.
Tramp-Well, madam. saw that
wood over there by the gate when
came In.
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
A Booklet for Investors.

The Harris Trust and Savings Bank.
mrr's sI aosis, hudinS n,1 SieasS ons Ms s
Safe Investments" Intended for the ruse
OF persons planning to invest In bonds for
the first time. Its aim is to explain In
simple terms the purposes and uses Of
various classes OF bonds. nnd to Indicate
the value of bonds ms safe investments
for individuals as well as institutions.
Copies may be had free on application.
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
A Days Work.

II would like. if you please, sir, TO
take a day off tomorrow"
why. Smithers? Anybody sick at
your homer"
mo, sir. but there are a couple of
children coming to visit mine and my
wife told me the kids wanted to ask
me few questions. ."-Baltimore
American.
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
Electric Fans In india.

Although it costs but cents a day
in India for men to have fans to keep
the air circulating in houses. they are
gradually being replaced by electric
fans as cheaper and more reliable.
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
A Bad Spill.

Here's a young woman left half a
million dollars merely for spilling
little sunshine into an old mans life."
Her experience is more fortunate
than mine. once spilled cup Of cof-
fee into an old mans lap and he cut
Ine out OF his will altogether"
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
eolfer,s Grand Army Score.

A golfer playing his first game OF
the season reported downtown the
next day that he had made Grand
Army score-he went out in 81 and
came back in 65.-Chicago Evening
Pcst.
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
inaccurate Destination.

you refer to yourself as public
servant" said Senator Sorghum.
YES" replied the official.
well. don't think would use
the word servant My wife tells me
ing they always do So"
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
His Weapon.

Did you see where an escaping ma
MAC somewhere struck down his pur-
suer with a cake of soap?"
"Then l suppose he made clean
getaway"
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
DENVER d RIO GRANDE-WE
PACIFIC
"The Royal GOrSe-Feather RlVer
"a 80 ta'

Canon Route"
Taken together form the most beauti-
full line of continuous travel Denver.
Salt Lake, city, San Francisco.
The marvellous scenic attractions of
the Rockies, the Great Salt Beds of
Utah and the wonders of the Sierras
can be seen from the car windows.
without extra expense for side trips.
For Illustrated descriptive matter,
write Frank A. WadIeigh. General
Passenger Agent. Denver & Rio Grandc
Railroad, Denver, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
Such La Politics.

You used to root for the mayor
Now you knock him. Explain IT,"
Before l voted him he gave me a
pint of beer. but after the election I
found he had 1t put in my bill"
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
The Probability.

81 am sure when go to the city to
see my rich cousin. she will put me
under her own roof"
You bet she will! Directly under"
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13

II you would win life's battle you
must be a hard hitter ana poor quit
ter.
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13

THE CRIMINAL Tells
How He Planned the
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue of Knowl-
edge Leading to His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Will Out, always Holds Good"
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13

Mrs. winslov.'s Soothing syrup for Children
teething, sOfiens the gums, reduces innnmma-
zion, ulays pain, cures wind colo. 2o.. bottle.
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
Near Possession.

Has your family got motor carr"
mo, but my brother. who knows
chauffeur. has got the auto face"
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13

One of the most important of the
national conventions, and one in
which the people of the West are par
ticularly interested in, is the National
Irrigation Congress, which will meet
this year in Salt Lake City from Sep.
tember 30th to October 4th.
In the interest of the Congress the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad has
prepared handsomely illustrated
folder giving a history of irrigation
and description of many of the irri-
gated sections in the Rocky Mountain
Region, which 1t is distributing to dele
gates to the Congress and others inter-
ested in the general subject of irriga-
tiOn
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13
Subtle Admon,t,oa.

"Why do you always ask that regu-
lar customer IL the razor hurts him|
asked one barber.
"Iust as gentle reminder" replied
the other, that If he forgot the tip it's
liable TO hurt him the next time
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13

But a really clever woman is too
clever to show 1t.
The Springfield herald., 1912-09-13

Red Gross bag Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes winter than SNOW.
All good grocers.