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The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
CHAPTER XXI.
A Man Of No Principle.

A Man OF No Principle.
Monsieur Chatelard's disappearance
was as complete as though he had
dropped of the earth. The sheriff.
with his warrant in his pocket. hid
his chagrin behind the sugar and flour
barrels whose sale occupied his time
when he wasn't losing malefactors.
Chamberlain. having once freed his
mind to the grave-like Hand, main
tanned absolute silence on the subject,
30 far as the audience at the old red
house was concerned. But he went
into consultation with Aleck, and to-
gether they laid a network of police
inspection about Ilion and Charles
port.
"It won't do any good" grumbled
Chamberlain. Well have to catch
him and choke him with our own
hands. II It ever gets DONE"
Nevertheless. they left nothing to
chance. Telegraph and telephone were
brought into requisition. and within
twenty-four hours after the disap-
pearance every station on the railroad.
as we'll as every village along the
coast, was warned to arrest the fugi-
tive II he came that way. Mr.. Cham
berlain took the white motor and went
OF on long. mysterious journeys.
coming back only to go into secret
conclave with Aleck, or mysteriously
to rush OF again.
Aleck Van Camp stayed at homo,
keeping a dos-watch on Melanie and
Madame Reynier. whether they were
at the Hillside or at the old red
house. Now that the purposes of the
Frenchman had been made clear, and
since he was still at large. the world
was NO safe place for unattended
women. Aleck pondered deeply over
the situation.
"Is your amiable cousins henchman
man to be scared of by our recent
little encounter. do you Think" he
asked OF Melanie.
She considered. He might be
scared. easily enough. But 1 know
we'll that he has a contempt for the
usual machinery of the law. He has
evaded 1t SO many times that he
thinks 1t an easy matter"
Aleck smiled whimsically II don t
wonder at that. II he has had many
experiences like the last
HE boasts that he can bribe any
body"
"Ah, SO! But how much rope would
the duke give him. do you think, on
pinch?"
"All the rope he cares to take.
Stephens protection is all-powerful in
Krolvetz; and elsewhere Chatelard de.
pends, as l have said, on his wits"
But there must be some limit to
the dukes stretch of conscience!"
Melanies eyes took on their far
away look. Perhaps there is," she
said at last, but who can guess where
that limit Is? Besides, all he asks of
his henchmen is results. He never
inquiries as to methods"
well. what do you think is the
exact result Duke Stephen wants. in
this case?"
He wants me either to return to
Krolvetz and marry his brother, or"
Melanie's hesitation was prolonged
"Or-what?"
"Or to disappear SO completely that
there will be no question of my re-
turn. You see. It's peculiar case
II marry without his consent"
Which you are about to do" cut
in Aleck.
81 simply forfeit my estates and they
go into the public treasury. where they
will be strictly accounted for. But II
marry Lorenzo"
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
Foneslaht

Edith-Seems to me that you are
buying an awful lot OF clothes even
for your marriage. Marie-Well, you
see. papa is liberal when he thinks
that he Is getting me OF his hands.
and there's no telling what he'll do
when he finds that he has Fred on his
hands.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
SYNOPSIS.

for an auto drive in New York. And. a
stranger sent as her chauffeur. Later
into the auto and chioroforms her James
Hambleton Of Lynn. Mass. witnesses the
ton sees Agatha forcibly taken aboard a
shs yacht dfeps ] everSosrd. ss a"' Xisek Van Van
Pointment with him. Not meeting Ham
hbleton., he makes @ a call upon frienas: q.
sass tss e. Ss R
on %h,eS vi % is Asstha KS aias RsdRond. n nd He He meets
a man who introduces himself as Mon
.ieur Chatelard. who is Agatha's abdue-
tho sinking Of the vessel. Jimmy and
Agatha are abandoned by the crew. who
take to the boats. Jimmy and AEatha
in thoroushly exhausted condition Re
eoveI,ns slightly; the pair fnd Hand. the the
snesios He sha asrss s.se'f so help p tasm jim
delirious and on the verge of death; Hand
gees for help: He returns With shs =, Dr.; De
tha's property is located, Van Camp and
his party in the Sea Gull reach chariss n1 ,ns
verge of death and Asath. in despair.
dard. is the only ono who can save Jim.
She is a woman OF strong religious con.
victions, and dislikes Agatha on account
Of her profession. She refuses to nurss ss
consents to take the case. Van Camp
hears Agatha's story and gsts on the
track of Chatelard. HamblSton 10 finally
out Of danger. Chamberlsin. friend Of
Van Camp. goes after Chatelard. Agatha
meets Melaine Reynier and both are sur
prised at their remarkable resemhlance:
to go to Asatha's house. Melains recog-
nizes Chatelard as the spy Of her psrse.
was Melaine ChatelArd he thought he va.
abducting. Before he can be arrsetsd
Chatelard escapes in an auto.
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cHAPrER xxI.-contInusd.

CHAPTER xxI.-centInusd
"Samson-shorn!" she exclaimed
gaily. II hardly know you. all nxed
up like this"
"Oh, 1 look much better than this
when I'm really dressed up. you
know" Jim asserted. Agatha patted
his knuckles indulsently. looked at the
,thinness and whiteness of the hand.
and shook her head.
mot gaining enough yet" she said.
That isn't the right color for q
hand"
"It needs to be held longer"
/ "Oh, no, 1t needs more quiet. Few
er visitors, no talking. and plenty Of
fresh milk and eggs"
! Jimmy almost stamped his foot
Down with eggs!" he cried. AND
milk, too. I'm going to institute .
mutiny. Excuse me. know I'm visit
ing and ought to be polite. but no
more invalid's food for me. Handy
Andy and I are going out to kill .
moose and eat Itch. AndyfS
But Hand was gone. Agatha sat
down In a big rocker at the other win
dow. 'Tn that case" she said de-
murely, we'll all have to be thinking
of Lynn and New York and work"
Jim shamelessly turned feather.
"Oh, no." he cried. I'm very Ill. I'm
not able to go to Lynn. Besides, my
time isn't up yet. This is my vacation"
He looked up smiling into Agatha's
face, ingenious as boy of seven.
DO you always take such-such
venturesome holidays?" she asked.
II never took any before; at least.
not what call holidays" he said. IF
you don't come over here and sit near
me, shall get up and go over to you
And Andy says I'm very wobbly on
my legs. might by accident drop
into your lap"
Agatha pushed her chair over to-
ward James. and before she could sit
down he had drawn 1t still closer to
his own. THE doctor says my hand
has to be heidi" he assured her. as
he got firm hold of hers.
For shame!" she cried. Mustn't
tell fbs."
Tell me-" he begged, "is this your
house, really'n truly?" 1t brought. as
he knew 1t would. her ready smile.
yep, sne nooueu.
And is that your tree out there?"
Yep
"Ah!" he sighed. IT'S great! It's
Paradise. I've dreamed Of Just such
a heavenly place. And Andy says
we've been here two weeks"
"Yes-and little more"
my holiday half gone!" His mood
suddenly changed from its jocund and
boyish manner. and he turned earn
estly toward Agatha.
II don't know, dear girl, all that
has happened since that night-with
you-on the water. Hand shuts me
Of most vHlainously. But know it's
Heaven being here. with Aleck and
every one 90 good to me. and you!
You've come back, somehow. like a
reality from my dreams. 1 watch for
you. You're all think of. whether
I'm awake or asleep"
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
Sublime ThouQhts,

Sublime Thoughts.
For all our penny wisdom. for all
our slavery to habit. it is
not to be doubted that all men have
sublime thoughts.-Emerson.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20

cluding every cent that went to the
players in salaries, was $500.
There was ten players on the club,
of which one was pitcher, Asa Brain
ard, and another was substitute.
The average salary per player was
less than thousand dollars, or, to be
exact, $3.50. The highest paid man was
George Wright. who got $1,4O0, the
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20

George Stallings still maintains that
the Boston Nationals need outfielders
and pitchers. He is ready to pounce
on available players on whom waivers
are asked by the other major league
clubs
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20

During the recent athome series in
Topeka, Manager Gear inserted him
self as pinch hitter on four different
occasions and delivered the goods
three times-not SO bad for an old
man.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-02-04
WILL PURCHASE
POLICE PATROL
Announcement Made at Meet
ina of Board Of Aldermen

Doubts concerning the purchase Of
an automobile patrol and ambulance
were set At rest last night, when
Chairman Clark OF the police COM
mittee OF the council announced that
such an apparatus would be pur-
chased this year. 1t appears likely
that 1t will be procured for service
this summer The city fathers claim
an auto patrol and ambulance ap-
paratus to be almost Indispensable,
especially for city of this kind.
The police department is to be
further supplied with two and prob
ably more policemen between March
/ and about August l. The mental ex
aminations will be held In the high
school building, at 7.30 o'clock next
Monday night. They will be under
the direction of Percy E. Coutts, sec
retary Of the local Board Of Civil
Service Examiners. Under permis-
sion granted by the government to
hold them under Mr.. Coutts's diree-
ton, they must be impartial.
Michael r. Muska, the last man
to be appointed on the force, has
been performing active duty In his
new uniform since Saturday night.
He observed for about week with
out uniform and is now filing in
vacancies nightly.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-02-04
NEW BRIDGE IS
BADLY NEEDED
Over Hall Avenue--C At
torney After Central R. R.

Efforts are under way in the city
council to have the Central Railroad
Company suitably repair or renew
the old bridge over the Central rail-
road tracks at Hall avenue. Alder
man Henry w. Sandbeck, Jr., terms
the structure disgrace and a
menace to traffic. He says an en-
deavor has long been made to have
conditions remedied without avail.
The council voted by motion last
night to have City Attorney c. C.
Hommann communicate with the
Central Railroad Company and the
Public Utility Commission with a
view of having suitable repairs made
to the bridge, or to have it replaced
with a modern steel structure.
Conditions of the approaches to
the bridge are about as disgraceful
and even more dangerous than the
bridge, 1t Is declared. Alderman
Sandbeck, who lives in the sixth
ward and has occasion to use the
structure, says no walks are pro-
vided for pedestrians. In some
places the immediate approaches
have wasted away, woodwork is
dilapidated and conditions are gener-
ally dangerous. It Is declared. The
structure was built in 1888.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-02-04
INCAPABLE OF
/ CARRYINCCUNS
Alderman Clark Makes A.
tack on Several Officials.

That there are lots Of special pol
iceman here carrying revolvers who
are not capable of doing 80, was the
startling declaration Of Alderman
John j. Clark at meeting of the
council last night. He hesitated in
voting to ratify list OF special Off
GERS of the Central Railroad Com
pany for duty In this city on this
score. Following a brief discussion
the list was approved and filed In ac-
cordance to law.
When the city clerk read the list Of
special officers certified by the COVER
nor, Aldotman Clark asked II the
councils ratification gave them per-
mission to work with revolvers in
this community. 1t was stated by
the clerk and several aldermen that
ratification was made by the council
for the sole purpose of permitting
them to work in this city, and pre-
sumably with a revolver and other
paraphernalia usually used by the
police.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-02-04
Say Turks Are Improved.


Vienna, Feb. 4.-The opinion
prevailed among military experts
that the Turks were In better fight
ing trim than Europe has been led
to suppose. In the ten weeks that
have elapsed since their retreat to
the Chatalje lines the Turks have
considerably improved the condition
of their army. In fact, it Is assert
ed, a new army has been cheated.
The losses sustained by the artil-
lery have been replaced partly from
the reserved and partly by bringing
over from Anatolia together with
the Nivan troops, their modern guns
The sanitary conditions have been
greatly improved and it is only IA
matter of supplies that hamper the
Ottomen trooDs.
Between Chatalje and CONSTANT
nople the Turks have 10000 men
with 450 field, SO light and 25
heavy guns and there Is a reserved
army of $4,000 hardened Arabian
veterans near Ismid. in Asia Minor
who can be transported into Europe
in few days.
In addition there are $4,000 men
in Gallipoli for the defense of the
Dardenelles. Bulgaria, 1t Is believ-
ed here, has at her disposal not
more than 100000, many of them
youths and royal recruits. In addi-
ton to beseiging Adrianople and
taking the offensive of Chatalje the
Bulgarians must hold by force of
arms the territory already cap
tured.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-02-04
War On in Eearnest.

London. Feb. 4.-The Daily Nails
Sofia correspondent. telegraphing last
uigbt AT / p. m.. says:
~ have received telegram from
Mustapha Pasha. on the old Turko-Bul
Sarian frontier announcing that tre-
mendous cannonade can be heard from
the direction Of Adrianople. The tele-
gram was sent off at 8 p. m.
Competent opinion here is to the eff
feet that the fortress will be taken
within fortnight at the latest"
The Daily Nails Constantinople cor
respondent. wiring at II :55 p. M. says:
''The official Ottoman agency has
Just published statement that the
bombardment has been reopened at
Adrianople. adding curious story that
Servian officer brought message
that the armlstice had been prolonged
for four days more.
1.-THE foreign consuls at Adrianople
are said TO have sent wireless mes
sage to the ambassadors here asking
them to obtain from the Bulgarians
either a rome which shnll he exempt
from bombardment for the foreigners
In the town or n safe conduct for them
to leave the city"
Although. according to Constantine
pie and Sofia dispatches. the war has
been resumed. hopes are still held that
peace will not be long delayed. The
Times says that. according to a cir
cumstantial report current among sOme
Of the Balkan representatives last night.
the porte has already teIegraphed to
Sena offering to ccde Adrianopis on
conditions which the Bulgnrtans are
ready to accept.
This report was not confirmed on I'm
quiry NJ the Bulgarian legs ton. but In
Itself II n not incredible. 1t 10 . we'll
known Turkish habit to make eoncss-
hons at the eleventh. or. rather. th-
thtrtssnth hour.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-02-04
MACH|N|STS TO
OPEN CAMPAIGN
Will Make Demand for 8
Hour Day--Unitsd Move
ment in Section.
ORGANIZER TO BE BUSY
May Strike in Spring If Re-
fused--0pen Meeting Call.
ed for February II.

movement has been started to
gain for the union machinists of
ferth Amboy an eight-hour day. 8.
Il. Young, general organizer of the
International Association of Machin-
lists, has been assigned to the forty
seventh district of the association,
which includes Perth Amboy and
most Of New Jersey, to organize new
unions and reorganize old onus to
prepare them for the demand for an
eight-hour day which the association
will present to the employers of ma
chinists throughout this district. A
simultaneous movement Is being
Pennsylvania and the rest of New
Jersey.
The object Of the leaders is to
make the demand at the same time
to all employers of machinists in
these states SO that the plants will
not be put on an unequal competi-
tive basis II they grant the demand
Of the association. 1t is understood
II the union is refused what they
consider their rights their ultimatum
will be a general strike In the spring.
The craft Of machinists has been
chosen by the American Federation
Of Labor as the next that should
have the eight-hour standard. and
as they gained that schedule for
printers they want to duplicate their
success in this other branch. After
the machinists have won their eight
hour day 1t is believed the great
labor organization will not rest until
every trade within it's Jurisdiction
has an eight-hour work day.
The machinists' local here only
numbers about twenty, while there
are said to be about 200 of the trade
In the city. Mr.. Young will come
here and try to get all these men
into reorganized union, thereby
adding them to the LOO other
union machinists In the forty-seventh
district of the association, in which
there are fourteen locals.
The first formal action for the re-
organization will be an open meeting
which has been called by the officers
of the local for Monday, February
II, at Union hall. Mr.. Young and
II. B. Kelley, another labor leader,
will be present with other speakers.
The officers of the local are: John
Glenn, president and treasurer; /;
Sweyn Jensen, financial secretary,
and Lewis Walters, recording secre-
tary.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-02-04
RAISE HOTEL
LICENSES NOW
Viii! be Increased to $500
Law Enforced.

Hotel liquor licenses are to be
raised Immediately from $3.50 to
$500 a year, and all other liquor
license fees will be raised after Janu-
ary !. next, according to a decision
Of the new Board of Excise Commits
sioners. 1t is concluded by the mem
bers of the board that hotels have SO
many privileges over saloons and are
important institutions in a city, that
the license fee should be increased
without delay. Saloon licenses are
to cost $500 after January 1, 1914.
Hotel proprietors will be forced to
do lawful business in all phases,
otherwise their licenses will be re-
voked, the commissioners say. They
must have every room numbered,
keep suitable register and must not
rent any room for a period less than
twenty-four hours.
Proposed amendments to the ex-
else law were reviewed by the COM
missioners last night. They are be-
ing put in shape for introduction at
the meeting Thursday night.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-02-04
LOST HIS WIFE
AND HIS MONEY
Good Looking Boarder Caus-
es Samuel Hudy's Troubles

To lose his wife. 5000 in cash and
half a dozen gold rings because he
had a good looking boarder In his
home, was the plight of Samuel Hudy
of Goodwin street, according TO lesti-
mony rendered in the court OF jus
tice of the Peace Pickersgill last
night. Hric Misak was named as
Mrs Hudy's affinity. He was placed
under bonds In the amount OF $500
to await the action of the grand jury
on charges Of adultery and grand
larceny.
Misak had boarded for long time
at the Hudy home. He disappeared
recently and Mrs. Hudy left at the
same time. Mlsak was located and
arrested because Hudy was anxiuos
to secure the return of his money
and jewelry, In fact more so than to
have his wife back. Misak was rep
resented by Jacob M. Klein.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-02-04
LOCAL WOMAN
GIVEN DIVORCE
lnter|ocutory Decrse Granted
.-DesertiOn the Grounds

Mrs. Lena Goldstein, of Perth Am
boy, has been granted an interlocu-
tory decree of divorce by State Chan
cellor Edwin Robert Walker. The
defendant named is Jacob Goldstein,
whom the petitioner charges with
obstinate desertion. The whereabouts
OF tho latter Is unknown. Mrs.
Goldstein will be granted final de-
cree OF divorce in six months IL Jacob
Goldstein fails to appear and present
satisfactory reasons why it should
not be given her. The couple were
married in 1893. twenty years ago.
Jacob B. Joselson is counsel for Mrs.
Goldsteiu.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-02-04
HOLD AN AUTOPSY TO
DETERMINE CAUSE OF
DEATH OF THE TWINS
Chi 'dren Of John Strumbach Died
Within a Week of Each Other Both
Suffering Mysterious Na'ady.
LIVED WITH THEIR STEPMOTHER

by the doctor. Last Tuesday Celia
died and was buried Thursday. On
that day Ellen grew much worse,
though she did not know of the
death of her sister, and DR.. Henry
had her removed to the city hospital,
where DR.. NJ. S. Meinzer and DR.,
John L. Lund with DR.. Henry were
in consultation over the patients
malady. None could adduce the
cause of the little girls sufferings.
She grew steadily worse, and as
nothing could be done for her at
the institution, she was taken back
home, where she succumbed thie
morning. The certificate OF the
death of the first victim stated she
died from 'endocarditas," but what
caused this malady still remains to
be disclosed.
1t seems to be the nature OF
twins that when one become sick
that there is a sympathetic relation
between the two that causes the
other to become affected. Mr..
Strumbach says that when one OF
the twins began suffering from GER
tain malady that it would not be
long before the other contracted the
same disease. He mentioned one
case in which one OF the girls was
affected with her eyes, which soon
spread to her sister.
Mr. Strumbach Is highly re-
spected employe of the American
Smelling and Refining Company,
having been employed there for a
number of years on a blast furnace.
He has submitted to the perform
ance OF an autopsy on his child as he
wants the talk" which has been en-
gendered by the two sudden deaths
to be stopped, if nothing unnatural
is found to have caused the twins
1path
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-02-04
RUNAWAY BOYS GIVEN
LECTURE BY RECORDER

Two runaway boys, John Lampart
and Joseph Hruska, were picked up
by the police yesterday. They were
arraigned before Recorder Plckers-
gill last night and given a lecture
about being obedient to their parents
and going to school. The Hruska
lad, on account of his diminutve
size, created amusement when ar
raigned. The recorder shook hands
with him when they parted and ad-
vised that they not meet again under
similar circumstances.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-02-04

A peculiar mystery surrounds the
sudden death of the seven-year. old
twins of Pohn Strumbach, of 394
New Brunswick avenue, one of
whom died last week and the other
who succumbed about 10 O'Clock
this morning. The cause of their
death battles the physicians who
victims. County Physician Carroll
tomorrow morning will perform ALI
autopsy on the body of the second
victim to find out the cause of her
death. Her stomach will be exam
ined for trace Of any poisonous sub
stance.
John Strumbach has been mar
ried twice and the twins were chill
dren OF the first wife. After the
death of his first helpmate he mar
ried Annie Rush five years ago. He
has boy three years, and a girl
four years by his second wife. These
children, 1t is said, were naturally
more loved by the second Mrs.
Strumbnch than were the two little
stepchildEen. Mrs. Strumbach, how
ever, says she thought a great deal
of her stepchildren.
Mr.. Strumbach has five other
older children by his first wife
three OF whom, 1t is said, did not
find domestic felicity in the home
after their fathers second marriage
and found employment away from
the paternal hearth.
Celia, the first of the twins to be
affected, was taken sick Thursday
January 23. Her condition became
worse, and DR.. F. c. Henry was
called. When the physician arrived
| the other twin, Ellen, was also com
planning of the same symptoms
| MadicIna for hOth Mere preSCrihef
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-02-04
ARCANUMITES VISIT
WOODBRIDGE COUNCIL

Twenty members OF Middlesex
Council No. 100, Royal Arcanum, of
the city including the pinocle team,
visited Woodbridge Council in Woe l.
bridge last night, to witness the
class initiation and to take part in
the pinocle tournament between
members of Woodbridge Council and
members of the local council. Seven
candidates were initiated and the de-
gree work was performed by the
degree team Of Coronal council, of
Keyport. In the round of games in
the pinocle tournament. MiddleseX
Council suffered it's second defeat,
when they only succeeded in winning
nine out of the twenty games played.
Besides the delegation from this city
there were visitors from Railway.