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that she wanted no rough work. How
like a woman! Here was a mans
game, a desperate one; and Giocon-
da, not forgetting that it was her
inspiration, wanted it handled with
gloves! 1t vas bare-hand work, and
the sooner she was made to realize
this, the better. It was no time for
tuning fiddles.
Mahomed out of it, there was a GER
tain English bar in the Quarter Reset
ii, a place of dubious repute. Many
derelicts drifted there in search Of
employment still more dubious. Dregs,
scum; the bottom and the top Of the
kettle; outcasts, whose hand and
animus were directed against society;
black and brown and white men; not
soldiers of fortune, like Ryanne, but
their camp-followers. In short, 1t was
there (and Ryanne still felt a dull
shame of it) that Wallace, carrying
the final instructions Of the enterprise,
had found him, sleeping off the effects
of a shabby rout of the night before.
It was there also that he had heard
Of the history and the worth Of the
Yhiordes rug and the possibility of it's
theft. He laughed. To have gone upon
an adventure like that, with nothing
but the fumes of wine in his head!
For a few pieces Of gold he might
enroll under his shady banner three
or four shining lights who would un-
dertake the disposal of Percival. Not
that he wished the young man any
harm-no; but business was business,
and in some way or another he must
be made to vanish from the sight and
presence of men for at least two
months.
AS for Major Callahan's unforeseen
danger, the devil could look out for
that.
Ryanpe consulted his watch, a cheap
but trustworthy article, costing q dol.
lar, not to be considered as an avail.
able asset. He would give 1t away
later in the day; for he had decided
that while he was in funds there would
be wisdom in the purchase Of a fine
gold Longines. A good watch, as ev
cry one knows, is always as easily
converted into cash as a London bank
note, providing, of course, one Is
lucky enough to possess either. Many
watches had he left behind, in this
place or in that; and often he hat
exchanged the ticket for a small bottl,
with a green neck. Wherever forum,
had gone against him heavily at cards
there he might find his latest watch
And another good idea, he mused
as he swung the time-piece into hi
vest-pocket, world be TO add the splen
dor Of a small white stone to his mod
est scarf. There is only one well
defined precept among the sporting
fraternity; when flush, buy jewelry
Not to the cause Of vanity. not at all
but precious stones and gold watche
constitute a kind Of reserve-fun
against the evil day. When one ha
money In the pocket tn. hand is quic
] and eager to find 1t. But jewelry 1
protected by a certain quality {
t caution; It is not too readily passe
8 over bars and gaming-tablee. Will
e the pawnbroker stands between tn
Q passion and the green-baize. there
K food for thought.
Having settled these questions [
his satisfaction. there remained b,
y one other, how to spend his time.
d would be useless to seek the EnglisI
Bar before noon Might as well ran
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CHAPTER ulIL.-fcontinued,l

What to do? unused the rogue. On
the morrow Mr.. Jones would leave for
Port Said. Ryanne shook his head
and with his cane beat a light tattoo
against the side of his shin. Abduc-
ton was rather out of his sphere of
action. And yet, the suppression OF
Percival was by all odds the most i'm
portant move to be made. He had
volunteered this service and accom-
plish 1t he must, in face Of all obsta-
cles, or poof! went the whole droll
fabric. For to him 1t was droll, and
never 1t rose in his mind that he did
not chuckle saturninely. It was a
kind of nightmare where n hung in
mid-air, ones toes Just beyond the
flaming dragons Jaws. The rewards
would be enormous, but these he
would gladly surrender for the SUI
preme satisfaction Of turning the
poisoned arrow in the heart of that
canting %hypocrite, that Snug church
deacon. the sanctimonious, the sleek,
the well-fed first-born. And poor Per
cival Algernon, for no blame Of his
own. must be taken by the scruff of
his neck and thrust bodily into this
tangled web of scheme and under,
scheme. 1t was infinitely humorous
He had had a vague plan regarding
Mahomed, guardian Of the Holy Yhi'
ordes, but 1t was not possible for him
to be in Cairo at this early date. That
he would eventually appear Ryanne
never doubted. He knew the Orienta'
mind. Mahom ed-El-G ebel would cross
every barrier less effective than death
It was a serious matter to the Mos
lem. II he returned to the palace a
Bagdad. minus the rug, It would NEAR
free transportation to the Arabian
gulf, bereft Of the most importan
part Of his excellent anatomy, hi
head. Some day, II he lived, Ryann,
intended telling the exploit to SOM,
clever chap who wrote; It would Loo
rather well in print
To turn Mahomed against Perciva
as being the instigator would be al
Hdroit BIT Of work; and II would RI
MIN n batb Of tb9we Cioconda sal
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Familiar "a nMike.n

A negro %clairvoyant who for some
time masqueraded as a Hindoo was
recently visited by a collector. Mike
O'Conner.
"Ah," smiled the c~lairvoyant, re
councilman wantz re palm read?"
NO" said Mike, re councilman has
re bill for you"
When the bill was produced the
palm reader forgot his Hindoo an
cestors and a stream of perfect Eng
lish swear words poured from his
lips.
"Ah," said Mike. smiling, re gen
zelman sounds more like re Indiana
avenue zan re Hindoo." -Indianapolis
News.
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Or does he buy new magazines and
then lay them away somewhere and let
them age by natural process before
placing them on the table in his re-
ception room7
"A day or 81 ago ! had occasion to
ut in the reception room Of Q prosper
Gus dentist--that 10, ] suppose he's
prosperous n he charges everybody
on the snms scale that he does me
and whileI waited began 70 rum
mage through his magazines that
found lying on the table. ! got inter
ested in an article in the Literary Dt
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when I read that Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
bald Postlethwait Golden-Gawbs and
their son. t. Livermore Golden-G awbs.
have returned from motoring on the
continent, while their daughter, Lorda
Watt Golden-Gawbs, Will remain in
Italy, s~ketching the old masters. ! can't
see that intrinsicalIy It differs much
from the simple statements In the
Gazette that Miss Gladys Trump Sun
dayed at whiiIerville with Apra Hen
sion and Ralph slicer, our popular bar
Der. Mondayed in iunkayunk. and Dab
socker Tuesdayed in Turgidtown ct
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II g that, after getting Percivai
Algernon into an adventure, I've got
to cicerone him safely out Of 1t. Well
! accept the responsibility" Some
days later he vas going to recall this
assurance.
Sometimes / wonder :" pen
sively.
Wonder about whatT"
What manner Of man you are"
II should have been a great deal
better man had l met you ten yeau
ago"
What? When | was eleven7v with
a levity intended to steer him away
from this channel.
you know what I mean" he N,
swered, moody and detected.
She opened her purse ana droK,sa
the pendant into It. but did not spasA
ITO an coNT1NuEno
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What shall you do If this Mabomed
you speak Of comes2"
Turn him loose upon our Friend
Jones'" with a laugh.
"And what will he do to him?
Garry him of to Bagdad and chop
off his head" Ryanne Tested.
TELL me, is there any possibility of
Mr.. Jones coming to harm?"
Cant say.y Her concer for Perci-
val annoyed him.
rs It fair. when he paid you gem
erouslyf"
He did not look into the grave eyes.
They were the only pair that eve dis
concerted him. my dear Fortune, it's
a question which is the more valuable
to me. my skin Or P~ercival's."
ut isn't fair"
From my point Of view It's fair
enough. 4 warned him: I told him the
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CHAPTER TX.
The bitter Fruit.

Fortune had a hearty contempt for
persons who ate their breakfast in
bed. For her the glory Of the day was
the fresh fairness Of the msrning,
when every ones step was bnoyant,
and all life stirred theoretically. There
was cheer and bope everywharsi men
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gest about a threatened war between
Russia and japan. What Another
Russian mix.up7 / became all worked
up about It and turned over a page for
further details. Then ! happened to
glance at the date, and found that ]
had been reading q magazine issued In
January. 1904"
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cIeverness REQUIRED.

I'm these days Of high-cost living"
said Representative De Forest, the
sponsor of the bill for p%ensioning ex-
presidents, 1--WE hear Of many queer
economics.
"On a street car the other day, at
the end of a discussion on saving and
retrenchment, a lady said d~ecisively:
4"'Oh, any woman car cut her hus-
bands hair; but, believe me, it takes
a clever one to cut it so that other
women's husbands will suspect moth
ing"
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WAS DAZZLING IN The PAST
Pilgrim Somewhat ResentfuI Because
He Was MIsIed Into PerusInn
an Old Magazine.

among the things I'd like to know
about" remarked the weary looking
pilgrim with the drab mustache. on
tie car, 'te THE. How does 4 doctor
Or dentist come lby his ~magazines1
Does Ne go around among hls friends
and buy up old ones after his friends
have yoad EN-. SOS to get EN- cheaper
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NOT MUCH REAL DIFFERENCE
MIR. Tobc snano DIscourses Pleasant
iy on subject Of City and Village
Society Gossip.

Il fail to observe any great diner
enoof remarked Mr.. Tobe snasB, "bc-
tween the Gossip of Society notes in
the city papers and the Purely Person
OIL items IL the 0oahkonohk Gazette.
of'cohfse; them rich people have long
or anne and travel farther than Us
humble Goghkonongiana, but, after al,
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the home Of his widowed sister whose
husband suicided two months ago after
~arsoning the lumber yard. All the
parties concerned probably did all
the gadding they could afford. and in
any cas- not a soul in the Twin world
beyond the persons mentioned was in
the slightest degree interested in the
recital"
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For Rnhhsr Plant.

When the leaves turn yellow n
fail off the plant is dying. Feed it a
tablespoonful Of olive oil every two
weeks. Also wash the plant nee a
week with warm s%oapsuds, letting the
warm suds moisten the earth thor
oughly. Sprinkle every other day.
This same treatment should be used
on ferns.
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Solved.

Twelve persons for dinnerl Aren't
you crazy?"
"We might invite a thirteenth; that
would perhaps take away their appe
tite."
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An aviator waved his hand .1Ap1
TO friends who stood below;
A gust OF wind o'artook him, and
I'm sure the rest Q know
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Better way.

Does your wife raise a 'rumpus
when you stay away from home at
night?"
mo; but she does when gel
home"
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Some OF the blame for the lies we
tell ought to be charged up to the
people who ask our candid opinion.
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Its Popularity.

What public board is most in ia,
o in a municipality?
Il rather think it is the festive
board?" }
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Teacher-What Is velocity. JOHNNY
Johnny-velocity 10 what q fellow
lets 80 Of q wasp with.-phthnndes.
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home"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09
FIVE HUNDRED ATHLETES IN
BOSTON INDOOR TRACK MEET

Mechanics Hall, Boston, February S.
Five hundred athletes participated in the
twenty-fourth national indoor track meet
of the Boston Athletic association to-
night. representing more than a score
of colleges and half as many athletic
clubs.
The field for the Hunter mile comprised
the, leading runners for the distance of
the country with the exception of John
Paul Jones of Cornell,
Abel R. Kiviat of the Irisli-American
Athletic club, New York, and Oscar E..
1dedlund of the Boston Athletic associa-
tion. each a winnVr of one leg for the
trophy. met tonight to add another win
if possible toward the three necessary for
permanent possession.
There were also eight otlier Standard
events and q score of relay races. Among
the latter events were the Harvard -Yale
freshman and varsity races and Harvard
Cornell match.
Summarizes W
Forty-yard dash, won by Il. L. Steph-
.enson. Trinity ciuos BrookIyn; time,
As seconds.
One thousand yard tun handicap. won
by E. II. Bosworth, isrown (25 yards) .
time, minutes Fl 4-6 seconds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09
FROM ATLANTA VIEWPOINT
BARONS ARE ELIMINATED;
CONSIDER THE VIEWPOINT
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

screw UP his mouth and emit a stream
OF language concerning that disrepu-
table aggregation of Birmingham
which, from some unknown cause, man
aged TO win pennant.'
In Birmingham, we look upon the
Barons from local standpoint. We are
partial. In Atlanta, the fans look upon
the Barons from an Atlanta standpoint.
They necessarily fail to give the Bar
ons credit. There is the difference.
II we thought it wise, we might look
at the Barons from an Atlanta stand
point. There is McGilvray. d good hit
ter, poor fielder, weak thrower, q
runner of only ordinary speed, and a
player who is not considered excep-
tionaliy smart There is ELAN, at
times q spectacular fielder, and at times
a maker of costly errors, fairly fast on
his feet, and weak at the bat. There is
Marcan, an intelligent player, foxy on
the bases a clever fielder, a weak hit
ter. There is Carroll, a green young
ster, fairly fast, possessed of a good
arm, an exceptionally weak hitter, and
one who depends chiefly on his luck"
There is Mcbride, q good outfielder, an
average hitter, not very fast, and ap-
parently indifferent. There Is Foxen, a
man who wins without anything, ap-
parently, with which to win. There Is
Boyd a good pitcher with heap of
stuff. who cries loudly to get out when
he gets in and and shows nothing.
And, judging from the Atlanta point
of view. one might go down the entire
list and find nothing of which rival
team might fear. The new players
come highly touted and the fans, gen.
orally believe them great. The sport
ing writers, however, having seen them
come and go for a long time. look up
the records and Judge accordingly. The
the records and judge according. They
the fans.
And so Whiting was not in error. lie
could not figure on what win occur.
In Birmingham we know that every
thing will be all right. We have a
reason to know that all will be well,
We have two good catchers, four good
pitchers. three good infielders and two
good outfielders. We have Molesworth,
who has shown that he is an excellent
judge of ball players. We have. Mr.
Baugh, who works faithfully with the
manager for the benefit of the team.
And last and chiefly we have Mr.. Wood
ward, who will not tolerate loser.
SO there you are. 1t is silly to criti-
cize Whiting. 1t Is puerile to criticize
Whiting Let him go. And at the end
of the season he will quietly walk into
the corner of the Piedmont hotel and
butt his head three time--perhaps
more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09
STAR VANDERBILT ATHLETES
ELIGIBILITY AS S. /. A. A. PER-
FORMER QUESTIONED - HAS
FLATTERING OFFERS

Nashville, February s.-tspeciai.)-L
Hardage may enter professional baseball
ranks next season.
The question of his eligibility for SOUTH
ern intercollegiate athletic activities
arises from the recent barn storming'
football trip to Texas. during which a
number of s. T. A A. stars journeyed to
the wild and woolly" to take on the
sridiron heroes of that section, and may
end the star athletes career as college
performer. His case is at present in the
hands of President Dudley of the S. |.
A. A.. and it is stated on good authority
that the chances for reinstatement of the
soutIis foremost gridiron athlete are very
slim.
Hardage had played his four years OF
collegiate football, but he had one more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09
MAY ENTER
PROFESSIONAL RANKS


year on the diamond where his work is
second only to that upon the football field.
Last season he was almost unanimously
chosen for position upon the all-south-
ern baseball aggregation.
Hardage. 1t is reported has received
number of fiatterfng offers from big league
clubs st. Louis and Washington are anx-
ious to give him a try out, while Billy
Smith is after him for his 1913 Cracker
aggregation.
1t is, however, certain that the brilliant
Vanderbilt athlete will not take any
definite action until President Dudley has
decided his case.
The case against Hardage is that he
participated In a football game in which
scme of the players were professionals.
While this action would bar him from am
ateur ranks, according to a strict inter-
probation of the rules governing amateur
eligibility, there is hardly grounds for
debarring him from $. I. A. A. ranks.
AS matter of fact, practically every col
lege baseball team in the south plays pro-
fessional clubs during the early season,
but are not held strictly accountable to
the rule mentioned.
However, President Dudley has absolute
power in the matter, and he may declare
that Hardage is no longer eligible to conf
pete in s. [. A. A. ranks.
The outcome of the decision is being
awaited with keen interest here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09
KAVANAUGH SAYS
THAT u. S. SENATORS
ARE BASEBALL MAD

Percy II. Whiting, sporting editor OF
the Atlanta Georgian, has stirred up
the animositv of several baseball writ
srs in this and other states. Mr.. Whit
ing simply analyzed the various teams,
and reached the simple conclusion that
none of them, individually. We're at that
writing. very strong.
The Georgian scribe has done nothing
out of the ordinary. He has written
nothing save what is true. For individ-
ually very few teams are strong-tiist
Is. always provided, they play individ-
ually.
You can go through the local camp.
study each man carefully, and think a
week before rendering your decision.
Then you will say that unless they set
together and stay together in a spirit
of concord, unless they become imbued
with a never-sayd spirit, and un-
less they remain free of accident, they
will finish low.
That is what Mr.. Whiting said, and
Mr. Whiting was eminent1y correct.
AT this stage of the season nc one
knows anything. You may select 10
men who are good from an individual
standpoint You may trot them on the
field, and spend the remainder of your
days gnashing your teeth in the rage
of disappointment. For the individual
stars might not weld themselves into a
solid mass and fight as SUCH
And again, you may take bunch of
ordinary talent, and trot that bunch on
the field. The members will get to-
gether and remain together. They will
have nothing in view for individual
gain. They will work to win, sacri-
1icing records to win, doing anything
to win.
That second bunch, that of ordinary
talent, will cause surprise. These play
ers will win games with a marvellous
consistency. And at the end when
they make merry around the flag pole,
some wise guy from Atlanta or Pen
sacola, or New Orleans or Chattanooga
will raise his head. assume a most dis
dainful air, wriggle his eyebrows,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09
SOME PUG GOSSIP

New York, February Snow comes
Bombardier Wells and challenges Luther
McCarthy's right to be regarded as King
of the white hopes The Englishman as
serts that his knockout by AL Palzer was
a fluke and by the same token there are
many who saw that bout who are in
clined to agree with him. This being so
and taking into consideration the fact that
Wells is unquestonably the European
champion. 1t would look as though Luther
ought to meet him.
In the good old days when fighters
fought, there would be no doubt that !,
match would be made, but in these days
of short rounds. press reports and big
purses il is by no means so sure
If Mccarthy and Wells do meet they
are pretty sure to get full house. Wells
is sturdy. hard-hitting.l up and up fight
er and made many friends ON his last trip
here
He ought to be able to give Mccarthy
O. good argument, though / do not believe
he can whip the cowboy.
4 Fight fans about Chicago expect Jack
Britton to make ii extremely interesting
for Packey Mcfarland when they meet,
if they do.
Britton has within the past year de-
veloped into one of the very best fighters
in the game, declares one of them. He
has stopped dozen or so really rough
boys. one of them a lad Paciy failed to
put away in two trials. If there Is any
one in the world who can give Packy all
the fight he wants it's Mr.. Britton. Box.
ing at 1876 pounds is just to Danny Nor
gan's protege's liking.
Emil Thiery isn't worrying any about
Packy making the weight. He says that
the only reason the stockyards boy re-
fuses to make weight oftener Is because
he hates to train.
"At 1856 pounds Packy viii be so fast
that he will look like Jacks shadow to
Briton."
Thlery has mapped out strenuous
training campaign TO get Packy ready for
this quarrel On February II he will box
Tommy Sheehan of Chicago Heights,
scheduled 10-round bout at Superior Wis.
The next night he boxes Mike Gibbons
four-round exhibition in st. Paul On
February 20 he will step 10 rounds with
Frank Whitney in Kansas City. After
that, according to Thiery. he will be
ready to give Britton a lesson in the art
of fsticuffs at the rate of $1,000 or more
the lesson.
OHt GOou liillib WHICH may bC o1tOth-
plished when the states which permit
boxing all have commissioners would be
a revival of the old rule that a cham
pion must defend his title against any
bona fide challenger within a certain
period or forfeit it. H,
Far be it from one TO keep any cham
pion from getting all the easy money in
sight. but this business of winning a fight
and then imposing impossible conditions
al. 1.<nx,
MIXED dry is getting to be wearisome.
A champion fighter ought to fight. In
the old days he had to IL there was any
challenger with reasonable backing
against him. 1t was a mighty good rule
at that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09
ERECT MONUMENT
TO COMMEMORATE
THE PONY EXPRESS"

st. Joseph, Mo-, February S-All the
former pony express riders who
would be located have been invited to
attend the unveiling here on Febru-
airy II of a monument erected in a
local park in commemoration of the
pony express. Col. William f. Cody
buffalo BilD will make the principal
address. The monument stands upon
the spot from which the pony express
OK pioneer days used to start for the
far west. 1t was erected by the local
chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09
INTERCOLLEGIATE
RIFLE LEAGUE IS
STILL TRIPLE TIE

Washington. February S.-The East
ern intercollegiate Rifle league is still
q triple tie between Columbia, Har
ward and Massachusetts Aggies. III the
western league, lewas and West Vfr-
ginia are tied for first place. Results
this week include:
Eastern League--Princeton defeated
Norwich 923 to 91l, Harvard defeated
Cornell 946 to S77, North Georgia de-
feated Vermont a1f to 912.
Western League---Iowa defeated
Louisiana 944 to SOS, Washington de-
feated Nebraska s66 10 S39. Perdue de-
feated Kansas 93S TO 799, Oklahoma
A. and Nj. defeated United States Vet
Surgeons III to 80; West Virginia de-
feated Missouri 923 to tdefault.