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Scannsli stood before him.
II owe you an apology. perhaps." said
Scannell, for this unannounced visit.
but have . most important word 10
say to YOU"
what 10 TIP querisd swssny. not Of
all at ease.
my brother was fairly elected. IN
spite of that. however. your corrupt
board II about to count him out.
Very WELL" Sweeny replied; tn
look into the matter"
John scanneil. with his foot. closed
the door. When he again faced eweeny
his pistol was In one hama his watch
In the other. II will sivs you one min
uts." said Sosnn~il. ''@hersin 10 prom
Ice that my brother shsll not be robbed
OF his election. Also. vnlsss you do
promise. III Kill you wA9s you ars."
(To Bs continvs6.l
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Florence Scannell.

Florence Scannell.
John Scannell sprang TO the front
door. Donahue. fear-spurred. was .
block away. running vita all his might.
In an instant John Scanneli was In pur-
suit. Tho glance ne gave his brother
as he passed told MIN that the latter
was wounded to the death. Whereupon
. great hunger OF revenge seized and
swallowed him up.
Donahue made what speed he might.
but Q vicious life was clogging him.
His pursuer was ovsrhauling him.
Donahue. whose frightened eyes each
moment swept his shoulder. behsid his
fate descending. Despair claimed him.
There was a police station near 1t
hand. II he could but reach that he
would be safe! The polios-thA RiAg
poiice--would protect him! Thsy were
allies - we'll ~ ot1esrs. These thoushts
upAsla the murderer. He bsggsd Of ell
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merits before him and snapped away,
the reporters fell on him With an ava.
lanche Of questions. He broke through
them and reached Iisrnsy's private Of
nee.
He sank In . chair near Temsy's
desk and faced the detective. hasssr6
ard worn.
Tisrney looked fresh and there was a
smile on his face.
You haven't Slept" he said.
''No."
Hold your temper. Mr.. vsndsrposi."
Tierney coaxed. II know II 10 pretty
rough on your people to see all this in
the papers. but II you went W to and
Mrs. PeytorA ana II you want to help
me land that gsntlsman. Sir Dick, you
must have patience with my methods.
I am called Bonehesd Tisrnsy and Solid
Ivory and all sorts Of names by the
bulls at Police Headqusrters. but some
how or other whom the showdown comOs
have . card or two In my hands"
Adrian wondered II the dsesctivss at
police headquarters were not right In
their estimation Of Ttsrnsy. but there
was something about the smiling Irish
man. his complete control Of all his
he was doing that gave him q second
thought and one that brought him hope.
Washington. d. c.. has put In Q call
for me-" explained rierney. ANY sec.
ond now and We may hear something.
Turn the lock IN the door for me and
pull down the transom Some Of them
Newspaper guys are strong arm men at
times. You can't keep EN- out"
The telephone bell rang.
Tierney picked up the receiver a.
Adrian locked tho door and drew down
the transom.
Eyes. this 10 Tiernsy-Jim Tierney.
Incorporated"
The detectives face lighted with pleas
urs.
A woman's voice was talking on the
wire.
II didn't set your name.' he said.
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en- and for yeu and for love a ~ I
Nall b an honest and uprisht aan -
siis hunger tor her echoed n -
voice now. She glanced q HE &C.,
eyss enA Aw them aiiaht With PooGo1.
ton back Of his words.
II left the Zophsr diamenl q ysuP
pillow that nisht." he SAID softly. ~
payment for kiss ] stole from YEN
lips a. yea slept =
you kisssd msf' sha rspsatSd, ~
rising from her chair, VI
"vorssve me-" he horned. n ~ ~
Know that the kiseeo Of Q GOOD WO0on
could not - fought win 30wslA J
know nov. ] have almoet Umo0uD
wealth. u shell. al - youse - ! -
give II swSySo those vAe nSs1 -
= you but cay 60"
money you have stoianr'
"fss-from the rch."
And You ask me 10 NAVY yuoSo
"On my knees ] bs6 t."
Cora rose from her chair "a poooD
the room - " thinking ovss the -.
posai She realised THAI the sle0not
bandit was hopeaessly IA love WttA ~
ana she was Determined that u -
could use this fact to deceive him e.
get away she would 10 20.
How can I answer n,ws' ~ aGhol
forcing . plaintive note into her vs1oA
You have drugGed ne and brought -
here . prisoner just a. " you haA %.
gard neither for the Law Of man Of 9
God"
He said nothing.
And u refuse to 10 your w31oSs
she asked.
The soft light In his eyes dspssts4
y shah keep you here and try -
make you change your mind" he oaS1.
Cora then realized that n she voo -
escape the clutches OF air Richara -
would have to use the weapon she ~
30 fortunately armed herself with. -.
fore her was a man determined 70 0AsVy
out his own will AZ any cost and plalNeY
making II evident to her that Nc ~
fesved to carry II out ~ quietly - ~.
sible.
She glanced At him sud saw hss a.
IN his set face. She shuddersd. $500
she kill him then and there? She oou11
fire through the cloak II he took ~ -
his arms
He took q stop toward her, &
stand back" she ,ried. ''You OnWo
me your word Of honor that you Wou11
leave without harming me-"
He paused,
Core buried her fare In, III slssv q
hsf LETT arm 40 she leaned asainat -
mAntsl TO which she ~ re0eoAe4
Her nsht hand was rsAay WtoA ~
pistol.
700 away" shs subbsA = $50 -
swer IN IN hour. Ne,usa 49,
Tue ,oek ensllsA = ~ ~ ono0
a. - 0ssalsnsoo ~
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20. you don't care to sivs Il, Very well.
madam. How's thatf"
Adrian watched Tisrney's face closely
~ the detective listened ~ the faint
squeak OF voice sounded from the re-
cstver.
suddenly Tisrnsy's whole body seemed
70 su6sn. - II . death Jolt Of electricity
had poured into II His eyes blazsd and
. great grin Of the wild Joy OF the man
hunter spread over his face. He smashed
the receiver back into IT. little rack and
Jumped to his feet
1T Wa spanish Lissie." he said. "sir
Dick has an old house on the Palisades
opposite Yonksrs. You can tell II by an
observatory showing above the trees.
II 10 Just south OF the village Of Alpine"
Adrian had buttonsd his overcoat
about him.
Come" he said.
I'VE need . fast machine that will
hold six all told" said Tisrnsy.
Adrian jumped to the desk and the
telephone.
'Tsu him to meet Us At Fort Lee
Ferry. One Hundred and Twcnty-ninth
street" said Ti:rnsy. We'll Jump into
tho subway and get there by the time
he does. II not before"
Adrian's garage was connected UP In
. few seconds and the order was given.
Tierney unlocked the door and called:
"Reiiley."
Re.nsy entered and closed the door
behind him.
"Pick out three Of tho hest huskies
We got." Tierney ordered, and have
each man carry two guns and ons pair
Of handouts. Come along yourself Tell
them TO leave the once one At . time.
take the subway. and meet me at tho
One Hundred and Twenty-ninth street
ferry. Got itf''
YES"
Hustle. Not a word to the reporters.
Duck EN-"
T!erney turned to Adrian.
Gotta gunf" he asked.
mo"
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his energies and painted 10 the door.
Even as he ID so John Scannell's pis-
toll spoke and Donahus fell In among
the police. The Scannell bullet had
shattered an arm.
John Scannsll. heavy OF heart, car
rled his brother to the hospital. Then
he gave ball on charges OF shooting
both tho Ring ruflan. whom ne mis-
took for tho murderer. and Donahus.
wounded In the door OF the police sta
ton. Donahue was not arrested; such
was the power Of the RinE. Thus stood
matters when the election came on.
A Promise at Pist0l Point.
There befeii an incident which II not
without some slant Of curious interest.
Peter b. 6wesny. the Tweed intelsi-
ssncs. was the potent one behind the
throne OF the Ring. Swssny wvs alone
q his desk. The door opened ID John
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Donahue's drinking den was made .
headquarters for what Ring repeaters
were to be employed In that ward
Florence Scannells ward.
There were fOur-scoro or more OF
these criminals In the room to the rear
OF Donahue's bar. Florence 6cannell.
with four Of his men and accompanied
by John ScAnnell. moving on the scent
OF fraud. came into Donahue's. Flor.
ence, aware OF the whereabouts Of the
'repeaters." walked to the door Of the
rear room and sought to enter. The
door was locked.
Donahue stood scowlingly behind the
bar. Don't 90 In there. Florrie." he
cried, a. Florence Scannsll tried the
door,
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terious affair. They had dug up as much
OF his adventurous history AZ they could
and one Of them had managed In some
way to get a picture that was ten years
old at least.
Abhorring publicity. Adrian could not
see how in the world this sort OF thing
would be Of any aid In finding Cora and
landing Sir Richard In jail. He aband-
cred his breakfast and paper. dashed out
OF the club and into a taxi and started
downtown for Tierney's ONCE.
Arriving there. he found a horde OF re-
porters and photographers While the
camera men stuck their boxlike instru-
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false charges. offer any certainty Of
1uccess.
In q war on his brother John Scan
nell must be accounted for. He was
rich, prominent, of granite will. And
he was entrenched as behind ramparts
IN the warm hearts Of a multitude.
nut the Ring was urged Of great
need. Florence Scannell must be
stopped at any bloody cost; he must
not return to the council.
-. And % the "word"--that word /hich
no man heard and all men understood
was sent out among the Danites OF the
Ring. Florence Scanpell must be
iesit with; John Scannell must also
ale, There was no PLAN no suggestion
Of when. or how, or by whom the dou.
BILE murder was to have accomplish
ment; that was left 10 the decision OF
events. But the "word" was In the
ears Of dozen Ring assissins, any
one of whom would move on the arst
safe chance that offered.
A Battle With Repeaters.
There was Ring desperado, one
'Donahue, who kept srog shop In
!. second avenue where II cornered
Twenty second street. He had re-
ceived that word" which meant deatn
70 che t,csnnrils. Also. he WAS ready
10 act, blood was as nothing to Don.
shue; he had a,reldy killed one and
murderously wounded another, " was
registration day. Tho Ring. with the
use Of yspeaters. was falsely swelling
the registration for the hnal steal Also
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THE Se0nnells Must Diet"

az John ooannell made an IDOL Of his
younger brother. Florence. Unlike John.
Florence liked office and the slam-banE
% the campaign. Moreover. In the face
Of all that the Tweed ring could do 20
prevent II. Florence had served one
tRm - Alderman and waA making .
canvass for his second term, with VIC
tory convlncin&ay assured.
The Ring was desperate. As an Al.
derman Florence Scannell had been o
Numbering block In the paths of Ring
license. And what was to be done?
Money and threats were powerless. Nor
I'D the time-worn trick Of arrest and
trial and sentence to Sing Sing. on
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Ten NatiOn-FamOus
New York Murders
~ Alfred Henry Lewis
1.-The Sho~ttng of Donahue BY John ScanneN.
Copyright. 1913, BY e. 8. McG,

SEQ 1.-The Sh0~ting Of Donahwe BY John ScanneN.
the o City
was into his lap.
al q a
- me ring
snk spelled loss Of liberty
jail
h u and his Antony also there opposition
%
John scannel On the sunrise side Of
high
that mpapab something like atmosphere
of Glass"
himself little
Tor
the
worlds
warwkshre
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CHAPTER XXXIII.
DRLAN VANDERP

/ DRLAN VANDERPOEL gave Q
cry Of astonishment when he
beheld the first account OF the
Kidnapping of Mrs. Psyton.
The newspapers had not
naulacfed his ah a "a In the mYa-
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(To Be Continue0.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-18
Marie of Sweden Roots for Hus-
bands Team.
Second Son Of King and His Wife In
trodueed Great American Game Of
Baseball as a Summer Sport
In the North.

Stockholm. = Prince Wilhelm of
Sweden and his charming wife, Prin-
cess Marie. a daughter of Grand Duke
Paul Alexandrowich, uncle Of the
czar. have become baseball fans"
with the intention of interesting the
officers of the capital and their wives
IL the sport q
For many Years the prince mas been
rated a keen football player, making
his fellow countrymen realize that the
spring and autumn months should be
utilized with games, as well as the
winter days, when skiing. snowshoe-
ing and skating are the pastimes.
But with the advent of the last
Olympic games in the capital came
the great American game of baseball
Daily the prince and his wife could
be seen In the midst of an interested
group of nobility watching the Amer
lean athletes play,
AS the prince watched Thorpe and
his colleagues pitching and batting
the ball he would grow greatly excit
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-18

In Mexico grows tree called the
Avocado, whose pear-shaped fruit is
reputed to be composed of the sub
stances which are to be found in meat.
1t contains about twenty per cent of
fat and many other ingredients of
great food value, and one good-sized
meat" pear is quite sufficient to make
meal for the average man.
The reason why the fruit is so little
known at present is because 1t is
grown nowhere on large scale, what
few trees there are grow round the
huts Of the natives, where they flour
ish with little care and afford easy
meals for the indolent owners.
Cultivated on extensive lines II
might have an important bearing or
that serious subject, the high cost o.
living.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-18
MONEY IS DEsPIsED TRASH
Love, Kindness, Baseball ard "Mov
les" Make Isle Of Guam Para.
disc, Says Captain Bracket.

Chicego.-There is a tiny speck on
the map OF the South Seas. It Ia
found by drawing a line due east
1,5OO miles from Manila At the end
Of the line is the worlds only Utopia,
800 square miles in extent. where
money is not needed, used or desired.
1t is the island of Guam.
Capt. W. Bracket, United States
marine corFs, vice-governor and chief
justice of the little island, visited the
marine headquarters of Chicago ana
smiled bored smile at the mention
of money.
Money is just so much metal or
paper" he said, and waved his hand
in reputation of everything that can
be purchased. over in Guam every.
body is happy and no one wishes
for money. Guam is the one spot of
complete content In all the world be-
cause it has no money system"
Not even a system of exchange or
barter obtains among the 1900
brown-skinned men who make up the
islands population.
nature has given the inhabitants
everything they can wish" the cap
tain explained. Their good food
grows on trees before their doors.
They build their own huts and ocea-
sinally weave garments for them
selves. That ends their work They
are not lazy, but they do not work.
Every one is happy there. Kindness
and love and baseball and moving pic.
lures are all there is to life And
what more could be wished?
I'VE established moving picture
show" Captain Bracket said, and
the natives are wild over it. 1t gives
them the only motive they have fer
doing work. and now every woman Ga
the island has taken to raising chick
ems. as ten hens eggs will secure adj
mission to the show. The baseball
games are free"
Captain Bracket obtained leave OF
absence to go to his home in Peoria
ILL.,
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-18
HERE'S CURE FOR BRAIN FAC
Kenyon Painter Returns From WiIds
of Africa With Trophies and a
Remedy for Racked Nerves.

New York-Kenyon Painter, big
game hunter, sportsman and natural
list, of Cleveland. Ohio, has returned
from an eight months big game hunt
in central East Africa. In addition
to a great number of trophies and
birds, he brings with him a bit OF
frst-hand advice and a cure" for
racked nerves.
II tell you,' he said, for bringing a
man back to a natural state of health
for clearing the cobwebs from a
city mans brain and the mist from
his eyes-there is nothing like stay
in the forests of East Africa.
1.-THE climate is superb and after
you have tramped a month or two, OIL
ridden a mule until you feel you have
become part of him, and. above all
have enjoyed life in the open, da!
and night-it is then you begin to fee
that you are really living and you re
vert to a state of natural. primItiv,
| health"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-18
PRINCESS is A "FAN"

the rivalry of the two towns became
most intense.
With the sanction of the prince, a
league has been formed and baseball
is bound TO become as popular in
Sweden as 1t has in America. The
princess delights especially in having
with her at all the games the wives
and daughters of the American min.
lister and the attaches of the legation
in Strandvagen. Her pretty English
is becoming charmingly studded with
phrases such as one hears at every
game of baseball in America, and her
knowledge of the game is very nearly
as great as that of Prince Wilhelm.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-18
FIND RECORD OF FORTUNE
Bottle Discovered Beside Skeleton
Contains Inventory of Wealth Be-
longing to Empress Eugene.

Perpignan. France.-Soldiers have
discovered near the old Notifications
at Montlouis a buried bottle contain.
ing what purports to be an inventory
of Jewels and money intrusted to Man.
uel Perez for conveyance to the moth
err of Empress Eugene at Madrid. The
document is stamped with the seals of
the second empire, and is dated Sept.
4, 1870. 1t places the value of the
Jewels. which were presents from Eu.
ropean sovereigns to Empress Eu-
genie, at 44,6O0.O00 frares and the
money at 100000 francs. Close to tho
hottie skeleton was unearthed.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-18
FRIENDS HELP.
st. Paul Park Incident.

After drinking coffee for breakfast
l always felt languid and dull, having
no ambition to get to my morning
duties. Then in about an hour or so
a weak, nervous arrangement Of the
heart and stomach would come over
me with such force would frequently
have to lie down."
Tea is just as harmful, because 1t
contains caffeine, the same drug found
In coffee.
AT other times I had severe head
aches; stomach finally became affect
ed and digestion so impaired that l
had serious chronic dyspepsia and
constipation. A lady, for many years
State President of the w. C. t. u,
told me she had been greatly BEN
Gifted by quitting coffees and using
Postum; she was troubled for years
with asthma She said it was no
cross to quit coffee when she found
she could have as delicious an
article as Postum.
Another lady who had been trou-
bled with chronic dyspepsia for years.
found immediate relief on ceasing cof-
fee and using Postum. Still another
friend told me that Postum was a
Godsend, her heart trouble having
been relieved after leaving off coffee
and taking on Postum.
80 many such cases came to my
notice that concluded coffee was the
cause of my trouble and quit and
took up Postum. am more than
pleased to say that my days of trou-
BILE have disappeared. I am we'll and
happy"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, THE Road to Wellville."
Ever read the above letter. A new
/ one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true and full ae human
Interest," -
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-18
cANNIBALs LIVED IN BOSTON
Professor Harvey W. Simmer Finds
Actual First Settlers Reilshed
Human Beings.

Boston.-That New England's pre-
historic man-who antedates the old
est inhabitants from 5000 to 10000
years. was a cannibal and of the
orang-outang type, is the contention
of Harvey w. Simmer, assistant pro-
lessor of palentology at the Massa-
chusetts Institute OF Technology,
Professor Sinner has >unearthed
strange utensils and remains in a
shell mound at Ipswich which show
that the earliest type there dwelt
from 5000 to 5000, and perhaps 10000
years ago, less than 40 miles from
the heart of Boston.
At Ipswich also pieces of broken
bones of a human victim that, Pro
fessor Sinner declares. was undoubt-
eddy being sacrificed to crafty can
nibal appetite, were found.
Professor Sinner said: "There were
a number of bones broken into short
err pieces-human bones--which indl-
cate that the earliest type of man
was a cannibal.
"At another kitchen-midden, which
l explored at Gardeners Island, off the
Long Island shore. l found that the
remains of a great aux, a bird now ex-
tinct, and pottery utensils made in
the most primitive fashion, wholly
unlike the European prehistoric pot.
terry, indicating that these early peo.
pie lived here before the invasion OF
the European types
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-18
Princess Marie Of Sweden.

ed, picking up the American fan"
phrases and urging on the men. The
princess, too, would follow the intrica-
cies Of the game, now and then ques-
tioning her royal hueband on the
meaning of certain plays.
So when Prince Wilhelm started a
baseball club his wife at once began
to interest her friends. Every day at
the practice of her husbands team,
which was one of the four organized
In the capital, the princess, dressed in
manner that has won her the title
Of the most smartly gowned woman
of Norway. Sweden and Denmark
would be in the bleachers learning
the fine points Of the game.
The entire country then grew inter
ested in baseball, since it had. as 4,
were, received royal sanction, and
soon Malmo, that quaint and churchly
town, was ringing with the enthusi
assn of the new sport and team was
1t once formed. Upsala, too, venturet
l1to this recently learned game. ant
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-18

ing mayor of the City of Woscester;
at twenty-five he was made a member
of the old London school board and
surprised England by receiving the
governorship of New South Wales
when he was just over twenty-seven.
He was extremely popular in New
South Wales.
Beauchamp is an ardent suffragist
and once received a deputation from
the suffragettes. Lady Beauchamp is
musical as we'll as sporting and is a
first rate organist. good whip and a
very keen gardener. She defies super
stition by wearing a magnificent set
of opals at every function.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-18

WhSn Sir John Carr was at Glas-
gov, 10 the 5eSE loUT, ne was astreof
by the magistrates to give his advice
concerning the inscription to be
placed on Nelson's monument, then
just completed. The knight recon-
mended this brief record; Glasgow
to Nelson"
True" said the others, "and as
there is the town of Nelson near us,
we might add, Glasgow to Nelson
nine miles, so that the column might
serve for the milestone and monu
ment."
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-18
EARL AN ARDENT SUFFRAGlST
London's Political Clubs Certain That
8eauehamp Will Be cansda's
Next Governor General.

London.-lt is now definitely stated
in political clubs that Earl Beau.
champ. pronounced Beecham, will sue
coed the Duke of Connaught as gov
ernor general Of Canada.
Lord Beauchamp married Lady Let.
tice Grosvenor. sister of the Duke
of Westminster, in 1902. They have
two sons and four daughters. Beau
champ commenced his public career
at the age of twenty-three by h-ssaSn-
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-18

To make a polish for patent leather
make mixture of one part of linseed
oil and two of cream. Mix 1t thor.
oughly and apply with a flannel, af-
ter removing every particle of dust
from the shoes. Then rub the leath'
err with soft cloth.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-18

New Nurse-I couldn't answer the
doctor this morning when he asked If
the young woman patient who arrived
short time ago was light-headed.
Other Ditto-Why couldn't you an
swer him?
New Nurse-Because didn't know
whether he wanted to know If she
we're delirious or II she were a
blonde.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-18

A gentleman was sorely out of pa.
thence by some blunder of his new
groom.
Look here" he cried, in his anger.
81 won't have things done in this way.
Do you think I'm fool?"
Sure, SORT" said the groom, "Oi
can't say, SORT. OF only came here
yesterday"