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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
The Democratic Ticket

United States Senator.
ROGER c. SULLIVAN.
State Treasurer
W.. c. CLIFFORD.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction
r. c. MOORE.
Clerk Of Supreme Court
ALEXANDER w. CRAWFORD.
Representatives
congressmen-at-Lar
WILLIAM ELIZA WILLIAMS.
7. p. SULLIVAN.
Trustees of University of Illinois
r. r. WARD.
HENRY n. HUFFMAN
ROBERT CARR
Congressman
CLYDE n. TAVENNER.
Clerk Of Appellate Court
L. !. HUTCHINs.
State Senator
ANDREW OLSON.
State Representative
. w. C. mAUckER.
Probate Judge
CLYDE WALKER.
Probate Clerk
BEN SOMmERSON.
County Judge
ALBERT HUBER.
County Clerk
ALBERT 2. PEARS.
Sheriff
c. J. SMITH.
County Treasurer
n. c. HINRICHS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
THE DAY IN DAVENPORT

HeaVp Losses From Cholera.-Heavy
losses from cholera are reported in
Cleona township and around Blue
Grass, the losses resulting from fail
ure to use serum or delay in vaccina-
ton until the drupes had become bad
j. affected. In many of the recent
cases where serum was used in time
The results have been excellent.
Among the heaviest losers are Claus
Aesser, IL saved out OF so; Henry
Dengler. 3 saved out of GO; Julius
Helm. S left out OF $50; William Paul
sen. 10 left of a large herd John Jo-
hansen, practically all lost; Henry
Moeller, heavy loss; William Wriedt,
nearly all lost; August Schlopkohl.
heavy loss. On the Henry Treimer
and John Eichner farms the pigs were
too sick before treated and the re-
suits were not coed. William Koop-
man has treated. lost 6 Of a herd of
80 and will probably save the rest.
Otto Priehn has treated IS with excel
lent results. George Franen has treat
ed with good results, the same condi-
ton being reported on the Henry
Darms farm. On the Matthias Olderog
place Ill were treated ond none lost.
Very light losses were reported fol-
lowing timely vaccination on the Ru-
delphi Schuett, NJ z. Moorhead, Ed
Moorhead. Harry Moorhead. Louis Jep-
sen and John Sissel farms.
o
Final Shoot of Davenport CIub.-The
final monthly shoot of the davenport
Shooting association was held at
SchuetZen park Monday. The attend.
ance was not exceptional, but the
shooting was above the average. Chris
Jansen won the senior gold medal of
fered for the best total on Honor tar
get. His average was So Al. The
junior medal went TO J. F. Nobstedt,
who averaged G3 points at every one
Of the seven monthly shoots. The
above winners gave a beautiful silver
cup fer the best three scores on the
centive the shoot was called only on
account of darkness. C. F. Denkman
was winner OF the cup.
Gonder's Office Ahollshed.-The Of
flee OF assistant health officer has been
abolished by the board of health at
its regular session, effective Nov l,
at which time Herman Gender will
terminate his services to the city.
Upon the motion being rendered there
was some discussion as to the time
when his services should cease. Sew
eral members OF the board were in
favor OF abolishing the office at the
end OF the present week. but IL was
finally decided TO extend Mr.. Gonder's
tenure until Nov /.
Board Meeting at ST. Luke's.-The
monthly meeting OF s.. Luke's board
Of managers was held Monday morning
at the hospital, when there was the
customary routine OF reports of the
month. and some much appreciated
donations were acknowledged. Little
Miss Camilla Burrows, the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Parke T. Burrows,
passed her sixth anniversary during
the month. and with the thought OF
giving happiness To others on her
birthday. sent the hospital six hand.
some vases full OF beautiful flowers for
the patients. ~. J.. Parker OF the NJ.
l.. Parker company presented S2 doz-
en- roses In remembrance OF the ami
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why believe you. but do-and here's
my handi"
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CHAPTER TX.
Forewarned.

Forewarned.
The thing was managed with an In
genuity that Alan termed devilish-it
was indisputably Machiavellian.
The lovers had come down from the
North in hot haste and the shadow Of
death. Two days of steady travelling
by canoe, by woods trail, by lake
steamer hours of fatigue
and strain eased by not one instant's
relaxation from the high tension of
vigilance upon which their very lives
depended - wore to a elimination
through this tedious afternoon on the
train from Moosehead-a trap of phys
ical torment only made possible by
Alan's luck In securing, through sheer
accident, two parlor-car reservations
turned back at the last moment be-
fore leaving Kineo station.
No matter-the longest afternoon
must have its evening.
AIS If in answer to this thought, the
train slowed down with whistling
brakes to the last hill-station, and as
the trucks groaned and moved anew,
lout of boy came galloping down
the aisle, brandishing two yellow en-.
velopes and blatting like stray calf:
'Mista Lawr! Mista Lawr! Tel
grams for Mista Lawr!"
Alan had been expecting at every
station a prepaid reply to his wire for
reservations on the night express from
Portland to New York
But why two envelopes superscribed
@Mr. A. Law, Kineo train southbound
Oakland Sta"
He tore one open, unfolded the in
closure, and grunted disgust with its
curt advice, opened the other ant
caught his breath sharply as he with
drew--part way only-a playing card
a trey of hearts.
Thrusting it back quickly, he clappet
both envelopes together, tore then
into hundred fragments. and scat
tered them from the window. Blu
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with the cunning OF a madwoman. the
heart OF thug, the face OF charm
ing child-the face of the woman that
sat beside him, duplicating It's every
perfect feature so nearly that even he
who loved the one could scarcely dis
tinguish her from the other but by in
stinct, intuition, blind guesswork- !.
He nodded heavy-hearted confrma-
ton Of surmise slowly settling into
conviction in his mind, that such cum
ming, such purpose and pertinacfty
could not possibly spring from mind
we'll balanced, that the woman, Judith
Urine, sister to the Rose he loved so
well, was as mad as that monomaniac,
her father, who sat helpless In his
cell of silence and shadows in New
York, day after day, eating his heart
out with Impotence for the word that
his vengeance had been contaminated
by the daughter whom he had inspired
to execute it.
An hour late, In dusk of evening,
the train numbered into Portland sta
ton; and, heart In mouth, Alan helped
Rose from the steps, shouldered way
for her through the crowd, and almost
lifted her into a taxicab.
Best hotel In town." he demanded
"And be quick about it-for a double
tip"
He communicated his one desperate
scheme to the girl en- route, receiving
her Endorsement of 1t. So, having reg
istered for her and seen her safely tc
the door of the best available room il
the house within ready call Of the pub
lie lobby and office, he washed up
gulped hasty meal-which Rose had
declined to share, pleading fatigue
and hurried away into the night witt
only the negro driver of public hack
picked up haphazard at some distance
from the hotel. for his guide.
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CHAPTER XIII.
No Quarter.


"Yes, yes" said Mr.. Bareus indul-
gently, breaking long silence. Very
interesting. Very interesting, indeed.
rye seldom listened to a more enter
tanning life-history. my poor young
friend. But tell you candidly, as
man to man, l don't believe one word
of it. It's all d-n foolishnessl"
His voice took on a plaintive &C
cent. Particularly this!" he expos
tulated, and waved an indignant hand.
comprising their plight
The rest of your adventures are
reasonable enough" he said. they
won my credulity-and I'm native of
Missouri But this last chapter is i'm
possible. And that's fiat. It couldn't
happen-and has. And there. in a
manner OF speaking, we arei"
The wind had gone down with the
sun, leaving the Seayenture becalmed
her motor long since inert for want
of fuel-in shoal water a mile or so
on the desolate and barren coast that
Barcus, out of his Astounding knowl-
edge OF those waters. named Nauset
Beach.
Still another mile further offNshore
the so-called Gloucester fisherman
rode. without motion waters as still
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She Whips out a Gun as Big as Cannon.

OF than to take her place with the man
l loved? knew you'd never know the
difference-at least was fool enough
for the moment to believe l could
stand being loved by you in her name.
1t was only today. when I'd had time
to think, that l realized how impos-
sible that was!"
A sudden slap OF the mainsail boom
athwartships and a simultaneous cry
his CONSERVATION to fresh appreciation
Of the emergency. With scant consid-
Grafton he hustled the woman to the
companionway and below, slammed its
doors and closed her In with the slid
ing hatch-all in a breath-then
sprang to the taffrail. just in time to
lend helping hand sorely wanted by
Mr.. Barcus in his efforts to climb
aboard, after he had pulled the dory
up under the stern by its painter.
He came over the rail in towering
temper.
81 hope you'll pardon the apparent
impertinence," he suggested acidly,
as soon as able to articulate eoher-
ently-"but may l inquire If that
bloody-minded vixen is your blushing
bride-to-be?"
Alan shook helpless head. The
thing defied reasonable explanation.
He made feeble stagger at it with
out much satisfaction either to him
self or TO the outraged Barcus.
"No-it's all damnable mistake,
She's her sister, mean. the right
girls sister-and her precise double
fooled me-not quite right In the head,
I'm afraid"
You may wen be afraid. you poor
nat!" Mr.. Barcus snapped. "D'you
know what she didf Threw me over.
boardl Factl Came on deck while
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CHAPTER XII.
Down the Cape.

1OWh hAAS OGfSa
At four o'clock, or shortly after,
Alan was awakened by boot-heels
pounding imperatively overhead, and
went on deck again, to stand both dog
watches-saw the sun lift up smiling
over a world of tumbled blue water,
crossed the wake of Cunard liner in
bound for Boston, raised and over
hauled a graceful but businesslike fish
erman (from Gloucester, Barcus
opined when called to stand his trick
at eight and saw it a mile or two
astern when-still aching with fatigue
he was free to return to his berth
for another four-hour rest.
This time misguided consideration
induced Barcus to let his crew sleep
through the first afternoon watch. Six
bells we're ringing when, in drowsy APP
prehension that something had gone
suddenly and radically wrong, Alan
walked.
He was on deck again almost before
he rubbed the sleepiness from his
eyes, emerging abruptly from the half
light of the cabin to q dazzle OF sun
light that filled the cup Of day with
rarefied gold. even as he passed from
conviction Of security to realization Of
Immediate and extraordinary peril
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CHAPTER xI.

Blue Water.
Anxiety ate like an acid at Alan's
heart II this shift to the sea might
be thought a desperate venture, he
was a weathered saltwater man and
undismayed.
But when he re-entered the hotel
one surprising thing happened that
gave him new heart-momentarily It
seemed almost as If his luck had
turned. For, as he paused by the desk
Of the cashier TO demand his bill. the
elevator gate opened and Rose came
out eagerly to meet him with an eager
air of hope that masked measurably
the signs Of fatigue.
Il worried so I couldn't rest" she
told him guardedly az he drew her
aside; $50 I arose and got ready, and
watched from the window till I saw
you drive up"
He acquainted her briefly with his
fortune.
But she seemed unable to echo his
confidence or even to overcome the
heavinees of her spirits when their
cab, without misadventure, set them
down at the wharf.
Here, Alan had feared, was the cru
cial point Of danger-if the influence
Of the trey Of hearts was to bring
disaster upon them 1t would be here,
in the hush and darkness of this de-
serted water front. And he bore him
self most warily as he helped the girl
from the car and to the gangplank of
the Seaventure. But nothing hap
pened; while Mr.. Barcus was as good
as his word. Alan had barely set foot
on deck, following the girl, when the
gangplank came aboard with clatter
and the Seaventure swung away from
the wharf.
Until the distance was too great for
even flying leap Alan fingered watch.
fully on deck
At length, satisfied that all was well
he returned to the cabin.
"All right" he nodded; we're cleal
of that lot, apparently; nobody but the
three of US aboard. Now you'd best
turn In. This is evidently to be YOU
stateroom, this one to port, and you'll
have long nights sleep to make VI
for what you've gone through-dear
est"
He drew nearer. dropping his voics
tenderly. And of sudden, with {
little low cry. the girl came into his
arms and chung pasionately to him.
But your" she murmured. "Yot
|
you?"
"Oh, no don't" he contended. BE
sides I'll have plenty of time to res
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His first glance discovered the wheel
deserted, the woman with back to him
standing at the tafrrail, Barcus-no-
where to be seen. The second con-
firmed his surmise that the Seaventure
had come up into the wind, and now
was yawing OF wildly into the trough
Of a stiff II not heavy sea. A third
showed him, to his amazement. the
Gloucester fisherman overhauled
with such ease that morning and now,
by rights, well down the northern hori-
zon-not two miles distant, and stand
ing squarely for the smaller vessel
Bewildered, he darted to the girls
side, with a shout, demanding to
know what was the matter. She
turned to him face he hardly recog-
nized-but still he didn't understand.
| The inevitable inference seemed a
thing unthinkable; his brain faltered
when asked to credit IT, Only when
he saw her tearing frantically at the
| painter, striving to cast 1t on and with
1t the dory towing hundred feet or
so astern, and when another wonder
ing glance had discovered the head
and shoulders of Mr.. Barous rising
over the stern of the dory as he strove
to lift himself out of the water-only
then did Alan begin to appreciate
what had happened.
Even 30, it was with the feeling that
all the world and himself as well had
/ gone stark, raving mad, that he seized
the girl and. despite her struggles, tore
her away from the rail before she had
succeeded in unknotting the painter
"Rosel" he cried stupidity. Rose!
What's the matter with your Don't
you see what you're doing?"
Defiance infamed her countenance
and accents. Cant you ever say any
thing but Rose! Rose! Rose!' Ii
there no other name that means any
thing to you? Can't you understand
how intolerable 1t is to me? love
you no less than she-better than she
ever dreamed of loving you--because
hate you, too! What is love thai
is no more than love? Can't you un
derstand?"
Judith" he cried In voice of stu
pefaction. "But-Good Lord!-hoV
did you get aboard? Where's Rose?'
I, Where you'll not find her easil!
again." the woman angrily retorted
Trust me for that"
what do you mean?" illumination
came in a binding flash. do 20,
mean it was you-you whom brough
J aboard last night?"
"Who else?"
You waylaid her there in the hotel
substituted yourself for her, deceivet
me into thinking you-!"
"Of course" she said simply. "Wh,
not? When l saw her sleeping there
the mirror of myself, completely a
/ my mercy-what else should l thin
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Flames Licked Out All Over the
Schooner.

ing to the surface good ten yards
from the Seaventure. For the next
several seconds they were swimming
frantically, and not until three hun
dred feet or more separated them
from the schooner did either dare
pause for breath or a backward glance.
Then the impact Of the launch
against the Seaventure's side rang out
across the waters, and with husky
roar the launch blew up, spewing sky
wards a widespread fan Of flame. Over
the Seaventure, as this famed and
died, pale fire seemed to hover like q
tremendous pail of phosphorescenee,
weird and CHASTITY glare that suddenly
descended to the decks. There fol-
lowed a cracking noise, a sound as
of the labored breathing OF a giant;
and bright flames, orange. crimson.
violet and gold, licked out all over tbs
schooner, from stem to stern, from
deck to topmasts.
1t seemed several minutes that she
burned in this Tise-it was probably
not so long-before her decks blew
up and the flames swept roaring to
the sky.
BY the time Alan and Barcus. swim
ming steadily. had gained a shoai
which permitted them footing In
waist-deep waters. the Seaventure had
burned to the waters edge.
gTo BE coNTINUED1
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and before / knew what was up-I
was slammed backwards over the
rail-"
II can't tell you how sorry I am. !"
Alan responded gravely. There's
more to tell-but one thing to be done
first"
"And that?" Mr.. Barcus inquired
suspiciously.
ITO get rid of the lady" Alan an
nounced firmly. make that fisher
man a present of the woman in the
case. You don't mind parting with
the dory in good cause-if pay for
it?"
Take it for nothing" Barcus
grumbled. Cheap at the pricel"
He took Alan's place, watching him
with a sardonic eye as he drew the
tender in under the leeward quarter.
made it fast, and reopened the COM
panionway.
AS the girl came on deck with
out other invitation, in a sullen rage
that only heightened her wonderful
loneliness, Alan noted that her first
look was for him, of untempered ma
Lightly.
Friends Of yours, infer?" Alan
inquired civilly.
Judith nodded.
Then it would save US some trouble
yourself included-if you'll be good
enough to step into the dory without a
struggle"
Without a word, Judith stepped to
the rail and, as Barcus luffed, swung
herself oversize into the dory.
Immediately Alan cast OF, and as
the little boat sheered OF, Barcus,
with sigh Of relief, brought the Sea-
venture once more back upon her
course.
For some few minutes there was ST.
lence between the two men, while the
tender dropped swiftly astern. the
woman plying a brisk pair OF oars.
Then, suddenly elevating his nose,
Barcus shifted audibly. Here" he
said sharply, relieve me for min
and have look at that motor"
When Barcus reappeared 1t was
with a grave face.
The devil and the deep She" he OBJ
served obscurely, coming aft, from
all their works. good Lord deliver us!"
whats the trouble now?"
Nothing much-only your playful
little friend has been up to another OF
her light-hearted tricks. II you
should happen to want a smoke OF
anything to eat when you go below,
just find a mirror and kiss yourself
good-by before striking the match
The drain-cocks Of both fuel tanks
have been opened. and there are up
wards OF hundred and fifty gallons
of highly explosive gasoline sloshing
around in the bilge!"
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the fiendish wind whisked one small
scrap back-and only one!-into the
lap of the woman he loved.
Vainly he prayed that she might
be asleep. The silken lashes trembled
on her cheeks and lifted slightly, dis
closing the dark glimmer of question
ing eyes. And as she clipped the scrap
of cardboard between thumb and fore
finger he bent forward and silently
took it from her-one corner of the
trey of hearts, but inevitably a corner
bearing the figure 80" above a heart.
THE Pullman agent at Portland
wires no reservations available on any
New York train in the next thirty-six
hours" he said with lowered voice.
Couldn't we possibly catch the New
York boat tonight"
He shook a glum head. "No-I
hooked that up first. 1t leaves before
we get in"
She said, TOO bad" abstractedly.
reclosed her eyes, and apparently
lapsed anew into semi-somnolence-
but without deceiving him who could
well guess what poignant anxiety
gnawed at her heart.
He could have ground his teeth in
evaporation.
To think that this was America, this
the twentieth century, the apex Of the
highest form of civilization the world
had ever known--and still man
could be hunted from pillar to post,
haunted with threats, sarried with at
sempts at assassination in hundred
sorms--aud thai By slip Of a girl
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CHAPTER x.
Fortuity.

He wasted the better part of an
hour in fruitless and perhaps ILL
advised inquiries; then his luck, such
as it was. led him on suspicion down
a poorly lighted wharf, at the ex-
IRENE end of which he discovered a
lonely young man perched atop pile,
hands in pockets, gaze turned to a
tide wherein, now black night had
fallen, pallid wraiths Of yachts swung
just visibly beneath uneasy riding
lights.
Pardon me-" Alan ventured, "but
perhaps you can help me out
you've come to the wrong shop. my
friend" the young man interposed
with morose civility; 81 couldn't help
anybody out of anything-the way
am now"
"I'm sorry" said Alan. "but I
thought possibly you might know
where 1 could find a seaworthy boat
to charter"
The young man slipped smartly
down from his perch. "If you don't
look sharp" he said ominously, you'll
charter the Seaventure." He waved
his hand toward a vessel moored
alongside the wharf: There she is,
and better boat you won't find any
where schooner-rigged fifty feet over
all, twenty-five horsepower, motor aux
iiiary, two staterooms-all ready for
as long coastwise cruise as you care
to take. Come aboard"
He led briskly across the wharf.
down a gangplank. then aft along the
deck to companionway, by which the
two men gained a comfortable and
roomy cabin, bright with fresh white
enamel.
Name, Barcus." the young man in
troduced himself cheerfully; chris
tened Thomas. Nativity, American.
State of life, fiat broke. That's the
rub" he laughed, and shrugged. shame
faced. 81 found myself hard up this
spring with this boat on my hands.
sunk every cent had-and then some
fitting out on an oral charter with
a moneyed Brighter in New York, who
was to have met me here fortnight
since. He didnt-and here l am. in
pawn to the ship chandler, desperate
enough for anything"
How much do you over"
Upwards of hundred"
Say advanced that amount-when
can we sail?"
The young man reflected briefly.
There's something so engagingly idi-
otto about this proceeding" he OBJ
served wistfully. I've got the strang-
est kind of bunch it's going to go
through. Pay my bills, and we can be
OF inside an hour. That is"
He checked with an exclamation OF
dismay, chapfallen. Il may have some
trouble soaring up crew at short
notice. had two men engaged, but
last week they got tired doing moth
ing for nothing and left me fat"
"Then that's settled" Alan said. 81
know boats; I'll be your crew-and the
better satisfied to have nobody else
aboard"
The eyes of Mr.. Barcus clouded
See here, my headlong friend. what's
your little game, anyway? don't
mind playing the fool on the high seas
but I'll be no party to kidnapping
or"
"It's an elopement." Alan interrupt
ed on inspiration. We've simply got
to get clear OF Portland by midnight.
| You're oni" Barcus agreed prompt.
1y, his face clearing. God only knows
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ago. sweet as peaches-and all Of q
sudden whips out a gun as big as .
cannon, points It at my head and or
ders me to luff into the wind. Before
could make sure / wasn't dreaming.
she had fired twice-in the air-a sig
nal TO that blessed fisherman astern
there-at least, they answered with
two toots Of power whistle and
changed course to run up to US. Look
how she's gained already"
But how did she happen to throw
you overheard"
Happen nothingI" Barcus snapped.
getting to his feet she did It O.
purpose-new at me like a wildcat.
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SYNOPSIS

The OF Hearts Is the death sign" used
BY Seneca Urine In the private war OF
vengeance, through his daughter, Ju-
dith, a woman OF violent and criminal
temper and questionable sanity, he wages
Against Alan Law. whose father tnow
dead Urine held responsible for the ac-
eident which made him a helpless cripple
Rose, Judith's twin and double, learning
of her sisters campaign against Alan.
leaves her home to aid him. whom she
loves. Under dramatic circumstances Alan
saves Judith's life and so wins her love:
but failure to shake his constancy to Rose
Axes Judith In her purpose.