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native who had q gun-or else that
bullet in the lung is the result Of
some woman. Gallagher always was
In favor CT a duel where a woman was
concerned. Who knows?"
We'll, we are ell accounted for
now" Berry said, except the fifth
man-John Gaunt''
Have you heard from Gaunt in
recent months, Wynn?" asked Doctor
Saddler
mo. Haven't heard from him for
three years. l doubt that he will be
here"
They waited. The clock licked off
the minutes. Half-past nine and-no
fifth man. They began telling their
experiences of the last five years.
They talked on and on tilI-eleyen
o'clock struck.
The butler now entered with a ca
rafe of wine and five glasses.
Fill only three glasses" Wynn said
to the butler
Three glasses were filed. The three
men took each his glass. Wynn arose.
Boys" said he, there's to John
Gaunt-wherever he may be tonight"
Here's to John Gaunt-wherever he
may be tonight the others said.
And just then they heard voice he.
hind them saying:
John Gaunt is here"
They turned-and there in the cur
tanned doorway stood a man. DIE l
say a man? I should have said the
wreck of a man. For a man, like a
snip, can be wrecked. This wreckage
or man that stood in the curtained
doorway now grabbed the curtains as
II for physical support. He seemed
scarcely able to stand unaided .uDon
his feet. His clothes were in rags. His
halr was long and matted and he
wore beard like a patriarch of old,
Out beard unkempt in the extreme.
Like tramp he looked-yet there
was something in the pitiful manner
of him that dispersed the idea of
tramp from the minds of the four who
beheld him-excluded from their minds
the idea of tramp in the moment in
which it was conceived.
The wreck of a man came forward,
Rather, he reeled forward.
Don't you know me, boys?" he
asked in a husky, far-away voice.
I'm John Gaunt''
And now, at last, they recognized
him. They gathered him to their en-
brace-yes, embraced him in the man
ner of the Spaniard and the French
and the Italian-so glad were they to
see him and so filled with sadness
| were they to see him in such a pitiable
| plight
you have suffered" Wynn said.
| Here! Drink this
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CHAPTER II.
"Where Is the Fifth Mani"

HyifOI 10 lIiW III! wall
Wynn himself had been successful
far beyond his dreams. To his inner
tied riches he had added immense
wealth made from enormous fees as
consulting attorney for great corpora
tons.
The clock struck nine. And hardly
had the French timepiece on the man.
butler showed in q roundfaced, we'll
fed, CHEEKY man-Doctor Saddler.
$50 I'm the first =" cried the physi-
clan. We'll. Wynn, time do fly. Five
years! Let me tell you one thing, old
boy. I've been very successful in my
practice-got any number OF rich
folks paying me handsome fees. But
tonight. I'm happy in particular at
being alive-at being here. Hello!
Listen!"
The butler now showed in the third
man-Berry, the railroad engineer.
Berry was bronzed of face and physi-
cally the perfection of fitness"
Hello, boys!" he cried, with great
exuberance of youthful spirit and en-
thusiasm. Here we are-three of us
already on the job. l know how you
have prospered, Wynn. And l am not
in ignorance of how you, Saddler, have
garnered patients and fat fees"
and we," Wynn said, "are delight
ed with your success, Berry. We have
read in the newspapers no end of sto
ries of how you put that iron trail
through from Kansas City down into
Mexico-a herculean task of engineer
ing. We congratulate you
"But where's Happy Gallagher and
the fifth man, Gaunt?" asked Berry.
"Hark!" said Wynn. Here comes
some one now"
The butler entered with a cablegram
for Wynn. With eager fingers Wynn
ripped the cablegram open and read it.
His face fell; he became as serious
as an idol.
Read it," he said, passing the
cablegram to the others. 1t was from
Happy" Gallagher. 1t read:
Queens Hospital,
Bombay, India.
InOmaS Wynn, New York:
Tonight you will all be together
again-except me. I am cabling this
SO it will reach you-as l estimate the
difference in time-about nine tonight
the great night l will be with you
in spirit only. For they say l cannot
live. Bullet through the lung. God
bless you ALL
HAPPY GALLAGHER"
Poor Gallagher!" Wynn said.
Poor old 'Happy!' the others cho-
rused.
gallagher made such a hit in the
engineering world-building that dam
out in California" Wynn said. that
the British government called him to
India to build a dam at Armedabad. l
suppose he has had trouble with some
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CHAPTER ",
A CAPTIVE MSaecincenv


l opened my eyes. Over me stood
two strange creatures. One was
white-haired old man, with hair like
Verltable name, dressed in leopard
skins. The other was a black man
of massive build, similarly dressed.
The white man was examining me
curlously with magnifying glass, as
IL had been butterfly or a beetle
which, to his joy, he had discovered.
1t did not even then occur to me that
Inc white man had referred to mo
when he said, Here is a wonderful
new specimen" 1 supposed in my
semi-conscious and weakened condi-
ton that he alluded to some specimen
of grass or fern on which 1 was lying.
l sat up. "Glad 1 met you,' said
to the white man. 1--WE lost my bear
1ngs. Is your camp near?"
eyes, right near" the white man
answered. And then he turned to his
black man and said: Bring him along,
Chacha''
Isl, Senior Ell Toro," the black man
replied.
Chacha? Ell Toro? Why, these
were the names which the natives in
the settlement had given to the mad
scientist and his mad black man.
now comprehended into whose hands
I had fallen. 1 was delighted Here
was the very man for whom l was
looking. Here was the man who had
gold a-plenty. This man was extract
ing gold out of the earth. And I felt
sure that there must be much more
gold than this mailman alone could
ever take out of the hills. Therefore
my friends and I would come here and
help ourselves from the treasure land
In which the mailman lived.
I've heard of you," told him. ''I'm
delighted to make your acquaintance"
The black man grinned sardonically
and toyed with his long spear.
1--we got friends near here some
where" l now said. Our camp is
somewhere on the trail from the set
Element. Could you guide me back to
the trail?"
You must be fed and watered and
classified" was the surprising reply
from the white man.
There was something so sinister in
his words, something so horribly sar-
donic in the leer Of the black man,
that I shuddered. And now at last
1t dawned upon me that these men
were, both of them, not only mad, but
were to be regarded as dangerous enc
mics.
Bring him along!" again said the
scientist to the black man. 1--WE must
feed him and water him and classify
him at once"
This insane speech decided nv
course of action. I resolved to bolt.
But hadn't taken two steps toward
my gun when the gun was seized by
the black man and hurled into the
adjacent stream. And not till then.
In my dismay<at seeing my gun sink
In the water, had l noticed that we
were standing by body of rushing
water.
leaped toward the water. But the
black man was again too quick for
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Wynn put to Gaunt's lips a glass of
wine. Gaunt drained the glass.
Bring food" Wynn said, turning to
the waiting butler.
Gaunt sat by the fire and seemed to
be summoning his strength to make
the necessary explanation Of his
wrecked condition.
The butler brought a tray-cold
chicken, cold ham, cold tongue and
coffee Gaunt ate Of these viands al
most ravenously.
you see," he said, II did not stop
anywhere to wash up. l did not take
the time to make myself presentable.
One reason was because l had no
money with which to pay for such
additions. The second reason was my
desire to reach this house and join
you boys as near to the appointed time
as possible. l only just landed from
a ship-half an hour ago."
Gaunt satisfied the cravings of hun
ger, then said:
"And now, boys, I've tale to unfold
that you may not credit. Before I be-
gin let me assure you that I am per-
fectly sane am suffering from moth
ing worse than physical weakness. My
mind is as clear as ever. But what
I am about to tell you may strain your
credulity Nevertheless, all tell you
will be the truth-extraordinar as it
may seem. And what is more, 1 am
going to tell you my story in detail,
in order that 1 may secure your help.
For when I have finished my story
our work shall have only just begun.
I want your help-want it badly and
promptly. So, light your cigars-and
bear with me patiently till 1 have
finished"
The Fifth Man began his story. But
for his narrative, in his own words,
let me begin a new chapter.
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eel Toro. senor," he said, els mad
man. He came here as an explorer
years ago. He took black man with
him into the interior on scientific ex-
petition in search of rare specimens
of our animal and flower life. In the
jungle this scientist went mad. So
did his black man, whom he calls
Chacha. The result was, senior, that the
white scientist and the black man both
remained in the jungle. They built
huts-and there they still live to this
day. We leave them alone, because
they attack any man who approaches
their huts-attack with spears fero-
cious1y and murderously. So we stay
away. The thing that amazes us, how
ever, is-where does Ell Toro get the
gold Of which he always has
plenty-to pay for his supplies?"
In consequence of this information
my two friends and I held council
of war. If that mailman had plenty of
gold it was because he was getting the
gold out of the mountain on which he
was camping. We should investigate
that vicinity forthwith.
Accordingly, saying nothing to the
natives as to our exact destination, we
set out to find the mountain on which
the mailman dwelt, hoping to find it
the promised golden land of our
dreams.
Three weeks later we were in camp
in the foothills, far from the settle
ment, far from any of the black ma
tives Of that tropical region. For a
fortnight we had been expecting to
locate the mad scientist. But all our
efforts thus far had proved futile.
This particular day, in camp, Adler
and Clarke were cleaning their guns.
/, ever restless, and wishing to be on
the move, shouldered my gun and told
my friends that 1 would go forth in
search of notwithstanding in
search of gold.
And SO I left them-never to see
them again. And as for adventure
l found it good and plenty.
1 had been prospecting along the
ridge of the low-lying foothills for per-
haps four hours, when all at once l
realized that I was lost l had omit
ted to take my bearings. In which
direction my camp lay l could not for
the life of me determine. The sun
was high in the heavens-high noon
and l could not decide whether my
camp lay to north or south. l had
been wandering desultorily and zig
gag, not caring where my steps led
me, and now-I was lost. l called.
I yelled. No answer.
The sun on the treeless foothills
was so fierce in it's intensity that I
decided that at least I would seek the
shelter of the jungle in the lower
land. I descended accordingly into
the thick forest. There night over
took me. 1 was now suffering from
thirst and hunger. Yet I was COM
PEELED to cease all my efforts to find
water, till morning. / slept but little.
At sunrise was again afoot, vending
my way through the forest. At last
l found water. And I drank deeply.
But by this time / was weaker than
I had believed could be possible for
SO strong man III so short a time.
l found myself Keeling from side to
side. And at last must have fallen
in swoon. For the next thing of
which l was conscious was the sound
of voice saying:
Here is a wonderful new specimen
l must add it to my collection"
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ment for the dash into the mountains
F.! happened to overhear one of the
blacks talking to a group of his fell
lows. Said this black:
lei Toro was here today and bought
PROVISIONS. Strange thing about Ell
Ioro. He always pays in gold Where
does he get that gold?"
This talk of gold alone would have
aroused my deepest interest, consid-
erlng that I had everything at stake
on finding gold on this trip. But the
black talked of Ell Toro'-a buil-and
told how Ell Toro had bought proyt-
s1ons. How could bull buy proyi-
slons? accosted the blacks and the
one who had been telling of Ell To1o
answered my questions about the hnll
thus:
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WHEN Y0uAH NERVOUS

you have'the first symptom of rui1-do IN
system, and nervous people too often cor
csal their aches and pains and suffer in
silence, while, IT neglected, this condition
o1ten ioreruns more serious trouble.
II those SO afflicted would stop taking
mealclne containing alcohol or drugs
which menace the foundations of tea1tS
and just take the pure, strengthening
nourlshnenti in Scott S Emulsion. it would
create new blood to pu1sate through the
organs, refresh their bodies and build nm
the whole nervous system It is rich,
sustaining nourishment, free from wines
a1con21B drugs. Shun substitutes.
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built cage was indeed a woman-more
beautiful than even the dreams of
men can conceive human loneliness to
be. Oh, my God: 1t was pitiful!
Here John Gaunt stopped speaking
and gazed into the fire on the hearth.
tortured by his memories of the girl
in the cage. His friends, exchanging
locks Of pity, remained quiet till the
Fifth Man resumed his story, thus:
To be Continued.
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The Best Hot Weather Tonic
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC eu,iches the
blood. builds up the whole system and will won
derfully strengthen and fortfy you to Withstand
the depressing effect of the hot summer. Soc
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November 4th-6th. Inclusive
On account Of The Nanstmond
County Fair, The Atlantic Coast
Line Raj road, the Standard Rail
road Of the South, has placed into
effect this very low round trip rate
to Suffolk.
Tickets on sale November 4th- 9Th,
inclusive, limited returning to reach
original .tarting point not later than
midnight of November 7, 1914.
Children between ages of and IL
years, half fare.
w. J. CRAIG, T. C. WAITE,
Pas. Traf. Mgr. Gen. Pas. Agt.
Wilmington, N. C.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-09
BELGIAN BANKER
sW|NOLEs PUBLIC
PROMOTES RAILROAD AND SELLS
BOGUS sTock-MANY BANKS
HIT VERY HARD.

Brussels, June S-The trial begar
here today Of Nester Wilmart, former
ly prominent banker and sportsman
who with six associates is accused OF
swindling the public out of about $3,
100000 by the over-issue of stock In
the Ghent-Terneusen railroad. Earlier
reports gave the sum involved as $40,
100000 to $12,OOO,OOO.
Wilmart, who was manager of the
company, the only privately owned
railway in Belgium, disappeared early
in October, 1912, but was arrested in
March, 1918, at Rheims, France, after
a worldwide search.
The operations of the accused
men placed twenty-four Belgian banks
in difficulties and ruined hundreds of
small investors as well as causing a
loss OF $4,000 to the State Savings
bank.
The chief prisoner and his accom-
plices are said to have possessed a
private printing press with which they
produced bogus bonds Of the railroad.
With the proceeds of his operations,
Wilmart kept up several country resi-
dences and large racing stable. He
was a director of several banks and
prominent in politics.
The hearings are expected to last
six weeks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-09
ENGLISH WOMAN IS
A DARING AVIATOR

London, June S.-Mrs. Mary Butler,
who has taken up flying as profes.
sion, is planning to drop in literally
on her friends for afternoon teas from
the flying ground where she is station
ed as a racing pilot.
Mrs. Butler has just returned from
France where she underwent a long
course Of training in preparation for
her present post as flying representa-
tive Of an aeroplane manufacturing
concern She has entered for the
aerial derby around London and will
be the first woman who has ever COM
peted in this race. Mrs. Butler says
she never loses her head but frequent
" loses her temper when she gets into
tight place. She has been flying for
three years and has never had seri-
Gus accident She explains that she
was forced into the flying game, but
by circumstances she could not resist.
She was living quietly in the country
near Shoreham on farm part Of which
was acquired for an aerodome and
later waterplane station was erected
near her home. This proximity proved
too much and Mrs. Butler soon took up
flying, first as fad, but as she in
creased in proficiency she adopted it
"a q. nrofesainn-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-09
Delivers Principal Speech
at Celebration Marking
Rappite Beginning
SAYS COLONY PLAN
REMOVES INCENTIVE
Asserts Man Will Not Work
for Others Like He Will
for Himself Alone

New Harmony, Ind, June S.-The
dawn of Owen Day found this little city
crowded with visitors and with par
ticipants in the Rappite observance
the climax of the centennial celebra-
tion of the founding of New Harmony.
Fitting tribute was paid to Robert
Owen, the man who originated one of
the most discussed experiments in the
history of socialism.
The feature of the program was an
address by former President Taft. Mr..
Taft discussed various phases of Rap
pite life and of Robert Owens exoeri
ment and pointed out the significance
of the foundation of the colony. Mr..
Taft and Charles w. Fairbanks, form
er vice president, motored to New
Harmony this morning from Evans
vile where they spent the night. Mr..
Fairbanks is to speak tomorrow.
Visitors found many things of inter
est to claim their attention today.
There are exhibits Of many historical
objects in show places of the city. One
of the most interesting is in the pub
lie school building where historical
relics brought here from Economy,
Penn, where the Rappites made their
last stand for community life, are on
display.
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Brit0ns Gr0Dinq
Decidedly Ang,p
at Sut1rdgeHet

London, June s.-PubIlc anger
In connection with the militant
saffragettes' outrages Is expressed
daily with more vehemence
throughout Great Britain. Reports
from the provinces show that suf-
fragette meetings organized yes
terday were generally broken up
and the women threatened with
violence.
At Ilford some miles east ofLon-
don, the speakers we're pelted with
tomatoes and other missiles and
an unsuccessful attempt was made
by the crowd under the leadership
Of a woman to upset q wagon from
which the suffragettes were speak
Ing. The orators escaped into the
residence Of the local leader Of tho
militant society and the crowd af-
terward peIted the house with
stones and broke every window in
the nlaeA-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-09
ENGLISH FAILURE
ECHOED IN CANADA

London, June s.-Formal announce
ment of the suspension OF the Can.
adian Agency Limited was made today.
The concern which also has ofices
in New York was largely controlled
by Arthur Grenfell, formerly OF the
firm of Chaplin, Milne, Grenfell & Co.
which suspended business on Saturday
with liabilities estimated at about ST.
250,000.
It is understood that the official re-
ceiver has been appointed provisional
liquidator of the concern while Sir
William Plenderer, the accountant Is
to be special manager of both sus.
pended institutions.
The business of the Canadian agency
was the fotation and financing Of Can.
adian and other companies. 1t Is al.
legged to have been engaged recently
in a campaign for the purchase Of a
controlling interest in the Grand Trunk
railway.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-09
'Employe of Milwaukee Road
llo'!aa5 lo's,55 eis'seg and Arm Sew
velSl When He Falls
WAS PUTTING CAR g
ONTO SIDETRACK
Clifford M. Rockhold Meets
Death Beneath Wheels
Near. Cedar Rapids /

Clifford M. Rockhold, s11 West
Fourth street, and employed as q
brakeman and extra conductor, for the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail
road was killed this morning about
I10:45 at Vera. near Cedar Rapids when
he fell beneath the car on which he
was switching. The remains will Ar
rive in Ottumwa over the Milwaukee
at midnight tonight and will be accom-.
panied by Warren Kimes who is also
brakeman on the same road and was
working with Rockhold at the time he
met his death.
ROckhold who has been working
both as q conductor and brakeman was
employed this morning as a brakeman
on train extra east with Conductor
Brown. Vera, where the accident 90
Cured, is storage track or siding Of
the Milwaukee just on the outskirts
Of Cedar Rapids being located about
one mile west OF the passenger station
at that place. Rockhold was engaged
in setting car on the siding when he
fell from the one on which he had been
working. His left leg was cut or at
the hip, his hip badly crushed and his
left arm severed from his body.
Mr.. Rockhold was thirty years old
and is survived by his wife. one daush.
ter father and mother, two brothers
and three sisters. His father and
mother are Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rock
hold, his brothers, Everett and Delvin
Rockhold. all Of Linville. his sisters,
Mrs. Olive Weldon, and Miss Carrie
Rockhold of Linville and Mrs. George
Patterson OF Genoa, Ill. No definite
arrangements have been made yet re-
garding the funeral services.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-09
WOMEN GATHER FOR
NATIONAL MEET

Chicago, June Especial trains bear
ing delegates to the biennial conven.
tion OF the General Federation Of Wom.
ems clubs began arriving in Chicago
today. The convention opens tomor.
row.
The first special train to arrive was
the Colorado California train OF sir
sleeping cars. Texas, Florida and Wis
consin trains were due later In the
day. Thee ommittee announced today
that It had abandoned the idea OF us
ing boy scouts as guides and baggage
boys 70 rthe reason that the scouts
were thought too young for the work.
What the federation of womens'
clubs can do for young women" will be
the title OF an address to be given BY
Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter Of the
president, it was made known today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-09
THE SALVATION ARMY
HEAD BEFORE KING

London, June s.-King George today
received in audience General Bran
well Booth, head Of the Salvation
Army, who had been requested to 60
to Buckingham palace to give his mai
esty the details Of the forthcoming
international congress Of Salvationists.
The king expressed his warm hope
that the congress would be productive
Of great and lasting good and declar-
ed that he was q thorough admirer
of the work of the Salvation Army.
The men and women Of the Ameri-
can contingent Of the Salvationists
wearing flaming scarlet hats were to
be seen everywhere on the London
streets today. Their hats and the
stars and stripes they carry on their
shoulders made them very conspicl-
Gus and groups Of the curious were
attracted wherever they appeared.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-09
INVADER OF PALACE
HELD MERE DRUNK

London, June S-Harry Pike, who
yesterday startled the authorities and
the public by invading Buckingham
Palace, is not suffragette agent, &C.
cording to the attorney for the pros
ecution who appeared against him at
Bow street police court today.
The man who climbed over the ten
foot spiked wall which surrounds the
palace ground and eluded sentinals,
police, guards and servants did so
while under the influence of drink and
without any Interior object said the
lawyer. After overcoming all the OBJ
stacles and invading the watchers
pike strolled about for ding time in
the interior of the palace, which he ex.
plored from basement to sixth floor,
It was only when entered an occupied
room that he was discovered and ar
rested. He had changed his clothing
in one of the chambers for a suit be-
longing to a servant as he had torn
and soiled his own clothes in climbing
the wall and crawling across the
grounds.
The magistrate remanded the pris-
oner for a week for further inquiry.