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He assaigned Van Aam to gather
wood from the jungle-happily had
silver box full of matches which
had escaped wetting; to myself he
gave the task Of gathering turtles
eggs from the shore; he announced
his intention of ascending a peak
which was visible some miles away
through the jungle in order to investi-
gate our surroundings. It was gen.
orally agreed that we must have
landed upon one of the uninhabited
and inhospitable Caymans
was lucky in my search and came
back with several turtles eggs; also
discovered a pelican colony and located
several nests of young. These
would serve us at a pinch, though the
flesh would be as unpleasant as that
of most sea birds.
When / returned / found the fire
merrily blazing and Mary in charge of
the camp. Sir julius lay stretched
out on his back groaning. Nikolai,
who returned few minutes after me,
announced that we appeared to have
landed upon a large island, and that
he had found no trace Of water. How
ever, our cask contained enough to
last US, with care, for several days.
We broiled the turtles eggs and sat
down to our unappetizing meal Then
Sir julius rose with alacrity and
stretched out his hand toward the
pot.
Turtles eggs. hey?" he said sniff
fing. We'll. they don't look SO bad.
I'll take that one"
You'll get breakfast in the morning
IL you work for It," said Nikolai.
"What?" shrieked Sir julius, ARE
you thieves going to leave me to
starve? Amt one Of the party?"
Sir Julius" said Nikolai with
bow, you can gather all the turtles
eggs you can find in the morning and
have them for yourself"
Raw" interrupted. The matches
belong to me-"
Damn you" snarled the millionaire.
Il could buy fifty such puppies as
you
You can buy your share of the
meal" said Nikolai.
The millionaire's features relaxed
into a sour smile. "Oh. trying to
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want to leave the rest to perish? Do
you think a man will enter the boats
before the women are safe? Robin
son" he continued. more kindly, our
chances are desperate ones. Do a
just act before you die; restore those
diamonds to Miss Boyd"
| looked round. Mary was standing
quietly beside me.
But how do you know we won't
be saved after ALP" asked Julius cum
ningly. The law can't touch me-"
My poor fellow, there are other
kin s Of laws where you are going"
Nikolai answered. And even as the
words left his lips there came roar
ing sound, squirt of fame, and the
afterhatch disappeared in a geyser Of
fire.
All hands man the boats" roared
the captain: fifty sailors sprang for
ward and began to swing the boats
free from their lashings. There was
a universal cry; men started forward;
the officers drew their revolvers and
the towards skunk back again.
Let him keep his stones" said
Mary with quiet contempt 81 have
no need for that sort of restitution"
But If he gives them freely" be-
gan Nikolai.
Il will not take his gifts
But IL he barters them or sells
them to you"
Mary looked at him doubtfully. A
lane was formed in front of US and
the women were passed into the boat
The men followed. The millionaire,
Van Aam. Mary and found ourselves
together in the bow. 1t began to de-
scend. Julius, reduced to a covering
heap OF fear, crouched against the
gunwale. | remember seeing the sea
heave toward us-and then
We were all in the water, and at the
same instant every portfolio became
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The Robinson
Diamonds
~. Audacious Hazard Of Nkoai Independent Agent, as
2" Related by His Lieutenant Summers
BY H. M. EGBERT
Copyright, 1913. by W. G. Chapman

Wake up" he cried. THE ships
afire"
/ sprang to my feet in panic, and as
so | heard confused cries and
shouting outside; then screams of wo-
men Weakened from sleep by that most
dreadful OF sea tragedies. AS |
opened the door a cloud of acrid
smoke rushed in. Nikolai closed the
door and restrained me with one
hand.
Take your time, Summers" he
said. Its still below decks: there's
plenty Of time. They aren't even get
ting out the lifeboats yet"
I dressed in hurry, threw my over
coat over me and FASTENED out with
my companion. We had to fight our
way through the smoke, and the floors
were noticeably warm beneath our
feet. On the deck cannoned into Sir
Julius.
What shall do?" he whimpered.
clutching at my arm, and | saw that
his face was gray with fear THE
ships afire. We shall all be drowned"
There's plenty Of water to put it
out" said Nikolai sardonically. look
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drifted to and fro upon the face Of the
sea until day broke, disclosing a long,
fiat coast-line not five miles away.
Sir Julius, who since recovering con-
seriousness had been alternately pray
ing and weeping, sat up and pointed.
Thank God, we're saved: we're off
Georgia" he cried
Van Aam laughed sarcastically.
Il wish it were,' he said. That's
one of the Caymans. an uninhabited
cluster of coral isles covered with
jungle. Our troubles gre only com
mencing."
But we've got food" said the mil
lionaire. I'VE can signal to passing
ships
Then, looking round. his eye fell
upon the water cask
Where's breakfast" he demanded
peevishly. I'VE amt in such bad
straits after all. but I'm devilish hun
CRY. Got any eggs?"
Sir julius Robinson" said Jikolai,
tapping the fat millionaire upon the
shoulder, AL the eggs you are likely
to get during the next few weeks are
turtles eggs-raw."
Amt you got any food?" asked
Julius, bewildered.
Take up that oar and pull. or we'll
toss you overheard" shouted Nikolai
savagely.
The millionaire attempted to obey.
But his flabby hands could hardly hold
the handle, and Van Aam snatched 1t
from him impatiently and gave II to
Miss Boyd. She pulled bravely, and
soon we began to draw nearer to the
shore. After several hours of work
Under a burning sun we beached the
boat upon a shore Of dense and i'm
penetrable jungle.
And now to make a camp" said
Nikolai He had taken command as IL
by right, and no one questioned him.
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ablaze. The fire had reached the
cargo, which consisted largely Of sui
phur and nitre. A violent explosion
followed. Whether this or the fall
stunned me I do not know, but
opened my eyes to see, high over my
head, the lifeboat hanging by one
rope from the side Of the sinking
ship. while close at my side swan
Nikolai, supporting Mary. l under
stood what happened Immediately
The ropes had refused to work; one
had broken, and all had been flung
into the water. / must have been
swimming for some time before recov-
ering consciousness, for all this passed
through my brain as some horrible
moving picture play. When regained
full possession of my faculties found
myself clinging to a small water-cask
that floated at my side, tossing
like a cork upon the waves. The
ship had disappeared and under the
light Of the stars the sea looked inky
black and void of life. Had all except
myself persisted? AS the thought
flashed through my mind l heard my
self hailed, and, looking round saw
Nikolai. not twelve feet away, cling
ing to the side of an empty lifeboat,
one arm supporting Mary.
Swim to the other side and climb
in while l steady her." he called.
| struck out with the cask, climbed
in with difficulty and hauled in the
cask after me. Then helped Nikolai
in with the half-conscious girl. The
oars were still in the boat, but the
provisions were gone; evidently this
was the one that had broken loose
from the vessel at the moment of the
catastrophe. AS we sank back ex-
hausted upon the bottom a feeble
voice cried to US from over the wa
tiers.
We seized the oars and pulled with
a will. In few moments made out
a man clinging to a spar; 1t was
Van Aam, and with one hand he sup
ported the puffy face Of julius.
Il had to stun him to keep him
from pulling me under he whispered
as we hoisted him In. But he was
too fat to sink. Now all together!"
We got the millionaire into the boat,
but that was our last effort. We
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pie who resemble them. except the
r,ayidian tribes OF Central India and
The Australians: and | have long been
inclined to think that the latter are
the lowest, and the Egyptians the
highest. members Of race Of man
tind OF great antiquity. distinct alike
from Aryan and Turanian on the one
side and from negro and negrite on
the other" In a word. nobody can
ay with any degree OF assurance
what breed Of men the builders OF the
Pyramids were
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How He Proposed.

1t was rainy and hardly the proper
Sunday afternoon for a walk, but they
were determined, for they were young
and unmarried and liked adventure
All went well until they approached
new addition which had just been laid
out
While they walked slowly along. an
enterpfising real estate man came to-
ward them with the greetirs. Don't
you want to buy lot today"
Why. what would We do with ltf-
she innocently asked.
Build a house. OF course" said the
real estate man
Yes, but we're not MARI
No, but We might be-" blurted the
youth as he made crosses with his toes
In the mud.
And that was his proposal
The lot was sold
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Ancient Eqvptians.

That the ancient Egyptians were not
negroes is certain, and II Is equall7
certain that they did not belong 20
the Semitic, or Jewish race. Said the
hate Professor Huxley: Il am no:
aware that there are any Twin PEG
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In the Cav Places.

You doubtless recall that quota.
ton to the effect that men love dark.
ness because Neir deeds are evii?"
"Oh, yes. - have about reached
the conclusion that most of the wick.
edness nowadays is done in the glare
OF electric lights"
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Arms and the Man,

Another triumph for American
arms"
What is 1t now?
a young man from Chicago has
persuaded a noted foreign beauty &c
become his bride"
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1. the first Of a series Of
~ ZACH complete In itself,
-. =. ,,rrate the tremendously ex-
adventures Of Nikoiai-a
= modern Robin Hood who
s,nseH q "leveIer Of for
-. The clever device by
~. n restored the Robinson
-. to their rIshtfuI owner
4. .ubjeet Of the present tale.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-03
WIND FAILS SAILORS IN
NEW YORK Y.C. REGATTA
South Side Of Sound a Dead
Calm While Squat Stirs
Up North Shore.

Long Island Sound lived IN TO ITS trn-
dit!ons yesterday There was not breath
" wind to start tho yachts IN tho races
for tho Glen Cove cups of tho New York
Yacht Club. The races should have been
started at moor from n line OF Weeks
Point, NJ the entrance 90 Glen Cove. but
there was no wind. To make things more
tantalizlng taore was a nice wind on the
New York side and late ~ the afternoon
there was q sharp squat. Tho wind neve.
worked far out ontA the Sound and the
squat ran along the shore 70 the cast and
left those or the Long Island side swelter-
iGC IN the heat.
Chairman II. de Il. Parsons and his aids
on the tug Moran waited patiently Four
teen yachts drifted about the line. These
were the so footers Grayling. Carolina,
Samuri, Barbara, spartan and Ploione /:
the schooncrs Miladi and Venona the 30
footers Ncpsi Alcra. Oriole and Carlita
and the Sound schooners Alicia and MORA
~ o'clock an attempt was made to
start the yachts. but this was soon given
up and the pOstponement signal set again.
Harry Payne whitney was on the Bar
bara intending 10 sail his yacht, but he
lost patience and induced W. Butler Dun
can 10 take his place. Gr Duncan after
drifting Cor some dine pleaded hard 10
have the races called OF. but Mr.. Parsons
told him he would have 10 wait out until
$50, when the time limit expired. Mr.
Parsons relented, however. In this and at
10 o'clock declared the race of for the
day. Just when the cups will be sailed
FOR was not decided.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-03
SpORTSMEN OF HIGHER
TYPE THAN I--WIMBORNE
Would Have HeSitatcd to Offer
to Postpone Polo Match,
He COnfesses.
'pso,dl Cable Despatch to Tnr sus

LONDON. July Field Marshal Lord
Roberts paid tribute to American sports
manshlp at a luncheon given by the Pill
grims to-day to Lord Wimoorne and the
victorious British polo team. Lord Rob
erts mentioned the qualification felt by
all Britishers at the return Of the cup and
mentioned the true sportsnanlike spirit
which has characterized az the struggles
for II on American polo fields"
Il feel ! am echoing the view OF all
present Lord Roberts continued. when
say that the chivalI Gus conduc; Of the
American polo authorities In postponng
the first match in consequence OF Capt.
Cheape's accident was a generous action
which will live long IN our memory. l
should like to add to this our appreciation
Of the impartial enthusiasm of the spec
tators Mt Meadow Brook and OF the Amer
lean press"
Lord Wimborne said that the Americans
went out OF their way to do an extremely
chiVairous act" and added that had a
member OF the American team met with
an accident he himself would have hest
tated to OFFER TO postpone the match.
The speech Of Capt Barrett of the VIC
torious team also was in praise OF the
treatment accorded the team in the United
States.
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TO RELAUNCH vAN1TIE TODAY.
Cnderbody Furnished bright aud
She Carries New steel Boom.

Alexander S. Cochran's cup aspirant
Nanltle will be launched at Jacobs yard
AT CITY island this morning. Her under
body has been FURNISHED so that II IL as
smooth as glass and much has been done
TO improve her speed. She ..l'i carry a
new steel boom In the races or Newport
IL ls much lighter than the boom she used
IN the recent races and has been specially
puiit at McKeesport for the yacht. II liz
seamless cylinder and will tighten the
top hamper OF the yacht. Other spars
similar In design TO this boom are ex
pected to-day.
The Nanitle will be in much better trim
than she was In any OF her races sailed
In these waters and will be prepared to
give the Resolute n hard fight.
Tho Defiance will be lowered off the
ways tomorrow and she too will he In
better shape for racing. In her last race
when the wind freshened her rigging
stretched and 1t was for that reason that
the club topsail was lowered. That race
did both yachts a great deal of good and
both showed that they have much speed
The Napitie. sailed faster then than
either Of her rivals has thus far.
IL IL probable that the two yacats
Will be tOwed to Newport on Sunday
Perhaps they will start tomorrow night
On Monday they will be tried off Brenton
Reef and will be ready for the frs real
trial sailed In the race of the Eastern
Yacht Club on Tuesday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-03
ROSENBAUM FANCIED TO WIN.
Takes Two Matches with Ease In
kings County Tennis.

Dr. william Rosenbaum. Of the New
York Lawn Tennis Club. continued tho
style of play yesterday in the lawn ten
mis- tournament for the Long Island cham
pionship at the Kings County Lawn Ten
mic club which makes him look like the
ultimate winner OF the title, He ad-
vanced TO the round before the semi-fnals
by defeating Thomas Ackerland In the
third round and 4. ~, Burrows in the
fourth. DR.. Rosenbaum won both of the
matches in straight sets. the first Mt "a,
60. and the second at G--3, IS.
The playing OF Frederick G.. Anderson,
Of the Kings County Lawn Tennis Club,
who at one time held tho Long Island
title. was the feature Of the day. The
veteran played one of his very best games
and disposed OF c. l.. Johnston, Ir., OF
Amherst, tho New England intercollegiate
champion, in straight sets at 6--3. ID.
Anderson was not very strong on service,
but was steady, and no showed great
ability to place the ball along the side
lines. Anderson also reached the nth
round and will play to-day against J. w.
Anderson, who moved up by winning
from ii. r. Burroughs In straight sets
at d, 6-i. Or, Rosenbaum viii try
conclusions with Homer W. Guernsey OF
Poughkeepsie. the Hudson River cham
pion, In the nth round.
Frederick G.. Baggs. of the Borough
Park Lawn Tennis Club. and benjamin
NJ. Phillips. OF the Harlem Lawn Tennis
Club, commenced play in the only nth
round match OF the day, but only got as
far as 6 all in the first set, when rain
halted tho tussle. The summaries;
Long island Championship, Meme Singles
Third Round-C, q, Burrows defeated Il. II.
Boggs "a, lO-s; Dr. william ROsenhaum
defeated Thomas Ackerland, g, 60; c.
l.. Johnston, Jr., defeated c. c, Chambers,
Fourth Round-Dr william Roscnhsum
defeated G. O. Burrows, G-S, 90. Fred
srick G. Anderson defeated G. u Johnston
V. Burroughs c., Go.
Fifth hound he niamiu VI. Phillips VS..
Frederick q. Bags. Go, unfinished.
Long Island Championship, Mems Doubles,
First ROund--Heuderson and Mesereau de-
feated Pounds and Jones, ga, b--7, 5---l;
Groesheck and Allen Behr won from cut
wi,llg and partner by default.
Second Rourd-'iroesheck and Rehr de-
fcated Henderson and Mesereau, ID as:
Lake and Ross defeated Fisher and Fisher.
6--3 4-6, Cd.
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EVERYTHING AGAINST
INMAN, YET HE WINS
Soft Turf. just What Mathcy
Likes, Doesn't Slow Up
Hard Hitter.
CAPTURES STRAIGHT SETS
scores - and 6-2-E. p.
Larncd Badly Beaten by Bull,
but His Brother Is Victor.

GLEN Cove. L. l.. July 2.--Frcdcrick r
lnman. the hard hitting let handler q,
the West Side Tennis Club. furnished a,
upset when he defeated Dean Mathey OF
Crawford, n. j.. In the second round of IN.
mems invitation lawn tennis tournament,
AT the Nassau Country Club here to-day
The surprise in Inman's victory was en-.
HANGED by the fact that he took the match
IN straight sets at Is. 6--2 by better
all around play. That tho turf was
softened by the rain adds more credit TO
the West Sider's victory because Mathey 4.
at his best usually on a slow court.
only one other match had the leas,
semblance OF n surprise in Il and that
was in the defeat OF Edwin p Larned BY
Charles NJ. Bull. Jr. In straight sets Al
g. 6-3. Larned IL not as speedy n
player as Bull. nor does he hit the ball as
hard. but ho Is great deal more steady
ana much more careful player. These
qualities should have made the match 70
to three sets IL Bull had been playing his
usual game. but Bull was at his b. st and
refused to become erratic. The Crescent
man evidently had got all the mistakes
out of his system when he was beaten in
the first set of his first round match by
Frank NJ Watrous.
William a. Larned showed that his
recent defeat by Mathey in the final round
for the Cedarhurst cup had not deferred
him any in his efforts to come back. for
he played an exceptionally good game
even for him and defeated w. A. w
Stewart in straight sets at 6--I, 81
Larned did not have TO exert himself any
TO win either, for his clean cut place
ments gained him points seemingly when.
ever he nNeded them. A shower of rain
which lasted about twenty minutes
stopped the matches and caused the large
crowd of spectators to seek cover. from
which they failed to emerge for the res,
OF the afternoon. The summaries.
MenB Invitation Singles. First Round
Leonard Bsokman won from Robert Llndiey
Murray by default; Frederick &. Innian won
from Kari Behr by default: William J.
Clothier won from c. +. Watson Jr.. by
default; Doan Mathey won from Irving c.
Wright BY default; Charles NJ Bull. Ir.. de-
fested Frank N Watrous. ,!-s, 6.-i. 81
fsatea Felix p Doubleday; - 81.
Larned. Ga. 90: william ]. clothisr de.
Frederick G. Inman defeated Dean Mafhcy.
- e. Theodore X. PeH wot from
Fcnimorc C1dy by default; Lyle T. Mahan
defeated Walter l.. Pate. 6--i. -: william
A. Larned defeated W. a. W. stewart. 6-i
i-1.
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WILD THYME BARELY
OUTSPEEDS TWINKLE
Pair in Close Company Around
Ten Mile Triangle in Race
Of Riverside Club.
ONLY FOURTEEN STARTERS
Favored by Good Sailing Wind
Until Squall Kills 1t, and
Tailenders Drift Home.

RiyERsipE. Conn, July Only four
teen yachts started IN the twenty-sixth
annual regatta Of the Riverside Yacht
Club to-day They were favored with "a
good sailing breeze from the southwest.
which. however. did not last Until the
yachts had finished. 4 short wind squall
about 80 o'clock killed the wind and the
tailenders had drift home.
The most Interesting race was match
between the villa Thyme owned BY A. H.
Morris, and the TwinlJe. owned by $. q.
Hunter. The pair sailed In close COM
pany ali around the ten mile triangle and
the Wild Thyme triumphed by 10 seconds
She also took the race for the Larchmont
niercIuo class. beating the Yuron by
3 minutes ~ seconds and the Como By Il
minutes 90 seconds
-Four OF the 1adiu- Harbor Yacht club
ono design yachts competed The Yadui
defeated tho iuiheehec. which Comn.o-
dore w IL. Chllds says S. Indian for
joy. by I minutes IS seconds The
Wahisi, owned by Richard Outwater. was
third, and the Minnehaha did no. finish.
V. 5 Units Vega defeated \. lselln's
snapper IN tho star class b. minutes 4
seNnds ard the Jean vas successful in
the doTy class. The race was MANAGED by
X. II. NeXsen and the start and finish
were on Little Captains Island. The SUM
marieS.
LARCHMoNT INrE2cLuB CLASS --
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JAMES R. HYDE IS LOW MAN.
Leads Field Ia GOLF Tourney at Pip
Ing Rock.

LocUsr VALLEY l.. l.. July flames
r. Hyde OF the South Shore Field Club
brother OF Miss Lillian u. Hyde. the
holder of the womens metropolitan golf
championship. led a neld of about Atty
golfers in Il spec al invitation tourney
played to-day at the Piping Rock Club.
All but about a dozen OF the entrants
were members OF the Piping Rock Club.
but the handful OF visitors did especially
we'll. Hyde, who was driving "A remark
ably long bail. went out In 40 and back
in 3s. for the IS which enabled him TO
top the list. Two other visitors G. T.
Richardson. Oakland. and J. y. Stearns
VI. A. Murdoch. also from the nearby
Nassau links, was fourth with an So.
George T. Brokaw led the Piping Rock
golfers with his 81. The scores:
.Jamcs r. Hyde. south Shore Field club,
S. g. e. hGsH g. Xsssaa 2' r. GS
Brotaw, PIplns Rock, q, SIS; ., l., ri,
n ri"s & S - 4aHss; A. HOLMES. Wee
Burn a. as; Jane. Re Pn,, St An,
Ron IS. ia-sSi; MciKim Iio'ii1"' IriSpnSS
k kSSs i, ~ go uo o Se? Maswc r'p% r
Na'ssn e. 81 IT, H. f rn,Gs NH nos q.
i5---sl; Howard r. Whitney, Nassau, ~,
Sd; =. y Frat. Piping Rock &c. fG-9e'
W @. Devereux, RIPPING Rock. il. 5o-o,;
W H. Nichols. .rr, Piping Rock, ~, 500;
- G. Arnold. Piping Rock 20. f5-o5; Law
e. II Thorlot, Piping Rock -. is--9s; I"
7. Montant: Piping Rock. -. 4s-ss; j. !.
p cSti pi r pip Gns Rock 81 isps Mel
son Lloyd. Piping Rock 81, $50; O. p
Snow. Piping Rock. 50. i1--99; Irving
Brokaw. Deal. 81, 45--I00; X. - Walker
Piping Rock -, i7-tOt. f. H. Coudert
Jr Piping Rock 80. 5i-loi.
Harvey s. Ladew. pping Rock. -, 4s-i02
II. W Thomas Piping Rock, %, 5l--i03; l..
A. Ripley, Piping Rock. -, is-lOi; Il. u
Little 30. 5i--iO4; Paul Fuller, Jr., Piping
Rock. Gs. Soc. II. -. Weeks, Jr, 30, hi
100; Andrew Fletcher. Nassau. -, b3-lo7;
W Batszzi. Piping Rock, %, ~ ia; j. A.
Ripley Piping Rock, 30, 6o-ll9, II. W
RuII In I'll L0-lnn