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Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
COULDN'T STAND FOR DEFEAT
According TO London Newspaper, Col
ored Opponent Of lrishman Had
Little Chance.

A brawny son of Erin was acting as
time keeper in lough-and-ready fight
between his mate and negro in South
America. In the course of the fight a
well-planted blow sent the Irishman
earthwards.
"Onc!" cried the time keeper, in a
tense voice. watch in hand.
'Two!' he murmured hoarsely. Pat,
We TOOL, git up! There's only eight sec
ouds left!"
The inert mass never moved.
'Ihree" shouted the time keeper
desperately. Think of yer old mother,
Pat. What's it she'd be saying to ye,
Bate the niggerl'"
Slowly he called up to eight, buck.
ing up his mate with patriotic ejacula
tons between each long second. When
eight had been called Pat slowly stag
gored to his feet, and by a mighty
lunge succeeded in knocking down his
black opponent.
Desperately fearing lest he should
revive in time, the time keeper set of
AT top speed
One, two, three, four, five. and
fye'e ten! Ye're out, ye black villainH
London Tid-Bits.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
Won pistInction i'm Three Wars

Gen. John b. s. Todd, soldier of
three wars and governor of Dakota
territory, was born 100 years ago
in Lexington, KY. In his youth he
removed with his parents to Illinois.
He graduated from West Point in 1887
and for five years thereafter was ac-
lively engaged in the Florida war.
During the war with Mexico he distin.
guished himself in the siege of Vera
Cruz and at the battle of Cerro Gordo
subsequently he took part in the Sioux
expedition in the Northwest. For a
short period In the early part Of the
Civil war he commanded a division OF
the Army OF the Tennessee. After
quitting the army he served as Da
kota delegate In congress and was gov
ernor of the territory from 1869 to
1871. General Todd died at Yankton
in 1872
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
Wasted Sweetness.

Lady" said the Chicago heeler,
here's box of candy to take home
to de kids"
Sir" said the lady voter, candy
is deficient In proteids, contains an
excess of albuminoids and it's use
by the adolescent is provocative OF
many infirmities which we, as new
members OF the electorate, are trying
to eradicate. Furthermore, your ten
der of this package is in violation OF
section 3, II. A of the criminal code
which deals with attempted bribery
and which carries a heavy penalty
To which the heeler could only re.
ply:
We'll, wot Tell wot T'ell?"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
The Success Label.

Upton Sinclair, commenting in Bal
timore on the enormous fortunes now
existing in America, said:
In no other place the world over
are such fortunes to be found. One
reason is that our laws regulating
financial transactions are less strin
gent than those of other countries
and another reason is that even where
we have laws our magnates forget
about them
I'm fact" Mr.. Sinclair concluded
with a laugh, the histories of some
OF our largest American fortunes show
clearly that ON the door Of success is
aid.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
Bio English Incomes.

Replying to a parliamentary inquiry
as to how many persons in Great Brit
ain are assessed for super-tax at $780,.
900 or more, the secretary of the treas
ury said: Il cannot undertake to classi
fly in separate divisions incomes ex
ceeding $5OO,000 a year. The aggre
gate number of persons assessed fol-
super-tax In respect to an income ex
-ceeding $5O0,O0O, according to the la
test figures available, is &C.,
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
After His Own Heart,

At the Progressive banquet in New
York last month a westerner told -.
story about the colonel.
my wife and l." he said, have .
large family OF children, land wheA-
ever the colonel comes west and stops
off we have n new addition to show
him. That pleases him, you bet.
The last time the colonel came To
see US he was in hurry. AS he wns
leaving my wife said to him:
But you haven't seen our lasa
baby
mo. maam,' says the colonel, hiB
eyes twinkling behind his glasses. and
l never expect to!'"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23

nov L. Heeiop' boxes of Dodds
Kidney Pills the swelling disappear.
ed and he felt himself again. He says
he has been benefited and blessed by
the use of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sew.
eral months later he wrote: / have
not changed my faith in your remedy
since the above statement was author.
ized. Correspond with Rev. E. Hes.
lop about this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All sent free.
Adv.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
Llfe-eIvlns Properties of colors.

Experiments show that the order OF
colors ranked as to their life-giving
properties will be: blue, violet, yellow,
red and green. Thus, if patient is
put in a hospital where green pre-
dominates he has a far simmer
chance CT speedy recovery than If he
we're comfortably fixed in blue room
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23

Then the Man brought her Box of Chocolates remarkng
e Sweet'-dO not think Shakespeare Right?'
The that she Making Progress
TO Stop this she Did Not Perceive.
"Shakespeae said She "Oh have read Little of His Works.
but do Much Sense in Them, tell the Truth"
Nay nay said the Man, ths is Too Much Not understand
that Good Woman think Maeernck Silly augus
your Inelgence but Much Shakespeare
implies are Uneducaed."
And he did not Call Again.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
In Good Company.

contemporary wants to know
~nals become of the old-fashioned
ma, man who used to say; Il says, says L."
"ieh last seen he was standing on a
49,, corner in close conversation
"I ",ln The old-fashioned man who says,
pc, 3e@ee TO me, sezee." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23

ing, was dizzy
and exhausted at
the least exer-
t!on. Hands and
feet were cold
and he had such
a dragging sensa-
tion across the
loins that II was
difficult to move.
After using 8
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
Puzzled.

Husband see that German has
invented a clock that tells the day
of the month by sounding the mum
ber.
Wife-I don't see how 1t can tell
the 10th. 20th and 30th of the month.
1t can strike the one, two and three
all right, but how can 1t sound the
cipher?
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23

Said the maid to the bashful youth:
I'm going to scream anyway, so you
might just as well kiss me-"
Luck has perverse habit OF favor
ing those who don't depend on IT,
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
Their way,

"The deaf and dumb couple in the
next fiat are having an awful row."
Are they?"
Yes, indeed! You ought to see the
way they are handing it out to each
other"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
A cLEReYMAN's TESTIMONY.

The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wig
ton, Pa, suffered from Dropsy for q
year. His limbs and feet were swol-
len and puffed He had heart fiutter-
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
At the PLAY.

He-That scene. my dear, nearly
took my breath away.
She-I only wish IL had.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules. Easy to take
as candy. ADV.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
A Double Misfortune

80 Jiggins had his head cut off with
the new management How did that
happen?"
81 think it was because he lost his
head at a critical moment"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23

Those who have goods to sell don't
care whether the purchaser is fool
or wise man.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
Real Mourner.

What are you wearing that thing
for?" asked Mrs. Gabb, when her hus.
band came home with a band Of crepe
around his hat.
For your first husband" replied Mr.
Gabb. I'm aorry he died"
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23

1t 10 the peacemaker, not the pace
maker, who is blessed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23

There Woman who Succeeded Attaching to Herself
Eligible young Man. She had Taken great Pains do this and she
Much Grated at the Result of her Labors So Her Mother.
They Walked upon the Pier daily with the Young Man Show him
e what Daughter has Done for Hersf said the Mother.
Sand yet it Nothing to hershe Accomplished all Very Easily
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23

Putnam Fadeless Dyes are the eas.
lest to use. Adv.
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23

This teaches us that it Possible to Get Too Much of Good Thing
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
From Mrs. S. T. Richmond, Provi
A Minister'S Wife Writes:

CLooUET MIMI have suffered very much with irregua
pain and inflammation but wonderful medicine Lydia PHI
ams Vegetable Compound has made well and
the to all that troubled with these complaints J
ME AKERMAN CO Rev. X. AKERMAN, Coquet, Minnesota
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23

They Good AS Engaged 1t wonderful how daughter Attracts
Everybody"
The Other Women heard this and Resented It, f She Attract
hm so Easily said they "it would Be Pity We could Not
And they Set About with Such Zeal that Few Days the eligible
Young Man decided that with So Many Choose From he need Not Make
Up Mind Immediately and the Woman Opportunity Lost Then
her Mother Regretted her Premature Satisfaction, but Too Late
This teaches that She Laughs Best who Laughs Last
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23
lnnportant to Mothers

TnpOTtdnt 10 WOtFloI0
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23

This teaches us that She Laughs Best who Laughs Last
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-04-23

Mass" The doctor said that had organic trouble
le for long time and did not get any relief
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1914-02-20

Cone til i forte flaua Eraf at paa'
pcee gennemgribe',be proftiite Sic
former. Nraiioe1rt @ooorou @ilfor
minber i fin ~offentlige TramtrGoer
ON 2incoln. @an taler birettc o.
ct forltaaeligt 5prog til Solicit oa
bcllpenber Zig ~perionliet til Scott
gresien / 5tooet for at laoe fine
Buolfaber oplGie al anore. 8iliot
er bperfen Nengeiyriternes, Sc TOLD
beifpttaoe Tobrifanters cller Cru:
@iter,res 1aporit. SON er Jolfets no
foarne Gilliosmarb, Mo1ropoler1res
% 9er-Smteresiernes ubgnbertigt
Mo6ltonber. Sci onrerifonife Sc:
mofratt bG5rer / lam ben barntt.
fpleube Menneitebel1 % Sen friiin-
bc6e 8orger meb nar aabne bramfrl
6ptrg0eu % oen ubeltiffeligc scr.
|liebeb.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1914-02-20
Sort fortalt.

Sen npe SSnopanoringslop peo:
toges i 3ongrcsien fort. Iorsooa
mes 24t stemmer moo 146. 60
ben fororer. at enbper Sss,,opanore1
mao orrc iitano til at lpie Gngellt
eller ct on0et Sprog eller 9ioleft,
mbbefottet @ebraiif, %heltaaenbe al
800 Orb. Grniibentcn billigcr
ben bog fife.
l1nberfpgelierne or I'LL aiillltteoe
n,tgooenbe De ltnoerilpb, iom 5tots=
mngler 8ronocln1s / 5tocfbolm ban
begadct. Set bier fig, at ba11 ia,
giort fig |fploig 50 iorlfjelliies
Sorbrpbelier, % at ban bar. ipi,0olle1
iig til i, 49, 900 81, iiben 1906.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1914-02-20

SernltDffer, lom banncoe en- ipios
ginfel til at intte oper Mnlen; meu
oisic 8riller moattc olligepel boil
oes foron 2inel,e mes Sen enc
9aono. Meget lml1ffe CT 8inocler=
tic, lom bar poa Mooe blanot Oh
rcftoricts Spioler.
5ranifmm0en Ibomill reanes
Dog for at bore SC egentlige gril-
ilers Opfin0er. Sra 6rar1frig ltou1-
n1er o9iaa Sc mere linorige Sno=
retninger ipm 2%orgnettel, % 900.
'1oclcn. st al Sc foltborclt tie Gfsem-
parer paa llOitiuingell par ct 8ar
Briler, iom baboe tilbgrt Ell SbobS
LAT Neriien. elsie 8riller, iom bar
o%bcroroentlig rigt prpocoe meo
9Goelitenc, nor iGlteoe til en- tpr-
|fif Se5. Man nnilog grroien al
oe11m SSnoretning til 10000 Srcg.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1914-02-20

CONNIE oper nltore. Get ct nnppe
troligt, at Sroene bilbe bane faaet
faa blibt ct Eonefulo, bpis bam ltl1l<
Sc bape talt 6eqn e,l6a1l1 mems 2toen,
ifobens Stor,me, iagebe op al De frt-
ife @egibenbeoer, BRUTE gjennem
bans opbt bepGge6e 5inb.
Som i Mn6ogt lGfcr man 6a bette
@ionesbpro at en Manb, Der bar liot
bort Teorelalros 2ioellcr opbere eno
Sc ileite, % li0t bent oobbelt, forot
ba1l MS al en- e6eI og oprigtig Cont
,bittiebeo fglte tit Mnipar for oen1. S
Sremitillinaen br,lier bans iterte,
;billeorige @erionltebeos n1etteoe
'Stil fom 0rgeliptl, ofte miltoes man
llaaenoe ONT, At set CT @rofeten @la'
JOS 0periGtter, SET ber taller. Set
'er rn ltor og reoelig Mano, ser boil
Der Com oper Jig 1elp. S monge
SiIfrloer bolber ban fat beo, at
|bpis 6orboloene e,ornr / bette 9ie=
blif laa for, lom Sc laa ben @ang,
Ioa piIoc ban bon6le ganife Iom 30.
Mte1 oite og ,nforbebol0ent imorem=
.mcr ian oglaa fine 6ejlgreb, % 6Dbt
eribar. Selpanflagen / bmls @ierte,
im bo,l r0brp6er:: rSg bpoo CT min
|Srplt un6er Sanfernes Mnflage?
Set er Set 9an1le % mn, oct itore og
'epige:: Scr mig uaaoig!"
| q. S. ¨ieu.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1914-02-20

Tom Dor bllot paa nleget al Suffer-
este. DC melt naipe Ipr1ncr 10,
grillcr CT Sc, iom &c inDfpotc / bis
le &plonler bruger ipr at cfterlig:
nc G1lropTerne. Tislc @rillcr er
lapet al nohl1leoe Muslingeifaller
men uSm @las. 2nngere frmn
&l<ur / iaa @enieelloe CT gjfimo:
ernie fpnrnet. Disie bnrer ncnllia
CIT e9cn Slogs 8rillcr MOS Sue
bltnobeo. Hua llbitillingen iaae:
ogiaa eli rigboloig fineiiif Smnling
Dtsle 9rillcr bar meget ltore og BE-
ito6 al brogcoe, balp9gte 5tene; Sc
hopoe for set nteitc tilbert forncm=
me Mnnhnrincr.
Set ipneS / Allminocligbeo, Jon
ont Brillcr til at bcgpll0e mes mere
heD bcl1pttet iom Hrpo cnb ion
NDttegjenlton0. Som Dpfinber al
|Brillerne incomes oite Sen beremte
|Srforoernlunf Moger Bocorl, sd
1924. Men / Ell Strife i IGorens
firoes Ell Grapifrift, boor Sen /
1917 afogbe Mbelsnla,rb 5alpinu
|o'Mrnato oeg1i Mrn1oti folbes Bril-
Iernes 0pfin0er.
BrillerneS Jorm bar til at be-
ggpaan1oe meo poerit prii1niittiip. gIagie,
re por ontgipet al Fl TIT Sing al
|ssern; oerl,e bar oer qt D
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1914-02-20
Brxstnr,,t mtlBnns Kamp,
nj q. &eiebefe @pbt.

1 TSlSySs$
Sen nD SrGloum.
Get omerifon1f c Smfmlb fan
1neo herettiget Gtoltbeo pege pan Ell
Heffe al ltore M916. 9a Oct inc
peripne6e engallfe acknowledgements
Il Glutninge1 al set Is. Aarbr1ore=
De fremfal6te ben amerifonite uaf=
F, MISUNDERSTANDING (1776), fanot
9efolfningen / George @aibington
cit Ssrer, bpis Mapn itaor inoifrepet
blarot &eroenSbiltoriens reneite %
npbIeite &arafterer. Megari looeriet
bor Sen Gal1g inogaoet iom ct iclp=
itrnoigt Seq / grbucrslipet, pg
@oibingto,1 helfieftige0e falp Negre
poo fine &lmtager. mem "a mani
efter buns 500 aabnebe Seitamel1=
tet, bap6e bau BERT frigipet fine Sla=
Der og iifret oem betrpggenoe Gift
1tensbilfaar. Jeltberren og Stats=
r1on0en foregif ogion paa battc Self
fine 2onosmnn0 ane6 eft fremipnet
Memelfepens opbdiebc gfiempel,
9ar farbeoe 8efplfnings Slaperi loo
Jig efter banS Spfattelie life forelre
meo &rapet ON politiif 6ribeo for
Sen bpt6e @oee.
"a &or61tater,1es &rap ON Slo=
periets ful6itG11oige % c,6elige Sp=
bGpelle 1rogle Slegtle0 lenere fprte
til Sen blo6ige 5ecesiiorrsfrig n1eb
Sgoitaterne (1861), framtroaote
Mbrabam 9incoln joni 5ribe6cns oQ
Observation-Disclosures utrettelig;
Iolsn1ono. @lonM De forenaoe Sta.
:, tiers 8rul ioelrter refer &ineolnS
[Sfiffe1fe Jig peo 5ioe1t at @aibing:
tons. @eaae uomarfcoe Jig uao CT
nroffelig Sro paa set frie omerifon:
ife 6olfs opbpieoe @ge11ifabcr. 81
ltole6e pao De go0e Glenenters Seir
: SrGl0omsaaget par %nforeneligt mel
0ereS SbfnfteIIc nf 1pf rntp bprucr
liee 5riii1ro.
Scr CT otter gonct ct lulpt Mar:
bu1rore0e n1eb Ell / 6ortibens @ilto:
t rie nfenbt l1bpifling pua olle St:
%bberbslipets Smraa0er. Tabrifsbrif
ten bor uflblt @aonoperfet. &e,rfx1
, foretagen0er far fortrengt minort
&irflombc6er. @ro011ftione,n bar ia
get ct mngtigt 0piping. &onmlrni
fationsmi0lernes fortiatte u6bioeli
t bar 6raget &lo0ens forifellige ggfu
{ fantmen til ct felles .Sperationsf felt
/ Jormueforggellen CT fpregooet mel
/ &umpel fri6t, og nllc 9entimter:
: 5tatSm9to peger nre6 5toltbe6 poe
/, Nrtibers fultl,relle % tefnilf,
: 6remlfri0t. Men Set blonoer Jig ifn
ren0e 2p6e / Sejrsb1olfabet. Scr CT
ifubt ltore @ig6mme. Mcn set garl
J le IrGlleuug ur blcpet q terflllgt a
, MIC 3rGlboms forn1er, Ser tpnge
lmot it6rre 9ele al 8efolfninge11 CHI
| 6e gon1le 5loDelRnfer. @lu6en bel
2ipet, 1~ilfre0sbe0en pe0 Mrbeibet
Eroen paa Tremlfri0tet ct / malrg
!, foloige @jem blepeu fortrengt al Ct
fnl1genoe @oablpsbeo. Set fritz,
/ 9ibsmob CT lelp / Set poIitiif fri
Mrnerifa me6 6ets rige uotl1rlwe Gsl
! ltanoSfil0er bleoet fnGffet. SEQ 81
Sen al ben 2rfirs, bpormeo giern,
t al Sc nperbperpeoe apmlpefoml1e
omaiper fig, einer nam / tiltegenb
Mntal MG1tb, &nitr6er og 8ern, ion
) liber Msb % langes eiter 6relie tx
; Den 11Dc SrGl6om, Der fnl1ger Mil
lio11er al Sc forambc 5toters ar
t beibe,toe 8efolf,ting. Sra ollie g.
: ne al &igt bar man i &c ienerv
Mnr ligelom Megeri1operihts 3ii
bert flage,,oe Ngornab: rSjrll
ios~.
Sg otter er Der fremtroaDt Ct
&eo'1ingsnpotro. Deaure Gong Ct SC
en- gioetifabsma1o, on nreo ct Use
pIf li1,2ihn fn1.p1tpr fn4s,r,a,,,SN, 49,;
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1914-02-20
Gu hiitoriif 8rille,t6ailliua.

6eibelberg bar Der mDlig bnret af.
bolot Ell clearinghouse, %
5orbinbelie meo 6en1re bar Ser be,
5rct nrra1lgeret Ell grilIeloftilling
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-05-21

to congratulate them on their
election as president and secre-
tary of the school board. The
evening was spent in playing
games and speech making. Re.
freshments Of sandwiches, coffee.
cake and ice-cream were served. .
At a late hour the guests depart.
ed wishing that Messrs. Fraize
and Rogers could be elected every
week.
School closes Friday. May 22nd.
There will be preaching at the
school house next Sunday after.
noon at 8 p. M, Rev. Cooper will
preach. All are invited.
James Taylor returned to Colo.
RADIO Springs Monday after q
visit at home for several weeks.
He has a splendid position with
the Golden Cycle Mills at that
place.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-05-21
Fruit Dale.

Fruitdale school will close May
Goth with an entertainment given
by the school. The eighth grade
gives a play entitled "A case Of
SUSPENSION. The eighth grade
graduates this year are Stephen
and Martha Rowland, Ethel and
Sarah Lees, Forrest Steward,
Cora Nichols and Louvia Alto.
Paul Helm is putting up a new
fence in front of his residence.
Mrs. William Wade, the pastor
of Jefferson Avenue M. E. Church
has resigned to accept a better
position at Wheatland, Wyo.
Mrs. Wade will give a fare
well party to her class Tuesday
26th.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. G. C.
Baker Monday, 18th, a baby girl.
Fruitdale has five high school
graduates this year. Pearl Ruck-
er ard Emmerson Wells from
Arv4da, Alice Alto and Cozett
Andc! son, Golden; Ralph Null
holm, Wheatridge.
Mr.. Cook of near Sunnysidc is
building a new barn.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-05-21
Wheat Ridge.

Wheat Ridge came very near
having a cloud5urst last Friday
night between seven and eight
O'Clock when the rain fell in
sheets for twenty minutes or
more, flooding all of the low
places to a depth of two feet or
more. The lightning struck the
dwelling of A. E. johnson on
West 44th while the family were
at the supper table. 1t knocked
dishes and bottles out of the
china closet and frightened the
family Il great deal, but did not
set fire TO the house.
Some of the High school boys
after dcd the High school meet
at Boulder Saturday.
Dr.. Philips preached the Bac-
calaureate sermon to a large au-
dience at the M. E. Church Sun
day,
Several cars of crushed stone
are being hauled on West 38th
Ave-, this week.
The commencement exercises
were held Thursday evening and
school closed on Friday.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-05-21
Denver View.

Last Saturday evening about
sixty of the many friends of Viii
liam Fraize and l.. 7. Rogers,
met at the hone Of tie former
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-05-21
Come and drink punch with Us
Friday at our grand opening
sale. The MODEL,

Harold Hunt. q prosperous
young farmer of Fremont, had
the misfortune Tuesday to step
on the sharp point Of a rusty
baling wire which penetrated the
counter Of his shoe and entered
the heel Of his left foot. The
wound is about an inch deep and
30 painful that medical attend
ance was necessary. Harold will
be laid up at a very busy season
of the year. It is hoped that no
serious trouble will follow,
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-05-21

Girls have you seen that heauti-
full s pound box of candy Ia Ca
hills show window? Jack Ler-
cher fas one just like it. He
will tell YOU all about it.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-05-21


W.
of
Ofo bea time
EIT7pATQlCK
The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-18

with what Alan pardonably described as the devils own luck to bring the touring car in sight at the precise mo- ment when the chauffeur was cranking up and Alan on the point of re-enter- ing the cab And though they were off again before Alan could close the door, the attempt was hopeless from the start
 And yet-whether or not because Alans distaste for interference had been too convincingly demonstrated the touring car for the time being co&tented itself with trailing about fifty feet in the rear, while the taxi fled the tenement purlieus of the Ho- boken waterfront and found its way into the broader streets of an unpre- | tentious suburban quarter.
 Not until they were we'll into the suburbs, with few dwellings near and no pedestrians to interfere, did Marro- phat's purpose become apparent. Then, however-and it happened while Alan was looking back-the touring car drew in swiftly and easily and Marro- phat, rising in his seat, IeveIed a re- volver over the windshield and fired.
 The crack of his weapon was prac- tically coincident with a metallic thud beneath the rear seat of the taxicab.
 Not for some moments did Alan ap- preciate the viciousness of the scheme. Surmising that the gasoline tank had been punctured by the bullet, he was inclined to believe that Marrophat hoped to stop the taxicab by depriV ing it. in course of time, of It's fuel. And with this in mind he was present ly surprised, as the cab took corner, l to see Marrophats car stop at that corner and Marrophat himself get down. The brow of hill intervened, shutting off sight of the blackguard as he knelt and lit a match. It was the girl who gave the alarm, suddenly withdrawing her head from the win 1 dow to scream at Alan:
 Hes fired the gasoline! It's fam l ing along the street, following the line of the leak-and catching up with us!"
 Without pausing to put his hand to the latch, Alan kicked the door open.
 "Jump!" he cried For your life ] jump! As soon as that flame catches up with the tank"
 Simultaneously the chauffeur, over- hearing, shut off the power.
 The three gained the sidewalk bare ly in time: the tiny trail of flames, all most imperceptible in the sunlight, was not yard from the jet that spurt- ed through the bullet hole in the tank. In the flutter of an eyelash the explo- sion followed Had the cab been load ed with nitroglycerin its destruction could have been no more absolute.
 There was a roar and then heap of smoking ruins.
 Without waiting to admire the spec tacle, Alan caught the arm of the girl and hurried her up the street, at the same time calling to the chauffeur to follow. And chance brought them to the next corner as another cab, fare