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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-03-27

Two Men ,
eventually brought her TO with the
aid OF few drops o, brandy
Between them. they helped her up
the beach. past the Point. and al length
to the door OF the hotel. where-reani.
mated By the mere promise oi food
Rose disensagod their arms and en-
I tered without more assistance: while
/ Bareus WAS deferred from tre4ding
her heels In his own famiahed eager
ness. BY the hand % Alan falling heav-
lily upon his arm.
Watt" the latter admonished In
halfwhispsF. Look tkerel"
Barcus followed the direction OF kss
sesture-aEd vas transaKed BY the
sight OF a rocket spcarins into the
Night draped shy from a point laws
ible beyond the hcadiand of the light.
house.
The tSo consulted one another With
startled and fearful eycA.
AZ With one voice they murmured
one word Judith" To this Alan
added Eravely ~Or some spy Of
hers"
Then rocs.nr. Alan released bis
friend. With a smart shove urging him
across the threshold OF the hotel
Go OF. he insisted. "loln Rose and
get your supper. III be With you a.
soon as ! can arrange for boat Tell
her nothing more than thAt-thAt
thought Il unwise TO walt until every
body was abed before looking roGad."
He tgTned 10 nna his landlord ap.
preaching frum tho direction Of the
hotel barroom- And for the time it
seemed that tho wind Of their luck
nust have yeered 10 a fayoring guar
ter; for the question vas barely Ut.
tered before tho landlord lifted a viii.
ing voice and hailed a fellow toxns-
nan idl.as nearby.
Hey. Iake--come herei"
introd- ed as Mr. Breed, Jake
pleaded guilty to Ownership OF the
fastest and staHchest po~eEeraiser
In the adlaecnt waters. which be was
ayartc!0usiy keen 10 charter.
They observed haste rellgtousiy;
within tn minutes they stood upoa q
n0ai az Jhc foot OF aight os wooden
steps down the side Of the town wharf.
While the promised rovboat OF SIR.
Breed drew In. AZ most ieisurely pace.
to meet them
Aboard and away from the wharf.
a. q burden Of AIan's Eolicitade seemed
"a grow lighter with every sQueAl
OF she greaseless oarloeks. with ey,
cry dip and splash OF the blades
which. welded BY a crew OF villainoga
brought them nearer the
handsome motoybOat which Mr. Breed
designated as his own. Il vas not
until Alan looked up suddenly to and /
Mr.. Breed covering him with q re,
yolyer OF most vicious character that !
he had tho least apprehension OF any
danger nearer than the ofing. where
schooner might be lurking,
y ting for Its prey to coms ppt and
b trFOured
Il y take that money belt OF yours,
ycrls feller." Mr.. Breed announced.
'lIl be quick about it--not forgetting
+ s-ts In your trousers pocket"
% the passion OF his Indignation
il-i neglected entirely 70 play the
fa-4e By the rules. The indifference
be- diarlayed toward the weapon was
positively unprotessionAl - for he !.
Il aside as II II had been
iothius more dangerous than 9 straw.
Ind Ia the same nuttsr OF an syeiash
ie l7unehed himself like q wildcat at
he throat OF Ar. Breed
Before that one knew what WAS hap
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-03-27
CHAPTER XIX.

"Gse!" he grunted frankly. when
after a toilsoms progress from the
boat. Rose at length slipped from the
seat formed b. the elasped hands Of
the two men. And IL was me who
suggested this!-
The girl responded with a quiet
laugh Of the most natural effect imas-
inable-until Il ended In sigh. and
without the least warning she enam.
pied upon herself. and would have
fallen heavily. in a dead faint. but for
Aian's quieknesA
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-03-27

It's no use" he conceded at length.
Were here for keeps"
Why not wade ashOFe7" Rose Trine
suggested mildly from the place she
had taken In the stern In order to
tighten the bows. 1t isn't faT-and
what's one more Wettlng?"
That's the only sensible remark
that's been uttered BY any party to
this lunatic enterprise since you hove
within earshot OF me. Mr. Law" said
Mr.. Barcus. Respectfully submitted"
The verdict OF the lower court
stands approved" Alan responded
graVely.
~But there's no sense In Miss Trins
wadlng." Bareus suggested We're
web-foOted as IL ls. and she's too
tired"
Well. what then?"
We can carry her. cant wer'
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Stranded.
CHAPTER XVIII.


Mr.. Thomas Barcus picked hinlsel
up from the bottom OF the ufeboAt
where he had been violently precipi
tAted by the impact Of grounding
olinked and wiped tears OF pain froa
his eyes. solicitously tested his noss
and seemed TO derive little II any com
tort from the discovery that Il was not
broken. opened his mouth and
remembered the presence OF lady.
Poor Mr.. Barcusl" abe said gently
I'm so sorry. Do forget I'm here
and say it out loudl"
Mr.. Barcus dropped his hands and
dropped his head at the same time.
1T can't be did.- he complained In
embittered resignation: -the words
have never been Invented :"
X the bows MFR. Law (who had
barely saved himself headlong
plunge overheard when the shoal took
fast hold OF the keeD felt tenderly OF
his exeoriated shins. then. rising. CON-
passed the sea. sky and shore with an
anxious gaze
In the ofhng there was nothing but
the fat. limitless expaRse Of the night
bound tide. near at hand vaguely sill
vered with the moonlight. in the dis.
tances blending into shadows; never
- light or shadowy. stealing sail In
that quarter to indicate pursuit.
Where are We?" he wondered aloud.
Ask me an easy one" Barcus re-
piled; Somewhere on the south shore
OF the eape-unless somebody's been
tampering with the lay OF this land
That's a lighthouse over yonder'
Alan took soundings from the bows.
Barely two feet he announced.
Withdrawing the oar from the water.
''and eelgrass no end"
~oh!" Barcus calculated with the
accent OF enlightenment: and leaving
the motor. turned TO the stern, over
which he draped himself in highly un.
decorative fashion while cropping IN
der water for the propeller.
That's the answer. he repeated.
there's a young bale Of the said eel
grass wrapped round the wheel.
Which. suppose. means I've got 20
30 overheard and clear it away
Like Mr. Law. he wore neither shoes
nor other garments that could be more
damaged by salt water than they had
been-but only shirt. trousers and a
belt
If you've nothing better 10 do. my
critical friend" he obserye ed as he
stooped to hack and tear al the mAss
OF weed embarrassing the propeller.
you might step out and give Us q
trial shove. Don't strain yourself
Just see IL you can move her"
The boat bgdged not ar inch-but
Mr.. laws feet did. slipping on the
ueacherous mud bottom with the up
shot OF his downfall: with a mighty
splash he disappeared momentarily
beneath the surfaee-and left his tenn
per behind him when he emerged
As for Mr.. Barcns. he suffered like
loss within ave minutes: when. with
much pains and patience having freed
the wheel, he climbed aboard and
sought to restart the motor After
a few affecting coughs IL relapsed into
bb n silence.
iudious examination at length |
lght out the fact that the gasoline |
vas empty.
OF SO much as a smell left" Bar. |
reported
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,sdo~sd Him.
whether abed or AZ the hands % those
Who dislike ua. bat rather 10 be
hanged as common pirates"
You have the courage Of iEGo-
rance" Barcus replied coolly: III
yog1l take the ,rouble to glance as,ern
promise you a sight that will move
you 10 suspend Judgment FOR the time
being"
At this Alan sat Up With a start.
Back against the loom % the Eliza.
beth islands through which they had
nAviEated While he nodded. shons tho
milk.Nhlte sails Of an able schooner.
Sheets ali taut and every inch OF
canvas fat wlth tho beam vlnd. she
looted it msrrily Ia thcis vakc--a sil-
yer Jet spoutink from her cuiSator.
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Job printing here.
Bssi Treatment fos coa.tipalioa.

MY daughter used Chamber
lain's Tablets for constipation
with good results and can recon-
mend them highly" writes Paul
B. Babin. Brushly. La. For sale
by all dealers.
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You ..ked Lucille Love" did
yol NOE? Well, you'll like The
Frey O'Hearts" better. Tona-
wama next Wednesday night.
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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-03-27

Do HaifH.on 90 she above. the uRdsrsiEnsd
orefs 'i. 'ame condition 5000 for all horses
h'a' 'isl h"'se shof bar on both OF either Jaw.
f'"nd '' '.ded I'm eizht enuntiss Range
hafHs] .se aHd Crook eOanilss Hospss
vented shea sold.
Soas ba' s'o~n h0'ses sOld snd oaIy sn
FFe tunshSs.
Nv BROWN Eiis. onsoa.
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$500 Reward!

Tho Oregon, Cal.
lfOFnla aEd Nevada
Live stock Profsc-
tion Aasoeiation of
which the under.
signed ia member,
vii give p,Qo %
reward for evil
denee leading 70
the afFest and con-
victiOu Of any paf.
~ or parties steal
inx horses eattls
o. m uies bslonGiuE
10 any VI ia mem.
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-02-26

even fire.
Not that they could have hit him
even II they had tried. But awe, anc
something as nearly akin to terror a;
a New York policeman can feel re
strained them. For this crippled maj
over their heads, climbing to the very
summit of the high structure along
that six-inch cable, till at last he SEEM
ed no more than black spot against
the blue sky, running with security al
the rate of an express train, with g
drop Of hundreds of feet into the river
on one side of him. and, on the other,
a fall to certain death upon the struc.
ture Of the bridge.
He seemed to soar like an eagle; he
reached the topmost tower, and then,
seeing the pathway under him heavy
with stalled cars, and the roadway
black with cheering, gasping sDecta
tors-seeing, too, the ropes which hao
been Intellectually stretched forth tc
hold him, he laughed, waved his hand
genially, and, at a tremendously &C
celebrated pace, began to glide down
the cable line that stretched to th<
Manhattan entrance.
He reached the end Of it, travelling
rs steadily as bicyclist, hit the as
phalt with gentle jolt twelve feet be.
hind the little group Of police who had
idly gathered there, staring across the
bridge, not thinking to glance upward;
shot over the loops Of the street car
lines, and dashed into Park Row,
Across the City Hall park he raced,
crossed Broadway Under the horses
noses, reached the river front, where
nothing but sloW-moving wagons
blocked the wide street, and dashed
northward at rate of hundred miles
an hour. He reached the extreme linn
it's Of Manhattan, crossed into West
chester, and, like streak Of light, he
entered the suburban districts, passed
them, and so gained open country and
was lost to the knowledge Of all.
Ten minutes later he stopped the
chair under tree, descended, and
bathed his face and hands in the water
Of a gurgling brook. That was the first
of his exploits and there was much yet
to be done. Vengeance on all who had
bansed against him, broken up his
home, thrust him for five lonely years
into the western iail-this must be
melted out. But now, having regained
tiny fraction of his own, he bad funds
with which to start on his immediate
quest, the discovery Of his daughter
Eleanor. She had been fourteen when
he last saw her; now she must be
nearly twenty. The thought Of seeing
her again gave him new hope. He en-
tered the chair, and at the leisurely
race Of fifteen miles an hour, set of to
ward the north, along the old post
road. .-.--z. +
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-02-26
THF. FORCE OF. A TORNADO

| the chair.
From the cushions q strange figure
raised itself and regarded him. The
occupant was a man of perhaps forty
years. He was evidently gentleman,
although the blue suit that he wore was
cheap and frayed and his wrists were
innocent Of cuffs. Mulcahey, whose
mind did not turn toward mechanics, as
did that OF his friend, observed the pc
culiar pallor of the occupants face.
Prison pallor," he thought immedi-
ately, and the closely cropped hair and
stubDle Of a new. beard confirmed IN
his own mind the fast awakening sUs-
picions that he was forming. His
glance turned toward the mans limbs.
The legs hung Imply as paralytic's,
and were evidently powerless. But
what struck him most strongly were
the arms. For while the left was, If
anything, rather underdeveloped, the
right was that of a Samson. Under
the frayed sleeve Mulcahey could
trace the outlines Of the great muscles,
ripping up from the wrist, and then
the protruding biccps, and under the
arm, the triceps, rigid as steel. The
man perceived his gaze and withdrew
his right arm, flushing slightly as he
did SO.
Snow, who is he?" pondered Null
cahey. 'I'd like to know. There's
something queer about that fellow"
His intuition struck home with the
conviction of fact: He determined
that he would keep him in sight SO
long as he was on his post, but with
out awakening suspicious.
Meanwhile the cripple was answer
! ing O'Sullivan's questions.
This is my chair, sir" he said cour-
teouSly, and in well-bred tones which
| at once luiled the patroiman's sus-
| 2icicns to sleep. ~ have been injured,
as you can see, and have come here to
| meet Mr. Staples at one o'clock, when
ne returns to his house"
| O'Sullivan was impressed. Mr..
| Staples, the millionaire, who had
begun his career as a poor lawyer and
was now director of numerous west
ern land companies, was name to be
respected. He did glance for a mo-
ment at the cripples shabby coat, but
reflected that many queer people came
from all parts Of the country to inter-
view Mr.. Staples, and so dismissed all
further thought Of the matter.
"Well, Mul, I'll see yez again." he
said and started off, twirling his club
ioyously. his mouth watering as he
thought of that foaming schooner In
which he was so soon to plunge II.
But something about the chair was
worrying him, and he had hardly Pro
ceeded three PAGES when it grew clear
to him. He swung around. 1t seemed
incredible, but-the chair was actual-
ly supported upon a single wheel!
O'Suliivan had worked as me-
chanic before he joined the force"
and was never satisfied until all man.
ner of mechanism was made clear to
him. That he had failed consciously
to notice this astonishing phenomenon
before was simply because his mind
had never conceived the possibility of
its existence. He looked again; yes,
the chair stood bolt upright upon
single wheel.
an IL! Null" he shouted. Look here,
me led. Did yez liver see chair that
ran on enc wheel before?"
Mulcahesnr looked again. Surely
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-02-26

enough, his friend was right. O'Sulli
van placed his powerful hands upon
the side and tried to tilt the appara
tus. His effort was as useless as
though he had attempted to tilt st
Patricks cathedral. The chair die
not bulge in the least, but remained
still upon the sidewalk, perfectly mo-
tionless, and, as it seemed, busily
humming itself to sleep.
"Hey! Beat it," shouted Mulcahey
turning upon the curious crowd that
had begun to assemble round the un
canny vehicle. He drove them away
and then turned to the cripple again
scowling GROSSLY. You'll have to move
on, young feller," he said. Keep her
a-moving and don't collect crowd
or I'll run you and your chair into the
station house."
The cripple returned no answer, but
began slowly propelling his strange
vehicle along the rCad' that borders thu
park In the direction CT Mr.. Staples
house. He moved at his two-mile gait,
and a small crowd followed him; but.
as he made no answer to their badin,
age, they tired Of worrying him and
dispersed, with the exception Of few
small boys, who ran alongside, jeering.
Officer O'Sullivan remained standing
beside his friend in an attitude Of in-
decision. At last he drew the back
Of his hand across his mouth with
gesture Of f1nality.
"Mul," he said, "they say as It's e.
wise cop knows when he's Of duty
but that gets my goat. Something's
going to happen. feel it in me. And
I'm going to stay and see it through"
Much as he needed the liquid re-
rreshment which had presented its
mental picture so alluringly to his
mind, O'Sullivan felt that he could not
go home until he had solved the mys-
terry of that chair. He could think Of
no mechanical law which would enable
it to balance itself upon a single
wheel with such tenacity that, with the
exertion Of his utmost strength, he
was unable to disturb it's equilibrium.
What was the hidden mechanism
which gave out that buzzing sound
Suppose this were to be connected at
will with the running gear! Suppose,
for example, that, hidden under the
seat of the chair, was powerful gas
op,ipa oonob1a op oxaroicipo cuff oiar+
force to convert it, with sharp,
wedge-like front, into battering ram
and hurting 1t at thirty miles an hour
through the crowded streets of the me-
tropolis! A vista Of possibilities
stretched before O'Sullivan's mind.
Muttering uneasily, he left Mulcahey
and started in pursuit of the cripple,
with the intention of questioning him
further.
"Aw, it's only a bicycle chair!" ex-
claimed the other in disgust at his
friends curiosity, which he felt, in
some vague way, to be reflection up
on his lack Of interest. whats bit
ing you, Danny? Come back!" But
O'SuIlivan was already out of hearing
and crossing the road in the cripple's
wake, pausing only long enough to
shoe away the pestilential small boys
that logged the trail of his quarry. A
glance back showed that Mulcahey had
changed his mind and was coming aft
er hila.
Butlto the disgust of both patrolmen
the eripple's chair seemed to take on
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-02-26

Patrouuan Daniel O'Suilivan, stand.
ing on the west side of Prospect park,
Brooklyn, twirled his club and yawned,
period Of duty was approaching. In
ten minutes, he reflected, he would be
hurrying homeward to snatch rest in
the bosom of his family within the six
room fat which he modestly sustained
in the region of Flatbush.
He yawned again, not so much from
WEAKNESS as BY reason of happy
state of complete mental relaxation.
At that moment Patrolman O'Sullivan
felt at perfect peace with all the
world. If at that instant a member Of
the Clancy gang had assailed him with
an outburst Of profanity against the
land Of his nativity, Patrolman O'Sul-
Ivan would have tapped him mildly
across the hat and hidden him go
home.
"By the powers!" he calculated joy
fully, seeing brother officer approach
ing him, there's Mulcahey at last.
Hey, Null, git busy on the patrol. I'm
for Klapperkopf's joint and schoon-
er of beer TO wash the dust away"
Muleahey approached leisurely and
relieved him; the two men engaged in
a friendly joust Of words, and Patrol
man O'Sullivan turned his face reso-
lutely eastward. The thought of the
schooner smoothed out the wrinkles
In his forehead and an anticipatory
grin made itself visible about his
mouth and extended it's purview into
the neighborhood Of O'Sullivan's ears.
Suddenly he paused and turned round,
extending his right arm in the direc-
ton of the roadway.
GHoIy saints, Null, what the divil
would yez call that?'' he asked.
Moving slowly along the curb there
ra1ne a cripple In chair, which ne
was Iaboriously propelling by means
of handwheel. But as the patrol
man walked in a leisurely fashlon 10
intercept it, Trey perceived that II was
like no ot:?er cripple's chair which haa
ever come within the range OF thelr
vision. TO begin with, it was shapeu
like an ciG-fasilioned infants 'peram-
buletor:" that is to say, it was broad
at the back Eld tGDe~ed in front to
wedge, f~,d with a rim Of STEEL
which gave It the forcible aspect OF
Inin,atc-e catering ram. 1t moved, ap-
parently. % some hidden mechanical
power, for under the seat was steel
Cased re. 3tacle OF Considerable size,
from w'!0sa hidden late. Il. proceeded
n faint cumming sou4l exactly remi-
niscent CT that made ~ 4 top whirling
at full speed. O'Sull- va, as he bent
low to examine the nature Of this con-
trivance, knew Immediately that the
mechanism concealed within the case
was not only extremely powerful, but
was working at full speed, though it
was in some way disconnected from
the motive power Of the chair, so that
the latter could move forward at it's
race Of two miles an hour, propelled
solely by the cripp.e's arms. So fast
came the separate explosions of the
gas engine, gDicn was evidently
1art of this complex arrangement, that
they were merged into a single rolling
sound.
what the d;vil's thot, Jack?" ex-
claimed O'sullivan proianeiy, rising
flushed after tbs exertion Of bending
his comfortably covered BODY beneath
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BRITISH WARSHIP
... SEXES TWO SHIPS

Halifax, N. s., Nov. 1.-The Dutch
steamer Hamhorn, from New York,
and the steamer Hooking from New
York for Norfolk, were brought into
port here today by prize crews from
a British warship. The Hooking was
formerly the Danish steamer Gron-
land, but was recently changed to
American registry and was flying the
American flag when overhauled by
the warship.
The sheriff of the admiralty court
has taken charge of both steamers,
but nothing has been made public as
to why the vessels were seized.
The Hooking is commanded by
Capt. Fabre and sailed from New
York for Norfolk for coal. When she
reached here she had only two tons
on board. ..
The Hamborn sailed from New
York last Wednesday with general
cargo for Caibarien, and when IS
miles from New York was halted by
a British cruiser which put a prize
crew aboard. Both steamers were
conveyed by warships. .,,>
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ALIENS ENTITLED. TO EQUAL
PROTECTION BY LAW. ARR.
IONA LAW WONT HOLD.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The Arizona
anti-alien labor law has been declared
unconstitutional by the supreme
court. The decision afirms that of
a special circuit court.
Much attention is attracted to the
case because several foreign govern
ments protested against it and is
similarity to land legislation in Cali
fornia which restricts ownership of
real estate by the Japanese.
The Arizona law was enacted by
an initiative vote of Arizona people,
which made it unlawful for an en-
ployer of over five persons to EN-
ploy les sthan 80 per cent Of qualified
electors or citizens Of the United
States. The case was one in which an
Austrian waiter in Bisbee sought to
enjoin his employer and the state
from enforcing the law on him.
Justic Hughes in announcing the
decision said it has already been es-
tablished that aliens in this country
are entitled to equal protection of the
laws. The law is in conflict with the
personal guaranty of liberty accord
ed aliens, by legislation. - &