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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-01
POLLARD SAYS RULES or HEALTH
BOARD STAND As ORDINANCES

city Attorney Pollard told the COM
mitice that he was most seriously i'm
pressed with the impropricty OF plac-
ing the Health Department under the
Mayor II was imperative. he thought,
for the successful prosecution of vio-
lators Of tho sanitary rules, that such
rules have the prestige and authority
that is impaired 10 them by board
Of several members. as is the case
nov.
The rules OF the Board OF Health
have tn" standing OF ordinances" said
Mr.. Pollard. The efficiency Of the
Health Department is measured in "a
large degree by its ability 10 sustain
these rules in the courts. As lawyer
with many years Of experience before
tur!es. am Of the belief tina: 1t is
essential that such rules should have
behind them the Judgment Of a board.
III the Health Department is put
under the Mayor. the formulation of
the rules is left TO the Mayor, or the
Chief eslicalth officer. practically de-
t$iroyipS their legal value In the courts
since jury that will heed the regula-
lions laid down by n board OF several
members will be slow 10 accept the
jud Cment OF q single rerSop"
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CHAPTER V-continued.

Don't try that again." he warned.
angrily. IF you've got to take it out
on somebody. I'm your man"
This was mutiny, and McGrath's
remedy for that distemper was ever
heroic. In a flash his big fist shot out
and the crew looked to see it's lighter
champion go backward into the river
at the impact But the blow did not
land. Griswold saw it coming and
swerved the necessary body-breadth-
The result was a demonstration of a
simple theorem in dynamics. McGrath
reeled under the impetus of his own
unresisted effort. stumbled forward
against the low edge-line bulwark,
clawed wildly at the tickle air and
dropped overheard like a stone.
The Belle Julie was forging ahead
at full speed Clearing the intervening
obstacles in hurdler's leap. GriswoId
raced aft on the outer edge of the
guards and jumped overheard in time
TO grapple the drowning man when he
was within a few feet of the churn-
ing wheel. The mate was terror-crazed
and fought blindly. There was no
time for trick or stratagem, and when
the thunder of the wheel roared over
-iCtAc' NAlS" oiu IeiL the Jar OF dow
and the mates struggles ceased alb
ruptly- A gasping moment later the
worst was over and the rescuer had
his head out; was swimming CALAMITY
In the wake of the steamer. supporting
the unconscious McGrath and shouting
Justify for help.
The help came quickly. The alarm
had been promptly given, and the
night pilot was man for an emer-
gency. Before the little-used yawl
could be lowered, the steamer had
swept a wide circle in mid stream and
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quarrel with McGrAth- The man was
grateful and loyal according to his
gifts. and Griswold's need was too
pressing to stick at any trifle of I'M
intelligence
Nose. you'll go ashore with me on
the spring Hne." he said- when he
found his man at the heel of the land
ing stage
sholy-'
All right You see this bundle II
anybody tackles me while we're max
ing fast. I'm going to drop it, and you
must get it and run away Do you
understand
-'Whut-an mus I do when rs done
TUX out wild hit ?"
Get away. first; then keep out of
sight and hang around the levee for
an hour or two II / don't turn up be-
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=venr- Let me tell yen what / did
/ had weapon, as you have read. /
tied 1T up with the money In a hand
kerchief- There was always the
chance of their catching me, and had
made up my mind that my last free
act would be to drop the bundle into
the river So you see you need not
hesitate on that score
Then you know what Ii is that /
must do?r
--Assuredly- / knew il yesterday.
when l saw that you had recognized
me- 1t was very mercifuI in you to
reprieve me, even for few hours;
bur you will pardon me II 1 say it
was wrong?''
'Wrongl" she burst out rs it gem
erous to say that to me2 Are you so
Indifferent yourself that you think ev-
eryone else is Indifferent, too2"
He smiled under cover of the dark
ness
Il know you are not Indifferent; you
couldn't be- But you must be true to
yourself. at whatever cost VIII you
go to Captain Mayfield now2"
She hesitated-
Il thought of doing that. at first
she began. postponing to more CON
venient season the unnerving ref1ec-
ton that she was actually discussing
the ways and means of it with him
1T seemed to be the simplest thing
to do. But then / saw what would
happen; that should be obliged"
Again he stopped her with a ges-
ture-
Il understand We must guard
against that at all hazards. You must
not be dragged into it. you know,
even remotely"
4 wrote a letter TOTO Mr.. Gal
braith." she confessed
and you have not sent it?"
No If 1 had, / shouldn't have
spoken to you"
ITO be sure. 1 suppose you signed
the letter."
Certainly
That was a mistake. You must
rewrite it, leaving out your name, and
send it. All you need to say is that
the man who robbed the Bayou State
Security is escaping on the Belle Ju
lie; that he is disguised as a deck
hand. and that his name on the steam
er's books is John Wesley Gavitt-
That will be amply sufficient
She was silent for a moment. Then:
why mustn't l sign it? They will
pay no attention to an anonymous let
ter And, besides. it seems 500
cowardly.'
They will telegraph to every river
landing ahead of us within an hour
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the searchlight picked up the cast
aways- From that to placing the Belle
Julie so that the two bits OF human
Hotsam could be hauled in over the
bows was but a skillful hands turn of
rudder-work. accomplished as cleverly
as II the great steamboat had been a
power-driven launch to be steered by
touch of the tiIler
All this Charlotte saw. She was
looking on when the two men were
dragged aboard. the big Irishman still
unconscious, and the rescuer in the
fnal ditch of misunderstanding
sodden, Keeling with WEAKNESS.
And afterward. when the Belle
Jules PROV was once more turned to
the north. Miss Farnham few back to
her staterccm with the letter to Mr..
Galbraith hidden in her bosom and
ciutched tightly as If she were afraid
1t might cry out its accusing secret of
its own accord
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after your letter reaches New Or
leans; you needn't doubt that And
the suppression of your name isn't
cowardly; it is merely a justifiable bit
of sef-protection- 1t is your duty to
give the alarm; but when you have
done that, your responsibility ceases
There are plenty of people who can
identify me if l am taken back to
New Orleans You don't want to be
summoned as a witness, and you
needn't be-"
She saw the direct. manlike wisdom
OF all this. and was quick to appreci-
ate his delicate tact in effacing the
question OF the reward without even
referring to it But his stoicism was
almost appalling
1t is very shocking" she muir
INJURED; only you don't seem to real
ize it at ALL
Don't L? You must remember that
have been arguing from your point
of view My own is quite UNCHANGED
1t is your duty to do what you must
do; it is my AFFAIR to avert the conse-
quences to myself if l can manage il
without taking an unfair advantage of
your frankness--
What viii you dor"
1T would be bad faith now for me
to try to run away from the steamer,
as / meant to do. So far, you have
bound me by your candor. But be-
xond that ] make no promises. NY
parole will be at an end when the Off
GERS appear and shall do what l can
to dodge or to escape If / am taken.
Is that fair7-
1T is more than fair. l can't under
stand
What is it that you can't under
stand7"
How You can do this: how you car
do such things as the one you did last
night. ard still"
He finished the sentence for her
and still be a common robber of
banks. and the like | fancy ii is a.
bit pazziing-from your point of view
Sometime. perhaps. we shall all un-
derstand things better than we do
now but to that time. and beyond it,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-21
CHAPTER Vii.
Moses Iehthyophaaus.

After suffering all the pangs of
those who lose between the touch and
the clutch, Griswold had found the
red-handkerchief bundle precisely
where it had been hidden; namely,
buried safely in the deckload of
sacked coffee on the engine-room
guard
1t came to light in the final half
hour of the voyage. when he and his
mates were transferring the coffee to
the main deck, forward 1t had not
been disturbed; and what had hap
pened was obvious enough. after the
fact After its hiding. arm's-Iength
deep. in a Granny between the sacks,
some sudden jar of the boat had
slightly shifted the cargo, closing one
Granny and opening another
With the money once more in his
possession he had a swift return of
the emotions which had thrilled him
when he found himself standing OH
the sidewalk in front of the Bayou
State Security with the block of bank
notes under his arm
As TO the battle for the keepinx
which was probably awaiting him at
the St Louis landing, the prospect of
coming to blows. man-fashion, with
the enemy. was not wholly unwel-
come
The few necessary preIiminaries
were arranged while the Belle Julie
was backing and filling for the land
ing Since to be taken with the
money in his possession was to give
the enemy the chance of winning At
one stroke both the victory and the
spoilss he made a confederate of the
negro. whose part he had taken in the
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SYNOPSIS.

Kenneth GrfswoId. an unsuccessful
writer because of sOciaIistic tendencies.
sups with his friend cambridge at Chau-
dfere's restaurant in New Orleans and
declares that II necessary he will steal to
keep from starving He holds up Andrew
Galbraith, president Of the Bayou State
Security, in his private office and esca pes
with 10000 In cash BY original methods
ne escapes the hue and cry and goes
aboard the Belle Julie as a deckhand- He
Unexpectedly confronts Charlotte Farm
nam of Wahaska. Mimi. who had seen
MIN cash Galbraith's check in the bank
Charlotte recognizes Grfswold but de-
cides to write to GaIbraith rather than
oenounce the robber to the captain and
so Incur unpleasant notoriety-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-21
CHAPTER vi.
QuIcksandx

On the morning following the rescue
of the mate. Charlotte Farnham awoke
with the conviction that she had been
Iniraculously saved from mourning the
penalties dealt out to those who rush
oilndly into the thick OF things with
out due thought and careful consid-
Grafton
But the Puritan conscience was not
TO be entirely sflenced. Reason sits
In q higher seat than that occupied by
the senses. and reason argued that a
man who would forgive his enemy,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-21
Parrots Fail as sentineIs.

Parrots as aeropIane sentinels have
not proved the entire success they
were expected to- A parrot, long be-
fore human eye or glass can detect
the approach OF an aeropiane. will
screech and flap about in wild excite
ment-
A number were placed in Ethel tow
er to signal the approach of hostile
craft, but as the birds failed to dis
tinguish between friend and foe, their
usefulness as sentinels was consider
ably limited
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

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CHAPTER vill.
"He Killed q Woman"

\ His face was ivid with rage. For
. moment he glowered apon the two
old men, his fingers working spasmod.
ically. his chest heaving with the vol
canic emotions he was trying SO hard
to subdue. Then he whirled about,
to glare into the han.
In Gods name, Freddy, boy, what's
happened?" cried old Mr.. Riggs, all
a-tremble.
Some minutes passed before he could
trust himself to speak. Ugly veins
stood out on his pale temples. as he
paced the floor In front Of them. Even.
tually Mr.. Dawes ventured the vital
question. In q somewhat hushed voice.
Have you-Quarreled with your "a
ther. Freddy"
The young man threw up his arms
In Q gesture Of despair. There was
. wall of misery in his voice as he
grated out:
in the name of God. why should he
hate me as he does? What have |
done? Am not good son to him %
"Hush!" implored Mr.. Dawes. nerv.
ously. Hell hear you"
I Hear mel" cried Frederic, and
laughed aloud in his recklessness.
why shouldn't he hear me? BY
God. I'll not stand It a day longer. He
wouldn't think of treating a dog as
he treats me. God. IL. why, he is
actually forcing me to hate him.
Do hate him! I swear to heaven, II
was in my heart to kill him down
there Just now. l." He could not
go on. He choked up and the tears
rushed to his eyes. Abruptly turning
away. he threw himself upon the
couch and buried his face on his arms.
sobbing like little child.
The old men. distressed beyond the
power Of speech. mumbled incoherent
words Of comfort as they slowly edged
out toward the door. They tiptoed
into the hall and neither spoke until
their bedroom door was closed behind
them. Mr.. Dawes even tried 1t to see
that 1t was safely latched.
The curtains parted and Yvonne
looked In upon the wretched Frederic.
There was a look of mingled pain and
commiseration in her wide open eyes
For moment she stood there regard.
Ing him In silence. Then she swiftly
crossed the room to the couch in the
corner where he sat huddled up. his
shoulders still shaking with the mis-.
cry that racked him. Her hand went
out to touch the tousled hair. but
stopped before contact Slowly she
drew back. with glance Of apprehen.
sion toward the door of the Hindu,s
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He came swiftly into the room from
the hall. and not from his closet. The
look of relief in Yvonne's eyes was
short-lived. She saw amazement In
the faces of the two old men-and
knew,
After we have had the feats OF
magic" Brood was saying, Miss Des-
mond will read to you. ladies and gen.
tlemen, that chapter of our Journal
MY, Gawd!" groaned both Of the
middle-aged gentlemen. looking at
their watches.
relating to"
You'll have to excuse me, Brood.
really, you know. Important engage
ment uptown"
"Sit down, Cruger." exclaimed Hold
der. The lady won't miss you
relating to our first encounter
with the great and only Ranjab.' pur-
sued Brood, oracularly. I'VE found
him in a little village far up in the
mountains. He was under sentence
of death for murder. By the way,
Yvonne, the kris you have in your
hand is the very weapon the good TEL
low used in the commission of his
crime. He was in prison and was to
die within a fortnight after our arrival
in the town. heard of his unhappy
plight and all that had led up to IT.
His case interested me tremendously
One night, a week before the proposed
execution, my friends and i stormed
the little prison and rescued him. We
were just getting over the cholera and
needed excitement. That was fifteen
years ago. He has been my trusted
body servant ever since. / am sure
you will be interested in what i have
written about that thrilling adven-
ture."
Yvonne had dropped the ugly knife
upon the table as if it were a thing
that scorched her fingers.
Did he-really kill man." whis-
pered Miss Janey, with horror in her
eyes.
He killed woman. His wife. Miss
Janey. She had been faithless, you
see. He cut her heart out. And now.
Ranjah. are you ready?"
The Hindu salaamed. "Ranjab is
always ready, sahib," said he.
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CHAPTER vIl-Continued.

Then, before their startled, horror
struck eyes, the Hindu coolly plunged
the glittering blade into his breast,
driving 1t in to the hilt!
Good Lord" shouted the two old
men.
Ranjab serenely replaced the sword
in its scabbard.
ct is not always the knife that finds
the heart" said he. SO slowly, so full
Of meaning. that even the old men
grasped the significance Of the cryptic
remark.
"A Teller can be fooled. no matter
how closely he Watches" said Mr..
Dawes, and he was not referring to
the amazing sword trick.
mo. sir" said Mr.. Riggs, with
gloomy irrelevance, Il don't like that
woman"
The old spell Of the Orient had
fallen upon the ancients.. They were
hearing the vague whisperings of
voices that came from nowhere. as
they had heard them years ago in the
mystic silences of the East.
Ssh! One comes" said Ranjab,
softly. ut will be the masters son."
An instant later his closet door
closed noiselessly behind him and the
old men were alone. blinking at each
other. There was no sound from the
hall They waited, watching the cur
tanned door. At last they heard foot
steps on the stairs. quick footsteps Of
the young.
Frederick strobe rapidly into the
room.
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to the spot. blushing with shame and
dismay.
Where are you going? To tell
him?" he gasped.
She waited an instant, and then
came toward him. He never could
have explained the unaccountable i'm
pulse that forced him to fall back a
few steps as she approached. Her eyes
were gazing steadily into his, and her
red lips were parted.
THAT Is as it should be-" she was
saying, but he was never sure that he
heard the words. His knees grew
weak. He was in the tolls! Now,
you must pull yourself together" she
went on in such a matter-of-fact tone
that he Strengthened up involuntarily.
Come! Wipe the tear stains from
your cheeks"
He obeyed, but his lips still quiv-
cred with the rage that had been
checked by the ascendency of another
and even more devastating emotion
She was standing quite close to him
now. her slender figure swaying
slightly as If moved by some strange.
rhythmic melody to which the heart
beat time. Her eyes were soft and
velvety again; her smile tender and
appealing. The vivid white of her
arms and shoulders seemed to shed
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closet. An odd expression Of alarm
crept into her eyes.
Frederic" she said, softly. almost
timorously.
He lifted his head quickly. and then
sprang to his feet. His eyes were wet
and his lips we're drawn. Shame pos
sessed him. He tried to smile. but ii
was pitiful failure.
"Oh, I'm so ashamed of-of-" he
began. in a choked voice.
Ashamed because you have cried? -
she said quickly. But no! 1t is good
to cry-it is good for women to cry.
But when a strong man breaks down
and sheds tears, | am-oh, / am heart
broken. But come! You must go to
your room and battle your face. Go at
once. Your father must not know that
you have cried. He"
"D-n him!" came from between
Frederic's clinched teeth.
"Hush!" she cried. with another
glance at Ranjab's door. She would
have given much to know whether
the Hindu was there or still below
stairs. You must not say such"
Il suppose you're trying to smooth
1t over so that they won't consider
him brute. Is that it?"
Hush! Please, please! You know
that my heart aches for you, mon
ami. 1t was cruel of him, it was cow
ardly, yes, cowardly! Now l have
said it," She drew herself up and
turned deliberately toward the little
door across the room.
His eyes frightened. The crooked
sheer turned into an imploring smile.
Forgive me, Yvonne! You must
see that I'm beside myself ~"
But you must be sensible. Re-
member he is your father. He is a
strange man. There has been a great
deal of bitterness in his life. He"
But l can't go on the way things
are now. He's getting to be worse
than ever. never have had a kind
word from him, seldom a word of any
description. Never kind look. Can't
you understand how it goads me to"
Il am your friend" she said slowly.
us this the way to reward met"
He dropped to his knees and COW
cred her hands with kisses. mumbling
his plea for forgiveness.
Il am SO terribly unhappy" he said
over and over again. I'D leave this
house tonight if it were not that I
can't bear the thought of leaving you,
Yvonne. adore you. You are every.
thing in the world to me. /"
Get up" she cried out sharply. He
lifted his eyes in dumb wonder and
alteration, but not in time to catch
the look Of triumph that swept across
her face.
you will forgive me? he cried.
coming to his feet. II couldn't help
saying 1t. 1t was wrong-wrong! But
you will forgive me, Yvonne?"
She turned away. walking slowly
toward the door. He remained rooted
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with Miss Followed. He took In the
situation at a glance. Was 1t relief
that sprang into his eyes as he saw
the two old men?
Frederic came down from the win
dow, somewhat too swiftly for one VINO
is moved by shame and contrition, and
faced the group with a well-assumed
look of modification in his pale.
twitching face. He spoke in low, re-
pressed tones, but not once did ne
permit his gaze to encounter that OF
his father.
I'm awfully sorry to have made
nuisance Of myself. 1t does go to my
head and II dare say the heat or
the room helped to do the work. I'm
all right now, however. The fresh air
did me a lot of good. Hope you'll
overlook my foolish attempt to be
devil of fellow" He hesitated a mo-
ment and then went on. more clearly.
I'm all right now, father. 1t shall not
happen again. can promise you
that" A close observer might have
seen the muscles of his jaw harden
as he uttered the final sentence. He
intended that his father should take
it as a threat, not as an apology.
Brood was watching him closely.
puzzled expression in his eyes; gradu-
ally it developed into something like
admiration. In the clamor of voices
that ensued the older man detected
the presence of an underlying note of
censure for his own behavior. For the
first time in many years he expert
enced a feeling of shame.
Someone was speaking at his
elbow. Janey Followed, in her young,
enthusiastic voice, shrilled something
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eled silver casket, made to the order
Of Jean de Sasquepee. lord OF Baudi.
mont and owner of Arras. and curl
GUS history is attached to 1t. 1t ap-
pears that in May. HOS. the Holy vir-
gin appeared during the night to two
minstrels
A terrible plague depopulated Arras
at that time. and the virgin-so goes
the legend-gave the two minstrels
candle. which they in turn gave to
Bishop Lambert of Arras and told
them that the hot wax of this candle
mixed with pure water would cure the
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Time"
to be nice and good and reasonable,
James? | mean about poor Frederick"
His face clouded again. do you
know what you are doing to the boy?"
he asked bluntly.
Quite Ss well as / know what you
are doing to him." she replied quickly.
He stiffened. Cant you see what 1t
is coming to-"
yes. He was on the point Of leaving
your house, never to come back to it
again. That's what it is coming to-"
she said, lively.
'Why-why, he'd starve!' cried the
man, shaken in spite of himself. "He
has never done a days labor. he
doesn't know how to earn a living.
He"
And who is to blame? You, James,
you! You have tied his hands. and
have penned him up in"
1--WE will not go into that" he inter-
rupted coldly.
VERY we'll. l have advised him to
bide his time"
CTO BE CONTINUED)