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Nationals Win Two

Cleveland, July 17.-Washington de- feated Cleveland in both games today, 8 to and 10 to {. through superior pitching and fielding. Shaw was ef- fective in the second game after re- placing Ayers in the second inning. Scores: First game R. H E.. Cleveland ...... 900 0o1 O10-2 , Washington .... O20 900 o1o-3 ? Batteries: Walker, Jones and O'Neill; Boehling and Henry.
 Second game: R.H.E. Cleveland ..... 400 900 000- 8 Washington .... 240 012 100-10 13 0 Batteries: Harsted, Coumbe, Jones, smith.
 Detroit Wins
 Detroit, July 17.-Veach's triple and Bushs sacrifice fly gave Detroit a today, to 1. Dauss and J. Bush en- gagged in a pretty pitchers battle, each allowing six hits The visitors scored in the fifth inning on Lapps single, a sacrifice hit. an out and Dauss fum- ble of Davis easy roller. Detroit i'm mediately tied on hit by Burns, which struck the top of the left field wall and bounded over for a home run. Scorer
 R. Fl D. Philadelphia .... 000 010 000-1 1 Detroit ... 900 010 001-2 1 Batteries; J. Bush and Lapp; Dauss and Stanage.
 Chicago Divides
 Chicago. July 17.--With first place hing ing on the outcome of the second game of q double header today, Russell allowed Boston six scattered hits and shut them cut, to o. Only three of the visitors gp- as far as second base. Boston won the first contest, 6 to f. In that game Fournier's error of judgment in running down Thomas between first and second, enabled Parry to score the tieing run in the eighth, and after Chicago had regained the lead Fournier dropped an easy pop fly. That started a rally, which gave Boston the game. Score of first game: R. E. Boston .................... GOO 100 023--6 13 3 Chicago ................... 0l0 POO 010-4 Batteries Foster and Thomas; Scott, Benz and Schalk.
 Score of second game: R.H. E. Boston .................. 000 600 o00-0 6 Chicago ...."............ coz 0O0 02~-4 ID Batteries: Leonard, Mays and Carrigan; Russell and Schalk.
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DETROIT TIGERS
 DEFEAT ATHLETICS
Yankees Lose to Browns. Nationals Win Two From
 Cleveland
STANDING
Yankees Defeated

St Louis. July 17.--With the score tied and the bases full in the ninth inning of New Yorks opening game with St. Louis today. Lavan singled, scoring Howard and St. Louis won, 4 D IT IT
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Volunteers Win First
 But Defeated In Second
WALLACE PLACED ON HOSPITAL LIST Baron Catcher Spiked on Thigh in First Game
 Yesterday

The Baronial hospital list swelled during the first game yesterday after noon when Catcher Jack Wallace was spiked by Second Baseman Sheehan of the Nashville club. He was injured in the seventh inning when he nipped Sheehan at the plate following a throw from Magee. He retired from the game and had his wound, bad cut on his right thigh, dressed by the club phy- sician, Dr. J. E. Dedman
 Although Wallace dressed after the first game and could walk about, Dr. Dedman announced that he would be out of the game for at least a week or possibly 10 days. He asserted that the spikes of the runner did not pen citrate the mass of muscles in his thigh and that the cut would heal rather quickly. Wallace's injury will neces- sitate Hale being used In all of the games until he recovers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

Others who expect to enter this tourna- ment, kindly notify MT. H. G. Seibles. chairman of the tournament committee. or w. q. McMeekin, secretary of the club.
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Games Today
By RICHARD F. LUssIER

Memphis at Mobile. Chattanooga at New Orleans.
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BOSTON BRAVES WIN l
 TWO FROM TIE REDS|
Dodgers Win and Lose With Pirates--Cheney White
 washes the Phillies
STANDING
Braves Win Two

Boston, July 17-Boston defeated Cincin- nati twice today. 8 to 2. in each contest
 A two-base hit by Schmidt in the ninth inning of the first game when the bases were full, drove in the tieing and winning runs. A pass, a fielders' choice. Moran's s double. Evers' single, Connolly's sacrifice fly, and Magees hit gave Boston its three runs during the seventh inning of the sec nnd gnpoe Srores. First game. Q Fl K
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Following are the names of the local golf players who have entered for the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-04-03
svnopsls.

Stanley Hargrsave, millionaire. after =
gang OF brilliant thieves known a. the
ein.s for sianss.n year. sa' ls 81
cidentally meets Braine leader of the
Black Hundred. Knowing Brains will
Try to get him. he escapes from his own
writes q letter to the girls school where
eighteen years before he mysteriousiy
left on the doorstsp his baby daughter.
S Taas a ss bsnl Sus il
reported that this dropped into the sea
when the balloon he escaped In was pune.
tured, Florence arrives from the girls
ion, visits her and claims her as rela-
tive. Two bogus detectives CALL but their
plot IL foiled by Norton. q newspaper
man. BY brbing the captain Of the ORR
his gang. Countess Olga also visits the
Orents captain. and she easily falls into
the reporters snare. The plan proves
only hireiinss fan into the hands Of the
police. After falling In their first attempt.
the Black Hundred trap Florence They
ask her for money. but she escapes. again
foiling them. Norton and the countess
call on Florence the next day. once more
safe at home. The visitors having gone.
Jones removes a section OF nooring and
from cavity takes q box Pursued by
TO the water front and succeeds In drop
ping the box into the sea. Accomplices
OF Braine kidnap Florence while she II
shopping and hurry her of to sea. She
leaps overheard and 10 picked up In q
dazed condition by fishermen. The Black
Hundred locate her. and Braine, disguised
rs her father, takes her back to sea with
him. Florence sets fire to the boat and II
rescued by ship on which Norton has
been shanghaed Norton and Florence.
safely ashore. take the train for home.
The train Is wrecked Norton who tries
TO rescue her. Ii tied to the railroad
tracks. Florence saves him and finally
Jones comes to the rescue Of both. Con-
ceal-i abov4 the rendezvous Of the Black
Hundred, a man learns OF the recovery
from the sea OF the box OF jewels by q
sailor and Of Its subsequent return to the
bottom OF the sea. and he quickly COM
municafes the fact to Jones' duplicate
box Is planted and later secured by the
band. but before its contents are exam
1ned the box mysteriously disappears.
Owing to the falling or Of contributions
TO the parent organisation In Russia, an
agent arrives and assumes the leader
ship OF the American branch OF the
Black Hundred. Through the connivance
of the countess and Braine the new head
% thoroughly Inundated. Finding him
self checkmated at every turn, Braine en-
deavors to enmesh the Hargreave house.
hold in the law In order to gain free ac-
cess TO the house. The timely discovery
of the plot by Norton sets the police at
the heels OF the pack and results In a raid
on the gangs rendezvous, which. how
ever, proves to be barren of results
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always said that you had gray mat
ter II you cared to exert yourself"
Thanks" replied the doctor dryly.
"Hll drop down there tomorrow. II
you say SO, ostensibly to see the other
patient. 1t will make deuce Of q dis
turbance." 81
mot II you scare the hotel people,"
THAT IL what propose to do. They
will not want such q thing known.
1t would scare every one away for
the rest OF the season. But OF course
this depends upon whether they are
honest or In the hotel business to
make money" if y.
Again Braine laughed. Bring her
back to New York alone, Esculapius.
and . fat check is yours. Nothing
could be simpler than an idea like
this. It's . fact; no man can think
OF everything, and you've just proved
It to me. rye tried to do generals
work without aids. Olga, does any one
watch me come and 50 any moref"
mo; rye watched : dozen nishts
The man has gone. Mlthsr ~ found
out what hs wAntsl - - save - the
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believed the two were covertly guard
ed by the detective he had sent after
them
When Braine called up olga ne
found his doctor there.
well. whats the news?" he asked
II had better run down and inquire
how the young lady II progressing. |"
said the doctor. who was really first
rate surgeon and who. had performed
I number of skilled operations upon
various members Of the Black Hun
dred anent their encounters with the
police. rive got Miss Florence where
you want her. It's up to you now"
-she ought to be separated from her
companion. We have left them alone
for whole week. 90 Jones will not
worry particularly. A mighty curious
thing has turned up. Before Har.
sreave's disappearance not dozen
persons could recollect what Jones
looked like. He was rarely ever in
sight. What do you suppose that
signinesi" ~
Don't ask me-" shrugged the man
o. snsdicinA Il shouldn't worry over
1eass."
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But We can't stir the old fool.
We can't set him out Of that house.
I've tried to get that maid 70 put .
little something In his coffee, but she
stands on at that She says mat she
did - she agreed In regard to Flor
ence, but her agreement ended there.
We have given the Jade hve thousand
already and she ID clamoring for the
balance
Shave you threatened herr" asked
Olga.
Braine smiled little. my dear
woman. It II fifty-nfty. While have {
hold on her. It IL not quite 20 good n
she has on me. We are not DEALING
with an ordinary servant We could
threaten and scare. No. indeed; Z
shrewd little woman who desperately
wanted money. And she will be paid;
no getting out q T. She will moi
move another stsp. one way or the
other. after she receives the balance
HarSreave will have q pretty steer
bill to pay when the time comes"
"She has no idea where the mil
lion Isl"
IF she had. sAss quite capable
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was being hoodwinksl Why shaal6
she entertain any suspicious This
doctor. who seemed kindly and benev-
olent. who had prescribed for Susan
and benefited her. why should she
doubt himf
In heavens name. tell me what y
the matter?' she pleaded.
Stay here for q little while and
I'll be back. Under no circumstances
leave your room till return"
He paced out into the hall. to meet
the frantic Susan.
I'VE must see the manager 1t once"
he replied to her queries, And We
must be extremely quiet about Il.
There must be no excitement You
had better 20 to your room. You
must not 90 into Miss Hargreave's.
Tell me. where have you beeni Have
you been trying to do any charitable
work among the poorer classes!"
only once" admitted Susan. now
on the verge Of tears.
"Only once 10 sufficient. Come;
we'll go and see the manager to-
gether."
They arrived at the desk. and the
manager vas summoned.
Il take It," began the doctor lowly.
that contagious disease. II II be-
came known among your guests.
would create good deal Of disturb
ance?"
Disturbance! Good heavens. man.
It would ruin my business tor the
whole season." exclaimed the astound-
ed manager.
II am sorry. but this young lady's
companion has been stricken with
smallpox" -.
The manager fell back against his
desk. his jaw fallen. Susan turned
as white as the marble top.
THE only way to avoid trouble 10
to have her conveyed Immediately to
some place where she can be treated
properly. Not a word to any one now:
absolute secrecy or panic"
The manager was glad enough to
agree.
she Is not dangerous at present.
but 1t Is only matter OF few hours
when the disease will become virulent.
II you will place porter before Miss
Hargreave's door till make arrange
ments to take her away. that will
simplify matters"
Smallpox! Susan wandered aimless
ly about. half out of her mind with
terror There was no help against
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Of Juggling it on all by herself" said
Braine.
The doctor laughed.
Olga" went on Braine, lyon must
look at 1t as l do; that It is still In the
middle of the game, and we have
neither lost nor won"
How do you know that Hargreave
may not have at his beck and call
an organization quite as capable II
not as large as ours?" suggested the
physician.
THAT is not possible" Braine de-
clared without hesitation.
"Well, 1t begins to look that way
to me. We've never made move yet
that hasn't been blocked"
Pure luck each time. tell you;
the DEVILS own luck always at the
critical moment. when everything
seems to be in our hands. Now, we
want Florence, and we've tried a
hundred ways to accomplish this fact
and failed. The question Is. how to
get her away from her companion?"
Simple, enough" said the doctor
complacently.
"Out with 1t, II you have an idea"
The doctor leaned forward and
whispered few words.
We'll, I'm hanged" Braine laughed
and slapped the doctor on the
shoulder. THE simplest thing In the
world. Mad dog wouldn't be in 1t.
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CHAPTER xv-continued.

For what?" the men asked
For sending that paddle around a
few times"
Get into that seat. but don't touch
any of those levers" one Of them
warned. Twenty is twenty, Jack. and
the boss is a sorehead today anyhow.
Give her shove for the fun of it."
1t was a dumfounded aviator who
saw his hydroplane skim the water
and a moment later sail into the air.
These swift moving days reporter
of the first caliber is supposed to be
able to run railroad engines. subma-
rines, flying machines, conduct war;
able to shoot. walk. run. swim. fight.
think, go without food like a python.
and live without water like camel.
Norton had flown many times in the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-04-03
CHAPTER XVI.

Treachery In the Household.
The maid stole into the house, won.
dering II she had been seen. She
wanted to be loyal to this girl. but
she was tired of the life; she wanted
to be her own mistress, and the small
fortune offered her would put her on
the way to realize.her ambition. What
had she not seen and been of life
since she Joined the great detective
force! Lady's maid. cook, ship stew
ardess. flash woman, actress, clerk.
and dozen other employments. Her
pay, until she secured some fat re-
ward, was but twelve hundred q
year: and here was five thousand In
advance, with the promise Of five
thousand more the minute her work
was done And 1t was simple work.
without any real harm toward Flor
ence as far as she was concerned.
The whole thing rested upon one din
Guilty; would Jones permit the girls
to leave the house? .
One day Florence found Susan sit.
ting in a chair. her head In her hands.
why. Susan. what's the matter?'
cried Florence.
II don't know what is the matter.
dear. but ! haven't felt we'll for two
or three days. I'm dizzy all the time.
can't read or sew or eat or sleep.
why didn't you tell me?" said Flor
ence, reproachfully. She rang for the
detectivemaid. ELLA, / don't know
anything about doctors hereabouts."
II know good one. Miss Florence.
Shall send for him?"
do; Susan is Ill"
Jones was not prepared for treach-
cry in his own household; so when
he heard that doctor had been called
to attend Susan he was without the
least suspicion that he had been be-
trayed. More than this, there had
been no occasion to summon doctor
| in the seven years Mr. Hargreave had
lived here. So Jones went about his
petty household affairs without more
| thought upon the matter. The maid
had been recommended to him 81
one Of the shrewdest young women
| in the detective business.
The doctor arrived. He was rea
doctor; no doubt Of that. He investi
rated Susan's condition brought
about by subtle though not danger
ous poison--and instantly recon
mended the seashsre Susan was no
used to being confined to the house
she was essentially an out-of-door'
little body. The seashore would brinI
hGr about In no time. The doctor sue
gested Atlantic City because of II
mildness throughout the year and IL
nearness to New York.
TIN affaid she'll have to 80 alone.
80 Jonoo, sravely.
4 shant Stir!" declared Susan :"
ehant leave nv girl even II am sick
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Give you . million. knowing you al Ia
be pack Of liars? Bring Miss Flor
ence back and the money 10 yours. We
are tired OF lighting" Az indeed
Jones really was. The strain had been
terrific for weeks.
THE money FIRST. We don't lie any
better than you do. Fork over. You'll
have to trust US. We have no uss
for the girl once we get the cash."
And you'll never touch penny Of
1t. you blackguard!" cried Norton
from the doorway.
The agent turned to behold the re.
porter and the girl. He did not stop
to ask questions. but bolted. He never
got beyond the door, however.
Always the small fry" sighed
Jones. And II could have put my
hands on the money I'd have given It
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such q dread disease. Her Florence,
her pretty rosy checked Florence. dis
figured for life :!
Miss Susan. where is Florence?"
20, Mr.. Norton!" she gasped.
Whats the trouble?" instantly
alert.
Florence has the smallpox"
Impossible! Come with me-"
But the porter, having had the
strictest orders from the manager. re-
fused to let them into Florence's
room.
Never mind, Susan. Come along"
Out of earshot OF the porter he said:
my room is directly above Florence's.
Wen see what can be done. This
smells Of the Black Hundred mile
on. Smallpox! Only yesterday she
wrote me that she never felt better.
Have you wired Jones?"
II never thought tot"
Then I shall. Our old friends are
at work again"
But it's the same doctor who sont
me down here"
Norton frowned.
What followed all appeared in the
reporters story, as written three
months later. He and Susan went up
to his room. raised the flooring. cut
through the ceiling, and with the fire
escape rope dropped below. One
glance at Florence's tear-stained face
was enough for him. Norton's subse-
quent battle with the doctor and his
accomplices made very interesting
reading. Their escape from the hotel.
their fight. their encounter with one
OF the gang in the road, and Flor
ence's blunder into the bed Of quick
sand. gave a succession Of thrills to
the readers OF the Blade.
And all this while the million 40
cumulated dust. layer by layer Per-
haps an occasional hardy roach
| scrambled over the packets. no douhe
attracted by the peculiar odor Of The
| Ink.
tro BE coNrINuEDJ
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Susan caught Yiorsnce's hand ana
pressed It.
would you like to 80 with her.
ylorencer' asked Jones. with shy
glance q the strange doctor. The shy
glance was wasted. The doctor eyinced
No sign that It mattered one way or
the other to him.
1T u nothing very serious now"
he volunteered. But It may turn out
serious II II Il not taken care Of At
cnce.''
"what h the troubleY" inquired
Jones. who was growing fond Of su-
san.
"Weak heart. Sunshine and good
sea air viii strengthen her up again.
No. mol" ~ Jones drew forth his wal
let. "I1l send in my bill the first Of
the month. Sunshine and sea air:
that's all that's necessary. And now.
good-day." Z
All very businesslike: not the least
cause in the world for any one to
suspect that a new trap was being
set by the snarers. The maid re-
turned to the sewing room. while
Florence coddled her companion and
made much Of her.
Jones was suspicious, but Gig In
his mind as he would he could fnd
no earthly reason for this suspicion
save that this attribute was now in
stinctive. that 1t was always near the
top. II Susan was III she must be
given good care: there was no getting
around this fact. Later, he telephoned
several prominent physicians. The
strange doctor was recommepded rs
a good ordinary practitioner and In
good standing; and so Jones dismissed
his suspicious as having no hook to
hang them on.
roots. however, had he known that
this same physician was one of the
two who had signed the document
which had accredited Florence with
insanity and had all but succeeded
In making superstition fact. Nor
was Jones aware of the fact that the
telephone wire had been tapped re-
Gently. So when he finally concluded
to permit Florence to accompany Su-
san to Atlantic City he telephoned to
the detective agency to send up
trusty man, who was Swallowed from
the moment he entered the Hargreave
home till he started for the railway
station. He became lost in the shut
fie and was not heard from till weeks
later, In Havana. The Black Hundred
found a good profit in the shanghai
ing business.
Susan began to pick up, as they say.
the day after the arrival at Atlantic
City. due, doubtless, to the cessation
Of the poison she had been taking
unawares. The two young women be-
gan to enjoy life for the first time
since they had left Miss Farlow's.
They were up with the sun every day
and went to bed tired but happy. No
one bothered them. II some stray re-
porter encountered their signatures on
the hotel register, he saw nothing to
excite his reportorial senses All this,
OF course, was due to Norton's policy
Of keeping the affair out of the pa
pers.
Following Jones' orders. they made
friends with none. Those about the
hotel-especially the young men
when they made any advances were
politely snubbed. Every night Flor
ence would write to her good butler
to report what had taken place dur
ing the day, and he was left to Judge
for himself IL there was anything to
arouse his suspicious. He. of course.
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last four years. At the moment he
called out to Florence to jump he
dropped to the water with all the skin
Of an old timer and took her aboard.
And he could not use line Of this
exploit for his paperl
Jones heard the bell. II was the
agent from the Black Hundred :, He
smiled jauntily.
We'll old fox. we've. cofnered you
et hast, haven't wei want that money.
or HarSreave'n dAushter takes another
"a voyage, and this time sho Win not
Jump overheard A million; and no
more NONSENSE. = = "
"Give mo Hftsen minutes % dscids,' :
legssd Jones. hop1nt aGalnst hope. I,
a"Fiftesn seoon6sis 3 \. \. K
Then We can't 70 businet9 Whatl
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Nothing u done well enough tor
the present which Il not we'll enough
for ali time. The idea that imperfoo.
lions are OF no consequences now, an1
that the crooked lines can b stfaioht.
ensd, and the rough corners smoo(he1
on BY and BY has put many voeeo1
In the failure class. "a