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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14
HIS LIFE SAVED BY A BET
English Soldier, Determined to Win
His Wager, Absolutely Ignored
Summons of Death.

When Colonel Hay, notorious for his
love of gambling and betting, was Sc
verely wounded in the Peninsular war;
two brother officers came across his
apparently lifeless body.
Poor Hay! He's gone at last" said
one named Windsor.
A faint voice came from the
ground: I'll lay you a cool hundred
he's not" His death seemed only
a question of minutes, but he contin
ued ENTER the bet, and you, Mars
ton"-addressing the other officer
"be witness"
He then tainted. When he was taken
to hospital the surgeon told him the
bullet could only be removed by saw
ing through two ribs and introduc'
ing childs hand to extract it, as
forceps could not touch it. "The
chances are" he added, that you will
die under the operation"
IF Winsor will make his bet double
or quits, I'll consent" said the colo
mel.
Winsor agreed.
Now saw away" said Hay. 81
won't die" And he did not.
"But for that bet" he said after
wards, II should be dead man; II
was my determination to win It thai
kept me alive"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14

ger in a hydroaeroplane lost in fogs
that wrapped Long Island and all the
adjacent territory in an impenetrable
shrOud.
Nor had this been all. Leaving aside
all that had led up to Alan's rescue by
Coast: the forced landing of the hydro
aeroplane for lack of fuel had taken
place on the south shore of the Great
South bay; search of hours had fol-
lowed before boat was found to con-
vey Alan and the aviator to the main
land; and motor run of several hours
had followed that, conveying Coast to
his Hampstead hangers and Alan on
to his hotel in New York.
Another man would have needed
twelve hours in bed at the least to
compensate for such day: Mr. Law
awakened in lamb-like temper when
called at eleven-thirty.
At midnight he committed an act of
burglary, calmly and with determina-
tion breaking his way into the house
of Seneca Trine through the area win
dows and basement.
In this nefarious business nothing
hindered and none opposed him. But
for a single lighted window in the up
per tier (but not, he noted, the window
to Roses bedchamber) and one or two
lights which he found burning dim in
the kitchen Offices and other servants
| 1AyunT Annr hn Il
have thought the house empty. The
silence of an abandoned place in
| formed it all-below the upper story.
But he was not to be satisfied with
: such negative evidence: he explored
the dwelling minutely, room by room,
story by story, passing with little in
terest through apartments by every
| sign dedicated to the tendency of his
mortal enemy, intent on one object
only--to find Rose Trine, that one
woman whom he loved, or else make
sure she was not there.
He negotiated that last flight OF
steps which led to the topmost floor
with extraordinary stealth, advised
thereto by sound, or rather series
Of sustained sounds, which had there.
tofore been inaudible to him. Possibly
they had not till then existed; possibly
the man servant whom he found snor
ing in a chair outside closed door
had not fallen asleep and begun tc
snore until the moment when Alan sci
foot upon the lower step Of that final
ascent.
Turning the head of the stairs
Alan paused for little. speculatively
intent on this man who must somehow
be disposed of before he might solve
the secret of that shut and guarded
door.
| Aside from actual violence no solu
tion offered to the puzzle-and vic
Hence was abruptly forced upon him.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14

identified him as Alan Law to Mr. Bar
Gus, and forthwith dropped to the wa
ter, feet foremost.
Alan later took the water neatly,
came up uninjured and clearheaded'
and without an instant's hesitation
struck away toward the middle of the
Hudson.
AS this happened the police ran to
the stern Of the square-rigger, un-
moored a dory that was riding there,
and threw themselves into 1t.
During the Ito Barcus, at least)
breathless suspense of that chase, the
ferryboat drew stolidly farther and
still farther away from the scene. Bar
Gus could not tell whether, as 1t
seemed, the police-laden dory was real
ly oVerhauling Alan, or whether the
illusion of perspective deceived him.
At all events, 1t seemed frightfully
near thing when the interruption be-
fell which alone could have saved
Alan.
Out Of the very sky dropped hydro
aeroplane, cutting the water with
long, graceful curve that brought it.
almost at a standstill, directly to the
head of the swimmer, and at the same
time forced the police boat to sheer
widely off in order to escape collision
Immediately the swimmer caught
the pontoon of the hydroaeroplane
pulled himself up out OF the water
and clambered to the seat beside thu
aviator.
Before he was fairly seated the plan'
was swinging back into its tastes
pace.
With the ease of wild goose it lef
the water, mounted the long grade o
an air lane, described wide circl
above the bluffs of Weehawken, ant
swept away southwark.
In that quarter it was presently los
to the sight of Mr.. Barcus, engulfed il
light folds of haze that we're creepin
in from seawards to dim and tarnis
the pristine brilliance of that day.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14

A servant has promised to see that
this reaches you. Save mel"
Over this Alan wrinkled an incred.
ulous nose. The hand was the hano Oh
Rose, but the phraseology was not IN
her spirit. He examined it more close
ly and thought to detect beneath its
semblance of haste a deliberate and
carefully guided pen. He picked up
the envelope to compare the handwrlt-
ing of the address with that OF the en-
closure-and shook out a trey OF
hearts.
This last was covered, as to its face,
with a plainly-written message.
with the compliments of Seneca
Trine to Alan Law. We are due In
Chicago at eleven tomorrow morning
and leave Immediately for the racine
coast via Santa Fe route"
Comparison between this and the
message purporting to be from Rose
distilled the conviction that the same
hand was responsible for both.
Alan shrugged. So he was to be
lured away from New York and Rose
by this transparent trick, was he? No
fear!
| He glanced at his watch, finding the
hour far too early to attempt what he
had in mind.
With plenty of time on his hands,
he gave the matter serious considera-
ton and concluded to take no chances:
it was just possible that Trine had
taken Rose with him on his western
trip, after all. In such case the only
possible way of overtaking the special
would be by air line.
Promptly Alan called up the aVia
tion fields at Hampstead Plains and
got into communication with a gentle
man answering to the surname oi
Coast: the same birdman who had
come to Alan's rescue with his hydro
aeroplane.
Their arrangements were quickly
consummated, Coast agreeing to wait
for Alan with his biplane in Van Cort
landt park from midnight till daybreak
prepared if need be to undertake
transcontinental fight.
Thereafter Mr.. Law proceeded to re
{ habilitate himself In decent clothing
and his own esteem; after bathing, he
dined alone in his rooms, from a tray
after dining he slept soundly for three
hours-and may be thought to have
earned at least that much rest through
. having been for four hours passen
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14
NOT A MERE POETIC MYTH
Abundant Proof of the Existence Of
Woman Warriors Known as
Amazons.

For long time 1t was held that the
story of the AmaZons, the valiant race
of woman warriors, so great favorite
with the Greeks and other people OF
antiquity, was mere poetic myth,
but within recent years archaeological
researches have indicated that there
were indeed woman fighters of high
rank in those remote days.
A couple of years ago there was un-
earthed a sepulcher in that part OF
Italy known as Etruria, in which was
discovered a war chariot of bronze
and iron, wherein was crouched the
skeleton of a woman. About this
skeleton were the remains of rich
robes and ornaments of gold and ivory,
such as, in the old traditions, the
Amazons wore in battle. The bronze
work and the terra Gotta vases fixed
the date of the tomb as about 800 B. c"
The first stories of the Amazons as
signed them to the northeastern part
of Asia Minor, but Etruria was
peopled from Asia Minor and had at
tanned high degree of skill in certain
of the arts long before Rome was
founded. Such evidence as this tomb
affords is, in the opinion of more than
one authority, more convincing than
the pictures of Amazons on the old
vases, or such legends as that OF
Queen Penthesila, who was said to
have led 5000 woman fighters to the
aid of Priam during the Trojan war.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14

Some Gnats gathered together in a
congeries and fell to darting about in
SO very bustling and intricate a man
ner as to move the curiosity of
Beetle.
"Er-what's the gamer" inquired
the Beetle civilly.
Game? This is no game. We're
very much in earnest We're city,
replied the Gnats.
"And what, if l may ask, is city,"
"A city is a device for intensifying
discontent."
What is discomfort, then"
Discomfort is the handspring OF
progress"
"3ut what is progress?"
Here the Gnats of the congeries
burst out laughing. You don't know
what progress is? You must be from
the country" they scoffed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14

train and the light engine, both hur'
tling through the light at top speed.
With a word to the engineer Alan
crept out along the side of the boiler,
with only greasy handrail and mar
row foothold between himself and
what meant death, or something close
ly resembling it, should he be shaken
off by the tearing wind and the sway
ing of the locomotive.
1t seemed an hour before he worked
himself up to the cowcatcher-now
within four feet of the rear platform
of the special.
On this last he could see woman's
figure indistinctly silhouetted against
the light through the door, and beside
her a man in a white coat, clinging for
dear life to the knob of the door
holding it against the frantic efforts of
some persons inside to tear it open.
Another hour of suspense dragged
out-or such was the effect-while the
light engine with intolerable slowness
bridged those four scant feet.
At length it was feasible to attempt
the thing. Rose Che could see her
strained white face quite plainly now)
was half over the rail of the car ahead,
ready to jump.
His heart failed him. 1t was too
hazardous risk. He dared not let her
take it.
Something very like shot sounded
from the train and something very like
a bullet whistled past his cheek, and
proved the signal for several more.
Strangely, that knowledge steadied
his nerves. Straining forward and
holding on to bar so hot that II
scorched his palm, he offered a hand
to the girl on the rail.
Her hand fell confidently into it. She
jumped. His arm wound round her as
she landed on the platform of the COW
catcher. He heard her breathe his
name, then hurriedly passed her be
tween himself and the boiler to the
footway at the side. The fireman was
waiting there to help her Alan turned
his attention to Barcus.
To his dismay he found that the Ell
CINE was losing ground. The space
was widening rapidly as Barcus re
leased the knob and threw himsel
over the rail-
By a miraculous, flying leap, tn
man accomplished that incredible fea
and gained the platform
An instant later ten feet separate'
the engine from the special, as the er
gineer applied the brakes.
And this he did none too soon: TO
at the same time Marrophat and ar
other appeared on the rear platforr
and opened a hot, but, thanks to tn
widening distance, Intellectual fire.
The engine ground slowly to hal
as the rear lights Of the special trat
swept from sight round a bend.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14
CHAPTER XXI.
Via Air Line.

via MI -tIiSs
Not once in the course of the next
sixteen hours but thousand times
Alan questioned (and, it will readily
be allowed, with all excuses) his san
ity in permitting himself to be in
fluenced to humor Judith's insistence
and make her a party to this wild
aerial cross-country dash.
Between whiles the plane flew fast
and high, cutting direct line, as the
crow flies, athwart the eastern and
western states.
Chicago they raised as smudge on
the northern horizon about one o'clock
in the afternoon; thereafter some lit
tie time was lost in descents to ascer-
tain the identity of the many railroad
lines that criss-crossed the swimming
landscape. Only at the third cast did
they succeed in picking up the line OF
the Santa Fe. And it was some hours
later, though still daylight, when they
picked up the special train, flying like
a bunting across the levels.
There was scant room for doubt
that it was the train they sought. Spe'
cials are not common. Moreover Alan
contrived with considerable difficulty
to focus binoculars upon the rear plat
form of the car, and caught fugitive
glimpse of white-coated figure with
black face that was watching the bi
plane in the same manner, that is
with glasses.
The man in the white coat, Alan as
sured himself, was positively Barcus.
And hardly had he comforted him
self with this assurance when his sar
donic destiny struck the motor dumb
In response to his look of dashed
inquiry the aviator merely shook
weary head and muttered the words
Engine trouble"
Swiftly the earth rose to receive thu
yolplaning mechanism. Under Coast'
admirable handling it settled down al
most without a jar, on the outskirts o
city whose name Alan never learned
For the biplane was barely at
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14
CHAPTER xxx.
IalIhird.

The period of restraint in durance
vile suffered by one Thomas Barcus
in consequence Of conduct riotous, un-
seemly, and in general prejudiced to
the public peace Of the New Bedford
waterfront at half-past four in the
morning, proved in :he upshot far
more brief than had been fondly
hoped, not only by his just judge, but
singularly enough, by the misdemean-
ant himself.
Taking everything gravely into con-
sideration, including a person any
thing but prepossessing, the judge
reckoned that, in default Of fine OF
one hundred dollars, a ten-day layup
for repairs and repentance was not too
much to mete out to the prisoner at
the bar.
He was sentenced at 10 a. m. and 1t
was little short of 10 p. IN. when his
post-praudial repose was disturbed by
the rattle of key in the lock OF the
door to his cell.
Sitting up, Mr.. Barcus rubbed his
eyes and Combed his hair with his tin-
gers.
What did l tell you?" he observed
resignedly. 1T begins again already
Conducted with every evidence OF
disesteem on the part of his jailers to
the Office of the warden, he was ac-
,,,;t fo hot fine
had been paid by no one less than the
judge himself: then present in portly
and solicitous person.
IF only you had told me you were
a friend of Mr.. Digby's," the judge
hastened to say as soon as the two
were ensconsed in the privacy OF the
judicial limousine, Il would have
known better how to guide myself in
this unfortunate affair.
And if you will be good enough to
indicate how else I may serve you
?"
"Digby didn't offer any suggestions
in his wire, gather?"
"One moment: | have it here"
Naturally I'd like a bath and a
change of Clothes" Barcus pursued
while the judicial breast-pocket was
being explored; and l could do with
transportation to New York by the
first train out of this God-forsaken
hole, and"
This is what Mr.. Digby says" the
judge interrupted, laboriously de
ciphering the message by the light o.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14

standstill before he was out and, reel-
ing with the giddiness that Affects men
after long flights, making his way as
best he might toward the managers
office connected with a trainyard i'm
mediately adjacent to the spot where
they had come to earth.
Lavish disbursements of money won
him his way against official protests
that what he demanded was an impos-
sibility. Within twenty minutes, leaV-
ing Coast to follow on when and as
best he might, Alan and Judith were
spinning through open country in the
cab of an engine running light, with
only clear track between it and the
special.
The several hours that ensued be
fore the rear lights Of the special were
brought to view we're none too many
for the task imposed upon Alan oi
overcoming the scruples of the en-
gineer and fireman.
Another minute, and less than fifty
feet separated the two-the special
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14

clerk with the rather meticulously
turned-out guest known to him as Mr..
Arthur Lawrence and to the manage
ment of the hotel as Mr.. Alan Law in
cognito.
Eventually persuaded, the clerk
yielded up the key to Mr.. Lawrence's
suite of rooms, together with two
notes superscribed with the same nom
de guerre.
Alan's impatience was so great that
he could hardly wait to examine these
communications until he was quit Of
the public eye.
The first proved to be a character
istic communications:
Dear Ulysses-Thanks for the jail
delivery. | got in this morning just in
time to motor over to Jersey in hopes
of seeing your finish as a bachelor;
instead, | was favored by being made
an involuntary witness to your spec
tacular ascent, following your almost
equally spectacular high-dive.
But to business: my time is linn
tied; in half an hour more | am to
double in blackface for the purposes
of the author Of this melodramatic
farce which you, no doubt, call the
history of your grande passion.
Il mean to say-well several things,
to-wit: When l saw you snatched out
of the North river l was engaged in
trailing a pale-faced villain in motor
car concerning whom you probably
know far more than l.; he on his part
was busy being bold, bad kidnaper;
Rose was in his power, as we say in
such cases. His intentions, however,
were nothing more blameworthy than
to return her to the arms of her doting
parent. l know, because l sleuthed
after 'em, even to the house of Seneca
Trine Later l sleuthed some more,
following a furtive young man from
the house of Trine to the Office Of the
general manager of the New York Gem
trail, where he made arrangements for
a special to convey the said Trine and
retinue to Chicago and points West.
1t leaves at three this afternoon.
was unable to ascertain whether or
not Rose is to participate in this
hegira, but know shall. On the Off
chance of being useful, have bribed
the train crew to let me impersonate
the porter. So, should you be moved
to follow and succeed in catching up
with us, and observe anybody who
looks rather off-color in the party
don't shoot: the said party will be me-
Yours for the quiet life,
tom BARCUS."
The second note yielded communi
cation written on notepaper of the sim,
plest elegance in woman's hand-a
hurried scrawl:
They are taking me West by spe
cial train--I don't know where or why.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14

LdlQs
a match: Please see to immediate
release of one Thomas Barcus, prob
ably in Jail in your jurisdiction for riot
ing on waterfront this morning. Pay
his fine and instruct him to report to
me in New York at earliest feasible
hour. Give him all the money he
wants and look to me for femunera-
ton"
"Eh?" Barcus interrupted, sitting up
smartly; what's that last again?"
Patiently the judge repeated the
sentence from the message.
Thanks. Please don't read farther.
You might come to something that
would spoil, it. It's almost too beauti-
full as 1t stands" Barcus observed
Law owes me five thousand or so
liuuidated damages-but I'll be rea-
sonable. Frisk this burg for fifth Of
that sum before train time-and
promise to ask nothing. more!"
His private comment was: 1--WE sus-
pected that this was a fairy-tale all
along. Now know it Isl"
And this phase Of incredulity per-
sisted in coloring the complexion of
his. mind until the moment, some
hours later. when the train connecting
at Providence with the Midnight Elk.
press for New York pulled out of New
Bedford bearing a transformed Barcus
almost impenetrably disguised in a
bath. a shave and a haircut an outfit
of clothing originally tailored for gen
tleman of discriminating taste, but nc
whit less disguised in the sense of af
fuence that goes with the possession
of one thousand dollars in cash.
Not untjA 6 sound nights sleep haS
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14
Copyright, 1914. By Louis Joseph Vance
SYNOPSIS.

The 3 O. Hearts is the death sign
employed by Seneca Trine in the private
war of vengeance which, through the
agency of his daughter, Judith. woman
Of violent passions like his own, he wages
against Alan Law, son of the man (noW
dead) who was unintentionally responsl-
Bile for the accident which rendered Trine
a helpless cripple. Alan is in love with
and is in turn loved by Rose, Judith's
twin and double, but in all else her oppo-
site Judith vows to compass Alan
death, but under dramatic circumstances
he saves her life and so. unwilhngly wins
her love. Thereafter Judith is by turns
actuated by the old hatred, the new love,
and jealousy of her sister, Rose. Inc
latter Is kidnapped by her fathers orders
and conveyed to a low dive in the sluns
of New Jersey, from which Alan rescues
her after accidentally setting the tene-
ment on fire.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14
Some Reason.

"My, my!" exclaimed the old fogy.
$50 Candidate Smith was defeated!
What was the trouble? He placed
himself in the hands Of his frlendB
didn't he?" "Yes," replied She crouch
"But he forgot to place kis sSSCksth0NA
there"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14
CHAPTER Xxx.
Birdman.

About eight o'clock in the evening of
the same day a motorcar deposited at
the Hotel Monolith a gentleman whose
weather-beaten and oil-stained motor
ing-cap and duster covered little cloth
ing more than shirt and trousers and
assorted oddly in the eyes of the desk
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14
GOING Up.

Church-German naturalists are In
terested in the fact that the wild rab'
bits of that country seem to be chang
ing their habits, among other things
building their nests above ground in
stead of in burrows.
Gotham-Everything seems to be
going up.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14
Valuable Ovens.

By the use of improved ovens which
collected the by-products, the coke in
dustry of the United States say ID $16,-
100000 last year, which would have
been wasted by old methods of manu-.
facture.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-01-14

The second note yielded communi-
cation written on notepaper of the sim
plest elegance in woman's hand-a
hurried scrawl:
They are taking me West by spe-
cIal train--I don't know where or why.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-22
EFFECTS OF WAR
Are Keenly Felt on The Fur
Trade as Shown by Neat
Drop in Prices.
cav 4ssoeIA4xp rarsso

LB1PsIC. Germany. July 22.-In
common with London. Paris and
Petrograd. Leipsic has felt the effects
of the war on the fur trade with ex-
traordinary keenness. The business
In this line is practically at stand
stili. and few If any firms are adding
anything to their already over large rye
Just at this time that they have begun
someone with access to figures In
other countries than Germany estt-
mates tahat there are now on hand IN
the fur concerns in London some
500. 600 muskrat furs from North
America nine million skunk skins,
$1,000 Australian opo oag skins skins
$4,000 civet skins. $4,000 fox SKINS
and 1880 polecat skins. London
neither can dispose of this enormous
number of pelts. no rcan Leipsics avail
itself of them.
The heavy loss which the war has
caused the fur trade is indicated by
the fact that the price. last year, for
perfect black fox pelt, $3.50, has
dropped this year to 500.