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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-10-06

". cannot speak here; there is no
time. no opportunity. Tomorrow at
two o'clock. come to 247 lie Compte
street. VIII your
EYES,"
do not mistake the number. Ask
for Miss Conrad. Now go back there
and woit for Horner. Quick--they are
coming"
plunged hastily into the passage.
and CROPPED my way back between the
narrow walls to the secluded room I'm
the rear. was too confused, too
startled. to even think clearly. My
conception of this woman, her nature
and her purpose. had been changed a
dozen times during this brief CONVEX
sation. Even now was utterly In
the dark. Did the woman know me
or suspect the reason Of my presence >
That was manirestiy impossible, She
was utterly strange to me, end she
was not one to be easily forgotten.
Why, then, did she trust me--if II was
trust?
1t must he either that, or treachery
OF the fou'est tyne. "247 lie Compte
street, could not recall the neigh.
borhoOd, only vague conception of
red brick buildings of exactly the
same general style-probably fairly
respectable boarding houses. And 1
was to ask for Miss Conrad" Who
might she be? Not the lady had Just
LEFT. surely, ror she wa;a scheduled to
take the midnight train for washing
ton. Miss Coa:au" might be any.
thmg-a strange woman, an accom-.
plice. even disguised policeman. II
masked some trick surely, Of which |
was quite ljable to De the victim; h.
hind my lady's smiling eyer, and
cheerfulness, there was surely some
marked purpose. This was tf.s I'm
preston with which 1 ehded-.-that Cor
some end unknown. she was roid,y
playing with me. leading me on
began tn think Harris had, gone
awa- v':th the others, and left me
there alone I heard voices spesk ing
earnestly In the distance, but without
Venturing forth from my Hiding place.
Then he appeared suddenly, bringing
In his arms q bottle and box of
cigars.
Touch match to the gas-jet,
DAILY" he said, feeling for the table in
the dark. "That's better. / hung
around until the gang all got out. so
as to be sure we were safely alone.
Have drink, and light up, old man.
We are as secure here as we would be
at the bottom Of the sea- This is
Alva's whisky, but good sampled 1t
before"
He sat on the table, nursing his
knee, rather pleased with himself l
thought, cigar thrust between his
lips, the blue smoke curling up before
his face. / ignored the invitation to
drink, but helped myself to weed,
waiting for him to open conversation.
"Well," he said finally, "everything
is going according to Hoyle, hut there
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-10-06
CHAPTER VI.
The Deserted Automobile.

The Deserted Automobile.
was impatient for him to continue.
but he sat there chuckling to himself,
and toying with fresh cigar.
"Well, what did you do?'
"Played 1T safe and sure. I'm too
old bird to be caught mapping. /
put in most Of that night holding wet
cloths to HOrner's head, and thinking
out some plan of action. Before morn
ing he thought was the best fellow
he ever knew, and I had the guy
where I wanted him. For one of his
breed, he was rather friendly cuss.
This was how mapped II out That
letter Of credit had to he turned into
currency before II could do me any
good. and the only way that might be
done was through this guy Alva.
must get to him somehow In way
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-10-06

anu got up q peach Of story I
needed IL, too. for this Alva was a
smooth guy. 1t took some nerve to get
MIN, but L knew, through Horner's
memorandum, some things about him
he never supposed was known up in
this country; so when I sprung them
naturai-like, he quit being ofiish, and
gave me the glad hand"
"WhO Is he2 A crankr
mot by ID sight He's a cap
tain In the Chilean army, military at
tache to the embassy at Washington.
intrusted with certain work. Blu; he's
really working to overthrow the pres
ent Chilean governmcnt--gettin' ND n
, revolution down there. lied until
j was black I'm the face, but / must
have kept within bounds, for he got
70 liking me real well. He was a
high-roller, and 1 put him onto some
things in New York he had never
been steered against before. That
made a hit with him. There wasn't
nothing said about cashng up all day
long, and early the next morning we
breezed into downtown hotel, and
went to bed"
"What hOtel?"
SEARCH me. We'd been tanking up
on champagne and were drunker i'm
the morning than when we turned In.
That's the honest truth. All either of
us wanted for breakfast was cup of
coffee. We got that at little dunn
on some side street, so as to brace IN
little" He paused to laugh at the
hnl ut 1t
cigar.
"And you actually retain no knowI.
edge OF where you spent the night ?"
Not the faintest glimmer. Can you
beat 1t? Alva lost part of Il letter
somewhere, and a curious sort of boX
he had picked up In Chinatown. lie
put them both in his pocket. so he
says, but that WAS the last he ever
saw of either. Queer looking box thar
was; nothing I cared about. but II
cost the guy hundred bucks, and he
was daffy over 1t. Anyhow, that night
put me solid with Alva."
"But the money? He's never drawn
it?"
"Not dinky red He claims the
time hasn't come yet, and that it's
safer with Krantz. But I've stuck to
him like a brother and he's took mo I'm
with his gang, so now I know every
move that's going on. I'm on the in
side, all right, and now it's beginning
to get hot"
"They are ready to act?"
Sure; that's what the meeting was
about tonight"
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that would put me next his scheme,
so I'd know when he had the cash
Once ] got these details attended to
I'm little old New York. the swag was
as good as my own. knew n dozen
guys that would bump Horner Off for
hundred If II come to that--so the
price wasn't high. A million! oh
man; and 1t had dropped right into
my lap. Eut to do this Il was npces.
snry that / should he Horncr. TEat
was as plain as the nose on my face !:
as Horner. coming with credentials,
and letter of credit, Alva would be
bound to receive me with open arms
see! After that figured II would
be easy enough. But how was /. to be-
come Horner?"
"YOu couldn't divvy with him?"
II should say not; he was square
guy. 1t didn't take me five days to
find that out. So there wasn't but one
way out Of it had to put Horncr
out of commission, and cop his belt
1t was either that, or lose II million" y"
l looked at him, with Sicken'ng
feeling of horror found hard to SUP
press, but he went on indiffercntly in
the same cool, calm voice.
"There's no use going into details.
DAILY. We landed good friends, and
Horner was in a strange land You
know New York pretty well, and lost
him the first afternoon down on the
Eust side. / never did know Just what
became Of the fellow. but the next
morning / was alone in a back rooin
In Greenwich, and had his belt with
me-" He chuckled grimly. There
wasn't much I'm 1t, except the lcttp"
OF credit and a notation as to whore
and when Krantz could he seen pri-
Vnt"ly. 1t was the next night Harris
was to call on the banker up in lie
COmpte street"
"Lc Compile? What numbpr?"
"247 lie Compte. Do you know any
body there?"
"No; only lie Compile is an Did
stamping ground of mine. Go on; you
went there. of course"
"Sure. KrantZ didn't know me from
Adam. not even my name. 7 was lust
JOS to him, but he was mighty nerv-
Gus, just the same. and anxious to get
away. | could see that. | don't think
1T was his house either: just an crdi-
nary-looking shack, brick. three stories
and Il basement.
"That banker was business all right
and he put me through the whole
bundle Of tricks before he'd even LET
me sit down. 7 had to lie some. hut
mostly | was posted we'll enough so
as to give him what he wac looking
for. Anyhow, passed, and after that
he was rathcr decent. Took me into
n room and gave me a drink. hrSid"S
asking nl. about affairs i'm Euru,p.
H., didn't know only what I'd
seen in the papers-but / gave him an
earful, and ON the strength of his
name cussed Engla;ad fol all 1
was worth-which at that tile wns
about million bucks. Then I handed
over the letter of credit. and he
1ammed it into his pocket like it was
a scrap of paper. i don't remember
that he even looked at Ii. After that
he was for getting rid Of me, the SOON
er the better. But 1 needed to know
where Alva was, so I hung on, telling
the old guy l had private message
that l had to deliver personally
straight from them financiers in Lon
don. So, after s:irmishing q while
ne jotted down an address on a bit
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is knot or two yet to be united be-
fore we squeeze that million. Did you
hear what was said in there2"
mo; you told me to stick here"
"Still In a way you're on-Waldron
must have spilled part of the scheme
to you. that's what got your foot in
the mess. Hill I know Ivan Wal
dron, the ID Russian jew; he'd
double-cross his best friend. What
was 1t he told your"
"Not very much" said, wondering
how far ] had better 60, yet feeling it
necessary to relate enough to convince
him that / was really conversant with
the situation, and endeavoring to imi-
tate his style Of speech. According to
his story there was gang of con-
spirators here-birds from South
America mostly-who had been round
ed up by this fellow Alva to pull Off
some frightfulness, or other. didn't
catch on to just what 1t was, and per-
haps Waldron himself didn't know, or
care. Some revolution, took 1t to
be. Waldron explained how he got
hold of the scheme. 1t seems he's In
with the bunch to some extent; that
Is, they use him whenever they need
to, and occasionally hand him bunch
Of money-its never too dirty for him
to touch. Anyhow, he knew enough
to put me wise to this dump, gave me
the password, and all that. 1t looked
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-10-06

OF paper. and the next thing | knew
| was out in the street, with that
gripped in my mitt."
"And then, OF course. YOU hunted
up Alva?"
"The next morning, before any bank
oDened. ! thought over il all night
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-10-06
r. l.. McMANUS
Dentist

Chcraw, < G..
At Chesterfield Monday and We'd
nesday evenings.
At Page!ard Tuesday.
At Mt. Cr"%han Wednesday morn
i'm.
At McBee Thursday.
AT Chercw Friday ard Saturday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
Rosebud Walnut Di0naOnd
 Series For Title Proposed

Bronz and Davis of the Konckapo- tanauh Red Men win the cigars for the fielding honors, both accepting thirty-four chances without a slip.
 
 Chattaway is the leading swatsmith of the Mercantile league with an average of 643. He is fielding 769.
 The White Eagles are still leading the City League with six wins and one defeat. The Red Hose are the runners up having won four and los ing three games.
 Sidney Smith the thirteen year old manager of the Putnams is some press agent for his team. Sid makes sure that he gets his publicity stuff to all the papers.
 City League Swatters
 Two new batting kings have bIoomed out in the City League, Hughie Clark and Herb Hart, both of the Waysides. Both tied at the S16 mark have displaced Targon of the White Eagles who has held the leadership for the past six weeks. Daley of the White Eagles wins the honors as the best fielder in the City League, having made twenty Is the leading base thief. Mills holds the strikeout record in the City League whiting IA batters in one game. He Is also the leading twirler of the League with six wins and lone defeat against him.
 
 'Toots" Slattery, the veteran will | break into the City League Sunday, will be at the third sack for the Way | sides.
 The City League directors have vot- | ed to extend the schedule of the er= ganfzatiofA to fifteen weeks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
Leading Hitters.

Leading Run Getters.
 Belanger. Worcester, 80; Bates. Pittsfeld, 76; Murray. Worcester, 76; Pittsfield, II; Gardella, Pittsfie1d, II; i; Martin. Bridgeport, CT; Emmerich, Bridgeport, GA; Conway. Worcester, 64; Baker, Alb.-Pitts., 6s.
 Leaders in Hits.
 Hammond, Pittsfield, IA; Long, Waterbury, 14O; Dameron, Albany, Worcester, 121: Bates, Pittsfield, 121; Donahue, Albany, 114; Stapleton, Pittsfield, 10S; Duffy, Springfield, 1OS; Baker, Alb-Pitts., 1O7.
 Leaders in Total Bases.
 Hammond, PittsfieId, POP; Belanger, 193; Bates, Pittsfield, 1855; Dameron, Albany, 163; Hargrave, New Haven, 157; Callahan, Worcester, 153; Dona- hue, Albany, 1858; Baker, Alb-Pitts.. 151; Bosse, Pittsield, 15O.
 Leaders in Doubles.
 Hammond, Pittsfe1d, S1; Bates, Pittsfeld, 27; Long. Waterbury, 25; Callahan, Worcester, 23; Ball, New Haven, 23; Wilder, Springfield. 22; Baker, Alb.-Pitts-,, 20; Dameron, Al Al bany, 20; Donahue, Albany, 20; Scheer, Hartford, IS.
 Leaders in Triples.
 Belanger, Worcester, IT; liar Pittsfeld, IS; Cosgrove. Waterbury, IS; Bosse, Pittsfield, II; Callahan, Worcester, II; Leary, Albany, 10; Kingdom, Bridgeport, 10; Bailey, Hartford, g; McCorry, Pittsfeld, 9.
 Leaders in Home Runs.
 Wilder. Springfield, 8; Belanger Worcester, '; Bates, Pittsfeld, '; Baker, A1b.-Pitts., 6; Flynn, Spring field. 5; Hargrave, New Haven, 5; Gonzales, Springfield, 5; Callahan Worcester, 4; Gallogly, Worcester, 4; Long, Waterbury, 4.
 Leaders in Sacrifice Hits.
 Christie, Worcester, 33; Hargrave New Haven, 24; Callahan, Worcester 22; Scheer, Hartford, 20; King, Wor' cester, 20; Conway, Worcester. 20 Lai, Bridgeport, 19; Zimmerman Waterbury, IS; Martin. Bridgeport IS; Rodriguez, Bridgeport, 16; Bates Pittsfield, 16.
 Leaders in Stolen Bases.
 Hammond, Pittsfield. 35; Becker Springfield, 30; Martin, Bridgeport 27; Bailey, Hartford, 24; Bates, Pitts field, 23; Belanger, Worcester, 23; Conway, Worcester, 2a; Emmerich Bridgeport, 21; McCorry, Pittsf1eld 19; Gallogly, Worcester, 19.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
Delaney Willing To Box BOgash
 On Basis Of Winner Tdke ALL; i.
 Jennings WiU Bet $1O, 600

Al Jennings. manager of Jack De laney. today drops a vol1ey Of ho shot into the Bogash camp, following the fatter's refusal to fight De1ane, in this city. That Jennings mean. business is indicated by his willing all of the 50 per cent offered by Con n1e Lewis, and also his boast that h. will have $10,000 ready to wager tha' Delaney would win the fight Jen ningS' letter follows:
 George FiTStbrook,
 Sporting Editor
 Evening Times:
 After reading the statement published in yesterdays Evening Times about Louie Bogash re- Bridgeport, and Joe Smith claim ing they can got more money elsewhere, claim it is saII rot; in the first place, if Joe Smith or myself should ask any outside promoter to stake the contest, the promoter would say what is the matter with Bridgeport? That is the place for the contest
 "It would draw from different parts of the state. Besides. and the money can be got with that bout, because Delaney and Bogash are local boys and rivals, and if you tried to tell any pro moter differently, right off the bat. he would say they want 10 pull off a fake bout at my club, and any level headed person would think the same.
 Connie Lewis has agreed to give BogaSh and Delaney 50 per cent. of the gross receipts to be divided between them. Out of that I am willing to accept 22 1-2 per cent. for Delaney's share, and let Bogash take 27 1-2 per cent Surely, he cannot kick at that; if he does I will agree on 15 to the loser and 35 to the winner.
 eff they don't crawl out. of their hole for that, after Smith and Bogash circulating through the city that Bogash can get away with Delaney inside of ten rounds, am willing to let Delaney box Bogash, winner to take all the 50 per cent. offered by Connie Lewis and, in A holurs before the contest takes place. I will guarantee to have in the city of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
Tommy Ray
 Cuts Loose

Tommy Ray, second baseman of the Brown Derbies, had a. field day. Rays star stunt in the double bill with New Haven was produced in the seventh inning of the second game, when with two on base, he punctured a threat ened rally of the IndinaS by Spearing Ha-grave's high liner, doubling Ball at second. Rays stickwork was fea- ture in the first game-Three hefty singles in four trips to the plate was his record. In the second game he had a batting average of 500 per cent. In his five chances he sacrificed twice, slammed out a hit, was hit by pitcher Sykowski, and flied out to center.
 Gene Martin was the batting mon- arch in the second game with two doubles and a. single to his credit.
 Jimmy Mclaughlin also had profit able day with the willow, getting a pair of doubles and a single.
 Eddie Lennon drew applause when he banged out a pretty double to center, but he was thrown out try ing to reach third.
 Nine pitchers were in both games. Stewart, Cykowski, Lennon, Wood ward, Kline, Le Pard, LeaSure, Stauf- fer and Bornhoeft
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
WATERBURY KACEYS
 ENTER STARS HERE

Waterbury Knights of Columbus are going to send their star athletes here to compete for State A. A. U. titular honors at the meet to be held next Saturday at Pleasure Beach. The Brass City athletes outclaSseS a big field in the Irish games at Lighthouse Point last Saturday, and are training daily for the Pleasure Beach events under the direction of Coach Jim Carr.
 In the Waterbury squad will be Dimesky, Cavanaugh, Lovensky, Grove, McCabe and others. In Sat urday's game Dimesky covered 100 yards in 10 seconds fiat; Cavanaugh had things easy in the quarter mile, winning the event in 52 seconds, while Lovensky outjumped the field in the broad jump.
 Bridgeport is not to be overlooked in the championship bet. Ray Welch, the Bridgeport Trade School runner, winner in the 220 yards event at New Haven, is training daily at Seaside Park, and Bill Liebo1d of the Ameri- can Chain is expected to cop honors in the jumps and shot putting contests.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
)erbes And Champs Another Double 7it Z Ne1u HdUel
5000 Due At
 Postal Outing

The State Post Office Clerks Asso- citation will hold its annual summer outing at Pleasure Beach Sunday when it is expected that 5000 posta1 employees from all parts of the state will be in attendance. There will be an athletic program and also swim ming races. One of the sport features will be 100 yards dash between Post master Charles F. Greene and w. T. Meyer, chief of the finance depart ment of the local post office For some time there has been considerable men as to their respective merits in bantering going on between the two as to their respective merits in the sprinting line, with the result that they picked Sunday on which to settle the issue. /,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
SPORT SNAPSHOTS

NEW LONDON Mitchell and George Duncan, British golf profes- sionals, are carded to play an exhi- bition on the Shenecossett links, Aug. 21.
 SARATOGA-Joe Dillon, runner-up for the f1yweight title, and Mickey Nelson, will box Is rounds here Fri day night.
 PENSACOLA-Eight yachts will enter the races in Pensacola Bay, Oct Is and 16 for the Thomas -Lipton challenge cup.
 NEW YORK-Henry DaTnei11e, the lighting cop of Washington, was the winner over Fred Schroeder in ring comedy that went six rounds. A delegation of Congressmen came on from Washington to see .Darnei11e make his debut.
 NEW YORK-The State Boxing Commission has suspended the Box ing Drome for an indefinite period as a result of Johnny Dundee's trouble in collecting for his recent bout there. Jack Johnson, who made ap- p1ication for a license to give exhibi- tions. was referred to the local au- tn critics for permit. wESTBURY, L. L-The Mead brook poloists were victorious over Whippany Rivers, goals to 2.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
Big League Dust

King of the Phils poked out two homerS in the doubleheader against the Pirates. There were three other contributions, one each by Whitted, Tierney and Barnhart.
 Home runs by Johnston and Ol- son in the ninth gave the Dodgers a victory over the Giants.
 
 SiSler and Blue also made homerS in the Browns-Tigers setto, which De troit won.
 Cruise was the home run artist for the Braves in their triumph over the Cubs in which the Grover Alexander ''The Great was batted out of the box.
 It was a disa strous day for the ma jors in exhibition contests, the Ath- letics losing in Johnstown, Pa, while the Senators dropped a game in BlOomingtOn, Ills.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
BY CLUC CREATION

The Rosebuds and the Walnuts, are proposing to stage a series of ball to decide the semi-pro championship of the city.
 fut the manager of the Blessed Sa.eraments last seasons city title Holders. states that neither one of the / above teams can claim the title as both teams have played all of their \ games th:s season on the road. A The only way to settle the dispute lis, to have the winner Of the Rose %ud-Walnut series meet the City yeague champions at the end of the Season
 Snappy Amateur Dope
 The formidable North Ends have won twelve consecutive games. The Northers nave Q batch of promising future Ruths, Johnsons and Cobbs-
 Kelley's Keystones will endeavor to add the Konckapotanauh on their winning list as their tenth straight without a defeat tomorrow night at Seaside park This game is post, poned affair from June 31, and will get underway at $ o'clock.
 The other game on the weeks card of the Recreation League slated for T-bursday will be contested on Dia- mond ,, the Elks All-Stars meeting the Lynn A. C.
 Championship Series fk The championship series between
 Bridgeport Public Market and
 uthern New England Telephone Co., .e League will open Wednesday, GAug. 24
 Lou Dorkin and Dug Hayes. team mates of the Kelly's Keystones are grabb.ng all the honors with the Stick. Dorkin leads the league with a P c. of A while his colleague is swatting the apple for 435.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
HITTING THE SPORT TRAIL.
With Geo. E. Firstbrook

It was hard for one feminine fan to understand why Lennon was der ricked after the bombardment in the first and second innings of the sec ond game ''Why did they take Lem non out, he was hitting the Bridge port bats nearly all the time- I can't understand,'' she excitedly ejaculated.
 And old Chief Bender and Woodward smiled as the clouds of defeat hovered over them near the close of the second game.
 we are shot to pieces,'' declared George Weiss as he was holding a gloom solitaire party by his lonesome between games, behind the grand stand.
 About the only satisfaction Ed
 Stauffer gOe~Out of the double win was that record three bagSer.
 Stauffer is hitting the ball more frequently since he bIoSsomed
 out as a Iefthand wielder of the
 bludgeon. Stauffer, by the way,
 also got credit for the win.
 The Derbies needed both games to hold their slim margin over Wor- cester and the Hillies as the Jack ma,cks and Pittsfields also were in the win column.
 Nothing like a New Haven
 Bridgeport tusSie for plenty of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
Bender's Tribe Here TOmOrrOW
 For One Game

Local ball fans will have an- other opportunity to see the New Haven champions perform here tomorrow, one game being scheduled at NewfieId Park, to start at the regular time, 3:30.
 With the windup of the series with the Bender tribe tomorrow the Brown Derbies will shift their activities to Worcester, where they are scheduled to play the Jackmacks on Friday and Saturday.
 Another feast will be present. cd on the bargain plate to fans Sunday when the Pittsfield HillieS will be here for a doubIeheader.
 The DerbieS will be obliged to go atN-cD speed to maintain their advantages in the league race. The doubleheader on Sunday will be the fourth twin bill for the locals in an eight day period.