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by Mu.Wang against the Dog Bar
barians," thought to have been ances-
tors of the Huns. Tientsin dates
back at least to the fourteenth cen
fury.
The salt industry In the neighbor-
hood OF Tientsin is prodigious. Wind
mills are used to pump salt water into
the fields along the Halo river, where
the widely known Chang-lu salt is
made. Before the war nearly 10000
tons were produced annually. But
Tientsin is important commercially in
many respects. 1t Is rice market,
and Siberia's tea formerly was
shipped through there. Exports were
as varied as the needs OF the dozen
or so nations which had separate set
Elements along five miles of the river
front, and its imports were as diverse
as the commodities those nations had
to exchange.
The Peiho and Hunho rivers con-
verge at Tientsin. From the latter to
the Yangtsze- Kiang extends the
Grand canal, that remarkable speci-
men Of ancient engineering, mentioned
by Confucius, which originally was
more than 1000 miles long.
Tientsin has more people than Bos-
ton. II is the principal city of Chin
II, and is So miles southeast of Picking
by rail.
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TlENTSIN, PANORAMA
CITY

Tientsin, In the northeastern edge
of the terrible Chinese famine area.
In which millions of people are starv-
ing TO death, is like necklace of
towns strung together.
To walk about Tientsin Is to travel.
An afternoons stroll from the native
to the British, French, Italian. Russian
and other foreign quarters, gives the
sensation Of n magic tour through
Picking, London. Paris, Rome and
Petrograd. And the windmills among
the salt mounds just outside the city
add a touch of Holland.
This panorama city has had tenn
pestuous history. There group OF
American and other foreign residents
Herbert G. Hoover among them
defended themselves for month
against the fanatic Boxers in 1900.
Since then the native city has been
known as Cheng-li, or Town without
Walls" because the ancient barriers
were demolished during the siege. OF
the 500 doughty foreigners more than
fifty were killed and many others
wounded before military aid came.
Tientsin was the scene of another
famous siege, that pf the TAPPING
rebels in 1853. Followers of Hung
Sin Tsuan, who had professed Chris
tianity and set himself up In Marking
as the Heavenly King" marched to-
ward Picking. But the Waterloo Of the
long haired rebels" so-called because
they could not pait their queues and
thus signify loyalty TO the Manchus,
came at Tientsln.
The success of the campaign against
the revoutiOnists was due principally
20 the gallant "Chnese Gordon" Gen.
Charles George Gordon, and his Ever
Victorious Army"
Commanding the native force at
Tlentsin was Seng-ko-lln-sin, Mongol
general who later distinguished him
self less creditably. In 1860 he sought
10 defend Tientsin against a foreign
expedition by erecting an immense
mud rampant outside the city. Tien-
tsin was captured and held for two
years by the British and French, and
the crude defense is known In the
foreign quarters as "Seng-ko-lln-sin's
folly"
The region about Tientsin was
known as Chi-chou under the Hsia
dynasty, whose rulers, 1000 years ago.
already had court astronomers who
could predict eclipses. Later IL was
called Ya-chou, In the Chou dynasty.
marked BY the western wars waged
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Harold obeyed His Mother.

Harold had been given permission
TO 90 to his grandmother's, who lived
near by. 1t was nearly noon. and
grandma invited Harold to stay to
luncheon.
To her mystification he said: II will
IL you ask me twice more"
She did, and Harold enjoyed his
luncheon. When his mother called for
him later, grandma asked her what he
meant.
His mother said: II told him rot
TO stay to luncheon unless you insisted
upon It."
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MARSHALL ISLANDS: NEW
JAPANESE TERRITORY

The Marshall islands, one of the
Pacific archipelagoes formerly owned
by Germany, and over which japan
has been given mandate by the
League of Nations, practically form
barrier between the Hawaiian islands,
on the east, and Guam and the Philip
pines to the west.
The two chains OF curiously shaped
atolls, or coral islands consisting of
low-lying coral reefs encircling la
goons, known as the Marshall group,
lie little south Of the center Of an
imaginary line connecting Hawaii,
Guam and the Philippines.
Guam, Samoa and Honolulu form q
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rni cyes--warin against his breast II
was another reason Why he should
hunt him down.
The Pearlhunter was as brave ms
the woods make them hut II Is no dis
credi! TO his manhood to say that
his blood ran II little faster MS
lie stepped down or the rock into the
water and waded through the falls.
Every Inch of the way had to be felt
out with his fingers before his feet
could be trusted to follow.
The roar of the falls had dulled a
little when suddenly sound came out
OF the dark just ahead-a sound like n
garment rubbing against some rough
surface. The Pearlhunter stepped to
one side Of the passage and ilattencd
himself against the wall. Out of the
dead silence the sound came again. A
grin loosened his face. The very
sound lie had half expected--a horse
eontentcdly munching his hay.
The Pearlhuntcr came out from
against the wall and inclied his way
deeper into the blacliness Of the pass
age. II abruptly widcned until he was
no longer able to reacli from one wall
to the other with his outsiretchcd
arms. Though denied the use of his
eyes. he knew that The passage broad.
ly expanded just there and becnme q
cave. He stood In the very entrance
of III
The next step-there was no help
for it--lghi! Desperate and danger
ous--the first spark, and the cave
might spring 10 life. still, It was bet.
ter than To stumble over sleeping
man; or walk into knife. With his
revolver balanced. his face to the open
cave, he reached his left hand along
the wall to the farthest stretch of his
arm, bringing his body as far as posi-.
BILE from the light. and with his fin.
gers fumbled out spot suitably
smooth and dry-for there must be no
failure. The match scraped. A tiny
flame leaped away from the rock. II
lighted up the place surprisingly.
The cave was not large-hardly
twice the size OF an ordinary room.
The first swift glance showed him that
except for the horse--it was empty.
The stub OF n candle caught his
eye, stuck by its own tallow to an out.
standing stool Of shnle just beyond the
mouth Of the passage. He crossed the
passage and held the match to the
wick. In the better light he studied
the place more. closely.
The cave could not have been far
below the ground, for nn oak root had
found Its way through the wall. II
was to this that the horse was lied.
For moment he was strongly
tempted to stay where he was till his
prey returned the following night and
then rid the FIatwoOds OF him, and
trust what evidence he already had 10
prove his case.
But n better plan had been forming
ever since he came into the cave. and
there was much yet 10 be done; though
the cave would have made good hid.
ing place during .he coming day--al-
ways provided the bandldt did not
chance to return before his time.
Selecting Il spot that he judged 10 be
about right for the take-aff. he lenped
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Copyright By the Bobbs.Merrlll Company
By DAVID ANDERSON

All unsuspectinc the girl did other
things Cor him that night hcsldcs
washing his wounds. Nothing can SC
rell"e a man as the ministry of good
womans hands. II never leaves h'u
quite as 1t found him He can never
again. he quite the same. His life ON
he will be grain the finer for IT, SO
great is the grace Of nature that no
man Is denied that touch. Once 10
every man II comcS-io recrcalc: 10
make him new; 10 call him up to his
higher self II came that night 10 ilir
Pearlhunter
The girl seemed TO lose all fear Of
him: 10 forget that lie was la her bed.
room in the secret night. She even
smiled q contented smile of satlsfac.
fion as he rose and stretched himself.
He fumhlcd In his tattered blouse and
drew forth the draft
Have you a pen and ink1" lie asked,
his voice. his manner, again the voice
and manner of the alert, keen woods.
Man
Wondering. she opened the drawer
of tie sInnll stand under the mirror
and placed pen and ink before him.
He picked up the pen. awkwardly--a
iish spear. nm oar. or six-gun fitted
his hand better-dipped 1t In the ink :
laid the draft upon the stand; squared
himself: and after no small pains sue
cee'led in writing the word ''Pearlhuni-
er" across the back. It was quite evil
jently relief when the unaccustomcd
task was over. He laid the pen down
ms II glad to be quit of 1t and handed
,he draft to the girl.
I, means that have five thousand
dollars In the bank" he said, "and any.
body that takes this draft there with
My"-he hesitated-"uame across the
said So"
Her face showed how little she
guessed what his words were leading
up TO. II was some time before he went
on. -fm askln' you TO keep IT," he
said. And II anything should happen
10 me, I'm askln' you TO keep tae mon
ey too"
The girl caught his tattered sleeve
mol MOI" she said. Don't say
shar-
lie looked down at the hand on his
sleeve; picked 1t up: held II an, In.
s,ant: suffered her to take II away.
Il know who killed Louie Solomon"
ne said slowly ~ know who has the
Blue Moon--absoluic knowledge, hut
no proof He'll he on my traIl iomnr.
row; and his eyes are the ninsr danger
ous eyes In the FlntwouiS He'd ASK
Dolhiug better Than a chance TO XIII
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I
himself iiat against tile face Of the
rock and strained from crevlcc to crey-
Ice. 1t was u prOdlgl0us task, but MI
tasks have mn end--either ut the bot
tom or at the top. The Penrlhunter's
task finally ended ut the top. II
had to-
The strata gaped apart half the
height of man, leaving wide-Open
scar In the face of the elf. 1t was per-
haps ten feet deep. and seemed to be
closed at the back by the dipping to-
gelller of the two strata.
Rolling back as far within the open
ing as the converglng strata would
comfortably allow, he dropped his bat
tered head upon his arm TO sleep the
rest Of the night away.
The Pearlhunter walked with the
woods. His limbs and breast and
shoulders were so sore that he was
half glnd for the snug place to lie In,
like n fox In his burrow. while the
hounds beat up The woods at fault.
Lack of water was the greatest
drawback. Thirst was already bcgin-
ming to annoy him. He took out his
sandwiches and ate two more of them.
saving the other two until later in the
day. The salty bacon made the WA
ter more tempting still. He drew bacl;
little space from the brink of the
ledge out of sight of It. The sound of
1t still tempted him.
Voices reached him suddenly, break
ing upon the silence from around a
sharp turn OF the gorge down stream.
He drew his face back from the brink
of the ledge and lay listening. II was
far too risky to look. His ears made
out three Of them-three tongues, all
going at top speed, sure sign that
eyes and ears were not as busy as
they might have been. Opposite the
cliff where the fugitive lay, the steps
stopped.
WHATS that hole up there?"
1t was gruff and heavy voice that
asked. thick still with the flare of tenn
per that had not yet cooled.
"Wolf den. more'n likely" answered
one OF the others.
IF We wus up tn bluff cross there
furninst the hole. we could see in,"
suggested voice.
The other voices grunted; and the
Pearlhunter heard them hopping back
across the stream, heard them clnwing
their way through the tangled under
brush up the opposite blum. The scar
in which he lay dipped slightly to-
ward the rear. He rolled back as far
as possible. so as to have the protec-
ton afforded by the slightly higher
edge; stretched himself on his right
side; and waited for them to come
into view.
Fortunately the sun hit their side
of the gorge. and the Pearihunter
could see them well. while. being on
the shady side, and back In the dark
ness Of the scar, they could not see
him at all. The three Of them drew
together in consultation. The Pearl
hunter could not make out their words.
hut the manner In which they handled
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me. And I am any mans game now"
II Is marvellous how woman. In.
tuition will drive Vt the very heart OF
mniier that puzzles men. She saw nt
Hash what hnd escaped the Wits OF
the whole village.
"You mean timber buyer"
she said.
II mean the timber buyer" he an.
rwcrrd, with n quick look at her. Ellis
eyes see everything. You must destroy
these bloody rugs, and you must rake
the yard In the morning. Rake the
ens, ynrd first. aud then the west I'm
not aiming 10 leave any tracks. but
IT'S 20 dnrk 7 cnn'i make sure" lie
wnE inlking rapidly. "Tm not expec,ln'
t' leave the Flntwoods. nnd-you, un.
le"s they crowd me hnrd: not TIL I've
run him down and found my proof
But the odds nrc against me. II nny.
blnr should happen wnnt you to
hnvc this money. Aud the minute you
henr they've rot me, you must 81
sirnlvht TO the sheriff. Don't risk thu
woods another hour Put yourself I'M.
aer his protection. nnd tell him why
hn,e the money transferred to you
snd sond for ihni surgeon"
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nj the falls. and. hnif TO his surprise.
landed on the Hat rock outside. II
was Ike breaking through the crust
Of creation Into new world. Mar.
yelling at the small amount Of wnter
that had clung TO him. he sprang over
the two Intervening rocks 10 the shWc.
He hurried around TO the front Of
the cabin, raised the lntch. entered
and closed the door. Snatchlng up
some cold biscuits nnd strips of fried
bacon. he burrled!y made six snnd.
wlchcs and stuffed them Into his peck
cts. Resting at the spring long enough
TO ont two OF his sandwiches, he
drained gourd OF water. crossed the
branch below the falls aud hurried
away up the blurs Into the deep
woods.
A mile md more north OF the wn.
terfnll, Wolf Rdn bends west 10 dou.
bic and twist and loop through n tan
gle OF hills aud gulchcs known M Fox
Den. the widest and most Inncccssl.
blc district OF the Flntwoods. The
Pcnrlhuntcr Ind heard OF the plncc.
lie resolved to take his chances there.
The spot wns no grcnt distance above
the thrcc.gnblcd cabin.
Away up tho bnrc front Of n clifr his
eye lighted on the mouth of whnt mp.
pcnred TO be cleft In the rock. Wolf
Run wished agninst nnrrow ledge nj
tho very foot Of this cllff. lie spread
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their rifles, Which they had managed
TO drag up with them, Indicated only
too plainly the general drift of what
was being said.
With n final nod all around, they
faced the pocket, and one of them
raised his rife. The bullet struck the
roof Of the scar just I'm front of him,
showerlng him with dust and bits Of
shnle. Tile second fired The bullet
passed close TO his feet and lost IT..
self far back In the crcvIce where the
two strata of shnlc converged.
It was now the third ones turn.
There came the hot spit of smoke;
even before he saw the one, or heard
the other, he felt something like
red coal sting his side Just under the
aIrnplt.
His side! A thousand flames hnd
got at It. Something warm and sticky
ran down under his tattcred shirt and
made 1t mlssy The flames reached
his face and twisted It. The air seemed
10 forsnkc the pocket. He crnwled to
the front of the scar.
He couldn't take his eyes away from
The water glanclng along at the foot
OF the cliff. The flames had scorched
him dry. If he could only have one
sup OF the water 10 mOisten his lips
so that the breath could get through.
He crawlcd little nearer the open.
ing: held his fnce ont over the ledge
The ledge seemed to be rocking up
and down the trees were dipping and
going around In queer whirl that
made him dizzy. He had never known
trees to act like that. The tops Of
the gorge were bending together. The
gorge came ogether-slowly-s out
the air-shut out the sky.
fContiuuod in uavf teauoN
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!ie lad pi'c'l open the lid anT hal
iaid the contents of the trunk out
with seeming care In rather neat
heaps upon the floor. In his hand he
held the picture of The Iron-Gray
Woman.
The lcarllhnnter's gorge rose at see,
ing his mothers picture In sucn hands,
ana his breast burned 10 dash into tIic
cabin and settle his score with the
sacrilcgious wretch once and for all.
Bni II was not his 10 do as he pleased
that night. His activities for the mo
nlent were limited to keeping his eye
fast 10 the chiDk.
The man by the trunk Strengthened,
carried the picture to the candle and
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stood looking long upon It, He laid It
to his lips. again and again. us II he
would drink up the beautiful face
from the card. He pressed the picture
10 his bosom; held 1t again to the
candle and whispered to 1t In tones
that did not carry to the ear Of the
amazed listener. He strobe up aud
face n look that no man had probably
ever seen there before. and probably
would never see again.
After long moments he reused him.
self, unbuttoned his vest. and put the
picture carefully away In an inner
pocket. The watcher outside the wall
WINGED: his lips drew together In n
tense line. But there was much to be
seen just then. The man inside had
risen, crossed the floor. put the things
back In the trunk. closed the lid and
picked up his hat. Next moment the
candle was blown out Tie Pearlhunt.
er barely had time to creep into the
fringe Of weeds when the cabin door
opened and softly closed.
With n brisk step that indicated he
had flung or the spell of the past. the
notorious renegade walked around the
west end of the cabin. past the sprins
and straight TO the tiny pool under the
waterfall. where the Pcarlhuntcr, who
had stolen along the north wall OF tle
cabin had his second astounding sur
prise since coming down the blum
Jumping lightly from rock 10 rocl
In the shallow water OF the pooh. tie
handl, approached the cataract. the
third leap landing him upon the ilnI
top of rock almost within the very
wash of the falling water. PauslnE
an instant 10 pull his hat iiEhi and
turn up the collar OF his coat. he
sprang straight into the thin bladc
Of the falls. His leap must have car
ricd him completely through to thr
other side. Il was the first the Pearl
hunter knew. or even suspected. thai
there was an open space beyond. S.
completely did the falling water hide
everything back Of 1t that probably
the man yho had Just lcaped and
the man who watched him were the
only two who knew there was any
thing back Of II.
The Pcarlunter stretched himself
fiat under cover Of clump OF sprouts
growing about an old white oak
stump. and kept MS eyes fixed on the
waterfall.
Time goes slowly to one who
watches and waits II was probably
not more than ten minutes. though II
seemed fnr longer. when. without so
much MS diverted flcck Of spray In
warning. the waterfall flung forth up.
On the flnt.topped rock 1.-THE and nc.
tive figure that sprang lightly to shore
over the two intervening stones.
f'nuslng ON the brink OF the pool
barely long enough TO shake his coat
by the lnpels md TO knock his hnt
against his hand. no immediately 80,
out along the bluffs toward the VII
lage, ns unconcerncd Ms II he hnd not
Just pulled on nbout the most sensa-
,lonnl stunt ever seen by f'lniwoods.
man.
The Penrlhunter slipped out OF the
cover and softly followed; trnilcd him
np tho bln,s, through the corner OF the
woods md out 20 the river road where
II angles north through the cut In the
cilffs; listened Mt the fence, near
where the pnih crossed II. III the re.
ccding steps were well on their way
to the village.
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CHAPTER x.
Tho Candle In the Granny.

All the wny back to Fallen Rock the
Pearlhuntcr pondercd the scene he hnd
gnycd on through tho chlnk In the
cabin wall: the mnn's irnnsngurcd
face; his nctlons with the picture -thnt
above nll-thc picture. II puzzled him.
fingered him. Tint such man should
have her picture; his mothcr's--w'i',
the dnrkly beautiful fncc pnd wonder.
Evening star., 1921-06-22
CARPENTER DEVELOPS
INTO A WELTERWEIGHT

Carpenter quickly developed in
physical strength and weight, as well
as in boxing skill, in 1910 and 1911.
Descamps kept him busy during 1910.
and. although he met no opponents
of exceptional class. he learned rap
Idly all the time. Four knock-outs, six
victories Zone by a fouD. two draws
and two defeats adorned his record
during that year. Two youths. Buck
Shine and Young SNOWFALL, were cred
tied with victories over him.
BY this time Carpenter was a full
hedged lightweight and early in 1911
graduated into the welterweight divi-
sion. His first important battle in
this class was with Frank .LouShrey.
an American. in May. 1911. The con-
test was fought in Paris as prelimi-
nary to the Dixie Kid-Young Tommy
Loughery contest.
Carpenter received the decision
over his first American opponent In
fifteen rounds of torrid boxing. The
exhibition OF Carpenter was one OF
the best of his early fighting and
marked only the first of long series
of hot battles the French athlete was
to have with American boxers.
Evening star., 1921-06-22
LYNCH SCORES QUICKLY
Bantam Champion Stops sandow IN
IS Seconds-Floors 0ppo.
nent Three Times.

NEW YORK, June 22.-Joe Lynch'
world bantamweight champion. knocked
out Sammy Sandow Of Cincinnati IN
6fty-hve seconds Of lighting in the open
ing round Of a ten-round rh3tch. at an
open-air arena last night.
Sandow opened with left swing on
the champions jaw which sent Lynch
halfway across the ring. Then Lyncn
tore in with left hooks and right smashes
to the law. sending the Cincinnatl boy
down three times, for counts OF seven.
nine and ten seconds. ending the ooot IN
hurry. .,,. :,
This city since he won the title from Pete
Herman at Madison Square Garden last
December. ,,-...;,h.
who recently returned home from tne
pacific coast, made his hrst appearance
in local ring in six years and earned
the Judges decision over Gene Delmont
of Memphis in ten rounds. Cross showed
he stjll retained all of his old cleVefness'
even his famous stall" feiSnins srosg'-
ness in the fifth round.
Toe Burman. Chicago bantamWeieht
and lack Sharkey Of New York went TEL
rn,,rfls to a draw tonight Andy Chaney.
baltimore featherweight, and Charies
Reecher Of New York drew, and Edoie
O'Dowd, Columbus. Ohio. hyweight, re-
ceived the decision over Joe Diiion o.
New York.
Evening star., 1921-06-22
GEORGES HAS MYSTERY
Three Heavyweights "Sneaked"
Into His Camp and Later
Are Whisked Away.

MANHAssET. n. Y. June 22.-Mys-
terious things occurred this morning
at Georges Carpenters training camp,
and when an explanation was re-
per: "Sh, ,h-h. it's secret and we can
About 8 o'clock = big limousine
stopped 1T the front gate and the
chauffeur hailed Trainer Wilson, and
the latter came down and opened the
three heavyweights stepped from IL.
To~conceal their identity they pulled
their coat collars about their faces
and ran into the residence.
the fence waited and watched. Soon
they saw four men clad in bathrc bes
leave tho back door and hasten be-
hind the barn where Georges does his
training.
Noises sounding like the tattoo of
heard @ 'R Tor time. S then the there was was ST.
lence for twenty minutes. First one
and then another Of the robed figures
filed into the house. The last ap-
peared to be the challenger himself.
nx nor. OF Soxne ,ee
Another half hour and the three
heavyweights. still hiding their faces.
entered the car and were whisked
away.
Carpenters cnlef SpafflnG partners.
Paul Joornee and Italian Joe Cans,
werc nursing sore spots and grouches
yesterday, and the challenger took
advantage Of their indisposition to
rest. He was on the road during the
cool hours Of the morning and spent
short time in the gymnasium In the
afternoon.
Journee was suffering from a broken
nose as the result of his defeat by
harlie WeinePt in Brooklyn Monday
as still aching from the punishment
cred by Augie Rather.