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off its hinges and bring it here? We
He turned abruptly to Billy. "And
now-will you explain, Mr.. Spencer
"Sure," said Billy. II believe you
know it was 1 who came across the
thieves on the night Of the holdup,
and got knocked out. 1t seems to
have been taken for granted the pair
Of them made a getaway on their ma
chine, and likely were half across
England by morning. l wasn't so sure.
The case was important for me, too,
suspected.
II happened to come across some
tracks of a cycle tire on the field
here; they were old and faint, but
they set me thinking. l wish I'd struck
them before. Pm used to following
trails-had a lot of experience in it.
Went to the place where the argu-
ment happened, up the lane, and made
out that the motorcycle, after the
scrap, came back along the road yOn-
der. The tracks are there yet if
you've eyes to see them. l guess the
machine was half-crippled, and they
were driving it too hard. I made out
that it crashed again-a bad crash
that time. Do you follow meY'
YES" said the amazed Arkw right,
"but how"
Here's a piece of the machine
found it on the road" said Billy,
handing him the scrap of metal. '"The
tracks didn't go on. SO what became
of the machine? l found the tire
marks passing through a gateway into
the field.
"What did that say? That they
could wheel the machine, though they
couldn't drive it. Engine done up.
What would they do with it? Hide it,
so nobody would know they didn't get
clear away. You'll find the machine,
twin Indian, over in the old clay pit,
under some brushwood.
What did the two of them do then
You can see by the tracks in the field
! that one Of them was dead lame. So
lame that he had to be carried or
| dragged, half of the way. 1t must
have taken quite a while. They
couldn't be far off, and, to cut it short.
| searched the pits through and found
Jake where he is. l didn't get wise
| to it till now. He's got leg so badly
| spralned that a compound fracture
wouldn't have laid him up much more
thoroughly. And here you are, In
| spectOr, just in the nick Of time, as
the Story-boOks say. Of course, -
added Billy, you'd have found it out
yourself as soon as you got to work.
l happened to be on the spot, that's
all. And l shall be obliged If you'll
say nothing about my share in 1t, at
headquarters. Thief-catching isn't
really in my line-I'm a motor-engi-
neer, and it might do me harm to
have it known 1 was wasting time on
things that aren't my business"
Inspector Arkwrfght gazed at Billy
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perplexity. "But-one does not hunt
a woman"
She'll never get started on that
ground" said Aimee.
The engine fred, stopped, fired
again-the wheels threw up spirits Of
sand, then getting onto harder ground
the machine ran swiftly ahead with
the faint pulsing whirr that was the
Sphinxs song of triumphant progress.
She shot forward much too fast, and
was only just controlled in time.
NO other cycle than the Sphinx
could have made good over such
ground; no other could have sailed
so efficiently and noiselessly up the
steep path through the gap towards
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known to the popular press as Jack
the Climber; but 1 gather he prefers
to be called jake think we ought
to humor him so far. His motor
cycle is in the clay pit up the slope.
His leg is rather badly hurt"
"See if he's shamming," said Ark
wright briefly to Panke.
do 1 look as if 1 was shamming,
you gazaboow growled Jake.
He certainly did not. Inspector
Arkwright put a question to him,
which Jake did not answer; nor did
he look at the inspector-his eyes
were fixed on Billy. Not a word of
reply would the captive vouchsafe to
any of Arkwright's queries. Billy
took the Vicomte by the arm, led him
outside, and drew long breath.
Got a cigarette?" he said anX-
iously. 81 gave my list one to Jake. -
Bertrand produced his case.
But what triumph !" he said with
a dazed air.
cts not the sort 1 enjoy" replied
Billy, "but had to see it through"
The two inspectors emerged.
"Panke," said Arkwright, there's a
gate in the field-fence just up there,
1 think. VIII you and Poison lift it
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more towards the group. The police
were spreading out across the pits,
moving in her direction.
"My man !" sObbed Kate.
"You love him?" said Aimee halt
ingly.
Hes my husband!' said the wom-
an. She flung herself face down
wards on the sand, and wept.
Suddenly Aimee stopped and caught
her by the shoulder.
"Come with me!' she said swiftly,
and, turning, crept in through the
screen of brambles, into the cave.
Kate looked up cOmprehendingly
Then, with the instinct Of the hunted
animal she dived through the bushes
and went to ground. The girls found
themselves together in the cool gloom
of the cave.
Kate stared at Aimee with wonder
ing eyes.
"Pm sorry for you'll" said Aimee
unsteadily.
81 never thought" said Kate, ITO
find any woman sorry for me-"
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dumbly. Arkwright was not a man of
ungenerous instincts.
Il call that a very remarkable
piece Of work for an amateur" he
said ungrudgingly.
Il suppose I've set your mind at
rest, that I'd nothing to do with the
burglary myself? You're not aching
to haul me off to the station house
any more? Or are you?"
Inspector Arkwright regarded Billy
thOughtfully.
NO" he replied quietly, "but there
are one or two points that have to be
cleared up yet"
Billy took some papers from a peck
etbook and handed them to Ark
wright.
"If you want information as to my
Identity" he said, "you might look
through those"
The inspector did so. His usually
immobile face gave a witch of sur
prise.
THANK you. I'll keep these for the
present" he said, with a change of
manner. II will have a word with
you at the abbey, Mr.. Spencer, when
this business is off my hands,"
"Pll be there" said Billy, with an
inward twinge Of anxiety.
Panke and the constable arrived,
carrying a gate between them, which
was taken into the cave. The pros
trate Jake was lifted onto it, and
borne out into the open.
wait! Set him down." said Ark
wright suddenly. He's safe, any
how. We've got to get the other one. :"
He turned to Billy. you've seen
nothing of her-the woman?"
Billy gave him stare Of undis-
guised amazement.
"The woman?" he exclaimed.
Jake threw away the stub of his
cigarette
'Yes-Calamity Kate!" said Ark
wright impatiently. Good Lord, man,
can't you see she must be somewhere
here, too? She's been bringing him
food and water, and tending his leg
how else could he have lived there six
days when he can't move?"
Great Christopher p said Billy. 81
suppose you're right"
1.-The prisoner refuses any informa-
ton. But I'll have the pair of them,"
said Arkwright grimly. q"
II suggest" broke in Panke who
was chatting at being thrust into sub
ordinate part, that we get this
man away as soon as possible, and
that two of us wait in the cave. The
woman probably visits it only at night
and the next time she comes with sup
plies, we shall get her."
1.-THE weak point about that" re-
piled Arkwright patronizingly, sis that
it's not certain she only comes at
night; this is a lonely place, and it
won't surprise me if she is close by
She may have observed US already.
Wen search these pits thoroughly
first. There are half a dozen of these
caves, and we'll go through them all.
Mr. Spencer, I'll trouble you to remain
by the prisoner. Panke, you and the
constable try that cave opposite, and
I'll take this side"
Inspector Arkwright strobe forward
with stern determination.
"The bag is not complete" he said
grimly, "tlll I've got that woman!"
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the higher ground at the far end II
was a wonderful exhibition Of riding
AS the fugitive sped by, Billy, stand.
ing on guard beside the captive Jake,
turned and stared in petriied amaze
ment
Jake raised himself to sitting pc.
sition on the gate, and stared, too.
He uttered hoarse cry-almost
cheer.
The Sphinx and it's rider breasted
the crest of the rise, staggered, and
sailed away out of view.
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CHAPTER XIV
Two of a Kind.

IWO OF NlnOs
Aimee gave a little gurgIe Of excite.
ment as the Sphinx vanished.
"Shes away! And I don't believe
they've seen her! If she can stick to
it over the field to the gate, there's
open road before her and she's clear!"
Aimee turned to de Jussac with
shining eyes. He shrugged his Shout.
ders family.
"a supremacy foolish act, mademoi.
selle," said Bertrand.
'She was in trouble-just as I've
been. Everybody's shielded me at
their own risk" said Aimee defiantly.
"How could 1 do less for herr"
"Alas, the morals of the age!" said
Bertrand, and he laughed gently. "A
sermon would not become mel also
am a coadjutor I will observe the
movements of the enemy"
He climbed quickly onto the Shout
der of high ground that divided them
from the end of the pit, and returned
In few moments.
obviously our Industrious police
did not see her." he said; "they are
now searching the last of the caves"
"Then it's time got back into mine,"
said Aimee turning to dive back into
her retreat.
'NOt so - exclaimed Bertrand quick
fy, catching her by the hand. THAT is no
place for you"
"Why?"
"The gentleman from Scotland Yard
will search it before he leaves-he took
my word for the moment, but he will
make sure. 1t was merely that he was
in hurry. You must get out of this
while you can; like your friend the
lady burglar. Come alongp said Ber-
trand, setting off at run and pulling
her with him.
you're right" calculated Aimee.
With long strides they sped round the
clump Of bushes, Aimee in tow of Der.
trand, and, turning sharp to the right,
scurried up one of the steep paths that
led out of the pits.
Billy suffered yet one more shock as
the pair Of them came into his field Of
vision. He gaped at them, hardly able
to believe his eyes. In few moments
they had passed; Aimee reached the
top of the pit, and Bertrand glanced ap-
prehensively back In the direction Of
the police.
"All clear!" he gasped, utterly out of
breath. Get to the rOad-get out of
sight. Back to the abbey, dear lady,
and for PHYS sake stay there, for YOU
are very wearing. Go"
Thanks, awfully!" painted Aimee,
and departed as fast as her legs would
carry her. De Jussac retreated into the
pit, hopping his brow. Taking no no.
tice Of the frantic signals Of Billy he
returned to the cave, dived into it,
took a hurried look round and kicked
plenty of loose sand over a pool of oil
that was the sole legacy of the Sphinx.
He left the place with sigh of relief
and, encOuntering the search party or
police, permitted himself to smile.
Nothing doing!" said Inspector Ark
wright. "Panke, will you go back?
Bring the car down over the meadow;
we'll get the man on it, clear the pits,
and set a watch in the cave where we
found him." He moved towards the
late stable of the Sphinx. 'But I'm
going to look through this place and
make sure"
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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CLEAN or hope and confidence re-
turned. Billy had a wonderful knack
of getting away with things.
She saw the party disappear into
the cave nearest them; she witnessed
the emergence Of Billy, and was aware
Of a certain relief Of tension when
the police returned and spoke with
him. Finally, wondering as she
watched Aimee observed the arrival
Of Jake carried into the open. The
distance was considerable. But the
significance of that pathetic figure on
the gate came home to her. Aimee
was not slow of comprehension. She
began to realize the meaning of it all.
The police had what they wanted.
The captive could be no other than
Jack the Climber himself. Billy had
''got away with it, with a vengeance.
Aimee was staring dumbly at the
group, when she heard a faint animal
like noise close beside her. She turned
sharply, to find that she was not
alone.
A woman, in a stained and ragged
| dust-clOak, was crOuching behind the
screen of brambles a few yards away.
She was young, and not Unlocking,
save for the deathly pallor of her face
and the disorder of her hair. Indeed,
there was a wild gipsyish beauty
about her, that survived even the
hunted expression in her eyes.
She was staring through the bushes
at the distant group.
'"They got him !" she said in
strangled whisper. She huddled her
self together trembling.
"An' they'll get me, too. Let 'em.
No good my runnin' for it.
81 dunno who you are!" she NUT
tered. "What you dom here? Are
you goin' to gimme away?"
Aimee did not move. Her heart
beat fast. But there was no menace
in the woman's eyes; only an express
sion so broken and piteous that some
how lump came into Aimee's throat.
She had not the faintest doubt who
this hunted woman was.
you Anow who l am" the woman
said thickly; 81 can see it in your
face" She came a step nearer. care
you goin' to call out?"
Aimee did not answer that question.
''Is he much hurt" she said quietly,
looking towards the distant group
round the man on the gate.
'Hurt?" said Calamity Kate. "He
smashed himself days ago, it was"
She had subsidized on the sand, and
embraced her knees with her arms,
staring before her with unseeing eyes.
81 got him down here. Tried to help
him along-couldn't walk. Then l
had to carry him."
you" said Aimee, looking wonuer-
ingly at the girls slight figure.
Eyes, me. 1t took me-hours. Car
ried him-on me back-somehow
When it came daylight, l found the
cave. Got him in. ripped up me
skirt to bandage him. I stole food for
him, nights. In two or three days
more guess he'd have been able to
get away. Now they've got him, an
they'll have me-"
She rocked herself gently to and
fro.
It'll be HI for Jakew she said
thickly. ITO know they've got me ~
She looked at Aimee. IF 1 could go
with him-if they'd put us both in the
same jug wouldn't care. But they
don't do that"
She gave great sob.
I'D give me life to get him out Of
it. But he's done, and he'll know
they've got me. It'll be HI for him
My manw
An unreasoning flood of tears came
into Aimee's eyes. She looked once
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CTO BE CONTINUED.)

Waste waters from fish oil plants
yield materials useful for fertilizer
and for poultry food.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-07
II Out of
% Starts
for Tribe
Salt Lake Hasn't Won a
Game From Seattle on
Local Field This Year

TT there were seven sal, Lake
i club. In tho league and Seattle
TO mako up the eighth squad. the
Indians would romp home with mo
flag without much opposition.
AZ least they would on the show
ing OF the clubs in battle against
each other thA season. When Sc
attic won Thursday tho Indiana
ehalked UP their nth win out Of
"a starts for the year ~ith The
Bees.
The frs, series OF the year al
Fresno went 20 the Bees. three
games out Of four. The next time
they met thcy played here and So
attic won eight straight. Then the
Indians won five out of eight from
tho Italians az Salt Lake. To dass
the locals have won three straight
on the present nertes.
That makes II straight Victories
over Salt Lake without a reyegrc
this year on the Seattle lot.
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wILH0IT STILL
GOOD BALL PLAYER

Joe without. the longlegged Salt
Lake outfielder, has reached the
veteran class ms FASTENERS go, but
tho big fellow can atill play n
mean outflcid and he can pick 'em
up and lay 'em down pretty we'll
for fellow who has been playing
ball 10 years and more. without
Is hitting next TO Paul Strand in
the Coast league averages. plunking
tho bail nt 800 gait.
And he's doing sonic pretty fair
fielding and throwing. too.
Joe IN the baby who holds the
worlds record for hitting in con.
secutlve games. 67 or so straight
mclccs. made few years ago in
the Western league.
without has had long and hon.
ornble career IN baseball. starting
with Victoria over 10 years ngo.
Since then he played at Vernon
in this league and then In the
National with Boston. He also
saw service In tho Western and
American association loops before
landing with Salt Lake.
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LACROSSE
GAME is
SCHEDULED

TUE final lacrosse game Of the sea.
1 son viii be played Sunday after.
noon AZ o'clock on the Upper Wood.
land grounds with the West Seattle
and Pirate teams furnishing the OPP
position.
A fast game is expected. az the
rivalry Is keen between these two
agEregatlons.
The Yves, Seattle lineup follows:
o'shes. goal; Case. point; Smith.
coyerpoint: Hutchings. first defense.
Yslland. second defense; Goague. cen.
ter; Kent, second home: Gillespie.
first home: drummer, outside home.
Mcmillan. inside home.
The Pirate lineup follows: McGill.
goal: Buokenroth. point: Clayton,
coycrpoint; Mundy, first defense:
proascr. second defense; Thompson.
center: Scrivens. second home; Nc.
Dowell. first home; Slater. outside
home: Wilson, inside home.
Art Davis win referee the contest.
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BY HENRY L. FARRELL

NEW YORK. sept. Jack Dempsey vii have sev.
~ eral advantages over Luis Firpo whei they meet
IN New York September Il for the worlds heavy
weight championship His physical advantages are sew
aral and they may be overcome. but his mental edse
hardly can be removed tremendous factor
The champions physical advantages consist OF great
r. experience more knowledge Of fighting as It Is fol-
owed in the orthodox way and superior boxing skill.
These known assets
Dempsey may and may not be as strong as Frpo,
Perhaps he is not strong In brute power. Dempsey
may be able 10 hit harder than Firpo but that opea
20 doubt.
The champion Is better with his left hand than the
south American and he is faster puncher but H. he
hasn't the strength to toppe Frpo, the right
hand Of the south American will be better than his two
when il comes to mental qualifications as mental
ity is appiiei 70 fighting. the champion has all tho
edge by a b,S Suargn. Champions, rule. have
that mental edge because the opponent Is bound 10
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100 GRIDDERS TURNING OUT
FOR BROADWAY MACHINE.

liner will try for guard positions.
Lin Rice, a younger brother of Cot
Rice. former all.round Tiger athlete,
Is out for center.
Leo Ryan, the fast little end. who
broke his collnrbone twice last year.
VIII not return to school utnil the
spring semester. Ryan liz shipping
out on an Alaskan boat some time
in the near future.
The Tiger eleven. In the raw,
seems to have the mnltings OF a
team. but only time will tell the real
story OF success or failure. How.
ever they should rank with the con.
tenders this year. because OF the
material on hand.
Ed Turner, brother OF Les Turner.
now coaching at the University OF
Southern California, IL assisting
Lichtcnberger in turning out an or.
ange and Black eleven.
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he II IN danger Of falling a victim 20 overoonh.
dcnce
When no was training for hiH fight with Carpenter
81 Atlantic city lac told those who kept insisting that
the frenchman geeondrater.
lie can't be with that record Of his"
Dempsey trained hard Tor that fight ard he r. train
Ing Just hard for this fight lie ~ in much better
spirits than he not long ago when he
getting ready In Great Falls for the Gibbons fight.
The champion WIS not himself al Great Falls. lie
most obviously worried and an his friends
ticed the tremendous change in him No doubt he
questioned that he Still there as a great fighter.
lie had been out OF the ring for a long time and no
could not be that he hadn't lost much OF his
power Where he was almost boy.lle IN his
tons around the camp, he was taeurn and seemed 10
have thought desire for ioyity II taken az
a very bad omen by his friends
His fight against Gibbons apparently convinced the
champion that while he had lost some OF the accuracy
OF his punching that no sti there physically DO
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wasn't his day. Exit Burger,
enter Blake.
Witt was out at tn plate on m
attempted double steal and the in.
ming was over.
Seattle got one run back In the
first when Lane got a life on Davis
low throw to first Eldred doubled
to right center and Lane scored all
the way from first.
Some terrible infieid work by Witt
and Leslie and binglcs by Orr. Bald.
win and triple by Lane sent over
five tailles in tbs second, which
ended Seattle'a scoring for the day.
Orr and Baldwin singled TO start
things and TobIn hunted Leslie
threw wildly to third and Orr was
over. Blake hit to Witt and Oscar
threw highly 10 the plate. Baldwin
scoring. I.ano then pounded one
over Strands head for three buses
and lobe and Blake we're in. John.
ston scored Lane with NY TO
left.
pudgy Could shut Seattle out un.
iii the eighth when he wns lifted
for pinch hitter. McCabe finishing
up the game.
Salt Lake got one back In the
sixth on wnlks to sheehan and
Gould and Fredericks' double to
right and another in the seventh
on doubles by Jenkins and Strand.
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FIRPO SAYS
HE'S READY
FOR CHAMP

II ISTEN 10 Ffrpo. "A while ago
IL said that wsuld prefer to walt
year before I fight Dempsey.
II meant Just exactly what ]
said. But ] didn't mean that ]
think Dempsey can whip me now.
Il believe that viii improve
greatly In a year ] surely have
improved in the past year.
but am good enough fighter
now to fight anybody. The fact Is
that even after the match was
made, IL I had any nissivinEs as
to the result. | could have gone to
Richard and got him TO call II off
'The reason didn't was that
did not think was being sacri.
feed. as people, so many people,
think am
II can assure my friends that
Dempsey Is worrying more than
am. for he is the worlds champion.
and rnur worry some, while I'm
not wor ,.lg at ALL
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BY JACK HOHENBERG

COACH RALEIGH LICHTEN.
" BERGER put hundred odd
candidates thru their PAGES at Broad
way high school for the second time
Thursday afternoon on Broadway
playfleId. The Tiger mentor seems
to have n spirited bunch Of pigskiD
chasers TO tighten his burden.
Broadway will have TO undergo n
complete remodeling, as the greater
portion of their strong 1922 eleven
hJs left school. a fair backfleld ~
looked FOR. with such men as Harold
Under, Guy Meister, Stan Grum.
nett, Lou Hull and John Talbot out
for posts.
Linder was on tho 1921 eleven,
playing In California last beason.
Melster played end on last years
eleven. but Is out for backfield
post this year. Grummett was fecn
at center previously, but may mp.
pear In the hnci.field this season.
Hull plnyed substitute fulback last
season and seems to have improved
considerably. Talbot. former Lewis
ar'l Clarke high school player, has
been sick during inc last two foot.
ball seasons, but tx out for quaiter.
back this year.
In the line, Greathousc AZ tnotle
and Captain Freie at end seem so
te the only fixtures. Several big
mon are also out for posts on tho
line and the final decision Is sure
TO be tossup,
Jim Runte, Bob DrcwlInor. Ted
cragin. Jerry Reynolds and Lin Rico
are some of the men out for the
line. Reynolds and cragln nre out
Tor end Jobs. while Runte and Drew.
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but home runs or extra hasa hits in
Salt Lake.
Al the present time Sheclan Il hit.
ting around $50 and is second to
Paul Strand in home runs with 30
He is also wen up IL doubles and
triples.
Hitting so well at Salt Lake has
given Sheehan more confidence and
has perked UP his whole play.
Look at the difference the park
made to Paddy Sigiin. Fer a couple
OF years Ssgiin was one OF the leading
histers Of the league while playing
for the Bees. hitting third or fourth
and one year he led the circuit In
homers.
Now he is playing for Sacramento
and his hitting has dropped below
400 and he is sticking seventh or
eighth on n wcak-hittins lineup.
Yep. Les Sheehan can thank that
salt Lake park for his jump to fame.