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toners. They told how to circum-
vent dangerous tides and shoals
and equally dangerous peoples.
These mariners had no compass
that is, they are not supposed to
have had one, but this is not GER
tain. Nobody knows what they
had that could be concealed. Ger
tainly such a precious "magic" in
strument as the compass would
have been a secret guarded with
their lives.
On the site of ancient Carthage
there is still to be seen a circular
pond around circular island, and
though the water is much filled in
with silt, it is undoubtedly the
Cothon and the High AdmiraPs
island. Excavating of that island
and the pond itself is expected to
bring to light deeply buried vaults
containing the archives of all these
jealousy guarded secrets which
were Carriages chief treasures.
1t has always been considered a
sort of shameful policy for a ma
ton to fight its wars with hired
troops, and yet there is another
side to it. After all, why should
a race prefer to suffer the wastage
and decentralization of war if it
can hire someone else to stand the
brunt of it? Carthage had the
theory that blood and health were
more precious than money. Rome
rose on the other theory, eventu-
ally bled herself white and fell. If
Carthage had given Hannibal just
little more support and a little
less jealousy, the African city
might have proved her mercenary
theory right.
Rome and Carthage early began
to sense each other a. deadly rivals,
but there was not much chance
for decisive combat. The Romans
were all powerful in Italy, but had
nothing in which to face the in
vincible Punic war galleys on the
sea. They managed, however, to
cross over TO Sicily and get into
the unending squabble between
the Greeks and the Carthaginians
for possession Of that island.
The Romans soon realized that
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crossed the threshold before Hum
phrey could speak, before Lady
Pinter could leave. He gave her
one direct look, full in the eyes,
then passed her and went across
to Humphrey. 49,,
"Dear old fellow" he said, "1've
had the devils own job finding
YOU"
''Now, Honest John, out with it.
What was that virago doing here?
l know her, old man, know her set,
and what's more | know a good
deal of what has been going on in
your absence"
"She came to tell me-" said
Humphrey, in a tired voice-"came
to tell me something about--about
Tina, but I'm afraid | didn't hear
the half of what she said"
"You don't believe word of it
do you?'
"What | believe and what l
don't believe doesn't very much
matter at the present, Purton.
Awfully good of you to come down
to meet me-"
'T've seen Mrs. Humphrey"
"Really. / half expected
her to meet me here. ! suppose
it was ridiculous of me, having re-
gard to all the circumstances"
Humphrey, you're worried over
something apart from this outrage
Gus business. Now, if friendship
counts for anything let me play the
friend. | know there's been
trouble over therein the States"
envy dear Purton, Pm quite cap.
able of looking after that side OF
my business. :,
"Tm sure you are, but wish
you'd take me into your conf
dence."
'T'm going back to the States
within fortnight. shall stay
there for some considerable time,
l think" He paused to look out
of the window. when did Una
return to "Wingrove"? he asked.
yesterday, | believe" said Pur-
ton. 81 saw her last night"
"Was-was there anyone else
there"
81 saw lady-a-"
miranda? Mrs. Bolingbroke.
She's standing by-eh?"
Purton's brows were puckered.
This was a new John Humphrey;
he didn't understand him.
care you returning at once?"
he asked.
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sure you wouldn't like me to order
something"
Nothing. A woman like
this Marie could below shall l
put it? ="
Don't hesitate, Lady Pinter.
Say what is in your mind. You
mean she could be bought off,"
Exactly. She could be made to
sign a document that would pre-
vent a word of this horrible bust
ness getting into the press"
"And should be left as be-
fore?"
"Think of what publicity might
mean"
81 was thinking" said Hum
phrey, helping himself to more
soda water and gulping it down
quickly. ''How much would this
this lady require as an emollient?"
at might cost you fifty thou
sand :"
$50 much?"
at might be done for less. My
solicitors are splendid fellows and
they know how to handle a case of
this description.
"Do solicitors, too, enter into
these Matchmaking arrangements? ?"
For heavens sake, don't look
at it in that way" she said ner-
vously. eff | thought you held the
view that it was merely blackmail,
| should leave you to fight your
own battle. What l have done
thus far has been in the name of
friendship - true, disinterested
friendship"
"Thank you, Lady Pinter. =.
And Charlton? What would it be
necessary for me to do with re-
gard to him. Kill him?"
Forget him--and her."
"Really."
Lady Pinter took an address
card from the chatelaine and
scrubbed an address.
"My solicitors" she said. "They
will do everything that is humanity
possible in the circumstances.
She sighed heavily as she rose
and moved away.
"My heart bleeds for you, Mr..
Humphrey" she said.
The waiter knocked on the door.
"Lord Purton to see Mr.. Hum
phrey," he said.
And Lord Purton was standing
just behind the man in the corri-
dor, determined not to be dis
missed by a subterfuge. He
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ago and to whose loss he had
reconciled himself.
"And so a divorce action is
threatenedv' he said, adding, with
business-like reproach: "Rather
speedy-what? 1t was like sug-
geStion to an insistent creditor that
he might have the decency to give
one a little time in which to make
a last effort.
"Charlton's wife is very vindic-
tive" said Lady Pinter awkwardly.
"A rat shows it's teeth" said
Humphrey, quietly. "Would there
be any need for her to go into the
witness box if-if the case were
undefended?"
"My dear Mr.. Humphrey"
at could be rushed through in
a few minutes, | believe" he said,
still with that irritating calm. IF
know anything of the procedure,
counsel for the petitioner merely
sets forth the bare outline of
the infidelity, and the decree is
granted. Then, l believe, SIX
months eldpSe DcloIC tiiC uSSiSS -
made absolute. That done, it
would be possible for the parties
the respondent and the correspond
ent-to marry. WHAT. May
I offer you some refreshments,
Lady Pinter?"
mo. thank you, Mr.. Humphrey.
You-you don't appear to be dis
turbed by the hateful prospect of
undesirable publicity. The news
papers make such scandal of
these affairs" --
"If it is the tendency of the age
to read such reports" he said,
show can we blame the newspap-
ers. Readers pay for what they
want"
1.-THE scandal might be pre-
vented"
Really"
"This woman, Marie, Charlton's
wife. is not being swayed by any
thought of outraged love. You
know what | mean"
81 don't know what you mean,
Lady Pinter. Sorry. The ways of
the modern woman are so difficult
to understand"
That's why l have come down
here, to Southampton, so that |
might save you as much pain as
possible"
''Kind of you. :. Are you
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they would get nowhere with this
sea antagonist until they could
meet him on the water. Rome at
that time was what might be called
a nation of lanIlubbers, which did
not own a single first-class fight
ing galley, nor did anyone know
how to build one. In their per-
plexity as to how to acquire a
navy the Romans fired up the Of
ferings on the affairs of the va
rious gods, and soon got results.
Old Neptune, god of the sea, col
laborating with Boreas, god of the
north wind, wrecked on the Italian
shore one of the latest model
Carthaginian war galleys.
Carefully the Romans took it to
pieces and made measurements
and models of it. With these they
started quantity production. The
beauty of those old wooden ships
was that any shore near a forest
was as good a shipyard as an
other, and the Italian waters soon
rang with the sound of hammer
and axe. Presently Rome had
mighty feet, all alike, but of up
to the minute design. Carthage
knew of this and laughed. For
what IS a navy without sailors?
Rome, of course, had some sailor
men, traders and fishermen, and
she hired Greeks and Carthaginian
deserters, but for the solid rank
and file she had nothing to rely
on but a lot of willing and hardy
landsmen. However, as soon as
they had collected enough galley
slaves D man the oars and had
learned the first rudiments of navi-
cation, they put to sea and aston
ished the world by thrashing their
expert enemy as often as they
found him.
The Roman methods were SIM
pie, crude and landlubberly. They
disdained all manoeuvring and
simply rowed full tilt at the enemy
until they hit him. More than
like ly the Carthaginian would
dodgI and ram the Roman, giving
it a death wound with its bronze
beak. Nothing mattered as long
as the Romans made contact. The
instant this happened out came
some very efficient graphing irons,
which held the vessels together
while a boarding bridge was
dropped to the enemy's deck.
After that there was no more sea-
manship. 1t became practically a
little land engagement fought on
the water between picked Roman
soldiers and Punic sailors, and at
that game the Romans always won.
IN spite Of all Carthage could
do, the landlubber triumphed over
the sea dog, and in little while
the Roman himself began TO show
some kill at water sports. En-
couragcd by this, the Romans
landed an army in Africa, and
under the Consul RegulUs ravaged
the country for long time. The
Roman Senate recalled part of the
army Just as the Carthaginians
were whipping their mercenaries
into shape. The result was a
crushing defeat at the hands of
the Carthaginians and their allies.
RcgUlUs was captured and few of
his army ever saw Italy again, but
he him-lf was sent home on his
oath 70 either procure peace terms
for his captOrs or TO come back
and give himself up.
In the Senate Regulus, far from
pleading the cause Of Carthage,
urged his coUntrymen TO redouble
their efforts and never TO let up
until the African city was de-
stroyed. Then, true to his oath,
he returned TO Carthage, where the
news Of what he had done had
already arrived. After tortUring
him in other ways they made an
end Of Regulus by putting him in
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and, under the two consuls, Paul
lus and Varro, gave battle to Han
nibal on the plains of Cannae. In
that black day Rome lost Paullus
and 10000 men, while the rest of
her great army was scattered in
all directions. 1t looked almost
like a decisive battle.
Hannibal went into Winter quar-
tiers, knowing that his brother,
Hasdrubal, was on his way with
a great army of achievements.
Hasdrubal got through the Alps
with greater ease than his brother,
and it looked as if all was up with
Rome. With the courage of de-
spair the Romans left Hannibal al
most unmatched, flung themselves
upon Hasdrubal and annihilated
him. The first news Hannibal had
of the battle was when the Ro-
mans tossed into his camp his
brothers head.
The great commander, without
supports, managed to drag the
war along for some time, but in
evitably had to make terms, which
deprived his city of all its military
power. In spite of this, Carthage
managed to flourish as business
city of a million people, to the
dismay of the Roman merchants.
On a slender pretext the Romans
broke the peace treaty, landed an
army near Carthage and demanded
that all weapons and war engines
of all kinds be surrendered. The
Carthaginians, having hum lyI
obeyed, were next informed that
their city must be destroyed, but
that they would be kindly per-
mitted to build another one ten
miles away. This meant the end
of Carthage as a commercial
power and starvation for most of
its million citizens. Yet the
leaders, hoping to salvage some
thing from the ruin, agreed, for
they did not see how they could
resist, since they had already dis
armed themselves. Il
But the people of the city itself
went mad. They killed the leaders
who made the agreement, muir
dered every Italian in the place,
destroyed the images of the gods
that had forsaken them, and, with
the fury of despair, started in to
manufacture new weapons and
engines.
For two years, by mad courage
and almost bare hands, they stood
the Romans off, and then at last
Scipio broke into the city. Six
days of slaughter and burning |
marked his course up the three
streets to the citadel. After the
last $4,000 natives surrendered,
900 Roman deserters still fought
on to death. The surviving pris-
oners were sold into slavery, and
then Scipio made as complete a
job as he could of obliterating the
city and all it's literature from the
eye of the world, and then cursed
it forever. And yet today, digging
through the clutter of that double
destruction and the accumulated
dust of the centuries, they are now
rings, bracelets, babies
bottles, teething rings and all sorts
of things, proving how modern in
many ways those ancients were.
However, under Augustus a
Roman city arose on the ruins and
became the capital of Northern
Africa and the centre of African
Christianity until the Saracens
conquered it in 698, and again
Carthage went up in smoke.
Strangely enough, a sort of
real estate boom is taking place
there right now, and wealthy
people from all parts Of the world
are building such expensive villas
above the precious relics that it
threatens to make the cost Of ex-
prohibitiye. |
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81 think so," said Humphrey. 81
have some correspondence to tackle
here before leave. Shall l meet
you again in town."
81 shall be in South Street for
month. Look here, old man! l
don't care what has happened in
the States, or in Portugal. l don't
know how you are fixed financial
ly, but for the sake of old friend
ship don't treat me as though you
We're too proud to ask favor. Be-
lieve me, it would be a favor con-
ferred on me. You may have
whatever you require; my lawyers
will handle your affairs, domestic
and business, and if. there's any
thing in the nature of blackmail
going forward, as l suspect, they'll
use the whip with vengeance.
Come back to town with me. I'll
wait till you are ready"
1'm going straight to Win
grove said Humphrey. 81 thank
you from the bottom of my heart
for your generosity, but if there's
one man in the world that knows
the character of j. H. it is Lord
Purton. | prefer to fight my bat
ties alone"
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CHAPTER XIV.

1OMFdRE1 reached Wln.
IT grove" late in the evening.
Tina had gone to her room
for a book she had left there; she
heard the sound of the car as It
came up the drive and, drawing
aside the curtains, looked down.
Miranda met him in the hall, her
eyes aglow with welcome. AS he
pressed her hand tightly he said
in voice that carried distinctly to
the woman listening on the landing
upstairs:
ITS good to see you, again Mi
randa! Worth while coming
across rough Atlantic to see the
laughter in your eyes,"
John Humphrey" said Miranda
in freigned reproach, "you look as
though you hadn't eaten for days."
Perhaps l haven't" he said,
"but I'll wager there's something
ready for me, late though it is"
"There is," said Miranda. "Give
me five minutes in which to hustle
the servants about. Tina will be
down in a second; the dear child
has been preparing all day for this
homecoming, she'll be angry with
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this gentle, harmless laxative. It
never cramps or overacts.
Tell your druggist you want only
the genuine California Fig Syrup"
which has directions for babies and
children of all ages printed on
bottle. Mother, you must say Cali
fornia." Refuse any imitation.
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Perfect home dyeing and tinting
is guaranteed with Diamond Dyes.
Just dip in cold water to tint soft,
delicate shades, or boil to dye rich,
permanent colors. Each 15-cent
package contains directions so sim
Die any woman can dye or tint lin
gerie, silks, ribbons, skirts, waists,
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New Fitness-new energy
in a morning drink

furry Mother! A teaspoonful Of
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sweeten the stomach and thorough
~ clean the little bowels and in
few hours you have a well, playful
child again. Even if cross, feverish,
bilious, constipated or full Of cold,
children love the pleasant taste Of
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dresses, coats, stockings, sweaters,
draperies, coverings, hangings,
everything new.
Buy Diamond Dyes"-no other
kind-and tell your druggist whether
the material you wish to color is
wool or silk, or whether it is linen,
cotton, or mixed goods.
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TEXAS WEARS DOWN
RICE TO WIN, 27-6

CONTINUED From Page /. Part g.
Higgins; c. Il. Smith for Penny /;
Mccullough for Pfannkuchs.
Scoring:
Touch6owns, Rice. Kockuli. Texas,
Wright, Estes (2), X. King.
Goals after touchdown. Texas. j.
Thompson (2l. Allen. Goals micsed
after touchdowns, Rice, Herting.
Texas. J. KIM.
First downs. Rice >, Texas II.
Penalties. Rice o, Texas ; for .
total Of IS yards.
Punts: Rice, Underwood and
Smiley punted 13 times for on aver
age Of 81 IL yards. Texas, X. King.
Wright and T. Thompson punted II
times for an average of 10 IL yards.
Passes completed: Rice, for a
total Of a yards. Texas, . for 4
total Of 90 yards.
Passes incompleted: Rice -
Texas .. Passes intercepted: Rice,
by Herting and Smiley. Texas, by
J. King.
Officials-McCreary tOklahoma
University. referee: Yenne Carl
isle. umpire; Charity Texas \.
and NJ. head linesman Robbins
tVanderbiltl, field judge.
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Tulane Puts One
Over on Purple

CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-Tulane, the
"Green Wave" from the South, gave
Northwestern an 1S-to-7 lambasting
and proved that football as played in
the South is just as peppery and
tough as that of the North, and that
Northwestern, minus Moon" Baker.
captain. is a rather weak outfit on
both offense and defense.
Tulane scored in the first quarter
on straight football and passes.
Northwestern came back in the sec
Ond and launched an aerial attack
that carried it across the line. A
goal from placement put the Purple in
the lead, Z TO g.
Tulane, a few minutes later, for.
ward-passed to the threc-yard line
where Northwestern held for three
downs but gave way on the fourth
buck into the line and Tulane was
on the long end Of 12-to-7 score.
In the third quarter Tulane scored
again. largely because Of its ability
to gain at will through the weakening
Purple line, and again failed to gel
the extra point on kick.
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Youngsters Play Classy
Ball to Win
Honors.

From Intermediate League cham
pions in 1924 TO the senior amateur
baseball title of San Antonio in the
short SPACE Of one year is the remark
able rise Of the Mckinley Avenue
Methodists.
\ year ago at this time they had
just COPIED the intermediate bunting
and were considered brilliant young
team. However. they were well be.
low the standard of their elder broth
crs in the City and Saturday Leagues.
But at the approach Of the 1920
season the Methodists' aspiration
scared. They believed they were good
enough to stack up against anybody s
outfit and they aimed to prove =.
Besides. several of the team membe r.
had passed the IS year age limit IN
the junior circuit.
With only four additions to thar
original combination. they jumped
into the thick Of the Saturday League
fight. They proved a sensation at the
start and finished the first half IN
first place. winning nine OF their ten
games. The team slumpod slightly IN
the second half. dropping two game
while the strengthened Salesmansh'r
Club came through with a perfect rec
ord.
They then proceeded 70 trounce thu
Statesmen two games out OF three IN
their play-off for the league titlr
The series between the MetnodiStS
champions Of the Saturday League
and the Public Service Utilities. bcsI
in the City League. brought together
two splandidly- matched teams and
the series was unusually close au'
hard fought
The Utilities won the opeu.u.
game. ) 10 I. but the MethOdists tir.
up matters by taking the second,
/ to .. The last and deciding gam
won By the MethOdists. . to ,. wa'
{ featured by the fine mound work a
l Jimmie Miller. who held the slugg.ni
. City Ioaguers 20 five hits.
Miller was the ACE" OF the Meth
odist mound staff during the season
/ winning ten games and losing "u.'
one. Crincr won seven and lost Two
Z Tanner won one and lost one, "hii'
/ Howle lost his only start.
With the possible exception Of MI
Ter. the Mckinley Avenue team Dir
not include an outstanding star II
/ its lineup. Every man played hi
position well. the club hit opportune'
and was fortunate in having stead;
{ pitching.
Much If the credit for the rise o
tho MethodistS is due to Manage
/ Charlie Doc" Sowell.
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DEXTER BEATS GREER
HAND|[Y At DALLAS

DALLAS, Tex, Oct. 24.-P)-
Charles Dexter Jr.. Of Dallas, won
the first annual Dallas Country Club
invitation golf tournament yesterday.
defeating John Greer. Shreveport
champion. Dexter left Greer flat nj
the fourteenth hole. five down and
four to go. The match was scheduled
to go 80 holes.
At the end Of the third hole Greer
had squared the match. Dexter then
opened up Mt the fourth tee and when
they turned Mt the ninth green he was
four up. His drive from the fourth
tee measured go yards, fully 80 yards
in advance Of Greer's.
They halved the fifth with four
strokes. In the sixth Dexter pitched
over the lake to within six feet Of the
cup. Greer putted short and missed
his third, while Dexter played safe
and sunk the putt for three. They
squared the seventh. Greer lost the
eighth with drive out Of bounds.
From then on it was all Dexter.
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0klahomans Hand
T.C.U. Whipping

SALTWATER, Okla. Oct. "a
Bowman, flashy fullblck Of the Okla
homa Aggies, spelled a 27-to-7 defeat
over the Texas Christian University
here today by his consistent plunging.
Bowman made the first count in the
second quarter on line smashes and
was followed closely by Mccoy, half
back. Mccoy kicked goal both times.
Weissenger. Aggie tackle, broke
through in the third quarter to down
the Texas Christian University cap
tain. Clark, behind the goal-line for q
touchdown. accounting for the AZ
gics' odd score.
Perry, Aggie quarterback. received
punt on the 4O-yard line in the
fourth quarter and sprinted for a
touchdown. Tho Christians lone
touchdown came in the third period
when passes. Clark 20 Williams, put
the ball over. Washmon kicked goal.
Matthews was put out 81 the game
Tor flugeine. the Christians receiving a
45-yard penalty.