Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 824) (1921 07 15)

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JULY 15, 1921 7 Cents ’ STORIES OF BOYS THAT MAKE MONEY. ~~ JIMMY. THE " af OFFICE BOY ~ = iff) EBT Whe ee ZIZSLIRE GARE A iy - Sul The two attendants rushed Jimmy out ot the Exchange with very littre ceremony “Get out of here.” cried one of them, as they flung him roughly forward The boy lost his balance and pitched head forward down the steps.

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fh Issued Sie, yy tag price, $8.50 S tag Canada, $4.00; Foreign, $4.50. “Street, New York No. 824 Jimmy, the Entered as Second-Class Matter, ; the Post-Office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of March 2, 1879. NEW YORK, JULY 15, 1921 Harry E. Wolff, Publisher, 169 October 4, 1911, at - Price 7 Cents Office Boy OR, A PLUCKY WALL STREET PLUNGER BY A SELF-MADE MAN CHAPTER I.—Jimmy, the Office Boy. “Say, Jimmy, didn’t ‘you tell me you’d put up every cent you were worth on Great Northern?” said fan Maguire, grabbing Jimmy Black, Bro- ker Norton’s office boy, b e’arm one afternoon as ke was heading for ae Stock Exchange. “Sure I told you so,” replied Jimmy. “What about. it?” 2 ‘ j “Tnen youd better run and sell out right away.” 7 “Is that so?” said Jimmy placidly. “Yes, it’s so. I’ve just come from the Ex- Great Northern has gone to smash and the price is dropping every minute.” “Let it drop. I don’t care.” “Have you sold out?” . “Do you think I’m asleep? Say, sonny, spec- ; ulating is a risky game, and I’ve been at it long enough to get from under before the roof falls ‘ on me. I sold out two hours ago and cleaned up —well, a good profit.” ; 7 pata as re = immy grinned, said he was.in a hurry, an broke away. Half a minute later he dashed in at the messengers’ entrance of the Exchange. A crowd of boys was there waiting to deliver notes to brokers. On the floor a wild pandemonium ap- peared to be going-on. A big crowd was gath- _ -ered around the Great Northern standard, push- _ * ing and struggling as if engaged in a football : match. ‘ ; “Hello, Jimmy!” said another friend of his, a red-headed boy named Clancy. =i “Hello, Mike! What do you know?” ae “{ know I'll catch it if I don’t get this note to ~ the boss mighty soon.” “Can't you find him?” Mer T guess he’s lost in the shuffle around Great Northern.” “Seems to be a slump on in the stock.” “] should say so. Look at the blackboard.” Just then Clancy saw his employer and hasten- ed to deliver his note. : over to Mr. Norton and got out. He hurried back to the office and was sent down to the Mills _ Building with a note. He was told to rush, and he soon reached the office building. The ele- -_vator landed him on the fourth floor and he found the office he was after without a great deal of - trouble. ; “Is Mr. Dickson in?” he asked the office poy. “No. He went out a few minu %2 “Pye got an important note for Know , ve he’s gone? ; ; Jimmy soon handed his’ “Kittridge & Long, up the street.” Jimmy left the building in a hurry, with the note still in his hand. He hustled up to the of- fice of Kittridge & Long, which was on the third floor of a Broad street building. _ “Is Mr. Dickson here?” he a ae the boy, jerk- ing his thumb toward the door of the private room. Jimmy waited three or four minutes and then got impatient, and knocked on the private office door. He heard a voice inside and taking it for an invitation to walk in, he opened the door. Seated at his desk was Mr. Kittridge, and talking to him was_a gentleman Jimmy had bumpeil against at the corner of Exchange Place in his hurry. Dickson was speaking. “I tell you, Kittridge, he’s got to be choked off or our syndicate will go to pieces,” he 'said, in a sei that showed him to be thoroughly in ear- nes' “Well, if you suggest how that desirable fact is to be accomplished I'll be glad to hear it,” responded Kittridge. “Jepson is the most dan- gerous man in Wall Street. The syndicate was foolish to make a play against him. Had I known that was the object of the combine, I never would have gone into it. That's what a man gets sometimes when he goes into a blind pool. I'd be glad to get half of my money back and step out if I could.” “Don’t talk foolish.. We’re not beaten yet.” Boag you said that unless Jepson was choked fs) ” “The syndicate would go to pieces. I said what is true, so you see ity a very important matter that he must be removed from Wall Street long enough for us to break the market. He has lieutenants, of course, but none of them are Jepsons. He holds the situation in his grasp. With Jepson out of the way for a week, or even for three days, I'll guarantee we’ll win.” “It would certainly improve things for the syndicate. How can we get him out of the fight * for a week, or for three days?” “How do scores of people suddenly disappear from their customary haunts every year, and are seldom, if ever, heard from again?” “Well, what way do you mean, then?” = “T can’t go into the matter here. I want you to come to my house to-night. That is what . brought me here. The other members of the syndicate will be there. We are going to hold an important business meeting. Within the past week, as you know, the situation has been prow-

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Ing critical. The price of Consolidated Traction has been advancing in spite of every effort on our part to beat it. Jepson has us driven into a corner. It is now a question of doing Jepson or he’ll do us. So I'll expect to see you to-night without fail.” “All right. T’ll be on hand, but it’s going to be a nasty night to be out in. Look how thick the fog is outside,” said Kittridge. ts “What's the fog to us?” said Dickson, rising. Jimmy had been held spellbound by the con- versation that had reached his ears. Jimmy was =: a quick thinker. In a fraction of a moment he decided to make a quick change of base for his own salvation. He opened the almost closed door, darted out backward, and as he shut it he knock- ed loud!y and reopening the door walked in with as innocent a face as he could assume under the circumstances. The two men stared at him. 3 oe what do you want?” asked Broker Kitt- ridge. “’ve brought a note for Mr. Dickson,” replied + Jimmy. “That’s my name. Give it to me. How did you know I was here?” said Dickson, with a searching look at the office boy. “T was down to your office and your boy told me ‘you were here, so as the message is an im- portant one, I came here on the chance of catch- ing you.” z Dickson tore the envelope open, read what was inside, and passed it to Kittridge. — “You see,” he said, in no pleasant tones. “Any answer?” asked Jimmy. Dickson picked up a pad, dashed off three or : four words, inclosed it in an envelope, sealed and ! addressed it and handed it to the boy. 5 “There,” he said abruptly. Jimmy took it and hurried out of the room and the building. d CHAPTER II.—Held Up. On his way back to the office, Jimmy was not a little excited over what he had overheard in _ Kittridge’s office. It was quite clear to him that Dickson and Kittridge were connected with the syndicate which had been fighting Thomas Jep- son, the great mogul of Consolidated Traction, for a month past. Consolidated Traction was a New Jersey street railway corporation which con- trolled all the trolley lines of any importance cen- ~ tering in Jersey City. After hearing what Dick- son had said to Kittridge, he began to feel that he suddenly had an interest in the fight. And this interest was to prevent Mr. Jepson from ~ becoming the victim of foul play, evidently medi- _tated by some of the members of the practically beaten syndicate. ~ *“T must warn him,” muttered the boy, as he rushed into the office building where he was em- 2 ‘JIMMY THE OFFICE —— - , < BOY times with notes, he hurried there as fast as he could go. “J want to see Mr. Jepson,” he said, when he entered the reception room. “He has gone away for the day,” replied a clerk. “Will he be back later?” “T don’t think so.” ‘ “Do you know where I would be likely to find im?” “I do not, He might have gone to Jersey City, or he might have gone home.” “Where does he live?” “At Larchmont.” So Jimmy went away disappointed. “Well, I can see him in the morning, I guess,” he thought. “Those chaps won’t do anything to him for a day or two.” With this reflection he went back to his office. By this time the fog in lower New York was thick enough to cut, and vehicles had to feel their way slowly along the streets, while pedes- trians were constantly running foul of one an- other. It gave the messenger boys a lot of trou- ble, for the slump at the Exchange led to the transportation of many rush messages. Three o’clock came around and the Exchange closed. A few minutes before three Jimmy started for the’ bank with the day’s deposits. He carried the money, checks and bank book in a small hand bag attached to his body by a long strap, which went over his head and rested on his left shoulder. The bag was locked and the key was in his pocket. The chances of being held up by a crook were small. Such a thing had never happened to him. Usually he made good time to the bank, but in the fog that was out of the question, so he allowed himself a few minutes’ leeway, since the bank did net alter its closing time because of the mist. It wanted a minute of three by Trinity elock, which was lost in the atmosphere, when Jimmy reached the door of the bank. But he didn’t get inside, in spite of the fact that he had sixty seconds in his favor. Somebody grabbed him around the neck with a strangle hold and an effort was made to get the strap over his head. This failed, because Jimmy was always wide awake, and he pas up a strenuous struggle against his assailant. Then a second man ap- ared, “Into the cab with him before somebody inter- feres,” said the other man. The office boy was. forced into the vehicle, while one of the men held his hand over his mouth to prevent an outery on his party. One of the men jumped on the box with the driver, after slamming the door, and then the cab rolled slowly away up Broadway as far as Dey, and down that street. Jimmy continued his fight in the cab, but the rascal grabbed him by the throat and squeeved it so hard that the boy gasped for breath. “Now be quiet‘ or I'll make a corpse of you. All we want is the bag. Give it up and you can go, otherwise I'll ch you and take it from you,” said the man. Jimmy felt that he had no show at all, ‘so he kept quiet. By the time the cab reached and .- turned up Greenwich street the man had the bag in his possession. : ae “Now you can get out and skip,” said the fel-

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oat rd avenue, uptown _ couldn’t afford better 1 JIMMY THE OFFICE BOY 8 low, opening the door and giving the boy a push. Jimmy jum _fog he started after it, as it was not going fast. He overtook it in half_a minute. Bending down and grabbing the springs, he ran along with it. It stopped frequently as other vehicles loomed A in its way, but kept straight on up the street. ‘inally it came to a stop at a corner. The rascal dismounted from his perch, opened the door and looked in. “Where’s the boy?” Jimmy heard him say. “I got the bag and put him out a long way back,” replied the other. “All right, as long as didn’t want the boy. have a drink.” ~*~ “That’s something I never refuse,” said the man, getting out with the i “Oh, leave the bag. It will be safe in the cab. ou’ve got the bag. We ome in thé saloon and - We'll only he away a minute or two.” So the man, after hesitatin: =e bag back on the seat, and oon. “They won’t find the bag when they come back,” said Jimmy, walking around the wheel and gliding up to the door. Opening it acing he felt for the bag and anked it out, then leaving the door slightly ajar, e hurried down to the nearest elevated station, took a train and returned to Wall street. i a minute, tossed e pair entered the CHAPTER III.—Jimmy Goes to An Entertain- ; “ ment. It was close to four when he walked into the e. “Where have you been $0 long, young man?” asked the cashier. “Chasing my bag,” answered Jimmy. “What do you mean by that?” -Then Jimmy explained. “You were held up, robbed of the bag, followed the cab and tricked the rascals, eh?” said the cashier. B= 7- "Yes, sir.” “Hand me the bag and key and then go in and tell Mr. Norton: He’s in his room.” Jimmy went in and told his story to his em- _ ployer. ? rere You deserve a médal, Jimmy;” said Mr. Nor- ton. “Here’s $10 to blow yourself with.” ank you, sir. Small favors are always ap- § e had a room house on the East Side, off . It wasn’t because he f many years. He went to live with her mother’s death cast him on the Week, d and as the cab vanished in the - on Third avenue, and was rather a vivacious young lady. Her aunt called her ’Arriet, and was always enumerating her clever qualities to her lodgers and friends generally. Mrs. Poynter was stout, good natured and something of an easy mark, The fog wasn’t as thick uptown as it was down in Wall street, but it was thick enough to be un- comfortable. Jimmy went into the restaurant that he usually patronized and had his supper. While eating he thought over again the conver- — he had overheard in Broker Kittridge’s ce. “The syndicate is going to have a meeting to- ‘night at Mr. Dizkson’s house to plan the tempo- rary disappearance of Mr. Jepson,” he said to himself. ~“I’d give something to learn: what scheme they expect to put into effect. I could put Mr. Jepson wise to it when I call upon him to-morrow. Well, there isn’t much chance of my finding it out. It was by mere accident that I found out as much as [ have. It’s a wonder Mr. Kittridge didn’t discover my presence in the room. I’m mighty glad he didn’t, for there would have been the dickens to pay.” Jimmy went home. As soon as he opened the street door and entered, a voice from the depths, which he recognized as Mrs. Poynter’s, reached his ears. “Ts that you, Jimmy?” were the words. “Yes,” replied the office boy. “Want to see me, Mrs. Poynter?” : “If you'll come to the ’ead of the stairs, itll do.” : looked down, “I’m here, Mrs. Poynter.” “7Arriet wants to know if you’re hengaged this hevening?” “No; I’ve got nothing on hand.” ~ “She’s got tickets for a hentertainment at Terrace Garden, and she’d take it as a favor if tyou’d hescort her there.” ‘ “AN right, ma’am. I’m always ready to oblige Miss Harriet when it doesn’t interfere with busi- ness; but it isn’t a pleasant night to be out in.” “It puts me in mind of London. Théy ‘ave awful fogs there in November and at other times. You can ’ardly see your nose before your face. I'll tell *Arriet, then, that you'll go with her?” — “Yes. When does she went to start?” “She’s heating her supper now, which is early for her, seeing as she don’t usually get ’ome be- fore ’arf-past six. She came ’ome early to- night so she could get er ’air fixed hup and primp. ready ’erself hup a bit. I should think she’ll be to go by ’arf-past seven.” “ “All right,” replied Jimmy, who then went to his room. ‘So Jimmy went to the head of the stairs and = ier Set) ay “i ;ereeem ae Se See

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JIMMY THE | cipal are dance at entertainments of this Kind. e young lady had brought her dancing = shoes with her, and she retired to the ladies’ _ dressing room to put them on. Jimmy remained = near the door waiting for her to come out. couple of well-dressed but tough-looking fellows stopped within earshot of him. “T expect Lefty Morris to meet me here around Sve min, said one of them. “He had an intment to-night with a gent who wants a fp ‘put through. If the price is right, he'll put t+ through, and Lefty has picked me to help him. He says he'll need one or two more, so if he hasn’t engaged them yet, I’ll put in a good word for you.” “Pm open for any proposition that brings in the rhino,” said the other. “Who is the gent?” aa “He’s a Wall Street man. Belongs to some - kind of a syndicate that is anxious -to put the E Indian sign on some other Wall Street party. _He’ll learn the particulars to-night and get a good-sized slice of the dough.” Jimmy, listening with all ears, came to the conclusion that the gent the fellow referred to - was Dickson, and therefore the job involved the temporary absence of Mr. Jepson from .Wall _ Street. The two tough young men walked off, but Jimmy felt that he would know either if he saw him again. When intermission came, Jimmy took the Be lady to the restaurant adjoining the hall. was one o’clock and there were still enough Ee penoce on the programme to last till four. They a light repast and then Jimmy took Harriet Es to the hall, excused himself and strolled into the bar as the most likely place where he wend find the tough individual who expected to __- meet Lefty Morris at the hall during intermis- sion. He ot wna a 2 oP of beer kegs and heard voices behind th bags ramet for you, es and the balance ait when the job is done,” said a voice. Tight. Lefty. That's satisfactory. We're : 1 it off to-morrow ?” <i rrect. It's Saturday, and the gent will be : ene, er at his clubhouse, or somewhere within he reach. “I have a smart chap who will deliver the message that will entice him aboard the acht. The moment we get him in the cabin we'll make him our prisoner, and the rest will plain sailing.” fa Spo to be an easy job the way you put it,” _ “It will be. You and your pal must be at the loon at the foot of Dover street at one o’clock. ao will be eff the dock. We are supposed borrow her without the- owner’s permission, it that’s all fixed between me and the rent who me to put the game through. The crew be ashore. leaving a boy on board to watch _ We'll take care of the boy, and the three ws TH bring aboard with us will attend to sailing of the yacht.” ean depend on us, Lefty. We'll be on ‘the saloon at one.” said h. : $100 en.” muld a‘lyance $10 of it now. I’m Ps % i = Moon’ as soon as I leave OFFICE BOY of kegs which were not any too securely. heaped ap. As a result they gave way and fell inward all around the two men, with a crash that awoke the echoes of the room. CHAPTER IV.—Jimmy Up Against It, Jimmy jumped in time to avoid one of the kegs which rolled toward him. Leach and Lefty Mor ris uttered exclamations of consternation. The kegs fe!l all around them, but, as their luck had it, they were flot injured. One of the barkeepers came running over, followed by the attention of every one in the place. “What-are you chaps doing behind those kegs?” asked the barkeeper suspiciously. “What difference does that make?” asked Mor- ris. “Why did you pile your kegs so they’d fall over without anybody touching them?” “You must have pushed against them, or they wouldn’t-have gone over.” “We didn’t touch them,” “T might have got a broken leg.” “It would have served you right. You chaps had no business to be behind them.” Harriet and Jimmy remained an hour longer, and. then Harriet reluctantly consented to tear herself away from the rest-of the dancers. The ne was as thick as ever when they got out- si “That's him!” said a voice. Jimmy turned around and looked, for it seemed as if he was referred to. He saw several indis- tinet figures standing around the entrance. Giv- ing them no further attention, he started off with Harriet. Three of the figures detached them- selves from the bunch and followed the two. Nothing happened till Jimmy and Harriet reached home. They started to enter by the area cate, for the girl carried the key of the basement door. The three fellowg, who had been following them so softiv that they had not heard their footsteps, copes in on them as they passed through the ga “Go on, miss; I’ve. something to say to your friend. Say. young fellow, come outside the gate. I wanv to talk to you,” said the spokes- man. “Look here, what have you to say to me, any- how? [ don’t know you,” said Jimmy. “You were at the ball, weren’t you, with your girl?” “T was at the ball. What about it?” “Then you're the right chap. You were in the barroom when a pile of beer kegs fell ovr. You were seen to push ’em over to attract attention to the spot and give-a pal of yours the chance to pinch the wallet of a man standing at the bar.” “What's that?” cried the astonished Jimmy. “We're ward detectives, we are. We've your pal and now we want you, said Leach. laid his hands on the boy’s arm. “T guess vou’re mistaken, mister man. Tm z -not_a crook.” Z oer have to prove that, young ae? You a aeitekebgeee that game. m t a oS You'll have to zi go to the station house with us,” and the speaker =.

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forwa eS — ae f*~ 4 So eS See oe ee = . ve > aoe FES : 5 = “nize your mug in the fog, but when we get you to the station house I’ll have a good look at you. So come along. If you resist we’ll put the irons on ‘you. Sorry, young lady, we had to do this before you, but I told you to go in.” By this time Jimmy was persuaded that he eal was the victim of a mistake. He knew he might have been seen leaning against the beer kegs and he couldn’t deny that he was the cause of their going over. He was satisfied that he could prove his innocence of participation in the alleged crime, so he said he would go to the sta- tion house. _“Now you're acting sensible, young fellow, for it wouldn’t do you any good to resist us detec- tives.” ; _ *¥You must have considered me a desperate character.” - “Why do you think so?” “Because three of you came after me.” “We were afraid you might try to give us the slip in the fog.” Jimmy told Harriet to go in and wait for him, for he was sure the captain wouldn’t hold him after he had explained matters. She unlocked the door and entered the house as Jimmy was led away. Jimmy had the idea that the nearest sta- tion house was on East 51st street, which was the fact. Mrs. Poynter’s lodging house was above Bist street and east of Third avenue. As the station house was west of Third avenue, a block or two below, Jimmy anticipated the route they would take. He was surprised when they turned eastward along the street. “I thought you were going to the nearest sta- tion house?” he said. “So we are.” ; “J didn’t know there was one nearer than 5ist street off Third avenue.” : “Oh, you didn’t? Then you'll learn something new.” Nothing more was said as they walked on the fog to Second avenue, which they erossed, and so on toward First avenue and the iver. As Jimmy had never heard of a station douse in the direction they were going, his sus- icions concerning his conductors were renewed. He was about to demand where they really were taking him to when the party suddenly hustled him into a long alley. - “ffold on, this isn’t the way to a police sta- _ tion,” he said, holding back. ~ “What do you know about it?” said the spokes- ‘man roughly. - *You chaps are not detectives. You’ve fooled me for some reason.” During his protests he was roughly dragged rd by the three. He put up the best strug- he could, but it amounted to nothing inst ‘ odds he was up against, and he was finally : into a stable. There, apparently awaiting He was released and his As JIMMY THE OFFICE BOY . 5 CHAPTER V.—What Jimmy Went Through, “Well,-Voung fellow, what have you got to say for yourself?” asked Morris. “What is the meaning of my being brought here?” “Don’t you know ?” “Tf I did, I wouldn’t ask you.” “You’ve seen us before, haven't you?” “T admit that I have.” “It wouldn’t do you any good to deny it, for we're on to you, What’s your name, and why were you standing on the other side of those beer z kegs to-night, listening to talk that didn’t ¢on- cern you?” i “My name is Jimmy Black, if you want te know.” “Well, go on.” “What makes you say I was listening to your conversation ?” “Because you were seen doing it. It was you who upset the kegs.” = “How do you know [ upset them? If I was listening to your talk, would I do such a thing as that?” “You didn’t intend to do it, but you did it, just the same. Now, look here, how much of our talk did you hear?” tag: hear much.” “You heard enough to get a line on wha had in hand, didn’t a po are “How should I? I heard you say something about a yacht, and you told the party you were talking to to meet you at some saloon at one o’clock to-morrow.” “What else?” “You said somethin and running away wi “Go on.” “That’s about all.” “It is, eh? Well, I don’t believe you. You heard a whole lot more than that, for you were listening more than ten minutes. Now, look here, what was your object? were behind those kegs?” Before Jimmy could decide what answer to about boarding the yachg her.” make to those questions, the spokesman of the — med the door and beckoned Morris over. How did you know we a ah Peo MeN BE area Ie Wy t ee hse fie ha 4 Se ta ot a lt ‘ A party o He said something to Lefty and then retired again. : : “I’m waiting to hear what you have to say,” said Morris to Jimmy. : “I’ve nothing more to say,” replied the office. oy. =e “Oh, you haven’t?. You work in Wall Street, : don’t you?” “ ” es. “For a broker named Norton?” closed for good.” He step his hand. There was a click and. tion of floor Jimmy was standing x Pica : to Ra ped back against the wall and put out —

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6 JIMMY THE OFFICE BOY der his feet. The man had sprung the bolt hold- ing a trapdoor in place and the boy went down like a shot. He landed in a rush of foul-smell- ing water and was borne away under the founda- tion of the stable and adjoining houses and shot into the main sewer. The tide of the sewer carried him swiftly along on its surface for the short distance it went in that direction, and then Jimmy was cast out into the East River. A po- lice patrol boat was coming along at the moment, the officer standing in the bows, flashing his searchlight over the water. He saw the boy’s white face as it came to the surface close along- side, and he uttered an exclamation. Reaching dawn, he grabbed the insensible Jimmy by the ‘collar of his jacket and hauled him into the boat. : ~ “By George! Here’s a stiff—a boy, well dress- ’ ed, too. Phew! he must have tumbled in around the mouth of the sewer,” said the officer in com- mand of the boat. “Sure he’s passed in .his checks?” asked an- - other officer. ~ The sergeant felt of Jimmy’s heart and found it still beating. ~ “No. he isn’t dead. ‘His heart is beating. Pull in to the wharf.” The Wall Street office boy was presently being treated to those vigorous first aids to the half- drowned that will resuscitate any one not at his last gasp, and sometimes, those who are. Jimmy was brought around, some whisky poured down his throat and he sat up. He told a portion of his story—how he had been enticed down the street from the house where he lived, taken into the stable and finally dropped through a trapdoor _ Into some horrible watery channel where he had speedily lost his senses. It was evident to the members of the harbor police about him that he = had been sent to meet death in the short/stretch : of sewer between the stable and the river, and _had escaped by some kind of a miracle. The reg- ular policeman on that beat was hunted up and a telephone message was sent to his station house for a number of officers. When they ar- = rived Jimmy, who had been carried on board a lumber schooner lying at the wharf, undressed, Ff wrapped in a blanket and placed in a.spare bunk, _ told his story,again, with a few additional par- _ ticulars to partially account for the action of the ; -erooks:who had committed the outrage, described the men and the place where the stable was. One officer was sent to his house to tell Harriet, who Jimmy believed was waiting up to let him in, nd to get clean, dry clothes for him to put on in the morning. After having been directed to report at the station house in the morning Jimmy was left to go to sleep. Morning was well along when he awoke, feeling pretty good after his \ touch adventure of the night. Finally he got up and was satisfied that he was all right again. He _. Was surprised to see the change -of clothing, - which he recognized as his own. Then he remem- : that a policeman sent to his house. He dressed himself and then examined his best suit. It bore a strong odor that in him in mind of the smell which had greeted his ostrils after he had been dumped through the Tey r = = Ss he had ever escaped alive from it. He found his watch and money and other things untouched in his clothes, and transferred them to the suit he now wore. He rolled his clothes up in his shirt, making a bundle of them and then stepped out on deck. He was greeted by one of the schoon- er’s crew, who pointed out the mate, That indi- * vidual was-superintending the discharging of a load of shingles from the hold. Thanking the mate for the favor of a night’s care aboard the schooner, Jimmy started for home. It was near- ly ten o’clock when he en d the house. After breakfast he, reported at the station house and was interviewed by the captain. Jimmy admitted that he had been caught listening to the talk of the two rascals and was responsible for the over- turning of the beer barrels in the barroom. He said that he had discovered there was a plot to abduct a certain Wall Street man of some prom- inence for stock operation reasons, but declined to say who the man was, or how he learned about the plot. The captain didn’t like Jimmy’s reti- cence on so important a matter, and insisted that he should tell everything. HS you won’t tell, I might lock you up,” he said. “You'll make a mistake if you do, for I won't tell you anything more if I stay in a cell for a month,” said the boy firmly. “You will prevent me from warning the gentleman, and he might fall into the trap.” The captain went outside and called a detec- - tive. He gave him certain orders. Then he told Jimmy he could go, but ordered him to come back that evening. When the boy left the sta- tion house he was followed by the detective, who —— him to Mr. Norton’s office in Wall treet. CHAPTER VI.—Jimmy Interviews Mr. Jepson. “Well, well, so there you are, Jimmy!” said the cashier, who, in common with half the other deni- zens of Wall Street, had read the story of the office boy’s passage through and escape from the uptown sewer the preceding night. “Upon my word, you were up against it for fair! Better go in and report your arrival to Mr. Norton. He is in his room.” So Jimmy went.in to see his employer. To that gentleman the boy made a full statement of everything. He told of the plot against Mr. Jep- _ son, engineered by Dickson, and presumedly con- - curred in by the other members of the syndicate Sirice Lefty Morris had received advance pay-_ ment on account of the job, which was to be put through that afternoon. Mr. Norton was amazed and inclined to doubt that a gentleman of Dick- son’s standing would propose such a rascally piece of business. : “Well, Jimmy, this is a most astonishing story you have told me,” said Norton. “I am not pre- wae to say that I believe the adventure you had ast night any connection with it, but inde- pendent of it I think it is right that you should call on Mr. Jepson and tell learned.” : “That is what I propose to. do,” replied the ev, “You have told the police about the yacht an- im what you have me

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chored off Dover street, and such points connected with her as you overheard?” “Yes, sir.” eg the game ought to be checkmated right ere.” “That’s what I say.” “Unless the rascals, who probably have learned of your escape through the papers, make a change in their plans.” “TJ never thought of that.” “[’'m afraid it is the most likely thing they will do. Men who regard the police as their nat- ural enemies are always wide awake to emer- ies. They watch the papers for information. These chaps either know or suspect that you have some knowledge of their game, and when they read that you have turned up alive, they will at once take measures to block any move on your part. The scheme, if such a scheme is actually on the cards, will either be postponed or the main details altered so. that whatever they think you know will become valueless. There is one thing they can’t do, that I can see, and that is prevent you from calling on Mr, Jepson and warning him of the situation. better do without loss of time. “Get your wages, for it’s noon now, and hunt up Mr. Jepson. It is hardly likely he is at his _ office. He was not at the Exchange this morn- ing, and there was nothing dohe in Consolidated - Traction. He lives at Larchmont. Take a train and go there. Probably anybody in the place can direct you to his house. After this thing is over I would advise you to keep a wary eye out for those rascals lest they try to avenge their failure upon you. It is the ethics of crooks to get square,” said the broker. So Jimmy got his money and left the office. -~ he detective was waiting for him outside and _ shadowed him to Jepson’s office, where Jimmy as- - certained that the operator had not been in Wall Street that morning. P --—-—s- *J#?s Larchmont for me,” said Jimmy, walking out of the office. Jimmy went down to Hanover Square and took a Third avenue train uptown. The detective got - in the same car. Jimmy got out at 42d street, -_ erossed the tracks by way of the overhead bridge, - and took a shuttle train up 42d street to the Grand Central Depot. He went to the N. Y., _- N. H. & H. window and bought a ticket for Larchmont Manor. He was in time to catch a » Portchester local. It took about forty minutes aie: h Larchmont, and the detective was there at the same time. Never haying been in the _ place before, he felt strange there. He went into a dro e and asked the clerk if he could tell him where Mr. Thomas Jepson lived. The clerk : hog up the telephone directory and pointed out ‘the name and address. ig er ‘I'm a stranger here, and I don’t. know where ' Where amy 4 on the page. who knew now That you had ~ r JIMMY THE OFFICE BOY 7 “Detective O’Dwyer, from the Police © Station.” . ie must have come on the same train I id.” “Yes. Have you any objection to my com- pany?” . “No. Mr. Jepson might find you useful after he hears my story.” “That’s the way I figured. You wouldn’t tell the captain the name of the man the plot was sot against, so he put me on the job to find ou ” Jimmy asked the detective if the captain had taken any measures looking to the blocking of the game at the foot of Dover street, and was told he did not know, but presumed that the cap- tain had attended 'to the matter. Mr. Jepson was not at home, to Jimmy’s disappointment, but he was told that he might be found at his clubhouse. Iearning where that was, Jimmy and the detec- tive proceeded there. The Wall Street office boy spotted the operator on the veranda talking to a gentleman. “You remain within call, Mr. O’Dwyer,” he said, as he started forward. Stepping on the veranda, he went up to the operator. “Mr. Jepson?” said Jimmy. 3 “That’s my name. What can I do for you?” said the big mogul. 5 “My name is Jimmy Black. _I work for Nicho- __ las Norton, stock broker. I have come to Larch- mont with information for you of the most im- ~— portant kind. I must see you alone,” said the — office boy. : Mr. Jepson looked somewhat surprised. He 3 knew of no important communication that could a come to him through Broker Norton; however, he excused himself to his friend and took Jimmy with him into a private room. “Now I’ll listen to you, yoyng man,” he said. For the first time the boy bezan to entertain some doubts as to whether Mr. Jepson would — place any dependence on his story. On its face, the facts seemed rather incredulous. It hardly : appeared likely that a gentleman of Dickson’s _ standing, as well. as a prominent broker like — Kittridge, would engage in such a scheme as he was about to accuse them of. However, Jimmy — could only tell what he knew was the truth. If mes Jepson discredited his etory, he couldn't help ~~ i y «Pm going to astonish you, sir,” he an. “Yes ?” said Jepson, looking hard aoe boy. ee a plot ave farts to carry you off — m this place, possi this i } not until iene? y nae, : ‘The operator, who was not expecting ; VE. communication, stared harder at the oe, eae haps he wondered if Jimmy was a mild kind of gh eo large. ee “Is that what you sa f; New York to tell me?” ee — — ae: “Yes, sir. I can see that you don’t take much stock in my statement, but it is true. I told the story to my employer, Mr. Norton, and he ad-— vised me to call on you without delay,” sa the office bo

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8 JIMMY THE OFFICE BOY “Then Mr. Norton told you to come here and tell me the story you told him?” “Yes, sir.” os “Wait here till I return,” said the operator. | He went into the club office, consulted the tele- phone directory of Manhattan and the Bronx and found Mr. Norton’s home telephone number. He ealled up Central in Larchmont, and asked to be connected, over the long-distance wire, with the number he gave. It took some minutes to do so, though not as long on Saturday afternoon as on other week days. He got Mr. Norton’s house : and the broker, who fortunately- happened to be ne at home, answe him. : : “T am Thomas Jepson. Did you send your of- fice boy to me with an important message? A _. boy calling himself Jimmy Black is here now, _ and he appears to have a curious kind of story to tell, which he says he has already told to you and that you told him to come here and tell it to me,” said the operator. : “That is right, Mr. Jepson. The boy’s story, I'll admit, is almost inconceivable, and you must judge of its merits ‘yourself; but I will say this _ for Jimmy: he “years and I have every confidence in him, I . - eonsider him one of the best office boys in Wall ty Street. I would take his word as soon as any is other person I know. While his story struck me as incredible, I am satisfied that he really heard 3 what he has to tell you. Furthermore, the morn- ing paper contains ‘a story, in which he was the - chief actor, that he claims has a direct bearing a on the case. The boy honestly believes he is do- ing you a great service, Mr. Jepson, and I think it will be to ypur interest to give him a fair hearing.” SS \ “Thank you, Mr. Norton, I will do so. Now that I have your assurance that the boy is really what he claims to Tam satisfied. That is all,” and Jepson rang off. The bie aad returned to the room where Jimmy was impatiently awaiting his return. “Now, my boy,” he said, in an entirely different manner, “I will listen to what you have to say.” So Jimmy told his story and Jepson listened without interrupting him. After the story was fished Mr. Jepson was satisfied that the facts were just as the boy had stated them. He thanked Jimmy for the trouble he had taken in his behalf, and assured him he would make it all yight with him. As they walked out of the room an attache of the clubhouse stepped up and hand- ed the operator a note. Jepson tore it open and ~ yead the contents. He smiled grimly. : “This seems to prove your story, my boy,” he bec said. - “How so, sir?” _ ; F “Tt is an invitation, presumedly from a friend ‘of mine, to visit the yacht Reindeer, which has just arrived from New York.” i CHAPTER VII.—Jimmy Catches on to a Tip. lice, as Mr. Nor- they would, oth- information I has been in my employ for three -after-rail. foot of Dover street. Still it is possible that this invitation might not come from the conspir- ators. It might be a genuine one.” “I shall take no chances,” said the operator. “I am going to telephone to the police.” “I have a New York detective outside. I think you had better see him.” “T will. Go and bring him here.” As Jimmy started, Mr. Jepson asked the at- tendant if the messenger from the yacht was waiting for an answer. : “He is, sir,” replied the attendant. ; “Tell him I am engaged in the consideration of — important business and he’ll have to wait.” . Jimmy brought the detective to the private room to which Jepson had returned. A consul- tation between the three followed. The operator said he believed the invitation was a part of the game that the boy had warned him about, for the handwriting of the invitation he had just re- ceived, as well as the signature, was suspiciously unlike his friend’s. “Well, I think we had better send for a couple of the local police, and I will go aboard the yacht with them and investigate her,” said the detective. “The messenger who brought the invitation is waiting for my answer,” said Mr. Jepson. “Let me see; it is now nearly half-past five,” said the slcuth. “Tell the man that he can come back for you in an hour.” That reply was handed to the man, who went away. The detective watched him go to his boat, manned by two other men, and saw them pull out to a yacht ow he the line of anchored yachts belonging to members of the yacht club. While he was doing this, Mr. Jepson telephoned for two policemen. When they arrived another con- sultation was held. It was decided that the oper- atoy should borrow a naphtha launch to take the officers out to the newly arrived yacht. This was easily done, and the officers started on the trip. ial og knew Lefty: Morris and most of his pals. _ He was sure that if there was anything crooked about the boat he would find it out on boarding her. When the launch passed the outer fringe of anchored yachts and headed for the newcomer a sudden commotion was observed on board of her. Her sails, which had been lowered but not furled, were hastily hoisted, her anchor was started, and as soon as it was parthy up she made sail to the east, leaving the launch far astern. Evidently the people aboard had no wish to see # the officers, and that fact clearly stamped™their : character. Lefty Morris was probably in com- mand, and when he saw the launch making for the yacht, witti two uniformed policemen on board, and a third man he surmised was a de- tective, his suspicions were aroused and he con- cluded it was not safe to remain at anchor any longer. The detective and the two officers put becky landed, and reported the yacht’s flight to r. Jepson. . “Did you notice if her name was the Rein- ~ deer?” asked the operator. . - *T couldn’t see name, if it was on her stern, for a piece of canvas h ng down over her_ il. It looked to me as if it was put there to hide her name,” said O’Dwyer. ; nae y likely it ” Ld ly it was. —

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© and had a short interview with _ Was clear there was a syndicate on the stocks, re - JIMMY THE OFFICE BOY He said he would suppress only the names of the two members of the syndicate who were partic- ularly identified with the plot. As to the other members of the syndicate, their concurrence in the scheme could only be surmised. Jimmy and Detective O'Dwyer returned to New York by a late afternoon train. The former went straight home, while the latter went to the station house to turn in his report to the captain. Jimmy off work that day at a quarter to four, and he hurried around to the little bank in Nassau street, where he had put his Great North- ern deal through, to collect what was coming to him. He had doubled the $1,500 he put up on margin on 150 shares of Great Northern, conse- quently he received $3,000, which he carried to his safe-deposit box in a vault not far from his . office. Mr. Norton didn’t dream that his office boy was speculating on the quiet, and had made so much money out of a small start in the past ear or so. If he had learned the fact he would ve lectured Jimmy on the impropriety and risk of such a course. Next day Mr. Norton received a phone message from Mr. Jepson asking him to send his office boy over to his office. Norton told Jimmy that Jepson wanted to see him, so the boy went right over._ The operator was engaged when he arrived and he was told to take a seat. He picked up a morning paper and turning to the sporting page, began to read about the progress the “Giants” were making at their spring training grounds. While he was thus en- ga. two gentlemen came in and asked for Jepson. They were told he was engaged, so they walked over by one of the windows close to Jimmy and began talking together in a low tone. The office boy’s sharp ears heard one of them Say: = : a - “Tf we can get Jepson to go in with us, we'll surely make a barrel of money.” ; “T agree with you. If he won’t we'll call.on Somers.” . _ “Of course. He has money to burn, too. If we get either one of them, that will complete the syndicate and we'll commence buying at once.” “Who have you decided to engage to do the buying?” . “Hawks. Bi the way} Norton has a big bunch of the stock, P’'ve heayd. We must get it at the start.” “How many shares has he got?” “T understand he has 5,000.” “He must be carrying them for some reason, as they represent a lot of money tied up—about $350,000.” ~ - “I guess they belong to some customer who wants more than he can ordinarily get for them, or who won’t sell less than the whole block.” “We can afford to give a point higher than the market for them,” “We'll get them, all right.” _ At that moment the door of the private room opened and the caller came out. Jimmy went in a the operator, who ‘presented him with his ¢ for’$1,000 as an evidence of his appreciation of the boy’s serv- ices. Jimmy thanked him and made way for the two gentlemen outside. On his way back to the office. Jimmy turned over in his mind what he heard the two men say in Jepson’s office, It all Se to be launched, to corner and boom some stoc “I’d give something to know what the name of the stock is,” he thought. “Maybe I can find out through the cashier by asking him what stock Mr. Norton has 5,000 shares of. No, I can hard- ly do that. It would be altogether too cheeky of me, and the cashier probably wouldn’t tell me anyway. Let me see what other way I can get around it. Broker Hawks is sure to come around after it. Now, knowing what I do about the probability of that stock. going up, I think it’s my duty to tell Mr. Norton to hold on to it so that he or his customer, whoever owns ‘the shares, may make the profit instead of the syn- dicate.” Jimmy decided that he would do that. As soon ~ as he learned that Hawks had come in to buy it - \ then he would Know that the syndicate was under ~ way and he would get in on the stock himself so as to participate in the profits, likewise. He was unable to talk to Mr. Norton that afternoon, but he guessed there was time enough, as he did not expect Hawks to call for a day or two. On the following morning he was out on an errand when his employer arrived, so he missed his chance, for Mr. Norton was very busy that morn- ing between the Exchange and his office. That afternoon while Jimmy was sitting in the waiting room a gentleman, a he- recognized as Bro- ker Hawks, came in. “Is Mr. Norton in?” he asked, when Jimmy — igh icy : ged.” “Yes, sir, but he’s enga “T’ll wait, then.” “There are two ahead of you, sir.” “All right,” said the visitor, going over to the ticker. = Two minutes later Jimmy showed one of the two who were waiting inside. He was succeeded by the other within five minutes. and in a short time the way was clear for Hawks. Jimmy, be- lieving he was after the 5,000 shares of stock, went in to announce him. “Send him in,” said Mr. Norton. “Can [ tell you something first?” asked the office boy. “What is if?” “T think Mr. Hawks has come here to buy a certain stock of which you have a 5,090 block,” began Jimmy. “Did he tell you that?” asked the broker, lopk- ing surprised. “No, sit, stock you have 5,000 shares of, I’ll know if he’s after it.” “That is rather an unusual remark for you ta make, Jimmy,” frowning. * “I know it, sir, but I have a reason for it.” “What reason?” “Well, sir, when I was over at Mr. Jepson’s” office yesterday I heard two gentlemen who came in say they had called to try and induce Mr. but if you'll tell me the naan of the — Jepson to go into a syndicate that was being formed to corner the stock in question.” “You mean J. & Q.?” “Yes, sir,” said Jimmy, delighted at having fected his purpose. “One of them _said that if Mr. Jepson wouldn’t go in, they would call on a man named Somers.” Nu “I know him,” said Norton. “Go on,” in a tone of interest. ~ “a Se ef-

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JIMMY THE “During their conversation they said that Bro- ker Hawks would do the buying.” “You heard that?” “] did. One of them said he had heard that a had 5,000 shares of J. & Q. and he added that = guessed they would have no trouble buying it _ of you as they were willing to pay a point above 5 the market.” 2 “Indeed!” a “So when Mr. Hawks came in and asked for you I thought I would let you know what I sus- pected he was after, and why he wanted it, be- aur I thought it would be to your advantage to w.” rs ? . F a **You did right, Jimmy, and I’m very much ‘obliged to you. Now show Mr. Hawks in.” Jimmy did so and returned to his seat. “Now I know the name of the stock the syndi- —eate is going to boom, and [I guess I can afford ‘to take long chances on it.” Later on the office boy plunged on J. & Q. to the extent of his entire capital—buying 400 shares on margin, at 70, the market price, at the little bank. Marta WT Re AY a CHAPTER VIII.—Jimmy in Trouble Again. On the following day the Exchange was the scene of great excitement when Jepson put the __-serews on the opposition syndicate. The com- _. bine gave up the fight and settled on the best terms the members could get from the boss of the situation. That same day Lefty Morris and his particular cronies, who had lost a bunch of money, through Jimmy’s efforts, held, a meeting in a saloon to concoct measures that would en- able them to get square with the Wall Street office boy. What plan they decided on will develop later. Jimmy wags now vitally interested in J. & Q. He had plunged recklessly on it on the strength of his tip. If matters didn’t work the way he - looked for, he stood a good chance of losing the whole of his $4,000. capital. In a few days the price began to rise, and by the end of the week } was two points higher than when he bought it. He didn’t know whether Mr. Norton had sold his - block of J. & Q. to Hawks, but he had an idea that he didn’t. “He wouldn’t be such a fool, after what I told im,” thought the boy. ‘On Monday there was a reaction in J. & Q. It took a rapid drop of five points, going from 72, to 67 in an hour. ? “The syndicate is trying to shake some stock out of the hands of persons who are holding on to it,” said Jimmy to himself. “I hope the com- bine doesn’t shake me out of my 400. It will _ have to fall seven points more to do that.” Next day J. & Q. fell to-63.. Matters began to look serious to Jimmy. Things looked more se~ rice receded to from the little *“ z OFFICE BOY. He finally decided to do it when the tape show- ed J. & Q. at 60 7-8. On his return from an er- rand to the Mills Building he dropped in at Jep- son’s office, but the operator was not in, nor had he been down that day. “That settles it,” thought Jimmy. finish.” He was wrong, for when he got back to the office and looked at the tape, J. & Q. was up to 61 3-8. The stock closed that day at 62, which was a bit encouraging. When the Exchange closed on Saturday noon J. & Q. was back where Jimmy had bought it, namely, 70. Just at dark a cab drove up to Mrs. Poynter’s house and a man rang the bell. Mrs. Poynter answered the door in person, as she always did when her niece was not around to save her that trouble. “Is Jimmy Black in?” asked the man. “R's not at ’ome,” said the landlady. “When do you expect him in?” “IT couldn’t tell you. ’E’s ’is own boss. ’E comes and goes to suit ’imself. This being Sat- urday night I wouldn’t be surprised if ’e’s gone to the theater, in which case ’e won't be ‘ome till late.” “All right,” said the man. other time.” “?Oo shall J say called?” “John Havens.” “John ’Avens. see ’im.” The visitor ran down. the short flight of steps, entered the cab, after giving some directions to the driver. and was driven away. Mrs. Poynter watched him off. 5 “I wonder ’oo ’e is?” the lady asked herself. “I never knew Jimmy to ’ave visitors ’00 came in cabs. ’Ackneys we call ’em hon the other side. Nobody hever took me hout hin a cab, not heven Mr. Poynter. ’E used to say hit was cheaper to walk, Ah, well, some people ‘ave heasy times, while others ‘ave to slave for a living. I wonder if ’Arriet will get a chap with money? ‘Then when [ called to see ’er, ’er ’usband might bring me ’ome in a cab.” Thus speaking, the good lady, who had lived a rocky life, shut the door and went back to the basement. Mrs. Poynter had made a shrewd guess when she said she thought Jimmy had one to the theater, for that was just where he ad taken himself. It was half-past eleven when he came home, and he saw a cab standing in front of the next house. Jimmy wondered what it was doing there at that hour. As it was none of his business, he didn’t waste much thought over it. The area gate stood open-and the boy stopped to shut it. A man rose almost in front of his nose and struck him on the head with something hard. That’s all Jimmy knew for several hours. When he came to himself he found himse!f tied up in some~ dark place. The odors that reached his nose were far from sweet. What specially at- tracted his notice was an aching head. “Where in thunder am I?” he asked himself. He looked around and made out some dim-look- ing objects here and there, but he could not tell what they were: “JT know one thing, and that is. I’m a prisoner. J suppose I’m in the hands of the Lefty Morris gang, which means that I’m in for it,” he thought, and the reflection was far from cheerful. - “T see my “T’'ll call again some T’ll tell ’im, sir, as soon as I

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The hard characters of New York were not apt moved by feelings of mercy for a victim in ed to do up. At that moment he steps coming down a stairs, and he caught of the rays of a lantern. The visitor ap- nae to be a bleary-eyed old man. He shuf- ed forward at a trembling gait, and passed close to ripe, Payee appearing to notice him. The light of lantern showed the boy that he was in a cellar filled with barrels and beer kegs, ‘from which fact he concluded that there was a saloon above him. The old man carried a small pitcher besides the lantern. He went directly to * a whisky barrel which had a spigot in the bung- hole and, putting down the light, held the pitcher under the spigot, which he turned. “Hello!” said Anema : The old man uttered a cry of consternation and dropped the can. He acted like a person who was caught in the act of doing something he knew was wrong. , a “Say, old man, will you cut me loose?” said Jimmy, on a chance. The trembling old sinner slowly turned around and looked in the direction the voice. “Fetch the lantern over here,” said the boy. “Who are you?” asked the old man, in quaver- ing tones. Oh, I’m one of the boys, but I’m in trouble.” “Trouble!” muttered the ancient bundle of rags.’ Tin tied here to keep me quiet. I want ‘you to free me.” _ The old man slowly rose to his feet, without turning off the spigot, from which the whi continued to run to waste, which was the bes thing it ig * for it Fig a kind meer 5 ge at prim ad men upto the pe ion oO wraleot deeds, picked up the lantern and, shuf- fling toward Jimmy, held the light up and sur- oo him. ou’re a boy,” he said, : “That's what I am, old chap. Got a knife about you?” The old man shook his head. a “Well, I have. Feel in my pocket—the right- hand one. If you find any money there, you can ; keep it,” said Jimmy. te “Money!” said the old fellow eagerly. “Will : you give me some?” - . “Tf I’m not cleaned out, I will.” : tt The old man put down the lantern and felt in his right-hand pocket He- pulled out Fpageonten knife, opened it, an been severing r that bound him. He di i acl bee the. bor He appeared to “Thanks, old chap!” he said. ; sane felt in his vest pocket for the three dollar haven't a cent about. JIMMY THE OFFICE BOY 11 There were two doors and a rough flight of stairs in the place. One door led into the barroom, the other into the yard. The old man started up the stairs. Jimmy tried the nearest door, which was the one into the yard, and found it locked and bolted. To turn the key and shoot the bolts was the work of a moment with Jimmy. As the old man and his lantern vanished above, the boy stepped out into the yard and the night. It was only a small yard, littered with empty beer-kegs and weather-beaten boxes in all stages of demolition. There was no door or gate to afford exit from this enclosure. - The only escape from it was to climb the fence. This Jimmy did and paused on the top to take a survey of his surroundings. _. It was between four and five on Sunday morn- ing and there was nothing stirring in the neigh- borhood as far as he could make out. _ He saw doors on the nd floors of the build- ings nearest to him, but they were all shut, and presumedly locked. 3 A double succession of these small back yards : ran up and down the block from the spot where = Jimmy was perched. . Not a sound came from any of them. ae Not a light gleamed in any window of the tall tenament buildings attached to the yards. - “I might as well be in a blind alley as this,” thought the offce-bey. “I can’t get out. The best thing I can do is to get as far away from this particular house as I can, for it’s too risky for me to return inside and try to find an outlet there. I nis run against some of the Morris who i’am certain are responsible for my present predicament.” a So Jimmy crept slowly along the center fence, and in this way approached the buildings at the west end of the block. He dropped into the last yard on the south side and tried the door. To his surprise, it was not secured, and he en- — tered the building. ; _ Closing the door, he listened in the darkness. 2 pa 4 e felt in his poc ‘or a match, a supply of — es he always! made it a point to omy ee ~ eh eee ye i tr, Cade el lal NT * Ta > . = Striking one, he saw he was in , di Sa hallway. aap =. It — so long that he judged that it led tothe He started forward, and as the match expired. . neste did not bother lighting’ another’ mageh, Sle e did no t ighti er : he believed the way was pny ; peal ae With one had on the wall he walked on. Su denly he stumbled over some soft object on floor and went down on it. He knew by the fe that it was a man—drunk, he ge gata Thi his fingers encountered the a knife, blade of which was buried in the man’s bi Jimmy uttered an ejacula’

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CHAPTER IX.—Jimmy Gets the Bounce. It was enough to startle any one to stumble over a murdered man in the dark. After the : first shock, Jimmy recovered his nerve, struck a ~- match and Jooked at the victim. He was a sailor and quite dead. His pockets were turned inside out, which showed that robbery had been the -object of the crime. me “This is a pretty tough locality. Tll bet I’ve had another narrow escape with my life. If that old man hadn’t come down in the cellar where I “was tied up, I’d be there yet. I must get away from here and notify the police about this man.” He found the street door unfastened, for the aceommodation of the people who lived there, who 2 caged came in at all hours of the night. ay street was silent and his footfalls eclingd along the pave. He didn’t recognize the neigh- es borhood, for he had never been there before. : wo Ss Finally a street lamp sign showed him where he was. His abductors had carried him downtown to one of the worst spots in the city. After some ' Yeflection he decided not to notify the police about the murdered man, for it might involve ae _in trouble, and he thought he had enough of The man’s body was .certain to be found when tenants of the building a stirring about, : then the police would hear about the crime, which was not Pir gett pracy ge i lo- cali Jimmy in’t even meet wi police- a ot at oe reached the elevated road. ee wie surprised to find how near morning it was, which showed him that he had heen uncon- = geious several hours. Having no money to pay pe fare, he was forced to foot it home. Fifteen ; later he was in bed; and he slept late. m he joined Mrs. Poynter and her niece at dinner that day he learned about the man who Jhad called in a cab to see him and gave his name as Havens. “Don’t know him,” said Jimmy. _ “But he knew yeu,” ae the lendindy. “What did you tell him —- *T told ‘im that is dian expect you ’ome till :, Auk oa a an idea you went to the theater z ae zen per.” I did go, Mrs. Poynter.” = Thats ’e Mos ea call again some other time.” Jimmy said nothing about his night’s experi- “ence, and after dinner went to his room te read. He didn’t intend to report the matter to the po- 4 for though he was satisfied Lefty Morris was at the bottom of it he could not prove it, and it would be useless to have them rounded up - the authorities. What he was afraid of was the bad crowd would make another effort aa ze the soak it reached 78. He out long that Saturday mee for iz me eae ne nic Pamy are buying it for must JIMMY THE OFFICE Hee fraction and Jimmy sold out, clearing $8,000. That made him worth $12,000 "and he felt quite independent. The papers next morning reported the arrest of Lefty Morris for shooting the lead- er of a rival gang. As the wounded man was likely to recover, Lefty’s political pull got him out of the Tombs on bail. On his way to his cus- tomary stamping grounds he was waylaid and badly wounded by three members of the rival gang, who made good their escape. Although he had recognized his assailants, he refused to tell their names, and joined the man he had shot. in the hospital. As he was likely to remain there three or four weeks, Jimmy hoped he would not be disturbed ~ during that time by his enemies. Two weeks passed away without special incident, and then Jimmy found out that another syndicate had been formed to boom a stock, the name of which he could not learn. He discovered that a certain firm of brokers had been -engaged to do the buy- ing, and he felt that the only way to get on to the stock was to watch one or the other of the traders. One of them might be expected to de- vote his exclusive attention to the business of the syndicate, and he was the man Jimmy wished to spot. The office boy was not successful in his plan. Nearly a week passed and he had found out noth- ing. He had delivered a message at the boys’ entrance and was starting back to the office when he saw a member of the brokerage firm he was interested in enter the Exchange through one of the members’ entrances. In his eagerness to get a line on the name of the stock the syndicate was manipulating, and forgetting that he had no right to use the private entrance, he dashed in after the broker. He found the gentleman standing talking to another trader at the door leading to the board room. “You seem to be baying a lot of A. & D., Dex- ter,” he heard the other broker say. “You only think so,” Dexter laughed. - “There were 20,000 shares sold yesterday, and you seemed to have taken most of that. Who are you buying for—some combine?” “You wouldn’t blame me not to tell you if I was.” $ “As the stock is going around 80, whoever you ave a wad of money.” “All my, important customers have good-sized bank rolls,” “T wish I could say the same of all mine.” At that moment two attendants spied Jimmy on interdicted ground. They had already had trouble with two strangers that morning, and they felt in an aggressive mood. They ran for- ward and seized him. “Get out of here!” cried one of them, as they flung him ‘roughly forward. The boy lost his balance and pitched head- foremost down the steps. He landed sprawling on the sidewalk, skinning his Bente —_ elbows and presenting a ridiculous ch natural- ly attracted the attention of the passersby. Jim- my got up, as mad as a hornet, felt that the attaches -had been unnecessaril ly rough with him. At that ee Mr. Jepson appeared the : at hand. He had seen Jimmy flung out of e as he was crossing the , and him till he

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“JIMMY THE “What's the matter, Black?” he asked. Jimmy explained that he had gone where he had no right to be to catch a broker, and would have come right out had he been left alone. He denounced the attendants as ruffians and said he was going to get his boss to report them. - “Come with me,” said Jepson. Jimmy followed him in through the door he had been thrown out of. “Are those the men who handled you so rough- ly?” asked the operator. ay ta ag Jepson called them over and asked for their explanation. The attendants recognized the op- erator and touched their hats respectfully. They told their side of the case, and Jimmy admitted the truth of it. “I didn’t want to interrupt the gentlemen’s conversation, so I waited; that is why I looked as if I was hanging around,” said the boy. : Jepson was satisfied that the men had exceedea their duty. ra “You had no right to throw the boy out that Way, and down those steps. You might have broken one of his arms or legs. If you believed he had no right in here you should have simply ordered him out, and one of you was enough to have done that. Had he refused to go, or make an explanation of his presence here, the most you jj are authorized to do would have been to have taken him by the arm and led him to the door. Instead of doing this, you both acted like ruf- fians and I shall report you,” said the operator. ' As he passed into the board room the attend- ants locked crestfallen. “You're in for it,’ said Jimmy, in a tone of satisfaction. “If I’m called before the Board of Governors, I’ll show them my skinned arms and fingers, and you two will probably get the bounce. It will serve you right.” Having thus delivered himself, the office boy turned around and walked out. On the whole, he did not regret his bruises, for he had obtained what he wanted—the name of the stock that the Syndicate was engineering. At the first chance a t day he plunged again to the extent of 1,000 shares, putting up $10,000 marginal security. The little bank took his order and bought the A. & D. shares for his account, at 80. and notified him by mail that the stock was held subject to his order. Thus Jimmy got in on the market again. *. -" GHAPTER X.—The-Missing Disinond Ring. - Jimmy didn’t hear anything more a _. strenuous experience at the Exchange till he a note from Mr. Jepson, then he learned that the * two attendants had been reprimanded and _sus- pended from duty for a month. The office boy ‘grinned and felt that his hurts had been suffi- _ @iently avenged. Sa “When they get back they'll be careful how they throw people out, I guess,” he thought. *Some people need a lesson to put sense in their _ During the next two weeks A. & D. stock grad- ually went up to 90. Then it jum to 95. - _. Jimmy looked to see it go to 100, but ove _ hearing a conversation between Mr. Norton and - mother broker relative to it, he took alarm and OFFICE BOY hurriedly sold out. He made $15,000 and was very well satisfied. The syndicate did not go to pieces as he had feared it would, but the price did not go much higher, and after several da began to drop. Now that he was out of it, Jimmy did not pay much attention to its subse- quent movements. Many people besides the mem- bers of the syndicate made money out of the rise, but the large majority who had purchased at high figures did not come out so well. Shortly after that Jimmy was sent up to John street with a note to a well-known wholesale jeweler. He was shown into the jeweler’s private room and delivered his note. The man read the note and told him to wait a few minutes. He left the room, leaving the door wide open. From his seat Jimmy could see a good part of the store all the way to the street door. He had a view of the showcases on one side with the clerks behind them waiting on two or three customers. One of the clerks on that side was idle and the jeweler went up to him. : a While they were talking, Jimmy’s attention rested on a man who was looking at a collection __ of rings. He tried several on and held them up __ to the light, but seemed hard to please. Finally he let one of the rings drop on the glass as if : accident, and it rolled up the case. The ek made a grab for it. His attention was momen- tarily diverted from the man, and during that : moment Jimmy saw the man reach down and~ scratch his leg, right about his shoe top. He straightened up in a moment and went on we nig = 5 at the rings. The proprietor of the store soon _ returned with a small package and handed it to Jimmy. ‘ ae At the same moment the man who had been examining the rings left without making a pur- — ; ch As he passed quickly out of the P,==2 Jimmy came out of the private room. The clerk _ at the same moment discovered that a valuable diamond ring was missing, and suspecting that ~— his customer had taken it, he started for the door _ to catch him and bring him back. When he | reached the door, he saw no signs of the man. _ He must have disappeared into one of the near-by — stores or office entrances, for he could not have gone far, either up or down the street to have _ ‘ot out of ny ra As the clerk looked excited, ~ immy asked him what was wrong. ae “A valuable diamond ring has been stolen from _ s. “Stolen!” cried the boy. : “Yes. It must have been taken by the man I _ waited on. I showed him two trays full of rings — and he went away without buying one. I don’t — ee oa on ae es anywhere. As he could — not have gone far, he must h Li i r of the buildings close by.” ae ee “I noticed the man you were waiting on. He a sear on his cheek, wore a dark suit and g derby hat,” said Jimmy. - ‘ ee es “That's right,” said the clerk. eae: “What are you going to do about it?” # Will you stay here a moment and watch and down the sidewalk till I get my hat?” Sure I will. I know the man, and if I see come out of any door, I’ll run after him and him ‘you want to see him.” ; ig so,” said the clerk, rushing back f

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~~ “14 The suspected man did not show himself, so Jimmy reported to the clerk when he got back. : “J wish I knew which direction he took,” said = “I saw him turn down when he walked out,” said the office boy. “Will you help me catch him?” “T will.” “I’m going to look in each store and go into each entrance. I wish you’d follow me and re- main on watch on the sidewalk.” Jimmy said he would, so the quest began. The clerk ran into the first entrance and was gone : _ ten minutes. ; R - “J went to the top of the house,” he said, when he got back, “but I didn’t see him.” S “You’re out of breath, so I’ll climb into the 2 next building for you. I’m a Wall Street office : boy and accustomed to hustling.” es immy went through the adjoini but failed to find the man. The cle _ Next building, without result, and then Jimmy tackled the fourth one. When he. reached the top floor he saw his man walking up and down the landing. The fellow had no suspicion of the ky boy, for he had not seen him inthe store, and Z after giving him a glance paid no further atten- tion to him. Jimmy went to the first door at hand, opened it and looked in, He did this to ’ give him time to consider what he should do. He ecided not to tackle the man, for he looked strong, and, in any case, Jimmy knew he could ‘not make him go downstairs. Having spotted him, he judged that the best thing he could do ‘was to return to the clerk and tell bang! ongip ad “summon a policeman. So he closed the r and started downstairs. The clerk was waiting Sit “Your man is on the top floor of this building,” he said to the clerk. sion to use the phone, pat ag igh he wanted ‘to do so, and connected with nearest police ‘station. He was told that an officer would be gent at once. The clerk returned to Jimmy and _ both stood where they would see the man at once if he came out. Ten minutes passed and-still no _. policeman. At that juncture Jimmy spied the _ ™an stepping out of the door. He stood for a moment and looked back at the store, then sat- _ isfied the coast was clear, he down the _ street. But Jimmy had called the clerk’s atten- tion to him and the clerk recognized him as the - eustomer whom he suspected. The moment the _ man turned to go he walked up to him and tap- _ ped him on the arm. The man wheeled around with a start. \ -_ The one where you looked at some diamond and ruby rings a short time ago.” - “You've made a mistake. I’m not the man you take me for.” 4 : “Excuse me, but } know you are the man,” said e clerk firmly. ‘ ; “J tell you I’m not. I haven’t been in any jewelry store on this street.” 2 _. “Phat won't do,” said the clerk. “You must go Sesh? a _ “Must!” snorted the man. JIMMY THE OFFICE BOY “If you prefer to give up the ring you took when my attention was off you, I'll let you go.” “You must be crazy to accuse me of taking a ring when I wasn’t in your store.” . Jimmy had worked around to the man’s rear to prevent him from beating a sudden retreat, coo he saw ’a policeman coming up the block. avi the clerk arguing with the thief, he hurried to meet the officer. “Were you sent in answer to a telephone call?” he asked the officer. “T was. I am going to No. — John street.” “Come right along,” said Jimmy. The thief was on the point of breaking away from the clerk when Jimmy brought up the po- ae: “Don’t let this man get away, officer,” said the clerk. “I suspect him of taking a $400 diamond ring from our store. I’ve been trying to get him back there, but he refuses to return. He denies that he is the party who was there, but I know he is, and this boy also saw him there.” The thief looked at Jimmy and recognized him as the boy who had come to the top floor of the building and looked into one of the offices there. He understood now why it was that he was caught, and he gave the boy an unpleasant look. He protested ’to the officer that it was a case of mistaken identity. “No mistake, officer. I recognize him by that sear on his cheek,” said the clerk, in a confident tone. As the scar in question was quite prominent, the policeman judged that the man was the one wanted. “You’ll have to go to the store,” he said, catch- ing him by the arm. “If a mistake has been you will be allowed ‘to go.” “T think this is an cutrage!” protested the thief, The clerk went into the store, asked permis-” ey, ee eee i : The theft was not known in the store, and the unexplained absence of the clerk had been noted and wondered at. The party entered the store and “proceeded to the rear. The clerk told the roprietor what had happened, and that he had een out looking for the man and finally, with the aid of Jimmy, had spotted him. “You accuse this man of taking the ring?” said the jeweler. “I missed it after he left the counter. Then I put the trays in the showcase and ran after him,” said the clerk, who then explained in detail the trouble he and the boy had had in catching the man. . Jimmy’s statement that he found the man pac- ing up and down the landing of the top floor of the fourth building from the store did not he was not the right party, the man submit-. ed to a search. “There, I told you that you had made a mis- take,” he said triumphantly. > Then Jimmy remembered that he had seen the man stoop and scratch his leg as he thought, so he suggested that the clerk look in his shoes. “We have looked in his shoes,” said the clerk. “I’m afraid he has hidden the ring in that build- and will come after it later.” hel —.. case any. Persisting in his mmecbhict ted The ring was not found on ings man was itted to go, since there was no evidence to show that he taken the ring, though his persistent denial of his identity

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JIMMY THE OFFICE BOY was looked upon as a very suspicious fact. Jimmy returned to the office and explained to Mr. Norton the cause of his long absence, and then went about his usual business. CHAPTER XI—Jimmy’s Big Coup. : \ + That evening Jimmy and Dan Maguire were 4 laying a game of billiards in a Broadway bil- ard and pool parlor frequented by clerks and well-dressed. young men generally. Feeling thirsty, Jimmy went over to the water cooler to a drink. The cooler had been put in for the * efit of many patrons who would not patronize : the bar under any circumstances. It was in a retired spot behind a Japanese screen, and it was only when a patron went to the bar and asked for a glass of water that he was referred to it, and after that he knew where to find it. While Jimmy was behind the screen, taking a drink, he heard a voice on the other side of the screen - gay: ¥ _.-“What do you think of this ring, Burton?” = “That's a cuckoo! Where did you get it? That diamond must bé worth three or four hundred lars. “Oh, I bouvht it this morning in John street.” =< ‘Jimmy pricked up his ears. *J didn’t know you had so much money to throw away on a ring.” “Throw away! Why, diamonds are the best in- * vestment a man can make. They always hold their value and sometimes even go up according to supply and demand. I could raise a nifty fig- ure on this ring at a pawnshop any time I got hard up.” ; = “Look here, Stetson, you never bought that ring. You must have found it or perhaps ‘you pinched it.” ae : -*Do you suppose a fellow could pinch a ring in John street?” Why not there as well as any other street?” “Jt would be hard to pinch a ring of that value anywhere The.clerks always keep a sharp look- out for light-fingered people.” “Well, you never bought that ring.” “Whether I did or not, Pve got it, and posses- sion is nine points of the law.” “TJ wish I had one like it.” “Then go down in John stréet and see if you ean pick one up sees A The speaker chuckled and proposed that they nsf a game of pool. “l’m with you. Say, where can I meet you to- wy __- morrow at two p, m.?” = be “Wherever you say.” : Mase eee uppose we say at this place?” gel “All right. I'll be here at two sharp.” _ Thus speaking, the pair walked away.. Jinimy __ Yooked Hater oage of;the screen at them and es ized one as the chap who was accused of : aling’ the diamond ring in the John street store. He could not mistake the sear on his cheek, nor his make-up. “I wonder where he hid that diamond so that it wasn’t fond on him?” Jimmy asked himself. He thinks safe now and 4s; showing it pg Re e a) send me _ word 2 “4 ~ 4 Sets Fake b= to the jeweler that I met him here this evening and that he had the diamond in his possession, As he’ll probably continue wearing it, the clerk, by coming here to-morrow afternoon, will have _ the chance to nab him with the.goods, and then” it'll be good night!” i Jimmy went back to the table where he and Maguire were playing and continued tha game. Next morning he told Mr. Norton how je had seen the man oo age of stealing the diamond ge ring from the J street store at the billiard _ parlor, and that he had the ring on his finger. “He has made an engagement with a friend to be at the same place to-day at two, so I think it would be a good idea to notify the jeweler,” — said Jimmy. “Call him up on the phone and tell him,” said the broker. _ The office boy did so at once. He got the jeweler on the, wire and told him the facts. ; “Are you sure it’s the party you saw at my ~ store yesterday?” asked the jeweler. } “I’m positive it was the same man. Besides, I heard him tell his friend that he got the ring — in John street. He said he bought it yesterday morning.” a “Give me the address of the billiard parlor.” “The Criterion, No, — Broadway. Your clerk will be able to identify him on sight, and the” ring, too. The chances are the fellow will be weTheak | “Thank you very much for the information,” said the jeweler. sip 3 “You're welcome, sir. Good-by.” t Jimmy’s pointer proved a good one. The jewe er’s_ clerk, accompanied by an officer in plain clothes, were at the Criterion parlor at two _ o’clock that afternoon. The clerk immediately spotted the man with the scar on his face. 3 Soon after the arrest of the ring thief Jimm 2 ys across Dickson again. . 3 _ % The gentleman was talking to the broker f theentrance to an office building in Exch place. Their backs were turned to him a Jimmy didn’t recognize Dickson as he came for- ward after leaving the elevator. The office boy heard him say: sien “You needn’t wait for further instructions, go ahead and buy every share of N. & O. | can pick up on the quiet; another broker will the buying at the——” : “T understand,” said the trader, choking off when he noticed Jimmy near at hand. — Then it was that Dickson turned around saw the boy. He recognized him as the lad w! had jasetiot his scheme against Jepson, fr 0 3 4 -

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16 “What are you doing there, you young imp?” roared. “'m on my way out of the building,” said - ~ . Jimmy. . fs “But you stopped to listen to our conversation 3 to see what you could pick up, you little spy! ~* Take that!” He lifted his foot and shot it at the boy. Jim- Dickson’s leg and, smarting under the indignity of the kick, he gave the leg a jerk. Dickson, un- able to retain his ce on one foot, fell to the floor and hit his head on the marble. The blow made him see several varieties of* planets ‘and stars, and he lay dazed till his companion as- sisted him to rise. Jimmy, feeling that he had ' avenged the insult, pas out of the building and it was not till he was on his way up Broad street that he recalled the words uttered by Dickson relative to the purchase of N. & O. shares, then he realized that he had coppered another tip. It tickled him to think that it came through Dickson, who was down on him like a ton of iron. 7 oe ap tet : “Of course, some combine, of which Dickson is the head, is behind that order. No single oper- ator, like Dickson, could afford to give such an order, which will involve the expenditure of sey- eral millions,” thought Jimmy. “An order like that means the anticipated cornering of the stock. I wish I had money enough at my back to corner the combine, I’d give Mr. Dickson a squeeze in his pocket he wouldn’t soon forget.” Then it occurred to him to call on Jepson and _ tell him what he had overheard. That operator was fully abole to lay for any ordinary syndicate and pull the ground from under it. “No, I won’t do that, for.I want to make a haul out of the tip myself. If I told Mr. Jepson. _ Vd have to keep out of the market, for instead _of buying he might sell thousands of shares short _ and burst the boom while I was in on it.” N. & O. was quoted at 65, and next day Jimmy bought 2,000 shares of it on margin, through the little bank. Next day Mr. Norton came out into the reception room and saw him looking at the ta . EY ou seem i interested in the quotations, nw my,” he smi : a4 re sir. I’m working the market for a mil- lion, and I want to see how my stock is run- ning,” replied Jimmy, dropping the tape. i me oe followed him in and Mr. Norton wrote JIMMY THE OFFICE BOY it will make me feel as rich as a prince. I didn’t want him to catch me looking at the ticker, for it might look suspicious, but he did not think anything of it. Thought, maybe, that I was just filling in a spare minute. I see N. & O. is up half a point. That means I’ve made $1,000 since yesterday.” Two weeks later N. & O. was up to 80. How high the people at the back of the stock would be able to force it Jimmy had no idea, but as he considered it was dangerous for him to hold on any longer, he sold out and cleared $30,000. He celebrated his coup by ing Mrs. Poynter and Harriet to the theater, and he took them in a cab, at that, so that the landlady got a ride in that kind of a vehicle after all, and it afforded her a great deal of satisfaction. After the show Jimmy treated them to supper at a first-class Sixth avenue restaurant. Jimmy handed Mrs. Poynter the bill-of-fare to pick out what she wanted.’ When she saw the prices she nearly hate fit. ‘ = “Jimmy, you cawn’t pay the prices charged ere. Let’s go helsewhere,” she said. “Don’t you worry about me not being able to pay. Look at that wad,” and the boy showed her a roll of age A that looked as big as a house. “Wherever did you get hall that money, Jim- my?” she exclaimed. “In Wall Street, of course,” he answered. “"Ow could 7 make it in Wall Street? You honly get ten dollars a week.” “This roll represents what I make outside of my wages.” “Houtside your wages! ’Ow is that? You never told me before that you made hextra mon- ey. ‘Ow long ’as it taken you to make hall that?” “Here comes the waiter for your order. Pick out what you want.” “Horder me something hinexnensive, ’Arriet,” said Mrs. Poynter, in a resigned tone. Squabs on toast, with lyonnaise potatoes and sundry other things, were ordered. The restau- rant was pretty full. It was on the second floor and overlooked both Sixth avenue and a side street. Mrs. Poynter, having an old-fashioned look, attracted some attention from the people within range of her voice, particularly four young dudes, who acted as if they owned the restau- rant. They got on to Mrs. es cockney ac- po and began making fun of her among them- selves. “Say, ’Arry, me boy, ’ow’s yer bloomin’ ’ealth?” said one of them. “It’s all right, me lad. Do you know, I cawn’t see to read this horwid small print without me monocle, *pon me honor I cawn’t.”

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JIMMY THE not help hearing and understanding what was go- ing on, and it was easy to see that they were not pleased. p ___ Jimmy’s party concluded their meal, which was _— only enjoyed by Mrs. Poynter, who had paid no _ attention to the youths who.had been roasting | . The waiter laid the paper check beside the boy. He handed Ahat individual a bill and the waiter carried Bagi the check, to the cashier, returning with the change. Jimmy gave him a _. Quarter tip and then he, Harriet and Mrs. Poyn- ter rose to go. As they passed the table of the _ humorous four one of them couldn’t resist the _ temptation of giving the landlady a parting shot. : “Say, ’Arry, it’s a wonder these cockneys are Permitted to intwude into a respectable westau- rant—haw!” he said. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back with Jimmy. He turned, like a flash, and Smashed the speaker in the jaw. The young fel- low went over, chair and all, with a crash on the ~ ial creating a scene of considerable excite- ~ Men . CHAPTER XII—Trapped. . = The other three jumped up, apparently with we the intention of resenting Jimmy’s attack on _ their companion. : “What do you mean by hitting our friend?” demanded the nearest aggressively. __ *You’re a bunch of loafers, the four of you,”’ them. “You _ _hayen’t manners a to last you overnight. 32 ~ hee ge your insulting we as ing ae we Coes ou 0 your mouth again ive & — what I hah ga companion.” sf 7 eae, Sreemnens on B28 the restaurant, e prospect of a row, an e manager came hurrying to the scene. Two of the three young _ fellows were not intimidated by Jimmy’s aggres- _ §Sive attitude, and they pushed back their chairs _ to get at him. At that moment the escort of the _ two ladies, rose and stepped between the bellig- _. erents, __ “Sit down!” he said, in an authoritative way to © young men, “I have been a witness of your - said Jimmy, who was ready for = o young man has stood more than I would, and db e struck at last was fully justified. You appear to be respectable young men, but teae have ae ae At8 wae - this young a5 very prope permed iyou 4oafers. “What i ie trouble here?” demanded the _ “The trouble is that those four men have grossly insulted these two ladies, and their ; B+ or escort finally resented it with a blow, sir,” _ Said the gentleman. “I, myself, and the ladies Who are with.me,; have been very much.annoyed their disgraceful behavior ever since ttered said Mrs, Poynter. on here and if I had ng say about | would have been expelled Yrom the room. I don’t know her, but OFFICE BOY AT for the change, which was appropriated by the man, Jimmy explained the situation in a few words to the manager, and the gentleman cor- roborated his story. “You should have sent for me and made your complaint, and I would have put the obnoxious parties out at once,” said the manager. “By taking the matter in your own hands, you cre- ated a disturbance which we always endeavor to avoid.” : “[ am sorry, sir; but I'll leave it to this gen- tleman if after the insults we received we were not leaving the place quietly when the fellow I struck made a remark that brought matters to a crisis. But for that, there would have been no row. ’ “That is right,” said the gentleman. “Very well,” said the manager. “I have noth- ing more to say, except that I regret the trouble happened,” Jimmy thanked the gentleman who had inter- fered in his behalf, and then he and his party walked out, Mrs. Poynter in a state of intellec- tual confusion, which Harriet was ing to straighten out. As Jimmy was handi land- lady and her niece into the cab, the four dudes, who had been waiting outside, approached him. “You've got to apologize for that blow,” said the chap who was struck, “That so?” replied Jimmy, bristling up. “If you fellows are looking for trouble, I'll give you all you want of it right here. I'll take you on one at a time unless you are cowardly enough to attack me in a bunch. If you are, start in, and Ill try to handle the lot of you.” “You called us loafers,” said one of the others. “That's. what you acted like. You may have considered yourselves funny, but that brand of fun doesn’t go with respectable people.” Jimmy took advantage of their indecision to spring up beside the driyer and the cab rolled away, leaving the dudes in the lurch. Next day when a returned from the bank, a little after three, he found a letter awaiting him, which had been left by the postman. The letter was written by a woman who signed herself Mrs. White. She said she had heard about him from Mrs. Poynter, and she wished he would call on her that afternoon on his,way home, as she - wished to consult him about the selling of some mining stock which she had. She hoped Jimmy wouldn’t disappoint her, as she was going out of town and might not find another chance of seeing him on the subject. ; Jimmy decided to call on his corr ndent, whose address was near 42d street on the East Side. He left the office at four and started for the address in the letter. When he got out at the station at 42d street he ran into Mrs. Poynter. “Hello! What brings you down here?” said © ET cai of le of bu nd heggs “] ’eard of a sale o tter a and [ wanted to take hadvantage of the chawnce; that’s why I’m ’ere,” said the landlady. - “I got off here to call on a lady named White, she says she knows you, and that you spoke to her about me.” “I don’t know hanybody by the name of White,” fanny. * Here’s her letter. Read a Sees ret “No? That’s

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-> - ~ block.” - 18 “IT know a Robinson who lives on 45th street, but this cawn’t be ’er. I cawn’t make ’ead or tail of this letter. I’m sure I don’t know the wo- rman,” said Mrs. Poynter positively. “All right,” said Jimmy. ust be a mistake somewhere.” “Maybe hit’s a trap to catch you, Jimmy. Hi wouldn’t go there.” “It might be,” said the boy reflectively. “I think I’ll go and see what kind of a house it is.” “Better let me ’ave the letter, for if hany- thing should ‘appen to you, I'd want to know where to send the bobbies.” Jimmy copied the name and address of his correspondent and turned the letter over to his landlady. “Now you come ’ome as soon as you’ve ’ad your supper so J’ll know nothing ’as ’appened to you. If you don’t come by seven-o’clock, I'll send ‘Ar- riet to the police station with this letter.” *T’ll be home, don’t you worry,” said Jimmy, walking away. Jimmy found the house, which was one of a row of red brick ones, and thought it did not look dangerous. He went on to the corner gro- cery and asked the grocery man if he knew the persons who lived in No. —. Z ; “No, they don’t deal with me,” was the reply. “As far as you know all the people in the block are respectable?” “As far as I know they are,” said the grocery- man. That. was*all Jimmy could learn, and it didn’t enlighten him much. A policeman coming along, the boy asked him about the house and its oceu- pants. “IT haven’t heard any complaint against the people,” said the officer. “Why do you ask?” “T got an invitation to call there this afternoon from a lady I don’t know, but who said she knew my landlady, Mrs. Poynter. -She said Mrs. Poyn- ter spoke of me to her. I’m connected with Wall Street, and she wants to see me about sell- ing some mining shares.” “If your landlady knows her, I guess she’s all right.” RS: ‘met Mrs. Poynter a while ago and she told _— me that she didn’t know the lady.” ~ “Well, on have to use your own judgment about calling. If she wants to see you on busi- ~ ness I should think it was all right. As far as I know, there are no crooked houses on the “The policeman walked away, leaving Jimmy still undecided. As it was broad daylight the it would be safe to visit the house, eae. ke went to the number and rang the bell. A red-headed boy opened the door and asked him what he wanted. - “Does Mrs. White live here?” asked Jimmy. __. Before he could answer, a voice from above, in a woman’s tone, said: _ 5 Pg the young gentleman into the back par- t son. No other pe JIMMY THE OFFICE BOY comfortable, and Jimmy sat down. As his weight rested on the seat, he suddenly felt his shoulders and legs gripped by bands of steel that closed around them. Before he could even utter an ejaculation of surprise and alarm, the top of the chair fell over his head. and face, like a hood, and he was helpless and in the dark, He heard a sharp click and then felt the chair de- scending with him, slowly as some piece of scenery on the stage through a trap. After what seemed like a long drop to him, the chair came to a rest on the floor, the hood raised itself from his face and he could breathe freely once more. He was held, however, as in a vise, by the bands and could not move. ‘ “Trapped!” he muttered, feeling like kicking himself for his folly in venturing into the house. “J suppose this is Lefty Morris’ work and I will see my finish this time.” Then he remembered, with a gleam of hope, that Mrs. Poynter had the letter with the ad- dress of the house and she had said if he failed to appear at the house at seven o’clock she would send it to the police station by Harriet. He knew the landlady would do it, for she was that kind of a woman. It was now after five and he could hardly expect the police to come there looking for him much before eirht, and : lot might happen during that interval. Then the ~ officer would certainly be told that he had not been there, and as the house did not appear to be under suspicion, the question was whether they would consider it in their line of duty to insist on searching the house. Altogether, the pros- pects did not look encouraging to Jimmy. The moments passed and so dark was the place he was in that he could make out nothing. He heard sounds above his head, but none around him. Thus an hour passed, and a gloomy hour it was to the office boy. If he was put out of the way, he wondered who would benefit by the $57,000 in his safe deposit box, which would be opened when the rent of the box expired. He had no relatives that he had ever heard of, so he presumed his money would go to the State for — lack of a legitimate heir. a whole — At that point of his reflections a door sud- 3 -denly opened and an electric flashlight was turned © full upon him, blinding him by its glare. He closed his eyes to shut it out. and heard a chuckle — from a man. The light disappeared and Jimmy opened his eyes. The darkness was more intense Es > than ever after the light. Ai “Bettes say your prayers, young man, white — you have the chance,” said a voice out of the darkness, a voice he was sure he had heard be- ~ fore somewhere. : ; It did not resemble the tones of Lefty Morris, z nor any of that crowd, but had the ring of re-~ finement. - “Who are you?” asked Jimmy. “Never mind who I am. I owe you a score, — and I shall pay it to-night when you are turned | * 2 over to the people who will see that you the morgue. Twice you have eluded your but if you can 4 this time you must something more than human.” ae As the voice died away the to Jimmy that “fate, be i thought sudde 24 speaker ;

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x Se oe ee 5 in for him hard, and he was acquainted with ; Morris, who was willing to execute orders io Se him for a consideration. Jimmy opened his mouth to say that he recognized him, but he _ changed his mind and remained silent. “Got anything to say why the sentence of death should not be passed on you?” asked the _. Woice out of the darkness. “What good would it do? If you have made Up your mind to do me, nothin ” I could say will stop you; but remember one thing—you will be “my real murderer, and some day the fact will come back to you and maybe you'll wish you _ hadn’t trapped me.” “Pm not worrying about the future. No one ‘Will give me away. I pay well for my work and _ I take care to see that I am not incriminated.” “AN right. You know. your own business.” ~ “Yes, I think I do. You’re a pretty nervy lad one who is in your position. Another boy - would beg for his life. However, you have no | parents, so no-one will miss you much.” “T guess my boss will, for one.” “Mr. Norton, eh? Oh, the woods are full of _, Office boys.” < “Yes; but Mr. Norton classes me among the 3 iners. By the way, what time is it?” “What do you want to know the time for?” “Just curious to know how long I’ve been in __ this house.” _ _ “Tt’s about quarter to seven.” _ “Thanks. I’m due somewhere at seven.” =~, “What of it?” Ss “Tf I don’t turn up you are likely to land in “What do you mean?” said the voice, with a ] ring. “What I said.” Se was a pause, ; _ “Say, young man, do you think you can fright- n me into letting you go?” _ “No, I don’t think I can. I’d consider it a fa- , t , if you’d ease up on these steel bands. ‘Thev hold me mighty tight.” _ “That’s what they were intended to do.” __ *T wonder how many people have been in their clutch before?” “That need not worry you. I'll leave yor now put in the short time that remains to you as you can. Good-by for the present.” speaking, Jimmy heard a door shut to ‘end then he knew that he was alone again. —___—_ CHAPTER XIII.—Conclusion. wonder what holds these clamps in place?” ht Jimmy refiectively. “The moment m ‘ight rested on the seat it must have re ‘Spring that held the bands back. If I could n tg the seat it might reverse the “the 1 Psa ioesatightion Ke: got ti n the course is inves on he go ] mds behind tis cake: They encountered a band steel. As he felt of this he suddenly heard a ick. In an_instant he felt a tremblin though they still held close. enti ms around and rested them on the arms of e made of the . As he did so the clamps — olding himself rigid, he brought ¢ JIMMY THE OFFICE BOY = 19 weight left the seat of the chair and the bands unclasped from his legs and shoulders. He sprang forward, free at last. He felt for a match and struck it. The illumination showed him that he was in a small room not much bigger than a goodsized closet: In front of him was a door without a handle. He pressed against it, but it was immovable. The entire room was sheathed with zinc, the door excepted. Having exhausted his efforts to escape, he turned his attention to the chair. It was attached at the back to two grooved iron runners, up and down which it was made to run something after the manner of an elevator. A wire rope was at-, tached to the ‘back and ran up out of sight through the square hole above, which was just large enough to take in the chair with an occu- pant. An inspectisn of the wall showed a push- bution. Jimmy pushed. it. There was a sharp click and the chair began to rise slowly. “Here goes for a ride to the back parlor,” said the boy, leaping on the chair. He felt the shoul- der bands shoot out at him and Set themselves with a click, but now they clutched nothing. Jimmy crouched low in the chair and lighted a match, which he held above his head and looked upward. The chair went so slowly that the match expired before he caught sight of any- thing save a dark void overhead. He lighted an- other match and soon saw the ceiling above. He wondered how he was going to open it until he saw it opened automatically itsel¥? as the chair approached it. The chair passed through, and the piece of carpeted flooring on which it rested fitted itself to the opening ahd the chair came to rest in the spot where it stood when Jimmy sat down in it. The boy felt like shouting when he spra to the floor, and the steel bands disappear again. There was no one in the room, which was lighted by a single gas jet overhead, turned low. As Jimmy was about to start for the door it occurred to him that if any*one came into the room the sight of the chair would lead to a com- motion. “Tll look for the spring and send it down again,” he said. . The button was easily found, pushed, and down went the chair once more, a piece of carpeted flooring sliding across the opening and fitting neatly into it. At that moment there came a ring at the bell. The redheaded boy came up out of the basement and opened the door. “Is Mr. Dickson here?” asked voice. “Have you an appointment with him?” “T have. My name is Kittridge.” “Come in.” : : For fear the newcomer would be shown into the back parlor where the = So was turned low, Jimmy glided through the heavy curtains into the front parlor, which was dark. Then the door of the front parlor was thrown open and the visitor shown in there, Jimmy had just time to scramble under a piano when the red-headed boy struck a match and lighted the gas. ~ 7 “Hello, Kittridge!” said Dickson, walking in. “J see you’re on time. I’m glad of that, for I have some special business on hand for the ning. However, I won't detain you long. The dicate is complete now. I saw the last gen-- man this afternoon at his house and he has come in. We will hold a meeting to-morrow ~ morning at my office at ten. You needn't wait __ Bx Se eve- ~~

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for any action at that meeting, for I can tell you now what it will be. You will be author- ized to go ahead and buy S. & T. at the market or within a point of it. The stock is selling low now, as you know, and the demand for it is slight. You want to work quick, though, for as soon as it becomes known that a considerable quantity of the stock is changing hands the price will stiffen and advance.” “Nothing more likely,” said Kittridge. Dickson then outlined the plans of the syndi- cate. The interview lasted half an hour, at the end of which time the broker took his leave and Dickson called up the stairs: “Sadic, are you nearly ready?” “Tye been waiting for your visitor to go,” came a woman’s voice. “He’s gone. The cab must be waiting at the ; -corner. J’i] send Mike for it. Understand, now, = you’re not to come back till to-morrow. Morris ae won’t come for the boy till after midnight. He Says it isn’t safe. He’s going to send him by the sewer route again, but this time he’ll make = sure work of it.” ; While Dickson was speaking, the lady was com- ing down the stairs. As she reached the foot of she flight the bell rang in a vigorous way. The woman, who was young and handsome, and was dressed for the street, tripped to the window and looked out. “My heavens! It’s a policeman—two of them. What can they want?” Dickson uttered an ejaculation. “T don’t know what they want. They can’t be after the boy, for it isn’t likely a soul knows where he is.” A second ring brought the red-headed boy in a hurry. He opened the door. ee “Does Mrs. ite live here?” asked one of “ee the officers. =a “Heavens!” cried the woman to _ Dickson. E _“They’re after the boy.” ; s “No such party lives here,” said Mike. Sonn < “A boy named Jimmy Black called here about 2o five, didn’t he?” ae “Not that I know of.” ee = “Well, I’ve got a warrant to search the house 7 for that boy.” ; Tag ._ “What’s the trouble?” asked Dickson, step- = ping forward. : aos ~z “We’re looking for a boy who is believed to mee: have called here this afternoon,” said the officer. “Know anything about the boy, Sadie?” asked Dickson. : “No,” replied the woman. “Who occupies this house?” “T do,” said the woman, “Is your name Mrs. White?” “No; it’s Mrs. Sadie Adams.” “What's your hame, sir?” “Dickson.” : “Live here?” “No; I just called to see Mrs. Adams.” _. “Well, we’ve got to search the house, at any ‘ te, Whether the boy is here or not.” a cok “know — sent yop on, soe = nd rand, but I think it’s an outrage,” flashe lady. “There’s no boy here.” at’s a lie!” said Jimmy, coming forward. JIMMY THE OFFICE BOY “Officer, I call on you to arrest these persons,” said Jimmy. “This woman wrote the note under the name of White, which enticed me to the house. And this man is at the back of the plot.” “Why, you young monkey——” cried the Wall Street man furiously. “It won’t do, Mr. Dickson. I recognized your voice when .you called on me down in the cellar. You gave yourself away then and [ intend to see that you get all that’s coming to you. Officer, I’ve been held prisoner in this house since five o’clock till I escaped a short time ago.” “The boy is crazy,” said Dickson. “Officer, fetch these people and the red-headed boy there, who is trying to sneak away, into the back room and I’ll show you something.” Mrs. Adams and Dickson protested against any such thing, but the officers, having their suspi- cions that all was not right, led the way, with the three and Jimmy, into the back room. The boy then told his story and pushed the button. The chair came up. “Make that boy sit in it,” said Jimmy. Mike objected, but was compelled to do so. The moment he sat in the chair the clamps and hood operated.. That was enough for the offi- cers. They arrested Dickson, Mike and Mrs. Adams and carried them to the station house, where Jimmy made his charge, the officers told the secret of the house and the prisoners were locked up. A warrant was immediately issued for Lefty Morris, and he was taken into custody later. Dickson sent for his lawyer and got out on bail. Jimmy called on his employer at his home and told his story. “IT want you to help me put these people through,” he said. ‘ Mr. Norton promised to do what he could in the matter. He telephoned for a_ detective. When the- man arrived he asked if Morris had been arrested yet. ~ “Not to my knowledge,” said the sleuth. 4 “When he is, I want you to turn the screws on him and get him to turn State’s evidence against Dickson. That’s the only way we can — convict our man.” eer When Lefty was brought in and locked up the — detective got at him and told him that the only — thing that would save him was to confess every- _ thing. Morris decided to confess, and he did. — As a result, Dickson was ultimately convicted — and sent away. But before he was brought to trial Dickson was out on bail, and not knowing — that Morris had gone back on him, he felt satis- _ fied that nothing could be proved against him ~~ since Jimmy’s word could not be corroborated. He took charge of the ootnaring and booming _ of S. & T., according to program. Jimmy took ad- — vantage of his knowlede of ,;what the syndicate — was doing,-and plunged on the stock to the ex- — tent of 5,000 shares. He bought the shares on — margin at 82 and sold out two weeks later at a profit of $18 a share, clearing $90,000. The ex- posure of Dickson created considerable excite- _ ment in Wall Street, and his connection with the attempted kidnapping of Jepson also came out © at his trial. He got ten years, and owed it all — to Jimmy, the office-boy. - Ss ‘Next week’s issue will contain “ALWAYS oN” 3 TIME; or, THE PERILS OF A YOUNG MAIL ~ CONTRACTOR.” —

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EACH SLEEVE. -_ Norman Ferguson, customs inspector on the “Hoboken pier where the Dutch liner Rotterdam docked the other duy, noticed Miss 0. A. Grier of No. 277 Broadway, a passenger, hand a coat over fence of the baggage inclosure to a friend _ Waiting for her. He took the coat and alleges at in each sleeve he found a bottle of whisky. cee eeon took the coat and contents and in- ‘02 Miss Grier she might go to the Custom ouse to-morrow and have a talk, if she wished claim her property. re NEW COUNTERFEIT ‘$5 BILL. ' The Federal Reserve Bank of New York Warned recently against a new counterfeit note now circulating. In imitation of a $5 Federal rve note the counterfeit is described as fol- “On the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, hio; check letter ‘B’; series 1914; John Burke, urer of the United States; D. F. Houston, ‘ ofthe Treasury; portrait of Lincoln. The number of the specimen at hand is - D19767990A, and bears back plate No. 793. The ¥ plate number is indecipherable.” = 0,000 OF RARE WINE DISCOVERED IN s. VAULT. _ Prohibition agents searching for contraband unearthed nearly 800 gallons of rare old and liquor in a cellar of a home in Tiffin, he liquor was found in a deen vault barred By a thick oak door guarded with a ponderous iron lock, which officials believe had not been ; d since the death of the owner, Trueman Bagby, former Probate Judge of Seneca nty, more than twenty years ago. . ederal agents are convinced the tenants of ® place had no knowledge of.the cellar, the door ich was concealed behind a pile of wood and - <a 5 RST NEGRO WOMAN TO GET PII.D. degree of doctor of philosophy has been ed upon Miss Sadie Mossell, a young ne- by the University of Pennsylvania, and she becomes the first woman of her race such a high scholastic honor. s Mossel] is the daughter of Aaron Mossell delphia, who was the first negro to be from the university law school, and a Dr. N. F. Mossell of the Douglas Hospi- of medicine from the West Philadelphia She is a granddaughter of Bishop Ben- CLING RETURNS. . or) i i und SPORT of | pes FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY CURRENT NEWS ‘GIRL TOURIST’S COAT HAD A BOTTLE IN was the first negro to be admitted to the Tanner of the African Methodist Epis- stream of cyclists may be seen any fair day along the asphalt and well oiled roads near Bronx Park, along the Perth Amboy road on Staten Island and elsewhere on roadways which lead through the city’s beauty spots. “T’ve got a car of my own,” said one lover of the revived sport, as he paused for breath at the top of a steep hill in The Bronx, “but I like to take the old wheel out for exercise. The motor car’s the thing for making time, no doubt, and a lazy man’s day, but the bicycle’s the thing for ex- ercise. It works the muscles and lungs, and when you get back from a trip you’re tired enough to enjoy a cooling off in a machine.” BATTLE OF: BUNKER HILL JUNE 17, 1775. In the papers a few days ago a New York wo- man declared that New Yorkers do not know the history of their own city. In Boston, she said, it is different. There the babies learn to say ‘‘Bun- ker Hill” as soon as they learn to say “mamma” and “papa.” On June 17 it was 146 years since the Battle of Bunker Hill. It is as well worth while for New Yorkers to remember that date as for Boston people to teach it to their children. The battles and great deeds which took place in New York and on Long Island should not take a place, even in the minds of New York folks, before that of Bunker Hill, because Bunker Hill was the key- note of all the events which came after in the © New World. If we didn’t know the history of New England, we wouldn’t understand some of the things which took place in our own pices Once we have learned about Bunker Hill we know why we won the Revolutionary War; why our nation, with less than 200 years behind it, stands in many things _ away ahead of other nations to-day—nations that have taken centuries of striving and development to bring them close to our achievement. Do you remember how 1,200 Americans, with a little powder and an unlimited supply of grit, slipped away to Bunker Hill on the night of June 16, and, working desperately under cover of dark- ness, succeeded in fortifying that hill and an- other, Breed’s Hill, close by? Can you repeat the — story of the next day—how the 4,000 British sol- diers stormed the heights, once, twice, both times driven helter-skelter down the hillside, leaving - dead and dying behind them? How the Ameri- cans fought on, under a blazing sun, hour after hour, with little to eat or drink and their pow- der peadhy diminishing? How they faced the oncoming British a third time; how, when their er was all gon 1 my, hand-to-hand, struggled until their leader, knowing tf “Sighting would result only. in greater lx: % It was a British vi. ~ 2 military ~nericans, — . ‘ey grappled with the ene- 4 ordered a retreat? sense; the ——

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22 . A Lawyer At Nineteen SBA > SEED FIGHTING AGAINST A FRAUD * By GASTON GARNE (A Serial Story) CHAPTER XV.—(Continued.) “I can make a charge against you under any name.” “ “Go ahead and do it.” “T mean to, and on the word of a lawyer you will soon find yourself in a very ticklish situa- tion.” ' “You can only say that I made a charge of a against you, and that the charge was a mis- e.” - - “That shows what you knew, although you are mixed up with clever scoundrels, who think they know something about the law. So far as your_ false charge goes, the judge before whom the case was tried is willing ’to accept a charge of per- ury against you, and as it will be easy to prove you would get not less than two years for t. ‘ ; “You can’t scare me.” ~ 2 _ “I think I can,” confidently said Lew, “and I =3 think I will before I get through with you. How- ever, the charge of perjury is one of the two charges I shall make against you, and the other one will get you not less than five years in jail.” “You can’t make any other charge against me, and I’ll trust to any clever lawyer to get me off om that.” “All right, we’ll-see what a lawyer will do for you when you are charged with being an ac- complice in the abduction of Madge Morehouse.” Lew was looking straight at her as he uttered the words, and he was sure that she paled, and that her mouth twitched nervovrsly. “T don’t know what you are talking about,” she said, and tried to appear unconcerned. . _ “Of course you do,” said Lew. “You were in . the house when the hack drove up last night, and when you looked down upon me and the man I tackled in the front yard the hackman was look- ing at your face. He described you, and I knew you at once from the description, and the hack- man can positively identify you, and that’s what he'll do.” 4 The girl was silent for a moment, and then she Soened Fox head in the air and said scornfully: . “You’re guessing at some things and trying to find out some mose by talking to me, but you ox aN r FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY them. This will mean a sentence of not less than seven years against you, and it is probable that when you are led out before the detectives for an inspection that you will either be recognized as an old offender who is wanted for other matters, or, if you have committed crimes.elsewhere they may have photographs “and descriptions of you and communicate with other cities. You know best whether you are wanted elsewhere or not, and you also know that if you are that you will be :re-arrested the moment you leave jail, and will then be turned over to those who asked for you. I have.no doubt that you are wanted for many more crimes than those two with which I can charge you, so if you want to act foolish and spend half of your life in jail, why that’s your lookout, and you ean only blame yourself for it.” Lew had looked steadily at her while he was speaking, and when he spoke about her probably being wanted elsewhere he felt sure that he had guessed the truth. : The girl was silent, and Lew let the words sink into her mind, hoping that they would bear the result he hoped for. Suddenly she turned to him. “What do you want?” she asked. “T want to know where Madge Morehouse is.” “Ts that all?” ~ : ; “What do you mean?” “Will*you satisfied with that information?” “No. I also want to know who is the ‘brains’ of the gang that trapped me and Miss More- house.” “Then I won’t talk.” ‘ And she closed her mouth with a determined snap that Lew could see that she meant what she said. He thought over the matter and came to the conclusion that the girl was either afraid to talk about the gang or else was too loyal to do so, and as the principal thing at the present time was to obtain the release of Madge, he made up his mind to let the other consideration pass y. “All right,” he said, “Ill be satisfied if you tell me where I can find Miss Morehouse.” _ “You'll let me go at once?” ~ “Do you think I’m a fool? Here you are at the — police station, and you are going in and I am going to make my charge of perjury against you, and then you are going to a cell. If your infor- mation about the young lady is correct you will © be released within an hour.” a “Alf right,” said Grace, and then she was led into the police station. Lew made his charge — a her, and the girl told him the address where Madge could be found, a house situated — in a street less than half a mile away. Then ~ jaw bi r< sergeant, who _ tie “ay one who — e raiding party the night before, that — he had found out where Miss Morehouse was — held, and asked for a few men to go with him. The sergeant cslled half a dozen officers. at once, a wagon was brought from the police 3 and away went Lew with the bluecoats.. 3 The house in question was soon reached, and the men — tumbled out at the door. This was no deserted residence, as Lew could see at a glance. Sas

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ark TO IRRIGATE SAHARA. ~ An immense African irrigation project to en- able the French coleny to raise France’s cotton ‘instead of leaving the country dependent upon the United States is contained in the bill recent- ly presented in the Chamber of Deputies. It will Yequire the expenditure of about 250,000,000 © francs’ for damming the Upper Niger in™ the French Sudan’ and irrigating three and three- “quarter million acres. With the Niger utilized between Bammako and Timbuctoo it is calcu- Eee the yield will exceed that in America. RICH IRON ORE DEPOSITS DISCOVERED. RB: Extensive iron ore deposits have been found the Bavarian provinces of Middle and Upper Franconia within a triangle, the corners of which are approximately the cities of Nuremberg, Bam- berg and Bayreuth. The veils have an average thickness of 16 feet and cover,250,000 acres. __ The ore contains from, 30 to 50 per cent. of iron, a relatively smal] amount of prosphate and rich in silica. The deposits are from 3 to 50 : below the surface of the ground and can be - Mined easily and at relatively low cost, the more So as they are covered with sand and clay. a SAVE ROBINS’ NEST. Teachers and pupils in the Garfield School, Columbus, Ind., protested recently to the school board when a man employed by the board to trim trees in all the school yards of the city threat- €ned to destroy a nest on which a robin was sit- e. The school board ordered the trimmer to re the tree. 'wenty years ago a pair of robins built a nest this tree, hatched and raised the young. Every Ting since robins have come to the same tree. nest is placed so that pupils, by looking from _windows of an upper room, can watch the in feed the young. WEDS GIRL WHO WAITED THROUGH . : THREE WARS. ifter twenty-two years of waiting, during h time he travelled more than 11,000 miles, odore Dames, a soldier, arrived in York and med as his bride Miss Maybelle Walton. romance had its inception arg the h-American war. After peace with Spain, was sent to other spheres and did not home shores until recently, when he landed Francisco. ring the time he was,away he served in wars—Spanish-Ameri war, the Boxer g and the World war. AN ELECTRIC CHAIR. > te, the controller being con- FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY 23 - THE NEWS IN SHORT ARTICLES tric motor which drives the front wheels, are car ried in a box at the front. This type of conveyance is commonly called a “Bath chair,” in England, as the original man- propelled wheel chair first came into general use in that country by invalids at Bath, the hot springs resort on the western coast. HAIR BALL IN STOMACH. The serious consequence of a bad childish habit is related in the Boston Medical and Sur- gical Journal. Whitemore reports the case of a girl, aged thirteen years, who entered the hospital with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis. For a year or more she had been in the habit of pulling hair from her head, winding it about her finger and then sucking her finger. One year ago she be- gan to have periodic attacks of pain in her stom- ach every two or three months, lasting a week. Between attacks there had been, almost constant pain in her stomach, which was worse when she moved about and disappeared when she lay down. At operation a large, hard mass, which was some- what movable, was felt inside the stomach. A hair-ball, about the size and shape of the inside of the stomach, weighing 212 gm. (about 7 ounces), was removed. “Mystery Magazine” SEMI-MONTHLY 10 CENTS A COPY LATEST ISSUES 5 69 THE SPIRIT BELL, by Charles Fult 70 THE HOUSE BEHIND THE WALL, by Jalian Darrow. 71 THE ADMIRAL’S SPOONS, by William Hamilton 72 THE CANINE CLUE NINE CLUE, by Thos. J. Lally. 73 THE PSYCHIC PNEMY, by Arthur W saa 74 THE WONDER GIRL, by Ralph te Bese ory 75 ON THE WRONG TRAIL, by Ethel Rosemon, 76 THE SPIRIT WITNESS, by Chas. F. Ounrsier 7 THE LITTLE WHITE ROOM, by Marc Edmund 3 Te Store 2 by eteand shia 2 AFF A Ww 7s ot 4 SEES Shermer’ Gs Ganina cancer ZYLESS } ¥, by Hamilt 81 PROFESSOR SATAN. by Chas. F Oursioen eo $2 WHO KILLED McNALLY? by Beulah Poynter. 83 THE CLUE OF THE WHORL, by Katherine Stagg 8 THD “CZAR” AND THE RIN, by Edmund Bliot, 8 A CLUE OF FLAME, by Jack Bechdolt. 8 “THE FACE IN THE CROWD,” by Marc E. Jones. The Famous Detective Story Out Today In No. 87 Is “THE MAN IN ROOM No. 7” BY CHAS. F. OURSLER. FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, 168 W. 23d St., New York “Moving Picture Stories” A Weekly Magazine Devoted to Photoplays and Players PRICE SEVEN CENTS PER COPY Each number contains Four Stories of the Best Films “on the Screens—Elegant Half-tone Scenes from the _ Plays—Interesting Articles About Prominent People in the Films—Doings of Actors and Actresses in the Studios _ and Lessons in Scenario Writing. <4 j “HARRY E. WOLFF, Pub., 166 W. 23d St. New York

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s a pak) : Ge eA ~~, ~ pe ~ a trie Se ne ss _ THE MYSTERY OF THE LIGHTHOUSE. — By HORACE APPLETON. There had always been extant a tradition in Southport of buried gold. The legend had it that old Captain Fisher, an old-time pirate captain, had at one time made his rendezvous upon the storm-bound cape. There, it was said, he had buried a vast treas- ure. Somehow there was a popular belief that the gold would be found under the old lighthouse on the point. : This had long been in disuse since the new light had been constructed on the other side of the cape. » At the base of the cliff, snug against the wall, there was built a homely fisher hut, the abode of old Jerry Proctor, and Ann, his wife. Old Jerry was a fisherman, and had at one time been the master of the light in its palmy. days.- Mit anybody knows the location of old Captain Fisher’s buried treasure, it ought to, be Jerry Proctor,” averred Sam Woods, an maori Hy young lawyer of the town. “As for myself, doubt if it ever existed, except in somebody’s very fertile imagination.” ; Rees Goodhue, the magistrate of the town, and a grasping speculator, overheard this re- mark. “That may be,” said old Goodlwe, in a rasp- ing way, “but I don’t believe he knows anything at all about it. If he does, would he not long since have brought out, the wealth and spent it?” “Not necessarily,” replied the young lawyer, coolly. “Jerry is somewhat of a miser himself. I have no doubt that he has a small fortune of his own stored away somewhere.” “Humph!” exclaimed Goodhue. “It is time that he devoted some of it to the purchase of a cleanly suit of clothes and made an appearance at church. He has not been out of oilskins since I can remember.” Sam’s face flushed a little. i _ “Indeed, Mr. Goodhue,” he said, in an acid tone, “I hardly see how you can afford to~crit- jcize old Jerry so severely. He has earned his money by honest work, not by defrauding widows and orphans. As for his ‘attending church, I kno’ rsonally that in his own heart he is a g hristian.” ; 3 : : “I can understand your interest in him, sir, and why you should defend him. I believe Miss Olive Ma:tin is his niece.” They were at the moment upon the steps of the’Sea Bird Inn, the resort of the place. Near them stood several men who were listening with ‘idle interest. One of these was a tall young man with a swarthy complexion. He seemed to listen eager- ly, and there was a curious hungry gleam in his ewes. He turned away and went quickly down wt 1 sligh - At this moment a young girl, slight petite 4n figure, with a face of rare ee in t in the village street. , _'Sam’s face brighte at the sight of her, and _troubled dreams. ¢ <= Se ee en . FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY he managed to get away from the knot of men upon the piazza, and a short while later overtook her in the path which led out to the point. It happened that Hiram Goodhue, who was rid- ing leisurely homeward in his phaeton, saw the meeting. “Few suspect,” he muttered, “but I am pos- sessed of facts to prove that Olive Martin is heiress to a fortune of half a million left by an uncle interstate in California. She is the near- est of kin. She would make my boy Jack a good wife, and the half million would fill.my coffers to overflowing. Ah! I will see that she does not fall into the clutches of that pauper lawyer.” “As for that buried treasure,” he continued, “I think I have at last the clue to the hiding place of the treasure. I have discovered an an- cient manuscript plan of the interior, and if I am not much mistaken there is a crypt reached by secret stairs under the cellar. I will circum- vent them ali. I can buy the point and the light- house of the Government, and that I will do at once.” Meanwhile, the two lovers, Sam Woods and Olive Martin, were strolling along the cliff path. “Has anything happened, my love?” Sam asked, solicitously. “You seem depressed.” “Sam, I must tell you all,” she burst forth. “I oe had such an experience in my life as to- ay. am was astonished. “Why, what was it, darling?” he asked ten- x derly. “You know Jack Goodhue?” “That scamp?” “Well, he insulted me to-day by actually asking me to marry him. I was never so disgusted in my life. When I refused he became abusive and swore that he would ruin you!” Sam Woods towered aloft like a young giant. His eyes blazed with righteous wrath. “That consummate scoundrel!” he cried. “Did he dare to say all that to you? Upon my word, when I see him Ill call him richly to account for it. By this time they had reached the cottage. The subject was dropped, but by no means banished from Sam’s mind. E ‘Proctor | They were entertained in a simple fashion by the old people. Before they left, by Sam’s re-— quest, he and Jerry walked out to the old light- — house. They entered, and Sam looked the old place over. en “Jerry,” he said, sharply, “they do say that old — Fisher’s treasure was buried somewhere on this ~ point. one has ever found it.” Sam was thoughtful for a moment. “Who owns the point, Jerry?” he asked. “The Government, lad.’ If the treasure was found, I make free to say the Government would \ rightfully claim it.” 2 Same went home that night sto indulge Thus matters were, when, like a thunderbolt — from the clear came crashing down upon him.. 2 “It wiil,be remembered that at the opening of Do you believe it?” aon “It may be so, lad. I doubt me much, for no ee in sky, the news cf a fearful event —

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our story, while Sam and Hiram Goodhue were having their argument, a young man of flashy _ appearance stood near and heard it all. ~ He had left the group suddenly, and a short _ distance down the street met a rough, coarse- ahh man of the ruffian type. Ke ell, Robin Dane!” he said eagerly, “I have struck a lead at™ast.” » “You don’t mean it, Bill Preston!” “You know we wére talking about old Jerry Proctor and his miserly habits. Well, I have a - lighthouse.” They then _ Fesort near, the _ while. wandered into a’ sailors’ drinking and there we will leave them for a the “Sharp old speculator, Hiram Meanwhile, : negotiations for the pur- eee of ue pas ; of the He met with such success that in a few days 2 the papers were in his hands, the transfer was made, and he was the owner of-the lighthouse. ‘The Proctors were dumbfounded when the mag- ‘nate rolled up to their door and demanded the Ys. ®¥e don’t mean to say that.ye’ve bought it, sir?” exclaimed the old man in a stupor. “That's what-I mean to say!” cried Goodhue, pompously, “and you have just twenty-four hours _ in which to get off my property.” ~ Si Seay ye don’t mean to tear the old light down, i ” asked Jerry, anxiously. “What do you think I am here for?” cried Goodhue, angrily. fan beng not to answer questions. I want to explore lighthouse from Be to bottom. The lower rooms are dark, eh? ell, get me a lantern.” ~ Old Jerry tremblingly obeyed. = In his actions he revealed to the penetrating Goodhue much that was of a betraying nature. _ “He knows the hiding-place of the treasure,” _Tauttered the money-lencer with a chuckle. “I'll ; it out of him.” ; : Old Jerry and his wife exchanged frightened ces. 7 as ~ aii — However, they procured the lantern and ac- peonies the money-lender ‘to the lighthouse. he upper chambers were all examined, Good- : keeping his eyes out for a crevice or a niche, t it was not until the lower vaults were reach- sd that anything of a thrilling nature happened. ___ Then as they entered the cellar chamber and lantern’s light was flashed across the stone a thrilling, agonized cry broke from Old y and his wife. ‘ } ‘Heavens! we are lost, Ann!” he cried. “Who as been here?” ae is mine because I = Se -~FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ‘clue that his hoardings are secreted in the old. 25 Grasping the lantern, he plunged down into the place. Instead of heaps of gold and silver, he saw— horrors! blood—blood everywhere, upon the stone floor and walls of the vault, and there in a pool of it lay the frightiully mutilated body of a man. Hiram Goodhue stopped to see no more. He came out of the vault as if pursued by a fiend. “Murder!” he yelled, wildly. ‘Police! help! It is murder!” Qut into the open air he rushed. Back to the town he was madly driven. What followed was a swift, jumbled, awful series of events. : The fearful report spread all over the_little fisher town that old Jerry Proctor and his wife -had decoyed a stranger into the lighthouse and murdered him. : In less time than it takes to tell it they were behind prison’ bars. Poor Olive Martin was in a whirl of horror and despair. But through all Sanr Woeds, the young lawyer, stood up, and said: “These old people are innocent. I know it, and by my right hand, they shall have justice.” Sam listened to old Jerry’s story. This revealed the fact that the buried treas- ure of the pirate was as much a myth as ever. The whole secret was that for years Jerry and his wife ‘had been misers. Their savings, a matter of a few thousand dol- <lars, they had hoarded up and secreted in the secret vault of the lighthouse. © Their amazement had been greater than any- body’s to find the dead body of the unknown man in the vault and every cent of their savings gone. aan It was evident that they had been stolen, but the murder was a mystery. : Old-Jerry and his wife were held for murder. Prejydice against the old couple had been very strong. — ; But the plucky young lawyer had been busy at work. : i “J will clear them,” he said. “They are in- nocent.” And he kept his word. A smart detective at work on the case ‘un- earthed the fact that a man had been caught in a neighboring town covered with blood and —— pon his person were found the exa of Old Jerry’s savings. ie sues, ~The man was at the point of death. At once Sam hastened to his side. The result was that he secured a confession in full. aad He gave his name as Robin Dane, and he was ed the accomplice of Bill Preston, the nian who had Idly and triumph- . overheard Goodhue’s conversation with Sam. E Dane died with the confession upon his lips. The Proctors were cleared. Their money was recovered, and, profiting by the lesson, they aban- doned their misely ways and lived for better Hiram Goodhue was disappointed in not - ing the buried gold, and was glad Sagt ro enough to see

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26 Fame and Fortune Weekly NEW YORK, JULY 15, 1921 TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS Single Copies. ............+. Postage Free.... 07 Cente One Copy Three Months... Se Sat oy” 80 Cents . One Copy Six Months...... In a three-day fight nearly 600 goats were 4 killed, and a number of mascots were captured for ships of the fleet. It is said that many thousands of dollars were = saved through the co-operation of the marines— a Popular Science. GETS WIFE BY ADVERTISEMENT. Glen Lincoln, a young and prosperous farmer ef an Oregon district, father of two thildren and a widower for four years, wanted a wife. Busi- ness affairs were too pressing, he considered, for him to take the time to find one by the custom- ary method, so he advertised. - A committee of neighbors was appointed to advise the young farmer in making his selection. = After several sg woman had answered the ad- vertisement, Miss Helen J. Smith arrived in Cove from an Ohio city and the ceremony was per- formed by W. E. Harris, Justice of the Peace. WITHOUT HANDS. ; a all-around Tommy plays cricket and H, rides ne ies le and erin He FAME AND FORTUNE ‘Did some more steers break loose? says, but ma’s been telling her she can’t do any - He does the fellows gene eres Snore Dees WEEKLY SCALERS OF OLD WORLD’S HIGHEST PEAK. Somewhere in the tangled maze of the south- ern Himalayan mountains three parties of Brit- ish engineers are working their way through un- explored gorges and passes toward the base of Mount Everest. They are blazing the way for the expedition that will later this summer at- tempt to scale the granite walls of Everest and conquer the highest mountain peak on the globe. The first party to leave here, commanded by Maj. Morshead, proceeded up the Teesta Valley and over what is known as the Kangrila route. The other two units, commanded by Col. Bury, intend to meet the Morshead party at Khamba Jong, and then the combined expedition will strike “westward toward the village of Tengri_ Jong, about 30 miles north of the Everest group. From thence will start the party which will try to reach the summit of the dominating peak of the range. : Before the actual work of scaling the stupen- dous slopes of Everest can begin, however, en- gineers must carefully survey all approaches to the mountain and try to find the most practica- ble route to the top. LAUGHS Freddie—Ma, didn’t the missionary say that the savages didn’t wear any clothes? Mother— Yes, my boy. Freddie—Then why did pa put a button in the missionary box? Mr. Gotham (looking over the market reports) —tThe paper says there was quite a flurry in beef yesterday. Mrs. Gotham—Gracious me! “Why didn’t you ask for your transfer entered the car?” demanded the conductor, “aes cause I saw a seat and wanted to get it before the man behind me could get it,” the woman re- plied, calmly. Little ~Bessie—How will I know when I’m naughty? Mother—Your conscience will tell you, dear, Little Bessie—I don’t care about what it tells me—will it tell you? Old Farmer (tending threshing machine to applicant for a job)—-Ever done any thrashing? Applicant (modestly)—Well, some. I am the father of seventeen children, sir. a Modest Suitor—I am going to marry your sis- ter, Willie, but I know I am not ak 7 e her. Candid Little Brother—That’s what sis — 3 better. ‘ a “Why did the teacher send you home?” His father spoke sternly to his son. “Well, she wanted to give me a set of books, which one ; | know. used last term, and io a them because he had gotten all : > > ee.

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—— ee oe oN) ae BRITISH NAVAL GUNS. In the British House of Commons, it was re- cently announced in answer to a question that it was not the policy of the British Admiralty to = ‘Set. the pace in respect to increasing the size of _ Naval guns. Mr. Amery for the Admiralty de _ lined to arrange for a plant being installed in _ the Royal Gun Factory, Woolwich, to manufac- _ ture guns of 24-inch caliber ninety feel in length, _ which had been suggested by some of the big gun _ advocates: : . _ SHOOTS PANTHER FROM PORCH. __. When a prowling cougar crossed the Pacific _ highway, near the north end of Jackson prairie, : _ eleven’ miles southeast of Chehalis, Wash., it fell a victim to a rifle shot fired by George Blattner, who was sitting on his front porch. One shot >> near the heart caused the animal to give a wild he cougar Measured seyen feet three inches from tip to tip, and was a hungry-looking female. It is _ thought that lack of food emboldened’ it to come _ Out im the open. 3 SUNDAY EXCURSIONS A HUNDRED : YEARS AGO. __ The backslider who slides into a steamboat ex- _ cursion better than he slides into his pew is not Necessarily of this generation. In 1821 the clergy __ Of New York city held a meeting at,the city hall _ to get the sense of the community. It did not har long to find out what the people wanted _ and they disapproved of the interference of the - gerey. ‘The s rae basco was mom, Six to nine miles an hour.. ose going up the ‘Sound could not always negotiate Hell Gate and _ ‘She owners provided libraries sufficient for a _ Modern liner to while away the tedium. aa A NEW CLOCK. new German clock that records all kinds of ‘besides time aroused the interest of Con- at Prague to such an extent that he _Wrote erce Lae sg ent all about it. He ert at a fair and said it would tell the second of the minute, minute of the hour, hour of the day, day of the week, week of the months, month Ss 3 A aon _ CANALS FOR GARDEN OF EDEN. The Garden of Eden is to be irrigated and made for human habitation. At least so say the rench and British Governments. (The Garden ye of the late ames th ee ¥; which, conjointly, they must now re- * from the evil days into which it fell under rule of the Turk. Eden, as.understood in this ‘oposal, consists of millions of fertile acres fifty * rates River. 384 B. C., vis- it “a forest of Babylonians, FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST _—— whose country it was, were famed for their ca- nals; their system of irrigation has amazed engi- neers through all the ages sinc? and is still a matter of wonder to twentieth century scientists. An intricate system of canals that watered all Babylonia spreads its ruins in the sands for miles around Bagdad. One giant waterway, the Nara- wan, ran parallel with the Tigris for 300 miles. The date of the building of Narawan was probably about 2500 or 4000 B. C. ‘There were older ca- nals in this area, however, along the ruined sites of which the Anglo-French canal building will be carried on. According to archaeologists the Gar- den of Eden was situated in this territory, but where is a matter of conjecture. oo VOLCANO ROUTED .ARMY. Footprints 130 years old of a Hawaiian army that fled from the wrath of Pele, goddess of the active voleano of Kilauea, near here, are believed to have been discovered in the Kua desert, Hilo, Island of Hawaii, south of the great crater, by Professor T. A. Jagger, Jr., in charge of the vol- cano observatory. Dr. Jagger and his party were exploring a region far removed from any of the known mod- ern trails when they came upon an area thickly covered with the imprint of naked feet, all point- ing in the one direction, all deep at the toes and light at the heels, indicating that the makers of the tracks had. been running at top speed. . The tracks originally had been made in vol- canie ash, which is strongly impregnated with sulphurous acid and gypsum and which, when wet by “rain, settles into a hard concrete, thus ex- plaining ~ preservation of the imprints for a period believed to have stretched over more than a century and a quarter. Hawaiian legend ard history provide the other side of the story, the connection between the Kau desert tracks and the flight of the army of Keoua, King of Kau, from Pele’s wrath. Keoua led an army of three divisions against King Kamchameha, who later united all the Ha- waiian islands under his sway, in the year 1790. This year also recorded, the last explosive erup- tion of Kileuea voleano. Hawaiian legend records the fact that some of Keoua’s warriors rolled stone sinto Kilauea crater to fhark their disre- spect for the goddess of the molten lake. What- ever the reason for the outburst, Pele rose in her wrath, and, with a terrific explosive eruption, totally wiped out the second: division of Keoua’s army. The footprints found in the Kau desert are be- lieved to be those of men of the first division, who, seeing the destruction of their comrades in the rear, fled from the locality. The third divi- sion coming up saw the bodies of the annihilated second and halted. The area where the ig hg were discovered is part of the new Kilauéa National Park, which will be dedicated this year, and steps already have been taken to inclose the tracks and preserve

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* Se ee me ee: 4 i is Te re ness of one’s little finger. FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST BOY SCOUTS. EARN — YELLOWSTONE JOURNEY BY SCRUBBING FLOORS. Off for Yellowstone Park, 191 Clinton Boy Scouts began to reap their reward for many hours of scrubbing floors and running errands, by which each of them earned $25 for the trip. Accompanied by eighty-six adults the Boy Scouts departed on their 3,000-mile journey in fifty-six automobiles and trucks. The pilgrimage was sponsored and financed by the Cliton Scout Council. The tourists will traverse five states and are to be ‘met by four Governors. : FINES HIS OWN DAUGHTER $1 AND COSTS AND PAYS IT. Judge H. B. Shaw, of the local court, Burling- ton, Vt., fined his daughter, Elizabeth, $1 and cost amounting to $8.05 when she appeared be- fore him charged with violating a city ordinance. The young woman, a student at the University of Vermont, pleaded guilty to a be ag Oe of park- ing her automobile in Church Street longer than - the fifteen minutes permitted by traffic regula- tions. Court attaches said the judge was noticed later writing a check for the amount of the fine. CAPE COD CANAL’‘FOR $11,500,000. Purchase by the Government of the Cape Cod Canal for $11,500,000 has been recommended to Congress by Secretary Weeks. The purchase price, it was announced at the War Department, has been agreed on by the eanal company and the department. It is ap- roximately $5,000,000 less than the price al- lowed by a Federal Court jury at Boston in con- demnation proceedings instituted by the Govern- ment. The jury award of $16,651,000 was reversed by the Circuit Court of Appeals, not on account of the amount involved, a statement issued at the War Department said, but for various errors in the metheds of computing the value of the canal. New negotiations then were instituted outside the courts and an agreecent reached. HOW WE GET CAMPHOR. The camphor output of Formosa, combined with that of Japan, constitutes the bulk of the world’s supply of this valuable gum. The most valuable of the camphor forests, it appears, are within savage territory. An American consular ofticer who visited a Formosa camphor forest has made an interesting report on the subject. After climbing a steep and slippery hillside he came upon a large camphor tree lying felled across his path. It was about four feet in diam- eter and had been sawed longitudinally in two portions. Two men were engaged in paring off ‘with a kind of gouge shaped adz chips measur- ing some six inches in length and about the thick- The whole air was ‘odor of camphor. A little pervaded by a strong ; ches up the hill he found the stills themselves, situated yy the side of a mountain stream, amid ‘the most iant vegetation. = The process by which the camphor is extracted from the wood is simple and inexpensive. _ The chips are placed in an iron retort and heated by a slow fire. The camphor vapor given off from the chips passes along a bamboo tube into a cooling box, where it condenses in the form of snow-like crystals. The cooling box is partially immerced in a stream of running water. The chips are renewed every twenty-four hours, and every eighth day or so the fire is extinguishd and the crystals scraped off from the sides and bottom of the crystallization box. BOY OF FOURTEEN A MENTAL MARVEL. John Huston, of Phoenix, Ariz., fourteen years old and bed-ridden, has been pronounced by high medical authorities as possessing the most re- markable mentality they have known in any child. 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A United States government license posted recognizes John as an amateur wireless telegrapher. } During his “listening in” periods young Huston _ has picked up messages or parts of them from — stations as far away as Nauen, Germany, and he ~ daily hears Mexico City. oe Only recently John’s mother telephoned in to the office of the Arizona Gazette, inquiring if that paper had a report of a “bad wreck near Pueblo, Col.” A Pullman had burned, she said, on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, with a heavy loss of life. The Associated Press leased} wire only a few’ minutes before had brought in — the story almost as John had heard it through his set from a distance of approximately 1,200 miles. — ‘TWELVE BOOKS FREE] These beautiful Little Movie Mirror Books-—each a sepurate volume on a single star—will be gent _absolutely free to you for three six-months syp- scriptions to this magazine. 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