The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 28, 1920, Page 7

_— COAL MINERS ' WANTED—By Beulah’ Coal Mining Co. at Bev. lah, N°'D,” Steady work: ‘Apply at mitie Or at Bismarck officé ‘in Haggart Building. 1-24-tf WANTED—Two neat appearing young en to travel. Salary and commission. ape betWeen 6 and 8 p, m, or 8.and p..m.- John McGovern, Grand. Pa- aiid “Hotel 1-20. in 8 weeks. Auto courses. Y. A, Auto School,- Los Angell Can -28-1t ar tia er mi to work around the C. Remington. wk _* HELP. WANTED—FEMALE WANTED Really ‘competent gin! far. general ,housg Wor}. st wages for really competent applicant. Apply: to George F, Will at Will’s Séed Store, 1-26-5t WaRTED—igperiencam girl for gencral hou: rk, Promineyt position at high- Apply W. E. Lahr, 504 Mandan Ave. 123-78 WANTED—Experienced girl for general Bousework. Permanent position at high- est wage Apply Mfs. W. E. Phone eat, wages’ SALESMAN SALESMEN—Need two men.of good ap- nd habits, with cars, to travel for old’ established corpor- ation. Experience not necessary, Must bave the work habit. Position is well paid and offers good ‘future. Must be eT to furnish references and bond. ite, E. A. Langford, Guar Hotel, Mandan, N: WORK WANTED WANTED—By young man, place to work after 6 o'clock for board and room. Write 114, care Tribune, 7-24-Lwk _ ROOMS /KOR RENT FURNISHED light- housekee; ing rooms for rent at Mad 6th {St Phone es A FOR RENT, ROOM Tady Prefered. Call 485L, or 623 5th 7-27-3t FOR SALE. OR RENT HOUSES AND FLATS FOR SAL®—By ‘owner, modern bunga- low of 5 rooms and ane Garage, tatty 50x150. Close in, _Phone,4 FOR SALE—New house for sale at corner of Fifteenth and Avenue A by HT, O'Connell. Phone 803, v eer House with 12 rooms, 3 apt. re Tribune, 28-3 WANTED TO:RENT WANTED TO RENT by Aug. 26th, 5- or 6-roem modern house by family of five. 413 3rd St., or phone 589X,~ _. 7-26-1wk LOST AND FOUND:® LOST—String of child's tiny gold beads. Finder return to Tribune ‘and ‘receive reward, 7-28-4t AR TOMORILES — MOTORCYCLES FOR ALE—Maxwell touring car in inst CLASS CONDITION, fires goad, Hin only $000 miles. if you' bee Ido for a good «mall ir don’t pass this up as it is a bargain for some one... Call at Bismarck Gas Co. t SALE—1 Overland, mode} 90,: exc: lent condition, Sell cheap.< ress %6 Tribune. B-22-tf FOR SALE—Ford touring: car. |Part cash, Balance terms, Call 920 Ave, B. 7-27-tt LAND FOR SALE—A ch 80 acres hardwood timber land, some; n-land, some oe merchantable tim! phenty bull material, ‘on State Highway,” 5- mi es from*R. R. town, 1*mile to school, near AS geod lakes; fine hunting. If you want a farm where crop failures are BAe this is the place for you. tac e. Terms: $250. cash; isaee: equal annual payments. Hudson Land Agency, Aitkin, Minn. _— 7-26-1wk LAND. FOR: "SA DEEL 360° “acres 4 “miles south of Bismarck; River bottom, and some on highlands."Phis land. is just, as produetive as land In Towg gelling ‘for $400. per. acre. per acre; good terms. J. Holihan’ Mia door; east of; Post ‘otttea ei FOR SALE OR TRADE—For land, store and stock of C nenete! merchandise, or will lease building. Write M. W. Schmidt, Senmidt, N. D. 7-23-2wk Wi TRADE—160 acres of Kidder. coun- jand for house and lot in Bismarck, on will aneaee @ few lots. A.C. Bi i) Bismarck. __\_ 1: MISCELLANEOUS | e best tots urner on $100 what :thése lots are worth. Trust me for bi ins, J2-H. Holthan;-ist door _east of Post Office 1 FOR SALE—One Aulitman- pray lon thresh- ing rig did. 8- hottie gnP. & O. plow, 30. gas engine and 42:64 separator, in first- class gondition: Also several good work horses: » Newell Blexrud,, Regan, N, D: ‘ 1 i 23-1wk FOR SALE—3-pieos, te; new, 1 davénport, 1 waterheater, 8-piece din- ! ing room suite—ney, 1 ‘wash’ bench with two tnbs,: 1 Maho; dresser, Call 37 Ave. A, er phone 7-23-1wk FOR SALE—Furnittiré, stetion cabinet, china ‘closet, irqn 4, rugs, fruit jars, reed baby ue, ue pomereus cook ~ ing \utehsile. 422 28-3t HAVE ORD. 3 LOTS: eon “GARDEN- | They refysed to -xarch with the troops, iy for lots, blocks orf always riding in automobiles, ers it ‘ean enous What have you making, the men carry their packs. ing. acres too! FOR S iter aie rear tots on: ed street; one 100x150 and ong 7sxi40,,the men grew to hate them. ‘The J.| civilian population felt the same way. Finest residence lots in the cit Ostrander. FOR SALE—Plumbing, ee Heating and Electrical‘ business, established 12 years. |. n= “Hox, 97, Ei Can reduce stock to sult. derlin, Ni -D. used two’ months, and 3 1-4-inch ot hand wagon. J. Coghlan, 717 9th Si furnished: rooms for light housekeeping __for. rent... 100 Broadway. 7-26-1 FOR SALE — One Bowser street gasoline pump with six barrel tank. Address Box x 324, Bismarck. 7-22-1w. FOR SALE—Famed oak bulfet, kitchen range with water ropa and baby bed. Phone_903._618 5th_Si -5t FOR SALE=burner gas stove with oven and boiler. Ca-37 Ave. x or 525R. 7-28-2t WANTED TO BUY—Four burner gas stove with oven. Call No. 103 Fett -24-t! FOR SALE—6-hole- Jewel range, reser- voir and water pump. Phone 113M. 1-22-1wk WANTED one igh dry washing. Call V. Brych, 318 18th St. d 1-27-71 FOR SALESBaby buggy. Practically new. (all 398K or 40 Thayer St._ 7-26-1wk bag yb 2na“st. Phone | 4X. See SCHOOL BOARD... - SENT TO JAIL \ Chicago, July. y 28—Final orders com- mitting six members of. the Chicago school beard and the board’s attorney to jail for periods of from one‘ to ten days and fining three women members, were entered by Judge Scanlan. They were convicted of contempt ef court for ousting former Superintendent Chadsty in favor,, of Superintendent Mortensen. Thé)tourt. granted a stay of fifty. days {o permit the defendants to appeal. Lewis sand |, 0] their. officers; who ate the same food, 11 was in Belgium when the armistice i-2wk | were witling enough to provide lodg- FOR SALE—Set of heavy work harness.fings for us privates but they refused 7-38-3t | fellows now are only getting what's FOR SALE—Bed complete, also modern| coming to them,” ¢| the ladder as manual workers in’ over- BISMARCK "BAILY ‘TRIBUNE Helen Ought to Have a GrandTime at ‘That Place. ‘ AP WELL, WE WEAT UP IA THE cance Woo?S- TBO STHE “TRAIN:AS, FAR.AS.ALCO AND.RODE FIFTY MILES On HORSE BACK INTO THE: FOREST - 'STWE SCENERY AND che WAS WONDERFUL WE PITCHED A CAMP ON BOLAKE — IT'S WONDERFUL COUNTRY, THE ROAD fa Stowe A Wk CLIFF FoR THENTY MILES JUST WIDE ENOUGH FOR ONE WORSE- THE FiRsr WEEK WE 01D NOTHING BUT FISH- THE SMALLEST FIs WE CAUGHT. (WAS FULLY THAT LONG” i] FROM MY VACATION TRIP. “EE, 1 HAD A PME - ue WERT’ UP RY) Yoo Fouxs WOOLO CERTAINLY ENJOY YouRSELVES UP THERE - IT WouLD. BE: A GREAT. CHANGE ‘por’ Sou' BOTH! WE SAW ‘Some DEER “TwaCKS ~ BUT coDN'Y Locaré TWE PEER— ONE MORNING WHEN WE WERE COOKING BREAKFAST A DEAR WAIDERERED INTO CAMP-FAIRLY 6000 J\ SIZE+STooD ABouT THAT HIGH- “we RAD BEAR MEAT FOR. THE “REST OF OUR STAY es ar OY 3 —~ » i, Ny : a ita a Wy ye i 7 JNOTE THROWN FROM ' WINDOW AX-OFFIGERS IN SO™™ i RE, GERMANY HAVER) TOUGH LIFE, NO Says She, Was ‘Seld Into Slavery ‘From China Qver 12 Years; Former Privates ‘Delight in Re- Ago and Has:Since Been:Con- |; fusing to Have Them in fined in San Francisco Their Employe CANNOT SECURE ANY JOBS » Berlin; July 28.—No éne fi-Germany, sighs more fervently for “the good Old-@ays’ of the Kaiser than ‘the for-/ the pavement. He-picked jt ap and mer army officer. Forced off the £0¥-| rend ity medsage, in’ Chines’ charact- ernment payroll by the reduction of} 9, the army, ‘untrained for work, other}. 4 than soldiering, and so, Benerarily dis- from m; 1 ‘masters. Ihave} | The plans are Wied, by: the population that he hos been kept a priaener six yéars. on} as “outlined, : difficulty in finding any kind of em-| the -fourth floor’ of 1115 Stockton St... and freight servic ployment, thé officer’s lot. in demo-| yy: name is Loi. Mul. Ir. was: brought I crati¢. Gem! B ja har pe. His! pore from. Ch yina when 1 was-a little preswarc wy in’ which hé ‘strutted! gir}, 1 have'a friend who says if I i about as ie (privileged pet ok als can. send word to the man who passes é ‘ohy emperor, has been utterly destroyed.' in blue clothes with a star they will oa “ Many‘dave been reduced to extreme k to China.’ inn fianelat’ straits,” The | nitddle-oged ; Hel? me. T wantsde, go Week:to ine sa eal Pan contact n ex-officer gets a pension: of 3,800] ‘Phe young Chinese to whom the ne. chon: ‘These, activities. will marks a year, but that is orly about| note had: fallen happened to be ai Reda ‘entivlae’ ei ty Agro corpora-, rartltth.of the amount reqiired/to main-| American born’ Chinese. He knew it pn ying fe alte ald. Speed. tain a family. So urgent is their need | wag dangerous) 20. inteffere with. WY ich ‘a been constructed to that @ movement has beem set on foot /'sir!'s captors and to inform the police beeen taaerei for mail servic be. to form an ex-officers’ association for] might mean death for, him and his| yw. py. Bull vy cities ond Chigago. the purpose’ of inducing ‘the: govern-| family... + : Mae One ord e leader's in ment to provide them with land and|~ pig ‘better instinct ‘guided him to hav the. backi eh ieundersiod to subsidies. the Hall of Justice with the note. His! men of the Twit Cities, Pred nusnens A former officer, dolefully discuss-| name will never be Known to.ahyone| pians look ,t H 1 Tat Baid:tentative ing with the correspondent the plight| jut the police. he cis fast ies tai i mail _con- of himaelf and his féllows, remarked} ~ police Captain O'Meara, with fed! opment. large factor: in, its:devel; }that the expression once current, in 1 officials and’ a- representative of. om Indian but a dead Indian,” applled| an hour after the detter_ was’ dropped! ieee to turn its na or ine Precisely ndwadays to the German} out of the window . They battered over to priva ivietion -ebmpabies: | Bublleis attitude toward) the “officer down thites doore an on the fourth, Just as it has mail transported nbw by Old Officers Liked The girl-is held in the city prison eallrosd pomranieg. Sa ea Private soldiers bear out this state-] while- federal officers: investigate her carrying 10 to 25 pa Pa. capable ment, “At the beginning of the war”! tory. Ske may be deported, She aaid| eral Woes ot ‘ GA Pe tate and sev- one ‘said, “the troops were. fond! of| ghe was sold ag a'slave in China_when | now,” said Mr. Bullock enue tature she was 12 and brought to this cown-j development of the industry opens up 2 ae ei f Mak dine iene = j Sa. unlimited field to. priyate. enter- . se. of the strongest factions of China- town. |PLANS FOR AIR- PLANE. FACTORY AT MILL CITY Business Men Hope to Make City Center of Industry in Middle | West ‘San Francisco, Cal., July 28.—Shut- fling homeward through the fog in. the San Francisco Chinatown the oth- ‘er night, a Chinese youth noticed a “piece of-paper. flutter through a circle of light from\a street lamp and fall to Minneapolis, Minn.; July 28.—Prep- capitalized: al ltion dollars ‘to’ makeMinneapolis the aviation. center'of the Middle West were disclosed’ by Minneapolis busi- ness men: “T’am a’ slave girl: I. wish to get aMineapolis carried their own packs, and shared the hardships of the men. But most of the regular officers were quickly killed off, and those left were sent away from the lines for staff and other. ‘duties. “Their places were taken by reserv- @s;, .who .were an entirely different lot. They had to have special kit- chen’ and milk and plenty of wine. If placed on the United ‘States, ‘Cu ba would stretch from tip to tip, from USE TRIBUNE. WANT, ADS pew ¥ ¥ark to Chicago. FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS © WOATS MUAY Vip FOLLOWING ME FoR ARNWAN? UE MAKES” / rte a Quarter! and They, were bullies and tryants, and DID. You Lose. was signed, and when we withdrew. to.the Rhineland the people there to have officers in their homes. Those Turn Down Officers In.a number of cases ex-officers have found themselves inadvertently applying for work te the very privates they once commanded. These former soldiers, business men and ‘shopkeep- ers, take keen. delight, it is said, in turning down ,their old superiors. Many of the young ex-officers are taking up engineering and other. tech- nical lines, starting at the bottgm of alls. , After the first revolution it was a risky thing for an officer to appear |; on the streets in uniform!’ They were emboldened by the Kapp, coup last March and since then have been show- ing themselves in increasing numbers, especially student reserve officers; who. are easily identified by their pale faces; slashed with fresh sword cuts received in : duels. * VISIBLE MEANS? i | SURE HE HAD EM! | % i. NNES; BY JINGO, t BELIEVE T Mave! DID Nou FIND one,? = HOUSTON. — “Living without visible .means of support, eh? Huh?”-snorted an‘alleged vagrant -in~ court, here, “Here dey is! Guess dey’s visible ’nuff!”, He produced the cuboid ivories called Mississippi marbles by- some and ~Alabama golf balls by © others, | “Huh, huh,” mused Hizzoner, “I guess about 30 days.” eee CHINESE GIRL HELD SLAVE} arations ‘for launching a corporation |- ore than’ a half mil- |: they include - passenger i Frother | Hin his fe; but they tell me.ginger ale td pass away and lose consciousness, ‘sent away by the doorman In the tax! People Seem Dishonest When It Comes SAN, MISTER2 —DID : Vou LoS. ANVTHING ? QUARTER ??: WELL, SEE How MANY DAVE BEEN LOST To-biv-Yours’ \ PAGE SEVEN the. porter—probably well feed—will- ingly helped. Noble, to,.carry., his, vic: tim, down. and Buk him In .the. mas | chine. , “phere was @ ‘aoetor fn ‘the touring carn—we got him, too; he's a sure- enough crook,” continued Fond.;. “The doctor, watched Shute! every second, of |" the, ride. to New York,.. keeping his hypodermfe handy, But. the Ind didn't rouse, before they got him to the Colonta’s pler,.. ‘Then théy, woke: him up; a lttle by. slapping hia, face, 80 they, could. carry him aboard. as. if he was drunk—lats of young: blooda ere carried: aboard. steamers that.way, | understand. They spilled Uquor on his clothes. and face, then. called. the ship's doctor—you know: the ability of the average ship's. doctor}. Told him ‘that Shute—who was hooked as S. W, Jones—had. been. celebrating before galling! "The. doctor. looked ; him over and. sald: ‘He's all seas; over, all right." * “But. weren't they, atraid he. might come ‘to before the ship sailed?” “They took care of that. After the ship's \ doctor had gone, the doctor crook gave Tim a hypodermic—enough ey Thinking ft was the case of a ‘drunk,’ s \ Copyrignt, by Doubleday Page & Oo. SYNOESIE, —His star pit pitcher. definitely out » through illness; Tris Ford, manager of ‘the famous baseball team, the Giant-Killers, secures Barney Larkin, pollens twirler,, but ‘eccentric and dissl- d after: @ nerve-shattering séa- EN etd Giant-Killera win the pennant in the American league. Gamblers, without apparent reason, bet heavily: against th Giant-Killers, in the world’s champion ship games with te. “Phillies.” | Winton Shute, king .of jond basemen, and Ford's mata hope at the bat, is kidnaped before the. first FAKT M.—snute, gwaxing-trom stupor gn steamer Colo miles cut, from New : York, earns he bri on, board, ap- parently intoxicated, under thé name of Winton James, and is on his way. to Italy. A wireless to Ford is answered, apparently by the manger, and, de- dlares Shute is with the team and play- ihg. Shute accepts. the inevitable. He comes acquainted with Miss Riley, fel- low passenger, and something more than friendship develops. At Genoa Italian secret service officers search the: ship. Miss Riley confides to Shute that they Aer. aftervher, and that her name ig: Leon- the next. day,,when the ship would be away out to sea. A liberal. tip to the room steward, who didn} suspect any- thing wrong, and the-greatest. second baseman {n° basebatl. was . shang- haled!” ~ “All-for the purpose of making a \illing?” asked the ambassador. “The ;biggest killing the gamblers have -madd in yerrs,” sald Ford. “Jake Stinger-and bis crowd are sup- posed to.have cleaned up several ‘bun- dred thonsand ‘dollars.” “But | you've ‘got “him now—Jake Sttoger!" “That's the. troutile—we , haven't,” admitted Ford. “Not ohe of the crooks caught so far will admit Stinger had anything to.do with {t. manage with Shute?" ke this,” explained Ford: ‘dummy enme to see ble In the afterngan, and the two them! kept ordering drinks right along—probably throwing most of-the |e being patd big money, po doubt, to protect titm.” “Then how do; you know that he's mt up {tn tt?” ° e know, that the fellow calling ;| Bimself Walter Noble bas done dirty work for. Stinger before, He would probably gp. to the penitentiary for Stinger—for money.” “Then you're ‘ap: against 1?” “Yes—unless we're right In the way we size, up the case. You see,”: co: tinued Ford. “the crooks had to’ do more than put. Shute aboard that ship and keep him: unconscious until she was out at sea, Waen he came to and Fealized where he was. he'd naturally, | “pena a wireless to me. If ft went through, why—¥'d try’ to‘ rescte “hit. Say—l'd shave .gotten, from the navy yard a torpedoboat destroyer and.over: taken him! >The crooks‘guessed that: 8o what would they naturally do?” “Try to buy. the. wireless. operator |", answered the wily Aiplolniat, - “They. did better’n: that, we: figure: They made sure of thelr. nan and then put him on the boats-goti him;,ip- stalled: as, the‘ Marcon! operator, fo, the voyage’) 06. 4 “You don't tell met: get?” “You'd: never guess. He's popularly. | regarded asa hero—the hero of. the Regent.” .>. “Wireless operator who saved the The ambassador wets they steamship Regent?” was astonighed. . Tris Herd poaget. sel.” “British ‘subject, isn’t he?” N “Believe he 1s, Does that complt- ‘cate matters += “Soinewhat. But we'll ‘ty to man- age it.” the ambasendor assired Tris Ford. “It you don't mind Pil give you our position in regard:to Jerrold Mansel.’ re “Certalnly—go:ehend,"; said the. am- bassador, “(ve have no desire to prosecute Mansel—provided’ we cad get “from him proof whlch; wll corivict the-‘man higher up.’ We aren't bothering with the tools. “Anyhow, that man Mansel saved many lives—protected women and ! children—when the, itegent was sink- . ing. That.deed shouldn't be forgot- ten—and we ain't, going to forget It. We look upon, Mangel as the ‘victim of ‘ether men’s: greed, . Fitst, @ greedy theatrical manager tempted. him to commercialize his heroigim—then . xs! him adrift shen he svas_ no jlonger a, | bor-pffice ‘attraction. Mansel. was broke, got to drinking, and had no joh, He was just ‘ripe for Jake Stluger to pluck.” The ambassador nodded. vigorously. “So if Mansel will confess—and name the man higher up—" “We're ‘satisfed,” finthed Ford. “We're after Jake Stinger. And it ain’t just. for revenge. ,The only menace to the integrity of, baseball is gambling—and-I want ta hit the g:m- blers a crack that they wea't forget. Say—putting Jake Stinger in stripes, means as much, to-me, ag putting ‘a trust magnate in jajl,.means to the president! Understand, he's got his. heart set on, it The ambassador, smiJed—but gave no sign.” After a diplomatic pause he continued the.’ conversation:-. “We ought to he able to bring Jerrold Men- sel to time, somehow. He could be detained on the Ianding of the Colonia tomorrow and paroled In the custody of7the British ambassador. Then It could all be fixed up diplomatically— quietly.- rit see Sir George Claughton at once.” Tris Ford looked pudsled, 4 “The British ambassador to Italy,” explained. John Bismer. “Great crick- eter In his day—he'll taxe a keen In. ‘ terest In this case.” “Tell him ff he'll help us out, with Mansel I'll acknowledge that American baseball came from English cricket!" “You're a born diplomat,” was the ambassador's. compliment. “That's strange—for I happen to ‘be an Irishman.” Tris Ford thought It @ good joke. ee, e e ° ° « If Win Shute marveled.at sight of “The Skunks!” Exclaimed the Ambas- 4 “Ferrola Man- | | ‘eador. nto the parlor of Nobte’s ‘auife—the dummy was In the bedroom keeping lead quiet. Well, the crook—tbat's Noble—gave Shute a knockout fn gin- ger ale—Win Shute never took @ drink ‘disguises ‘that knockout, powder bet- i ter’n any héeverage. ‘Moment he began ‘the dummy pit~on Shute's hat and overcont, went downstairs, and was ordered ‘for Mr. Shute.’ Just. before “Shute became ‘helpless—whea he was ble to stagger, but too dazed.to knew:! Anything—the porter _ was called. Nobje told him that his friend—Shute | How passed for the dummy—ipust be helped down and put Into his autmind: | as’ Noble was Jeaving town, BY BLOSSER ‘DID T. Lose A A rw Leck-ANp morphine te-keep Bim:asteep tél! noon | | ap his moyth In astonishment. For James Winton ‘Shute;,4ulte, evidently. in. “ihe | best of ‘health, did Bot digembark alone! ie a On his arm,; iglanging., mp at, Aim in perfect trust, was a timid, sweet-faced woman of. infddle iage. whoSe’ wistful eyes. confessed :that, phe , had», been weeping. She was treated with a kind of gallant deference enjoyed: only by, the mother of a particularly attrac: tive daughter. Win Shite bowled Tris: Ford with -bis effiisiveness. “How are? ydu, old boy?” Tickled pink to see you! Le'me introduce you to Mrs. Leonard —Mrsa. Leonnid, Mr, Carlingford—isn’t this sky some blue!"—all before Tris Ford could get In a word. Incifental- ford” on any other occastopy. Paling ‘the manager aside, while Mrd Leonard obediently examined the. sky. once again, Win whispered: “My /name’s, James—S. W. Jaynes—remember! | Ex- plain tater.” Getting the sign, Tris Ford nodded. “When's the next train to Rome?” asked Win, smiling significantly..upen:~ Mr&. Leonard, » “I donit know, exactly,” answered: Ford. “Must. start at once,” Win: \ “W-h-a-t for?” -Tris Ford could not suppress hts curlosity entirely. “To see the American ambassador." , The. mannger’s face -brightened. eas “He's here—on_ the dork rwattlog fo—"* Win scowled, —“for an American he has. to meet,” completed Ford. “After he: sees his friénd—whoever he ts—have the ambassador look us up at the Baeelalors that’s: the top- Notch hotel, tsn't 16255. cy “Mebbe. It -fs,"'> cknowledged Ford. “I'm: stopplug,-there." “On our way,” ordered Win,’ rather arbitrarily. ,-But he wthked at ‘Tria Ford. isa We nee a “Til. join you there in—half an hour.” sald the manager, “after I’ve! arranged with the ambassador. « Sa: John Bismer’s all right. / Whyte a real. fan.” with’ the why-end the wherefore of his Tris Ford waiting on the quay at Na. ples, the manager of the Glant- —out of.range of the hurffan ear. With Mrs. Leonard he, rattled off: in-a.eue- horse victorla’ fortified by’ a thxl-fare register. That’é why ‘he’ didnt see the wireless: operator ‘of.,the ‘Colonia taken from the ship and paroled in the custody of the British ambassador, At the ‘tlme agreed ‘Trig ‘Ford knocked at the door of 8. W. :James— for so James Winton Shute was: regia tered; at: the hotel in meter “Bhall we talk here?” Bord meked “Or: go to my. room 2% ~"Here—Mrg, Leonard: " across the hall,” y—who's this Mrs. Leqnard aed ithe game?” “demanded Tris” “you Gldn't. wise: yp to: It, but: Ford. , the: American;-ambassador ‘wae: down on that dock Agoking, for you.” retuirned:.thé”éémpliment .and: opened ly, Win Shute4ind never sald “Carling- ‘* But Win Shute was. hurrying away. “Honest?:+ Are ‘you text to the am.’ bassador?” Win Shute asked eagerly. “Sure, Lam, The president of the United \States. has ‘released’ him to me!” There was a matchless smile, “Fine husiness! Now. you can help me get Miss Leonard: out’of: trouble.” “Miss Leonard?—daughter-—" ~*Only aiwterSoty 1” Win’s eyes glenmed. Then:entching the jook of understanding, on. Tels, Ford's face, half humorous, hat glad; he hushed —blushed,,as, a: bysh leaguer ‘some times daes.-when' returning to the ' bench after. his-first safe nit, “You , haven't. been sigaed. hare you?” asked the manager. - i “Not: yet,” capfessed Win, suppress- ing the Inevitable’ sigh. “But ['d sign tm a minute if she'd. offer-me a; con- tract—contract witha reserve’ clause for life,”. he announced boldly, Then he told-all about it, ending incornita of “S., We James/* « “SHe’ll never care for me a: second when she knows I’m .a professional ball.player, .She's a dead swell.” Win exuded gloom with every syllable. ; “If she won't have you,” said Tris Ford, “you wouldnit: bare her.” This was not an Irishism. ( “Tris—the, peeing Jad with( (the yow and arrow h swingedy mene as well confess it.” “You. don’t Have, to ‘tell me thet,” Inurhed Ford. Ai! “Why not?” Win was startled. Had!” the world: begun to guess? “Because you haven't so much as referred: to your uywn case—how you got aboard thut ship, and how you ; were treated.” “Oh, I cabled that from Gibraltar. lm all right—so what's the use both- ering over ft. now?” y “Well, 'm—" Tris Ford didn't fins S| Hi© expression was enough, know—you think [ought to be fichting wad. at the crooks that put... abourd) that hout drugged,” said" "" Win, "One way} au—anothet I'm not. If, I hadn't been sent off on the Colonia 1 shouldn't have met tnooen Leonard.” Tris FONE agzed his head ‘trom aide to side, tooking the while Ifke a fair reproduction .of Reslguation. { Ne asked the king. of second, basemen {f he had any objection to further.activi- ties on thé manager's part to.land the chief crook in prison, Win Shute had none, Provided ,he was not dragged into it until he had made his “play for the girl.” But when, Tris Ford “sought ' fpforniatioh” about: Jerrold Mansel, there. a. protest. “See here, argued Win, “what Mansel did to me—suppr messages and faking a wireléss ffom _you to the captain—was rotten bad, I “,now.. But let me tell you something: at the same time he was protecting ~ Miss Leonard!” “How? (To be continued). SSS ° BE. 8. ENGE, D. C. Ph. . Chiropractor " Consultation Free Suite 9, -1i—Lucas_ Block—Phene_ 960