The evening world. Newspaper, August 18, 1904, Page 13

S SP maa ee tes Mase, ‘ CHAPTER I. ‘The Golden Warship. 4 JP7 vae Martin Hall's manuscript that started me on my adventure—the Wildest, most incredible adventure, Dernaps, of the century, I bad been ioafing about the continent with my friend, Rederick art, and his sister, Mary, waen we Wad fallen in wich Hall, Hal} had taken “@ fancy to me and at last confided the pews that he bad a mystery on which Be Was at work, In pursuance of this he took me one _ Might (both of us disguised as pe: “W@ & douse in Paris where I met ng f Mee dressed like rough sailors, but @rinking champagne from great steins ee Spparently rich past all measure, heir leader (a great, powerful, black- ‘Qrarded man, whom they sddressed as Capt, Hlack) seemed to exert boundless @uthority over his wild and brutal ship. Mates. Hall and 1 escaped unrecognized (a9 * We Delleved) and Hall, instead of ex- Plaining to me the meaning of the aAcene we had just quitted, handed me a Dulky packer “Tam going to follow those fcllows We just left,” said he, “They sall to- morrow, If you don’t hear from me in @ month you may be sure they've mur- dered me, Then you must open and ead this manuscript and act as you bie best, But—oh, avenge me it you days later Hall's murdered body ed out of the English Channel. ‘oke the seal of the packet and ck ana I read its strange con- tents. ‘To summarize these briefy. Hall wa & clover detective, He had for years ‘been on the track of a Der. A ship would All vassengers bein, posed to have Growned in mid-ocean. Boon after this Wewel robber would be found to posseas Bart of the Jewelry reported loat on Board. All decided that a daring pirate ‘Was in this century “holding up” mod- liners in the Atlantic, rifling ant them. This pirate, he had rea- 40n to believe, was none other than the “Captain Black” to whose temporary uarters ho had taken me in Par While pursuing his clue Hall 4 found himself, disguised as dock laborer, at the Speszia (Italy) ship. ‘ yards, There he had learned a war- Geruntiny of the gua: me te and to obtain look at it. That glance was enough Convince him that the new vessel Wag the finest ever built, With gas in- Sead of ateam as motive power, with @ wonderful armament of i Suns, asd constructed along that would probably insure thirty jots an hour, the warship's greatest ‘Wonder was that her hull was of phos- Dhorbronze a material that-made her Gleam like molten gold. A little further {investigation showed him that this @rulser was being bullt by Capt. Black, doubtless for plratical purposes, Be- ‘fore Hall could notify his Government, the golden warship had sailed. Several daring’ mid-ocean piracios of Atlantic liners followed in swift se-| 4 It ‘bees Hall's life purpose te prove Black's direct complicity with the mysteriows.ship. This he could only * de by going aboard her. It was doudt- leas in.an effort to do so that he had ‘wet his death. Roderick and I read his posthumous alatement with wild interest. We were young, 1, Mare Strong, had spent mogt of my money, but Roderick was 7 Gefinite cruise for the purpose of get- ‘ting news of Black and his golden ship, for we were both resolved to run the rate to earth in one way or another, Mary, Roderick’s young sister, insisted Joining us. As we looked on the the light of a safe adventure ' her come. captain and crew were from my yacht and could al) be trusted; but \ Were obliged to take on & (ow new and 9 third officer, This officer, lg Paolo, an Italian, came to ts Well recommended. Before we had been it ea a week, however, I began to sus- , from various causes, that he was a yy of Black's. And I found reason, too, About eight days after we had sailed, We awoke one morning to find a thick fog enevioping our the A GOLDEN SHIP UNDER A BLACK FLAG, The Iron Pirate By Max Pemberton. i "as Shien ata speed, and knew the of her at and of two others Ay followed trom Fr nent are Ld watoh the British manoeuy Secret of the flight was no longer jn- explicable—the yellow ship had fled from the ine into which she was #0 nearly falling. ‘The nameless ship of sudden ceased her it. and Almost to a stand ingly well armed, UD upon that side, and now her at Lal ahe By Ay Ay J with and at the promise ; aweul te its Intensity, ‘oF som adie ‘he (we vereds lay, Proadaige to the other, the ma algnal: SCP hg fname ow ‘ decks ihess wer Ryn ‘ine speed . When she was nearly clear, her two great guns were fired almost simultaneously, and 2 the shells along the deck of the cruiser, they camjed men and masts and deck-houses with them, in one devilsh confusion of wreckage and of death, To such an onslaught there | You see we work in a8 her opponent treated her to the hall of her machine-guns, The battle could have ended but in such mighty concussions that fountains of green water arose In twen- ty places and the nea Atlantic became turbi ted by no single vessel, and, seeing that he was like to be surround- ed, the captain of the nameless ship, which had already been struck three in her armor, fired twice from his igious spe beginning of his Aight. In five minutes he was out of gun-shot; in ten, the American vessels were taking m thelr erippled cru! whose ant: the abroad the maimed cruiser, Black Anchor ship. empt to set down for you his surprise nor his In- credulity. But when once he grasped our story, he was not a whit behind us. either In nsity of expression or of rational question, 1 an ‘and If he doesn't pay neck for the twenty men dead om my cruiser, to say nothing of the twenty thousand pounds or more of to her, IT will—why, we'll run him down in four-and-twenty hours, You took his 8 course it by southw almost dea captain; and I heard it hetween them that the second crulser of the American fleet should start at once in pursuit, while the ironclads should accompany us to New York, so making a little convoy f fake, jeck, an perteetatens La it ething o Indeed, T though mutter, as shall see how much the danger was over, t that T heata’s a he went cabin, “We but I did not know then h bn) to be ould leave Posh AY EVENING, AUGUST 1A, 19. (ROBBIN GOOD: An Automatic Comedy in 2 Honks| This in a musicless satire on the auto- baiting and auto-scorching charac- terd whose habitat is known as Long Island, Differing from the real in that virtue . triumphs maybe. AMONG THOSE PRESENT. ROBBIN GOOD, Sheriff of Gurething } aeputy deputies. HAROLD HONK. on auto-crat. GASTON GASOLENE. his hated. BESSIeé BHNZINE, the queen. GLADYS GRASSTOP, a tural goose chapero.. Merry villagers, deputies and others too late to classify. Teed Honk |. SCENB—Aato-hold: the heepekirte eof Sureth' Vorest, L, 1. Robin Good and Mie merry eutlaws relieve themselves We're the Sleuths that Held up We ait sentry on fence-atiles, We're the merry hold-up Sheriffs of Long Island, As they speed ‘long in their autos, With autocratic stares, The, haughty millionaires Of ua had best have cares, Oh! we need the dough— And get it. 80 x pairs, We're the men who hold up autos on Long Toland. (A fancy ance.) FRIAR—Here come the merry villag: ers. (Enter village ROBBIN GOOD-—Welcome, villagers. What, ho! innkeeper, pass the gtpine to all, and then for a merry roundelay. Come, quaff trom your empty beakers . | and imagine yourselves down where the “Down Where ee gies Booze Bishop's booze flows! (Orchestra smokes up.) Down Where the Bishop's Seoze Flows. ‘Air: “Where the (ale: 5 Bi But there's only one boose upon which 1 enthuse, may walk usual “Faust one brand of nose-paint eults me. Evening World Fashion Patterns, Designed by May Manton. Girl's Suspender Costume. The fame of Milwauken is sapped round (he earth, Kentucky's red-optie’s not rare, But the only one kind that goes under my girth- ‘The drinks that prayer, Take Me Dow, dawn, down Where the bishop's booze flows, flows, flows. Be it red or brown, it will tickle my Nore, nose, nose. No pomme.) boosdogy skating for me, Each bot, will be opened with dox- Ologee, ‘The Bow'ry may josh, but we'll lick up our sosh Down where the Bishop's boose flows’ (Wooden shoe dance.) LITTLE JOHN—Cap'n, a cloud of duet no bigger than @ pat hand on the highway! FRIAR TUCK—@heriff? Soakem just telephones a red devilish wagon scorch. Ing hithe ROBBIN- Stretch the chain and stop him (Gaston Gasolene scorches in and ‘s stoppet. Dismounte.) are opened with GAS—-Exactiy, He can't pay his fine, And now to disappear, (Exit.) (Loud honking. Enter Harold and Beasle, Held up, they dismount.) HAROLD—This is not Justicg, It's just @ touch, (Duet.) Wt Ie a Touch, 1 "It Wyemthe Duteh."") storjed while speeding At ninety miles, a clip? Why does this wild, untutored throng Butt in upon our trip? How is it, though Wwe dodged the brick And ducked the pavingstones, ‘These backwoods sheriffs turn the trick By hidden telephones? Tt Ie a touch! It is @ touch! Is there any justice in itt not much! Tt is & touch—we know It's auch. Well, how much do you wantt— It te @ touch! (High kicking.) Robbin—You're pinched for scorching, (Friar @nd@ John grab Harold. Enter Gasion on his auto.) Gas—Ah, Bessie! Come ride with me While yon penniless beggar is haled to the donjon keep, GLADYS GRASSTOP-—Fickle! We guces 1 lowe “It Is a Touch.” “Why are yuh crying, GLADYS—Alas, I have chaperoned my @eene by the roadside all day and not one has been run over to support the family. GA8—Cheer up, I will run over the the plano and you can collect ALL—Re, ma, fa, sol, la, s|, dough! GAB—Quite correct, and now that har- mony i established I fain would-plit a Plot. Gather near, good outlaws, J am but advance agent for me hated r-rival, His arrival may be expected momen- tarlly. With him is Bessie Bensine, nineteen, a queen, I ween, till green with spleen— ROBBIN—Drop into the net! The ground, pal—the terra cotta for yours! What's the job? GAS-Hold him seorcher, He can't up for being pay the ransom. AMUSEMENTS. ARG THEATRE #2,2° * MrO. SAM BERNARD ' "i TTE nt gg, MATT) TH, FROM AAT, on Bway—“Sulicicne> y, 7th tie Wonder, -inig- 12 Big Vauderti Hammerstein's (24 ARADISE(n Root Gardens. fActs and Pxtravagenst. | RICHARD rum MAID Ade MUMMY | wery, near in & Ralno, ATLANTIC | Feat, Carne air ‘Ci EBMA’ me} him for his wealth! HAROLD-What! Bessie deserts me? Revenge, I'll get even—I'll sing an- other. song! (Advances centre.) (Solo-and chorus.) “THE GOLDEN DAZE.” (Air: “OWen Days.) r {a atrange what loose change Can be picked by the cops Along this lengthy tale, Not alone but’ by ‘phone they nave scheduled the stops And mace one in up-to-date style eg, we all know, That the gay outlaw push Weed swords and hows and spears; But now in the bush they walt for your cush And work you in spite of your tears, Tt was not that way inthe olden days Ere the red buss-carts were made, When the mind was fogged with golden ‘Wurtsburger. hase of the brews that} "Twill be woll worth your trouble~this) With a club one was waylald. bag of gold for your pay. I then come! rescue the Fair Besg, Hal! Now with telephones and « bright tin @ Improved on ways of old— t tO pay ere you get away gold! The You' ‘ase for Jn_thi —— Stamps Free 30 tnt case {| 2184 RD VE. im 3? A= i Tel. 873 Ha: Pe had Ite. Hath “NRA aR AT aes NEW YORK THEATRE Surat a (Tableau away, Harold haled to jail. Curtain.) i" and ehorns: "The Auto Is an Easy Prize.” (Alr’ “The Maiden with Dreamy Eyea.'*) yor": heard about the auso that can run for fifteen days, (A very busy thing to ¢9!) “Why Are You Crying?” the other auto that will stop— and there it stays, ‘To make the chauffeur very blue, They're all good prises to us. We don't let them speed through us, Or run across or do ya: ap easy prise. atos blue (and thelr Aleo, too) ‘There are Phantoms pink and green, and almost ev'ry hue, When fast hues ong spies He'll raise hues and cries, And we gathet in the auto as an easy orf. (Exeunt Into Inn for hymn pract! Enter Bessie with a hopk horn, with Which she summons Harold to barred window.) BE&SIE—Harold, my chauffeur ‘for life! Gladys Grasstop bas revealed the whole plot and I would release y: then away! With my hat-pin I wilt nove these unblessed bars, Now to HAROLD (escaping) - rivived the fuel BESBIF—Cheer up! In this botth eight ponies of brandy, equalling horse power, We'll burn it and duck auick, See? (Quick exit for Beasie and Hai Enter Gaston, GAS hot the prisonet has fe (Enter al ROBBIN—Cheor and we'll pase Sheriff. ! they re { You pay us now along eine ment (inate) “The Watch for the Fine,” (Air: “The Rhine") To. got away, Forgot tc pay. We'll make it up some other day, As long a8 scorchera come this way The country sheriff? makes hie hay. Dear auto band, you are @ mine Of riches grand along the line. Firm stands the rural sleuth To watch for the fine! Bo just inhale this teuth— ‘The graft ia ‘Fine. (Curtain, Kgge, Speeches.) WALTER A. SINCLAIR. AMUSEMENTS, Ay Brecal CHECKERS, PASTOR'S ‘=i NORTH BEA FIREWORKS ITALIEN TO-NIGHT. 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Mercer WINDOW ES, . On aunnes Sena, fe C Poles—com Were 33 to 15 conte—io ' Window Pestane 0 Inches % inch—were .@, Table~i% yards wide—were 2. Shelf—12 inch—were ¢. Cotton—rd.—were di to Ensorted oolorsewere { wetoya., ES; EMBROIDERI RIMMINGS 15 ‘At Friday Clearing Prices! Mf inch 8. 8. Bendy Seiruines SSG *irioaad Inch Butraordinary Value Continastion REBEFING G At Friday Clearing Prices. MOSLINS, BTe. | BLANKETS nnn) Teh ee At Vridey Oleartng Fine Cotton Baby Biankets.. LINENS AND TOWELS PILLOW CASES the caret, it misiee: grish wauslin that wil Races Turkey colorings—strict!y frat~ r jeotiane— -10—were $1.79. 1.99)8-12—were ene | en bee poe Foneteae e Bi tose vee ke aa ‘owete— extra heayy—S Inches long.... Remember | We Clase All Day saturday. Wants Te-! wet tea | os CCMPORTABLI'S, SPREADS, ac. At Friday Clearing Prices! | Were. No | gulkoline Comfortadles—full size. 1.15 aime...1.79 1.10 Satin Marsetliee—full size, straight or Cs) out 7