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alot ' The Evening World’s Daily Magazine, Wednesday; August 8, 1906. af ; i Midsummer Nibbles. The FIFTY GREATEST ea rae ea aS Foi isis taaialied EVENTS in HISTORY Mntered at the Post-Orice at New York as Gecond-Cigas Mail Matter, j By Albert Payson Jerhune RowouME NO. 16488 _| No. 11.—The Age of Ohivalry ; a Mania That Bred Wiedom. Ay te at cree te ltt Sota: tae ba efty of Tours. Three of them THE FATE THAT COMES TO MEN. | had patnhes over their left eyes: tro had not epoken th « year: anothers Wagner was killed by one of bis sleeping cars. Bullock, Inventor of Might arm wee down! to bis eds. Each wore in his helmetia gtown a. successful rotary printing press, was crushed to death by It. he case of Frankenstein, their | ns turned upon and rent them. ya parallel irony of fate Wes- millionaire maker of re-§ the highw a the—Bck mailer with the tools of their trade, himself became a victim of the con- ditions of lawlessness he did much < v "Yo foster. Fear of the blackmailing demands of a Black Hand gang has of-Chivalry—an age that began én common sense and decency, odlminaitall-45 foonn a, century or so after Nin death. Tt took tts name from ‘dheval” (, bay Sie Saaties ane | ortetnally “omvulry’'—the {dex beng that horsemen and noble cleases—tn other words. to the Knighthood clams. governments were unasttied. might overry os = Weak were drtver to the wall To aorrect tess areal Arad at +chivelry, was inetituted. Ite baslo principles srene_protention of the hanson i Fowerence of women, the red-earing of wronge and personal uprightseas fhe man who took such pledges belonged to the wealthier ond “armed” classes, they were fm a postion to make good thety vows. In times and countries where laws ware often awe g24 8 oS {re ihe geeaecin * + ts > tened if it did not directly cause his death | ® Chock. a ae seve Achiaiee vente 6 sane d | ‘i In a time of discussion of “tainted wealth” what shall be sald of the ve fing that kept the world ftom relapsing ute water =*$30,000,000 Weston heaped up by the manufacture of an implement of pamurder? To that fortune the minin mp desperado. contributed, the Sid" man of the frontier, the “rustier,"* the city geng member, profes. sional crooks, criminals in-the making without number, besides many who count themselves good citizens—all indeed put a halr- rer valuation on life, holding it at that cheapness which makes the hip pocke vane, OF the other hand, the official protectors ofiife, policemen, watch- MeN, soldiers, together With Sportsmen and tatty others tosehoer s desctly fweapon fs a cherished possession, had a small hand in its amassing. But 4h all aspects it is a monument to an instrument of death. As an aggrega-| tion of wealth Wesson’s estate Will bear favorable comparison with the fortunes of the great captains of industry. But how pitifully small the individual portions would appear if it fwere to be divided in equal paris for distribution among the widows and and next of kin of those who have come to an untimely end SwALtLloweED face he had seen at a Inttine; whose pintume te hed Perhaps, some women of whom be tad mendetbeast! or 5 ! g H e H through Ivers it represents! i. tl we ff | few, however, ati mirrive as motels at it beauty ae : enekag® BTOFS and tmproved when but for ively. at rmletat aeuer: rare bave WHERE IS THE COLONEL? "1" Where is Mayor McClellan at this juncture? Is he aware of the | Machinations of Murphy and McCarren while he remains abroad? The | |) Bosses, taking advantage of his absence, are mining and sapping with greats * fndustry. They are preparing to scale the breastworks. They may soon At ; Pease: Mretve & boy of ood family would be sect to the castle or won | | famous knight or other not | manahtp and the use of arme he wer 2a Ueeme & PAKS. Besides learning bores. Tene he was supposed to tetah carry wome: of bp masters family, Jearn hairdressing te-playing. rig. % aang a 8 essing, bu beng supposedly gentlemanly arts, including heraitry, waies st | o Rowsty, bigh-fown speech of the day. When a Uttle older he was promoted j te Fank of squire and was permitied to carry his lord's shield and spare | ~ ‘Be within the citadel if they are not checked sort of Upper pervant him everrwn a. . ° | }Knighthoog, and Later. came deed “Where is the Mayor the while? Is he driving in the Bois or coursing! maMAnood, ante | tae imach Was stds eden te qeaaaee pugh the Prater or tolling tn tuxurtous ease on some Venetian lagoon? | ++, Bony ot havent ate) be fasting. and pew ‘geal e he is he should bestir himself and get in touch with the City Her grant on ae ‘Sen eae Kaige ee every lee 4 Dh Hall He should hasten to end the gentiemen’s agreement to stand pat wholly died ime, owe ths bam of medinewal oultune ot yd ‘ eet : . Ree holding of 4 on the Which he made with McGowan. It is decidedly not helping him; it may Br ner oa bare bees wet Yank for casituries and women ral # the sak sm yet contribute to the undoing which Tammany is planning for him. While Balder takes his vacation the forces of Niflheim are active in | uity. Their holiday Is spent at home and they are making great tse | of it. It is time that a Macedonian cry went out to the Colonel over the gta to come home and repair the breaches they have made in the ramparts. 3 s > * BR re ge eg oy by ig Bg gh 4 women ead-the wubithe tm ° While Cht was perhage an ere rather site ka tat ia ee eh it wertes, Cod'abest tarebasions to beghe to detloe Sut ir tmatbeakle bode S35 f ways endure w = HE FEMALE SHERLOCK HOLMES 3Y€ "281 of the Pawnshop. | Adventure No, 7.—The Seventh Customer and the Mandarin. By Fergus Hume. ‘ to expiein at that particular moment He modcet “Sis was my Whop bey, Dat eheskett tree woontne | antanly to Hagar and went off, etill obuckiing [aro to better Biineelt.” th the mandarin m chutes. Hager pat away te] “T demey! With my dimins,.1m bet Where wf obey and thought that she had eetn the last of] he, hat I may out his Moomin’ throat?’ ; but she reckoned mely. Two houra fver- “T ahen't til you.” md Eager, alaried by the | - ik (Coprrigtt, 1000, re W. O. Chapmens a ling us the blunt, then!" sata the customer wal ely; “4m the ikas of you an grinas down the likes 1 - WEWOPSIB OF PRECEDING DVETALAMENTS. Pru, i : ,.# banulifal evoer irl her aocquee oa an’ yer prea Shela s pawoebsp in eoagane pe 4, In whose n Sethe Dix a Gib Y 4 i “< Bs, tell amen ia identical whe G red asked Hagar coldly ; 10" mwompe bo 2 z mt Rustace Lorn. » young In the name of M j scam ry rich marae may iach over ve they calls me, but ‘taint nestiektt te we departs and, tor tbe sy am 1 to mmke out the ticket | ward fe was back in the 2 and #1.) brutal thrwnt of the man, end elrendy regretting | with & pale face, a wild ey math fal of | that she had bean go candid. ‘ we. At first he awore at large without string @AY | Ht make neok | yout TL tw 1° rege tt, | emplanation; #0 Hagar waited tl the bad WOKAMP) mag wit, ener nt : | WAS ened, and then sexed nim quietly WHA WEE) tre pisced his grest hands on the counter to veut | |the matcer For: anwwer, Bill plumped down We | Chinese toy on nd olutebed bis tur | °° Dut the next moment he dropped beck before awn tokete, It jtamtly paren alley, Whiteoh "Wiry aia me more of bien. CHAPTER I, eaid Magar Br @ counter the att 8 vg {Out amin’ at cin, ve ly Ag : shining tube of ® neat Mttleyrevolwer, whith ler © HERE was something very queer about that That's—my— ie Bult, goow hore, ¢ ” cis * olyrd ttaeit in Hegar's banda she ot pure lacquer mandarin, sod something gimme the tin cy gin RR rr be Lagi turtousty. “As 'f/ chased ft for detenss nen ee 4 about the man Who pawted it sscyiebargP ag Ser ; Beg yo ddr been robb Sine 7 4 toy Pe Was simply two ball placed together; the “yi cuy Ses IP et elrin et canuiiet | Rael | Mapbed: ithe are you talking? Ard} ms xewr bor Stevie. by me,” said whe onimiy, “ta | = top ball, A emall ohe, was the head, marked with on eee © m. Here's the mon a what have I to do with your being robbed? protect my aeons Auch Torues ae you.” ; aa top ball; soalain sarsapunted OY ket. Take yourself and your inwolenaa oul) . Bin stared at her blenkly, then turned on hi a qusinthy padntad faee of porcelain and | mnted BY | oe my bop. Quick!” Bul “gasped and potnted to the mandarin, who wae | exd loft tha ahop At the dosha erway © paxota-wbaped bat jingling ¥ et gpa age ; scsinunigl aus saiieun' Genetfiice vaniaen rolling complacently, with a fat amile on his pores | haa fist DARONS anh hogs 7 The large tall Below wan the body, gayly tinted to ts + r a tty , strutting Lowers {iatn visage. }‘Dhat—thet doll!’ he eptuttensd, “I've! SGicial dress of a great Chinase lord, and the dov Boe ‘ero, miswur; I comes fur that dali sane ge ‘Tl find thet Bother end smash the Me ont of! 4 wo titeie arma terminating in porcelain |'® tree montha, or st may be four, A dt alet-aus, pene are him!" he said hoatewy; “when, my fine madam i ately finished even io the long 7 j Might en’ ‘ended up to me proper, Fu break your } TOR the dont awed Thar tepatientty. |] Sete back tote —you-out!—Atter owhtoh te che | q 1 ‘fashion. Weighted rdex- | neck!” aa ne Jeeabel! Of the dinine—dintns!” iahed, leaving the mandart, with ite prialdny =. 4 the manderin would keel ever & od “Whats that you ey?’ Hegar was over the Rin . * echoed the etn, starting “back th aH | ati)! rocking on the counter. wie, 5 a perilous angle, but be never went) counter and clowe at hand by this Umea Larky Bill tesseccstny ¢ Hagar put away wh and ‘Yea! ¥' know, hang you, y’ know! Twenty thou » 7 thei platel tock up the figure \ Now that ahe knew about | povn' of dimina! Thay was tn that @oll—inside | gorceq Bill to admit, as ja tah Sent eee er] itn. Thoy ain't there now. Why mot? ‘Cause! ther hud bee. rab Bi aa) $ ad 1 stolen from Lady De: } you've rubbed me! Thiet! Yan Mt possible that the Chinese toy might belong cen? “L aid pot know that there were any jewels con: | aime owner. In gpite of ber fearlessness, Mager ne . an When eet in motion the big bal! | stared open-mputhery At her “You #ay snother © armen would wag, and the head nod) word, 5 ja bird,” said Magar, eciting bis ar, Uitle red tongue thrusting iteelf out at} “ang TM put you into we gutter Then the golden bella would chime) wy gra eaeetls ‘ iS usar. yi what a domed,” muttered Bill, rubbing imeloMiousty, and, rolling, wagging, nedding, the man) ity ear he found bimaelf outside “she @arin made 4 him ayer satated acter the t er, Three months, Tick!” he coaied tn the mandarn,” said Hagar calmly. "Maa | not wtogether happy ta her mind ap in . ped bis thumb nad aguinst hia teeth “t can't I known I should have Jnformed the police.” burglar, If he did not find the di ranan the 9 . oc oy Hans Andgrecn. feet jean fram the beak; but I've vested dlonkwy any i he gas, would yet An’ why?" Quite capable of returning to muiner me we wee] 5 Sart— pest Maat, te —_ yay t essed a man th your position does nat pomsens| Whole, Hagar concluded that ft moun et pn te a ayy Reape oT scope pepe ene =] At with Sees enlarnatto ‘sronda, tr. manith tu diamonds unless be steals them. And, now I think | well for society a¢ lunge, and herself in mites | r Sas . on hie heel and went to Whitechapol ‘There Cit’ added Hagar, quickly, “about the time yoa|!f Mr. Smith were restored to the prison Whenos ub tomer, de: baron Y pce of | forebodings were realized, for at the very door hat Jevely emerged, his own house in Sawder alley ne wma tai charge by @ grim polloeman and sent to prison for four months. He had » After some consideration ate + tae ewyer, wad Gell Ble Liyeods of the mandarin, taking the image wis ho ‘ #e evidence. Var, M any one, wouki be- Able to | Bbe caked Uys qunar mended two pounds of @tiewering her he Purmt ou © :eeree laugh and teerea unplossantly at oe toy Lady Deacey's jowelw were molen, | pawned th ‘You stole shem!" |. -ppape 1 aid, piraps I didn't,” growled Bill, mental i for the aouteness of her under resolved to aw Vark olen nome trult off a cow liy cursing Hager —_—_— Os “Comes from other sid > mm; I taokon, aco) elaanta eas Nias menace hth micaus!” be mld, ib « 008 ee ee ee ee thon * | f svpasnt rite; ‘twarn't your bie to prig/ A) Wit the intricacies of the aMule, ng Dnt expected to bees phrased it—nubbed for the j standing: In the mean’ time, BIL Bm bad Oo pay Prgebdgrerebee ‘ cabugn |ett. ‘Therefore be employed th smelt remnant of any e “em” piblic bane Wwikch guarie aS Sepelren ky tie 3. hg alata Rea alg pee freedom sti!) remaining to bim in pawning the “E tell you 1 never touched them. I G14 not know 10 rs Crewont, wd there was aropame tne fe she was by bo mewn ‘ mandarin in the most Gistant pawnahop he coud | uney were In there.” niet tol peins AREY NS wee crowning hie ter ¢ # — Ben ce wea, aqmet think of, whioh happened to be Hawar'a as a1 See yho did, cuss your When I guy you the pry arti! pals Oe cg ee aera att i dimethitig y iy ' ‘ Aa en wh : ar ite + aie be fell into conversation with the fat lapdiord~ # nee pra rested “her every ser heavy veg prove ° hed ee vlc Re eta ot the dinine wore inalde; now they ain't Whol, rita! looking prise fighter, who Jooked an root ’ pallet ead, with ® crop of clu < ns wi a took *em?” he had been in jawil—quite w bind of Mr. Mmith’e & ‘4 shaven face of # tive > ye y hv me ‘Bis, rc i. pe) HH Seine the policoma Magar ponderal. mee poring Pi ino tows feather, ‘These two coupenial apirite recognised each eeend hed been retnoved: @ how forvlwas, M “where | - onda ghould : had catne frieudly- end ‘@ lames, usly moun and two oun: evoe thet eed a Harts MONKS! I'v put at Winer foe manaertf on use sbelf.on the day of tts pawn- emer iiicteied seater te ¥, Andee, thar * ever logked eny one straight | a won't git Iti erunted Bm ith ony you “| keep this always by me to protect myself againet such rogues as you.” se and had not rémoved it again unt) ahe hag |’! sad the tae eatin is extract \uformm- | tractive gentianan wore « r a red | . ‘ ara to ity owner, Beelta her allent, Bul turned |S!) Feearaing the Mats of Bolker. He was | Dendkerchiet round his throat & Whee ee ee a soak away with Bi tisse — - —_— ———- - - er | returned It jae down #od removed a equare morsel | 20 Wee to explain bis reason for making these ime | ab Monkey «to ye oy upeiae a0 . ear-fiage on bis bowed, Alay he 1 wad) vie <n orbs al tained oa oy on 4g0 of | % aud out er a 4 ‘ huinien eed kali op pede abe ynich fitted In so pergestly ax to wenn | tres . pipe between hte Coeth and breweries retro: pavemet Wa had & spatiale © Dolicaman | Mmacit & wore tlw dust co) a over his ni ¢ pei yen whole piece, | Within waa the derk hollow] ‘“'iat's a fine ga! in the pawn-abop, hey? aala ; imomphere of the vilest tobacce. the bie onyron al-aq be calleg tet) eur ‘ “ pout the toy anit = amyty hg wit a toer: 4 q yuser; but the man was querr " ai! ied 4 sit ADS At wag | BORO ermper DI 1 a wae when Larky Jl) w into * * * “Wot ? Bh Rte dest at perion Ukaj tw be 10 pom ‘ TMgsaunt ret Laarky itt Dad iadoes tn oe - ty. MUL nn And came to latte his property rocatied vg nat theun diene (to ‘ere with iy Own ‘and, aie te ® Plum, ain't shet—-buty not f daticnte a work of Com nd ads am tt, Monkey Haver thought oe 4 oan serv dame Til incktent, She took down. ts fj Bill, PAIBLINE One, grimy finger AL the map, | for every man's pickin’; Oh RO; noe whe! “Ager/ dhe Riese cid you ket Nak" Gaaaandea te was 0 cone of diamond Ot aiamond poy Y pawen-s , tee | fully and got it swaying on th ore ‘are when I popped It; they ain't ‘era| look arter herself proper! wuld the ay 001 a Ue tee Aatite POR 3 been |HOt roll aa eaally andMeraceully as r * if the ewAyIDK mandarin, pol age ar Be meres ott tha’ two best | cnaaeela Hie ella seed talomaes anc alesse alaaed pronense” cried Hagar, without thinking, yr naq|* bom # Wicked Iittle ‘unchbeck con Ran Sate Wi on the waVAre, mibsuA!” Kromiad. the rons | wand atticlen upon a big yt WY ; tomiering all three. "I'm glNd to got thin oma Bul] “Bolen!” Sloross he mind that one day ahe had | DAMS But how bait: miLting & wawe do Whee Toe am injured tone, cHin't Pre Lie vinered tain. | ‘ rE here tar elt. But t ary One's touned eave thayent ef back | Just, fuahied AE tcnaett with the mandarin (6% 1 40 ‘ser ~~ per ley. Apel 0 mite ae ie a vatior tomer, |! Vwhhatanding bie + & entia ; esiubliahinent, and a y| "No. Jt that elt ever. mno found Ws had thought nothing of i, bat had| “Wes Kad?’ eaid : * me-where ah guy it ¢ | PReGOMIOLN f 5 ui): f od it k wince youl at the dime ane FUL reflectivety. “Ai whenp . ome, ~A Smnd treanenty took i: Vikerature Levi f pa 1 wou been he tor of ita wheif forbidden .the i844 might ‘¢ ‘ang out there?” ine 1 G0; 80 AF you kin ering ewo quia’ —.| be se Laser See RON Deas eens 22 to | rondered (ia uny one should , tl tata I've been mayin’ ‘ae sa od replaced the 10% © ie] sicaliing Ma eoione anal . Fon twenty Shinn,” wid Hagar, oul | add whe ° tay given ine ¢ ad tte | o anidence ob» to give 4 vay be i myy ‘ewth's one 4% COUR | to meddle wit pace wa eunaan ‘Ho, tn a swell, Aimp-Up bookshop. Juephve, Bom ert : he Mr Chitee | ene kept her wouderment t king the 4 connecting It Gepareure, aha) Juppins, Lewer §ausre way; ‘le pari t ‘ 5 [to keep sate, We beet wires ohe dap ha wan eorry aj tucking ‘Say, intone, ‘convinced: that imp had stolen the concealed | ” lente Me dowa Biohetin’ eres! If thie adu't rotieery qn: | Lolke * FubbEG of the gin | te iat i ot hia |’ cove oalle mmeliisi’ “round | fe ee at ge he wondered—how had he Oeoume | °f¢ but Bolkers whet aot Up WHR ‘a good jah ap | Ser”’ whived the man. “Twenty bob! Wn 9 aiid: | ecane, sopeliaance, Bal \Prmcheiy Ae al nog ere fur this himage? * ‘that twenty thoussnd pounds’ worth o¢ * out of it's worth morei” Jove tap tals scainpied - huD plies oe mew Not Ghat I know of, Nobody aa for tm oidden hollew body part out displays h eorrow wi we tiny, PRRF OOP ine) \: Or iwave WL 1 don't ne ms pat soem ihe: po foie ling Abe Pie Ques i'e ail right,” chvatkied Jy. | aiamonde was tm the ot tap dour ' Crescent and aecendad ‘theshigher spheres. Lard, 1 tal on howe Live atte Wows many ou, ' ve ever when he kay mi wae hone!) and Am running Ca t Odin hend ax Jiothing BEN bappensd after bis Sepervire eae] Winek "UMMn! ere ay ini eit