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1 THE ROCK ISEAND ARGTJ& MONDAY, MAY 1$, 1911. DAVENPORT Two Fined for Speeding Auto. Dr. A. W. Benadom was fined $1 and costs by Magistrate Roddewig for exceeding (be automobile speed limit. He ad ' mitted that be was running at the rate of 15 to 18 miles per hour. Ed Slavin, who was arrested last Thursday on the same charge and who was allowed to go free on condition that he appear at the station, failed to show up. He was encountered by Office Phelan Fri day night and forced to put up $15 as a guarantee for his appearance. He denied that he was exceeding the speed limit, stating that he was going at the rate of eight miles per hour -when ar rested. He was fined $5 and costs, which he paid. Miss Flowers Painfully Injured. Miss Anna Powers, 816 Taylor street, met with a painful accident Friday even ing. She was alighting from a Central park car and had passed the rear end of the car when her foot was caught In a trolley rope that was lying on the street. The car starting suddenly, she was thrown to the pavement and re ceived a severe blow on the back of the head. She was also dragged by the car for quite a distance. At present fehe Is lying at her home In a serious condition, and as yet . it Is not ascer tained what the result of her injuries will be. Costly Attempt by Incendiary. An attempt to burn the apartments of Con J. Gleason at the Wohler flats at 515 Ripley street was made Saturday night at 9 o'clock by an unknown party, and but for the prompt arrival of the fire department the entire apartment build ing would have been razed by the flames. The loes to the Gleason suite will be in the neighborhood of $500. The flames-were first .discovered in the apartment shortly before 9 o'clock and an alarm was at once turned in to the fire department. When the firemen ar rived at the flat building the entire second floor was one mass of flames. BLVEl IT IDiriissDBSilaiadl CHAPTER-VII L FEW-moments later I passed frm tbe camp-wftb my. troop. Again I saluted the princess and again recerved scant rec ognition, or I thoogfat so. "What new. plot .was Wasca batching this morning"?" asked - CRyan when we were atone tthat ntgot. "Becoming tmy friend." I, answered. MA fieadtUb t plot t Indeed. .1 would 'sooner have bin as an enemy." "We must wa5t and-see, O'Ryan." "Tea, andlrMe as far apart from him as possible ,w hen yr' charge the en emy. It is-set easy 't make: a mistake when yen rUei a' friend beside yenr bitterest 'foe." heVwent on. "We fcave changed , sham fighting for the real thing, bof "But BtiU yea are not satisfied," I laughed. "No. We haven't left any of our dangers behind us. We've brought them- all with ns. excepting one." "And that one? "The princess." "Blow could you expect we were go ing to leave our dangers behind 7' "I didn't expect that you were going to become such an important piece in the game, VerralV he answered promptly. "A kind of white elephant to you. eh?" "Well. I confess to a partiality for less exalted personage to deal with in games of this kind. The greater you are the more numerous are yonr stock on hariaoi wiy sometimes, uniforms. 'T dpp at iew. The Official Spalding Ball We carry Chaflin Spalding and Victor Ball Shoes to ! .euna as Bennett's Sporting Goods Store 1619 2d Ave. Rock Island M fire being in every room In the apart ment. The application of chemicals, however, proved to be sufficient to ex tinguish the fire, which was confined principally to bundles of cotton which had been spread over the floors of every room and had been saturated with kerosene. The damage was done chiefly to the furnishings, the carpets, some furniture and the woodwork in the suite being scorched and burned by the flames. That the attempt was made with the intention to destroy the Gleason apartment, if not the entire flat building, is apparent from the manner in which the cotton had been distributed over the rooms.. .The mat ter was reported to the police and an effort Is being made to apprehend the guilty party. Shortly before the Glea son alarm was turned in the fire de partment was summoned to Nahant, where the railroad office of the Milwau kee road was burning. The fire was soon extinguished after the department arrived, but the loss was heavy, the building being badly damaged. Auto Victim Burled. The funeral of William F. HolL, the victim of Friday's automobile accident, was held this af ternoon at 2 o'clock from the home, 1838 West Fourth street. Services were held in Trinity cathedral and in terment was In Oakdale cemetery. A crowded court room heard the testi mony at the coroner's Inquest. The following verdict was returned: "An inquisition holden at Davenport, In Scott county, on the 13th day of May, A. D. 1911, before Justice W. R. Maines, acting coroner of said county, upon the body of William F. Holl, there lying dead, by the Jurors whose names are hereto subscribed. The said jurors upon their oaths do say, after having heard the evidence and examined the body, we do find that deceased came to bis death by having his skull crush ed by being struck by an automobile near the crossing of Third and Howell Btreets, in the city of Davenport, Scott county, Iowa, at about 12 o'clock, noon, on May 12, 1911. said automobile be ing driven by F. L. Schmidt." Obituary Record. Joseph Edward Copyright, 1907. by R. I7. Fenno fic Co. even in the civilized world. 'In' a conn try like. this, devil of a rule Is there to go by." "I do not quite see how the princess is a danger," I said. It gave me considerable pleasure to bring the conversation back to her. "For the reason that she is a wo man," he answered, "and. If yon want an additional reason, because she is a princess. At present I believe she Is yonr friend, but tomorrow who knows? Why, even Bridget" "Bridget! Who is she?" My wife in Yadasara. I told yon about her." "You never said her name was Biidg et." . . "Well, it isn't." O'Ryan answered. ( j the fence. -v-gnia or some heathen name of j runs was m but you cou'dn't expect me and without th calling - tR?t so I chris , and demons walked' and Frenvks of ; bunted to Dellar. Phil fielded to j ball cleanly, but threw to the wrong j place and all three men were safe. I Wilkes followed with a fly to center -ra J-et e, -it HIT We 'it 3 fr-'or 0 lhe -jck I and Wall scored after Stevens had ught the ba;i. COLLI S SPOILS CH1SCE. ; It looked in the sixth as though j the Islanders were going to even i things cp, but at this stage of the t game Collins got in some of his work, j Three singles put three men on with j two outs and Kelly hit the ball aa awful blow and apparently had it ! tabbed for a double between rlsrht 'and center. It was out of Long's i reach, but Collins managed to get to k j it before it landed and the inainy pe in sked. i' f. Dn Bois passed away at his home south of Blue Grass, his death following an illness which dated back to last Sep tember. He was born in Scott county and was 57 years, 9 months and 11 days of age. He is survived by five children: Mrs. Sadie Baumbach, and Mabel, Cora and Esther Du Bois; three sisters. Misses Tina and Margaret Du Bois, and Mrs. C. F. Sparrow of Custer City, Okla., and two brothers, D. C. of Verona, . Mo., and William of Dallas, Texas';' also one granddanghttr, Mabel Baumbach. The funeral was held from the home Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock with tnteripent at the Blue Grass cemetery. Milan Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Dibbern of Sears and granddaughter Margaret Dibbern of Lilian left Sunday for a trip through Georgia and other south ern states. William Brasher of Colorado visited with his aunt. Mrs. Brasher, Thursday. The Epworth league anniversary will be observed at 7:30 Sunday. There will be a union service. A good musical program has been arranged. The W. M. B. society will have their May fair at the town hall Tuesday eve ning May 16. , Mrs. Joe Criswell returned home Thursday after a few days' visit with her mother at Reynolds. Hurley White formally of Milan is here visiting relatives and friends. Inflammatory Rheumatism Cured in Three Days. Morton L. Hill of Lebanon, Ind., says: "My wife had inflammatory rheumatism la every muscle and joint; her suffering was terrible and her body and .face were swollen almost beyond recognition; had been in bed for six weeks and had eight physicians, but received no benefit until she tried Dr. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism. It gave immediate relief and she was able to walk about in three days. I am sure it saved her life." Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1501 Second avenue. Rock Island; Gu6t Schlegel, 220 West Second 6treet, Davenport, Sy Prcy irta "I have" been too busy watching others. One of us has got to do the watching, you know." "And I don't, you would say." "So offense, Verrall. We must stick together, and s. man In love is seldom the man to act most cautiously. I quite sympathize, but for both oar sakes I wish you did not think so much of Princess Daria." It bad never occurred to me to doubt Count Vasca's ability as a loader. I had become used to hearing him spoken highly of. but during the next few days it did seem to my unpractlced mind that he lost good opportunities, ne knew the country and the enemy; I knew neither, and I therefore con cluded that he knew best. We advanced slowly until we were under the walls of Yadasara, &nd yet it seemed to me that we had accom plished nothing. "Are we going to attempt to take It by assault?" asked O'Ryan. I shook my head. Although with other knights I was constantly in coun cil with Count Vasca, I had no idea GOOD NEWS FOR CATARRH SUFFERERS So many hundreds of catarrh vic tims who have taken the Hyomei treatment have written thanking us for publishing our method of taking the Hyomei vapor treatment in con nection with the inhaler that we gladly publish it again. The vapor treatment Is especially recommended in stubborn cases of chronic catarrh of long standing, but remember that the inhaler should be used daily as usual. 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Oakleaf and two acres of W. A. ToUes. The tract has a frontage of 250 feet on Fourth avenue and extends back to Sixth avenue. The purchase price is not announced, but it is under stood that it was In the neighbor hood of $1,000 an acre. Mr. Loosely purchased the site for building pur poses and eventually he will erect a beautiful residence. Father and Sons In Corporation. James A. Rose secretary of state in Illinois, has Issued articles of incor poration to Gust Ed Construction company of this city, the capital stock being $25,000. Stockholders and incorporators are Gust Ed and his sons, Robert Ed and Josep'i Ed. Gust Ed is president of the new cor poration, Robert Ed ia vice presi dent, treasurer and general mana ger, and Joseph Ed is secretary. Boyer Held to Grand Jury. Charles Boyer, arrested Thursday in Chicago, faced a 'larceny charge Saturday in Police Magistrate Gustafson's court. Boyer admitted to the police that he took $22 of J. V. Claar's money and $5 that belonged to two lodgers at the Interurban hotel, at a time when he was employed as night clerk in the hotel. Boyer was held to the September grand Jury. His bond was fixed at $1,000 and being un able to furnish the sum he was com mitted to the county jail. Boyer is an old circus man and he traveled with the Barnum & Bailey aggrega tion for years. He has been in a great many foreign countries. Auto Runs Down Farmhand. Vic tor Carlson, a farmhand who has been working near Bettendorf, was struck by a touring car at Sixth ave nue and Fifteenth street. D. II. what his" Intention was. He looked, sagacious, talked valiantly, ' but did nothing. Still, it was absurd to think that he was afraid, as O'Ryan sug gested. " ' " "You can never tell," O'Ryan said when I laughed at the idea. "Such a stronghold might frighten the bravest man." Between our encampment and the city ran a broad river, full of strange and unexpected currents and of im mense depth, so O'Ryan told me. The city lay obliquely to the river in the form of a rough triangle, the city gates, as I afterward found, being situated at the angles at the base of this tri angle, and the city rose from this base gradually toward the huge rock which formed th'e apex of the triangle. This rock, which was the only part of the city which actually touched the river, rose sheer out of the water for at Wast 600 feet, with hardly a bird's foothold upon it. It was the dominant feature, towering above the highest part of the city, presenting a problem as to how access was obtained to the fortress crowning the summit. It was a problem I was destined to solve later. The fortress seemed to be cut out of the solid rock. For several days we encamped idly before Yadasara. The enemy had re crossed the river by means of a bridge of boats nearly two miles higher up the stream, but we made no attempt to fol low them. I was doubtful If they had ever crossed it in great force. As far as one could judge, there was no ex citement In the city. I spoke to Walen about It. "If we are not to attack the city why are we here?" I asked. "The enemy have retreated. Proba bly the count thinks that victory enough." "I do not wonder that the war has been such a long one if it has been carried out In this way." "No wonder you are impatient, my dear Verrall. So am I. But, then, Vasca commands. It Is not without a certain pleasure that I see his com parative failure. Her highness may next time intrust her forces to abler hands.? I could not mistake his meaning. I could not afford to underplay my part. "It shall be no laggard's campaign, then, I promise you. Sir Walen." I an swered. That night, being sleepless. I stole ont of camp" to the river. Suddenly there was a sound near me. I stepped back quietly into the darker shadow of a tent and listened. There was no mistaking the sound now stealthy feet and the next moment two flgnres hurried past me toward the river and disappeared over the bank. I opened my mouth to give the, alarm as I heard the first dip of an oar, but be fore I could cry out a third figure was at my side. It was Count Vasca. "Is It treachery?" he whispered. I pointed to the river, where the dim outline of a boat was just discernible as it crept into the shadow of the great rock. "I heard the sound of footsteps and fallowed," he said. "How came you here?" "I could not sleep." He was silent for a moment. "Better let them think they have got away undiscovered. I wiU at once have a sentry placed here. We will not give the alarm, tonight. ' Let's to Snoke of Davenport was driving the car. . Carlson was 'decidedly under the influence of liquor and was cross ing Sixth avenue 60 feet east of the east line of Fifteenth street. Snoke was driving west at the rate of six or seven miles an hour. Carlson caught on the fender and Snoke be came excited and forgot how to stop his car. Carlson was carried 70 to 80 feet before the car stopped. A badly ' bruised left shoulder and mi nor bruises on his back were the ex tent of Injuries. Snoke was more frightened than Carlson was hurt, though the latter was removed to the city hospital. Obituary Record. Samuel Rosen field, 415 Ninth street, was buried this afternoon in Riverside ceme tery.' Funeral services were conduct ed in the home by Rev. J. A. Hurley, pastor of the First Baptist church. Mr. Rosenfield, who died Friday night after an illness of seven weeks of blood poisoning, was a brother of the late Morris Rosenfield, presi dent of the Moline Wagon company. Mr. Rosenfield was a veteran em ploye of the Moline Wagon company, having been with that concern for 40 years. The greater part of that time he had served as foreman of the shipping crew. He was taken ill while at his work. He was born in .Germany and had he lived till Sunday would have been 64 years old. He came to America when he was 18, accompanying his brother. Morris, who had returned to his na tive land for a visit. Samuel Rosen field settled here and had always made this city his home. He was married Sept. 2, 1875, to Miss Mar tha Schemerhorn of Cordova, who survives with one daughter Mrs. Julia Colenour, at home. bed. Sir Verrall." This means" action at last." "When?" I asked. "Soon surely since they take to spy ing upon us. You grow Impatient. I would that I could trust all as I trust you. There are white llvered knights among us, Sir Verrall, or we had made more progress." ne left me at my tent and with a good night went on toward his own. I told O'Ryan what had happened and repeated the count's words. "There has always been a sentry by the river." he said thoughtfully. "Per haps he knew who the fugitives were and had made arrangements for their easy escape." "Aye, and was so anxious about them that he followed to make certain that they got away safely." "We must keep close together, Ver rall, fighting or not. lAe down and sleep. I'll watch. We'll not both sleep at the same time again." In one respect at least Vasca had prophesied truly last night Quite early in the morniog It was evident that the day was not to be an idle one. Troops of men moved along the oppo site bank of the river toward the bridge of boats two miles up the ESCAPES WasCured by LydiaE. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound piarwul Tnrl "Ynnr remedies have cured me and I have only taken sir bottles of .L,ycu.a nnsnam u v i'kcu- i t j . 1 T uie OIUPOUIIU. M. was sick three months and could not walk. I suf fered all the timp. The doctors said I could not get well without an opera tion, for I could hardlv stand the noma in Tn XT c iH r 1 1 especially my right one, and down my richt. 1p(t. 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It appeared as if neither side wanted an engagement. They made no at tempt to drive us off, yet had they at tacked us In full force I doubt if we should have been able to successfully resist them. Some thought of this kind was evi dently in Vasca's mind when be saw the enemy- In motion. "They have made up their minds at "I 6TETTCK HQ HEAD WITH MI CLINCHED HAIIiED FIST." last," he said to us who were with him. "We must prevent their cross ing the river. We are rather the de fending than the attacking party .now." We rode toward the bridge, a goodly company, the morning sunlight flash ing back from polished helmet and ar mor. At Intervals a Jest gave birth to laughter or a deep oath was growl ed out from the hoarse throat of a warrior who thought no more of com ing battle than he did of taking his dinner. The enemy reached the bridge be fore us, and, although our archers poured black flights of swift arrows upon them, we could not prevent them crossing, and they dashed upon us on our side of the river. "Sit tight and remember that you wear armor," was O'Ryan's last piece of advice to me. It was an equal fight, bravely waged. Many of my comrades I saw smitten from their snddlea, even as many a foeman fell, some to rise and stagger to refuge or another horse, some to He motionless while the victors trampled over them. Yet I still was safe, my sword swinging heavily to right and left, now stayed by a strong arm, now crashing downward, a foeman falling under its bite. Who fell beside me I did not know, but Walen and O'Ryan were close to me dealing out punish ment to an within the sweep of their weapons. They were gallant fighters both. I was glad to be in their com pany. My sword swung down again upon an enemy, and a cry of exulta tion burst from my lips as I felt his armor split beneath the stroke and for a moment saw the crimson stain the steel's brightness. The lust of battle was upon me. "A sword!" I cried as I flung mine down and reached toward one held np to me. Although my horse swerved at that moment, I caught the new weap on, but not securely In my grip, and even as I heard a warning cry behind me a new foe attacked me fiercely. I had seen him afar off In the battle towering above his comrades, a ver itable giant Ills sword flashed the sunlight a good foot higher In the air than those about him and like a sickle Into ripe wheat reaped a space around him. Now it flashed above me, and I was unprepared. Only a feeble grip had I of my own weapon, and scarce could I stay his first tremendous stroke. I could see that Walen was straining his utmost to reach me, see ing my difficulty doubtless, but he was hemmed In, pressed on either side. Much had he to do to keep his own saddle without helping me keep mine. I felt that the decisive moment of the fight had come. One side or the other must quickly yield, and I strug gled mightily to get firm hold of my sword. It seemed to turn and slip in my mailed band. A second stroke from my enemy fell upon me, break ing down my guard, and yet I stayed its fury. It glanced from my armor, and I clutched at my sword desperate ly. The man was a giant, but his movements were quick. Perhaps he saw how I was placed and was savage that his victory had net been more easily accomplished. It maddened me to think that I could not meet him fairly. I cursed "the weapon in my hand; it must have been loose at the hilt. X cursed the man who, falling, had' snapped my own. My teeth were clinched In Impotent rag. The fury of oar combat, or I shenld say, rather, his. had cleared a space about us. My sword twisted In my grasp as he came upon me again. I ' could have flung it down in my mad fury and given up the fight But h saved me from that folly. lie struck, and my sword was wrenched from me altogether. For one moment I saw it flying through the air, and I thought that the end had come. We were si da by aide; our horses seemed to be lock ed together. I heard him grunt in savage satisfaction as he raised him self in bis stirrups to strike again and give me my quietus. But as he res so did I, and. swinging my arm. I al most flung myself from the saddle as with all the strength I had I struck his head with my clinched mailed fist It was a good blow. I felt his head Jerk as a bone clicks In its sock et, and, giant that he was, he reeled la his saddle, his sword falling lightly and harmlessly across me. At least we were on equal terms now. Bnt, no; the blow had done Its work, striking in his helmet It may be, for as the horse plunged the rider rolled to the ground and lay there. "Well struck, Sir Verrall 1" Walen was beside me. A new sword was in my hand, this time held ia a grip of Iron, but there was little work for it to do. Almost before we re alized the fact the enemy were mak ing for the bridge. "Are we never to cross the river?" I asked. "Of what use Is a victory unless we follow It up?" "I have given np trying to read thnt riddle," Walen answered. "Probably we shall return and be feted an though we had done great deeds." "And vrtr have done nothing. If her highness" "She, after all, ia a woman, Sir Ver rall," he said. "What should she know of war?" "A woman, maybe," I answered rather hotly, "but at heart "a warrior, I warrant you." The next day the camp was struck, and we were returning, almost like re treating, a3 O'Hyan put it. "It's hard after such a fight that wa should gain nothing by It" he said, "although, for my own part. It pleases me well enough." "You are more easily satisfied thaa I am." "Doesn't it occur to you that 1 bav been flghthig against my former friends and comrades?" "Well, what of It? You are In tin service of the princess now, with sura promotion before you. What mora would you have?" "A little letter knowledge of tha future. Sir Verrall. There ls too much Jealousy surrounding the princess. Wa had not been going back now were II not so. I say again we might be In N retreat were it not for those poor devils of prisoners. They bespeak us con querors, but where is the 'honor in a few prisoners?" "Will they be" And then I paused. "Spitted In the market plape? Ol a certainty they will." I was thoughtful. These prisoner! troubled me. (To be Continued.) HERE FELLOWS! Is a good smoke It's a SMOKE HOUSE CIGAR. You'll remembei the name after one trial and demand the same as last. At the SMOKE HOUSE CIGAR STORE,, 2000 Fourth Avenue. For the Graduate We have a large line of dainty pendants set with amethysts, topaz, tur quoise in solid gold, very reasonable in price. Besides watches, dia monds, lockets .rings, bead bags, mesh bags, fan chains ,bar pins. 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