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Show 4 to have been shipped to Phil- tion except myself, to catch a insisted. adelphia by express gold was 8enor Rodrigue to-da- y SERIAL ateamer for Venezuela. Mr. Grimm nodded. "The fact that this gold was In' Senor Rodlgueza possession could not have been known to more than half a dozen persons, as the negotiations throughout have been In strict secrecy, and Mr. Campbell smiled benignly. So much! Now, Senor Rodriguez baa Just telephoned asking that I send a man to the legation at once. The gold was kept there over night or perhaps I should sly that the tenor Intended to keep it there over night. Mr. Campbell stared at Mr. Grimm for a moment, then: "Miss Thorne, you know, Is a guest at the legation, that is why I am referring the matter to STORY ELUSIVE ISABEL By JACQUES FUTRELLE ntuMtbM hr , Gapxrickt, im, 1 bT OofHk M, Tk bjr M. you. I understand, said Mr. Grtmm. And ten minutes later Mr. Grimm UTTKH AamMM HoMfitarrlU tey (intpu- Tk SYNOPSIS. - presented himself to Senor Rodriguez. The minister from Venezuela, - bubbling with excitement, waa pacing forth and back acroas his office, rufhair with nervous, fling hie gray-blac- k twining Angers. Mr. Grimm sat down. Senor, be Inquired placidly, 'fifty thousand dollars In gold would weigh nearly two hundred pounds, wouldnt Itr - - DANVILLE GETS PUPIL OF MORDECAI BROWN Your secretary a servant ome member of your family might have seen yo unlock the safe some time, and thus learned the combination? Senor Rodriguez did not quite knew whether to be annoyed at Mr. Grimm's persistence, or to admire the tenacity with which he held to this on point You must Senor understand, Grimm, that many state documents are kept In the safe, he said finally, therefore It Is not advisable that any one should know the combination. I have made it an absolute rul, aa did my predecessors here, never to un lock the safe In the presence of another person. State documents! Mr. Grimma lips silently repeated the words. Then eloud: "Perhaps theres a record of the combination somewhere? If yo had died suddenly, for instance, bow would the safe have been opened? There Would have been only one way, Senor blow It open. There 1 no record. Well, If we accept all that as true. observed Mr. Grimm musingly, it would seem that you either didn't put the money into the safe at all, or please sit down, there's nothing personal In this or else the money was taken out of the safe without It being unlocked. This last would have been a miracle, and this Is not the day of miracles, therefore ! Mr. Grimms well modulated voice trailed off into silence. Senor Rodriguez came to his feet with a blaze of anger In his eyes; Mr. Grimm was watching him curiously. ' I understand, Senor. said the minister deliberately, "that you believe Wunder Domhead Piays on Major Uacul Diamonds Famous xpdineJ tyletxuiy GaseAa Ptyers to" jVGtt J. BY k BRESNAHAN, ROGER Manager St Louis Cardinals, Who Is Regarded aa Ona of the Greatest Catchers the Game Ever Has Known. After a fellow has been catching as he has trouble picking out the worst bonehead play he ever made. We all make plenty of mistakes with our heads, as well as our hands, and far be It from me to claim to be an exception. There Is one that may not have been the worst I ever made, but It was bad enough, and It was two seasonsbefore I would laugh over it, although it was funny. t I made It while I was catching for We were up New York years ago. there fighting the leaders at the time, and every game counted, and In that series wtf had five games to play against a weak club, and we expected o clean up and get right close to the top. It was the second game of the series that gave me the chance to pull the play. The team we were playing against had recently purchased a player who was a magnificent hitter, but slow on his feet, and among the players he had a reputation ot being one of the slowest thinkers in the business. In fact, he was so slow and so bad tha- - he didnt steal more than one or two bases a year, and then usu-long as J have, 8enor Rodrigues stared at him Count dl Roctnl, ths .Ittllin nmbon-Mdo- r, blankly. U at dinner with diplomats In SI, Senor, he agreed abeently. And whan a msssanffar tlw national coma to then, In English: Yes, 1 should Ima nota capital directing him to beautiful tha ambassy at ones. Haro a so. ba given agine pound woman asks that aha The tick"Well, was all of It stolen, or only a ticket to the embassy ball.. et la made out in tha nama of Ml Is- a part of Mr. Grimm went on. abel Thorne Chief Campbell of the Tha minister gazed Into the listless secret service, and Ur. Grimm, his head detective, are warned that a plot of the- I ye for a time ' then apparently Latin race air&int tha English spk- I r races is brewing in Washington, wlldgred, v&ikd forth ftod bf had Grimm goea to the atate ball for acroes the room again. Finally he sat In a conservatory his atInformation tention la called to Miss Isabel Thorns, down. who with her companion, soon disapAll of it, he admitted. I cant un- that 11 A revolver shot la heard and pears. I believe that you have told the Campbell and Grimm hasten down tha derstand It. No one, not a soul In this the house, except myself, knew It was truth, Interrupted Mr. Grimm placidthat Senor A Wares of tall to And wolegation, has been shoe A Anthony Carlo, Youngster Southpaw. ly, that Is the truth so far as you man did It, and Grtmm is assured It was here. Uise Thorne He visits her, demanding In addition to this weight of, say know It. But you have stated on strides at picking up the fine poipts of Anthony Carlo, the eighteen-year-olknowledge of the affair, and there arrests two hundred a man named Pietro PatroSInnl. Mies pounds, fifty thousand thing In error. Somebody besides yourof the New- the game. Give him a chance and the property Thorns visits an old man, Luigi, appar- dollars considerable self does know the combination. would make ently a bomb maker, and they apeak of bulk, mused Mr. Grimm. Very well! Whether they knew It or not at this ark club of the International league, you will not regret it. wonderful experiment. While with Terre Haute Carlo was transferred the other day from Therefore it would appear that the time yesterday I cant say. but some-.- , Three-- I to hut two games, winning the of Danville the Haute Terre pitched CHAPTER VIII. (Continued.) person, or persons, who got It must body knows It now. baseSouth Bend in handy fashfrom first his who started Carlo, have gone away from here heavily Senor Rodriguez drew a deep breath league. career as a bat boy for the Chica- ion. The second contest was lost to ball T of relief. The implied accusation bad Simultaneously tbs front door of ths laden go cubs, attracted the attention of Springfield by the score of 5 to 4 Senor Rodrigues nodded. house on the corner, where Hastings been withdrawn as pleasantly and Mordecal Brown, who took him in through an error of an outfielder, who And now, Senor, Mr. Grimm con- frankly as It had been put forward. had been hiding, and the front door and hand taught him how to pitch. dropped a fly, letting in two run in of the honse near the corner, where tinued, if you will kindly state the I ran across a chap In New York Carlo to Man- the ninth inning. It is expected that In recommending Blair had been hiding, opened and two circumstances immediately preceding once, for Instance," Mr. Grimm took said: That lad Manager Chance will give the boy a Brown McGinnity ager ? car As heads peered out. the approach- and following the theft the trouble to explain, who could un- has a lot of stuff and has made rapid try-onext year. A alight he withdrew frown which had been lock any safe that Is, any safe of the ed Hastings hiding-plaoInto the hallway; but Blair came out kind used at that or and hurried past the legation In the fourteen years ago.- - So you aee. I ROCHESTERS BRIGHT STAR' direction of the rapidly disappearing doubt If he would be so successful motor. Hastings joined him; they with the new models, 'with all their Dolan, Former New York Cozy spoke together, then turned the corimprovements, but then ! You know Is Playing Clever Highlander, ner. he would have made an ideal burglar, Game for Manager Ganzel. It was shout ten oclock that night that chap. Now, Senor, who live her when Hastings reported to Mr. CampIn the legation with you? The real feature of the Rochester bell at his home. Senor Diaz, my champions play recently has been the My secretary, In car a rented We followed the daughter Inez, and Just at the mo- remarkable and timely hitting of that autmpeblla from the time It turned ment. a Miss Thorne Miss Isabel great third sacker, Albert J. (Cozy) the Corner, out through Alexandria, Thorne, the senor Informed him. Dolan. Cozy is fast climbing towards and along the old Baltimore Road Into Also four servants two men and two the top In batting and today his averthe city of Baltimore, h explained. , women," age Is 333 in 45 games. The feature It was dark by the time we reached had the pleasure of meeting of his hitting Is its timeliness. Ive car to stuck' we the Alexandria, but On Sunday, June 30, at Jersey City your daughter and Mlsa Thorne, Mr. ahead, running without lights until Grimm informed him. Now, suppose Dolan hit one over the fence In the we came In sight of Druid Hill Park, we take a look at the safe? tenth Inning And it won the game for Ralph Mattis, who was with Washand then we had to shew lights or be Certainly. team. At Toronto July 2 he hit ington in the his is said to be the held up. We covered those forty Senor Rodrigues started toward the another one overthe fence In the best outfielderspring, In the Virginia league miles going in less than two hours. closed door Just as there came a tlm-- j eleventh inning and the Hustlers won. this season. , After the car passed Druid Hill it f id knock from the hall. He glanced! At Rochester in the morning game of Bob Ewing, the National league vetslowed up a little, and , ran off the at Mr. Grimm, who nodded, then he July 4 with the score a tie when the eran, has been dug out of retirement turnpike Into North Avenue, then into called : Champs went to bat in the ninth in- by George Stallings and. set to work North Charles Street, and slowly Come In! ning and McMillan, who was first to with the Buffalo team. along that as if they were looking for The door opened, and Miss Thorne bat, had been retired, Sir Cozy slamSome enterprising theatrical manaIt last and In At number. a No One, Not a 8oul This House, entered. She was clad in some fllmy med the ball over the left field fence. stopped ger would make a tremendous hit by Miss Thome got out and entered a Except Myeelf, Knew It Vfas Hers. e gossamer-likmorning gown with her! Saturday, July1 6, with the score a tie Germany Schaefer and Nichot house. She was gone for more than radiant hair caught upon her white In the tenth Inning and McMillan on signing las Altrock for a vaudeville stunt. Mr. Cadwallader an half hour, leaving of the brow smooth Mr. At neck. of the. Grimm uporthe blue tecond base, along comes Mr. Dolan sight Jimmy Dygert believes that with with the car. While she waa gone I growing diplomatist was Iwstantly dissipated. gray Ayes opened as If In surprise and hits the ball in left field, thereby New Orleans he will be able to i made some' Inquiries and learned that pitch "The money fifty thousand dollars and she paused Irresolutely. Winning the game and fifty dollars for some of that kind of ball that made the house was occupied by a Mr. In gold coin waj paid to me yesterI beg your pardon, Senor, . sb himself, Not content with all this him famous three or four years Thomas Q. Griswold. I dont know ago "1 touch to day afternoon about four oclock, he said, addressing the diplomatist. glory, he . put the .finishing Jimmy Lavender of the Cubs surely , anything else about him; Blair may began slowly, In explanation. did not know you were engaged. And .. lhaa a flne record for a youngster. have learned something. By Mr. Oressy of the International Mr. Grimm!" She extended a slim Say by lifting one over the fence with he beat Rube Marquard he pitched Now comes the eurioui part of It,' Investment supplemented white hand, and the young man bowed! one man on and it was enough to win 40 and Hastings Looked a little sheepish Mr. Grimm. Company, innings without being scored upon Yee. Go on. over We old low are It friends, shej again. New names appear In the Highland"When MJss Thorne came dut of the The diplomatist favored the young explained, smilingly, to the minister Not only-- is Dolan to be praised for ers house she waa not Miss Thorne at all man with one lineup every day. It Is only a glance Then: "I think I must have dropped! his batting, but he is fielding In grand she was Seoorlta Ines Rodrigues, and continued sharp, Inquiring question of time until Frank Farrell handkerchief when was I In must one look and the my beyond here( Style will have an entirely new crew of toss-ers- . daughter of the Venezuelan minister. who paid the money yesterday with Inez. Perhaps you! The he wore the same clothing Mies remainedgentleman here from four until nine found It?" John McGraw today weighs twice Thome had worn going, but Imr veil oclock while I. personally, eounted it. SI, Senorita," replied Senor Rodas much as he did In 1894, when he was lifted. Veiled and all muffled up As I counted It I placed It in canvas It is on my desk riguez gallantly. one would have taken oath It waa the played third base for Baltimore. Hes and when he had gone I took In here. Just a moment - same woman She and Cadwallader bags making considerably more than twice from thia room iBto that, He opened the door and passed Into thc as much, too. re back h Washington now or are h lndlcated a doMd door t0 Ws right. the adjoining room. Mr. Grimm's The expected slump of the Washcoming. That a all, except Blair Is and personally stowed them away In eyes met those of Miss Isabel Thorne, still In Baltimore, awaiting orders. I the safe. I closed and locked the and there was no listlessness In team isnt developing. .Can it ington them caught the train from the Charles door of the safe myself; I know that now, only interest She smiled at him possibly be, the fans are asking Street station and came back. John- It was locked. And that' all, except themselves, that Griffith really has tauntingly and lowered her lids Senor son, you know a team this year? this morning the money was gone from the Rodriguez appeared other InterYes, Ive seen Johnson, room with the handkerchief. every dollar of 1L Grimm. Mr. rupted Campbell. Are you absolutely 44444 444444M Safe blown? Inquired Mil gracias, Senor. she thanked positive that the woman you saw get exclaimed the diplo him. '.No, Senor! SPORTING AXIOMS. Into the automobile with Mr. Cadwa- matlst with sudden violence. No, the No hay de que, Senorita," he rellader was Miss Thorne? closed was not blown! It safe was turned, as he opened the door for her. If the game be fair, the spirit Absolutely, replied Hastings with- and locked, exactly as I had left It! Monsieur Grimm, au revoir'" She should be the letter of the law. I saw her in her own out hesitation. Mr. Grimm was idly twisting the seal dropped a little curtsey, and still smilGame sportsmen try harder In room with her wraps on, then saw her ring on his little finger. ing. went out the face of unexpected miscome down and get into the car. Just as I left It! Senor Rodriguez She is charming. Senor, the diplo fortune. "That all. said the chief. Goo- repeated excitedly. Last night after mairst assured him enthusiastically, Men who quit under difficuI to tried safe door it the locked dnight I albeit irrelevantly. Such vivacity, lties never won a pennant in For an hour or more he eat In a make certain that It was locked, such personality, such such she is baseball. great comfortable chair In the smoking- happened to notice then that the charming It is not the high rollers who -room of his own home, the guile- pointer on the dial had stopped preThe safe, please, Mr. Grimm remake the highest flights in bi"Cozy Dolan. This minded him less blue eyes vacant, staring, and cisely at number forty-five- . planes. Spidery lines In the benevolent fore- morning, when I unlocked the Rate (TO RE CONTINUED ) International league to find a greater ' Prices being equal, class has head. and, of course, I didn't know then that diamond the of on left side the pair all the magic of the opening 4 the money had been taken the pointNoblesse Oblige. and Dolan McMillan. than Harry T On the morning of the second day er was still at number forty-five- . punch. In Mrs, Walfoid'z made a big mistake when he story of Lord Never try to be unique if its 4 He paused with ore hand In the air: Mansfield. In her recent book, entitled let Dolan get awav from the Yankees following, Senor Rodriguez, the mingoing to make you look ridicu- - 4 ister from Venezuela, reported to the Mr. Grimm continued to twist the seal "Recollections of a Scottish Novelist. without a thorough trial. lous. Secret Service Bureau the disappear- ring the top note of propriety is reached When dollars In gold ance of It was all like like some trick on hunting for the The nobie lord's young nephew, seeMcConnr I in Demand. Pitcher 4 big game youre never step to pick w ild from a safe in his private office at the the stage, the minister went on, ing him annoyed at a railway station Pitcher George McConnell must I. flowers. "like the magicians disappearing lady, at having no servant at hand to get legation. of as a twirler --by or or t It was as though 1 had not his newspaper, ran posthaste and highly ofthought Airship hps ceased to be ediclubs in the the big leagues, r. CHAPTER IX. them. Lord Mansfield many synonymous with torially put the money Into the sale at all!"1 , procured ever. If he Is not by the Yankees. Did you? inquired Mr. Grimm ami- showed no gratitude whatever. When the New York team asked for , It takes a real optimist to disEdward, was all he would sy, Fifty Thousand Dollar. ably. waivers on him five clubs in the NaMr. Campbell was talking. Senor blazed cern a gool omen in the wrong 1?" "Did recollect, Edward, that a gentleman Rodriguez. I did! he concluded should never hurry, himself in pub- tional and five in the American were Tor several months past he said, Why. Senor turn. willing to take him at the waive1 The International Investment Com- meekly. lic. Adversity trie mens souls, price. Mr. Grimm believed him. but prosperity lays bare their pany, through its representative, Mr. In Proportion. Who else knows the combination Cressy, has been secretly negotiating hearts. Players and Writers. Wlfle I want a cap, please, tot my with Senor Rodriguez for certain as- of the safe? he queried. Make friends while its yours, Bobby Wallace is one .of the star No one, Senor not a living aoul." husband. or youll be naked when you lose phalt properties In Venezuela. Three not believe that a "Your secretary, for Instance T' Shopkeeper Yes, madam Rays ago these negotiations were sucit. What playefs who tloeq size does he wear? Not even my secretary. player can he a good writer and a cessfully concluded, snd yesterday aftSuccess that comes by hard ernoon Mr. Cresay, In secret, paid to Wlfle Well, I really forget. servant some member of Some good player at the same time. He is His work will not repeat automatic" collars are size 15; though 1 expect outspoken In denouncing the effort of fifty thousand your family? ally. EnorInRodriguez, felto write about their American gold, the first of '1 tell you, Senor, not one person hed want about size 18 or 20 tor, a some players low players. 444 44444444444 (pur payments of similar sums. This In all the world knew that combina cap. wouldn't he? ltr fuumrn d e tlrae--twel- Roger Bresnahan. Be-for- e n i d f t fool-kille- 1 4Me4- V t ally when no one trie to stop him-H- e was so bad it was impossible to catch him on the bases, because he put his foot on the bag and staid there, probably under orders from his manager, who knew his reputation for slow thinking, and wouldnt take a chance on letting him make a blunder. I wont tell who he was, or what club he belonged to, as I dont want to knock him. Anyhow, in the second game of the series the score was 2 to 1 in our fa vor in the first half of the ninth, and we were playing at home. It looked so, i. for qs, as Matty was pitching and going at his best, so it seemed as it they never could score except by accident. The first man went out, and then came the big, slow fellow, who-hi- t the ball clear down to the fence in renter field. It would have been a home run for almost anyone, but he was too slow, and stopped at second. I "knew it would take a'nother home run, or at least a double, to send him home, and I decided to try a little scheme' to see if I couldnt pull him into making a blunder. I decided to let the ball hit my mitt, roll a few feet , away, bluff that it had gone to and try to make him start to third. IJe was so slow that I hadnt i bit to fear. I did it, ran hack, past the ball, picked it up and looked and you may imagine my surprise to see-hiwithin ten feet of third and starting to slide! Ho had started with, he piich to steal th: t He scored m a long fly, tied it up and they heat as out in the tenth. The tough part of it was that Stole another base that year, md I found out from one of their players that be only stole because he got nixed in signals and thought he to steal. . the-stand- he-leve- r was-ardere- (Copyright. 1912. by W. G. Chapman.) Makes People Fidgety. ; Little Palmer was looking through a hook on California fruit culture, find After studying one of the illustra- ,tions for a long time he turned to hie papa, saying: must make the people out there awful fidgety, with all those Irritating ditches. 'It |