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SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1912.
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thoroughfare—til© leading annex to
Broadway. A foreigner wandering
westward from the station halted
them to ask the name of some street
whereof neither lad had ever heard;
a storm of automobiles seemed to
round and round hts arms and bodr.
Quick hands seised htm and pulted
him from his balance, and as ha
strove helpless In his lashings he
heard sounds that told him his com-
panion was receiving the sauifc treat-
burst upon them at Fifth avenue, and, ment. Off their feet, men at shoul
to the supreme disgust of Solano, a
little, chocolate-eotoral man, with a
twisted mustache and beady black
eyes, hailed him in effusive Spanish, ;
delaying their progress for a minute
or so. ,
"Venezuelan," Solano explained, as
they hurried on. "Confirmed revolu-
tionist. Used to make headquarters
ders and heels, the boys felt them-
Bweetly into Brocket's eyes, he spoke
in his soft, pleasing voice, with its
curious idioms and use of English
words.
"1 must assure honorable Mr. Brock-
ett," said the Japanese, "how 1 re-
gret with much solicitude that I ac-
complish transaction so impleading to
selves being borne down what seemed him and to his amicable friend Not
endless flights of stairs, and, still in for anything, not even for wealtht-
the blinding darkness of the bags, ness, should this have to be uncom-
were laid upon a stony floor. And as j fortably so, except for the farts he is
their captors set them down they honorably acquainted in with—of
heard, a little distance off, a voice Yes, yes, it is 'of I should make usage*
that they knew well, saying, in soft, I saw, with much particular attention,
purring tones: "That commission was that no injury was done to honorable
the honorable Mr. Kelly."
^ Havana when the revoluting trade executed amply efficient. I much thank I Mr. Brockett or to honorable Mr. So-
*" : k •• «*- «- -- — *• - lano."
"No special damage done, as yet,'"
Brockett answered. "But why are we|
down In this little dungeon? What's.
was slack, and called several times on
my father. Wish he hadn't recognized
me—he called out my name almost as
loudly as your friend McGinnlty called
yours."
CHAPTER X.
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.CHAPTER X—Secret Service Chief Wll- i
Iclns, puzzled over the theft of the Oov-|
•rnment's cipher, calls to his aid Detec-
«lbe Pinkwelt. "
They think
have! I
glicoveni a. new cipher, when the office
Oy, Brockett, tells .them Its "The Dla-
tton Cipher" and starts for the ball park.
CHAPTER II—Brockett, Chula T,on
Kan. a Siamese, Ramon Solano, a Cuban,
together with some twenty other young-
ster* practice baseball playing until dark.
One of Wilklns' stenographers is seen to
pas* a paper to mysterious stranger.
CHAPTER III—At outcome of Brock-
ett s cipher, the ball player and Solano
era engaged by government for mysteri-
ous mission. Yazlmoto, mysterious Jap,
calls on Brockett.
[CHAPTER IV—Brockett falls Into Yozl-
BlOto'# trap, a fight follows, Brockett
coming out on top; Messenger McKane
coming to rescue.
i CHAPTER V—MrTCane was bearer of
the mysterious cipher; is also a ball play-
er.
.CHAPTER VI—Yazlmoto returns to
headquarters and reports his failure to
gbtftln the cipher to Baron Zollern; Miss
Lawson, the stenographer, also reports to
the Baron.
CHAPTER VII—Brockett and Solano
pave encounter with the Baron in which
the latter comes out second best.
i CHAPTER VIII—Brockett and Solano
arriv# In Jersey City; make appointment
Jo meet McGinnlty, the "Iron Man,' base-
tall manager;
. cHaPTER ix—Brockett and Solano ar-
rive In New York and run Into a Chi-
nese Tong war; rescued by a white man.
i CHAPTER X—The place of refuge
found to be a trap; find themselves pris-
oners of Yazimoto. Kelly to rescue,
tnulches Jap out of $10,000.
I CHAPTER XI—Kelly turns the money
Over to Brockett.
[CHAPTER XII—Brockett and Solano
tiave encounter with tough gang, but are
protected by Kelly's men.
l CHAPTER XIII—On sleeper Cleveland-
Jbound; the Baron detected in act of rlf-
Uoy Solano's berth. Jumps from train.
CHAPTER XIV—At Detroit the mes-
sengers go .to ball game, receive hiero-
glyphs In mi'sterlous manner and depart,
for Chicago.
I CHAPTER XV—Arriving In Chicago, I
It he messengers are robbed by a "transom
Ithlef;" th« baron again appears.
! CHAPTER XVI—1The Baron offers to,
iMslst in recovering the stolen papers.
r CHAPTER XVII-The Messengers find
the stolen papers In the possession of a>
iglant negro.
CHAPTER X Yin—After a fierce battle
th negroes Brockett and Solano wake
In Jail.
v The voices died away, and the cap- all this trouble between you and me
In the great station of th© subway tives, heads muffled and bodies wrap- Mr. Yazimoto?"
the boys adopted the same tactics Ped in many turns of rope, were left "Surely," purred Mr. Yazimoto, "Mr
they had practiced at the "L" road— upon the floor. They could not move Brockett knows most capaciously of
permitting several trains to go by, hands or feet; the bags over their the differences now between us Mr.
and then bolting aboard the next one i heads kept them from Judging even Brockett is custodian of knowledge
Just in.time to escape jamming in tho the light or darkness of their prison, much necessary to Mr. Yazlmoto. Mr.
gate. They were whizzed downtown i and, while they could have rolled Brockett is not of Ignorance in audi
rapidly enough, and crossed eastward around like a couple of barrels, the ! particular."
In Canal—a thoroughfare that Is full Inducements for such actions were de-
of life and bizarre transactions
through the day, but dark and well-
nigh empty in the night.
"Fine, lonesome region this, Ra-
mon," muttered Brockett, keeping a
vigilant eye to right and left as they
paced along.
"I forget which of the great New
York gangs is in charge of this par-
ticular section," said the Cuban—
"whether the Five Points or the East-
mans."
"According to the magazines,"
Brockett responded, "this must be the
very heart of the territory where the
Apaches of New York hold forth. In
case of a hold-up, don't stop to argue—>
shoot, and keep right on running."
The Eastmans and the Five Points,
however, did not seem to have even
outlying sentinels in Canal street, and
no one even paid any special atten-
tion to the adventurers as they
crossed over into the Bowery. That
famous old street, fountain-head of
song and story, and in no actual man-
ner any different from any other
street which is the main avenue of tho
poor and lowly, was traversed at a
steady gait. The boys mingled with
the swarming crowd of Hebrews and
Italians, walked southward, and, when
the garish lights of Chinatown burst
upon them, turned into Doyers street
—a short, oddly angletji alley that
forms one boundary of the Celestial
colony.
Chinamen in their native costumes,
Chinamen In natty black clothes of
civilization, drawn-faced dope fiends,
heavily treading policemen, rubber-
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cided'.y small. A man in pitch black-
ness, with hands and feet strapped, Is
not likely to roll into what might be
a bottomless abyss at his side, or
wriggle upon what is in all probabil-
ity a most uncleanly floor.
They could breathe through the bag-
ging, though particles of lint and duet
came into mouth and nose, and no
"I think I understand you, Mr. Yazl-
moto," returned Brockett, "but why
don't you come down to facts, and tell
us just why we are here, and just
what you want of us?"
"I will proceed to elucidate," ex-
plained Mr. Yazimoto. "Mr. Brockett
has, one time already, politely de-
clined the acceptance of money prof-
fered for the interpretation of a cer-
tain code, a most meritorious cipher.
Mr. Brockett also, one time already,
has given repulse to Mr. Yazimoto in
effort to obtain much-desirable knowl-
edge by force. Now, Mr. Brockett
should be more amiably accommodat-
ing,"
"Tell him to go to blazes," inter-
jected Solano, viciously, Mr. Yazl-
moto turned his gentle smile upon tho
Cuban for a second.
"Mr. Solano speaks with rudeness,
most impolite. He should be chtded
for his expressiveness. Now, then, I
am all prepare to make the honorable
Mr. Brockett another proposition. He
has with him cipher dispatches—that
is very well indeed. I could take them
from him Instantaneous, wfth able
help from honorable Mr. Kelly." And
the Oriental Sodded lightly toward
the stockier of the Italians.
"You are a fine-looking guinea to be
called Kelly," snarled Solano, as the
broad-shouldered young man turned
toward him for a moment, Mr. Kelly
flashed his white teeth in a mocking
reply,
"Kelly is a nice name, pal," said he.
"My original name was way too long,
and it tickled my teeth to say it."
"But," resumed Mr. Yazimoto, "I
CHAPTER XIX—The Messengers and
illce visit the Tenderloin in search of
e stolen property.
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, CHAPTER XX—Tho thief ft found In a
^hop Joint." a fight follows, and part of
(the "booty" Is recovered.
CHAPTER XXI—Mysteriously receiv-
ing another hieroglyphic message, the
ine*»enger» board a train for the West
*nd are later arrested by bogus Arkansas
Sheriff.
! CHAPTER XXn-Brockett and Solano
Hcnoek thu «her1flC and his deputies down
jand bli deputies down and take to the
h«rod».
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attempt had been made to gag them. IP
neck wagons bearing pop-eyed tour- Judging from the long time it had talc- need the key to those dispatches, ah,
ists—all the usual throng that go to en their captors to lug them down ten times more than I require the dis-
into the depths of their prison, they Patches themselves. Here, too, are a
were far below the surface of the few little things—what you would call
street, and equally far from any j 0<*ds and ends—that I get from es-
chance to bring rescue by using their* teemed friend in Washington. With
voices. No attempt had been made ; the cipher key, these all of much im-
to search them—the crafty Mr. YazK
inoto evidently figured that he had an,
amplitude o£. time. Beyond a doubt'
he would soon return to rob and pre-!
sumably to Interrogate them, but at!
the present moment no sound could
be heard except the heavy breathing
of the prisoners.
A half-muffled, half-sputtering noise,
CHAPTER XXHI—The genuine sheriff
rests Baron Zollern, and the
make up the evening life of China-
town—passed back and forth. Slum-
ming parties swarmed up the stairs of
the Cliop suey restaurants, eager to
taste Chinese dishes, the like of which
were never seen or heard of In the
Yellow Kingdom, and the spell of an
excitement that is nine-tenths artifi-
cial and created seemed to overhang
the little crooked street. Brockett
and Solano pushed through the swarm,
jostling good-naturedly or avoiding
collisions wherever possible. They
had traversed perhaps half the length
of Doyers street when there was a
cry, a shrill chorus pf Oriental jargon
and half a dozen struggling Chinamen,
their faces convulsed with frenzy,
their hands brandishing hatchets and
knives, came weaving out of a littlo
store.
A thrown hatchet of most erratic
aim clanged on the pavement at So-
lano's feet; a knife scarce missed
Brockett's shoulder. The knot of
portance. Without, what, value on this
earthly? None, unpleasingly, none.
Mr. Brockett, therefore, will give to
me the full key of the cipher, and,
that we may be sure Mr. Brockett
keeps honorable faithfulness, we will
translate these little scraps of paper,
and tho dispatches that Mr. Brockett
carries."
boys re-
puise their Journey.
CHAPTER XXIV—The Messengers ar-
ve on the Rio Grande and play ball
Ith the troopers.
IS:
CHAPTER XXV—While playing
3rookett 1* laaeoed and robbed.
ball
! CHAPTER XXVI—The messengers meet
&h« commander of the post.
L CHAPTER XXVII—They Btart with
•Important papers for the Mexican chief
land run into ambush.
, CHAPTER XXVIII—Brockett and So-
Sano In the hands of brigands who de-
mand th# papers.
CHAPTER XXIX—Brock ett sews pa-
teera up In baseball: at the game Brockett
Wats long fly to Solano, who catches It
(And vanishes Zollern and Yazimoto ap-
toear to claim papers, also the Mexican
EchUf.
CHAPTER XXX—Mike McKane comes
kjpon the scene again as rescuer, and
|<bo baron admits defeat.
CHAPTER XXXI—Brockett explains
M* cipher to the colonel, who says ha
"will surrender at discretion.'
She Likes American Men.
This from Lily I/cna, the English
Comedienne, who finds in America
•omething which she envies ua—our
men:
"American men are the neatest
dressers in the world and their clothes
fit. They are not silly in their atteni
tlons to women, but they are always
courteous. They work hard and play
well and pay their wives' bills, and
they're fair enough to hear a woman's
eide of an argument and consider lta
value.
"The dear old souls are doing great
things every day and making other
nations sit up In astonishment.
"American wives, sweethearts an (J
daughters should be proud of their
men
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6/wcHrvow <?«9p awcxerr's
reached Brockett's ears, and even in
the darkness of his own trouble he
felt almost inclined to laughter as he
realized that Solano was trying des-
perately to talk against painful handi-
caps. Brockett strained his ears, and
managed to catch the Cuban's accents
as Soiano tried bravely to express his
opinions.
"We are—pair of blamed fools—
utchook, achoo!" came through the
bagging.
"Worse than that. Boneheads for;
fair," Brockett responded.
"Bag-heads you mean—atchak, at-
choo!" gurgled Solano. "Easy marks.
Softer than .pillows."
"Up against it—katchi, katchoo—"
sneezed Brockett, a tiny cloud of dust
getting in his nostrils. "Don't you
hear feet? Our friends—coming back."
The trample of several pairs pf feet,
In fact, became distinct, and rough
hands raised the prisoners. They felt
themselves trundled across the floor
and then felt the ropes around their
legs relaxing. Someone pushed them
down into chairs, and someone lifted
the bags from their faces. The boys,
biinked in the flaring light of kerosene
lamps, and then stared around their
prison.
They were seated beside a rough
kitchen table, on the other side of
which Mr. Yazimoto, with an almost
benovelent smile, was fingering a few
envelopes and bits of paper. At Mr.
Yazlmoto's right sat a broad-shoui-i
dered young man, with a swarthy face
To,
"You won't get anything from me,
you yellow sneakthief," snapped
Brockett, setting his jaws sullenly.
Mr. Yazimoto smiled, waving his slim
brown hand in a deprecating way.
"Mr. Brockett negatives too expedi-
tiously. If Mr. Brockett will favor Mr.
Yazimoto in this little instance, Mr.
Brockett can have his dispatches back,
and go upon his mission. None shall
ever obtain information. Moreover,
fighting Chinamen bore down upon
them. Turning for a quick retreat,
they were confronted by another strug- i and a mass of curly black hair.
gllng crew, yelping as they came, evi- the left of the Japanese was a similar
dently intent on battle and destruc^ young man, equally swarthy, alto
tlon. A hundred feet back the shouts, adorned with a mass of curly black
of policemen and the rush of their hair, but somewhat more slender and
graceful in his supple figure. Another
youth, of unmistakably Jewish origin,
was looking after two lamps which
had been placed upon shelves at the
sides of the room. Both of the men
with Mr. Yazimoto were unmistakably
Italians, and apparently brothers.
The room Itself had apparently
been roughly dug as a sort of sub-
cellar, or a retreat to which the clans
of the Chinatown district could re-
treat in time of trouble. It was at
least twenty feet square and perhaps
ten feet high, with rough cement
walls, a dirt floor, no furnishings ex-
they are nice, but the men—well, It tempest of squalls and howls told of' c«Pt the table and a few chairs, and
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heavy shoes could be heard, but be-
tortl "coppers" .could arrive thera
would be time for three or four sub-
jects of the emperor to get their death
blow—and Xor the white men caught
between the fighting lines to receive
half a dozen accidental wounds.
A door opened and a shirt-sleeved
man srotruded head and shoulders.
"In here, fellers—you'll get killed
out there in one minute! Hurry, j
They are the kings of the earth I now!" Brockett and Solano needed
and their greatness is as yet unmeas< no invitation. They flung themselves
ured. Most visitors to this country through the hospitable portal, and as
rave about your women. I believe the door slammed to behind them a
American women could travel about
the world more and make a few ob.
servationa I think the stability ot
homes in- America would be infinitely
increased and the divorce Judget
could sleep late In the mornings."
the battle In full swing. A moment *ith no' sign of an entrance or an exit
later came the hoarse belluws of the anywhere around its sides. As a pria
big policemen, the sound of nightsticks I on. it was ideal—far below the level
falling on Celestial domes, and the of the street, unknown, unmapped and
scurry of the beaten ones to cever.! unsuspected.
The next instant a cloth bag, shut- Mr. Yazlmoto gave his captives a
ting out the gas light as it fell, was , few minutes In which to get their
deftly brought down upon Brockett's bearings and become accustomed to j you told me, Mr. Yazzy, that these
head, while a cell of rope was whipped , their surroundings. Then, smiling two were holding out something the
Mr. Brockett shall have $10,000, now
in the pocket of Mr. Yazlmoto. See,,
Mr. Brockett? I spread out the actual
and honorable money."
"Nothing doing," negatived Brock-
ett. "You can't buy me."
"If Mr. Brockett declines of unwar-
rantable obstinacy," Mr. Yazlmoto
went on, "gentle compulsion must be
applied to Mr. Brockett. I should re-
gret of exceedingness that such com-
pulsion should be utilized, but, with
the assistance of honorable Mr. Kelly,
it must be transacted."
Honorable Mr. Kelly flashed hla
white teeth again, and then, tapping
lightly on the table with his fore-
finger, spoke briskly:
"Let's understand you, Mr. Yazzy.
You give me $500 to get these two
ducks down here into my cellar, and
$300 more for my brother and Kid
Levin to split between them. That's
right, Isn't it, Mr. Yazzy?"
"With exactitude. You have receive
the money."
"Sure thing we have. And you paid
for the Chink riot out in the street.
That's all right so far as it goes. And
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