Sd -— Demat Bellefonte, Pa., January 2, 1914. THE TREASURE OF TU’ PENNY CAY. BY CLARISSA MACKIE. “Elsie,” said Captain Charlie Bunce as he stumped into the house one bleak November morning, “I believe I've got a cold on my lung.” He uttered a hol- low cough. “Hem!” commented his sharp tongued wife. “Which lung?” Captain Charlie coughed again, end- ing with an alarming strangle that re- quired a vigorous pounding on the back from the stout fists of Mrs. Bunce. Incidentally Elsie appeared to derive much satisfaction from this ro- bust treatment of her little husband. “Avast there!” roared the captain at last. Elsie ceased her efforts. A thin smile curled her lips. ain't suffering none,” she remarked dryly as she returned to her pumpkin ples. “By all signs I got to look out for myself,” he said, with dignity, when he got his breath. “Being as there's no one to take no interest in my health, I can go and seek a balmy cli- mate all alone.” “What wild goose chase are you off on now?” Elsie demanded sternly. Captain Charlie. blushed to his leathery little ears, but his mouth was obstinate. “I’m going to the sunny south.” he announced defiantly. along, too, if you want to.” “Your lungs ! ing morosely were two men. One was Captain Charlie Bunce, and the other was Lemuel Peters. “How much did you pay that Por- | tugee for the information?” growled Captain Charlie after awhile. “My job in the shipyard,” admitted Lem Peters sheepishly. There was a long silence, broken aft. er awhile by the little captain. “Seems like that there Portugee sail- or has got the best of the bargain,” was his remark. “I ain’t got a word to say.” said Lem. humbly. There wasn’t much to say from the point of view of the two adventurers. They had arrived at the tiny island full of enthusiasm. The hold of the Rosy Dawn was freighted with empty gallon bottles to receive the golden flood of youth from the immortal fountain. But unfortunately the fountain could not be located. Some inhabitants of an adjoining island laughed rudely when guardedly questioned and said the reason the little island received its disparaging name was because it was a “tu’penny sort of island.” The swamp in the middle was mal: rious, indeed. and, as for Black Duffy’s treasure, that had been found fifty years ago by an Englishman who had the ingratitude * to bestow. the ignominious title upon “You can come i “Oh, thank you,” retorted Elsie sar- castically. “1 guess I'll stay at home and not go and catch malaria and yel- low fever. I might as well be a wid- der woman as to be deserted off and on whenever you and Lem Peters take it into your head to fit out the schooner and take a voyage.” “Me and Lem Peters has earned many a dollar carrying freights on the Rosy Dawn,” replied Captain Charlie. “This time it’s more than a load of po- tatoes or coal or oysters.” “] thought maybe I'd get to the truth of your lung trouble,” said Elsie dryly. “Where you off to now?" Given this opening, Captain Charlie launched forth into an enthusiastic description of a certain island among the Florida keys—Tu'penny cay it was called down there—where bubbled the traditional fountain of youth, the one described by Ponce de Leon, and it developed that it was the firm inten- firm of Messrs. Bunce and Peters to sail the schooner Rosy Dawn down to innumerable penny cay and fill » Byttles with the precious liquid, which was to be brought north and sold at a fabulous price to those who desired the boon of eternal youth. “And you believe all that trash?” demanded Mrs. Bunce, ignoring the fact that her pies were burning to a crisp. “I certainly do,” was Captain Char- lie’s firm reply. “I got so much faith in it I'm willing to risk $50 on the venture, and Lem Peters he's going to do the same.” “Good thing that Lem’s wife is a popular dressmaker,” cut in Elsie, Two weeks later Captain Charlie sailed away, with Lem Peters and a negro boy as mate and crew of the’ Rosy Dawn. The name of the old schooner perhaps typified the many hopes cherished by her owner and master, for since his retirement from the sea Captain Bunce had ied many a vain search in quest of fortune. He had not told Elsie the most incred- ible part of his story. She heard it from Sadie Peters after the Rosy Dawn had sailed toward the south- land. Besides the fountain of youth, Tu’- penny cay was said to be the repository of golden treasure buried by that fa- mous pirate, Black Duffy, just before he made his last appearance in the sensational act of walking the plank. the bit of coral rock which had made him rich. So with the original $100 investment reduced to $20 in cash, with supplies running low and two angry women waiting there in that Long Island vil- lage for their inglorious return, it is no wonder that Captain Charlie Bunce and his companion were depressed. Suddenly a shout came from the schooner. It was the negro boy, Frank. “Dinner,” said Captain Charlie with- out enthusinsm as he rose and went toward the landing plank. They sat down at the table in the cabin. “Beans again!” moaned Lem Peters as Frank passed him the steaming dish. “I wish 1 knew the man who invented canned beans!” “It would be justifiable homicide if anything happened to that fellow!” growled the captain, making a wry face at the concoction of hot beans and tomato sauce. “It’s on’y ’cause youse eaten’ em free times a day, Cap'n Charlie,” sooth- ed Frank. “I reckon yo’ all can eat some canned peaches. I made a batch ob griddlecakes to eat wiv ’em.” “All right,” said the captain, tasting his weak coffee. “Seems like I'd rath- er have my coffee strong once a day, Frank, than for you to spin it out so weak iike to last three meals.” he com- plained. “All right. cap’n,” was Frank’s cheer- ful reply. “Elsie was baking punkin pies when I left home,” observed the captain gloomily. “Dried apple pies are my fav’rite,” said Lem Peters sadly. “I don’t ever expect to see no more punkin pies.” lamented Captain Char- lie. Then, with a sudden burst of con- fidence, he added, “Elsie, she wrote me a letter, and she dared me to come home ag'in without that there treas- ure!” “Seems like Sadie said something similar to that remark.” mused Lem, Absorbed in the gloomy meal, nei- ther one had heard the chug. chug, of an approaching steam launch. Neither had they heard the sounds of an ar- rival on board. So they were quite unprepared for what followed Captain . Bunce’s next remark. .gloomily. “So it looks like we'll not be wanted back there in Little Bay,” he said Then it was that some one laughed uncertainly, and a large. yellow pump- , kin pie was placed on the table before the astonished treasure hunters. From the other side of the table another hand placed a dried apple pie. baked in a square tin, beside the first one. “Elsie!” yelled Captain Charlie, So the indignant Elsie wrote a letter jumping up to receive his wife in his to Captain Charlie—such a letter as . arms. that redoubtable sailor had never be- fore received in his adventurous life— and she sent it to Savannah, which was to be the Rosy Dawn’s first port of call. Weeks passed and no word came to | the two women, although Elsie sub- scribed to the Herald and read every | | { word of the shipping news. Christmas ! came and went, and Elsie Bunce and Sadie Peters spent it together. It was not strange that the two women be- came very intimate, for it was their mutual desire to keep a secret hidden from their neighbors in Little Bay— the secret of their quarrels with their | respective husbands and the fact that they did not correspond with them. “So long as they was bound to go, anyway, | s’pose 1 might as well have let Lem go in peace.’ worried Sadie Peters one January day. “If I didn't have great faith in Charlie’s seamanship I'd get worried,” remarked Elsie, her needles flashing dizzily. “I'd go down myself if I hadn't said what I did to Lem,” admitted Sadie. Elsie Bunce said nothing, but now she knitted so fast and so incoherently that her wools became hopelessly tan- gled, which might be a token that Cap- tain Charlie's wife was in “a state of min “ih » * ® * » ; January on Tu’penny cay, Overhead a cloudless blue sky and below a snow | white coral island lapped by a blue sea. Feathery palms rustled in the spice laden breeze, and a few bright colored b Half hidden in a tiny lagoon was. the | schooner Rosy Dawn. her sails neatly! a furled and smoke curling from her gal ‘riche a ley stack. Sitting on the beach Smok. ‘Been at it | ong —Ch flashed among the trees. | “Sadie Peters!” choked Lem as his wife flung her arms around his lean neck. The two women cried over their un- fortunate adventurers. : ; “We was worried to death,” confess- | ed the redoubtable Elsie, wiping away some tears. So I took the money I'd been saving for a plush coat next win- ter, and Sadie she had a streak of luck with her Cousin Benjamin leaving her a bit of money. so we come down to see where you was. and we found you. We just come . mainland. You're goin and no treasure.” confess ure seekers in unhapg Across their discon Bunce and Sadie Pe standingly at one a It was Elsie who spoke: ; ; “Oh. yes; I guess d the hid- | den treasure, all righ ’twasn't | just what you thoug Guess you've found like ‘home. That's folks never find out. And the two hardy meekly Sy el they believed | It : on this bread. Wai e ot ler from § Newly: 4) a gentl ranger | stretch out. LIVED IN SECRET ROOM Monticello, N. Y., Startled by Discov- ery of Melvin Couch’s Strange Com- panion. . The death of Melvin H. Couch, a former district attorney of Sullivan county, N. Y., revealed that, unknown to his family and friends and to his clients, a woman had lived for three years in a secret room connecting with his law offices in Monticello, N. Y. Couch was found lying dead on his office lounge. Death was due to rupture of a blood vessel near his heart. In the next room crouched a frightened woman, who admitted that she had seen him die, but insisted that she was not re- sponsible for his death. She said that she was Adelaide M. Brance, of Goshen, N. Y., and that the secret room had been her only home for three years. Mr. Couch was sixty-five years old, and was formerly partner of Aiton B. Parker, Democratic nominee for the presidency in 1904. The door that led from the office to the living quarters of the woman was always locked, and no one save Couch and his companion passed through it. She seldom left her quarters. Al- though Mrs. Couch was a frequent visitor at the office of her husband she never suspected what the adjoining room contained. In the excitement attending the find- ing of Couch’s body some one climbed upon a chair and peered through the transom into the secret room. There he saw a woman huddled up on the floor beside a plain iron bed. Her clothing was poor and ill-fitting, her face had the look like that of a drug user, and her disheveled hair was streaked with gray. The room she occupied was sparsely furnished, containing beside the bed an old cook stove, a table and two chairs. The woman, who is about forty years old, said she had lived there voluntarily and had never gone out in the daytime. At rare intervals she went for a walk at night. Mrs. Couch, who was present when the secret door was opened, fainted at the sight of the woman. After Ade- aide Brance had been quieted and as- sured that no harm woud come to her, she said: “] came out of the room to waken Mr. Couch, who often slept in his of- fice. As soon as I saw him I knew he was dead. I knew that Dr. J. F. Cur- lette was his brother-in-law, and I tel ephoned to him to come at once.” She said she met Couch three years ago, when she called at his office to sell books. The lawyer's friends re- member that about this time he had the room where she was found cut off from his office by a heavy partition. The woman was held on a technical charge, but the coroner's verdict as to the cause of Couci’s death supported her assertion that she was not respon- sible. The attorney, she said, died of a ruptured blood vessel on Sunday morning. The autopsy brought the ver- dict that death was due to the break- ing of the ascending aorta, Mrs. Couch had not the slightest idea of her husband’s double life, nor had his son or his daughter, said to be engaged to a young professional man of Monticello. Mrs. Couch knew that her husband had forbidden her the locked door in his office, and that he often slept there, alleging insomnia, but she had no suspicions. Takes Nap on Slanting Roof. Henry Surman, a tinsmith, of Bur- lington, N. J., naturally felt pretty sleepy after he had worked for forty hours without so much as a wink. That was why he scared a half hun- dred spectators and nearly spelled his own destruction by selecting the edge of a slanting roof as a couch. : Surman was working with several other tinsmiths on the eh a build- ing at Broad and Stacy streets. He was doing some soldering along the edge, and the job required him to In such a position he dozed and his soldering iron rolled off and nearly hit a pedestrian below. For several minutes Surman slept. Soon he began to get restless. It was then that one of the other workmen saw his predicament from ten to fif- teen feet away. He was afraid to yell for fear the unconscious man might start enough to roll him off. Also he knew the worst might happen any moment and mean not only the death of the sleeper, but perhaps to some- . body below. Throwing a handful of gravel to the pavement to attract attention without | shouting, he waved and pointed in a way that made those who looked un- derstand. the danger. They fell back in hushed suspense, while the workman, John Tilghman, worked his way along the edge and effected a rescue. Surman rubbed his eyes as the crowd cheered, and then looking about him, he nervously breathed a heavy “Phew!” Girl a Needle Victim. Miss Esther Keller is lying at her home in Reamstown, Pa. in a seri- ous condition and the entire country side is aroused over an attack on her by a masked highwayman, who jabbed a hypodermic needle into her arm, robbed her and left her sense- less by the roadside. The young woman was returning from her work. At a lonely point near the town the highwayman jubped from behind a tree and ordered her to halt. He grasped her arm, and when Miss Keller courageously tried to fight him off, jabbed her with the needle. Miss Keller fainted. She had just received her pay of $12 a week, and the highwayman made off with this 19774 Coal and Wood. Pharmacy. sii —————m Attorneys-at-Law. A. G. MORRIS, JR. Shipping and Commission Merchant, and Dealer in ANTHRACITE anp BITUMINOUS ‘COALS CORN EARS, SHELLED CORN, OATS and other grains, ——) BALED HAY AND STRAW (— Builders’ and Plasterers’ Sand. FEDERAL STOCK FOOD. KINDLING WOOD by the bunch or cord as may suit purchasers, respectfully solicits the patronage of his friends and the public, at his Coal Yard near the Pennsylvania Passenger Station. 58-23-1v Commercial 204 204 E. Telephones: | Moncey to Loan. ONEY TO LOAN on good security and houses to rent. J. M. KEICHLINE, Attomey.at-Law, 51-14-ly. arte Pa. m— ans Flour and Feed. (CURTIS Y. WAGNER, BROCKERHOFF MILLS, BELLEFONTE, PA. Manufacturer, Wholesaler and Retailer of Roller Flour Feed Corn Meal and Grain Manufactures and has on hand at all times the following brands of high grade flour: WHITE STAR OUR BEST HIGH GRADE VICTORY PATENT The only place in the county where that extraor- dinarily fine grade of spring wheat Patent Flour SPRAY can be secured. Also International Stock Food and feed of al! kinds. All kinds of Grain bought at the office Flour exchanged for wheat. OFFICE and STORE—BISHOP STREET. BELLEFONTE, PA. 47-19 MILL AT ROOPBSURG. curs ssa Groceries. FANCY PATENT | MURRAY'S Rheumatic Remedy THE MARVELOUS CURE FOR RHEUMATISM, $5.00 the bottle at vour drug- gists, or sent Parcels post on re- ceipt of price. Money refunded if it fails to cure YOU. WM. H. FIELDING, Sole Agent. Druggist, 58-20tf. LYNBROOK, N.Y. Fine Job Printing. FINE JOB PRINTING 0—A SPECIALTY—0 AT THE WATCHMAN OFFICE. There is no style of work, from the cheapest ** er’ to ork Bo BOOK WORK, that we can not do in the most satis- factory manner, and at Prices consist- ent with the class of work. Call on or communicate with this office. Restaurant. ESTAURANT. Bellefonte now has a First-Class Res- taurant where Meals are Served at All Hours Steaks, Chops, Roasts, Oysters on the half shell or in any style desired, Sand- wiches, Soups, and anything eatable, can’ be had in a few minutes any time. In ad- dition] I have ag Som lete plant prepared to s in bottles such as POPS, SODAS, SARSAPARILLA, SELTZER SYPHONS, ETC., for pic-nics, families and the public gener- ally all of which are manufactured out of nated. the purest syrups and properly carbo: C. MOERSCHBACHER, 50-32-1y. High St., Bellefonte, Pa. Meat Market. (Get the Best Meats. You save nothing by buying poor, thin or gristly meats. se fii the LARGEST AND FATTEST CATTLE and supply m: customers with the fresh- est, bowl blood and muscle mak- ing Steaks and Roasts. My prices are no higher than poorer meats are elsewhere. I always have —— DRESSED POULTRY — Game in season, and any kinds of good meats you want. TRY MY SHOP. P. L. BEEZER, High Street. 24-34-1y. Bellefonte, Pa. sam Groceries. ..NEW SUPPLIES.. For the New Year OUR REGULAR LINE OF FINE GROCERIES Has received our best attention and is now in first-class condition for supplying all the demands of the New Vear. call special attention to several items that will be in active demand during the next few weeks. We will MINCE MEAT—We make this goods right here in our own place, and see that Sven | ounce of materi- al is pure high-grade goods. “The ‘high cost of living” does not apply to this article of food. The price is 15c. per pound as usual. WHITE MALAGA GRAPES— fancy clusters, 25c. per Ib. Grape Fruit, fine, heavy, juicy fruit—just the kind you want. Cranberries, all - sound fruit, and the finest Celery on the market. OUR CREAM CHEESE is far su- perior to any you will find else- where. Also Newfchatel, Phila. Cream, McLarens, imported Swiss and Edam Cheese. TABLE RAISINS—The finest quality that comes across the ocean. OYSTERS—We do not. order Oys- ters in tubs that may have been opened several days ahead, but supply our customers with fine stock taken from the shells just as ordered. SWEET POTATOES — Fine stock, in abundant supply. Nuts of all kinds, imported and home grown varieties. OLIVES—A great variety of styles and sizes in bottled goods, and large, fine flavored fruit by the quart. ORANGES, LEMONS and BA- NANAS—Will have the finest qual- ity of California navels and Florida * fruit during the holiday season. FINE CANDIES—Chocolates and Confections in great variety. SYRUPS—Maple Syrup, Comb Honey, Dates and Figs. Also an old time, heavy body, pure sugar Table Syrup; very fine gi MACKEREL—We have some- thing very handsome in new, late caught Mackerel, head off and bone out; some weigh about 1 pound, and some 2 Ibs. apiece; they are very fancy. it at once. Bush House Block, - - TI We hear a great deal of advice about shopping early. Our ad- vice is to commence early and keep right on the job. We have a lot of goods on hand and want to sell them. The telephone is a wonderfully useful invention, but we would be pleased to have our friends do more personal shopping. We frequently hear of people shopping the whole town for something in our line—Don’t do it—Save your time and labor. Come to our place and get SECHLER & COMPANY, 57.1 - . Bellefonte, Pa. KLINE WOODRING—Attorney-at- Law,Belle- fonte, Pa, Practices in all courts Office Room 18Crider’s Exchange. 51-1-1y. B. SPANGLER. -Attorney-at-Law. Practices all the Courts. Consultation in English 2 German. Office in Crider’s Excl Bellefonte, Pa. 40- S. TAYLOR—Attorney and Counsellor at BD i Cre eine nte, Pa. - tended to promotly. oe uence H. WETZEL—Attorney and Counsellor at Law Office No. 11, Crider’s Exchan, floor. All kin ee ans ony to promptly. Comentarios to Enns or Gerthan ETTIG, BOWER & ZERBY—Attorneys-at Law,Eagle Block, Bellefonte, Pa. Success- ors to Orvis, Bower & Orvis. Practice inall the courts. Consultation in English or German. mm M. XEICHI INF -Atiorney.al- Law. in all the courts. Consultation in Engin and German. Office south of court hi All All professional business will receive prompt. at KENNEDY JOHNSTON—Attorney-at-law Bellefonte, Pa. Prompt attention given al legal Du entrusted to his care. Off ces—No. 5 East High street 57-44. G. RUNKLE.—Attorney-at-Law. Consul- tation in English and German. Office in Crider’s Exchange, Bellefonte, 58-5 Physicians. 7 GLENN, M. D., Physician and S State College, Phys county, Pa. or at his residence. W* Dentists. R. J 5 LARD, D. D. S,, office next door to So, for painless e ing teeth. “Superior Crown aud Bridge work. reasonable D* Nah Solent, Fa. Alimod: ern electric aj ces used years of experience. AE work of Superior ality prices reasonable. Plumbing. Good Health and Good Plumbing GO TOGETHER. When you have dripping steam pipes, leaky water-fixtures, foul Sewer e, Or escaping as, you can’t have good Health. The air you reathe is poisonous; Ton system becomes poisoned and invalidism is sure to come. SANITARY PLUMBING is the kind we do. It’s the only kind you ought to have. Wedon’t trustthis work to boys. Our workmen are Skilled Mechanics, no better anywhere. Our Material and Fixtures are the Best Not a cheap or inferior article in our entire establishment. And with good work and the finest material, our Prices are lower than many who give you work and the lowest grade o! the Best Work try os unsanitary finishings. For ARCHIBALD ALLISON, Opposite Bush House - Bellefonte, Pa 56-14-1v. Insurance. EARLE C. TUTEN (Successor to D. W. Woodring.) Fire, Life and Automobile Insurance None but Reliable Companies Represented. Surety Bonds of All Descriptions. Both Telephones 56-27-y BELLEFONTE, PA JOHN F. GRAY & SON, (Successor to Grant Hoover) Fire, 2 Life Accident Insurance. This Agency represents the largest Insurance Companies in the World. —— NO ASSESSMENTS — Do 2ot fa fail to give us a call before insuring your Life or Property as we are in position to write large lines at any time. Office in Crider’s Stone Building, 43-18-1y. BELLEFONTE, PA. The Preferred: Accident Insurance . THE $5,000 TRAVEL POLICY BENEFITS: BN Joab h by acciden » 0 ose 9] both feet ds, 5,000 loss of one hand od one foot, 2 loss hand, ,500 of either s 2,000 loss of either foot, 630 loss of one eve 25 per F Tress, Jota) Oi disability, 10 partial Pimit weeks) PREMIUM $12 PER YEAR, pavable quarterly if desired. Larger or smaller amounts in Cairaged in 8 Any person, male or female, engaged > preferred occupation, eeping, over eighteen Je good moral and insure under this ae Fire Insurance a invite your attention Ce geicy cy, the Ye ine of Sod Companies represen ed by any agency in in Central Pennsylv disability, of awe H. E. FENLON, Agent, Bellefonte, Pa. 50-21. HRS RAR sia
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