6 BE CALM TO-NIGHT. B« cahn, my soul; be calm to-night. The dearest one on earth ha-» passed! From darkness to the beckoning light, That gilda yon hilltops overcast. The dawning glow upon those hills. Of promise of a fairer clime. My being with their promise fills. Of union In eternal rhyme. My soul with thine, and thine with mine. Beyond the mists that cloud the dawn! No fairer hope, no brighter line Know birth upon the coming morn. T%ou hast not lefft me for alway, Though I am here and thou art there, Upon the dawning of the d'ay Of hope in God's resplendent air. Though thou art there and I am here, Where breakers rldte with crested foam. Our spirits still united, dear, True love shall know no more to roam. Therefore, begone, thou Idle tear, Our loves, our spirits still are one; And love shall cast out every fear That's born beneath God''s glowing sun. Where thou art now I, too. shall be, And seek thee, sweetheart, first of all; Beyond death's mystic leaden sea May hang no dark funereal pall. And so no tear bedims my eyes. The golden bow of promise still Upon the future dawning lies, And sheds its luster on the hill. 80 dawning glow upon thosie hills Of promisee of a fairer clime; My being with its promise fills Of union in eternal rhyme. —George M. Hicks, In Cleveland Leader. F"-M CO»telL» ICopyright. 18%. by X). ApplctoD A Co. All riithts reserved.) SYNOPSIS. Master Ardlck, just reached his majority and thrown upon his own resources, after stating his case to one I-louthwlck, a ship master, is shipped as second mate on the Industry, bound for Havana. Mr. Tym, the supercargo, descries a sail. The strange vessel gives chase, but Is disabled by the Industry's guns. In the fray one of the crew is killed and Houthwick is seen to fall. The captain is found to be dead, but tha In dustry is little damaged. Sellinger, first mate, takes charge and puts into Sidmouth to secure a new mate. Several days later, nrhen well out to sea, an English merchant man is met, whose captain has a letter ad dressed to Jeremiah Hope, at Havana. The crew of the vessel tell strange tales of the buccaneer Morgan, who is sailing under the king's commission to take Pana ma. One night a little later, the English vessel having i>roceeded on her course, a bit of paper is slipped into Ardick's hand by one of the sailors. This is found to be a warning of a mutiny plot headed by Pra dey. the ne wmate. Ardick consults Mr. Tym. They resolve to secure the mate, but Pradey, eavesdropping in the cabin, makes through the door and arouses the crew. Capt. Sellinger joins Ardlck and Tym. The crew break through the now barricaded door, but are forced to retire, having lost seven of their number. Finding them selves now too short-handed to manage the boat. Pradey decides to scuttle and desert the vessel, taking his men off in the only avaailable boat. The captain, supercargo ■and second mate soon discover their plight, but hastily constructing a raft get away ncict morning a Spaniard draws near Just before their vessel sinks. The them. The man in the rigging shouts: "If you would board us, take to your oars. Be speedy, or you will fall short." On board they are sent forward with the crew, being told they will be sold as slaves on reaching Panama. The ship's cook they find to be Mac Irvach, "frae Clagvarloch," so a friend. Four days later the Spaniard Is overhauled by a buccaneer flying the English flag. The three Englishmen and Mac Irvach plan to escape to the buccaneer on a rude raft. Bellinger, the last to attempt to leave the Spaniard, is disabled. Just after the others put off they see a figure dangling from tjio yard arir,. whom they suppose is Capt. Sell inger. Hailing the buccaneer, our three friends find themselves In the hands of their o'j.l mate, Pradey. lie treats them kindly and offers to do them no harm If they will but remain quiet concerning the mutiny he headed. The Black Eagle, Pradey's ship, comes to Chagre, Cuba, which town they find Morgan has taken under the English flag. From here the Black Eagle, with Morgan's fleet proceeds to Panama. The command consists of about I.SOO men. Having landed, they march on the city. The assault on the city is begun. Many of the buccaneers fall, and Ardlck is wounded. Through the smoke he sees Pradey approaching. The city at last falls. Ardick, coming to, finds Tym has rescued him from Pradey's murderous hand by kill trig the villain. The Spanish flag has been hauled down from the, castle and the men allowed to plunder the city at will. Mac Irvach spies a figure coming toward them, and exclaims: "The galst o' the captain." It Is indeed Sellinger. He recounts his late adventures, then he leads them to the res cue of Don Enrique de Cavodilla, who had been kind to him on the Pllanca, the Span ish vessel on which he had been a pris oner. Flight Is the only course open to the don, his wife and daughter. (Dona Car men.). They just manage to leave the building when Capt. Towland comes to claim the dona as his prize, under the buc caneer's rule. Mr. Tym parleys to gain time for the flight of his party, then allows the men to enter. Seeking shortly to join the don, they come upon his dead body. CHAPTER XVII. OF THE THINGS THAT PAUL CRADDE TOM) US. TOGETHER WITH THE CONCEPTION OK A DARING PLAN. We looked at one another as men confounded. When was this dreadful business accomplished, and by whom? Mr. Tym was the first to collect him- BClf. "We have been deceived, friends," lie said, with a sigh, "cr rather we have deceived ourselves. These poor people got no fair start, as we thought, but were seized at the very outset. While we were following, as we deemed, on their track, they were being hurried toward the casiJe." "But this murder?" I cried, in vast anxiety. "How came it about? Alas! and there may be others. Nay, let us search this place thoroughly, that we mair know whether it be so or not." We left the body at this, and looked narrowly all about, but made no like dreadful discovery. "To answer your question, Ardick," said Mr. Tym, as wo finally gave over, "I opine Don Enrique tried to escape, and in doing so was slain. Alas! poor gentleman, he lacked not a spirit! Weil, and how say you? Shall we cover the remains and push on? It may be we can yet render some serv ice to the living." "Let us by all means do so," said the captuin, with a sigh. As we drew near the castle I ob served a considerable stir, many fig ures of the buccaneers passing and repassing, and some pushing forward little groups of unarmed people, who must be captives. Not a few women were among them, for I could see the fullness of their garments and the bright colors of their scarfs and other like decorations. At last we drew nigh and climbed the plateau to the gate. I was now able to observe with more exactness the tilings we had till now seen at a distance, but I confess that my head was so full of our especial business that I took no close notice of them, though at another time I had not failed to do so. My mind was now more and more on edge to discover the fate of the poor Lady Carmen. At last, it was our turn, and we hastily pnnsed the guard and entered the court. I must pause here to say that the interior parts of the castle were in some ways peculiar, since the chief hall was upon the nether floor, and was reached at once after passing through a strong arched gateway and a little passage. The officesi and lesser rooms were be yond this hall, and the dungeons (though this I learned afterward) were directly beneath it. The quarters for the soldiers were meant to be in a rearward wing, but the present gar rison, having no strict discipline, were making a billet of whatsoever places they saw fit. These things had best be mentioned here, as they will make clearer the parts of the narrative to follow. When we had gotten into the court we found much stir, many pushing about intent on disposing of their booty, and others making for the kitchen, whence we caught the smell of cookery. We had scarce landed within the gate when I espied Paxil Cradde, by the piece of rawl meat in his hand bound for his dinner. "Yonder goes Cradde," I said to my companions. "Can we find a more suit able person to give tis the news?" Without waiting for their answer, I hailed him and brought him to. "If you are not in haste," I said, carelessly, "1 will fetch you a piece of the meat, and we will mess with you. It would seem like old times, and, moreover —to be out with it—we would have a little talk with you." "I have no objection," he answered. "Fetch the meat and what else you wish. I will wait." I lost 110 time in doing this, and, possessed of a good slab of the beef and two or three loaves of bread, I signed to my companions, and we fell into his wake, lie led us across the court to the kitchens, where we roast ed the meat, and thence, having first procured) some wooden trenchers and a little salt, we passed through a postern gate and established our selves at the foot of the wall. Here was comparative seclusion, as well as some escape from the heat, which was now intense. As soon as we were established I made Cradde acquainted with Capt. Selliuger, relating at the same time, though in brief, the captain's story. I did this, meaning in the first place, to establish better fellowship, and also that I could (by indirection) give some coloring to the morning's adven ture. In short, I made it appear that our business at the don's was legiti mate—that is, from the buccaneers' standpoint—and that the matter was fetched about by the captain, who hated his late master. Cradde was no very deep fellow, and easily swallowed this yarn, which when he had done he was in the state of mind that I desired. "Well," said I, feigning an indiffer ent air, "I fancy none of us are the richer by the morning's undertaking. 1 I see you, make no brags of the wealth you found." "For a good reason," he said, with a gruut. "We found only some gar ments and household gear. No great of that, either. I fancy the old) ras cal must have hidden the chief part." "I believe he did," putin the cap tain, "or that was the notion of the servants, though I am not quite able to confirm it." "As to the slaves," I began again, "we fared no better. Not a soul was in the house. The servants, indeed, the captain told us, had already fled, but we thought to find at least some of the family." "Now that," said Cradde, with a puzzled look, "is passing strange. They could barely have vacated the place when you entered. Indeed, they were caught but a pebble's toss from the water side. Had you but peeped from the rearward door I think you j must have seen them." "Ah, how stupid!" I cried. "But, in truth, we thought only of the house. And bo they were captured? Was it, then, the entire family?" "Aye," answered Cradde, with a sigh. "The beautiful daughter and all. Would I had been the captor!" "Niece," corrected the captain. "Not Don Enrique's daughter, liut that matters not." "Niece, then," said Cradde, with a melancholy air. "It helps not the case. That rascally lilyte secured her." "Capt. Blyte!" I exclaimed, in sur prise. My heart sank withal, lie was another like Towland and Cradde. "And how was that?" I continued, in my former tone. "Why, the fellow must come up from the water while we were making tom fools of ourselves a-searching the house," answered Cradde, "and, lo! they fairly walked into his arms. Stili, all is not quite settled. lie does not yet possess the priz«." "And how is that?" putin Mr. Tym. "Why, Towland disputes his right," answered Cradde. "Aye. and that fiercely. The two all but came to blows." "Towland claiming under the law of first hand-laying?" pursued Mr Tym. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1899 "The same." "And Illyte?" "Well, I am not very clear, but some thing in this sort," answered Cradde: "Blyte would have it that till men on that first day were sent into the city solely to secure the place, and not to spoil, and that, in consequence, Tow land has no rights dating from that time." "And how is this dispute to be set tled?" asked the captain. We breathlessly listened'for the an swer. "Morgan will do it," nnswered Cradde. "He has taken the lady out of their hands and locked'her up. He swears he will not pass judgment till the morrow, when they shall have commanded their choler." We had some ado to conceal our re lief and vast satisfaction. "But there were others?" resumed the captain, after a little. "I refer not to the poor don, for we know he is slain, but how as to his wife? Aye, and there was an old servant." "Both d?ad, likewise," said Cradde, indifferent ly. "The old dame must run before a sword, when it was aimed at her husband, and was grievously wounded. She died in a little time after reaching the castle. The slave— I know not just how it was, but he of fended Blyte. and was presently dis patched. They flung both the bodies into the water, where, I doubt not, the sharks soon made an end of them." We questioned him a little further, but brought out nothing of present moment. The old don, as we had sup posed, proved to have been slain while trying to escape. The dinner ended, we presently parted with Cradde, and in a little time—avoiding an appear ance of haste —returned again to the beach. Here it was now intensely hot, but we continued till we came to an old boatliouse, in the shadow of which we sat down. Our talk ran on at some length, but there is no need that I should give more than the substance. The chief thing was that we were re solved to have done with Morgan and his crew. We were also of one mind— though this, indeed, was pretty des perate—to deliver, if we could, the poor Lady Carmen. "Well, then," said Mr. Tym, when we had reached this point, "these gener als being settled, let us to the details. Speaking after a broad fashion, for we may not yet lay exact plans, seeing that we do not know all the facts, I counsel some swift and audacious pro ceeding. Say to watch our opportun ity, and, having quietly forced the "Remember, abe will be disguised." lady's door, slip her boldly out under the buccaneer's noses'? Remember, she will be disguised." "That is to my mind," said the ca.p tain. "A bold and speedy stroke it should be. In truth, there is little time for any other." "Why, that looks feasible," said I. "But now a bit further. Say you have her out, what then? Whither would 3'ou fly? It may not be possible to pro cure horses, and afoot would be too slow. Again, some suspicious gang might challenge us." "Well, then," said the captain, "why seek togo by land? Why not by wa ter ?" "By water?" said I, in some sur prise. "Is not that still more hazard ous? Besides, where can we come by suitable boat?" "That," said Sellinger, "would be no feat. Betwixt now and sundown I war rant I can lay hold on one that will suit our purpose." "Whither would Tym. "Well, perhaps to Delasco, which 13 a place but a few leagues to the south, or to Buenitventura, which may be two hundred." answered the cap tain. "I suppose these or any other would serve." We went into the matter a little further, but in the end came to the captain's plan. "Then do you go now," he "and try to find out the location of the senorita's room, and likewise fetch what you can of stores and water. Doubtless you can obtaiu enough for the purpose, as we are not likely to make a long voyage, an 4, moreover, there may be somewhat of the kind aboard. Meanwhile I will search for the craft herself." CHAPTER XVIII. OP THE PROGRESS OF OUR PLAN. On the way to the castle we came to a resolution as to the fashion of our proceeding. Mr. Tym was to spy out the whereabouts of the senorita, and Mac Ivracli and I were to secure and conceal the stores. This done, we were to meet and take further counsel. Having concluded on this plan, we forthwith set about carry ing it out. We parted just inside the gate, and while Mr. Tym made for the great door —I mean that to the chief structure itself—Mac Ivrach and I slipped around to the offices. Here we found the same confusion as be fore, only now there were fewer about, and having slyly secured two great backs, we carried out such food- as was at hand anil speedily til led them. We took care to do this unobserved, though I think we might safely have been bolder, for those about were near all in liquor, or busied with their own concerns. We took the sacks to one of the rear offices and concealed them, and returned to the outer region of the court. We scarce expected to see Mr. Tym, or to learn that he had finished his part of the business, and in this we were not mistaken, for he did not at once appear. We lounged about, af fecting little interest in what was do ing (playing this part that we might seem consistent with our conduct be fore), and so continued till at last Mr. Tj'm came out. lie moved in an indifferent fashion, not very fast, bjit yet not overdoing his part, and so drew presently along to us. My pulse ran with some disorder, by this time, for the delay was trying, and, more over, this was almost the heart of the business. £to be continued.] WHAT DIVERS DO. A Trade Thnt In Frn wulit with Danger find Calls for CoornKe and t'nderMtandlnif. Every large vessel is now built o£ iron, end, in order to keep upthe requi site speed, their bottoms require fre quent cleaning; also, should the screw become fouled or deranged, from va rious causes, the diver can always put it in working order. Should the anchor become fouled with the cable chain of another vessel, the diver can go down and free it, and so avoid the loss of the anchor. In many other cases a diver supplied with the necessary outfit may be instrumental in saving a valuable vessel and cargo by repairing leaks from collisions and other accidents. Our diver may also be employed in the laying and inspection of mooring chains, the clearing of dock gates and sluice valves, in inspecting the founda tion of bridges, removing obstructions in rivers, entering shaftsof minesover ilowed with water to clear the outlets, and in repairing the pumps. Should a well pump under water need repair ing, a competent diver understanding this branch of engineering can accom plish the repairs with as much ease as though he were on dry land. He can lay tubes and pipes for waterworks under the beds of rivers, enter into and repair gas-holders, descend into danger ous places where foul air and noxious gases have collected, such as the fire damp In mines or gases in old wells. Of course, a man undertaking such work must not only be a good diver, but he must also understand his trade— engineering, masonry, carpentry, well sinking, or bridge building. In open sea work he must necessarily be a good seaman. The sponge, pearl, coral and amber fisheries, as you may imagine, demand the labors of a large staff of expert divers.—James Cassidy, in St. Nicholas. Iliirnn Won the Dinner. This story is told of Robert Burns in his youth: One day he was passing through the- town of Ayr when lie saw two strangers sitting at one of the inn windows. With idle curiosity, he stopped to look at them. Seeing him and thinking that the rustic might af ford some amusefnent while waiting, the strangers called him in and a»ked him to dine with them. Burns readily accepted the invitation and proved a merry, entertaining guest. When dinner was nearly finished, one of the strangers suggested that each should try his hand at verse making, and that the- one who failed to write a thyme should pay for the dinner. They felt secure in the challenge, believing that their rustic would pay for the meal. The rhymes were written and Burns read the following: "I, Johnny Peep, saw two sheep; two sheep saw me. Half a crown apiece will pay for their fleece, and I, Johnny Peep, go free." The strangers' astonishment was great, and they exclaimed: "Who are you? You must be liobbie Burns!" —Detroit Free Press. AcciirilinK to HI" Isoon as I have received the money, I'll marry Grace Towers; but as she's been cross and ccy, I'll use her for a secvant. Evea-y morning she shall get me a mug of strong beer with toast, nutmeg and su gar ill' it, then I will sleep till ten, after I will have a large sack posset. My dinner shall be on the table by one; I'll have a stock of wine and brandy laid in; about live in afternoon I'll have tarts and jellies, and a gallon bowl of punch; at ten a hot supper of two dishes; if I'm in good humor and Grace behaves herself, she shall sit down with me —to bed at 12."—Detroit Free Press. Two Klimln of Giver*. "My dear brudders an' sisters," re 'marked the venerable pastor of the only colored church in town, as he carefully cleared' the broad table in front of him so that every nickel, cent and button laid upon it would stand out in startling distinctness, "dere is some of de folks in dis cliu'ch gives aecawdin' to deir means, an'some ac cawdin' to deir meanness. Le's not have any of de s-econ' class lieah dis mawnip'l" After which the procession commenced, and everybody renci-ed for his bottom dime.—Every Where. Scene* of Strife. "Any war scenes In that new play?" "Well, there's a village choir." l —Chi oajfo Daily Record. TO PREVENT STRIKES. BUhop Totter, of New York, About ta Organize a Permanent Council of Mediation. Bishop I'otter, of New York, has ad vised the leading members of the Social Reform club that he is now prepared to take up the work of organizing a per manent council *»f mediation and con ciliation with the purpose of prevents ing strikes by the surface railway em ployes in New York. Edward King, of the Social Beform club, in speaking of the matter, said: "It is quite true that Bishop Potter meditates organizing such a board. Seth Lowe, Felix Adler and Bishop Potter |J BISHOP POTTER. (A Firm Believer in the Doctrine of Con ciliation.) are the three men who have been select ed by the contending parties hereto fore as arbitrators, and they are all prominent 011 thepresentboardof medi ation and conciliation, which was origi nally organized by the labor people in connection with the church association for advancing the interests of labor. These men, and the majority of the board as well, object to offering their services in strikes which have taken place, except at the request of both the parties concerned, as they feel that otherwise they would be deemed not only officious, but also to be seeking publicity. "The council Bishop Potter seeks to organize is to consist of representatives of the different surface railway em ployes' unions, together with the presi dents of all the railway companies. His purpose is, on the one hand, to pre sent the inconvenience to the public which is attendant upon a strike, and equally, on the other, the sufferings of the strikers and their families. He also thinks that in many instances the em ployes have not been treated with ex act fairness, and that if the employers could be convinced of the justice of some of the grievances it would re sult in their saving great expense if they would treat with their employes direct ly and fairly. Bishop Potter has been led to this view by the success that has attended certain industries which have avoided strikes for a long time by the use of permanent boards of arbitration and conciliation." STRANGE CEREMONY. Cro*s-Bearln(e Penitent* of lloneej- Tu!len Still Perform a Rite Em tnblished A. I). 1200. High up in the Pyrenees mountains, on the border line between France and Spain, are the village and pass of Ron cesvalles. The village itself contains only 200 people. The pass has fur nished a road for invading armies for centuries. It was in this pass in the eighth century that the army of the great Charlemagne was attacked and overthrown. Through it the Black Prince marched in 1367, and in ISI3 Jo seph Bonaparte led his army to iftfeat AN ANCIENT CEREMONY. (Penitents of Roncesvalles Ascending a Steep Mountain.) at the hands of Wellington. Now the pass is chiefly noted as the site of the historic monastery of Our Lady of Roneesvalles, founded in 1200. Every year great crowds of the penitents gather at the monastery. After a sea son of fasting and prayer they all put on black dominoes and masks and each takes upon his shoulders a heavy cross made of the rough litnbs of trees. Headed by the abbot, and, starting at the foot of the pass, the strange proces sion marches in single file up tiie stony mountain road to the monastery, where thev receive absolution. The picture is from a photograph of the scene. An Andrew Out of I'lnce. An amusing story of the German em peror is being told in army circles. At a recent inspection of recruits his majesty asked one of them his name and was told "Andree." On his majesty asking him if he was aware that he lia FLOUR, SALT MEATS, S C SMOKED MEATS, \ J CANNED GOODB, ETC., ) j Teu, Coffees, Fruiti. Confectionery, ) p Tekaut and Clftri. C N Cooda Delivered Free amy / / Place In Town. S C CllL MB SEE IE 118 GST PRICES.) C IXIR r. & B. DEPOT \ BUPOBICM Bottling Works, IOHN McDONALD, Proprietor. Ktu P. 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