No Man's Land A ROMANCE By Louis Joseph Vance Dustrations by Ray Walters { Copyright, 1910, by Louis Joseph Vance.) SYNOPSIS. Coast, a young man of New meels Douglas Blackstock, who He accepts Garrett York (Chiy. invites him to a card party although he dislikes Blackstock, the rea gor heing that both are in love with Kath erine Thaxter Coast falls to convince her that Blackstock 8 unworthy of her friendship At the party Coast meets two named Dundas and Van Tuyl There is 8 quarrel, and Blackstock shoots Van Tuy! dead Coast struggles to wrest the weapon from him. thus the police dis cover them Coast is arrested for murder He is convicted, but as he begins his sen tence. Dundas names Rlackstock as the Sardar und kilis himself. Const be com free. but Blackstock has married Katherine Thaxter and fled Coast pur- chase » & vacht and while sailing sees a man thrown from a distant boat He res the follow who is named Applevard arrive - a lonely island, Known as ’ eX some a man uptiy the stant Cos forcing harshly, intonation and erky door to--abr with a betrayed tary hearer; this certain jangl ves: an involun we its after human on ster had hour icome to all, with being of blood pictured of the Jniession mos Was, all its viclousness, a no such nerve! and as Aj 83 Il le ¥ ard rative of the } or even figure the man brooding on op ns had long as Coast to in his of © Wh Who's 1opeless that What he cried the devil—" ontrol withheld his nt Then, : sald quietly arted at and C slightly, That's reply “Mr sound aA Ww oast J gov “The start! OCK ed steadily Sorry 1 i'd be expecting Expecting you! patiently “But, me." Blackstock damn who ve your a name? ide, of cours ved are m ya? Can't you g self “Why, Handy tone was a $0 oast’s perfection of po irely,” it seemed u must've been looking Distrusting delberately al fiections, he was at pains ply was not his habit; only way he could disguise his He watching Blackstock closely, alert a sign of recognition in the man's lon, Somewhat t none ‘1 come here and rel night,” he continued ‘Came this morning to New Bedford and" The words froze upon his lips. door to his left had opened: stood there, watching, listening parently she had started to without any suspicion that band was not talking to one of servants, and In her astonishment had stopped. The figure of the man surprise to 1¥ YO for arti to as speak cri #1 the ich bein think of to voice Was for express be detected to iast down A got orders feve Power Ap enter | | i Cogat removed his sou wester and upon his face. “Yes, ma'am,” he sald, “I'm the new opera tor. “How d'you do?’ He contrived to keep his tone coolly respectful and but his eyes were plead: to her contour was by the broad turned-down brim of a sou” wester. Yet Coast thought to discern a deathless apprehension in her pose, a mute but infinitely pitiful question in her eyes. And his heart stood still, for the crucial Instant was imminent: in another minute, two at most, she would know him. And then . . .? “Well?” Blackstock roused him. “What you stopping for? [I'm listen Ing!” “1 beg pardon.” Coast tugged at the button on the chinstrap of his sou wester. “The lady there , . . | didn’t know 2 Blackstock turned his head impa- Silently, moving his sightless eyes In the direction of Katherine. “Oh,” Le sald, “my wife" The woman moved quickly into the room. “Yes, she seid, still with ber eyes to the stranger. “It Is I, Doug: las. 1 didn’t know--1 fancied one of the servants , . .“ “This Is Mr. Hand yside,” Blackstock told her sharply, as If irritated by the interruption; "he's to take Power's place" man lives in the hope of a reprieve. ‘She knew him now; his action In had hastened slightly the set with eyes that blazed with of terror. but though he feared she to faint, dared not move to her as glstance. Indeed, there was no need; she was fashioned of sterner stuff; though every atom of her being shud- dered, she remained mistress of her self, been damning; she knew that and her answer fell pat to speak “Good evening.” she sald so admira- bly that there was even a hint of lan guid Indifference in her volce. “You have surprised us, Mr. Handyside.” “Lord, yes!” Blackstock broke “It's hard to believe. D'vou mean to tell me you made the run through this storm?” The blood flowed back Into Coast's heart He flashed the woman a look thanks, but her gaze was blank as met his, and he knew that as yet au- {to nor delayed ft The was it was not “Well,” he sald, half-laugh, “I'm a blow, that's frightened: ['ve but they were awakening to come be long yet past, with here, real situation yet her would care'ess tee, It is Had me storms decks a you a fact seen from some the of { | | | | lefthand side of the channe!—forget the name of the island it makes ofl from.” Coast hesitated In assumed perplex in acual trepidation more acute to himself “Pasque, you mean?" “That's It.” But though his story sec¢med to be credited, the tension held unrelaxed; Katherine from her shock and to take second thought? primal impulse shield him, his deception, mad concept of duty force her to ex- both? He could not keep his eyes from her. Not a detail of her attitude es- caped him, not a convulsive movement of her hand (in whose rosy hollow lay is life and hers) She stood unmoving by the table, one hand touching it for support. Meanwhile he heard himself talking, glibly to Blackstock's them “But then? "Pure luck. We'd been stuck about half an hour when a fisherman—fel- low named Wise, trom Vineyard Ha- ven—came along, trying to beat the storm home We hailed him and he luffed up to us—he could do that with his boat, a light-draught Cape Cod cat; and | offered him a tenspot to bring me on You uflderstood it was an emergency case He held back a bit, but the sight of the money fetched him: and he earned It i take that trip again for a dollars.” then him?” . ha didn’t how the devil'd you get here, see, | hundred “Well, YY But what's be of “Oh, gald he C4 back to dare his eave boat her for went to “Lucky to Get to to unfasien get here began acky gteamships.”™ He the ollskin coat i at all, I gu “That's tru weather I get Finn and chance.” “They ous I'm you Hecksher or <Q, w onder no judge of managed take to the to di int want to." Coast of ‘nt prayer of gratitude fortuitous turn of the conver fory: ior the of Mr. Handyside's traveling companions. “But | was told to hustle because Power was leaving yon prac notice, so 1 insisted. “How's that?” heavily, still with his staring eyes with thoughtfulness, “Where are they, anyway?” he continued without pause, as one reminded of an over sight. “Finn-—Hecksher--why aren't they with you? “Oh, they're all ried, making time to right,” Coast par for Katherine, retain her poise he had to force himself to give heed to Blackstock. “You don’t need to worry about them.” Blackstock leaned forward, scowling intently. “What d'you mean by that? Didn't they bring you here?” “Only part way; you see, this accel dent I mentioned —~" “What sort of an aceldent? Hang it, if they didn't bring you~ Where'd you leave them?" “Safe enough-<high aground In Quick's Hole” “The devil you say! come to run the Corsair Why, he knows const" “Not his fault. ness of some and dry-- How'd Finn aground? more about this It came about kind. amateur asses—beg pardon, Mra. Black; I'm quoting Mr. Finn-in a catboat. . . . They al most ran us down when we were about midway through the Hole didn’t seem to know shat they were doing; and in trying to aveid a col lision we plied up on » shoal on the § Guess.” fear she'd dr beach and come up on the he sald his him and he wanted beat back the first ag Bezides, be fretting about to be ready sign of a let I see” Blackstock nodded slow- You must be pretty well used He laid his hand as if abstract edly upon the table beside him. moved it to and fro, found the edge of the whisky tray. and gr asped the neck of the decanter You've earned a drink, Handyside* Thank you,” he the wagon.” Blackstock 0 up ly "sy out sald, I'm on chuckled he said. “That's your I'm not.” There was iatter words He splashed whisky into water, finding the objects with an adroitness on a par with that which had excited Appleyard’s “Health,” he said, The woman roused herself Handyside will sit dowe ™ she suggested in a toneless voles, Her eyes challenged Coast's. he Late Happenings of Interest at Harrisburg. Would Licenae Newspapermen. A committee to dratt a bili the qualifications of newspaper men by a department to be known as the State Department of Journalism, This H of Pottsville, on an outline for State licensing of newspapermen and supervision of education for jour work, in which he advanced novel ideas. The burden of Mr Zerby's paper was every news paper and publication should in of certified journalist and that all men in responsible newspaper work should required to satisfy men in authority in Department of Journalism of their qualifications receiving certificates The ob standard be ewspaper work well business. The men in paper suggested a ten id dollar apy de for the State comimities frame the blll consists of A. N. Pome roy, Chambersburg: R. P. Habgood Bradford, E. W. Wagenseller, Selins grove, J H. Zerby, Pottsville, and A D. 8¢hoech, Harrisburg, also connected with the Tree Blight iation algo An increase In annual meeting here, that be a be the the raise and ¢ the ject would to of n educated 03 secure thousar yropriation to work out the tale The to e, who is Chestnut s8ion The cord in op postal rates fommi BIRBOC went on position to get On of Pos on o en 1 tal rinling nent class matter valopes by the and fr re Depart ment express 20d ion of per ed i NeWspapers, iodicals. These resident, Crombls iy of Greensburg Mr. Allen's lowing h Fesigna Wagensell ed unan officers Zerbher. Fred. New RH Rac rets ther H president, vice-president, chanfeshurg R. P. Habgood, Bradfor« assistant secretasy, Miss An McGraw, Brad ford; executis commit Ww H Wray, Leechburg. W. C. Deward, Sun bury; C. H. Bressler, Lock Haven W. Jones, Olyph and W © Binder, Pottstown ireasurer a oa Ml, ant Prison Rules Under Fire. The State Board of Public special Charities investigating committee re worted that the Dauphin county prison I i i was being conducted in 2 manner that was not in keeping ness methods, wholesale sdoption piace of n the Were in us been mmittee yf the Daug not $ food ana $ $ reporis eamenti oard n wo i1ted ame recommendatis as adopted, warden 14 both naking tt ns. The 0 ; ie commit tee report, recommended that the salary all which, it ia said, er from six to eight th year, be put on a sal sale of “kitchen prison be abolished bring about = h y tri Bets lowed a and is to make dollars a that the the to petty ousand Ary orders” Inside ag tending favoritism nd The inspectors are rapped for negligence and failure to adopt mod ern methods and for not posting rules The committee also recommended that the board of offic visitors and the prison inspectors reach an under standing and that pr nm an up-todate basis in all respects. Both the report the special com mittee, signed by J. Gill and C T. | King, and the minority report, made by Colonel P. C. Boyle, found fault | Wo 18 the of 8 conditions were exposed, | newspaper, Completing Road Survey. The survey of the southern road be rans. rns of wo ea Priv are one An'lar per os of sumer. - ADVERTI*ING BATE Duping rpg ches . I8y advert sing oooup ones ard for 1 Bh to iw uly cents sordiig Lw eompusi Looal notices scoom Ing five cents per line el nt outs per Mogg twenty-five cents, , twenty sents | tomioa wed asd iss cunts pet line insertion | other minimum charge he for hot tard | a FE OW about that printing job you're in need of? ————— Ud I SRG SIE Come in and see us sbout it at your first opportunity, Don't wall uatil the very last moment but give us & little time snd we'll show you what high grade work we can tara owl 3 Everybedy whe resda magazines buys sews papers, but everybody who reads mewspapers doess’t buy wagazises. Catch the Drift? Here's the medizm to reach the people of this community, Advertise Ir YOU Wasta Cook Want a Clerk Want a Partoer Wasi a Situation Wast a Servant Girl Wasnt to Sell a Piano Wasnt to Sell a Carriage Wasnt to Sell Town Property Want to 3ell Your Groceries Want to Sell Your Hardware Want Customers for Asything Advertise Weekly In This Paper. Advertising Is the Way lo Success Advertising Brings Customers Advertising Keeps Customers Advertising lasures Success Advertising Shows Energy Advertising Shows Pluck Advertising Is "Biz" Advertise or Bust Advertise Long Advertise Well ADVERTISE Atl Oasce In This Paper —————— a ———— BOALSBURG TAVERN BOA AMOS COCR PROP ETON This weli- known hostalry la modale all tra velem Hopping a! Osk Hall Swation, Every effort 0 accommodate the traveling publis, Ag pitiful iffe had needed but this last heart rending touch. There are tragedies | In women’s life beside which death taelf is trifling. No, thanks; I'm all wet.” He won and in character with his impersoaa- tion. “About done up, too. If you don't mind, I'd like to turn in.” “I'l show you the way." Binek- stock rose. “You're to have Power's room.” . Coast's glance was Instant to the woman's face and found it inscrutable. Did she or did she not suspect? . . “Power wont mind?" he asked quickly; and still she showed no sign. (TO BE CONTINUED) Infectious Laughter. Some of our prominent sclentists are so Impressed with the germ peril that they go around looking pretty solemn all the time, on the theory that laughter Is both contagious and infectious. 1 i { i and valuable data regarding famous highway, he made one of the best in Pennsyl vania and to connect roads leading out of Gettysburg, now in hand. Complete Joint Fish Plans. State Fish Commissioner Buller an- nounced that he had completed plans with the Ohio fishery authorities whereby the two States would unite in the planting of pike, perch In Lake Erie this spring Bayless Company “Gets Charter. Among the charters fssusd was one to the Bayless Manufacturing Cor. poration, which receives the right to manufacture paper, wood pulp and other products at Austin, where the disaster occurred on September 20, when a large dam, owned by a similar corporation broke. The new corpora tion has capital stock of $100,000 and the Incorporators are Stanley Bayless Austin; George C. Bayless, Bingham ton, N. Yi R. R. Lewis, A. C. Pai natier and J. H. Dexter, Coudersport OLD FORT HOTEL EDWARD ROYER RATES ; Proyrietar 0 Per Day Looation : One mile south of Centre Hall Acoommodations iret-olass Parties wishing tv Joy an eveni: g piven special attention. M.als stoh ootast me prepared on short notice, Ai- AT ITYANEYS. ATTORNEY. 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