LC EIGTT GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC. Oo A SHAPE OF WITCHCRAFT. Synopsis—The man who tells this story—call him the hero, for short— is visiting his friend, John Saun- ders, British official In Nassau, Bahama islands Charles Webster, a local merchant, completes the trio of friends. Saunders produces a written document purporting to be the death-bed statement of Hen- ry P. Tobias, a successful pirate, made by him In 18689, It gives two spots wnere two millions and a haif of treasure were buried by him and his ~ompanions. The conversation of tha 'hree friends is overheard by a pock-marked stranger. The docu- ment disappears Saunders, how- ever, has a copy. The hero, deter- mined to seek the burled treasure, charters a schooner. The pock- marked man is taken on as a pas- senger, On the voyage somebody empties the gasoline tank. The hero and the passenger clash, the pas- senger leaving a manifesto bearing the signature, “Henry P. Toblas, Jr.” The hero lands on Dead Men’ Shoes, There Is a fight, which followed by several funerals. The hero finds a cave contalning the skeletons of two pirates and a mas- sive chest—empty save for a few pleces of elght scattered on the bottom, The hero returns to Nas sau and by good luck learns the location of Short Shrift island. Webster buys the yaw! Flamingo, and he and the hero sail for Snort Shrift island As the Flamingo leaves the wharf a young fellow, “Jack Harkaway,” jumps aboard and is allowed to remain. Jack proves an interesting and mysteri- ous passenger. Tne adventurers capture Tobias. “Jack Harkaway*' proves to be a girl and disappears The hero sails to Short Shrift land, sees an entrancing girl a Spanish dubloon is. with CHAPTER I-——Continued. a omens oF conn her on her guard. The music of he voice was suddenly hushed, as though she had hurriedly, almost In thrown a robe of reticence about impulsive natura to be played before strs As for he was evidently a miliar acquaintance. He had her—he sald afte hie since she was a little girl an in Iness not dis- storekes per, had Just my eyes accel. the coin e } his in ad doubloon! “That's what i sion that of dently di they have a few old ily and use them whet others” it was as lame an explanation as well could be, and no one could that, whatever his reason for so doing he was lying. “But haven't you trouble in dispos- ing of then?’ 1 inquired, “Gold Is always gold,” he answered, “and we don’t see enough of it here to be particular as to whose head stamped upon it, or what date, sides, as I said, it isn't as if [ got gany of them; and you ean glw of them as curiosities.” “Will you sell me this one?’ I asked. “I see no harm in your having It,” he said, “but I'd just as goon you fidn't mention where you got it." “Certainly,” 1 answered, disguising ty wonder at his secretiveness. “What fs it worth?” He named the sum of sixfeen dol lars and seventy-five cents. Having paid him that amount I bade him good-night, glad to be alone with my eager, glowing thoughts. These I took with me to n hit of coral beach, made doubly white by the moon, rustled over by giant palms, and whispered to by the vast living jewel of the sca. 1 took out my strange doubloon and flashed it in the moon. But, brightly as it shone, it hardly seemed as bright as it would have seemed a short while back; or, per- haps, it were truer to say that In an other, newer aspect it shone a hun- dred times more brightly. The adven- ture to which It called me was no longer single and simple as before, but a gloriously confused goal of cloudy splendors, the burning core of which ~gsuddenly raying out, and then lost again In brightness—were the eyes of a mysterious girl. doubt is aya dispose CHAPTER II. Under the Influence of the Moon. nimlessly, as without apparent pur. that might well seem to have little attraction to a stranger—how little | could sea by the mystification of the enne good Tom, to whom, for once, of course, I could not confide, Yet I had a vague purpose; or, at least, I had a feeling that, if I walted om something would develop In the direction of my hopes. ‘The doubloon still suggested that it was the key to a door of fas- cinating mystery to which chance might at any moment direct me. And-—why not admit {t?apart from my buried treasure, to the possible discovery of which the doubloon seemed to point, I was possessed with a growing desire for another glimpse of those haunting eyes. They needed | not thelr association with the mys terious gold, they were magnetic enough to draw any man, with even | the rudiments of Imagination, along | the path of the unknown. Al the paths out of the little settlement were paths into the unknown, and, day | after day, I followed one or another of | them cut into the wilderness, taking a | gun with me, as an ostensible excuse | for any spying eye, and bringing back | with me occasional bags of the wild | pigeons which were plentiful on the | island. One day I had thus wandered unus. myself still several miles from homo | on a rocky path overhanging the sen. | There was no sign of habitation any- | where, over the sea, of the clifis and watched the light grow In Intensity as the behind me. was a night full*of witcheraft ; i * of the woods d¢ epened on hinting wonderful thing about te happen. Then, if the fairy matching ny thoug 3 lenge, what an s i as night its WW Kea} Aol was this brig? 3 far shape of ing, full in the moon, like a y : i ra luminous marble of down beneath witcheraft whiteness, god =Ome antiquity. My eyes and my het me it w he; and, as she ass ver the edge of the wat ar in 1¢ ahout to dive, a turn of gave those ford that longed-f me living eyes filled wi we moon-path did door rocks, ¥ § & in the : door cret nd then, known for the firs of that doubl Perhaps if I had not thought of thea 1 did doubtless, be those 1 If 80, I am they must. At all events, it was thought of that doubloon that swayed the balance of my hesitation in taking the moon-path in the track of that | bright apparition. i I looked for a way down to the edge | of the sea. It was not easy to find, but | after much perilous scrambling I at length found myself on the boulder which had so lately been the pedestal of that Radiance; and, in another mo- ment, I had dived into the moon-path ind was swimming toward the mys terious golden door. Before me the rocks opened in a deep narrow crevasse, a long rift, evi- dently slashing back into the cliff, be. neath the road on which I had been treading. I could see the moonlit witler vanishing into a sort of gleam ing lane between the vast overhang- Ing walls. Presently I felt my feet rest lightly on firm sand, and, still shoulder deep In the water, I ®alked on another yard or two—to be brought to a sudden stop. There she was coming toward me, breast high in that watery tunnel! The moon, continuing its serene ascen- gion, Ht her up with a sudden beam. O! shape of bloom and glory! For a moment we both stood looking at each other, as if transfixed. Then she gave a frightened cry and put har hands up to her bosom: as she did so a stream of somethis bright—like gold pieces—fell from her mouth, and two like streams fromn her opened hands. Then, as quick as light, she had darted past me and dived into the moon-path beyond. She must have swam under the witer n long way, for when I saw her dark head rise again in the glimmering path it was at ft distance of many yards I had no thought of followi i but stood In ao dreain nn oni pod hes (ery le ang and There will, censure me, For me had tome that hour of won der: for me oul of thay trople son, into | whote flawless deeps my eyes had 80 eften gone adream, had risen the cres- ture of miracle, O1 shape of moonlit marble! O! holiness of this night of moon and stars and seal Yes! I was in love. Yet I hope, and think, that the reader will not resent this unexpected Incursion into the realms of sentiment when he consid- ers that my sudden attack was not, like most such sudden attacks, an in. terruption in the robuster course of events, but, instead, curiously in the direct line of my purpose. Decause the eyes of an unknown girl had thus suddenly enthralled me, I was not, therefore, to lose sight of that purposs. On the contrary, they had suddenly shone out on the pathway along which I had been blindly groping. But for the accident of being in the dirty little store at so psychological a moment, hearing that strangely familiar voice and eatching sight of that mysterious doubloon as well as those mysterious eyes, I should have set sail that very night and given up John P. Tobias second treasure In final disgust, As it was, I was now warmly on the track of some treasure—whether his or not -with two bright eyes further to point the way. Never surely did a man's love and his purpose make so practical a combination. When I reached my lodging at last in the early morning following that night of wonders my eyes and heart were not so dazed with that vision In the cave that I did not vividly recall important detall of the strange picture streams of gold One -thoso and hands of the lovely apparition, Without doubting the my senses, I was forced evidence of fo stumbled upon the hiding place of ths unknown drew from time to time she would out of a bank. she fut who was her home? of habitation near the wild course, a solitary house might have escaped my notice hidden all that foliage, particularly at fall. but nterest to him settlement —for, in ns or to after and hers anyone all, It w own aff to pursue my HiCcY watching two wand« ring bluff fa at tha cing the She Had Dived Directly Into the Path of the Moon. about one. Then the atmosphere was So close and airless that a fear of suf- focation combined at once with the other fear of being swallowed up In all this savage green life, without hope of finding one's way out again into the sun. [I fought wy way in but a very few yards when both these fears clutched hold of me with a sudden hor- ror, and the perspiration poured from me; I could no longer distinguish be- tween the way I had come and any other part of the wood! Indeed, there Was no way anywhere! I must have battled through the veritable inferno of vegetation for at least an hour-though it seemed a life. time. Clouds of particularly unpleas- ant midges filled my eyes, not to speak of mosquitoes and a peculiar kind of persistent stinging fly was adding to my miseries, when at last, begrimed nod dripping with sweat, I stumbled out, with a ery of thankfulness, on to comparatively fresh air and some thing like a broad avenue running north and south through the wood. It was indeed densely overgrown, and had evidently not been used for many years, Still, it was comparatively passable, and one could at least see the sky and take long breaths once more, Still there was no sign of & house anywhere, Presently, however, as I stumbled along 1 noticed something looming darkly #hrough the matted forest on my left that suggested walls, Looking closer, I saw that it was the ruin of a small stone cottage, roofless, and indescribably swallowed up in the pitiless scrub. And then, near by, I descried another such ruin, and still another--all, ns it were, sunk In the terrible gloom of the vegetation, us sometimes, at low tide, one cnn dis. cern the walls of a ruined village at the bottom of the sea. Evidently I had come upon a long- abandoned settlement, and presently, on some slightly higher ground to the left, 1 thought I could make out the half-submerged walls of a much more ambitious edifice. Looking closer, I noted, with a thrill of surprise, the beginning of a very narrow path, not more than a foot wide, leading up through the scrub in its direction. Narrow as it was, it had clearly been kept open by the not-infrequent pase sage of feet. With a certain eerie feel. ing, I edged my way into it, and, after following it for a hundred yards or se, found myself close to the roofless ruln of a spacious stone house with thing of the appearance of an old Eng- lish manor house, finely masoned, tered wall, and staircase, In the SOGHIO- Mullloned windows, opened In the shat nn borate stone interstices of which stout shrubs were growing, gave, or once had given, an entrance through an arched doorway-—an entrance now stoutly disputed the glistening trunk of a gum-elemi tree and endie matied ropelike of ginnt vines and creepers that writhed like sery a ents over whole Forcing eln by roots the edifice, my way up this stair If In a stone h long, at one end of which its Onely carved chimnpes firmly at the top gable, How had ane, I found my- iil same six huge fireplace, flue mounting i tunding this almost baror to be in t} far desert island? At here was a relic of the prosperity of the Ba % its ec lords lived ial CNnee come rner of a Of first brief colonial hamas, when with # ition ret the bootblacks ner i and-toss wit! ieces: oom seemed mi and re of the building sugpested an mrlier date. Could it be that this had ten 1 of one those »ghteenth centurs to f 11 Hhiteetrra giyio « the he home of sirnites who ide in fs princes, his his ! s——— Novelties for Coming Season | Have Made Their Appearance, Dolman, It Is Predicted, Will Be a Leader for Fall Wear—Designs in Square Cut Short Coats Shown. Midsummer fur sales this year have many novelties to offer, not so much in new pelts as In the shape and gen- eral style design of the garments. | The dolman is to be a leader, it Is sald, and it will appear in a variety of lengths, For the woman who likes ex- treme styles a number of fitted models are being brought out. One of the newest Is called the “redingote” be-| it Is really cut much on the same general style line as the redin- gote dress, with fitted bodice section and long skirt of peplum, usually cut | cnuse away in front so that a front panel of | the skirt dress which It is worn may be seen, Another Is the square short coat with loose panel back, col lar and cuffs of fur contrasting with that used for the coat proper. especially when made of a fur from that used for the usually enormous affairs, really large enough to qualify as small capes, The smart litte neckplece of one or two skins sold in the spring will not | be discarded Immediately by Dame Fashion, and the woman who owns on may w or aver novelty cut | 3 Collars, different | cout, are! enarate para ear It with perfect serenity right through the an companiment gireot frock or Mink, marten and sable used pelts for these smart little neck pieces. They were shown made of two or three skins, the smaller ones | being little more than choker collars. Full length fur coats are shown, but by far the smartest 1s that are hip or three-quarter length, except, of course, when designed for evening wear. For general wear the | full length cont is heavy, and a i model is not iy less expensive but gives all the protection required, autumn days lored tailored sult were the most as ac for her ta untrimmed 3 i one, | mode are those short on IN RED AND BLUE through the middle of the little ones piece petticoat, which esn thus be lengthened as required, , The wash fabrics which do not re. quire ironing, such as cotton crepe and kindred crinkled materials, are much in demand for the small garments, These are often made up in the flesh pink, which always pleases little girls, That May Be Made in Moments of ldieness, Our sketch two types of covers to make for a birdcage, that require little more than cutt neg’ They can be carried out in linen, almost any rem- be handy. with fllustrates useful that ft may bound the e ribbon, space enclosed the ure dees narrow The line in the dotted in diagrams should corres nd the four flaps hang down- on In er of CRZe, a wards each side, the cent Covers for Birdcage. y small away, through Re may pass, so that the cover comfortal i5 Cover a cut ndle of the oval Epa e is ca he in a little floral design can on name th. Dingram A gives the Him cage pretty sidered monent, the flaps, and possibly bird three of the ft of the the cover the sketch, of a sm flaps to hang d LATEST DESIGNS IN SHOES $i0 fon KOT square wanes, Red roses with blue straw—what | be found for so smart a hat? fords for Day Dress Come in Vari ous Shapes and Materials, met newer. invariably with that i= now used to even, They are mad kid and ving a dex! the haunted ruins beh t i had gone but a short 6 leaving and there, in a broad was the i come living green of a flourishing plan tation of coconut palms! It dently of considerable extent—a guar ter of a mile or so, T judged palms were very thick and planted close together. To my surprise, too, | observed, as at length the path brought me to them after a sharp descent, tha they were fenced in by a high bam boo stockade, for the most port ir good condition, but here and there broken down with decay. Through ome of these gaps I pres ently made my way and found mysels among the soaring columng of the palms, hung aloft with clusters of the great green nuts, Fallen palm frond made a carpet for my feet—very ple ant after the rough and tangled way had traveled, and now and again one of the coco nuts would fall down with a thud amid the green silence. One of these, which narrowly missed ms head, suggested that here I had tin opportunity of quenching very agree ably the thirst of which I had become suddenly aware. My claspknife soon made an opening through the tough shell, and, seated on the ground, 1 se! my mouth to it, and, raising the nut above my head, allowed the “milk"—- cool ns spring water—to gurgle deli cliously down my parched throat. When at length I had drained it, and my head once more returned to its natural angle, I was suddenly made aware that my poaching had not gone unobserved. wi was evi and the Most surprising people in a most curious habitation. {TO BE CONTINUED) EY ————————————— In Large Supply. When you start to borrow trouble the loan Is generally oversubséribed.— Boston Transcript. Little Maid as Well as Her Proud Mother, undersarments oy a bad The prettiest of arn fasten with one on one shoulder. Many these have the | simplest of narrow frills at the bottom | and this is edged with a fine crochet lace or bit of Valenciennes. No other i i i 3 trimming is used on the little skirt. | } small button of Children, of course, will not remain the same size and length, therefore many mothers run & wide tuck just Raffia Trims Taffeta Gowns. Raf embroidery is © : For example, « a fow wig prays of 4 dark n and br of blackberry bran night bine ver brightening up the More than ever we are calling for em- broideries, Lr 5 taffeta, Sm Though at First Thought They May Seem Bizarre, They Are Really Quite Practical, Undergarments developed in black and a great range of vivid colors seem bizarre and rather absurd at first glance, but when one considers that, regardless of the season or oceasion for which they are intended. outer garments are now made of the most transparent fabrics, the need of un- der things that match or blend with them will be easily realized. Petti- cont combinations and separate cami soles are shown for next season made of black chiffon and georgette com. bined with black lace, of all-over lace in black or of either of the first named fabrics trimmed with fine tucking, drawn work, ete. Emphasizing the tendency to match undergarments with onter apparel chemises and combinations are now being shown made of brown georgette and other sheer silks. Brown has al ready been bulletined as a leading col- or for outer apparel for next season and manufacturers of items of lin- gerle have not been slow to follow this lead. Bloomers will continue to be In great demand next season, it seems certain, as narrow skirts and volu. minons petticonts are an Impossible combination, Crepe de chine and washable satin are the two fabrics most used In the development of undergarments for fall and winter, and various laces, dainty band embroidery or insots of georgette touches, Two-piece pajamas are very popu. lar, because they may serve either as sleeping or lounging garments. are favorite trimming —— — Knitted Galters. Knitted galters made th ance in Parls this past wool, snugly knitted, a: pose of a spat on 4 low pears to advantage. this is a sti!» that will find favor here as the veels pass. We are told that shoes are golug to be higher In price mext autumn and leather so scarce that we may find it best to wear low shoes and galters. In that case these wellknitted galters might be a really useful fad eir appears White ers the pur- ghoe, and ap- Mayhap ripley ran env £007 Smock Blouse Stays. The long overtheskirt blouse has token a sufficiently firm hold on the public fancy. Some of the very smart new models are shown in crepe de chine, These are variously trimmed, some In embroidery, others {n braiding, and in bandings of heavy lace, These crepe de chine blouses are very serve feenble, and are worn with either silk or cotton skirts Two.Color Bloures. Two-tone blouses are to he a feature of the autumn season, But the cone tracts will be harmonious rather than striking. Instead of & light and dark color, two colors of about equal strength are preferred.
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