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HUSELTOIN'S
A Grand Clearance Sale.
We ask you to read the important announcements belo.v. Thev tell of a arg
money saving; they tell of high class footwear with extremely low figures.
THIS IS A CLEARANCE SALE OF ALL WINTER FOOTWEAR
Ladles' Flannel Lined Shoes and Slippers. Shoes for Boys and Girls.
Warm Shoes were 75c now 45c Misses' kid patent tip dress shoes were
Warm Shoes were ji.oo now 65c 1.00 and #1.50, now 50c and 75c. Misses'
Warm Slippers wee 75c now 25c grain shoes, heel and spring, were
Velvet Slippers were 75c now 45c ?i 00 ami 1.25, now 50c. Children's
Heavy Shoes were fi .oo now 60c fine shoes, spring heel, were 50c and 75c,
Several broken lines in ladies' fine Shoes now 40c and 50c.
were $3, $4, now sr.oo. Orer gaiters, ■ BOYS' HEAVY SHOES, sizes 3 to 5'.,
were 25c and 50c, now 11c and 25c. Tan were fi.25 and ft. 4o, now 65c and *I.OO.
shoes were #1.50, now f i.oo. Boys' dtess shoes were *I.OO, now 65c.
Ladies' Rubbers and Arctics.
Men s Shoes.
at 15c and 25c, Aiaskas 50c. Children --,
Man's Heavy Sole Winter Tuns were r2, buckle artics reduced to 35c.
and <2.50. now $165 and $2.00. Men's Men s Cubbcrs.
Heavy Sele Leather Lined Shois w re
s' .50, now #1.75. Oil men's heavy shoes j Men'.? low out rublxlrs 25 c
were $1.50 and $2.00, now |i. 25 and ft. 50 Men's high " " 35°
Men's fine- embroidered slippers, were Men's storm rubbers 5'
$(.00, 75c, and 50c. now 35c ami 50c. Men's warm Aiaskas 50c
Ask to se<f the "Jenn<?ss filler" Hygienic Shoes
for ladies, which are the embodiment of ease, comf >rt and not to be had else
where, as we are sole agents for Butler county. Try a pair and enjoy the luxury of
comfot table, perfect fitting shoes.
B. C. HUSELTON S,
Sutler's Tieadint; 4ho« House. Opposite Ili>;cl lxr.vry.
January Clearance Sale.
Great Reductions in al! Lines
Large Stock of Boots, Shoes and Rubber Goods to be Closed
Out Quickly at away below the Cost to the Manufacturers.
SHREWD CASH BUYERS
ake Notice.,!^
Men's double sole and tap lacs shoes (large sizes) reduced to 50c
Hoy's oilgrain, tap sole lace shoes—all sizer—reduced to 50c
Men's high cut box toe lace shoes reduced to 11.15
Men's fine shoes—all styles—all sizes—reduced to !)oc
Ladies' water proof Kangarro calf shoes reduced to 75c
Ladies' fine Dongola turnsole shoes regular price $2.00 reduced to sl.lO
Children's fine Dongola pat. tip slices reduced to 50c
Infanta' fine shoes —regular or soft sole—all color.-, ?oc
Ladies' wnnn-l'ned shoes *2,00. #1.50, $1.25 shoes at 75c
Everything included in tbis GREAT SALE.
Just read the LOW PRICES.
Men's liest felt boots ami buckle overs reduced to *1 50
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Youth's" •' " " " " ,00
Men's fir»t quality rubber boots reduced to 1 90
Men's hand-made Ik».' toe :j sole boots regular price $ (.oo reduced to 2.50
Roy's kip and oil boots reduced to 1.00
To ) tnauy Winter Shoes. Men's Best Box Enameles and Winter Tans, all
L'uther Lin *d and Ladies' best make Hand Welt Shoes to be closed out very cheap.
All goods on Sample Counters at 40c on the Dollar.
Atteirl ttiis groat sile. This will !>_■ a very busy in mill at our store.
JOHN BICKEL.
128 SOUTH MAIN STRKKT BUTLER, I'A.
1899 1899 1899
GOOD BUSINESS
FOR
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.
AH our left Holiday goods must be sold and in order to do s> we have
cut prices almost in half.
All silver novelties that were SI.OO now foe
" " 50c now 30c
All silver novelties and staples that were j.25 now Soc
Solid silver thimbles that were 25 and 35c now 15c
First class Bday clocks with alarm that were 3.25 now 2.25
First class 8 day clocks without alarm that were 3.00 now 2.00
A good watch, Gent size ...2.50
A good silverine case with American movement 5.00
All other goods in our stock reduced in prices so that it will pay uhi to buy
your watches, clocks, jewelery, silverware, &c , at
PAPA'S,
122 South Main Street, ______ Butler, I'd.
Repairing of All Kinds. Old Gold and Silver Take Same as Cash.
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New Management.
New Courses.
Many New Features.
In addition to the Practical Book
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Shorthand Course, the tollowing courses
have I't en added.
Expert Accountant's Course, which
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includes a thorough training in the ad
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business problems.
Reporter's Shorthand Course, which
prepares the graduate for all kinds of
shorthand and reporting work. Books
of our own publication will be used as
soon as they can be completed. The
work is now in course of preparation.
Special arrangements for those wishing
to take music. School n.»w in session
day and night. Any one wishing to
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»\neu it came to actually appro,
ing the vicinity of danger, the senor
ita's curiosity, with possibly an un
confessed anxiety for the captain, got
he better of her fears, and she fol
lowed me as far as the gratings over
the cylinders. So one else had the
temerity to accompany us, if, indeed,
they knew where the gangway led to.
From the depths under our feet we
could hear McPherson and the captain
in earnest conversation, broken now
and i.hen by a dull tapping, as of a
hammer 011 liollov, or fractured steel.
Occasionally cne of the Spanish as
sistants would shout .->onie order to the
oilers, at work upon the high-pressure
cross-head. Presently we heard Ilal
stead say: "Turn her over once or
twice, Mac, while I keep my hand on
the shaft;" and in a moment one of the
great oily pistons stretched itself up
to within a fool of Garcia's pretty
nose, as she leaned over the steel rail,
startling a subdued squeal of surprise
from the girl, who had no idea the
thing moved. L'p and down, greasily,
insinuatingly, they slid, while we
could hear a little sharper tapping
from the shaft-alley; then, with a
slippery sough of content, they rested
again. Another period of consulta
tion below, while the steamer rolled in
the trough of the sea; after which we
heard the captain say: "Well, keep
her at about CO turns for half an hour
and see how she feels. Then report
to me." 111 another moment we saw
him coming up.
He smiled reassuringly as he
reached the grating where we stood,
but looked thoughtful. As soon as he
stepped out on deck the passengers
crowded about with anxious ques
tions; and he told them, briefly, that
there had been an accident to the
shaft, how serious a one it was impos
sible to say at present, but that the
ship was in no immediate danger, and
that they had better go below for
lunch. Then he called'to the mate, on
the bridge: "Pipe your men down, Mr.
Diaz, nndcomo to my room nssoon as
you are relieved." I was very anxious
to question him, but, by an almost im
perceptible motion, lie signaled me to
go below with the senorita.
When we reached the se'oon every
one was talking excitedly al>out the
accident and speculating as to wheth
er the steamer would be obliged to lay
up for repairs at Yap. The pulsation
of ihe screw was noticeably slower;
and the second mate, after hastily fin
ishing his meal, hurried 011 deck to re
lieve Diaz, so that he might consult
with the captain. The engineer's chair
was empty; lie did not put in an ap
pearance unti 1 dinner-time. About
the time we reached the dessert, the
screw stopped again. The stewards
continued, to wait upon us as if noth
ing had happened, and this alone kept
several from rushing on deck again.
When we did finally leave the table,
McPherson came down from the cap
tain's quarters and assured l'adre Se
bastiano that the danger was not seri
ous. But ns bell after bell struck
without the engines being started, a
vague uneasiness spread through the
ship, and every one talked in subdued
tones. Three of the passengers went
below to make up small bundles of
their valuables in ease it should be
necessary to take to the boats.
Late in the afternoon, Halstead
came down from his room, followed
by the mate, and tola those 011 deck
that, ow ing to the accident, he had de
cided to head for the island of Guajan
in the Ladrones, where he hoped to ob
tain spare machinery which would en
able the steamer to make the remain
der of the voyage in safety. Then he
asked the senoriita, l"6idre Sebastiauo
and me if we would like to go down
into the engine-room and see the dam
aged shaft. I fancy the padre would
have preferred remaining 011 deck,
but, as it was against his principles 10
miss anything, we went, holding
bunches of cotton waste as a protec
tion against grease on the hand-rails
and machinery. The captain natural
ly went first, and the senorita fol
lowed, blushing like a peony at the
revelations for which the steepness of
the iron ladder was responsible.
Down, down, grating after grating,
until we were 12 feet below the water
line and the cylinders towered above
us like grotesque monsters; then
through a tiny door into the long tun
nel, or shaft-alley, lighted at inter
vals by hanging incandescents and ex
tending clear to the inboard bearing
at the stern of the ship. Four of the
assistants and oilers were leaning
against the wall-plates, like navvies
waiting for the ore car in a coal mine;
while down at one side, obstructing
the passage, was the wreck of an iron
tank which had been lashed on brack
ets to hold lubricating oil, and which
evidently, fetching loose as the steam
er rolled, had fallen upon the shaft
with sufficient force to start the crack
that we could see distinctly as Hal
stead swung a torch over it. There
was quite a perceptible dent where
the tank had struck, and, leading from
it, the finer line of a fracture in the
steel which extended two-thirds of
the distnuce around the shaft, slant
ing spirally toward the stern. To our
inexperienced eyes it seemed that any
thing over the normal resistance upon
the screw might easily twist it apart,
but the captain said it was not quite
as bad as it looked', tapping the steel
with a hammer and calling our atten
tion to the sound as he did so. He said
that in ordinarily smooth weather he
might get back to Manila without an
actual break, but that, ns the risk
would be great in squalls or heavj
seas, it would be foolhardy to proceed
without the strengthening rings and
clamps which he expected to find at
Gtiajan.
With that ominous fracture before
us, the wisdom of his decision seemed
undeniable, and the whole affair had
been managed in so realistic a manner
that I thought the engineer had done
his work a little too well. Having
seen all there was to sec, we made our
way back to the engine-room, where
Ilalstead scared Gracia nearly out of
her wits by placing her hand upon the
throttle-lever and telling her to push
it down, slowly, the answering plunge
of the great connecting rods making
her think that something was about
to explode. Then we climbed to the
deck, the senoritii insisting that Se
bastiuno should go first with me, and
accepting Jlalstead's support in order
to keyp liiiu on u level with herself.
BUTLFvR, PA., THLRSDAV, JANUARY li). IS: i)
During the remainder of the nfter
-110011. Seh. iuuo aj > ari d to be in o
brown vtu«!y. phii: 1 , :i 'S a s-ec'uded cor
ner of the deck v ith i 1:111 .1 nun. At
dinner lie Marted a di-eu.-sion con
cerning the eliaiiL'e i f route by jok
ing the eura n oji the unexpected
length of bis vox - . and heping that
it would not ir.couvt t:ience the other
passengers; r.ddinj.' that as far as he
personally was concerned the acci
dent had been a fortunate one, inas
much as it would enable him to reach
his destination at least two weeks
sooner than he expected. I noticed
that he was questioning Diaz during
the meal, so was not surprised at their
coming on deck together, or when
they approached Ilalstead and myself
as we were en joying our after-dinner
cigars on the bridge. Diaz merely
touched his cap and retired to port,
but the padre, remaining upon the
ladder until he should receive per
mission to invade the official precincts,
said that he'd like to have a little chat
about the voyage.
Halstead sent one of the quarter
masters below for another stool, and
WP
w|ff^
" Nine or ten of the hours I .Santlslma I "
courteously offered him a cigar. When
we were settled comfortably, the
padre said:
"Senor Capitan, this my first voyage
is to the I,adrones; but much of the
interes I have for them, and the in
tencion have to un gran descripcion
write while among las Islas I do re
main. You the knowledge have that
I go to Salpau, I believe. Yes? And
Saipan is how far from Agana?"
"M*—well, let me see. I presume
you'll stop at Garapaiig, that's Tana
pag harbor. About a hundred and
twenty-five miles, padre."
"And the transportacion, capitan?
I am told that nothing they have but
the—the proas, the native boats; and
that very wet they sometimes are—
mtiy descomodo."
"Well, they are rather cramped for
room, and. I guess, when there's much
of a wind, rather sloppy. Still, they
are very fast; if you have a good wind
you can make the run. in nine or ten
houi'fc, I should say."
" 'Nine or ten of the hours'! San
tlsima! In the one posicion! What
does one not do por la serviclo pio!
He is not the voyage dangerous, is he,
capitano?"
"Dangerous? Oh, I don't think so,
at this timt> of year. You might strike
a hurricane in July or August, but you
could put in at one of the islands if
the weather looked threatening;
they're nono of them very far apart.
You're familiar with the general po
sition of the archipelago, are you not,
padre?"
"Si, senor; I have seen them upon
the atlas. Like the string of little
pin-points."
"Shucks! You can't tell anything
about them from an atlas; the scale's
too small, and they're miles out of
the true position. Haven't you ever
seen a chart of the Ladrones? Would
you like to look at one?"
"No—si—he niuclio interes por las
islas. I fear it will you incomodar."
"Not nt, all, padre; not at all. If
you and Mr. Stevens will come below,
I'd be pleased to •' ow it to you.. I'm
obliged to refer 10 the charts con
stantly, vou know."
The Imray chart of the western Pa
cific was still upon the table in our
quarters, and Halstead took from the
locker another, 011 a larger scale, of
the archipelago Itself, showing the ex
act shape and bearing of each island.
From the absorbed way in which the
padre bent over them and listened to
the captain's remarks, it was easy
to see that his education had been a
broad one, <•*>mprehendi 11 g readily, as
he did, marks and measurements that
would have puzzled most landsmen.
Halstead had carefully erused our pen
cilings from the larger chart, leaving
only the course as actually sailed up
to 110011 of that day>; and at Sebastl
nno's request he drew a line to indi
cate the direction in which we were
then sailing—east, half north—ln or
der to make Point Orote, on Guajan.
When he removed the ruler, Sebnstlano
said:
"I was told, capitan, that el Guajan
the most southerly island was; but
here I do one more see —la Isla Sunta
Itosa. with five little crosses marked
in its circle. Ai! entiendo; he is una
isla de coral —una lagunii. Is it not
so?"
"Welt, it may have been a good
while ago, padre; but it's all under
water now, and has been for several
hundred years. We « i'l it a reef in
Knglisli 'una men vuinergldn.' 1
guess you'd s-y. There's no doubt but
that it was there once—several of the
old navigators mention it—but, you
see, these islands are volcanic, and it
has probably sunk, because no captain
has found it since 1740."
"Ah! entiendo. Each of the cap
itunos who do sail near it do make
the sounding, and when find they do
not, behold, it 110 1 >nger must there be.
I suppose many the exnminncion must
have made, that los geografos so sure
are that it is now gone?"
"Well, not very many. The Chal
lenger didn't get ns far east as the
Ladrones. and the American cruiser
Alert is the only otic that really made
much of a search. You see, the supply
boat only comes out here four times
a year, and the place is not in the
track of any other ships."
"And the enpitanos dc los vnporesde
la Compania—yourself also have
been unsuccessful?"
"Why, personally, I've never looked
for it. Von see, there's plenty of
sea room to keep clear of the place,
and I don't see the use of riskinp my
ship by fooling around' where a shoal
certainly existed :.t sf.me ti:t:o or
or. As for the other captaii.~ ivl;u ri;i
out liore. I doubt if they would ho!licr
about it, either."
"But would not you much lionra
pain, nnd una gran recompensa fron;
la sociedad geografiea. if the correct
report of su posieion you did send
them?"
, "Oh, the Royal society is always
glad to get anything 1 of the kind, and
they like to have every captain tend
in what information lie ear, still, a
merchant skipper wouldn't lie expect
ed to go out of his course far such a
search. The warships aie supposed
to do most of the surveying, you
kr.ow, pndre."
"Ah, si, that I do know, of course.
But, as you say, they co ne not often
to the Ladrones. Well, perhaps while
T la gran narracion de las Islas am
writing, I may be able to make nn ex
aminacion with those native proasyou
did speak of. If so, the true posieion
of every roca y isla in the archipelago
I will send to you. Then los capitanos
the name of el Padre Sebastiano will
bless: is it not so?"
"Why, padre, if you're really going
to write a book on the group, I've no
objection to helping you out all I can.
Bound as we are for Guajan, it
wouldn't take us more than a few
hours out of our way to pass the po
sition of that reef and take a sound
ing or two, if you think it would be
worth while. lint you'd have to make
it right with my primero. Mr. Diaz.
He feels pretty sore about having to
overhaul his cargo on account of our
shifting about; you see, Guajan has
always been our last stop, nnd all the
Agana stuff is in the lower hold. But
if you can persuade him that there is
a chance of glory and thanks in it, he
may feel in better humor. You go talk
to Diaz and Moreno; say that it'll give
them five or six hours more to get their
stuff up, and work it in as a favor to
the church. Then i. they come to me
and say they'd like to take a whack
at Santa Rosa, I'll head her a quarter
further east in the morning."
"Ah, capitan, I have the fear you are
un liereje; you do make the joke upon
the padres. But you are un benevolo,
so I yon forgive. El primero I will see
and him absolve. Buenas noches."
When I'adre Sebastiano was out of
hearing llalstead and I looked at each
other. His expression must have been
a reflection of my. own, for it said, as
plainly as words:
"Well, what do you think of that?"
I shook my head. It was a little too
much for me. We smoked in silence
for several minutes. Then the captain
sauntered out on deck, to be sure there
was no one near, and carefully closed
the door when he returned.
"What I am trying to figure out,"
he said, "is whether that oily old duck
is convinced that we are interested in
the reef, or whether his suspicions
have been so completely lulled by the
accident that he thinks it safe to med
dle with it on his own account."
"Your impression is, then, that his
book on the islands is nothing but a
fnker
"M' —blessed tf I know what my im
pression is. If he were really plan
ning such a work, nothing would be
more natural than the questions he
asked, or his anxiety to obtain all pos
sible information. These islands have
never been written up; there isn't
even a cyclopedia that devotes more
than a thousand words to them, most
ly relating to their discovery and noth
ing else; and it would be a natural ex
planation of such a trip undertaken
by a man of his position and learning.
On the other hand, every word and ac
tion might ensily be construed as in
dications of a secret purpose connect
ed with that reef. I guess the only
safe thing is to accept the last suppo
sition and keep him from making any
thing out of it. We fooltd him 011 the
accident, anyhow."
"H'm—fooled ourselves a little, too,
didin't we? You didn't count upon an
actual crack in that shaft, diil you?"
"What! Do you mean to say that,
knowing all about it, you— Well,
I'm—! That's a compliment to Mac.
Why, man alive, he made that scratch
with a Cape chisel while she was mak
ing 90 turns, then filled it with lamp
black and oil. He took the screws out
of the tank brackets nnd fixed them
ivith wooden plugs, so's it would fall
straight when she rolled to leeward,
nnd the hammer he used—that.made it
sound so hollow—had a wooden head
blackened with plumbago. The shaft
is fs sound as a new dollar, but we'll
lave to put u few of those clamps on
it. to carry out the deception."
"Well, you fooled me completely.
l''or an impromptu accident, it was a
howling success. Old I'alaeios won't
move six feet from a life-preserver for
the rest ot the voyage. Hut how about
those soundings Are you really go
up to take the 111 ?"
"Well, I rather : IH >■ I am. as a par
ticular favor to my friend el Padre Se-
Dastiano. And, being quite interested
in his forthcoming book, I shall use
every endeavor, within the time that I
:an spare, to make a thorough search
for it. But I'm very much afraid —very
—that he'll be no wiser than he was be
foie. Why, Harry, I'd have steered
straight for the place myself, if
I'd dared. But further irregularities
so soon after the accident wouhln't do.
Now I'm obliging the padre; and, by
thunder, I've got him just, where I
want him."
CHAPTER VII.
Next morning the result of Padre
Sebastiano's discussion with the two
mates was apparent, for Diaz came to
the captain and broached the subject
of heading for Santa Rosa. llalstead
demurred a little at first —said the
change of course would make him late,
as it was, etc. —but finally admitted
that it would take only a few hours
more, and said that he had no objec
tions. This was Thursdny. I spent the
afternoon and most of Friday with
Senorita Oraeia, liking her better the
more I saw of her. I was pretty sure
that llalstead had a little the advan
tage of me in her regard, but she never
showed it while we were together. In
fact, as the time drew near when I was
to leave the steamer, she seemed dis
posed, by unmistakable evidences of
liking for me, to produce an impres
sion that neither years nor absence
could efface; nnd she certainly suc
ceeded. When I said good night at the
door of her stateroom, Friday evening,
I wondered a little what the result
would be should I throw up the enter
prise and remain on board. But the
captain was poring over the chart
again when I reached our quarters,
nnd one glance at his face was suffi
cient to banish nil indecision. On my
part, the affair had been, so far, mere
ly speculative; there had. been no op
portunity for action, llalstead, on the
other hand, was now fully committed.
He and. McPherson had taken a defi
nite step which there was no retrac
ing—which might eost t hem. their posi
tions whether we were successful or
not—and, while he had certainly gone
into the affair with the hope of better
ing his condition, 1 knew that but for
my persistence he wouldn't have at
tempted it. He looked up as I eame in, ■
and motioned me to close the door. I
Si\ bells had ju>t struck, and nil the
passengers w< re below, so we were not
likely to be disturbed. He asked me
where I had seen the padre last.
"In the saloon, drinking rum ai d wa
ter. Why?"
"Ycu haven't noticed himnrnund the
after deck this evenirg, have you?"
'Wo. not once."
"I've had a patent log towing ast> rn
since eight bells, and I'm in hopi s that
no one has seen it. Here's where we
were at noon" (poir.ling to a penciled
1 cross on the chart), "and we've been
running twelve knots ever since. Now,
| Findlay fixes the Santa Tlo.-a at
abort twelve-thirty no'th. by a hun
| dred and forty-four, fifteen eiis'. Ai d
it is laid down here a mile or two each
side of that. The wind has been so
light that we won't 1 ave to figure much
on leeway, and we've held her right on
the point of eas", quarter no'th. all
day; so that the ought to make the
shoal some time in the mornir.g watch,
siiv, six bells, or before. Diaz figured,
this nfternoon, that his watch would be
on deck before we struck the position,
and told the padre it would be around
breakfast time. If no one sees that
log. he isn't likely to change his mind.
Now. if by any lucky chance we do find
bottom there, I'll want your assist
ance; and you'll have to keep your wits
about you. Watch my actions closely.
.
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I. pri
K \ v / t
lie waved Ills lian I fur ha!f speed.
When I order the quartermaster to
steer for (iuajan, go below as quickly
us you can and make your way aft, 011
the lower deck, to cable lockers at the
stern. Take the lew leg, in this box
here, and pay it out through the bltt
port, say about 30 fathom, being
mighty careful you don't foul the
screw wilh it. You'll find a cross
brace of angle iron, down there, that
Mac fixed athwart the port to fasten
the register on. It'sa talfrail log— not
like the one I've got astern now ; you've
got to haul that one in to read it.
'Tain't likely that anyotie'll notice the
line, but you'll have to haul it in when
we get abreast of Coeos reef, so's the
men won't notice it when they go be
low to clear away the cable al Apra."
Before turning in, he took the log
from its box and showed me exactly
how it worked, making me repeat the
instructions until he felt sure I
wouldn't botch the experiment. In fact,
my mind was so full of It all that I
slept badly, and dressed before sun
rise. Ilalstead was as anxious as my
self. but he had his nerves under per
fect control and reserved his energies
until they were needed. Diaz, though
confident we would not reach the reef
before breakfast, had turned out at
five bells and was searching the hori
zon with his glass, on the bridge,
Moieno taking an occasional squint
also. At about half-past six the cap
tain sang out to him:
"Guess you'd better let one of the
quartermasters get the lead ready,
Moreno."
"Si, senor. Do you think we are nenr
the poMcion?"
"Very close to it, now. Mr. Mcl'her
son says we've been making 12 knots
through the night. Just figure it up,
w ill you, Diaz, and see what you make
it."
"Si, senor." Diaz disappeared, in the
wheelhouse, but came out again pres
ently, exclaiming: "l'or Dios, capitano,
we are within three miles at this mo
ment!"
"That's what I thought. Get your
lcndsnnan out there right away,
Moreno. You'd better try a 'dlpsry'
line at first, and sec if you can strike
anything at a hundred, fathom. He
all ready when I give the word."
Tll less than five minutes the leads
man was 011 bin prating, outside the
starboard rail, with a 75-pouml leadiaod
300 fathoms of line. Ilalstead stood by
the' engine-room telephone, watch in
hand, and Diaz was perched in the fore
rigging, where he could watch the
sounding. In about ten minutes the
captain shoved the lever over to the
signals, "Stop"—Half speed astern"—
"Stop." And when the foam from the
screw w as abreast of us, he sang out:
"Let her go."
There was a big splash, and the lead
disappeared, whipping coil after coil
of the line after it from the reel on the
taffrail. Fifty fathoms, 100, 200, 300,
and no bottom. Slowly the two men at
the reel hauled in the lino, and'the cap
tain signaled: "Half speed aliend."
About a mile further he stopped and
tried it again, but with the same result.
Then he steered, successively, due south
for three miles, and north, six, taking
soundings nt each limit. At eight bells
Padre Sebastlano came on deck and be
came so übsorbed in the proceedings
that he actually forgot his breakfast.
Kuch time the lead was hauled up he
would examine the tallow at the lower
end to make sure that no sand or coral
fragments were embedded in it, and as
sounding after sounding proved unsuc
cessful at: the full 300-fatliom depth, he
couldn't keep the disappointment from
showing in' his face. Finally the cap
tain told him that further search was
useless, und when the steamer was
headed for Guajan he went below.
Ualsteud treated the matter as if it
possessed' but little interest for him,
yet when he glanced at me I could see
that he was thoroughly discouraged.
Tho engines hud just started at full
speed ahead, and we were preparing to
go below for breakfast, when I noticed
a little bunch of cumulus cloud a few
miles to the southeastward, and called
his attention to them.
"Well, what nboutthem?" he said.
"They're just ordinary clouds, aren't
they?"
"That's all, but I was tliiuking pf
what Maury says about atmospheric
condensation in the neighborhood of
all these e-oral islands, even the lowest
atoll having a tendency to collect va
por over It at times. Now, whether u
few fathoms of water over a reef would
absolutely prevent such condensation
or not, I don't know. I should say
the chances were that It would; but—
well, the atmosphere does queer thing:}
sometimes. What do jou think?"
Italstend watched tli«• buncli of cloud
for u second or two, noticed that there
was nothing else of the kind in that
direction, and then' ordered' the inan
at the wheel to head southeast. I
saw that he considered the henr^h
hopeless, but he wis determine*] to
leave nochanct untried. Diar. had pone
down into the fore-hold with some of
his men, to overhaul the last eases for
Agana and Moreno was below at
breakfast; so that no jne but the helms
man noticed our again heading about,
and In 1 wiis dreamiiifr of Yisaya pirl» in
Manila too deeply to do more than obey
orders in a purely mechanical way.
It took less than half an hour to reach
the position. Then llaUtead himself
climbed out upon the sounding perch
with a hand lead and 30 fathoms of line.
He had stationed meat the telephones
on the bridge, hastily arranging a
series of signals, and. after watching
the water's surface closely for awhile,
waved his ham? for "half speed."
In about two minutes I saw him
swing the lead forward, paying out
the line rapidly as it tautened under
his feet, l ive times more he cast it,
hauling in the entire length after each
one, then signaled: "Full speed,
ahead." After which, mounting the
bridge, he ordered the helmsman to
put her about and steer north by east,
quarter east. I noticed beadsof
perspiration upon his forehead, and
wa> wondering if heaving a lead were
really violent exercise, when, beckon
ing me to the end of the bridge as if to
point out the position of Guajan, he
w hi*pered:
"Uet below, quick, and pay out that
patent I took the box down myself
at four bells. Then eat your breakfast
as if nothing had happened, and chat
with the scnorita for awhile, but be
back here by six bells at the latest;
we've got a heap to talk about."
The change in feeling from despon
dency to well grounded hope almost
made me lose my head, especially as 1
saw that we now had the game largely
in our own hands. I watched my op
portunity, and was paying out the log
line astern, through the bitt port, in
about ten minutes. Then I spent a
good half hour over my meal, discuss
ing •with the padre, who remained to
keep me company, the probability of
Sauta Rosa reef having sunk to the
bottom, but advising him not to state
this as a fact in his forthcoming book
until he had persuaded the govern
ment to make a more exhaustive
search with one of the cruisers. Then,
after a delightful tete-a-tete with the
senorita, 1 returned to Halstead, whom
I found removing the fastenings from
a large bundle which one of the men
had just brought up from the Inzareet.
There was also a sea chest, marked
with my name, upon one of the tran
toms. He nodded toward this and
said:
"I suppose you don't remember
bringing that on board, do you?"
"Well, to tell the truth, I don't. And
1 think I was pretty sober, too. Where
did I it? What's inside?"
"Nothing at present. This diving
suit is ijoing in if I can make it. Now
draw the curtains and strip to your
shirt and drawers."
"What for?"
"To trj the thing on, of course.
Hustle, now; we'll be in by two o'clock.
I've reinl the direction* over until 1
know them by lienrt, but I want you
to be boxed up 'in it once while I'm by
to help you. It's pretty risky busi
ness. 110 matter how often n man does
it, ami I don't want your death on
my hands. You see, it wiM be simply
out of the question to depend upon u
pumper above water —you can't trust
anyone—and it's going to take all the
nerve you've got to go down without."
I put the suit on, piece by piece,
obeying the printed instructions to
the letter and fastening every clamp
myself; for I knew assistance would
be unobtainable when I came to actual
ly use it. The screws at the back of the
helmet collar were the most difficult
to tighten, but I finally adjusted them
to even Halstead's satisfaction. For
tunately, I had not screwed on the
front lens of the helmet until the last,
else I think I should bare been suf
focated before the compressed air <n
the reservoir began to work. The sick
ening nervousness I felt at being shut
up in such a rig made me dread the at
tempt to go under water with it, but
the captain assured me that, having
had the thing on, it wouldn't trouble
me as much next time. Then we
packed it carefully away in the chest,
together with several dynamite cart
ridges, t\jo light but powerful steel
bars, a couple of strong hatchcte, and
some saws and kni\es.
fTO BE CORTIMUIU.]
\ Mere Mutter of Detail.
"Coif is a good deal like Wagner mu
sic."
"How's that ?"
"Well, it is mostly popular with
those who like it."—Detroit Free l'ress.
Durtiitf the Hxelteinent.
t'iti/en—What is the trouble over
there? Has the bank failed?
Poliei man —Xo; the depositors are
just having a run for their money.—
Puck.
lino Dranlinrk.
"I have a splendid ear for music,"
saild the complacent young man.
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne, re
gretfully, "but you don't sing with } our
ear." —Washington Star.
The ItMlon of It.
Jones —I wonder why "The Seasons"
are represented as women?
Smith llecnusc you're never satisfied
with them, no matter what kind you
get. I suppose.—Puck.
Proof of It.
First Clerk—What nvukcr think
she isn't rich?
Second Clerk —Because she always
tries to make l>ellevc she is by not count
ing her change,—Detroit Free Prese.
How the Xelirlibora Knew.
"You know, after all," said the young
father, "a baby does brighten up the
house."
Single Skeptic—l dare say; I've no
ticed the gas burning late in your room
recently.— .Moonshine.
A Forcasat.
"Delia is going to be married in the
spring."
"How do you know?"
"I heard Iver soy she was going to
wear her old cloak ull winter." —Chi-
cago Record.
The Situation.
I'npa (from the next room) —Ethel,
arenS you going to light the go* In
there?
Ethel —Yea, pope; we were just spew
ing of-er-striking a match. —N. Y.
Truth.
OeltlaK Mutter* Adjaated,
"That woman next door went and got
n hat exactly like mine."
"Did you make a fuss about It?"
"No; I gave mine to the cook." —Chi-
cago Kecord.
A I.«-f(-I|iin<l Compliment.
Mrs. Henry I'cck—So you think opals
would look well 011 nie, eh? Why?
Henry Peck—Um —er, well, you aee,
they're flery, too.—Jewelers' Weekly.-
Depraeatorf.
Pot Shu re, it's mesilf thot stroike*
wid me pick os regular as a clock.
The 15os« —Yes; a clock strolket gen
erally woJist an hour. —Judge. (
No. 3
HE SAW A LIGHT.
lln« for 111. Laplc Ere There Might
liuve liven a Serious Hitch la
the Courtably.
"Vou haven't given me Jour — yotiß
usual greeting, Byronia," said tM
young man, with something like a cloud
on his brow. "Is anything the mat?
tcr?" I
"Haven't 1, Gerald?" moodily replied
the young woman, drumming absently
on the table with her tingers.
"Vou know you have not. And you
haven't answered my question, either."
"What question?"
"I asked you if any thing was the mat
ter."
"No—yes, everything is the matter.
It's nothing new, though. Gerald,
aren't you getting tired of this?"
"Tired of this," he echoed, feeling hl«
hair beginning to rise on end. "Tired
of what ?"
"The whole business! See here, Ger
ald. Your people have always wanted
us to marry, haven't they?"
"Yes."
"So have mine. We haven't any rela
tives on either side that have opposed
the match, have we?"
I
"No. They've all done the best they
i could to throw us together."
! "Well, what "of—"
"And when you proposed to me I fell
right into your arms, didn't I?"
"Well, you did come pretty near it—
that's a fact," admitted Gerald.
"I haven't any small brothers, either,
to play tricks on us or make fool
speeches to you while you are waiting
for me in the parlor, have I?"
"Xo."
"Xo. And mamma never listens at
the keyhole or calls down the stairway
to ask if that young man is here yet,
does she?"
"Surely not."
"Surely not. And papa has never
asked you if you could support me in
the style to which I have been accus
tomed, has he?" '
"Xot he. He knows—"
"Yes. He knows. And we're never
quarreled, efther, have we?"
"Xo. But, Byronia, dear—■*
"You've never been the least bit jeal
ous of anyone else, have you?"
''No. But—"
"Xo. Neither have I. Does all that
show, Gerald, that we really don't care
for each other? Xo— stop—hold on!
Let me finish. How do we know that
we are not making a dreadful mistake?
Think how terrible it would be if we
found out when it was too late that we
were never intended for each other 1"
Gerald had been doing some rapid
thinking.
lie sat with his head in hand* for two
or three minutes without speaking.
Then he said with a deep, deep sigh:
"i don't know but you are right, By
ronia. You know Miss Harkalong? I
am forcibly reminded of something
she said to mc the other evening, t haa
called there—"
"What were you doing at the Hark
alongs^"
"Simply making a call. She saj(l to
m^ —the eldest one, you know—taffj
rather striking girl in appearance—"
"Qirll She's 37 if she's a dayl
"I think not. She made some Remarks
about the course of true love never run
ning smooth, and then she said: 'Mr.
Qigginside, I have been expecting every
day to hear that it's all oft between yos
and Byronia Billiwink. There hasn't
been enough opposition, and—"
"She said that, did she?"
"Yes, and I laughed a little, and said
I shouldn't won—"
"She'd been expecting to bepr that
it was all over between us, had she?"
"Yes. I only mention It to shpw
that the same Idea had occurred to oth-
ers, and —"
"Liz !larka}ong hpd the assurance to
say to you that there hadn't Deen
enough opposition to our marrying,
had sue?"
"Yes. I suppose she —"
"The drlcd-up old \Vhat busi
ness was It of hers I should like to
know I"
"She may have heard the umo thing
from others, you know—"
"I don't believe Jtl fhe malicious
old cat! Gerald—dear—
"Well?"
"We'll marry now to spite her, won't
we ?"
"Yes, if you—look put, dear. You'll
scratch your face against my scarfpin."
-Chicago Tribune.
Poaiiilif Sauce.
This is supposed by many to be dif
ficult to make, but the secret or the
"foam" lies in not attempting the stir
ring, with the hot water surrounding,
until just before it isserved.ThUisoften
done utthe table by the ml&tress.aaitiji
an interesting process to waftch, and
the foam disappears if allowed to ptand.
Make a quarter of a cup of butter
creamy, then add by degrees a cup of.
powdered sugar; when smooth, stirip
the unbeaten white of an egg, beat well,
add another unbeaten white,
another brisk beating until it looks
creamy and very light. All Is now ready
for the finishing touches, which musi
not be given until ready to serve, when
the bowl must bo siet in a larger one of
boiling water, and a gill of boiling wa
ter, with vanlla flavor to the taste, be
stirred quickly in; the water cause*
the foam.—Good Housekeeping.
Potato rnddlUf.
Tee! and prate your potatoes upon a
very coarse grater. To a quart gifted
tnko six eggs, a large cup of butter,
three heaping cups of sugar, a cup of
cream, a cup of milk and the juice and
rind of u lemon. Heat the eggs very
light, with the sugar and butter, add
the potatoes, then the milk and cream,
* little at n time. Tut In the lemon
rind—grated—and the juice last of all.
Pour the mixture In a deep dish, and
•et in a hot oven. When It has crusted
over the top, stir the crust down, ao
another mav form. Do this twice.
Serve very hot with plenty of wine
s'tuee. Boston Globe.
IllK tlimior (or Hypnotists.
Aclier# —You say hypnotism can be
used to deaden pain, do you?
Scientist— Undoubtedly, sir, undoubt
edly. Why, sir, at one of my recent ex
hibitions 1 thrust a needle into a man's
arm ajain and again, and he positively
enjoyed it.
"Humpl llow much do you make a
year on hypnotic exhibitions?"
"Well—cr—not very much ns yet; but
then, you know, hypnotism is a new
thing, and—"
"Yes, I know. Why don't you drop
it?"
"Eh? Why should 1?"
"You could make your everlasting
fortune as a dentist." —N. Y. Weekly.
What It Wm.
"1 am not expecting an. package,"
said the lady of the house.
"This is the number," persisted the
driver of the deliver'*wagon, looking
at his book again, fame's Biggins,
ain't it?"
"Yes."
"No. 374 r
"That's our number."
"Then it'a for you."
"I think not. It must be a ca»e of
mistaken identity."
"No, mum. If» a ca»e of beex."—
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