ua-.VOL xxxvi
HUSELTOIN'S
A Grand Clearance Sale.
We ask you to read the important announcements below. Thev tell of a larg
money saving; they tell of high class footwear with extremely low figures.
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THIS IS A CLEARANCE SALE OF ALL WINTER FOOTWEAR
Ladies' Flannel Lined Shoes and Slipper;. Shoes for Boys and Girls.
Warm Shoes were 75c now 45c Misses' kid patent tip dress shoes were ,
Warm Shoes were f 1.00 now 65c 1.00 and s r.so, now 50c an 1 75c. Misses' >
W T »rm Slippers were 75c cow 25c grain shoes, heel and spring, were f
Velvet Slippers were 75c now 45c $1 00 and 1.25, now 50c. Children's
Heavy Shoes were |i 00 now 60c fine shoes, S[ ring hf el, were 50c and 75c,
Several broken lines in ladies' fine Sloes , now 40c and 50c.
were J3, /}, now fi.oo. Over gaiters, ' BOYS' HEAVY SHOES, sizes 3 to 5 1 ,',
were 25c and 50c, now lic and 25c. Tan were f 1 25 and £1.40, now 65c and -1.00. t
shoes were fx.so, now ft 00. j Boys' dtessshoes were fr.oo, now 65c. •
.. , Ladies' Rubbers and Arctics.
Men s Shoes.
lat 15c and 2-"ic, Alaskas 50c. Children s
Man's Heavy Sole- Winter Tans were f2, j buckle artics reduced to 35c.
and *2.50. now $1.65 and $2.00. Men's j Men's Rubbers.
Heavy Scle Leather Lined Sho°s were
$2.50, now #1.75. Oil men's heavy shoes Men'.? low cut rubbdrs 25c
were $1.50 and $2 00, now #r.25 and £1 .50 Men's high " " 35 r
Men's fine embroidered slippers, were Men's stonn rubbers s oc
st.oo, 75c, and 50c, now 35c and 50c. Men's warm Alaskas s oc !
Asl< to se? the "Jenn<?ss Hygienic Shoes
for ladies, which are the embodiment of ease, comfort and grace not to be had else
where, aiie are sole agents for Butler county. Try a pair and enjoy 'he luxury of
comfortable, perfect fitting shoes.
B. C. HUSELTON'S.
Jlutler's Leading Shoe House. Opposite Hotel Lotrry.
January Clearance Sale.
Great Reductions in all 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 laci shoes {large sizes 1 reduced to 50c
Boy's oilgrain, tap sole l ice shoes —all sizer—reduced to 50c
Men's high cut box toe lace shoes reduced to ♦i.ls
Men's fin( shoes—all styles—all sizes—reduced to !)oc
Ladies' water proof Kangarro calf shoes reduced to -75e
Ladies' fine Dougola turnsole shoes regular price $2.00 reduced to fi.io
Children's fine Dongola pat. tip shces reduced to 501
Infants' fine shoes—regular or soft sole —all colors 20c
Ladies' warni-lined shoes *2,00. $1.50, $1.25 shoes at 75c
Everything included in this GREAT SALE.
Just read the LOW PRICES.
Men's liest felt b >.>ts anil buckle overs reduced to *t-5o
Boy's " " " " " " " 1.25
Youth's" " " " " " " 1.00
Men's first quality rubber boats reduced tc r 90
Men's hand-made box toe 3 sole boots regular price f }.oo reduced to 2.50
Boy's kip anil oil grain l>oots reduced to 1.00
Too many Winter Shoes. Men's Best Box Jalf, Euameles andWititer Tans, all
Leather Lin td and Ladies' best make Hand Welt Shoes to be closed out very cheap.
All goods on Sample Counters at 40c on the Dollar.
Alt .'U 1 this great sile. Tiiis will bi a verv b'.i;y mmill at our store.
JOHN BICKEL.
128 SOUTH MAIN STREET BUTLER, l'A.
1899 1899 1899
GOOD BUSINESS
FOR
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.
All our left o>vr Holiday goods must be sold and in order to do s> we have
cut prices almost in half.
All silver novelties that were sjir.oo now 6oc
" " " " " 50c now 30c
All silver noveltiej and staples that were 1.25 now Hoc
Solid silver thimbles that were. 25 and 35c now 15c
First class 8 day clocks with alarm that were 3.25 now 2.25
First class H day clocks without alarm that were 3.00 now 2.t«
A good watch, Gent size 2.50
A goo 1 silveriue case with American movement 5.00
All other goods in our stock reduced in prices so that it will pay you to buy
your watches, clocks, jewelery, silverware, &c., at
PAPERS,
122 South Main Street, - - Butler, Pa.
Repairing of All Kinds. Old Gold and Silver Take Same as Cash.
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"■"*l §cd. Not cheap goods but goods as cheap as
'Atliey can bt sold and made up propeily. If
"you want tin- correct tiling at the correct
; Caprice call on 11s, w have tednced our spring
-s jjand summer giKx'.s down to make room for
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This comes from
the fact that we
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goods at a low price,
buying direct from the
manufactures, saving the
middle profit to you.
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YOUR surf
May seem dear at the start,
and prove remarkably cheap
before you've worn it out.
It's the long time satisfaction
you get from it that decides
the superiority of our make.
It does pay to buy good
clothes. Our fall display is
of the kind jt>n would expect
to find only in the large
cities.
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MAKER OF
MEN'S CLOTHES
T D. L. CLEELAND, i
< Jeweler and Optician, \
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Clarehce Herbert M&w.
[Cop>right, IS9?. by J. B Lippincott Co.]
From another locker Ilalstead took
a square mahogany bos, covered with
iubber and having a lens in one side.
It looked something lik» a kodak, but
proved to be a powerful reflecting
light, the electricity for which was
supplied by a chemical cartridge that
lasted six hours and produced a bril
liant illumination, lie said he had
used it when mate of an oil tank run
ning to Batouni. the insurance regula
tions prohibiting aaj thing in the shape
of an open lantern <>u board. A small
but reliable compass. 1.000 feet of half
inch braided linen line, a spare sex
tant. the taffrail log then towing
astern, and a chart of 'lie two archi
pelagoes. completed the equipment.
The chart we spread upon the table,
but the other articles were securely
locked in the chest. Then we sat down
to figui<e the exact position of the reef.
"To begin with." said the captain,
"we took that first sounding as .square
ly upon that charted position as it
would be possible for a ship to strike
it. 1 got the .sun at six bells in the
forenoon watch and calculated back
wards. so I'm dead sure of it. Then,
under half speed, we made just about
xi mile further eas' —those lwo sound
ings l'\e marked with crosses, as you
see. After that, three miles due sou',
to this other cross, and six miles due
no'tli, to this one. Xo bottom any
where at 300 fathom. While you were
telling me about those clouds, we made
about half a mile before we turned;
then, as closely as lean ligure it, just
about six miles to where 1 look that
first east. Well, you know how much
water she's drawing, don't you?"
"Fifteen feet'?"
"Sixteen and a half aft; and the lead
struck rock at an even three fathom,
first heave! 1 saw the line jerk as the
leather strips went under, and every
hair of my head felt as though it were
standing oil end. It scared me so that
I dropped the whole coil from my arm
luckily—and I had a mighty hollow
feeling in the pit of my stomach. Dur
ing tlie next 00 seconds I did more
thinking than I ever did in an hour of
my life. I knew you were watching
me, and I was afraid others might be,
too. By every law of prudence' and.
seamanship I should have signaled'
you: 'Stop her! Hard astern!' —but
if I did, I knew we'd have the deck full
of people in a few seconds. Diaz and
Moreno would have been up in two
jumps, and what we knew about the
reef everyone would know. Sebastiano
would have sufficient data to chase
you down there the first time you
started. But I remembered that Dam
pier and the other old navigators who
found the place gave an average depth
of four fathoms. The galleon that
struck in avoiding Dampier's ships was
undoubtedly loaded down to her chan
nel plates, and probably hit an iso
lated spot. So there seemed to me an
even chance of steaming across the
ltdge in safety and without giving the
sTiap away. On the other hand, if we
stTuck, there would be an end of my
business prospects for a good many
yecffl"s to come. It was a tighter spot
tha,} I ever care to be in again, but
insiilc of two minutes I decided to risk
it. -Vt the second cast I got "quarter
less four.' Five minutes after, I struck
bottom at 'half three;' then 'deep
four;' and at the last heave the calico
was juvt above the water when she
toucliecj"
"But, low the devil! I'll swear I
saw you pulling up the whole length
of line esic.h time."
"Well, rather! You didn't suppose
1 was foo3 ewough to give away what
I was getting, did vou? When a man's
been chucking lead for 13 odd years
it don't take more'n a fraction of a
second to tell.when he strikes bottom.
No, I let the slack fall when the lead
w as undttr me, and we had way enough
to carry rt well astern. If anyone had
been watching closely, of course, I
couldn't haw done it; but. as it was,
it worked to a charm, and I don't be
lieve another sor.l on board suspects
there's i bit otf rock within 2,000 feet
of the surface. Now. I was heav
ing upwards of "0 minutes from first
to last. At half speed that would be
about two miles, wouldn't it? Well,
this little star shows just where I
struck it, and the other two would be
a mile apart; so that we have the reef
stretching from nor'-norwes' to sou'-
sou'eas'. Then, from the glassy look
of the water, I'm positive that it takes
a curve to the sou'wes' for a good four
miles further. The actual position of
that three-fathom sounding is twelve
thirty-three no'tli by hundred and for
ty-four, twenty-two eas' —a good eight
knots eas' of the Findlay and Imray
approximates. And the true bearing
from Point Orote, Harry, is the exact
opposite of our present course; inotli
| er words, sou' by wes'. quarter wes",
or exactly 14 degrees wes' of sou'. The
magnetic variation this year is onede
gree and 30 minutes eas'; so in shap
ing your course from Orote it should
be 15 degrees 30 minutes to the west'-
ard of sou'. As for leeway, running
down, the no'theas' trades'll be with
in a few points of dead astern, so you
won't have to make much allowance;
and, once at the reef, it'll be easy
enough beating back, because you can
See the island 20 miles away at least.
When we get abreast of Cocos you can
pull up your log, which will give you
the exact number of miles on this
course to a fraction; from Cocos to
Orote the chart distances are near
enough, because you've got land bear
ings."
"Then, if It should be impossible to
get at old Fray Ignacio's document,
we can practically <lo without it?"
"You can certainly (ii?<l the reef in
anything like fair weal her, but you
won't want to travel any further un
der water looking for the wreck that
you are obliged to. 1 wouldn't, any
how."
In this null our previous discussions
we seemed to Lave covered every con
tlngency, but now tlint we were upon
the point of making a beginning in
sober earnest our conflicting hopes
uml fears suggested innumerable com
plications. Presently I noticed that
Ifalstead was looking at me intently.
"Harry," he said, "it has been a
many years since we saw each other
last. We were scarcely more than boys
then; yet, to the best of my recollec
tion, you were always square in every
thing you did. I'm not worrying for
an instant over your taking advantage
of Mac anil me in .this deal. Hut lam
afraid that vou may be inclined to take
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, IB9Q
unnecessary risks in putting it
through. Now. whatever happens,
don't. W want that money, ar.d we
ivant it badly, but we'd lx : rather
have you back on the Countrss here,
safe and sound, even if yon came
emptv-ban'ed. than feel that you were
likely to throw jour life away in try
ing to make us rich. You won't do it.
will you, old chap?"
"Xo, I won't, Dick; and. if I make a
go of it. you and Mac will (ind me, as
I used to be r 'dead square.'" We
grip'xd hands acro.-s the table, and
felt better for doing so.
In a few moments he got up, looked
through one of the forward windows,
and called my attention to what
seemed like a eloutt-bank on the hori
zon, straight ahead.
"There's old Guajan," he said. "The
white patch you see in, the middle is
the surf 011 Cocos, and that furthest
point to the left is Orote; Apra lies
just- behind it, and Agana beyond.
There's nothing but an open road
stead. with no holding ground, iu front
of the town: so we generally lie Inside
the reefs at Apra, about two miles
from a little wharf at the end of the
Agana road. We'll be abreast of Cocos
in something over an hour. Wait un
til you can just see the surf through
the starboard port, down aft, and then
haul in your log. It's an even 12 miles
from Cocos to Orote."
My feeling of anxiety may be imag
ined as I stood waiting, below decks,
for that tip of coast line to come in
sight. The loss of a taffrail log screw,
from various causes, is a frequent oc
currence; and I was greatly relieved
to find the line still whirling every
time the screw twisted it taut. To
haul it in an instant too soon would be
to throw me more or less out of my
reckoning, and each time the record
ing swivel buzzed' I feared the end of
Cocos might appear before it could
register again; bnt. luck was on my
side. The patch of white surf and the
registering twist came together, and
after hauling in the line the dial
marked exactly 43 miles. So that,
adding the distance to Point Orote,
I now knew the northerly limit of the
reef lay just 55 geographical miles
from the outer head of Port Apra. I
stowed my log carefully away in its
box, knowing that if others had hap
pened to see the record they were sure
to be 15 miles out of their reckoning.
Then I hunted up the senorita for n
farewell chat, pointing outi Umata bay
md the different points alongshore as
>ve passed. It was mid'afternoon when
ive rounded the point and began to
whistle for a pilot. Either the captain
:>r myself could have taken the steam
er in with reasonable safety, from our
knowledge of t.lie soundings; but we
R-erc running no risks whatever.
But luck was on my side.
CHAPTER VIII.
The port of San Luisd'Apra was de
populated during the smallpox epi
lemic of 1859, not a hut being left to
show where the town stood; and had
not one of the native pilots been fish
ing, two miles off shore, we might have
wasted' considerable steam before we
could have summoned one from Agana,
four and a half miles away. I he island
ers were not expecting our arrival for
another two weeks at least.
We anchored safely, however, in I'l
fathoms of water, and presently saw a
boat putting off from the landing pier.
The senorita and I were leaning over
the rail near the accommodation lad
der when the party pulled alongside,
and we noticed with considerable in
terest that there were two ladies
among them. The first gentleman to
come aboard we judged, by his gold
laced uniform, to be the gobernador,
Col. de Carina; and in this we were not
mistaken. The ladies, with two of his
stafT, followed; and in one of them we
recognized the original of Ifalstead's
picture—which, by the way, failed to
do her justice. Then the party went
below for wine and cigars while they
chatted over port regulations, the
cargo and the latest Manila gossip.
After the formalities had been con
cluded, one of (he stewards was sent
on deck for the I'alacios, l'adre Sebas
tiano and myself; and our cordial,
greeting by the colonel's party left
nothing to be desired.
Halstead must have IK-CII telling
Senorita Carina something about me,
for she seemed to be making a shy but
friendly examination of my face when
we were introduced, and when her
father heard thai I was to remain in
Agana the hospitable manner iii which
he placed his belongings at my dis
posal was too sincere to be misunder
stood. Visitors from the outside world
were at a premium. I noticed that
Senorita I'alacios seemed rather pre
occupied during the conversation, and
when she presently carried the colo
nel's daughter off to her stateroom —
for a mutual exchange of gossip and
confidences, I suppose —she must have
dropped a few hints which opened her
visitor's eyes to certain t liings Inter.
l'adre Sebastiano was more surprised
than he cared to admit when he found
that I had acc< pted an invitation tore
main with the gobernador, on the
island, and Diaz also wondered why an
active Americano should wish to bury
himself In such a place for three
months; but it afterward came out that
I was credited with being more of a
savant than a business man, my inter
est in navigation having strengthened
this belief. What conclusion the padre
arrived at, I neither knew or eared; if
we were to bo adversaries, limy bueuo;
I we were itt cur destination, and would
Boon know where we stood.
My luggage, including the wooden
chest, went ashore before dark, and, as
the steamer could scarcely get away
before the next evening, we made up a
partv to accept He G.irma s hospitality
overnight. The drive to Airai;a, from
the pier, we made in a bullock-cart re
sembling a earramata. but much larger
and thatched with palm leaves, and
upon our arrival found a most appetiz
ing supper awaiting us. There is a
tradition that Magellan and his fellow
navigators left pigs and fouls upon
cverv island in the Taeitic, and the
plentiful supply of this day ratliercon
lirms it. When the time came for re
tiring. I was shown to comfortable
quarters on the upper floor of the gob
ernador's house, between Sin Ramon
barracks and llie church of San Juan
Let ran, Scnorlta Dorotea accompany
ing me as far as the door to assure her
self that all my wants were provided
for.
She was a charming creature, that
girl, in spite of her ridiculously old
lnshioned" costume; and I was: impa
tient to see her in more becoming
clothes, as I knew I should when she
had time to examine the contents of
her box. We had left the original
gowns where they were, fearing that
her Manila letters might conviin a de
scription of them.
Sunday morning we attended mass in
the church, and had a delightful drive
across the hills to Uuiata. A ceremoni
ous dinner at San Ramon quarters fol
lowed; then we all went aboard the
steamer for a final visit with our
friends before they left. I found an
opportunity to steal down into the en
gine-room, after supper, for a talk with
Mac. His men had been busy all night
unshipping odd bits of machinery from
the wreck of the German tramp, which
lay, about a quarter of a mile away,
fast upon Luminan reef, and bolting
three straps so obtained, around the
Countess' shaft. When we went into
the alley to look at the repairs, he
asked, with a comical wink, if I
thought they would hold until the ship
reached Manila. Then, when we
ascended to his room for a parting
glass, he said: "Weel, Maister Stev
vans, Haalstead an' Aa hae done ower
parrt sae weel as we c'u'd; an Aa
trrust ye'll be sicsaisfu' wi* yer ain.
Aa dinna ken mnckle aboot tli' maetter,
but Aa'm aye reddy tae stan' by ye
baith whiles there's braith left tae me.
We'll be seein' ye soon, An hoop. Here's
tae ye, mon."
What Mac said he meant; he was the
kind of a friend a man likes to keep
through life. When I rejoined the com
pany in the saloon, they were chaffing
Padre Sebastlano upon his coming trip
to Saipan in a proa; and the gober
nador unconsciously gave Halstcad the
opening he was looking for by com
menting upon the incivility of govern
ment in not providing for the padre's
passage in a more comfortable man
ner. lie agreed with the colonel, and,
after a little hesitation, said that it
might possibly be arranged without
direct instructions from headquarters.
In replying to their questions, he said:
"If both the gobcrnador and Padre
Sebastiano w ill agro hold me harm
less in the matin ink we might
drop him at Saij " row morn
ing. We pomp!' "
hours sooner than I expected, and 1
should be glad to accommodate our
friend if he doesn't mind writing to
Manila a brief account of the accident."
"Senor Capitano, you are un gener
oso! I will the letter write to-night.
You shall have no fear of un cxamin
cion at Manila. Santisimal have not I
the casualidad myself seen?"
"Muy bueno, padre; I tvill land you
safety at Tanapag in the morning,
and, gobcrnador, I hope to see Guajan
again before the compania's regular
boat resumes the service. I feel as
though you people were old friends
now, and when the Countess is with
drawn I may never happen to return;
so I'd like to keep on running here un
til your term expires, anyhow."
"You Jo us la gran honra, capitano
mio. W?are made rich by your friend
ship; and it shall be that a word is
spoken in l'administraeion. de la com
pania. Villabos will cable Barcelona,
perhaps—" and so on, with many as
surances of regard and influence, until
Halstead seemed in a fair way toward
arranging matters as he chose. It was
exceedingly well-handled, the whole af
fair.
Finally the whistle sounded, and we
stepped into the boat alongside. Ilal
stead said merely: "So long, old man,
be good to yourselfbut> there was a
good deal in our parting handshake.
Much was to happen before we saw
each other again. The pilot was so
cautious in getting clear of the port
that we were driving to Agania before
he rounded Catalan bank; but as we
approached the town the good old
Countess, her lights reflected in the
water, caught up with us and blew
three long whistles by w ay of good-by.
That night, in my quarters at the
gobernador's house, I tried to arrange
a plan of action, going over and over
the various points until my brain was
in a whirl. I had little doubt of being
able to find the reef, but it was a mat
ter of considerable importance that 1
should do so as near the wreck as pos
sible. For this reason it seemed obvi
ous that nn examination of the docu
ment in Fray Ignacao's coflin was nec
essary. The church was in charge of
Padre Bartolomeo and three brother
priests; good-natured-, easy-going
churchmen they were, who could t>ing,
drink rum, or wager their pesos upon
a cock fight with the next man; and,
as some one had mentioned a mass
which was to be held at sunrise, I de
termined to hear it. Anxious to be on
time, I rose half an hour too early, but
was a/mply repaid by the freshness and
quiet beauty of the little town.
Looking north, a spur of hills cut off
the view of the bay; and at their base
flowed a little creek which bounded the
town on the east and north sides,
crossed by two stone bridges, near the
lower of which stood Fort Han Kafael.
Beyond the fort and along-shore to l'ort
Apra, the view was open to the sea.
On account of the shoal water forhalt
a mile out, there was no surf, only rip
ples which showed the direction of the
breeze. Between the church and the
infantry quarters there was a small
open square; and west of the bar
racks, between them and the artil
lery magazine, was a broad plaza
which separated the bamboo native
huts from the more pretentious build
ings of coquina, or coral limestone, in
habited by the Spanish element. Out
side of the town, the valley and hills
were covered with tropical vegetation
Indescribably beautiful in Its wealth
of colnr and delicate tracery against
the sky line. The streets, laid out in
regular pattern, were wide and clean.
At the right of the gobernador's house,
looking ea.it, stood the church, a small
chapel, and the college of San Juan de
Lutran; at the left, between it and the
plaza, were £un liamon quarters, the
ndihinistrutoTxnttice. the pharmacy
and the tribunal; on the southerly side
of the plaza, the military hospital and
prison. A few miles back of the town
and its foothills rose the peak of Mount
Tiniquio; and at the southwest the
peninsula of Oro-te poked its nose into
Ihe ocean. I looked at Orote, its rocks
and palm trees glowing red in the early
sunrise, for several moments. It waft
to be "the bas-e and starting" point of all
my calculations.
A few of the natives «ere 'azily
sauntering into the church us I
stepped across the square, and mass
was jus! beginning. There was a g rl
ish form kneeling by the pillar nearest
me. and 1 recognized Senorita Doro
tea. who greeted iw demurely as she
rose from her devotions, expressing 1
surprise and pleasure that I should
have wakened early to attend mass.
My appearance that morning was a
fortunate one in several ways. I'adre
Bartolomeo wa-s complimented. for one
thing, and exhibited his satisfaction at
my supposed Catholic tendencies by
showing me what there was to be seen
about 'the place as soon as the service
was over.
After inspecting the college build
ings and cloisters, we went through a
narrow door into a room back of the
chancel, where there were a number
of votive images in wax, representing
either miraculous escapes from violent
death, recoveries from mortal ill
nesses. or the cures of foul diseases.
Although it was as thoroughly un
pleasant a collection as one eoli d look
upon, some horrid fascination induced
me to examine many of the figures.
One. for instance, was dressed in cot
ton breeches and shirt, over which
gouts of blood from a fearful knife cut
in the side were flowing, the supposi
tion being that it represented the
donor at a moment when the blessed
Santa CataJina interfered iu bis be
half and er.a.bled him to recover from
a wound that would have killed an ox,
exaggeration of the injury being pre
sumably the essence of compliment to
the blessed saiut. Another recumbent
figure ha 1 a gangrened sore over its
wish bone that would have made death
from biood-poisoning a certainty in a
civili/eil country: yet ihe biesFed Ran
Ambrosio had artended to ihis little
«■»:;!! r '• r the victim and had got him
•i ' •r, i - fn.ni in the bar
gain; thoiigu. as it usually took the
form of a rcn.kted consideration in
which Bartolomeo was the medium,
no embarrassing recognition of the
laMer service apj.eare-1. Hanginpupon
the wabls we're arms with festering
sores upon them, legs with slashes
which laid them open to the bone,
torsos rotting with leprosy, etc.. each
with its appropriate saint .ticketed
thereon. It didn't occur to me at the
time that 1 should have occasion tore
member these things; so when Padre
Bartolomeo lifted an iron trap in the
floor, and descended a short flight of
eteps, 1 was more than willing to fol
low him without further examination.
The steps led to a series of vaults
which seemed to be directly under the
chancel, some of them being stored
with various church appurtenances
and others having the appearance of
secret tribunals. I afterward learned
that in former days a faint reflection
of the inquisition had given the island
a nameless horror to sundry travelers
between Acapuleo and. the Philippines
—gobernadors who had grown too sud
denly rich, and the like. The vauLts
were connected by narrow and' foul
passages, after going through several
of which we came to a chamber that
apparently served as the cliurcli cata
comb. There were a number of niches
around the walls, and iu each was the
mummified figure of a padre in a semi
reclining position, similar to those in
the Capuchin cemetery at Home; the
cowls and gra\' robes indicated their
connection with the Franciscan order,
so I was not. surprised at this; though,
from Ilalstead's story, I had expected
to find the bodies inclosed in sar
cophagi.
While we were looking about the
place, Padre Bartolomeo gave me a
general introduction to the figures in
the niches, as brothersi who had held
his position in. former years. It was an
easy matter to appear interested —I
was really afraid of seeming too much
so—and I* asked the name of a venera
ble mummy with an ircn-bound chest,
rusted and blistered with age, resting
upon hisatteuuatedstoinach.
"That i» the blessed F: ay Ignacio,
senor," he said, "the most worthy of
all the brothers who have lived in the
islands. Because of liisgreat.goodness
and his labors among the natives, it
was ordered by the lord bishop at Ma
nila that he should forever be the
guardian of our sacerdotal records.
We do not make history very rapidly
here; so that box which he holds is suf
ficient to contain them all. Possibly,
a hundred years from now, we shall
construct for him a larger chest upon
which he may recline."
"But have you no fear that y\»ur doc
uments may some day be stolen, under
the impression •that the chest contains
valuables? These Islands were named,
as you know, with some reason."
"Very true, senor; but he would be a
rash man who would brave the ven
geance of Holy Mother church by such
a sacrilege. There orre none in the
archipelago who would attempt such
a thing; besides, the records'would be
of no value to un heretico; they are
but our secret history."
"And that, I presume, your orders
would forbid your showing to even so
profound a student and churchman as
the Padre-' Sebastiano, unless you were
co directed by the bishop?"
"Well, one would scarcely say so
much as that. To a layman, or un
heretico, no—under no circumstances.
But el Padre Sebastian®—that, you
see, is different. It is la gran honra
that he does visit us."
"I see, I see. I had forgotten for the
moment how near he stood to the
bishop." This was a chance shot, but
I co-uld see by the padre's deferential
manner that it had gone home.
We presently retraced our steps to
the upper world, and when we sawn-
Sh« must have been embarrassed.
tered out into-tlie sunlight I hadiplenty
of food for thought. A document, for
instance, which would be utterly be
yond my reach for consultation,
seemed to be at Sebastiano's disposal
whenever he chose to call for it. That
there had been* no time for him to do
so while the steamer w as in port, I felt
sure; but that he might return from
£aipan at onv moment was something
more than a possibility.
The sight of that box lying acros*
the dead fray's lap woi'ldkeep running
through my mind, and I thought of in
numerable excuses which might in
duce Padre Bartolomeo to give me a
peep at its contents, especially if a suf- I
ileient quantity of good/win* were un
der his skin. But one and ull seemed
too risky to attempt. The finding and
recovering of the treasure were but
minor difficulties; the secreting olar.d
the getting awav with it, afterward,
constituted the nio«t serious detail* of
the undertaking-. Sauntering along
toward the plaza. I became mor? and
more convinced that I must search
that bos without cither the knowledge
or the permission o£ my fat ecclesias
tical friend; and the dangers involved
in such an attempt so tilled my mind
that I scarcely heard the senorita call
ing me from the portico. She must
have been embarrassed by the effort
to make me hear, for her face was
scarlet when I approached the house.
"Is it because el padre would not ab
solve the senor," sbe said, "that he haw
so appetite, and would walk away
when the breakfas.t does wait ? Ai.bnt
he must be the sinful man! Perhaps
he did' not present el padre with una
contribucion for the good of th*
church? It is the custom."
"Well, I'm afraid I did overlook thut,
senorita. But I'll make it all
with him later. Joking aside, though,
the padTe treated me very nicely—
showed me all over the place. He
fcrents to be a very learned ma'j. No;
I was thinking of other matters when
you called. Please forgive ir.e."
"Possibly it is that the feels
tpd because la Senorita Phlaclos has
gone away in el vapor? She Is muy
heruiosa."
"Yes, but not more so than Senorita
Dorotea. I often compared them from
the photograph which you gave el
capitan."
"Ai, but how can I beliete the senor?
Come, let us see if you have el apetito;
and afterward you shal' spend the day
with me as you like. Come."
I often look back to those break
fasts at Agana as amongr the most de
lightful hours of my life. Kipling has
echoed the heartfelt longing of many
a man to get for awhile outside the
bounds of civilization—to exisH where
society is still In a rudimentary state,
"where the best Is like the worst:
where there ain't no ten command
ments, and a mac can raise a thirst."
If you've 'eard the «ast a-callia', you won't
never "ee<l naught c-lse.
No! you won't 'eed nothin' else bat them
spicy garlic smells,
An' the sunshine, an' the palm vrwa. an'
the tinkly temple bells.
Until the wet monsoon set hi the
table was usually placed under a «lump
of banana trees in the patio, opposite
a grilled gateway through which there
was a glimpse of the sea. Sometkues
we were joined by the two sublieuten
ants and their ladies, sometime* by
Padre Ilartolomeo and his broth
er priests. Often the colonel, Beno*it«
Doroten and I dined by ourselves,
idling deliciously over the coffee and
cigarillos as we talked- It was a laay
little town. The natives worked as
seldom as possible, and spent of
their time day-dreaming in the sfeade.
fishing from the proas, swimming lil»«
so many fish and occasionally going off
on catamaran visits to such islands as
could be seen while the peak of
Tiniquio was still above the horizon.
They seldom took the chance of navi
gating beyond sight of land.
The senorita seemed to consider me
her personal charge, and the gober
nador placid the entire menage at my
disposal with a courtesy as charming
as it was rare. If I chose to stroll by
myself I might have owned the island,
so entirely was I left to my own free
will. If 1 wished for company I had
but to clap my hands and the colonel's
orderly, I'epe, would appear some
where in the near distance, with the
information that I would find the
colonel or the senorita in such a place.
It seems, as I look back upon it, that
I must have idled away a great deal of
precious time; but this was really not
the ease. When they asked me what I
would like to do, that first Monday
morning, I mentioned being very fond
of sailing, and in a few moments we
were in one of the proas, with a native
who sailed the thing like an arrow
across the smooth wirter aml along the
coast to Orote.
It wns rather a primitive affair, as
fur as construction went, but strong
enough to stand pretty heavy weather.
The hull hud been hollowed out of a
tree trunk and was pointed at each
end. On the lee side it was rounded
like any other bout, but to windward
it was perpendicularly flat. Lashed
I across the gunwales about four feet
from each end were two straight limbs
of a tree fhat looked like teak, eight
feet long; and these at the outer ex
tremity were lashed to a rounded and
sharpened boom of the same wpod.
The sail, of cocoa matting, was a tri
angular one, which seemed out of nil
proportion to the narrow hull beneath
it. There wus a stout bamboo mast in
the middle, and from this hnng a
smaller and a longer pole which
formed the upper side of the sail's tri
angle, meeting the lower one in u poiat
at the bow. where they were secured
like a jib. The immense spread of sail
pulled us through the water at sueh a
rate that 1 feared we might upset, birt
the colonel laughed at me. .
"Eet ees impossible to upset him,
Senor Stefans," he said. "I haf seen
the wind lift him clear out of the
water, even the outrigger also, but he
does came down every time upon his
feet. The hull so light is that the out
ripper booms cannot tear of them
selves loose."
"Hut isn't it very difficult to »nil in
anytliinp like a struight line? I
should think she'd make an awful lot
of leeway."
"Not so, senor; eet ees notiso. Turn
von yourself around and watch the top
of Santa liosa mountain. You will see
a piece of yellow rock on l'unta de Jos
Amantes, just below. Pedro will nail
him ten miles into the sea, yet the
peak and that rock shall be exactly ia
line all of the time. Do you but w«»tch
him verra close."
For half an hour I did watch, and I
am bound to *ay the two points didn't
budge an inch to theright orleft of the
vertical line. This settled the leeway
question In my mind, and I took such
a liking tothe craft that I determined
to own one. I asked the colonel what
they were worth.
"ivha't, one like this? But a few
pesos, sernor. Hat I neTer have heard
of one being sold. Each man builds
his own."
"Hinpf. Did you ever build one,
colonel?"
"I—el gobernadopl PorDio»,you do
but laugh at me! Pedro, ho-w many of
the proas hure I at Agana?"
"All are the gobernador'e, excel
encia."
"And hew many has el Senor Btefana
while he remains at Agana?"
"All of the gobernador's, excelen
cin."
"Por l)ios, it i« true, aenor."
"Weil, that is exceeding kind, I must
say. Hut, you see, coltonel, I am very
fond of sailing, and I should like to
have one always ready—one that I
mi used to—in case I w anted to g*> off
fishing with you, or in which I could
take the ladies for a day upon the
water. Sometimes I have un melan
eolia and 1 like to go away by myself,
lest I prove bad company. So I d like
to have one of these boats that I could
use whenever I p'.faaed. And I don t
think it's quite fair to take it without
paying something." |
"None but un Americano would
No. 4
' think of it. senor. fiive Pedro a fotlTidlS
I of ei,r:irr. if yon like, and lie will find
vou 'he best one on the island."
That settled the boat question. X
had a perfect little beauty before
night. and in a few days I was able tOi
hancle it almost as expertly as the na
tive*. Peing practically tinsinksble,
and drawing but ten inches of water,
it was only necessary to look out for
the rail ::i >udden squalls; otherwise*
child could have handled it.
That evening saw a marvelous t rnns
formation in the senorita. She had
reached the bottom of her Manila, box
at last, ami one of the prettiest of the
three gowns had gone on in a twink
ling. The memory of Senorita Pala
c:os' appearance was fresh enough in
her mind to show instantly "the dif-
in style between the new and
the old ones. Her unaccountable pos
session of the extra finery was some
thing she put oft for later and more
de.libcnte consideration, being satis
tied, for the time being, to dispatch
hasty dinner invitations to the other
ladies and shyly w-atch the impression
produced when she descended among
us. I war horribly conscious of my "
previous meddling in heT affairs, and
feared I might betray myself; btit the
gown was so much more becoming to
her than it had been to the original
owner that I was lost in admiration.
She wasn't one of your unsophisticat
ed girls, either. Tier life in Madrid had
taught her how to wear even anti
quated frocks like a princess, and it
needed no stretch of the imagination
to fancy ourselves within sight of the
riaza del Oricnte, as we looked at our
hostess.
fro BE COJRNXTRKJ.L
FASHION'S FANCIES.
Tkt Latest Frlllls til Dreaa That Hare
Caught the Fancy of the
Ladles.
A fur hat with white lace draped
around the edge and a mass of white
tulle bows and ends at one side is a bit
of typical headgear.
G.old bracelets are in big round bands,
as large as the jade bracelet, set, at
regular Intervals, with big knobs
formed of jade, amethysts, or effective
semiprecjpus stones. They are stylish.
Little collars of fur are made sailor
shape, round, and are fastened in front
with velvet tied in a sailor knot; chin
chilla fur, with blue velvet, makes a
pretty combination.
A pretty white scarf for the neck is
pf the finest and sheerest mull, hem
stitched across the ends and down the
sides with n narrow hem. On each end,
fop a few inches up, is a pattern of con
ventional violets, lightly embroidered,
all.in white.
A striking gown of brown, made with
the plain back, and fastened across just
below the waist, with two oblong but
tons or pins of gold, had orange velvet
•let into tHe front of the jacket in a
square, zigzag pattern. A bitof orange
velvet was in the brown hat.
A handsome chinchilla collar has a
straight round cape of blue velvet, em*
Jaroidered with cut steel, for a founda
tion, while the chinchilla falls over it
in points, the standing collar being of
the fur. It is a handsome collar, though,
no one pretends that any combination,
could be more beautiful than a simple
fine fur. However, the combination is
a fad. of fashion, and makes for change.
A pretty gown worn by a pretty girl
the other day had the bodice of dove
gray silk tucked lengthwise with fine
■tucks, the sleeves were tucked across?
The gimp was of pale yellow velvet; the
silk below it was edged with a little
shirred gray velvet ribbon, which ran
down the opening of the blouse, which
was at the side. The gimp was ap
pliqued with white lace. Around her
neck tie girl wore tfstrlng of big gold
beads. t
Fur toques, which are so popular this
year, have the rims and sides solid with,
fur, the soft crown in many showing so
little that it is hardly noticeable. Many
of them are trimmed with either one
or two ostrich plumes passing trold the
[ front to the back of the hat.They are
usually of some shade of 60ft gray, or
brown, those indescribable, shades
neither light nor dark, but dull in effect,
and which have new names each year,
which this season blend with the fur"sf
the toque, which seldom has flowers
upon it to brighten it.
Mademoiselle, who is tired of pulling
her watch out from the inside of her
gown—usually pulling a bunch of un
derwaist ribbons with it—who objects
Co a clumsy bracelet, and is afraid of
losing a watch set in her purse, and
doesu't believe in having a chatelaine,
cow wears a buttonhole chronometer.
It is really too tiny to be called a chro
nometer, for the watch part is about the
size of the small compass once popular
with men as watch charms. This is
tbe button purt, which she puts through
thfe 'buttonhole of her coat, while be
neath it the under side of the button
is as large as a quarter dollar, and pre
vents the little watch from slipping
through.
A pretty girl who wears a bright red
ribbon high and tight around her throat
wears over it a pretty piece of lace
which she ties in a bow at the front.
The lace is softening, and the whole is
stylish and pretty. This lace is white, •
but different effects can be made with
black lace. The woman can now get
out her short, narrow lace "barbs"
that she wore some years ago and
utilize them in this way or loan them to
her daughter. There are a good many
pretty pieces of real lace, in the form
of "barbs," neatly {Kicked away with
the family lace, which it has been
thought from the ugly, conventional
appearanee could never be utilized.
Xow Is the lime for them. —N. Y. Times.
A Dainty Itlbbun Hoi.
Anyone who has upset all her ribbon
baskets, trinket boxes and dressing ta
ble drawers in search of the nar
row ribbons which she uses as draw
srt.rings for her lingerie would hail with
delight a dainty little box designed ex-
I pressly for such as she. The box it
self is'just big enough to hold two large
which are wound satin rib
bon. The box is covered with inier
woven ribbon of two or more tints and
lined with white soft silk; on the inner
side of the cover an ivory bodkin is
fastened. The two big spools are wound
with bebe ribbon, one in blue and one
in white or one pink and one blue
or both white, according to one's fancy.
Not until one has tasted the joy of hav
ing a place especially designed for
those tagliug, elusive, narrow ribbons
and a bodkin that can be found when
wanted can the comfort and conven
ience of these pretty trifles be appre
ciated.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Hoast I'urk.
The loin is the best for roasting. It
should be well rubbed with salt, pepper
and sage, dusted with flour and put to
cook in a moderate oven. Add a little
boiling water when the fat has begun
to flbw, and baste often. Twenty min
utes to the pound is the rule for pork.
When done remove the meat, pour off
all but four or five tablespoonfuls of
the fat, blend in two tablespoonfuls of
flour, brown it well, adding pepper, salt
and sage, then cold water, till a gravy
of proper consistency is attained. —
Woman's gomo Coptpanloii.