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
THIS IS A CLEARANCE SALE OF ALL WINTER FOOTWEAR j
Ladles' Flannel Lined Shoes and Slippers Shoes lor Boys and Girls.
Warm Shoes were 75c now 45c Misses' kid patent tip dress shoes were .
Warm Shoes were SI.OO now 65c 1.00 and $ 1.50, now 50c and 75c. Misses' I
Warm Slippers were 75c now 25c grain shoes, heel and spring, were
Velvet Slippers were 75c now 45c $1 00 and 1.25, now 50c. Children s
Heavy Shoes were SI.OO now 60c fine shoes, spring heel, were 50c and 75c,
Several broken lines in ladies' fine Shoes now 40c and 50c.
we re $3, #4, now ft.oo. Over gaiters, ; BOYS' HEAVY SHOES, sizes 3 s'-'
were 25c and 50c, now lie and 25c. Tan ! were $1.25 and fi.4o, now 65c and fi.oo.
shoes were fi.so, now fi.oo. , Boys' dtessshoes were f 1 00, now 65c.
Ladies' Rubbers and Arctics.
Men's Shoes. (
iat 15c and 20c, Alaskas 50c. Children's j
Man's Heavy Sole Winter Tans were »2, buckle artics reduced to 35c.
and $2.50, now #1.65 and $2.00. Men'* j Men s Rubbers.
Heavy Scle Leather Lined Sho«?s were
$2.50, now fi.75. Oil men's heavy shoes 1 Men's low cut rubfodrs 25c
were $1.50 and $2.00, now |i.25 and #i.so Men's high " " 35 c
Men's fine embroidered slippers, were Men's storm rubbers s°*
SI.OO, 75c, and 50c, now 35c and 50c. Men's warm Alaskas s°° j
Asl< to the filler" Hygienic Shoes
for ladies, which are the embodiment of ease, comfort and grace not to be had else
where, sti we are sole agents for Butler county. Try a pair and enjoy !he luxury of
comfortable, perfect fitting shoes.
B. C. HUSELTON S,
Butler's IA-MHUH .-hue House. Opposite Hotel Ixiwry.
SHO6 BARGAINS
tHave just returneel from the Eastern markets where I bought a large slock of
shoes to be tn?de for spring trade. Two large shot manufacturers —Wliitcoinb and
Miles, of Worcester, Mass.; and Mudge Shoe Co., of D-invers, Mass., win are going
out of business, had a large stock of goods on hand which they wished to close out
at once at a great reduction. I could not resist these great offers so bought the
goods in addition to my regular spring stock. These two well known lines and
also fsoo pairs Sample Shoes of new spring styles go on sale at once at about 50 cents
on the dollar. There'll be lively times in this store for the next few weeks for
these goods must be closed out before our regular lines come in,
A Few of the jVLanv? s ar 9 d ' n s
Men's Pine Calf Shoes Royal tip at 9 oc
Boy's '' " " " " at Soc
Boy's solid every day shoes at 50c
Men's fine tan shxes, coin toe tip at *l-35
Boy's " " " at si.is
Ladias' fine Dongola, Handwelt Sole Shoes at 12.00
Ladies' Bright Dongola pat. tip shoes at 90c
Children's fine shoes, sizes 5 to 11 at s oc
Children's fine shoes, 4 to 8 at 35 c
Ladies' fine Jersey overgaiters at 5c per pair
AND MANY OTHER BARGAINS.
We have the Exclusive Sale of
SOROSIS SHOES for Butler.^«C^
JOHN BICKEL.
128 SOUTH MAIN STREET BUTLER, I'A
1899 1899 1899
GOOD BUSINESS
FOR
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.
All our left o"cr Holiday goesls must l>e sold and in order to do so we have
cut prices almost in half.
All silver novelties that were fi.oo now 60c
«< •• «< •< «« 50c now 30c
All silver novelties and staples that were '- 2 5 now
Solid silver thimbles that were 25 and .vsc 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-°° now 2.00
A good watch, Gent size 2 -5°
A good silverine case with American movement 5 00
All other goods in our stock reduced in prices so that it will pay yon to buy
your watches, clocks, jewelery, silverware, &c., at
PAPK'B,
122 South Main Street, - - Butler, Pa.
Repairing of All Kinds. Old Gold and Silver Take Same as Cash.
! HE IS A WISE HAN j
(| —WHO BE€UKEB HIB CLOTHING FROM— j
i J. S. YOUNG, $
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-| FOR EFFECT.
f' ' / ' \ ty Men won't buy clothing for tie purpose
' j ( L \ u of •P en 'l'. ,, ls money. They desire to get the
? <V i V ' tflfst oossible results for the money exj,end
-1 • > ( l " J yl I ~ ■ ed. Not cheap goods but goods as cheap as
I 1 \ \ (\ I | ftthey can be «old and made up propeily If
\ \ 1 \l L.-( /?y <, . u wnnt the correct thing at the correct
ir— J \ V f 7, price call on us, we liave redocetl our spring
/ 1 I V h<!~ ftand summer goods down to make r<x>m for
\ 1 , H / \\ -t '/our heavy weight goo<ls.
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242 S. Main St., Butler, Pa.
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Cor. 6th St. and Duquesne Way.
Pittsburg, Pa,, L, I). Telephone 2542.
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! New Management.
New Courses.
Many New Features.
j In addition to the Practical Book
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I Shorthand Coarse, the following courses
have been added.
Expert Accountant's Course, which
deals especially with Joint Stock Com
pany and Corporation Accounting, and
includes a thorough training in the ad
justment of difficult partneisliip and
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 tlicy can l>e completed. The
work is now in course of preparation.
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to take music. School now in session
• day ami night. Any one wishing to
make arrangements to attend the institu
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327 S. Main St., Butler, l*a.
Peoples' Phone 271.
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It was then two o clock. Having
the breeze well forward, I calculated
that it woutel take me at le-ast six
hours to get back; but the witch of a
boat made good headway within five
points of the wind, and I sighted rin
iquio, bearing a lit 11 north of east,
at 'our o'clock. Holding on the same
course for half an hour. Agana then
lay to the southeast'arel; and I put the
pro?, about for a straight run In.
When about ten milts offshore, how
ever. I discovered that I had company;
for bearing down from the north ard
was the l>iggest catamaran I ever saw.
The hull mu<t have been at least a
hundred feet long, and the sail looked
like a gigantic balloon. The instant
I noticed it. two w or' 1 .- flashed through
my mind— "Padre Sebastiano"—and I
was convinced that my oleaginous
shipmate was cemiing to pay Ouajan a
visit.
Now, any companions, native 01
Spanish, who might accompany the
paelre were likely to be either in his
confidence or under his influence; and
it struck me that- the 1 sea chest might
excite more curiosity than was really
safe. So I did considerable hard think
ing over what had been told me about
the sparsely settled portions of the is
land. in the effort to decide upon a
safe place for the concealment of both
chest and treasure if it should become
necessary. There was but one spot
that I felt sure about-Port Tarofofo,
on the southeast coast. This was a
land-locked bay, surrounded by bold,
rockv bluffs, find was uninhabited.
In ;. 1 air line, it was OVL; miles south of
Agana; but, as the islanders never
walked or rode that distance when
they could travel in proas, there was
but one chance in a thousand of any
boat's being seen beating in—especial
ly as the place had the unsavory repu
tation of being haunted. On the land
side there had been an old sugar plan
tation known as MountTarofofo farm,
but the gobernador had mentioned It
as being abandonee!; anel the moun
tain, or bluff, shut out all view of the
The more I thought of it, the more
it seemed exactly the place I wanted.
It needed but the falling off a few
paints to head for the Cocos islanel in
steael of Agana, anel by half-past six I
passed it as close in shore as it was
safe tej go. By seven o'clock I had
reached sufficiently te> the east'ard for
a straight run into Tarofofo, and, go
ing about, reiundeel Point Pajcpouc
just at dusk. As the depth of the wa
ter aire! the exact bearing of the bluffs
were accurately shown upon my chart,
I had no difficulty in running ashore
at the westerly head of Paicpouc cove,
which I juelgeel to be completely shel
tereel fre/m observation ejn the land
siele. After lowering the sail, I noticed
that the rocks descendeel abruptlyinto
the water at the spot I had selected,
anrl was on the point of running along
to where the chart showed a small
cree"k, when a slight opening attracteel
my'attention. The precipice was so
eloie that I could have tosseel a pebble
against it, and the speit so perfectly
sheltered that I felt safe in using my
lantern. Outlines were becoming in
distinct in the gatheringdarkness, but
the moment I turned on the Current It
revealed a Assure, about four feet
wide, which led diagonally into the
face ejf the rock. There wat; a good
three feet of water right up te> the
opening, and upon throwing the light
inside I could see that it enele-d in acul
de sac with perpendicular walls.
Tf I had searched the entire archi
pelago it would have been difficult to
flnel a place more perfectly suited to
my requirements; when, I came again.
In broad daylight, the fissure was In
visible 100 feet away. It was something
of a task to unloael the contents of the
big chesi, but in a short time I had
them stowed away uneler a tarpaulin,
50 feet from the opening, and was
ready (u leave the cove. The mejejn was
not yet up, but the starlight was suffi
cient to navigate by, and I reached
Agana by 11 o'clock. As the big proa
I had seen was of too heavy draught
to run aereiss the shoal in front of the
town, I was not surprised at her ab
sence. The lights uhout the goberna
dor's quarters were sufficient indica
tion that visitors had arrived, and I
managed to sneak up the back steps
to ray room wit lu»ut at t racting at ten
•ion It was well that I did so, fe>r my
face wns a sight. Little rivulets of
clotted blood covered the lobes of my
ears and my upper lip; my eyes looked
like burnt holes in a blanket; and, al
together, 1 presented a most dissipated
appearance.
Padre Sebasliano was cordiality
itself, but I could see that lay brother
Felipe's miracle was working in his
mind, an.l that he was trying to figure
it out upon natural 1 was
upon the point of asking him hew he
happened to find the'big proa so con
veniently forthcoming when he de
cided to proceed down the islands, but
reflected in time that, if I had been
fishing to the east'arel, as 1 had ex
plained, it would have been obviously
impossible to see his flagship; so I
pumped him dry upon Ladrone data
instead.
The Agar)a padres regarded his visit
a* complimentary in the highest de
gree, respectfully swallowing,hia yarn
about collecting materials for island
history; but 1 couldn't help chuckling
to myself when 1 pictured his examina
tion of Fray Ignacio's mummy and its
precious charge. Hchastiano and I
were adversaries; there now seemed
but little doubt of this fact. And the
more I thought of it tlx- more certain
I felt that my motions were likely lobe
watched during .-very hour of the 2-1.
Every time I went -ailing alone, there
was a strong probability that the big
proa would keep me will in sight. Mak
ing me the cat's paw to secure his
chestnuts would comfort Sebastiano's
very liver.
CHAPTER XI.
That the combination against, me
had strong odds in its favor seemed
obvious; and I began to speculate upon
how far it was safe to trust Senorita
Dorotea. Strolling down to the beach
with her, before retiring just to
throw Seibastiano off his guard—l
learned with iutcitse satisfaction that
she both feared and detested the man.
She whispered also that her father
reason to suspect the padres Julian
and Sebaitiano of using their influ
ence against him in Manila. For a mo
ment or two I had a suspicion that she
und the gobernador might be under
the padre's Influence and trying to
work themselves into my confidence
with the intenti'jn of betraying me
afterward. Hut tl:t n' re I thought of
thi>. the more impn-'. • ''-"e it seemed.
JT, thr lirst place, relations between
Ihe educated c'.a - and the priest
hood in Si-iii at • ra;.idly approaching
those which . train in Italy—neutrality
on the surface, distrust lwr.eath.
Then, It see nu-J though the senorita
know too much to look upoH
Sebastiano in other than his priestly
character; and if the friendship be
tween us was warming as rapidly a*
I thought, it was reasonably safe to
stake her woman's heart against her
head.
Finally, deciding to risk it. I nsked
her if she cared to spend Monday upon
tlie water with me; and she accepted
the invitation with such evident pleas
ure that I shoved all worry about the
padre clear of my minel for the time.
"When Monday morning came, we
breakfasted in the patio and maele an
early start before Sebastiano ap
peared. sailing leisurely around Cocos
reef hs if we had the day before us and
were elisposed to take things easy.
When I asked Dorotea if she had ever
sailed into the bays fin the east side,
she said that, as it was usually rough
and windy there, few of the islanders
cared about it, only remaining in the
little villages during tire wet monse>oti
or while they were gathering rice and
sugar crops. She was willing to go
anywhere I chose to take her, however,
and had no suspicion of my object
until we headeel into Paicpouc cove for
the instruments and diving apparatus.
Then, before taking them from the
Assure, I told her of my intention to
search for something under the sea at
Santa Hosa reef, and asked if she would
help me. Looking straight Into my
face for a moment, she saiel:
"Does not Senor Enrique know of a
reason why I would elo anything in the
world for him?"
"Nothing more than the evidence eyf
your friendliness, senorita mia."
"fio! But you do have the bad 1 mem
ory. It may seem nothing that you
try to give great pleasure to In ftenoritti
whom you never have seen. I snippose
men do think it matters little to a worti
nn whether she does appear like other
women or like una barbara? Yet yoO
must have known, Knriquito, or you
would not have tried to dej me la gran
benevolencia on el vapor, when mias
prlmas despreciables elid-»ne defrauehir
ignominiosamente—"
"Why, how the dickens did you find
out? Who told you?"
"Yourself, senor."
"I? How? Impossible!"
"You did just tell me, by your excla
maclon. I but guessed before. True,
Senorita Palacios did say that you were
un genere>se> —that you elid like njy pic
ture all of the time —also that if I did
find anything which I could not uneler
stand, you all about it would
Then, mias prlmas in Manila did wrlfe
the leater about the trimming they did
have put upon las vestielas. Y conteffi
lar! they were as eleseribed. But tliOre
were others, not of the; style antigtio.
And of them there Is ne» explanfldon
In the letter."
"Oh, well, don't say any more about
it. You caught me nicely, I must say.
It was the senorita's generosity, not
mine. She was very kind, and it was all
her doing. Now make yourself com
fortable, and we'll try \o finel Santa
Rosa."
The elress business was dangerous
ground, and I elidn't want to diseusslt;
there was the possibility of her resent
ing an implication that her appearance
In tliv picture wasn't perfect. Then,
again, I couldn't tell how the other
girl's having umde such n present,
merely fre>m the desire to pJ«ise llnl
stead anel myself, woulel strike her.
A return to Point Ore>te, to get my
bearings, would have cost n ge>od hour
ind a half; so I determineei te> trust the
chart, which was laiel out 011 a scale of
three sixty-fourths of an inch to the
mile, and make a straight run from
Tarofofo. Knowing as I now did the
exact position of the reef, it was a sin.
pie matter to figure the distance ex
actly—l 9 miles, south-southwest quar
ter west —and steer ae'corellngly.
My calculations proved correct, the
lead touchingbottomat about half-past
eleven. With my former dangerous
experience in mind, I determined to
locate the wreck,if possible,before go
ing down, and steered directly along
the precipitous face ejf tire slie>al with a
firm prlp on the sounding-line, which
told the instant that we edged off over
deep water. Proceeding in this way,
the lead was pretty sure- to strike the
wreck and drag when we came to it;
but, as an extra precaution, I lowered
away the rock anchor anel let it hang
six feet under water. This experiment
was an entire- success, for in a few mo
ment!! it caught K> sharply against the
perpendicular side of the hulk as al
most to snap its line; had there been
more than a rag of the sail up, it would
have elone sej.
As we needed all the time there was,
1 told Dorotea to turn around anel
upon the wonders of the vasty deep
while I got into that diving suit. It
was just as well, he>vvcver, that curios
ity ge>t the better of her before I put
011 the helmet, eir my appearance might
have scared her into a fit. The rig cer
tainly made an uiK-outh monsterof me,
j but it didn't frighten her half se> much
' as did the idea of my remaining under
water in it. She clung to me for several
moments, letting me kiss her as much
as I pleased, before I e-ould bottle my
self up. Her nervousness was con
tagious; but I impressed upon her
mine] the necessity of keeping a sharp
lookout for other proas, and showed
her how t<> signal with the liner if it
should be- necessary.
The descent was accompanleel by the
same uiK'omfortabletcnsation that had
been a fcatureof my former experience;
but, regaining confidence a little- more
quickly 1 carefully examined the
wreck with the electric lantern. I
dread eel to use elynamite", lest it might
elisloiige the stern and send it crashing
down to unfathomable depths; but
there was no choice in the matter. It
would have- taken all the afternoon to
cut through the coral and timbers. So,
fixing eme e»f the cartridges In a hole
drilled by the steel bar, I arranged the
line so as'to detach a heavy sledge ham
mer, which we hael brought, and drop it
upon the mercury capsule.
There was considerable doubt in my
onind whether the thing would ex
plode; but "hen I ascended to the proa
and. after paddling a hundred feet
away, pulled the line, the do'ibt .vat
removed. Two or three square rods cf
water rose in a gigantic bubble, as if
from a boiling spring, accompanied by
a rumbling which sounded very like
"tin terremoto." as Dorotea said.
I lost no time in descending again
when the* commotion subsided, and
found a gaping eight-foot hole in the
hull. For a moment or two I hesitated
about entering. All the stories alx>ut
divers who had been caught and suffo
cated in old wrecks flashed through my
mind. Hut. finally, mustering courage
erfough to crawl inside, I began to in
vestigate. The space evidently had
been an afterliold in the galleon, for
it was filled with packages done up in
hides; they and their contents
were now hard as coral rock, but. had
once been indigo bale.-, without doubt,
A number of them must have been
stove through the planking when the
galleon struck, fori could almost stand
upright without touching the deck
beams overhead.
Cautiously making my way ait, I
came to a bulkhead separating the
hold from a lazaretto directly beneath
the captain's cabin. This I feared
would be solid, in order to prevent
communication from the forward part
of the ship; and so it proved. As it pre
sumably fenced in the strong room, or
treasure chamber, there was nothing
to do but force an opening through it
without delay. (It must be under
stood that even a diver who has spent
years at the business, and has an at
tendant pumping fresh air down to
him, cannot afford to waste an instant
of time or undertake anything requir
ing violent exertion while he is inside
of a wreck, under water. The slightest
miscalculation, the displacement, of
some heavy object, may cause him
either to lose his head or to become
entangled beyond the possibility of esr
cape.) I hated to use another cart
ridge; the chances were even that it
might blow the treasure into Father
Neptune's subeejlar. But the effects
of the first explosion appeared to be
merely local, there being no indication
of radial splits in the coral incrusta
tion; and that decided the question.
The sledge had disappeared, so the
shorter steel bar had to take its place
as an explosive agent. Calculating
that the force woulel be tne>stly inside,
I descendeel as soon a» the rumbling
had ceased; but the water in the hull
was still violently agitated, and the
current forced me back when I at
tempted to enter. After this had sub
sided, I crawled into a place so ehangeel
in appearance that it made me feel
ejueer. The great lumps which had
once been lneligo were hurled in all di
rections, mostly forward. In some
places they were piled even with the
oeck timbers; toward the after bulk
head they were scooped away to a
depth of six feet, and the planking be
yonel was completely crushed through,
"leaving a large hole into the lazaretto
I was exceedingly careful where 1
stepped, but lost no time in crawling
In. The moment hael come at last when
our hopes were destined to be realized
or finally destroyed. I cast the light
slowly about the place. Along the
after side there were several tiers of
small boxes, piled one above the other,
and there seemed to have been an even
larger number against the bulkhead;
but the explosion had thrown them all
about the place. Wondering why none
of them had smashed open, T prese-ntly
noticed that several had gone to pieces
a little beyond where I was standing,
scattering their contents In dxifta
over the floor.
With a sense of unreality numbing
my brain, I stooped and took some of
the objects in my hand. They were
round and flat, smaller than a silver
dollar. They were covered with a thin
film of corrosion, through which I had
no difficulty In making out the castles
and rampant lions of the Spanish royal
arms. I scratched with my knife at
the corrosive film; the bright yellow
beneath proved conclusively that the
coin was an old double doubloon, or
doubloon onza, worth $15.50, troy
weight, and probably something more
on account of its antiquity, for it was
dated 1761 ( reign of Charles III.) and
bore the mint mark of Mexico City—M.
It was impossible to estimate the num
ber of these doubloons in sight; there
were tiers upon tiers of the boxes, and
they were all full.
Stepping toward the side wall, to see
how deep they were piled against it,
I stumbled over the combing of a
hatchway in the floor. The cover was
unfastened, anel, after raising it, the
light revealed a short ladder, which t
—■> l )
liie moment had come at last.
cautiously descended. At the bottom
I found myself in a lower hold which
had been used as a secetnel and larger
treasure chamber. The forward end
| was piled solid with bars, three inches
square by fourteen inche&.long, which
preyveel to be ingots of pure silver; and
in beixes, all around, were globe dollars
of Charles lll.'s time (bearing date of
1708 anel fresli from the Seville mint
when the galleon was lost), eight-real
pieces of Philip V., dollars from the
Mexican mint, bearing simply the
Spanish arms, and even four-real
pieces. I remember wishing that all
the treasure had been gold, on account
of its bulk; but, after ascending to the
upper chamber, I knew pretty well
how Edmund Dantes must have felt.
I had preyvielcd myself with a stout
bag of cocoa matting, anel was raking
hanelfuls of the doubloons into it, when
there came a sharp tug at the line fas
tened around my waist. This was the
danger signal agreed upon with Doru
tea; so, dragging the heavy sack, I
serainblefl e>ut through the hulk anel
pulled myself up to the proa. It tewk
enjr united efforts to get my burden
over the gunwale; then De>rotea pednt
ed off to the west-ard, where agigantle;
sail was moving swiftly a!e>ng.
To unscrew the helmet clamps and
take it oft was but the work of a few
seconds; then 1 grabbed the glass and
focused it upon the other craft. It
was the padre's big proa, as I liadi sus
pected— his corpulent figure near tho
helmsman was unmistakable —but so
far away as to be all but hull down;
and, making to the s'uth'ard as she
was, it was highly improbable that he
had seen our mast. For a good half
hour 1 watched the proa, not during to
raise our own sail lest it should be
seen; then Sebastiano put about to
the west'ard a4>d aln>o*t •
This «as our opportunity, so we were
quickly ofT in the opposite direction.
1 calculated that b> making 40 mile*
due east we bhould have the wind
about right for a struiglit reach into
Tarofofo, and could probably get there
by six o'clock. It was actually a little
before that when 1 concealed the gold
and other articles in the tissurt, to
that, catching enough sea ba>s on the
way to account for our long sail, we
arrived at Agana by eight. In all my
experience with sailing craft, extend
ing over many years und gathered up
on every sea of the globe, 1 never found
anything to e<inal the island proas of
the western Pacific in either speed or
safety. On account of their strength
and lightness they are practically in
destructible, and their enormous sail
area makes them the fastest things
upon salt water- That my statement
of having made 20 statute milee, an
hour with one, before the wind, is no
exaggeration, anyone who has ever
sailed in one will admit.
Sebustiauo returned about nine
o'clock, having left the big proa at
Apia, and, while satisfying his vora
cious appetite, told us <iuiie frankly
lliat be had spent the day looking for
the Santa Uosa shoal. Recalling, for
Col. de Carina's benefit, the conversa
tions which had induced Capt. Hal
stead to sound for the shoul, the padre
asked if I could remember the posi
tion given upon the Imray chart.
When 1 repeated it he said that an
cider Spanish chart which he had seen
in Manila louated the reef at least 20
miles farther west; that he had sup
posed at the time, and, in fact, until
Ualstead explained its nature, it was
really a small islet which showed
above water, and the most southerly
one of the archipelago. This state
ment didn't exactly tally with the
questions he had d on the steamer
when looking at ifalsfead's chart, but
I could hardly repress n grin of satis
faction. nevertheless. If my fat friend
pinned !.; > fai li .'pon tlii- last theory
it would h:in at least 30 mile'
:;\\a\ from in whenever he pursued
■ er. '".at he inteneled
'. .-arch for the
shoal complicated matters a gooddeal
lie was likely to overhaul me soonei
or later anel find that I was actually re.
moving the treasure. He might huv«
spies all over the islandi, for all 1
kuew, and some elay my visits to Port
Tarofofo might be reported to him.
Theu, again, if 1 succeeded in getting
all the money as far as my rocky fis
sure, it was sure to be spirited away
by Sebastiano or the natives if they
were successful in tracking me; and,
cudgel my wits as I might, there
seemed no way in which I cemlel secrete
it until the steamer returned without
exciting suspicion—suspicion which
might cause it to disappear at any mo
raeht. It seemed imperative that I
should consult Halstead before get
ting any more of the stuff above wa
ter; yet In case there were no passen
gers for Guajan, as we had talked,
there wasn't a chance of seeing him
for nearly four months, auel there was
some doubt of his returning even then.
There was a possibility of my reach
ing Yap In the proa before he left that
islanel, but it was a pretty formidable
undertaking. After spending consid
erable thought over the situation,
however, It. seemed unsafe to attempt
any other move, anel I determined to
risk It.
There was practically little danger
that Sebastiano would succeed In ac
complishing anything; not being a nav
igator, his investigations were pure
guesswork and deael reckoning from
Guajan. Even If he elid locate the reef,
I was positive that he had 110 diving
apparatus, and he, couleln't do much
without—that I knew from my own
experience. The principal thing that
worried me was the chance of his run
ning across my equipment In the As
sure, anel taking It with me was out of
the ejuestlon. While thinking themafc
ter over I wondered if the padre had
investigated Fray Ignacio's bexx. A
scrap of conversation with Bartolo
meo which I had overheard implied
that, he had; It indicated conslelerable
displeasure with the resident, padre
for some reason or other. If such were
really the case It might be months
before anyone conneoted with the
church would have occasion to visit
either the crypt or the room contain
ing the votive offerings again, and this
gave me an idea.
The islanders are inteusoly supersti
tious, and it litis always been a policy
of the church to fftsteT thl»character
istic. So that, if I could add to the al
ready bad reputation of Tarofofo bay,
neither threats, bribes nor persuasion
would avail to get a native within
miles of the place. In view of this fact,
my friend with the diseased wishbone
seemed particularly fitted) for the pur
pose, if I could only spirit him away.
Sebastiano had partuken heartily of
his late supper that evening, and, be
tween them, the padres had' punished
a vast quantity of wine. Aside from
this, they were thoroughly tired o\»t
by their elay upon the water, and in
aLI probability would sleep like logs.
So, an hour or so after they had re
tired, I cautiously slipped Into the
church through the little postern, as
I had elone before.
Not a BOUI appeared to be trtirrlng.
The fact of the door being unle>cked
was susplcioutu —I had expected to pick
it with a piece of wire—but, as there
was 110 time for investigation, I stole
into the cloisters and through the pas
sage which led to the chamber contain
ing the horrible Images. The figure I
was after had been well put together,
aud was heavier than it should have
been, besides; but, though the ghastly
thing gave me cold shivers, I pulled ft
from the fastenings with little cere
mony.
Holding the (lummy upright before
me, I ejuletly returned, anel was about
to open the postern, when the door
suddenly swung wide, revealing a burly
form in the moonlight outside. It was
Sevbastif.no; but, fortunately for me
his head was not as clear as usual. Be
ing an inveterate smoker, his nerves
often went back upon hi in; and no
mortal digestion could stand the abuse
he had given his that evening without
protesting. Altogether, he was is »
bad way. Nothing but an object pf
vital Importance could have forceel nipi
to venture upon a nocturnal pre>wl In
such a condition. The moonlight must
have given that wax figure an aspect of
blood-curelling horror, for, with a gasp
of surprise anel mortal terror, the
padre turned and ran across the little
square, around the tribunal, through
the plaza, then over the brloge to the
beach. I had seen my advantage in an
instant, anel, holding the so that
it covered me entirely, glided rapidly
after him. When we strnck the beach
he dodged around a proa which lay
hauled up 011 the sand, and, with a
screech of fright, double-el back oyer
the lower bridge. Picking up n go«l
--si/.ed lump of coral, I threw it with all
my might and struck him fairly be
tween the shoulders. That settled it;
he ran as if the devil were after him,
not elarirg to loejk round.
Since arriving at Agana, I had be
come acquainted with the islander
Miguel, who had presented, the church
with his eftgy iu *a\ after recovering
from his strange ar.d terrible disease,
well enough to remember the proa In
which he always sailed. This lay not
far from my own; and It seemed em
inently fitting that the owner's ghost
should put to sea In it. Lest anyone j
should have nerve enough to watch the
proceeding*, I propped the figure In
the stern, where, concealing me. It
would show distinctly, then sailed
around the island to Tarofofo as fast
as the craft would travel. Upon reach
ing the cove, I secured Br'er Miguel
among the rocks on Point Paicpouc tn
such a way that, while Invisible from
the outside, no one could enter the
bay without seeing him. Considering
the possibility of discovery by some |
one with sufficient education and cour
•i£p to investigate the thing. It seemed
risky to put It on the point where my
fissure was.
There was no time to reach the town
again before daybreak: so. running up
the cast coast to a point where the
island was less than four mile* across,
I lashed the steering paddle in such •
way that it would carry the proa ,
straight out to sea, and set it adrift, .
A valley which lay along the easter- j
ly base of Tlniquio opened out in the
neighborhood of Agana, and by six
o'clock I pushed through a banana
patch directly in the rear of the gober
nador's house. As it happened, there
was no one in the patio, and, mounting
to my room unobserved, I came dowß
again directly with a couple of towels.
Having had no sleep, and considerable
hard work, I felt just rocky enough for
a good swim; It also seemed an excel
lent excuse for early rising In case any
one should have noticed my move
ments.
fro as ooirticn.|
The Young Pollock oa Cap* Cot
Shore® Get I'ader the Brll
llaat Jellrfl»h.
"Pish are a good deal like men end
women, after all," observed an old, re
tired Cape Cod fish dealer the other
evening, recounting some odd things
he had seen (fown east. "There are
busy fish and idlers, plain ones and
others rigged out in more colors than
a Frencher's smack new paluted. I've
always thought they picked up a good
many tricks from us human beings.
Here some 90 years ago no one down
our way ever dreamed of a fish carry
ing a sunshade, or of people doing it
either, unless it was an old lady's plain,
black umbrella affair, but nowadays—
well, say! the fish in Cape Cod bay pro
tect their delicate complexions from
the summer sun with the most gor
geous, rainbow-tinted parasols you ever
saw. You folks needn't ruise your eye
brows, for this is solemn, every day
truth."
The old gentleman refilled his pipe
and continued by way of explanation:
"It's all owing to the summer girls
from the big towns, who have been
waving their pink, green and yellow
sunshades around our shores these last
15 years. They've broke the men folks
all up from Buzzard's bay plum over to
Provincetown, and what wonder if the
fish get their heads turned. I am not
going to disgrace the whole finny soci
ety of the coast, however, for it's only
one branch of a very sensible and hard
working family that puts on such airs.
The pollocks are the chaps 1 have lu
mind, second cousins to our well-be
loved cod of Sunday morning fishball
fame. They are coarser and poorer as
food fish than the latter, less palatable
even than the haddock, another cousin
with whom they render good service by
substituting It for cod (which costs
more) in much of the boneless codfish
sold in the big cities. Lively, quick bit
ers, and good runners for a short time,
they offer sport to the line llshenmen,
particularly when s school strikes in.
"This parasol craze is a childhood af
fliction, too, I ought to add. and most
likely it's the young women of the
tribe which affect it, and when they
grow older they drop all such nonsense
and confine themselves to rooting along
the reefs and ledges for their daily
provender and dodging hooks and lines.
Whether it's because they like to be
near the top in shoal water and the
heat of the sun hurts th-cm or whether
the reflections bother them no man
may say, but every man who uses his
eyes will tell you that on sunny- days
the harbors and inlets are alive with
young pollock fry, all _ swimming
around under the shade of the most
gorgeouß jellyfish umbrellas imagin
able.
"The cape waters are famous for the
variety and splendor of these radiant
creatures, which certainly resemble
dainty glass parasols. 'Jtey are pale
green, yellow, pink, orange, white,
red, and purple ones, fringed, embroid
ered, scalloped and notched with knob
handles, carved handles, and silver and
gold handles. Under nearly everyone
of according to size, will be from
one to ten young pollock, all blinking
their fins idly and moving just enough
to keep under their fancy shade. When
one considers that most of these gay
colored things are armed to the teeth
with a formidable sting and a sac of
poison, it seems as if there may be
other protection than that against the
sun's rays. At all events nobody med
dles with the small fry, and they drift
boldly past weak fish, blueflsh, mack
erel, or sea bass, all hereditary ene
mies, without n single attack.
"The sight is very beautiful, and I am
surprised so few city people appear
even to have seen it. As a spectacle the
jellyfish themselves, when an inshore
wind liu.s driven thousands of them
shore-ward, are wonderful, and often so
thick that it is hard to row a boat
through them. At night they arc bril
liantly phosphorescent, and by day
the most marvelous and artistic para
sols in the world. If some of you girls
take a good look at the |>ollocksin their
Iridescent luxury down at the cape
next summer, you will have a streak of
envy that will turn you the color of a
sea cucumber, and," the old fellow con
cluded with a sly twinkle of the eye,
"when you come homo and try to imi
tatei those elaborate, ones th»flsh carry,
I don't want to pay the bills." —N. Y.
Sun.
Whr It Was >a me d Habher
A recent report from a British con
sul in one of the Cetitral American
states gives the following as the origin
of the name rubber as applied to
caoutchoue: An English artist discov
ered in 1770 that the new gum was ad
mirably adapted for rubbing unit pen
cil marks. He wrote a paper on the
subject, and informed his contempo
raries that a cubic inch of this sub
stance, costing only three shillings,
would last for years. It was used for
no other purpose in England than ef
facing lead pencil marks for about half
a century after this discovery, hence
the name "rubber." After the introduc
tion of tine raw material and the sci
entific description of the plant by
Frenchmen, it was manufactured into
waterproof clothing In France toward
the end of the eighteenth century.
Later on the firm of Mcintosh, of Man
chester, greatly improved ou the
French Idea, and manufactured water
proofs o>u a large scale and mackin
tosh" is the name by w hich waterproofs
have been known since that time. —
in.n«4*uvi*
No. e
PERSONAL AND LITERARY* 1
The father of Maj. Marchnnd is an old
carpenter at Thoissey, in the Ain,
he Is vastly proud of his son's achieve*'
meets.
Gen. Wheeler ascribes his hardihood)
to regular hours. lie goes to bed every*
night at ten O'clock and rises at 7:30 ii£
the morning.
It is said the two Englishmen who
speak French best and with the purest
accent are the prince of Wales and Sir
Charles Dilke.
A brochure, by Mary Koote Hender
son, wife of ex-Senator J. 13. Henderson,
of Missouri, advocating a new white
house to be erebted on Meridian hill, is
being distributed at the capital.
Phrenologists find in Lord Salis
bury's head the bumps of self-esteem,
cautiousness, imagination, perception
and reason stxongly developed. Hope
and personal ambition are small, but
firmness is very large.
Dr. Shweninger, who won fame and
fortune through Prince Bismarck, ha*
accepted the headship of a big hospital
which is being built in Steglitz. He will
open a college of medicme in connec
tion with the hospital.
Two of the most famous living Scots
men are cripples—Lord Kelvin, who is
the greatest living Scottish scientist,
and Dr. James Macgregor, of Edin
burgh, who is said to be the greatest
living Scottish preacher.
More than 300,000 copies of
niarck's autobiography are reported to
have been sold in Gertnaay alone in the
first ten days afte* it was put on the
market. The book was also put out in
New York and London a* the samb
time. This eclipses all records of any
book.
Mme. Patti, in a recent interview, said
that she intended to write her memoirs
as soon as she had definitely retired
from the stage and concert room, but
declared herself unable to s>tate when
that wquld be. Her dream of the future
is to utilize her theatrical experience
in giving counsel to young and aspiring
artists.
COST OF HIGH SOCIETY.
Oae Mast Have Lots of Moasjr to Be
I "la the Swim" la New
Yorlc City.
A. C. Hall, of New York, writing
about "the cost of high' society" in the
metropolis, says:
"Oreater New York is very rich; it*
bankers are now loaning money in Lon
don; its commerce last year exceeded
that place, and it is an inevitable result
that the expenditure for social pur
poses must keep pace with the con
stantly increasing wealth. I doubt if
there is any city on the gflobe that could
give such an exhibition of Jewell and
other evidences of-riches as shown dur
ing the opening of the grand open sea
sou with Tannhauser recently. A local
paper, fond of sueh statistics, cart fully
estimated that the combined wealth,
seated in the tier of boxes was over
$691,000,000. Now these fortunate®were,
in a very small minority toward the re«t
of the large audience, who while noit
multimillionaires would be considered
Croesuses elsewhere. And all the
wealthy were by no means at the Met
ropolitan opera bouse that night.. Mr.
Russell Sage, while not a typical ex
ample of the extravagant Gat ha mite,
contented himself with a box at the
Academy with the pleasing assurance,
oi possessing $70,000,000. Mr. Sifge is a
sort of safety valve here in the'feeble'
attempt to place Greater New York
back Where it was a decade ago.
"To be 'ln the swim,' one must have a
yacht, a stable with blooded stock, and
a number of carriages (automobile* are
more proper just now, however), mem
berships in many clubs, a summer resi
dence, a host of servants and a number
of other things that aggregate a for-,
tune yearly. The amount stated in
your editorial, $60,000, is very modest
on such a basis, and wsuld be totally in
sufficient for a great many.
"There is, of course, the other ex
treme, but poverty does not lessen the
longing desire; it only seems to have
them become all the more determined.
It is simply instiact with the native
New Yorkers. Those who eventually
better themselves often become the
most reckless in getting rid of their
money. What are luxuries elsewhere
gradually become necessities here
with the masses, anfl no sacrifice i*
often too great to obtain them. Perhaps
this condition is illogical, but it is so,
the high suicide rate has no terror for
the people whose state motto is 'Ex
celsior.'
"Then there is a new set, of the Chi
cago pork packer type and the like,
who lye moving here) and endeavoring
to blind by the dazzle of fheir ostenta
tious mode of living. Bui our eyesight
never becomes affected. Mere posses
sion of money does rot necessarily rule
the social system here, even if it is
lomewhat essential in the respect that
public opinion expects a degree of dis
play commensurate with the dignity
of the world's secrfnd city. Nowhere
are the arts nnd sciences better appre
ciated, and practical encouragement
iflven to those who need it. It is the
literary and dramatic and musical cen
ter, and, nowhere is the unknown
genius given greater welcome, and,
what's better, assisted to the realiza
lion of his ambitions, and for the bene
fit of himself and the country at large
So the possession of health here ia used
for many other purposes than mere
mutual entertainment." Baltimore
American.
The Heaviest Metal.
Osmium has, bulk for bulk, very
nearly twice the weight of lead. The
specific gravity of gold is about 19V4,
while that of osmium is almost 22Vi
Osmium is also the most infusible of
metals, remaining unaffected by a de
gree of bent capable of causing plati
num to run like water. It even resists
the Inconceivable temperature cf the
electric arc.—Youth's Companion.
A Failure.
Mr. Snigglin*—Here. Mnria, I want
you to either smash this alarm clcck or
give it away.
Mnria —What's the matter with it?
Doesn't it work right?
"I should say not. The blamed thing
hns woke me up right in the middle of
my best sleep every morning since I're
had it." —Clnveland" lender.
Ineft Youth.
Mother —How did papa's new book get
lu this condition?
Bobby—Why. mamma, I heard papa
say last night that the book was too
dry for him, so I put It in the bath and
let the water rut.— lllustrated Amer
ican.
As <Jveral*ht.
Featherstone fat the station) —Did
you g«t return tickets?
Bingway—No. What for?
Festherstone —You seem to forget,
old man, that we are going to the
roees.—Harlem Lite.
Aehlevla* Ilia fia<.
"I think I'll go into serious work,"
said the alleged humorist.
"Do," replied his friend. "Theij you
will be really funny."—Philadelphia
' North Aweriwfcß.