VOL- xxxv i
MHS.J. E. ZIMMERMAN
Clearance Sale
FOUR GREAT DAYS
Wednes.. Thurs., Fri-. Saturday.
FEBRUARY 15. 16, 17i and 18.
W'c should have - |
nual Stock Invoice and find we have some broken lotsof Silk Waists, Ladies' Tail
ored Suits, Separate Skiris, Lace Curtains, Portiers, and Dress Goods. Remnants
of all kinds. All these things we offer at exceptionally low prices.
i Lot of Handsome Blouse Front, tight fitting back; Serge and Cloth Suits
colors—B!a k, blue and green, from fS.oo to-?i2 oo .At Halt-Price
I Lot of Silk Waists. Plain anil Fancy, ranging m price from to >.G At Halt-I nee
i Lot of Woolen Waists,l'lain& Fancy, ranging inprice from f I to? 2 5«Ac Half-1 nee
i Lot of I lannelettc Dressing Sacques, former price, 75c and f 1.00 ...At 35c
1 Lot of Ladies' Fleeced Wrappers . , i." 06
1 Lot of Cream Colored Lace Curtains ' 3 Marked I rice
1 Lot of 150 pairs of White Lace Curtains U 1 Marked 1 rice
1 Lot of Handsome Bed Comforts i-3 Oft ..larked rice
R6IHNANT Di\y.
Friday morning at nine o'clock we w:ll place on sale Remnants of all kinds
Remnants of Drsres Goods, Calicoes, Ginghams, vluslins. Sheetings, lam.. »s,
Crash, Cantons, Linings, Laces, Embroideries and White <.'>ods All Remnants
offered at the price formerly sold at.
A SPECIAL SHOWING OF
New Spring FmbroiderieS; White Goods, Wash Dress Fabrics, the newest «nd m< s
exquisite desi^ ns and colorings for the spring of ifk/j, most of which are confined
to us for this market. Also on display, advance styles 111 New Spring Woolen Suit
ings. 1 lack C epons, a choice line to select from.
ART DEPARTMENT.
All the newest designs in Art Needle Work Lunch Cloths, Center Pieces, j
Doylies, Picture Frames and Cushions. All shades in Dre.-den and I'ilo Silks for
spring of 1899. Lessons in Art Needle Work, 25c.
MRS. J. E. ZIMMERMAN.
HUSELTONS
A Grand Clearance Sdle.
We ask you to read the important announcements below. They 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
L«<ties' Flannel l ined Shoe* and Slipper . Shoes for Boys and (iirls.
Warm Shoes were 75c now 45c Misses' kid patent tip dress shoes were
Warm Shoes were fi.oo now 65c r.oo and $1.50, now.socand7.se. Misses'
Warm Slippers were 75c tow 25c grain shoes, heel and spring, were
Velvet Slippers were 75c now 45c $1 00 anil 1.25, now 50c. Children's
Heavy Shoes were fi 00 now 60c fine shoes, spring heel, were 50c and 75c,
Se\eral broken lines in ladies' fine Shoes now joe and 50c.
were ss, f. |, now fi.oo. Over gaiters, • BOYS' HEAVY SHOKS, sizes 3 to 5 1 i,
were 25c ami 50c, now 11c and 25c. Tan } were $1.25 and $1 .40, now 65c and +I.OO.
shoes were f 1.50, now fi.oo. j Boys' dtess shoes were ft. oo, now 65c.
„ , ladies' Kubbera nnd Arctics.
Men s Shoes.
jat 15c and. 2.">c, Alaska*. .50c. Children's
Man's Heavy Sole Winter Tans were *2, j buckle artics reduced to 35c.
and *2.50. now $1.65 and -f2.00. Men's ' Men's Rubbers
Heavy S<-le Leather Lined Shoes were
$2.50, now #1.75. Oil men's heavy shoes Men'.i low .:ut rubbdrs 25c
were i 1.50 anil $2.00, now #1.25 and $1 s« • Men's high " " 35c
Men's fine embroidered slippers, were Men's storm rubbers aoc
11. 00, 75c, and 50c, now 35c and 50c. Men's warm Alaskas s" c
Ask to se<? the
for Indies, which arc the citiltodimetit of case, conifoit nnd w4 u» t.« l.».l . i
where, at we are sole agents for Butler county. Try a pair and enjoy ihe luxury of
comfortable, perfect fitting shoes.
R. C. HUSELTON S,
itutler's beiuitiiK Hliou House. Opposite Hotel bo wry.
-w- w- Wit,*-*-::-::-
SHOc BARGAINS.
Have just returned from the Hastern markets where I iKiught a large stocV of
shoes to lie mpde for spring trade. Two large shoe manufacturers Whitcomb and
Miles, of Worcester, Mass.; and Mudge Shoe Co., of Danvers, M.is- who are going
ontof busi liens, had a large stock of goods on hand which they wished to close out
at once at a grea' reduction. I could not resist these great offers so bought tin
goods in addition to tuv regular spring stock. These two well known lines and
also 1500 pairs Sample Sh'ies 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 /Vlanv) fsargdins
Men's Fine Calf Shoes Royal tip at 90c
Boy's •' " at Xoc
Boy's solid every day shoes at 50c
Men's fine tan shoes, coin toe tip at $1.35
Boy's " " " " " " at fi.ls
Ladiaa' finr Dongola, Handwelt Sf>le Shoes at $-.1.00
Ladies' Bright Dongola pat. tip shoes at </>c
Children's fine shoes, sizes sto 11 at yx
Cliililren's fine shoes, 4 to 8 at 35c
Ladies' fine Jersey overgaiters at 5c per pair
AND MANY OTHER BARGAINS.
We have the Exclusive Sale of
SOROSIS SHOES for Butler..—*^-
JOHN BICKEL.
128 SOUTH MAIN STKKET HUTIJCK, I'A.
j HE IS A WISE HAN t
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d Till; MIIItCIIANT TAII-OIC, £
S The k<mnlh, Htjle, fit ami general make i
2 ii |» of liis suits
t TELL their own J
1 .STRIVING FOR EFFECT.
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• 'j) Men won't buy clothing for tie purpose
\i/ 1 gof sfiendiiig money. They <l« ' ire to get the
A r *' tx-ssible result l ; for the money expend
/ 1_ 0/ 'I Not cbes •hi ap ~.
\ / /you want the correct thing at the correct
IU j(f price call on us, we nave leduci d our spring
\ IJ 7' uand summer down to make room for
y /our heavy weight good',.
' I %'0 '*'(§) :#
'\\ ( * Fits Guaranteed.
ft 1 JP Merchant Tailor.
1 . IS. f 142 N. Main St.. Butler
Siati L.urary
IHE BU TLER CITIZEN.
j One Dose j
JI Teil« the story. When y< ur head >
' [ai !»•=. and you ft■ J
('pated, and out Of taw with yoai T
# -tomach sour and no appetite, just V
11 buy a package o( 0
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He Understood
After they hit him. It don't re
quire any bricks to make
you understand that k is
money in your "pocket
in deaiing with us
This comes from
the fact that we
sell only reliable
goods at a low price,
buying direct from the
manufactures, saving the
middle profit to you.
Many bargains to offer now.
v -J* «f» •!-
Ed. Colbert,
Fomcrly
Colbert & Dale.
242 S. Main St.. Butler, Pa.
Braun's Pharmacy,
Dor. 6th St. and Duquesne Way.
Pittsburg, Pa,, L, I). Telephone 2542.
Wholesale and Retail,
Imporler andjobberof Drugs,
Chemicals, Perfumes, Soaps,
litushes, Etc.
The only house west of New
York carrying a full line of
Meyers' Grease, Paints and
theatrical goods.
Physicians" Prescriptions
Compounded Day 01 Night by
"Registered Pharmacists" only.
Wholesale and retail
dealer in Lubricating and
Illuminating Oils, Capital
Cylinder, Dynamo, Water
White and Standard Gas
Engine Oils. Gasolein, Ben
zine, Paraffine Wax and
Petrolatum.
Address all mail orders to
W. F. Braun.
YOUR SUIT
May seem dear at the start,
and prove remarkably cheap
befo.e you've worn it out.
It's the long time satisfaction
you get from it that decides
the superiority of our make.
It docs pay to buy good
clothes. ()ur fall display is
of the kind you would expect
to find only in the large
cities.
ALAND,
MAKER OF
MEN'S CEOTHES
Pianos.
W R NEWTON,
Representing
The Chickeriny-Chase Bros. Co.
Manufacturers of
Grand and Upright Pianos
II:IH ,*lll oHli'i' und wan f«H»m at No.
:t|V Holll.il Main -lnH, Jtijllcr. Pa., for inr
rn uncut lioadiiunrU'r ■ for this wfn r»
you rail lliml at all .1 sainpi* lot of
fliHr litn I nriirht IMaiioH Tlii-.m' Clarion <urn
liik cHrni't fjom t■hn fwtory ami sohl to you
by 11»«• manufacturer. nwaui a large Bavins
Intho |)itri'lia>if of a I'lano. Tin* <•« l« t>ral<-<i
('lium- Hioh. I* 1 u 1 1' »s ai« rwloi ■ by sill
I- I'lliiic ai tM • Thry if warr;iiit»*'l
!»y tin- Man 11 fa< (11 r«*. Thi si I'union ian Im«
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I'luiKH aii'i ('uran i taU« n a* pari payment
In (-xehaiiK* < all and a«• tinm and t«*hl
and examine I -In'in thoroughly. WV ran save
yon inont-y in tin piji*eha-.i* «»f ;i )-imt-elasn
I'lano
ALWAYS USE tl
j COCOA
PURE ! HEALTHFUL !!
HIJTLER. I>A.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, IStiO
P r -of
CLARence HERSERT NEW.
(Copyright, 1897, by J B Llppincott Co.]
CHAPTER XII.
Sebnstiano looked like a wreck when
he appeared that morning'. lie ac
counted for this upon the ground of
Illness to which he was occasionally
subject, and said that he would be
obliged to rest for several days —that
he had been working too hard upon
his book. Rut in some mysterious
way the story of his night experience
leaked out. The disappearance of
Miguel's proa started the inquiries;
then another islander, who had him
self received a bad scare, testified to
having been wakened by a blood-curd
ling scream in time to see Padre Se
bastiano running before Miguel's
ghost, which subsequently embarked in
t his own boat and put to sea. This
I yarn was ridir; tiled by Rartolomeo
until lie investigated his figure-cham
ber and found the gruesome company
one apparition short; then he told Se
bastiano about it and partook of his
uncomfortable feelings. Their com
mon seiife told them that a wax fig
ure couldn't transport itself without
help; malicious human help; but their
conviction that every door had been
locked, and Sebastiano's positive as
sertion that the thing had certainly
chased him of its own accord nnd ab
solutely without assistance or visible
mechanism, simply couldn't be ex- 1
plained away. At lir-st the churchmen !
were at a loss whether to feel com- I
plimented or alarmed by the various
and peculiar manifestations with j
which they had been favored; but the j
more they failed to account for (hem
i.n natural or scientific grounds the
more they became impressed with a
sense of unworthiness. As for Miguel,
the native who had been at such ex
pense to import a suitable efllgy of
himself, he thought hi.s time had"come.
'!ut after reflecting upon his ghost's
departure from the island, which
could be interpreted in no other light
than as a solemn warning, he moved
his entire family to Saipan, where, hav
ing no barangay to live upon, they
were occasionally forced to work.
Judging that it would now be safe to
leave Guajan for a few days, I told Dor
otea of my intention. At first the at
tempt to reach Yap in an open boat
seemed little short of madness toiler,
lmt after explaining that I was able to
find my position from the sun, as she
had seen officers do aboard ship,she re
luctantly admitted that it might be
done. We were beginning to tinder
stand each other pretty well by this
time. Making me look straight into
her beautiful eyes, she let me sec why
the thought of my possible danger tor
itJtiJi it'll flVr. °
Miguel's ghost had sailed away on
Tuesday morning, the 14th, and, ac
cording to our previous calculations,
llalstead would arrive in Tomil bay
about daybreak of the following Sun
day. Figuring that, before the. wind,
my proa would cover the 4.12 miles
between Guajan and Yap in 2.1 hours
at the outside, and not wishing to hang
about Tomil among strangers who
might ask dangerous questions con
cerning my strange appearance, I post
poned the start until Saturday morn
ing. There was, of course, an element
of risk iu thin—a possibility that I
might fail to reach the island on time;
but I had a good deal of confidence
both in my ability as a navigator and
in the proa itself.
His nerves being completely upset,
the padre was resting iu good earnest;
so, with Dorotea, 1 made two more
trips to the wreck, bringing back heavy
loads of silver ingots, which we stowed
In tlie fissure. Then, early Saturday
morning, after telling the gwbernador
of my Intention to sail among the Is
lands for a day or two and being most
hospitably provisioned for the cruise,
I headed the proa out to sea.
All day loiik 'lie boat sailed like a
witch, holding beautifully to her
course, and it not until after dark
that a realization of my position Im
pressed me. I had then made, accord
ing to iny log, over 250 miles, and 1 was
consequently over 200 miles from the
nearest land a mere pin-point upon
the open sea, with nothing but a fol
low tree-trunk and a few sticks be
tween me and eternity. It was a pe
culiar feeling, yet there was nothing
of fear In it; the sense of exhilaration
was too great for that. My chief dan
ger lay In the possibility of falling
asleep. This I provided against by
drinking half a bottle of wine and n
pint of cold, strong cofTec; besides
wlUeh, I smoked Incessantly; cigars
were good company about that time,
and stimulated the imagination. My
eyelids were pretty heavy toward day
break, in spite of there precautions;
but, lowering the sail for a few mo
ments, I undressed and jumped over
board, rolling and floating In the cool
water until thoroughly refreshed.
I'rctty soon It began to get k l "}' In
tho east, and when the sun poked its
rim above the horizon f drew a great
breath of relief; for there, 20 miles to
the southward, was the peak of Yap,
rising over a thousand feet from the I
sea-level, it was Impossible to mistake
it. With the exception of one or two
reefs which enrcely showed above
their surf, there were no other Islands
within a hundred miles.
Hut still another stroke of good for
tune wfls in tore fr.r me that morn
ing. t had noticed u peculiar haze
across the sun when it first came up;
and, looking again after heading for
Tomil, i could plainly distinguish the
btnokc from a steamer's funnel; there
being 110 other In that vicinity, I knew
It must be the good old Countess. My
proa was going through the water
nearly two knots to her one; so, hold
ing on until I wn directly in her
course, I took in mil and let her over
haul me. (In she came, ncnici and
nearer; I could make out her yards,
the boats at the duvlts, one of the
mates on tlii- bridge; then I could see
llalstead come out of his room, climb
to tin bridge and lix hi.-, glus. on tin
island. As the Meamer etiine nearer, I
Waved my helmet and shouted. They
recognized this uitli a sulfite from the
whistie, but paid no further attention,
which put iin- quite out of patience;
I \\,»uld show tin iu theirohl tub wasn't
iu it with an island proa. I'p went my
sail, and in a few moments I was along
side, near enough to shout 1
"What's that ninttei with you fel
lows? Can't you l»' civil enough to
stop ami pass the i *llll of day with a
friend? You needn't I, »o stuck up,
lMck. I'll bet (\ dotlb: > '.II that I
van give tlie Countes» >ts and
beat her Into Tomil from here.
I could see the color fade out of Hal
stead's face as he leaned far over the
rail nnd looked at me. As for Diaz,
hi.s eves almost started from his head.
"Harry, old man, it isn't really yon,
is it? For God's sake grab a line and
come aboard. No, I'm not fool enough
to race your proa. Here. Diaz, swing
vour starboard tackle over that cata
maran and make fast to her, then lay
l.er up 011 the to'gall'nt fo'c'sle.
Stevens'll tell us all about it after he's
had something to cat."
The compass. log, sextant nnd bag
of doubloons I hastily stowed in a can
vas sack which llalstead lowered to
me at the end of a stout line; then,
mounting to our old quarters, we
hugged each other like two grizzlies
1 before saying a word.
With the bag of doubloons upon the
i table between us, I told him what I had
i accomplished. It was all too good to
be true. Tie couldn't sit still, but kept
getting up and walking about, ex
citedly throwing away his cigars half
smoked and lighting fresh ones. When
I had brought the yarn down to my
coming aboard half nu hour before, he
spread a handful of the doubloons
upon the table and scraped one with a
file to make sure of its genuineness.
Taking his pencil out, ho asked:
"How many have you in this bag?"
"A little under 1,300. I figured the
I weight at something like 80 pounds
j troy."
"And they're worth more than $15.50
| each. Why, man, there must be nearly
$20,000 right here on this table!"
"About that. It was rather bulky
luggnge, but I thought we'd have to
use money in getting the stuff away
from Guajan, so brought it along.
Now, how in blazes are we going to
manage It? I've thought of a dozen
schemes, but there's a hitch In every
one of them. Tf I wait three months
for you, we stand a chance of losing
every dollar before the steamer shows
up—always providing she is sent out
here again. Sebastiano can't get the
money where it is now, in the wreck;
■
immrn .
v f WW
Making me look straight Into Iter
beautiful eyes.
that's practically certaiu. But he's
more than likely to keep 011 with his
fool soundings iu the big proa until lie
finally strikes the reef. If he does, I
nmy not have another opportunity to
get anything up; he'll watch the place
night und day. Just at present lic;'s
badly scared, and isn't likely to do
much for a week or two, especially if
he sees no necessity for immediate uc
tion; so I might easily store all the
stufT In 'l'arofofo before he tackles the
shoal again. The chances lire that It
would be safe 111 that fissure, unless I
were si>ottcd going there too often.
But suppose I managed to keep It all
right until your return, He would have
strong suspicions about the packages
when they were being shipped. Of
course. If we got the treasure 11s far an
Manila, he couldn't do much "
"That** where you're very much mis
taken. I'm more afraid of what he
could do in Manila than here in the
Islands."
"Why so?"
"Been 11M- our fat frleiul Padre Sebas
tiano hnppein to be the bishop of
Mindanao. The cura let that out' the
other night when he hud taken too
much rum and water. It would be an
easy mutter for him to have me ar
rested upon some trumped-up charge
as soon as the steamer reached port,
and have all her cargo stored ashore
pending my examination. So, even If
they failed to hold me, tlu-re would be
time and opportunity for lilm to spirit
away anything he wanted."
"The devil! Well, any way you look
ut It, Dick, we've got to remove that
stufT Inside of 30 days. If it can't be
done one way It must another. There's
money on that reef to buy a fleet of
steamer*, or to settle any indebtedness
we may incur. Can't you charter a
ressel in Manila?"
"1 was just thinking of that. Yes, 1
jould, of course. Yet it wouldn't be
lufe to take anything but an Kngllsh
or Dutch bottom. I'd want to pick
my own crew and know pretty well
who were on board; couldn't do that
with one of the compnnla's boats, and
there might happen to be nothing else
111 port. There's one thing that might
tie done, nnd I gue*.« it would work."
"What's that?"
"Charter the Counters herself from
the government, for a mouth. You
know she connects with the Suigoti
Message lies boat, taking in Yloilo on
the return trip, between the Island
voyages; at least, that Is tlie tempo
rary arrangement. Now, bet ween each
trip we usually lay upat i nvite for two
weeks; anil llnuiiri/ hn twice tried to
charter her for a quick run to llnng-
Kong in that tiu.c. 11.e Countess
would easily make tiuajan and Hong-
Kong, out of Manila, in in days at the
outiide, allowing a day and a half to
load ut the Island, if we needed It.
Then we could reach Saignn in five
days more, und turn her over to the
government In time to make the Mr*.
agerles connection all right. '
"What would it cost to charter her?"
"Well, probably a little more tluin
what the eoiiipunla pay? She'll regis
ter over .1,000 tons, gross, and can do
II knots when she wants to; that's
pretty stilT traveling for compound
engines of thi» sl/.e. But the govern
meat don't cure for inore'n ten knots;
so they pay Itainirez. A • o. s'>,soo u
month. I guess we could have her nt
j $6,000, easy enough."
"Auv exoenses besides that
"Of course there are. Coal bills, at
least $9,000 u month, if you keep .-hov
ing 14 knots out of her. She'll burn
over 30 tons a day at that speed, and
you can't get decent, free-burning coal
In Manila for less than eight dollars.
Then there are port charges, consul's
fees, demurrage and numerous inci
dentals, all of which fall upon the
charterer. The owner pays the sal
arles of officers and cre«, repairs and
the special expenses of the ship."
"So that we'd blow in the whe
twenty thousand on the mere use ■
the steamer for a month?"
"H'm.well. at least eighteen, I should
say. A 3,000-ton yacht is a pretty .
pensive luxury; and she'd be pi
eally nothing more than a yael.. r
our purpose. There's no cargo at
Guajan worth handling."
"Seems to me a steamer ought to be
a pretty good investment."
"That depends a great deal upon the
cargo and the time of year she's in
commission. Freights are so low at
present that half of them don't pay
expenses; still, the tramps that make
over 12 knots are doing most of the
business, and at something of a
profit."
"Dick, we've got to buy the Countess;
that's what we've got to do. How
much would Kamirez take for her?"
"H'm! she cost r 45,000 to build on
the Clyde, and she's as good a 'com
pound' tramp as there is on salt wa
ter. Hut the triple expansion boats
that they're turning out carry more
cargo with less coal, and he couldn't
begin to get that for her now. If we
were to offer SIOO,OO0 —$10,000 down
and the balance within six months —•
and he were satisfied as to our respon
sibility, I think he'd let us have her."
"Then we'll tnke her. If you don't
care about the investment I'll buy her
myself. Now, how soon can you get
back to Agana?"
"I'd want at lens.t six duya in Manila
to discharge, coal up nnd settle mat
ters with Uamirez. The government
may kick a little if they want the
steamer for another trip, but I g-uess
the old man can fix that; we'll pay
them a few thousand rather than have
any hitch about it. Say 18 days from
now; how would that do? Will you be
able to manage it. and beat the juidre
for that length of time?"
"Y-e-s, that's fairly safe. No matter
what he may discover, it will be im
possible for him to lieadi you off in
Manila this trip; and when we own the
ship the passenger list will lie ns lim
ited us the mail contract. Then, again,
you'll have an entirely new crew, regu
larly shipped for our own voyage. By
the way, why did you speak of making
Hong-Kong first?"
"Because the Hong-Kong <£• Shang
hai Banking corporation will undoubt
edly be able to handle the silver for
us. They have a capital of ten millions,
a reserve fund of four nnd a half, and
Mexican dollars, coined even as fnr
back as 1700, are the current medium
of exchange in China to-day. Any
where else the discount on silver —es-
pecially old slUer —wouldi lie so heavy
that we'd have to sell the stuff by
weight; so we would get more for them
on the Chinese coast than in any other
locality."
"Guess you're right. I d'idii't think of
that. Now, how about getting it on
board without showing what the car
go really is?"
"Well, let's see. Have you noticed
whether any of the fisher stn.v
"Don't believe I here's one. Even the
Kanakas that Sebastiano brought
down on the big proa walk over to
town as soon us they've made fust for
the night, anil those who belong in
Agat sail away up (o the neck of the
peninsula, so they'll only have a mile
to trump."
"That's what I thought. You've no
ticed the stone building and shed* be
longing to the harbormaster, haven't
you? about 500 yards from Ihe land
ing pier at Punta Piti?"
"(>ll the road to Agana? Yes, fre
quently."
"Well, have you also seen the big lot
■ f copra, in bags, under another slied
about half way between them and'the
pier?"
"I remember the bags, but I didn't
know what was in them; copra's dried
eoconniit meat, isn't it, ready to have
the oil tried out when it gets to civili
zation?"
"That's right. There wasn't u full
shipment of the stulT when we arrived,
on the 4th, so I told Dc Garma that
I'd take all lie could get together next
trip. It'll come dribbling along, two
or three bags at a time, according to
how the islanders happen to feel about
working; and there isn't 11 111:111 in the
western Pacific who would steal the
stuff, or handle any more of It t.hnn he
was actually obliged to—that is,
among the native population. Where
those bags are dumped, under that
shed, theri; they stay until the steam
er comes to ship them. I don't believe
Sebnstiano himself could induce a na
tive to disturb them; and the whites,
out here don't believe in mnriunl labor
nt all."
"Oh! I begin to catch the Idea, i'nek
the treasure Inside of them at. night
and let it lie in those innocent-looking
copra bags until you come back, eh?
By Jove, oldi chap, that beats my
fissure all hollow.
We'll cull that s< tiled. I guess we've
covered everything likely to come up
before you get back. Now, what day
shall I look for you?"
"This Ik Sunday, the 10th. I'll get
away from here by Tuesday morning
nt tine latest- the L'lst. Two weeks
from that would be May 5 and four
daysinoro? You can look for Ihe steam
er off Oroto Saturday morning, May
f>, about sunrise. And be mighty care
ful you don't let anyone suspect slic'b
coming before the middle of July; not
Oven Senorlta Dorotea. By the way,
what are you going to do about that
young lady?"
"For instance?"
"Oh, shucks, Harry! don't beat about
the bush, if that girl continues to help
you us she has, and keeps her mouth
shut, she's a trump. Arc you going to
sail away and leave lier at the end of
the world with merely a conventional
promise to call If you ever happen to be
in Spain when she's living there?"
"No, I'm not, old one. When the
Count!'s of Devon change owners, It i»
possible that Senorlta Dorotea may
li an interest in her. My mil. 1 has
b pretty well occupied with this
I itlon of ours for the past, two
u . .but well How's Graela?"
"You'll see for yourself when we go
below for break fast. She think:', a good
deal of Senor Eurlqulto- tells mo all
the time that I don't half appreciate his
friendship for me; so you're welcome
to be as brotherly or cousinly as you
please w it h her,especially 11s she's likely
to sail with us on tliei Hong Kong voy
nge."
"lteally? Good! The girls ought to
be very chummy together. But, 1 say,
suppi'M- unything should liuppi 11 to me,
Or, through some unforeseen misfor
tune, I should lose the stuff? If you'd
contracted to buy tin ship, and support
a wife in Ihe bargain, you'd be iu a good
deal of a hole. After all, Dick, it's a
frightful big ramble. And I don't know
thai v mi'l justified in taking chances."
*' ' I'd like to know what
chances I've taken, or am likely to
take, compared with yours. I've got
$20,000 in gold, right here on this table,
to do with as I see tit; I could get mar
ried and skip with even that much,
couldn't I? And I'm likely to sit up
nights worrying about a partner who
went under water for me in mid-ocean,
bottled up in a diving suit, who tumbled
off a submarine precipice and man
aged to get 011 top ugain. who's been
prowling about with ghosts and skele
tons, and who hit an island, 450 miles
away, with a proa, as plumb as if he'd
hnd it fast to a cable; ain't I? Why,
man, you've got more lives tlian a Kil
kenny cat! I reckon I can stand the
chances if you can."
"Well, we'll do our level best and hope
that everything'U come out all right.
I'm not particularly interested in Yap.
so I'll start back in an hour or two
and get down to business."
"Not much you won't. It was pretty
good navigating to make the island as
you did, running before the wind; but
goinij back is another matter. You'd
have to make a reach of 100milesnor'-
nor'-wes' before you could put about
for (Juajnn, and you couldn't go 43
hours without sleep. Of course, you
could gt t the sun and figure about
where you were; but it might take a
week, standing off and 011; and we can't
afford either the risk or the time. As it
happens, there are two Pouynipete
Spaniards aboard *\ho want to reach
Agana this voyage; but under the cir
cumstances I'd run you up there re
gardless of consequences. I reckon that
letters from Sebastiano nnd De Garma
will smooth over the irregularities of
this trip, and when we own the Court
ess I can do as I please with her."
Here the conversation was drowned
by the whistle, as we signaled for a
pilot off Tomil bay; nnd by six l>ells
we were anchored opposite llul. inside
the reefs. The cura Juan was almost
paralyzed when I shook hands with
him. How my presence on the steamer
was possible, when he had last seen me
rowing ashore at Apra, he simply could
not understand; and when Diaz told
him of my being picked up at sea, he
crossed himself >everal times. That
the natives sailed from one island to
another, in the Carolines, he knew, but
the trips were seldom long ones, and
very rarely beyond sight of land.
pro bk eoNTiNfm.l
Au Inlelleetnal Effort.
"Don't interrupt me, please," said
Senator Sorghum to the young man
who had slammed the door.
"1 beg your pardon."
"Don't keep talking about it, either,"
was the irritable rejoinder. "I'm en
gaged on making a joke. The conun
drum is. 'Which is worse iti congress, a
polygamist or a pull-leg-amist ?' and if
I can only make up some kind of an an
swer to it 1 think it will be pretty good."
Washington Star.
Hittlly United.
Mr. Krosser —It's 110 wonder that the
rats have refused to touch the poison I
bought at the druggist's.
Mrs. K.—l don't sec why. I'm sure I
followed the directions.
Mr. K. —Directions! Do they say to
spread the stuff 011 that jelly cake you
made? —N. Y. World.
!!<• Foil ml Out.
The lawyer had been badgering the
witnessforsome time and finally asked:
"Was nny member of your family
ever hung i' l
"Yes, sir."
."Ah, ha! I thought as much. Now,sir,
who was it?"
"Myself."—llar lem Life.
Protracted Wnlt*.
Mrs. ]la con (getting ready to go out)
—I ean't see where Mr. I'enman gets
time to do any literary work; lie and
his wife are always on the go.
Mr. Ilacon- Well, I understand he
finds time to do liis writing while his
wife is putting on her hat. —Yonkers
Statesman.
Wliv He llinl Hetlred.
"You say you don't intend to murry
Miss Whopper?"
"No; two men have come between
us."
"Two?"
"Yes; 11 minister and the man she
married." —Tit-Bits.
Ill* I'olnt of View.
Hamfatter —They looked at me open
mouthed when I did that specialty of
mine.
Shakcspoke —That's right. It's the
first time in my life that I ever saw a
whole audience yawn at once.—Detroit
Free Press.
Tlint t'luM-rfnl Idiot.
"I played poker with an Indian once,"
snid the Cheerful Idiot.
"Heat him?" asked the unsuspecting
sihoe clerk boarder.
"He took my last Chippewa," said
the Cheerful Idiot.— lndianapolis Jour
nal.
Sin- Knew.
Husband (at the opera)— See how
pale Mrs. Upwell is! I never saw her
bo affected by tragedy before.
Wife (sagaciously) It Isn't that; her
back hair Is coming down.— Illustrated
American.
He l;»|iliilii».
Itusiness Mun (angrily)— You were
here last week. Did not I tell you never
to show your face in my office ngiiin?
I.lfe Insurance Agent (cheerfully)—
Yes, sir. I called to see if you haven't
changed your mind.—Brooklyn Life.
A t'urlou* Kant.
Procrastination Is <1 thief
Of time, the hiikch all declare.
And yet tin- man wlio'd Just uh ltef
Hit round lias Minn Ral»re to .'lpure.
—Chicago Evening News.
HXTRACTFIIOM A SOVBI..
mIl
"She bent him to her w ill and he re
alized the force of her great sole.''—L.
A. W. Bulletin.
A tie 11 llr lllnt.
He Can you lie a true lover's knot,
Miss Wililtig.
She- No; but I can give you the ad
dress of a clergyman who, I am sure,
would be only too glad to oti.~—
Chicago Daily News.
lii oi'u lii to Time.
"I dearly love birds," he gently
sighed. And then she didn't do a thing
but hasten to tin-open piano and Miftly
'began v ingiug: "1 wUh I were a bird."
They are looking for .1 nest now.—»
Yonk 1 1 v Slat. 111 In.
IHE ONE WHO WON'T BE THERE.
I don't think I'll go tc town to se- the boy a
come hack;
My beln' there would i!o no good tn all that
Jam and pack;
There'll be enough to welcome them— to
cheer thorn when they come
A-march!n' bravely to the time that's beat
upon the drum—
They'll never miss me tn the crowd—not
one of 'ein will care
If. when the cheers are rlngln' loud, I'm
not among them there.
I went to s. . them march away—l hollered
with the rest.
And didn't they look fine, that day, a
marchln" four abreast.
With my boy James up near the front, as
handsome as could he.
And wavtn' hack a fond farewell to mother
and to me!
I vow my old knees trlmbied so. when they
had all got by,
I had to Jlat stt down upon the curbstone
there and cry.
And now they're comln' home .vn! The
record that they won
Was slch as shows we still have men when
men's work's to he done!
There wasn't one of "cm that flinched: each
filler stood the test-
Wherever they were sent they sailed right
in and done their best!
They didn't go away to play—they knowed
what was tn store-
But there's a grave somewhere, to-day,
down on the Cuban shore!
I guess that I'll not go to town to seo the
boys come in:
I don't Jist feel like auxin' up In all that
crush and din!
There'll be enough to welcome them—to
cheer them when they come.
A-marchin" bravely to the time that's beat
upon the drum.
And the boy.s'U never notice— not one of'em
will care.
For the soldier that would miss mc ain't
a-goln" to be there!
—S. E. Kiser. In Cleveland Leader.
ImTDmNmv:
J BY OEORQE ADE. •
Hudson browx harper knew in
a moment that he hud made the
mistake of his life in his unmistakable
attentions to Edna Roberts.
lie realized that what lie had con
ceived to be an enduring love had been,
in truth, but an evanescent boyish
fancy. Boyish admittedly, for though
be was IS and knew the world, yet, as
manhood is attained by experiences
and emotions, Hudson was obliged to
own that lie had been lacking in its
fullness. Experiences he had passed
through until his jaded soul sickened
within him and he thought that he
had run the gamut of human passion.
Deluded fool! It was all as the pale
gleam of a cloud-obscured moon to the
blaze of the summer sun in its noon
day splendor—as the mild and vanilla
flavored soda to that glass of stuff that
had scorched his throat and brought
the tears to his eyes, when in quest of
experiences he had gone with "Ted
Batier into Mick Donahue's place.
lie had met his fate.
The Milwaukee excursion steamer
was crowded crowded with an un
thinking throng bent solely on trivial
pleasure.
Children chased one another along
the decks, screaming in an ecstasy of
delight, unheeding of the occasional
admonitions of mothers, who, com
fortably seated among the capacious
lunch-baskets, were distracted be
tween the joys of conversation nnd
en re of their offspring.
Ui "-s 'ty iniifrnble in shirt waist*,
ratlCV skirts .iTm ->»TrTTrfr rtnli" *>«■«•••
about or flirted, their arms around
each other's waists, or, hand in hand,
throwing furtive glances—not alto
gi tlier of displeasure at lounging
youtlis, who, attired in Sunday brav
ery and smoking cigars with a tenden
cy to burn on one side only, audibly
and flatteringly criticised their
charms.
Lovers lurked in corners by the
boats and in the big saloons, nnd made
love with sublime disregard of the
puter world. .
Rude, coarse men opened bottles of
beer, and with raucous merriment
pressed the beverage upon the maids
and matrons of their parties, who on
their part giggled modestly nnd par
took delicately.
There was music—a piano and a
string band in the snloon, n negro and
a banjo on the upper deck and a Scan
dinavian glee club vacillating between
the upper deck and the bar.
It was all noise and laughter—emp
ty, foolish mirth and Hudson's soul
was not attuned to mirth. He had no
sympathy with the heedless crowd;
they jarred upon him. Two or three
women with pale faces, who had
stretched out on the lounges ever
Jnec the motion of the vessel became
icreeptible, might have entered into
bis feelings to somu extent, but.llls
malady was not of the body.
Yet a few hours before be had been
as one of those revelers and Edna had
never looked fairer In his eyes. She
wore a white gown with pink figures
on It and pink bows down the front.
It was true the skirt only reached to
the tops of her little shoes, but then
her yellow hair was done up instead
of hanging in its accustomed braids,
and there was comfort in that. Alto
gether he thought he would not have
ashamed to have Ted Baiter see
her In bis company. What a pretty
red and white complexion she bad,
and how trustingly and admiringlj slie
always looked ut him with her big
blue eyes! Certainly she was the pret
tiest girl of her age in the ward—a
little young, perhaps, but then the
man ought to be a little older than
the woman.
As thej walked a tittle in advance
of Mrs. I'erklns and the children nnd
Mi . Harper from the street car to
the dock, he had ventured to speak of
i he skirt, but Edna set me.d offended.
"Oh. I don't know," slie said, and,
h I tig ns pink as her ribbons, tossed
ill and bit b< r Hp. and slie would
• nk again until they got on
d the boat. \fter that they
I ~|| I the deck amicably to
gether, identified the Ferris wheel and
other land marks In the blue haze
aport, and at last sat dowiA in the
shade of one of the big-throated ven
tilators.
Hudson remembered thut he had
taken her hand and that he wus happy.
How long ago that- seemed! 'I hen
that her mother bad sent for her by
u small sister, after which he walked
for'ard and met his fate.
She was sitting on a deck chair, and
her dark eyes encountered his as he
approached. Then slie turned away
almost Indifferently and dipped her
hand into a bag of pennuts that her
girl companion had in her lap. She
might have been INI years old—but
what mattered her age? She WHS a
divinity that was enough.
Hudson walked on a few steps and
then returned and seated himself
where he could feast liis v\ en upon her.
lie noted- Hie long sweep of the black
eyelashes, the curve of the full cheek
with It* peachy bloom, the little tip
til t id nose and the in a »»ea of hair piled
high under tin broad lint and curling
at the nape of the white neck, nnd
Edna was ns though she had ncter
been.
Presently the divinity turned and
looked at iilm again nnd Miiik-d—-act-
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tially smiled. Hudson wou!<J harft
given !'. •• wurM to have smiled In re*
turn, but hi d a red not. Instead
, bluslud pair.fuUy and looked intently!
i in another direction. Then he ro£(|
: and walked away. j
lie would co down below and bojl
some cigarelles, he resolved. Matt ©I
the world as he was. he did not yeteij
joy smoking; still, it would look well
to smoke, lie could stroll easily bf*
and then if looked up he couia
make some remark and— A cigar
would be better, though. Kids smoked
cigarette-.
She was still eating peanuts when ho
passed, and she looked up, but Hud
son could think of nothing to say,
though she smiled at him quite cordial
ly. lie heard her say something to the
girl with her and then laugh, and he
crimsoned to the tips of his ears. lie
wondered whether she could see by his
neck that he was blushing, and then,
he puTied out his handkerchief and
wiped his face, that those in front of
him would think it was the heat. Then
he walked to the rail and looked over
into the green water and communed
I with himself.
lie wished almost that the boat might
strike 011 a rock and founder. Then he
might cling to a spar and support her in
| sensible form. There would be no need
I of getting acquainted then. Or when
the mad push was made for the boats
he could spring forward and say:
"Back, cowards! The women and chil
dren first!" And they would shrink
back and he would lower her in. Per
haps she would call to him to come, but
he would only smile and wave a last
BHK WAS SITTING ON A DECK CHAIR.
farewell. Then the doomed craft would
sink beneath the waves.
Here lie became aware of the faot
that his cigar was not as mild as it
might have been, but it was only half
smoked, and if he threw it uway it
would seem as if he were unaccustomed
to tobacco. lie bravely drew in a
mouthful of smoke and resumed his
meditations.
They would find his body after a few
days, and they would remember that he
had stayed the rush and saved the
women and children. And she would
perhaps come and kiss his lips as he lay
in the magnificent coffin furnished at
the public cost.
Or he would be rescued by a passing
fishing boat, and they would meetngnjn
in a ballroom somewhere. She would
recognize her rescuer and later she
would confess her love.
Certainly the cigar was strong. He
Wout nrr nrs ni'iin. wai--
ing in his throat, a man came from the
opposite direction—a big ma* and
broad-shouldered, with a tangle of red
beard blowing about his face and a
black pipe in his mouth —who, laying
a bottle of ginger ule carefully down
behind the seat of Ills divinity, deliber
ately put his two great hands over her
eyes and pulled her head back against
his crumpled shirt bosom.
"Jim, you wretch, quit!" sh« cried,
and then as he released her she crushed
her bag of peanut shells down on hi*
head and laughed triumphantly as ho
stood and brushed the* out of his lialr
nnd beard. When ho had accomplished
this lie produced the bottle of ginger
ale and poured the contents In a glass
that lie took from his pocket.
"Here, drink this, Nell,"he said, "and
then go down to the saloon. Haby
wants you."
Edna found Howard ot lust, crouched
miserably among some wet ropes in the
nose of the bout. He would not speak
to her, and his face was very white. She
told Ilia mother.
"Good enough fc-r him," said Mrs. U
Harper. "1 thought he would be sorry
he smoked." Chicago Daily Kecord.
Diirtori' ( ni-rlnitcß In Ilcrltn.
Physicians' enrrlngcs have the right
of way In the streets of Berlin.
A 11 LOW TO THE »E*-
Lady—Do you really think men have
more brains than women!
Man —Some men, madam.
Lady—Some? What men, pray?
Man—Single men.—Pick Mc-IJp.
*llll till- >MM.
('-holly—Yaas, sevewal ycaws ago I
fell deeply in love with n girl, bat she
wejcctcd me—made a wcgular idiot of
me.
Dolly—And you never got over it?—
Tit-11l t»
Kin Compiiny.
lie —There I sat. alone with my
thoughts.
She- Poor boy! How lonely you
must have been.- Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Hi-turt Courteous.
"I punish you, my child, to show my
love for you."
"It isn't necessary for your love to
work overtime on my account, ma." —
Tow n Topics.
,\r»i-r Went »•» Cooklim School.
She —Do you think she'll make him a
good wife?
He She ought to. I understand she
never learned to cook.—YonkcrstJtatcs
m a I'. ____
Ha Work Dune.
Jimmy—l've broke my knife!
Johnny—dec, but don't ycr feei bad?
Jimmy—Not very. I'd cut my initial*
on all thcr furn'turc there was.—N.Y.
Journal.
Sure
Miss Taki—Do you really think he's
In love with you?
1 Miss 1 Do 1 ? Judge for yourself—
I be cuts anything I eoo^^.-Y^Vwld.