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m Br J2 jxom f4Ur JTKUltWl fjy Id 1: 6y BANDAIX PA -^Avmon of'rw LADY yuenofan." rwo || 8YNOP8I8. IjJ V TAPTKR I?Robert Hollla. one-time tl M captain, who tella the atory, la a |) guest on Gerald Carrlnirton'B yacht. Ea aeralda. It la auppoaed to be a "stag" " party and Hollla la aurprlaed on dlacover- r, niff a woman, who evidently wlahea to reffaain unknown, aboard. 11 CHAPTER II?Hollla, the next night. a Vocceeda in having an interview with the tl Woman. She merely tella him her name to Vera. CHAPTER III?Carrlngton tells his S' guests of the coming war. and that he Hi to engineering a copper pool. b CHAPTER IV?The yacht Is sunk In a a Collision and Hollls saves McCann, mil- .. Uonalre, and one of the party. 11 ill CHAPTER IV. 11 I t< The Wreck of the Esmeralda. I ! We passed the greater part of the day below, and long before night cnme, a heavy, sweeping rain set in and kept 1 us there. I never recalled a more blind- 111 Ing, disagreeable storm at this season j' of the year, and In those waters, al- 1 though there was very little wind or u sea accompanying It. The smother, however, made It sufer to proceed at half-speed, and the lookouts forward were doubled. 1 It seemed a long evening, as I was 1 In no spirit for cards, and discussion st was altogether about the war, nnd the projected copper pool. Carrlngton si received several messages In further proof that the affair was already well under way, hut he made no other attempt to arouse my Interest. By ten ni thirty I had retired to my stateroom. Yet even there, and when partly dlsrobed, a temptation to explore the decks again assailed me. I unscrewed -s< the port and glanced out, the cold rain driving hard against my face. Nothing 111 could be seen; I stared Into an lmpen- 1,1 !etrahle black wall. There was evl- s' dently nothing to do hut remain where I was, and 1 closed the port and lay 111 down In the berth. I do not know what aroused me. hut al I sat up suddenly, wide awake, a strange, ill-defined fear clutching at my heart. What was It I had heardl v< a cry? a blow on the deck above? Had ?* I reully heard anything, or was It w ! mereiy ine ecno or a (1 ream 7 Tht ' " < stateroom was dark as KrehUR, hut 1 1 T at I Was Flung Headlong Against the )u Partition. pot my feet over the edge of the herth, Wl and swindled on the electrle llpht. Kven as I stood thus, my hand still on *'* the switeh, someone ran swiftly across " the deck directly overhead, and a voice wavered out: ' "Port, sir! Hard nnnrt ? mv ,M si! There was n startling crash forward, the awful sound of crushing Iron and splintered timbers. I was flung head- S(" long against the partition, barely saving myself by outstretched hands, but Kr falling bruised and helpless to the m deck. The electric Hashed out Instantly, but a dull gleuin from without ori streamed through the glass of the port. It was a ghastly green light, and I recognized It at once as the port Ian- w' tern of the ship which had rammed us. Before I could get to my feet even, still ar dazed and trembling from the shock, the ghastly green radiance began to recede. Itage took the place of fear-? the dirty murderer was backing off I ,n was leaving us to sink! I clawed my way ucross the stateroom, seeking to v* gain vie1"? without, but could perceive ar little. The glass was dimmed with moisture, and through It I could aee cr M merely the circle of green light revealing the outline of a high bow. No ta other gleam was visible, but above me al a man cursed hoarsely, and then w screamed out some order, which I ai could not distinguish. All this was the work of nn Instant, to What had occurred was us clear to my di mind as though I had actually wit- n< nessed the scene from the deck above. rn A great ateel steamer, a tramp, no m doubt, from Its darkened decks, had plunged out of the blackness, and hi rammed her bow straight Into us. The tt contact must have been well forward. *< II. II .ni-Ti-.7-TS..II',Tl,-l.. 1ITS TI mwt r J^orfck Atlantic jffj PPI5A a/far rOREJ7;M- ETC , 1 kl 7 t ' abh trrlr eur the nriage. We were going down ('M 1 y the head; already I could perceive "UI> tie list, the deck underfoot was tilt- J*881 ig; the engines had ceased to throb, ??: s though the Inflow of water had an t*ached the boilers. Feet scrambled' | T long the dack, overhead voices yelled, 1 nd I could hear the creaking of boat S8 lekle. The Working desperately In the dark, *ure rarcely able now to keep feet on the *>n' lantlng planks, I hastily drew on what Its of clothing I could find at hand. 1 nd felt my way blindly to the door. t was jammed, but I kicked It open, 0 nd stumbled forth Into the main cubi. clinging to the door frame In order D retain my feet. The stateroom oors stood wide open, but no living ping was visible. All who survived >at tlrst shock must have fled to the 'nnt pek in mad struggle to escape. Ay, nd there was desperate need for me II > Join them. The Esmeralda was go- ?s t ig down; already her forward hold er.v as filled with water, the bulkheads 1 he I,,,,.* L-,.oi,i>>? iiilnoii . I..,., nnd " V UVi , "I1VW H?V ivo wn.v. she would sink like a stone. * I crossed the cabin on hands and "1 aees, clawing my way desperately "1 trough the litter until I attained the airs. These no longer led up, hut life rward. Beyond was utter blackness. M lenco ; and through the shattered door u si rops of rain splashed. but It was not until I had made my way phin i the outer deck, and felt the night air thro ml rain on my face, that I truly awoke out. ? the danger. The tilt of the yacht up lrward was so sharp, 1 dare not re- glini use my grasp of the rail. I could the areely see anything; not a light i urned. not even a distant star glitn- ti?? orod; the driving rain blinded me, tju:id soaked through my shirt to the st,?, dn. ii (in I scarcely dared move, for to release JIcC y grlji was to slide down into the 0?j lack water, into the ritlle of soars (ern id ropes forward. It was all horror id death that way. hut from aft, un- fhif r the awning, a sound of excited whil dees reached my ears, and the rnsp two ' boat tackle. No doubt all on board, ho lived, were there, seeking to posi scape. They hud sprung for the open janj >ck at the first alarm, not even wait- hate ig to dress, and, if 1 would Join them, WuS iere was not an instant to lose. The ..j Tter bulkhead could not hold long; (1 ly moment, any unusual roll of the a, would rend it asunder, and the ..?< smeralda would sink. I.ife hung on 'ootids; nor would those frightened fetches wait to learn the fate of any hers on board. jn~ Clinging to every projection of the flnaj ihin. I attained the port rail, hut c]jn en as I attempted the first step, a dee called to me from out the black ?pths below, and I hung there, sturg behind me, unuhle to perceive a lug. excepting a litter of tungled reekage. ? 'T>on't leave me! Give me a hand." ? n.i "Who iir?* you?" "McCunn; you are Hollls, ain't you?" "Yes ; lire you hurt?" "No; bruised a bit, no doubt; my Mrs. ot is caught under a spar." ,, "Alotie?" "The second mate fell with me; he's iwn below?dead, I guess." It was r.o small,job getting to him, v ilng the slippery rail for a ladder, j nl I was knee deep In water when finally found foothold In the riffle, 's a el rolled the spar olT the Imprisoned nl?. He was lying tint on the deck, Mrs. s head barely free of the waves, but pray us able to clutch the nearest stan- Com ilon and haul himself up to the proctlon of the rail. Ills face was but ^ blurred outline, although I could ' ' rcelve the glimmer of a white shirt. 'H'ar stared beyond him Into the black belli lence. stati "You say Seeley Is down there?" does "1 fell on top of him," the words mysi areely audible. "He was trying to jy t into the cabin, when he lost his ip. I tried to catch him, and he took ' e along. Say," he was breathing , ( trd. "do you.know if there was a girl i board?" the "Yes. there fs. I met her night be- who re last on deck. Did Seeley tell you eino here she was hidden?" ... "Iq a storeroom, next to the stewd's pantry; he suld the door was an eked." me Desperate as our own situation was, rpsu 1 thought of personal danger left 'nK e in u sudden realization of the awful with ?rror fronting her, almost under our Hev< ry feet. I gripped McCann by the tryf 1 m* has "We must get her out of there," I led. "Come on with me." "Where? Down?down there?" "Yes, of course, you- are u man, 1 ^ea ke It. The lantern Is still burning, wen id we have a chance. Come now, and ake up, McCann?we are Americana, such id k Is women first, you know." mari If he was a coward, he had no wish i let It be known, although the sud nness of disaster had broken hi* *rve. The words spoken, the tone of stre y voice, touched his pride, his real testl anbood. ods "Ah, you're right, Hollla," he said hers purtlly, and the grip of hla hand to k ghtened. "I'm no seaman; I hate th? cer a. bat no one erer called a McOaas jn ( - ' ?I ? 1 "" IE LANCASTER NEWS FRIDAY, OOl lultter. ni go as lar as you, auu UflDP MDDN lA/fl 11 get that girl out, or drown to- MUlL IvIUIlIt llU hex." \ was climbing the rail before he fln Tllir lift PTni/r ed. reckless of all else except thi | |||lL MU uIUYL t confronting ML The face of the j ______ whose hand I had held in mine ler the light of the stars, seemed to JVIrs. Bur gin Thougj i before me, her eyes pleading for ( ^ j. The vision urged me forward. Were Heavily Agt now not what strength or skill en-, ?d me to swing from the rail and 1 :.h'lh??* ST.' CHANGE "A MI] ii iioiiui iuj irri until UK SIIKUI I port on the slippery slope of the J k. and reaching back, gave McCnnn port, while he also made desperute Greer Woman Talk sage to the safety of the couipan- , . _ __ An Instant later I was beside him. In8r'y or Her Ken we crept together down the In- Experience :ed stairs. he frlghtfulness of our position be-' le more evident as we advanced. ... , i dead bodies, the smashed furnl- waB n an a >, the horrid swaying of the hulk ,when 1 taking Ta path us, suspended, we had to use k*?n for two years, bu forward wall as a floor, crawling me back In good heall ugh the litter, made us feel that j emphatic statement of aln death must end the adventure. Burgln, of Greer. S. C. re was a hook In the deck below?| ment she gave May lot what purpose It hail boon placed men, ?( Tanlai, ' , ' not know-but It save tae from ^ hold, enabling me to kneel. Here, McCnnn. climb to my shonl- My system was ouf of 5." I ordered, "and take down the w<ak an<* run down i era. Quick now; I'll hold you all , wa8 as y?H?w as a r> t." ! feet and legs felt Ilk Is face was ghastly, and he obeyed dead o rasleep. and tii h.tllxlt ?w, ..........I t? I.I.. ?.a-- I! .. .. . . - . ......... ..*7 in ins nv nine. uenny, 1 nau IH muscle in me felt tli*? strain, but tier if I ever would id him, straightening out my body, health, and I didn't tii balancing myself, until his uplift- j chan,.0 for so much i mnds gripped the light. ; fal]p(, j0 hp,p me In , lave you got it?" bad,y thaf , offpn ,ol( res; let me down slowly- fll ht , ho d fhRre Vll right; hung on to it for your I . ? stove in the house in ?now. , .. , . so I would not have to y arms gave under the strain, and idden surge of the sodden wreck, * bad stomach he held t?? an end of the overturned badly, too. 10. the light still burning feebly, i "Tanlac is the grand atoning every Instant to llleker the world for a eonditic I caught and steadied It. turning i |n, and it soon got m> the wick, and easting the faint I shape my face eh imer along the passage leading to j |ned (he rlRht colo, stewards pantry. ... . , , , * . petite soon eanie hack, slipped down, gripping the lantern. , , , , . , . , 7 ? , . ? , bow had a headache I 1 dun, smoky glow of which made ; passage visible. The pantry door Tanlac relieved it. <1 open; indeed. I doubt if it had 'ac had me feeling fine ior. 1 mt everything else was closed, and after I had taken 1 'aim was just above me, and 1 sung was well and strong. to him to hold fast; then, the lan- of the Tanlae Tablet wire gripped In my teeth, I low- ^ helped Tanlac ever so myself the full length of my arms. me wp? Th<J8e tnbleta i brought the water to iny knees, , , .. V i i w . . . I ever took, e the lodged chairs were a foot or below. As I hung there, dreading! "l am K,ad to recomi plunge, my eyes were directed op- i'or an te the pantry, and the gleam of the the only medicine that ern glittered on the blade of a me." het Just Inside the door. Never 1 Tanlac, the mastor a tool more welcome. j aoid exclusively by J. lold tight above there," I managed Lancaster; Peoples Dru Jaculate through closed lips. Co Heath Springs; C Vhut are you going to do?" Kershaw.?Adv. iwing In toward the door on the k t?there Is a hatchet lying there." T \ Y YOTM ith feet braced against the oppo- * wall, I forced my way across, inak- _ . " TT ? I. ? TflYOO Aro PavaKlo ...nr tiimia uciure my lingers ??.????; ly gripped the hatchet handle.! l>er 15th, 1917, lo King with one hand, I thrust the 15th, 1918 into ujy belt, fuiiy prepared now A penalty of one per et "z. added for January payir j rent for February, am (To Re Continued.) j cont for March. The levies for the d k'S HER DAUGHTER IS I poses are as follows: VV ITKVATITPAI CUIIIA F?r SWt? PurPoaeS AN UNNATURAL CHILD| constltUtional School 1 | Ordinary County pur Itoldnson "Prays Nightly for mills, Public Roads nn it length to Go to Concord to mills, Interest on Past Testify Against Means." Bonds 1 mill. Interest Fund on C. fy C. Rai 1 1-4 mills, Interest oi sheville, Oct. 25.?Declaring that Money j_2 m,n Tota, daughter. Mrs. Mary C. Melvin, For payment Df inter* n unnatural child who is under 8hlp Rond8. In Pleasan influence of Gaston B. Means. shlp 3 4 of 1 mi? ,n Anna L. Robinson said she Townshlp ^ a_2 m|ii8> , ed nightly for strength to go to Croek Townflhlp ! 3.4 n ord to testify against Means. Special School Taxes While I am the mother of Mary rious districts are as f< ilelvin and it almost breaks my tricts 6 and 13 two (2 t to say anything against her I tricts 22 and 45 three ive it is only right that I should districts 1, 3, 4. 5, 9. 2C s at this time that in no sense 27, 30, 47 and 48 fou 1 she reflect the opinion of either districts 36 five (5) n elf or sons. It grieves me deep- 7 six (6) mills, district a have to state in regard to her one-half (6 1-2) mills, luct that she Is an unnatural 10, 11, 12, 15. 17, 18, 1 and has been for many years. 31, 32, 33, 34. 39, 42, seems to be at this time under 49 eight (8) mills, dis influence of Oeaten II Maano In 110 1 twIII.. ? 1 . ... ? Mo IM \ f auu UIHiriC fie home she has been residing (11) mills, e the death of her sister." All male citizens t [ have repeatedly telegraphed ages of 21 and 55 yeai written asking that ahe come to for a capitation tan as I feel very deeply the stigma ($3.00) dollars for roi Itlng from her persistent stay-1 and all male citizens at Concord instead of belYig here ages of 21 and 60 yea i her mother, but I do not be- (or a poll tax of one ($ e there Is any further use in'oxr?Pt those exempt by tig to Induce her to come as she T. L. HII been absolutely indifferent from] County outset as to Maude's death. 90-tf. ill I asked her not to go with ns to Concord at midnight she wwwwwwww t anyway over my protestations begging her to stay with me at PROFESSIONAL i a time and not go with the I even then suspected of being vwwwwwww murderer of her sister. OR. J. REfiCE FUN! 1 pray nightly I may have the IKmtal Murgec ngth to go to Concord and there Office Hours: Ify at the trial about the meth- 8:30 to 12:30 A Means used in dominating mem- 2:00 to 6:00 P J of my family. I want the world i Xnd by Xppolntl now that I and my sons are ea- Office. 160. to assist the State In any way Reeidenee it te prosecution." 0?oa over's. 0. \ 26, 1917. IIII H UNdiE SAM WON'T BUY lULU I MONEY FROM Ml M| MAlir Washington. Oct. 25.?N< 111 nU T L t'ons un<ler which this gover had agreed to purchase 6.(h Mexican pesos from the M u* r>i hi, nuances government to be melted and linst Her. ,nto subsidiary silver hawe be> j __ _ niac and had t Tan lac got "ii'm.a*. th." was the IUZi ANNF Mrs. I). J. . in a stateli in endorse- f i/pf, f \\\ vas sufferin,; | order. I was! , VJf^ioFra . ind my far; CrWOAJ't*1 imp kin. My ^ ^ e they h i re >Kled all the TTie Luzianne Guarantee: Klin to won- If, after using the contents regain iiiyi of a can, you ere not satisfied In every respect, your ifroI bad a cer will refund your money. nediclne had r:;,; IfFFIA would be no me morning .* ? cook break- trouble very xxX? RCily^TflVlo thing in >n like I was ~ f stomach in *. ared up and and my ap- fr- ' No matter ', * lad, one dose o?nthe Ts,n- ; Aii Ambitioi and strong. /* two bottles 1 / ! T"K"ccdj.oftheW f I of the So nhern Railway i I took some | J ,he upbuilding of the other. S, and thev J\ The Southern Railway aak I f accorded to others. much to get I X^. J _ . V ( , The ambition of the South are the best y i on ?y of Intrreat that I a born o # the railioa.il i to ace perfected tk \ mrnt of railroa.la which Invi nend Tanlnp V arenrir,) to realize that libera u taI,,ac. Vx- to obtain the additional capital r id, of course, ^ enlarred fadlitlea Incident to , , I acreicei and. finally? ever helped J To take Itt niche In the b r other rreat Induatriea. with no medicine, is ) ?iual opponunitiea. F. Mackey, " The Southern "wm u Southern 1 8 1-2 mills. rax 3 mills. J poses 4 1-2 d Rridgos 6 Indebtedness J1 and Sinking ! ! _ __ _ _ ? _ . 'rt,:::::; P 24 3-4 mills. 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