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TDftrR A Romance of ih 6y RANDALL Pi SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I?Rot*rt HoUl*. ot*-t:m* M captata. who t*Il* Lb* utary. im * fill', on 0?r?-H Carr!n*t&n'? yacht. Ea MJWld*.. It 1* OE/L-O**'! ? U i Mrtr aivl Ho:.u la surprl?*d on dlacovar* fee a woman, w&o ?n<3*nU/ wiabaa u> iwintn tutknown. aboard. CHAPTER II?Hollla, the MKT night. Meetwla In having an interriaw with tha woman Bba nxraiy taUa tlm bar naisa to Vara. CHAPTER III?Carr1njrv>n talla hla naata of tba coming war. anA tbat ba m engineer! r.g a oopper pool. CHAPTER IV-Tba yacht la nnk la a fo.'.laioa an'l HolUa aarea Vf'.Caan. mUttonalra. an-i on? of tba party. CHAPTER V?HolBa and McCan.n reaVara an4 leara tba ablp la a amall CHAPfKK VJ?Holha and Vera bacoma frtarvll y, tbougn ba la unaware of b?r Ideality. CHAPTER VI. Adrift in the Boat. To ding there longer, to delay another moment. would he nulrlde. I leaned far over ay.d looked down at the c nghy now rlaing and failing on the well caused hy the plunge of the yacht. McC'ann w?n upon hi* kn??ea clinging to the gunwale*. L1n face I turned upward pleadingly toward the light. "Catch this lantern. McCann." I called down to him aharply. "I will ' awing It to yon on the end of a rope, j Eaey. man: Now throw off the la*h- j ing. ana maice tne giirn fit-rare on the thwart behind you; better tie It to the lock. Good; jroa'll make a Bailor jet. Now lJHten: work your boat over > until you can get a grip on the rudder chain*. and hold her Bteady?yea. to j?j^kB 8he Went Down '.he Rope Hand Over Hand. your right; u?e one of the oars. Now hang on?I'm going to aend the lady down; Mtand by to give her a hand." He did an I bade hlrn In a fashion, but waa ho awkward about It, I wondered the boat kept upright. Satisfied, I glanced aside at my silent companion. : "Not a very easy gangway, but the beat we have. Are you afraid?" ?ne Hrriueo. "Not In the least. Mr. Hollla; the?u* 1 skirts are a nuisance, but I can climb like a boy. Help me keep my balauce on the rail." 8he wan over ao quickly I can scarce- I ly recall more than claaplng her arm and ahe went down the rope hand over band, as lightly an a sailor. By the time ahe reached the boat, her body was half submerged In the water, but McCann gave her his hand, and assisted In dragging her In over the aide. "I am all rlirht. Mr Iliilllu" ?t>e called In her clear, steady voice. "Now you come?corne quick 1" "Just a second more," I answered. "Here la the line; haul It In. Get out your oars, IfcCann, and pull. Don't wait, or you'll be wked down when Ae yacht sinks. Never mind me; I'll jump from the rati, and swim out to r you." I climbed onto the rail, gripping an Iron stanchion for support, and polaed i myself for the plunge. The boat, sur-1 I,sounded by Its little circle of light, ' drifted awuy, McCann awkwardly struggling with the heavy oars. The lantern rays fell full on the girl's upturned face, and once she held out her hands In pleading gesture. It could scarcely have been a minute I hesitated, yet suddenly beneath me came a sound of rending wood, a muffled exj plosion, and the deck reeled as though burst asunder. I leaped straight outward, and went splashing down Into the sea. I must have sunk deeply, for I felt no swirl of the waters, no suction, hut when I came again to the surface, nothing was visible but the bobbing lantern on the dinghy. The Esmeralda had disappeared. A faint cry reached me, and I answered It, striking out strongly toward the guiding light. Five minutes later, dripping and a bit exhausted?for I had been ashore a lone i I AMND" e .North. Atlantic \PPI5A l-r~.yiy.ai wnlie?1 managed to ciamoer 10 over the stern. Even ?? I rested breathless on the thwart. I realized that the girl had crept aft, and her hand* sought mine. "Oh. I am so glad." she sobbed, almost hysterically. "I waa afraid; I? I thought you went down with the ya^ht," "No such luck. I jumped just as her d*-*ks blew- up. I* there anything In sight r "I?I haven't looked; but there Is no sound, no light anywhere. Do you suppose the steamer has really left us 7" i iwr ii'i u'/uwi ';i 11. i aninrerTO. but stood up so en to see about more eleaj-ly. "They supposed all who lived had been plciced up. and then continued on thHr course." My eye* ranged the horizon, but I found nothing. We were alone on the great ocean In the grasp of the black night. I aat down again dazed for the Instant by the Immensity of th<? water*, the utter loneliness. and the sudden realization of the littleness of this cockle*hell In which we floated. Her voice aroused me to a comprehension that I alone was a sailor. and that on me depended every chance for life. "l*> yea know, Mr. Hollis, where we are?" "Not exactly. I heard the captain state the portion of the yacht yesterday noon, about one hundred and fifty mile* east and south of Montauk ; we have drifted some since." "Are we in the steamer lane*?" "Not of the north Atlantic liner*; they would pass farther eastward. I cannot Imagine what that fellow who rammed us was doing up in here so far out of his course. Yes. that was a liner; I could see the lights of her j<orts. The only vessel passing along here will be coasters, or, by lurk, possibly some tramp bound Boston way. Now let's see w hat is on board; try the locker forward; and Miss Vera, you might examine beneath the stern sheet. This boat has never been inboard since we sailed." * They went at the task as though glad of the opportunity. McCann creeping forward on hands hnd knees. "There's nothing here," he reported dlscouraglngly, "but a roll of tarpaulin. some rope ends, and the splintered handle of a paddle." "Well, what more do we want? That means a sail, if we can make a hole In one of the thwarts to step ? must. How much cloth Is there?" Two or three yards." "Pass It hack here; good, solid stuff that. Now, Miss Vera, what are your discoveries?" She looked up quickly, fier eyes sparkling in the dim gleam of the lantern. "A bag of sea-biscuit, a small beaker of water. Insipid, but sweet, some strong cord, and a brad awl." "Lord !" I exclaimed, "this In almost too good to be true. Why, we are outlined for a voyage. However, there la little use endeavoring to rig up a Jury mast before daylight, when we know In which direction to ateer. McCano, you haven't been overboard, and. no doubt, your watch runs; what time Is It?" He fumbled about and found the timepiece, staring at It In amazement. "Must have stopped. Mollis." he said. "No, by Jove, the thing Is running all right; the hands point to 1 :80." "That's about the hour. The collision occurred before eight bells, or else Heeley would have been on the bridge. Instead of aft by the cabin. Hiive-you any Idea who wus saved?" "I Meard the captain's voice back there under the awning, ordering out the bouts, and after I was caught under that wreckage Carrlngton carne up from below and climbed along the rail. I called to hlrn, but he paid no attention ; there was considerable noise then, and be might not have heard me." Vera was leaning forward listening. "xjiq air. seeley leuve In the boats?" she asked. "Wa* he hurt?" I tried to Htop nlrn from answering by a gesture ftf ,ny hand, but the man wan gazing out over the port quarter, and aaw nothing. "Seeley?the second mate? No. he didn't get away. The same spar thai got me, caught him, and he never spoke after that; seemed like a nice fellow, too." Her face was like marble In the lamplight. "He was killed I Then It was because he was killed he did not unlock my door; I?I am glad I know." Hbe burled her face In her hands,; and sat there motionless. There was nothing I could do, or say, for I had' no conception as to what the man was to her?lover, husband, father, friend? Truly only the last relationship appeared possible, for seemingly there could be no closer ties between the two. They were clearly not of the same class, yet the girl's sorrow was 'evidently real and genuine. To relieve my mind, I compelled MeCann to pick up a panakln, which had lodged under a thwart, and ball out THK LANCA8TKR NKWP !r tb? boat. He crept about. froabUnf to l> biro self, bat did a fairly good Job. Ai I ^ w It Wii a Gray, Ghastly Morning. no water ow*<J In through the witm, b: we were soon fluting with much ;e (rr'*ater buoyancy, the planking under r( foot rapidly drying. The night was dark and thick, hut without rain. My wet clothes clung to me in discomfort, yet I had no reason to fear evil results. as the s; air was warm, and the salt water had D Its own virtue. It was a gray, ghastly w morning, the sky overcast. the great ^ surges hearing down upon us. ever rae- frj Ing toward our little cockleshell, ter- ^ rlfylng In their aspect. The sharp bow of the dinghy rose to them buoyantly 55 enough, hut the broad expanse of trou- Wl bled waters stretching all about, the ar black, cloud shadows overhead, and the little boat In which we were tossed. jg combined to bring to me a feeling akin y to despair. The only hope whs ine ^ possible overhauling of some passing * so ship, but the lowering sky scarcely en- er nble<l rne to Ree clearly a hundred re yards, even In the light of the gray va dawn. A rescuing vessel might easily Tfj pbk? us by within a quarter of a mile unseen, nor had we any means of attracting attention. I confess that, sitting there In loneliness, staring about of into the grirn expanse of fog and ttru, I w i?*ii into a blue funk. Nor was I ?greatly heartened when the sun finally g, rose above the horizon, for It was no y, more than a sullen red glow, barely j visible through the clouds of vapor, and only rendering more ghastly than ever the heaving leagues of ocean. ar My glance turned downward to my e* companions In the boat. McCann still dl slept, with head pillowed on his arm. Df but the woman lay with her eyes wide ^ open, looking upward at the drifting ^ spume. Her eyes met mine, and she sat up. grasping the gunwale with one hand, and stared about her over tw the drear expanse of sea. O' "There la nothing in sight?" she er spoke wearily. "Are you sure Mr. Car- lc rington made his escape?" "As certain as I can be. I did not ( see hltn after I left the party In the after cabin last evening. Hut McCann ar insists that he came on deck, and p: Joined the others in lowering the boats. I* H?'Vot><i doubt he got away safely, and !c was picked up by the liner." ? She was silent for some time, her gaze on the man sleeping in the bows. H He rolled over, revealing his face, gray I and haggard in the dawn. ui "Who?who is that man?" she ques- a' tinned. "You call hlrn Mcf'ann; is he U1 a sailor?" rt "No; he was one of the guests. He rc Is a rich man's turn, who occasionally ** takes a flyer on Wall street." w "Not?not Fergus McCann?" " "I believe that is his name, now that 8< you recall It. Why? Did you ever know- the fellow?" J*1 "Only by reputation, which Is not ^ the best. He was Involved rather un- ^ pleasantly In the Hascorn shooting case." ui "Aye, I remember. I rend about the jt affair In a Chicago paper at the time, ^ but failed to cornnrehend it was this g( M<<'iinn who wus involved. Did lias- ^ com die?" ^ "He will be crippled for life; of course his ussailant may not have been entirely to blnrne?It wuh a drunken quarrel over a woman." __ "Well," I said quietly, "the man Is _ In for a Job of sailor work here, wheth- % er It pleases him, or not. He acted a ? bit sullen last night, but I am In no | mood Just now to baby him. Have you j ever steered a boat with an oar. Miss ^ Vera?" a "I have done lots of canoeing, and a last summer at Palm Beach," she topped, laughing at the slip? "Yes. actually at Palm Beach, I steered some larger boats. I?I believe I could." "You will find this somewhat different. Still, there Is not much of a trick to It, and I am going to let you try your hand. Do you think you can hold her all right?" "Of courae I can," almoat indignantly. "Really, Mr. Hollls, I have ateered , boata In worae aeaa than this. If the oar waan't quite ao heavy?" I ti "There la no ateerlng paddle aboard.' p Well, If anything goes wrong, alng out.' I'm going to rout out that fellow for- ^ ward, and get at our work." f< I cannot aay that McCann waa particularly pleaaant about it; be had a way of ahowlng that he rather reaent- k ed my aaaumptlon of authority, and 4 performed what I ordered with a do- ! liberation which waa almoat In anient. - '- ?? r * ^ m % f I > If? gOl 1 lU^lAtjlKE make yc \ For it# I f\tium Kood fbii P 0 \ steaming Weight for weight. ho*ever, there '6 c' very little difference between va- COT5t irious species Resin affords >out twice as much heat as wood 5lOT< i that resinous woods hare a great- w h?-at value per pound than non sinous woods, and this increased ly * tlue varies. of course. with the orde *in content. *8 Q' The available heat value of a cord ^e*n' wood depends also on the amount a re ' moisture present. When the Ira* ood is green part of the hea*. H hich it is capable of yielding is ta- * cat Jn up in evaporating the water, usefi "ie greater amount of water in the ^5 j ood the more heat is lost. *uel Futhennore. cords vary as to the D?*e nount of solid wood they contain 'art< en when they are of the standard ea8e mension and occupy 128 cubic feet #ect! space. A certain proportion of * is space is made up of air spaceB ,n ? tween the sticks, and this air space c.y be considerable in a cord of ^a> fisted. crooked, and knotty sticks. ut of the 128 cubic feet, a fair av- >ant ace of solid wood is about 80 cub- ^OU9 feet. oak* and This, however, applies to the . ? relat andard cord, in which the sticks voju e cut to four-foot lengths and Thej led 4 feet high and 8 feet long Q UlCl istead of buying the four-foot t dies ngths, however, most yeopic uo**sumi owever. he made no open revolt, and tlf'ul thought it best not to anger the man anecessarlly. We worked steadily for KraF i hour, the fellow proving practically oftei selesa, except to hand me the article It at quired, or to throw his weight on a a dr >pe'a end. Vera succeeded In holding Bmol te boat steady, although I thought the eight of the waves Increased as v'tv lough we were on the outer edge of >me storm. ] I lashed an oar upright to a thwart, racing It securely by ropea to oarcks on either side; then secured the Trot roken paddle handle as a spar, notchig the oar to give purchase, and rigged p me inrpnuun, Deing compelled to *e rope-ends to secure It In position. was a rough Job, yet the stiff canvas Billed oat In the wind, and I was con- ri lous of a thrill of hope, as I crept that ?ck to the stern sheets, grasped the . leering oar, and headed the boat Into le southwest. head (To Be Continued.) beer purp DIFFERING FROM COLD 3 If you shiver in frosty purp leather, if you have cold hands over nd feet, if colds are stubborn z,Bta nd frequent, then your blood lay be thin and impoverished. scorn = EMULSION : as been correcting this condion for nearly fifty years. It osscfsses rare powers for the reating natural body warmth, has >r charging summer blood b? * a?s> with winter richness and hav* strengthening both throat i' h " If* 'jr and lungs. CI I y~f The Norwectau cod INer oil in to 1 AT R Seotfa f? Mm U now rodnod in onr 1 1 111 11 own American UbowtorUt which , been IjVLV makes It pure nnd pa la labia. Scott a Sown* WoomSctd.lt.J. IT-lt ?PI* Friday, NOV. 2,1917. UEL VALUE OF MOO I1 COMPSREDWHH COAL ORD AND HALF EQUAL TO ONE TON. I Afferent Woods, However. Have Different Fuel Value According to Foresters. Washington. Nov. * 1.?pe. tons ho plan to relieve the coal shortage its w.nter bjr bum.ng *ood casure, roughly speaking, th-t t*o ounds of seasoned *o.d have a lei value equal to one pound o* /a!, according to experts of ite orest Service. While different 2 mds of wood have different fuef fa ilues, the foresters say that in get ot al the greater the dry weight of . m-resinous wood, th^ mo e heat i ??j ill give out when burned I Por such species as h ckory. oik 1 rch hard map.e ash. locujt. o*g- el af pine or cherry. *h ch ha >mparatively high fuel value? r e >rd. weighing about 4.000 nd g required to equal ore ton o' oi' It takes a cord and a h !f c lortleaf pine, h'mlo k. red s m a-dn; ouglas fir. sycamore, or soft nn-il"?. foot hich weighs about 3.000 pounds - re?u' rd. to equal a ton of coa! while 'aboi r cedar, redwood, poplar, catalpa eveorway pine, cypress, basswood. full truce, and white pine, two cord* boug e.ghing about 2.000 pounds each New e required. *oo< (j?n't ^ 'boyLui iSSSSSw clearly '(J rW LoUim Gaaraateel en,i,1*d ', after aaing the content* Buy r* can. jcm are not eatiefiod adjust y< i every re*poet, your grov eriU refund your money. muat CXJ. The Reily^Taylor Com rs ha%e the sticks cut into two- zln lengths by a gasoline saw. This 18 its in a saving of both time and on r. The purchaser should, how- by , take care to see that he gets an measurement when wood Is at< :ht in this way. In parts of England a stack of 16-lnch foa I 4 feet high and 8 feet long "C ~mmonly sold as a "run." but cjt ^ir.s only one-third of a cord. here wood is to be burned in a ? or furnace intended for coal, ill be found desirable, the fore rs say. to cover the grate partith sheet iron or fire brick in r to reduce the draught. If this ot done the wood is wasted by g consumed too fast, and makes ry hot fire which in a furnace ad damage the fire box. cei is pointed out. however, that cei value is not the only test of ulness In fuel wood and since P? >er cent of all wood used for is consumed for ilnmoxtir niir. Cg 9. largely in farm houses, such Cr >rs as rapidity of burning and mi of lighting are Important. Each mi on of the country has Its favorroods and these are said to be, 1 ;eneral. the right ones to use. * ] o^\ of the non-resinos woods, j the highest fuel value per unit me of wood, and has other ad- sh ages It burns evenly, and, as ewlves say. holds the heat. The To come next, followed by beech, ^r maple. The white pines have a ively low heat value per unit me. but have other advantages. ' *r' r Ignite readily and give out a trl k hot flame, but one that soon 2 7 down. This makes them fav>8 with rural housekeepers as a mer wood, because they are par- ^ larly adapted for hot days In "n kitchen. The same Is true of 10 birch, or "white birch," as It is 4 9 n called. In the regions in which >ounds. With the resinous pines ^ awback Is their oily black Ice. + . ag W REVOLUTION TO BE J? tlbAUbli n I r bLIA III AA an BR fo ihl**H in Mexico Never ("ease and ex Revolution."* Are Born a* Often an Sucker*. I Paso, Texas, Nov. 1.?Reports have been reaching the border more than a month of a new lutionary movement in Mexico, pa led by Gen. Felix Diaz, have i followed by receipt of what re >orted to be a copy of a manl- ur > issued by General Diaz calling the support of all who are in ar pathy of a new movement, the c,t >ose of which Is said to be the in throw of the socalled "CaranC( \ party" and the restoration of constitution of 1857. The manl- nf > is dated Camp Ruenavlsta, e of Vera Oruz, September 3, re !. It calls especially for the supof members of the old federal r. cdo not come to offer anything h I can not fulfill, neither have ^ iy personal aspiration." General ^ stated in the preamble to the ifesto. "But my name having ^ i used in former occurrences, I ^ >ve I am an emblem to combat Carranzlsta party and that it so been proved by the recognition i majority of the citizens who Of ) risen up in arms in many of States of the Mexican union." large* are made In the mantfes:hat the right of suffrage has k ridiculed, that lands have been irtloned among a few "Carran ft-m-m! rhat IS loffee" : the smdll and the smack that >u say, "Set 'em up again." always fair weather when t* get together over a cup ot ; staving-good Luzianne. You y a pig in a poke when you ianne Coffee. No, Mm'mm. It tates that if it doesn't meet a of a better coffee, you're to your money back and got ' a can of Luzlanne ana raJur ideas of what good coffee Ask for profit-sharing catalog. ^Ecoffee pany, .New Orleans tan," and that the conHtltutlon of 67 haH been annulled and a new e promulgated "carelessly framed two or three men of no worth d sanctioned by a mob of flliteri people." The movement Ib ?ald to have the eking of the old Diaz federal or lentiflco" element and the old srlcal party leaders. Rumors of rman Influence behind this move ?nt have not been confirmed. TAX NOTICE. ixes Are Payable from October 15th, 1917, to March 15th, 1918. A penalty of one per cent will be (led for January payment, two per % nt for February, and seven per nt for March. The levies for the different purses are as follows: For State purposes 8 1-2 mills, institutional School Tax 3 mills, dlnary County purposes 4 1-2 lis, Public Roads and Bridges 8 lis, Interest on Past Indebtedness inds 1 mill. Interest and Sinking ind on C. & C. Railroad Bonds 1-4 mills, Interest on Borrowed >ney 1-2 mill. Total 24 3-4 mills. For payment of interest on Town, in Bonds: In Pleasant "ill Townlp 3-4 of 1 mill, in Gill's Creek iwnship 1 1-2 mills, and in Cane eek Township 1 3-4 mills. Special School Taxes for the warns districts are as follows: Discts 6 and 13 two (2) mills, dlscts 22 and 45 three (3) mills, strlcts 1. 3, 4, 5. 9. 20, 21. 23, 26, , 30, 47 and 48 four (4) mills, strlcts 36 five (5) mills, district six (6) mills, district 14 six and e-half (6 1-2) mills, districts 2, > . 11. 12, 15. 17. 18. 19, 24, 25. , 32. 33. 34, 39, 42. 43, 46 and eight (8) mills, district 38 ten 0) mills, and district in hlovan 1) mills. All male citizens between the es of 21 and 55 years are liable r a capitation tax of three 3.00) dollars for road purposes, id all male citizens between the es of 21 and 60 years are liable r a poll tax of one ($1.00) dollar, cept those exempt by law. T. L. HILTON. County Treasurer. 90-tf. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby Riven that all rtles indebted to the estate of L. Lazenby, deceased, are urgently quested to make payment to the idersigned at once, and all parties >ldlng claims against said estate e requested to present the same, ily itemized and verified, addreseg all communications to the unsigned care Lancaster Mercantile >mpany, Lancaster. S. C. This >tlCe Will be nae/l ?? ~ 1? * "" _ aD ? iiar 10 ail ilms not presented within the time quired by law. ROBERT B. MACKEY, Administrator of the Estate of L. Lazenby, deceased. Dated Oct. 11, 1917. 91-6t-Frl. PROFESSIONAL CARHS > DR. J. RKFAK FUNDRRBURK. Dental Surgeon, nee Hours: 8:30 to 12:30 A. M. 2:00 to 6:00 P. M. And by Appointment. Office, 160. Residence, 16. Office over B. 0. Hough.