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I i jXDATO A Romance of flit. ; 6y PANDALL PA SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I?Robert Hollla, one-time ' sa captain, who tells the story. Is a ' Siest on Oerald Carrington's yacht, Eseralda. It Is supposed to be 9. "stag-" < arty and Hollls Is surprised on discovering a woman, who evidently wishes to reBoaln unknown, aboard. CHAPTER II?Hollls. the next night, succeeds In having an Interview with the 1 'Woman. She merely tolls him her name *1 Vara. 1 CHAPTER III?Carrlngton tolls his ' nests of the coming war. and that he I a engineering: a copper pool. , CHAPTER IV?The yacht is sunk In a ?lllslon and Hollls saves McCann, mllinalre, and one of the party. CHAPTER V-Hollls and McCann resCe Vera and leave the ship In a small at. CHAPTER VI?Hollls and Vera become friendly, though he Is unaware of her Identity. CHAPTER VII?McCann refuses to submit to Hollls' authority, and the latter xvforces It. CHAPTER VII. I Enforce Authority. Scarcely had we taken this new course when the sun. now well above the horizon, a red ball of flre, burst through a rift In the clouds, and the waters in our wake became a trail of crimson. The encircling mist seemed rent asunder by some invisible power, whirling away like wreaths of smoke blown by the wind, and yielding us broad view to where sky and ocean ujri. \j ui cjes cuu^iil uv whore a signal of life or hope, no gleam . of distant soil, no black shadow of smoke. We were alone In the drear waste of water, with not even a speeding seagull to break the dull vlstu of warring sea and sky. I forced mjself to turn away from the grim fascination, back to the boat In which we floated. McCann had sunk down abaft the Jury mast, and rested there hanging over the side, staring moodily down into the green water. His heavy face exhibited no Interest mnd looked almost brutal in the garish light. Lord, how the appearance of the man had changed! Could this be the same fellow I had played cards with on the quarterdeck of the Esmeralda only two days before? Why, then he had been the life of the company, full of humor, u bit rough In speech to be sure, and drinking more than was I necessary, yet apparently a good fellow. But now?why, he actually had the aspect of a brute; aye, and likewise the manners of one. A. single night of danger and exposure had sufHeed to bring to the surface his true character, had stripped off the veneer, and proven him a bullying coward, In- | efficient, und unwilling. I felt my teeth close tightly as I looked at him, hut ; relief cume when I turned toward the girl, seated near me. She must have felt the Intentness with which I regarded her, for she turned suddenly, a 1 flush sweeping her cheeks. "Isn't It wonderful, Mr. IIollls, the way those clouds and waves blend ' yonder, such a marvelous massing of colors? Oh, there Is no beauty like the eu 1" "But always a cruelty In Its beauty, like that of a tiger cat," I answered. "Perhaps we had better breakfast, Miss Vera; let me see your bag of biscuits by daylight." She brought them forth, together with the Jug. A little sen water had eeped into the.bng, and the outer layers were more or less mildewed, yet enough remained sweet and wholesome to give me hope of their sustaining us until we should be picked up by some passing vessel. The water Jug, however, was only half-filled and must be Sparingly used. "We will go on short rations," I announced, breaking a biscuit with my knife. "Just enough to keep us from starving. Here, McCunn, is your portion." He reached out and took what I handed him; then gave utterance to a curse. "My God! do you mean 1 am to breakfast on this half biscuit?" he exclaimed angrily. "On that, or on none at all," I answered, eyeing him sternly. "You haven't done so much work as to earn double rations. I give you the same as 1 take myself. All we have Is what Is In this bag, and heaven knows when we shall meet a ship." "Ship, h 1 We are not far from Long Island." "Two hundred miles at least, and with this Jury rig we should have to make some wide tacks on that course. Take what I give you, man, and be decent about it." He grumbled something regarding ( his belief that I was keeping most of | the food for myself, but I broke in, determined to end the discussion: "That's talk enough. Eat your half biscuit the same as we do, and be thankful you have got that; and when you come to the water, one swallow each will be all we are entitled to. You hear me?" "Tea, I hear you; but who In thunder are you?" "The only seaman on board, McCann, and the life of this young lady, as well hUUnUT QMik* dfliyyl* on,;p.v judgment. f AMW ? i^prtk Atlantic JM5A > ^ forest;" ETC I a til h0f*SeekIng~i7lYQb"fe*\vffH Jou, bu you will obey my orders while we ar [itloat here, or take the consequence* That half hlscuit Is your ration ; eat 11 r*r lnnvo It ua vnn rluooo Knt wa?M cut out the profanity, and I'll no (vara you again." He was too great a coward to fore the Issue, and fell to munching his bis cult, one hand gripping tho gunwak us though he wished niylthroat was be tween his fingers. As I nibbled at tn; own small portion, watchful of hi "He Hit a Revolver." movements, and thinking of how bos to keep the fellow nt a safe <listnnc< the girl leaned toward me, and whit pered a word in^my ear. "He has a revolver. I saw the but In his pocket, while he lay asleep I the how. You will he careful, Mr. Ho lis?" "You need have no fear for me," answered reassuringly, and venture to touch her hand where It rested o the thwurt between us. "I have bee a bucko mate, my lady, and learne how to handle his kind. If he evf draws a gun on me out here, 1*11 tcac him something he never learned yet 1 Wall street." The hours of that day fairly dragge along, as we stared out dull-eyed o the same vista of son and sky. Th girl and I talked, avoiding as much a possible all reference to our situatioi and the fate of the yacht, our convei sution drifting here and there. W OHAl/n K.w.l... ?.* - - .1 ?|iuav wi Ifuimo, ui ni i, ?u wi ituill, IIII she exhibited even a wider range t knowledge on these subjects thun possessed, while her eommepts wei keen and orlginul?not pedantic, nt bookish in any way, but the outspoke frankness of young womanhood. Ii deed, she was wholesome all througl her face a mirror of her nature, h? eyes reflecting hack each mood. Nevt beflnre hnd I met one of her sex s deeply Interesting, bo uncouventlom and plain-spoken. However, our conversation lapsed ? last, through sheer weariness on m part. I had been at the steering oa so long, staring out into that drear et pause of ocean and sky, thnt ever muscle of my body ached, and my eye could scarcely he forced to rental open. In the silence she must have nt tlced ihis, for she exclaimed suddenly "Why, I never thought! you must h nearly dead with fatigue. Let tne tak the oar while you sleep." "I am afraid I shall have to," I nt mitied, "for I must keep awake t< night. You feel competent?" "Why, of course; you saw me stee If anything goes wrong I can call yo easily enough. Please lie down for few hours." I looked about, permitting her t grasp the oar, and slip into my seat. UDonll.. T ** * ... - A*cnii/ a iff I UH II I IJ1UKI," 1 8ftl regretfully, "and there can he no dm Kit while things keep as they are. Ca ine, though. If there la a change In th weather, for that Jury mast will nev? stand any weight of wind." "I promise; but I am a better bou man than you think." I must have slept for several houi undisturbed, for, when I finally opene my eyes once more the sky above <u was beginning to turn purple with tw light, and the breeze had failed, so thi the sail flapped idly against Its Impn vised mast. This, perhaps, was th noise which had aroused me, I sat u wide awake instantly, and stared aboi me In the boat. There was llttl change noticeable; Miss Vera at! clung to the steering oar, showing n outward signs of weariness, and gree ed me with a smile and nod of th head; hut Mct'ann had moved forwan and sat playing idly with an open Jacl knife. "I bear testimony that you slept wel Mr. Hollls," the girl said cheerfully. "I did not realize until I lay dow how weary I was," I replied, adoptln her manner, "but really you had o MJvt JV. Why. UESPAY, NOV. 6, 1917. SIGHT MEN LOST LIVES _ _ ON TRANSPORT FINLAND iTOtt 18 Gr Ive Sailors Drown Indicating That Ship's Company Took to u . A Secret of the Gre Small Boats. Washington, Nov. 5.?The torpeoing of the homeward bound army ransport Finland in the war zone ? * Osat stronger la Twi Wma Itt M%ny OAK our days ago r?8\ilt?d in th? death nttw YORK N. Y.?Most f two members of the naval armed *l,y "*em?tol. thA^k th.?y .a 6i renewed nemtn tno sti uard, two army enlisted men and some stimulating medicine. our of the ship's civilian crew. A i"'BoBtronarphVslci^''wh'o * hird naval seaman Is missing. ^ro^'M^icil^lnVtrtuno THE LANCASTER NF.WKT _ must tinTe been snMinng Three Or four , t ' bourn, and you will be tired out." "Oh. no; It was no trick at all. The wind kept steady until Just a*few moments ago, and I do not feel In the j, least fatigued." "And you have seen nothing? no smoke, no suit?" ]Slie shook her head, her eyes grown grave. "Not a thing; we seem to be absolutely alone in the immensity of the d isea?Just one great wave ufter the t other. It?lt*gets on iny nerves." f, "It certainly does; such u sight hns 0 driven more than one insane. But R t what does this mean? Why Is the bis- f e cult bag out here?" i. I pointed to the bottom of the boat, * t, beyond her feet. Her eyes met mine, 1 her answer made In a whisper. ' t "He?he crept bnck here while I was a adjusting my oar, and took two." a P "McCann?" b "Yes. he had the bag before I no- t( ticed, and J thought it best not to anger t >_ him then, for he held that open knife y in his hand." s "You should have enlled me." "The mischief was done before I had any time. Besides I knew you needed c the sleep. What are you going to do?" ' I smiled a bit grimly, glimpsing him J beneath the sail. "I am about to give Mr. Fergus Me- > Cnnn lnti> of \W York llttl.. on../ii.' .1 ? II men of sea discipline which I hope may last hitn for the remainder of this voy- p age," I replied quietly. "Hold the boat j steady. Miss Vera, and leave me to attend to this degenerate son of wealth." I crept forward, scurcely Jarring the frail craft, and was beyond the jury must before the fellow had aroused sufficiently from his knife play even to note my approach, lie stured at me In-! solently, leaving the keen blade trembling in the plank. "MeCunn," I began, wasting no time , in preliminaries, lifting mysolf on one g knee, and fncing htm, "the young lady n says you took advantage of my being it sound asleep to help yourself to bis- ? N cults; is that so?" I "Well, what if I did? I was hungry." " f CI ( "So am I; so no doubt is the lady.; j for the matter of that. Hunger is no n justification for stealing. You were not starving; you received exactly the same share we did. More than that, I H have assumed command of this boat, it J because I am the only one on board " \ i knowing the ways of the sea. I told ^ i- you plainly what you were to do, and K I propose to enforce my orders. Not p t another bite will he irlven von tmt#v ? t? almost pitiable. "Y?yes." s "Say sir. when you speak to mo." <1 "Yes?yes, sir." ih "You'll keep to this end of the boat 1- hereafter; whether I am asleep or j it awake, you stay forward of the jury i > mast." ie (To Be Continued.) p ?t CHICKKX L1VKU8. e An old hen has a much larger " liver than you in proportion to '? weight or food eaten. Then it folejlows that'they get bilious just like j ! you do. They are grouchy, cross, t. unhappy. Start her liver and make her happy. Then she will lay eggs J, all winter. Come and get a package of B. A. Thomas Poultry Powder. n Feed It occasionally. See your hens * perk up?hear them sing?look for ? eggs. Your money back if It fails. ? lancwter Mercantile Co. ( n ' or tomorrow." n I-( "Ih that so?" ho drawled, a wicked 1? ; smile revealing hla teeth. "Yon must I think you are dealing with a foremast.s! ,] hand. It takes something besides P n threats to run me, Mr. Robert Hollls." n : He half arose to his f?et, but I forced ^ <1 him back onto the thwart none too ,r gently. His face was red with passion,' ' 1, his eyes malevolent. , I n "D you! take your hands ofT |l me!" he snarled. "No blustering sea ? bully Is going to make me Jump at the1 ^ n crook of his finger. You touch me1 ie again, and I'll show you who I am, you 4 1S big brute. Me take orders from yo\i? i , Why, pooh; I've got more money In ^ r. New York than you ever saw." "If you owned the Rank of England * ,1 it would mean nothing to me. You will <i ,f do what I say, or I'll make you." ^ j "You will? How?" ,e "No matter how; I've trained more * ,r men than you to obedience In my time, 4 n and always found n way." I ^ j. i "Huh! the bucko-mate business, tl hey?" he sneered. "Well, Just try that * ,r on me, lr you think It safe. I'll show 4 ,r you?" 4 His hand darted back toward his hip ^ pocket, but I wns looking for the move-, I nient. and ready. His Angers had bare- 4 Iv gripped the butt of his weapon when 4 lt, y my clinched flst crashed Into his face. " r I have struck harder blows, for I was ' 4 c" not poised to put my whole weight be- ! 4 y hind it. yet *he man went over as ' s though floored by an ax, and lay hud-! * n died in the bows quivering like a 14 \ Jelly flsh. I Jerked the revolver from 4 the grip of his hand, dropped it Into e my pocket, wrenched the open knife from the wood In which lt stuck, and 4 closed the blade. 4 "flet up now, you fool," I ordered 4 sharply. "Oh, yes, you will," and I gripped him by the collar and lifted * r* | him roughly to his knees. "That Is 4 I likely to be the last time you will ever 4 " attempt to pull a gun on me. Make an- ^ , other movement, McCann, and I'll 0 throw you overboard. You takeJfour 4 d<</rue.. me, and* you must Jump 4 1. j when I speak, or I shall take pleasure 4 II In breaking every bone in your body, j,, 1 Do you understand that?" .r' I doubt If he could see out of one * I eye, but the other exhibited a terror' i vice Admiral Sims' report of the| a matter of fact, real and ti . 1 can only come from the fo asualttes to the navy department But people often fall to get < dded no details to the announce- enough Iran ln^heVTbVood * tent vesterday that the Finland hnd to change food into living mi thrir weakened, nervous cot eon torpedoed, but had been able know something Is wron* bu d reach a Kuropean port under ifer doetoTlng' for Vtoma" hTmV wn steam. The casualty list as *IouJ>,e or ytm>toin? of eon ment cfttmea by lncK or 1 inde public late today follows: Mood. Thin thing may go o ... , .. , while the patient suffers ur Members of the naval gun crew : if you arc n?t strong* or w? James W. Henry, seaman, second {Ut?&^To"w'org y outran* lass dead. Next of kin Hose Hen- far you can walk wlthou ... x- tired. Next take two flve-g v, 4 3 Reynolds Street Harrison N of ordinary nuxated Iron per day after meals for two t teat your strength again ? Newton R. Head, seaman, dead. y?'< rself how much you hav have seen dor.enn of ncrvou lext of kin not given. Home :id people who were ailing all ress Cleveland, Ga. j Lancaster Drug Co., r untM niuon, seaman, ku-oik. . . hy D- ur Store. Standai lass, missing. Mother. Mrs. L'zzia{ lilton, Toecoa, On. Members of Finland's crew: ' M. Cardoza. fireman, dr - ; emergency address. MARKS RAPID HKADWAA. j j Har.eslo, barber, dr .. . ? ! emergency address. <1<1 This Fart to \ our Store of Knowledge. . | W. F. Phillips, waiter, Kidney disease often advances so brother, A. Phillips. Jat ipidly that many a person is firmly racks. New Orleans, La. 1 its grasp before aware of its prog- , . _ . ess. Prompt attention should be JoaePh Cuevas. mess t iven the slightest symptom of kid- bly died from injuries, ey disorder. If there is a dull pain Guevas, Habana, Cuba. 1 the bark, headaches, dizzy spells Army: r a tired, worn-out feeling, or if the ? . ' , , , idney secretions are offensive. Irreg- rivate Lester Mickey lar and attended with pain, pro- drowned; father, Thoma ure a good kidney remedy at once. 142 North Racine Avenu* Thousands recommend Doan's Kidey Pills. Read the statement be-1 ,, )W> Charles H. Maxwell, ne Tobe McCollum, retired farmer, port workers' battalion, iemphill Ave., Chester, S. C.. says: brother. Thomas E. Ma I had bladder trouble and the kid- Concord N C ey secretions were scanty in pas- ' ' ' age. I had a constant desire to The announcement that old the secretions, often having to men were drowned indici et up during the night I had seen ficials that the Finland's loan's Kidney Pills recommended ,eft the ve(Jge| ,n smal, , nd got a box. This one box cured , le of the trouble and the cure has was made certain that isted." remain afloat. Price 60c at all dealers. Don't it iB assumed that U imply ask for a kidney remedy? armed guard were killed et Doan's Kidney Pills?the same hat cured Mr. McCollum. Foster- pl?,,i?9 of the torpedo an iilburn Co., Props., BufTalo, N. Y.? missing one probably v ,dv. overboard by the explosit ! ^A A^A^A ^A A^A J^A A^A A6A A^A A^A A^A A^A A^AiA^A A^A A^i |^P ^ ^ ^ "y ^ ^ ^ ^ HIRS 11 Bii |> t {Remove | now goin< 1 BIG BAR I IN SHOES TF f I AAV FAD Tlir - ? ? >t? Luuft run inc. V W ~W m i % POINTING FINGER ft?1 I Ld f OVER OUR DOOR J| J,~ LAjVC^5ro'5 Sr?5 "JC " I7""1 ~ v / atest of All Strength ers, Says Doctor * at Endurance and Power? of Athlete* Mak* Sail- I douMn thMr afranath and MidurUM and sopls 10O entirely r?t rtd of all symptoms ot dya? Waake' pepnia, liver and oth?r troublsa tn form a. ten to fourteen days' time simply by people fool- taklny Iron In the proper form. And re ffoln* to ?hla after they had In aome oaaea been -enjrth from doctorln* for montha without obtalnlnf. secret noi- any benefit. But don't take tne old )r. E. Bauer. fof?ns of reduced Iron, Iron aoetate or haa atudled tincture of Iron aimply to aare a few ind In Oreat cents. Tou must take Iron In a form ns when, as that can be easily absorbed and aaslmlii? strength latcd like nuxatod Iron If you want It od you eat. to do you any good, otherwise It may the strength prove worse than uselese. Many an athhey haven't >*te or prlie-fljrhter has won the ur. to enable It simply because they knew the aecret of itter. from icreat strength and endurance and filled ldltlon thoy i nls blood with Iron Itcfore he went Into it they can't ! the affray, while many another haa rone \r commence down to Inglorious defeat aimply for tho r or kidney j l?ck of Iron. te Other al 1- I xora Nuiatvd Iron, rseommvndvd shove fee iron In the Dr. r. Bins, la on* of Uw nawvr ononis Iron tow n for years, pound*. I*nllk* Uis older lnnriarilo Iron product*, ltold agony. It n Mall* tMlmlUtad. (loss not Injurs ths troth, "11. you owe make thsrn Mark nnr most ths (tomnohi on Uu v following mnlrsrr. It ) ? moot potent remedy. In nserlj all vnrtr nr f?rm? of Indlteetloo. ** well as for nrrroua, nw* < i" ' , down ronriltlors. The manufacturer* hsrr suoh treat. becoming mnfldetire In Vuaated Iron that they offrr to forfeit rain tablets linnon to any charitable Inatltuilnn If thar esnnaf three times t*kr ser man or woman under bo who lark* lrts? veek.s. Then Inorraar thrlr atreneth 100 rrr rent, or orsr la ind see for '"ur "n" provided ihey have no arrioua or. e mined t trouble. They atao otter to refund tout mono* _ ' If It does not at lea at dmihl* your atrencth and en V. i..Tn duranee tn ten dara- time. It la dUpvnaed In this the While. I city bf all ?ood dmiftata. Lancaster Pharmacy, J. F. Maekey Co., Midd Drug Co. owned. No! WATERS OF THE CATAWBA CI,AIM FOUR NEGRO MEN owned. No Chester, Nov. 1.?Jim Perry, Will Garther Will Lumpking and a drowned r?l,rth negro were drowned In Ca kson lJ-ti- tawaba R'ver at Great Falls this evening, when they, along with four ' ether negroes, endeavored to escape >o>, prob.i- froni a gasoijne boat which suddenly hather, M. jn{0 flame8 They had coine up the river from near the Rock Creek station of the Southern Power Com lnra"tr>'> pany. where they were working, and s Hickey. were filling the tank of the boat with ?, Chicago^ gaROijne for fhe return trip when It is thought one of the negroes struck gro. trans- match to ignite a cigarette. The drowned, neg,.oe8 were drowned while fightxwell. Box |ng wildly to reach the bank only ten feet away. EfTorts were made to five of the res(.ue fhe men The river is only ited to of- 12 feet deep where the drowning occompany cuired. boats until she would Regulate the bowels when they fail to move properly. HERBINE is wo of the an admirable bowel regulator. It by the ex- helps the liver and stomach and ryd that the stores a fine feeling of strength and >as blown buoyancy. Price BOc. Sold by all m. dealers in medicine.?Adv. ci-r . I I 1 JQolJ u uaic t iON | GAINS | IIS WEEK I ISCWI T GROWING STORE i J