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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.
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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
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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
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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.)
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?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
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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
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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.
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