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i Qy William Hamilton Osborne, AUTHOR Of "RED MO U5C "RUNNING FIGHT" CATSPAW, " 0 IOC OUCKie," ETC. NOVELIZED FROM THE PHOTO PLAY OF THE .5AME NAne PRODUCED BY PATHC EXCHANGE, INC. cv7/-,K/?/oy/(?7 /d/s, /jy v/jll /aw z/A/7/i. ro/r CkJ/5 0/?/Y/T * FIRST INSTALLMENT PROLOGUE? THE SURVIVORS chapter i; The Red Death. Tapt. John Hardin of tho Princess ( regarded the fast-receding coast lino with unusual alarm. Ho shouted to hlH mate. "Welcher," he cried, pointing aft, "look at that, I'vo never seen old Pe* lee act that way before." Welcher, the mate, a surly, sallow faced, 111 conditioned fellow In un kempt uniform, followed with hit* eyes the captaln'H glance. "Oee whiz," he nald, "me neither." "Men," exclaimed the captain, "she's spitting fire lly Godfrey, that means death ? death, 1 tell you, death." This was back in 1902. Tho Prin cess, Captain Hardin's boat, was u tramp steamer bound to New York from the city of 8t. Pierre, In the Island of Martinique, with a cargo of cocoa, coffee, augar cane und cotton, and had been under way probably an hour. "You're right, captain," he returned. "Pelee . means business this trip. Death Is right." A feminine figure emerged from the shadow of the afterhouSe and rushed forward toward the bridge. Behind her, following In her wake, raced two sturdy youngsters. One of these ybungsters darted past her, swarmed upon tho bridge and confronted the captain and his mate. He was Captain Hardin's boy, Neal ? the only child. The other boy was the mate's son, young Joey Welcher, sallow-faced and disagreeable like his father- ' With tho roar of a thousand thun ders Pelee bellowed forth "What are we going to do, Jack?" cried tho captain's young wife; "what are we going to do?" "Do?" returned the mate, before the captain could reply. "J^it on more steam, that's what we'll do. We're well out of that hell-hole yonder. An hour and we'd have been In the thick of It. We're well out of It, I tell you." Captain Hardin applied his eye to his telescope bnco more. The boy upon his shoulder followed Bult. "Welcher" said tho captain ^bravely, we'vo got to go back." CHAPTER II. The Lost Isle. On tho same (lay ? tho day of the rod death at Martinique ? nnd but two short hours bofore the pilot put the helm of tho tramp steamer Princess hard aport. threo men sat on the vnr anda of a low-roofed, whlte-walled bungalow In St. Pierre. One of these men was Illngton, a young American. Ho passed around a box of fragrant Martinique cheroots. Ho folded up some half-dozen slips of paper ho had boon examining and re turned them to another Individual who faced him from across tho table. "Senor Hernandez," exclaimed tho young American, "for a woo ft at least ? half a hundred times ? 1 have told you your credentials wero satisfactory to mo." Hernandez nodded gravoly. Ho thrust tho papers back Into a pocket 0and tapped them significantly. "Nono could be better," ho ex claimed grandiloquently, "I am Her nandez ? that Is all sufllciont." Suddenly tho American turned and facefl the third member of tho coterie. "And what," ho exclaimed, "what of Ponto here?" This third individual ' was tho strangest creature of them all. Ho was a Mexican; dark, very dark; low browed ; low-staturod ? and ? fat. Hernandez nodded significantly. "Ponto, Honor," he returned,' "Is as good as gold. Ho, too, Is bravo." "Will ho do as I toll him?" queried tho American. Hernandez bowod. "You tell mo, senor, and I tell him, Ho will obey." Tho Amorican turned his back for a moment and Hernandez and Ponto exchanged significant glances. Ilington turned back to them. "It is agreed," ho said, "I will take you on. To havo bravo men one must take a chance." Ilington crossed tho veranda and entorod tho living room, from there disappearing through another door. In a momont ho was back, apparently ompty handed.. Onco 11101*0 ho soatod himself and then drew from tho hip pocket of his trousers a thin oilskin packet soalod with sealing wax. Ho laid it on the tablo before him. "Gontlemon," he said, "I am tho 1 owner of tho lost islo of Cinnabar. ' My forefathers held tho grant direct j from Spain. The lost islo of Cinna- 1 bar is a valuable isle. Tradition has ? it that upon it is located a quicksilver i mine ? an ancient mino but little | worked. My mission Is td seek tbat ] island, to find it and to claim it for my own." "Where is this lost island?" quoriod tho Port?:gueso. Illnuton nodded. "The secret," ho returned, "lies within this prcket." In a fluiiti Ponto's hand darted like a black Btiako across the table to clutch tho [jacket In its grasp. Tho American, fur all his liug?!ii?!HS, wan quite a h agile uh the fat Fontp. Ho h natch od the packet away Just as I'on tO H lIllgtilH touched it, I'ontoa eyes reddened; hla face (lushed suddenly. He flngersd the hilt of hla knife and glanced toward Her* nandez, "I will he careful to take small chance with you, friend Ponto, ' said Ilington. He waved the packet to ward Hernandez. "All in good time, sonor," he aaid. ' The important question," went on Ilington, "(h tills; Who iu In posses alon of tho loat isle of Cinna bar? It belong* to me. 1 have the< paper title at any rate I can obtain it, but whom must wo eject when we arrive?-' "Leave that to me," said Hernan dez. "We Bhall wlpo them off tho face of the earth ? " A screen door swung open and a native woman gaudily arrayed in green and yellow stripes, her head bound around with a strip of orange colored linen, slipped thrpugh the door leading with her a tiny girl-? a child throe or four years old. e, Tho child saw Ilington and ran tumultuously toward him, clasping his huge leg with her arms. "My daughter, gentlemen," said Il ington. "She 1b all I have. Her moth er died when she was born and when I die she will be the heiress to the lost isle of Cinnabar ? perhaps the princess of a principality, who knows." Manuella, her native nurse, carried her out into the narrow white and winding street, and together they half ran, half toddled down the hill. Ilington resumed his own chair and, once more exhibited tho oilskin pack et. "The contents of this packet-? pos-. sibly ? *111 indicate tho whereabouts of tho lost IbIo of C^nna^ar," he said. "Suppose we take a chance." "Break tho seal, senor," said Her nandez. Ilington started to obey ? but some' thing happened. With the suddenness of a Jaguar tloelng from the hunters, a man ? half Neal Hardin and the Heiress of the Lost Island. naked ? bounded upon the veranda. "For tho love of God," ho Bald, In broken French, "tiee for your lives. Peleo has broken loose." llington, with the oilskin packet still in hand, sprang to the edge of tho voranda and from tliero into tho Btreot. Ho gave ono look and then fell back. "By Georgo, he's right," he shouted. "Look ? look." Anxiously ho turned his gaze down the hill. Then with a bound ho was off. In threo minutes he was back clutching his little daughter, Annette, to his broast and dragging tho frenzied Manuella after him. Shrioks from a thousand throats rent tho air without. llington glanced into the street. His faco went white. Ashes, red-hot pieces of molten lava wero dropping In a shower. llington, who had been holding Annetto, surrondored her in an instant to Manuella. Ho dartod into an inner room and opened the safe. From this safe ho took a canvas bag that Jingled with the gold pieces it contained. He thrust this bag into ono hip pocket of. his trousers, having already secreted the oilskin packet in tho other. "Come on," ho shouted to tho group behind him. "It's death to stay here. Come on down the hill." CHAPTER III. * Terror-Driven. All down that long steep hill ? that swarming street filled with Its rushing, frantic mob ? llington fought his way with his back and brawny shoulders. Once, twico, he folt a stealthy hand at his hip pockets. Each time he turned swiftly to find Ponto and Her nandez close at his heels. Without warning be slipped aside into a blind alley, and let the crowd ?tide by like a huge many-colored avalanche. When lie joined the crowd again, Hernandex iitid Mm Aztf<- ally wore ahead of blut and not behind. "To the sea --to the sea" ? the voice of the multitude rained itaelf in agony. There wan but one cry? r"to the sea-? let tts punt ? make room for u?? to the sea to the sea." At a crazy little whar# IlitiKton twitched himself and Manuella and the child deftly to one aide and let the crowd plunge on. He scanned the tttrfac? of the bay. tno fringe of shore. The bay wa? dot ted with small boats, laden to (he gun wales. The water was alive with Swimmers. Illngton turned suddenly ? at bis side stood Hernandez. Uington shook his bead. "There's not a chance," he said. "Honor Illngton/' said Hernandez, "you are Indeed fortunate to have tied yourself to me. Always I have some thing up my sleeve." He jerked his headi "Follow me," he addpd. Illngton, wondering, followed, drag ging Manuella with him. Bwiftly the group moved along the water front? they fougbt their way inch by inch. Suddenly Hernandez darted out upon another wharf. "Stand in a circle," he commanded, "and when I say the word?quick ac tion, stuior." , Then Hernandez stooped quickly and jerked back a trap door that had been fitted into the planking. : "Quick," he whispered, "dfrop." He seized M&npella and dropped her through the opening. She screamed ? this scream rose to a shriek when she struck the water. But her alarm was unwarranted. There was no danger she stood walstdeep in water. Ponto followed with a leap? he knew his grouiVd. , Illngton lowered 4 himself warily, to save Annette from Injury; clung for one instant to the edge ot the opening with one brawny hand, and then dropped straight as a plummet. Hernandez followed suit, closing the trap door behind him. The closing of this door left them almost in total darkness. "Senor," whispered Hernandez, "I have a boat. One moment, please." He groped about and caught a rope tied to a pile. He drew It in, hand overhand. "In," said Hernandez ? "everybody In;" The group obeyed. The boat was small. "Senor," said Hernandez, "you are large ? you are tall. See yonder ray of light ? It is an opening, Just wide enough to admit of this small craft. Leap out, senor ? draw us thither ? it is the sole way to the sea." Illngton dragged the boat through the narrow opening and swung back into his place. ? "I'll row." he said. Suddenly Hernajidez pointed toward the north. "Look, senor," he ex claimed, "succor ? yonder is salva tion." Illngton followed his glance. His face lighted. "Salvation is right," he returned in tones of relief, "ti steamer? and, what's more, she Hies the American flag. Good luck." Under the command of her captain, Hardin, the Princess had steamed back into the rain of living fire to rescue whom Bhe might. On the forward deck of the steamer stood Captain Hardin ? and beside him his small son ? to welcome refu gees. And there were many refugees to welcome. Captain Hardin soon saw he must discriminate. Finally he shook hhi head. "Ben," he told his mate, "we're filling up. Pick your crowd from now on? only the helpless ? children, women, old men. Reject all others." Welcher, with two .of the crew be hind him ? both scared into a frenzy ? all armed with capstan bars ? raised aloft his bludgeon. "No more ? no more!" he cried. "I'll brain the first man who tries to get aboard." Suddenly above the din, a powerful voice was heard "Ahoy, there, Princess," cried this voice. Welcher followed tho sound. It came from the lungs of a powerfully built man rowing a leaky boat, y "Make way there," bellowed the oarsman, Illngton; "one moment, Princess. . Where's tho captain?" Illngton seized his little daughter Annette and uncovered her head. "Never mind tne," he said. "I want rofugo for this woman and the cl&ia." Welcher was adamant. "Not" an other ounce of human flesh aboard this boat," he said. There was a tug upon his arm.; He turned. Little Neal Hardin, the cap tain's son, stood at attention and touched his cap. He pointed with one hand toward little Annotto IllngtOT. ~ "Please, Mr. Welcher," ho pleaded, "let her come aboard. She don't weigh an ounce." The mate tUYned savagely upon the boy. "You mind your own business, brat," he cried. The boy stared at him a moment, then saluted and started ofT. "Yes, sir," ho returned, "that's what I'm going to do." He darted off on tho run, and sought his father. Captain Hardin. "There's Just one ounce ? a little bit of an ounce ? wants to como aboard, captain ? pop," ho pleaded; " a tween ty-weenty little ounce. Won't yofr let it corned : He dragged the captain forward. The captain, laughing good-naturadly. followed him. Meanwhile Illngton, with sure dis crimination, placed the child In Man uella'B arms once more, and Torcad th? (Continued on Last Page) FKANC18 JOSEPH AT W. The oldest monarch Iu the worhl, belonging to the oldest reigning house, hits J list celebrated hix eighty fifth birthday Fraud* .1 4?^-j?h wuh bory on A ugu*i 18, L830, when Andrew JncJk hqu was serving hi* first term as presT iii< hi of i ho i ' ? i i r <m i Ktati V* a buy of IS he exclaimed "Hoodbye, my youth J" and was crowned emjH'ror of Austria, ko long ago as when Polk was mm- I'tfiit mikI the \uii whk coining to Mm tfotfclusloii. III 1807 t lie ? liial constitution wuh adopted, ami the young mail of 37 became king of 1 1 mi gary, and then Andrew Jacksoii )vas ill tllO mill I <>r III', (.nil This country {(JiM bad I w only el^hl presidents, and Frauds Joseph hitH Jived through the term ? of nil but six of th&ini mid his reign Iiiih covered the admlidKtratioiiH of all lait ton. He is older than Vic toria wiih When she dh'd and lias reigned longer. Louis XIV reigned nominally over Frame for 72 years, Inil he began as a child of ft. The first llapshurg emperor dated hack to 1273 ami for 1,000 years (he house has been called " a plaything of misfortune." The present enjjwror came to the throne by abdication and entered upon a legacy of hatred and suspicion, His favorite brother, .Max imilian was shot in Mexico; the ICm press Ch riot ta survives as a lunatic; lla Archduke Ladislaus was shot in the huntthg Meld; the Archduke Johan wjiH drowned; the Crown Prince Ru dolph died iu the tragedy of Meyer 1 1 iik ; the JCmpress lOUzabeth, his own <|iiecn. was assassinated, and her sis ter was burned to death in the charity bazaar tire in Paris. His defeats at Solfernlo and Megeuta lost Frauds Joseph the province of Ixmihardy and his defeat at Sadowa cost him Ids prestige of Venetia. And linaily the crime which precipitated the present war was the assassination of the heir apparent, ami his wife at Sarajevo In .lime, 1014. Francis Joseph will be held to be one of the most remarkable men of history. Not Hlfted with 'genius he has acquired a rare quality of wisdom which has helped him through many a critical ? epoch. He has ruled an enormous territory, with seven distinct peoples and several separate kingdoms and parts of kingdoms and the Hun garians, Slavonians, Czechs, Qermans, and the rest, have been held together by a single tie, allegiance to the house of llapshurg. ijpveu Victoria occupied no higher place In the affections of her united people. The personal popularly ty of Francis Joseph has proved again and again to be stronger Jthan the elements tending to disrupt the empire. This wonderful old man has kept his health by a life of scrupulous regu larity and temperance. ? Boston Herald. Made Their Schedules. Atlanta, Oa., Sept. 4. ? Of the 175, 105 regular passenger trains oj>erated by Southern railway during the fiscal year, ended June 30tlv, 155,53d, or 80 per cent, made schedule time and 140, 288, or 83 per cent, were 011 time at all stations. During, the year 140, 100 strictly local trains were operated and of these 133, XUO,' or 00 per cent, made schedule time while 127,022, or 80 i>er cent were on time at all stations. Of the. 20, 303 limited trains, nearly all of which cover long distances and are handled by other lines in connec tion with Southern railway, 21,744 or S3 per cent made schedule tline white on the Southern Hallway and 18,037 or 71 per cent were on time at all sta tions. ? Martins Ferry, O. ? Near the IUver slde Bridge company's factory a house boat, loaded with pretty young vaca tionists, was moored.' Rut when the girls began to dlsi>ort in the water ev ery day, in garbs described as "close to nature," the workmen In the factory threw down their tools and sjient their time In the windows and on the roofs of the building watching the antics of the fair lmtliers. Now the bridge com pany Is suing to compel the girls to move their houseboat. Collins Brothers Undertakers for Colored People Telephone 41 714 W. 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