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(Copyright, 1*21. by W. (1. Chapman.)
SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER I.—FI (thing. In Mlr> f**h-
lon, from a private dock, Dirk Van
Ness watches a ship, the Pelican, w hich
he recognises as the Beacon, his fa
ther's yacht before hla death and finan
cial reverses forced him to part with tt.
A man whom he hears a girl who ac
companies him address as Mr Btake,
lands from the yacht. The girl drop*
her handbag In (he stream.jind Dick
recovers It. Thanking him, she gives
him her visiting card. .She Is Alice
Cutler, niece of Stephen Cutler, suc-
ceesful business rival of the elder Van
Ness.
CHAPTER IT.—Dick overhears a con
versation between Blake and Captain
Brent of the Pelican which gives him
the Impression that the yacht la bound
on a voyage of adventure to an Island
the name of which he does not hear.
CHAPTER III.—Acting on Impulse,
Dick, footloose and ready for any sort
of adventure, remembers a hiding place
In the main cabin of the yacht and de
termines to conceal himself and sail—
a atowaway—with the party. Steph«*n
Cutler. Invalid, comes aboard, with hla
niece, and the ship sails.
CHAPTER IV.—In his retreat Pluk
overhears conversations between TDake
and Captain Brent which appear to de
note something sinister. Believing the
cabin empty, Dltfk emerges from hid
ing and encounters Marie, Alice Cut
ler's French maid, (letting hark f|ulck-
ly, unrecognised, the girl Insists she
has seen a "ghost," and Is ridiculed.
The yacht reaches Its apparent destina
tion, an Island. Dick swlma ashore.
CHAPTER V—On the Island nest
day Van Ness witnesses an exchange
of mysterious signals which he realises
♦re hetween Hlrke, a f- cSyranr house;
and*Captain Brent, on the vnrht He
te present, unseen while Blake and
Marie speak In healed terms «.f things
which add to the mjstery of the situa
tion. Sleenlng In a Boathouse near the
dock. Dl< g is discovered hv Alice He
admits he was on the ya< Irt, and she
reveals the fact that the servants who
should have been at the hiMgsr are mys
teriously absent, only her uncle, Ste
phen Cutler, Doctor Alstsr Blake and
herself being on the Island Dicks
presence Is known only to Alice The
yacht sails, leavllg the party.
CHAPTER VI—Floating on a life,
raft, a sailor is assisted to the shore
by Van Ness He asserts he Is one vf
the crew- of the Pelican which Is on a
reef, fast breaking pp. and that be vol
unteered to swim ashore and seek aid
Neither to Dick nor Alice, who hears
the mans story, does It ring true, and
Dick Is more than ever convldced that
•ome plot, engineered by Blake and In
volving Stephen Cutler, Is afoot
VII —Ktplo«ng the Island.
r>irlc diftroYtrA a wirH^AH upiMrutu*
from Which messages are being sent
and received They are In code and he
can make nothing of them, though h.
Is convinced Blake Is rommiinlcat ins
With the yacht Continuing his Inves
tigations. Van Ness Is surprised and
knocked senseless bv Mct.ee, the sailor
whom lie had helped ashore The fel
low leaves Dick hound and helpless In
a cave while he goes to Inform Blake
of Dicks presence, and his captlvltv
(CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK)
CHAPTER VIII
Dick did not Iihnc to wuit long for
thg return of the gentium, u<vnm-
panted by Hlake. Durini; the short
Interval, he niude a cnreful survey of
hla surrotindioc*. tested the rope that
hound him, and vainly speculated
.npon his chance of escaping
There seemed to lie no outlet to the
■mailer cave lie was ip. excefit through
the one In which the wireless was lo
cated. It was nothing more Mum a
Sudden suspicion entered ihe oth-
«'■ face. “Did ilira Cutler know you
were aboard?” < ~ .
r Dick laughed and shrugged hla
shoulders. "Ask her." he replied Im
pudently. ’ *
An uneagy expression came Into
Blake's eyes, and for a few momenta
he waa quiet. Then quite coolly, hav
ing «»*de up his mind, he said, “No,
I won't ask her. I'll leave you here
for her to find. If she knows you’re
on the Island, she'll hunt for you.”
He swung around, and faced the
seanlan. “Keep him here. M'^*ee, and
watch him. If IWtss Cuiler^shoufif
stumble upon him let me know.”
- He walked hack Into the main cave,
followed by McGee.
- “Are you going to let me starve?”
called Dirk. "That’s hardly fair, Mr.
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“Sure!" Grinned the Other. “I Won't
Let Him Starve—Not Quite.’'
tb.
a law against slow
Hlake. There's
murder."
AVLthout answering him, Hlake spoke
again to (he scamon:
“Give him enough food and water ~ - -- . .
m him. '■ Half injare Tefre«hir
irrt -f ^afrsa ur ■h-orr' wvrendlng Dwlure of bis wwnmT, In t&tr Hfcrmes made v *o eY-'-eftfrcrf to TTs
hack from (lie black hole Into which
he had let himself. He groaned from
the pain in his head.
When the entrance to the cave was
darkened by Hip appearance of the
two men, hr silenced his groans and
compressed his lips firmly. Tin* sen-
man led the way. and thrust an elec
tric torch in his face.
“There he is, sir," ho said. “Iteckon
I did a good Job of it.”
Mr. Hlake stepped forward and
thrust his face down at Dick. Tor n
moment Ire was quiet, Inspecting him
closely. Then a grunt escaped his
“Let me have that torch, McGee!”
he said abruptly.
Taking It from his companion's
hand and thrusting it close into Dirk's
face, he scrutinized the features-In
silence.
“We've met before,” he added,
frowning. “Your face Is familiar.”
“Then perhaps you can tell me
where,” replied Dick, determined not
to enlighten him.
The man was busy with his
thoughts, trying to summon from
memory a vague impression. Sudden
ly his face lightened.
“I have It !" he exclaimed. ‘Wou're
the man who fished Miss Outler’s bag
from the river the day before we
Miled. .Arfrii' you? Yes, I recognise
you. I don't need your answer."
“I don’t deny It. Mr. Blake. Glad
to meet you again.”
Hie other grunted. Then he asked
the Inevitable question: “How’d g.ou
get down here?"
“Came flown on the yacht,” replie-d
Dick, smUInlr. , «
Blake frnwhed. "You weren't* mem
ber of the crew." he asserted^
“No,” smiled Dirk, “I didn't have to
work my passage." ’ ■
!$*ow«wiyrr
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overfeed him. You ttnderMrtnd?
“Sure!" grinned the other. "I won’t
let him starve—not quite.”
When they disappeared up the rud«
steps provided by nature. Dick's hesirt
skipped u few heats. The pn.apect
was not promising. His Imprisonment
in the dark hole would not he pleas
nut. The piiin in his head, and the
strain of the rope that hound him
veto bad. enough; hut Hlake intend
*d to increase his torture by halt
■tuning him.
Ila xnevr better tn:;n Hlake that
Miss Cutler would make no rigid
sennit for hint. He wasn't sure but
she would he glad of his disappear
ance.
“A ntcr pickle I've gof' ffiv -elf into,”
he muttered. ''They'll lettve' me here
until they're through with their
scheme, then likely as tint soil away
without me. Til he worse off than
Hohinson Crusoe."
The' agony he was suffering made
him resiless. I’naMe to sit up quiet
ly and endure the pain, he began roll
ing his body around, turning oyer and
over until to* reached the nearest wall.
So far as he could see it offered no
way of escape even If he could free
himself.
He rolled slowly and painfully to
the opposite wall. It was the same
its the other, with no break in It.
Then hack to the farthest corner of
his prison he made his agonizing way.
Here, too, the, wall of the c:t\e met
the hottom and shelved tipvvjirn grad
ually to meet the roof.
He, groaned in despair, and lay
quiet, ready to faint from the eXcrucl-
eMld not escape except through the
ma|n entrance, his vigilance would
nattifnlly*'relax. ‘ ,
Dick had to free his hands to make
the experiment of enlarging the hole!
Unfortunately McGee’s training had
taught him to tin a knot that was not
easily loosened. A sailor’s knot Is
about the most difficult to unfasten,
and the harder Dick strained the
tighter the rope seemed to draw.'
“I can’t do It thatjway," he mut
tered after a long futile struggle.
"McGee's a seaman, and 1 know sail
ors” knots.” He-lay back and breathed
hard, butHiis mind was working ac
tively. If he whs to free himself It
hafl to he through some trick. He
looked around for a sharp rock which
might serve (o saw the rope In half,
hut most of them seamed to have their
edges worn smooth and round. v
Again he deKpalred. j«i<l dropped
hnek exhausted with the jolin of ills
efforts. He thought of his box of
matches. If he'could get at them he
mtght burn the rope I 3
He began wriggling his hands
around to reach bis pocket, but with
out avail. Then another Idea oc
curred to him. The box of matches
was In his trousers pocket. Hy ele
vating his feet In the nlr, and shak
ing them qt the same time he wriggled
his body, there was a chance he might
work the precious box out.
He began this experiment as soon
as It occurred to him. He rolled his
hotly up to the side of the nearest
wall, ami then began shifting his po
sition until he had his feet elevated
far above his head. - Almos^ standing
on his head,, with Ids shoulders on
the bottom of the cave, lie began a
process of shimmying* that would
have been the envy of the most suc
cessful exponent of that art.
For a long time nothing happened.
Then he felt the box work up toward
the mouth of his pocket. He re
newed Ids efforts, performing the
most ridiculous antics; hut It stuck,
and for many minutes he could not
move i,t farther, i
He was almost on the point of de
spair when the box suddenly slipped
out anil fell lightly to the floor. With
an exclamation of delight, Dick
dropped hts legs, and began eagerly
searching for the box with tils mouth.
He picked It up finally, and tried
to wwry gp % hl» tntttr 7
Returning to the cave he gathered
up the otper ends^ of the rope and
thrust them Into fltg opening. Then
crawling tn feet first, he gathered the
loose rocYx up aftd waited up the open
ing as deftly a* possible.
He shuddered a little when the last
ray of light was excluded. He felt
like a man walled up in a living tomb.
If there was no way of exit atljthe
other end.^arid If McGee shoultl dts-
■cover his method nf escape and Seal
up the entrance, he,would Indeed he
imprisoned in a living tomb without
chance of escape. .v „
The-horror of *uch a finish sickened
him, and for a moment/ he hesitated.
He started to fear down the wall he
had Constructed, but his panic lasted
only a minute.
“t mustn’t get cold feet.” h£ Rea
soned with himself. “There must be
an outlet on the other end.” -
Bubyed up by this conclusion, he
began wriggling backward. He wished
now that he bad entered head-first, but
In that position he could hot have cov
ered itis retreat.
“Heshjes,” be thought, “if I have to
coiue^ back and give myself up, lil
need my bands to break through into
the cave again. It's ten to one lil
.have to do it.” v
Thi» luck of confidence in his scheme
was in direct contiiadiction to his for
mer conclusion, but his mind was so
harrowed by fear and uncertainty that
lie was hardly responsible for h!f
thoughts.
(TO BE CONTINUED.) ,
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f. o, b.
Flint, Michigan
limp altitude
.time. Ii;:lttin;
swept across
be remained for some
hack tlie weakness that
him in waves.
If was cold and damp down there,
iitul for some time Dick was mteon-
sciniiN |,r jmy change in tin* atmos
phere of iln* plant*; hut gradually It
•■amt* lo him that a very faint sea air
was Mowing upon his forehead when
ever his head was placed In a eertitir.
position, lb* snifft*d uJ Jf. .'irul'movei.
Ills head hack, 'The salty odor of the
air losf Its strength. A
Returning his head to its former
posit inn, he sniffed again. There was
an man i st n 1. a I d p Hr a ft ofwcn":ttr faTl-
ning his faei*. very faint and indefinite,
bur enough,to arouse his curiosity.,'
“Where does it come from?" he
muttered.
He followed Ids nose until he came
to a point where the draft was the
strongest. Hy thrusting his face di
rectly in It, and using his tongue in
place of his ■knnils, he made a discov
ery that thrilled him.
The salt air was coming through «n
aperture in Ihe rocks no bigger than
his fist. Hy holding h!s face close to
it. lie could get the strong salty,
flavor. ’ s'
‘‘This opens into one of tlie^ se*
caves under the cliff,” he muttered.
But an aperture the size of a man’s
fist offered little consolation. He
could not crawl through it. But the
very fact that It Was there, a narrow
entrance Drone of the sea cavTs,
• rousecLhts spirit*.
“Untight enlarge it,” he added, after
■ "long pause, “if I had the use of
my hands.”
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It was n forlorn hope, hut Dick
realized Unit his position was des|>er-
ate. :im! he had to take advantage of
any chance. McGee, watching out
side, would not visit him often. Se
cure In the ihojifht that his prisoner
anger nt his failure, he crunched the
-'VUiuliULhox with his teeth and spilled
the mutches, out.
With another grunt of satisfaction
he fished uround on the floor until lie
bad a match In his lips. Holding It
firmly with Ids teeth, he tried to
scratch it against the rhemlrntly
treated strip. Bill here again he met
with difficulty. *
The light box constantly eluded
him. It would not reunite stationary
long enough for him to scratch the
herd the match neatest It. Agsln
and he essayed to light one.
Dripping with cold perspiration
and desperate at Ids failure, he tried
every trick he could think of, and only
gave it iqrwhen exhausted. With a
groan he dropped down.
Now what all his skill had failed In
accomplishing accident performed for
him. In dropping his body back, be
landed plump on the box and Com
pletely crushed in the sides that his
teeth had started.
Dick never knew how It occurred;
hut one match In the heap must laive
been so placed *htit his laxly forced
the impregnated head against the
rough surface of the box.
There was a flash and glare, and
the whole pile of matches was ignit
ed. The box itself took fire, forming
a good-sized blaze. Startled at first.
Dick stared at the fire, and then real
izing that his op|Wtunity was quick
ly passing he thrust his two hands
over file flame uniil the rope began
smoking.
It Wits n frightful ordeal, forth
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1 cup evaporated 3 teaspoonfuls
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1 cup water X teaspoonfuls
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Mix' cocoa with water until syrup
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wri.-ts, hurtling Hi cm ns ucH as the
rope. He bail to grit his teeth to hold
hack a cry of pate, hut with all the
«ti»iclsni he could command he waited
silently and patiently until box and
matches were consumed.
By t.liat time the rope was burning.
He waited as long as he could, watch*
ing tin* flames eat their way through
*trand after strand. , Then with a
mighty effort he JeAeti his hands
apart.
The rope parted near the middle,
freeing him so he eotild tjwkie the rest
of his bonds with both hands. Ex-,
tlnguisldng the fire, lie began feverish
ly to unfasten th^ rope that still held
his legs.
Once free and on his feet, lie liy>gan
exercising his limbs to restore the cir
culation. Then he filing himself down
near the small aperture in the wall,
and began tearing the rocks.
At first lie marde no perceptible
progress, hut# piece of rock the size
of his fistfifudly yielded to Ids efforts.
A Utlte-^xaipinution showed him that
the tfall was cracked and broken in
tnhny places, and that by taking ad
vantage of these he could make better
progress.
Half an hour of bard work made him
Jubilant. The aperture was big enough
to admit a man’s thigh. Renewing his
efforts he enlarged It a little more.
Thi’nstlng a hand into the hole, he
found that beyond the mouth it was
deeper anti widen
It was nearly an hour later before
he had the bole large enough to admit
Ids body. He crawled through eagerly
and tremblingly. The sea air reached
his nostrils now with a strong salty
flavor.
Dick was sure that the other end
opened into a sea cove. The thought
of conceal teg jd* method of escape
came to UIui- Sy far 99 oosalble he
milk
Sugar to suit
taste
J cup tea
t tbsp. lemon
- Twie*
Juice
H cup -water
Small stick cin
namon
H cup fruit Jutes
/ (eurram
ry preferred)
Boll slowly the cinnamon, a lemon
rind and orange rind in water for ten
minutes. Strain and wheq cool add
the other Ingredients. Place In; a
Mason fruit jar ^.nd shaks well. Serve
tn tall Kineses with chopped Ice.
Eqg Nog.
1 egg tbsp. po,w-x
Pinch salt dered sugar
Vi cup cold evap- 2 tbsp. fruit juice
orated milk Nutmeg gratings
Vi cup ice water
Add salt to eg* white and beat to
a stiff froth. Add ykfe sugar, the well
beaten yolk of tjye'egg and the fruit
Juice and -nutmek- Fill glass with
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ipllgion. in Its purity, is not so much
■ pursuit asu temper; or ratlier.it is
a temper, lending to the pursuit of all
Unit is high and holy. Its founda
tion is faith; its action.works; its tem
per, holiness; its aim. obedience to God
in improvement of- self ami henevo :
lence to men.—Tryon Edwards.
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Big Fofk' ..... 4
Black-viHe..: ,
Cedar Grove
Diamond
Double Pond
Dunbarton
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Time* well employed |r Satsn’s dead
liest foe; it leaves no opening f«r tbs
lurking fiend.
Ardent Prayer
At well might >v expect vegeta
tion to spring from the earth without
the sunshine and the (Jew. as the Chris
tian to unfold his grace and advance,
in his course without patient, perse
vering, ardent* prayer.—J. Abbott.
One-button union suits will hardly
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off their customary H)0 per cent.
When a movie couple announces
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divorce lawyers feel the same way.
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Long Branch —. ..
.Meyer’s "Mill — --
Morris
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New Forest —-- —
Oak Grove -—- —
Old Columbia
Pleasant Hill ---- --
Red Oak 4
Reedy Branch —
Reeve’s Creek 7 —
San Hill i---*-- ----
Seven Pines —
Tinker’s Creek rl.. —
Upper Richland —..
Williston ____ .... ——
Books open October 15th, 1925 and close March 15th, 1926. January Irt
a penalty of 1 per cent.; Febvuary, 2 per (^ent; March, 7 per cent. After
March 15th all unpaid taxes will be turned over to t.he Sheriff for collection.-
DOG LICENSE $1X5 payable'ip^January, 1926.
J. B. ARMSTRONG, >
County Treasurer.
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