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FAGS SIX.
THE BAENWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA
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SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER I.— Ftyhlng, In Idle fash
ion, from a private x dork, Dick ' Van
N«m watches » ship, the 1>1 lean, which
he recognizes as the Beacon, hts fa
ther's yacht before his death «nd finan
cial reverses forced him to part with It.
A man whom he hears a girl who ac
companies him address as Mr. B2&ke,
lands from the yacht. The girl drops,
her handbag In the stream, and Dick
recovers It. Thanking him. she gives
him her visiting card. She is Alice
Cutler, niace of Stephen Cutler, suc
cessful buaineaa rival of the elder Van
Neas.
CHAPTER IT.—Dick overhears a con-
▼ersatlon between Blake and Captain
Brent of the Pelican which gives him
the Impression that the yacht Is bound
•n 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 stowaway—with the party Stephen
Cutler, Invalid, comes aboard, with his
■lece, and the ship sails.
CHAPTER IV.—In his retreat pick
Overbears conversations between R.ake
Md Captain E6rent which appear to de
note something sinister Believing the
•abln empty, Dick emerges from hid
ing and encounters Marie. Alice Cut
ler’s French maid. Getting hack quick
ly, unrecognised, the girl Insists she
has seen a "ghost." and is ridiculed
The yacht reaches Its apparent destina
tion, an Island. Dick swims ashore.
CHAPTER V.—On the (aland nest
«nr Van Ness witnesses an exchange
•f mysterious signals which he realizes}
are between—Blake, at Curler’s house,
and Captain Brent, on the yacht. He
la present, unseen, while Blake and
Marie speak In heated terms »f things
which add to the mystery of the situa
tion. Sleeping In a boathouse near the
4ock. Dick Is discovered by Alice. He
admits he was on the yacht, and she
reveaia the fact that the servant* who
Should have been at the •hr>te*e are mys
teriously absent, only her uncle, S:#-
t hen Cutler, Doctor Alster Blake and
erself being on the Bland Dick's
presence Is known only to Alice. The
yacht sails, leavtlg-the'party.
CHAPTER VI —posting on a llfe-
mft. a sailor I* assisted to the shore
by V an Ness He asserts he Is one «f
the crew of the Pelican. whl< h Is on a
reef, fast breaking un, and that he vol
unteered to swim ashore and e.eek aid
Neither to Dirk nor Alice, who hear*
the man's story, does It ring true, and
Dick Is more than ever convinced that
Some plot, engineered by Blake and In
volving Stephen Cutler. Is afoot. ~
CHAPTER VII.— Exploflng the Island.
Dick discovers a wireless apparatus
from which messages are being sent
■ nd received They are In code and he
can make nothing of them, though he
la convinced Blake Is communicating
With the yacht. Continuing his Inves
tigations. Van N’es* |* surprised and
knocked senseless by McGee, the sailor
Whom he had helped ashore The fel-
law leaves Dick, bound and helpless. In
a cave, while he goes to Inform Blake
•f Dick's presence, and his captivity.
CHAPTER VIII—Blake visits Dick,
rarognlslng him as the man he had
•son on the dock, hut attaching little
fanportanre to his presence on the
taland Van Ness succeeds In frselng
himself from his bonds. *
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CHAPTER IX.—Escaping from ths
oave. Dick overhears a heated conver-
aallon between Blaks and Alice Cutler,
la which the man threatens her with
zrloloncc If she will not agree to marry
him. She Indignantly refuses. Dick
■Bakes his way to the house and ar
ranges with Alice for an Interview
with Doctor Alater. Cutler's physician.
Dlck'a reasoning has convinced him
that If, as he suspects. Cutler Is the
victim of a plot which Blake has engi
neered, Doctor Alster Is the man upon
Whom the conspirators must rely for'
the successful ‘ ‘
CHAPTER X.—Van Ness gets little
Information from Doctor Alster, but
la convinced that Stephen Cutler Is, for
aome mysterious purpose, being kept
nnder the Influence of drugs. Marie,
who had believed Blake In love with
her, quarrels with him concerning his
attentions to Alice Cutler. The man
throws her over a cliff Into the aea, and
leaves the spot believing her dead. She
la rescued by Dick.
CHAPTER XI.—From Marl# Van
N«se gets an idea of the plot of which
Stephen Cutler is the victim—the ma-
nlpulntlcn of the latter's financial hold
ings while he Is Incapacitated. Dick
averpower* and binds both McGee and
Blake, and leaving them helpless turna
Ma attention to the wireless apparatus,
of which he knows something
(CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK)
CHAPTER XII
It wa« not a complicated plant
Dick's knowledge of sending and re-
CSlvlag tireless messages had
picked up at an early age when, aa an
amateur, he had experimented with
BBTlmm Instruments. Uter be ha*'
Added t® this on his father’s yacht
taking the operator’s place at times
to send messages ashore to friends.
His ftatlsfgctlnn was complete. He
•miled ,at &l«ke, and said: “1 don’t
mind if you ilsteo In, Blake. I
wont stuff your ears with cotton. The
message I'm going to send Isn’t se-
cm*
He turned on the current, taftped
Ike sender, and then opening the
■ssttcb wide sent broadcast across the
a
e
"Send help to Valhalla island! Mu
tiny—murder. Help needed at once.
Don't delay. Relay to shore if necea-
W.
Signing the. name of Steve Cutler to
S. O. S. message, he waited for a
None coming, he rejicated
tke message. .Again and again he agi
tated (he air with his wave vlhrntlnns.
There was no response, and Dick
at the fail art of .bis experi
ment. For half an hoar be kept it
up, and then closed the circuit and
rose to his feet ^ ^ -g
h "That will hive to do for the pres
ent,” he observed. TTt try again
later. Meanwhile, I’m due up at ftie
bouse to interview Doctor Alster.”
Everything was quiet about the Mg
house when he approached, boldly and
without any attempt at concealment
It was still very early, and It was a
question whether The rest of thes houae^.
hold were out of bed yet. -r- J
He was a little gratified when the
front door opened for him, and Alice
CujLier let Mm In. Her -face was
white* with dark clrclea under her
eyes. '‘Has anything happened?" she
asked anxiously.
"‘Yes, everyth’lngv-two of our worst
enemies are prisoners In a cave.”
“You mean Mr. Blake?”
"Yea, and Tils particular friend from
the sea—Mr. McGee.”
The smile that .Irradiated her face
was sufficient reward fur DJoi(. As he
looked Into the blue depths of her
eyes he had a queer sensation of gid
diness. It passed an Instant later, and
his smile of confidence returned;
“I want to see Doctor Alster,” he
added. ’’Will you take me to him?”
"Yes, If he’s up.”
”1 ran Interview, him In his bed If
he’s not up yet. It's quite Important,
Miss Cutler.” '
x “Follow me.” she replied, leading
the way. ^
There was no necessity of rousing
the man from his slumbers, for on the
upper landing they almost ratt Into
him as he was emerging from the sick
chamber, lie gave Didk a scowl and
started to retreat to his own room,
“How’s the patient this, morning,
doctor?” Dick greeted him casually.
"No better, sir,” was the sour retort.
“Have you given him his morning
medicine yet?”
“That’s none of your business, slr.“
the other said angrily, “I won’t he
Interrogated by you. I ask you. Miss
Cutler, to protect me In my profes
sional—”
"Professional fiddlesticks!” Inter
rupted Dlck\ “Get It out of your head
that there’s any professional etiquette
down here, doctor. Phi going to see
Mr. Cutler.”
“Not with my permission, sir.”
Planting his bulky figure against
the door. Doctor Alster faced them de
fiantly. Dick smiled at Ids'words and
attitude. ... » -
“I won’t heat about the hush any
longer, doctor. I’ll he brutally frank
with you. The game is up, i«nd a con
fession from you now may ease mat
ters a trifle for you when you face a
court. Your two friends, Mr. Blake
and-that sallorman. McGee, have with
drawn. They have no further interest
in the plot. In fact, they’re detained
against their will, and can’t come to
your assistance. The last I saw of
them they were trussed up and gagged
in a cave. . I think they’ll stay there
until help tomes.”
The information that Ids two con
federates had been captured had a vis
ible effect upon the physician. Ids face
changing from anxiety to fear, flush
ing and paling alternatelt# hut the
last sentence of Dick'k seemed to give
him a ray of hope. He braced up and
■lulled.
“I’m afraid you’ll wait a long time
for help,” he said. Perhaps the
thought that Captain Brent would re
turn suddenly to change matters stiff
ened his resolution. “We’re far from
any shore, and out of the route of
passing ships.”
“But how far do you Suppose that
wireless In the cave wllljcary?” Dick
asked, enjoying th^ other’s confusion.
"I broadcast an 8 0 S message a short
time ago. Some ship ought to pick It
up and hurry to our assistance. I
■aid there was murder* mutiny and
riot on the Island."
Alster suddenly lost all Ms bravado,
and began wiping his brow with a
trembling hand. "What wireless?" ha
’ muhu.jic<T^wcu~Ery~ '“What’re you
talking about?"
Dick laughed In his face. “I t«ld
you the game was up, doctor.” he
went on gleefully. “But \the worst ia
still to come. Pve had a confession
that implicates you. ghat’s what I’m
getting at.”
He took a chair and straddled It,
facing the doctor, whol^ninlned mo
tionless against the opposite wall, a
picture of despair and terror.
"I don’t know," Dick 1 continued,
“whether you really Intended -to mur
der Mr. Cutler or simply tp keep him
unconscious untll-r-”
“No, no." Interrupted Alster. “I
didn't iptend to kill him. U isn’t a
dangerous drug. The effect will puss
away In time."
"That may save you from tjhe elec
tric chair then, doctor." opcjly re
marked his tormentor. “If h« dies
under the effect of it I don’t think
anything in the world can keep you
Iron tho current. Now. If I were you,
and there was any antidote for tht
PQUaa, Pd get busy administering it
What do you thick?”
The man nodded and gulped. “I—
I—will try if!” he stammered-
“Don't waste time, then, for I ex
pect a ship will be here any hour to
take na off." 1.: u
“If you’ll let me. I’ll give him
treatment now—right away!” replied
the doctor eagerly.
“All right. I’m not hindering yen.
"But—” slowly and impretalvely. “re
member this: I have two witneasee
to your confession, and if Mr. Cutler
dies you’ll be held responsible. Un
der the circumstances, I wouldn’t play
any trick or try to double-cross me. If Happily we have come tbNi^c time
you attempted it I’d shoot you like a ' at least when the quarterly review te
dog and with less compunction. Now easy and a pleasure. The tee<
get busy with your medicines.” supreme atm should be to make Jesus
Alater glanced furtively at him. If i •• real to his pupils as He was to the
JLaave his life,” he began meekly, “you j disciples when here yppn eprth, for
—yon won't—Inform on me 7“
“I'm making no promises,” replied'
sharply. “I m giving you fBT
chance to save yourself from the elec-
trir efiafr
All. the morning Dick watched with
the others by the bedside of their pa
tient. The strain of the situation be
gan to tell on Alice,'and toward noon
Dick led her Into an alcove beyond
the hen ring of the other two. ’ .
*r “You must go out and get fresh
air; Miss Cutler,” he said gently.
“You’re losing the rosea In your
cheeks. I’ll watch.”
“Do you think I’d quit when you—
you— Oh,” she exclaimed impulsively,
"how can I ever thunk■'yoo! You’ve
saved uncle’s life, und^rotected nie
from sotnetMjjg worse!”
Dick took^the two bunds extended
to him and held them an Instant. “I’m
already rewarded,” he replied, bowing
his 1iead. “Your gratefulness Is
enough.” ; V |
“And to think.” she aqded, siniHng
through^ tears, “I took you at first for
the cause of all our trouble,”
"What did you think I was?” he
asked, his eyes twinkling.
. Her face flushed under his gaze.
“Why, I thought you were Ip some’
sort of a plot to rob us. You see.
Mr. Blake had sent the servants down
ahead of us, and when we found theq(
gone we were puzzled and alarmed.
Then your appearance on the island
looked suspicious.” a
"You never suspected Blake?” V
“No, why should I? He had been
uncle’s secretary for years. Uncle
trusted him, and turned over most of
his private papers into his keeping.
'T used to think at times that Mr
Blake hud more influence over uncle
than I, and It piqued me. But I qever
dreamed of Ids doing anything—’’
She stopped, and asked quickly,
“What was the plpl? What did lie
Intend to do? I’m all mystified yet.
I simply know that—timt—”-•
”—lie made love to you, aiid when
you refused Mm he threatened you,”
Dick finished for her.
“How did you know that.” she
asked, flushing a rich, rosy red.
“I’ve been an eavesdropper ever
since we sailed,” he laughed. “I seem
to have lost all sense of decency in
that respect.”
“Eavesdropping in a good cause is
nothing to be ashamed of.” she re
plied, giving him a emik*‘that'nrade
him dizzy. ,
Keeovering from the momentary
Confusion caused by her smile, he
asked: “What excuse did Mr. Blake
give for sending the yacht away that
tiret night?”
“To get more servants.”
• “And you believed him?”
“Yes. hut 1 rebuked him for doing it
without consulting me first. I told
Mm.we should turn right around mul
go back home.”
“I see.” mused Dick thoughtfully.
“Perhaps he 'thought you’d want to
do something like that, and tie fore
stalled it by sending the yacht away
at bme. He didn’t want to take a
fhiuWSfe keeping it here. Of course,
lie was very sorry, and ail that—very
contrite, waen’t he?”
‘ You seem to read him pretty well,
-Mr—Mr—”
He stniled when she stopped for
him to enlighten her. “Dick’s the only
name I have down here,” he said.
Then changing the subject quickly, he>
added, “You say Mr. Blake, as your
uncle’s private secretary, was trusted
by him in many important matters?
Do you happen to know whether he
hud the combination to his private
safe and deposit vaults?”
“Yes, I think he-tfld.”
“Then that will explain many mat
ters,” was the quiet remark.
She watched him curioukly, waiting
for him to explain, but he had grown
suddenly dumb. Walking to the. win
dow in the alcove he glanced through
it. A wonderful panorama of the
sea was spread before him. She fol
lowed, au4 together they watched the
the. “Word made flesh” is now dwell
ing among naJ!fulL©f-fH^Ai»d^nith^j|^^ B J^^^^ ,, ^[ r ^ r ^’
revealing God (John 1:14, 18L/ The
beet way to reveal the quarter’s tes-
March 21.—Jeans proved his deity
heaving bosom of the ocean, fasci
-uated by the simmering path of gold
that the sun made ou the waves.
Suddenly her eyes opened wide,
and, with finger pointing, she ex-
daimed Exultantly, “A ship! Rescue’s
coming!’’ • .
Dick gave one hasty glance, and
then caught her hand and jerked It
down. “Be quiet!” he w hispered.
“It’s the Pelican!” *
(TO BE CONTINUED )
(KTROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
sons will be to grasp the central pur
pose of John In wrttfng'bis book, gath
er. the central teaching of each sep
arate lesson and use it In proving the
central proposition. John clearly
states his purpose In 20:311 Two
things are set forth lq jhls verse.
1. That Jesus Is the Christ, the Son
of God. , , ’ ; .2..
2. That through believing In Him,"
eternal life Is received.
It should be the teacher’s aim to es
tablish this truth and to accomplish
this glorious purpose In the lives of
all his pupils.
January 3.—In this lesson Jesus Is
presented as the eternal Word exist
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almighty Creator, the source of light
arid life, made flesh In order to reveal
God to man. / '
January 10.—John the Baptist tes
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of eternal life. He is the only lie-
gotten Spa of lhe>-Father, who gives
eternal life to those who believe on
Him. Since God alone can give Ufa,
Jesus Is divine. ; -
January 24.—Jesus testifies to the
Samaritan woman that He Is the
Meieiah: His ability to disclose the
Secretof the woman’s heart and life
convinces her that He is divine.
January' 31.—The creative act by
which five thousand men, besides wom
en and children, were fed from a few
small loaves and fishes, with a super
abundance left over, demonstrates the
deity of Jesus.
February 7.—Jesus is divine, be
cause He opened the eyes of the man
horn blind. So unusual | was this
miracle that, such a thing was never
heard of “since the world began.” The
man whoMi eyes were opened, con
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the Son of God.
February 14.—Jesus. .U rha Messiah,
the-- Son-- of G*trfr-T>erause He is the
flood Shepherd* Lb the Old Testa
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Sheplteid (Ps. 23, Kzek. 34). The true
shepherd devotes Ms life to the wel
fare of his sheep, even to the extent
of laying down Ms life for them.
This Jesus did, therefore He Is the
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February 21.—Jesus Is divine be
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February 28.—Undivided love to G«al
is man's supreme obligation. The
Second Commandment Is like unto the I
First, In that it centers in love.
March 7.—Jesus. Is divine, because!
-Hr- rjimi* frurn God and werit'to Hr><j t
(John 13:3). Though .Jesus hi.ldh |
claimed to he the Lord, yet He stooped
to refider the most menial sendee to
His disciples. ,
March 14.—Jesus claimed equality
with God ami therefore asked His
disciples to place their faith In Him
as the divine being. Just the same as
In God. ^
ll the qnqueKtloned «ealjof His deity.
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Lesson for March 28
REVIEW—THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
REVIEW—The Goepel of John.
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