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,v \ THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA THURSPAY, APRIL 1ST lOIU. | E "gy-- 3C—~ ; ' InValhafla .1 \ Q l WNU 8«rrfM n George J Ethelbert Walsh (Copyright, 1»2», by W. U. Chapmma.) SYNOPSIS CHAPTER I.—Fishing, In 1(11# fhi*h- lon. from a private dock. Dick Van N#«m watches a ship, the I'ellcan, which he recognizes as the Beacon, his fa ther's yacht before his death and finan cial reverses forced him to part with It. A man whom he hears a girl who ac- r. tMake, companies him address as Mr. lends 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 fore the man’s face and then tamed and qntetljr slipped from the room. Cutler, niece of Stephen Cutler, suc- u I oeaeful business rival of the elder Van N« CHAPTER IT.—Dick overhesra a eon- Tcraatlon between Risk# and Captain Brent of the Pelican which gives him tha Impression that the yacht Is hound •q a voyage of adventure to an (aland tha nama of which ha doea not hear. CHAPTER III.—Acting on Impufse, Dick, footloose and ready for any sort of adventure, remembers a hiding place in the main cabin of the yaeht and de termines to conceal himself and sail— a stowaway—with the party. Stephen Cutler, Invalid, comes aboard, with hla niece, and the ship sails. It r A r CHAPTER IV —In his retreat Dl. k overhears conversations between P.ake and Captain lirent which appear to de note something sinister Believing the nabln empty, Dldk emerges from hid ing and encounters Marie Alice Cut- ler's French maid. Getting bai k quick ly, unrecognized, the alrl Itlslsts she has seen a "ghost," and Is ridiculed The yacht reaches Its apparent destina tion, an Island. Dick swims ashore. CHAPTER V.—rrn the Island next day Van Neaa witnesses an excinmgt of mysterious signals which he realizes are between Blake, at Puller's house, and Captain Brent, on the \a<'lit. He la present, unseen, while Blake and Merle speak In heated terms of things which add to the mystery of the situa tion. Sleeping In a boathouse near the* dock. Dick Is discovered by Alice He admits he was on the yacht, and she reveals the fact that the servants who should have been at the hot#*e are mys teriously absent, only her uncle, St# S hen Cutler, Doctor Alstar. Blake and erself being on the Island Pick's presence la known only to Alice. The yacht sails, leavtlg the party. r— CHAPTER Vl—Floating on a llfe- raft a sailor Is assisted to the shore hy Van Ness He asserts he Is one of the crew of the Pelican, which Is on a reef, fast breaking up, and that he vol unteered to swim ashore and seek aid Neither to Dick nor Alice, who hears the man s storv, does tt ring true, and Dick Is more than ever convinced that Some plot, engineered by Blake and In volving Stephen Cutler, Is afoot. CHAPTER VII.—Exploding the Island. Dick discovers a wireless apparatus from which messages are being sent and 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. Vsn Ness Is surprised and knocked senseless hy McGee, the sailor whom he had helped ashore. The fel low 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, recognizing him as the man he had C >n on the dock, hut attaching little portance to his presence on the laland Van Ness succeeds In freeing klmself from his bonds. CHAPTER IX.—Escaping from the cave. Dick overhears a heated conver sation between Blake and^AUoe'Cutler. IP which the man threatens her with violence if she will not agree to marry him. Khe Indignantly refuses. Pick makes his way to the house and ar ranges with Alice for an Interview with Doctor Alster, Cutler's phvslclan. Dick s reasoning has .convinced him that If, as he suspects. Cutler h» the victim of n plot which Blake has enjji- I )iH*tfir A 1 ktc.T 1m t Hy ihm n Whom the conspirators must rely for the successful working out of their plans ^CHAPTER X.—Van Ness gets little ^formation from Doctor Alster, hut Is convinced that Stephen Cutler Is, for ■onre mysterious purpose, being kept ^tuider the influence of drugs. Marie. Who had believed Blake in love with her, quart^ls with him concerning his attentlons^to Alice (’utler. The man throws her over a cliff Into the sea, and laaves the spot believing her dead She la rescued by Dick. , V.’ V « --4 e '** CHAPTER XI.—From Marie Vsn Ness gets an Idea of the plot of which Stephen Cutler Is the victim — the ma nipulation of the latter's fln-vpTtal hold- higs while he Is Incapacitated. Dick ©verpowera and binds both McGee and Blake, and leaving them luhpless turns his attention to. the wireless apparatus, of which he knows something. > 4 i' CHAPTER X11.—I )lck broadcasts a message appealing for help from any passing ship. Heaving his ■ prisoners, he frightens Doctor Alster sufficiently to induce him to betray his confed- arnte. Blake, and restore Cutler to san- Before this can be accomplished the Pelican comes back. (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK) CHAPTER XIU * Ttie yacht was in Vl«hi sight from i Alcove window, but from the bed- of their putient it was still in- vfeeib'.a. Both mechanically turned their heads in that direction, and Blgbed with relief when they saw the doctor and Marie busy, with their •backa to them. Dick reuched up and palled down the ahade. “Yell'll stay here," he wl<iqpc r *<l- “Yea must leave ('aptuin Brent to He stopped on the fropt piazza and watched the approaching vessel. With in half «a hour she would land. MeanwTtTfe, he had to do something. The yacht was steaming under forced draft, which convinced pick that Brent had picked up hla wireless and was hurrying to arrive before any etlier ship reeelved, the new*. The He Stopped on tha Front Piazza and Watched the Approaching Vessel. He thrust loto her hands Blake's •ntam&tle^iind kept the one he h*i* taken from McGee. With as Httle display *»f omotloti. or excitement as he could assu^ar.'M crossed the room to the liedsMe. "Poe- ter.** he said quietly. ‘•I’ll be gone a few minutes. Miss Cutler’s In charge •®w r Take orders from her. Reiuem-. keT. If there’* any attempt a* trickery. \ V V • %k ♦ v __He _w*ved the gun eloquently be- broadcast call for hHp htwi aroused Brent's suspicious, especially as It had not gone forth In the code agreed upon by him add Jds confederate. For ten minutes Pick remained an impassive observer of the scene, his wits completely numbed. There seemed no way out of his difficultly ex cept to fight Brent single-handed. This of itself was not so alarming, but the fear that members of Hie crew would overwhelm him in the end dis turbed him. How many Nether con federates Brent bad aboard the yacht he could not say. In the midst of his perplexity^ an Idea came to him,- and his grave, solemn face lighted up with ho|»e. In stead of going down to meet the in coming boat he retreated, into tile house and hurried up the stairs to the sick chamber. - , The three watchers raised their heads at his entrance. Dick nodded, and said nonchalantly, “How’s the pa tient, doctor';” “Improving, sir." “Then if you'don’t need Miss ful ler for a few miiiuics. I'll nek bet to step otiiside. 1 wish to consult her. Well return directly.” Alsicr merel.w nodded his bead; he was the physician now, inlent on saving tile -life- yf his prtftrTlt. Affre Culler gave I lick a startled glance, and then quietly crossed the room into the hallway. Piek dosed the door behind her, and beckoned her to follow him. tince beyond hearing, he turned eagerly. “Miss Cutler, 1 didn't want to get you into this. I didn't want to have you run any risk. But I see no j Brent*!! Mats war in charge giving dlreo*lsns to the men. Dick walked up to him. “HPtlo. Barnett, you Sfdl. sailing on the, old Beacon?” lie greeted. The niateT *a .young man, swung around In ^tonlslunent, stared stu pidly jiUJlia speaker a moment, and thrti with a gleam of recognition In his gray eyes smiled and touched his cap. “ ' . ' VTIow do-you do, Mr. Van Nessf ' flow’d you get down here?” ^ “Came down, with you In the yaeht." Young Barnett stared incredulously. Dick turned his head, and began greeting the other members of the - crew fa ml Harry.~ ' 1 J • jY/,' "Well, if there isn’t old Br^nn! Haven't you retired yet, you olrf salt water horse? Hello, Jurgins! How’s that rheumatic knee? Suffering cats, you’re spryer than ever! Hello, Billy, and lica!” The whole crew Wegiin hdddirig or waving to him, some crowding around and shaking hands wiNi him. "This is like old times,” Dick added, a little 'affected hy the greetings. “Dad’s whole crew, except Captain Johnston. Where’s he?” “I dunno, Mr. Van Ness,” replied Jurgins. "He was relieved of duty a month ago. It was a wul day for the rest of us when he left. Tain’t like It used to he.” "No, Brent isn’t Captain Johnston.” Alice Cutler stood in the back ground, completely mystified and pu/.zled at first, but she was bright enough to connect the nanie they used with the former owner of the yacht. This and the information Pick had given her concerning the secret com partment on the yaeht brought, final complete enlightenment. Site smiled. “You seem to knew uncle's crew better than 1 do,” site broke in. "You might Introduce me, Mr. \Vui Ness." Dick smiled and looked foolish. There was no further ia*ed of con cealing his identity, but there was necessity of acting quickly before Brent returned. — "They all know you, Miss Alice,” he replied hastily, “and respect you.” “Aye! Aye, sir!” responded the men, touching their caps. Pick watched them a moment In silence. Then • hie tace became sud denly grave and severe, want you and the ethers to listen attentively to me." he began. “You're up against a hard proposition. You've got (o choose between your captain and your employer. Mr. Cutler Is up at the house unconscious, suffering from a poisonous drug that Doctor Al sicr gave him. Mr. Blake, who plotted the whole thing against Ins eiu|rtoyer. is cooling himself in a cave on the island waere I put him—along with McGee, who left the yacht a few days ago. He swam tu the island and re ported the yacht vvreckedv -4>q .the shoals, with her wirele-s dismantled I leave It -to you whether it vvas.” The men frowned and stared in amazement. I. Jesus Disclplee—Thomas Present (20:24-29); other way out of it." He stopped and wiped his perspir ing forehead. “If there's danger,” she said, smil ing frankly and bravely at him, “1 want to share it with you." Her words distressed him more than ever—even as they thrilled liim. “Maybe there won't he any danger, after all," he murmured. "Any way —” He stopped, and then added, "What do you know about the crew of the I’elican? Are they all new men. or—” "No," she replied, '‘they’re mostly old .emplnyxta XUev were w tfh-Cap tain Johnston, and I feel they're loyal, to "tirrele.” “— "‘‘Splendid!’’ shouted Pick, seizing her hand and shaking it energetically "Come with me to the boathouse.” In upprouchingr'the landing place the I’elican hud to run behind a rocky bluff that stood between her and the dock, which completely oonceale'd her from view. Duriog tbts temporary eclipse no one on her deck could -see the shore between the liousc-nTTd the dock. Alice saw in a Hash the rea son for Dick's sudden queer actions. They crept cautiously to the small window that gave them a view of the breakwater and dock. Through a dusty, cobwebby pane of glass, they watched the I’elican swing in to the dock. They could see Captain Brent forward, eagerly sweeping the Island with a pair of binoculars. ‘ Seems anxious and curious," mur mured Dick. The lines were scarcely ashore be fore Brent leaped to the dock, and af ter a few hasty orders to his -mate he hurried away. Their hearts stood still for fear that he might look into the boathouse; but when he passed It al most on a run they breathed easier. When he was half way up to the house Dick caught the girl's arm. and whispered: “You u'liist hack me up, Miss Alice— second everything I say. It’s our only chance.” She nodded silently, and followed him out of the boathouse. .TaaatHy. with a smile on his Ups, he v/alked to the end of the dork where.tfc* crew was sti>l busy making the yacht' fast. Thomas was absent at the first ap- Itearnnee of Jesus—Just why we may never know. ,'H!s absence deprived him of a vision of the Lord. The other disciples went to Thomas with Jhe glad nVws of the Lord’s resurrection hut he would not believe. HhC/tOb*, born digbe'lief was snclt' tliat bT dog gedly declared tfmt unless he saw the prints of the nal^s and put his finger In the print of the hails and thrust his hand into His side, he would not believe. Note: 1. The Lord's kindness to those who have difficulties (vy. 2(L 27), Thomas deserved rebuke, but the I^ord kindly supplied the evidence which he demanded. 2. The Lord revealed Himself to Thomas (vv. 27, 28). t When He tlpts revealed Himself, Thomas was transformed from a ....TO.*.,.......... ■ r . ' 4’ doubter into a cbnfessor. He cried out, “My Lord and my God.” 3. " ThiP Superior hlefcsing of~"5el without sight (v. 29). Jesus patiently furnished Thomas with tangible evidence of His resur rection, but assured him that belief on Him without the tangible evidence was to he in a frame of mind to re ceive the blessings of.the Lord. II. Jesus Manifeste Himself to Seven Disciples at the Sea of Tiberius (21: 1-14) ' - - , . . 1. The occasion (vv. 1-3). At Peter's suggestion the disciples go fishing. . They th> not go hack to their old calling without hope In Clirisf. They should not he accused of foi>aking their Lord—they were poor men, therefore obliged to work. Furthermore, honest toil should not be considered incompatible with wit nessing for Christ. Sensible men and women will he busy at so-called secular occupations until called from them by the Lord. Indeed, when the Lord wants men to work for Him. He goes to those who are, busy. The disciples totted all night and got nothing. 2. The risen Lord the supplier of the disciples’ needs (vv. 4-14). At (liyhreak the I^*rd appeared on the shore and inquired as to their success. The Lord appears at the When jrifaf y»yizvf irvf\ I MOT. r ax I Iv»*. them and correct ; _, ~ ■ * .y m. guide them, lead thq»».-s — 3. Feed My sheep (v This third charge means the caring of aged Christians. The word “Yeed" is imii 1. the aaiifr as tei t.)ie. first case. It means that for the aged Christians the Instruct inns ought (o be such as ’Will be suited to their ifieeds. IV. Follow Me (vv. 18-23). Christ here fives a prophecy con cerning Peter's death. It was to he by crucifixion (v. 18.) peter once ^shrank from tbd cross, but now the Lord holds It up before him. It is not the Lord's death on the cross, but Peter's own. Whatever may be before, even the cruel cross, the tjtsciptes are directed to follow Him. Back at work three days after simple home treatment MONEY TO LOAN Loam made same day application received. ' No Red Tape HARLEY & BLATT Attorneys-at-Law BamwelL 3. C. “Give me relief! Stop this agony!’*— that’s all you can think of when you’re suffering with any acute pain. And you can get relief—quickly and completely—with a very ample home treatment. “I was in bed with lumbago,”writes C. L, Normandy of St. Paul, Minne sota. “A friend told me about Sloan’s Liniment, and after using, it one day, I was able to walk around the house. After three days I was able to go to work, and now I’m as well aa-ever.” The reason that Sloan’s Liniment gives such remarkable relief is gets right at the cause of the pain. It stimulates the circulation throughout the place where the pain is, and clears out the germs that are causing it. — Right away you feel relief. The' pain stops, and soon you are lit as ever. Get a bottle today and have It on hand. All druggists—35 cents. \ * ? Slocints Liniment KILLS PAIN ‘V point «f their'extremity. When the •‘Barnett,_L._4p^ilp|es 4*«»nfe*!*ed thdr fstture, -He directed them and xticcess followed. III. The Charge of the Risen Lord to Peter (2T:P*.-17). Christ put Pt-lMer the thrice re petited question. “Loyesj thou me?" before He gave to him iDcommission Tbi< shows that supreme love toChrist is the one essential qunlHleatlon' 4or "Miss Culler here will hack up all my statements,” Dick continued. ‘‘We’re both working in the Interests of Mr. Cutler, who is temporarily un able to speak for himself. Captain Brent Is in league with Blake and Doctor Alster to keep your employer here unconscious sintil they (fin play* their game. So far as I know they intended to let him die finally.” He turhed to the girl at his side “Miss Cutler, in the name of her uncle, who owns this Jacht and island, gives me the right to speak for her Do you not. Miss Alice?” “Yes. ves,” she replied hastily. “Everything h^, says is true.” ‘ “Theu,” resumed Dick, smiling at the crew, “I want volunteers to help us. Wait a minute,‘.’"lie added, frown ing. “let's do the thing lawfully. We don't want any of >oU to hg charged with mutiny. We're on land, and not on the high seas. Therefore, the own er, or his representative, can dis charge any member of the crew or tin* officers.” Alice Cutler smiled, and catching her cite spoke quietly. "Brent is no longer captain of this yacht,” she said. “I discharge him, and appoint in Ids placa-Y** ■' ■»■■■' ^- * She looked at Dick, who shook his head, and whispered, ‘‘Barnett. Til go as his mate." Alice nodded. "Mr. Barnett, I ap point you captain. Wttl you take the ship V’ "Certainly, Miss Cutler,” was the prompt answer. "Mr. Van Ness was a long time getting it out, and I made up my mind long before he got through where iALood. You can count mi me in auy iltTle mlxup with Captain Brent.’' Our Lives Our lives are like a gardec. grow cither weeds or dowers. serving Him. "Lovest thou me more than these?” means, no doubt. 1 “Do you love me more than you do these di« elples gnd all .things besides?” Three classes in the chureJrtie'Pd ;-t«*cinl care and food adapted to their Severn! estates. 1. Feed My tamlis (▼, Ifi), This first charge relates to tho--e who are he ginning the chrlMhn life, the hit hex in Christ. The uortt -feed" means more- than instruction. It means in Nnr MtMu wmmi purrHcse ttrmt and n**v lout priett. S190 up pint a tlight charge for freight and lie tUiTlatxon. Frigidciire Means SAFE ” , Refrigeration Frigidaire electric refrigeration automatically maintains a low temperature that keeps all foods fresh until you’re ready to use them. It makes you inde-. pendent of outside ice supply and protects the health of your family. See Frigidaire demonstrated. Ask for details of our con venient purchase plan. Williston Hardware Co Williston, S. C. I ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION addition to instruction, surroundings. I fill nonces, examples, etc. 2. Tend My sheep, (v. Iff). This i-linsgc shows a different class Tf iTrenhs P* shepherd the sheep. Tile duty here enjoined is to deal with the mature class. He must feed them L Farm Loans 6 per cent., large amounts. Town prop erty in Barnwell, residential arid business, 7 per cent. ’“Loans procured promptly at lowest cost. AJlcndale, Bamberg and Barnwell Counties. THOMAS M. BOULWARE Attornev-at-law Barnwell, S. C. (By RBV. P B. PITZWATER. DO. Dm# of the Evening School, Moody Biblo I»- •Olutc. of ChlCog«.) '(£. 19!(. Weatom Ncwapopor Union ) Lesson for April 4 JESUS APPEARS TO HIS Dl*. CIPLE8 *0:24-2*; II: LESSON TEXT—John 1-23. o GOLDEN TEXT—iiccsua# thou hast s##n me. thou hast blessed are they^that have noY seen, and yet have believed—John 20:2k. PJtIMARY TOPIC—Thomaa Happy to I See Jeaua Alive Again. 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