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raAAA Mm mm, Mm Mmt\m% Parti? tl JOSEPH C A LINCOLN, ? A?eW ?! "C**/* tri" IIS* Copyright, 190! (Continued.) When Bradley oh m ? ont of the kltch $M after the "burglar" bad made bis afeealon he shook hands with Oap t Erl. bade the .atter a laughing fjo*<i night and went up to his churn her. It was a long time before he fell snawp. He heard a steady hum of ejos versa ?on from the old maids' room SsssM knew the sisters were going over the astonishing events of tbe evening. One Miss Tempy came to bis door to aei In a whisper If he knew just how sM Captain Tltcomb was. "Ob, about forty-eight or fifty," be answered, ami 1 taj to himself. Be had fallen Into a dose ami wus laming a confused medley In which alsters and he were chasing Sam Hammond from one room to another, while Cue locked the doors In front ss? them, when Clara's scream of *"Fi re!" rang through the bouse. He ant np In bed, not sure whether tbe cry was real or a part of tbe dream. But tbe next moment be heard foot see.* ou the stairs. "Fire!" screamed Clara, rushing through tbe hall. "Ob, Brad, get up quick! The Diving Belle's all on nrer He waa cool, surprisingly cool, us It seemed to him, when be thought of It afterward.' nie tln?t move was to run te the window, open it and lean out. At first he saw nothing bat tbe black eight, tbe atari and the lighta on tbe horizon He noticed, too. bow salty ret the wind amelled us It blew the flats at tbe foot of tbe hill, m be aaw tbe pun* of flame ou tbe srjbooucr In the harbor. _ Harerootea, ion re headed dressed only la hi', trousers and shirt but struggling his Jacket as he ran, be sprang tbe stairs. The sisters caught at arm and cried something or other, be did not heed them. Clara colled him that Captain Tltcomb had to the schooner He stopped for an Instant to ask her to rouse some of Has neighbors and send them to tbe wharf. As be came out into tbe yard be noticed vaguely that there waa a sight la one of tbe rooms of tbe Baker cottage. He took tbe same route that bis part saw had taken, but made tatter time. It was evident that tbe tlr? had been by others, for as he crossed tbe the acboolhouse bell began to stag. It come to him like u flash, but toe late, that be might have saved half flee distance by taking cue of tbe staffs In the inlet and rowing straight east past tbe point. There was a shouting crowd on tbe alU above tbe bridge, but he could see Sao boats about the Diving Belle and ered why. Part of tbe crowd on si hilt came running to meet blm. "Who's that?" shouted some one? ?a Sparrow, be thought. Bradley did not answer. "Who Is wtr cried Ira again. "Stop " The Junior partner did not stop. **1queiiler" Wlxon got in hie way and eoaght st bis Jacket. Bradley tripped up. Jumped the rail fence by the swadslde and ran acmes the nelds. He I 'VqueeJer" shouting bis name. The wharf was empty. Not a man we there. He reached tbe strlugplece. I at tbe painter of one of the do alongside, and, pulling the boat to? ward blm. jumped In. Luckily tbe were lying ou tbe thwarts. He ketj them up and, with bis knife, cut sBt"psintcr.^ - ~?* ItAnd *ben be beard the captain's voice ?afitng to blm from the hill. "Brad, Bra 1! Don't go nigh ber for your life! The dynamite's aboard!" like bis partucr. Bradley hud for Sjottvn the dynamite. Mechanically he pot the oara in tbe rowl.n ks und sat aeotionless. Tbe captain hud stoppet) abouting It was very still He hoard one bell ringing in the d ?dance and the g irgle of the tide union;* the pile* aasler the wharf. A whiff Of smoke from tbe Diving Belle blew across Ins gare, nud he turned an 1 looked at lb echooner. Ho r membei d reading In the Bos tee Herald a month or so before of u wrecking vessel that had ? night on flre off Long Island ?* >? . a -re. She. too. had ?'\ n unite on bo w t. and her okfpper and the ?uai? had save ! ber l?j throw ii g ihe explosive oveiboaru. Bui they were Ofl dark when tht i : ? st u t ed. lie looked at his own ve-^cl, th ? i?er that he and tla> captain had for and worked for and petted i '.?.'.) Then he s o Im teeTi and n rowing. cruekle of burning timber Wat pin n i i mhled over the I Hi lag Belled rail. The flame" were pom up from under tbe covering of II ? main hjvh. and the smoke waa r #11 Ing Ihleg from the cnbiii c impunlon. He w mid bars given anything for tl ax. but tin* only one on board v. as by tbe wo ?d box in the galley below. lie caught up the Ie. t hook that w is in Its reek by the bulwark and ran to tho hateb IJe put the point of the hook umuv tbt heavy rorer and began prying the letter lone It gave a little, slipped back und then pulled over the eleats. With the h >ok he got a llrm grip upon Its edge und turned It over with a clatter. The smoke belel ed np In a I, but us It cleared he fell upon his < and peered below. Tbe fire wn almost amidships, among some loose plunks and an emp? ty tar barrel. Thea? were burning fler ely. and the hcuiii* of the de< k Wer? blaslug above theju. But the I 0 0>***K* (ms v le Tide L by A. S. Barnes t?? Co. ft ? 45* dynamite chest was farther forward, lieyond the bulkhead, which was only beginning to burn, and he could see there was Just a chance of reaching It If he was quick. With the dyna? mite once out of the way help from the shore might save the schooner. He drew a long breath and put his hands on the edges of the hatch. Then he beard a faint voice calling for help. He thought for a moment that he must be going crazy, but the voice called again. "Help!" It walled. "Some? body help!" Bradley Jumped to his feet and ran aft. The door at the head of the cabin stairs had been left opou when the partners went home the previous night, but Bradley had pulled the sliding batch shut. Now the batch was pushed back an far as It would go, and the door was shut tight. "Who is It?" shouted Bradley, stoop? ing to the opening between the top of the door and the hatch. The dense smoke In his faco made him cough. "Help!" the voice came up through tbo smoke. "It's me?Hammond!" The Junior partner started back "Hammond?" he repeated. "Ham? mond?" And then In a changed voice, "What are you doing aboard here?" "1 cume after my things. I forgot about the spring lock. Quick! Oh, quick!" "Came after your things! You lie! Yon came to set this Are!" There was no reply for a moment, only n gasping, choking sound In the smoke. Then the voice begau again. "Let me out!" It screamed. "I'm dy? ing! Brad Nlckerson, you want to murder me! Durn you, let me out! Oh, please, Brad! For God's sake, please." Bradley stood upright and looked about him. Uts beloved schooner or "We'll have to tirtm/ Jump quick!'1 the sneaking enemy who bad set ber on tire and who was responsible for all his troubles?which? To force that caf>ln door meant that the flames In the hold would have time to burn through the bulkhead and then? He heaved a long sigh, and with thut sig* ho said goodby to the Diving Belle He turned and rushed to the ma: . hatch. The prisoner lu the cabin heard b'.in go and screamed choking curses alter him. But Bradley had gone only to get the boat book. He cume back with It and beguu the attack upou the door. That door was built of tough wood, almost new, ami the captain's lock was new also. The bout hook only tore off splluters ami chips. Finally the hook ?Vr?ntf. Just where the Irou Joined Ulf handle? m?*m mm <~~~' Sam had ceased to yell and l>eg his rescuer to hurry. His cries changed to coughs and strangling moaus. Then tie was silent altogether. Bradley, des perate, threw down the broken boat hook and ran about the deck hunting, by the light of the Are, for something heavy, something that would break thut lock. Ho picked up the stout beam, re-enforced with iron, that they slung over the vessel's fore quarter when they hoisted heavy chains on board. It was so clumsy that hocouKltOtrCf ly carry It, but he steppe I back by the wheel to get I start ami, running for? ward, threw It ignlnst the door. The double oak panels cracked lengthwise. Three times be bur ltd the batterlu^ nun? with bis own wtight behind it, At the fourth attempt the door burs' inward ami be fell on his lace. ?Sain '* lie shouted. "Sam. C uuc OU! But Hammond did not aus a er. Shu; ting his eyes a." I holding h:s brtfl I, Bradley doacondod the cabin si i Hammond was lying unconscious at their foot The junior partner drag? ged bin to the dock and away from the smoke. Then lie shook and pound* cd him savagely. After a hit the tel lOW opened his ejrfjl and gasped. Then Bradley loft bin and ran to the main hatch. One glance showed I him that the schooner was doomed ami that the dy nannte might explode ar < any BKMDOUt The thill bulkhead was a wall oi' tlair.e and was shaking like a sheet of paper in the fierce dra t Black smoke powdered with sparks, ff|| romlttng from the fo'castlo. The i Diving Helle was on tire from stem to -bin. llnmmor)d ve l d wlldlj from the aft er rail. "The dory's pone!" he shout? ed. "My dory's gone! Where's yours?" Bradley had not stopped to fasten the dory when he boarded the schoon? er, and the boat had drifted away, llummond, half drunk when he left I the wharf, had bungled the knot with which his dory was fastened, and that, too, was gone. "We'll have to swim!" cried Bradley. "Jump quick! She's golni: to blow up!" 8am sobbed In sheer terror. "I can't make It!" he screamed. "I'm too weak. I'll drown." "You've got to make It. Jump! I'll keep close behind you." Hammond caught at a shroud, step? ped upon the bulwark and stood there, turning a white face first toward the shore and then hack at his companion. There was a muffled rumble from the bold. The bulkhead had fallen. "Jump!" shouted Bradley. "Jump!" Sam threw up his arms and leaped from the steru. Bradley cast one glance over the poor Diving Bolle, ran to the rail by the foremast and dived Into the water. At that moment, before his head ap? peared above the surface, there came a dull roar from the schooner's hold. She rocked like a rowboat among breakers. A flame burst from her hatches and fo'castle and streamed to the top of her foremast, every rope of which caught Are. Her entire how was a great torch that dipped now this way, now that. Hammond, swimming for his life, yelled with fright. Bradley, caught In the waves made by the rocking of the Diving Belle, was for a moment un? able to make any headway. Vaguely he wondered why he had not been killed. And then the foremast swung above his heud and the noisy hoisting block in the forerigging snapped from Its burning tackle, shot out Into the nlr and fell, striking him on the fore? head. He remembered almost nothing of what happened after that?nothing ex? cept fighting to keep afloat and the in tenro cold of the water. *????*? Captain Titcomb on the hill hud fought and struggled and pleaded to be allowed to go to his partner's aid. But Captain Taylor said, "Better one than two," and most of the others agreed with him. "Squealer" Wixon wan going through the crowd, telling all who would listen that if be had not bad some fellows at his house "set tin* up" playing curds the fire would not have been discovered. As the blaze grew brighter and Bradley could be seen running about the schooner's deck, Ahrin Bearse volunteered to go with his skipper and attempt a rescue, but they would not let him try. In whispers people were asking one an? other how long It would last. When Hammond appeared on deck there was a great commotion. No one knew who It was. But wheu he stood upon the rail, with the tire behind him. a dozen shouted bis name. Captain Tit comb shouted It and swore. A mo? ment later came the explosion. Fifty men started for the wharf then, but the captain wus far in the lead. He leaped luto a dory and pushed off. The harbor was almost as light as day. Iu the center of the light the two fig? ures |a the water were splashing sil? houettes. And suddenly the captain, rowing frautlcally. was aware that another boat wus nearer the schooner than bis own.) A small skiff, rowed by a bare? headed girl, had come from behind the point and was speeding with long, sure strokes toward the swimmers. Hammond saw It. "HelpT' be shout? ed, waving one arm. "Help! I'm drowning! Baft me!" The skiff wus almost upon him. He reached out to grasp its side. But the rower, though she turned and looked directly Into his face, did not stop. She kept straight on, past him. And Captain Titcomb as he seized Sum Hammond by the coat collar saw (Jus Baker lean from her skiff and drag to Us low gunwale the helpless form of Bradley NlckcfSOo. Then, wit!) a hiss and wrapped In a great white ro e of steam, tue Diving Belle dived to the bottom of the har? bor. CHAPTER XX. T I) o'clock that morning Brad? ley, with his head bandaged, sat In the rocking chair by the wiudow of his chamber. looking out. On the table beside him were medicine vials, teaspoons and a penciled memorandum In Dr. Palmer's handwriting: ulso there were an eniul Slot) bottle and a steaming pitcher o( '?pepper tea." These last were Miss Tempy's contribution. That lady her? self, with a face whiter even than Bradloy's own and with lia rers thai shook until holding n needle was next to an Impossibility, was seated iu n chair by the door, pretending to sew Every now and then >v looked on. learned about to speak, and then, see bag the expression on the young man's face, remained silent. Occa : many she w iped ber syst with her haudker chief. Bradley went to the l?olnt thnt day In spite of hi-? partner's protests and lbs old maids' pleadings aud direful prophecies concerning his health. He was kind, but so firm that they soon ISW there was no use arguing. Iva Bparrow took Bradley and Cap tain Titcomb to tbe Point i? the You and I. Benrse, Bllli and sane of the Other men went with them. On the r ay Bradley and his partner discussed thl situation. The work on the barg? was going on i's if nothing had hap pined, although the news of the firm's |0S9 hail been telephoned to the life ?tying station early that morning Barney Bmnll met them as they climb el over the Freedom's" rail, tie wax yerj sober and shook his employers' handl With silent sympathy. "I told, the boy-; to turn to." he said. "I d'dn't know what your plans was. but 1 wan t gain' to quit till you said the w u-d." "Much obi ^ed. Barney," said Brad ley. "Call all hands aft. 1 want to talk to them." , The men came In groups, soot streak? ed ami perspiring. They gathered In the waist, whispering to each other and glancing askance at Captain Tit comb and Bradley, who stood upon the raised deck by the wheel. In most of the grimy, sunburned faces there was a friendly concern. All looked embar? rassed and awkward. Wheu the whole crew was standing there, silently wait? ing, Bradley came forward. "Fellows," he said, "when Cup'n Tit comb and I took the contract to get this barge off the shoals we risked ev- j ery dollar we had. More than that, we mortgaged our uew schooner to raise money to pay you with. She was burn- i ed last night, and, as the cap'n said, j there is no Insurance. The little money we have on hand belongs to the people Who took the mortgage. We couldn't pay you for another week's work. So. then, either we must give up the con? tract?which will ruin us aud drive the firm out of the wrecking business for good?or we must come to you with another proposition. I thluk every man MlrVH stick to those who stick by its." vThcni?s worked for us^cimwstljaT we don't play favorites. Every fellow knows that he'll be treated fair so long ' as he does his work. But this I want to say: We'll stick to those who stick by us. We shan't forget our friends. And this Is our proposition: To the men who will volunteer to help us get this barge afloat, we will pay $4 a day?In- | stead of $3, as you're getting now? when we float her and get our money. U we fall, you get uothlng, and so do we. If we win, you win. We can float her If the weather holds good. What I I'm asking Is that you share our chances. It's up to you. What do you say?" Bradley stopped and put his bauds ? In his pockets. The men shuffled their feet and looked at each other. One or two of them whispered behind their bauds. Then Barney Small snatched his rusty cloth cap from his head, toss? ed it to the deck and jumped upon it with both feet. "Stage Is ready for Orham, South Orham, West Harulss and Setucktt P'lnt!" he shouted. "Git aboard! Come on, you lubbers! Have me and Brad and Cap'n Ez got to work her off alone?" Alvln Bearse struck the ex-stage driver a resounding thump lu the back. "You bet you ain't!" he cried. "I'm In!" "Me, too!" said Ira Sparrow. "Present aud accounted for," ob? served Bill Taylor. Ellis simply nod? ded and stepped forward. Others jolu ed them by twos and threes. Then Peleg Myrlck sauntered to the frout. "I duuuo's I Jest understand what the boss wants," he drawled, "but If there's anything me and Skee Stcjga can Uo, why"? That settled It. There was a cheer, and the meu began pushlug each other out of the way to Join the volunteers, lu a few minutes there were only five who had not come forward. And after that came work, work, work. The men were organized Into day aud night gangs. Bradley com? manded tire former, Captain TItcomb the latter. The partners hired the You aud I to do what she could of the work the Diving Belle had been engaged In. The feck of the schooner was a great handl? er, p, but they had uo fuuds with which to hire a large vessel. They made their headquarters aboard the barge now. Bradley did uot go up to Orham at all. When his day's work was over he ate a hasty supper and tumbled into r. berth lu the skipper*! cabin, sometimes to sleep, but more oftim to He awake and plan for the morrow, lie was stlh pale and weak from the effects of the blow on tli'.? head, but he would not take it easy, as the captain begged. The worry and strain of the labor were in a sense reliefs to him-they kept him from thinking of other things. Bach morning the old maids tele? phoned to the station to learn how he fell and how the work was progress* lug. Bradley gathered from Miss Pris* sy's anxious remarks that lu the vil? li: :e the partners* failure was regard cd as a foregone conclusion. The news muh? him only more determined to succeed. Cook & S ms wired daily, and every afternoon a report was sent to them. Those reports were growlug more op? timistic. The barge was eating her way steadily through the shoal, ami as she w as lightened she moved faster. They watched the cables as a cat watches n rat hole, keeping them al< j ways tight The captain s:iid: "Brad, If ! dhln'l kn ?v whal w as the matter ' I should b'llevo my old Sunday school ! teacher was right. He always swore ' I'd be hung some day, and now all i i can dream about is ro))cs." rrn ?K 0*iNTIXUBm>| n< hie discontent is the path to bcav en.- lllgglnson. M.W MOVE IN DISPENSARY CABE Liquor rirms May A sic Supreme Court For 1 ((-hearing. Washington, April 16.?It is rumor? ed here that the Wilson Distilling Company ami the . SaVdschman Com? pany, who, recently 'ost their case against the dispensary commission in the United States Supreme Court, may ask for a rehearing before the time for issuing the mandate expires?30 days from' the time of rendering the decision. The rules of the Court prescribe, oidinarily, that its mandate shall not issue until a full month has expired after the announcement of the de? cision in order that petitions may be filed for rehearing, and as a rule these petitions are not filed until the very last day?as was the case with the Waters-Pierce Oil Company, which was recently ousted from the State of Texas and fined a large amount in addition, and other cases. Recently that company filed a brief asking for a rehearing and it is being rumored today that such a step may be taken in the dispensary case. In fact, such a proceduie is rather look? ed for around the clerk's office of the Supreme Court, because it is rccog n'zed that this case is one of the most important decided at the present term of the Court. If this step Is decided upon it will probably tie up the whole matter un? til next fall because the peitior would not be filed until the last day, which would be May 5. As the Court fMll adjourn for its summer vacation tftout May in. it is almost certain j that the petition would not be taken tip for consideration until fall as ev? ery effort Is now being made to get rid of the cases that have already been argued at th.s term, in order that ns few of them as possible may be carried over. Such a course would mran that the who e matter would stund in statu quo for the present and that while the receivers would be practically ousted, the dispensary commission would be powerless to act until <"ither the petition for rehear? ing had been acted upon one way or another. Just what would be gained by this move except the possibility of getting p reversal of the present decision by a new Court in the fall by the new appointees who will probably take the place of Chief Justice Fuller and As? sociate Justices Peekham, Harlan and Brewer?who are expected to retire during the summer vacation, is not now known. While the retimement of Chief Jus? tice Fuller from the bench would have no effect on the case one way or an? other because he took no part in the recent decision, having previously sat on the Circuit Court of Appeals' bench in Richmond, there is always a possibility that a decision reached by one Court may not be reached by mother when there has been a change in its membership. In addi? tion to this, a n hearing would give ihe Wilson and Fleischman attorn< J - an opportunity to cover any weak spots in their case that might have been neglected in the former argu? ments. Although apparently there would be little reason for them to hope for a reevrsal, Justice White having reached the decision that the case should be reversed on the broad ground that, being a suit against the State, it had no standing in Court. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, as. Lucas County. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL? LARS for each and ? very case of Ca? tarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Cataarh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my pu s* nee. this 6th day of De? cember, A. D., 1S86. A. \Y. GLBASOX, (Seal.) Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter? nally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for t? stimoniale free. F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists. 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for con? stipation. 4-4-lm. The remembrance of past labor ??? sweet.?Irish. ??I'd Rather II c. Doctor, ?than have my feet cut erf."' s.:i II. L. Bingham, of Prlnc? vllle, Hb. "hut you'll die from rangrene (which had eaten away eight toes) if rod don't." -aid all doctors. Inst? ? > I 'he used Bucklen's Amice Balve ti'i wholly cured. Its cures of Besema. Fever Sores, Bolls, Burns snd Piles astound the world. 25c. at glhcrt'i Drug Store. The man In the moon is the onlj chap who neeme to thrive on a high ball. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Pears the Signature- of Mother*! l>ay. Attention Baraeas! Whereas the 2nd. Sunday in May has 1 een ?et apart by the World Wide Baraeas. as Mother's Day, therefore each Baraca is expected to honor Mother on this day. He is further to urge at least one of his fellows to do likewise. If Mother is alive, if possible vUdt her. If a visit is impracticable, write her a letter, show her in some way that her boy loves her still. If Mother is gone, make an effort to place a bouquet of flowers above her, to grace the lonely spot where she lies. In keeping with the day. each Bar? aca is further requested to wear a white carnation, (or some other white flower) symbolic of purity, in honor of hsr. Mother, we implore you to co-oper? ate with us to make this day a suc Bees. God grant we may have your Players, not only for your own son. but also for the poor unfortunate boy who has no mother. Appropirate services will be held on this commendable day, at the First Baptist Church, the hour of which will be announced later. Benj. P. Cuttlno, Pres. of Baraca Bible Class of Fi:*t 1 aptist Church. Dun's Weekly Trade Itevlew. New York, April 16.?H. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly reveiew of trade tomor row will say: "Although the movement of trade iff slow, it is of large volume, and steadily in the direction of improve? ment. "In iron and steel the structural lines continue to reflect a broader de? mand. One encouraging feature is the increased interest shown in pig iron. j "Improvement in the shoe market steady, although the movement is quiet. The hide market is quiet, but prices are firm. "In the primary market for cotton goods the effect of the recent heavy SSpott business to China is apparent, many mills having turned over their machinery wholly or in part to the production of these goods "While most of the business taken thus far had for 3.50 sheetings, con? siderable inquiry has been reported of late for lights ... . . CevotOf* ment which, should ordeis actually be placed, will still further strength? en the domestic market. In the print cloth yarns division converters can no longer consider propositions for late delivery, and in some instances a premium for nearby goods has been paid. In narrow grays, printers have operated more liberally, but business on staple prints has not greatly im? proved. "Prices of cotton yarns are lregu lar with little improvement in the volume of business." ?If you have backache and urinary troubles you should take Foley's Kid? ney Remedy to stiengthen and build up the kidneys so they will act prop? erly, as a serious kidney trouble may develop. W. W. Btbort $150.00 Not Often a Bargain Like This. An upright Piano in nice condition case; refinished; looks like new. Ebonized case; therefore will go with any style Furniture. If you want this bargain WRITE TODAY. Chas. M. Stieff Manufacturer of the Artistic Stieff, Shaw and Stieff Seifphyer Pianos. SOUTHERN WAREROOMS 5 \V. Trade St. CHARLOTTE, V C. C. H. Wilmoth, Manager. (Mention this paper.)