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We Are i Seeking New Endeavoring by Icgitimat to add more to our a 1 read realize the fact that sue* % upon our ability to serve tomers acceptably. We < every one alike, sell as c to sell as good qualities The way our customers h our trade has grown is b efforts are appreciated. We have never I shape to serve ) In men's fine Negligee Underwear we are showii values. Last season w enough to supply our cust we have doubled our pure assure our friends that v will be an}' trouble in exe W. L BEA1 * JflUll TflDD DIDHTC I! uuuii lurr, rmniL. = By WEATHEKBY 0HE8NETand ALICJK oi MDNEO, bl tl [OHHilfX. 1Mb tgr WMthwby Cketmej and AM , Munnx] d! 8- ' fli The Spaniards, hearing the noise, to came out to discover its cause, but after some three or four of them had fall- hi en In the scuffle they drew back again ftl into the darkness. Alec thereupon m swore that he would smoke them like ci tso many hitches of bacon If they gave ^ .him any more trouble, and at the I" .threat they surrendered at discretion. ct rjyttw they had been disarmed and ?>la<*ed for security, together with the w HlaJHay bind prisoners. In a convenient aisle of the cave, a small party C( -was left to guard them, and the rest, ki arming themselves with the captives' lo ; arquebuses. made their way to the 61 "Temple hill to relieve us. tc Completely shielded by the thick untjtergrowth and by the darkness, they 1,1 Their fancied security had made them B< careless. < were able to surround our besiegers ni and cover tliem with the arquebuses ?< before they made their presence ^ jknown. The first Indication which Don " .n?n.kn nnd lili opow lintl tliat thev x were trapped was the call to lay down \lhelr arms and surrender or they were w '*11 dead men. and the gallant don. see- d< isf the light of his own watch Are t<< glinting on steel barrels all around ' him, cared neither to parley nor to fight, but did as ho was told. Aud by 'r 0+ '-k so doing lie probably saved many lives. {' \ both Bpanish and English. The long struggle was over, and now a / \ the alares had become masters and the toasters slaves. The Spaniards had lost 1 not a fetr more men In the final shir { nalsb at the cave?for there were bitter ^ and relentless swords against them? 11 but except that the man called Sam had 4fmi of his wounds on Shelter 1sJapd ft*#!*? fturtnd there no more Bnx J \lways r Customers ;e and novel methods y large list, and we cess depends entirely the wants of out cuscndeavor first to treat heap as possible, and as can be obtained. avc stood by us and est evidence that our ieen in better rou than now. Shirts and Summer icr some astonishing u - O re could hardly get omers, but this season bases, and we wifh to re don't think there cuting their wants. rY & co. so had fallen. There were 32 of us ft and each man ready and able to gbt lllce a bulldog If need be. We had iany wounds, but as the poorness of ir recent entertainments had kept us 11 spare of body nature's unaided sursry would Roon heal them, for It Is lly when men are full fleshed and hot looded that wounds briug fever In lelr train. Our prisoners were 122 all told, and arrange for the safest manner of Isposiug of them a council was held ; soon as all bauds had rested somebat. The old man, whose prophecies had [ ought him great respect, was fiercely lxious to kill them all forthwith, and ost of the men, the older ones espcally, were Inclined to agree with him. "llllo Trehalion, however, would not ;ar of It. He had recovered his skin tp and now rubbed it fore and oft ross his bald pate with fierce energy liilc he spoke. "No. no. old man." said lie: "It's ill mnsel you be giving us tills time. I 11 ill Spaniards with you In hot blood as ng as I can stand an never ask for a tier sport, but to Lutclicr them do'nseless an unresisting Isn't an Kug di sailor's Job at all. It's a common tngman's work, that's what It Is. an 'llllo Trehalion hain't going to sully )ok or fist by doing It. On the high 'tis," In* added retlcetively. "I grant ju It's different. There you can blind>ld a prisoner no leave the gangway )eo, an then if so lie chooses to march rerbonrd, why. It hain't your fault, an au've no call to bring the ship to an aste time In picking him up. Hut this iat you b? wanting us to do. old man. murder." "Oh, ho. bo! Ah. ha!" laughed the Id man. "What dainty gentleman live we hero? Why. Willie Thehnllon. 3U with a face molded out of a I'ortigale orange l>y four strokes of n inrllne spike, you with a body as dellite and graceful as a side of beef, ju that have lost a hand and an eye 1 bloody warfare with these same sntle Spaniards for whom you plead > prettily, are your feelings become > nice and tlnnlklntr that vou blench ad turn sick like a girl at the thought f a don or two dancing the devil's ornoipe on empty air? I? that you. fllHe Trehalloo?" "Aye." renlled the boatswain sullen"that's me. if you like, a fighter 1th the best o' you. but never a rourerer." "What!" cried the old man angrily. Will you never learn? Have not their eatings, joltings, starvlngs, cursings, lade you suffer enough yet? Tender earted maiden that you arc, you will >t the wasps regain their nest once lore, and then you'll wonder that they ime out with fresh venom In their tils to sting you again. Come, Job, >11 this dainty uncle of yours how pp served the wasp that seamed that urple scar across your forehead." "Crushed un." said Job, wltli a grin. "Ever a fool was Job," muttered his incle to tha rest of us, "an now he inu fool's svldenoa" Job chuckled, nud the old man broke out Into Ills weird, unearthly laugh. "Ob, bo, ho! Fools both, do you say. my pretty boatswain? Well, perhaps It Is so. Job here, fool by birth: 1. fool by Spanish torture, and yet both of us at times wiser by many a long fathom than every mau of you. Never scoff at fools, my masters. The eui-' oeror of the Iudlcs lias a fool for his vizier, and a motley coat rule3 half the courts of Europe. All. ha. ha! Listen to me now. At times 1 can be the maddest, merriest, cleverest fool of the lot. I can Jest for you, rule for you. cast omens for you. prophesy for you and all without sight of star or burning of mystic charm; but now I do none of these." He hauled himself painfully to his feet and looked round upon them with a gesture of frightful menace. "No, 1 bid you slay. Slay these cursed Spaniards from commandant to cabin lad. And if it be a crime on my head be It. Slay!" His voice rose to a shriek at these last words, and Ills listeners shrank back and shuddered when they met his eyes. "Aye," he went on, "if It be murder. i care not. J.ook at these legs?like two gnarled and crushed old willows. Every bone In them has been crushed by Spanish tortures. See these distorted arms, knotted like a conjurer's bandkerchief. Gazfc on this body, seamed with fire, scarred with whips and pinchers. Aye, I am a poor cripple now, but a short score of years ngo I could have thrashed big John Topp there as easily as he could trounce me now with his little finger. What could give atonement for these hurts? And yet I do not bid you torture these Spaniards in like kind, but only slay them. Slay them! Slay thcml And then?then"? "An what then, old man?" asked the boatswain. "Then," exclaimed the old man fiercely, "make me your captain, and 1 promise you gold beyond your wildest dreams. I will lead you to Manoa." There arose a torrent of voices as he finished speaking. Some declared that Captain Ireland was our lender, and that the old man's words were treason; ntllprs tllflt tliov hotorl thn vnrw ?om?\ of the golden city, nnd, while a few called upon the old man to say more, the rest pressed Alec to speak. I joined my voice to these last and by outshouting the others gained silence. "My lads," he said, "there is not one of us here who has cause to love the Spaniards, least of all I, who have lost a father at their hands, but let us not sully our souls with their murder. No, no; we can do bettor than that? we can make them useful. We have a safe prison for tliem In the cave, and they shall be our slaves. As for Marion, many of us who sailed to these seas In the Bristol Merchant have spent years in the search for It already, nml the prospect of continuing the quest does not tempt us. But Spanish galleons and plate ships litter the main like Islands in nn archipelago, and every one of them contains treasure. Now, my plain is to make those our quarry, for from tliem a stout English ship can reap revenge nnd plunder both." "So she should," put in one fellow. "But, captain, we liaveu't got that same stout ship." "We have hands, sirrah," replied Alec, "and some of us brains besides. The wrecks will afford both material nnd tools, aud we have, plenty of captive labor to make the work light. There are artificers among us, aud 1 myself have some knowledge of the shipwright's craft, aud so I say let us collect our plankings at once nnd begin to set up the stocks on which to lay a keel. Has any one of you a better plan to offer?" The men looked at one another and exchanged their thoughts In half whispers, and Willie Trehalion, after hanging In the wind for n minute or so, rapped his hook against his forehead and came forward as their spokesman. "We hain't altogether in love wi' galleys, Captain Ireland," said he, "nor with any other ship that's driven wl' slaves' oars. You see, slaves Is apt to break out when you're fighting their friends an reqidres a lot o' victual an attention. An this company, being sailors all an not soldier mariners, likes i best to maneuver in battle under canvas an, in fact, hacks one rouud ship to three long ones any day." "And I am with you there, Willie. I did not mean that we should put these prisoner dons on a galley's hank nnd let them taste the bitters of their own prescription. No, no; leave oared craft to nations of land soldiers. The winds are the ministers of the Englishman, and sails are the wnnd with which lie rules them. Give me a handy craft. aDd I'll warrant to keep the weather I gauge of an enemy without cumbering the waist with illttiy sinv * and toiling | off good fighting men t< guard them. I The Spaniards hero shall be far luckier | than they deserve. They shall work for us as shipwrights' laborers and shore servants; and when our ship is built and we are lltted for the cruise we'll give them a holiday to dispose of their bodies as they like. If we return to refit or for any other purpose and find them here?well, we can enslave them again and make them useful. If we return no more again, well. And if we come and find that they have escnp ed, atlll well, for they will then be off our hands." Here he paused, and at once there arose a strong lunged shout of approbation, in which all Joined with the exception of the old man, who remained moodily silent. The men were delighted with the plan aud eager te begin the work of shipbuilding. They swore to follow Captain Ireland to the end and promised death to the first man who should disobey him. Then (bey rated John Topp as his lleuten* I ant, Willie Trehallon as boatswain and Jan Pengony gunner, after which, remembering the old man and thinking to might work mischief unlet* be was I I About twf all the bio by your ki nevs are nc poisonous ness and n once more These syrr >v iicn _j uui you have ache, Ner Bladder, S color or Sc and you cc Vaugh Lithon This is a p ually cure Liver and condition ; Tw< lijon Manufacturing < Dear Sirs:? ney complaint which 1 ontrlptlc ami it did i and I went to my doct Vaughn's Lithontripti swollen, have come do had dropsy and used \ Sold by ail Druggis Send us your name and addrc Address LYON humored, they named liini captain of guard over the prisoners and promised to haul him a bombard ashore, with which he could belch language into the cave lu case of a revolt. And at this he regained his spirits instantly and with a horrid torrent of "Oh. ho. ho!" and "Ah. ha, ha!" assured us that before the mouth was a week older he would have occasion to shoot, for that already, like an Andes condor, lie could scent the steam of Spanish slaughter from afar. Meanwhile Alee had the five Spanish officers brought before him armored, but unarmed, and told them what we had decided to do with tliem. Most of them received the verdict quietly enough. Bandy legged little Don Sancho shrugged his shoulders and. saying that It was the fortune of \vnr. hoped that we would set our tasks lightly in view of a possible turning of the tables some time in the future. The sallow faced commandant, however, refused absolutelj' to soil his hands for any man's plensure and set his snarling yellow teeth with the air of a man who intends to keep to his word. "Why. senor." said I. "John Topp counts himself as big a gentleman as nn? ,i? ? ...1 ? 1.-11.. 1 j auj ua(v tiiiu uuiu.n 11 uu >11.11111* to haul and lieavo with those under him or even to dip liis sword hand in the tar bucket If need be." He turned round sharply when he heard my name. "John Topp, is It? I must ask your pardon for not recognizing you in the serpent's mouth last night. You wore a little better dressed, I think, last time we had the pleasure of meeting, so my oversight Is perhaps excusable. Well. Don John, my feelings on the point differ from yours." "Take care. Don Miguel. We have o superabundance of work people," said I significantly. He shrugged his shoulders, "nang me If you have a mind," he said contemptuously. "Or we may follow your own device and make you fast to n post down on the strand yonder at low tkle." "You may drown me. senor?drown me by Inches if you please, for I am to that extent in your power, but I shall not be your obedient servant." 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I have taken six hottles. and my ley wn and I am now well. Mr. T. J. I.ittle, of t raughti's Lithontriptie and he is well now. It * J. W t5, or on receipt of $i It will be sent to (ss and we will semi you Kit KM a sample bottl MFG. CO. 45 South Fifth 1 cuargo. "Ah. ha! Stubborn and sti;T j nocked, as I was. It docs the old man's heart good to see such a lusty fellow. Let mo consider, now. What should be the discipline? Something novel and telling and appropriate and humorous. too. If possible. Why Isn't tl.o potbellied little raeker hero? Dear mo, at another time such a piece of pleasantry would be on my lips in a moment! Oh, ho! I have it. We will roast you in your metal shell like some great crab, most illustrious Honor Commandant. You're rather lean, so maybe will be a trifle charred in the process, but the devil, who will eat the dish. Is not overnlce In his feeding and will forgive the cooks for forgetting to baste." The Spaniard uttered no verbal reply, hut shrugged his shoulders and gave a sneering smile which showed no departure from his previous resolve. Then Alec spoke: "Jan Pougony and Job Trchaliou, slip off Don Miguel's iron shirt and bare his back. Now trice him up to the lower bough of that tree. No, not by the neck. I don't wnnt him hanged. Fasten his wrists." Don Miguel's face showed its first expression of uneasiness. "Senor Captain," l:e raid, "flogging to death is a felon's death, and I have done nothing to deserve that disgrace. If you will not hold me to ransom, at least kill me by sword, rope or bullet and let me die like a r.oldier and a gen tleman." [ >"> ?* oosronxft.] Screening: Crnnlictl Stone. As the stone comes front the breaker the pieces will be found to show n considerable variety In size, and by ntany practical rondmnkcrs It is regarded as best that these sizes should be assorted and separated, since eaclt has Its particular use. To do this work by band would be troublesome nnd expensive, and screens are generally employed for that purpose. Screens are not absolutely necessary, nnd many roudiuniters do not use them, but they Insure uniformity in size of pieces, and uniformity means in many eases superl ; wear, smoothness nnd economy. Most of the screens in common use today are of the rotary kittd. In operating they are generally so arranged that the product of the crusher falls directly Into the rotary screen, which revolves on r.n in I'ned axis and empties the separni p'eccs into small bius below the crusher. I 509 P Offbeat land in sale. I offer m MENG On ?xt REASONABLI The place has an excellent tenant houses and all the cor FOUR Pi One of 140 acrps with n place is four miles east of town < net ween the Little and Big Bro^ For terra* THE TIMES OFFICE hour and is filtered leans.- It* the kid> not extract .all the the result is sickI these organs are tivitv. 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