Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 253) (1910 08 05)
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Fame and Fortune Weck , STORIES OF BOYS WHO MAKE MONEY | Kesued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1910, in the cies of the Libraréam wah ot Congress; Washington, D. C., by Frank Tousey, lisher, 24 "Union Square, New Yor: Ia No, 253. NEW YORK, AUGUST 5, 1910. PRICE 5 CENTS, BARREL OF COI THE LUCK OF A BOY TRADER) ook By A SELF-MADE MAN peaati NE TE ERS RS Rea SE ate SAP IS “eis 2 f 2 Fé At any rate, the course he had drifted into had taken. a him off the route he laid out for himself when he ete aM | Portland, with Bath as his destination. Howeyer, he could get back on it again at some point? ahead, and he pr obably would not lose much by the error. § erate Jack Greely, as he drove along in the gathering} Nevertheless, he was a boy who did not like to deviate y gloom of a May afternoon. from a preconcerted line of action. ; _ He had just emerged from a long wood of pines and] - If he had known that taking the wrong road was ihe cedars, and: the ‘Prospect he faced was not what he ex-| luckiest thing that ever happened to him, ie would have blessed his guiding star. But he didn’t khow then, nor for some time afterward He drove on for perhaps half a mile further, when the . road began to descend in a winding way that br ought: vim nearer to the er tai a ocean which he could ny CHAPTER I. JACK, THE BOY TRADER. “Seems to me I must have taken the wrong road,” The landscape was cheerless and uncultivated. ; Talf amile away on. the left it seemed to end in nothing il. n the other hand it broke into rifts and hollows, and oy : laps with rocks ae innumerable trees. deepening sphdes of ice. but he did not mind this, 1S | road was too plain to miss. pisitenly ne saw a eet come into view. e air was damp and chill, and, ae with that eculiar saline flavor that told him the sea was not far way shold: It was a weleome sight to him, a, “Thats a house yonder. PII stop there and eke i quiries. If the town is some distance away, maybe I ¢ get accommodated for the night and secure | feed and shelter. Get up, old nag. Don’t yo “The ie at whose house I ce me ne lcs was a village five miles ahead. If I haven't siderably over five miles, I’m a poor guesser, and t the sign of a village in sight.” ns indicated that he had unconsciously taken to} or a whisp or two of haye? 6 cliffs, and the only consolation he had was The horse He sie his ears and then in small seen town he had not intended to ne a little.
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_ He and Jack had been companions in business for the better part of a year, and were on the best of terins, ; The young trader had bought him for a song when he seemed to be on his last legs, and by a course of humane treatment had given him a new lease of life. From a scarecrow of. skins and bones he had developed into a healthy looking creature, and we assume that the animal was grateful to his new master. At any rate, he gave evidence of an affectionate feeling toward Jack, and it is not impossible that had the boy parted with him the horse would have missed him greatly, and perhaps have worried himself into his former skeleton- - like aspect. Es Jack, however, had no intention of parting with him, for apart from the feeling he had for the,animal, he needed him in his business, The house proved to be further away than Jack thought it was—that is, it was not actually at a greater distance in a straight line, but owing to the swing of the road, it took fonger { to reach it than if he had been able to take a direct - route. Finally Jack reached it and knocked at the door. _ A rough-looking man, in the garb of a coast Rae _ answered his summons. ~- “What do you want?” he demanded, crustily. Will you tell me how far the town of Seaport is from on ee asked J ack. : i ut x 5 > ; “How much further?” -©Praps three miles from’ here.” “Thank you; this road goes straight there, I suppose?” andh f--Fe Who are you? A’stranger, I calculate 2 _ “Tam. A traveling trader.” “What do you trade in?” ‘A Tittle of peas that farmers and their families eed. 39 ‘The man peered over at the boy’s wagon. ‘Maybe you’ve somethin’ I want,” he said. ‘If I have I’m ready to do business with. ei i i Got i good-sized tin pans?” fo i three and asked the price. Hl tell you what Vl do,” said Jack. «rn call it a for a night’s ae with a and breakfast for JL sh » oe the man. “Lead your animal around arn at the back. I’ll show you the way.” owed him, leading Sancho. ' an helped him take the horse out of the shafts, | d the animal to a vacant Stall in the barn. en hae and a oP a “se of me and left A BARREL OF COIN. | boy. ‘bound for Boston to: Quebec went ashore on some r {ing dead on shore. Not hearing the bell, it is suppos pends the ae ne he was further off shore than an th z he, HSPs SRE when interrupted by Jack, and he proceeded to cook some more fish and potatoes, kod make a fresh pot of coffee pode the boy. “What's your name?” asked the man. ards,” “Jack Greeley,” replied the visitor. “Where do you hail from?” “rom Portland, last, and I’m bound for Bath.” “How do you make-out at your business?” “Pretty well, all things considered.” “Flow long have you been at it?” “About a year.” “You do more trading than cash, I s*pose?” “Oh, yes. I can nearly always make a trade sale, while . cash is not so easy to get, The farmers hang on to their money like grim death.” - “Then you'll sell the stuff you pick up when you reach he a town?” y: “Yes, and ty 1 in’a new supply of notions.” 2 “ “Tl look your wagon over in the mornin’. I fine find other things I need. I’ve got a number of Mii : I'd like to trade off if you'll take ’em.” ; “T’'ll buy anything that I can sell, but, of course, I dont. give all they’re worth, otherwise I woaide t+ make any os thing.” «T s’pose so,” responded the man. live,” he added with a peculiar grin. “How do you make your living? By fishing?” “Ym half fisherman, half farmer.” “You don’t live here alone, do you?” jar “No. We, that is, me and my pardner, have a big boy to “é look after the place while we tend to the boat. They both | | went over to Seaport this afternoon, and I don’t iat ss ’em back till late. You'll have to put up with a bed of hay =. in the barn, as there ain’t no bed to spare in the ein T dare say you don’t object?” ¥ “Oh, no; it won’t be the first time T’ve roosted on hey ” te “You sleep well, don’t you?” asked the man with a kee ce glance. ae “Like a top. I don’t often wake up till morning ones I close my eyes.” os A look of satisfaction rested in the man’s eyes. “Set up to the table now. Your grub is ready.” Jack required no second bidding, and ate like a hun “Mine is Riek Mi ce “We've all got ie 2 “T heard siete was quite a gele along the coast a day 0 two ago,” said Jack. “Considerable of one.” se “A farmer along the road I traveled said that a ate ) this neighborhood, and that everybody was lost.” — “That's. a fact. The reef is out Pies The bell drifted out to sea. “The sua didn’t come after dark, when the tide was making in and ithe wi
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A BARREL OF COIN. ported liquors into this State. 1 know there are others beside the excise officers who are trying to get their ee ie on the reward—several of our neighbors, for instance.” Let them try, that’s all the good it will do them,” re- plied the other. “We've got $5,000 worth of prime cognac stored in a secret part of the caverns along the shore, and 1 defy anybody, from the revenue sharks down, to find it.” “That would be a fine haul for somebody to make, for besides the reward he would be entitled to one-half of what the liquor fetched at public auction,” said Rickards, with -a short laugh. as “Well, let’s get over to the caverns and see how things are getting on there. I left Barney on the watch when I~ went to Seaport to try and learn the object of the revenue cutter putting in there this afternoon.” “Did you find out anything?” ae “Yes. She put a couple of new revenue men ashore; 2 and we may expect to find them nosing around the neigh- orhood for some days to come. As the fog is coming in thick, I should not be surprised if they and some men from the coast-guard station will visit the caverns to-night. IT should like to see and make a note of their faces so Vd — know them again.” ai, The men passed down the rudeflight of steps and made “Wrecks seem to happen in spite of all precautions,” said ae a ack. “That’s right. But they don’t happen so frequently as ay used to before the coast-guard came into commission and the Government built so many lighthouses.” . _ “What.do you keep in those tubs in the corner?” asked ' the boy. : “eSult fish for market. Those in the corner are » goin’ to Bath. Tf you was goin’ straight there, and had room in your wagon, I’d make a deal with you for takin’ ’em along with you.” “T might manage somehow if you made it an object to me,” replied Jack. Sagan speak to my pardner and let you know in the --tnornin’. If you took ’em it would save us the time and - trouble of takin’ ’em ourselves. Expect to do business in Seaport?” “No, I didn’t intend to go there.” “You didn’t? Then-why are you headed for the place?” Jack explained how he had got off his right road, which was the cause of him being so near the coast. * You don’t have to go to town to get back on your route. = If we make a deal with you to carry the tubs, we'll send our hoy along with you to p’int out a short cut that'll save you time.” their way out of the barn, leaving Jack in a state of no lit- we Will you? That’ll suit me all right,” replied Jack,! tle astonishment over what he had heard from their lips, pushing back his chair from the table, having finished his] For a few minutes he stared into the darkness, but the ; supper. closing of the door below aroused him. iE They talked awhile longer, and then Rickards took Jack} Since leaving Portland he had heard stories about the to the barn and showed the boy a. pile of hay on which} activity of certain unknown persons in the vicinity of the he could make his bed. town of Seaport, who were in league with a clique of Cana-_ dian smugglers engaged in the practice of surreptitiously | introducing fine French cognac into the State of Maine. Tt was known that the drug stores in a great many of the towns and cities had purchased this liquor at'a dis- count, and were dispensing it across their counters to customers presenting physicians’ prescriptioys calling for brandy. The Government was just waking up to the urgency of ae putting a stop to the traffic, which had also been carried on at other points along the coast at various times, the n merous bays and inlets of the State offering encouragement to individuals whose bump of honesty was not as well: veloped as their nerve. s Jack never let a chance-get away from him, and- ib i mediately struck him that he had accidentally” gained valuable clue that might land the Government award “ perhaps something more in his pocket. rae - His had been rather a rocky road, since the death. of his mother had thrown him upon his own resources. ‘There was not a big profit in his Dates and it was case of hustle to nak things pay. = pee CHAPTER I. JACK MAKES AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. | - Some hours later, or a litile after midnight, Jack was awakened by the flash of light in his eyes. He opened his eyes and saw two/men, one of whom he ; _ogtieed as Rickards, just turning away. Rickards had a antexn $ in his hand, and had been show- ng. the boy to his companion. “He’s all. right,” Jack heard Fikstrite say. “He’s a travelin’ trader, and I calculate it’s safe to send the tubs by him to Flint, at Bath.” ‘But an excise officer might overhaul the wagon on ad, examine the tubs and find that they carried lly tell where he got the tubs, and that, would make suspicion that hangs over us a certainty, and the Goy- fficials would soon be around here as thick as d the bung of a molasses barrel.” : oi enough, but there isn’t half the danger of sing inspected for. contraband stuff, as one of e three of us are known, and if any one.of | of tubs to oe we'd cer the blood tingle in his veins. - It drove sleep from his eyes, and Ses aie ig ‘and before you could whisper “Jack Robinson,” . slipping down from the loft intent on following t men, who ‘were are ry hand-in-glove with “oad vet
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A BARREL OF COIN 3 ‘tion of locking his boy lodger in, although both men be- lieved that youth was wrapped in profound slumber. Tt imight not have been on the lad’s account, but for some other reason. “Blocked,” muttered Jack, with a feeling of disappoint- > anent. But he recovered in a moment. “This.can’t be the only means of exit,” he thought. “There must be a window or two. I’ll look.” He always carried matches in his pocket, and struc one, Looking around, he spied a w ooden shutter near the last ei the three stalls. _ “That covers the hole where they toss the manure out,” Reg said. ~ ‘Po reach and open it was the work of but a few moments. _» Outside everything was dark, and the air was somewhat obscured by a thin, palpitating white nust—the adyance guard of the incoming sea fog. _ Knowing he had no time to lose if he hoped to follow -” the tracks ‘of the two men, Jack scrambled out of the hole / and landed on a soft heap which he rightly judged was partly dried manure. - The men were not in sight, which was not surprising considering the conditions of the night. To determine the exact direction they had taken was : _ ponething of a problem. | The sea coast lay ahead, but the caverns for which the men were bound might be straight ahead, or to the right or left, for all Jack ‘knew. _ Uf the men:had diverged in one direction or the other, e boy had no means of knowing. & =A e decided that the best course for him ‘to pursue was to h straight ahead. Tt was hardly better than | a dics chance, but he uldn’t do better. was simply a mater of luck whether or not he would erhaul the men, He hur ried, forward as fast as he could over the uneven ground, which was obstructed with boulders, and stunted pines, cedars and firs. and then he found himself following an a expected 0 see Fo a et got into a kind of defile whieh. hon 28 welll defined path narrow v and tortuous, that led aries mn glad se ae s no mist figee for there is no at wit! opening on the sea, | Through this opening the fog was anes wae ating ! about the cave. 4 saihaed sides, he entered a kind of saleee which “ove looked another large cavern, from the roof of which hr many pendant rocks of thin and worn sina ot not like huge eee and here the old man eb. and seemed to be ni | the whisps of fog that made their way in. ey Jack was close behind him now, the aleve place atte a score of places for hiviistess! The ocean ag fexteatl calm, but invisib e, an whisper rose from the rocks when the ae so oft with a sullen roar. ; As the old man stood il peering out into # e mist a A ss, J. ack heai kes 0
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“A BARREL OF GOIN. ole is scplhanoy dark to-night. So are the mines where gold is dug. Ah! if this were only a gold mine, 1 might evens find pieces: of the yellow rock that would add a _ little something to my store. But no, these are nothing but ‘useless caverns, hollowed out: of worthless rock in some ‘strange and unaccountable way. Useless! Nay, 1 am wing, In the great opening below move than once after a storm T have wrested from the green ooze and seaweed some _ articles of value the sale of w hich later brought me a few pieces of money. money—plenty of it. If I live long enough, maybe I'll have—no, no, I mustn’t whisper my secret. Even these stone walls may have ears, and no one must know that I have anything. The worldvis too cruel and unjust. Have I not suffered: from it? q will venture again to the en- rance below. The tide is high, and the ‘indraught may have drawn something from the late wreck. Were it ever ” so little; it were good for poor old Caleb esse srs oo very poor. ” = He rubbed his skinny hands together and chuckled, the : Rat odd gleams about among the shadows of the place. iy Ant Why do not wrecks happen oftener? I can re- 2 member well when every storm shed its harvest on these —fron-bound shores; but no more—no more. The light- ouses and the coas. guard have interfered, and seldom does a gale ndwadays reward my vigil here. There, on the reef yonder, I saw the steamer breaking’ up two nights he Say “jny. senses. I listened for the tones of the bell- buoy, but it was still. silent—as silent as the grave that beckoned to the erew , und passengers. ~ How could I know that it had broken - from its great steel chain and drifted out to sea? Was it X for thle heneht of poor old Caleb Stone it did that? They a there was gold aboard the steamer. Gold!” The er drew in his breath with a sucking noise. pity gold does not awim, else it might have drifted itling waters.” out a narrow path among the rocks outside, disappeared in the darkness. » at ; — 7 At ran POINT or oat ‘REVOLVER. ee “1 wonder who that old chap ig??? thought Ji ack, as he Sef epped. to the hole and sticking his head out saw the lan- tw arte Sigg the incline, its” Paes ag te dim s ns seem to fie any stentdhh with T guess he’s a eutele: oe in h Ah! what a fine thing it is to have. ction causing the lantern to. dance and flash a bunglred: , ago. “Not with my eyes, for the fog was too thick, but with I wondered that its warning notes should be. A feet as I stood at the water: i edge: and scanned the The old man heaved a sigh of wegrek and’ ee picking onl) Cnkerme Ut. ee | . : brings you here?” Well, I must follow him and see what happens, for I don’t see that I can gain anything by remaining: here.” ~ As Jack didn’t know the way down. the rocky path, he. had to be cautious. The old man had the advantage of a Jantern,, and, be- sides, had doubtless trod the descent hundreds of times. The walking, however, was better than’ the boy’ OX 3 pected, Sie Ag he began to overtake the old man, the lantern anid ye denly vanished, and with it went old Caleb Stone. - ie When Jack’ reached. that point he found that he was close to. the dark entrance of a pOMeD cavern opening on the: we sea. my The tide was up and pasking into, it. ; i The old man was bent over, peering about into the pools and erevices where the water layed in with gurgling sounds, Jack paused and watched him for awhile, and then: kept. I 3 on till he got into the cavern behind the ancient chap. Suddenly Caleb Stone uttered a ery of delight. | Jack saw him go splashing recklessly out into the wat and then pounce down on something, “He's got hold of.some prize,” thought the Poy. wonder what it amounts to?” The old man tugged at some object that resisted ue strength. j oe He went fairly frantic over his efforts to dislodge j from the spot where it appeared to be stuck. | BRS “T must giye the old chap a hand, or there’s no saying ¢ what'll happen to him. He’s acting like a Tunetie,’ said id Jack. t { “He ran forward into the water, almost expecting us see ne the old fellow carried off his feet by: the water. _ as “Here, I'll help you,” he said, as his eyes reste small trunk covered with large braaehennes nails. ‘3 With a snarling ery Caleb. Stone turned on Aa eves “t's mine—mine !” he shouted, hoarsely. touch Maney “But you can’t pull it in. T’ll do it for you.” i “No, no, no—leaye it alone. won't be robbed,” — “Why, L won’t rob: Vets: old man.’ Do 1 look. kev thief?” Caleb Stone glaved at him with emer: eyes “Ha! You're nat one of them.” “One of whom? — “You're a stranger. “Never mind about me. If you want ‘that ; help you land it,” “You won't take it away from me?” said the ol suspiciously, eps Peay ak “Why should 1?» I’ve got. no use for os fies “No, you have no use for it. You are yo and can make your own living.’ Tm old very poor. Tf you take that from me B eh st will ay opecuene s ae Lely me get eeu the cave.” an, trembling | like a
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an aint ‘Then he pulled it well 1 up into the cavern, the hard, sandy floor facilitating its passage. “There you are, old man. Take charge of it,” said Jack, releasing his stip. _ “Go, go; leave me with it,” cried Caleb Stone, without a word-of thanks. + At that moment a shrill whistle sounded ‘somewhere - without onthe rocks. The old man started as if stung. “No, no, don’t leave me. Help me carry this trunk fur- ther atk, Quick!” he eried in a fever of excitement. ~ “Those rascals will rob me—rob me, d’ye hear?” “What rascals do you mean?” asked Jack, “The rascals who do business here.” . Do you mean the liquor smugglers?” “Yes, yes. If I only knew where they store their cargo - Vd—but don’t stand looking at me. They may kill us both be robbed. Ill die first. Better die than lose the chance - to make a little money. Every little helps. I can sell this trunk, and maybe there is something in it worth—no, no, -there’s nothing in it. It’s too light.” ~ “Yoo light!” eried Jack: “Why, it’s hoary enough to " hold quite a lot of gold.” : “Gold! No, no; there’s no gold in it. in it worth having.” His anxiety to bide the possible nature of its contents was pitiable. - Under some circumstances Jack vould have felt like Aaghing at the grotesque figure he ¢ut. _ He had a shrewd idea that the old man looked upon the - trunk as a rich prize, but he had no wish to dispute its _ possession with him. There’s nothing tance: from the entrance, and tien the on man begged | 1 again to go away. ‘ack moved back toward the strane: He became sensible of a draught coming through the ing ‘ght breeez had ecabeasne sprung up. He was rather glad of this, for it might pee: the %, and enable him to see his way better about among ocks, e person who whistled had not made his DEESAEnE in avern. ck wondered if he was one of the smugglers’ shore com tices w hose trail he had tried fo follow without suc- Hi Sagnclied the cavern rdsu now pee filled ‘the mist.) was eo to be copes ae iy its opaque white- { fiere till it i, and then 1M get back to the 2 said J ack to ae A BARREL OF COIN. eed ¥ i , 4 Atty peat on | that girl must be connected with the smugglers’ allies or ~ if they find us here. Help me with this trunk. I will not spot where she had sheltered herself. cavern. lieyed, one of them was Rickards. He helped Caleb Stone move it to a sheltered spot some | some excitement. ~ | spy, be he man or woman, can _feret exit into the inner cayern, coe The person, whoever it was, was coming into the cave. A temporary break in the mist showed Jack that the newcomer was a young girl, then the fog closed in about her and for some moments he could scarcely make her out. “A girl!” exclaimed Jack, in some surprise. “What in creation brings her here at this hour in the morning? Is e she an ally of the smugglers, too?” The girl glided in at the entrance and ve sree out of sight behind a large rock. its “What did she do that for?” he asked himself. “Maybe si i; the coast-guard are on the shore and she is hiding from them. The whistle probably came from one of them. Yes, she wouldn’t be around here at this unearthly hour, And — hiding, too. That’s suspicious of itself. I must watch her. Maybe I’ll find out the secret I’m after through her.” Jack retired behind a boulder and kept his eye on the — Another rift in the palpitating mist showed two men eoming over the rocks by the same route followed by the g iv], i They came on swiftly, like men who knew their way per- feetly, and in a few moments entered the mouth of the Jack could not distinguish them very well, but he be- The other did not seem to be the man who had been in tle loft of the barn with that individual. “T tell you it was a woman. I think’ ‘s know one when I see one.” lt was Rickard’s voice that spoke. “a tie “You think of nothin’ but women. I say it was a. spy One of them new revenue chaps,” replied the OM: in “Youre wrong. Tt was a a woman, for I saw abe had é skirts.” “That’s nothin’. Maybe a man in disguise to throw ie us off our guard. What should a woman be doin’ around here at this time of night?” : “Well, man or woman, there’s only one, Where did you hide your lantern. Get it, strike a light, and we'll around. If it’s a revenue officer in disguise, Pm in: a mood to sew his mouth up for him.” “Not with your. revolver, Rickards. The repeed woul atiract notice, and bring the coast-guard here. 1 saw hi pass up the beach only a few/minutes ago.” Z “There’s more ways than one of killin’ a cat, Wat fling? answered Rickards, significantly. “A ghp- ee tte ead with a stone would put him out of business.” - : “Very likely, but look out he don’t shoot first. revenue men are armed, and always ready for busin “Even mi there are two of us, and we ought tob an’t get out of here exce i* through this opening, for none but. ourselves know the | We Sale see
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- which he proceeded to light. __ Rickards snatched it from his hand and started forward, flashing the light around. A stone suddenly rolled down at his feet. “Ha, what was that?” he cried, holding the lantern up. J ack, looking across, saw the girl in the act of climbing ment mistaking the brave boy for a revenue officer. up the side of the cavern. ; “A woman alter all,” cried Riskarda, young lady, or I’ll put a bullet into you.” The girl uttered a low scream, and then obeyed fas order, | “Oome down, center of the caye, and flashed the light in her face. Jack saw that she was a poorly dressed girl, but very pretty in face and figure. __ “¥ think I’ve seen you before, miss,” no pleasant tone. - snoopin’ around this neighborhood at this hour.” bling voice. “Your grandfather, eh? I thought I knew you. I sup- pose old Caleb Stone is your grandfather?” “Yes, sir,” she replied, in much agitation. go. J am doing no harm.” “Why didn’t you stop when we called to you outside?” “Because I was frightened and wanted to get away.” A BARREL OF COIN. He Reached under a boulder and drew forth a lantern, | {blow your head off,” cried Rickards, threateningly. at “Shall not, eh? rl see. If you utter another Ree ri “I don’t think you will, Let that girl go,” cried Jack Greeley, stepping out into sight and leveling the revolver ie Rickards he always carried for protection. The two men started back in constqrnation, for the mo- CHAPTER IV. Seizing i by the wrist, Rickards dragged her into the THE SCRAP IN THE CAVERN. The girl, taking advantage of her. captors’ surprise, — eried Rickards, in} sprang away from them and darted over behind her plucky “I want to know what brought you| young defender. “Who are you?” demanded Rickards, recovering his _ “J.came to find my grandfather,” she replied in a trem- | nerve, ~ “Jack Greeley,” replied the boy, calmly. “What!” exclaimed the man in astonishment, raising the lantern and flashing the light on the young trader. “Pray let me} “So it is you? What in thunder brings you here? When I saw you an hour ago you were sound asleep in the barn. 8 . “And I should have been, sound asleep there yet if you had not. come and awakened me by flashing your lantern i phages “So you’ve come out here on the cliffs to hunt your| my face,” replied Jack. :: grandfather at three in the mornin’? That’s a very pretty story, miss.” said, earnestly. “T know your grandfather, and - strikes me he seems well able to look out for himself if he is an old man. He’s E throws up after a gale, but I don’t think he finds a whole = fg that’s worth cartin’ 8 One of these fine nights he'll ; ag his own good.” o meron wouldn’t harm my grandfather? He’s only a | poor Id man who finds pleasure on the shore. stay at home, but he won’t,” she said. . You made a great mistake by not stayin’ home your- ah elt. phe we ‘L will ug home if you will release me,” she sai out of xe, «Pl devide what is to be done with you. ‘ ou shall not do any such thing. I see what your pose is. bud mean harm to my Tagalog “It’s the truth. What else would bring me here?” she} to come here?” always round these diggin’s lookin’ for anythin’ the sea | YU want to explore them?” He spoke significantly, and the girl trembled at his|PTotected young lady the way I saw you do.” fians!” cried Rickards, angrily. I wish he would | one, and a boy at that, while we ate two, and both of us ar armed.” attempt to draw a weapon on me, if there still remain ‘d of you it will be because I can’t shoot straight,” repli ’| Jack, in a resolute tone. | mistake as soon as my pardner shows up,” said Ricka d ase IT won’t wait for your partner to turn up. Come, mis ah # es ous for us. | to a path sas pied meee with the bape Rickards uttered an imprecation under his breath. : “You hayen’t answered my question. What i you: “Curiosity to explore these caverns.” “Humph! A strange time you take to do it. 5 “Flow came you to ‘earn about these caves, and w hy aid ‘S “T decline to answer your questions. Just take er ! hand away from your hip pocket, or something might hap- pen that you wouldn’t like. I’m not taking any “chances oe with men who are such cowardly ruffians as to treat an un-— x “What’s that, you young imp? Call us cowardly ru “Take care—you are “J don’t care if there are two of you. If either of you “ey ou think you have the drop on us, but youll find ‘yor “Much obliged for the information. This young’ Ta y Phe wos a thie wl of the ent
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4 iz oue than you-will take if you try to stop ts.’ “Douse the glim, and then we'll spring apart and fire ie at them, They alt offer a fair mark against the openin’, _ while we'll be in the dark,” whispered Watling to his com- _ panion, The girl moved up the rocks, and Jack backed after her. ‘Ric aed. acting on his A a suggestion, flung the Hintern on the sand, yards away, and he and his companion _. separated. __ Jel understood the dodge too late to shoot with any offeet ; but he knew the men would shoot in a moment, and he dropped on the rocks to save himself just as- their re- . yolyers opened a cross-fire on him. The girl, with a scream, darted for the opening and dis- “npeared, Both bullets passed over Jack’s head, and he fired in the “direction of the flash of Rickards’ pistol, ay he hall slightly wounded the man on the arm, and he : uttered a loud impreeation. a Tack then quickly changed his position. ‘Tt was lucky he did so, for two bullets splintered the iones on which he had just been crouching. * At that moment another man came running into the ayern. “Hello, what’s the trouble ee ?” he shouted. » Tack, took advantage of the moment to crawl further oward the opening. is retreat was not observed as the rocks hid his figure the darkness. - He could not be seen till he brought his hody into the iter background of the entrance. n closer to them to avoid being shot. he . a young spy cornered on these rocks,” said “Get out your gun aie ade work. Bf “time: et ed in the direction of the voice, and under cover nay ee a tush for the opening. a let Solana from a rock, ee other bored a hole |. ; Tt the. receilen ales didn’t | seem ey’ could ee the cavern very quickly e: he place where they had a considerable liquor stored, and they did not fear pursuit. the smoke of their revolvers had lifted, the from their. sight and was bounding “ er the . 9 the cavern above, A BARREL OF COIN. “<That's a risk we'll take, but I doubé if is: a ers ham sure. | along. , j most at the foot of the cliffs.” for him in great anxiety at the top,| een sale killed ¢ or ® wounded 1 in sap i. ae Be a ee te ee see A eool breeze was -blowi ing in frony the ocean, gently xufiling the surface of the broad Atlantic. ee “Come, miss, we must get away from here as fast as’ we can,” said Jack, hurriedly. . “Those chaps are likely to fol- iow us, as they have the advantage of numbers.” “Where shall we hide?” she asked tremulously. “We won't hide. We! must leave these caverns by the back way.” “Then you know a way out?” pea ~ “Yes, if I don’t go wrong in the darkness. Come!” “My poor grandfather !” she said, hesitating. “He is — somewhere about these caves. If they find him I fear they will kill him.” - one “Hes not up here, miss.” ete “Are you sure?” she answered, aiaesity: “Yes. He is down in the cave we just left.” “Down where they are! Oh, heavens!” tiech “Widing at the back.. He could not help seemg and hearing all that happened, and will look out, for himself, i At any rate, we can’t help him.” tY The girl, however, seemed loath to leave, lor all’ her interests centered in her grandfather. “Oh, why does he come here so often when. he iceke know this place is i by those dreadful men?” she said. “T never saw your ‘Gbendta tat till to-night, but it’s éasy. for me to guess why he comes here,” said Jack. “I should think you’d know, too, as you live with Dis and should be familiar with his habits,” e “I know he comes to hunt for anything that nigh be washed ashore,” she admitted. “There is-no reason. that, he should do so, for he has means to live without seeking ' the flotsom of the sea, ‘These caverns, however, have a — strange fascination for him, particularly at night, in spite of my remonstrances, I am unable to prevent him from coming here, though most, of his trips seem to yield noth- ing worth the trouble and risk he takes.” Jack finally persuaded her to accompany him baeke by the route he had entered the cliffs. “What is your pres miss ve he asked as they move See 7] ot % aS, essie Stone.” ck “i i “Your grandfather's name is Caleb’ Stone?” “Vos, » { ' ry “You live near these cliffs, I suppose?” « “Yes, in a small cottage on the outskirts of the “o _eMy name is Jack Greeley. I’m a stranger in 4 trader, had was proceeding from Portland oe by stages, stopping at a village or a farm-house on m, when I mistook my route and. drove down here. 1 haven is now in his barn, and Ay wagon outsi me a bed on the hay in the loft, and there Is aa that feat as egal Pre
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A BARREL OF COIN. Rickards, and when J interfered to save you, he recognized | me, 8 so you see I’m up against it in a way.’ “Tt was very good and brave of you to come to my aid,” the said, gratefully... _ “That's all right. You don’t suppose Iwas going to stand by and see them use you roughly if I could help. it. Pm not built that: way.’ “You might have ae killed or badly wounded.” . Well, I “took? those chances, and. would go it again un- der the same circumstances.” _ *T hope you will understand that I am very grateful to you,” the girl said earnestly. “You are welcome. Hist! I am sure I heard voices ahead of us. We must hide somew here, for it would not be well for us to be discovered.” ‘He drew her behind a boulder. In a few minutes the gloom was faintly siiwvaitited by the light from a couple of lanterns. They heard the steps of men coming toward them. “They must be somewhere in these cayetns,” they heard “a voice say. “At any rate, they have not passed us,” “TY ouess they’re hidin’ in the outer cave, watchin’ their ‘hance to get away along the shore as soon as the tide gets ower so that they can. ‘round the Point,” replied a voice at Jack recognized as Rickards, “The boy is not familiar with the shore, but the girl will act as his guide. You made a mistake, Rickards, in ying that lad a night’s lodging,” said the other. -“T think the mistake was made in visitin’ him in the loft. Seapeh told me that the light awakened him. Doubtless he a then overheard our talk, and knowin’ somethin’ about this ‘ veward for information leadin’ to the capture of the peop ple engaged in it, he followed | us, hopin’ to learn, our at 2? ; ell, he hasn’t ernie it, and is not likely to,” said the who was Mark Noakes, the. leading spirit of the lers’ allies. “Tf we catch him he'll know less.” is too bad he butted into our affairs. Had he re- ed ignorant. of, these matters we might have sent ee and the consignment’ would have reached é F iat can’t be helped now. We'll have to shut t foe awit until we have thrown the dust’ into the f the Government agents. I have a scheme for get- “6 v business, and havin’ heard, no doubt, that there was he oh o hae | ated the. concealed “ones and were hose tubs to Flint in his wagon. He never would have} should be all alone in the world,” and she commenced to ik stone wall near the entrance. weapon, for his captor had him dead to ih | girl clung to him in terror. | chuckled Watling. “Y was foolish to tecikies here to-night; but I oe my grandfather and would dare anything for his sake,” , she said. “Have you éver come after him before?” _ “Yes, but not at such a late hour.” . “You could not have been aware of the risks you 1 ran. Yet you must haye known that there was a chance of you meeting with ore or more of these rascals who are ois i hunted by the revenue people,” said Jack. Ae “T thought of nothing but my grandfather,” she re- plied. “aa “You are a plucky girl, avid a good one. I am glad T tee was able to do you a service.” a Dark as it was, Jack led the way without hesitation. a He told Jossie how he had first come on her grandfather, shuffling along with a lantern in his hand. rae “Tt seéms pr obable that he entered these caverns by the entrance we are making for, and afterwards went off, into some inner cave. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is trying to - earn the Government reward, too. If he is, he’s taking — desperate chances. He's such a feeble old fellow that he'd. stand no show of standing those rascals off if they came o him. You must try and dissuade him from coming here till those chaps have been caught.” “Tf Tonly could, but my pleadings have no effect on him,” she answered. “He will have his own way. He is very stubborn on that point. It is too bad, for 1 don’ | know what I should do if anything happened to him, Yoke cry. “There, there, Miss Stone; cheer up. There is alway, i silver lining to every clond, Let us hope that your gr father will live for a long time yet. I dare say he stronger in vitality than he appears to be. Some old men last'a long time, and. dance over the graves, so to sf of far younger men.’ i “7 hope grandfather will live a long time,” she r “We ought to be close to the back entrance now,” sai Jack. “A few minutes more and we'll be in the open _As he spoke a lantern was daisies: flashed in th faces, dazzling their eyes. . “Trapped! Ha, ha, ha!” laughed an exultant wo ; “Throw up your hands, young fellow, or I'll yee a bul into your hide.” Nid ke ‘Jessie uttered a scream. 3 The man who faced them put a whistle to his 7 blew a shrill blast that echoed through the caverns he held a revolver pointed at the boy’s head. The rascal then took wp the lantern he haé stone and commanded the fugitives to. he Ws * Thought you could slip out by the » Wee suspected you: " h ¢
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SS ar BARREL OF COIN. ‘ oe boss of this rodst, I guess he'll. “puke you both for Watling placed: his lantern on a tock where it would al e “ givin’ us so much trouble.” its light. on the prisoners, | “He wouldn’t dare harm this innocent girl. What has Then he-took out his pipe, filled and lighted it, and seat= she done to you? Hasn’t she a right to come here after| ing himself on another rock, faced the boy and gil, smoked her grandfather?” said Jack. away at his ease. ; “Not at this hour of the mornin’. I calculate ber errand] He was a hard looking fellow, with a long scar si his -isn’t as innocent as you think. However, that’s nothin’ to right cheek that did not add to his beauty. me. I ain’t runnin’ things. I can swear that you didn’t} Jack looked at the girl, and the woe-begone look on her come here lookin’ for your grandfather. Haw, haw, haw !’’| face enlisted all his sympathy. “You're a nice lot of remulnals !? yeplied Jack. “Smug-| He left more for her than he did for himself, though h _. gling liquor seems to be the least of the crimes you are|could not believe that the rascals would handle ie a capable of. You'll see your finish before long or I’m no| harshly as their manner implied. prophet.” ; What they would do to him he could not possibly muess “You'd better shut up, for you're only wastin’ your Suddenly Jack’s attention was riveted to the rock 5 breath. You\may need it all before the sun rises,” said} which stood the lantern. Wailing, significantly. Something appeared to be crawling up on it. - Further remarks were interrupted by a whistle down the} What it was he could not tell, but that it was alive was passage. proved by its creeping movements. : _ Watling anewered it, and soon Noakes and Rickards ap- A moment or two later he drew in his feat vith « a peared, thrill of wonder. i “Got ’em, have you?” said Rickards, in a tone of satis-| It was not a crawling reptile, as he had supposed, has faction. human hand—long and skinny, like the talons of a Ee _ “Yes. They just walked into my clutches, and I nabbed | of prey. them.” The moving hand naturally suggested the presence of T ood. owner behind the rock. “Take care’ of the girl and we’ll look after this slippery _ youth,” said Mark Noakes. _ The speaker and Rickards threw themselves on Jack and hore him to the ground. Taking : a piece of cord from his pocket, Noakes bound ; the: boy’s wrists together behind his back. “Then they yanked him on his feet. S | While they were thus engaged, Watling held Jessie ane i gagged her eries with a handkerchief. _ “Now fetch them along,” said Noakes. ~ ; Jack and the girl were led back into the caverns. __. They passed through them in turn till they reached the _ first one, with its opening on the sea. Noakes looked out and scanned the beach in the cold Quick as a flash he thought of old Caleb Stone. It must be he who was concealed there. What was he trying to do? The answer came almost immediately. The hand suddenly darted ecu and the lantern : ell over with a crash. Jae Watling sprang to his feet arith an imprecation. He supposed the lantern had fallen of its own ae As he stooped to pick it up a shadow rose from the rock, something swished through the air, and Ja a dark object strike Watling on the head. Then the shadow stepped into sight and picked - lantern which had not been extinguished. It was old Caleb, sure enough. He replaced the lantern on the stone and turned + prisoners, tearing the gag from his Be poucas mouth first of se I ot a soul in sight. We are safe from discovery. The ide is going out, however, and it is possible we may have the revenue people nosing around before dawn. Well, let hem come. They will have their trouble for nothing. igs ‘He motioned his Bee og to follow with Jack and x si e.” - wn the path he strode, keeping ss eyes on the alert, | nis ears as well. Re hing the opening of the foes cavern he paused | e hand on the rocks and listened for sounds Seep said Jack, seeing a knife i in the old man’s eal Old Caleb, evidently alive to the emergency, lost in words, but hastened to do that very thing. Inside of a minute Jack was ares: while the erying in her grandfather’s arms. é | The boy’s first move was to get possession of. Wa revolver, and to recover his own as well, ‘which the had taken from him. is His weapon was a small one, while. Watling’ 8 1 weapon. — “Here, take this ees Miss Stone,” » __|her his own. “Now we'll be able to pro I) those scoundrels bar our: te To: red any precautions, one suspicious, he entered, and. the ails p Ee the se had an hour or so ae dragged | itr ak and Te it oe in the hends’ af old Caleb.
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a es ‘ “Oh. hing the ES % will cexmbrirras us,” said Jack : impatiently. ' But Caleb Stone wouldn’t hear . leavitig it pakn _ -“Tt’s a piece of foolhardiness to try to get that. thing out: of here in face of the peril we are up against,” ” said Jack, appealing to the girl. “Veave it here, grandfather,” said Jessie, earnestly. “No, no; I shall lose it. Those rascals will find it when morning comes. If you won’t help me with it, Pll drag it out alone,” said the old man, doggedly. _ There was no use arguing the matter with him. Tt was quite beyond his strength to drag it far, but there was no doubt but that he would try to do it, and probably ‘Sacrifice all their chances of escape, for Jessie wouldn’t leave him behind, and Jack would not abandon either. The only thing to do was for Jack to expedite matters by grabbing the trunk and pulling it toward the entrance . himeelt, Qld Caleb tried to help him, but his assistance amounted se to nothing. Jack dragged the trunk with one haa and held the re- volver with the other, ready for business. Jessie also held the other revolver cocked for action, but whether she would use it with any effect in case the rascals blocked their way, was a question. _ As they neared the opening, Jack looked cautiously | a round in the gloom, but there was no sign of the two men whose appearance they dreaded. Reaching the foot of the rocky ascent, Caleb and the girl both took hold of the back handle of the trunk to help e boy with his burden. _ They arrived at the path outside without molestation, id Jack breathed easier. degrees they carried the trunk to the cavern above, d once more a start, was made for the back entrance to es Part of the time Jack dragged the trunk alone, for they t on faster that way. “ nly for the gratitude he felt toward the old man for ‘opin ‘inion the frank 3 was sh worth the outs of carrying he assured him it would remain safe enough till he €forit later, an wouldn't have it, and so ) they had to sit st before resuming their way. ered how he would be able to get possession cked | up as it was in Rickards’ barn. goon to town and secure the services p! im out; but hefore resorting to that A BARREL OF COIN. Indeed, finding that you and Jessie have escaped, they | have probably already looked to their own safety. We have — “The house occupied by Rickards, andl ae ie others as well, was in plain sight a few hundred yards away. Toward it they made their way, the old man and Jack earrying the trunk between them, the girl relieving her grandfather at mtervals. Posting Jessie at the corner of the barn to keep watch up the cliff side in the direction of the defile, Jack and old Caleb began operations on the barndoor. Success attended their efforts, and they soon ea the. fastening and Jack got his horse out, He was harnessed to the shafts, the trank loaded into the wagon, and then all being if readiness to leave the — place, Jack helped Jessie up on the seat, her grandfather seated himself on the trunk at the back, and the party - started for Caleb’s cottage on the outskirts of Seaport. . f CHAPTER VI. E: YOUNG LOVE. It didn’t take long to reach the Stone cottage, which — stood off by itself on the cliff side of the town in the midst — of a patch of arable ground surrounded by a paling which had once been white, but was now sadly anirieg isn 5 as well as out of repair. There was a small barn at the hack, aha ola Caleb in- vited Jack to put his horse in there till he*was ready to | proceed on his route. os The hoy accepted the old man’s hospitality, helped him 2 carry the brass-nailed trunk to his room, and then sug~ — gested that the police ought to be informed about the treat- 3 ment that he and Jessie had received at the hands of = Rickards and his two associates. “Time enough for that,” replied old Caleb. “They wilt 4 ve not run away, though they may go in hiding for awhile. — a heen up all night. It is well that we take some rest: Jes- sie will show you to a spare room. It is at your service — while you remain with us. Go now; I will see You. 801 hours hence.” The old. man shuffled off, ns the along of a door. } room, but whether to sleep or to try and g, ek inte the tun he had, with Jack’s aid, saved from the bite’ was question. “TT don’t feel particularly sleepy,” said Jack to ne “but still I dare say I ought to turn in for a few. I haven't. anything better to do.” “Perhaps we had better have breakfast first, ” sie. “It will not take long to gob iv “Just as you say. Tl help you ect it? ” e) A light breakfast was prepared, and_ bes see if hes’ sarees ides ian ‘
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A BARREL OF GOIN. fm father. - Grandfather lived with us, and was company for mother, as father was away from home a large part of his time, We were very happy till a furious storm, lasting two or three days, swept the coast from one end to the other. My father sailed from Boston for Belfast a few hours be- fore it came on. A few days later mother receievd a letter from him stating that fact. Neither he nor the schooner was ever heard from again, so there was no doubt that he was lost in that fatal gale. Mother never got over the shock of his death, and a year later grandfather poet ~ her in the churchyard.” 2 Jessie ended her sad story with a sob, and Jack gazed at : en) with deep sympathy. ‘Since then grandfather and I have lived here, taking i comfort i in each other’s society. But he is growing old, and though active and healthy for his years, he cannot live “many more. What will become of me when—when 2 Her voice broke in tears, and she could not go: on, “Don’t. look on the dark side of the picture, Miss Jessie,” uid Jack. “There is no reason why your grandfather should not last ten years more, and that is quite awhile. Tn my travels I have met a areat many old people in this. d State—older by many years ‘than he, His chances are as. good as theirs.” “Tt is very kind of you to encourage me and I am grate- ful to you.. I try to believe that Death will stay away ftom our little home, for T should have nothing to live for were grandfather to go.” . _ “But surely you have friends here who have known you from your birth. Among them you would find some who "a vould take an interest in your future.” a She shook her head. “We have none’ that we can call friends. We have lived mt of their way to call. Were grandfather to die, I should not have a friend in the world.” hen why not let:me be your friend? With the excep: ion of an uncle and aunt in Bath, who take no particular terest in me, I myself am, alone in the world. T would o feel that I had some one who would entertain more a passing regard for me. We have been strangely n together. ‘Why should this meeting not result in us both? Iam bound to say I have taken.a strong h other. I feel that you need some one besides your father on Ficaava you | could seca eae in a oe with fon a anit a should io unex- ; 3 i é : ( ] He was captain and owner of a coasting schooner. uch an isolated life that those who know us seldom go]. about our experience with the men in the caverns Ein you, though a few hours ago we were strangers | ortune come to ens you: would find me on hand nd help you.” o earnestly and bois that his words made th girl, | | the bela ‘taken by ie once “A few hours hence I. shall be obliged to leave you to continue my route to Bath,” he said; “but I will write to you the moment I get there, and I: hope I shall find a letter — from you awaiting me at the post-office. In this way we © can easily keep track of each other, and should you at any — time need me, I will come to you at once, no matter in what part of the State I happen to be at the time your request reaches me.” : Jessie thanked him with her eyes, and they sat ai : talked together in quite a confidential way for nearly an — hour, when they retired to their rooms for a, sleep. Ms Jack woke up about three o’clock, and finding the house — silent, decided to harness Sancho to the wagon, make a © short tour of the outskirts of the town, and see if he could i ‘do any business. * “No use of neglecting any chances, seeing that I’m in. — this neighborhood,” he told himself. “ Dra had all the sleep I need for the present, and as Jessie and her grand. father may not be stirring for a couple of hours yet, T car put the time in probably to better advantage than’ saa f around the cottage.” Accordingly he let himself out into the back yard, led Sancho from the barn, put him into the shafts, drove ome into the road and started on a round of the nearest houses. In the course of the next two hours he did quite a bit of business, and finally returned to Sa entiage well satisfied with himself. Fee He found Jessic in the kitchen preparing supper. She came to the door when he walked his horse ‘ie. the yard, “Where haye you. been ??’ ae asked, with a smile. “ Attending to business,” he replied. “Did better around here than I expected. Made more cash sales than usual; and found no difficulty in getting my price.” : “How long have you been away 2” Satie “Something over two hours; in fact, nearly three.” “Supper will be ready shortly. Grandfather has gone down to the office of! the revenue inspector to tell morning.” A a “Has he? Then it’s probable there will be something oe ing along shore. The caverns will be searched again more carefully than before, and I dare say the officers will ta : possession of the house I put up at on the cliff roa Jack put the horse up, watered and fed him, a combing down, and then walked into the a he found the meal sade is jo] in, He appeared i in company with an ie in. the ¢ c sal deat in eu if He was joined at the door by two ae mi wagon, and drove off up the cliff road with the “They're hound for the house,” said Jack, : vt do v to suppor; ¢ a» pla oad il»
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A BARREL OF COIN. of the tubs contains a hidden quantity of eo le cognac,”| . “Ney er—I swear it!” ee ‘said Jack. Then their lips met in a long, sweet kiss that the ginl, ; “Those tubs have been removed long ago. The men | at least, never forgot. - wouldn’t be such fools as to leave them in the house to be confiscated and stand as evidence against them,” said the hy ~ old man. % Jack agreed with him. Be OHAPTER VII cd ; “Tf they have removed them it is to their secret store- = ‘ ay: vn, house in the cliffs—one of the smaller caverns, probably, whose entrance is known only to themselves. I should | think that a systematic search by the officers would reveal} Write Jack, Jessie and old Caleb were at breakfast > ts whereabouts.” & morning, a revenue officer appeared at the cottage. “The caverns have already been searched without re-|' “Have you made any captures?” asked the old ma sult.” “No. The house was shut up as tight as wax. We foi _ “Tt would be a fine thing for the revenue men if they | an entrance, but the tubs of fish you spoke about, my lac could find the cave, for I heard Rickards’ companion say he said, looking at Jack, “were not there.” sees Be they have § $5,000 worth of French brandy concealed there,” “They deena them, of course,” said Caleb, fea said Jack. “They had plenty of time to do it. Had you notified us “Five thousand dollars worth!” exclaimed the old mav,| early in the morning, at the time you all made your eseape, —- ining his tongue over his lips. “Half of that would go|as you should have ‘dome. we might have caught the birds — to the person who gave the Government information that | with the goods. The chief inspector is not pleased at your’ i would lead to its seizure. Vive thousand!” he repeated, | ditatory tactics, and it’s my opinion he will have SOMae =, sowith a gleam of longing in his old eyes. thing to say to you on the subject.” i" After that he said no more, but seemed to be thinking. 4, was ay all night and too tired when T got, home to AS. Jack remained that night at the cottage. visit him,” explained the old man. : : He and Jessie spent a very happy evening in each other’ g| “It seems to me you are too old a man to be eae company, though the ek eyes saddened whenever he | around the beach arid those caverns at night,” said the of — ‘ ficer. “Your object may be innocent’ enough, for we “have ” He ntined ler manner finally, and said» Jearned you have been doing it for years—always on the “You don’t: like to part with me so soon, do you, Jes lookout to secure some flotsom from the sea ; but let me ‘say a ‘ ‘ plainly that your delay in notifying us about the run-in ‘IN JAIL AND OU’. this young man and your grand-daughter had with the men under suspicion, does not reflect credit on you.” = “My grandfather meant well,” spoke up Jessie. “He a very old man, and you must have consideration for him.” — “That’s all right, miss, but he still has his wits about — him as well as any of us. If he was not ina physical con- Z dition to attend to so urgent a matter, why did you n bring us the news, young man?” turning to’ Jack, : “T left the matter to Mr. Stone, as T’m a stranger 1 a this _ locality,” replied Jack, ea “But when you saw that the old man here was v a tending to the matter, you ought to have known no to take the duty on your own shoulders. By neglee to do so you played into the hands of the men you s eo anxious to have captured. Your own conduct ms affair, young man, is not above censure. pee 1 “Pm sorry,” replied: Pack: 0! of are “Your sorrow doesn’t mend the matter,” repli ficer, severely, “and P’m afraid you'll ‘ind trouble over it.” “In trouble!” eried Jack. 0,” she replied frankly, | T wich you could stay 3 wish I eal, too, for your sake, for I’ve learned to kK a lot of you during the short time we’ve beén to- er. 1 neyer met a girl yet that T cared for to any eXx- but it’s different with you. T seem drawn to you ina nge way, as if—well, as if you were the one girl in all world. that heaven ‘intended me to care for and protect. u wish me to feel. that way toward you? Do yous esgic, dear?” ‘ A rich blush suffused her cheeks, and she bint her eyes ot ae $0. itd buried her face on his Shoulder. iressed her hair gently and then lifted her head ou love me, Jessie?” The officer nodded. *T have been instructed to pe sai: Caleb | the. inspector's office. That is my errand he are through breakfast rl trouble you a hats and come with me.” ie. oked frightened, ‘and. tre cea 5 adda: ee her arms peat his hap after you are "e gone,” we
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A BARREL OF COIN. - “Ym ready to go with you. The inspector can’t do any- thing with me, as I have nothing to do with this smuggling matter. I never heard of those rascals till I accidentally ran foul of one of them last night and put up at this|e ~ Yhouse,” said Jack. “I supposed’ che told the truth when he said he was a sort of fisherman-farmer.” fo. “Tt isn’t your story that is doubted, but your delay in fromning in information that is questioned,” said the officer. _ Was” you can give a satisfactory explanation you will get out ~~ Was sur trouble.” _ shock-treen minutes later Jack and old Caleb were in the her iMnce of the district inspector. Sie man was clearly not in a good humor. : ts ie Wh put them both through a kind of third degree exam- : Sion, but could find nothing against them but their fail- ore ae to “notify the Government with the promptness that "was expected of them. “You can go,” he said to old Caleb. “Hold on, young man,” as Jack was about to follow Jessie and her grand- father. “You’re a traveling trader and non-resident. In case we catch these men we're looking for, your testimony will be required. If you leave this neighborhood, we may have trouble in reaching you, so Pye got an order from the + magistrate which will cause your detention in the hands of the authorities till further notice.” “Do you mean to say I am under bee ae eried Jack, aghast, _ “That’s about the size of it! but you will be released if _ you are able to furnish a fs for your appearance when - wanted.” “How can I furnish a er when I am acquainted with 0 igs ae Caleb Stone and his grand-daughter?” said the “That is your business, not mine,” said the inspector, ~ eurtly. “Constable,” he said, opening an inner door, “take by ssa of this young chap. Here is the order which makes ut short and marched out of the office, ae poe going to take me to _ ’” he asked the con- “T’'m sorry if it is, but I’ve sot to go according to law. ome along.” se io bAcuioany the constable. g a. ( Caleb went along part way with them, and assured eer poatian he said he tts come to offer, with erm sion, the’ property that. belonged to her ag se- coop icite replied the magistrate. “You have to offer es ane Boe ona bail bond.” 2 ence, took his confinement hard, and denounced the ine spector for his harshness. the slip; but if I managed to do it I a Vd be sued and brought back,” he said. was an outrage, and bewailed the ware of her efforts secure his. freedom. ternoon and see if she could prevail on him to let Taek out on her solemn promise that he would appear when. ee i é hungry boy; but ag the a afternoon wore ayvay- downhearted again, and after supper became ee ings, and found that the window, which was not ecured < with es Was 80 ocr above the grr that to risk a dr You seem. fidekested 4 in the prisoner, young tay,” said the magistrate, curiously. ae “T am. He saved me from those men last night in the — eave, and I am grateful to him. He is the best and’bravest — boy in the world,” she added energetically, “and I think oe it’s a shame that he should be kept in prison when Be has committed no crime.” eA “Well, young lady, I regret that the law leaves me no a choice in the matter. As a non-resident of county, it is — necessary that he be detained in custody as an important 2 witness for the Government.” S ganar is no need to keep him a prisoner for that rea- son,” she said. “He can stay with grandfather and I at a the cottage as long as necessary.” : “Under those conditions, your grandfather, who I be- ey lieve has been a resident of this place for forty years or more, ought to be able to find somebody who will become ~ responsible for the young man, I can’t release him aon on. bail,” 2s That settled the matter as far as the magistrate was. eon- 3 cerned, and so Jessie and her grandfather had to take their” : leave. a “Grandfather, we must find somebody who vil get Jack out,” said Jessie, as soon as they were on the street. “But I don’t know any one I could ask,” he replied. ne “My old friends are either dead or have moved away,” “Then I will try: You go home and wait till I return,” she said. se Jessie spent several hours in a fruitless endeavor Sai Be eure bail for Jack. : No one wanted to go security for a traveling iatan, s Giving up at last in despair, she called at the jail and was siendibed to see the boy, who was not confined in a regular cell, but in one of the rooms at the top of ; building where constables occasionally slept when, their 4 presence was required at the building. : Jack being accustomed to a free and eniarcied exist “T wish I could get out of here and give the aithortias ure Jessie sympathized with him, agreed tbat his detent She declared that she would visit the inspector that af
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sible * reach the corner building, which was a story lower ~ than the jail. From the roof of that building an adjacent shed could _ be gained, and then escape by Hey of a rear alley would be easy. _ ‘The more he thought the matter over the more he was Be tempted to take the risk. It required good nerve and strong muscles, too, but Jack had both at his command. The only thing that deterred him was the fact that the - gutter might not be strong enough to stand the strain. If it gaye under him he would be dashed to the stone ete below, and that meant death or serious bodily in- ae " Ater dark he stood for an hour at the window consider- ‘ing the matter. _ Finally he shoved down the upper sash, stood on a chair, | , and, reaching for the gutter, tried to test its powers of re- sistance. _ It seemed to be strong above the window, and at length he nerved himself to make the venture. _ “Tf T notice a weakness as I proceed, mo doubt I'll be able to make my way back,” he thought. _ So he got out of the window and started on his perilous _ journey under the eaves, three stories above the ground. ~... Nine times out of ten true pluck wins op and it did ‘on this occasion. without accident. = A moment later he sprang upon the shed, and in less ~ than we can record the fact he was making his way through the alley to the street. ie Seaport was only a small town, and dack had no diffi- culty in determining the direction in which the ocean and the cliffs lay. °) His purpose was to reach the Stone cottage, see Jessie, ‘A bid her good-by, and get out of the tae with his horse and _ Wagon. ere soon as he got a short distance from the jail, he felt pretty safe, for he had little fear that any citizen of the: town would recognize him as a fugitive from the lock-up. He hurried along as fast as he thought advisable until he got away from the more populated parts, and then he ent on as rapidly as possible. Inside of twenty minutes he came in sight of the cot- ere was'a fight in Jessie’s room, and picking up some el, Jack tossed it at the window panes. rattle naturally attracted the girl’s attention, and ened the window and looked out. “Come down, Jessie,” he called. ick the screamed joyfully. “Have they let. you s athe aoevantaits threw open. the back door and | ‘ang into his arms. on fed let ha out, aeax,? she said, ate he |, A BARREL OF COIN/ _ dack reached the roof of the house adjoining the jail} { the best ‘of the situation as things stood. wagon and sprang in, then he released them. afraid maybe you’d leave me in the lurch if I didn’t ae vent you, that’s why I seized your reins,” - ; the boy looked keenly at him as he took his seat beside’ he didn’t remember haying seen him before. Jack, as he started his horse on again. of goin’, but Jess than: hallf that diated by the shi _ “1 doyand T expect you to take it.” quick.” were lucky to meet Us for s shall save | treat me so well for taking French leave. They may catch me anyhow, but I mean to give them a run for it.” Jessie was astonished and not a little nervous to know that he had broken out of the jail, for officers were sure to follow him, and he could hardly expect to evade them. She helped him harness Sancho up, and then with a hasty embrace and several kisses, he drove out of the yard. and took the cliff road so as not to pass through the town. CHAPTER VIII. THE MAN THAT JAOK PICKED UP. When half way between the cottage and the house which had been occupied by Rickards and his companions, a man sprang into the middle of the road.., ~ Jack thought it was a constable detailed to recapture ait him, and he slashed at Sancho with the end of the reins to make the animal break into a run. The man in the road was too quick for him, and catching the horse by the bridle, brought him to a rest by m main _ strength. Z “Who are you, and what do you want?” demanded J. ack. . “My name is Smith, and I want you to give me a Ligh Sons was the reply. is “A ride, eh? Where do you want ‘to go?” asked Jack, still suspecting that the man was an officer, “To the county road where I caleulate you’re bound.” “Well, jump in,” said Jack, who felt that the man had ios pene was to drive on if he could the moment = eo: ‘He made a grab at the reins and got hold of them, > That upset Jack’s plan. es He maintained his hold on the lines till he reached the “Now you can drive on, young fellow,” he said. I was The fellow’s voice sounded familiar to Jack, but though hi “Whereabouts‘on the county road are you going pe “To the Wheatsheaf Inn.” . +“ And where may that be?” will point out to you.” eens “You know ofa short cut to the county aie “That suits me. 1 can’t get off the cliff toad an “T see we shall pet on well together, young
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put up at, his companion pointed to a break in the shrub- bery that lined the road and directed him to turn off there. “Tf it was daylight you'd see wagon tracks. As I’ve been over the ground before, and you haven't, you'd better let me drive. Ill take the rig through all right,” said the man.” _ Jack had no objection to his driving, and let him have the reins. They went on till they came to a thick clump of bushes, when the man stopped. “What's the matter?” asked Ji ack. “T’ve got a barrel full of rubbish here I want to put on your wagon,” replied the man. “A barrel full of rubbish!” “Yes; get down and give me a lift.” Jack got down and gave him a hand with the bagel: which they pulled out of the thickest part of the shrub- ~ bery. it appeared to be full of old truck of no particular val- ae, and Jack wondered that his companion should want to . earry it with him. _ He also wondered how it came to be there. . An overturned wheelbarrow seemed to indicate how it ‘got, there. “You're a travelin’ trader,” grinned the man; “what would you give for this barrel as it stands?” mL wouldn’t give much. In fact, from what I see of its : contents I don’t think it would pay to lumber up my Wagon with it. It’s rather heavy, though. What is in it sides this truck that I see?” A house and lot and enough gold to start a bank,” “Yes, I guess so,” chuckled Jack. “Ill give you a uarter for it and take the chances of finding the house id lot and the gold when I dump it out.” don’t think I'll take your offer. Jump in and we'll] \ start on again.” the course of an hour they reached the county road, fifteen minutes later came in sight of the Whentgheat r, when they came to the hostelry. , Jack did ‘so and then reined in. “Where do you want your barrel dumped out?” he asked. it remain in the wagon. Im goin’ further along: ‘oad i in the mornin’,” replied Smith. ou are tee have to Sey, charge. of your wis f you goin’ on till mornin’. ere aise me Ll pay 3 your expenses. Here, John,” he said’ e inn, “take charge of this nag and put ‘Water hina and hand him: out a supply. we’ ‘tl go ‘inside and see it we ca: “A BARREL OF COIN, ek into the yard, young man,” said Tack’s passen- |fore daylight, and at that hour Jack was aroused | He wasn’t anxious to put up at the Wheatsheaf, even ~ if it cost him nothing, for he was afraid that before morn- _ ing a constable from Seaport would be on hand to take him — back to the jail from which he had made his escape. It didn’t occur to him that an officer would hardly expect — to find a cheap trader like himself enjoying the oe of a public inn. The party by the name of Smith, however, had fie an. insistent way of doing things to suit himself that Jack : felt obliged to follow his lead. s As a matter of fact, Jack had begun to realize that he — had probably done a foolish thing in leaving the jail after — haying been sent there on a magistrate’s order, and he — feared he had entailed serious consequences on himself, As an important witness, the most he had been up against was the curtailment of his liberty, but now he had laid himself open to being treated like a criminal. If followed and taken back to Seaport, he would be put | i in a cell, brought before the magistrate and punished with imprisonment for breaking out of his place of Bee. confinement. “T guess I’vé made a fool of myself,” he thought, and Je that reflection made him nervous and less maker" in. his actions. 4 The party by the name of Smith seemed to be well ae. quainted with the landlord of the inn. Z Stepping wp to the bar, he asked Jack what he world have. “Nothing.” replied the hoy. “T don’t drink.” Sie “Not a drinker, eh? Well, take a soda, or sarsaparilla, — or some grape juice, just to be sociable, you know,” said Smith. i Jack was prevailed on to accept a glass of soda. Then he sat down and looked oyer a Seaport newspaper while his companion talked over the i in a low tone with the landlord. g - In the course of half an hour a man esncaletl and sai supper was waiting for them, Tt was nearly eleven o’clock then. § Jack wasn’t hungry, but he went into the conan cs with Smith, as he could not well refuse the invitation, Ny managed to do fair justice to a plate of bea and eggs) and — a cup of coffee, # By.the time they were through the inn was closed for the night, and Smith and Jack were shown to adjoining ro on the top floor. — Smith left orders that thet i were to be called. just Cag. ay oes on his door. 2 “Hello, what’s wanted?” he asked, ane 1 i bed and | seeing that it was still dark. “Time to get up,” replied a man’ ’s voice, “Get up!” cried Jack. “Why it isn’t daylight - He jumped ont of bed and peered from the wi Everything was dark outside. While he looked he saw a man come ee in the- a lantern oy more Pigeue? the stable.
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A BARREL OF COIN. "Before he was through dressing another knock came on 2 his door, _ “Who's there?” he asked. ~. “Smith. Most ready ?” ’ “Yes. Are we to start so early?” “Tt will be daylight by the time we're through with breakfast, and I’m in a hurry to get on,” was the reply. “All right,” answered Jack. - To say the truth, he was in a hurry himself to get as fas away from Seaport as he could before his escape was discovered and pursuit started. _ He was aftaid, however, that he stood little chance of getting clean off. It was broad daylight by the time they mounted the seat of the wagon, and Jack started on. BA He judged that he was not likely to do any business that : day, as his object at present was to cover as much ground » as possible, ang in order to do that he could not afford to stop on the road. As they drove along, Smith asked him rise his busi- ness, and how he carried it on. Jack told him. ~ “Now look here, young man, if you'll cut out business or to-day, and just drive straight ahead, Pll pay you uble whatever you figure out you: might lose by the ar- ie ppl fair, isn’t ib?” ’ ” * ¢. * 3 ‘ fea a a constable at se heels, a Tle give you ten, and pay you in 1 advaitice, $0 you'll iow where you stand,” said his companion. “T’ il also pay xpenses, and if I fail to overtake some friends of mine ) are ahead, I'll make the same deal with pon aie to- eS ” ps All taht, ” agreed Jack, well pleased with the offer. ed him, | 5 | Of course, if a pursuing constable overtook him ‘he was ely to lose the money, while his passenger would be ae in a somewhat embarrassing predicament. hen the man handed him the $10 bill he Ss cigat it ht to tell. him how the « case stood. eard him with a wicked kind of grin, broke out of the Seaport jail, eh, where they P as a witness?” he said. “How did you do J ack ex easa how he had left tid room at the top of ing by way of the gutter pipe, © ‘lad but that peel more'n Ta expect of Tn fact, he saath have made it anyway, even if he had no} e couldn’t make ten or perhaps twenty dollars easier, at the same time get over the ground igs a pace that | \ | Smith didn’t look like a fool, and ahone but uote of his new reer rae this suspicion “T hope to,” replied Jack, with his eyes on his compan- ion’s red whiskers. For the first time it struck the boy that they didn’t look natural, When Smith scratched them they seemed to work about in an odd way not common with whiskers in general. “TI wonder if they’re false,” thought the boy, “and if so, why! 6 iy) “You're afraid maybe a constable will ve sent ater you to bring you back,” said Smith. . “I think it’s likely.?” “T think so, too; but if there’s bie one, I don’t see any reason why he should take you back.” “Tt would only make things worse for me if I resisted. Besides, he would be armed and able to enforce his com- mand,” : “T calculate he would; but as it wouldn’t suit me at ae to have to go back to A henisheat Tnn, in case he came up 5 with us before we struck Bristol village, T’d feel bound to help you stand him off,” said Smith, in a tone that indie cated he was in earnest. “Why, you’d only get into trouble for interfering in my behalf. He’d arrest you, too.” “Yes, I caleulate he would—if he could,” chuckled Smith, “T wouldn’t adyise you to make any demonstration bine. e, my behalf. It wouldn't: be. fair for me to get you into 3, hole.” z “Don’t you worry about me, young man. However, we : won't cross a bridge till we come to it. As you haven’t committed any crime, the Seaport police may not ‘baie about your escape.” “But breaking out of jail is a kind of offense, isn’t tP “You wasn’t a regular prisoner, and you had sa right to get away if you’ ‘could. Bd «ey don’t believe that excuse tyould hold water betore ‘the magistrate if I’m taken back.” i “Well, you can do ag you please, but if I were in your shoes 1 no constable would take me back to town, particule if I had a good frend beside me who was willin’ to see Ass through.” Jack made no rely, He didn’t want to make trouble for himself in Se for he intended to return there before long anyway Jessie. He couldn't understand sc ae companion seemed -| officer a the law. bi look for trouble, 4 Lee eg 2 by the man’s Ls Genin HAPTER RIX. tt THE ‘OoNsmABEE ines sleaia!
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“Vil only be a minute,” he said as he got down, He entered the store, and Jack, g conversation with a small man behind the counter. The man went behind his prescription desk, and in a few ’ minutes brought Smith a small, flat flask, which he put in his pocket. They were soon on the county road again, with Sancho es putting his best foot forward, : A farm-house loomed up ahead, Neither Jack nor his companion paid any attention to it. ~ Not so Sancho. He was so accustomed to stopping at farm-houses that he never failed to turn off toward the nearest gate that led up to one. _ He did so on hig occasion of his own accord and stopped _ before a wide gate beyond which lay a long lane, “Hello!” cried Smith, “you aren’t goin’ in there?” “No. My horse did that himself. He’s used to going up lanes when we come to them,” replied Jnck, backing the - animal into the road again, and starting him along the road. Sancho shook iis head vigorously several times, ¢ as if he o. thought something was wrong, and then got down to work i peg . “You wouldn’t have done any iaicese at that house if oe you’ d gone there for that purpose,” remarked Smith. _ “How do you know I wouldn’t?” asked Jack, bs “Because old miser Ogden lives there, with his skin- flint wife. They'd have set their dogs on you and ates u off the place.” _ “Yes. I know pretty nearly all the farmers along the | line. I have no use for Ogden, though.” 4 “What's your business?” “I’m an insurance agent, and a drummer of side lines,” eplied Smith. _ Somehow Jack doubted his statement, The longer he was in Smith’s company the more curious grew as to his real identity. He had already come to the conclusion that his name vasn’t really Smith, Somehow or another he believed he had met the man “somewhere before, but he couldn’t place him. ybe I’d recollect him if I saw him without his red sidewhiskers,” he said to himself. “If they aren’t false Pm not a good guesser. I wonder where he’s going? First | me his destination was the Wheatsheaf Inn; but it he only intended to stop there for the night. I d like to know why he’s interested in that old barrel se.on the wagon. Seems to me there’s something in it ‘than meets the eye. Can it be the fellow is a ae and has plunder hidden in it? That would account disguise. I don’t fancy the idea of assisting a bur- to get away with his swag, as they call it. Yet he ea burglar, either, for he is well acquainted along te. Tl have to give it up. He’s a mystery to me.” “of re er iy for A BARREL OF COIN. *You seem to be pretty well acquainted along this road.” et and passed aie te teams slong the ae and | 1 ith frie a ciaulor in that ee but he began to take a 2 glancing in, saw him in| different view of it as they proceeded. At nine o’clock they passed through another village, but not without stopping, for Smith seemed to have business: with the proprietor of the tavern, which went by the name of the Moose Hotel. é Owing to the anti-liquor law intoxicating drinks were not publicly dispensed over the bar, but anybody almost inthe village could fill his private demijohn here, or crook a his elbow on the quiet in a small room off the bar. Ee Nothing was sold over the bar but cider, grape juice and various soft drinks. Smith and the proprietor adjourned to the little room, where they had a short talk and a drink together, after which the man with the red whiskers returned to the wagon, and the rig went on. ee Before they struck the next village, Sancho made several — t attempts to turn off at farm gates, but being headed Eu Mee each time, he gave it up and paid no further attention to the farm-houses they subsequently passed, thereby demon-— oe strating that he was no fool if he was a horse. ao) It was close on to noon and they were drawing near na8 another collection of houses which Smith said represented — Plympton village, when Jack, happening to turn his head, 2 saw a light buggy rapidly approaching with a man, in Fh: He instinctively suspected that this was a Seaport con- stable. ‘ “There’s a man and a buggy following us at a rapt rate,” he said to his companion. “It may be a congeraS after me.” ; Smith turned around and looked. Then he looked ahead and seemed to be calculating. “Rein in and we'll let him pass,” he said. “Tf he’s a constable he won’t pass,” replied Jack. — te “No, I don’t think he will,” and Smith chuckled in a pe: ips culiar way. “Stop, ’m going to get out. Drive to one side and give the party room to get by.” Jack had got accustomed to doing whatever Smith. Z rected him to do, for the man always spoke as if he ex- pected his orders to be carried out, though he never dressed the boy otherwise than in a’ pleasant way. As soon as Smith got down he went to the rear of the | vehicle, and began to take a strong interest in one ¢ hind wheels, as if there was something the matter witl “Anything the matter with the wheel?” aske J ck, i surprised at his action. Smith didn’t answer him, but transferred his seratiny to the hub. Tn a few minutes the man and the buggy. came up Ww: a rush and a cloud of dust. ; He hauled in and stopped opposite Jack’s sig “I think your name is Jack Greeley?” he said, sha “That’s what it is,” ” replied the hoy. “What dc want ?” ous What do you want with me?” _€You've ee tor return utd beg with m Ae es
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A BARREL OF COIN. “Then Tm under arrest again ?”” “=. €¥ow are.” “Vd like to see an authority for holding up this lad,” : ‘said Smith, coming forward. _ “What business is that of yours?” < ORs srr to take me some distance along the road, and some of my property is in his wagon. You can’t take this boy without his wagon, as you have no right to abandon his property on _ the high road, and if you take the wagon it will incon- venience me. Now I don’t propose to be inconvenienced - for all the constables in Seaport, so you'll have to let this - young fellow drive on to Plympton village yonder to ac- commodate me,” said Smith. “Tm not taking any orders from you, sir,” replied the constable, sharply, “though I’m willing to do what I can to oblige you if you act civilly. a _ “All right, constable; I can’t expect any more than that,” said Smith. “Have a drink with me. It’s the best whisky you ever tasted. I carry it as a medicine, and I only offer it to you in recognition of the favor you are doing me.” is _ Smith offered him his flask and told him to drink hearty. rf ae The constable made no bones about taking the drink, and then telling Jack to drive ahead, fell in behind the * wagon and the party moved on as soon as Smith got a on the seat. “Go slowly,”*he said to Jack. “T told you I was in for it,” said the young rg rather omily. "Yes, I know, but its a long distance back to ee dg ad it’s my opinion you will reach Bath first.” “How will I when I’m under arrest?” replied Jack, in surprise. » “Don’t worry about that. You're not back in jail yet.” “But I will be to-morrow.” “Perhaps you will; but somethin’ might happen to pre- t you gettin’ there, ” I wish something would bioeee but I don’t see any ce of that now.” ° mith looked behind. Stop your nag. There’s somethin’ the matter with the table,” he said. k tur is reeling in his seat like a drunken man, mith sprang down and stopped his horse just in time atch him as he toppled aver into the road. me here, Greeley, and give me a hand,” jat’s the matter with seal asked Jack as he ap- y . man is nneonscions,”” ‘aid J ke astonished. e’s tir and he thought he’d he es Sad ee to him? “A whole lot. I’ve got a contract with this young trader | « friend of mine. age, of course.” ‘| going to stop awhile, aren’t you. Dinner US be read, ‘| said Smith. Jack. } his ri | out and called him in to dinner, ap rey sidetracked ie i eae very pens de “That’s the only way I can account for this man’s con- oe dition.” * “You don’t have to account for it. Help me Ht hin = | back on his seat.” “What are you going to do with him?” ; “Drive him to the village and leaye him in care of a By the time he recovers you'll be out of - his reach.” \ y Ky “I’m afraid this is going to make more trouble for aS said Jack, doubtfully. “Pooh! You had no hand init. Go back to your wagon and follow me.” ag ‘Smith, with one arm ate the unconscious officer, started ahead in the buggy, while Jack, feeling rather shaky over this new pain of events, got up on his seat and fell in behind. coi CHAPTER X. | 4 es SMITH MEETS HIS FRIENDS, — = Plympton village was only half a mile away, and it a didn’t take them long to reach if. a Smith drove up to the door of*the small village inn, and a called out in a familiar way to a man who was seated in G a chair on the piazza. This man and several other of the residents of the ie viewed the unconscious constable held up by Smith with curiosity, wondering what was the matter with him. Tn response to Smith’s hail, the man, who was the pro- prietor of the inn, came forward. “Hello, Wat ” he began, but Smith choked him ‘off with a look and a 1 Significant gesture. “What's the giniayis with that chap?” he added. se} “Nothin’ serious, He had a-drink too much, an I wi you to take charge of him till he ‘recovers, This is | buggy, and he belongs in Seaport. It will take him some time to sleep his jag off, so just accommodate him wii a room and put his horse in your stable. I'll pay the dam “By the way, your It is in the bar-room. Y« “All, right,” said the inn-keeper. friends left a note for you. half an. hour,” “Sure we're goin’ to stop. Here, catch. hold of this and then I'll get down and help you get him in the hor “Drive into the yard, Greeley,” he adde “We're goin’ to stop here for dinner.” The boy did as he was told, anda a hgstlen took charg Sane walked around in an aimless way uit smi ae They remained the best part of an hour at then: started on again. _ Well,” remarked Smith, after they had got un
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ores coe ranean ene inte or Se A BARREL OF COIN. rs “Pooh! W hat’s the use of ‘feelin’ pee in the mouth? _ hours before that officer gets hack to Seaport to report what se happened to him, and that will give you all the time you need to get out of the county.” '. . “If I go straight on to Bath, as I suppose I'll have to now, it is probable that the police of that place will be on the ‘Jookout for me.. It will be a simple matter for the Seaport authorities to telephone my description on with "an order for my arrest.” ~ “Don’t you worry. Ill take care of you. I expect to overtake my friends at Greenville along about dark. We'll fix things for you somehow.” ~ Jack said nothing. ‘To say the truth, he didn’t like the way things had been fixed for him so far, and he felt rather dubious of availing himself of any Airthes assistance from Smith. - Indeed, he had serious thoughts of turning back as soon as he parted from the man, which parting would no doubt 0 take place as soon-as he met his friends, make lis way to Seaport, give himself up and try to get out of his scrape the best way he could. He seemed to he getting deeper in the mire the Agnes he remained in Smith’s company. Afi: leaving Plympton they made only a sie sa of brief ae to rest and water the horse. No doubt Sancho wondered why he was kept on a con- nous: trot, but he took it philosophically, and reeled off iles as steadily as clockwork. i; They Jpassed another village at a distance, taking a branch road that would save “them an hour in reaching enville, so Smith said. What Smith didn’t appear to know about the route seemed herdly worth mentioning, and Jack wondered if ever would find out who the man really was. The shades of night ‘were falling over the landseape n Smith pointed to a distant church spire and aay that Greenville. At the head of Main str ect, a quarter of a mile ata of 1e village proper, stood a two- -story building with a tall spreading oak tree in front of it, — oe to. ibe the Greenuille. Hotel, and. Smith die on ‘got eves as Jack alten his vig into the yard, vbsandled men got up, and came forward to meet A herds toageni : ts were hidden by a waterproof dieting pulled ? over it, and secured by ropes to eer i in t the. ioe J ack eee that Mie, See wae - Why should you get caught at all? It will be twenty-four | thought the boy. fallin’ into the hands of the Bath police, in case tl |the desk and registered his name and Jack’s, and asked 3 | they be assigned adjoining rooms, if possible. I would advise: you to make up for it to- -night. ot om the sand that was plentifully sprinkled o on : “Where is my room?? he asked the proprietor. h | corridor, and Bess ue By ee ba to Ne Le SUAY 4 Those must be the friends he expected to meet,” “J suppose I shall part company with him and his barrel. Well, I won’t be sorry to do that. I distrust the man in spite of his friendly attitude. He did me a good turn in his own estimation, but notin mine. — The drugging of that constable is likely to prove a serious matter for me. I ought to return to Seaport and give my- self up. Then I could explain thafI had no hand in the — officer’s downfall. If I don’t return voluntarily, and am i : caught and carried back, I fancy I'll be heuer without a gloves.” sn Jack went on the veranda and sat down near the door. Presently the supper bell rang and the other men on the veranda made a bee-line for the. ene lin» grisiel: ae was at the back of the publie room. : vig The conference between Smith and his baat friends broke up, and they stepped toward the house. a As soon as Smith saw Jack he separated himself from hie companions and joined him, leaving his friends to. ‘0 into the dining-room by themselves. “Are those the friends you expected a meet here, Mi Smith?” the boy asked. “Yes,” replied*Smith, taking him by Ve arm and lead ing him in. “Then I suppose you'll go on with them?” “No. They’ve got enough to look after. They hee ade room in their wagon for me and my barrel, so you and TH stick together till we reach Bath.” - Jack was sorry to learn that. “So you're going to Bath?” he said. “That's my destination. In order to prevent you from \. should be watchin’ for you, we'll branch off of this ees ‘ me morrow and get into the city by a roundabout WEY. tery “You seem to take a great deal of interest in me, . ‘Smith.” ie “Well, I don’t want to see’ you ae into trouble. friends think that what I did to the constable back. a Plympton is likely to lead to unpleasant results for both of | us, and they suggested the way of reachin’ Bath t have decided to take*both for your interest and my own.’ “Don’t you think it would be better for me to go | to Seaport and face the music?” a, “No, I don’t,” replied Smith, i in a very desided ay Jack said no more, and finished his supper in silence, When they came out of the dining-room, Smith w “You'd better turn in soon,” Smith said, “for we shall He an early start—as early as we did this morn you didn’t have your regular allowance of sleep last night, “TY think. it’s a good idea,” replied ms lack, taking his “Go up those stairs yonder, turn to your righ
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ee CHAPTER XI. JACK MAKES AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. Jack went to his room, which was directly over tle P aathen: and overlooked the yard, and prepared to retire tor the night, for he was tired and downhearted. He pushed the lower sash of his window well up, ’ was a warm night, and took a survey of the yard. as While he stood there looking out, three figures ap- ' “proached the big farm wagon, which Jack supposed was loaded ah sand. One of them carried a lantern, It was not so dark anyway but Jack was able to identify Sas as Smith and his two bearded friends. . They went to the back of the wagon, and while Smith neld the lantern, the other men undid the end of the ¢ coy- eving and threw it back. One of them mounted the wagon and began to dig into the sand with his hands, pushing it aside. fr wonder what they’re up to?” Jack asked himself. “Is there something in that wagon besides sand ?” - The boy watched the man’s actions with much interes _ Finally he seemed to have got a grip on something and - began to tug away. Smith held. up the lantern, and the light enabled the watcher to see that the man was lifting something heavy ais since in the Eereicn of Rickards’ house on the cliff e man pushed the tub over the end of the wagon, it was caught by Smith and the other bearded indi- and lowered to the ground. fellow in the wagon carefully filled up the, hole | which the tub had been taken, and smoothed the sand evenly all over, after which he jumped down. ‘The cover was then replaced and _retied. leaving his companions standing by the tub. tl kitchen Hor, where He lett, it standing with tie 01 op of it. d hie fronds then strolled oe around the” corner | ght of that tub had started a train of thought in given rise to a rather ad tling suspicion. agon contain the tubs he had seen in the house | first met. Rickards? soit A BARREL OF COIN. t. wagon reaches Bath. nith blew out the light and walked over to a small out-| «e's dead to the world. He'll sleep like a top. 4il1. he’ ane door of the pe ee he 3 out a-wheel} our talk.” to | “That. ee case, we must find some : ot an easy thing to ats Us ch cele reeds hie e ats Ethel te) tra eee” Jack began to grow excited, like a. person ¢ on the eve : ‘|of an important discovery. “Tl bet those two bearded: chaps are Noakes ‘and Rickards,” he said. Why, he must be the.chap the others called Watling—the fellow who caught Jessie and I at the, © back entrance, and who Caleb Stone knocked out with a - piece of rock in the lower cavern, thus enabling us to es- _ cape from the clutches of the three rascals. I can now for it| 2ccount for the familiar tone of his voice, but I don’t won- _ der I ¢ouldn’t recognize him in the daylight with those red whiskers on. To think I’ve ridden all the way from the outskirts of Seaport in his company and never suspected _ his identity! How he must have laughed in his sleeve-at - me. >d) ‘ There wag no more thought of sleep for Jack. =. “Here’s a chance to square myself with the Government y if my suspicions are correct. I must make sure that ’m right before I make a move. The question is, how will T ~ d it? I might go down in the yard asjsoon as things get quieter and wnaike an inspection of that wagon, though after what I’ve seen it seems hardly necessary , to do that, for the fact that if one tub was taken out of it there must be others — still there that probably will not be disturbed till the If 1 could make certain of the — identity of Smith’s bearded friends, that would solve the — problem to my satisfaction. I don’ t see any way of oe ‘ it to-night, and to-night is the time I ought to do it.” Jack sat beside the window and thought the matter « over 4 long and earnestly. The chance of not only getting out of soon as the thing was clear, Jack saw that it was a his own trouble, but also securing a portion at least: of thes at and bulky, exactly like the tubs he had seen two | Government reward, spurred his energies. While he sat there he heard steps coming along the com 3 ridor outside. a He recognized the tones of Smith’s voice, The handle of his dopr was tried, but as he had eed * it, of course the person on the other side couldn’t open it, — Then-there came a light knock on the panel. nes Jack took no notice of it, but remained as estas ~ as. mouse. The knock was repeated, and then he heard Smith oid called in the mornin’. Come in Ay room and we'll fin Jack heard the men athe a adjoining room, /_ A moment later the window within four fect o spot where the boy sat was thrown up with a bang. © “JT don’t see why these hotel people keep their winde closed in such weather,” said the voice of Bre rodm is as stuffy ag a. closet.” “Well, let’s finish our talk, for T want to fu in in jone of thie others impatiently. Po Jt struck Jack that the voice belonged to No “We can’t take the tubs to Flint’s place now th; @ schem' that the allies of the ligutor smug: | | sent me warning that his: store is being watched Light a r ed to ate a ‘quantity ‘of the “i vet into Bath | day by Government sleuths, ‘who are only waiting tangible ,evidence to arrest him,” ‘went
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- Aoad there. “That's ones you’ re wrong, We lini.” », Backs heart gave a jump when.be-heard the name pronounced. “Ifa _ revenue man comes here and sees that hand, he’s bound to probe it on general pr popes I know I would if I were one of them.” “What's the matter with Shepiee the tubs, then?” said ‘Smith—otherwise Watling. “No, I have a better plan. On the road we are going to take to Bath to-morrow there is an old disused“mill on a dried-up stream two miles this side of the city. I have ~ decided to make use of it as a storehouse for the cognac - until the Government grows less active, We'll take our Inside of a couple of hours we can take the - brandy out of the tubs, repack the fish, and after hiding the liquor we'll go straight into the city and unload at Flint’s. Of course, ag soon as we have unloaded, the of- ficers will make their appearance, thinking they have se- cured a prize at last; but when they overhaul the tubs theyll find nothing but salt fish, and so Flint, as well_as ourselves, will have the laugh on them, and it will serve to soften suspicion against him.” “That's a good scheme,” laughed Smith, “Tn the meantime, Rickards, whom we left at the cavern storehouse. will manage to keep us informed concerning |. ‘the movements of the revenue people on the coast. He will bart sie ‘ig se the Yiewhen Watling ma ance in the yard, ee a basket full of conettag “bo Jack watched ‘him distribute the smuggled bran’ in his stock in trade, and as soon ag the counterfeit Smith went away he removed every bottle from its hiding saoee and dropped them into the well in the yard. “That settles the trap that was prepared for me. F T'll do a little trapping myself, since one good turn des serves another,” said the boy to himself. Zo. Instead of returning to his room he sat down with his — back against the table door, which he saw was not locked, : and watched the hotel. A couple of hours passed away and the lights went: out one by one, When the back of the building was in darkness he slipped 3 around to the front and saw that the place was closed a 3 the night, ay He waited awhile longer to make sure that every one. oe connected with the house had retired, and then he returned. ei to the stable, led Sancho out from his stall, harnessed him 5 to the wagon, and walked him out to the road. seer Then he got on the seat and drove into the village. vier Eee XI. also fix-up another lot of tubs and have them ready for us]. - move on to the mill at the first favorable chance. In ‘this way I hope to get all the cognac away/from the shore and safely housed in the neighborhood of Bath. Our Canadian friends will not, of course, attempt to rum any e stuff mto the country for some time to come. It Id not only be too hazardous, but it would be a use- proceeding until we have worked off the present lot on ur, hands. In any case, they wouldn’t do any more busi- ess with us until we have turned over the ant due them. : Understand ?” “Sure,” replied the bogus Smith. /“Now about this boy,” went on Noakes. ans squa: “He is the of much of our trouble, and it is my purpose to get with him by implicating him in this business. Til at job to you, Watling. You'd heiter go downstairs ray take the brandy out of that tub we removed e wagon and conceal the’ bottles among his stock in We'll part company with him a short distance this | he old mill, relieving him of the barrel you got him |. C Y along. That the Government agents may be on | kout for him, I'll send a telephone message to the lice from Bridgewater village, when we stop there orrow afternoon, deseribing him and his team, ng information concerning the road by which he'll th, and the smuggled brandy which is concealed in 1. That will fix him, while his escape from the jail at eae matters aagtoet him. If he can JACK CALLS ON CONSTABLE BROWN. It was close on to midnight and all the stores and ho were dark and silent. | ‘He droye slowly along Main street, hoping to find place where the occupants had not yet retired, his purp being to find out where he could connect win, the ty see authorities of the place. As A Ordinarily he would have been. disappointed, but. it hap- pened that next day was publication day of the village weekly, and the newspaper pressroom was lighted up, the pressman was running off the limited edition 0 small hand cylinder machine which printed two pages i time. 2 . Jack veined in, got down ang walked to the door of printing office. Opening it, he entered the rach, : The pressman, observing that, he was a gen looke at ta inquiringly. “Excuse me for intruding, but can sae. tell me T’ll find the head constable of this village?” asked . “The head constable !” exclaimed the Tpreaninds, William Brown. Yes, I can. tell you where he as you.appear to be a stranger here, I doubt if you able to find his house. I’m nearly through work, don’t mind waiting fifteen or ies nee Pu >| around to his place.” “T'll wait,” answered. Jack. : ania a copy of the paper. SE ; dy °j — cn eee}
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nist near ‘that towne It said that the serieyof natural caverns in the cliffs near ‘Seaport was believed be used as the hiding place for a load’ of French brandy | lately landed in the neighborhood, but that several sharp searches by the revenue officers had failed to reveal just where the liquor was stored. Tt was known that a. previously landed cargo of the - cognac had been successfully distributed about ‘the State by the allies of the Canadian smugglers, and the Govern; ment was very anxious to prevent the last consignment from being carried into the interior and sold to liquor} ~ merchants, _ hethead inspector had recently come into possession of _ imformation which led him to believe he had located the chief agent of the smugglers, but nothing could be done _ till he was caught with the goods in his possession. _ The paragraph then went on to give a brief statement of the alleged encounter of Caleb Stone, Jessie Stone and a ; traveling ‘boy trader named Jack Greeley, with three men. » in the caverns. _ These men were supposed to be Rickards, Noakes and Vatling, who divided their time between a small farm on he cliff road’ and the fishing industry. _ They had lately come under suspicion as the presumed link between the smugglers and their suspected agent, but nothing had been found to criminate them. - ‘The story related to the inspector by Caleb Stone, how- ver, had induced that officer to secure a warrant for the arrest of the men, and the boy trader had been locked up o make sure of his appearance as a witness when wanted. That. was all. There was nothing about Jack’s escape from the jail, nor _ the failure of the authorities to arrest the three men in ing Rs on ‘the ¥ tp pon had completed his work, and was washing up . “Got a rig, ie you?” said the pressman, seeing Jack’s rse as wagon, es. Jump up on the seat and direct me where to ” data the boy. m minutes later the pressman pointed to a cottage on @ street. about a third of a mile from the newspaper ie where Constable Brown lives,” he said. “Thank: you. Much obliged to you for the trouble you’ve cen to point out the house. I want to see Pais eercuaiae _ matter of some importance.” yh wre welcome,” replied the pressman, as ad ale iene officer’s door. “Good-night.” ht,” replied Jack, following him to “~ walk, oe e to the door of the cores he gave Ve Thats iy Dame, Who! rare you?” ™ 5 ‘By the time the boy had finished reading the account, : | or Pm mistaken, » said J ack. “You don’t know: me, af I’m a stranger; but I have im- portant information to give you thate will put money in — your pocket,” ‘ “Hh? Money in my pocket! What is this informa- —_ tion 2?” . “Put on. your clothes and come to the door, then Tl tell you.” The constable seemed shy about,coming down on hak: he reasoned, might be a bootless errand. 4 “Can’t you give me an idea of what you have to niet cs me?” he said. y “Tt’s about those liquor smugglers.” “What about ’em? What have I got to do with them?” * “Tf you can capture a load of their brandy the Govern- — ment is sure to make it all right with you.” HH ~ How can I capture it?” asked the officer, with some in- Vee terest j in his tone. ee, “T know where it is, and I'll put you onto it. AlkI ask is a rake-off if you will do the right thing.” : “You really know where there’s a load of the liquor?” “T do, and it’s not a mile from here.” “Vil be right down.” The constable shut the window, and Jack saw a light flare up in his room, Inside of ten minutes the front door opened and Con- ~ stable Brown stood on the threshold. “Come inside,” he said, and Jack entered the house. | The officer led him into his sitting-room, and there Jack told him about the wagon load of fish tubs, in which were hidden a considerable number of bottles of foreign brandy concealed under a covering of sea sand in the yard of the: Greenville Hotel. ee “How did you make this discovery?” asked the psa . ble. ; Jack explained as much of the matter as he thought pru- ie dent, omitting, of course, the fact that he had escaped from — the Seaport jail, and what the bogus Smith had done to ‘the pursuing officer. “What’s your name?” “Jack Greeley.” “What's your business?” “Tm a traveling trader.” The Greenville Times not having yet been issued to t public, the constable did not know that his young visitor was the boy who was supposed to be detained as a Gove ment witness in the Seaport jail, consequently the la frank answers did not enlighten him to any eptent, E eran Tl take diate of it in the name of the ci and rem member you in case Tm remunerated a pie ae re? sible we may be interrupted, for those Saansll 1a: us in the yard, and if they do there'll he somet is
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A BARREL:‘OF COIN. |. = = —S EN bets : Seco bear eae Jn SEN ee ee eS em es wie ew Se ee a3 : In ‘ten minutes he stopped in front of a vine-clad eoi=| “The chap with the red swhiskers is Watling. One of the "tage, got down and began to hammer on the door. other two, whose faces are disguised with bear ris, 4 is Noakes, __, A wintdow was thrown up and a ‘man’s head appeared, the lead of the bunch. The third man is a stranger to ue “Ts that you, Brown?” he‘asked. me. Make sure of getting Noakes and Watling, and youll -__. “Dress yourself and come down prepared for business,” | make a hit with the Government.” ; ais ‘yb the head constable, in an authoritative way. = | “Have you gota pines “Yes, sir; Pll be down directly.” “No. The police : ; * The deputy lost no time in making his appearance. Jack stopped in some confusion, for he had almost let “Got your revolver, Jones?” asked Constable Brown. — | the cat out of the bag by saying that the Seaport pene had : | * Yes, sir.” taken his gun from him, ; “Jump on the wagon, then. Pll explain. matters to you ‘Constable Brown took no notice of his break, but said as we go along. Turn around and drive ahead till I direct | that he had better remain where he was for the present. =~ ya to turn off,” he added to Jack as the three managed| The two Greenville constables then started back for eee io find room on the seat. ° hotel. _ When they struck Main street, Jack recognized it and : et Ps : tivned to the right of his own accord. ~ Pa, os . From that point the way was straight ahead to the hotel. CHAPTER XIIL fn due tiie they approached the house and Jack reined aha in just before they reached it. ; CONCLUSION. “We'll go the rest of the way on foot,” he said, “The ; eas noise we make the better. Those ees may sleep with Jack, howeyer, did not relish the idea of remaining ae “one eve open.” the background, ue The constable agreed with) him, so the three lett the) He had an idea that his services might be useful to the — , “wagon and walked into the hotel yard. officers, for they had three men to capture, and from wh Jack pointed the big wagon out. \ he knew of two of those men he felt sure that’ the country “Under that covering is apparently just a load of sand, officers would find a strenuous job on their hands, ut under the sand are tubs partly filled with fish and Besides, Jack was anxious to square himself with the- gartly with bottles of cognac. They removed one tub Government inspector for running away from Seaport, ~ some hours ago, but there - ought to be eleven still in the} and he thought he wotld be able to do that by helping in wagon. the capture of the three allies of the smugglers; So We’ ll see if there are,’ said Constable Tavis: “Takes As soon as the officers disappeared into the yard. he ‘fol- as hold, Jones, and unloosen these ropes go we can get thie| towed’ thom. nd of the cover off.” : He took the precaution to take from the wagon a dom cay ‘The woe was speedily accomplished, and a load of sand cudgel he had there, : Constable hides rapped on tis ie door of the otal ow to probe this sand and see what it colneals,” said eg R voice in no pleasant tones, fe “Are you. Simpson, the proprietor of this house?” < sprang on 1 top of the sand and hogan to clear it Brown. : from one spot. : ml . “Yes. Who are you?” aN ark object was presently exposed. | “Constable Brown, Come down, I want ibfeeg Sout constable’ s deputy took a hand now, and one of the] «What do you want to see me about ?” Cg d tubs was brought into view. “When you come down I'll tell you.” —_ Atvout,’ leg said Constable Brown. fags will 1 be ne¢c-| All right, I'll eome down,” replied the Hotel 3 man, At that moment Jack heard the sound of wheels ation in this iatteniy? Mis: the county road. . it to my wagon, I have ae that wall eet the A buggy with a single occupant was rapidly appr “T believe that’s the constable that Watling e, then “Thad recovered, and instead of going back to Sea them the officers enraed the tub pai of the ee port his failure to capture me, he determin to . the road to the wagon, where the tub was| till he got me. He's got here i in good tim to ielp # Hh its: contents pal aae) and the truth Of gue ft e: Es wane As the buggy came. Saahie up. J ack Brown. “even pot road and i as a signal for t back and seize |
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A BARREL OF COIN. when I met you ‘to-day, ” he ant “He's cobain for ny our ekcape. (Do you g give up?’ “Ni as,?" “Where is your companion?” “You mean the man with the red side whiskers? He’s ‘asleep in this hotel. You have got nee ¢ just in time to help arrest him and two companions.” ’ said the con- _ stable, getting down into the road with a pair of handeufi's in his hands, iy & “Hold on, officer, don’t handcuff ime till you understand how things stand, then you won’t. Um not as bad as you ink Iam, I’ve just brought two constables here from the ~ village to arrest. those’ three men and take charge. of a wagon load of smuggled brandy.” “What!” cried the constable, clearly astonished, but by Do means conyineed. Jack hurriedly explained the situation to ti and told im the two officers were in the mee trying to get into ‘house. He went along with the boy to assure himself of the th of Jack’s statement. They found Brown ‘and Jones oe for the appear- | of Seen oh the pra eee ~~ “Pwo companions! What do you mean,’ ts: the scene in his wagon. he oF man tutxeduesd himself as an. ee and Simpson, who had ie aie time in coming down, now aaa door and wanted to Scop hav se trouble was viz © Three of my poe Who do you mean?” ‘The man with the red side whiskers is one,” elk, and the two bearded men are the others.” , they are respectable’ travelers. Seems to me you he boy who came here with Mr. Smith, the man with Ne ’ spoke up are Panavien, and are wanted i in n Sor by: ithe cine cee J ack. npson g | senses, and fixed up his wound. eh the tteben, iA ack, ‘and all being in readiness, the Seaport officer ordre ae Jack coming next, Hd the plied the Seaport constable. “I believe those fellows are thick with all the hotel people between Seaport and Bath. I think you and 1 had better go around to the front of the house and let Brown and his deputy attend the matter in- side. One of the fellows is likely to give them the slip, and 4 ‘we must cut off his escape.” “All right,” said Jack. “I think it would be a good idea to lock this door and cut off exit at the back, fe “Good idea. We'll do it.” They locked the kitchen door on the outside aKa went around to the front of the house. Hardly had they got there before they heard two pistol shots inside. In a moment or two a door in the front of the house was | flung open and two men came running out. One was Watling in his shirt cleeves, and the apher a bearded man, half dressed. “Stop!” cried the Seaport constable. They paid no attention, but made for the bugay. The constable, fired at the bearded man, who was in ad- yanee, and he fell into the road. Jack sprang forward to intercept Watling, but the ras- _ cal was too swift for him, and he reached the buggy. As he reached for the reins the constable fired at: nih but missed. Jack made a diye for the horse’s bridle and eanght, it just as Watling started him up. nic With an imprecation Watling reached for and drew his ie yevolver. heed ce Brown and Jones now came out of the hotel ‘with the other bearded man in custody, handcuffed. Ae Watling was-handeuffed by his captor, and then the Eve fellow in ee road wag examined. on He was unconscious from a bullet woud: in the ‘aaa and when the beard was removed from re face he proved to be Noakes, — ~ After a consultation the Seaport sites decided to "| charge of both the\prisoners and the wagon load, of. tub and sand, and take ae to his town. ; Taking aim as well as he could at Jack, he fired. ¢ ys The bullet missed the boy by a hair. Rad Here the constable rushed up and covered Watling, who, i 1 | seeitg the game was. up, surrendered. a up. While this was being ae the auntie: iman wa in the buggy to the house of a doctor not far ay: The physician was aroused and he DrOvERE, No: Noakes was then. brought back to the hae i. | was put on Jack’s: wagon and tied there. Ii The other two were lashed to the top of. the bi Hi procession to proceed, the large wagon leadi officer himse
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ce BARREL OF, COIN. ” : The onaatie then connected with the Seaport plies AZ and Jessie need to get married on: She told me that she department, and told of the capture that had been made./ and you are going to be spliced some day, and I guess she — - He gave ali the credit of it to Jack, and said that the|couldn’t get a better or a smarter husband than you. — boy ought not to be molested on his return. | There was nothing in the trunk you helped me to. land of ee The party waited for an early breakfast to. be served | any account.” er to them, and then proceeded on their way. Jack broke the barrel up and tossed the pieces into the __. It was a long and weary day’s travel for both the Seaport | firewood pile in the shed, while the rubbish he dumped into ~ constable and Jack, neither of whom had slept any the} a barrow and wheeled it away to a hole in a distant corner me night previous. of the property. ce They stopped only for dinner and supper, and it was} When he got back, Jessie was on hand to give him- a ; nearly ten o'clock when they reached the Wheatsheaf Inn.} warm reception. Se Here they found a constable and several revenue officers| After dinner he went to the inspector’s office and re i waiting for them. ported. j The Seaport constable turned the big wagon and the prisoners over to them, and after they had started back to - town, he and Jack took rooms at the Wheatsheaf Inn and turned in for a good sleep. \ They got up late next {OEE had a good breakfast, and then started for town. In due time they drew near the Stone cottage. “Yl turn in here, if it’s all the same tg you,” said Jack. “As soon as I put up my team I'll go to the station-house and report.” The kitchen door opened and Jack expected to see Jessie ‘coming to greet him. - Instead of which Old Caleb, and’ a woman as ancient as himself, appeared. “Come back, have you?” said the old man. ANY eu,” replied Jack. i Caleb then introduced the old woman as his sister, who} so he couldn’t get away. had come to live with him and his grand-daughter. They then found the secret opening to the inner cavern, - He explained that Jessie had gone into town to make | which was filled with cases of cognac, as well asa tole r some purchases, but would scon get back. of tubs ready packed for removal. - “T guess Pl] dump out that old barrel that Watlin seemed| Next day Jack notified the inspector, who sent: men wi to think so much of. It’s a disgrace to the wagon. T’ll| him to take possession of the liquor. look into it later on and see if sien is anything: valuable} When it was sold Jack received a little over $2, 000 a. ; in it. If there is, and I think I have a right to appropriate | his share, and the Government added the $500 reward { ee it, why I'll be so much ahead,” thought the boy. had originally been offered. a "He let down the back of the wagon, grabbed the barrel} The money that Jack had come into possessi _| through the barrel footed up about $80,000, and as ever laid claim to it, he considered it his own. In a short time he sand Jessie were married, Caleb said there was'no need of them waiting. _ In after life Jack always said that his greatest a luck was securing such a dear, sweet wife as Jes ) That official was now in good humor over the coolant the three men and the load. of tubs, and he readily took the ban off the boy’s movements, and assured him that he was entitled to a part.of what the liquor would eventually fetch at auction, the rest going to the Government and Constable Brown and his deputy of Greenyille. Still there was the $5,000 worth of hidden. brandy in the caverns, as well as the man Rickards, to be accounted top yet. Having. recovered hig revolver, he and old Caleb he an a search of the lower cavern, next day, but nothing coming of it, they decided to hide in the place and watch for Rickards to come forth at night. es They put in three nights without result, but on wie fourth they saw Rickards appear from a certain spot. — They jumped on him and overpowered him, tyiig hi ' e Striking'the ground it fell over and from under the dis- placed rubbish a stream of gold coin and banknotes was aled to the astonished gaze of the three. : ‘Money! A load 33 Tee in orien old phorael “Where but old Caleb entertained a different idea. ie id you get it?” a In his opinion, the boy trader’s set nck w: s fin 1 tell. you later,” eried the iy) springing into his! the barrel of coin. and picking out one of his bright new tin pans. ies THE END. — ) me pick . at ap; Mr. Stone.” Rexd “DRIVEN TO THE WALL; OR, a TF OF A WALL STREET BOY,” eA will be th ] | number es of “Fame and ral ed bore ia , in his possession. . | be money those chaps saved Fee some wreck, * eat man. aap never eamed it, re certain.
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‘Fame and Pariuic Weekly NEW YORK, AUGUST 5, 1910. TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS ' Single Copies........:.....5 GEecah vende’ scoeksiensbimavseiceee .05 Cents One Copy Three i i .65 Cents One Copy Six Months.. . $1.25 PTOne Copy One Yearin cis... icsvctecscceveperedeovcieges . $2.50 Postage Free. HOW TO SEND MONEY—At our risk send P. 0, Money Order, Check, } or Registered Letter; remittances in any other way are at your risk. We accept Postage Stamps the same as cash, When sending silver ‘wrap the Coin in a separate piece of paper to avoid cutting the envel- ope, Write your name and address plainly. Address letters to Strona Tovsny, President , Frank Tousey, Publisher Gro. @. Hasrines, Treasurer A Gadel Ws Bruanden) Secretary 24 Union Sq., New York GOOD STORIES. ‘In Afvica the scissors imported from Sheffield were found to be rather dangerous weapons to place in the hands of the atives, owing te their sharp points. The Solingen Steel yorks sent a lot of round-pointed scissors out, which found avor, and now ane. has captured the ee market. One of the most remarkable and puzzling of all the natural enomena in the Yellowstone National Park has recently been discovered by Winter Keeper Bunsen of Norris. It is a ‘geyser that plays regularly every twenty-four hours and ‘ows a stream 135 feet high, but the water is ice cold in- tead of boiling hot. The geyser is called the Valentine. The sually accepted theory of geyser activity seems to have re- ved rather a severe shock by the discovery of this latest ak. It has been the accepted hypothesis that subterranean iter coming in contact with lime and certain chemicals gen- 0 300 years. Wallan’s oak, near Paisley, Scotland, ig ‘to be over 700 years old, and there are eight olive trees ‘the Mount of Olives, near Jerusalem, which are known to en, flourishing in 1099, The yews at Fountains Abbey, re, were old trees when, in 1132, the abhey was built, a redwood in Mariposa Grove, California, is a manifold e fers Baobab prOrS of Africa have been computed to ee to He of a still greater age. Humboldt said , Dracena Draco, at Orotava,. on Teneriffe, was one oe nhabitants of the earth. ‘ Gen Croskett was born at Limestone, Tenn. »/ in 1786, In eek War of 1813-14 he commanded a battalion of | riflemen, under. General Jackson. He was elected to ennessee Legislature, 1821-724, and a member of Congress, d 1838-'35. His independence caused a break with fe entered the Texan army in the War of ‘Inde- lence and met his death at Fort Alamo, Texas, on March 6, ‘te heroic defense against hordes of Mexicans. LA 2 close by the surrender. of 'ful smile. “You look as if you knew your lesson to-day FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. ees At Chufu, the birthplace of Confucius, there are to be seen | some remarkable examples of sounding-stones, or stone gongs. : One of these stones, which are composed of a grayish Oolitic limestone, has been shaped into a cover for an incense-dish , placed in front of the tomb of the grandson of Confucius. When struck with a stick, or with the knuckles, it rings like bronze, and the sound is so distinct that it is difficult to be- lieve, without inspection, that the object is not really composed of metal. Sounding-stones are’ known in other countries. There is a bridge at Corick, in County Mayo, Ireland, which is locally known as the “musical bridge,” because ‘the stones forming the coping give out a musical note when struck. JOKES AND JESTS. Wife—My dear, the nursery needs redecorating. What — : would you suggest for the walls? Husband—Corrugated iron. “He says he courts the fullest investigation possible. He has nothing whatever to fear,” “Is that so?” “Yes, and he’s hired three of the cleverest lawyers in town to prove it.” Penelope—I hear it’s all off between you and Victor. What was. the trouble? Mechitabel—His absent-mindedness. The other night he forgot that I had already accepted him and he proposed again. Gabe Goshall (onthe southeast corner of the dry goods box) | —It must be tur’ble t’ be ketched out in.a brain-storm. Hi Hemlock (on the southwest corner of the dry goods box)— W’'y, all a feller’d hey t’ do ’ud-be t’ h’ist one o’ them paranoias, an’ he’d never know ‘twuz rainin’. j ‘i 7] “Pather,” said little Rollo, “what is appendicitis?” “My. ha son,” answered the cynical parent, “appendicitis is something that enables a good doctor to open up a man’s anatomy aps remoye his entire bank account.” “Dad, why are the Africans black?” Becsuse they are ‘always in the sun.” “Dad, why does the servant put the linen i on the line in the sun?” “Because the sun makes it white.” “Dad, how is it the Africans become black in the sun and the linen white?” “Because—here, that’s enough. You ask too 1 many Billy Se seeing ) A young gentleman of the colored persuasion had premiséd — his girl a pair of long white gloves for a Christmas gift. Hn- tering a large department store he at last found the counter where these goods were displayed, and, approaching rather. hesitatingly, remarked, “Ah want a pair ob gloves.” “How, long do you want them?” inquired the business-like clerk “Ah doesn’t want fo’ to rent em; ab wants fo’ to any "em replied the other indignantly. ; When the teacher, called the class for res she ‘no’ : that Eben Wilkins, her dullest pupil, wore a particularly cheer~ ‘said encouragingly, “Yes’m, I do,” he answered priskl?, answer to the first question is ‘North,’ and the next is * and the next is ‘United States, and the next in that. is not the way to learn your lesson, Bben, “and the et ¢] ‘struggled for a properly severe expression. “You lat I shall do in asking the qu c
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yf OUTLAWED BY INDIANS ed By, Paul, Braddon. In the fall of 1866, while I wag attached to Fort Hays as a Government scout and dispatch rider, the Sioux and Chey- ennes were consolidating for the war which opened in the spring. ‘Bands of stragglers were riding about the country, stealing and murdering: whenever apportunity offered, and one day in October, while returning to the fort from a long ride to the north after some missing horses, J encountered one of ‘these predatory bands. It numbered twelve men, and a son a of the Cheyentie chief knows as Pawnee Killer was in com- mand. While war’ had not been declared, and while the-In- dians did not hesitate to appear at the forts and trading posts, some one was being butchered every day. I had been on the waich. for prowlers, and was as well prepared asia lone man could be. I had a Winchester and two revolvers, and the only drawback was that I had found two of the horses and had them with me. As they would not drive I had roped them to- gagther and then rade them fast to my saddle. [ ‘Was skirting a long, narrow Hdge, badly broken by out- “cro pings of rock, and the time was 2 o'clock in the afternoon, All of a sudden I caught sight of Indians about half a mile away coming up the same side of the ridge. Indeed, I heard them yelling before I saw them, and I turned sharp’ to the left and forced the horses up the ridge among a mass of boulders 3 and outcroppings. The redsking caught sight of me as [ went Up, but did not immediately approach. 1 could see that they were confused, and a dozen or more shots were fire, and I was 4 puzzling over the matter when I heard’ some one clattering over the stony ground, and next moment a white man jumped ae beside me and exclaimed is “Stranger, for heaven's sake stand ’em off until I can get my Bou as, They are Cheyennes and have killed my brother! ” ‘i _ Three young bucks on foot had been in chase of the fugitive, and they were within 200 feet of me as I rose up. The leveled rifle. brought them to a sudden halt, and after gazing at me fora ‘moment they turned and descended the ridge to join the Test of the band, My visitor lay down, and it was five min- utes before he could get breath to explain, ee “We were out looking for cattle pak stampeded fr om our 1, er and took me prisoner. This was yadandas: and about a mile below here. they had gone into camp and built a fire to torture me, when I made a break, Give me your revolver, for ) they’ ] | be sure to charge us. > torty. rods iy pee cee me that they meant fair, and [ left my aes and adyanced a few paces to ask ie errand of the had» shot 0 one ot their 1 me, but. the” prisone ai blood and must die, = | afoot. I had my usual weapons, while he had an ar my mui They only asked | for i FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY. us had a revolver. We were about half pistol shot apart and — as I gave him my’ ultimatum, he had turned, whipped out a revolver and fired a bullet which passed within an inch of my — head. Then he uttered a yell and started to run, but he was © too late. My bullet struck him unden the right arm and went clear through him, and he fell and curled up by a boulder Oe die. The situation was Fadanoed by the Indians helow me ‘a most instantly, and the entire crowd dismounted and charged — ‘up the ridge. It was a very foolish move on their part and — proved the excitability of young bucks. We had them dead — under our fire, and we killed three of them with as many bu lets., I got a bead on Pawnee Killer’s son with my revolver as he urged his hesitating band to push up the ridge, and when he went down I thought T had killed him. With his fall — : the fighting ceased. The survivors made a rush for their Ke horses and then disappeared to the east, leaving the four dead — ones where they fell. I was puzzled at their conduct, and Abe. first regarded it (as a ruse, but when I came)to stand up and — look around 1 saw a party of thirteen” white men—hunter * trappers, stockmen and adventurers—coming up sein the: - north on their way to the fort. 's ‘The name of the young man who so Gleyerly escaped Austin Brice, and for the next year he was in Government. e ploy at the fort. He had not shot an Indian, as Stated by the flag-of-truce bearer, but the murder of his brother was entirely | unprovoked and cold-blooded, and the Indians meant to tor ! ture him to death. The bullet which struck the young chief did not kill inhi I had at first supposed. It struck him alongside the nose, A ‘down to the corner of his mouth, followed the line of the a down to the left-hand corner, and passed over the chin. result was to give him a most horrible-looking mouth, mak him an object of ridicule and contempt; and he not only swe c to have my life, but Pawnee Killer proclaimed the fact that /h would give five ponies and a revolver to any one who bring him my scalp, Therefore, while actual hostilities: not yet beau, there was a price Bek feet ny head, and TA warpath, The first attempt was made about two weeks after | on the ridge. A Sioux Indian, who claimed to have been lawed from his tribe because he favored peace with the came to Fort Hays, ostensibly for Siriearrice e he had cached at a spot about twelve initia down ° sie Fork, in a grove. When he described the spot . ren Uiiimshant we het out. I was on horseback and th He gave his name as Little Smoke and was a typ in build and demeanor. Before we left the to n old. i b called me aside and said: ‘ “Do you believe thar is a cache?” — a “Why not?” “Bekase an Injun says thar is. ddras: take ‘om what they say. Is. your ue nailed hae 3 “Do\you mistrust the 5 a iy
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FAME AND FORTUNE :_ WEEKLY. him, but sean the country a3 well. He appeared to be on the Jookout, as well he might be if hig story was true, and about 11 o’clock we approached the spot where he claimed to have hidden his property. I had kept him in the lead all the time, __.and we had had more or less shelter along the bank “of the stream. Half a mile from the grove I drew rein and said: “TY will wait here while my brother goes forward after his property. fe “Ts the Swift Rider tired with the ride?” he sarcastically answer ed, ey “One must keep watch for danger. ~. will be busy.” - “If my white brother is afraid, he need not go.” “if my red brother has a cache in the grove let him look for ite. ast not, we will return to the fort.” _ He hesitated a moment and then, satisfied that I was on my ; guard, he walked away and soon disappeared in the grove. I had every confidence that the trees sheltered a band of red- skins, and it would not have surprised me in the least to have ‘seen a body of them dash out. I was therefore iaken aback, at the end of about a quarter of an hour, to see Little Smoke ‘eappear with a backload of stuff from his cache. He came ‘straight toward me, but very slowly, and halted every few yards to adjust his burden. I was carefully watching him When my horse sniffed the air uneasily, and all at once it came to.me that I wes being stalked. 1 left the shelter of the cot- tonwoods for the open ground, and as I rode away two bullets i ‘zipped | close to my head, having been fired from’ the opposite “Dank of the stream. At the same moment Little Smoke _ dropped his goods and fired on me with his musket. While half a dozen Indians th my rear were yelling and hooting, I rode down to within 200 feet of the smooth-tongued traitor and dropped him dead in his tracks. There were five ndians ‘in the ambuscade, and they mounted their ponies and UL ued me for three or four miles, but I got safely away. The second attempt was made in December. A halt-breed peo ein old man with a very honest face—came into the fort and reported that a white man, a trapper, was in camp he river above us with a broken leg, and he had volun- to come in and report the case, ove five miles, but the snow lay deep on the ground and it was sharp weather, The old man probably reasoned that I ould be sent out to guide theereliet party. He was asked to ‘but refused, even under pr omise of Bi gallon of whisky. efusal aroused my suspicions, and instead of going out relief corps a dozen men went armed to the teeth. The designated was a grove, and we approached it as near as ible: under cover, and then made a sudden dash. Wight ; Indians rushed out on the other side. There were I will do that, for you Shrceaployes or guided them safely to the posts. “Look- 7 ine to ttack than any other on the route. The hut for the the men was. half wood, half ap Two. ‘reel protection, this. precaution had been peeve at’ Look- 1 pands of Indians had appeared and been stood off d they had come to believe that ; ‘On the morni g twenty miles beyond Fort Hays, was more -ex- | not climb trees; he must not throw missiles at a: into the station after a lively chase, and within an “hour it was surrounded by over a hundred redskins. I had been recognized and they sent a flag of truce to offer the three men their lives if they would hand me over. This offer was twice repeated, and then the Indians settled down to besiege the station. During the day the firing was kept up at long range. All horses in the stables were killed before noon, — but none of us were wounded. As night came I determined to ~ get away, being under orders to report at Hays as soon as possible. The!men encouraged me to go, saying they could . hold the place until I sent assistance. At about 9 o’clock I crept out of the hut, crawled on my hands and knees into the darkness, and after twice almost | pumping against Indians, I got beyond their lines and headed: for the fort. I was only three miles away when I saw the glare of the: ‘burning stables, which the redskins had crept up to and fired. The hut caught/from the stables, and as the three brave fellows were finally driven out, they were shot down by . the horde in waiting, and thus every vestige of the station was wiped out, ; WOMEN FIGHT A’BEAR Roderick McDonald, who lives in one of the remote parts of a settlement on the Molus River, Kent county, New'Brunswick, : wei he was absent from home a few nights ago, having left his wife and sister as the sole defenders of his household. Just at dusk the two women, who were busy about their household duties, were suddenly attracted by a bellowing among the cattle in the f barnyard. Without the slightest hesitation they armed them- selves with the only weapons on hand—an ax and a pitchfork —and sallied forth. Only a few steps had been traversed be- fore they saw an enormous black bear that stood aggressively awaiting them, At either side of him Jay an ox which had fallen under his heavy blows, while the rest of the cattle were huddled closely in one corner of the yard bellowing piteously in their fright. The distance was not'| Mrs. McDonald, excited at the sight of the dead animals, AGS rushed at the bear with a pitchfork, thrusting it acer in his 2h neck, A roar of mingled rage and pain followed, and with a sweep of his paw he struck the weapon from her hands. i The other woman struck at the bear with the ax, disabling one of his forelegs. , \ ities Mrs. McDonald ran for ‘her pitchfork, recovered it, and the two ‘plucky women then went at bruin hammer and © “ton: Mrs. McDonald wounded him with the pitchfork in front Si i her companion did deadly execution with the ax. The bear was a very large one, ies women had ~ fered no injury. The bear was killed. . SR ee Mi bar PRN ty In Austria some of the smaller towns have laws so that it is hard to see how a boy can have much fun. H not stone dogs or goat; he must not chase a goat; | he must not whistle as he “int along ares eae take a hitch on a wagon; sh ¢ not
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fi These Books Tell You t Everything! A COMPLETE SET IS A REGULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA! Bach book consists of sixty-four pages, printed on good paper,in clear type and neatly bound in an attractive, illustrated cover, Most of the books are also profusely illustrated, and all of the subjects treated upon are explained in such a simple manner that any child can thoroughly understand asec mentioned. Look over the list as classified and see if you want to know anything about the subjects THHSH BOOKS ARW FOR SALE BY ALL ‘NEWSDEALERS OR WILL BE SENT BY MAIL TO ANY ADDRESS Ni : FROM THIS OFFICH ON RECEIPT OF PRICH, THN CHNTS BACH, OR ANY THRE BOOKS FOR TWENTY-FIVE f CENTS. POSTAGE STAMPS TAKEN THE SAME AS- MONEY. Address FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, 24 Union Square, N. ae MESMERISM. . No. 81. HOW TO MHSMHRIZH.—Containing the most ap- proved methods of mesmerism; also how to cure all kinds of diseases by animal magnetism, or, magnetic healing. By Prot. Leo Hugo Koch, A. C. §., author of “ How. to Hypnotize,” ete. PALMISTRY. No. 82. HOW TO DO PALMISTRY.—Containing the most ap- proved methods of reading the lines on the hand, together with a full explanation of their meaning. Also explaining Phrenology, and the key for telling character by the bumps on the head, Leo Hugo Koch, A. ©. S. Fully illustrated. HYPNOTISM. “No. 88. HOW TO HYPNOTIZE. —Containing valuable and in- structive information regarding the science of hypnotism. Also _ explaining the most approved methods which are employed by the ‘leading hypnotists of the world. By Leo Hugo Koch, A.O.S. SPORTING. No. 21. HOW TO HUNT AND FISH—The most complete hunting and fishing guide ever published. It contains full in- structions about guns, hunting dogs, Sane trapping and fishing, together with descriptions of game and fi No. 26. HOW TO ROW, SAIL AND BUILD A BOAT. —Fully | B illustrated. Every boy should know ‘how to row and sail a boat. ull instructions are given in this little book, together with in- _ @tructions on swimming and riding, companion sports to boating. Neo. 47. HOW TO BREAK, RIDE AND DRIVE A HORSH.— ; A complete treatise on the horse. Describing the most useful horses Sg es to the horse No. 48. book for boys, containing full directions for constructing canoes ‘and the most pounlar manner of sailing them. Fully illustrated. ey ©, Stansfield Hicks. FORTUNE TELLING. — ie “No. 1. NAPOLEON’S ORACULUM AND DREAM BOOK.— Containing the great oracle of human destiny; also the true mean- ig of almost any kind of dreams, together with charms, ceremonies, and curious games of cards. A complete book. as Seon 28, HOW TO HXPLAIN DRBAMS.—LByerybody dreams, _from the little child to the aged man and woman. ‘This little book “gives the explanation to all kinds of dreams, together with lucky and (atta at and “Napoleon’s Oraculum,” the book of fate. “No. 28. HOW TO THLL FORTUNDS.—Lveryone is desirous of - knowing wine his future life will bring forth, whether happiness or Boy wealth or poverty. You can tell by a glance at this little Buy one and be convinced. Tell your own fortune. Tell tie. fortune of your friends. “No 76. HOW TO TELL FORTUNES BY THE HAND.— Containing rules for telling fortunes by the aid of lines of the hand, or the secret of palmistry, Also the secret of telling future events by. aid of moles, marks, scars, etc. Illustrated. By A. Anderson. ATHLETIC. No. 6. HOW TO BECOME AN ATHLETD.—Giving full in- tr uction for the use of dumb bells, Indian clubs, parallel bars, nc ped bars and various other methods of developing a good, hy muscle; containing over sixty illustrations. Every boy can little book. 10, HOW TO BOX.—'The art of self-defense made easy. Cc ining oyer thirty illustrations of guards, blows, and the diifer- sg positions of a good boxer. Wvery boy should obtain one of ‘useful and instructive books, as it will teach you how to box tan instructor. 25. HOW TO BECOME A GYMNAST.—Containing ‘full ctions for all kinds of gymnastic sports and athletic .xercises, ing thirty-five illustrations. By Professor W. Macdonald. see useful book, ave use of the broadsword; also instruction in archery, with twenty-one practical illustrations, giving the best 9 in fencing. A complete book. TRICKS WITH CARDS. WwW TO DO TRICKS WITH CARDS tiie eneral principles. of sleight-of- pd gow applicable | ea t business, the best horses for the road; also valuable recipes for A ise: i HOw To BUILD AND SAIL CANOHS.—A handy stron and healthy by following tho instructions contained , ad E d case Perel Mite for performing over sixty Mecaant Tic "TO FENCE. —Containing full instruction for dae th you wish \to write to. in No. 72. HOW TO DO SIXTY TRICKS WITH CARDS.—Him- : bracing all of the latest bee most deceptive card tricks, with il- SS By A, Ande No. HOW TO DO. TORTY TRICKS WITH CARDS.— — sae F Uontaining deceptive Card Tricks as performed by leading conjurors: Arranged for home amusement. MAGIC. No. 2, HOW TO DO TRICKS.—The great book of magic ude. eard iricks, containing full instruction on all the leading card tricks of the day, also the most popular magical illusions as performed by our leading magicians ;:’evory boy should obtain a copy of this book, iS as it will both amuse and instruct. ss No. 22. HOW TO DO SECOND SIGHT.—Beller’s second sight explained by his former assistant, Fred Hunt, Jr. Explaining how ~ the secret dialogues were carried. on between the magician and the — boy on the stage; also giving all the codes and signals, The only peg ear ae of second sight. gus No, 48, HOW TO BECOME a MAGICIAN .— Containing the _ i Beier "assortment of magical illusions ever placed before the Pos publie, Also tricks with cards, incantations, etc. ve No. 68. HOW TO DO CHEMICAL TRICKS Containing over E as hundred highly amusing and instructive tricks with chemicals, y A. Anderson, Handsomely illustrated. No. 69, HOW TO DO SLEIGHT OF HAND,—Containing over” fifty of the latest and best tricks used by magicians. Also contain- mg ee secret of second sight. Hully illustrated. By A. Anderson, 70. HOW TO MAKE MAGIC TOYS —Containing full directions for making Magic Toys and devices of many kinds. By derson. Fully illustrated. ; , No, 73. HOW TO DO TRICKS WITH NUMBERS —Showing. many curious tricks with figures and the magic of numbers. By A. Anderson. Fully illustrated. No. 75. HOW TO BHCOMBD A CONJUROR. — Containing _ Nmbracing tricks with Dominos, Dice, by and Balls, Hats, ete. thirty-six illustrations. By A. Anderson, No. 78. HOW TO DO Na BLACK ART.—Containing a com- plete description of the mysteries of Magic and Sleight of Hani together Avith many wonderful experiments. By A. Anderson, Illustrated, MECHANICAL. No. 29. HOW TO BECOME AN INVENTOR Atvets poy should know how inventions originated. This book explains them all, giving examples in electricity, hydraulics, magnetism, | tics, pneumatics, mechanics, ete. The most instructive book published. No. 56, HOW TO BECOMD AN ENGINEDR.—Containing” ul instructions how to proceed in order to become a locomoti gineer; also directions for building a model locomotive; togeth with a full description of everything an engineer should kno No. 57. HOW TO MAKH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.—full directions how to make a Banjo, Violin, Zither, Aolian Harp, ( phone and other musical instruments; together with a bri scription of nearly every musical instrument used im ancien modern times, Profusely illustrated. By Algernon 8. Pitz for twenty years bandmaster of the Royal Bengal Marines. ~ No. 59. HOW TO MAKH A MAGIC LANTHRN.—Contai a description of the lantern, together with its history and invé Also full directions for Re pee and for painting slides. Handsome) 5 illustrated. By John A ; No. 71. HOW TO. Do MECHANICAL TRICKS. —OCont: and magicians. Fully ilusirated,. = : » Anderson, Fully illustrated. LETTER WRITING. | plete ‘little book, containing full directions for writing dove e and, wie e use them, giving specimen letters for youn; No. HOW TO WRITH LUTTERS TO Enpee eth auarptate Ynstruetions for writing letters to ladies on f also letters of introduction, notes and requests. f No. 24. HOW TO WRITE LETTERS TO GENTLE Containing full directions for writing to gentlemen on all sul also giving sample letters for instruction. No. 538. HOW TO WRITE. LETTERS. Senne book, telling you. how. to write to your ewe mother, sister, brother, employer; and, in fame Every young man and € the land should have 4. HOW TO WRIT
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Bo icert™e THE STAGE. _ No. 41. THE BOYS OF NHW YORK BND MEN’S JOKE BOOK.— Containing a great variety of the latest jokes used by the ~wnost famous end men. No amateur, minstrels is complete without this wonderful little book. : ; _ No. 42. THE BOYS OF NEW YORK STUMP SPEAKER.— Containing a varied assortment of stump speeches, Negro, Dutch and Irish. Also end men’s jokes. Just the thing for home amuse- - ment and amateur shows, No. 45. THE BOYS.OF NEW YORK MINSTREL GUID AND JOKH BOOK.—Something new and yery instructive. Wyery boy should obtain this book, as it contains full instructions for or- ganizing an amateur minstrel troupe. _, No, 65, MULDOON’S JOKES.—This is one of the most original - Joke books ever published, and it is brimful of wit and humor, It “eontains a large collection of songs, jokes, conundrums, ete, of Terrence Muldoon, the great wit, humorist, and practical joker of _ the day. Hvery boy who can enjoy a good substantial joke should obtain a copy immediately. ; r No. 79. HOW TO BECOMHB AN ACTOR.—OContaining com- plete instructions how to make up for various characters on the stage; together with the duties of the Stage Manager, Prompter, Scenic Artist and Property Man. By a prominent Stage Manager. No. 80. GUS WILLIAMS’ JOKH BOOK.—Containing the lat- est jokes, anecdotes and funny stories of this world-renowned and ever popular German comedian. Sixty-four pages; handsome eulared. cover containing 2 half-tone photo of the author. HOUSEKEEPING. No. 16. HOW TO KEEP A WINDOW GARDEN.—Containing full instructions for constructing a. window garden either in town or country, and the most approved methods for raising beautiful - flowers at home, The most complete book of the kind eyer pub- lished. = No. 30. HOW TO COOK.—One of the most instructive books n cooking ever published. It contains recipes for cooking meats, fish, game, and oysters; also pies, puddings, cakes and all kinds of ~ pastry, and a grand collection of recipes by one of our most popular cooks, No, 37. HOWTO KEEP HOUSH.—It contains information for everybody, boys, girls, men and women; it will teach you how to Se almost anything around the house, such as parlor ornaments, ackets, cements, Aeolian harps, and bird lime for catching birds. oe 4 ELECTRICAL. No. 46. HOW TO MAKE AND USE ELECTRICITY.—A de- eription of the wonderful uses of electricity and electro magnetism ; together with full instructions for making Hlectrie Toys, Batteries, ; < By George Trebel, A. M., M. D. Containing over fifty il- ustrations. . No. 64. HOW TO MAKE ELECTRICAL MACHINES.—Con- ming full directions for making electrical machines, induction ls, dynamos, and many novel toys to be worked by electricity. R, A. R. Bennett, Fully illustrated. as No, 67. HOW TO DO ELECTRICAL TRICKS.—Containing a large collection of instructive and highly amusing electrical tricks, J together with illustrations. By A. Anderson, % A ; ENTERTAINMENT. | No. 9. HOW TO BECOME A VENTRILOQUIST.—By Parry snnedy. ‘The secret given away. Hvery intelligent boy reading book of instructions, by a practical professor (delighting multi- tudes every night. with his wonderful imitations), can master the art, and create any amount of fun for himself and friends. It is the greatest book ever ublished, and there’s millions (of fun) in it. No. 20. HOW TO ENTERTAIN AN EVENING PARTY.—A blished. : : AY GAMES.—A complete and useful little No. 31. HOW TO BECOME A Pao nee four teen illustrations, giving the different positions requisite to become a good speaker, reader and elocutionist. Also containing gems from all the popular authors of prose and poetry, arranged in the most simple and concise manner possible, o. 49. HOW TO DEBATH.—Giving rules for conducting de bates, outlines for debates,. questions for discussion, and the best sources for procuring information on the questions given. SOCIETY. & No. 3. HOW TO FLIR'.—The arts and wiles of flirtation are fully explained by this little book. Besides the various methods of handkerchief, fan, glove, parasol, window.and hat flirtation, it con- tains a full list of the language and sentiment of flowers, which ig interesting to everybody, both old and young. You cannot be happy without one. ’ No. 4. HOW TO DANCH is the title of a new and handsome little book just issued by Frank Tousey. It contains full instrue- tions in the art of dancing, etiquette in the ball-room and at parties, canes to dress, and full directions for calling off in all popular sauave ances, : No. 5. HOW TO MAKE LOVH.—A complete guide to love, ‘ courtship and marriage, giving sensible advice, rules and etiquette to be observed, with many curious and interesting things not gen- erally known. No, 17. HOW TO DRESS.—Containing full instruction in the art of dressing and appearing well at home and abroad, giving the selections of colors, material, and how to have them made up. N HOW TO BECOME BHAUTIFUL.—One of the No. brightest and most valuable little books ever given to the world. liverybody wishes to. know how to become beautiful, both male and female. ‘Che secret is simple, and almost costleas. Read this book and be convinced how to become beautiful. : BIRDS AND ANIMALS. No. 7. HOW TO KHEP BIRDS.—Handsomely illustrated and containing full instructions for the management and training of the canary, mockingbird, bobolink, blackbird, paroquet petrol ete, No. 39. HOW TO RAISE DOGS, POULTRY PIGHONS AND RABBITS.—A useful and instructive book. Handsomely illus: trated. By Ira Drofraw. No, 40. HOW TO MAKE AND SET TRAPS.—Including hints on how to catch moles, weasels, otter, rats, squirrels and birds, Also how to cure skins. Copiously illustrated, By J. Harrington Keene, No. 50. HOW TO STUFF BIRDS AND ANIMALS.—-A valuable bock, giving instructions in collecting, preparing, mounting and preserving birds, arimals and insects. 3 ‘ No. 54. HOW TO KHWP AND MANAGH PETS.—Giving com- plete information as to the manner and method of raising, boys taming, breeding, and managing all kinds of pets; also giving f instructions for making cages, ete. Fully explained by twenty-eight illustrations, making it the most complete book of the kind ever published. MISCELLANEOUS. No. 8. HOW TO BECOME A SCIENTIST.—A useful and fn structive book, giving a comp'ste treatise on chemistry; also ex- periments in acoustics, mechanics, mathematics, chemistry, and di- rections for making fireworks, colored fires, and gas balloons. Th book cannot be equaled, - ity No. i4. HOW TO MAKE CANDY.—A complete hand-book for meee all kinds of candy, ice-cream Fhe essences, ete. ete, : No. $4. HOW TO BECOME AN AUTHOR.—Containing full information regarding choice of subjects, the use of words and the manner of preparing and submitting manuscript. Also containing Toney of manuscript, essential to a successful author. By Prince ‘No. 88. HOW TO BECOME YOUR OWN DOCTOR.—A won- _ derful book, containing useful and practical information in the treatment of ordinary diseases and ailments common to every family. Abounding in useful and effective recipes for general com- laints, ; PN. 55. HOW. TO COLLECT STAMPS AND COINS.—Con- AVWH.—Containing the rules and etiquette a DECLAMATION. ‘TO RECITE AND BOOK OF RECTTATIONS. ain ; DD and Irish dialect pieces, together lar selections in use, comprising Dutch taining valuable information regarding the collecting and arranging of stamps and coins, Handsomely illustrated, : frei No. 58. HOW TO BD A DETECTIVH.—By Old King Brad rs the world-known detective. In which he lays down some valuable and sensible rules for beginners, and also relates some adventures and experiences of well-known. detectives, ; ese No. 60, HOW TO BECOME A PHOTOGRAPHER.—Contain- ing useful information Bacon the Ganerp 684 ay Se work, it; also how to make otographic Magic Lantern Slides and ot Transparencies. Handsomely illustrated. By Captain Wb? Ww RY AMY: 69, HOW TO BRCOMB A WEST POINT MILT aN valuable information as to the neatness, legibility and general com- __
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Fame STORIES OF BOYS WHO MAKE MONEY By A SELF-MADE MAN COLORED COVERS PRICE 5 Cts, ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY 32 PAGES 3 Marty This Weekly contains interesting stories of smart boys, who win fame and fortune by their ability to take advantage of passing opportunities. Some of these stories are founded on true incidents in the lives of our most successful self-made men, and show how a boy of pluck, perseverance and brains can become fam- ous and wealthy. ALREADY PUBLISHED. Jack Jasper’s Venture; or, A Canal Route to Dortune. - After Big Money; or, Turning the Tables on the Wall Street Brokers, A Young Lumber King: or, Ralpb Roy's Riches; or, A Smart Boy’s Run on Tack. A Castaway’s Fortune; or, The Hunt for a The Little Money Maker; or, The Wall Street the Market. A Rough and Ready Dick; or, A Young Express Agent's Luck. Tipped Off by Telegraph ; or, Shaking Up the Wall Street “Bears.” The Boy Builder; or, The Rise of a Young Mason. the Messenger: or, Capturing Coin in Wall Street. The Stolen Bank Note; or, The Career of a Boy Merchant. The Boy Who Worked His Way Up. Wall Street Pirate’s Gold. Boy Who Saved s Digging Up Dollars; or, The Nerve of a Young “Bull” Operator. A Runaway Boy; or, The Buried.Treasure of the Incas. The Old Broker's Heir; or, The Boy Who Won in Wall Street. Krom Farm to lortune; or, ‘The Boy Who Made Money in Land. Ragged Rob of Wall Street; or, $50,000 Krom a Dime. The Boy Railroad Magnate; or, The Contract That Brought a Million. ae Dick, The Boss Boy Broker; or, Hustling for Gold in Wall Street. Caught By Cannibals; or, The Treasure of the Land of Fire. $} The Little Operator; or, Cornering the “Bears” of Wall Street. Air Line Ed: or, Building a Telegraph Line. s A Boy of the Curb; or, The Secret of a Treasure Note, From Foundry Boy to Stee! King; or, he Rise of a Young Bridge Builder. 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