Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 930) (1923 07 27)

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BOYS, READ THE RADIO ARTICLES IN THIS NUMBER No. 930 JULY 27, 1923 1 ee FAME/FORTUNE “ae WEEKLY. "22" A ss ONG THE ICE PEAKS © VOYAGE THAT MADE THE MONEY | AND OTHER STORIES By A Self-Made Man ‘“r = A splitting sound came from under the boy’s feet. The next instant that part of the peak he stood on. broke off and he found himself falling toward the sea, clinging to the ice block. His friends shouted with dismay.

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*% Street, New York, N. Y. 7 “No. 930 CHAPTER I.—Taken Off An Iceberg. _ ~ “Gee! It’s cold up in these latitudes.” said - Nat Vickers to his two companions, Hal Holland and Joe Marsh, who stood on either side of him _ at the bulwark of the New Bedford whaler, Dan r. - , “Bet your life it is,’ nodded Joe. “I hardly dare talk for fear my breath will freeze.” _ “No danger of that, Joe,” Jaughed Hal. “It’s ‘warm enough to a hole in the air.” “I don’t see any hole,” grinned Joe. “Wait till we get nearer the pole and then may- bé you'llesee lots of them.” ‘Say, how far north are we, anyway?”. asked “Close -to the 65th parallel. ‘Denmark Strait.” “I thought we were still in the Atlantic.” “No; we entered the strait two hours ago.” _ “How do you know? You were never here oa ore.” 4 is “I heard the mate report the fact to Captain Ss a while ago.” : 5 ae tt thought the Atlantic was our fishing una 7” - “So it is, but the captain has his reasons for further north.” : t’s a mighty big iceberg,” said Nat, point- . “The biggest we’ve seen so far.” 's a corker for fair,” said Joe. “I’d hate to have it topple over on this vessel. That would the end of the ¢ruise.” , Z P -~ “J see something moving on the side of it,” said 7 Probably a polar bear,” said Hal. “No, it isn’t a polar bear. Those animals move all fo This object seems to be moving up- Do tyon think it’s a man?”— : Unless his vessel is on the other side We've j ust en- = oly. 2 berg.” : her a dangerous place to moor a craft, I I don’t know. The water is too cold up r the base of the to meet to any great 9 there isn’t much of it losing its a er Latest News from the Radio World on pages 24-25 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY a > ‘Issued -weekly—Subscription price, $3.50 per year; Canada, $4.00; Foreign, $4.50, Harry E. Wolff, Publisher, Inc., 166 eee West 23a P . .~ Entered Bg Second -Class Waeteee October 4, 1911, at Tox ‘ the Post-Office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879. NEW YORK, JULY 27, 1923 Price 7 Cents OR, THE VOYAGE THAT MADE THE MONEY By A SELF-MADE MAN \ the mate. Go and borrow a glass and let us see what is moving. on that berg,” said Nat. Hal had no objection. The captain was in the cabin, talking with his daughter Jessie, whom he had, at her earnest solicitation, brought with him on this trip among the ice peaks, but the mate was walking up and down the roof of the poop, or top of the cabin. Hal went to him and said: 2 “Mr. Flint, may I borrow your glass? There’s something moving around on yonder iceberg that Nat, Joe and I should like to get a closer look at. It doesn’t appear to be an animal, as well as we can make out with the naked eye.” . “Whereabouts?” asked the mate, stopping in his walk ; Hal pointed and the mate put the glass to his eye and focussed the animated object. - “By George! It’s a man!” he exclaimed, in a tone of surprise. u “Ts it really a man?” cried Hal. “Take a squint and see for yourself.” “He can’t be a castaway on that cold spot, can he?” said Hal. “I should think he’d freeze to death in no time.” : “Well, I don’t see any vessel about,” replied the mate. “I must tell the cantain.” “There may be a vessel hidden by the berg,” said Hal. “Not unlikely; but I think it is our duty to find 53 out, for the fellow might have gone afloat on : that white mass.” ae “Ever heard of such a case?” asked Hal, asthe mate moved away. ' F “Oh, yes. Moxe than one.” ae While the mate was away, Hal, forgetful of the- e curiosity of his two friends, stocd and looked at the lone figure on the berk. as “Hey, Hal, fetch the glass,” sang out Joe. Hal didn’t hear him, for he saw that the figure was doing something. Apparently he was waving sonenting in the air—signaling,; perhaps, for p. ‘ “I guess the man is a castaway, after all,” thought Hal. ; : “Just then the captiin and the mate came the poop together. ee in signaling to us, Captain Waldron,” s Cees ee Sate : ; Bis

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We ae Ae AMONG THE ICE PEAKS ' The skipper took the glass and looked. At that « ular cruising ground. and the crew surmised that junciure another person was added to the group -in the person of the captain’s dauehter. She went close to Hal, who was a particular favorite with her. _ “Is there really a man on that iceberg?” she asked the boy. : ‘ “Yes, Miss Jessie, and he’s making signals to us. That shows he’s afloat on the berg and wants to be taken off,” replied Hal. “Poor fellow. We'll rescue him, of course,” he said. » Cantain Waldron ordered the brig to be headed for the iceberg and the helmsman followed his directions, while the watch on deck pulled the yards around a bit to meet the new course. ‘the iceberg on which the man was marooned was not the only one in sight. Bergs cf all sizes sur- rounded the brig, making careful steering nec- essary. All along the border of Denmark Strait were to be seen wide fields of ice that extended out for some distance from the main shore. Be- yond, on either side, the coast of Greenland on the one hand, and Iceland on the other, stretched away in two great white plains as far as the eye could reach—cold, cheerless and inhospitable. The only sounds that broke the silence of that frigid zone were the creaking of the stiff ropes in the blocks and the conversation of those on board the brig. The vessel had sailed to the North Atlantic te gather a cargo of whale oil. The Dan Tucker, though great care and expense had been be- stowed upon her, was not a handsome-looking craft. She was dirty and oily-looking from stem to stern, and her sails were dark from the smoke of the trying-out kettles, which stocd amidships, near the mainmast. She was a stout craft, though, for a whaler, in order to withstand the shock of the ice, is strengthened inside. both at the stem and stern, by stout timbers placed in various directions and fastened securely together; while on the outside she was in parts covered with a double and even a treble planking, besides other thick pieces, which served to ward off the blows from the parts most likely to receive them. But ail this strengthening, which the art and ingenu- ity of man has devised, is of little avail against the mighty power of the ice, if the vessel should unhappily be caught between two converging - flees. The Dan Tucker’s mast were lower than in -@ common sailing vessel, and her sails were smaller, and cut in different shapes, the courses, or lower sails, decreasing downward, so as to be worked with slight strength. This was a matter of some importance, as when all the boats were away together in chase of whales, three or four men alone remained on board to take care of the brig, The cruise had been fairly successful, for the crew had worked with a will, as all were anx- = s to get through and return to warmer lati- tudes. ring the last two weeks the captain had been working the vessel farther north than the fishing around where they had done so well. The result was that only two whales had been chased “T ain’t been he had some other object in view than the com- pletion of his cargo. The grumbling increased, — for the men maintained that they had shipped to catch whales where whales were most numerous, and not to hunt for the North Pole, though they did not suppese for a moment that the skipper had any such end in view. At the moment the brig was approaching the iceberg on which a man could new be easily seen with the naked eye, the watch below were holding an exciting argument over the course of the brig. The poor fellow, whoever he was, continued to wave a blanket oc- casionally, though he could not help seeing that — he had been noticed, and his rescue assured. At — length Captain Waldron ordered the brig to be hove to and a boat lowered and manned to be sent to the berg. The second mate, a surly and — unpleasant man, was ordered to go in her. He picked the boat’s crew, and among others Hal — Holland was called upon to get in, the boy obey- ing against his grain, for there was no love lost between him and the second officer. =a “Push off,” shouted the second mate, whose — name was Mark Noakes, and the bowman shoved the boat clear of the brig. = In another moment the crew of six were pullin in a steady way for the berg. The inieed one came down close to the water so as to be ready to step in when the-boat came up. Only — the mate, who was steering, could see him, and — note his looks as they drew near. That he was an ordinary foremast hand»one could see with half an eye. Only his hairy face, which was as brown as a berry, was exposed, the rest of his — body being well protected from the freezing at- mosphere, in the customary habiliments of the — forecastle in frigid latitudes. The boat slid up — alongside of the floe around the base of the berg, and the bowman caught a grip in the ice with his — boat-hook. ae “Step aboard, my man,” said the mate, in his surly way, and the stranger lost no time in ac- cepting the invitation. = _He took the spare seat near the officer, with his powerful back toward the. men, and the mate - gave the word to/start back forthe brig. E “Well, how came you on that berg?” asked — Noakes, with a keen look at the man. “Got car- — ried away from your ship, I suppose, by accident, _ Here, take a drink of this. You must need it,” and he handed the chap a flask of brandy. —~ The stranger accepted the flask, uncorked it, smelt of it and then put it.to his lips. Half the contents of the flask gurgled down his throat be- fore he took it from his lips. Then he smacked his mouth together, drew his hairy sleeve across it, and spoke for the first time, in a hoarse tone, | so deep that it seemed to come all the way up from his capacious boots. 53 2a _“That there is prime stuff, sir, and it goes right to the spot. I ain’t seen nothin’ like it since rted = six months on, tha = with now hat FS

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statement. “Look here, my man, you can’t palm off any forecastle yarns on me,” said Noakes, with a _ frown. “Six months, indeed! Six days would have been a long time.” . ~ You haven’t such a thing as a chaw 0’ ter- oa backer in your clothes, have you?” asked the though he were taking his Bible oath. to the stranger, with another solemn wink. had a chew since yesterday mornin’, and my _ mouth feels strange without somethin’ in it,” _ *No, I haven’t,” growled the mate. “You shall ~~ have some tobacco when we get you aboard.” “What might be the name of your hooker? I ~ gee she’s a whalin’ brig,” asked the rescued man. : “The Dan Tucker.” “And what might you be doin’ so far north? I ain’t seen no whales durin’ the six months I was _ on the berg.” _ What’s your name, and the vessel you slipped your moorings from?” asked Noakes, disregard- - ing the man’s question. “My name?” replied the stranger, with a solemn _ wink. “I’ll allow I have one. The last time I _ writ it was on the ship’s articles; and they are at the bottom of this here Basin, with a* dozen y or more of my shipmates to keep ’em' company - along with the skipper and the rest of the officers, while P’ve been Sailin’ up and down this blamed place for six whole——” ~ -*J asked you your name?” roared Noakes. -*Just so; i heard you. You don’t need to use no speakin’ trumpet in this here latitude. I heard that old hooker of yours comin’ afore she “hove in sight, two hours or more ago. I said to myself, “Here’s a ase! ~The mate uttered a coarse imprecation and glared at the stranger. The chap favored him with another solemn wink. “My mame is William Blaine, but I’m usually called Bill, which I like better.” _ “And the name of your vessel?” “The Oliver Hobbs, John Dobbs, master; Ed’ard bbs, first mate, and Thomas Nobbs, second of- er. The carpenter’s name was——” eees oakes looked hot under the collar. -3 did your craft hail from?” he said. “Sag Harbor, Long Island.” “How came she to be lost? Nipped by the ice?” ‘The stranger shook his head with another “It’s too long a story .to tell on an empty mate smiled grimly. : have you lived on since you’ve been med on the berg?” Yl allow that a six months’ diet of seal, fish = i sich is rather tiresome, and makes a chap Ton > for a bite of salt horse for a change,” and “8 be ie stranger gave another solemn wink. ~ “My man, I advise you not to try to work that ‘six months’ yarn on the skipper when you get ird, for he won’t sand for it,” growled Noakes. only answer the stranver gave was another his peculiar winks, and then the boat ran side of the brig, and the marooned sailor ently on the,deck of the Dan Tucker, ares Sages taal spa GIA é ‘AMONG THE ICE PEAKS “I ain’t- with the air of a man perfectly at- CHAPTER IL—A Narrow Shave. At the railing, running across the break of the poop, stood Captain Waldron, his daughter, and chief mate Flint, looking down at the rescued man, who seemed in no wise done up by his ex- perience on the iceberg. The natural inference was that he had not been there long, in spite of his assertion that he had been sailing up and down Denmark Strait, a pretty considerable body of water in its way, for six whole months living on “seal, fish and sich.” “Come, my man, step forward to the poop. The cap’n is waiting to question you. See that you give him no nonsense,” said the second mate, taking him by the arm and leading him aft. Noakes walked him up one of the side ladders and brought him before the captain, the chief mate, and Miss Waldron. Bill Blaine seemed not in the least abashed, and winked solemnly at the trio, saying not a word, but waiting to be ques- tioned. ‘ “What’s your name, my man; your shin and how came you on the iceberg?” asked Captain Waldron, in a bluff but friendly tone. “Name, Bill Blaine; ship. the Oliver Hobbs; Dobbs, master. How I came on the berg ain’t to be told in a minute, and I’d like to have some grub first, if it’s all the same to you,” replied the res- -eued sailor. “You shall have a meal at once. It is close on to the time when the men take their dinner. Hal,” to the hero of the story, “take Blaine for’- ard and tell the cook to serve him with as much as he can eat,” said Captain Waldron. “J suppose you’re hungry?” said Hal, leading the man away. “Well, my hearty, if you’d been livin’ six months on seal, fish and sich you’d feel hungry, ~ too, for a square meal,” replied Blaine. “So you claim to have been on that berg six months?” said Hal, looking at him pretty hard. “very minute of it, and I'll allow it warn’t no cinch.” ; = “And you had nothing but raw food all that ere rong, my hearty; I cooked my Victuals.” “Cooked them?” cried the astonished lad. “How?” » “With a fire, of course.” < “How did you make a fire? * Where did you get wood?” “T'l] allow there warn’t no trees growin’ on that berg, though I’ve seen stranger things in my time. I made the fire of driftwood, and I lit it with a burnin’ glass.”, f “Oh!” exclaimed Hal, dubiously. “How did you manage when the sun wasn’t out?” ; “Easy enough. I cooked enough at a time to last me several days.” : “How did you catch the seals and the fish?” “When the berg turned over and carried the ship to the top of it, which was the beginnin’ of the trouble, it carried quite a supply of fish up ~ with it in a sort of hollow pool). kus they swam around and kept quite fresh while I was‘on it. As for the seal, they came from the 2 : on cakes of ice occasionally, and I lay for em and ’em afore they knew what was goin’ to 1a Gav 1 ada SOUR. Ae apd peters “Bre

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hapven,” replied the rescued one, with a solemn wink. _ “Well, of all the liars.” thought Hal, “this chap “=, eertainly takes the cenke.” 2 They had reached the gallev by this time and Hal gave directions to the cook, a burly negro named Pete, to provide the marooned man with a liberal supply of grub. Leaving him there Hal rejoined his two friends. . “Say, Hal, who is the chap, and how came he on the berg?” asked Nat. : “A sailor by the name of Bill Blaine, who claims to be the sale survivor of a lost vessel called the Oliver Hobbs, of Sag Harbor, Long Island.” “How long was he on the berg?” asked Joe. “How long do you think?” : “Not very long, from his looks—maybe two or : three days.” : 2 “He says six months,” replicd Hal. “Six months! Get out. How could he live six months on an iceberg?” ; : “He lived pretty well, according to his own ac- count, except that his diet was limited to cooked J seal and fish.” “How did he cook it?” Hal explained. “That’s pretty good,” said Nat. “How did he keep from freezing? Have a fire all the time? cs I should think he would have melted the berg all f away in six months.” _. “How could he keen a fire going on a solid cake of ice?” interjected Joe. “As the ice melted the "o water would put it out, wouldn’t it?” pil “Don’t ask me such conundrums. I don’t be- * Jieve a word of the fellow’s tale. It’s too im- probable. He said the beginning of his trouble v was when the iceberg turned over and carried the ff vessel to the top of it. What do you think of ' ...that for a geod, healthy lie?” é “Gee! He’s a beaut. Why didn’t you ask him to point out the ship? If the berg carried it up when it turned over it would be up there now, in plain view.” , ; “He told the mate in the boat that the ship went down with all hands but himself,” said Hal. ak goed liar»always tries to stick td one story, “otherwise he soon queers-himself,” said Nat. a consistent one.” : “Well, you know .what sailors are when they "spin a yarn,” said Joe. “Everything goes wi = ” “He probably is the survivor of some vessel was recently smashed in the ice—maybe be- » tween twojbergs,” said Hal. ~ doesn’t tell a straight story. Lying won’t gain _- him any sympathy.” -~. “Now ‘that he’s aboard the captain will make him useful,” said Joe. “He’s a strong, hearty- looking chap, and looks able to pull an oar with the smartest man on the brig. I’d just sooh he’d take my place in the second mate’s t as not. _ I don’t cotton to Mr. Noakes for sour apples.” J glad that I’m in the first mate’s watch,” _ said Nat. “He’s a decent kind of officer. He can _yun things without indulging in a lot of ‘it wasn’t for the presence of Miss Waldron “ Jaap ce pat second mate would break dota. 5 phere Hoe. AMONG THE ICE PEAKS “If she went down she couldn’t have gone up. * “He’s a good liar, all right,” said Hal, “but not. “T don’t see why. he profanity. - a “He’s bad enough, particularly at night,” said Hal. “He makes a dead set at mé more than half the time. I don’t know why, for I don’t make any =~ breaks. He seems to have soured on me. Several times I thought he was going to down me with a a pin; but I guess he knows better than to o it. : “He is aware that Captain Waldron wouldn’t «stand for it,” said Nat. J “Say, have you any idea why we are sailing so far north?” asked. Joe. = “No, I have not. I asked Miss Jennie, but al she would say was that her father had something in view.” ‘ “Well, over it.” Z “I know they are, arid I dare say thev are look- — ing for the brig to come about and steer south at any moment,” said Hal. ae “Td like to know how much further north we're going,” said Joe. “I can feel it growing colder every minute.” “You only imagine so; but it certainly is much colder up here than on our regular cruising ~ ground.” eeeoe “I hope the skipper isn’t thinking of stealing — a march on the North Pole,” grinned Nat. . “No fear of that,” said Hal. “It’s my opinion that we won’t go much further than this strait, though I haven’t the least idea as to*the captain’s — plans.” : ; e They were now summoned to the mid-day meal. The stranger, Bill Blaine, having filled up to his heart’s content, had withdrawn to the starboard bulkward, and was leaning over it, with a big — quid in his mouth, chewing away with evident — enjoyment. The crew, not yet having made his — acquaintance, eyed him curiously, for his remarks in the boat, everheard bv the rowers, had been circulated around, and the impression which pre vailed was that he was either a little off his base, or had lied deliberately, when he asserted that he had been six months on the berg. Naturally the _ men talked about this unexpected addition to their numbers, and they wondered what sort of chap he really was. They also talked in no cheerful — vein of the continued northward course of the — brig, the object of which they could not under- — stand, for the captain had apparently ceased to look out for whales, which were clearly as i: where they were. The icebergs seemed to = growing thicker, and so many of them were a menace to the vessel, About the time the men finished their dinner the lookout in the crow’s — nest, which important contrivance was at the top of the maintopgallant-masthead, and was a sort of sentry-box. or deep tub, formed of laths and” canvas, with a seat in it, and a movable screen, working on an iron rod, so that it could instantly be brought around on the weather side, reported two mighty icebergs in the brig’s course,.not mo than half a mile apart. Owing to the wind and the current the brig would be obliged to pass be- tween the two bergs, as it was not possible to” clear either to port or starboard. There was Pets ; much likelihood of the bergs toppling over on the the crew are growling like Sam Hill ~ re brig, but as the pair of giants were setting to- ward each other, the peril lay in the vessel bein: caught between their bases and crushed splinters. 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AMONG THE -_ erew, with the exception of the three boys, rather- ed on the top of the half-deck or forecastle, and fixed their attention on the situation. Every one ‘Was more or less nervous, and the comments on ‘the captain for carrying them so far north would have made his ears burn if there was any truth im the old superstition. Hal walked over beside _ Bill Blaine, and his friends accompanied him. — _ . “You ought to be familiar with icebergs,” said ' Hal to the stfange sailor. “What do you think — ra our chances of passing between those two fel- s?” ; Blaine squirted a stream of nicotine overboard and then favored the three boys with a solemn ‘wink. +I dunno, but I’ll say this, the Oliver Hobbs _ ‘was in several wuss scrapes than-this and pulled _ through. If she hadn’t anchored to that there berg I came off she’d been sailin’ on the top of _ the water this minute instead of lying a hundred fathoms below.” “How came she to anchor to it?” asked Joe. _ “It was this way,” replied the’sailor, with an- __ other wink. “We had a professor aboard who ‘Was after specimens.” - “Specimens of.what?” os '_ “Anythin’ out of the common, sich as snow- drops, which he put in bottles full of spirits; a differs——” 2 “What in ares ae are spelldiffers?” asked Hal, - Jooking hard at Blaine. ar al differs are a kind of fish without eyes on bergs,” replied the sailor with a wink. “You dig a hole on the shady side of a wall of ice and sprinkle some fine terbacker around the ew and if there are any spelldiffers there they out after a chaw, and then you can catch : - The boys gavea gasp. _ “Wel "one mornin’ we sighted the berg you ff of, and the professor said to the skip- z = ) and made fast with a couple of kedge E rs and cables. The fluke of the kedge was _ stuck into a hole made on purpose to hold it, and * there we floated along with the berg, as if it was a steam-tug.” sailor stopped to spit overboard. professor went ashore and was soon busy okin’ for spelldiffers, and I was carryin’ the auger and a paper of fine terbacker. We didn’t : ~ have much success, and I was gettin’ tired of the - job of follerin’ him around and borin’ holes that amounted to nothin’, for nary a spelldiffer showed I considered it a waste of good ter- ough I'll allow I was curious to see kind of thing a spelldiffer was.” Blaine paused again to expectorate. : “Then you never saw a spelidiffer?” grinned sailor winked his eye solemnly at the boy. _ “No, but I’ve seen more curious things. than at in knockin’ around the world,” he said. punched Nat in the ribs, and the latter d broadly. The castaway looked at him ly for a moment and then went on. I noticed that the berg had tilted ” he said. “I called the professor’s — : ay ICE PEAKS 5 attention to the fact and said we’d he'ter go back to the vessel, for there was no tellin’ what might happen. The professor guessed I was righ>, and - back he went. We found the base of the berg had lifted a little, but not much. Nobody aboard had noticed it at any rate. The professor thought it was’a shame to stop huntin’ for a specimen, so he told me to bore a hole in the flat ice about fifty foot from the ship, for he had an idea that he might find a spelldiffer there instead of in the icy walls, I bored the hole, but the auger wouldn’t come out like it done before. I gripped the handle tight and was about to pu!l with all my might, when : The boys were so deeply interested in the dere- lict’s yarn that they forgot to notice that the brig had entered the narrow passage between the two icebergs. Suddenly a fearful cracking sound shattered the Arctic silence. It was like a volley of musketry from a regiment at close quarters. The iceberg to the starboard parted in the ‘mid- dle, part was from the top, and the debris crum- bled and fell into the water with a rush and a roar, like a landslide. A small waterspout rose in the air, spread out, and when it fell in a heavy shower, every -soul on board the brig was soaked. The whaler rose, as if propelled by some secret machinery, rolled almost to the top of her port bulwark, and then righted after a tilt to star- board. By the time order was restored from the confusion that took place the brig had passed the two bergs in safety. y , CHAPTER IlII.=Whale Catching. z “Gee!” exclaimed Joe. “What an escape!” “That’s right,” admitted Hal and Nat in a breath, as the three started for the galley to dry their clothes by the heat within. Pete, the cook, got doused as well as, the rest, for he had been out on deck looking at’ the two icebergs. He pre- ceded the boys into his domain, and when Bill Blaine followed, the little house was full, and the rest of the crew couldn’t find room there, so they hurried into the! forecastle. That left nobody on deck but the second mate and the helmsman, and they shivered from the chill eccasioned by their damp garments. : ‘ “That’s the time we nearly got it in the neck,” said Joe. < “That ain’t nothin’ to what I was goin’ to tell you, my hearties, when I was inteftrupted by that there little’ incident,” said the derelict, solemnly, winking at the colored cook. ; “Go on with your yarn,” said Hal. “You had just bored a hole in the ice and couldn’t get the auger out.” ae: ; “I gripped the handle with both hands and was about to give a tremendous pull when somethin’ happened,” said the sailor. : What happened?” asked Nat. “A loud, crackin’ noise, as if the innards of the berg was givin’ way,” said Blaine. thing shivered, like it had a fit of ague, and then——” He broke off, lee rail to spit. “Tm oS i “ “The hull stepped outside and went to the pS iriking his is going to be a long-winded

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AMONG THE ICE PEAKS for) \ ee ae “Do you know why he stopped and went out- “I wonder if he’ll dare tell Captain Waldron the side?” asked Joe. same yarn he sprung on us.” said Joe. “To squirt a mouthful of tobacco juice over the “He’d better tell the truth if he knows when : rail,” said Nat. he’s well off,” said Nat. r “Yés; but the real reason was because he was The boys, feeling dry enough, left the gatfey. stuck and he wanted time to think up what he Looking around the strait they saw, to their should say next,” replied Joe, sagely. “He’s the reat satisfaction, that most of the icebergs in biggest liar I ever met.” | : sight had passed to the south, and that they had “As I was sayin’ said Blaine, when he re- plenty of clear water ahead. The ‘sky was clear turned, “the berg shivered from stem to stern, and bright, the sun scarcely disappearing at all, and from keel to truck, and then somethin’ hap- for it was the season of continuous day. The pened. me ae are 3 brig’s course had been altered and she was head- I suppose it did,” said Hal, winking at Nat. ing shoreward. The lookout had reported an ““It began to turn slowly over to loo’ard. I Esquimau village, built under the shelter of what fave a yell, and me and the professor.started for appeared to be a hill, and for some reason the the ship. The skipper ordered the cables cut to captain had decided to communicate with the = save the vessel. But that didn’t do no good,” natives. Suddenly the man in the crow’s nest aa said the sailor, shaking his head dolefully. announced a whale close at hand. This eccasioned o “Was the berg toppling over on top of her?” some excitement, and there was a rush on the asked Joe, part of the crew for the port bulwark. A few = “No; it was droppin’ away from her; but you minutes Jater two others were sighted and the give their victim the finishing touch with the ae “Say, whispered Nat to Hal, “I wonder what Jance. As the weapon hit the whale it darted _ his object is in telling that fierce yarn? the boat, and with one stroke of iis mighty tail — “I couldn’t- tell you,” replied Hal. upset it and sent everybody into the water. Then = “It’s AE arg he’s tryin’ to cover up the it darted off, dragging the wretched boat b truth,” sai Maybe he committed a murder Jeaying the captain and his crew flo d was marooned on that berg. He seg ~~ the sea. Luckily, the first mate’s boat was ough to be capable of most anything.” St and, and dashing to the scene, the swimm ; Were soon pick: t had to he ‘

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his men. The second mate’s boat was more than a mile away, and her crew had apparently made a capture, The captain asked the lookout if the whale which had got away from and put his boat out of business was in sight. = : “Dead, lying on its side, off yonder,” replied the man in the crow’s nest. ~ The vessel was worked down to the carcass, - and it was taken possession of. An hour later _ the second mate’s boat, with a small whale in tow, and the brig, came together. The prize was carefully secured on the-other side of the vessel. - The brig’s crew were then piped to their be- lated supper. After that the watch below turned in. The other watch brought the vessel to within a short distance of the ice barrier, which ex- _ tended out from the shore proper. It was now “Mine p. m., but as bright as day, the sun being plainly in sight, low down on the horizon. Work was over till the morrow, when a fire would be - lighted under each of the trying-out kettles, and = whales would be cut up, one at a time, and their blubber reduced to oil. The men were in “better humor this evening than they had been __ for a week back. The two captured whales would os : complete their cargo of oil, and they thatthe skipper would have no further excuse for working to the north. figured CHAPTER IV.—Tidings of An Abandoned Ke Vessel. . : rning all hands set about the big job ee First, the harpooners, with spikes of on secured to their feet to prevent them from lipp ng off the back of the large whale, which s tackled first, got to work with blubber-knives and other instruments. The fat is a casing on the outside of the whale, so thai it can be easily -at. With their blubber-knives the men cut it 9 oblong pieces, and_with their spikes they ted it from the flesh and bones. To the end lifted a strap and tackle was fastened, and “men on deck hauled it on board. The work hardly got well under way when the cap- im came on deck and ordered the small boat to be lowered. The three boys were told to get - into er, and the skipper followed. He directed young rowers to pull for the shore. The Esguimau village was a small and unimportant hamlet of circular huts on the coast of Iceland. it had some commerce, however, for it was a ee of rendezvous for the natives to sell their sal skins and other merchandise. A number of quimaux, with sleds drawn by dogs, were out t the edge of the ice watching the brig, and ¥ saw the approaching boat. Leaving Nat Joe in charge of the boat, Captain Wal- and Hal were driven to the residence of ernor, who lived in the best habitation village, though that wasn’t saying much - was a native, but spoke- very fair English. ¢aptain introduced himself as the master of AMONG THE ICE PEAKS 7 He further said that an English clerryman lived there and conducted a scheel. The captain then mentioned the object of his visit. which was to Jearn, if possible, something about a missing whaling bark called the John Brown, which pe- longed to the firm that owned the Dan Tucker. ~ This vessel had left New Bedford fer the North Atlantic two years before, and nothing had been heard from her. The owners feared the vessel had been lost in the ice, but hoped such was not the case, for her captain was a very capable man. Under the impression that she mignt have taken refuge in some bay or inlet. and there re- mained locked up, as it were, the owners had instructed Captain Waldron to prosecute a search for her. In the event that he found no trace of her he was to try and iearn whether she was lost or abandoned, and, in that case, what had become of the officers and crew. Thus, in listening to Captain Waldron’s interview with the governor,. Hal began to understand why the brig had beer sailed so far north. The captain had learned that the John Brown was spoken by another whaler in Denmark Strait toward the end of the preceding summer, and he hoped by going there himself to secure some tidings either of her, or the officers and crew in case the vessel had been wrecked by’ the ice. 3 The governor could give him no information on the subject, but told him that he had heard of a vessel having been caught in the ice some distance to the north and abandoned. it might be the vessel he was looking for, or it might not. “When did you get that news?” asked Captain Waldron. “Me got news ’bout t’ree or four months ago,” replied the governor, after a mental calculation of the time. “Three or four months ago! Who brought it to you?” “Misque?” “Who is Misque?” “Esquimau man.” Mas did he learn about the abandoned ves- sel?” “He up dat way. Seen ship aboard. . Nobody there. All alone.’ “He must have seen the name of the vessel,” said the captain, eagerly. “Don’t you remember it?” . 2 The governor shook his head. “You talk tegMisque. He tell you everything,” he said. . " “Where is he?” : * “He come to village two t’ree days ago. Me send for him.” “I wish you would, If that was. the John Brown, the captain, officers and crew must have started on foot to make their way to the south- ward. It’s a wonder they havn’t reached this village.” “P’haps no come this. way,” coast.” “No easy to walk. Much ’portant dat you have sled and doy.” “That’s true enough, I ,in ice. Went — said the governor. | ; “I should think they would have followed the —

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Captain Waldron and Hal to such simple re- -freshments as his establishment afforded. The Esquimau was short and squat, not more than four feet seven inches high, with rubicund face of the shape of a full moon, and black hair fall- ing over his shoulders. He was a great traveler, knew the northern part of the island like a book, and having mixed a great deal with white men, could make himself understood in_seveéral = languages, but more particularly in English. s The governor told him why he had been sent "& for, and then introduced him to Captain Waldron. SAS “You were up north some months ago, I under- “y stand, and came upon a vessel abandoned in a ereek,” said the captain. “Yes,” replied the Esquimau. “A whaler.” “Sure of that, eh?” replied the captain, eagerly. - “Yes. I saw many barrels of oil in her hold. _ She had three masts, but the hind one had no cross pieces—yards. Had long pieces sticking out at back, with sail folded up.” cs “A bark,” said Captain Waldron, almost satis- ¥ fied that he had struck the right frail. “You é saw her rame, didn’t you?” = Misque shook his head. es “It must have been on her bows and also on = her stern.” y = fc st The Esquimau said he had not taken any no- tice of it. At least, he did not remember doing so, +The captain was much disappointed. He counted on the Esquimau supplying this im- aes portant clue. He asked Misque to describe the eraft as accurately as he could, and the man did so to the best of his ability. . The description, Ee _ however, would have fitted a score of other __ barks that were or had been in those waters. “The name of the vessel I am looking for is the John Brown,” said. the captain. “Doesn’t that refresh your memory?” ‘on the cabin table. _ “Where are they?” asked Captain Waldron, ee: rp . ; “Esquimau said he had left them with a man he stopped with in the village. “I go and get them right away,” he said. “Good!” cried the captain. “They will prob- ably throw light on the subject.” ‘ _ Accordingly, Misque went away to get the x t articles. While he was gone the gov- -ernor took Captain Waldron and Hal for a short stroll about the village of scattered huts. They _ went as far as the school-house, a fair-sized, one- story hut built of the same thick material out of which the ordinary dwellings were constructed, and, like them, arched on top in dome form, with a hole in the center to let the smoke of a fire _ built within escape. Here they found the English clergyman, to whom the governor introduced AMONG THE ICE PEAKS - fully, and then seemed to consider what he had Jetter and the log-book of the abandoned craft. The captain took both eagerly. Opening the book, the first words he read were: “Log Book of the — American bark, John Brown, Josiah Matthews, — master, New Bedford, Mass, Grigsby & Co., owners. ” “Found—at last!” exclaimed Captain Waldron, in a tone of satisfaction. CHAPTER V.—The Treasure Chest. “You will pardon me a few minutes,” said the captain to the clergyman. 3 : “Certainly, sir,” replied the dominie. “Be seated at my table,” and he signed to the gov- ernor, who rose and walked to the door, where he engaged in a conversation with Misque. : Captain Waldron, before looking further into— the log-book, opened the letter, which was not sealed, and began to read. He had not p 4 far before he uttered a startled ejaculation, which, howéver, did not attract the attention of either Hal or the clergyman, who were talking about the school, and the progress made by the funny-looking little Esquimaux. The letter — was a long one and took the captain more t n> 2 a quarter of an hour to finish, his manner show- ing great agitation toward the close. When he reached the end he sat for some moment’s staring at the signature of the writer, like a person — stunned by some terrible revelation, At last he folded it up and put it carefully away in an inner pocket, and turned his attention to the — log-book. He ran the leaves over rapidly ti he came to a certain part, which he read ca eo read. Then he hurried over the leaves again till he reached eon gaye th at which he stopped. and from there on gave the pages more or less attention. While he was thus engaged Hal and the clergyman exhausted the subject of the school, and began to,talk about Iceland, and — particularly the country around about the lo- cality. Hal learned a whole lot about that ex- tensive island, for the clergyman had lived many years on it, and was thoroughly familiar with it, — “It consists in great part of lofty mountains, many of which are active volcanoes. Only certair level districts along the coast are inhabited, or capable of cultivation,” said the clergyman. - _ “I suppose the biggest part of the island will never amount to anything, then?” replied Hal. _ “It is not likely to, for nature has raised an impassable barrier to progress, in the shape rugged tracts of naked lava and ice-fields. The inhabitants are largely dependent on hunting and fishing.” me “What do the Icelanders hunt besides seals and polar bears, and maybe whales?” vgn “Sea-fow] are abundant at this season of the year, and are largely killed. The walrus and several species of seal are abundant. The wha and cod fisheries are of special importance.”

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_ “Then you intend te remain here indefinitely?” _ “I have no idea of making any change at present,” he replied. _ Hal glanced at the captain and saw that he ‘was still engaged with the log-book. Then he Saw a curious-looking piece of glistening metal hanging behind the chair. _. “What is that?” he asked the clergyman, point- ing at it. “A piece of ore found by an Esquimau in an extinct crater up the coast,” was the reply. “A ous s attaches to it.” “Yes?” said Hal, in some curiosity. “The native who found and brought that piece of ore to me declared that he saw a chest of coins in a hole there which the was unable reach because he had no rope, or other means lowering himself down to it.” “A chest of gold coins?” exclaimed Hal, much nished. ieee eve tha - _“f think + of - the man must have seen such a thing, thongh he may have mistaken the nature of its ts, for he is a thoroughly reliable fellow.” = SY didn’t you’get him to take you to the pal Such a thing as a chest full of money worth investigating.” F _ *T could not very well go on such an expedi- tion, and besides, I have no particular use for Money in quantity.” The clergyman shook his head. “Such a prospect does not appeal to me. Rather would I remain here and minister to the welfare of the simple inhabitants who appreciate what and my wife do for them. Believe me, there is no greater happiness than to feel that you _ are filling a niche in the universe which would “Miss you were you to drop out of it.” - “T suppose the native told the governor, or 50 ef his friends, about what he saw, didn’t hao 1 “es; an expedition was organized to récover th and its contentss.” P __ “And it was recovered, I suppose, and made the party rich—that is, if it was really a chest _ of money?” » “It was not recovered,” replied the clergyman. Si not?” 4 * the Esquimau was unable to find the ot in the crater from which he caught a | of the treasure-chest.” : If he hunted long enough I should think he ‘have found it. How big is the crater?” s of some size, I have been told, and danger- to go down into. If one lost his footing it id mean death, for the depth of the open- own. How far up the coast is this crater?” asked ixty or seventy miles, I believe.” erie erga tandi t gh very , and s ing out ata k, distinguishable at a considerable dis- is not hard to reach from the east. The hes, however, are covered with snow and I should imagine it would be difficult for that a by any one not ac- coperere cee se AMONG THE ICE PEAKS 9 most anywhere without being deterred by ob- stacles that would daunt a white stranger.” “I suppose it is not near any inhabited place?” “There is a village close by, near to the shore.” « “What is the name of the village?” “Tamasak.” “Do you know, I should like to have a try for that treasuree,” said Hal. ‘The clergyman smiled. “Impossible,” he said, mildly. “If Guilik could not find it again, how could you, even suitably accompanied, hope to reach it?” “We Americans can accomplish a whole lot when we put our minds to it.” said Hal. “How- ever, it isn’t likely I’ll have the chance for a look in, for I am not an independent person. I am attached to the brig in which I came here, and where she goes I have to go. I hardly think Captain Waldron would fall in with any proposi- tion I might make him on the subject. A chest of gold coins has its attractions, but the skipper wouldn’t care to embark on a wild goose chase after it.” The clergyman clearly agreed with him. At that juncture Captain Waldron closed the log- book, and, calling Hal, handed it to him. “We will return to the brig now,” he said. “But first I wish to have a talk with the Es- quimau,” . He went to the door and called Misque aside. Their conversation was short and then the man went away. Captain Waldron and Hal bade the clergyman good-by, and, accompanied by the governor, started back through the village. They parted with the boss of the village at the door of his habitation and continued on. The brig was in plain view, but a short distance off shore, with the crew working like busy bees aleng her port side on the body of the big whale, and on her deck, from which’ rose a heavy cloud. of black smoke from the trying-out kettles. “Hal,” said the captain, in a “you've been Siking with that chap we took off the iceberg. What do you think of him?” “I think he’s the biggest liar under the sun, and a mighty hard case to boot,” replied the boy, promptly, “A liar—how?” Hal told the captain the story Bill Blaine hed related to him and his two friends soon after he was brought aboard. “Did he give you the same yarn, sir?” asked the boy. “He did not. He cculd hardly exnect me to”

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his friends. but the feat was impossible. He re- mained there all through the winter months and well up to the nresent part ef the summer, when the cane if ice in seme way became detached from the shore, resolved itself into an iceberg cao and-went afloat. He was now able to get out Fipe of the cave and walk about the berg. He floated et around for a considerable time, and had just ie exhausted the last of his provisions when we es hove in sight. He signaled us and was taken off, for which tlessing he was truly thankful,” said Captain Waldron. “That’s a more reasonable story than the one he gave ts, but I doubt if it is the exact truth,” said Hal. “T have mv doubts, too,” said the captain, solemnly. “Now I want you to try and pump him if vou can manage it. Be careful, for I fear he is a bad character, and whatever he lets drop inform me about. Try to discover if he has ever heen a cook.” . “T heard him tell Pete this morning that he could knock spots out of him at making coffee,” said Hal. ~ “He said that?” cried Captain Waldron. “Yes, and he wanted the cook to let him fry his own bacon. He said he could do it a whole lot better.” The captain remained silent during the rest of the walk to the place where they took a sled, offered by an Esovimau, and were carried out to where the boat lay. *You were away some time,” said Nat to Hal. “What sort of a place is the village?” “Nothing to brag about. We met the governor, --or boss of the hamlet, and also a clergyman, who “runs a school, and his wife,” replied Hal. a? ‘A few lusty strokes soon brought the boat under the brig’s part quarter, and the captain, _ followed by the boys, stepped on board. “Hal,” said the skipper, “follow me into the cabin.” 3 - They found Jessie reading beside the stove. She gave the boy a winsome smile and put down _ her book, expecting to exchange a few words _ with him. In this she was disappointed, for her - carefully shot the door, turning the key in it, to the boy’s surprise. “Hal, for a reason which I deem very import- ant, I am going to take you into my confidence,” he began, in a tone that gave the lad an idea about the missin instructed to do _Co., to whom the vessel belongs, in case I obtained no tidings of her in the ordinary way.” The captain paused and took the letter out f his pocket. He held it in his hand while he , ON. * -é “The log-book brought aboard, and this r, came from the John Brown, brought to the ; e Esquimau. You under- - father took Hal straight into his state-room and -senic, which poison was used to keep_down f Ss EY AMONG THE ICE PEAKS you are reading it I will take the book and go _ into the cabin. I will return in a short time, and then we will have a talk.” = Thus speaking, Cantain Waldron handed Hal -— the letter, picked up the book and left the state- — room. CHAPTER VI.—A Tale of Horror. : 4 The letter was addressed: “To any shipmaster q or other persen who speaks English,” and ran as | fcllows: “This will inform the world that the whaler, John Brewn, owned by Grigsby & Co., of New Bedford, Mass., U.S.A., has been abandoned here, with her cargo of sperm oil, by the. survivors of a tragedy, in which the master, Josiah Mat- thews; first mate, David Ogden; carpenter, Walt Becker, and able seamen Parker, Mudgett, Boone, Taylor and Hobson lost their lives at the hands of a revengeful scoundrel named Steve Williams, whom we picked up at sea, a month back. in an open boat, and who claimed to be the sole sur- vivor of the ship Esmeralda, Tavistock, master. bound from ‘Cardiff, in Wales, for St Johns, New — Brunswick, which he says went down in a heavy — gale with all hands save himself. “This fiend in human form proved unmanage- — able from the first, and on one occasion had to be | put in irons for wounding the cook with his — sheath-knife. He was subsequently released, on promising to behave himself, though Captain — Matthews intended turning him over to the auth- orities when we got back to port. He did behave after a fashion, but his conduct was never satis- — factory. In the light of what ultimately hav- — pened, it seems clear that the scoundrel medi- — tated revenge, and was only biding his time. That — time came weeks later, when the bark was obliged to seek winter quarters in this creek to avoid — utter destruction from the fast-forming ice which — cut off our escape from these Arctic waters. “We had been two weeks in the creek, com-_ pletely surrounded by the ice, which, owing to the narrowness of the anchorage ground, could — not accumulate in sufficient force to injure the — stanch timbers of the bark, when the cook was — taken ill. He was not in a dangerous way, but — was incapacitated from attending to his duty. — In this emergency the captain called for a volun- — teer cook, and Steve Williams was the first who responded. The captain did not regard his ap- lage with much favor, but the man ad im that he was a good cook, and, after s hesitation, Captain Matthews consented to give him a trial. To the surprise of all hands, he demonstrated unusual ability in the galley, and was allowed to fill the cook’s shoes for tin being. Naturally, he was allowed to have the r of the vessel’s store-room, and there, in an ev moment, the villain discovered a package of : large cock-roaches which infested the vessel. — “On Christmas Day the captain proposed ive all hands a blow-off, in honor of the day, t that there was any turkey or other kind of - ore

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before, and exhibited it with apparent pride. It certainly looked good, and he was complimented Over the result. For the first time since he came on board the ghost of a grin rested on his fea- : and as he had behaved unusually good _ since he took charge of the galley, the unpleasant eelings that all hands had entertained toward _him were mitigated, and the hand of good fellow- ship was extended to him, as seemed to be about _ the right sentiment for Christmas time. - “Christmas Day opened as dark as a six- months’ polar night can make it around the sixty-seventh parallel, and there were snow flur- ries all morning. Dinner was set for four o’clock. _ Two hours before that time several polar bears made their appearance on the ice, and I proposed to the first mate that we take our rifles and try and capture one. Had he fallen in with my ‘proposition his life would have been spared. He ; imed to leave the bark because he preferred _ to read in the.cabin to engaging in a bear hunt, with its possible dangers, so being bent on the expedition, I loéked around for another companion or two. “I found them in the chief harpooner and two of the foremast hands. At the last moment. a “young apprentice we had aboard joined us, and the five of us started ior the bears. The animals did not show fight, as we expected they would, led us quite a-chase. We soon lost sight of the bark, but we had our bearings and did not - fear that we would have any difficulty in getting _ back. Two hours passed unnoticed in the excite- ~ ment of the chase, and at last we wounded one ~ of th® bears and closed in on him. At that mo- Ment it began to snow, and we hastened to make short work of the bear. He was not an easy _ proposition when brought to bay, and by the time e finally mastered him we were in the midst of blinding snowstorm. ~ “We had to abandon our prize and make tracks r the bark. This was no easy job, for the air aad grown thick and black, and the prominent mndmark on which we relied was hidden from entirely, so that by no amount of guesswork d we determine in which direction it lay. owever, we made the best of a bad job, and tried to retrace our steps. We succeeded very _ bad! ly indeed, for after plodding on for miles we failed to get sight of the lights we knew the in would display for our benefit. : ‘0 make a long story short, we had to admit we were lost, and we took shelter in an ice we as the best refuge at hand to wait for the orm to blow over, which looked unlikely till wning. It was hard luck to lose our Christmas mer, or rather the piece de resistance—the im pudding, for which mouths watered, ud never more so than at that moment when 2 were far removed from it. If we had only m how lucky we were in missing it; but we ’t. That knowledge came later on, -and it te took the starch out of us. | _, We passed that long night as best we coul led together for warmth, and along towar time when morning would have broken in latitudes the storm eased up and_ finally together. The sky remained as dark as e snow clouds still hung threateningly iscape, as if uncertain whether to AMONG THE ICE PEAKS is in or not. In that state of affairs, it was-quite impossible for us to — get a sight of the landmark on which we relied to find out way back to the vesse!, consequently we did not deem it wise to leave our shelter yet a while. “It seemed to us that half a day passed awav before the air lightened. Then we looked around for the landmark. We saw what appeared to be it miles away in the distance. Apparently we had wandered a long way out of the right direc- tion. We were mighty hungry by this time, and we started toward the landmark ‘at as fast a clip as the snow would permit of, which you may believe, was -not very rapid. Not one of us showed any tendency to lag, though we had a tough tramp ahead of us. Im the course of an hour or so we recognized the landmark beyond any doubt, and that encouraged us greatly. “Well, it was darkening up again, which meant that another polar day was drawing to its close, when we came in sight of the bark. The sight of her inspired a cheer, although we’ were aw- fully fageed°out by that time. It was like com- ing in sight of one's home port after a long cruise in foreign waters. We pegged away with the remains of our strenth, and at last we reach- ed the vessel, and wearily clambered up the icy” ladder, covered with snow, which showed the tracks of a single pair of heavy boots. I noticed that these tracks led away cut on the ice in the direction of the Basin, but their significance did not then strike me. “To our surprise, there wasn’t. a light fore or aft, neither in the galley nor on the masts, where, now that it was quite dark again, we looked to see lights hung as a guide to us lost ones. Moreover, the vessel was as silent as the grave, something most unusual. When I remarked the strargenets of it, the apprentice said that maybe all hands had gone off in parties searching for us. It was singular that I had not thought of so reasonable a thing, and so I agreed that that was the cause of the silence and the absence of lights. - “I started for the cabin and my companions for the fok’s’l, When we had thawed out a bit we intended to forage in the pantry for some- thing to eat. The cabin was as dark as the fabled caves of Erebus, and as cold as any house could be without a fixe, for the bie stove had gone almost out, which fact gave me the idea that the captain and chief mate, with the hands, must have started out early in the hunt for us, probably a after the storm stopped. The cold did not bother me so much, as my blood was in circulation after the long walk, so the first thing I did was to strike a match to light the lamp which swung above the table. The table was covered with dishes, on which lay fragments of ‘ood, te my mind the remains of an early din- ner before the start was made. 11

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I regarded them "You look as if fered from a terrible shock. with surprise. “‘What’s the matter?’ I asked. you had seen a ghost.’ “Oh, mercy!’ gasped the harpooner. ‘Worse than that, sir; something awful has happened. “What has happened?’ I asked, curiously, per- haps lightly, for I was far from suspecting the terrible calamity that over-shadowed the bark. “¢A)] hands are stark dead in the fok’s’l,’ re- plied the harpooner, with a groan, as the horror of the sight he and his companions had wit- ~ nessed came over him again. _ : Z “What nonsense are you talking!’ I exclaimed, a -almost angrily, for I could see no sense in such a 3 declaration. _“*No nonsense, sir, as Heaven is my judge,’ he replied, solemnly. ‘Go and see for yourself. Every man jack of them is stiff and stark, as though they had been struck down of a sudden with the plague.’ “J stared at the man. He was clearly in dead earnest, and the leoks of the other three were on a par with his own. I was dumfounded. I could not believe such an absurd declaration. Yet neither could I understand what had given these men the idea voiced by the harpooner. The easi- est and quickest way to setile the matter was to go into the fok’s’l myself and see what had ~ given rise to the men’s fright.. I was so satisfied that the captain, the chief mate and the crew were out hunting for us that the idea of finding any corpses in the fok’s’l was the last thing in my mind. my Ts the slush lamp lighted?’ I asked the har- ee. = d : “Tt is, sir, but it’s very dim; better take a lantern.’ “1 went into the pantry and took down the lantern that hung there,.lighted it, and, followed by the three. men and the apprentice, started -~ geross. the snow-covered deck, which I noticed ~~ showed the tracks of but a few boots, and walked - through the door into the space under the half- . deck. Ivheld up the Jantern and looked around. - The others, apparently loath to come in, gathered about the entrance. The sight that met my - startled eyes fairly paralyzed me. The harpooner had told nothing but the truth. In the bunks and on the floor, in every kind of attitude, with ~ distorted countenances, lay the rest of the crew— > i= “One Jook was enough to convince me that not ~ one. of them had the breath of life in him. ; -— **Good heaven!’ I exclaimed. ‘What does this 5 - mean? _ “YZ looked each one over, including the invalid cook, who lay in his bunk. All of the crew, ex- “cept the four who had been out with me, were there. No, I was wrong. One man who belonged there was missing—Steve Williams. Had he eeconce the fate which in some inexpicable way befallen the others?) Then I thought of the walked cut of the forecastle in a dazed state, 1 my companions followed me over to the gal- which looked as silent. and’ deserted as it of the vessel. He must be in there, - with arsenic, and every soul aboard, with the ICE PEAKS Se greeted my eyes. Williams wasn’t there. It was with a feeling of relief that I turned away from the galley; but the next instant my heart ~ went cold with the sudden thought—what about — the captain, the chief mate and the carpenter? Where were they? I had not seen a sign of them since I came aboard. 3 = ““Come with me,’.I said hoarsely to my com- panions, and I made straight for the cabin again, resolved to know the worst at once. “As we passed through the passage I stopped_ and opened the door of the carpenter’s room. — Holding the lantern above my head, I looked in. The carpenter lay curled up in his bunk. I called him by name, but he never moved. I stepped in and looked at him. He was dead as a coffin nail. — I must have looked like a ghost when I walked out, for the four looked at me with frightened eyes. They seemed to understand what I had seen, and the knowledge that we five had returned to the charnel ship was almost too much for them. “ *He’s dead, too,’ I said in a hollow tone. — “‘An’ the cap’n and chief mate——’ said the ~ harpooner. . = “Don’t,’ I said, leaning up against the wall of — the. passage and staring through into the silent — cabin, brightly lighted by the lamp. ea “‘*Every one is dead,’ said the harpooner in a ~ fierce way, as though he considered it a personal _ affront that al] on board should.die while we five were lost in the snow end darkness. - “No,” I replied, in a listless tone, ‘one man is — not accounted for.’ 2 “The four looked at each other and then a’ me. ~e “*You mean Steve Williams?’ said the har- — dah 1M mer. ‘ od “I nodded. ‘He’s not in the forecastle, nor in — the galley; neither is he in the pantry,’ I said. — ‘He must have left the bark.’ ae. “Why should he be the only one to get away?” __ “I shrugged my shoulders. I was too stunned by the wholesale tragedy to reason the ma’ as out at that moment. While the-men were mut- tering together’, and the apprentice stood by with ~— a look of awe on his face, I started on again. I~ went first to the mate’s door ‘and looked in. I — saw what I was expecting—the chief mate ly- ing motionless in his berth. I felt that it?was — useless to go in and look at him. I knew he was dead, just as I felt convinced that the captain ~ was also dead in his stateroom. So I closed the door and entered the captain’s room. The lamp — was burning in the bracket. Captain Matthews was seated in a chair beside a small desk to which he had apparently dragged himself with a great effort from his bunk. A. sheet. of note paper lay on the desk, and a pencil was : in the rigid fingers of the corpse. I picked up the paper, for I'saw there was writing on it. I read what the dying man had written. with his last conscicus effort. I felt my hair rise under my hat as I comprehended the fearful truth. T : is what it said: ‘The plum pudding was 1 = = ception of the murderer, is poisoned e die, if they aren’t already dead. Steve W has done this. He Eee ‘mur——" “There is no use of. prolonging this y eae r 4 . oe

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I started in, but the story seemed to write itself. We buried the captain, Mr. Ogden, the carpenter, and the crew in the snow—all side by side in a row, and as’ we did it the harpooner cursed ve Williams, and swore he’d have his life if they ever met. _ “We have stayed by the bark till the polar sum- mer has come around again—we couldn’t do otherwise. What has become of Williams we know not, neither do we care. If he had come ck we would have given him a short shift for life. Wherever he went we know that he carried a good supply of provisions with him— enough to last him a long time, with economy. ~ “We have held several councils together, and We are satisfied that we canndt move the bark out of the creek. The chance of rescue here is too remote for us to pin our hope to it.. We cannot bear the idea of spending another dreary winter in this place, and so, with three months more of daylight before us, we have decided to ‘abandon the vessel and make our way sough, ex- ‘pecting, within a month, to strike some village, whence we can secure means of transportation ‘to a port that will connect us with civilization. “T leave this, letter, with the bark’s log book, so that if the vessel is found the cause of her ‘abandonment in a seaworthy state may be fully understood. As it is not at all uncertain that we will survive the tramp we are about to under- take, though we are encouraged to believe that we will, I request that the persons who find this detter and the log book will, after reading the ; ) : S. A., as soon as circumstances will permit = : : “Howard Hoyt, Second Mate.” - GHAPTER VII—Under Orders. Hal read the letter from start to finish with e€ same interest he would have shown in a illing chapter of some book of fiction. It was Not till he reached the writer’s signature that he began to realize that what he had just read was ; fiction. *, “Great Scott!” he muttered. ‘What a scoun- drel! To poison the captain, chief mate and most the crew of the vessel which picked him up sea, thereby saving his rascally life. I wonder He went to after committing that fearful ne ? The writer of theJetter says he took a ot of provisions with him, so I suppose he sneak- d down the-coast to the first village; and there an Esquimau to guide him-to some port where could escape from the island. Well, he’s had Six more months to get away in, if he didn’t get nto trouble and turn up his toes.” ‘ _ Hal reread some parts of the letter while wait- for the oes te org Suddenly he gave of » and loo up. “Wha this man, who. calls himself Bill ine, whom we took off the amg: yesterday, d prove to be the murderer alluded to in tter?” he said to himself. “By thunder! ieve he is the AMONG THE ICE PEAKS 13 The idea of a vessel being lifted up a hundred feet in the air out of the water by the turning over of the berg, and then meeting her feet by sliding down in another direction, while Blaine ~ ~ saved himself by hanging on to the handle of an gueur driven into the ice. And then the reason e gave for the vessel anchoring herself to the berg—that there was a professor aboard who “wanted to hunt in the ice for a blind fish, called a spelldiffer, that was to be caught by boring a hole in the ice and sprinkling fine tobacco around the edge of the hole. I wonder if the rascal took us chaps for blamed fools to swallow such rot?” Hal’s reflection were interrupted by the return of the captain. “Well, you’ve read the letter,” said the captain. “Yes, sir; and I never read a more horrible story,” replied the boy. = “Does it suggest anything to your mind?” “Yes, sir. It has given rise to a strong sus- picion that the man we took off the berg yester- - day, and who says his name is Bill Blaine, is really the Steve Williams mentioned in the let- ter as the murderer of the captdin, chief mate, and most of the crew of the bark John Brown,” said Hal. “That is exactly what I suspected myself,” said Captain Waldron. “The fellow has a wicked look, and the ag Bi told me to account for his pres- ence on the berg seems highly improbable.” “It certainly does, though it’s not near so bad as the yarn he gave me and my friends.- I won- der why he told two different stories? He ought to have had sense enough to make up a reasonable oné and stick to it.” * . “Some men make fools of themselves under any circumstances,” said the captain. “A criminal - usually invites his own undoing through some mistake, the significance of which he does not realize atthe time.” “Well, sir, what are you going to do about this man?” é “T can do nothing as yet. I have taken you into & my confidence with the view of using you as a bait. I want you to try and trap him.” — = “I’m ready to do anything you propose, but I’m afraid I'll have my work cut out. He’s a ticklish 9 fellow to monkey with. If he should suspect what I = driving at——” : “You mustn’t give him any reason to He can’t have any idea that we have any bieee, : edge of the tragedy that happened on board the John Brown last Christmas, nearly eight months i ago.” re ae “He knows that the second mate end four of _ mr ae escaped the fate he had prepared for ea “Tt is not unlikely that he believes they = ished in the snowstorm, for they did not pA Se the bark for hours after the storm ceased, and it is pretty certain that the murderer did not leave the vessel, with his bag of provisions, until -_ he was certain the storm was over for good. : any event he does not count on suspicion restin; on him, though he is ing to hide his identity, which is a na x for him to do.” : i want me to try and find out if he really is Set ee “«

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“I wouldn’t like to take the risk of eating anything he cooked. We have arsenic aboard to feed cockroaches with.” “He would scarcely try to repeat such a trick without some powerful motive.” “If he gets the idea in his head that he 4s under suspicion, that will be motive enough.” “He mustn’t get that idea. You must be very cautious in your efforts to trap him. You mustn’t drop a hint of what you learn from that letter to anybody, particularly your friends. They would be sure to convass the subject between themselves, and with you, and the rascal might hear the talk. I do not intend to tell my officers at present. Only you and I now possess the terrible secret, unless the second mate of the bark and the hands who escaped the tragedy have reached civilization. I fear they have not, else we should have heard from’ them at the village. The place is not over 15 miles from the creek where the John Brown lies abandoned, and surely they ought to have covered that distance in the time which has elapsed since they left the vee ital left the captain’s stateroom and went for ward, where he was just in time to get his share oe the rations the cook was serving out to the The whale during the next few hours had been all tried out, and the ship’s nose had been pointed to the north, Scme of the men demurred at this, and the one who was the most loud in his denun- ciations of the ship’s course was Bill Blaine, who ‘circulated among the men and urged them on to put up a stiff kick against the vessel going far- ther north into the frozen sea. Thus a day passed and a night. Two Esquimaux and two teams of dogs and sleds had been taken on board by the captain before starting. CHAPTER VIII.—Blaine Breaks Out. When Captain Waldron came on deck in the -morning, in his thick pilot jacket and fur cap, with huge ear-flaps, the first thing he did was to-look at the sky. The weather, which had _ been fine for a week or more, had changed dur- . ing the night, and the firemament was obscured - by banks of heavy ouds. Before he came up the ipper had looked at the thermometer, but it did not indicate any sudden change, though it had - dropped a little. akes?” he asked the second mate. ome a of doubtful to me, sir,” replied 2 ay aciindagies dees not show any pro- unced change.” “I dare say things will clear up ater a while.” _ “T hope so.” The men appear to be very sullen this morn- I fear trouble from them.” j e, eh? Haye any of them expressed isfaction to you?” sir; but their feeli are plainly to be in their faces and actions. cre & appear : - 0 oing farther 1 AMONG THE ICE PEAKS ee “What do you think of the weather, Mr. “Very good. I propose to take the brig.where — I choose. I am carrying out certain instructions I received from the owners. You can tell the — men that if they should speak to you on the subject.” % “T think that chap we took off the iceberg is fomenting trouble.” Captain Waldron was not. surprise to hear this. He had already been warned by Hal of Blaine’s attitude and tactics, and was prepared to put . the fellow in irons at the first evidence of in- subordination on his part. “T know,” replied the captain. “He has been telling the men that if the brig goes much fur- ther north she’ll be caught and crushed in the ice, or at the best we will be cut of by floes and obliged to winter in this region.” “Phere is always the chance of such a thing happening at the close of summer,” said the , mate “T look for another month-of fine weather a clear water.” The second mate, who privately sympathized — ag the sentiment felt by the men, made no re- ply. i He was just as eager as they were to see the — brig’s nose pointed to the south. Hal was at the © wheel. The captain walked over to him. “Anything new to report, Hal?” he asked, in a low tone. 3 ~ “Yes, sir. I’m afraid matters are coming to a head in the forecastle, sir. The crew intend to send a delegation to you this morning to in- - form you that they object to going further north.” — “They do, eh?” replizd Captain Waldron. a “They will ask you why the two Esquimaux, the sleds and the dogs are aboard.” =a “What else?” Sse “Tf your explanation is not satisfactory to them they propose to insist that. you put the Esquimaux and their property ashore and alter — the brig’s course to the south.” ' “Insist, eh?” “Tf you refuse to fall in with their wishes thie is some talk of locking you in your stateroom, a” compelling the officer on duty to turn the brig’s head about.” : “Rank mutiny, by thunder!” exclaimed the tain, angrily. “I suppose Blaine is at the bottom of all this?” “He is. He has worked the men into a nasty humor.” s .“Do they recognize him as their leader?” “No, I don’t think*they do, for he’s not popular with them. Still, he has obtained quite an cendency in the forecastle since we resumed wa north.” eres 8! “The scoundrel! I shall put him in irons at the first excuse.” : The captain walked up and down the weather side of the poop, and it was plain he was not | little disturbed by the news Hal had told “sy. times, “ Presently the brig’s bell was s truck eight indicating the end of the morning watch. T chief mate came on deck and the second went below. One of the crew came aft to sy oe ee Just ager steward s head up the companion er and ¢ es skip to breakfast. As Hal Z

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_ This, with the other impediments in the shape of - icebergs and floating blocks of ice, made naviga- _ more than dificult. and these conditions, you may well believe, did not add to the good Nature of the crew. At breakfast the men were ‘much disturbed by the frequent unpleasant bump- x -of floating blocks of ice against the brig’s Evi Sometimes the shock was so heavy as to Shake the vessel from keel to truck. “You see, my hearties, what you have to expect we keep on,” said Blaine, looking around the a “only you’ll get it wuss and more of “Well, it’s understood that a delegation is to ‘Wait on the cap’n this mornin’ some time to ex- — our feelin’s,” said a sailor named Butler. ~~ “We might just as well decide now who’s goin’ to face the music.” = ___ *¥ s’pose you'll be one, and do the talkin’,” said ; r hand. “Maybe Blaine is anxious to get the firin’ line, too.” “Tt ain’t my-place to chip in,” replied Blaine. “Lain’t a lar member of the crew, not havin’ - signed articles.” “You've been doin’ a whole lot of talkin’ just the same,” said another. “It was you proposed the delegation.” ~ : “What if I did? I done it for the good of the crew, didn’t I?” “Well, it’s my opinion you ought to take the tes E “Tryin’ to crawl out yourself,” sneered Blaine, in an ugly way. ‘ i __‘ *Dfm’t you go makin’ insinervations agin me or Thi knock the daylight out’r you,” roared the ‘other, whose name was Ryan. “What's that? You knock the daylights out’r 3? I could lick two like you and not know I 3 was doin’ anything’,” cried Blaine. As the words left his mouth Ryan flung his late, which took Blaine in the face. That ruf- was on his feet in a moment with his case- e in his hand. He flung himself so quickiy that the man had no chance to save sIf, and he would have been stabbed but for presence of mind and pluck of Hal, The boy ted at Blaine and seized the wrist of the d that held the knife. Blaine turned on Hal with a terrible imprecation and struck him in e face with his left fist. Hal maintained his however, and Nat and Joe flew to his as- ce. As the two laid hold of Blaine, Ryan on his feet and kicked the knife out of the erelict’s hands. : nae ; The rest of the crew, resenting Blaine’s mur- rous tactics, seized him, and battered him badly ore they let up on him. He staggered out of forecastle, muttering dark threats, and made way to a bucket full of water that stood the galley. He never loéked more villain- than he did at that moment, with blood run- ‘down his face from the scalp and other ids inflicted by the crew. Shaking his fist door of the forecastle, he swore to have e on all concerned, but more particularly who had balked him in his attempt on his countenance and wounds. In the mean- Bd a Sa at oa ide t and Joe for chipping in at the critical ee as AMONG THE ICE PEAKS ; life. Then he began to wash the blood — 15 Hal on his nervy conduct, and there was no doubt that he had risen manv degrees in their estima- tion. They denounced Blaine as a ruffianly ras- cal and swore to have nothing to de with him in the future. After breakfast they resumed the discussion of the subject uppermost. in their minds, and finally Butler, Ryan and another sailor agreed to wait upon the captain and state their griey- ance. As the fog now was pretty thick, and things were very misty on deck, they decided to wait until the weather cleared somewhat. The captain when he came on deck again ordered the brig hove to until the fog passed away. The thumping of the floating ice continued at inter- vals, but was not so bad as while the vessel was making headway. It was not till after dinner had been served out and eaten that the fog lifted and the sun was seen again in a fairly clear sky. Then the delegation walked aft, followed at a distance by the rest of the crew, and Hal was sent into the cabin to ask the skipper to come out, Captain Waldron, after learning from the boy what he might expect, appeared at the pas- sage door and confronted the men, “Well,” he said, “what have you to say to me?” “Me, Ryan and Davis have been app’inted a committee to say a few words on a matter tnat concerns all hands,” said Butler, acting spokes- man, “Say them, then,” replied the captain, quietly. “You see, sir, the hold’s nearly full,” continued - Butler. “ A whale or two more will fill the rest of the barrels, and then we expect you'll make all sail for home. While we allow there’s whales *round here, we’d take ’em further south. We don’t see no sense in you keepin’ to the north like you’re doin’. We old salts know that you’re takin’ chances of bein’ caught in the frost, and then we’d be obliged to stay ice-bound all winter, which ain’t no pleasant prospect, seein’ that we’re been nearly two years away from port up to the present, and we’re anxious to get home and see our families ag’in. Now sir, we respectfully ask of you to ’bout ship and get back into less danger- ous water.” “Have you got through?” asked Captain Wal-. ron, : “That depends on your answer, sir.” “Well, my answer is that I am the master of this brig, and that when I see fit to turn her head south I will do so. I have a very important reason for keeping to our present course, and so I propose to do so. ou men will plerse re- member that you shipped for the crvise, atid not for any particular destination. When we have reached the point I am aiming at, and have per- : formed the duty that rests on my shoulders, we _ will turn our faces south, but not till then. That’s all I have to say on the subject;” said the skipper, in a resolute tone. The delegation looked at each other and seemed at a loss how to proceed. Finally Butler said: “P’raps you'll give us an idee how much fur- ther north you are expectin’ to go?” ene, “Maybe 100 miles, maybe more; I can’t tell you — exactly.” Ere artte The answer didn’t hit the delegation fa’ The rest of the crew heard the captain’s and a murmur of disapproval rose from remks.2 oS rex : ~e

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aie. = “P’raps you'll tell us why yeu, took the two = Esquimaux, the dogs and the sleds aboard at the gs village below,” said Butler. e- “You'll find out in due time,” replied Captain = Waldron. ' RE “We want to find out now,” shouted a voice ‘among the crew. . = “You have my answer,” returned the skipper. “Mr. Noakes,” to the mate who was standing at - the rail above, “put the brig on her course again.” Be = With those words he turned around and walk- zs ed back through the passage to the cabin. The zr delegation rejoined the crew, and all hands, ex- cept the watch on deck, re-entered the forecastle = in an ugly frame of mind. eu The brig was put on her course, the crew work- Se ing in a reluctant way. Hal and Joe realized eS there was bound to be trouble. Navigation from 2 now on grew worse and worse. Then the skipper called the crew together and related to them the reason for his going farther north. It partly sat- isfied the crew and things went better for a day. Bill Blaine kept by himself, talking to no. one. One night Hal saw him steal out of his bunk and enter the hold up forward and he suspected he was there for no good purpose, so he determined to follow him. As he entered the hold he heard _ a suspicions noise as if Blaine was ripping a board off the partition separating the oil barrels from the other part of the hold. Hal crept for- ward and was just in time to see Blaine crawling through the partition, Hal sprang forward and pinned the rascal in the opening he had made. _ CHAPTER IX.—Hal Sights the John Brown. ° The fellow uttered an imprecation, and strug- _ gled to free himself, but he did not succeed, in _ spite of his strength. : “What are you doing here, Bill Blaine?” de- manded Hal. a ie : ‘ “Hal! It is you, is it?” cried the sailor, recog- nizing his voice. = “Yes.” __“You’ve been spyin’ on me, blast you!” _-_ “No, but I woke up and saw you slip through _ the trap. You had no business in the hold, -so _-I followed you to see what you were up to.” _ “Let go my arm or it will be the worst for you.” - “Not much. What game are you up to?” “None of your blamed business.” _ “l’m making it my business.” _ “Tl fix you in a moment.” ne _. HalSknew the rascal was feeling for his knife ; tel his left hand. It was a critical moment for e bey. At this juncture there came the sound of men’s feet wn the plank above, and presently a lantern was flashed down into the hold. “Where are you, Hal?” asked Mr. Flint’s voice. “Here, sir. I’ve got the fellow, but he’s try- a Soe Sing use his knife on me,” replied the young chief mate lost no time in sliding down ladder, and he was followed by several of watch, with Joe coming in the rear. The h of the mate’s lantern revealed Blaine in the making a drive at Hal with his knife, AMONG THE ICE PEAKS his wrist and held on, and the ruffian could do — nothing. The mate shoved the lantern in his face. — “What are you doing in the hold at this hour?” — asked Mr. Flint. “Drop that knife, you rascal.” Blaine dropped it, for he couldn’t help him-— self. He made no answer, however, to the officer’s — questign. : . “Here, pull that chap back threugh the bulk- head,” said Mr. Flint to the men. Two of them réached for the rascal. and then iHal let go and got out of the way. Blaine was. handled very gently, and the sailors soon landed him in the forward part of the hold, which was a sort of dunnage-room, filled with rope, sails, and a hundred nautical articles. The mate saw that the two missing boards, which lay close by, had been ripped out of position. Of course, Blaine must have done it in order to make a’pas- _ sageway for himself. > “What was your object in trying to get into the main hold?” he asked the man, but Blaine maintained a dogged silence. ; _ He had no excuse ’to offer, and so he said noth- — ing. “Take him out of this,” ordered Mr. Flint. — Blaine was ordered up the ladder, and he went. ~ He was marched aft and the mate locked him — up temporarily in a spare .room adjoining the carpenter’s quarters off the passage, until the — captain passed upon his case. Hal and Joe turn- ed in again and slept until they were aroused at midnight by eight bells. In the morning the captain was informed of Blaine’s noctural wan- derings. He went forward, stepped down into the dunnage-room and looked at the damage done by the rascal. Hal stated the facts of the case to him, and on top of that spoke about the attemut Blaine made on Ryan’s life at noon the day before. : “3 “That matter should have been reported to me at once,” said Captain Waldron. : “T thought he got enough from the crew,” re- jet Hal : “They half killed him.” “He isn’t a man to take chances with,” : plied the skipper. ; * He returned aft and ordered the ruffian bro: before him. Blaine had no excuse or defense to _ offer, so Captain Waldron had him put in irons and confined in the dunnage-room. Two dai passed, and then Misque pointed to a distant Mountain with a round top which “he said was where the village of Tamask was situated near _ its base. es “How far from that is the creek where th bark is held in the ice?” asked Captain Waldron. _ “About eight mile up. the coast.” rae mountait e Hal was deeply interested in that for he knew it was the crater where th 4 gold was hidden. He had found out that the othet Esquimau was the chap who had seen’ the treasure and reported it, and then failed to fin it again. Hé was unable to talk with Gui because the man had a very limited know. of English, so he got Misque to act as preter. In that way he got the whole of G - story, and a general idea of where the Esq had seen the sea chest. i ared readiness to make another attempt to locate the place if he was paid something for doing it al would gladly have made it worth his w chs 2S — PAS

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AMONG THE = > > f his friends to make the trip, but there was very little likelihood of it. That afternoon he got permision to call-on Jessie Waldron for a little while in the cabin. This was a privilege often accorded him, chiefly to amuse the girl’s idle mo- ments, for she liked Hal’s company very much indeed, and would have spent more time in his society if the brig’s discipline had permitted it. “You remember I told you about the treasure ef the crater, don’t you?” Hal said to her on this occasion. ’ “Yes,” she answered. “Well, the brig is in sight of the crater now. It‘s about twenty miles away to the nor’east.” - “Is it?” she exclaimed, with interest. “Let’s go on the poop and look at it.” Accordingly, they made their way up the com- - ‘~panion ladder, and standing en the roof of the -eabin, near the skylight, Hal pointed out the distant mountain to her. - “De you really believe there is a chest of gold. in that crater?” she asked, almost eagerly. “Well, I have cnly the word of the Esquimau for it, but I believe he told the truth. I have heen talking to him about it, with the aid of -Misque as interpreter, and he adheres to his » _ “Why, is the man on board the brig?” _- “Syre he is. You know your father hired two ee! page tmncx—- Niece and another. He’s the other.” _ *Bow singular that he should be the one to come along with us!” » _ “Perhaps so, but the fact doesn’t count for ‘much.. He’s not carried along to guide us to the ‘crater, but to drive one of the sleds on the ex- pedition your father intends to send out after the survivors of the John Brown.” _ “Have you spoken to my father about the treas- mee os as have, but he doesn’t take any stock in it. He told me it was rather absurd that a sea chest full ead gold coin should be hidden in such a place.” . “But the people who owned it might have had reason for taking it there. : “Yes, but’ it’s a wonder they didn’t go back and F Aig . a it. Ret probably they were never able to do so.” _ _ That stands to reason if the treasure chest is ‘actually there.” . - 3% _ “] think father ought to make an attempt to find it. A chest fully of gold must amount to a great deal of money.” _ _“}’d be willing to spend a month looking for such a thing,” said Hal. “J mean to talk to father about it. interest him.” “I think it is doubtful. He doesn’t want to hang around this neighborheod any longer than Maybe I how long the land expedition may take, we have no time to fool away.” e returned to the shelter of the cabin, and i es ae a” - - = re 17 They passed Crater Mountain, as Hal called it, during the evening, the big landmark standing” about twelve miles away. It was impossible te make out the village at that distance, and the coast looked bleak and barren of all life. Next morning the brig encountered a big field of ice, and they were obliged to run some miles out of their course in order to skirt it. The sight of it offered the crew another excuse to raise a howl. Another deputation waited on Captain Waldron and expressed to him the views of the crew to the effect that they didn’t believe it was cf any use to go on with the plan of trying to find either the John Brown or her officers and crew. Even if they reached the bark the men felt satisfied that she could not be brought out of the creek, and, the chances then were likely that the brig would be caught and held in the same fix during the long winter months. As for the officers and crew, if they deserted the bark, as the Es- quimau said they had, they were either dead by that time or had reached a port and were on their way home. In reply, Captain Waldron said that they were now within sixty or seventy miles of their des- tination, that they still might expect three or four weeks of good weather, and that he couldn't think of going back on his orders. He was going to keep straight on for the creek, or for a point as close as he could get to it, and that’s all there was to it. Again the men felt helpless to carry their point without resorting to downright mu- tiny, and though they felt sulky enough to do most anything, the lack of a resolute leader pre- vented them from making any hostile demonstra- tion. The captain found, to his satisfaction, that the water north of the ice-field was quite open and free from floating obstructions, and the brig made good headway during the next two days. The skipper figured that they were now in the vicinity of the ereek, and the watcher in the crow’s nest had orders to keep a sharp look- ’ out along shore for the mast of a vessel. ; Hal, having excellent eyesight, alternated with 3 Butler in the lookout barrel. Captain Waldron _ promised a 10 gold-piece to the watcher who first a caught sight of the John Brown. Both Hal and Butler were eager to win the prize, though the boy did not care so much for the money as for the honor of winning it, and making the captain’s heart glad. The brig sailed steadily on, as close in shore as it was deemed prudent to take her. It was during the middle watch, from midnight till four in the morning, when Hal was on duty in the . crow’s nest, that he discovered the spars and masts of a vessel in the near distance. Instead of singing out word he waited to make sure, and then made his way to the deck, which was against regulations, and rushed into the cabin to arouse the ‘captain and tell him the news’ personally. The door of the captain’s room was slightly ajar, and he saw a dim light burning inside. He sup- posed that the skipper had got up for some rea- son, and, dispensing with the formality of kmock- ing, he pushed open the door and hurried in. The _ sight that met his eyes caused him te stop and _ utter a gasp. The captain lay asleep in his berth, and, bending over him, with knife u PB in the act of striking a murderous blow, ad Bill Blaine, who was supposed to be et ICE PEAKS ot J) DSU fe Pa ee Hal returned to duty on deck. _ the dunnage hold under the - Parte

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18 aR CHAPTER X.—Taking Possession of the Aban- doned Bark. With a cry of alarm, which awoke Captain Waldron, Hal sprang on Blaine and seized the _ arm that held the knife. With a terrible 1m- recation Blaine turned on the boy. The weapon ell from his fingers and then he and Hal en- gaged in a desperate struggle for the mastery. The captain looked at the swaying figures for a moment in astonishment, and then jumped out of his berth. Blaine’s strength was fast overcom- _ ing the boy when the captain, recognizing both of ei them, and knowing something was wrong, gripped hold of the rascal, and that turned the tide in Hal’s favor. . “What’s the meaning of this?” asked Captain Waldron. : *“T couldn’t tell you, sir; but you’ve had a . mighty narrow shave for your life. I caught him bending over you, in the act of stabbing you with that knife lying on the floor.” 4 “The infernal scoundrel!” exclaimed the skip- ; per, aghast at the rascal’s work. “Run on deck } and send the mate and a couple of the watch down here. I'll hold him until the men come.” Hal rushed up the companion ladder to the poop and told Noakes to get down into the cap- tain’s stateroom as soon as he could. He then shouted to two of the watch to come into the cabin. He was there to meet them when they appeared, and he led them to the captain’s room, _ where the mate had already gone, and was help- ~ ing the skipper hold on to the scoundrelly Blaine. == The fellow was soon rendered helpless, when he _ subsided into dogged silence. - “J must find out how that rascal got out of 3 _ the hold,” said Captain Waldron. “I don’t see -_ how he could have done so without help. Take - him outside and tie him to the mainmast till -.. I’ve made the investigation.” = When the watch heard of Blaine’s attempt on _ the eaptain’s life they were so hot against the fellow that they wanted to hang him then and there without the trouble of a trial. Captain _. Waldron thanked Hal in a grateful way for sav- ing his life, and asked him by what fortunate circumstances he happened to come on the scene at such a critical moment. - ._“T came to tell you that I’ve sighted a vessel in shore which I guess is the John Brown, for she’s clearly a bark,” replied Hal. “Good!” cried the skipper, in a tone of satis- ion. “I will dress and go on deck at once. ; turn to the crow’s nest and keep your eyes on the vessel.” Hal obeyed. When Captain Waldron came on the peeP he sang out to the boy: : _“Where away is the bark?” “Two points off the starboard bow, sir.” _ The skipper gave the man at the wheel direc- tions, and then calling the second mate, and two ; , they. went forward and entered the fore- _. am examination showed that the irons which had secured Blaine.must have been defective, for _ they were broken in such a manner as to release _ the prisoner. It showed that the fellow possessed ; DP srenath and perseverance. A fresh set castle with a lantern. Going down into the hold, and Blaine was returned » #. AMONG THE ICE PEAKS to his prison and secured once more. The cap tain then jcined Hal in the crow’s nest to get a look at the distant vessel, now not more than a mile away. He was satisfied himself that it was the John Brown, and he was mighty well pleased that the northern limit of their trip was prob- ably reached. The water was fairly close in, and the trend of the creek was soon made out, which fact further satisfied Captain Waldron that the vessel was the bark he was in search of. As the sun now hung very low on the horizon, for the summer season was drawing to a close, It was not so light in. the early morning hours as formerly. The brig was hove to and the captain ordered a boat lowered. With only Hal and Joe for the boat’s crew, the skipper madé for the shore. They found the ice thin and much broken up, and were able to get under the stern of the bark, where they easily made out her name, the John Brown. Hal sprang on board first and made the boat fast, and then Joe and the captain followed. The vessel was clearly deserted, and they soon saw that she had been visited by Es- quimaux, probably from the village of T Z where Misque had spread the news of her pres- ence and condition, and she had been cleaned out of everything worth carrying off that could easily have been handled by the natives, She was secured by a cable and heavy anchor, and the captain saw that it would not be diffi- cult to get her out with the force he had at his command. After getting the bark off into clear : water he intended to organize two expeditions, r one under command of the chief mate, with Mis- 3 que as guide, and the other under the second . mate, with Guilik for guide, and send them by ; different routes down the coast looking for traces _ of the second mate of the bark and the three men —_— and the ‘apprentice who were with him. The Esquimaux were to be instructed, to work their way to Tamask, where in the meantime, the cap- 7 tain intended to take the John Brown and anchor ; to await their coming with, or without, news of the survivors of the bark. ; After looking the John Brown over as well as 4 circumstances permitted, the captain and the boys : returned to the brig, just as the bell announced 3 the change of the watch at four o’clock. Although : the captain gave out no information then, the ~~ sailors surmised ‘that the brig had reached the point the captain had been aiming for, and as x there seemed to be no immediate danger of the ice closing in around them, they recovered their customary spirits, and looked for a speedy return south, With the coming of morning the air grew lighter and the first mate’s watch made out the E spars of the John Brown from the deck. The_ - sight confirmed their expectations, and when atl __ hands, came together for breakfast the men'were in a jolly mood, and their exuberant feclings es pressed themselve in divers bits of horse splay and a show of witticism. ¢ Captain Waldron lost no time m setting about — the work of getting the abandoned bark out of the creek. The wind was strong enough for the vessel to come-around and sail out under her own canvas, in spite of the broken ice which hemmod her in at her anchorage. Part of the brig’s crew, including the three boys, were sent aboard of her under command of the chief mate. In half an hour they got the anchor aboard and catte = 0

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AMONG THE and then all sail was made in order to get the full benefit of the breeze. The chief trouble was gettin gher under headway, This was finally accomplished, after the rest of the brig’s crew had broken up the ice, which had become packed around her bows, and for some yards about her. _ As soon as she got momentum on her the rest of the ice crumbled when her forefoot ploughed was sailing through comparatively free water: _ By noon she was hove to close to the Dan Tucker. The rest of the day was occupied in putting her in shape, and arranging the final details of the two land expeditions, which were to start first thing in the morning. Only two members of the crew were to accompany each officer and the guide, as more were considered unnecessary: Volunteers were called for, and half of the crew, including the boys, wanted to take part in. the expeditions, for the fact that _ ~ each sled was to be accompanied by a first-class _ guide, and the distance to be traveled being not much over 100 miles, the trips were looked upon as a kind of picnic, and all the hands were eager _ for a spell on shore. Each mate made his own selections, and they picked out the strongest men aboard. That left the boys out of it, and they _ were rather disappointed. : Provisions were prepared for the trip, and done up in portable packages in the customary Arctic _™anner. Breakfast was served out an hour _ earljer than usual on the following morning. Then _ the sleds and dogs were taken ashore.. In an hour everything was ready for the departure over the snow-clad plain, and orders were given to - proceed. The captain then divided his crew in _ ‘equal portions, and sent one part aboard of the _ John Brown, under command of the brig’s car- _ penter, with Hal as his assistant in authority. - At Hal’s request Nat and Joe were allowed to _ change to the bark, and the boys were happy to _ be together. Both vessels then made sail and _ turned their bows toward the south. CHAPTER XI.—Among the Ice Peaks. ~ Everything went well during the first twenty- four hours, then the weather changed with a sud- : ss entirely unexpected. First a dense fog came over the surface of the Strait, and shut __ the two vessels out from the sight of each other. “This lasted through the night and then the wind came on from the northeast and blew the fog @way. From then on the wind increased until _ an iey gale was shrieking through the cordage of the bark. The water froze almost as fast as it struck the sails and cordage, making the sheets liffieult to handle, and the deck a regular skat- pond, on which the small crew were continu- ‘slipping when they moved about. The car- iter came on deck to take charge, and all hands ‘ecalled.on duty. The John Brown flew the water like a greyhound, following the of the Dan Tucker, which craft, being ough joon gained a lead of four miles, which in- as time went by. 5 Ms nake matters worse, a heavy and blinding e on, Which proved as bad as the into it, and in the course of another hour she handled, outstripped them in the mad race, - After much labor they reached ICE PEAKS 19 late fog. However, the carpenter made the best ,of his trying job, and he hoped to pull through all right. Unfortunately a large chunk of float- ing ice was driven with great force against tho. rudder, putting it out of commission to a con-- siderable extent. Thereafter it was all blind sailing, and things went from bad to worse. Along toward morning the lookout heard a dull roar above the howl of the gale. His experienced ear recognized it as the sound of breakers, and he shouted down “Breakers ahead!” The vessel was driven on at such a speed that almost before the words were out of his mouth she struck on the shore, and by a singular accident was driven stYaight up between two towering rocks that supported her in an upright position. The waves broke in notes of thunder against her stern, but that was the only part of her exposed to the sea. With the coming of morning the storm blew out, and the snow vanished like magic, leaving the air clear. The breaking up of the clouds let the sun shine at intervals, and then the people aboard saw that they had been cast away on the coast of Iceland, right under the shadow of Crater Mountain, with the village of Tamask in sight a mile away. A crowd of Icelanders and Esqui- maux came down to view the stranded vessel, but they were not permitted to come on board. The carpenter examined the bark as well as cir- cumstances permitted, and he said he believed she was still perfectly seaworthy, or would be after her rudder had been repaired. The day ~ passed and still the brig did not show up. “Say, Hal,” said Nat, toward evening. “Here’s a chance for us to make a trip up the moun- tain and see if we oan discover that chest of treasure. What do you sey to my proposition?” “T have been figuring on it myself, and was going to propose it to you chaps.” . _ “We're on,” said Joe. “Let’s start in the morn- ing.” “All right. After supper we'll go to the vil- lage and try to find a guide who is acquainted with the crater.” The others agreed to that, and in due time th repaired to the village and found an NE scrutiny who was willing to guide them for a small con- sideration. The lads made their preparations for the adventure that night, and after breakfast next morning they stepped on shore fully equip- ped for the trip. Each carried a bag full of eat- ables, a hatchet to chop away any ice obstables they might meet with, and a long thin line wound around their waists. They found the guide awaiting them with four short poles, provided with iron points, three of which he distributed among them” He, too, had a strong, thin line wound around his middle. No time was wasted in making a start, and the guide led the wa a route so easy that the boys looked on the peed as a cinch. Noon found them nearly at the top, but there their real difficulties began, for the crater itself expanded in a broken and precipitous wall encircling the entire summit. The Es- _ quimau, however, knew his way, and he natur- — ally selected the best that could be picked out. Before attempting the final stage, Hal called a halt for refres In half an hour they . sumed their way, and it was now real an E 4 ge " ¢ *

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. = fe ea ae” pe) AMONG THE erater, and they found it an awesome-looking place. Strung together with the ropes they pro- ceeded to circle the top of the crater, the guide leading and cautioning them by motion where to step. In this way they went half around the edge of the pit till they came to a point where the descent on the outside appeared comparatively Hal stood on broke off and he found himself fall- ing toward the sea, clinging to the ice block. His friends shouted with dismay. Joe and the guide looked over the edge of the peak, expecting to see Hal and the ice block hit the water, which would probably mean the lad’s finish. “There he is,” cried Joe, pointing, “and he isn’t hurt at all.” : The bunch gazed down and saw Hal standing on an icy ledge looking upward. The ropes they had with them were not long enough to reach the spot where Hal stood. The guide investigated _ the side of the crevasse and then said they would have to return to the ship, which could be seen ‘in the distance, and get a long rope. At that moment a peculiar rumbling sounded above them. The guide turned with a startled look and glanc- ed upward. : “Something is wrong,” cried Nat. “By George, the top of the crater seems to be moving—moving down. It must be a snow slide that 1s boming- If it catches us here our names will be mud. Chase yoursélves, fellows—follow the guide.”- “Gee!” exclaimed Joe, making a spring. He stepped on a piece of ice and lost his bal- ance. Nat reached forward to save him. He caught Joe by the arm, but the effort took him off his balance, too, and both he and Joe left the path and started down a smooth incline. Joe disappeared over the edge of a break. He lighted on a bank of hard snow close to Hal which broke his fall. Grabbing Hal and shouting “Look out _ for your life!” he scrambled under the ledge - and into an opening close by just as Nat shot . down on the snow bank. Nat crept under the protecting shelter of the overhanging rock, too, ‘followed by a rattling shower of snow and ice, - the advance guard of the avalanche which was ‘thundering down behind. The huge bank of snow shot over the ledge and dropped like a cat- aract before their eyes. Then they looked around them. - “Why, this is a kind of cave,” said Hal. “May- ~ be it’s the one we’re looking for. It would be great if it was. I’m going to crawl in and look “around.” After going a few yards he came to a break ne go no further. Looking down he found himself gazing into a small cave lighted by a _jaged opening above. In the center of it was a sea chest, the cover thrown back, and the in- terior apparently filled with gold coins, while “much of the money was scattered outside. After Tbekin at the treasure for a’ while they started lore the next cave, and that led them to third, and thence to a fourth and fifth, all med out of a peculiar kind of brittle rock. lenly Hal heard the sound of voices talking English tongue below him. ‘ yw that our provisions are all gone we won’t much longer, Mr. Hoyt,” said a voice. — yt” ‘Hal, as the name sounded { easy. The next instant that part of the peak ~ -CASTAWAYS; or, THE FORTUNE TH ‘Whrex sroudir” "O®TUNE: \ ICE PEAKS ; the letter detailing the tragedy of the John Brown. Maybe the survivors the captain is look- ing for are cooped up here. Hello, below!” he shouted. “Who’s there?” “Ts Howard Hoyt, second ‘mate of the John Brown, down there?” asked Hal. “Yes, yes; you are friends? In heaven’s name, save us!” “T’ll send you down a line, and you can crawl up one by one,” said Hal. In a short time the five survivors of the John Brown stood in the cave where the boys were, and sorry looking men they were, but very thank- ful to feel that they had been rescued at last. Hal told the mate how they care to be there, and about the chest of money in the outer cave, after which he Jet] the way there and showed them the .— great sight. He climbed up the rope into the — horizontal hole and crawled out into the open air.. He found that a narrow path led down to a shelf below, from which it was easy to go on farther. It was quicker and easier to reach the shelf by stringing a rope down. After his friends and the survivors clambered out of the money cave, Hal tied the three ropes together and found they made a line long enough to answer. “We'll look for the rope when we come back.” — he said, “and that will guide us to the cave where © the chest is.” ; ; Each of the lads brought away a handful or two of the gold as evidence that they had found ~ the treasure.* The brig had arrived while they — were in the crater, and great was Captain Wal- dron’s astonishment when Hal brought on board the survivors of the John Brown. The captain — was. hardly less surprised when Hal showed him — the gold he had brought from the cave, and told him they had discovered the treasure. Severalof — the crew with bags accompanied the boys next day, and the money was conveyed aboard the brig, where it was counted and footed up nearly _ $300,000. The boys presented each of the hands a $1,000, including the survivors. They divided $10,000 more among the captain and mates, and presented Jessie with $5,000 for herself. Hal — gave Guilik $1,000, and then each of the boys had $80,000 for themselves. e The second mate of the bark was told about — Bill Blaine, and the Pe brought before him. The mate identified him as Steve Williams, the murderer, and after that he was closely Fe watched onthe trip home. Both vessels duly ar- rived’at New Bedford, and Williams, alias Blaine, 3 << trial Captain Matthews’ note, written by his dy- __ ing hand, was produced as evidence against Some He was convicted, and subsequently paid the ex- __ treme penalty of the law. Hal, Nat and Joe quit seafaring, for they did not need to earn their living by the sweat of their brows any longer. They went into the ship chandlery busi- ness together under the firm name of Hol Vickers & Marsh, and did well. Some years afte ward Hal led Jessie Waldron to the altar, and their children are never weary of hearing how their father and his partners were cast away in Iceland, and discovered the treasure of the crater. ext week’s issue will contain “THE LITTLE was sent to jail, charged with murder. At eS a

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22° _ Wrecked On The Desert 2 sae ses _ THE ADVENTURES OF TWO BOY ae PROSPECTORS By GASTON GARNE CHAPTER IV.—(Continued). The run to Carson City was quickly made. Be- that they followed the railroad line as far as Gillis, where they tied up for the night. At Gillis Jack inquired about Spencer of the landlord of the Bardon House, finding his name on the register with three others—P. H. Sanders, Henry Trueman and Dan Finley. _ “Those people?” said the landlord. “Why, I don’t know anything special about them, except that Mr. Spencer told me they meant to strike through the desert and expected to fetch up at Prospect, Arizona. They are taking a big chance, in. opinion.” : : “We are following the same route, and that’s why I asked,” replied Jack. “These others, are they miners?” - ; “Finley and Trueman are,” said the landlord. “Mr. Sanders told me that he was a mining en- gineer.” _ “They are a good twenty-four hours ahead of - us,” remarked Arthur, when the boys got up in their room, “but we may overhaul them yet. I was talking with the landlord while you were out- side, Jack. He told me it — a were great- inferior to our in his judgment.” Wy iG he, then! That sounds good,” cried Jack. “Still I wish them no ill. In fact, I’m going to stop. thinking about them.” et... “Wish I could,” sighed Arthur; “they are in my mind all-the time.” : ‘The next day’s run ended at Candalaria. The country through which they passed was Log gerne desolate. 3 : : @ ground was as flat as a floor and white with alkali everywhere, while on’ all sides were the “ranges” characteristic to Nevada. _ Arthur remarked that it looked as if some mighty giant had dropped these mountains out of ies d ble angi _ The ranges stood at every conceivable angle. Some were only a few thousand feet in length while others varied from one mile to forty. They were just huge masses of rock with clumps of occasionally to be seen on their sides; ec arate height was about two thousand feet. “iow were they ever formed, do you sup- ai Wg asked Jack when they first run in m. ee , have you never read up on that?” replied “The theory is that this whole country once on the level of the ranges and under r, forming an extension of the Gulf 6f Cali- “and that some unheaval d gee | ae ee oo FP he force of w tore eyery- the as fragments to retreat to the FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY of what had been, but whether this is true or not I don’t believe any one really knows.” The boys spent a quiet night at Candalaria. Here they could learn nothing of the Spencer party, so it would appear that they had struck down into the Ralston desert by some other route. This was to be their night in civilization, and even the wretched apology for a hotel at which they put up seemed good to them. Theirs were the first names which had been signed to the register in a week. The last entry read: “P. Remington Glick, Goldfields.” : “Queer gink, that fellow,” remarked the land- lord to Jack. “He was here two days resting up. He’s away off in his head in my way of think- ing. Told me he was a prospector and was strik- ing for the Meadow Valley range. He’ll never get there in the wide world.” “Did he have a car?” inquired Jack. “Car nothing. He was on foot. Oh, he’s crazy, all right. I warned him, but he wouldn’t listen. Mebbe you’ll come up with him if you are going that way.” “We are not. desert.” , The landlord shrugged his soulders. “I don’t envy you,” he replied.. “Even with such splendid cars as yours the risk is very great. I’ve been down in the borax country;_ that’s bad enough for me. The Ralston desert is a blame sight worse.” i ae The boys quickly found opportunity to decide for themselves, for Candalaria is on the edge of the desert, and by ten o’clock next morning they ran on to it and the shaping of their course by the compass began. They were now running over a dead level with the alkali in great patches and in some places so deep that it impeded the movement of the cars. — Between these patches lay long stretches of fine sand. The ranges were father apart now; often it was a matter of eight or ten miles be- tween them. her It was blistering hot and sand and alkali alike — got into their throats and nostrils, creating that — oe thirst for which the Ralston desert is noted. - : 5 . “What a fearful country,” remarked Arthur. — “T don’t wonder prospectors dread it.” 3% “Hundreds have lost their lives here,” replied Jack, “but we don’t want to dwell on the dark <5 side of the picture. Let’s hold up. I’m just dy-_ ing for a drink and I want to have another look at the map, too.” ; It was hard talking between the two cars, which the boys kept abreast of each other as far as was possible. + ee The halt was made, the drinks had, and Jack — spread out the map, ee “Here’s a range marked the Bishop’s Mitre, — Art,” he said. “I guess that will be it away over there.” =e 5 ae He pointed to the southeast, where, far in the distance, a range could be dimly discerned wit! one central peak rising higher than the We are striking down into the

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MEASURING GROWTH OF PLANTS A wonderful machine has been invented which ' measures the growth of plants. A small thread connects the plant with the ap- ' paratus, which consists of an electrical battery end a drum which revolves slowly. Above this is a pen worked by electricity. As the plant grows the thread slackens and causes a connec- n between the battery and the pen. The latter ops on to the drum and makes a mark, At the me time a small rod is pushed up, which tight- €ns the string again. Thus the drum shows the grewth of the plant yer a given period, and information is obtained howing the effect of heat and light upon various imens. : '_ Ithas been proved that most plants grow more _ Yapidly at night, and this fact has been of great assistance to those engaged in forcing the growth f flowers and vegetables. OUPLE EXECUTED FOR MURDERING 33 Ivan Komaroff, known as “the wolf of Mos- ” and formerly a Moscow Cabinet officer, con- cted of murdering thirty-three persons since 1, and his wife, were executed by a firing Throughout his trial Komaroff had affected avado, but after his conviction he appeared for new trial, and when this was denied, pleaded h the Government for clemency. The man wed surprising knowledge of the technicalities ‘the criminal code. He contended that he had 2 wrongly convicted, and also that the law pro- ided for only a sentence of ten years’ imprison- instead of death, Komaroff made a special] plea for clemency for wife, which was refused. Of the thirty-three ms he was convicted of killing, twenty-two lies were found in the cellar.of his house tied ‘sacks. He said all the victims were killed le attending tea parties in his home, where fhad been invited to be robbed. FELL 100 TREES AS HIS “HOBBY” frank Edmund Pruden, cighty years old, of 29 street, West Orange, N. J., fell'a victim to obby of years, when he was killed beneath tree he had cut down on the grounds of his He was formerly a master carpenter, but twenty years ago with comfortable means y life in the open. He was a lover of eut- and spent most of his time cutting down, ; sees there were many about his home. is chopped down more than 100 of them and ife, Nancy, often warned him of the danger, ways said, “When my time comes, I hope ‘in the great outdoors,” 2 his last tree several days ago and left up by two large branches. The other mt out to trim it. At noon his sis- . called him for FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY GOOD READING _ Studio and Lessons in Scenario for him, she found him pinned under the tree. He ba eg living, but died before a physician ar- rived. : A NOVEL TRICK _ Here is a somewhat different egg trick, which is startling as well as mystifying. You hand a friend a hard-boiled egg with the request that it be minutely examined. After he has satisfied himself that the egg is of the ordinary kind you ask him to print his name on the shell with a pencil or pen. Then tell him to break off’ the shell, and, much to his astonishment, he will dis- cover his name plainly written on the white of the egg. a _As you have probably guessed, there is a pre-— vious preparation, but it is yery simple. Dis- solve 1 ounce of alum in a half-pint of vinegar. Take a small pointed brush and outline your friend’s name, or whatever you desire, on the shell of the egg. Let it dry thoroughly and then boil the egg for about fifteen minutes. If these - directions are carried out all tracings of the writing will have disappeared from the outside of the shell, but when the shell is cracked open it will plainly show on the white of the egg. “Mystery Magazine” SEMI-MONTHLY 10 CENTS A COPY > — LATEST ISSCEs —— : 127 WHEN CROOKS CONSPIRE, by Harold F. Pod- ilton Craigt F. Shuey. THE HAND IN THE DARK, by Chas. F. Ourstler. THE TRAIL OF THE ROGUE, B : son-Howard. y Oe Se ast THR WOMAN FROM NOWHERE, by Jack Bech- olt. THE TIME DETRCTIVR. by Frank Blighton. THE WHISPFRING-RPOOM ONE CLF MISSING, br Chere F Onrsler. The Famous Detective Story Out Today in 137 Ie THE CONSUMING DEATH By GILBERT HAMMOND ‘ HARRY FE. WOLFF, Publister, Inc. 166 West 23d Strect, 4 - “Moving Picture Stories” = A Weekly Magazine Devoted to Photoplays and Players PRICE SEVEN CENTS PER COPY in the Films — Doings of Actors a rit = co .™ “ee aS : ~ 5: 29 a hask THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE CAR, by Ham. e. _ THE DETECTIVE AND THE LAW, by Frederick Ry Benlah Poynter, THR, DOOM OF THE DAMNED. by Joe Burke, > New York City | —~ i. ee an 8 ya Wie, te it ne cay bith * We Pe. wh

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24 : , DRY CELL TUBES ECONOMICAL _ “What is the advantage of a dry cell tube over “a storage battery type of tube?” is_a popular question asked by radio followers. The answer is “Economy.” ' Dry cell tubes are more economical than the B storage battery type and the inconvenience of _ j¢harging a battery is eliminated. For example, ee a storage battery required to operate a UX-201 costs about $15. It is estimated by the General z Electric engineers that six ordinary dry cells will ~ rate a UV-199 an hour a day for a year. At = that rate fifteen dollars will buy enough dry bat- = _ iteries to operate a UV-199 for five or six years. (The cost of charging a storage battery over a six- _-_- year period would be over fifteen dollars and ‘many storage batteries would break down before tthe six years passed, : NOVEL MICROPHONE Based on the fact that radio entertains the world, artists at Broadcast Central on top of Aeolian Hall perform before a sensitive micro- phone concealed in a sphere or globe atlas of the world made of thin gauze. The seas are repro- duced on its surface in deep green and the-conti- nents in tan. The globe is about twenty inches ‘No mouthpiece is needed, since the delicate tex- ture of the gauze permits the sound waves to easily penetrate and reach the microphone con- cealed within. From here the music or words are carried over wires in the from of electric cur- rents to-the control room, located between the studios. At that point the speech amplifiers mag- mify the current before it travels through heav- _ filly shielded cables to the operating room on the ‘roof, twelve floors above. : Many radio entertainers say it is difficult to _. perform in a sound proof radio studio where there is no evidence of any one listening and no applause can be heard to give encouragement. Th new microphone arrangement at Broadcast Central will help the entertainers to visualize their audience as they sing, play and speak into jthe giobe which absorbs the sounds similar to the fway millions of antennae pick up the concerts throughout the world. > oe iS RADIO TELEPHONY LAWS The law of 1812 is still in full effect. The re- ent National Radiotelephony Conference at Jashington recommended that an extension of ‘the amateur band from 200 to 222 metres be made under special license for CW only. , In ac- cordance with this recommendation, the Depart- mt of Commerce is recalling special amateur detailed study of the matter was made by directors of the Radio Relay League, located at the country, and at a recent meet- nen trans- pear eee, th M08, He in diameter and stands on a mahogany pedestal. ' result instructions were telegraphed the super- — s and assigning 220 metres as an upper are the worse they are, In_ FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY INTERESTING RADIO NEWS AND HINTS segregation of all modulated services (spark 1CW, phone ACCW) within the limits of 176 to -200 metres; pure CW 150 to 200 metres; special license stations with pure CW, 150 to 220 metres; al] stations to be permitted to operate on any — within the band to which that type is eli- e. et was recommended that special licenses be is- sued only to holders of a new type of extra first grade amateur operator’s license to be established, requiring two years’ amateur experience and a code speed of twenty words. It should be noted that the present law prevents the assignment of waves above 200 metres, except under special license, and only to applicants of experience and ability. This recommendation, if adopted, will result in bands reserved for CW exclusively at either end of the amateur allocation. It should be noted that in general no changes will be necessary in i the adjustments of the average transmitter to comply with this proposal; No changes in power limits were recommended. The idea of an elabo- rate subdivision amateur band, as tentatively an- nounced by some of the supervisors, has been abandoned. No decision has been received from __ thé department at this writing. ae CW has been tentatively defined as a continu- ous oscillation telegraph system in which the power supply is substantially direct current as obtained from a generator, a battery, or a recti- fied plus an adequate filter. It was felt that-a more ambitious definition would be impracticable — of enforcement. The telephone conference made no recommenda- 4 tion respecting amateur quiet hours. The board, however, has been on record as advocating’ volun- 97 tary quiet hours from 7.30 to 8 P. M. local time. — In the belief that better amateur conditions would } exist if the plan were observed uniformly the department on April 6 authorized Supervisors of Radio (Inspectors) to note on licenses, “This sta- tion is not licensed to transmit between the hours of 7.30 and 8.30 P. M. daily, local standard time.”~ Although discretionary with the supervisors, — some of the supervisors began recalling licenses é to be so indorsed, whereupon the league sent a _— representative to Washington~to protest. Asa visors to apply the notation only to new li pac aie consideration of the matter by the A~R. _R. L. Board. At its meeting on April 27, the board reiterated its recommendation of bony ne quiet hours, as before, but opposing enfor quiet hours in the conviction that. they would be destructive of co-operation with the department. Recommendations to this effect have been made to the department. a TRY THIS HOOK-UP saeny hope ape are published that tisfactorily. 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: _ tions as a detector is as follows: Ca FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY 25 forms are best. Here is a hook-up.that will work. For this set you will need the following materials: ener. ZOO CDE. us oe Pa cos de web ee $5.00 PREMET BOCKOU sot 6 ob oaks Teco oo boss 50 One Freshman combined gridleak and 00025 m. f. condenser. ......... Weketes 75 ‘One variable condenser.......... Ate oes. 200 One 20-ohm rheostat........ Se eres <7 nO One coupler coil with about 6 or2 taps.... 1.50 swi oe EE SR es <= 10 MPMIMEEGNNS © ifaw og a eve cee 8 8 o's sear 10 One storage battery, 6 volts........ my eee at One B battery, 22% volts.............-- 1.50 About 30 feet of No. 14 copper wire...... . 80 Antenna. Phones. The way to wire them tegether is as follows: Pirst set the instruments on a table, the tube first, the gridleak next to it, and the coupler coil next. In the next row the B battery, next the A bat- tery, then the rheostat and variable condenser. First connect a short wire to the x pole of the A battery and the — pole of the B battery. An- Other wire fastened to the x pole of the B bat- — is connected to one side of the phone. An- er wire from the other side of the phone is connected to the P post on the lamp socket. A Wire from the F — post on the lamp secket runs to the — pole of the A battery and a piece of wire soldered to this wire is fastened to the coupler of the coil; now run a short wire from the G on the lamp to one end of the gridleak and another wire from the leak to the other side of the coupler. A wire from the F x on the lamp runs to one Post of the rheostat and another wire from the Other rheostat post goes to the x post of the A battery. The buttons are fastened to a board Near the coupler and a wire from each tap runs to each button. Next fasten the switch arm to the board so it will touch each button. A wire is fastened to the switch and run to one side of the variable condenser. Another wire fastened to the other side of the condenser runs to a gas or water pipe. The lead-in wire from the an- tenna is secured to the end of the coil winding. This completes the hook-up. If the directions Biven are carefully followed this set will give as good reception as any single bulb set. When it is tested and’ found properly put together, it ean be transferred to a little cabinet. THE HEART OF THE RECEIVER The manner in which the vacuum tube func- As soon as the is lighted, a train of electrons is thrown off from the filament and these bombard the plate. ; are in reality particles of. negatively charged matter, which actually bombard the plate with terrific impact. They afford a path for neg- ative electricity to pass between the filament and the plate and in order to assist the passage of this electricity the plate is charged with a positive Potential. The grid enables us to control the ac- tion of the tube for this purpose. When the incoming electro-magnetic waves pass Over the aerial a very high frequency alternating » current is mduced in the oscillating circuit con- = Mected with the aerial, which passes this current 9 on the vacuum tube. The vacuum tube will _ nly allow the negative half of this alternating current to pass through it. It completely checks the positive half and therefore acts as an electric valve in exactly the same way as the ordinary valve operates in a water-pipe system. We have, therefore, on the other side of the vacuum tube a current of electricity that is a pulsating current flowing in one direction only, and the telephone receiver is now able to respond to it. ‘That is the manner in which the tube acts as a detector. As an amplifier, a slightly differ- ent condition exists and a different action takes place. In this case, we have what is known as a “trigger effect,” and the action of the tube in amplifying can be best described by using the trigger effect as an analogy. If you study the mechanism of a rifle you will realize that when you cock the gun you have to use a great deal of force to pull the hammer back against the spring in the gun. When you pull the hammer back, what you actually do is to store up a certain amount of energy in the spring of the gun, which lies dormant until such time as you bring it into play by pulling the trigger. A little thought will show you how minute the pres- sure is that you exert on the trigger itself when firing the gun, but by releasing the trigger you bring into play the larger amount of energy that is stored up in the spring, and this forces the hammer against the cartridge in the gun with such force that the cartridge is exploded. This is exactly what the vacuum tube does—it contrels the larger amount of energy that is stored up in the battery connected to the plate on the vacuum tube. When the weak, incoming current reaches the grid or “control element” of the tube, it releases this stored-up energy by pulling the Jrid trigger and permitting the plate current to come into play in the circuit. This action, of course, can be duplicated in successive stages of ampli- fication. . It is this action that is also brought into play in the regenerative circuit. The tube, having acted as a detector, then passes its slightly in- creased current through the inductance in the plate circuit, and his inductance, being induc- tively coupled to the oscillating circuit, induces a still stronger current in that oscillating circuit, which again passes through the vacuum tube re- leasing still greater energy in the plate circuit, and this action passes around again performing the same function, always simultaneously, until the certain maximum condition is reached. ‘ This regenerative action can best be explained by using the analogy of the ordinary telephone. Sometimes, when the telephone rings and you lift off the hook and central still continues ring- ing, you occasionally get peeved and place the re- ceiver to the mouth-piece of your telephone.. The result is that gradually and rapidly you get g tremendous buzzing effect that finally reaches a loud and terrific whistle. What has taken, place is simply this: The sound vibrations received in the telephone receiver have been fed back into the mouthpiece of the transmitter and the trans- mitter, of course, increases the sound and passes it around the circuit again to the receiver, which then again transfers it to the transmitter of the mouthpiece, until the maximum, final strength is attained, which results in the terrible whisili howling sounds that appear in the telephone.

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY NEW YORK, JULY 27, 1923 TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS We One Copy Three Months,,... 90 Cente : Que Copy Six Months........ . - $1.75 oe One Copy One Year........ ea = = 3.50 = Canada, $4.00; Foreign, $4.50. 3 HOW TO SEND MONEY — At our risk send P. O, BS peas Money Order, Check or Registered Letter; remittances os A any other way are at your risk. We accept Postage ee - tumps the same as cash. When sending silver wrap sa the Coin in a separate piece of paper to avoid cutting in the envelope. rite your name and address plainly. =e Address letters te “= ae ee. Sees a Wels, Press HARRY E. WOLFF, ei Charles E. Nylander, See. Publisher, Inc., 3 & F. Wilsin, Treas. 166 W. 23d St., N. ¥. if ITEMS OF INTEREST TRAFFIC TROUBLES IN PARIS There are 80,000 automobiles in the streets of Paris; 1,000 cumbersome autobuses; 1,200 street ' ears; 400,000 bicycles, considered the worst pest of all; 19,000 motorcycles, and 30,000 horse- drawn vehicles. Every one who has been in Paris knows that it is as much as one’s life is worth to cross any of the principal thoroughfares. Traffic regulation is poor and the laws favor the drivers. There is practically no speed limit and the drivers are very reckless, caring nothing for pedestrians. 18,200,000 GOLF BALLS WILL BE SOLD THIS 2 YEAR _. ‘he number of golf balls bought in the United - States this year will increase 10 per cent. over last year, according to.a trade expert of the De- ent of Commerce. This authority estimated that 13,200,000 golf balls will be consumed this year, compared with 12,000,000 last year. : "About one-quarter of the golf balls sold in _ America come from England and Scotland. Be- - tween September, 1922, and April 30, 1923, there = imported from England and Scotland 1,- end , same 97 golf balls valued at $792,641. At the 45 rate the total this year from England and Scotland would be 3,140,000 golf balls with a “value of $1,297,000. BOY, 15, RETURNS FROM 4,000-MILE ee _ TEXAS» HIKE and ‘avletter from Mayor Adrian Johnson of : geton he set out with but two conditions gov- his trip. They were to write to his mother week and pon actept rides — motor- > for school. With about $100 in his pocket: dealer.‘ “Yes; what about him?” “He fe FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY WOMEN’S WALKING STICKS Cre The latest importations of smart canes for women show dog head tops. More and more women are carrying canes as a part of their tail- ored street costumes. The dog headed canes show various types of canine beauty. The English bulidog figures prominently on some of the best’ ~ looking canes. d There are also setters and collies and another dog which the fancier looks at questioningly and finally characterizes as “Just a dog.” This non- descript animal looks more like a fox terrier than any other breed. Of course he may be a mutt dog and not a blooded animal at all, but it hardly seems possible that a mere mongrel would be used as a model for canes of such decidedly upper class appearance. The canes are all of one piece, the heads being skillfully carved in a knot of the wood. Light wood is generally used for the women’s canes, but some of the new ones are larger and heavier — ae appearance than those which have been pop- ular. 7 LAUGHS “Helio, Dobson! Any luck yesterday when you” $ ; were fishing?” “Great! I was away. when six bill collectors called.” ME- “During the thunderstorm our milk turned; did yours?” “No; our refrigerator is so small that the milk didn’t have room to turn.” Py Little Frank—Mamma, please tell me how father got to know you. Mother—One day I fell _ into a deep river and your father jumped in and saved me. Little Frank—Well, that’s funny; he won’t let me learn how to swim, ; : Little Eunice was attending her first class in surest way to keep milk from souring. And Eu- nice, who was an exceedingly practical child, gave this recipe: “Leave it in the cow.” . a 77f _ The sewing machine agent rang the bell. A p ticularly noisy and vicious-looking bulldog sisted in opening the door. The dog stood P “We don’t know yet,” lady said, “We have only just got him. But are trying him on strangers. Won’t you come £ Minister (to sick student)—I take a f interest In you, my bey, because I have two in the university myse #; one taking engine and the other agriculture, Is there anythin can do? Sick Student—You might pray for the. one taking engineering. Sie eS ee, “You remember that you sold me a horse 2 week?” said the cabman angrily to the ‘J ~*~ yesterday.” “Well, I never!” said the de pd a hi a a funny E ,

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST ? LION HUNTER CONFIDENT _ Confidence in one’s self is an asset much to be desired, as has often been pointed out. Some- times, however, confidence is likely to be over- confidence. - In the days when the Uganda Railroad was first in operation there was plated in charge of a - lonely. station a babu who lived alone with a - eouple of native servants, His post was in the” center of the “lion country,” and though the rail- _ Yoad testified to the pom, er of civilization in Africa the trains ran only once a day and the ions and other wild game came to look upon it with contempt. Occasionally they made a raid on one of the lonelier stations and this was what caused this babu to wire headquarters frantic- aly: : _ “Am besieged by five lions. Send one rifle and _ five cartridges.” - ; ENGLISH BANKNOTE PAPER ; Paper for English banknotes is made at a pa- ‘per mill in Laverstoke, near Windsor, where pa- er for Bank of England notes has heen produced : 1724. No visitors are ever allowed except when there is a Royal visit as occurred lately. The king, queen and other members of the party were shown through the plant and the many se- crets of manufacture were explained to them. The mill was started by a French Huguenot of _ Poitiers named Portal, who established himself at ' Laverstoke in 1719. Before Henri Portal under- took the manufacture of the paper, banknotes con- tained no water-mark, but he introduced a water- ‘mark consisting of a looped border running round the outside of the note and on the left-hand side somewhat intricate scroll. At first the bank- te paper, enclosed “in elm chests with locks d bound with iron,” was conveyed by. road to ewbury and thence by barge to London, but in “Henry Portal, as he had now become, con- ed it in his own wagon to London. The fam- y y which has existed for 199 years snot held without a struggie in the early days, the records of the firm in 1737 show that: “There was an opposition at this time by One udd at Yewell paper-mill by which means ae Price was lowered 18 p. Ream, and the duty Felt- ‘mg and carry to London all struck off & to be ‘and done by ye Maker. _ QUEER LIGHTS IN THB WEST | ver since early pioneer days in Old No Man’s i, now the Oklahoma Panhandle, people have about the mysterious lights which are vis- ¢ at times near what now is Kenton, Qkla. One of the lights, which is to be seen at times nm miles southwest of Kenton, has been as “audeon lightning” by several well-in- : but the peculiar bluish white ciieh atten has observed at White : miles east of Kenton, is of an alto- “city. - ~ level land, that at the White Rocks remains in one spot and is bluish white instead of reddish yellow, as is the other. In one respect they are alike, however, and that is they may appear in either wet or dry weather and at all seasons of the year. The White Rocks, where the strange white light appears, are seoucek Maia outcroppings of white sandstone six feet high, and when the light ap- pears the rocks seem to throw out the hght all over their surface. Coming on suddenly, it will light up a space of several yards on all sides, then after perhaps ten minutes the glow fades and disappears, possibly not to be seen again for several weeks or even months. No oil or natural gas is known te be near the surface of this spot, and while gypsum and traces of copper are near by they are not known to pro- duce these lights er in fact have anything to de with them. An old Indian legend runs to the effect that the light is the spirit of the ancient signal fires which were kindled on top of the White Rocks and on Sentinel Butte, a quarter of a mile distant. The light’s existence has been known for fifty years, long before cars or man made lights were anywhere near the rocks, and the. Indians knew about it ages before the white man came to the country. FACTS ABOUT NEW YORK The real estate value ‘of all property in Greater New York is $10,250,000,000—but the personal property is only $210,000,000; very rich in land but surprisingly poor in personal belong- ings. The city has a waterfront of nearly 600 miles, and while the commerce of the port is very valuable, yet New York is the greatest manufac- turing city in America, and the leading industry in New York is the wholesale manufacture of clothing. More than half the clothes worn all over the United States are made in New York ity. - While New York generally is flat, the highest point on the Atlantic coast from New Hampshire to Florida is Todt Hill, on Staten Island, whose “i summit is 417 feet above sea level—Maine has higher hills on its sea coast. New York once . rivalled Boston as the home of Irish immigrants. © \ Yet now the foreign born, in order of number, are from Russia, Italy, Germany, Ireland, Aust- ria, England and Hungary. Foreign born form 38 per cent. of the population. ne-sixth of all the 2,284,103 inhabitants of Manhattan Island are said to live below Four- teenth street, in 1-8th of the island’s area. Twelve thousand members of the Police Department made 272,751 arrests in 1921. More than 100 gallons of water per person, or 700,000,000 gallons, is the daily consumtion of water. r New York’s mean average temperature, 50 de- grees, is practically the same as that of Lon-- on, Paris, Berlin and Vienna, but its annual ~ rainfail is almost twice as great as that of Lon- don. New York is, therefore, naturally, a “wet” 4

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= — = J | +? A WONDERFUL SEA MONSTER ne A recent capture off the coast of Long Key, . Fla., is certainly not a summer snake story. The monster, which is said to weigh 20 tons, was cap- tured after obstinate fighting, in which 60 rifle bullets were fired into him and three harpoons imbedded in his flesh. It was towed into Long Key and believed to be dead, but when turned over on his back he resumed a fierce fight. Quite a number of men had gotten on his back and were thrown into the water, narrowly escaping being drowned in the whirlpool which the monster’s thrashing tail created, The capture has excited the naturalists all over the world and they are flocking to Florida to see the animal which it is proposed to dissect and send its skull and skin to the American Museum of Natural History of New York. After the monster was finally killed a group of men and women were photographed standing on its back. ; L. L. Mowbray, organizer of the Miami Aqua- rium, and vice president of the New York Aqua- rium, has made a preliminary study of the mon- ster which he has named rhynodon. He gives this name because of its belonging’ to the class of fos- sil reptiles, the rhynchocephalia. It is allied to the-Tuatra, a large lizard-like reptile formerly abundant on the mainland of New Zealand, which _ has been regarded as the sole living representa- tive of the order and is protected by the New Zealand Government. The Tuatra has four strong five-toed limbs, a ‘loose-fitting, scaly skin, and a fringed crest extending from the head to the tip of the tail. It has powerful teeth in its jaw.’ The Tautra sleeps in the day and seeks food at night. The female lays eggs which hatch in 13 months. The American Museum of Natural History of New York has sent some of the greatest experts ‘in taxidermy in the world and they will make models of the heart, liver, stomach and all other portions ‘of the bod , will preserve the skin in salt, and will make accurate measurements of every. part of the poay, The most difficult part of the task will be to haul the huge brute either - on the wharf or upon the beach. _ The people of Fiorida have been hearing of the rhyndon for years, but it had been treated as a _ myth like the Atlantic City sea Serpent. HOW. AMERICAN CITIES GOT THEIR NAMES -- A national commission of which George Wash- ngton was a member laid out the District of umbia to be used as a site for the capital city, which was named for George Washington in spite his protests. He always referred to it as the “Federal City.” The city plan of Washington is ery peculiar, many diagonal avenues crossing Pe amd a by the mac abr north and east and west streets, thus forming as circular parks. This plan enables one FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY | INTERESTING ARTICLES © : The city of Chicago has an Indian name. Strange to say, this second largest municipality -in America get its name from the Chicago River, a small stream that flows into Lake Michigan at that point. In 1804. the “city” consisted of a French trader’s log house protected by a wooden stockade, called Fort Dearborn; The original — city of Chicago was laid out and received its name _- in 1830. ~ Two hundred and ninety-two years ago a col- ony of well-to-do Puritans, under ihe personal di- rection of Governor John Winthrop, established | a settlement in Massachusetts. They christened - their new home in honor of their old home town — of St. Botolf’s, on the coast of- Lincolnshire, Eng- — land, but Americanized the name by shortening _ it to Boston. Baltimore-was named for Cecil Cal- vert (Lord Baltimore) whom King James I had granted a colony that included our present State of Maryland. : The city of St. Louis was named in honor of — the French King, Louis XIV, for at that time the Louisiana Purchase was unthought of and the central part of the United States belonged to — France. Many old French families still live in St: Louis. Louisville, Kentucky, also received its — name from King Louis, The French territory in- cluded Louisiana, also named in honor of King ~~ Louis, and its city of New Orleans merely has the word “New” added to the French town of — that name. It will be recalled that Orleans in France became famous almost overnight because — of Joan of Arc, who was dubbed “The Maid of — Orleans” by the enthusiastic French people. : Nashville, capital of Tennessee, was first called — Nashborough, in honor of Governor Nash 6f — North Carolina, of which State Tennessee was — then a part. This was later changed to Nashville. Los Angeles, meaning “The Angels,” was at one time an old Spanish mission and got its name — from California’s early settlers. Detroit was — given its name by the French settlers, In French, — the name Detroit means “The Straits,” which was given the new settlement because of its location on the broad Detroit River, connecting Lake Erie and Lake Huron. To-day it might be more ap- propriately rechristened “Autoville,” “Ford- borough,” or even “Lizzietown.” ~ oe Cleveland, Ohio, is named for Gen. Mi Cleaveland, the founder of the city, but the letter A has been eliminated, probably as a re- sult of new industrial efficiency methods. Pitts burgh honors the name of Willian Pitt. Its first _ name was Duquesne, given by the French, who — had located a fort at the junctfon of the Alle~ gheny and Monongahela Rivers. After its cap- ture by the English in 1758, George Washi then an officer of British colonial troops, sug gested that it be named Fort Pitt. The near settlement later became known as Pi irg Hot Springs is a noted city of Arkansas and is named for the-forty-seven large hot springs no included in an area which the Government h acquired as a national park. The water is v that, it must be sippe | like: fee, whi colre

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