Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 964) (1924 03 21)
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BOYS, READ THE RADIO ARTICLES IN THIS NUMBER 3 FE MARCH 21, 1924 _. Price 8 Cents No. 964 56 \ * le MIDE a . ee OE Hy ee LS : ; The sun was just setting behind the distant hills when Fred and Bert came unexpectedly upon a startling sight. Two weather-bleached corpses, with their arms bound together, lay as they had fallen on either side of a tree.
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West 23d Street, New York, N. Y. No, 964 CHAPTER I—Makes the Reader Acquainted ‘With Fred Stuart, Dora Darling and ; Luke Jenkins. Dora Darling, flashing a bewitching glance at a - well-built, good-looking boy of seventeen, who at _ that. moment came out of the Brentwood post- office. “How is your mother to-day?” “Much better, I thank you,” replied the boy, raising his hat with a pleased smile. “It was very kind of you to call on her yesterday. She ‘appreciates it very much.” “Don’t mention it. If I can be of any service o her I hope you will let me know.” = “You are very good to say so,” answered the boy, with a grateful look, “But I hope mother will be on her feet again in a day or two.” ~“¥ hope she will for your sake,” replied the girl, “You are acquainted with Luke Jenkins, are you not?” indicating her escort, a stylishly - dressed youth of sixteen, who gave every evidence of having a very high opinion of himself. “We have met,” replied Fred Stuart, evasively. s ike Jenkins himself entirely ignored the re- ‘mark, tapping the toes of his patent leather shoes th the end of his natty rattan cane, as if im- patient at the delay. - Dora Darling gave a quick glance at both boys, and then, seeming to realize the situation, smiled nd extended her hand to Fred, remarking: _ “We are gojng out for a sail on the river. -Mr. enkins has a new boat, and he has honored me,” _ laughingly, “with an invitation to take the first trip in her.” : hope you will have a pleasant time,” he wered, with a wistful look at the charming “ “Good-afternoon, Mr. Stuart,” said pretty ‘hank you, Mr. Stuart. I think I shall enjoy ail very much, as I just dote on the water.” I think we had better be going, Miss Darling,” errupted Luke Jenkins, with a gesture of im- ence, at the same time casting a contemptuous ok at the other boy, whose plain but neat gar- : : Are Sosa A Radio Fan? FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY Issued weekly—Subscription price, $4.00 per year; Canada, $4.50; Foreign, $5.00. Ht : Entered as Seeond-Class MatterfO r the Post-Offiee at New York, N. Y., under the Act of Ma! 3> NEW YORK, MARCH 21, By A SELF-MADE MAN divide our set from the “maintained.- M. tether: saat ps Me te Read Pages 24 and 25 | a f Higa. at Inc., 166- : ; = : : gpec 1 12h Cong i, “T can’t understand what you see in that fellow . to waste your time on him,” said Luke, in a dis- contented tone, as they resumed their walk to- — ward the Jenkins’ home by“the river. : “Why, what’s the.matter with Fred. Stuart?” - asked Dora, opéning her pretty eyes in’ surprise. eee “What’s the matter with him?” asked Luke, with a snort of disgust. “He isn’t a fit: person | ~ for you to be on familiar terms with,” sige *“Indeed!” replied the girl, with an indignant flush. “I think Fred Stuart the nicest and most gentlemanly boy in town.” She spoke with so much spirit and decision — that Luke was quite taken aback. : oa “IT can’t say that I admire your taste,’ he re- — plied, with a sneer, “Fred Stuart is a poor boy, and has to work for his living. You should con- sider your social standing, Miss Darling. Your parents would not like to know that you receive — such.a fellow on terms of equality.” y “T wish you to understand, Mr. Jenkins, that I associate with nobody whom my parents do not | — approve of,” answered Dora, spiritedly. ; “Then I don’t seé why- is “My father and mother sanction my acquain- tance with Mr. Stuart.” = “They do?” exclaimed Luke, with a gasp of dis-° comfiture. it [atte “Why should they not? He is a nice boy. If you knew him better you would agree with me.” — “J have no desire to know him better,” re- plied Luke, scornfully. “I don’t care to have anything to do with persons in his class. I con- sider myself a gentleman,” loftily. _ : “J don’t admit the difference,” replied Dora, ~ stoutly. “A boy may be poor, but he can still — be a young gentleman. Fred Stuart is my ideal — of what a gentleman ought to be. I have known — him for some time, and his conduct has always been such as to entitle him to my respect and es- teem. He is as good as gold to his- mother, and any -boy who treats his mefher as he does is — worthy of any one’s friendship.” rode Luke Jenkins was evidently not much pleased with Dora’s defense of Pred Stuart. ° ~ “Oh, he’s all right, I dare say, in his way,” ] returned, with ill-grace; “but the barriers tha i common herd must be ould. no ; tet - = ee ee | a
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~ 2 ° have anything to do with a poor boy, and my friends weuld be very much astonished if they saw me on familiar terms with such a person as Fred Stuart.” “You have a perfect right to select your asso- ciates, Mr. Jenkins. I believe I have the same privilege.” “Of course; but 3 “We will change the conversation, please,” Dora said, with dignity. l “Certainly. What shall we talk about? new boat? She’s a beauty. I am sure you will admire her when you see her. My father gave her to me for a birthday present. I was sixteen last Wednesday.” : They now came in sight of the water, where the shady street ran gently down to the bank of. Snake River. This stream, whose serpentine ' course had given it its name, was swift and deep. . It took its rise in the mountains which hedged in Happy Valley on the north, ran its sinuous eourse as smooth as a millpond, except when ruffled by a lively breeze, for a matter of ten miles, when perhaps two score of bristline black rocks, shooting their heads just above the sur- face, turned it into a dangerous stretch of rapids a mile below Brentwood. Several of the well-to-do residents of the town, which was the county seat, had built their homes My ~~ on) the shelving banks of the river, and this was fe} the case with Abner Jenkins, Luke’s father. Mr. _ Jenkins was a prosperous lawyer. He had got his start in life by marrying an heiress, and this good fortune put him on Easy street. He was a fair » Jawyer, and gradually established himself. in Brentwood as the foremost legal luminary in the township. He was now attorney for the Happy Valley Rapid Transit Company, and his wife was the , aoa leader of Brentwood’s exclusive set. yr. Jenkins was a large, pompous-looking gen- tleman, who never went abroad without a heavy gold-headed cane in fair weather and a gold- handled silk umbrella when the sky looked threat- ening. He held his head well up, as though he owned the town, and everybody else took from him their right to exist. With such a shining example be- fore him, it is small wonder that his son Luke, ' who was very much like him in many ways, and ‘ his mother in others, thought himself the king in among the rising generation of Brentwood. He was inclined to patronize*his social equals, - look down on those a peg or two below him, and despite the general run of the people, whom he called the ‘common herd.” “Dora Darling was the daughter of the ‘cashier is believed that he was honoring her with his no- _ of the Brentwood National Bank. Her people were as nice and as much respected as any one ; is in town, but still they did not move in the “first ‘ circles,” socially considered. Dora was considered the prettiest girl in Brentwood, and therefore - Luke Jenkins was attracted to her. Privately he “Dora” was darting down the NEVER SAY DIE : ee ing, he induced his father to dispose of the or- dinary sailboat they had and have a new oye built on lines of greater beauty, comfort ands safety. It arrived on his birthday, two days before, and ~ he had invited Dora to make the initial trip with him. 3 She was delighted with the idea and expected that the gardener of the Jenkins establishment, — who was an old and experienced boatman, would menage the boat as he always did the old one, in which she had made a couple of trips. Luke, however, had no intention of having a third party on board. aes “There’s a smacking breeze blowing,” said Luke, as he opened the iron gate which admitted them to the spacious and well-kept grounds. “We shall have a bang-up sail.” : = He led the way down to the small wharf along- side of which the “Dora” was moored. 5 “TIsn’t she a dream!” exclaimed the girl, rap- turously. “T had her named after you,” said Luke, wit | a smirk, expecting that she would feel sensible of the honor he had conferred on her. “Look — at the stern and you will see the word ‘Dora there in raised gilt letters.” ‘ She flushed a bit at this, but whether she wa pleased ox not he cotildn’t tell from her face. “Step on board ,and I will show you into the cabin.” + : ‘She permitted him to hand her down into t cockpit. Then he unlocked the sliding panel and stepped down two brass-bound steps into a sm little cabin, finished in ‘white and gilt. Pgs? “You have a splendid boat, Mr. Jenkins,” said, after she had seen everything and stepp out into the cockpit again. a “Tm glad you like her, Miss Darling. will now test her sailing qualities; which the builder assured my father are tip-top,” said Luke, beginning to remove the stops from the mainsai “But you haven’t your man here,” she said some surprise. “Oh, we don’t need him. I can sail her al right myself,” he said, proceeding with the work in hand, ; 2 “T didn’t know that answered in wonder. “Sure, I can. I took lessons from William the old boat while this one was building.” you could sail a boat,” She was satisfied and made no furthe é position to his getting the sailboat under w. He hoisted the mainsail, ran up the jib, then released the line which held her to ‘the wharf. — The boat at once shot out into the river. a “Shall we go up or down?” he asked, as took his seat beside the tiller. , ea “Kither way suits me,” she answered. — “Then we'll go down,” he said. “Stoop boom swings over and seat yourself on > - She did as directed, and a moment latey Oe.
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NEVER CHAPTER Il.—In Dire Peril, When Fred Stuart left Dora Darling and her * escort in front of the post-office, he kept on down _~ Main street till he came to a small frame building, ever the door of which hung the sign “John Fish- er, Architect and. Surveyor.” He entered and ~ hung his hat on a convenient peg, thus showing that he was in some capacity connected with the office. “Another boy of about his own age, freckled- faced and sturdy, known as Bert Barlow, was seated at a table with a blue print before him ._ from which he was laboriously making certain cal- ~ culations on a sheet of white paper. The only _ desk in the place, an oak rolled-top one, stand- _ ing near a window overlooking a side street, was closed. - “Well, how are you getting on?” asked Fred, in a cheery tone, glancing at the other boy as he took his seat at another table, littered with plans. -“So-so,” replied the freckled-faced boy, with a comical grimace, which seemed to imply that he “wasn’t making any progress to speak of, “Can’t you make those estimates?” “Oh, I'll get there one of these days.” “Want me to show you anything?” “Well, you might figure those specifications out. t’ll give me a lift.” © : V’ll do- that for you, Bert,” said “Here’s the boss now,” said Fred, a few min- utes later, as he glanced out of the front window. _ Mr, Fisher opened the street door and entered. “Been to the post-office yet, Fred?” he asked is chief assistant. : : “Yes, sir. There was nothing in your box.” aes architect opened his desk and seated him- elf... “4 ook here, Fred. I want you to take this blue it to the foreman at the creek right away.” ‘Yes; sir.” s ‘Tell him that the bridge extensions must be Made to conform to me eee aie ia he must hurry things along, as the contract calls fol “the. completion of the structure next Wed- x “AN ri in? ill right, sir. : ~The boy took the drawing, placed it carefully his ‘pocket, put on his hat and started for e Creek, where Mr, Fisher was erecting a il bridge for the county. The creek was an “shoot of Snake River just above the rapids. : was nearly two miles from the office, but he take a trolley car’on the Happy Valley ction line, which would land him within three- ‘s of a mile of his destination. This Fred SAY DIE 3 away, and take that road home, for the office closed at five and he was not expected to re- turn there from the bridge.. The declining sun marked a golden pathway upon the surface of the river, and in the midst of it he saw a jaunty sailboat flying before the stiff breeze. “That’s Luke Jenkins’ new boat, as sure as: anything, Yes, I can see him steering her, with Dora Darling on the other side of the tiller. That boat is a beauty, and no mistake. What a lucky boy Luke ig# With all his advantages one would think he’d. be half-way decent to those who are — not so well-placed in the world. Instead of which he treats most of us Brentwood fellows as if we were the scum of the earth. I don’t see what he gains by it. I guess he’s made himself the most unpopular boy in the township. If he can stand it I s’pose it’s nobody’s business but his own.” Thus mused Fred Stuart as he paused on the river bank and watched the graceful flight of the sailboat down the river. Perhaps as he stood there and looked wistfully across the water at the dainty form of Dora Darling, he wished it were his luck to own such a handsome boat, and be able to sail the sun-kissed stream with the beautiful girl who, to tell the honest truth, occupied a — very large share of his thoughts at times. The river narrowed at the point where Fred stood, and the boy thought it was high time that Luke shifted his helm and came about on the op- posite tack, for the light craft was drawing per- — jlously near to the rapids. : “Ah, there goes his sheet at last,” breathed Fred. “He seems to have held on till the last mo- ment. He must have great confidence in his— good gracious!” : The exclamation was.drawn from Fred by a. sudden change in the aspect of affairs, A sharp flaw from the other side of the river struck and The . careened the boat over as she came about. sheet attached to the end of the swinging boom escaped swung away out at right angles with the boat and began to thrash about in the water. To a cool and competent boatman this of itself would have been no great misfortune, especially as the : boat was unsinkable; but Luke was a mere novice at the business, and he immediately lost his head. This, however, was not the worst of the present case. i Something far more ‘serious had occurred. The sheet when it got away from Luke caught in the twinkling of an eye out of the boat, and left her struggling in the swift embrace of the river. Luke gazed after her with startled and’ dis- tended eyes, but he seemed utterly unable to move a hand to save her from the almost certain death — which faced her. For a few moments the sheet — held her like a great fish at the end of an angler’s line, then it slipped from her arm, and she was borne away on the stream toward the rapids, a ' short distance below. ~ The moment Fred her rescue at an; ia shoes and from Luke’s hand and the boom itself — ora.” around the arm as she started to spring to the’ windward side of the cockpit, and becoming en-~ tangled, the boom, as it swung outward, drew her
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4 : NEVER SAY DIE sprang into the water. Fortunately he was a fine swimmer and a strong one. He made headway in spite of the current, which was carrying him below her. He was half-way out to the boat, though twice that distance below, when tite sheet released her, and she was carried away by the current. Fred was not aware of this fact until, as he turned to swim up against the tide, he saw the girl sweeping by him as she came to the surface in a half conscious condition. 2 “My heavens!” he groaned; “she'll be in the rapids in two minutes unless I can reach her. Even then the chances are good that we'll both « be caught in that trap together.” He started down after her hand over hand, and reached her just as she was going under for the second time on the fringe of the white water which marked the outer margin of the rapids. She lay limp and lifeless on his arm. “Now to save her,” he muttered between his teeth, as he struck out for the shore. The task, however, was beyond him, for the water was ‘swifter here than elsewhere, and his strength had already been sorely taxed. He did ~ the best he could, and fought against the strong current with every ounce of power that was in his sinewy arms; but the fight was too unequal, and, despite his exertions, he drifted into the boil- ing waters of the rapids. Could he and Dora survive the trip through that seething cauldron alive with sharp-pointed rocks? It hardly seemed possible. A dozen un- fortunate persons had at different times been drawn into that whirling waste of spume and rock, but not one had ever been known to come out alive in the calmer stretch below. Fred didn’t give up hope, even at that crucial moment. The pluck inherent in him came to his aid and made him put up a game fight for his life, as __-well as for the life of his precious burden. But it was impossible for him to entirely get beyond the danger zone. He realized that fact at last as he saw they were being carried against one of the biggest rocks in the turbulent channel. So he did the only thing he could do, and that was grasp a _ jutting rock firmly as he was slipping by it and pull himself around against it. _ Then, with the last of his waning strength, aided by his feet underneath, he succeeded in ' drawing himself and Dora half-way out of the - water, and effecting a lodgment on the apex of the rock. CHAPTER I1I.—Saved from the Rapids. In the meantime, Luke and his sailboat were in a ticklish position. Completely dazed by the -ealamity which had happened, he stood in the - eockpit and made .no effort to recover the boom. As a consequence the little craft drifted right _ down toward the rapids. “Fortunately for him, a boat rowed by two men came out of a small inlet on the opposite _ shore, and her occupants immediately noticed the 2 epee sions position of Luke and the “Dora.” | They put off to the sailboat at once, aeashing, her st in the: nick of tim ‘head lay back on his»shoulder, her eyes w first. ‘ “How ‘cid you get into this serape, young — man?” asked one of the men, after they had got . the boom aboard again. ; Luke made no answer. He was shivering with fright over the disappearance of Dora Darling, — whom he believed to be drowned. : “Boys who don’t understand how to manage a boat _oughin’t to be allowed to go out alone in — ’em,” muttered the other man. “This is a dan- — gerous as well as expensive toy for any inex- — perienced lad to monkey with, but,” noting Luke’s — swell clothes, “rich men’s sons seem to do about — as’ they please. py ; “Don’t go away from here,” begged Luke, fihid= ra ing his tongue at last as the boat started up the — river. “Look around and see if you’can see her.” “See who?” asked the man who had taken charge of the tiller. as “Dora Darling.” “What about her?” “She’s overboard.” “Overboard!” exclaimed the helmsman, looking at his companion, who returned his stare, and then they both regarded the boy searchingly. “You don’t mean to say that you had a girl with he you in this boat, and that she fell into the water?” “Yes, yes,” replied Luke in a tone of distress. “The boom carried her overboard.”, ~ “My heavens!” cried the helmaniat in great excitement. “She must have been carried down into the rapids.” : “There seems little doubt of that,” replied companion, ‘peering over the weer “Tm afr there’s no hope for her now.” “Oh, dear! oh, dear! I never can go hom now,” "groaned Luke, wringing his hands in de spair. “They’ll say it was my fault.” The helmsman had altered the sailboat’s cour! e. so as to carry her down toward the edge of the rapids. Neither of the men had much hope of — seeing any sign of the girl. They knew on too well the dangers of that boiling stretch water. But with a human life at stake, they felt so effort must be made whether it premised anything or not. In the meantime Fred Stuart was sup- porting himself and the unconscious Dora on - rock which he had been so fortunite as to re 3 without coming into actual collision with it. Berss3 ”» closed, and she was very cold and pale. “I must try and swim to the bank,” breathed Fred, as he felt his strength coming back. “Tt is getting on to sundown, and we must get sen of this somehow before dark.” ; At that moment Dora, with a little, Anbtes sigh, opened her eyes. Naturally she was d by the situation she found herself in. She not know where she was, nor understand the with which she was surrounded. ‘A face seemed to know was close to hers and a pai handsome, dark eyes were gazing down i own. What did it all mean? “Where am 1?” she fluttered. pened to me?” mes “You fell overboard from Luke Jen! boat,” fiers Fred, answering her last «
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. NEVER SAY DIE : ; 5 did my best to save you from getting into the rapids. I did not succeed, so we\ are both in a pretty bad pickle, but I hopé to get you out of it in a few moments. I am. going to save you or go down the rapids with you.” She listened to him with dilated eyes, and seem- ed to understand the drift of his words. “Fred Stuart!” she murmured. “Is it really you?” “Yes, Dora, it is really I.” “I remember now that I was drawn overboard from the sailboat. I thought I was surely go- ing to be drowned, for the water closed over my head, and I felt myself sinking down into the dark river,’’ with. a shudder. “And you have saved me, Fred Stuart!” “T haven’t saved you yet, but I hope to do Jit,” he returned, encouragingly. - - “Why, where are we? water, aren’t we?” “We are on a rock in the midst of the rapids. We are in no immediate danger, but of course We can’t remain here very long.” “Where is the sailboat?” “I’m sure I don’t know. about her. I'll look about.” He cast his eyes above the rapids and saw the ‘boat sailing across the river. Then he noticed that there were two men aboard of her beside - Luke. ‘ They were searching with their eyes the trou- bled waters of the rapids for some sign of Dora Darling. Fred shouted to them, but the wind was against his voice and they did not hear him; neither did they seem to see him or his burden, for they were looking another way. He could not wave either arm, as they were fully employed in holding on to the rock and in supporting Dora. _ “Jt is strange how they missed seeing us,” _ thought Fred. He didn’t reflect that the flying spray hid them every minute or two. At length the boat pulled ff and headed up the river, They were aban- ‘doned to their fate. “What chance have we of reaching shore?” she said with a calmness that surprised him. “A fighting chance, I hope,” he replied. _ “Tf you were alone you could surely save your- self, couldn’t you?” she asked. ; “T am not certain even of that.” “But in trying to save me, too, you are jeop- -ardizing yourself.” - “Well, what if it? I came out to rescue you, “and I’m going to do it if it can be done.” “But if you fail you-may lose your own life, too.” ~*T can’t help that. You don’t suppose I would desert you, do you? I would be a contemptible - eoward for fair.” 5 . “Fred Stuart, you are the noblest boy in the world,” she said, fervently. “I always liked you; _ but never so much as at this moment.” “4nd I have always liked you, Dora. You are not offended because I address you by your first me under the circumstances?” ‘No,” she answered, gently. “Why should I - To me you seem almost like a.brother.” ‘I wish I was your——”, € was going to say “brother,” but suddenly cked himself. Was it because he thought if he = We are still in the I haven’t thought ’ as long as I live. sueceeded in saving her she might some day be- come even dearer to him than a hister? “Well,” he continued abruptly, “are you ready to trust to my exertions to reach the shore? I am going to make the attempt now.” “T am ready,” she replied, bravely. “Then put your arms around my neck and hold on for your life.” As soon as he saw she had the proper hold he pushed off into the water and struck out for the shore. For the next ten minutes he had a desperate fight for their lives. The rushing tide. swung them down among the foam-crested rocks, but he kept his eyes on the shore and battled man- fully against the stream. Foot by foot he made his way nearer and nearer to the bank, and after he had accomplished half the distance the scales began to turn in his favor, The worst part of the rapids had been passed, and the trend of the river helped them shoreward. Putting the remainder of his strength into 4 final effort, he swam as he never swarm before in his life, and in three minutes he touched bot- tom, and in another he was dragging Dora up on the shelving bank. The fight had been won, and with this knowledge to comfort him he dropped exhausted on the solid ground close to the river’s edge. : CHAPTER IV.—Fred Goes Home and Subse- quently Visits Mrs. Darling. In a few moments he was conscious that Dora was kneeling beside him, had raised his head on her lap and was chafing his temples as if she thought he had fainted. He struggled to a sit- _ ting posture, deeply grateful to Heaven that they had escaped alive from the river. j “Wow do you feel, Dora?” he asked, a bit anx- iously. : “T feel dreadfully wet and uncomfortable,” she replied with a faint smile. “I‘also feel very, very grateful to you, Fred Stuart, for saving my life. I shall never forget what you have done for me I know I can never hope to repay you.” “Yes, you can,” he said, unconsciously slipping one arm around her waist. “Do you want to?” “Why, how can I?” she asked in surprise. “By giving me just one kiss,” he replied, boldly. A crimson glow suffused her pale cheeks and she looked down much embarrassed. : “You say I saved your life. Am I asking’ too great a reward? If I am, pardon me. I would not offend you for all the gold in the world,” he said, earnestly. ; : He looked at her a moment, and as she re- mained silent he was about to rise when he looked~up and she said gently: “You may kiss me.” He put his arm around her again, drew her ie ey ake toward him and kissed her on the ips. “May I call you Dora after this?” SY Osc “ “And will you call me Fred?” “Tf you wish me to.” “I do. Now I will take you to the neares$ house. You canont go all the way home in this: on aan Sorte se"x
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-~ dripping state. You can stay with the people until I can go home, change my clothes, go to your home and tell your mother what occurred, assure her that. you are safe and bring you dry garments to put on.’ Dora made no objection to this arrangement, - and Fred picked up his jacket, hat and shoes, ‘which he found where he had discarded them. They had to walk a quarter of a mile to a neat cottage close to the river, where the girl was at once received and accorded every attention that her condition required, while Fred went on toward - Brentwood, walking at a brisk pace to. keep his blood in circulation and ward off a possible cold. ~ “Why, Fred, where have you been?” exclaimed -his mother, on catching’ sight of his bedraggled - appearance as he entered the house. \ -..“Pve been in the rive, mother,” he replied with a laugh, as he kissed her and then backed “away so that she might not come in contact with ‘his wet clothes. -. Mrs. Stuart was just recovering from a severe was seated in a plain rocker by the window over- -jlooking the little garden which lay between their /unpretentious cottage and the street.. Fred had hired a hittle girl, a neighbor’s daughter, to come in and attend to the housework and do such plain cooking as was necessary while his mother was uinder the weather. “Tn the river!” exclaimed Mrs. Stuart, aghast. “Yes, mother. Dora Darling was out sailing Se Luke Jenkins’ new boat. An accident happen- ed, and she was thrown into the water just above the rapids. I saw the peril she was in, jumped into the river, and after a S000 deal of trouble succeeded in getting her out. IJ’ll tell you the - particulars later on, as I want to change -my clothes now. Then I’ve got to go down to her “home and tell her folks and take dry clothes # tie cottage where I left her.” - *T hope you won’t catch cold after your bath, “my. son,” said his mother, anxiously. ~ “Oh, I guess not, mother,” replied Fred, with “an air of confidence. “I kept on a kind of jog trot all the way up here, and my blood is all in a ¥h ot “Then don’t delay changing your garments.” : Inside of ten minutes Fred came downstairs - rigged out from head to foot in dry clothes. Then hig mother insisted that he have his supper be- fore he went over to the Darling home, a few. jlocks away. He didn’t waste many minutes over it, for it ras quite dark now, and he guessed that Dora’s arents must be uneasy over hew absence, for they knew ‘she left home with the expectation of go- ing on the river in the new sailboat, though her mother never would have consented to. the ar- angement if she had suspected that Luke did ot intend to take his boatman with them. ‘Mrs. Darling opened the front door. ~ “Good-evening, Mr. Stuart,” she said with a leasant smile. “I thought it was Dora.’ Luke king persuaded her to take a sail on the river 1 his new boat this, afternoon, and she hasn’t 0 Gi shots yet. I am beginning to’ feel a little s about her, though I dare say that’s silly NEVER SAY DIF © je illness, and looked somewhat pale and weak. She - ne, as — sua have been. pyiteg to stay i : Fred entered the bieasaat sitting-room. . “You will probably be surprised, Mrs. Darling, when I tell you I have come from your daughter with a message,” began Fred. “Indeed! It can’t be that anything has hap pened to her?” she replied in some alarm. ig “There is no reason for you to be frighten Mrs. Darling. I assure you that, aside from : good ducking in the river, she is alt Tight.’aeay “Do you mean to tell me that Dora fell ou of young Jenkins’ boat into the river?’ ’ “T am sorry to say she did.” Mrs. Darling turned white. “And where is Dora now?” she asked in nervou tones. “At a small cottage near the river, about a mile ‘and a half from here.” : “T must go to her at once,” said the lady, ing in an agitated way. soe “It is not necessary that you should go, M: 3 Darling. I will see that she gets home safe a nd sound. I will take her-a bundle of dry cloth aes if you will make it up for me, and as soon ass is dressed she will come back with me.” “You are quite sure she escaped with jury?” “Yes, Mrs. Darling.” “Do you know how the accident happe e Did the, boat upset?” a “The trouble occurred through Luke’s agement as he’ started to alter the boat’s just above the rapids.” i BS eo he had. the boatman with, ss he 9 “No, he did not. He told Miss Dora tha could gail the craft all right himself, and as her that the boat couldn’t sink, which m: quite true, as I understand that she has tanks built into her. She didn’t want t him at first, but he talked her into it? “The silly child.” “When the boom swung around as ate came about on a new tack the rope attac the end of it, and which Luke held in his slipped out of his grasp. In some way it about Miss Dora’s arm and she was dragge the water.” Mrs. Darling clasped her hands and shu “And how was she saved?” i “Well, fortunately I happened to be } on the bank pha} opposite the boat at the e so I jumped into the river and pulled her « Fred was too modest to go into the ci stances of the case, and made his story as’ as possible. “How can I thank you enough, Mr. ‘Stus ‘exclaimed Dora’s mother, little thinking ho she really owed the brave boy seated by “My daughter might have been drowne you. You may be sure we shall always fe ee to you for what you did for our d child,” you not say the socident + Tapia?” os
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NEVER SAY DIE 4 so easily. She ought not to have trusted herself in that boat without the boatman was on board. ~ Is Luke Jenkins with her at the cottage?” “He is not. He went home in his sailboat soon after the mishap.” ; “When did it take place?” “About half-past four.” “Three hours ago. If he left for his home so soon I wonder he didn’t come right over here and tell me all about the affair. Surely he has had time to do so,” “T guess he didn’t have the courage to do it. »He really doesn’t know that Dora has been saved '. from the river.” __ “Doesn’t know it!” almost gasped Mrs. Darling. “Why, what do you mean?” “I’m afraid he believes that Miss Dora was drowned.” “Didn’t he see you go to her assistance?” “No,” replied Fred, shaking his head. “He was too much frightened at the time. If a couple of. | men hadn’t turned up to his aid it is probable both he’ and his boat would have gone down the rapids, and he might have lost his life.” : “But you say he went home in his boat imme- , _ diately after the accident. Surely he wouldn’t have done that if he hadn’t known that my child was safe, fer she was presumed to be in his care while on the boat. I should have thought he 3; aa have wanted to carry her right home with im. “The men who were in the boat with him sailed about the spot trying to catch sight of Miss - Dora. I saw them plainly, for at the time I was _ clinging to a rock with your daughter, who was “unconscious. They didn’t see us, and finally they - gave up the search and headed the saflboat for _. Brentwood.” aa “J don’t know what to think of Luke Jenkins,” _ replied Mrs. Darling. “If he abandoned Dora in ri, such a shameful manner I shall never want to see him in this house again. Nor will my child have anything further to do with him.” gs \ - ane “Well, you can talk with your daughter about that. If you will prepare that bundle I will e carry it to her at once. Then you may expect me back with her in an hour or so.” Mrs. Darling hastened to get the bundle ready, and Fred left with it at once. An hour and a hero of. : A week later Mr. Fisher sent Fred and an assistant named Bert up river to Swan Creek to do some surveying. They went in a sailboat So. owned by a man named Barclay. Fred managed the boat, as he was a crack sailor. It would take a them all day to finish the work on which they were bent, and they had stocked the locker of the boat with the necessary provisions. oS a gid - CHAPTER V.—From Swan Creek to Clear Lake ‘by Way of the Ravine. he wind was rather light, and as the river a good many bends in it, it took the boys ime to reach Swan Creek. ime is it?” asked Bert, had of br 7 hauled down the sail and moored the catboat to the shore at the head of the creek. Fred looked at his watch. “It is one o’clock,” he said. \ “Hello! Where did you get that gold repeat- er?” asked Bert, opening his eyes as he noticed the fine gold self-winder that Fred displayed. “Where did I get it?” “Yes; where did’ you get it? I never saw you have anything but a silver watch before.” “Well, that timepiece was presented to me yes- terday.” ‘ “The deuce you say. I wish somebody would present me with one.” “It’s a fine one, isn’t it?” “Bet your life it is. Who was so good as to give you such a valuable turnip?” “Mr. and Mrs. Darling.” “Oh, I see. They gave it to you for pullin Dora Darling out of the rapids. Well, you_earne it all right. I wouldn’t take the risk you did for a bushel of gold watches.” bee “Neither would I. I went into the water to save Dora from drowning. I didn’t look for nor expect a reward for doing that.” “But you got it just the same,” grinned Bert. “T certainly couldn’t refuse to accept this token of her parents’ gratitudé when they had bought it especially for me, could I?” “Well, hardly. It’s a bully one all right.” “Y’m very much pleased with it,” réplied Fred, returning the elegant watch to his vest pocket. 2 “Now, old man, just carry that stone ashore and I'll start in and cook a pot of coffee. That, with some sandwiches and hard-boiled eggs, will an- swer for the present, I guess.’ Bert watched Fred prepare the coffee with some interest, and when it was ready he declared it was as good as he had ever drank at home. > eee “You’re all to the good as a cook, Fred;”? he said, enthusiastically. © ss “Oh, come now, aren’t you just a trifle too, — quick in praising me? aybe you'll feel like pre eed a different tune when you taste my bacon and eggs.” : ; “T’m willing to take the chances,” grinned Bert, as he finished his last sandwich. “All right,” replied Fred.. “Let’s get busy.’’. He stepped aboard the catboat and got his : theodolite, leaving the rest of the implements to a his assistant, to carry. “Mr. Fisher told me to follow the ravine to the lake,” remarked Fred, as he started off into the thicket. a “Where is the ravine?” asked Bert. £2 “Tt must be somewhere around here.” ; They walked straight ahead at a venture, Fred in the lead, and before they knew they had en- tered the ravine they found themselves in a nar row gully-like enclosure which seemed to answer to the description. “We seem to have struck it all right,” Fred. “T can’t say that I’m dead stuck on it as a place ~ to walk through with the load I have.” : “J thought you. considered this all fun?” grinned his companion. So be <2 “This part of it isn’t fun,” grunted Bert, as — he stepped around a big rock. “The place is full miah, decayed trees, rocks, and I don’t knc pigeon AP fo said af
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oa Bie { what. I'll need a new pair of shoes when I get back to Brentwood. Do you think there’s any -wild animals in these hills?” “No. Who put that idea into your head?” ask- ed Fred. “T thought there might be. like a wilderness. It’s a wonder there wouldn’t » be. a few Indians about.” “How would you like to meet one with his war ‘paint on and a tomahawk in his hand, eh?” laughed Fred. “Not on your tintype. I like to read about ’em in stories, but that is as far as my curiosity goes. Say, how much further have we got to go in this. ravine?” “Ask me something easy, Bert. here before.” : ; “Didn’t Mr. Fisher tell you?” “He said the distance between the creek and the lake was about three miles.” “Yd be willing to swear I’ve walked six al- ready. Hold on, let’s take another rest.” ’ Fred was willing, for the afternoon was warm, -and he admitted that the walking was anything ~ but good. “J should think we might find a better way to go and come than this,” said Bert, as he mopped the perspiration from his brow. “We can look for a better way, but I guess this must be the shortest, or Mr. Fisher wouldn’t : have told me to take it.” “Was he ever up here?” “T couldn’t tell you, but I think he surveyed ‘the next section to the one we have to tackle, for hé told me where to look for a stake from which to make our start.” “What are we surveying this wild man’s do- main for, anyway?” “Some capitalist has taken an option ‘on a portion of the property about the lake shore with the idea of buying it and putting up a summer hotel.” “A summer hotel! Suffering jewsharps! How are the guests going to get there? There isn’t any toad ranning within two miles of the lake.” “A road can built, can’t it? It is only a question | of time when one will be cut through, anyway.” ~ “Well, the nearest railroad town is four miles I never was all of nine miles in a alee line hots the lake, ‘so I’ve heard. If there was only a town in the Rear ae of the creek, people wishing to stop ~ at a hotel on the lake could come up there by “boat. Then a road could be built alongside of this vine—a nice shady road, for there are a heap trees around here, and the hotel man could g the people over in his stage.” ville, four miles north of Brentwood, next’ spring. _ The turnpike itself runs past J aybur 2, which lies : o miles from the lake and five miles north- west of Taylorville. - A road built from Jayburg o the lake will afford direct communication to and from Creston.” “Sure. But look at the distance—fifteen miles.” “What's the odds? Guests will come to the lake in summer and Beans ely stay three months. only have to tr vel the Fong once each NEVER SAY DIE This place looks ~ “The trolley is going to be extended to Taylor-” “And suppose they have a lot of trunks?” “The trolley will carry them to Taylorville as soon as it is built and goes into operation to that — place. That leaves only four miles for them to be — carried the rest of the distance on a wagon.” “But don’t you think it would be ever so much better if there was a wharf at the creek and a road from the creek to the lake, and then, as I said before, the people could come up the river on a small steamboat.” “There wouldn’t be enough travel to pay for thi coat used. Now, if the river ran right through we here in place of this ravine, and connected dir with the lake, the hotel man could provide him- self with a steam launch to bring his guests and their baggage up from Creston without change, — Then he could use the launch to take the peo; on short daily exeursions around the lake,” ; “That would be fine,” cried Bert. “If the river only ran through here we wouldn’t be com pelled to take this long walk, but could come. th whole way in our boat.” — “But the river doesn’t run through here, § ‘ what’s the use of talking about it?” “Well, all I’ve got to say is that if the. river had any sense it would not run this way, but send a fork through, if only ‘to oblige us and the m who is going to build the hotel.” “He may not built, after all. on the survey, I guess.” ~ A short walk further and they ascended an | yation that brought them in sight of as p tty body of water as any one could wish: to GS “It all depen CHAPTER VI—A Startling Sight. Clear Lake was situated in a hollow sur ed on every side by the wooded hills which m the northern boundary of Happy Valley. It ran in and. out among the elevations which into its waters like so many promontorie some places it was wildly picturesque, in serenely beautiful. As a whole, the spot ne only development to attract attention. ot “Yd like to camp out here for a month,” ¢ Bert, with great ardor. “So would I with a gun and rod,” replied Fr “Is there anything to shoot?” 7 “T’ll bet the underbrush is full of rabbits : - “Say, what’s the matter with our coming: he when we get our vacation?” asked. Bert, eagerly “Mr. Fisher might not let us both off al same time. He’s very busy this year, and — pect things will be lively all summer.’ ors} “Well, we can try and fix it'up somehow uae hope so. I wouldn’t object to a week f up this section, say during August or Septe “T’ll leave the matter for you to Ree boss thinks a lot of you, and I guess” work him around to look at the’ idea in the righ way.” “T’ll see what I can do about ites down here and hold my instrument. hunt for that stake. Mere’s a pie You ean amuse yourse lf brigh' struments.” — ; Af Now 30
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NEVER the section which had been surveyed two years ~ pefore. He called Bert up. “You see this stake?” asked Fred. ee “Sure I do. It’s plain enough, isn’t it?” ce “This marks the section joining on to the one the hotel man has the option on. strike a line due west. Fit the tripod and get the chain ready.” _ Fred got his level, and sighting through the telescope told Bert to carry the steel chain to -- acertain point. They worked with such good re- sult that by sundown they had staked off the hotel man’s eighty acres, reaching from the lake ‘back to a line beyond the crest of the hills. ~ “Aye we done now?” asked Bert, in a tone of disappointment. “I thought it would take all day _ to-morrow.” “We're not done yet. - tion divided off.” ~~ “What else is there to do?” “ve got to find a suitable site for the hotel buildings.” : “Ho! Can’t he build the hotel anywhere within the eighty acres?” Z “Of course. But the man wants to put the big pbuilding up at a reasonable cost. You must have noticed that this spot is almost all rock. He doesn’t want to pay out thousands of dollars on ‘leveling and excavating.” cp sOh, 1 -sée.” ~ “Tf there’s no place near enough to the lake to build a hotel at a fair expenditure I suppose he’ll give up the scheme.” “And it’s up to you to pick out such a spot, eh?” ; : _ “Tf-it is here, yes.” > “And if it isn’t?” - “That’s not our funeral. All I have todo is to make my report to Mr. Fisher. ~If it is favorable I suppose the hotel will be put up. If it isn’t—” “Tt won’t,” grinned Bert. “I’m getting hun- gry. My mouth is watering for fried bacon and -eges; but I hate to walk all the way back through that ravine. Can’t we leave some of these things here?” ; : “Yes,” and Fred indicated what part of their outfit could be left in the hollow of a big tree near the lake. ; i ‘Then they took up their line of march for the “ravine, and before it was dark reached the creek where the catboat lay just as they had left her. “Fred cooked the bacon and eggs in what Bert ~ called “hang-up” style, and the two boys made a hearty meal, They sat in the cockpit of the boat for an hour talking about what they would d6 if they spent “week’s vacation up here in the wilds, and then owing sleepy they turned in for-the night in 1e little cabin, which was fitted up with a couple xf berths, one on either side on top of the lockers. “Yhey were up with the birds next morning, and after breakfast started at once for the scene of ‘the previous day’s operations. ~ Fyed went over the ground carefully. The _. Place was very romantic, but was so rocky that > the results were disappointing. Finally he found ae ite several hundred feet square that he thought might answer... So he took his theodolite, mae c Pia Reece 27S Nee OR 1 § for measuring distances, glass and the termined We've only got the sec- pete. From here we nized the spe and whether SAY DIE i age the height of various points in the broken land- scape. Then he estimated the depth of rock. “Ym afraid it won’t do,’ he said to Bert. “However, that’s for the hotel man to decide. It’s up to him.” “Is this the most suitable place in the whole eighty acres?” Seas: EY a 97 ee ase “It’s tough if it won’t do,” replied Bert. “Io think it’s a swell place for a hotel.” Si “There’s a better spot yonder; but that’s out- - side this section.” “Why don’t you investigate it, then?” ; “Because we have nothing to do with anything outside this piece of ground.” 3 “Well, if it was me, I’d do it just for the curi- osity of finding out whether it would fill the bill or not. Unless you mean to go right back to- Brentwood after we’ve had our lunch, why, we could put in the afternoon here.” : ; “There’s no call for us to hurry back right away, as the day would be practically over by the — time we reached town. We’ll stay in this neigh- ~ borhood till sundown, and as the moon will be up by eight o’clock we can sail down the river in the moonlight. That will be a chance for us.” “That suits me,” answered Bert, in a tone of satisfaction. “Let’s eat our lunch now. Then-we ~ can leave our instruments here and take a squint. about the hills.” Fred agreed, and they seated themselves on a log, took out their ham sandwiches and hard- boiled eggs, and enjoyed a pleasant al fresco meal. After they had rested Fred decided to carry out Bert’s idea of examining the site on the adjoin- ing section which seemed to fill the bill for a hotel site better than any spot on the eighty — acres he had just surveyed. He carried the plan= out, made his calculations and deductions and — then placed the results in his pocketbook for fu-— ture reference. “What do you think about it?” asked Bert. “If it was me that was going to build a hotel — here that’s the place I’d select. That’s about — the only place I’ve seen around here that is pretty free of rock and other expensive obstruc- tions. It commands a beautiful and unobstructed © ~ view of the lake, and the waterfront,.you will — ~ notice, has a fine sweeping curve to yonder point, — while the beach is wider right under that cliff — and offers an ideal stretch for the erection of bathhouses for still-water bathing. In a word, Bert, this spot is, in my opinion, a hundred per cent better for a hotel site than any location on the ground we came here to survey.” ‘ ‘Are you going to offer the suggestion to the hotel man, through Mr, Fisher?” Scie “No. Why should I? If there was any money in it for me I would.” = wee “You might hint that you could point out a certain spot with such advantages as you have mentioned.” ~ Bees “I am afraid it wouldn’t look well for me to do - that. I wish I had enough money to buy this — section, as I think it’s the best along the lake.” “Tt, oughtn’t to cost so much in this wilder-_ ness.’ Rte : : ee “Tt would depend on whether the owner réco cial advantage of the spot or ni is holding it for a future rise.” 2 Rae es he is holding
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10 NEVER “Why don’t you find cut who owns it, whether it’s for sale, and what the lowest price is. If it’s low you might borrow the money from Mr. Darling. He’d let you have any reasonable sum, Tl bet, if he had it to spare.” “No. When I go into any speculation it must be with my own money. I don’t want to be un- der obligations to any man to help me get ahead in the world. Ill make my own way myself. That’s the only right way to succeed.” _ They spent the afternoon wandering about the hills and lake front, and when they got tired they returned to the spot where they had left their instruments, and, taking possession of them, ‘started for the ereek by a route to the south of the ravine. They found that the change wasn’t so much better, as the ground was quite hilly and there were many trees and big boulders to avoid. They were resting in a little hollow among the rock when Bert suddenly cried out: “Well, what do you think of that?” “What are you talking about?” asked Fred. Bert pointed to a sign nailed to a tree a short + distance away. The board was weather-beaten ‘and mildewed, as if it had been there for some years, but the words were plainly descipherable. The boys read them as follows: “No trespassing, under the penalty of the law.” “What does a man want to put such a sign as that up way out here? Does he imagine a person will hurt his old ground by walking on it or rest- ing against the stones? He must be one of those hogs that would order the rest of the people off _ the earth if he came into possession of it.” “Well,athe owner of these diggings has a legal right to warn every one off, but, like yourself, I don’t see the sense of it in this locality. Let’s be going.” : The boys got up and started again. The sun was setting behind the distant hills when Fred and Bert came unexpectedly upon a startling sight. Two weather-beaten corpses, with their arms bound together, lay as they had fallen on either side of a tree. | “Great Scott!” exclaimed Fred. “What’s this?” Bert, howevey, was too paralyzed to utter a “word. : CHAPTER VII.—Is Findings Keepings? re - The boys gazed down at the withered corpses fn great amazement, if not consternation. In such a lonesome spot at that hour of the after- ‘noon their presence looked singularly weird. Be- side each of the dead men was a bag, apparently full of something, tied at the mouth. The soft- owned hat of one of the men lay on the ground, piiadst in reach of his hand. ; “This looks mighty like a murder,” breathed _ Fred, in a solemn tone. : - “That’s what it does,” admitted Bert, in shaky tones. : o “They were tied by both arms to that tree, and left to perish of starvation in the most cruel “manner,” said Fred, his voice quivering with in- dignation as the terrible fate of these poor fel- lows struck full home to him. “The men guilt f*such an outrage must be pretty hard-hearted. OTe oe ee ene Cat fey s © Van 1 t wy “A bag full of money.” i) SAY DIE Bert thought so, too, though he didn’t say anything. Fred laid down his surveying instru- ment, and examined the corpses closer. _“They’ve been here undiscovered a pretty long time,” he went on. “They are reduced to dried skin and bone,” ; ee “That shows that people very seldom come into — this locality.” * “Oh, I don’t know about that. We'd have passed them by if we’d gone a few yards in either _ “direction. We'll have to report this to the head constable in town, though I dare say the matter properly concerns the Jayburg authorities, as that is the nearest town. However, we’re not going to tramp away up there at this hour. We'll put — the information up to our constable, and let him attend to this affair.” F eden “Y wonder what’s in those bags?” asked Bert, curiously. mt “Some of their duds, I guess.” “They look kind of solid.” i) Fred stooped down and started to lift the near- — est one. SBA “I should think this one was solid,” he said, for __ he had to exert his strength to pick it up. “It | must weight seventy or eighty pounds.” “What can be in it?” cried Bert. “T’ve a great mind to look,” said Fred. “Go on,” encouraged his companion: \ “Seems a kind of uncanny thing to do,” replie the young surveyor, doubtfully. . a5 Bert was much more willing for, Fred to open the bag than to do it himself. In fact, if h had been there alone he never would have touched either of them, but would have left the place short order. oy “Suppose you open the other bag while I’ ‘looking into this?” suggested Fred. ; “Nixy.”’ pt 4 Well, here goes,” said Fred, getting out his jack-knife. Pegi “He slit the cord which held the ends of the bag together. The folds of cloth fell apart and re- vealed—a pile of discolored gold coin. If a dozen snakes had jumped out of the the two boys would haye been less surpri They gazed at the money, dumfounded for minute or two. ‘ ie “If this doesn’t beat the Dutch,” cried Fre ¥ “The other must be full of gold, too,” said Bert, emboldened to step forward and heft it. “Ye it’s heavy as lead. Gee whiz, what a find.” fice “This is the strangest thing I ever saw or heard of. The men couldn’t have tied thems One would think that the villains who di deed perpetrated it in order to rob these « of this money. If that was their object, yy should they go off and leave the money beside their victims?” sees : tie Fred scratched his head as if the problem was — - too deep for even his bright brains to solve. ! ' “Tt’s derned funny, isn’t it?” said Bert, the second bag in his direction, and regar with a longing eye. fr “Tt isn’t funny at all—it’s mighty m that’s what it is,” returned th ung surve “Well, what’s the use t nd the money is ours, isn’t.
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“There must be five or six thousand dollars in each of these bags. You and I are rich.” ee «tT don’t think we have a right to keep it, said Fred, doubtfully. ; , “Why not? Who has a better right?” “These men may have wives and families some- where, The money ought to go to them.’ “Ho! ‘They look like tramps to me. -there’s no way of identifying them. Do you mean wow d be such a chump as to turn that coin over ; o a constable? I should hope not. 1 wouldn’t yhow.” . “Well, we can take it along with us, of course, and when we're satisfied that it belongs to us by ‘yight of discovery "we can use it in any way we see fit.” E : RE “Don’t you worry about it not belonging to us. ‘T’ye got my flukes on this bag, and it will take a team of horses to get it away from me.” a “Tis getting dark, so we'd better hurry along. Wait a moment till I tie my bag up again.” Tt was nearly eight o’clock by Fred’s watch is own that he notwithstand- going to do Montver, was not particularly affected by the bag of gold which had so unexpectedly come his way. e simply dropped it into the locker under the unk he had occupied, and taking the oil stove hore, started in to fry the balance of the bacon and six of the remaining eggs, after he had first nade the coffee, and set it on the second burner to n seemed to go to sleep over his portion. “Ym thinking about that money.” “Are you? You haven‘t been doing anything se since we left the spot where we found it. It n’t going to run away.” “J don’t suppose it is; but it’s an awful lot of in for a fellow like me to possess.” “Well, what are you going to do with yours?” asked Bert, Yankee fashion. ~ 5 “That isn’t answering my question.” ’m going to take it home, of course. What 1d you think I’d do with it? Leave it on the at here for Barclay to find?” > “Hardly that.” : “J’ye answered your question, now answer co ‘I’m going to take my bag home, too; but I’m Hg 2 ti find out something NEVER SAY DIE :kind of a chump are you?” Besides, - ‘ments under his other arm, set out for their . dence of my apprecia l ervices.” bs Fae must investigate and see if we can find who it was who lost that money.” % eee “Qh, I say, what do you want to do? What —— “No chump at all, Bert. But I believe honesty is the best. policy. We have no right to keep that money if it turns out that we learn who it really belongs to.” : “If we know who lost it I suppose we ought to give it up. But to go around wasting a lot of ~~ good time trying to find a needle in a haystack, when that money means so much to us, why, L don’t believe in it at all,” retorted Bert, doggedly. — “J. don’t mean to lose any time over it, be- cause my time largely belongs to Mr. Fisher, who — pays me a salary for eight hours’ work a day.. — What I mean is we ought to make inquiries throughout the State, without stating that we had the money, in order to find out if anybody lost — such a sum. If within a reasonable’time we don’t discover any clue to its rightful owner, then I am willing to admit we can honestly retain it.” ro “Well, I believe that findings is keepings. And I’m willing to bet there isn’t one man in a thou- sand who would, under the circumstances, worry himself about who had lost the coin.” — oy “Your views are not exactly my views, Bert, so — we won’t argue the question any longer. If you've eaten all you’re going to, why just do your share of the kitchen work—that is, wash the dishes, while I put the stove on board, and get things in shape for starting down the river.” Bert had no objection to this division of labor, — and in fifteen minutes had the dishes dry and © clean on board the catboat again. Ten minutes later they sailed out of Swan Creek in the moon- light, and set their course down the crooked river for Brentwood. see CHAPTER VIIL—Bert Meets With a Terrible oss. : : . ' The catboat with Fred and Bert on board ar-— rived at her moorings at about eleven o’clock that night. Mr. Barclay, her owner, wasn’t to bi seen around, as he had gone to bed a good t hours before, so Fred tied her securely to t wharf and left her. The boys, each with his bag of gold coin, and a part of the surveying instru- homes. Fred put his bag of gold in what he con- sidered a safe place for,the night, and on the fol- lowing morning, on his way to the office, he stop- ped at the home of the head constable of the town, and told him the story of the two dead mei in the woods near Clear Lake. The police official promised to attend to the case, and Fred was Sat- — iefied. The young surveyor made his report ° Mr. Fisher as soon as that gentleman appeared at the office. ; » tae “You have done very well, Fred; very well deed. In fact, I felt confident that you w acquit yourself in a thoroughly satisfactory r ner. Commencing with this week, I shall ad couple of dollars more to your salary, as | tion of the growing vé
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42 NEVER SAY DIE - new trolley extension to Taylorville this fall, and I shall probably intrust the larger part of the work to you.” “T shall do my best to satisfy you, Mr. Fisher.” _ “You needn’t tell me that. I know that what- ever passes through your hands will be done well.” C Fred returned to his routine work, and Mr. Fisher went out shortly afterward. “Did you hear the news, Fred?” asked Bert, as soon as the boss had closed the office door be- hind him. “What news?” “The Jenkins’ house was burglarized last night.” “Ts that really a fact?” asked Fred, with some interest. “Sure thing.” . “How came you to, hear about it? I was at Constable Brown’s this morning, and he never. said a word about it.” “T heard it up. at the post office. I guess every- body in town knows about it by this time.” ; “TJ guess so. News of that nature flies about fast in this town. Did they lose much?” “T believe a great many things of value were taken away. Luke lost his gold watch and a five- dollar bill. The old man lost his watch and a wallet full of bills. I believe some of Mrs. Jenkins’ jewelry was taken, and a lot of sterling silver _ articles were also pinched. Jenkins, they say, has J sent to Creston for a detective.” Fred passed Luke Jenkins on the street that afternoon, and that young aristocrat didn’t appear to be in an amiable frame of mind. He favored : the young surveyor with a scowl. Luke was down - on Fred more than ever since the brave boy pulled - Dora Darling out of the rapids of Snake River. While it is true that Luke was delighted to learn _ that the girl had escaped from drowning, he re- garded it as a personal affront that she owed her life to the boy he disliked so much. As soon as he learned that Dora was all right, he had called upon her to offer his congratulations, and to ex- cuse his own conduct on that occasion. The serv- ant carried his name upstairs, and then brought him word that the girl was not at home. Luke was as mad as a hornet, for he had reason to know that Dora was at home. He called on the follow- - ing day, and got the same message. He went off in a huff, and when he saw her on the street that same afternoon, he wouldn’t notice her, which just ~ suited Dora, as she was determined to have noth- “ing further to do with him. Luke’s animosity toward him didn’t worry Fred for a cent. The two had never been friends at any time, and it didn’t seem likely there would ever be any change in their present relationship. Before the local bank closed for the day Fred aes stowed ; ala 1 his room, wh dle the eag id.d ne Aa enh was disposed. He had counted it, and found he had something‘over $5,000. The night following the robbery at the Jenkins mansion he counted _ it over once more with immense satisfaction. Next morning he found his window open from the bottom, and was rather surprised at the cir- cumstance. After breakfast he had occasion to go _ to his trunk for something, and found its ‘con- tents all topsy-turvy. With his heart in his throat he looked down in the corner where he had stowed the bag of money. The bag with its precious contents was missing. He threw everything out of his trunk in his frantic search for his treasure, _ but there was not a sign of it anywhere. Bert was so disheartened over his loss that he scarcely had the courage to go to the office. He arrived — half an hour late, and his face showed that some- thing had gone wrong with him. oe “What’s the matter, Bert?” asked Fred, won- — dering what ailed him. “Nothing,” replied the other, shortly. : “Nothing, eh? Why, you look as if you’d los your best friend.” iz “T’ve lost something as good as that.” “What did you lose?” Bo lost that bag of money I brought from ills. “You have!” whistled Fred. “T have, honor bright.” “Why, how came you to lose it?” oe “Somebody entered my room last night, an went through my trunk. That’s where I kept it and this morning it wasn’t there.” oe “Well, upon my word, that’s hard luck. You haven’t any suspicion as to the identity of tl thief?” , : Bert, who felt like crying over his loss, sho his head dejectedly. : - “Tell me all the particulars,” said Fred. There wasn’t much to tell, and Bert soon t all he knew. : : ae “Some person must have seen you through th window counting that money.” ee ak “My-room is on the second floor, so I don’t how anybody could have seen me.” [cq They talked the matter over for a while, and then the subject was dropped. That night th Darling house was entered and plundered hee: jewelry, and pieces of valuable bric rac. ‘ rn CHAPTER IX.—The Naphtha Launch That Visited Brentwood. as Two bold burglaries committed within t days threw the good people of Brentwood i fever of consternation. Until the Jenkins was entered and robbed such a crime hadn’t known in the town for years. The detective came from Creston to aid the Brentwood stabulary declared that both jobs had bee by a professional crook, possibly two, than ordinary ability. The residents co of nothing else—morning, nooh, and night. the robberies. Therefore when, on the succe
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NEVER SAY DIE one another who would be the next victim. Abner Jenkins announced a reward of $1,000 for the ap- prehension and conviction of the criminal or ériminals. Mr. Starbuck also posted a reward of the same amount, while Mr. Darling and the town council each added $500. A second detective was ealled in, and the entire police department of Brentwood became active in the hope of earning the money and adding to their reputation as _sleuths. A bright watch was kept in the neighborhood of the homes of the well-to-do residents, where another attempt was looked for, but it didn’t come. The crook or crooks, either satisfied for the present with the results obtained, or rendered wary by the vigilance of the officers of the law, - made no further effort to enrich themselves at - the expense of the Brentwood people. , The de- tectives followed up several clues that came their way, but in the end they amounted to nothing. During all this time a dainty-looking naphtha Jaunch, which had come up the river two days before the first burglary, passing the rapids through the tortuous channel which alone per- ' mitted a safe passage of that dangerous stretch of navigation, lay off Barclay’s wharf. A gentle- man, with a profusion of glossy black whiskers, who said his name was Redgrave, and announced himself as the owner of the pretty ‘boat, was ~ much in evidence around town, looking at avail- able sites for the erection of a bolt and nut works, - which he said a New York company was propos- ing to erect either at Creston or Brentwood. His presence excited considerable interest among those qo in case the works were established’ at Brentwood the P. Y. & D. railroad, which passed through Creston, would build a branch to the former place, a proposition the company was known to have - peen considering for more than a year past, and had even gone so far as to have the proposed right of way surveyed. This gentleman was .accom- - panied by a bright-eyed, smoothly shaven man, whom he introduced as Mr. Jax, who was to be - manager of the proposed works. When they were not looking at vacant plots of ground they were wandering around the residence section of town parently admiring the architectural beauties of the different residences. As the smooth-faced man intimated that he intended to build a hand- some home in Brentwood if the works were located there, he was eourteously received, and allowed - to inspect the home of many of those who thought he might one day become a neighbor of theirs. The gentlemen when on shore left the launch in charge of a stout, florid complexioned individual, who was presumed to be the navigator and gen- eral factotum on the boat. About eleven o’clock on the morning following the last burglary the launch left anchorage and headed down the river. ne of the Creston detectives was on the wharf lking to Barclay at the time, but her departure didn’t seem to give him any concern. Evidently Messrs. Redgrave and Jax were above suspicion. Two hours later Fred Stuart, accompanied by Dora Darling, came down to the same wharf, em- barked on Mr. Barclay’s catboat, and also started down the river. Fred was going to Creston on business for Mr. Fisher, and for reasons. of his 3 2 atch . 2 tr wr nw * ip Ss ee as ee who learned about his errand, as he hinted that . where the better class houses were Situated, ap- . chose to go by water instead of taking the- ie 13 convenient trolley. He had invited Dora to make the trip with him. Clearly both Dora and her mother placed a world of confidence in the young surveyor when neither raised the slightest opposi- tion to his proposal, though both knew the boat .would have to essay the crooked channel in the rapids in making the journey. “TIsn’t it a-delightful’ afternoon?” said Dora, enthusiastically. “Tt is, indeed,” replied Fred. “You don’t seem to be a bit nervous, though the last time you wera out on the river you nearly lost your life.” j “Why. should I be?” she asked with a smile. “Aren’t you with me?” Fred flushed with pleasure at her words. “T am glad both you and your mother feel so confident of my ability to take care of you,” h said witha smile. “I was almost afraid she woul object to you going when I told her where I was bound.” “We both felt that you would not have invited me if you thought I would be exposed to any real danger.” F “That’s right, Dora. I know the channel through the rapids like a book, for I have been through there more than a dozen times. A cool -head, a steady hand, and perfect knowledge of the navigation of the channel is all that is necessary to carry a boat safely through. Still, even so, I wouldn’t take you along only that the day is a perfect one for the trip.” “Yes, Fred, I know you will take the best of care of me; so does mother. In fact, I have such con- fidence in you that I would even face a little risk under your protection.” : “You make me feel very happy to hear you say that. You have had some evidence what I am willing to go through for your sake. I promise you that I shall always be ready to stand by you under any circumstances... More than that I couldn’t say.” , “You’re the best boy in the world, Fred Stuart,” said, Dora, placing her hand confidingly on his arm, while a humid look came into her pretty eyes. “Thanks,” he laughed. “Let us talk about some- thing else.” And they did, until the bend in the river brought them close upon the rapids, and a somewhat star- tling sight arrested their attention. It was the naphtha launch wedged in between a couple of the - black rocks which dotted the rapids. Redgrave, Jax and the florid-complexioned man were stand- ing in the stern in an animated consultation. Ap- parently the boat’s navigator had made some mis- take in reckoning, and thereby run the launch into a serious dilemna. ; “Oh, my!” exclaimed Dora. is aground.” “You mean she’s on the rocks, and in a bad place, too,” replied Fred, regarding the stranded launch with great interest. ; “Do you think they will be able to save her?” “Tf she hasn’t stove in her bows I dare say it will be possible to haul her off and save her. I would not insure her for much as she now stands,” “That pretty boat I'd like to own such a craft atnese take you sailing on calm nig
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Then convenience there, including four berths, two on Mr. Jax asked Fred to help him get the launch either side, which ‘were built to shut up on the “afloat with the aid of the catboat. Fred assented principle of sleeping-car berths. The interior - and a rope was fastened to a cleat on the sail- decorations were in white and gold, and there = boat. Fred swung the catboat into the wind was lots of what is called gingerbread work. Thee » and the rope strained, but the launch neyer mov- fact, the cabin would of itself have made a ed. Several attempts were tried with no suc- boudoir suitable for a lady of wealth and taste, ess “Sit down, Stuart,” said Mr. Jax, familiarly, f. pushing the boy toward a luxurious lounge, “and 4 have a drink with me.” : Sele. CHAPTER X.—What Happened to Fred Stuart “J never drink, thank you,” replied Fred, as the as in the Cabin of the Launch. man reached for a cut glass decanter, containing an Sr ee Mae ass stood in a swing- een oy go,” said Fred, at last, throwing the ing rack under the skylight. ‘ ; Sairect Bate the wind so that her sail shivered “Don’t drink!” exclaimed the mogul of th and she floated back again to her former posi- boat, looking hard at him. — ; tion alongside the launch. _ “No, six. I have never drank a drop of liquor ~__Messrs. Jax and Redgrave were clearly much in my life, and I don’t mean to. I don’t approve isappointed with the unsatisfactory result, and of the practice, especially in boys. they went forward and held a. consultation in “Oh, indeed,” answered Mr. Jax, with a snee ‘tones which did not reach the ears of those aboard “Do you smoke?” he asked; as he helped himse the catboat. Having reached some conclusion, to a glassful of the liquor. “I’ve got a box rf they returned to the stern, and Mr. Jax said:, fine Havanas here which reach the spot every y 2 2 _. “Young man, we shall have to ask you to take time.” ‘ : “us off.” “I do not smoke either,” replied Fred, firmly. “Then you have decided to abandon the “Oh, you don’t. Quite a model young man, launch?” asked Fred. aren’t you,” he said, with a disagreeable grin “We-can’t help ourselves.” Fred made no reply, though his looks plain __ There was another-person on board the launch, showed that he resented this kind of conduct whose name was Yates, he heard Mr. Jax eall on the man’s part. While they were talking, 1im. ‘ Yates was busily engaged in lifting bundles and “Probably you can get a tug at Creston to come packages from the run or hold of the launch p here and drag her off. As long as your boat through a trap or opening in the floor of a not injured to any extent it will pay you.” cabin which had been concealed under a hea “We will consider your suggestion,” replied Ottoman rag. Fred wondered at the quanti Mr. Jax. “In the meantime——” - and variety of these packages, which made a bi “You want me to take you and your associates pile on the floor. i past’ wn the river?” “Put that stuff into the cabin of the catboat,” “Hxactly” ordered Mr. Jax. 2: yt “Very well. Step aboard.” “You seem to have quite a cargo on board,” “We have some valuable stuff that we must said Fred. ve i 4 0 transfer,” said Mr. Jax. Boye atres “Yes. These are samples of work manufac-. “If we can carry it I have no objection. tured by the company,” replied the mogul of the “Step aboard here and I will show it to you,” Jaunch, glibly. Seren as aid the mogul, glibly. As he spoke, Yates, who had picked ~“Y don’t like to leave this boat, lest ‘by some many of the bundles as he could carry, acci ishap it might a ; ally dropped one. The fastenings came apai “She won’t run away. If the young lady is it struck the floor, and an elegant silver -wa afraid to remain alone Redgrave here will keep - pitcher, with the name “Darling” engraved r company.” ’ pee pis it, lay exposed; on its cover flying open, a: - “Certainly,” said the man with the glossy of silver ‘spoons of different sizes flew ove Beard, jumping into the cockpit of the catboat =e a aoa ithout waiting for an invitation from Fred. -Mr. Jax uttered an oath, and began h: y it isn’t necessary for me to see what ‘you recover the scattered spoons and return ths want to tranship, I guess,” replied the boy, look- the pitcher. As for Fred, he was fai ng at Mr. Jax. “You can bring the stuff aboard.” derstruck. He recognized the pitcher. _“T would prefer that you saw it,” said the the treasures of the Darling house which ha qnogul of the launch,’ in a tone which intimated stolen a couple of nights before with a that he wouldn’t take no for an answer. other valuable property. Being a qu ‘Fred was disposed to hold back, but finally boy, this discovery took his breath ai luded that there wasn’t much danger of his — terrible suspicion of the true ch: He was also a bit curious k p 0:
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NEVER SAY DIE. 15 a glance at the boy as he was rewrapping the pitcher, and from the expression of Fred’s face he deemed some explanation to be in order: “When I said these were all samples of our work I forgot that Redgrave -has a quantity of his household silver on board,” he said, with a curious laugh. “This is some of it.” That settled the matter for Fred, since he knew the man was deliberately lying. He rose uy his feet with a flush of indignation on his ‘ace. “Do you mean to tell me that that silver pitcher belongs to Mr. Redgrave?” he said, facing Mr. Jax. “Certainly it does,” replied the man, as he tied the last knot. “How, then, it is that it is marked with the name ‘Darling?’ ” “Eh!” exclaimed Mr. Jax, with a menacing _ look in his eyes. _ “Tsay it is engraved with the word ‘Darling,’ ” replied the boy, stoutly. “That is one of the - pieces of silverware stolen the other night from the Darling residence in Brentwood.” _. Mr. Jax sprang to his feet and shook his fist in Fred’s face. “ “Tak care, young man, you are going too far.” “T know what I am talking about. How came it to be in your possession?” ; The man’s answer was a quick blow which _ stretched the boy out on the floor. Before Fred could recover Mr. Jax was upon him like a tiger, and had a revolver pressed against his temple. - “You appear to know too much for your own good,” he said, in a tense tone. “TI see it is neces- sary to teach you a lesson.” - At that moment Yates returned to the cabin. “Get me a piece of rope, Bill,” said the mogul of the launch. “This young fellow appears too _ dangerous to our interests to be allowed too much scope of action.” The rope was produced by Yates, and Mr, Jax bound Fred’s arms tightly behind his back, and . then secured him to one of the legs of the table. “There, young man, I think you won’t give us any further trouble,” said Mr. Jax, grimly, as he rose to his feet.. “You will stay there till _ the launch goes to pieces, or some one comes from ‘the shore to take a look at the boat, which won’t be soon, in my opinion.” “So you and your companions are the mys- terious thieves who have been robbing the people of our town? The law will soon put you where you belong.” E Li, - _. “We're not worrying about the law,” retorted Mr. Jax. “Before you get the chance to squeal, if you ever do, we'll be beyond the boundaries of this State. We’ve hoodwinked smarter sleuths int ie rest of the stuff on board the catboat, Yates.” Wir, Sax took a hand himself at the work, and efore many minutes had passed all of the stolen _ ~ "You'll pay dearly for this outrage,” said Fred, ‘Mr. Jax paused in front of him to say a final ’ replied the man, contemptuously. Yj than any you can muster in this locality. Hurry ~ detectives. “What do you mean to do with Miss Darling?” asked Fred, anxiously. “So her name is Darling, eh?” “Yes,” “She is a member of the family. that you say was robbed, is she? , Very well. We'll look out for her. Don’t worry about her,” The crook favored Fred with a_ significant smile. ‘ f “If any harm comes to her,” cried ‘the boy, vehemently, “I'll never rest till I bring you to justice.” f “Talk is cheap,” sneered Mr. Jax. “You'll be lucky if you come out ofthis alive.” He examined the fastenings which held the boy, and being satisfied with the inspection, he — made Fred an ironical bow and left the cabin, and a moment later the launch. “Great Scott! What will be the end of this? And what will happen to Dora?” groaned the boy, struggling in vain to release himself. A half-suppressed scream came to his ears from without. “My heaven! That was Dora’s voice. What are they doing to her?” He writhed and squirmed desperately at his bonds, but there was no getting loose from them. He was simply frantic over the unfortunate situation of the girl. But he could do nothing, and from certain sounds which presently cease he knew the sailboat was leaving the strand leunch and heading down the river. CHAPTER XI.—How Bert Barlow Turned Up On the Launch. The reader can easier imagine than we can — describe the feelings of Fred Stuart as he lay helpless in the cabin of the stranded launch and realized that he had been abandoned in a des- perate situation. He knew only too well that the chance of an immediately rescue from the shore was slight. The banks of the river at this point were lonely and deserted. There was a creek, the one over which Mr. Fisher had built a bridge, \ lately completed, on the Brentwod side, and a narrow inlet on the other. But these little water- ways were seldom navigated. There was a marsh below the inlet, where people went shooting in the fall and winter, but no one ever strolled : there at this season of the year. : ‘ The boy’s only chance was that a boat from up or down the river might come along and their occupants board the stranded launch out of curi- osity. His chief concern was for Dora Darling. He hoped the rascals would put her ashore at Creston, whence she would be able to reach homie by the trolley. But he was more than half afraid they would not. A “I fear they will carry her some distance down the river till they think it safe to put her ashore and let her shift for herself. Those chaps won’ take any chances by giving her an opportunity to set the officers on their trail. What a slick trio of rascals they are! To rob three of our best homes in Brentwood, carry their plunder aboard of this launch, and then walk around town after- ward under the very noses of the constables and That shows their nerve and skill, val wing es peer PE ents rane
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SAG and proves that they are old and experienced hands at the business. They will not be easily caught, I’d give everything I own in the world if I hadn’t invited Dora to come with me on this trip. Her parents will never forgive me, and I am sure IJ’ll never forgive myself if anything happens to her. It was dreadfully unfortunate.” Haif an hour passed away, during which Fred made many unavailing attempts to release him- self, yet he was not disposed to give up to despair as long as an ounce of strength remained in his ~ arms. While he was resting from a prolonged . efforc to slip one hand from the cord which held it to the table, he felt something bump against the stern of the launc “Help! Help! Hilloa!” he shouted as loud as he could. ee His back was to the cabin door, which Mr. Jax had closed as a precautionary measure. He wait- ‘ed a moment or two, and then repeated the cry. He was sure now that somebody was walking about outside looking the boat over. “Surely he’ll come into the cabin before he thinks of leaving the launch,” thought Fred. He was quite right in thinking so. Anybody poarding a stranded boat in the situation of the Jaunch would “certainly take a peep into the -eabin after satisfying his curiosity outside. That is just what the visitor in this instance did. He put his hand on the knob of the cabin door and es Pp oa it. ‘Apparently the place was deserted, for Fred was out of sight behind the table cover. © But the prisoner heard the door open, and he called out again. - “Help! Please come here and release me.’ hy The visitor was startled and hung back. He didn’t see the owner of the voice anywhere. “Are you going to help me out of this?” asked - ’ — Fred, inpatiently. 3 “Who are you, and where are you?” inquired a voice, which the young surveyor instantly recog- nized, and with some astonishment, as belonging to Bert Barlow. “Ts that you, Bert?” he said, eagerly. - ~*Why, Fred, where are you?” returned the ie egg Bert, now reassured, stepping into the —~ ¢abin “Pied to one of the legs of the table.” “Why, how came you to be aboard of this “craft?” asked Bert, coming forward: to the spot where his friend and associate sat bunched up on the floor.. “My Beacons! what has happened to you?” : Cut me loose and vl tell you all about it, old ‘chap. But how hapens it that you’re here and not at the office?” The boss let me off for the half day, as there was a consultation seance at the office, and it ~ wasn’t large enough to hold us all conveniently.” - “That was it, eh?” replied Fred, as Bert be- an sawing away at the cords which secured is as “What brought you down the river is far?’ iS " tending to fish up the creek. I saw this launch high and dry almost on the rocks, and came out to look it over.” “ : “Mighty lucky thing for me that you turned & a a free Be, ee up. St rm in a a vereibla NEVER SAY DIE -“T rowed down in one of Barclay’s anki in-~ .in this neighborhood,” said Fred, shaking him- © “You mean you were before I cut you: Jose,” ‘ grinned Bert. ; “No, I don’t. I’m free, thank goodness, but eae I’m not out of the scape by any means.” ; “Vou’ll be out of it as soon as I take you to the shore.” . “No, "I won't.” j aes “Why not?” in some surprise. : “Just listen, and I’ll tell you what thé troubh is. You know Mr. Fisher sent me on business to Creston?” “Sure. That’s why I’m astonished to find you here on the river. I supposed you’d taken the trolley down.” “No, I came this far in Barclay’s catboat.” “The dickens you did! Where is the eatboat?? “Three scoundrels have gone off in her.” “Three scoundrels!” “Yes, The crooks the police are looking: fo “Do you mean those burglars?” “IT do. They came to Brentwood in this laune “You don’t mean it!” incredulously. > ze do mean it. And you'll never guess who they are.” : “How could I?” . “Two of them are the persons who have ie een in town for a week past pretending to look for a building site for a bogus New York company tha’ expected to build a bolt and nut works eithe Creston or Brentwood.” _ “Yow’re joking, ain’t you?” 2 “Not on your life! Their names are Jax 1 a Redgrave.” “ve seen ’em. One had a big black while the other was smooth ehmeant i “Those are the chaps. They left town $01 it time this morning, and ran their boat on the ro just as you see her, I left Barclay’ s whart it one o'clock with Dora Darling.” “With who?” “Nora ,Darling. She was to Creston with the sail.” “Where is she now, then?” asked Bert, loo around as if he expected to see the girl som where about, © “She’s in the hands of those villains. ae carried her off.” , “Good gracious!” ‘ : “We found them here, and tried to nalp. te out of their scrape. We did not suspect that they _ were the burglars. The fellow. Jax induced me ti come aboard the launch to see some stuff wanted to transfer to the sailboat after agreed to take them down to Creston. Iv have dreamed of their real identity even th if it hadn’t been that one of the packages cai apart, and I reeognized some of the D. stolen property. Then Jax, seeing that. the was out of the bag, knocked me down and tie up as you found me. After he had done so | his associates put off in the catboat, on bo: which Dora had remained all the time.” “And they have actually carried her ff 2 “They have?” “Where to?” “What are you going to do about “We must go ashore Sate? uke a id down the-ziveie is gee ie
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: NEVER - for this boat will go three feet to the catboat’s one. “But she won’t come off.” How do you know she won’t?” ; “Because I tried to pull her off with the sail- doat.” “You did?” “T did, and it wouldn’t work.” “That’s too bad,” said Bert. “Let’s get out on deck and see if we can’t do something to get her afloat. She doesn’t seem to be hurt at all.” “She isn’t: hurt. _ the least bit.” “Could you run the engine if we got afloat?” “Yes. J’ve practiced on that small launch of ‘Barclay’s.” ; eer The Toys went up on deck. Fred thought the ~ matter over a moment, then he said: “Come forward with me.” -_ He looked over the bows and thought the launch “was not so badly wedged in as she had appeared to be at first. : "tT wonder if I couldn’t pry her off. She’s light, and ought to move easily if the right purchase is -prought to bear. There’s standing room on these rocks, so I’m going to see what I can BOs ss Fred had noticed a long bar of steel in the -eabin, and that had put the idea into his head of trying to use it on the launch. He went down and got it, then he took off his shoes and stockings, and rolled his trousers up above his knees. = “Now, Bert, hand me the end of that rope, - He tied it securely under his armpits. : *¥oy hold on to this and steady me, so the tide doesn’t carry me off my feet.” “AN right,” replied Bert. the rocks. Then he dug it into the rock oor inied to work the launch backward, She idn’t seem inclined to budge. In the midst of his erations a big piece of rock broke off. Fred “persevered and another piece went. This exposed ouple of feet of the boat’s bow on that side, and then Fred saw that the force of the stream was making the launch swerve around at the stern. “That showed he had weakened the grip of the is great satisfaction in about two minutes the aunch floated clear. *505 launch into clear water. A fully d. ; WI eae reached Creston a lookout was kept -Barclay’s sailboat. ae ; Ha re wamnded a crooked part of the river ey suddenly spied the catboat right ahead, put were at the same time sighted by the bur- SI sos ; Fred and Bert Come Out APTER XII.— f On Top. . Hasn’t even sprung a leak > Fred, grasping the bar with one hand, stepped _ The man’s reply was to pull the trigger of his SAY DIE. At “Keep off or Pll shoot!” roared Jax, flourishing a revolver in a belligerent way. Fees “The chap with the whiskers has a shooter, too,” | said Bert, who was getting nervous ‘over the . prospect of a bullet coming his way. , : “T see he has,” answered Fred, coolly. ae “What are you going to do?” : “My first move is to try and persuade them — to give Dora up.” wes “And suppose they won’t?” “Then there’ll be something doing, that’s all,” Said Fred, grimly. “Are you going to keep away or not?” de- manded Jax. 7 : “T want you to put the young lady ashore,” re- plied Fred. : : “Put nothing ashore. We'll let her go when we rf get good and ready.| If you don’t sheer off at once I'll shoot you. This is the last warning I’m — going to give you, and when I shoot I’ll shoot to hit you, d’ye understand?” ; vs Jax evidently meant business from the tone of his voice and his actions. : cae “You'd better give the young lady up if you know when you’re well off,” answered Fred, alter-— ing the launch’s course to one parallel with the — sailboat. : . Jax laughed insolently. a _ “Have you got any cops in the cabin, young man, that you carry such a high tone?” he asked. “You got out of the serape we left you in sooner __ than we thought you would. And you managed to get the launch off, too. Now, I’ll make a bar- gain with you. Ill let you have your boat and the young lady back in exchange or the launch, if yow shut off power, take to your rowboat, and let the launch drift down to us.” te “YI make no such arrangement with you,” ye torted Fred. “I doubt if you’d keep your part of the agreement once you got possession of the Feope and had us at a disadvantage in the row. oat. St “We'll do the square thing all right. We have no use for the girl, while the launch would be off - great advantage to us.” “Put Miss Darling ashore on the bank, and- maybe I’ll consider the matter then.” seas Jax turned to Redgrave, and said something to him. They talked together for a minute and then Jax spoke up again. : “We'll. put the girl ashore if launch adrift at the same time.” * “No,” replied Fred. “I'll tell you what I'll do with you. Work the sailboat inshore, the three of you-land, and set her adrift as she is, and as soon as we get possession of her we'll run the launch close in and leavé her. That's the only. bargain I’ll make with you. I want Miss Darling and all the stuff you stole from the houses in our, town,” - , Poe cans 5: Jax ripped out an oath at the coolness of Fred’s_ proposition. : o “What do you think we are?” he roared, an- grily. “Pull away now, or I’ll put a bullet inta you. “Get under cover,” said Fred to Bert. : His companion bent down out of sight. “You refuse to give up Miss Darling, do you ‘Fred called out to Jax. : es a. a you'll set the : revolver, and a ball ~ stled past the boy’s
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18 NEVER SAY DIE ? Fred snatched up the rifle and, taking a quick aim at Jax, fired. The ball struck the crook’s hand that held the revolver, and the weapon fell into the water with a splash, while the rascal uttered a howl of pain, and a volley of oaths. His com- panions were paralyzed for a moment with as- tonishment. Then both Redgrave and Yates dis- charged their revolvers at the intrepid boy on the jaunch. Their aim was hurried, and neither bullet hit Fred. The boy, however, returned the fusil- lade with such good effect that both of the rascals were wounded, and fell to the floor of the cock- pit, leaving the boat without a guiding hand. Consequently she fell away, her sail shivered, and she lost all headway. “Get up, Bert!” cried Fred. “I’ve got them now where I want them. Steer the launch along- side the Katydid, and I’ll make short work of Jax if he doesn’t give in.” Bert obeyed orders. Jax, however, was not conquered, by any means. With a face distorted with rage, he picked -up one of his companions’ ‘weapons with his left hand, and aimed it at Fred. The boy wasn’t taking any more chances than he could help, so he fired squarely at the rascal, who staggered back against the side of the little cabin with a rifle ball in his breast. The fight was over, and Fred was master of the situation. | The launch was run alongside of the sailboat. and made fast. ; “Keep an eye on those chaps,” said the young surveyor, handing Bert the rifle. Fred stepped into the cockpit, and without pay- ing ahy attention to the wounded burglars he stuck his head in at the cabin slide. “Dora,” he said, “are you there?” : _ He heard a smothered exclamation, and entering the cabin found the terrified girl crouching in a corner. -“Phank heaven I have recovered you at last, Dora!” he said, advancing to her, \ With a little scream of joy she sprang to her feet and rushed into his arms. “Oh, Fred, Fred!” she sobbed. aren’t you?” : She impulsively threw her arms around his neck and kissed him, and cried over him in a hysterical way. “I'm all right,” he replied reassuringly, feel- ing very hapy over her tumultuous exhibition of regard for him. “J was so afraid those men had done some- ‘thing dreadful to you,” she cried, laying her head on his shoulder. “They left you on the launch, didn’t they?” , “And how did you escape?” “P]] tell you all about it later on. All I can say now is that I owe my release to Bert Bar- low.” “What has happened to those men? I heard firing, and it seemed to me one or more of them were shot.” ‘ “The three of them were shot.” __ : “Are they dead?” she asked, with a little shudder. ! “No; but I couldn’t say how badly they are IT didn’t care much where I hit them “You are safe, eo “Did you shoot them?” she asked, opening her eyes very wide. \ “T did. I was determined to save you from a situation that I knew must be terrible to you. They refused to give you up peaceably and fired upon me first, so should their wounds have a fatal result their blood will be on their own heads.” “Oh, why did they act that way toward us? What kind of men are they? I begged them to go back for you, but they only laughed at me, and said they’d put me ashore somewhere down the river at’ dark. I was so frightened. I could not understand their actions at all. I feared they might be crazy people who had es- caped from some asylum.” “They are not crazy, Dora, but very dangerous. men. They are the burglars who robbed your — father’s house, as well as the Jenkins and Star-- buck residences.” “Oh, Fred, is that true?” with a nervous glance at the cabin entrance, through which, now that she was more composed, she could see the forms of two of the unconscious rascals huddled up in the cockpit. “Yes, it is true. Come, let me take you on board the launch. I’m going to tow the sail- boat up to Creston, and the sooner we start the better. Don’t be alarmed,” as she hung back. “The danger is all over.” Then she allowed him to lead her out into the cockpit, where the crooks lay. He lifted her over : into the launch, and told her to run into the cabin and stay there. Fred told Bert to lower the Katydid’s mainsail while he took a look at the wounded burglars. Redgrave was uncon- scious from the shock of a bullet which had ploughed, a furrow above his temple, while Yates’ injury consisted of a broken collar-bone, the ball having passed out through the back part of his neck, Jax’s wound was apparently the most serious of the three, so far as Fred could see, for the bullet had passed completely through his chest, coming out through the back of his coat.. He was not unconscious, but seemed to be in a bad way. ye “Give me some water,” he asked hoarsely of the boy. Fred got him some water, and then gave him some of the liquor which still remained in the eut-glass decanter. This revived him, and Fred was able to get him down into the cabin, and upon one of the lockers, where he propped hig head up with a pillow. aad CHAPTER XIII.—Fred Achieves Wealth and. Happiness. Es “Don’t leave me, boy,” said Jax, catching Fred by the sleeve of his ipeket as he made a move- __ ment to return on deck. “Y’ve got to get the boat underway. It’s com- ing on dark, and we can’t go on drifting down — the river.” : ‘ “Promise me that you will come back. something of great importance, to tell you— something that I want you to do for me.” His’ tone was so earnest and insistent that Fred, somewhat against his inclination, agree to return after he had got the boats headed up the river. j Mian ee
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“Tell me one thing more—are Gade and Yates done for good?” "No. They are unconscious, but not seriously ~ wounded as far as I can see.” ea 8 Tid. you intend to bring them in here?” . “Pm going to carry them in right away.” . “Don’t do it until after I have told you what I a _ have to say. It is a secret that mustn’t reach their ears.” ; “They won’t hear anything in their present condition.” _ “They may recover their senses at any moment. And what I have to tell is not for them to know. You will say so, too, after you have heard it.” “AN vight,” replied’ Fred, who decided to humor the wounded man. He then returned to the deck and, with Bert’s assistance, laid Redgrave and Yates out as com- fortable as possible in the cockpit. After that they fixed a tow-line from the stern of the launch to the bow of the Katydid. Then he showed Bert ~ how to start the engine, and called Dora on deck. “l’m going to remain on the catboat in charge of the prisoners,” he said to them, reach Creston, where we'll hand them over to the ice. You and Dora can yee each other com- sire things for Ns best. So Fred pare on ‘board the sailboat, and after Bert had got well under way, and he saw everything was running _ right, he re-entered the cabin. Jax was lying much weaker than before. Give me another drink of that whisky,” he said, faintly. “T feel as if I haven’t many hours’ life. lett in me. That last shot of yours has done the business.” hope not,” said Fred, earnestly, as he hand- ed him part of a glass of liquor. You hope not? Why did you shoot me, then?” To save myself. You had me covered point ee with ,that revolver. If you’d pulled the er an instant before I did you’d have had eaend to rights.” Aken! I would,” replied Jax with a faint “Well, fortune was against me. You were Tasiegh one, and there isn’t any use of my com- ing at this stage of the game. . Now, boy, t you to do me a favor.” 7 it’s ee right kind of a favor I'll do it,” d Fr u won't lose anything by it, I can tell you . I’ve got_a wife and child, and an old sy in New York City. They don’t know that a professional crook. I wouldn’t have them rn the truth for anything. I didn’t leave them well fixed, but I expected to reap enough trip north to place them forever above I intended to shake old associations and : € a square man once more, but fate has de- ded otherwise. I’ll never live to see them again, d ant you to promise to do the square thing ‘them if I tell you a's ecret that'll put a pile in your pocket.’ of money in my pocket!” exclaimed if the man was {Sara light- NEVER SAY DIE “gntil we ust as he had left him, but he seemed to be ‘a tree back to back i in the hills surrounding Clear : ; ‘Lake, and. froth rising to his lips, ‘I expected they would be able to work them- Lag wound. 19 gold. I’ve seen it with my own eyes, so I know ¢ ~~ what I’m talking about. It’s a treasure throye — that I and two companions discovered in the | hills not so many miles from here about a year... ago. -We quarreled over the division of it, and they attempted to do me out of my share of it. But I fixed them—oh, yes, I fixed them all right. - I got them drunk, tied them back to back toa tree, and left them with a bag of gold apiece in front of them, so that when they got sober, and freed themselves, they couldn’t say I had cleaned them out completely. Then I removed the rest of the money and buried it in another spot till I could bring a boat up the river and carry it away with me. But I didn’t get the chance to do that till lately, and then my plan ~ miscarried on account of Redgraye and Yates, who I had got acquainted with during a six- months’ term on the Island. We three were freed on the same day, and they’ve stuck closer to me than brother ever since. They planned the Brentwood burglaries, and persuaded me to join them, which I did rather against my will at first. But once I got started in my old work again I became as interested as they. ' My plan was to shake them as soon as we had disposed of the swag, and then carry out my scheme to re- cover the buried ‘money which would have made me independent for life. No doubt I would have a succeeded but for those unlucky rocks in the rapids above here. The stranding of the launch — queered us for keeps, and you put the finishing touch to it all.” “Do you mean to ‘say that you tied two men to. “How do you know ‘that it was in the hills surrounding Clear Lake?” asked Jax, interrupt- ing him with feverish intensity. ee “How do I know? Why, because a “week ago oe I and my companion, who is now running the launch, were up there surveying a plot of ground, — and we came across two dead men in the posi- tion you describe, with a bag of gold alongside” each of them.” “What!” almost shrieked Jax, glaring at Fred. “You found two dead men—with the gold beside . them?” j “T did. Ons: was on one side of the tree, his companion on the other. Their arms were tied at the elbows. It was plain to be seen they had starved to death.” “Is this the solemn truth?” he cried, a bloody “Tt is the truth.” ~“My heavens! I did not mean to kill shone selves loose next day, and make off with the shares of the money I left to them.” ~ “Wvidently you made too good a job of the — tying, for they couldn’t get loose. Otherwise we shouldn’t have found their half-decayed ia = ; there. Nor the money, either.” xi Jax was terribly overcome by the nb widioe! Aine he had unwittingly committed a double mur- er, “No wonder I never got any eood of the mone except the very small amount I carried awa with me at the time. No wonder this trip has turned out as it has, and I h:
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20 ; NEVER SAY DIE But you, boy,” he cried, with a feverish eager- ness, “can go there and get it and turn it to good use. I will tell you where I buried it. All I ask is that you will swear to divide it fairly with the only beings on earth I care for. Will you do this?” “T will, if you solemnly assure me that ti is not stolen money.” “Tt is not stolen money. It is a treasure trove, It fairly belongs to me, as I found it.” * “Tf it belongs honestly to you then it all ought to go to your relatives.” ° “J do not ask that. There is more there than they will ever need. [I give you one-half of it— I will it to you by word of mouth—in considera- tion of your promise to go and get it and send my people the other half. Do you accept the trust?” “T do, and if what you have told me is the truth I will faithfully execute your wishes in the mat- “ter.” “That is all I wish to know,” said the dying man. ‘“Light a candle or something, for it is growing dark. I want you to write down the directions I shall give you.” Fred got the lantern which hung in a corner, “and brought it to the locker where Jax lay. ; “Give me another drink, for my strength is go- ing fast,” he said. . ; Fred handed it to him, and then took out his ’ note-book and a pencil. “Write down ‘Mrs. Frances Jax, — E. Twenty- first street, New .York.” oer Fred d id sO. } en you send the money give them no hint of my true character, but say I died of heart _ disease, or something of that sort, that I am buried out here, and that the money belonged to me. Will you do that?” : - “T will.” f “Now put your hand in«my inner vest pocket. * You will finda paper. Take it out.” ; Fred followed directions and brought forth the paper. Fred read it carefully over and said it was sufficiently plain. _ “Put it in your pocket and be careful of it. Recover the money as soon as you can, and carry “out my wishes. Do you promise me that on your word of honor?” : “y do,” replied Fred, earnestly, as he took Jax’s hand in his. Just then Fred noticed that the sailboat had ‘come to a rest, and he heard Bert calling to him. “J must leave you now, Mr. Jax,” he said, in a sympathetic voice. “Perhaps you will recover after all. A doctor will be able to say when he examines you. At any rate I hope you will, for -I would prefer not’ to- have your death on my hands.” He gave the man another drink to revive him, and then left the cabin, to find the boats close to one of the Creston wharves. Pulling on the -tow-line, he worked the Katydid up to the launch ‘and boarded her. Fred said: _ “Bert, run up to the police station, and tell the ‘officer in charge that we have the Brentwood bu tgkars on board, ready to turn over to the Sautherities, Say they are all wounded, one per- _ haps vatally, and that they must send a. wagon and ai Le > ; Bert started off on his errand, leaving Fred and Dora together. “I hope you won’t blame me too severely -for getting you into trouble, Dora,” said the boy. — “When I invited you to take the sail I could not foresee the unfortunate ending of the excursion.” _ “Blame you, Fred!” she said, taking his hand in hers. “No. Why should 1? You were not responsible for what has happened. Besides, did ~ you not afterward risk your life to get me awa t from those men? Neither mother nor father wi blame you, either.” In three-quarters of an hour Bert rebaee “5 with a wagon containing three policemen anda _ physician. The doctor shook his head over Jax, and he was-removed to the town hospital, while — the other two were patched up and ca Erige to the city lock-up. Next day Fred Stuart found himself a hero, ~ as the news of his capture of the burglars and the recovery of their plunder spread all over — town like wildfire. Jax died in the/Creston hos- pital that afternoon, the other two rascals, re- covered from their wounds, were tried in due — course, convicted, and sent to the State prison for a term of years. The reward of $3,000 was — divided between Fred and Bert, though the — former got all the glory of the affair, which, as a matter of fact, he deserved. s A few days after the trial ‘and conviction ie the robbers Fred told Bert about the buried money, and asked him to help in its recovery and removal. They got a few days’ vacation for the. purpose, took the launch up to Swan Creek, went over to the lake, and digging at the spot de- seribed in the paper, found gold coin in bags to the value of $75,000. Fred kept perfect faith with the dead Jax, and sent his family in New York City exactly half of the amount recovered. With a part of his share he immediately pur-— chased the property at the lake which had at- r tracted him as a splendid hotel site. Soon after-— ward he made a deal with a well-known hotel man, and sold the property at a big advance on his original investment. : Fred, during the following spring, surveyed the new extension of the trolley line to Taylorville, and thenceforward took that branch of Mr. Fi ex’s business entirely on his hands. Subsequentl he became Mr. Fisher’s partner in the entire fo: business, and not long afterward the accepte suitor for Dora Darling’s hand. On his twenty: second birthday they were married, and no hap- — pier couple than they reside in Brentwood, where he is still alluded to as the Young Surveyor Happy Valley. (ese Next week’s issue will contain “BOSS OF THE MARKET; or, THE GREATEST BOY IN WALL STREET.” ; Mrs. Marsh took a bite of the cake and laid i i down hastily. “Norah,” she said, “did you fol- low the recipe, or do as you usually do, guess?” “Sure, mum, I followed the recipe, I put in six eggs instead of four, be é was bad, and T wanted. to eyen em
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pe tt. GF yer ieee a tes iv haat p eae Ast Sain) Sui eae +. ot Sate | LAS “women were quartered in a ‘hotel. FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY 21 CURRENT NEWS SMALLEST ELECTRIC MOTOR Ivan T. Nedland of Hillsboro, N. D., is the - inventor and maker of what is said to be the _ smallest electric motor in the world. It is less than a quarter of in inch in length, but perfect in all details and operates faultlessly. About six -years ago Mr. Nedland made and exhibited the smallest steam engine in the world that operated perfectly. WOMEN CHEWING TOBACCO Officials in Schoolcraft County were given a shock in Circuit Court at Manistique, Mich., re- _cently when they observed some women witnesses __in a criminal case calmly chewing tobacco. The women came from Kentucky with their husbands and settled in the woods. It is said to- bacco chewing among the women is quite common in the “Kentuckian settlements” in Schoolcraft County. ~While the trial was in progress a group of There was no { and. detective work. oo BOYS, DON’T MISS FHIS! _ MYSTERY MAGAZINE, No. 153 WILL BE A CRACKERJACK! On the Newsstands Today — Get a Copy and Read “IN RESERVE” By FRANK BLIGHTON One of the most exciting detective stories ever written. You can’t afford to miss it. Then there’s J..B. WARRENTON’S two-part story, “RED MURRAY—KIDNAPER” It’s full of pep, filled with dramatic scenes and contains a whole lot about cops Read the Short Detective Stories “TWO-BY-FOUR,” by Harvey Denton; “THE WHISTLED CLUE,” by G. Frederick Montefiore; “THE LITTLE GREEN BUDDHA,” ; by Donald R. Barnett; “SATAN’S SALT,” by Willard Price. ii And the Special Article A “SWINDLERS’ : By POLICE-CAPTAIN HOWARD ‘Besides all these there are a number of other interesting articles. This mag- | — azine gives you more for your money than any other publication on the market. od S42 5, oy PRICE.10: CTS. A. COPY cuspidor in their room. They desired a little so- cial chat and a chew, so they spread newspapers on the floor ad expectorated on the papers. QUANTITY OF GOLD IN THE: SEA AIS REDUCED BY SUN SPOTS The quantity of gold in the sea has been re- duced .recently owing tothe action of sun spots, according to the annual bullion letter of an Eng- lish firm. : “It is reported,” the firm says, “that the quan- tity has been recently reduced from one grain to under one-thousandth part of a grain per ton of sea water. z “We have been informed,” they add, “that ex- perts in England and in America have shown that one metal can be changed into another at certain periods of radioactivity, such as when there are sun spots. At such a time there is im- mense radio-action upon the earth and this is said to be the only possible explanation of the disappearance of so large a proportion of the gold in sea water.” TRICKS”
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22 Wrecked On. The Siaeets Cognes THE ADVENTURES OF TWO BOY PROSPECTORS By GASTON GARNE {A Serial Story.) CHAPTER XXIV Conclusion. Before Edna could reach his side, the ugly faces ‘of the two mad Meztizos were thrust around the corner of the rocks. - &CGome no nearer!” shouted Arthur. do I fire!” The answer was a sneering laugh, and both stepped into full view and started forward on the yun. “Fire as much as you like. You can’t kill us. We are bullet-proof!” Tony yelled, while Ramon laughed louder than ever. Now, Arthur was a wretched shot, and he knew it, “Pl wait until they are close up,” he thought. ~ “Tt?s my best chance.” “shoot! Shoot!” screamed Edna. ‘They have Just killed Manuel, Tony says. Oh, if I had not sent him outside!” “Get behind me, quick!” gasped Arthur, “I shall have to shoot them both.” But the boy’s hand trembled from sheer nerv- ousness, and his brain was in a whirl. As the two madmen closed in on him, he fired at Tony and missed. At the same instant his in- ~ fured leg gave way beneath him, and he fell flat -on his face, the revolver flying from his hand as he went down. With a ee spring, Tony closed upon: the weapon, and got e win! Now Tl kill you all!” he yelled, while Ramon, laughing Pay: made a rush forward. “Tf you 5 “Oh, boss, can you ever forgive me?” spoke a voice from the darkness, as Doctor Furman rose to his feet, “Manuel!” gasped the doctor, striking another match. The Mestizo was in the act of getting up. His ' face was almost black; there were livid spots abeut his throat. al “Speak! How did it happen?” the doctor cried. _ “It’s all my fault,” groaned Manuel. “Miss Edna would haye-me go out to see if you were pepsinge fT never ought to have listened to her. Ramon and Tony were here, and they jumped on me. See, hey almost choked me to death. I lost my senses. I thought I was gone: I’ve just come: to siz “so they were not impeded in any way. -hitched behind the other. FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY | - “Hal How long ago was this?” a “Senor, I don’t know, But why do we wait — here? We must go down instantly and try to sd save Miss Edna.” at “Rasier said than done, since the ladder is — gone, my friend,” oe the doctor, with a calm- ness which surprised Jack 25 “But there is still a chance to. head those ras- — cals off,” he added. “Come, Jack! You, too, if — you are able to do some rough traveling, Manuel. — It may amount to little more than saving the gold and the boats, but it is the only way.” i He hurried out of the cave and down upon the — desert. “Where are we going, sir?” demanded Jack. “There is still janother way ce reaching’ the un- ie derground river,” was the reply. Ps They had abandoned everything but (he rifle, — Hurrying along the base of the range for near- ly a mile, they came upon the mouth of a narrow canyon, which cut direct across the range, and be- gan a steep descent. It was indeed a rough road, and great caution had to be observed, until, at last,” having reached ~ a much lower level, they struck the floor of the — canyon, which was perfectly level. = “Now we must run for it!” cried the doctor, “There is not an instant to lose. Wither this, or we shall have to build another ladder before we even learn the truth.” On they flew with all speed, and soon pa upon the underground river, which here crossed. the canyon, emerging from a high tunnel op vanishing into another of equal height. : The stream was much narrower than in th cave. Indeed, the doctor leaped across, saying that he would’ take that side. And with raised rifle he stood waiting for ‘the , boats to appear. Never, it seemed to Jack, had he passed such anxious moments. Not a word was spoken. The stood with their eyes glued upon the darknes: the tunnel, listening to the rushing water, un at last, sure enough, the two boats appeareaee one The gold bags were there, the provision bas- kets were there, but no sign. of Ramon or Tony, It was an easy matter to seize hold of the fore- nee boat and stop its progress, and this one “Now what can this mean?” cried the doctor, “Here are the oars in place. Did the boats ac cidentally go adrift?” Quickly all three got aboard, and ihe boats were turned, ee ' “T71T row,” said Jack. to handle the rifle.” Although he was pulling against the stre: Jack made shot work of it, and it was “not before they hit the sink. Eagerly Jack peered over his sotiden ( dering if Arthur and the girl he now mew loved were still alive. 4 It had not been so bad back there in t e sink as Arthur had at first feared, for his | atic was to be shot offhand, and probabl have been but for R rho sud his mad laugh, a bial will leave you
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+ FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY 23 GOOD READING TYPEWRITING TO MUSIC To insure more rhythm in the work, the type- writing department of the Dalton High School ‘has inaugurated a system of typewriting to mu- sic furnished by a phonograph. . So far the stud- ents find that typewriting to the tune of the “Pa- rade of Wooden Soldiers” is helpful in effective concentration on their lessons. THIEF IN TRICK BOX “Clever thieves varied an old trick and suc- ceeded in robbing a jewelry store in a crowded Berlin street of about. $20,000 worth of loot re- cently. e: Just at the noon hour, when the j:roprietor and “his clerks locked up and left for luncheon, a dray - drew up and two men unloaded a large box which BOY, 17, GETS $15,000, NEEDS $5,000 MORE The necessary expenditures for a 17-year-old boy who will inherit a fund now amounting to $2,- 800,000, which is increasing at the rate of $50,000" a year, were set forth in a petition submitted to Supreme Court Justice Guy. The court grated an increase of $5,000 a year in the $15,000 al- lowance paid to John Arthur Hinckley of 40 Hast Sixty-second street. The-boy is the son of J. Arthur Hinckley, who died in 1910, leaving two-thirds of his estate in trust to his son, the other third to go to the boy on the death of his mother, Mrs. Mary Beach Hinckley. The boy is to have half the principal when he reaches 35 and the other half at 40. Mrs. Hinckley applied to the court as general guardian for the increase of $5,000 on the ground that since the $15,000 allowance was made living expenses have increased, and during the last sev- ~~ they placed against the shop door, They informed Z t eral years she has had to pay part of the cost of. ; ‘{nquiries that they were waiting for the proprie- the boy’s maintenance out of her personal funds. ‘She estimates that she has paid $21,000 annually ‘for her son in the last few years, and makes an estimate of the various items, which included the following: ds ; Tuition, $1,000; clothing, $2,500; tailoring, : $800; half the rent, $1,000; half the maid serv- 2 — sce) nee auto, $3.500; chauffeur, oink: half the a ousehold maintenance; $2.500; pocket money, : SNAKE IN THE DRAINPIPE $500; board of dogs, $400; amusements, $500, and Edward Hindershoot of Mauch Chunk, Pa., gifts to charity, $500. ; having occasion to visit his cellar the other even- ] Mrs. Hinckley explained that the income is now jng, was surprised to find the floor buried under ‘six inches of water. Never before had his drain- $50,000 a year more than the allowance to her son. ' pipe refused its office. He called Mrs. Hinder- ag from his two-thirds of his father’s estate.. shoot to bring his flashlight and soon discovered - the drain was clogged. From it protruded a foot “ef what Mr. Hindershoot took to be a piece of plack rope. It floated apparently, on top of the - water and seemed to gently sway from side to side. 147 - Mrs. Hindershoot held the flashlight while her ,,, husband sought to remove the obstructing “rope.” 449 He grabbed it and pulled and pulled without re- 150 “gult, save a few vagrant cuss words. Finally he i braced a foot against the wall, gave a mighty tno heave and out came the “rope” and Mr. Hinder- ‘shoot sat down with a mighty splash. ~ Instantily’ his right arm was encircled by the rope” and slimy coils fastened themselves about the man’s neck. “The rays of the lamp disclosed the terror-stricken victim, the swaying head of an enraged blacksnake, Fortunately Mr. Hin- dersitoot’s son arrived at this moment and, after a time, succeeded in killing the reptile.. It proved ~tor’s return to collect cartage. In about half an - hour, saying they could wait no longer, they re- loaded the box and drove away.» % : When the proprietor returned he discovered the Joss of practically all the jewery in the store. ¢ “Mystery Magazine” : SEMI-MONTHLY 10 CENTS A COPY — ; — LATEST Issurs —— THE BARRINGTON ARMS CASH, by Jack Bech- dolt. HOULDED, by Frank Blighton, DIRECT ACTION, by Dr. Harry’ Enton. THE FOOTPRINTS ON THE CEILING, by Chas, © ¥. Oursler, . THRE ONE CHANCH, by Thomas Ripley. WEAPONS OF HATH, by Erle Howard. The Famous Detective Story Out Today in 153 Ia IN RESERVE By FRANK BLIGHTON ~ © it HARRY KE. WOLFF, Publisher, Ine, 166 West 23d Street, New York Clty — ” “Moving Picture Stories” A Weekly Maganine Devoted te Photoplays and Players ot PRICE EIGHT CENTS PER COPY Each number contains Three Stories of the Best Films on the Screen—Klegant Half-tone Scenes from the Plays —Interesting Articles About Prominent People in the ¢ Films—Doings of Actors and Actresses in the Studie and Lessons in Seenario Writing. i ie 4 HARRY E. WOLFF, Publisher, Inc, — dfrom the rear, . 166 West 23d Street New York * ‘to be the largest of its species ever killed in this sae of ‘ : ength. | i Ma Hindershoot says the capture of the snake _golves the mystery surrounding the disappearance i He thinks the snake the State and measured 7 feet, 2 inches nal
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24 WHAT IS RERADIATION? , Radio World contributes this definition of what {s oeoning known as the greatest nuisance in radio: © . “Reradiation, or, more correctly, ‘interfering radiation,’ is caused by the generation of radio- frequency waves due to the presistent oscillation of one or more tubes of a receiving set, which eauses interference in other nearby sets by creat- ing a beat note—that is, by making audible the difference between the waves radiated by two receivers or by a receiver and a transmitting sta- tion’s carrier wave.” AMATEUR’S WORK To the amateur operators is due much of the eredit for the position the United States oc- . -euples in radié6 work. The rapidity of the prac- tical development of long distance radio com- munication has been largely the result of tests and experiments conducted by amateurs in de- termining the efficiency or inefficiency of equip- ment. s Fully 90 per cent. of the radio operators in the American military or naval services during the war were recruited from the ranks of am- ateur operators. he amateurs have also been of valuable as~- - sistance to the Department of Commerce with its limited inspection force in helping to administer the radio laws. : AVOID SHIELDING WHEN POSSIBLE There are usually better ways of avoiding “hand capacity effects” than by covering the back _ of the panel with tinfoil or copper. If shields * seem to be absolutely necessary small ones should ‘be used, shielding only those parts where ca- pacity effects are annoying. Shielding always re- duces the efficiency of the set. Spaghetti cover- ing for wires is not nearly so necessary as many - amateur builders believe, although it is mighty handy for the builder who knows that he can’t puild a workmanlike-appearing set. Spaghetti ig only useful in preventing ‘short-circuits be- tween wires that are apt to touch, A good job - of wiring requires little spaghetti. - * -¥oU CAN'T TUNE THEM OUT ar There seems to be an impression that some _ types of receivers will tune out squeals caused by nearby regenerative sets improperly handled. This is not correct. If you are tuned to WHAF and your neighbor, tuning, squeals into WEAF, you cannot, no matter what apparatus you have, e out his squeal without at the same’ time ming out WEAF. Some sets are so arranged that they cannot squeal. This refers, however, only to squeals originating in the s nd not t als ‘on the antenna. Of co rs Ad FAME AND ‘FORTUNE WEEKLY INTERESTING RADIO NEWS AND HINTS - a set using a loop (because of, the directional . qualities of the loop) would not be subject to so much annoyance as a set using an antenna. EASE OF CONTROL Ease of control is very essential, especially to — the radio amateur in his traffic work. One can- not tune a receiver all evening merely to hear the bedtime stories from Radioville, two miles away. Don’t have seventeen tuning controls o your receiver; three is plenty. A receiver m be—though they usually are not—selective with but one tuning control. Don’t, however, sacrifice efficiency for ease of control. - ros ; As to the cost: buy inexpensive parts if nece sary; not cheap parts; there’s a difference. The cost of many receivers could be kept down by taking off the trimmings. A receiver don’t need voltmeters or bezels mounted on its panel. Be sure to purchase a good variable condense The one with the least parts is all right. , One cannot, upon merely examining a condenser, tell its electrical efficiency. A variable condenser should be mechanically good. Hard rubber much better for insulation on a condenser than porous, absorbent fiber. Get good mica insulatec fixed condensers if you value the quality of th signals you desire from your set. See that th fixed condensers are well made and firmly presse tight.. A fixed condenser, the capacity of which varies, is worse than nothing. : ee # _ NEW FRENCH RULES French authorities have issued regulations i tended to encourage broadcasting and the us of radio equipment by amateurs throughout the country, according to advices received at the Department of Commence from the America Commercial Attache at Paris. It is provided that receiving sets may be possessed by any citizer of France who will sign a formal declaratic receivable at any post-office, stating the kind o equipment used and agreeing that no part The right to operate transmitting sets wil regulated by the Under Secretary of the Postal Services, on the recommendati permanent commission iupon which public ser groups, manufacturers and amateurs will representation. Transmitting sets are © classified as those intended for establishing © vate communication; public broadeasting s protable sets; sets used for technical experim: and amateurs’ sets. Wave length standards and other regulations will be set up for each class by
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WIND CANNOT AFFECT NEW AERIAL - Ancther improvement has been introduced in station WBZ, following the attempt’ of the West- -inghouse engineers to make the Springfield sta- ‘tion as perfect as possible. This particular im- “provement was made to the antenna and was in- troduced in order to reduce the possibility of WB2Z’s singals of swinging out. Fading or “swinging” is a very peculiar _ phenomenon, the exact cause of which has not as yet been accuratély determined. It is known, however, that the swinging of aerials—both of he station transmitting and also of the receiving et—can cause fading. Fading is characterizéd by a complete disappearance of signals which had been received very loud a few seconds be- fore. Even before the operator has the oppor- tunity to readjust his receiver, the signals are heard at the same.intensity as previously. - Most nterference is experienced when receiving long distance.stations. ue “Although the antenna system of WBZ is one of the finest of any broadcasting stations, fur- ther improvements were added when a change was made in the method of connecting it with the transmitter. In this instance, the transmit- er is used as a generator of oscillations which 3 7 4 merely as a radiator of these oscillations. scillator is so connected to the radiating system, ‘ich is made up of the aerial and the counter- ise system, that the swinging by the wind or other agencies of either one will not disturb it any way. Thus it will keep up its frequency, d no change will be transmitted from it to the aerial. A steady signal results, free from swing- ng and fading. RADIO DESIGN Many radio fans are constructing their own eivers, some of which work well, and some ich are tolerated merély because the builder has not the necessary funds to make a new one. for the construction of a receiver which is to rk entirely satisfactorily, a thorough know!- ge of radio principles is essential, but one may et on well with a few pointers and his own ommon sense, : ~The éssentials of a.good receiver are: (1) sen- “sitivity, (2) selectivity, (3) ease of control and ) moderate cost. To combine all of these ures is not as’simple a matter as it may First of all, a receiver must be sensitive. This means thesuse of vacuum tubes, and radio fre- ency amplification or regeneration. Tor a ele tube set, regeneration is quite a desirable, most necessary application. There are numer- mug regenerative circuits to choose from, but for ort wave reception a circuit in which regenera- akes place by use of a tickler is most satis- y. Regeneration as secured: by means of absorption method, offers. some advantages. ~ For ‘selectivity, a two circuit tuner seems to e the only one worthy of consideration. Tests e last winter showed a single circuit tuner in the stations a trifle louder, but the was so broad that local and loud broad- d not’ be sebamiibed. Even a few mn 0 ances tier meats es § tuned for FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ae is of no use to get loud signals, if you cannot pick out the desired stations to the exclusion of the rest. The main objection a radio fah has to a two circuit tuner is the additional control. Tuners may be made in such a way as to af- ford the simplicity of the single circuit tuner with the selectivity of the loose coupler tuner, by making the primary of the circuit a perodic. That is to say that the primary is not tuned at all. The untuned primary consists of from one to five turns of wire wound over the secondary coil, or coupled to it. These turns may be tapped or not. The Reinartz tuner uses a tapped but untuned primary. This is a very satisfactory — ae of coupling the primary and secondary circuits. ee -Pe PDT UR GLa aes _ a ie S LIQUID AIR AND RADIO 3 Liquid air is one of the coldest things known, _ yet it plays an important part in radio, In the manufacture of vacuum-tubes the Western Electric Company uses 150 quarts of liquid air daily, which makes necessary the largest lique- fying plant in New York. ae The more air pumped out of a vacuum tube’ — the better it will function. Mercury vapor is used as the agent to pump out the air. A part of the system consists of a mercury trap inserted between the mercury pump and the tubes to be — exhausted. The trap is surrounded by liquid air, which condenses the mercury vapor, freezing it to the walls of the trap as moisture is frozen on window panes. . eins Liquid air never gets warmer than 312 de- grees Fahrenheit below zero. If a beaker full © of liquid air is put on a cake of ice, the liquid ~ air will boil briskly, because the ice, at about 32 — degrees, is quite hot compared with the liquid .— air at 3812 degrees below zero. It is said that if wool were saturated with liquid air and con- fined it would be more explosive than dynamite. _ _ In the Western Electric liquid air plant the air is first compressed at 2,000 pounds pressure per est square inch by féur-stage air compressors. Pressure of the successive stages is 50, 175, 910 2 and 3,000 pounds per square inch. As the tem- — perature of the air is increased considerably in compression, it is then passed through two cool-. ing tanks in which the air passes through small water-cooled copper coils. The air must be puri-. fied before it passes through the liquefier, as im- purities would congeal in that process at much higher temperature than the liquid air, thereby” stopping up the passages. The air is accordingly — passed through a series of purifying bottles. The first contains a filter which removes any oil or other foreign matter which may be suspended _ in the air. It then flows through two bottles containing. caustic soda, which eliminates car- — bon dioxide. The next bottle contains water- free granular calcium chloride, and this removes moisture from the air. After the proper stage of purification is réached it pasess into the lique- fier, which ‘is contained in a tank packed witl sheep’s wool as an insulator to keep out the heat
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26 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY NEW YORK, MARCH 21, 1924 TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS Single Coples...............,.Postage Free 8 Centy One Copy Lhree Months Ae a $1.00 Oue Copy Six Months... ; ‘ z 2.00 One Copy One Year..... : j 4.00 Canada, $4.50: Foreign, $5.00. HOW TO SEND MONEY — At our risk send P. O. Money Order, Check or hegistered Letter; remittances in any other way are at your risk. We accept Postage Stamps the same as cash. When sending silver wrap the Coin in a separate piece of paper to avoid cutting the envelope. Write your name and address plainly. Address letters to HARRY E. WOLFF, Harry BE, Wolff, Pres. Publisher, Inc., Charles ©. Nylander, See. 166 W. 28d St., N. Y.jJ u. ¥. Wilzin, Treas. ITEMS OF INTEREST ELEPHANTS INCREASING ‘The elephant is a very useful animal both for draft purposes and for ivory. A few years ago 70,000 were slaughtered annually for their tusks so that it seemed as though there was a good chance of the big animals becoming extinct. Wise laws, however, have checked the. destruction so that the number is increasing. The war gave the elephants their chance and the British authorities in East Africa have also protected them. South of Zambesi the elephant is virtually extinct and the Cape market for ivory has ceased to exist. At present Mozambique is the center of the ivory trade. Oddly enough the Portuguese, through whose hands it comes, send nearly all the ivory - acro&$s to Bombay, where it is sorted and cut and ' dispatched to the European markets. The world’s _, supply of real elephant ivory is now about 250 / tons a year. ARGENTINE GIRL TO ESSAY CHANNEL SWIM Lillian G. Harrison, the twenty-year-old Angio- Argentine girl who swam across the River Plate Dec. 22, the first person to accomplish the feat, hopes to set another record by being the first of her sex to swim the English Channel. She is planning, with the backing of the Argentine Ath- jetic Federation, to leave for England in May and attempt the crossing during the English summer. ’ Enrigue Tiraboschi, who swam the Channel last summer ‘and who accompanied Miss Harrison a _ part of the distance across the Plate, believes she will succeeded in her new venture. The distance she had to swim across the big South American river was 26% miles in a direct line, somewhat less than the Channel swim, and, according to _ Tiraboschi, the Channel currents are no more dif- ficult to master than the Plate currents, though somewhat colder. Tiraboschi himself failed in an attempt to swim the Plate two years ago. _ Miss Harrison won cash prizes of 7,000 pesos, two cups and a gold medal for her feat. She ac- a the distance in 24 hours 19% minutes. f % £5150. a ty : pat be) ram tay ¥a* ee speak ill of the absent.” FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY CUTTING GLASS WITH A MACHINE. Large mills sheets of glass have always been cut up into smaller sizes by hand, with much ex- penditure of time and with unsatisfactory re — sults. It has been necessary to score the glass with the cutter on one side, and then break it; — under this treatment there is always the risk that the under, unscored edge will crumble, or even that the whole sheet will erack, The gaug- ing has presented difficulties, too, an allowance over the gauge reading of from an eighth to a quarter inch having been necessary. A Newark manufacturer now offers a ma- _ chine for cutting glass, based upon the new prin- | ciple of scoring it on both sides. This calls for — two cutting arms, two cutters, and a spring-held — adjusting nut for insuring even pressure against both sides of the sheet, as well as for separating — the cutters for insertion and removal of the work. _ Breakage is eliminated, as the sheet thus scored at identical lines on both sides comes apart ats once and cleanly; while the gauge works to its true readings, without allowances. Finally, it is claimed that owing to the better regulated and even pressure on them, the cutter.qwheels used on the machine have from five to ten times the life of those used by hand. | x z LAUGHS “Say, Esther, do you know how they summon é the: deaf mutes to dinner at the asylunye "No, how?” “They ring dumb-bells, of course.” es “T’d like to go to the mountains this summer, — but my doctor has ordered me to the seashore, : ane funny. My doctor has ordered me to ga o the mountains and I’m erazy fo : “Let’s trade doctors.” Lye ee i Fe “How’s this, son? Yesterday you cleaned u the back yard nicely, but to-day it looks wenn than ever.” “That’s not my fault, dad. I fir everything over the fence, but last night the ki next door slammed ’em back.” _ Satie the new oe seemed rather displeased; sniffed at the contents of his coffee cup and set it down. “Well,” asked the landlady inn eee tone, “have you anything to say against the co: fee?” “Not a word,” he answered, “I nevi . % “Aren’t there some jealousies in your progres-— sive euchre club?” “No indeed,” answered young Mrs. Torkins; “when we buy prizes we ae ways careful to select things that no one really — wants, so that the winner will not be an object of envy.” SY The orator had made a Speech, and as he d the platform he was congratulated by a friend, “A magnificent speech,” said the friend, “bu hardly original, for I have a book at home tha contains every word of it.” The surprised or tor said that he would like to see the bo the next morning he received an unabridg: tionary. | , Pek eh :
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DANISH BANKS LIMIT CLERKS MARRIAGES receiving less than 4,000 crowds (about $725) a year to marry. In many of the banks most of the clerks have to work several years before attain- ing the minimum marriage salary. - LAND DEED, MISLAID 102 YEARS AGO, Be FILED Ss A quit claim deed dated 1822, drawn for land ~. in Andover, Mass., has been recorded at the Reg- istry of Deeds Office of Essex County after a de- lay of 102 years, because the certificate was miss- ing among a number of other papers. - his deed transferred land near the North -Andover-Bradford’ town line formerly owned by Samuel and Benjamin Day of Salem to the pur- chasers, William and Richard Haseltine of Brad- ford. The land is now the property of Mrs. Henry Eday of Wardhill, a granddaughter of Richard “Haseltine, who on finding the deed had it filed immediately. The document was well preserved. NO CHANGE IN BASEBALLS IN MAJOR Bet LEAGUES (- - There will be no change in the kind of base- ils used in the major leagues this season. President Johnson of the American League, making this announcement, saidthe reason for he erratic behavior of the balls early last season, which resulted in an epidemic of home runs, was t their newness made them unusually lively. hen the unpires were instructed to keep the pheres in play until they actually showed wear d tear, he said, the game slowed down. ‘ “We will make no change in the ball this year,” ident Johnson said. ‘There is no need of-ex- riments along this line. nstantly in play which caused the havoc early ast season. After the batters hit the ball a few times they will slow it up just enough to make it rmal. ‘Although I think the fans want to see the ball over the fence at times, the men who are adept + making home runs will have to earn them. WOMAN .AS SECURITY: FOR DIAMOND RING When the owner of one of the leading jewelry stores in the Austrian city of Salzburg, recently w a well-dressed young couple walk into his tore he had visions of a profitable deal. Con- -gegently, when the young man, who introduced him ome rings, Herr Sikan spread out the finest he - After considerable conversation, “Engineer yerner” picked out two solitaires, valued at 35,- 00 crowns, which figures out about $500 in oney, explaining that he was merely acting nt for a wealthy friend, too busy to spend me in such matters, to whom he must show the igs before closing the transaction. Handing ra bundle of checks as an advance pay- and courteously requesting his companion FAME AND. FORTUNE oa. BRIEF BUT POINTED Danish banks have forbidden male employees . It was the néw balls- self as “Engineer Koerner,” asked to see _ from article by W. K. Fisher in The Scientifi to await his return, “Engineer Koerner” left the store, : : Hours passed, still the young woman sat wait- ing for her cavalier. Herr Sikan finally grew suspicious and called up the banks and the po- lice. Then it turned out, says the story in. the Berner Tagwacht, that the young woman knew little more about her companion than did the — jeweler, having only made his acquaintance a few days before in a Vienna coffee house. The police knew a whole lot about “Engineer Koerner,” how- ever, quickly identifying him as: Friedrich Schil- ler, 28-year-old barber and cafe pianist, with a long record of similar jobs. When arrested “En- gineer Koerner” had one of the rings in his pos-- session, as well as 6,000,000 crowns of money for which he had pawned the other. LIFE IN THE OCEAN DEYTHS Spare Monotony is a strikingly characteristic of the eerie deeps, which well-nigh all types of marine animals, from microscopic forms to fishes, have made their abode. There are no seasons—uni- form winter, endless night. Yet with a perfectly uncanny adaptability,. protoplasm flows as se- © renely in temperatures sometimes below the freez- ing point of fresh water as in limpid pools of tropic reefs. There are no bacteria and no liy- ing green-plants. A ceaseless drizzle of small organisms that have succumbed in the ocean = — meadows (perhaps miles above) slowly settles like gentle snow.on the ocean floor and provides — food for multitudes, which in turn fall prey to others, in thousands of cycles. ooh Deep-sea animals are much more delicately. con- structed than their shallower-water relatives, — many having bodies thoroughly permeable to water. Sedentary forms, such as frail, phos- phorescent sea pens, arborescent polyps and tall Joya - sea lilies or crinoids, rear themselves above the ~ mud, while quaint spiny crabs, with-spindly legs and egg-shell bodies, vie in slimness with the pycnogonids, grotesque “‘all-legs” neither spiders nor crustaceans. In the branches of these minia- - ture forests of tree-animals~dwell thousands of ~ different species of all sorts of types. On and — within the ooze‘are other myriads—bristling sea — urchins, sea stars and sea. cucumbers, inconceiv- ably delicate shrimps, molluscs and worms. | __ When we ascend a great mountain the vegeta- tion and animals change with increasing alti- tudes. Broad belts of approximately equal tem- perature have a uniform assemblage of plants — and animals. So it is when with the long arm of the dredge we follow the bottom into deep waters. The lighted zone along shore teems with life unlike that at one hundred fathoms, while ~ at five thousand fathoms still another world is seen, and so on with increasing. depth. That temperature is the most important factor seems likely, for at five thousand to one thousand fath- oms, for example, off California, are found ‘rela- tively shallow-water subarctic types—Abstract Monthly for October, 1923. style
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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FOXES ARE CANNIBALS George East has just learned that blue foxes, unless fed, will eat each other. He stocked a amall island northwest of Metlakatia, Alaska, with several dozen pairs of foxes last year, spend- ing many thousand grains of gold dust in the deal. Establishing the little animals of the rocky island, he left for the mainland-on business. Bad weather prevented landing on_his island for two weeks. Upon returning seventeen adult foxes had sac- rificed themselves to their cannibal brothers and sisters, while they were making mincemeat of the eighteenth. Foxes, while able to obtain much food along the beaches, must be fed regularly at least once in two days. LHast’s loss in cash value is $4,000, but he fears the next generation of pups will have inherited the unnatural appetite. FAKE WINDOW CLEANER TAKES $20,000 IN GEMS The theft by a supposed window cleaner of $20,000 worth of jewelry recently from the home of Reginald (, Sinche, stock broker, at 21 East Righty-first Peet, was made known at police headquarters. All that could be learned was that two antique errings of large value ‘were among the loot. _ It was disclosed that the other day a man who posed as a window cleaner and who carried the araphernalia for that work was admitted to the uae by the butler. The ‘window cleaner” was escorted to the sec- ond floor, where he remained an hour. About an hour after his departure, the butler discovered _ that some of the rooms had been ransacked and $20,000 worth of jewelry taken. MOON’S HALO IS OPTICAL ILLUSION’ A time-honored, sign used by many so-called weather prophets in their avocation of telling us what the weather will be is. the halo around the moon. Legend has it that, when a halo is to be seen, rain is not far distant, Science tells us that - the halo is an optical illusion, but places some eredence in the prophet’s version of it. ; Under certain conditions of weather, very oft- en preceding heavy rain, the upper atmosphere » surrounding the earth contains a peculiar sort of - eloud, full of tiny drops of water vapor, or even ‘of minute particles of ice. Each of these drops or tiny icicles acts on light as a prism; that is, jt “bends” the light much as the beveled edge of ‘a mirror does. Between the moon and the earth, then, are vast numbers of tiny drops of vapor which refract light. If this belt of prisms is so thick as to catch every ray of the moon’s light, we see, of course, neither halo nor moon, but only a very dense night. : yays pass between the prisms, so that we can see the moon. Only a portion of the rays are de- - flected, All of the defiected rays reach the earth at some point, but only those that are deflected - ut such an angle that we can see them are visible Jt often happens, however, that most of the © dy to us. Others reach the earth hundreds of miles from us. Let us assume that we see the rays which are bent by a prism a distance of, say, a quarter of a mile to the right of the moon. It follows that we shall also see the bent ray from the prism the same distance to the left of the moon. If we imagine the moon as the center of a circle, every prism a quarter of a mile from that center, on the same plane, will bend light to- ward us and we shall see a halo, which is only an optical illusion but which gives some credence to the weather man’s prophesies, because the weather conditions under which the atmosphere makes this possible usually precede a rain, LOOK, BOYS! TRAPEZEE The Acrobatic Wonder Toy " ALMOST HUMAN IN ITS ACTIONS! _ it consists of a handsome parallel — iron frame on which the little yellow ks accurately performs like an ath- ete. x ek Five Different Stunts — ; THE FLYING TRAPEZE — Release the trigger-pin and the figure swings forward, gripping the brass trapeze-bar, turns a somersault in the air and catches a cross- — bar by his heels. THROUGH THE LOOP—A swift swing and fhe goes through a wire loop, makes q — turn and, catching by his heels, swings | head downward from a bar. THE GIANT SWING —He goes forward with a rush, releases the trapeze, catches — a horizontal-bar with his heels, makes — two swift somersaults in the air and — catches by his heels again. He performs two more horizontal-bar acts with the grace and agility of a cir- cus star, and many new ones can be invented. The Most Wonderful Toy in the World! PRICE $1.50 The collapsible stand and the little mani- | kin are neatly packed in a handsome box. Delivered anywhere in the United States on réceipt of price. Address. : WOLFF NOVELTY CO, 166 W. 23d St., New York City, N. Y.
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Spectacles FREE! | No Money ws Let me send you on Ten Days Free Trial a pair of my famous ‘True Fit” Shell Rim Spectacles. Hundreds of thousands now in use everywhere. These splendid Glasses will enable anyone to read the smallest print, thread the finest needle, see far or near and prevent eyestrain or headaches. If after try- ing them for 10 days and nights you are amazed and delighted, and th:nk them equal to glasses sold elsewhere at $15.00, send only $4.98; it you don’t want to keep them, return them and there will be no charge. Send no money; Pay no C. O. D.; simply your name, address and age, and state the length of time you have worn glasses, if any. A beautiful yelveteen lined, gold-let- tered Spectacle Case FREE. U. 8S. SPECTACLE CO. 1528 W. Adams St., Dept. A-1081, Chicago, Ill, Restore Your “Pep” Free Trial Treatment If you are “drag- gy,’ worn out, men- tally and physically depressed, premature- ly aged, out of tune with Life and Living, Write today for full 3-Day Free Trial Treatment of the na- tionally known and advertised invigora- tor—Bayco Tabs. for glandular deficiency and nervous and pbysical disorders. — This is a Special Introductory Offer to ac- quaint thousands of discouraged and de- pressed men and women, old and young, without a cent of expense, as to the merits of this truly remarkable and scientific dis- covery. Do not confuse Bayco Tabs with ordinary proprietary tonics. Bayco Tabs contain special vitalizing and nutritive ele- ments, intended to act directly upon the en- docrine glands—thus building up ‘and in- vigorating the real life forces. Merely send your name and address today for this great Free Offer, and descriptive booklet on this new development in medical science. The Bayne Co., Dept, 4198, 920 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. GOODYEAR RAINCOAT FREE! | Goodyear Mfg. Co., 1818-R Goodyear Build- ing, Kansas City, Mo., is making an offer to send a handsome raincoat free to one person in each locality who will show and recom- mend it to friends If you want one, write _ today. | “FRONTIER SDECIA FAMOUS SIDE SWING EW 1924 model, blue steal, F special, sying-ouk hand-ajector pecial, swing-out hand-ejec' revolver with b-inch barrel. Im- ported from Spain, any $35 m and for limited time to add new_customers. LOW PRICE SPECIALin32,32-20, or 38 cal.,our No.35B ... » 2.25, EXTRA SPECIAL our No. 260A latest 1926 model of blue steel. Each revolver has passed strict Government test.. 32-cal.-6-shot . $14.95 32-20 or 38 cal.-G-shot $15.45 20-SHOT “PANTHER” RAPID FIRE AUTOMATIC LiMiTED quantity of brand new, 32 cal. g 45 *Panthers.’’ 10 shots withextramaga- ° — zine making 20 rapid fire shots. Special at di Above guns all shoot any standard American cartridge, Pay STMAN ON DELIVERY plus postage. _ Money back promptly if not satisfied. CONSUMERS CO., Dept. (2P, 1265 Broadway, N.Y. WARNING Amazing hair discovery. To men and women, all ages! “f your hair is becoming thin, or if you are bald, just try Kotalko and watch the mirror, Cases being constantly reported of healthy hair grown anew on bald snots, Dandruff quickly disappears. Get KOTALKO at druggists’ or we will mail you Proof Box (plain pike.) free. Gain beautiful hair! Write to Kotalko Office, M-370, Station L, New York, and sizes, famous Ranger bicy tree on approval, o: a P peeny BE as saslly Save te $25. Hex) if desired. Parents tier deposit. Moya can carn, Seal armen 4 Ties eee Beers ti Mead ret eee 4 fear ies NU) BUNIONS EAR tare Ngee is SENT ON‘ TRIAL iteandsay, want TO! Dept. _K-430 0, Ulinois KAY LABORA’ 486 No, La Salle St., Try This on Your Hair iS Days Then let your mirror provo results i> Write Today for FREE Trial Offer 1 Your hair need not thin out, norni to destroy the microbe tact serie thn ae ane different method will vent t apa ~ = S QZ YIPR cos aN cents per card DALE MFG. Pr azar Snaps on a is COw of our easily-sold and dit the $4. Sher hah vince BEE
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If you are a sufferer from wheezing, sneezing, difficult breathing, hawking, raising phlegm, ate, to prove that you can stop these’ troubles quickly and easily with the pleas- ant, scientific Florence Formula, I will send you a $1 bottle postpaid and free of charge _ er obligation. If it satisfies, tell your friends and toss is mine. for this liberal ay me only One Dollar, otherwise the Merely send your name today free introductory offer—good Cola Bldg., Kansas City, Mo, - i x Wade oti age 78 ren e “FP. SHBARER, 2841 Coca | Be sure to order § this new,improved 1924 Paramount -model of drop forge blue steel, just out. STARVING — TEN DAYS IN HOLLOW OAK ~ TREE. Imprisoned for — ten days in the ~ hollow of a giant Texas oak tree into which he had fallen, Harry Comstock, thirty- one, was rescued recently by Bax- ter County depu- ty sheriffs and farmers who cut into the tree with an axe. Comstock drank a gallon of water within a few min- utes. He had been without food — or drink during — his imprison- ment, Eval Comstock told those who res- cued him that he climbed’ into the tree to seek shel- _ ter and that he fell into the deep hollow of the — tree. He tried to get out but fail- — ed. At intervals for ten days he shouted for help. Gradually’ he grew weaker. are be one om walking through the Otto Reiley ranch heard a cry for help. Fi nally it was trac- ed to the oak tree and aid was sum- moned. 4 It took half an hour to hew into. the trunk where the man was im- prisoned. He was so weak that he could hardly speak and his voice was husky was Loroised all over from — gling to escape, Comstock Fens
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; i sd ‘ s * “GAS WELL NOW ALMOST MILE DEEP The _ deepest well in the world has been drilled in Youngsville, Warren County, Pa. When work ceased recently on acount of an injury to the driller, Harry Topper, the hole was almost a _mile in depth — 5,035 feet, to be exact. Topper injured his hand, and as _ goon as he is able to use it drilling will be resumed. The well is the roperty of the tarr Oil and Gas - Company, com- Risa of I. L. An- See ae the orig- inal promoter ; his brother, Al- vin, and Hugh Keller. Anderson started the well on May 30, 1921, _ hoping to strike gas in the Glade sand, but when that ’sand was en- countered it was - found to be the “poorest in the lo- cality, and An- derson induced ‘the others to en- ter the venture and drill deeper, says the Phila- Bree hie North _ American. “At 835 feet a ~ small volume of gas was found, — which encouraged farther effort - he drill hit a hard formation ‘at 4,545 feet that is. called the Clin- ton or Medina gand. After drill- ing through ‘200 feet of this a _ slaty formation was pierced, and below that a loose Sgr ke one ee” ep ee ae ‘red sand was “for that. is the Red ; Ave The com- pany intends to “aN a 100 feet into. BOYS! Bs S se Myntory. Tn eerie St tio nowledge. i Over 1, a thins to ye BPs sure. Man aplen id ae Check Color Cards, Sling Shot, Jacknife, Pistol, Fro, Gel Badgo, ba Top, Ball, Scaloa, eae ig Clown, Cricket, Colored art en lee Cay plats ee ee 66 F pest ts of Magic, 1 3 Tons ae 52 M oe § OLD MONEY WANTED 3 $2 to $500 HACH paid for hundreds of ola | eoins. Keep ALL Old or odd money, it may be VERY vaiuable. Send 10 ets. for ILLUS- TRATED COIN VALUE BOOK, 4x6. Get Posted. We pay CASH. OLARKE COIN CO., Ave. 13, LoRey, N. ¥. TREATMENT mailed om yeas TRIAL, Tfie rane: C STER! ‘oa ASTHM, 844 MAC Sidney, FERLNE: She Found A Pleasant Way To Reduce Her Fat Thousands of overfat peels have greatly re- uced thei eir weight and attained’ a normal fig- ure by following the advice of others who use and recommend the \ Marmola Prescription » Tablets. These harm- less little fat reducers are prepared in tablet form from the same in- gredients that formerly composed the famous Marmola_ Prescription for fat reduction. If "you as ress fat, you owe it to yourself to give these fat reducers a fair trial. All the better jrug stores the world over sell Marmola Prescription Tablets at one dollar per- package. Ask your druggist for them or send one dollar to the Marmola Co.,628 Garfield Bldg., Detroit, Mich., and secure a package of these tablets. They are harmless and reduce your weight without going through long sieges of tiresome exercise and starvation diet. If you are too fat try this today. Play this Jazzy Sax, hae arb Practice s nd antag. ”* No need ta yy spend $86 when can owna Jazzy S = y Send / No Money Send just your name. When the Sax arrives pay the postman ee $6.98 plus a fow pence S Belch Gear, antesd or cet at aah) unded. cennY & COMPANY, " Bi 364. 75 ‘Wan Guren 5 Ld tes FAMOUS’ SECRET, SERVICE TOP BREAK, Scpsiat Gvaratcels Sale of brand new, latest model famous “Secret Service’ Top-Break volvers of finest gun steel, handsomely finished, 32 Cal, S$ Shot « o « « $7.45 38 Cal. 5 Shot . « «© « $7.95 Both guns shoot any standard American cartridge. PAY POSTMAN ON DELIVERY plus postage. Money back promptly if not satisfied. Order Now! Paramount Trading Co., Dept. Kay 34 W.28th St., N.Y, wee |Are You Ruptured? Learn How to Heal It FREE Ruptured people all dver the country are amazed at the almost miraculous results of a simple Home System for rupture that is being sent free to all who write for it. This remarkable invention is one of the greatest blessings ever offered to ruptured persons and is being pronounced ‘the most successful Method ever discovered. It brings instant and permanent relief and does away with the wearing of trusses forever. ‘Thousands of persons who formerly suf- fered the tortures of old-fashioned steel and spring trusses are now rejoicing in thelr freedom from the danger and discomfort of rupture after a brief use of this remarkable System. There is nothing like it anywhere and hosts of ruptured persons are astounded at the ease with which their ruptures are controlled, For a limited time only, free trial treat- ments of this Muscle Strengthening Prepara- tion are being mailed to all who apply. It is an original painless Method. oO opera- tion, no danger, no risk, no absence from daily: duties or pleasures, Send no money; |simply write your name and address plainly and the free treatment with full information will be mailed you in sealed package. Send now—today. It may Save the wear- Raat a torturing truss for life. FREE TREATMENT COUPON Capt, W. A. Collins, Ine. Box 229 A Watertown, N. Y. Send Free Test of your System for Rupture. e : Name ....% Address ..4..
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“pt FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY —- LATEST, ISSUES mag 920 A Boy Money-Maker; or, In Wall St. on His Nerve, 921 Buried Gold; or, The Treasure of the Old Buc- caneers. 922 Hitting It Rich; or, The Luckiest Firm in Wall St. 923 Sam the Salesman; or, The Boy With the Silver 7 , Tongue. ~ 924 Playing in Luck; or, A Plotter’s Dangerous Deal. 925 After a Big Stake; or, Brains Against Brawn. 926 Faelnge the Mexicans: or, The Secret of the Aztec’s Gold. , 927 Fighting for Fame; or, The Luck of a Young Con- tractor. 928 Seeking a Lost Treasure; or, The Nerve of a Young Explorer. 929 Matt the Mechanic; or, The Boy Who Made His Pile. 980 Among the Ice Peaks; or, The Voyage That Made the Money. A 931 The Little Castaways; or, The Fortune That a A x Wreck Brought. 932 Taking Big Chances; or, ‘The Boy Who Saved a Town. 933 Always Lucky; or, Winning on His Merits. 934 Out for a Corner; or, A Smart Chicago Boy. 985 The Winning Trick; or, How a Boy Made His Mark. 936 The Young Editor; or, Running a Country News- paper. 937 A Big Stroke; or, The Lad Who Made a Record. 938 In the Copper Fields; or, The Mine That Made ‘ ; the Money. : Nee 989 From a Cent to Fortune; or, A Chicago Boy’s Great COOD. 940 A Start in Life; or, A Poor Boy’s Rise to Fame. 041 A Wide-Awake Boy; or, Born With a Winning 4 Streak. : iy Caneaeine the Money; or, How Ben Bailey Made ; is Mark. 948 Digging for Gold; or, The Luck of a Boy Miner. 944 A Boy with Grit; or, Barning an Honest Living. 45 Andy the Mill Boy; or, Rising to the Top. , 946 Fame Before the Footlights; or, The Boy Who can : Bossed the Theatre. ; Zh 947 Lucky Lee the Office Boy; or, The Nerviest Lad in ep, 7 New York. 5 "i 948 Sure to Get Rich: or, A Smart Young Messenger. - 949 Pushing It Through; or, The Fate of a Lucky Day. 950 A Born Speculator; or, The Young Sphinx of Wall Rk Street. 2 -—s« OR The Way to Success; or, The Boy Who Got There. ae Ef, 952 Struck Oil; or, The Boy Who Made a Million. 953 A. 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