Pluck And Luck (1216) (1921 09 21)

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IPLETE, = ADVENT. » PUBLISHER, 166 WEST 23D STREET, NEW YORK EW YORK, SEPTEMBER 21, 1921. Price 7 Cents LOWanpd ALOFT; OR, THE DASHING ROY-HARPOONER. -272-z20¢car ; yw ANG OT, if Ne =“ ‘ AN a [:h7 8 HARRY EF. WOLFIE : the : s de iy : : § The moment it arrived within a few yards of the leviathan, the boy rose in the bow of the boat, drew back his harpoon and let it fly with unerring precision. With a sibilant hiss, the iron’s keen point was buried in the shiny, big body.

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tasued reekly—Subsc ript! ton pri West 28d | eset. New. york, N. . ee a e Post- ae at New York, NEW YORK, \ CHAPTER 1.—Sutvivors of a Wreck. 5 On the 30th of March, 1880, the ship Amphion eft Nantucket laden with a cargo of coal, pro- visions and whaling utensils, her destination be~ it e Arctic regions. She was‘a fleet vessel of tons burden, was well equipped for her siness by the owners, and cawried a comple- of forty men, including thé officers. By the e- reached Baffin’s Bay, Captain Mark ad succeeded in capturing two whales. eviathan was sighted when they reach- Melville Bay, and was pursued through the ice asber Sound. whale sounded just as two boats were low- , and they imagined it was gone, when up it 1 striking the ship and knocking part. of keel off abreast of the main channels, en in the boat harpooned it, the brute sank, - three hundred yards of line were run out, nthe whale arose, turned and came back b ly toward the ship, head on. The. Amphion er sail, making six knots at the time, and whale struck her under the eatheads she en pe seni almost equal. to her head- Ss were. inva in, the vessel filled, went over er beamends, and orders were given to ee away the masts, which: being done, the Am- hi hted again on a level keel. The deck euttied, the boats were lowered in a hurry, being Jaden with all the provisions and cloth- they could get, besides such useful articles ht be needed, they were hastily manned ed away from the” ‘Sinking a The nphion then sank. : ectation ‘of falling in with some ~jessel; ats stood away to the southward, try- i but the wind constantly swept in from east oe southeast, baffling their plans and leeway’ for them. This continued for ys, the time fraught with hard suffering, until at last. they aun ee anding ow dit to be ~ALOW AND OR, THE DASHING BOY HARPOONER By CAPT. THOS. H, WILSON northernmost limit of whaling grounds, off © eat the variable winds to secure fine. -¢mometer mercury reristering 67 d ‘the freezing point, and. a sharp wi - mocks. ate: skull eaps, coe and ins, of fur, the hair out, wore the ce, $3.50 per year; Canada, $4.00; Foreign, $4.50. Barry E. Wolff, Publisher, 106 ¥. Entered ‘ag Second-Class Matter, February 10, 1913, at i . ¥., unde? the Act of March 8, 1879. % 1921. Price 7 cents, ALOFT built twenty igloos, or ice huts, such as the Es- os quimaux live in. - ay Having made themselves as comfortable as cir- cumstances would permit, parties were ‘sent out along the coast in hopes of finding Leopold Is- land, or some depot of the whale fishers, up er — down Barrow Strait or Prince Regent Islet, but ke no success met them. A year passed by, and in the interval ten of the men died of frost bite, ten more were Jost, perishing in the snow on ex- ploring expeditions, and the scurvy broke out~ — among the remaining score. The horror of their predicament was augmented at this point by the discovery that their provisions were almost whol- ly exhausted. Then the final day came when everything was gone. Starvation was added to the list of their perils. Only three men remained active ai of the i tle band. Qne was Captain Mark Marline, ani the other two were the youngest of his crew, the - eldest being Percy Darrell, a skeeman or coe x lineman, and the other Harvey Hayden, a speck- — sieneer or officer under whose direction a. wha is cut up. Darrell was about, twenty years old, slender, powerful fellow, with blue eyes, nut- brown ‘hair, and a. ‘smooth face. Hayden wads ~ fully two years younger dark-complexioned, da eyes, clean shaven, and about the same size as his companion. They had been schoolmates at ‘Nantucket, avd ever after had always traveled together, Sailing in the same vessels and en; ing kindred amusements. In a word, the were inseparable chums. The captain was a short, thick-set individual, with a short, gray beard, pale blue eyes, heavy eyebrows and a SUD-- ce ‘burned face. On-the third dag after the last man was ‘taken sick the captain emerged from his igloo 1 wii pale face and glanced around at the dreary seape with a sad look upon his features. Near: by stood Hayden and Darrell, and both mere en. gaged in earnest conversation when the cap approached. it was a-bitterly cold ws 4 — fine sleet of snow down from the pote rr : three were clad in thonkey-jac of mits, and See small portion of their fac ys upon their

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pS Se “What!” cried both boys, starting back, aghast, “Ther scurvy’s got me, too, my lads.” Both of the young men groaned and hung their heads. But Harvey Hayden was not one to de- -spair, for he suddenly looked up with a resolute - expression and said: : _ “Captain Marline, we will fight this sickness. _ If we must. all perish, then we will go knowing we haye been stanch and true to each other to the end, sir.” ; “God bless yer, Harvey,” said the captain, emo- tionally. “But thar’s no good in a-fightin’ this - sickness. If one gets it, all ther rest is boun’ ter catch it, an’ no helpin’ it, either, without ile an’ pertaters an’ sich like fer docterin’. Looker ther. prospect. Thar ain’t no sign 0’ any o’ us _ fallin’ in wi’ a homé’ard boun” vessel, as we’re far north o’ their track, I’m afeered, an’ we ain’t _ got a bite left in our lockers. ’Sides that, we’ve hunted fer mollies, fished in ther water, looked _ fer seals an’ tried to find even a buck or bear, but met no success. So wot’s ther use a-livin’, any- Sens - “You have not given up, I hope, captain?” ask- _ed Harvey reproachfully. : “Yes, I hev, lad. Jes’ listen ter my poor men!” He held up his hand, and from the interiors of _the circle of igloo huts there emanated the most heart-rending groans, cries and screams, frantic voices begged God to end their suffering by death, others raving in the fever of delirium, and more shouting for foods! The terrible noise caus- ed a look of woe to creep over the captain’s - rugged face, and he drew a revolver from his belt, cocked it, and, placing the muzzle at his tem- ple, he exclaimed: -*“T am no coward, lads, but as it’s all got ter end one way, I’m a-goin’ ter make my sufferin’ short, fer I can stan’ then: sounds no longer— they pierces my heart like a knife. Warewell.” He waved his disengaged hand to them. Har- vey sprang, forward and Imocked the pistol from his hand ‘Stop, captain!” he shouted. “You must be ” » - * mt LF: : “What did you do that fer?” asked Marline, in ‘surprise. : E “Do you imagine I can passively see you com- _ mnit suicide and not make an effort to prevent it? -. Oh, no! Now don’t do any such thing;as nt in, captain. Go back to your hut. I kno ituation is desperate, and have just been alking it over with Percy. We have decided to go off on a foraging expedition, so long as we re the only ones left to look for food, and will to find a-depot of provisions. When Explorer ert M. Markham was up here, he left a de- f eatables on the northeastern island of the group, and we intend to find it if we can. t, we are going on to Port Foulke, and try the Polaris spent their second winter in 1873. ou know there were provisions left there, sir, dif we can find them, the lives. of all our mess- ounded at last e power of he regained: th Maer Fite Oe Pine’ -ALOW- AND ALOFT - vey: Hayden before, I began to feel a _ ing at the lovely girl an instant intently, a loc iscover Lifeboat Cove, where part of the-crew in i Gracie hae Bees or For’ an instant the captain was fairly dum- wy " ha i? —e - > ergs “Well, sir, our unlucky exploring parties all set out for the southward, none dreaming of going — north, and when you took our bearings this morn- ing, and told me exactly where you imagined we were, I remembered hearing tell of these pro- ~~ vision depots when I was in old Nantucket last year,” * wns “But do yer think as yer can travel in safety, — lad? It’s werry easy ter lose yerself here- — abouts, an’ ter lose yer life in ther bargain.” “I know what I will have to go through, sir.” _ “Then go, by all means, Harvey lad, an’ may — ther Almighty watch over an’ euide yer, fer ther — sake o’ yer poor, dyin’ messmates. If yer kin find that depot, our lives are saved!” ee The poor old.captain had tears in his eyes as — he wrung Harvey’s hand and feebly made his way — back to his igloo. 5 eee “Well, Perey,” said the young specksioneer, turning to his friend, “are you coming? We must lose no time, my boy, for the month of Oc-_ tober will soon be here, the sun will take his de- parture, and the darkness of night will come on to stay until the first of next March.” tees “J am with you, Harvey,” replied the othe arousing from a deep reverie, and se Beh Os (se rifle up from against an igloo, where he ad det it. “If we don’t find the depot, perhaps we may” fall in with some kind of beast to supply us with — food on the way. I am ready, my boy.” a AES Harvey was armed like his companion, with a - ‘good rifle, a revolver and a keen-bladed kn oe as they sbarted off he suddenly came to~ we and said: Ry eS “Hold on, Percy. Although wé have no ‘food, yet T have saved a flask of whisky in my locker which may be of service, so I think we had bet- — ter take it along With us.” ‘eae “Then wait,” said Darrell, “Tll go and o And before Harvey could remonstrate, he ried’ back to the huts and entered the on “Now I can find out the truth. is? chance I ever had of prying into his lock am sure he has some token from the girl I loved so madly in Nantucket, out of whose affections , he has cut me: Much as I always esteemed Har- hatred for him growing upon me, when I fitst- learned that pretty Marian Greenwood threw over for him. He never told me he won h But I am sure it was Harvey. Ha! ° this? A photograph of her? As I susp And a letter!”” feceey ae i? He had drawn them from the locker, a of acrid bitterness crossed his face, and_he not seruple to read the letter through. The le’ ter betrayed the fact that Harvey and Ma

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Se ee ys FREI os. Id mes that née walls never leave this alive! He imagines I am his friend. So the better. Ihave then a subtle mask be- “which to-work out his destruction.” _ CTIAPTER Ii.—A Treacherous Deed, g@ secured the bottle, and his feelings to- i ‘former friend having turned in a moment ealous rage to the most intense hatred, Percy arrell hurried back to the young specksioneer. His face searified by the action of ice and ‘snow, = Darrell did not betray by a look what was pass- in ‘his mind; and being in full control of his- , not by an action or word could Harvey earned what a voleano of jealous wrath was ¢ consuming him. ith their rifles strapped across their backs niy. of ammunition in their pouches, the. ne adventurers set off on their perilous , with the pangs of a terrible hunger at their vitals, and only the hope of ing food to cheer them up. The ground is with ice and snow everywhere; in places é@ ice is cracked, the crevices filled with snow; nger of falling t ough imminent at any into snowdrifts unexpectedly common, ant in clambering over hillocks of great masses became detached and fell crash- wn at the most unlooked-for places. ‘they toiled on all day, and at night came use in a natural ice cavern, where they prepared to’ pass the night, when they were star- tled by hearing a sirange noise outside. The S ae nearpesion was that it might be a white ) and see ran out with his Ss to inves- ne nade a hearty meal of the birds—the first meat, in fact, of which they had partaken vo years, Sehich caused Harvey to remark: ‘ ur ether smates—poor fellows!—had this. t they would not have suecumbed to e right,” replied Perey, with a nod, me ” exclaimed Harvey, after a slight pause,’ ed a searching glance upon his compan- 3 sailed you all day, Percy? You en very solemn and morose.” lave 17” asked - arrell, with a slight ‘start frown 3 now, you ae > vexed! What are you oy is nothing,” re- at 2” h Ree jey_ S00 after fell asleep, ‘and the next day started off on their long, weary jour- tr rive Go in their faces. Thi mad - ALOW- ‘AND “ALOFT: pe pee _ as they were, they ate, voraciously. split the island in two, both ends running into the it sides were filled with ledges of ice, while the . anyway,” wad ‘muttered Harvey, snowdrifts, falling through rotten ice, siping down declining planes, but pushing’on with a de- termination to accomplish their aim. On the. third day, hungry, footsore and fatigued, they : discovered a tin cylinder near the” shore, and, "= opening it, found it contained some flour which, however, ‘was spoiled. Jt encouraged them io look owt, though, and late in the afternoon they came across the island they were searching for; went over on the ice flee, and found a eairn. There was no mistaking it, for an.oar was im-. bedded in the top, and Harvey ran forward, ge ce ing: . = “There it is! There it is!- Come on, Perey!” - os “Over an area of half a square mile Tay strewn. the, debris of trunks, boxes, ¢ans and odds and ends of all descriptions. we “We are saved!” pasped Percy, with an ine i“ sy tense sigh of relief, : “Ay, now!” joyfully cried Harvey. — “Look there!” Hundreds of tins of vegetables and beef. There’s flour, sugar, and tobacco, pemmican, erackers and powder. T[ tell you, Percy, this will eee be a blessing to those poor fellows: back at Am Sr phion camp.” Darrell smiled and gathered up: an old pusiy knife, a harpoon and a broken pair of binoculars from “amid the assortment of ship’s stores, casks, spars, rigging and canvas strewn all around. One of the powder cans was seratched and torn open, everything tumbled around and thrown here and ~ there, much as if an avalanche had been dispott=— ing with the things. wae “There has been a Pear. around here, playitae: havoc with those things,” said Darreil, while Har vey busied himself opening several of the cans “and if his inquisitiveness had carried him beyond i opening this can of powder there would not have ‘been much left for us to eat. As it is, there is enough ‘stuff left jhere ‘to last ‘our poor fellows fully a year more,” aving opened several of the éans, Harvey i vited his companion to pitch in; and, half starved i Then they ae gathered up everything, and working like bea ers, they stored the stuf! in’ the icy depot agai only reserving enough to take back to. aia v 2 them, ‘ There was a huge hole in the erotnid: a oh distance from Where the cairn. stood, whieh loolk edas if some mighty convulsion of nature h sea in front and in back of the island, and Harvey noticed it he glanced down, and saw bottom was so far down: as to be almost is sight in the gloom: “Tt looks like the erater of a voleano!” muttered. : “That isso,” replied ‘Dexrell. as he too: igimate over. « “Now tell sas what » os adyise—trave by day or by night?” “Let us make no dit fiieton, sg replied the: yo ; specksioneer,, as' he faced his” companion t ly. “The sooner we get back the better it 1 your oe te tes Percy. They are in a ter s time, yt, and we ie :

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-£ This was said in such a peculiar tone that Har- vey glanced at Darrell in.surprise and replied: “Why, how queer you speak! What is the “matter?” ; _ Of a verity Darrell now had given way to the feelings consumitfg him, his face was con- torted, and he made no effort to conceal the fury blazing in his eyes. “My question,” replied Darrell, “will explain all. Are you aware that you have superseded me in Marian Greenwood’s loye, at Nantucket, and _ that I am determined to have her yet?” He fairly hissed these words at Harvey, and the diabolical expression’ on his face startled young Hayden, for he recoiled, with an exclama- ~ tion, and cried in surprise; ‘Why, Percy, I sa i you had given her up long ago.” “Given her up!” echoed the other bitterly. “Never! I love that girl’ better than I love my own life or soul; and as I have just told you, if I _ ever leave this desolate place, T have sworn that * she will be my wife, and nobody else’s!” “Perey, I am astonished!” exclaimed Harvey, in pained tones, “for you know how I adore her, -and I am now betrothed to her.” “That makes no difference to me. [ had the epreenee.* _ “But she does not care for you.” “So she said. That is a difficulty’ easy to over- ~ come, though.” “And do you. mean to say you are going to let a useless passion of yours sever the friendship which has existed between us for so many years?” demanded Harvey. “All ties are ‘void in the face of my affection for” Marian Greenwood,” replied Darrell, in de- cided tones, “and I would sacrifice every feeling for. her sake. In this case you have been acting a treacherous, underhanded part, Harvey Hayden, and I do not seruple to express my opinion’ of “How is it you reserved this outburst until “now?” replied Darrell spitefully, “l saw ~ “Because,” het picture and letter in your locker, and the = att aroused the latent anger and jealousy in aye ae that for two years I haye tried to suppress.” What! Have you been mean enough to réad that: letter?” cried Harvey, his dark eyes flash- ing, and a.resentful look upon his dark-complex- joned face. “Are you such a cur as that?” ur! Dare you call me by that name?” _- “Then own up like a man—did you?” “J did! It satisfied my suspicions of you—I ected you as my rival,.my successful rival, we left port on this jll-starred voyage—-and Ww ae idea is verified. But you can count upon > rete aIvey, Sony and oe wis that your

accusation was heayd by some chance interloper, ; and then recover h mself, : “That is a strong term,” he exclaimed, in hoarse — tones, and with a lowering look in his glittering “eyes. “Not too strone a term for you after ae: = threat,” replied Harvey sharply. “I never ex-— pected this from you, Darrell.” inet “Didn't you?” sneered the skeeman. “Well, . you should not be surprised at anythine, J violent and sudden in mv likes and dislikes. — to gain. the purvose J have fixed -in my mind. I have just formed a svdden resolution.’ ms at 4 “And what is that?” ; “Instead of bringing the sick crew of the wrecked Amphion here to devour this food, T am going to keep you here a prisoner and remai mvself. Let them starve! Everv man for him self! We can subsist a long time—long enouch in fact, for some yessel to find us and carry us back to civilization so I can marry Marian.” __ “What! Would you be villain enouch to d that?” Pesci Harvey, in tones of disgust. a 01 you think T’ll‘let you? No! My poor sick MESS mates shall not nerish. of starvation! 1 will). thwart your fiendish plan of selfishness and save: : their lives! Stand aside!”- 4 He unloosened his rifle from his back. “Ha! You mean to resist me—baffle: me, eh? eried Darrell angrily. hare “Yes. Step aside and let’ me pass; or T Sa : shoot you down like a dog! Stand aside, do. you — hear ?” He raised ‘his rifle, but before he could nse Percy Darrell caught him by the throat, shove him back, and, dropping his weapon. Harvey was’ precipitated down into the dark rift. in the icy — earth, Startled at the magnitude of the crime he had committed, Darrell reeled back tremblingly and uttered a groan of horror. \ CHAPTER IIT.—The Boy Harpooner. Re A scene of ene banae excitement was prevai ing on board the whaling ship Arctic about the same time that Percy Darrell was in the act of sacrificing the life of his oldstime friend. Pat magnificent 1,000-tonner was standing awa the northwardrunder | a full head of “cany: a panking ree in. her wake, tee w

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the northeast, fully two leagues, floated half a - dozen huge icebergs of majestic mien, upon the ~~ eolossal sides of which the rays of the sun were .yeflected, as they drifted slowly along. __~ From the forward deck of the ship came the ively straips of a rattling tune on an accordion, » snouts and laughter from a group of jolly sail- ors, who beat time with hands and feet, and in the center of the circle was a little fellow dancing “4 ‘a hornpipe. He was a graceful lithe boy, looking no more than fifteen years of age, with a pale, “délicate face, tinged with a bright glow upon either cheek, big blue eyes snapping with dash : and fire, a finely shaped little nose, and light, blond hair. He wore a regulation sailor’s suit of navy blue, with a broad collar and white lanyard, his little feet. were encased in the daintiest of shoes, and his small hands, although tanned by the sun, and a trifle bruised and tarred up from hard work about the ship, were as finely formed nd: graceful looking as a girl’s. 3 a ‘Tripping about to the merry strains o he sie “his boisterous‘laugh rang through the ship ove the hoarse cries of his messmates, as they diy roared out their approbation. Near Fellow of about thirty, with a tall, lanky body, narrow. face, bulging blue eyes, and a long, Great hokey! jest see that young } es d h ‘And yeou ‘hev made him head harpooner 0’ ALOW AND ALOFT ie ’ pbox.. Go it, my boy, ejaculated Ben Bolt. oot Sy te ae « “Off tew naorth’ard, sir,” behaind thenr bergs!” i ‘came the reply. ; "5 Don’t forge me I had to reructantly consent... Now I’m glad I have got him, as he is a wonder.” “Orphan, yeou said he taold yeou, sir, eh?” “So he told me. He had no home, and, al- though I discovered he was a, greenhorn, he soon ‘made friends with all hands and is a prime fa- vorite with the crew, not one of whom would not do anything for him, he is such a weak-looking but. lively little fellow.” “T laike the lad myself,” said the first mate. “But here comes the watch daown fraom. the craow’s nest, and it be my turn tew go aloft.” One of the men came down the shrouds, and parting from the skipper, the first mate went up — the ratlines bn the port side of the mainmast, — and, ascending to the main top gallant mast, he got. into what looked like a huge barrel fastened up‘there, in which were a rifle, a speaking trum- pet, and a telescope, to keep a lookout for whales. — On bounded the gallant Aretic, with her fifty sailors and her whaling equipment, her order to come home with a good cargo, and her hopes of —— learning some tidings of the missing ship, which we know was lost. The little harpooner tired soon, and as the sailor sitting on the coil of ropes with the accordion rattled off a lively reel, the boy came toa pause, flung his cap in the air, — puffed from :his exertions, and sank down upon — the foot of the capstan with a long drawn ay “By. jingo, boys, I’m winded!” Bors des “Bless my stars,” said Ben Bolt, an old sailor, — “Dut ’twar done good, lad.” : gue New “And. now for a change,” continued the little fellow. “I wouldn't mind the sight of a whale, to give us some excitement. Ha, ha, ha! Good Lord, there goes Andy Oakum, shaking his shoes to, the. groaning of that. everlasting old music } it, you old rattlebox, see if you can’t knock up the splinters as fast as I did. Look out for him, Jack, or he will shuffle — his bony legs out of joint. That’s the step, Andy —let her go!” ; 7 No tay a Another sailor had the deck and was making his arms and legs fly around, when suddenly the voice _ of Seth Skidmore, up in the crow’s nest, came bawling ‘down in nasal tones: ara “There, blaows! There blaows!: There she — blaows!” / ; genet “Whales!” shouted the boy, springing up de- lightedly: ae eke “An’ leetle Harry Harkness, he’s got his wish!” “ ae car Mop ie i: . : The jolly tars’ amusement came to a_su climax. The music was discontinued, as ‘the s1 : denly excited watch rushed pell-mell across the deck and the skipper ran out of his cabin into which he had retired when the mate left him. — “Where are they, Skidmore?” he roared up at yt the lookout. + ; ‘ “All hands to quarters!” cried the Skippe “Clear—away the boats. Lively, boys, li Be ¢ your prize money on every to onl? ame tumbling up

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-harpooners, boat-steerers and linemen, The ac- “eoutrements of the boats were stowed in, such as - harpoons, lances, “jacks,” and harpoon guns, The helmsman wore the Arctie up into the wind’s eye, with fluttering canvas, the blocks rattled and eveaked, and down went Harry Harkness’ boat with a splash, containing the jolly young har- pooner and seven other men, with eight hundred- weight of lines on board. - Just then the nearest iceberg, having drifted - on, disclosed a huge black object like a log on - the water, two jets of water spouting up from the snout; as it lazily took its sun bath. Away shot the boat just as two more went down with ~ aroun, to follow after it, and to prevent the - whale taking alarm, as they are excessively timid, the boy harpooner ordered the men to row toward its tail and muffle oars when a certain distance twas reached, to drown the faintest sound. It was an odd sight to see that puny boy ordering the old, practiced whalemen what to do; but “Harry Harkness had proven his ability the day before, and all unhesitatingly obeyed him, The swift boat flashed through the water at a rapid rate of speed, and within an hour was close upon ~ its mighty prey. Dull of hearing, but quick of sight, the whale took alarm and ‘sounded, going down like a shot out of sight. The primary con- ‘sideration was now to locate the boat at a spot ‘near which the fish would rise agai, and so suc- - eessfully did the boy calculate it tiat the whale ¢ame up with a start—that is, within two hun- dred yards of the boat. _ _ At its body dashed “impenetrable by a harpoon or lance, and. the mo- ‘ment, it Peat & within a few yards of the levia- ‘than, the boy arose in the bow of the boat, drew back his harpoon, and let it fly with unerring ‘precision. With a sibilant hiss the iron’s keen oint was buried in the shiny big body; in the ‘surprise and agony of the moment the whale a8 a convulsive effort to escape, the boat, for its head is after fathom, and fairly smoked from the friction brought to bear upon it, necessitating constantly The moment the whale disappeared, the jack, or flag, was displayed for the lookout in the erow’s nest, “a full” was shouted on the deck of the Arctic, and down went two more boats from the oth ‘Harry rectified it ike a flash, and fully a thou- : 4 run out. Then up came the @ the surface near one of the — Site ee ee: ene ‘ALOW AND ALOFT “great velocity toward the icebergs, behind the harpoon, and struck it more effectually into~ the ponderous © ~ towed over to the ship and soon the work of | eral days.. but the man: threatened Harry with punishment _ davits, to hurry to the scene of battle after ers. The line ran foul an instant, but the other boat set about to rescue the unlueky ones so unexpectedly thrown into the water, Harry’s boat dashed at the whale, and when close to it the lance was plied again and again. Not a thrust of. the lance pierced its vitals, though, and away it swam, dragging the boat after it at” ~ | re: ; one of which the ship was lost to view. There was-a large ice floe behind the huge berg, and into this é it dashed head foremost, throwing up, cracking i and splitting the ice as if its huge head was a mighty cleaver, Reaching a basin of open water, — it began to blow blood. The harpoon had become loosened, and as the whale might be lost, or it might have to: be flensed (cut up) where it lay, and the blubber laboriously dragged a great way over the ice to the ship, it became apparent that only striking the harpoon deeper would save the trouble. ; Se Rae Explaining this to his companions, pred ok : out of the boat upon the ice, and ran along to- ward the whale, which he soon reached. He — Sprang upon its back, as it laid within reach, pulled out his sheath-knife, cut the harpoon out — of its living socket, and as the line was hauled in - he set his shoulder against the stockless end of the fish. Before the ae could get off the whale’s.— back, though, it- rushed away toward the center of the huge basin, and the line suddenly becoming hauled taut between the boat and the whale, a — bight caught around the boy’s left arm and held — him as if in a vise, = The boy was now in a very perilous position, ~ as he was held where he stood, a terrible strain was brought upon his arm, threatening to tear it in two, and he ‘knew that the agonized whale would sink again very soon. He shouted to those in the boat to cut the line. But before they could do.so down went the whale beneath the surface, — dragging the little fellow with it, and a momant later nothing remained on the surface of the — basin but the quarter boat, to which the line was attached. bot ot ee ete But with the cutting of the line ftom the boa’ above Harry Harkness was released from his | perilous position and his body shot up to the sur face and was taken aboard the boat amid + | cheers from the sailors. Soon after the whale came to the surface again, turned over, and then it was seen that he was dead. The body rm ting up and trying out began and lasted fc During the time the work progressed, the ma’ Skidmore, who was a heavy drinker, had a qua : rel with the little harpooner, Harry Harkness, - over a bottle of rum which the mate swore that Harry had stolen from him. The captain had i terfered and sent the mate about his busin for his imagined pilferment of his rum. ee About a week Jater the cry of “there sl % i blows!” was heard from the masthead, and. the

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a, - CHAPTER IV.—Mutiny on the Arctic. ~The whale which Had' attacked the boat in which Harry Harkness stood struck the boat head ~ on, the boat was smashed to pieces, and flung -up vin the air with all the men it ‘contained. On rushed the monster then, the harpoon line still fastened to its great body and dragging through - the water. The unlucky whalemen could all swim E fortunately, so that as soon as-they fell in the _- water they all struck out toward the other boats that were coming toward them, some clutching “pieces of the broken timbers. The little har- pooner, in the meantime, had met with a singular adventure after he dropped back in the waves. _ As the whale rushed by, within a few yards of where he floated, the line attached to its body was whizzing by the boy, a a' bight of the ~ rope caught around Harry’s leg. é oe an aatart he was dragged around and pulled along with the monster at such a terrific rate that he feared the limb would become dislocated, the strain was so great and painful. There is a pe- -_ enliar fatality about wet ropes in the water, for _ if the smallest object presents itself to which it can by any means attach itself, it is bound to do to, Dragged along at a pace that was simply “terrific, the unlucky little chap endeavored to “haul himself headforemost to the flying whale, _ but the resistance of his body was so great that ‘he found it impossible to do so. He then shut his legs tightly together, caught hold of the tautened rope with his other foot, to ease the strain on the , ught Jeg, and remained utterly passive and helpless to get free. at : Moreover, the sensation he was™subjected to almost deprived him of consciousness, dragged along as roughly, rapidly and erratically as he was; ‘but he had sense enough to realize that. he ae ld do nothing to get himself out of the scrape. “Tuy for him, though, the whale came to an » abrupt stop just then in its headlong flight. It _ had been rushing toward the other boats, and _ when it got near enough to the foremost boat the sharpooner, standing up in the how, let drive with a harpoon, the iron struck deep, and the ~ fish was suddenly cheecked+in its wild career. Quick to take advantage-of this chance to get ‘out of his unhappy predicament, Harry at once drew himself in toward the whale. He found 2 liné fastened so tightly around his leg that eould not at once get it off, and as the whale s thrashing the water furiously from the pain the second harpoon, he feared that one of e great flukes, or its immense tail, would hit mi if he got within range of them. “This is @ sorry predicament,” he muttered tully,-as he drew out his knife and cut the from around his limb. “A little more and I ght have perished. ulloa—hulloa, there, in at boat! Come here and pick a fellow up! Do you want me to drown?” si Mga epee He kicked out smartly, and while swimming for e boat he happened to glance up, and to his cust saw that the boat was turned aside, and. » ns ms t t will ‘pick yew up!” f t he, | ALOW AND ALOFT could,” thought Harry, as he hastened to get as - P far away from the whale as possible. Teh Ben Bolt had seen whatyhappened to the boy, and had been swimming toward him; he now ~ reached the little fellow’s side. J sri 38 “Well, my lad, but that was a wild ride as you had!” he sputtered, : ; “Oh! Hello, Ben, old fellow; so you saw it, eh?” the boy cried, in cheery tones, as he struck out alongside of the old sailor. “Ay, jay, that I did, and Lord save, yer, I thought as yer was lost, too.” ae . “Ha, ha, ha! Oh, I am not so easily killed, en: “Skidmore refused ter pick yer up, didn’t he?” — “Yes. The wretch has not got over the scolding _ the captain gave him last. night, I guess.|: Oh, AN Lord, Ben, look back there! The whale is coming for us full tilt! Swim away—swim away, for your life!” The old sailor glanced back over his shoulder. Harry had spoken truly. The harpooner in the other boat had impaled the whale again, and the monster was now rushing toward the boy and the sailor. Almost certain death now stared them _ in the face. They swam toward the left of the: course they had been following, dashed up to them. Just then the hunters in the ~~ boat saw them, and set up a shout of horror and Warning; but their cries seemed to have come too late. Down beneath the surface the two dove, just as the whale passed over the spot they had * evacuated, disappeared from the view of the startled men in the boat, and the leviathan went — ¢ and the whale on. : The boat attached to the whale by the harpoon- cs line went dashing along in the wake df the fish, and the water was churned to foam on. all Sides of the space of clearing between the ice floes. — The other boat had picked up the rest of the — men. A.moment after the whale passed the wa- _ tér parted, and up shot Harry’s head, he puffed — out a lot of water, and then gazed around. Y “That was a_lucky escape!” he panted. “I. ~ wonder where Ben has gone to? He dove the s same time I did, and should have gone down as’ far as I. Jingo! I thought I was gone. Ah! what.is this?” z ; Aa oy _ A floating body drifted up to him with an eds Sin dying motion. dete “Why,” the boy muttered, as his glance fell ue upon the body, “it is Ben, as true as fT live; and senseless, too!” ; es He grasped the body of the old sailor, at first. fearing that he was a corpse, but a second glance wf dispelled that idea. He was half exhausted’and sinking with his heavy burden, when the quarter ss boat dashed up to him, and a dozen. pairs hands were stretched out to receive the brave boy and his mate. /Every one in the boat had seen Harry's gallant struggle to hold big Ben up, and — as he was lifted into the boat with his burden, — they cheered and cheered the intrepid little fellow r i the co Harr

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“towed away by ‘the whale.. Ben did not recover - his senses until they were back on board the ship, when it was found ’that he suffered only from a severe blow on the head, which the whale had given him in passing. ‘The whale was re- ported by the lookout up. in the crow’s-nest to have dashed into a mass of ice, under which it vanished, and the mate had to cut the line in order to save the boat. 4 “This was very disappointing, but there was no help for it, and the boats had to come stringing -- slowly and*sadly back to the ship. When Skid- more reached the deck he was in a surly mood ‘over his failure to bring the fish back to the Arctic: He had no sooner reached the deck when. Harry came tumbling up from the forecastle, in a dry suit’ of clothing, ahead of Ben, who had . his bead tied up in a bandage. In his haste the boy did not notice the mate. The result was that ~ Harry tripped over. Skidmore. He doubled up his fist, hauled off, and was just about to strike Har- ry a powerful blow, when Ben Bolt sprang for- ward. “Le” go 0” that lad!” he shouted wrathily. — '- “Yew mind yeour own business!” yelled Skid- ‘more furiously. : eS heain he essayed to strike Harry. But before he could do so, Ben’s fist caught him on the nose, ‘and he toppled over backward on the deck, ~ A crowd of sailors had witnessed the whole pro- ceeding, and headed by the sailar who had hit broucht Captain Brandon out of his cabin. With a snarl like an angry beast, the mate got up from the deck, and pulling a pistol from his pocket, he sprang toward Ben. Ben glanced ap- ‘pealingly at the sailors. oe a “Go for him, Ben; we are wi’ yer!” shouted one Ry!” yelled the rest excitedly. “Go fer him!” Whey formed in a body around the old sailor and Harry. oi tke ds Bae Gea “Mutiny! Mutiny!’ shouted Skidmore franti- LWhat is that?” demanded Captain Brandon, joining the mate with a drawn revolver. “Mu- ‘tiny? That is bad! I will back you, Skidmore! Pe bs 2 Aim—now!” 444 : ES ee watt their weapons, before any explana- p. we ; Colne be made, and they covered the group rans 3 { 3 i sailors ready to fire. re ae Ane we Says » of, u e camp i = _ ALOW AND ALOFT ‘Skidmore, they set up a cheer for Ben, It. by the youth he had always deemed his | has been stated before, the most sincere frie: wn with the. rascals! We will fire together! - ship he entertained for Harvey had been sudden’ - anend to the young specksioneer’s life. save his friends, had a smile upon his face, was about to -. Had Percy Darrell been shot, he would not | been more startled. His face turned as pale z ~ death, a gasping ery burst : _ loving mother awaited the return of her boy a pcaroigonen se sale With an endiess pray x01 Ne 9 Meh ay 5 SRR Sea =m " 3 9 J “Harvey Hayden—Should you return and find this letter, you will discover that your journey has been in vain. Determined that I will retain full possession of the food depot, I have taken — measures to carry my point. Having returned i> ~ camp and told the men I found food, I have led _ them all away—but not to the depot. Guiding--— them in a different direction, I will leave the to starve in a remote wilderness, from which cannot escape. Your doom will soon follow. will then hold possession of the depot, with’ «! chances in my favor of surviving until some pass ing vessel picks me up. Once TI return to civi tion Marian Greenweod will become my wife, I have sworn. PERCY DARRELL.” See A broad trail led off to the“east, : Te ee “Y’ll follow them. if I have to go to the end of = the earth!” Harvey exclaimed aloud. © : He picked up a repeating rifle belonging to the captain, and then set off. All night Harvey traveled on. He knew they were not. far ahes: of him, on-account of the weak condition of 1 messmates. He soon reached a sort of grot and being tired out, he stopped here and rested. But he soon fell asleep. Shortly after a man paused at the entrance ef the grotto. It was Perey Darrell. ; fii as Ri - “Wow is my chance,” he muttered, and draw- ~ ing a knife he crept in toward Harvey. — pea Fast asleep in the grotto amid the ice hills east of the coast line of cold Greenland, Harvy Hayden did not know that Perey Darrell w stealthily approaching him with his sheath Knit clutched in his hand to destroy his life. Having left his starvmg messniates where he had brough them to die, Darrell had been-in the act of ste" ing away from them, when he saw the trail Har- vey left in the snow, and followed it to the grotte. His suspicions confirmed by seeing Harvey lv- ing there, a thrill of fierce exultation passed over him. The skeeman was desperately told hate Marian Greenwood; and it aroused the most evil passions in his breast to find’ that love cross b 7 3 , ot friend. Being a person of strong passions, as turned to the most virulent hatred. Creepins — slowly and cautiously into the grotto, he reached _ Harvey’s side, and, dropping down on one knee he raised the knife to strike a fatal blow to he “so a Foot The brave boy, whose only thought had been to scend, he murmured in soft’tones; _ ~ “Mother!” ee ec. come he was cia dreaming, and as the cruel knife de: Baie ae ‘ rst. from his lips, fairly electrified at the sound of that ma, name he staggered. to his feet, glaring at Harve and recoiled a step. He knew that an anxio watch over and protect him; and the v ered name strne a mio: nenta unnerved him. Tt pros arrel?’s chokin vy ar terance of that. sacre C ull his | rT : (ts

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to his feet. ; One glance Sestiea him the n of affairs, — ell!” he cried, in tones of antotinniienty word brought Perey to his senses. * he replied, ; where he wants you, too! Nobody at we are here, and we will have no in- , a8 a consequence. Our feud has got lave an end right here.” ‘ see you mean fight?” replied Harvey. ecisely, sir. [ will tell you something. Just vas on the point of stabbing you, while you ju muttered the name ‘Mother,’ and it rok my resolution, and aroused you.” “Yes,” said Harvey tremulously,. “I was ing of her.” uu will never see her again!” lope J will. lich of us wins.” will be a duel to the death, Harvey Hay- «“f am- eats that your evil passion has pigs i of an ending to our. friendship. But— 4 ard now; | give you a chance to defend em. As the duelists, with simultaneous rd, rushed at each other, the figure of a a darted in toward them. It was Captain eM Mazsline. A look of horrified surprise was . He had alain sou comversa- “Hold! ” What is the meaning of this folly ? ie he captain!” exclaimed Darrell, azbast, as ‘oiled a step. i ‘Harvey muttfed, with ; in_time; too!” lief. ; explanation ° of tia. seene,” said mphatically. knife. “He is jealous of me for super- the love of a givl in Nantucket; To self, he wants to not only kill me, but aking an effort to murder all the rap phion!” easped the captain, in startled tones. aptain.” ~ . no ese you. clear! | Harvey” r he lead you all here, sir?” id y found a food depot over hoes 7 = am 6 cas most se Explain wie self ahi antl line . aereren it ean over his face, he. ‘ul on ye aint igang oes “Low “AND ALOFT “Darrell—and he has got But that depends entirely wpon - drew his knife. Only a few paces sep- . went away to find‘the aoe depot, T di ave it, captain,” aan: Harvey, low: * that If was: arvey handed the captain “te note Dar. 1 ritten. ee a ern - hie eG ae | es _ S Ss yay ae dash your iriinidonce, and ru be your exe- cutioner.” at The captain pulled a pistol from iy belt. Aim- ing it at Darrell, he fired. The skeeman 7 a groan and fell to the ground. 2 “You have killed him, ] fear, cage Re sai Harvey. ni “T hope I did!” replied the skipper grimly, : Harvey approached the prostrate skeeman. Kneeling down’ at his side, he turned Darrell over. There was a slight abrasian of the rascal’ skin over his temple. w hich was bleeding profuse ly, but-he was breathing: “Tt is not as bad as = at first thought,” said. Harvey. “He lives.” - “For my part, Pm sorry to hear it,” said Mar ine: “He has proved ‘himself to be a scoundrel, sir,”” “True. JT can’t kill him in cold blood, though” “What shall we do now, sir?” ess “Leave him bere and go “pack to the men. » ai “He is only stunned by the bullet, sir, and will recover; had we not best make a prseser of him?” : “There i is no use, Harvey. Let him recover and go away.” oe, “He is spiteful, captain, and may give us ‘tro ble in future.” “Oh, 'T guess not. sider him down.” “Where are the men, sir?” “Only a short distance from here, in’ an cavern.” ; “And. how cameé tunely ?” “After Darrell guided us bere, he left us in’ th cave, saying that he left you at the depot, and that he wo Bid go ahead to anprise Bat ‘of -our. coming. Yon remember I told you I thought By had caught. the ‘seurvy? Well, efter you and he you to arrive here so oppor. listaken; I d id not contract: when. Darre' ust left a T noticed some peculiar in his. actions. and followed him stead of going in. the direction he said the d was in, he went back, the way wei came, and et tered heye, But before going; as 1 slipped: out of the exve after him and got behind a heap of ice, [was surprised to see him turn and: shake: his fist at the cave, That ceeence my suspicions: of him.” ; ; is = Pee foe Orie “good meal fo * ther, ain.’ id % ¥ 2, The sickness ¥ was too. mueh te the po

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nn Saapge LOW AND ALOFT a AP gat enough. to stand up, reduced to skeleton thinness, . “Captain,” said the youth, his dark eyes ¢ =e ' hollow-eyed,. and their. skin shriveled and puck- tening feverishly, “did you hear that taunting es x ee a cap ered up on their wan faces, they resembled dead laugh?” - men rather than live beings. It made Harvey “Ay, ay, lad; and it was the voice of Dari sick to look at them. They were wild with delight or I’m no jadge.” ; ie ee to get at the food he brought them, and devoured “Then your shot at him in) the grotto oniy . it with ravenous avidity. Left alone in.the grotto, could have stunned him, and, recovering, he must_*~ __ Percy Darrell arose to his feet. have hurried on ahead of us and made away with — ~*~ “Thought I was unconscious, eh?” he muttered, the food we were so anxious to Betis Se Toe apt ag he ran to the entrance and peered out after “Sure enough, lad,” groaned the skipper mourn. _ the boy and the captain. “But I ‘have fooled you fully, “an’ now what’ll our poor men @o, I Weg. very cleverly. .Not a word you uttered escaped der?” abe ier ¥ » me. I will treasure it all up against you. And “As for them, captain, I wouldn’t be surprised _ now to get away from here. I must hasten back jf they all will get lost in-this storm. Our tracks | _ to the depot if I wish to get the best of you. Oh, must be wiped out, and they will have no means = _hew my head aches me! An inch more and the of pursuing us now, except b sfollowing the: — _ “bullet would have penetrated my,brain: [I shall coast line, as I directed heat to do in such a ease not forget nor forgive you for that, Captain as this.” gic eee _. Marline. Dearly will you regret it. Oh, dearly “Weak and ill as they are, I’m sure they will — will you 1egret that shot. The breach is widening not be able to keep on in the face of this storm, - between us rapidly.” , my boy.” j aie He recovered his weapons, and after assuring “Darrell must be near here now, captain.” ah z a a gg that no one was watching him, he sallied “And all we can expect o’ him will be a treac ut, Starting off at a rapid pace, he made tracks erous shot in ther back,” replied the gray-bearde ek in the direction he came from, and s@on — officer gloomily. ; Ege : isappeared from view. When Harvey had dealt “Then to prevent being taken by surpr‘se,” said ~ ‘out all the food he brought, the men were in- Harvey, “we will divide a watch, I sleeping while.” ; a with renewed courage. He told them his you remain on guard, and vice versa.” ant — ory, and they agreed to tramp on toward the “Good enough. An’ as we will require all ther ~ ‘depot the following day, tracking Harvey and strength we can ‘muster up, let’s commence now the captain, who would proceed ahvad and gdt ter get all ther rest we can.” eae the provisions in readiness for them. According- Having made all their arrangements, Harry — , on the ensuing day they started. Owing to mounted guard first. The long, dreary nie! 1eir weakness, the unlucky men could only travel wore away, the storm continuing furiously, and the next day showing no signs of it stop The two were in safe and warm enourh quarte: ; . but had yet tasted a morsel of food in three days ve can.trayel together as far as the men can Althougf accustomed to hardships from “beins the strain, and then we will leave them and jnured ‘in the cold North since the shipwreck go on together to the place where the food is,” they found it a hard) matter to. withstand th: “said the captain, ©). = : ; | misery of starvation under the present cir ae his plan entirely met with Harvey’s approval. ‘stances. They were driven to desperation by th _ Three weary days of travel followed, and at the next morning, and Harvey aroused himself f end of that time they left the sick sailors behind. his slumbers with the firm resolve to bra ‘ and started ahead for the depot. perils of the storm in an effort to find something When nightfall overtook them the sharp, raw to eat. wind, which had been blowing all day, kept in- “It is madness, Harvey.” said the captain grave reasing, snow began to fall, and a terrific storm ly. “Where can ver go? Where can yer lo began to, rage with intense violence. Objects be- This place is entirely unknown: to yer, and_ came obscured in the blinding downfall,’ and the might lose yerself an’ perish in ther storm,” 5 _ two unfortunates, vainly struggling to hurry on, “Well, if I don’t do something soon, we will die . knew that the sailors following could not do so pepe” Pare See die ‘longer, as their tracks would become obliter- Bidding the captain good-by, Harvey Shoul ated now. To go back and hope to find them his rifle, left the depot, and.walked away thro ‘ [be useless; so with a bitter sense of woe . the blinding storm.. By the aid of his p. aring at their hearts, they struggled ahead, compass, he had located the depot, and fel in Providence to guide. the poor sailors of being able to find it again. He made h ‘ . Instead of abating, the storm kept ‘toward the north side of the island, the | fury, and it was in the darkness of blowing the storm from the northeast, and four ‘ t+ when, more dead than alive, - thatthe snow already fallen measured fully thr feet in depth. Where to go to look for f ‘ en ¥e- had not the least idea; but he made up his m ank down, overwhelmed to make a complete circuit of the island, if such heard a loud, jeering 4 thing was possible, before giving up the search. < Pretend . There was hardly a possibility of his being abi it id to which Perey Darr depot st but he ima, -. to find the hiding place had transfer: the

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an” es he reached the shore. N ear the met with a tremendous ice-hill, one side was supported by. great pillars and ¢ol- Tt was broken here and there by cracks, and wide apertures, through which Har- uld see that the hill was hollow. Curious ‘to “what it looked like inside, he passed through vide. opening, and soon found himself within ge cavern. Thete was an opening in the C admitting the light of day, through which “=the snow and hail,avere pouring, and forming a én the floor several feet in height. The ‘hill have been over the water, for through an “opening in thé middle of the floor the boy saw a large pool of water, over the surface of eg a : film of ice had formed. “Why, that is strange,” he- muttered, “ashe aiised-at the side of the pool reflectively. “The 1d is so intense that this water should vight- he frozen ever. As it i8 not, there must be It was erte. to ‘him that a ahd ‘cavtnma foe seal“had been at the pool, for seals only make a” ery small blow-hole in the ice. With his enri- ¢ aroused, Harvey passed around a projecting . of ice to get. a better view of the water. ob it peerine: down at him from over a bloc ce at the mouth of a hole up in the rugged® one side of the cavern. As Harvey got. i the edge of the ledve, he was suddenly to hear-a thunderous growl close by, rly made the cavern shake, and half-deaf- . He sprang back, utterine 2 startled At the base of the ledge he saw ndous walrus. Of all the phocine fam- -is no more ferocious-lookine or more my to “encounter when it is comered, omty feet in length, five feet more in nd had a pair of canine teeth in its pro- ant muzzle. amid the. long wiry hairs, fully feet in’ length, ody was: black smooth and sparsely COV- ed with brown hairs, becoming more numerous = the eet; it flippers. were very small in -pro- rtion to the ‘@f its enormous body, its eyes smal Naturally itis a tim sailed, end cannot get. pacites into the water, fight with the most intense fury. 3 ” the youth gasped, “Oh, wh ut it will require. me on Bie ane and skill to kill that fe owl” ‘Upon ; and its pees set high up on mid ‘animal, but if. iat a heap s ing the me -success of his shot, the boy ‘drew Bis revolver, and, rushing up to the walrus, he beg: to fire ball after ‘ball, into the mighty body, #7 i in front of the beast. Growling with pain, th morse came to a pause, and. stood watching thi youth, in a most unfriendly way, as if sizing | him up. Harvey was onthe point of reloading his arm when the walrus came lumbering forward apa with a clumsy motion, its head raised, and. its hoarse yoice venting sees after cry. Seeing that he “had no time to put a charge in his. rifle: or- revolver, Harvey flung them aside, and drawing his long-bladed knife, he ‘circled around the morse until he afrived ab the left-hand side the beast, and then darted in toward it,’ The. blade was upraised, and ‘he intended to make al attempt to drive: it in the walrus’ neck, as would prove a more effective weapon than’ gun or pistol, to kill the beast. As if it divin his intention, the morse suddenly turned its hea and with a loud snarl, made a-dig at Harvey wi Ats tusks, Before the youth could get out of its “way though, the sharp point’ of the teeth ‘caugh : the back of the boy’s coat and held’ him reached out his hand, and stabbed at the beast neck, driving the knife-blade up. to the hilt: the monster's fatty, short body. The shock® tie. walrus start convulsively, and it flung vey up son its-back, much the same as it would” tarry its young, and again it started for thi open basin of water, taking him along. held ae. éver its neck and half over its back, by its: tusks. Struggling ‘s get free, he was startled: ne Darrell laughing’ at him, not far off; and, lookt up to see where the sound came from, he be Percy clambering down the face of the wall. : walrus had only been a ‘short distance fro ; : it, set Gd istie of the brute when diving ‘overboard, pe: peculiar intervention tame just then. A com _of the beast. arose from the sea just ‘in front it and, finding its progress to: land imne at one. besan to-butt atthe fellow holdin: vey, driving it hack...Seeing what a “molky a mere accident had given-events, the. specksioneer-mataged to cut his iael- “while still clinging to the morse, he cient blows to disable it. cand nrech bility of. its getting hack into th The other Sea-horses, roaring and arou: tremendous noise; came turabline u pool, but Harvey paid no attenti attention was all ene: who ‘had raise? his rifle, and was at his head. Gettin out-of the way’ rus, which had srolled over on it throes” Pe death, he jumped s Darrell fined at

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meee Gn” *s - - pai | count of the position he had been placed-in. He _ then beheld a sight which brought a ery of _ amazement from his lips, and fairly made his ~ blood boil. For all the stolen food from the de- __ pot was stored there. = “So this is the place to which the villain car- . ried the cans, rolled the barrels, and transferred _ the packages!” he muttered. _ Just then-he caught sight of Darrell aiming his ! rifle at him again, and he drew back behind the ledge, in time to save himself from receiving the _ shot that was aimed at him, The din in the cav- “em was increasing momentarily, too, as the sea- horses came up out of the water, one after an- _ other, the newcomers pushing and -butting the first ones to land, back toward where Harvey was * crouching, until there was at least. a dozen in the eavern, and more were following. And to add to the peril of his situation, one of the huge beasts was so crowding him up against the wall that if _he remained where he was much longer he would certainly be crushed to a jelly. To emerge was equally as perilous, for the moment he dared to show his body Darrell was sure to fire at him, and _ would probably kill him with his rifle. » —- CHAPTER VIL.—Arisen from the Dead: 4 . _ _ Before the captain or Mate Skidmore could fire at the sailors Harry Harkness sprang in between, _ them and yelled: “Don’t fire, for heaven’s sake!” Then he ex- _ plained the cause of the trouble between him and _ Skidmore. .The captain then called the mate a als gece and told him to keep his hands off of the _ boy x _ It seemed to Old Ben Bolt that there was some! “mystery: attached to Harry Harkness.. What it was, though, he could not divine. The Arctic was now headed for Disco Island, + at which they were to stop and interview Mr. _ Smith, the chief inspector of North Greenland. Two days later they made Disco Island, came to anchor, and a boat went ashore with the captain vand the second mate, to interview Mr. Smith, the Inspector of North Greenland, in relation to the fain ~ storm came up while they were ashore, which was likely to last several ermined to stay at the island until the weather was more propitious for sailing, F Accordingly, the Arctic was made secure at er anchorage, and the watches on board were so divided as to give all the men a chance to run ‘ashore, to break the monotony of their long forced stay on shipboard. The captain was in- _ vited to take up his quarters at the house of the 7 Scterminea theix.putting out to sea; so it was ALOW: AND ALOFT grossed in a conversation about going up the Red River and making the most eastern shore of the island, to see some of the Esquimaux who had a village there. The governor had offered to guide the captain to the village, and the skipper had just been thanking him’ for his kindness when Harry and Ben arrived. After they told him what they had * been instructed ‘to say, he told them they could go with' him and the governor if they wished to. An hour later they started, armed with rifles, - warmly clad, carrying alpinstocks and a sufti- cient quantity of food. They had a rough, pre- — cipitous road to travel, and followed the course of the river as nearly as possible. Reaching a pre- cipitous ravine which it was impossible to cross, — they turned to the left, and followed along its edges, at a safe distance. The snow beatine in — their faces was fairly blinding, but they kept steadily on, and at nightfall they arrived at their destination. The village was built on the shore, and’ comprised about thirty huts. When onr friends arrived there was a scene of great excite- — ment going on at the village, and their presence’ might have passed unnoticed had not the Esqui- — mau dogs begun to bark at them... si The presence of the vovernor was matter enough to arouse the deference and respect of every one in the villawe, and as soon as it became — known that he was there, the noisy ebullition at once subsided. Toolooah, the chief of the tribe, at once approached the governor, and gravely sa-— luted him by rubbing his nose against that of Mr. Smith. The inspector was perfectly familiar with Toolooah’s language. The Esquimaux were most- ly all short, broad, fat-faced people, with verv ae skin, flat noses, beady black eyes, and’ thick ips. RR » “Well, Toolooah,” said the governor, as the rest of the tribe drew aside and looked on at the strangers in a wondering manner, “what is the — cause of all the noisy demonstration I just heard — here?” a Piro “Sick strangers,” replied Toolooah. é rae “So you-have found some sick strangers, eh?” _ said Mr. Smith, in the Iwillik tongue, to which © - the reply was made: ee “Yes; nearly dead.” “Who discovered them?” “Hisquimau Joe.” ; : “Are they white people, or Esquimaux?”. ars “White men-whalers.” ae “Where are they?” demanded the startled gov- ernor quickly. E haga, me et a eee

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Pes) ae - -health as they might have been had they not passed through so much suffering. : ; It happened that when the storm arose obliter- ating the tracks of Harvey Hayden and Captain .. Mark Marline, the poor fellows gave themselves am up as lost, for, blinded by the snow, they did not mow which way to go to follow after their com- Cary’s Island. Joe told them -panions towar ¢ ehout the station at Disco Island, said he was on - his way there, and gladly agreed to guide them. i a there. They had just arrived an hour previously ; and were going to goto Mr. Smith’s little village when they Were found! They then told all about _ the wreck of the Amphion, and the trouble they * had, Perey Darrell’s treachery, and, in fact, ev- y BE thin < 4 ; : ase, "What. had become of Harvey and Captain Mar- line they had-not the least idea, beyond the fact that they were on their way toward Cary’s Is- land when the storm separated them. When told - that they had traveled over six hundred and fifty -. miles since parting with their captain, they could “i hardly accredit the fact. An hour later the fif- - teen sailors, Harry, Brandon, Ben, and Mr. Smith parted with the kind, hospitable Esquimaux. ® The sailors were taken back to the ship and quartered with the men there, and a week later ‘| they were on their journey to the morth, hoping to find some traces of Harvey. Marline, and the - raseally skeeman, Perey Darrell. The amount of 5 interest little Harry Harkness evinced in the fate of the three missing men was actually painful _ tobehold. = _«_ All of the boy’s actions were carefully noted “by Seth Skidmore, for that individual had _his * suspicions of Harry aroused by having once over- heard the I'ttlé fellow confess to Ben Bolt that he had shipped on the Arctic under a false name, the night they crossed the Arctic circle line, down in the forecastle. The mate’s curiosity had beer aroused over the matter, and he at last could _ contain the secret no longery and told the cap- tain about it. Harry was down below when the mate told the captain, and, receiving a summons at. c ade haste to obey, wondering, meantime, what as wanted of him. Captain Brandon sat in his abin, at the table when the boy entered and the rate stood beside .m, with such an evil look on is long. thin face. that when Harry saw it he surmised at once that something was amiss, of no particular good for himself. — = “You want to See me; captain?” he queried un- asily. : Yes: my boy. Skidmore was down in the fore- stle on the night we crossed the line and heard yu make a confession to Ben Bolt to the effect that you have signed and sailed under a false name. Is it so?” ; H ALOW _ AND. ALOFT to go to the captain’s cabin, the little fellow - do anything with this knife, yet it stood me ij dead amid ii R ee senger, | would have done so, sir, whalers are prohibited by sengers, so I was obliged to seaman.” “ ¢ “Obliged?” queried the captain shasply. 2) r= eee “Yes, sir—that is, if I wanted to accompany you. | will tell you this much, though, so you will not think my motive was an eyil one, as Seth Skidmore has probably insinuated: I was chiefly prompted by a spirit of innocent adventure—that but as you know, : Z law to carry. pas. ship as a regular Anda” is all.” “I hope you have not run away from home, my lad?” : vos sce “No, captain; I am an orphan, as I once told _ you, and am not in the least bit accountable to __ any one. Indeed, sir, I am quite wealthy!” Hier ., L trust you, my boy; I believe you, too, and if you do not choose to make. your private busi- ness public, I am sure [ will not try to force you — to. That will do—you may go now.” iss _ Skidmore was enraged at the fruitless termina- _ tion of what he fondly expected would be a down- _ fall for the boy. ; ee ee “He air gaot ther best 0’ me ag’in!” he mut- = tered, as he too left the captain’s cabin, “but IM git square. I'll hev a look in his loaker tew-. naight, an’ see if there ain’t somethin’ tew gi? him away tew me, ther yaoung lubber! Oh, how we IT hate ther baby-faced brat!” es BB True to his word, at six bells (eleven o’clock). he stole down in the forecastle, crept up to the boy’s little locker, standing beside the bunk i which Harry laid asleep, and lifting the lid, he rummaged in among its contents by the light of — a lantern swinging from a beam. Harry awoke, saw him, and, uttering a loud ery, he sprang o on the man. The startled mate seized the hi by the throat, and they rolled over on the in a fierce struggle, alone and unseen. : _ CHAPTER VII—The Tables. Turned. — In the ice cavern on the northeastern side Cary’s Island Harvey Hayden was in av siti of extreme peril. Standing behind the project- — ing ledge, near the pool of water, up out which the walruses were coming and threatening to crush him to death against the wall, and men aced by Perey Darrell’s rifle if he dared to show himself, he did not know what to do. If he mained where he was, he would die; if he ate tempted to try and save himself by leaving, he would be shot. / : yeas “Heaven help me,” he muttered. “If I only my rifle or pistol I could defend myself; but out of my reach lying on the floor. I can ha good stead when the walrus had me on its b held there by its tusks.” MB rare = Nee se a The beast he had stabbed was lying on the

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- it was unlikely that they would be able to find the island and would perish in the snow, the food _ -eould oaly be of service to Harvey and Mark ‘Marline now. ; _ The eavern was shaking with the roaring of the morse, and fearful of the beast that was - pressing up so close to him, as it might take a notion to tur around and drive its teeth into his body, Harvey drew back as far as he could go. A - groan of anguish escaped-his lips. . “Am I to perish here?” he muttered, in des- _ , perate tones. _ “Ffelloa, there, you!” shouted Darrell at this moment. - He did not show himself, however. 2 ns at do you want?” demanded Harvey. _ There sounded a tremendous crash just then. _. . “Help me, for Heaven’s sake!” shrieked Dar- tell’s voice. - The tones were full of agony, too. - “Tt sounds as if the ice was falling on him,” -. thought Harvey. ; - “Save me! Save me!” came the wild shout again, — - The yoaring of the walrus almost drowned the ones, though. — “He is in trouble,” gasped Harvey, in surprise. pope great crash of ice followed thunder- ny : - “Harvey!” yelled Darrell. “Quié¢k, or the wal- tus will crush me!” f : : There was no shamming in those agonized ones. _ “The wretch has certainly met with an acci- “dent,” mused Harvey. ; ny Assured of this, he resolved to venture out, ‘Merciful Heaven, Harvey, forgive me, and ys lend me your aid!” i ~ £1 am coming!” shouted the youth. - having the life crushed out of his body by the s then pressing against his body. Over the hty beast’s slippery back he clambered, bring- ‘a hoarse roar from its ugl aking of its body. Once out of the way of the f the herd and around the ledge, he saw at had wrung those cries from Darrell’s lips. in bit- might of me me one ALOW AND ALOFT ‘had to go -just then to save himself from -: mouth and a — “T tell you, Hayden, I was mad!” ages “Were you? Weil, I notice that it took this misfortune to make. you very sane,” said the: young specksioneer pointedly, Mr sg eae oe Darrell uttered-a groan. He saw that Harvey ~ was disposed to be merciless. His pinched limbs’ ~ ached him dreadfully. And the walrus was now athe close to his head. It made him desper- ate. > ge oy “For the last time,” he groaned, “will you help _ me?” : eae nid ep pmning ee in silence. Kees et nim go,-he has no gratitude; will — iy toch mal” “ go ma “Well?” anxiously demanded Darrell. 4 ee “When you had me in your power you tried to _ murder me,” replied Harvey deliberately. “You — would do it again. So I am going to leave you — to your face. I have no confidence left in you.” . Murderer!” shouted Darrell frantically, 1 arvey picked up. hig revolver’ and his rifle, loaded them, and then -appropriated Darrell’s firearms, which lay on the floor near him. ‘ If you won’t save my life,” shouted Darrell, ‘at least. have the mercy to shoot me. a “will ast “starve to death here if these beasts don’t crush me: to death. Shoot;me, will you?” ei om “No. You can then feel the you designed we should suffer ane SS you brute!” » ec ; this juncture a man’s form darkened the doorway. It was Captain Mark Marline. oe. : ing that Harvey would get lost in the storm he _ had followed directly after the youth, before the _ Snowflakes .could obliterate his ‘tracks, and just ee pertved Gl the oxen and saw what was 3 -on. The roaring of the wal now pomenhie: dreadful. piexcaetrslioa. oon “Hello, my lad!” shouted “Ah, captain, you here?” rise. ; ot serene pangs of what ~ when you stole ra the captain cheer queried Harvey, i j ; ‘ ; : f mF rata shader: aot ay, lad. I follered yer. trath an” here FF eres apes sitw?: Srity 30 I see. An’ a fine lot o’ walrus, too.” “Captain Marline,” howled. the wretched’ Dar- — he mereiful—save me!” “Wot’s he be’n a-doin’, lad?” asked. the car tain. F : rs he cap- t the ear of the Skeeman’s life and w and toppled ove l away from k ed to.a sh Alt let him di hi

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= 2 may put you in my power again, and I will show : ‘you clemency, where I will have none for that ‘cur Hayden!” _ . “You are very considerate,” sneered Harvey. - “Oh, you think my luck will not change, I sup- ; pose ides ?]) ' = “Not if I can prevent it.” ~~ “Well, we shall see.” 3 E ‘. The captain took a piece of rope from. around a package of the food stored at the back of the -eavern, and tied Darrell’s hands behind his back; -, then aided by Harvey, the old fellow removed the great cake of ice from off the skeeman’s body and dragged him out. His legs were bruised so ' by the ice that he could not stand up. So they - -earried him to the top of a gallery, out of the way of the snarling and roaring: walrus, more of which were coming up through the circular basin in the floor of the cavern. ‘They then opened some of the cans of food and satisfied their hun- An examination was then made of Darrell’s limbs, and it was found that he was not injured ‘as badly as they at first imagined he was. The walrus remained in the cavern all that day, but at nightfall they disappeared one ay one, leaving only the two which had been killed. The storm Ei taged for a week, and by the time it subsided Harvey and the captain came to the conclusion _» their messmates had perished. _ As soon as the weather cleared off sufficiently _ they transferred the food back to the depot, with the cut-up flesh of the two morse. Darrell was kept a close prisoner in the meantime, his legs eh mer months though they were having, it was of no use for them to attempt to travel in hopes of finding a whaling depot, for they did not know in what disection ‘to proceed, and might perish in the trial. Having plenty of food to last them at _ they were, they considered. Jf they could have éarried enough food with them to last a long time, they might have started; but as they could ae not very well take move than enough to last a of their lives. Percy Darrell. made his escape from them. It happened in this manner: He had een constantly bound hand and foot and con- ed in the cave, where he received his meals as gularly as Harvey and the captain ate theirs; they rarely addressed @ word to him. When given any fresh meat, he was invariably handed 5 y i * : . - a knife to cut it, his hands being freed for the rpose while so engaged. On a certain occasion kept the knife concealed. It was not missed, and when Harvey and the captain went away from the depot on a hunting expedition, he was managed to. make his escape. He took some the canned food, a rifle and a knife with him. ‘vey’s consternation on making the fata] dis- ave been far better off e€1 1 the -ALOW AND ALOFT from. his lips. as well-as his aums being bound with ropes. Sum- . east a year, it was more prudent to stay where. gone, his severed bonds and the knife telling how _ knew no bounds, and he said to the eap-— if he had} 15 “True, my lad,” replied the skipper. “But I — could not let ther-rascal die sich a horrible death wiout a-helpin’ him to. awoid it.” pee “Well, sir, we must now look out for treachery, for he will not rest easy until he does us an injury.” F ; And from that day onward they kept a steady watch, always on the lookout for an unexpected __ attack, but the days passed without Darrell show- ing himself or making any decided movement against them. The wretch was only awaiting a favorable opportunity to carry out his wicked de- signs, however, as they soon learned, his object being to catch them off their guard to make suc- cess positive. One morning the captain and Har- vey left the depot to make a trip to the main, with the intention of getting some seal‘milk from __ a snow house which the skipper had discovered. _ When they returned, night had fallen, and they were excessively hungry, not having eaten any- thing since the time they started. The provisions had been stacked in a small anteroom they hed "2 built, attached to the cave at the back. gad pes But upon going in to get some of the cans, Harvey was dismayed to find that all the food had — again been removed. He ran on to tell the cap- taim, when he heard a terrific crash, and saw the skipper fall to the floor, uttering a loud grean. At the same time he beheld a huge mass of ice ~~ 7 fall over the doorway of the cave, blocking it up — so that egress was now an utter impossibility, as it must have weighed many tons. KC are “Darrell!” was the first ejaculation that burst Te on “Ay,” groaned the captain, starting to his feet in a dazed manner. “Did you see her piece o? ice he flung in ther door at me? It struck ther back 0’ my head.an’ knocked me silly, my lad.” “And that cake of ice blocking up the door- ~~ way?” gs “Tt was a-hangin’/over ther top o’ ther eave. Fer a long time I feared it ee fall, and he ae must a-shoved it down jist now.” ae Pease 3: . “The food is all i us ‘to death!” ; i : “Can't we cut through ther walls-o’ ther cay or melt ther ice?” . 7 Pes “It is at least five feet thick, and he will n doubt watch all sides of this. place; the moment we show ourselves cutting through the ice, T sure he will shoot us down,” said the youth de- spondently. . ge Nevertheless, they went to work and afte long time suegeeded in cutting their way out. But they saw nothing of Darrell. They ‘spent some~ time trying to find out what he did with the f he had, stolen, but were unsuccessful. Fin: they started on a back trail. The next day. ea gone, sir. THe means to starve ice hut to pass the night before starting on» Journey: But they did not know tWat was near and in compan

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“OH APTER IX. eres s Exposure, 6 “The interruption Seth Skidmore met with in “the forecastle of the Arctic, was very startling to the raseal. After his exposure to Tom Bran- _don, of what he heard Harry tell Ben Bolt. about himself, he imagined that he could find out more’ about the: little harpooner by ransacking his ~ locker. But unluckily for his design, Harry was awakened just in time to spring out of his bunk, seize upon him, and prevent the continuance of his ‘sly design to pry into -his private affairs. ~The mate had gained a firm clutch upon the ‘ttle fellow’s throat, and as the boy was no match for the lanky mate, it seemed as if he~ must soon succumb to the murderous hands of his enemy. Had any of the men been below; they ~ vould have helped the boy. But all, including the fifteen men of the Amphion, found at Diseo, were “up on deck, helping to navigate the Arctic on her - Way toward Cary’s Island, to go to the rescue of a sti eey Hayden and Captain Marline, whom ‘they + supposed to be at the food depot: At the time of the mate’s attack, the ship had passed Uper- ~navik, and was bowling along the western coast “of Greenland, in the first clear water they had “ina good many days. The coast was within a leacue of the vessel’s course, as the captain was desirous of keeping as much leeway as possible, order to make Cary’s Island without going too far out of his course. ’ Harry fought the, mate with all the energy in his little body, for he comprehended that Skid- ‘more would kill him with a good grace if he had the ‘chance to do so without being discovered. ‘Phe little fellow’s strength was not equal to his determination, however, and he soon became ex hausted and ceased to struggle. the: desire upon him to murder the little fellow to satiate his petty spite. Inthe terrible and sudden spasm of fury that assailed him he shook the boy, and seemed to gloat over seeing his face ecome livid, his eyes to almost burst from their sockets, his tongue to loll out from his mouth, his sr Ave to ‘swell and blood to ‘burst from every pore. utterly kill the little fellow, the mate knew it, but not a trifle did his hands relax, But a brawny ist struck him alongside of the head at the very ~ moment when he thought he was about to end _ the boy’s life, and he was knocked flying across ns fag forecastle as if he was aninepin, §~ ~ “By ther powers o’ sin!” shouted the voice of Bolt, in tones of towering passion, “but ther ~Tubber. is a-tryin’ ter murder ther lad an’ not a "Soul “i pan’ ter len’ a helpin’ han’ ter ther kid ah “He wicked the little fellow up as he spoke, and : te The mate . in‘face was qd S Fae! 3 sprang toward ap he old sailor. _ ‘ALOW ‘AND ALOFT ae “though, and one of the sailors took care to se- ~ captain, hoping . The longer he held the boy, the stronger grew | _ dered the»men to ~ Tt would require but a few more moments to “resume | the hazy shore oe frigid” 3 Bs e aid him in his berth in an unconscious — os hs = ¢ up from the floor. His long, ked from Ben’s fist. ‘He was in | le fury, ‘a black scowl was on his “apes: 2 ath-knife from his belt, as ee » yew will ae a that Baow!” me!” shouted the savas an’ iv be i last taime, es tew!” a. He reached the old sailor’s side as he: ‘spoke, 3 and aimed a terrible blow at him with his imife,- but Ben neatly parried it. The blades of their weapons came together with a sibilant hiss, the | hard steel’ emittin sparks, and then they eliache 3 ed. Just at this moment the noise they made brought some of. the men from the deck, and as. they came tumbling down the companionway — stairs and saw what was transpizing, they set up — a wild shout, The next moment they rushed up— to the combatants, fell upon them, separating them, and flung them aside. ne “Let us be!” shouted the mate, in furious. ae ; cents, as he sprang to his feet, and with a wild glare in his eyes made another rush for the — intrepid old sailor, with the evident. intention of renewing the battle. erie The knife had been knocked out of his gia: cure it before he could lay his hands on it. Ben — was rather glad than otherwise that an— inter- ruption had taken place, as he knew that a se- vere battle would have been the result if “they had been left alone. The old sailor was not afraid _ of the rascally first mate, but was much averse to... a fight of the kind ‘that’ seemed to have been i minent, 2 Fearing rough treatment at the hands oe the — men, the frightened mate peeee to shout for the thereby to save himself. His eries were evidently heard by the skipper, for an instant afterward Tom Brandon came rushing down in the forecastle. Before the mate could say a word, though, Ben told the captain all about: ee his treacherous attack on. the little harpooner. — The skipper was amazed as a consequence, and — ordered the men to bring the rascal up on deck to inquire into the case thoroughly. Ben attended to Harry, and within afew. min- utes he had the boy restored to consciousness, io - helped him up on deck after the others. then told the es es his story, and Brandon or- — drag the rascally first. mate © down below and confine him in the hold. There was a small compartment up forward, into ‘which 2 they thrust him, the door was locked on the ‘out- Z side, and he was left to meditate over ike pr pect of being confined there until the return Fos the ship to port, perhaps six months hence, when _ he could expect nothing save a long term of im- prisonment in jail. It was several days after — that before the boy entirely recovered from the _ effects of his rough treatment, and ee pe his regular duties on deck with theo NETS «2 - “Ben,” said he ‘to the es sailor, one afternoon, as they stood up in the» agi a gazin oft nar nla “you he twice saved my life from that villain, and. se l awfully aoe toward you. When ae > comes tor us Fen 5 ional to — Twill tell

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© - i ae =, Ry * oe a AND ALOFT x ee 5 * : 2 - > fr! _ “Ben!” the boy exclaimed excitedly, as he point- at the ship, and then raising the spears they ed at the strange object, “what in the world is carried, they flung them at the man with sue at thing over there?” force, accuracy and dexterity that the wea “Blow me!” gasped the old sailor, with a vio- whizzed through portions of the individual’s cloth- _ ent start, “ef it ain’t a man, an’ he’s a-wavin’ ing, grazing his skin. Not one of the -spears i his coat ter us, too?” pierced “his: flesh, however. And aS the Hsqui- They looked again to assure themselves that maux ran down, the hill in pursuit of the man, they were not mistaken,‘and the boy ran aft, more of them appeared at the summit, and rushed shouting the news to the men. The captain was after their companions. It was yery apparent) standing at the wheel with the helmsman at the. that! the Esquimaux were hostile to tHe white. me, and as soon as he heard the news he ran man, and were bent upon his destruction if it- nto his cabin, got his binocular and hurried up were possible, Reaching the water, the fugitive “forward to catch a glimpse of the fellow. The ran into it and began to swim toward the boat as ore at that spot was rugged with icy. hills, the fast as he could go to escape his enemies. — et arth was all covered with snow, and afar in the Fortunately he had not tar to go, and the cap-. es distance rolled away a huge chain of hills that tain soon picked him up. They were rowed rap- looked very much like mountain peaks. idly away. from the shevé, and just got out The shore was about five miles distant, the man xange 2s another shower of spears and arrows on a high elevation, and, although He looked flew through the air. Harry saw at least avhalf — ce a pigmy, his clothing being dark and con- hundred Esquimaux congregate on the shore, ges- rasted against the background of ice and snow, ticulating wildly, and evincing by every motion he was plainly visible to the naked eye. Long that they were mad over the eseape of the mal and earnestly the captain looked, and at last low- from reach of their weapons. Back came +t ering his glass, he turned to Ben/with the remark quarter boat ‘with the stranger, who was talki in’ quiet tones: ; to the captain very earnestly, and Harry ec: He is a man, and a white man in the bargain, down from the rigging as-the boat drew closer, Ben.” 5 and, joining Ben, the boy began to talk to the 9] “Wants ter board us, don’t he, sir?” queried the. sailor about the newcomer in the most Serio sailor. — ai ’ . ».,manner. A few minutes later the boat penchant -” &Bvidently so. You can pass the word, Ben, to “the side of the vessel, the davit-lines were made — the Arctic fall off a few points. We will run fast, and the boat and its crew were hoisted w in as close to the shore as possible, and if that *o the deck, where all disembarked. All hand: fellow wants to board us, we can come up in the ©” board had been attracted to the side by» rind, lower a boat. and have him on our decks in "ews of what was transpiring, and as the iffy, eh?” : c cued man stepped on deck the men all drew ba ~ “Jist ther thirg, sir,” replied the old sailor. and looked at him curiously, eee sides,” continued the skipper reflectively, “Perey Darrell!” came a shout from one of t who knows but what he may be able to give us Amphtion men. Oise me information about the lost captain of the He had recognized the young rascal at a glance, Amphion, Harvey Hayden, and that rascally skee- He was indeed the treacherous skeeman, aliv “man who tried to starve all those who remained» and well, having seen the ship, after deaare of the crew of the whaler?” _ his captain and Harvey in the igloo, and eee ; _ “There must be some reason fer a white man broken faith with the Ooquesiksillik Esquimaa 1x ter be here all alone on them bleak an’ barren while on’ his way toward Upernavik, de: cad ores, sir,” said Ben. .,.. them to get on the vessel. A shout of hor He hurried away as he spoke, and approaching caped his lips when he saw who had recogniz the quartermaster, he gave the captain’s instruc- him, and he glanced at the captain, to whom. ions.. The ship wore around on another tack, had given a fictitious name and a lie about k ‘stood away for the shore at a rate of about self when saved from the’ Esquimaux.. A: cea with a strong wind blowing. The frown overspread the skipper’s face, < ’s figure became more distinet as they drew “So you thave lied to me, have you?” he ask sloser to the shore, and they soon made him out -angrily. (ot ee to be a tall person, clad in a suit of bearskin and “Ay. ay!” shouted the Aapnukomanaoses =, carrying a. ¥ifle inh ig: Band, “<When.-the ship Bt- “And you are the infamous wretch who rived within two miles of the shore she was hove to murder these-men?” : ee p in the wind’s eve, and asthe canvas began to “No, no, no!” oried the trembling Darre ter one a soe aap) hoes ivi oe ‘ing back in terror, saan, panned by four sailors and the captam,.and Tap- = <b ey had heen -standine amid the serous. diy palled away ‘toward: the ‘shore ‘to. pic ac ithe -men eagerly listening to ail that was pas and as Ben Bolt stepped aside, the little - own, and hed th FS ESN SH oes 4 , cap’n,” shouted Ww Y 2 ore, re

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i8 from his eyes with fear. He raised his clasped _ hands bescechingly. “Spare me!” he whined piteously. ; » “Pell me, where are Mark Marline and Harvey _Hayden?” said Brandon. en “Both are dead!” lied the vengeful wretch. “Oh, God!” shrieked Harry Harkness. . _ And throwing up his hands, he.fell prone beside Darrell in a faint. The skeeman looked at the Loy in amazement. Gradually the look intensi- fied. And bounding to his feet, he shouted wild- ly, pointing at Harry: “Marian Greenwood—disguised as a boy, by heavens!” ‘ ; Had a bomb burst on the deck, all hands could not have been more astonished than they were to hear this announcement. BN CHAPTER X.—Washed Ashore, Little Harry Harkness, a girl—Marian Green- wood! Darrell’s words. were true, though, and every man on the deck of the Arctic believed -. what he said, for the little harpooner looked more _ like a git] than a boy, and Darrell had no object in. making such a claim. Having fainted when _ the skeeman ‘said Marline and Hayden were dead, _ the youngster’s ape ence was more like that of a girl than ever. The moment that Darrell arose _ to his feet two of the Amphion’s crew had seized hold of the rascal. The Esquimaux commanded by Owanark and his brother Equeesik went over the ice hill, on shore, as soon as the man they had _ been chasing was taken on board the whaler. _ / They saw that he could be neither recaptured - nor killed. Two days had they journeyed from _ the igloo in which they had left Marline and Hay- _ den to save the life of the treacherous skeeman, and in the end he had duped them and disgusted them. But he had fared just as badly by’ fall- ing into the hands of those on the whaler, for they had a record of his criminality. Ben Bolt sprang forward as soon as the little harpooner fainted, and carried her into the eaptain’s cabin at the skipper’s order. Darrell gazed after her _ as if he could hardly believe the evidence of his senses, until he was aroused by a rough shake _ by the captain. ; “Percy Darrell, I am glad that you have fallen into my hands,” said the skipper, “for if Mar- . line and Hayden have perished I will be enabled nn sed that retribution is meted out to their mur- * derer!” “Do you mean_to say that I kill them?” de- manded Darrell. es - “@f.course I do.” : “Yow will have to prove that, sir!” “ ‘Every man who is left of the unfortunate crew of the Amphion is ready and willing to ~ swear to your perfidy, you rascal!” . ¢ _. “Oh, they are all enemies, of mine,” said Dar- reli caustically, “and would perjure themselves to _ etme in trouble.” — : “Not a bit of it. They.are all honest men, and would only condemn you from certain knowledge of your iniquity.” | ‘ . ALOW AND ALOFT ae ‘the roots of her hair, but she was not daunted by ' has been in vain. and if they are dead, as you claim, it stands to _ reason that you killed them.” a “Such evidence as that does not amount to a row of pins.” : “How do you know, then, that they are dead?” “Oh, this is the way it happened: We found the food depot and lived there a while, when those ~ Ooquesiksillik Esquimaux found us. They area _ bad lot, and, wanting our arms, they killed my ~ two companions, made a prisoner of me, and were carrying me away, when J escaped them, saw this vessel, hurried to the shore, signaled you, and thus managed to get away from the miscreants, saving my life.” pete “Your story sounds plausible enough.” , “And it is true,” said Darrell, believing his lie ~- would save him. : re “Should { find that you have done any harm to the two men I am in search of, you wilh get the full measure of punishment for your crime,” ‘said « | the captai~ “That is satisfactory to me, sir.” - ‘ ese At this moment Ben Bolt came out of the cap- - tain’s cabin with Marian. The girl had recovered from her faint, and although her face was as pale as death, she was in full possession of her facul- ties.. Both the captain and Ben now understood the secret of. the girl, which the first mate had ~~ tried to fathom. She was the daughter of an’ — old sea captain with whom Ben had sailed on many a whaling cruise, and to hide her sex she — had signed articles under a fictitious name, for .— every man in Nantucket knew that Marian Green- wood was the only person of her name inthe | village. Had she diselossd her name, it was like- ly that her identity would have been suspected, and she would have been debatred from sailing on the Arctic in search of her missing lover. euie _ “As you have recognized me, and disclosed my identity to all,” said she, when she reached Dar ell’s side, “I may as well own up to the truth at ast. ,I sailed in this ship to learn some tidings _ of Harvey Hayden, the one to whom I am en gaged to be marri As a girl, the captain would not have shipped me, so I disguised myself. You say that Harvey is dead, but I do not be- lieve you, Perey Darrell.” t Lahore “T do not force you to,” he replied coolly. “And I must add that be must think a good deal ot - your lover to so disgrace. your womanly modesty — as to play such a prank as this.” ree . The girl’s face became suffused with a blush + to his cutting and sneering remark. % “My love for Harvey is so sincere,” she replied, ; ‘that I would not have hesitated at any honorable / means to follow and try to give him my aid. It _ is true that what I have done is not in accordance with propriety, but there was nothing disgracef about it.” ’ “Well,” said the spiteful Darrell, “ in. He ig dead, as I t

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; ke neechis jaugh burst from the skeeman’s lips as he was led away. , “we ought to make Cary’s Island and discover the truth of the matter.” “The captain then walked away and all the lors looked at the girl in a queer way, much if they were ashamed of themselves over ething, and did not know exactly what it. was, 3ut they soon accustomed themselves to the nov- yy of the situation, and to see the respectful rs and deferential ways they assumed was PR ys espoused and championed: the little har- showing that he was considered the best friend ‘the girl had among the men, whereat Marian _ Jaughed most heartily. : ~The following day broke clear and hazy; that -is, with a clear sky, and a dense haze floating up ‘from the ice-bound shores. It was about noon- e, when all hands were startled by hearing the man sing out in hurried tones: B rybody rushed to the port side of the ship “to catch a glimpse of what the man ‘had seen, mong them being the captain, with his ‘an " dark object, but a closer scrutiny showed that it was nothing more or less than a @ whale. Anxious to secure it, the captain red the boats down, and the first person to g him to be permitted to go was Marian. The skipper was reluctant at first, but the girl pleaded “so hard, and the captain was so sure of her cap- r going in the hoat with Ben Bolt. A few mo- enty later away shot the little harpooner’s boat ward the monster, and three more followed ‘it im quick succession. The whale was blowing a act vaporous breath and water, and going in on | the land at a slow rate of speed. ~ ter at a swift rate, and soon neared the y fish, when the oars were muffled, and roceeded at a slower and more cautious Marian had taken up her ‘position in the he boat, clutching at a harpoon gun's and when they were close enough she fired vith such precision that the harpoon mbedded in the whale’s side, almost up to ik, and the boat od toward the shore, » it; as all the li ALOW AND ALOFT ~ “By this time to-morrow,” said the skipper to. Marian “pooner’s cause, and now took an especial delight Marian Greenwood. They discerned a. the leviathan, that at last he consented to © vey 2” boat containing the girl whizzed through oiled a fathom from | water and were washed up on the shore by the — ferce of the waves. Sao aite CHAPTER XI.—Conclusion, fintombed alive in the igloo, the entrance of — which had been sealed up by Percy Darrell and the rascally Esquimaux, Owanark, Harvey and the captain were in a state of the utmost despair. - There was not the slightest possibility of their — forcing their way out, for Darrell had stolen all — their arms and implements away while they were fast asleep. The lamp which the Esquimanx had — given them for light and heat soon consumed al] _ the oil it contained, and their misery, was aug- — mented by being cast in darkness, for the light — of day cannot very well penetrate the thick walls of these huts of ice. s Feiss Of course they did not know that their trouble + was attributable to Darrell, as. they had not. Seen 5 the rascal at the camp. The fact was; though, that he had met the Hsquimau before they did, — and made the bargain with them that culminated « - in their being entrapped; and while they were at the eamp,,he had been safely hidden from thei sight in an-igloo near by. It was he who had planned the whole thing. Meals See “The traitorous Esquimaux have fastened us in’ here to. starve. us to death!” said Harvey, in tones. of despair. hie bate “Ay, ay, my lad, that’s how it is,” replied the captain, after he had assured himself that there was no chance to get out. “All as they wanted — was to steal all our arms and other things? an’ — they ‘had it in their treacherous minds ter en a from ther beginnin’.” fen te “It is singular how unlucky we have heen- about being deprived. of food ever. since Darrell and I fell out,” commented Harvey. = “Sure cnough.. But what are we ter do—re- main here passive an’ die 0’ starvation now, Har-_ “T do not know, what else we can-do, sir.” The walls of the igloo were at least thr thick, and, having bean thoroughly covered ism! There was no other way to sustainlif - Yet. they put off the terrible idea as | possible. . There was not much. nourishment e their skin clothing. But th elief was only temporary. At thi et Steere 8 tan. DY;

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20° ‘evening. The starved captain was bending over him and feeling of his arm. There was a wild light in his eyes, and as he saw that the youth had been awakened he recoiled. with a hoarse laugh. “What were you doing?” asked Harvey, in low, strained tones, for the suffering he was enduring had almost deprived him of the power of speech, ‘and like the wretched captain, his face was drawn, his lips parched, and his eyes burning with fever. “Nothing,” said Marline guiltily. - “T see how it is, captain.” “Starvation is terrible, Harvey.” “I know. One of us must die so the other can live a little longer.” “We will draw lots.” 4 The trembling captain broke off two icicles, a guilty look on his rugged face, and never daring to look Harvey in the face meantime. He held the icicles toward Harvey, exposing only the ‘ends. The boy chose one. A terrible cry pealed from the captain’s lips, and he staggered back against the wall. By! _ “J hev lost!” he wailed, in agonized tones. ' “And TI refuse to kill and eat you!” the boy ‘exclaimed huskily, . _ Marline grasped the noble youth’s hand. Tears _ were in his eyes, and his voice trembled with emo- tions * ; : - “God bless yer, my lad!” he exclaimed huskily. At this moment there sounded. a terrific uproar outside of the igloo, making them start, tremble --and glance at each other in amazement. The ~ door was smashed open, and they almost fainted, . , thinking that friends had arrived at the last mo- "ment to save them. They were dragged out in “the open air, and as soon as their eyes became aceustomed to the glare of the departing day, they looked at their companions, and to their surprise saw that they were Esquimaux. More- ~ over, they were Owanark’s band, the very same - ones who had made prisoners of them at the in- tigation of Darrell. But the Esquimaux had not come back to save their lives, as they soon und out. Infuriated at the treacherous way that Darrell had treated them, they had come - back to spite themselves upon the skeeman’s vic- tims. It did not take Harvey and the captain ‘long to see that they were in danger of their “Yes, He promised to pay us for helping “to reach Upernavik.” ; s * “And did he not get you to, imprison us in the igloo?” j him fe did.” Vnsiee e captain told Harvey what he learned, ut what has become of the white youth?” -Marline of Owanark. "i eran away and boarded a ship.” anark then ordered his men to bind the mds.of his two prisoners behind their backs, id it ALOW AND ALOFT * } - top to bottom. The two unlucky ones walked along in silence after that, with all ...ecii enemies surrounding them, talking angrily among them- selves. a ces 3 They soon reached the cliff, at the base-of — which the two castaways were stationed against= the wall. The Esquimaux then drew back from _ them a dozen paces, and formed in two rows fac- ing Marline and Harvey, with their spears up- raised. They were just about to fling their spears when there suddenly sounded the sharp crack of _ a dozen revolvers. Marline and Harvey opened their eyes, uttered a simultaneous cry of joyful - surprise, and beheld a half score of sailors run- ning around the edge of the cliff from the shore. A hail of bullets whizzed around the Esquimaux, and uttering a shout of affright, they suddenly turned around and fled in dismay. Up to the half | fainting castaways ran the sailors, with a loud cry of joy, and the next instant their bonds were — cut, and they were free. Harvey looked at his _ rescuer. Reape “Marion Greenwood!” he shouted, in wild sur- _ prise. r. eye pee “Harvey, oh, Harvey!” screamed the brave girl. And the next momeng she had her per be the youth’s neck, and pillowing her head upon his bosom, she burst into a fit of tears. Marline was fairly thunderstruck. But a few words explained al] to him. The sailors who had rescued them were some of his own men, and had been on th shore, cutting up the stranded whale, to transfer _ the blubber to the Arctic, which at that moment _ fariz experience they both ad, lubber, andwhen Ren Bolt or any of the young couple are on shore, they ever find — a hearty welcome at Harvey’s pretty home. | eh ES ad as, ee Ste os ontain “THE METEOR © ERILOUS RUN OF .

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A TWELVE-TON CHEESE. A cheese is being manufactured for exhibition »at the New York State Fair in Syracuse. It will “weigh 12 tons and will require 150,000 pounds of milk, or a day’s output of 7,500 cows. HEAVY STORMS IN SWITZERLAND. This has been a strange year for Switzerland, - first the drought, then the severe snow storms which sent Alpine climbers to the shelter huts. - From 20 to 30 inches of snow fell in some places ° about the 6,000 foot level. The thermometer dropped 30 degrees. . : CEYLON GRAPHITE. “In the Island of Ceylon graphite is found in greater abundance than in any similar sized area in the world. The soil and rocks of. Ceylon are almost everywhere impregnated with graphite, so that it may ‘be seen covering the surface in the wers after a rain. The supply is practically inexhaustible. The peculiarity of Ceylon graphite its extreme purity. ee Se “BIG BED OF OCHRE. A ‘stance resembling brown coal, found thin eee dour miles of Guatemala City, and estic Commerce ae be built up in this material. The supply appears to be very large. / Dae ; RHONE DEVELOPMENT. x e French have some ambitious plans for the evelopment of the Rhone River. It is planned to make this waterway into a water transport ver ports will have to be improved or at least eries of traffic. The Rhone River flows west Sa south from Lake of Geneva to the Mediter- an Sea. ° ibe - #2 WHATCRATS: DO. \ s have estimated that’one rat will con- : ey to fifty pounds of food in a year. + hassalso been figured that it requires the con- uous work of about 150,000 men with farms, agricultural implements, and other equipments 0 supyly the foodstuffs destroyed annually by rats'in the United States. In addition, rats de- roy other property, mainly of agricultural igin, the production of which requires the wk of about 50,000 men. This gives a total 200,000 men whose economic output is de- lely to! feeding and otherwise providing: i Me Fete re wale he PLUCK AND TUCK - . CURRENT NEWS ted and joined by rail with the main land ~ one over” on the machine when you get bar t proper weight. The individual in question moved — Pay ft.) BOAT’S PROPELLER KILLED A SHARK. Henry’ Owens had the seare of his life when — he was making his way into Horn Harbor, in Mathews County, Va., a few days ago, in. his moter boat. His boat was speeding along at about 14 knots when it struck some obstable that shook the craft from stem to stern. The boat was in deep water and a clear channel. Owen could not account for the collision with the submerged object, ; The boat’s engine went dead after the collision and Owen went to the stern of his boat to see what the trouble was. He found the fast te- volving propeller of his boat had killed a shark There was blood all over the surface of the water. The shark measured nine feet. Its body was cut in several places when it came to the surface after its contact with the propeller. $ CAT NURSES RAT. Two small kittens and a young rat make the _ happy family of a fond mother cat at Enfield, — N. C., according to J: T. Ethridge, who took 2 peep into the barrel which serves as the family — home at I. D. Wood’s store at Enfield. The mother cat, according to Ethridge, found 7 two kittens many days ago, and on the day after® - the kittens came caught a young rat and carried — it to, her barrel home. Evidently the ‘mother in- stinct got the better of her or else the kittens and the rat developed a case of love at first sight, for the mother speedily changed her killing inten- — tions and welcomed the rat into the freedom of the home. : = ; bp Now she is'nursing the rat and the two Kittens, . while the adopted member has developed into an ¥ oe affectionate youngster, playing with the mother — cat and licking her fondly as do the young kit- tens. On top of that the new life appears to be _ agreeing with the rodent, as he has grown con- — siderably since his adoption. % ; —____ Si HOW TO GET AHEAD OF PENNY MACHINE, rw New Yorkers have accustomed themselves to the caprices of the chewing gum slot machines, which, if they return neither your money nor your gum one time, they give you two or three _ pieces of gum and a piece of chocolate, all for one cent the next time. The reasoning is that if the machine “puts one over” on you, you “put im = than your money’s worth.. Now has come I man who is able to fool the weighing machine in the subway stations. ince These weighing machines. promise. to return your money if you place the red hand on your the red hand to 138-pounds, got on, the seale an put his cent in, The scale registered 139 pounds. All at once some brilliant idea struck the 3 and he removed his light coat, and hung it on — the back of the scale. Down went the ‘indicator — to 138, and the coin came back. Bere oF 5 a 3 ey oe ¢ = ? Sat ae

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The Yours Mail Carrier : — aes Of The Postal Road By WILLIAM WADE (A SERIAL STORY) ‘CHAPTER X1IV.— (Continued) At length the bushes were reached. ‘Once within, the cover of the heavy. growth they were full of conilderce, for they at once dropped down into the bed “of tne stream that flowéd there in flood time and were com- etely hidden from view. fhe bushes were not gh enough to eénceal them had they stood erect, it moving in a crouching position they were sate ‘from the eyes of those within the camp. = Downethe gully ‘they. crept, Tom straining his to-cateh any sound from the rear that might cate: that his escape had been discovered. put an idea into ‘his ‘mind, ‘and he turned to s companion. — Trailing Bush, if they discover that Iam ne they: will come rushing down the gully, for ‘slit in the vear-wall of the tent will tell =e hich way I have. gone.” ell??? - PE have no weapon.” Shoshone stopped short, erases his hand 2 breast of his hunting — shirt and. drew forth: two revolvers, bright and new. fter you. saved ™ y life and warned me that veded. something better. than. a shotgun to otect. myself from the’ men of my tribe, who d xob and murder me, I went into: town at ought these. Take ONC M gec= ‘om thankfully. took one.of the pistols and felt pursuit did come that he was prepared 9 account for more than one of his enemies be- e@ : Th they went : thn they could eae oS mg Be eee legs spread out in such a manner that Ww. way - again. tenor a pile further the Shoshone came at's ‘the frouble?” asked Tom. - T eamé “up the- ee answered Trail- found aclimb of about six or seven “beyond. here, where the stream he lef f thee place,, and he was moving back a forth as ae for exercise, or because he g ss, and I _ had to “wait until his. back before I could make a ‘dash and “aust see where that sentinel is he- over that drop.” ke said Tom. ‘y to locate him.” “PLUCK AND LUCK s oo ‘up there. drinking and gambling, and havi ‘get the drop on him. If he is looking the o the sentinel was standing with his back _ « Of course the sentinel went down wi , makes a fall of that distance. — the man’s neck the latter did not move. inel about a handred yards to — Pee, : “carrier. +o me and he was marching away ; alarm when he comes I back to =ebet-as feb Sor which tia Shoshons had Seka. Noe ae mov with. greater caution than ever, and when th were within ten feet of where the present of the stream ended they got down: sa t bellies again. : Inch by inch they crept forward, and sadGert a somewhat melodious voice fell upon their ear singing in a low tone,such as a person woul adopt when alone and singing to keep ae company. “With gold in*my pockets and my sweethe rt by my side, 5 The world may behold a pirate in his pride” Then they heard the man Spending’ : “Blast the hick, anyhow. Here‘am- 1 kicking my heels on the grass and straining my eyes for danger that never comes, and those. fellow are high old time, I wish something would happen.” _ Little did he dream how ,soon cue wish oy be gratified. ; Tom turned to Trailing Bush, : “The Sentinel seems to be just below the ed; of the drop.” ; a “That's what I think. gow i a “J am going to crawl forward and: try to et sly peep ovér the edge.” = “Suppose he is looking this way?” “s _.“I shall have my pistol in my hand and i way I may have a chance to dispase of some way thatthe situation will suggest “Good,” again said Trailing Bush. . Without another word, Tom crept: softly the dry bed of the stream, and’when he most at the edge of the drop he lifted h suddenly, the pistol held ready in his hand. The precaution, however, was unnecessa and not more than two. feet. distant from sheer fall, ~ ; Very slowly. Tom West straightened up and — when he. was fully. erect he thrust the pistol into his belt. fs peste He leaped from aioe he “stood, with Be ‘ landed he was fairly astride the man’s. shot oulders. to the grvound,-and just as soon as h down — Tom seized him by the back of the neck and’ — pounded the fellow’s face upon the turf with . his force, and when he took his hand away from He was insensible. Down jumped Trailing Bush, a : provingly at the successful feat of : “What shall we do swith him?? he asked. “Tie him’ up,” said Tom, : “and put some so Z of gag in his mouth so that he. can’t rai any — Se Senses.’ y

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7 = Ste i ee <e piucK AND LUCK ce: THE NEWS IN SHORT ARTICLES METEORITE FALL: FLOWERS A STAPLE DINT. A arge meteorite fell a short time ago in the * In India a regular article of food is the flowers grounds of Salop County Asylum, England. Dr. of the bassia or mowra tree, of which the inhab- ~~ Hallsworth, ‘one of the medical officers, saw it. itants of the ; central provinces consume about — drop into a bush. It was ‘quite hot when pieked eighty pounds apiece every year. D, sand light as, pumicestone. The flowers have a thick, juicy, globe-shaped Be eet ree me c corolla of a pale cream color, inclosed at the base» + FIRST GUM CHEWERS. in a velvety, chocolate-colored calyx. The cor- — ~The Aztecs of Mexico are said to have been the . olles fall in the early hours of the morning and_ first gum chewers known. The followers of Cor- ®ve collected by women and children. They are ~ tez reported that the Indians chewed a gum to spread out to dry on mats in the sun, when they quench thjrst and relieve exhaustion. They ob- wither to half their weight and develop a brown- —— ‘tained it from the sapote tree by tapping, and to- ish-red color. A tree will yield 200 to 300 pounds. cS lay the manner of gathering the sap is in close of flowers in a year. tog ee Gates “analogy. to the’process of gathering maple sugar _ When fresh the flowers are extremely sweet, ~ in New England. The tree is indigenous to the With a peculiar pungent flavor, and a charadter- “northern countries of South America, Central -istic color, When dry the peculiar pungent fla oS a. and especially Mexico, the last named Yor is less perceptible, particularly if the stam- 2 furnishing about six-sevenths of the entire sup- €nS are removed, and the flavor then resembles: actie med annually in the United States. that of fies. The flowers are eaten either fresh © consumed or orem pein in her different ways, with ate 7 TILL RUNNING rie®. shredded cocnanvt o% our, as ft n oe cial sights, and a few _The total amount of sugar in the flowers va-— ‘ago the populace was treated to the sight of "eS from 40 4o 70:per cent. A shirituous ae anerable great-grandfather of the automo- ’* A on from them, No don of Erie AGe oie He. The owner, the Abbé Gavois, who was per- yielding about ninety gallons of 95 per cent. al- ps the first professional man to recognize the cohol. } eee pe f the automobile for getting pee. = aaa = ry for pastoral or other duties, managed ithe ,... “Mi ~ Magazine” ere ae old contraption. He was greeted with Mystery Magazine ‘salutes of horns throughout his progress through SEMI-MONTHLY ; 10 CENTS A COP" bees © The long-visioned Abbé is looking to cle EATEST Issurs AER sell the historical machine a we bdeke cad will 73 TWH PSYCHIC ENEMY, by. Arthur Wm. Andreen -, the poorer clergy of bis district. “car” 74 DAE WONDER GIRL. by Ralph Cummins, not been overhauled in thirty years and bat- 75 ON THY WRONG TRAIL, by Hthel Rosemon, | . : . nee E SPIRIT WiPNESS, by Chas. I. Ouursle a touch of asthma is still runable. . 7 THE LIPTL WHITE ROOM, by Mare Hai ' ones. - ‘ ¥ 9 (a3 sais SS eet 78 THY STOLEN YAR. vy dmund Whiot, GIRL SWIMS AROUND MANHATTAN 7 THE AFFAIR AT HOLLYWOOD HOUSK, by : eee ISLAND. /— aes nae is STERY, by Eamilion Craigie, Miss Amelia Gade, Y. W. C. A. swimming in- - 3 SAE AMS ee a al als tee A Oar j : : a; : SALLY? 1 ¢ ~ structor, took a forty-mile “dip” on June 26, in a THY CLVE_OF THE WHORT. by Katherine stuee course she completely encircled Manhattan 81 Ee eae ei ar Og amwuna Tite Op ¢ Z : mS, a Hite -CLrnm MJT, Any nek, Rochdolts— oe island? She was in the water continuously _from HE PACH IN THR CROWD,” br Mare Ws, Jan 20 a, m. until 9:17. p. m., when she climbed g7 wpm y4N IN ROOM No, 7 hy Chas, ¥. Onrele ae back onto the Naval Militia dock at Sisto BS BOLR TUN OU AR RULES thy et eS Us : A + * ( 3 ») AD W Shy rr Worry tyne Saas Sekt le Hover antic : the 9 THY OVS NEXT-NOOR. Ry Police Capt. Ha! heers of a waiti SES eae : ard. tla nly once before had a woman made the sate Mf Trtn mp qvem pmmmemTT Pe Chem 7 The first to cover Miss Gade’s course was 92 PRIDAY AT TWRLVE. Ry Katherine Stag Ps Blionsky, who swam the metropolitan The Famous Detective Story Out Today In No. it in 1916. Her time was eleven hours and BY. ‘THE LEFT 4 AN thirty-five minutes: : : pia Ba T Ligeti em Gade fifteen hours and fifty-seven NaS By HAMILTON CRAIGIE » =i wutes to get back to the point from which she FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, 163 W. 28d St. New ‘had started, but she had spent several hours in 7 Si the E ‘iver off One Hundred and Twenty- — * ea" Tene AES pee ‘ ey eiane water and waiting for the “Moving Picture ; Stori 3” e cae oe. the tons ee ace Hie eee ee to Photeplays es ime on the long swim-—— waitin m Sererantctetes seek TaaT ACE Ha cBE Sosy ttle | PRICE SHEN Chis PR CD . ee sar ens Megane “Halt tony, Seene oranges, a couple of sand-. : BTS Tg ieathns © rab sey ate bar and to drink a cup of the Fi eee cee ey me the water or gripping so an in Seenai tin

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‘THE FIRST OFFENSE ‘By HORACE APPLETON. * the cheerful dining-room of ‘my bachelor a Stevenson, a select party was assembled eiebrate his birthday. <A very animated dis- ssion had Been carried on for some time as to ether the first deviation from integrity should : ated with severity or leniency. - Variows were the opinions, and numerous the _oxguments brought forward to support them. ‘The majority seemed to Jean to the side o ‘Crash all offenses in the bud,” when a warm- earted old gentleman exclaimed: Depend upon it, more young people ave lost to society. from a first offense being treated with in- cious. severity than ees she contr ary, ex- renie, ‘ot that I would pass over even the slightest ion from integrity, either.in word or deed— ould certainly be mistaken kindness; but, , the other hand, neither would I punish with. rity. an offense committed perhaps under the ce of. tenmptation—temptation, too, thatawe elves, may -have thoughtlessly placed in: the such a manner as to a oe it invesistible. mstance: a vlady «hires: a servant; the girl erto borne a good character, but it is her lace, a hoviesty. ha&S never yet been put to . ‘4 ~ if: nistress,, without thinking of the continual emptations - to which she is exposing 2 fellow - erea' re, the habit of leaving Small sums of : € ae coy per, lying about in Lge shai 3 Ss his: she begins’ to think chat eke ere not always found exactly as she left n falls on. the gin, eae it is to- et ou ts" ieee: money earefull iy at night, ae next morning some is missing. en in the room but the eee her Be atte a } |; what dees her mistress do? — he turns the girl. out of he¥ house at an — } cannot, in esas her’ a u s dreadfully t th ee of human nature; and — of blaming hers "her. wicked. a ignorant 0 envel~ © temptation in her very path, turned her pitiless, world, aD ived of that which constit —her shares and that without one effort t reclaim her, without affording a single opp tunity of retrieving the past, and regain’ future good conduct the confidence of he ployer. ‘ There is, I fear, too much in. what you: say, remarked our benevolent host, who. had hith He taken no part in the conversation, and it rem ; me of a circumstance that occurred in the ear ter ii - part of my life, which, as. it may serve to. i trate the subject you have been ee Twit hae relate, f ae In the outset of my business career (gaid. ie} took into my employment a yeung man to fill situation of under clerk: and according, to rule I had: laid: down, whenever a stranger e tered my office, his duties were of a nature t volve ‘as little responsibility as possible un sufficient time had elapsed to form a correc timate of his character, “This young man, whom I shall eall Smit of a respectable family. He had lost his father, and had.a m sisters in some measure dependent. upon him After he had been a short time in. my em ment, it happened that my confidential whose duty it was to receive the money | ‘from hank for the payment of wages, being: * by. ani aeioheseen’ cir eumstance from att the proper time, sent, the sum required My. confidence was s0 great in my head erk, who had heen Jong known. to me, that I in the habit of vegularly countin when brought to me; but as on: this oO had passed through other hands, T _vight: to do so. Therefore, calling Smith back as he wai ing my counting house, I desired him to wait few minutes, and proceeded to ascertain wh it’ was quite correct. Great was my. surprise and conéern, on that there was a considerable deficiency. Ween ’ “From. whom,” said Ty: Bp eee receive his money?” $05) * ‘He replied: “Prom ‘MM - - confidential clerk. Or GoRS strange,” said I, “ischians steadily stirs “But this money. is ‘incorrect, and: it is — ; tine that I have found it 80? ¢ He changed: countenance, and his eye f fore mine; but he answered with vlerabie postive, “That it was as he had r di “Tf g-in vain,” T Sephiads= te ‘pose upon me, or to endeavor to cast one who character: for the strictest’ “he and undevia integrity i Now, I: am perfectly co taken this mo: :

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sss, therefore, the error of which you have been “guilty, restore what you have so dishonestly Uk mndeavor by your future good conduct to seyve my confidence and respect, and this cir- uMstance shall never transpire to injure you.” e poor fellow was deeply affected. id In a voice almost inarticulate with emotion he acknowledged his guilt, and said that, having equently seen me receive the money without ne it, on being entrusted with it himself ea had flashed across his mind that he ht easily abstract some without inenrring suspicion, or at all events without. there being ficient evidence to justify it; that, being in dis- sss, the temptation had proved stronger than iis power of resistance, and he had yielded. ey. cannot now,” he continued. “prove how _ daeply your forbearance has touched me; time sphe coh show that it has not been misplaced.” He left me to resume his duties. Days, weeks and months passed by, during J scrutinized his conduct with the greatest , while at the same time I carefully d with delight I observed that so had succeeded. The greatest yity and attention—the utmost devotion to erests—marked ‘his ‘business habits, and thout display; for his quiet and humble tment was’ from that time remarkable. ¢ length, finding his conduct invariably mark- | py the utmost openness and plain dealing, my ence in aeancy occurring in @ situation of greater fulness, an my experiment ‘4p filled, I placed him in it, and never had I the F lightest yeason to repent of the part I had acted ard him...’ “ 3 ; ) only had I the pleasure of reflecting that 2 y m. a continued course of vice and consequent sery, and afforded him the opportunity of be- ming.a respectable and useful member of sotie- “but. 1 had gained for myself. an indefatigable a faithful and constant friend. — 3 has he served me with the greatest ‘and devotion. His character for rigid, -gerupulous honesty, was so well known as Smith’ beeame a proverb ement of hig attacks ph at the oS ad og ey ee BC Pe PLUCK AND LUCK Bs against any appearance of susnicious: him was so far restored that, on. st and emolument than the one he had hith-_ all probability, saved a fellow creasure been some time _ tate of total eres cet $, soon as possible, for she feared her husband was — dying. I immedidtely obeyed the summons; On entering his chamber, I found the whole. of his family assémbled to take farewell of him”. they so tenderly loved. : Pe As soon as he perceived“me, he motioned for — me to approach near to him, and taking my hand _ in both of his, he turned towards me his dyimg —— countenance, full of gratitude and affection, and: — said: ; Aue: “My dear master, my best earthly friend, 1 ~ have sent for you, that I may give you the thanks ~- and blessiags of a dying man for all your good- ness to me, To your generosity and mercy 1 owe it that I have lived useful and respected, _ that I die lamented and Kappy. To you I owe it, — that I leave to my children a name unsullied by ss crime, that in after yeers the blush of shame — shall never tinge their cheeks at the memory of their father.” , i Re Then turning to his family, he said: Sete “My beloved wife and children, I entrust you~ without fear to the care of that Heavenly Parent” who has said: © ‘heave the fatherless childre unto Me, and I will preserve them ative, and Ic thy widows trust in Me.’ And you, my dear master, will, I know, be to them as you have to.me—a guide, protector and. friend.” fhat, continued the kind old man, lookin us with glistening eyes, though thixed. with so row, was one of the happiest moments of my 1 - As I stood by the bedside of the dying man, and looked around upon his children growing up. virtuous, intelligent and upright, respecti in honoring, as much as. they loved, their father when IT saw his wifé. though overcome with gri for the less of a tender end heloved husband sorrowing not as one without hope, hut ev that moment of agony deriving comfort in. th belief that she should meet him again in t world where—- Ss ee eee “Adicus and farewells are a sound unknown When TI listened to his fervent expression gratitude, and saw him calmly awaiting the. gate ® press.

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26 PLUCK AND LUCK’ “NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 21, 1921. TERMS TO‘ SUBSCRIBERS Single Copies. ............6. Postage Free.... .07 Cents One Copy ‘Lhree Months... ~ Gee git Re 96 Cents One Copy Six Months...... ered 3 4 One Copy One Year....... # = 3.350 ‘ HOW TO SEND MGNEY—At our risk send P. 0. ‘Money Order, Check or Registered Letter; remittances in any other way are at your risk. We accept Postage ‘Stuuups the same as cash. Whe sending silver wrap the “Cui in a separate piece of paper to avoid cutting the envelope. Write your name and address plainly. Ad- dress ‘Jetters to HARRY E. WOLFF, Pubtisher i166 West 23d St, New York * ° . TFEMS OF INTEREST ‘ LASSOO DELAWARE STUGEON. * How William Beckett and William Bayer las- ' yooed a sturgeon in the Delaware River at the upper end of Reedy Island is one of the big items _of conversation in lower. New Castle County, The men sighted the sturgeon and having no ~ paraphernalia they decided as a joke to lasso it with a small rope. A lucky throw caught the _ huge fish behind the gills. ’ KILL 300 WOLVES IN MONTH. -_ State wolf hunters in the Upper Peninsula de- -" stroyed more than 200 wolves a month during the spring. Sam Bennett of Kenton and his dog Sandy are the champion wolf hunters of Michi- gan. Mr. Bennett has hunted and trapped most of his life. His dog is sixteen years old. Sandy ‘and his owner did away with twenty-eight wolves in a little. over a month. When a den is located the wolves are dug out and killed or shipped to _ the State Game Farm at Mason.” + SNAKES INVADE R. R. STATION. “Wow! Wait till I kill this big snake!” yelled W. B. Kinney, third trick block telegrapher of the W. & A. Railroad, at the dispatcher’s tele- -, phone as he was reporting’ a train. His eyes ‘registered horror asa four-foot rattlesnake came writhing through the door into the office, Kinney pombarded the reptile with about everything mov- able in reach, finally smashing the snake’s head. Long continued drought has emboldened snakes, who are desperate in their hunt for water. IANS CATCH SALMON WITH IRON et “* “GRABHOOK.” The Indians fish for salmon with a “grabhook,” ‘a large iron hook fastened to a pole by_a loose ‘cord three or four feet long. A hole at the blunt PLUCK AND LUCK ‘nearly three hours. for ut dry wood of the required length, they patiently — work at it with drawshave and knife until it is — the right size and tapered to suit the workman. — Then it is usually hardened in the coals before_ putting on the cord, whieh they braid themselves. ~ If a pole breaks, as it often does, the broken” — parts are lashed together with string, pitch is = smeared over and melted by being rubbed with a” pee stone, which makes the pole as strong as be- ore. The Indians generally fish from the bank or from platforms built over the water, says the “Fishing Gazette.” They thrust the long pole. out across the river as far as they can, and let — the current carry it down and into the bank, trusting to chance and a quick jerk to hook the fish if they feel one in the water. -_~ LAUGHS Director—Say, my man, how is it that Shakes- — peare’s statue is standing on the pedestal marked Scott? Attendant—He must have got his base — on an error, sir. : A rs Nat. | - Doctor—The increasing deafness of your wife is merely an indication of advancing years, and you can tell her that. Husband—Hum! Would you mind telling her that yourself, doctor? d fess « os “What reason have you for thinking that the thief who entered your house was a locksmith — by trade,” asked the detective. “Why, I saw him — make a bolt for the door,” said the victim of the _ “robbery. af “Oh, John,” said Mrs. Popley, “you must raise a-pair of these long side whiskers.” “What!” — exclaimed Popley; “why, I ‘thought you detested _ that sort of. ” “Yes, but Mr. Dubley was here to-day. He has them, you know, and it was _ just too cute to see the way baby pulled them.” ° Judge—Wou were most brave in capturing the burglar, Frau Wachtig, but to ipianereaie ES Besta verely was hardly right of you. Witness—I didn’t know he was a burglar at all. I had waited up my husband, and thought — { 4 the robber was he. A. little boy told his friend, another youngster, that his mother was accustomed to give him a 5 penny every morning so that he should take his medicine in peace and quietness. “Well, what. do you do with it?” inquired the- little friend. “Mother puts it in the money box until there is\a shilling.” “And what then?” “Why,.then moth- $ as - er buys another bottle of medicine with it.” \ x % e- 7, eae : ar it pees 2a St SEE ae “Me, an’ the preacher went fishin’ yesterday,” — e text: the lake that bun ral

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re Ae €; __‘YTEMS_ OF : GIRLS CHECK FOREST FIRE. ry three hours 150 girls from Camp Meenap- Wis., a summer school, fought flames which eat ened to. consume the 4,000-acre forest of the Peninsula State Park. Everett Valentine saw the flames and turned to the girls’ camp for help. The girls, members prominent families from all parts of the sd. States, dropped tennis racquets and books nd formed a bucket line. ‘The fire was checked. ~ GIRL SHOOTS AT BOATERS. wo little maidens, : scantily clad, were shot at le out in a rowboat near Sis terville, W. Va. ice found a young girl had done the shooting. “Yes, 1. shot at them,” she confessed, and sed; “if they come again I'll : shoot’ to kill.” “They came at night,” she said; “and we missed chickens and lots of garden produce, Then in. the ay time they’d row up and down the river othed in almost. nothing and kick ae feet , in ir and yell; é ; Hey ohare Rube—rubber! is Seer, BE MANS USE WHALE MEAT FOR... : ay HAMBURGER. : ‘The Gores taste for hamburger seems to be ater than the supply of meat with which to “at, ny rate, exports of whale meat fr ‘om Van- C., to Germany are rapidly increasing. : Ss ‘that whale meat was to be usedsin the a aaactiite of hamburger in Germany. and that iny cases i was actually prcteutes to any he latest shipment of whale meat left. hore tly aboard the Holland-American Sige os erijk.’ sates: will. follow shortly. . KILLED TEN BEARS. turning to Kamloops after six eee of ; entures in the rugged country of the on the Columbia River, J. French o Tennis, the latter a fullblood Shuswap ‘proaght. hack the skins of ten bears—six two. cinnamons ‘and two blacks. Hach unters got his bag limit of three griz- ecasion ‘the Napali sighted eizht griz- one slide, this being the largest group rs ever seen in that part of British Colum- \t that time the limit was within one of e, so-no-effort was made to disturb "he sixth bear was sO next sere ‘YONG WALK TO FILL PULPIT.. Neff J. Reynolds of. Sorueston Cais to take a bus w. ich carries — ck orang smoke iles- whe ; el SPL IC OAND FUCK ain.a crack, and the spring soon weakens ; 20... The trouble is therefore not dne to any mi ‘tetious effects of magnetism or electricity. - pariace of the SBE e. measuring more than ts feet in ~ the secret. of which. is, being guarded _ hosel the beautiful white: S but produced smoke in ‘greater qual “are not poisonous and ge INTEREST) oe towns. Reynolds, a local pr ene i was. asked aes fill the pulpits.. When hé makes the trip it means - walking seven miles. from his farm’ to Barnes: \- ville, where he: boards a bas that takes him eee Loydsville; three miles from ‘the little towns ~~ where the congregations are located. Sometimes pas autoists ” carry him the last three miles of: the | trip, but he is always sure of getbing ‘the’ seven mile hike between this place and -Barnesville,— both going and coming. A man of about 40, Rey-— nolds is noted for demonstrative methods of preaching, G SPRINGS. BREAK IN, SUMMER. Did you“ever-have- the mainspring of a cwateh eS WHY WATCH break?-If you ‘did, the chances are th i he OCS curred in thunderstorm weather, wri Briggs in Popular Mechanics, “Tt has eee the experience of many jewelers. that. in thunder storm seasons the number of breken watch m springs increases greatly, This has been or ously ascribed, though somewhat vaguelh ‘effects. of electricity, magnetism, and: of-4 fromthe thunder, but an analysis af the explan- ations attempted fails to develop any ‘ressona relation in accord with these ideas. This matter has recently been made ‘the sub te ject of a scientific study. It was fiially ae to arise from the fact that at this tim eB year the air was both warm ard mois both. of these conditions facilitate mus small spot of rust often starts on the spzx ar ean largely be preyented by a layer of ah 01 NEW WHITE SMOKE SCREEN. A white. smoke sereen, denser and mo penetrable to vision than any smoke sere invented, was- demonstrated the cother™ da’ Camp Meade for the | members of the Re Officers’ Training Camp, It is a new inventio sae chemists and army officers directing its When the smoke candles were lighte stead _of seeing black clouds rise, as on the bz Hefields. 2 of France, the reserve’ officers were surprised clouds, which rose from ground so dense that hey seemed almost ‘Major Earl U. Atkisson, commandant Edgewood Arsenal, said the white smoke, c not only. possessed a greater obscurin; “There is no point t

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BS Se 23 SUICIDE ASKS DOCTOR’S AID. Ethetbert Crawford, fifty-one, formerly a yail- road and Western Union telegrapher at New York; shot himSelf with a rifle at his home at Tuston, Sullivan County, N. Y., where he lived with his aged mother. He had just asked Dr. - Glatzmeyer of Narrowsburg, who was attending him, where his heart was. The physician with a péncil drew an: outline of the rigion of the heart on Crawford’s chest and then stepped from the bedside. to prepare some medicine. As he did so Crawford leaped from the bed, ran into another’ room, seized a loaded rifle and holding the muzzle to the marks on his chest dis- charged the weapon. Death was instant. . CAT KEEPS A WIDOW’S FAMILY a , / IN MEAT. -Here’s a cat that earns his own’ board. -He also supplies a widow’s family with meat daily. : ee : -- +. ee . Among the populace of Dublin in 1780 the — shoeblocks were a numerous and formidable body. The polish they used was lampblack and eggs, for which they purchased all that Were rotten in the markets. Their implements consisted of a three-legged stool, a basket containing a blunt. ~ knife called a spud, a painter’s brush and an old wig. ates at A gentleman usually went dut in the morning - with dirty boots or shoes, sure to find a shoe- blaek sitting on his stool at the corner of the — street. The gentleman put his foot in the lap of the shoeblack without ceremony, and the artist scraped it with his spud, wiped it with his wig _- and then laid on his composition thick as paint — with his. painter’s brush. y apenas The stuff dried with rich polish, requiring na friction and little inferior to the elaborate mod- ern fluids, saye only the intolerable odors ex>-_ haled from’eggs in a high state of putridity, aa aan which filled the house which was entered before the composition was quite dry, and sometimes. even tainted the air of fashionable drawing rooms. ; ae NARS a ae ey - THE NATURAL BRIDGE «, | “The history of the Natural Bridge is rem ably interesting. It was mentioned first, I think, by Burnaby in 1757, who spoke of it as a ‘natural — arch or bridge joining two high mountains, with a considerable river underneath.’ A bloody India fight occurred near it about 1770. Washington, when a surveyor for Lord Fairfax, visited it and carved his name, where it can now be seen. Dur- ing the Revolution the French organized two peditions té visit it. From their measurem é and diagrams a picture was made in Paris, which —. for nearly half a century was copied in Europes and America as correct. The origial tract wa granted by the king to Thomas Jefierson in 1% After Jefferson became President he visited the place, surveyed it and made the map with hi own hands. The next year he returned, taking tee two slaves, ‘Patrick Henry’ and his wife. For _ these two the former President built a log cabin,~ with two rooms, and directed one to be kept open — The slaves were never manumitted, Jefferson, left here large book for’ ‘sentiments.’ Unfortunately th book was accidentally destroyed in 1845 and onl apart of it remains. Above the bridge jis immense glen, probably once a cave, which tends for a mile to Lade Water Falls. ‘Ther “% ed for niter during the War of 1812 and by th XG ranean stream which shoots out of a cavern: hig posite. _ ‘Whoever - dr

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- Read These Letters From Happy Boys: Shows Clear Picturcs I have heen very slow in send- ing you an answer. I received my Moving Picture. Machine a few weeks ago and { think it is a dandy, and it shows the pic- tures clear just as you said it would. Iam very proud of it, I thank you very much for it and I am glad to have it, I gave an entertainment two Gays after I got it. Leopold Lamontagne, 64 Summer Ave., Central Falls, R. f. Sold His fer $10.00 and Ordered Another Some time ago I got one of your Machines and Lam very much pleased with it.. After working lt for about a month I sold it for $10.00 to a friend of mine. He has it and entertains bis family nightly. I have now decided to get another one of your machines. Michael Ehereth, Mandan, N. Dak. Would Not Give Away for $25.00 My Moving Picture Machine is a good one and I would, not give it away for $25.00. — It's the best machine I ever had and I wish everybody could have resky, Jeanesville, one. Acdie Pa. Box 34. Setter Than 2 $12.00 Machine Tam ‘slow about turning In my thanks to you, but my Moving Picture Machine is all right. 1 have had {t a Jong time and It has not been broken yet. I[ "have seen a $12.00 Machine but would not swap mine for it. Robert Lineberry, care « of Revolution Store, ; Greenboro, N.C. A Real Moving Picture Shows fm Your Own Home Remember, this is a Genuine Moving Picture Maelfine and the motion pictures are clear, sharp and 4 distinct. : a The Moving Picture Machine ig. finely constructed, and carefully put to- gether by skilled workmen. It is made of Russian Metai, has a beautiful finish, and is operated by a finely constructed méchanism, consist- ing of an eight wheel movement, ete. The projecting lenses are carefully ground and adjusted, triple polished, standard double extra reflector, throwing a ray of light many feet, and enlarging the picture on the screen un to three or four feet in area. 4 Tt is not a toy; it is a solidly constructed and durable Moving Picture Machine. The mechanism is exceed- ingly simple and is readily operated by the most inex- erienced. The pictures shown by thig marvelous oving Picture Machine are not the common, crude and lifeless Magic Lantern variety, but are life-like photo- graphic reproductions of actual scenes, placea and people, which never tire its audiences. This Moving Picture Machin has caused a rousing enthusiasm wherever it is used. : This Moving Picture Machine which. I want to send you FREE, gives clear and life-like rage 4 Pictures as gre shown at any regular ee: Picture show. Ay flashes moying pictures on the sheet before you. This Machine and Box of Film are FREE—absolutely free to every boy in this and who wants to write for an Outfit, free to girls and free to older people. Read MY OFFER below, which shows you how to get this Marvelous Machine. How You Gan Get This Great Moving Picture Machine—Read My Wonderful Offer to You WERE IS what you are to do in order to get this amazing Moving Picture Machine and the real Moving Pictures: Send your name and address—that is all. Write,name and address very plainly. Mail to-day. As soon as I receive it Iwill mail you 20 of the most beautiful premium pictures you ever saw—all brilliant and shimmering colors. These pictures are printed in many colors and among the titles are such subjects as ‘Betsy Ross Making the First American Flag"—'Washington at Home,” —"'Battle of Lake Erie," etc. I want you to distribute these premium pictures on a special 40-cent offer among the people you know. When you have distributed the 20 premium pictures on my liberal fier you will have collected $8.00, Send tho $8.00. to mo and I _will.immediately send you FREE the Moving Picture Machine with com- plete Outfit and the Box of Film. 50,009 of these machines have made 50,008 boys happy. Aaswer at once. Be the ficst in your towa to get one, é A. E. FLEMING, Secy..{ 615 W. Free Coupon Good for Moving Picture Offer Simply cut out this Free Coupon, Din it to a sheet of paper, mail to me with your name and address written lainiy, and I will send you the 20 ietures at once, Address A. E. FLEMING. Secy., GIS W. 43d St, Dept. 220 , New Yur. PLEASE New York ROUPON 43d Street, Dept. 220, ‘ Whitford, ALCOHOL FROM TROPI- CAL JUN GLES We clutch at anything as a substitute for gasoline. Profes- sor Whitford— of the Yale School of Forestry says that alcohol could be economically manufactured from the moist vegetation of tropical. forests and jungles, “The — evidence is conclusive,” said Professor “that the tropical sun has the power to store up more en- ergy in the form ® of cellulose in a given time than . has the temper- ate sun. “Tf this is ina utilizabie form it remains for the ingenuity of man to overcome the difficulties of profitably apply- ing it. With the increasing needs of the nation it is reasonable to ex- pect that sooner or later it will be necessary to util- ize more fully the plant resources of the tropics.” Professor Whitford said that the annual production of al- cohol from the nipa plant in the Philippines was now, nearly 3,- 000,000 ~— gallons and that one: dis- tillery there had produced 93 per cent. alcohol at a cost of about 20 cents. a gallon, and if operated, to full capacity . could make it at . a cost of 15 cents a gallon, \%

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