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F. G. AusteIl, r1anager.

dear 70 sucn summons were he any.
where In the neighborhood. True. he
might have wandered to the other side
of the island. But we dared not think
ii. Ills lamcness made him loath to
walk unnecessarily, and for food he
would not require to go far afleld.
The vessel in which we returned
was. 1t Is true, as different in every
point from the Scourge as sne well
could be. but our spars and rigging
were gay with English ensigns and
the voices which hailed the shore with
out answer were English every one
Had the old man been Mt hand he
would not have failed to recognize
them.
With sinking hearts we ran down
sail and anchored and then putting
ashore looked about us In sad dis
may. WantOn destruction was every
where. Not Il stick or a stone OF any Of
our works had been left untouched
The Philistin"s had come down upon
the stronghold while its guards were
away. and what PhiliStinrs could there
be In these seas save SpaniurdsI
We approached the cave. Small hop,
that the rich harvest stored In tha:
garner would he overlooked by sucl
greedy foragrrs rs the fellow country
men OF those who had originally rear,
ed II. Indeed the Splintcrcd woodwork
OF the doors and partitions Shove,
plainly enough where the raviShcr>
had been NJ work.
Collecting bundles OF rcs;nous foyo,
for torches. we passed through tn,
shattered portal and hurried across til.
great main hall lit by the sunligl,,
through Its crnnnled roof. away over
the dry flooring of silvcry sand which
had once formed bed and table for oui
troop or slaves. running eagerly along
till we reached the narrow arch which
gave entrance to the gloomy windlngs
of the abyss beyond.
Stopping for mQ,zeht to light the
torches. we advanced again. splaSh
through the chilly stream which issued
from we knew not whnt darksOr,e re.
cess Of the great labyrinth. and now
eddied and gurglcd round our knees
sheltering the smoky torch flames from
the tricklets that would have dropped
kisses on them from the roof. scram.
bling through clammy mud baths and
struggling over wet. shiny bowlders.
Onward we pressed into the very bow.
els OF the island. skirting black bot
tomless pools and shivering quick.
sands. But everywhere we saw the
tracks OF the countless feet that had
been before us. Ever and again they
wandered Off into some unknown depth
OF the maze. but as Invariably returned
TO the track which we now followed
the track which led to the treasure
Chamber.
Miles and miles must the SpanIsh
Hlnnderers have traversed among these
unknown windings and dogged indeed
the perseverance which carried them
through TO the end. But at last the
clustered footprints reached n narrow
aisle that had no turning. and we knew
then that the robbers had reached their
goal.
At this point Alec. the boatswnin and
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all the Scourge's crew except job IRE
halion turned back. They were salts
hed that further advance was useless
and wished to spare themselves the
modification OF seeing the empty vault
where once their wealth had been bank
ell. Perhaps II was mere idle curiosity
which led me on and perhaps II was n
wish to show the newcomers what n
store there had been waiting for ns and
them. Anyhow | followed Job Tire.
hnlion into the darkness.
The path ran by the side Of deep
water filled gully. 1t terminated I'm a
small domcd chamber, the only en-
trance into which was through a mar
row arch. which the stream more than
half closed. And here had been our
treasury. In this water guarded vault
we had deposited the pouches of pearls
and the chests Of coin won at the cost
OF so much good English blood Now
not leathern bag nor wooden case
remained The Spaniards had ruth.
lessly taken our all.
But there was in the place where our
store had lain n sight which made nv
muscles quake with chilling horror.
Supported by niche In the rock sat n
skeleton. pointing its bony fingers nj.
my breast and grinning at me with
half toothrd. fleshless jaws.
had almost troddcn on It's out
stretched shanks when the ftful light
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JOHN T0PP, PIRATE.
By WEATHERBY OHESNEY and ALIOK
MUNRO.
lcspyisht, 1900. By weatherby CAesney and Alick
xunro.l

Alec stood up to be inspected. \
great horn windowcd lantern was
thrust out on the end Of n boat hook.
and Martin Snale, climbing into the
main rigging, made penthouse of his
two hands and peered at us from under
them. The fog was thick, the tnllow
dip fickcrcd badly and Martins wits
were sluggish; consequently lie was
very long In coming to n decision. At
the end Of nearly ten minutes scrutiny
he stepped down from his perch and
bidding us remain where we were. dis.
appeared for awhile. Presently he re-
turned and, scrambling into the shrouds
again. bawlcd out afrcsh:
"Ye looks all right; solid enough.
too, l don't deny. But when mans
learns that looks is sometimes dcceiv-
In. So I'll just make so bold as to
heave this orange at one o. ye to see
whether 1t hits anything solid enough
to burst. II 1t does, yc can come
aboard"
He lifted his hand and threw. The
yellow fruit, flying through the air.
was stopped by Willie Trehalion's bald
pate. The boatswain never WINGED,
and apparently the sight Of the scat
tered pulp and juice-the orange was
nm overripe one-streaming down his
stolid face was sufficient. Martin Snalc
demanded no more tests. and we climb
ed up the round barrel side of our own
old brig, the Bristol Merchant.
There was but one thing which less.
ened our delight at meeting in freedom
our old shipmates once more-we could
not have the satisfaction Of letting
Don Miguel know how we had fooled
him.
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CHAPTER XXXI.

Three months had elapsed since the
Scourge sailed from Cave island when
the Bristol Merchant drew In between
the harbor heads.
Directly she rounded the spit q
glance told those who knew the spot
that something was wrong. All the
works raised by English hands had
been ruthlessly destroyed. Weeds were
growing among n few charred stumps
on the shore. and on the platform
ab0ye there was rank tropical jungle
IN place Of our snug, trim built dwell
tHgs beneath the palm grove.
4 falconet shot reused speech from
the cliffs. hut brought no reply from
human voice. The echoes died away.
the screaming sea fowl settled down
again and silence once more brooded
! yer the island.
We began to feel uneasy forebodings
Of Ill. The old man could scarcely be
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-28

the story Of Job Trchalion's tame
pagan was hut Circc song of death.
There are some men who can be hap
py only when they are doing and dar-
Ing. To enjoy the rewards OF advcn.
turc past and peril safely bravcd is to
them impossible. Only sword in hand,
and In the sharp grasping of battle do
they breathe easily and believe that
they really live. Now. ask no better
cOmradc tEan such one to stand by
my side when the hot breath of a foe
Is surglnG Iii my face. but ashore. in
tavern. or At supper i'm Hristol mcr.
Gers house. a man may have n more
congcnial comradc. or this restless
sort was my sworn shipmate. Alex
nndrr Ireland. and before n months
mud and rust had gathered on the
Bristol Merchants anchor lukcs. he
was at sea again, fighting in Captain
franky brakes company against the
enemies Of England and Queen Bcss.
job Trehalion spent his prize money
In II days and then shipped for the
Guinea coast. from which he has not
yet returned. Ills uncle, after n short
er trial Of dissipation. resolved to
cSchcw the delights of sack and ale
and started tavern to aid him i'm
Keeping his vow. The rest of the crew
scattered all their money like men,"
and then went ntloat once more to col
lect further supply for the same good
purpose. 1t Is the way of sailor men
and always will be.
But there Is still one person In this
tale OF whose fate have not told, and
| had meant that there should bc half
score more of chapters written to
say how | sought her and won her.
But she has read all that | have writ
ten, and she refuses to form any fur
thcr part In what she calls my tale OF
robbery and blood. If wish to tell
how l sought her at Nigo and found
that she had gone. and how finally
tracked her to Grenada and stole her
then. says she, must write another
tale OF that alone.
She is my wife. have bought n roll
Of paper and a score OF uui.lS and
could write the tale with easy glibncss
II 1t were permitted me. But, as say,
lnez Is my wife now, and -; she must
be obeycd.
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CHAPTER NNNII.
Sail away,
Hack away.
PlunGrr. lEoam.l
Gather all the valuabics you can.
Come back.
Nothing lack,
Thunder. Boom
Sroftnr ,.tl th., ,n,a,. -

Thunder! IBooml
Scatter all the money like a man.
The Bristol Merchants anchor has
kissed Severn mud once more, and viii.
lie Trchalion'S faVoritc song, sung
roared and shouted in every variety of
voice and key, Is rising from the
throats of her brown faced crew and
compelling attention OH the wharfs and
landing stages Of Bristol city - aye,
and throughout the whole town too.
The years OF adventure and peril
have come to an end at last, and now,
before the quill is laid aside and the
ugly, uncOmprOmising word Finis Is
scrawlcd across the bottom Of the last
page. few more dips In the inkhorn
will enable Captain Alexander Ire
lands brave lads to make their bow
and march off the stage with ensign
and pcnnants flying. For John TOpD
prides himself Oh being too old n sea
man to leave the strands of his yarn
lying Uttered about the decks, but pre-
fers instead to sec them snugly moused
and pointed to an end.
When the Bristol Merchant set out
from the muddy Severn to seek adycn.
ture and gold I'm the faraway west.
1O1 men. drunk and sober, had watch
ed from her decks the black, wavy line
which marked the iron bound coast OF
Devon until It sank slowly beneath
the horizon astern and had then turn.
ed, with hearts full Of hope, to follow
the beckoning arms Of the flashing
sun rs it dipped, all molten gold, into
the waste OF western waters. II was
the beacon which told us that out there
beyond the Atlantic rollers lay Manoa.
the city whose streets were paved with
gold.
All, but 1t lied! That golden glory
OF the sunset was will-O'-the- wisp
which led all but few of those lO1
brave men to their death. NIanoa has
never yet enriched by so much as
piece OF eight the many bold adven.
turers who have sought 1t. nor ever
will, for. to my thinking at least, Its
golden wealth exists only in the hopes
of the bold lads whom 1t leads to death.
Ave. Manoa Is but dream city. and
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-28
FOiled INitInnpcrs.

They kidnapped Tommy Jiggcrs,
Some bold and wicked mcn:
They grabbed the boy one evening
And took him to their den.
They wrote a fearful letter.
In which they vowed ard SwCre
'Twould cost ten thousand dollars
To see the lad once more.
Next day In all the papers
The ncighbors advertised,
Attention. Bold Kidnapcrsi
You hereby are advised
That II you'll keep young Jiggcrs
And never send him back
Just twenty thousand dollars
Will come along your track"
1t was some two weeks later
Young Jiggcrs sauntcrcd in;
His face was proud and happy;
He wore a ticklcd grin.
He bore q plaintiye letter;
Take this kid back" il said,
"And here's the twenty thousand,
In three weeks we'd be dead"
il seems that Tommy Jiggcrs
Had talents that were great,
For from his early childhood
He always could oratc.
And while the ncighbors rested
In peaceful. calm delight,
The poor. deceived kidnapcrs
Had heard the boy rccitc.
Baltimore American.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-28
Papa IL nOws,

NcG%c-l heard papa say the other
aay That labor is sweet and noble.
Mamma-So it is. Rcgge.
Rcggc-Thcn, mamma. why does papa
hire man to cut the grass while he
sits on the vcranda and only looks on?
king.
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Askit-And did your uncle remember
You in his will?
Ielllt-Wcll. he remembered me All
right. but that was why he didn't men.
ton INC in the will.-Baltimorc Am,ri.
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Health Omte HOurs.

Will te in my Office, at tho Coun, Il
! hamber, from 10 a. IN. to II IN. eveiy
day, Sundays and HOLIDAYS excepted, tor
the convenience Of citizens wishing burial
permits or to transact any other BUSH ess
pertaining to the office.
20-tf. W.D. HArrIs.
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or with hiIn?"

WHATS the matter with him?"
"Wcll. yer see, he's alters counted on
CROWN up an bein detective. an now
er fortune tcller's done said he's sure
~ he president some day."-Neu York
evening Journal
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-28

1t am mostly men who dcrlar' dat
marriage am lottery, an it am mostly
men who try dCir best to make it so.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-28

A party which visited Bill Williams
mountain last week in tho interests Of
science found undcnablc evidences of
race of people at least 10000 years
old. We regret that 1t is too late to
shake up few subscriptions among
them.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-28

When yo' have diskibercd man who
let's de world slide an ncbbcr worries
about anything, yo' have found a pus-
son dat would like to get into yo'r debt
an stay dar. It's dc honest men who
do most of de wOrryin.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-28
BROTHER GARDNER,
Some Philosophy by the President Of
the LIMekIln Club.
Copyright, 1901. L.,

copyright, 1901, 10y c. b. Lcwis.]
Ebery man wants to go fshin now
nn den. but | ncbbcr yet found one who
was willin to see his hens take vaca-
Shun.
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During our temporary absence from
the postoflice Wednesday afternoon nm
Ill favored stranger who is supposed
to be tcamstcr entered the corridor
and fired six bullets into the clock and
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-28
NOTICE.

l have bought heavy drsft wagon
OF $4,000 pounds capacity, and am
now prepared to do all kinds OF heavy
hauling or will hire out the wagon.
45-6m. j. w. GuRERy.
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FIRED SIX BULLETS INTO THE CLOCK
got safely away. If he will come some
day when we are Mt home and start I'm
to repeat the performance, we will
guarantee him the finest coffin to he
had in town and a funeral procession
half a mile long.
We have been invited to deliver an
address on Shakespeare before the
Grass Valley Literary club ono night
next week, but We have begged TO de-
cline with thanks. We know tho club
OF old. IL is composed Of seven mon
and poker game. arh when last we
addressed 1t we dropped 500 on three
jacks.
In order to maintain our dignity ns
mayor of this town we had To throw
Colonel ChiivrrS down the city hall
stairs ono day las, week. and we un-
dcrStand tl!at hr is likely to ne laid up
for some tim" t" come. Sorry for the
colonel, who is Il coed fellow at bottom.
but our dignity must and shall he pre-
served.
Tho editor Of the H!uc Till Times
charges us with holding II different
offices and grabbing for others We
hold only five offices. and the only 9TH
or we ar" reaching out for is the pres
idcncy Of the United States. Please
correct and obligc.
That we still have, the esteem and
confidence of the people was proved
last week when we were elected chief
OF the fire department, named rs orator
for the next Fourth Of July and asked
to lead the church choir for the coming
year. Integrity of character backed up
by two guns will always win.
Papa Knows.
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When my nayhur's piancr kept me
awake ] wanted to 60 TO law about II,
but when de barkin Of my dawg kept
him from slumbcr an he raised row
about 1t l put hiIh down as bad man.
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ARIZONA kICKLETS.
Some Lively Items From n Busy Eds-
tors Pen.
tCop.r'"ht. 1901. by c. II. Lcwis.l

V0oP!r'"ht, 1DOl, by {. Il. Lcwis]
The circr'at.on OF The Kicker has
not quite reached 1GO,OoO.OOO yet, but
Is so close ~ il that we can feel this
side of the continent gradually tipping
up.
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When a man finds himself de owner
Of vicious mewl. he at once reflects
dat he was bon so an can't help it, but
when he diskibcrs dc same traits about
his fcllcr man he wants him punished
at once bekase he isn't like himself.
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When man has got all ready to go
down to de tax Office an swear off his
personal taxes. muffin puts him out so
much as to have dc newspapers come
out an speak of him rs an honest man.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
A YOUNG MAN WITH GRIT.
THE REMARKABLE CAREER OF MARK NJ
PAGAN MAYOR-ELECT OF
JERSEY CITY
JERSEY CITY.

The election OF Mark NJ Fasan to the highest
municipal Office in Jersey City is another Illus
trxtinn Of what can be accomplished by young
man possessing grit. energy and a laudable am
bi1ion- He is of that splendid type Of AIneri-
cans who combat adversely. rise above humble
environment and attain eminence.
Mark Pagan poor boy. exceedingly
poor and through misfortune Was deprived OF
even common school education but he could
have completed the grammar school course had
he been selfish and deficient in the manly quail
ties that have made him 50 popular. At the age
of twelve years his father, mechanic, died
leaving a widow three children and estate
Marx was the Oldest Of the children. His
mother was willing toll and keep him at
school. but the boy concluded it was his duty to
aid her He was fond of school and study, ana
reluctantly Ieft his class; but he did not put
aside his books. He became helper on an
express wagon. He quickly realized that he
bad erred, that the future on'~ revealed the
position pI uT1veI. decided to learn trade,
and became an apprentice in the shop Of a
glider Of picture frames. He would have had
q shop Of his OWE if he had continued at the
trade. for there is nothing Of the Micawber in
Mark Fagan. His uncle. undertaken of
Jersey City offered to make him his assistant
He accepted. The salary was not the incentive
In his new field Of labor he would have more
time u read and study.
He always had his companion with hin-a
good book At night he attended school, and
rounded out his sch pol training at Cooper In
stitute. As he entered his uncIe's ser
vice he displayed his desire to perfect himself
IN the business and quickly acquired the
requisite knowledge. If a moment could be
taken he was delving into some book, and hll-
I'M. the storehouse OF his memory with useful
information The application to business and
books began to undermine his constitution and
brought on a severe attack Of illness seven years
ago. He understood the cause. 1t was lack
Of exercise. His time had been devoted to the
development OF the mind. and the body had
been neglected and being methGdical, he gave
certain hours daily to physical training He re
gained his health and became robust
Old men and aged women brought their trou-
hles to him. and he became the arbitrator IN
many family disputes. Young folk with grieV-
anres sought his advice, and the house left him
by his grandfather has been pledged as security
for bail bonds more frequently than any ten
other pieces of real estate in the city combined
BE only gave surety for some trivial mlSue-
Y1aeanor and never for vicious person III
anything went awry in that section the nrst ao-
vice impaired would be "go see Mark"
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

He studied the political history of the country
and the political parties. and elected to be
Republican This was courageous decision
for he lived in a ward where the Republicans
composed a small minority He could not be
passive partisan. He is not built that way lie
talked and discussed politics with the young
men and converted them. His missionary work
was manifest by The steady Republican gam
1t was slow but perceptible- Five years ago he
was nominal ed for Chosen Freeholder. and con-
fronted a Democratic majority Of eight hundred
II did not discourage him He declared he
would be elected. He understood what it meant.
but he went to work and prosecuted the liveest
canvass the ward had known. There was not
a family in the ward he did not visit. The ward
went Republican for the first time. He was
elected by 219 majority He was renominated'
but the Democratic machine feared him and
was determined to compass his defeat and re
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

cover the ward Every man with an atom ol
influence was sent into the ward TO solicit votes
every employer was imDortuned and thousands
Of dollars poured into the ward Demo-
cratic workers followed Pagan and cndeaVored
to undo what he had done The count showed
that Pagan had been defeated by fifty votes
The first test of his popularity outside OF ms
own ward was last fan, when he was nominated
for State Senator 1t was q hopeless task TO
overcome the strong Democratic majority. but
he was determined to do his utmost. and ne
made a personal canvass. He carried his own
ward by 342. and was beaten in the city by
less than 800 when the normal Democratic ma
jority is $500. His remarkable political achieve
ment in the recent campaign was surprising
He believed in personal canvass. and the re-
suit of the election sustains his opinion He was
elected by almost 300 plurality and was the
only Republican candidate on the city ticket
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17

elected. In defending his unique but successful
method of campaigning, he said:
The voters control this city. and they have
right to know personally a candidate they are
asked to vote for
Pagan worked tireessly from early morn un-
til late at night. He slept little, and when the
polls had closed he completely exhausted
and is resting at Lakewood.
The Mayor-elect is a handsome man, with
regular features, dark brown eyes, prominent
nose and a well rounded chin His black hair
is tinged with gray. He is of medium height
and build. He is unmarried. and lives with ms
sister 1t is predicted that he will give the city
clean, honest, businesslike Administrations