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in character! There is ell capitan-the
Lion. You hear that voice when he
speak to mean it? If he put his head
in the regiones Internal and call 'Di-
ablo!' like that, you will see that Di-
ablo sit up and listen Then am l..
very careful, very quiet-like the cat.
My paws you see" (holding out his
well-kept hands )"Ve-ry clean. BY ma
ture l am indolent. Yet like the cat,
capable of effort. and also, 1t is not
well to think l have no claws. AS for
you, gentlemen. Senores Leslie and
Oakkus. made no description, but you
know there is again difference. And,
for COr-r-ronute, 1 can say nothing, for
where is the animal which at one sec
ond wishes to kill. and the next makes
to weep? And yet, the pheeseeogno-
NEE the same. Very strange. is it
not?"
1t was funny. AS the Senior said, he.
Capt Perkins, Knut, Pete and my
self had high cheek bones and Roman
noses. Sam and Louis had the round
faces, and yet while there was some
thing entirely different about those two.
still we differed almost as much in an
other way from each other.
Caloran was a very handsome man.
lean. tall. graceful. with an air in all
he did. In spite of his dark skin. he
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would be awkward to be a hero in the
eyes of a girl whose personality was
not pleasing to him.
In the meanwhile Daisy Dimple and
Lucy Wadhams were indulging in
Mysteries and Mrs. Larkins was pale
with fright; but Larkins and Winthrop
pulled the two adventures to the
shore with trembling hands.
Minerva collapsed on the beach and
the women threw themselves around
her.
"She is drowned, she is drowned"
moaned Daisy Dimple.
Yes; she is dying." exclaimed Lucy
Wadhams. and she burst into tears.
NO; I'm still alive" murmured Mi
nerva family.
Mrs. Larkins bethought her of a
smelling bottle in the pocket of her
dress hanging in the bathhouse, and
quickly getting it applied it to the
nose of the faint girl.
How good that SMELLS" said Mi
nerva, drawing a deep breath in
way that showed that her strong lungs
were unframed.
the stopper off," remarked Larkins
dryly
Minerva blushed and Mrs. Larkins
looked sheepish.
During the rescue Tom Owlish. Mi
nerva's country beau and winter es
cort, stood behind the bathhouse I'M
observed and glowered at Adelbert
Livingstone. When no young men
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attention during the remainder of the
day?"' was Minerals stilted Ques-
ton.
Nothing in particular" was the
reply.
Then we would like to have you
so bathing with u.s. if it would be
agreeable to you. Several of the
guests and myself are going to the
lake; we would like to have you so,
too"
AdelBert was tired and did not want
to go, but deemed it advisable to COM
ply with the request.
Thomas Larkins and his wife, Lucy
Wadhams, Daisy Dimple and Benjamin
Winthrop were the other members of
the party.
All were splashiruy in the water,
laughing and talking, when Minerva
challenged Adelbert to try to catch her
as she swan away from the land. He
followed in a perfunctory way and she
kept well in the lead. Suddenly she
became frightened and began to
founder, having apparently been seized
with cramps.
oh, dear, what shall 1 dol" she
gasped. Save me; I'm droWnng!"
She disappeared beneath the surface,
and, thoroughly alarmed, Adelbert
lunged forward to the rescue.
He caught the bewildered girl as she
arose, and she threw one arm wildly
about his neck.
BE cool or you'll drown us BOTH"
he cried.
Minerva withdrew her arm from his
neck and began to sink, at the same
time saying, only support me a lit
tie. and I'll be all right"
lie graSped her left arm, and, smil-
ing at him as if his mere presence
gave her strength, she consigned her
self to his care with a happy sign and
began to paddle somewhat uncertainty
with her disengaged arm. She weigh
ed on Adelbert rather heavily, but
with his aid and with some help from
her free arm, they began to make
progress toward the shore. Fortunately
they had not far to go before their
feet could safely touch bottom.
1t was remarkable how quickly she
seemed to have recovered from the
cramp and she was able to stand,
holding fast to his hand as they stood
with water uD to their necks.
"Oh, oh. that paint" she cried in
agony; and Adelbert found it incum-
bent on him to place his arm around
her waist and support her. Then she
Immediately quieted and they began
slowly to wade toward the land.
How good and brave you are" she
exclaimed. regarding her mpanion
with a look full of admiration and
gratitude.
at is nothing" he hastily replied.
realizing even at that moment that II
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CHAPTER VI.
CAPTAIN pertains EXPLAINS.

CAPTAIN PERKINS EXPLAINS.
Yes" said Capt. Perkins. now I'll
tell you all about it. The reason why
] wouldn't before is because I'm SUI
perstitious. l think if you talk about
anything too much beforehand you'll
queer your luck. Besides, it was just
as we'll that nobody knew until we got
into these Attitudes, in general princi-
pies We're after gold. son. and in an
unusual way. We're going to dredge
for it on the sea bottom"
I suppose 1 looked what I thought
for the captain laughed. You don't
believe in that much. 1 See" he went
on, yet the thing is done on the west
coast all along the line. Californy had
her beach diggin's. there's strips of
gold bearing black sand in .Alasky, and
many a dollar has come out of Slug
CARDS bay, on the west coast of Pata-
gonia. They've took out as high as
$500 a day there, to my knowledge. Now
Santiago discovered bay on the east
Coast-bayo del ORC he calls it-that's
just peppered with gold, He couldn't
get anybody in his country-he's a
Chileno-to fit out an expedition, so he
worked his way up to New York,
where / run across him. l liked the
scheme from the start and l had some
money / didn't know what to do with.
acquaintance in a restaurant and he
was hard up, so I put it to him if he
wouldn't like to come along as inter
peter. There amt anything backward
about the seenyer, for all he's such a
quiet gentleman, so he come right in
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meanor, and at his request Aunt Bet.v
gave him an Introduction to the ~
markable maiden.
Despite the Watchfulness of Niner,,.
Adelbert managed to elude her after
the basket luncheon had been eatsn
and to wander along the shore Of the
lake in company with Sally.
On his return from the walk which
he would have made almost an inter
minable one, had not sensible and dis.
Greet Sally prevented it, he was met
by Minerva. She with great dificuItv
concealed her veXation and skilfuIT
monopolized his attention, resolving
that she would use every endeayos
hereafter to keep him from ENJOYING
the society of one whom she instinct.
lively recognized as a formidable ri.
val.
Tom Owlish stood in a forest behind
a wall that extended along one Side
of country road. The road was un.
usually narrow there and the plaza
lonely and secluded. 1t was early in
the evening and the moon was Shining
brightly
Soon Adelbert Livingstone appeared
on horseback, and with a grmace Of
satisfaction Owlish squatted behind
the wall and waited for his victim TO
go by. The horse was walking and
Adelbert was enjoying the beautiful
scene, flooded by the light of the moon.
At the proper moment for his pur-
pose Owlish threw a stone from his
powerful hand. 1t struck Livingstone
fairly on the back of his head and he
fell insensible to the ground.
Owlish Immediately fed into the
depths of the forest.
feIu
to be driving home from the village and
he found Adelbert lying in the road
He placed the still unconscious man in
his wagon and carried him to his
home, not half mile distant. The doc
tor concluded that Adelbert was not
seriously injured, but deemed it ad-
visable that he should remain quiet
for several days; that he should not
attempt to return to his boarding house
until he had recovered from the shock
and regained his strength.
OF course, Sally proved to be COM
petent and devoted nurse. and, of
course, what was to be expected hap
pened. Adelbert soon recovered from
his injury; but he told Sally that it
was impossible for him to recover his
heart, and she blushingly promised to
take good care of it for him.
AS for Minerva, she took up" with
Tom Owlish. One day, when he was
drunk, her husband informed her that
it was he who had hit Adelbert Liv'
ingstone with the stone and had thus
enabled Sally Wartrous to "catch" the
desirable city man for a husband
Thereafter the quarrels between Mr.,
and Mrs. Owlish were much more fire.
quent than formerly and at last she
left the mean fellow and returned to
the home of her parents.
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away somewhere by himself and play
the most bilious music you ever did
hear. 1t was so burned melancholy
and unnatural it would make a fuzz
come on your teeth. Well, Louis JOSH
ed him about it in his jolly Dutch way,
it seems, and we heard a regular wild
beast howl from the galley. We hus-
tied for the seat of war, Capt. Perkins
in the lead-he could move like a streak
when he wanted to. There was Louis
in the corner, with a face that had no
more sense in it than the palm of my
hand from fright, ana Knut cutting
and slashing at him with a carving
knife. The only reason poor Louis
head was not slit from his shoulders
was that Knut was too ramping crazy
to hit straight. "Knuti" says Bill Per-
kins-just that one word, but it had a
twitch to it that made my heart turn
over. 1t stopped the Swede in his
tracks, petrified, looking at the captain
over his shoulder with his mouth open,
and the crazy light went out of his
eyes in puff. Put that knife
down." Down went the knife.
You couldn't argue with that
voice. Now you and Louis shake
hands, says Capt. Perkins. Then
Knut burst out crying and he
Rugged and kissed Louis. and Louis he
cried, and .Knut cayoodled in Swede
ana LOUIS dcn q and 'lCh d. in
Dutch and Senior Caloran twirled his
mustache and looked astonished on one
side. and Capt. Perkins clawed at his
beard and looked still more astonished
on the other 1t was the queerest scrap
ever saw-real point of death one
second and variety show the next.
Senior Caloran couldn't get it out of
his mind. He talked it over with me
several times. These are a strange
people. ST." said he. There is Cor
r-r-onute (KnuD, who fight very cour-
ageous, and in one second, he weep
and bestow upon his antagonist kiss
That is what l do not understand If
! hate, if l wish to kill somebody him
l wish to kill to-day, tomorrow
every day. 1t is interesting. the study
of people. If l had known more of
that study, / should now be in differ
ent position" We walked in silence
for awhile, the Senior thinking you
will observe" says he. that Cor
r-ronute has the-the-how do you
CALI" touching his cheekbone) cheek
bone"
"Ah! ST 81! Chick bun-he has the
chick bun very elevated like Ell Capt.
tan Perkin, like you. like Peter, like
myself. He has also the large nose as
we have the same. All the character
istic alike and yet what a different
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MINERALS PLOT.

Beauty Nook cried the brakeman.
Mrs. Martha Livingstone and her son,
Adelbert, aIighted from a parlor car
and were met by Abijah Anderson, a
farmer, who took city boarders'' dur
ing the summer months.
Adelbert Livingstone had just grad
uated from Harvard, and had planned
to take a good rest before entering
upon a business career in New York
city. His mother was an invalid and
could not endure the noise and excite
ment in hotels.
The little village was formerly known
as Huckleberry Hollow, and the beauti-
full lake beside it as Quog's Pond. But
with the rise of the place as a sum-
mer resort the village received the
name of Beauty Nook and the sheet of
water the appellation of Laurel Lake.
The change from rustic to aesthetic
names and the contact with the sum-
mer guests had its natural effect on
the rural population. They became
more particular as to dress and the
furnishings of their homes. The sim
pie ways of the country to a large ex-
tent vanished, and everybody was rest
less and ambitious.
Farmer Anderson's only daughter,
Minerva, was at once captivated with
Adelbert Livingstone, we'll educated.
handsome and distinguished in appear
ance; as she was inordinately am
bilious, the knowledge that the young
man was rich made her captvaton
double easy.
Minerva was a country beauty of the
dashing sort, had a good figure and
dressed stylishly. She had a quick,
energetic mind, and, although exceed
ingly affable to people of high sta
tions, with whom she desired to IN
gragiate herself, was naughty toward
interiors.
Minerva tried to fascinate Adelbert;
but he was politely Indifferent.
$50 he proposes to treat me as a
casual acquaintance" said Minerva in
dignantly to herself one morning as
she stood in her room admiring her
self in the large mirror which fire.
ouently did homage to her vanity.
well, I'll see about it, my fine sir.
I've been to boarding school and know
a thing or two. I'm no unsophisticated
maid, I'll have him to understand
When next she met Adelbert she
smiled most sweetly and endeavored
to engage him in conversation; but he
did not take her bait. He was in
search for bait with which to catch
fish in the lake.
Pouting and angry, Minerva walked
| into the house; but she soon recov-
| cred her equanimity.
About the middle of the afternoon
Adelbert returned with a long string
of fish, and the one who admired his
| skill the most and who most enthusi-
asticaily complimented him was Mi
nerVa.
Have you anything to claim your
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from the cities were available to show
Minerva attentions, especially in the
winter, Owlish was in high favor with
Minerva. But in the summer Minerva
flouted her humble but faithful attend
ant or treated him with a GOODNESS
that made his miserable.
Damn the fellow" muttered Owlish.
; TN get even with him yet. Wait and
See"
At the home of Abijah Anderson
that even the rescue of Minerva
was the one theme of the conversa-
ton. Adelbert was lauded to the skies,
and he found being social lion very
disagreeable
Adelbert was not a fool, and he felt
quite certain that Minerva had tried
to dupe him for the purpose of Turing
him into her tolls as the result of a
seemingly domantic adventure, and he
was indignant.
! A few days later there was a picnic
in which many, both of the regular in
habitants and the city guests, partic-
! ipated. The picnic was held in a grove
| on Laurel Lake.
Minerva and Adelbert were there,
and on account of their recent remark
| able adventure were the center of all
eyes. Minerva continually lowered
about Livingstone and treated him
! with undisguised and tender admira-
to shake her off. Already the tongues
of the gossiperS were wagging and a
match between the distinguished city
| guest and the blooming country belle
| was predicted.
But Minerva was not popular among
| the country girls who had known her
! from childhood and were acquainted
with her deceitful ways. Tom Owlish,
| sullen and moody, listened to the talk
and nursed his desire for vengeance.
| Among the country girls was one
who even wore a sun bonnet. She was
! a typical maid of the old-fashioned
sort, modest, sweet and pretty, and
withal sensible and very intelligent.
| In spite of her Indifference to the city
| style of dress affected by most of her
ambitious associates, she was much
/ respected and the other girls acknowl-
/ edged her innate superiority without
| envy. Sally Wartrous she was the
| only daughter of a widower, a farmer
/ in moderate circumstances. She took
| care of his little home and she took
| care of it well. The old ladies said she
was the only thoroughly good house
! keeper among the young women of the
neighborhood.
! Il tell We. she's worth forty of your
! modern, high edicated girls" said en-
| thusiastic Aunt Betsy Perkens to
| Adelbert. She can bake and sew and
! wash. She can do anything. In her
/ hands a dollar will go further than
/ five in the hands of one of your highly
/ tightly girls that sets the pace nova
/ days. She's no fool in books, nuther
and can Guido the hightones in all that
amounts TO anything in their own line.
/ That Minervy they say you're struck
on, but l hope you aint-pardon me
/ II I'm offendin'-has had more advan-
/ tages, as they call EN-; but she can't
hold candle to Sally In things that
/ count"
Adelbert was not offended. and he
/ encouraged Aunt Betsy 10 expatia te
( on the virtues OF her favorite. He him
self had already been charmed by
! Sally's appearance and superior de-
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by the way you carry your shoulders
I'd be willing to bet you've swapped
punches with a lad or two before this.
and young Pete there amt the boy Ia
choose 10 walk on if l wanted a pleas
ant stroll, for all weigh more than he
does. Sammy's a quiet fellow and
like that, too. when it's a decent quiet.
l cottoned to you boys from the first,
and l do hope We hit it down where
we're going, as much for your sake
as my own. / amt got wife, chick.
kind nor kin, and now that my friends
has drifted hither and yon, l feel
mighty lonesome at times. Little Rain
intheF Face is my only pard."
Rain-in-the-Fac was a small speck-
led kitten, the captains pet l can see
the old boy now, sitting on deck, look
ing like a big statue hammered out
of a solid chunk of metal petting the
small cat with a hand the size of a
boxing glove, and kitty digging her
claws into his knee and purring. per
fectly contented. They were strange
mates
There was something so wistful in
the captains voice as he spoke that
it made my eyes hot. I knew how I'd
found the city. 1t used to scare me
at times when Ia stop to think that
outside of Sam there wasn't a soul
who really cared a continental cuss
whether I lived or died. Mine was a
family that thought a heap of it's mem
bers. Father and mother and my
younger brother and me. we were just
everything to each other, and when
they were gone and l was left alone
well, there were times when / felt like
hopping into the river and following
suit. There's plenty of good people in
the city, but they're too busy to waste
time caring for each other I reached
out and grabbed the captains hand
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to the game. Then l bought this boat
from an old friend of mine that wanted
10 quit the pilotin bushes, hired knut
and Louis, cause they're not the kind
TO ask questions-and-well, here we
are. You know how l picked you fellers
up"
was flabbergasted. Not but what
liked the idea-indeed, l did that.
There's something about the word
gold" that goes to your head, but I'd
been brought up after leaving school
in strict business principles, and to
hear of a man spending as much mon
ey as the captain had on a wildcat
scheme like this fairly knocked me.
The captain gave me a shrewd look,
and smiled with his eyes. Not the
kind of proposition man could sell
stock of easy, you think" said he
well, 1 don't know as I'm in it for
profits altogether. l worked hard for
the money l got, and l wanted to have
the worth of 1t. l was so durnation
sick of the city 1 could have filled the
sewers with giant powder and blew
the hull business up. l amt going to
be busted if we don't take out a cent
but I'm going to feel forty million
more times like the man 1 used to be
for getting out in the open. / amt
so much older than you as you think,
Jack. I'll be a mighty young Teller
of 50 my next birthday, and damme if
there's any man from to 80 thatll
suggest a thing that Bill Perkins won t
tackle. l was a lively boy once, for
sure. Johnny" said he shaking his
head and running his fingers through
his hair. IF a man of my own size
so much as spit in my general direc-
ton I'd light on his back like a bum
blebee-not because l had a quar'l-
some disposition neither but because l
was staggering with strength and
trembling all over with the head of
steam l carried. Why, one day when
! was living out West dressed myself
up in a stovepipe hat and a long tall
ed coat. and went out and pelted a
gang Of cow-punchers with rotten po-
tatoes. just 10 see what would happen.
"Well what did happen" / asked
with my mouth wide open.
"I'Il never tell you" said he. Il was
too busy az first 10 take notice, and
bimeby ] couldn't take notice. You
never see anybody so surprised as them
punchers was. though. at the idea Of
a tenderfoot In a stovepipe hat peg
FinR AZ EN-" Suddenly he drew him
self up with dignity "Of course
want you 10 understand that an that
was when ] was nothing but n Kid and
didn't know any better ] am willing
70 Jet you lads know about g. because
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Copyright 1902 by s s Mcclure Coz
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DIR. Theodore Kohn. the Prince
Bishop of oimutz. Austria, offers his
golden chariot and eight horses for
sale 10 use the money for the benefit
OF the poor. The carriage has been In
possession Of the bishopric for several
hundred years.
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b. T. Onverson of Arlington. Kan.
has started for London to attend the
coronation. Mr.. Oliverson was a mem
Der of the children's chorus who sang
God Save our Maiden Queen" at
Queen Nictoria's coronation.
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