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could reach the landing stage Lofty. had
seated himself, shipped his oars, and was
pulling with might and main for the open
water.
But in the meantime the Ventures com
mander had not been idle. His own cheek
cred experiences, perhaps, had prepared MN
for some desperate action on the part OIL tne
prisoner.
Casting off all dignity, as the fugitive ran
down the accommodation stairs, ne ran Ior-
ward
Moored to a swinging boom on the port
side of the school boatAthe side opposite 70
the, landing stage-lay the Ventures gig.
Out upon the swinging boom the officer ran,
with an agility that excited the admiration
of the interested squad on shore;
Just as Lofty cast off in the skill on one
side of the vessel, he came sliding down INTO
the gig on the other side. and, before the
fugitive could gain dozen lengths the START
was headed in hot pursuit.
Lofty saw the commander coming, ana ne
buried his oars yet deeper in the. blue wa
tiers of the bay, and set his teeth IN the de-
termined purpose to escape.
He had but one thought-to gain the shore
below the village of Petoskey, and SO escape,
for time at least the orderly's squad and
the guard-house.
The orderly, as soon as he. saw the chase
fairly begun, had embarked in a four-oared
barge that lay conveniently at hand, moored
before the boat-house inshore. and, with
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ward the yacht, and evidently understood
pretty nearly what was occurring on the yes.
sells deck. He was awaiting the action OF
the Ventures commander
Lofty. quickly comprehended that this de-
tail had been sent out in search OF himself.
He knew that the orderly would obey Com
mander Brant's orders.
In the meantime, while Lofty stood too
angry and disconnected to speak or move
the watchman with the cutlass had advanced
to the head of the accommodation stairs.
Pointing to the skiff In which Lofty had
come off to the vessel. he said:
Into the boat ahead of me-. please. II
just go ashore with you to make sure that
you reach there without delay"
'Do I understand, Captain Brant, that
you order me to be imprisoned in the guard
housew demanded Lofty, finding his voice
at last.
'.That- is precisely what you are. to under
stand. You have absented yourself willfully
from a recitation, and boarded the Venture
under cover of a falsehood. I will explain
to you, Rankin" continued the young COM
mander, regarding the misguided youth be
fore him more in sorrow than in. anger-'I
will tell you, for your own good, | hope
that you cannot consistently blame anybody
but yourself for this. You are not to suppose
that / am acting on my own authority, mere
ly, in consigning you to the guard-house
Every officer in the school has received Or
ders with regard to you. You must have
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SYNOPSIS.

rostv Rankin. mischievous cadet In West,
broot M;Jitarv and Naval Academy on the sno.e
OF Little Traverse Bay, Michigan, was e one
angry because he had not been CHOSEN 40 IN,
Of the fortunate thirty students VINO - steam
nose the crew of the '.schoo boat tne s.ee s,s
Yacht venture, In a cruise around the great iAAss
after the close of the school year In June;
The commander of the yacht was DICK oraas' s
n post graduate, whose attainment OF tne pTs -,
tion Lofty regarded as the result OF unwarfan'e'
favoritism. .,tr,,v
s'Fayoritim rules this school," he wrathruhy
declared TO his crony Thad Mcpherson.
'sYou don't know the story about Branu' - ~
you wouldn't say that" demonstrated tnau. 49,
he told Lofty how Brandt, with twenty oS nn.d
once took possession of the schooner ana s.os,. s
about the vicinity having many Interesting "u''
tures until captured. .,.r into
scheming activity. At the summons OF tne u. S Ne
bell to recitation he declined to go IN WIZ w,t s
chum Thad, and, notwithstanding his cer.ay aa.oS
that detail of cadets would be sent IN -,
Of him. he stroled along the beach 70 tne easst t
where boats were moored took sk1if, rvWeo ,r,.o M
to the Venture and boarded the yscn,' yaa ,rit
watchman on deck demanded the required wiz
ten permit, but Lofty, having none, oesia' 90
that he was acting under the personal ofuei a.. ~
Commander Brant in coming for SOM tnms IL
the ward-room. And he pushed past tine waten ~
man and ran down the companion LADDER 10 ''e
lower deck.
'Five minutes in the chart room VIII pnt me me
in possession OF information sufficient 1or my
PURPOSE" he told himself
As he disappeared from view cabin door at
the stern opened, Commander Brant stepped
forth and the watchman told what Lofty SAID.
81 have given no order" said the young COM
mander. stand there at the head Of the com
panion way in readiness to act!''
And the Ventures commander waited for Lofty
to appear.
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known that you had already about exhausted
the patience of the faculty. No word of
warning. no reprimand, and imposition OF
extra duty seems to be sufficient to make
YOU see the error of your ways. l am sorry
for YOU genuinely sorry-and IL there Is
any
tent inseleutly. s1'm not hankering for
your sympathy. Dick Brant. You're nice
one to preach to me, now, aren't you! II
you haven't got worse record m tins scnooi
than I have, the stories they tell about you
are the worst Hbels ever perpetrated on a
truly good boy since the beginning of time.
The cadet at the head of the accommoda-
ton ladder fairly held his breath at TINS out
burst Never, to his knowledge, had such
a speech been addressed TO. an officer, de
exnected to see the Ventures commander fly
;nfo q rage. but he was happily disappointed
Cantain Brant had not learned to conn
,r.nd others without having first learned to
command himself Though his hands clinch-
81 and his first instinct was to return tne
insult ms with Blow he quickly recovered his
Il am not given TO -preaching.'' & he said. I'D
themselves. Tnsn It is true that ] once acted as
fooishly as you are now dong; but l learn
ed lesson which you, too. will learn n SOONER %
or rs later far PURPOSE propose, for my part
70 mt stop to any further plotting"
= He t'' concluded by giving the watchman
another signal
uL ,,aie and whose limbs trembled, from sup
ppresssed praes excitement, allowed the cadet to ap-
annroach within arms reach.
Then he suddenly leveled a blow. which,
being directed with scientific accuracy,
caught the unsuspecting marine squarely on
the point Of the chin and sent him reehng
'''f Refore he could recover his equilibrium
Lofty had darted past him, and down the ac-
To cast off the slsiff's painter was the work
Of an instant, and. before the dazed marine
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four of his squad at the oars, had now joined
in the pursuit.
The barge naturally made better headway
than either of the small boats, but, before
the orderly could come up, Captain Brant had
overhauled the fugitive.
Brant handled oars in fashion that aston
ished Lofty Rankin, and warned him that the
chase, though a stern chase, was to be a
short one.
The Ventures commander did not dip his
oars half so deep as did the fugitive, but the
gig seemed fairly TO fly over the water.
Before Lofty could collect his wits the
yachts boat was alongside. and the officer
had leaped on board the skiff.
Then Lofty stood up and grappled with
his prosecutor, as he now regarded Brant.
They were pretty evenly matched; for, what
ever advantage the officer had in bulk and
strength was counterbalanced by the eel-likc
agility displayed by his antagonist
Back and forth they struggled, the sl1if
careening with their every movement, and
threatening every instant to capsize
Lofty's jacket was torn open during the
scrimmage, and the chart and Coast Pilot
he had concealed under it. dropped down
into the bottom of the skiff
Brant saw them, but paid no attention just
then. The captain had succeeded In grtting
Lofty down, with the middle of his back rest
ing across thwart andhis head on the bot
tom Of the boat, and contented himself with
holding the boy in that position.
When Lofty heard the four-oared barge
range alongside he gave up the struggle
BTant handed him over, the side into the
custody Of the orderly sergeant. much as
though he were a bundle Of dunnage.
Then. while the orderly headed for the
shore with the prisoner, the Ventures com
mander gathered up the litter from the bot
tot. Of the skif, and. with the gig in tow,
pulled back to the yacht.
"a chart Of Georgian Bay" he said to
himself, commenting on his capture. II scent
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teeesssJ of ''our. fellows" that he had put
but having gained accession to the chart
room. he did not propose to forfeit the pur-
pose of his daring.
He tumbled the charts in the rack out upon
the floor, and began scrambhng to ind the
one he wanted.
'T you hadn't disturbed me-" he mutterc-
ed, apostrophizing the Ventures first of
fcer, II would have contented myself with
taking a good look at the chart l am after
As i is, I'll have to take the chart 1T
Suiting the action to the soliloquy, he pro-
ceeded to wad up one of the maps which
he had hurriedly selected and stuff it under
his jacket.
It made suspicious-looking bulge under
the Jacket, but he flattened it down with a
blow of his hand Then, with his foot on
the threshold of the door, and the voices
of the officer and the watchman ON deck
sounding in his ears, he paused and cast
swift glance all around:
Great Lakes.''' was his thought. IT wouldn't
be apt to find that any more than the chart
He saw what he wanted. thin. black
covered book, on shelf; hurriediy pos
sessing himself of it, he showed it under his
he proceeded boldly up the companion stairs;
t'Rankin. what are you doing ON board
tb;s vesselg.' was the demand he met with,
at the top of the stairs, from the Ventures
commander. ~, -, :,
cool response.
And Lofty made as though to pass. the Of
fcer and gain the accommodation ladder.
HSton where you are!" came the stern
Awed BY the voice Of authority, Lofty came
.Tvhat do you want?' he asked, as proba-
blv no cadet of Westbrook had ever address
ID a snnerior before "You haven't got any
authority over me, Cantain Brant, and you
know it. I am not one Of YOUR crew."
Lnew The commander of the Venture rank
ed equally with the commanders Of the in
ea,tru comDanies on shore, and had q we'll
daened authority in circumstances like the
nresent over every subordinate IN the acad-
emy .. &c .,o,,rsa,e -
sball order your arrest?" queried Captain
Brant. W., a..,.
think you can scare me- do you? What do
care for a few demerits, more or lessy I've
been cheated out of my just dues, and
a0A 4 : motion i from the Ventures first officer,
,nd n complementary movement by the watch
man with the cutlass, cut short Lofty's ha-
rangue. :.
"Consider yourself unaer arrest, SAID tne
commander, as the marine advanced; and to
Britton he added: :,
rive him in charge of the detail coming yon-
der Instruct the orderly in charge Of the
snuad to conduct the prisoner to the guard
house" sI,, s rostn .nd
thsn he glanced toward the shore.
He saw the detail from the academy bar
racks. which had by this time reached the
beach, standing in line near the waters
The orderly sergeant was looking off TO-
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oFTY viii never be able to stand
the disgrace" ,,
Don't you deceive yourself. ne
will. and he'll have satisfaction OF
the faculty for the indignity tney
have mt 1Inon him"
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CHAPTER W.
LOFTY AND THE COMMANDER.

C7OFTY had heard Commander Brant
come out of the cabin and go on
~ deck. He realized, as he. after
YsIg5al ward related to a choice collection
IAsssgs9 of "our fellows" that he had put
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-27
BOOSTERS WEARING
PIN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SECURES
HANDSOME KEY TO HERALD TO
WORLD THAT ASTORIA HOLDS
THE SEAPORT SITUATION.

The Chamber OF Commerce has secur.
ed It's boosters PIN and the majority
Of the members are already wearing it
on the lapels OF their coats. Within the
next few days every booster in Astoria
will be wearing one Of the pins. They
are very handsome and illustrate that
Astoria has the ''Key to the situation, .
meaning the best seaport on the Pacific
Coast.
The pin is handsome gold key, fin.
ished on the surface in enamel. On the
crook Of the key are the words, "Cham'
ber OF Commerce" On the stem is the
word, astoria" and on the key itself
are the words, ASK mcl" The whole
arrangement is decidedly unique and will
do a great good in proving to visitors
and outsiders that there is boosters
spirit among the people of this city.
The keys to the situation" are be-
ing sold for so cents in the office of
the Chamber of Commerce and may be
secured by anybody who is anxious to
see the city take its place in the com,
mercial world. While the organization
is not pushing the sale of the pins, it
is probable that all real boosters will
wear one on the lapel of his or her
coat,
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|SAD DROWNING NEAR
| CATHLAMET
SWELL CAUSED BY A PASSING
STEAMER HURLS THREE YOUNG
MEN OVERHEARD TWO ARE
SAVED.

The Aad news OF the accidental drown.
Ing Of Christopher West, Of Cathlamet,
Sunday afternoon was received In As.
toiia yesterday morning. In company
with Fred Olsen, and HE two sons, the
unfortunate young man, started In the
formers launch, from Cathlamet for AL.
toona. When between Cathlamet and
skamokawa they were passed by the
steamer Telegraph, at about 4:3O, and
the boat passing caused quite a swell.
The young men were hanging on the side
OF the launch probably enjoying the
swell when all three were thrown into
the river and on account OF the speed Of
the launch were left behind. As soon as
possible the launch was turned back and
Mr.. Olsen succeeded In picking up bis
sons but before he could reach young
West the httem made an effort to reach
. plank aud missing II sank from sight.
Mr.. and Mrs. West. father and mother
| OF the young man. came to Astoria yes
teLday morning and men were sent up
tho river to grapple for the body In an
endeayor to recover IT, They returned,
accompanied by their son James to
cathlamet on the Telegraph yesterday
Afternoon.
Christopher West was the son OF David
WpAt county traaai amer nf Nahkiakum
county, and well known and respected
citizen Of Cathlamet where he has re.
sided for the past 81 years. James West.
another son, Is employed at the Astoria
Savings Bank. Mr.. West and his family
have the heartfelt sympathy of their
many friends in Astoria and other see.
ticns where they are well known. The
deceased was at the time OF his death
20 years Of age and promising young
man
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
.ao PERSONAL MENTION oas
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

L. c. Allingham of Olympia came ii
on Sunday nights train and will spent
week in Seaside, Long Beach and As
toria.
p. j. Nelson, of Portland, is in As
toria for a few days.
John c. McCue. Dr. Fosstrem ant
Paul Knoblock returned yesterday from
Nasel, Wash, where they have been in,
specting their timber claims in that
section.
Chas. A. Coolidge, of the Astoria Flee.
trical Co, has returned from his trip to
New York and is back to business again
Mrs. L, L, Clark Of Vale, Or accom-
panied by her daughter, is visiting for
a few days in this city with her sis.
tcrs, the Misses Yoder.
Miss Maude Beleher, of Portland, sis
ter.in-law of +. L. Crang, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Crang, returned
home yesterday after a pleasant visit of
two weeks.
W. Redman, of the +, G. Graham Lum-
Der Co., OF Portland. was in the city yes.
terday and left an order for a set of
lumber books with the j. S. Dellinger Go.
w. J. White, of the Pacific Paper Co.,
of Portland, is in the city looking up the
paper trade.
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An Embryo Enginees-~

Some excitement was caused at the
cannery Of fhe colambis River Packers
Association yesterday A the last
boat load OF fish. for the season, was be-
Ing discharged Roy Hulse. who has
charge Of the hosting engine was called
to the scales and while there the crew
Of the boat fastened on another box to
the hosting rope and called ready"
Though told to wait an otlicious member
Of the crew who was standing near the
engine undertook TO start 1t Throwing
the load on the engine too suddenly
and opening up the throttle valve full
the engine started. as engineers would
say "to run away The tyro did not
know how to stop II and the rattling ami
jumping Of the piece Of machinery near.
IS caused panic among the Chinese
working near. Hulse finally took control
and in few minutes had everything go.
Ing as usual with only a good scare OF
the embryo engineer and the Cinnamon
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INSPECTED FRUIT.
County Inspector Dow Examines Fruit
on Sale and Condemns Some.

County Inspector Dow Examines Fruit
on Sale and Condemns Some.
An inspection of the fruit sale in
the stores of Astoria was made yester-
day by the county inspector which was
thorough and complete. Some diseased
fruit was ordered destroyed and strict
orders were given regarding the reap
peamnce of diseased or wormy fruit in
this market. Prosecutions will follow
the display of any Objectionable fruit
for sale, 1t has been the habit of Port
land dealers in the past to take ad.
vantage of the fact that Clatsop county
has been without an inspecor and send
fruit rejected in other localities to this
market for sale and the inspector has de-
termined to put stop to, it.
Mr.. Day has also visited the orchards
between here and Westport and found
the crops excellent. There are some few
traces Of "scab" but the spraying that
will be done by the fruit raisers will
dispose Of them, their attention having
been called to the matter
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Committed 70 Asylum

George Martin, who has been foreman
at FitEpatrlck's seining grounds above
Pillar Rock, was brought to Astoria yes
tcrday morning for examination as to
his sanity. At the examination II de.
velopcd that Martin has been troubled
with insomnia, since being on these
grounds and for the past week has been
under the hallucinatlon that enemies
have threatened his life II seems to be
case OF overweight nerves anil was 80
considered by the county Judge and ex'
.amining physicians and he was commit
$ed for rest cure which Is probably all
ha needs, OF late he has shown suicidal
tendencies and had to be watched, He
leaped overheard from launch last
night in an endcayor TO escaped his sup.
posed enemies but was rescued. lie will
probably be taken to the Asylum to-
night.
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Made Trip In Launch

]. r Rogers, Of Salem, who has been
spending a week at North Beach left
for Seaside last night where he will re-
main the balance OF the week, Mr., Rog'
ers came from Salem In the thirty.hve'
foot launch Eagle, accompanied by
his wife and family, and pro-
cceded to North Beach, Returning here
yesterday he left his launch In Astoria
and on his return from Seaside will at
tend the Regatta after which he returns
10 Salem In the launch. Mr.. Rogers Ia
on a pleasure trip and Is getting all OF
that commodity that goes with his
method OF travelling,
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Knocked Overheard

Vim, speilmeir, deckhand on the
steamer Sophie was thrown into the
river by accident but was rescued. He
was assisting In unloading at Linden.
berger's Cold Storage Works when one
Of the boxes being hauled from the
steamer struck him and forced him over
the side into the water He was rescued
BY the crew Of the storage works with
q boat hook and suffered only good
wetting.
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Stock entries for the Clatsop county
fair which commences on September 2
and " TO be held in conjunction with
the Regatta. will be closed on August 20
according to Judge J. @. A. Bowlby,
chairman Of the Fair committee. The
other members are o. /. Peterson Of
the Sunilower Dairy, c. w. Carnahan,
Fred johnson and A. Scbernakau. The
Judge Is anxious that farmers who are
going to exhibit should let him know as
early as possible so that he may make
his arrangements accordingly
Notice Of the exhibit was sent out
throughout the county asking that all
who were going to exhibit either stock,
agricultural, or fruit products. with a
request that reply may be made by
all who intended TO be represented in
the show. Very few replies have been
received, but the committee Is informed
i: various quarters that there is going
to be more exhibits than have ever been
seen in Clatsop. Consequently the chair.
man is anxious TO hear from the farm,
ers in order that he may make allow
ance for the exhibits.
A big drawing card viii be the Dutch
Belted cattle OF Mr.. Peterson, Of the
Sunhower Dairy. These are the only
animals Of their kind in the state and
are very handsome and valuable. They
win be exhibited at the state fair after
they are through with the County Fair
t. be held in this city. Other stockmen
will be represented and large number
Of fruit growers and farmers will have
their produce here for the public in
spection. The prizes are higher than for
anything else at the celebration TO be
held here and should be easily worth
while putting on an exhibit
1t Is expected that the sections near
swenson. Knappa and Westport will be
we'll represented in fruits and garden
truck, while the Lewis and Clark Val
ley will show up well in dairy products
and stock. Nehalem Valley will alsc
be represented and as 1t is said that
the fruit of this rich section Of thu
county is equal to any grown in thu
Hood River district. With excellent
prospects for new railroad to open uI
this district to settlement, It is consid
cred that good exhibition Of what ear
be done in the fruit growing line would
carry considerable weight with the thou.
sands who will see the products in As.
toria next week
The stock exhibit viii be held in the
Sherman wagon emporium on the corner
Of Ninth and Bond streets The farm
products and fruit viii be on exhibition
in the new engine house near the city
hall Competent judges from outside
the city viii be selected within the next
few days and it is expected that the fair
will easily be the most successful in
the history of the county,
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Last Day OF Fishing

Tho summer fishing season 10 over
and the gear etc, IL now being packed
up. Some fish were brought in yester-
day and Sunday but not any more than
usual The eanneries finished putting up
ii.h yesterday and general wind up
was in progress yesterday afternoon
Several Of the eannesies were busy pay
Ing OF the fishermen and seiners aud for
the next few days win be active In that
line. Fall fishing will commence Sep
tembcr 10.
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The willard Company.

The Willard Company returned from
Tillamook on the Sue II, fillmore on Sun
day night, They report having rough
trip and reached here In seasick eondi
ton. Owing TO the illnea Of some Of
tho members the company will take a
few days vacation at Portland and may
appear here on Friday night.
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Hunters Return.

County Clerk J. c, Clinton and A. w.
Duncan. Of Seaside. returned from a
hunting trip. They went to Tillamook
and Necanicum and report having had
an enjoyable time. Owing to the fact
that our urbane county clerk forgot TO
take a hunters licenae, the party failed
TO bring any game back with them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-27
Leaves For Bandon--

@. Timmons, manager of the Bandon
Packing Company, leaves this morning
on the steamer Breakwater for Bandon
where he will start packing salmon on
the Coquille. His family will leave for
the same place in few days going over.
land by way of Drain. s. A. Miller also
leaves on the Breokwater to work for
MIR. Timmons,
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win Do Entertained

The Ladies' Aid Society of the First
Lutheran Church win be entertained to-
morrow afternoon at the home OF Mira,
Renart Swenson, on Grand avenue, Up
pertowu. The members OF the society
aud irieuda are Invited.