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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-11

synopsis OF preceding Chapters.
CHAPTER 1.-The officers of the
United States ship wolverine, cruising
in the Pacific, are mystitied by
strange radiance which appears sud
denly on the face of the sea and van
ishes as suddenly. The officers discuss
the strange disappearance, two years
previously, of the schooner Laughing
Lass. chartered by Dr.. Schermerhorn,
CHAPTER 1.-THE Wolverine picks
up the Laughing Lass, with everything
shipshape save that there is no living
being aboard
CHAPTER III-Ensign Edwards is
sent aboard the Laughing Lass with a
prize crew.
CHAPTER IV.-The Wolverine sees
the strange light again. In a volcanic
mist the Laughing Lass drifts away
and Is found again. with no one on
board and her boats untouched.
CHAPTER VA second prize crew
is sent aboard the schooner The mys-
ferrous light is seen again, and the
wolverine discovers a volcano i'm full
eruption. The Laughing Lass Vanishes
again.
CHAPTER VI-The wolverine picks
up a dOry belonging to the Laughing
Lass. 1t contains Ralph Siade a jour
naliSt known to have been with Scher-
merhorn, and the corpse of the Wolver-
ines boS mate, who had gone with
Edwards. Slade is in very bad condi-
ton from fever. thirst and exhaustion
CHAPTER NII-Slade RECEIVERS and
directs the wolverines course toward
the volcanic island, on which he de-
Clares Il man named barrow is maroon
ed. Siade begins to tell his story FtO
the officers of the Wolverine. 81
CHAPTER VIlI-Slade's story. NIIe
ships under the name Eagen, as mate
aboard the Laughing Lass, Captain Sell
over, commander. after the schooner
had been engaged by SChermerhOrn for
two years. her destination being un-
known. The doctor displays extraor-
binary care in taking aboard a heavy
brass bound chest.
CHAPTER IX.A-Slade makes the ac-
quaintance of Handy solomon. pratt
cal looking seaman with a steel hook
in place of right hand, and his -four
mates. The crew show an unusual in
terest in Il book on alchemy. The Laugh
ing Lass leaves San Francisco.
CHAPTER X.-Slade discovers a col
lection OF arms i'm the captains cabin
Both Captain Selover and barrow
Schermerhorn'S assistant, are ignorant
of the schooner's destination.
CHAPTER NI-The crew believes
that the doctor is in search of treas
ure.
CHAPTER Nil - Captain SelOveT
oVeraweS the crew. Sladc ana negro
sailor oVerhear SchcrmerhOrn tell Oar
row he has the secret of the tranSmuta-
ton of metals locked up in his brass
bound chest. The negro tells the crew.
Captain Selover is Indifferent to the
mems plotting, but gives Slade re-
VOlver
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-11

We TOGUed in. The qCdteT qUdS still.
over which blew the great trades.
Grass sprung knee high. A low hill
rose at the back. From below the fall
of the cliff came the pounding of surf.
/ walked to the edge. Various lodges
sloping toward me ran down to the
sea. Against one of them was wreck
not so very old, head on, her afterworiis
gone. l recognized the name Golden
Horn and was vastly astonished to
find her here against this unknown
island. Far up the coast l could see,
with the surges dashing up like the
explosion of shells and the cliffs and
the rampant of hills grown with grass
and cactus. A bold promontory termi-
mated the coast view to the north, and
behind it could glimpse a more fer
partly overcast by the volcanic murk.
1t fled before the trades, and the red
sun alternately blaZed and clouded
through it.
AS there was nothing more to be
seen here 1 turned above the hollow
of our cove, skirted the base of the
hill and so down to the beach.
1t occupied a wide semicircle where
the hills drew back. The fat was dry
and grown with thick, coarse grass.
A stream emerged from sort of can
yon on its landward side. 1 tasted
it, found it sulphurous and a trifie
worse than lukewarm. A little near
er the cliff, however, was clear, cold
spring from the rock, and of this
had a satisfying drink. When arose
from my knees / made out an animal
on the hill crest looking at me, but
before 1 coald distinguish its charac-
teristics it had disappeared.
1 returned along the tide sands. The
surf dashed and roared, lifting sea-
weeds of blood red, so that in places
the water looked pink. Seals innu-
merable watched me from just out
side the breakers. AS the waves lift.
ed to a semitransparence / could make
out others playing, darting back and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-11

4 RIAAlI4 OL utCIA bile OILlilts at
about 4 bells to find the entire
ships company afoot. Even
the doctor was there. Every
body was gazing eagerly ut Il narrow,
mountainous island lying slate colOred
across the early morning. ......
We were as yet some twenty miles
distant from it and could make out
nothing but its general outline. The
latter was sharply defined, rising and
falling to a highest point one side of
the middle over the island and rag
gedly clasping its sides hung a cloud
the only one visible in the sky.
1 joined the afterguard.
'You see?' the doctor was exclaim
ing. 1T ISIS as l hat said. The island
ISIS there. Everything ISIS as it should
ber' He was quite excited.
Percy barrow. too, was shaken Out
of his ordinary calm. $50,
"The volcano is active" was his on
ly comment, but it explained the rag
ged cloud.
"YOu say there's Il harbor?" inquired
Captain Selover.
1T should be on the west end" said
DIR. SchermerhOrn.
Captain Selover drew me one side
He. too, was a little aroused.
Now, wouldn't that get your" he
saueaked. Doctor runs up against a
Norwegian bum who tells him about
a volcanic island and gives its bear
ings. The island amt on the map at
all. Doctor believes it and makes me
lay my course for those bearings. And
here's the island. So the BUNS story
was true I'd like to know what the
rest of 1t was" His eyes were shin
ing.
do we anchor or stand off and on?'
i asked.
Captain Selover turned to grip me
by the shoulder.
II have orders from barrow to get
TO good berth, to land, to build shore
quarters and to snug down for a stay
of year at least"
We stared at each other
Joyous prospect" muttered. Hope
there's something to do there"
The morning wore, and we rapidly
approached the island. 1t proved to
lie utterly PERCEPTIONS. The high
rounded hills sloped easily to within
hundred feet or so Of the water and
then fell away abruptly. Where the
earth ended was a fantastic filigree
border, like the fancy paper with
which our mothers used to\ line the
pantry shelves. Below the white
surges flung themselves against the
cliffs with a wild abandon. Thousands
of sea birds wheeled in the eddies OF
the wind, thousands of ravens perch
ed on the slopes. With our glasses
we could make out the heads of seals
fishing outside the surf ana a iagged
belt of kelp.
When within mile we put the helm
mp and ran for the west end. A bold
point we avoided far out lest there
should be outlying lodges. Then we
came in sight of broad beach and
pounding surf.
l was ordered to take surf boat
and investigate for landing and an
anchorage. The swell was running
high. We rowed back and forth. puz-
zled as to how to get ashore with all
the freight it would lie necessary to
land The ship would lie we'll enough,
for the only open exposure was bro
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-11

IT. After supper Captain Selover row.
ed back to the ship.
'.Eagen," he had said, drawing me
aside, I'm going to leave you with
them. It's better that one of us-I
think as owner ought to be aboard
''Of course, SIR" said 1, its the on
ly proper place for you"
I'm glad you think So" he rejoin-
ed. apparently relieved. "And any
way" he cried, with a burst of feel
ing, 81 hate the gritty feeling of it I'M
der my feet! Solid oaks the only
walking for a man"
He left me hastily as though Il trifie
ashamed l thought he seemed de-
pressed, even q little furtive, and yet
on analysis | could discover nothing
definite on which to base such a con
clusion
| 1t was rather a feeling of differ
ence from the man | had known. In
my fatigue it seemed hardly worth
thinking about
The men had rolled themselves in
their blankets. tired with the long day.
| Next morning Captain Selover was
ashore early. He had quite recovered
| his spirits and offered me dram of
French brandy, which l refused. We
worked hard again. Again the master
returned at night to his vessel, this
time without word to any of us
Again the men, drugged by toll, turned
in early and slept like the dead.
We became entangled i'll a mesh of
days like these, during which things
We're accomplished, but i'll which was
no space for anything hut the tasks
imposed upon us. The men for the
most part had little to say.
"Por Dios, eet is too mOoch work"
sighed Perdosa once.
"Why don't you kick to the old man,
them" sneered Thrackles.
The silence that followed and the
sullenness with which Perdosa read
dressed himself to his work was sig
nificant enough of Captain Selover's
past relations with the men.
And how we did clean her. We
stripped her of every stitch and silver
until she fioated high, an empty hull,
even her sparS and running rigging
ashore. l understood now the crews
grumbling. We literally went. at her
with nailbrush.
| Captain Selover took charge of us
| when we had reached this period. He
and the Niger and Perdosa had long
since finished the Installation of the
permanent camp. They had built us
huts from the wreck, collecting state
room doors for the sides and matches
for the roofs, huge and solid. with iron
rings in them. The bronze and iron
ventilation aratings to the doors gave
US glimpSes of the coast through fret
work. The rich inlaying of woods
surrounded US. We set up on solid
rock the galley stove, with its rails to
hold the cooking pots from upsettina
in a seaway. In it we burned the de
bris of the wreck, all sorts of wood
, some sweet and aromatic and spicy
as an incensed cathedral. have seer
the ntgger boiling beans over Il blaze
of sandalwood fragrant as an eastern
shop.
First we Scrubbed the Laughing
Lass, then we painted her and resiAet
/. and tarred her standing rigging, re
sized and rove her running gear, slusl
ed her mastS, finally careened her an(
Scraped and painted her below.
When we had quite finished, we ha(
the anchor chain dealt out to us il
fathoms, and scraped, pounded anC
, polished that These were, indeed
days full of labor.
l Being busy from morning until night
| we knew but little of what was abou
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-11

In the eyeiiing sometimes zoe lit q big
bonfire
US. We saw the open sea and the
waves tumbling over the reef outside.
We saw the headlands and the bow of
the bay and the surf with its watching
seals and the curve of yellow sands.
We saw the sweep of coast and the
downs and the strange huts we had
built out Of departed magnificence.
And that was all. That constituted
our world.
In the evening sometimes we Lit q
big bonfire, sailor fashion, Just at the
edge Of the beach. There we sat at
ease and smoked our pipes in silence,
too tired to talk. Even Handy Solo
mons song was still. Outside the cir
Gle of light were mysterious things
strange wavings of white hands. bend
ings Of figures. callings of voices, rus
Ting of feet. We knew them for the
surf and the wind in the grasses, but
they were not the less mysterious for
that
Logically Captain Selover and !
should have passed most of our even
ings together. AS a matter of fact we
SO spent very few. Early in the dusk
the captain Invariably rowed himself
out to his beloved schooner. What he
did there I do not know. We could
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-11
Ito be Continued).
SUFFERING and Dollars Saved.

E. S. Lopez of Marilla. N Y. says:
81 am carpenter and have had many
severe cuts healed by Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salce. 1t has saved me suffering
and dollars. 1t is by far the best heal
ing salve | have ever found" Heals
burns, sores. ulcers, fever sores,
eczema and piles. % cents at all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-11
CHAPTER XIV.

w LIVED in the place for three
weeks. We were afoot shortly
IL after daybreak, under way by
- sunup and at work before the
heats began. Three of us worked on
the buildings, and the rest formed a
pack train carrying all sorts of things
from the shore to the valley. The men
grumbled fiercely at this, but Captain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-11
BANK STATEMENTS.
(Offcial Publication)
OF THE. ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES
of the
Central TRUST and @awin@s
Bank
BANK STATEMENTS.
OF ROCK ISLAND. ILL.


OF ROCK ISLAND. ILL,
At the close Of brsi,asy m, ,b, Ole,
day of December. 1907, as shown by the
annual report made by said bank as Il
trust company to the auditor of public
accounts of the state of Illinois pur-
suant to law and filed i'm the office OF
said auditor of public accounts on the
18th day of January. 1908.
ASSETS
Cash on hand
and due from
banks 3S9O52 s.
Loans on real
estate being
first lienS
thereon GAG 7oO "a
L,oans on
pledges of Sc
.curities 496S646-s CSC 4O6 7G
r. oaus on
, personal Sc
curftv coz 7g6 %
stocks and
bonds 200. 726lO
Other assets
including ac-
crued interest 2sI96S
Total assets =. sl777SO243
IIApIr 1Trrc
C,a;,o, - 'i-''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-11
CHAPTER NH.

7CAME on deck one morning at
about bells to find the entire
ships company afOOt. Even
y the doctor was there. Every-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-23
SUB CHOSEN OVER
VETERAN PLAYER

NEW HAVEN, Feb. 22.-How big
university football captain is elected
has had striking demonstration at
Yale within the last ten days, when the
Ellis chose Robert Burch, who only won
his ''Y' by playing in the last ten
minutes of the Harvard game. was
chosen captain for 1908. The delay of
two months in holding the election and
the turning down of Veteran Brides for
the substitute Burch naturally angered
the Yale undergraduates and was the
cause of host of letters from alumni
all over the country.
Everybody at Yale admitted that
Brides deserved and was best fitted for
the position of captain, yet because he
was a medical student and not college
man he had to step aside. Apparently
any kind of man from the college de-
partment was preferable to the finest
specimen the medical school or any or
the professional schools for that mat
ter could furnish. In explanation OF
this selection Yale men state that 1t is
a precedent at Yale that the football
captain shall be a college man, and
although Brides was the choice or the
players eligible to vote he failed OF
election.
The result of this election probably
Will lIlCfedSo udTu lcciiiSo Withbi eiio
Yale student body, and If copied by
other universities will not bear very
good fruit. There seems to be little
doubt that outside influences had much
to do with the election of the Yale cap
tain, for the sentiment is unanimous at
Yale that Burch was the coaches selec-
ton and until this was made known
was not seriously considered for the
honor.
Prominent Yale alumni are now out
with the declaration that the football
captain should once more be selected az
the banquet which follows the final
game, and that all outside parties
should keep hands off. The University
of Pennsylvania had a case similar to
that at Yale in 1904. when Torrey, o
substitute, was selected over several
veterans, the charge being made that
fraternity politics was at the bottom
of the trouble.
But as 1t turned out Torrey made the
best captain in Pennsylvania's football
history, and the man who had been
only substitute tackle developed into
one of the best centers the college
world ever saw. Perhaps the present
situation at Yale will have a similar
ending.
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| MORAN WAS NEVER
IN AMATEUR CLASS
SOLD HIS FIRST MEDAL FOR
THREE oUINEAs
Had to Whip Seventeen Boys in First
Tournament, and Gave Up
Standing for Managers
Money

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Owen Moran,
England's best little man, who fought
Abe Attell, the American champion, to
standstill for the worlds title OF
featherweight peer, says that he never
was an amateur.
IT was rather a strenuous youngster
and had succeeded in whipping all the
kids in my neighborhood, and the big
fellows began to urge me to keep at It,
l learned of a competition for boxers
down at Whitechapel and 1 made uI
my mind to try my luck. I put on my
best toys and tramped down the road
nine miles to the boxing club. Hunting
up the manager / told him that / was
on hand to win the prize If could-an
eight-guinea watch. He looked me over
with broad smile and said:
"'Where are your fighting boots?'
fright ERE on me feet said /.
"'How about your trunks and
tights?
ner and go to it. That's the way gen.
orally do Well, he dug me up pair of
fighting shoes and a suit of tights and
I put my man out in the second round
I made bee line for the manager and
demanded the watch. He told me that
entering a competition was like enter
prize would have to whip seventeen
boys.
''You could have knocked me down
with feather. l set my teeth, though
and went back and succeeded finally
in beating all my men, winning the
prize. And right here l lost my anna
teur standing. When came to White
chapel had little money and expected
to stay but the one day. 1t took me
three days to bowl my competitors
over and my last cent was gone.
when 1t came to handing me the
eight-guinea watch told the manager
that 1t would be much nicer for him to
give me three guineas in cash and not
to mind about the old timepiece. He
jumped at my proposition and gave me
the coin. forever running my chances OF
being an amateur champion.
From that day I've been profess
sional, fighting my way through over
seventy-five battles without ever being
knocked off my feet. My one reverse
was at the hands of Jem Bowker, ac-
cording to the referee, and have a
few private ideas about that one lone
decision against me-"
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BIO EVENT
NEXT MONTH
THIRD ANNUAL POLO TOURNEY
AT CORONADO
Races and Matches Between Cali
fornia Teams viii Occupy Enthu-
siasts at Southern Resort.
Nice Program

The third anniversary of the pole
Tournament. and races of the Southern
California Polo and Pony Racing as
ISOLATION will begin on March 10 al
Coronado and continue for q week
Two days will be devoted to racing
and the rest of the week to the usual
polo tournament. This is the principal
sporting and social event of the year
In Southern California and Is amateur
sport pure and simple.
Nose of the races are for cups, and
those that are not are for small
Iurses There are, however, two val
liable challenge cups to be contested
for.
One is the polo challenge trophy
presented by J. D. Spreckels, open only
to California teams. This has beer
won twice by the Burlingame club.
On the first occasion, in 1906, the
team consisted of John Lawson, r. M
Tobin, ]. o. Tobin and w. s. Hobart
In 1907 r. M. Tobin. T. A. Driscoll, w
S. Hobart and F. j. Carolan were sue
cessful.
If the Burlingame team wins this
time the cup becomes the property o;
the club. This year Riverside will GER.
tainly make bid, as the club has two
good teams, and Los Angeles is II
constant practice and intends to make
hard fight.
The program for the races has just
been issued. 1t is on the lines of for
mer ones. The other challenge cup is
presented by A. B. Spreckels. to be
won three times by the same owner
and is for a race at mile and quar-
ter. for ponies, carrying, top weight
1855 pounds. weight for inches DIR. f.
T
and c. w. Clark's Joe Ross won it In
1907.
These challenge cups are worth $500
each.
Following is the program of races
and list of officers:
MARCH 10. 190S-FTRST DAY
Race No. 1.-Selling pony race all to he
sold for $3.50 Any pony entered can be
claimed by owner of any other entry, except
the winner. within fifteen minutes after enc
of race. The winner to be sold at auction i'm.
mediately after the race: half Of surplus
above entered selling price. to go to owner Of
second pony. and half to association. Tor
weight 1855 pounds weight for inches. Gentle
men riders only. Cash $50; " mile.
Race No 2--Galloway race tfor Galloways, II
bands and under). Top weight 1e5 pounds
Gentlemen riders only. Weight for inches
Previous winner Of any Galloway race t.
carry 10 pounds extra Cash SIS or cup; Y
mile.
pounds Gentlemen riders only. All entries
subject to the approval Of the stewards. Cup
$50; s-16 mile.
race No. 4-Pony race (for ponies). Tor
weight 1856 pounds. Weight for inches. Gentle
men riders only. Cup, $50. presented by
Messrs Shreve q Co., San Francisco. u mile
Race No. 5--Selling horse race (for horses)
TOP weight 1850 pounds; weight for age scaling
dcwn from top weight. Professionals penal
ized seven pounds. All TO be sold for $500
Cash. SIS; u mile.
weight Is5 pounds. Weight for inches. Non.
winners this year allowed 10 pounds additional
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Cup presented by Coronado Country club; IL
mil md

Cup presented by Coronado Country club; IL
miles and repeat.
MARCH 21-sEcoND DAY.
Race No. 7-Breeders' stakes. For ponies
years old and under, not exceeding IA hands
l inch in height. Top weight 100 pounds.
Weight for inches Subscription OF $40. sec
ond to stakes Gentlemen riders only.
$50 added; furlongs.
Race No. S-Galloway race Gor Galloways,
Is hands and under). Top weight 1875 pounds.
Gentlemen riders only. Weight for inches.
Winners of any Galloway race previous &c
March Is to carry 10 pounds extra. Winner OF
Race No. 2, first day, to carry 10 pounds ad-
ditional. Cash SIS; l mile.
Race No. "a. b. Spreckels' challenge cup.
For ponies owned by members of any recog-
nized polo club or members of this or the
California Polo and Pony Racing association
To be won three times by the same owner
Owner of winner on each occasion to receive Q
duplicate cup In miniature. Top weight 16I
pounds. Weight for inches. Gentlemen riders
only A cup to rider Of winner. N miles.
Race No. 1o-Pony race (for ponies). Tor
weight 40 pounds. Weight for inches Gen
tlemen riders only. Cash $50; " mile ano
repeat.
Race No. 11-Selling horse race (for horses)
Top weight $50 pounds. Weight for age. seal
ing down from top weight. winner or race
No to carry 10 pounds extra. Professlona
riders penalized pounds. All to be sold fol
$500 Cash SIS; mile.
Race No. 12-Consolation pony race. Fol
ponies that have not run first or secon6 or
Weight for inches. Gentlemen riders only
Cup, $50; u mile. -
Officers-William Clayton. president; w. u
Pedley first vice president; b. N. smith, 1r
second vice president; G. l.. Warning, thire
vice PRESIDENT Paul H. Schmidt, honorar,
secretary and treasurer.
Racing committee-G. l.. Warning, chairman
Los Angeles; w. e. Pedley, Riverside Hon
T. n Dudley, Santa Monica; Paul III. Schmidt
Coronado; Dr. J. A. Edmonds, official meas
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