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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21

Boyle had eornered Cllristobal In the
dawn. Tollemache can join me now II
he likes, as Mr.. BOYLE ought to be in
bed"
.I'm all right" said Boyle grufiy. II
am only sitting here because my back
is stiff"
Courtenay glanced at the somber
shadow of Point Kansas, silhouetted
against the deep blue of the seward
are.
"Suarez has retired to roost," he said
HE seems to be quite assured that the
Indians will never deliver a night at
tack"
'Today's bammering should teach
them to leave the Kansas alone in fu-
ture," said Christobal.
al hope SO, but Suarez and Tolle-
mache agree that they are most per
sistent Wretches. Now, Boyle, you
must obey the doctor. / am going back
to the salon to give Miss Maxwell
some documents wish her to see.
Then Tollemache and / viii relieve the
pair of you. All right, Christobal. l
promise to take my share of the blan-
kets in the morning. ! shall be ready
for nap at 4 o'clock, At present !
feel particularly wide awake
lie went to the cabin, They heard
him unlock the door and enter. At
that instant startling hall came from
two sailors stationed on the poop.
.IndianosH' they yelled.
The three men were on the spar deck
second later, straining their eyes into
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21

AMF the salon he found Elsie hold
~ 81 ing the excited dog. 1t was
instantly pereeptible that she
was not aware of the grave position
Of affairs on deck. She knew, OF
course, that the A1aculof menace had
become active again, but the first at
tack had been beaten off so easily that
she was sure this later effort would
fail.
The dog was better Informed. His
alert ears told him that there were
strange beings on board. He struggled
so resolutely that Elsie freed him just
as the Spaniard reached the foot Of the
stairs. Forgetting his wounded paw
and all a-quiyer with the fine courage
of his race, joey galloped up the COM
panion and disappeared. Elsie was
MUCH distressed by her four footed
friends useless pugnacity.
II could not keep him back" she
said, sand / am afraid he runs some
risk Of being hit. Do you. think he
will go to the chart house? That is
SO exposed. Captain Courtenay is not
there, is he?"
mo. left him moment ago close
to the salon entrance"
She listened intently. Her magma.
ton led her astray, it was so hopeless
~ on the wrong tack.
"There does not appear to be SO
much stone throwing now, but I sup.
pose ought not to go on deck" she
cried.
SIT is not to be thought of, Miss
Maxwell. Indeed, the captain asked
me 10 come and bear you company
"Just fancy those horrid Indians VEN
turing to approach the ship tonight
after the dreadful lesson they received
this afternoon, And what win poor
Senior Suarez say? He was so positive
that they would never come near us
after dark"
II saw him also on the promenade
deck" answered Christobal quietly
"He had very much the semblance of
a false prophet"
The Spaniard meant to meet grim
fate with jest on his lips. He had
seen Suarez lying dead or insensible
close to the rails In fact, the unlucky
Argentine was only separated by the
thickness of the ships deck from the
table near which Elsie was standing.
Unless he We're speedily rescued he
would bleed to death.
"Ah, / heard Joey barking He has
gone aft" cried Elsie. "And what il
that?" she added, moving suddenly to-
ward the center of the salon. She
had caught the fierce hiss of steam.
and she was well aware that steam
would only be brought into use II the
Indians were endeavoring to climb the
ships sides. Not yet had 1t occurres
that they could possibly be on beard.
Some Of our friends the enemy have
come near enough to be scalded," said
the man coolly THAT should soon
drive them away. You are not fright
sned, / hope n
Not bit. Ny only regret IS that !
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21

- n his way back to the deck the
81 81 captain encountered Suarez.
81 81 The Spaniard led the English
man toward one of the peep
holes in the canvas screen. Sure
enough, the canoes were making off
toward Otter creek. In the marvel
ously clear light it was easy to see
the threatening arms held out toward
the ship by a few men who stood up
right. Even their raucous cries were
vet audible. Courtenay was glad he
had not missed this demonstration of
hatred. It argued the necessity Of con-
finued watchfulness.
The general attitude of the crew was
one of real annoyance that the fight
had not been carried on at close quar-
tiers. The Kansas bore tokens in plen-
II Of the battle. Many bullets and ar
rows had struck the ship, the canvas
was torn in several places, a number
Of port lights were broken, and the
open decks, fore and aft as well as
the spar deck, were Uttered with
stones. He picked up some of these
missiles, mans earliest and latest pro-
sectfle. They were round and heavy.
a few bore the red streaks of oxidized
iron; some appeared to be veritable
Jumps of ore, though the action of wa
ter had made them smooth stone out
Of the brook" He showed one to Tolle-
mache, who seemed to possess a good
deal Of ont of the way knowledge, and
khe latter instantly pronounced the
specimen to be almost pure copper
veined with silver.
The captain saw TO the reverent bur
fall of poor Pietro CANA, entered full
details Of the fight in the ships log
and helped Walker to search the sus-
nected coal for further supply of
dynamite, as the utility Of the surface
mines had been demonstrated beyond
4 doubt. He thought it possible, given
file necessary time. to rig a device
which would be practically invisible.
i fresh set Of dummy poles, which
fI,e Indians would probably avoid in
IN event Of second attack. might
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21

am not permitted to help in the de-
Tense. It must be irksome for you, DR..
Christobal, to be stationed here when
the ship is in danger. l am certain
you would prefer to be up there with
the others.
THANK you for saying that. | wish
you were able to read all my thoughts
as accurately"
His right hand went to the pocket IN
which he had placed the revolver. The
stock appeared to have a peculiar clam
miness as his fingers closed around it.
Though he was proud of the iron nerve
which had won him repute in his pro
fession, he almost prayed now that it
might not fail him at the last. What
a horror, to be compelled with his part
ing glance to see this bright and gra-
cious woman erumple up on the deck.
He heard ominous sounds from the
fore part of the vessel. The revolver
shooting had ceased, for the convine-
ing reason there were no more car
tridges. Courtenay's double barreled
gun was being fired as quickly as he
could reload it, and the sharp snap of
one of the rifles in the Indians posses
sion was recognizable as coming from
the poop, the remaining marksmen
having preferred to FIRE wildly from
their canoes. But Christobal knew that
deadly struggle was III progress on
the fore deck. TolIemache, Frascuelo
and three Chileans were engaged in a
hand to hand fight with nearly score
ITO be continued next week.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21

round the waist without ceremony. I
wonder where Boyle is. He and Chris
tobal take the first watch, and it must
be two bells or later. | will hunt
them up. Goodby, sweetheart; meet
you at supper in ten minutes
1t was strange and peculiar fact
that Boyle had cornered Christobal in
the salon and had insisted on telling
him various remarkable anecdotes con-
corning the one legged skipper OF the
Flower of the Ocean brig 1t was still
more odd that when Christobal yielded
to unwonted and melancholy silence
after learning from Suarez that the
senior captain had been talking to the
senorita for very long time on the
promenade deck Boyle should feel in
clined to sing. And then, with a chill
ing inspiration. Christobal knew why
the chief officer had caused him to
miss the hour for relieving the watch
Boyle had seen those two together and
had planned to leave them undis-
turbedl
The Spaniard was a digniied man.
He had Inherited from his English
mother saving sense of humor. 1t
was intolerable that the pleasant rela-
tons existing between the few sur
vivors on board the Kansas should be
disturbed by reason of any failure on
his part to acquiesce in Elsie's right
to bestow her affections where she
listed He wondered if the girl had
come on deck after supper. Her habit
was to retire early, as she rose soon
after the sun He had seen her for
moment only in passing out Of the sa-
lon, and there was suspicious bright
ness in her eyes for which solicitude
on the dogs behalf would hardly ac-
count. Why not put his fortunes to
the test that night and have done with
it? Yes; that was the right course.
So it was on the cards that Elsie
would be the amazed recipient of two
proposals in one evening, which is a
better average than most women are
favored with in a lifetime. Christobal
had entered the chart house with the
fixed intent Of warning Boyle that he
was going below for a moment to ask
Miss Maxwell to come on deck when
hurried step on the bridge companion
caused the imminent words to be with
held
1t was Courtenay, who had run up
from the salon to procure those fate
full letters which had SO nearly parted
Elsie and himself. He had laughingly
refused to tell her their history. That
would spoil their effect, he said She
must take them to her stateroom and
read them at her leisure. Then she
would see their true inwardness, and
his feelings would be spared, as he
could not deny that the majority of
them had been written by ladies.
On his way he looked into the wheel
house There was no light in the In
terror. Boyle, wrapped In heavy
coat, was seated in the most sheltered
corner.
"All quiet?' asked the captain in
his brisk way.
'Nothin' dom, sir,p answered Boyle.
81 expect you are both feeling pretty
tired. Tollemache and I propose to re
lieve you at six bells.''
"But why?" demanded Christobal.
at is you who have passed an exciting
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21

shall be more careful in future, but
because some one has suffered. Who
is it-not one of our own people,
hope?'
IA fireman. l think his name Is
Cana. You have hardly seen him,
fancy, but / regret his loss exceeding
~. It must have been the merest ac-
cident."
The captain of the Kansas was GER
tainly preoccupied or he would never
have failed to inquire the extent of
Joey's injury Nor would either he or
Elsie have forgotten that Christobal
was not zone of our own people, z
though the girl might protest holly
against any invidious twisting of the
phrase.
z. The spanialsl missed nothing of Cour-
tenayis soiicitude Tor Llsieis we'll be-
Ing nor of her shy confusion. Chris
tobal was under 10 sort Of doubt that
unless another accident" interviewed
he had lost ali chance Of winning this
womans love.
But he swallowed the bitter knowl-
edge and said:
IF you undertake to hold the dog,
Miss Maxwell, 1 will bind his paw"
ooh, my ducky darling little pet!
Did / actually forget all about his
dear wounded little foot? And he came
hopping in so brayely, too, carrying
himself with such grand air. Come,
then, Joey, dear. Let US see what has
happened. Yes, this is the doctor, but
be won't hurt you. He is SO good and
kind to little dogs He viii wrap up
the bleedy part until it is quite nice
and comfy
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
The Captain Of
the Kansas.
BY LOUIS TRACY.
Author OF '4The Wings of the Morning"
The Pillar of Light" Etc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Copyright, 1906, by Edward J. clode.

Then you must obey orders more
faithfully next time. A man was shot
dead by stray bullet not three feet
above your head.'
She paled, and her eyes fell before
his stern gaze. which did not deceive
her at all, for she read the unspoken
agony of his thought
II ana sorry she murmured, mot
so much on my own account. though /
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
CHAPTER XIV.

~ YHEN Christobal descended te
A the salon he found Elsie hold
~ 81 ing the excited dog. 1t was
iYc+ap+Ix4 ,aa,sanYatiI.la thof chc
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-05-21
CHAPTER XIV.

- N his way back to the deck the
captain encountered Suarez.
The Spaniard led the English
49, man toward ono of tho nean-
The Washington times., 1908-03-16
SCARLET FEVER WAVE
SWEEPING NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Msreh 16.-Recurrent
waves of scarlet fever and measles are
sweeping over New York city. All four
hospitals for contagious diseases-the
Willard Parker. North Brother Island.
Mlnturn, and Kingston Avenue-are
filled. and the demand for accommoda-
lions Is unsupplied Neither disease is
prevalent in al unusually virulent form
According to DR.. Walter BeusaL
health commissioner. there is no occa-
sion for alarm on the part Of the par
ents as the waves OF scarlet fever and
measles have arrived during the time 4
the year when they are to be expecte
most.
The Washington times., 1908-03-16
BANK PLAN
FAVORED IN SENATE

An early report 70 the Senate. IN favor
o. bill for a postal sewing bank sys-
tenn VIII be made by the Senate Com
mittee on Postofices and Postroads.
The subcommittee that has been IN
charge of this bill, headed ~ senator
Carter, has completed th. preparation
OF a bill. embOdying the pest features
OF the Knox bill and several other
measures. Senator Carter ana Post
master General Meyer had a long con-
ference Saturday over the subcommittee
Dill, and went over il in detail.
A feature of the Dill VIII De 10 en-
courage children 10 save their pennies
II provides Tor the sute by pOstOflces
81 cards eac. 90 held Hiue 3ramps a
enid may buy card for cent ana
purchase stamps at ] cent each. When
hlne stamps have been attached, the
child may deposit the card ana receive
credit for deposit Of DO cents
Every money order posfohIce OF tEc
PRESIDENTIAL class IS 10 be "a pI-Tal saw
ings bank lFOm the start, ana the POST
master General is authorizes 10 extend
the system as rapidly as possible 10
other money-Ou-or offices Corporations
are barred from opening accounts, GIe
purpose being 10 encourage individual
savings. The initial deposit on an ac-
count is 10 be not less than 81 but adj
diJi0nal deposits of 10 cents or multiples
thereof are allowed. Az interest rate
Of per cent - allowed
II Is expected the bill VIII pass the
Senate. in the House however. the
prospects are dubious, Representative
DFcFstreet, chairman of the House
FChtofhce Committee, is know to have
no expectation that any legislation on
thls subject VIII be had this session.
The Washington times., 1908-03-16
THIEF HUNTERS CAUGHT
BY BANK ROBBERS GANG

oCHELATA, Okla, March 16-six
mounted policemen riding the trail OF
me bandits who daringly robbed the
bank Of Jyro, Kan, Friday night, an
Willingly rode into the face of the rob
bers' guns on the banks OF Candy creek
yesterday afternoon.
Ihre officers were forced 10 disnount.
surrender Winchester rifles aud horses.
an were cen scurrying back over the
nils afo0t 80 0chelata. Three other
nerve shattered thief takers turned
faded horses into the underbrush and
fe5 from rife bullets.
Henry Starr. Kid Wilson, and one Of
the Wycliffe boys are said by the rout-
ed officers TO compose the outlaw trio
needing for their mountain stronghold
d hundred miles 20 the southwest one
or inc aUnber il is asserted bv the Of
hcers, "a 'ried test telephone instru-
ment- which had been successfully us,d
TO determine the movements Of the
The robbers detained the three posse
men for thirty minutes.
The Washington times., 1908-03-16
RAILROAD WAGE
REPORT DUE SOON
Louisville and Nashville In
quiry Is About Com
pleted.

Inc next few days will probably bring
an important development. Of the Ad-
HAlinstrauon's policy toward the rail-
roads IN reference 10 the matter OF
maintaining wage standards.
The commission which was sent 10
investigate the finances Of the Louis
vile and Nashville system has about
completed its work, and will be back
~ W Washington soon. Its report will be
made 10 the interstate commerce au-
tLorities just as soon as possible. and
may be passed thence to the Department
OF Justice, though this depends on the
nature Of the revelations made.
Immediately after the President wrote
his letter 10 the Interstate Commerce
Commission. directing II 10 look into
Louisville and Nashville affairs and
learn whether the occasion for rcdue-
ing wages lay in any past financial
lnismanagement," four experts OF the
accounting division Of the commission
were sent 10 Louisville to inN esIigate.
they have ben at work now weil-nigh
a month, and when the chief OF the In
FesJiEators recently wired 20 know
whether IL was desired that Ls hurry
home and tell what he had found, he
was ordered To stay long enough To do
a thorough job. He is STAYING longer.
bul VIII soon be done ~ is understood
control OF the louisville and Nash
vile IS owned by tbs Atlantic Coast
Line railroad; the latter in turn is owned
ny the Atlantic Coast Line Company. "A
connecticut holding company Now.
under This Connecticut company is held
the absolute control OF over lOU0g miles
or important railroad; yet the Connect
cut company has Only about Sl5,JJJ CJG
caDital ana The an thoritles can't for
thelr lives figure hoT% such a small tail
manages 70 Wag such an immense dog
u SloOyHuj0 tail 70 a 500 CO. OJJ dog.
Inc holding company has declined TO
tel. II Informed the commission. when
called upon to report under the Hepburn
law, that u was not a common carrier.
and hence not subject 20 the Hepburn
law II was just an investment concern.
not required 20 give up its secrets
II Is understood that without the facts
the Atlantic Coast Line Company has
Niihheld. the finances of the Louisville
and Nashville can't be understood. so
the Interstate Commerce Commission IS
worfins on the Urriiminaries 90 suit
u" f"r'e f~- Nr'1uti@ Cost Line Cnul-
pa1y to tell. The suit will ne one OF tn !
cost iH..o- -lle yea st4T.-u under me /
new Jaw
The Washington times., 1908-03-16
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The Washington times., 1908-03-16
NURSE DEMANDS $4,000
IN LARGEST DAMAGE SUIT

NEW YORK, March l6.-AIiss Addie
Hunts suit for $4,000 from the Long
Island raiiToad-the largest personal in
Jury claim ever made IN the New York
eourts-vil come before the supreme
bench this week.
Miss Hunt was trained nurse with a
clientele among the ricI est residents of
Long Island She says her income vas
never less than $50 we skIy. Returning
10 New York June y, 1916. from att,o5-
ing Miss Louise Grace. daughter of
toilhet Mayor Grace. she was struck
legs Additional injuries 10 her hin
h. .,tl u impossible for her 10 wear even
she asks Sl00000 for her Injuries. and
her profession.
The Washington times., 1908-03-16
Dogs Manicured
In London Club

LONDON. March 16.-There has just
been opened in London a toilet club
for dogs Here pets OF the smart set
can have their hair dressed and coats
trimmed for IS cents. II their teeth
are imperfect they can be filled or ex-
tTacted. or il their claws prOtrude too
far they can be daintily manicured-
Thus grOOmgd, their coats are put on
their goggles are attached and these
exquisite creatures are taken for their
afternoon automobile ride.
The Washington times., 1908-03-16
Garage in Basement.

probably differs from yours. am on
posed TO gambling IN futures. etc. Bur.
say II man wants a quiet little game
or poker, has the time, and the money
why, let him 80 To il, that's what /
say
Pointing out to the committee that
y could not make sober men out Of
drunkarGs Sullivan replied in apafbef,
or hls choice expressions. as fellows.
w ny you can't legislate wings onto
me- can you2 Not on your lie; you
can't
You're { practical man. aren't you2"
asked Mr.. Kahn.
That's the accusation bring against
my sell, replied tho ever ready SuIH-
van.
sullivan was asked 70 describe a
oliEd-pig,' an inanimate animal which
is said 20 breed In large numbers I'm
prohibition States.
"A 'blind-pig' he said, lis place
where you go i'm and get a drink OF
bouZe that isn't nj 10 clean carBets.''
The Washington times., 1908-03-16

stable standing alongside the site is to
be torn down that sunken garden may
take its place.
The upper four stories are TO consti-
tute the mansion in which the duchess
viii make her abode On her visits TO
the city, tie lower three being espe-
clally arranged for occupancy by her
father and brother. In the lower house,
on the ground floor, will be Billiard
room.
When the duchess desires to go out
for an automobile spin. she need only
press button TO announce TO the
garage keeper what machine she de-
slres. she car will tEen be run on tine
turntable and hoisted 10 the ground
moor. stepping from her boudoir into
the elevator. she VIII deScen nd to the
entrance. whCra sle can stef into the
automocile a. eC'.ily as II q we're taken
upstairs TO her dra.Ing l'CCm. In in
clement Wcathe she win u.us avoid
the slightest exposure,
May Add a Summer Garden.
The structure viii have a facade Of
the Italian Renaissance type, topped
with pergola. A balcony on the dfth
floor will afford wide views OF the
street. A plan for a summer garden
which may be transformed In winter
into an Orangery anu solarium IS stu
under construction. Warren & Wet
more, who planned the lCw Grand Cen
tral station are the architects.
The duplex structure, accordingly. is
TO be family retreat. to be occupied
at odd times.
For the reason that the duchess,
whenever she returns 10 America. is
the rec Dient Of Invitations from such
a most II friends. said a friend OF the
FAMILY, she is frequently completely
worn out by the time she returns TO
England. AS a result Of her .agaratfon
from the duke. her visits to A America
are likely to b stin more frequent ara
prolonged More than ever before she
- IA need az some retreat where she
car rest and recuperate between seasons
Of social festivity.''
The Washington times., 1908-03-16

ARR you getting interested IN your
own interests? II so you are interested
IN Times want ads
The Washington times., 1908-03-16
Transport Bills
Lost in Senate ;
Ordered Rejected

BY vote of to ? The subcommittee
OF the Senate judiciary Committee to-
day decided that all Of the bills to give
10 the States control Of liquor trans
ported in interstate commerce. Al. soon
as the shipment crosses the State bor-
der, are unconstitutional A report to
that effect was made tc the fun com
mittee, together with the suggestion
thar all Of the bills be rejected.