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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-10
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BIRTH NOTICES.

Born, Monday September Z to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank C. Hallberg. S22 North
Plum street, a son.
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San Juan, P. r. Abril 2 de 1908.

Cumpliendo scusrdo de la Junta DirsO
tiys dc THE Porto Rico Drawn Wcrk
And Embroidery Company"
PoP sl pFassuts Be Rnuncia al p6blioo
que todRB as exiBtancias de dicha Compa.
Gis OOnhiattnssB en- telas cstalaDRu , borda'
dAs, tFsjsg, biUsRH, ps6neloB , otras meT'
Cancfau ana ogaA al como tambi6n 81 mo-
bi'iaPio Y eGcSPAFates que % encuentran ca
a local do Is cita1a Osmpafifa, Calls de
TetuSn No IA, ssr6n rematAdas en- dicho
ocRl al mejor Postor De contado, ell iuevsg
de Mayo de 1908. laB 10 de ls ma.
mana.
No % consideran ofsrtas po1 menoB do
$8OOO.OO, y 81 que obtspga Is buens pro
to drs que depoBitaT 81 mamento de 10 sd
judicaci6n q Buma de $500 600 en- afectivo.
pudieUdo pSgAr sl rssto dentro les do.
dlaB Gguisntss 81 del Efmate, al hRceEna
cargo de los efectoa Eematadog.
Para mas infoFmas diFigirse don Gsue'
1850 CandinR y MsndiE6bal 4 Co, San
JUsn, p. r. 4-v.
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BARCELONETA De EN-
lOrabuena.
FsGuntidad en- eI hsTriO del "SebO.
ruGO"
La gosoIlna llumInlaao ol pusblo.
Abril z.
(De nuestrO OOrrsspOmsaz. }

AbFil z
La Osaa comeTciaI de M. ZoFsiIla y
Ca hR insEslado facoB de gaSolins monta.
dos con todos Lou Ade'a tos modernos, 81
trozo de Ia calls fFente al sGEableCimisnto to
Sc We tan iluminadc, que muchos indivi.
duos Green qus Ia luz 90 el6ctEica.
En- breva contFseF6n matFimOnio an
ests pobIadO don Hermenegido Colon,
j6ven lahoTioBo = muy qusEido en- esta 30.
ciecat' con la viVtuosR y espiE tuRl anori.
ia Mercedes V6zquez
-BaTceloneta est6 de enhorhhusna CON
81 nuevo itineERTio del fsrrocaFril, pues
los peEi6dicoB de San Juan lIegan 81 mis-
mo dis per Ia nochs, y 30 We 81 antuaiasmo
la lleg9da del CorrGo, & donda 90 reunen
mas de Glen psTg0nBH ansiOBsg de leer Las
noticias diaTiaB de lR isla y del GxtEapiego
Van pOCoB dfaa tuvimoB la dichR de
tsner On eata locRlidad de hu6Jped on nues-
tTa casa, ls simp6tiCA talentosa amiga
de San Juan lR Geforita EncaFnaci6n
Martinez Ortiz, mRestTa elemental, la al
fa6 encantadR ds elte pobla3o, pu pudo
Rdmirar tadag las bsllezRB de BsTceloneta,
fjaTsa On que hay aqui gran moyimien
to ComeYCisl, que ell pueb!o eB pFogEesista
tiane mss de Glen CGAaB, con eBcue!as,
2 igle,isG, fArmaciag, todos esoa sIe,
mentoa del progreso que iudican d dssen-
voivimiscto RgrlcolR ds esta ri0a Comarca
qua cuents con uus gran central azROarera
como "Plazuela S0gRF Company"
-En el sitio llRmado al ''SeboFuco",
nos if rwRn que tres mujarss pobrss
hsn dsdo luz en- entos DIES niHcy, con
Ia psEtioularital de ser tedoG vGroneg.
-AdeIantan mucho los tEabpios de Ia
iglssia protentante, y prcnt9 qusdaT6 ter.
minsdo dicho sdifcio.
-Ss hR alberto una nusva Ea1tEeria, di.
rigids poE el reputable IastFe Virgilio To.
RFeB.
Han llegado iufuidad do inutrumeu.
tos de mdaica, para Il banda que ae eBtk
oTganigando por sl Rvdo pRdFe EspinoBa,
anCerdote qus Cada din sa mas estimsdo On
to1a IL iurisdiCci6n.
-PeTnona de CT 6dito nos Rsf gura, que
Sc mo taT6n por inieiativRB de paTticulaTep,
5 foooH de gaHOliDa, fusrza de dos mil bu.
gftE.
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De IRLRlN-ALES.
IReld'Ria d d GortO q DlstIlia con nOtlID dul
pl0ltO o Rosa Mnll GiIaf ] otrOS contra
Federico Clllf sOhrO lulldld % Vn tesla
nOBiO.

BegGn n0ticiamog oportunsmente 6
nuestTOH lectoFeF, ests aBunto fu6 tRasVa9a.
do 10 saCci6n Segunds de osts CoFto de
diBtEito pOF una orden del honorable iuez
de q GscCi6n primeTa senior Audrey. en-
donde % tERmitAbA. y fus diOtada 81 de
sate mes
Como les demRndantss paEeCe tianen re
zones PoderoaaS para gus Ii vists de- ente
Pleito Be CelebFe 10 sntsa posibla & fia az
obtener una Essoluci6n en- el foudo del
mllmo, PTs1sntsEon aver una moOi6n On
que 1olicitabhn del Fseto juez ToEo ID in.
clusi6n del miamo en- el oalsndario del ter
mino que Comenz6 el primero del Corrien.
to mes , terminals 81 81 de Mayo pr6xi.
mo fn do eatar On condicionsa de solici'
tRE el SsdRlamisnto para vista durante
eBts t6Emino.
Con tel motive y Giendo hoy Is terCsra
leCtuFa del CalendsEio on dicha gscci6n "a.
gunda, 81 honorable juez ToRo naRal6 Las
nneve do la mafiRnB pGHs 10 discussion de
dichR moci6n, ConCuFFisndo este aCto loB
sbogsdos s0noEea ACuGa = PalaOios Rodri.
guez poF los demRndRntsB = 81 BsfioH AlVR'
reg NRva poF 0l demRndado Cuncadida
Ia palAbra 81 Beior Acu6R, 6Sta dsfsndi6
lR guplioR de lR moci6n en- los terminos Va
lDdicadoB , Feserv6ndosa eeTEaF ol debate,
iDfoEm6 entonceB el senior Alvarez Nave,
quiSn pc 0puBo en- un largo infoFme que
dicho aSunto 90 incluyeFs en- ell calendaEio
y 80 viers On eAte t6ym;9o. EI honorable
jueE entoncsG hiso ciertaB aclaracioneB
que CaBi TeEolvfRn Ia question plan
teads y hsbi6ndoas ConCsdido de nue..
40 u Pslabra Al senior ACufia para CeTrRF
81 debate, Fefut6 todoH los aFgumentou dc
la parts COntrRFiR , 10 Corts reBolvi6 &C.
to Seguido gus dicho pleito 90 incluyeFa en-
el cslendario, "a que la ley sB clara y ter
miuants BobFe 0Bts particular.
Procedi6ae despu6S la Iectura del CO
lendsFio, y pstiCi6n tambien del sefior
Acu6', ge nehsl6 eats asRnto para el dia
30 del coFrients mss, en oI eusI tendr6
efecto lR vista del miBmo.
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BuYo por el policfa inuulaF GTegoEio Saga.
Frs, ha tonido como Esgultado 10 expulsion
de dicho policiQ.
"A Ias 3 de Ii tArde de hoy se Eaune
On session oTdinsEiR 81 Consejo Executive.
Hay muchR animRci6n para las caFPe'
raB del dfa 19, bGnsfCio de Is Liga anti
tuberculosa.
Con objetO de smbRrCsF para EuPo p,
via Estadoa Unidos, en- Bu visje de Eeci6n
casadoB, han eBtado en- estH ci1dad los dis.
tinguidOs eBpoEoB EStevs,Bisnohi de Ma.
ysgtisz.
-Ha sRlido para MBn0tf, en- auuntog dc
negocioE, 81 senior Fidsl Guillermety, de
eata ciudad.
-Ha EegFesado dc Egpsha, via Nueva
York en- compsfifa dc BuS familisrss, el
sefoF D6maao AlonGo, fot6grafo estableci.
do en- OsgUaH para cuya ciudad ha BalidO
hoy.
Hoy FegFeBR & 90 residences de Ma.
yagGsz el 3. nor Ramon YrizaEPY, empls a
do tsmpoFero de In secEstATia de l8 Cana.
II de dslegadog.
-El oOmit6 del Conssjo Executive
recomienda fAvoEAblemente IL petici6n
hscha poE el sF, Elias Wolf para la cons.
tFucci6n de I'M muslle de aBpigon On al
puerto de eats ciudad.
AV1sO. GieSeR BaboF ID EoBidenoi8
de la HeAoRa LuiSs - LORE, FRga aotG.
earle an aHunto que e intoT0Ba, p.
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lntsresa 1 los Prafssaros D. naslea.

JESUS RENDON ALMIRA.-Hsns
Oongtante existsncia de los uiguientes ing
tEumentOH: Flautin0S, Flautag, TerCerolas
Oboea, RequintoB, Clarinste8, Fagoteg,
Violines, Violoncallos, Contrabsios, Man.
dolinas, BsnduFrias, GuitaEEss, CoEnetin-,
Onovene1, Trombone1, Bsrftonos, BombaT
dinoE, HeliOOneI, (bsjog) Tri6ngulos, Pls.
tilloB, Rsdoblantea } Bombos M6todou
dc solfsO y para tot class do inutEumen'
tos. Accessories y mdsics a general
San Juan, p. r AusFtado ntm 216.-
OallO dc Allen n6m. 21 Sol ndm. 26.
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EgNG0N DE HOY.
Ia mayor pafte De las IOCaIitadss
esta1 cOlOcadas J habHa 10 IIsno
en- sI teatrO.
E' fl0sta d b0aefeoRell ] Is % 0'DNar que eI
6Hlto sorOns d tu.n pruDt;lte

Las aeiioTRI B alneiro de Gsu1g. It'll , us
GoEita AmpRTo Fernandez Mater, rscorYis
EGn aver ls Oiudad ColocRndo paEsonalnnen
te, Leg localidades del tsAtro para Ia fuc.
ci6n de gala" que, & bensfcio de lss Di
mar hu6sfsDaB del Aailo de Rio PiedFaB
han oTganizRdo bajo BuS Auupiciou y Ia pro
toCCi6n de lR distir guidn Isfora del 60.
beEnaEdoE Post.
Be pone an esOsna el Rsy que Rabi6''
= 81 taatEo Her6 decOrado eSpl6ndidamont,
poni6ndole mayor Illumination , adorn6n'
dOlo aEtiBticamsnte.
La mayor parts del ..oomOrcio de Ia Ciu
dad ofrsCi6 CO rTaE Bus eBtabIsCimientos d
obEcuFsCaF fin de fAcilitar uu1 smplea'
dos la ConCurrsnciA 6 Il funci6n De esps
re que el msyor 6xito COFons II bsD6fcs
obra dc que.8e han hsoho cargo Las Eeferi
daB DANES
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"Esto me provino de una indigestion
y padecimientos femfneos. Padecfa &
veces de agonfa = temfa que darme sols.
COmpleEamenfe Ag0tada.
ga veces temfa leVantarme, tratar
de atender los quehaceres de mi casa,
no habfa que pensarlo.
NueVa Vida Y VIgOr.
''Mi esposo me trajo IN frasco de Pc
runa, y antes de concluir1o me sentfa con
nueva vida y vigor.
"Ese casancio y NAL estar que me ago.
biaba adesapareci6 por complete. Empect
conner con spetito y Ell alimento me
nutrfa. Puedo andar y hacer mi trabsjc
sin cansarme.
Obra MaraViIIOsa De La Pe.ru-ns.
"Tomevarios frascos durante ell veranc
y Ell otofo, y no puedo eIogiarlo 10
su1ciente, pues Ia obrs que hizo en- mi,
fu6 maraviIlosa.
"Cuando por cuaIquier eausa me siento
cansada nerYiosa, pocas dosis de Pc
runa me curan.
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Ayer tards Ie fu6 hacha Ia amputaci6n
del pie izquisrdo Il ancians que fu6 coli
do cor an sutom 6Vii en la tarda del mar
teE. PraGtiCaFon 10 operaci6n lol doCtoras
ToFo y Vslez Lopez asiatiendo Z ella uua
oomrA6aToH doCtoFss Avil61, Cueto L6.
peg SiCaEd6. FL resultsdo fu6 satiSfacto'
rio y Ia lenionads BopoTt6 psEfectamente el
CloTOfoEmo, aiguiendo meioF.
En- el RlumbradO p6blico de santuP
ca hubo anochs algunaB interFupoioues,
qued6ndoBe oHcuTas vRriaB YsceB sI po'
bl0do.
-PaTece que los kfcionBdog { 10 agsuo
vusIvsn dsr aeGalsB de vida On sRntuace.
Anteanocha viHitaEOn slgunoS pRtios suB'
trsyendo gal'inaB y Otras Coaa9. Del pa
ito de 10 casa do lA famiiia Vega PoRquera,
EobaTon RlgunaB pisEas de FopR.
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bar la Peruna habfa estado un afio bajo
ell tratamiento de un medico. De los
mas que padecfa era de dolor de cabeza.
Un Amigo Rec0mend6 La Pe-ru-na.
"Un dfa me dijo un amigo que tOmarR
Peruna, y compre un fraseo. Despdes
de haberIa tornado una semana me
sentfa mejor.
s'Al principle no podfa conner, dormir
8 trabajar, pero al fin encontr6 Ia medi-
Gina que me iba eurar, la Peruna.
Una NueVa MuIer.
"Ahora tengo buen color. Soy uaA
nueva mujer. Reciba mi profunda
gratitud por ello.m
Sigui6 Los Consoles Del Or. Hartman.
Sra. Viola Marshall, 42O w, Mason
St., Springfield, Ill, escribe:
"Hacen dos meses cuando le consult6
me sentfa tan debiI que tenfa siempro
que estar acostada.
EEogEa La Pe-ru-na.
"Empece & tomar Peruna, Y ahorR me
siento cOmpletamente bien.
"Nunca cesare de elogiar Ia PerunR,
de dar gracias al DIR. Hartman por a.
bondadoSo consejo.n
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Una heTmOsa fiesta en- ell Casino
PueftOrique6O de HumacaO.
{ Dc nusstrO OOrrs0p Onsal)

Abril s -El visFnes raBRdo 0eIebE6 81
Casino PuortorTiqWeaO de eBtR ciudad ma
esp 6odida velads, tomaRdo parte en- ella
distinguidos elementos dc eatS Hocisdad.
AbFi6 sl acto pronunCiRndo un bEeve
psFo elegants discuTBo BobEe Ia muiar, 81
licencisdo ZsngOtitR
Una vez mas pudimoB aplaudiE & IL
Bimpstiea America ADtoI que nos cant6
ron verda1eEo guato loB eouplsta de 'La
Gatita blanca" nos Feoit6 con admire.
bic DstuFalidad In poeSfa 'lQa6 ls dir6?"
Las diatiDguidRH He6orau Raig Vslla
daEeB sn la fantasia do "Rigoletto admi.
rabies
81 duo do "Tsmpestad" por les uefofitag
BorgeB = PoEratBl muy bien sjust do.
Revetan dichsS diatinguidal BefloritsB
grandeB BptitudeB para ell canto.
81 aeflW Rcig-don Pablo-y la ge8ora
EstsEOn Se hicieTon aE laudir de 10 Undo
en- 81 duo 81 Ella.
Las Bimp6ticaB BefioritaB Elvira Monges
Amparo PoErAta, Tatita Porrnts = les
j6veaeB Antonio Roig, Ernesto Lopez =
Francisco Lopez, muy RpaudidoB en- el
CoTo de "LR G4tits blanca.
Para todOg npestyo aplsuEo
FntEs los concurFeptss lR velada del
"Casino usEtorFiquefio" ns hallsb2n loa
distirguidoS cabRllsroa dc San Juan don
Herminio Diaz, conBejeEo del Executive y
don EdelmiFo ]. LsgpisV, activo smpleado
de lR "Porto RiCan American Tobacco
Company, quien despu6B de terminals
Ia We ada, Ob.squi6 { todou los caBalIeros
que aBistieEon IL feltR con loB msgnifi
Cos CigaTriIlos "Riooro" qus cada dis sd.
quiareD mayor consume por ~ exeslents
oslidad.
81 senior Lespisr que goza on ssta ciu'
dad dc grandes VimpRtfaS, fu6 obs9quisdo
6 ~ vey con champagne por amigos 80
clos dal cRBino
-Siguen arregl6ndoSe las GALES de s.ta
Guided
-Muy pFonto cslebEsr6 un sspl6adido
bails 81 Casino sSpa 1oI. TodaB lao no
chel hay an suB eBpacioBoa BaIones enaayoa
de lRnceTog
-HemOs ualudado & don Carlos Bsni
tsz, de Yabucoa.
-8uena el nombrs del senior Manuel
CsFrssquiIlo, como candidate para mars
hal de la OoTte municipal de e1ts pueblo O.
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EseReIas fIaas ] ellzalo superior.

ri popular Establishments del Ssfor
Am6EicO Salas, hR removable On les iltimoB
vaporsB el espl6ndido surtido de eSanciag
fOag que siempFe tiene disposition do
suB fAyoTacedoEes , pFooede dc las meioFes
casAB de Europa y de America. CaIEado
de Les mas SleganteI formas. americana
eSpnfioI y frances. tien0 tsmbien en- gran
oantidad y divsEsRB foFmRB 81 aCraditsdo
eltablecimisnto. PaYs Ias pr6ximas fia.tas
Se enCuenfEa ALI 10 mejor = mas bsEato.
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hacer mi trabaJo. Carezco de palabras
con que expresarle mi gratitud, 10
felfz que hoy soy. Ninguna familia
debiera estar sin Peruna."
Por Amos Padeci6 De Dolores.
Carta de la Sra. Ida Germain, No. 5s1
Manhattan Ave-, Nueva York:
tPor muchos amos padecf de dolores en-
los 6rganos pelvicos. Nopodfa encontrar
alivio, pues ning6n doctor pudo curarme.
''Lefrespecto su umaravilloso remedio,
decidf probarlo. La tomb por alg6n
tempo, y me hizo mucho bien."
RObuSfG Una Hez M&S.
"Ahora me siento fuerte, = tengo buen
apet1to. La POruna me euro IN padeci-
miento cr6ntco, y por 10 tanto la reco-
miendo todas las sefiorss."
SfemOr0 CauSada Y DGbH.
CaEta que desde Kansas City, No. 1927
Garner ST., nos Nscrib0 Ia Sra. e. A.
Connolly:
''Por muchos a6os padecf del est6mago
= no pod1R conner oasi NADIA. Slempre
me SentfR cansadR = d6bil.
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LUIS A. GONZALEZ
INGENIERO MUNICIPAL
Ofrece sUs serviciog callO ssDos
HGrm&nos," Santurce.
San Juan, P..R.
Do Al siT0eltR.

Avisamos & las personals, que
solicital suscribirse 4 este dia-
rio, que u peri6dico no les ser&
enviado, 81 el aviso que con tai
objeto remitan, no viene acOm-
panado del importe de la suD-
cripci6n.
Esta vale por IN trimestre
$2.25. Por un semestre $3.50.
Por IN aNo $500. Rg0 @'s-
tiOipa0,
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Ell YlOrRSS Do Dolores,

MahAna 6 Ia una de Is tarde, tendr6
lugar, On Ia IglsliR de San Jon6 dN sntA
ciudRd, antique "Convento de santo Do
miugo", lR TRADITIONAL miss de 10 s'I3usna
muerte", que Celeb,a anualmente IL cofra.
dfa de JeBtu CrucifoadO u la de Santa
Rosa de Lima.
ri jUevsB uanto, en- las caEsm oniaB de
Jsads stsdo Ia columna, eBtar6 81 ssr'
mon cargo de un r. Pa6l.
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-sOMBRkROs PARA shNORAs.
muy elegautas , & pracios Sumamente mo.
diCo8. los aoabs de recibir La Tiendita de
Jooafa EchsvaFEfa, al lado del ayunta.
mionto. Vende tambi6n afeCtoB reIigio.
Ooa. Comprs envoItuFsB de JRbon OCts.
gon.-san Juan. Box 216.
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cATARRo PRLWcO CAUsA MUcHAs DoLRNCAs

sad po senten todo el d adodas dentadas
Levaran siempre sobre hombros
a
instante Ia validad medic
Para este Ia Peruna estd recomendads
cualquier
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Niles De SeVoras Fsi5ev AZ Doctor Hartman, Qwgandoe De
one Navea Sc S5atm B5en, Siembye Estan Cansadas.

ESpero que TODD
aquel que Sc sientA
enfermo hags una
prueba con Ia Peru
na y le esten tan
agradecida como mi
marido yyo le estG-
mos"
I'm AdO BajO TRADE
mfenfO MedfcO.
Sta. Anna AIcGinn
16I Plain ST., Provi-
denee, ,R. T., escribeE
"Deseo participant
le Ell bien que me hh
hecho su medicinE.
Padecfa, segdn 10
doctores, del cora
ION, Antes de pro-
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3AAs4 "A tAS AAO A0
mis- numerosos
pacientes, Sra. T.
Trener, me escribe
desde Paterson, Nj.
"Padecf por cinco
amos de Ia espina
dorsal y dolores de
espalda.
"Grac1as a Diog, 10
c ON unique w.,
estimado Doctor, y
en- cinco semanas me
euro con su medici-
ma, la Peruna, y sus
sabios consejoa
medicos.
"Ahora puedo
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and as Marion jammod the ier down to swing up
INTO the wind, q vicious puff tearing across the
bay caught the wa'er-oggel sail and upset the boat,
throwing Marion down into the sail
Without moments hesitation. Lon jibcd over ard
ran to where the girl struggling to free herself
from The sail and the sheet lie could see Bon iiicl-
ards was keeping his course and lie roil'zad he
had thrown away the Bat he never falterei Tor
afraid she would bec1Me tangled I'D in the sail In
that lay her danger.
True the direction Of 'hc wind he headed the
Wandcrer for the disabled boat and struggling GIRL
yelled Grab the boat! and Keen still" and pres
entity ne had rounded the Waudsror up alongside Of
Marons boat from which ii was compare lively easy
to drag her into ms doiy Then, while she lau ghcd
bottom of his boat threw his oilskn coat around her
shoulders and after dropping his lib proceeded 10
clear the mast and sail away from the overturned craft
preparatory to towing it into the harbor
Meanwhile the launch from the CommodOre's
schooner had been tearing out to the scene of the
accident by the time Lon had Mariou's boat ready
the launch up with them, Commodore Black
standing at the wheel in the bow Just thon across
the water the sound OF the gun announcing the
finish. In the midst of the commodore's heartfelt
expression of thanks all Lon was thinking of was the
iac that he had lost the prize He refused 10 ac-
cept the offered tow, and beat back into the Cove
alone. He had to tell his mother of his failure to
win the fifteen dollars
1t the custom of the Yacht Club 10 end the
DAY with fireworks show supper and the prosen-
tation of the prizes and every one in the village at
,ehued tne 1olllhcatoh' Although he had no share
In the distribution of prizes Lon stunned down TO
the clubhouse at eight O'Clock He was Zoo whole
souled boy to let his defeat interfere with The NIGHTS
pleasure. The big parlor was crowded and he had
TO perch himself up in one of the windows at the
back of the with the other village hovs
Standing on the platform by the table tho handsome
DID commodore gave out the prizes to tbe accom-
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panmen OF applause from the crowd in the parlor
and out the piazza. Lon felt pang of jealousy
toward Bob Richards when he him walk up the
aisle receive the little purse that contained three
shining Aye-doar gold pieces. Then the audience
started to out of the room, but the commodore
raised his hand and asked every to wait mo-
ment.
He lifted from the table red flannel bag from
which he drew another silver cup. Old yachtsmen
and those near the tabe recognized at the cup
which the cOmmodUre's (Who had fallen in the
Spanish War; had won in a holly contested nine
years before.
II have one more prize to present. he said. at
Is an impromptu one just the act it is to
boy do very brave thing; he deliberately threw
away a race he about to win in order to a
human life. You all know whom and what l mean-I
leler to Alonzo Marshall and his of my niece.
lhe commodore had to stop moment until the clap
ping OF hands and stamping of feet ceased. In CIV
ing this cup, that the prize OF brave BOY.
another brave boy | feel that | am honorng both"
Then lac called out, Come up here. Lon and the red
faced Lad pushed lovingly by every hand that
could reach him up through the aisle to the
platform.
As Lon took the cup the kindly giver leaned down
and whispered "Theres something inside it for YOU
Lon" and while the crowd cheared and CAPPED and
stamped their feet until the walls echoed again Lon
stumped away to SHOW his prize 10 his mother. At
the first electric Light he stopped long enough
what the Something inside and his asonished
gaze fell on check for fifty dollars,
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uncle allowed hcr 10 do pretty much she pleased
WIN her boat Her greatest danger, Lon knew, lay
III her fear!rS-nca' and ignorance Of the faults Cf
her cranky craft.
SAIlAG 10 le ward, running before me wind as Lon
was. MA, as usually happens with cranky craft,
Marion boat WAS E2Wng badly, ana threatening to
roll the boom under. lie ran Oft TO leeWard OF her
and then halted her:
"Oh. Miss Marion don't you think you are carrying
too much sail? IT'S blowing pretty fresh to-day. us
coming harder every m!pu"."
TOO much aail?' she ShoUtcd back the
ter; mot lor me- coul1I.t 20 10 windward with
ont the spirit up Il you don look out I'll beat you
to the start"
This was joke, for Lon was gradually drawing
away from her As he neare4 the starting point the
thought came into his head 20 run alongside the
schooner and speak to the commodore of the danger
a." class sounded, and lie went about, hoisted the
Jlb, ana began "iOckCying' for good position with
the four other dores that entered for the
TWO minutes as Lon could count Then he went about
ahG ran down to the startng-line with Bob Richards
AoIloWIhS ms every move The other three dOreS
were having battle between themselves on the OPP
pOSe TACK, Tor their realized that they were
bound to take third place between them if Lon and
Bob stayed in the race Much to Ions disgust, as
ne neared the line he he ahead OF time, and
ne had TO Jibe over and make a tack away from It,
BOD Just caught the gunre at the proper time, which
gave hlm the advantage at the start
Inc course was a triangular one three miles 10 q
log On the first and second legs Bon managed to
keep ahead Of Ions boat. but on the third one,
the puffs growing stronger with every blast, he
began 10 lose his courage and let his sheet run every
few minutes the squalls struck his boat and
knocked 1t down.
This Ions opportunity, and skillfully did he
take advantage OF it. Before they were halfway
home on the last leg, the Wanderer was several
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more than ever for this being able to best
him. lie knew hat when the heavy puns came tear
ing across the bay, whipping it into foam Bob would
throw the Arrow UP in The wind, thus losing head
way. Meanwhile the Wanlercr would he keeping
steadily on her way, if Lon had to climb out to
windWard to do it. That was part of sailing a
race.
As Lon ran out to the s.arn point where the COM
uodoroa schooner lay At anchor, he was startled at
catching git Of Marion Darcy. the commodore S
niece. ont sailing alone in cranky little rowboat
OF hor own. It had been converted into 4 sa-boat
by tho addition of a cenjrchoord and spritsa that
was much too big for it. Lon thought Eat Marion
had been brought up around the water, was thor
oughly at home in boats, and could swim; and her