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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Thomas Lohner and son
left, Tuesday for Council Bluffs
where she went to visit friend,
who is there from the old country,
one whom she has not seen for six
teen years. She expects to return
the Last of the week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

The Misses Petrea Jensen and
Mastha Petersen, who live west of
town departed for Wiota Sunday,
where they went to pass the Sab
bath at the home of the formers
sister near that town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Henry Kroeger accompanied by
Billy Spoo went to Atlantic We'd
nesday evening to bring back the
new Ford automobile, Mr.. Kroeger
purchased recently.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

A small crowd of young people
were entertained at the Edwin
Delahoyde home last Friday eve
ming. Miss Ethel Kiinefelter and
Miss Trola Born were the honored
guests. Music and cards were the
amusements of the eyepinp.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Chautauqua week in Atlantic is
from August 2lst to Goth this year.
A fine program is arranged. Watch
for their ad in later issue.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mr.. D. Harry Crane, printer of
Chicago arrived in the city Sunday
for two weeks visit with his mo-
ther, Mrs. Belle Crane and sister,
Mrs. Fred Cotton.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mr.. Ber. Poague and son, Dell of
Buffalo, Wyoming arrived Wednes.
day for visit with his sister. Mrs.
] B Connrardy and family.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Miss Edith Brown came from Ce-
dar Rapids last week to visit her
sister, Mrs. DR.. Jacobsen for
while. She arrived with the DR.. and
his wife on their return to the city
after their summer vacation.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Carl Hoover came down from Al
dubon Saturday on business. HI
made the trip in an auto.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Mollle Hunt was engaged at
the Clarence Masching home as
seamstress last week. She is enga-
ged at present by Mrs. ]. 9. Powell.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

George Guernsey was rendered
the position as foreman on the
Eddyville Tribune, while it's owner,
Mr.. Chal Sturgeon, takes his sum-
mer vacation.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Miss Julia Jensen left Wednesday
for Greenfield, Iowa where she ex.
poets to visit her brother and friends
for three or four weeke.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Horace Parrot was moving his
household goods the latter part of
last week into the Tom Pippin
house.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Jack Coe is assisting with
the household duties at the John
I. Hensley home for few days.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Miss Minnie Campbell departed
Sunday for visit with friends at
Mt. Ayr, Iowa. She left there Thurs
day for Des Moines where she met
her sister Mary, who left here today
and together they will go to Chica-
go for two weeks visit.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Sam Marshall of Atlantic who de-
veloped typhoid fever at the same
time James Paige became ill and
was brought from Colorado to HE
home, is improving and has pass
ed the danger mark. His friends
here WILDE glad to hear of his con-
valescence.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Emery Smith was taken very
i'll Monday night. Two doctors were
called and for time she was in a
very serious condition. 1t is now
hoped she will get along alright al
tho she is far from perfect health
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Miss Pluma Freeman of Brayton
was visiting friends in the city be.
tween trains last Friday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Joe Gilroy and wife who recently
moved to Atlantic started last Mon
day for Denver in their new auto.
Mr.. Gilroy will follow in TIE track
of the famous Glidden people there
by insuring good roads.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Geo. Lefflngwell, Jr. returned
Thursday from Des Moines where
he was attending Highland Park.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mr.. Niels Barrensten and family
returned to their home at Corning,
Wednesday,.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

The contract for placing light
ming rods on the Greeley township
school houses was let last Saturday
to John Nelson of Extra for the sum
of $1O5s5. The work will commence
Immediately.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Nels Hansen visited relatives
in Audubon Tuesday night return
ing to Extra Wednesday evening.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Don Woodard of Atlantic was
visiting in Extra between trains,
Wednesday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Miss Winnie Heath went to At
lantic Friday and assisted Mrs.
Dayton, returning to Extra Monday
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22
!, THURSDAY, JULY %, 1909.
Mrs. Murphy was on the sick list
the first Of the week.

Mrs. Carl Erb and Mrs. Persing
went to Audubon on business,
Wednesday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Dena Stated and Miss Bes-
sic Dodge were Atlantic visitors
over Tuesday night.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

A little party was given at the Er-
nest Powell home in honor of Miss
Monday evening.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

The o. E. S. meet Friday July 80,
and the Masons Saturday July 3lst.
A good attendance is expected.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mr.. V. B. Hellyer departed Thurs
day evening for Omaha where he
went to visit his daughter for few
days. He returned Sunday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Vic Anciaux who lives in Greeley
township were Extra shoppers Sat-
urday afternoon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Conkling and daughter Mar
tina have taken up their residence
with the Charley Hawk family.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

An exciting game of ball was
played ON the Anita diamond last
Friday afternoon between Extra
ank that city. After an interesting
contest, the honors we're carried off
by Exira.resu!ting in a score of to
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Miss Ida Reynolds boarded the
train Saturday enroute To Audubon
where she will spend Chautauqua
week with her sister, Mrs. q. w.
Hoover. Miss Reynolds has been
in very poor health and will take
medical treatment while there. She
reports her father John Reynolds
of Greeley, who has been very ILL
.as convalescing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Miss Beatrice Harvey who has
been visiting her relatives here
since the Fourth returned to her
home in Atlantic Saturday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Drace sornson, from west of
town was transacting business in
Atlantic Friday evening.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Jerry Hoover and family were
in our city Saturday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mr. John Porter, Jr., who disposed
OF his east livery barn last. week,
Oluf Jensen becoming owner, is
now planning to move his family
to Moline, Illinois in the near fu-
ture. They just returned from there
Tuesday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22
Mrs. Mollie Hunt was on the sick
list the first of the week.

Mrs. Frank Ballou was shopping
in the city Monday afternoon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Mutum who owns and runs
a hotel at Manning Iowa was in
town Saturday between trains on
business. Mrs. Mutum owns lot
and house here.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Jim Gwln leaves today fol
Brooklyn, where she will visit abou
a month with relatives.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mr. Foley Herrick returned from
the country Sunday after assisting
his son, Herbert for week on the
farm
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

John l., Jr. was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John l. Hensley last Sunday
night and .hus another young
stock man makes his debut into
the world. John is setting up the
cigars.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Charles Hunt who was
threatened with pneumonia last
week is able to again attend to her
household duties She is still trou-
bled with cold.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

The Powell and Harvey families,
also Mr.. and Mrs. Will Varney
spent few pleasant hours Sunday
in the Temple Grove southwest of
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Miss Dot Baylor returned Friday
to her home after assisting Mrs.
Chris Bauer for week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Miss Ruth Statzell went Friday to
the home of her grandmother, Mrs.
s. ]. Dodge to visit until the follow
inp dav
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Lafe Simpson and family of Au-
dubon spent Sunday at the ]. B.
Connrardy home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Miss Ef6e Williams, of Atlantic,
visited over Sunday night with her
parents on North Street.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Miss Elsie Hunt had the misfor.
tune of losing her Drake pin last
Saturday while in town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

A little gathering of young peo-
pie ate their Sunday dinner in the
Witthauer timber.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Quinn and Jessie butcher
visited over Thursday night at the
Henry Baker home east of here.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Lawrence Hunt sold a valuable
pacing mare to Andy Burns one
day last week. So
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Harry Devoid of Guthrie Cen ter
was taken to the insane hospital at
Clarinda last Saturday according
to rennrt
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Hardesty and daughter,
Myrtle left on the Saturday noon
train for Omaha where they expect
to visit a week or ten days with her
daughter, Mrs. NJ w. Feeney there.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Little Kenneth May, who has been
suffering from very severe attack
of nalarial fever, is now improving
rapidly being able to be up. Mrs.
May intended going with him to
Dana today, if he is able, for visit
with her husband Charles. She ex-
poets to be gone two weeks.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Little Lola Buchanan has been
visiting this week at the Claude
Jayne home having gone out there
Saturday evening.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Ira Baird of Audubon spent the
Sabbath with his many friends in
Extra.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs Ben Jensen and Mrs. H. Peter
Jensen were in Audubon attending
Chautauqua Wednesday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

George Dayton is now employed
at the Barney Deets farm in Gree
ley, making hay.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Miss Nellie Dyer has been en-
gagged at No. Hamlin for the fall
term of school,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Miss Clara Whitted was shopping
in Audubon between trains Satur.
dav
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Byrd Connrardy visited her friend
frankie Bell Crane at the Smith
Burton home, south of town from
Thursday until Sunday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mr.. Ralph Tilley of Aberdeen, So.
Dakota, arrived in the city We'd
nesday for few days visit with
friends. Like all others, he can't
stay away from Extra. Wonder
whyP
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Master Harvey Jensen took an
automobile tire to Atlantic for re-
pairs Monday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Major Anderson, son.in.law of
George Paige has moved in the
house vacated by Mr. Hemstreet on
Washington street Saturday. His
goods have been stored in the Bas-
ham house for the last several
weeks.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Rosella Snyder returned from
Hamlin Saturday noon where she
had been giving her weekly music
Lessons.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Grant Jones visited in Au-
dubon between trains Friday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mr.. John Martes, ST., was pas
senger to Adair Saturday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Storm Marqueson of Elk Horn vi
sited over Sunday with Extra
friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

The Misses Lottie and Bessie
Burns and Anna and Mary Jensen,
who live south of here all went to
Atlantic Saturday to visit the for
,ner's sister, Mrs. Bunnell of that
place over the Sabbath.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

We failed to get the item that
Morris Metz of Canada had come to
Extra to spend the fourth with his
parents and relatives in this com
munity. He expects to remain three
or four weeks yet and his sister,
Rose contemplates returning to
Canada with him.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mr.. and Mrs.D. HI. Gault, the ba-
her at the Spoo restaurant, went to
Atlantic Saturday to vislt Mrs.
Gault's grandmother, Mrs. Swolley
who is reported very ill at that
place. They returned on the Sun
day train.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

An s12 pound girl was born to
Chet Race and wife last Thursday
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Lawrence and Charles Hunt re-
turned from short busines trip at
Omaha last Friday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Geo. Leffingwell hiss been
under the doctdr's care for several
days.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Sam Minser and daughter
Gertie of Ft Laramie Wyoming who
has been visiting relatives east of
here since the Fourth, has gone to
Anita and Lewis to pay parting Wis
it's to relatives there before starting
on her homeward journey. She
will visit in Denver on her way
home
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Evans Marqueson, wife and child
passed through the city, Sunday af.
ternoon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

number OF friends and relatives
spent Sunday at the Jerry Hoover
home
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22
Two Horses Killed

During the terrible electrical
storm week ago Wednesday morn
ing Mr.. b. PARROT had two horses
which were in the Matt Thielen pas-
ture killed by lightning. Mr.. Frank
Basham who was catching his hor-
ses in his own pasture, one hundred
and fifty yards distant did not even
feel the shock but saw two of his
own horses whirl around and
around from the shock. Mr. Basham
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Chris A. Petersen was at the
county seat on business Monday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22


Genevieve Kline went to Atlantic
last Friday to visit her little friend,
Jennie Oliphant. Upon her arrival
there, they failed to make connec-
tions at the depot and the little girl
was compelled to return on the next
train. She was accompanied by
Leila Kline and Flossie Leffingwell.
Mrs. Guy Mahony and Miss Mar
garet Harris, daughters of R. H.
Harris of Missouri Valley arrived
in the city for short visit with rel
atives at the John Crane and Fred
Cotton homes. Mrs. Mahony de-
parted the following day but Miss
Margaret does not intend to leave
until Friday. s4 ~
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Harry Hockenberry is having {
cellar dug this week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

We understood that Mrs. Otto
Nicholson had an arm broken,
Tuesday caused from falling off a
load Of hay while assisting her hus-
band in the hay field. 1t was bro
ken just above the wrist. She lives
just north of Hamlin and is an
aunt of Mrs Chris A., Petersen of
Weat Tnwp
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

MIR. and Mrs. Kirk Clark and two
children of Sioux City are visiting
friends and relatives in Extra and
vicinity this week. They arrived
Saturday aud have taken up their
head quarters at the A. w. Harvey
home. Mrs. Clark will be better
known as Miss Ethel Hukle. This
is the only visit in three years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Jayne and
infant son went to Audubon Mon.
day to visit Mrs. Jayne's brother, j.
C. Boyer and family for two or three
days attending chautauqua while
there. His mother, Mrs. Valummie
Jayne of this place are staying with
her children at their home eight
niiles northeast of here during
their absence.
Mrs. Lissa Gault and family have
duly disinfected and again allow
ed to mingle with their friends and
neighbors after their slight siege
of scarlet fever. Miss Carrie and
Little Frank spent the first night
out of ofqnarantine at the E. d. Pow
ell home while Mrs. Gault and Hell
en- spent that night with the DIR.
Jacobsen family during the time
their home was being fumigated
and aired.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-22

Herman Barnholdt was transacting
important business in Ayoca from
Tuesday till Thursday.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-20
BANKS IN WASHINGTON
Brief Review of Progress and Facts
From 1908.

Two hundred and five state banks,
with total deposits of 500, 592, 43O.36,
savings deposits of $19,6s1 ,370.27, and
assets of $92, 1892, 412.21; sc national
banks, with total deposits of $66,5SS,-
OBJ; total due state banks, $40, 12S,2S6;
capital stock paid in, $7,740,000, and
trust companies were in business IN
Washington at the close of 1908, accord
ing to the second annual report by State
Bank Examiner Engle. Twenty-eight
state banks, two bonding and surety
companies and one trust company were
authorized to begin business, and 20
state banks, of which five were ma
tionalized, five consolidated with other
institutions and two became insolvent,
left the jurisdiction of the department
Five banking corporations are awaiting
authority to begin business.
Chief among the recommendations
made by the legislature, now in session
at Olympia, for the enactment of
amendments to the state banking laws
are the following:
To provide for payment of capital
stock of banking institutions issued to
trust companies organized prior to the
date on which the 1907 act went into
effect.
To provide limitation of loans to
25 per cent of the unimpaired capital
and surplus.
That accrued and uncolleeted inter
est on bank IS assets be not entered on
its accounts or distributed as part of
the profit.
Limiting aggregate loans to any trus-
tee or director TO 10 per cent of the
bank capital OF surplus.
Prohibiting loans to officers and en-
ployes of the bank.
Prescribing character of saving de-
posits.
To prohibit ownership by a bank or
trust company of the capital stock of
other banks or trust companies.
To give the state bank examiner ex-
elusive jurisdiction over insolvent
banks. or, at least, coordinate jurisdie-
tion with courts appointing the re-
ceiver.
To add one deputy bank examiner
TO the staff, and 10 appropriate 81, 500
for the bank examiners department
for the biennial term.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-20
Prices to Producers at Spokane.

The following list may be taken as a
fair standard of prices paid to local
producers outside of the city market
for the commodities named:
Poultry-Live hens, 14c; dressed, lie
Id; live spring, 14c; dressed, lie; old
ROSTERS, Zoe; dressed, lie; live geese,
lac lb; dressed, lie; live ducks, I4c;
dressed, 1sc; fancy live turkeys, 22c;
dressed 25c.
Eggs-Fresh ranch eggs, $7.75.
Mutton-Dressed wethers, 12he;
ewes, 1119c; lambs, lac.
Veal-Fancy small, lie lb; large,
713@sc ID; steers, live, $4.5o@5 cwt
up; dressed, s@@9c.
Fruits and egetables-Potatoes Use
@$1 cwt; apples, Use to $1.25 box; car
rots, s5c@1 cwt; beets, 1Ac Id; dry
onions, 1h@2c ID; horseradish, 121ac
Id.
Butter-Hazelwood creamery, 37c lb;
Jersey Bell, 35c.
Cheese-Wisconsin and Hazelwood,
lie ID; domestic Swiss, lie; brick
cream, lie.
Hay, Baled-Oat hay, SIS ton; wheat
hay, sls ton up; alfalfa, SIS; timothy,
SIS.
Grain-Oats, $1.55 per cwt; barley,
$3.50 per cwt; wheat, $1.40 per cwt.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-03-20

gsthsr. The water took on 4 foul looA.
A. If the bed Of the sea were churned with
some beastly passion. The anchor chain
drew taut, mysteriously strained, and
banged \ tattoo against the stesl-bound
eye. Blue Peter, dropping at the fore
mast, hvened suddenly into spasm Of
writing, like hooked lizard. The black,
quivering columns of smoke from the fun
nels were famed down upon the deck.
adding SCOT to the white smear from the
volcano. Lara felt Macready pulling at
her arm.
s"Ye mustn't 90 below, miss. Yc know
me ordhers.'
She rebelled with sudden vehemence,
declaring that she would smother down
there.
you can do no good here, sure. Don't
make 1t crool fur me?"
Make haste below, miss-squall COM
ingI' commanded Laird. Gentleness and
jollity were gone from the large red face
She suffered herself to be drawn down
the ladder, crushed by the officers words,
and the iron fingers Of fear closing about
her heart. A hot, fetid breath charged
the air. The water danced, alive with the
yeast Of worlds. The disordered sky in
toned violence. Pelee had set the foun-
dations to trembling.
Lara drifted into the open polar region
Despair. These men were all bis friends.
She must not hinder them. They had much
to DO. Her part was self-efacement. In
the darkening passageway abe heard
Laird shouting orders above. heard him
command the native women to tumble be-
low" and the sailors to seal the ways
after them, heard the deep sea language
snd-"bnrometer" Constable
There were running feet, bells
below, cries from the native women, quick
oaths from the sailors. The ship rose and
settled like a feather in d breeze.
She was incapable Of swift action
Macready lifted her into the cabin and
slammed the door, rushed 10 the ports and
screwed them tight with lightning finger
led her to a chair and locked IL In it,
socket.
That's the deere" he said breathless-
ly. '-6hud 30 much as a shperk from tho
mountain raise 30 much as a bloosh upon
your cheek. sure I'D niver be able face
Mr.. Constable again. but 20 on sthokin
for1ver an liver"
lis very good Of you" she answered
DULY.
She sat very stil. not daring TO rels>
the rigid tension Of her face, her hands.
or her brain. lest the scream Of madness
break forth. From out the shorewsrd
darkness Numbered vibrations which rem
dered soundless all that had passed be-
fore. Comets flashed BY the port holes.
The ship shuddered and feli 10 her star
board side.
Eight bells had just sounded when the
great thunder rocked over the gray-blacf
harbor, and the molten yitals Of the mon
stsr. wrapped In a black cloud, filed the
heagens, gathered themselves, and plunged
down upon the city and the sea AZ for
the De 6tAel. eight miles from shore hno
twelve miles from the ersters, she seemed
70 have fallen from habitaDle planet
into thu ire-misf OF an unfinished world.
She hselec over like . biscuit tin. dipping
Der bridge and gunWalea. She Was del
used b. blasts o. steam and molten stone.
Her anchor chain gave Nay, and, burn
inf in . half-dozen places, she eas SUCKED
Ia -sDcre.
10 H. oo1fluued.)