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CHAPTER XVIII.
In Which We Lay the Ghost.

The coming OF night found our stu
alton less promising a thick veil Of
clouds obscuring all CLEAN of stars,
the wind veering more to the west
ward and growing bitterly cold The
barometer was falling slowly, pres.
aging the approach of storm; yet
nothing openly threatened with the
exception of these thickenlng cloud.
masses scudding up from out the
southwest, their wildness reflected In
the darkening sea, and the continuous
thunder OF waves along the ice-front
blocking our passage visited the
engine and boiler rooms, ordered half
speed and prompt attention to signals,
took one last searching glance about
the dimming horizon, and finally
threw myself, without undressing, on
my bunk for brief rest below.
AS | lay there, thinking of that wild
scene without I discovered sleep i'm
possible. Was | doing right thus to
hold on for further southing? My
conscience was not altogether clear.
for | realized that It would be luck
rather than seamanship that would
take us through and bring us safely
out again. Only some mystery of
Providence had thus far given us
passage, had held the wind to anoth-
er point of the compass, beating back
the invading foes and yielding to us
an open sea. But would such fortune
last-a day, two days, more? We
could race northward with the ice but
what about that vast field stretching
TO the northwest? Ii by some shift Of
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there any one among you, mates, who
will voice a prayer before we drop
these bodies overheard"
l looked along the semicircle of
faces, expecting nothing from the
members OF the crew, yet family hope
fu that some one or two might be led
TO respond No one stirred, however,
the only sound on board the wind
whist!ing through the rigging and the
heavy breathing of the men.
We'll, then" | added, regretfully,
nothing remains but to commit their
bodies to the deep, and may God have
mercy on their souls"
I lifted my hand In signal, but even
as | did so Lady Darlington spoke, the
men who were about to tilt the planks
psusirg in wonderment.
Wait, Mr.. Stephens not without
one word Of prayer. Let me speak it, IL
no one else will"
She came forward. throwing back
her veil, and grasping my sleeve TO
retain steady footing on the heaving
deck. For an instant there was an
Impressive silence then her voice
arose. low, yet distinct, trembling to
the accent of reverent prayer | know
not what she said, merely the simple
breathing upward OF a petition 10 the
Almighty Father for pardon and guild
Ance; yet never before did faith lay
such mighty hold upon me. 1t was
short. only few faltering sentences,
but the honesty of 1t, the faith so
clearly evidenced in both words and
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rich. Wy not? Wiz ze steam We
cheat ze ice-feld Bah. l seen it
worse as zat."
True, | urged in final effort, but
the season is wrong. We are driving
south in the face Of winter, the ice
packs are forming, and not breaking
up. | warn every one of you the
chances are Wen be nipped"
We can make it easy in three days,
Mr.. stephens" broke in Anderson.
loudly. IF we only have decent wealth
err We could rip UP that old hooker,
copper the swag and be north-5ound
in that time, 1t amt g0ia to be such
a he'll OF a job
never glanced toward him, my
eyes still on the mate
But the women, De Nova?"
He was looking at them, and. fol
lowing his eyes, turned also. Celeste
was bending eagerly forward. her
dark eyes sparkling with excitement;
her mistress stood erect, grasping the
edge of the longboat, her face flushed
by the keen wind, her lips firmly
pressed tog Their
4 sink Eat maybe zey vote wiz re
crew, monsieur" smiled the creole,
pleasantly.
Lady Darlington reached one hand
out for the rail. her skirts Tapping,
her hair blowing free beneath her hat
1T will be best for us to go on, Mr.
Stephens" she said, quietly. The
men will never be satisfied otherwise:
and do not blame them. Too much
has been risked already to turn back
at the last moment because of little
additional peril Nor am | willing it
should be done merely to spare us a
few more days of discomfort. We
must take our chances, and, as for my
self ! trust absolutely In your sea.
manship"
There was growl of appreciation
from below, Andersons voice shouting
up hoarsely: You're the right stuff -"
but | stood there in silence, gazing at
her in astonishment, feeling deserted
by every one, and realizing that the en-
tire responsibility was now mine. More
clearly than any among them | com
pretended the peril fronting US, the
desperate chance we were about to
take, the casting of dice with death
Yet what was there left for me to do?
Absolutely nothing; the choice had
been made
is 1t understood am in com.
mand?"
"Ay, ay. sir"
Very well, then" l said. you have
chosen your bed, now you will lie in
1t. Mr.. De Nova, get the stokers be-
low and start the fires. Well push her
for it hard. You men stand by for a
double funeral in an hour; we have a
dead man fore and aft. Now step live
ly, my bullies!"
watched them as they scattered
like so many schoolboys at play, An.
dersOn and De Nova driving them to
their various tasks. A hand touched
my arm gently.
81 hope you are not angry, Mr.. Ste
phens. Did | do so very wrong?"
| looked down into her gray eyes
filled with appeal, and felt my face
brighten
Frankly, do not know" | replied,
honestly. "Of course, | could not hope
to oppose all the crew, but we are
taking terrible chance. | appreciate
your courage, Lady Darlington, and
shall do my best to justify your con
fidence in my seamanship. But you
must go below, out OF this wind Per.
NIT me to assist you down the ladder"
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CHAPTER XVII.

In Which We Bury Our Dead.
Black smoke was already trailing
from out our funnel in ever increasing
volume, the steadily revolving screw
was driving the yacht forward with
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wat | say. monsieur? Oh. oui,
I was for get up Re steam in re en-
CINE, and make a dash. BY gar. may
be zare was re monies to make US all
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CHAPTER XIV.-De Nova, the mate.
told Stephens that he believed futile, now
acting as skipper, insane because Of his
queer actions.
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CHAPTER X.-TuttIe explained that on
former voyage he had learned that the
Donna Isabel was lost in 1853 He had
found it frozen in a huge case of ice
on an island and contained much gold
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CHAPTER U.-Staphens rescued the
young woman from drunken officer.
He was thanked by her
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countered A vessel in the fog stephens
attempted to communicate which caused
a fierce struggle and he was overcome.
Tuttle finally sluartng the situation.
Then the SEA Queen headed south again.
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CHAPTER TX.-Then First Mate Tut
tie laid bare the plot saying that the
Sea Queen had been taken in order to
90 to the Antarctic circle
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CHAPTER XT.-Stephans. however. con-
scented TO he captain IF the expedition
~ alarmed, but expressed confidence in
him
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CHAPTER XIII.-Unier Tuttles guild
ance the vessel made progress toward
its goal.
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CHAPTER VIII 49, stephens quickly
learned the wrong vessel had been cap
tured, Lord DaTlngtOnS private yacht
the lords vile and maid being aboard
He explained the situation to her lady
ship.
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CHAPTER XV-Stephans was awak-
enad by crashing ~ glass He saw Tut
tie in the grip Of a spasm Of religious ma
MA and ovrrcame him The sailor upon re-
gaining his senses was taken ILL.,
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CHAPTER Willie entered the cab
IN and d ov-red the English woman
and her maid.
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CHAPTER N-Thay successfully cap
tured the vessel supp 1sai to be the Es-
nsraida, through strategy
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CHAPTER VL-Capt stephens gave q
recti9ns for the departure of the craft
Evening journal., 1909-07-07
HOMEMADE ICE CREAM.
Freeze II at Least a Day Before II ls
to Be Used.

Freeze Il at Least a Day Before II ls
to Be Used.
'The best ice cream is stale ice
cream" said the ice cream manufac-
turer. "You never hear Of collie from
ice cream among children who have
never met the homemade article. 1t is
a queer thing that It would ruin a
manufacturer to sell fresh goods,
whereas If you know it IS homemade
and Just out Of the freezer you will
praise it to the skies as being the su-
perior Of anything manufactured any
where.
IF you want your homemade cream
to be really good and healthy make 1t
at least a day before you use it. Churn
it hard, but not too hard, and then
pack It away in salted ice until you
are ready to serve it. In this way all
the little particles Of Ice which make
homemade cream so gritty and really
harmful will have disappeared. The
cream will sort Of absorb the. water
that forms the fee, so to speak; conse-
quently your cream will be frozen, not
trapped. II Is a daring manufacturer
who risks his trade by shipping cream
less than a week old Sometimes I
store my goods in ice as much as two
weeks. That isn't bit too long,
either. although It takes heap Of ice."
New York Press.
Evening journal., 1909-07-07
Kept His Feet prv.

Extraordinary conduct on the part Of
two men upon seeing the body OF a
woman in the water was disclosed at
an inquest held at the Victory inn. on
the Hogs Back. Surrey. A farm labor
er named Sidney Smith missed his
mother one morning and on searching
found her lying face upward in a road
side pond. He ran on. and another la
borer named Matthews. who passed
the pond. also ran away. neither max
ing any effort to pull her out. Mat
thews told the coroner he did not do
so. as he did not know II he would be
doing right.
The Coroner-The poor creature
might have not been dead at that time.
You could easily have got her out, /
suppose?
Il should have had to go up to my
knees in the water."-London Mail.
Evening journal., 1909-07-07
The InteIIiqsnt Censor.

Some years ago a young man Of ST.
Petersburg. Ivan Fedowski, quarreled
with his sweetheart and then took his
grief out Of the country. About a year
altar he wrote to the girl asking her to
make up" and telling her If she for
gave him to insert a personal" to that
effect in a st. Petersburg paper not
later than a certain date. The girl was
repentant. too. and she promptly got
the personal ready. and all would
have been we'll had It not been for the
lynx eyed censor. who believed It to be
some sort Of nihilist message and re-
fused to allow its publication. After
awhile. however. the stern official was
convinced that the personal" was
harmless, and It was printed four days
late. II was a little while after when
the girl received word that her lover,
having failed to see the message in
print on the day he had set. had shot
himself two days before It saw the
light
Evening journal., 1909-07-07
THE MUSTAcHE.

Ridiouled In England When Il First
Came Into Fashion.
The custom Of wearing mustaches
did not prevail in Ic'ance until the
reign Of Louis Philippe, when it be-
came obligatory in the whole French
army. In England the mustache was
worn by hussars after the peace of
1915, and It was not until the close
OF the Crimean war that English civil
ians as well as English soldiers in gen
eral wore hair on the lip.
Shortly after the mustache came in
to favor among gentlemen Horace
Mayhem was passing through an Eng
lish country town and was immediate
ly noted and followed by a small army
of children. who pointed to his lip and
called out derisively:
He's got whiskers under his snoutl
He's got whiskers under his snoutw
For a long time the mustache was
the subject Of raillery. even after il
was becoming common, and the IA
nous carlcaturist Leech printed in
Punch a picture of two old fashioned
women who, when they were spoken
to by bearded railway guards, fell on
their knees and cried out;
Take all that we have, gentlemen,
but spare our Westminster
Gazette
Evening journal., 1909-07-07
MIDWAY" AGAIN
AT COUNTY FAIR
Merchants Display To Be
Bigger And Better This
Year Than Ever

Approaching the extraordinary in
terest of the merchants in the coming
county fair, the New Castle County
Fair Association has decided to afford
special facilities for the mercantile
display this year. Accordingly, the
Merchants Midway" which proved
so attractive a feature Of the fair last
year, will be covered in order to pro-
tect patrons from the rain and sun
and the midway will be enlarged. The
midway will be about 800 feet long
and about 50 feet wide. A space Of
ten feet will be reserved as head
quarters of the Mercantile Association,
The covered midway will be like a big
tent. and it is expected that it VIII
prove the gathering place for many.
The midway will present a very
festive appearance at the fair, the
spaces contracted for at this time give
promise of an unusually attractive
midway. Ogden Howard Company.
w. & J. Lang Company, Hecker. Jones
and Jewell Milling Company, Parke
Coffee Company, Middletown Farms,
Woodward and Brother. Worcester
Salt Company and a large number IF
other firms will show TO the fair Wis
itors the newest and best in their
respective lines of trade.
Owing to the recent quarantine
regulations, II has been deemed advis-
able to inspect. all live stock by a
competent veterinarian, appointed by
the fair association. ANY decision
given by him must be regarded as
final and exhibitors will be obliged 20
abide thereby.
Evening journal., 1909-07-07
MARYLAND

The S0-acre Mary e. Cummings farm
near konnodyville has been purchased by
Joseph Trew for $500.
The body Of an unknown white man
was found along the shore OF Elk River,
near Reynolds Wharf. yesterday.
Senator 1sidor Rayner and his son. Will
liam B. Rayner. have purchased the %
acre Harrington residence near Cam
bridge, on the Choptank river.
Teachers life certificates have been
awarded by the state Board Of Education
20 Miss Emily E. Moore, North East: Miss
Arric Mccoy and Miss Ethel Duhsmon.
Cecilton: Miss Ella Cannon. Fourth dis
trici Miss Mary l.. Budd and Miss Kath-
erlne Budd. OF Elkton.
Kicked by a mule. tho little son Of A.
b. channeli Of curea. was painfully in
iured
Failing from cherry tree. Miss
Amanda Reynolds, OF coiora, fractured an
arm
From hip pocket while operating a
binder. William Greason. Of Rising sun.
lost SIS
The i6-acrc Corbin farm near Bolair has
been purchased by Henry Hitchcock for
1900
A festival by the Ladies' Ala Society Of
the Mount Pleasant Methodist Church
realized sS7.o9.
Failing from a porch the s-yesr-old
daughter Of II II Meredith. Of Ridgely.
fractured her left arm.
Evening journal., 1909-07-07
BOXING BOUT
WITH A SNAKE

CHESTER Pa, July 7.-uaving no
other means OF defense, Councilman Will
liam w. johnson, OF Eddystone suburb,
boxed bout FOR his life with Kissing
snake on his lawn. As long as the reptile
fought fair. Johnson mantully stuck to
London ring rules. though In the end he
had 10 kin the snake and three others with
a club
The fight began whom johnson stepped
on the snakes tail sa he walked through
tho grass Of his lawn. Instantly tho rep
tile reared itself straight IN the air and
attempted TO lash its fangs into the mans
face.
johnson sent straight right from the
shoulder and noored tho snake but il
proved a wiry adversary and never waited
for tho count In coming back. This time
Sc struck below the belt focusing on
Johnsons lex. Then Johnson delivered a
savate stroke with his foot, in Fronch
fighting style. and the second round like
wise was his.
Evening journal., 1909-07-07
OVER IN PENNSYLVANIA

A committee Of the Chester County His
torical Society Is arranging 20 dedicate
a marker ON the grave Of Indian Han
nan, buried near Emhrccvillc. who died
in iso2, the last Of her race IN Chester
county.
The work Of an enemy. Il As supposed
frame house belonging to Alfons Chan
dler and occupied By Pierson Preston al
InionNillc. was totally destroyed by fire
enteiling $500 loss
An unknown white man, knocked un-
conscious by Pennsylvania train near
Downingtown, has been admitted 90 West
Chester Hospital,
John $. Corcoran, police officer OF the
East ward OF Downingtown, has tender
ed his resignation to the Borough Coun-
Rev. DR. Charles l.. Trawin. Of Graf
ton. ". Va. has accepted thd call TO
the Upland Baptist Church.
James Cox, of West Cncstqf caught
"A ten-pound carp In the aBiAndywine.
near Lenapc Park
At The annual reunion ofndW Ash fam
ily of Chester county az w AHCain Meet
ing House, Captain Wipn {. D.. Ash. OF
Philadelphia. was rc-clcss.sa ~ csidcnt Of
tAe-- -asa0eiatiou, fnId- Isaac y. Ash Of
Downingtown. as secretary.
The thirty-nve undortakers IN Chester
county are planning 10 Storm an assoc
citation.
Evening journal., 1909-07-07
400 MORE LOCOMOTIVES
FOR THE PENNSYLVAN

PITTsBURG, July THE Pennsylvania
Railroad has ordered out for lis Pittsburg
division 400 additional locomotives which
have now for many months been In cold
storage The locomotives have been sitting
on side tracks for more than seventeen
months and rush orders have been sent TO
get them IN shape az the Altoona shops
OF tho railroad. as they viii be badly
needed on the mountains or theroabouts.
This order comes as result Of orders
given In June, and officials ut Pittshurg
arc Of the opinion that the last Of July
viii sec business as good as It was here
two years ago.
Most Of the locomotives which have been
ordered ia repair have been known as
teddy bears" or those which were boxed
up long since and left on side tracks until
business improved.
Evening journal., 1909-07-07
ITALY EXPECTS
QUAKE TOMORROW
Panic Prevails Among Resi-
dents Over The
Prediction

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
ROME. July 7.-Psnic prevails through
out southern italy as a result OF the pre-
dictions Of chronological experts that
more severe earthquake shocks than have
yet been experienced will shake the entire
Mediterranean district in the near future.
Reports from Calabria and Sicily show
the population Is IN q state OF widest ex-
element and fear.
Tho inhabitants OF towns in Southern
Italy arc fleeing from their homes TO the
open. country where they hope to escape
the dangers. Of the quake. In their frantic
Preparations for flight the Inhabitants
have drawn out an OF their savings from
the smaller banks, loaded their personal
effects on any kind OF vehicles available,
and deserted their homes.
Along tho country roads throughout the
south long trains OF uondescript wagons,
carts and barrows drawn by men, women
and children are hurrying franucally 10
the farm and vineyard districts. Tho qucs-
tion Of food to supply these travellers
threatens 20 STOW serious. and the author
tiles are az loss TO cope with the situa-
tion.
Every effort Of tho government 10 auay
the panic Of tho people has been without
avail.
The good faith OF the authorities IL
doubted BY the bulk Of the population be-
cause Of the publication OF stories that tho
catanian relief fund was converted into an
immense source Of graft by the officials
This scandalous story has led the peasants
10 argue that the authorities desire an
other earthquake catastrophe. that they
may have tho handling OF other huge re-
lief funds
Tho earthquake experts confidently as
Fcrt that the general quake which they are
sure viii come tomorrow viii be followed
by ro-porcussive shocks Of tho severcst
character IN Central and Southern Amer
lea
Evening journal., 1909-07-07
FUNERAL OF
VIM. B. SHARP
will be Held Tomorrow After
noon With IHterment
Private

The funeral of William b. sharp. the
well-kngwn retired dry goods merchant,
who died yesterday morning. will be
hold tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
with services In his apartments at the
Clayton House. lnterment will be pri-
vatc in the Wilmington and Brandy
wine cemetery.
Mr. sharp was born in New Jersey
and came to this city when very
young man and took position as
a clerk and manager of the store OF
Washington Jones. near No. 217 Mar
ket street. This position he filed after
having served a number Of years In the
business under Townsend Sharploss Of
Philadelphia. and becoming thorough
I'm the business, After "a number of
years, he was admitted TO a partner
ship with Mr.. Jones and finally sue
ceeded him in the business
About the time Of the breaking out
OF the Civil War he went 10 Philadel-
phia and with other men bought the
James r. Campbell Company store and
conducted IL under the firm name of
Hickey. sharp and Company. This
business was not as prosperous as he
had expected Il TO be. so he sold out
and returned TO this city and opened
a small store on East Third street.
where Leonard Heiss now has a tailor
ing store.
Persons who were connected with
him during the year 1871 after the
opening Of this store, remarked yes
terdsy that there probably never was
a more phenomenal business man I'm
this city. The people seemed TO real
ize the high class OF goods that he was
selling aud that he and his force Of
helpers were accommodating and gem
erous. He remained there only a short
time and then when the First National
Bank and the Artisans Saving Bank
built the Clayton House in 1878 pur-
chased part Of the building at Fourth
and Market streets and there began
building new business and store.
Gradually the business was enlarged
until It took In really FIVE different
stores combined in one. The present
store Of w. H. Smith and Company is
much as he left IL In 1901 when .he sold
his entire holdings OF the stock. w.
Harold Smith entered the firm in 1887
when the firm became known as VII
liam p. Sharp and Company.
Mr. Sharp was born i'm December
1892, and had he lived until next Dc
cember he would have been 81 years
old Since he has been in this city he
has made many friends who mourn his
death lie leaves one child, Miss Mary
sharp. Of this city
He was a member OF tho Second
Baptist church Of this city and had
always contributed generously toward
/ its support. He was much interested
( In tho new church project. Besides
this he has aided in many Of the char
table undertakings Of the clty's So
cieties.
Mr.. sharp was regarded as a master
Of the dry goods business. with an OK
tensive knowledge Of qualities and
values. He was widely read. man
with a keen sense of humor and an
inimltable mimic. lie had the happy
faculty Of making and holding friends
Evening journal., 1909-07-07
PUCCINI'S Wife
SENT TO PRISON
BY United Press Leased Special wire

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
LUCIA, Italy July THE MASTER
piece OF Giacomo Puccini. the Lucca
composer. was Madam Butterfly, in
which beautiful little Japanes girl,
deserted by her lover, naval Off
cer, ended her life.
Into the family of Puccini there has
come a tragedy which has shaken
italian musical circles. and when they
mention it they shake their heads and
whisper Madam Butterfly"
In this instance, the principals were
guiltless, but the ending was the same.
Elvira Dontouri, the wife Of Puccini.
was to-day sentenced to serve five
months in prison for having caused
the suicide of Dor Manfredi. her serv-
ing maid.
Elvira Donturi had accused the pret-
ty little Italian girl of having improper
relations with Puccini. The girl pro-
tested her innocence whereupon Puc-
cini's wife struck her in the face.
Disgraccd by the insulting words and
the blow, the girl crept away from her
scornful mistress and in an hour was
dcad-a suicide.
The relatives of the dead girl easily
proved her innocence of Nine. Puc-
cini's abasing charges. They entered
suit for civil damages. The courts
took the matter up and placed the
composers wife on trial. To-day she
was sentenced to prison.
In passing sentence, the trial Judge
declared that as soon as Nine. Puccini
was released from prison. she must
pay a large sum as damages to the
girls family. the exact amount to oe
determined later
"Ah. what plot for an OPERA" they
whisper I'm Lucca to-day. and then,
lower. they say Madam Butterfly"