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CHAPTER XVII.
In Which the Treasure Causes Trouble

In Which the treasure Causes trouble
Ru the men did not forget. or cegs
in their eager efforts to rescue that
frozen gold from the grasp of the ice
BY this time. thoroughly convinced
myself that our final preservation of
this wealth would prove impossible. !
was still far from devoid of interest
in its recovery. and consequently
made no effort to interrupt the work
being carried on between decks. II
was better that the men be busy and
their minds occupied than to have
them roaming aimlessly about the
decks In discomfort. now that the ship
and weather gave us little occasion
for concern. Here they vigorously
piled the ~cleaver, working in RELAYS o.
two hours each, during the remainder
OF the day n night. After break
fast had been served we all of us ven,
below to unite our strength in hauiin%
forth the loosened box from the lee
cavity.
We accomplished this by resorting
to block and tackle. and even then ex
perienced no small difficulty in drag
ging It away from the ice grip. Under
the dim candlelight it appeared a fair
sized sea-chest. constructed OF some
heavy. dark wood, and bound secure
l., by metal bands. with a cumbersome
o. \. A considerable quantity of wa
81. somewhere continued to seer
=! 49, into the lazarette, making the
iuor an icy puddle, and so we tailed on
10 the rones again. and hoisted the
chest up through the trap-door out up
on The cabin deck. | could find no
keys in any of the state-rooms and
We must have been half an hour break
ing the rusty lock and prying open
the lid, the only sounds audible the
blows struck and the heavy breathing
of the men. Finally we wrenched apart
he last band. and our eager eyes be-
held The revealed contents-pieces-of-
eight, yellow and level to the top!
There was a wild yell. a fierce scram-
BILE, the crazed men digging their I'm
gers into the coins. handling them,
fondling them. laughing and crying
like children in their excitement. and
cursing each other as they struggled
for u chance at the box. For the mo.
ment. staring down at the dull glow OF
the metal, | ever lost control OF my
self, scarcely aware of the mad uproar.
II VAS actually there-there before
me! That old Spanish record had all
been true: here, and beneath that Ice
between decks lay the remainder
three million pesos! Here was the
wealth of a king; here. almost within
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FIST discovered ber6w?" asked, s'i11
tineling to the marvel of 1t. THE
treasure. the Spanish TREASURED"
"Oh, yes" but he soft voice seemed
tjnsed with sadness. yet 1t does not
greatly Interest me. Money seems so
little here. so utterly valueless."
The simple words. the tone of their
utterance brought me to myself as
though | had received an electric
shock. She was still smiling, yet all
at once ! noticed how white her face
was. how dsrk the shadows beneath
her eyes. The lure of the gold van
is ed from my mind. as II some wiz
ara's wand had waved it away. I
frcuDht of the treacherous sea with
cut. the life and death struggle before
ne. th~se dreary leagues separating us
from hope. My hands clasped hers.
the EXPRESSION of love in my eyes
brirbtening her face instantly.
That is so much better. Jack she
said tenderly. 81 knew it was only
the madness of a momen which
caused you to forget. Come out on
deck with me until you lose all mem
DRY of it-until I bring you back to
real life again"
81 do not need it. sweetheart" and
/ bent low. looking into her eyes. The
fever has left my blood. I hardly
know Row 1t ever laid such hold upon
me. hut the thought of all that wealth
below drove me as mad as the others.
You see how much | reed you"
"Oh. no; you would have recovered
without my help. although it might
rave required more time to complete
a cure. But I fear there is no hope
for the men"
~ certainly shall not spare you to
minister 10 them"
She LAUGHED. her happiness of dispo-
s'.icn returning.
"T''at would be useless: they are OF
d'T vent stamp. The fever for sudden
wealth is in the blood of all of us.
See how excited Celeste is. Perhaps
II | had ever experienced poverty I
might be crazed also. But it is so
foolish here-here." and she swept
her hands about in comprehensive ges-
ture. when we know 1t can be ours
only for a day. or at most a week"
But we have not given up hope" ]
protested. why should We? The
Donna Isabel seems stanch beneath
u.s."
Even in case of that miracle | want
nothing to do with this treasure" she
said gravely. at seems to me. JAG
there must be a curse upon that gold
below. 1t will W do good to any
human being. 1t was stolen by the
sword. won for Spain by the shedding
Of blood. and has since cursed this
shin and all who sailed in her. The
living and the dead guarded it, and
now we have come into its evil clutch
1t is not superstition but faith which
makes me say this-the Donna ISABEL
will never make port: that gold be
low will never do a soul on board
anything but harm. | wish 1t could
be left where it is. In led in the ice.
"At such a suggestion the men
would mutinv."
Il supnose So" she ACKNOWLEDGED
sadly. and the end will be the same
IN oither case. Rut I want you to be
dife 'ent. Let them build their air
castles: but do you come IL on deck
with me where the sea and sky will
give us other THOUGHTS"
Comprehending Only vaguely what
she meant, yet beneath The witchirg
smell of her presence ! went gladly
enough. forgetting utterly that useless
treasure imbedded in the ice below.
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q. W. wOOLSEY.

JOHN c. BREWER.
Cattle barnded VT on eft side and Ov on
left hip. Horses branded VT on left thigh.
Range Sprin creek. Postofics address
Saratoga, Wyoming.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03
PENSION DAY.

Pension vouchers executed at Fer
guson's Office, No. 4. n. 9th street.
3-1t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03
HUNT GROUNDING
EarIham Goods and "Dorms''
Organize a Searching
Party for Him.
GIRLS ORIGINATED SPORT

A search party has been organized
at Earlham college to solve the aged
mystery as to whether or not a ground
hog leaves his burrow on February =.
The girls of the dormitory say he sure
ly does for they saw one Yesterday
morning. after chapel had been dis
missed and the girls were returning
to the dormitory. they say furry
creature that they did not identify at
the time. walk leisurely along the west
side of the dorm. The girls prevailed
upon the doubling Thomases from the
boys dormitory to go with them in
search of tracks to prove their theory.
Buzzing, sporting, walking and all
other forms of social amusement
promises to be retired at Earlham
now for the grounding game. and
hereafter when coed" and dorm
wish to walk together, it is probable
they will suggest tracking expeditions.
My, those college rules.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03
en- in Kokomo that may not be dupli-
Gated abroad" At the Gennett soon.
The New Phillips.

Tomorrow afternoon sees another
new vaudeville bill produced at the
New Phillips theater. The bill for the
latter half of the week is especially
good and contains some interesting
and unusual features.
Spessardys trained bears are the
headliners and what these bears can't
initiate in the way of human intelli-
gence isn't worth initiating. 1t is the
common acce ptance of the public that
simply because animals are made to
do tricks on a stage they no longer
retain the wild spirit of the forest.
This conception is wrong and the
trainer every moment of his time on
the stage with the animals has to
be on the alert against the cunning of
the beasts.
Cochran and Dixon, in laughable
turn of blackface singing and talking
are scheduled to draw a few laughs
and put warmth into the veins of the
audience
Cecil jefferson, the Southern sing.
er, warbles with the abandon of a
meadow lark He isn't trained artist
but his singing does creep into one
liking His songs are appropriate and
we'll delivered.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03
Boston Township Man Wants
Separation From Wife
Who Had lifted Him.
HER TENDER LOVE WILTED
RALPH DRULEY IN HIS DIVORCE
COMPLAINT STATES HIS WIFE
DEPARTED AFTER ONE YEARS
TIME

Gone to father was not the note
written by Iva Druley when she left
her home in Union county, but she
went nevertheless, and has remained
there since. Father is Newton Stew
ems and he resides in Preble county,
Ohio. Ivy has not proved of the cling
ing disposition her name might indi-
cate and in fact, according to the al
legations made in Ralph Druley's ap-
plication for a divorce Ivy's love for
him has wilted. The young couple
was married in December, 1905. and
one year later the wife returned to
the home of her father. Since then
she has refused to make her home with
her husband who has since returned to
is parents domicile in Boston town
ship. The complaint represents that
the husband was in all things dutiful
and true to his marriage obligations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03
SEVEN ITALIANS
WANT Be CITIZENS
Some of the Number Were
Hardly Able to Speak in
The English Tongue.
KENNEPOHL THEIR ESCORT
By DECLARING THEIR INTEN,
T,oNs TO BECOME AMERICAN
CITIZENS THEY WILL BE PER.
MITTED TO VOTE.
KENNEPOHL THEIR ESCORT

Seven Italians, some of whom can
scarcely speak the English language so
it can be understood. and one of
whom was unable to make the county
clerk recognize his name until it was
written down by another of the group
declared their intention of becoming
naturalized American citizens today.
The foreigners were taken to the Of
flee of the county clerk by Harry eKn-
nepohl, son of B. A. Kennepohl, who
conducts a saloon on North D street
between Third and Fourth streets.
BY declaring their intention of ap-
plying for citizenship these Italians
will be permitted to vote at the special
election Friday. The fact that they
were taken to the clerks Office by
Kennepohl may give cause for a sur
mise as to the way in which they will
vote.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03
PARkE GIVES 1850 FOR "DRYs."
Voting Quiet, and "Wets" Carry Only
Two Mining Precincts.

Rockville, Ind, Feb. 3.-The local
option vote yesterday resulted in a de-
cisive victory for the "drys" in Parke
county, the majority against license
being 1850. The voting was quiet
and the "wets' did not put up much OF
fight, except in two mining pre-.
cincts in the southeastern and south.
western parts of the county. One gave
wet" majority of ninety-six and
the other a majority of four.
Not township in the county was
carried by the vets" Adams town.
ship which includes Rockville, gave
GIT for the "drys' and the "wets" 1873
the dry majority being 434
The last saloon in Rockville closed
it's doors Jan. 21. This left Florida
township the only one in the county
with four saloons This township
gave dry" majority of 16S with one
precinct wet majority.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03
The Man From Home,

It's Chicago record of 342 consecu-
tive performances. No other play in
the history of the stage in Chicago
ever ran more than a third as long
and no other play ever was SO highly
persistently praised by the Chicago
press as this, but it remained for the
announcement of the closing perfor-
mances to bring forth the most re-
markable tribute ever paid to an Am
erican dramatic production in the
daily press. That was a leading edi-
torial in the Chicago Inter-Ocean. At
ter pointing out that the theme of
The Man From Home is the ques-
ton of international marriages alli-
ance, the craze OF American girls of
wealth for foreign titles, the editorial
shows how the heroine, native of
kokomo, Ind, has become so imbued
with the ways of European nobility
that she is ashamed of her American
birth, and to overcome this affliction
she endeavors to contract a titled al
lance that is welcomed. naturally.
since ii. will bring money to decayed
and degenerate English house. Then
the Inter-Ocean goes on to say:
This is the crisis that confronts
her guardian, a country lawyer, when
he arrives on the scene. He admits
that the case is serious-too serious
for anything but the most delicate
handling. And SO. gradually he pre-
sents a series of contracts between
the ,despised Americans and the old
world nobility until the American girl
discovers that there Is somsthing ev-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03
HIS H0GSH|P WAS
lECTURED ON BY
PROF. COCHEL
Continued From Page One.)

have not discovered any means to
cure cholera. At the last of the year
when we feed green corn we have
more trouble than at any time of the
year. I do not lay the blame on the
corn. I will advise that when one
starts to feed green corn that he go
easy with it until the animals diges-
tive organs are familiar with the
change of food.
Good and Bad Breeds.
Il expect you want me to say which
breed is the best. There are good and
bad hogs in all breeds. My advice is
for a man to select the hogs he likes
best and make careful selections of in
dividuals. Get pigs for breeding pur-
poses which have the quality and
that come from good size litters. In
this way the hogs will probably con-
tinue to have larger litters.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03
SCHOOL CHILDREN
MARCH IN PARADE
Bearing Banners They DEM
onstrate in Favor of EIim-
ination of Saloons.
CLAIM NO INTIMIDATION
WHILE PARADE WAS IN PRO-
GRESS BIG DRY RALLY WAS
HELD At THE coLtsEUM-AN.
OTHER MEETING TONIGHT.

There will be one place in Wayne
county that will be as dry as the drys
oan make it. Not even the melting
SHOWS will tend to change the arid
atmosphere. The place will be the
Coliseum, and the local optionists of
the county will be holding forth in all
their glory. At about 3 O'Clock this
afternoon a parade Of school children
took place. The youngsters carried
banners variously inscribed While the
parade was in formation and progress
there was speech making at the Col
iseum where a large audience assem-
bled.
Was Not Intimidation.
Exceptions have been taken to the
parade and it has been claimed it was
used for the purpose of intimidation
and coercion. The parents of the chill
dren who took part say they have as
much right to permit their children
tottake part in such an affair as to do
anything else. They claim frankly
that the object of the parade is to
arouse enthusiasm and if any voter
can be led to vote dry as the result Of
the~parade, that is what is desired.
Another Meeting Tonight.
Tonight another mass meeting will
be held at the Coliseum. 1t will be
addressed by Rev. Father Boron of
Yorkville, Ind, and John Rutledge. a
noted Irish orator of Cleveland, O..
Each of these men spoke briefly this
afternoon. Other speakers this after
noon were the Rev. Aaron Worth of
Fountain City; Fred Rohrer news
paper man Of Berne, Ind; E. B. Rey-
nolds of Jefferson township, former
representative in the state legislature
from Wayne county: E. M. Barney OF
the Indiana Anti-saloon league. and
Mrs. Stanley of Liberty, president of
Union.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03
DEMON RUM AGAIN
GIVEN KNOCKOUT
BLOW BY PROH|S
Continued From Page One.)

will go out of business in March,
when the license will expire. but the
owner mas already ordered the publi-
cation Of hs intention to ask for IL
cense at the March term Of the COM
regardless of the fact that
the county has been declared dry by
the vote Of the people.
The last saloon to go out of business
under the law will close its doors Sept.
8, 1909. Besides one other, nearly
all others will be out under the ninety
day limit or by the expiration of their
license before August
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03

PATTI:
quality 1-Av:NlA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03
RA7L|FF BREAKS
INTO L|MEL|GHT
ON OPTION BILL
Continued From Page One.)

ture. and did this because I was salts
fed that the majority of the people of
this county were in favor of the bill.
have not changed my mind since and
shall not + will not. If elected. vote
for any measure to repeal this law,
nor any other of the temperance
laws in force.
The party lash was applied to Rat
liff at the special session when he
came to indianapolis opposed to the
county local option law. and he was
finally brought into line. Threats
were made that if he did not support
the bill he would be forced off the
ticket in Wayne county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03

young men students of Earlham col
lege and the male members of the fac
ulty this morning on the local option
question. The movement was propos-
ed by President Kelly and he asked
that each one voting express his hon
est opinion. The result was 107 votes
for the dr.s and fifteen against
among the student body. The faculty
stood twelve to one for local option.
1t Is understood that Prof. W. n.
Trueblood cast the wet faculty bal.
lot ...-.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03

Everybody hear Chas. F. Underhill
in his impersonation of David Copper
field at the High School hall Tuesday.
Feb. >, p. N. Admission 80 cents.
Tickets on sale at Nicholson's. Knoll
lenberg's, Dickinson's and Toler's
drug stores.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03
1.-THE Witchinq Hour"

THE Witching Hour which will be
presented at the Gennett theater on
Saturday, Feb. 6. matinee and night,
has, by reason of its originality of
ideas and force of it's dramatic in
tensity, been the talk of the country
for many months. An absorbing story
of inherited prejudice and accidental
crime is unfolded in Mr.. Thomas
most skillful manner with numerous
exciting climaxes, while a background
Of love, romance extending over three
generations is provided. The chief
originality and charm of the play how
ever, lies in its fascinating theories Of
the power Of the mind to read mind
and to influence mind by mere
thought. This would seem to be an
abstruse theme for a playwright to
make a popular play from. but Mr..
Thomas has admirably succeeded in
keeping his drama entertaining from
the rise Of the curtain to it's final
fall. The playgoer need not be fright
ensd by any seeming overdone of in
tellectuality, for Mr.. Thomas is past
grand master of the art Of telling a
footlight story, and the imaginative
phases of The Witching Hour" are
so happily and POLITICALLY introduced
and SO interspersed with comedy, that
the new ideas, or rather. the little
known the heories-involved are impress
ed upon the audience without effort,
and in such a way as to arouse curios-
ity and to inspire fresh interest and
thought.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03

In "Mary's Lamb at the Gennett
Feb. 9, there are grisettes, models,
athletic girls and still other types of
feminity. Always they are beautiful
ly and picturesquely gowned, and
they dance with much abandon. One
of the features is a series of shadow
graph pictures, for which half dozen
of the shapeliest lassies in fleshings
pose.
AS composer of tunes that strike
the public fancy Mr. Carle has singul-
arly shown his capacity in "Mary's
Lamb He has provided thirteen
songs, all of which are whistleable.
Most popular among these are 'Betsy's
the Belle of the Bathers,' MY Mad
agascar Maid" Il Idolize Ida Muir
sie,' THE Modest Little Model
"Jamais d'la Vie,' Were Hollan-
daise.'' Love is Elusive" and IF No.
Met No. 2" BY request, Mr.. Carle
will sing "A Lemon in the Garden of
Love" from The Spring Chicken
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03

Milkman-I lost one Of my cows yes
terday.
Mrs. S. A. r. Casm-I didn't know
you had any!-Judge
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-02-03
THE THEATER
THEATRICAL CALENDAR.
GEM EFT.

GENNETT.
Feb. 6-"The Witching Hour"
Feb. 9.-"Mary's Lamb"
Feb. 13.-"The Man From Home"
NEW PHILLIPS.
All Week-High Class Vaudeville.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

The supper given by the Wo-
mans Home Mission Society at
the LeSage hotel, on Friday night
OF last week, was great success.
The Colfax brass baud was on hand,
and rendered number of selec-
tions in fine style. Some interest
ing contests and games were intro
duced that made the evening very
pheasant to all. The neat sum OF
S4l.60 was realized from the sup
per. and we understand that s.
will fully cover tue incidental ex
penses for the occasion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

On Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. l.. East, of Pollock. came over
land to Colfax by buggy. to visit
their daughter, Mrs j T. Walt
man, the Methodist minister's wife,
who has been quite sick for the
past ten days. Weare glad tolearll
that Mrs. Waltman's condition has
greatly improved in the last TWEEN
ty-four hours, and her parents viii
return home to-day.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30
Notice to Contractors.

Proposals fur the construction OF
n two-story brick bank building. In
Pollock. are invited To he opened IN
Pollock ut 1870 p. IN. January 30.
1909. Certified checks for $3.50 To ac-
company bids. subject tn usual con-
,litions of contractors making bono.
Rine prints and specifications may
he obi aimed from the Bank ri Pollock.
Pollock. La. or from VIM. Drago.
Architect. 7l5 Henuen Bldg. New Or
leans, l.a. pz'-it
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30
Estray Cattle.

Estrayel from Ferta. one year
old COW. good milk cow. branded -
on hip. Don't know the mark. Two
heifers. one ~ and one " years 'hd-
marked crop and underbit in right
ear. All the cattle part Jersey.
viii pay for Information of them.
jaul 4t* h. l.. BAlLY. NJ. d..
New Ver,la, La
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

MARRIED. At the home OF the
bride on Cane river, Natchitoches
parish, La, at 3 p. m. on Wednes-
,lav, Jan. q, 1909, H. R. Norris
and Gertrude E. Pierson were
united in marriageA This wedding
is regarded as quite a social event
in colored circles, the contracting
parties being prominent represen-
tatives of their race H. X. Norris
is one OF the reliable employees OF
the Iatt Lumber CO., while the
bride is the daughter of Chas. A.
Pierson, deceased, who for many
years was a well known farmer on
Cane river.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

There will be service tor mel
ouly at the Baptist church at 3:3t
y. IN. Sunday. and service foI
women only at the Methotistchurci
ut the same hour. The first Will
re addressed 10y Evangelist Raleigl
Wright, while the latter will bt
addressed 10y Radwin O. Bell, the
singer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Frank W. Smith, superinten-
dent Of Smiths Detective Agency,
of New Orleans, was i'll Colfax on
yesterday, in the interest of the
Joseph Billes estate.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Messrs. L. NJ. Wells and ID. b.
Faraldo went to Natchitoches on
last Sunday, in order to attend dis.
trict court day or two In some
matters of litigation as to lano
boundaries between them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Mr.. q. L. Ice and family have
moved to Fostoria, Texas, where
he has accepted employment, hav-
ing resigned his situation at the
Biz Pine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Mr.. Herman Compton, who has
been working at Georgetown, Tex.
for several months, returned home
last Saturday, aud On "Wednesday
evening of this week be went te
Atlanta, VIM parish, where he
accepted the position rs agent
and operator for the l.. r. d N
Railway Co.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Miss Viola Goodwsn, of the
Fairfield school, came III last Fri
lay afternoon, remaining over un-
iii Sunday afternoon, and return
ing at that time in order to be on
hand to open school Monday morn
mo
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

The Chronicle was In error last
week in saying Mrs. j. L. Brett
was taken to the Alexandria sani-
tarium for an operation. 1t was
Mrs. O. b. Brett, aud the opera
tiop was successful.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30

Mr.. Jones Ro berts. OF Alexandria.
came to Colfax on Thursday, and
will remain II lew days on n visit tn
the family OF his brother, DR.. W. j.
Roberts