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CHAPTER XIX.
The Mans Failure.

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At five o'clock a boat put off from
the big white cruiser, conveying the
islander, the captain, the other officers
and Langford to the shore. The woman
met them on the sand. She had dis
carded her woven tunic and was
dressed in the faded blue blouse and
skirt which she had worn when she
had left the yacht and which she had
ever since preserved with such scru-
pulous care for an emergency like this.
Well was it for her that the garments
were loose and easy-fitting, else she
could not have put them on, so splen.
didly had she developed in waist and
chest and limb. She wore stockings
and shoes, and, save for certain ma
tural elegance and freedom in her
bearing, she looked much as any other
woman, except that few women were
as beautiful as she.
After momentary hesitation and q
glance at the islander, who, after his
first swift, comprehending survey Of
the woman, stood with averted head
she, conscious painfully of his every
gesture and movement-the lieuten.
ant commander performed the neces-
sary introductions. This ceremony
over, it was the woman who spoke.
81 sent for you, gentlemen" she be-
gan, Gin order that necessary deposit
ton might be made to enable, if posi-
BILE, my"-she paused and bowed for
mally toward the islander-"this gen
tleman, to establish his identity, upon
! which, as l learn from Mr.. Whitaker
much seems to depend. have here
"But could you not do this more con-
veniently later on the ship, Miss Bren'
TONI" interposed the captain. He had
been told that she intended to stay on
the island, but he could not believe it.
1--WE shall be very glad indeed to offer
you passage home. The ship is fitted
for a flag and the admirals quarters
are yours to command. We are sailing
direct to the United States, with stop
at Honolulu, and will be glad to re-
store you to your friends"
Sir" said the woman, II have nc
friends who care enough about me to
welcome me or whom l care enough
about to wish TO see. My mind is
made up. ! shall stay on the island
at least tor the present"
But, my dear young lady" began
the officer.
Capt Ashby," said the woman
"you are the commander of that ship?
* am"
'To you is committed the ordering
Of her course?"
"To me alone, Miss Brenton."
You decide all questions connected
with her OH your own responsibility?
+; II do, certainly; but"
/ "Sir. this is my ship. this island. 4
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EPIDEMIC OF ITCH IN WELSH
VILLAGE

'In Dowlais, South Wales, about ff.
teen years ago, families were strick.
en- wholesale by a disease known as
the itch. Believe me, it is the most
terrible disease Of its kind that
know Of, as it itches all through your
body and makes your life an inferno.
Sleep is out Of the question and you
feel as If million mosquitoes were
attacking you at the same time.
knew a dozen families that were SO
affected.
"The doctors did their best, but
their remedies were of no avail what
ever. Then the families tried drug
gist who was noted far and wide for
his remarkable cures. People came
to him from all parts of the country
for treatment, but his medicine made
matters still worse, as a last resort
they were advised by a friend to use
the Cuticura Remedies. am glad to
tell you that after a few days treat
ment with Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and Resolvent, the effect was wonder
full and the result was a perfect cure
in all cases.
Il may add that my three brothers,
three sisters, myself and all our fam.
lilies have been users of the Cuticura
Remedies for fifteen years. Thomas
Hugh, 1850 West Huron St., Chicago,
ILL.,, June 20. 1909"
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LEADING MISTAKES IN LIFE
Writer Has Recorded Ten, Of Which
Most Of Us AssuredIy Have
our Share.

Some Of us may be glad to be told
that there are only 10 life mistakes,
for there seem to be so many more,
but a recent writer has catalogued
them. Perhaps these are only the 10
leading ones from which the smaller
errors arise. Let's look over the list
and see how many of them are ours:
First, to set up our own standard Of
right and wrong and Judge people ac-
eordingly; second, to measure the en-
joyment Of others by our own; third,
to expect uniformity of opinion in this
world; fourth, to look for Judgment
and experience in youth; fifth, to en-
deavor to mold all dispositions alike;
sixth, to look for perfection in our
own actions; seventh, to worry our
selves and others with what can not
be remedied; eighth, to refuse to yield
in immaterial matters; ninth, to re-
fuse to alleviate, so far as it lies in
our power, all which needs allevia-
ton; tenth, to refuse to make allow
ance for the infirmities of others.
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SKIN TROUBLES
A Healing Ointment With a Wide
Range of Usefulness

A letter from Mrs. /. E. Cameron,
Graduate Nurse, Augusta, Me-, says
II must write and tell you the good
Resinol Ointment has done. l applied
1t to an liberated leg of six months
standing. Almost everything had been
tried to heal it. Resinol was applied
twice day for four weeks, and the ul-
GERS are entirely healed. 1t is now
six months since the treatment and no
indication of a return of the trouble.
I have used Resinol for eruptions on
children's faces, and for everything
that seemed to need an ointment, with
satisfactory results in every case."
Mrs. F. Cox, Chicago, ILL.,, says In
another letter: II cannot speak too
highly of ResinoI Ointment and Soap.
They cured my baby boy Of Eczema.
He had very severe case. Numerous
other remedies had been tried and
failed to do any good. 1 would not be
without them in the house.
The first application will relieve the
itching and irritation in skin diseases,
and stop the pain in burns or scaIds.
ChnnnE, Sunburn, Poison Ivy eruptlOns
are often cured by an overnight ap-
plIcatiOn.
ResinOl Ointment, ResinO1 Soap ana
ResinOl MedicRted Shaving Stick are
sold at all Drug Stores.
Ask for booklet on care Of the SkIA
and Complexion, or send stamp to us
for sample and booklet. ResIAOl
Chemical Co., Baltimore, Md.
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grew deeper, she went more slowly.
1t was warm and pleasant in the la
goon. The slight difference of tenn
perature between the water and the
air ordinarily was only stimulating,
And yet the sea had never seemed SO
cold to her as it was in that hour.
By and by she stopped, the wa
ters now up to her breast. The
wind blew gently toward the land, and
the waves struck her softly and beat
her back. She stopped dead still and
thought and thought, wrestling with
her problem, full of passionate disap-
pointment, vain regret, despair, con-
scious that life held nothing for her.
and yet clinging to it, unknowing what
would be the outcome of the Titanic
struggle raging in her breast between
primal passions, love Of life and love
of man!
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ais the Present charnock Married."

ais the Present Charnock Married"
ship upon it, the dog collar, the silver
box, the Bible, the two rings. These
were marked, set down and sworn to.
The affidavit to which she subscribed
her name, and to which she took oath
on the very Bible of the island, was
brief, though comprehensive, and the
little ceremony was soon over Mr..
Whitaker assumed charge of all the
exhibits. The tale having been COM
pleted and all the little formalities got
through with, the little party stood
around in awkward silence wondering
what was next to come.
Miss Brenton," said the captain at
last, breaking the pause, "it seems a
shame. For Gods sake, reconsider
your decision and come off to the
ship"
No." returned the woman, quietly;
my mind is made up"
"Katharine!" exclaimed Langford,
extending his hand in one final ap-
peal.
Not with you, either" said the
woman
MY dear young lady," began the
old chaplain, think what it is you do.
Has any human being with such pow
ers as you possess a right to bury her
self in this lonely island? Is there no
call"
Sir" the woman interposed, your
plea might move me if anything could,
but indeed it's useless as the rest"
Hear mine, then," said the man,
abruptly, even harshly.
The woman turned and faced him
as unrelenting and as determined as
she had faced the others. What could
he say? There was but one plea that
could move her. Was he about to
make that?
I'VE have loved each other" he
went on, brokenly. 1T was my dear.
est wish, my most settled determine
ton, to make you my wife. That wish
| still entertain, that determination
has not departed from me. You have
refused to marry that man"
And would you have me do so?''
asked the woman.
mo, a thousand times, no. am
sorrier every moment that l look at
him that l did not hill him. But hat.
ing refused him, there is nothing now
that you can do but marry me. And
as you have refused him, 1t makes II
the more incumbent upon me to marry
you and to take you away. Your honor
demands it"
MY honor!" famed out the woman
Indignantly.
Il have said it," returned the man
doggedly.
Gentlemen, you will forgive our
trankness," said the woman, turning
to the little group who waited, all ex
cept Langford, who had walked away
out of earshot and who resolutely kept
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SYNOPSIS.

young woman cast ashore on a lone
" island, finds a solitary inhabitant, a
young white man, dressed like a savage
and unable to speak in any known Ian
guage. She decides to educate him and
mold his mind to her own ideals. She
nnds evidence that leads her to believe
that the man Is John Revell Charnock of
virginia, and that he was cast ashore
when child. Katharine Brenton was
university. Her writings on the sex prob
lem attracted wide attention. The son Of
a multi-millionaire becomes infatuated
with her and they decide to put her the
ories into practice. A few days on his
yacht reveals to her that he only pro-
tessed lofty ideals to possess her. While
drunk he attempts to kiss her. She
knocks him down and leaves him uncon-
scious and escapes in the darkness in a
gasoline launch. During a storm she is
cast ashore on an island. Three years
ton. Their love for each other is revealed
when he rescues her from a cave where
she had been imprisoned by an earth
quake. A ship Is sighted and they light a
beacon to summon it. Langford on his
yacht, sights the beacon and orders his
yacht put in. The woman recognizes the
yacht and tells her companion that a man
on board had injured her in the greatest
way. ,Langford recognizes Katharine. He
tells the man that she had been his mis-
tress and narrowly escapes being killed.
AN American cruiser appears. Officers
near the whole story and Langford asks
clares that she will marry no one but her
island companion. The latter says he still
loves her but that the revelations have
made a change.
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his back toward the party, but this
thing has to be settled. Now" said the
woman, here is no question OF honor
but of love. l ask you, Man, do you
love me as you did last night?"
q" he began, falteringly.
you have never told me a lie" she
continued. "You have never known
anything but the truth"
Until learned from you" cried the
man, what you had concealed"
The woman smiled bitterly, waving
aside this cruel stab
Tell me the truth. Do you love me
as you did last night?"
"If you will have it, no." said the
man, rushing to his doom.
Men have taken a bullet in the
breast, shot in the heart, and for a
moment have maintained their erect
position. The woman knew in that
moment how such things could be.
But l love you STILL" said the man.
And still want you for my WIFE"
Last night" went on the woman,
as if in a dream, 81 seemed to you
the embodiment of every excellence
that humanity can possess short Of
the divine"
YES" said the man, 81 loved you
as"
do l still possess those qualities
in your eyes?"
He hesitated. He stroye to speak.
"The truth! The truth" whispered
the woman. Nothing else, so help
you God!"
NO. said the man, "but l love yea
still, and you ought to marry me, you
must. Can't you understand"
Listen" said the woman, flercely.
Il did not go to that man yonder, AZ
though he offered me everything that
honor could dictate and that true af-
fection could suggest, l do believe, be-
cause l did not love him, although l
have since come to respect him, after
l have thought it over. 1t is not duty,
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| l choose to stay here, l cannot think
you will endeavor to take me hence
by force"
by no means"
Nor have 1 any more fondness for
having my decisions discussed than
you would have for hearing your
orders argued or questioned"
1T is my island" cried the man,
sOughly, "and if you stay, stay"
I'VE lose time," said the woman,
shortly. II am here to give my testi-
mony; you are prepared to take it?"
81 am" said the lieutenant-com.
mander, stepping forward, notebook in
hand.
Captain, will you conduct the neces-
sary inquiry?"
Certainly" said the captain. "Mr.
Langford. do you identify this LADY,"
Il do, sir" answered Langford. "She
is Miss Katherine Brenton of San
Francisco"
You say this of your own personal
knowledge?"
Yes, sir
You will make affidavit to that
fact?"
With pleasure"
81 wondered" said the woman, bit
terly, why you came back"
1T was at my wish, madam" re-
turned Capt Ashby, formally.
He was not greatly prepossessed
with the imperative manner and de-
meanor of this young woman, but he
did not see exactly how he could re-
sent it, or force any improvement in
it. "Will you proceed now with your
story" he continued. "Will you speak
slowly so that Mr.. Whitaker, who
does not write shorthand, can take 1t
DOWN."
Thereupon the woman told that por-
ton of her tale which related to the
evidence which she exhibited, the
piece of the boat with the name of the
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Come with me-" said the chaplain;
I'VE will talk it over. have lived
in the world" he went on, gently
Perhaps l can help you Have we
your permission to withdraw, Capt.
Ashby?"
Certainly" said the captain.
Pardon me moment, chaplain"
interposed Whitaker; "but the young
lady has asked that some of us 90
ashore to take her deposition as to
the matters that have been alleged
concerning our friend here. Capt.
Ashby. will you?"
Certainly, Mr.. Whitaker, will go.
And if you will accompany me, doctor,
and you, chaplain, shall be glad. Mr..
Whitaker, you are a notary public
and can administer the necessary
| oaths."
VERY good, sir" returned Mr.. Whit
taker. The other gentlemen bowed
their acquiescence. "The lady said
she would like to be undisturbed until
evening"
"At two bells in the second dog
watch then have the cutter called
away" returned the captain.
beg pardon, captain" said the sur
geon, but do you or any of you know
this lady to be Miss Brenton?"
NO." said the captain, 81 don't
know her. Do you, Mr.. Whitaker, o.
you, chaplain?"
We'll, then," said the surgeon, as
both the officers shook their heads, 'it
will be necessary to have some one
ashore who does know her in order to
swear to her identity to make her
deposition worth anything"
There Is Langford," said Whitta-
ker, "he knows her"
VERY good" said the captain; send
a boat over to the yacht and present
my compliments to Mr. Langford. Ask
him if he will meet us ashore at quar-
ter after five o'clock. Say to him also
that should be glad to have him dine
with me tonight at seven. Chaplin,
will you and Mr.. Charnock take lunch
con with me later?"
Now, to go back to the island. The
woman stood on the strand proudly,
resolutely, sternly erect, without a
sign of unbending until the boats
reached the sides of the two ships.
Even then she kept herself in the
bonds of a control of STEEL She turned
slowly, walked up the beach, entered
the grove of palms, mechanically found
the path and plodded along it, still
erect and unbending, until the wind,
ings of the trail and the thickening OF
the grove hid her from any chance
watchers on the ship.
Then, and not until then, did she
give way completely. She threw her
self down upon the sand in the cool
shadow of the great rocks in what to
her had suddenly become a weary
land, and outstretched her arms as if
to clasp the earth to her breast in de-
fault of the man she had dreamed of
and trusted, she had loved and lived
for, and lay there silent, shuddering,
wretched figure.
Her crushing disappointment at his
failure to rise to the measure of her
ideal of him, the total end of her
dream of happiness, the breaking of
all her hopes, the closing of all her
ambitions, the tearing asunder of her
heartstrings whelmed her in agony
She had thought that never could hui
manity experience more than the pain
superinduced by the horror of her po-
sition upon the ship, but that pain to
the present was like caress. For to
all that old horror was added new
sense of loss, of disappointment and
despair. Like Elijah of old, dismayed,
disheartened, broken, she prayed that
she might die there on the sands.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
The Repentance That Came Too Late.

The Repentance That Came Too Late.
For the first time in his life the man
of the island played the coward. He
was afraid to be alone. The others,
the officers of the ship, that is, not
Langford-he had gone back to his
own yacht, declining the captains in.
vitation to dinner-would have re.
spected the islanders mood and Lave
left him to himself, but it was evi.
dent that he craved their society.
Whitaker and the old chaplain sus'
pected how it would be with him, but
they knew that sooner or later he
would have to retire to rest, and soon
er or later he would be alone.
And then his grief was so obvious.
that in accordance with natural and
commendable tendency they strove to
cheer him up. They encouraged him
to ask questions. They told him
many things in reply that the woman
could not have told him; that he had
half dimly suspected, but had not
known. They cleared up to him many
things which had seemed mysterious
and strange to him.
And on their part they marveled at
the things he did know, at the thor
oughness with which he had been
taught, and at the wonderful acute.
ness of perception which he displayed.
The woman had marveled at it, too,
but she had become used to it. in three
years of intimacy. They saw it i'm
mediately with greater surprise.
A spare cabin in the wardroom had
been arranged for the islander, and
there provided with the unwonted lux.
ury of night wear after hearty
Goodnight" from the lieutenant com.
mander and fervent God bless you"
from the old chaplain, he was left
to his own devices. The strangeness
of his situation, the soft bed, the
snowy linen, the silk pajamas, the con-
fining area of the cabin, the sudden
touch with luxuries of civilization
would in itself have kept him awake
had he been as heart whole and as
care free as when the woman had
landed upon the island. But, indeed,
the strangeness of these things
aroused no emotions in his mind at
all, for the moment he was alone his
thoughts, which he had been fighting
desperately to keep upon other things,
reverted to her. What was she doing
for the first time alone upon that is.
land? What was she thinking? He
realized that no more than he could
she be sleeping.
Unainchingly he reviewed with
what calmness he could muster the
scenes of the morning and the day.
He forced himself to consider in all
its lights and bearings the informa-
tion that had been given to him. He
tortured himself by the deliberate
slow recalling of every detail, and
then, quivering as If under the stimu
lus of some blow upon raw wound.
he reviewed his own conduct. Enlight'
enment came to him in that dark and
silent hour. He discovered first of all
that he loved her; that the check and
counter-check and variation and alter.
alton in his emotions had been swept
away in a great development of a
more transcending feeling. If she
should ask him that question on the
morrow as to whether he loved her
as he had on that never-to-be-forgot,
ten night, he would still answer no,
because he loved her more.
CTO BE CONTINUED1
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oh, That There Were Others

They knew that she lived abroad
for a couple of years, they said. Why
did she never speak of it?
~ used to once in awhile" she an.
swered, but not any more after
met the two Brooklyn girls who had
travelled all over the world. They
cured me. IT was When I was in
China or When was in Japan, or
When went through the Black for.
est, or When I took sail down the
Red sea- until they Just about bored
me to death. ssid to myself then
that would ever after spare my
friends. and have kept Rg word"
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but love, which is the compelling mo-
tive in this matter And l won't take
you; l would not take an angel from
heaven unless he thought me in eV-
cry particular all that a woman
should be to man, unless he loved
me with his whole heart and soul alb
solutely, unfeignedly, completely. You
don't. l don't even think that l love
you now You have been tried and
tested, and you have failed. Gentle
men, will you take him away?"
Il stay here" said the man, blunt
ly, drawing apart from the others,
"and I will kill with my own hands
the man who lays a finger upon me-"
"Sir,' said the captain, "thiTland,
take it, is the United States. AS the
ranking officer present, represent its
law. 1t is under my rule. AS to
your choice, l have nothing to say,
but as far as regards other things, you
will have to obey me here as any
other citizen of our country"
"And know nothing Of the United
States or it's laws" answered the man,
proudly. 81 am law unto myself"
"The first lesson that the world
will teach you, sir" returned the cap
tain, pointedly, sis that that position
cannot be maintained; that the whole
fabric of civilization depends upon
concession by individuals of natural
rights and upon the enforcement of
these concessions by other individuals
to whom has heen delegated that
power"
II don't wish to learn it, and that is
why will not leave this island" per
sisted the man.
1t was this woman who intervened
She stepped close to the man and
laid her hand upon HIS arm.
you said that in some fashion you
loved ma." she urged.
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English Boys Want Easy Jobs.

Among English boys the long drudg.
cry of learning a trade (even If
the opportunity offers, which it sell
dom does) is shirked. The easy
job of errand boy, shop boy, Office boy,
messenger boy, or van boy Is much
preferred. The consequence is that
rs boys in every 100 leaving the ele-
mentary schools enter unskilled occu.
patioEs. OF London boys 40 per cent.
become errand, van or boat boys, IA
per cent. shop boys, 8 per cent. Of
flee boys and junior clerks. Un.
der 20 per cent. go definitely into
trades.-Westminster Review.
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The saddest case in this world is,
when one thinks the almighty has
destined him to be happy at the price
Of another'S misery.
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Where He Came IN.

Have you ever figured in a divorce
suit?"
mo; the lawyers did the figuring.
l Just paid the bills"
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DESERVED IT.

Rastus-Playin' poker hands las
night I accidentally threw five aces.
Sambo-What did de odders do?
Rastus-Threw me outer de win
dow.