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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-06-03

made my play. and have had enough.
May l sit up?"
He nodded carciessly. dropping the
revolver back into his Jacket pocket.
yet with his black eyes fastened
shrewdly on my face.
.'Tis ze bcs' way TO talk monsieur. ''
pausinS to listen to the mingled
sounds without. 'Sacre. wonder
wat ze devil was up now.'
We both sat. breathing hard from
our late eXertions. listening anSiously.
yet with vastly differing emotions.
hope animating me that this was to
prove a capture. or. at least. that some
chance discovery by the officer visit
ing us would result in the release OF
the women below. But De Nova was
in an agony of apprehension. the full
peril OF his position clear before him.
We heard the bare feet of the hurry.
ing sailors patter along the deck. the
strident voice OF Tuttle issuing a few
final commands. and the faint sound
of oars in the water alongside. The
officer came slowly up the ladder. and
my heart sank as | heard him laugh
| carelessly TO the mates greeting.
could distinguish the sound of his
| voice, but not the words uttered. and
in some way It impressed me with the
thought that the fellow was young. a
midshipman. possibly. who wound
prove mere putty under Tuttle's ex-
pert handling. The two went down
the companion.steps together in ap.
pSrently' amiable conversation. and
we could heard the low murmur OF
voices as the crew hung over the rail
| jesting with the men-o'-war's men In
the boat below. My eyes met DE
| Nova's in the semi-darkncss. and he
grinned. showing his teeth.
Messing YER dangerous. monsieur. -
he said. easily. "Ze OIL fox he fool
Eat kid
attempted no response. my mind al
ready sufficiently heavy from appre
hension. Oh. for just a word. merely
an opportunity to cry out our story be
fore II was forever too late. De Nova
must have felt the struggle within me
for he stretched his legs across the
! narrow passage leading to the door
and | saw his hand thrust into his
coat pocket. Underneath his genial We
| neer he was one to act upon occasion
absolutely careless OF the result. So
waited In silence. my teeth set hard
my hands clenched. as the last YES
tige OF hope oOzed slowly out Of me
| They were scarcely ten minutes he
! low, coming up chatting in rare good
fellowship. the officer clinging TO the
rail. his feet on the ladder. while he
completed some story he had been
relating with much gusto. Then We
heard plainly the dip of oars. growing
gradually fainter in the distance. feet
pattered on the deck planks. Tuttle's
voice sounded from the bridge. and
the vessel began throbbing to the
steady chug of the screws. We were
safely under way again. pressing our
sharp bow into the fog-hank. Unable
TO control my weakness. | buried my
face in my hands.
do not know how long We sat there
motionless. De Nova staring blankly
at the vapor sweeping past the win
dow. and | with head lowered In do
preston. 1t was Tuttle himself. with
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Her Laugh Broke.

She was little fairy Of seven. with
eyes like diamonds and hair like spun
gold. and she was romping with half
dozen playmates. Touching a fine
looking youngster on the shoulder.
she challenged him with. You can't
catch me-" on they started. she twist
ing and lodging with the dexterity of
a half-back on football team, and he
following her every movement in close
pursuit. The excitement of the chase
made her scream with laughter. The
little fugitive finally brought up
against a fence, breathless and pant
ing. and her pursuer. throwing his
arms about her. shouted: There, I've
caught you!" "Oh. yes" gasped the
little fairy. but II was cause my
laugh broke and I couldn't run any
more"
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CHAPTER XIV.
In Which De Nova Speaks.

What now occurred came upon us
with such suddenness that | find 1t
difficult to relate the incidents in de-
tail. We must have been below the
fiftieth degree of south latitude. and
about 1875 degrees west, with the wind
strong and occasionally putting up
into squalls. bearing fakes OF snow
which stung exposed flesh and left q
thin mantle of white along the decks.
1t was Tuttle's watch below, and as l
paused in the protection OF the com.
panionway looking forward. while I
got my pipe going. I could see De
Nova on the bridge. wrapped up like a
mummy. and crouching well down be-
hind the tarpaulins. All about was a
wild sea scene, never to be looked
upon amid any other stretch of waters
on the globe-a dull. dead picture of
utter desolation. OF madly racing
waves. Of green. sullen sea. OF pale
blue sky. the very frost in the air ap-
parent; a cold. drear eXpanse of mo-
notonous distance wherever the eye
looked-a desert of water below. q
void OF air above. Big Bill Anderson.
his head still bound up where | had
cracked him. slouched in the doorway
of the charthouse. staring aft. and a
moment later De Nova came lumber.
ing down the steps from the bridge
and spoke with him for some earnest
ly. The boatswain finally went for.
ward. clinging to lifeline to keep
footing on the slippery deck, and the
second officer clawed along the wealth.
srraiI untiI he reached the cOmnanIon
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the introduction
of John Stephens. adventurcr. Massa-
chusetts man marOoncd by authorities at
Valparaiso. Chile. Being interested In
mining operations in Bolivia. he was de-
nounced by Chile as insurrectionist
and as n consequence was hiding. AT his
hotel his attention was attracted by an
Engishman and young woman.
Stephens rescued the young woman from
Il drunken officer. He was thanked by
her. Admiral OF the Peruvian navy con-
fronted Stephens. told him that war had
been declared between Chile and Peru
and offered him the office of captain. lie
Chilean vessel. should be captured
Stephens accepted the commission
Stephens met motley crew. to which he
was assigned. He gave them final In
Etructions They boarded the vessel. They
successfully captured the vessel supposed
10 be the Esmeralda: through strategy.
capt. Stephens gave directions for the de
parture OF the craft. He entered the cab
In and discovered the English woman
and her maid. Stephens quickly learned
,he wrong vessel had been captured.
1t was Lord DarllngtOn's private yacht,
the lords wife and maid being aboard.
lie explained the situation TO her lady
the plot. saying that the Sea Queen had
been taken In order to go to the Antarc-
lie circle. Tuttlc explained that on a
former voyage he had learned that the
Donna Isabel was lost in l153 He had
FOUND It frozen in hug" case OF Ice
on an island and contained much gold:
stephens consented to he the captain
III the expedition. He told Indy
Darlington. She was greatly alarmed.
hut expressed confidence in him. The
Sea Queen encountered vessel In the
Tog. Stephens attempted to communicate.
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on in spite of cracking wood and sails
threatening to tear loose from the
bolt-eyes. taking shrewd advantage of
each slant of wind and lowering can
vas only when danger was deadly. He
had come into his own, he was at
home. and the rejuvenated Sea Queen
leaped forward at his will. as though
endowed with fresh life. He seemed
to understand her moods. her caprices.
as though he had sailed her in every
sea, and l watched him test her. loos-
ening a rope here. tightening another
there. striving to discover her good
and bad qualities. until my admiration
for his seamanship almost overbal-
anced my growing detestation Of him
otherwise.
Lady Darlington became positively
afraid Of him, dreading his approach,
shrinking from his address. yet not dar-
ing to withdraw wholly from his pres
ence. His sole topic of conversation
was psychomancy, and every time she
endeavOred to lead him to some more
pleasant subject he would return with
dogmatic persistence to that one rath-
er dismal theme. His blatant self-con-
weariness. and he never seemed to
tire of his own unctuous, nasal tones.
Heavens, but the. fellow was an insult
ferable bore. Celeste would slip away
unobserved. but her mistress and my
self had no means Of escape. / re-
manned quietly below for three days,
and even then was not released by
any formal word of mouth. I simply
became so tired of the senseless i'm
prisonment that l mounted to the
deck. taking Lady Darlington with me.
determined to be confined to the cabin
no longer except by physical force. De
Nova was upon the bridge when we
emerged from the companion, but he
merely glanced at us curiously. Tut
tie. coming aft little later. retained
sense enough to remain silent. The
three days passed below had thrown
me much into the society of both mis-
tress and maid. although the frank
intimacy of that first conversation
with Lady Darlington was never re-
sumed. There seemed an intangible
barrier of reserve between us. al
though We talked freely enough re-
garding our situation. the peculiarlties
wonders of the deep. 1t was as II
neither OF us quite dared 10 probe be-
meath the surface. opening up once
more the depths each endeavored to
conceal: rather were we content to
drift as the tide ran.
saw comparatively little Of De
Nova. the second officer. during this
period. and gained an impression that
he was endeavoring to avoid meeting
me. Yet ! ran across him twice In
cCsnpany with Celeste. once In the
cabin, and again in the narrow deck
space overhanging the stern. and be-
gan to hope vaguely that the girl was
winning him over to our interests.
With the others I sought to approach
/ made no progress. Mcknight sell
dom showed his nose above deck. and
then only to smoke in sullen silence.
seated gloomily on the edge OF the
main hatch or to the lee Of the chart
house. Olsen was undoubtedly honest
enough. yet without Intelligence, his
eyes those OF a faithful dog. The
Chilean. a smooth-faced young fellow
wonderfully deficient In chin. learned
had been assigned as assistant to the
cook, and was thus kept too busy In
aide the galley even to be approached.
Indeed. so far I had not seen his face
on board the ship.
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Sticky Sweating
Palms

after taking salts or cathartio
waters-did you ever notice that
weary all gone feeling-the palms
Of your hands sweat-aud rotten
taste In your mouth - Cathartics
only move by weating your bowels
DO lot OF hurt-Try q CASCA-
RET and see how much easier the
job Is done - how much better
you feel. q
cAscARErs roc Q box for . week's
treatment. all druggists. biggest seller
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A YounQ Diplomat.

Johnny-Going to Sunday school?
Tommy-Nope: 1t might stir up
harsh and bitter feeling between de-
nominations.
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HUMAN HEART ON EXHIBIT
Special TO The Sentinel /

Cripple Creek, Colo, March 2S.-
A human heart to be used as an eX-
hibit and passed around among the
Jurors for examination, was turned
over by District Attorney ]. Z. Ferg-
uson to Sheriff Won Phul yesterday.
1t will be Kept by him until the open
ing of court.
The heart was taken from the body
of Ernest Steiler, for whose death
John Mott is now on trial before
Judge SheaJor. Mott is charged with
stabbinE Stieler, and the heart Is to
be exhibited in rebuttal if the defense
submits testimony to the effect that
death did not result from injury to
that organ.
A jury was secured today, and
when court adjourned the state had
finished its side Of the case.
Amusing incidents took place dur
ing the trial, and even the court was
forced to smile when a state witness
was asked: "You know that Ernest
Stieler is dead2" He replied; He
never said he was dead" One OF the
talesnen was asked If he YVES born
I'm America mo, sir" came the
prompt reply. "In Iowa" The jury
man said he misunderstood Amer
lea for Colorado"
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-28
BedwclI Wins Again.

The wonder OF the trotting and
running world is the remarkable sue
cess of late of the wizard horse train
er, H. G. Bedwell of this city Since
his departure from Grand junction a
few years ago he has developed
horses beyond number who have
turned out winners. His gratifying
success with every horse which he
handles is attributed to his thorough
knowledge of horses and his intelli-
gent manner of training them. The
latest great winning of the expert
horseman is reviewed in the follow
ing dispatch:
Oakland. Cal, March 2S.-H. G.
Bedwell repeated his success of last
Saturday by winning three races at
Emeryyille today. His colors we're
carried to victory in the Golden Gate
handicap by Righteasy She led all
the way. Gilbert Rose landed for
the lucky at / . to /, and Keep Nov
ing was the other member of the
winning trio.N
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JEFF AND JOHNSON
HEAVILY INSURED
[ Lsnecial to The sentinel.l

Chicago. Mar. 2S.-The battlers
who will fight for the worlds greatest
ring title and a fortune in cash on
July 4. will be insured during their
training periods for $4,000 each.
Promoters Gleason and Rickard
viii take no chances on the longevity
of Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson.
Heavy life insurance policies will Sc
cure good faith with the public and
also protect the promoters interests.
Jack Gleason today told of this in
novation in big fight preparations on
his arrival from California en- route
to New York to complete the arrange
ments with the railroad companies
for handling admission tickets to the
fight.
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Seven Nations to Run.
[special to The Sentinel. j

New York, March 2S.-Seven ha-
tionalities will be represented in the
marathon derby. which is to be run
at the Polo grounds here week
from today. The entries include two
Americans, Johnny Hayes and Hans
Holmer; two Irishmen, Frank Clarke,
winner of this years Edinburgh clas-
sic, and Jim Crowley; one English
man, Percy Sellen; an Indian, Paul
Acoose: the Swedes, Thure Johan-
son and Gustaf Ljungstrom; Canada's
latest speed marvel, Fred Meadows,
and the Italian marathon champion,
Umberto Blaise, who is now on his
way here.
The Tri-color of the French nation
may also be seen at the starting post,
as last years winner of the derby,
Henri st. Yves, is nibbling at the bait
and may be here in time to compete.
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Kansas May Drop Football.
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

Lawrence, Kan, March as
Football in its present form will not
be retained in the University of Kan
sas. of that am confident" was the
declaration of Chancellor Strong of
the university Saturday. The oppo-
sition to the game on the part of the
regents is too strong to be overcome
by the imagined reforms the ma
tional rules committee annually
make" continued Chancellor Strong,
Furthermore, the other schools of
the Missouri valley appear to be as
greatly opposed to the present game
as is Kansas. and 1t will be a matter
of great surprise to me if the game
is ever again played by the Missouri
valley conference teams"
Chancellor Strong, while willing
that the English rugby game be given
trial. Is in favor of a radical revis-
ion Of the American game.
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DEs MONIES LOSES RATE FIGHT
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Washington, March 2S.-The city
OF Des Noines, Ia, yesterday lost its
fight for a readjustment of freight
rates from that city to points in west
ern Minnesota and North and South
Dakota. when the interstate COM
merce commission refused the petit
ton of the Greater Des Moines com
mittee. The committee contended
that, because Des Moines was nearer
to the territory in question than Chi
cago, st. Louis, Dubuque. Davenport,
Clinton. Muscatine and Burlington,
it was entitled to an advantage in
rates.
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FIXES POWER FOR
WITHDRAWING SITES
ne Assoeiated Press. ]

+ tor Smoot of Utah, who is chair j
!. man of the subcommittee Of the :.
= senate committee on public !
+ lands. informed the president to- :!
+ day that he would on Monday 4
+ next report on the administra-
+ tion bill dealing with the with i
:. drawal OF water-power sites on 1
+ public lands. !
=. The bill will give the presi- !
f dent. through the secretary OF /
+ the interior, the power to with !
l. draw from entry such water l
!. power sites as he may deem ne
+ cessary 1
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Dennis ]. Foley, former Denver

Dennis J. Foley, former Denver
and Rio Grande engineer. died at
Alamosa Saturday from lockjaw,
caused by the accidental discharge of
shotgun while duck hunting on
March / 8. Foley, with Frank Camp
bell. Rio Grande machinist, was re-
turning from the hunt. when the
buggy was Jared by striking a rut
and shook the gun from the seat in
such a manner that il was discharg-
ed. The charge of shot entered
Foley's arm below the shoulder.
Lockjaw developed a few days ago.
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II. l.. Davis and T. w. Swift have
made formal application TO the town
of Collbran for a franchise to install
an electric light plant at that place.
They proppse to secure capital at once
II awarded the privilege. 1t will be
operated by water power. Mr.. Davis
is manager of the Palisade electric
plant and Mr.. Swift has also been
connected with it for several years.
-Palisade Tribune.
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Again today the case of the Or
chard Mesa Irrigation district against
John Smith and others, has been on
trial In the district court. The case
is being vigorously contested by each
side. The trial will probably end
tomorrow. r-f
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Yale Wins Costly Victory.
Isnecial ID Inc sentinel. ]

Atlantic City, y. j., March Is
Yale again defeated Pennsylvania
Saturday in the second of the Easter
exhibition games at Inlet park but
paid dearly Tor the victory. as Catcher
Philbin, one of the Blue star ath-
letes. fractured an ankle while slid
ing to a base, which probably Will
keep him out OF the game ali season
Score, TO 3.
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WESTERN PACIFIC OPEN AGAIN.
[speeiaI 70 INC sentinel. ]

Salt Lake City, Mar, 2s.-Train
service on the Western Pacific rail-
road has been resumed over the reg
ular route. according to an announce
ment made at the company's office.
Since February 27, when flood wat
ers washed out large sections of the
track in Nevada, the company has
been detouring trains over a part OF
the Southern Pacific
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-28

Town Marshal Moore has resigned
from his position and expects to go
to his ranch in Routt county in COM
pany with his partner, G. W. Hoff-
man, who is now closing out his
business. Frank Mars was appoint
ed temporary marshal by Mayor
Reeder pending a regular meeting of
the town board.-Palisade Tribune,
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Brother Adams has a curiosity to
know what kind of brand the Enter
prise will burn on the Grand Junction
Sentinel in exchange for that thin
skinned" affair which came from the
Sentinel. How will thick skinned"
do? or to make il more euphonious
"rhinocerous hide" if you please. -
Montrose Enterprise.
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Letters were received yesterday
from Y. L. Oliver by his daughter.
Mrs. Fl. H. Butterfield, which stated
that part of his sea voyage has been
rather stormy. Mr.. Oliver is on n
tour Of the world and is now at
Hong Kong. China. He will be alb
sent for several months. Mr. Oliver
is as decided a success in his role as
a globe trotter" as he was a news
paper man and then fruit grower in
Palisade.-Palisade Tribune.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-28

Saturday evening the Mesa County
Teachers association adjourned after
one of the most enjoyable and most
successful meetings in the history of
the organization.
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Attorney William Weiser. repre-
sentative from Mesa county. is very
i'll with typhoid fever. He was taken
seriously III Friday. He had not been
feeling well for some DAYS
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County Treasurer NJ. NJ. Shores,
who has been i'll with fever for the
past week, is reported slightly better
today.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-28

Water for irrigation will be in the
Orchard Mesa values will per 80
days after the completion of the ditch
We offer 20 extra fine fruit land at $l15
fine tract Clifton for $l25 per
10 Orchard Mesa powed: on a very
prominent Price $3.50 per
81 northwest of the city good
fruit land alfalfa Grand VALLEY
ditch with this
Groom house White good location good
nghborhood two LOTS walks good Price
$2350. O. COEN G. COMPANY Opposite Posofice
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A FORT COLLINS WHIPPING BEE
Tsneciel to INC sentinel. ]

Fort Collins. Colo. Mar. 2S.-A
whipping bee took the place of a
spelling bee in the Franklin school
here yesterday, and PRINCIPAL Car
penter established record for troun-
cling boys. Twenty-Five were whipped
with a strap i'm 80 minutes. The boys
had been annoying the janitor.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-28

No school sessions in Grand juno
tion this week. The pupils are en-
joying their spring vacation of one
week
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II. A. Wolfinbarger, excursion
agent of the Denver & Rio Crande
railroad. yesterday received the ap-
pointm ent of chief clerk in the pas
senger department to General Agent
George w. Martin, of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railway, sue
ceeding f. r. Newman. who resigns
to accept the newly created position
of district passenger agent of the
Frisco lines in this city. Wolfin-
barger's rise, since he began his rail-
road career as office boy for the Colo
rado Midland in this city in 1902 has
been rapid, In September, 1907, he
went to the Denver & Rio Grande as
assistant rate clerk, and in March.
1908, returned to the Colorado Mid
land rs chief clerk of ticket accounts
in the auditors office. In November,
1908, he went back to the Rio
Grande as excursion agent, which po-
sition he hes since held with credit
Only 26 years old, Wolfinbarger Is
accounted extremely young to occupy
such an important position as the
one to which he has been appointed
Denver Republican.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-28

James w. Bucklin and wife have
returned home from their extended
visit in California.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The Elks will be in session this
evening.
The daily sentinel., 1910-03-28

MIR A. d. Marvin left Yesterday
for Salt Lake to join an engineering
marty which will work on extensive
double track improvements on the
Rio Grande between Salt Lake and
Grand Junction. MIR. Marvin has
belonged 10 the Rio Crande engineer
ing DEPARTMENT Of the Salida divis-
ion for the past half dozen years and
Is Salida hoy who viii be missed by
many Salida Mail