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CHAPTER ViI.-Continued.

The sight of it might well have
caused establishment or alarm in the
girls mind. But it was neither alarm
nor establishment that her next act
expressed She dropped down on her
knees beside the rude wooden bunk,
drew the chest up close in the tight
embrace Of her young arms, laid he,
cheek against the cold polished sur
face Of its blackened wood, and cried.
Every question that might have
asked itself-how the thing could
have come there, and what it's coming
might prOtead to herself Or to the
other OF the Aurora's people-wag
swept away ~ a sudden rush of filial
asectiGI and regret which the sight
Of il instantly aWoke. 1t had reached
her with that sudden poignant stab
Of memory which inanimate objects,
familiar by long association, seem to
be more potent to call up than thG
very persons Of the friends with whom
they are associated. The sight of her
father himself could hardly have had
SO instantaneous and overwhelming
an effect upon her as the sight of thia
Old chest, which was one OF the earli-
eSJ Of her associations with him.
It had always stood, until he had
taken it with him on that last voyage
Of his, upon a certain farther corner
OF his desk in the old library. 1t was
one Of those objects of a class that
children always love-smooth, pol
lShed, beautiful beautiful and, at the
same time, defying curiosity.
It was quite a masterpiece of cabi-
net work. No hinges were visible,
and the cover fitted so closely upon
the box inself that the line which
separated them was hard to discover.
And there was no trace of keyhole or
lock To those uninitiated into it's
secret. it defed any attempt to
open it.
Presently she seated herself on the
DUNK, took the little chest on her
knees and set about opening it. Be
tween the cold and her excitement she
found this rather a difficult thing to
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CHAPTER Wiz.
ritions.


Roscoe did not pause to investigate
the effect Of his blow, nor to waste
second one. If the man who had con-
fronted him there in the companion
way was dead, so much the better. If
he were only half-dead, the job could
be finished at any time He was out
of the way for the present at least.
Roscoe hurried on, searching state
rooms and passageWays and finally
the crews quarters, forward
When he had satified himself that
he and his men were in undisputed
possession of the yacht, he emerged
on deck again by the forward hatch
way. and found Captain Planck al
ready there He directed him to go
below with Schwartz, who had been
engineer aboard the whaler, and get
steam UP as promptly as possible. He
himself remained on deck, directing
the unloading and stowage of those
precious golden slabs that the rest
of the party were bring out in boats
from the shore.
We've got 1t all, Roscoe, unless you
want them barrels OF whale OIL a
man in the last boat sang out as they
came alongside.
Well leave them to pay for this
aickel-plated ship" Roscoe answered.
Wen be ready to start as soon as We
can get a little daylight
He looked them over, numbered
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w. though her mind never, never
hesltated over the slightest detail Of
one necessary formula of procedure
one knew IN just what order to press
III those lnnocent-looking little orna-
mental tacks In the brass binding; re-
memoered the right moment to turn
the box up on it's end and let the
just released steel ball roll down it's
channel to the pocket, where it must
lie before the last pressure upon the
last spring would prove effective. She
no more faitered over it than she
would have faltered over her alphabet
ana at last, when her numbed fin
gers had completed their task. the
counter-weighted lid rose slowly by
itself, just as it had used to, and re-
Vealed to her swimming eyes the con-
tents of the interior.
UP to the moment she had not real
lied what the finding of the dispatch
oox meant. 1t had not occurred to
her that full account of her fathers
expedition, a narrative which would
reach, perhaps, to the morning of the
last day of all. was lying here, right
under her eyes.
But now when the cover oDened and
she saw beneath it thick volume,
bound in red morocco, she realized
that here, under her hand, was the
very object, in search of which the
Aurora had set out upon her perilous
voyage.
The first sight of her fathers clear,
erect, precise handwriting warmed
her with sudden courage But even
this new inspiration of courage did
not make her strong enough to turn
back and read the last entry III that
tragic journal first. She tried to do
it, but the will failed her. So she be-
gan at the lightning. OLce she had
banged into the fascinating nara
tive, the whole Of the olt:ide world
faded away frcm hei She was oblivious
to the fact shat the darkness outside
was no lGnge: the mere darkness of
the fog. Obvious to the rising wind
that poured it's icy stream through the
leaky walls uf the hut AID made the
candle flicker; oblivio'ss, even to the
very sound which she had meant to
W4:t fDr-the sound Of Toms voice
calling out to her from the yacht, and
the sound Of other, more alarming,
nearer voices.
They ali fell on deaf ears rs she
turned page after page of that pre-
cious record of her fathers life. 1t
was written, in the main, in the scien-
tific, obseryant, unt1npassioned temper
which she knew SO well. He chron-
icled those days of peril, when their
ship, crushed in the ice, and only kept
from sinking by that very ice, which
had just destroyed her, was drifting
along in the pack to what seemed
certain destruction, as quietly and as
explicitly as he did the uneventful
voyage through Behring strait. The
mans courage was so deeply element
al in him that he could not be self
conscious about it.
He told of the land, the strange, I'M
charted shore, whose discovery offer
ed them a respite, at least, from that
destruction told how he got his re-
naming stores ashore and built the
hut, where, in all human probability,
he ard his companions were to spend
the rest of their lives.
Finally she reached the record Of
the day when he had consigned to the
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throw it of, he clustered, stormed at
and abused them for a pack of liars.
But in the end he sprang down into
one of the boats, and said he would
fetch the box himself Whether he
believed their story, or not, it was
the only thing for him to do
AS he pulled shoreward he tried
hard to convince himself that he did
not believe it.; that Rose and Carlson
had probably forgotten all about the
box, and had trumped up the stoyy to
avoid the necessity Of going back for
1t.
He beached his boat, scrambled
ashore and set out walking doggedly
along in the direction of the hut. The
fog was still all but impenetrable, even
to his practised vision, but he knew
the shore like the palm Of his hand,
and he trudged on without pause,
until he was within ten PAGES, per-
haps, of his destination.
But there he faltered and stopped.
turned about, under an irresistible i'm
pulse of fear, and would have fled
had not sheer necessity compelled
him to stop again. There was light,
a diffused yellow glow, faint but I'M
mistakale, shining out Of the windows
of the hut
He knew he could not go back to
the Aurora without that box; it was
necessary both to his future safety and
his present command of the situation.
His one hold upon those suilen follow
ers of his depended upon his being inn
pervious alike to terror and to defeat.
II he were to go back now without
accomplishing his purpose, 1t would
only be question of days before they
murdered him. They all hated him,
enough for that, he knew.
Yet, even under that necessity, it
was three or four minutes before, at
the command of his burly will, he be-
gan creeping forward on hands and
knees toward the lighted window Of
the hut
And when he reached a point where
he could command it's interior, his
knees slipped out from under him and
he lay prone upon the icy beach, his
face buried in his outstretched arms.
For those two sailors had told the
truth
Presently he drew himself up and
squatted back on his launches, star
ing. Human or not, the figure there
in the hut seemed unaware of his
presence. 1t was staring at the eX-
piring flame of the candle in profound
abstraction When it stirred, as pres
emily it did, it was with natural,
human motion And then the candle
went out
In the few seconds of silence which
followed, his terror returned upon
him with full force. But it went
away as suddenly as it had come, and
with it's recession there surged up in
him wave Of british anger. 1t was
no ghost that had sat in contempla-
ton over the contents of that box,
for it was moving now, with human
footsteps-faltering, uncertain foot
steps, at that And when it appeared,
Just visible and no more, outside the
doorway, it called aloud in human
voice-a woman's voice.
CTO BE Continued
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very morning Wnen roscoe had
murdered him. Its discovery would
so long way toward bridging the
gap which Roscoe meant to leave in
their departing trail. In short, if that
rosewood box were left behind, Ros-
coe would always feel that he was in
more or less danger OF detection. And
he didn't mean to have a thing like
that hanging over him.
Consequently, when he discovered
that the box was not on board, and
that his particular injunctions con-
corning it had been either neglected
or disobeyed, he came raging up on
deck again, a most formidable figure,
which caused his companions, harden
ed rufians though they were, to cover
and shrink away from him.
In a torrent of furious blasphemy,
he demanded to know why that box
had not been brought aboard; and the
concentrated lees Of his rage he
emptied at last upon the two men
whom he had ordered to do it.
Now" he concluded, when the tor
rent had spent itself, you go ashore,
you two. Yes, you, Carlson-I mean
you-and you, Rose; go ashore now
and get it."
Then, after momentary silence,
he ragged out the command again,
amid q foul flood of abuse.
But still they made no move to
obey. and the big Swede. IN evident
terror. answered him. Il won't get
it, Roscoe. If you want that box, you
can get it yourself"
What in he'll do you mean?" the
leader stormed. But his voice, even
as he spoke, lost it's confident tang OF
authority
You tell him." said Carlson, nod
ding to his companion, Rose. Evident
1y it was Rose who had told the story
to the other members of the party. He
was a squatly built man with stub
born jaw, and Planck, in the days of
his command, had always disliked him
as that most undesirable pest that can
be found in forecastle-a sea law
yer.
What did you leave the box in the
Iul IOi ZIG uS1I1duuSu. A1c Ahit3AAI
not have come back if you had left
it in the cave
Come back" echoed Roscoe, with
a growl.
That's what | said We went to
the hut to get it, and there was a
light inside, and there he sat, just like
he used to. And he had the box
open"
He! Who do you mean?" There
was no trace of turbulence in Roscoe's
voice now He spoke as though his
throat was dry.
1T was Captain Fielding; him to
the life. And, yet, it was different
from the way he, used to be. We
couldn't see it very we'll. It's face was
sideways and the light was behind 1t,
and it looked smaller and thinner
more-more like a woman. OF Rose
had had the word spiritual in his vo-
cabulary, he would have used it. In
default of it, he gave up trying to
express just what he meant.) Any
way, there he sat with the box open
beside him, and that red book Of his
open on his knees. Go back for it?
Well, | guess not
There was a momentary silence aft
er he had finished, and Roscoe could
feel it, as it stretched itself out to the
length of half minute or SO, the chill
of their terror enveloping him. To
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Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence.
He says that he thought all day
yesterday that it was Saturday
'FDo you think he really did,"
II guess so, he took bath"
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CONVERTED AND DIES.

The Logan Democrat not only
ceased to insurge several weeks ago,
which caused the fraternity to sit up
and ask the reason why. which was
never given. but It has now actually
ceased to exist. Its editor gives as
the reason that 1t lacked support.
The Democrat was one Of the red.
hottest little scrappers Of the journal
istic bunch that has been going after
the Watson. Chiffon alliance. It sizzled
and sputtered and spanked in Its ef;
forts to SOW the seeds Of purity in
the minds OF voters OF Its party.
Then, something happened, all with
out warning. 1t shut up like clam
and It stayed shut up. That happened
about the same time that another
valiant colleague and co.worker, the
Huntington Advertiser, turned of the
hot stuff from the editorial cupola
that 1t had been pouring on the sena.
torial combination, and came out
with a column or two or fragrant
praise for Watson. Other husky flit
tie champions Of insurgency down
state are showing signs of giving up
the ship, and other sudden flops are
likely to happen soon.
It may be easy enough to see just
why the thuseness Of these CONVEX,
sions. Those Watson evangelists
have most fetching way with them;
and they sure can picture the beau:
ties OF the Watson leadership and
craftsmanship. But 1t is hard un.
derstand why any repentance should
be followed by complete extinction
Of the convert, as in the case OF
Brother Brazle. OF ,Hthe Democrat. 1t
would have been a distinct loss to
Huntington had the Advertiser turned
up its toes and quit business after 1t
announced that 1t had seen the. light.
A loss, maybe. to the cause 1t has
espoused at least once since II
changed Its mind. Probably, Brother
Brazie. was not just up to 1t when
he was shown the dawn Of the New
jerusalem. Who knows? Who, in
deed?
1t is to be hoped for the good Of
the reading public that in the CONVEX.
sions that are soon to follow, the
practice OF ceasing publication and
dismantllng plants will not become
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Want advertising sells salable prop
your" bargain to.dayl Look-nnd,
know 81 J n. z. < \. &
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ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

Tie Falrmont Normal School Ath.
letlc Association is now looking for.
ward to the football season, and get
ting ready for the same.
The West Virginia Wesleyan Col
lege is the only school team which SO
far has been scheduled, but later tile
manager will arrange for a number
of good stiff games, some Of them to
played abroad and the rest on the
home grounds. The schedule will
open the latter part of this month,
with the opening game not as yet an
nounced, and the players will have to
work very hard indeed to get in Il!
condition to meet the teams which
ere expected to be on the schedule.
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Miss Grace Robinson and Mr.. o. C.
Hileman were married Sunday morn
ing at seven o'clock in the new First
NJ. E. Church on Fairmont avenue,
this being the first wedding to take
place inithe new building. The cer7
mony was performed by the pastor
Rev. H. 6C,l Howard, in the presencs
,9f a few immediate friends and rela.
lives. They left yesterday for a
short stay at Terra Alta. The bride
is a graduate nurse from the Miners
hospital. and during her stay here has
resided with Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Ham
mers on Columbia street. Me-: Hile.
man is employed in the Marshal Coun'
ty Bank at Moundsville and is high
ly respected young man. Theyzwill
reside at ,Mon6dsville. IS! ~ s.
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COL. GREEN. AND o. /. GREEN.

" =
Col Green, mature son OF Hetty
Green. the richest woman in the
world, Is not going to hasten into mat.
srimony He has already waited long
time and sis.not going to spoil It all
now by grasping at the first few thou.
sand opportunities that are offered
him. It will be remembered, that n
few weeks ago. the colonel announced
that he might marry within a year
I and that he was looking for perfect
&helpmate. Since that time, they have
had to put two or three extra mail
carriers on the colonel's route and It
: keeps several secretaries busy open.
ling his mail. 1t is surprising to know
that there are SO many perfect wo.
men in the world as have written 20
The colonel expressing themselves as
being willing to listen to a proposal
The colonel has hesitated in his
mad career; toward the hymeneal al
tar to consider the matter and 1t has
struck him that 1t is probably not SO
much himself, Col. E. H. r. Green
that the girls are crazy over, as 1t is
70. 7. Green, full name Old Long
Green, who accompanies the colonel
on all his travels.
,ss Doubtless the thing for the colonel
to do is to buy suit of blue jeans
disguise himself as poor but honest
dtoiler and go out into the highways
and sbyways;for the purpose Of picking
up o wife who would not marry him
FOR his money alone. Even then he
might make mistake. Many puo,
but honest toilers do. However, the
colonel's good sense in hesitatinf
\ upon the brink OF matrimony and siz
ing up the drawing power Of his oil
side partfer, o. L. Green, is to be
4 commended. 1t is hoped he may flint
sthe3right woman, and. II he does. she
Will not be one Of those who have
wrIttenilto him.
q .
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MR.. RUNNER WRITES.

Editor West Virginian: "a
In your issue OF September 18th,
under the heading "No Debate,' Elder
L. NJ. Jensen, says, says: 2"Mr. Bun.
ner has assumed the responsibility
OF setting the date and advertising the
same without any authority on our
part to do So" II the above state.
ment was true-which 1t is not the
advertisement has been In the dill
erent papers for month or more.
and If not authorized l1by 4"us'-the
Mormons-why was 1t not denied long
ago? ! do not wish to force Mormons
or. any others into a5debate,i II they
do not wish to debate, but 1t was the
Mormons who wanted the debate. and
date (the 18th. of September) was
agreed upon. as ] shall show tohigh:
att the Court House. So, II Mr.. 1en,
sen wants to set himseliand his right
before the public, he Will come out to
the Court house tonight and tell the
people why he is not yet ready to
enter into the discussion, and Get q
date when he will be ready and then
work up to that date. Iywill tieat
him and his people fairly. II Mr.
Jensen does not come out to the Court
house tonight, l shall proceed to give
my explanation OF the matter TO tine
public and ] nm sure that the people
Will consider that the Mormons have
backed out. Again, ] ask Mr.: Jcnsen
to!scome Ito the Court House tonight
and do the fair thing, as 1t % his
bounded duty to do. II NJ 4, Y,
Yours for fairness and truth
| a1sNANGELa STf a "A s. GUNNER Is
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Personals.


Mrs. Frank Wilson, Of Market
street is recovering from few days
illness.
Mr.. Sayers and family have moved
into the property on Jamison Row
vacated by Mr.. Vernon and family.
Miss Fannie Robinson will return
this evening from few days visit at
Cooks Mines and Gore.
Mrs. Carrie Gray. who has been Wis.
lting her daughter, Mrs. Ira Williams
on East Park has returned to her
home at Little Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Gaskins, Of Mo
nongah, spent Sunday in this city.
Miss Carrie Bartlett, who has been
visiting Mrs. Mary Borgess., has re-
turned to her home at Pruntytown.
Mr.. Will Frum. Of Little Falls
spent yesterday in this ward. He was
accompanied home by Miss nellie
Shuttlesworth,. Of Little Falls, who
had been visiting her sister, Mrs. E
T. Bishop.
Mr.. Allen RACER, Of Diamond street
has been quite sick for several days
Mrs. Eliza Boggess remains very
III at her home on Guffey street. Her
son, Mr.. Will Borgess., Of Clarksburg
spent Sunday In this city,.
Mrs. J.. R. Barnes, Of Cardington
Ohio, who has been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. T. D. Harden, is spending week
with Rev. and Mrs. l. A. Barnes, Of
Benton's Ferry.
Mr.. T. Bennett returned to his home
at Morgantown Saturday eFening aft
er spending several days with hi:
daughter, Mrs. S. L. Jacobs. ("
Mrs. Ida Stevens and sister, Mis-!
Eva Turner. who have been the guests
OF Mrs. Clarence Fisher and Miss
Edna Gaskins, have returned to theil
home at Weston.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Arnett ant
daughter. Agnes, have returned Il
their home at Little Falls after {
short visit with Mrs. Jud Miller ant
Mrs. Bert Helmick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nee, Of Connellsville
are the guests Of Mrs. Edward 7
Bishop on Columbia street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gather, Of Elem
ington, have returned home after
short visit with Mrs. Mary ,Bogges!
on Guffey street. y,
Mrs. Stella Brown, OF Harrison
county, arrived here Saturday to taxi
up her work as teacher in the FRS
ward school,
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If Francis B. Gessner's informa.
ton concerning Judge Goff's agree
ment to become candidate for the
United States Senate Is not more &C
curate than his historical statement
about the great speech delivered by
the able jurist In New York In 1884.
It cannot be considered very valua
BILE. Judge Golf did not make speech
in New York at the time and under
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ARRESTED.

Today Deputy Sheriff Marshall W.
Harris arrested otha J. Humphrey
at Hutchinson on a caplas. He is
wanted in Barbour county on mis-
demeanor charge. The paper came
yesterday. The Barbour county au-
thoritIes We're notified and Will come
at onco for Humphreys.
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k.shoWeri For Miss Robinson.

Mfssrs-Ethef sBurnes and 'Pearle ia.
cobs will entertain about thirty young
ladies Friday evening at the latter's
home at a china shower for Miss Fan.
ME Robinson whose marriage will
take place October 4th to Mr.. Ralph
Johns. Invitations for the affair were
Issued this morning.
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Yours Tor fairness and firth.
saENANGEIdS a, "a GUNNER Il
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All Day Meeting at MI, Nebo.

An all day meeting was held yester.
day at Mt. Nebo. There was a large
crowd in attendance and excellent
talks were made by DR.. E. E. Doolit.
tie OF Forksburg and Evangelist A.
A. Bunner OF this city. There was
one baptism.
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At M, p. Church.

slsH AZ We r. SHurCn. -g
There will be business meeting o!
the board OF stewards this evening al
the church.
The Missionary Society will meel
Wednesday afternoon at three O'Clock
at the home OF Mrs. George Cox or
Guffey street.
There was an attendance Of one
hundred and thlrty.one at Sunday
school.
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LEAVES FOR KENTUCKY.

George T. Watson general manager
of the c Consolidation Coal Company
leaves tonight for a weeks 5visltln the
Elkhorns field in Kentucky. &!
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F.lJIgS1NAEflgD
(&1lE4k5
6I5fsEsS<n ssailaas IiFl.sils:ais9
Hero from North caroIinia,,

Mr.. and Mrs. c. l. :Meserve and
child. OF Salem, N. c., arrived here
Saturday and are the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. Gaskins on Market
street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-18

Rev. Jesse jones' pastor Of the
First NJ. P. church is at Parkersburg
attending the annual conference
meeting. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-18

farmer who had lots OF rocks left
my until
.qE3. evening meal had chore after
million milk about
81 million cows And never once did Mr.. Knox
handing out word praise wonder
swped wagonoad Of straw and carried
for Mr. powed his
and hoed his my pased
had kindly called
delight though
night otted bhey doors and gai did mil
knew how much word praise will
do the sulen would
y o: ss: s.a wi 1 81 LM,smaao.,
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) MRS. BWATklNs5 ! BETTER.

Mrs. ], N. Watkins, who has been
seriously III for the past three weeks
at her home on 4 .ocpst avenue, is
much improved al this time. Il