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Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

Roscoe. We'll winter on the yacht.
Then when the weather begins to
loosen up bit, but before the spring
thaws, we'll land our gold and our
stores; cache all the gold, except
what we can carry over the trais say,
about 500 pounds of 1t, and we'll leave
be yachts seacocks open, so that
" hen the ice goes out, she'll scuttle
erself. We shall probably find
,ledges, and perhaps pony or two,
on the yacht. II we do, 1t will be
easy. It's only a short hike to one
of the tributaries Of the Porcupine
river. Once we reach the Porcupine,
It will be easy, for 1t flows into the
Yukon, and that's as good as a rail-
way line. Well make raft and float
all the way down to Saint Michaels
with no trouble at all. The gold we
have with us will be enough to take
us down to Vancouver, and there we
Gun charter a ship. You take command
OF her, and we go north through the
straits again that very summer-next
summer that will be, Of course. We
&c beck to the harbor where we left
the yacht. You can figure out the
rest for yourself, guess"
"Yes," said Planck. ITS all very
well-only won't there be a good
many to trust that sort of secret to-?
Roscoe looked at him with a savage
sort of grin. Come. you're improving
But that hike across the mountains to
the upper tributaries of the Porcupine
ia hard trail. There aren't likely tc
be many of us left by the time VIC
get started floating down open water
When we get to the Yukon 1t won''
be surprising If there isn't anybody
left at all, but you and me-"
Planck caught his meaning quickly
enough, indeed, duller man could
have read 1t in Roscoe's savage light
blue eyes; and the thought made his
teeth chatter He would have felt
deadlier terror. perhaps. could ht
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
SYNOPSIS.

Philip Cayley, accused of a crime OF
which he is not guilty. resigns from the
army IN disgrace and his affection for
his friend, Lieut.. Perry Hunter, turns to
hatred. Cayley seeks solitude. where he
perfects flying machine. While soaring
over the Arctic regions. he picks UP Q
curiously shaped stick he had seen in the
assassin's hand. Mounting again. he dis
covers yacht anchored in the bay. De-
scending near the steamer, he meets a
girl on an Ice foe. He learns that the
girls name is Jeanne Fielding and that
the yacht has come north to seek signs
OF her father, Captain Fielding. an arctic
explorer. A party from the yacht is ma
king search ashore. After Cayley departs
Jeanne finds that he had dropped a Gu.
rtously- shaped stick. Captain Planck and
the surviving crew OF his wrecked whaleI
are In hiding on the coast A giant ruff
man named Roscoe, had murdered Fielding
and his two companions. after the ex.
plorer had revealed the location Of ar
enormous ledge of pure gold. Roscoe Their
took command Of the party. It develops
that the ruffian had committed the muir.
der witnessed by Cayley.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

him myself. coming down out Of de
sky las night. was out on deck.
subj"
Fanshaw looked quickly from the
negro's face to the girls as II he sus-
pected hoax, but the terror in one
face and the mystitication In the other
were obviously genuine.
Then he rose and went over to the
buffet, returning to the table with the
oddly-shaped, rudely-whittled stick,
do you mean to say" he demanded,
looking up at the girl with a puzzled
frown--"do you mean to say that he,
the man you dreamed about made
you a present of this stick"
She laughed. IF that seems a rea.
sonable way Of putting 1t. yes; at
least It slipped out OF his belt and !
found 1t where he had been sitting.
But can you imagine what he used 1t
FORT"
"Oh, know what II Is, but that
only makes the puzzle all the deeper.
It's an Eskimo throwing-sticr They
use It to shoot darts with. 1t lies
In the palm OF the hand. so, and the
dart is put In that groove, though the
butt of this one seems curiously mis-.
shapen; / cant make II flt my hand
But l can't figure out how the thing
got aboard the yacht: 1t wasn't here
yesterday"
"of course not" she said: my sky
man brought t."
He ran his fingers through his
bushy gray hair perplexedly. Then he
laid the thing down and seated him
self at the table, AT any rate" he
said, I'VE needn't let even mystery
spoil our breakfast. Come, my dear
you've eaten almost nothing. Thai
omelet deserves better treatment"
Obediently she took up her fork
but almost Immediately laid It dowr
again, and he saw her eyes brighter
with tears. "Of course. II thered beer
any rews, II there'd been anything t
find, we'd have heard"
Silently heSeached across the tabl'
and patted the hand that lay there OIL
the white cloth.
oh. know oughtn't to cry" sh
said, land won't; it's your goodness
and kindness to me as much as any
thing else. Ever since he went ava.
you've been like father to me. ant
Tom. dear old Tom. like brother
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
CHAPTER ~.
The Throwlng.StIck.

The throwing
"Oh, suppose" said Jeanne.
there's no use worrying"
Across the table from where she sat
at breakfast In the snug, warm, lux.
urious little dining room on the yacht.
old Mr.. Fanshaw methodically laid his
coffee spoon In the saucer beside his
cup. and looked up at her with his
slow, deliberate smile.
MY dear" he said, remember that
Tom is In the party. Unless they find
everything that by the utmost stretch
Of hope. they could find. he would In
sist on keeping up the search as long
as the light lasted, and when the light
failed, there would be no more light to
come home by. Don't think of wor-
rying: l don't Well hear nothing of
them for hours"
1T won't be as long as that" she
predicted confidently, MY sky-man
VIII probably bring me news before
then"
Old Mr.. Fanshaw halted his coffee
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

sy and my back was so sore and lame
could not raise my arms above my
head. | was finally induced to take
Doan's Kidney Pills and In six weeks
l was well. My cure was made In
1899 and | have enjoyed excellent
health ever since"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents
box. Foster Milburn Co., Ruffalo, N. Y
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
How He Did IL.

At the dinner Saturday of the Mill
tary Order of Foreign Wars, Capt.
Carlyle l., Burridge told Of ran
who, returning to his domicile at
oockcrow, underwent an inspection by
his wife, who desired to know how
he came to have large bump on his
forehead.
THAT? Oh, that's where | bit my
SELF" explained he of the night key.
pit yourself?" the lady repeated
after him. How could you bite your.
self away up there?"
why, | stood on chair" he said
Cleveland Leader.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
BY Way OF Variety.

How did you enjoy the vaudeville
performance? 1T was good. They
had performing cats, baseball play.
er. a champion pugilist trained
cockatoo, and, give you my word,
they even had an actor doing turAS
Louisville Courier Journal
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

that | am alive today.
The kidney secretions
passed irregularly and
were a b NO r lily
thick; | had bad spells
with my head and at
times could hardly
stand. My left limb
below the knee be-
came so badly swol-
len that | began TO
treat myself for drop
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
At All Hours.

Prof lsor, what do you consider
the most wonderful thing in the
world?"
The brain of centipede; 1t is in
finitesimally small. yet 1t has perfect
control over the creatures entire sys.
TEN of legs and feet"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

have read the thought that lay at the
bottom of Roscoe's mind. The gold
hunter was not much OF a sailor. but
he felt confident that on the broad
stretches of the Yukon he could navi.
gate a raft alone.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
Different.

Uinerent.
1T is the little things in this world
that cause us the most trouble"
Not in my business" replied the
shoe clerk; ITS the big things, the
owners OF which want to put into lit
tie shoes"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
ELEVEN YEARS OF HEALTH.
Kidney Trouble Never Returned.

Mrs. Everett Griffith, 2S45 E. Indi
ana Ave. Evansville, Ind. says: Il
was certainly in bad shape from kid
ney disease and 1t Is really wonder
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

Adelaide--Why, Cornella, your hare
Is all mussed UP.
Cornelia-Yes, dear; you-you see.
George stole up and snatched dc>an
kisses before l could scream.
Adelaide-But why don't you step
In front of the mirror and rearrange
your hair?
Cornelia--Gracious! Why, wouldn't
do 1t for the world. Why, none Of the
girls would believe he kissed me.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01

important TO Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CAST0RlA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that It
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02

away. Not word was uttered, not
a gesture made But those twelve
pairs of accusing eyes. coupled with
the mans guilty knowledge. "9ns.i
tuted terrific ordeal. 1t wt,ld havn
been easie.: to hear had each one
pointed an accusing finger OF ShIieked
aloud sn,:c bite: dea"n>ia.ion, 70,
there is nothing so hard to confute as
silence.
The guilty man. also. was prey 10
various emotions apart from his self.
knowledge Of the crime. How much
those silent accusers knew, what they
had divulged to the police. and the
fear that the latter might have other
evidence yet undeclared-all these
matters tended to break down his
cast-iron will and callous composure-
as was of course intended. But still
Alec Freeman made no sign: yet IN,
wardly he was quaking with horror at
the thought of spending many more
hours in the solitude OF cell with
only this last experience and his own
scorchilg conscience for solace
Take him downstairs." command.
cd Valentine coldly and sterrly for
the fourth time.
At these words the murderer broke
down. Falling on his knees he poured
oat full confession. and once more
the efficacy Of the third degree" in
obdurale cases had been yindicated.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02
FLOWERS TO MATCH THE EYES | {
New Freak Of Fashion Altogether
Charming When Carried Out With
Due Consideration.

The touch of velvet near the face.
matching the color of the eyes. has
long been popular with the women
who study their own good points, and
this has been easy to manage in these
days of quaint little bows and pipings.
OF late, however. the women of the
smart set have taken to wearing fow-
ers which carry out the color, too.
There are pansies that are for the
brown eyed girl, forget.me-nots for
blue eyes and orchids for the maid
with hazel eyes.
The girl with gray eyes is the only
one who has any trouble, for all she
can find to match her eyes is the hum
BILE dusty miller leaf.
Sometimes she fancies her eyes,
however, are gray blue" or green
gray" SO she varies her color scheme
with orchids, mignonette or dull
blue blossom. If she is quite con-
WINGED that her eyes are really
matches" she contents herself with
the feeling of superiority arising there
from and lets the jewels of her face
sparkle unrivaled or wears the modest
violet, which would never presume to
resemble the eyes above them.
When natural blooms are not pro-
durable the woman with an eye for
flowers buys artificial ones Of the
required tint.
Partisan ingenuity has gone one
step further In this art and provides
for its leaders of fashion real flowers
dyed with chemical dyes In any de.
sired color or shade.
Hardy flowers. such as camelias.
carnations and all varieties whose
stems are good absorbers. are placed
In the liquid and allowed to stay there
until exactly the right amount of color
has been absorbed.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02
geously on slim figure. provided that

geously on slim figure. provided that
the rounded lines are preserved and
the whole is we'll proportioned. There
is no reason In these days why grace.
increased support and comfort to the
figure. extra slimness and consequent
additional smartness should not all b
achieved at the same time by tho
wearing Of good though not neces.
salily expensive up-to.date corsets.
The big. heavy woman, however.
will do well to wear the special belt
corsets which have reached such per-
lection this season. These are moot
comfortable to wear, besides making
the figure inches smaller; therefore
they will be found invaluable to those
of corpulent or inclined to that build.
The particular feature of this sea-
sons corsets. however. for ordinary
figures is. as our illustra tons show.
their straight At over the hips and
abdomen. but their construction and
style Of cutting make them sit" most
comfortably, while affording extra ab-
dominal compression and support
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02
To Keep Furs.

Every housewife knows what q
great worry furs and wooden gar
ments are during the summer months.
when moths are so ready to destroy
any within their reach Take a five
gallon crock and after summing and
brushing the furs place them in a
the crock, then cover with a heavy
piece Of wrapping paper which is
glued fast to the crock. making 1t
absolutely air tight and there are no
cracks or crevices for moths to enter
This can be kept in a dry cellar all
summer. or II you have no cellar or
clothes press get,a large tin lid to
1T the crock and make cover Of
cretonne and use for q corner seat
in any room. and save all worry over
moths for the summer.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02
Ponular TRIMMING.

Lace is one Of the most popular
trimmings on the new spring styles.
being used on hats. frocks for any
time Of the day and even the suit Of
cloth. and Of all the laces Irish Is per.
haps the favorite.
Irish lace COPIED from Venetian de.
signs is new factor in the fashions.
and has been widely taken up for the
collar and cuff sets for either blouse
or coat
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02
With a cold.blooded scoundrel like this

with a c0ld-DlOOdeo 9cOun0rel IKE tnlS
one"
Many sensational weird and lurid
stories have been written and told
about New York's mysterious third
degree" most of them wide of the
truth and, nearly all uniting in decry.
ing police brutality" But the fact is
we'll known to those wise in such mat
tiers that the dread third degree is
more a mental than a physical ordeal.
to be feared only by those actually
guilty of a given crime.
"On the carpet" face to face with
Finney Valentine, in that dreaded In
side room whose very walls were
mute witnesses to divers horrid Grim
inal narratives, the quasi Jacob Fen
derson. alias Goldberg, preserved his
hitherto cool and even jaunty de-
meanor, though the smile on his lips
faded at the first two words uttered
by the chief:
ALEC Freeman, alias Henderson,
alias Goldberg, you are charged with
the murder Of your step-brother, Will
lam Hardester, on the night Of April
tenth. What about it,"
Nothing. You've woke up the
wrong passenger. Besides, you can't
prove it,"
Wen see" answered Valentine.
Listen. Your real name. as I sad,
is Alexander Freeman, born near De.
troit thirty-two years ago. Your moth.
er was a widow when she married
John Hardester. Your step-fatheT
treated you almost as his own son;
but naturally Billy Hardestcr was the
fayorite. When the old man died he
left you ten thousand dollars in cash.
which you promptly blew in In Fact.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02
cold blood, afterward putting your
own n;stol IN the dead mans fngors

own pistol in the dead mans fingers
where he lay. Then you robbed his
wallet of several hundred dollars, for
Billy Hardester always went well
heelea Returning to your room. b.;
the way you came, within an hour you,
left the Belmont, saying you We're go.
ing south over the Pennsy. There's
where YOU made your first blunder.
Like many another criminal you
thought you'd stay around "a bit to see
what would happen, feeling certain
vou'd made a clean getaway. Just
what YOU did with the ladder-steei
or rope-l don't need to know: prob.
ably YOU tossed it overheard as you
crossed the bridge. That's the case
against you as it stands-and l can
prove every detail!'
Freeman, to give him his rightful
name, was no longer smiling. Indeed.
a haunting terror had crept into his
ewes under Valentines merciless
grilling. But he was still! game, deter.
mined to admit nothing.
All that you say may be quite true,
chief" he said, about some other
man. but you're barking up the wrong
tree so far as I'm concerned. How
long are you going to keep me withou,
a lawyer"
Until you contest" snapped Valcn.
tine.
"Tha,Jl be when hell freezes over,
( guess" retorted Freeman, settling
back in hts chair doggedly.
Valentine pressed the desk buzzer,
and uniformed member Of the force
appeared.
Take him downstairs" said the
chief, nodding toward the culprit. As
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02
Use Of Pepper on Ice Cream.

Ever hear OF using pepper on ice
cream? There seems to be fad In
some quarters, and how it works is de-
scribed by the New York Sun:
There's pepper in that" said a res
taurant waiter, pointing to small sill.
yer shaker he had placed beside q
heaping dish Of ice cream he was car.
rying to a guest. Sure. it's to put
on the ice cream, too." he replied when
an inquirer failed to see the connec.
ton between the two Lots of folks
want to put pepper on their ices. You
see, il a mans stomach is sensitive,
the cold cream hurts him, but pepper
is stimulating enough to overcome the
effect Of the cold. And the funny
thing is that you don't taste the pep
DER at all. The ice cream is so cold
that it kills the other. II you don't be-
lieve it I'll give you some with pepper,
and you'll find that there's no taste Of
pepper there at all" There wasn't.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02

pasty substance, in appearance like
the wagon grease. From this came
such terms as "dopey," meaning drug.
ged, and ito dope" signifying to dream
out a plan.
The word hit" used in such phrases
as "hit the pipe" had its origin
in an opium joint that fiourished
in Fourteenth street.. New York. 20
years ago. behind a rife gallery that
was run as blind" Frequenters Of
this place used to remark significantly
that they were going to hit the
pipe" and from them the phrase
spread through the land.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02

Alec Freeman was ned to the door.
Valentine fired these parting words at
him over his shoulder:
Better think It over, my friend.
We've got enough evidence to send
you to the chair!"
This was the first act in the work.
ing of the third degree" Left to
himself In a cell for three days and
three nights, with never a word from
the doorman who brought him his
meals, the suspect had naught but his
own thoughts for company. On the
fourth and again on the eighth day he
faced Valentine again; the former or.
deal was repeated with sundry addi.
tons in the shape Of further damning
details surrounding the killing Of Billy
Hardester. Still remaining obdurate,
the fiat twice again went forth: take
him downstairs"
Such treatment was bound to effect
even the least imaginative of men
and Alec Freeman was anything but
stodgy-brained.
At the third interview Valentine
played his trump card. After inter.
rogating the criminal and eliciting
nothing but oft-repeated logged de.
malls, the chief rang his bell: Almost
Immediately a door into the outer
office swung open, facing which sat
Alec Freeman, and one by one the fol-
lowing persons entered: The clerk
from the belmont, Miss Creta San.
dars, her mother, two men from De.
troit, and last, the pawnbroker's clerk
who had sold the lethal revolver and
cartridges to the assassin.
Each, as he or she passed at inter.
walls of perhaps thirty seconds, took a
long look at the culprit, then moved
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02
Goat Hanoer.

When away from home one very sell
dom thinks Of taking coat hanger
along. but to prevent the coat from
becoming creased and untidy looking
by being thrown over the back Of
chair an emergency coat hanger may
be readily made. Roll a newspaper
tightly and tie It in the middle with
stout cord. forming loop to attach
II to a hook or nail. This Is better
than throwing the coat Imply In the
nearest place. and Is contrived In
minute with the materials always at
hand
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02
ELASTIC SIDE GUSSETS USED
Boon to Those Of Stout Figure Are the
New Corsets Of Very Long
Hip Cut.

Elastic side gussets are introduced
on corsets OF very long hip cut. as
shown in our illustration, and stout
figures especially can be assured Of
added slimness in those shapes. which
particularly give fiat hips.
A reduction in the circumference
of the figure of from three to five
inches is an important consideration
to the smart woman, even If she now
does not exceed an average build; ev-
cry garment, as she we'll knows, looks
and wears so much more advanta-
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02

characterize resorts Of every descrip-
ton. formerly signified an opium den.
because an opium pipe is made Of
single joint Of bamboo. Dope" and
its many derivatives originated in San
Francisco's Chinatown. Underneath
the Did emigrant wagons swung
bucket Of black axle grease. and the
stick with which It was applied was
called the "daub stick" which In time
was corrupted into dope stick" while
the paste itself became known as
done" It was quite natural for the
rinneers IN overland travel to apply
the word to opium. which ID . black.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02

want without wishing to pay the price.
Things are fairly well organized II one
will only remain content to take
things as they come and toll while
they are coming, and nor worry over
much whether they show up or not.
He takes the greatest pleasure out Of
! life who can get the best Of . good
rain as be can Of sunny day. accept.
ing both as far beyond his control.
To stay indoors when the rain pours
and 60 out for stroll only while the
sun shines is to miss half ones life;
for as Toll comes first and Ease comes
after, 80 Want and Luxury Is mixed
In every life.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02
Pins HANDY.

Many dressmakers have long. mar.
row pincushion fastened around the
waist on belt; but a better plap,
says Ladies Home, Journal. is to
have small round cushic and attach
to 1t an elastic band from one SIDE
to the other, just large enough to slip
comfortably over the hand and hold
on the left wrist. The pins are al
ways in sight by this method and easy
to take out.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02

you were an all-around bad lot from
your boyhood up, and l guess you
broke your mothers heart.
when your money was gone. you
tried to sponge on Hardester, but
after while he refused to be bled
any longer. Meantime both Of you
had fallen in love with the same girl
Miss Greta Sandars. She turned
you down and accepted Billy, your
rival.
"Once more you attempted to extort
money from Hardester, but he
wouldn't give up. Then you vowed
vengeance-not Only to him person.
ally, but to Miss Sandars. When he
left for New York you followed by
the next train. tracked him to his no.
tel. and engaged the suite right over
his head. Yours was a pretty slick
scheme. When you ran with that cir.
Gus back in the nineties you became
something of an athlete and your
nerves were always in pretty good
shape.
by means of rope ladder you low.
cred yourself out of the bathroom win.
dow to the floor below. probably in
tending to do for your victim out of
hand. But luck was with you for
once; Billy Hardester had drank deep
ly at dinner, and was pretty far gone
in liquor when YOU entered his apart.
ment. There you stood and gloated
pitilessly over the nearly helpless
man-your step.brother. Seeing his
condition, variation of your hellish
plot entered your evil brain. You de.
cided that you would try to make GU.
case of suicide. So you sent that
fake message over the phone and
then deliberately shot him down IN