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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-08-11

then he paused, moistened his lips and
rubbed them roughly with his hand
How long" he repeated, shall we
have to wait before it opens up?"
1T won't open up again this sea-
son-not if know anything about the
arctic" said the captain.
1T will freeze, though" Mr.. Fan
shaw said, freeze into solid pack
that we could cross afoot. How long
shall we have to wait for that?"
It's hard to tell. Generally in this
latitude the pack is pretty solid by
the first of September. But that
warm current which caught Fielding S
ship, which caught the Walrus-the
current which makes, every summer
apparently, that long gap of open wa
ter which enabled us to reach the
land that Fielding reached-that cur
rent would keep loose field-ice floating
about for at least another month"
Tom Fanshaw's eyes had almost the
light of madness in them. But she
can't live a MONTH" he cried. She's
alone, unarmed! She has no food; NO
shelter but those bare huts!"
THE Walrus people doubtless left
some stores there, II she could find
them," said Captain Warner. But,
still, what you say is perfectly true.
She can hardly hope to keep live a
week"
Then" said Tom, In dull. passion
ate rebellion-"then, In some way or
other, we must go back to her. If you
won't go-if you won't take the Au-
rora back, I'll Sahe one of the little
boats and 81 myself"
"If you want to commit suicide"
said Captain Warner, you could do 1t
less painfully with a revolver. The
small boat would not live 80 seconds
after we put her over the side. You
know that, If you are not mad. AS
for the Aurora herself, If she had not
been built the way she is, she would
have been crushed hours ago. And
If ] were to lower the propeller and
start the engines, they would simply
! twist the screw off of her before she
had gone a ships length, and leave us
helpless In the event of our ever find
i'6 SpNh "dbSis We live
to find it, but there's a chance that we
win. There are more than 80 lives
that | am responsible for aboard this
yacht. and | mean to live up to that
responsibility. If we ever do find open
water, then I'll do whatever you say
/ will take you to Point Barrow and
the yacht can winter there. Then
when the pack is solid, If you car
find dogs and sledges, you can at
tempt the journey across the ice
don't believe 1t can be done. | don't
believe there Is chance in hun
dred that any single member of the
party that set out would live to reach
that shore. That, however, Is not my
affair.
"or, if you wish, we can take the
yacht back to San Francisco refit hel
and come back next summer. | think
that with our knowledge of the cur
rents and where the open water ia
we might get back to Fielding bay by
the first of July. Then we can find
whatever there is to find"
His own voice faltered there, ant
there were tears in the deep weather
beaten furrows of his checks. Goo
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-08-11
CHAPTER XII.
CayIey's Promise.

For this small mercy Cayley thanked
God. The girl did not understand.
She was rubbing those sleepy eyes of
hers and putting back. into place,
stray locks of hair that were In the
way "The foe must have gone to
pieces she said, land they've drifted
off in the fog without knowing It, l
suppose there's no telling when they'll
be back; very likely not for hours"
He did not risk trying to answer
her. All his will power was directed
to keeping the real significance of the
yachts disappearance from showing
in his face.
She had turned to him quite casual
ly for an answer. but not getting it,
remained looking intently into his
eyes. "Mr. Cayley," she asked pres
emily. were you telling me last night
what you really thought was true, or
were you just encouraging mel
mean about those men who attacked
the yacht? Are you afraid. after all,
that our people are not in possession
Of the Aurora, wherever she is?"
II told you the truth last night. !
can't imagine any possibility by which
the men who came here on the Wal.
rus could get the Aurora away from
your people, except by stealth"
"But If our people beat them Off
why didn't they come ashore? There
aren't any of them around, are there?
Apparently not" said Cayley
"They may have all been killed before
they could get back to shore, or some
Of them may have been captured. No
really don't think you need worry
about them"
She drew long deep breath, flung
out her arms wide, and then stretched
them skyward. What day 1t Is
Was there ever such day down there
in that warm green world that people
live in?-Oh, ! don't wonder that yo,
love it. wish could fly as you do
But since can't. for this one day yol
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-08-11
CHAPTER XII.
The Aurora,

81 tell you sir, the thing is beyond
human possibility. There is no help
no human help in the world. l
would swear to that before God. But
think you must know it as well as
do" Captain Warner standing upon
the Aurora's bridge. was the speaker.
The two Fanshaws, father and son,
their faces gray with despair, turned
away and looked over the great mass
es of loose, churning field,ice, which,
filling the sea out to the utmost hori-
zon. confirmed the captains words.
"IIow long" Tom Fanshaw began,
any possible chance would take It,
bui there u noue--none in the world,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-08-11

For while tney sat. side by side.
upon his great sheepskin, warming
their fingers and watching the drip
Of the melting ice in the biscuit tin.
But presently Cayley got to his feet
Breakfast" he said.
rs there to be anything besides .
good big drink of water apiece? II
there isn't, I'd rather not think about
1t until the yacht comes back"
Unless I'm mistaken, there's an
excellent breakfast waiting for us not
far from where we got the fire-wood.
But I'll go and make sure before
raise your expectations any higher"
He walked away half-dozen paces
without waiting for any reply; then,
thinking suddenly of something else,
he came swiftly back again.
DO you know anything about fire
arms?" he asked. IF you're accus.
toned to shooting, I'll leave my re-
volver with you.-No," he went on,
answering the question which she had
not spoken-"no. l don't foresee any
danger to you. It's Just on general
principles"
I'm q pretty good shot. But IL
you're going on hunting expedition
for our breakfast and there isn't any
foreseeable danger to me in being left
alone, 1t seems reasonable that you
should take the gun"
He took the revolver from his belt,
however, and held 1t out to her. Our
breakfast doesn't have to be shot And
as concession to my feelings-no.
it's nothing more than that-Td rather
you took it,
She did as he asked without further
demur, and he went away. When she
was left alone, the girl added fresh
sticks to the fire, and then, in default
of any more active occupation, took
up the red-bound book which lay be-
side her and began once more to Pc
ruse its pages. She had by no means
, exhausted them. In her reading Of
the night before, she had skipped the
pages of scientific description for
those parts of the journal which were
most purely personal. Even now the
whole pages of carefully tabulated
data concerning the winds, currents,
temperature. and magnetic variations
got scant attention. In her present
mood the homeliest little adventure,
the idlest diversion of a winters day
meant more to her than all her ia
theirs discoveries put together. When
she saw Cayley coming back toward
her across the ice. she put the book
down half reluctantly.
Evidently his quest for breakfast
had not been In vain; he had big
black and white bird in his hand. "po
you suppose It's fit to eat? she
called out to him. How in the world
did you manage to kill 1t without the
revolver"
Fit to eat! It's a duck. What's
more. it's an elder, which means that
her coat is worth saving"
But how did you contrive to kill
herr"
II didn't. She killed herself She
was flying too low last night, l sup
pose-going down the gale, and in the
fog she went smack into the side Of
the cliff and broke her neck. That WAS
very destructive storm for the birds.
There must be 90 of them, of one kind
and another, lying dead there along
the top Of the talus, at the foot of ths
cliff"
(TO BE CONTINUED
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(To BE coNT1NuEp.)
Prayer Unanswered.

It had been raining all day and lit
tie Mark, shut up in the house. was
anxious to get out and play. His
mother, in another room, thought
that she heard him talking, and pres.
emily inquired to whom.
81 was talking to God. mamma" the
child replied. 81 asked Him to mako
1t stop raining SO I could go outdoors,
butt don't think He was very pllte
about it. He never let on that Hs
heard me at ALI"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-08-11

| the level of my eyes; and pass for a
tall man."
His father abandoned the subject
abruptly, and for while contrived to
talk of other things; of the details of
the fight and how different members
of the crew had borne themselves.
But his mind was filled with a new
| terror, and as soon as he could feel
that his son was In condition to be
left alone, he left him, with broken
word Of excuse. He must either set
this new terror at rest, or know the
worst at once. There had been no
one, either among the survivors or the
slain of the Walrus party, who in any
way resembled the monster Tom had
described.
An hour later he went back to the
bridge to talk again with Captain
Warner. He thought that they had
sounded the depth OF despair that
former time when they had talked to-
gether there, but In this last hour he
had sounded new abyss beneath 1t
all. He knew now why the yacht had
been SO easily taken. He knew all the
details Of the devilish plan which had
SO nearly succeeded. More than that,
! he knew the story of the man Roscoe
from the time when Captain Planck
had taken him aboard the Walrus,
down to the hour last night when he
had sprung into his boat again and
pulled shoreward. Captain Planck
was dying, and old Mr.. Fanshaw's
questions had enabled him to enjoy
the luxury Of a full confession.
So they knew now, those two men
who stood there on the bridge, white
Tipped, talking over the horror of the
thing-they knew that Jeanne was not
alone upon that terrible frozen shore.
The man Roscoe was there, too.
A sound on the deck below attracted
Mr.. Fanshaw's attention. Tom, with
the aid of heavy cane, was limping
precariously along the deck toward
the bridge ladder, and, to their amaze
ment, when he looked up at them
they saw that somehow, his face had
cleared. There was a grave look OF
peace upon It.
I've thought of something" he
said, after he had climbed up beside
them-"Ive thought of something thai
makes 1t seem possible to go on liv
ing, and even hoping"
The two older men exchanged 6
swift glance. He was not to know
about Roscoe. If he had found some
thing to hope for, no matter how il
lusory, he should be allowed to keeI
ito hug it to his breast, in place ot
the horrible, torturing vision of the
human monster which the other two
men saw.
What is It you've thought of
Tom?" his father asked unsteadily.
'It's-it's Cayley. He's there witt
her; I'm sure he is" He turned
away little from Captain Warner
and spoke directly to his father. "a!
don't know how know, but it's as Il
l saw them there together. He has
fallen in love with her, think. I'm
quite sure she has with him. | wanted
to kill him for that yesterday, bu
now" his voice faltered there, bu
the look in his eyes did not change
the light of serene, untroublet
hope.-"He's there with her." he wen
on, "and with Gods help he'll keel
her alive until we can get back witt
the relief"
He said no more, and he clutchet
the rail tight in his gauntleted hands
and gazed out north. across the Ice.
CHAPTER XII.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-09
]. B. CULPEPPER COMING
The Great Evangelist Of National Fame.
With His Son Burk, to Be ia
Mena Nav IS.

Rev. M. X. Irwin. pastor of the
Methodist church, South, informs us
that he is in receipt of a letter from
Rev. John B. Culpepper of New Smyr-
ma, Fla. in which the great evangelist
says that he and his son, Burk Gull
pepper, will pitch their large tent in
Mena on May is and begin a series of
revival services to last perhaps a
month. For about quarter of a CEN
fury this great preacher has been
holding revival meetings in the large
cities of the United States. His
work is and has always been directed
specially to the men, the bread-win-
ners and burden bearers in general
that need the personal help of Jesus
Christ, the Divine Man, whose advent
into this world changed the calendar,
the whole trend of sacred and profane
history and tinctured universal litera-
ture with his name and fame.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-09
K. c. 5. in FORT SMITH
Road Plans to Build Union Depot on
Site 1t Had Intended Erecting
0ne OF Its Own.

Fort Smith, Feb. 28.-0n condition
that the city grants concessions in or
der to facilitate traffic, the Kansas
City Southern railway will erect a
Union depot in Fort Smith. according
to announcement made today by
Judge j. b. McDonough. chief counsel
for the railway in Oklahoma and Ar
kansas. The station win be located
on Rogers avenue, between Sixth and
Seventh streets. on the site the road
intended to build a passenger station
of its own. 1t is to cost at least $780,
900, according to present plans. says
Mr.. McDonoueh.
1t is to be 255 feet in length and 30
feet in width. Its sheds are to be
built on the same plans and pattern
Of the Union station in Washington
d. The Frisco railroad has agread
to enter the station on condition that
the city passes legislation allowing ii
to keep connected its long train.
1t is hoped by the Kansas City
Southern road to influence other rail-
ways here to enter the station.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-09
A NEBRASKA PARTY
The Mother With Her Son. Two Daugh-
tiers and Their Families Here to
Locate.

There was party OF eleven from
Pawnee City, Neb.. arrived in the
city last week. They are stopping
at Hotel Mena to await the arrival OF
their household goods and stock which
is on the road accompanied by two
other members OF the party, all of vino
expect TO make their home either in
or around Mena. The entire party is
nearly just one big family. There is
Mrs. John Edwards and her son, w.
H. Edwards with his wife and three
children; Mrs. f. Z. Greening and
three children and Mrs. w. E Flick.
Mrs. Flick and Mrs. Greening are
daughters of Mrs. John Edwards. MIR,
Flick and Mr.. Greening are coming
through with the household goods.
They are prosperous Nebraska farm
ers. but owing to the recent death OF
John Edwards they decided to sell the
farm there and come south. None OF
them have ever been in Mena before,
but the first impression seems very
satisfactory.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-09
TO MAKE IDEAL HOME.
W h, Hews Of Sharon Springs, Kas..
Boys Reeves Farm.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Hews came to
Mena short time ago from Sharon
Springs, Kas., and after investigating
conditions closed a deal Thursday for
the F. M. Reeves farm of 80 acres,
lying three miles west of Mena. This
property is across the road from the
farm being splendidly developed by
DR.. F. E. DeLongy. The Sunderman
Real Estate Company negotiated the
sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hews will return to
Kansas for time, but announce that
in the fall they will return here. build
new house and make what they con-
slider to be an ideal home Of their new
acquisition.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-09
MRS. CHRISTINE BURKE AT REST
Wife Of ]. H. Burke Passed Away in
Kansas City Hospital.

Mrs. Christine Burke, wife of Major
D. II. Burke, who for several months
has been sufferer from a complication
Of diseases. including heart trouble, is
at rest in St. Mary's cemetery at
Kansas City, where she was buried
last Monday.
Mrs. Burke went to Kansas City,
her former home. several weeks ago
Tor treatment in St. Mary's hospital,
after having been in very bad health
al winter. About a week ago, her
daughters, Miss Esther and Miss Mil
dred of this city. and Mrs. |. L. Nc
Gee of Temple, Tex, were notified by
Major Burke of turn for the worse,
and all fastened to Kansas City. The
end came last Friday, and burial took
place Monday last.
Major Burke, Mr.. and Mrs. McGee
and Misses Eshter and Mildred arriv-
ed in Mena yesterday.
The deceased was so years OF age,
was reared in Kansas City, where she
was married to Mr.. Burke 20 years
ago. The family has lived in Mena,
where they have a beautiful home and
many sympathetic friends, for thirteen
wears.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-09
PASS MEASURE FOR
WHITE SUPREMACY
Senate Approves Resolution Submitting
Constitutional Amendment Con-
tanning Grandfather
Clause.

Little Rock, Mar. | Joint resolu-
ton No. 2. introduced in the Senate
by Senator Robertson and in the House
BY Representative Hardage. known as
the MISUNDERSTANDING resolution,
submitting an amendment to the con-
stitution, providing an educational
qualification for voters, and containing
the grandfather clause, passed the
Senate yesterday and will be present.
ed to the Governor for his approval
within the next two days. 1t is the
first joint resolution to be passed by
the two houses since the beginning of
the session.
There were only two votes cast
agains the resolution, one by Senator
christian, the Republican member,
the other by Senator Holland, who OPP
passed that provision of the proposed
amendment which DISTINGUISHED those
who could not read or write. thereby
depriving many worthy white men Of
privilege of voting.
The House today killed the resolu-
ton limiting speeches to 20 minutes
and again. by vote of AS ayes, and
So noes, defeated resolution to ex-
tend the session to May Is.
A hard fight is being waged on Nc
Ferrin's proposed amendmendment to
the constitution, under which he would
have all taxes collected from railroads
for school purposes turned into the
state treasury and prorated to all dis
tricts in the state. The amendment
requires that even the taxes collected
from railroads under special levies for
school purposes be prorated as above
instead of going to the districts in
which collected as is now the case.
Representatives in the counties with
out railroads are leading the fight.
The House has passed Senator ia
cobson's bill repeating the Wingo act
and authorizing foreign corporations
TO enter the state on payment of one
tenth of one per cent on capital actu-
ally invested in the state. instead of
on the entire capital stock Many
large corporations are said to be ready
to enter as soon as the act is approx
ed by the Governor
The Senate spent the morning try
ing to pass the $4,000 appropriation
for the Insane asylum in lump sum.
A bill was introduced in the Senate
for statewide prohibition.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-09
WOULD STAY TILL MAY Is
House Passes Extension Resolution :
Would Cut Out All Passes Of Of
fiCials.

Little Rock, March 2.-0n viva
voce vote. the house today passed a
resolution extending the legislative
session to May Is. Action in the
senate is regarded as uncertain. own
ing to wide difference of opinion as to
final adjournment date.
The house passed the Partain bill
requiring mine owners to better pro-
tect the lives miners by providing en-
frances other that main shaft and in
constructing man holes at convenient
points in the mines. 1t also passed a
measure giving the attorney general
an additional assistant and defining
the duties Of his department. II re-
quires all prosecuting attorneys to
make annual reports to the attorney
general showing the number of cases
tried. disposition, etc.
When the general appropriation bill
came up today Hurst. of Washington,
made fight on the provision allowing
the superintendent of public instruc-
ton and railroad commissioners free
railroad transportation. He charged
that the commissioners had used
passes while campaigning for re-elec-
ton, as well as on business. He
wanted to amend the bill by giving all
state officers the right to use passes il
any use them.
Going substituted an amendment
cutting out all free passes. which
Hurst accepted. The matter is still
under debate,
The senate passed the Henderson
bill providing for annual franchise tax
on all corporations and fixing the tax
at one-twentieth of one per cent of the
authorized capital stock.
1t also passed the Williams bill add
ing the state auditor and treasurer to
to the state board of election COM
missioners.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-09

The editors of Health Hints and
Questions and Answers" have one ques-
Hon that Is put to them more often than
my other. and which, strangely enough,
they find the most difficult to answer.
That is How can / cure my constipa-
don?"
# DR.. Caldwell, an eminent specialist In
diseases of the stomach, liver and bowels
has looked the whole field over. has pr0c-
Used the speciality for forty years and IS
convinced that the ingredients contained IN
What Is called DIR. Caldwells Syrup Pepsih
mas the best claim TO attention from con-
4tipated people
f It's success in the cure of stubborn con-
1<ipation has done much to displace the
Sc Of salts, waters. strong cathartlcs
md such things. Syrup Pepsin, by train
8g the stomach and bowel muscles 70
gain do their work naturally, and win
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-09
CHEAP LAND, BIG PROFITS
Cotton Worth $500 Grown in Polk
County Soil Offered for Sale for
Less Than S. an Acre.

When w. C. B. Allen returned from
his trip south with the special Kansas
City Southern Agricultural car, from
which experts addressed farmers all
along the line from Mena to Many,
La, he was as full of enthusi-
asm as a pickinniny likes to be
full of 'watamyllion. And, incl
dentally, he heard few things that
makes him think more than ever of
Polk county and the opportunities it
affords investors.
One, of the things that j. A. Evans,
head of the farm demonstration work
of Arkansas, told his hearers, was OF
the success of the farm demonstration
work in Polk county. making compare
sons in the market value of land here
and elsewhere. He stated that last
year land was worked by demonstra.
ton methods in this county that pro-
duced cotton per acre that sold for
$500, and this same land was offered
for sale that same season for less than
SIS per acre. Then he spoke OF the
prices of land in Illinois and Iowa that
was valued at from 500 to $500 per
acre, which the owners were glad to
receive as much as per cent profit
Another thing that surprised many
hearers was the statement that Polk
county, in yield per acre. ranked 9th
in cotton and 7th in corn among all
the counties of Arkansas, a remark
able fact when it is known that this
state contains thousands of acres of as
rich land as any in the world, and,
generally speaking. Polk county being
up in the mountains. is ranked as
away below the average.
One of the things that amazes many
men who do not know. is the produce
tiveness of the soil in this section or
to be more exact, the productiveness
Of the soil combined with atmospheric
and climatic conditions.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-09
INSANE MURDERER
MAKES HIS ESCAPE
Mack Johnson, Who Killed His Wife
Year Ago. Breaks His Chains
and Fells His
Guard.

Fort Smith, March MACK John
son, convicted of the murder of his
wife a year ago and confined in the
county infirmary as insane. escaped
from that institution tonight after fell
ling guard with a blow of his fist.
johnson had been confined in the in
Urinary since he tried several months
ago to dash his brains out against the
walls of the county JAIL
He was under sentence of death
while in the Jail, pending an investi-
cation on the question of his sanity at
the time of his trial, in accordance
with decision of the Supreme Court.
Owing to the fact that his wrists
we're larger than his hands. he could
not be handcuffed, and iron rings had
been riveted on his legs, and to these
we're attached chains that we're fasten-
ed into the cement floor. By some
means he succeeded in breaking the
chains. and when the guard approach
ed johnson struck him with his fist,
knocking the attendant down. He
then made his escape. A reward OF
500 has been offered by superin-
tendent Braden for Johnson's arrest.
The escape of Johnson is the escape
Of second murderer that has occur
red in a month. Frank Brown, who,
some time ago killed man and was
later adjudged insane, recently made
his escape.