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The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1911-03-03

How are you. mother. this lovely
morning." she inquired gently. Mrs.
jackson Page preferred to be spoken
TO an.eaAsaess Of deepest sympathy ae
all times.
As well ~ can ever hope to be. =
she answered languidly. though s.le
slipped with a degree Of relish the sec
ond cup Of coffee and began a bust
ness-like attack on a substantial tray
Of breakfast the maid had set before
her. Are you going In to town to-
day had hoped you would look at
that house on University avenue. II
I have to leave my ancestral home
want place Of abode suitable to our
position. II will not be for long. I
an afraid. and after am gone" she
raised . lace handkerchief to her eyes
and left Miss Cynthia In doubt as to
whether she was bemoaning the pros.
pect Of her daughters bereft condi.
ton on University avenue or her own
on one Of the streets said to be paved
with gold
After q proper degre OF concern and
consolation. Miss Cynthia beat a hssty
retreat down the steps The telephone
stopped ner on her way 10 the outside
vorid ana an animated conversation
ensued' eonoue.ec py Evelyn Branch.
VINO was up aho do'hs iar earlier than
Va. ner wont,
fou gear thihs' she nailed across
tns Guy 70 oe awake so carry bd
''' s'' '''' "''" all r's"'' was
1ust calling to leave my number for
you. I am 40 excited-i--"
.Tbep I infer you did catch your
worm" laughed Miss Cynthia into the
telephone.
1T isn't . worm ] am after; IT'S
man"
Too early then, dear. unless you
want brisk farmer"
Anything but. cherie' Listen' do
you remember my telling you about
that perfectly delicious man J met In
washington last winterT
Mhich ohs'
nere was only one MN
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The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1911-03-03

Cynthie, and I don't think they will
be mite OF trouble. You know how
] fed them at one o'clock. and the
oatmeal and milk IL hung down the
well to keep cool Don't let the
Flarttes turn over their boxes. and
put bib on Pattie TYNE when you
feed her. ! washed that dress twice
yesterday and ! am afraid II won't
bold together TIL her mother gifts
back II anybody wants anything
theyll tell you the price and put the
money In the Jug behind the left
counter. Good-by, Good-by!" and
the party started down the hill.
Halfway down. Miss Selma Lue
turned and called back to Miss Gym.
thia. who stood on the steps with BIOS
som In her arms: "Mr Alan likes
bis eggs fried on both sides and
his potatoes smashed"
Heavens, Miss Cynthia had had no
idea that her offer Of attendance on
the soapb boxers had covered the duty
OF feeding the-iion. A wild idea Of
locking the grocery door and taking
the entire small family home with her
for the day instantly presented itself.
but Immediately a sense Of mortifca'
ton overcame her. The River Blum
grocery doors had never been closed.
In her knowledge. to those seeking
food. and her honor forbade her do
ing Il now. No. she had assumed
Miss Selma Lue's obligations and she
wolud fulall them to the letter. even
II they did include serving the OBJ
nov'ous barnboarder In a mental ca
pacity Eggs fried on both sides
and smashed potatoes" sounded terri.
tying In the extreme. but Miss Gym
th'a's blood was M and she both
rcntaiiy and literally rolled up her
sleeves and sailed in to win.
II was on the on side Of ~ o'clock
30 she decided that time was In her
favor She smotbered Blossom with
a kiss md attempted TO deros't her
IN her box. brt the young lady chung
around her neck In a manner most be-
gr'line The two Flar,ties regarded
her soiemuiv. as u taking measure of
Der caracitv for guardianship. and
Ciemm,e seemed TO ind comfort In
chewing the corner ~ her Bingham
apron. Pattie resorted 10 SUCKING her
thumb compiarently and grabbed At
her own pink toes as n she had de-
Signs on them in case Of famine.
Blossom dear. Hwat ssh Won IN
let ne 20 and see 10 the smashing o.
ehOse mt atuew- ashinR ANYTHING
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25
SYNOPSIS.

Philip Cayley, accused Of a crime of
which he is not guilty, resigns from the
army in disgrace Int his affection for
his friend. Lieut.. Perry Hunter. turns to
perfects a flying machine. While soaring
over the Arctic regions, he picks up a
curiously shaped stick he had seen in the
essassin's hand. Mounting again, ne dis
covers a yacht anchored In the bay. De-
scending near the steamer, he meets q
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
riousiy-shaped stick. Captain Planck and
the surviving crew of his wrecked whaler
are in hiding on the coast, A giant ruf,
fan named Roscoe, had murdered Field
ing and his WI companions, after the ex-
plorer had revealed the location OF an
took command Of the party. It develops
that the ruffan had committed the muir
der witnessed by Cayley: Roscoe plans
to capture the yacht and escape with a
owner Of the yacht, about the visit Of the
sky-man and shows him the stick left by
Cayley. Fanshaw declares that 1t is an
Eskimo throwing-stick, used to shoot
darts; Tom Fanshaw returns from the
Perry Hunter is found murdered and
Cayley is accused Of the crime but Jeanne
believes him Innocent. A relief party goes
to fand the s=earchers; Tom processes ssssees his nis
enters ar abandoned hut. and there finds
her fathers diary, which discloses the ex-
plorer's suspicion Of Roscoe. The ruff
9lan returns to the hut and sees Jeanne.
He is intent on murder. when the sky
man swoops down and the rufaan fees.
Jeanne. gives Cayley her fathers diary
20 read.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25

again. I don't know how to express
my thanks for the goodit has done me
and l hope all suffering women will
give Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound a trial. 1t was worth its
weight in gold."-Mrs. ]. 2. ENDLICH.
r. F. D. No. 7, Erie, Pa.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases we know of, and
thousands of voluntary testimonials
are on file in the Pinkham laboratory
at Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, such as infamma-
ton, liberation, displacements, fbroid
tumors, Irregularities, periodic pains,
backache, indigestion and nervous
prostration. Every suffering woman
owes it to herself to give Lydia 3. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound a trial.
If you want special advice write
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for it.
1t is free and always helpful.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25
p x.-contInued.

The scene before his eyes was beau
tiful, with that %stupendous beauty that
only the arctic can attain. The har-
Dor and beyond 1t, far out to sea-
clear to the horizon, was filed with
great plunging, churning masses Of
ice, all drenched in color by the low
hanging arctic sun-violet, rose, pure
golden-yellow and emerald-green, and
a white whose incandescence fairly
stabbed the eye. And as those
great moving masses ground together,
they flung, high into the air, broad
shimmering wells Of r~ose-coloFed
spray.
OF the foe, which they had consid-
cred stable as the land itself, there
was no longer any sign. There was
nothing there, nothing at all to greet
their eyes, to seaward, but the savage
beauty Of the ice.
The yacht had disappeared.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25
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, "and they've drifted
off in the fog without knowing 1t. 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 1t,
remained looking i~ntently 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. l
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 CT 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,
I really don't think you need worry
about them"
She drew a long deep breath, flung
out her arms wide, and then stretched
them skyward. What a day 1t is.
Was there ever such a day down there
In that warm green world that people
live in?--Oh, ! don't wonder that you
love It. / wish I could fly as you do,
But since I can't. for this one day you
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25

Dead sea, on this ~footstool and has
stood more abuse and bad language
than the Chicago river. When the tide
is coming In the river runs upstream
and not only that, but the upper part
OF 1t, which is fresh water, also runs
up, and the spectacle Of a fresh wa
ter river beating IT UP hill Is alone
enough to call attention to itself, But
there is much more to It than that
This North river Is noted for being
the scene of the last Indian raid on
the coast settlements. It Is notable
for having given birth to the ship Co
lumbia, whose captain discovered
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25

and named the Columbia river and
vas the first American vessel to cir
cuninavigate the world. It is notori-
GUS for having suddenly changed its
mind on its course on the night Of
November 27, 1898. when 1t moved its
mouth three miles to the northward.
presented the town Of Marshield with
q deep harbor. killed three men and
converted about 100000 acres Of prime
meadow land into q salt marsh.
But the chief thing about this river
is its crookedness. This river ID 80
crooked that It double crosses itself.
II you don't believe It 90 and see.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25
CHAPTER XII.
The Aurora.

II tell you sir, the thing Is beyond
human possibility. There is no help
no human help in the world. |
would swear to that before God. But
I think you must know 1t 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 fleld-ice. which,
filling the sea out to the utmost hori-
zon. confirmed the captains words.
How long" Tom Fanshaw began,
n possible chance ! would take It,
but thera y nnne-nons In the world.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25
saI ~ se: ~: Is: IS
Her Qualifications.

Pat and his little brown mare were
familiar sights to the people of the
town of Garry. The mare was lean,
blind and lame, but by dint of much
coaxing Pat kept her to the harness.
One day while leading her to water
he had to pass a corner where a
crowd of would-be sports had congre-
gated. Thinking to have some amuse-
ment at Pats expense, one called out;
"Hullo, there, Pat. I'm looking for
the real goods. How much is that
mare of yours able to draw"
"Begorra," said Pat, Il can't say
exactly, but she seems to be able to
drawn the at%tenshun of livery fool in
town."-The Housekeeper.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25

For a while they 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 a
good big drink Of water apiece? II
there isn't, I'd rather not think about
it until the yacht comes back"
"Unless I'm mistaken, there's an
excellent breakfast waiting for us not
far from where we got the ffre-wood.
But I'll go and make sure before l
raise your expectations any higher"
He walked away a half-dozen PAGES
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"
"Pm a pretty good shot. But If
you're going on a hunting expedition
for our breakfast and there isn't any
f~oreseeable danger to me in being left
alone, it seems reasonable that you
should take the gun"
He took the revolver from his belt,
however, and held it out to her. Our
breakfast doesn't have to be shot. And
as a concession to my feelings-no,
it's nothing more than that-I'd 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 thu
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 a big
black and white bird in his hand. "Do
you suppose it's fit to eat? she
called out to him. How In the world
did you manage to kill 1t without Cne
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"
81 didn't. She killed herself. She
. was flying too low last night, I sup
] pose-going down the gale, and in thu
t fog she went smack into the side O.
the cliff and broke her neck. That wa!
a very destructive storm for the birds
, There must be so of them, Of one kline
and another, lying dead there alont
the top of the talus, at the foot of thu
cliff"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25
FEED YOU MONEY
Feed Your Brain, and 1t VII Feed
You Money and Fame.

Ever since boyhood l have been
especially fond of meats, and | am con-
WINGED l ate too rapidly, and failed to
masticate my food properly.
THE result was that | found myself.
q few years ago, afflicted with all
ments of the stomach, and kidneys.
which interfered seriously with my
business.
"At last ! took the advice of friends
and began to eat Grape-Nuts instead
of the heavy meats, ETC., that had con-
stituted my former diet.
Il found that | was at once bene-
nted by the change, that | was soon
relieved from the heartburn and indi-
gestion that used to follow my meals,
that the pains in my back from my
kidney affection had ceased.
"My nerves, which used to be un-
steady, and my brain, which was slow
and lethargic from a heavy diet o.
meats and greasy foods, had, not IN a
moment, but gradually, and none the
less surely, been restored to normal
efficiency.
Now every nerve is steady and my
brain and thinking faculties IRE quick
en- and more acute than for years past
After my old style breakfasts used
to suffer during the forenoon from a
feeling of weakness which hindered
me seriously IN my work, but since !
began to use Grape-Nuts food can
work till dinner time with all ease
and comfort Name given by Pos
tum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
There's q reason"
Read the little book, "The Road 70
Wellville," In pkgs.
Ever rend. the above 1etters A nes'
enc appears from time to time. fnel
are genuine, trv-- and full o. humaz
interest
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25
Shouldn't He7

A very good natured broker, who is
very much larger than his wife, and
who likes his little joke at someone
else's expense, was sitting in the the
alter. A mar behind him, not know
ing who he was, leaned forward and
whispered, Twill you please ask your
wife to remove her hat?"
You'd better do it yourself. I'm
afraid"
Whereupon the man behind became
angry, arose, protested and left the
theater.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25

Just the same thing; am down be-
low. we are all down below.
You have come UP here only to realize
and to learn, ono and for all. how to
see me when you see me down below
Do you understand, Tyltyi.
dear? You believe yourself In
heaven; but heaven Is wherever you
and | kiss each other. !. There
are lot two mothers, and you have no
other. Every child has only
one; and 1t is always the same n
and always the most beautiful; but
you have to know her and to knotE
how to look.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25
Chinese Educational Puzzle.

1t is generally recognized that China
has set to work at the wrong end of
her education problem. China
has begun at the top, has tried to
establish universities without prepar-
ing students for them, and all the low
err rungs of the ladder are so badly
constructed that it is almost impos-
sible for the student to mount by
them.-National Review, Shanghai.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25

then he paused, moistened his lips and
rubbed them roughly with his hand
How long," he repeated, Shall we
have to wait before 1t opens up?"
1T won't open up again this sea-
son-not. if l know anything about the
arctic" said the captain.
ut will freeze, though" Mr.. Fan
shaw said, freeze into a solid pack
that we could cross afoot. How long
shall we have to wait for that?"
tits hard to tell. Generally in this
latitude the pack Is pretty solid by
the first of September. But that
warm current which caught Felding'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 r~eached-that cur
rent would keep loose fleld-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; nc
shelter but those bare huts!"
"The Walrus people doubtless left
some stores there. If she could find
them" said Captain Warner. "But,
still, what you say is perfectly true.
She can hardly hope to keep a live q
week"
Then" said Tom, in dull, passion
ate rebellion-"then, In some way or
other, we must go back to her. II you
won't go-if you won't take the Au-
rora back, I'll take n Of the little
boats and go myself"
IF you want to commit suicide"
said Captain Warner, you could do II
less painfully with a revolver. The
small boat would not live 30 seconds
after we put her over the side. You
know that, If you are not mad. AS
for the Aurora herself, II 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
ing open water. We may eve live
to find 1t, but there's a chance that We
will. There are more than 30 hvet
that / am responsible for aboard this
yacht. and / mean to live up to thai
responsibility. If we yer do find oper
water, then I'll do whatever you say
I will take you to Point Barrow ant
the yacht can winter there. Their
when the pack Is solid, II you car
find dogs and sledges, you can at
tempt the journey across the ice.
don't believe it can be done. / dom
believe there is a chance In a hun
dred that any single member Of thu
party that set out would live to reacl
that shore. That, however, is not m!
affair.
"Or, II you wish, we can take thu
yacht back to San Francisco, reflt he
and come back next summer. I thin
that with our knowledge Of the cuI
rents and where the open water if
we might get back to Fielding bay b,
the first of July. Thei we can find
whatever there is to f'ld."
His own voice faltered there, an,
there were tears in the deep weather
. beaten furrows Of ha ekceks- @Cc
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-05-25

the level of my eyes; and 1 pass for a
tall man"
His father abandoned the subject
abruptly, and for a while contrfved 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 filed 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 a 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 a new abyss beneath it
all. He knew nov 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 s%horeward. 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 a 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 hat
cleared. There was a grave look Of
peace upon it.
I've thought Of something" he
said, after he had climbed up beside
them-"I've thought Of something tina
makes it seem possible to go on lv
, ing, and even hoping"
, The two older men exchanged
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 zee
: ito hug it to his breast, in place O
the horrible, torturing vision of tn
! human monster which the other tw
men saw.
= What is 1t you've thought O
a TOMB" his father asked ~unsteadily.
"It's-it's Cayley. He's there wit
her; I'm sure he is" He turne
away a little from Captain Warne
, and spoke directly to his father.
= don't know how know, but it's as
. 1 saw them there together. He ha
y fallen in love with her, 1 think. II
quite sure she has with him. / wante
t. to kill him for that yesterday, bu
q now" his voice faltered there, br
4 the look in his eyes did not change
y the light of a serene, untrouble
hope.-"He's there with her." he wer
g. on, "and with Gods help he'll kee
her alive until we can get back wit
the relief"
He said no more, and he clutche
ID the rail tight in his gauntleted hant
b. and gazed out north, across the Ice.