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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-04

pearsnce. especially that hattened hil-
lock IN the center"
/ have since talked with many men
and studied the writings OF the most
learned biologists. They have fan
cied that perhaps the rocky projection
in the middle OF the valley. where we
saw the great altar of sacrifice with its
attendant idols later on. was the orig
insl island, which was once surround
ed by cora, reef, which was now be-
come a wai, and that some great up
heayal had lifted the whole up out Of
the water in ages gone by and that
the barrier reef over which we had
passed was the second attempt of the
busy little insects to surround the is
land again.
What is TO be done now?" asked my
little mistress.
II hardly know" answered. What
is exercising me most now is, first Of
all, what is going on in that same mu-
dnous ship. and, next, how we shall
finally get away from here"
You are impatient" returned my
lady, smiling.
Impatient for you, madam" inter-
rupted, checking myself from further
self revealing speech just in time.
"One thing at a time" she continued.
by the favor of God. we have escaped
from the murderers and mutineers.
We shall not starve upon this island,
and / have no doubt that sooner or
later you will devise some means Of
our escape"
Il was past noon by this time. ]
made sure OF it by looking at the sun
and confirming it by my watch. which
most carefully kept running during
all our sojourn on the island. which
indicated close on two bells. o'clock
Our talk OF the ship recalled me TO my.
| self.
II think said +. that We had bet
ter postpone the exploration of the is
land until another day and go bach
to our landing place II / know tht
men on thst ship they win guess tha'
we have escaped TO this island and
they win bring her round to this side
where we may have them under view
and they US
Think you that they can come a
u.s." she asked, in sudden alarm.
u think not" ! answered confident
/ ~. but still to make sure ] should
/ like TO have them under observation
Well. to make long story short. "
retraced our steps cTer the broker
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-04

or We three Goodies on We Altar OF
Skulls on We middel hille. VIII. We line
strykes We bigge knickeo in We vale
with We tale palmme. his tree, bee
three hoales. Climbe We stones. Enter
ye centre. Vt is there"
Plainly our first duty was. to descend
into the Enclosed valley and explore
the hillock in the center. l made no
doubt but that we should find some
sort of an altar and more of those curl
Gus stone images there If they still
remained the rest of our task would be
comparatively easy.
With this determination. therefore,
we set out. As did not know how
long our exploration would require and
rs rather thought we should have to
make day of it, we started betimes.
Indeed. as we invariably retired short
ly after sunset we naturally rose at
break OF day. l took along food
enough for the day, knowing that we
could get water from the brooks and
certain fruits which l judged would
be good for US from the trees.
we went UlTeCtlv 10 Tue SUITS anu
mounted them. Delaying but little on
the crest, we crossed it rapidly and
finally entered the valley. 1t was with
a feeling Of awe that we stood for the
first time within the vast cup at the
foot OF the inner stairs, completely
shut out from the world by the great
towering rampant of rock which en-
tirely inclosed us. I had never felt SC
far removed from the world as then
Outside. OF course. the limitless oceaI
ran beyond the barrier reef, but one
could follow it unto the dim. farofl
distance with his vision. Within the
cup the glance fell upon the rocky
wall on every hand. 1t was almos
like being In a prison for all its tropit
loneliness.
Beneath the trees and quite invisible
from above. paved road or path
barely wide enough for four to wall
abreast upon, extended straight across
the island to the hillock in the middle
while smaller paths semed to follow
the course of the walls on either side
The ground was gently rolling. and tn
road, though overgrown in places ant
badly broken. was in much better con
dition than the broader path on tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-04

concentrated acidity Of the urine irri-
tstes the whole tract
The crisp weather of October nat
ursny increases the appetite. II re-
quires some self-control not to over
cat during the first cold days Dur
ing the hot weather previously the
amount Of food consumed is much less
than the appetite Graves during Octo-
Der. This also tends 10 produce irri.
tation Of the kidneys by the excess OF
material in the blood.
Peruna is gentle diuretie. II as
sists the kidneys in meeting the extra
burden thrown upon them through
October weather. Il is well TO take
il. according TO the directions on the
bottle, during the whole month.
Those who object to liquid msdi-
cines can now Procure Peruna Tab
lets.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-04
CHAPTER XII.
Inside the Barrier.

"a AYE trudged along the sand par
EM allel to the boat. which was
VIZ following the course Of the
ba,.riar- roaf Soaking what |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-04

During the month Of october the
kidneys are especially liable TO be-
come deranSed.
The perspiration that has been go
ing on freely during the previous
months is at least partially stopped
during October. The skin and the
Kidneys are very similar in their ac-
ton. They both eliminate from the
blood. poisons. AS is well known, the
skin can act in place OF the kidneys
in q small degree. and vice versa
When one is affected. the other is APT
q be.
The sudden checking Of perspira-
tion during the month Of October
throws upon the kidneys the extra
work Of eliminating the blood poi
sons. This concentrates the poisons
In the urine, which may set Up an IT.
ritable condition in the kidneys. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-04

path until we reached the stairs on
the other side. The descent Of them
was much easier than the ascent, and
BY 2 of the clock We stepped on the
sand again. There before US in the
ofing was the ship. We saw them
quite plainly. and doubt not they
caught siEett OF US immediately also.
They were scarcely a quarter of
mile away from the reef, perilousIy
near, l thought, and we could mark
them crowding the rail and staring
landward We could see them bran
dishing their weapons and we could
imagine the yells which must have
arisen from the decks when they
caught sight of Us.
The rufiians aboard the ship did not
content themselves with simply star
ing at US, for presently they assem-
bled on the port quarter-the ship was
under all plain sail on the starboard
tack at the time, the wind having fall
en- to a gentle breeze during the day
and clambered into the cutter, swing
ing at the davits. As she was lowered
into the water. fully manned, Mistress
Lucy drew closer to my side, Selling
nv arm with both hands.
LET us fly! They are coming to
take usi' she cried in great alarm.
But they are on a vain Grand" !
treasured her.
But why? How can you know
that? Oh. Master Hampton. let US
hasten away"
I'VE have a protector" l answered
confidently enough.
"God?" asked she.
His handiwork," / replied as in
dicated with a gesture the barrier reel
over which the waves were breaking.
But we passed it"
Eyes. In light dinghy, and you re
member the difficulty and danger
They will never surmount it in the
heavy cutter They will not attempt it
trust me-"
But If there should be an opening? ?
'I don't believe there Is one," wa.
my reassuring reply. Il have no fea
that they can get at u.s."
And we can't get to them" al
answered more composedly.
81 have no wish SO to do"
laughed.
You don't understand me-" she pei
sisted. What keeps them out keep
US in"
Yes l admitted. that is true, bu
for the present don't mind being kep
in so long as they are Kept out"
She looked at me quickly and col
fessed afterward that my words begC
some quick suspicion which she az
mitted was unworthy of her and III
warranted by any act of mine, but
looked SC placid that it soon passe
from her mind. AS a matter Of fac
1 had not appreciated the significanC
of my words. / should have been pc
fectly willing. should be still, to pa:
the rest of my life alone on that islar
or anywhere else with my little mi
tress only. was happy then. hs
got her to myself; she must look to n
for everything. The naughty lit
queen of the quarterback was now Il
humble dependent by my side.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-04

>arth had been cut away on the hill
side and the rock surface laid bare. OF
course this path was frightfully over
grown.
We assembled with the utmost care.
finally drew my little mistress, her
face believed as well as my own, up
the last step ascent and stood upon
the crest.
We could now see why the top Of
the hill had seemed level when We
first looked at 1t from the wall. In
deed, the coral rock rose In a sharp
escarpment eight or ten feet above the
highest treetops. making a sort OF Ia
bleland or platform. This level, proba-
bly, artificial, had been paved with the
huge, dark gray rock of the stairs and
statues and pathways. / may say in
passing that in all our exploration of
the island, which however, was not
very thorough or complete owing TO
the shortness Of our stay upon 1t. we
saw no quarry whence this rock could
have been taken, and the only way OF
accounting for Its presence was that
it had been brought there across the
seas by the makers of the monuments
and stairs, whoever they might have
been. They must have had large sea-
worthy vessels and adequate means OF
land transportation, to say nothing of
most considerable engineering abil-
ity to accomplish these mighty works.
Well. the level top of the hilock was
| in shape parallelogram. in extent per-
haps an acre and a half. 1t was the
most curious place / have ever seen.
In the middle of it, with its four sides
parallel to the sides of the plateau was
| a huge stone platform or altar perhaps
| 100 feet long by 20 feet wide. Com
pletely surrounding this altar, but
some distance away from 1t so as to
make an aisle perhaps ten feet in
width, rose line of huge statues carv-
! ed, like those at the foot of the stairs,
into the semblance of monstrous hu-
man faces. Not one of them was like
another. There was variation in each
as there is variation in human faces.
All were ugly, but all were lifelike and
were singularly enough European.
I Go be Continued Next Wednesday,
I All the news all the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-04

IN ~
EAg allel to the boat. which was
w following the course Of the
barrier reef, seeking what /
knew they would not find-an entrance
to the lagoon and thence to the island.
The lagoon narrowed in places, until
had it not been for the roar of the
waves in the reef a hail could easily
have carried l am ashamed to say
that l used insulting gestures on oc-
casion, whereat some of them stood up
In the boat and shook their fists in our
direction Although l was sure they
could not reach US. their presence was
a menace and barrier to US. After
they had rOwed the length of the is
land they gave il up and went back to
the ship, which had followed their
course.
BY this time the day was far spent
We retraced our steps and came 10
the place where l had hauled up the
dingy. We were hungry. The pro-
visions we had taken with US we had
eaten during the journey. The first
business was supper. | had noticed
some cocoanut trees and other strange
tropical fruits. so l had no fear Of
starvation. We could live on the is
land indefinitely; therefore / was not
sparing with the provisions. We kim
died fire and made shift to boil some
coffee. We had neither milk nor sugar,
but the taste Of civilization did us good.
For the night l capsized the boat
and drew it close against the coral
wall. spread the sail and boat cloak
upon the clean. dry sand. gave her one
blanket and babe her take her rest 1t
was snug. dry and comfortable.
"But you?' she asked.
al shall do very well here with my
boat cloak and one of the blankets, and
l shall lie across the stern Of the boat
between it and the cliff, out of sight,
but within touch or call II you need
me-"
"I am afraid" she said softly.
Nothing can come to you except
over my body, and am light sleep
er. Anything will rouse me-" / said
reassuringly.
al would not have you harmed
either" she persisted
st shall not be-"
There may be wild beasts"
ST do not think there IS an anima
/ on this island" / laughed. land We
have seen no signs OF man. The shiT
certainly would have attracted the at
tention of some one had not the island
/ been deserted"
But those men out thereT
You forget the rampant that Coz
has flung about US. Now, madam. yoI
can 90 to sleep in safety. assure you.
Before that" she said. droppin;
! down on her knees in the sand ant
motioning me to follow her example
which 7 did awkwardIy enough-I hop'
am not mocker or disbeliever, bu
confess that didn't often bend tn
knee-"we win have a prayer to
gether"
/ She had slipped q little prayer bool
within her dress. and she now drew
IL forth from her bosom and by tn
light OF the FIRE read the Psalm OF Da
vId. which begins: ''Out Of the dee
have / called unto thee. o Lord Lord
hear my voice" And then she prayed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-04

top Of the wall. ! suppose the fact
that it was sheltered protected it We
passed along it for a mile and half
without much difficulty.
Finally we landed at the foot Of the
hflloek. AS ] had observed from the
wall 1t was grass grown and tree clad.
Indeed. We should have been hard put
TO 1t 10 have assembled 1t. so dense was
the vegetation. had IL not been for the
fact that the path was continued
around the hilI constantly mounting
Whsre Il ran the somewhat shallow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-04
CHAPTER XI.
How We Landed on the Wondrous
Shore

NHSF 2 n NJ.
How We Landed on the Wondrous
Shore.
A THOUGH our progress in the
"a water laden boat was slow, :.
~ didn't take US long TO reach
the shore, which was there
nothing more than a strip of sand
perhaps a hundred yards across at the
widest part Il was as bare of any
thing as the palm of my hand.
hauled the boat up on It after we had
dIsembarked and FASTENED TO dis
charge its precious cargo. The inval-
liable powder and shot had been kept
in cans and hasks in air tight lockers
forward and aft and were unchanged
The rest OF her lading had been in the
water too short a time to be much
hurt. II was all water soaked. OF
course, but an hours exposure in the
warm sun on the dry sand would make
st as good as new. Spreading all out
10 dry pulled the plug from the boat,
drained the water from her and haul
ed her up well on to the sand.
A hasty glance assured me that the
cliff was OF coral formation. Jagged
and broken with many a c-evice and
Granny. After we had made every
thing shipshape | suggested TO Mis-
tress Lucy that we start at once ex-
ploring l proposed that we follow
the course of the sandy strip and see il
there was no: some break in the cliffs
whereby we could get 10 the top and
learn what was within the wall And
80 refreshing ourselves aud taking with
us some provisions. for we might have
IL go clear around the island. we pres
emily started out.
feit very easy in my mind regarding
any present peril from the ship. for |
knew that no boat she possessed could
run the reef as | had done. and even II
she had had another like the dinghy !
was confident that there was no man
aboard her that had the strength and
skill, 10 say nothing of the courage, 10
bring her through. II there were nc
natives or Wild beasts 20 be feared we
were at least safe for the time being.
Think you, Master Hampton" said
my little mistress. this is the island OF
which my ancestor wrote?"
Il am sure 90 IT," replied.
HE referred 90 II. II l remember
right, as the Island Of the Stairs did
he noty
Yes" was my answer. You remem
Der he indicated a stairway about the
middle OF the island"
surely. IL we are TO get 70 the tor
OF yonder wall II must be by stairs OF
some sort"
1t would not be difficult 10 clint
st." assented. FOR a man. that is
save for one thing"
And what is thatY'
These pinnncles OF rock arc rs sharI
ms needles IL would he like climbin:
broken glass The climber would be Gu
To pieces before be had gose half way
Then IL we end no stairs We are il
a bad FIX" she said thoughtfully. eX
sminiug the towering wah
There must be stairs | answered
"There riust be a way. The latitude
and longitude agree with your ances
tors description and I make no dout
we shall chance upon them"
So we tramped along. searching IN
shore and sea and finding nothing
After perhaps an hours monotonou
going. when we had traversed abou
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-04

anu III stOpped the Itch but 10 got
worse. Then / used -. In an I had
the trouble for about two years. One day
l saw the advertisement OF Cuticura Soap
and Ointment in the paper. wrote for
sample Of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and
l tried them and then bought some more.
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment left my sores
nice and smooth used them for ok weeks,
and am now cured: the eczema left no
marks" (signed) +. W. Horrisch. Oct.
10, 1912.
Although the Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment are most successful In the trestmeEz
Of affections OF the skin, scalp hair xns
hands. they are also most valuable for every
day use In the tbiIet. bath aad nursery be-
cause they promote and mairtain ia keith
Of the skin and hair from infancy to sge.
Cuticura Soap l25c.J and Cut3cura Ointment
(5Oc.) are sold every where- Liberal sample OF
each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Ad-
dress postcard "Cuticara. Dept. 7. Boston. =
avAden who shave and al1ampOo with Gu
.scura Soap win andit best for skin and scalp.
A6yertisemsn&
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-04

until | would scratch IL open.
then the water would run out
and it would get sore. / first
got the eczema on the back
Of the hand and I scratched
it so hard | mzde It all sore.
Then ! got it on my legs Just
above the ankle and above
the knee.
/ used what they cal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-04
Spells of Weak Kidneys
Read and See Why

Some People have Trouble with the Kidneys every
Autumn. They become frightened when the Symp-
toms appear. There is a reason. It be avoided.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-04
ECZEMA BROKE OUT
IN WATER BL|STERS
Scratched II So Hard All Sore. On
Hand, Then o. Legs. Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment
Cured in Six Weeks. u~-rs

T4s Congress st.. Chicago. III. MY
eczema broke out like little water blisters.
Each one was full OF water and would itch
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-03-21

the slide door at one end enables
these to be scraped out with q hoe
or shovel into box on the floor. I
use a hoe to clean the dropping board
and afterwards throw 4 shovelfua or
two of dry earth over Its surface. The
roosts should not have so great a
slope as the board beneath, 80 as to
enable one to use a hoe for cleaning
on the board. The slope Of the drop
ping board not only causes the drop
pings to collect in the trough beneath,
but prevents the hens from walking
on its surface. The space behind
utilize for nests. After trying various
kinds. find ordinary nail kegs the
best. These should be filled two
thirds full Of straw, and a wire loop
inserted at the top. They may then
be hung in row, and touching each
other to keep them steady. to nails
driven into the wall behind. In this
way they can be easily lifted of the
nails to be cleaned. / chose kegs for
nests as the hens are unable to eat
their eggs In them and they are about
the right size to accommodate one hen
at a. time. My henhouse has very
large window right opposite the hen
roost, go in order to darken the nests
! fasten strip of old linoleum on a
wire 80 as to hang just in front Of
the nests. The wire has loop at one
end which is fastened to bent nail
or hook driven into the dropping
board. When gathering eggs this may
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-03-21
KEEPING EWES Fleece DRY
Protection of Breeding Animal From
Snow 10 Important-ShouId Be
Given Exercise.
(By PROF. THOMAS sHAW.>

(By PROF. THOMAS SHAW.>
The protection OF breeding ewes
from falling snow is important, es.
pecially is it important when it falls
In the form of rain. Winter rains and
also sleet are always cold. If sheep
Of, the open wooded breed are long
exposed to these, they may do them
great harm. The close-wooled breeds.
~ the Merinos, will be harmed much
less, as the water cannot readily en-
ter the WOOL which they carry. The
shelter provided up to the lambing
season may be of the simplest kind.
providing it will protect from storm
and wind.
The aim should be to give breeding
ewes large liberty in the winter; II
the ground is bare, or even partially,
It will do them good to give them
large liberty. They will make excur-
sions into the fields in search Of
grass, and the exercise will do them
much good They should be allowed
TO lie in well-bed;1ed yard at night,
pr in the shed or house adjoining. as
they prefer
The other necessary attentions In
clude regular feeding, supply of salt
1t all times accessible, an ample sup
ply of pure water and yards apart
from those of horses and cattle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-03-21
4 Good Eco Food.

Cowpeas are not only relished by
hens. but it is excellent egg food for
them. One successful poultryman
gives his experience: The peas. aft
or maturing. were harvested and
stored in dry lofts, and thrown to the
fowls in scratching pens, where they
were scratched over and searched for
during the day. After q few days the
egg supply was visibly increased and
within q few weeks almost doubled
that from an equal number Of hens
kept In separate quarters and fed on
other grains. The hens seemed to
like the small branches and leaves,
and would eat every particle except
the. hard, stin stems. The. general
health of the flock was excellent. and
not q single hen showed the least
symptom Of ailment during the winter
season. Considering the ease with
which cowpeas may be raised. 1t
seems that everyone should give them
> test as food for the poultry. -"