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were all out Of the car now, stamping The
kinks out Of their long cramped limbs.
Pauline turned from the window and be-
gan : halt eager half frishtsued Inspection
saw another door. IT. glass panel had been
broken. It seemed to lead nowhere. for Il
was In the center wall, but she dug away
the debris from in front of it and wrenchsd
it wide.
Within was nothing but must box with
q small shelf at about the level of her
elbows: but Pauline gasped with quick
triumph as she saw the Undiscovered 3oll-
box Of telephone above the shelf.
She found the telephone on the door. Her
hands trembled as she lifted it. Fear sucp
ceeded her thrill of hope. She felt certain
that the wires had been cut She held her
breath as she lifted the receiver and Watto6
for Centra1's answer.
A second passed-another. They seemed
like hours. There was a dull twanEing IN
her ears, but was It not the whining Of the
wind outside? She clattered the hook up
and down till tiny dust clouds danced away
from It and choked her. Her heart beats
pulsed hercely through her tempies bat
suddenly seemed to stop entirely - tho
bored voice Of an operator afaf % 4ronoa
a weary Number. please?' over the Wfrs.
There was . directors' meeting IN pros.
ress IN the offices Of the Marvin Mot0fo
Company. In . comfortable-:ised. plainly
tower, from the windows Of which one eould
gaze over all the mighty city and far along
the shores OF Long Island, Harry Marvin
was discussing with his colleagues the plans
for new factory in the West.
The telephone buzzed at Harry's elbow.
Hello; hello, Polly. what"
He stopped. His face blanched with
alarm. His eyes roamed fearfully to those
Of the startled directors leaning near. Over
the wire, in faint far voice-but unmista1-
ably the voice Of Pauline-had come the
broken message:
II am a prisoner at Bayp0rt ON the South
Shore. Help
Harry began to pound the call-hook fran.
tically.
Get mo back that connection-eet It
quick. IN give You thousand dollars-ten
No answer? Wire dead? They've cut IL.
They heard her call"
He was almost shouting to himself. He
sprang from his chair oblivious Of all around
him. The ama1ed directors rushed towards
him. fell back before him a. he rushed to
dashed through the main ofiice and away.
Telephone to Whilssy's Garage, Brook.
Ign. to have car at Atlantic avenue for me
in hve minutes. I'll take the subway over.
Tell 'em its life and death. Ten EN- any.
thing to make EN- do It quick
Harry spoke rapidly, but he was cool nov
At that moment IN the deserted roaA.
house. two mon were holding Pauline While
the others stood In angry consultation
around the telephone booth.
II thought you said you'd 6een an over
the place; thought you said It was safssS
cred under his glare.
II did," stammered the man. Fl did %
an over It. But who'd q thought to ind .
telephone in q dump like this here?"
"How do "a suppose they ran the pool
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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS NsTALMENrs.

from the remote past
Restored to consciousness BY Harry and
Pauline, the old man Believes Il to be q
dream until later he finds the Identical
bracelet on the mummy's skeleton wrist. He
promises Pauline one year to see life, and
places her In the guardianship Of Owen. A
final heart attack gives him just time to
write on the Doctors prescription blank q
brief will. Then he dies. a lawyer tells
Of Pauline's estate II something should hap
pen TO her before marriage. Hicks, . race
track man, and Owen, conspire to kill Pau
lime. The preceding chapters have dealt
with the many efforts Of the two to accom-
plish this.
In paullne's latest adventcre she casts her
lot with smuggIsrs under the domination Of
the pIotters. The instalment that follows
deals with the plot,
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room here two years ago without ! tafy.
phoner" yelled Perry. TN seo - sst ~
on the dough list for this. "a WON'T eet 4
cent. =
He snatched mp the telephone which hs
had just cut from its wires ana hurled Il
asatnst the farther wall Then he csmeSt
Pauline brutality by the throat.
did "a get him or didn't yafss he erove.n
1t Pauline for the tenth time.
she looked At him dehantly wfthoue
II they hadn't sid not TO hurt ~, "a
Al to- do over again. Now Ne lot "a -
her some'raa elso.n
Maybe she nevsr rot mo one. thmsA /.
suggested one at the group.
An maybe I'm takfn' chance.
like this. hundred Perry. sNo' :. s,r ~ ~
IN :. gamblin' house. BRING her aIme
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Written by Charles Goddard
The Distinguished Playwright.
Playwright.

Al the result Of the subsequent talk
,ver the wire, Mr.. Hicks made Z hurried
tho Erie Basin Among the popular shore
hotels he met old friends and made new
ones.
The next morning, while Harry Marvin
was bidding Pauline good-by on his way to
business, Mr.. Hicks was greeting by appoint
ment four gentlemen of tho leisure class
that freQuents the squAlid waterfront
Don't forget my smugglers." admonished
Pauline. when do we stArtr
Il can't say exactly" Harry replied. You
must be ready I'd leave at any time and
under any circumstances. We may get the
Il can't tell Good-by."
AS he opened the door a gust of wind
swept his coat about him and made him
grip his hat
'Hope it isn't this morning." he ex-
claimed TITS no weather for . sail"
When he had gone, Pauline went to the
window of the drawing room and looked out
upon the swaying wind-lashed trees of the
park and the gray drizzle that logged the
air. -. Her gaze was wistful She
quite disagreed with Harry. To her this
day of evil omen in the midst of Summer
seemed ideal for adventure. In the stories
thunder storm to shroud and yet luridly
ulumine the principal murder.
She did not know that in another room
near by the watchfu1 Owen was doing pre-
cisely the same thing. Only the restless
ness of Owen seemed to have . definite
meaning He paced the room nervously at
intervals, and always returned to the win
dow.
He seemed to be waiting for something.
He seemed to know what he was wait
ing for. Pauline did not: she knew but
vague surmises and fascinating dreAms She
sat down and tried again to work.
The nstless click Of the typewriter keys
reached the nf Owen VhN RYnf1Qd
In his excited suspense.
"She will have another story to write to-
morrow, perhaps" he muttered. Then, as
his eyes turned again to the window, he
love, she will"
What Owen saw on tho street below gave
him much greater pleasure than it gave to
Bemis, the stately butler. who answered a
ring at the dOOrbeI a moment later.
To Bemiss astonished gaze appeared four
callers such as never before had dared ap-
proach the portals of the Marvin mansion
In all his years of service. Slouching fig
framed in dripping sou'westers, they ap-
palled while they enraged the butler.
What do you mean by coming here? Be
off instantly" he commanded.
'I0oky here, cove, don't talk like that
now" said the leader Of the group. I'VE
Just wants a half Of q short word wild Miss
Pauline Marvin"
''That is out Of the question VIII you go
or snail call the pOl1co!
Bemis was closing the door without wait
ing for a reply when he heard a soft foot
TALL behind him.
What is it, Bemis?" came the slow query
Of Owen.
"a band of ruffians, sir-fishermen, take
n-asking to see Miss Marvin"
did you tell Miss Marvin"
"Indeed, 1t didn't occur to me, sir. Such
rascally looking fellows I told them to
be or"
ooh, let them wait . moment Bemis It
adventure, You know. Tell them to wait"
Outside, of course, SIR"
mo. let them come inside" said Owen In
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Pauline b1ushed. but took them, and start
ed for her room. She passed Owen in the
What on earth are you going to dor he
asked in feigned amazement
please. please don't be stupid and ask
questions, she pleaded. Fl am going to put
on these things and drive away into the
bored"
In few minutes she returned clad I'm the
garments Of the sea and quite pleased with
Are they not becomins." she queried
archly Of Owen
What is there that is not!" he answered.
'but"-
She held up protesting finger. Now 1
told you not to be fussy. I am going"
Then must come. too; It IL my duty"
They are ordered to bring me alone
You would spoil everything" she pouted.
What can I say-how can explain to
Mr.. Harry?'
Pauline laughed airfly. "Oh, he'll not
mind Harry II Z dear. Do you know. I
actually believe Harry is waking up. Good
Dy. She led the way out of the house while
Bemis fed to the recesses of the kitchen, his
world fallen under him.
Owen laid a hand on the shoulder Of the
s.nuggler leader.
The man turned. He saw something small
and shining in Ovens palm, and drew back
as II from q blow.
mo. no-not that" he whispered There's
nothin' like that IN this bargain, Mr. Owen"
rake Il. Perry. It IL for your own pro
lection 1t il quick and silent and sure
You need not use it except to saws yourself
In case Of trouble"
The man took the thing gingerly and
swiftly concealed it. "An right, Mr.. owen"
he growled. ''but don't like even to have
It along amt never used one yet"
owen slapped his shoulder encoura&fng-
" 0ood-by. Perry, and good luck he said
He followed through the door and stood
bareheaded In the rain watching Pauline
ana her four companions enter tho huge
covered car that had swung to the Gate
Pauline turned and waved him q merry fare
wen as the car started As he stepped hack
into the soft warmth of the mansion he NJ
rubbing his hands and laughing to himself
Fifth avenue was deserted in the drizzle
and II any eyes from the high mansion win
dows watched the departure Of the strange
party in the automobile none was curious
enough to question.
The machine g1ided east, and crossing the
Manhattan Bridge over the East River was
soon making speed along the empty roads Of
the Long Island south shore.
Pauline was eager and exultant, although
something in the studied silence Of her
companions wakened vague uneasiness
tions with rough politeness but they would
not be drawn into fascinating tales Of their
dangerous past. Pauline surmised that the
business In hand-probahly the running Of
gauntlet or revenue cutters with . load
OF foreign treasure-was weighing heavily
upon them.
Along the shore road the wind was . biz,
ing gale. The rain had stopped. but at noon
the skies were dusk-gray aud lowering For
more than IN hour now no vehicle had
passed them. They seemed to be driving
into less and less inhabited section
They flashed past q small rickety pier
.ound which the high waves were crashing
venomously. and just beyond. h = crotch Of
y crossroads. they drew mp in front Of = do
serted roadhouse.
The roadhouse was like the pier, broken
and weather beaten 0nra n pav uoofin >
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CHAPTER XIX.

Continued from Last Week.
CHAPTER XIX.
copyrialt, 1914, by THE Star Company.
All Foreign RiShts Reserved.
-HERE," said Harry. as he helped
80 Pauline out Of his runabout at
the Marvin gate, that's what
call adventure We have braved the perils
of the city streets; We have felt the thrill
of companionship in danger. the mystery OF
romance, the exhilaration Of
Fresh air. Yes, know" said Pauline.
~Your sense of excitement, dear brother.
frightens me- Promise me you will take no
more risks"
risks? What else is there in a mans
life with you trying to get hurt new way
every other minutes"
But haven't promised to let you man
age the next adventuref "Ah.' sne
Knocked, pausing and looking down at him
from the top Of the steps, II can see what
It will be like. With an armed bodyguard
I shall bear q banner marked "Safe and
Sane" from the front door to the library"
And there might be safer things to do
than just that" replied Harry. - he opened
the door to glimpse the silently retreating
form of Owen down the han.
always watching. always Watching" he
muttered.
"well, it was Owen to Devils Island with
re-not you"
ooh, didn't II" demanded Harry, with .
vivid mental picture Of the voyage ON the
taft.
"But you didn't save me You watched
me fly away in an airship that was on flrs
and all you did was to run after me In boats
and automobiles and things and bring mo
home-after had saved myself Really.
think Owen might plant q better adventure
than you"
Really. I think he usually does" said
Harry with bitter meaning.
IF you don't suggest something right
away, I'm going to ask Owen to do it."
II have thought of something
interesting and worth writing about"
"A camp meeting or a ride in a swan
boat?"
"A ride in smuggler's boat-a real SNUG.
gler running pirate crew right out of New
York. How does that strike your"
Harry! Do You mean It? A modern SNUG
gler. who kills custom inspectors with one
hand and appraises Partisan models with
the other?"
about that-but the pledge il that you
don't tell any one This is q little brother
and sister affair-no eavesdropping secre.
taries in it Do you agree?"
"Of course, but you must hurry"
They had passed through the door of the
library, and Owen, listening outside, smiled
the benevolent smile that even Hicks dis
trusted.
But Hicks did not insist on trusting or
being trusted by his versatile employer. It
was sufficient that Owen paid well for dan
gerous services. He was therefore pleased
that afternoon on sauntering into the old
West Side rendezvous to receive from the
barman . cryptic message which sounded
IKE advice on market conditions, but was
really an order to get to the first telephone
and ring up Owen.
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hy ths pamesn ps
The Smugglers in the Marvin Home Caution f1,e I
Adventurous Pauline.

steps into the gloomy room. 6he heard the
io0F close behind her.
What . strange place." she said. DO
you live hare or il 1t Just hiding place?"
Perry did not answer and she turned
quickly. A little cry OF surprise escaped
her. Perry was not in the room.
Suspicion gripped her and she sprang at
the door, but the click of the key In the lock
told her she was again imprisoned. A low
laugh sounded outside.
For the flrst time she noticed that the two
windows Of the room were covered with
iron bars. She tried the windows and whan
she had opened them she tuGged at the bars-
The effort was ~ futile ~ her pleading cries
to her captors.
She could see Perry returning to the ma
chine. She waved her arms from the win
paid no attention to her, but neither did
they show any intention of departing. They
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waite garden and on which to keep cows
and chickens, and they have the deep
sea in which to fish and exc out their
fare: and also they get 80 cents day
communication of rationS.
But the man aboard the lightship fares
not so well. He is cooped up in a prison
that ramps and charges and drags at
its mornings most Of the time. Then
too, in fog he is always liable to waken
out of sound sleep to find that mis-
guided steamer has poked her nose
through the side of his home and jostled
him into the salt and ley ocean. Many
a stout lightshp has been mishandled in
this manner.
In view of all this the lightship man Is
bit better paid. Then. too. he Is al
lowed ninety days leave every year. He
does not take this all at once, but
spreads it along in reliefs. Lighthouse
keepers are allowed seventy-two days
year leave. They also take it in reliefs.
Some of the lighthouses on the great
lakes are abandoned during the winter.
as. the lakes being frozen, there is no
navigation, but where the channels are
omen they are maintained
The openwork, iron-frame type of light
house is much in evidence on the Florida
reefs. Built on coral. il is not advisable
to erect masonry. so they supported
by iron piles forced about ten feet into
the coral rock or sand. Sombrero Key
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IGEr VESSEL .ONTRY1NT Pest HoALs NC.

matte human interest: Henry r. Bevry.
keeper: Alfred l.. Cornell, first assistant
keeper; Royal 6. Petersen. second as
sistant keeper. and Peter Anderson, la
borer. at Pilot Island light station. Wis,
lowed % light station motor boat carry
ing United States mail which had been
frozen in ice ten miles from station; also
rescued three men from rowbOat who
were in search of the mail boal. And
then. quite casually, the report adds:
Reported that keepers and crew were
seventy-two hours without sleep
Many miles north Of Tilamook, on the
Pacific. is another sea-swept lighthouse
at Cape Flattery. lighting the entrance TO
the straits of Juan de Fuca and Puget
sound John NJ. Cowan is keeper here.
and has been for a generation. His wife
and family live with him, the children's
playground being the broad platform.
high above the sea, about the living quar-
tiers of the light. But the raging. I'M
pacific Pacific took its toll of Cowan for
robbing it Of its prey OF mariners. Twice
its winds have spatched from the plat
form a Cowan child tossed II into the
boiling sea and drowned it. Still Cosyan
STAYS The lure of the service is on him.
There are tragedies a-plenty in the his
tory of the beacons of the sea There was
the one at Sand Island light at the en-
trance to Mobile bay, Alabama The hur-
ricane Of September. 1906. which swept
the gulf coast. washed away the entire
island 1t left the wreck of a tower. but
that was all. A keeper and his wife
perished The second keeper happened to
be ashore and was saved.
Minots Ledge light was erected In 1s4S
on reef off Boston harbor that had
caused many wreck. Built on wrought
iron piles. this open-work iron-frame
structure survived several storms. but the
gale of Apr! II, 1851, RACED it and scat
tered its parts to the four winds. The
two keepers who We're in it at the time
were never seen again. In 1855 the new
Minots Ledge light was begun. and was
completed five years later. Each stone
was dovetailed into the other in curious
fashion every part made to bear the
maximum of strain. 1t ranks among the
difficult lighthouse engineering works OF
the world
Lighthouse keepers. crews of light ships
and crews of lighthouse tenders, it may
have been gathered from the foregoing,
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eraI public benefit and service" has not
been questioned since that time. Hence
the lighthouse bureau of today.
Small though the pay Of Il keeper or of
a member of the crew of a liGhtship is.
the employees rarely leave the service.
Records of thirty and forty years Of
continuous employment are not unusual.
In fact this is one of the problems of
the bureau. Scores of keepers OF adj
vanced age, bat sun vigorous. are borne
on the rolls There is no retirement pro-
vision for them. Their only fault is
their gray hair and the fear in the execu-
tive offices that some day perhaps, they
will not be equal to the calls on them.
No one as yet has failed to make good,
but still some time one might. True, no
keeper Is left alone in lighthouse: al
ways there is assistance: nevertheless the
service must take unnecessary
chances. But is it fair to turn faithful
tender of the lights adrift in his old age?
1t is a problem the bureau is trying to
solve.
Six hundred dollars a year is the maxi
mum salary paid to a lighthouse keeper.
Still, there are advantages over the man
on the lightship. The keepers. save In
most dangerous spots. can have their
families with them: they get Well built
and decently furnished homes free; they
have the use of the land about the light
houses, where there is any land, to cult
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with scant consideration. On reaching
the point where patience was no longer
virtuous-which isn't very far from the
kick-of-young O'Hair stopped short in
the trial and, frowning upon the judge,
said
Your honor, YOU think I'm rube. a
hayseed: but you're mistaken. I'm no
rupe. Down in the part of the country
come from they think I'm just about
the best lawyer in that neck of the
woods. I'm of the same opinion. and. if
you'll simply give me a fair show, it
won't be long before you'll agree with
usi'
The court gasped, wavering an instant
on the verge Of commitment for con-
tempt But second glance into the face
OF the young lawyer showed him there
was no trifing there. Throughout the
rest of the trial young O'Hair got atten-
tion-and his client verdict at the close
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politics the more likely thing Is 10 nap
pen The more liable il is not to-
For instance? Why. III do for one.
myself | guess When | ran for mayor of
LeavenWorth in 1897 my prospects We're
as black as a tarball in negro's pocket
at midnight-and l was triumphantly
elected
The next time ! ran for office rose
al pink suffused the whole political hori-
ION. | could prove my victory as CON
ciusvely as a problem in Euclid: il didn't
seem doubtful enough to furnish one good
thrill-and the other fellow won in a
walk,
When | ran for Congress this last time
was leading a forlorn hope: just run
ming to keep the party organization IN
SO to speak. Remembering the past
however. l made arrangements for a cou,
pie Of wears absence in WasHinetnn-and
here J am.
Next time Wei. things look mighty
bright. So and Mr.. Anthony conclud-
ed with an expressive shrus OF the
shoulders,
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why laughed the stranger. this
crowd is here all the time
We'll, then said the countryman, II
street
He made dart ana had reached the
middle of the street when the gong of
"A trolley car stopped him. lie turned to
20 III the opposite direction. when the
car on the other track stopped him. He
turned toward the right, but was con
fronted by an automobile. He turned to
the left and "A motor cycle passed him.
Despairingly he looked above him and an
elevated train shot over his head In
desperation he dropped into a manhole-
and the subway train ran over him
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Spoke Right Out.

A man with the
nerve and the
pep" to ravish
away from Uncle
Joe Cannon his
time-honored seat
in the House OF
Representatives a
feat Of daring ac-
complished In the
political cyclone of
1912 by Frank T.
o'IIair = isn't the
kind to sit modest
ly silent In the
courtroom when he
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"Coming and Going."
The greatness OF

The greatness OF
little old New
York" is often the
subject of Repre-
sentative Fess of
Ohio. He told the
following anecdote
recently 10 Illus
trate the lapidity
with which things
move there.
A countryman.
said he. chung to
a lighting post III
New York at one
Of the busiest cor
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Playing lunches.

1 ne prospects
for my renomina-
ton and election
look very bright"
remarked Repre-
sentative Anthony
of Leavenworth,
Kan. recently. SO
] guess I'll be left
at home next
time.
Yes. left at
home he repeat
ed: that's just
what | mean. I've
learned that in
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A New One.

Secretary Bryan
of the State De-
rartinent believes
a man and his wife
should divide their
joys. For them
saws he. they null
tIply.'' In this con-
rection he relates
the following anec-
dote:
"One night a man
went home from a
function quite late.
When he reached
the front door his
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Poor Democrats!

r Q pre- sentative
w. A. Watson Of
Virginia is a new
member hut comes
to Congress with
the reputation of
being one of the
fairest and kindest
judges that ever
wore ermiiie. He
presided over the
famous Henry CLAY
B,attie trial in a
manner which won
for him admiration
over the entire
country.
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thinks the Judge isn't eivlpe MN sdNe''
deal.
IN such unhappy situation Representa-
tive o. Hair once found himself while try
ing a case in Chicago. The city Judge.
thinking the young attorney a hayseed
lawyer from the back blocks. treated him