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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21
CLUBS
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The West Central circle e. the Meth,
odist church was entertained Wednes.
day afternoon at the B. L. Sleeves
home, Mrs. Sleeves and Mrs. Ronald
9. Glover presiding as hostesses.
Thanksgiving was attractively suggest.
ed in the decorations. A large pumpkin
was used as table centerpiece, and
favors and Thanksgiving day novelties
were made interesting features. Mrs.
Charles Brasher, president of this cir.
Gle, and Mrs. McAdams, former presi-
dent, served the beverages. Plans for
the annual bazaar were discussed and
an informal social hour enjoyed.
The ladies of Hazel avenue meet at
the nome Of Mrs. o. M. Rice, Thursday
afternoon, to organize an embroidery
club. These present were; Mrs, B. A.
Reynolds, Mrs, Clara Bunch, Mrs. Edna
Daily, Mrs. Ernest Foster, Mrs. Paul
Sims, Mrs. Roy Stit1ler, Mrs. Leslie
Rice, Mrs. Jegler, Miss May Johns,
Miss Rosella Bunch, Miss Josephine
Jeglcr and Dorothy Reynolds. :,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21
SOCIETY
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CONTINUED from page one.)

and Miss Muriel StaIey the thimble.
Those present were: Misses Mary Hen
singson, Emma Muths, Florence Gun
ningham, Florence Smith, Marie How
debo, Alyce Hollister, Ethel, Hixson,
Ethel Mcdonald, Gertrude Blinn, Ruthie
.Iohansen, Mildred Hawthorne, Viola
Fisher, Miss Anderegg, Isabelle Leidell,
Geneva Enos, Mabel Gardner Mulvey,
Muriel Staley, Mrs. Marie Stringer, Mrs.
VIM. Fisher and Miss lone Fisher.
Mrs. Marie Stringer, Mrs. VIM. Fisher
and Miss lone Fisher.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21
Go to DR.. Stone 5 for trusses.

A suit was filed in the circuit court
today by 5. Jones against w. B. Far
rier and Mrs. W. B. Farrier, to collect
the sum of $3.50 which is alleged to
be due for medical services rendered
by Doctors Clay and Gilllis. The claim
was assigned to the plaintiff by the
doctors.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21
LabOrers Wanted

] have plowing, grubbing, wood cut
ting and hauling, and saw logs to cut
and haul, and want to give in exchange
5-roomed new residence in Salem, or
one or more small tracts Of improved
or unimproved land ranging in price
from $25 to 1925 per acre, 10 per cent
or more in work or money, and will wait
five years for the remainder, provided
the interest and taxes be paid. / win
advance grub stake while the work
is being, done. You can go to work at
once if you desire. You can pay for
this property during these quiet times,
and have more to live on than you
will by working occasionally as you now
do. You will have to come in at once
to beat the other fellow to it.
JOHN H. SCOTT,
OVER THE CHICAGO STORE
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

A nice Christmas present. good
sewing machine, Geo. G. win sells all
makes
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

attend the estate Older Boys Con.
ference" " to be held in McMinnvillo,
November 20, q and 2s. 1t is pro
posed to hold basketball tournament,
and other inter.club contests will be
staged at this conference.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

Davis for city treasurer means eff
cheney and economy.--(Paid adv.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

supt. T, L. Billngsley, of the Port
land, Eugene & Eastern, returned last
night from trip to Eugene He re.
ports the Lane county city on edge and
full Of excitement on account of the
big football game to today at Cor.
wallis and says that every person who
could possibly get away went to see it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

About 25 boys from the Boys depart.
ment Of the Y. NJ, @. A. in charge Of
Physical Director Gingrich and Edward
Tallman, Jr, the boys secretary, will
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

County Judge Bushey and Commits.
sioners Beckwith and Goulet will prob
ably attend the meeting Of the State
Association Of County Judges and Com.
missioners to be held in Portland
December to IL. Illustrated lectures
on highway construction and other
topics Of interest will be discussed at
the conference. The meeting is to be
held at the Multnomah county court
house.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

Davis is the taxpayers candidate for
city treasurerj efficient, too,-(Paid
adN)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

HlLFlKER--At their home on the JEFF.
terson road, four miles south Of Sa.
lem, Friday, November 20, 1914, to
Mr. and Mrs August Hiflker, an H..
pound daughter, Willamina.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

Notice to Taxpayers. A taxpayers
meeting will be held Monday evening at
1880 O'Clock in the Richmond school,
for the purpose Of discussing the new
charter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21
BoRN.

BoRN.
ELLl0TT-At the Salem hopital, Sa.
lem, Oregon, Friday, November 20,
1914, at O'Clock a. M, TO Rev and
Mrs. Carl y, Elliott, n girl.
Rev Elliott, the proud pater parent
Of the new arrival, is pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church Of this city
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

DR.. Mendelsohn, specialist in fitting
glasses correctly. U. S. bank bldg.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

Home Wet-Wash Laundry-Under
new management; all work guaranteed;
wash days, Mondays, Tuesdays, We'd
nesdays and Fridays. Phone 247l.
Family washing, so cents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

MIR. Herbert Boylen, prominent
sheepman of Pilot Rock, Umatilla coun-
ty, is in the city visiting friends and
attending the meeting Of livestock men
who are holding brief session in the
offices of State Veterinarian Lytle.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

Of 10 members of the board, the ques-
tion can be submitted on the referen-
DUN to the vote of all of the stock
holders.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

Protracted meeting all this week
Church of Christ, 2l56 North Liberty,
1880 each evening. Evangelist Sum
mers. All--invited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-25
Indians sat cross-legged ON the ground
and grunted in stolid surprise

Indians sat cross-legged ON the ground
and grunted in stolid surprise
wire fence was built about the
quarter section OF which the house was
seen wire fence and believed It q trap.
They crept about it. looking for bait,
and felt hostile toward the man who
had built It.
Geiger was postmaster and police
judge. He often confided to his wife
rest man. He trained his daughters
to shoot and insisted that they sleep
with gun on their pillow.
The rattlesnakes and the Indians Wed
in making trouble. Massacres were re-
ported on every side. Mrs. Gefger. lift.
ing pan of milk from a shelf in the
summer kitchen, found q big RATHER
coiled inside the tin. That evening she
locked at her husband over her knitting
and suggested that they move east.
Shipped 20 Topeka.
The house was qoartered again. to the
delight Of the curious braves, piled on
the first U. p. train to leave Ellsworth,
and shipped to Topeka 1t was erected
on the southeast corner Of Fifth and
Monroe Streets
This was on the stage coach route, In
the center OF the fashionable district.
and within running distance of the
In time Of trouble a drum beat at the
stOckads and men, women and children
sped to its protection.
Gay times now for the wooden house
that sheltered it's family from red men
and snakes. The three girls grew up,
CURED their hair, wore hoop skirts, and
tripped the merry measure with big
western boys who left Their revolver9
in the guest room while they trod the
Virginia Reel. The Holidays, the Null
vanes, the Veales and the ROdgerses-
dozens Of old Topeka farnilies-lived
near the Geiger home. There was q
sound OF revclry by night-merry times
In the Kansas capital.
A. A. Rodgers Bought 1t.
| That was the joyful climax in the
| adventurous life of the old house. Mr..
Geiger died and his three daughters
| married. A. A. Rodgers bought the
place thirty years ago.
| The house was leased and rented to
an unbelievably large number Of fami-
lies. Occasionally men staggered out
the door singing to the moon. The
police cooked eyes and planned q raid.
"Come in" said the occupant Of the
premises, with charming hospitality
The chief conducted an organized
search. Not q drop Of liquor waa
| found.
7 This month the place was torn down.
The secrets OF years were unearthed.
Closets had been built between the
lath and the plaster. Several back
bottles hobnobbed with thick-skinned
| mugs.
| A duplex house and q bungalow
| cry of modernity-will be built on the
lot. The life of the state-trottina
| structure is over. Its story is told.
| If you sit before the fire this vim
ter and see flame-pictures OF frontier
1 Ao tSA v,lxc haef1 q nj
rocking to Kansas behind a pair OF
oxen-you'll know the wood came from
| the stack of timber at Fifth and Mon
| roe streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-25
ASTACk0F STICKS
Nothing Left Of Famous Old
Mansion in Topeka.
Transformation Of Late ~Joint"
ut Fifth and Monroe.
MOVED HERE, ON U. P. TRAIN
Strange Career of George Gel
ger in Early Days.
Secrets Unearthed From Behind
Historic Walls.
MOVED HERE ON U. P. TRAIN

Only a stack of kindling remains to-
day Of the house, located at Fifth and
Monroe. which travelled through fve
states. and deteriorated from a man
sion into a joint honeycombed with
secret closets. The house. intact, ar
rived in Kansas On an OK cart. A
Pottawatomie brave squinted 1T II anu
said, Heap house on warpath."
In the sixties George Geiger decided
to leave the buckeye state and move
west. He hose Ellsworth. KAN. as
his destination. There didn't seem to
be much material for a house except
bluegrass and Indians. Geiger con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-25
ce,ved the :dea Of Importing his home

ceiyed the .dea Of Importing his home
from Ohio.
Nowadays bungalows travel like tour
lists. Houses are folded up, billed over
railways and nobody cares. When
Geiger freighted his house 1000 miles
he was regarded as lunatic or
wizard
Having ascertained that houses could
be packed in sections, Geiger ordered
one in Cincinnati. It travelled by fiat
boat to Leavenworth, where it was
piled on an x cart and logged to Ellis
worth.
Watched 1t With Grunt.
Geiger. his wife and three daughters.
Fannie, Mary and Enthusiastically
called "Trot'-watched its erection.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-11
HIGH TRIBUTE IS PAID
THE EAST INDIAN TROOPS
MARNsMANshlp AND COURAGE
or TROOPS PRAISED az
ENGLISH,

LONDON bee 40 mlsh tribute De-
palo the mnthamar silp and cuuragc OF
tAe East Indian truopa hy an Enguah
pldiCr ip a letter printed lp the Daily
NUWa and Loader
0n ono oecaslou che letter said. 20
saw ttthcf,i to tiie Rnsund entt
about "a br killrd for tbc Indians meal
\ Gprkha stsnline about twelve Yards
away. throw his krfe az thc goat vita
such deadly alm that l,a head was cut
clean OF
Ihrt can throw thcer Weapons al a
aiftuco uf So >Anis and have no Gif.
ueiil ia hRine ,her marN rheN ara
'rii'pi0 ffh,ere Nlth the belief to
aie iu NOE metrt eitrH Paradise ihc,
NtNr na hratton Boa glana.ns rlsht
iii' ihe thltN of the battle Tho anls
Nffiralt, ia to keep tb.m NOM rlshin..
~ 'lr cHomN hViorc the order ls ri,cn
lm'v 1onal whit hat they must leave
ihr 'ysnches apl wregls their way up
10 vhorr the enemy ia Nnd then d,,Ai
thr'r deadly blow
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-11
FOREIGNERS TO KOREA PAY
MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TAX
ABOLITION OF FOREIGN SETTLE
MENTs EFFECTIVE LAST
DECEMBER.

TOXIC Pee 20 Correspondence a.
Tho Nasochud Press Tho abolition
0t foreign settlements iu Korea which
hctame effective ora December So
1913 means that foreigners this year
heein to pay "a municipal tax wunn
thcir proporty hitherto foreigner.
were eNemptvd Oum taxation. The
budget ~ the goyeYnmert of Korea. nf
chosen, for noNi Neag has been mace
up and VIII he placed before tho cab
met ln Toxic IL has been trained
upon the hnancAl policy adopted hy
the governor guurr9l which h that
81 carving out the Independence u
tho finances ~ Chosen in tive Nesre
Notwiihs,andng tho Increase n taN
alton There mas hocn elimination of
revenue hy 100000 iu the customs
railroads and posts and tcicetaphs
chiefly on account 90 the Earopcan var
Altogether loncgt " 1870. 600 must
Pc made up, partly hN ECONOMY In tho
expenses " Varie0s ofiicrs and partly
hv carrving forward Co tNe fnture tho
rrarmpt.on of some rNtraordinar,
loans
ln recognition - services rendered or,
enc question 70 abolition fNreien snt
Elements th' Emperor 90 japan has
d0.nr1iNd thc Nussian French ncl-
eIAn ana Chinese consul generals VITA
ne orfcr ~ The Risins sun Tho
Nulrr'rtn and british consuls who also
helrea lr the work arc not permitted
NN heir governments 90 accept dcoo-
ra,ions.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-11

NOD Cross Christmas Scala date hack \
Ia their origin 90 charity etAmpa,' first |
used Tor the noldirra' rclicf funds la
s3ostun IN iSo2, durina the Civil War
After the war, this method uf raiaang
nlolsss Was discontinued Ia this coun
trs for generation. although 4 found
yunue in Portugal. s,witretl,nd Ans.
trIa. France, spain, Denmark, Norway.
fsuenln. Swedrn ana other lfurupcan
cvuhsrlca. There are now several hum
dried dltferrnt lyprA " charity atampe
uAs1 IN al tarlE ~ the world, ~ m4Gy
~ forty being used In Austria for
chlfdrvn's hospitals alone
STAMPS. or acuia were fifNt USED 20
get monty Tor the anti-tuher.,uioein
crusade Ia Norway end sweden In ipot
Nftef heinE used ~ these countries for
lhfce years. ~ direct result OF the
interest 81 Jacob Kits ia this movo-
incnt the Delaware Anti, rubercuiosls
Association headed by Misn Emily a.
iilsacil. and tbs Rcd Crosse Society "
pntaNnrt coinhiuri IN iUaulng tn
lrrcpicris stump 80 sueccsstul wna
thls campaign that nVAfly ~ 900 Wau
rsaiiscd, aild the ueNg year. IN zoos. tbs
Aflerithn tied Cross isaucl n National
Rtd cross rphcrculosls stamp lronl
uiiis sale, $4,000 was realised that
snnsrrt hshT almost doubled N itap
IN 1910, f,r the fhnt zine thc sal,
vas grtanlscd ~ cnmprehcnsivc ha-
dc. uRine ~ an parts ~ the unisrd
n~'yF nv ssivYVv NNfth we're .mH
~ wv As,sso"s we t'Nv'e" when 'fsS'
NY n'nual s s, nav h'nash' " w
' ,,s',S,, sn,nps,S" n"s NOR
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-11
new RECRUITS PREPARE FOR
WAR WITHIN BUT FEW WEEKS
RECRUITS CALLED OUT TWO
MONTHS AGO NOW READY 70
GO 70 TIE FRONT

hF NNNNFiAffN fFaas
PARIS Toe io She class u fafs
recruits called eu; u,o months La .f
'8nce OF its umc has now hal thr
mouths az training ao1 Is raaortrl t..
ls commanding officers ANA Insfrt.
tors to De- ready Cor ncti1u
This t is said MAY SOON re,,..t
AMY short time in which o. nhIp ..f.
shape discipline and accustam te 4.
HARD duties ~ @ campaign al arm,
"i ESQ geo fworfy -ycrr-oli rsn h.t
7" explained however thlt thc ~,
''fihi was excellent TheIr rn. ~,
'lnnl condition is attributed iarr.f,. B..
NC def clopmrnt ot sport mo. Isl.
m,nN indications ihat thrso ytlr
s ldiers are roW near mo 0vb-~
linc
The recruits ~ 1878 called sYt sr
Near before thftr time. have tust NJ
sed the moilcal examination I'D, tt,
year diffafcnce in aen docs nos se..,
VIC Anticipated difference IN rhys.
W ttness Tho proportion N ar
'rp'ea mon VIII not IAN ssf ehsr,
Nc proportion az fhe class Ia ,st,
reese soldiers viii shrrll, iatts
'ae' the piee's ~ thc nerteai,, .t.s
N fhs instruction camps. ana n i i,
ree,e" that thcN win he read. ~, IL
i've icfNiye hN March
fho class 81 1915 Will a. i,s....
n ares number q men exen,n,,s 4.
Fs'rn' 'ra-s ard pfahahiy ans.,s 4,
about 2sseoQ u.sa. "
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-11
J)E DUNN WILL HAVE
DALLAS TEAM NEXT SEASON
FORMER ATLANTA PLAYER SIGN
60 10 MANAGE TEXAS TEAM
m 1915.

ATLANTA. Ga, Doc 10 Dunn, vet +
Gran catcher Of the Atlanta club ~ the
Southern ieaeac to-day sisned CON
trltc 20 manage the Dallas club az tho
reNha icasuc iu 1918 inc Gardner Of
Dallas Inns been divkcring with Dunn
fnr aomr time aud ntlcr making eitis-
favmp tcina with Billy smith Of the
'rarhrra. wont Gao punn's ohio home "a
obtain tho plaAcrg contract Manager
smith today soalrd tho deal by an
nouuelng tha rtlease ~ nunn 40 Dallas
Gardner had two birds 10 ldn with
ano Stone. ns he was sadlN in need ol
% capahle receiver The only other man
aatrla rossihilty he considered was
nlHn D maseman iork OusioW ~ t'rov
ldvucr who uucc PLAYED with Dallas
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-11
THE STORY OF THE RED (RlSS SEAL
THAT BRINGS CHEER TO THE AFFLICTED

Healn Association, introduced and
,ahaad as the 1iirtS thild i.cslHla-
,urn aAtewidc campaign " heing
carried GA tu secure shc hulldinn -
such horpliAia Ia every county cf ie
900 population. ana aver rive c0uu-
ties haze already taken advantage ~
tl,e law. 10 date neNcn hoapltaia hayo
b,sep se0urcd Tor rcNaa AZ total cost
~ tiS0OOo Red CrCas ChriHtmaa
seala are financing this movement
\ hii prn,ldinR for the establish
ment " l'clorti Hospitals Cor COM
niinptiyo strangers ia the Southwest
han hcca introduced iu the present sea-
sion az Congress Much ssorl, has hcrn
done Ia organization and iu creating
( puhlio aNutImrut rhc Ncd GROSS
rbtistmaa Seale arc financing tne
I Southwestern Conference un rehcrcu.
loaia which ~ pfrSstaE thin campaign
An appropriation of $4,000 WAS So.
cured hy tho roxas l'phlic Health AS
aicintion rfum ,hc rhirly-thlrt lofis-
lNfnre fNf the cNprrse 80 puhAc
hrnlth Educational ENhihit tanspHirii.
which is NOW heiNr rafiui on bs che
rvNas l'uhilc lirtlth NNhihu in "a rails
WAY car Rcd CRUISE chrntmas seals
~iil Aid lu thia WOf,
The rcNaa rphhc Health Association.
wh'sc culirc WINK is financed hy He'd
trcss Dhrlsinits scale hsr trnr e
lnire 4melnt of educational ANA pro.
paranda work. ~ ,ceNrc tae above rc-
suits Thr Association hAR aidcd iu the
urhmldiNr IF size ~mtc sanaieriun, al
Carlsbad has assisted hi bringing 90.
swner nv County and city " nallas "a
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-11
GAY PAREE IS NOT
THE PARIS OF OTHER
DAYS SAYS WRITER
noMTMARTHs HAS BEEN PUT TO
SLEEP BY MARTIAL AAW.
THE MOULIN ROUGE" BLIND


at AHaeaIafsd Press
PARIS. pet lo hoririafife hN
heeu plf tu sleep ns ufriin A" li|
"Huitt' from INN.taN' D lfl'r. INr
b. uiunErl A aiotfu. HNN ~
o.. spirits thHf stHi ftunf iN r'i
nni Nnuiefards So seems as t N.m
nf the world Hsn for lHt tA hr
from thousands of mr ipnN WniA
o'ciark striker Hrem 'H maa' tuIf
Du0if Go latNIt THEN al
wore nn use 7he contest a.tH tHiN
a TOO unequal l0lIias rN
D! sec more serious miuiti 0.l.r
out longsT llt fhr Nrhf
hlH past nine Ther 81 mHf.t, a'
into nothing
Tho -NoulIr lHnH. aetmH tH
some blind. thr cnufm.ls Hiuf OBJ
nlndruu That r0r ao mang gcir ra
increasingly ne. n.i DOB n taIN f'.
90 shrf.t bnut .r.n ave- mel.n'f
Tho .N.uIIr oh. d. 30 .Irif. n.sa
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-11

CIV iaNes ~ 'a,s rsaf $3.50 ar. oo,.
N'y Secrsiarr
f's y = Nuilesn. cits Sccrc,ars
,sAdsvl ,lsensvaIl
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-11-13
For some time Barcus struggled

For some time Barcus struggled
vainly with his bonds. AS for Rose.
she wasted no strength in struggling
perhaps had none to waste. When he
looked her way he saw her exquisite
profile unmarried by any line of fear or
doubt, sharply relieved against the
darkness of the rising food. Her level
gaze without tremor trayersed the
shining food to its far horizon.
He noted that already the waters
bad risen more than an inch.
Humbled even in his terror by that
radiant calm that dwelt upon her. he
yentured difidentIy: Rose Miss
Urine"
She turned her head and found the
heart to smile. Rose" she corrected
gently.
"I'm sorry" he said-which was not
at all what he had meant to say, Eve
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-11-13

despair. He shook his head helplessly
and let hia hands dangle idly between
his knees. M
With no way on her. the lifeboat
drifted with current OF unknown set
and strength.
What can We do?" Rose implored,
I'VE must do something. We can't
leave him Oh, when l think
OF him there, In her hands. could go
mad!"
IF only knew" Barcus protested:
but my hands are tied. my wits are
as helpless as my eyes are blind.
There's nothing to go by--except the
bare possibility that the reef she
spoke of may be Norton's II doesn't
seem possible. but we may have made
that much southing. In that case
we're about three miles on the main
land. somewhere in the neighborhood
OF Katama island, little, rocky, DESC
late bump OF earth, inhabited mainly
by fishermen"
The girl wrung her hands. "But
how could Judith get there-and with
her men--and ammunition"
Don't ask me. Going on my expe-
rience with the lady. I'D be willing to
bet that she was picked up by the
steamer that ran us down. and pro-
ceeded to make prize OF it-or try
10. One things certain--she must
have found or stolen boat from
somebody; they couldn't have made
Norton's reef by swimming too
far. That's the answer; they were
picked up. stole boat. and piled II
up on the reef"
And there's no HOPPE"
"only of the fog relenting. II we
could make the mainland and get
help
His accents died away into a discon-
solate silence that was unbroken for
upwards Of an hour
| SO slowly the current bore the life
boat toward the beach and so still
the tide that Barcus never appreciated
they were within touch OF any land
until the bows grounded with a slight
jar and a grating sound.
With cry of incredulity he leaped
to his feet = Land. by all that's
lucky!"--and STOPPING. lent hand to
the girl. aiding her to rise.
Hardly had Rose had time to com
prehend what had happened, wher
Barcus was over the side and wres
Ting with the bows. dragging the boa
farther upon the shoals.
She was, however. more than one
man could manage; and when hel
stem had bitten a little more deepl,
into the sands, Barcus gave over tn,
attempt and, lifting Rose down, Sc
her on dry land. then climbed back int,
the vessel. rummaged out her anchor
and cable, and carried them ashore
planting the former well up towards
the foot Of the cliff.
And as he rose from this last labo
he was half blinded by the glare of tn
westaring sun as 1t broke through tn
fog.
In less than FIVE minutes the miracr
lous commonplace was an aeon
plished fact: the wind had rolled tn