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startled figures on the beach.
Before they could stir the weird
light glimmercd on polished weapon
In the bow OF the boat, and spitcrul
tongue of areddish flame spat out, q
bullet sang between Mes5rs. Law and
Barcus, and with sad tllud of dis
appointment: buried itself in the sands
of wave eaten bluff behind them.
Like twin autOmatons stirred TO ac-
ton by the report, the two turned
and pelted off down the beach. 10
escape that deadly area OF illumina-
tion.
Other shots sped after them, but
none was so well aimed; and pres
emily, finding break in the bluff,
they swung off into the grateful ahci-
ter OF the night wrapped dunes.
Meantime the dory mad grounded on
the beach, and its several occupants
-four or five of them, ell men, ap-
parcntly-jnmDing out, sct off in pur-
suit of the fugliivcs. following The
tracks in the sand.
The blackness of the night, how
ever, conspircd with the savage laby-
rlnth OF the duncs to save Alan and
the companion.
"ithin WiotneF i've mlnutcS-WEllo
still the pursuit floundcrcd and BIAS
phcned nj random II round quarter
mile to the south-Mr. Law and MIR.
l3orcus were noiselessly suuirming on
their bellies. like two great snakes
In the bcach-grass, up the back OF a
ten-foot bluff. And presently from
It's brow they looked down on the
spot where the dory lay only its bow
out OF water, its stern atloat, under
armed guard.
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NE to Davy Jones locker. How does
she explain her presence aboard?"
Much as surmised." Alan replied.
81 fancy they chloroformed her while
she slept in that hotel in Portland
Watcher or no. Rose woke uD in
closed motor-car- bound ana gagged,
Of course-and was brought ab0ar., at
Gloucester about Midnight"
Simple when you know h0w,' Par
Gus commented. "Of course, / always
did say that truth was - stranger TO
fiction. Cuddlo down, now, and I'll
talk you insensible."
his accents already merging in with
the swish OF tho 'ion,;si,l2 waves, the
bubbling of the wake, and the many
toned composite voice uf the ship in
being, unconsciou9le,; ike cloud
descended upon Alan's ovcrwearicd-
faculties.
He woke mu:in ou5iy with a yawn
and shiyer, in the gray of tar
nishcd daybraaH, tC find .hut fog
pressed heavily upoo the face Of the
waters, q mist SO thick that from the
stern the waist Of the vessel was al
most invisible, the bows completely
so.
Barcus stood over him, ut the wheel,
fairly recling with wcarincss. his
eyes bloodshot, swollen, and half
closed in face like mask of ia
! tiguc.
Cant keep up much Longer" he
apologized thickly; stood It about as
long, aS 1 can. Take your trick and
Give me forty winks."
Grateful solicitude brought Alan in.
stantly to his side, though he himself
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was sluggish and stiff and sore in all
his limbs.
You're a brick" no protested.
Why didn't !vou raii me Irc suoie,-?: 3.
mo good; knew. the way-you
didn't. That is, II did until this ac-
cursed fog closed lownt a couple 6t
hours ago. Now Tod knows where
we are-by my reckoning somewhere
IN Nantucket Sound west OF Mono
moy." ,3 s, s'sr * : =
fixed to tho wheel box, he 1erked It
sharply three times; and the auto
matte horn blared raucously q three
fold response up. forward. $50
keep that goingss' hc begged, three
blasts In q row and a minute interval
and IL the devil takes care OF his
own 1--WE may possibly escape being run
down."
With a sigh. relinapisiling the
W gel. he collapsed upon tire deck.
and was almost fnytantly asleep.
The wind had faiien until bnrely
enough air Stirred 20 keep why on
the vessel; she moved IN sii6nce, a
spectrai ship upon d spsctraf rea ,os
long oily sWells and the Complexion
or Lead. Hithef and, ydsi III The D,tsc,iT-
ity, fog signals OF other shippihg
sounded a concort OF xilscnrdance.-
the man-power horn of cat-boat
crying the warning back to the decp-
throated whistle OF d eoastwise steaTn:
ship and the irnpariinerit drumming
of q motor-boat's exhaust with the
mufiier cut out. 3. & Y ~,
This last boxed tho cornpess, sound
Ing now near now far; though the
complaints CT other shipping dinsin-
ished In volume and died away. IN the
distance. giving placo To- otliars still,
the piutterrpistter OF that ;siotc. sTa5
never aitogetber lost II, at times IL.
faded Ii seemed certain always to
return in even louder ySluIhe. -
VainIy .straining his vision against
the blank palior. Of the ehc6nipassing
fog, Alan VI 3ndered, worried, dfeadedi
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but they couldn't possibly!"

But they couldn't possibly!"
Since when did you set up to be n
Judge OF possibilities? Nothing prob
able ever happened 90 you in ali your
young life---'s far's can make out,
AS for mel know there are at least
two life-saying stations on Nauset,
both with modern equipment-motor
lifeboats and all; and. nothing will
ever persuade me that pack OF wolves
would stick at breaking in and con-
tiscating one OF the same. It's az like
iy as not--only more So. Our present
businessJis to get the hell out of here
and not advertise our exit, either.
Take that port light In and dowse Il,
while dc the same by the s.a-boara,
Then duck below. warn your Dulcinea,
and put out the cabin lamp. That
way'-if tliia blackness and our bnli.
luck only holds--we may manage an
egnsion!"
There followed an exceedingly bnsy
quarter OF an hour for two constrain-
cd in pitch darkness to groue their
way about the decks and famiIiariza
themselves with the fdiosynUeasies ~
n strange swo<master. Neyertheless
the end OF that per,od found tlfe
schoon = with canvas full and sheets
tant, .'ood easterly breeze abearp.
swiftly wecving wake southwards-,
the light on. Monomoy Point watch-
lng her curiously from over the star
board beam. Z. y -
Hear anything more of that power
boata" Alan asked, joining Barcus by
the wheel. .l's 7ss :.
,scsofhingA-twind foo trash .s.,.s
yourself easy on the aoft sitsn an 3
plank here. f1liand you kick in fheG
shte when so minded 4-or when it,s
yonf trick at the wheel,
With a cliuckie. Alan obeiiently
"a etched himself out on tho. deck.
Al say Enwt,'' - -
"Weiisn
S You seem pretty easy in your mind
aoout this young woman below. 20
'slle, she's The same that tried 70 sond
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At irregular intervals, starting
from preoccupation, he would manip-
ulate the brass pull on the wheel box,
provoking the horns suffering blasts
or protest. But the need for unre
m;tting vigilance and exercise of tn,
fog-signal, failed none the less TO rec
oncile Alan to that blatant ciamoi
which SO widely and so hideously ad.
vertiscd their whereabouts.
If there were anything still to be
feared from Judith and her crew--if
for instance, as Barcus had suggested
they had sought out one of the life
saving stations on Nanset Beach, ap.
prcpriated its power-driven' life-boa,
and renewed the pursuit, IL ever they
heard that horn thore would beyono
question he the devil to pay.
The loneliness of his vigil was even.
| tually relieved by the appearance oI
deck OF the woman Alan loved.
The tableau that greeted her visior
Las she emerged from the companion.
Eway, OF the haggard. unshaycn wretcl
at the wheel and the other who la,
! at his feet, where he had fallen. IL
stupOr of fatigue, instantly wrun,
from Rose little cry OF solicitude
And she was quick to do what littl,
she could to alleviate their discomfort
For Barcus she fetched q pillow AM
blanket from the cabin; and this on,
suffered her ministrations withou
once rousing from his slumbers. Thel
fastening forward, she goi the gale,
fire going and prepared makeshif
breakfast for her half famished lover
| Warm food and hot coffee-such a.
they were-lending q little tone t.
! Alan's spirits, he was presently abl
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"iIello in there"

Hello in there"
The response was a cry or incrodu-
lous delight: Alan
Ey way of answer Alan hurled him
self bodily against the door "A, the
second impact of shoulders backed by
u hundred and eighty pounds of solid
flesh and determination. the lock
spiintered away from it's socket. the
door flew open with . bang-an Alan
into the room with cry: "Eose,"
His sweetheart met him half-way
her arms nDliftcd, her countcnancc
transfigured.
And Mr. Barcus turned and slow
~ asccnded the companionway. his
nose wrinkIed with misgiy;rgs
Seine ten minutes later Il hail from
the deck broke tie embrace of the
lovers:
"Below there, say-Law!- wind
a-comins!"
"Pight-oi Half Il minute"
Eut that stipulated delay was sew
cral times multiplied before Alan
showed up on deck. TO find Barcus
bending laborious back to the cap
stan.
Lend n hand. can't you?" Barcus
complained. blowing heavily. "i didn't
interrupt your nmours just TO get an
audience. The sooncr we get this an
chor in"
Alan checked him with a hand on
his arm. Whats that?' he dcma nd
cd in tone tense with apprehension
Tho mufflod RUNNING OF heavy
duty marine motor driftcd down CT
the wings Of the sluggish wind.
Don't ask me: I'm afraid &c
guess"
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r
to discuss their situation with some
optimism. Yet nothing could gloss
the fact that; the problem confronting
them was one whose solution DaffIec
their utmost ingenufty-one the sim
pie contemplation Of which taxed their
Courage andS Intelligence to the ex-
.treme.
He summed up: 81 can't see any
thing for 1t but father and Judith are
determined to have my scalp, and I'm
hanged IL can zee how to protect
myself without taking a leaf out OF
their books. What I'm most afraid oi
Is that soine time may forget it's e
woman i'm defending myself against
When fellows lighting for his very
life he can't always stop to calculate
the weight OF his blows."
The young man sighed, shook. his
head. laughed uncertainty. and held
her closer to him: "Don9 fear, I'll
find some way out without injurtng
either Of them. I promise you lthall .
he sealed ttes pledge upon her lips
And IN that ninnient of their oblivion
to the world !, from some point foi y ard
q muffled crash sounded stimuli ane.
ously with the dull shock. Of a co, IFS
ion with o smaller vessel; and d
strange yeice cried out with an acs
cent OF higli exhltation.
Before either Alan or the girl could
disengage. the decks rang loud with a
rush OF boted feet pounding aft.
The figures OF the boarding party
We're already taking shape through the
fog as Alan spreng toward the com.
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minute. then help me get you
aboard"
He obeyed, controlling his panic
as best he might; and presently, with
considerable assistance from Barcus,
contrived to scramble In over the
gunwales Of aboat which proved to be
the stolen life-boat.
Aside from Barcus and himself 1t
held one other person only-the wom-
an he loved, crampled up and uncon-
scious in the bow.
He strove 70 rise and go to her, to
make sure that still she lived. Bar
Gus restrained and quieted him.
There! Easy, l say She's all
right-fainted--t all! she and
took the water In practically the
same spot, and luck threw this S.
strokes. no trouble at ail-in q man.
ner of speaking!=
"But the steamer"
"Why fret about her? At the pace
she was making she couldn't have
stopped within half mile. Well be
all right now-with power to fetch
us to land"
but the others-Judith! Alan sat
up ana leaned over the gunwale.
searching an oily, leaden expanse
spotted only with a few splinters ard
bits of wreckage. II left ner out
Observation-Disclosures drown. 1
tell you!"
"And I'll tell you smething!" said
MIR. Barcus severely. you'll lie quiet
and shut up or I'll dent your dome
with the share of an oar. Let her
drown-and a good job. 1 say! Don't
you know the meaning of enough?
Merciful heavens. man, you're the
most Unsuitable glu.ton for punish
ment ever!"
But Alan wasn't, listening. His
face We: C lightless as the waters
4 that swan beneath his lack-luster
| gaze. There was a horror in his
| heart that numbed even the sense
of relief. of deliverance, that pene-
trated his being like shock of mortal
pain.
: Dead! Judith dead! Back there, in
the fog and the cold" "dcad by
his hand!
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CTo be continued.)
It AINays Docs tle Work.

.'T like Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy better than any other" writes Il.
E. Roberts. Homer City, Pa. II have
taken it of and on for years and It
mas never failed to give the desired
results" For sale by, Evans Phar-
macy. All dealers.
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rest he drifted from place to place, a
~nondescript wanderer. sometimes a
worker, sometimes a tramp.
His life was ruined, and he knew 1t,
And for it's ruin he hated himself, and
no hated doubly. with a hatred that
had through years OF brOoding grown
into a monomania. its arst cause. John
Barton.
The curtain ran up, and the show
began. A short skirted singer and a
black faced comedian appeared. An
drew stirred r~estlessly and wished
himself again In the streets.
There followed a mediocre juggler
aud a man who went through the I'M
interesting process Of being tied ana
shackled In various ways and then re-
leasing himself. And then the feature
bill OF the evening was announced;
THE great Salambos."
Andrew Strengthened himself with q
conclusive start that caused his neigh
bors on either side to look at him APP
prehensively. for in the a person
age bowling from the side Of the stage
and smlllngly introducing his own act
be recognized John BartOnl
It was impossible, but It was true.
The same face. the same figure. the
same voice. the same-Andrew strained
his eyes-the same car above the right
eyebrow.
And while Andrew strOve against the
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Whole World Is Planning to Visit the Greatest Of
Universal ExpOSiiOnS at Which Uncle Sam viii
Celebrate the Opening Of the Panama Canal.

PNHRoUGHoUT Hew world millions of people are Panmngb visit the PanmaImhcE Exposition which opens
ships and railroads are planning low round trip rates with privileges of outing never before enjoyed
And while mhMs are preparing visit the vt Exposition which opens ION Feb 20 mhp Appropriations
for the Exposition itself are far advanced and It has, attained stag Of devhpHWntu nepmhd by any universal
celebrations the history of the world The vast ehbt palaces are completed and the Installation OF the worlds
sites and the great concession area, "eZ one" are being crowned by completed structures that leave no doubt
as to hepr preparation made for THU magnificent Exposition
Thee coming Exposition OnaBg greater Tecadag greater beauty, whTe Whhona and more mpdwtnRe entertain
mth than any predecessor and instead Of following peeennt has shattered them at every urn and has
adhd hmpuvmensO old phsu that will make II b@i and Uy modern Exposition
Thrydxn foreign nations are participating and the amounts appropriated run from the hundreds of thousands
to the SNoOO Of China and neN aOOO Of Argentina TeSt tate hive not Jagged in "rTtng the invitation
to have herp part in the gOy of cebrtngu the completion OF ueTa nnnc L and mHUmne will he ppe
gbd the list remains II snndA New York tops tk list with WOOW
Contests with be offered such hhe been @n in no other great assembly fh humanity da few m the many
hAtM are drawing the vhnr aN:T The round the world aTopae race or SmNn in p@. the New York to San
Francisco moOnoat uef for $4,000 two nn@s horse racing meets for &HGNO In PURSES yachting events for
cups offered by King GeYe " of England and President Woodrow Wilson the first worlds polo tunMneta
worlds series baseball game and championships every meO of athletic ports
No pe of the Exposition is being neglected. and tn railroads. are Icing urp part by rhg unprecedented
ing and Sdeh trips
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SHOCKING THE
SALAMBOS
Deed Of Vengeance and Its
Happy Sequel
By ROBERT J. PEARsALL
by Frank A. Munssy Co.

Andrew Hemphm glanced nc the
gaudy prints outside Of the Gaiety
theater, started to pass on, hesitated.
saw the sign ave cents" above the
ticket window. turned in, paid his
nickel and entered the folding doors.
Then he leaned back in his seat and
stared at the white curtain on which
moving pictures would presently be
thrown. and in a few moments saw
shaping there a little private moving
picture Of his own. 80 distasteful that
he fought against the illusion for q
while, and then resigned himself to It,
as he had many times before, and let
his memory run riot.
His father was the village merchant.
Andrew had been offered the choice
between a clerkship In the store and
a position as teller and all round man
in the village bank. In an evil hour
he had chosen the latter.
Still, for two years everything had
gone well. He had followed the lei
surely routine OF his work cOntented-
ly and might still be following II, If
At the thought a snarl disngured his
face. II 1t had not been for John Bar
ton! For years he had been saying
that.
Every misfortune Of his life he
traced to this one case. When he
found himself penniless and hungry.
he muttered the words.
When he lay on freezing nights shell
terless, for lack of money to hire him
self a bed. he blamed 1t on John Bar
ton.
II was a simple story. John Barton
was the cashier. They two were the
only employees OF the bank. the only
ones, save the president, who had nc
cess to the funds. There had been a
robbery. Andrew had been arrested.
Part Of the money was found in his
room.
He found 1t impossible to account Tor
his actions on the night of the robbery.
He had been lured away by a faxed
message.
1t was clearly a frameup against
him, and by whom but John BartonI
But he could not prove It.
Arrested and imprisoned. he lost his
nerve. The jail was old and rickety.
and one night he pried the bars away
with a leg of the iron bathtub. He
escaped, but only into a larger prison.
For to him, nameless, friendless, pen
niless, with a price on his head, offered
by the Bankers association, OF which
he shuddered to think. the freedom
which he gained proved less desirable
than the confinement from which he
had fed.
Pursued by misfortune, haunted al
ways by dread OF recognition and ar
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his CURIOUS FALL.
h Wedsed Him Head Down In q slit
In q Steep Cliff.

A personal experience Of a highly
sensational character is recorded by A
II. Savage Landor in his book Across
Unknown South America:"
"The forest neal the Secondary river
was at first Overgrown with dense
vegetation that gave Us a good deal OF
work and extra exertion. but after
that when we got some distance from
the water. the forest was fairly clean,
except Of course for the fallen trees.
We found troublesome nvines Of great
depth where streamlets had cut their
way through.
ain going down one of those difficult
ravines l had an accident that might
have been fatal. The ravine, the sides
Of which were almost vertical. was
very narrow-Only about ten metres
across. We let ourselves down. hold
ing on to a llama. When we reached
the bottom We found a tiny brook
winding It's way between great round
bOulders that left a space about two
feet wide for the water. l began to
climb the other side. and / had got to
a height OF. about thirty feet In order
to go up this steep incline 1 had set one
foot against a small tree and I pulled
myself up by a Llama. Unluckily the
llama suddenly gave way. The weight
Of the load that l had on my shoulders
made me lose my balance 30 that my
body described a complete semicircle.
I dropped down head first from that
height on the rocks below.
Providence once more looked after
me on that occasion. On the flight
down I already imagined myself dead;
but nO-my head entered the cavity
between two great rocks, against
which my shoulders and the load be-
came jammed. while my legs waved
wildly in midaiE. 1 was forced so
hard against tina two side rocks that
I could not possibly extricate myself
Il was only when Benedicto and the
new man came 10 my help and pulled
me out that we were able to resume
our Journey. / was much shaken and
a good deal bruised, but otherwise
none the worst for that unpleasant
fan"
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maroIe aloud and checked himself IN
terror.
He saw people whom he met looking
at him %curiously. ind tried TO get a
grip on himself.
But he kept on walking. He wanted
TO 60 back TO his room. but he was
afraid. Somebody OF something might
meet him there.
He wanted to go into a saloon and
get a drink. It might steady him. but
again he was afraid.
He walked, walked, walked. Some
times he broke into a shambllng run.
He left the downtown district far be,
hind.
His path now led between long rows
Of darkened houses, filed with sleeping
people. Sleepingl He would never be
able to sleep again.
Hours passed. Beneath a aickering
street light he looked at his watch. II
was 4 O'Clock. Soon It would be day
light
AT the thought a mighty terror seized
him and shook him from head 70 foot
Light
How could he face the hght7 Strip
ped Of its mantle OF darkness, would
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
PUBLIC LAND SALE.
once of the Commissioner of Public
Lands, State of New Mexico,
Santa Fe, New Mexico, Aug. 3. 1914.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to
the provisions of an Act Of Congress- approx
ed June Goth. 1910. the Laws OF the State OF
New Mexico. and the rules and regulations of
the State Land Odice. the Commissioner of
Public Lands will offer at public sale, to the
highest bidder at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. on October
20, 1914, in the own OF Silver City, County OF
Grant, State of New Mexico, in front of the
Court House therein. the following described
tracts of land, viz: All of Sections 81, 81. 81.
35, and36, T. 23S., r, II W.. All of Sec. 2. 81.
81 ny, Lots l. 2, 3 Sec. 3, All of See. 4, So
NEk, Hh NwA, NWA NwA, SEk SEk Sec
&, ny sWA Sec. g.. SM, NWk. ny NEk, SEA
NEk Sec, g.. All of Sections 10. ID, and IS, 81,
NEk, 81 Nwh Sec. u. All of Sec. u, ny.
sWK, ny SEX. SWk SEA Sec, q, NEk. EH
Nwk. swA Ewk. NEA sen, WY swk Sec.
20. sen. Swk, sen NEh, NWk Mex, Ms
NWA Sec. 81, All of Sections 20, 81, 30, and
"a. EH NWk, M SEX. NEk Swk, sen NEk
Sec. 80. All of Sec. 90, I. - g., r. II W., con-
tanning H,O5S. II acres, more or less. the inn
provements on same being one well and feno-
ing amounting to the UNI Of One Thousand.
Seven Hundred, Eighty-six and 45-lOO Dollars
Sl, TS6.45) No bid will be accepted for less
than 900 per acre, which is the appraised
value thereof.
The above sale of lands will be subject
to the following terms and conditions, viz:
The successful bidders must pay to the Com
missioner of Public Lands, or his agent hold
ing such sale, one-tenth of the prices offered
by them respectively for the land. 4 per cent
interest in advance for the balance Of such
purchase prices. the fees for advertising and
appraisement and all costs incidental to the
sale heroin. also for the improvements, aud
each and all Of said amounts must be deposit
ed in cash or certified exchange at the time of
sale, and which said amounts and all of them
arc subjective forfoisure,tV che stats of Nov
Mexico II the successful bidders do not ex-
eoute a contract within thirty days after 1t
has been mailed 70 them by the State Land
ONCE, said contracts 10 provide for the pay
ment of the balance of the purchase prices of
tracts of land In thirty equal annual INSTALL
ments with interest on all deferred payments
at the rate of per cent per annum In adj
vance. payment and interest due on October
LIST of each year. and such Othef conditions.
obligations. reservations and terms as ma
be required by lew.
The above tract will be sold in lite en-
tlrety, The Commissioner Of Public Lands.
or his agent holding such sale. reserves the
right to reject any and all bids at said sale.
Possession under contracts Of sale for the
above described tracts will be given on or be-
fore October Let. 1914.
witness may hand n the Official seal
OF the State Land once, this sth day Of Aug.
1919.
Commissioner of Public Lands.
First publication Aug, "a