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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-01-21
DiYerSifCatiOn Is @'
The Remedy.

Atlanta, Ca. Jan. 26-TbS I'M
portance of the Investigation of
crops by the Georgia farmer was
emphasized il a letter received at
the headquarters of the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce Yesterday
from the Georgia representative
of a banking concern that has
loaned over $2O,0O0,OOO to the
farmers of the state during the
past thirty years.
In this letter, the state chamber
is urged to push the work of put
ting befoie the states farmers the
nec9 ssitY of diversifYing their
crops, not only on account of the
approach of the boil weevil, which
will enter the state from Alabama
this year, but FROM standpoint
10y
of financial credit.
The letter from the banking
concern, says in. part as follows:
"We have just had a letter from
foreign company that we repre-
sent which states that after care
full consideration it will draw a
strict line in lending between far
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-01-21
Rock Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Claire Smith en-
tertained a number of their friends
at Rock Friday evening. During
the evening a delightful salad
course was served.
The guests were: DIR. and Mrs.
Louis Turner, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Parrott. Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Hammock, Mrs, Shallenberger,
Mrs. Helen Maldoon, MIR. and Mrs
Davis of Penn, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
0. Tisdel, MRS. Broughton, Miss
Mary Lobingier, Miss Lula Mae
Reynolds, Dublin and DR.. Fred
Keefer.
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Observation-Disclosures.

At the residence of Judge VIM.
B. Moore on Sunday evening Jan.
18th. Miss Annie Crawford and
Mr.. Charles Walker were joined
in the Holy Bonds of Wedlock."
The bride is an attractive and
beautiful voting lady from North
Carolina, and was here visiting
relatives. the families of Capt.
Byrd Mobley and Mr.. M. B.
Mobley.
Mr.. Walker is a former well
known and highly respected citi-
zen of Fitzgerald.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Mobley
stood up with the happy couple.
Judge Moore is always at his
best when starting such good
looking young couple on the
pathway Of life together, and
has a sign on his Office, Married
while you watt. NEXT.
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Drew-Gaf.

Miss Lottie Drew and Mr.. G,
W. Calf will be married at 9 p. NJ.
at the home of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Drew on e.
Altamaha street. Rev. G. W.
Mathews officiating. The bride and
groom are both well known in the
city and have the best wishes of
their numerous friends. Mr.. and
Mrs. Calf will make their home
on E. Altamaha.
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Notice To Truck Growers

AT 10 a. m. Saturday JAM, 81,
the Truck Growers association will
meet at the county Superintend-
ent of Schools office at the court
house.
Every member Of this organiiza-
ton is expected to be present on
account of important business to
be transacted.
E. j. Hogan, Pres.
Geo. A. Drexler, Sec.
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mers who rely solely upon Gotten
and others who adopt mixed farm
ing"
This action, the letter adds, is
taken Notwithstanding the fact
that the company has lost not a
cent on any of its loans in Geor-
gia during the past fifteen years,
and is taken simply as Indicating
that the foreign company believes
that if a farmer does not diversity
he is not progressive and therefore,
not a good risk.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-01-21
For Rent

A part or all of my residence on
Washington Avenue, together
with the land. Also west half of
house on acre tract No. 532 op-
posite my residence. Apply to
8 4t-p. Ransom Mathews.
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Arbuckles Coffee 25c. Luzianne
Coffee 25c. Davis Bros.
White Way equipment was in
stalled around the Court House
and Jail.
LosT-A lap robe, yellow on
one side and black on the other
side, picture Of a dog woven
in the center. Return to Fetner
and Smiths Garage. j-11tf
Mr.. j. w. Pass leaves tonight
for Atlanta.
Good music at Ideal Concert
Co. tonight.
Mr.. W. T. Little formerly of
Larrel, Miss. has opened a
jewelry repair shop in the City
Drug Store.
Genuine Burt Tenn. Seed Oats
-Dodd Supply Go.
Superintendent R. j. Prentiss
visited the rural schools in the
eastern part of the county Tuesday.
Genuine Burt Tenn. Seed Oats
--Dodd Supply Co.
W. G. Lanier, who with his
wife, was indicted by the Ware
county Grand jury for the murder
of their infant baby several months
ago, was found not guilty at the
second trial of his case. Lanier
had been convicted of murder and
sentenced to be hung, but applied
for a new trial. Pending the mo-
ton for a new trial his wife was
tried and acquitted of the same
charge.
Genuine Burt Tenn. Seed Oats
-Dodd Supply Co.
Mr.. M. E. Pittman has accent
ed his former position with the
Consolidated Grocery Company.
He is we'll known here and his
many friends will be glad to learn
that he will again make his home
in Fitzgerald.
The children in Ideal Concert
Co. are worth seeing.
For Sale-One two seated wira
wheel carriage. Inquire of G. w.
Hayes. Phone 244. 8-tf.
Your land will produce more
if you will use our inc Of high
grade commercial fertilizers.
We also solicit the trade that
want a very high grade guano
for their garden or truck farm
ing. Phone 283 or 354.
Dodd Supply Co.
It's an i'll wind, etc. It's a
young mule that wont follow the
furrow.
FoUND-One gold watch. Fin
der may have same by Identify
ing and paying for this ad. Call
at Dickey Lumber Co. j-19-tf
What has the world done for
you! Well, what have you done
for the world?
SACRAFICE SALE = Desirable
warehouse-or factory sight. Half
value.
j-7-tf Address BOX 7O7.
If men looked before they leap
ed, there would be fewer disap-
pointments and less wisdom.
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Will cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Collie, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. Antiseptic AnOdyne, used in,
ternally and externally. Price Csc
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Oyster Supper

The Epworth League Of the
First NJ. b. Church will serve an
oyster supper Friday night Jan.
23rd., at the W. R. e. Hall. Every
one cordially invited.
Supper from 6 to 8 o'clock. 2t.
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For Sale-one Cadillac Automo-
bile, 5 passenger. good condition.
Real estate taken in exchange
Write care P. O. Box 8O4, Fitz-
gerald, Ga. 147-tf.
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Call 288 for Stove Wood.

Call 288 for Stove Wood.
Col. R. NJ. Bryson of Ocilla is
in the city today.
2 boxes of Corn Flakes 15c.
Oranges 15c dozen. Davis Bros.
Mr.. G. G. Smith of Brunswick
stopped in the city yesterday.
Mr.. D. Holmes of Cordele was
in the city Tuesday looking after
his business interests.
House sos S. Lee street for rent.
Furniture for sale. 153-tf.
Mr.. 9. F. Lanier of Macon has
accepted a position with Denmark
Drug Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis OF Ligenier
Penn. are visiting Mrs. Shallen-
berger on s. Main.
Genuine Burt Tenn. Seed Oats
-Dodd Supply Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rogers
spent Tuesday in Rebecca with
their daughter Mrs. George Paulk.
Sugar SLIPS sack. IL cans To-
matoes 85c. 2 cans Tomatoes 15c.
Davis Bros.
Mrs. G. H. Anon of HeadIand,
Ala, is the attractive guest of her
cousin engineer Chas. Herring and
family.
See Jake at Ideal Concert Co.
Sonight.
Mrs. Chas. Herring and her
guest, Mrs. G. H. Anon will
spend the weekend in Atlanta.
Lost-small folding pocket-book
containing several notes, no money
Return to Jas. Fletcher. or Leader
Enterprise. tip.
Mrs. J. H. Little accompanied
by Mrs. w. J. Barton of Ocilla
were shopping in the city Mon
For Sale-Lots Is and 16 So. 2,
block 8, corner Pine and Bragg
streets each 4O-16O # For infor-
nation address, Rose L. Golden,
914 Ashland Ave-, Rockford, Iii.
Mrs. R. B. Roper and son
Robert, accompanied to Atlanta
by Mr.. Roper, left Wednesday
for North Carolina where she
will spend a few days with rela-
tives.
Genuine Burt Tenn. Seed Oats
-Dodd Supply %.
A movement is on foot to open
night sessions for the Domestic
Science Department of the High
School. A large number of ladies
have expressed their desire to at
tend.
FOR RENT One furnished room
down stairs, or two unfurnished
up stairs, nice and comfortable,
would also like. a few table
boarders. Apply to 213 East
Jessamine. ,j-21-4t
anted-An energetic lady of
good character. Apply Parker Ry.
News Co. Lunch stand. 6-3t.
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Skating Contest

Friday Jan. Both. s p. m. For
particulars see G. w. f. Jones at
the Skating Rink. 8.5t-p.
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INDIAN HAIR Grower
cures dandruff, stops falling
hair, Bald Head special
grows new hair, on Bald
heads. For sale, HaiIe's
Pharmacy.
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FOR RENT:

First floor and storage Gel
lar of 3.story Phoenix Bldg,
214 E. Central.
Apply to
Mrs. Cora Wilson, S. G. Pryor, Jr.
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Cane For Sale.

5000 stalks of cane for sale at
planting time.
J. E. Atkins.
N. Merrimac Drive.
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Hogs or Sale.

Some nice Berkshire pigs ten to
twelve weeks old out of good sows.
Will sell cheap.
Zellobu Farms,
144-24tp. Buena Vista. Georgia.
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FARM FOR RENT
L. Kennedy.
4 If.
For Sale.

Indian Runner Ducks.
Call Paul Ellison, Ben Hill Co.
Warehouse or Phone 400.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-11-10
Drobne vesti.

Pr voznji Sc poSkodoval. Ma.
tcvz Bcnedik, posestnik ma Law
tarsk'm vrhu, j. pclial il golda
domov prap'ot. Ma coS'i So j. pa
naloIeni o Wuil. pr ccmcr $,
jc Bcncdiku zlomila leva noga.
Konj ga je udarl. ko jc NIctni
AIbln hcp!c. poSo>tmika sin y Sp
Gam,lJuiku, pohladal doma y HE.
VA kobili >cno, "a jc ia ; tako silo
5 kopitom ma u>ta udarila. da mi,
Jc razhila zgornjo in spodnjo cc
LUST.
Nesreci. Il Frama porocajo. da
Jc dclavcu Oberlaitu odtrgala cir.
kularna zaga tri prstc ma levi 70
ki. - IL Vojnika poroGajo. da jc
V ViSnji vasi padel 4 graSGinskc.
ga kozolca delavcc karel kranic
ter 81 pri ten zlomil roko in pre-.
griznil jerk.
Med polio v bolnisnico umrla.
Il Juznega kolodvora V Ljubljani
so peljali z reSilnim vozem V de.
zelno bolniSnico Antonio Pristov.
"A let stare poScstnikovo hGi liz
Breznicc, okraj Radovljica. kate.
ra pa Je V vozu umrla i'm bila pre-.
peljcna mrtvaSnico k sv. Kri-
Stofu.
Nov "kmecki strah"? "Salz.
burger Volksblattu' poroGajo il
Ga%steinske doline: Govori Sc. da
Je zopet nastopil neki "kme6ki
strah" ki Sc klati pc Rathausberg
Napfeldski planini. Kmetu Ivanu
Sienser IL Pussarnitzc jc raztrgal
tri ovce. Najbrze gre "a podivjane
pse. RazllGnim posestnikom Sc je
pogubilo wee ovac, katerih ne
morejo matt.
Smrtno p~onesrecil. Sv. Jurij oh
SGavnici. V OkoSlavskem vrhu ie
smrtno ponesrecil cellar Fran
Antonio. Incl je Is. sept. no6no
strazo in padel pc sepu tako, da
so sc mu pretresli mozgani ter
Je ma mestu izdihnil.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-11-10
Ia to imajo casa. Sv. Jurij oh

Ia to imajo casa. Sv. Jurij OBJ
Juzni zeleznici. Ma prank Ma
tere bozje, 20. sept, Sc je izvr-
Silo Slovesno p~oSvcGenJe novih
treh zvonov "a podruzno cerkev
Marie Z zaloSti ma BotriGnici.
Zlodjal Mislili smo, da ina Az
Strija vojno.
Imenovanja med vojaskimi
zdravniki v rezervi. Cesar je ime-
nOval razmerju evidence; "a
polkovnc zdravnike viSje zdrav-
nike DIR. Eda Slajmerja DIR. Ri
harda Kretza in DIR. Ferdinanda
Trenza; IA viSje zdravnike ash
StcnGne zdravnikc DIR. .Janka Ser
neca, DIR. Frana AmbroziGa, dr..
Pavla Kanca in Dir. Victoria Bah
nika.
To mora imenovanc zdravnike
pat napraviti silno p%onoSne' Pol
kovui zdravnik jc Y Stotnikovem
emu NlSJi %draNhlN j. 'hak mad
porotniku. aSistentni zdravnik pa
lajtnantu. DR.. Edo Slajmer jc
S'aSoNl' SPeciallS'' haJoolJSl ope'
r"'rr ma Nr"nJNNehl, VodJa SNoJe-
"a laStucga zdravniSkega zavoda.
req Jr o.. primary ma klrurg''
nr'n """eINu de~'lh' hoIniSnlcc V
''Ju"'Jant- NcN'e''m 'JuHem j.
MOI 'r'l'i ""iHNJc. mhog'm Je re
)" ~@'N.j'''J,. H'ahJ' mora meti
q" N'oJ P""'ir wee haNot general.
'i'p"N N'I'NalNho cast 81 mora
>'''i' VA y" I"u Jan iri @Ne@de IN
ia j. %'aj ','ah hauptnahu' SIEVE
va NOR" >a,0'ira,' haJ'"IaJNem"
'''''N"' @"N"J ''>l!' Al ScNa IA
",' j. N"JP""a wee kaN'f tiNtl' HI
j" "''"'i' IJuuJ' pa Nehdar ne
'po%""J"' NaNNna pIa@h"Nt nrl V
',,r'",I"i,Iu
ND i"s'no ploSnJo VpoKoJen j.
"'I'''' N"'NN' hauzorhlk fr. Hu-
Az N'''.>'rN'Io hu J' ilreklo
P~'iN"""J' 'i |ahNalo y" hJegovo
gu" "t''I a'J'' pNorni
S'''"iN liuoad' III Je Ntez reda
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-11-10

Jc tudi narava napovedala voino
ob5oJen. Dne %. sept. je stall
pred ljubljanskim izjemnim sod.
seem JurkO Javornik, bivSi magi.
Ni'atnl aNistcnt Y Ljubljani. star
~ let. Obtolcn je bill, da ic V te-
ku zadnjlh let Tereziji Durnik
NGovljeni Mlakar, V Trbovljah H..
Nabll 1000 kron. Javornik ie stu.
~ Y TrbovlJah dali casa kot o.
r"znlk in je tam vdovo Mlakar
"poznal. Obsojcn je bill na - me.
>cccv tczke jeGc.
Velik pozar. Dne %. sept. ie V
Irstu izbruhnil vclik pozar V We.
Tiki trgOvini 4 drogerijami in
zdravili Mario Lang. NSi trzaski
o~%nJcgaSci so gaSili do 10. ure
lvrGer. Skode jc 100000 kron.
Ogenj. %. sept. zvcGer oLrog s.
are Jc pogorcl ma Host pri VaGah
kozolcc poScstnika Scvcrja. Prihi.
tclo .jc mnogo liudi i'm tudi y,Sko
brizgalno SO pripcljali ma lice me.
sta. a kozolca nj bilo mogoce wee
roSitl. kcr 50 druga poSlopja pre-
ccj oddalicna, Sc ogcnj mi razSi
I'll. kako jc ogcnj uaStaI. s. nj
"'"uauo; najbrlc ie morala biti
<iaNrr /lobna roka.
Trzaskega zupana okradel. Ne
kl Icpui tat jc ukradcl trIaSkrmu
zuPau dr. 'airriu l%i,tuico. \ ka
teri Jc mel 500 X dcnarja ter
brczplatni liStek N voznjo ua o.
peuNkcm tramvajL
Diva pozara ma Dravskem polju.
Y Racah j. dine !. oktobra zeorc.
10 goSpodarSko po>lopic Alojziia
Marcica L VNcm! prcmi5uinami
Vrcd. - Y Tcrnitah .jc lgorclo
hlSno IN goSpodarsko poSlopjc DO.
SeStnika Catute i'm hlcv poSeStni
&C kumrlG. Zazgal IT, oScmlrtni
deGck.
Mariborcani ~prestopajo k pro.
testantizmu. 'Marburger Zcitung'
porota, da jc cd za6etka volne
prcStopilo K proteStantizmu Y me.
stu okoli 100 oSeb.
Prv sneg so dobili II. oktobra
okrog Muerzzuschlaga ma IL. Sta.
Jerskem tudi re V dOlini.
volasko bolnisnico je preure-
Jena teIovadna dvorana SOkOlske-
ga donna V Gaberju pri Celju.
Pm operaciJi umrl. Sv. Miklavz
PR ormozu. Ma Dunaju je dine S
oktobra vsled zastrupljenja krvi
PR operaclJl umrl DIR. Friderik
MiKel' SIN umIrovlJenega realtne-
ga raNha'eiJa Maria MIkela. Po-
koJnl Je promovlral V Juniju t. l..
e Je bll kot Sekundarni zdrav-
NIX hameScen Elizabeth bolnis.
hici ma DunaJu.
Nezgoda tovarni. ' Pollacko-
VI 'oVarni I-JnhlJam Je zgrabil
S'roJ ceNlJarJa J. hwataIa "a levo
roAo Ter mu 10 V zaPcStJu tako
Pre'rl' ga DO dlJe casa della memo
~''' ""r"Nilk mu j. dal takoJ pc
'repho pon'oc ter odrcdil, da a
>'al' ''"arI oSkrbl.
Vreco, kl 10 Je izgubilo franco
sko orodoyJe v Avstriji. SO uasn
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1914-11-10
Pc Ljubljani Sc sirijo govorice,

cev ieGe.
Nevarna igraca. V Ljubljani ma
Bleiweisovi cesti je Sla cez Ieko
dvoriSte Terezija Pozgajeva, de
lavka V tobaGni tovarni, ko je
nekdo ustrelil $ flobert-pusko in
jo zadel V levo stran zivota.
krogla je obtiGala V meSu in je
morala iskati pomoGi Y dezelni
bolniSnici.
Sin ubil oceta. Ma DovSkem pri
Sevnici je priSlo vcckrat do pre-
prov med poScstnikom .Jozefom
Radio in njegovo rodbino. Radio
je bill pijanec in je Y pijanem sta
nju vclikokrat Z nozcm V roki
prcganjal svojo druzino. Tc dni
Sc je bill pijan pripeljal domov i'm
jc lclal kar zunaj ma vozu Maj.
Starejsi sin Martin Sc ic bal, da
Sc lie hi ote prebudil in jih ro
starr navadi zopet podil L nozcm
cato Sc j. ponoti SpIazil IL hiSc
udaril ; kamnom parkrat occta
ter mu razbil lobanjo, ua'o pa
prcvmil voz. Zjutraj 50 naSli Gee.
tn mlaki krvi i'm y zadujih ldih
liajih.
Smrtna obsodba izjemnega So
disca V Celju. Duc I. oktobra So
j. vrSila pred ~cclj>kim iliemnim
>odiIj,m lnadomcSulo porotncga
Sodiica IA cas- vojnc) obrayuava
proti - let >tarcmu kmc5kcmu
fautu Martina Radicu IL DovSkc-
va pri Rajhenburgu. Y hiSi Radi-
ccvi H. dolgo vrSto let mi hilo mi.
ru kcr j" goSpodar rad pill i'm no
tenn 3 pljanoStl donna hudo raj.
grajal. Matt jr morala ; Svojimi
: otroci pogoSto i>kati "lavctja
pred pijanim molrm pr ~oScdih.
No Jc pa sin Martin doraS,l. So jc
spuStal IA mater Z occtom y pre-
PR: 81 II Jmiia 1. l. sta Sc oce in
sin y Iupanjevi goStilni V Raj.
henburgu Stepla, pri Ccrncr je sin
otcta udaril : pivovo steklenico
pc CLAW. Dnc 10. julia sta pc
lJala starr Radio in eden izmed 81
nov pivo in vino k zegnanju Y
SremIc. NrnIla sta Sc $ praznim
vozom z%veter; start Radio je pi.
Jan, spal ma vozu. Donna ga MISC
zbudili, temvet ga pustili spati ma
vozu, ki so ga porinili pod kozo-
lee. kmalu nato j. Sla aena I
manjsimi otroci Y Hist spat. sin
Martin je pa Sci pod kozelec. Po-
nocl j. SliSala zcna ropot pred
hlso. IN kcr Je miSlila, ola gre MOI
mad MO, zbelala 4 otroci k so
Ncdu Martiniju. ko Sc ic zjutraj
vrnila, je naSla moza donna 4 raZ.
bito lo6anjo in nczaves,n... y
taken staniu 10 tudi - ~;,Iiio
umrl Sumili So naiprc.i zcno. da
j. V zve2l I nekim Ccpinom IA llo.
en- zakrivila potcm pa j. padel
sum ma SIua Martina. XII ic konc-
no tudi primal, da j. spcGcmu o..
@ctU ) kamuom rabbi lobanio iu
"a tako @layratno >mr,uo ranil.
Oh =. popoldnc Sc ic razglasi,a
obsodba, 10 katcri jc Martin l}a
die oh>oicn ma >mrt ma yc,alih.
FAINT D.. nil E..l.;
The evening world., 1914-03-26
oes unlading the last Of tho boats

groes unlading the last OF tho boats
cargo.
The diving apparatus was already
ashore, under shelter OF "A sail
stretched between two Of the palms;
the white sand was strewn with
packages and boxes. Sagesse, who
thought Of everything. was going 10
run no risks: provisions for three
months for the shore party were be-
ing landed. for there was always the
chance OF the vessel being blown on
the island and leaving the shore
party marooned.
As Gaspard and Sagesse watched
the busy crowd. Sagcssc drew a
cigar from his pocket and lit II. CAS-
pard searched for his pipe In his
pocket, found II ana nlled Il; but bc-
fore he could strike light IA horrible
thing happened.
The evening world., 1914-03-26
By II. de We're Stacpoole
1.-THE BLUE LAGOON,"

Exactly" NV ".-s
That seems to mo not unjust" said
Sagcsse in n meditative tone.
Il would not ask you II II were I'M
just"
yet, II seems TO me-" said Sagcsse.
that tho conditions accompanyin :
Mon. Yves's death make difference.
You Killed this man. yet you wish 20
inherit his share. How about his To.
lations?"
How about the relations OF Pedro,
whom you killed." asked Gaspard.
Exactly" replied Sagesse. You
have mo there. 1t seems: you have me
in n corner. Il seems. have only
been twice before In my life held up
by obstacles. Now. do you not think
II Is a dangerous game to play with
me. cornering mo Aike that" Sa-
as though they were talking OF some
trinc.
oh" aid Gaspart, with Q smile, II
am armed" Ito tapped tho pocket
where tho revolver was.
Sagesse's facc took on an expression
OF disgust. almost.
Armed! oh. YOU are NJ only for
tho stokehold! DO you take mo for n
knifer or n Chinese Ratchet mani
suppose ! were TO kill you tonight In
your sleep, what would happen? Ev-
cry man ON board who knew Of II
would be my master. I don't XIII"
lie spoke tho truth. Capt. Sagesse
though he had killed Pedro accident.
ally. was no murderer. His art wa
quite beyond that rough method oi
settling disputes and gaining money
"Well." said Gaspard. xiii or not
kill. | am not afraid. / am fghtini
for my rights"
And your rights you shall have
"You will give mo the thirty POI
cent?"
Sagesse nodded his head.
Fright" said Gaspard. holding on
his hand.
Sagesse took II.
And now" said ne, ''ict us forge
our differences and have drink"
He brought out q case bottle o
rum from corner Of tho tent ans
two mugs. They drank together
piedging each other. pledging For
tune. Serpente. tho whole world
Then Gaspard. when the carouse Ia.
lasted some two hours, lay down oil
his blanket and tapped his pipe gu
against his heel. But he could no
sleep for a long time. or. II he slept
his dreams were 90 vivid as to DO al
most real happenings.
Men passed before the tent en-
trance: they wepe carrying parcel
and packages IN though the landin
party were returning to tho chip. II
heard Sagcase's voice and tho vote
Of jules: he heard laughter and the
he heard no more, for slumber ha
suddenly shut on him like tho lid O
q box.
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his mouth ana his hands
seemed the size OF pillows. He had
felt all this before once. long ago,
when knockout drop had been put
In his drink and he had been shang-
hailed. 1t was a frightfui sensation.
for. added to II was tho depression OF
the rum and tho knowledge that he
had drunk To excess.
All. those nervous tempera ments
that liquor makes Rod-like for a mo-
ment OF illusion. how they suffer face
TO face with their beastlineas the
morning after!
Tho wind was blowing the faintest
breath through the open door OF the
tent. and the sea lay beyond the
beach still and gray.
The sea that yesterday had been
blue as sapphire had lost It's blueness
and beauty and lay gray and still.
breaking on the beach In little rip
pies. The sky above the sea was Of .
duh zinc color. darker at the horizon
than at the zenith. Gaspard did not
sky like that. M still In its grayness.
40 steadfast, so gloomy.
Through the open door OF tho tent
the wind carried with II the faintest
powderinH OF dust. u irritatei his
eyes: hs looked AT his right hand-it
was covered with gray dust. This
was not sand from the beach: this
was dust. volcanic dust, gray and dts
mai. Some volcano OF tho islands
was In eruption. some volcano down
Martinique way, for the dust was
southwest trade wind.
But Gaspard knew nothing OF vol
canoes or their dust, tie lay listen
ing for the voice Of Sagesso. He had
not yet recognized thar IA drug had
been used against him the hight he
fore. lie put everything Town to this
drink and felt ashamed to face his
companion
lie lay listening. Mo- n sound ex-
rept slight patterng and scratch
ing Of the palm fronds as now and
then they lifted to the faintest breath
Of air. Then what breeze there was
died utterly away. and complete
silence held the island. broken now
and then by the far-or crying Of
the gulls.
He struggled 10 his feet. cursing
the rum he had drunk the night be
fore. and himself for having drunk
n. Then he came tott"ring out on IA
the beach. The FIRST thing that
struck his eye was the empty space
where last evening the pile or stores
stood, covered with,a sail cloth. The
stores had not been completely re
novel; "A bag ~ biscuits and a case
OF canned meat had been lefi
HIS gaze travelled from these IA
the shore edge. whore the lOugbOa'
ought 10 hay. been had the working
party been ashore. II was not there"
Then. filnging off his shoes ami work
ing his way a COupl" ~ yards up the
stem ~ a palm, he sought the western
anchorage.
La Belle Arl"siennc was gone,
He came down from the tree shak
ing and faint. the preparation run
ming from IN" palms ~ his hands ant
his lips dry AZ sandstone.
lie was naroOn"d The thing wa
clear. Sagesse had dociored him th'
might before with u knockout drop
he had been "dupcd," and as he lag
unconscious the evasion had beer
made. But Why III" answer wal
easy er~SSs 20 fud when on" knew
the character OF Sagcsse. To leav,
Gaspard alone or mis- island, knowinl
what he had suffered there before
would he a piece ~ revenge aftel
Successes heart: yet Gaspard felt thi'
not to be the solution.
Why had Sagessc flown like this
leaving the ship ~ coral in the In
COON untouched? Had he, then. SURE