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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31

tapping the fat millionaire upon the
shoulder, ''all the eggs you are likely
to get during the next few weeks are
turtles eggs-raw."
"Ain't you got any food?" asked
julius, bewildered.
Take up that a and pull, or Wen
toss you overheard" shouted Nikolai
savagely.
The millionaire attempted to obey.
But his fiabby hands could hardly hold
the handle, and Van Aam snatched 1t
from him impatiently and gave 1t to
Miss Boyd. She pulled bravely, and
soon we began to draw nearer to the
shore. After several hours Of work
under a burning sun we beached the
boat upon a shore Of dense and i'm
%penetrable jungle.
And now to make a camp" said
Nikolai. He had taken command as If
by right, and no one questioned him.
He assaigned Van Aam to gather
wood from the jungle-happily l had
a silver box full of matches which
had escaped wetting; to myself he
BoNG bn6 tdSh VI SdNhSl lh6 NuANiOo
eggs from the shore; he announced
his intention of ascending a peak
which was visible some miles away
through the jungle in order to investi-
gate our surroundings. 1t was gen.
orally agreed that we must have
landed upon one of the uninhabited
and inhospitable Caymans.
was lucky in my search and came
back with several turtles eggs; l also
discovered a pelican colony and located
several nests of young. These
would serve us at a pinch, though the
flesh would be as unpleasant as that
of most sea-birds.
When l returned l found the fire
merrily blazing and Mary in charge of
the camp. Sir julius lay stretched
out on his back groaning. Nikoiai,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31
LITTLE SENSE IN "HUSTLlNG"
Reckless Use Of Energy Does Not
Stamp Man as One Capable Of
the Biggest Tasks.

when l travel" said q young mill
lionaire in New York City, Il want
to move. My time is worth money and
l waste time IN slow trains" He was
explaining why he had hired a spe-
cial train to carry him from Minneap-
oils to New York. 1t is almost need
less to add that he did not make his
millions, but inherited them. If he
had hewn out his own fortune, it is
altogether probable he would not be
riding in special trains across the con-
tinent. The probability is that those
from whom he inherited his fortune
did not ride over the country in spe-
cial trains.
1t goes without saying that time
is money" and wise men are Jealous
rather than prodigal of their hours.
says the Rochester Democrat and
| Chronicle. Those who perform big
tasks how fatal Is the habit Of pro-
crastination and how necessary 1t is
to guard those moments which may be
turned into times of truthful accom-
plishment or lost because Of waste
and d~eadening delay. But moderation
| anu pOlbO are Sb5Oulldt SicnlSubb VI
success. We get much of our health,
happiness and character through re-
~straint.
Men may hurry in their absorbing
anxiety to be scholars and lose their
health; they may devote themselves
continuously to pleasure in a feverish
anxiety to enjoy life and reap only
the dregs Of despair; they may rush
headlong after wealth, only to find
that there is no sweetness in treasure
accumulated with a spirit which has
denied to itself the influences of cul-
ture and refinement. Haste may lead
to wasteful extravaganza. There ia a
great difference between legitimate
hustle and an extravagant dissipa'
ton of energy and time. We must re
member that haste sometimes makes
waste.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31

from the vessel at the moment of the
catastrophe. AS we sank back ex-
hausted upon the bottom a feeble
voice cried to us from over the wa
tiers.
We seized the bars and pulled with
a will. In q few moments l made out
a man clinging to a spar; it was
Van Aam, and with one hand he sup
ported the puffy face Of julius.
81 had to stun him to keep him
from pulling me under" he whispered
as we hoisted him in. But he was
too fat to sink. Now all together!"
We got the millionaire into the boat,
but that was our last effort. We
drifted to and fro upon the face Of the
sea until day broke, disclosing a long,
fiat coast-line not 1--WE miles away
Sir julius, who since recovering con
seriousness had been alternately pray
ing and weeping, sat up and pointed.
Thank God, we're saved; we're OF
Georgia" he cried.
Van Aam laughed sarcastically.
Il wish 1t WERE" he said. That's
one of the Caymans, an uninhabited
cluster OF coral isles covered with
jungle. Our troubles are only com
mencing."
But we've got food" said the mil
lionaire. I'VE can signal to passing
ships"
Then, looking round, his eye fell
upon the water cask.
where's breakfast" he demanded
peevishly. we amt in such bat
straits after all, but I'm devilish hun
CRY. Got any eggs?"
"Sir julius Robinson" said Nikolai
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31

scend. Julius, reduced to q covering
heap Of fear, crouched against the
gunwale. remember seeing the sea
heave toward us-and then
We were all in the water, and at the
same instant every portfolio became
ablaze. The fire had reached the
cargo, which consisted largely of sui
phur and nitre. A violent explosion
followed. Whether this or the fall
stunned me / do not know, but /
opened my eyes to see, high over my
head, the lifeboat hanging by one
rope from the side of the sinking
ship, while close at my side swan
Nikolai, supporting Mary. | under
stood what happened Immediately.
The ropes had refused to work; one
had broken, and all had been flung
into the water, l must have been
swimming for some time before recov
ering consciousness, for all this passed
through my brain as some horrible
moving picture play. When l regained
full possession of my faculties l found
myself clinging to a small water-cask
Ihdb hOdbCu at my blucs AO5SAuB
like a cork upon the waves. The
ship had disappeared and under the
light of the stars the sea looked inky
black and void of life. Had all except
myself persisted? AS the thought
flashed through my mind l heard my
self hailed, and, looking round saw
Nikolai, not twelve feet away, cling
ing to the side of an empty lifeboat,
n arm supporting Mary.
Swim to the other side and climb
in while l steady her." he called.
l struck out with the cask, climbed
in with difficulty and hauled in the
cask after me. Then l helped Nikolai
in with the half-conscious girl. The
oars we're still in the boat, but the
provisions were gone; evidently this
vas the one that had broken loose
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31


Van Aam and Nikolai looked at
one another and laughed.
We'll" said Van Aam, 'the secret
will keep six days, won't IT."
That night Sir julius paid out an
other diamond for his lodging, and his
raucous shores, Interpreted with
groans as he tossed from side to
side upon the stony ground, kept
most Of us awake until the sun rose.
We exacted a tribute in advance
that day, and when Sir Julius in a last
attempt to save his gems offered to
work for his living, we sent him OF
for turtles eggs. We watched him
wander off into the Jungle and peer
into the trees; that effort was too
much for him, and thereafter he lay
at home in sullen silence while we
went off on our expeditions.
But not to gather turtles eggs. At
evening Van Aam and Nikolai disap-
peared, returning on the following
morning when the sun was well up
over the trees. They called to Mary
and myself to follow them, and, leav-
ing the millionaire sitting despairingly
beneath the thorn shrubs, we hast
ened to a tiny glade beside a trickling
rivulet, where we found spread out up
on the grass a first-class banquet.
There was a ham, two loaves OF fresh
bread, a pound of butter, clean nap
kins, and, to crown all, a bottle OF
champagne.
Fall to, fall to-" said Van Aam,
inviting us to the feast. when you
are satisfied the mystery shall be
entirely explained"
Even our curiosity could not over
come our hunger. Two days diet CT
turtles g g had sickened us of that
staple food for all time. When, at
last, we laid our napkins aside we
rose and followed our companions
through a narrow path IN the jungle.
A mile ahead we emerged into q clear
ing! we heard the sound of the sea;
and all at once, rounding a promon-
tory, there appeared before u aston
ished gaze
MY little hotel-my latest invest
ment," said Van Aam proudly, point
ing to an immense five-story ereo-
blOup CONCiln6 SoIlO udlA NJ SClOy TO-
in the middle of spacious grounds.
Then we are" l gasped.
"Shipwrecked off the Georgia coast,
az l had suspected. And providential
ly upon the very island where l have
laid out my latest summer resort.
We open in a week; you gentlemen
and you, Miss Boyd, must be my
guests throughout the season.
"Oh, / can't" said Mary, blushing.
II have-Tve an engagement in Savan'
nah"
Young woman" said Van Aam
sternly, this is called Honeymoon
House and is built specially with 2
view to the requirements of %elopers.'
'Rut I'm not going to elope,"
pleaded Mary.
We'll take you all the same" said
Van Aam magnanimously. But say
do you think you could endure an.
other four days in camp If l hide q
pillow and some blankets for you and
bring you out to lunch every day un'
der the trees? It's worth it-for the
diamond necklace"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31
Boosts Garden City Idea.

The garden city movement in this
country is growing rapidly, and let us
hope substantially, says the Construc-
ton News. About New York city this
idea has been carried out admirably,
and the suggestion now ONE from
New England that an attempt will be
made to obtain 1000 acres of land for
a garden city near Boston. One of the
speakers at the convention of the Ma
tional Forward to the Land League in
Boston stated the other day that there
were 5000, 900 acres Of waste land in
Massachusetts, much of which was
we'll adapted to development of this
character. Aside from the semi-phil-
anthropic idea involved, it can a
great deal of money to some e%nterpris-
ing man who is big and strong enough
to carry through this idea in the right
way.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31
Appearances of Streets.

The cleanliness, the n~eatness. the
beauty of streets and sidewalks are
influences in behalf of good order and
exalted citizenship that are more pow
erful than prisons or parks. What a
city really Is, is told by the character
of her streets-not her high or broad
streets, SO much as the streets out
where the population lives. What a
city government amounts to in estab-
fishing the character Of a city is more
reflected In the cutters and crossings
than the proud parade on the public
occasions. A foul or dirty street, a
bad and dangerous sidewalk, a gut
ter of standing, muddy water destroy
civic pride and undermine a true citi-
zenship.-Columbus (O.) State Jour
nal.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31

millionaire had departed wrathfully
to pace up and down the sandy beach
and battle with HE emotions, where
do you think we are? This is not
n of the Caymans. There is no
scrap of coral formation. We must
be north of the coral limit-that
would mean in the latitude Of the
Bahamas"
He ceased and sprang to his feet
suddenly. Come with me, Nikolai,'
he cried. 81 want to speak to you.
Quick, before it grows dark. We have
some walking to do"
They did not return until after sun
set. Then they were both ~chuckling,
Miss Boyd and Mr. Summers" said
Nikolai, excuse this mirth In the
presence of such danger. But really
we have a joke too exquisite to be
shared. How long will it take our
stout friend to dispose Of his
diamonds?"
"Six days." said Mary, smiling.
And you promise to keep 'them?'
yes" SAID Mary, her face sudden
ly becoming serious. Eyes, l will. Dc
you know he tried to push me out o
the boat when they lowered it from
the deck?"
Nikolai clenched his fists. TITS
pity we can't leave him here to rot.
he m%uttered. But after ali we hav'
some sort of human duty toward him.
The worst of 1t is" said Van Aam
that we shall have to stay in this con
founded place until he has passet
over his board"
Have you seen a ship?" / cried.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31
GOOD WORK IN CALIFORNIA
Recently Published Booklet VIII Help
Citizens to Beauty Their Homes
and Their Town. .

Under this title the state forester Of
California has issued a booklet that
fairly teens with useful and disable in
formation, says the Los Angeles Times.
The best trees for the various Sec
lions of the state are described, all IL
Illustrated and their relative usefulness
discussed for city and rural conditions,
in relations to soils, climates, general
conditions and environments. The
yariccG injurious insects and tree dis
eases are given attention, also treat
ment of wounds, burns and all classes
of injuries, making a wonderfully COM
plete treatise of a very live and impor-
tant subject, a booklet by the way.
that should be iH-@irS~handA&Sf e7sry
~tree-loyer in the state. The author is
Ben Y. Morrison, who for years has
made a special study of California
trees as found along our streets and
highways, and is, further and beyond
all this a trained and educated for
ester.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31

h returned a few minutes after me,
announced that we appeared to have
landed upon a large island, and that
he had found no trace of water. How
ever, our cask contained enough to
last US, with care, for several days.
We broiled the turtles eggs and sat
down to our unappetizing meal. Then
Sir julius rose with alacrity and
stretched out his hand toward the
pot.
Turtles eggs, hey?" he said sniff
fing. Well, they don't look so bad.
I'll take that one"
You'll get breakfast in the morning
If you work for it," said Nikolai.
"What?" shrieked Sir julius, ARE
you thieves going to leave me to
starve? Amt / one of the party?"
"Sir julius" said Nikolai with a
bow, you can gather all the turtles
eggs you can find in the morning and
have them for yourself"
Raw" 1 interrupted. "The matches
belong to me-"
Damn you" snarled the millionaire
Il could buy fifty such puppies as
you"
you al buy your share of the
meal" said Nikolai.
The millionaire's features relaxed
into a soul smile. "Oh, trying to
hold me up, hey?" he said. well
l haven't got my checkbook here, but
you can charge it up against me
How much a day? Laundry in
cluGed?"
"one diamond a meal" said Nikola
blandly.
Sir Julius turned livid; he clutche.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31

at his neck where hung the channels
bag suspended from the cord.
"You don't get anything" he
shouted. That's a nice trick to play
on a man. because I've got a few pre-
cious stones"
81 want nothing" said Nikolai.
Miss Boyd is the hostess here.
Diamonds are nothing but crystallized
carbon. AS you are aware, Sir Julius,
they have no intrinsic value apart
from their relation to other commodt
ties. In Maiden Lane or Kimberly
they bring good prices; here they are
worth exactly one turtles egg for
the smaller ones and M turtles egg
and a drink of water for the finer
stones"
Sir julius detached the bag and
picked out a tiny stone.
Here! Give me a turtles egg" he
snarled.
Nikolai picked out the smallest egg
and handed it to the millionaire with
a bow. While Sir julius devoured 1t
greedily, Nikolai turned the diamond
over to Miss Boyd.
I'VE have a new b%oarder," he said.
Please accept his meal ticket in adj
vance"
Mary took the diamond with a
smile. When the millionaire had con-
cluded his meal he bought a drink
with another stone.
How many more have your" asked
Van Aam, laughing.
"Twenty-four," answered Sir Julius
with a snarl.
Three a day." unused Van Aam,
land one for lodging-unless Sir Julius
prefers to sleep outside the campfire
among the raccoons. That will last
six days. Perhaps by that time we
shall find some name of reaching
a more hospitable shore"
"Nikolai," said Van Aam, when the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31
Model gna!Ish Town.

Burnville is one of England's model
towns. 1t was developed along scien-
tihc lines by the Garden Cities and
Town Planning association of London.
The association went to great pains to
make the place perfect in every re-
spect, in order to show the benefits
of well planned cities and towns. 1t
Is claimed to be the most healthful
and cheerful place in England. There
are 925 houses in the model town.
Not more than nine houses are built
on an acre. Kingsley road. which is
reproduced here, gives an idea of the
place.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31
Bad Luck.

George AIDE told at > picnic at Hazel
brook farm a story about Atlantic
City.
"A young fellow" he said, went to
Atlantic City, had a gay time, and at
the end of his vacation ,loped with an
Altoona girl.
Several years later the Altoona girl.
now his wife. said 20 him during q
quarrel:
"'You were bright and sweet enough
that summer At Atlantic City, you old
bearl I'd just like to know low many
girls you made love to at the hotel
before you took to mel
Twelve the man groaned; but
didn't thing to count 'em up till 1t was
too late."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31
When They Flew.

Redd-A Massachusetts inventor
has been granted a patent on a plane
carrying bicycle. by which he believes
it is possible to fly through the air.
Greene-Well, with the old-style
high bicycle, you know, it was only
necessary to take a header to fly
through the air.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31
Quite a Different Matter.

'Why do you object to vaccina-
tion?" asked the busy magistrate,
sharply, of the applicant for an ex-
emption certificate.
! TITS a matter Of conscience, sir"
was the reply.
At that moment the clerk whis-
pered to the great nan on the bench,
"Ah!Y said his worship. II am
informed shat you have a brother in
the police force. Now, does he OBJ
Fleet to having his children yaccinat-
ad2"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31
Internal Evidence.

At a certain college 1t was the Gus
tom to have the students write the
following pledge at the bottom Of
their examination papers:
Il hereby certify on my honor that
4 have neither given nor received aid
during this examination"
Soon after handing in his paper a
young fellow hurriedly entered the
class room and said: Professor, 1
forgot to put the pledge on my pa
6Rer."
-AltogetheE unnecessary" replied
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31
KICKING Guns.

Bacon-Germany has prohibited the
passage through its customs houses
of firearms that do not bear marks
showing they have been thoroughly
tested by their makers"
Egbert-Why, l thought the Gus
toms house was the place for kicks
you know.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31

To ease a shoe that pinches. dip a
cloth in very hot water. wiring it out
and place it owe the spot where 1t
pinches. Repeat this as soon as the
cloth becomes cold. A few applica-
tions and the softened leather be-
stretched to the comfort of the
foot.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31

rage ceremony she called up her
mother and broke the news you
didn't get married in that dress you
wore today?" was the first thing the
mother said. but she got around to
the "Bless you, my children, bless
you" before she hung up the receiver
Kansas City Star.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31

This Is the first Of a series Of
stories, each complete in ITSELF
which narrate the tremendously ex-
citing adventures Of Nikolal-a
sort Of modern Robin Hood who
calls himself a "leVeler Of for
tunes" Tho clever device by
which he restored the Robinson
Diamonds to their rlghtfuI owner
is the subject of the present tale.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31

the teacher. IT have just finished
looking over your paper and | feel
sure you neither gave nor received
aid."-Lippincott's.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31

They seem to be such a well-mated
couple"
Eyes. He always agrees to every
thing she saga"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31

Married In Her Everyday Clothes.
A nineteen-year-old Leavenworth
girl eloped with q Leayenworth boy
OF the same age and after the mar
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31

mo, SIT.
very well; II vaccination is not
against your brothers conscience,
why should it be against yours?"
well you see, cir, it doesn't ex-
actly follow. Bill, as you're talking
about, has got neither children nor
conscience"
He got his certificate.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31
Unless Somebody Starts Fashlon.

A girl who is too short can wear
high-heeled shoes. but a girl who 10
too tall can't go Observation-Disclosures
natl Enquirer.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-01-31
.Iamea Whltcomh,a PenaItu.

JdWes WHItCuWp8 FSHdIty.
How'd you like to be Mr.. Riley and
have a million amateur poems read to
youf--Indianapolis Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-09
.C0MTy:

Miss Sara Kouns and Miss Nell Kouns
were hostesses Wednesday afternoon at
a guest day meeting Of the Ladies'
Music club. The affair was one Of a
number of entertainments the club had
given this season to which friends of
the members were invited. At a previ-
Gus open meeting the Misses Kouns
furnished the program. and the music
for yesterdays party was given by Miss
Helen Phipps, violinist, and Mr.. Darwin
Bradley. baritone.
The rooms of the Kouns home were
attractive in a decoration OF spring
flowers. In the hall and parlors were
vases of yellow jonquils. and baskets
Of pink snap dragon stood in the music
room.
Mr.. Bradley has been singing in the
First Methodist church for some time,
and has occasionally sung at social
gatherings since his return from
abroad, where he spent two years
studying under well known foreign
teachers His repetoire is large, and his
programs at private musicales are in
terestingly diversified. He sang two
groups of songs Yesterday. a Mozart
number from Don Giovanni, and an
aria 'Caro Mic Ben by Giordani. and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-09

the second group was in English. 1.-THE
Monotone" by Cornelius, song on
one note. was an interesting study.
and the variety given the lines by the
time and expression was almost unbe-
lievable. Songs My Mother Taught
Me- by Dvorak and "Elegie'' by Mas
senet, were delightful numbers of the
group. Browning's Dedication" music
by Franz, completed the set, and for
an encore, Mr.. Bradley sang Beat
Upon Mine. Little Heart by Nevin.
The interest that Topeka people take
in Mr.. Bradley's success is we'll found
presents the dramatic moments effec-
lively, and he has a command of that
subdued and vital resonance that
causes the softest tone to carry, and
the emotional and sympathetic quality
Of his voice is one Of its best assets.
Miss Phipps, who played the violin
numbers, is teacher Of violin in
Washburn college, and is a member of
the Ladies' Music club. She played
three groups of selections, which we're
as follows:
Romance in F major. Beethoven
Air for the G string. Bach
Caprice Viennoise Kreisler
Ltebesfreud ......................K reisler
Concerto in E minor .Mendelssohn
Andante.
Allegro.
Miss Nell Kouns played the accom-