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The Tupelo journal., 1915-11-26

Germany has positively refused
to make an apology for the sink
ing of the Lusitania, but offers
to pay at the rate Of SIS, 600 for
the lives of each American lost
on the louisiana. Mr.. Wilson
has had rather poor success in
getting apologies from those who
have offended the United States.
The salute Of the flag from
Huerta is still due and although
we have the distinguished gentle
man in our hands, he still de-
clines to repent of his former in
suit. The State Department, it
seems, accepted too readily the
promise that Germany would
meet the demands of this country
in the Lusitania affair. This
promise was made at a time
when things looked bad for the
German army, but with a few
months Of successes on the field
the Kaiser has again grown
naughty and declines to fulfill
the promise Of his American en-
bassador. The present war has
demonstrated the fact that there
is only one way to deal with a
German, and that is by brute
force.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-11-26
thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was. very generally OF
served here by the closing of the hanks,
business houses and public places and
many gathered at the Baptist church to
listen to the sermon of the day by DR..
King.
There is much for us to be thankful
for and our hearts should be filled. with
gratitude that our fair land iss not de-
vastated by war, that no pestllence
prevails and that peace reigns every
where. Our harvests have been boun-
.tiful and the country is prosperous, all
of which affords abundant cause for
thanks to a kind Providence that directs
and governs US.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-11-26
Fire at New Albany

A fire originated in the Hotel
Rainey at New Albany at 1l:30
O'Clock Wednesday night and
completely wiped out the hotel
and the business houses under it.
A hardware store, two drug
stores. a bank. the Office Of the
New Albany Gazette and a bar
Der shop were all burned. Guests
in the hotel had narrow escapes,
as the building was enveloped IN
flames before the guests were
awakened.
DR.. Y. j. Butler, an ~optician.
who travels this territory, bad
his leg broken jumping from a
window.
Mr.. George Boothe. of Tupelo,
representing the ShaDleigh-N Nor
veil Hardware Co., of st. Louis.
received injuries in falling down
the stairs after he had CROPPED
his way through the smoke in an
effort to escape. His injuries
were not serious. He was able
to come home Thursday morning,
arriving on the first Frisco train.
The losses on the buildings
were partially covered by insur-
ance, but we learn that some Of
the merchants carried no insur-
ance.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-11-26

Congressman Sam Witherspoon
Of the fifth district died at his
home in Meridian Wednesday af-
ter an illness of ten days. Con-
gresham Witherspoon had been
in his usual health and his death
was unexpected. He had been
prominently mentioned as a can
didate for the senate in the race
that will be run next year to
name a successor to John Sharpe
Williams. Mr.. Witherspoon was
a member of the committee on
naval affairs.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-11-26
TIE TENNESSEE PRIMARY

f'-
The Tennessee primary to
c1oa5e a democratic nominee for
tn United States senate brought
several surprises, as primaries
frequently do. Patterson was
the favorite for first place, Nc
Kel,ar second and Lea a poor
third. The latter landed just
where he was placed, but Nc
KelIar took first place by a few
thousand votes lead over Patter-
son. With the vote of East
Tennessee as a principal source
to draw from, Governor Patter-
son will have a hard fight to Sc
cure the nomination. There is
no comparison between the two
men, Mcclellan being a mediocre
congressman from Patterson's
old district. He has gained great
popularity anon. the people of
his district, or there was some
deal on that gave him a very
large majority in Shelby and the
other counties of the tenth dis
trict. If this deal holds good in
the second primary Mex ellar will
be the nominee.
Governor Patterson is the only
big man that has offered for the
senate in Tennessee since the
days of Governor Harris and
General Bates. In fact, there
has been a dearth of big men in
the state for a long time and the
state has been poorly represented
in the senate for several terms.
With the retirement OF Lea and
Patterson the party in Tennessee
will bury much of the bitterness
of the past, but the state would
suffer by having Mcclellan repre-
sent her in the senate.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-11-26
Prize Winner

George 7. Francis, representative of
j. T. Fargerson & Co., wholesale gro
GERS, and one Of Tupelo's most popular
representatives, won the prize offered
to the salesman making the largest
sales of Ri Tino, a popular brand of
cigars sold by the house. Mr.. Francis
gets in every day in the week on his
business and his sales show gratifying
results.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-11-26
Sunday Service

Preaching at the court house as usual
Sunday at II a.. m. and 6:30p. m. Sub
ject, both hours, 1.-The Jewish Taber-
nacle a Type Of the Christian Church."
The Tupelo journal., 1915-11-26
Real Democracy.

Ours Is truly q great democracy. Al.
most anybody knows almost anybody
well enough to give almost anybody .
letter Of Introduction to ALMOST any.
body.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-11-26
Piles Cured IN q to IA DAYS

Your druggist will refund money if PAZo
OINTMENT fails to cure any case OF itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to Is days.
Ghc hrst application gives Ease and Rest. SOC.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-11-26
Statement of the Financial Condition of
Peoples Bank & Trust Co.
Exclusive OF Branches

Exclusive of Branches
located at Tupelo in the County of Lee.
State of Mississippi, at the close of
business Nov. 10, 1915, made to the
Board of Bank Examiners.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-11-26

lnvlgorating to the Pale and SickIy
The Old STANDARD general strengthening tonic,
GRCyE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria enrichesthe blood and bui1dsupthe sys-
The Tupelo journal., 1915-11-26

What is the difference between a
guest leaving at 4 a. m. and a
pretty girl speeding an auto?
The Tupelo journal., 1915-11-26
Again We Say :: :s; q:

Then He Met 4 Just Fate.
"Well!" he muttered. butting his
head on a landing as he fell down the
elevator. shaft, .as Mr.. Kiipling would
~. 9E41SSFSft aDnther story. x'sSs
The Tupelo journal., 1915-11-26
No. 1921
Report. of the condition Of the
FIRST National Bank
No. 1921

at Tupelo, in the State of Mississippi, at the
close Of business. Nov. 10, 1916.
RESOURCES
The Tupelo journal., 1915-11-26
Statement of the Financial Condition Of
PEOPLES BANK & TRUST CO.

of Nettleton in the County of Lee, State Of Mis-
sissippi. at the close Of business Nov. 10th. 1915.
made to the Board Of Bank Examiners
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-12-04

On the day Of the eruption of Mount
Pelee Capt. John Hardin of the steamer
Princess rescues fve-year-old Annette
Ilington from an open boat, but is forced
to leave behind her father and his COM
panions Ilington Is assaulted by Her.
naadez and Ponto In vain attempt to
get papers which Ilington has managed
to send aboard the Princess with his
daughter, papers proving his title to and
telling the whereabouts of the lost island
of Cinnabar. Ilington's injury causes his
mind to become blank. Thirteen years
elapse. Hernandez, now an opium SNUG
gler with Ponto, Inez, a female accom-
plice, and the mindless brute that once
was Ilington, come TO Seaport, where the
widow of Captain Hardin is living with
her son Neal and Annette Ilington and
plot to steal the papers left to Annette
by her father. Neal tries for admission
to the Naval academy, but through the
treachery of Joey Welcher is defeated by
Joey and disgraced. Neal enlists In the
navy. Inez sets trap for joey and the
conspirators get him in their power. He
accidentally sets fire to the Hardin home
and the brute-man rescues Annette with
the papers from the flames. Annette dis
covers that heat applied to the map re-
yeals the location of the lost island Sub
sequently in a struggle for its possession
the map Is torn in three parts Herman
dez, Annette and Neal each securing Z
portion. Annette sails on the Coronado
In search of her father. The crew, craZed
by cocaine smuggled aboard by Herman
dez, mutiny, and are overcome by q
boarding party from U. S. Destroyer
Jackson, led by Neal.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-12-04

"Oh, well, If you WILL" said the
smuggler, "but one must swim under
water to find the other outlet" He
folded his arms. What do you think
of my palace now?" he said.
He stopped and plucked at another
iron ring in the floor, 1t disclosed a
smaller hole-filled with contents OF
strange appearance.
Hernandez seized the lantern.
"What of this?" he said. This COM
modify | do not know"
Careful" exclaimed the other man.
IF those ghouls, the authorities, ever
have the temerity to discover my
cache, shall not be here. shall be
a mile away--a mile, not less; and
from that safe point of vantage shall
press a button and-pouf-none will
ever live to tell the tale-hone, save
myself"
Hernandez eyed the other man with
undisguised admiration.
How | should like to see 1t work, "
he said.
The other nodded. Some day
who knows-you shall, for you are a
man after my own heart, friend Her
nandez. Come, let us ascend to the
skylight once again.
They did as they were bid and as
sisted the gentleman of Martinique to
lower his new stores to their resting
place below. Suddenly the man of
Martinique held up his hand.
Wait" he whispered, someone
comes"
Their trained ears detected the
sound OF stealthy footsteps creeping
around and around the hut. The foot
steps ceased and there was knock
upon the door
Outside there stood a mana man
who sprang back in alarm at the sight
of the crafty countenance Of this cum
ming looking stranger. But Hernandez
clicked his teeth.
"Its Joe Welcher," said Hernandez
Come in, Joey boy, you're welcome.
Welcher looked about him and then
sidled to Hernandez.
"a note from Inez," he whispered to
the latter, about the governors le
vee."
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-12-04
CHAPTER XVII.

Decoy.
Neal leaped out Of one OF the small
boats of the destroyer Jackson and
ran nimbly up the wharf. He had
good reason to, for on the veranda OF
a hotel not quarter Of mile away
he saw a girl he knew. In record time
he was by her side.
Look" said Annette to Meals
mother. and Inez, look who's here"
Always" said Inez, do like uni
form and" she added coyly, with a
leer toward Neal, "and what comes in
them too"
"You got my note?" queried Annette.
Il got It," returned Neal, "but no
co."
What are you talking about?" said
Annette. 1--WE are specially invited by
the governor himself"
I'm out of it, tell you,' repeated
Neal. But I'll tell you what I'll do.
I'll come to the back gate of the gov
ernors garden and I'll fiirt with you"
Many came and most were served
that night. But among the first to
come, though none were served, were
four unlimited guests. They were
strange quartet, these four, and they
came to see rather than to be seen.
Each one of these four men became
a shadow in himself, watching, ever
watching. Suddenly there was light
tread upon the graveled path. A
jaunty figure swung into the moon
light and looked about him. Out Of
the hundred guests or SO that clus-
tered about the verandas Of the dis
.ant house Neal peered anxiously for
Annette Ilington.
He trilled little whistle-his sig
nal and Annette's-and as though that
whistle were signal for an onslaught,
a huge shadow and another sprang
across the intervening space and
caught Neal from behind. A coat or
cloak descended over his head with
all the effectiveness Of strait jacket.
1t was the governor himself who
kept Annette within the range Of ar
tificial light and from her appointment
In the moonlight out beyond.
While she still talked to the cover.
nor, an individual with cunning eyes
and insinuating leer stepped up to the
funky at the main gate that led to the
governors mansion and handed him a
note.
For a guest-Miss Ilington," he
said. Il am to wait for an answer"
The funky nodded, summoned an.
other funky. and handed him the note.
The funky made an inquiry or two
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-12-04

This man, in reality giant, looked
like a pygmy from below as he
crawled hand over hand to the heights
above. At the edge of the cliff he was
assisted by two other men who
dragged him on to terra firma and
who relieved him of his burden. This
burden they carried between them to
a hut. Before doing so they cut the
big man across the shoulders with
whip and pointed to the shore below.
The big man nodded. He stood for
one moment on the edge of the cliff
and gazed about him. He gagged the
grade of the wicked, sharp, big Razor
Back, and nodded once again; then
nimbly he leaped over the face OF the
cliff, striking his heels into the edge
of that perilous path some thirty feet
or more below-and then in spite OF
his huge bulk ran like deer down
to the beach.
The men above dropped their bur-
den and watched him.
All" said Hernandez to his COM
rade Ponto, the beast-he knows that
Razor Back He has not forgotten IF
teen years ago."
There was touch upon Hernandez
shoulder. Hernandez whirled as
though at the fall Of trigger. A
third man faced him, low-browed, cum
ning-eyed Hernandez breathed a
sigh of relief.
Half an hour later, with his final
load strapped to his back, the brute
climbed for the last time over the
edge of the cliff, this time bearing his
own burden to the hut. The three
men already within the hut admitted
him.
There was no window to this but,
and the light within was dim. The
room was bare. Tidy little bunga-
low, friend smuggler of Martinique,
he said.
The other man smiled grimly in his
turn. "Tidy is the word, soldier OF
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-12-04

then stepped directly to the governor
and handed him the note.
This is the young lady here, Fran
co.'s" exclaimed the governor.
Annette took the note to window
where there was somewhat better
light, and opened it. 1t was written
In a srawling, unaccustomed hand.
This is what it said:
Have seen scar face. Need you a
moment for Identification. We have
run him down. Come with bearer of
this note. Excuse scrawI--rlsht hand
N. G. Hastily,
p. S.-Don't drag mother into this.
Come as you are.
Annette beckoned to the hunky.
Where" she said us the bearer Of
this note?"
The fiunky bowed. Follow me-" he
said.
At the gate there stood man wait
ing hat in hand-a man with cunning
eyes and insinuating smile.
"Mr. Hardin sent your" she In
quired.
The man bowed. "Oui, mademoi-
selle," he returned.
Where is he now?" she queried
cautiously.
Where he said he would wait-by
the postern garden gate" returned the
bearer.
Disarmed, she followed this man
into the shadows.
In another instant she had reached
a carriage and an instant later some
thing descended over her head, smoth
ering her cries--something bound heI
arms to her side, But the smugglei
had been right. Neal was there, bound
and speechless-helples on the bot
tom of the carriage.
An instant later the vehicle ratified
sharply off into the night.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-12-04
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Sponge Diver.

Annette opened wide her eyes. She
uttered an exclamation Of delight as
she saw Neal Hardin.
well, we're here" she said.
81 should think we WERE" said Neal.
He looked about him. Annette was
bound firmly to the only chair in the
place and he was tied quite as firmly
to stanchion in another corner. The
place was rude hut.
81 see," said Neal, that we're not
alone"
obviously not" returned Annette
On the floor between them lay the
brute resting but wide eyed with the
lash of a whip lying across his shout
ders. Ponto, the Mexican, watched
red eyed and gloating.
Something happened In corner. A
portion of the floor rose from the
ground and two men struggled up
from a passageway. One of them was
Hernandez; the other was the SNUG
gler of Martinique. Hernandez nod
ded to Neal and to Annette He took
from his pocket tattered parchment
map which he had pasted well to-
gether.
at is the map OF the lost Isle of
Cinnabar," he said in suave accents,
"and | have other evidence besides"
He glanced uncertainty toward the
brute. IAN identifying locket," he
went on, and other things"
what do you expect to do with
them" said Annette belligerently
"You are not Annette llington."
Hernandez smiled-smiled bit too
grimly. Perhaps" he said, Il can
find some Annette Ilington who will
do my bidding At any rate there will
hereafter be no Annette Ilington who
will try to thwart me-"
Neal started. what do you mean?
he said.
81 mean" returned Hernandez, with
a gesture toward the smuggler of Mar
Unique, that in all parts Of the world
am able to find people who do my
bidding. This gentleman can do 1t
well. may as well tell you, children,
that you have perhaps an hour to live
perhaps less"
The brute looked up, his eyes
CLASSY, strange. He rubbed red spot
on his arm-the mark left by Herman
dez' hypodermic needle.
"You are right, Ponto," said Herman
DEE, 1T was the only way to drug him
Lend me your whip"
He seized the whip and struck the
brute heavily across the shoulders.
The brute sprang to his feet, growing
in his throat, but he fell back before
Hernandez.
Ponto united single knot-the
knot that bound Neal to a stanchion.
Then at another word the brute
seized Neal, struggling, in his arms,
and with him descended through the
passageway.
| r.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-12-04
CHAPTER XVI.
The Razor Back.


Around the corner of the coast line
ON the Isle of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
both from the bridge of the destroyer
jackson and from the grounds OF the
governor, there jutted out into the
sea q cliff, stern and forbidding. AS
Q matter of fact, 1t was not all rock,
this cIiff--a large part of its formation
was of clay. Down the face OF this
cliff, It's sharp edges rising now and
then into the air like peaks, there
trailed Q path narrow and perilous,
from shore to cliff edge, known to GER
tain OF the inhabitants of Martinique
as the Razor Back.
Along this sharp, steep edge ran
Q rope, and climbing the Razor Back,
clinging to this rope with huge bur-
den on his shoulders, upward crawled
q man. Below him, thrusting its nose
into the beach, was a disreputable-
looking boat laden with heavy wooden
boxes.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-12-04
SIXTH INSTALLMENT
THE CAVERN OF DEATH
CHAPTER XIV.
a Secret Service Message.

exclaimed, you're safe at any rate.
Where is my mother-where are the
rest?"
I'm the wireless room" returned An
nette She laughed bit Historically,
Even Joe Welcher is quite safe" she
said
Neal held her for moment shield
ing her body with his own. He looked
about him.
This mutiny is over" he said, in
tone of relief.
He was quite right. The mutiny
was over, but with disastrous results.
Meals commanding officer lay on the
deck with a fractured skull. The cap
tain and the mate of the fruit steamer
Coronado were dead or nearly so, and
the decks were strewn with disabled.
bleeding mutineers.
Now come with me-" said Neal. He
waved his hand and small squad OF
his companions joined him. He sought
and found his mother and her fright
ened companions, Joe Welcher and
the Castro girl-known to the rest as
Irene Courtier. He led them aft and
placed a guard over them.
Now" he said warningly, stay
where you are, mother, and all the
rest. You, too, Annette. I've got my
work cut out for me for some hours
Annette shook her head. mot until
l dress your arm" she said.
Neal nodded to one of his compan-
ions. Mate" he said, shoot the first
person who disobeys. I've got other
fish to fry"
He went back to his work. He wig
wagged to the Jackson for his orders.
The orders were brief and to the
point:
"You take charge of the steamer.
We are sending help"
He took charge of the steamer, not
only because he was ordered, but be-
cause he had to.
Inside of half an hour he had his
own lieutenants wounds carefully and
scientifically dressed-had all his
own companions we'll attended to-in
short, in a few hours he had righted
the ship completely.
He signaled for further orders, for
the Coronado was now resting quietly
at anchor, and he got his orders:
PUT into the nearest port"
By midnight they had reached the
nearest port-had locked By mid
night he had landed all his passengers
and had reported considerable prog
ress to his commander on the Jack.
son. BY midnight something else
happened-a secret service message
filtered through space and got the
wireless operator on the destroyer
Reduced from cipher, it read about
like this:
American citizen said collecting
arms and ammunition at Martinique
or Porto Rico for Dolores Insured
ton. Follow at once. Investigate ar
rest, prevent. Report.
Next morning this news had filtered
into Neal. He took it to the homely
little hotel where Annette and hi
mother and their party had been har
bored for the night He dropped ints
q chair.
"Now," he said, II can talk and
listen to some talk. Gee whiz, but I'm
dog tired"
Annette pouted; then she smiled. =
love to talk" she said. And then sh'
added two significant words. scar
face"
Neal leaped to his feet. "Scar-face,'
he cried. Where? When? WhatT
ION the Coronado" said Annette
81 saw him twice-Scar-face and hi
two companions the big man and the
other"
"Tell me everything" said Neal
She told him. He waited impa
tiently until she had finished, ther
darted down upon the wharf again
He boarded the Coronado and gave OF
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-12-04

Annette ConceaIs the Yellow Packet.
fortune" he returned. "At any rate
it's safe. You think all the palace
matches it. Come with me-"
He strobe to the corner of the hut
and threw aside matchbox. Leaning
down he cleared away number of
short wormeaten boards, then he lift
ed up a sheetiron door. With an ex-
clamation of surprise Hernandez and
his companions observed that there
was narrow passageway cut
through the solid earth. One by one
each man lowered himself into this
passageway and followed his leader.
From a perpendicular shaft the corri-
dor shelled off into a passage almost
horizontal and widened as it went.
This" said the smuggler of Mar
Unique, lis the third story, as it were.
Neat, not gaudy."
"Now for the bathroom, II you
please"
This time they descended wider
set of stairs and stepped out upon a
ledge that surrounded deep and linn
pid pool of water. Hernandez regard
ed this pool attentively.
''First it RISES" he exclaimed, "and
then it falls"
"Ah," said the man of Martinique,
I'VE are at sea level This Is cave
and there is no outlet to it"
Somewhere there u.s." returned
Hernandez.
yes, in the attic-the sky parlor,
said the other man.
"SomeWhere else" said Hernandez
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SYNOPSIS.

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