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Evening star., 1915-07-23
WINNERS ENJOY DINNER
AT EXPENSE OF LOSERS
Membership Teams of Board Of
Trade Feast at Great
Falls, Va.

The membership team of the Wash
ington Board of Trade. headed by
George Markward, which recently won
in a campaign for new members. was
the guest of the losing team, headed
by Odell s. Smith. at a fried chicken
and Potomac bass dinner yesterday
evening at Great Falls, Va. The two
teams brought in 113 new members
during the contest. OF this number
the "Markward Hustlers" obtained
fifty-seven.
The membership boosters left 36th
and NJ streets at $50 o'clock in the
afternoon on a special car. Dinner was
served at the falls at O'Clock. All
of the members of the committee were
seated at one long table. which was
attractively decorated. There was an
elaborate assortment of souvenirs for
each member.
+. F. Colladay. chairman OF the com
mittee, presided at the dinner. Ad
dresses were made by f. c. Branden-
burg, president of the Board Of Trade;
Mr.. Markward, Mr.. Smith, Chris J.
Gockeler. secretary of the board. and
Frank A. Sebring. member of Mark
wards team, who brought in the great
est number of applications for mem
bership during the campaign. Mr..
tions.
Committee Is Complimented.
Mr. Brandenburg complimented the
committee on its excellent showing.
He said the membership committee is
the most active of any Of the Board
Of Trade committees. He predicted
that some day the board will start a
campaign to bring manufacturing in
dustries to Washington and expressed
the hope that the committee will be
as successful along this line as 1t has
been in obtaining new members.
Aften the dinner the committeeman
viewed the falls. which were illuminat-
ed with search lights. and at O'Clock
boarded their special car and started
for home
Others who participated in addition
to those mentioned were J. Allen Rior-
dan, Harry Almond, Rowland s. Mar
shall, A. R. Varela. Ed. f. Ayre, Charles
j. Waters. H. f. Claflin, Charles A.
Smith, Ed. S. Handiboe, j. Edward
Lewis. F. E. Cunningham. Ed. K.
Staley, F. j. Stoddard. L. Pierce Boteler,
George Pitt. William E. Burns. Walter
L. Eliot, J. Leo Kolb, DIR. H. c. Duffey,
NJ. A. Weller, L. Lee Combs, George
M. Fisher. E. r. Brooks. DIR. Leonard
II. English. Charles F. Crane. Gus A
Schuldt and E. E. Ramey.
Evening star., 1915-07-23
Fishery Police Boats Lay Up.

The little steamer Phillips. belonging
to the Virginia state fisheries police
feet. is lying at the wharf foot of X
street southwest. Advantage Is being
taken of the closed season for oysters
to give the vessel thorough over.
hauling. The Maury and other vessels
of the Virginia navy are at various
points along Chesapeake bay and its
tributaries being put in condition.
Evening star., 1915-07-23
Auto Dashes Into Patrol Wagon

A rear-end collision between an au-
tomobile- operated by Elmer A. Brown.
1886 New Hampshire avenue. and the
motor patrol wagon of the seventh
precinct occurred near the intersec-
tion of 26th and NJ streets northwest
last night about '12 o'clock. The rear
end Of the patrol wagon and the front
end Of the automobile were damaged.
Evening star., 1915-07-23
To Meet at Dupont Circle.

Dupont Circle is to be tho rendez-
vous of the Wanderlusters Sunday aft
ernoon, when they will gather at 4:3o
O'Clock for a four-mile walk. The
jaunt WILL take in some of lower Rock
creek, while the walk scheduled for
August l will be along upper Rock
creek.
The new bridge under construction at
@ street will receive especial cons1d-
Grafton from the mixers Sunday. Every
body in Washington who likes to walk
is invited to take the hike.
Evening star., 1915-07-23
School Children Give Plavlet.

The playlet Little Red Riding Hood"
Is scheduled to be given tonight at $50
o'clock in the Powell-Johnson Fairgrounds
at. School and Irving streets northwest
by the pupils Of the summer classes of
the Powell and johnson public schools
Following the performance there will be
a story hour.
Evening star., 1915-07-23
Memoranda.
Child Injured by Street Car.

Kendall ODwyer, jr., three years old
s220 35th place. was knocked down
by street car at Wisconsin avenue
and 34th street last night about $50
o'clock and injured about his head
and leg. He was taken to Childrens
Hospital.
Evening star., 1915-07-23
Capt. Earl Biscoe Recovering.

Capt. Earl Biscoe Of the Coast Artil-
lery Corps, who recently returned to
the United States from Santiago, Chile.
where he was attached to the Chilean
army as an instructor. by authority Of
a special act of Congress-, is a patient In
st. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore. Re-
Gently he was operated on for kidney
trouble and is making favorable prog
ress toward recovery. He is Under
orders to proceed to the Panama Canal
Zone for duty.
Evening star., 1915-07-23
Asks Damages of Ice Company.

Matilda King, as administratrtx of
the estate of her husband, Brooks King,
has brought suit against the Homo Ice
Company to recover $4,000 damages
for the death Of her husband. She al
leges he was overcome by ammonia
fumes while in the companys employ,
and claims that his death resulted from
defective machinery and an unsafe
place furnished by the company. She
Is represented by Attorney Crandal
Mackey.
Evening star., 1915-07-23
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Bessie Ford. cord wood from
q lower river landing, at 18th street
wharf for Dove: steamer Southland
from Norfolk and Old Point with pas
sengers and freight: steamer Wake
field, from Nomini and Lower Macho-
doc creeks. the wicomico river and
Potomac river landings: steamer Three
Rivers, from Baltimore and landings
in the mouth of the river: powerboat
Daisy, at Alexandria to load merchan-
disc for Pennington, Md: steamer
Capt A. NJ. Wetherill, from Fort Wash
ington and Fort Hunt after army
stores and passengers.
Departures.
Barge Pocomoke, light. from George
town for Chesapeake bay point to
load and return: power cruiser Alma
rue. for cruise to Chesapeake bay
points and New York; steamer North
land. for Old Point and Norfolk. by
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company; steamer Volunteer. for river
landings to Proctor's wharf, to return
this evening; steamer w. L. Davis, for
river wharves as far as Grinders, to
return this evening. powerboat Daisy.
from Alexandria for Piscataway creek
with merchandise; United States naval
passengers.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Fortuna left with a light barge
from Georgetown for a Chesapeake bay
point: tug Piedmont delivered coal
laden barge from Georgetown at Port
land. Me-: tug Louise left with stree,
sWeepings for workhouse farm at Oc-
coquan: tug James o. Carter returned
light after delivering wharf building
Hoo in Upper Machodoc creek; tug
John Miller arrived in the Eastern
branch with clay-laden lighters for
brick making plant; tug Eugenia left
with lighters for Sand-digging ma
chimes working opposite Alexandria;
tug Minerva arrived at Georgetown
with sand and gravel laden lighters.
Memoranda.
Schooner Charles Schan is chartered
to load oyster shells at Chesapeake
bay point for the Alexandria crushing
plant: barge Lucretia is In Upper
Machodoc creek to load railroad ties
for Philadelphia; schooner Edwin and
Maude. with lumber from Newbern
n. c., has sailed from Norfolk for this
city: Consolidation Coal Company's
barge No. has arrived at Portland
from this city with coal; schooner
Sidonia Curley is due at Alexandria
for Bryant: schooner Eleanor Russell
is due at this city from a Maryland
point with cord wood for the dealers;
schooner Richard Tall is due to sail
from Potomac point with wood for
this city or Alexandria
Evening star., 1915-07-23
CITY ITEMS.
Water Color Papers. Schmidt. 1927 18th
4can. Baked Beans, 2sc, L.rx. car
Pop.

Cans Baked Beans, 25c, LARGE Cans
Cal Peaches. 10c: Id. cans Cocoa, 25c
Star of the East Flour. $3.50 bbl.: s lbs.
25c; New Potatoes, i4c pk.: Yellow
Onions. &c PIX. 1O-1b. bags Salt. 15c
4 lbs Fancy Head Rice. 25c; lbs
Evap. Peaches. 25c; lbs Lima Beans
25c; Navy Beans. SC: Penn Mar Syrup
1oc: Glib. cans Pure Cane Syrup, soc
Golden Egg Macaroni or Spaghetti
nc: Sour Pickles. 10c: 3 cans Van
Camp Milk. 10c: 3 loaves Bread, 1Oc;
4 Dbl. Old-time Flour, $1.75. 1888 r
st. wv. and all the ]. T. D. Pyles Stores
Evening star., 1915-07-23
BOGUS DETECTIVES TRY
TO BLACKMA|L CITIZEN
Threaten to Arrest John A. Myers
if He Did Not Pay
Over $15.

John A. Myers. SIT East Capitol
street. visited police headquarters this
morning about AS o'clock and COM
planned that two unidentified white men
had made an effort to get money from
him. He was near Lafayette Park
about 80 o'clock waiting for car.
he said. when he noticed several per-
sons in pursuit of colored man.
Two white men approached him, dis
cussed the pursuit of the colored man
Weed and Wilbur. One of the fake de-
tectiyes, he stated. walked away, leav-
ing him alone with the other, and dur
ing the time the two were alone the
alleged detectives suggested that it
would be we'll for him to give up $40
or SIS and avoid being arrested.
ARRESTED for what?' the indignant
resident of East Capitol street wanted
to know.
He refused to even consider their de-
mand, he told the police, and when the
would-be hold-up men were satisfied
they could not frighten the man who
was waiting for street car they went
away.
Wanted for Robbery.
An unldentlneO COlored man about
twenty-five or thirty years old. who
wore a brown suit and black hat, is
wanted by the police to answer a
charge of robbery. Mrs Helen Gray,
916 18th street northwest, entered COM
plant against him.
Mrs Gray was walking along 1 street
near her home last night about 9
o'clock. she reported, when tile colored
man appeared and snatched her hand
bag. The handbag contained one-dol-
lar bill and some small change. 1t is
probable that Mrs. Gray can identify
the robber.
young colored man visited the
house of Mrs. Burke, 1913 G street
northwest, yesterday afternoon and
represented that he had been sent for
some clothes to be pressed. He was
given coats. belonging to two roomers.
and Mrs. Burke later learned that he
had not been sent for the clothing.
Philip Cavanaugh. 19 Grant place, re-
ported to the police that his house was
entered Wednesday through a basement
door and robbed of small sum of
money, a fountain pen and penknife.
John Noble, a resident Of Georgia
avenue. reported the loss of a gold
ring. His article of jewelry was taken
from scow at the foot of Goth street.
Evening star., 1915-07-23

Now Is the Time to Have Your Carpets
and Rugs thoroughly cleaned All work
guaranteed. Moderate charges. Phone
Conger's, w. 8s5.
Evening star., 1915-07-23

Baltimore & Ohio to Baltimore.
$3.50 round trip every Saturday and
Sunday. good returning until 9 Inn
Monday.-Advertisem
Evening star., 1915-07-23

Low Weekend and sunday Excursion
fares. Southern railway Consult agents.
advertisement
Evening star., 1915-07-23

The body Of we'll dressed man, who
registered at q Baltimore hotel as
Louis Grimstead Of that city. was
found In the room assigned him.
Evening star., 1915-07-23

$3.50 to Philadelphia. S2.25 Chester,
$500 Wilmington and Return.
Baltimore & Ohio Sunday. July 25. from
Union station at 7:05 am, returning
same day.-Advertisemen
Evening star., 1915-07-23

Spelshouse. 1916 eth. Main $500. Paper.
hanging. window. shades. picture frames
Evening star., 1915-07-23

Free dancing at Great Falls. Va
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1915-07-23
:Special Film Features

tOptCldl Full FcdtuIcS
Leader. 9th Bet. e & r SITS. NsW. !
TODAi-,'MIDNlGHT sAT MAXIM's." a,
THROUGH TrRBuLENT WATERS
I EDISON 4-ACT FEATURE.
Olympic. 14s1 You St. NV.
rODAY-"SALAMBO." from the novel 10y
! Gustave Fiaubert: A spectacular produc-
! advance in price.
Circle The.ter. 2los Pa. Ave. NV.
! WILLIAMS. in the great v. L. s. E. pro
| duction. The Sins of the Mothers
r9MoRRoWayL0LA 9.RE DANA ANA AND GER
THE LOST COURT
Follow the Crowds to Penn Gardens.
WONDERFUL AIRDOME. ORCHESTRA.
TO-DAY FIGMAN and LOIS MERE
DITH. in my BEST GIRL" IN ACTS.
TOMORRow-vIyTAN MARTIN. In LIT
TIE MISS BROWN" IN ACTS.
WashfnKton Theater and Park.
TONIGHT-Kathlyn Williams. in .t'Hesr's
and Masks" Lionel Barrymore, in "a
Timely Intercepiion.'
Lyric, 18th and Irving SITS. NV.
TODAY =. THE DIAMOND FROM THE
SKY" 18th CHAPTER. FEATURING
I LOTT1E PICKFORD AND IRVING CUM
MrNGS. First time shown in Washington
Also. FATTY'S PLuCKY PUP" FEA-
| TURING ROSCOE ARBuCKLE. o-act Kew
stone Comedy. And LITTLE MARIE"
2-act Reliance Drama. Orchestra.
] TOMORROW THEDA BARA. in 1.-THE
1 DEVILS DAUGHTER ACTS.
Savoy. 18th and Columbia Road.
/ T0DAY-WILLIAM FOX PRESENTS THE
CELEBRATED FAVO VORITE, THEDA
BARA, IN THE 5-ACT DRAMATIC MAS
1 TERP1ECH, THE CLEMENCEAI CASE
A MOST UNUSUAL PRODUCTION.
Regent, 18th & California SITS, NV.
1 TODAY-JANET BEECHER. I'm PINE
FEATHERS" Shubert production In : l
acts. from the play by Eugene Walters
q.
Evening star., 1915-07-23

$500 To Mountain Lake Park $500
and Return.
Baltimore & Ohio from Washington,
all trains. daily. July 81 to Aug. Z.
valid for return until Aug. 10.-Adver-
tisement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-10
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
24O-ACRE DAIRY WITH STOCK


he orchard berries r house
young all
to
dence income
chance
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so ACRES

With about 40 of bottom land balance nrscass
outbudngs lots of
wagon buggy, all kinds implements This a
trade, cash, balance mortgage back
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chicken house city lights VIII
the The price asked
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12O-ACRE DAIRY


loggedof
buildings about Price
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so ACRES

Some good bottom buildings
implements VIII consider city
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REAL ESTATE

>>es~e~~~S>~~><>rse~~~~~~
Your chance to trade for 80 acres.
40 acres cleared, 20 acres slashed
and used for pasture. balance tim
Der A modern S-room house. 2
large barns, dairy house, septic
tank and other buildings, fine
brood mares, IS fine cows, and all
machinery needed. All of this land
is first class.
60 acres, 10 acres cleared. balance
easy to clear, all the finest of soil,
fair set of buildings, $500 worth Of
stock and all farm tools. Will take
$4,000 home, terms on balance.
40 acres, all river Lotion land. nil
under cultivation, fair buildings.
The party will take ia a home up
to $4,000 on this, balance can run.
Priced at 5000 per acre.
Rooming house, AL full, furniture
good, not a cent against this, Lo-
cation can't be beat. Will trade for
farm.
Roomins house, paying, to trade
for home here.
l have the only Lewis Co. farms
and can do some trading on them.
Duff. 622 Bankers Trust Bldg.
Main 6009.
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5000 CASH

New 3-room bungalow, basement
and woodshed: lots all I'm lawn and
shrubbery; cost ms $500 years
ago; amieaving Tacoma: will take
207 National Realty Bldg. or phone
Proctor 1903. evenings.
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90 ACRES IN PUYALLUP

With
$
best land VIII consider
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OWNER of good land, improved
and clear, TO trade for house. Box
800. Main 6iS6.
SMALL roOming house for any
thing of value. Box F-2, Times.
GOOD land near city to eXchnn ge
for city property or good auto.
Main 24S7.
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HOW,S THISY

acres, 2 cleared; located 1 mile
east of KENT, WASH; 5-room
house; good barn and chicken
houses; all fenced and cross fenced:
Is bearing fruit trees. Price 81 800.
with terms of 5000 cash down. The
improvements on this place cost
TRADE on this. See Hallowell at
VIM. FITZ-HENRY'S. 102 South 12th
st
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wANTED-TO BORROW


WANTED-s1200 private loan for Q
years on Pacific av. property, VAL
ued at $1,000. E-2. Times.
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Az ACRES. PUYALLUP

raspbes artesan we'll
is a bargain
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SWAPS

PAINTING, paperhanging and tint
ing to exchange for what? Main
1870.
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ON Cliff ave-, 2 blks. from Stadium :
2 corner lots; will sell both lots
OF bu1ldlng site or half; 65 IT..
front; best residence district. Make
an offer. Main 30S6.
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10 ACRES CLOSE IN

All cleared and in cultivation all
the The price asked
20 ACRES IN PUYALLUP
land cottage BARN. Tits Of Rs P%ya 1s vey
best land VIII consider
ACRES NEAR SUMNER
First Glass soil about half in fair buildings
AZ ACRES, PUYALLUP
ne oeao an e pe asked Us LITTLE ma s the sass
1t is a bargain.
10 ACRES ON CLOVER CREEK
Fair house barn chicken house cellar
a paying sell on very easy terms " w " any ~
10 ACRES AT $75 PER ACRE
This 10
slider IT of the lest viii
yo 's more GsS og
money The must have
10 ACRES NEAR MILTON
Price 500 per acre VIII trade for city property
1912 ACRES, FOX ISLAND
acres cleared 2s6 feet waterfron Sroom house
70
said-"Do business most
There is a reason! See
HOIST & PHILLIPS co.
sO5-s7-s Bldg
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7 ACRES NEAR SUMNER

First class SOIL about half In raspberres fair bull
chard VIII consider trade for good Tacoma
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AL DIRECTORY
MONEY TO LOAi

OUR OWN MONEY
FOR CITY AND FARM LOANS
w. Y. DOUB & CO., INC.
Z0l-2 California bldg. Main 21S3
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$4,000 to loan at ! and per cent,
Other money at per cent. In
quire of j. l.. Snapp, 1891 Fidelity
Bldg. Main 1894.
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MONEY TO LOAN

PRIVATE money to loan, $50 to
$1,000, no commission. Payments
to suit. Call 531S So. Fife. Felix
Dubois.
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10 ACRES ON CLOVER CREEK

Fair house, barn, chicken house. cellar.
Just short distance from best mountain
of paying business sell very easy terms.
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REAL ESTATE
By Altman

Beauty TT. Bungalow
2h lots. one block to car and
paved streets. VIII sell for S25
month without interest. Call Madi-
son 1853.
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10 ACRES NEAR MILTON

Price 500 per acre win trade for city property
down, $40 a month, per cent
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CARPET HEATING & CLEANIN,

TACOMA RUG FACTORY Our
method of cleaning carpets with
compressed air and steam makes a
perfect job. Absolutely no wear on
carpets or rugs. Laying, refitting.
1116 O. Main 1884
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Two lots. small 2-r house block
from Mckinley Park car, 1906 Spo-
kane av., cement we ks and graded,
assessments paid, 5000, terms. Main
2520.
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i-room new bungalow, nard pias-
ter, slash grain woodwork. POLISH
ed floors, 2 lots, street graded Prlea
$3.50, SOC down, $40 per month. r..
ID. Gregory, office 1896 Mckinley av
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WOMAN wants position as house
keeper. Mary Connell care Mr..
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10 ACRES AT $75 PER ACRE

This 10 acres is located on the Old Puyalup
slider 1t one of the lest buys. VIII sell terms
ance easy payments or will consider two lots
part payment. This ought to be your chance to
money. The owner must have some cash is the 4
tract at the above figure.
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6 AND PER CENT

On improved real estate or for
building. Money advanced as build
ing progresses.
l., II Manning a. 90 EnuitohIo r11
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SMALL rooming
thing of value.
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CABINET WORKS

EVERYTHING of wood made and
repaired. Hand Graft Cabinet
Works. 9th and g SITS. Main 5474
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By HAROLD MAC GRATH

Harold 4n4l5I1t01
dropped It down over the mysterious
box. It was growing darker and dark
er all the time. and shortly neither
coat nor anchor would be visible with
out close scrutiny. Treasure: greed.
cupidity, crime Steve saw only the
treasure and not its camp followers.
What did they call them ?-doubloons
and pieces-of-eight?
He ate his supper with his mess
mates, and he ate heartily as usual.
It would have taken something more
vital than mere treasure to disturb
steve Blossoms appetite. He was
one of those enviable individuals whose
Imagination and gastric juices work
at The same time. And while he ate
he planned. In the first place, he
would buy that home at Bedford; then
he would take over the ellison house
and live like lord. II he wanted 9
drink, all he would have to do would
be to turn the spigot or tip bottle;
and more than that, he'd have bar
tender to do 1t. Onionsl He swore
- would not have On onion within .
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mile Of the Gilsen house. "Onions!"
Quite unconsciously he spoke this word
aloud.
@Huhf Well, II ye don't like onions.
md . hooker that packs violets In
her hold" was the cheerful advice
Of the man ct Steve's elbow.
who's talkin' t your" srunted
Steve. ''Wha' did say?"
Onions. ye lubber! Don't We know
.whut onions 10? Amt we smelt 'em
20 long that ye could stick yer nose
In ia, starboard light an never smell
no kerosene? Onions! Pass tn
cavity"
Stevehelped himself first. The man
who spoke bunked over him, and they
were not on the best Of terms. There
was no real reason for this frank
antagonism; simply. they did not splice
any more elfect1ally than cotton rope
and hemp splice. Sailors are moody
and superstitious; at least they gener-
ally are on hookers 81 the Captain
Manners" breed. Steve was supersti-
tious and Jim Dunkers was moody and
had no thumb on his left hand. Steve
hated the sight Of that red nubbin.
He was quite certain that 1t had been
q whole thumb once, on the way to
gouge out somebody's eye, and had
Inadvertently connected with some
body's teeth.
Spanish doubloons and pearls and
diamonds and rubies! It was mighty
hard not to say these words out loud,
too; blAre them into the sullen faces
grouped around the table. He was OF
watch till midnight; and he was won
dering II he could get tho box without
attracting the attention Of the lookout,
who had ; devilish keen eye for every
thing that stirred on deck or on water.
Well. he would have to risk Il: but he
would wait till full darkness had fallen
over the sea and the lookout would be-
compelled to keep his eyes on the
deck. The boys wanted him to play
cards.
Not for me. Busted. How long a.
= thing $40 II last In New York, any
how?" And he stalked out Of the fore
castle and went down into the waist
to enjoy his evening pipe. all the
while keeping weather eye forward,
at the ratty old pilot house.
It was ten o'clock, land time, when
he rammed his Guilty into a pocket
and resolutely walked forward. II
any one watched him they would think
he was only looking down the cut
water. The thought Of money and
the pleasures 1t will buy makes cum
ming the stupidest Of dolts; and Steye
was ordinarily dolt. But tonight his
brain was keen enough for all pur..
poses. It was q hazardous job to get
the box on the luke without letting
1t slip hack into the sea. Steve. how