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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-23
SYNOPSIS.

On the day Of the eruption Of Mount
Princess rescues five-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
nandeZ 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 or the lost Island
of Cinnabar. IlingtOn's injury causes his
mind to become q blank. thirteen years
elapse. Hernandez. now an opium SNUG
gler with Ponto, Inez, 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
agrees to steal the papers for them but
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-
veals 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 a
portion Annette sails on the Coronado
in search of her father. The crew, crazed
by cocaine Struggled aboard by Herman
DEE, mutiny and are overcome by a
boarding party from u. S. Destroyer
jackson, led by Neal.
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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 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-right hand
NJ. G. Hastily,
p. S.-Don't drag mother into this.
Come as you are.
Annette beckoned to the fiunky.
Where" she said, sis the bearer of
this note?"
The f1unky 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
CURED
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
carriage and an instant later some
thing descended over her head, smoth-
ering her cries-something bound her
arms to her side. But the smuggler
had been right. Neal was there, bound
and speeches. helpless on the bot
tom Of the carriage.
An instant later the vehicle ratified
sharply off into the night.
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ooh. we'll, If you will" said the

ooh, 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-flled 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
eff 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 d-pouf-none will
ever live to tell the tale-none, save
myself"
Hernandez eyed the other man with
undisguised admiration
How l should like to see it work."
he said
The other nodded. "Scme 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 a 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
ning-looking stranger. But Hernandez
clicked his teeth.
Its Joe Welcher," said Hernandez.
Come in, joey boy, you're welcome"
We1cher looked about him and then
sided to Hernandez.
"a note from Inez," he whispered to
the latter, about the governors le-
vee."
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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 frra and
who relieved him of his burden. This
burden they carried between them to
hut. Before doing so they cut the
big man across the shoulders with a
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 be1ow-and then in spite os
his huge bulk ran like a deer down
to the beach
The men above dropped their bur
den and watched him.
"Ah," said Hernandez to his com
rade Ponto, the beast-he knows that
Razor Back He has not forgotten fif-
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 hut,
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
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CHAPTER XVII.
Decoy.

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 a quarter of a mile away
he saw 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 1 like uni
form and" she added coyly, with a
leer toward Neal, "and what comes in
them too"
"You got my note?" queried Annette
II got it," returned Neal, "but no
CO."
What are you talking about?" said
Annette. eve are specially invited by
the governor himself"
I'm out Of it, I tell you," repeated
Neal. 'But I'll tell you what I'll do
I'll come to the back gate of the gov.
erncr's garden and I'll f1irt with you. u
Many came and most were served
that night. But among the first to
come, though none were served. were
four unlimited guests. They were a
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.
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
tant house Neal peered anxiously for
Annette Ilington.
He trilled a 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 feer 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. II am to wait for an answer"
The f1unky nodded, summoned an
other fiunky, and handed him the note.
Ghe f1unky made an inquiry or two,
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Sponue Diver.


Annette opened wide her eyes. She
uttered an exclamation of delight as
she saw Neal Hardin.
well, we're here" she said.
II 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 a rude hut.
II 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 whip lying across his shout
ders. Ponto, the Mexican, watched
red eyed and gloating.
Something happened in a 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.
ct 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. can identifying 1ocket," he
went on, "and other things"
what do you expect to do with
them?" said Annette belligerently.
'You are not Annette Ilington."
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
I am able to find people who do my
bidding. This gentleman can do it
well. l may as well tell you, children,
that you have perhaps al hour to live,
perhaps less"
The brute looked up, his eyes
CLASSY, strange. He rubbed a red spot
on his arm-the mark left by Herman
dez' hypodermic needle.
you are right, Ponto," said Herman
dez, cit 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 a 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.
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Annette conceaIs the Yellow Packet.
fortune" he returned. cat 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 a number of
short wormeaten boards, then he lift
ed up 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, "is the third story, as it were.
Neat, not gaudy."
"Now for the bathroom, if you
please"
This time they descended a 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"
All" said the man of Martinique,
I'VE are at sea level This is a cave
and there is no outlet to it,
Somewhere there is" returned
Hernandez.
Eyes, in the attic-the sky parIor,"
said the other man.
Somewhere else," said Hernandez.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-23
CHAPTER XVI.
The Razor Back.

Around the corner of the coast line
on the Isle of Martinique-invisible
both from the bridge of the destroyer
Jackson and from the grounds of the
governor, there jutted out into the
sea cliff, stern and forbidding. AS
matter of fact, it was not all rock,
this cliff-a large part of its formation
was Of clay. Down the face of this
cliff, its sharp edges rising now and
then into the air like peaks, there
trailed 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
a rope, and climbing the Razor Back,
clinging to this rope with a huge bur-
den on his shoulders, upward crawled
man. Below him, thrusting it's nose
into the beach, was a disreputable-
looking boat laden with heavy wooden
boxes
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for their beefsteak to be well done,
please.
But they do sometimes write the
violent stuff, marry masterfuI women
and If there is a coal hole left open in
the sidewalk they sometimes write let
tiers Of protest to the newspapers.
They are the long-distance bad men
and they have their feelings. Some
times get quite violent in my mind,
but up to date l have avoided blood
shed and [ am rather glad of it
would hate to think that the notches in
the wheel of the steering gear of my
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Let me suggest trial experiment"
he continues. When anyone hears
sounds let him stop his ears with his
fingers. Then il he really hears
guns, the sound will be diminished or
blotted out altogether; if it is the
heartbeat the sound Will be increased.
"A great many people when they lie
down at night hear their hearts beat
ing. One correspondent at a shore
resort says that he counted SO gun
shots in a minute. I myself heard
gunfring while on the east coast, and
not until my return to London, where
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-23
The Vote-Getters,

'T cannot see why the suffragists
complain Of the supine inactivity Of
the stay-at-home woman" said Mrs.
Blight, with deceptive suavity. "It is
true the stay-at-homes confne their
activities largely to rearing families.
Yet every time one Of them has a little
son, there is another gain for suf-
frage. kansas City Star.
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VINO was violating their hencoop at
night for fear of hurting him. They
love their children and like to get
down on the floor and play with them
at building strange castles and via
ducts out of the nursery building
blocks. They are usually at home
nights and strong drink would upset
their digestions. They wear toe rub
bers when it rains, vote for the best
men so far as they know, would be
ct little practical use in waging war
end killing off the foe. They like
to have their meals on time and ask
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NOTHING Unusual.

Any pretty girls at the hotel where
you spent the SUMNER
Yes. indeed" replied the man
whose few remaining strands of hair
were laid out to the best advantage.
Did they show you any atten-
tion?"
They showed me just as little as
they could"
Tough luck!"
Il rather expected it. You see, they
were Mattresses"
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Recalls Mole ST. Nicholas.

IS it tie guns in Flanders or the
beating of their own hearts that peo-
pie on the English coast and inland
ara writing to the newspapers about ?"
a9sks London physician discussing
the reports Of gunfring heard SO, 20
and even 80 miles from the nearest
scene of war operations.
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VIOLENT ONLY IN WRITINGS
hymns OF Hate Are Usually the Pro.
duction of Long-Distance
Bad Men.

have come to distrust the noets of
violence says a writer in the Mime
apolis Journal. Their hymns of Hate
are, in reality, about as violent as the
eongs of the peewees at dawn. They
would hardy peck the man who was
ttealing their watch. They would not
Up anchor tic saotgun at the person
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-23

The parents Of a baby are the only
successful conversational opponents
Of the man who wishes to talk about
himself
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-23

I heard the guns Just as plainly every
night, did the explanation of the
heartbeatS occur to me-"
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Worse Vet.

Cant you think of any worse pest
than the seven-year locusts?"
Il should say so. Just think of q
ten-year installment purchased"
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motor car represented men I had slain.
So when you hear my Hymn of Hate
ascending the evening air, please dis
count it little. No harm meant.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-29
MISUNDERSTANDING WITH
THE RAILROADS
President Schaff of the Katy lays
the Blame for Such upon the city
and Town Councils Who DO Not
Have an Understanding OF the
Railroads Position.

c. II. Schaff. president OF the NJ.
X. & r.. Railway Company is out
with the following letter to the Of
ficers and agents OF the company.
in which he deals with the mlsunder
standing between the different 10
calitles and the company. and their
causes;
ST. Louis. Mo-, Jan. 30, 1915.
To Officers and Agents:
II Is desired that constant atten-
ton should be given TO the question
OF public relations between the Miss
ouri Kansas & Texas Railway lines
and the communities which they are
serving Many dsagreements which
have occurred in the past have been
caused for the most part by the mu
nicipal authorities. town councils
business organizations. or indiyidua
citizens not having fun understan,
Ing OF the railroads position In ma
ters OF common interest. or by mis-
understanding on the part OF the OF
flcers of the railroads who were no
In possession OF sufficient lnforma
tion 10 act with intelligence and Judi
ment
II Is the desire OF the NJ X a. 7
lines to avoid this. and keel In In
innate touch with matters OF stat
and municipal government. as wei
as the activities OF the business or
ganizations In order that this maj
agement may work along co-operat
I've lines wit htho communltles up
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-29
$4,000 SUIT
AGAINST FRISCO
RAILWAY co.
A. q. Hancock Who Had leg Cut off
by Train while Going from Durant
to niuc lays blame on Railruad
Compeny and asks Hcdrcss.

The receivers ot the 81 Louis and
San francisco railroad company are
made defendant IN a suit filed this
week hv A. O. Hancock, of Texas,
throurh his attorneys Martin and
Moss, OF Tulsa. Oklahoma. for t20.-
$50 as filed Tuesday in the district
court here.
The petition OF the plaintiff al
lcges that ON tho 20th dag OF Sep
tembcr 1913. he had engaged pass
age over the defendant company's
lines from Durant TO Dluc. Oklaho-
ma. prepaylng the regular fare
therefor. That he occupied seat In
the front OF tho smoking car. and
that during tho trip he was In need
of a drink but found all tho water
coolers In the smoking car TO be
empty. lie then. so he alleges start
ed to cross from tho smoker TO the
car behind, where he was told there
was water in tho cooler.
AZ he was about to pass out OF
the door Of the smoker, he slipped
on banana peel lying in the aisle
and was thrown violently forward on
the platform and OFF the platform
under the wheels OF the train whore
HIS left leg was so badly manglod
that amputation was necessary. The
plaintiff recites that the rocking OF
the train which caused him 10 slip
on the peel was due to the defend
ant company's negligence in permit
ting It's road bed TO become rough
and that further negligence was ex-
hibited when banana pell was al
lowed to romaln on the floor OF the
car.
Computing the loss OF the plain
uffs ability 10 perform the usua
work. together with actual damages
medical attention and other costs
plaintiff figures his damage at $40,
$4,000 for which he prays.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-29
8 8 8 8 9 . . 9 . . 9 . = 800

w n. Hunt o. ,daoel was here the
last OF the week shaking hands with
his many friends.
MIR. and Mrs. J. ", Halhrooks are
the proud parents OF an pound rirl
born on the 18th.
MIR. A, H. Mays nad the blackboard
at the school house rcpaintcd last
saturday.
Mrs Macready was on the sick llsi
last week. but we arc GLAD TO not,
she Is improving.
The house on the farm OF victor
Phillips was destroyed by fire last
week The cause OF the fire is un-
known.
There was no Sunday school her,
last Sunday on account OF the weatt
er.
Mrs. w. NJ Perrin was IN Kelrse,
on business Saturday.
Farmers have begun 20 pillow foi
oats but the rain and freeze stoppe,
their work for a while.
Prof. Macready was in Durant oi
business last Saturday.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-29
Honoring Mrs. wilcox.
c. y. sCHAFF.
President.

Quite number OF the ladies or
the Christian church met last Wed
nesday afternoon at the home OF Mrri
Geo. Meyers TO honor one OF their
members, Mrs Wilcox. who IL SOON
to leave Durant for Oklahoma City.
Each guest broguht her knitting.
which happened TO be crochet OF eto
broidery. on this occasion. Needles
and voices were blended In the after
moons entertainment. the only re-
grct being the ever present thoughc
OF losing one OF their staunchcsr
members Many good wishes aud
hopes were written In the little hand
painted guest book
A salad luncheon was served by
Mrs. Meyers aud several assistants
to twenty-one ladies and the honoree
Mrs. A. ~ wilcox.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-29

From information obtained by tho
News II IL safe 10 say that the cot
ton acreage TO be planted this year
viii be about three fifths OF that OF
last year Many farmers in many
sections OF tho country viii cut tho
cotton acreage down entirely and
plant feeds. and grain crops while
hundreds and hundreds OF them arc
planning to plant much smaller
acreage this year II IN expected
that the oats crop will be the LARGEST
ever IN this county and the farmers
are now busy preparing their land
for oats planting.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-29
RAILROADS
ASK INCREASE
IN ALL RATES

The railroads are experiencing
hard times too-at least Il seems so,
by resolutions being passed by the
executive councils and directors of
railroad boards.
The following resolutions asking a
higher freight and passenger rate
were passed IN Kansas City recently
Resolved, that II rs the
sense of the executive council
OF the Missouri. Kansas, okla
homa Hotel Mems Association.
assembled in the city Of Kan
sas City. that both the execu-
tive and legislative departments
OF our states. as well as the
public service commissions
should Immediately take such
action as may be necessary TO
grant 10 the railroads an in
crease I'm both passenger and
freight rates, and be II further
"Resolved, that n committee
OF three be appointed TO present
copy OF these resolutions TO
the governors, one to the presl
dent OF the senate, and one to