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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
nArrI.n nrRING sANnsTORM.

Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 4.-British forces
had a skirmish with Turks Wednesday
in the neighborhOod in Ismaeli, on the
Suez canal The Turks finally retreated.
The British had six men wounded. The
engagement occurred during a sand
storm, but the shooting by the Turks,
both with rifles and artillery was bad.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
MRS. W. L. HAMILTON
DIES THURSDAY MORNING

morning at 4:3O o'clock at her residence.
1907 California street, after an illness
Of some time. She is survived by her
husband, her mother, Mrs. c. L. Van
derpool, and sister, Mrs. J. L Foster.
all living in Ell PasO. and a sister, Mrs
H L. Miller. of Madison. Wis.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
BOER REBELS SURRENDER

Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 1T
is officially announced that Lieut. Col
Kemp and his command of Boer rebels
have surrendered to the British forces.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
WORK IN TOWN-LIVE IN THE
gOTTNTRF
SOME ORCHARD BARGAINS.

SOME ORCHARD BARGAINS.
IS acres edge of Clint, 80 acres
in pear orchard just beginning
TO bear. balance FOR a building
site planted 10 truck. Price
S1O.SOO
38 acre bearing pear orchard.
edge Of Las Cruces, close to the
college, gerry fine. Price $4,000.
30 acres, "a miles OF Las
Cruces, y IN bearing orchard.
assorted fruit, balance in alfalfa.
good house. Price $1,000; in 3
years one crop Of fruit from
any Of the above will pay for
their selves.
IL acres % miles up the VAL
ley, all in fruit and alfalfa;
good room house right on main
canal and paved road. Price
$500.
VIII take some clear FL Paso
property for any Of the above
and give terms on the balance.
There is a reason why these
places are being sacrificed. See
us for particulars.
See Bailey,
With Austin q Mari Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04

FOR SALE-Irrigated farms, improved and
unimproved in the Rio Grande valley. along
the Santa Fe Ry.; permanent water rights,
community plan: good crops. good market;
$50 TO $50 per acre. Address Postmaster,
Bernardo n. NJ.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago Grains. Close.
Wheat-May. S1.645t; July. sL415a.
Corn-May. S2H C; July, S41tc
Oats-May, -61Ec: July, 58Ec.
Chicago Provisions. Close,
Pork-May 1850; Iuly. $1,000
Lard-May s1L37; July, s11.57.
Ribs-May. S1O.4J; July, s10-70-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
GFNUINE BARGATN.

We offer for few days a piece Of income
property netting after deducting taxes, in
surance. upkeep etc. 13 percent-within s
minutes walk from the postoffice on the
north side. Owner will accept trade 20 the
amount Of S9OO0-of city. property worth the
NONCOMPLIANCE easy. Price S27 500. No
Information over the phone.
BuChnz-Schuster Co., Sole Agents.
First Floor Sheldon Hotel.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
WEATHER BULLETIN.

e. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WEATHER BUREAU.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04

smoking oil stove at COS Missouri
street caused a run o. the fire depart
ment at o'clock Wednesday afternoon
No damage resulted.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
COTTON.

New York Cotton. Close.
New York Feb. Spot cotton, quiet;
middIing uplands, $40; sales. 800.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04

j. NJ Morgan, deputy sheriff from
Waco. Tex. is here to return with
Frank Hawley, who is wanted there by
the authorities.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04

A SPECIAL BARGAIN.
$500 buys 4 room brick house with
rooms in attic so foot lot. fences and shed;
in Highland Park close to car line 1t takes
$500 cash.
WILL PAY $50 CASH
As first payment on room bungalow in
Alta Vista district. close to car line.
$3.50 CASH
Buys modern room house on Tularosa St.;
cement sidewalk and street paved; on car
line. Price $500, balance easy monthly
payments.
1895 CASH
Buys south front lots on White Oaks St,
in block 76 East FL Paso-
A REAL BARGAIN.
21lOU buys 4 south front corner lots on
Grand View avenue, close TO Homan sani-
tartum; terms.
COUNTY ROAD BARGAIN.
1850 buys . p acres on the paved road
miles down; all cleared and fenced; close to
uterurbau station. This is a bargain.
ID. G.. ueineman.
Phone Sz3 209 Mills St
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
n. Y.LIsTED sTOCKs
,By Associate

icy Associated Press)
New York Feb 4.-The following were
the closing quotations the New York
stock exchange;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04

NEW FURNITURE.
The furnishings Of a 9 room house,
everything new from parlor to kitchen;
owner leaving town; must sell; will
sacrifice If taken at once Cost $3.50.
To TRADE.
so acres Of fine upper valley land
for FL PasO property.
NEW BUNGALOW.
blocks from 2. o.; has fine rooms
with all builtin features. hardwood
floors: lot space 50 it. in front. paved
street. See this quick as owner can't
meet the payments, and viii sacrifice
the amount paid in.
$500 ACRES OF LAND
Not very far from El PasO at $40 per
acre. fine gramma grass, fine
springs, under fence. ESQ acres in cul-
tivation; house, corral, etc. will trade
for FL PasO property.
J. II. Griffin.
626 Mills Bldg. Phone $50.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04

You never saw anything like
this for the money. 5 rooms,
bath, sleeping porch, basement
and heating plant; hardwood
floors. builtin features; full
south front lots in Government
HlH. IL blocks TO car line.
MONTANA ST. HOlfE-S44O0.
We are building a room
bungalow with basement and
heating plant This will en-
body all the bulltin features
that go to make. a real coy
home at the present time. See
the plans and location. We will
finish the interior 20 suit you.
TRADE-TRADE.
room bungalow with bath
and sleeping porch. on WyOm-
ing St. and good lots on Mon
tana to trade for a modern
story home.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04

Chicago. Ill. Feb. Twenty steam
ers are fast in the ice along the west
ern shore Of Lake Michigan between
Chicago and Milwaukee, according to
reports received here Wednesday by Of
ficials Of the transportation lines, and
there is no likelihood Of releasing them
until the wind changes. Low tempera-
ture and high northwesterly winds are
held responsible for the fields Of ice
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
TRADE-TRADE.

Two lots in the 1900 block.
south front on Montana. VIII
trade equity In toward a mod
ern home.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
News Brevities

(Advertisement.)

WestbOund train No. 101 on the G.
H & S. A., due here at 9:15 p. m, is
reported so minutes late. All other aft
ernOon and evening trains are reported
on time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
DR.. Anna Reum. Bucltier Bldg, over Elit,
DR.. Paget, dentist. 5o2 ROberts-Bannel
Ell PasO Distilled water Co.. Phi. 4s9.

MIR. Capp. the-converted Jew, will hold
a series Of gospel meetings at the mis-
sion, sos Texas street, beginning Friday
night, Feb. 5. Come and hear him. Your
time will be well spent. Everybody
welcome.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
For Sale Real Estate-City Property.

For Sale Real Estate-City Property.
5OxI4e ON BLISS ST, $3.50 per lot-S1O
down and so per month. Close to G. H.
shops on north side Of Montana; walking
distance. room cottage, east front, on
corner This house must be sold quick.
Price s225O. $500 down, $50 per month will
handle il. garage.
Hawkins Bros Phone $500.
A BARGAIN-On corner, south front, lots
new bungalow; furnished for a home. Price
$4,000 II taken quick. Mahogany bedroom
set, all heavy leather upholstered furniture
II YOU are looking for a home it will pay
you to see this. The furniture alone is
worth $1,000.
Hawkins Bros Phone 2SOO.
Homes Our Speciality"
s475O-NEAR COUNTRY CLUB, south front,
on lots: new 5 room bungalow, modern in
every respect $3.50 down. balance like rent.
VIII trade for house close in
Hawkins Bros. Phone $500.
4srfSO-CLOSE IN ON CORNER. south
front. Price 1880 if sold quick. Better see
it; good apt; in walking distance.
Hawkins Bros.
ia TO LOTS WANTED in exchange on
any Of the following houses:
room cottage near the corner Of Cotton
and Arizona b.
8 room house, 1900 block. wyoming.
4 room modern bungalow, Sunset Heights.
A fine chance to trade your lots for in
Howell Realty Co.
zee Herald Bldk. Phone SCI.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
Waco Deputy Her,

Dr.. Ebert, dentist, 216-218 Mills Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04

DR.. A. T. Stu Osteopatnic Infirmary.
DR.. Ira W. Collins, physician In chief;
DR.. M. Alkire, lady specialist Dr.. Carl
Gibson, 201 W. Missouri street. They
cured others They can cure you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04

MOritz LOWenstein, one OF the pr
! oneers of Ell Paso' county, Who has been
confined to his home at Ysleta, since
Jan. 1. has so far recovered as to be
able to leave his room.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
NJ. LoMenEteIn Improred.

DR.. Cameron, dentist, sO2 Rob.-Ban Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04

Phone 627, Wilson Millican, the best
cleaners. White work a speciality.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
oil stove Fire.

DR.. Jameson, diseases Of Kidney. Blad-
Ter. Skin nd Rectum. SIS Wills Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04
OTHER TRADES


The facts are we can match
about anything you have to
offer.
we have a dandy Bliss st.
home. FOR which the owner will
take valley land o. good lots as
first payment
LOWER VALLEY.
One small alfalfa and one
small fruit ranch. We do not
care to advertise the price on
this Come In and let US talk
TO you if you are interested.
LOT BARGAINS.
SO n. on Stanton. ......... $500
40 IT, on Rio Graude ..... 1000
90 H. on California. 5000
81 y 1t. on Montana ....... 1900
40 1t. on Hueco. .......... 1900
40 It, on California, corner 25O0
so It. on Rio Grande. 1900
IS IT, on Moutana.-... .... 1000
AndersOn-FiIleF,
SUPERIOR HOMES"
Ia Buckler Block. Phone 491
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04

An auto stolen Tuesday from in front
of the residence of Clyde F. Holmes,
SIS West Boulevard. was recovered
Wednesday by the police and returned
to Mr. Holmes. The car was found on
Austin street with one of the tires
punctured and the gasoline tank empty,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04

Don't overlook the meeting for drill
practice, to be held tonight, beginning
at s o'clock. George 3. Slater.
Commander.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04

LOTS WANTED-see HoweIFs Ad.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04

STEAM AND VACUUM Carpet Cleaning
Du Sang Wellboru. Phone 1893.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-04

CARPETS CLEANED and general house
work. Duntley Vacuum Cleaning Co. Pm. 321S
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-04
CHAPTER ~.
After a Niaht OF Fear.

The three men-Ilington and his
two companions-sat detected in their
badly leaking boat and watched Cap
tain Hardin's vessel fade away into
the distance. Hernandez watched her
keenly as she disappeared. Into the
innermost recosses OF his mind he
tucked away the fact that she was the
steamer Princess OF New York. Some
day that knowledge would be OF use
TO him. Hot ashes brushed against
Ilington's cheek; some rested on his
shoulders. He shook himself like some
huge mastiff. He seized the oars.
Come" he said, we've got to get
out OF this-and right away This
boat is filling fast"
Go to it, senor," said Hernandez.
Row"
1t was not a request; It was o com
msnd. 1t was a strange thing that as
long as Ilington had borne the child in
his arms. Ilington had been the lead
er Of the three. Now his independence
seemed to leave him.
For hours he rowed-he forgot he
vas human being His oars rose and
fell with the regularity Of machine
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CHAPTER V.
A Night With Flame.

Young Neal Hardin was proud OF
his fathers boat. the Princess. He
never ceased admirug her There was
no part of her he didn't love He was
well assured that she must hold the
same fascination for other people AS
she did for him. lie concluded that
little Annette llington would fall des-
pcrately in love With his huge boat
and he escorted that young lady to all
parts of the vessel-in fact, he walked
her little legs OFF.
They explored the lifeboats. the for
ward quarters of the crew, they Wis.
tied the pilot; they climbed the bridge,
Finally, they visited the hold. It was
well they did.
Something had happened had
happened on the day before while the
Princess lay off Martinique CinGers
had fallen by the hundreds-a condi-
tion of affairs that the captain and his
crew had well prepared for. II was
impossible to be everywhere at once
and n cinder-a live. red messenger of
death-had taken advantage of this
condition of affairs, had wormed its
and Ike red-hot cancer had eaten in.
TO 1t with flame.
With just the slightest trace of ex.
citement Neal drew the little girl to
the deck and with her at his side
sought aud found his father anu whis.
pered 10 him,
The captain stiffened as with shock;
his face turned pale. He held up a
hand and three members of the crew
rushed to him. lie gave hasty, whis-
pered orders.
In ten minutes the fire hose was laid
out-men We're working at the pumps,
But In ten minutes something else had
happened-the hold was filled with
smoke. Huge tongues of flame were
leaping heavenward. and in that same
ten minutes panic took command
pandemonium reigned.
Abandon ship" Hardin cried. "All
hands to the boats! Women and chill.
dren first"
starved refugees parched with thirst,
chilled by the cold night and baked
by the heat Of day, were sighted by
cruiser of the navy. Half an hour aft.
erwards its exhausted passengers
clambered YEARLY but gratefully up
the cruisers side.
The last OF the refugees to leave the
llfeboat and last OF all save the life.
boats crew to reach the cruisers deck
was young Neal Hardin. Clutchod in
his arms was the recumbent sleeping
figure of little Annette Ilington.
Mrs. Hardin was offered the com.
mander's cabin. She accepted with
gratitude. She tucked Annette llingtou
and Joey Welcher into their berths,
but when she came to look for Neal.
her young son, she found him missing.
She searched for him. A seaman
touched her on the arm.
You'll find him there, maam." said
the sailor.
He pointed toward group in n cor.
ner OF the sleeping deck. The crew
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hi, Isl5, by William Hamilton oeboTnoj


In flash Pontos hand darted like
d black snake across the table to
clutch the packet in its grasp. The
American, for all his hugeness. was
quite as agile as the fat Ponto. He
snatched the packet away just as Pom
tos fingers touched it.
Pontos eyes Redeemed his face
flushed suddenly. He fingered the hilt
of his knife and glanced toward Her
nandez.
Il will be careful to take small
chance with you, friend Ponto,' said
llington. He waved the packet to-
ward Hernandez. "All in good time,
senor," he said.
The important question" went on
Ilington, lis this: Who is in posses
sion OF the lost isle of CHINA
bar? It belongs to me. | have the
paper title-at any rate | can obtain
it, but whom must we eject when we
arrive?"
Leave that to me-" said Herman
dez. I'VE shall wipe them OF the face
of the earth"
A screen door swung open and a
native woman gaudily arrayed in
green and yellow stripes. her head
bound around with a strip of orange
colored linen, slipped through the door
leading with her tiny girl-a child
three or four years old.
The child saw llington and ran
tumultuously toward him, clasping his
huge leg with her arms.
My daughter, gentlemen said IL
ingtcn She is all have, Her moth
'er died when she was born and when
| die she will be the heiress to the
lost isle of Cinnabar-perhaps the
princess of a principality, who knows
Manuella, her native nurse, carried
her out into the narrow white and
winding street, and together they half
ran, half toddled down the hill.
Ilington resumed his own chair and
once more exhibited the oilsllin pack
ct.
THE contents OF this packet-pos-
sibly-will indicate the whereabouts
of the lost isle of Cinnabar,' he said.
Suppose we take chance"
Break the seal. senor," said Her
nandez.
Ilington started to obey-but some
thing happened.
With the suddenness Of jaguar
fleeing from the hunters, man-half
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naked-bounded upon the veranda.
For the love of Cod" he said, in
broken French, flee for your lives.
Pelee has broken loose
Ilington, with the oilskin packet
still in hand, sprang to the edge of
the veranda and from there into the
street. He gave one look and then
fell back.
"By George. he's right" he shouted.
'Look-look"
AnYiously he turned his gaze down
the hill. Then with bound he was
off. In three minutes he was back
clutchirg his little daughter. Annette,
to his breast and dragging the frenzied
Manuella after him.
Shrieks from a thousand throats
rent the air without. Ilington glanced
into the street His face went white.
Ashes, red-hot pieces of molten lava
were dropping in a shower.
Ilingtop, who had been holding
Annette, surrendered her in an instant
to Manuella. He darted into an inner
room and opened the safe. From this
safe he took a canvas bag that jingled
with the gold pieces it contained He
thrust this bag into one hip pocket OF
his trousers, having already secreted
the oilskin packet in the other
"Come on" he shouted to the group
behind him. Its death to stay here.
Come on down the hill"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-04
FIRST iNSTALlMENT
PR0lOGUE-THE SURVIVORS
CHAPTER |.
The Red Death.

Capt. John Hardin of the Princess
regarded the fast-receding coast line
with unusual alarm. He shouted to
his mate.
"Welcher," he cried, pointing aft,
'1ook at that. I've never seen old Pc
lee act that way before"
Welcher, the mate, a surly. sallow.
faced, ill-condtioned fellow in un-
kempt uniform, followed with his eyes
the captains glance.
Gee whiz," he said, ''me neither
"Ben," exclaimed the captain, shes
splitting fire BY Godfrey, that means
death-death, tell you, death"
This was back in 1902. The Prin-
cess, Captain Hardin's boat, was a
tramp steamer bound to New York
from the city of St. Pierre, in the
Island of Martinique, with cargo OF
cocoa, coffee, sugar cane and cotton,
and had been under way probably an
hour
You're right, captain" he returned,
"Pelee means business this trip
Death is right"
A feminine figure emerged from the
shadow of the afterhouse and rushed
forward toward the bridge. Behind
her, following in her wake, raced two
sturdy youngsters. One of these
youngsters darted past her, swarmed
upon the bridge and confronted the
captain and his mate.
He was Captain Hartlin's boy, Neal
the only child
The other boy was the mates son
young Joey Welcher sallowfaced and
disagreeable like his father.
With the roar of thousand thun'
ders Pelee beloved forth
What are we going to do, Jack?
cried the captains young wife; what
are we going to do?'
"Do?" returned the mate, before the
captain could reply. Put on more
steam, that's what we'll do We're
well out of that hell-hole yonder An
hour and we'd have been in the thick
of It, We're well out of it, tell you.
Captain Hardin applied his eye to
his telescope once more. The boy
upon his shoulder followed suit.
"Welcher," said the captain bravely
we've got to go back
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CHAPTER II.
The Lost Isle.

ne LOST Isle.
On the same day-the day Of the
red death at Martinique-and but two
short hours before the pilot put the
helm of the tramp steamer Princess
hard aport, three men sat on the yer
anda of a low-roofed, white-wallec
bungalow in st. Pierre.
One of these men was Ilington, a
young American. He passed around
a box of fragrant Martinique cheroots
He folded up some half-dozen slips OF
paper he had been examining and re
turned them to another individual who
faced him from across the table.
"Senor Hernandez" exclaimed the
young American, "for week at least
half a hundred times-I have told
you your credentials were satisfactory
to me-"
Hernandez nodded gravely. He
thrust the papers back into a pocket
and tapped them significantly.
None could be better" he ex'
claimed grandiloquently, Il am her
nandez-that is all sufficient
Suddenly the American turned and
faced the third member of the coterie,
"And what" he exclaimed, what OF
Ponto here?"
This third individual was the
strangest creature of them all. He
was a Mexican; dark, very dark; low
browed: low-statured- -and-fat
Hernandez nodded significantly.
"Ponto, senor," he returned, lis as
good as gold. He, too, is brave
"Will he do as tell him." queried
the American.
Hernandez bowed. You tell me,
senor, and tell him. He will obey"
The American turned his back for
a moment and Hernandez and Ponto
exchanged significant glances.
Ilington turned back to them. 1T
is agreed" he said, Il will take you
on. To have brave men one must
take a chance"
Ilington crossed the veranda and
entered the living room, from there
disappearing through another door. In
a moment he was back, apparently
empty handed. Once more he seated
himself and then drew from the hip
pocket of his trousers a thin oilskin
packet sealed with sealing wax. He
laid il on the table before him.
Gentlemen" he said, "I am the
owner of the lost isle of Cinnabar.
My torefathers held the grant direct
from Spain. The lost isle of CHINA
bar is a valuable isle. Tradition has
it that upon it is located quicksilver
mine-an ancient mine but little
worked. My mission is to seek that
island. to find it and to claim 1t for
my own"
Where is this lost island?" queried
the Portuguese.
nington nodded. The secret" he
returned, lies within this packet
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CHAPTER III.
Terror r-Driven.

All down that long steep hill-that
swarming street filled with its rushing,
frantic mob-Ilington fought his way
with his back and brawny shoulders.
Once. twice, he felt a stealthy hand
at his hip pockets. Each time he
turned swiftly to find Ponto and Her
nandez close at his heels. without
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were swinging hammocks ready for
the night. Mrs. Hardin listened. She
heard the clear tones of her young
son Neal She fastened to the group
and caught her offspring by the hand.
"Mom," he pleaded, don't" He
pointed toward hammock high above
his head. That's where I'm going to
sleep-just once-tonight."
A seaman touched his cap and
grinned. Hes a sailor from the
ground up. ma'am,' he said. You
can't make him anything else II you
was to try hundred years"
All through that long night a woman
lay, wide eyed with dumb agony with
in her heart. She didn't know-she
couldn't know-that Capt. John Har
din was exploring the depths unknown
with knife sunk between his shoul-
der blades by his mate, Welcher But
she knew that she would never lay
eyes upon him more-never feel the
clasp of his hand. nor his kiss upon
her lips, nor his strong arms about her
never In this world again.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)