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ette," it was the time for disappearing
An keep out o. my way. III git
y yet" growled Blossom.
Keep your mouth shut" said the
mate, "or Ill have you put in irons,
you pig!"
All right sir. I've said all I'm goin'
t say t'day;;" and Blossom strobe OF.
What was the box like?" asked the
captain of Dunkers.
Chinese contraption, sir; leastwise
it looked that way to me. Didn't look
as If it'd been in tn water long, sir.
Somethin' lost overheard by some pri-
vate yacht, t my thinkin'. I'll keep
out O. Steve's way. I'll lay low on
shore, SIR
And though Steve made perfect
range OF the spot, he never came back
to find the mysterious box, never saw
the ellison house back home, nor did
he ever see Dunkers again. On the
voyage home he brooded continually,
and was frequently found blubbering;
and one night he skipped his watch
and went to Davy Jones locker.
Dunkers had not told about the
name he had seen on the box; and
Blossom had not thought to. The name
Hargreave had instantly brought back
to Dunkers mind the newspaper
stories he had recently read. There
was no doubt in the world that this
ho1nnnad to million
aire, who had drawn million from
his banks and vanished and, more
over, there was no doubt in Dunkers'
mind that this million lay in the Ba-
hannah waters. 1t had been drawn up
from the bottom of the sound, under
the path of the balloon. He proceeded,
then, to take a most minute range.
1t would require money and partners;
but half loaf would be far better
than no loaf at all; and he was deter
mined to return to New York to find
backing. Finding is keeping, on land
or sea.
Now it happened that his favorite
grog shop was a cheap saloon across
the way from the headquarters Of the
Black Hundred; and Vroon occasion
ally dropped in. for he often picked up
a valuable bit of maritime news.
Dunkers was an old friend of the bar
keeper, and he proceeded to pour and
guzzle down his throat very poor
substitute for whisky. He became
He Dragged. He knew
where there was million, and all he
needed was frst-class diving bell. A
year from now he would not be drink
ing cheap whisky; he'd be steering a
course up and down Broadway and
buying wine when he was thirsty.
He was no miser But he had to have
a diving bell; and where the blue devil
could he get one with $12 and an
[ngersoll watch in his pocket?
From his table Vroon made a sign
which the bartender understood. Then
he rose and approached Dunkers.
Il own a pretty good diving appar-
atus,' he said. IF you've got the |
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Well, let's you and see that he does
that and nothing else. I'll have no one
meddling with my own game"
Some one sneezed, and everybody
looked at his neighbor. The sneeze
was repeated. but mufned, as II some
one was desperately anxious to avoid
sneexing.
1T came from above!" whispered
Olga. Don't look up!"
Braine was COOL He walked idly
across the room to where Vroon sat.
Very well, ParofY; we give you free
rein" To Vroon he said: Some one
is watching us from the room over
head thought that room belonged
to u.s.
1t does" said Vroon stolidly.
Then how II It that some one II
watching from mp there? No excite
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the lust 70 Xii anu TIE o.nci ucspei-
ately intent On living. 1t was one OF
those contests in which honor and
fair play have no part. But for the
timely arrival of the captain and some
OF the crew Dunkers would have been
badly injured. perhaps fatally. They
hauled back Blossom, roaring out his
oaths at the top of his lungs. 1t took
half an hours arguing to calm him
down. Then the captain demanded to
know what 1t was all about And
blubbering, Steve told him.
"Six hundred feet of water, If I've
got my reckoning right. The anchor
lies in so feet, but the starboard side
drops sheer 900. You swab! Why
didn't you bring the box to me? A
man has q right to what he finds. I'd
have taken care of 1t for you till we
got back to port. / know; you were
greedy; you thought might want to
stick my fist into your treasure. And
you'll never find 1t In 600 feet OF water
and tangled, porous coral. That's what
you get for being a blamed hog. AS
for you," and the captain turned to
Dunkers, get your dunnage and your
pay and hunt for another boat back.
won't have no murder on board Cap
tain Manners And the sooner you go,
the better"
"pll 60, sir" said Dunkers, readily
enough. Had the misfortune happened
@ him and had Blossom been the ag-
xressor, he would want his life. He
Like the valet In DIV
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/ met him years ago In China; and
when he started out to do Z certain
thing he generally did it. He never
botched any Of his plans. So ~ al
must wait Only I'm going to marry
you all the same, whether he likes II
or not. The rogues will try to impose
upon you again, but do not pay any
attention to notes or personals In the
papers And it was lucky thing that
/ was on the freighter that picked you
up at sea. shall always wonder how
that yacht took IRE"
so shall L. replied Florence, hes
brows drawing together in pussle
ment Sometimes think must have
done 1t. You know, people out Of their
heads do strange things. l seem 70
see myself ~ in : dream. And this
man Braine II I seoundrel!"
crO BE CONTNUED.)
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oSN>.-, .s..A, C44..aISC u my
fifty basis" Vroon did not believe
there was anything back of his talk
but it always paid to dig deep enough
to find out. Have a drink; and, Bill,
give us a real whisky and none of
your soap-lye. Now, let's hear your
yarn"
Il don't know yuh," said Dunkers,
with drunken caution. How Is it,
Bill?' turning to the bartender.
Hes the goods, Jim. You've heard
Of Wyant & Co.."
Sure I've heard o. them. Best
divin' apparatus they is
We'll, this gent here is Mr.. Brooks,
general manager for Wyant & Co.
can o. X him"
Vroon threw an appreciative glance
at the bartender. He was not afilliated
with the Black Hundred, but he had
often aided Vroon in minor affairs.
"All right. il yuh say SO, Bill. Well
here's tn yarn
And when he had done. Vroon
smoked quietly without speaking.
Don't yuh believe it," demanded
Dunkers, truculently.
But 600 feet of water, In 4 coral
bottom, and no way OF telling just
where it fell overheard. That's tough
proposition.
20, it IL, IL it? I'm q sailor. l can
lay my hand right over tn spot. Do
yuh think I'd be fool enough t hunt
for II, without perfect ranger" Dunk
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CHAPTER XIII.
An Agent From Russia.

The Black Hundred, not as individu
| ais but as an organization, began tt
worry. Powerful, and often reckless
it began to look about for some basic
cause for all these failures against
Hargreave's daughter and Hargreave's
ghost. They had tried to put the in
quisitive reporter out of the way; they
had laid every trap they could think
of to catch the mysterious visitor at
the Hargreave home; they had thrown
out hundred lures to bring Har-
greave out of his lair, and failed; and
they had lost a dozen valuable men
and several thousand dollars. This
must end somewhere, and quickly
The one ray of hope for the conspi-
rators lay in the fact that Florence
had never seen her father and knew
not in the least what he looked like.
They determined to try again in this
direction.
"Give it all up" said the countess
to Braine Il tell you, whatever is
back of all this is stronger than we
are He knows the organization, and
for all we know he may. be ghost"
Il never go back" smiled Braine.
There's something more than the mil,
lion. There's the sport of the thing.
We've been bested in dozen bouts,
and nearly always by a f1uke. They
have the breaks, as they say out at the
Polo grounds"
But the time and expense when
we might be getting results elsewhere.
tell you, Leo, I'm afraid. It's like
always hearing some one behind you
and never finding anybody when you
turn. l have told you my doubts. /
have also asked you to trap that but
Ter, but you've always laughed"
You are seeing ghosts, Olga. A
new man from holy Russia" shrug-
ging, lis coming tonight. Evidently
the head over there thinks our contri-
buttons OF late have not been up to
the mark, and they are going to stir
us up. am willing to wager my soul,
however, that that box is simply a
hoax to befuddle us. Either that or it
holds the key. But the rest of them
insist that the box must be recovered.
When / leave this room tonight / am
going over to Riverdale and stalk all
by myself. I'm going to get glimpse
If that mysterious stranger. He car
les . scar of mine somewhere, for l
lit him that night"
The door opened and the executive
,hamber became silent
Count Paroff," doomed the voice
Il vroon. He will present his Gre
lentials."
This formality was executed as pre-
cribed by the rules; and Count Par
II was given his chair. He spoke for
while, rather pompously.
"The head organization IL not sat
SIZED with its offspring In this Har-
reave affair."" he said In conclusion
You are SLOW"
Then you have come with some
ugsestions for the betterment OF our
usiness?" asked Braine ironically.
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wore tne original BOX.
chamber. But there were voices, and
he was going to forget some of them.
After the meeting came to an end,
he waited an hour after, and then stole
down into the street by the aid of the
fire escape. Later, he entered tele-
phone booth and called up Jones.
Then, one leathern and steel box.
dotted with bits of ivory and mother
of-pearl, became two; and the second
one was soaked in mud and salt water
for two weeks till you could not have
told it from the original. And that Is
why Jones was able, some weeks later,
to hide once more the original box.
AS for the substitute, just as Braine
was about to use mallet and chisel
upon it, the lights went out There
was a wild scramble, chair or two
was overturned.
1.-The door, the door!" shouted
Braine. furious.
1t slammed the moment the words
left his lips. And as suddenly as they
had gone out the lights sprang up.
The box was gone. There were evil
IDENTIFY traitors among the Black Hun
dred.
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srs tapped his coat pocket suggestive

~.
And Vroon knew that the one thing
he wanted was there, plan or draw
ing of the range. So there was another
man shanghaied that night, and his
destination was Cape Town, % days
voyage by the calendar
Vroon carried his information to the
organization that same night. They
would start the expedition at once,
and till this was accomplished, Har-
greave's daughter was to be immune
from attacks. Besides, 1t would give
Hargreave wherever he was) and the
others the idea that the Black Hun
dred had concluded to give up the
chase.
Above, with his ear to a small hole,
skillfully bored through the ceiling
without permitting the plaster to fall,
knelt man with bandaged arm. He
could never see any faces; no one
ever took of mask in this sinister
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CHAPTER xii.-Continued.

In the morning he found his oppor-
tunity. For half an hour the forecastle
was empty of all save himself. Fever
ishly he pried back the boards, found
the brace beam, and gently laid the
box there 1t was a mighty curious
looking box. Once he had stocked up
the Chinese coast from the Philip
pines, and he judged it to be Chinese
In origin. He tried to pry open the
cover and feast his eyes upon the
treasure; but under the leather and
ivory and mother of pearl was imper-
vious steel. It would take an ak or
a crowbar to stir that lid. He sighed.
He replaced the boards, and became
to all appearances his stolid self
again.
But all the way down to the BAHIA
mas he was moody, and when he an
swered any questions it was with
words spoken testify and jerkily.
Il know whut's tn matter" said
Dunkers. Hes in love-
Shut your mouth"
Didn't tell yuh?" laughed the tan
talizer, dancing toward the compan-
ionway "Steves in love, r he didn't
git drunk enough ON shore t satisfy
his whales belly!"
A boot thudded spitefully against
the door jamb.
You fellahs let me alone, r I'll bash
in a couple O. heads!"
20, yuh will, will yuh?" cried Dunk
ers from the deck. If yuh want a
little exercise, yuh can begin on me,
yuh moonsick swab! Whut's tn matter
with yuh, anyhow? Where'd yud git
this crouch? Whut've we done t yuh?
Huh?"
You keep out O. my way, that's all.
I'm mindin' my watches, an don't ask
no odds of you buffers. What if have
a crouch? Is it any O. your business?
All right. When we step ashore at
tn Bahams, Mister Jim Dunkers,
I'll tear the ropes out O. your pulley
blocks But till we git there, you t
TIL upper bunk an me t. mine
Leave TIL OF crouch alone, Jim.
TIL mate won't stand for no scrappin'
aboard. Well have tn thing done
right in tn custom sheds. Well have
a finish fight, Queensberry rules, an
may tn best man win
I'm within" said Jim.
Som L. agreed Steve. But his in
tentions were not honorable. He pro-
posed to desert before any fight took
place. Not that he was physically
afraid; no; he wanted to dig his
hands deep into those doubloons and
So the four days down passed other
wise uneventfully, amid paint pots and
iron rust and three meals day OF
pork, onion soup, potatoes, and strong,
bitter coffee. The winds became light
Ind balmy and the sea blue and gen.
lie. The men went about In their
and dungarees. barefooted.
u course the coming fight was the
main topic OF conversation. 1t prom
sed to be q rafting good scrap, for
10th men were evenly matched, and |
10th had kick" in either hand. Even
he captain took mild interest In the I
flair. He was an old sailor. He knew .
hat there was no such word as arbi-
ration in 4 sailors vocabulary; his
disputes could be settled only In ono I
manner. by his calloused fists.
When the old mudhook (and some
|ay Steve was going to buy It and
lang it over the entrance OF the GU
on housed slithered down into the 9
milling waters OF the bay, Steve con- t
iuded that discretion was the better
art OF yalor. He would steal ashore U
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-22
Teachers Pension Bill
Should BE Enacted a Law

TIE bin introduced n the Florida
house 81 Representatives providing for
the payment Of pensions 20 retired
teachers 81 ne pu6lc schools. should
e passed
The BIN authorizes the retirement
~ teachers a. tbe age Of sixty -five
ysars. and provides for the payment
of pensions "a those who have served
IN ths public schools as long As thirty
rye years, such pensions 20 be paid
a. me rate 81 one.fourth the salary
received ~ the teacher during her
LAST term. and q ss paid out e the
state funds available FOR each county.
T1orida's misery treatment q her
school teachers constitutes q shame
upon the name 81 the state The
teachers pension hiu now before the
legislature. i not aa vide IN Ire appii-
cation au IL might Be- and win stiIi
leave shla state far behind many 9TH
efs IS the treatment r. SIS underpaid
teachers but it lie a step IN the right
direction and should be enacted into
law
The Journal hopes the Florida leEta-
laturs win pass the teachers pension
Pill
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-22
REHEARSAL OF
FOLK DANCES
FEATURE WHICH WILL Be CIV
EN- MONDAY NIGHT WILL
PROVE or INTEREST TO AL
WHO ATTEND.

A very successful rehearsal ~ the
chain dance and the folk dances.
which viii he features u the ball Co
be given az Keyser Auditorium on
Monday nlsht. b. the Volunteer Fire
mems Association. for the benefit Of
the fund 20 send a. many as possible
- the old Confederate Veterans % the
Richmond reunion. was held 40 the
auditorium Yesterday afternoon. and
another rehearsal will be held this aft
ernoan
The folk dances viii be led by
Misses Eleanor Mitchell and Robbie
Hyer. while the chain dance will he
under enc Director % 81 r. Bach
These feature donCea viii be had az
the comucrrrment of the entertain
m"nt, RrT wnica an extended pro-
gram 90 g." 81 the latest regular
dances with Sc observed
The. several committees ~ the Fire
mems Asaorlut.ra are an hard AZ work
% make tie e'1ertatnmsnt one Of the
neast enios able Ea wei a. most sue
ceFmni ~ LtF Lind aver htld tn penEa-
cola. and firm TIE ADVANCE sale 81
tigaets reported hy the ticket commit
ice. ther" arc EaftyT ur indications
that tina 7n-h.Nan ~ tie promoters 81
the baH AL re oily realized
livery reruy q tsr proceeds 81 "a e
entertain ufnut v1" ae turned over t0
tue Confederate Veterans orEauiza-
81 1n Co he.E svsli tac reunion f1ra
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-22

FREE LECTURE
PENSACOLA PEOPLE ARE URGED
TO ATTEND SUNDAY AFTER.
NOON WHEN LEARNED SPEAK
En- WILL Be HEARD.

According 70 TT. r. n. Irwin who
lectures every sunday a. u a. m. In
the auditorium ~ the Rass building.
Palafox and Gregory. under the au-
spices - the T. q. s. A.. tire view ~
the Judgment day commonly held Is
very vague and indefinite. He thinks
n mankind Understood thoroughly the
nature and penalty ~ tie first iudr-
nent In Eden &c would help him grasp
the true import - the coming tude
ment. DIT Irwin thinks that cod Is
now Judging amonE the nations and
that after the present wars Arm
ageddon. which quickly follows .s
over. then God wiu Judge mankind
Individually That there e rot a sin
ale ono - Gods children but viii
have fun and fRir opportunity 90
come - ar accurate knowledge ~ the
truth and only after a failure 90 come
MO harmony with riEhteousneas win
any receive their husi deem % wping
into the second death.
These lectures are free and no col
lection tH ever taku
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-22
DREADFUL PAINS.
GREAT SUFFERING
Was the Lot Of This LADY
Who Tells the Story Of
How She Recovered
Her Health.

rauas - C'.--Mrs. Thomas IA -az.
e this elaco. rays. About two wears
aSn, when Z vas eighteen years ola. &:
wss tn a nd condition from " ,uaasr
troubles Z toll OF until weig red
NOT uaFs Than 5: Ihs
g su9erelt d-,acna pains IN my
h.us aitcs sBd st domsl. ror about Q
DAYS tu 80 every trr1lh.
"I couldn't sleep a. night and the
PAINS wtra 81 tIeI3fuf couldn't ne
dgHn fgr t4e 5looc would seem e.
rush rn r1v Eead
"l fen . augs have some relief for
10 seemed tnst tire awful suffering
woN.l surely ksu me
~I IA I rsaH ~ p.Es' Cardui had done
f5r o.1ers a8a thnaght E would Try f.
"Affer the use ct cue bottle the
rRirs hat rfrtelv stopped and ! was
aHly fa rf=Fp
After ussnE fott BOTTLES. 7 was =
wei woman Was regular. 2 got hack
r.F aesh. tnd ] nCw weigh ta6 lbs
and am able 90 Do aI my work with
OUT any trouble
II certainly recommend Cardui ca
suffering women. FOR L know g. cured
me
MY friends who saw me when I
weighed SIS pounds and would see me
now. would know what Cardni had
done for me"
Try Cardui. taavA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-22
AN ALLIGATOR
SHOW WILL Be
SENT OUT SOON
LARGE MEMBER OF FLORIDA
GATORS WILL Sc Ex-lBfTEp IN
The NORTH ~ LYNN HAVEN
MEN.

The "AiNgator Farm long q IA
worite resort for tourists. thousands Of
whom have visited the place. il no
longer the Alligator Farm IN reality.
for the big Saurians have been sold 20
Lynn Haven man. who will tour the
east with them this summer
n Mr.. Blsmpfed's lifetime he had
many opportunities 10 sell his coIlec-
ton of aiigatora and curios az cir.
Gus men had visited the place and
offered him generous sums Though
his health was failing. he stiH refused
10 part with bis pets. which had grown
20 know him and the feeble old man
could enter their pens a. viii up 10
the time 81 his death
After bis demise they were pur-
chased By r. r. Russell who. with
q. r Wilson. will tour the Hudson
river cities for the season. showing
the alligafors Ia the larger towns The
show vii be known as the Russell e.
Wilson Alligator show % Lynn Haven.
Florida.
The big show Will be shipped from
Lynn Haven. ia on May 2ath. and
viii open at Catskin. n. r.. on May
3Iat.
G. r Wilson was formerly resi-
dent 81 Pensacola and for several
years was connected with the Turner
Construction Co.
This is but one - the many enter
prises - the progressive city 81 Lynn
Haven. Fla, yet 20 see Ire fourth birth
day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-22
How Many Drug Addicts
IN the Country?

since the passage r. the Harrison
narcotic Law. numerous statements
have appeared n newspapers ard
radical Journals rseardlns the mum
ber % drug adde's II the United
states Most 81 these statements are
mere ruesseH. no accurate data exist
iuR on which 10 base any careful estl-
mata Certalnly the maximum ngures
given hy sumo writer's are Ereatly ex-
aaTerntea. In a recent issue ~ the
Scientific American Lactus r. Brown.
food and DRUG commissioner ~ the
state of Tennessee furnishes data en-
which ~ base e. more ar less accurate
estimate From figures derived from
the operation ~ THE food and dug
laws of Tennessee. Commissioner
Brown eafipatea that there are ar
proximately 5000 drug n8dirtH m that
state A. Tennessee comprises about
Ia per cent ~ tbe entire ropula
ton of the country. this would indi-
este that there are about goo drus
a8dicfs Ia the United states But
says Mr Brown Tennessee being an
hRricultusaI state and therefore de-
cide8ly more free from such addicfs
than those states where tbe pressure
az modern life "a harder we should
add De per cent at least 60 this rum
Der on the assumption that the drue
aadicta throughout the country will
avefa0e Ia PER cent higher than IN
Tennessee. Swing IL round numbers
2s7 600 drug victims for the entire
country" on these figures he con
cluds that $4,000 "a maximum sstf-
rate. ana that the addlrts anuusily
use about gg SEQ coo worth ~ DRUGS
unnecessarily. These figures. az Mt
Brown Gays are bad enough but they
are very different from the two ar
tvo and enc hair million drug addicts
which have been claimed hy some sen.
naueual writers. This estimate quoted
b TIRE JaurnaI ~ the American Med
Seal Association o. luteresfinR. though
being based on figures from a sinEts
state q must Sc regarded az only az
approximation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-22
N. &P. AGREES
TO ORDINANCE
SURETY COMPANY, ON so.n or
PROMOTERS FoR $1,000. ALSO
AGREE TO EXTENSION.

The ordinance recently passed BY
the city commissioners granting an
extension ~ franchise "a ths Memphis
A Pensacola railroad. has been ag-
cepted by the directors q thar com
pany. and such acceptance has been
hied bv Hon. . y sullivan. local c0un-
sci Tor the company, with the city
commissioner.
Mr. sullivan also filed with the city
clerk yesterday the acceptance ~ the
United States Fidelity A Guaranty
60. 20 the extension This was neees
sary ae the surety company is on the
bond 90 the promoters In the sum a
500 coo 90 complete 50 many miles 81
raadhed by a certain date
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-22
GUTMAN' s SALE
STARTS TODAY
POPULAR DAY GOODS STORE
Will OPEN DOORS THls MORN
ING AT 2 O'CLOCK BEGINNING
STOCK REDUCING SALE.

Gufman.a Dry Goods Store to-day
starts a stock reducing sale iu which
they have included their entire stock
OF dress goods. white Kuoda notions.
etc. at great reductions in prices.
Gufmau's announces that the hack
ward season has caused thena Co car-
~ much larger amounts ~ stock
through the usual heavy selling
period than are usually carried. They
announce therefore a stock reducing
sale o. last Just ore week in which
everything IA the store win Be inciud-
ed af reduced prices.
Extra saiespeople have been rru-
vided % accommodate tire crowd and
TIRE doors open This morning az nine
O'Clock
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CLEARED

Rus b. T1erimai. Nordberg Tor
Bowling River CLYDE. with sS0bl2 4
q railroad zieepers.
Nor ship Superior. stavnea. Tor Law
erpool, with s2s.0SS n lumber.
Am barge Douglass, Hoist for la.
vana, with 3a7 500 : n lumber.
Am barge Ernest Herman. for Ha-
vnna. with 1900 : n lumber t800. sal
e ft pp lumber and $4,000 g m gum
lumber. loaded ~ Mobile.
Pr IS Domingo de IarinaEa. Nfcksls
Ter Belfast Via Galveston. with gss
tens bunker coal
Span 80 Adelina. Ruiz Tor Liver
pool &ith 7t2s square bales cotton
$50 hhds tobacco. aso8 steel biIlets
1893 oak slaves. $4,000 = n pp tim
Der 50 600 S r hewn timber