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towel and proceeded TO patch the
princess hurts.
She vas extremely uneasy. That
oae should be under obligation to Nor
ton CALLED her. There was a spark
of conscience left in her soul. She
had tried to destroy him, and he had
been kind to her. Was he a fool or
was he deep, playing a game as shrewd
as her own? She could o tell. Where
was Vroon? Had he carried Florence
of?
An hour later a man came m.
"Hullo! More folks from the
wreck"
Where's the horse and buggy,
Jake?' his wife asked.
Rented it to a man whose daughter
was hurt. He went to the village
will you describe the daughter
asked Norton.
The princess twisted her fingers.
The farmer rudely described Flor.
ence.
Have o another horse 4 h
saddle?"
What's your hurry
"Tll tell you later. What / want now
Is the horse"
What is to become OF me?" asked
the princess.
you will be in good hands" he
answered briefly. Il am going to find
out what has become of Florence.
Is there a deserted farmhouse here.
abouts?" he asked of the farmer.
Not hat l recollect."
why yes, there is, Jake. There's
that old hut about two miles up the
fork volunteered the wife. Where
the Swede died last winter"
by jingo! I'm going into the vii
lage and see If that man brought In
the rig"
But get my horse first. Ny name
is James Norton, and | am on the Star
in New York. Which way do | go?"
First turn to the left. Come on;
I'll get the horse for YOU"
Once the horse was saddled, Norton
set off at q run. He was unarmed
he forgot all about this fact. His one
thought was to find the woman he
loved. He was not afraid of meeting
a dozen men, not while his present
fury lasted.
And he fell into an ambush within
a hundred yards of his goal. They
dragged him off the horse and buffeted
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and after a torturous five minutes
reached the fireplace. She burnt her
hands and wrists, but the blaze was
the only knife obtainable. She was
free.
Jones arrived with half a dozen
policemen. Vroon alone escaped.
The butler caught Florence in his
arms and nearly crushed the breath
out OF her. And she was so glad TO
see him that she kissed him half a
dozen times. What If he was her
fathers butler? He was brave and
loyal and kind.
They tied him to the track" she
cried. Look at my wrists!" The but
Ter did so. and kissed them tenderly.
And ] saved him."
Jones stretched out a hand over
F~lorence's shoulder. When the time
comes" he said; when the right time
m and my masters enemies are
ccnfounded. But always the rocks,
never the hawks. do we catch. God
bless you Norton! I don't know what
| should have done without you"
When a chaps In Lve," began Nor.
ton. eDbar-asseaiy.
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and m~ishandled him into the hut.
Both of them!" said Vroon, rubbing
his hands.
II know you, you Russian rat!"
cried Norton. And II / ever get out
of this I'll kill you out of hand! Damn
you!"
20, yes; talk, talk; but it never
hurts any one," jeered vroon. You'll
have the chance to kill me out
Of hand, as you say. Besides. do you
know my face?"
Il do. The mask doesn't matter.
You're the man who had me shang-
haied. The voice is enough"
Very good. That's what l wished
to know. That's your death warrant.
Wen do it like they used to do 1t at
the old Academy; tie you to the rail
road track. We shall not hurt you
at all. II some engine runs over you
heaven is witness We did not guide
the engine. Remember the story of
the boy and the cat?" with sinister ami
ability. THE bog said he wasn't pull
ling the cats tail. Re was only holding
Il; the cat did. ths pulling, Bring him
alcag men. Time is precious. and vo
Lave q good tea, to do before night
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settles down. Come ON with him. The
track Is only q short distance"
Jim, JIM" cried Florence In an.
guish.
Never you mind, girl; they're only
bluffing. They won't dare"
You think SOP" said Vroon. wait
and see" He turned upon Florence.
"He is our lover. DO you wish him
to diag"
mo, no."
I'VE promise to give him his free
dom twelve hours from now on condi.
ton hat you tell where hat money
is"
"~F1orence," warned Norton.
Vroon struck him on the mouth.
BE silent, you scum!"
1T is In the chest Jones, the butler,
threw into the sound" she said brave
ly. And so it might be, for all she
knew.
Vroon laughed. I'VE know about
where that is"
Florence, say nothing on my &C.
count. They are rot the kind of men
who keep their word"
En-" snarIed Vroon. Wen see
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spanish doubloons n pearls and

spanish doubloons and pearls and
diamonds and rubies! 1t was mighty
hard not to say these words out loud.
too: blare them into the sullen faces
grouped around the table. He was OH
watch till midnight; and he vas
dering IL he could get the box withous
attracting the attention of the lookout,
who had a devilish keen eye for every
thing that stirred or deck or on water.
Well, he would have to risk it: but he
would wait iii full darkness had fallen
over the sea and the lookout would be
compelled to keep his eyes off tho
deck. The boys wanted him to play
cards.
Not for me. Busted. How long d.
y thing $40 II last in New York, any
how" And he stalked out Of the fore
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castle and went down into the waist
TO enjoy his evening pipe, all the
while keeping a weather eye forward,
at the ratty Old pilot house.
1t was ten o'clock, land time, when
he rammed his Guilty into a pocket
and resolutely walked forward. If
any one watched him they would think
he was only looking down the cut.
water. The thought of money and
the pleasures it will buy makes Gun.
ming the stupidest of dolts; and Steve
was ordinarily a dolt. But tonight his
brain was keen enough for all pur.
poses. IL was a hazardous Job to get
the box off the fuke without letting
it slip back into the sea. Steve, now.
ever, accomplished the feat, climbed
back on the rail and sat down, wait.
ing. A quarter Of an hour passed. No
one had seen him. With his coat Sc
curely wrapped about his precious
find he riade for the ~forecastle. His
mates, save those who were doing
their watch, were all in their hunks.
An oil lamp dimly illuminated the for
ward partition. Steve's bunk was al
most in darkness. Very deity he rolled
back the bedding and secreted the
box under his pillows, and then
stretched himself out with the pre-
tense of snoozing till the bell called
him to duty.
He was rich: and the moment a
man has money he has troubles;
there is always m one who wants
to take it away from you. His bunl
was on the port side, and there wat
plenty of hiding space between the
iron plates and the wooden partition.
He intented to loosen three or four
planks, and then when the time came,
slip the box behind them. Some tine
during the morning the forecsstle
would be empty, and then would be
his time.
But he suffered the agonies of dam.
nation during the four hours watch.
Supposing some fool should go rum.
ynaging about his bunk and discover
the box? Suppose . . . But he dared
not suppose. Thers was nothing to do
but wait. II he created any curiosity
on the part of his mates he was lost.
lie would have to divide with them
all, from the captain down to the cooks
boy. 1t was a heart-rending thought.
From being the most open and frank
man aboard. he became the most cum.
ming. From being a man without
enemies, he saw an enemy even ia his
shadow.
At four o'clock he turned In aad
slept like q log.
CTo BE CONTINUED.)
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mile of the Gibson house. "Onions!"
Quite unconsciously he spoke this word
aloud.
Huh? Well, if we don't like onions,
find a hooker that packs yiolets in
her hold" was the cheerful advice
of the man at Steve's elbow.
who's talkin' t. your" grunted
Steve. "Wha' did | say"
Onions, ye lubber! Don't we know
whit onions is? Amt we smelt EN-
so long that ye could stick yer nose
in tn starboard light an never smell
no kerosene? Onions! Pass tn
cavity"
Steve helped himself first. The man
who spoke bunked over him. and they
were not on the best of terms. There
was NJ real reason for this frank
a~ntagonism; simply, they did not splice
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SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Hargreavs. millionaire. after =
miraculous escape from The den of Va
gang OF brilliant thieves known .1 Back
Hundred. lives the life OF a rtcluso for
eighteen yearA HargTeavs accidentally
meets Braine. leader Of the Black Hun
dred. Knowing Braine will try TO get
him. he escapes from his own home by
a balloon. Before escaping he writes 4
letter to the girls school where eighteen
Years before he mysteriously left on the
doorstep his baby daughter, Florence
Gray. That day Hargreave also draws
one million dollars from the bank. but Il
seA when the balloon he escaped I'm was
DSlctured. Florence arrives from the
girls school Countess Olga, Braine's
cDmpanion vnsits her and claims TO be a
relative. Two bogus detectives call, bat
their plot is foiled by Norton. a newspa-
Ier man. by bribing the captain OF the
orient Norton lays a tap for Braine and
lis gang. Countess Olga also visits the
u~rient's captain and she easily falls into
the reporters snare. The plan proves
sbortiye through Braine's good luck. and
police. After failing In their first attempt
she Black Hundred trap Florence. They
ask her for mcreY, but she escapes again
foiling them. Norton and the countess
call on Florence the next day. once more
safe at home. The visitors having gone,
Jones remoVS5 q section OF flooring and
from a cavity takes n box. Pursued by
member of Che Black Hundred. he rushes
70 the water front and succeeds I'm drop
ping the box into the sea. Countess Olga.
schcming to break the engagement exist
Ing between Florence HarSrcave and
Norton. invites them both 70 her apart
nents and pretends 20 faint I'm the re-
p%orter's arms. Florence appears In the
doorway i,lst NJ the planned moment, and
a. q result gives Norton back his ring.
Accomplices OF BraiDe succeed in kidnap-
ing Florence while she is shopping and
hurry Fer off 20 sea. Norton receives a
wireless later informing him that the girl
had ieaped into the sea and been drowned
N1orence Is picked up in q dazed condition
by a party OF fishermen. The Black Hun
Cred locate her and Bralne, disguised as
her father. succeeds In taking her back
90 sea with him. Florence sets fire 10 ehe
poat and Is rescued by a SHIP on which
Morton has been ahHnghaied.
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What dio they cau themN
and pieces.of-eightf

What dio they cau themH ..
and pieces.of-eightf
He ate his supper with his mess.
mates, and he ate heartily as usual.
1t would have taken something more
vital than mere treasure to disturb
Steve Blossoms appetite. He was
n 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 Gibson house
and live like a lord. If he wanted q
drink, all he would have to do would
be to turn the spigot Or tip a bottle;
and more than that, he'd have a bar
tender to do it. Onions, He swore
he would not have an onion within a
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about that" He glanced at his watch.
In half an hour the freight comes
along. 1t may become stalled at the
wreck. But it will serve
Norton knew very we'll that If need
said must they would not hesitate TO
execute a melodramatic plan Of this
character. 1t was the way of the Slav;
they had to make crime abnormal in
order to enjoy II. They could very
we'll have knocked him on the head
hen and there and have done with
him. But the time used in conveying
him to the railroad might prove his
salvation. Nearly four hours had
passed since the sending of the tele.
gram to Jones.
They bound Florence and left her
seated In the chair. AS soon as they
were gone she rolled to the floor. She
was able to right herself to her knees,
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Is KNOW, ! know" interrupted Jones.
The second relief train is waiting.
Let US hurry back. l sha'n't feel Sc
cure till We are ones more in the
house"
SO, arm In arm, the three Of them
went down the tracks to the hand
car which had brought the police.
And now for the iron bound chest
at the bottom of the sea-.
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CHAPTER Ni--Continued.

It was fortunate hat the accident
had occurred where q did. Five miles
beyond was the station marked for the
arrest Of Norton as an abductor and
the taking In charge Of Florence as a
Teeellious girl who had run away from
her parents. III be could reach the
Swede's hut, where his confederates
~ere In waiting. the game was his.
After struggling along for half an
hour a carriage was spied by Vroon,
and no hailed Il when it reached his
ride.
What's the trS9ble, mister?" asked
tts farmer.
"A wreck on tas railroad. My dauGh-
lcr Is badly hurt I must take heg to
The nearest village. How far IL n?"
About three miles"
"FIl give you twenty dollars for the
ne OF that rig uf yours"
Cant do it mister"
but it's a csse OF humanity, sir"
Indignantly. "9ou are refusing to aid
ake unfortunate"
The farmer thought It over for a mo.
IN emit. "All right. You can have the
buggy for twenty dollars. When you
yet to the village take the nag to Doc
sanders livery. He'll know what TO
a."
Thank you, Help me in with her"
vroon drove sway without the least
Intention of going toward the village.
~ n result. when Florence came to
her senses she found herself sur
voepded by strange and ominous faces.
At first she thought that they had
taken her from the wreck out OF kind
ness; but when she saw the cold,
itapassive face Of the man Vroon she
Ilossd her eyes and lay back in the
clair. Well, Ill and weak as she was,
they should flnd that she was not
without a certain strength.
Ia the meatifne Norton revived and
ka'ked about In vain for Florence. He
searched among the crowd of terrified
passengers, tho hurt and the un-
kanned, but she was not to be found.
Ho ran back to the princess and helped
her out of the broken car.
Where is Florence?" she asked
aAzedly.
God knows! Here. come over and
ses down by the fence till I see II there.
y . field telegraph"
They had alrsady erected one. and
his message went off with a batch of
sthers. This time he was determined
aot to trust to chance. The shock
nay have brought back Florence's re-
cent mental disorder, and she may
have wandered of without knowing
what she was doing. On the other
hand. she may have been carried of.
And against such a contingency he
must be fortified. Money! The curse
Of God was upon It: 1t was the trail
Of the serpent. spreading poison in It's
wake.
BY and by the princess was able
10 walk: and. supporting her, he led
bar to the road. along which they
walked slowly for at least an hour.
They might vesy cell have waited for
che relief Nain. But he could not
stand the THOUGHT of inactivity. The
princess had her choice of staying be-
hind or going With him. He hated
ne woman. bat ~ could not refuse
Dor aid. She - a cut on the siAs
81 her head. anl she limped besides.
They stopped ~ the first farmhouse,
explained what I'D happened. and the
anIstress urged them to enter. She,
she had seen ~ one. and certainly not
. young woman She must hnys Rs1r
exred on In. another direction. Gss
~ :-tc ~ Kitchen for > aasia AZ
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any more effectually than cotton rope
and hemp splice. Sailors are moody
and superstitious; at least they gener-
ally are on hookers Of 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 it had been
a whole thumb once, on the way to
gouge out somebody's eye, n had
Inadvertently connected with some
body's teeth.
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Japanese Railroads.
Jaran's government railways hsvs
q mileage OF 5,2s7.
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Handed in: In a moment of men,
tai alteration, the other Sunday, we
drifted into a church and listened to
the minister for thirty minutes, and
when we emerged, again, this world
seemed to have changed in dress COM
pletely. Our mind was not dwelling
upon war and pestilence and death,
nor did we see, in imagination, the
millions of human beings, marching
and concentrating, and ever seek
ing for means to kill. That preach
er just talked so earnestly of the love
of human kindness that there was no
place left in our thoughts for the hell
that is raging over the way. We are
going, again, and it would do you
good to go, too.-LaCrosse Republi-
can.
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Women Cure s Horse Collie

The men were away as usual. The
horse was bad A lone women could
not drench in the old way. She call
ed up a neighbor and her men were
away-but: We have Farris Collie
Remedy that you drop on the horses
tongue, says Mrs. Neighbor. So she
came over and dropped Farris Collie
Remedy on the horses tongue and
the horse was well when the men
came home. Moral: Get Farris Collie
Remedy so the women can cure horse
collie. We sell il at so cents bottle
on the Money Back Plan.
Wa-Keeney Hardware Co. and R.
A. Samuels, Ogallah, Kans., agents.
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MORE LASTING THAN REBUKE
Minister'S Simple end Sincere Words
Had Much Effect on His Youth
full Hearers.

1t was late Sunday afternoon, and
two young men were returning from
days fishing. One of them uttered an
exclamation as he recognized Mr. Nor
ton, the new minister, on the little
footpath that led up from the lake;
but the other had met reproof before,
and went on unconcerne1ly
Il suppose you don't go fishing on
Sunday" he said to the minister. with
a laugh, as the three met Jim and
/ don't make a practice of it, but the
morning was so fine it was a tempta-
tion.''
No, l never go fishing on Sunday"
the minister replied. you know Sun
day is my busiest day But / haven't
any doubt that l do other things that
are just as bad in Gods sight"
He spoke so simply and sincerely
that his words had more weight with
me than a hundred stern rebukes,"
the young man said afterward 81 felt
that he was not putting US in class
by ourselves and preaching at us. He
knew that he had temptations of his
own, even if they weren't our tempta-
tons, and he knew that he was quite
as liable to fall as we WERE
Il saw how shallow was my fling
about his going fishing on Sunday. 1
knew by his face that he understood
what 1t means to be shut up six days
in mill and, then have the sunshine
and the whole bright world outdoors
reckoning to you before you're out of
your bed Sunday morning. He as much
as said it would have affected him.
too, if he'd been similarly placed; but
after we'd talked it over, Jim and I
both felt pretty sure how the tussle
would come out.
I'VE agreed, toward the last of the
week, that we'd go and hear Mr.. Nor
ton preach the next Sunday We liked
his way of counting himself in and
II man speaks a dozen words that
seem to strike the right spot, the
chances are that he'll have more to
say that's worth listening to. He did,
and neither of us has ever been sorry
for the change we made in our way of
spending Sunday. It's a rest to get
away from the things you've been car
ry1ng all the week; but sometimes, as
Jim says, man needs more strength
to pick them up again than he gets
from an excursion or a picnic or a
days fishing. "-Youth's Companion.
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If you need a Real Estate loan see
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VIE week With q load OF home
grown ~atermelons- The only home
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Smoked meats at Bakers. adv

wrIrcr were greatly appreciated.
Topeka Capital.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-01-30
O. MY HEART"
DREW GOOD HOUSE

''Peg o. Ny Heart drew a fair
sized audience at the Nixon Thursday
evening. and all were well pleased with
the play. Peggy O'Neil was practically
the whole show, although her support
was excellent. She is a quick witted
Irish girl, fond of argument and evi-
IDENTIFY determined to always have the
last word. Her witty sallies provoked
much laughter and applause.
After having witnessed the play, it
is not hard for one to understand how
it can run for months at a time in the
large cities, for wherever the Irish re-
side in numbers the play is bound to
be popular.
The Scarboro home of Mrs. Chiches-
ter (the first syllable of the name pro
nouneed with a s%neeze) gives a very
good idea of the home life of the bet
ter class of English, although it is by
no means intended to infer that the
daughters are in the habit of clipping.
From here the company went to Re-
no, where it will make its second and
final appearance this evening, then go
ing to San Francisco, where it is bill
ed for an engagement at the Cort.