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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
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
hotel not a quarter of 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 like a uni
form and" she added coyly, with a
leer toward Neal, "and what comes in
them too"
you got my note?" queried Annette.
al got it," returned Neal. but no
60"
What are you talking about?" said
Annette. 1--WE 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
ernor's garden and I'll fiirt with you"
Many came and most were served
that night. But among the first to
come, though ncne were served, were
four unlimited guests. They were
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. A
jaunty figure swung into the moon
light and locked 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 little whistle-his sig
nal and Annette's-and as though that
whistle were a 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 a strait-jacket
1t was the governor himself who
kept Annette within the range Of ar
tifcial light and from her appointment
in the moonlight out beyond.
While she still talked to the COVER
nor, an individual with cunning eyes
and inslnuating leer stepped up to the
funky at the main gate that led to the
governors mansion and handed him
note.
For a guest-Miss Ilington," he
said. II am to wait for an answer"
The flunky nodded, summoned an
other funky. and handed him the note. |
The funky made an inquiry OF two,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Sponge Diver.


Annette opened wide her eyes. She
uttered an exclamation Of delight as
she saw Neal Hardin.
well, we're here" she said.
81 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.
Il 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 shoul-
ders. Ponto, the Mexican, watched
red eyed and gloating.
Something happened in corner. A
portion Of the floor rose from the
ground and two men struggled up
from 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 a tattered parchment
map which he had pasted we'll to-
gether.
'It is the map of the lost Isle of
CinnaDar," he said in suave accents,
"and l have other evidence besides"
He glanced uncertainty toward the
brute. "An identifying locket," he
went on, "and other things"
What do you expect to do with
them?" said Annette belligerently.
"You are not Annette Ilington."
Hernandez smlled-smiled bit too
grimly Perhaps" he said, 81 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.
II 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
This gentleman can do it
W OAAs may ao WOIl ICAA JOug Clllul GllS |
that you have perhaps an hour to live,
perhaps less"
The brute looked up, his eyes
CLASSY, strange. He rubbed a red spot
IN his arm-the mark left by Herman
lez' hypodermic needle.
"You are right, Ponto," said Herman
lez, ut was the only way to drug him
lend me your whip"
He seized the whip and struck the
,rute heavily across the shoulders.
rhe brute sprang to his feet, growing
n his throat, but he fell back before
hernandez.
Ponto united a single knot-the
not that bound Neal to ,stanchion.
hen at another word the brute
eized Neal, struggling, in his arms,
nd with him descended through the
assageway.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

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 a window
where there was somewhat better
light, and opened it, 1t was written
in a 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 serawI-right hand
N. G. Hastily,
NEAL.
p. s.-Don't drag mother into this.
Come as you are.
Annette beckoned to the flunky.
Where" she said. "is the bearer Of
this note?"
The nunky bowed. Follow me-" he
said.
At the gate there stood a man wait
ing hat in hand-a man with cunning
eyes and insinuating smile.
"Mr. Hardin sent you?" she In
quired.
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
a 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 speechless-helpless on the bot
tom of the carriage.
An instant later the vehicle ratified
sharply off into the night.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
WORLD CALLING FOR MEAT
Wealth to Be Gained by Producing
Beef and Pork on the PraI-
rlss OF Texas.

Texas prairies produce the feed and
the grass that makes beef and pork
Get meat money by purchasing Texas
land while the price is low.
b. l.. Bennett OF Stratford. Texas.
fed 500 baby beeyes on a Panhandle
farm in 1914. The calves cost MIN
$2s each and he sold them for $52 =
head on the Kansas City market. after
winter feeding. They were fattened
on kafr corn.
Eight dollars TO $15 per acre viii
buy fine farm land along Rock Island
Lines. Prairie SOIL good water. splen-
did pasture. heavy yields Of kafir corn
and maize for grain. roughage and
silage.
One crop OF wheat in good years
often pays for the farm. Easy terms
given by owners to those who viii
farm the land.
Rock Island Lines have no lands for
sale, but we have issued reliable. up
to-date information relative 10 farm
ing opportunities IL territory we serve
and can give prospective settlers inn
partial, trustworthy data as TO agri-
cultural possibilities in Rock Island
States Southwest. Honeseekers' tick
cts on sale first AMI third Tuesdays OF
each month. Write me for full particu-
lars at once L. Al. Allen, Passenger
Traffic Manager, Rock Island Lines.
7l9 La Sale Station, Chioago.-AdV-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
DECIDEDLY UnaaIlant.

Robert Lowe, tn . great English com
moner, was exceedingly sarcastic ana
frequently ungallant Upon the occaS
sion of a well-knOwn wedding he be-
gan 10 descant on the absurdities in
the marriage service.
when ! married" +" he said, "all the
worldly goods wits which endowed
my wife might have been carried in
a bundle over my shoulder"
"Ahl but Robert" interposed MrH.
Lowe, there was your great intds-
lect."
We'll, | certainly did not endow you
with that, dear" was the rejoinder.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
CHAPTER XVI.
The Razor Back.

Around the corner Of the coast line
on the Isle of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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 a 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 huge bur
den on his shoulders, upward crawled
man. Below him, thrusting it's nose
into the beach, was disreputabIe-
looking boat laden with heavy wooden
boxes.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

Annette conceaIs the Yellow Packet.
fortune" he returned. "At any rate
it's safe. You think all the palace
matches 1t. 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 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"
"Ah," said the man of Martinique,
we are at sea level. This is cave
and there is no outlet to it,"
Somewhere there is" returned
Hernandez
Yes, in the attic-the sky parlor,"
said the other man.
Somewhere else," said Hernandez.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
for their boefsteak o bo ven done.

for their beefsteak to be we'll done,
please.
But they do sometimes write the
violent stuff. marry masterful women
and IL there is q coal hole left open in
the sidewalk they sometimes write let.
ters 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 / 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
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
The Vote-eetters.

Il cannot see why the suffragists
complain of the supine inactivity of
the stay-at-home woman" said Mrs.
Blight, with deceptive suavity. ut is
true the stay-at-homes confne their
activities largely to rearing families.
Yet every time one Of them has little
son, there is another gain for suf-
frage, kansas City Star.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

Let me suggest trial experiment" :"
he continues. when anyone hears
sounds let him stop his ears with his
fingers. Then If 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 Ss gun
shots in a minute. l myself heard
while on the east coast, and
not until my return to London, where
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

who 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
OF little practical use in waging war
end killing Off the foe. They like
TO have their meals on time and ask
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
VIOLENT ONLY IN WRITINGS
Hymns Of Hate Are Usually the Pro.
duction of iong-DIstance
Bad Men.

/ have come to distrust the poets of
violence, says a writer in the Mime
apolis journal. Their hymns OF Hate
are, in reality, about as violent as the
songs of the peewees at dawn. They
would hardly peck the man who was
ftealing their watch. They would not
v a1shor the shotgun at the person
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
DON'T MIND PIMPLES
cutieura Soap AMI Ointment VIII Ban
ish Them Trial Free.

These fragrant supercreamy emOE
lients do so much to cleanse. purify
and beautify the skin, scalp. hair and
hands that you cannot afford to be
without them. Besides they meet
every want in toilet preparations and
are most econom cal.
Sample each frue by mail with Book
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold ev@rywheFe.-Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
This win Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
for Feverishness, Headache, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regulate tho
Bowels and destroy worms. They break mp
Colds in "a hours. They are so pleasant TO take
children like them. Used by mothers for "a
years. All Druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Adj
dress, A. S. olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y. Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
Recalls Mole St. Nicholas.

"Is it the guns in Flanders or the
beating of their own hearts that peO-
pie on the English coast and inland
are writing to the newspapers about?"
asks a London physician discussing
the reports OF gunfring heard so, 70
and even 80 miles from the nearest
scene of war operations.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
Time Wasted.

so Edith is to be married next
month";"
Yes, isn't it a shame! She gradu.
ated from cooking school only a few
weeks ago, and now she'll have to for
get all they taught her and learn how
to cook real food" .
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
His Mind ON Statistics.

Il have no tims to argue about the
probable duratiQl Of the war" said
Socrates Scrodo Just now ! am
deeply interested in carefully calcu-
lating how many miles / Travelled
when a boy craEling under the barn
TO escape from rJy dads strap"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
Used Whenever Quinine is Needed
Does Not Affect the Head

Because of its toniL and laxative effect LAX
ATIVE BROMO QU NINE will be found better
than ordinary Outline for any purpose for
which Outline is Gsed. Does not cause ner-
vcusness nor ringing in head. Remem ber there
IS only one "BromS Quinine." That is Laxa-
tive Bromc QuinirA Look for signature 81
K. W. Grove. 25c.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

Our idea of a lazy man is one who
would rather pay for shave than
wash his face.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

Fresh supply Mrs Agrtin's Bag Buck
wheat now on hand at your grocers.-Adv
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

Rather than waste kindness on an
ungrateful man. lavish it on dog.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

NOC Gray Hairs but Tired Eyes
make us look older than we are. Keep your
Eyes young and you will look young After
the Movies always Murine Your Eyes
Don't tell your age.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
So TO Sneak.

Life is full of obstacles"
Yes; it is a wonder to me how
some people get by"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

! heard the guns just as plainly every
night, did the explanation of the
heart6eats occur to me-"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

motor car represented men had slain.
So when you hear my Hymn of Hate
ascending the evening air, please dis.
count it little. No harm meant.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

(To BE CoNTINUED.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-15

la who has been visiting relatives In
Weston has returned home.
James Price Is remodeling his res
idence both interior and exterior. S.
T, Gore of walla walla, assisted by
VIII price is doing the work.
It is reported that the Weston
brick yard will soon begin opera
tions.
N. A. Miller OF Athena, was in the
city Monday.
Mrs William Payne visited in
the Garden City Saturday.
Henry stamper visited with rela-
tives in Pendleton during the week.
P. T. Harbour. DR.. f. d. Watts,
Harry Turner, Andrew Douglas and
James Kirkpatrick motored to PEN
dleton last Saturday to attend the
good roads meeting.
Mabel Nolte of walla walla visited
relatives in Weston Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Taylor OF near
Weston went to Pendleton Monday,
taking a wagon load Of apples for
sale
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Watts, who
have been spending the winter In
California, have returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. James Fuson and
children spent Saturday and Sunday
in Helix visiting their daughter Mrs
William Mckinney.
DR.. Griswold Of Helix was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. John McRea
Of this city during the week.
Mrs. Olive Navin visited near He
lix during the week.
Mr.. Fisher has rented land on tha
Touchet and has gone down there to
try farming.
Mrs. George Waddingham, who
has been spending the winter in Port
land visiting her daughter, has re-
turned home.
Alva Wurzer, no is employed on
the Joe Sherrod ranch near Athena.
spent Sunday in Weston.
Mr. and Mrs. George Sones' Of
Dayton, Wash, are visiting Mrs.
Sones' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. william
Drlsccll Of this city
Earl Lieuallen made business
trip 20 the county seat during the
week.
Mrs Marvel Watts OF Athens visit
ed relatives in Weston during the
week.
The Home Missionary Society OF
the Methodist church held its regu.
lar monthly business meeting last
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. E.
o. De Moss. Ice cream and cake
were served.
Mrs. Ralph Stages Of Athena, Is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Joe Lieu
allen of this city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-15
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To Open Cl0gged Nos
trils and End Head. Colds.

You feel fine In a few moments
Your cold in head or catarrh will be
gone. Your clogged nostrils will OPP
en-. The air passages OF your head
/ will clear and you can breathe freely.
No more dullness, headache; no
hawking. snuffling, mucous discharg-
es or dryness; no struggling for
breath at night.
Tell your druggist you want a small
bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm. Apply
a little of this fragrant, antlseptic
cream in your nostrils let II penetrate
through every air passage OF the
heard; soothe and heal the swollen
inflamed mucous membrane, and re-
lief comes instantly.
1t is just what every cold and cat
arrh sufferer needs. Don't stay stuff
ed-up and miserable.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-15
WESTON is DEFEATED
BY MTLTON-FREEWATER
GAME ON SUNDAY ENDS 8 TO f.
OTHER NEWS NOTES OF
WESTON VILLAGE.

WESTON, Ore, April 14-In the
Milton -Freewater VS.. Weston base
ball game Sunday held at Milton, the
score was to 4 in favor of Milton.
Mrs. w. S. Payne and son Harold
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
sister Mrs. Elmer Richmond near
Athena.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Richardson
are the happy parents Of ten pound
girl.
Trajan Tucker and family were
down from their home on Reed and
Hawley mountain Sunday and spent
the day with relatives.
Thos Mosgrove, Jr. and Merylan
Allen of Milton, were Weston visit
ors Sunday.
James and Ross King and Mrs
Joe Lieuallen, motored to Pendleton
Sunday to visit their brother, Charles
King, who is quite Ill.
Mrs. Joseph Murzer who has been
visiting relatives in Walla Walla dur
ing the past few days, returned home
on Monday evenings train.
Sim Barnes and John o'Harra
have gone to Lake Chelan in response
to a message announcing the death
Of their brother-in-law, William
Ridenour Of that place.
Mrs. Ada Costello Of Portland, was
visiting friends in Weston Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs Fred Pitman, who resides on
Reed and Hawley mountain, is re-
ported quite Ill.
Carl Ray Of Portland Is visiting
his uncle, L. Il. Vanwinkle, OF this
city.
Arthur Ross Of Weston, who has
been in st. Mary's hospital during
the past two months, is reported to
be improving.
Quite a number Of Weston people
attended the ball game at Milton last
Sunday
Mrs. Cora Simpson OF Walla Wal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-15

the battlefield in Flanders. sent a
letter from England to Edmund
Mitchell, president Of the British
American League. to deny reports OF
his death.
Pryce said he had seen a para
graph in an American paper report
Ing his death on the battlefield. "But
It is not the first time have read
my obituary" he added, "and al
though I expect to get my quletus
once we are at the front, we have not
gone there yet"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-15

misery. All how comfortable your feet
feel. Get a 25 cent box Of "TIZ" now at
any druggist or department store. Don't
suffer. Have good feet, glad feet, feet
that never swell, never hurt, never get
tired. A years foot comfort guaranteed
or money refunded.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-15
Rhcumatlc PaIns RelIoyed.

Why suffer from rheumatism when
relief may be had at so small cost
Mrs. Elmer Hatch, Peru, Ind, writes.
Il have been subject to attacks Of
rheumatism for years. Chamberlain's
Linlment always relieves me immedl-
ately. and l take pleasure in recon-
mending It 10 others" rs and so
cent bottles For sale by all dealers.
ADV.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-15
''TIz" FOR ACHING,
SORE, TIRED FEET
Goodbye sore feet, burning feet, swOl-
len feet, sweaty feet, smelling feet, tired
feet.
Goodbye corns, callouses, bunions and

raw spots. No
more shoe tight
ness, no more limp
ing with pain or
drawing up your
face in agony.
"TlZ" is magical,
acts right of.
"TIZ" draws out
all the poisonous
exudations which
puff up the feet.
Use "TfZ" and for
get Vour foot
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-15
COTTON WASH GOODS

Such as Voile, Dimity Lace Cloth, Co.
lonial Crepe of finest texture, beautiful
floral effects; tinted grounds, for little
spring dresses, 38 inches wide. The
yard .----.......,...... 35f
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-15
Double T. P. w. Trading Stamps with
all cash purchases Friday, first and
second floors.
BLACK SILK

Never before has black silk been more
popular than this season, such as Taffeta,
Messaline, Charmeuse, Meteor, Poplin,
Flake Faille, Peau de Sole, etc., for suits,
coats, dresses ETC., SO to 40 inches wide.
The yard ..........--....---...,79 79f to $3.50
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-15

fortune who led a revolt four years
ago in Lower California, and recent
ly reported to have been killed on
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-15

Make your own coat. A complete stock
on hand. Some patterns that are differ
ent in white and colors, some exclusive
designs in 8 yard cuts. The yard $500
to $3.50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-15
BATH TOWELS

Something different in Bath Towels. A
big new stock just in of best grade, double
strand knit. plain white and colored bord-
ers, largest size, heaviest weight. Ask to
see the Turk Nit Each 12hG to 75f
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-15

The Current Literature Club will
meet tomorrow afternoon at the home
Of Mrs ]. F. Robinson with Mrs
Robinson and Mrs. Mary Disosway as
hostesses.