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he didn't for a single little minute
forget TO keep his ears open. He
knew that he would be safer in the
dear Old Brier Patch. but he wanted
to see more OF Honker and perhaps
In the morning after good nights
rest. Honker would tell more stories.
Now Honker was asleep out there in
the pond of Paddy the Beaver.
Buster Bear had gone about his
business for the hight. So had
Prickly Porky Jumper the Hare
had gone also. Only Paddy WAS
awake and he was too busy 20 talk
So Peter sat as stiil as still can be.
thinking over what he had heard
about Glutton the Wolverine and
Fla;horns the Moose, and wondering
what it would be like TO be able to
fly like Honker the Goose. He
looked up through the treetops at
the twinkling stars and then over at
the pond where there seemed 10 he
stars. too. twmkling in the water
Where the Black Shadows had
stretched themselves across the
water ne could just see what looked
like l2 blacker shadows. He knew
that they were Honker and his fol
lowers.
"It must be great to be a leader
like Honker and have all the rest
obey YOU" thought Peter, who. you
know. never has been leader in
his life. "He must feel very anxious
when he picks out a place TO spend
the night when he is making these
long journeys. II isn't like stop
ping in places that you know all
about. Now, he never has stopped
here before, so how does he know
what dangers there may be? or
course Buster Bear and Paddy have
told him that lie will be perfectly
safe here for one night anyway, and
OF course sleeping cut there on the
water there isn't anybody he fears
II isn't like sleeping on shore where
someone may creep up and surprise
YOU
A long time Peter sat there BY
and by he noticed that some of those
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Stale of Michigan, in the Circvst
Court for the County OF Wayne. IA
chancery. Grace H. wills. complain-
ant. VS. Israel Il. wills. Defendant.
No. 52203. Suit pending for divorces
I'm the circuit court for the county OF
Wayne In chancery. at Detroit. en-.
the 30th day OF October. A. -, 1915.
In this cause II appearing from afd-
davit on file that the defendant, Israel
T.. wills. is not a resident OF this
state. but resides AZ Wellaud, WeI-'
land county. In the province OF On
tario, Canada, on motion OF Ezra p.
Beechler. complainant's solicitor. if n
ordered that the said defendant cause
his appearance TO be entered heraTp
within four months from the date of
this order. and IN case OF his appear
ance that he cause an answer 10 thAl
filed. and q copy thereof TO he served
on said complainantS solicitor wIth-
IN 10 days after service on him of n
copy Of said bin, and notice ~ this
order, and that in default thereof
said bill be taken as Confessed hv
the said nonresident defendant. Ana
10 Is further ordered. that within 20
davs the said complainant cause n M
tice OF this order TO be published IN
the Detroit Times, a newspaper prints
ed. published and circulating In satd
county. and that such publication he
continued therein at least once IN
each week. for six weeks In success
sion, or that she cause a CODY Of this
order 20 he personally served on said
nonresident defendant, at least ~
days before the time above prescribed
for his appearance. Geo. /. Hosmer.
Circuit Judge. Ezra C Beechier.
complainant's solicitor. Law offcas
S1e-S14 Chamber OF Com, Detroit
Mich. 4 true copy. Emil w. Colombo.
deputy register.
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COMPANY BEING
FORMED TO MAKE
MICH. TRACTOR

The Michigan Tractor now on
display at the Acme garage, No. IL
Jefferson-ave east, Is attracting
considerable attention, and pro-
vokes much favorable commend
from those who see il perform. With
total weight Of 1000 pounds. pow.
or is applied to both rear and front
wheels, an idea distinctly different
from the ordinary farm tractor. This
insures a maximum of power at the
draw-bar with a minimum OF waste.
Steps are being taken to form q
corporation under the laws of Mich.
igsn to manufacture and market
this new tractor.
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SYNOPSIS

On the day OF the eruption Of MI.
Pelee Capt John Hardin Of the str.
Princess rescucs 9-year -old Anhette
lington from an open boot. but -
forced tC leave behind her father And
his companions. llingtOn IL assaulted
by Hernande2 and Ionto In a vain at
lompt 10 get papers which illhstoh
has managed 40 send board the Prln-
rsss wiUi his dauS hters, papers prov
tng his title 10 aud toilins the wheIe-
kbcUth ot the lost leland of Cinnabar.
Ilington's Injury causes his mlnd 10
become a blank. Thirteen years elapse.
Hernandeh. now nopium sinussler.
with Ponto. lnez. female sccom-
plice and the mindless brute that once
was ilington. come 10 seaport. where
the widow OF Capt. Hardin Is living
with her son Neal and Annette ling
ton. and plot TO steal the papers left
Go Annette by her father. Neal tries
for admission To the naval academy.
but through tho treachery OF Joey
" Welcher is defeated by Joey ana dis
graced. Neal cnlists In the navy.
Inez sets "A trap for Joey and the cOn-
|spirators get him Ia their power. tie
agrees TO steal the papers Tor them.
but accidentally sets IRE go the Har-
. din home and the brute-man resCues
Ann.tt, with the papers from the
flames. Annette diacOVers that heat
AZ piled TO tho map reveals the loca-
tion OF the lost island. subsequently,
| In a struggle for IT., possession the
map is torn Ia three parts. Herman
ueE, annette anu Neh' tatn securing
|portion. Annette sails ou tae Corona
do IN search OF her father The crew,
crazed by cocaine smugklcd aboard
|by Hernandez. mutiny anu are over
come by boarding party from L. y.
destroyer Jackson. led BY Neal
In Martinique Annette and Neal
are captured and taken 10 sm1g
glers cave TO bc blown up With
dynamite, but are rescued by a
sponge diver. Itez FORCES idcntl lea
tion papers for herlelt as Annette.
In an insurrec ron Neal an Annette
are again captured.
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THE DREADFUL PIT.
CHAPTER xlVllI.
Dangerous Delay.

The ire OF Hernandez vas now
thoroughly aroused \ quicksilver
mine on the Lost Isle OF Cinnab bar
probbly unworked Tor century or
inore--incant millions, many mil
lions Hernandez realized the fact.
lie was playing for high stakes
very high
So far he lad played his hand
with coolness aud dexterity- he had
used hnesse. Hut his Latin blood
and temperament were getting the
better OF his caution lie Was an
CRY now-his blood was up
My ancestors" he told Ponto,
had coat OF armsa motto Ride
through was what it said,
friend ponto. shall follow it
that injunction shall ride
through"
They were lounsing. brcathless.
painting. against a tree trunk that
had fallen athwsrt one % the inyisi.
bio trail, of a Central American jun
gle. With them WAS SenOrita lnez
Castro
Bah" she eK elaimcd leave An.
nette Ellington 10 nae. the little Wild.
cat with the pretty face. How many
times have YOU had her in your
: .aands-only To have her wriggle out
OF them again. Leave her TO me. -
The tir Inez drew n wicked look
ing stil,itto from the bosom OF her
dress I'll knife her In a minute g"
Hernsndez flushed You take
care OF your complexion and your
heart. senorita," he returned. Il am
master here DO YOU think ! do not
know when to raise this hand
"You'te raised it, taunted lnez.
"and somehow it never falls"
II sfnll fall " returned Hernandez
with = mari. "but I want 10 get them
both want - get them right, this
l!tle Wildcat of an Tlington-thi
AuDc chap with the uniform owe
them both many. many grudges. |
oHc them one hour or so Of torture
~ oyie hem more ! owe them this
-ths; her lover shall kill her-and
then 20 mad and Kill himself. That
is what I've worked Ton So far I've
failed He shrugged his shoulders.
"You are right. senorita.' he ex-
claimed savagely. where Ne find
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OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
OF PUBLIC WORKS
Detroit. Nov. 2s. 1915.
ALTERATIONS AND I
ADDITIONS TO MUNICI-
PAL ASPHALT PLANT

Sealed proposals will be received ~
the office Of the Department. Of Pub
lie Works. Detroit. Mich. until Tues
daN. Nov 30. 1915. at 10 o'clock a. M
Eastern Standard time, at which time
and place they viii be opened, for
furnishing and installing the follows
ing equipment in the city Asphalt
Plant Western District Yard a
Two batteries OF double-drum drv-'
ers; one hot sand elevator and boot:
one hot sand bin. two measuring
boxes. one dust collector. extension'
tu main shaft and further necessary
alterations 90 place plant with ius|
provement iu complete operating or
der. as per speci bcations on die In
this office Delivery 10 be made. r. d.
D.. u. -. w Western Yard. Only bido
for complete work viii he accepted, sD,
Bidders are required 20 file q certls|
fed check IN the sum OF silN0O.0o VITA
the Department or Public Works. be-
fore the proposals are opened. cou<
ditioncd thar should they be the low
est bidders, they Will within Ave da}6|
after being awarded n contract ~.
the Department. enter into contfnc&'
with surety company bond In the fu0I<
estimate Of the contract &L1
The right 10 reject any and all peG
posals IL expressly ffSsTvF1- att UYUI
4 paals TO be made IN duplicate 49,
B-4aS GEO. III. F'ENKEII4
1927 Commissioo0D-
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where over there three rairs of
hungry eyes were wat hing those
-Goese- e-luAt- -hn 1aa oeler u,rdo
up his mind. He would thrmp apd
then he would run with all his
might
Thump' Thump, Thump. Peter hit
the ground with all his might ana
hoped II would waken Honker.
Then without waiting TO see he
started for the nearest bramb1o
tanele as fast as he could CO.
Slap. That was the tail OF Pad
dy the Beaver hitting the water.
He had heard Peters thumps and
know what they meant. And at the
sound of that slap Honker the
Goose awokc.
Next story: "Honker Sends His
Thanks to Peter"
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'He knows / am over mere and
he's hunting for me-" thought Pc
ter "Oh, dear, what shall do?
Il Is long way TO the nearest
bramble-tangle and | don't know OF
a single hollow log OF hole any
nearer, wish I'd stayed At home.
That's what ! dol wish I'd stayed
at home"
He crouched down making aim.
self as small as possible under rho
thick branch OF a low-growing hem
lock tree, and stared out with eyes
vide with fear Nearer and nearer
came Old Man Coyote. Peter sat
tight. II was the safest thing tc
do. He Just longed to run. but
II he should do that Old Man Coy
ote would be after him I'm a fash
and Peter knew how Old Man Coy
ote can run. So he sat tight. though
II was the hardest kind OF hard
work. lie held his breath. Old
Man Coyote was 80 near that Pc
ter was afraid he would hear the
humping Of his heart And then
Peter gave n soft little sigh of re.
lief. Old Man Coyote had passed
without so much as a glance his
way In fact. Old Man Coyote was
watching the pond OF Paddy the
Beaver, and his eyes fairly burned
with eagerness. Silently, but swift
", he stole along He was making
his way around 10 the other side OF
the pond. Then Peter understood.
He vas after one Of those geese
who, fast asleep. were drifting
nearer and nearer 10 the other
shore
Peter was Just trying TO make
mp his mind what he ought To- do
when his Wabbly little nose caught
a familiar scent. Once more he
sat tight and held his breath while
Granny and Reddy Fox passed
They. too. were stealing along very
softly. with their eyes fixed on the
pond. They made their way around
tho other end OF the pond from the
one old Man Coyote bad gone
around
Peter's heart went pita.pst pit
a-pat Wit, excitement What should
he dc? What OUGHT he 20 do
II he should thump aad try to
waken Honker and The other geese
he would give himself away Would
he be able IN reach ,he nearest
branble.tansle before Old Man
Coyote or Reddy Fox could catch
him? Perhaps those sleeping geese
would not drift any nearer 10 shore
ond then they would BE- eatc md he
would not need to give warning
Perhaps they would not hear him
even II he did thump and he would
run all that dreadful risk for moth
ing. Anyway. there was no need
OF doing anything just vet.
So Peter watched Little by lit.
tie Two or three OF those sleeriug
forms drifted nearer and nearer to
the other shore. by and by they
were so rear u That PGtsT knew
that something must be done At
once or II would be too late. Some
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Children Cry /
FOR FlETCHER'S
- q s TO RIA

A SPECIAL MEETING OF the stock
holders OF the Huetteman a Cramer
Co. viii he held at the office Of ths
company, corner OF Mack and Beau
fait-avcs., Detroit. Mich. on Tuesday.
Nov 80, 1915. at 7.30 o'clock p. M.
Eastern standard time. for the pur-.
pose Of considering and acting npou
proposition 10 sell all the property.
franchises, rights. and privileges of
the company. and for the Transaction
OF such other business as may prop-
erly come before such meeting.
BY order OF the Board Of Directors.
f. j. HUETTEMAN. Sec'y.
Dated Detroit. Nov. 15, 1915. l
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land there-there' no island TO be
seay. .r..---------..--
Neal ssluted Pardon for butting
in, he said. cut, can ycu let me
have hat latitude and longitude
again.
Eighteen degrees north-i2S de-
grees vest" repeated his fellow Off
Ger
Neal almost jumped out of his
skin.
There is an island there. unchart-
ed and unmspped," said Neal. but
it's there. It's the Isle OF CHINA bar
we call IL the Lost Isle"
Who calls IL the Lost Isle?"
Neal told them Annette's story.
from start 20 finish.
The commander smied. 1--WE
get our cosling stations by making
treaties " he said, I've never heard
OF making treaty with a girl, but
| suppose Il can be done Wen have
10 wireless Washington about THAI
And | know pretty much what our
orders will be now-suppose you
guess
Neal smiled Follow the girl"
he said
Right" returned his senior with
| a laugh. He summoned the wireless
! operator and gave a message. What
do you think of that" he mused. "a
treaty-for coaling station--with a
girl Well. we'll"
So they followed Annette. But
others had preceded her. Even while
Annette's journey was but half way
through something was happening at
The Santa Maria mission IN Lower
| California.
Brother Anselmo was seated at
his table facing Hernandez and his
party.
lnez Castro leaned a well-rounded
arm upon the table and glanced in
nocently into the eyes OF Brother
Anselmo.
II am Annette Tlington, she said
The brother nodded. II am send.
ing fol the papers. child" he said
lie tapped the table while he waited.
glancing from time TO time al Inez
with keen eyes.
so you are his daughter" he
said al length--snd there seemed
note OF disappointment i'm his voice
the daughter of my old friend
llingtoE. He was my young friend
then Youths daughter And YOU
say my old friend Tlington is dead ?"
The chin OF Senorita Castro quiy-
cred Dead" she faltered.
She dropped her face into her
handkerchief.
when did he die, my daughter?"
he asked soothingly.
I'm 1902" interposed Hernandez.
IL was with him-Ihe was destroyed
at the eruption of Mount Pelee. We
were his friends, Ppnto here and I
bis partners. We tried to save
him. II was no use. He was engulf.
ed. He died--a horrible death"
"She was a small child then" said
the priest.
Yes" said Hernandez.
"Does--does she remember her
father-Ilington?"
Hardly" said Hernandez. we've
tried TO make her remember-but no
she hardly does"
The face of Tnez Castro was still
buried in her kerchief. The priest
watched nttertively the heave OF her
shoulders. Hernandez moved toward
her and trod upon her foot. II was
a signal. II meant. Here is an old
fox. Look out"
Brother Anselmo sighed. "Ah,
grief has long, strong arm-it
reaches over decades And the loss
OF fgther-ah me Here"
he exclaimed, here are the papers.
Let us have look"
lnez Strengthened up. Hernandez
and Ponto moved forward So did
the Brute The sudden movement
seemed to start1e the priest. He
looked up hastily. lie caught sight
of the blank face Of the Brute. He
rose.
ITO be continuedl
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NZ3zyssll = 'ZZEXN9

them, there well kill them-if they
cross our path again"
hernandez was stung by the
sneers OF the woman, but with a
quick movement OF his head, he
shook from him all anger and
ofense He cooled down into the
level headed adyenturer that he was
What We want most OF ALL" he
continued, 'and what we must get
Is the Lost Isle of Cinnabar. We
have the evidences of ownership-all
save the Spanish grant In the hands
OF the Fathers OF the Santa Maria
mission Let us seek at once the mis-
sion. Let US seek al once the mis-
sion. Let us get all evidences of
ownership. Then, az the crow flies,
the -four of Us will seek Lost Island
yes and find Il. Cnce found. Pos
session may be nine-tenths OF the
law-we1l have possession. But to
Us possession win be more than that.
We know no law"
Inez smiled. True" she said,
and with all the evidence--what will
this llington girl have left TO
prove"
Nothing" returned Hernandez,
"her father. IlIngton, being dead"
lie turned The Brute, his neck
and shoulders a mass OF welts. had
crept forward, whlmperinS-h eyes
wide with wonder--listening vacant.
ly TO the conversation. There was
agony Of mentality groping In the
dark--rhe agony OF mind that must
suffer till II found the light
Hernandez leaped TO his feet and
seized Ponto's ever.ready whip lie
raised II high IN the air and brought
n SWishing down upon the Brute's
head and face. you beast" he
slarled ten times YOU have dis
obeyed me-ten times you have
tnwarted me-take that-that--
that"
The Brute. who might have twist.
e. and broken Hernandez between
his hands. whimpcrod and moaned
and shrank under the Deating--and
crawled away into the safety OF
clump OF tightly interviewer vines.
Hernandez elared at him and tossed
the whip 10 Ponto
lrez jerked her head. why not
knife him, too she said
Hernandez shook his head. You
forget who he is" he answered. I'VE
nav need him some time--to sign pa
pers. But We shall need him any
way You remember what Ilington
said 20 MS, Poato. WHEN he took us
into his confidenCe-he needed brave
men. desperate mcn-for he knew
not what or whom might occupy
t.nsl Isle When We fight the un.
known. We need the Brute. He can
handle ten men at time. He Is an
asset in more ways than one. Re
member that"
He drew a long. impatient breath
we are rested now" he said. come
on"
ST Chantillo some few miles away.
things were happening. Ensign Neal
Hardin with his squad OF so men
from the cruiser Albany across the
neck. had arrived 10 board the bat
tleship Missouri, waiting for them
In the waters on Chantillo. These
were the 80 men who had so nearly
lost their lives on the dir cars OF
Montrada.
Annette was with them-and Neal
was al her side They were group
cd on the wharf
Something. tells me-" said An
nette to Neal. that We shall be safe
that nothing can go wrong any
more. Think. take this boat
and in a day or two. am there
1T the Santa Maria mission. Think
Of 1t Neal-more than half my jour
nov done"
Neal nodded He swung about and
pointed southwest And OF there
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somewhere. unmapped. uneharted.
| lies Lost Isle. Seems easy, doesn't
IL. And yet"
Neal beckoned 10 the captain OF
the little coast steamer that was
tied up TO the wharf.
"Senor," he said behind me is
the long arm OF the United States
government My government pro-
tects its citizens. Here Is a citizen
Miss Ilington Here is another
my mother Here is a third-my
friend Welcher Dire things have
happened, senior Look. Somewhere
I'm that jungle hide three despera-
does and woman They have
many methods-but one In particu-
lar At night they will come TO you
and OFFER money TO be taken aboard"
he tossed stern glance at the cap
tain and tapped him on the arm.
'Senor" he continued, cast your
eye over the Missouri there-my
ship. Think OF the long arm OF my
government Take these despera-
does aboard at your peril-at your
peril. senior have warned YOU.
The rest is up to you"
The little captain shivered a bit.
lie eyed the Missouri with apprehen-
sion He glanced upon the squad OF
! 80 men. Then he turned back 20
meet the fixed immobile stare of
Neal
Isl, senior" he returned. swiftly,
with bow, "it shall be as you say
1T had better he, returned Neal.
grimly' Remember The Missouri,
ny ship Remember, the long arm
Of my government. Remember-these
ale American women and their es-
cort. also an American. Have a
care"
81 shall have a care" stammered
the frightened captain.
Meantime" said Neal, "well
search your ship"
"Of a surety. senor."
Nea gave command The ship
was sesrched-and with satisfactory
results No one was found in hid
ihg. Neal was satisfied.
II feel as YOU do, dear Neal said
10 Annette, there is a destiny that
guides and keeps YOU, II feel IL
somehow. That keeps you-for me,
he whispered.
And you--for ne" returned An
nette., flashing upon him her viviG,
warm, seductive little smile. "but-
il our time comes II We have to
20"
III we have 10 die, Wen die to-
gcther. | can feel that too" said
Neal.
Meantime the third member OF An
nette's party-Mr Joseph Welcher,
had strolled behiaI convenient
shed TO find a ro-ting place for his
weary bones and u smoke his IF
tieth cigarette that day. He struck
-match-started 10 light his ciga-
rette Then something happened.
The match went out-the cigarette
was knocked unceremoniously from
his lips.
What the" he began. Then he
stopped A stone was lying at his
feet. Il was this stone that had
knocked tile cigarette from between
his lips-and had almost knocked a
tooth or two as well but there was
something else to wonder at. bit
of crumbled paper had futtered TO
the ground.
Welcher picked the paper up and
glanced warily about him. Suddenly,
he saw The Junsle's edge came
down nearly 10 the water Something
was stirring in this thicket Joe
stared. And suddenly the face OF n
woman--Inez Castro. peered out
from behind the huge leaf OF
iropic plant Her eyes were fixed
upon him. She pointed to the paper
which Joe was loosely holding In
his hand
Read" That was the message
fashed from the eyes of Inez Castro
TO the brain OF Joe Welcher. Joe
read.
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Ihe note was brief and to the

me note was brief and TO the
point:
We do not board this steamer.
But we must reach Santa Maria
first. II is up 10 you and you
alone, TO create all possible de-
lays. DO noe fail us now.
zoe read and re-read the note. He
looked back toward lnez Castro
but the fair Inez was no longer
there.
That night at dusk. Joe Welcher
lounging on the deck OF the small
steamer. as IL steamed north along
the coast -shsmbled over toward q
scUttle, and peered down TO see
what he could see. What he did
see was machinery-the vessels ma
cninery working smoothly. we'll oil
ed. well cared for--for steamboat
engineer is a steamboat engineer
the world oye-. What he saw was
that for the moment. no one was in
charge momertarily the engineer
had stepped outside This was the
instant that Joe Welcher had been
waiting for. Furtively ne drew from
his breast pocket a small bar OF
steel. For orc instant he held Il
suspended over the machinery. Then
he let II drop and nolselessly tiptoed
away.
Almost Immediately there was 2
terrific grinding noise below. follow
ed by terrific jolt. Then the en-
gines stopped-and the steamer FOL
lowed suit Passengers and crew
rushed TO the captsin-Annette in
cluded
What has happened" she de-
manded
Something dropped into the ma
chinery and a connecting rod Is
broken. senorita. It viii take time
hours to repair"
At milnicHt the break had not yet
been repaired
At midnight. another small steam
or. also bound north along the coast,
passed silently along upon. her way.
She wac within hailing distance. but
she gave no sign. But aboard Of her.
in stateroom. sat two people, peer
ing. with the aid Of night glasses.
through portfolio.
One Of these was Inez Castro.
"Look-look," she cried. "see-there
she is"
What she saw was the figure OF
Annette Ilington. on deck. bathed In
moonlight Hernandez took the
glasses Aha. you wildcat Hing
ton" he laughed. you are delayed
And for YOU delays are dangerous.
Too true