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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-04

naked-bounded upon the veranda.
For the love of God" he said, in
broken French, flee for your lives.
Pelee has broken loose"
Ilington, with the oilskin packet
still in hand, sprang to the edge Of
the veranda and from there into the
street. He gave one look and then
fell back.
by George. he's right" he shouted.
"Look-look."
Anxiously he turned his gaze down
the hill. Then with a bound he was
of. In three minutes he was back
clutching his little daughter, Annette,
to his breast and dragging the frenzied
Manuella after him.
Shrieks from a thousand throats
rent the air without. Ilington glanced
into the street. His face went white.
Ashes, red-hot pieces of molten lava
were dropping in a shower.
Ilington, who had been holding
Annette. surrendered her in an instant
to Manueua. He darted into an inner
room and opened the safe From this
safe he took canvas bag that jingled
with the gold pieces it contained, He
thrust this bag into one hip pocket of
his trousers. having already secreted
the oilskin packet in the other
Come on he shouted to the group
behind him. Its death to stay here.
Come on down the hill"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-04

'I die-you take baby-some day
papa come-very-rich-"
She said no more. The captain bent
over her, rose and glanced at WEIGH
er significantly. Then he turned to
his young son Neal.
Take the little girl into our cabin,
Neal" he said Give her to your
mother"
Neal clutched the warm bundle in
his arms and staggered with it aft.
As Mrs. Hardin unwound the shawl
something dropped blinking to the
cabin floor. Neal seized it and handed
1t to his mother.
ITS a bag of gold" he said.
No sooner had he said 1t than an
other object fluttered to the floor
an ,oilsilk packet sealed with sealing
wax. Mrs. Hardin placed the two upon
a small stand set into the side wall Of
the cabin. She continued to unwind
the shawl. Again they started. Pinned
to the child's dress was a crumpled
piece of paper. and upon the piece Of
paper was a hastily penciled scrawl.
Mrs. Hardin read 1t. This Is what 1t
said:
Il am Annette Ilington, heiress Of
the lost isle of Cinnabar. will be very
rich some day. Save my clothes and
the oilskin packet until my father
comes for me or until am eighteen.
l must look out for man with saber
cut upon his face. For Gods sake
keep me safe"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-04
CHAPTER v.
A Nioht With Flame.

- NI8US WIN
Young Neal Hardin was proud Of
his fathers boat, the Princess. He
never ceased admiring her. There was
no part Of her he didn't love. He was
well assured that she must hold the
same fascination for other people as
she did for him. He concluded that
little Annette Ilington would fall des.
perately in love with his huge boat
and he escorted that young lady to all
parts of the vessel-in fact, he walked
her little legs off.
They explored the lifeboats, the for.
ward quarters of the crew; they Wis.
tied the pilot; they climbed the bridge.
Finally, they visited the hold. It was
well they did.
Something had happened-and had
happened on the day before while the
Princess lay off Martinique. Cinders
had fallen by the hundreds condi.
ton of affairs that the captain and his
crew had well prepared for. 1t was
impossible to be everywhere at once
and a cinder-a live, red messenger of
death-had taken advantage of this
condition of affairs, had wormed its
way unnoticed into the cotton cargo,
and like red-hot cancer had eaten in
to 1t with fame.
With just the slightest trace of ex.
element Neal drew the little girl to
the deck and with her at his side
sought and found his father and wills
pered to him.
The captain stiffened as with shock ;
his face turned pale. He held up a
hand and three members of the crew
rushed to him. He gave hasty, wills
pered orders.
In ten minutes the fire hose was laid
out--men were working at the pumps
But in ten minutes something else had
happened-the hold was filed with
smoke. Huge tongues of flame were
leaping heavenward. and in that same
ten minutes panic took command
pandemonium reigned.
Abandon ship" Hardin cried. "All
hands to the boats! Women and chill.
dren first"
Two days later a boatload of half
starved refugees parched with thirst
chilled by the cold night and baked
by the heat of day, were sighted by a
cruiser of the navy. Half an hour aft
erwards its exhausted passengers
clambered YEARLY but gratefully up
he cruisers side.
The last of the refugees to leave the
lifeboat and last OF all save the life
boats crew to reach the cruisers deck
was young Neal Hardin Clutched In
his arms was the recumbent sleeping
figure of little Annette Ilington.
Mrs. Hardin was offered the com.
mander's cabin. She accepted with
gratitude. She tucked Annette llingtOu
and Joey Welcher into their berths,
but when she came to look for Neal,
her young son, she found him missing.
She searched for him A seaman
touched her on the arm.
You'll find him there, ma am said
the sailor.
He pointed toward group in a cor.
ner OF the sleeping deck. The crew
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-04

were swinging hammocks ready for
the night. Mrs. Hardin listened. She
heard the clear tones of her young
son Neal She FASTENED to the group
and caught her offspring by the hand.
"Mom," he pleaded. don't" He
pointed toward hammock high above
his head. That's where I'm going to
sleep-just once-tonight."
A seaman touched his cap and
grinned. He's a sailor from the
ground up. ma'am,' he said You
can't make him anything else II you
was to try hundred years"
All through that long night a woman
lay, wide-eyed, with dumb agony with
in her heart She didn't know-she
couldn't know-that Capt John Har.
din was exploring the depths unknown
with knife sunk between his shout
der blades by his mate, Welcher. But
she knew that she would never lay
eyes upon him moreover feel the
clasp Of his hand. nor his kiss upon
her lips, nor his strong arms about her
never In this world again.
cTo BE CoNTINuED)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-04
EAl the NAVY

! Ifingto1, -1s this: Who Is in posses
{, sion of the lost isle of CHINA
bar? 1t belongs to me. 1 have the
paper title--at any rate. can obtain
1T, but whom must, We eject when We
arrive?"
Leave that to me-" said Herman
deg. We, shall, wipe them OF the face
Of the earth"
A screen door swung open and. .
native woman gaudily arrayed in
green and yellow stripes, her head
bound around withaa> strip Of orange
+ colored linen, slipped through the door
leading with her a tiny girl--a child
three or four years old.
The child saw Ilington and iran
unanimously toward him, clasping his
huge leg with her arms.
MY daughter, gentlemen, - said II
ington. "She is ALL have. Her moth
er died when she was, born and when
I die she will be the heiress to, the
lost tsle of tCinnabar-perhaps the
princess Of a principality. who knows. .
Manuella, her native nurse, carried
her out into the narrow white and
winding street, and together they half
ran, half ,toddled down the hill
Ilington resumed his own chair and
once more exhibited the oilskin pack
cet.
The contents of this packet--pos-
sibly-will indicate the whereabouts
of the lost isle of Cinnabar," he said.
Suppose we take a chance"
Break the seal, ssenor," said Her.
nandez.
,Ilington started to aobey--but some
thing happened.
With the ,suddenness of jaguar
fleeing from the hunters, man-half
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-04
CHAPT Err ~.
1error-QriYen.

All down that long steep hill-that
swarming street filled with its rushing,
frantic mob-Ilington fought his way
with his back and brawny shoulders
Once, twice he felt a stealthy hand
at his hip pockets. Each time be
turned swiftly to find Ponto and Her
nandez close at his heels. Without
warning be slipped aside into blind
alley, and let the crowd slide by like
huge many-colored avalanche. When
he Joined the crowd again. Hernandez
and his Aztec ally were ahead of him
and not behind
To the sea-to the seattle voice
of the multitude raised itself in agony.
There was but one cry-"to the sea
let me past-make room for me-to
the sea-to the sea-
At a crazy little wharf Hington
twitched himself and Manuella and the
child deity to one side and let the
crowd plunge on.
He scanned the surface of the bay,
the fringe of shore. The bay was dot
ted with small boats, laden to the gun
wales The water was alive with
swimmers.
Ilington turned suddenly-at his
side stood Hernandez. Ilington shook
his head
There's not a chance" he said.
"Senor Ilington," said Hernandez,
"you are indeed fortunate to have tied
yourself to me. Always ! have some
thing up my sleeve" He jerked bis
head. Follow me-" he added.
1lington. wondering. followed, drag
ging Manuella with him.
Swiftly the group moved along the
water front-they- fought their way
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-04
LIST tNSTALLMENT
oeUE-THE SURVIVORS,
CHAPTER I.
The Red Death,

The Red Death.
|, OK John Hardin of the Princess
= $1,000 the fast.receding coast line
~ Gnnsual alarm. He shouted ito
61Gler." he cried, pointing aft.
So - that I've never seen old Pc
~ Mt way before"
61eAes. the mate, q surfy. sallow.
eoD4 nl-conditioned fellow In un-
snnpt uniform, followed with his eyes
- oaDfnin's glance.
90 whiz." he said, me neither"
\ 81 acclaimed the captain. 'sshess
p1tfln6 1re. BY Godfrey. that means
sath Oath. tell you, death"
III vas back in 1902. The Prin-
Ieeas Captain Hardin's boat, WIS a
ramp steamer bound to New York
Iron Tie city of st. Pierre, in the
l6land Of Martinique, with . cargo of
.oooa, cofee, sugar cane and cotton,
Ind had been under way probably an
Jour.
You're right, captain" he returned,
APelee means business this trip.
h)eath 4 right"
A feminine figure emerged from the
ihadow Of the afterhouse and rushed
EQrW1rd toward the bridge. Behind
Ser, following in her wake, raced two
sturdy Youngsters. One Of these
youngsters darted past her, swarmed
lpon the bridge and confronted the
captain and his mate.
He was Captain Hardins boy, Nea'
Tho only child.
The other boy was the mates son
young Josy Welcher. sallow-faced and
aioaSroeable like his father
with the roar of thousand rhun
1ers Pelee beloved forth
what are we going to do, jack?
sried ~ captains young wife; what
m. ~ going to do?"
Dor returned the mate, before the
captain could reply, Put on more
steam, that's what we'll do. We're
ven o0t Of that hell.hole yonder. An
hour oqd we'd have been in the thick
of Il. We're well out of it, tell you
Captain Hardin applied his eye to
bis telescope once more. The boy
upon HI shoulder followed suit.
"Welcher," said the captain braveiy
we've got to go back"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-04
How isinolass Is Made

The raw material of isinglass is the
air bladders or sounds OF fish. and is
not of value except for this one pur-
pose. In Russia, where the finest isin-
glass is made. the sounds of the stur-
geon are cut open and stepped in wa
ter until the outer membrane sepa-
rates from the inner: then the latter
Is washed and dried in the sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-04
His Ears All Riuht.

Johnny is little southern boy liv-
ing In Texas with his grandmother,
who is a little deaf One day while
he was playing she called to him sew.
eral times, but he didn't answer. Fl
nally she said; Johnny, don't you
hear me-" ard Johnny saws, "'Cose
heah you; my ears amt lame"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-04
CHAPTER u.
The Lost Isle.

| ffis
ION the same day-the day Of the
red death at Martinique-and but two
short hours before the pilot put the
helm Of the tramp steamer Princess
hard aport, three men sat on the YER
yandar of q low-roofed, white-walied
bnngaleW in st. Pierre.
one o. these men was Ilington, a
xoune american. He passed around
~ boB " fragrant Martinique cheroots.
Ho,fol6ed up some half-dozen slips Of
ftnDef heehad been examining and re-
u1u1 them to another individual who
FfGced him from across the table.
Donor Hernandez" exclaimed the
voang Anerican, for week at least
A4lf = fAundred times-I have told
| yoQsycurteredentials were satisfactory
|.to,ne.
Hefnanaez nodded gravely He
tneuot TIE papers back into a pocket
and tapped them significantly.
None could be better" he ex.
tlnimed grandiloquently, Il am Her
aandes-4that is all sufficient"
Guodonly the American turned and
fncsd the third member Of the coterie
"knd what" he exclaimed, what OF
Nsuto hefe?"
This third individual was the
oxnnseot creature Of them all. He
V1a i Mexican; dark, very dark; low
0tUwed: low-statured-and-fat.
Hernandez nodded significantly.
N~Pcato, senor," he returned. lis as
Guod q gold. He. too, is brave"
VIII he do as ] tell him." queried
tie Amsrican
Hernandez bowed. You tell me,
Ao1nor. and tell him. He will obey"
The American turned his back for
= moment and Hernandez and Ponto
oxchanged significant glances.
Ilington turned back to them. 1T
u agreed" he said, Il will take you
on. To have brave men one must
take . chance"
nington crossed the veranda and
entered the living room, from there
disappearing through another door. in
3 moment he was back. apparently
empty handed. Once more he seated
himself and then drew from TIE hip
pocket of his trousers thin oiiskin
packet sealed with sealing wax. He
laid II on the table before him.
''Centlemen," he said. 81 am the
owner of the lost isle of Cinnabar.
NJ forefathers held the grant direct
frum Spain. The lost isle of CHINA
~ = Q valuable isle. Tradition has
Il ohn1 upon it is located quicksilver
ufno--an ancient mine but little
vprked. My mission is to seek that
i61ond. to find it and to claim 1t for
NJ oWn."
where is this lost island?" queried
~ Portuguese.
llfnefon nodded. The secret" he
rstuTned, lies within this packet"
II . fash Pontos hand darted like
h n1ack snake across the table to
Gnu1ch the packet in its grasp. The
rrfcan, for all his hugeness, was
60 rs agile as the fat Ponto. He
mnoched the packet away Just as Pom
~ mgers touched it.
cn.os eyes Redeemed; his face
Iund suddenly. He fingered the hilt
= ~ knife and glanced toward Her
nnnlez.
n viii be careful to take small
611nce with you, friend Ponto,' said
IIInxton. He waved the packet to-
Xord Hernandez "All in good time,
1c1of,' he said.
he important question" went on
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-04
Real Stroke Of Genius.

genius has invented piano that
weighs only 100 pounds. The tired
papa who wants to rest and read can
throw that sized piano into the back
yard when Julie Anu persists in pound.
ing it.-Milwauh-, e1tineI
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-04

He reached the beach and darted
zig-zag hither and thither, always
babbling, always cackling.
There was reason for this Some
where In his skull there was a dent
a deep depression-made by the billet
of wood that had struck him down.
Ever and anon as he went he stroked
the wound with the right hand and
drew the hand away, covered with
blood
'Red-red-" he babbled and went
on.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-04

life. Utterfns an inartIculare cry, rne
man rose. staggering to his feet. He
put his hand to the back of his head.
1t came away covered with blood. He
stared at his rudy fingers vacantly.
"Red-red-" he babbled
He stared about him in bewilder-
ment.
Babbling and cackiing he rose once
more to his feet. Some instinct led
him toward the shore. He waded
across the narrow strip of water.
breast high. toward the narrow strip
Of beach beyond.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21
Central Union Will
Probe Into Method
Of Soliciting Ads

Certain alleged Irregularities in the
matter Of soliciting advertising for a
Labor day program are 70 be investi-
gated by the Central Labor Union The
matter concerns Louis v. Guye and some
helpers he had in soliciting this adver-
usins. The Central Labor union met
last night. but scrupulously lodged the
Issue on the floor OF the meeting.
However. In executive session earlier
in the evening It was decided the execu-
uge committee should investigate the
matter and bring in a report at the next
meeting. Some skyroekets arc promised
at this Investigation. as II ls said a
number OF merchants are ready 90 tell
their experiences with the advertising
solicitor, Who. Il Is alleged. said he was
setting out program officially Tor tho
union.
A few LEGISLATIVE communication OF
minor Importance were read al the meet
Ing. John W. Light attempted 10 get the
union on record as endorsing the Omaha
Union. the new paper. as the official
labor organ OF the city. He got as far
az 70 set the body 10 agree 10 subscribe
for the paper and place IL on file each
week At the Central Labor rooms. Max
Desettel formerly OF Kansas city. is
publishing the paper, The first issue
came out last Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21
Burglars Visit
Shaw Home and Get
Watch and Jewelry

circumstances surrounding the daylight
burglary of the home OF Mrs. Charles
shaw, ibi7 Georgia avenue. Wednesday
afternoon. indicate that the burglars can
vassed the community during the fore
noon. prospecting for favorable homes TO
enter
Mrs Clark shelly. who lives in the other
part Of the double house IN which the
robbery occurred. saw man at the front
door OF the Shaw house just at noon. He
rang repeatedly, and when no answer
came, stepped over 10 the door OF Mrs
Sheliy's home and peerod In the window.
Mrs. Shelly thinking him an agent, did
not go TO the door. A companion OF the
man loitered on the other side of the
street The visitor then went around 70
the back door OF the Shaw home where
no met Harold and Gordon Ledwich,
school boys who live with Mrs. Shaw and
made friends with them. learning that
Mrs. Shaw would not be home until
o'clock and that the boys were going 10
get their lunch and go back to school.
When Mrs. Shaw returned at s o'clock
she found the house completely ran
sacked. gold watch. priced as an heir
loom was gone. large cameo brooch,
also an heirloom, and a number of other
Nsluables. No money was found Every
corner OF the home had been searched
and even the rugs were pulled up and the
mattresses torn off the beds.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21
IOyfuI anticipation
Of Motherhood

There Is apt TO be a latent apprehension
Of distress to mar the complete Joy Of
expectation. But this Is quite overcome
by tho advice OF so many women to uso
Mothers Friend" This Is an external
application designed to 30 Intricate the
muscles anc 10 thus 80 relieve the pres
sure reactlng on the nerves. that the
natural strain upon the cords and liea-
ments Is not accompanied by those severe
pains said 70 cause nausea, morning sick
ness and many local dlstresses. This
splendid embrocation Is known TO q multi
tude OF mothers
Mary people believe that those remedies
which have stood the test Of time. that
have been put to every trial under the
varying condlttons OF age. weight. general
health. ETC.. may be safely relied upon.
And Judging by the fact that Mothers
Friend has been IN continual use since
our grandmother's earlier years and Is
known throughout the United States Il
may be easily inferred that Il Is some
thing that women talk about and gladly
recommend TO prospective mothers.
Mothers Friend" Is prepared only IN
our own laboratory and - sold by drug
Cists everywhere. Ask f4 a bottle to-day
and write for a special book for expectant
mothers. Address Bradheld Regulates
Co, 4oI Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ga.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21
Minneapolis Men
Admire Court House

Frank sslter and NJ. p. Snyder OF Min
neapolis yesterday visited the court house
and expressed admirato on for the building.
Mr.. salter>is an advocate OF municipal
warehouses;. In Minneapolis a work.
house has been made a great success by
John Mcdonald, the superintendent In
addition to caring for prisoners and the
poor and maintaining a hospital and other
institution. IL provides supplies for all
public purposes and makes a profit OF
thousands OF dollars per year.
"Hopewen hospital for consumptives
was built by inmates OF the workhouse. -
said Mr.. saiter. "out Of materials pro-
dueed by them and is maintained by II.
This Is only one Of the successful insti-
buttons which have been made possible
by H."
The work house il the greatest tax
saver known, according 70 Mr. salter.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21
SPRING ELECTION
MAY Be DELAYED
Such is Opinion Of State Senator
ouinby, Who Has Just Re-
turned from Lincoln.
RINE OPPOSED TO SUCH ACTION

Il regard as one Of the legislative
probabilities the postponement Of the
Omaha city election from May to a
date reasonably later than the time
set for the special election on the
Greater Omaha proposition de-
clared State Senator l.. ]. Quinby
after his arrival from Lincoln.
The senator used the expression very
probable" in this connection. He said
this program is generally agreed"
Senator ouinby believes It would be the
?art of wisdom Il the Benson city eoun-
ell would take In the strip between that
village and Omaha. rather than leave It
20 Omaha to take this action.
Opposed to Delay
City Attorney John A. Rine feels much
opposed to this proposed extension Of the
time before the city election. He says
there lie no crying need and he IL opposed
to the extension OF the terms Of public
office under any circumstances
Tom Flynn AYERS he is neutral although
no appeared considerably exercised when
told of the probability of the Omaha
election going over.
Various prospective candidates are hold
ing back until final action shall have been
taken on this Greater Omaha situation.
Some who have already spent consider
able money and expended much effort
are experiencing feeling of "goneness. I"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-21
DARDANELLES TOWN AFTRE
Allied Fleet Destroys Powder Mag
azine and Village is Set
Aflame.
REUTERS STORY FROM ATHENS

LONDON. March 20.--"Advices from
Tenedos say that the allied fleet de-
stroyed powder magazine In the town
OF Dardanelles. which resulted in the
town being set on fire" says the Athens
correspondent Of Reuters Telegram COM
pany. Most OF the forts were seriously
damaged.
AN artillery duel took place In the
Dardanelles from midnight TO o'clock
this morning between mobile batteries
and allied ships engaged in covering
mine sweeping operations Several shells
are reported to have hit ships. causing
slight damage. Two OF tho enemy's bat
teries were silenoed."
Fleet Enters straits.
PARIS. March le.--'The allied fleet en-
tered the straits of the ,Dardanelles at
o'clock this morning" says am Athens
dispatch 20 the Havas agency. based on
information received from Tenedos.
THE British battleship Queen Elizabeth
was leading. 1t was followed in order
by the Ocean, Inflexible, Agamemnon and
Lord Nelson. and then by the French
warshlps Gaulois. suffren. Bouvet and
Charlemagne. The weather conditions
49, N@NNitShN Aho NtBVito VI NAtlIlVn
could be heard from the Gulf Of seros
bombarding Indirectly Kilid Bahr.
THE werships stationed at the entrance
OF the straits bombarded Dardanus and
KIND Bahr, The line extended from Kun
kale. on the Asiatic side at the entrance,
TO the straits OF Kalantina. The line ad-
vanoed as far as cavofonia. where a pow
der arsenal situated below the town Of
Dardanelles was blown up.
Reply with Heavy Fire.
Forts Tchlmenlike. Kilid Bahr and
Yilcis Tabia replied with heavy fire
shells falling on all sides OF the warships
and some even on the ships themselves
One ship entered close TO DardaneIles
but was forced to retreat before q. violent
eannonading. One French ship suffered
severe injuries
"A shell exploded on the British battle
cruiser lnflexible. woundlng several men
who were Immediately transported TO the
hospital ship.
The town OF Dardanelles lie In flames.
"At 8 o'clock in the evening the action
had concluded, but was partly resumed
during the night ~ majority of the forts
suffered severely"