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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-03
CHAPTER XIX.

"Gee!" he grunted frankly, when
after toilsome progress from the
boat, Rose at length slipped from the
seat formed by the clasped hands OF
the two men. And it was me who
suggested this,"
The girl responded with a quiet
laugh of the most natural effect imag.
inable-until it ended in a sigh and
without the least warning she crlm.
pied upon herself, and would have
fallen heavily, in dead faint, but foi
Alan's quickneGs.
Good Lord" Barcus exclaimed. az
Alan gently lowered the inert body of
the girl to the sands. And to think
l didn't understand she was so nearly
all in-ohaffing her like that, I'd like
to kick myself"
Don't be impatient" Alan advised
grimly; I'm busy just at present, but
Meantime. you might fetch
some water to revive her."
II was an order by no means easy
to NIL; Barcus had only his cupped
hands for a vessel, and little water
remained in them by the time he had
dashed from the shadows back to the
spot where Rose lay unconscious.
while the few drops he did manage
to sprinkle into her face awaited moth.
ag toward rorsing her from the
.2Ate-HAe siursSe:s e cs.aLe;iua IL .
asa she I,.sssd lT.m Fer fsiul.ns
in the end Alan gave up the effort.
SHE'S all right" he reported, releas-
as the wrist whose pulse he had been
ling. .airtet rsht ancu-h,
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CONTINUED Next Wednesday,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-03
Copyright, 1914. By
CONTINUED from Last Wednesday,


They were granted time to exchange
no more than one despairing glance
when curt laugh fairly chilled the
blood in Mr.. Barcus, and he swung
sharply between his two guards to
confront Judith Urine.
The woman he saw at first glance.
was in one Of her most dangerous
moods-if. Barcus mentally qualified,
there was pin to choose between her
moods. But now, beyond dispute, she
exhibited a countenance new in his
experience with her, and one well cal.
culated to appall.
Her face was bloodless, even as her
lips were white with the curb she put
upon her passion. Her eyes were lurid
with the glare of rage approaching
mania. Her hands trembled, her lips
quivered. all her actions were abrupt
with nervousness.
He was by no means poor-spirited,
but he shrank openly from the look
she gave him, and was relieved when
she, with sneer, passed him by and
planted herself sQuarely before her
sister.
''Well?" she demanded brusquely.
"How much longer do you think I'm
going to tolerate your Interference
you poor little fool! How many more
lessons will you require before realiz-
ing that mean to have my way, and
that you'll cross me only to suffer
for II?
The courage Of the other girl won
the unstinted admiration of Mr.. Bar
Gus. Far from cringing, she seemed
to find fresh heart in her sisters chal-
lenge. Her head was high, her glance
level with illimitable contempt as she
replied:
$50 you've tried again." she in.
quired obliquely. with tone of pity.
you've offered him your love yet an
other time, have you?"
"Silence!" Judith cried in fury.
"Only to learn once more that he
would rather death than you?" Rose
persisted, unflinching. "And so you
come to take your spite out on me,
do you? You pitiful thing! Do you
think l mind-knowing as I do now
that he could never hold you in any.
thing but compassion and contempt?"
For an instant there was silence; by
the scorn of her sister the heat of
Judith's fury had been transformed
into cold and malignant rage. She
controlled herself and her voice mar
velou9ly.
you will see," she said in even and
frigid accents. And the light Of her
mania leaped and leaped again in her
eyes like living fame. Il have pre-
pared way to make you understand
what opposition to me means :"
She waved hand toward the nearer
point Of rocks. "Take them along"
she commanded.
The understanding between her and
her men was apparently complete; for
these last, without hesitation or fur
ther instructions, marched Rose and
Earcus down to the end of the spit
and on, into the water.
1t was nearly knee-deep before Bar.
Gus was halted with savage jerk,
backed up to rock, forced despite his
frcnzied resistance to sit down in the
water, and swiftly, with half dozen
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deft bitches of rope and a stanch
knot, made fast in that position-sub-
merged to his chest.
This accomplished, the men turned
attention TO Rose. flashing her in SINH
lar wise at Barcus' side.
Standing just above the water-line,
with every sign of complete calm and
sanity other than that ominous flicker
ing in her eyes, Judith Superintendent
the business till its conclusion, then
waved the men away.
Quietly, like weI-trained servants,
they turned their backs and marched
off,
And again, after brief wait, the
woman laughed her short and mirth-
less laugh.
THE tide will he high" she said.
precisely at sunset You may time
your lives by that. When the sun dips
into the sea, then will your lives go
down with it."
She turned on her heel and strobe
swiftly away, with not so much as
backward glance, overlook her men,
and passed quickly from sight around
the farther point of rocks.
For some time Barcus struggled
vainly with his bonds. As for Rose,
she wasted no strength in struggling
perhaps had none to waste When he
looked her way he saw her exquisite
profiie unmarried by any line OF fear or
doubt, sharply relieved against the
darkness Of the rising food. Her level
gaze without tremor traversed the
shining flood to its far horizon.
re noted that already the waters
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his throat could be SO dry, SO
parched
He opened his eyes, shuddering.
tits good-by now" he faltered.
mot yeti" her voice rang beside
him, vibrant. lookup there-along
the cliff"
He lifted his gaze
Two men were running along the
cliff-and the man in the lead was
Alan. But his lead was very scant.
and the man who pursued was one of
Judith's, and stuck to the trail like q
bloodhound fresh from the leash.
And now the water was at his lips;
Barcus could no more speak without
strangling.
OF sudden he groaned in his heart;
though there was no passable way
down the cliff, still the sight Of his
friend alive and unframed had brought
with it q thrill of hope; now that hope
died as he saw Alan stumble and go
to his knees.
Before he could rise the other was
upon him, with the fury of a wolf seek.
ing the throat of a stag.
For an instant they fought like mad
men; then, in a .rice, the sky line
Of the cliff was empty; one or the
other had tripped and fallen over the
brink, and falling had retained hold
Of his enemy and carried him down as
well.
BY no chance, Barcus told himself,
could either escape uninjured.
Yet, to his amazement, he saw one
man break from the others embrace
and rise. And he who lay still, a
crumpled, inhuman heap upon the
sands, was Judith's man.
With violent effort Barcus lifted
his mouth above water and shrieked:
Alan! Alan! Help! Here-at the
end of the point-in the water-help!"
A precious minute was lost before
Alan discovered their two heads, so
barely above that swiftly rising flood.
Then he ran toward them as he had
never run before. and as he came
whipped out jack-knife and freed its
blade.
Even so-since it was, of course,
Rose whom Alan freed the first
Barcus was half-drowned before Alan
helped him in turn up to the beach.
And as this happened the last blood.
red rim of the sun was washed under
by the waves.
Two minutes later the lifeboat was
afloat, and Mr.. Barcus, already recov-
cred, was laboring with the flywheel
of the motor. stimulated to supreme
exertion by the sight of party, led by
Judith, racing madly down the beach.
But it was not until well out from
shore and on the way to the safety
promised by the mainland-now read.
lily discernible ON the horizon-that
any one of them found time for speech.
Then Mr.. Barcus Strengthened up
from his assiduous attentions to the
motor, and observed:
you bear a charmed life, my ad.
venturous friend l want to tell YOU
that when saw you go over that Cliff
l made up my mind your usefulness
would be at least permanently i'm.
paired. As 1t is, don't mind telling
you that II ever get out of this affair
alive, I'm going to have try at your
life myself, just once. for luck!"
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and seemed to derive little II any COM
fort from the discovery that it was not
broken, opened his mouth and
remembered the presence of a lady.
Poor Mr.. Barcus!" she said gently.
I'm so sorry. Do forget I'm here
and say it out loud!"
Mr.. Barcus dropped his hands and
dropped his head at the same time.
1T can't be did," he complained in
embittered resignation; "the words
7 have never been invented :"
In the bows Mr.. Law (who had
barely saved himself a headlong
plunge overheard when the shoal took
fast hold of the keel felt tenderly of
his excoriated shins, then, rising. COM
, passed the sea, sky and shore with an
anxious gaze.
In the offing there was nothing but
the fiat, limitless expanse Of the night
bound tide, near at hand vaguely sill
vered with the moonlight, in the dis
tances blending into shadows; never
light or shadowy, stealing sail in
that quarter to indicate pursuit.
Where are WEI" he wondered aloud.
ASK me an easy one," Barcus re-
piled; somewhere on the south shore
Of the cape-unless somebody's been
tampering with the lay of this land.
That's a lighthouse over yonder."
Alan took soundings from the bows.
Barely two feet" he announced,
withdrawing the oar from the water,
land eel-grass no end"
"Oh!" Barcus calculated with the
accent of enlightenment; and leaving
the motor, turned to the stern, over
which he draped himself in highly un-
decorative fashion while cropping un-
der water for the propeller.
That's the answer" he repeated;
there's young bale Of the said eel
grass wrapped round the wheel.
Which, suppose, means I've got to
go overheard and clear it away"
Like Mr.. Law, he wore neither shoes
nor other garments that could be more
damaged by salt water than they had
been-but only shirt, trousers and a
belt.
III you've nothing better to do, my
critical friend" he observed as he
stopped to hack and tear at the mass
Of weed embarrassing the propeller,
you might step out and give us a
trial shove. Don't strain yourself
just see il you can move her,"
# The boat budged not an inch-but
Mr.. Laws feet did. slipping on the
treacherous mud bottom with the up
shot Of his downfall; with a mighty
splash he disappeared momentarily
beneath the surface-and left his tenn
per behind him when he emerged.
AS for Mr.. Barcus, he suffered like
loss within five minutes; when, with
much pains and patience having freed
the wheel, he climbed aboard and
sought to restart the motor. After
few affecting coughs it relapsed into
stubborn silence.
! Studious examination at length
brought out the fact that the gasoline
tank was empty.
mot so much as a smell left" Bar.
Gus reported
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7 Louis Joseph Vance

Louis Joseph vance
had risen more than an inch.
{ Humbled even in his terror by that
radiant calm that dwelt upon her. he
ventured diffidently: Rose - Miss
Urine"
She turned her head and found the
heart to smile. "Rose," she corrected
gently.
I'm sorry" he said-which was not
at all what he had meant to say, I've
done my best. I suppose it's wrong
to give up-but they've made 1t too
much for me. this time"
II know" she said gently.
"You"-he stammered-"you're not
afraid?"
There is nothing to fear" she said,
"but death. :"
"Then," he said more bravely, after
a time-the water now was near his
chin-"good.by-good luck!"
mot yet, dear friend" she returned.
mot yet"
But the sun was perilously close
upon the rim of the world. But little
time, and it would be night.
He closed his eyes to shut out the
vision Of its slow. implacable descent.
The water was now almost level
with his lips; 1t seemed strange that
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whether abed or at the hands of those
who dislike US: but rather to be
hanged as common pirates"
You have the courage of igno.
rance" Barcus replied coolly: IF
you'll take the trouble to glance astern
l promise you a sight that will move
you to suspend judgment for the time
being"
At this Alan sat up with q start
Eack against the loom OF the Eliza
ea'h !. ias9s through hica they LAI
"a igai3d while he nodded. shcne d ,
milk-white sails Of an able schooner.
Sheets all taut and every inch of
canvas fat with the beam wind. she
footed 1t merrily in their wake-a sill.
yer yet spouting from her cutwster,
CONTINUED Next Wednesday,
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its no use, he conceded at length.
Were here for keeps"
why not wade ashore?" Rose Urine
suggested mildly from the place she
had taken in the stern in order to
tighten the bows 1T isn't far-and
what's one more wetting?"
That's the only sensible remark
that's been uttered by any party to
this lunatic enterprise since you hove
within earshot of me, Mr.. Law" said
Mr.. Barcus. Respectfully submitted. +"
THE verdict of the lower court
stands approved" Alan responded
gravely.
But there's no sense in Miss Urine
wading," Barcus suggested. We're
web-footed as it is. and she's too
tired"
We'll, what them"
we can carry her, can't wei"
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Stranded.

Mr.. Thomas Barcus picked himself
up from the bottom OF the lifeboat
where he had been violently precipi
lated by the impact OF grounding
oiinked and wiped tears of pain from
his eyes. solicitously tested his nose
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-04-22
thirty cents.

thirty cents.
Starch OF a superior quality is man
%ufactured from potatoes. Why could II
not be made here some day? DO you
like Saratoga chips, and IA you make
them? Someone will establish a dairy
lunch or delicatessen shop or a wom-
ans exchange which will afford the
opportunity for some enterprising
woman to earn money at home. A boy
In Cache Valley. Utah. grew over sew
en- hundred bushels Of potatoes on one
acre of ground. Why could not an
Idaho boy do just as well? A chart
which hangs on the wall OF an expert
ment station office at Aberdeen is an
example Of the help given TO club
members. This illustrates the three
diseases aforementioned, as common
among potatoes and the proper treat
ment OF each.
Since we are at the experiment sta
ton It Is natural that we should pass
from the topic OF potatoes to that OF
alfalfa. Mr.. Aikers is very enthusiasts
tic over the future of growing alfalfa
as a dry farm seed producer under
dry-farm methods, the alfalfa Is plant
ed In rows so as TO render the soil
mulch necessary to retain the mois-
ture. The trial field shows the alfalfa
planted IN rows, from one to four feet
apart. II is surprising what n differ
enc the plants show when they draw
their moisture and nourishment from
"A larger area The merest agricultur-
al novice could see the advantage Of
the latter. Alfalfa takes two years to
mature sufficiently to produce a good
crop of seed, but the seed always
commands an excellent price. A bull
,etin which gives facts and figures
about the yield and the value of the
hay, both AZ forage and n grain food
for stock, reads like n fairy tale. II
Is possible, but by no means advisable
TO winter stock on n diet OF alfalfa
and water. Young enthusiasts and
fanatics working under the most fav-
orable conditions of agricultural col
leges get notions too radica. for the
average farmer. Alfalfa Is particu-
larry rich In nitrogen which is a
flesh producing element, but analy-
sis would not show that 1t contains
the bone-making properties of grain.
80 n mixed diet Is preferable for
stock.
A surprising array of results are re-
ported by experimenters who would
make II an all-purpose stock food,
hut the stan Of human life NJ well
Possibly a breakfast food as palatable
and nutritious M most OF Kellogg's
agglomerations may be manufactured
o II. he that as II may, n plant
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of several acres attached to then.
Married men, and there are many OF
them in the profession in Washington.
find It convenient to remain through
out the year. They are able TO look
after the school gardens and act as
advisors in the agricultural and other
industrial interests of a community.
Prof. Warwas very ably superin-
tends the manual training department
Of our local high school. Farley
Franklin has made a writing desk and
choir to match, which show excellent
workmanship, and Paul Evans me
chanical drawing indicates talent
worthy of development.
The cooking and canning clubs are
of special interest to older girls. In
the former, the first years work in
cludes the baking of ten loaves of
bread under the supervision OF some
older or more experienced person.
One loaf is to be exhibited at the fair.
We all recognize the importance of
good bread to the physical well-being
of a people. Reflect that mental and
moral health are very largely the out
growth and the value Of being able
to produce a loaf of go "a, wholesome
bread becomes at once apparent.
Canning clubs in connection with
the schools are comparatively new.
They have met with wonderful Success
in Utah where districts have pur-
chased tracts of land for school gar
dens and orchards. The boys care
for the growing plants; the girls ut
ilize the products by canning them for
future use. So favorably is this work
regarded by the grocers and so anX-
ious are they to procure their canned
goods from the children, that the
schools in some sections may soon be
self supporting. A label manufactur-
ed especially for these canning clubs
bears the motto: ITO Make the Best,
Better" and the emblem, a four leaf
clover, each leaf bearing the letter II.
Why shouldn't canning clubs find
lawn III 4Nctltl anu lbOShldDu, DOIl
have fruit which goes to waste in
their orchards and usually vegetables
in their gardens. The department of
agriculture has experts constantly at
work finding out how to preserve these
garden and orchard products. Why
not learn here how to lessen a part of
the expense of the high cost of living?
Consider for a moment. Idaho imports
20 per cent of her canned goods. Does
moi this seem a considerable item in
home economies. Does it not make a
cannery worth the consideration of a
ommunity7
During the farmers short course
recently held in Aberdeen, a number
OF farmers and university men we're
dining together. Succotash was one
of the dishes served. Where did this
come from" some one asked. The can
was brought in from the kitchen
Where do you suppose? The state of
Maine! Think of it! It's as bad as
Made in Germany" 1t would be a diff
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ferept matter if Idaho soil would not
produce corn and peas. Canned peas,
beans. corn, ca%uliflower, asparagus,
spinach, beets tomatoes, fruits, all
these and more we may produce at
a profit and still sell much cheaper
than we can ship them in. The medi-
cinal value of vegetables is not to be
overlooked nor their cheapness as an
article of diet in comparison with
meat.
Another club that girls will like is
the sewing club. The first years work
includes various stitches, patches,
darning, and the making of three ar
ticles-kitchen towel, pillow case, and
a sewing bag. The second and third
years work takes up other things, the
making of several articles of clothing.
We hope to have a good exhibit from
the high school where Miss Jones is
so efficiently ~instructing the girls in
this work. Miss Powelson, at Rockland
is also accomplishing work .yorth
while. The Mary Frances Sewing
Book" n the magazine Modern
Priscilla are sewing prizes suggested
but a list of prizes will appear later
The four HIS of the emblem stand
for Head, Heart, Hands and Health.
We stand for the highest cultivation
of all, believing that a development OF
all is necessary to a well-rounded per-
~sonality. This is the wisdom Of the
old Greeks, which has come down 70
us age and miles away. First be a
man, after that, what the Gods will"
ITO Make the Best, Better Hold
fast to what is good in the old method
but do not be afraid of a thing Just
because it is new. To try and prove
the new good, may be to discover
something better than the best" but
that will be none o good for our chill
dren in Power County, Idaho.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Idaho State Highway Commission
at the office of the secretary of State
Boise, Idaho, until noon, Friday, April
rs, 1915, for the construction of the
ldaho-Pacific State Highway, as To-
Gated across Power County from the
hammock County line at the Portneuf
river, southwesterly via American
Falls and Medley to the Cassia County
line, except that portion across Indian
reservation.
Estimates, plans and specifications.
may be seen and proposal forms OBJ
tanned at the office of the State High
way Engineer, COL Idaho building,
Boise, or at the Highway District Sec
retarys office, American Falls, Idaho.
Separate bids are requested for
grading work and for bridges and Gull
verts and for each division specified
on said plans.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check in favor of the State
Highway Commission on some bank
In the State of Idaho for the sum Of
five per cent of the amount of the bid.
The commission reserves the right
to reject any or all bids or to let the
work in part or as a whole.
GEORGE r. BARKER,
Secretary.