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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-12-17

the Coronado is a likely ship and II
you are bound to go, God speed"
He looked the Coronado up and
found her quite q likely ship. He
saw her captain and found him salts
factory.
The next day Annette and her
friends, including Welcher, booked
for the cheap trip on the Coronado.
You're my only passengers so far
said Captain Handy. land don't care
if don't have any more"
Capt Peter Handy sauntered down
the wharf. A big, staggering individ-
ual was looking the Coronado over.
BILL" said Capt. Peter Handy, 'Tll
tell you how it is. picked you out
as cheap bargain and took chance
on you, not knowing you before. This
is a cheap trip down, Bill; I'll leave 1t
to you to pick your crew. Pick them
cheap, Bill; coming back can make
it up to you. Get the best for the
money. Bill, and get 'em cheap"
II got 'em already" returned Bill,
"and / got 'em cheap. Leave that to
me-"
On the evening OF the fourteenth.
the four booked passengers boarded
the Coronado and were assigned to
staterooms.
Bill left the captain snoring In his
bunk and stole across the deck and
down the gangplank to the wharf be-
yond. Once upon the river front he
turned east and strobe on rapidly for
a quarter of mile. He darted into
a narrow alleyway, reached dimly
lighted window in an old board house
on the shore and raped sharply on
the window pane. A door was opened
stealthily and he shambled in.
Huddled at tables and flung care
lessly in corners were the forms of
sailors, supine, drunk, drugged. Bill
took an electric flash light from his
pocket and examined carefully each
of these slumbering objects of hui
manity.
"Ill take him." said Bill, "and him
there with the broken face; and him
and that chap over there
Ten minutes later he nodded in a
self-satisfied way and jerked his
thumb over his shoulder toward an.
other door.
Is he inside?" he queried.
oh" said the proprietor. "the three
of 'em is there"
There were three men in that small
room, strangely assorted trio. One
was a huge individual, bigger and
stronger than Bill himself; another
was an uncanny, fat, little Mexican
with dangerous eyes; the third was a
Portuguese with saber cut cross his
face.
Bill grinned. Huh" he said,
we're all here, mates. Outside /
picked up enough men to fill up the
Coronado's crew and here / run
against three of her passengers"
Hernandez smiled and showed his
teeth. Three unlocked passengers"
he said.
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his note hoping that you and your
charges can add one more evening to
your round Of gayety in Newport 80
ciety, / beg to inclose an invitation
which may give you a few hours OF
pleasure. Wish I could go myself
Anything on a Dattleship suits me-
Enclosed in the missive was heavy
white card engraved in script:
The officers of the U. S. S. Alabama
request the honor of your presence
with friends at the dance on ship
board Tuesday evening, June.
The words with friends" were in
terlined in ink Annette read the in
vitation and then handed it to Inez.
Good" exclaimed Inez "These are
worth while-these shipboard dances.
Five minutes later she called up a
private number on the wire in her
boudoir, waiting impatiently until she
heard voice she knew. Then she
talked rapidly, almost in whisper.
"It's worth taking chance, is it
not?" she queried.
"Ah," returned the voice at the 9th
er end of the wire, 1--WE do nothing
without chances We shall take a
chance. Farewell"
It must be understood that an able
seaman like Neal Hardin, while his
good behavior, his natural aptitude
and his general Inability gave him
many privileges-yet he was still the
victim of caste-naval caste. AS a
civilian he might travel with ladies
Of dignity, such as his mother, and
young women of style and beauty
such as Annette Ilington and hel
friend, Irene Courtier; but as chief
petty officer remarked to Neal-"A
ball on board the Alabama is not for
able seamen, not so you could notice
it, my boy. STILL" he added, clapping
Neal upon the shoulder, "I'll try and
get you a place on the back stairs
where you can look on and see the
swells."
Figuratively speaking, he got him
a place on the back stairs without
much difficulty, and after Neal had
spent a day in assisting his fellow
able seamen in polishing up every
thing aboard the Alabama that could
be polished, and in swabbing every
thing aboard her that could be
swabbed, and in setting to rights
everything that could be set to rights
Neal, clad in an immaculate white
duck suit, found himself stationed
stiff as a ramrod, and for the first
time scared to death, by the side of a
large punch bowl under the canvas
covering of the dancing deck.
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FIFTH INSTALLMENT
A MESSAGE FROM THE PAST
CHAPTER XXI.
Grape Juice.


OF course the unexpected navalse-
cret-service raid on the Crooked Crag
hotel created some sensation-as well
as did the rescue of two beautiful
young women, Miss Irene Courtier
and her friend Miss Ilington. But
Newport is a place of many happen
ings-sensational and otherwise-and
after all the Crooked Crag had been
raided many times before.
In it's balmy days it had been clev-
erly constructed and maintained as
a secluded gambling place for New
York millionaires, a place full of cub
by holes and uncanny getaways. For
the thirteenth time in It's history it
was closed up and its proprietor
Jailed.
But the three weird characters who
had been the cause of all the vio-
lence still remained in hiding-Her-
nandez the Portuguese adventurer;
their strange and unusual companion,
the brute.
Annette, for her part. gave full de-
scriptions of these three to the au-
thorities and accompanied secret-serv-
ice men ON many fruitless trips.
AT any rate" she said to her
friend, Irene Courtier, Il know now
where stand. l was warned to look
out for man with saber cut across
his face" Her face grew wistful.
Il thought-feared." she went on, lat
first, that that man might be my IA
Their; but my father would never treat
a girl as this scar-face treated me-"
Annette touched her neck. A tiny
little gold chain fell into the bosom
of her waist.
HE has laid bare his teeth, this
scar-face," said Annette. "He knows
something of my father-I'm sure of
that-and I'm sure of something else.
He is seeking my lost Isle of CHINA
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-12-17
CHAPTER XIII.
UNLOCKED Passengers.

UNLOCKED Passengers.
Il think it's risky said Neal Har.
din. Let me see that ad again"
Annette handed him the Providence,
Rhode Island, morning paper. Under
the head of ship notices appeared this
item:
Fruit Steamer Coronado sails 18th
this month. Bound for Bahamas,
Colon, Panama, Lower California ports
and San Francisco. Open for limited
booking of passengers. Pier 1910
Providence, r. I.
PETER HANDY, Master.
Neal read the advertisement over
and shook his head again.
Risky, tell you," he repeated.
Annettes eyes flashed. But what
arm l to do" she protested. you
don't-you can't understand" Her
lips quivered for a moment. 81 have
got to find my father, Neal, and for
his sake. IL not fer my own, I have
got to find my fortune. I've got to
60 some time. Why not now? The
message was plain enough-the Fa-
theirs of the Santa Maria mission In
Lower California; must see them.
This is the easy way"
Neal folded up the paper and thrust
it in his pocket. AT any rate" he
said. "I'1l look this captain up. If
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Half way they stopped, for her escort,
M. Romanoff, had reappeared. He
smiled as Joe came up with Annette
and waved his hand.
1--WE been looking at the moon," he
said.
Annette, already bored-chiefiy by
the close proximity of Joe Welcher-
glanced off toward Neal,
Lets go and get some grape juice,
she said
Joe drew her out to the railing
through the same aperture from
which Romanoff had watched the cir
cling motor boat.
I'll get the grape Juice" said Joe
aloud. wait here until I return"
Annette started after him, but the
aperture was closed now by the broad
back Of Romanoff, who talked viva
ciously with Irene Courtier. Annette
was not averse to looking at the
moon, and she looked. But-all she
saw was the moon itself. She did not
see and could not know that motor
launch, silent as the night, had
fetched up alongside of the anchor
chain. She did not know and could
not see a black shadow that stole
along the railing behind the canvas
curtains that hid the dancing deck.
Suddenly she gave a choking cry.
The black shadow like some black
panther had sprung upon her frem
the night and clutched her in its
grasp. She cried out once more, or
tried to. She found she could not.
A strong wiry hand closed across her
mouth and a wiry form forced her
back across the rail.
With superhuman twist of her
1.-THE young body-and she was strong,
was Annette Ilington-for one in
slant she wrenched herself away and
gave vent to a piercing scream. Neal
Hardin at the punch bowl heard 1t.
Forgetting all discipllne-and all
grape juice-he bounded across the
dancing deck and with one sweep of
his arm brushed the nonplussed
Romanoff and his charming escort to
enc side. His eyes were blinded by
the deck lights and as he rushed
through the curtains he could only
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-12-17
"B-rrr," he exclaimed, as ne
walked away in disgust,

"B-r-rr," he exclaimed, as ne
walked away in disgust.
There was genteel litter from the
picturesque little group around the
punch bowl Inez touched Romanoff
upon the arm.
1T is perfect" she whispered, mo
one could ever tell"
The pseudo Romanoff glanced at
her significantly, paced across the
dancing deck and passed out upon the
moonlit deck beyond. Inez, flirting
with an officer, excused herself, beck
oned to Joe Welcher, who came
swiftly at her beck and call, and with
her hand upon his arm she followed
in the wake of Romanoff. AS they
reached the bow Romanoff turned sud
denly and confronted them. He seized
Welcher by the arm.
Friend Welcher," he said, his grip
Tightening, ION the canvas curtains aft,
on the port side, you will find one
black cross mark upon the curtain and
one black cross mark upon the deck.
They are my marks. You will dance
with Annette Ilington-"
Welcher hurried off and Romanoff
with the beautiful Miss Irene Cour-
tier upon his arm, strobe slowly to-
ward the lights.
With her escort she stood glancing
out between the curtains at the moon
light upon the sea. Her escort, how
ever, was not watching the moonlight
his eyes were fixed upon a motor
boat that sported itself like some
huge shark in the waters just beyond.
He drew forth white handkerchief.
He stepped into the aperture between
the canvas curtains, grasped the rail
with one hand and shook the handker-
chief.
Inez noted that a small black cross
had been placed upon the canvas cur
tain. She looked at her feet. There
was another cross upon the deck.
Then she turned and faced the crowd
watching with keen eyes.
Joe Welcher from far across the
deck caught the CLINT of those same
eyes-he had been watching for them.
He bent over Annette.
Look at the freak" he said, that's
tied up to Inez-I mean Irene Courier
I always call her Inez somehow. Let's
go and see the freak"
"The freak" said Annette, 'has dis
appeared"
She was not the only person on the
deck who noticed that Some half
dozen naval officers in spick and span
uniforms noted it also and started
double quick toward Inez Castro.
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was happening ana turned to Mra.
Hardin.
You and Irene" she said, ''go into
the wireless room. Let us all go
even Joe."
Just as she said 1t q mutineer
rushed past her, stopped, leered into
her face and grasped her by the hand.
With a sudden wrench he closed the
door OF the wireless, shutting the
three people inside-Welcher and the
two other wonderland then with Q
glare into Annette's eyes, he drew her
toward him and crushed her strug-
Cling form against his breast.
Below there were other passengers
who watched the fight-Hernande
and his two companions. The brute
watched stupidly-Ponto and Her.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-12-17
CHAPTER XIV.
The TrickIe of White Powder.

The Tickle or White Powder.
Hernandez motioned toward the
door. Ponto, the Mexican, closed it
noiselessly and swiftly and shot the
bolt. You understand the terms,
Hernandez said. This stuff has just
come in to us tonight. We have it load
ed in cur launch outside"
You understand then" said Her
nandez, that when this cargo of CO.
caine is sold, your share will be
many hundred dollars-a thousand
over thousand"
Two mornings later, a sailor lying
in his bunk against bulkhead in the
face a gift from Bill. On this par
ticular morning, however, the unusual
thing that attracted his attention was
quantity Of fine white powder that
sifted through the knot hole.
"Holy smoke" he exclaimed joyful
ly within himself, "this amt no fat
thing, amt it? This here's cocaine"
By noon the whole forecastle knew
about the rat hole and what is me >e
had sampled tor rather the strange
white powder that came trickling
through.
Next day something happened.
Bill, the mate, gave Shocks an order
that Shocks declined to fill. Bill was
accustomed to being disobeyed, and
for every i'll he had a remedy. He
seized a capstan bar and aimed 1t at
Shocks head; but there was glitter
in Shocks eye that Bill did net un-
derstand. Shocks leaped for him and
wrestled with him like wildcat. He
forced Bill, painting, up against the
rail, believing meanwhile like mad
bull. Bill felt for a helaying pin,
found it, clutched it, raised it high in
the air and brought it crashing down
upon Shocks shoulder. It broke a.
collarbone, but it might have been a
feather for all Shocks cared.
Mates" cried Shocks, you amt
going to see me licked. Come one
and all"
They came. Some sprang down from
The shrouds; some appeared from
companionways; some came hurrying
along the decks. They were men bat
tered and broken-but all had one un-
canny characteristic-their eyes gilt
tered, glittered fearfully and fear
lessly.
Bill sprang away from the clutch
ing grasp Of Shocks and drew his
gun.
Captain Peter Handy" he roared.
"Mutiny."
And mutiny there was-a mutiny
based not so much upon the Ill treat
ment of Bill the mate as upon the eff
feet of the trucking white powder.
The captain responded to the call;
so did one or two others Of the un-
drugged crew.
The four booked passengers heard
the riot-it could have been heard
half a mile away. They rushed on
deck and watched. Annette, who had
Inherited quickness of mind. saw What
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to Ilington, Spanish-American explor:
er, for distinguished services, by 10
seph Bonaparte, king of Spain, in the
year eighteen hundred and nine, the
original grant, being in the possession
of the fathers" She stopped.
What was the rest of .that?" she
unused. II can't remember"
Think" persisted Inez, with curl
Gus insistence.
Annette laughed. SIT has escaped
me. / will have to ask Neal about
that the next time / see him"
Part Of the message is on his por-
ton, too?' said Inez. "And what
about the latitude?"
Annette shook her head. THAT I
can't remember either" she returned,
Stupid that I am. Yes, the latitude
Ia on his piece too"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-12-17
CHAPTER XXI.
lncognito.

Incognito.
In a dingy little hotel room in Prov
idence, Rhode Island, there sat mar
at dressing table gazing into a mir
ror and doing unusually queer things
with his face. Hernandez was past
master at certain art-disguise.
Ten minutes later a stranger stood
erect within that room-a full-beardeC
stranger, clad in an evening coat o.
foreign cut, with well padded pauncf
and shoulders, cycling himself still
critically in the looking glass. He
raised mis- high hat and bowed pomp
ously to Ponto.
"In reality, friend Potion" he re
marked, 81 am M. Romanoff-a Rus
sian nobleman."
my friends and I are invited to
the dance on board the Alabama" he
said. my friends and l shall go
Call in that beast. Now for the final
test"
Ponto disappeared and a moment
later the brute crept into the room
He glanced fearfuliy toward the chair
where Hernandez had been sitting
then he glanced about the room. A
puzzled expression overspread his
countenance and then with a deep gut
tural cry he sprang for the appari
tons throat.
Hernandez twitched himself to one
side Just in time and then tapped the
~ xy
81 am satisfied" he said, in tones
that the brute Immediately recog
nized. Even he did not know me
he, with all the instincts of savage
but faithful dog. Let us be Off"
An hour later he was standing ex
pectantly in front of the huge punch
bowl on the dancing deck OF the Ala
bama. Clustered around this punch
bowl were a group of officers and
pretty women-and among them Inez
Castro and her friend Annette Hing
ton.
Romanoff stared boldly at them
both, then he turned to Neal Hardin
"A glass Of punch. if you please,
he said in foreign accents.
Neal Hardin did not answer. He
was otherwise engaged. Annette
Ilington was standing at the table
with young ensign at her side.
They were both drinking from the
punch bowl. The ensign drank with
his right hand; so did Annette, but
Annettes left hand was firmly
clutched in the hand OF Neal Hardin
of the punch bowl. 1t was the only
chance the evening could afford them.
"A glass of punch" reiterated the
unknown Russian nobleman.
Neal jumped as though shot. Has
tily he ladled out glass and pre-
scented it to the Russian. The Rus
sian took one sip of it and sat down
his glass.
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His Face.
bar-he wants it for his own. Well, /,
too, can bare my teeth. Let him come
on
You are so strong" murmured
Irene Courtier, 80 strong"
A Japanese servant stole into the
room-the living room at Miss Cour-
tiers summer villa at Newport. She
had rented this villa for the season
and had paid one months rent-no
more. She had paid the Japanese but
one months wagesAno more. The
Japanese presented a note upon a
salver. lnez Castro glanced at 1t and
waved her hand. Mrs. Hardin was
lust entering from the veranda.
1T is for you, Grandam,' said Inez.
"and from some old sweetheart, eh?"
eh?"
Mrs. Hardin opened the missive-
her eyes Frightened.
Its from our congressman at Sea-
port" she exclaimed.
My dear Mrs. Hardin" he wrote In
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-07-08
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

60 fonN CULLEN, His HEIES. ENECUToRS
ADMINISTRATION NNn ASSIGNS;
You are hereby notified that have eSpend
ga during the year lqI4 stN hundred dollars
IA labor ani improvements upon Income No
!, income No :, Income 40 b Income No 4.
Income No s, and Income No o Lode Min.
mig claims, situate, yiug and being on With.
fugtan Greek, County ct LsmhI, State OF Ida
be-. She ieestt3o notices Of wh,ch are recorded
m Hook t. 1T Mining Claims at pages Is. %
O., - snd ln hook "k 1t Mining Claims al
pages rs{ and -. respectively, Jtth Mining
Records 81 lgmh, County, Idaho. to which
Freng,i reterence Is hereby made tor more
particular description OF aid claurs,
Toe saF3 amount Il expenditure was 50
ugRdr b, nc au >5ij claims IN order to hold
toe sa,5 gIalns under the provisions ct sec.
uaa ASA 81 the Revised Statutes Ut the Unit
cd >lagss anal the amendment thereto ap.
proved JANUARY ~, 1850. concerning annual
labor spau mining claims, the sand amount
ai saN hsR3rri dollars sa expended be,ag the
tm#aug seluur3 20 babf gae s,sd claims 10
the pefad ending an the ;gsF day at pecem.
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4 ssN Yves Magazine when has
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might he interested Ia tuia work II
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tiles mere which are being overlooked
81 make sal non the best place Oh
earth IN witch 60 live.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-07-08
TEACH SMALL BOY TO READ
Practical instruction Given Through
an Old Typewriter, With Good
Results.

IN the woman's Home Companion
mother. writing under the title. He
fore lie Went to school" tells about
her experiences teaching her small
son 81 home,
like most boys. she says, ours
was always interested In anything
that would 20 and he hailed with de-
light the announcement that he might
play with an old typewriter, tie ala
not know that our reason for granting
the privilege was that he might I'M
consciously learn TO read aud write.
wrote on the machine: John Is
GOOD boy, using the capital letters be-
cause he was most familiar with them
and allowed him 20 copy the sentence
antli ha asked for another Then fol
lowed such simple statements as;
lie has some ice I like her cat, and
so forth B.f1re lone found that the
child vas not using the copy a. alt,
he explained that he aid not have 70
because no could spell the words him
Aelf
The next thing vas to explain how
20 write those same sentences as We
did 10 place a capital letter at the be-
ginning and a period at the end We
were surprised ca see how short a
time II was before he WAS ready to
learn 20 write
John had aome playmates who
went to school and had learned to
read and he begged me TO teach him.
Not thinking he was quite ready but
unwilling to discourage him IA his am,
hilton We bought ten-cent copy Of
Neither Goose with a few Of his ia,
vorite rhymes IN II lie was shown
l where the words were TO be found
telling Ut the adventure OF Jack and
hts sister Illl Pointing 10 each word
( ia turn, ne read the marvellous story
20 hls companions, then RECALLED then
/ With 9ha yam about the pipers son
( and that ~ nid Mother Hubbard II,
thought he VAS residing and the frs
hing 80 knew he really was"
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Forfeiture Notice.

70 LYpNIA f. HOLLAND, HER HEIRS AND |
ASSIGNS:
You are hereby notified that | have ex-
pended. during the years 1900 1910, 1911
1912, 1913 and 1914, Six Hundred Dollars
being one hundred dollars in each OF sad
years, in labor and improvements npon the
diamond Queen" Lode, situated in Yellow
Jacket Mining District, County OF Lemhi
State Of Idaho. OF which the Location Ger
t6cate is found of record in Book ii OF Min
ing Claims at page I2I, in the office OF the
Recorder of said County OF Lemhi, in order
to hold said claim under the provisions o.
Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes OF the
United States and the amendments thereto
concerning annual Labor upon mining claims,
beng the amounts required to hold said lode
for the period ending on the 3Ist day Of Dec
rmber, A. D. 1914. And if within ninety days
from the personal service of this notice, or
within ninety DAYS after the publication there
of. YOU fail or efuse to contribute your pro-
portion Of such expenditure as a Co-owner
to wit: the sum Of Three Hundred Dollars
your interest IN the claim will become the
property OF the 81 bscrber your ca-owner
who has made the required expenditure by
the terms OF said Section.
Dated this 3lst day OF May, 1915.
CHARLES e. ANDERSON,
Co-owncr and successor to J. A. Anderson
First pub Iune S-Last pub Aug 20