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Half wa, they stopped, for her escort.
n. Romanof. had reappeared. He
sniled asJoe came up, with Annette
and waved his hand.
I've been looking at the moon" he
said. II
Annette. already bored-chiefly BY
the close proximity of Joe Welcher--
glanced OF toward Neal.
Let's . and get some grape juice"
she said. 's 4 $s "a
Joe drew her.ont TO- the railing
through the y sGmo aperture from
which Romanon had watched the CIR.
cling motor boat.
III 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 . black shadow that stole
along the railing behind thu canvas
curtains that hid the dancing deck
Suddenly she gave ( choking cry.
The black shadow like! some black
pantl r ND sprnng upon her from
tn night and etutched her in ~
grasp ~ Dscrisd out once more. or
trssA ssasehe found abe could not.
A, strong wiry hand closed across her;
mouth and q 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 piercing scream. Neal
Hardin at the punch bowl heard It.
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
one side. His eyes were blinded by,
the deck lights and as he rushed
through the curtains he could only
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bar-he wants It for his own. Well, /,
too, can bare my teeth. Let>him come
on"
''You are 90 strong" murmured
Irene Courtier. 80 strong"
"A Japanese servant stole into the
room-the living room 1t Miss Cour-
tiers GUNNER Wills 8at Newport. She
had rented this villa for the season
and had paid one n1onth's rent-uo
more. She had paid the japanese but
one months wages-no more. The
Japanese PRESENTED . note upon .
salver. Inez Castro glanced at It and
waved her hand. Mrs. Hardin was
Just 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" hs wrote in
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tho Coronado u . lik6ly ship and II
you are bound to 20. God speed"
He locked the CofcnaAo W and
found her quite . likely ahip. He,
saw her captain and found him salts
factory.
The next day Annette and her.
friends. including Welcher. booked
for TIE cheap trip on the Coronado.
You're my only passengers 20 far"
said Captain Handy. and I don't care
IL / don't have any moes."
Capt. Peter Handy saunt4red down.
the wharf. A BIG, swaGgsrins individ-
uaI was looking the Coronado over.
"Blll." said CAPT. Peter faasdy. ''rll
ten you how It il. ] picked you out
as cheap bargain and took chance
ON you, not knowing you before. This
il cheap trip down, Bill; III leave It
to you to pick your crew. Pick them
,cheap, Bill; coming back can make
it up to you. Get tho best for the
money. Bill, and get EN- cheap"
Il got 'em already" returned Bill,
49, = -,< sav,, chonn VnovA that ~
sn"> so' CIV SH' ' '~' -
"s A.. ..........
w Tue e.salas ~ .aoa r seL.l
inc .oar D1DAeu s..n "..,..s ~
staterooms:
h,,.,. nv a "a sto,. &C.,. ~ dscr and
80. 49, s...,,..r = ~. -h.ry ~.
xord Once nnon The river front no
tnrnad east and atrode on raoidly for
"a onartsr ~ . mile He dartad into
n.,ro- .l,svvav reachsd : dimlv
,,.h,sd vr,ndov in'sn IA board house
IN the shore, and sranped aharply On
The vindot nane. "a door VA opened
a,a.it,rilv .anas IA. shamhlad II. II.
; IIuddlsd It tablsa and .aans care
lesalv Il, corn e,rsl wsr6 tn iogns az
sailors. saSine. drunk. dfuseed. Bnl
toor & eiaSAric haih lHEht 3foa His
pockst. and Sxaminod carefully each
a the1e sl.nh 4rine, objects Of ht,
manity a. &;
..>s.s q ee~s>A &c.
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It is reported from the crowded
stores in the big cities that pickpock.
cts have captured many purses this
year, but it is not stated whether there
Is much of anything in them.
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CHATTER x2,v. !.
TIE Tickle q tsh,ts. P1.sds,.

The 1riekle d vghite. Powder. !,
{ HsI1andes nptioned toward the
dor. Ponto, the Mexican. clSesd It
npiaelessly and swiftly nd ehok the
holt. ".You understand 4 Tho tAfms,,'
allSrnladez said. This sur Aas inst
come in to 10 tonight. We haxe It load
"a u oHr launch outside.''
You understand then." said Her.
nasdeE. that when this cargo 81. CO.
icains 10 sold., your ahAfS will be
many hundred dollars-s thousand
over Q thousand" All.
i Two mornings later. . sailor lying
b his bunk against . bulkhsad IN the
hold-keDt wAkeful by his battered
face . gift from BILL, On this par
ticular morning, however, the unusual
thing that attracted his attention wal
. quantity Of nne white powder that
sifted through the knot holA
Holy SMOKE" he exclaimed joyful.
~ within himself. this aiA't no ut
thing, amt it?asThis lures cocaine
= !. 81 rUon the whole fers sstls knew
about The rat h6ae and Hkat 30 mora
had sampled it-or rather, the strange
white powder that cane. trickliag
through. ~ .-,.s ~
{ Nsxt day ], somstking hAppsasa.
Bill. the matS. gaveS Shocks an order
that snosks declined, to all. Bill was
accustomed to being disobeyed. and
Sfor every, Ill he had . remedy. He
seized . capstan bar and aimed Il at
Snooks' head; but there was . glitter
in snooks' eye that Bill did not un.
derstand. Snooks leaped for him and
wrestlsd with him like . wildcat. He
forced Bill, painting. mp against the
rail, following meanwhile like . mad
bull Bill felt for . Delaying pin.
found It. clutched II. raised it high in
the air and brought It crasAing down
upon Shocks shoulder. Il broke .
collarbone. but It might have besn .
feather for al Shocks cared.
Mates" cried Snooks. you ain't
going to sec ne licked. Come one
and ALL
TleS came, somxspsaas davn sroa
the ss6roudS: some appeared fonf
c0mpanionways; some came Aurrying
along tho decks. They were men bat
tered and broken-but all had one IN.
canny characteristic their eyes glit-
tered. guttesed fearfully anaz ;seaE.
lessly. :: ID 50 So ~ ,,ss,s /.
VI Bun sspsanx away from the clutch
ing grasp Of Shocks and drew his
gum, 4 53
''captaia Peter Handy hs reared.
"Mutiny."
K And mutiny there was-a mutiny
based not 20 much upon the IN treat.
ment Of Bill the mate % upon the Il.
feet Of the trickling who powder.
The captain responded TO the call;
90 did one or two others Of the un.
drugged crew.
The four booked passengers heard
the riot--it could hsve been heard
half = mile away. They rushed on
deck and watched. Annette. who had
Inherited auickness Of mtad, saw what
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Iy10 % " D." flfsa ,-Ef4g ri ,t5,ss aaHsi
to llington, Spanisl-American exp1or.
Or, for distinguished services, by Jo-
seph Bonaparte, king Of Spain, in the
year eighteen hundred and nine. the
st tho fstse ~: I s.. 6 stopped.
What was the rest Of that?" she
unused. II can't. remember
Il Think" ,persistad sIaez. 4withzcuri;;
Gus intistencs. i ~ ~ ~ 4
y Annette lauEhed: 1T has escaped
me. ! will hays to ask Neal about
that the next time l see him"
7 Part Of the message II 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 am. Yes. the latitude
10 on his piece too"
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/ nandes with polite interest. But M
denly the brute looked NJ toward the
deck. He growled deep In issthroat.
I Hold him." said Asrasn1ss to
Ponto.
\ But it was too late. With one
bound the brute dashed up the CON.
panionway and reached the deck.
With another bound he was upon the
sailor who had caught Annette. In
an instant Annette found herself u.
leased. hardly. knowing how It had
happened. I'll
She wrenched open the wirslsss
door, sprang in, alarmed It shut and
shot the bolt.
Whore is the OPERATOR" abe in
quired. .tt
There was no answer. The operator
was not there.
Annette seized the wireless ,appa-
ratus, aonned the hsadssar and sent
out the 8. O. S.-thAt loas wall ct
terror that 10 heard fer out across the
go. .sss,. ~.
On the deck Of the asstrsysr ;Jaeh.
eosl. 4 snayal Il i11l stNhiSfs i1slefe
Nevport dav or two beSofa cay K
pr,1sscficx: cruis1. the v1ssl1s q q =
reports4 to hid. lieutenant f11 q.
|lutSd ,:;'ss.; ~, Ss.t.s ..,ss
..air.s he said. II hSi,sia: ~ ZIG u. 81.
from Z steamer Cofiol,aaua "a. NO }SlnileS
/ south. Mutiny g 1890 ,s. d
A seaman ,tandiuii.. i,ear stared sor:
ward: ..0odfroy.s Is exelained ender
his breath, s.the osonSao-AaaSttgS
ship ~
The lieutenant ssye a ofdsf. spvt
her about" he said. H6tcsd dfx2f
ahead" 7. igi3f G
I When the destroyer reached Ne
|. Coronado. the Coroa ado Va ~ dIrs
straits. The muaineers. raaddsaSd
ana emboldened. and streuathensd
!, win renewed doses os Tie vhite poSS..
der, were in possession az The Shlb.
The mate and Capt. PstAr Handy ~
unconscious On the deck Every, In
or had : bottle in his hsnd-a bottle
full Of strong drink. 4 I
II less than / ouarter of ~ ~ host
tke Jackson VA upen them-she NJ
launchsd I boat ana lAr boet rGiaji.
reached the Cnrona1U's siAo. WITH;
the agility Of perfect training thS
,Jackson's men svarrnsd over the raiL,
boarded the Coronado and. without
an 3hstant'as hesitation attached thS
smutineers. their iieusenSut at 'thsir,
head. Neal drewa deep breath and
nudxed the man next to him. 7
This II war" he said. 1T Il what
we're looking for. Come on"
There was fieht-no arms,lensth
fight It that. It was man to man.
It WAS melee-it was . riot-it
was pandemonium. In the nidst 81
itthsre was resoudinx crack. Neal's
lietsenant, on his guard Tor once. ~
ceived well.simed blow upon hid
head-.a blow from capstan bar. Hs
fell like . log and three brutes leapsd
for his head-seeking to battsr hin
into I shapeless mass. - 4
Neal ssw his peril ana spraag into,
the midst. Never In His life had Id
fought q then he fought \
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81 William hamilton Osborne,

lENXI0N 0IaQRXE

HE note, '.noping inst you and your
charges can add one moro evening to
your round Of gayety in Newport 30
ciety. I beg to inclose an invitation
which may give you . few hours OF
plsa9nre. Wish could 60, myself.
Anything On Z bs&tlsship suits me-"
Inclosed In the missivs was heavy
white card engraved in script:
THE ehIesrs o. the Y. .. 8. Alabama
rsquest the honor % your presence
With frlsnds 1t the danese on ship.
beard Tuesday evening, June.
The words with friends" were in
-terlined in ink. Annette read the, in.
vitation and then handed It to lnez.
Good" exclaimed Inez. These are
worth while-thsse shipboard dances"
Five minutes later she called up ..
private number on the wire in her
boudoir. waiting impatiently until she
heard . voice she. knew. Then she
talked rapidly, almost In whisper.
Its worth taking . chance, IL It
not!" she queried.
'.Ah," returned the voice at the 9th.
,er end Of the wire, I'VE do nothing
without chances. We shall take .
chance. Farewell"
! It must ba understood that IN able
seaman like, Neal HARDIN. while his
good behavior. his natural aptitude
and his general liability gave him
many privileses-yet he was still tbs
victim Of caSts-naval caste. Az .,
civilian he might travel with ladies
Eof dignity. such q his mother. and
young women OF style and beauty.
such a. Annette llinston and her
friend. Irene Courtier; but - . chief
petty ofncsr remarked to Neal-"A
ball ON board the Alabama 10 not for
able seamen, not % you could notice
It, my boy. STILL" he added. clapping
Neal upon the shoulder. I'll try and
get you . place on the back stairs
where you can look on and see the
swellS."
Figuratiyely speaking. he got him
. place on the back stairs without
much difficulty, and after Neal had
spent . day in assisting his fellow
able ssamen in polishins up every
thing aboard thu Alabama that could
be polished, and In swabhing every.
thing aboard her that could be
'swabbed, and In setting 10 rights
everything that cosld b ct to rights.
Neal. clad IN. IN Immaculate white
duck suit. found himself stationed.
;stin % . rsmfod. and for the drst
time scared to death, BY the aide Of .
large punch bowl under the canvas
covering Of the dancing deck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-13

voted to accept an amendment In the
bylaws providing that any physician
be entitled 70 membership who has
practiced within the Jurisdiction of the
society for more than q year.
Thursday night at the Rock Island
club the Iowa and Illinois District
Medical association will hold its regu-
lar meeting. 4 dinner Will be served 1t
s. so in honor Of Or. 6 !. Hamann O.,
Cleveland. OHIO. who Il To be the prin-
elpal speaker Of the evening Dr.
Hamann was born in Davenport and
for years has been professor Of surgery
in Western Reserve university.
The following program will be
given
THE 0bstetrlc Forcaps wv. l.. AL
len, Davenport
'Demenua Precox w. a. Crooks.
Rock Island
Some Observations on the Surgery
Of the Bile Passages and Liver 10. A.
Hamanu. Cleveland. Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-13
MEAT INJURIOUS
TO THE kidneys


we aTe q Hat#oa Of meat eaters and
our blood Is filed with uric acid. says
vel known authority, who warns
Us e be- constantly on guard against
kidney trouble.
he Kidneys 90 their utmost TO Tree
sae blood Of this irritating acid, but
oso'1ae weak from the overwork; they
ssI sluggish the sliminative tissues
los ana thus the waste Is retained in
'2e blood to poison the entire system.
:. Zen your kidneys ache and feel
.'As Jumps OF lead ana you have sting
.as pains In the back or the urine IS
s'0aay, full of sediment or the bladder
:, : irritable. obllglng you 20 seek re-
~ during the night; when you have
severe headaches nervous and dizzy
s2sils sleeplessness acid stomach OF
,-e4lIttllan IN bad weather get from
3eaf pharmacist about four ounces OF
~ salts; take z tablespoonful in q
sass Of water before breakfast each
-Vfaing and In q few days your kid
ss will act fine, This famous salts
ma, : Eade from the acid OF grapes and
sum Juice combined with Iithia and
- oeen used for generations to flush
- stimulate clogged kidneys to neu-
s+-.izs the acids n urine SO 1t IS no
.-sef source of irritation thus end
urinary and bladder disorders.
gag salts is inexpensive and can
= - la1ure; makes 8 delightful effer-
sseent ithla water drink and nobody
= make 3 mistake by taking q little
.ssssaSionally 10 keep the kidneys clean
nd active.
'4@faer House pharmacy vt Adv.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-13
DETECTIVE Is GIVEN
CHECK FOR CAPTURE

Detective Thomas Cox today received
q check for $500 as reward offered by
q bank detective agency for the arrest
and conviction Of the two men who
robbed the North Liberty. iowa. bank
several months ago. Il will he re-
called that the local detective practi-
caIly singIe-handed apprehended the
TWO, They plead guilty after the po>
lice here secured a confession. They
were sentenced in Iowa TO the state
penitauriarE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-13

the aid Of Serbia although Bussia's in
teresta IN the Balkans are greater than
those of France and Italy He affirnas
also thar the statement Of Premier
Fiviani with reference to the Balkan
situation is net satisfactorily explicit
TO satisfy reference 10 the Balkan sit
uation. He maintains that the state
ment dees not explain the failure Of
negotiations with RumaRia or the tri-
umpE OF Bulgarian dapIicity."
Treaty Does Net Hold,
The Athens cores ondent OF the
NatiB says he has learned from a dip
Iamatic source that the Serbian gov
eminent, having raised al Athens the
question Of Greece being called on to
give her support under the terms Of
tbs treaty Of alliance. the Greek gov
rnmeat replied that the aggressive
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-13

come within the provisions of the
Greeo-serbian treaty,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-13

to depart from the policy of armed
neutrality is doubted here. although
Bulgaria has launched an army OF So
600 men against Serbia,
Considerable dissatisfaction is ez-
pressed by French editorial writer's
with the general handling 81 the Bal
kan situation Stephen Pichan asks
to what extent Russia viii help. or
whether France and Great Britain
must stand virtually alone in gaEna TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-13

actions Of Bulgaria had not q purely
Balkan character and therefore did not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-13
Greece 10 AID serhin

Paris. Oct. IS. $500 q, III, What
will Greece do now7" is question
which Is being asked on all sides here,
Her treaty with Serbia expressly stip-
ulates that If ems of The contracting
parties already engaged In war against
third power is attacked by Bulgaria
as we'll, the allied general stats Of
Greece and Serbia must consult with
view of immediate action.
The next step, therefore, 1t is main
tanned here, would rest vita the Greek
general staff, whose chief is King Con
staHtiHe. That the king will consent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-13

Austro-German effort to clear the road
TO Constantlnople, It Is reported un-
officially, however, that italy Is not
able TO spare any troops fer this pur-
rose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-13
OPEN WAR DECLARED
BY THE BULGARS
IC0rfInned From PAGE one

/ would revert 10 her. She also is said
/ % have been pledged efficient help in
obtaining the whole Of Macedonia. in
Guiding the so-calIed disputed part Of
Uskub and the coast region along the
( Aegean Sea to the struna. "a well as
part Of Dobrubja
i Bulgaria ordered the mobilization of
! her army On Sept. q. ON Oct 8. Rus
STA sent an ultimatuu 70 Bulgaria de
manding that she break with the cen
traI powers within ri hours. but the
Russian demands were rejected and
three days later diplomatic relations
/ between Bulgaria ana the powers ar
rayed with the quadrupla entente were
severed The same day Bulgaria sent
an ulrtmatum to Serbia regarding
Macedonia, and on Oct & issued q
manifesto announcing her decision to
enter the war on the side Of the cen
trail powers. Bulgarian troops actually
invaded Serbia about % hours before
war was declared.
England Hears Of Declaration.
London. Oct ID, fnoon.) The issue
between Bulgaria and Serbia apparent
Iy has been Joined securely. It is re-
ported unofhcially that Bulgaria has
declared war. Little is known here oil
the progress of hostiIiues between
these combatants beyond the fact that
Bulgaria has Invaded Serbia and is said
TO have suffered reverses In the open
ing engagements In northern Serbia
the Austro-G German invaders are meet /
ing with stubborn resistance.
The report from Petrograd yester- /
day Of an important Russian success in /
Galicia has been confirmed officially +.
General Ivanoh has broken the AustTo- +
German front along the Stripa. taking /
? 600 prisoners and a number Of guns. !
II the Russian victory IS as definite I
as is indicated by the official announce +
ment. the Austrians may be compelled /
to fall back on Lemberg Such a re-
treat would be certain to have consid- /
cradle moral effect in the Balkans, /
where the continued neutrality of sew
eraI states is believed to be due large
" to the severe reyerses suffered by
Russia during the summer campaign.
IN the Dvinsk region desperate but
-ndeclslye fighting continues with the
offensive shifting frequently from one
side to the other. Field Marshal Won
evidently intends to con-
-inue his attack, as ii is reported that
endorsements for his army are on the
way to the Dvinsk front.
Holding Offensive,
From the western front come reports
Bearing evidence that the French are
.esuming the offensive tn the Cham
7agne. Paris claims slow by steady
progress, accom- panied BY the capture
Il q few prisoners and heavy losses :
or the Germans. A German cores $
,ondent at the front states that great !
light in which ali arms seems 10 be en~ /
.aged, is now proceeding IN the Cham I
laene. which Is regarded as an indica- q
Ton that the French intend 10 resume q
he offensive.
Beyond the announcement made BY y
'remier Viviani In the French cham
er, little has yet developed as TO the t
xtent OF aid 10 be given by the en- E
ente powers to Serbia in resisting the 5
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
PLEAS FOR OWNERS.
United States Proposes Postponcmcnt
 in WiIhclmina's Case.

Washington, Feb. 12.-The Ameri- can government has proposed to Great Britain a postponement of the plan to take the American steamer Will helmina before a prize court, that her owners may have opportunity to present evidence which they contend will prove her cargo not properly sub ject to seizure.
 Counsel for the owners of the Will helmina and her cargo have repre- sented that they can present irre- futable evidence to support their ar gument. Should the British govern ment agree to the proposal, action be- fore a prize court would be unnec- essary. The Wilhelmina is at Fal- mouth with foodstuffs consigned for the civil population of Germany. Her cargo is owned by a St. Louis com mission house.