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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19
Shares with Less Fortunate.

z am sorry could not get the address of C.. s., but might have known enough to inclose a clipping about her. l sent away my entire batch of Sunday pa pers on the Wednesday following the date of issue to family living thirty miles from civilization and they do enjoy read ing them so much. especially the Corner. They wrote me once that they loved the Helping Hand. but had not nerve enough to write g line to say 1t, so take the lib- erty of doing it for them. so love the Corner and only wish could do more. receive some of the dearest letters imag- inable from friends whom l have made through our glorious Corner and believe l am helpingNa trifie. thank God can if only in small way. I inclose a few stamps to use as you choose. J. C."
 That is the sort of letter that does me good, not only because of the stamps sent. welcome though these are. but be- cause of the spirit of helpfulness that breathes throughout the letter and the evidence it supplies of the generous way in which the writer shares her goods with those less fortunates
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Ncedu and WortI,u.

EN I. am anxious to help a woman who is needy and worthy and also proud and wishes to be independent. She is alone Tn the world and has made her own way
 bY fine sewing. She IS now in the hospital and so crippled with rheumat tsm that we. Tear she cannot use her hands for q long time atleast ] am eager to have her one 4litt1e room arranged comfortably to wei
 coma her lonely return home. Do you lAuppose it would be possible to make an appeal for her to any one who would send
 bits of cheer to her? We shut-ins who can eew would love to piece quits and cush-
 Fons and sew rags for rugs or do any 6eedfework to brighten her room and
 keep her warm and comfortable if we only had materials. To any who W she s atc help will gladly return the favor by doing some fancy work sending flow er seeds or anything else l can do ! mutt say sdo.' for that is the only way ea D return the kindness, as the circle like myself, is thin oi purse. NJ. w
 wish had space to ptirt the Nnoie loetter of this Cornerite. who. although ehut-in herself scatters sunshine in all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19

Bacon and fried mush [Ieftoverl. Toast.
 Coffee. m LUNCHEON Spanish omelet. Flashed potatoes ill cream Cheese.
 Crackers.
 Lettuce.
 Tea.
 DINNER Oyster plant soup [leftoverl. Curried lamb [leftoverl Boiled rice. Fried bananas Caramel custard.
 Coffee. WEDNESDAY,. BREAKFAST Stewed prunes.
 Cereal Bacon. Quick muiins VI Coffee. LUNCHEON. Warmed over curry with rice. Quick biscuit. Maple sirup. DINNER. Celery soup. Boiled mutton with caper sauce Creamed turnips String beans. Cottage pudding.
 Coffee.
 H; * THURSDAY. BREAKFAST. Oranges. Cereal Scrambled eggs.
 Rolls. Coffee. LUNCHEON. Fried pork with cream gravy. Boiled potatoes. Graham gems.
 Honey.
 Tea
 DINNER. Scotch broth. Sliced mutton, warmed up in caper sauce. Succotash. Fried carrots. Apple dumplings #t Coffee. FRIDAY. BREAKFAST. Oranges
 Cereal. ss
  Whole wheat biscuit. .s4 2 S4 s4ss Coffee. LUNCHEON. Panfish. Potatoes hashed and browned Celery and nut salad. Crackers.
 Cheese.
 Tea.
 DINNER, Cream of carrot soup [lsftoverl Scallopsd oysters. < Corn pudding Leftover Of part of corn used in ss succotashl. French fried potatoes. Fig pudding.
 CofEee. * SATURDAY.. BREAKFAST,
 Oranges.
 Cereal. Bacon and dropped eggs
 Rolls.
 Coffee. LUNCHEON.
 Scrapple. Warmed over corn pudding. Griddle cakes. Maple sirup.
 Tea.
 DINNER. Potato soup. Broiled steak. Baked nlacaroni. Brussels sprouts. e fss sst Rrune soutil<. v CoGes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-19
FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK.

SUNDAY. BREAKFAST. Grapefruit. Cereal. Sausages. Waff1es.
 Coffee. LUNCHEON. Cold corned beef, sliced. Baked beans. Lettuce and tomato salad. Cheese. Crackers.
 Tea. DINNER. Bean soup. Roast lamb. Mint sauce. Baked macaroni. Green peas. Apple tarts.
 Coffee. <. s. MONDAY. BREAKFAST. Baked apples. Mush and milk. Creamed eggs. Rolls.
 Coffee. LUNCHEON. Fried scrapple. Baked potatoes. Warmed up beans. Crackers.
 Jam.
 Tea. DINNER. Cream of pea soup [leftoverl. Sliced cold lamb. Stewed oyster plant. scalloped macaroni [leftoverl. Cornstarch pudding. Coffee. TUESDAY. BREAKFAST. Oranges. Cereal.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-18

Accident policies aggregating s140,
900 were taken out by President Brit
ton, president of the st. Louis Ma
tionals, on his players. The insur-
ance does not cover accidents re.
ceived on the field. :. I'll.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Inez Shows Her Hand. .

|
First and foremost, Miss Ilington,
said the captain OF the Albany after
Annette's party had boarded the
cruiser, now that you are once more
safe, permit me TO return to you the
map OF the Lost Isle, which have ex
amined with interest Following your
directions, ! subjected il to heat, and
brought out the hidden latitude and
longitude-1S degrees 80 minutes north
and l23 degrees and 40 minutes west. >
He paused moment. do you know, "
he said, there's something about that
location that sticks in my mind-some
vague rumor" ~. 3. +
THE isle contains quicksilver
mines" said Annette. +
Its not that" returned the com.
mander. 1T was merely the locality.
! traced IT on our map. 1t was about
there that the government" He
broke of, checking himself quickly.
"Ah, yes, ! remember now he said.
well, never mind. But, here also is
your locket. Now you've got them,
have you-all safe"
Thanks for keeping them safe"
said Annette, secreting them in the
bosom of her dress.
so far, so good" went on the cap.
tain. Il have to say further that the
officers quarters have been placed at
your disposal until we reach La Plaza
There you can get train. i.
Its a short ride on that road to
Chantillo," went on the captain, land
at Chantillo you can catch the boat
for most of the Lower California and
California ports"
Across country Hernandez, Ponto
and the Brute were travelling hard.
The indomitable will of Hernandez
kept them ever going on and on. .=
You understand" cried he, 1--WE
must make La Plaza before the AL
bany gets there. We go cross-coun.
try-she goes by shore. I'll knife you
both IL you fail me at this time"
Finally, en- a moonlight night, Her
nandez halted at forest opening that
looked down toward shore He glanc
ed across the sea-
1t is she-the Albany" he cried;
look, Ponto. She is at hand. 1t is a
matter of hours now, one would say
rather than days"
After rest he reconnoitered. In
the valley he saw light or two, fiji
tering through the foliage. Again
they mounted and descended the hill
into civilization. They knocked on
the door Of an adobe hut. A native
opened and shambled out, gun in hand,
to meet them. Seeing the Brute, he
drew back in terror.
1t is nothing. friend" said Herman.
DEE, here is coin. Where lies La
Plaza?"
But five miles farther on-close by
Shore" returned the native.
"A bagatelle," said Hernandez, |
come on
Meantime Inez Castro. on board tho
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Of Americanos out or town. They were
rioters-at least so Ponto had inform
ed him. Yes, they must go.
"Ah, senor," he said, 81 have idea
There are dirt train cars-no engine
but what you call, almost gravity road
from here to ChantilIo-aIl downhill
almost all the way" -. .:.,..
Show me-" said Neal. a.: -.
He was shown. WELL" he said to
his men, what do you say, boys
They'll rock us some, but they're the
best We can do. Is the road clear
Clear all the. way. senior The last
train-the little train-she have ar.
rived at Chantillo now" ..: "
We're game" said his men; come
on" ....-.. s.
They came on-that is they got on
the whole squad. A crowd of natives
saw them Off One of these natives, hid.
den from view by the others, craYled
under the foremost car and did some.
thing. He crawled to the second and
did Something-to the third and did
something. What he did no one know.
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Albany, had become unusually active
She had ascertained the time of arr
val of the Albany at La Plaza-the
schedule time. z
Joe Welcher bunked in with Neal
in the quarters of the warrant Off
GERS. 1t was nearly evening when
lnez Castro, using Joe as usual to do
her bidding, whispered in his ear.
Joe, like whipped dog, did, through
fear of her, what he otherwise would
have been afraid to do. He slipped
into Meals quarters, and laid his
hands upon an object or two, twisted
them into little bundle and took
them back to Inez. Inez took them to
her cabin.
Over at La Plaza-La Plazs by the
Sea-Hernandez sought the shore and
found what he wanted-it was fish.
ing boat with kicker in 1.-THE only
mctorboat in the place II was well
manned, with a crew of six of the
most disreputable-looking characters
that ever drew the breath of life. Her.
nandez talked to them-with money.
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SYNOPSIS.

On the day OF the eruption OF Mount
Peiee Capt John Hardin OF the steam.
er Princess rescues fiye.yca--old An
nette llington from an ohea boat. but
Is forced 10 leave behind her father
and his companions. illngton is as
saulted by Hernandez and Ponto, in a
vain attempt to get papers which
llington has managed TO send aboard
the Princess with his daughter, pa
pers proving his title to and telling
the whereabouts OF the lost island OF
Cinnabar. llington's injury causes his
mind to become blank. Thirteen
years elapse. Hernandez, now an
opium sfnuggler, with Ponto, Inez,
female accomplice, and the mindless
brute that once was Ilington, come to
Seaport, where the widow of Captain
Hardin Is living with her son Neal
and Annette Ilington, and plot to steal
the papers left TO Annette by her IA
Their. Neal tries for admission to the
Naval academy, but through the
treachery OF Joey Welcher is defeated
by joey and disgraced. Neal enlists
In the navy. Inez sets a trap for Joey
and the conspirators get him in their
applied to thd map reveals the loca-
ton OF the lost island. Subsequently
In a struggle for its possession the
map is torn In three parts, Hernandez,
Annette and Neal each securing a por-
ton. Annette sails on the Coronado
In search OF her father The crew
mutiny, and are overcome by board
ing party from the u. s, DESTROYER
jackson, led by Neal In Martinique
Annette and Neal are captured and
taken 10 q sTugglers' cave to be blown
up with dynamite. but are rescued by
a sponge DIVER Inez forges identifi-
eaten papers fer herself as Annette.
In an instruction Neal and Annette
are again captured, carried to the Sun
City and Annette is offered as sacri-
flee to the sun god. They are rescued
by marines from the Albany. Landed
in Tortuga Annette and Neal are cap
tured and exposed to yellow fever in
fecticn by Hernandez, but are rescued |
Ey Eal!ors from the Albany.
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THIN MEN AND WOMEN
Here's Safe and Easy Way by Which
You May Gain 10 Pounds or More
OF Solid, Healthy, Permanent Flesh

Thin, nervous, undeveloped men and
women everywhere are heard to say,
Il can't understand why do not get
fat. eat plenty of good nourislling
food" The reason is just this: You
cannot get fat, no matter how much
you eat, unless your digestive organs
assimilate the fat-making elements of
your food instead Of passing them out
through the body as waste.
What Is needed is a means of gent
ly urging the assimilatiye functions OF
the stomach and intestines to absorb
the oils and fats and hand them over
to the blood. where they may reach
the starved. shrunken, rundown It's
sues and build them up. The thin
persons body is like a dry sponge
eager and hungry for the fatty ma
terials of which it is being deprived
by the failure Of the alimentary canal
to take them from the food A splen-
did way of working to overcome this
sinful waste of flesh building elements
and to stop the leakage of fats is to
try Sargol, the famous flesh building
agent that has been so widely sold in
America in recent years. Take little
Sargol tablet with every meal and see
If your cheeks don't quickly fill out
and rolls of firm, healthy flesh form
over your body, covering each bony
angle and projecting point. Benson.
Smith & Co., HOLSTER Drug Co. Cham
bers Drug Co. and other good drug
gists have SargoL 1t is inexpensive,
easy to take and highly efficient.
NOTE-Sargol is recommended only
as flesh builder and while excellent
results in cases Of nervous Indigestion,
etc. have been reported, care should
be taken about using it unless gain
of weight is desired.-Adv.
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means Of his usual agency-the Brute
Hernandez darted 20 the ksys-hs
was a soldier Of fortune and this learn
ms was one OF his equipments. Bound
as she was in the car Annette could
hear what the instrument said. Tor
singularly enough, Hernandez, when
he first called, used the Spanish
tongue; later he clicked ii English
words, Il was clear tina: PCEto was
az the other end OF the wire, and some,
where near La Plaza
What news, good Pontu3 re in.
qaircd over the keys; Any danger OF
.,GrsCitE7 III. .:.. -. -.
AIi pcnto answered, That" he
saia, Il cannot cell But much actfv
ity. There is talk of var. mere IS
talk OF ! detachment coming over,
rand" ..r
BY train, .~".
BY train" said Ponto. telegraph.
ically speaking. ...
And the next tIain?"
Days on said Pon;o.
Coed"
Wait" said Ponto. there is more
news, | shall call you u9 again"
What news?' ......... H.. ......
u do not know There is something
going on. shall find out il IN hour"
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CHAPTER XVI.
A Hold-Up.

- r1OIo-Op.
The captain of the cruiser Albany
had his men scour the country round
about, but-as had ever been the case
with Hernandez and his nimble-footed
crew without result
AT any rate" he said, "the rascals
have run away - they've probably
show us their heels for all time. You
go to Chantillo, Miss Ilington. You
take that one-horse train here-we1l
escort you to the train. Over al
Chantillo lies the Missouri, a first.
class battleship. I'll give you a note
to her commander. He'll see you safe
on board the South California boat.
Neal and small guard of marines
constituted Annette's escort.
Annette laughed when she saw the
station--laughed more when she saw
the train. 1t consisted of the sorriest
engine she had ever seen-also the
most diminutive and battered coach.
Look here" said Neal to Annette,
come inside the station. / want to
show you something" !" .s.:.-,.
Annette knew . -. inside she broke
down and cried like a child.
It's good.by now, Neal" she said,
Il don't know what I'm going to do
without You, 7 feel like =. almost
by George" said Neal, q wish
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each with gun in hand, each with a
black mask upon his face. Across the
track they piled tree or two-these
trees had been plucked up by the roots
by one of these masked men.
After completing this self-appointed
task, they crept back into the Jungle
and waited patiently !. ~ g.: s.
Finally one of the men prodded the
other. Now" he commanded, there
she comes" :-sfs. -. I'LL. ..:..
A faint tin horn whistle was heard
around the curve. The fast mail of
the Chantillo line approached. She
approached, but seeing the obstruc-
ton on the track, she hesitated, halted,
came to full Stop The two masked
men leaped upon the engine and held
up the crew with 9their ever-ready
guns. & ~...-E ...:.t
Hernandez stepped into the car be-
hind. He fired three shots. He aimed
at no one. The shots had their ef-
fect-on two persons at least. Joe
Welcher ducked at once Mrs. Har-
din followed suit. No one was hit.
Annette alone retained her nerve.
49," she said fearlessly, 'it's you
again. And where Is your charming
friend, Miss Irene Courtier?
Brute" cried Hernandez, throwing
off his mask, bring those two men
here" s.... - ~ :=c.~
The Brute brought them. take the
bell cord" said Hernandez to the
train crew, "and tie this young girl
up" ...s> p. ...-..~
Hernandez, still with his gun Oh
guard, bent over the girl. He plunged
his hand into her breast, and with a
jerk tore the chamois bag from her
neck. II ~ I. ~
I'll tie this man myself" said Her.
nandez, approaching Joe Welcher He
leaned over Joe, and wound some cord
loosely about his hands.
'1ll need you,' he whispered, but
make no mistake. Mistakes are fatal
when I'm around" ~...... =, -. -
He left the Brute on guard and
marched the crew back to the engine
How near are we to the nearest sta
tion?" he queried, tell me truth"
Not for miles, senior" they gasped,
"only little farther on in deserted
station, Montrada. No trains stop.
there. 1t is discontinued"
ANY occupants" queried Herman
dez ~.- III. =.
Monet is deserted. 1t is even
haunted, senior" -~ ...:..~-.-
'How-haunted?"
Something there goes click-click
-click-click-always when we pass"
Hernandez chuckled to himself. "A
telegraph instrument" he said to him.
self. Il thought so-that's the shack
we passed this morning. Now" he
come out here and clear
the track of these obstructlons-no,
you do it." he commanded the Brute
The Brute ran from his position in the
car, leaped to the ground, and with a
twist or two of one hand tossed the |
;elled trees from the track.
Now" said Hernandez, run US
down to that shed. l don't know what
I'm going to, do just yet, but I'll find
put there"
He whistled softly A third figure |
emerge from the forest, tripped |
across the rails and entered the bag
gage car. This was IneZ Castro. She |
passed on into the passenger end of
he coach. She smiled gently at An
lette.
so, my charming friend" she said, |
at last you have seen fit to intrust |
rour treasures to Senorita Inez Cas-.
70. Good, my little one"
They reached the ancient shed. Over
is closed doorway was an cid sign |
,Montrada."
Hernandez broke open the door by
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Back in the jungle, three men wait,
ed for advice They had not long 10
wait. A treacherous looking native
slipped through the underground and
advanced swiftly toward Hernandez
The epistle, Senior Captain" he
said. II was the note from Inez Gas.
tro. Hernandez seized it eagerly and
read:
we are bound for la Plaza. Meet
me there. Meantime ! shall do my
best to secure Annette's precious
locket and the map. Your roete lies
across the country. Adios. !. c." I.
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tut no Ycu1l stick il out / know
you Will I'm sure. But. II it's tough
On you think Of me. feel like
chueking up my job. 50 $50 ..@@<
. Tin horn blew outside. "W-what's
that2" cried Annett1.
Mrs. Hardin and Joe WeIcher rush
cd into the station. The rraIn-the
tran they CRED 49,:
They were G.:ite right. The engi,
neer was already pulling his rusty lev
.er. The train actually vas starting
UP, stationary though Il had seemed.
Go ahead little one" said Neal.
good luck
Half : mile farther down nc trac!:.
out Of the jungle crept two figures
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TENTH INsTALMERT
THE ROLLING TERROR
CHAPTER Xiv.
Across Country.


Early next morning, out of that
painless n1ire, strobe back the Brute,
picking his perilous way with the in.
stinct of some cunning, cautious ami.
NAL, and guiding-in fact, bearing on
his shoulders half the time-the luck.
fless Ponto. That individual, his ugli-
ness enhanced by the clotted blood
that dressed his disheyeled hair, and
decorated his countenance, was still
dazed. He had vague recollections as
to what had happened. He knew that
: at: the command OF Hernandez, his
side partner In crime, he had plunged
once more into the deadly morass for
the purpose OF finishing by violence
the deed that had commenced in cum
ming. He had followed the Brute-he
remembered that
He dozed on into satisfaction.
He woke with jolt 1t was heavy
jolt. When HIS eyes opened he was
on the ground, supine. He started to
leap to his feet, then sank back again,
heavy with the pain Of his wound.
A laugh behind him startled him
and brought him to his senses. He
turned swiftly. feeling FOR his knife
the knife that wasn't there.
There was another laugh--the laugh
of hts side partner, Hernandez.
Fool" said Hernandez, addressing
.Ponto.
Ponto changed his demeanor. He
drew himself up to his squatty height
and folded his arms,
Did not as you said?" replied
P0nt0. II went into that hell and
killed them both did II single-hand.
ed Ponto."
His answer was a sneer. Herman
DEE stretched forth a hand and
clutched Pohto by the shoulder.
He dragged his lieutenant to the
edge Of the ciump of trees and UNDER
brush, where they were standing. He
parted the branches OF tree. He
handed Ponto pair OF binoculars.
Take one swift look. my Ponto,r he
sneered. only enc. /"
Ponto took more than cre-he held
his eyes glued to the glasses. Then
he fell back in amazement.
They iiye!" he cried Both OF
them!"
lie stared at Hernandez almost in
alright. what does It mean?" he re-
1T means" said Hernandez. grimly,
that sent boy to do a mans job.
You were quite right. Il should have
gone myself"
Down on the wharf Annette Ilington
and her party were about to embark
iE one Of the la:nshes of the cruiser
Albany that lay stii, anchored in the
harbor. In Annette's party were
Mademoiselle Irene Courtier, Mrs.
Hardin, Meals mother; Neal Hardin |
himself, a warrant officer upon the |
Albany, and the surgeon of the cruis- |
er. There were one or two other men
in uniform, an assistant surgeon pos
sibly, and an ensign. There were
bluejackets.
But above all, there were natives
galore. Natives by the dozens, by the |
hundreds, and all in rags. The whole |
village had turned out to do homage. |
THE little white angel" murmured |
grateful mothers. sinking down in An |
nette's path and kissing her dress as |
she went by.
Unseen by any Of the party-saye
by Joe Welcher, Inez swerved aside |
and slipped a. note into the hands of |
q native, and handed him a coin.
Then she leaped lightly into the |
launch and the launch steamed away, I
followed by the cheers and the tears
of the Tortugans on the wharf.