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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-06

he Kennewick Washington the act Of March 1879 III
SECOND CHOICE VOTES
,1T1I FIGHT CANDIDATES the for the republican
w nomination for the school boy STANDS ABOUT an
equal chance with veteran politician In picking tne winner
IF the nominees be chosen on rst cnoice Vos
be nosbe to forecast results with reasonable deeree VI
but the second choice unknown factor in potca
calculations.
Tho object Of the second choice provision the primary law
70 simnfv the selection 1t operates exactly 10
the contrary instead of simplifying 1t compcates
# the second vote used as intended and put n' m
ballot box for the whom the voter believes TO DE
best man in the best would probably VIM
t m long as the voter honestly votes his first choice and
his second choice the hands of campaign managers 10 oe
swanped and traded bonespavned horse or badeess
ackkn the way to the the opened the political
weaklng and the blatant grandstander.
CLEAN CITY
LII THOSE participated in the activities OF annual clean
nm av last Saturday are probably willing testify that
easier to keep clean than clean Judging from the great
loads of rubbish which city three days hauling
awav cleanup day was It is likewise evident that
little sprucing was needed
The cleanliness the sgness and the good health of the
CITY however by work each year.
how thoro that days work be- The housewife who
tho dirt under the bed six days week carries out
lon the seventh stand high as good housekeeper
Neither will the resident expects day to clean years
accumulation of rubbish qualify as c.llen I
only way to have keep clean day by day and
week by week.
-
i YOUR SAVINGS
VI H The savings of the that have made the civilization OF
the world Savings the result of labor and is only when
arers begin to that the results OF civilization
We have thrift began with we might almost
have said that thrift civilization Thrift produces capdta
and capital the result of labor The capitalist mere
" man who not spend all that is earned by work
Ru thrift is not instinct is an acquired prlncpde
Of conduct It involves sedenathe denial of present enjoy
for future oood-te of animal appetite to
orethough and prudence 1t works 1or tooay put
For +omorrow II invests the capital it has saved and
Il makes provision for the future
But large proportion do not provide for the future
do not remember the They think only of the present
hev nothing They spend all that they earn They &c
provide for themselves they not provide for their
Tev may high but eat and drink the whole OF
they people constantly poor ana hanging On W
Ii verge of destitution.-Samuel Smiles.
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SYNOPSIS.

z I0Z{ B| AHZZZA/1HA/Z|O QS6ORNE
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the Coronado Is . likely ship and Il
you are bound to 30, God speed.
He looked the Coronado up and
found her quite a likely ship. He
saw her captain and found him salts
factory.
l 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, "and l don't care
IL / 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, 'I'll
tell you how 1t is. ! picked you out
as cheap bargain and took chance
on you, not knowing you before. This
is cheap trip down, Bill; I'll leave 1t
to you to pick your crew. Pick them
cheap, Bill; coming back I can make
it up to you. Get the best for the
money, Bill, and get 'em cheap"
Il got 'em already. returned Bill,
and l 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
quarter OF mile. He darted into
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.
I'll 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, a strangely assorted trio. One
was 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 I'D the |
Coronado's crew and here | run
against three of her passengers"
Hernandez smiled and showed his
eeth. Three unlocked passengers"
ne said.
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On the day Of the eruption of Mount
Pelee Capt. John Hardin OF the steamer
Princess rescues iive-year-old Annette
lnngton from an open boat but Is forced
to leave behind her father and his COM
panions. Ilington Is assaulted by Her
nandez and Ponto in q vain attempt to
get papers which Ilington has managed
to send aboard the Princess with his
daughter, papers proving his title to and
telling the whereabouts of the lost island
OF Cinnabar. Ilington's injury causes his
mind TO become "a blank. Thirteen years
elapse. Hernandez, now an opium snug
gier, with Ponto, Inez, a female accom-
plice, and the mindless brute that once
was llington, 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 father. Neal tries for admission
10 the Naval academy, but through the
treachery OF Joey Welcher is defeated by
joey and dssgraced. Neal enlsts in the
navy. lncz sets trap for Joey and the
conspiratorS get him in their power He
agrees TO steal the papers for them but
ACCIDENTALLY sets fire to the Hardin home
ana the trute-man rescues Annette with
the papers from the flames. Annette dis
covers that heat applied to the map re-
veals the location OF the lost island Sub
sequently In struggle for it's possession
the map Is torn in three parts Hermann
portion.
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his note, hoping that you and your
charges can add one more evening tc
your round OF gayety in Newport so
ciety, / beg to inclose an invitation
which may give you few hours OF
pleasure. Wish ! could go myself
Anything on a Dattleship suits me-"
Enclosed in the missive was q heavy
white card engraved In script:
| The officers Of the U. s. s. Alabama
request the honor Of your presence
with friends At tho 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 q
private number on the wire in her
boudoir, waiting impatiently until she
heard a voice she knew. Then she
talked rapidly, almost in whisper.
It's worth taking a chance, is It
not?" she queried
All" returned the voice at the 9th
err end OF the wire, I'VE do nothing
without chances. We shall take a
chance. Farewell"
1t 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 ths
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 her
friend. Irene Courtier; but as a chief
petty officer remarked to Neal-"A
ball on board the Alabama Is not for
able seamen, not so you could notice
1t, my boy. STILL" he added, clapping
Neal upon the shoulder, 'Ill try and
get you place on the back stairs
where you can look on and see the
swells."
F1guratively speaking, he got him
place on the back stairs without
much difficulty, and after Neal had
spent 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 lNSTALLMENT
A MESSAGE FROM THE PAST
CHAPTER XXI.
Grape Juice.

Or course the unexpected naval-se
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 place of many happen
ngs-sensational and otherwise-and
after all the Crooked Crag had been
raided many times before.
In It's bainy days 1t had been cley-
erly constructed and maintained as
a secluded gambling place for New
YORK millionaires, place full OF cub
by holes and uncanny getaways. For
the thirteenth time in its history II
was closed up and its proprietor
Jailed.
But the three weird characters who
mad been the cause of all the vio-
Ience still remained in hiding-Her-
nandez, the Portuguese adventurer;
Ponto, his Mexican side partner, and
their strange and unusual companion.
the brute.
Annette, for her part, gave full de-
scriptions of these three to the au-
thorltles and accompanied secret-sery-
Ice men on many fruitless trips.
AT any rate she said to her
friend, Irene Courtier. II know now
where ! stand. l was warned to look
out for man with saber cut across
his face" Her face grew wistful.
thought-feared." she went on, "at
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
scarface." 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
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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.
I've been looking at the moon" he
said.
Annette, already bored-chiefly by
the close proximity OF Joe Welcher-
| glanced on 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.
III get the grape Juice" said Joe
aloud. Wait here until return"
Annette started after him, but the
aperture was closed now by the broad
back of Romanofr, who talked viva.
ciously with Irene Courtier. Annette
was not averse to looking at the
moon, cd she looked But-all she
saw was the moon itself. She did not
see and could not know that a motor
launch, silent as the night, had
fetched up alongside of the anchor
chain. She did not know and could
not see q 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 q superhuman twist of her
1.-THE young body-and she was strong.
was Annette Ilinxton-for one in
slant she wrenched herself away and
gave vent to piercing scream. Neal
Hardin at the punch bowl heard It.
Forgetting all discipline-and all
grape juice-he bounded across the
dancing deck and with one sweep of
his arm brushed the nonpIussed
Romanonf 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
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-04-07
see that some terrific struggle WAS At

see that some terrific struggle was II
hand.
In another instant 1t was all over
Two figures clutching At each other
frantically darted suddenly over the
rail. There was a splash below.
Man overheard" yelled Neal.
He sprang to the rail and dove into
the moonlit water-taking good care
not to foul the other two.
Two minutes later 1t was all over.
Annette was on deck half fainting In
Meals arm-but with n smile upon
her face.
Don't worry" she said to the
crowd about her, Il haven't swal-
lowed = drop of water, / assure you.
I'm \ regular little water rat-Neal
knows that, don't you Neal?"
Halt an hour later in the Courtier
villa In Newport, Annette nestled in
q huge arm chair in q kimono before
a blazing fire. She laughed trium-
phantly. She seized q dripping little
chamois bag and took from 1t q very
damp old piece of paper parchment.
This Is what he was after-you
can't tell me-" she said. She spread
1t out and exhibited it to Inez Castro
Why. 1t is q blank piece of pa
per-" said Inez Castro.
Look at 1t closely" said Annette.
"Oh, yes,' said Irene, 1T has one
word upon it-longitude"
1T has more than that upon It,"
said Annette. Watch and see."
She spread 1t out upon the hearth
to dry. 1T is a piece OF the map
OF my map, Irene" she went on, "the
map OF the lost Isle of Cinnabar.
Scar-face got a portion of it-dont
you remember, at Crooked Crag-but
a harmless portion. l got part and
SO did Neal. Wait. Look. The piece
Is dry-see what the heat has done"
lnez Castro bent over her. Where
did the writing come FROM" she de-
manded.
The heat brought the writing out"
said Annette. See. Look now at
the longitude. What does 1t say?"
Inez looked eagerly. "One hundred
and twenty-three degrees" she ex-
Claimed slowly, "and forty minutes
west"
That isn't ALL" went on Annette.
There's message message from
the past upon our pieces, Meals and
mine-a message that I've got by
heart"
What queried Inez, yawning, SIS
the message from the past?"
Annette nodded proudly. "This is
the message" she returned. "'Cranted
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"B-rr-r." he exclaimed, a. b,
walked away in disgust.
There was = genteel litter from tn.
picturesque little group around tn,
punch bowl. Inez touched Romanof
upon the arm.
1T is perfect" she whispered, me
one could ever tell"
The pseudo Romanoff glanced a,
her significantly, paced across ths
dancing deck and passed out upon thu
moonlit deck beyond. Inez, firtina
with an ofilcer, 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 grin
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 or and Romanoff
with the beautiful Miss Irene Cour-
tier upon his arm, strobe slowly to-
ward the lights.
With her escort she stood glancine
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 q motor
boat that sportsd itself like some
huge shark in the waters just beyond.
lie drew forth white handkerchief
he stepped into the aperture between
the canvas curtains, grasped the rail
with one hand and shook the handker-
chief.
lnez noted that 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 Irone Courier
l 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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CHAPTER XIV.
The TrlckIe Of White Powder

The TrickIe Of White Powder
Hernandez motioned toward the
door. Ponto, the Mexican, closed IT
noiselessly and swiftly and shot the
polt. You understand the terms"
Hernandez said. This stuff has lust
come in to us tonight. We have it load
ed in our 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 a thousand"
Two mornings later, a sailor living
IN his bunk against a bulkhead in the
hold-kept wakeful by his battered
race a gift from Blk On this par
tlcular morning, however, the unusual
thing that attracted his attention was
a quantity Of fine white powder that
sifted through the knot hole.
Holy SMOKE" he exclaimed ioyful.
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 more
mad sampled it-or rather the stranpe
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
Tor every Ill he had a remedy. He
seized capstan bar and aimed II at
Snooks' head; but there was a glitter
IN Snooks' eye that Bill did not I'm.
derstand. Shocks leaped for him and
wrestled with him like a wildcat. He
forced BIZ, painting. up against the
ran, believing meanwhile like a mad
Dull. Bill felt for a behaving min
round 1t, clutched 1t, raised 1t high in
the air and brought it crashing down
upon Snooks' shoulder. It broke
collarbone, but 1t might have been a
feather for all Shocks cared.
Mates cried Shocks, "you Amt
gong to see me licked. Come one
and ALL"
They came. Some sprang down from,
Souo' cOu0 appeared from
companionways; some came hurrv,nv
along the decks. They were men hat.
tered and broken-but all had one nm.
canny Standardization ewes pljt.
tered giittered fearfully and fear.
lessly.
Bill sprang away from the clutch
ing grasp OF Shocks and drew his
gun. A''
Captain Peter Handy" he roared
"Mutiny." 'O
And mutiny there was-a mut;rv
based not so much upon the i'll treat.
ment OF Bill the mate as upon the e.
fect OF the trucking white powder
Inc captain responded to the call.
SO aid one or two others OF the IN
drugged crew.
The four booked passengers heard
the riot-it could have been heard
half mile away. They rushed on
deck and watched. Annette. who had
inherited quickness of mind, saw what
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CHAPTER XXI.

incoanto.
In dingy little hotel room In Prov
idence, Rhode Island, there sat a ma.
at a dressing table gazing into a mir
ror and doing unusually queer thing,
with his face. Hernandez was past
master at certain art-disguise.
Ten minutes later stranger stood
erect within that room-a full-beardet
stranger, clad in an evening coat o.
foreign cut, with we'll padded paunct
and shoulders, cycling himself still
critically in the looking glass. He
raised his 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 l are invited to
the dance on board the Alabama" he
said. My friends and / shall 20.
Call in that beast. Now for the final
test"
Ponto disappeared and a moment
later the brute crept into the room.
He glanced fearfully 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
brute smartly on the arm.
Il am satisfied" he said, In tones
that the brute Immediately recog-
nized. Even he did not know me-
he, with all the instincts of a savage
but faithful dog. Let us be or"
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 group OF officers and
pretty wonderland among them Inez
Castro and her friend Annette ling
ton.
Romanofr stared boldly at them
both, then he turned to Neal Hardin.
A glass of punch. IL you please"
he said In foreign accents.
Neal Hardin did not answer. He
was otherwise engaged. Annette
llington was standin. at the table
with young ensign 1t her side.
They were both drinking from the
punch bowl. The ensign drank with
his right hand; so did Annette, but
Annette's left hand was firmly
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
lily he ladled out a glass and .re-
scented it to the Russian. The Rus.
sian took one sip of it and sat down
his glass.