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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

J ping waves Sayville listened intently.
You've started her, haven't your
he asked.
YES. sir"
He stepped into the steel-armored
boatbOdy smiling grimly 10 himself as
he thought OF the deafening thunders
that used to drown all other noises
when he started his Gnome motor for
his exhibition flights outside" He
had thought that roaring toy. with its
scant $50 horsepower. as near mechan-
zeal perfection as man had come. Yet
here before him was an engine devel-
oping ESQ brake horsepower, turning,
as a glance at the tachOmeter showed.
at better than 1900 revolutions a min
ute and doing it so quietly that not a
sound could be heard 20 feet away.
On the instrument board before him.
Illuminated by tiny electric bulbs,
were a dozen or more disls, each with
a needle finger on a pulse OF the ma
chine, and beside four Of them were
levers. the pulling Of which would dis
connect the automatic controls and
give him manual guidance the moment
an indicator warned Of trouble with
the mechanism.
He essed in the clutch, and the
whiae of the two propellers. one on
each side Of him in front Of the planes.
answered him shrilliy as they began
to whirl. and the machine slid forward
over Inc wafer the pain OF MS
searchlight rays. 1t one hundred feet
he had risen from the surface. had
thrown on full power and switched off
the light
He rose in total darkness save for
the soft. shaded glow OF the light on
his instruments, a glow that was en-
tireIy concealed in the bOat-shaped
body and that could not be seen from
below AS he headed northward,
climbing all the while. until the lights
OF the Edgewater Beach hotel flickered
in the shadows ahead, he was tempted
could be found. It was possible that
this flight Of his would bring him face
TO face with situation with which his
lack of military training had not fit
ted him 10 cope, with a problem in
volving government policies that were
too important TO be decided upon By
a civilian.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
4 Story Of Universal Appeal
lane Suspects That Reeves Is Trying To Use Her Father
In His Plan To Mary 4er.
(Copyright. 1915. star Company

, look, Il am thankful that am to be
in Milton for another year I dreaded
leaving home and you and mother"
Then we're all happy now" Mrs.
Hardy declared. her peaee-lorfnz soul
soothed by the girls gentle tone
Later, IN her own room. Jane re-
Elected that when it was so easy 10
please ones mother il was the duty
o. a child to do so. why had she. the
d2ughter Of such a good woman, 50
little self-control that she allowed her
( own dislike OF Augustus Reeves 10
mar the pleasure her parents felt in
seeing the fulfinment Of their hopes7
II the appointment to the Milton
school had not been secured how IN
happy and depressed the entire house
hold would have been. Well. she must
try not to De prejudiced against a we'll
meaning man like Mr. Reeves-eVeu II
ne was bore lie had certainly been
kind to her and hers. II was good to
see how much less worried her father
appeared this evening than he had
eeen OF late Could il all be because
Of her appointment TO the village
that The girl knew that her pres
ence IN the home meant much to her
mother-but had her father been as
seem to indicator
Father Talks About PrOsafe Matters.
The thought required to her fire.
quenuy during the supper, over which
the trio fingered longer than usual
Ezra talked hopefully and happily OF
the farm and OF the matters that in
terested him most
III get a new COW in the fall" he
said after a while, and have the old
harness and buggy fixed over"
Thatu be nice" Mrs Hardy said
She did not ask. where the money
was coming from with which 10 do
these things What could have
changed the financial outlook Of the
family so quickly except a promise OF
a loan-unless possibly her father had.
after. sold to Mr.. Deems the plot
Of land which he had mentioned in his
talk with her mother She felt sud
denly that she must know
Father. she ventured. trying to
speak lightly. has somebody bought
some land Of you? You sound as II
you had struck some fortunate deal"
Her father colored uncomfortably.
ny. no. he replied. I've not sold
any land yst-though may some time
soOn- But IL looks now as II I might
make a good arrangement about some
money within the next few months. II
all goes we'll"
Why should Jane suspect her father
Why should she fancy that Augustus
Reeves had promised to let him have
in the fall the money he needed. and
lending il at once was because he
wanted to wait and see how she (Jane1
was going TO treat him and his atten-
tionE2 OF course he had not told her
father this. but was this Mr.. Reeves's
scheme and reason for deferrinE the
loan for few months yeti
She spranE TO her feet with = gasp
ing a cross the room and flinginE the
window wide open The air in this
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would not return until 9 or 10 o'clock
Lieut. Joline bit his lip in indecision
very well, he said at length 81
wish that you would stay here until
Sayyille reports that everything is all
right Come below. Sayville."
He led the way downstairs, and out
TO the field, over which the darkness
had already fallen. Cleaning arc lights
marked the long line of hangers TO
the left, and others picked out the
various buildings of the station The
two turned their steps toward the Of
ficers' quarters, but neither spoke for
many minutes. Finally JoIine seemed
to have reached a decision
Wen have to handle this without
the captain he said. You had better
take one OF the hydro-s and see if you
can spot that speed boat from the
steamer Had you thought of any
plan?'
Sayville told OF the orders he had
given to the marine, Joline nodded
gravely
7 really do not think it will turn
out so seriously. after all" he said
but this mornings information from
Washington shows that something is
afoot somewhere. If you find that this
seems to be connected with il. you can
wireless for me. I'll have another ma
chine ready 10 join you at a moments
notice. OF course, you understand that
you are not to use a bomb except in
case OF sudden extreme emergency
And do not forget that an attack upon
a citizen Of a friendly country will
lead TO international complications
that will destroy all Of the secrecy
that we have spent so much effort and
money to maintain here. II you find
anything wrong. send for me first"
Sayville went to his own room in the
officers quarters and slipped an auto
matte into the side packet OF his
leather flying jacket Then he hur-
ried out into the darkness, skirted the
shadOwy hangars that housed the land
machines and came to the long line
Of concrete buildings that backed upon
them but faced the cove of the bay for
nearly a mile along the shore The
marine was waiting for him under the
glare OF an arc light.
All ready, sir he said.
acrobat was resting upon the run
way. just above the line Of the lap
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

OF the backs OF the fish. which are
kippered or smoked. after being sailed
They are served with drawn butter.
Oysters Large As Saueers.
There is a prospect that an extern
sive industry viii some time arise in
the shellfsh Of Alaska They have oys-
tiers near here as large around as a
saucer. and there are many places
among the Alaskan islands where you
can catch crabs as big around as a
dinner plate. There are clans. large
and small; little butter clans that are
delicious and others good TO eat as DIE
around as your hand. There is man
IN Petersburg who has shipped this
year sixty cases of one-pound cans OF
clans, and clans and clam juice were
formerly packed at klawak-
Clans Are Dangerous.
l am told: however, that one mas 70
ee very careful as to the source or ms
clam supply. Some Of these bivalyes
iced IN the water near the copper De
posits, and the copper pOisons their
meat. The captain OF one OF our coast
survey steamers. in speaking OF this
recently, told me how his life was
saved by pussy cat Said he.
II was a narrow escape. ! had
bought a fine mess Of clans and was
Just about TO eat some Of them raw
Wnsn | decided I had better test their
ediDllity by giving one OF them 70
my cat The pussy ate IL and mo-
ment later rolled over and went into
convulsions- She kept on kicking I'M
III every one Of her nine lives had de-
parted. The CLANS were poisoned Dy
healthy as any I have ever seen Had
me cat not been near, 7 would nave
tried them without question, and l
really belieVeNthat cat saved my Ire.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

Sayville. still scoEling.
1t may be serious, or IL may not
II il is we shall need drastic action.
You say she is lying directly off the
mouth OF the bay2'
About so miles off. 1 should Judge.
She came 10 a full stop while I was
watching her. That's what first made
me suspicious"
DO you think they saw you?-
Not a chance in the world [ was
well over 10000 feet up, and it was
and she looks like a tramp
steamer"
Yes. most disreputable and bat
tered When got my glass on her
and saw what she was. I almost made
up my mind she had stopped for en-
CINE trouble or something of that kind.
Then 1 saw them swing one of the
derricks and haul this speed-boat out
Of the hold Tramp steamers do not
carry mahogany hydroplanes Of that
type as tenders, Lieut. Joline, 1 should
knots and never cost a cent less than
$4,000"
HIM" The lieutenant drummed on
his desk with a pencil. while the keen
eyes searched the face opposite.
--Sayville," he said finally. L think
you ought to know the whole thing.
The two may be connected or they
may not Capt Craigmore is at the
EdgeWater Beach hotel now, confer
ring with secret service men He re-
ceived a code wireless from Washing
ton this morning Some foreign gov
ernment-they did not say which-has
got wind Of this station in some way.
God knows how! We have been here
for two years and the best brains in
both departments have perfected the
system by which we have been carry
ing on our secret work I doubt if
any man would risk selling informa-
ton about US You know the penalty
for that don't you?
Sayville smiled grimly-
Rather he said. Capt. Craigmore
told me when I Joined you that I was
not to feel flattered by my commits
sion as Iieutenant-command CT
villains commissions give them no au-
thority,' he said They only give US
the right to have them stood up
against concrete hangar and shot If
we find that any one outside learns
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

n AWHILE shot down almost per-
pendicularly through the deepen
- ing shadows Of evening. Not I'M
Ill he was within a few feet Of the
field did he cut out his motor and
straighten for the landing The two
marine mechanicians who had run out
10 meet him =asped whey they saw
the recklessness Of il, and their eyes
were blinded by the great clouds Of
dust thrown up by the steel claws OF
The foot brake that Sayville drove
down as soon as his wheels had
touched Landings at such speeds as
that we're not usual after mere prac-
fice flights, except for the rankest
amateurs; and the Devils Darning
Needle was far from being an amateur
He leaped 20 the ground even be-
fore the machine had come TO a fun
stop
where is Lieut. Joline?" he snapped
70 the first marine who reached him.
In the wireless room, sir
Have this machine put away You"
to the other man--hurry AROUND TO
the hydro hangers. Tell whOmsoFer is
in charge that / want one Of the
X-type machines at once. Fill both
tanks. ] want two range-finders and
two fire-bombs in the rack
Yes, sir. Target dummies, Of course,
sir"
No. not target dummies Sayvilles
eyes snapped Loaded shells-both
OF them"
He wheeled and hurried across to
the wireless house
'Wheww the marine whistled- Load
ed-eh2 Now what the-I wonder -
You'd better quit wonderin' an dc
what he told you" suggested the other
meaningly- Looks Z me like some
thin's up Looks like the Darnin'
Needles gettin' ready { sting"
In the ground floor office Of the
wirless house. Lieut. Joline. scoWling
darkly, listened as Carlton Sayville
talked. Then he picked up the tele-
phone
Connect me with Ensign Warner
he ordered.
There was a minutes wait, and he
continued. That you, Warner? Come
over to the wireless house at once"
He hung up and turned again to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

out from American ports. and they say
that the Canadian railroads which
carry the fish can easily send boats
to ketchikan. which is only a half a
day away. for their csrgoes.
Fears Are Wen Founded.
The fears Of the AIsskans seem well
founded Prince Rupert IS the oaoy
port Of the northern Pacific, but it
has already become one OF the fishing
centers OF this part OF the world
years of age, and the Grand Trunk
Pacific railway, which connects it
with the east, has Just begun TO run
its through cars The place already
fisheries. and included in that amount
are thirty-fiFe canneries and seven
large cold storage plants Prince Ru-
pert has hundreds OF sailing vessels
that are now going back and forth TO
and from our fishing grounds. It has
SO gasoline launches used for the same
purpose and Il fishing vessels moved
by steam There are about so Amer1-
can boats that land csrgoes Of fish
here every week, and each tram mat
goes eastward over the Grand Trunk
Pacific railway carries carloads OF
fresh fish TO the cities of the United
States More than a quarter Of mil
lion pounds Of halibut were recently
sent to New York and Boston in a
single train load, and over two. hun
bred million pounds Of that fish have
been landed here in one year. The
fish are packed-in ice the moment they
are taken from the sea, and are kept
in cold storage cars until they reach
the market, which is less than two
weeks from the time they leave the
hook.
salmon shipped During Season.
The most Of the fresh fish shipped
in this way are. halibut which are
caught throughout the year. Fresh
salmon are sent only during the
months Of the summer. when the. sal
mon are running They are exported
in a frozen state from the cold storage
plants throughout the winter. The ex-
ports of Alaskan halibut are rapidly
increasing It used to be that all the
fish Of this kind consumed in our mar
kets came from the Atlantic ocean.
Eighty-five percent Of il now comes
from the Pacific ocean, and the bulk
from the fishing banks off the coast
OF Alaska Alaskan halibut is now
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

CHAPTER III
T7HE fear that had possessed Jane
Hardy's mind on the night on
which she had overheard her par
ents' conversation about herself re-
turned at intervals for some days.
But youth is hopeful and can throw
aside unhappy suspicious as maturity
cannot And Jane was naturally happy
ana hght-hearted. and she determined
not 10 90 halfway to meet trouble.
so she persuaded herself that she
might have been mistaken in her in
depreciation Of her fathers words
She told herself this more fOrcibly
when Ezra Hardy came home one eve
ming and announced that he had a bit
Of good news for his wife and daugh-.
What is Il. pa-' Mrs Hardy asked
curiously.
Ezra turned to Jane before reply
ing 1t concerns you. little girl" he
informed her. You are going TO be
teacher in the Milton school this com
ing fall"
Thank heaveni" calculated Mrs.
Hardy before Jane could find words
with which to reply.
Thank heaven il you like" Ezra re-
Joined, but thank Gus Reeves. TOO
he fixed il up for US Aren't you
glad, Jane?"
Indeed. yes" the girl said. trying
to look pleased She was relieved at
.AtlDh AlS AudL AeE desire 10 remain N
Milton near her parents was TO be
gratified, but the knowledge that she
owed this boon TO Augustus Reeves put
a drop OF bitterness into a cup that
would otherwise have been overlooking
with happiness
We'll, try TO remember after this
What good friend we have in Gus.
Ezra admonished. Il met him Just
now down at the postoffice- He told
me he had a little something to say
TO me, and as soon as We got outside
he told me that none OF US need to
worry. for he'd got YOU the place you
wanted all right OF course 1 thanked
him
"Of course" echoed the mother.
Well. 1 must say he's been real kind
guess he must like you quite a bit.
Jane. 10 90 10 so much trouble for
Jane Takes Sedate View.
7 don't fancy its been so much
trouble" the girl responded dryly.
There was a vacancy. and somebody
had TO fill it-so il was not so very
kind OF him TO mention me II he had
not done il somebody else might
There you're wrong" her father
corrected For Gus told ne there
were several other candidates. but none
fluence Of any person on the board !
thought you'd be real pleased, Jane
he added reproachfully-
7 am. father. she replied 7 did
not mean 10 intimate that I am not
ONLY wish some other person than
Mr.. Reeves had proposed me"
You're unreasonable, her father
growled- But there's no accountin'
for girls fancies-~
7 am sorry TO have disappointed
you. father" Jane said. her voice soft
eEing as she saw her mothers anxious
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
You Get What You Want If
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

with only a little work makes Jack a
failure is equally true
The people who succeed are the peo-
pie who are fairly single-minded. who
have an honest purpose in life and who
propose to accomplish IL. and what is
more. 10 accomplish IL legitimately and
through their own earnest, untiring
effort.
You cannot become a power in the
legal profession II you give ons-quar-
ter OF your time 10 studying the law,
one-quarter TO going about socially IN
order TO rest from your .labors, one
quarter TO planning what you are go
ing 10 do when you get around to it,,
and the rest OF your time to swinging
along before idle winds that blow you
where they list.
II you are going to be a power in
the legal world, you have TO really
want to be a great lawyer. and not TO
desire to be a popular society man
who is also prominent in the legal
profession In any walk Of hfes in
any profession. in any position where
you are placed, success or failure lies
largely in which you work 10 acquire
Taking 1t Out in Talk
7 know stenOgrapher who has
literary ability. From 9 70 each
day she works very hard for the so
tary brings. She needs that salary
and she works hard to get IL
On Sundays and holidays and dur
ing the evenings she talks a great
deal about the short stories she means
20 write. But she does not write
them. Instead she let's kind friends
take her TO dances and off on motor
trips. 4 need the relaxation" says
she. 4 have TO have a little enjoy
ment in order to go on with my work.
II 1 were only more fortunately placed
I am sure should make success as
a writer"
Making a success as a writer or
as anything else depends not al all
on how you are placed, and entirely
on what YOU choose TO do. The JOY
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

before shipping. a great deal OF hall
but is sailed and put in hogsheads for
shipment Each hogshead holds about
$50 pounds. and when tull II IS worth
about 800 The halibut intended for
sailing is dressed before IL is packed
It is hung by the gills to a hook. and
is then sliced in two. the back and
the front forming great slabs Of snow
white meat The backbone is cut out;
the front or belly has no bones After
cleaning. the slabs are sprinkled with
salt and put into the hogsheads In
layers. with a layer Of salt between
each two layers of fish Some haiibut
is smoked. and in this form IL may
be found in almost every grocery
Great Cold storage Plant.
I wish I could take you through the
biggest cold storage plant of Prince
Rupert. It has a capacity OF 1900, 600
pounds Of fish. Its buildings are right
on the harbor, and the fish are frozen
stiff as soon as they come from the
wharVes.
THE freezing chambers walls and
pipes are covered with frost Their
temperature is far below zero.
Much of the fish in the cold stora &c
plant was salmon, which had been.
frozen and stored away TO be shipped
as needed throughout the year.
Ocean Floors CarReted With Fiah.
The ocean floors OF southeastern
Alaska are carpeted with fish of many
Industries carried on all along the
coast ont TO the Aleutiau Islands
There are many fish in. Bering sea. and
the Yukon and KuskOlSwim rivers are
filled with fish OF one kind OF an
other. The total value OF the Alaskan
catch for 1914 was almost $4,000. 00O
and altogether We have caught enough
fish in these waters TO equal about so
times what We paid for the territory
The total value up 10 date mas been
ola To
The most of this has been made up
of salmon. the canning Of which is
an enormous industry I shall write
Of it in the future Next TO 1t comes
ginning. although from five to ten mil
lion dollars a year are now spent upon
that industry in wages ana supplies
There are more than 400 men en-
pIoved in halibut fishing in Alaska.
and the annual catch is almost
$4,000. 900 pounds and is rapidly grow
LARGE Cod Fisheries.
There are also large cod fisheries in
Alaska, and the cod are said TO be
eouaI TO those caught on the Banks
~ New Foundland. Much of the cod
fishing is about the Aleutian Islands.
and there are many vessels ana sta
lions devoted to the industry The
amount of cod caught last year was
more than fifteen million pounds
which was an increase OF 20 percent
over the catch OF the year preceding
In addition TO the ordinary COG, they
about the same size as the ordinary
cod. hut darker in color. The flesh Is
much richer in oil, but II may be pre-
pared in such a way that II is deiic-
wears in Alaska. and they have been
recently shipping il 20 Seattle, where
the restaurants make special feature
OF barbecued black cod This consists
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

thing firmly and surely and strongly
enough viii get it-because they viii
90 after il and fight for IL You ger
what you want but only II you want
il with a force and determine ton that
viii make you sacrifice pleasure and
all the lesser inclinations for your own
great purpose
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

(N cottage presenting homeI large
dining
bed
complete
I'm. Closet space provided throughO
in in
A is al conem
The rOoea be ofan house
brick only part
prefers make these changes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
MORE Truth
AVA Than Poetry
Sensible Eeonomx.

The women OF queen Mary's court
have ordered no evening gowns since
war was declared London has been
so dark on account OF the Zeppelin
scare that nobody could see them, any
way
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

With the advent OF Jackson day It is
noticed that the loss OF the Iron presi-
dent was never so observable as II has
been in the last three years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

Since we have learned that the aver
age mans bones weigh only fourteen
pounds we can better understand why
some men we know are 50 liShtheaded-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

tx you get what you want" says
one OF the sanest, strongest
men I know. You do get
what you wantr-if you want it
enough
The very first step toward getting
what you want in the world is be-
idly or bitterly, ''Oh. yes. that's all
very well to say. but some people are
born lucky, or rich or good looking.
or clever, and others start with big
handicaps,r is exactly the sort Of thing
that is going to prove a handicap and
prevent you from getting what you
want in the world
You have TO believe in your own
ability and in the fairness Of life And
you have TO be willing TO work-to
work single and even des-
perately. TO reach your goal
The one great reason why so few
Of US do get what we want in the
world is because we are not quite sure
what il is: or, being sure, we have
not quite the backbone to plug away
in order TO get il: or. being willing
TO work. we still are weak enough 10
permit ourselves 10 be torn from our
labors and tempted into all sorts OF
relaxation
Easy to Make Excuses.
1t is so easy TO be ~sidetracked-" It
is so easy to be tempted into taking
some little relaxation or pleasure and
persuadfHg ourselves that IS a result
Of il you will work all the better.
There are plenty OF old maXims that
seemingly justify such a course-"An
work and no play makes Jack a dull
boy for instance That is Quite true,
to be sure, but too much play leavened
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

The Vassar faculty wants US to break
with the central European pawerS- Nov
if the Campfire Girls second the de-
mand there viii be no way out OF war.