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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-15

In order to make room for $4,000
worth of new machinery that will
be installed i'm the local railway
shops the offices of the clerical
force. master mechanic and assistant
master mechanic will be moved TO a
building just east of the shops at
present occupied as an apprentice
school and draughtsmens headquar-
tiers. A special building will be erect
ed 10 house the latter.
The painting department of the
present shop is also to be housed in
a special building west of the shops
and il is possible that other depart
ments may be placed in separate
quarters to make room for the new
machinery.
Coupled WITH announcement of the
changes at the shops is a report that
New York Central officials are max
ing every effort to finance the new
shop project so that work may De
resumed in another year.
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Silent, Powerful Motor ....... 49,.
Instrument Board on Cot1l Dash
Deep, hi0h-bock Seats
TOnBedu, long and toide -..-
GenniBe Leather Upholstery,
deep aud soft
WiadshieId, rain vision, peHtildtiB0
type bujit-ih
CrotDned tenders
Electric stayter-Elsctric lights
High Tension Magnetic Ignition
Tbermo-Sypho,t cooling
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sYNols.s

On thegday OF ~? eruption AIount
PeIee Capt John Fssd'1 CT tito steam.
eT Princess rescucs 5-y or oil Annette
IIington from an. opei boat, but is
forced TO leave behind her father and
his companions llington is assaulted
by Hernandez and Ponto in vain at
tempt to get papers which Ilington
has managed to send aboard the Prin-
cess with his daughter, papers prov
ing his title TO and telling the where
abouts OF the lost island of Cinnebar.
Ilington's injury causes his mind to
become blank Thirteen years elapse.
Hernandez, now an opium smuggler,
with Pouto. lnez, 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 10
Annette by her father 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 power. He agrees 10
steal tile papers for them but acct
dentally sets fire TO the Hardin home
and the brute-man rescues Annette
with the papers from the flames. An.
nette discovers that heat applied TO
the map reveals the location OF the
lost island. subsequently in strug-
gle for its possession the map is torn
in three parts, Hernandez. Annette
End Neal each securing portion.
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oned TO Joe Welcher. who came
swiftly at her beck and call. and with
her hand upon his arm she followl d
In the wake G. Roalanoff As they
reached the bow Romanoff turned spi.
denly and confronted them. he seize
Welcher BY the arm. ~. ...
Friend Welcher," he said. his grip
tightening, ION the canvas curtains
aft, on the port side, you viii fr d
che black cross mark upon the curtain
and one black cross mark upon the
deck, They are my marks. You VIII
dance with Annette llington-"
Welcher hurried off and Romanofi
with the beautiful Miss Irene Cour.
tier upon his arm, strobe slowly to.
ward the lights.
With her escort she stood glancng
out between the curtains at the moan.
light upon the sea Her escort. hdw.
ever, was not watching the moonli Sht
his eyes were fixed upon a motor
boat that sported itself like soma
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 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 Cour-
tier. l always call her Inez somehow
Let's go and see. the freak"
The freak" said Annette, has dis.
~
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.
Half way they stopped, for her escort
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chamois bag and took from ii a very
damp old piece of paper parchment.
This is what he was afteT-you
cant tell EIo." she said she spread
1T out and exhibited IL 10 ineE Castro.
Whys ii Is a blank piece OF pa
per, said lnez Castro. -. -.
Look al i; closely" said Annette.
"oh, yes said Irene. III has one
word upon it-loneitude." .-... IT.
IT mas more than that upon IT,"
said annette Watch and see.
She spread il out upon the hearth
to dry. 1T is piece OF the map
OF my map. Irene she went on, the
map OF the lost ls.e OF Cinnabar
Scar-face get portion of it-don't
you remember, az Crooked Crag-but
harmless portion. got part and
SO did Neal Wait Lock. The piece
is dry see what the heat has done >
lnez Castro bent over her. Where
did the writing come from?" she de-
manded 49,. ...
The heat brought the writing out
said Annette See. Look now at
the longitude What does il say?'' ..
Inez looked eagerly. One hundred
and twenty>three degrees" she ex-
claimed slowly, "and 40 minutes west. :"
THAT isn't ALL" went on Annette
There's a message-a message from
the past upon our pieces, Meals and
mine-a message that I've got by
heart" ... 49,. ~. ....'
What" queried Inez, yawning, lis
the message from the past?'
Annette nodded proudly. This is
the message" she returned. Granted
to Ilington, Spanish-AmeFican explor.
er, for distinguished services. by Jo-
seph Bonaparte, king of Spain, in the
year 1909, the original grant, being
in the possession OF the fathers"
She stopped. What was the rest of
that?" she unused. Il can't remem-
ber." >.... .=~ .-..:.
Think" persisted sInez, with curl
out insistence. 49,. "
Annette laughed. "It has escaped
me- ! will have to ask Neal about
hat the next time / see him"
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wrestled with him lie q wildcat He
forced Bin. painting, Up against the
rail. believing meanwhile like a mad
bull, Bill felt for a Delaying pin,
found 1t, clutched il. raised II high in
the air and brought II crashing down
upon Snooks shoulder. II broke a
collarbone. but 1t might have been a
feather for all Shocks cared.
Mates. cried Snooks. YOU aln't
going to see me licked. Come one
and all
They came. Some sprang down
from the shrouds; some appeared from
companiongays some came hurrying
along the decks They were men bat
tered and broken--SCt al had one
uncanny characteristic their eyes
glittered, gliitered fearfully and fear
iessly.
BIZ sprang away nom the clutch.
ing grasp OF Snooks and drew his
gun.
Captain Peter Handy" he roared.
'Mutiny,"
And mutiny there was-a mutiny
based not so much upon the i'll treat
ment of Bill, the mate. as upon the
effect of the trucking white powder.
The captain responded TO the call;
so did one or two others of the I'M
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
was happening and turned to Mrs.
Hardin.
You and Irene she said. go into
the wireless room. Let us all GO.
even joe"
Just as she said it a mut;neer
rushed past her, stepped. leered irto
her face and grasped her by the hand.
With a sudden wrench he closed the
door of the wireless. shutting the
three people inside elcher and the
two other women-and then with a
glare into Annette's eyes, he drew her
toward him and crushed her strug-
Cling form against his breast.
Below there we're other passengers
who watched the fight-Hernandez
and his two companions. The brute
HotNhCo OtAO anu AA0A-
nandez with polite interest But sud
denly the brute looked up toward the
deck. He growled deep in his throat
Hold him." said Hernandez to
Ponto
But It was too late. With one bound
the brute dashed up the companion.
way and reached the deck. With an
other bound he was upon the sailor
who had caught Annette. In an in.
slant Anrette found herself released,
hardly knowing how 1t had happened.
She wrenched open the wireless
door, sprang in. slammed it shut and
shot the bolt.
Where is the OPERATOR she in
quired.
There, was no answer. The opera.
tor was not here.
Annette seized the wireless appa,
ratus, donned the headgear and sent
out the s. o. S-that long wall of ter.
ror that is heard far out across the
saa
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My dear Mrs. Hardin" he wrote In
his note, hoping that you and your
charges can add one more evening e
your round OF gayety in Newport so
ciety, ! beg to inclose an invitation
pleasure. Wish | could go myself
Anything on battleship suits me-"
Enclosed in the missive was a 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
teriined in ink. Annette read the in
vitation and then handed 1t 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 heI
boudoir. waiting impatiently until she
heard voice she knew Then she
talked rapidly, almost in a whisper.
its worth taking chance, is il
notr' she queried.
All" returned the voice at the other
end of the wire, I'VE do nothing with.
out chances. We shall take chance
Farewell"
II 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 Iiington 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
IL, 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
swelIs."
Figuratively speaking, he got him
q 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 ramrod, and for the first
time scared to death. by the side Of q
large punch bowl under the canvas
covering OF the dancing deck.
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On the deck OF the destroyer Jack.
son. a naval vessel whick had left
Newport q day or two bkfore on a
reported to his lieutenant He saluted.
Sir he said. Il have an S. o. s.
from q steamer Coronado, i've miles
south. Mutiny on board.
A seaman standing near started for
ward. Godfrey he exclaimed under
his breath. the coronado-Annette's
ship"
The lieutenant gave an order. Put
her about. he said Forced draft
ahead"
When thedestroyer reached the Cor
onado, the Coronado was In dire
straits. The mutineers. maddened
and emboldened. ami strengthened
with renewed doses OF the white pow
der. were In possession of the ship.
fhe mate and Capt. Peter Handy lay
unconscious ON the deck. Every sailor
had bottle in his hand--a bottle fun
of strong drink.
In less than quarter of an hour
the Jackson was upon them-she had
launched a boat and her boat had
reached the Coronado's side. VITA
the agility OF perfect training the
Jackson's men swarned over the rail-,
boarded the Coronado and without
an instant's hesitation attacked the
mutineers, their lieutenant at their
head. Neal drew a deep breath ana
nudged the man next TO him. -
This is war" he said, lit Ia what
were locking for, Come ON
There was fight-no arms length
fight at that 1t was man to man.
IL was q melee-it was a riot--ft
was pandemonium. In the midst OF IL
there was a resoGnding crack. Meals
lieutenant, off his guard for once, re-
ceiyed q well-aimed blow upon his
head-a blow from eapstan bar. He
fell like log and three brutes leaped
for his head--seeking to batter him
into shapeless mass.
Neal saw his peril and sprang into
the midst. Never in his life had he
fought as then he fought.
The blood rushed into his brain;
unwonted strength flowed into mus.
Giles! his eyes were eyerywhere-his
voice strong and fearless.
There was a mighty superhuman
rush, ringing shout-then Il was
all over. The mutiny was quelled.
Neal leared upon a bridge and waved
a cutlass. He said the FIRST thing that
occurred 10 him-the thing he felt
he had to say.
Il am in command" he shouted.
The first man who disobeys me win
be shot"
There was clutch upon his arm.
He looked down, He found that his
right arm was bleeding from cut.
but he found something else A small
hand was grasping It quite tenderly.
He turned. Annette laughed hysteri-
eally.
what about any woman who dis.
obeys?" she said
(To BE CONTINUED
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that-and I'm sure Of something else.
He IS seeking my lost Isle OF CHINA.
bar-he wants it for his own. Well. I,
too, can bare my teeth. Let him come
on"
you are so strong" murmured
Irene Courtier, so strong.
A japanese servant stole into the
roorn4the 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 wages-no more. The
Japanese presented note upon a
sairer. Inez Castro glanced at it 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."
Mrs. Hardin opened the missiye-
her eyes frightened
'It's from our congressman at Sea
port, she exclaimed.
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Fire-bedrin0 crdHkshdft
Rear GTle, floating tYpe
Springs, rear, u elliptic,
ertrG long, uadersIun0
WheeIbdse LOG inches, (2.Gs M
Large fires, 33x4 IT,.
Beautiful dark green body, -.
trtth icory stripping
Nickel and dIEmiHnm trimmings
DemOHntdble, detachable rims
one eztru
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CHAPTER XIII.
unbooked 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.
Isl PETER HANDY, Master.
Neal read the advertisement over
and shook his head again.
Risky, tell you," he repeated
Annette's eyes flashed. But what
am | to do" she protested. you
don't-you can't understand Her
lips quiyered for moment. Il have
got to find my father, Neal, and for
his sake, if not for my own, have
got to find my fortune I've got to
go some time. Why not now? The
message was plain enough-the Fa-
theirs of the Santa Maria mission in
Lover California must see them.
That is the easy way III.
Neal folded up the paper and thrust
it in his pocket. AT any rate" he
said, ''TH look this captain up. II
the Coronado is a likely ship and If
you are bound to go, godspeed."
He looked the Coronado up and
found her quite likely ship He
saw her captain and found him salts
factory. 49,. -: f. ......
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 | don't care.
if l. don't have any more" 2"
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 it is. picked you out
as cheap bargain and took a chance
ON you, not knowing you before. This
is cheap trip down, Bill: I'll leave it
to you 10 pick your crew. Pick them
cheap, Bill; coming back l can make
it up to you. Get the best for the
money, Bill, and get EN- cheap"
Il got EN- already" returned Bill
land | got 'em cheap. Leave that to
me-" a a..=
On the evening of the 14th, the four
booked passengers boarded the Cor
oHado and were assigned to state
rooms. ~.
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
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FIFTH iNsTALMENT
A MESSAGE From TIE PAST
CHAPTER XXI.

OF course the unexpected nava.-se
cret-service raid on the Crooked CraE
hotel created some sensation-as well
as did the rescue of two beautiful
young women. Miss Irene Courier
and her friend. Miss llfngton But
Newport is place of many happen,
ings sensational and otherwise-and
after all the Crooked Crag had been
raided many times before. 4.
In its ballny days 1T had been cley-
erly constructed and maintained as
q secluded gambling place for New
York millionaires, a place full OF cub.
by holes and uneanny getaways. For
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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 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.
'T'll 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 Romanoff. who talked viva
ciously with Irene Courtier. Annette
was not averse to looking at the
moon, and she looked But-alI 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 from
the night and clutched her in its
grasp. She cried out once more, or
tried to. She found she could not.
A strong why hand closed across her
mouth and wiry form forced her
back across the rail.
With a superhuman twist OF her
1.-THE young bodyand 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 discipline - and all
grape juiceAhe 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
see that some terrific struggle was at
hand.
III dIOlhSI luoIdHI IL WdS OH OhCAs
Two figures clutching at each other
franticaIly 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 it was all over.
Annette was on deck half fainting in
Meals arm-but with a smile upon
her face.
Don't worry" she said to the
crowd about her, Il haven't swallow
ed a drop of water, ! assure you, I'm
a regular little water rat-NeaI knows
that, don't you Neal?"
Half an hour later in the Courtier
villa in Newport, Annette nestled in
a huge arm chair in kimono before
a blazing fire. She laughed trium-
phantly. She seized a dripping little
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CHAPTER XIV.

Hernandez motioned toward the
door. Ponto, the Mexican, closed il
noiselessly and swiftly and shot the
bolt. "You understand the terms,
Hernandez said. This stuff has just
come in to US tonight. We have il
loaded in our launch outside"
You understand then" said Her.
nandeZ, that when this cargo of co,
came Is sold, your share will be many
hundred dollars-a thousand-over q
thousand"
Two mornings later, sailor lying
in his bunk against a bulkhead in the
hold-kept wakeful by his battered
face gift from Bill. On this par
ticular 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 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 more
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 ac-
customed to being disobeyed, and for
every i'll he had a remedy He seized
a capstan bar and aimed il at Snooks'
head; but there was a glitter in
Shocks eye that Bill did not under.
stand. Shocks leaped for him and
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CHATTER XXI.
Ineoanito.

=
In dingy little hotel room in Prov
idence, Rhode Island, there sat a man
at dressing table gazing into 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-bearded
stranger, clad in an evening coat OF
| foreign cut, with well padded paunch
and shoulders, cycling himself still
critically in the looking glass. He
raised his high hat and bowed pomp.
ously to Ponto.
I'm reality. friend Ponto." he re.
marked. Il am M. Romanoff-a Rus.
sian nobleman."
my friends and / are invited to
the dance on board the Alabama" he
said. my friends and l shall 60 Call
in that beast Now for the final
test"
Ponton disappeared and 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 deep gut.
tural cry he spring for the appari-
tons throat
Hernandez twitched himself to one
side just In time and then tapped the
brute smarfly on the arm.
Il am satisfied" he said, In tones
that the brute Immediately recog-
mixed. ~Even he did not know me
he, with all the instincts OF q 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
hama. Clustered around this punch
bowl we're a group Of officers and
pretty women-and among them Inez
Castro and her friend, Annette ling.
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
Annette's 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, be ladled out glass and pre-.
scented It to the Russian. The Rus.
sian took one sip of it and sat down
bis glass
Bit he exclaimed, as he
walked away in disgust.
There was q 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.