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tiously descending. | found the cabin
deserted. The door to his statcroom
was closed. At first | thought OF
knocking. then | remembered my os
tensible errand and resolved to carry
1t out. Carefully avoiding noise.
lifted the trardoor In the floor and set
it to one side. The slop chest as we'll
as the provisions. was stored In the
lazarctto, md took advantage Of the
opportunity to lay in u stock OF under
clothing
AS | emerged from the lazaretto
heard sounds in Wolf Larsen's state
room. | crouched and listened The
doorknob ratified. Furt.vely. instinct
lively. skunk back behind the table
and drew and cooked my revolver.
The door swung open and he came
forth. Never had seen so profound
despair MS that which saw on his
face-the face OF Wolf Larsen the
lighter, the strong man, the indomi'
table one For all the world like
woman wringing her hands, he raised
his clenched fists and groaned. One
swept across his eyes as though
brushing away cobwebs.
Cod Cod" he groancd, and the
clcnched fists were raised again to the
infinite despair with which his throat
vibrated
II was horrible. | was trembling
all over. and | could feel the shivers
NH nj nd
the sweat standing out on my fore
head. Surely there can be little in
this world more awful than the spec
taclc Of a strong man in the moment
when he Is utterly weak and broken.
But Wolf Larsen regained control
Of himself by an exertion OF his re-
markable will. And It was excrtion.
His whole frame shook with the strug.
gle He caught his breath once or
twice and sobbcd. Then he was sue
ccssful. | could have thought him
the old Wolf Larsen, and yet there
was In his movements vague sug.
gcstion Of weakness and INDIGESTION.
He started for the Companionway. and
stepped forward quite rs | had been
accustomed to see him do; and yet
again. In his very walk. there seemed
that suggestion OF weakness and indie
cision.
| rose swiftly to my feet. and.
know. quite unconsciously assumed a
defiant attitude. He took no notice
of me. Nor did he notice the open
trap. Before | could grasp the situa.
ton. or act. he had walked right into
the trap. One foot was descending into
the opening. while the other foot was
just on the verge of beginning the up.
lift But when the descending foot
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teeth" she quoted at me; and for
the rest Of the afternoon We made
merry over our labor.
Her task was to hold the boat in po
sition while worked at the tangle.
And such a tangle-halyards, sheets,
guys, downhauls, shrouds. stays. Gil
washed about and back and forth and
through and twined and knotted by
the sea. cut no more than was nee
essary. and what with passing the
long ropes under and around the
booms and masts, of unreeving the
halyards and sheets, or coiling down
in the boat and uncoiling in order to
pass through another knot in the
blight. | was soon wet to the skin.
The sails did require some cutting.
and the canvas. heavy with water.
tried my strength severely; but | sue
ceeded before nightfall in getting 1t
all spread out on the beach to dry. We
were both very tired when we
knocked of for supper, and we had
done good work. TOO. though to the eye
it appeared insignificant.
Next morning. with Maud as able
assistant. | went into the hold of the
Ghost to clear the steps of the mast
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still in the companionway. His atti
length Of the schooner. or staring,
rather, for his eyes were fixed and
unblinking. | was only five feet away
and directly in what should have been
his line of vision. 1t was unCanny. |
felt myself a ghost. what OF my invis
ibility. | waved my hand back and
forth. OF course without effect: bu;
when the moving shadow fell across
his face | saw at once that he was
susceptible to the impression. His
face became more expectant and tense
as he tried to analyze and Identify
the impression.
Giving over his attempt to deter
mine the shadow. he stepped on deck
and started forward. walking with
swiftness and confidence which sur.
prised me. And still there was that
hint of the feebeness Of the blind in
his walk. | knew it now for what 1t
was.
To my amused chagrin, he discov-
cred my shoes on the foreCastle head
and brought them back with him into
the galley. watched him build the
fire and set about cooking food for
himself: then | stole into the cabin
for my marmalade and underclothes.
slipped back past the galley. and
climbed down to the beach to deliver
my barefoot report
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CHAPTER XXVi-Continued.

A peep at Wolf Larsen showed me
that he had not moved. A bright
thought struck me. stole into his
state room and possessed myself OF
his revolvers. There were no other
weapons. though thoroughly ran.
sacked the three remaining state
rooms. To make sure. | returned and
went through the stcerage and fore.
castle. and In the galley gathered up
all the sharp meat and vegetable
knives. Then | bethought me OF the
great yachtman's knife he always car.
r1ed. and ! came to him and spoke to
him. first softly. then loudly. He did
not move. | bent over and took 1t
from his pocket. brcathed more
freely. He had no arms with which
to attack me from distance: while |.
armed. could always forestall him
should he attempt to grapplc me with
his terrible gorilla arms.
Filling coffee pot and frying pan
with part OF my plumber and taking
some chinaware from the cabin pan.
try. left Wolf Larsen lying in the
sun and went ashore
Maud was still asleep blew up
the cmbcrs 1--WE had not yet arranged
winter kitchen) and quite fevcrish.
ly cooked the breakfast. Toward the
end. ! heard her moving about within
the hut. making her toilet Just as all
was ready and the coffee poured the
door opened and she came forth.
IT'S not fair of you" was her greet.
Ing. You are usurping ono OF my
prerogatives. You know you agreed
that the cooking should be mine.
and"
But Just this once" ! pleaded.
IF you promise not to do 1t again"
she smiled. Unless, OF course, you
have grown tired OF my poor efforts"
To my delight she never once looked
toward the beach. and maintained
the banter with such success that all
unconsciously she slipped coffee from
the china cup, ate fried evaporatcd
potatoes, and spread marmnlndc on
her biscuit. But II could not last.
saw the surprise that came over her
She had discovered The china plate
from which she was eating. She
looked over the breakfast. noting de-
tail after detail. Then she looked at
me. and her face tIrned slowly to.
ward the beach
Humphrey" she cried.
The old unnamahle error mounted
into her eyes.
'ls-hc-?" she Quavcred.
I nodded my head.
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The football tournament between
the teams of Harvard and Yale. re-
Gently held in America had terrible
results /, turned into an awful butch.
cry OF twenty-five participants. seven
were so severely injured that they had
to be carried from the field in dying
condition one player had his back
broken. another lost an eye. and n
third lost leg Both teams appeared
upon the field with n crowd OF ambu.
lanccs surgeons and nurses Many
ladies tainted at the awful cries OF the
injured players The Indignation OF
the spectators was powerful, but they
we're so tcrrori2cd that they were
afraid to leave the field
one wonders whether tn" Munchcn,
or Nach-ichten. which printed the tore
going IN its columns In II" year 1898,
would have had room for T.. last fall
New York Tribune
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HATS HERE AND TO COME
Information on the Subject Of the
Seasons Millinery That viii Be
Found Interesting.

Many women are ready for their
second hats of the season, others have
just selected their first. and still 9th.
"rs have their first yet to select. To
all three classes, however, the subject
OF millinery Is an interesting one.
Embroidery is the thing In the way
Of trimming. A combination Of ma.
t"rinls Is used in many cases to de.
v"l0p one design. On II brown hat q
little daisy design has It's petals EN-.
broIdcrcd in ribbon, while the leaves
stems and ccntrrs are In silk.
a novel bonnet OF velvet has stream.
"rS reaching to the shoulders. The
str"amcrs are made of several strands
of knotted worstcd.
Simple trimmings, such MS n single
rose, an ornament made OF feathers or
fur, real or imitation, are most cfYcc.
tive.
A novel feature Is "A ncckpIcce with
the ends finished to form small chang.
purses. These are arranged so that
they shall be decorative as well u,
practical.
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butts. We had no more than begun
work when the sound of my knocking
and hammering brought Wolf Larsen.
Hello below" he cried down the
open hatch.
The sound of his voice made Maud
quickly draw close to me. as for pro-
lection. and she rested one hand on
my arm while We parleyed.
Hello on deck" | replied. Good
morning to you"
What are you doing down there"
he demanded. Trying to scuttle my
ship for me?"
quite the opposite: I'm repairing
her" was my answer.
But what in thunder are you re-
pairing?" There was puzzlement in
his voice.
why. I'm getting everything ready
for restepping the masts," replied
easily. as though 1t were the simplest
project imaginable.
ut seems as though you're standing
on your own legs at last. Hump" we
heard him say: and then for some
time he was silent.
But | say, Hump" he called down.
you cant do It."
"Oh. yes can" re:ortcd. I'm do.
ing It now"
But this is my vessel. my particu'
lar property. What If forbid you?'
You forget" replied. You are no
longer the biggest bit OF the terment.
You were. once. and able to eat me,
as YOU were pleased to phrase It; but
there has been a diminishing, and |
am now able to eat you. The yeast
has grown stale
lie gave short. disagreeable
laugh. Il see you're working my phi
losuphy back on me for all it is worth.
But don't make the mistake of under
estimating me. For your own good |
warn you"
Since when have you become a
phiIanthropist?" Guericd Confess
now. in warning me for my own good
that you are very Inconsistent"
lie ignored my sarcasm. saying
Suppose clap the hatch on. now?
You won't fool me as you did in the
lazaretto."
,TO RE Continued
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No Change in Styles Has Any e.
feet on the Demand for
These Garments.
TOO SERVICEABLE TO GIVE UP
Those Made in America Fully Equal to
Any Sent Over by Partisan Design.
ers-Variety Of Materials for
Frocks Is Feature
Of the Season.

New YOrk.-The people who make
and sell blOuses are complaining To-Day
and the demand for these garments Is
fulling off because the One-piece gown
has been found so satisfying, and the
top-coat so comfortable. SO they are.
The coat suit was only intended as a
strictly street garment, but it has been
adopted as costume that serves all
purposes, until one retireS for the
night, and from the way that hundreds
of women wear it, one feels they are
deprived of actual happiness by hay
ing to discard it when the light is
turned off.
A falling off in blouses is always
threatened as each season advances;
and each season sees them selling like
peanuts ut circus. Whatever one
wears. one is brought up on the tradi-
ton that Il certain number of blOuseS
are necessary to happiness; they fit
in where other garments fail to salts
fy. The men who make them, and
nothing else, in New York, say
they cannot take another order for six
months, and that for six years they
have not had Il breathing spell even
between the seasons.
Smart women who used to order
their blouscS from Paris, because of
the exquisite nccdlework. have found
this method made almost impossible
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CHAPTER XVII.

We waited all day for Wolf Larsen
to come ashore II was an intolerable
period OF anxiety. Each moment one
or the other OF uH cast eXpectant
Elances toward the Ghost But he did
not come. He did not even appear
on deck
Perhaps II Ia his headache" | said.
lie there all night | think III go
and soc
Maud looked entrcaty ut me.
1t Is all right" assured her. Il
shall take the revolycrs. You know
! collected every weapon on board DO
but there are his arms. his hands.
his terrible. terrible hands," she oh
jccted And then she cried. oh. Hum.
phrcy. am afraid OF him Don't go
please don't go''
She rested her hand appcalnrly on
mine, and sent my pulse tiuttcring
My heart WAS surely In my eyes for II
moment. Tho dear and lovely woman
And she was SO much the woman
clinging and appealing. sunshine and
dew to my manhood, roofing II deeper
and sending through II the sap OF a
new ST. cngth was for putting my
arm around her, IA when In tho door
OF tho hut; but considered. and rc.
Trained
j shall not take any risks" | said
I'll merely peep over the bow and
see
She pressed my hand earnestly and
let mo so hut tho space on deck
where had lcf, him lying was va.
cant. lie rad evidently gone below.
That might We stood alternate watches.
one OF us sleeping nt time. for thrro
was no telling what Wolf Larsen
Nigh, do he was certainly capable
OF anything
The next day we waited, and the
next. and stI'l he mad no sign
These headaches OF hts. these At.
tacks." Maud said on the afternoon
OF the fourth day. perhaps he IL III.
very III ilc may be dead
! waited. smiling inwLrdly at tho
woman or her which compelled n sO'ic.
Nudc for Wolf Larsen. OF all creatures
Where wns her sol'ci'udc for me. I
thought-for mo whom she had been
afraid 10 have merely peep aboard
She was too subtle no, to follow the
trend OF my silence And she was ns
direct ns she was subtle
you must 20 aboard Humphrey
and md out" she said And II vnu
want TO hugh At ne. YOU have my
conscnt and forgiveness
! arose obcdicntIy and went down
ehs beach.
20 be careful. she called after mo
E; vavcd my arm from the sorccastlc
aesd and dropped down to the deck
I took OF my shoes and won, noise
nDaaly al In NJ stocking feet eau.
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Blouse Remains High in Favor

rirdled in below the waist with silken
cord knOtted at the ends.
But the woman who chooses such
frock, while she will have the sat
isfaction of knowing that 1t is in the
first fashion, must keep well in mind
that it's opportunities are limited. 1t
will not serve for the theater, the res
taurant or an afternoon reception or
card party. It is also heavy and
warm under topcoat, ana only gives
IFS full need of value in those sea-
sons and in those climates that permit
it to be worn in the open with nothing
additional but set of furs. By the
early spring, it may be in high favor.
Satin Leading Other Fabrics.
On the other hand, satin in thick
weave seems to offer itself as a fab
ric for the majority Of activities that
fill up the life of the American wom-
an. 1t can be stretched far enough to
take the place Of a coat suit If one
must be economical.
The dressmakers are using it for
morning frockS worn by schoolgirls,
for afternoon occasions that range
from weddings to restaurant dancing.
for informal evening frocks that serve
not only the woman who has few op-
portunities and less desire for the
gorgeous gowns that the smart set
wears, but also for the fashionable
woman who wishes, for time, to
avoid the brillilncy of splendid eve
ming attire.
Along with velvet, it forms the
foundation for the most Oriental and
medieval ball gown, but in its simpler
forms it is in dull colors and merely
trimmed with chain stitchery and bit
of metallic thread. Gray has taken
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missed the solid flooring and felt VA.
cnnCy beneath. II was the old Wolf
Larsen and tho tiger muscles that
made the falling body spring across
the opening. even AS It fell. so that
he struck on his chest and stomach,
with arms outstrctchcd. on the floor
OF the opposite side The next In.
slant he had drawn up his legs and
rolled clear Hut he rolled into my
marmalaic and undorclothcs and
against the trapdonr
The expression on hls face was one
OF COmplrt" comprehension. hut be-.
fore could guess what he had com
pretended he had dropped the trap
door into place, closing the laaarcttS
Then Understood He thought he had
me inside Also he was blind, blind
as bat | watched him. breathing
carefully 80 that he should not hcar
mo lie stepped quickly to his state.
room saw his hand miss the door.
knob by an inch quickly tumble for
H. and ind Il This was my chance
tiptNcd across the cabin and to the
top OF the stairs lie came bact.
dragging n hrT"N sea chest which he
dopoHlrd on top OF the trap. No,
content WITH tlus, he fetched "A second
Ghost and placed (, on top OF the first,
Then he gathered up the marmnlado
and undcr'lo'hos and put them on tho
table When he started up tho com.
panionway. reiterated. silently roll.
inE ever on top OF the cabin
He showed tho slide part way back
and rested his arms on Il. his body
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Slavic DESIGNS.

That early fashion in embroidery,
where thick worsted threads were EN-
ployed in Slavic designs is still sold in
the shops that cater to Il large trade.
and there is something attractive about
its rudencss and elementary attempt
ut ornamcntation, but it is being rap
idly pushed into the chaos of things
that were, by reason of the preferred
method Of ornamentng with bullion
threads. This is as Slavic us the 9TH
cr fashion, but it suits satin better.
1t is not held for evening gowns. but
bits of it are spread over II wide range
of garments.
By the way, it is well to put your
thoughts on fancful chain stitchery,
for 1t is to be in the forefront of fash
ion during the winter.
Copyright, 1916. by the Mcclure News.
paper SyndCatc.)
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IT'S too bad the Ghost has lost her
masts. Why We could sail away in
her. Don't you think we could,
Humphrey"
| sprang exCitedly to my feet.
Il wonder, wonder" | repeated,
pacing up and down.
Maud's eyes were shining with an.
| ticipation as they followed me. She
had such faith In me. And the
thought OF it was so much added pow.
cr remembered Michelets ITO man.
woman is as the earth was to her
legendary son; he has but to fall
down and kiss her breast and he Is
strong again" For the first time |
knew the wonderful truth OF his
words. Why. | was living them. Maud
was all this to me, an unfailng source
of strength and courage | had but
to look at her. or think of her and be
strong again.
ut can be done. 1t can be done" |
was thinking and asserting aloud.
What men have done. | can do: and
II they have never done this before
still | can do it."
What? for goodness sake" Maud
demanded. do be merciful. What is
1t you can do"
I'VE can do it," | amended. why.
nothing else than put the masts back
into the Ghost and sail away"
"Humphrey!" she exclaimed.
And felt as proud of my conception
AZ II 1t were already fact accom-
plished.
But how is 1t possible to be done?"
she asked.
q don't know" was my answer. 81
know only that am capable OF doing
anything these days"
smiled proudly at her-too proud
ly. for she dropped her eyes and was
for the moment silent.
But there is Captain Larsen" she
objected
Blind and helpless" answered
promptly. waving him aside as
straw.
But those terrible hands OF his.
You know how he lcaped across the
opening OF the lazaretto."
And you know also how crept
about and avoided him." | contended
gayly.
And lost your shoes"
You'd hardly expect them to avoid
Wolf Larsen without my feet inside OF
them"
We both laughed. and then went
seriously to work constructing the
plan whereby we were to step the
masts of the Ghost and return to the
world. Maud stood silently by my
side, while evolved in my mind the
contrivance known among sailors as
shears" But though known to
sailors, invented II there on En-
deaVor island. by crossing and lash.
ing the ends of two spars, and then
cl"vatinG them In the air like an in.
vcrtcd ~, | could get point above
tn" deck to which to make fast my
hoistInG tackle To this hosting
tackle could. II necessary, attach a
second hosting tackle. And then there
was the wtndlass'
Maud saw that ! had achieved
solution and her eyes warmed sympa.
thctically.
What are you going to do she
asked
Clear that rattle" answered
pointing to the tangled wrcckage over.
side,
Al the dccIsivcncss. the very
sound OF the words, was good in my
ears. Clear that rattle Imagine so
salty "A uhrugp Du the Inns of the Hum.
phrcy Van Wcydcn of few months
guuc'
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our ancestors came over in tho
Maynowcr." proudly announced little
Miss Uppson OF Boston.
"Pshaw. that's nothing" rctortcd tho
little miss from Indianapolis, our
ancestors were the original settlers In
the Garden OF Eden"
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-07

Nor. than forty varieties OF rice
are cultivated in Siam. one OF which
ripens in 20 days from planting and
others in six mnnthA
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-07
Rings TO Hama MuH, on the Arm.

a good many small grandmothc,
nuns provided with bracelet rings OF
Jade or silk are being seen In New
York.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-12-07

since the war. and their orders have
recently made specialists in this c0un-
try sufficiently rich to think of going
to Europe themselves.
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eaas and hata Of chenilla.

Chenille X now coming to the for.
Tor bags and for hats, as well ms EN-
Oroidcry.
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Distinction in Frocks.

No one who Is going out to shop can
fail to be bcwildered by the variety of
frocks that are offered. and wonder If
they are all intended for the same oc-
casions. Velvet. satin, scrg"-very lit
tie of this, howcVer-vclour. medieval
homespun, and chiffon follow each
other in rapid succession through the
hands of those who sell.
And when all is seen, satin is usu-
ally chosen. The reason for this uni
v"rSal choice Is that 1t is the lightoSt
fabric to b." worn under topcoat in
tn" open and tn" smartuSt to serve in
the house. Fashion allows satin 10 be
employed with more frequency than
any other material except chiffon. but
the former is better choice than the
latter for no especial reason, unless 1t
be that we are tired of chiffon rs we
are Of taiIeta. No special pleading can
make one turn to that silk today for
any purpose.
The really new note struck in fab
rics for frocks Is the homcspun that
Is nm imitation Of the kind spun by
TIA" good wives Of the middle ages,
for they We're not above such work.
you remember; on" OF the prOulcst
noblowom"n Of England was noted for
the cXccllcnC" of her cOw.milklng.
She allowed no hcnchmun to NEEDLE
with this part of her many duties.
The master woavcrs of Paris brought
out this rough sorvicoablr and really
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hold of the public rs color that
serves the several hours and the In
PRODUCTION of much cut steel and tar
nished silver thread gives the oppor-
tunity for stimulating dull color into
decided gayety.
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CHAPTER XVIII.

IT'S too bad the Ghost has lost her
masts. Why. we could sail away in
her Don't you think we could.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-10-26
Could Cure That Part.
Every bone of me aches"
II can give you something for your
head. "--Boston Transcript.

wright's Indian Vegetable Pills have etooe
the test of time. Test them yourself now. 6eno
Snr ne mnle to 372 Pearl street, N. Y.-Adv.