The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-10-19

| ly held up the book that she had found
In the cupboard.
Hope fairly snatched II from her
hand.
"You don't mean 10 say" he almost
shouted In his excitement. "thnt you've
actually found the formula--here, In
this deserted cablnT
II haven't found the formula Itself, "
she answered, but I've found where
the formula is," and she showed him
the Inscription IN her fathers hand.
writing on the inside OF the back
cover.
Philosophy he read slowly.
page slxty-one; every seventh word.
II can mean only one thing. OF course.
II means thnt II we will read every
seventh word on page sixty-one OF
some work Of philosophy we will have
the formula Of your fathers lnven-
tlon. But the question U.s. which phil.
osophy2 There must be hundreds of
works on the subject. Can you re.
I member, Cleo, II there was Il work on
philosophy among your fathers
bOOks?"
Il think there was" she said after
n moments reflection. "Yes, am GER
tnln OF It. Daddy would sometimes
read aloud from II In the evenings.
But haven't the lenst idea what It's
tltlc was or who wrote It."
''l:sB I'm afraid that we still have
n long search ahead OF us. There are
still books for us to trucc; the phil
osOphy may be the last one that we
find"
i've more good news for YOU" said
Cleo. IL noticed that this work on
metallurgy Is In two volumes, and, as
| felt sure that Mr.. Pntten must hive
bought them both, I searched the cab.
In and discovered the other volume
lying under the bunk. There is moth.
Ing In It, though: I've gone through
II carefully. | had plenty OF time for
reading here" she added, laughing.
"You poor child" said Hope, kissing
her upturned lips, "lt makes me shud.
der to think OF the perils through
which you have passed"
ut has been worth all the perIIs.
denr," Cleo answered softly, "becnuse
they have given me you. Now thnt
we have ench other ] don't cnre II we
never find the secret OF the subma.
rihe.'
Again there fell silence In the
cabin.
TIN afraid we must be going, sweet.
heart" said Hope at last, "or Hook
viii think that something has hap
pened to us. We've kept the poor old
fellow waiting over there for nearly
an hour. Aud he saved my life, too"
ut only makes us squire then. loo
tenant" doomed familiar voice at
the cabin door II amt fergot how
you saved me from that shark down
In Pngo-Pngo bay"
Good gracious, Hook |" exclaimed
Hope In surprise, "how did you get
across the chnsm7"
"Wull, got sortcr tired n waiting
fer you two young folks TO finish your
reunion. 80 took look around and
what should | find, hidden away, nice
us you please. In the bushes, but the
basketl SO | hauls back the block
hooks on the basket, aud salIs across
as easy as though ! wuE ON one o.
them there rollcT-coasters."
"You saved my ,ife, Hook" snid
Hope, holding out his hand which the
old seaman grasped In his horny palm.
II shnn't forget It. You came Just In
the nick of time"
"P'raps II wuz Just ns well that
come along when | did" Hook admit
ted. Two more strokes o. that ax
and you'd been goner, lootenant
And IL wuZ forchnit thing that before
we left the hotel slipped my six
shooter In my pocket wuz out o.
breath from cllmbln' the moun.ain
and my aim wuz leetle unsteady.
hut made the feller vamoose Just the
snmc."
"Who was hep asked Hope.
ut wuz Satsuma's side-partner,
Mahlin."
"Mahlin, ehT" repeated nobe. II
thought Il might be Morton. The next
time meet either OF those gentle
men," he added grimly. there's going
20 be reckoning"
"Wnal, Miss Cleo" said Hook, turn
ing to the girl, ut certainly does my
heart good 60 find you safe aud sound.
We wuz pretty much worried about
you fK u time"
You're perfect dear, uook," she
said, putting her hands aaectionately
ON the old salts burly shoulders. "You
saved my life when you carried me out
OF Stcphanski's cellar just before the
bombs eSploded, and noN you have
saved MIR, Hopes life. IL it were not
| Tor you neither OF us wouid be here