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into dwellings upon Tunnel HILL John
Sherman, who made of and named English
rough experience The adjoining called "Buys'
Acre and it the toughs Of the
troversies The pupils the the Irish who
died iron and drove about the mills, divided
faconshe "Cnkers" the "Beders
battles with each other with and other missiles. belonged
the "Bleedes fought three fist fights with stock boy named
John Bradley think rather though
cay the battles decided
license to sell liquor Philadelphia More than these boys
in later life to and others have substantial
Among them Mickey MQuade Johnnie Mccullough,
Barney Green the Sulvans the Mullins whom
families reached respectable social standing
pretty sister, Annie with for vocal who became
teacher and married in Chicago Tunnel Hill naturally the
preest part of the being the high the
French Creek and the Shuykl River When the village small
butcher from Kmberon named John Vandece bought
farm He hard, and selfish. he built little
houses sold them the aborers
taking mortgages for the balance Every few the
became dull and the mills closed Then he oreclosed
When trade revived he sold the another
BY repeating the he rich His boys barefoot and
worked labor His wife daughters did washing
made the world and left them
of printing boo of his mainly the of the
and the dates when he reached Before
trusting the Of bought
had properly inscribed the
the of the tenants and purchasers from John Vande that
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thrown daily companonshp. did HARM but
the beneficial Every child helped by playing for
of the day in the Every ought his
experiences the his capabilities but he ought
have his the Those Tunnel Hill
friends of mine When candidate for the Governohp
and old Irish living there still the cradle in
which was rocked.
At this school | learned all of the rules of Smh Grammar
and find firmly mbcdded mind the propositions :
the of place thing word used
instead Of noun propositions the objective case acve
anstve verbs the objective and the like committed
the geography of the world from Mche Atlas and
could by Cape Severe Vosohno called Cape
Cheyun the norhernmot of Sbera) the Yangtse
Kang River OCCASION when there examination and
the boys myself appeared before audience
bounds each Of the United States named capital prn
cpa and principal learned cipher in Vogdess
arithmetic cube Among the brightest boys in the
John H. Mullen who aeward studied medicine and
Sullivan hunchback Among the pupils about this
period Indian girls tribe from Canada
boys who skfu with bows
dime fixed and the girls made neat baskets When
cold for life they rented house y nne
Hill and both boys and girls came to school.
school the Presbyterian Church
south side of the Miss Agnes Mcclure who after
clerk named Hughes the Office of the
mother Dr. William E. Hughes of Phlads
rha Mrs Wallace and there made beginning the study
of French.
TOMORROW
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of love- hidden and rebellion beautiful mys
Cuba during exciting days the revolt against
CONTINUED TOMORROW

hadn't been for you we'd have turned
back. The captain was afraid of the
reef"
81 don't mind telling you | was afraid,
too" he sighed YEARLY. Now then, about
all we have to fear are Spanish coast
guards"
The Alarm
Dawn showed the voyagers that they
We're indeed fortunate, for they were upon
the mainland Of Cuba. and as far as they
could see, both east and west. the reef
was unbroken. There was stili some un.
certainty as to their precise position. for
the jungle at their backs shut OF their
view Of the interior; but that gave them
little concern. Men were lolliny about,
exhausted, but Major Ramos allowed
them no time for rest; he reused them
and kept them on the go until the price
less supplies had been collected within
the shelter of the brush. Then he broke
open certain packages and distributed
arms among his followers.
Even while this was going on there
came an alarm; over the low promontory
that cut off the eastern coast line q
streamer of smoke was seen. There was
a scurry for cover; the little band lay
low and watched while a Spanish cruiser
stole past not more than a mile outside
the line of froth.
The three Americans. who were MUNICH.
ing tasteless breakfast of pilot bread.
were Joined by Major Ramos He was
no longer the immaculate parsonage he
had been; he was baretooted; his clothes
were torn; his trousers We're rolled up to
the knee and whitened by sea water, while
the revolver at his hip and the bandolier
of cartridges over his shoulder lent him
an anonymously ferocious appearance
Ever since Norine had so rudely shat.
tered his romantic fancies the Major had
treated both her and O'Reilly with a stiff
and distant formality. He began now by
saying: 4
IL am dispatching a message to Gen.
eral Gomez's headquarters, asking him
to send a pack train and an escort for
these supplies. There Is danger here:
perhaps you would like to go >on with
the couriers?"
OReilly accepted eagerly; then thinking
of the girl, he said doubtfully:
I'm afraid Miss Evans isn't equal TO
the. trip"
Norine Goes on a Journey
"Nonslnse! I'm equal to anything.
Norine declared And indeed she looAsd
capable enough as she stood there In her
short walking suit and stout boots.
Branch alone declined the invitation,
vowing that he was too weak to bud6a
II there was the faintest prospect ~
riding to the interior he Infinitely psGk'
ferred to await the opportunity. ha ~
even at the risk OF an attack by op1n&
ish soldiers In the meantime. f|>
tooNglNuED zonaorS,Qzg)
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wards. and the Fair Play was lost to
view; but, keeping his face set toward
that inky horizon, O'Reilly guided his
boat perhaps half.mile nearer before
ordering his crew to cease rowing. Now
through the stiffness came low, slow
pulsating whisper the voice OF the bar
rier reef
The trade.winds had died with the sun.
and only the gentlest ground-swell was
running; nevertheless, when the boat
drew farther in the sound Increased
alarmingly, and soon a white breaker
streak showed dimly where the coral
teeth Of the reef bit through
The Opening
There was a long nights work ahead;
time pressed, and so O'Reilly altered his
course and cruised along outside the
white water, urging his crew to lustier
strokes 1t was haphazard work, this
search for an opening. and every hour OF
delay increased the danger OF discovery.
A mile-two miles-it seemed like ten
to the taut oarsmen, and then black
hiatus of still water showed in the phos'
phorescent foam. oReilly explored 1t
briefly; then he turned back toward the
ship. When he had gone as far as hs
dared he lit lantern and, shielding its
rays from the shore with his coat, flashed
It seaward. After a short interval dim
red eye winked out of the blackness.
O'Reilly steered for it.
Soon he and his crew were aboard and
the ship was cropping her way toward
the break in the reef, Meanwhile. her
deck became a scene of feverish activity;
out from her hold came cases OF ammuni.
ton and medical supplies: the field'piece
on the bow was hurriedly dismounted;
the small boats. of which there were an
extra number, were swung out, with the
result that when the Fair Play had
maneuvered as close as she dared every
thing was in readiness.
Many of these expedicionarios were
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professional men, clerks, cigarmakers,
and the like; few of them had ever done
hard manual labor; yet they fell to their
tasks willingly enough. While they
worked a close watch with night glasses
was maintained from the bridge,
Safely Landed
O'Reily took the first load through the
reef, and discharged it upon sandy
beach. No one seemed to know posi-.
lively whether this was the mainland or
some key; and there was no time for ex-
ploration; in either event, there was no
choice of action, Every man tumbled
overheard and waded ashore with n pack.
ing case; he dropped this in the sand
above high-tide mark, and then ran back
for another. II was swift, hot work.
From the darkness on each side came the
sounds OF other boat crews similarly en-.
gagged.
Johnnie was back alongside the ship
and ready for second cargo before the
last tender had set out upon its first trip
and then for several hours this slavish
activity continued. Some crews los;
themselves in the gloom, fetched up on
the reef, and were forced TO dump their
freight into the foam, trusting TO salvage
II when daylight came.
Every one was wet to the skin; bodies
steamed in the heat; men who had pulled
at oars until their hands were raw and
bleeding cursed and groaned at their own
fatigue. But there was little shirking
those whose strength completely failed
them dropped in the sand and rested until
they could resume their labors.
Daylight was coming when the last boat
cast off and the Fair Play, with hoarse
triumphant blast of her whistle, faded
into the north, her part in the expedition
at an end.
O'Reily bore Norine Evans ashore In
'his arms, and when he placed her feet
upon Cuban soil she hugged him, crying
I'VE fooled them. Johnnie! But II Il
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.RAINBOW'S END -

Hmm! You found 1t, all right. He
appears to be completely conquered"
lin afraid So" the girl acknowl-
edged, with little grimace. You'd think
he'd never seen woman before. He's
very-intense. Very"
you don't expect me, as your chap.
eron, to approve of your behavior? Why,
you've been flirting outrageously."
81 had to firt a little: simply had
to know what was going on. But
fixed him"
Indeed"
II couldn't let him spoil my fun, could
|? OF course not. Well, l put a damper
on him. told him about you-about
U.S."
O'Reilly was puzzled. What do you
mean?" he inquired
"You won't be angry, will YOU? When
he waxed romantic | told him he had
come into my life too late. l confessed
that | was in love with another man
with you" AS her hearer drew back In
dismay Miss Evans added, quickly, oh,
don't be frightened; that isn't half
"of course you're joking" Johnnie
stammered
Engaged.
"Indeed I'm not thought 1t would
discourage him, butt didn't. So l told
him a whopper. / said we were en-
gagged" The speaker Uttered. She was
delighted with herself.
Engaged? To be married."
Certainly! People aren't engaged-to
60 fishing, are they? ! had to tell him
something; he was getting positively
feverish. If he'd kept it up I'd have told
him we We're secretly married"
This may be funny" the young man
said stiffiy, but l don't see it,
"Oh, don't look so glum! I'm not going
to hold you to 1t, you know. Why
Miss Evans's bantering manner ceased
and she said earnestly: Doctor Alvarado
told me your story, and think it's splen'
did. I'm going to help you find that little
Rosa, II you'll let me- You were thinking
about her when I came up, weren't your
Johnnie nodded.
"You-might talk to me about her. II
you care to-"
O'Reilly's voice was husky and low as
he said II daren't trust myself. I'm
afraid She's so young, so sweet, so
beautiful-and these are wartimes. I'm
almost afraid to think"
Norine saw her companions cheeks
blanch slowly. saw his laughing eyes
grow grave, saw the muscular brown
hand upon the rail tighten until the
knuckles were white: impulsively she laid
her palm over his.
Don't let yourself worry" she said.
"If money would buy her safety you
could have all that have. Just be brave
ana true and patient and you'll hnd her.
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CHAPTER II (COntinued)

,rpy carly in life began wander In Rhoadess woods along
e French Creek could be found in the spring the hepaca
spring beauty the saxifrage the
-" aras the slippery elm At Black Rock bluff along the
S.,k;l more than a mile away grew columbne Alone
y through the woods getting quiet and unanazed enjoyment
Fam the of form and color while learning taste
spice the sassafras and 70 avoid that of the
M the Indian turnp In the fall rising daybreak, always
hsred huled dried and put away the of walnus
I ch and hellbaks could be
younger brother Henry Co. three old and
I'D attack of fever and did harm dropping bag
anuts which Juggling steps gare to the
M learned skate pair of skates which cost fifty
Samuel store and made progress forward and
yard and cutting the ice by throwing foot
oher Thereupon uncle Joseph Whitaker
me and expensive pair bought in Philadelphia but
he metal soft could discard them, and
well aerwar We made seds with the of rejected
M and painted sled from the city with iron the
runners wonder and ervied by all of the boys In the
simmer we the Gut" which the
French and the mainland to SWIM 1t the fashion go
barefoot and the boy who did not rather depised weak
np hid my shoes and stockings behind oak followed
mo Aock Along of we'll enough with
little care but wheat stubble there was
m trouble On occasion when playing cky benders' the
thin the canal the ice and fell into the water and
vas wetted head foot Scrambng
es Chester County Iron Works. slipped clothes
danced naked front of furnace until they dried At
home the mshap not reported.
An Afling Child
very young frequently ill and had
mouth with flowers of sulphur moasses
phae of magnesia recommended tastees with
ap mixed currant jelly to make paaable and occasionally
with With the measles had high and night
ed three times, the ccatrixes remaining
Common important quality in nursing in all
affairs of fe If of my attendants had been
wise enough pari counerpane
would have much These color coled into
How important the soothing of mohery woman!
Ann wife of my uncle James Pennypacker herself Penny
packer the soued who lived gath
cred me into arms song
putting sleep and perhaps saved When eight
years age my brother John died at the of eleven He
Intelligent boy who had read much and doing menraon and
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With daylight. caution gave way to
haste, and the rusty little tramp began
to drive forward for all she was worth.
She cleared the three.mile limit safely
and then turned south. Not craft was
in sight; not q smudge of smoke discol-
ored the skyline.
1t had been a trying night for the fill
busters, and when the low coastline was
dropped astern they began to think OF
sleep. Breakfast of a sort was served
on deck. after which those favored ones
who had berths sought them, while their
less fortunate companions stretched out
wherever they could find place.
Johnnie O'Reilly was not one OF those
who slept; he was too much elated. Al
ready he could see the hills of Cuba doz
ing behind their purple veils in fancy
he felt the fierce white heat from close
walled streets, and scented the odors or
"mangly" swamps. He heard the cease
less signing of royal palms. How he had
hungered for it all; how he had ragged
at his delays! Cuba's spell was upon
him; he knew now that he loved the
island, and that he would never feel at
rest on other soil.
It had seemed so small a matter to re-
turn; Il had seemed so easy to seek out
Rosa and to save her! Yet the days had
grown into weeks; the weeks had aged
into months. Well, he had done his best;
he had never rested from the moment or
Rosas first appeal. Her enemies had
foiIed him once but there would be no
turning back this time-rather firing,
suuad or a dungeon In Cabanas than
that.
O'Reilly had taken his bitter medicine
as becomes a mamie had maintained
calm, II not a cheerful, front; but now
that every throb Of the propeller bore
him closer to his hearts desire he felt a
growing jubilation, mounting restless
ness that was hard to master. His pulse
was pounding; his breath swelled in MS
lungs. Sleep? That was for those VINO
merely risked their lives for CUBA
Hunger? No food could satisfy starv'
ing soul. Rest? He would never rest
until he held Rosa Varona in his arms
This rusty, sluggish tub was standing
, still!
Preparing for the Spaniards
Into the midst of his preoccupation
Norine Evans forced herself. announcing
breathlessly:
"oh, but I'm excited! They're hoistins
a cannon out Of the hold and putting II
together. so that we can fight II we have
to-"
Now don't you wish you'd stayed a.
homer" O'Reilly smiled at her.
Good heavens. no! I'm having the
time Of my life. / nearly died Of curiosity
at frst--until I found Major Ramos''
tongue"
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY ofA PENNSYLVANIA
n 80 By samuel WAcMyloochcy 49, a. sy~zz:
EieNasNz4es /en7g1tuniaS H0st zeoous %sSssa3s$Es2
and EnerSeHc Governor

pookkeepng The event had effect had
been the habit of using profanity and then determined
grew accustomed expressing feeling without expee and have
never since occasion given to them About the
same time. during time of the
on signed perhaps twenty pledges carried around by the chill
dren never to intoxicating liquor This became habit
unbroken until thirtyve of but which finally
yielded to the dinner customs of the city.
While not robust, have been endowed with vitality
because always exhibited and the obstacles which
many children yielded not sufficient deter from doing
what had undertaken planted the the garden and
mother depended gather the pods My father brought
me from Grandfather Pennypscer cabbage plant and
watered night He brought later four chickens and
the end of the second had than 200 let
escape and gathered the found my seemingly
inaccessible which bore black cherries by getting
rail of pale fence clamberng another whose limbs
crossed the reach then following
this natural bridge.
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Copyright. 1917. Harper & Bros.
CHAPTER XIV (COntinued)

pAMOS led his three charges to the rail-
~ :oad station ard into the rear coach
"a south.bound train, where the other
Aembers of the expedition had already
found seats. AS they climbed aboard.
Secret Service agent essayed to follow
them, but he was stopped by a brakeman,
who said
you can't ride in here; this is special
car. Some sort of a picnic party. They're
wops' or Greeks or something"
Other detectives who attempted to In
wade the privacy of that rear coach after
the train had gotten under way were also
denied. Meanwhile the filibusters cast
restraint aside and for the first time In.
terminged freely.
The Start
Evening came. then night, and still the
party was jerked along at the tail or the
train without hint as to its destination.
About midnight those who were not doz'
Ing noted that they had stopped at an
obscure pine.woods junction. and that
""Sh VIC VI all Bok uiiuSi WY S'O
their own car did not move. The ruse
was now apparent; owing to the lateness
Of the hour it was doubtful IL any one
In the forward coaches was aware that
the train was lighter by one car.
There was a brief delay; then a loco
motive crept out from a siding, coupled
up to the standing car, and drew 1t OF
an tl,a., all n "AXCNrStOn
party" was being rushed swiftly toward
the coast. some twenty miles away.
Major Ramos came down the aisle
laughing and spoke to his American pro-
tsges
Well. what do you think Of that eh?
Imagine the feelings of those good dep
uty marshals when they wake up. bet
hey'll rub their eyes"
Miss Evans bounced excitedly In her
seat; she clapped her hands.
You must have friends In high
places" O'Reilly grinned. and the Cuban
agreed.
Yes, purposely drew attention to us
IN Charleston while our ship was load
ing. She's ready and waiting for US
now; and by daylight we ought to be
ssiely out to sea. Meanwhile the Daunt'
'ess has weighed anchor and Is steamins
north, followed. hope. by all the revenue
cutters hereabouts."
At Sea
" was the darkest time CT the night
vnen the special train came 10 stop
bridge spanning one OF the deep
southern rivers. In the stream below
almly outlined in the gloom. lay the Fair
IVY a small tramp steamer; her crew
sp up and awake. The new arrivals
e hurried aboard. and within q halt
shs was feeling her way ssaward.
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CHAPTER XVI
THE CITY AMONG THE LEAVES

THE night was moonlesI and warm.
l. An impalpable haze dimmed the star
glow; only the dlffused illumination of
the open sea enabled the passengers of
the Fair Play to identify that blacker
darkness on the horizon ahead of them
as land. The ship herself was no more
than formless blot stealing through
the gloom, and save for the phosphores-
cence at bow and stern no light betrayed
her presence, not even so much as the
flare of a match or the coal from a cigar
or cigarette. Orders of the strictest had
been issued and the expedic!onarios gath
cred along the rails were not inclined to
disregard them. for only two nights be-
fore the Fair Play, in spite of every
precaution, had showed her nose fairly
into a hornets nest and had managed to
escape only by virtue of the darkness and
the speed of her engines,
She had approached within a mile or
two of the prearranged landing place
when over the mangroves had fared the
binding white light of a Spanish patrol
boat: like a thief surprised at his work
the tramp had turned tail and fed, never
pausing until she lay safe among the
Bahama Banks.
Seeking the Channel
Now she was feeling her way back,
some distance to the westward. Major
Ramos was on the bridge with the cap.
tain. Two men were taking soundings in
a blind search for that steep wall which
forms the side OF the old Bahama Chan
mel.
When the lead finally gave them warn.
ing, the Fair Play lost her headway and
came to a stop. rolling lazily; in the
silence that ensued Leslie Branch's recur.
rent cough barked loudly.
They're afraid to go closer, on account
of the reef" O'Reilly explained to his
companions.
That must be II that I hear" Norine
ventured. "Or maybe it's just the roar.
ing In my ears"
I'm scared stiff. l don't like reefs. Are
there any sharks in these waters?"
Plenty"
We'll, I'm glad I'm thin" the sick man
murmured.
Major Ramos spoke in low tone from
the darkness above. calling for a volun'
teer boats crew to reconnoiter and to
look for an opening through the reef.
Before the words were out of his mouth
OReilly had offered himself.
Ten minutes later he found himself at
the steering oar Of one the ships life
boats. heading shoreward. A hundred
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I'm sure you will. And in the meantime
don't mind my frivolity; it's just my
way. You see, this is my first taste OF
life, and it has gone to my head"
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At School

When what called the hen fever wild speculation fancy
Chickens the country uncle W. Whitaker
paid $50 for dozen Shanghai and knowing what
with them gave chickens As they
their size and feahered astonishing
thing AS the fever abaed sold the eggs for 81 dozen
Every fruit and within a mile. with
merit and the reach known raised
broods of white rabbits.
The school kept by Mrs Heg had only brief
then sent to the public school building since converted
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-01
DELIGHTFUL PARTY
AT THE TALLER HOME

While MIR. and Mrs. o. c. Tabler
were on a visit to friends and relativ.
es in Missouri, a number of young
people were delightfully."- entertained
at a pound party at their home by
Miss Frances and brothers on the ev-
sning of August %.
Music and games were the featur-
es of the evening. At late hour re-
freshments, including all the delicac-
les of the season, were served by the
hostess assisted by Mrs. ]. w Holl-
ida and Miss Nellie Beard, after
which all departed for their many
homes expressing themselves as hav-
ing spent very pleasant evening.
Those present were as follows.
Mrs. J. W. Hollida, Misses Mary
Whitmore, Bessie Beard, Mary Van
Metre. Hattie Adams, Ivy Kesecker,
Effie Johnson, Nellie Beard, Maggie
Riner, Mable VanMetre, Martha
Beard, Frances Tabler, Jennie Linton,
Mary Lena ster, Laura. Wentz, and
Messrs. Gustave Stickles, Edmond
Beard, Bernard Butler, Frank Beard
Harvey Grubbs; Charles B. Sperow,
Ralph, Beard, Bernard Lemaster, Ar
thur Butler, Raymond Tabler, Will
liam Grubbs, Harry Kensel, Charles
Beard, Homer Kesecker, William
Knipe, Holland H4ite, Clyde Tabler,
Miller Riners Eseritt Iqsnsel, George
Tabler Robert Lemaster, Hugh Ronk,
and Eugene Deering.