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oaktn chest, to begin with. 1t might
not, Of course, contain anything but
bones-but it might. The thing was
90 absurd. l must have fallen asleep
must be already dreaming, But no!
l was labOring with all my strength to
open it with n of those rusty cut
lasses. 1t was Il tough job. but my
strength was as the strength of ten,
for the old treaSure~hunting lust was
upon me. and l had forgotten every
thing else in the world for the time.
At last, with a great wooden groan,
as though it's heart were breaking at
having TO give up it's secret at last, it
crashed open. I fell on my knees as
though | had been struck by lightning,
for it a literally trimming over with
silver and gold pieces-ioubloons and
pieces Of eight; English and French
coins, too-guineas and louis dor
alias Tobias manuscript had said
-"aii good money"
For Il while l knelt over it, dazed
and blinded. lost; then I slowly
plunged my hands into il and let the
pieces pour and pour through them,
literally bathing them in gold and sill
yer, as | had read of misers doing.
Then suddenly 1 broke out into an
Irish jig-never having had any nj
ton of doing such Il thing before.
In fact l behaved as | have read of
men doing, whom a sudden fortune
has bereft of reason. For the time, at
all events, l was II gibbering mailman.
Certainly, there was to be no sleep for
me that night! But. in the full tide OF
my frenzy, | suddenly noticed some
thing that brought me up sharp. Out
beyond the doorway it was growing
light. 1t was only Il dim tremulous
suffusion of it, indeed. but it was real
notwithstanding in from somewhere
or Other-the blessed. blessed, day.
light! God be praised!
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CHAPTER vli--Continued.

But alas! they did not begin till
some six feet above my head, and the
way was sheer. Row was to reach
the lowest rung? The rock "a too
sheer for me to cut steps in, as | had
lone farther back. / looked about me.
Again the luck was with me. In one
of the caves / had noticed some broken
pieces Of fallen rock. They were ter
ribly heavy. but despair lent me
strength, ard after an hour or two's
work, I had maraged to roll several
of them to the foot Of the ladder, and
with an effort Of which l would not
have believed myself capable-had
been able to build them one on top of
another against the wall. SO. | found
myself able to grasp the lowest rung
with my hands. Then, fastening the
lantern round my neck with my neck
tie. / prepared to mount.
The climb was not difficult. once l
had managed to get my feet OF the
first rung of the ladder, but there was
always the chance that one of the
rungs might have rusted loose with
time, in which case. Of course. it would
have given way in my grasp, and l
should have been precipitated back
ward to certain death below.
However, the mar who had mortised
them had done an honest piece of
work. and they proved as firm as on
the day they were placed there. Up
and up 1 went, till l must have been
forty feet above the floor, and. then,
as / neared the foot, instead Of com
ing to a trap door, as | had cOnjec-
Tired, l found that the ladder came to
En- end at the edge of a narrow ledge,
running along the ceiling much as a
clerestOry runs near the ROOT of some
old churches. On to this I managed to
climb. 1t was barely a yard wide, and
the impending roof did not permit Of
ones standing erect. 1t was a dizzy
crawl along on all tours, holding the
lantern In front of me. Presently it
brought Ine up sharp in a narrow
recess. 1t had come to an end.
Yes! but imagine my JOY! 1t had
come to an end at a low archway
rudely cat in the rock. Deep set in
the archway was a stout wooden door.
My first thought was that l was
trapped again, but, to my infinite sur
prise and gratitude, it proved to be
slightly ajar, and a vigorous push sent
1t grinding back on it's hinges. What
next? l wondered. At all events, l was
nc longer lost in he bowels of the
earth; step by step, I was coming
nearer to the frontiers Of humanity.
But l was certainly no prepared
for what next met my eyes, a ]
pushed through the low doorway with
my lantern. and looked around. Yes
indeed. man had certainly been here,
man. too, very %purposeful and bust
nesslike. / was in n sort of low mar
row gallery. sone forty feet long, to
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after which it was plain that it was
beginning to narrow. Very slightly in.
deed, but still a little. However. I could
still go on, and-I could still 60 back. I
went On-lnore slowly ii is true, yet
still / progressed. But the rock was
perceptibly closer to me. | had to
struggle harder. 1t was beginning to
hug me-very gently-but it was be-
ginning.
I paused to take breath. I could not
turn my head to look back. but I
judged that l had come over a third
Of the way. ! vas coming up to the
waist that / had feared, but / could
than an inch at every effort yet every
inch counted, and l had lots of time.
My feet and head were free-which
vas the main thing. Another good
push or two, and l should be at the
wnist-should know my fate.
l gave the good push or two, and
suddenly the rms of the rock were
around me. Tight and close, this time.
they Rugged me. They held me fast,
like a rude lover. and would not let
me go. My knees and feet were fast,
and the walls on each side pressed my
cheeks. NV head too was fast. I
could not move an inch forward-and
it was too late to 90 back!
Panic swept Over inc. I felt that
my hair must be turning white. Pres
emily | ceased to struggle. But the
rocks held me in their giant embrace.
thing. l could go on resting there
it was very comfortable-till-
And then / felt something touching
my feet, running away and then touch
ing them again. o God! 1t was the
incoming tide! 1t would And then
| prepared myself to die. l suppose /
was ~light-headed. with the strain and
the lack Of food, for. after the first
panic. I found myself dreamily, almost
luxuriously. making pictures Of how
brave men had died in the past-brave
women too. l fancied myself in one
and another situation. But the picture
that persisted was that of the Con-
ciergerie during the French revolu-
ton.
Then the picture vanished, as ! felt
the swish Of the tide round my ankles,
1t would soon be up to my knees
1t was up to my knees-it was creep
ing past them-and it was making
that hollow song in the caves behind
me that had seemed so kind to me
that very morning, the song it had
made to Calypso . that far-Off
night under the moon.
(TO BE CONIINUED)
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the Tor I measured the width with
nay eye, the less the narrowing seemed
To be. To be 50 slightly perceptible, it
could hardly be enough to make much
difference. Caution whispered that it
might be enough to make the differ.
ence between life and death. But al
ready my choice of those two august
alternatives was so limited as hardly
to be called a choice. On the one
hand, | could worm my way back
through the and tunnels through
which l had passed. and try my luck
again at the other end
with half a dozen matches !"
sneered Il voice that sounded like To-
bias'-"Precisely'' and the hor-
ror Of it was more than | dared face
again anyway. So there was nothing
for it but this aperture, hardly wider
than one of those deep stone Sits that
stood for windows in "A Norman castle.
1t vas my last chance, and | meant
to take it like a man.
| stood for a moment nerving myself
and taking deep breaths, as though I
expected to take but few more. Then,
my left arm extended, | entered side
wise, and began to edge myself along.
1t was easy enough for IL yard or two,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-11-28
Rooster Ate 4s6 Kernels.

A storekeeper at Montgomery City
has sprung a new n in the guessing
game. He took Il big rooster and, at
ter letting him fast for n day, put
him i'm his show window with a large
pan of corn, the kernels of which had
been counted.
He offered a prize to the persons
guessing nearest the number OF grains
the rooster would eat in 20 minutes.
The rooster had a ravenous appetite
and for five minutes it looked as il
there would not be a single kernel
Lex
But by the time the 20 minutes had
elapsed he had curled up in a corner.
He had succeeded In putting away 408
grains. A woman whose guess was
468 got the prixe-Ksnsas CITY T:meA
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-11-28
Regular Bowels Is Health

Bowels that move spasmOdically-
free one day and stubborn the next
should be h%ealthfully regulated by DR..
Kings New Life Pills. In this way
you keep the impurities Of waste mat
ter from circulating through the sys-
tenn by cleansing the bowels thorough
~ and promoting the proper flow OF
bile.
Mild, comfortable, yet always relia-
bic, DIR. Kings New Life Pills work
with precision without the constipation
results of violent p%urgatives. 25c. as
usual at all druggists.
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"0NLY ONE THING
BREAKS MY COLD!
"That's DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for fifty years a
cold-breaker"

NOTHING but sustained quality
~ and unfailing effectiveness can
rouse such enthusiasm. Moth
ing but sure relief from stubborn old
colds and %onruSbing new ones, grippe,
throat-tearing coughs, and Group could
have made DR.. Kings New Discovery
the nationally popular and standard
remedy it is today.
Fifty years old and always reliable.
for the whole family. A bottle in
the medicine cabinet means a short
lived cold or cough. 60c. and $1.2O.
All druggists. Give it a trial.
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which the arching rock made a crypt
like ceiling. At my first glance, l saw
that there was another door at the far
end similar to the one / had entered
BY and on the left side Of the gallery,
built Of rough stones from the low
ceiling to the floor, was a series Of
compartments, each with locked wood
en- door. They were strong and grim
looking, and might have been taken
for prison cells, Or family vaults, or
possibly wine bins. The massive locks
were red with rust, and there was
plainly no possibility Of opening them.
On the other side Of the gallery
there was q litter Of old chains, and
some boards, probably left owe from
the doors. Yes. and there were two
old hlntlOck guns, and several cut
lasses, al eaten away with rust. also
Z rough sesman's chest open and fall
mr. TO pieces. At the sight Of that. 4
Wild thought flashed through my brain.
What IL Good God! What If this
Wne Jslkp Ueach's treasury-behind
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-11-28
WHEN NEURALGIA
ATTACKS NERVES
Sloan's Liniment scatters
the congestion and
relieves pain

A little, applied zeithoat rubbing, will
penetrate Immediately and rest and
soothe the nerves.
Sloan's Liniment is very effective in
~allaying external pains, strains. bruises.
aches, stiff joints, sore muscles, lumba-
go, neuritis, sciatica. rheumatic twinges.
Keep q big bottle always on hand
for family use. Druggists everywhere.
35c. 7Oc. $1.A0.
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CHAPTER viii.
In Which ! Understand the Feelings Of
a Ghost.

a Ghost.
So, / surmised, | had been under
ground a whole day and two nights,
and this vas the morning of the sec
ond day after Calypso's disappearance.
What had been happening to her all
this time! My flesh crept ut the
thought. and. with that daylight steal
ing in like Il living presence. and the
sound and breath of the sea. my an
guish returned a hundreifold.
AS l stood on the little rocky plat
had burned my way, and looked down
into the glimmering chasIn beneath.
and heard the fresh voice Of the sea
huskily rumbling and reyerberating
about hidden grOttoeS and channels.
all that Calypso was to me came back
with the keenness of Il sword through
my heart. All! there was my treasure
as l had known when my eyes first
beheld her-cODapared with which that
gold and silver in there, whose CLEAN
had made me momentnrily ~distraught,
was but so much dust and ashes.
Ardently as I had sought 1t. what "a
it compared to n glance OF her eyes?
What if in the same hour, I had lost
my true treasure, and found the false?
At the thought, that glittering heap
became abhorrent to me, and. without
looking back, 1 sought for some way
by which I could descend.
As my eyes grew accustomed to the
H., I:rh< 7 ,cvy that thn~a war; cno,n
| shallow steps cut ~dia2onally in the
rock, and down these l had soon made
my way, to find myself in a roOrny cor
| ridOr. so much like that in which l had
seen Calypso standing in the moonlight,
that, for Il moment, | dreamed it was
thinking, indeed. that my troubles
were 0ver-that in another moment l
would emerge through that enchanted
| door and face the sea.
But alas /! instead Of a broad shining
doorway, and open arms OF freedom
widespread for me to leap into, I came
at last to a mere long narrow slit
through which l could gaze as a mar
gazes through a prison window ut the
sky.
The entrance had one been wide
and free, but Il mass OF rock had fallen
from above and blocked it up. leaving
only a long crack through which the
tides passed to and fro.
l was still in my trap; it seemed
more terrible than ever o that l
could see freedom so close, her very
voice calling to me. singing the MORN
ing song of the sea. But in the caverns
behind me, I heard another knocking
song. and / felt a cold breath on my
cheek, for death stood by my side
a-grin.
1.-The treasurer" he whispered, II
need you to guard that. The treasure
you have risked all to win-the treas
ure for which you have lost-your
treasure! You cannon escape. Go back
and count your gold. 1T is all good
money!! Ha! ha! it is all good
money!"
The illusion seemed so resl to me
that l cried aloud II will not die. l
will not die !"-cried it SO loud. that
anyone in a passing boat might have
heard me. and s%huddered. wondering
what poor ghost it "a wailing among
the rocks.
But the fright had done me good.
and I nerved myself for another effort.
II only ] could wriggie past that con-
traction in the middle, l should b
safe. And II ! stuck fast midwayl But
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my back enc
terribly, side panied
and I had frequent
%excretiOns. l let
run on until l
Of DR.. Pierce's
Anuric (anti-uric-
acid. I took the
Anuric but a short
time when / was
feeling fine. My
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-11-28
Very Necessary.

Waiter, there is sand on this
Bread"
""Oh, that's to keep the butter from
Slipping off,"
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30 l can do my house work without any
difficulty. | advise any woman who is
afflicted with female troubles to give
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound a trial and it will do as much for
them Mrs. MARIE BOYD, l42l 9Th
ST., N. E., Canton, Ohio.
Sometimes there are serious condi-
tons where q hospital operation is the
only alternative, but on the other hand
so many women have been cured by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
doctors have said that an operation was
necessary every woma who wants
to avoid an operation should give it q
fair trial before submitting TO such .
trying ordeal.
If complications exist, write to Lydia
f. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass,
for advice. The result of many years
experience is at your service.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-11-28

You can't be sure that the family
isn't at home these days until you
have raped Of, the garage door.
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cuticura soothes Baby Rashss.
That itch and burn with hot baths
Of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
a~nointings Of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better, purer. sweeter. espe-
cially II a little Of the fragrant Cuti-
curl Talcum Il busted on ut the dn-
l0h. 25c each evertwhere.-Adv.
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HOW MRS. BOYD
AVOIDED AN
OPERATION

Canton, Ohio.-"I suffered from .
female trouble which caused me much
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-11-28
BACk-ACHE
Pain In Side,
Kidneys

ST. Paul, Mimi vas troubled with
d~isordered kidneys for about two years
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-11-28

SulLcIiliSt dAiu wv
doctors de cide
that / would have
to go through AZ.
operation before l
could get well.
mother who
had been helped by
LydiaE Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound, advised mo
to try it before sub
hitting to an opera-
ton. 1t relieved me
from nv troubles
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Keep Money From the Heart.
Money In the hand is a good thing
II 1t isn't allowed to get into the heart.
IL It Is. only In the hand it Is kept in
circulation If allowed to get into the
heart It is boarded away.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-19
AUTO CRASHES CAUSE
$4,000 DAMAGE SUITS
One Defendant Says He Was
Good Samaritan and Deed
Is Not Appreciated

damage suits totalinC SNO.uu w"r"
filed in Atlantic county. New Jersey.
today resulting from automobile nr"i.
dents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Temple.
Of Atlantic city. haze flied suit against
Frank l.. Sitlcy. of IIaddontirld. and
Major Bernard Gittelmnn. of Atlantic
City. for sums totaling so 600. They
claim they were standing on the curb
at Atlantic avenue, Atlnnti" City, last
August >. and when they started t."
board trolley two automobiles. driven
10y the defendants. came by. knocking
them down and permanently injuring
them.
! Mrs. Temple asks 500 for her
injuries white her husband asks So. 600.
Sitlcy claims he did not hit either of
the claimants. but that he saw the ar-
ridcnt and Immediately played Good
4 Samaritan. taking the injured couple
! in his car 10 tho hospital.
/ The other damage suit filed today was
( that Of &. TurZyck. asking Sl5.OOC
from the Baker. Flick Department Store
/ Company. of Camden. for iniuricS Sus
/ tanned by Carroll Turzyrki July H.
when run over by an automobile belong
/ ing to the defendant.
The ear was driven by ono of tho
! company'S chauffcurs The boy wa,
struck. it is claimed. a. hc startr,
across the street at HaddOn avpnu,
and Chestnut street The father ask,
$40. 900 damages for thp boy aud 5000
for himself
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-19
HOUSE VOTES PROBE
OF HIGH SHOE PRICES
Refuses to Extend Federal
Trade Commission Inquiry
to Food and Clothing
HEARING ON PACKERS LAGS
BY the Associated Press

Washington. Aug. IA resolution
directing the Federal Trade Commits
sion to investigate the high cost Of
shoes. and determine the cause for in .
creased prices. was adopted today by
the House. which refused to extend the
inquiry to clothing and food. The reso
luton was held up yesterday by the lack
of a quorum.
The House agriculture committee is
expected to report today on amend
mcnts to tho food control act extending
its authority to clothing and otherwise
increasing is effectiveness in combating
the high cost of living. Appearance be
fore the committee of a delegation of
mayors of New Jersey cities urging i'm l.
mediate action to reduce prices pre-
vented final consideration and report on
the amendments yesterday.
Bccatfs6 'fewcr witnesses were heard
and much lPsS. time consumed in in =
vestigating the Nside of those favoring
the legislation than was expected, the
Senate agriculture committee, which is
holding hearings Of the Kenyon bill for
regulation of the spacking industry to
day. was idle. AstrcprPSentatives of the
packers were not Summoned IL appear
until that date aaiournment until to-
morrow was deci hed upon late yester-
day. ~
Commissioned William A.. COlver, of
the federal trade commission, which body
recently made public a report Of its ex
haustivc investigation Anto the packing
industry. was the principal witness yes
tcrday. He disrussed with the commit
tee much of the information concerning
the industry secured during the investi
'sgation and explained the views of the
cNmmission as to the need of the pack :
ers Neoatrol
Senator Kenyon himself may testify
at a later hcaribg. as he reserved that
right.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-19
Pepper mDited
to Head Food Body
Continued From rage One

CortInued From raEe One
had only n few moments 70 catch his
train for Washington.
Rcforc he left. however. he explained
thot Mr.. Heinz would issue state
mont later. "Logislation was dis
rrssod at tho conference. he snid.
Mr.. Palmer denied that tho confcrc"s
had considered any stop to eliminate tn"
fair price committee proposal from their
plons and added that he was not ready
M this time to announce the name ot
tbe man who will direct the fight against
nrofitccrs here in Philadelphia.
II is rumorcd that Mr.. Heinz will ask
George Wharton Pepper to head the
fair price committee here.
Mr.. Pepper said this afternoon,
however. that hc had not yet been in
vitpd to fll such an office.
II can't say whether or not I would
take tho place. IL II were offered. he
e1nloinrd. 81 must know what will be
rnnuirod before I can tell what ! shall
do, But would be glad to help in any
way in my power.
Mr., Heinz during the last twenty
four hours has been forced to make rad
zeal changes in his plans for fighting
the high cost of living.
He has found it little short Of i'm
nossihlo TO reconstruct the old Penn
svlvania food administration as con
stitutpd during the war.
Refusal Of Jay Cooke. Sd. to serve
as organizer Of tho "fair price com e
mitteo for Philadelphia county was only
the first Of many disappointments eX
rcripnccd by Mr.. Heinz.
It became known today that the vast
majority Of former county administra .
tors had ignored Mr.. Heinz request TO
resume their duties unotfCially asap
emergency measure.
Mr.. Heinz tplPgraphcd requests that
thpv form fair price, comnttpes in
their localities to sixty seven former
county administrators. OF these only
five or six answered in the Affirmative.
A large portion replied that fhey had
given more than n years time%tQ this
work during the war emergency and 1rf-
mcdiatcly after the signing of the
armisticc. and were now resumng theif
private businesses. which had suf.
fprod during the interval. They said
it would not be possiblcEfor them to
again lay aside their privdte affairs at
this time.
Most significant, however.S was the
fact that tn" majority nf tha former
county administrators did not ovep take
the trouble to anSScr Mr.. Heinz sstele
gram. Under thcNSircumstanccs Or
Heinz feels it would not be practicable
To set up again the machinery which
functioncd during the wGn
In the absence of Mr. Hoover. it is
generally conceded that Mr.QIcinz viii
be Attorney General Palmer $ 7principa
lieutenant in tn" campaign against the
food profteers.
/ 1t became known today that Mr.
| Heinz had not been invited to the con
| ference of officials and food experts
called yesterday by United States At
torney Kane. [
/ Mr.. Hepburn was asked to sit in
at the conference. but the invitation
came only two hours before the meet
( ing was held in Mr.. Kanc's office. Mr.
, Hepburn was asked to explain the pro
cedure followed by the food admins
tration in Philadelphia during the war
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-19
CITY RECEIVES BIDS
ON STREET AND BRIDGE
Twenty-eight Proposals Sub
mitted on Contracts Amount
ing to $45o,ooo

Bids for tho rcpaving and repair of
streets and the repair and painting of
bridges. representing an approximate
total of $3.50 900. have been opened in
the Office Of George +. Datesman. di.
rector of public works.
Eighteen proposals on the street work
and ten on the bridges were submitted
Although it was impossible to schedule
tho bids yesterday because of th"Ir
Lumber and tho fact that they were
unit proposals. it was announced that
in the aggregate they gave prices at
nearly the same figures as those quoted
for similar work last year.
The work covered by the bids in
Guided in items of the $40 100 900 mu
nicipal loan passed and approved last
month. Contracts will not be let. ac-
rordiug to Fred &. Dunlap. chief of
the Bureau of Highways. until deter
mination of suit attacking the validity
Of items of the loan providing for re-
pairs on the ground that the now char
ter prohibits the use of loan funds for
maintenance, which is expected to hc
instituted in the courts today.