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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-20

Sahara, with no possible means of
communicating with his fellows, on
the third day there would not fail to
be someone to drop in and remark
on the fineness of the weather. So 1t
was with US. AS a general thing not
once in twelvemonth did human
being wander into that wilderness
where the liking" had made his home.
There was nothing to bring them
there, and, as have made clear, the
way was not easy. Yet we had hardly
begun work when one and another idle
niger strolled in from the settlement
and stood grinning his curiosity at our
labors.
Toward evening of the third day we
came upon a passage leading out Of
one of the cellars; it had such prom
Using appearance that we kept at work
later than usual, and the sun had set
and night was rapidly falling as we
turned homeward.
AS we came in sight of the house
we were struck by the peculiar hush
about it, and there were no lights In
the windows.
mo lightsr the skiing" and I ex-
claimed together, involuntarily hurry
ing our steps, with forebodfng of we
knew not what in our hearts. AS we
crossed the lawn the house doomed up
dark and still and the door opening
onto the loggia was square of black
ness in gloom of shadows hardly
less profound. Not a sound, not a
sign of lifel
"Calypsop' we both cried out, as we
rushed across the loggia. Calypso |!
where are you"-but there was no an
swer; and then /. being ahead of the
king" stumbled over something dark
lying across the doorway.
'Good heaven what is this?" /
cried, and bending down ! saw that 1t
was Samson.
The king" struck match. YesI
it was Samson, poor fellow, with a
dagger firmly planted in his heart.
Near by something white caught my
eye attached to the Intel of the door
way. 1t was a piece of paper held
there with a sailors knife. / tore
it off in a frenzy. and-the liking"
striking another match-we read it to-
gether. 1t bore but few words, writ
ten all in capital letters with coarse
pencil:
WILL RETURN THE LADY IN
EXCHANGE FOR THE TREASURE"
and 1t was signed III. p. r."
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vainIy | cIutched at Rocky Walls.
crossed, I decided to take the larger
one. 1t proved to be a passage much
like the tunnel I had already trav.
ersed, only little roomier, and there
fore it was easier going, and 1t, too.
brought me out, as had the other. on
another cavern-but one considerably
larger in extent.
I had stumbled on something ike
Monte Cristo suite Of underground
apartments. And here for a moment
/ released my imagination from her
binders, and allowed her to play
around these strange halls. And in
one of her suggestions there was some
comfort. 1t was hardly likely that
caverns of such extent had waited for
me to discover them. They must sure
ly have been known to Teach, or what.
ever buccaneer it was who had occu-
pied the ruined mansion not so very
far above ground.
I set about the more carefully to
examine every nook and corner. Two
walls, with rusting chains and man.
acles attached, were melancholy proof
of one Of the uses to which the place
had once been put. Melancholy for
certain unhappy souls long since free
of all mortal chains, but for me-need
I say it7-exceedingly joyous. For
If there had been a way to bring pris-
oners here it was none the less evil
dent that there had been a way to
take them out. But how and where?
Again searched every nook and cram
ny. There was no sign of entrance
anywhere.
Then thought occurred to me.
What If the entrance were after the
manner of a medieval oubliette-
through the ceiling! There was a
thought indeed to send ones hopes
soaring. ran in my eagerness
through one cavern after another,
holding my lantern aioft. That must
be. the solution. There could be no
other way. I sought and sought, but
Mas! it was false hope, and / threw
myself down in corner in despair,
deciding that the prisoners must have
been forced to crawl in as / had
though it was hardly like jailers to
put themselves to such inconvenience.
/ leaned back against the wall and
gazed listlessly upward. Next mo-
ment I had bounded to my feet again.
Surely I had seen some short, regular
lines running up the face of the rock,
like a ladder. / raised my lantern.
Sure enough, they were iron rounds
set in the face Of the rock, and they
mounted up till ! lost them in the OBJ
security, for the cave here must have
been forty feet high. Blessed heaven!
I was savedl @
(TO BE CONTINUED.y
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"a cloud of bats flew in our faces and
set the negroes screaming. A huge
cavernous bIackness was before us.
The "king" called for lanterns.
As we raised these above, our heads
and peered into the darkness, we. both
gave a laugh.
'Yo-ho-ho-and a bottle of
rum" sang the king"
For all along the walls stood or lay
prone on trestles, a silent company
OF hogsheads. festooned with cobwebs
Ike huge tack wings. IL was the
pirates ~fne cellarl 3. =.
- -
Such was our discovery for that
day, but there is another matter which
must mention-the fact that some
how the news Of our excavation
seemed to have got down to the set
tleInent. 1t is curious fact; as the
'king' observed, that il man should
start to dig for god In the center Of
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CHAPTER vii.
In Which Lose NV Way.

"The .audacity of the fellowl" ex-
claimed the "king,"' who was the. first
to recover.
"But Calypso!" cried.
The king laid his hand on my
shoulder reassuringly.
''Don't be afraid for her." he said.
II know my daughter"
"But / love herl" I cried, thus
hurting out in my anguish what had
designed to reveal in some tranquil
chosen hour.
81 have loved her for twenty years."
said the king" exasperatingly calm.
Jack Harkaway' can take care Of
himself"
I was not even astonished at the
time.
"But something must be DONE"
cried. 81 will go to the commander
at once and rouse the settlement. Give
me a lantern" 1 called to one of the
negroes, who by this had come up to
US, and were standing around in a
terrified group. i waited only for it
to be lit, and then, without word
dashed wildly into the forest.
Hadn't you better take someone
with your" / heard the liking" call
after me, but I was too distraught to
reply, plunging headforemost through
the tangled daTRness-my brain boil
ing like cauldron with anger and a
thousand fears, and my heart stung,
too with wild, .unreasoning remorse.
After all, it was my doing.
seTo think.l to think to thinkl" I
cried aloud-leaving the rest unspo-
ken.
I meant that it had all come of my
insensate pursuit of that filthy treas
ure, when all the time the only treas
ure coveted was Calypso herself.
Poor old ignorant Tom had been right
after all. Nothing good came of such
enterprises. There was a curse upon
them from the beginning. And then,
as thought of Tobias, my body shook
so that l could hardly keep on walk
ing, and next minute my hatred Of him
so nerved me up that ran on through
the brush like mailman, my clothes
clutched at by the devilish vines and
torn at every yard.
fled past the scene of our excava-
tons, looking more haunted than ever
in the flashing CLEAN of the lantern.
With an oath / left them behind, as
the accHrsed cause of all this evil but
| cannot, have gone by them many
ya.ds when suddenly I.feH the ground
giving way beneath me. with violent
jerk. My arms went up in wild eff
fort to save myself, and then, in "a
panic # fright. felt myself shooting
downward as one might fall down the
shaft ola NINE ydiniy | clutched al
roeFv walls as l sped down in the
earth-smelling, darkness. / seemed to
be falling forever, and FOR moment
my head cleared aud f. had time to
think Of. the crash that wasScomfhg
ct the END. of my fall----a crash which.
rat r..s...,..s'' .2t' = : =
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CHAPTER vI-contInued.

And then came upon a photograph
hanging over the writing desk-a tall,
Spanish-looking Young woman of re-
markable beauty. 1t needed but one
glance to realize that here was Ca
lypso's mother, and as was natural
stood long time scanning the coun-
tenance that was $50 like the face
which, from my first sight of it, had
seemed the loveliest in the world. This
was a flower that had been the mother
of flower. 1t was face more primi-
tive In its beauty, little less touched
with race than the one l loved, but
the same fearless natural nobility
was in it, and the figure had the same
wild grace of pose, the same 1.-THE
strength of carriage.
Two or three days went by, but as
yet there was no news of either Char
lie Webster or Tobias. Nothing fur
Their had been heard of the latter in
the settlement, and a careful patrol
ling of the neighborhood revealed no
signs of him. Either his sailing away
was bona fide performance or he
was lying low in some other part of
be difficult thing for him to do, as
most of it was wilderness-and as,
also, there were one or two coves on
the deserted northern side where he
could easily bide his time. Between
that coast. and u.s. however, lay some
mil 80
swamps, and it was manifestly out
of the question to patrol them too.
There was nothing to do but watch
and wait.
At last there came message from
Charlie Webster. another of his Caesa-
rian. notes: "Sorry delays few days
longer. Any news?"
That seemed to decide the "king."
"What do you say, Ulysses" he
said, 'if we begin digging tomorrow?
There are ten of us-with as many
guns, four revolvers and plenty of
machetes-not counting Calypso, who
is an excellent shot herself"
agreed that nothing would please
me better-so. an early hour the fol-
lowing morning found us with the
whole garrison-excepting Samson,
whom it had been thought wise to
leave at home as a bodyguard for
Calypso-lined up at the old ruined
mansion with picks and shovels and
machetes, ready to commence opera
lions.
We had worked for a week before
we made a clearance of the ground
floor. Then at last we came upon a
solidly built stone staircase, winding
downward. After clearing away the
debris with which it was choked to a
depth Of some twenty or thirty steps,
we came to stout wooden door stud
ded with nails.
'The dungeon at last" said the
@king"
''The kitchens, bet" said I.
After some battering the door gave
way with a crash, moldering breath
as of the grave met our nostrils, and
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-20
Nasty
Colds
Get instant relief with
''Pape's Cold Compound

Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing
and snuff1ing! A dose of "Pape's Cold
Compound" taken every two hours I'M
til three doses are taken usually breaks
up cold and ends all grippe misery.
The very first dose opens your
clogged-up nostrils and the air pass
ages of the head; stops nose running !:
relieves the headache, dullness, fever
ishness. sneezing. soreness and stiffness
"Pape's Cold Compound" is the.
quickest, surest. relief known and costs
,nly few cents at drug stores. 1t acts
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-20
MINERAL ELEMENTS FOR HEf
It Pays to Burn Refuse and Brusi
Heaps Near Poultry Range for. .
'' Bits Of Charcoal. !.

Hens seem to obtain certain minera
elements that they crave from wood 0
coal. ashes and i. pays to burn refus
and brush heaps near the pouitr
range so that the birds can..clean u
the ashes and bits Of charcoal that re
main after the fire. :.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-20
CONDITION or LAYING FOWL
Body of Hen Is Deeper in Rear Thar
at Front of keeI--Pelvic Bones
Well Spread.

A hen that is laying has an enlarged
abdomen, due to the enlarged mites
ines, ovary and oviduct. The body il
leeper in the rear than at the from
If the keel. The condition is reverse
when hen stops laying. The pelvi
bones are well spread in the layinl
hen. AS production decreases the ca
lobes contract.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-20

were given under the same conditions
to two additional club members. Ont
Of the requirements of the plan wa
the continuance of this "endless-chain
system for five years, or until ever.
member possessed at least one pen Of
standardized fowls. Thus the origin
IL pens have been multiplied by many
hundreds, and the entire coulty ha'
,ecome well stocked with one breed
If fowls.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-20
Memory Must Be Cultivated.

In. any system; Of mental develop
ment,. the memory must be cultivated
at the outset, apd that cultivation
must continue increasingly. 1t as for
'tunate indeed that. every average per-
son has a mind capable of excellent
memory. 1t is only necessary that the
native powers should be properly en-
.p0yed. =.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-20
FAVOR. STANDARD-B BRED Fowl
49, n, e - ~ : =
Once Taken Up by Farmer He Wi
Never Go Back to MongreLor n.
''.; 6 Crossbred Poultry. ~

y When farmer discards his mongF
,.r crossbred poultry and takes i
tandard-bred fowls he never go
fack. to the poorer stock, because II
inds STANDARDIZED. birds more sas.s
scfory and more profitable. =. s:..:s
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-20
Hears Only the Voice

). "A lack Of unuerstantlin' kin be.
mighty comfortin'," said Uncle Eben,
.sDe worse you talksteia mule de fhor6
be feels .cQppli tesis bysde.4Ssentio1
he's receiyip'.% i. a. ..s.s;s. ~ z. 81 !,
49,. = -
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-20
An Eastern Flight.

A British airman recently flew in
one day from Mosul, on the upper
Tigris, over the Syrian desert, to
Cairo on the Nile, making three stops
on the journey of 1000 miles, reports
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-20
!. Number. please.

Bess-.Were they married in haste?
June-Goodness, no; why. they
we're married by telephone.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-20
cuticura for Sore Hands,

Soak hands on retiring in the hot sudsa
If Cuticura soap, dry and rub in Gu
icura Ointment Remove surplus
ointment wftir tissue paper. This is
only one of the things Cuticura will do
Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
'or all toilet. purpcses.--Adv. -
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-20

Deaf people should enjoy better
iedith than others, as they do not
ateh everything going.
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/ said to myself, must mean death.
1t came with sudden crunching pain, a
swift tightening round my heart, as
though black ropes were being dashed
tightly about 1t, squeezing out my
breath; then entire blackness engulfed
me and knew no more.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-20
BOScHEE'S SYRUP.

In these days of unsettled weather
look out for colds. Take every pre-
caution against the dreaded influenza
and at the first sneeze remember that
Boschee's Syrup has been used for
fifty-three years in all parts of the
United States for coughs, bronchitis
and colds, throat irritation and espe-
cially for lung troubles giving the
patient good nights rest, free from
coughing, with easy expectoration in
the morning. Made in America and
kept as a household remedy in the
homes Of thousands of families all
over the civilized world. Try one bottle
and accept no substitutes.-Adv.
Growing Suspicious.
If anybody tells you that some one
else said So the betting is so to L
that some one else never said any
such thing.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-20

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-24
CITY
IN z MONTHS
Eastland Has 10000 Peo-
pie and improvements Of
Big Modern own.

Oil has caused the town of Eastland.
county seat of Eastland county. Texas.
to increase its population from 1000
to 10. 1000 in u months. Municipal wa
ter and sewer systems are being rap
idly completed and the former is
planned so it can supply easily a pop
ulation Of $4,000. Provision has been
made for 20 miles Of street pavement
and blocks after blocks of street ce-
ment sidewalks are being laid Natural
gas is being piped throughout the
town and the electric light and power
system is being enlarged. Two new
school buildings are under construc-
ton. More than 100000 worth of
buildings are going up in sight Of the
courthouse Among these are the
Connellee theater and the First State
bank and City National bank build
ings.
More than 100000 have been IN
vested in buildings for Industrial and
purposes and an equal
amount in residences during the past
Il months. A 100000 city hall is to
be commenced in about six weeks and
a $4,000 Y NJ c. A building has been
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-24
Kansas Company
Leases Oil Land
In South america
Drilling Campaign To Be
Started Soon In
Columbia.

The Emerald oil company. Of Win
field. Kan, has leased for oil and gas
development 100000 acres of land in
Columbia, South America It is stated
that this concern will start a drilling
campaign there as soon as biologists
can map out the tract
The deal for this South American
development was made by Alfred J.
Diescher, president of the company.
who recently resigned the presidency
Of the oil and gas interests Of the En-
pire company. The Emerald company
acquires part ownership in the lands
as well as a leasehoid-
The American Columbian company.
with offices in Utah. owned the land
which is said to have on il 1000. 000,-
600 seet Of fine timber. This goes with
the lease to the Emerald company.
The land extends from the Magdalena
and Cauca rivers into the mountains.
the altitude being from 300 to 5000
feet
Under the laws Of Columbia II is
said that the oil and gas rights be-
long to the owners of the land and no
such troubles as have been met with
under the confiscatory constitution OF
Mexico are anticipated.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-24
How Much More Tobacco
WiHMy Heart Stand?
A Vital Question for EDery Man Who
Smokes or Chews to Answer

who know that tobacco Injuries them
and to really quit takes more viii
power than they have and causes
more suffering than they can volun-
tarily endure To quit the habit.
make It easy for yourself BY getting
Nicotol tablets and taking them as
directed The habit really quits you
and its departure is a pleasure equal
to its Indulgence
II you want 70 know how much
easier II is 10 Quit the habit with MIC
otol than without IL 20 t~enty-four
hours without tobacco and note what
an effort II costs you. then BEGIN
using IL as usual and take Nicotol
tablets At the end Of a week discon-
tinue smoking or chewing for a day
and Il is probable YOU will have nc
desire TO resume At least your de-
sire viii be greatly diminished and
another week or two should make IL
not only possible but a pleasure. 10
quit
Manufacturers Note Nlcotoi q sold
under the positive guaranty that Il Is not
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-24
HAS Confidence
IN REMEDY THAT
AIDED DIGESTION
San Antonio Resident Ex-
presses Her Appreciation
of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills.

T suffered a general decline in
health several years ago, relates Mrs.
J. F. Kemp, who lives at No COZ Bar
rett Place, San Antonio, Texas. q
Seemed to be on the verge Of giving
out entirely and grew discouraged and
worried a lot over my condition
What little I ate, and I very seldom
cared for food, seemed to distend my
stomach and cause heartburn I be-
came extremely nervous and occasion
ally had dull head pains
Gone day I read of q case quite simi-
lar to mine in a newspaper and, learn
ing that the woman had been helped
bv Dr.. Williams Pink Pills, I procured
q box. The first change noticeable
was an improvement IN my appetite
and the strengthening Of my stomach
to point where ny food was digested
without distress. It was not long
before I regained my strength and, as
a result Of the general toning up OF my
system, my nervousness disappeared
l always keep DR.. Williams Pink Pills
on hand and use them whenever my
system needs a tonic. don't hest
tate TO recommend them
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists or direct from the Dr..
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady,
n. Y, on receipt of price, so cents per
box or six boxes for $3.50. Write for
the free booklet on nervous disorders
and what TO Eat and How to Eat. =
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-24
OIL WEEKLY SHOWS DRILLING
REPORT OF TAMPIC0 FIELDS

The latest drilling report from the
Tampico, Mexico, oil fields, as given
by the Oil Weekly, IS as follows:
Los Naranjos No s, lot 260. of the
Aguila company, has set eight inch
at 2037 feet.
Los Naranjos No. 9, lot go, Of the
same company, rigging up.
Los Naranjos No 10, lot 112, also Of
the Aguila. is waiting on cemented
casing to set.
Los Naranjos No. II. lot 10. has
been temporarily abandoned.
Perez No. 1, lot Isl. Chinampa,
rigging up.
san Geronimo No. 1, Of the Aguila
company. is waiting on cemented cas-
ing to. set
Tepetate No. ?, lot II, Of the Aguila
company. is drilling at 1875 feet.
Gonzales No. I, of the Island Oil
and Transport company, is fishing.
Santa Fe No 1, Of the Cha Mexicana
de Combustibless s A, is standing at
1855 feet awaiting orders
La Palma No 1. Caracol, of the
Kern-Mex Oil Fields, s. A. has ce-
mented ten inch at il41 feet
SECURE Miguel No. l. lot 100. Amat-
Ian of the SECURE Miguel company, is
repairing cellar.
San Jose No. OF the Corona COM
pany is shut down at 1904 feet.
Salvasuche No. Of the same COM
pany is drilling at 20S5 feet It is
making 1900 barrels.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-24
DECLARES DIVIDEND.

The International Crude Oil COM
pany. composed largely Of Canadian
and British capital with some from
the states OF Washington and Texas,
has declared its first dividend Of four
percent for the quarter ending July 1.
It has holdings in the principal oil
fields like those Of Burkburnett where
II has producing wells, Electra and
Eastland. Tex, and in Nolan county
in the same state. The capitalization
Is 100000. r. L Shaw, Of Van
couver. B. c.. is president; c L. Berg.
of the same place, vice president; E. E
Eldridge and B. R. Jones. both Of Fit.
Worth, are secretary and treasurer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-24
Texas Company
Plans tODeUeIOp
Mez0 Oil Fields
Region Around Hastings Is
Selected For Latest
Operations.

Hastings. Okla, July 24.-With the
intention Of developing the entire sec
ton between Healdton and Burkbur-
nett. the Texas company has selected
the most likely anticIines in the re-
gion contiguous to Hastings and have
placed leases on a large section OF
the land. beginning at Hastings as a
central point between the two fields.
The Healdton oil tests from 80 TO So.
while the oil found in other parts tests
as high as ~ Degrees Baume Most OF
the oil found in this section is at or
near the contact between the Permian
and Pennsylvania formation; however.
on some Of the more pronounced or
steeply dipping structures some very
good pay sands are well up in the
Permian structure.
J. H. Parker brought in a good well
on the Fink farm in section 32-2s-10w
and Fitzsimmons Drilling company
brought in a good well on the Free
man farm on the northeast of sec
ton 5-2-10 last week These wells are
situated northwest of Hastings.