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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
"Now, Do Your Worst!" Cried Tobias.

"Now, Do Your Worst!" Cried Tobias.
down. Words I had none, for I was at
the end of my strength, and broke
down and sobbed like a child.
THANK God you are safe-my treas
ure, my treasure I" was all could say,
after they had lifted me aboard, and
lay face down on the deck, at her feet.
Swiftly she knelt by my side, and
caressed my shoulder with her dear
hand.
All of INDEPENDENTLY my refer
ence to my treasure"-must have
been much to the bewilderment of the
good supplemented Charlie, towering,
innocent-eyed, above us. 1 believe
stayed little longer at her feet than
l really had need to, for the comfort
OF her being so near and kind; but,
presently, we were all aroused by q
voice from the cliffs above. 1t was the
king" with his bodyguard, Erebus
and the crew Of the Flamingo-no
Samson, alas! The sound of the firing
had reached them In the woods, and
they had come hurrying to discover
its cause.
So we deferred asking our ques-
lions, and telling our several stories,
till we were pulled ashore.
AS Calypso was folded in her ia
theirs arms, he turned to me:
didn't I tell you that I knew my
daughter?" he said.
"And I told you something too, o
king" / replied-my eyes daring at
last to rest on Calypso with the love
and pride Of my heart.
"And where on earth have you been,
young mann" he asked, laughing. did
Tobias kidnap you too?"
1t was very hard, as you will have
seen, to astonish the "king."
But, though it was hard to astonish
and almost impossible to alarm him,
his sense Of wonder was quite another
matter, and the boyish delight with
which he listened to our several
stories would have made 1t worth
while to undergo tenfold the perils we
had faced. Our stories, said the
king" were quite in the manner of
"The Arabian Nights" dovetailing one
into the other.
"And now" he added, 1--WE will be-
gin with the Story of the Murdered
Slave and the Stolen Lady"
Calypso told her story simply and
In few words. The first part of 1t.
of which the poor murdered Samson
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
A Feeling Of Security

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such medicine is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every
bottle Of Swamp Root.
It is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
1t is not stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
It is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blad-
der troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need medicine, you should
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles Of two sizes. medium and large.
However. if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
POSTSCRIPT.

Now, such readers as have been
gentle" enough to follow me so far in
my story, may possibly desire to be
told what lay behind those other
locked doors in the underground gall
lery where / so nearly laid my bones.
Those caverns, we afterward dis
covered, did actually communicate
with Blackbeards ruined mansion, and
the "king," who has now rebuilt that
mansion and lives in it in semifeudal
state with Calypso and me, is able to
pass from one to the other by under
ground passages which are an unfail-
ing source of romantic satisfaction to
his dear, absurd soul
AS to whether or not the mansion
and the treasure were actually Black
beard's-that is, Edward Teach's-we
are yet in doubt, though we prefer to
believe that they were. At all events,
we never found any evidence to con-
meet them at all with Henry p Tobias,
whose second treasure, we have every
reason to think, still remains undis-
covered.
As for the sinister and Inflated
Henry p. Tobias, Jr., we have since
learned-through Charlie Webster,
who every now and again drops in
with sailors from his sloop and carries
off the liking" for duck hunting-that
his real name was quite different; he
must have assumed, as a nom de
guerre, the name we knew him by, to
give color to his claim. / an afraid,
therefore, that he was a plain scoun-
drel, after all, though 1t seemed to me
that saw CLEANS in him of something
better, and l shall always feel a sort
of kindness toward him for the saving
grace of gallant courtesy with which
he invested his abduction of Calypso.
Calypso She and I, just for
fun, sometimes drop into Sweeney's
store, and, when she has made her
purchases, she draws up from her
bosom little bag, and, looking softly
at me, lays down on the counter-a
golden doubloon; and Sweeney-who,
doubtless, thinks us all little crazy
smiles indulgently on our make-be-
lieve.
Sometimes, on our way home, we
come upon Tom in the plantations, SUI
perintending gang Of the kings"
janissaries-among whom Erebus is
still the blackest-for Tom is now the
lord high steward of our estate. He
beams on us in fatherly way, and
lay my hand significantly on my left
side-to his huge delight. He flashes
his white teeth and wags his head
from side to side with inarticulate en-
joyment Of the allusion. For who
knows? He may be right. In so mys-
FERROUS world the smallest cause may
lead up to the most august results and
there is nothing too wonderful to hap
pen.
<rrJrr rSHrr
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
"CAN / BE
CURED?" SAYS
THE SUFFERER

How often bave you heard that sad
cry from the victims of disease. Per-
haps the disorder has gone too far for
help, but oftener it is just in its first
stages and the pains and aches are only
natures first cries for help. Do not
despair. Find out the cause and give
nature all the help you can and she
will repay you with health. Look after
the kidneys. The kidneys are the most
overworked organs of the human body,
and when they fail in their work of
filtering and throwing off the poison
that constantly accumuIates in the sys-
tenn, everything goes wrong. GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules will
give almost immediate relief from kid
ney and bladder troubles and their kin
bred ailments. They will free your
body from pain in short order. But be-
sure to get GOLD MEDAL. Look for
the name on every box. In three sizes.
sealed packages. Money refunded If
they do not help you. ADV.
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CHAPTER vIIi-contInued.


turned my eyes over the seal
could move them, at all events; how
gloriously 1t was shining out there
And here was l, helpless, with arms
extended, as one crucified. I closed
my eyes in anguish, and let my body
relax; perhaps / dozed, or perhaps j
fainted-but, suddenly, what was that
that aroused me, summoned me back
to life? 1T seemed a short, sharp
sound of firing 1 opened my eyes and
looked out to sea, and then / gave a
great cry:
Calypso Calypso!" I cried. "Calyp-
sol" and it seemed as though a giants
strength were in me--that l could
rend the rocks apart. 1 made mighty
effort, and, whether aor not my relax
ing had made a readjustment of my
position, found that for some reason
could move forward again, and,
with one desperate wriggle, l had my
head through the narrow space. To
wrench my shoulders and legs after it
was comparatively easy, and, in mo-
ment, / was safe on the outer side.
where, as had surmised, the aperture
did widen out again. Within a
few moments, was on the edge of the
sea, had Owed, and was swimming
madly toward
But let me tell what had seen, as
] hung there, so helpless, in that crew
Zee in the rocks.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04

SAEidCG ITCdttnGnI VI mdCdudfn tOdu
With Bituminous Material and Stone
Chips.
of an inch wide, so that the material
may be poured in broad, fiat stream.
If large amount of work is to be
done, a specially designed pouring
can may be purchased of dealers in
road equipment. Care should be
taken to have an even distribution,
and the quantity applied should be
approximately one-half gallon to a
square yard of road surface. After
applying the bituminous material,
clean gravel or stone chips should be
spread evenly over the surface, and
If possible, rolled with a lawn or field
roller. Where gravel or chips are not
available, clean, coarse sand will serve
as covering material. 1t should be
spread in sufficient quantity to pre-
vent the bituminous material from adj
herring to tires of passing vehicles.
Attention is called to the fact that
this treatment should not be made
where drainage from the stables or
barns will flow over it. Where mud
holes are likely to form around hitch
ing posts or at stable entrances, If a
more durable pavement is desired, a
section of concrete slab should be
laid.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
t-.dSeS
Colds
At oncei Relief with
"Pape's Cold Compound"

The first dose eases your cold Don't
stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing and
snuffiing! A dose of "Pape's Cold
Compound" taken every two hours un-
I'll three doses are taken usually
breaks up a severe cold and ends all
grippe misery.
Relief awaits you! Open your
clogged-up nostrils and the air pass
ages Of your head; stop nose running:
relieve the headache, dullness, fever
ishness, sneezing, soreness and stiff
ness.
"Pape's Cold Compound is the
quickest, surest relief known and costs
only a few cents at drug stores. II
acts without assistance. Tastes nice.
Contains no quinine. Insist on
Pape's ADV.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
ROAD OUT OF SOLID GRANITE
Will Lead From Estes Park to Glen
Lake, Connecting With Lincoln
Highway.

In the Rocky mountains, Colorado,
aided by the federal government, is
building eight miles Of road out Of
solid granite. The road, which will
lead from Estes Park in the Rockies
to Glen Lake, connecting with the Lin
coin highway and forming part of
the transcontinental highway, will
bring Switzerland to America. The
road will cost, when completed, more
than $4,000 a mile.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
ASPIRIN FOR HEADACHE
Name "Bayer" is on Genuine
Aspirin-say Bayer

Insist on "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
in "Bayer package" containing prop
er directions for Headache, Colds
Pain, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rheu-
matism. Name "Bayer" means genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
nineteen years. Handy tin toxes Of IL
tablets cost few cents. Aspirin is trade
mark Of Bayer Manufacture Of Mono
aceticacidester Of Salicylicacid.-.Ady.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
CHAPTER TX.
Action,

l had seen, close in shore, a two
masted schooner under full sail sweep
ing by, as if pursued, and three ne
groes kneeling on deck, with leveled
rifles. As looked, a shot rang out,
from my right, where could not see,
and one of the negroes rolled over.
Another shot, and the negro next him
fell sprawling with his arms over the
bulwark. %
At that moment, two other negroes
emerged from the cabin hatchway
half dragging and half carrying a
woman. She was struggling bravely,
but in vain. The negroes-evidently
acting under orders of white man,
who stood over them with a revolver
were dragging her toward the main
mast. Her head was bare, her hair
in disorder, ara one shoulder from
which her dress had been torn in the
struggle, cleaned white in the sun
light. Yet her eyes were flashing
splendid scornful fires at her captors !;
and her laughter of defiance came
ringing to me over the sea. 1t was
lwrenched myself free.
The next moment there came dash
ing in sight a sloop also under full
canvas. and at its bow, huge white
man, with a leveled rifle that still
smoked. At a glance, knew him for
Charlie Webster. He had been about
to fire again, but, as the man dragged
Calypso for'ard, he paused, calm as
rock, waiting, with his keen sports
mans eyes on Tobias-for, Of course,
TT was he.
"You-coward r. I heard his voice
distance between the two boats, for
t'the sloop was running with power as
well as sails.
Meanwhile, the men had dashed
Calypso to the mast, and even In my
agony my eyes recorded the glory of
her beauty as she stood proudly there
THE great sails spread above her, and
the sea for her background.
Nov, do your worst" cried Tobias,
his evil face white as wax in the sun
light.
Fire, fire-don't be afraid" rang
out Calypso's voice, like singing gold
at the same instant, as she called To-
bias sprang toward her with raised re-
volver.
Another word, and / fire." shouted
the voice of the brute.
But the rifle that never missed it's
mark spoke again. Tobias arm fell
shattered, and he staggered away
screaming. Still once more Charlie
Webster's gun spoke, and the stagger-
Ding figure fell with a crash on the
deck.
Now. boys, ready" heard Charles
voice roar out again, as the sloop
tore alongside the schooner-where
the rest of the negro crew with raised
arms had fallen on their knees, crying
for mercy.
All this saw from the water, as
swan wildly toward the two boats,
which now had closed on each other, a
mass Of laundering canvas, and
screaming and cursing men-and
Calypso there, like a beautiful statue
still lashed to the mast. a proud smile
on her lovely lips.
Another moment. and Charlie had
sprung aboard, and, Selling a knife
from one of the screaming negroes, he
cut her free.
His deep calm voice came to me
over the water.
That's what call courage" he
said. Il could never have done it."
The 'king" had been right. He knew
his daughter.
BY this l was nearing the boats
though as yet no one had seen me.
They were all too busy with the con-
fusion on deck, where four men lay
dead, and three others still kept ND
their 4ihberish of fear.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
BIG ROAD PROGRAM PLANNED
Alabama to Issue $25 100000 in Bonds
to Match Federal Appropriation
for Highways.

Plans to issue $25,O0O0O0 in bonds
to match a similar federal appropria-
ton for building roads in Alabama
were set on foot at meeting Of the
Alabama Highway Improvement asso-
citation. The project includes three
mill levy by counties for maintenance.
A constitutional amendment to au-
thorize this project will be asked Of
the next legislature.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
Only Worthwhile Boss.

"De good boss" said Uncle Eben,
''ain' de man dat let's you loaf on de
job. but de one dat shows you how
you kin take pleasure an pride in de
work"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
Some Kickers.

"Some men pride themselves on be-
ing great kickers." remarked the OBJ
server of Events and Things, land they
never will concede that the mules are
their superiors"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
Tank for Flowers.

A circular tank to be placed on the
rims of flower pots has been invented,
from which tube extends to convey
water to plant roots slowly and evenly.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
Bond Issues Voted.

Bond issues aggregating many mill
lions of dollars for new highway con-
struction have been voted by more than
a score of states this year.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04

Chicago has a pugilistic auctioneer
who recently knocked down row OF
brick houses.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
He Was One.

"You ought to have married fool"
Tin glad you think 1 did the correct
thing"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04

A man seldom overlooks an oppor-
tunity to make himself the hero of his
own story.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04

Dr. Peery's Dead Shot" not only expel,
Worms or Tapeworm but cleans out the
mucus in which they breed and tones up
the digestion One dose sufficient. Adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
countrx,s URGENT Necessitx.

The most urgent necessity of our
country in the immediate future is
good roads, permanent roads that can
be used IL months in each year.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04

I saw Calypso and Charlie Webster
stand moment looking down at the
figure of Tobias, PROSTATE at their
feet.
Il am sorry had to kill him."
heard Charles deep growl. II meant
to keep him for the hangman."
But suddenly / saw him start for
ward and stamp heavily ON something.
mo, you don't" / heard him roar
and / learned afterward that Tobias,
though MORALLY wounded, was not yet
dead, and that, as the two had stood
looking down on him, they had seen
his hand furtively moving toward the
fallen revolver that lay a few inches
from him on the deck. Just as he had
grasped 1t, Charles heavy boot had
come down on his wrist. But Tobias
was still game.
"Not alive, you English bruter he
was heard to groan out, and, snatch
ing free his wrist too swiftly to be
prevented, he had gathered up all his
remaining strength, and hurled him
self over the side into the sea.
l was but dozen yards away from
him, as he fell and, as he rose again,
it was for his dying eyes to fix with a
glare upon me. They dilated with
terror, as though he had seen a ghost.
Then he gave one strange scream, and
fell back into the sea, and we saw him
no more.
1t will be easier for the reader to
imagine, than for me to describe, the
look on the faces of Calypso and
Charlie Webster when they saw me
appear at almost the same spot where
poor Tobias had Just gone bubbling
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
Prepare for Next Year.

Now is the time to get ready for
next year.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-16
The Railway Owners

The National Association of Owners
of Railroad Securities has prepared a
railroad plan which has been submitted
to Congress. Congress has heard from
the high financiers, from bankers in
terested in vending railroad securities,
from the operating officials; it was time
to hear from the owners.
The owners propose that the railroads
shall be returned to them and that rates
shall be fixed at level which will bring
in G) enough to meet operating ex-
penses, with fair wages for employees
and (2) 6 per cent on the value OF rail-
road property; any surplus is to be
divided among owners, wage workers
and the public. Thus is there a profit
sharing as proposed by the Plumb plan.
1t is probable that the interest rate
New-York tribune., 1919-08-16
A Very Critical Reader
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: What is the matter U;th The
Tribune? l have been reader of YOUR
columns for over thirty years. l was greatly
encouraged by your former attitude to Wood
row Wilson. Your keen analysis of his self
sufficency, self-assumed Office of world regu-
lator, his general meddlng with and muddlinr
of world affairs, l publicly appauded. Your
Amerlcanlsm IN repudiating his league of
nations, his attempt at cr-sovereignty and
willingness to sacrifice the United States at
the price of his own limitess ambition and
pitiful incomprehension of duties to which
he was elected as servant of the people. in
spired me with fresh confidence in The
Tribune as faithful witness for the truth,
But all that has been changed l do not
know, | AM unable to understand now
whether you are in love with the man YOU
once handled without gloves; whether Won
have been converted to the league, with all
its overAowing folles and dangers; or.
whether you are playing politics, trying to
be on the safe side for Republican prospects,
for that which is politically expedient rather
than that which is nationally right. Perhaps
you are following the style of Joseph Conrad.
the novelist, who gives us lot of words and
allows US, by using our own imagination. to
work out his subtle meaning
l have been so out of harmony with the
tone of your editorials that although l con-
tlnue and will continue to take The Tribune
for the sake Of ancient days, have also
taken another paper whose Americanism ia
so outspoken I am sure Woodrow Wilson
sits up and reads it with shiver. It is time
for The Tribune to wake up There are
great many upstate Republicans who feel
as I do.
I am not sure you will have courage enough
to print this. AN OLD SUBSCRIREP
Pine Hill, N. Y, Aug. IA, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-16
Give a Thought to H. u.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I have been a constant reader of
The TribunOfor the last seven years (don't
know how existed before that, and have
been reading with interest the letters con-
corning F. P. A., Briggs, etc. OF course,
we all love Briggs, "bless his heart" and
we admire F. P. A., but why not "give a
thought" to Harriette Underhll? We do
enjoy her true and sweet criticisms. And
how about Hill, the Sunday artist? 1t is
pity we have him only once a week.
Surely he sees the funny side Of life, and
think his cartoons are simply great. I'll
say Murray for Ding and all the others.
Yes, we love 'em all. But once again say
"give thought" to HArriette Underhll and
Hill. Wish you would publish q picture Of
Miss Underhil in your Sunday paper some
time I'm sure she's pretty, and I should
love to satisfy my curiosity. Long live The
Tribune, the only paper worth reading.
Indeed, no other paper ever finds its way
into our home CONSTANT READER.
New York. Aug. IL, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-16
Who'll Be Hit?

1t strike occurs on the city-owned
transit lines to enforce a demand for
so per cent increase in wages (from G.
cents an hour to SO cents an hour) the
strikers should understand whom thew
are hitting.
1t is not the Interborough, but the citv.
either as corporation or as a collection
of individuals. The Interborough is a
leasing company, and the terms of it's
lease are such that it gets pay soon or
late on all the sums it has invested.
If deficit is forced, if there Is default
on It's preferential, then this becomes a
cumulative charge to be met by the city.
Ii fares are forced up, then present pas
sengers pay the bill; if they are not and
income does not meet operating expenses
plus interest on the company's invest
ment, then the burden falls on all of us
as taxpayers.
The average traveller on the subway
does not get 90 cents an hour. What he
or she gets is to be in part taken bv
thosewho find life easier. 1t is onlv fair
to assume that the subway employees do
not realize what they are doing-that
they are under the impression thew
are making an unpopular corporation
disgorge
New-York tribune., 1919-08-16
The Actor Point of View

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: l am an old lover of every pace Of
The Tribune, and l want to add my JOYOUS
appreciation Of F. P. A., "Dng," Briggs.
Grantland Rice and our lost "Ships and
Shoes and Sealing Wax" and also to thank
you for giving the actors point of view in
the present controversy with the managers.
Having relatives in the theatrical profess
sion, know they re asking for simple
justice, and not much of that for no one
has more wearisome work than the mem
bers have in rehearsals, and they are will
ing to give four weeks free to our wealthy
managers. The stage folk have ALWAYS
shown the world what true charity means
for in war and peace they are the first to
offer their time and services to help dis
tress or give pleasure.
AS one of their appreciative public T
wish them the best Of luck in their fght
for common justice
MRS. ELIZABETH CHAMBERS
New York, Aug. Ia, 1919.