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Very Platonic.

Peter Prosser didn't believe in mar rlage. He kept On saying so. Platon- ic friendship was good enough for him, he affirmed.
 But one day Peter Prosser got mar riea. His friends wondered, and one of them asked a question.
 Well" said Peter indignantly, in feply, T still believe in platonic friend sitip, of course, but had to do some 1siing. Another fellow came along aad got interested in the girl"
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of the hidden treasures of some pirate crew who were unable to return and claim their ill-gotten wealth. Even now there is more or less desultory search made from time to time by some of the natives for pirate treas ures supposed to be buried in the caves and along the shores of the island.
 In 1776 the Spanish crown made a grant of the entire isle to a retired Spanish naval officer, who at his death left seven sons, among whom the Isle of Pines was divided. From the original grant down to the Span ish-American war the isle was the home of Spanish aristoerats who had large interests in Cuba. When Cuba and Porto Rico were lost to Spain, the leading inhabitants of the Isle of Pines, being pure Spanish, regarding the Cubans as interiors, were very de- sirous. as the lesser of two evils, that the sovereignty of the isle pass to the United States. There was inserted in the treaty of Paris, negotiated with Spain, a clause which President Me Kinley interpreted as ceding the Isle of Pines to the United States.
 Sent Many Men to the War.
 The Isle of Pines is extremely pa- triotic, and has done it's full share toward winning the war. While the American population is less than five thousand, and the percentage of the men who are over the draft age has been above normal, owing to the fact that many were originally attracted by it's climatic and health advantages, nevertheless it boasts q service flag of over two hundred stars. Many bright young men have enlisted in va rieus branches of the service. The women of the isle in their Red Cross work have raised thousands of dollars. In fact, more actual money to date has been raised here than has been secured and contributed by the Amer iean women in all Cuba.
 While all the wealthy Spaniards originally inhabiting the isle have sold thelr properties to the Amerl- cans and returned to Spain or Cuba, the working natives, ''pineros," as they are termed, remain to the num- Der of probably twenty-five hundred or three thousand. These pineros are pure Spanish. They are industrious, working faithfully ten or twelve hours day for the small wage of S1 to $1.50 per day and boarding them selves. As workers they are regarded as superior to the Mexican peons, Cubans or Jamaican negroes. They are a quiet, inotfensive people, fond of the Americans, and cases of theft or bodily assault are rare. They are of q domestic temperament, marrying early and rearing large families. There are diversified amusements for tourists. Automobiling over good roads to all parts of the isle, deep- sea fishing, tennis, golf and horseback riding are especial favorites, as well as sea bathing. in the warm salt wa ters of the Caribbean. As to the eli mate, I will not attempt descrip- tion, as l found it perfect.
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the genera dissemination French through historical period. When Latin fell into general duse q of 1915 article TO the final specified the official
 
  Madrid tribunals neeutia ea q trcaty Il
  the clarity aa
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presidency Spain The United States entering the Civil and had neither the
  of Confectionery Arehdu of on the Republic
  President republic the ratified people but Nasre a te
 
 
  In president of he restor O
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ance. He is quoted as saying, "It is inconceivable." As a matter of fact this very thing did happen in 1861, when Santo Domingo was restored to Spanish rule for four years.
 Up to 1844 the history of what is now the Dominican Republic is the his tory of Haiti. In that year the Span. ish population, under the leadership of Don Pedro Santana, proclaimed it's in dependence and set up a republic. Santana became the first president. Five years later Baez became presi-
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irtroduction he called attention to the faet that the house was then consider ing bills appropriating $750,000,000 for the railroads aud billion or more for tie farmers. Then he read demand from the quartermaster general of the army upon First-Class Private Frank " Tillman. A. S., U. s. A., for 25 ceats.
 And the young man complied and forwarded 9 cents. Here was q young 1uan in the army granted transporta- tion home to Fairfield, O.. and when
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accepted. As recently as 1739 the treaty of Belgrade was written in Latin. Since that time, however, nearly all international negotiations have been carried on in French. The only notable exception is that the decrees of the pope are set forth in Latin.
 The reasons for the universal adoption of French are generally said to have been the superior clearness and accuracy of expression of the French writers of the seventeenth cen fsrr.y and tha trinmnhS and rrnnnnllnr.
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Experienced In Munition maklno

L1anelly. Wales, did its bit in the atter of munitions long before the reat war. At the beginning of the neteenth century Mir. Raby. the great cal ironworker, cast large quan Y of shot for the government. arlier still. when Cromwell was be
 ging Pembroke castle. much of the al were supplied from the Llaneliy -.strict.
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When ~The InconceivabIe" Happened in Haiti

Fn RESIDENT recently
 of of republic that Spanish
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Does Uncle Sam Take the Cake as @Meanest Man?''

THE
  spekeshp declined the leadership
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Why French Is Now the Language of DipIomancy

FRENCH reminded that has
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the fight papers Liberty bonds
  beted the dead is cmbd family the articles into individual eonaner package establishment individually
 
  tormn regulations.
  soldiers of which S72 had been disposed of while 9 still investigation
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II thought you were never coming
he grumbled.
"Let me take itw pleaded the en-
gineer.
Nonsense. there Is no danger Har-
din saw personal affection IN the plea.
He put his hand affectionately ON the
mans shoulder.
"You go home and catch a nap; this
is my job" He was standing on the
step. Crank her."
There was nothing for Silent to do
but to get out. Hardin pointed the
long nose Of the car into the darkness.
She was OF like the greyhound she
suggested, missing a telegraph pole by
half an inch.
"Who is In charge here3" q woman's
voice was piercing the racket Of wind
and wave.
The dawn was breaking. Down the
New river he could see the wind whip
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mo. Mr.. Richard. Passing the bank.
There. he's stopped. ! wonder II he Is
going INT You call him. Mrs. Blinn."
Cbediently her friend hailed Rick
ard. He turned back to the windy
street. He felt boyish : the crisis was
giving him mercnrial feet. He loved
the modern battle. Elements to pit
ones brains against. wits against
forcel
Gerry Hardin's face was flushing
and palinS. "The river" she faltered.
should We be alarmed, Mr.. RickardY'
Smiling. he assured her she should
not be alarmed; the levees would pro-
tect the towns.
Mr.. Hardin is up at Fassett's
ranch, he VIII be coming back today.
I told your husband, Mrs. Bllnn. to
catch 4 nap and then relieve Mr.. Har-
din"
Gerty found a significance In his
words. He had said "Mr. Hardin" and
"your husband, Mrs Blinn." II was
enough to weave dreams around.
"We can't do anything, Mr.. Richard.
to helpT urged Gerry Hardin. her
voice tremulous.
." hope we won't have to call on you
at ALL"
There was no excuse to linger.
Gerry threw a wistful little smile at
parting.
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CHAPTER XVII.
Opposition.

Opposition.
The second night Of the food. the
women OF the towns dragged brush
and filed sacks for the men I o carry.
1t was past midnight when Innes Har-
din left the levee. While her feet and
fingers had toiled, her mind had been
fretting yer Tom. Two nights, and
no rest 1t was told by men who came
down the river how Hardin was hero
ically laboring. She yearned TO go to
him; perhaps he would stop for a few
hours to her entreaty. But an uncen.
tain trail across country, with the
dust-laden wind In her face? She de-
cided to wait for the dawn. A snatched
sleep first, but who would call her?
every muscle. Her mind 6xed on Sam
as the only man In town who had
time to saddle a horse for q woman.
She went in search Of him. She
found that the long adobe Office build
ing had already taken on the look of
defeat. Of ruin. The easements had
been torn from the partitions; the
doors and windows were out. The fur
niture had been hauled up to high
ground farther away for safety. She
went hunting through the ghoulish
gloom for the darky, turning her lam
tern in every dark corner. She knew
that she would find him sleeping.
Then she heard steps on the veranda.
She ran toward them. expecting to see
Sam. She swung her lantern full on
two figures mounting the shallow
steps. Richard was with her sister
in-law.
"Oh, excuse me =" she blurted blum
d~eringly. OF course Gerry would take
a wrong intention from the stupid
wordsi
The blue eyes met those Of Innes
with defiance. II was as though she
had spoken: "Well. think what you
will Of It, you Hardins! / don't care
what you think of mel"
What indeed did she think Of It'll
| Why should she feel like the culprit
| before these two, her words desert
ing herr It was Gerty's look that
made her feel guilty. as though she
had been spying. To meet them to-
gether. here at midnight, why should
not they feel ashamed, She had done
nothing wrong. And Tom down yon-
der fighting-and they make his alb
sence a cover for their rendezvous.
I'm looking for Samw The effort
behind the words turned them into an
oratorical challenge.
$50 are we. I want to send him
home with Mrs. Hardin. She's worn
out"
"She can 90 home with me. 1 am 60.
ing directly. AS soon a. l give a mes.
sage TO SAM" She instantly regretted
her words. abruptly halting. 1t came
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waiting for hsx. Richard could heaD
the man repeat TIN sorry, Miss Har
din. It's an outrage. That's what ~
L."
Queer. they couldn't Q that u was
Hardin,s fault; Hardin Who was -
the river fighting like q nslodramatts
hero; fighting without caution or -
serve. demoralizing discipline; -
couldn't help admiring the bulldog e.
ergy, himself. That was what all thess
men adored. He'd clenched the gtxrs
antagonism, now, for surei How Asa
eyes had flashed at himi
Hello There was a tree floating
down toward the station house. . t. t.
Bring your polesI" he yelled.
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"Pd take more ORDERS" suggested
the engineer.
Then send q third Of them home,
tell them to come back tonight ut SIX.
Send away the other third, tell them
to come back ut noon. Keep the other
shift. Say you'll have coffee sent
from the hotel, tell them hardin a y
to stop wasting stuff. Tell them. oh,
tell them anything you can think of,
Silent, before he comes" Her break.
down was girlish.
She could hear the signal Of the 10
connective; coming closer. Then she
could hear the pant Of the engine as
1t worked up the grade. 1t was a
steady gentle climb all the way from
he junction. two hundred feet below
s~ealevel. to the towns restin- ut the
level OF the sea. II ~quickened her
thought Of the power of the river.
Nothing between 1t and the tracks at
Saiton. Nothing to stop its iow into
that spectacular new sea whose basin
did not need a drop Of the precious
misguided flow. She could hear the
bells; now the train was coming into
the station; she would not wait for
Silent. She did not want to meet
Richard.
No n saw her as she left the levee.
She passed Silent, who was issuing or
ders. She heard him say. 1.-The boss
says So"
She took the road by the railroad
sheds, to avoid the dismissed shifts,
moving downward. At full speed, she
collided with q man. rounding the
sheds corner It was Richard. Her
veil had slipped to her shoulders and
he saw her face.
"Miss Hardini he exclaimed.
Whatever are you doing herer'
II was looking for my brother"
you ought not to be out ut night
alone here"
'It's morning"
with every Indian In the country
coming In. I'll send Parrish with
YOU"
She recognized Parrish behind him.
She tried to tell him that she knew
every Indian in Mexicali, every Mexi-
can in the twin towns. but he would
not listen to her. 'Tm not going to let
you go home alone"
She blinked rebellion at the sup
planter Of her brother. But she found
herself following Parrish. She took a
deep pride In her independence, her
fearlessness. Tom let her go where
she liked. She had an impulse to dis
miss Parrish; every man was needed.
but he would obey Richards orders.
MacLean had told her thati "They
don't like him. but they mind him !"
Richard made his way down to the
levee. Where Is Hardin?" he asked
Of every one he met. Silent came up
to explain that Hardin had gone up to
Fassett's just q few minutes ago to
carry dynamite. The river was cut
ting back there. "Good," cried Rick
ard. "that's bully"
HE left me in charge" glibly lied
the friend Of Hardin. ANY orders,
sir7"
'Things are going all rightr' began
the manager. He stopped. From
above came \ dull
Dynamite !" cried Richard.
The friend OF Hardin had nothing
to say. II thought you said he went
only a few minutes agor' demanded
his chief.
There was another defamation. Down
the river came the booming Of the sec
ond charge.
that's dynamite for sure" evaded
Silent
NO . minute too soon !" declared
Rickard. going back to his inspection.
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EDNAHAIKEN
WITH HARDIN GONE, HIS AID DISoRGAAizED, WHAT
WILL alCKARD SAY7 lNNES ACTS TO SAVE
HER BROTHERS. FACE.
HER BROTHERS. FACE

synopss-K. c. Richard. an engineer of the Overland Pacific. is
sat by President Marshall to stop the ravages of the Colorado river
in the Imperial valley. a task at which Thomas Hardin, head Of the
Desert Reclamation company. has failed. Richard foresees eabarrass-
men because he knows Hardin, who was a student under him In an
eastern college. married Gerry Holmes, with whom Richard once
thought himself in love. At the company Offices at Calexico Rickard
finds the engineers loyal TO Hardin and hostile to him. He meets Mr..
and Mrs. Hardin and Innes Hardin. the formers half sister. Innes
is bitter against Rickard for supplanting her brother. Hardin dis
covers that Richard is planning a Ievee to protect Caiexico and puts
HIM down as incompetent. Gerty thinks her husband Jealous. Gerty
invites Richard to dinner and there plans q progressive ride" In his
honor. Richard pushes work on the levee and is ordered by Marshall
take a fighting chance" o the completion Of Hardins pet project, a
gate to shut the break In the river. In the midst of Gerry HardIns
progressive ride. which is begun despite a terrific wind and dust storm,
kvee
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ping the water into w~hitecapped fury.
"vicious," he muttered. '1Those heavy
waves play the Old Harry with the
levee."
'where Is my brotherY'
Miss Hardin I" cried Silent.
sWhere Il her demanded lines.
Her hair screamed away from her face.
Her cheeks were blanehed. Her yellow
eyes. peering into the dusk. looked
owlish. Her wind-spanked skirts chung
to her limbs. To Silent she looked
boyish- a though clipped and trou-
sered. where 10 my brotherT' she -
peated.
Silent told her without reservations
where he HAD gone and why. There
was no feminine f~oolishness about
that sister OF Hardin'A. A chip OF the
old block. Funny. the men all thought
OF her a. Hardin's daughter on &C
count OF the difference Of age. AZ to
comrade. proudly. he brasged Of the
taking of the dynamite over that road
less waste.
~Whom did he leave In his placer
silent knew. only. that he himself
was not in charged Hardin had or.
dered him to BED.
sMaybe Mr.. EstradaS~ she has
arded.
ssHe a not here. he went down the
road 10 look after the track. Hardin
went on N such . hurry, I guess he
x~,s ~~k~dww rhuckloA the kngi0Ssr
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p XVI.


!" o
The town woke to . matter-cf-fact
day. The sensational aspect Of the
runaway river had passed with the
night. The word spread that the food
waters were under control: that the
men had gone home tc sleep. 20 the
women rot breakfast ~ usual. and
tidied their homes. The Colorado was
always breaking ont, like . naughty
child from school. Never would the
cry Of '@The riverl" fail to drag the
blood from their cheeks. But relief
always came; the threatened danger
was always averted. and these pioneer
women had acquired the habit Of swift
reaction.
That afternoon. Mrs. Youngberg was
to entertain at the 4 b @ ranch the
ladies Of the Improvement club. II
was . self elorincation meeting. to
celebrate the planting Of trees In the
stSsets Of Calexicp. and to plan the
campaign Of their planting. Mrs.
Blinn drove into town to get Gerry
Hardin. Neither woman had { . her
husband since the interrupted drive
the night before.
II don't know whether I should 60"
Nrn. Hardin hesitated. her face turned
toward the A b O ranch. ~Perhaps
there II something we could do
II have Just come from the lsves."
Afrs. Biinn's jolly face had lost IT,
apprehension Tho water has not
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ping the water into whitecapped fury.
"vicious," he muttered. "Those heavy
waves play the Old Harry with the
levee."
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himi Why. the building was desert.
ed. Ogilvie's letters had prophesied
ruin. 1t all looked wrong toehim. Go
ing IN to the levee, he met MacLean.
Jr, who was coming away. The boy
told him vaguely that he would find
Richard around there. somewhere.
'TI hunt him up for you."
"why they are letting itoget ahead
of them !" Babcock's manner sug-
gested that he was aggrieved that such
carelessness to his revered company
should go unpublished. Something, he
told MacLean. might have been done
before the situation got as bad as
thisi
His excited stride carried him
across the dividing ditch. which now
was carrying no water. into MexieaH.
MacLean had to lengthen his step to
keep pace with him. The havoc done
to the Mexican village excited Bah
cock still more.
Estrada, just In from his submerged
tracks. was lounging against an adobe
wall. His pensive gaze was turned
upstream. The posture Of exhaustion
suggested laziness to Babcock, who
III on the hunt for responsibility. He
was more than ever convinced thar
the right thing was not being done.
Estrada ]"
Estrada took his eyes from the river.
Babcock looked like a swapping ter
rier taking the ditch at a bound. Lac.
Lean. Jr. a 1.-the greyhound. followed
"What the devil are you doing To
stop thisY" A nervous hand indicated
the Mexican station cleaning In its
fresh coat of paint; to the muddy wa
ter undermining Its Foundation.
Estrada drew . cigarette out OF hss
pocket: lighted II before answering.
sNct . thing. What do you zK-
gestr
A big wave struck the bank. Ths
car on the siding trembled.
another wave like that and that
CARL go over" cried Babcock, tump-
ing. mad "why don't you do some
thingf Why don't you hustle-al Of
your He would report this incomps,
tency.
Down the stream came q mas ~
debris. broken timbers, ravaged brush.
. wrenched fence post. Q chicken
A red hen. clinging to its swayfna
ship took the rapids.
sHustle-whatr" murmured NJ
trada.
Babcock giared at him, then at the
river. His y caught the approach
Ing w~reckage. Men came running
With their poles. The caving bank vas
too mar gone. The instant the drift
ing q struck II. there was q shud-
DER OF falling Garth, the car toppIea
toward the food waters, the wav
breaking into clouds Of spray.
Human responsibility fen to q cipher.
The rivers might was maenincsut
Even Babcock. come to earn. caurhe
the excitement SCome, MacLean.-
he cried. swatch thisl The statioas
soing!' He Joined Estrada By ~
adobe wall
Have q c~isarettef" murnsrear
0AVokOO~
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CHAPTER XIV.

VII ~ @SvWOs
Hardin did not 20 home that night.
He was feeling to the quick the irony
Of, his position; his duty now to pro-
rect the levee he'd ridicuied; now the
only hope of the t0wnsi The integrity
of the man never faltered. though his
thoughts ran wild. Like the relentless
hounds Of A~ctaeon, they pursued him.
barking at his vanity.
He started the anxious ranchers at
sacking sand. Bodefeldt ran up to tell
him that there was d hill OF filled
sacks over In Mexicali. Richard had
a bunch Of Indians working for q
week"
The confusion Of the shy fellow did
not escape Hardin. Oh. he knew what
Bodefeidt was thinking. what every
o was saying! They were all laugh
Ing at him. The coincidence Of this
extraordinary food had upheld Rick
ards wild guess. haloed his judgment.
Ii was all a piece Of his Internal luck.
s~ickening. that's what It wasl His
orders scattered. He ran up and down
the levee. giving orders; recalling
them when he found he was repeating
Rhckard's.
This new humiliation. coming on the
heels Of the dredge fiasco. put him In
execrable temper. He shouted his or
ders over the noises OF the night. he
rated the men, bullied them. No one
did anything right! Lord, what he
had to put up with! The other men.
the ranchers and engineers, saw IN
his excitement certainty Of the valleys
doom.
The wind and the darkness con-
tributed to the confusion. Eager
ehovels were tossing up earth before
anyone could tell where the danger
point would be. The water was not
yet high enough to determine the place
Of battle. Sacked sand was being
brought over from Mexicali. Fifty
pair Of hands made short work Of
Richards 'hill." Lanterns were fash
ing through the darkness like restless
hredies. The wind and rushing water
deadened the sound OF the voices. 1t
was . battle Of giants against pyg-
mics. In the darkness. the giants
threatened to conquer.
Al three In the morning. 4 horseman
rode In from Tassett's, a Of the big
ranches to the north. a b. the New
river.
The river Il cutting back" he
saBzed through the din. cutting back
teward the towns-
A turn IN the gorge. q careless
1ump-pit had pulled the river like q
nso horse back on its launches. II
vas kicking back.
They are short-handed up there.
They need help"
Dynamite, cried Silent ana Har-
lin sntiphonally. They happened to
Ae standing 9
I'VE must have dynamite" bawled
Hardin. .Are the wires down between
here and Brawieyf We must get .
wire somehow - Los Angeles. to rush
n down here this morning"
"Its here There Il . carload on
ne siding" yelled Silent
Hardin did not need to ask By
whose orders Il wa there. An angry
srovl spoiled his face.S
sPut s0me on the machine.~ He
Vas turning away.
Silent called after him. Did Mr.
Hardin think II was safef There was
- road befween the towns and vas-
eett's. The night. the explosive-ohould
-~lk am ---1--A UA
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CHAPTER XVIII.
me P,s.Ina Of che Waters.

Babcock came rushing down freW
Los Angeles that morning to see what
In thunder it was all about. he asked
every one he met why some a didn't
get busy and stop the cutting back q
that river? There was no one at the
Offices of the company to report b
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What Will che valley sei Fac
ING tremendous Iessss u II doe
not push The damage suits Rlea
against me railroad, u facss w.
esr ruin u the railroad abandons
the night against the river.
Marshaii puts the Issue sqvassly
up to the ranchers. but = 10
e'usmnof Go on with The story
- ne next Issue q thls papsr.