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CHAPTER x.-continued.)


Captain Magnus looked more Ill at
ease than usual.
'Did you think O. rowin' the whole
way round the dinged chunk o. rock?''
ne inquired. 5
Certainly not" said Mr.. Shaw
with IN impatient frown. SO the
man, In addition to his other unat-
tractiye qualities, was turning into a
shirkl Hitherto, with his strength
and feyerish, If intermittent, energy,
plus an almost uncanny skill with
boats, he had been of value. Ser
sainly not. We are going to make a
careful survey of the cliffs, and ex-
piOre every likely opening as thor
eughly as possible. 1t will be slow
work and hard. AS to circumnavigat-
ing the island, | see no point In it,
for don't believe the chest can have
been carried any great distance from
the cove.'
"Oh-all right" said Captain Mag
aus.
MIR. Tubbs, who had been whisper
ing with Aunt Jane and Miss Browne,
COW with a very made-to-order cas-
ualness proposed to the ladies that
they take a stroll on the beach. This
meant that the triumvirate were to
withdraw for discussion, and amount
ed to notice that henceforth the coun-
sells of the company would be divided.
Captain Magnus, after an uneasy
wriggle or two, said he guessed he'd
turn in. Cookies shores were already
audible between splashes of the waves
on the sands. The %Scotchman, Cuth-
bert Vane and | continued to sit by
the dying fire. Mr.. Shaw had got out
his pipe and sat silently putting at 1t.
He might have been sitting in soil
sude on the topmost crag of the
ISLAND, so remote seemed that impas-
stve presence. Was 1t possible that
ever, except in the sweet madness of
a dream, | had been In his arms, pill
lowed and cherished there, that he
4. | called me lassie-
l lifted my eyes t. the kind honest
gaze Of Cuthbert Vane. 1t was as
faithful as Crusoe's and no more EN-
barrassing. A great impulse of af-
lection moved me. | was near put
ting out a hand to pat his splendid
Aead. Oh, how easy, comfortable and
calm would be a life with Cuthbert
Fane? ! wasn't thinking about the
title now-Cuthbert would be quite
worth while for himself. For a mo-
ment | almost saw with Aunt James
eyes. Fancy t~rotting him out before
che girls stole insidlously into my
asind. How much more dazzling than
plain Scotch sailor
! turned In bitterness and yearnlng
From the silent figure by the fire.
! think in an earlier lifetime l
nust have been a huntress and loved
10 pursue the game that fled.
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ENDANGERs SECURITY OF U. S.
Manhattan Post Of Legion Condemns
Action Of Navy Department In
Releasing 100000 Members.

That the security Of the United
States is endangered by the release
ey the Navy department Of nearly
100000 members Of the naval reserve
force, Is the opinion Of members Of
Manhattan naval post, American
Legion, New York. who have adopted
a resolution terming the dropping Of
me reservists as breaking the back
Of the reserves"
The Manhattan post is composed Of
former navy enlisted men and off,
,ers. The post has made a careful
study of naval affairs and has main
ialned a policy favoring complete
naval preparedness.
The resolution points out that with
out the maintenance Of a complete
naval reserve force, the government
acks sufficient trained men to man
The ships and stations of the navy
in time of war.
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SPANISH BY T4M555A
l :: :: ==; ;-.

creepers that covered the ground be
side me.
II got to my feet quickly, dragging
the whole mass of vines up with me
Then | saw that they had covered O
c%uriously regular little patch OF
| ground, outlined at intervals with
small stones. At one end was a larger
stone.
1.-The patch was narrow, about six
feet long-instantly suggestive of a
| grave. But swift beyond all process
Of reason was the certainty that
flashed into my mind. / fell on my
knees beside the stone and pulled
away the torn vine-tendrils. I saw
the letters B. II. and an attempt at
cross-bones rudely cut into the sur
face OF the stone.
II closed my eyes and tried to
steady myself. l thought, I am see
ing things. This Is the mere projec-
ton of the vision which has been In
my mind 20 long,
Il opened my eyes, and 10, the fan
tasy, II fantasy 1t were, remained.
| smote with my fist upon the stone.
The stone was solid-it bruised the
flesh. And as | saw the blood run, /
screamed aloud like Il mailman, It's
real, real, realP
"Under the stone lay the guardian
of the treasure of the Benny Lass
And his secret was within my grasp.
Il don't know how long l crouched
beside the stone, as drunk with joy as
any hasheesh topper with his drug. |
reused at last to find Benny at my
shoulder, thrusting his cool ose
against my feverish cheek. / sup
pose he didn't understand my ignor-
Ing him so, OF thought scorned him
for losing out in his race with the pig.
Yet when think of what | owe that
pig | could swear never to taste pork
again.
Brought back to earth and sanity,
| ros and began to consider my
surroundings. Somewhere close at
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CHAPTER XII.
The island Queens Freight.

7 woke next morning with q great
ssariii of exhilaratlon. Perhaps before
me sun went down again | should
know the secret Of the island.
The two divisions OF our party,
which were designated by me private
~ the Land and Sea Forces, went
feieir separate ways directly after
Breakfast, which We ate In the cool
u earliest morning. / could retire to
she perusal of the journal which |
had recovered from the wrecked sloop
without fear OF Interruption.
! resumed my reading with the en-
dry of February 10.
This morning, having grown very
ssred of fish. of which l get plenty
syery time / go out in the boat, by
aragging a line behind, l decided to
stay ashore and hunt pig. I set out
across the base Of the point, nearly
due south-whereas / had been work
ing along the coast to the north Of
the owe. / reached the edge of the
cliffs and found that on my right hand
the mountain dropped In a sheer
Rreclpice from hundreds of feet above
me straight into the sea. l consid-
cred. and made UP my mind that by
striking back some distance n
might by O very rough climb gain the
cop of the precipice, and SO swing
around the shoulder Of the mountain.
1 did not feel inclined to attempt II.
The cliffs at this point offered no
means Of descent, and the few yards
Of sand which the receding tide had
left bare at their foot led nowhere.
81 turned TO go back, and Mt that mo-
ment | heard an outcry in the bushes
and Benny came tearing out at the
heels of a fine young p0rker. | threw
up my gun to fire, but the evolutions
Of Benny and the pig were such that
I was as likely to hit one as the other.
The pig, of course, made desperate
efforts to escape from the cul-de-sac
I'm which he found himself. His only
hope was to get back into the woods
on the point. Benny kept him headed
off successfully, and | began to edge
up, watching my chance for a shot.
Suddenly the pig came dashing
straight toward me--oblivious, l sup
pose. to everything but the white
swapping terror at his heels. Taken
by surprise. | fred-and missed. The
pig shot between my knees, Benny
after him. | withstood the shock OF
the pig, but not Of Benny. / fell,
Saving wildly, into n matted mass OF
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stamps Of Spain and Holland.

Next to Queen Victoria, the two
other feminine monarchs whose por-
traits on postage stamps are most
familiar ere Queen Isabella III OF
Spain and Queen Wilhelmina of Hol.
land. There are 172 varieties Of the
Spanish Isabella stamps, the higher
value in each issue being quite rare,
and about $50 varieties with Wilhel.
mina's portrait. The first Dutch lssul
p%ortraying Queen Wilhelmina showed
her as a little girl. That remained for
several years until the queen, becom
ing tired of seeing her youthful
portrait, changed 1t In 1908 for tho
pleasing portrait which still remair
In use on the stamps Of Holland
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Cause Of Mirth.

When the young mistress of the
Gus entered the kitchen she carried
aerself with great dignity. She had.
Incredible as it might seem, come to
call the cook to account.
Bridget" she said, II must insist
you have less company in the kitchen
evenings. Last night | was kept awake
by the uproarious laughter Of one Of
your women friends"
Yes, man, / know" Bridget admit.
tea c~heerfully, but she couldn't help
1t l was telling her how you tried
70 make cake yesterday morning.
american Legion Weekly
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-24

were lined up on the stage Of the con-
vention hall at Fremont, and five
women decided their fate, based on
the uproarious applause that greeted
each Of the contestants as he arose.
The second honors went to Lum Doyle,
state boxing commissioner Of Ne
braska.
Il am deeply sensible Of the unique
honor conferred upon me by the con-
vention." Mr.. Coffey said. "Some Of
the other contestants could hardly be
rlassed as matinee idols, but I feel
that / was elected entirely upon my
merits"
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fakers," says Doctor Salmon, who is a
member of the American Legion Hospi-
t~alization committee. "Of course there
are such men among those who apply
for relief. But you will find them
everywhere; in business, In colleges,
in politics and ever In the churches"
Doctor Salmon, in his plea for COM
plete and efficient care Of the disabled
men, answers the assertion that there
are 5000 empty beds In the govern
ment hospitals He explains that
beds alone cannot cure the disabled
and besides. he says, most Of the 5000
empty beds are needed to constitute
the reserve that every hospital with
an active service needs.
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put Off until next spring"
ITO the Soldier-Don't float around
tie yourself down to a community
and stick to your job when you &c,
one"
The Legion's unemployment com.
nittee's survey revealed that about
100000 veterans Of the World war
we're out of work and many Of that
humber In actual need Of food and
shelter. In its appeal to the 1900
Legion posts to assist In giving relief
70 the needy ~ex-service men the COM
nittee discouraged charity-soup
Kitchens and bread lines. "Our bud.
lies must have food and shelter with
,ut degrading their manhood or our
country" the committee declared.
Parades and stunts" to attract at
ention to the unemployed are discour-
lged by the Legion. The employment
committees Of the local posts are
asked to bring the needs Of the ex-
Iervice men directly to the attention
II the employers and demand prefer
snce for Americas defenders. The
Employer must be convinced that the
'estlessness noticeable among some
Iervice men at the close Of the war
has disappeared.
In Boston a parade Of jobless ex.
service men was headed by Frank
ireenfall, a New England doughboy,
wearing four decorations for bravery
n France.
Legionnalres with incomes have
been asked to adopt an unemployed
,uddy and take care Of him until he
inds a Job.
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I'D udg the
"h0meliest man"
at the convention
Of the Nebraska
Department of
the A m a n
Legion, but his
photograph repro
duced herewith
raises the question
Of what is meant
by the homeliest
man.
The candidates
Tor the "honor"
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of Lieut.. Col.
M arshal w.
Wood. U. s. A.
(retired) of
Boise, Idaho, who
began fighting for
his country In
the Civil war at
the age OF If
teen years and,
after surviving
campaigns In the
Indian and Span
ish : A m e can
wa re antornA fbA
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-24

throughout the
country tho
American Legion,
through Its ma
tional unemploy-
ment committee.
has sent out the
following e
sages:
ITO the Public
Hire the SOL
der. He may
have been rest
less at one time,
but he il steady
now.
ITO Municipal
ities-Start now
public k 8
which you may
have planned to
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-24

DR.. Thomas w.
Salmon, medical
director of the
National Commit
tee for Mental
Hygiene, ak Q S
occasion to decry
the statements re-
garding %"fakers,"
"goldb * s.
and ~"compensa-
ton C h S e s."
Let us not be
misled by this
loose talk about
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DEFENDS THE DISABLED MEN
Medical Director Decries Statements
Regarding ar akers," and "com-
pcnsation chasers."

In an appeal for the proper care Of
disabled veterans OF the World war,
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GRO BE Continued
War shrInes In Schools.

Nearly 1000 schools In Great Britain
have been provided with war shrins;
In memory Of old scholars.
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i0TED THE "H0MELIEST MAN"
Editor OF Nebraska Veterans Paper
Draws Women's Decision at De-
partment Convention.

Glenn H. Coffey, editor of the Mid
Western Veteran of Lincoln, Neb., was
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.EGION AND THE UNEMPLOYED
Organization Discharges Parsdes
and Stunta to Attract Attention
10 the Jobless Men.

In assuming responsibility for the
ARE of jobless ex-service men
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SERVED IN WORLD WAR AT TO
Lieutenant Colonel Wood Began
Fighting for His Country at Age
Of Fifteen.

One Of the most remarkable war
records ever brought to light Ia that
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-08
Shortage of Horses,

Aroused by advance reports Of the
1920 census that the supply of horses
in the United States had decreased
more than two million In the last ten
years, the Horse Association of
America Is planning to launch an
intensive drive to encourage horse
breeding as q factor in the country's
economic development. The census
reports show there are now approx
mately 25, 300> 900 horses and mules in
the country. The association has
completed survey Of horse power on
the farm, which shows that the cost
Of blowing with horses or mules is
cheaper than with motorized plows.
The association will appeal to coun-
try bankers throughout the United
States to aid the farmer in rehabili-
tating the horse market.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-08
I Program For New Theatre

Friday, April s. Shirley Mason in
MERELY Mary Ann, q good scomedy
drama. Also Franklin Farnum In
The Vanishing Trail"
Saturday, April 9-"The Truant
Husband" with an all star cast. A
bright and stylish girl you'll see, not
too strict but rather free. You will
enjoy 1t. Also good comedy 1.-THE
Dummy"
Monday, Court Day open all day
The new Universal Serial .The Moon
Riders. Also Harry Carey In West
Is Vest, q big show you will like.
Bring your friends.
Tuesday, April 12-Bebe Daniels
in Never Can Tell", high class
Photoplay OF the Better Kind. Also
good comedy.
Wednesday, April l3-Madge Ken
nedy in 1.-THE Truth. Come to 90.
it. Also . two reel Mack Sennet
comedy. "Strange Boarder."
Thursday, April 14-Ethel Clayton
Anna @. Nilsson and Irving Cum
mings in ''The Thirtsenth Command
meut." A role that sesrches III,
heart Of every womaa-desply inter
esting every man. Also Charli'
Chaplin in ''Ths Skating Rink
Always . good show. AdmisaIol
oaly ~ and'15e Was ~ ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-08
Church Notes.


Services will be held in Emanuel
Church Woodstock at Eleven A. NJ
and at Calvary at 1850 P. NJ. Sunday.
April 10. S. w. KUHNs, Pastor
WOODSTOCK CHARGE.
Prof. Il, j. Benchof will speak at
the morning service at St. Paul's
church.
Mr.. Dymock will sing a solo. There
will likely be other special music also.
Every body very cordially invited,
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Rev. S. W. Moore, of Blue
field, West Virginia, will preach in
the Presbyterian Church in Wood
stock on next Sunday, April 10th, at
HOO O'Clock a. N.
Mr.. Moore is young man, and
served with the Allies in the late world
war, he is attractive In personality
and an interesting speaker His
subject Is especially adapted to young
people. All are cordially invited.
Rev. A, o. Price, who has accepted
the call OF the Presbyterian Church,
In Woodstock, is expected to arriv-
the last Of April and will preach his
first sermon on Sunday May 1st.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-08
Summer Again.

Last Sunday. the temper allure re-
minded US that Summer was coming.
1t was really warm again. The beauty
OF the valley was somewhat marred.
The trees which seven days before
were bowers Of loneliness presented a
mournful appearance as If mourning
over there lost beauty. Here and
there IL prospect Of little fruit,
mere samples OF what had been ex-
pectsd, but probably ~ much a. We
deserve.
Ovsrcoats were not burdensome for
. few days Of the week but on Sunday
she men were glad TO follow the ex.
ample set by the women and appear il
shirt sleeves, In fact, even the grass
hopper Became burden and every
one wan1od . rsea
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-08
Historical Sketch Of Methodisln

At the Missionary Anniversary O
the Methodist Church, held on Sun
day evening April Srd, 1921. an ex
cellent program OF recitation
and songs was we'll rendered by tn
young people OF the Sunday school
An inspiring address was delivered
by Hon. M. L. Walton, who for forty
two years has been Superintendent
OF the Sunday School. Thru Mr..
Walton's wise supervision and untir
ing work, together with the co.opera'
ton OF other capable workers the
Sunday School has grown, In num-
bers and in interest, $50 members are
now enrolled.
Judge E. D. Newman is teacher OF
Wesley Bible Glass, which has a
membership OF 80 men.
Contributions for the year from the
800 members of the church amounted
to So, TAI 90 for all purposes.
After the Missionary meeting, Rev.
s. K. Cockrell read very interesting
paper, Historical Sketch for Methodists
OF Woodstock. He gave history OF
the origin of Methodism in England,
also of Methodisn in Virginia. To
Robert Williams belongs the honor
OF planting Methodism in Virginia.
In 1772, he appeared in Norfolk, Va,
and preached the first Methodist SER
mon in Virginia from the steps of the
Court House.
Francis Asberv wrote In his Journal
in the year 1774, I visited Virginia: in
the year 1850, I repeated my visit;
and since that time yearly. On one
OF these journeys he preached at
Millerstadt, now Woodstock.
At Stephensburg, now Stephens
City, the first Methodist sermon was
preached in the valley and it is sup
posed the first society was formed.
This was in 1916 In 1878, the sixth
annual conference was held in Lees
burg, Va. In the year 1901, Bishop
Asbery made another tour through
the valley. An entry in his journal
reads: Thursday 3: we rode through
heat and drought to Woodstock g
7 spoke. in the evening in Luke 1910,
the house was full, and there were
people in the street, I lodged at
Medeira's." Medairy's residence
stood where the Reformed church
now stands. The exact year of the
organization of the church in Wood
stock is not known, but the lot upon
which the first church was built, as
well as the three following, was pur-
chased 1908, and the meeting house as
it was then called was built shortly
afterward, In 1925 Woodstock be-
came the head of a circuit. The Sec
ond church which was Of brick was
built about the year 1880; the third
was begun in 1860 and completed after
the wa- the fourth, in 1905.
He also gave list of preachers
that served the congregation from
1926 to 1860.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-08
Death of Mrs. Noah Teller

Mrs. Annie Painter Teller, wife of
the late Noah Teller, died of paraly-
sis on Monday morning, at her home
near Toms Brook, aged IS years.
Mrs. Teller suffered stroke of paral-
ysis one year ago from which she
never fully recovered. Surviving are
one sister, Mrs. George Hotel OF
Strasburg, a number of nieces and
nephews, and Messrs. Jared Teller,
ri. Toms Brook, Mrs. Granville
i inter and Mrs. Jacob Ruiz, children
Of Mrs. Feller's husband by former
marriage.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. r. H. Anderson at Sand Ridge
on Thursday afternoon at O'Clock.
Mrs. Teller had been a faithful mem
Der of the Lutheran Church for many
years.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-08
Mountain Fire

The fire on North Mountain about
three miles north of Saumsville, Mon.
day night Illuminated the surround
ing country for many miles. 1t start
ec on the land of Mr. Frank Hotel,
at three O'Clock Monday afternoon,
spreading rapidly to the land OF
Messrs William Wisman, Luther
Swartz, Frank Shillinburg, and Mrs.
Fannie Smoot, burning over fully
three hundred acres OF land.
Fifty Fire Wardens and men from the
Cedar Greek section, who are expert
fire fighters, assisted Mr.. Hotel and
other land owners in fighting the fire
which was not under control until two
O'Clock the following morning.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-08
THE RED BLOOD
BUILDER, DOES AWAY
WITH LANGUOR

If you don't feel like doing things,
You won't, If you wonder where
some people get all their energy, the
answer is from good food which in
.urn makes rich, red blood.
If your food does not give the nour-
ishnent and vigor it should, it is most
likely that your blood is so weak that
it needs a little extra help for time
to build it up to normal strength.
Thousands of men and women have
been restored to vigorous health and
lasting happiness by GUIDES Pepto
Mangan, This beneficial blood tonic
contains the very properties SO vitality
needed to improve the blood. Pepto-
Mangan, il taken for a few weeks,
will enrich the blood and create
thousands Of the tiny red blood cells
that are so necessary to carry nourish-
ment and strength to every part OF
the body.
Be sure to ask your druggist for
Guides" when you order Pepto-
Mangan. For convenience it is pre-
pared in liquid and tablet form, both
possessing exactly the same medicinal
properties. "Gude's' is the genuine
Pepto- Mangan. Look for the name
"Gude's" on the package .-Advt
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-08
Too Few CiviI-SrrVICe Applicants

The Civil Service Commission in
vites special attention to the fact that
in examinations held recently in
Woodstock, Va, and other cities
throughout the United States for law
clerks and typists and multigraph
operators, for positions at Washing
ton, D. c., applicants were not secur-
ed in the number desired, and that
these examinations will again be held
on April Is and May 4, respectively.
Persons interested in these or other
examinations should apply to the
Secretary of the U. S. Civil Service
Board at the post Office for detailed
information and application blanks.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-08
Advisory Board Meeting

A meeting to complete the organi-
cation of the Local Advisory Board
of the Salvation Army, will be held on
Friday evening at 1880 in the Court
House. At q meeting held last Fri
day night Mr.. Benjamin Diggory,
Field Director of the Social Research
Bureau, explained the purpose OF the
meeting and the following officers
were elected.
j. Grove Kneisley, President, Mrs.
j. M. Bauserman V. Pres, Mrs F
Wilson Gearing secy., j. Walter
Bailey Treasurer. Chairman o.
committees were appointed as follows
Organization. NJ. L. Walton Jr.
Education, q. j. Benchoff.
Services, q. E. Sine.
Finance, c. c. Boyer.