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n lurthcr rise III dollar exchange, increase OF
3ooo,ooo.ooo crowns in the note circulation, and
decrease in both export and import trade the
outstanding features in Austrian commercial and eco
nomic conditions during the past month. During
July low record for the made
when the exchange rate OF the dollar reached 900
crowns The average dollar exchange rate for the
month was 8o2 crowns, while the lowest quotation
was 700 crowns A rapid decline occurred in the
exchange value of the during the latter half
OF July. 1t is suggested that this decline was, in
great measure, due to increasing initiation and to the
fact that little hope is entertained for financial
assistance under the plan proposed by the league of
nations. The note circulation at the present time is
estimated to exceed sooooooo,ooo crowns
The financial situation is reported steadily
growing Many Of the postal and customs
charges have been increased heavily, to take effect
August The increase in government salaries, how
ever, will absorb small part OF the increased
thereby received. The duty coffee tea sweets,
fruits gold and Silverware, and pcrfumery has been
increased from to 100 times the prewar rate when
paid in bank notes. Preserved fruits, marmalade,
rubber boots and tires hghgrade textiles. and water
proof wearing apparel among the articles carrying
the largest increases in duty.
During July both imports and exports declined
At present the market is generally overstocked with
the commodities which into the export trade
According the American consul at Vienna the
declared exports to the United States during July
amounted to $I733o7 and consisted chiefly Of paper
cotton and wooden manufactures. This aggregate
exceeds that of any previous month Of the current
year, and is approximately $4,000 in of the
monthly average for January-Ju 1921. Total ex-
ports from Austria to the United States during the
first months Of the present year amounted to
$I,o37,o42.
An exceptionally small crop OF potatoes is pre-
dctcd. However crops in general will give normal
yields.
The government control OF foodstufs has been
H,.Io H,,t IT,
OF recent legislation. Government rationing OF bread
and -four will be continued At the present time the
government is attempting reduce the deficit result
ing from the control of bread and -four. On July
Vienna bakers authorized to sell bread for the
first time since the beginning of the
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GERMANY's FOREIGN TRADE.

The foreign trade of Germany for twelve months
of 1920 in double IA double zentner equals
21o pounds) Io8oooooo for exports and I88ooo
for imports The value of exports in paper marks
amounted to 6o5 billion marks.
The potato and fodder crops seriously dam
aged by drought grain, however has been little at
fectcd. A special has been adopted in
Bavaria to meet the situation created by the drought
in the sugar-beet by sowing $4,000 hectares in
1921 in comparison with 10000 in 1870.
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Figures quoted by the Australian Gold Export
.ers Association show that in 1920 gold the value
of E4,SI343I was exported and for the first four
months OF 1884, 1882 $780, making total of fs6Os76r
Within the past sixteen months. The commonwealth
government states Trade Commissioner A. w. Ferrin,
has adhered its policy of keeping the gold reserves
untouched and only permitting the export Of ,the
current production Of gold and bullion. -. ..
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$4,000 Cotton Loan.

The War Finance Corporation announced last
week that it had aged to make advance of $I4o.
900 to exporter for the purpose Of assisting in
financing the expectation OF cotton to Belgium.
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Announcement is made by the British government
that gold exported by the Russian Soviet government
in parcels of not under $4,000 ounces may be
signed to the Bank of England without prejudice
to title and ownership. Re-exportation Of such
signments will be made to such consignee as may be
directed. If within six months the gold is not
exported it will be sold to the Bank Of England or
sold by the bank for account OF consignec-
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factory has recently been opened in
Venice. Italy, employing about $50 workers with
daily production of 400 to 500 pairs Of Shoes
according to report by Vice Consul John W. Hen
derson. 49,
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Worlds Wheat Acreage indicates Decline Ooer 1920

~ STIMATES OF the area of wheat sown in
- twenty-five countries, including the United
States. for which statistics are available for
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LEGION PLANNING
STATE CONVENTION
Honorary Pallbiarers For
Rites on Armistice Day
Are Selected.

Plans for the State convention OF
the American Legion, which will be
held at the District Building Octo-
Der IA and Is, were discussed last
nlGht at meeting of the executive
committee Of the local legion posts
at 1873 New York avenue northwest.
Department Comdr. James A. Drain
presided at the session.
william F. Franklin, commandant
of Vincent Is. Costello Post, ana
Lieut.. Paul Foot, of Walter Reeo
Hospital were selected honorary
palIbearers for the unknown SOL
der" whse body will be brought
back from France and inferred IN
Arlington Cemetery on November IL.
Comdr. Drain gave a resume OF
the trip taken by leg on officials TO
the overseas battlefields Comdr.
Drain went on the trip as a repre-
sentative of the District of Columbia.
Charles W. Swan of the Tank
Corps Post chairman of the enter
tainment committee OF the loca.
branch of the American Legion. has
announced Halloween party to be
given on the evening Of October "a
in the Arcade Auditorium. rne
party will consist of a masked ball
and reception. Prizes will he Of
fered.
Other members Of the entertain
ment committee are William F.
Franklin. commander of the Vincent
Is. Costello Post: /. ii. Horton. OF
the local department headquarters.
and corps of representative from
the various posts in the city The
following members of the legion
have been appointed to committees:
Reception-Howard S. Fisk. Walter
Bruce Howe, Frank A. Connolly.
John Mackey. Julius /. Peyser. Rev.
Francis J. Hurney. DR.. b. c Mac
Nell, Marie Covert. Pauline McNey.
Rose F. Stokes. Floor-Charles W.
Swan. william F. Franklin, Edmund
J. Beaulac. l. Fl. Horton. II. w
Grady, J. II. Lefferts, T. r. Randall.
J. A. Sloan. Joseph Horton. Finance
i. II. Horton. L. o. Colbert, ]. +.
Frailey. o. f. White, Cecil J. Dowd.
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TAKES UP DISTRICT
BILLS NEXT WEEK

1t was announced yesterday that
the Senate District Committee would
meet next Wednesday afternoon in
an effort to clean up Hangover bus
mess" and consider the fate of some
seventy bills on the calendars Of the
House and Senate.
1t Is understood that the District
suffrage bill will be taken up for
mally. Considerable pressure has been
brought to bear in behalf of this
measure. Among its advocates are
women and business and professional
people as well as government en-
ployes. but there is a strong oppo-
sition. and public hearings probably
will be held
Senator L. Heisler Ball, Of Della
ware, chairman Of the District Com
mittee. explained that the regular
meeting was not held this week. be-
cause OF the congestion Of clerical
work in the committee rooms due to
the summer vacations and curtail-
ment OF the force. The street car
merger. $3.50 fiscal bill, and com
pulsory school measure are most
prominent on the Senate calendar
since enactment Of the amendment
extending the Ball rent law to NAV
p. next.
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Mackenzie River Oil Field
Presents Bitter Obstacles
Adventurous Claim-Seekers in. Arctic Region
Have Slim Chance to
Get Rich.

take at least six years more of de-
velopment work to determine defi-
nitely whether the deposit Is suffi-
ciently extensive to warrant such
expenditure.
The Discovery Well near Fort
Norman is not a great gusher. II
does gush for a time after IL
has been capped. but only as the
result of accumulated head gas.
The flow dies away within a few
minutes and the average produc-
tion of the well is from eight to
ten barrels per day.
Ultimately the Eeld may be de-
veloped and become one of the
worlds greatest producers and
ultimately 1t may pass back to the
reirn of the trapper. the explorer
and the caribou, with bits of rusty
rubbish here and there to mark the
spots where foolish men sunk
money in the search for oil in COM
mercial quantities.
In any case it is no goal for the
strong ambitious young man who
is willing to do and dare anything
10 get rich. with the exception of
work. 1t is a tremendous gamble
Tor tremendous stakes. but II Is a
game that only those with a tre-
mendous initial stake can afford
to play.
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LONDON JOBLESS
SING RED SONGS
Leader Predicts 8 Civil
War in Winter Unless
Problem Is Settled.

LONDON. Sept 2s.-In a demon
stratfon which was marked by the
singing of "The Red Flag" by a
crowd of 5000 unemployed men
and women of the east end of
London demands were made upon
the government for Immediate
steps to relieve the economic sit
uati0n and provide immediate as
sistance for the workless people.
George Squire, chairman of the
Shore Ditch unemployed commit
tee. said that unless the problem
of the unemployed is settled soon
state of civil war will result
this winter. In the meantime some
hope of results from the labor con-
feiences with Premier Lloyd George
a: Gairloch was held out BY the
speaker.
The business experts who have
beer summoned to Scotland to talk
with the premier will begin their
work during the weekend.
The coal miners and operators
are now facing another crisis.
A joint meeting will be held to-
to consider the situation
that will arise Friday when the
state subsidy. under which the en-
ployers are able to pay the wages
scale of wages, comes to an end.
In a meeting today the miners
executives went on record as favor
ing a continuance of the subsidy.
pointing out the dangers of the
increasing distress due to unem-
pioyment in every branch of in
lGstry.
Soup kitchens are to be estab-
lished in the mining fields. 1t is
estimated that 10000 miners are
idle in the Rhondda Valley alone:
that $4,000 are idle in all Of South
Wales. and that thousands are out
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BIRTHS.

white.
Ionn W. and May L. Smith, girl
Lewis X. and Mabel VI. Payne, boy.
vincent and Mariana Cocimano. girl
Matthew j. and Alice VI. Finnegan. boy.
Camille and Louise Ficco, girl
Giuseppe and Maria Grasso. girl
Charles II. and Margaret L. Fritter rirl
morgan L. and Nicie T. Trail. boy.
August and Anna NJ SchlegeI. xirl-
James T. tr.. and Elsie NJ Perrie. boy.
Lee c. and Irene /. Thorne, boy.
Ira L. and Nellie Hawes, girl.
Alonzo and Mary Stone. boy.
Ernest W. and Marie Reid. girl.
Samuel j. and Rose German, boy.
hen $. and Mabel Cook, boy.
walter b. and Lucy d. Folliu. boy.
Joseph and Laura VI. Dunphy, girl.
h""aru u. and Ethel Bogert, girl
Charles and Reta VI. DalzieI. girl.
fhlllp and Lena Shapiro, boy.
,eorge and NJ Florence Mullen, boy
Jonn g. and Helen E. stecher. girl.
Gilbert and Indie Dye boy.
Albert and Catherine Lauck pirl
George W. and Mary e. Keene, boy.
Ihomas A and Amelia II. Bligh, boy.
Nathan and Louise Jenney, girl
Colored.
Edward and Durella Shelton. boy.
Nernie ]. and Ruth II. Dade. girl.
George and Clyde NJ Wells, girl.
William and Marion Marshall. boy.
Richard and Catherine Thompson. boy.
James and Estelle Leightfoot. girl.
william II. and Katherine r Jackson
,irl
Humphrey and Emily Lee, boy.
Msnard and Mary Duffey, boy.
carroll III. and Ida NJ. Smith. girl.
James and Mamie johnson. bog.
Roy and Savannah Gray. boy.
Rogers A. and Irene Rederick. how.
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Lutheran Women Meet
In Williamsp0rt Oct. 5

WILLIAMSPORT. Nd. Sept. 2s.-
The thirty-ninth annual convention Of
the Women's Missionary Society of
Maryland Synod. United Lutheran
Church in America. will meet in Zion
Lutheran Church in this place on Oc-
tober 5. and be in session three days,
Over $50 delegates from MARYLAND.
the District of Columbia. Waynes-
boro. Pa. and Martinsburg, w. Va.
will attend the convention.
Mrs. S. T. Nichols, of Washington
Is president of the society: Mrs.
James p. Resse. Lutherville. Nd. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. James G..
Pugh. Lutherville. statistical secre-
tary; Mrs. s. F. ZeiGler. Baltimore,
treasurer; Miss Elizabeth TRUMP.
Baltimore, historian.
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MERGER
PROVES PUZZLE
TO RAIL OFFICIALS
Lacking Details of Plan
Western Executives
Are Undecided.

CHICAGO, Sept 2S. Western
railroad executives don't know
whether OF not they approve Of
the plan announced by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission today
calling for the concentration of the
roads of the country in nineteen
systems.
Almost unanimously. they con-
fessed ignorance OF the details Of
the plan, which is. with some
notifications. the result of a study
of American transportation needs
by Prof. w. 2. Ripley. the Harvard
economist.
Attempts to interview them re-
suited in the interviewer being in
terviewed.
Does IL mean that the paying
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roads have got to absorb the dead
TIMBER"
Where would our stock and
bondholders find themselvesg"
How could 1t cut opesation
costs?"
Wouldn't the present rate and
business crisis be over and at least
ten years gone by. before the
merger could be perfected?"
These are sample questions the
executives asked.
President w. y. Storey. OF the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
summed up the general attitude Of
executives here.
Long Time Needed.
TT Is so tremendous a PROPOSE
tion that IL would take many years
to complete all arrangements and
that would be too late TO give any
aid on rates or operation now" he
said. Il am not acquainted with
the financial details Of the plan
and have no idea how II could be
worked out. and II I did / would
want more time to study the propo-
siuon. j don't see how the ,propo-
sition would cut materially or how
rates would be affected. but as ]
say. j have not studied the plan"
The president Of one big system.
who declined use of his name. said
that. in his opinion. IL would take
ten years to perfect the mergers.
Could Not Lower Expense.
II presume Prof. Ripley and tn
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PAY ROLL THIEVES
SOUGHT BY POSSE

ELDORADO. Ark, Sept. 2S.-
Posses today were securing the couu-
tryside for two masked bandits who
held up II. B. Lake and Mack An
derson, employees of the Edgar Lum-
ber Company. and escaped with a
$500 payroll.
Lake and Anderson were travel
ing on a railroad motor car late yes
terday. Near Shotgun Valley. six
miles from here. distractions placed
on the track by the bandits. halted
them. Leveling revolvers at Lake
and Anderson. the two bandits over
powered them and escaped into the
woods with the payroll money.
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X. C.. Faculty Organized.

The faculty of the Knights of Co
|lumbus Evening School has been
conpletely organized Snd the school
will reopen Monday night. according
Ito Dean O'Hara- The following ap-
|peintments to the faculty were made
yesterday: George p. Conner. book
keeping and accounting: Edna V.
Connolly. typewriting: Anna c. Boil
hon. shorthand: J. F. Victory. stem
bgraphy: ]. De Siqueira Coutinho.
f--'ugrese: Rov ]. Deferrari. Italian:
Philip d. Johnston. bookkeeping and
-Ssnting. and L. J. O'Rourke, pub
lie speaking.
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DEATHS.

White.
Charity T. Gilliland. 90 years, 1883 r st.
ne. A"o" ~
1snatius II. Degen. 81, Georxetorn uni-
versity Hospt. X
James Warren, %, Washington Asylum
Hospt.
Marjorie Lyles. months, SIS 2eth at. NV.
Joseph smith, month. 1919 18th st. ne.
James A. Plummer, 10 DAYS. 5I7 Hov.rd
ave. Sc.
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DEATHS

DEATH NOTICE
HUELLER-0n Wednesday, September %.
1921, at 4:50 a. M, at his residence,
2621 Thirteenth street northwest,
GEORGE j., SR., beloved husband Of
the late Elizabeth a. Mueller, and faith
er Of Mrs. Antionette NJ. Shumate,
George ]. Mueller, jr., and Carl O.
Mueller.
Funeral services from his late residence
on Friday at p m. Interment at
Rock Greek Cemetery. $40
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Interstate Commerce Commission
have studied the question Of how
ownership Of paying railroad stocks
and bonds could be given equitahle
settlement when non-payfng roaG
were bsGrbed," he added. II they
have >rand the solution Of this
questiol
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until a fringe Of rocks under the high
land Of the point. usually covered. had
been left bare ] had watched the
emergenee Of their black jagged sur
faces for some time before Il occurred
10 me that they offered means Of
access TO the cave The cavt-pIace
Of fascination and mystery Here
was the opportunity Of all others TO
explore fl, unhampered by any one.
just Crusoe and alone, I'm the fash
ion that left me freest to indulge my
dreams.
waited until the Scotchman's back
was safely turned, because if he saw
me setting forth on this excursion he
was quite certain TO command me to
return, and i had no Intention of sub
hitting to his dictatorial ways and
yet was not quite sure how / was sue
cessfully TO defy him.
The retreating tide had left deep
pools behind, each a little cosmos Of
fairy seaweeds and tiny scuttling
crabs and rich and wonderful forms of
life which were strange TO me. Cru
soc and /. were very much interested.
and fingered a good deal on the way.
Butsat last we reached the great arch
way, and passed with a suddenness
which was like a plunge into cool
water from the hot glare of the tropic
sunshine into the green shadow of the
cavern.
AT the lower end, between two
arches. a black, water-worn rock paw
ing rang under ones feet. Further
in under the point the floor of the
cave was covered with white sand.
All the great shadowy place was muir
muring like vast sea-shell.
| wished | could visit the place in
darkness. 1t would be thrice as mys-
terious, filed with its hollow whis-
pering echoes, as in the daY. From
the ledge far above my head led of
those narrow. teasing crevices in which
the three explorers did their unre-
warded burrowing l could see the
strands of a rope ladder lying coiled
at che edge of the shelf, where il was
secured by spikes. The men dragged
down the ladder with boat-hoOk wher
they wanted TO ascend. looked about
with hope that perhaps they had left
the boat-hook somewhere.
| found no bOat-hook, but instead q
spade, which had been driven deep into
the sand and left, TOO firmly Embedded
for the tide to bear away. AT once 9
burning hope that |, alone and unas
sisted, might bring 10 light the treas
ure of the Bonny Lass seethed in my
veins. / jerked the spade loose and
fell to.
Continued Tomorrow
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lettin her know II. is there? Maybe
the Honorable could say it nicer
With a forward stride he laid a
hand upon my arm shook him of
and stepped back. Fear clutched my
throat. I had left my revolver in my
aearters. Oh, the dreadful denseness
Of these woods. the certainty that no
aildest cry Of mine could pierce them
And then Crusoe. who had been
waiting quietly behind me In the path,
slipped Ia between US Every hair
on his neck was bristIing. The iiftea
upper lip snarled Enthusiastically. He
gave me a swift glance which said.
"Shall spring."
Quite suddenly the gorilla blandish-
ments Of Captain Magnus came 10 an
md.
Say" he said harshly. hold back
that dog, viii you? ] don't want to
kill the cur
You had better not" / returned
colby. Il should have to explain how
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CHAPTER VIII.
MLassie. Lassie ~


Two or three days later occurred
painful episode. The small unsuspect-
ed germ of it had lain ambushed in
discourse of Mr.. Shaw's, delivered
shortly after our arrival on the island.
on the multifarious uses of the cocoa
palm. He told how the juice from the
aneXpanded flower-spathes is drawn
off to form potent toddy, so that
where every prospect pleases man may
still be vile. Cookie. experimentally
disposed, set TO work Mr.. Yane, also
experimentally, sampled the results of
Cookies efforts. The liquor had mere
ly been allowed TO ferment, whereas
complicated process is necessary for
the manufacture of the true arrack,
but enough had been achieved to bring
about dire consequences for Cuthbert
Vane. who had found the liquid cool
and refreshing, and was skeptical
about its potency.
Aunt Jane took the matter very
hard, and rebuked the ribaTd mirth of
Mr.. Tubbs He had to shed tears over
devastating poem called 1.-THE
Drunkard's Home" before she would
forgive him. Cookie made his peace
by engaging. to vote the prohibition
ticket at the next election.
Mr. Shaw was disturbed over Cuth-
bert. who was not at all bad, only
queer and sleepy, and had to be led
away to slumber in retirement. Also,
it was exceptionally low tide and
Mr. Shaw had counted on taking adj
vantage of it to work in the cave.
Now Cuthbert was laid up
"You and / will have to manage by
ourselves. Magnus.'
Nothing doing-boat got to be
patched up-go out there without it
and get caught - growled the captain.
'Well, lend a hand, then. We can
be ready with the boat inside an hour"
The captain hesitated queerly. His
wandering eyes seemed to be search
ing in every quarter for something
they did not find. At last he mum
bled that he thought he felt touch
of the sun, and had decided to lay
off for the afternoon and make his way
across the island He said he wanted
to shoot waterfowl and that they had
all been frightened away from the
cove. but that with the glass he had
seen them from Lookout thickly about
the other bay
Every we'll" said Che Seotchman
coldly. II suppose you must suit your
self / can get the boat in shape with
out help, / dare say" | saw him pres
emily looking in an annoyed and puz-
zled fashion after the vanishing figure
of the sailor.
MIR. Tubbs and the umbrellas soon
disappeared into the woods. I believe
the search for Bill HailiweiI's tomb
stone was no longer very actively pur-
sued, and that he and Aunt Jane and
Violet spent their time ensconced in a
snug little nook with hammocks and
cushions. | more than suspected Mr..
Tubbs of feeling that such a bird in
the hand as Aunt Jane was worth many
doubloons in the bush. But in spite
Of uneasiness about the future. for the
present rested secure in the certainty
that they could not elope from the
island, and that there was no one on
1t with authority TO metamorphose
Aunt Jane into Mrs. Hamilton a.
T'ubbs.
The uaters OF the cove had. reeeded
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I--Jane Harding, respect
able and conservative old spfnster-buf
never too old to think Of marrIage-wtth
more money than brains. 10 inVeigied by
strong minded spinster, Miss Higgleshy-
broWne, into financing an expedition to
nunt for buried treasure on Leeward
islalnd- Her ~aiece. Virginia Harding. un-
del-taking to stop her. gets on the vessel
engaged for the hunt. and in the confu-
SIGN is unwiilingIy carried along.
CHAPTER u.-By no means concealing
her distaste for the expedition and her
contempt for it's members. Virginia makes
tina acquaintance Of the Honorable Cuth-
bert Vane. and is somewhat impressed.
CHAPTER III-Talking with Dugald
Shaw. the leader of the expedition, Vlr-
gfnia very frankly expresses her views.
practically accusing Shaw and the other
members of the party, including some
what uncertain parsonage, Captain Mag
nun, and shady "financier," Hamilton
II. Tubbs. of being in a conspiracy to de-
fraud Miss Jane Harding. Their relations.
naturally. are somewhat strained.
CHAPTER Iv.-Landing on the island
To a matter of some difiicolty, Virginia
being carried ashore in the arms of Cuth-
bert Vane. TO her disquietuae. The land
ina, however. is safely effected.
CHAPTER V.-Ied by Miss Higgiesby-
Browne the party draws up an agree
ment whereby Virginia Harding is barred
from participation in the profits of the
expedition Believing the whole thing to
be fraud, Virginia is not greatly wor-
ried. Cuthbert Vane alone votes against
the exclusion Of Virginia.
CHAPTER Vivid pigs abound on
this island, and Cookie the colored
mGmber Of the party insists he has seen
liant, IN the form of a white pig.
During walk Virginia meets the .hant,' .
Q white bull terrier, and proudly brings
him into camp.