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blurred impression of my fellow-voy- agers. I remembered them merely as composite of khaki and cork hel- ments and astounded staring faces. But felt that as the abetters of Miss Browne a hostile and sinister atmOs- phere enveloped them all.
 Being thus in the camp of the en- emy, sat down in silence and devoted myself to my soup. The majority of my companions did likewise -audibly. But presently heard a voice at my left:
 ''I say, what a jolly good sailor you seem to be-pity your aunt's not!"
 looked up and saw Apollo sitting beside me. Or rather, shall say a young man who might have walked out of an advertisement for a ready made clothing house, so ideal and inn possible was his beauty. He was very tall-I had to tilt my chin quite pain fully to look up at him-and from the loose collar of his silk shirt his throat rose like a column. His skin was a beautiful clea1 pink and white just tinged with tan-like a meringue that has been in the oven for two minutes exactly. He had 8 straight, chiseled profile and his hair was thick and
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chestnut and wavy and he mad clear sea-gray eyes. To give him at once his full name and titles, he YVES the Honorable Cuthbert Patrick Ruth more Vane, of High Staunton Manor, Kent, England. But as I was Ignorant of this, I can truthfully say that his looks stunned me purely on their own merits.
 Outwardly calm, I replied. "Yes, it's too bad, but then who ever dreamed that Aunt Jane would go ad- venturing at her time of life? thought nobody over the age of thir- teen, and then boys, ever went treas ure-hunting."
 "Ah, but lads of thirteen couldn't we'll come such a distance on their own, you know," returned Apollo, with the kindest air of making allowance for the female intellect.
 hurriedly turned the subject
 q really can't imagine Aunt Jane on a desert island. What will she do if she meets a cannibal and ne tries to eat herr"
 "Oh, really, nOw," argued the para gon earnestly, "Pm quite sure there's no danger of that, don't you knOw7 believe there are no natives at all on the island, or else quite tame ones, forget which, and there are four of us chaps, with no end of revolvers and things. MT. Shaw-sitting opposite Miss Browne, you knOw-is rather running things, so if you feel nervous you should talk to him. Was with the South Polar expedition and all that knows no end about this sort of thing wouldn't for a moment think of let ting ladies run the risk of being eat en-"
 I peeped around Apollo for glimpse of the experienced Mir. Shaw. I saw a strong-featured, weather beaten profile, the face of man some where in his thirties, and looking, from this side view at least, not only stern but grim.
 made up my mind at once that the backbone of the party, and inevitably the leader in its projected villainies, whatever they might be, was this rugged-looking MT. Shaw. You couldn't fancy him as the misled fol- lower of anybody, even the terrific Violet.
 As 1t seemed an unpropitious mo- ment for taking counsel with MT. Shaw about cannibals, tried another tack with the beautiful youth at my side.
 How did you like Panama? I fancy the old town is very pictur- esque."
 "Oh, rather" assented Mir Vane. "At least, that is what those painter chaps call it-met a couple of lem at the hotel. Beastly little narrow streets and houses in shocking state and all that. I like to see property kept up, myself"
 "I am afraid" said severely, "that you are a phillstine
 He blinked a little. "Ah-quite so!" he murmured, recovering himself gallantly. "One of those chaps that backed Goliath against David, what?"
 From this conversational impasse we were rescued by the interpositiOn of the gentleman opposite, whose small twinkling eyes had been taking me in with intentness.
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ter for q testimonial if you wish, as 1 cannot say too much about what your medicine has done for me and for my daughter. "- Mrs. WI. S. HUGHES, Greenville, Delaware.
 Mothers and oftentimes grandmothers have taken and have learned the value of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound. So they recommend the medi- cine to others.
 The best test of any medicine is what it has done for others. For nearly fifty years we have published letters from mothers, daughters, and women, young end old, recommending the Vegetable Compound. They know what it did for them and are glad to tell others. In your own neighborhood are women who know of it's great value.
 Mothers-daughters, why not try it .
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Elrst Leeturer and Hls Ees.

Truman H. Talley writes in the Worlds Work: Ralph Waldo Elmer son was the first famous professional lecturer. His fees were low at first. There is a letter in existence that he wrote the Waltham committee regard ing his fee: 'I am willing to accept the $5 you offer me, but must have in addition three quarts of oats for my horse" He spoke ninety-eight times in the Concord Lyceum without pay, but when the fee system began, he rapidly rose from the $5 level to $15O, and In the days of his greatest popularity he received as high as e600
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To Clean Slender Vase.

Virtue is a precious gem for which vice is often substituted.
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T did some tlittin' about that little old burg on my own hook," he in- formed us, land what I got to say is, 1t needs wakin' up. might have took hand In t myself, if I hadn't have met up with Miss Browne and your ant. Yes, sir, I had a slick little proposition or two up my sleeve. Backed by some of the biggest capi- tai in the U. S. Ain fact, there's bunch of fellers up there in Gods country that's pretty sore on old H. Fl. for passin' things up this way. Kep' the wires hummin' for two-three days, till they seen I wasn't to be switched, and then the Old Man him. self-nO use mentionin' names, but 1 guess you know who I mean-Wan Street would, quick enough, anyway the Old Man himself threatened to put his yacht in commission and come down to find out what sort of little game H. Fl. was playin' on him. But I done like Br'er Rabbit-jest lay low. Hamilton Fl. Tubbs knows a good thing when he sees 1t about as quick as the next one-and he knows enough to keep mum about 1t, tool"
 Three or four rough-looking men, of whom one, a certain Captain Mag nus, belonged to our party and the rest to the ship, continued vigorously to hack their way through the meal with clattering knives and forks. Of other sounds there was none. Such gloom weighed heavily on the genial spirit of MT. Tubbs, and he frightened 1t by rising to propose toast.
 Ladies and gentlemen, to her now unfortunately laid low by the bangs of nal de mer-our friend and bOny dear, Miss Harding"
 This was bewildering, for neither by friend nor foe could Aunt Jane be called bony. Later in the light of Mir. Tubbs's passion for classical allusion, I decided to translate it bona dea, and consider the family complimented. At the moment I sat stunned, but Miss Browne. with greater self-possessiOn, majesticaIly inclined her head and said:
 "In the name of our absent friend, thank you"
 In spite of wistful looks from the beautiful youth as we rose from the table, and the allurement of tropic moon, I remained constant to duty and Aunt Jane, and immured myself in her stateroom, where I passed an enlivening evening listening to her means. She showed a faint returning spark of life when I mentioned Cuth- bert Vane, and raised her head to murmur that he was Honorable and she understood though not the heir, still likely to inherit and perhaps after all Providence
 The unspoken end of Aunt Jane's sentence pursued me into dreams in which an unknown gentleman oblig- ingly broke his neck riding to hounds and left Apollo heir to the title and estates.
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CHAPTER I.-continued.

This, then, was Miss Violet Higgles- stocky shape, in a companion cos tune to my aunt's. Around the edges of her cork helmet her short irOn-gray hair vlSibly bristled. She had a mas Sive head, and a scanned and rugged countenance which did its best to live down the humiliation of a ridiculous little nose with no bridge
 But what riveted my eyes was the deadly glare with which hers were turned on me. I saw that not only was she as certain of my identity as though she had guided me from my first tOttering steps. but that in a flash she had grasped my motives, aims and purposes, and meant once for all to face, out-general and defeat me with great slaughter.
 So she announced to the company with deliberation: 'The Young Per son is madl"
 It nettled me extremely.
 "Mad!" I flung back at her. Be cause I wish to save my poor aunt from such situation as this? It would be charitable to infer madness in those who have led her into it p When I reviewed this speech after ward realized that 1t was not, under the circumstances, the best calculated to win me friends.
 "Jane!" said Miss Higglesby- Browne in deep and awful tones, 'the time has come to prove your strength l'
 Aunt Jane proved 1t by utterlng a shrill yelp, and clutching her hair with a reckless disregard of its hav- ing originally been that of a total stranger. So severe were her Shrieks and struggles that it was with diff culty that she was borne below in the arms of two strong men.
 had seen Aunt Jane in mysteries before-she had them that time about the convict. was not frightened, but l. hurried after her-neck and neck with Miss Browne. It was fifteen minutes before Aunt Jane came to, and then she would only moan. I bathed her head, and held her hand, and did all the regulation things un- der the baleful eye of Miss Browne, who steadfastly refused to go away, but sat glaring like a gorgon who sees her prey about to be snatched from her.
 In the midst of my ministrations I invoke suddenly to a rhythmic heave and throb which pervaded the ship. Dropping Aunt Jane's hand rushed oD deck. There lay the various pieces of my baggage, and in the distance the boat with the two brown rowers was skipping shoreward over the rip ples. As for the Rufus Smith, she was under way, and heading out of the rOadstead for the open sea.
 l dashed aft to the captain, who stood issuing orders in the voice of an aggrieved fog-horn.
 Captain !" cried, wait turn around! You must put my aunt and me ashore :"
 He whirled on me, showing a crim- son angry face. Turn around, is 1t, turn arOund?" he shouted. Do you suppose I can loaf about the harbor here a-waitin' on your aunt's fits 2 You come aboard without me askin'. Now you can go along with the rest. This here ship has got her course set for Frisco, pickin' up Leeward island on the way, and anybody that ain't gO,a' in that direction is welcome to jump overheard"
 That is how I happened to go tC Leeward island.
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APOLLO.

Synopsis.-Jane Harding. respect able and conservative old spinster but never too old to think or marriage-with more money than brains, is inveigled by strong minded spinster, Miss Higglesby- Browne into financing an expedition to hunt for buried treasure on Lee ward island Her niece. Virginia Harding. learns of it by letter, makes hurTy-up trip to the Pana- ma Canal and catches the steamer. She demands her aunt. Another lunatic" yells the captain.
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The UnpardonabIe Sin.

'What's this I hear about the Smythes planning a divorce? I thought they were wonderful pals that she took up golf just to be with him; and all that sort of thing"
 "Yes, that's just the trouble; she now plays a better game than he does" Judge.
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SOmemIernalUOQDIo as ever since the first time her sicknessap- peared she had to go
 to bed and even had
 to quit school once for a week. 1 always take Lydia E. Pink hams Veget table Compound myself 90 l gave it to her and she has received great benefit fromit.
 You can use this let-
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CHAPTER II.

Apollo and Some Others.
 The Rufus Smith, tramp freighter, had been chartered to convey the Harding Browne expedition to Lee
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More FIour.. to Work With.

'I thought Alice figured on marrying Jack"
 "SO she did, but she was outfgured by another girl with mora money"
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MOTHERS AND
 DAUGHTERS
Read This Letter from Mrs.
 w. s. Hughes

Greenville, DeL-"I was under the impression that my eldest daughter had
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04

800. During the same period Victory
Liberty Loan bonds outstanding de.
creased from 3,5l3, Tic, 900 on Janu-
ary 81. 1922, to $2,e2l ,2SS, 400, or
"a "a new % issue Of $1,000, 600 United
Light and Railways Company first lien
and consolidated mortgage . per cent
gold bonds, Series A, is being offered.
The bonds are dated April 1922, and
are due April 1, 1862, and are non
callable for twenty years. They
are offered at 03A and accrued inter-
est. to yield moro than o: 40 ser cent.
pany of Kentucky at their annual meet
ing at Louisville increased capital stock
from SO. .OOO, 900 to $12. 900, 900 and de-
clared stock dividend of $4,000 600
They also set. aside $2.O0O,O0O for
stockholders to be purchased ut par
and placed like sum in treasury, p0r'.
tion of which will be- sold to employees
on a plan to be worked out.
The annual report Of the Massachu-
sets Gas Companies for 1871 shows in
come of $2,O7O, 28S, which, with $476,-
i85 undivided earnings Of constituent
companies, makes an aggregate Of 3d.
445, ,433. After expenses, charges, pre-,
ferred dividend. ETC.. there will be left
n balance Of 81. .753 ,657. equal to $7.O1
on the $25, 900, 900 common stock. This
compares with balance Of 81 1913 S,O7O.
or $7.75, in 1920 and with 81 .0OO, ,876,
or 81 80, on the common in 1910.
The Otis Elevator Company reports
for 1921 net income Of 81. 100 SAC after
charges, depreciation and Federal taxes.
equivalent. after deduction o. preferred
share dividends. to $12.c2 share
earned on the S14.227 800 Of its COM
mon stock, against $3.50, ,277, OF
500. % n share, earned on the So, ,4S5. =
Os7 of its common stock in 1920. The
payment of 80 per cent stock divi.
dend during the year explains the in
crease of $4,742.713 Of common stock
and also the surplus decrease from SO,
100, O,277 to So, ,200. 700. ....
Nothing to it," says a Youngstown
Sheet and Tube official to report that
company may absorb Steel and Tube
Company Of America. President James
A. Campbell says incoming tonnage is
exceeding expectations month ago in
nil lines. pipe market Is stronger and
prices firmer. While prices are gen
orally still too low. earning position is
improving. In first quarter company
came close to breaking even and the
second should show an operating profit.
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United States Shipping Boa
Through the United States Shipping Board Emergency
Corporaton)
Lnvites Offers on the
Securities Described BeLo,u:

invite; ,;ss est: io
competitive sale.
A s:}os: u 3 % s
and ali offers received prior award will be
ss s s Day1sos s % n @ S
a9ses Notes Of DAWSON cHsmIcnL g ,c5a m COMPANY
$sso4s47 Notes of DAWSON CHEMICAL COMPANY, ssemj
g;sisrrsd mortgage dated July a. 1920 on Barge As
by preferred mortgage dated November IS. 1920. Ba
,,sses;aoo Note. Of 1ucKENBAcH STEAMSHIP coRpo.4
S. s:;is
s.ss T. as :tssif
s {! soM2s
dated March IT, 1920 on Tanker "E. L. bofENy III"
ssis; e
dated April o. 1920 on Tanker Nv. L. sTEED"
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sa;ssss Mote; Of WILLIAMS sTEAMsH1p T.. COMPANY 60,
;isSse sy I ''z
"MUNISLA" ....
seo7 10000 Notes of GULF NAVIGATION COMPANY. INC
dated February 1920 for purchase
SIS. "ALFRABA," ex"Lake Fisher"
of several ISSUE the dates of matu
security and under which
obligations issued and outstanding reference made the
described which
1906 New Navy Building Washington D. c. thereof
POI, As Broadway, New York City. e
certified check for onehal 9o)
offered bid This will be credited the
made, will be retained by the Board
the successful bidder fails complete the purchase
unsuccessful bidders will be promptly returned
Full must be made tender of securities
The Of interest carried by the above listed mortgages per
The Board the right reject any all bids
Bids should be addressed to ,..
HARRY S. KIMBALL, Vice-President
p" in Charge Of Finance @.''k
United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporate
Washington, D. c.
and marked IBID for (name Of SecIrites)"
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Reserve Banks Discount Rates

Official rediscount rates at the twelve Fed
oral Reserve Banks are RS follows:
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AIRPLANE INQUEST.
Continued from Page j.

the plane finally left the field it was
headed in what Governor Hardness de-
clared to be the wrong direction and had
50 little clearance that it barely avoided
the trees on the south side of West river
The newspaper reports say that the plane
was so feet from the ground when the
accident occurred Actual measurement
We believe. would show CONSIDERABLY less.
In case of railroad accident it is com
mon to investigate promptly to learn
whether is was the fault of the engineer
or some other railroad man. When an
is wrecked. the first thought
il to blame the driver and often with
justice Is there any good reason why
the pilot of an airplane in which three
people lost their lives should be allowed
to 30 without investigation by competent
auti orfty Bennington Banner.
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BLUE LAWS IN HENRY YRS REIGN.
strict DEGREES Against sabbath violation

Strict DEGREES Against Sabbath Violation
People Compelled TO Go to Church.
From the period of Henry VI in 1923
to 1864 A. ID. England suffered from a
very 'bluish' period of legislation. 1t
was about the time when the Puritan
movement was beginning TO make head
way, and when strict observance of the
Sabbath was a matter that concerned the
governing bodies of the church and
state as well.
The strictness of the DEGREES of Henry
VI against violating the Sabbath is strik-
ingly illustrated by one of the statutes
during his time. One of these prohibited
workmen from claiming wages for work
done on Sunday. Not only would
workman expose himself to fine and inn
prisonment for claiming wages for work
done on the Sabbath but for the actual
work itself
A traveller once entered the shop of
q shoemaker on a Sunday to have his
shoes repaired. When the work was
completed he refused to pay, claiming
that the work was done on Sunday,
and IL the shoeman insisted upon his pay
he would be reported to the police.
In 1916 Edward VI ordered the
people to 90 to church on Sunday. An
exception was made of farmers whose
useful work it was thought could not be
postponed Meat selling was prohibited
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during the hours of worship, but after
church the shopkeepers were permitted
to keep their places of business open as
it was thought necessary.
In 1864 the Puritans began to be
known BY that name in England, and
to them is owed a number of blue laws
that We're enacted during that period.
London It'd Bits
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falling ANOTHER Chance.
lBellowS FalIs Times

RratfIeboro stands By the Chautauqlia,
Notwithstanding that the thirty guaraIi-
tors this year had TO come across with
S37 each. A list of = guarantors for
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next years guarantors. was easily Sc
cured Rrattleboro's faith in Chautau-
qua IS backed by its Willingness to take
i chance and come across with the need
full III necessary
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MARRIAGES.

In Rutland, Aug u, by Rev J. NJ
Brown, Edward Archie Stockweli of
Brattlehoro and Miss Agnes Irene Lys-
ton Of Rutland
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Suits With Extra Trousers
$18.75 and $24. rs
for $27.5O and $35 Grades

Sports models young men and conservative
styles. Single double breasted. and three
button coats, Blue, brown, gray pin stripes checks
and plaids
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FORCED RESPIRATION
66 6HOURS SAVESBOY
Thirty Y. NJ. c. A. Members
Work in Relays on ParaIyzed
Patient.

After sixty-six hours OF artificial
respiration. Simon Shulin, 1s years
old. OF 3o1 Ferry street, Brooklyn, who
Is at the Orthopedic Hospital, 420 East
Flfty-ninth street, with paralysis sus-
tanned as the result OF q broken neck,
regained normal breathing yesterday,
and is on the road to recovery. accord
ing to a statement issued last night
through|the United Hospital Fund.
The boy broke his neck when he
dived into shallow water at Coney
Island last summer and after appar-
entity recovering was attacked by
paralysis in october and taken 10 the
hospital. whore several serious opera
tions were performed. Artificial res
piration was applied until Saturday
night. when thirty boys of the various
Y. NJ G. A. branches OF the city took
up the task, working in relays.
Mechanical artificial respiration de-
vices failed TO give the hoy relief and
II was necessary to work his arms
continually.
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Old Struggle Between Erin
and England Ends in the
House Of Lords.
CARSON FIGHTS TO LAST
appointment Of Healy as Gov
ernor-Genera] Regarded as
Happy Omen.

LONDON, Dec. 4 (Associaied Presg) -
The centuries old struggle between
England and Ireland ended tonight
when the legislation giving the sane
ton Of law to the new settlement with
ireland passed it's final stages In the
has bitterly opposed any accommoda-
ton with Ireland.
The bill has gone through both
houses OF Parliament without any
amendment. and even without division
being challenged. Lord Carson alone
persisted in his role OF last ditcher."
Expresses Faith I'm Erin.
The Duke Of Devonshire declared that
the Government would give the new
Irish Government the fullest and freest
opportunity for exercising the right
which could be conferred uron il by tho
passage of the bill He was convinced
the Free state Government would hon
cstly try to carry out the treaty and
that the irish Parliament would per-
form its snare
There now only remains royal assent.
4 formality, and everything will DO
ready for tho new irish Government 10
come into existence The appointment
Of Timothy Healy as Governor-General
OF the Irish Free State. which is mo-
mentarily expected. is recognized as
auspicious.
When Mr.. ueaiy's name was first
mentioned it was received with some in
credulity. Now II is admitted the ap-
polntment would be sinsularly approp-
riste His appointment would link the
Free State with all previous phases OF
the home rule struggle
The new Government Ok tho 1rish
Free State comes into being under good
auspices, so far as England is concerned,
the press and public. with few excep-
tions, being entirely sympathetic.
Timothy Healy. who was in London
to-day. when interviewed by the Vest
nlaSser Goastte condrrned his ACCEPT
ance OF the governor gereraiship Of the
Irish Free State. Speaking OF tho
passage by Parliament % the Irish con-
sfitution bill be said "The British Gov
ernmeri hag acted u,sh absolutely
scrupulous honor. and J SIR very pleased
with ii all. Ninety-nine per cent. Of the
Irish people are With ur and hair or
the remaining minority against us sim
ply because Of the boundary Partition
with Ulster. The Free state Parlia-
men, undoubtedly is acting In the best
interests OF the country n only tho
people would ssttie down ireland would
be a very prosperous place. I am look
Ing very hopefully 20 the future