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shaky rs to he hardly legiblc, 'Bcddoes
writes IN cipher To say II. has told all.
Sweet Lord. have mercy on our souls
THAT was the narrative which !
read that night to Young Trevor. and !
think. Watson. that under the clrcum-
stances It was dramatic one. The
good fellow was hcnrt-brOkcn a. u. and
went out To the Tcrai tea planting
where hear that hc is doing well As
to the sWior and Bedloes, neither Of
them VI ever heard Of again after
that day on which the letter of warn
ing was written. They both disap-
pcarcd utterly and completely. No
complaint had been lodged with the
police, so that Bcddoes had mistaken
threat for deed. Hudson had been
seen lurking about, and II was believed
hy the police that he had done away
with Beddocs and had fed. For myself,
| believe that the truth was exactly the
opposite. think that II is most prob
able that Beddoes, pushed to despera-
ton and believing himself To have been
already betrayed, had rcvenged himself
upon Hudson, and had fed from the
country with as much money AS he
could lay his hands on. Those are the
facts Of the case, Doctor, and # they
are of any use 10 your collection, | am
sure that they are very heartily al
your service.
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fragments Of spars rising and falling
on the waves showed MS where the vessel
had foundcrcd: but there was no sign
of life. and we had turned away m
despair when We heard cry for help,
and saw at some distance a piece of
wrcckagc with a man lying stretched
across II. When we pulled him aboard
the boat he proved TO hc Young sea-
man of the name of Hudson, who was 50
burned and exhausted that he could
give us no account Of what had happened
until the following morning.
cit seemed that after We had left,
Prendergast and his gang had pro-
ceedcd 10 put 10 death the five re-
naming prisoners. The two warders
had been shot and thrown overheard,
and so also had the third mate. Prem
derg ST then descended into the tween
decks and with his own hands cut the
throat Of tho unfortunate surgeon. There
only remained the first mate, who
was bold and active man. When
he saw the convict approaching hun
with the bloody knife in. his hand he
+ kicked of his bonds, which he had
somehow contriyed 20 loosen. and
/ rushing down the deck he plunged into
/ the after-hold A dozen convicts, who
desccr del with their pistols in search
oi HIM found HIM with matchbox
IN his hand seated beside an open pow
I der-barrcl, which was one of hundred
carried on board, and ;earing that he
would blow all hands up if he were IN
any way mOlested. An instant later
the explosion occurred, though Hudson
thought II was caused by the misdl-
rccted bullet of one OF the convicts
rather than the mates match. BE the
cause what IL may. II was the end oi
the Gloria Scott and of the rabble who
held command of her.
" Such, IN a few words, my dear boy
is the history Of this terrible business
in which | was involved. Next day
we were picked up by the brig IIotspur
bound for Australia, whose captain
found no difficulty IN believing that We
were the survivors OF a passenger shll
which had foundered The transpor
ship Gloria Scott was set down 10y tn,
Admiralty as being lost at sea and NJ
word has ever leaked out as to her tru'
fate. After an excellent voyage tn
Hotspur landed US at Sydney, wher,
Evans and | changed our names an,
made our way TO the diggings, wher
among the crowds who were gathere'
from all nations, we had no difficult,
in losing our former identities. Tn
rest | need not relate. We prospercd
we travelled, we came back rs ricl
colonials To- England, and We bough
country estates. For more than twent.
years we have led peaceful and usefu
lives, and we hoped that our past wa
forever buried. Imagine then, my feel
ings when in the seaman who came 4
VS. ! recognized instantly the man VIII
had been picked off the wreck. He had
tracked us down somehow, and had Sc
himself 10 live upon our fears. Io
will understand now how II was tina
, strove to keep the peace with him
and you will in some measure sympathiz
with me in the fears which I'LL me
now that he has gone from me to hi
other victim with threats upon hi
tongue"
Underneath is written in a hand 81
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was there ever a slaughtCrhouSc like
that ship, Prcndcrgast was like raging
devil. and he picked the soldiers up
aN IT they had been children and threw
them overheard alive or dead There
WAS one sergeant that was horribly
wounded and vet kept ON swimming for
81 surprising time. until some one IN
mercy blew out ms brains. When the
fighting was over there was no one left
OF our enemies except just the wardcrS,
the mates, and the doctor.
II was over them that the great
quarrel arose. There were many of
Us who were glad enough TO win back
our freedom, and vet who had no wish
10 have murder on our souls. IL was
one thing 10 knock the soldiers over
with their muskets in their hands, and it
was another TO stand by while men were
hClng killed in cold blood. Eight of us.
five convicts and three sailors, said
that We would not see IT done. But
there was no moving PrcndergaSt and
those who were with him. Our only
chance Of safety lay in making clean
Job of u. said he. and he would not leave
a tongue with power 10 wag IN n witness
box Il nearly came 10 our sharing the
fate OF the prisoners. hut at last he said
that II We wished we might take boat
and 60 We jumped at the offer. for We
were already sick % these bloodthlrSty
dongs and We saw that there would be
worse before IL was done We were
gwen suit of sailor toys each, a barrel
of water. two casks. one of junk and one
Of biscuits. and compass Prcndcr-
CAST threw US over chart. told US that
We were shlpwreckcd mariners whose
ship had ioundered in latitude Is
minutes and Longitude 25 degrees west,
and then cut the painter and let us 90.
And now come 10 the most sur
prisug part Of my story, my dear son.
The seaman had hauled the fore-yard
ahack during the rising, but now as We
left them they brought II square again,
and as there was a light wind from the
north and east the bark began TO draw
slowly away from US. Our boat lay, RS
ing and falling. upon the long smooth
rollers. and Evans and !. who were the
most educated OF the party, were sit
ting IN the sheets working out our posi-
ton and planning what coast We should
make for II was a nice question for
the Cap dc Verbs were about tive hun
drcd miles to the north OF Us, and tho
African coast about seven hundred e
he east. On the whole. as the wind wa'
coming round 20 the north, we thought
that Sierra Leone might D. best anc
= turned our head in that direction, the
bark being az that time nearly hull dow
on our starboard quarter. suddenly
, a. we looked at her We saw dens'
. black cloud Of smoke shoot up from her
which hung ike a monstrous tree upOI
4 the sky line. 4 few seconds later rOal
Ike thunder burst upon our ears, and a
the smoke thinned away there was NJ
P sign lclt Of the Gloria Scott. In al
instant We swept the boats head round
again and pulled with all our strength
for the place where the haze still trailing
over the water marked the scene Of this
catastrophe.
1t Was long hour before We reached
It, and al first we feared that We had
come too late 20 save any one. A splln'
tered boat and number Of crates anC
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HOW MADGE vALIANTLY
FACED MRS. BARKER

Even ms | rushed back to the Barker
house after the receipt Of the telegram
from Lillian was swiftly marshaling
in my tnind the things ! would have 10
do in order TO cludc DR.. Petit, who
half-insane wit. anger and wounded
affection for Claire Foster was draw
ing nearer 90 us with every throb Of his
swift motor
must telephone to Dicky. | must
get "A motor car TO take US 20 some
point upon which Dicky and should
agree. | must wnken Claire Foster
have her ready 20 leave m rccOrd-brcak-
ing time, and must plan our road home
50 that there should be no danger Of DIR.
Pcttit's finding our route. Last, but by
no means least, | must enlist Mrs. Bankers
aid IN placatlng the iratc physician,
or nj least throwing him of the track
when he should arrive.
BY the time had reached the door
way I realized that ! must tackle Mrs.
Barker first She could give me the IN
| formation | sorclv needed concerning
| telephones, motor cars and routes. She
was nowhere 10 be seen, although !
| knew she was busy somewhere about
/ the house. because the old man who
had brought me the telegram had said
/ shc had sent him 10 me. ! made my
way down the hall 30 the empty dining
room, and crossed il to the kitchen door,
where | knocked dcprccatingly.
ooh. It's You!"
Come in" Mrs Barker voicc while
plcasant enough, was crisp. and
| guessed that she did not relish inter
uiptions 10 her work pushed open
the door. and found myself m a big, i'm
maculatcly clean kitchen, with flower
'ng plants ~ the Windows. and brilliant
parti-colorcd rag rugs sOitcning the So
we're hnnlcum floor covering. Mrs. Barker
erect. efficient and Wholesome 'n sp'-
Ices bingham working costume, wa-
putting mullins into pan, while a rather
sulky-looklng girl was attending 70 th'
frying Of potatoes
ooh. tie vouw Mrs Barker dropped
the last spoonful Of soft. almost batter
like dough into the muffin tins, dusiet
her hands together although ] could
SEQ no -four on them and popped Tho
pnns into the oven before she SPOKE
again.
Her cir Of absorption was such tha
I did not feel like speaking until sh'
should have finished. and who n sh'
turned from the oven she quickly fore
stalled any speech on my part.
Watch those mullins better than yo
. did Yesterday. Jennie, she said CURLY
II don't want 10 have another scorchc'
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The End.
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
by Lee Pape.

The Park Ave. News
Weather. Medium.
Spoarts. The members OF the bred
naught football TEEN had to wait a
hour for their Sattiday practice last
Sattiday on account OF sam Crosses
baby sister Udecn having his foot ball
and Sam not being allowed to take eny-
thing away from her because II she
once starts crying nobody can tell wen
shell stop.
Bizniss and Financial. - Fortunes
Made in Frogs You can sell thous-
ands for their hine legs > tad poles
for sale chcep to cnybody wunts to
start frog farm. See Lew Davis.
Poem 10y Skinny Martin
Before Mcels
My hair is the fcarcst TO comb and
brush
OF enybOdy | ever met,
But there's one time its az my mCrScy
And that's wen | get it seeking wet
Science and lnycntlon.--ln a series
of experiments made. in Prof. Pud'
Simkinses kitchen last "Wednesday OF
the cooks day off Prof Simkins anC
Prof Benny Potts discovered that Ger
ten foods cant be ate, Sutch as cg.
shells with the egg out, banana skim
with the hanna out and onions skim
with the onion out, vile certain food
can be ate If necessary, such rs potat,
pealings with the potato out, and most
of the outside OF candclopc.
Skool Notes. Reddy Alerfys report
are iearse every munth hut he seem
satisfied on account al always havini
the most pencils with the sharpes
points Of enybody IN the class.
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EFFICIENT
HOUSEKEEPING
by Laura 4. Kirkman
HOUSEHOLD HELPS
PROM READERS

4 Reader. Here BE- 70 itfle wrinkle
that might help other women: Nov
that dresses nearly all have short
sleeves. and mostly wide sleeves. D. q
difficult 90 get on % coat This BE- made
easy byusinRa pair Of mems arn bands
over the Stoves 20 hold 'ncm tight %
tho arms be bands also kecp tie
sleeves from getting nusscd inside
the coat sleeve. They are easily taken
Of and slipped in Doe coat po"kef, when
you remove your cont
Mrs. j. r.. Here Be- how 7 use ny
worn-oIt hose. White cotton i-.e
stockings make fine handbags Arf
two six stockings 'ewed together, all
make q splendid bathing siIt ior i'f'le
child. ] made my ftiic daughter ono,
as follows. split ihc hoso down the
middle Of back. taking care not %
ravel Then -ew fhc cdgcs ~ both
stockings together down tho length "
tho BODY Tho seams wili 10 100 the
center. back and front, srw up the
'cgs as in pants placing diamond
shaped piece about four inches iong
with long points down tho lrgs, % give
+ the room In the crotch The seams
should 10 faccd or covered with fat
color Face the neck, arm-holes and
4 legs the same. 0r crochet q sImnle
/ beading on them Run % cord or tape
/ through beading
Mrs. T. b. In the spring 7 find
many people would Ike to Ise flower
lng shrubs such az h.acs Towering AZ
mond and dogwood but they are dis-
Outraged by The fart that fhe shrubs
fade 20 quickly. The reason Tor this is
that they cannot take no sufficient water
II ono side Of the stem is ecraped 20
that thc water can get between the hark
and the inner wood. most varieties
with woody stalks can 10 kept fresh
for many DAYS j. pconies arc cut Just
az the first guard leaves hegIn 20 open,
and uut into water go once. they VIII
keep for many davs. but % q bubble
Of air goes into the hollow stems before
the water. they wither and VIII keep
0nlv with q lot Of care. ! always
carry pail Of water with me into the
garden and put each flower into u 80
fast "a Do Is cut.
4 Housekeeper, Do an your read
ers know that a short needle, when
sewing IN a hurry, saves time;
= : b.: IF YOU bake lace cakes or
oatmeal coOsIes--or any crisp snail
cookie-on q pliable pan. Won can re-
move them without breaking them by
simply bending she bottom OF the pan
W and down slightly.
Mrs. b.: To fasten rags together
, without sewing. IN making rag rugs,
cut the rags INTO narrow STRIPS and
round of the corners. Cut hole ike
buttonhuie IN one end Of the two
rags YOU are trying 70 JON. Then draw
the end Of one Of the rags into the hole
OF the other rag, ard draw the Other
end of the first rag through the hole OF
same rag and pull tight. This make
slip-noOse. II YOU pull the little knot
: tight 10 is not bulky.
1 Reader Friend: To get paint %
? windows. take a new penny and lay d
e on the window. then draw II back anC
: forth over the paint spot The penny
1 viii not scratch the glass, but remove:
the paint.
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planned 10 get her son into the Palace
50 without giving him q chance 20 restore
the stone 10 It's hiding place she started
him of.
Tell the King Won will marry her .
she SAID. He will he wiling enough
for he cannot get n PENCE Tor ms
rOval sOn-in-law. And do not mind
the Nart on the end Of her nose. We
will take that of once YOU are a Prince.
Now 20 and do as | tell YOU.
The Ogre had no trouble IN getting
10 the Princess for anything that
would amuse her IN any way was
taken 10 her royal suite and the ser
wants seeing the beautiful stones on
the Ogre's tray did not hesitate.
The tray was placed on a table be-
fore the rnccss nd as she leaned
over 10 look al the stones the Ogre
stepped closer 10 pick up one that the
Princess might better see IT'S beauty:
But being clumsy he stumbled and
fell SPRAYING on the toor.
The brown round stone fell out Of
his pocket and rolled right az the
Princess feet and when a servant
plcked IL No the Princess stretched
out her hand for It..
L like this one best of all, - she
said. 1t is 80 smooth and round. GIVE
the boy a bag OF gold and send him
away
The sunlight was streaming INTO the
room and the Princess tossed the stone
I'D. intending 10 catch Il. but instead
/ 10 came down. striking the wart on
+ the tip OF her nose.
The Princess saw little flashes Of
light and then the room became DARK
. crack OF glass was heard and wheI
/ was light again the wart was gOn'
from the Princess nose and there was
round hole in one Of the windows.
The stone was forgotten when IN
Princess found she WAS free from he
ugly wart. The King and Queen wen
sent Tor and a grand ball was give
10 celebrate the event and let all @
the Princes see the beauty of the Prln
cess which was now without b.emlSf
, When the Ogres had gone 10 th
r King as the OgrcS had told HIM
] do and asked 10 marry the Prince
> the Kings servants had driven hii
2 out OF the Palace. for the King ha
e said very angrily, No. not II she ha
T. a dozen warts sa her nose, she >houi'
not we'd a peddler.
z OF course when he returned 20 Oh
e OgrcSS with the bag o., gold the OgI
1 bad 10 tell her all, though he did ne
know the charmed power of the brow
4 round stone.
@ The OgrcSs was in rage when 81
heard what had happened and Re
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touching ii and the only way
that could bc done was 10 toss 10 and
from the time il left her hands until IL
fell the stone was bathcd IN sunlight
and held its charmed power
But the Ogre boy WAS looking and
he wanted the stone To- play with 50
every day when the OgrcSS was busy or
not looking he would steal the box from
ITS hiding place and carry It out into
the woods where he played with It JoI
hours. Then he would return 1t to the
crack in the wall of the cave and IN,
Ogrcss knew nothing about IL.
But one day while hc VAS playing
IN the woods with the brown stone h,
heard the OgrcSs coming and he thrus
II into ms pocket
She had tray with many wonderful
stones ON it which she expected th'
Princess to admire and with this she has
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batch on my hands. Come into the
dining-room, Mrs. Graham"
what Madgc Feared.
She led the way out Of the kitchen
loitily ignoring the sulky muttering
which the girl Mt the stove sent after her
II count the days IN the fall until
my boardcrs 60" she said when the
door had closed. mot because ] don. I
enjoy them, but because | can't abide
the help you get nowadays, I'd much
rather do tho work myself, btt | can't
cook and wait on table At the same
time, with all these boardcrs, 50 when
they're here ! have 10 put mp with a
specimen like that ono IN the kitchen.
But that's neither here nor there.
What's on your mind? Bad news IN
your telegram"
"Not bad, bat upsetiing news J re-
turned, "and / need your help very
much. / know It's not necessary 70 ask
ysu 10 respect tho confidence ! am gong
10 giyc you. know you will do that
without asking"
I've been considered pretty close
mouthcd ever since I was p child, shc
returned with a note ~ pride IN heI
voice, and ! knew That ] he'd struck tho
right key
When Miss Foster was IN our town,
/ I began, she was engaged 20 = physl'
/ cian, who, while he is our family physl'
/ cian, has no love for my husband No.
cause Of old differences, which, how.
ever, have nothing 90 do with MIS- Eos
I ter. He is peculiar man, and, ] be.
licvc. Is dangerous when angercd. J ~
engagement no longer exists. and be D.
very bitter toward Miss Foster
/ drew a deep breath and went on
| When hc read the Newspaper account
81 thi, performance, hc Was wild viii
absurdly and unWs'ly -agains
Mr.. Graham. ! have just learned tha
be- started for hero a. three O'Clock thu
morning. ~ anv cost. he and Mr.. Ora
ham must not meet, for Mr.. Graham )
as hery-tcmpercd ne DIR Petit
Now, ] want telephone a. once,
+ hurried on, a. motor car in half a'
hour. breakfast IN between, and whcr
can ! find out about trains 20 Nc'
York on some other road than the on
gong through Baldwin. and motor road
which will connect me with q such route
And viii YOU give DIR. Pctiit note iror
me II be comes here? ] hate 10 troubl
Won. but really ! am alone here anon
strangers know ] am trcspassin
, on your
Nv voice trailed Of in trepidation 4
the steady. critical gazc she gave M
. Had ], indeed, trespassed too far o
her patience
TO DO continued
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at him with her long lean hands out..
stretched, tut the Ogre boy dropped
his tray Of stoDgs and ran with ths
old Ogress after him.
But she did not catch him, for tho
North Wind blowing along AZ that
minute caught up The boy and carried
him back 10 the fairies who had Iost
him one night in the woods where
the OgTess found him.
The Ogress ran 20 far away that
she never could find her way back and
90 one was ever bothered by her again
and the stones that fell from the tray
changed 10 many c0lorcd insects and
J flew away.
The Princess was married soon after
the ball 20 a Prince who had never
seen her until that night. for she would
/ hot marry any one 81 the Princes that
sad refused 10 make her his wife Wills
be- had the wart on the end Of her noe.
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The "GlOria Scott"
Part Three
nv SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYL3

nv
ment with The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
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The story ~ far:
The idea of dcyoting his life To Grim
nal research first occurrcd To Sherlock
ilulnes when he was visiting college
l,cnd Victor Trevor. His father sug-
tcs,cd this rs HE work when Holmes
l,,luccd from his observation certain
rats and characteristics OF the father.
Tie dcduccd from . heavily loaded stick
,ha, Trevor was afraid OF an enemy,
rom \ partly elaborated tattoo mark
,n hs arm that he feared some one
With the initials J. \, from the shape
II hrs ears that he VAS boxer. Just
nciorc h's visit ended an old and evil
ookine sailor named Hudson turned
ip asking help OF Trevor, and saying
A. had hcsitatcd between coming To
irrvur. whom h. had not seen Tor
hrty wears. and another old friend Mr..
Rcddocs.
\ Tow months later Holmes was sum
nunrd by Young Trevor who met him
" the station and told HIM that his
aihc' had suffered paralytic strok"
'horilv before, and that he had never
tuuwn momcn, of peace since the old
ailut came To- thcm. The sailor had
prcnilN left them saying he WAS going
81 Mr. Rrdducs. The father was dead
,hrn thcy reached the house. lie had
uit message that the papers were m
b. hack drawer of the japanese cabinet
lrttrr postmarkcd Hampshire he re-
Viyra the day before had caused the
mralytic stroke The letter read
The supply Of game for London Is
fung STEADILY up. llcad-kccpcr llud'
.on. We h.lcvc. has hccn now told Il
rrciyc III orders for ily-papcr and ioi
ursrrVation of your hen-phcasani :
ur Holmes puIglc over tins, finally
D, taking every third word making the
GLOWING message The game l. ny
tudsnn has told all lily for Your hic.
The paf~rs IN the cabinet contained Z
rttct go the son relative to the ldsS 81
he "Olnria Srott Trevor Scniul
Atuic that his name was. M reality
lumrs \rmitagc. ~ Young man M
,nnk he had taken money 10 pay deb
Vt honor The theft was discovered an'
De- was chained ON the GLORIA Scott. 1
Fson ship. bound for Australia, carrNnl
tl,oui hundred souls. all told.
The man in the csU next to Trevor
inmcd prcndcfgast. in for fraud, Whim
sfcd through the partition that be- ha'
noncy aud would help out all the con
uris