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and Ybcrvlllo, were on tho jotty 10
receive him. and with them wero
some hundreds OF his buccaneers. lie
cut short their greetings. and when
they plagued him with questions OF
where he had tarried. nc babe them
await the coming of Wolvcratone.
who would satisfy their curiosity TO
surfcit on that ho shook them
off, and Shouldcred his way thru
that heterogeneous thropg that was
composed OF busting trades OF sew.
oral nations--EngliHh. French ana
Dutch-of planters and of seamen OF
various degrees. OF buccaneers who
were legitimate boucan.huntcrs from
liiapanlola ana buccaneers who were
frankly pirates. OF lumbormon and
Indians, OF fruit.sclling hRlf.castes
negro slaves, some doll.tcarsheots
and dunghill queans from the Old
World. and all the other types OF the
human family that converted tho
quays OF cayona into a disrcputablo
image OF Babel.
Winning clear at last. and after
difficulties. Captain Blood took his
way alone TO the fine house OF NJ.
dogcron. there 10 pay his respects
to his friends. tho governor and the
governors family.
AZ first the buccaneers jumped 10
tho conclusion that wolyerstono was
following with some rare prize OF
war. but gradually from tho reduced
crew OF the Arahella very different
tale leaked out TO stem their satisfac.
ton and convert II into pcrploxity.
Partly out Of loyalty 20 their captain.
partly because they perceived that II
he was guilty OF detection they were
guilty with him, and partly because
being simple, sturdy men OF their
hands, they were themselves in the
main little confused ms 10 what
really had happened. tim crew OF the
Arahella practiecd ret1ccnca with
their brethren in Tor9uRa during
those two days before wolyerHione's
arrival But they were not rcticent
enough 20 prevent the circulation Of
certain uneasy rumors and extrnya.
CANT stories OF disercdltahlo advcn.
s-discreditablc that Is. from tho
bnccaneering point OF view-os which
Captain Blood had been guilty.
But that woiverztone came when
he did. Il is possible that there would
have been an explosion. when.
however. the Old Wolf cast anchor
IN the hay two days later. II was 10
him all turned for the explanation
they were about TO demand OF Blood
Now wolvcrstone had only one
eye: but he saw deal moro with
that one eye than do most men with
two: and despite his grizxied head--so
picturcsqucly Swathcd IN green and
scarlet turban-he had tho sound
heart OF boy and In that heart
much love for Peter Blood.
The sight Of the Arabeila at anchor
In the bay had al first amazed him
aa he sailed round the rocky head.
land that bore tho fort. He rubbed
his single eye clear Of any deeclvinK
film and looked again. siiJl he could
not believe What Il saw. And then
a voice az his elbow--tho voice OF
Dyke. who had elected 10 Aaii with
him-aSSured him that he was not
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U North he dleeILs az iinnLinn beLso
THE LAST RIDDLE

This Is the last riddle" said ths
Riddle Lady. at least for a while.
as my brain needs a rest. Besides.
Christmas is 90 near you must all
finish up your shopping and tie up
your packages. and have some
things Of my own TO attend 10.
But that reminds me OF my
riddle. I'm thinking Of someone you
all love. The riddle IS about him.
See who can guess first
Hes merry, merry. and round as
a berry
Tho joliiest fellow ] know.
Up North he dwells mid fngling
bells.
And-toys and dolls and drums and
things that on a Christmas
tree grow.
Hes a hairy. hairy. jolly old fairy.
With whiskers as white as tho
snow.
And he whistles and yclls in his
wintry deiis.
To Comet and Cupid and Dasher
and Dancer and all the rest
Of his reindeer. and bitches
them Up an ready TO 20.
Hes very. very cautious and wary.
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CAPTAIN
BLOOD
By Rafael Sabafini
Q RAFAEL aApkTiSl
AI,pCl EEk XpvlcT NC ,

and here Is our chance 10 take
H." Bishop warmed 90 n sort OF en-
thusiasm. ''rhls war with France re
moves all restrictions In tho matter
OF TortuEa. We arc free 10 invest Il
In the service OF the crown. A vic
tory there and we establish ourselves
In the favor OF this new government"
Abr said Lord Julian. and he
pulled thoughtfully at his lip.
II see that you understand" Blsh,
on laughed coarseiy. two birds with
ono stone. eh7 Wen hunt this ras,
cal in his lair. right under the beard
OF tho king OF France. and well take
him this time. II we reduce Tortuga
TO n heap OF ashes"
on that expedition they sailed two
days later-which would be some
three months after Blood's departure
taking every ship Of tho fleet. and
several lesser vessels as auxiliarica.
To Arahelia and the world In general
Il was given out that they were go.
lng 10 raid French Hispaniola. which
was really the only expedition that
could have afforded Colonel Bishop
any sort Of justification for leaving
Jamaica at all NJ such time. His
sense OF duty. indeed. should have
kept him fast in Port Royal: but his
sense Of duty was smotherod In In.
tred-that most frultiess and oorrup.
tive Of all the emotions. In the great
cabin OF viecAdmiral craufurd's
flagship. the fmperator. the deputy
governor got drunk that night 20
celebrate his conviction that the
sands Of Captain Blood's career were
running out.
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Three Seattle high schools and
~ Seattle high school graduates
carried Off good share OF the
honors In scholastic standings In
last years freshman class Of this
University OF Washington. accord
Ing 10 figures made public yester'
day by Executive Secretary Il. II.
Stevens OF tho university.
The first.ycar average went mp
from 1876 for the freshman class
OF 1912 20 1862 for the freah.
man OF ig22.2s.
Stevens. In his set OF figures. has
grouped the high schools OF the
state into three classes. those hay.
ing six or more graduates In last
years freshman class. those repre-.
scented by from two 10 five and
those sending OILY one student TO
the university.
Tho hig'. schools OF the first
class who's. graduates received the
highest scholarship averages in last
yeara freshman class were: Roose.
welt high school. Seattle; Ballard
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CONTINUED TomorroMl

Weeks passed. and every ship from
home brought additional news. WI.
liam had crossed to England. and In
March OF that year 1859 they learnt
m jamaica that he had accepted the
crown and that James had thrown
himself into the arms OF France for
rehabilitation.
To a kinsman OF Sundcrland's this
was diSauieting news. indeed. IL was
followed by letters from King wn.
iiamS secretary OF state informing
Colonel Bishop that there was war
with France. and that In view OF lts
effect upon the colonies n governor.
general was coming out TO the West
Indies In the person OF Lord VIII.
loughhy. and that with him came a
squadron under the command OF Ad.
mir,l van der Kuyicn 10 reinforce
the jamaica fleet against eventual.
ties.
Bishop realized that this must
mean the end OF his supreme au.
] thority. even tho he should continue
\ IN Port Royal rs deputy governor.
: Lord Julian. in the lack OF direct
news 10 himself. did not know what
Il might mean 70 him. But he had
been very close and confidential with
Colonel bishop regarding his hopes
~ AraheIla. and Colonel Bishop more
than ever. now that political events
put him IN danger OF being retired.
was anxious 20 enjoy the advantages
OF having a man OF Lord Jallan's
eminence for his relative.
They came TO complete under.
standing IN tho matter. and Lord
Julian disclosed all that he knew.
There Is one obstacle In our
path. said he Captain Blood. The
givi Is in iove with him"
sye're surely madr' cried Bishop.
when he recovered his speech.
you are justified in the assump-
ton said his iordshlp dolefully.
but happen to be sane. and 20
speak with knowledge"
with knowiedge9.
~Arabelia herself has confessed II
10 me"
The braxsn baggage BY God. I'll
bring her TO her senses" II was tho
slave-dTiver speaking. the man who
governed with a whip.
Dent be a fool. Bishop" His
iordship's contempt did more than
any argument 10 calm the colonel.
That's not the way with a girl OF
Arabella's spirit. Unless you wan,
70 wreck my chances for All time.
you'l hold your tongue. and not In.
serfere az all
Not interfercG Ny God. what
them
Listen. nan. She has constant
mind. don't think you know your
niece. As long as Blood lives. she
VIII wait FOR him"
Then with Blood dead. perhaps
she win come TO her SHY seasea.''
Now you begin 20 show lnteiIl.
scnce." Lord julian commended him.
That Is the first essential step"
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1900. 600 caip5 were served
attic PANAMA PACIFIC
international EXPOSITION.
PAGE IS

CONVINCING PROOF
"Gabbleton is always quoting sta
tistics."
MY starsl IL he as big liar as
all fhat?'- Kansas City Gio.) Star.
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lnrulnr IN hIn hcwIlderment.

singular IN hin bcwiidorment.
I'm tho nnmo OF Heaven, IN that
tho Arabclla or In II tho ghost OF
herr"
Tho Old Wolf rolled his single eye
over Dyke. and opened his mouth "a
speak. Then he closed II again with
out having spoken. closed II tightly
lie had great Eif, OF caution, ospe
cially in matters that he did not un.
dcrstand. That this was tho Arabelia
he could no longer doubt. That be
ing no, no must think before he
spoke. What tho devil should the
Arnbella DO doing here, when he had
loft her In Jamaican And was Cap
tain Blood aboard and in command
or had the remainder OF her hands
made Off with her. leaving tho Cap
tain IN Port Roynl3
Dyke repeated his question. This
time woiverstonc answered him.
'ye've two eyes 10 see with. and ye
asiS me. who's only got one. what II Is
yo seor'
''But see the Arabclia."
''of course. anco there she rides,
What clse was YOU expeeting7"
"isxpcctng7" Dyke stared nj him,
opcn.mouthed. WAS you expecting
TO find the Arabella here7"
wolverstone looked ann over In
contempt. then laughed and spoke
loud enough TO DO heard by all around
him.
''of course. What ciae7" And he
laughed again. n laugh that seemed
TO Dyke 10 DO calling him a fool ON
that wolycrstone turned 20 give his
attention 10 the operation OF anchor
inK.
Anon when ashore he was beset by
questioning buccaneers. II was from
their very questions that he gathered
exactly how matters stood. and per
ccived that either from lack Of cour.
ago or other motive Blood. himself.
had refused 10 render an account OF
his dolngs since the Arabella had sep.
nrated from her sister ships, VOL
versione congratulated himself upon
the discretion he had used with
Dyke.
Tho captain was ever a modest
man" he explained 20 Hagthorpe and
those others who came crowdIng
round him TITS not hts way 10 be
sounding his own praises. why. I,
was like this. We fell In with old
Don Miguel. and when we'd scuttied
him we took aboard London plmp
sent out by the secretary Of state TO
offer the captain the kings commits
sion II SO be hind quit piracy and be
o. good behavior. The captain damn,
ed hia soul 10 he'll for answer And
then we fell in wi the Jamaica fleet
and that grey old devil Bishop in
command. and there was n sure end
TO Captain Blood and 10 every
mothers son OF US all. So goes 20
him. and accept this poxy comrnis-
sion. says I. turn kings man. and
save your neck and ours He took
me al my word. and rho London plrnp
gave him the kings commission on
the spot. and Bishop all but choksd
hSself with rage when he was told
Of H. Bu, happened II had. and he
was forced 10 swallow n. we were
kings men all. and 70 into Port Royal
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YES, HE LOVES TEACHER

Kingiy Old Lady-George. do you
like TO go 20 school?
Georgie-No'm. but ] Just love TO
come home.-Judgc.
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And he crosses your room on tip,oe,
Then with mirth he swells. as a
mouse he smells.
And he sees Tommy's and Mary's
and Susy's and Harry'a and
Betty's and all the rest Of tho
stockings in a row.
Hes nary. nary tired; declare he
Is FUN q more get UP and col
His packs ike a dairy. and heavy.
oh. very.
But he doesn't care. no Just ho-ho's
and ha.ha's SILENTLY Of course
30 az not to waken anybody
and slides down your chimney
and trims your Christmas
tree. and then he's Off again.
cracking his whip and calling
hack. Merry Christmas 10
everybody in the big. wide
worldr
That's air Now who Is itY' ask.
cd the Riddle lady.
santa Clausf'
st Nlcholasr'
kris Rringler'
est. Nickr' called all the Riddle
Land people and Nancy and Nick
together.
My goodness I forgot he had 20
many uamesr' laughed tho Riddle
Lady. well, all OF you are right.
50 you shall all have presents
Nancy and Nick and Mister
Humpty Dumpty will you please
pass the things? Let each person
pick out whatever he likes"
The Dame Who.Lost.Her-shoe rot
perfectly good one. and 80 did
Betty Blue. who had lost one Of
hers also. The three kittens got
their lost mittens and. indeed. every.
body who had lost anything got Il
hack. Besides that they all had a
fine present apiece. nice fat plum
pudding with a piece OF holly on
top. all except Jack Hornor. who
had n mince pie.
Il think we'll have 20 be going
home now said Nancy 70 the Rid.
die Lady. We've had q wonderful
time and thank you ever and ever
70 much Tor everything"
you are certainly welcome ana
VIC want you both 10 come again."
said the Riddle Lady. "Humpty
Dumpty and Dick BED Cap viii
help you carry your presents home.
Goodbye. now. my dearsT
Ard away went the four Of them
hack 20 the Fairy Queens palace.
Another adventure was coming.
TO BE Continued
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BRING OUT THE OLD ONES
The best argument for the styles
OF the present day Is the family
album-I.ife.
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Three Seattle Schools
and 81 Students Excel
Local u. w. Frosh of Last Year Lead in
Scholastic Standings

high school. Seattle; Franklin high
school. Seattle: Stadium high school,
Tacoma, Everett high school; sedro.
Woolley high school; EdmundB high
school, Aberdeen high school and
Vancouver Washl high school.
The prep schools OF the second
group whose graduates had the
highest averages were: 81. Nicholas.
Seattle; Lincoln high school. Ia,
coma; Annie Wright seminary. Ia.
coma; Buckley. Sultan. winsiow.
coulee City. Rochester. Prosser. Au.
burn. Lynden, Oknagon, Blaine.
Grandyiew. Mt. Vernon, Kelso.
Watcrville. CamaS. Friday Harbor.
Newport. Kalama, Kirkland. sumas.
Duvall. Anacortes and Raymond.
In the third group highest hon
ors were carried off By tho gradu-
atcs Of Rosalia. Redmond. Teton
high school, Yakima county; Lake
Stevens high school. Dayton, Che
welah and Fairhaven high school
OF Bellingham.
Twenty seven Seattle students
were among the list OF those hav-
ing the highest averages and one
Of them. Miss Kiyo Arizumi OF
Broadway high school along with
Foster Il. Ford OF Stadium high
school. Tacoma. received no grade
below "a. which. according to tbs
numerical system OF grading il
from &c to 100.
Other freshmen among the top
notchers were: Warren MARBLE
Seattle: Howard Jensen. Spokane,
Harold Gulickson. Kelso; Lora May
Harvey. Nicholas Sarro. Mary Chea
and Henry T. Bailey. Seattle;
Eleanor Cakes Lynden; Herman
Highland. Buckley; John X. Hill
Seattle: Mary Elizabeth Turner
Spokane: Lewis C. Wood, George
G. Wood, Dorothy Watkins. Min
ME Hurwitz. Seattle: Charlotte
Muckler. Tacoma: James Hoard
and Chesley Cook. Seattle: Helen
Elizabeth Coons. Aberdeen: Bjorr
Meiang. Mary Alma Fisher. Kari
f. Hammer. Eunice Story. Seattle
Aaron Water. Sultan; Berman
schoenfeld. Seattle; Charles ].
Pearl. Prosser; David A. Drew,
Rochester; Lillian Klein. Elizabeth
Brondeberg. Seattle: Carl Carlson,
Everett; Cecilia Palmer. Rosalia
Gretchen Stryker, Everett; Gilbert
swart, Ruth V. Secrest. Morris
Meyers. Virginia Albln. Seattle:
Geneviove Reid. Redmond; Alvin
Ulbrici<son. Seattle: Ruth SCHNEIDER
Winslow: and Thelma Waite and
William a. Klmball. Seattle.
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|CUTICURA HEALS.
| SKIN TROUBLE
Eruptlons On Children's
Bodies. WereV eryPainfui.

MY children were troubled with
little, festered. sore erupdons that
broke out on their bodies. They
were very painful and iiched and
burned all the time causing them to
scratch. They could no, wear their
shoes and stockings because they
aggravated the eTup,ions, and they
were very cross and fretful.
My sister -in-lsw told me about
Cutieura Soap and Ointment and /
purchased one cake Of Soap and one
box Of Ointment and in about two
weeks the erupiions were healed. -
lSignedl Mrs. Lula Rector, Moni-
tor, Washington.
For every purpose Of the toilet
and bath. Cutieura Soap, Ointment
and Talcum are excellent.
sanpis Tres ~ MAJ. ksarc-r. -cua-u-. raSsr-
stazlrr. Dept =, Mkifsa 81 ltass'' Sod ese-r-
-hr-r Sesnase olntnCrt 3 ard tl- Inier-r -
40 CutieuTs Sea-, rAaves withoutr mug.
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translated, records the taking Of 10000
lives during . four-day sanguinary cele-
bration in which new temple was dedi-
Gated. A follower Of Cortez counted as
many as 10000 skulls in one pile, got
tired of the job and stopped.
The victims were not always war cap
tives. Frequently they were selected by
the priests from among the Aztecs them
selves and, strange as it may seem, never
offered resistance or objection. Perhaps
this was because death by sacrifice was
regarded as a sure way to enter the para
disc of the sun, the Aztec abode of ever
lasting bliss.
Divinities required constantly to be ap-
peased by these sacrifices, according to
the Aztec ritual, at which priests officiated
really in the character Of butchers. Each
victim was laid in turn upon block of
polished stone, stone knife thrust into
his chest and the living heart torn
out and laid before the monstrous image
Of the god.
In the newly discovered caves and
tumbled-down temples of the Mexican
casas Grande. science hopes to confirm its
latest theories regarding the strange
beliefs of these people, and also to dis
close why they cherished. such a murder
Gus religion at q time when other Mexican
tribes had abolished this terrible form of
worship.
The first group of people from whom
the Aztecs afterward developed, crossed,
so it is supposed, fnom Asia to Alaska in
what is known as the Neolithic period Of
time. Searching for milder climate,
they gradually migrated down the Pacific
coast until they reached northern Mexico.
Here they walled Themselves round with
what to-day would be a stone fortress,
with storage place for grain and an ele-
waited knoll for worship. Close by they
lived in caves. These are the type of
ruins which are now being exhaustively
searched by Dr. Hewett and his collabo-
rators for the early records of the race.
When the Aztecs made their appear
ance down in the great valley of Mexico,
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where they were later to build their
astonishing city, they came into contact
with race of whose origin science has
not the slightest clue. These were the
Mayas. These people were extraordinary
architects, their pyramids and temples
rivaled those of Egypt. They had de-
veloped an art which surpassed in many
ways the Egyptians. They had an ac-
curate calendar and in every way high
degree Of civilization-far higher in many
ways than that which existed in Europe
during the middle, ages Rarely they
offered human sacrifice. Their sacrifices
to their gods were usually flowers, fruits
and now and then an animal.
But the Mayan civilization was in its
last stages when the Aztecs appeared.
There had been seven years of pestilence
and seven years of famine and only a
remnant, OF this mysterious people re-
This remnant could offer no resistance
to the Aztecs. Indeed, when the later
arts and sciences, offered to take them
under their protection, the Mayas could
do nothing but agree.
And it was from them that the Aztecs
learned how to build the temples and
cities which Cortez was later to destroy.
The AZtecs had no definite idea OF time
until they borrowed their calendar from
the highly civilized Mayas. Their weapons
were the bow and arrow, wooden spears
shod with stone, the stone war club and
Clipped stone knives. Their places Of
habitation and temples were the crudest
ever built in Mexico until after they had
acquired the skill of the ancient race they
had conquered.
While they were living this rugged, un-
waiting fruits, erecting places of worship
that rivalled the pyramids of Egypt, de-
veloping picture language and acquiring
the first ideas of civilization.
But the very savagery of the Aztecs
and their utter disregard for life, made
them a feared and hated enemy and, no
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For, be II understood, this Stone was
used only on great and peculiar occasions.
At intervals . handsome Aztec youth,
picked ont BY the high priest, was for the
time being deiied and regarded as the
incarnation Of I god Alfred ii splendid
garments, he was attended BY the royal
pages, entertained 1t gorgeous banquets,
and treated with All the honors appropriate
to divinity. Wherever he went the peo-
pie Frustrated themselves before him. He
must have had most enjoyable time but
for his knowledge Of the fact that all of
It was but preparation for his death.
For one whole year he was god. AT
the end OF 1t came renorseless fate. Still
attlred IN magnificent robes, he was es-
cOrted to the temple by the priests. They
took him up to the top Of the building.
laid him on the stone Of sacrifice and
killed him.
The City Of Mexico. As the spaniards
iirst saw It, was the largest fortified town
in the new world. Il was built for
strategic reasons on the island In the mid
die of shallow lake. Since that time
the lake has been drained: but then the
island was connected with the mainland
by three wide causeways of stone, each
provided with massive gate and draw
bridge. and strongly fortified. On the
lake hoated huge RATS constructed of
reeds and rushes, bound together and
overspread with mud from the lake bot
tom. Vegetables were grown on these
RATS to supply the city's population. Upon
each of them was built q house for the
gardener, who used long pole TO propel
his raft from place to place.
The city was supplied with water by a
terra Gotta pipe Of large diameter which
ran down from reservoir at the summit
Of Chapultepec, the Hill Of Grasshoppers.
The same pipe fed several fountains
and more than one hundred baths in the
palace OF MOntezuma, which was some
distance to the southwest Of the temple
of the god of war.
The Spaniards who accompanied cortez
numbered only about four hundred, but
they were picked fighting men, trained In
the art of war and clad in artnor that
was proof against the arrows and spears
OF their adversaries. The horses they
rode gave them great advantage, for the
Aztecs, having never beheld animals of that
species, regarded them rs supernatural.
and even believed that they breathed fire
from their nostrfls. Furthermore, the in
vaders had auxiliafies. They were backed
by some thousands Of warriors Of the
Tlascala tribe, from the east coast, who
had long been at war with the people Of
MOntezuma,
The Spaniards destroyed the Aztec civ
ilizatiOn, just as, in an earlier epoch, the
Aztecs had absorbed the civilization Of
the Mayas, which in many of its manifes-
tattons so, strikingly resembled that Of
ancient Egypt.