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Evening star., 1924-11-05
Continued from Yesterdays Starr

One day. as he sat with Hagthorpe
, and WolVerStone over pipe and a
bottle of rum in the sitting reek OF
tar and stale tobacco of water
side tavern, he was accoSted by a
splendid ruffian in a gold-taced coat
ct dark-blue satin with crimson
sash. 4 foot wide. about the waist
"CoSt vous qu'on appelle lie Sang?
the fellow hailed him.
Captain Blood looked up to con-
sIoer the questioner before replying.
The man was tall and built on lines
cf agile strength, with Swarthy,
:uuiiinc face that was brutally hand
some. \ diamond of great price fam
Cd on the indiffereutly clean hand
resting on the pummcl of his long
7aptrr. and there We're gold rings in
1ljS ears, half-concealed by long ring
lets of oily chestnut hair
Captain Blood took the pipe
from between his lips. My name"
> he said "iS Peter BLOOD. The Span
cards know me for Don Pedro Sangre,
and a Frenchman may call me lie
Sang if he pleases."
Good" said the gaudy adventurer
in English. and without further in
Nitation he drew up a stool and sat
down at that greasy table. My
two of whom at least We're eyeing
him aSkance, sit is LevaSSeur. You
may have heard Ct me"
They had, indeed. He commanded
q privateer of 20 guns that had drop
ped anchor in the bay week ago,
lnanned by a crew mainly composed
Of French boucanhunterS from North
rlu HispaniOla. men who had good
cause to hate the Spaniard with an
intcusity exceeding that Of the Eng
liSh. Levasseur had brought them
back to Tortuga from an indifferently
successful cruise. 1t would need
more. however. than lack OF success
10 aDate the fellows monStrouS van
ity. \ roaring, quarrelsomc, hard
drinking. hard-gaming Scpudrel, his
reputation as a buccaneer stood high
among the wild Brethren Of the Coast.
He enjoyed a so a reputation of an
other sort. There was about his
eaudy, staggering raffishness some
thing that the women found singu
iarly alluring. That he should boast
opcnely Of his bonnes fortunes did
no. seem strange to Captain Blood:
what he might have found strange
y-aS that there appeared to be some
measure Of Justification for these
boasts.
II was current gossip that even
Nad"moiselle dOgeroa, the govern
trs daughter. had been caught in the
snare of his wild attractiNeness, and
that LeVasseur had gone the length
III audacity Of asking her hand in
marriage of her father. VI. d'Ogeron
had made him the only possible an
SWer. He had shown him the door
I.Gvasseur had departed in rage,
swearing that he would make made
moiSrlle his wife in the teeth of all
the fathers in Christendom. and that
NJ. d'Ogeron should bitterly rue the
affront he had put upon him.
This was tho man who now thrust
himself upon Captain Blood with a
proposal of association, Offering him
not only his sword. but his ship and
the men who sailed in her.
\ dozen years ago, as a lad of
barely 90, Levasseur had sailed with
that monster of cruelty, LOllonais,
and his own subsequent exploits bore
witness and did credit to the school
Evening star., 1924-11-05

possible for him to be and yet retain
his understanding.
Finally, toward evening, Capt.
Blood went over the side and was
rowed back to his great ship with
her red bulwarks and gilded ports,
touched into a lovely thing of flame
by the setting sun.
He was a little heavy hearted. L
have said that he was a judge of
men, and his judgment Of Levasseur
filled him With misgivings, which
were growing heavier in a measure
as the hour of departure approached.
He expressed it to Wolverstone,
who met him as he stepped aboard
the Arabella:
You overpersuaded me into those
articles, you blackguard. and it'll
surprise me if any good comes of
this association"
The giant rolled his single blood
thirsty eye and sneered, thrustins'
out his heavy jaw. We'll wiring the
dogs neck If there's any treachery."
80 we will--if we are there to
wiring it by then" And on that, dis
missing the matter: We sail in the
morning, on the first of the ebb,' he
announced, and went off to his cabin.
Evening star., 1924-11-05
CHAPTER XIV.

1t would be somewhere about 10
o'clock on the following morning.
full hour before the time appointed
for sailing, when a canoe brought up
alongside La Foudre, and II half
caste Indian stepped out of her and
went up the ladder. He was clad in
drawers Of hairy. untanned hide. and
a red blanket served him for a cloak.
He was the bearer of a folded scrap
of paper for Capt. LevaSseur.
The captain unfolded the letter
sadly soiled and crumpled by contact
with the half-caste'S person. Its con-
tents may be roughly translated thus:
My Well Beloved: l am in the
Dutch brig Jongrouw, which is about
to sail. Resolved to separate US for
ever. my cruel father is sending me
to Europe in my brothers charge. /
implore you. come TO my rescue. De-
liver me, my well beloved hero, Your
GeSolated Madeleine, who loves you"
The well beloved hero was moved
to the soul Of him b. that passionate
appeal. His scowling glance swept
the bay for the Dutch brig, which he
knew had been due to sail for Am
sterdam with Il cargo Of hides and
tobacco.
Size was nowhere to be seen among
the shipping in that narrow, rock
bound harbor. He roared out the
question in his mind
In answer the half-caste pointed
out beyond the frothing surf that
marked the position of the reef con-
Stituting one of the stronghold's main
defenSes. Away beyond it, mile or
so distant a sail was standing out to
sea.
There she go,'' he said.
There" The F'renchman Eazcd
and stared, his face growing white.
The mans wicked temper awoke and
turned to vent itself upon the mes
senger. And where have you been
that you come here only now with
this? Answer me-
The half-caste shrank terrified be-
fore his fury. His explanation, if he
lad one, was paralyzed by fear Le-
vasseur took him by the throat, shook
Evening star., 1924-11-05

Continued in Tomorrow's starr
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
WE WONDER

II q burglar ever gets afraid q
the dark.
How the unsuccessful Box
peace prize contestants voted on
the winning plan.
II politicians1 ever forget 70
pat a dark horse.s
Why the baby always does its
cute tricks just before the com.
pany arrives.
II they make railway sand
witches In the same foundry they
make railroad tracks.
How they can tell when there
Ii crime wave In New York.
What musical comedy choruses
are singing about.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
TALK OF THE
TOWN
BY Dave Sentner.

HEN Hickory Hoople goes
into q restaurant he sits
on his new straw hat 10
protect It from being stolen.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

White flannels that fit after be-
ing sent to the dry cleaners.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
DRAMA FOR
THE HOME
BY 10 SwerIing.

The seasons bill Of the Fam
III Players cannot be complete
svithosst a refined bedroom play.
The subjOined could Vegv easily
Be staged IN the guest room,
the only alterations accessory
being the addition of seVerGl
doors. The title of our third
pLUa Of the season Is
FOR BED OR FOR WORSE
The Cast:
Mr.. Jones Algie
Mrs. Jones Mrs. Forsythe
Viola Mr.. Carter
"A Bellhop
!" HE scene IS the bridal suite
at the Ritz.Pitz Hotel, q room
with twin beds. and, as stated
above, conveniently arranged for
entrances and exits. JONES
rushes In. attired in pajamas.
JONES: Thank God, she's not
here yet!
tTIe looks under one Of the
beds and il amazed to discover
VIOLA there. attired in negli-
gee.)
VIOLA: Obi
JONES: How did you get
here?
VIOLA: Well. after ! quar-
rNled with AIgie, II
JONES: Sh.h-h!
CThe door opens and Algie backs
IN, attired in d bathrobe. JONES
succeeds in getting under the bed
with VIOLA In time to avoid
discovery
ALGIE: Gracious! She said to
be sure to be here before ten
EMRs. JONES pokes her head
from under the other twin bed0
MRS. JONES: Oh!
ALGIE: Lily! How did you get
here?
MRS. JONES: This Is my room
.--our room Roberts and mine
ALGIE: Then why
MRS. JONES: What's that
noise? Quick!>
Gle slides under the bed just
as MRS. FORSYTH, VIoLA'S
mother, attired In robe de mutt,
enters. She stares at the empty
beds and utters a stifled shriek)
MRS. FORSYTH: Goodness! The
beds haven't been occupied!
Enter MR.. CARTER, JONES
father-in.law, in a nightgown.
(MRS. FORSYTH backs away in
terror as she sees him.
MRS. FORSYTH: What's the
meaning OF this, Elmer?
MR.. CARTER: You here, Lulu?
MRS. FORSYTH: can explain
everything.
(There is sound at the door,
MRS. FORSYTH slides under the
bed already concealing MRS.
JONES and ALGIE. At the same
moment CARTER ducks under
the bed concealing VIOLA. Enter
MR.. BROWN, ALGIE'S grand
father, attired in aleeping bag and
smoking jacket.)
BROWN: Dash Il ALI Where can
ahe be?
Enter MRS. GREEN. VIOLA'S
grandmother, attired in sea-green
peignor and Pullman robe.)
MRS. GREEN: Eustice!
BROWN: Anastasia!
MRS. GREEN: You said
ENTER BELLHOP, attired In B.
v. DIS and Russian boots.)
BROWN: What is the meaning
Of all this?
BELLHOP: Absolutely nothing.
It's q bedroom farce!
CURTAIN.
Note: r. you want to speed up
the action, get triplet beds in
stead Of twin beds, and add q few
doors to the set.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
CRACKLINGS

The golf suit IL q modern dc.
velopment OF the game. says Q
sporting writer. Not 90. Fat
men have been using short pants
In golfing for ages.
IF the old-time alchemists haa
lived long enough they would
have seen brass gathering the
gold every day in Wall Street.
The druggists are threatening
to remove the telephone booths.
How are they every going to find
them?
Famous chemists to discuss
atoms, says a headline. A guam.
tity Of small ak Il anticipated.
Army authorities have decreed
that service mules win hereafter
be currycombed with vacuum
cleaners. The machine win prob.
ably gather more dents than q
red-headed boy has freckles.
A Difference in Customs.
In Egypt a man never sees bis
wife b0fore they are married. In
this country that state Of affairs
prevails after the ceremony.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

Every time that Stanley Hughes,
the careful Scott. goes to the ice
box for something to eat he
makes himself stand in the cor.
ner afterward for punishment.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

Where Is the densest popula.
ton In the world?" asked the
teacher OF Sophisticated SARA.
"In insane asylums, teacher" re-.
piled Sara.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

A friend who owns q sum-
mer cottage at the seashore.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

A wedding invitation contain
Ing no address to which presents
may be sent.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

Famous chemists to discuss
atoms, says a headline. A guam.
tity Of small ak Is anticipated.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
BARGAINS
A bride without a mother.

- DAAu0 WAsAOut q mOCner.
Taxicab drivers who don't have
the habit of suddenly turning
around when you're taking your
sweetie home.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
FIND THE
ERRORS

Talking about luck, boy, must
have been born under e lucky
star to get this job az president
Of the bank"
I'll sue every newspaper in
America for giving me full pages
OF free publicity" cried the movie
actress, in anger.
wouldn't use any hair re-
storer II ! were YOU" said the
bald-headed boss barber to his
bald-headed rich customer.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

There was q bully fire IN town
last night, BY the time the vol
unteer department members had
finished electing 4 captain 10
lead them the house burned
down. II was the firehouse.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

Keenie Femme ordered . one.
piece bathing suit from a mail
order house. When the envelope
came 1t was empty-some care.
less mailing clerk had put the
suit underneath the stamp.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

Eddy Kett says that the proper
dress when crossing q bun pas
ture is q pair Of running shoes.
Mr.. Potts, M. VI, married vet.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

eranl. came home late from q
poker game last night and rat
tied q milk bottle to fool his wife.
It seems she didn't order any
milk for that morning ana she
Jumped up out Of q sound sleep
to give the millxman a piece Of
her mind.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-21

1Quire listed consegufr Hermosos
Bouquets ? B6nitas Coronas y otros
tfabajos artisticos en- flores naturaies
Lame al telefono 300 Santurce. (Stop
~ Martin PefiaJ y sera atendido por
ln seiara ISABEL PARS1.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-21
AEEcADo DE cAANR1o

Ramiro DE MAETZU
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-11

Distance of the Hyades cluster from
the earth is less than that of the
Pleiades, estimates placing it between
150 and 200 light years from the earth.
writes Isabel NJ. Lewis Of the United
States Naval observatory in Nature
Magazine of Washington Aldebaran.
the brightest star. is not true mem
bet of the Hyades cluster. for it does
not share in the common motion of
the other stars and Is only about fifty
light years from the EARTH Recent
discoveries concerning this star tell
much of its life and history. Al
debaran is comparatively young and
a comparatively cool star with sur
face temperature of about 1900 de-
grees centigrade, which Is low for
star 1t is on the up-scale of evolu-
ton. however, and so viii gradually
increase In temperature and decrease
In size.
AIdebaran is one of the giant stars
of the universe, and 1t has been judged
that its diameter Is over 10000. 900
miles and its bulk more than 10000
times that of our own sun
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-11
TRANsLEYs RING

SYNOPSIS. = Transley's hay
cutting outfit. after stacking
1000 tons, Is on its way to the
big Y.D. ranch headquarters.
Transley is master OF men and
circumstances. Lnder. foreman.
is substantial. but not self-asser-
tive. George Drazk. one of the
men. is an irresponsible chap who
proposes to every woman he
meets. Transley and Linder dine
with Y.D. and his wife and
daughter Zen. Y.D. instructs
Transley to cut the South Y.D-,
spite o. HI an high water and
a fellow named Landson. Drazk
proposes to Zen and is neatly re-
buried. Transley pitches camp on
the South Y.D. and finds Land
sons outfit cutting hay. Denni-
son Grant. Landson's manager,
notifies Transley that he Is work
ing under a lease from the legal
owners and warns Transley on.
All of which means war. Y.D.
and Zen ride to the South Y.D.
Zen is a natural vamp. not yet
halter-broke and ripe for mating.
Y.D. has taken a liking to Trans
ley. Zen holds Transley of and
encourages Under. Zen enjoys
the prospect of a race between
Transley and Under for her IA
vor, but secretly laughs at both.
She has another and more serious
encounter with Drazk. Y.D. now
ing machines are ruined by iron
stakes set in the grass. Zen pre-
vents open war with Landson.
Transley halfway proposes and
is turned off. Drazk sets fire
that attacks the Landson stacks.
The Y.D. outfit hastens to aid the
enemy. Zen rides off alone to
help. The wind changes and the
Y.D. people now have to tight
the prairie fire. Zen rides into
the river to escape flames Drazk
tries to abduct her. She browns
him-or thinks she has Grant
overtakes her. In trying to ride
through fire Zen is thrown and
knocked senseless. Zen comes to
after several hours of uncon-
seriousness to find herself In the
dark with Grant. She has a
sprained ankle and both horses
have run away. So she and Grant
sit on a rock and tell their past
lives. Grant, 1T appears, Is a rich
mans son who scorns wealth In
order to live his own life. Y.D.
and his men arrive after day.
light Naturally, in the circum-
stances, haying is abandoned.
Grant rides off. Transley goes to
the nearest town. He returns and
induces Y.D. to go into partner
ship with him In the contracting
and building business. Transley
sweeps Zen off her feet by the
force of his love-making.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-11
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder medi-
cine.
1t is a physicians prescription.
Swamp-Root is strengthening medi-
cine. 1t helps the kidneys, liver and
bladder do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test of years.
1t is sold by all druggists on its merit and
it should help you. No other kidney medi-
cine has so many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation, send ten cents to DR..
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N Y, for
sample bottle. When writing, be sure
and mention this paper.-Advertisemen
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-11

that explanation would not apply to
the deliberate placing of his ring upon
her finger. There would be no excuse !;
she could never again plead that she
had been the victim of Transley's pre-
cipitateness. This would be deliber-
ate, and she must do 1t herself.
She rather blamed Transley for not
having left his old business and come
to perform this rite himself, as he
should have done. What was one day
of business more or less? Yet Zen
gathered no hint from that incident
that always, with Transley. business
would come first. 1t was symbolic
prophetic-but she did not see the sign
nor understand the prophecy.
She held the ring between her
fingers; slipped II off and on her lit
tie fingers; held 1t so the rays of the
sun fell through the window upon it
and danced before her eyes in all their
primal colors.
81 have to put this on" she said,
pursuing her lips firmly, "and-and for
get about Dennison Grant!''
For long time she thought of that
and all 1t meant. Then she raised the
jewel to her lips.
Help me-heIp me" she MUIR
INJURED. With quick little impetuous
motion she drew 1t on to the finger
where 1t belonged. There she gazed
upon 1t for moment, as though fas-
cinated by 1t. Then she fell upon her
bed and lay motionless until long after
the valley was wrapped in shadow.
The events of these days had al
most driven from Zen's mind the trag-
edy of George Drazk. When she
thought of it at all 1t presented such
grotesque unreality-it was such an
unreasonable thing-that ii assumed
the vague qualities of dream. 1t
was something unreal and very much
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-11
BAPTIST MINISTER GIVES
TANLAC FULL CREDIT

No greater praise can be accorded
q medicine than the voluntary testi-
mony of minister of the gospel. The
preachers high calling puts a grave
responsibility on his every word, and
he will not jeopardize his reputation
by commencing a thing without first
assuring himself it is all right.
Tanlac has been endorsed by num-
bers of prominent ministers. They
have put Tanlac to the test of per-
sonal service and their words carry
conviction because they say what they
know to be the truth.
One of the latest to speak out in
behalf of Tanlac Is Rev. b. e. Bell,
retired Baptist minister, POT Elm ST.,
San Antonio, Texas, who says:
Before taking Tanlac had suf-
fered from stomach and nerve trou-
bles for over 80 years and there were
times when my condition was such
that 1t required almost superhuman
effort for me to prepare my sermons
and go through with my Sunday serv-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-11

Transley had planned to return to
the foothills with Y.D., but at the last
moment business matters developed
which required his attention. He
placed a tiny package In Y.D.'s ca
pacious palm.
"For the GIRL" he said. 81 should
deliver it myself, but you'll explain?"
Y.D. fumbled the tiny package into
a vest pocket. "Sure, I'll attend to
that" he promised Wasn't much of
these fancy trimmin's when 1 settled
into double harness, but lots of things
has changed since then. You'll be out
soonY
Just as soon as business will stand
for Ii. Not a minute longer"
On his return home Y.D., after
maintaining an exasperating silence
until supper was finished, casually
handed the package to his daughter.
Some trinket Transley sent out"
he explained. He'll be here himself
as soon as business permits
She took the package with glow
of expectancy, started to open 1t, then
folded the paper again and ran up to
her room. Here she tempted herself
for minutes before she would finally
open 1t, whetting the appetite of an
ticipation to the full =. The gem
justified her little play. 1t was mag
nificent; more beautiful and more ex-
pensive than anything her father ever
had bought her.
She hesitated strangely about put
ting 1t on. To Zen it seemed that the
putting on of Transley's ring would
be voluntary act symbolizing her ac-
ceptance of him. If she had been
carried off her feet-swept into the
position in which she found herself
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-11

Bulk of Aldebaran Is &C, 900 Times That of Sun

In spite of its great size. Aldebarau
contains comparatively little sub
stance. We could, to be sure. make
more than 10000 suns from it of the
size of our own sun, but they would
be far lighter and less substantial.
bodies than the sun
Discovery of dark nebulous regions
In the Hyades as well as In other parts
of the constellation of Taurus has
been one of the achievements of mod
ern astronomy and also the more re-
cent discovery that nebulae are In gem
eral dark, rather than luminous.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-11

ices. Indeed, my work seemed Ike
some great obstacle across my path
way-a burden too big to carry In my
weak physical condition
But in six weeks time Tanlac
transformed my entire outlook, giving
me what seemed like new set Of
nerves and a brand-new digestive
system. My appetite became raven
Gus, my nerves steady, my liver action
regular and 1 could sleep sound for
the first time In years. Whenever
have -the slightest symptoms of trou-
Bile now 1 always resort to Tanlac,
am taking some at present, and 1t
never fails to smooth things out for
me. certainly have the best Of rea-
sons for feeling grateful to Tanlac."
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug
gists. Accept no substitute. Over 40
million bottles sold.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-11
Pink Sunrise and Sunset

The reason that sunrise and sunset
are pink is because the light, instead
Of coming straight down through q
belt of air, strikes the air on a slant,
travelling through more air. particular
ly close to the earth. AS a result IT
meets many more specks of dust,
smoke and other impurities in the air.
These absorb. defect and reflect the
light rays and cause the multi-cclored
effect.