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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-27

ing alone to the stronghold of the
enemy.
One clear fact he had grasped The
men allotted patrol duty were no more
than watchdogs, probably selected for
their known savagery. Haig won
dered if his predecessor had been pro-
NOTED or assassinated; for his, OBJ
viousy, was one of the lowliest tasks.
From the great mansion itself he was
excluded. ..
Burned up by impatience-not dar-
ing to speculate about Eileen-he
walked slowly towards the northern
extremity of his patrol. And a curl
GUS fact obtruded ITSELF All the
eunuchs had disappeared!
And now, coming in sight of the wall
which marked the boundary on the
north, he heard again, dimly, that
babel of many tongues but out
side, in the distant tree-bordered street
which led down to the town.
At one point an old lebbekh tree
overhung the great wall. Haig ran
to it, mounted to the lower-most
branches climbed higher, and could
see over the wall A struggling pro-
cession was winding down the street
towards the port below! The eunuchs
he could identify by their liveries, but
there were many others who wore no
distinguishing dress.
! There had been an exodus from the
great house. Could he take advantage
of it? Along path bordered by al
mond trees, he walked. Above every
thing-he must keep cool. Always,
! Eileen came into the foreground-bu
he knew. and his conscience cried out
that even greater stakes were being
played for.
A state of the widest excitement
prevailed aboard the Wallaroo. What
had happened? Had war suddenly
been declared? The underwater craft
bore no distinguishing number and flew
no flag Then, smartly dressed man
wearing tarbush had come off in her
| boat.
Up in the captains room, Aswami
Pasha stood by the desk, smiling. He
had boarded the Wallaroo alone, and
apparently unarmed leaving one man,
a recognizable pugilist, on duty at the
ladder head. There was something
terrifying in the Egyptians smiling
audacity. Captain Peterson's gray face
was very grim
Il carry three hundred passengers, :
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-27

footsteps on the ladder aroused him,
and Captain Peterson appeared, carry
ing a radio flimsy.
Look at this Rattray," he said
We've certainly got Jonah on board
this trip"
Rattray took the message and read {:
ITO COMMANDER RMS WALLA-
ROO MAIN STEAM PIPE BURST
STOP CHIEF AND Two HANDS
SERIOUSLY INJURED STOP CAN
YOU RENDER IMMEDIATE MEDI-
CAL ATTENTION STOP EIGHTEEN
DEGREES THIRTY FIVE NORTH
AND FORTY-ONE DEGREES FIVE
EAST IS MOUNT JUPITER JOHN
KENDALL MASTER.
Ratrray looked up with wry face.
"One of the Samuelson tramps. She's
seventy miles east of the track, sir.
Isn't there anybody nearer?'
The captain shook his head. Il have
already inquired" he answered re-
signedly.
Peterson went into the charthouse.
CAPTAIN and chief officer bent over the
chart.
Right off, the northwest peak of
Farisan bank" Rattray commented
"The Samuelson scavengers go nosing
into places nobody ever heard Of"
And the course of the r. NJ. S. Wal
LARGO was altered.
In the lacquered study of Yuan Hee
See. the marquis. spectacles on nose,
bent over a note which lay upon his
table. Aswami Pasha stood at his ell
bow.
1T is regrettable." said Yuan Hee
See, that such excellent business
should be lost. The caravans have been
delayed. as ! ordered?"
LAS you ordered Excellency. Apart
from which, no woman as specified is
included in either"
Yuan Hee See bent again over the
writing "These fellows insist so upon
white SKINS" he commented. "Circas
slams are difficult, now, and Euro
| peans. to meet such specification as
He removed his spectacles. placed
them on the table. and shrugged sig
nificantly.
| You will notice, Excellency, that
the representative of the Bey is ex
pected at Keneh on Saturday"
81 have noticed this, my friend" the
| Chnaman replied. But we have other
Ash to fry A young and pleasant won
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-27
Bv SAX ROHMER

Rattray, taking up the glasses,
searched again, anxiously. He was
about to drop the glasses again, when:
by Cd, sir!' he said, "look-
quick under our port bowl"
The coming towers Of big subma-
rine were rising above the surface! A
Marconi operator came bounding onto
the bridge with message. Rattray
grabbed it. He, the captain, and the
third officer read it together:
COMMANDER RMS WALLAROO
AM SENDING BOAT FOR SURGEON
STOP LIE TO URGENT STOP JOHN
KENDALL MASTER IS MOUNT
JUPITER"
Captain Peterson glanced from face
to face. whats this?" he repeated
huskily.
Its message we daren't disobey,
sir!" Rattray replied eff anybody
else picks it up it sounds harmless
enough. Don't you understand"
The mysterious vessel, now on the
surface, ran along beside them, two
German quick-firers trained upon the
Wallaroo-then came the shrill howl
of shell; the SCATTERING bark of one
Of the four-inch guns.
The mainmast of the WallarOo car
rying the wireless, crashed with it's
rigging to the deck.
There were shouts-shrieks-
tons. Captain Peterson, a very old
and haggard man, walked to the tele-
graph and jerked it to STOP" The
Wallaroo lay almost motionless upon
an oily sea. The submarine, running
alongside within hailing distance, rang
off at the same moment, and lay there
beside the liner.
There was sudden hustle on her
deck. They were putting boat off.
The dhow drew nearer.
Dawson Haig went on duty at noon.
His beat" was some two miles in ex-
tent But in all the vast gardens and
orchards, pavilions and outhouses it
embraced, he met with nothing except
numbers of those magnificently pro-
portioned negroes who seemed to grow
upon the estate of Yuan Hee See as
freely as palms.
These were the eunuchs to whom
Kid Brown had referred contemptu-
ously. But Haig realized that they
could be very formidable opponents.
The sinister Jackal would soon be
safe in a drug-induced sleep. Four
hours lay before him in which to justi-
fly his foolhardy enterprise of penetrat-
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-27
Who Said 1t First?

Various explanations of the origin
of the phrase "by hook or crook" have
ably the best, is that formerly poor peo-
pie were allowed to collect tirewood
in the woods of neighboring manor
both for personal use and for sale, and
they often carried hook or a crook
with which to bring down withered and
rotten boughs.
A much more far-tetched explana-
ton is that the phrase implies "foully,
like thief" or "righteausly, like a
bishop" the hook being the instrument
used by footpads to lay hold of unwary
travellers, and the crook being the
bishops crozier.-Tit-Eits Magazine.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-27
Copyright by Sax Rohmer.
WNU Service.

an whose qualities answer these speci-
fications-" he tapped tapering nm
ger on the paper-"would be difficult
to obtain in so short time, even
under the most advantageous circum-
stances"
Many other matters had been dis
cussed before the Egyptian left the
apartment of his formidable chief. His
route led him through part of the gar
dens. And as he passed shady arbor,
hand lightly touched his sleeve. Or
ange Blossom stood at his elbow.
"Aswami," she said softly, "a word
with you"
A chill struck at the heart of the
Egyptian. More times than he could
remember, a mad desire for the deli
cate ivory beauty of this woman had
possessed him. But always always
He glanced about swiftly and then
stepped into the shadows with her.
"Stand STILL" Orange Blossom COM
manded, "and listen This afternoon
you set out on journey. Is it true?"
ut is true, lady," said Aswami
Pasha.
Walk now up to the small salon
and wait for me. Go at once"
Between fear and triumph his brain
was wasps' nest. He had dared
greatly all his life. But this he knew
was the greatest risk he had ever TAX
en-. Mounting stairs where none met
him, he came to the room adjoining
which was that cupboard overlooking
the apartments occupied by Eileen
Kearney. A faint rustling made him
turn.
Orange Blossom, an ivory statuette
enveloped in mist, came in, her finger
raised to her lips. With key she
carried, she opened the door of tiny
anteroom, and indicated that he should
move forward. A dimly lighted grille
appeared on the level of his eyes.
Look down. :"
Eileen, wrapped in a delicate orien-
tai robe, lay upon the divan smoking.
Celeste, the Frenchwoman, sat beside
her.
"You see?' Orange Blossom wills
pered softly. This is choice treasure,
my friend"
Aswami Pasha, connoisseur, filled
his eyes with the gracious beauty of
Eileen. He nodded slowly.
Slender fingers gripped his arm and
drew him away. Orange Blossom faced
him in the room beyond. The woman
in the lacquered room was deliciously
pretty. "She is Yu'an's new toy" he
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-27

thought, land this hell-cat whom l
could love or strangle with almost
equal pleasure, is going to tempt me to
take the rose girl from him. ;"
She is not for SALE" said the Chi
nese woman. You understand? But
today and tonight the house will be
empty. 1t might be managed that she
should escapes"
"Escape?" The light of new under
standing crossed the dark face of
ASwami PaSha.
"Hassan es-Suk is eager for his com
mission" Orange Blossom continued.
She might so easily be overtaken on
the road to keneh. Better still, out
side koseir near to Doctor Julian
How could they know that she was nor
for sale? My lord could not condemn
them for ignorance"
Aswami PaSha clenched his hands
and dragged his glance away from that
compelling gaze.
"She is beautiful-and would grace
your great house at Aswan Or per-
haps, my friend, it is dark eyes that
excite you?"
He turned to her, and greatly dar-
ing, rested his hands upon her satin
shoulders. The contact thrilled him.
will you help me?" She smiled
voluptuously. You don't speak," she
whispered, swaying ever so slightly
towards him.
"Yes! But" In a second he would
have had her in his arms.
Ssh! Quick !" she hissed-and
pushed him away. go out by the
other door! He is coming! ;"
She walked swiftly across the room.
~ shall remember Aswami," she whis-
pered.
mo sign Of her, SIR" Jack Rattray
dropped the glasses back into their
case. II can't make it out. It's clear,
too, that her wireless has failed" The
| first officer turned to the commander.
who stood upon the bridge of the Wal
LARGO beside him.
| 1t was perhaps an hour before dusk
| swept down over the Red sea. A long.
low island lay off their port bow; an
Arab dhow was creeping out from the
| tail of it.
THAT will be Jebe Sabaya," said the
captain.
Eyes, sir. If the Mount Jupiter lies
| inside-and it's quite possible, as the
Samuelson tramps poke into all sorts
of rat holes-we can't do it."
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-27
CHAPTER x

Dawson Haig felt like a man re-
juvenated. He had found her! How
imminent Eileen's peril might be he
could not know. But, whatever the
truth, he could do nothing more yet.
The ease with which he had pene.
trated to this secret headquarters at
first had astonished him. No doubt the
box containing the real Joseph had
been dropped in the Mediterranean,
and with it had gone his big risk of
detection.
He had been allotted quarters in a
palm-thatched hut. These quarters he
shared with sinister-looking Creole,
the Jackal, who spoke sort of bas-
tard French. He had no other com
partnership, and could gather nothing
confere.
His duties were simple. Armed
with a knobkerry resembling the night
club of an American policeman, and
Mauser magazine pistol belted to his
hip, he took sea watches with the
Creole, four hours on and four off,
patrolling the vast gardens of the pal
ace In short, he was employed as a
killer.
The Jackal, who also answered to
the name of Jacques, spent his hours
of leisure injecting cocaine into
syringe-spotted left arm. Under the
influence of the drug and he was rare
ly otherwise-the Jackal became a
dangerous homicidal maniac.
There were three separate enclosed
gardens. shut of from the rest, and
opening out from the southern front of
the old palace. A narrow causeway
bordered the outer wall which circled
these enclosures having steps at inter-
walls of twenty yards leading up to
little watch towers.
In one Of these harem gardens he
had seen number of women--orien-
tails languorous but contented. The
second had proved to be empty. But,
on balcony overlooking the third, he
had seen Eileen.
When the Jackal relieved him ne
gave Haig a warning. mo go up steps
of women's gardens. Only Uncle Tom
and other eunuchs. If see. :" Sig
nificantly he drew a yellow finger
across his throat.
AS Jack Rattray paced morosely up
and down the bridge of the Wallaroo,
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CHAPTER IX-Continued


She thought of the bathroom, recall
ing an impression of dim voices, above,
which had disturbed her in the bath.
A warm glow spread all over her body,
and filled with fierce resentment she
sprang up, hands tightly clenched, and
walked out onto the balcony.
"Cherie," Celeste said earnestly, In
a low voice, ut is no good. You must
keep yourself in hand for when some
thing may be done. And we are
watched. Come in. There is guard
on the spy tower looking this way"
She dragged Eileen back, but not
before the latter had stared across that
unreally lovely garden to where, upon
the high wall, sort of squat, minaret
upreared. Looking out from it's. gallery
was a man who wore European dress,
with tarbuSh.
"Oh, Cd" whispered Eileen, and
clutched Celeste, OBTAINING her. "Oh,
Cd! it isl 1t isl"
She stared and stared, choked down
a hysterical sob, and then began wild
ly waving her hand.
The man was Dawson Haig!
my child! Stop! Stop! Whatever
you've seen. come in!" the French
woman whispered urgently.
Eileen nodded. The beating of her
heart seemed to be choking her. They
re-entered the lacquered room.
'And So" said Celeste. in high and
cheerful voice, two good things are
noon in the garden until teatime, and
have permission to sleep on the divan
there, if you wish it,
"Oh, Celeste!" Eileen whispered,
tears starting to her eyes, you are an
angel! Whatever. would have become
of me without you?"
Her heart was singing. She was
dying to share her knowledge with this
friend unexpectedly found in the enc
my's camp. But we'll enough she I'M
derstood the need for silence.
Billy had found her! Billy had
found her
Escorted by one of the gigantic ne
groes, she and Celeste presently de-
scended stone steps to the garden. The
eunuch dropped back ten PAGES, allow
ing the women to stroll undisturbed,
and in broken whispers Eileen con-
trived to convey to the French woman
that an English police officer, her
friend, was actually here.
my Cd" Celeste said, "he is a
brave man! only fear-that Mr..
King Yah! This is not his real name
the man they call Excellency, who
owns this house-the town-and all
the country around.
"Mr. King?"
Yes. He is a Chinaman."
what! A Chinaman?,, Sudden
horror gripped Eileen. is he stoutly
built, with very red lips, and small
black mustache?"
An y Celeste gripped her arm. you
have seen him? He has seen you?
understand. 1t was so with me-ten
years ago, cherie." Then, with swift
change of tone: "Hush! hush! my
child-he Is here"
Yuan Hee See was walking along
the path towards them His eyes, in
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-27

said he, "a hundred and eighty of
them women and children-or, by
Cd! I'd take you at your word"
The Egyptian shrugged his Shout
ders. 1--WE are both under orders of
my commander in the submarine, and
you, at the moment, under NINE"
ut appears to me, SIR" Rattray said,
turning to Captain Peterson, that this
things an unholy great bluff"
Through a window Of the captains
cabin Aswami Pasha pointed to where
the wreckage Of the mainmast lay, half
over the starboard rails.
"You see, we do not hesitate" he
murmured. "The dhow has reached
position" the Egyptian went on, land
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-27

that smooth yellow face, resembled
oblque black Sits. Fausing, he bowed
smiling Eileen clutched the French
womaH's hand and stood rigid.
"Cur little American guest" came
fhe flute voice. "You are angry with
me, can see But you do not un-
derstand, pale flower, that have saved
you from grave peril. had NOT
meant to intrude upon your prom
enade, but it was very pleasant for
me to find new beauty in this beauti-
fVl garden.
He bowed, Smiling, and departed
along path to the right and from a
high, latticed window Orange Blossom
watched this scene. her tiny milk white
seeth buried In her lower Hip
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-27
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Mouth Acids
by chewing one or
more Milnesia Waters

You can obtain full size zoe package
of Milnesia Waters containing twelve
full adult doses by furnishing us with
the name of your local druggist if he
does not happen to carry Milnesia
Waters in stock, by enclosing 1Oc in
coin or postage stamps. Address
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44Q2 23rd ST., Long Island City, NY.
MY Name is
Street address,
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my DrHsefsfs Name IS
Street address,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-27
DRESS REFORM

Dress reform will never come ex.
cept under some kind of political or
economic tyranny, and then it won't
last long.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-06-27
Weeks Supply of Postum Free

Read the offer made by the Postum
Company in another part of this pa
per. They will send full weeks sup
ply of health giving Postum free to
anyone who writes for it.-Adv.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-12-26

AS the farmer said, cts bee
weatherin' for the past few days.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-12-26
L O c A L S

| Mrs. J. L. Segraves was called to
the bedside of her mother, Mrs. w.
D. Combs, at Cove Creek, in Wa
tauga county, last week. Mrs.
Combs died Saturday.
Scenic highway engineers are
planning to make headquarters here
after Christmas. Last spring and
summer the highway boys did a
considerable part toward healing
the business Of the Jeffersons. par
ticularly the boarding business.
MIR. Edison Thomas, of Grassy
Creek, was hauling cattle through
the city Monday.
Prof. r. E. L. Plummer, of Crum-
pier, was in the city Monday.
Miss Bonnie Dickson passed
through town en- route to her home
on Silas Creek this week. She will
spend the holidays there.
Rev. p. H. Hare and daughter,
Minnie, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Church, of this city, last week and
this.
Little Jimmy Wilkins, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Wilkins, has been
very ill at the home of his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Gam
bill.
Edwin Duncan, Jr., expects to
spend Christmas with his grand
mother, Mrs. D. c. Duncan, in
Asheville.
Mrs. Glen GRAPHICAL will spend
Christmas in Lynchburg and New
York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Stafford, of
Bishopville, S. c., are expected to
spend the holidays with Mrs. SAT-
ford's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.
Reeves at Laurel Springs.
Visitors from Boone this week in
cluded Messrs. Ford King, Bob
Davis, and Fred Winkler.
Dr. j. II. Hunter left Monday for
Clemmons where he will spend
Christmas.
Messrs. Cooper and Gentry are
busy scraping snow off the roads
in this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pennington,
of Nathans Creek, were in the city
Monday.
Misses Emily and Josephine and
Mr.. Walter Allen Worth are spend
ing the holidays with their parents
in Jefferson.
Mr.. Joseph Prevette, of Mars Hill
College, is at his home in Jefferson
for the holidays.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-12-26
MRS. ]. w. GAMBLE ELECTED
SECRETARY OF ASHE CLUB

Mrs. J. w. Gambin was elected
secretary and treasurer of the Ashe
County Woman's Club at the regu-
lar meeting of the club held with
Miss Ruth Reeves, Friday after
noon.
Mrs. F. P. Cook and Miss Mary
Price McCarroll presented the pro-
gram which was composed of
Christmas music. Mrs. Cook gave
brief but intensely interesting
stories about the origin of the vari-
GUS carols. She played the violin to
Miss McCarroll's piano accompani-
ment. Mrs. Baldwin Pless was in
charge of the porgram.
Miss Reeves, assisted by her aunt,
Mrs. ]. T. Hoyle, served plum pud-
ding with hard sauce and coffee.
Each plate carried a lighted candle.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-12-26
NANCY RUTH REEVES, Editor

Christmas through bad luck and not
through lack of effort, but too often
they fail because they have not tri-
ed. They have not given their best
efforts to the work that has been
offered them in order to get their
hands on enough money to buy a
few cheap toys or enough food. It
does not take a lot of money to
make a child happy. He is content
with little things. Shiftless parents
are too prone to sit down and de-
clare, 1--WE are too poor to have
Christmas, and let it 60 at that.
The man or woman who is honest
and sincere in his or her efforts to
make a living will not meet with
defeat. If they give their best, they
will find that the spirit of Christ
mas is still alive and that they will
be given help. The spirit that is
decidedly anti Christmas and one
that causes so many hundreds of
disappointed children at this time
of the year is the spirit that causes
a man or woman to cling to the
motto of trying to get something for
nothing.
Let us adopt the attitude of
Christmas this year and carry it
through the year-that of giving
the best we have to the world for
the next twelve months. It is said
to be truth indeed that if we give
our best to the world that the world
will give it's best back to us. It is
worth trying!
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IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of J. F. String
er, who died one year ago Dec. 20,
1884.
A year has gone before us since
father passed away.
The days he spent on earth seem
but yesterday.
It was a grief, a shock severe to
part with one we loved so dear,
To think we couldn't say goodbye
will always bring regret.
We cannot help but miss him.
But the grave has claimed its own,
And God in his own mercy
Has called our father home.
His Daughter, -
BEULAH DUVALL.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-12-26

Mr.. Joe Johnson, of Oval, was a
Christmas shopper in the city.
Mr.. Oscar Houck, Of Mill Creek,
spent Sunday night in the city.
Prof. c. M. Dickson is spending
the holidays at his home on Silas
Creek.
Mr.. Frank Marsh, of Friendship,
was in town this week.
Mr.. G. S. Yates, who has been
confined to his bed for number of
years with paralysis is not so well
as usual
MIR. Watt Pennington, Of the
Northfork section, was in the city
Monday.
Mr.. Clyde Jones, student at Wake
Forest College, is at home for the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Gambill and
Misses Irene and Virginia Gambill
CARCSS W 4SdVG SO1k1CI111lC OuAA1H
the holidays for several days in
Florida.
Mrs. Cicero Eller, of Bina, was in
the city shopping this week.
Mr.. Glen Williams, of Fleetwood,
was Christmas shopper here dur
ing the past week.
Mr.. Rob Marsh, of Friendship,
was in the city Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Oliver and
daughter, Georgia, are planning to
spend the holidays with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Poston in Kingsport,
Tenn.
Mrs. M. M. Blevins, who sustain
ed seriously fractured arm last
week, is improving.
Mr.. Dick Day, of Fleetwood, was
in the city Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Stafford are
spending Christmas week in Elkin,
N. c., and Abingdon, Va, visiting
their parents.
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License plates are green on black.
And it does match some of the
drivers!