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V lilLEAWdDIS cq AUTHOR Of THE m YNOPSIS. Th story epens en Long I-laad. near New Tor city. whrr Miss Emily rrrnoh. a relative of Ethan Ffrenoh. snanufs. tursr o( the celebrated "M-r-Jury" automobile, loeea her way. Ths ear has stopped an.1 hsr roiun. Illcs. r'french. U too muiijled with drink o survrt It angM. They meet another car whlrh Is run be a profatonal rarer BiliH Lestrange. Tbs latter flxea up Ms ifrench car and directs Miss rfreneh bow to proew homeward. Ethan Pfreoch has disinherited his son. who has disappeared. He Informs Emily plainly that he would like to hare her snarry Dirk, who Is a I ood-natured but Irresponsible fellow It appears that a partner of Ethan Ffrenrh wanting an ex. pert to rare with the "Mercury' at auto everts, has encaged Leatrane. and at the Kfrench factory Emliv encounters ths young man. They refer pleasantly to their meeting when Pick come lun( an.) recognises the young ra.vr. Pick I'.lcea ths way Ilrrn Ignores their first meeting when he appeared to a disad vantage, Leetranfe tel.s Kmily that ha will try to educate her Indifferent cousin as aa automo.- expert l)K k under takes his business schooling under ths tutelage of .estrange. Il.-k is sheer grit, and In making a test race meets with an acxrldent- LeMrange meets K-nilT In the moonlit gsnien of the r'frsnoh home, t'ruler an Imftilse he rannot control hs kisses her and she leaves him. confessing In her own heart that she returns his love. The uncle of Emily, learning of err attachment to Lestrange. Informs her that ths man la his dtnharred son, whom he has never seen before being adopted or mm, tie claims tnat nis son ran away wun a atssoiute actress, refuses to ao- knowledge him. and orders Emily to trunk or Olck aa her futura husband. CHAPTER VIII. Gli o'clock was tb hour set for the tart of the Beach race. And It wn last seventeen minutes put fly wrtjen Dick Ff reach, hanging In frenzy of anxiety over the paddock fence, cli cling the Inside of the mils oval, uttered something resembling howl and rushed to the gate to signal his recreant driver. From the oppo site side of the track Lestrange wared gay return, making bis way through the officials and friends who pressed around him to shake hands or slap bis shoulder caressingly. Jesting and Questioning, calling directions and ad vice. A brass band played noisily In the grand-stand, where the crowd heaved and surged: the racing ma chines were roaring In their camps. -wnats the matter? Where were your cried Dick, when at last Le strange crossed the course to the cen tral field- "The car are going out now for the preliminary run. Rupert's nearly crazy, snarling at everybody and the other man has been getting ready to start Instead of you. ""Well, he can get unready." smiled "Leatrange. "Keep cool, Ffrench : Ive got half an hour and I could start now. I'm ready." He was ready; clad In the close-fit ting khaki costume mhos Immaculate daintiness gave no hint of the cer tainty that before the first six hours nded it would be a wreck of yellow duet and oIL As be paused In run Ding an appraising glance down the treet-ltk row of tent, the whit clothed driver of a spotless white car shot out on his way to the track, but halted opposite the latest arrival to " stretch a cordial band, "1 hoped a trolley car had bltun woo," he shouted, "The rest of us would have more show If yon got lost en the way. Darling." The boyish driver at the next tent looked op as tbey passed, and came grinning over to give his clasp. "Get a move on; what you been do In' all day. dear child T They've been givin' yonr manager sal volatile to hold Mm stllL" He nodded at the agi tated Dick in Ironic commiseration. "Go get out yon- car. Darling; 1 want to beat you." chaffed the next in line. " Strlke op the band, here comes a driver,' " sang another, with an en trancing French accent. Laughing, retorting, shaking bands wrlth each comrad rival, Lestrange went down the row to bis own tent At hi approach a swarm of mechanics from the factory stood back from the long, low, gray car, the driver who was to relieve him during the night and day ordeal slipped down from the eat and unmasked. "He's her," announced Dick super fluously. "Rupert where's Rupert? Don't tell me he's gone now! Le strange" But Rupert was already emerging from the tent with Lestrange 's gaunt lets and cap, his expression a study In the sardonic "It hurts me fierce to think how you must have hurried," be observed. "Did you walk both ways, or only all three? I'm no Eve, but I'd give a snake an apple to know where you've been all day." "Would you?" queried Lestrange provokingly, clasping the goggles be fore bis eyes. "Well, I'v spent the last two hours on the Coney Island beach, about three squares from here, watching the kiddies play In the sand I didn't feel like driving just then. It was mighty soothing, too." Rupert stared at him, a dry un willing smile slowly crinkling his dark face. "Maybe, Darling." he drawled, and turned to make bis own preparations Fasclna'ed and useless. Dick looked on at the methodical flurry of the nex few moments; until Lestrange was in Ms seat rnd Rupert swung In beside blm. Then a gesture summoned him to the side of the machine. "I'U run in again before we race of course," said Lestrange to him above the deafening noise of the mo tor. "Be around here; I want to see you. Rupert leaned out, all good humor once more as he pointed to the ma- chin. "Got a healthy talk, whatr b ex silted. The car darted forward. I A km round of applause welcomed wooplaa- a rent oa the HM.kereaJere aaf swarfs were vwewsfr Asa aaaasi - e .a, a) KUo MtMM CAME AND TflE CAiWj "Popular, alnt her chuckled a me chanic next to Dirk. "They dont tor get that Georgia trick, no. sir." It was not many times that the cars could circle the track. Quarter of six blew from whistles and klax ons, signal flags sent the cars to their camps for the last time before the race. "Come here." Lestrange beckoned to Dick, as be brought his machine shuddering to a standstill before the tent. "Here, close we've got a mo ment while they fill tanks." He unhooked his goggles and leaned over as Dick came beside the wheel, the face so revealed bright and quiet in the sunset of glow. "One never can tell what may hap pen," he said. "I d rather tell you now than cbancu your feeling after ward that 1 didn't treat you quite squarely in keeping et i II. I hope you wont take it Is my father did; we've been good chums, you and L I am your cousin. David Ffrench." The moment furnished no words. Dick leaned against the car, absolute ly limp. "Of course, I'm not going back to Ffrench wood After this race I shall go to the Duplex company; I used to be with them and they've wanted me back. Your company can get along without me. now all is running weli Indeed, Mr. Ffrench has dismissed me." His Arm lip bent a little more firmly. "The work I was doing Is in your hands sad Bailey's; see It through. Unless you too want to break off with me. we'll have more time to talk over this." "Break off!" Dick straightened his chubby figure. "Break off with you, Les " "Go on. My name Is Lestrange now and always." A shriek from the official klaxon summoned the racers, Rupert swung back to his seat Dick reached up his band to the other In the first really dignified moment of bis life. "I'm glad youYe my kin. Lestrange. he said. "I've liked you anyhow, but I'm glad. Just the same. And I don't care what rot they say of you. Take care of yourself" Lestrange bared his hand to return the clasp, his warm imllt flashing to his cousin; then the'swirl of prepara tion swept between them and Dick next saw blm as part of one of the throbbing, flaming row of machines before the judges' stand. "Water," He Demanded Trse!y. It was not a tranqulllzing experi ence for an amateur to witness the start, when the fourteen powerful cars sprang simultaneously for tbe first curve, struggling for possession of the narrow track In a wheel to wheel con test where one mlstoucb meant the wreck of many. After that first view, Dick sat weakly down on an oil barrel and watched the race in a state of fascinated endurance. The golden and violet sunset melted pearl like Into the black cup of nlgbL The glare of many searchlights made tbe track a glistening band of white, around which circled the cars, them selves gemmed with white and crim son lamps. The cheers of tbe peo ple as the lead was taken by one fa vorite or another, the bum of voice, the music and uproar of tbe machines blended Into a web of sound indescrib able. Tbe spectacle was st once ul tramodern and classic in antiquity of conception. At eight o'clock Lestrange came fly ing In. sent off th track to have lamp relighted. "Water," n demanded tersely, in the sixty second of th stop, and laugbed openly at Dick's expression while he took the cup. "Why didn't row light ft out there T asked th aovioe. Infected by the speed fever around him. Tt-a-o ernr match, ".apart tui ever his shoulder, as they sashed ewt again. Aa oil smeared mechanic patron s Ingly explained: "Vou cant have cars manicuring all ever the track and people iripidut over 'em, Tou get sent off to light p and If you don't go they Co you laps made." Machines darted la and out from their camps at Intervals, each waking a freniy of excitement among Its rnn At ten o'clock the Mercury car ca-nr In agstn. this time Uniting with a Hji tire, to be fallen on by Its mrchins "Were leading, but we'll lose ov this." said Lestrange. slipping out n relax and meditatively cntem'lt'ng the alternate driver, who mas stand. tig across the camp. "Ffrench. al twelv I'll have to come In to rest soni-. a d turn my machine oer to th? tuner man. And I won't have blm urerHii.K It for me. I want you. as owner to give blm absolute orders to do no speeding: let him hold a fifty two mile an hour average umll I take i:.. wheel again." "Me?" "1 cant do It. To ii. of m "You could." Dick answered "I've been thinking how you a:i. I t:l '.,It that factory together It's all f-r.n about your going away- i :.i..i you? You and your fath r lake n as Junior partner yon ktu-w I'm no! big enough for anything els ." "You're man's size," .eirnnge as sured. a hand on his shoulder ' IM It won't do. I'll not forget tiic i:f!.-r though, never." "All on!" a dozen voices sUna'rd. men scattered in every directum .is Lestrange sprang to his place. The hours passed on tbe wheels of excitement and suspense. When l.e strange came in again, only a watch convinced Dick that It was midnight. "You gave the order?" Lestrange asked. "Yea." He descended, taking off his mask and showing a face white with fa tigue under the streaks of dust and grime. "I'll ha all right In half an hour." h. nrwi."a,i in an. wee to nick', ereia. matlon. "Send one of the boys icr coffee, will you. please? Rupert needs some. too. Here, one of you others, ask on of those Idle doctor's appren tices to come over with a fresh band age; my arm's a trifle untidy." In fact, his right cleeve was wet and red. where the strain of driving bad reopened the Injury of tbe day be fore. But he would not allow Dick to speak of It "I'm going to spend an hour or two resting. Come In. Ffrench. and we'll chat in the intervals, if you like." "And Rupert? Where's her Dick wondered, peering into the dark with a vague impression of lurking dangers on every side. "He's hurried In out of the night sir." reassured familiar accents; a small figure lounged across into the light, making vigorous use of a drip ping towel. "Tell Darling I feel faint and I'm going over to that grand stand cafe a la car to get some pie. I'll be back in time to read orr my last lesson from tb chauffeur's corre spondence school. Oh, see wbat s here!" A telegraph messenger boy bad come up to Dick. -Richard Ffrench r b verified. "Sign, please." The message was from New York "All coming down," Dick read. "Lim ousine making delay. Wire me at ttl Royal of race. Bailey." Far from pleased, young Ffreccil hurriedly wrote the desired answer and gave it to the boy to be sent But he thrust the yellow envelope Into his pocket before turning to the tent where Lestrange was drinking cheap black coffe while an Impatient young surgeon hovered near. Tbe hour's rest was characteristical ly spent Washed, bandaged, and re freshed, Lestrange dropped on a cot In th back of the tent and pushed roll of motor garment beneath his head for a pillow. There be Intermit tently spoke to his companion of what ever the moment suggested; listening to every sound of th rac and Inter spersing acute comment, starting up whenever the voice of his own tns chin hinted that tb driver was dis obeying Instruction or th (brill bias on gave warning of trouble. But through It all Dick gathered much of the family story. (TO BM CONTUrVSPj r Feared Nebraska May (lit r- YOsiO ASHINQTON "Naval officers are guessing whether the Vnlted State battleship Nebraska, which ran upon an uncharted shoal a short time igo. la going to take the place of the ill-fated Texas, later named San Mar Jo, which waa the hoodoo ship of h navy," remarked Captain L. U Darbey. a retired naval offlcer. the Jther day. "Ill luck pursued the Texas almost from the beginning, and It teemed that It was never cut of trou ble during all tbe time It was in com mission, except at the battle of San tiago, where it did great work. "Before the Spanish-American war :he Texas while being overhauled at :he Brooklyn navy yard waa sunk, be cause tbe yokes of Its sea cocks were broken in the course of repairs, and the water poured In Just aa If the hoat had been scuttled. The Texas tank, as everybody knows, and was raised as soon as possible. It was on that occasion that Captain Jack Phil lips, one of the bravest and best naval Enterprising Sam Conserves the Natural Resources I F Sam Lee should put a big gilt it sign bearing the words. "Electrical Chinese Laundry." on the front of his little shop, at 3108 Fourteenth street. Northwest, any time in the near fu ture, his customers in Mount Pleas ant would not be at all surprised. In fact, a number of those who in trust their neglige to the tender min istrations of the affable Celestial have been wondering for some time why Sam has neglected such a splendid opportunity for a bit of advertis ing. But although Sam has been reju venated to the extent where he real izes that electrical power is much stronger, cheaper, and more efficient In th long run than th muscle and sinews of the human asms and back. he has not awakened to the wonders of the "ads - Sam is a typical specimen of the "new" Chinaman the product of that stirring spirit which caused the an cient empire to become-transformed into a republic in a remarkably short period, and with the loss of only a few hundred beade and other inci dentals. Sam 1 wide-awake and alert, and in the "Mellcan dang" he Is "on the He Wants a Wife, and known a August Scbaefelsky de Mukkadel de Castellans, one time dentist to the bey of Tunis and bis harem, wants a wife, and wants her double-quick. He bas from now un til January 1 to persuade an Ameri can girl to marry blm, or he will for feit a legacy of 1150.000 promised by a California woman. An aunt, formerly of Oakland, CaL. told him five years ago that if he would earn "something worth while and capture an American for a wife." sbe would give him 1150,000. Seymore Is a relative of the Cas Ullane- family mad famous by th marital difficulties of Count Bool. In Doubt as to Mr. Wilson's Mode of Locomotion JUST at present Washington Is won dering whether it will soon behold a president of the United States roll ing leisurely by on his bicycle. It bas Just come out that the president-elect Is fond of that manner of locomotion. He has gone on his vacation, and pro poe to spend a part of it riding on his wbeel. H ha pedaled over many mile of English and continental road In this fashion and Ilk It Tim was when Washington waa filled with eminent men and women awbeeL but they bave all vanished save one. Assistant Secretary of State A. A. Adee. He is the permanent assistant secretary of state, a man who atlcks to his own notions about things. Ev ery summer he voyages to Europe and spends a month or so bicycling to places of interest H and the new president should establish cordial re lations very early. If as president Gov. Wilson wants to "bike" around Washington, he will not want for good roads. They stretch In every direction, except toward Vir ginia. Th ecret ervlce men who guard him, of cours. would also bar Sizing Him Up. When you call tb averag young man bonet h 1 likely to fl a mild ort of gratification. Whan yon call him competent his chest begins to bulge. When you call him a heart breaker he slaps you on th shoulder and five you to understand that he considers yon a person of remarkable peroeptloa and unerring Judgment. Dally Thought, X man should never be ashamed to own be baa been In the wrong, whleb a but saying. In other words, that b I wiser today than he was Ponsv Succeed Texas as Hoodoo officer, by th way. that vr trod a bridge, hnd soma fun with Fighting Dob Evan, at that tlni commanding tb Iowa When tb Texas was raised It was found that In th hull wer thousands of eels that had been suck ed through the open sea cocks Know ing Captain Evans's fondness for eels Phillip had a lot of them sent over to the Iowa. He was somewhat sur prised a day later to receive a note of acknowledgment from his brother om cer. which read: 'The eels were fine. Jack: sink her again.' "It was Jack I'hilllps. you may re member, who. after the great naval battle of Santiago, when the Spanish battleships were lying on the shores of Cuba smoking from the shot of th American ships, solemnly said to his men: 'Don't cheer, boys; the poor devils are dying ' "Jack Phillips was one of the brav est, and at the same tlm most rellg-'-us, naval offlcers I ever knew II mi the direct opposite of Hob Evans, but the two were great friends. Th Texas, jou know, was afterward named the San Marcos, and was th target for gun practice a few months ago. It was a fitting end for a Kood old ship that had always been In hard luck, except at th time when It was most needed. I say. I wonder if th Nebraska Is going to take th plac of the Texas as th hoodoo ship of th navy?" Job." Therefore, when an enterprising salesman revealed tbe wonder of a new and Ingenious devtc for lron'ng clothe at the coat of but llttl perspiration, lea physical energy, practical!, no mental waste, and only a few cents a day In th cost of power, Sam ald: "I buy him." Now Bam iron with an electrical Iron which aare him so many hun dreds of s'sps a day between th stove and his ironing table. Further, the iron Is so arranged that by pull ing a string he releases a weight which bears down on the top of the Iron and relieves him of that duty. Better still, the pulling of another string lifts the Iron Just tbe right height above the board and Sam does not have to lift It and put It on tbe old-fashioned Iron holder. Wants Her Double-Quick He Is now in Washington, where he expects to remain until be finds "the woman" that his aunt told him he must have before he Is entitled to her money. He bas lectured, written, prac ticed dentistry and served in th French, army. In a wife b would have a chum. "I used to believe in my mother's view of marriag th maniag of th eye but I have com to the view of th marriag of reason," said Bey more. "Mother said that marriag progressed from th stag of catch ing, or buying, a woman to th wooing of a woman regarded In a nobler sense, and tbe winning of the wife. "Now I feel that the marriag of the eye i the result of the sentimen tality of youth and Immaturity. Bet ter is that marriage whr th coupl are partner, chums, sharing every thing alike, I don't believe In tb marriag wber the man bas the mon ey and forces bis wife to ask him for every cent she gets. "Rather, there should be a balance of power, so that the man and the woman are on an absolutely equal footing as regards money, morals, pleasures and sorrows." to b mounted, but that I only an Incident Tbey bav bean accustomed to following th president on motor cycle and sometimes In an automo bll of their own. If tbe new presi dent takes to bicycling, however, offi cial Washington will do likewise. That I a way official Washington ha, if Gov. Wilson goes out much awheel. It will not b long before embaasadors and ministers and secretaries and mil itary attaches will also be pedaling along the sleeky-oiled reads and dodging automobiles. Cabinet officials and congressmen will, do likewise. Tbe revival of bicycling among tbe well to-ao may be expected somewhat all over ths country. Reason for Superiority. Tb demeetlcation of animal and tbe utilization of plants doe not go very far except under a civilized peo ple. Contrast tbe age of Peru and Mexico with that of Egypt Babylonia and China; and one reason for old world superiority In the mastery of nature U plain. A La Mod. "What was the chlf food of tb woodebopper In whose camp you pent your vacation?" "Pork and po tatoes, servea in in rorm of choos wuu uiubuh science aoe nor. an r. E3 fC y(f C-Wt cr T'lK ordinary vlHiiur 10 NuiK.ira find the excursion tn the l ave nl the Winds iiille sensational enough for his peace of mind v un iro.i-r curu im w t li.-rLirlli. enf.. k,,t Hl..r. Im mill ttllft- Ineiit of the Journey when -thh mist and spray from I lie fall blot out from sunt lus nearest rouim!on, which gives the man of average nerve as keen a thrill aa he car. a for. Ills ver dict when he is "through" Is that he is glad to have done It once, but will be content not to attempt It again There is a certain temperament, how ever whlrh the vorv aleltf nf these ID- palling waters seems to goad to a ireniy or mad adventure. Mm time ago. for Instance, a man who normally followed the unherolc occupation of keeping a restaurant, went over the Horseshoe falls In a steel barrel and was safely fished out afterward, hav Ing suffered no damage but a broken leg. This act of foolliardiness at any rate cannot be rhurz.d to vnnthful rashness, for the man was In Ms sev entieth year, imr can It bo explained Dy lKnornnce of what such a f-nt must Invohe, for he had already madn the passage of the se..thln ranl.ls aom.. distance below In similar fashion In some of the most remarkable feats of which Niagara has In -en file scene the fascination of the encoun ter Itself has been seconded by a cer tain commercial Instinct The i-.r. formances of IMondln. we may be sure, were shredaly calculate nh a view to future box office receipts. In 1855 and 1860 ho crossed the falls several times on a tight rope three and a quarter Inches In diameter, 1.100 feet long and 160 feet above th water lie was not satisfied with the mere promenade, but would raise the hair of the spectatorssometimes there would be aa many as 15.000 watching him by all manner of freak ish varlatloas. Gorge Below the Falls. Since lilondln's day there have been several "equilibrist" exhibitions at Ni agara, but no Imitator has quite riv aled the example of daring set by the master of the profession. I'erhaps the nearest approach to his triumphs was that of Dixon In 1SJ0. He crossed the liver below the falls on a three quarter Inch wire cable, and In one of bis feats lay for a time with hi back on the wire. But, startling as such performances may be. presum ably they do not surpass either In ac tual risk or In trial of the nerves some of the ordinary feats of acrobats In the circus or even the dally round and common task of steeplejacks and other useful persons whose work re quires a cool head and a sure it,p A qulie different kind of problem a nRt of "shooting Niagara." either at lb falls themselves or at tlm rapids Every one has seen pictures of th falls and can form some conceptn of what It must mean to take td drop over the cataract The Niagara rapids are less familiar, so a brief topographical note may be helpful On set of rsplds occurs about tbe falls. Just before the waters gather themselves for their great leap. U-U the morn notable series further down. lielow the falls the, river movea sleepily alcng for a while, but pres- FEW REALLY CONTROL MINO Writer's Reflections Literally True Though Few Will Be In a Hurry to Admit It. When I walk I must have a friend to talk to. or I shall not even think I am not of those who, llk Kleven son. believe that walking should be a kind of vegetative stupor. h.-re the sun and air merely nil one with diffused sense, of well being and ex elude definite lh..,.,.k. . , . ; "mii. i no wind should rather blow through the dusty light IIO Ita dark ... . . ... - t - - v.Muvra, ana thluk- ... M,re jnyiui than within doors. Hut one must have . friend slong to open the windows. Neither can I symnathlia wiik .v. r . - inline persons : - - iravoung or walk. Ing. When alnn. m. WIK . - j uoiiaing is as desultory , of ,fc I rl A n ss -It j lit, . a ..Ik- .a ' "V- 'TP I aeaj - -i .-'. - ... v ' - ' ii . j --- 1 1 V py-'ir,. -is.' , -'tv - 'jr-NrtCvi'.V- " : - "... ....uuku a woodland glen Oood Ulk I like good cener7-4o.: c E3 I I I I 0 f tr,? -j ', -i- e - - J - ' K , i '-V 'V - ... "ii; ..a TVS VIND3 . ii kl- it is conipressi d Into a narrow gorge through which It makes It de scent to l.nse Ontario. This sudden narrowing Into a defile- whose bed I studded with rocks churns lb Im mense volume of water Into a mas of turbulent waves, where th mala cur rent, traveling at 30 miles an hour. Is swung backward and forward and from side to side like a drunken thing. Tln-se whirlpool rapids, as they are called, empty the stream Into th whirlpool Itself, from which It has still to surge through the Iievll' Hols rapids, no less triumphant, befor It once more become navigable near l-e tston The Whirlpool rapid were safely threaded In 161 by the Maid Of tbe Mist, but the ordeal turned th cap tain of tbe steamer Into an old roan. Ninny years later a man named Parry mucin the same trip In a lifeboat A rival, it. W. Klitck. chalieiig.-d him to a rare over the couran, and lost bis life in a preliminary rehearsal. Hut tho most tragic story Niagara ha to tell is that or ( uplain Matthew Webb. The son of an hntiiali rounlry doc tor, he entered ths mercantile marln as a Ind. but before he waa thirty be abandoned a si-nraru.g life to bwcoine a professional swimmer. In 1175 h swum frum liover to Calais In 18 si, though warned that physically b wa not what h bad been. ln mad th desperate resolve to saliu the Whirl-1-h.I rnplds. In describing hi plan he explained that when he found tb water very bud hit would go under, and would remain under until com pelled to come up for breath. II In tended at the whirlpool to strlk out wltb all his strength to keep out of th suck bole In the center. "My lif," ne adjeo, -win then depend upon my muscle and my breath, with a little touch of science behind them." On the afternoon of July 24 h took the plung from a small boat On enter ing th whirlpool rapid b was al most turned over by th fore of tb water, but he recovered himself, and In about five minutes he bad trav ersed the mile and a quarter from tbe old suspension bridge to the entrance of ths whlrliuM.I II.. k. - . - e- " ' ii vsnisQ lor a moment to be doing well. Then he threw up his arms and disappeared. Swimming Whirlpool Rapid. In July, IH'ju. John Houle waa more fortunate than Captuin Webb, for bla defeat rame earlier Whll b was In th whirlpool rapids the breakers dashed blm against the rocks, and be waa washed ashore, badly bruised. -fore reaching the whirlpool. Other swimmers who have attempted tb passage have hesitated to trust thlr unaided strength and skill W. J. Kendall, a lloston policeman, got through In 1SS6, but he wore a cork vest He retried at the end of hi Journey that he had found hi swim ming abilities useless. The current took him Into Its main eddy and sucked him down like a flush. When he reached tho spot where Webb Ut his life the water went from under him and a wave knocked him uncon scious. He was seen to be shot Out from th pool to feet from the center, tin regalulng consciousness he swam ashore, thus avoiding being dashed down devil's hoi rapids. tlnuoii. yet constantly varying, and mil of the charm of novelty and sur I'rlso. Iloa- unnatural It Is to think 'cept when one Is forced lo do It, Is discovered when one attempts to "nuly.e. one', thought,, when alone l.i Is a rare genius who finds nm hlng beyond the mere visual mnge. that float through his mln.1- either he reflation of what he I. .r,u.,. ""Ing r the pictorial representa lion, of what he ha, been doing or what he wants or Intends to do In thi near or far future. We .,,,,, b, shocked lo confess to ourselves how nttl, control we h, 0,Pr h- lev that we guide, them -ltan- Calling Down th Nurs blm l mischief was In the habit ol exclaiming: "What In o common sense are you doing?" Ona morning while .he w.. bathing- nim. he sailed- "U-fisf in ik. - . ' name ui CO D- ner cent dn nu - a. ... ' i w shiuii soan In my rer
