V lilLEAWdDIS
cq AUTHOR Of THE
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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.
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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, .
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. 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. - .
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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. - . '
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