THK TRIBUNE. TURNER. OREGON
I^arge Windows Make All Rooms in
This Home Bright and Pleasant
LIFE’S
L IT T L E
JESTS
The Treasure of the Bucoleon
By Arthur D. Howdea Smith
V N It Service
Copyright 1 »!* t'V Brvntano’e, Inn.
Copyright U S ». The Ridgeway Co,
CHAPTER XI—Continued
— I«—
Bui there wna another cry from the
open door. With a whirl o f aklrta a
•light figure ,tailed In, a knife gleamed
and (dunged home, and Tuutou storied
haek from hla victim, hta own left am i
dripping blood. Ilia face waa a queer
SHE HOPED SO
mixture ol rage, lust mid (tussled
alarm. And before him, knife In one
L ittle Lucy had I w a to s w cousin* baud, pistol In the other stood Kara
»fr o s s the w a y ; when leaving the her eyes blaxltig with passlou, breast
I house she suddenly noticed a picture heaving through (be rags o f her bod
o f tw o angels hanging on the wall.
lee. tier aleuder body quivering with
“ Do all angvls wear white clothes?“ anger.
she asked her auut, who was seeing
“ You would d a r e l" ahe cried ahrllly.
her o u t
“ You would dare to touch my man I No
“ Yes,“ was the reply.
mau liv e « who can touch him while I
"W e ll," said little Lucy, "1 hope live, l ie la mine, I say I M ine! I will
they've a better laundry In heaven cut your thrvuit, big French pig. I will
than we seud our things t o !"
carve out your bowelal 1 w ill pick
out your eyeal I will, I say I I w ill)“
Tired of the Job
She danced toward him so energet­
Angry (would-be) Diner— You pay ically U « t be cowered epd gave ground
your waiters bere. don't you?
before her.
Sunshine to the physical body Is Joy to the heart. It sweetens the hard­
icesuiurant Proprietor—O f course '
" G o l” she cried, gesturing with het
est labor. In this beautiful home special care was taken that all rooms hava we dot
pistol toward the door. “ Quick, before
large windows so as to make all rooms bright and pleasant.
Angry Diner— W ell, then pay me my ! strike I" Aud she leaped at him lie
half day’s wages. I'm tired o f wailing clutch *d hla wounded arm. and re
This, as w ill be seen, is s frame
By W. A. RAD FO RD
i and am going to q u it
treated. 'D o, I s a y !” Site raised het
house set on a concrete foundation.
Mr. W illiam A. Radford will answer
arm to slab him again. “ Did you think
questions and give advice F R E E O F
It Is 2S feet wide and 22 feet deep.
COST on ail subjects pertaining to
JUST NATU RALLY HARD
l would lei you touch him? Did not
It contains sis rooms, all o f good
practical horns building, tor the read­
tbo others say that you should only
site. The floor plans also shown give
ers of this paper. On account of his
ham. one of them? And you took mt
wide experience as editor, author and
the details o f these rooms.
It will
maul Oh, I will out you in ribbonsl"
m anufacturer, he la, without doubt, the
be
noted
that
the
front
entrance
highest au thority on all these sub­
And this time he turned and (led
leads directly Into the living room
jects. Address all inquiries to W illia m
through tbe door, slamming It belitud
A. Radford, No. 1SST Prairie avenue.
him. She was sw ift on hla heels.
Chicago. 111., and oaly Inclose two-ceat
stump for reply.
Jerked open tbe door and ran out luto
the passage after him
Home building sites which are high
"Run I" I heard her shout. " I am
and are terraced up from the street
close (o yon I I. Kara TokalJI I My
require a certain type o f home in
knife la at yonr back. Muke baste— ’
order to make a harmonious combina­
Then the door swung to. and shut
tion. The home shown in the ac-
out the echoes o f Toutou’s retreat.
My whole thought wna o f Nlkka, hla
face green In the lantern light, his
empty stomach retching from the nau
sea from horrible pain. Hugh called to
h im :
“ Nlkka. old chap I Pull yourself to
"Oee, wide, but this cake o f yours Is gather C m you get me unfastened?
Second Floor Plan.
.I’ll see what I can do fc.*— "
1 hard. I can’t dent It."
llut I promptly lost interest In Nik
“ That doesn't sunwise me— It’s mar
which extends the depth o f the
bla cake, dear."
ka's plight. For my ear. that I could
house. This room Is 10 feet 6 Inches
not lift front the door, registered once
by 21 feet, considerably larger than
more that |>eculiar clinking under
Intellect««! Economy
Is usually found In the house o f this
ground this time more pronouuced and
Economy of thought and word
size. The dining room Is a front cor­
la constantly on view.
uearer. I peered ! II) along the floor
ner room at the right o f the entrance
Tha old tdaaa may ba heard
aud then stiffened In amusement as
And seem as good as new.
while the kitchen is 11 feet by 8 fe e t
the grating In the middle of the room
An open stairway leads from the
dfted two or three Inches. It thudded
Usually
tha
Reversa
side o f the living room to the sec­
Into place again with a shower o f dust,
“T h at fellow must have an oldfash-
ond floor. Opening oft the hall Is the
hut at once the clinking was resumed,
bathroom, adjacent to the head o f loned w ife ," remarked the druggist.
eompanying Illustration is o f the type
and tbe heavy stonework was pried up
“ What makes you think that?” asked
the stairs, and three bedrooms, all
that looks well on a terraced lot.
ward.
, the soda Jerker.
The broken roof lines and the o v e r
corner rooms and all o f good size.
“ Hi rb !“ I whispered. “ Nlkka I My
“
H
e
wanted
a
tonic
that
would
give
bang at the first floor sill o f the roof
T h e outside trails o f this house
God. look at the grating I Do you
proper take away from this house
are covered with clapboard siding and him a better appetite," replied the see what 1 see?"
the appearance o f height which Is a
with the coionWl entrance door and druggist.
Nlkka was still too sick to under
good feature when the building Is
brick platform give a touch o f New
stand, but Hugh stared at the grating,
No
Chance
set high above the street level.
England to the house.
and bis eyes popped from bis head
“ W e ll," said a friend, meeting a man as be perceived its unsteady progress
whose w ife had been sick.
I hear upward.
T h e habit o f doing this every spring your w ife is on the mend.”
W e were both afraid to spesk. afraid
In city and country houses and In
“Y e s ” growled the nmn. “ the doc­ to guess what it might mean. And
office buildings preserves the fresh, tor’s got her on the mend, but I don't
while we atill watched, uncertainly,
Mirrors and pictures are vying for
elegant appearance o f good floors.
expect her to do any mending after wondering whether to hope or to fear,
places on the wells o f our homes to­
she Is well again.”
we beard a loud grunt, the grating rose
day. Everywhere possible mirrors are
Into the air, tottered and fell out ol
being placed. One o f the most inter­
Telescope Needed
place, leaving tbe drain only half-cov­
esting situations is between the sec­
He— Another new dress?
ered. Tbe end ol a steel crowbar ap
ond and third and the third aDd fourth
Black is often used in decorating
She— I can hardly bear to see the pen red in this opening, there was an
o f the series o f three windows that
sun parlors, either as a background old one.
other grunt, the grating wna levered
most apartment living rooms possess.
for the bright splashes o f other color,
He— 1 can hardly see the new one. aside— and Watkins clambered labor!
The very narrow space between these
or as a contrast here and there. Be­
ously Into the dungeon.
windows accommodates a Venetian
cause the sun porch Is so sunDy and
C O N D IT IO N S R IG H T
W r could only stare at him. Even
panel mirror very well. Because It is
so colorful. It can stand some black,
poor Nlkka forgot hla agony and peered
frameless this mirror will seem to
which would, perhaps, not be possible
unbelievingly at this extraordinary ap
have more life and gleam to It than
In an indoor room. Think o f such a
pari lion.
the mirror incased In a frame. Per­ sun porch on a summer afternoon—a
“ For God’s take, Watty, where did
haps directly above or below this deco­ big wicker armchair or porch swing
you come from ?" burst from Hugh.
ration something will seem to be need­ with bright cushions, and a near-by
“ From the drain, your ludship. i
ed—perhaps a candle in a single brass
table bolding magazines and lemonade
nearly broke my neck in tbe opening
sconce will do nicely.
glasses! On a winter afternoon it. if
last nJght account o f cowing down
just as enticing.
the rope so sudden with the professor,
und when I told Miss Betly she said
It was a gift from ’Eaven and we must
come back, which we did, your lud
The principle o f warm-air heating
ship.”
is that o f connection and a combina­
“ Do you mean to say," asked Uugn,
T
o
appreciate
the
difficulties
o
f
mak­
tion o f methods involved in all heat­
"that th e re * a passage down there
ing
any
kind
o
f
a
masonry
wall
damp-
ing processes. A ir is drawn In and
snd Miss Betty Is outside7"
proof, It is necessary to understand
Is heated by coming In contact with
“ Quite right, your ludship," said
hot-metal surfaces. In the best ap­ that actual dampness does not pene­
Watkins, rising and commencing to
trate
these
walls
so
much
as
the
cold.
paratus the cold air Is taken In, not
dust himself off. “ It runs out into the
She— 1 hate you !
When the walls are cold condensa­
through one pipe and heated en masse,
He— I have an absolute contempt
Tig rocks on the beach."
tion
gathers
on
them
and
we
then
but passes through a number o f pipes
for you !
“ W ell,” I said, “ i f you are going to
surrounding the heat chamber o f the have whst appears to be dampness
Friend— Hadn’t yon two better get get ns out, W atty, you have got to
coming through them. T o avoid this
furnace, in which It Is thoroughly
married then?
move quickly. Tonton and bis friends
we make the walls coldproof.
heated, resulting In small streams of
will he buck any moment."
This
Is
done
by
applying
furring
on
air which are passed up thrQugh sep­
Poor Greasing
"V ery good, sir, Mr Jack," an
the
Inside
walls
as
a
base
for
the
lath
arate heat ducts to the various rooms,
Out city cousin on the farm
swered Watkins, calmly producing a
and plaster. This is a sound type o f
Thlnka Joy from lit* has gone—
where the beat emerges warm and
knife f r o i . his belL “ Such a necessity
construction.
Be greaaed the wagon all except
moistened from the register In the
was duly forseen. If I may say so."
Tha things the wheeie turn on.
wall or floor.
He went to work methodically on my
lashings.
Aha I
“ Are the others all right?" Hugh
“ T e ll me what you eat," said a soda ;
counter philosopher In a loud voice, 1 asked.
“ Yes, your ludship. Ah. Mr. Jack,
A committee o f engineers has made “ and I’ll tell you what you are.”
sir.
there you are. One moment, sir,
T o clean a properly varnished floor
a recent survey o f electrical wiring
“ Countermand my order for shrimp
until I Hve ’Is ludship loose, and I II
wipe It with a cloth dampened In luke­ In this country to determine how well salad,” piped up a little man a few
give you a hit o f t rub.” He suwe<1
warm water. It Is unnecessary to
equipped homes are to make use of stools down.— Washington l-etter.
away at Hugh’« ropes, while I slapped
scrub, scald, oil or soap a varnished
electricity. It has reported that more
An Expensive Luxury
floor to keep It clean. Us hard sur­ than half the houses that are already
my cold leg* with hands I could scarce
face will not permit dirt to reach and
wired are using antiquated fixtures,
N everw ed—Doesn’t a daughter In ly move. “ Why yout ludship. when
many o f them need rewiring and prac­ your fam ily add greatly to your ex- ! we came outside we talked rhlngsover
Impregnate the wood.
and first off I’ rofesoor King ’e says
tically everyone o f them has too few penses?
When a varnished floor begins to
electric outlets to permit the occu­
show the effects o f hard wear—once
Longwed— It didn’t amopnt to so that ’e ’s going In. But I pointed out
a year or oftener, If necessary—sand­ pants to get the full benefit o f the much until she went Into business In to lm ’on somebody should slay with
Hie yotinv lady, and as ’e wna ’er fa
electricity they buy.
paper It lightly and put on a new coat.
order to become self-supporting.
(her and I was vale* to your ludship It
was plain that > should stick by the
|
Might Have Been Wort«
launch, whilst 1— ”
modern convenience o f the city rest- I Mr. Justwed— Yes, I’ m terribly an
“ Never mind any more," Hugh cut
dence In the farmhouse.
gry. I merely criticized the biscuits
him off, as he disposed o f the lost
Ethel
made
and
ahe
hit
me
with
one
,
Heating is naturally considered first.
Building a house without blue prints
wrappings. ’ W e can talk things ovet
Stoves and fireplaces are disappear­ o f them.
and specifications Is the easiest way
His Mother-In-Law— Foolish boy; later. Help ns to get our circulation
ing.
Basement
heating
plants
are
in
to waste money. Properly drawn blue
hark. Itub, man, rub I T h at’s It I’’
common use, one o f the most popu­ yon got off easy. Her father ate one
prints, with accurate specifications,
I’ resenfly we were able to walk
o f my first batch.
lar
types
being
the
pipeless
furnace.
are simply a detailed plan for the
stiffly. Our first concern was to low
This
is
because
o
f
the
fact
that
little
spending o f your money.
It means
F ro m a D istan ce
er Nlkka Into, the drain He waa so
that you have things planned out in heat Is thrown out except through the
Mr*.
Hampton— Why, -how odd ! ] weak that he took little Interest In
top,
which
allows
the
basement
to
con­
advance of building j^nd that all ex­
There goes Mr. Holloway leading ■ the rescue We had Wntklna go down
tinue to be used for storing foods. All
penses have been anticipated.
You
horse down the street
ahead o f him. snd Hugh ano I. be
types
o
f
warm
air,
steam
and
hot
w
a­
know what you are going to get from
Mr Hampton. —Horse nothing. That’« ’ ween na. eased him gently through
ter
heating
plants
are
Installed
on
the beginning to the end.
Holloway in bis new fur pony coat
ihe hole, and Watkins caught him
farms nowadays, however.
Aei iiratply prepared blue print* and
arounc the waiat and ateadled him
Running water Is Just as essential
specifications are worth many times
G o o d R eason
My Instinct waa tc follow them lm
more than they actually cost, fo r with­ on the modern farm as In the city,
Miss Gulash— Why did you leave mediately, bot Hugh checked me.
out th#m time Is lost In trying to as plumbing systems, sewerage dispos­ your last boarding place?
“ See here," he said, “ now that we’ ve
study out how the different parts go al and efficient laundries depend upon
Jim Skipper— Persistent Inquisitive­ got this secret entrance, why do we
together, and there are endless op­ a constant water supply. Aside from ness o f the boarding lady. She con
need to let the enemy know o f I t f
portunities for the making o f changes the house supply, water should be tinually kept askin' me, “ When are
“ How •to yon mean?" . asked ito
nnd substitutions, with an accompany­ available for the dairy barn, feeding you gonna pay yonr hoard?
oidly.
ing greater expense and probably
yards, garage, lawn and garden and
“ Can’t we cover op our tracks?* he
O v e r-E x e r tio n
fo r fire protection.
cheapening o f the quality o f materials.
pursued
’ Here, W atty.” he called In
Ills
W
ife—
Olt
up
an'
beat
them
It Is to he noted that the small
to the drain, “ hand no that crowbar
rugs.
You've
done
nothin'
all
day
but
water tank In the attic and the larger
You get started. W e’ll he all right, hat
water tower outside the house are be­ to doze In that chair.
Newt Neversweat— I know It, bnt we have a Job to do flraL Get on
ing supplanted by steel tank pressure
W ell catch np with you."
systems located In the basement or I’ ve been dreamln’ I waa shovelln’ coal
Development o f home equipment
Watkins retired grumbling.
an’ It’s clean done me np.
burled under ground.
has made it possible to place every
“ If you’ll permit me." I said uneas
lly. “ I'ui Inclined to think you are
mad. 1’vrsoiiHlly, I don’t honker for
Teuton s attentions. Wo may loan this
opportunity If— “
“ Wa won’t lotto this opportunity,*
answered Hugh, “ un-.! I hope we won’t
lose the more valuable opportunity I ’m
looking for In (he futura. Help me
break down the door.“
Then I apprecluled the plan
'.V*
worked the crowbar under the sill and
between the Jamb and the lintel, and
with very little difficulty forced the
door from lie hinges. A t It came free,
we caught II, and let It down gently
on the lit.or. I crept out Into the c o r
ritlor nnd around a turn where a
flight o f atalra bogen. T o the left ol
the stairs a passu go trended at right
angles, with a slight upward grade,
ami I followed II until I came to a
clumsy door o f planks I listened at
Its crack, hut heard nothing, so 1 ap-
piled my crowbar and forced the rick-
ety lock. Beyond this door at retched
a vast cellar which underlay the
cellar o f th ' House o f the Married
I waited only to make sure that It
waa unoccupied, and tliFn returned to
the dungeon. Hugh hed pushed the
alone grating Into position on Ihe edge
1
Mirrors Regain Their
Popularity for Walls
Black for Sun Parlor
Gives Pleasing Contrast
In Heating, Secure Cold
Air From Several Pipes Put Furring on Inside
to Keep Cellar Dry
Damp Cloth Best to
Clean Varnished Floor
Blue Prints Keep Tab
on Where Money Goes
Modern Farm Houses
Have All Conveniences
Half of Homes Have
Antiquated Fixtures
Hugh and 1, Between Ue, Eased Him
Gently Through the Hole.
o f the opening, leaving a space b a r*
ly wide enough for us lo slip through
W e dropped down, and found we could
exert (l.e necessary strength, with tbe
help o f the crow bar. to pry the grat
Ing Into Its lied.
W e crept eway after Nlkka and Wat
kins, feeling light-hearted for the Aral
time In t.venty-four hoars. We splashed
lo wnter over our nnkles. Big rats
scuttled around ua. But we were at
liberty, and we licked nut puffy 11.«
with our swollen tongues at the bought
of tbe dismay that our enemies would
feel when they re-entered the dun
geoo.
Nlkka fainted as we reached the
mouth o# (h< drain, which was fortu­
nate for him, as It saved him the
agony o f the slippery climb over the
rocks o f the heneb and the ruined
Jetty to tbe t'urlew.
Aa wa approached, two figure*
Jumped from the deck and the slight-
ei o f them ran towards a s
“ H u g h !" came the whispered call.
“ Hugh, are jo o there? Are yoi safe?
Who are vou carrying. Jack? 1* It—"
1 came first, holding K lkka't fie f.
Hugh and Watkins, supporting his
shoulders, were Indistinguishable In
the rear. It struck me mildly humor-
ooa thn* Betty’s first anxiety sbctiid
be so tngenuouslv revealed.
“ H ogb’s all right,” I answered can
tloiialy. "N lk k a 1* hurt, though. Keep
qdlet, yon Idiot."
“ Thank G od !” she laid Inconsequen­
tially. and sat down on (be rocks and
coinmeoced to cry aoftly.
lln gb exploded U- a semimental
curse.
“ Hera, W atty," he growled, “ you’ll
Imre t* manage by yourself."
“ Very good, your ludship,” mot
tered Watkins.
I felt N lkka’s body sag. and looked
hack
Watkins sue plodding deter­
minedly after me, panting so loudly
nnder hla burden aa to lead ne to cast
a wary eye at the llgh'les* bulk o f
T ok aljf’a bouse.
W e v ere both about done np. for
Nlkka waa heavy and we had to use
superhuman care to avoid Jouncing
hr dropping him on the rooks Bnt
luckily Vernon Kink reached na. and
with hla aid, we got Nlkka Into a
hunk In the tiny cabin Leaving King
to take care o f him. Watkins and I
returned to the cockpit. I was fight­
ing mnd at Hugh for philandering and
at lastly tor picking snch an occasion
for tears But my rage wa* not proof
igainst tha hobbling Joy with which
they greeted me a* they hopped ationrd
"M eet ttie new Lady Cbeghy," whig
pered Hugh.
“ Did you ever hear o f anch a thing?"
sa.d Belly. “ Why. 1 had no more Idea
when I climbed out on those rocks— "
“ No, I suppose not." I Jeered. “ Well
children, let me tcP yoo you chose a
poor time for this. I f you want my
congratulation* yon must help us to
make s quick getaw ay."
“ He’a lig h t." agreed Betty, tearing
herself loose from Hugh's arm. "W e
u.-e crazy
Jack, you muse the tx w
line Watkins, arc the sweeps ready?
Prepare to cast off astern, Hugh.”
Hugh and I were recouped with
brandy and water and sandwiches, afid
fifteen minutes later, with the current
M help ua. we had worked onl Into
the Marmora I *.m hound to say Bet
ty'a first thought then was o f Nlkka.
Hhe put Wat kina at the wheel, with
orders to stand west at low apeed, and
ducked Into the cabin with ua.
“ HflfT la he?" she asked.
“ He has aot recovered consciousness
yet," snswered her father. “ T o tell
the troth. I haven’ t tried hard to bring
him around. I fear his shoulder Is die
located.”
Betty stooped over Nlkka. snd felt
gingerly o f artn nnd shoulder.
"Y e s ," she said, “ It's dislocated
I
have seen dislocations pulled out In
the hospitals during the war. I think
I can gel hla shoulder hack If some
o f you will hold him down
II Is
bound to burt hliu cruelly for the
moment."
She stationed ut. Hugh bearing down
ou hla well (boulder. Vernon King nnd
I grasping each a leg. Mhe took a
deep breath, caught arm aud ahoulder
In her strong young fingers, tugged,
twlaled with a wrench—and there was
an audible annp. Betty etepped hack,
(lushed and trembling.
“ There, ’ ahe anid, 'it 's In place, but
I wouldn't do ll again tonight for any
thing."
"Good girl," I aald.
Nlkka opened hie #y«e and aat up
In the hunk, butupl .g hla head
“ Ouch I" he y el I'd . “ Where am I?
MfhetiFüod
Sours
\Y l u l l — "
l ie rubbed hie ahoulder remlulscent
lir.
’T in sore all over, but I have a feel
Ing It hurt worse a little while ago
How did I gel here? And Hugh end
Jack r
So we recounted to him the full
alory o f rescue, which, In turn, neces­
sitated chronicling our adventures of
Ihe pall twenty-four houre fur Hetty
and her fnther.
“ I Imagined, o f coarse, that a ml#
hap such aa you describe bed befallen
you,’’ remarked King when we had
finished. “ When Nlkka ehooled hla
warning. Watkins and I held a nasty
conference on Ihe roof and decided
that your adjuration must have bad
sufficient urgency behind It to wurtwnl
our obedience, however reluctant we
might he to abandon you. Upon W at­
kins' Insistence, 1 preceded hliu down
the rope. I’ rlor tq his own descent, he
loosened the grapnel, with an aye to
tha possibility o f twitching It down,
so thai when be wa> some eight or ten
feet from tbe ground the rope came
free above, and be waa precipitated
Into an opening In the rocks which we
had not hitherto perceived.
“ 1 may say that we later determined
In tbe daylight that It wee practically
Invisible from the adjacent waters, a.id
the hasty Investigation I was able to
m.T'o’ on my own behalf lends me to
the provisional conclusion that we have
stumbled upon a genuine archeological
find."
“ Yes. yes, daddy," Interrupted Bel
ty, “ but you'd better let tne carry on.
You see. hoys. I heard Watkins sqfiuwk
whet, be fell. Th e only reason T oo
tou and bla friends didn’t hrnr him
wa* that they were so busy with you.
I left the boat and scrambled over the
rocks— ncnrl; scared dad to death, lie
thought I was an enemy. Wnlklna had
disappeared Into this opening,
lie
thought he waa In a cave, and I made
dad gel In after blm and look around
with a flashlight. So long as the rope
and grapnel had come down, there a n
no way for Tootou'a gang to trace as
and I was wondering whether we
couldn't make use o f a hiding-place al­
most In the enemy's camp."
" I say, that waa clever o f you I*’
said Hugh admiringly.
W e all chuckled, but Betty thanked
him with a smile.
"Ob. I wne a little heroine." ahe coo
tinned. "N o movie heroine could have
surpassed me. Dad took a look, and
announced that It waa one o f the old
sewers, and seemed to ran Inland be
nenth TokalJI’* house. He wnnted to
follow It sll the way In, hut I derided
there would be no opportunity for a
resrne that night, and I made him and
Watkins come hack to the (Nirlew with
me W e couldn't think o f anything to
do for yon. ehort o f going In oaraelvea
nnd setting you free. W e didn’t know
how to get In touch with Nlkka * uncle
snd hi* gypsy friends. Manifestly, wr
didn’t want to tell Ihe police nr the
British authorities— althongh we would
have done that had we been unable
to get to yon tonight. Oh. Hugh, It
there hadn’t been thet opening from
your dungeon!" T h e tears came Into
her eye*. " T o think what Nlkkn had
to aland I And you others woold have
had It, too."
“ I f there hadn't been that there
would have been something else,” Hugh
reassured her. "And now we have a
secret way to follow direct Into T o
k aljl’a lair."
•■But after you get In yoo will have
a pitched batte before you can control
the ptnpe," Nlkka pointed out. " I don’t
see that you sre likely to profit very
much hy It nnlesa .yon are willing to
put the Issue to tbe proof by cold
•teel."
There was no gainsaying this argu
meat, and none o f na waa Incllucd lo
advocate wholesale slaughter, not even
Nlkkn with hla aching shoulder nnd
memory o f Touton'a brutality. W e had
hashed over the subject pretty thor
onghly by the time tbe Curlew wa*
docked, without discovering a solution
o f our problem, and from sheer wear!
nesa abandoned the dlscuselon hy mo
ttial consent In the hotel lobby we
said ,,ood night— It « a a really good
morning— and went to bed U sleep the
clock around.
Twenty-four hours rest mnde os fit.
N lkka’* arm and shoulder were still
lame, hut he had Watkins rnh him
with lli'm en t that suppled the s'rnlned
muscle*, and declared thn't he wa* a*
game for a fight aa any o f ua. and at
breakfast we were able to muster ■
degree o f optimism, despite the <11 f-
flrultlee o f the situation.
“ It bolls down to ibis." said llngb.
we know that the Instructions are cor­
rect and that we have a desperate
crew or criminal* to reckon with. Our
Job Is to trick T oknljl’a crowd."
"Y o o cau’t trick them,” snapfied Nik
ka. “ They are aa clever a* we."
“ Then what can you do?” demanded
Be|jy.
“ Exterminate them. W e are fighting
savages. I don’t want to risk any of
our Uvea, treasure or no treasure, be­
yond what la essential to our safety.
But the fact remains there le but nne
kind o f treatment those people will
understand. They « r e clever, remorse­
less, merciless. You can—"
There Wae a knock on the door. W at­
kins answered I t Ills back stiffened
as he peered through the crack.
“ A moment. I f you please, air," he
said coldly, refastened tbe door and
turned to na.
(TO BB CONTINUED.)
Treasure H u n te r Rew arded
Playing at hunting for treasure, a
nlne-yenr-old Iximlon boy actually <1ld
find some o f considerable value. He
had dug a hole four feet deep In hla
bnck yard when the spade struck an
old earthenware p o t T h e pot con
talncd 0T)2 old Roman c o in «
Lota o f folk* who think they h*ve
"tndlgeatlou’* have only eu acid condi­
tion which could be corrected In five
or ten minute«. An effective anti arid
like Phillips Milk o f Magneala soon
restore* digestion to normal.
Phllllpa d »e « aw *y wilh all that
aourne*« and gn* right after meala. It
prevent* the dtalrea* so apt to occur
two hour* after eating. What a pleas­
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And how
good It la fo r tha system I Unlike a
burning dose o f aoda which la hut
temporary
relie f at bent—P h illip «
Milk o f Magnesia neutralise« many
limes Its volume In « r it i
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a diet has brought on Ihe least d ie
comfort, try—
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M illion* now use Russ Ball Blue.
Makes clothes snowy white. G el th*
genuine.— Adv.
T h e chic fend o f man I* hla finish.
It M ay Be
Jtÿent
When your
Children Ciy
for It
Caatorta la a comfort when Baby li
fretful. No sooner taken tliun the Ilttla
one la at ease. I f rest ten*, a few dropi
soon bring contentment. N o harm done
fo r Oastorla I* a bnhy remedy, mean)
foe hulilcs. P erfectly safe to g ive th*
youngest Infunt; you have tha doctor«
word fo r that 1 It la a vegetable pro
duct and you could ose It every day
But It’s In an emergency that Castor!*
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ration must Ire relieved—or colic palm
—o r other suffering. N ever Ire wit bout
t ; »nine mother* keep an extra bottle
unopened, to make mire there w ill a!
way* ho Unstorla In the house. I t li
effective for older children, tiro; read
the book that come* with It.
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CA S T O R I A
The most dangerous time* o f the
duy nnd night lu the streets o f Ixm-
don arc 11 a. m„ 4 p. ni„ 7 p. in. and
It p. m.— Ihe Inst being Ihe worst.
A Bad W reck
o f the constitution may fo llo w In the
track o f a disordered system, impure
blood o r inactive liver. IJon't run tha
risk I Dr. Pierce’s < olden Medical Dis-
eovrry is an alterative extract o f herb*
and roots that drives out impurities—•
gets on* the liver.
W hen you’re debilitated, snd your
weight is below a healthy standard, you
regain health and strength hy using tha
"D iscovery.” It builds up the hndy.
Mrs Myrtle Dsvis ol 2J0S Chestnut St.
Everett. Wash. a. Id
"Dr Pterr»'* Medical
D ie overs was so helpful to me (or my blood,
Heer snd atoms« li I advise Its oat."
Sold in tablet or liquid form. I f your
dealer dor* not have it, «end fi5 cents
fo r the tablets to D r. Pierce’s Invalid*
H otel, Buffalo. N . Y.
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