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THanbad (or Hoapitauty.
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t.llrle allh BUI1 l.lruJ, S'ld Ullrr '
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rlln aJ'liM fin, lite n
annual ttirrlU'l O I0 otisrr.uonai
fonfrrvti.e -f Of.-.uB ram to a do
In tb rl (uni;rr'atunal lmrcb
VrrtC 'O Uir lO'"'lJ '" "
Iiallra aaa uiuiiltiioualy rhoarn a lo
,,! ol niwtma for II.- .Mb rvofrr.
,nr. In !l
drK'fttr
mil liria.lli
.rr J ivv u.. ' -
niiliialrra. Ilf'ir ira uu iiunu
tha Cotigrrraiional ibiin h In Crr'n
ba bm Ih u-al uf tlfrm fur
Birly Hir d. tn-lr.i rnlrrtalrnnl
lijr tb niinlr vt th loal frd.-ralisl
f hun bra.
A. 8. ItolwrU. The IkiIIpb. aa rl tsl
rnod-ralnr a: tha cimfrrvnca. Rev. A.
C. Muara. of the Water)? Helichti
church, wai named alaUnt modera
tor. Waman Art Among ftptaKtr.
Splendid addrrawa aera given dur
ing lb day. In ablrh to women took
lrt, Mr. Itillllp Hauer. atfe of the
(ortner chaplain of the atale peniten
tiary at Salem. pok of The rV
North." perulnli.g to ber work with
ber kuthand In Nome. Alaaka. anj i)r.
Mary V. rrnhm reported the meet
ing of the Woman' Hoard of Mttoni
for the raclflc. held recently at San
Franc-lara
At tha dinner at noon, the toaita
a era ret ponded to by tha women de'e
galen. the men being entirely tele
gated to the rear. The toatmater
waa a woman. Pr. Mary Franrea Karn-
kam.
Among the ln,re,nr. adda of!
th d.iy waa one on -Training In'
Church Mualc." by Pr. A. S. Ponat. i
Hood River, who told of the remark-1
able atirrea of bla effort to have a
girls and boy choir as well aa a large
rbolr. f He alo gar aome valuable
aurrftlon aa to bow to ore n lie
choir and the character of music for
both young and adult linger.
tv.. i.wiin. ..ir... nr th. .ner.
noon aa by Rev. John K. Urowne of,
the AmHrn linard of Mtaslon of !
the Congrecatinnal church on ' War.
Mission and the Kingdom." Having ,
been a miaaionary In Turkey (or a I
preat many years. Pr. Itrowne poke !
I rum peraonnl knowlwUe nnd tbe me. (
nape he brouKht to the conference was ,
touching and tnsplrln to greater real
for the cause of forelpn mission.
Young People Have Program.
At the Christian Endeavor held at
1 1
6 o'clock. Rev. E. T. Sherman of Cor-:
va'lis was toaMniaster. and the toasts!
were by the Christian Endeavor dele-'
pniea. i
Thnrsilav nU-ht the young people '
had rharge of the chief portion of the!
closing program. It opened with a 1 " I
minute song service :n .r.e; a youiu
people's chorus and orchestra took
part.
Alva Patten of Portland presided at
the meeting that followed, the ad
dress being of ten minutes duration,
and those taking part and their sub
jects were:
"The Challenge to Our Societies."
Lloyd R. Carrick, president of the
Portland C'hristlun Endeavor Union.
"The Message to Oregon from the
World's Christian Endeavor f'onven
tion," E. Earl Felke. state president
of the Christian Endeavor.
Rev. Howard C. Stover of Salem
favored the congregation with a vocal
solo, after which an offering was tak
en for expenses, which met with
hearty response.
The various societies represented
then reported as to the number o(
members, active and associate, num
ber present at meetings, and special
features of the society's work.
The closing address of the confer
ence was given by Rev. Otis H. Holmes
of Forest Grove.
Many Resolutions Passed.
Among the last matters of business
disposed of was the passing of the
resolutions, as offered by the commit
tee of which Dr. L.'R. Dyott of Port
land was chairman, they being as fol
lows:
First Be it resolved, that we, the
Coneregational Conference of Oregon
do hereby record our conviction that
the Congregational churches in the
United States should have daily Bible
readings in the homes of their mem
bers, and that, accordingly, we peti
tion our present national council Im
mediately to make provision for such
readings with suitable comments.
Second Be It resolved, that It Is
the sense of this conference that two
of our national aoclties the educa
tion society and the church building
society should specialize In, and ren
der extra assistance to, our common
work at the educational centers In
Oregon, and other states, where neces
sity suggests.
War Is Opposed.
Thlrd-rBe It resolved, that we re
new our pledge of co-operation to the
Anti-Saloon League of Oregon and all
similar organizations.
Fourth Be It resolved, that being
unalterably oposed to that wholesale
murder called war, we do all In our
power to cause Its end, and forever to
prevent Its renewal on earth.
Fifth Be It resolved, that we co
operate with Pacific University In Its
efforts to raise an additional endow
ment fund of $200,000.
Sixth Inasmuch as the united ef
forts of the Young Men's Christian as
sociation and the Young Women's
sin
Christian association of our sue uni
versity and our O. A. C. are such vital
factors in the moral and religious life
of these student bodies, be it there
fore resolved, that we endorse their
work, and commend the same as
worthy of the moral and material .up-'gaUonal church and ministers of Ore-
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o a.f t th .rupiwa l Mi
ai. J..ka liarain f iha auainaf
lflM..aa At.kaf-t!4 Annalla
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i. b..a . h.f fii ai.4 Ma r.m.
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nanrra I
hk h lllhfutn nu manacvM
i ) I tln.vaa lin hit
4iMrpL Mra brutln Me till to ea,J
ivui'.g lh l.fiftlx'Uii tat ma iaiai
f ( muUr. IUhI.Me Injutr . auara till
,,b4 (u hr..tix a blank Thlrtran aj.
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i , Nr 4 Ai,n,u. Ilinim
1-..H io iral f.a r-l"' Wfi i Anniie
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,- .... V...I .,..i,mr. but IM.mat. It.
tntuhrit f J.r hat t dafaainl br
J, mlnrt . ,p r Jor. mni ,h.
nxiiivrilmi art him In Ihalr pnwar Ma
i ' l.i alral lha Pl" ( Iham bul
...lanl.ll, aia lira In lha ll.-xlm hm.
ana ira Lruir-mm r-a.ua Annan wn
lha aa' ft'm na Aamaa. Annatta .e-
eora that hral arplla4 la lha map ra- .
rala tha kallon i f lha na.t laUn.t Hub- .
aa-4uanilr la a airuagia for lia rtaaaai.in
lla map la torn In Ihra parla llrman-d-a
Annrite and Nr taih aarurlng '
Burtlcn.
FIFTH INSTALLMENT i
t
A MESSAGE FROM THE PAST ;
CHAPTER XXI.
Crap Jul'ca.
Of roura th nneiDected naval-a
eret aervlr raid on tha Crooked Crag I of dignity, aurb aa hla mother, and
hotel created aoma enaatlonaa well; young women of atyl and beauty,
a did th reacua of two beautiful uch a Annett Illngton and ber
young women. Mlaa Irana Courtier frfend. lren Courtier; but aa chief
and ber friend Mlaa Illngton. But petty offlrer remarked lo Neal "A
Newport la plac of many happen j ball on board th Alabama la not for
Inga aenaatlonal and otherwla and , able aeamen. not ao you could notlo
after all tha Crooked Crag had been i It. my boy. Still." b added, clappinr
raided many time be for. I Neal upon th ihouldrr, "111 try and
In Ita balmy daya It had been clev-lget you a plac on th back italra
erly conatmcted and maintained a' wher you can look on and ae Ike
a aecluded gambling plac for New i awella." .
York millionaire, a plac full of cub- i
''J
lne """' urn in u. u..-ory u,
,0, UP na
Ita
proprietor,
I
Jailed,
But th thre weird character whoi
had been th cau of all the vto-l b polished, and In awabctng every
lent tlll remained In hiding Her- thing aboard her that could b
nandei. tlio Portuguea adventurer; , awabbed. and In aettlng to rlghta
Ponto. hla Mexican aide partner, and ; everything that could b aet to rlghta.
their atrange and unuual companion.! Neal. clad In an Immacnlat whit
the brute.
Annate, for her part, gar full do-,
acrirtion of the three to th au-1
tf-.oritlea and accompanied aecret aerv-1
Ice men on many frame trip.
"At any rate, ah aid to net
friend. Irene. Courtier. "1 know now
a here I itand. I waa warned to look
oi:i (or a man with a aaber cut across
his fare." Her fare grew wistful,
I thcurrlit feared." ahe went on. "at
frtt. that that man might be my fn
tl.er; oi:t my father would never treat,
a c!rl as thl sear-fare treated me.''
Annette touched her neck. A tiny
little gold chain fell Into the bosom
of her waist.
"He has laid bare his teeth, this
scar-face." aald Annette, "lie knows
something of my father I'm sure of
thct and I'm Bure of something else. I
He Is seeking my lost Isle of Clnna-!
Doing Unusually Queer Thinga With
mi race. pretty women and among them Inez
bar he wants it for his own. Well, I, ' Castro and her friend Annette Illng
too, can bare my teeth. Let him come ton.
on." j Romanoff stared boldly at them
"You are so strong," murmured both, then he turned to N'cal Hardin.
Irene Courtier, "so strong." , "A glass of punch, If you please,"
A Japanese servant stole into the
room the living room at Miss Cour
tier's summer villa at Newport. She
had rented this villa for the season
and had paid one month's rent no
more. She had paid the Japanese but
one month's wages no more. Tbe
Japanese presented a note upon a
salver. Inez Castro glanced at it and
waved her band. Mrs. Hardin was
just entering from the veranda.
'It is for you, Grandam," said Inez,
"and from some old sweetheart, eh?"
eh?"
Mrs. Hardin opened the missive
bet eyes brightened.
' It s from our congressman at Sea
port.'' she exclaimed.
"My dear Mrs. Hardin, ' be wrote In
port of all good people of Oregon, and
be It further reso'ved; that our min
isters are requested in a public man
ner, to call the attention of their con
gregations to the endeavors and needs
of the Youns Men's Christian asso
ciation and the Young Women's Chris
tian association of the stale univer
sity and the Oregon Agricultural col
lege. Local Church la Thanked.
Seventh Be It resolved, that we,
the annual conference of the Conere-
ThCIYiOrO PLAY
MOCVCCO 0 TtiF
MT7C CXCHAJ1CC.
Avp . if
y
S
bla nota, "boln( that you and. your
rbarcra ran add ona mora arming to
your round of jar-ty la Np)rt ao-
,. t ! to tndoaa an lDllalloo
"n''! w-r ' ftf,r '
pipa.ura. .h I could go Biyaall.
Anythlnt on oattlMhlp lulta ma."
Im loied In tka niliil' wai a heavy
whit card engraved In arrlpt:
Tha ameer af th U. ft. ft. Alabama
raqutit tha honor of yeur prtatnee
wnth frlanda at tha danca on ahlp
board Tuaaday avenlng. June
Th word -wltk frtendl" wer In
terlined In Ink. Annette read tha In-
vltatlon and then banded It to Inet
"Civid." axclalmed Inea. Thea are
worth while Iheaa ihlpboard danrea."
nva tnlnutea later ah railed up a
private number on lha wlr In ber
boudoir, waiting Impatiently Until ahe
beard vole ah knew. Then ah
talked rapidly, almoat In a whlaper.
"It worth taking a chance, la It
not"' ahe queried.
"Ah." returned tha vole at tha oth-
er end of tha wlr. "we do nothing
i without rhanrea. V ahall lak
' rbanre. Farewell."
II muit b understood thai an able
' aeaman Ilk Neal Hardin, while hi
: good behavior, hi natural aptitude
1 and bla general llkablllty gava him
i many prlvilegea yet ha waa atlll th
ivlillm of raate naval caate. A
rlvlllan ha might travel with ladlea
Figuratively apeaklng. n got mm
llZ.f S.lTZ
- - -"-.-. ;"
ipent a day In aulitlng hla fellow
able aeamen In pollihlng up every-
thing aboard th Alabama that could
dur u't. rouna nimcir taticnea.
t!tf aa a ramrod, and for the flxt
time acared to death, by the aldo of a
large punch bowl under the canvaa ,
coTermg oi me uaniiiig u
CHAPTER XXII.
Incognito.
In a dingy llttl hotel room in Prov
idence, Rhode Island, there sat a man
at a dressing table gazing Into a mlr-
ror and doing unusually queer things
with his face. Hernandes was past
master at a certain art disguise.
Ten minutes later a stranger stood
erect within that room a full-bearded
stranger, clad In an evening coat of
foreign cut. with well padded paunch
and shoulders, eyeing himself still
critically In the looking glass. He
raised Bis high hat and bowed pomp
ously to Ponto.
"In reality, friend Poton." he ro-
i marked, "I am M. Romanoff a Rus
sian nobleman."
"My friends and I are Invited to
the dance on board the Alabama," he
said. "My friends and I shall go.
Call in that beast Now for the final
test."
Ponto disappeared and a moment
later the brute crept Into the room.
He glanced fearfully toward the chair
where Hernandex had been sitting;
then he glanced about the room. A
puzzled expression overspread his
countenance and then with a deep gut
tural cry he sprang for the appari
tion's throat.
Hernandez twitched himself to one
side Just In time and then tapped the
brute smartly on the arm.
"I txm satisfied," he said. In tones
that tbe brute Immediately recog
nized. "Even he did not know- me
he, with all the Instincts of a savage
but faithful dog. Let us be off."
An hour later he was standing ex
pectantly In front of the huge punch
bowl on the dancing deck of the Ala-
hfimn. fMllat Areri nrnunrt IMa nnnnh
bow, werft a group of ofrcer. an(,
he said In foreign accents.
Neal Hardin did not answer. He
was otherwise engaged. Annette
Illngton was standing at the table
with a young ensign at her side.
They were both drinking from the
punch bowl. The ensign drank with
bis right hand; so did Annette, but
Annettes left hand was firmly
clutched In the hand of Neal Hardin
of the punch bowl. It was- the only
chance the evening could afford them.;
"A glass of punch," reiterated the
unknown Russian nobleman.
Neal Jumped as though shot. Has
tily he ladled out a gluts and pres
ented it to the Russian. The Rus
::i took one ejp of It and aat down
.is gluts.
THIS STORY IS REPRODUCED IN FILM AT
gon, do hereby express our profound J
appreciation of the splendid hospital
ity of the First Congregational
Church of Oregon City and of all oth-
crs who have made onr sojourn here
a never-to-be-forgotten occasion. We j this state are attending our education
are indebted, also, to the pastor of al Instil utions at Eugene, Corvallis and
this church, to the choir, the ushers,
the Janitor and the hospitality com
mittee. We are gratefui to all these,
and to the public press, and to the
representatives of our national socle
tie In a word we are filled with un
feigned gratitude to all who have done
"Ilrrr," k .claimed,
Walked away la 4tMt
Ther waa lacteal Hilar from Ik
plrtureequ little group erounJ Ik
pumh bowl. Ibm touched Itoumoon
iipua lb arm.
"It If perfect," ah hlprd. "
on rouM vr telL"
Th paeudo Romanoff glaared it
W ilintnnllr, pared rroe lb
dancing deck and paaeed oul upon lb
I moonlit deck beyond Inn. fllrtlni
wlib an officer, irued bereelf, beck
oned io Jo Wei. hf. who ram
l aainiy at nr iXN't a:ia ran. ana who
I L ... i ... . -i.. a .it.. i
airily l ber beck rail. ""I
: nvr unii Min nia arm ini iiinuwau
B ha waka o( ItomanolT. Aa thay
rarh4 tha bow TloinannlT lurnml aud
danly and eonfrontad lhm Ha aaliad
Wfli-hor by iba arm.
Trlrnd WaUbar," ba aald. hla grip
Ulhlnilni, "on tha cantai rurtalnt aft.
on lb port aid. )uu will find on , a blailng fir. 8b laughed Ilium
black rroaa mark oponth curtain and phanlly. 8h aeliad a dripping llttl
on black rroaa mark upon lb dark, chamol bag and took front It a vary
They ar my mark. You will danc , damp old plac of paper parchment
with Annett Illngton" j Thl I what k waa aftr yoa
Welcher hurried off and ItomanoS cant, tall ma." ah aald. Bh apraad
with th beautiful Mia lren four . It oul and aihlbllad It to Inet Castro,
tier upon hla arm. atnnle tlowly lo-, "Why, It I a blank pier of pa
ward th light. per." aald In. Caatro,
With her eecort ha Hood glancing "Look at It rloaaly," aald Annett.
out between lb curtain at Ih moon-1 "Oh. yea," aald Iran. "II ha on
light upon th Her earort. bow- word upon It longitude"
vrr. waa not watching tha moonlight j "It haa tuor than that upon II."
hi eye wer flied upon a motor i aald Annett. "Watch and a."
boat lhal apdrtad Itaelf Ilk om
hug ihark In th water Just beyond.
He drew forth a whit handkerchief.
II Itepped Into th aperture between
th canvaa curtain, grasped th rail
with on band and (book tha handker
chief. Inea noted that a amalt black cro
bad been placed opon th canvaa cur
tain. Ph looked at her feet Thar
waa another rroaa upon th dark.
Then ah turned and farad tb crowd
watrhlng with keen eve.
Jo Walcher from far acroaa the
dark caught th glint of thoa aama
ye b had been watching for than.
II bent over Annett.
"Look at th freak." b aald. "that'i
tied up to Inaa I mean Irene Courier.
I alway call bar lnei somehow. Lat a
go and th freak."
"Th freak." said Annette, "ha dla -
appeared."
8h waa not th only peraoa on th
deck who noticed that Bom half
doien naval offlcara In aplck and apaa
uniform noted It aleo and tarted
double quick toward Inet Caatro.
Annett Sent Out
Half way they stopped, for her escort,
M. Romanoff, had reappeared. He
smiled as Joe came up with Annette
and waved his hand. ,
"I been looking at tb moon," he
said.
Annette, already bored chiefly by
the close proximity of Jo Welcher
glanced off toward Neal.
"Let's go and get some grape Juice,"
she said
Joe drew her out to tbe railing
through tho same aperture from
which Romanoff had watched tho cir
cling motor bout.
"I'll get tbe grape Juice," said Joe
aloud. "Walt here tjntll I return."
Annette stnrtcd after him, but the
aperture was closed now by the broad
back of Romanoff, who talked viva
ciously with Irene Courtier. Annette
was not averse to looking at the
moon, and she looked. But all she
saw was the moon itself. She did not
see and could not know that a motor
launch, silent as the night, bad
fetched up alongside of the anchor
chain. She did not know and could
not see a black shadow that stole
along the railing behind tho canvas
curtains that hid the dancing deck.
Suddenly she gave a choking cry.
The black shadow like some black
panther had Bprung upon her from
the night and clutched her in Its
grasp. She cried out once more, or
tried to. She found she could not.
A strong wiry hand closed across her
mouth and a wiry form forced her
back across the rail.
With a superhuman twist of her
J lithe young body and she was strong,.
was Annette Illngton for one In
stant she wrenched herself sway and
gave vent to a piercing ecream. Neal
Hardin at the punch bowl beard it
Forgetting all discipline and all
grapo Juice he bounded across the
dancing deck and with one sweep of
his arm brushed the nonplussed
Romanoff and bis charming escort to
one side. His eyes were blinded by
the deck lights and as he rushed
through the curtain he could only
what they could to make our sixty-
sovcnlh annual meeting one of the
very best that we have ever had.
That Inasmuch as many students of
Congregational homes and churches in
Forest Grove, and inasmuch as many
of these students are being lobt to the
denominations and at times to al'
rhurch Influence in the transfer from
home to school life, . therefore be It
resolved, that each church of this con
ference be requested to appoint a com
ji... ...am-iaa.. - - ' - -
thai mni lerrtfl ilrnicll w al
lit another IniUnl II wa til vef.
, Two dnirM rlud king ! Mr Mkrr
rrentliellr darted suddenly over the
rail. Thar n a iiitaih below
"Man ovarbuard." yelled NaL
Ha aprang lo tha rail and dov Into
Ik moonlit water taking good rar
not lo fnul lha other two.
Two ailnutea later It waa all over
Annette waa on dark kair fainting In
Naal'a arm-but with amlla upon'
her far.
"IViat worry." ah aald lo lha
crowd annul bar, "I haven't wal
lowed a drop of water, I aaaur you
I ra a regular llttl water rat Neal
knoaa that, don't yoa N'eair
Half an knur later la Iba Courtier
villa In Newport Annatla Beaded In
huge arm rbatr la a kimono bafor
Sb ipread It out upon Ih hearth
I to dry. "It I a plac of Ik map
! of my map. Ireaa." ah went on, "th
map or th lot 11 of Cinnabar,
j Scar-far got a portion of It dont
you remember, at Crooked Crag but
harmleaa portion. I got a part and
! ao did NeaL Wall. Look. Tb place
la dry ae wbat th heat haa don.
lnei Caatro bant over her. "Whr
did th writing com from?" ah de
manded. Th heat brought th writing out."
aid Annatta. "Be. Look Bow at
tb longitude. Wbat do It aayr
lnei looked grly. "Ona hundred
and Iwenly-thr degree." b
! claimed alowly, "and forty mlnutea
I wat.
I "That lint 11." want on Annatta.
j Thar' a meeaaf a meesaf from
1 th pat upon our pi era, Naal'a and
mln a maaaag that I v got by
heart."
i "What" queried In, yawning, la
Ik maag from th paitT"
' Aanett nodded proudly. "Thl la
j th message," ah returned. " Urantd !
.5 n .
. ---.,. -at,
w
. all
th "8. 0. 8."
to Illngton, Spanish-American explon
er, for distinguished services, by Jo
seph Bonaparte, king of Spain, In the
year eighteen hundred and nine, the
original grant, being In the possession
of the fathers" She stoppeit
"What wa the ret of that?" he
mused. "I can't remember."
"Think," persisted lnei, with curi
ous Insistence.
Annette laughed. "It has escaped
me. I will have to ask Neal about
that the next time I see him."
"Part of the message la on hi por
tion, too?" said Inoz. "And wbat
about the latitude?"
Annette shook her head. "That I
can't remember either," she returned,
"stupid that I am. Yes, the latitude
Is on his piece too."
CHAPTER XXIII.
Unbooked Passengers.
"I think It' risky," said Neal Har
din. "'Let me see that ad again."
Annette handed him the Providence,
Rhode iBland, morning paper. Under
the bead of ship notices appeared thl
Item:
Fruit 8teamer Coronado aalla 15th
thl month. Bound for Bahama,
Colon, Panama, Lower California porta
and San Franclaco. Open for limited
booking of pauenger. Pier 1010
Providence, R. I.
PETER HANDY, Master.
Neal read the advertisement over
and shook his head again,
"Risky, I toll you," he repeated.
Annette's eyes flashed. "But what
am I to do," she protested, "You
don't you can't understand.' Her
Hps quivered for a moment. "I have
got to find my father, Neal, and for
bis sake, If not for my own, I hav
got to find my fortune. I've got to
go some time. Why not now? The
message was plain enough the Fa
thers of the Santa Maria mission In
Lower California I must see them.
This Is the easy way."
. Neal folded up the paper and thrust
It In his pocket "At any rate," be
said, "I'll look this captain up.. If
THE GRAND THEATRE
mittee of one or more to keep In touch
with the pastors of the Congregational
churches at Eugene, Corvallis and For
est Grove and make every efforts to
keep such students related to Cielr
own denomination,
lie It resolved that we re)iiest Con
gressman C. N. McArllnr to vote for
the submission of the Eheppard-IIob-
son national dry amendment at this;
winter's session of congress. Thl i
resolution was passed unanimously.
Church finance should be managed
In tbe same way a business bouse
I
a -a
I 1
lb Coronad I a likely hlp a4 If
to) ar bound la go, Ood p4"
II Inokad Ih Caroaada ap aad
found bar auit a likely ablp. II
aaw bar raptala and found btw a I la
factory,
Th bail day Anaetl and her
Mend. Including Welch, booked
for Iba rbeap trip o lb Corooado.
"You r mt only gr ao far
aald Caplaln Handy, "and I don I tar
If I don I hav aay mot."
Caul P.I., Hand, aaunl., down
Ih wharf. A big, aaiaarlng Indltld'
ual aa looking lh Coronado or. ,
"Illll. ald Capl. Pater Handy. Til
tell you kow II la 1 picked yo oul
nap bar,.!, and look a ck.nr,
, n.4 knowing you bafor. Thl.
( a rh
on you, not knowing you
I a rbeap trip down. Hill; I II lv It I
10 you to pit k your crew, rick them
cheap, Illll; romlag back I ran make
11 up lo you. (let Ik bt fur lb '
oioii ay, mil, and t 'am rbeap."
"1 got 'era already." returned Hill, 1
"and I got 'era cheap. tav that lo
ma"
Oa tb evening of Ih fourteenth.
Ih four booked pngr boarded
th Comnado and war BMlgned lo
taterooni.
Hill left Ih captain snoring In hi 1
bunk and slot arroa Ih deck and
down Ih gangplank lo th wharf be- ,
yond. One Upon th river front b
turned eaai and ilrod on rapidly fur '
a quarter of a mil. II darted Into ,
a narrow alleyway, reached a dimly ,
lighted window la aa old board hou ,
on th hor and rapped abarply oa '
lb window pan. A door we opened ,
Healthily and b ahambled In.
Huddled at lablM aad flung car-;
lely In corner war th forma of 1
allora, aupln. drunk, drugged. Hill i
look an electric flaah light from hi
pocket and eiamlnad carefully Mrh
of the (lumbering object of hu
manity. "I ll lak him." Mid Dill, "and him
ther with th broken far: and him
a .1. w ' I
atwi mil na wrvr ,
Ten minute later ha nodded la a
aelfMllafled way and Jerked hi
thumb over hi houldr toward an
other door.
I h Inald h quartad.
"Oh." Mid Ih proprietor, "th thre
of 'em I ther."
Ther war thre men In thai small
room, a ctrangely a sorted trio. On
waa a hug Individual, bigger and
atronana than Illll hlmanlf- another
I waa an uncanny, fat, llttl Mexican
' with dangcroua yaa; th third wa a
Portuguese with a aaber cut cro hi
far. j "Wher I th operator?" be In-
Pill grinned. "Huh." h Mid. I u,rd
"w.'r all ber. mate. Out.ld I Ther wa no an.w.r. Th operalo
Picked up enough men lo fill up Ih ! Dot ,hr- .
Coronado'. rr.w and her I run Ann,ftl9 ,'"d ,0 M
agaln.t three of her paeeengera." r,u- onnf h lar and ent
Hemande. amlled and ahowed hi. I out ,ha 8 0. 8 -that long wall of
teeth. "Thre unbooked paa.engera." I rrror h " out cr0M th
b Mid. I "
On tb deck of th destroyer Jack-
CHAPTER XXIV.
Th Trlckl of Whit Powdtr.
Hernandes motioned toward Ih
door. Ponto. Ih Mexican. cloed It
nol.ule.uly and .wlflly and .hot th.
h..li "Ynu uml.rat.nd ih. in.e "
Hernandez aald. "Thla aluff ha. Juat
come In to ua tonight. W hav It load
ed In our launch out.ld."
"You undentand then," Mid Her
nandet, "that when thl. cargo of co
caine I. .old. your har will be
many hundred dollar a thouund
over a thousand."
Two morning later, a sailor lying
In his bunk agnlnat a bulkhead In lha
hold kept wakoful by hi. battered
faco a gift from Hill. On thl. par
ticular morning, however, the unusual
thing that attracted hi attention waa
a quantity of fin whit powder that
lifted through the knot hole.
"Holy smoke," he exclaimed Joyful
ly within himself, "thl ain't no fat
thing, ain't It? Thl. here' cocalno."
fly neon tho whole forecastle knew
about the rat hole and what la more
had snmpled It or rathor the strange
white powdor that came trickling
through.
Next day something happened.
Bill, tho mate, gave Snook, an order
that Snook, declined to fill. Bill wa
accustomed to being disobeyed, and
for every III ho had a remedy. He
seized a rnpstun bar and aimed It at
Snooks' head; but there was a glitter
In Snook.' eye that Bill did not un
derstand. Snooks leaped for him and
wrestled with him like a wildcat. He
forced Illll, panting, up against the
rull, bellowing meanwhile like a mad
bull. Bill felt for a, belaying pin,
found It, clutched It, raised It high In
the ulr and brought It crashing down
upon Snooks' shoulder. It broko a
collarbone, but It might have bean a
feathor for all Snooks cared.
"MhIcb,"' crlod Snooks, "you ain't
going to see me licked. Come one
nnd all."
They came. Some sprang down from
the bhrouds; some appnarod from
com ppulon ways; some camo hurrying
along tlio docks. They were men bat
tered nd broken but all had one un
canny characteristic their eyes glit
tered, glittered fearfully and fear
lessly Illll sprang away from the clutch
ing grasp of Snooks and drew bi.
gun.
Captain Peter Handy," he roared.
"Mutiny."
And mutiny there was a mutiny
based not so much upon th 111 treat
ment of Bill the mate as upon the ef
fect of the trickling white powdor.
The captain responded to the call;
so did one or two others of the un
druggel crew.
The four booked passengers hoard
the riot It could have been heard
hulf a mile away. They rushed on
deck and watched. Annette, who had
Inherited quickness of mind, saw what
EVERY WEDNESDAY
would control Its money affairs, de
clared W. H. Lewis, of Portland, at
the Congregational conference now In
session here Wednesday night. He
advocated the adopting of liudgetB by
churches, and declared that a Chris
tian man should study church finances
as carefully as business finances. His
talk was on "What a Man Can t)o For
Ills Own Church," and was the first
of a series of four on the ministry of
Christ rlan men. The other speakers
were: W. P. Cragln, of The Dalles, on
The Ministry of Christian Men
waa kippaataf aad Uraed U Mr
Hard la.
"Yoa aad Iraaa," aba aald, "go Into
Ik wlralee room. IM w all go
Tea Jo.'
Jual at ah aald H a mutineer
,ruak4 Jl hf. Iloppad, leered lulu
r f irPl bf by
jWIlk a auddaa wrench k rlined Ih
."W rl. hutting lb
' 'P' lld-Wl.bar and lha
" wb,f -' "
I1" -
toward him and cruhd her atrug
gllng form agalnal hi bteaat
flalow lhar wer other pasaenger
who watched Ih Bghl Harninda
c..p.lon.. Tb. brut.
""" lP""r-l,uIO d Her
j arr 1 17. y.4.-.'.'..V.'A
"Thi I What H Wa Aftarl"
aaades with pollt lntret Ilut and
danly Ih brut looked ap toward Ih
deck. II growld deep la hi throat.
"Hold him." ald Hernandai to
Ponto.
Ilut It wa too lat. With on
bound th brut daabed up th com
panlonway and reached tb deck.
With another bound b wa upon lb
Mllor who had caught Annett. In
an tnitaat Annett found bertelf re
leased, hardly knowing how It bad
happened.
Bh wrenched open lb wlrelea
door, sprang In, dammed It abut and
' hot lb bolt
i ton, a naval veiaol which bad lert
j Newport a day or two before on a
practice cruise, th wlrele operator
'"-'
t a . a a. t - t. a
I SB-
I .. ....
'81r- ",' ht0 " 8- 0;,B'
tcmr Coronado. 8v mile
south. Mutiny on board."
' A aeaman standing near .tarted for
I ward. "Godfrey," he exclaimed umTer
hi. breath, "th Coronado Annutt .
hlp"
1 Th lieutenant gave an order. "Put
; ber about" h Mid. Forced draft
ahead."
Whon th destroyer reached th
Coronado. th Coronado was In dire
straita. Th mutineers, maddened
and emboldened, aud strengthened
with renewed dose, of tb white pow
der, wer In poaie.ilon of the ablp.
The mate and Capt. Peter Handy lay
unconiclou. on th deck. Evory Bail
or bad a bottle In hi band a bottle
full of .trong drink.
In In, than a quarter of an hour
the Jarkaon wa. upon them ha had
launched a boat and ber boat had
reached th Coronado' side. With
tha argillty of perfect training th
Jackson', men .warmed over the rail,
boarded the Coronado and without
an Instant' hesitation attacked th
mutlnoer., their lloutenant at their
head. Neat drew a deep breath and
nudged the man next to him.
"Thl. I. war," h .aid. "It I. what
we're looking for. Come on."
Thore wa. a fight no arm.' length
fight at that. 1 It wa. man to man.
It was a moloe It wa. a rlnt It
wa. pandemonium. In tho midst of
It there waa a resoudlng crack. Naul'i
lieutenant, off hi. guard for once, re
ceived a well-almod blow upon hi
head a blow from a capstan bar. II
fall llko a log and three brute, looped
for hi head looking to battor him
Into a slinpolos. mass.
Neal saw his porll and sprang Into
the midst. Novor In bis life bad h
fought as thon be fought.
Tho blood rushed Into his brain;
unwonted strength flowed Into mus
cle.! his eye. were everywhere hi.
volco strong and fearless.
"All togother now," he ihoutod. On
two three."
There was a mighty suporhuman
rush, a ringing shout then It waa
all over. The mutiny was quollod.
Neal leaped upon a bridge and waved
a cutlcsi. He Bald the first thing that
occurrod to him tha thing he folt
he had to say,
"I am In command," he shouted.
"The first man who disobey, me will
be .hot."
There wa. a clutch upon hi. arm.
He looked down. He found that hla
right arm wa. bleeding from a cut,
but he found something else. A .mall
hand was grasping It quite tondorly.
He turned. Annett laughed hyster
ically. "What about any woman who dis
obey.?" aha said.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Among IliiHlnoss Men;" Joseph Neil
an, of Portland, on "Has the Church
a Message for tho Laboring Man?" and
M. J. Fenenga, of Forest Grove, "Mak
ing Americans of Our Foreign I'opu'a
tlon." Mr. Nellan declared that the church
would win active workers from among
tho laboring class when It received
economic Justice, Among those who
took part in the discussion following
the talks were F. A. Williams, of Port
land; J. T. Roberts, of The Dalles,
and Rev. J. W. Kato, of Gaston.
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