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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1901 THE MORNING ASTOMAN. ASTORIA, OREGON. A Treasure From theSouth Sea By Howard Fielding, Copyright, iooj, by Charles W. Hooks. 1 tn 1 m IL TERDY would llks to ae you, sir." aald Uie office boy, od then, xvcolvlug tbst ( thDamCOIlYeyel UOlnOan t lag 10 DIB CUICI, UV auuuu. uiara Terry. That's wbat bs says. Tell Mr. Austin It's tbs Tinker. Austin Winked at tbs boy with tbs manner of on who Is waking from t dream, and, In fact, he bad been re cmIIim from thoughts scarce nearer to allty than dreamland la. t 'Tinker Terry Is dead," aald bs slowly, "lis was drowned two years ago last April In the middle of the I'a clflc ocean." "He looks It, air," responded the boy, with a timid grin. ' "8oDd him In," said Austin. Presently1 there appeared at the door of the private office a man who bad In deed been drowned. Fathoms deep bad be gone down amid the whirlpools of this world, and the eugulllng billows had sung In bis rare. He was abort Of suture and of a tarred leanness; his worn, shiny black clothes bong In folds and drooped as If they were wet; a weather beaten hat was In his band, and the balr of bis head waa sleek on top, like a swim jner'a, falling over bis ears In streaks Jf black and gray, though the man waa under thirty. lis closed the door hastily behind blm and, without waiting for a welcome, drew a chair up to Austlu's desk and began to pour forth a wild "Odyssey" of the sooth sea. He had a fiery gift of narrative style, aud AunUu's natural dread of what are called "hard luck stories" vanUhed In the Inside of oue mluute. Ills Interest took bold upon the tale; be followed It with eagerness, even with envy, for there lurked In him a great uusatlaflod appetite for adven ture. "Hut what was ths object of all tblsr bo demanded when Terry paus ed. "What the deuce were you after out there? Why were you so anxious to reach 'this Island of-what do you call Itr "Halenul," aald Terry. Thare Its name. And now I'll ahow you what I waa after." lie drew from bis pocket a little met al boi Which bad once contained wai matches, but was now full of Irregular fragments of a ysDowtsh white sob stance llks the dried root of aooe plant -This Is my treasure," eald be. "I faced fifty deaths to get It, and, by Jingo, I succeeded. There's a ton of tt stored la Res rraaelsco la my asms." "A ton of Itr gasped Austin. "Oh. I can get aa much more aa we Bead," aald Terry. "I've mads all tbs arrangements." Dot whata It fort What can you do with Itr Tarry nervously selected a bit of she root and pot It Into his mouth, and mm rc mi r "THIS is mt nuuacKB." throughout, the subsequent conversa tion bs chewed It aa If It were bla soul's sustenance. But he did not de lay to answer Austin's Question. Be tween them on the leaf of the desk he laid a book which had once been a uauuHumv prouuci or. uis primers an, but waa now battered and torn and ahru&ken with many wettings. Austin mm inimli 11 it I 4 - 1 M ' invuiKU It lur TUIUD1S 01 sown sea sketches by aa author sajlluitrlous that bis nam must be suppressed la this affair. Terry opened the book at a place where a leaf Was. folded and pointed to a passage that ran aa fol lows: "It Is not In the nature of tbla world's governance that an Isle should be so blessed as Xlalentrl above all Its fel lows and not have an appropriate com to balance the account. This little land of plenty la tbs barren sea Is no safe residence for strangers. It la the an cestral borne and present headquarters of the plague of rheumatism, and, though yon BhaB have found yourself Immune In rrery other corner of the earth, here the Invisible rack of tor tore waits for you, and within one week you shall be stretched upon It howling. The natives Indeed protect themselves by the use of a simple root Vhlrh arows In vsst ahnnrtnnr mm. where in the Interior. Its secret Is pre served from visitors and frqjn relent .. whites as well. These must buy trom the chief, whose charge Is moderate, considering the possibilities of extor tion which (In In such a monopoly. As , for the virtues of the remedy I can tes tify from personal experience. An hour suffices for the cure, aud a handful of ths root will guarantee Immunity from pain for many weeks. The natives csll it kanltu, a coined word replacing an , alder nanieajv out of um," ' Terry had been following Austin's , eyes from line to line of the paragraph, aid at the precis moment when the et,d was readied be cried: "What do you think of that? , Did you ever hesr of such an Indorsement) Dow has this jewel lain so long burled T Man, do you realise the worth of Itr ; Austin closed the book and for some seconds contemplated the author's name, half effaced, upon the cover. "I love this man like a brother," said be, "yet be was no physician." "Itiynldsn be hanged!" exclaimed Terry Impatiently. "I'd rather have the patient's word tlisn the doctor's any day. lie ssys be wss cured. That's what the public wants te know." "Do you mean to aay that you're go ing to try to put this stuff on the roar kutr "Am IT" rejoined Terry la a sort of subdued shrMt as be sprang to his feet "Han, do you fancy that 1 like to be poor? Is this my taste In the matter of attire? Ha, hat And, besides," he added, with a change of tone pathetic and absurd "besides, I am In love." Austin drew a deep breath and seem ed about to aay something serious. Then he checked the uttersnce nnd be gan to laugh silently and with Incrcas lig enjoyment Terry sat down, but was too nervous to sit still. What's the Joker be demanded when he could restrain himself no longer. "I'm In love, too," responded Austin. "And her father hss the rbeoinatlam. Marvelous coincidence!" Terry's cyj biased. "You give blm some of this," said be. "If the man haa any gratitude" "It's not a question of gratitude," In terrupted Austin. "It's a natter of propriety. My pecuniary situation does not warrant me hi falling In love with a young lady who haa been favored with all the advantages of wealth. I am generally supposed to be a sharer In this fairly paesperoua business, but the fact la that I am only the aalarted manager on a yearly contract 1 haven't f 10,000 of my own la the world; so there's the end of It" "Tou put 7 our 110.000 Into kanltu," said Terry, with dire earnestness, "and you'll hsre a fortune within two years." He supported this assertion with the most moving arguments, but Austin waa obdurate. He would not risk his 110,000 on kanltu, nor would be con sent to experiment with that remedy In the esse of she gentleman whoa he dreamed of calling father-to law, This latter refusal Terry seemed to take harder than the other, aud be aald It waa downright heartless of Austin to deprive a sufferer of bla only earthly bop. "Just tell me who be Is aaerUve me his address," pleaded Terry, "and I'll make a pew man of blm." I "Not for gold and precious atones," said Austin. And at this Terry abrupt ly took bis lesve after heroically de clining a loan of money. In the evening of the second day thereafter Austin called at the home of the queen of bis heart and upon being shown Into the drawing room found himself alone with her father, Mr. Douglass Uarland, who waa pacing ths floor and chewing as If for a wager. "How are you, Austin T he cried, with amastug cordiality. "Glad to see you. How's your friend, Mr. Terry V Austin paused, spwhleM, and his gate wss so Intent upon llarlnnd's jaw that It sufficed for a tjuestlou. "Yes; that's It," suld Harland-"kanl-t'l. By George, sir, this stuff la heav eVs best gift to inanr "You dou't really believe that It's dno you any good'" "Believe!" cried Hurlsnd, and ho teased. his arms high. "If I'd done that yesterday niornlug." he added, "the pulA would have killed me. My deer fellow, I'm going to chew this stuff all th time. I'm going to learn to chew It In my sleep. You did me a good turn wuuu juu scui irrr 10 my owe. , Ufa"- I "When I did whatr "He's a bright fellow In his way,' continued Uarland, not noting the In tsiTuptlon. "He's got a good thing, and be knows how to push It Of course I understand your position. Terry said that you couldn't go- la deeper than 110.000 and that you didn't think It waa enough. Your view of the matter, aa Terry disclosed It to me, showed sound business sense. It gave m a very favorable Impression of your Judgment A a you told blm, the gam ought to be pushed bard at ths atarft , -"I never authorised Terry "Certainly not" aald Uarland has tily. "You never authorised bins to tell m an this, but you know the man. He's honest and simple hearted as a child. He Just babbled the whole story tight out ne said that yon saw ths merit of the thing as clear aa possible and that It was wholly a question of capital with you." ' ' But I didn't eay- "Walt" aald Uarland. with an appro priate gestur which seemed to give UOLJoaitiv dillrM because S llulTSar "Jfftt gfsnt m the floor, tor I've got only one minute. Mrs. narlsnd and I sre going out and the carriage Is at the door. This 1 wbst I want to aay: Of ours this kanltu business Isn't big enough for m to give It my personal attention, but If you want to drop In your little ten thousand and run the thing I'll put up the balance of fa capital, whatever w may figure out that It ought to be. We'll talk that over tomorrow. Ooodby for the pres ent." And be shook bands vigorously and skipped away as lightly as a boy. Aus tin remained In a dazed condition, from which he was unable to emerge even lo tho presence of Cella Uarland. In bla apartments, however, and on der tb calming Influence of good to bacco be was able to analyxe the situa tion, and h bebld It In three branches: First Terry Is the son of the father of lies, but be meant to do me a kind ness. Shall I betray blm and wreck his hopes? second-Mr. Uarland baa been strlck en with the fortunate delusion that I BSUier ' -v - SI CM70HT TXBBT BT TBI SHOULDKBA. am a good business man tb only kind of man Le likes or understands. If I tell blm the facta and reject this scheme he will think I am a donkey. Can I risk that? Thlrd.-Mr. Harland baa looked Into this game, and Le believes that It will win. His opinion Is worth two of mine. To go Into this with him and prove my ability under bla eyes and diiv this j enterprise to success is tb short road to heaven oa earth for m. Shalt I ever have such another chance? No on will be In doubt about tb decision which Austin mad from the facta of th cas as stated under those three beading.. Within a week th partnership waa formed, th money banked, the fame begun. Within month there were Indication of suc cess.. Terry's advertising matter had begun t appear and to excite phenom enal Interest Within a year a flour ishing business bad been built up, And on evening In his bachelor quar ter Austin announced his engagement and accepted th cordial con gra tula tlone of bla friend Terry, now changed almost beyond recognition and clothed to th dg otfaahlon. "I tall you. my son," aald Terry, "there's no limit to a brav man's hope In this big world. 'Nil desperan-dum'-there'a th only motto. And If any man baa a right to bear It I have. You've never realised, you'v never un derstood, what I went through. Two years two years, by Jingo I struggled to reach that rascally Island and never saw It No, air; I waa never within 600 mile of It" "Neverr "Certainly not At the end of all that crulalng I landed In Ban Francla co with only a Bailor's wages In my pocket and my hopes no nearer than they had been at the start. What did I do? Despair? Not much! I could not get this confounded kanltu. Very well. I ssld to myself that I would not be beaten. I made the stuff." "Msde Itr "Yes, sir. Listen to me. Tea years ago there'd been a great rheumatism cure on the market but tt failed be cause the proprietors didn't know bow to advertise. Now, I knew how to ad vertise, but I hadn't any cur. Very good. I raised a hundred dollars beg ged It and bought the formula of Hawkins' Old Home Remedy, th best thing that ever waa. I experimented with a kind of anakeroot and disco red thst a llttla stick of It th als of a clgarett would aoak up near a table spoonful of ths Old Home Remedy and that tho stuff worked better Uken that way than out of the spoon. By jingo, It knocked rheumatism slUyT Justin atrod across th room and caught Terry by the shoulder with a grip that nearly broke hi bone. "Do you mean to tell me that I havs bunkoed both th public and Douglass Harland V "Buakoedr cried Terry. "Why, man, you'r a public benefactor. From first to last, bar w beard of a atngl eas whsr our remedy baa failed? - No, air, w haven't" "But Mr- Harland? How can 1 tell blm? J bav cheated hlnv I bar ato la bla daughter.' v' - "My dear fellow, Mr. Harland knows all about It-baa known from the start I had to tall blm or a wouldn't com In,' - If you'v got to depend upon a cannibal chief for the goods,' said h In our first Interview, "you'll get stuck. Tour supply la beyond your csciroU.Ifa fatal weakness.' Than iTBHTta truth. 'Thar an right,' aald h, but dou't mention It to Austin. He's got one of thos New England consciences. They don't prevent men from going Into gamefllk this, but they make them uncomfortable. He'll do better work If be doesn't know.' 80 I'v kept mum." . 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