The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, December 6, 1932
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I " "No Favor Sways Us; No Fear ShaU Aw" '
From First Statesman, March 28, 1851
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The "Old Lady" Takes to Color
WHAT transformation is this we see in "The Old Lady
of Alder Street?" That, in sooth, is the personation
which journalistic contemporaries and candidates for office
whom it did not support have long given to the Portland
Oregonian. No cartoonist ever sketched her, so far as we
recall ; but her character was that of a hidebound old dame
vho liked her old rocker because It crossed the plains in '46,
and who never would let her servants scrape the moss off
the roof. One might picture her with grey hair, rather high
forehead, grey eyes, nose a bit beaked, face and figure
pinched rather than plump.
But what a change is now discernible in the "old Lady
of Alder Street". Have you not observed it? Why the old girl
is taking to rouge and lipstick. Oh, not extravagantly at all.
But cheeks and lips are getting a fresh "pinkish" cast. Just
think of it: the "old lady" was one to scorn such aids to
beauty. She had only one child, and that died quite a while
ago; but never, never would the
in her make-up. Particularly did she abhor red, pink and
3'ellow. There it is though, the rouge on the cheek and a
light touch of pink on the faded lips.
The old lady, it seems, came tc realize she didn't have
quite so many- admirers as once she had. It took her quite
some time to sense the situation, but her nephews finally im
pressed upon her that "styles were changing and that she
couldn't be very attractive using nothing but white talcum.
It came hard, .but after she started, the old lady seems to be
enjoying the face lifting.
The 'moral" breakdown of the old lady did not come all
at once. Two years ago, after vigorously criticizing bull
frog legs which the state ordered put on the menu for four
years, she finally conceded the point and ordered generous
portions for her dietary. Then a little over a year ago the
old dame started to tipple openly. Not an Al Smith swagger,
just a Wickersham draught with adequate self-(federal) -control.
Now comes the rouge, and an open declaration of "in
dependency". It starts with attacks on the utilities. Pepco
financing was wicked. Streetcar fares are too high. And
Commissioner Bennett is to be commended in trying to get
lower telephone rates. The old lady looks to the "forgotten
men" too, for she has assigned her star political reporter to
the task of getting greatly reduced motor license fees. Far
be it from us to criticize the new morals and manners of
. , . i . i i fi all i. . x. i - Th
the dame who resides in tne louy Aiuer street wwei. iu
fact, if we may be permitted it, we would pass her the com
pliment of saying the color makes her a bit more becoming.
It i3 though quite a blow to conservatives who thought
the old lady was changeless. They should not scold ; for old
ladies must find something in the cupboard twice a day.
For ourselves we are prepared for most anything, and shall
profess no -surprise if the old lady appears some morning
with a henna dip.
Radiant Health Clubs
mo the editor's desk comes a letter from the "Founder and
X United President", female,
Health Clubs". As might be suspected, it is from Los Ange
lo fho crrpnr hnmp for the
seems that the organization is
"World Peace and Prosperity,
in! To Heaven's Radio! God is on the air!"
The letterhead proclaims "radiant health through Chris
tian psychology, correct dieting, and solar plexus breathing".
. That is one good way to insure world peace and prosperity,
sneeiallv solar dexus breathing. Come to-think about it,
that is iust what is wrong. Folk have had so many jolts in
the solar plexus they aren't breathing right. Everybody
should take five minutes a day and practice solar plexus
breathing. All together: "one-two; one-two; one-two". If
that done bv keeoine time to "heaven's radio", the world
will be out of the trenches by
Speaker Garner gets a deserved rebuke in the refusal of the
bouse, chiefly through votes of his wb party members, to rush
through a repeal amendment after only 40 minutes of debate. His
v artlna in ealllne no such a matter oa the first day of the session.
and trying to fore, it through is altogether unprecedented and un
aecessary. If prohibition is to be burled it should be done In de
cent order. The country-will breatne
transferred to the vacuum of the
vr. a nrnfuiinnul nnrlt1nn
..n Toinaf- rnmmlssioaer Clvda
man. Reminds one oi tne saying in uj i ,
tion: the revolution devours its own children.
The town looks better doesn't it, with great ropes of cedar
hang across the downtown streets? The Salem Ad club, which does
a lot o! chores at out town, looked after the job. The decorations
usher In the Chriutmas season.
Hold-urs and petty thefts alwaya increase in the late fall. So
da auto accidents. Dark deeds In the gathering darkness, it may be
said. .
The Astorlan-Budget solemnly tells Europe: "Pay or Default".
The country knows what Astoria did, too.
The 90-day recruits are crowding out the veterans from the
democratic pie-counter.
mi mam
DIES Til U N
AURORA, Dec. E The death ot
Miss Katie Burkholder at the age
of 84 years, which occurred at the
home ot her niece, Mrs. Althea
Kendall of East Woodbarn Satur
day., removes one of the very few
remaining members of the Aurora
colony. She resided at the old
home on the Pacific highway on
mils south of Aurora for many
years. Her last days were spent
with her niece, Mrs. Kendall.
She la survived by her nieces,
. Mrs. Althea Kendall, Woodbarn,
l Mrs. Ajm Reas, Aurora Mxi,Ef-
, .w. paMU. 4 V
old lady tolerate any color
of "International Radiant
mental auirks and quacks. It
sponsoring a movement for
and we are urged to "Tune
Christmas.
a sign ot renei wnea uaruer
vice presidency.
ah over la trying to work HP a
of Portland, the original m. o,
ews, Jim and Arthur Burkholder,
and Adam and Andy Knight.
Funeral services were conduct
ed ay Rev. H. L. Grafiofls at Mil
ler's Parlors Monday afternoon.
The Presbyterian choir had charge
ot th music. Interment was in
the Burkholder plot in the Aurora
cemetery.
Retired Minister U
Patient in Hospital
' SILVERTON, Dec. 5 The Rev.
J. A. Bennett has been taken to
St. Vincent's hospital where he
will undergo an operation for
grandular trouble. He tas also
been ill for some time with arth
ritis. Rer. Mr. Bennett waa pastor
ot the First Christian- church at
8llverton until he was forced to
f resign because ot his health a f
ml
PSm
?:Jfe
"Congress today refused imme
diate approval of a resolution fop
repeal of the 18th amendment.
How does that action suit you?"
This question was asked yesterday
by Statesman reporters. The an
swers:
Joe Becker, farmer: "It suits
me all right either way. No mat
ter how much liquor there 13, I'll
have only so much of it. If there
isn't any, all right. I think they
ought to have government liquor
stores and give the people good
liquor. If a man drinks too much.
make him stay home. They have it
now anyway. '
R. C. Rogers, engineer: "Well,
I'm not surprised. I'm not a drink
ing man, myself, but it's certain
we've had a rotten state of affairs
under prohibition."
Henry Cornoyer, hop man: "We
didn't lose out very much; in fact
we did very well, I thought. I
didn't expect it to come up even
until spring."
A faculty popularity contest has
replaced the usual beautiful girl
contest at the University of Kentucky.
New Views
Daily Health Talks
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
By ROYAL 3. COPELAND, M. D.
United States Senator from New York.
Yorm.tr Commissioner of Bealth,
2tev York City.
ACCORDING to tha United StaUa
public bealth servlca, thousands of
children needlessly die each year
from diphtheria. This happens In
spite of the pro
tection available
agal nat the dis
ease. It Is a pity
that most of
these fatalities
are due to care
lessness and neg
lect on the part
of the parents.
In most la
stances the chil
dren are believed
to be suffsrins;
from some min
or ailment but
In reality have
Dr. Copeland
diphtheria. Often
tho disease Is not recognized until It
Is too late.
Diphtheria Is caused by a germ
called the "diphtheria bacillus". This
germ grows and rapidly multiplies
In the nose and throat Somettmes
It Is found In milk. Contaminated
milk may produce a severe epidemic
of diphtheria.
Transmitting tho Ds satis
Contrary to a common belief, the
germs of this disease die quickly
hen exposed to the action of sun
light and dry air. The danger of
transmission is chiefly from the
freshly Infected secretions from the
nose or throat of a sufferer from
this disease.
Another menace Is found in that
person who is a "carrier" of this
disease. A diphtheria carrier Is an
Individual who carries the diphtheria
germs in his nose or throat without
himself suffering from tho disease.
It is estimated that one to two per
cent of tho aeneral population are
diphtheria carriers. After an epi
demic this percentage may he higher.
Diphtheria carriers and those per
sons who have tho mild and unsus
pected form of dlohtheria are a con
stant source of danger to children 1
and adults. They are unaware that
thay are dangerous and of course are
constantly In' contact with healthy?
persona They transfer the disease,
either dlrecUy or IndlrecUy. j
A common method of direct con-J
tact la through kissing. But It
through kissing But ft Is
prooaDie oipmnerm is most irequenx-
i diphtheria is moat freque
ty transmitted by the Indirect raeth
L Am-oa drinking cun. thai
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BITS for BREAKFAST
By R. J. HENDRICKS
Mcboughlin's answer to spies:
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It waa 18 45. The Issue of "fifty-four
forty or fight" of the Polk
campaign of 1S44 had come to a
head in the distant Oregon coun
try. The little provisional govern
ment legislature of 13 membera
had been holding its second ses
sion the one that had followed
the rtcesa taken to allow a vote
of the people on the constitution
of 1843 and the laws of the ses
sion of 1844 and the first session
ot 1845.
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Negotiations had been carried
on between Jesse Applegate, of
the committee of apportionment
of the little body of 13 members
and Dr. John McLoughlin, vir
tually representing, as chief fac
tor of the Hudson's Bay company
the British government. The
question was the allegiance of the
great chartered company to the
provisional government, and rep
resentation from the north side
of the Columbia in its legislative
body.
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The final and formal proposi
tion was dated August 14, 1841,
naediea, pipes, forks and spoons, are
oontamlnated by a diphtheria, oarrter
or infected person. Their use by
others results In trouble.
I Year Child !?
Ws are constantly exposed to the
dangers of diphtheria. Fortunately,
not all persons exposed to diphtheria
contract the disease. This Is because
some hare developed aa "Immunity"
to diphtheria. This Is aa "acqulrec
Immunity and Is not found in chil
dren as frequently as la adults. By
means e the "Schick teat". It Is pos
sible to determine the presence or
absence of this Immunity.
If absent, it means that If tho child
is exposed to diphtheria, he wlH con
tract the disease. This child should
receive complete protection against
diphtheria by the "Immunlxatiom"
treatment. This Is simple, consist
m of the Injection St three doses si
"toxin -anU-toxia", riven at weekly
Interval Six months after Uie last
injection. It Is advisable to repeat the
Schick test to determine whether
sufficient Immunity against diph
theria Is present
Means of Fsotostloa
The Schick test or soma modlflaa
tloa oT It should bo rivea every
chad. It affords a means of proteo
tlon that should not be overlooked.
It Is wiser to hare the Schick test
made than to expose your child to
the possibility and dangor of eoa
tractins this serious disease.
If more attention were given to the
various rules of personal hygiene
there would be far less disease. It
all Indiriduals who are likely to have
diphtheria were glvea proper im
munization, eventually diphtheria
would be eradicated.
Answers to Health Qaartes
L M. N. a 1 What should a
girl of 22. 8 feet Inches tall, weight
t What causes cracking in tho knee?
A l She should weigh about 128
pounds. This is about the average
weight tor one of this age and helht
as determined by examination of a
large number of persona 2 Crack
ins; joints are usually due to lack ef
synovial fluid.
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ST, , Cl"-V.efS liv.m onJ
dTic,Jn T, Pto cou
A.-For full particulars restate
uetIon and, "nd ""aped
self-addressed envelope.
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" ao jou aavue or
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juice and peroxide as a bleach.
perexW " wch- w
and it was carried by Applegate
to McLoughlin. For his ccmpany,
which meant for Gr.t Britain,
McLoughlin accepted. Thus the
eagle and the Hon wero Joined to
preserve order and peace and pre
vent war.
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Says Bancroft: "I have no
doubt, from the evidence, that the
visit of Park and Peel, together
with the act of McLoughlin in
joining the compact of the provi
sional government, saved the
country a war, and influenced the
final settlement of the boundary
question."
". ,
They were Lieutenant William
Peel, third son .of Robert Peel,
then premier and leading states
man of Great Britain, and Cap
tain Park of the Royal Marines,
carrying a letter from Capt. John
Gordon, brother ot the Earl of
Aberdeen, and commander of the
British squadron in the Pacific,
IS vessels, carrying 400 guns.
Capt. Park also brought letters
informing McLoughlin that firm
protection would be given British
subject in Oregon. All was set
for a third war with Great Brit
ain. "s "a
But Jesse Applegate and Dr.
McLoughlin had conferred and
agreed, at old Fort Va'apourer,
and both side had become one in
purporse. And "NOT ONE MO
MENT TOO SOON," wrote Ban
croft.
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He further wrote.' "Before one
pair of spies quitted Vancouver
another arrived. On the 28th of
August appeared, unannounced,
. . . . Lieut, Henry Warre of the
54th and Lieut. Vavasour of the
Royal Engineers." Bancroft
meant, for the first pair of spies,
Lieut Pool and Capt. Park. How
ever, wlthia a few days after the
arrival of Warre and Vavasour,
young Peel was on his way home,
by the shortest possible routes, to
report to his distinguished father
and immediately after his ar
rival In London, Feb. 9 or 10,
1848, negotiations were under
way for settlement of the boun
dary question; resulting la tha
treaty ratified by tha United
States senate June II ot that
year. And tha two countries have
for a space approaching 100 years
maintained tha peace thus mark
ed, with a 8000 International line
without a fort or a hostile gun.
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Henry J. Warre was a lieuten
ant of tha 14th British regiment,
and M. Vavasour held tha same
rank with tha Royal Engineers ot
that country. They had been sent
directly from England, starting
April I, 1841, and proceeding
across tha continent by way of
the usual overland route through
Canada, and oa dowa tha tribu
taries of tha Columbia from tha
crest ot tha Rockies. They had
coma aa real military spies, to ob
serve conditions, and report them,
including a view aa to what kind
of a war Great Britain would
have la case tha two countries tor
a third time came to grips, which
seemed likely, oa both sides.
Warre and Vavasour made a long
report Parts of it placed in a bad
light to partisan British ayes tha
acta ot Dr. John McLoughlin. The
high lights ot those historic in
cidents and that setting here In
tha old Oregon country give that
report intense interest, even to
the present generation.
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Dr. McLoughlin made an ans
wer to the part of the report re
ferring to his conduct While this
Daily Thought
'The religions of tha world ara
I the .ejaculations of a few imagina-
a inurau
la tfce year 1890, when piracy
waa rampant oa tha Spanish Mala,
PriscUla Harradins sailed from tha
West Indies bosmd far England
aboard the "Centaur." She is ac
roapani ed ky mlddle-ared Major
Sands, the aide ef aer late father
who had bea Captala-Geaeral af
tha Leeward lalee. Tha Major alms
ta via PriscOla's hand aad fortune.
Monsieur Charles ds Bernis, former
Ben tenant af tha aotorions bae-
caneer, Henry Morran, Is aboard.
The Malor la hostile toward Do
Bernis. bat Frlsdlla is fascinated by
his chara aad wit Morgaa aow Is
Gorernor af Jamaica, and employed
br bla Klae: to rid the sa of
pirate. A few still elsde hia
aaeeag them the scoundrel Toss
Leach, far whose capture Morgan
has posted a reward. Tom Leach,
oa his ship "Tha Black Swan," en
gages tha "Centaur" la combat and
captures her, killing all hands en
deck. la the cabin. Do Bernis In
traduces Prise ilia as his wife and
the Major as his brother-in-law
Do Bernis whets the pirate's greed
with a story of a fortune to be
gleaned from a Spanish plate feet
sailing shortly, adding that hs left
Morgaa to search for Leach and
enlist his aid la its capture. To
Leach's question as to where he ob
tained the information. Do Bernis
tells a convincing story a boat com
lng upon a foundering ship while
sailing with Morgan. One ef the
crew, seriously hnrt, was in s fren
sy to reach the Spanish Admiral at
San Domingo with an important
message. Do Bernis suggested that
the dying man, write a letter and,
realizing his end was near, the cun
ning Don called the master of the
sloop and dictated a letter in Latin.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
"That evening' the don quietly
died. He fell into his last sleep with
a mind completely at ease, since he
was persuaded that his death would
ieare no duty unfulfilled. A very
gallant gentleman.
"That night the master of the
Spanish sloop met with an accident
that waa never explained. He fell
overboard. At least, so it was sup
posed next morning, when he could
not be found. As no one but myself
knew anything- about the vital let
ter, his loss, whilst regretted, cre
ated no rreat excitement But the
letter was not lost Fearing- that
some mischance might overtake
him, I had taken the precaution of
removing it from the lining- of one
of his sea-boots, where, for greater
safety, hs had stowed it"
Ho was interrupted by the ap
proving;, crowing- laughter of the
two buccaneers. The delicate hu
mour in which he had veiled an
obvious deed of murder was of a
kind they could sarour fully. He
smiled his acknowledgments of
their appreciative understanding,
and pursued his tale.
"It was then that I discovered
the trick that the dead don had
played us. His note was written in
Latin. I could make nothing of it
beyond some Roman numerals,
which at first I supposed to be dates,
and an odd word here and there.
But back in Port Royal a week
later, I sought a French priest of
my acquaintance, and from him
had a translation of the document"
He paused there and looked into
those dark faces which his tale had
rendered quick with eager interest.
"That should satisfy you," he said,
"as to how the knowledge reached
me. Once I possessed it, I saw that
the time bad come to quit Morgan
and the service of the English
Crown. But I should need assistance
for what was to do, and at once
I thought of you, and of how to
gether we might reap this rich bar.
vest To old Morgan my tale was
that I was hungering- for France
and home after all these years of
was intended only for the eyes of
the London directors of tha Hud
son's Bay company, or the Brit
ish ministry, it contains matter
of much interest to tha student of
Oregon country history. Excerpts
were printed in Bancroft's His- j
tory of Oregon; but only lately
has the whole of it become avail-
able to the general reader.
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Herman A. Leader contributed
to the pages of tho September is
sue of the Oregon Historical
Quarterly the entire text of Mc-
Loughlln's answer. There ara no
doubt many readers of this col
umn who will be sufficiently, in
terested to follow through the
whole of Leader's presentation.
which will begin below. Let it be
remembered that the reports of
tha spies who showed ap without
any advance notice at Fort Van
couver appear in tha official Brit
ish archives under tha heading,
"Documents Relative ta Warre
and Vavasour's Military Recon
nolssance la Oregon." It meant
preparatloa for expected war.
Commencing here, and following
through several issues, with few
unimportant deletions, and no
changes other than to maka the
matter clearer to tha arerage
reader, tha Leader article fol
lows:
'Dr. John McLoughlin has oft
en beea called tha Father of Ore
gon. Canadian born, la tha pro
vlnce ot Quebec, ha secured med
ical training la Canada and Scot
land. Ha then Joined tha North
West company aad for a time had
charge ot its chief depot. Fort
William oa tha north shore ot
Lake Superior. Tha ruinous con
test between tha North West com
pany and tha Hudson's Bay com
pany ceased with Ihelr amalga
mation la 1881 under tha title of
tha latter. Tha new Hudson's Bay
company was granted a British
far monopoly la tha Oregoa coun
try which now had tha status of
Joint occupation. McLoughlin
was placed in charge ot tha Ore
gon county extending from Span
ish California to Russian Alaska
and from tha Rocky mountains to
the Pacifie ocean.
"In 1848 Sir George Simpson,
tha gorernor of the company la
North America, made a journey
to tha Pacific coast accompanied
jjby'McIOgTiJln.' Simpson deter
waaaenok vnu morgaa, suspect
ing nothing, let me go. I waa sura
that at Guadeloupe I should still
find a few French adrsnturers will
ing to Join ma, and a ship that
would serve ta support yon when
I found yon. And I also thought K
likely that I should gat a hint of
your whereabouts. I knew, aa Mor
gaa knew, that you had been trad
ing roar prizes there of lata."
Ha ceased, and refreshed himself
with a sip of rum. ,
Leach stirred on his seat, and
took his elbows from the table.
"Aye, aye," ha growled, more In
impatience than agreement "And
th' information?"
Ton hare that already. A plate
fleet, with the treasure I told you,
sails for Cadis In a month's time,
when the trade winds will serve
best. The letter giving tha details,
so as to Impress tha Spanish Ad
miral at San Domingo with the
need implicitly to obey the request,
desired him to hold two ships oi
war In readiness, farther to
strengthen the escort for the ocean
crossing to Spain. That is all."
All,- man? AIL d'ye say? But
where 11 this plate fleet sail from?
Monsieur ds Bernis, in the act of
taking up the tinder-box, smiled as
hs answered: FTom somewhere be
tween Campeche and Trinidad."
The pirate's brow grew dark.
"Why not say between the North
Pole and the South?" His tone was
angry. "De'ye mean ye don't know ?
If so be, what good's rest o' thee
knowledge?"
Monsieur do Bernis' smile be
came more bland. "To be sure
know. But that is my secret That
is what I bring to the association."
He struck flint and steel, kindled
a match and applied it to his pipe,
ignoring the scowls of the bucca
neers, who were stricken speech
less. "One thing more," he added
presently. "From what I know of
them, the three Spanish ships will
scarcely carry more than a total of
two hundred and fifty men. With
two sufch ships as ws now possess
and the following you have, we
should be more than a match for
them."
" Tisn't that as bothers me. What
want to know, and at once,
where this fleet is to be looked for
north, south, east, or west"
The Frenchman shook his head.
"Ye dont need to know that, be
cause I am here to lead you to the
spot, as I will so soon as the arti
cles are signed between us."
Thee's sure well be signing ar
ticles."
. ii i were not I must do sure
that you're a fool, Tom. D'ye dream
yell ever hare the chance again of
such a fortune?"
"And d'ys dream 111 go hood
man-blind into a venture?"
"There's no hoodman-blind In
this. You know all that's necessary
If you refuse, if you havent the
stomach for it, put me ashore at
Guadeloupe. I dont doubt 111 . . .
"Look'ee, Bernis, ray stomach's
high enough, as thee well knows.
And ye should know, too, that I've
ways to make men talk. Yell not
be the first as I've woolded; not
by a many. Or thee msy have
match between toes if thee pre
fers it-
Da Bernis looked down his nose
at him, and spoke with languid dis
dain.
"Why, you poor kestrel, if I were
not a patient man, lid pistol you
for that"
"What d'ye say?" The pirate put
a hand to the sword thst lay on the
table before him.
Da Bernis paid no heed to the
threatening movement "To sup
pose that I am of the stuff that is
to be woolded Into talking! If you
want to lose your every chance of
ever seeing a real of that treasure,
talk to me again of woolding. I may
be la need of yon, but If the plate
fleet tempts yon at all, your need
mined upon a more advantageous
location than Fort George for
headquarters of the company, and
established a new post as Fort
Vancouver on the north bank of
tha Columbia river, with Mc
Loughlin as chief fsctor. Fort
Vancouver was tha center of ac
tivities of the company until the
Oregoa treaty caused the transfer
18 Years Ago
SIR THOMAS LIPTON
WILL TRY AGAIN
Sir "TKwkS
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From the Nation's News Files, London, Dec. S, lilt
Sir Thomas Lipton aays his Shamrock IT Is ready to eompeta
for America's Cap aa soon as tha World's Wart ends. His yacht
we t to New York wader convoy several weeks age).
Als great stop forward haa never been fally appreciated
by tba great majority at tho people However, wit tha
passing of each day It la mora aad snore appreciated by
thinking people.
ox me is lar mora argent and, per
haps, not only to lead yea to It rra
told yon I was oa my way to Gua-
deloupe to find another ship for '
you. But since you vs seised tha
Centaur, wt hare all wa now re
quire. That is, an bat the man ta
command her. I am that man. Ton
should know that I can fight a ship
with anyone. So there it la, Wul
you take this chance ef a fortune
on which to quit? Or will you wait
until tha Jamaica squadron hunts
you from the seas, or until Morgaa
sinks too, as ha sorely wul if you
wait long enough?" Ha paused, to
add:
"Now, Captain, shall wa talk ef
terms, liks sensible men?"
Wogaa at least waa conquered
He moistened bis lips with his
tongue, and intervened. "On ma
soul, Cap'n, Charley's none so un
reasonable when all's said. Isnt ha
doing Just what yould be after
doing in his place?"
De Bernis sat back and pulled
at his pipe, strengthened la the
perception that the cupidity he had
awakened would make the mate of
the Black Swan an ally who would
curb in his captain excesses which
might result in the loss of this
fabulous chance. Already the Irish-
mana expostulation was not with
out its effect upon Leach.
"What terms d'ye propose?" he
asked in a surly voice.
For myself a fifth share of the
prize when we have it"
A fifth share!" Leach got to his
feet in indignation. He loosed s
bombardment of blasphemy at the
Frenchman, then swung to Wogan.
"Is this your reasonable man,
Ned?"
"The treasure," de Bernis blandly
reminded him, "is worth perhaps s
million pieces of eight And it's not
tho sort of mangy cargo ye have
to trade in Guadeloupe for a tenth
of its worth."
They fell to wrangling after that
like a couple of hucksters. At long
last, it was Leach who yielded.
and this largely (n consequence of
Wogan's pacificatory persuasions.
Pen, ink, and paper were fetched.
and the terms of the articles drawn
and signed in accordance with buc
caneering custom.
Leach and his fellows all de
parted together when it was done.
leaving de Bernis alone in the cabin
to stay or foUow as he pleased.
The buccaneer captain went oat
in a villainous mood, with the
sense of having been worsted la
the deal, and recklessly hs rentod
his humour upon Wogan, whom be
largely blamed.
'Och, now, Captain, darling the
maie mollified him, "would ye be
growing hot about notion' at all.
If held asked for a half share, lid
have promised it, so I would. For
what's a promise, now?"
Leach checked in the ship's waist,
which was now a shambles slippery
with blood.
He looked up questioningly into
the tall Irishman's face. Wogaa
looked down at him and grinned.
"When we're gutted the plate fleet
and the treasure's under hatches,
sure it's another talk well be bar
ing with Master Charley. Maybe
hell be more reasonable then. And
what odds if he's not? There's the
doxy, too, Captain. A trim little
craft, so shs is. I saw ye'd an eye
for her, small blame to ye."
The Captain's dose-set little eyes
flashed evilly.
The French," said Wogaa, "hare
a proverb that all things corns to
him who knows how to wait Ifs
knowing how to wait is the art of
it. Captain."
Ahl" said Captain Leach. "I
think IU know how to wait Seems
ta me as if ws'd captured more
nor a cargo o hides today,"
(Te Be CaatUaed)
CaprrirVt. 1912. a? tafarl Saaatial
Oistriasd br Klaa FatuM $.. I
of headquarter to Fort Victoria.
Vancouver Island."
(Continued tomorrow.)
VISIT FROM SEATTLE
PRATUM. Dec. I Mr. aad
Mrs. Frank Kobllts from Seattle
were visitors at tha home af Mr.
and Mrs. A. W. Powell Sunday.
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