By EDGAR A. GUEST
Kor courage that we sorely need,
For strength to do the splendid deed,
Kor youth, who made the sacrifice
And, smiling, paid the bitter price
That freedom asks of sturdy men,
Oh Qod, accept our thanks again.
To thee once more today we kneel;
Bad music of the crash of steel
Accompanies our prayers, and yet
Thy mercies everywhere are met.
And we are grateful for the youth
That boldly dared to guard the truth.
Oh Qod, who gave us sight to see
The way to serve, we pray to thee;
We thank thee for all mothers fair
Who gave their sons into thy care
And bravely hid their grief and pain
That liberty and truth should reign.
We thank thee for each noble heart
That scorned to play the coward parti
We thank thee for the humblest lad
That In these bitter times Is glad
To toll until war's flags are furled
To make a kindlier, better world.
For yield of tree and fruit and vine
Once more our gratitude Is thine;
But In these days of dangers, we
Now offer prayers of thanks to thee
For all the brave and loyal breasts
Wherein the love of honor rests.
Oh God, we thank thee for our youth
That still hold dear the ways of truth;
We thank thee for their. courage, and
Devotion to our native land;'
We're thankful that our flag still gleami
The emblem of man's highest dreams.
From The American Boy.
NOT COMPLETE WITHOUT PIE
Time Was When No Thanksgiving
Dinner Was Worthy .of the
Name In Its Absence.
Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie
was held to be unthinkable. Yet there
could be no pumpkin pie without mo
lasses; because Colchester, Connect!'
cut, did not receive Its supply of mo
lasses In season, It voted, In 1705, to
put off Its Thanksgiving from the first
tO'the second Thursday of November I
Pumpkin pies thus featured were usu-
ally baked In square tins, having only
four corner pieces to each pie.
Second only to the pumpkin pie in
Importance at such a Thanksgiving
feast as Whlttier sings was Hie tur
key which had been fattened for the
I v f1 ft x
The Indispensable Pie.
occasion and which, when slowly roast
ing before the open Are and painstak
ingly basted from the dripping pan be
neath, was fit to be the lord of any
feast. Chicken there was, too, though
always In the form of chicken pte,
and vegetables of every sort, with rais
ins and citron, walnuts and popcorn,
apples and cider galore.
Surely few could have really wished
Joys such as these to be sacrificed to
a second service In the meeting house I
i Golden Promise of the Future,
We are thankful for the assurance
that out of all the tumult and madness
of the past years the world of mankind
Is to find a life richer, truer, grander,
than any It has heretofore known, a
life of truer freedom, of sweeter tol
erance and of a broader goodwill and
brotherhood.
And we are thankful for the thought,
amounting almost to a settled convic
tion, that as a consequence of the
great awakening which has come to It
with all its blood and tears and suf
fering, the world will from now on
have forever done with every form of
organized hypocrisy and oppression,
will love the truth and nothing but the
truth, and will deal Justly, and love
mercy.
Worldly Spirit Too Much With Us.
It must be admitted that our country
lias been an egotistical nation, because
of our great material expansion and
.rosperlty, and that the true spirit of
Thanksgiving day has not been felt by
n very large proportion of the people
during the past few years. The Intent
of the pioneers who established It has
been lost sight of largely. It has been
regarded too much simply as a day to
bo observed by the church people,
while the crowd took advantage of the
holiday to Indulge worldly pleasures.
Houston Fust.
CHAPTER XVI Continued.
11
'Yes; hold my hand while I guide
you; we can sit here."
It was a couch of some kind against
the outer wall. She did not release,
her grasp, seemingly gaining courage
from this physical contact, and my fin
gers closed warmly over her own."
'Now, please," breathlessly, "how Is
It possible you are aboard this ves
sel an officer?"
I told her the strange story, as
swiftly and simply as possible, speak
ing scarcely above a whisper, feeling
as I progressed that I related a dream
rather than a series of facts. It
seemed to me she could scarcely be ex
pected to believe the truth of what I
said, and yet she did, almost unques
tlonlngly, the clasp of her fingers per
ceptibly tightening as I proceeded.
She sat so close beside me that I
could feel her breath upon my cheek.
"Why, If If you had not told me
this yourself I could hardly believe
such a tale," she exclaimed. "Yet it
must be true, miraculous as it seems,
But what Is to be the ending? Have
you any plan of escape?" '
"Hardly a plan. I have had no op
portunity even to learn the true na:
ture of the crew. Watklns is nn hon
est sailor, and he has told me of oth
ers on whom I could rely. There are
those aboard but I do not know how
many who would mutiny If they had
a leader and a reasonable chance of
success. I must' reach these and learn
who they are. Fortunately the voyage
promises to be long enough to enable
me to plan carefully."
"You have discussed the voyage
with this man Estiula?" .
"He told me what he had decided
upon; not to return to their rendez
vous until after they had captured
some prizes und could go with gold
chinking In their pockets."
"Where is their rendezvous?"
"An island In the West Indies, prob
ably not on the 'chart. They call it
Porto Grande."
"And they will sweep the ocean be-J
tween nere auu mere seemug victims i
Unarmed mcrchnntinent to rob and
sink? And you you will be compelled
to take part In such scenes, such acts
of pillage and perhaps murder?"
"I presume I must seem to be one
of them to avoid suspicion. Have you
any suggestions?"
"There Is conspiracy on board al
ready," she said quickly, "that you may
not know about."
"You mean to depose Sanchez?"
"Yes; you had susplcioned ft? They
thought me unconscious in the boat,
and talked among themselves the
two at the stern, Estada and that
beast Manuel. I did not understand
all they said, but I do not think they
intend the captain shall recover."
"You think It best that he should?"
"Oh, I do not know; there is no
best that I can see. Yet I would have
more faith in 'being spared disgrace
if at the mercy of Sanchez, than his
lieutenant. Both may be equally guilty,
equally despernte, but they are not the
snme men. I moy be wrong, for I
Judge as a woman, yet I would feel
safer with Sanchez. The other merely
desires with the passions of a brute.
No appeal would reach him ; he would
laugh at tears and find pleasure In
suffering. And yet you would have
me appear friendly with Estada?" I
"We cannot permit him to feel that
either of us are enemies. He Is the
power aboard; our lives, everything
are In his hands. If he means to be
rid of Sanchez the man is doomed, for
he will Hud a way to accomplish his
purpose; murder means nothing to
these men."
"Of course you are right," she ac
knowledged. "Our case Is so desper
ate we must resort to any weapons.
You believe It will serve the possibility
of escape if I permit this monster to
Imagine that I have some interest in
him?"
"To do so might delay the explo
sion," I replied gravely, "and Just now
any delay is welcome. I doubt if even
Estada will resort to force on board ;
Indeed force will be the very lust card
he will care to play In your case. You
are English and all the practical sea
men on board are from northern Eu
rope English nud Scandinavian.
These men are notpirntcs from choice
they are prisoners who have taken
on to save their own lives. With his
bullies and cutthroats amidships he
cun compel them to work," but he dare
not go too far. Once these fellows
unite in mutiny they could take the
ship. An assault on you would be
dangerous."
"It is these men you count on?"
"Yes; but for me to gain their confl
donee and leadership will require
time. The slightest slip would mean
fnllure and merciless punishment. At
best the situation Is absolutely des-
Who could he be? What might be
the purpose of his entrance? But one
answer occurred to me Pedro Estada,
driven by unbridled passions to attack
the girl. I thrust her behind me, and
took a step forward, with body poised
for action. I was unarmed, but cared
little for that in the swift desire to
come to hand grips with the brute. 1
could hear him now, slowly and cau
tiously feeling his way toward us
through the darkness.
ing of a . part to blind the eyes of
Estuda?"
"I sincerely believe your greater
chance of security lies in this course.
The fellow Is a supreme egotist; op
position will anger him, while flattery
win mane nun suoservient, iou nave
the wit and discretion to hold him'
within certain limits. It is a danger
ous game, I admit, and a disagreeable
one, but the case requires desperate
remedies."
She lifted her eyes, searching my
face through the dim light.
"Geoffry Carlyle," she snld at last,
a tremor In the low voice, "there is
no sacrifice I would not make to pre
serve my honor. I hate this man; I
dread his touch; I shrink from con
tact with him as I would from a
snake, but I am not going to refuse
to do my part. If you say this is
right and Justified I will consent."
"I believe It is." i
"And you will not lose faith in me?"
she questioned earnestly. "It will not
lower your belief In my womanhood?"
"Nothing could do that. Mistress
Dorothy, I want you to realize the
depth of my Interest and respect. Your
friendliness has meant much to me,
and I would never urge you to lower
your Ideals. But we must face this
situation as It Is. We possess but two
weapons of defense deceit or force,
A resort to the latter Is at present Im
possible. I cannot conceive that you
are lowering yourself In any way by
using the power you possess to escape
violence "
"The power I possess?"
"Yes beauty and wit. These are
your weapons, and most effective ones.
You can play with Estada and defeat
him temporarily, at least. I confess
there is danger In such a game he is
a wild beast, and his evil nature may
overcome his discretion. Take this
pistol. Keep it hidden about your per
son, but use It only when all else falls,
You retain faith in me?"
"Implicitly."
"And pledge yourself to your part,
leaving me to attend to mine?"
Her two hands clasped my fingers,
her eyes uplifted.
"Geoffry Carlyle, I have always be
lieved in you, and now, after the sac-
She Lifted Her Eyes.
riflce you have made to serve me I
can refuse you nothing you ask. I
will endeavor to accomplish all you
require of me. God knows how I hate
the task ; but but I will do my best.
Only only," her voice sank, "if If
the beast lays hands on me he he
pays the price. I could not do otlrer
wlso. Geoffry Carlyle I am a Fairfax."
Satisfied with my mission and confi
dent nothing more need be said, I
arose to my feet.
"Then we can do nothing further
until I learn the disposition of the
crew," I said quietly. "Est ad' is not
likely to resort to extreme measures
at present. That is why I believe you
are comparatively safe now his own
position of command is in the bal
ance." "I will see you again?"
"Perhaps not here ; It Is too danger
ous; but I will find means to commu
nicate with you. Good-by."
We stood with hands clasped in the
darkness. I thought she was going
to speak again, but the words failed
to come. Then suddenly, silently the
door opened a mere crack, letting in a
gleam of yellow light from the main
cabin, while the crouchlug figure of a
man, like a gliding shadow slipped
through the aperture, closing the door
behind htm as softly as he had opened
It. I heard her catch her breath and
pcrate but I see no other solution." I felt her hands grasp my sleeve, but I
"And my service is deceit the act- never stirrea.
CHAPTER XVII.
A Murder on Board.
To be certain of free space I extend
ed one hand and my fingers came into
unexpected contact with the back of
a chair. Without moving my body J
grasped this welcome weapon of de
fense and swung it above my head.
Whoever the Invader creeping upon
us might prove to be, he was certain
ly an enemy, actuated by some foul
purpose, and no doubt armed. To
strike him down as quickly and silent
ly as possible was therefore the plain
duty of the moment. I had no other
thought.
The slowness with which he groped
his way forward indicated unfamiliar-
ity with the apartment, although his
direct advance proclaimed some spe
cial purpose. Clearly he had no fear
of attack. I could determine almost
his exact position as his advancing
foot felt cautiously along the deck.
He came forward inch by inch. 1
measured the distance as indicated by
faint, shuffling sounds.
I could not see but I knew. With all
my force I struck ! Blindly as it had
been delivered the blow hit fair ; there
was a thud, an Inarticulate groan, and
the fall of a body upon the floor be
yond that nothing. I waited breath
lessly listening for the slightest move
ment I felt Dorothy touch my shoul
der and caught the sound of her voice
trembling at my ear.
"What Is It? What did you do?"
"I struck him with a chair; he lies
there on the deck. Wait where you
are."
I bent over and touched him. The
fellow lay in a heap with no percep
tible heart-beat, no semblance of
breathing. My fingers sought his face,
and I could scarcely suppress a cry of
surprise he was not Estada. Who,
then, was he? What could have been
his purpose In thus Invading this
stateroom? All I could grasp was the
fact that the fellow was not the Por
tuguese he possessed a smooth face,
long hair, and was a much smaller
man. I dragged the body where the
light illumination from the after port
fell directly on tlje upturned face. The
features revenieu were umuuuuui
those unquestionably of a half-breed
Indian. Dorothy crossed to my side,
her foot striking a knife, which came
glimmering into the narrow range of
light. She stared In horror at the
ugly weapon, and then at the ghastly
countenance.
"He came to murder ! See, his knife
lies there. Why should he have sought
to kill me?"
"It Is all mystery," I admitted,
What shall be done with the body?
It cannot be left lying exposed here
no one would believe you killed hlin,
and my presence must not be suspect
ed." .
"Could It." she suggested, "be
dropped through the port?"
She shrank back from touching the
inanimate figure, yet it required the
combined efforts of both to force the
stiffening body through the porthole.
We could distinguish footsteps on the
deck above, but these were regular
and undisturbed the slow promenade
from rail to rail of the officer on
watch. Clearly nothing had been
heard or seen to awaken suspicion,
"If vou should be Questioned tomor
row you had best know nothing," I
said gravely. "I do not think you will
be, for surely an attack can be no plan
of Estada's. It could gain no advan
tage. The fellow was pillaging on his
own account r if he Is missed It will
be supposed he fell overboard, and tio
one will care. You are not afraid to
remain here alone?"
"No; I am not greatly frightened,
but shall try and bar the door with
chair. I have no key." '
"Then I'll leave you; half of my
watch below must be gone by now. I'll
take the fellow's knife along, as It
must not be found here."
We parted with a clasp of hands, as
I opened the stateroom door and
slipped out into the cabin. To my sur
prise the light over the tame naa
been extinguished, rendering the cabin
so black I had to actually feel my way
forward. The lantern must have been
put out since then by some confed
erate. After a moment of hesitation
I found my way across to my own
stateroom and pressed open the door.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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Because in 1835 a Bohemian peas
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village near the Polish border a Hun
garian dancing mnster introduced It
In Europe under the name of Polka,
which is the feminine of Tolak or
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Gerald gave his grandmother a little
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