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CMTAm BEGIN HERE TO-DAY. Captain Blood, physi<'lan and ad- venturer, becon-.ed the slave of Colonel Bishop on the island of Barbados, having bo*n sent tliere jifter an un- just conviction en a charyp nf tirn- iton ai'ainst ICinj; Jaiiiee of England. He is ;crmittfd unusual frcfdom Im- cause <f his knowk^/e of medicine and thug is enabled to be<!ome the leader in a plot to p?ci>iio fi-om tho ihlnnd. One of his fe'low conspirn- torn is Jeremy Tilt, •«» youn^ «hip- n-aster. An intcrtstliiK friendship f^'velopn IvefwePTi Hlood and Arabella, niece and vard of tho surly Cob.nel. CiO ON WITH THE STORY. © RAFAEL «ABAT1NI touctx i.'HA ataviLXjua N*xt, irttirK itywn bi-^-itie the aulTorcr, b-j O.-ew the lad's head d<--wii <n\ his own shoulder, and bathed his face frcm a par.r.!kia of cold wat&r. Pitt IV jddero'i and n-.oar.-td' c-i\ a long, ii'.- Orawn breath. Calbmses Quick, Mf«, aur* raUtf (roin painful callouSM on tha (aat. Al on <liHf and iha* (MTU TLino-'pads Tut on€ onâ€" lh« ! The BusineM of Being a Dog i The life of a dcg, even the most fortunate. Is not all downy pillows and Juicy bones. The life of every doK Ik filled with rersponslblUtles which he realizes to the utmost, but never shlrkfl. even though the path ^__^_^_________^___^_^__ of duty leads to the grave. And * "â„¢''^~' when a dog dies, he takes with him "" ^ that wlikU huniauB seldom bear awav faiii h», "is what I call a timely in- â€"hie best. torrupticn." ' Nevertheless, life holds for him I Ily th's time ih: rebel&-convict and ,.iany compensations, chief of these Ihrrer, h iving abandoned their work iMjIng the affection and companionship urcri fincin;^ tiiemcclvcs unguarded of his human friends, his moments of v,rA upjn scenting Iho geneial dis- frolic. Every dcg has a sense of may. i humor, fre<iuently developed to a re- Tl.e landing v/as contested by the markubte degree. He likes a Joke as militia ar.l by every islander capable well as any one, and how well he Tho great rc-J Fh:p had drawn ccn- ^^ b'arin.'j arms with the fierce ro20- knows when the Joke la on himself. sld'erably nearer shore by Tfrrx. Slow ly, majestically, i'..:; was e.nteriiiJC th« lay. An nni^ry voice crf-jsed him from bis unhappy thoui'htA "What thi ccvii are- you dx>ing here?" lut:ncf'3 tf mein who knew that no and how good humoredly he accepts qu:irter was to bo expected in dofeat It! All through th? scr.rchdng after- 1 Many persons seem unable to real- rjac'n the battle v/cnt on. By eunset Ize.-that a dog has any business on twx) hurdr'^' and fifty Spaniards earth except as guardian of lite and were masters of Bridgetown, the property, and playmate for children. iBkr.'Jns were disarmed, and at Gov-; To be sure, he fulflllls these duties CHArTER Vn.- (ConfJ.) "Ycu don't kr.ow? Well, b.ere's to quickva yojr wits," And ajtain the cnnL' ('.;.'cir.de !. "Have you lh'>'.ight cf his name yet?" T'.Xl gb:u2goct, shiftad eidcways on his feet cga'n, and u'.tlc'd into doffgol eile.x:<. Colonel DiKhcp's tenvpsr wan rsv^r cr.: that rrjuirci mu^-h provo- ... ca'.!;:i. r:.rct!y r;w he lashed th:Ee P^'C"'^'"/ «"â- -'• '••"'^ palmetto leaf pi-o- de.\n;\le.i-, clic jld.r.',, rccc-:np.-\nying j t«'.-ting his back. of^-h b!o7 by blaii.hr-iy f.nd foul avCs^, until tbj linpcrin-.i e«ilx-rs 0/ his iri\nk<;;<l' fanned into n-.om';r.tary fi- S^'.'-* Fl'i^'g upcn Iv's tor- n.v..U.'. Eut f.~/ hi cp'^an?, -d also spran to the watchful blacks. Muscular bronxo â-  "Then how &d ye expect me arr-;;c.:iel crj-.hin;r!y about th? frail , know what orders yc'd given?" Mr. whita IcJ'y. f-'-l "" a monxnt th3 un- Blood's tone was now positively ag- Tho itturnin,'r Colcncl Bivsh^p came ^^nment Houw, Governor Steedâ€" his perfectly, but the role In which the ptri-i'ing ir.ito the stjckad.', his n<2^,jj,,ut forgi-tfcc:! in his paoic â€" support-, dcg shines with a>lu3tre which time groes fcllowinK tver. ' cd by Colon-.l llis.hcp and some lesser cannot tarnish, nor custom dim. Is Mr. Bko;i turned to face him, 'i""| office,?, was being informed by Don I that of friend, prince of comrades! over that swarthy countenanceâ€" , pj^.^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ urbanity that was it- Of a dog's many duties and prlvl- wh:ch, indeed;, by new w.-is tanned to| ^^jj. j^ mcckcry, of the BUijr that i leges, not the least Importaot, by the golden brown cf a half-cnste ^^'Ivy^.^jd ba i-cquLrcd' in ransom. | *"y moans. Is that of confidant. No dianâ€" a n.nsk dcrcen<'<:<.\ | yar a hundred' thousand' pieces pf.man bares his soul to a human as to "lioing?" said ho blancHy. "V'^'>y. ' gjpht and fifty h.ead of cattle, Don'hiadog. It Is the dog who hears the Diego would forbear from reducing j cry of the broken heart. It is the tho place to ashes. | ^^g w.io crouches In mute sympathy Mr. Blood, greatly daring, ventured, f-s one pours out the bltteraese of his Gown at dufk into the town. ^o"l "» P^^y^r to his Maker. It Is What he saw was fetoJiini? him in I the dog who seee the tear-stained haste an'.l whiUsfaced out of that! face with Bltinask of pride and Indlf- hell again, when in a narrow street f^r^n" c^^^t a»W*- " "» *»>«» ^^^ a girl hurtled into him, wild-eyed, her unbound hair streaming behind her as &he raa .After her, laughing. ,__..„ K-zxofv, ^omo o obey, end forsaking all others, cleave and cursing in a breath, came a •" he the duties of my office." Th" Colonel, striding furiously for-' war;», observed two things. Thej empty pannikin on the seat besids the 'I :,'aid he was to have neither meat rxr drink until I ordered it." "Sure, now, I never heard ye." I "You never heard me? How should ycu have heard ma when jx>u weren't he-e'i who sees the pockets turned outward. It Is the dog who truly keep.s the vow, albeit unspoken, to "Love, honor and fortur. ~te !:!avc stjod p..\vjrles?. I grieved. now . . . ." Mr. Blood was beginning. At that moment a terrific rolling thunderclap drowned hiu voice and I .1 Breathing hard, Y?. l-^aa mCth^J, | Tho planter thiust him aside with Bit.b.-p pcndered him a moment, an imprecation, and stepp'ing forward Then: "Fetch l.im alcng," ho saicL j tore the palmetto leaf from the pn»- They came cut UF-:n the green ' tier's back, plateau and hpad'cO for tha Ete:;kade | "'n t^'O name of humanity nrvl the ovcryecr's whit:" kouK^ Pitt's ey..s kok'-d out cvt.r Carli?:!!? Bay, of > which this i,'at?::'j cxiurnnd-^l a clear. VI ev/. I In I'r.? icad.s. Blinding in for thaj the. bc'c::' a ge.it'a brosas that Bcitrcely ruft'.ed the f-apfhiro S'Urface f'f tha Car;bbtan,#came a stately rcd- hulixl frigate, fiyi;'.i8: the Er.glii-h cn- fcign. At t!!:> pre.'.ent rate of frogre.-s it woU'ld l>i an hour, pjrhaps, before .she came to anchorage within ths harbor. , Pitt was hurried foiwar-d' irto the f*jr/.)]iaii, !';â- . 1 clap:wd i.ito th? stocV:s that steod ther.' ready for slavea who rc!]uiit I c .rccti-in. I Cclor.ol Bishop fo!lcw:-d him prcs- j ently, with leiyur:!y, i-ollin'^: gait. "A nn;itinou<; cur that Rbo-ws hi^' fangs to his nir.rter n..i.=t learn pood 1 ipaiincrs al the cost of a ftripoi hiic," v.'.i« all he raid h.;fc"e settiri'g al)out| lu.i execiiLirner'a jo".). 1 Wh-^n. at la;;, f;c:n very wciariness, Co'.ont! Bishop fl'in^' away tho stump •and thrng' to which h^s care had l>em , rcrtuc-.i, the wretthc<l fUivc's back was bleeding pulp fiom iK-ek to' w« '«t. I (>.!o»->l Bi>ho;) ret his U\A. U[x)n the I cr(';-.-l>ar, and loanei over his victim, a tiiKi sniiie <:n hi.s full ccarra fiice. â- â- If-t that teach you a proix'r tub- riifi-.ion," ijid h>. "And row touch- ing that ;hy friend of your^â- , you shall litiiv hf^rv with< '.it moat or- drink â€" heavy-booted Spaniard. Almost wae ppon her, when sxiddienly Mr. Blood got in his way. The doctor had taken a sword from a dead man's side some little time before and armed himself with it against an emergency. As lbs Spaniard checked in anger and Biurprise, he caught in the daisk the livid gleam of that sword which Mr. Bloo;l had quickly unsheathed. "Ah, perro ingles" he shouted, and flung forward to his death. "It's hopinr I am yo're in a fit state to meet your Maker," said Mr. Blood, and ran him through thej tody. , He did the thing skilfully:' with tho combined skill of swords- man and surgeon. ' Mr. Blood swung to the girl, who leaned panting ar.d solAjug against a wall. He caught her by the wrist. White-faced, physically sick, Mr. Blood dragged her almost at a run up the hill toward Colonel Bishop's house. He knocked, but had to knock a.gnin and yet again before he was anewered. Then it was by a vx)ice from a window above. "Who i.s there?" The voice was Miss Bishop's, a little tremulous, but unmJF.takably her own. (Ccntinued in Our Next Issue) to one, and one only, until death." When a man calls to remembrance the loves of hi« life, there Is one face seen through a mist of tears. With friends It Is the same, there is one friendship more perfect, more ensur- ing. And so with our canine friends, owned and loved, there l« ""'» whose memory Is greener, thoughts of whom bring always a smile and a sigh. Countless lives have been saved by the intelligent and courageous St. Bernard. In short, every day, every hour, the dog carries on tirelessly, uncomplainingly, without hope or thought of reward. Man's Indebted- ness to the dog is tc-o overwhelming to be summed tip In dollars and cents. Vet how little it costs to repay him. Food, shelter, kindness, thes<e simple things, constitute his heart's desire. So easy to give, yet so rarely bestow- ed. But, after all. tho chief business of a dog consists lu being Just what the Almighty made him â€" a dog! He would not bo less if he could. He could not be more if he would. Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Weep, and but for your dog you weep alone. • â€" David Leo Wharton in "Our Dumb Animals." A Sunset of Silence Some sunsets are tempestuous. They are full of sound and fury. They ALL THAT COULO BE SEEN OF ^''\'' "" '^^'^ ""' '"'° V^« ^f ^*'"* V'"' THE GREAT SHIP WERE HEr!"/""*^- '' ' ?, '*r^\'', T ^^^ planet, red-hot with fire, had fallen â- without nw/at or drink, d'ye hear me? â€" unt'l you p!pa6<» Xn tell me his name and bu>in--s?." 11 2 te.ik hi.^ fcjt from tho bar. "Whci ycj've had enough of tjiiif, .';nd me v/or:}, and we'il h;ive th<- bra:u!!:\g-iicr.ii to y:>u." On that he l;;ughei'. fwun.g on his hod, and sticJe cjt of the- stockade, hl<; ncgti.;'.-. fcl!</W.i,'i;,'. The Bia\'" writhed in liifl stocks hjs limbs, and writhing, screamed in agony, ' Thus he wa.'s found by Ptter Hlood, who s':>;ntJ to the latl's troubled vi- sion I'l m'ittriali::-9 suddenly before TOPMASTS THRUSTING A CLOUD OF SMOKE. ABOVE from its orbit In the heavens to splash Into the ocean. . . . But tonight's sun- _ , , „. , set is a whisper. It is a murmur of shook the very air. Colonel Bishop i ,^^^,„ ^^.^j^^^ ^ ,g ^ subdued as junipeJ, hi.',- negi-oes jumped with|,^p whisper of a mother awakening him, and fx) even did the apparently 5,^^ p,,^;^. ^ ,3 ^^ q,,,^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ imperturbable Mr. B1o<k1. Then tho, 1^,,,,^^ whisper of lovo at evening. ifour of them stared together sea-j There are four long streaks of white : ware"-.. | (.]o,|,ia along the western horizon Just I Down in the bay all that could l.o;,,,,^^^ ,he jmraUel with the sea. They I seen of the gret ship, standing n.>w | ^re turning a faint salmonplnk as the \v:tlun a c.ible's length of tho fort, i ^un sinks, but the background Is a I were her topma.sts thrusting above ,it>^p asmr^ blue. I have watched these ja cloud of .'^moke in which Kbe wa8|f;,intly salmon-pink, strips, of color enveloped. j turn from pure white under the magic As those men ptaierl from the eml-| wand of evening and it has been .... . , , , ,. . nence on which they stood, they saw beautiful to sec. ;T:::.!;f./!:.':..tT: li:ri,''!^he Briti^ They are Changing again-tbose truck and vanish into tho nsfnigi four streaks of clouds. This time cloud below. A moment more, and | it is a change to what I can bet.t de- up through that cloud to replace the | scribe as a mango color. Tho mango flag of England soared tho gold and .. »t r.i 1 • 1 1 1 I crimson banner of Castile. And then biin. Mr. Hleod carrnd a largs palm-' c*,t;> leaf. Having whisked away with this the flies that were devour- ing Jeremy's back, h,-' sluft;! it by u ftrip ef fibre from his neck, to that it pioli'cted him from further attack MS w.ll as from th;.' rays of tho run. they understood. 'Piratea!" rcmred the Colonel. CHAPTER VIII Sjianiarda Tho stately ship that liad been if • profiubla compaaloa. It removes the odors of dinJug or •n^||ln|from Um NvOl. iooIm *: ,«,«th aii4 toagiMt allays thinf •o4 aid's •ppetltc and, dl^escuMi* ISSUfc H». t1â€" '37 allowed to sail so Icisnirdy into Car- lislo Brfy under her false colore was a Spanish privateer, comiog to pay off some heavy debt piled up by the pr<;daciou3 Brethren of tho Coast, and tho reoont defeat by tha Pride of Devon of two treasure gaUeone bound for Cadi. It happened that the galleon which escaped in e moro or less crippled condition was com- luarxf^d by Don Diego de Espinoett 7 Vuldc, who was own brother to the Swni^ Admlr^t Pon Miguel de Espinoe^. Galloii by bis (iefoat, and choo*>ns to foraet v>Pt b^ 9wn co|>j^t ha4 invited H. hft b«4 IWOni t^^ti»«)L.H>9 Enyli ^ j jh^ ry Yt^km wpxih ihoy He M iHMoHcM «> well in hii inteniioM that ha YuA aroused no suspicion mit»l ko saluted the furt at short nnee with a bro«d»ide -^ ^ oS^ndMr <d the Bart^dos MitiU». th« pt*£e of Colonel Bishop was at the head of Ms scftniy troops, lU th^ fort whjtJ) t^ Ppanlsti jumi ^K)^ntsrt% ll, ha went off et the double, oeepite his bulk and the heat, hie noip-oea trotted after hitn. Mr. Blood turned to Jeremy Pitt Ma laughed grimly. "Now that," is a fruit of theto Philippine Islands Its heart is tho color of our Amoricaii pawpaw. With a background of azure blue these niango-colorod clouds, which are mere sU-eaks, make up a picture that subdues one to silence and reverence and prayer. I have eeen people like unto this sunset. In their very presence I have wanted merely to look at them or to listen to Uiem if they should chance to epeak. . . . They have Mfted mo up. They have brought out of me tho best that lay hidden in me. They have led me "beside still waters."-â€" William U Btidgor in "A Book of Sunsets." the by Art Needs Sditude Mr. I>emp8ey will try to thin crowds at his training camp charging $1 admission. When an artist such as Jack Sketches out his masterpiece, All distractions then should cease. Let the madding throng stand back. When he puts the final touch On the lower maxillary Of a protem. adversary, He roust shun the glad-hand's clutch. When he practices the parry. When he delicately punches Training partners in their lunches. Quietude Is necessary. In an opus difficult. Art should never lend an ear To the adulating cheer. Cauliflowers may result. It the folks won't stay, however. At a reverential distance; If it brightens their existence To behold his high endeavor; If they feel they have a holler As the hero plants his hooks On his third assistant's looks. They may watch him for a dollar. On ijis Po[ Heâ€" "Why do they siiy women are really steadier drivers than menT" She (slowly) â€" "Why-er-don't you thtnli it's because they can use both bands T" « Broken China. "The two Chinese armies have just fought another battle." "Was anybody hurt?"â€" Judge. <» . MInard's Liniment tor earache. \ Dogs and Cats. Pike â€" "Yoii say you have moved Into a quieter place?" Sunflsh â€" "Yes, where there are no dogflsh or catfish!" Impartial Experts Say TEA Tsa is tKe finest 'Orange Pekoe' sold. Wilson Publishing Company in diameter and was joined to oj diminutive back wheel by a curradi steel bar, shaped like a note of lntei*t rogation Their riders had to M youths of skill and courage, or woel betide them. They wore tight flf ting breeches and short Jackets that* ended at the waist. Your modem youngster in his grimy "Jlg-plg" with' his padded legs, his mackintosh, hie' skull-cap and his goggles, goes fur-' ther and faster, I admit, but his sllmi grandfather, towering above the traf-( flc on his fishing wheel, was a braTej sight for boys and girls. â€" "My Life anftf "nmes," by Jerome K. Jerome. MInard's Liniment for scaly ecatp. A SMART FROCK FOR THE JUN'.OR MISS. This chic little one-piece frock is suitable for school or playtime and will be found quite Siimple to fashion. There is a set-in plait at the front of the skirt, an applied strap, round collar, and trimming tabs on the short kimono sleeves and at each side for the belt to pass IhrougK No. 1622 is in sizes 6, 8, 10 and 12 yeai-s. Size 8 requires 2 yards 3&-inch, or 1% yards 54-inch material, and % yard 3&-inch contrasting. Price 20 cents the pattern. Our Fashion Book, illustrating the newest and most practical styles, will be of interest to every home dress- maker. Price of the book 10 cents the copy. HOW TO ORDER PA'TTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number and address your order to Pattern Dept., Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Ade- laide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by return mail. Humor and Politics 6t. Louis Post-Dispatch: We sua*, pect that our political diagnosticians,' who are almost dally voicing their amazement ove rthe fact that Amerl-' cans do not vote in as great numbers as they might, could do worse than follow the suggestion of an unnamed philosopher, that the beat way to un- derstand a nation's' peculiarities ia to study it at play. They would And that . our play possesses a qualltyt which seldom gets into our politics^ This (luality is humor. ... But there seems to be a notion that humor should not Intrude into our political life, that a solemn ex-j pression and a heavy and poutilloj manner are necessary to woo thej electorate. This may have been true In the days of the founding falhersj all of whom, except Franklin and pos- sibly Jefferson, appear to have pos-l sessed little humor. But we doubtl that It has ever been so true at any| time since then. Our politics may require more goodl story-tellers like Lincoln and more) satirists like Reed. SRiall, Small Voice Mrs. Petunia Uiggs has at last lo-l cated the squeak in the rear of her car which has been bothering her ton the last few days. It was her husA band requesting from the back seatj that she drive a little slower.â€" Life. Hoot MonI Harry Lauder has Inuaortal'ized the blue of Irish eyes and the rolling, brogue of the Emerald Island peoplcj â€" Palm Beach paper. Trade "Supremacy" London Round Table: It la a strange freak of national sentiment that takes tho form of what may be called sta- tistical pride. People selie upon the numerical measure of one of their country's activities, and compare it ]«9louBly f\^ \bff*^ H P^''*' <^**"°' tfles. Those witn the i>i8Sett num- bers, or the biggest numbers per head, have won. "Supremacy" In some economio field often means no more than this. American "supremacy" in the world's investment markets is not a thing to be hated or feared. If Bur- I ope can supply the same resources ' tor the development of tho world as before the war, the resources re- ceived from the United States will hastnn that development and raise the standard of livins everywhere. Coach and Bicycle When I was a boy, a stage-coach started each morning (Sundays ex- cepted) from an old inn oft the MInorles. Not the shining band-box of the colored print, with its dancing horses. Its jolly coachman, and Its dandy guard, but a he-avy lumbering vehicle, drawn by shambling horses, all of a different size, driven by a . _ . ! curmudgeon who had to be hoisted up j to his seat and his whip handed up ; to him afterwards. It went through Ongar and Epping, but Its final des- j tlnation I forgot. To mivay of the j smaller towns round London the rail- ! way had not them penetrated; and r similar rellc«a set out each morning j from other ancient hostelries. Car- 1 rlers' carts were common everywhere, 1 V;onnecUng London with what are now its nearer suburbs; but which were then outlying villages. A row of them stood always in the middle of the Whttechapel Road, opposite St. Mary's ('hurch. They were covered with a hood, and had a bench fur pa»- engers along each side, and a little window at the baek. For those In a hurry who could afford the price, post chaises were still to be hired, with top-hatted postilions and horses and bells, that galloped over the cobbles. Respectable people -eseclally publi- cans â€" kept a gig; and sporting old ladies, on visits to their bankers or solicitors, would drive themselves Into the city l>ehind their own fat pones. The bicycle had not yet arrived; though nearly every afternoon an odd fellow used to ride down Mare Street, Hackney, on a tlrcycle he had made tor himself. In wet weether he car- ried an umbrella over his head with one hand, and steered with the other, and people used to wait about to see him pass. The first bicycles were nicknamed "eplders." The front wheel was anything from fifty to sixty Inches BICYCLE BARGAINS New and BUghtly used. $10 upwurila,! Tiaiisportutlon Tre- palU. '.VriJ« forl'rlceLlat,! TKERLESS BlCYCLfc WOIUCS 193 Dnndaa Street Wtst, Toronto AUTO PARTS Shaw's Auto Salvage carries largest stock of slightly used parts tor must makes of cars. riHtterles, Carburetors, Coils, Springs, Wheels, Tires, at small portion of original cost. Your money hack It wanted. K7 OUFFERIN ST. 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