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For « moment my eyes could scarcely recognize the various objects as I clung to the frame of the door and stared blindly about In the gloom. Then slowly they assumed shape Jind substance. Screwed to the deck, the furniture retained its place, but everything else was Jammed In a mass of wreckage, or -• else floating about in a foot of water, deepening toward the stern. There were two chests In the room, one of which I instantly recognized as that of Roger Fairfax. The sight of this made me oblivious to all else. "There's the chest we want, Haines,** I cried, pointing it out. "Have the lads back the boat up to this port; then come down and help me handle it." "Yes, sir," his voice trembling, "but •-but Isn't that a man over there--In the bank? G00& God, sir; look at him!" ?The white, ghastly face stared at us, looking like nothing human in that IWvful twilight. I actually thought it a ghost, until with desperate effort the mjan lifted himself, clinging with gaunt flagers ty the edge of the bunk. Then ijknew. J"Sanehe» I Too I those cowards left J«u here to die!" "No one came for me," he answered, t choking so the words were scarcely intangible. "Who are you, and what _lffought you here?" ,"TI1 tell you frankly. Captain Sanchez," and I stepped closer. "We risked coming aboard to save that , chest--Roger Fairfax's chest--before If went down. This vessel has its back broken, and may slide off into d»ep water at any minute. We most (at you out of here first." ' I^Oet me oat!" he laughed hideously, hell with your help. I want none of it. I am a dead man now, and the easiest way to end all will be to go down with the ship--'twill be a fit coffin for Black Sanchez. By Godl I w you now--Geoffry Carlyle?" es, but an enemy no longer." at is for me to say. I hate your your breed. The very sound of name drives me mad. I accept no rescue from you! Damn you, take your gold and go." •"But why?" I Insisted, shocked at the man's violence. "Is it because I interfered between you and Dorothy Jfclrfax?" "That chit; bah, what do I care for her but as a plaything. No, my hate rims deeper than that. How came you here--in the boat stolen from the Namrr < "No. Captain Sanchex. The day after We left the ship we boarded a schooner found adrift, the crew stricken with cholera, with n#t a man left alive on dock, or below. She lies yonder now, the Santa Marie--a slaver." "Merciful God!" and his eyes fairly blazed into mine as he suddenly forced his body upward in the bunk. "The Santa Marie adrift! the crew dead from cholera? And the captain--Paradllla. Francis Paradllla--what of hlmr ,, "He lay alone on a divan la the ap^bin--dead also." He tried to speak, but failed, his fingers clawing at his throat. When fee finally gained utterance once more It,, was but a whisper. |j"TeIl me," he begged, "there was no woman with him?" .a "There was no woman," I said jjitevely, "on deck or In the cabin." •1 "What mean you by saying that? There was one on board! Don't lie to lie I In an hour I am dead--but first me the truth. Does the woman r "No, she died before. We found her body in a chest, preserved by some devilish Indian art, richly dressed and <lecked with jewels." ' "English r "I Judged her so, but with dark hair and eyes. You knew her?" J "In the name of all the fiends, yes. And I know her end. He killed her--' Faradilla killed her--because she was as false to him as she had been to me. Hell! but it is strange you should be the ofte to find her--to bring me »h<a tale, Geoffry Carlyle!" "Why? What is it to nJef. "You go back to England and tell the duke of Bucclough how hU precious alster died." "His sister! Good God, you cannot fciean^hat woman was Lady Sara Carlyle?" "Who should know better than I?" sneeringly. "Once I was called in Englnnd -Blr John Collinswood." He sank back exhausted, struggling for breath, but with eyes glowing I knew It all now. the dimly Copyright, by A. C. McClurg * Co. that Sir John Collinswood had defaulted in a large sum--but from that hour England knew him no more. As though the sea had swallowed them both, man and woman disappeared, leaving no trace behind. The face I gazed dumbly Into was drawn and white with pain, yet the thin lips grinned back at me in savage derision. "You remember, I see," he snarled. "Then out of here, Geoffry Carlyle. Leave me to die in peace. The gold is there; take it, and my curse upon it Hurry now--do you hear the bark grate on the rocks; It's near the end," -• >*r/ -t utf® ,§• T SPLES IN GOWNS AND HATS ^'CHAPTER XXXJ1I. :V Before the Governor. The sound startled me; I imagined I heard the keel slipping, yet before we had reached the door opening on deck the slight movement ceased. My hand gripped the frightened Haines. 'Tell them in the boat to do' aa I said; then come back here." "My God, sir, she's a goin' down." "Not for some minutes yet. There are thousands of pounds In that chest; you've risked life for less many a time. Jump, my man !" The boat lay in close, bobbing up and down dangerously, yet held firmly beneath the opened port. The box was heavy enough to tax the strength of two men to handle it, but of a size and shape permitting its passage. Sanchez had raised himself again, and clung there to the edge of the bunk watching us. "Now let down easy, lads," I called. "No, place it amidships; get it even, or you go over. Fix it to ride steady, and stand by--we'll pass a wounded man out to you!" I stepped across to Sanchez. He saw me coming, and drew back, his ghastly face like a mask. "No you don't, Carlyle!" he snapped angrily. "Keep your bands off me. So you want me to die with my neck I Take hatred. 0-. - remembered story coming vl\1<lly ba.'k :r: •- • CP to memory. Here then was the ending f>f the one black stain on the family honor of our race. On this strange coast, three thousand miles from Its beginning, the final curtain was being rung down, the drama finished. The Story had come to me In whispers from • others, never even spoken about by Ithose of our race--a wild, headstrong VjKlrl, a secret marriage, a duel in the <|park, her brother desperately wounded, • *nd then the disappearance of the 'jpiir. Ten days later it was known Your in a noose, do yon? I was born a gentleman, and, by God! I'll die like one-- and go down with my ship. Get out of here now! You won't? You will, or else die here with me! I'll give you a minute to make your choice." He left no doubt as to his meaning. From beneath the blanket, the black muzzle of a pistol looked straight Into my eyes. The hand holding it was firm, the face fronting hie savagely sardonic. "I'd like to kill you, Carlyle," he hissed hatefully. "By God, I don't know whjr I shouldn't. Every time I look at you I see her face. If you take a step nearer I pull the trigger--go!" It was a hard pull back to the Santa Marie. Dorothy greeted me first, and we stood close together at the rail as the men hoisted the chest on deck. She said nothing, asked nothing, but her hands clung to my arm, and whenever I turned toward her our eyes met. There was a sudden cry forward, and a voice shouted: "There she goes, buckles 1 That's the last o' the Namur!" I turned swiftly, my hand grasping her fingers as they clung to the rail. The battered hulk slid downward, the deck breaking amidships as the stern splashed into the depths; then that also toppled over, leaving nothing above water except the blunt end of a broken bowsprit, and a tangle of wreckage tossed about on the crest of the waves. I watched breathlessly, unable to utter a sound; I could only think of that stricken man in the cabin, those! wild eyes which had threatened me. He was gone now--gone! I yet held Dorothy* hand tightly clasped In my Own, and the depths of her uplifted eyes questioned me. "We will go aft, dear, and I will tell you the whole story," I said gently, "for now we are homeward bound." (• • • • » , « I write these few closing lines a year later In the cabin of the Ocean Spray, a three master, full to the hatches with a cargo of tobacco, bound for London, and a market. Dorothy Is on deck, eagerly watching for the flm glimpse of the chalk cliffs of old England. I must Join her presently, yet linger below to add these final sentences. There Is, after :all, little which needs to be said. The voyage of the Santa Marie north proved uneventful, and, after that first night of storm, the weather held pleasant and the sea fairly smooth. I had some trouble with the men, but nothing serious, as Watkins and Haines held as I did, and the pledge of Dorothy's Influence brought courage. I refused to open the chest, believing our safety, and chance of pardon, would depend largely on onr handing this over In good faith to the authorities. Watkins and I guarded It night and day until the schooner rounded the cape and came Into the Chesapeake. No attempt was made to find quarters below, the entire cre,w sleeping on deck, Dorothy comfortable on the flag locker. It was scarcely sunrise, on the fifth day, when we dropped anchor against the current of the James, our sails furled and the red English colors flying from the peak. Two hours later the entire company were In the presence of the governor, where I told my story, gravely listened to, supplemented by the earnest plea of the young woman. I shall never forget that scene, or how breathlessly we awaited the decision of the great man, who so closely watched our faces. They were surely a strange, rough group as they stood thus, hats In hand, waiting to learn their fate, shaggy-haired, unshaven, largely scum of the sea, never before in such presence, shuffling uneasily before his glance, feeling to the full the peril of their position. Their eyes turned to me questioning^ Opposite us, behind a long table, sat the governor, dignified, austere, his hair powdered and face smoothly shaven; while on either side of him were those of his council, many of the faces stern and unforgiving. But for their gracious reception of Dorothy and their careful attention to her words I should have lost heart. They questioned me shrewdly, although the governor spoke but seldom, and then in a kindly tone of sympathy and understanding. One by one the men were called forward, each In turn compelled to tell briefly the story of his life; and when all was done the eyes of the governor sought those of the council. "You have all alike heard the tale, gentlemen," he said. "Nothing like it hath ever before been brought before this colony. Would you leave decision to me?" There was a murmur of assent, as though they were thus gladly relieved of responsibility In so serious a matter. The governor smiled, his kindly eyes surveying us once more; then, with extended hand he bade Dorothy be seated. "The story is seemingly an honest one," he said slowly, "and these seamen have done a great service to the colony. They deserve reward rather than punishment. The fair lady who pleads for them is known to us all, and to even question her word is impossible. Unfortunately I have not the power of pardon in cases of piracy, nor authority to free bond slaves, without the approval of the home government; yet will exercise In tills case whatsoever of power I possess. For gallant services rendered to the colony, and unselfish devotion to Mistress Dorothy Fairfax, I release Geoffry Carlyle from servitude pending advices from England; I also grant parole to these seamen, on condition they remain within our jurisdiction until this judgment can be (tonlirmed and full pardons Issued. Is this judgment satisfactory, gentlemen 7*- The members of the council bowed gravely, without speaking. "The chest of treasure recovered from the sunken pirate, ship," he went on soberly, "will remain hnopened until final decision Is made. As I understand, Master Carlyle, no one among yon has yet seen its contents/ or estimated Its value-?" "No, your excellency. Beyond doubt It contains the gold stoleft from Roger Fairfax; and possibly the result of other robberies at sea. "The law of England is tfeat a certaln percentage of such recovered treasure belongs to the crown, t£$ remainder, Its true ownership undetermined, to be fairly divided among those recovering it." "Yet," spoke up Dorothy quickly, "It must surely be possible to waive all claim In such cases?" - "Certainly; as prltaile"ffropgrty It can be disposed of In any way desired. Was that your thought?" "A Fairfax always pays his debt," she said proudly, "and this Is mine." There was a moment's silence as though each one present hesitated to speak. She had risen, and yet stood, but with eyes lowered to the floor. Then they were lifted and inet mine in all frank honesty. "There Is another debt I owe," she said clearly, "and,would pay, your excellency." "What is that, fair mistress!" She crossed to me, her hand upon my arm. "To become the wife of Geoffry Cartele.* ' • ' ^ *016 Oriole*. As for mysfclf I am turned contractor of harfnbock netting for the orioles, taking my pay In notes, I throw strings out, of the window and ttiey snap them tip at once. They sit in the cherry trees hard by and warble, "Hurry, up! hurry up!" I never found out before Just what they said. But If you will listen you will find that this is whut they first say. A vulgarism^! ' admit, but aatlve.-*-f<owell. '•.v. Art for. Art's Sake. x- "The desideratum of things artlstfe," mused the guy with the temperament "would be a wedcllng between the girl on the front page of a current magazine and the fellow on the collar advertisement." From all signs this will be a decisive season In Paris la so fa* as fashion creation is concerned. The designers seem to have taken on their old accustomfed stride. They have turned their efforts unreservedly to leadership in thtr World of style. To aid them In this crucial moment there are arriving from the United States, from South America, and from England hosts of buyers and fashion experts to watch the latest developments. This is almost a new experience. At least It is a revived experience, for through the last five years only the most favored of buyers have been allowed to cross the water and only a few of the dressmakers have kept up their work with anything likte pre-war vigor. American women during the war have deveiojfed a style all their own. They are dressing now as suits the climate and their life and their pursuits, which are quite different from the French woman's. And one sympathizes with the buyers, who wonder whether their clients at home will refuse to accept the wonderful things than anything America has ever wltrn or even dreamed about You hear it Sajd that the Parisians are wearing their skirts very long, but when you ,See them with their skirts actually extending Just below their knees, so that when their arms are raised the skirt pulls above the knee, you know what a short skirt really is. It Is easy on material and is extremely good looking when the figure of the wearer can stand the strain. The skirts are tight, too, but what matters that when their length Is what it is? No trouble about taking a good, long step in a dress of this character. Then the coats, when It is a suit, reach almost to the bottom of the skirts, leaving, in fact, only abotft two or three inches of the skirt to be seen. The coats are either strictly tailored or they show a little fullness about the hips. That tells a story of forthcoming 'fullnesses of even greater volume. It is so with the dresses. Always there Is a slight gathering of extra material where the hips Join the waist. It Is the pannier that is greeting us on the broad highway of fashion. As yet brought over frotn France, if their itls not larpe enough nor full enough rSflsfi: i- Western Newspaper Union An afternoon hat of unusual merit. The skeleton ostrich feathers make ft striking trimming for this exquisite headgear of velvet. eyes are trained only for beauty they will be dazzled Into letting all their accumulated notions of dress go by the board and the conservatives at home will not be suited. At this time of the year aft of France, as all of the rest of the world, sreks a cool spot; and so It Is at Denuvllle and the other resorts by the seaside that one looks upon the fashionably arrayed crowd of women and is able to gain some Idea of' the trend of the times as regards dress. They are wearing the very latest things from a French point of view, and, of course, the majority of the fall fash- Ions will follow in some respects the lines favored just now. Skirts Are Very Short Well, the tendency Is all In the direction of the skirts that are shorter to be alarming, though there are rumors of hoops about the hips and even about the bottoms of the skirts... Sleeves Are Scant .... j The sleeves now in vogue can hardly be called sleeves. They actually are just a little strip of material over,the top of the shoulder. In most Instances that Is all, and the Parisians wear them fearlessly for morning and afternoon. In the evening there Is no sign to be seen of sleeves. Even the blouses for wear with tailored suits iare scantily equipped as to sleeves. They will be quite high at the neck, buttoning up under the chin most uncomfortably on a hot day, and then they will have these little, Inadequate sleeves--that Is, they are Inadequate for anything except setting off a good-looking arm. Favorite Color Combination. Black and white Is by all odd's the favorite color combination at the French resorts at this time of the year. Black and white Stripes, since early spring, have been very good for separate silk dresses and for suits, as well as for topcoats. Now the new woolly fabrics are appearing, and they show these stripes in wide and narrow arrangements. Then there is the black gown with the white hat; that Is the most effective. This season they are wearing over the white hat, which is sans trimming, a black, lacy veil. This makes the costume even more effective. The veil does not necessarily cover the face--in fact, It rarely does--but Its lacy pattern Is so distributed that the white showing through the black transparent pattern makes a trimming of its own. Hats Without Trimming. The hats, as a forecast of fall headgear, are mostly without trimming. The style is all In the line, but how that line is obtained Is a complete mystery. Upon examination the riddle only becomes more complicated. There seems to be nothing there except a band of something stiff to fit about the head. The crown^and the brim are entirely without inner stiffening or frame. The trick does not allow for explanation. It is all in the wizard who causes It to be. Yet, when this seeming mass of velvet or satin Is put on the head it takes a shape and form that commetid It to any wearer. It seems to have been made to set off at its best that face alone, and while you cannot say that the hat Is round or oval or square or long, still it haa shape. The felt blocked hats worn with mldseason gowns are round as to crown and as to brim as well. The brim turns up at the same distance all the way round and the only trimming for the hat is a silk band of the same color. Hats of this character In beige and taupe worn with navy blue suits are effective. Then there is another variation of this hat done in duvetyn. One of royal blue was worn with a gray serge suit a T DUVETYN AND VELOURS FROCK Materials In Prime F^vor With Maidens Who Wish to Dress in Height of Fashion. Amidst the new fall frocks duvetyn ranks highest, but being somewhat impractical, duvet de lalne and velonr Is more often used. The first frock above, worn by the maiden of the tightly rolled umbrella, Is of the duvet de lalne, is redwood in color, and Is made along the newest lines. These lines are the tight basque, that is revived once more, the flared peplum and the full skirt, and may be particularly noted in this model. The sleeves are iong and tight, and the high collar that buttons up at one side may be loosened, showing the U-Neck line beneath. A narrow shoe-string belt tightly binds the waist aft the peplum beneath flares out like petals. A velveteen frock Is very chic each fril. and 'tla wall to bar tt early, tor i. \ • A - I' §-,iMII?':- Its season Is short, this being one frock one cannot carry over to the spring. And so the foremost maiden to the right of the picture chose green velveteen, simply but smartly made. The waist Is a tight basque, whosa sash ties above, flaunting long balled ends faced in beige. The skirt Is full, with much shifting at the belt, accentuating the tightness of^xfi , waist. A tuck above the hea| maizes the skirt seem even shorter. ', Even Hose Are Beaded. So much in demand are beads that many shops are showing beaded Silk stockings to match the beaded frocks with which they are to be worn. Gfit course, these silken beaded stockings are expensive, but they are new and according to one's fancy pleasing. Among the useful garments to be in* eluded in the summer wardrobe is th# Cape of knitted wool. One noted recently was old blue and had a larg* collar at gray angora. .gpv. WW v.- Hoffte should be made artistic, sanitary and livable. * _ These waHg should be A!aBStltt^hivtfie latest, up-to-the-minute nature color tints. Each room should reflect your own individuality and the treatment throughout be a complete perfect harmony in colore. , "P1* of °W home, whether mansion or cottage, can be made just as attractive, just as sanitary, through the intelligent use of AbMiiie Instead of kalsomine or wallpaper ; . much better, when you have a new home, to Hart riekt than to law* correct errors afterward from former treatment with other materials when you come to the use of Alabastine, as does nearly every one sooner or later. . , Once your walls are Alabastined you can use any material over it should you desire, but having used Alabastine you will nave no desire for any other treatment . . Alabastine is so easy to mix and apply -- so lasting in Its results -- so alwoluteljr sanitary-- and so generally recognized as the proper decorative material in a class by itself that it is becoming difficult to manufacture fast enough to supply the demand. 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SPOHN MEDICAL CO., BIG FOOD SUPPLY NEGLECTED GOSHEN, IND., U. S. Writer Points Out How Great Savings Might Be Effected by Cultivation of Certain Trees. Nnts are the best of all tree crops because of their high food value, their Iong keeping qualities and the long life of the trees. But there are many other tree crops almost utterly neglected by us. In tropical countries the food of whole nations Is largely derived from tree fruits, both for man and animals. The bread fruit, the banana, the avocado, the paw-paw, the carob, the flg, are examples. But with such fruits as the American paw-paw, the persimmon, the mulberry, the honey locust, the acorn and beechnut are neglected sources of food, espepecially for animals. Doctor Smith says that our domesticated animals eat about nine-tenths of our food crops and that few spend a large part of our time waiting on these animals. Why not make our hogs and chickens, for example, wait on themselves by having food-crop trees, many of which keep dropping their fruit over a large period of time, under which we can pasture them? In Portugal they entirely fatten their pigs on acorns and in some of the Mediterranean islands on chestnuts.--Exchange. TheDlfferenoa.-.-, **It Is d far cry." * . •What Is?" "From a real cocktail to near-beer." A Woman's Idea of a fascinating man Is ore wh<> Irfens her «ri*»*«<lng. CONDUCTOR HAD HAD ENOUGH Little Controversy With Passenger •Baffle a Trifle Personal Ml< ; He Shut It Off. / ""fare, please I" "My money is In the box." "Nit on that stuff. Ton went right by." "Bet your life I did. I been waltln' two hours for a chance to get Inside." "Forget it. Pay your fare and cut out the bull." "Get off your foot, I dag op "Where'd you get on?** "Water street." "Yes, you did. What happened' at River street just now?" 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