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CHAPTER XVI--Continued. --11-- "Yes; hold my hand while I guide you; we can sit here." - was a couch of some kind against the outer wall. She did not release her grasp, seemingly galnifig courage from this physical contact, and my Snipers closed warmly over her own." "Now, pkase," breathlessly, "how is It possible you are aboard this vessel-- an officer?" ' I told her the strange story, as swiftly and slmplyvas possible, "speak- , ing scarcely above a whisper, feel ins: 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- : tioningly, the clasp of her fingers perceptibly 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 opportunity even to learn the true nature of the crew. Watkins is alb honest sailor, and he has told pie of others 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 voyage with this man--Estada ?"! ; "He told me what he had decided upon; not to return to their rendezvous until after they had captured some prizes and could go with gold chinking in their pockets!" "Where Is their rendezvous?" "An island in the West Indies, prob^ •My not on the chart. They call it - Porto Grande." ~- "And they will sweep the poean between here and there seeking victims? Unarmed merchantmen t to rob and siuk? 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 already," she said quickly, "that you may not know about." "You mean to depose Sanchez?" "Yes; you had suspicioned it? 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 r* "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 jjuilty. equally desperate, but they ar« not the same men. I may 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?" "We cannot permit him to feel that either of us are enemies. He is the power aboard; our lives, everything •re in his hands. If be means to be rid of Sanchez the man is doomed, for he will find a way to accomplish his purpose; murder means nothing to these men." "Of course you are right," she acknowledged. "Our case is so desperate 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 explosion," 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 last card he will care to play in your case. You are English and all the practical seamen on board are from northern Europe -- English and Scandinavian. These men are not pirates from choice --they are prisoners who have taken on to save their own lives. With his bullies and cutthroats amidships he can compel them to work, but he dare not go too far. Once these fellows unite in iputlny they could take the •hip. An assault en you would be dangerous." "It is these men you count on?" "Yes; but for me to gain their confidence and leadership will require time. The slightest sUp would mean failure and merciless punishment. At best the situation is absolutely desperatc but I see no other bolution." "And my service is deceit--thp acting of a part to blind the 'eyes' of 1 serve my honor. I hate this man; I dread his touch; I shrink from contact 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." "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 .--^-- -- 'iiiuf k* W attack. I could determine almost his exact position as his advancing foot felt cautiously along the deck. -He came forward inch by inch. I measured the distance aa indicated by faint, shuffling sounds. • I Could not see but I knew. With all my force I struck! Blindly aa It had been delivered the blow hit fair; there was a thud, an inarticulate groan, and Jhe fall of a body u|>on the floor--be- }ond that nothing. I waited breathlessly listening for the slightest movement. I felt Dorothy touch uiy shoulder and caught the sound of her voice trembling at my ear. "What is It? What did you do?" "I struck biifi 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 perceptible heart-beat, no semblance of breathing. My lingers sought his face, and I could scarcely suppress a cry of surprise--he was not Estada. Who, then, was he? What could have been bis purpose In thus invading this stateroom? All I could grasp was the fact that the fellow Was not the Portuguese-- 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 •' . sy a -Jj <«,»•; »*.(.'. Afid now enters the smock--that is, It Is entering everybody's wardrobe. At first, writes a fashion correspondent* this curious fad was followed only, by those of artistic or gardening temperament or those who loved the most advanced and different sort of thing. The smock has undergone- so- many modifications from Its first appearance ap the typical peasant garment, which it really is, that it is in point of fact hardly recognizable. Its name, too, has changed, for whereas in the beginning it was just a smock, now It is known as the "overblouse," and the chemise blouse, and the Cossack coat. The gardening period in our recent lives Is believed to be responsible for the acceptance of this type of blouse. The smock ls^o comfortable with Its loose free lines that 4t became at once just the sort of,,thing needed for thte «o*tv«f work, especially ftakef it many women understand so cleverly the adaptation of every mode th&t we are spared an avalanche of lgdles apireakfalt Dorothy, I want you to realize the j fell directly on the upturned face. 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 impossible. I cannot conceive that you are lowering yourself In any Way by using the power you possess to eaeape violence--" "The power I possess?" - 5 "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 nfeture may overcoipe his discretion. Take this pistol. Keep it hidden about your person, but use it only whea a}l else laiis. You retain faith in wef*. "Implieitly." "And pledge "yourself to your part, leaving in^ to Attend to mine?" Her two hands clasped my fingers, her eyes, uplifted. "Geoffry Carlyle, I have always believed in you, and now. after the saci She Lifted Her Eyea. rifice you have made to serve me I can refuse ydd nothing you ask. I will endeavor .fcp 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 otherwise. Geoffry Carlyle--I am a Fairfax." Satisfied with my mission and confident nothing more njeed be said, I arose to my feet. "Then we can do nothing further until I learn the disposition of the crew," I said quietly. "Estada 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 la in the balance." "I will see you agoinf "Perhaps not here; it is too dangerous ; but I will find means to communicate 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 is a gleam of yellow light from the main cabin, while the crouching figure of a man, like a gliding shadow slipped through the aperture, closing the door behind him as softly as he had opened It. I heard her catch her breath and felt lier hands grasp my sleeve, but I never stirred. 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. I could hear him now, slowly and cautiously feeling his way toward us through the darkness. features revealed were unfamiliar-- 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 csnnot be left lying exposed here; no one would believe you killed him, and my presence must not be suspected." "Could It," she" suggested, "be dropped through the port?"; She shrank back from touching- the Inanimate figure, yet It required the combined efforts of %oth 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 you should be questioned tomorrow 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 advantage. The fellow was pillaging on his own account; if he is missed it will be supposed he fell overboard, and no one will care. You are not afraid to remain here alone?" "No; I am not greatly frightened, m it shall try and bar the door with a • hair. I have no key." "Then I'll leave you; half of my itch below must be gone by now. I'll ; ke 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 surprise the light over the table had been extinguished, rendering the cabin so black I had to actually feel my way fciward. The lantern must have been put out since »then by some confederate. After a moment of hesitation I found my way across to my own atateroom and pressed open the door. (TO EE> CONTINUED.) AVOID THAT "DOUBLE CHIN" I •b" tel Investigation Has Shown It Can Be Controlled If Not Entirely/6eiva • Away With. . i _____ •--,-f _ Among the other strange ideas advanced in this era of strangeness Is the one which would make it appear that the personal form of plumpness known as a double chin Is not strictly patriotic. The critic, presumably a person of lathlike build, declares that a double chin is an indicator of disregard for conservation. Generous feeders are nsually marked by this fleshy excess. Of course nobody wants a double chin. As far as known it never has found a welcome. Nobody desires to lose the precious neck line of youth. A double chin with lts curving crease is quite enough of an anxiety ,witbout coupling it with «n intimation of disregard for loyalty. Happily the charge has brought a quick response." An investigator declares that the double chin can be controlled and very largely mitigated. It depends largely upon the carriage and pose of the head. The person who has a repeated chin, or Is threatened with one, should recall and practice Dr. Edward Everett Hale's famous advice: "Look up, not down." The person who sits, or stands, or walks, with an erect body and keeps the chin uptllted, can defy the crease and the fatty ridges--yes, and defy the insinuations of the lathy critic.--*Cleveland Plain Dealer. sincerely believe your greater of security He* in -this course. The fellow is a supreme egotist; opposition will anger him, while flattery will make him subservient, "tfou Vtiive the wit and discretion to hold him within certain limits, it is a dangerous game, I admit, and a disagreeable •ne, but the ease required 'tfwpefate CHAPTER XVII. -- ' > A duFder on Board. To lie certain of free space I extended" one hand and ray fingers came Into unexpected contact with the back of a ehnlr. Without moving my body I grasped this welcome weapon ,of defense ivod swung 'it above my head. Whoever the Invader creeping upon w+i' f r " ' |C Wenprn Nfwipaper Union DEL, m 1 r-i. Charming Russian blouae of blue draped over a dainty frock of dark blue chiffon. looked just as well with trousers as with skirts--a thing which could not be said of all waists or blouses. Of course trousers were a part of the gardening days, and while they have retired at least from general service as far as woman's need for them goes, the smock remains, glorified beyond its most humble followters' recognition. Of great beauty are those overblouses of midnight blue voile closely pailleted all over with round silver disks and held In place with a thick cord of silver threads. This Is to be worn with a skirt of silk or sport satin or gabardine and makes a pleasing costume. The printed chiffons have been extensively used for the type of blouse. One seldom sees them without a belt of some sort, generally a heavy silken cord which encircles the waist and loops in front with heavy tassels or fringe. If the smock is worn under the coat It is often left free and unbelted, but rarely is it seen now worn In this way without one^s coat or sweater. The smock of the unbelted variety has a decidedly dressing saccjpe look, but so parently abroad in their coats or boudoir jackets. A Lovely Smock Blouse. One of the most beautiful of all the smock type of blouses seen lately Is of finest indestructible white voile, braided all over in fine white silk braid in'circle design. The bottom of the blouse has a hem of white silk faced back onto the blouse. A vest Is cut at the front and piped with white silk. Two silken buttons caught to- |f gether with loops of the narrow braid fasten it at the throat. It slips over the head In kimono fashion and a heavy silken cord of white slips around the waist and" loops In front. This charming thing Is to be worn with white skirts or satin or silk or crepe. A carious concession to the overblouse notion is found in many elaborate waists of chiffon or georgette with the front piece left long enough to go over the skirt and the back, stopping just at the waist line. The belt of the skirt slipped over the front panel gives the effect when worn under a coat or a vest. The blouse, of course, buttons down the back. The vestee lives on and on and appears just as often on simple waists of wash fabric as it does on the more elaborate type. « One finds waists of georgette with vests made by using frill after frill of narrow Valenciennes lace. Always the vestee is simulated by leaving the front panel longer than the back so that It hangs over the skirt. Just as irften one finds a hem of some contrasting color to the body of the blouse added, the contrasting color appearing on collar and sleeves also. Now and then In a very fine smock of organdie one finds this sort of trimming done with fine lace. Of all of the delightful summer things we have seen none is" more charming than the smock of organdie of a new sort which has dots of a different color scattered thickly "over Its surface. Tiny frills of the plain organdie trim collar and sleeves and edge the turned back hem, while narrow string belts of the organdie hold the extira fullness in place at the waist. These offer the greatest degree of freshness and crispness--which ahy summer wash fabric ought to have. . The Long Cossack Blouse. A variation of the smock is the Cossack blouse. This is just as apt to reach to the knees as not. It often buttons right up to the chin, or again it is apt to separate down the, front entirely to show a vest underneath of richness and beauty. The Cossack blouse, as the name tells, Is borrowed from Russia. It has the same drooping fullness «t the waifct that one sees in the Russian peasant garment, arranged over a wide belt of the same material as the whole garment or of different color and fabric. The skirt of this blouse Is always very long, and just as apt to reach to the hem of the skirt as not. It Is most often developed In some hand* some fabrics such as georgette thickly braided or beaded, or In silken Indestructible voile or even in heavier silk or velvet, and naturally Is intended for elaborate occasions. There Is nothing which offers a simpler way of remodelling an old garment than the use of a Cossack blouse. One can really make a sort of elongated shirt and belt it in at the waist and conform thus strictly to the type. Or the front can be opened, a vest added .and the sides of the skirt be left open to show the petticoat of the dress beneath. * v The Greatest Name In Goodlu-Lanci Waist of Tailored Type striped percale and these are again In The Polka Dot. Because in 1835 a Bohemian peasant girl danced a new step In a little village near the Polish border a Hungarian dancing master Introduced It In Europe under the name of Polka, which Is the feminine of I'olak or Pole. By 1844, at the time James K. Polk was running for the presidency, the dance had spread to America and the name "Polk" and the word "Polka" formed a coincidence at once appealing to everyone. The manufacturers. merchants and designers immediately presented Polka hats. Polka shoes. Polka gauze and the "newest design in fabrics for gentlewomen." Palestine in Christ's Time. At the time of the birth of Christ. Judea, that portion in which Jerusn lem was situated, was a dependency r.'rov;",n"T,;: hv ™7^rr„° i ly uit enemy, jictusited by some foul purpose,, and no doubt armed. To ! strike him flown as quickly and silent- i year 70 A. D.. about thirty-five years after the death of Christ, Jerusalem Itself was captured by the Itomant She lifted her eyes, searching my i thought, face through the dim light. IV ns possible was therefore ,he plain un<1" EmPeror »«• duty «f the uement. Ihadnoohr S 5 ,U ,by the u oiner j mans and held for varying period! 'liie.hiowmi*. ™.m. ... J »>y them, by the Persians, by the Mo- "Geoffry Carlyle," she snid at Inst. ' his w.ty forward itidieated unfaniltin tr tremor in tb^Jow voice, "there is Ity. wUI, ib* »panti,ient. although his I* **c,lfioe 1 MroS1<1 advance proclaimed aonut ape- British, 'le groped hntumedans. by the Crusader* anc aid itidieated by th(? Turk„ It was under Turkish rule from 15iq pantll capture by tk« Now because there is much talk of these newer models we must not for a moment think that the regulation blouse or shirtwaist Is out of favor. Indeed, it is not, and it is repeated in just as many materials as there are factories to make them. The kimono type with Its slip-on ease Is still much favored for the dressier blouses of georgette or chiffon. Many have a rather tight foundation over which is hung a panel of contrasting color back and front. This panel, while short, Is left to hang free over the skirt and Is smart in appearance. The sleeves of this blouse are of the same color and material as the body. One often finds this type of waist enveloped in a combination of organdie and linen or pique or heavy lawn. The effect is pleasing and unusual, too. As to the more tailored type of waist for traveling or business there are several models . which bid for favor. One of these Is the strictly tailored design following the exact lines of a man's shirt and is much affected for sport wear. A long time ago shirts of this sort were made of « brilliant favor--bright red and white stripes vying with those of the most vivid blue or green or yellow or black for first place. These, of course, are strictly tailored and have the appearance of belonging to one's brother, as they demand the same ties and link cuff buttons> Another tailored model is less severe than these, as it has a turned down collar usually added of some heavier "material than the sheer lawn or dimity or linen of which the blouse is made. In one model the coilar of linen crash becomes a pointed revers extending the entire front and fastening just below the yoke with one large pearl button. Fine lawn Is used for the body of the blouse. The cuffs which finish the long, tight sleeves, are folded back to fasten with buttons or narrow bows of black and white ribbon. COLORS ARE IN ABUNDANCE 8hades Especially Plentiful for the Popular Blouse--White Voile for Wash Waists. The colored frills and scallops which seem always to accompany blouses from overseas are plentifully seen this year. The blouse Itself Is made of the finest and loveliest handkerchief linen of a slmplo shirtwaist pattern. Double frills placed in jabot effect down the front and forming the collar in the back have scalloped edges done in colors. Of course the allwhite blouse Is found just as often In this style and Is quite as lovely, especially as It Is so often developed in the finest of materials and ornamented with the most beautiful of hand work, hemstitching or cross stitching or tiny rows of finest herrtngboning. Nothing Is ever lovelier than these fine white blouses. Because of the beautiful hand work on them which makes them so expensive they are of excellent cut and usually fit well-- which the less expensive do not always do. The Imported blouses of fine Hip Stiffening In Sklrta. * Hip stiffening is being used to . • large extent in Paris dresses, giving skirts very much the old crinoline handkerchief linen elaborately »ea* broldered are like this. The most satisfactory of all materials for wash waists Is white voile- It seems to grow lovelier with each washing and rarely appears dingy, as lawns and dimities may. Voile alsc lends Itself well to any sort of trimming and is Just as pretty with a gft?at deal of lace and many tucks and much hand embroidery as when left untrimmed. By a singular fancy the colored blouses, especially those of organdie, are much in demand this year. The dimities with white background and a thick sprinkling of Dresden flowers are especially pretty. They are made with wide sailor collars edged with little frills of plain white organ#* jiving crispness and daintiness. , For Young Girls. Young girls are always looking for something different In sport cloth** To meet this demand many of the shops are showing tennis blouses of bright-colored flannels. These ar% made very much like a mldshlpuiatfi blouse, with atsallor collat, an 4 amt to 1>e had lb verjr bright hue* WRIGLEYS JUICY FRUIT CHEWING GUM WS9 GUM Sealed Tttfbt KeptRlthf Foregone Conclusion. "A cat show Is always a success." "Naturally; a cat show ought to come up to the scratch." A Lady of Distinction. la recognized by the delicate fasdnat* tng Influence of the perfume she use& A bath with Cutlcura Soap and hot water to thoroughly cleanse the pores, followed by a dusting with Cutlcura Talcum Powder usually means a clear, •weet, healthy skin.--Adv. TOO MUCH FOR THE OCULIST That Kind of Shortsightedness -Was Something for Which He Had No Cure. A woman consulted an oculist about her husband's eyesight, , saying she wanted a very strong pair -of glasses for him. 'I fear I cannot recommend glasses without first seeing your husband," the oculist said. 'He won't come at any price," was the reply. "Then tell me something about him. Can he see objects at a distance, or does he experience difficulty when reading? For instance, could be see that pigeon flying above us?" "Rather," the woman said. "He'd spot a pigeon on the wing quicker than he'd see an alt-plane, especially If he'd got a bet on it. What I want yer to cure is his short-sightedness when he's looking for a Job. He's been lookin' for work for the last ten years and never got any to suit his fastidious eyesight yet."--Pittsburgh Chronicle- Telegraph. ^ Arrange . Enamel Cover. If you use an enamel cover for your tires, be sure you put It on right side up. Sometimes we find one put on upside down, which will cause It to hold the rain Instead of shedding It. HAD LITTLE USE FOR WATER Highly Placed Personages of the P|fll Evidently Wasted No Time on Their Ablutions. | The American physician who se^ltt out a warning not to wash would at one time jjjave found many sympathizers among ladies of the English aristrocracy. When Augustus Hare wad visiting Lady Waterford at Highcliffe In 1873 he heard one of the other guests, Mrs. Fairholme, remark: "My grandmother used to say that beauty went out with open carriages. 'Why, you are just like men, my dear,' she told me, 'with your brown necks and your rough skins and your red noses. In our days It was different; young ladles never washed their faces. They covered their faces with powder, then put cold cream on and wiped It off with a flannel. That was the way to have a good complexion.'" One learns also from contempon&T memoirs that two French kings--Henry III and Louis IV--were consistent antiablutionlsts. The grand monarque used cold cream In place of soap and water. Henry III not only shunned water, but lay all night with raw veal chops on his cheeks, with his hands tied with silk cords to the top of the bed so as to preserve their whiteness. And Sir Anthony Weldon says of James I: "His skin was soft as taffeta sarsnet, which felt so because bee never washt his hands, only rubb'd his ' finger ends slightly with the wet end of a napkin." * .if" 1 Brazilian Rice. Formerly one of the big imports of Brazil was rice. Now she exports five times as much rice as she ever Imported. Hopeo for a Change. The weary and pallid little mfA entered the drug stor.e | "Do you keep 'Rixle's Reviver"?" asked. "Yes," said the druggist. "Gimme six bottles for my wife!" "Tried all other remedies wItho|jt success, eh?" said the druggist, ooi* versatlonally. ; "No; she ain't 111 at all. But I saw In the advertisement where a woman wrote, after taking six bottles, *1 an a different woman !' " - _ - f , - • Every Year Sees & ^ An Increased Demand (or Postum, from coffee drinkers who realize a change in habit will bring tiftalfk. The Origin $:P POSTUM Ib rich and satisfying as a table drink (or both young and oki. At Grocers. Two tins, tuully sold at 15c and 25c. i- AiJieiLt -jJj* v ;(i '• •. - ^ 'n;V.