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ENRt PfcAINDBALKR f2 /* ? mmm :s:0 k'••< .••.*> '«$,•>*# •%*#»!*« i v«v.«., $ By RANDALL PARRISH CHAPTER XVII--Continued. •;;v --12-- \< « The hilt of the knife In my belt at- ^I^b*cted my attention, and I drew It v vibrth, curious to learn if it bore any nark of ow nership. My eyes were In .Wantly attracted to a dark stain on ' -both hilt and blade. I held it to the »vJlght--it w£s the stain of blood, and •v^JBy hands were niso reddened by It. In that first instant of horror I hurled ^tlie weapon out through the open port v!fcto the sea. Blood There had been ^nurder committed on board, and the /•How I had struck down was seeking refuge, endeavoring to find conceal- .~.'jfftent following his crime. Ay, but What about the light in the cabin? It jhaid been extinguished after the fleelttg fugitive had entered Dorothy's „ stateroom. Did this mean that the Slayer had an accomplice? If so, then the killing was not the result of a mere personal quarrel amidships, or ""40 the forecastle,, but • the result of . «dme conspiracy. I thought of San- •<^jez, and of Estada's plan to obtain f ^ontrol of the ship. Could this be Its Elimination? ,And was the Spaniard ^ »|rendy lying dead in his cabin? ^Nothing came of my thought--only •infusion; nor did I dare investigate -'.ftir fear of becoming more deeply ln- ' waived in the tragedy. No, there was tldthing to be done; my safety, and the safety of the girl depended on our apparent Ignorance of what had occurred. Convincing myself of this, I trashed the blood stains from my tads and lay^down In the bunk fully essed to await my call. : r When called I exchanged but few - Aords with LeVere. He weot Quickly his room. Nothing of Importance ;<M>curred during my watch. * The dawn came cold and gray but " clearing skies. I climbed into the -^ajpjain crosstrees and swept the horizon . With a glass. Not so much as a speck rewarded my efforts, and I descended iflke ratlines, shouting "to the boatswain call the port watch. Watkins came aft to the wheel and I sent the fellow tus relieved down Into the cabin to ut out LeVere. The two returned t» deck together, the negro glancing „ fbout curiously without mounting the •-Adder. ---*"You call Senor Estada yetf lie ^estioned. "No; I had no orders to do so/V ' vVv."He tol' me, call him at daylight Here you, Amada; go wake op the Htnor." ... The seaman disappeared, while Le- "iRere crossed the poop deck and stood Upside me looking out across the ex- -fpnse of sea. . • " Amada emerged from the oompanlon ; afc'l stared up at us. shading his mouth With one hand as he spoke. "He answer nothing. Senor fceVere." -•'"Was the door locked?" "I know hot, senor; I not try to open t ' W - r-Thf swine." said LeVere, "I suphave to go myself." -"We'll go down together, senor," 1 '•Bid quietly. "Estada must be sick: I could hear the rumpus Amada kicked up even on deck here. No man id sleep through that racket," • CHAPTER XVIII. ' ~ XW. A New Conspiracy. v>>..Tke interior of the cabin appeared desolate In the gray light of dawn. ;I - led the way directly to Estada's Stateroom. My heart pounded like a , hammer as I rapped on the wooden ' panels and waited some response from There was no :mswer, Do *» Mk • ** It Was the Stain of Blood. . sound of movement, and I rapped again mure loudly, my questioning eyes •eeking LeVere's face. He was listening as Intently us myself. • ••) "There Is something wrong, senor," Ihe whispered, "for he was ever a light :sleeper.** The door was unlocked, the latch yielding Instantly to the hand, and I J .Stepped within. A glance told everything. Estada lay In his bunk, with "one leg dangling outside, and his head crooked against the side wall. His ' Very posture wus that of sudden death. even had It not been pictured by the , . jrlirstfy face, and tip dark pool of . Mood underneath. I fieurd an exclamation from Le Vere and stood for an ji Instant utterly unable to move. I ^ know already what I should find, yet finally forced myself forward--he was • : stone dead, pierced with three knife - thrusts. I stood up and faced the mulatto, wliotiP'CoiiuteBa&ce was fairly > trreen with horror. ' "What do you know about this, $ejMir I^VtWjf* I afeked sfcrnly. "The pjrritfht, by A. C. McClurg A Co. man has been murdered, knifed. Who did it--and why?" He could scarcely answer, gripping at the table for support, ard never removing his gaxe from the face of the dead man. Yet I believed his words; was convinced this was not the terror of guilt t- , 1 "My Ood! I cfnnot tell; I • have never dreamed of this." , ; "Had the man . eneraAw. -Anyone you would suspect?" ' ^ "Enemies? Ay, plenty of tftem; we all have. We exj>ect that In our trade. This ship Is full of devils ready enough to do such a job; but I could not name the one who did do It. I know of no cause. I have heard nothing." _ • .» i y „* "I believe you, LeVere*" I aa|(^ V "What can we do, senor?" "Do! We must talk that over first. We cannot meet this thing until we are prepared. There is more danger in hasty action than anything else." I shut the door behind us and turned the key. It was a relief to get outside, even into that dismal cabin, beyond view of Estada's dead face. LeVere, who had evidently lost his nerve, sank Into a chair. "You fear an uprising, a mutlrty?" I questioned, "when this is reported?" "What will prevent?" he asked. The captain cannot stir; the mate is, dead; the men already crazed because we take no prizes. They will murder us also and take control. Those devils amidships." And who leads them? Who would be captain?" , "Manuel Estevan," he whispered. "I thought as much. Then it ts Manuel Estevan we must secure first --before they know. Whatever his men may know of what has occurred they will make no move until they get his orders. We must stop the possibility of his issuing any. Without 'a leader the advantage is ours." You mean to kill him?" Only as a last resort. There Is no good feeling between those quartered amidships and the crew?" 'No, senor; It is hate generally, although they are not all alike. The real sailors are mostly captured men ; they serve to save their lives, and only for these others on board could not be held long. Your plan, senor. Is to set the one against the other?" "Yes, if possible. These sailor men are of all races. Can they be trusted?" 'Some might he, sir; it Is hard to tell how many. It is not the race which counts so much, senor. There are those among them who would not care to returfi to honfeStj." ; * "And you, LeVere?" He spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders. "There is no hope of me; I was born to the free life." "What then is ifvwith you?" "Hate, senor--revenge*" and his teeth gleamed savagely. "I would spit on this Manuel who seeks to be chief. I can never be--no; I am of black skin, with negro blood in my veins, and white men would never have it so. But I can hate, senor. That is why I am with you now, if the devil so *rill. Your plan might work---tell me faore of it." What are the odds, say you--thirty to a hundred? Ay, but surprise will overcointyTlsRt. My plan is this; First to secur^g&anuel as quietly as possible but at whatever cost With him in our hands, or dead, the buccaneers have no leader. What then? There are' men in the crew on deck and In the forecastle to be trusted--Watkins Is one, and he will know others, a dozen no doubt. They will be enough. We will whisper t^ie truth to these, and have them ready for a signal. The forward door from amidships is closed by Iron bars--Is it not?" "SI, senor," bis eyes again sparkling with Interest. "The then quarreled, and there was fighting." "Then there is no escape in that direction, and it can be no great task to close any passage leading aft. Lower the deck hutch and we have those devils below caged like so many rats. There need be no fighting; starvation will bring them to terms." "But, -senor, your dozen men cannot guard the buccaneers below and also manage the bark. The crew are not aii iuiiibs--many will sympathize with those thus locked beneath deck. Cochose Is bad, and a friend of Manuel. Jle will fight, and there are others to hack him." "I know that, LeVere."' TKi whole plan is desperate, but there Is no other possible. Here Is my scheme. There J Is a gun rack In the cabin to arm the dozen men we can trust. The others havf nothing but their sheath knives. The buccaneers can be secured below, before these other lads ever realize what Is happening. As soon as we have control of the ship we'll round them up forward. They won't dare fuce the guns. Ill give them their choice." . .'i ,T- . "And what yttu tell them,. senor?"' " (' 7 ' • I catight my bWrtTTt, * Conwtmis of his meaning. My secret hope could not be revealed to this fellow. The answer came quickly to my lips. "The whole truth, Senor LeVere-- that Manuel conspired to sei*e the bark through a mutiny of the buoca neers; that these were to be turned loose with license to kill anyone on board who opposed them; that their real purpose was to divide among themselves all the treasure below, then wreck the vessel and escape with It. That to this end Estada had already been murdered. I shall explain that we discovered^ this conspiracy just In time to save'them from butchery, and they must stand by us or else submit to those hell-hound*." "And after that, senor?" #*Why, Porte Grande, of course." 1 admitted heartily. derstand what that means--a handful of gold for each of them and a run ashore. Why, LeVere, they will make more apiece than by looting a half doaen ships, and with no fighting. It will be a fortune for you and me." *dla somber eyes lighted up, startled bj this new idea, and he sprang to his feet. "You mean that, senor! We divide Vhat Is below and sail for Porto Gralfide? I hear you right? You not mean surrender? You stay pirate?" I laughed, my nerves tingling to the success of my ruse--he had taken the tempting bait like a hungry fish. "Why, of course. I am not such a fool as to throw away this chance. This is our chance, LeVere. If we put the Namur into Porto Grande, with Sanchez on board and alive, and those hellhounds locked below, we'll get anything we Yisk for. We'll be the cocks of the walk. If he shouldn't live through, why then we'll have a ship, and can run the game alone. Either way, if we win, the prize is ours--and if we stick together we win." My apparent enthusiasm caught the fellow. I could read the working of his mind In his face. This new view "Who Dtd It--and Why?" of the situation promised wealth, power, the total defeat of Estevan; everything he most desired. "You think Senor Sanchez live?" "What difference? If he lives he owes his life to us.' If he dies the bark is in our hands, and the treasure. Once we have won we care nothing if he live or die. kf# we together in this?'*"1 ! ;; Ut thrust out a lean yelty^ hand, and I gripped it. "Si, senor; I am with you." Tou pledge your word, Francol*?" "I pledge It, senor." "Good! And you have mine. Now to work--first Manuel Estevan, And then the men on deck." * (TO BE CONTINTfttt).) LIFE RESEMBLES MAGIC VASE Each of Us May Confidently Rely on Getting Out of It Just What We Put In. -• nAii .eastern legend teds of derful magic vase--known as the vase of life--which was ever full of a mysterious liquid. No one could tell what this liquid was. No chemist could analyze it or tell what entered Into Its composition. The marvelous thing about it was that whatever one dropped into it would overflow and run down the sides of the vase. That Is, the original liquid would not run over, but the thing which was dropped into It would overflow in kind and amount. The depositor would always get out of this magic vase exactly what he put into it Life is just such a magic' vase. It will run over to you only that which you drop Into It--nothing more, nothing less, nothing different. If we drop th love, generosity, tolerance, magnanimity, kindness, helpfulness, unselfishness-- the life vase will run over to: us the same things In the same amount and quality. If, on the other liand, w.e put In hate, jealousy, envy, cruelty, selfishness, grasping, greed, mattclous gossip about our neighbors --It will run over with all of these black devils to torment us and rob us of happiness and success.--O. 3. Marden in New Success. The First "White Way." When William Niblo opened his new theater at Broadway and Prince street, back on Independence day 1828, he celebrated the double occasion by a patriotic display of gas lights which flaunted the name o' "Niblo" far and wide and Immortalized It In stage as well as gas history. An admiring public gasped from a respectful distance, watching the red, white atyl blue shadows cast by "he rows of gas Jets spelling the proprietor's name. Gas had been used for the flnrt time In New York city .five years hefo>*e, but to the owner of Nlhlo's garden goes the credlt of first using gas for illuminating a theater.--Qtts tagic. were iJfwfcssfhg subject of clothes. Said one ^ "Do you dress to please yours&t or to please others?" > < "Why, to please others, of course," was the reply. The questioner smiled. "Would you mind taking off that shirtwaist?" she said. "I have always despised it." The silence which ensued was {tilth thick enough to feel. Perhaps, writes a prominent fashion correspondent, this little story Illustrates the futility of even attempting to please. Most of us, I am sure, dress the best we can with the means at hand--tbose means in the bank and those tht manufacturers create. Now and then one comes across those radiant persons who not only dress to please themselves but succeed / in pl<$sirg every one else as well. : AU Seek the Picturesque. I know of no .other word with whieh to describe the fashions of the hour than picturesque. To be picturesque seems to be the aim of all who make and those who wear feminine apparel Certainly there is a quaintness and a charm about present moment modes which warrants the term. For instance, a certain little pale pink organdie just the tint of a rose is banded together in a series of lace puffs made by gathering a narrow band of insertion along the top and bottom edges and placing the puffs between spaces In the organdie. Across the fitont there is drawn a little apron of the organdffe likewise bonded with these same quaint puffs i ' qrjettl&ly again at the iffie or the fichu where It crosses^ The charming frock Is not la the least fantastic or bizarre but picturesque to the last degree and Is the sort of thing a young woman would affect for her gayeat moments. It begins to look as If the waist is to disappear altogether--that is the Wcfftern Newstmper Union is to go to bed and sfHy thsrs if you can. with a bottle of "Boschee's Syrup" handy to Insure a good night's rest, free from coughing, with easy ex- P*$ofttion in the morning. BvMf you can't stay in bed yon most keep out of draughts, avoid sudden changes, eat qpartngly of simple food and take occasional doses of Boschee's 8yrup, which you can buy at any store where medicine is sold, a safe and efficient remedy, made in America for more ttaa fifty year*. Ke«p it handy.--Adr. Precaution a. . "What is all this straw doing in the .road? Somebody 111?" asked the man passing. "Hush 1" said the man at the gate, holding up a warning finger. "There's a young man calling on my daughter tonight who has been coming to see her for six years. He's very easily frightened. We hope he's going to propose tonight, and we are taking every precaution against his being startled!" "BAYER CROSS" ON This Is a summer dream of briek • brown moire taffeta ruffled with feathered edges, a charming frock for the younger miss. Cuff at bottom is snug and smart and at one corner having a small pocket fashioned of the lace and tipped at the top with a deep red rose and a blue ribbon. The bodice has a fichu, quaint little sleeves of lace and organdie puffed like the skirt, and the blue ribbon and red rose appear co- SAND AND TAN TONES '1°: Everybody l-augh 1 The who lauglM iwcunse she Is sunny-hearted, and finds, things to enjoy as she goes along, adds en joyment to others as they, go along. There la something In a smile "that culls out a .tmilei,' and spnatan* <nuk- laughter Is the most caiching thi'ig fn the world No -Orte who hears a Joyous laugh If "The men will un- j likely to scowl In response. As companion to the brown shades destined for early fall and winter wear sand and tan tones are often seen. There are. by the way. several new shades--falson brown, which has a reddish cast; tlson. which Is rust red; peace bine and Jade; Corlnthe and Adriatic, also blues. The combination of brown and green is striking and unusual enough to please the most ardent searcher after novel effect. It Is deftly done by placing strips of a jade green along a brown background and veiling the - green strips with a thin fabric of brown or a heavy open mesh braid, through which the green Is flecked. White and marigold yellow also present a new color combination of which the possibilities are limitless. We learn that London Is more Interested Just now in clothes for the debutantes than in all else--that Is, I-ondon's smart world, for there are the accumulated debutantes of the past five years to be presented at this year's drawing rooms, since the English king and queen held SPfial gatherings during the war. < _ Because of the vast number of young girls to appear before their majesties the regulation court costume with its long, long train, veil and Prince of Wales feathers will not be required this season at the several drawing rooms, but the London makers are creating wonderful afternoon costumes. Hence these lighter colored effects such as the vogue of marigold and white--so closely are we in this country in touch with matters over there that It Is only natural that the mode of their moments should reach us, too. War Over 8hort Skirts and 8leeves. Paris continues to wear Its skirts and sleeves just as short as possible, and consequently we are having a gay little dressmakers' war in this land as to just the length for American skirts, for the "ten inches from the floor" rule has quite as many followers as has the five-Inch adherents. A brief survey shows that American toilet articles. In comparison with those of other countries, occupy a good poaitlon on "the Swedish market . LINEN FRtiCK FOR MORNINGS Winsome Garment Is Fashion^ of Old-Blue Handkerchief Linen. With Smock Bodice. Morning frocks may be fashioned .of old-blue handkerchief linen with a smock bodice of white linen edged with red and blue braided peasant embroidery. This embroidery Is continued In a smart outline around the iHrge armholes of the sleeves. The small buttons are covered with white linen, and red thread is used for the loops. Made of white organdie Is a frock that Is deeply tucked and hemmed, and the neckline and cuffs are outlined with n quaint embroidered braid having blue circles with a tiny red dot In them arranged at short intervals. A navy blue moire ribbon, with a bunch of bobbing red cherries caught In the bow. ties about the waist; the buttons at the neck ami at the cuffs are of pearl. This frock Is so simple that the woman who Is Just beginning to be a woman'and just finishing being a girl may ^wear It with entire appropriateness. and the older woman, as well, need not hesitate to Include It among her summer gowns. It may also be had In light blue and flesh-colored organdie with a navy blue sash. For Small Qiria, The fancy for dolor combinations In children's dresses Is very pronounced this summer. A white voile frurk may be trimmed with ruflles of yellow, pink, green or blue voile or organdy. or blue may be trimmed with yellow, etc. The' smartest bate for children are the plain sailors trimmed with ribbon bands and bows or with small clusters of flowers or artULciai f r u i t , , - " 'K' ^J-fWtoiimpga of Gulmpes add chemisettes are of extreme daintiness, net being the foundation of all the latest models. Trimmed frequently with valencieunes and venlse. they are sometimes made entiroty -of either of these iacejh \ • 'Avoid Hot Water. •lever use hot,water tn washing slfks, as this destroys the luster of the silk, KB* A very Frenohy trotteur costume. It le an advance style, extremely chlo, fascinating and neat It combines French serge, shepherd plaid anil white pique. waistline, I mean, for the newest creations show not only no line where one's waist Is but many gowns and blouses have capes of lace or accordion- plaided chiffon set over the shoulders, and entirely covering the upper part of the figure. This effect Is achieved In a gown of black Spanish lace, the skirt of which has several lace flounces placed one above the other on a foundation of black satin. A deep girdle of burnt orange and silver brocade form what there is of the bodice and a tight cape of the lace buttons snugly around the neck and fits as'smoothly as a cap over the shoulders. The lower edge falls over the ribbon girdle in a floating panel effects The same method of making a blouse has just arrived from overseas in a white accordion-plaited chiffon blouse of which the lower part Is a tight foundation of the chiffon over a thin white silk and the plaited chiffon falls In the same capelike fashion from neck to waistline hiding the absence of other sleeves, as this curious arrangement seems to make sleeve as well as bodice. The same thing appears again in a flesh pink georgette with the lower edges bordered with several rows of palest pink ostrich feather banding. The fashion for veiling one's self in tulle as was done so much last year Is more noticeable than ever. It is well to note that the soft wood brown shades have almost superseded the blues of the past season, "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" to be genuine must be marked with the •tfety "Bayer Cross." Always buy an Unbroken Bayer package which contains proper directions to safely relieve Headache, Toothache, Earache, Neuralgia, Colds and pain. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost but a few cents at drug stores--larger packages Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of EiftnoeroUe acidester of Salicylicacld.--Adv. Knew What He Was Doing. A little boy had a pony and a dog, {and his generosity was often tried by visitors asking him--Just to see what he would say---to give them one or both of his pets, Oqe day he told a man he might have his pony, reserving the dog, much to the surprise of his mother, who asked: , " "Why, Jacky, why didn't yon give htm the dog?" r .? . "Say nothing, say nothing, mother. When he goes to get the-pony I'll set the dog on him."--Minneapolis Tribune. - ' ; ;• V-» •<i AMERICANS MAKING GOOD AT SIXTY-FIVE -Don't worry about old age, • sound Km Is good at an j age. Keep your dy in good condition and you can be as hale and hearty and able to "do your hit" as when you were a young fellow. Affections of the kidneys and bladder are among the leading causes pf early or helpless age. Keep them clean and the other organs in working condition, and you will nave nothing to fear. Drive the poisonous wastes from the Srstem and avoid uric acid accumtdaons. Take GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules periodically and you will find that you are as good as the next fellow. Your spirits will be rejuvenated, your muscles strong and your aoind keen enough for any task. GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules will do the work. But be sure to get MEDAL IKlrfdu'i Recovery FfcMtfNMjr • State. SFCT W DuiV dreadfal shape." «ys Mrs. Oakley Ave., Haas- I had puffa under my eyes and my body blo&t- Sd badly ail over. My feet were swollen to twice their natural siaa and the skin looked shiny. When I pressed »t down, it left a dent th«« and I knew I wat W off with dropsy. •tKhi «nikr It wou1ldJ ,lu.^rey v ferryl eloandg.s Id iddonc'ttoiw with three different physicians and they didn't help me and I was discouraged. Nobody knows the torture I went tbrongh. "I decided to try Dean's Kidnap Puis. 1 used three boxes knd I was cured. I felt fine. As awellii W. B asMdl of Mn.lMhM cureu. i i«i one. as the aweikag went down, my appetite picked qp ana I was soon perfectly healthy. Mr fihr came back and people said I looked fcs well as ever. DOOMft Kidney saved my life." ^ 8%oom to before me, ' MABEL T. BWBRBY, ' 4 " Notary PtibMg, Gst Deftsfc at Aav 3*m, (Or* DOAN'S rOSTOUOLBURN CO, BUFFALO, N. Y. Light Employment "How would you like tg bft 'as idli as a painted ship upos a paint' ocean'?" ~ ! 'Til confess that I have an acute at* tack of spring fever," said Mr. Dub* walte, "but that would be a trifle too monotonous, even in ray present rundown condition. I'd rather be the chair» man of a congressional investigation! committee. That comes as close to. being suspended animation as any«< thing I know aboyt."-- Age-Herald. • w,.' ' Jf f Like a VetertrttT' A friend of mine who was down In the Hawaiian Islands with the Ameri* can first field artillery told me he ha<$| not been In the service long but was already as tanned as a raspberry anqj| as bowlegged as a donkey.--Kxchange. Its Kind. "There are no manicure machines* are there?" "No; that business ha# to be handmade." --I': B.A Thomas hog POWDER Sanest* Raca\ are reor your money will be refunded. ' For sale by moat druggists. In sealed packsgee three sizes.--Adv. Not in the Right Class. "Betty, I wish you'd tell Billy and Anna to stop playing with those Alnsworth children. Their social standing is growing a bit questl<?nable." "Why, Is that right?" "-Yes, it leaked out at a director's meeting last night that they have the poorest stocked cellar In town."---Life. The only sure thing about a lot of dead sure things Is that they're dead. Mighty few people get Indigestion from swallowing their pride. Mt. PlMaaot, I*.--"'Whan I found stekni. ins in my hard I «t a Ml lb. pail of B. A. Tkon# •auaSHeed" wthaayt. t cMoto sot*o tIhSenrl,t abnedd wfeheedni nmgy I ht,o Ig w* wu< - all well I (ota third pall and and that twice a wi feed keeps then well." Jim Kenneen, &. No. 1. OLD KENTUCKY MFC. CO- In«u p-J-- omghf Ibmorrow Alright Posts SoN ing System 10 Tlmas Stro«£eat,/»o BreaMryf. Buckllf^J Be. Half th* Cost --Ho Concrete ^CMsMimMMcnai!»dkkXiKw DAISY FLY KILlER^^KSffiS ALL FLIES. Neat, elcan,ornamental,cMM veatent, cheap. Uuitm all mmoii. llade at metal, can t aplll eg tip over; will not 10Q or injure anrthln*. Qouranteed rlfeetir*. Sold by dealers. W 6 by EXPRESS. prepaid, |U6. HABOLD BOMSaa. UO DeKafc An* Brooklyn. N. X, fot Contents 15 Fluid 1 igjjgiijgjlip >LG0H0L-3 PER Of** j Qieeifuhies58»dR**C«d*| ftdttarO IftisnL 'sneWyOSEfj Copy of Wtappac. 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