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Lindsay Weekly Post (1898), 21 Oct 1904, p. 2

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one was a camck. The breeze which brought her up bad lagged behind, and the had run into a belt of calm. Re- hxlng our efforts not one whit, we gushed fiercely on. urging the boat with Titan strokes; for we were no gaunt famine worn specters, no starve- ling: of the ocean who had been eking out a. day’s pittance to make it last over ten. In bodily health we were all halo and hearty and as good men as m were the day before. save for the mad thirst which consumed us. But that is u madam beside which all oth- er emotions sink to nothing; passion and prudence alike die when the thirst use touches them. Urged by it we midlnve charred so armv or have My time. however. was not yet come. As the sun went down In the west lts dylng glory llt upon a sail that peeped above the southern ..water llne. With mulled eflort we made for it and tented that the darkness would come down before we could reach It. : The rest of the night dragged ltlelf‘ wen-fly through. and the no mo upon an unflecked sky. The boat was with- out stores or provisions of any kind. She had neither campus nor sail. mt! But In spite of the enervattng heat we tugged doggedly at the ours. The work, purposeleu as It seemed. was some relief. To active men there In no torture like lndolence In a use like this. for lndolence u the advance picket of despair. But each couple. though eager for their turn or toll. were glad enough to quit it at the appointed time. Water driven from the body in perspiration makes its want more keenly felt with- In. The burning thirst wna aggravated by exercise. Alec. being aparely built. perhaps suffered least. l. 8.4th ooul. ever given to quamnz what was oflered. endured ten men's agony. ln- deed. as evening drew near. I began to tear that before another watch had- run out madness or death must be the end with one pair of ours we could mk- Jlttle headway through the calm. even «had we known where to steer for. We looked around at the unbroken circle ot the horizon. with the water it enclnctnred nntnrnlshed by n tingle acphyr and gleaming like a glancing mirror of light. then at the cruel sun that we: arching n course of scorching splendor through the clondleen vault above. and u we looked we took but nttle comfort from the cheering word: 'hlch Alec spoke to us. What help could reach no from such 3 barren fiery wilderness? What out: could we hope to and In each n bromng.‘ track- leea desert? go '0 Mum than and mod m 0! Milt“! Mm that on bad it flu and". Putin; and watched. w. am ‘ smoke mined grow; on tho'cooute: sadnallud tho: vowel-abut“. A mm arose that the powder room It! EJGHN TOPP. ”cmmmmt m we m m as war in m. and m l memaflm w my now u new 9% 5. 5.“)?! “5me had we pulled \I cable’l hogth away when the Scourge blew up. Huts. span and deck shot up to- mrd heaven and then fell In t mating 'snower nrounu the column or mote ~whlch marked the piece when the chartered hull had sunk. .3. arqmdshauéurredbostm dropped into the wutet. Spring!“ III. we pushed all. Which of us did not envy the old man in his bautitul island harming. WOQMQOOQWQOMM Sunlight Soap is a well made Soul.) A: we drew nearer we made out an: a) murmur cm“! and Amt: ”NM Su'nhfight Soap washes equality well in hand or soft water. Your dealer is authorized to return the purchase money if you are not satisfied. The fats and oils must be perfectly pure and at every stage of the process the soap must come up to Sunlight standard. That is why it cleanses your clothes perfectly, makes your blankets soft and fluffy, does not destroy your most dainty linens or injure your hands. "4 ,A._ The making of soap is no longer a chance mixtune of miscellane- ous fats. Expert ‘chemists carefully watch tad test every step in the making of PAGE NO PIRATE. Sunlight Soap LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED, TORONTO “Aye, uncle, an curses come home to roost,” his nephew Job would chuckle in mlv. “A coward's blows never forget their father," Willie Trehallon would mat-‘ ter prophetlcally. Every dirty Job in the ship fell to the Engiishmen's share. and a curse or a blow was the payment. And though the gorge of one of us would now and again rise and a mutinoua refusal tremble on his tongue. his mates would bid him knuckle under, grin it he could and hide his time. Don Miguel did not put no in iron: in the hold. though some of his nnderlingl suggested it. No; he remembered the time when he was our unwilling hewer of wood and drawer of water. and he prepared to pay back some of his debt. in kind. We were made to ply our craft as mariners whenever our serv- ices were wanted, and {or the rest of the tlme we were the ala‘ves of my one who chose to command us. Had he known that the plunder o! the galleon. together with other booty. lay snugly hldden on a lonely Island under the guard of a crippled dotard. doubtless hla eastward voyage would have been broken. He would have been charmed. too. new that the tablee were no effectually turned. to renew hie acquaintance wlth the old man. hle former Jaller. for thus the auto da to he pictured would have another actor. But he belleved that all our galna lay tathoma deep on the sea bot- tom with thfl Ill fated 800nm and we would not agitate his well bal- anfed mlnd by undecelvlng hlm. CHAPTER XXX. The burning circle of sun baked loo tron: which we had camped wu strangely like I. “gt (mus WI» end now. hulug got out or that. we Wen perilously near finding ourselves 1n the are. Don Miguel was carrying an to Spain to the torture. and even his veu fol cruelty could invent for us an amount ate. Our old enemy’s turn had come spin. We were the prisoners at Don Miguel dd Cummoro. Our old We turn had com again. Ipenlard can forward trem the crowd and stood before us. He new what we had entered. end be we: M And when those handsome lip. pet-ted In a smile I. double row of cruel. yellow teeth shone out between tutu- Wfllfit; -- ‘-_- _.- WW Wmmmmnm "W W"€i€‘6m u and Who would remind us. A u". lam. bed fféii Jemima double nan:- lng our ours we ton town-d the car- net. I n».- Thnt the was Spanish from true! to tiller” muttered nothing. Her peopie custom! on the decks In armed aus- tcr. Your “I fear neither sea god nor a dev- fl." began the commdant boldly. but the prielt Interrupted him. min; In t A look of perplexity caine lnto Don Mlzuel's race, and the rest of the Span- iards shook wlth fear. Neptune was Impatient. “What ship ls that? Answer me, miserable mortal! Know you not that I have power to pull your puny bark timber from timber an to carry your carcasses away to batten my set wolves In that: caverns among the weed jungle below?" “I am Neptune. lord o' the sea." re- turned the voice. “What ship LI that?” “Who halls. and by mt’rxght does he question?” cried Don Miguel. Then, u though tron: the "ten c1000 to. came 3 third voice. deep md mo- unt. which aired what ampjhat m “Give car to my lord o' the let!" cried a high cracked voice from llott. and another from the mlnnrd cm shrieked. “Ho come- alongflde!" and cried: “Llama! There'l some on. hailing from tho muthead." Agnln the melancholy “MA-A-o-o-w" float: to us out of the darkness, and Alec. Itepplnz forward lnto the lantern llxht. clapped I. cupped land to hll cu And, whispering further directions to Alec. he led him away. uni the rest 0: us dropped down the ladder: and min- gled with the trembling group in the waist. “Nep's ghost be hanged!" replied the boatswaln irritably. turning on this last speaker. “Hold your tongue. Job. on let others speak that has sense.” “But it it u Nep. Willie?” “Thisâ€"if that's Nep, why. then. it’d the Bristol Merchant too. Think a min- ute. Why shouldn't it be her? no” on board couldn't be expected to wait for us up the greet river till the crack 3' doom. The three yesrs that Csptain Ireland 'told them to hide there Is as long ago, on. so benennz that were so swallowed up in the wilderness. they're making the best 0' their way home with the news. Besides, listenagaln. Therel I'd stake my bend on it that's Nep's voice! An. as Nep would never desert the Bristol lerchant, we must Just try an trighten the dons into setting as adrift. We'll maybe fall between two stools; but. anyway. ‘lt's our best Glance.” “it we can do it.” said Alec. “but”- “Trust me to mousse it. Captain Ire- land." interrupted Willie. “I've a weap- on in mouth that would frighten the very soul out of a Spaniard. i: the devil bred Spaniards with souls. Ask Hester Topp. He knows what 1 can do. Look at them now! Feareome o' the «then they've lit a score 0' lanterns on are clustered together like a flock 0' sheep. n-wringing their yuller hands with fright. Now’s our time; now or never. All. lhsrlree. Eli lads. outeBpan'i'ard 50 most Spanish 0' them in trembling. It it's laughter that makes your limbs shake. never mind. The dirty bounds are too scared to know the ditterence." V‘v‘IL-iebfiligfiirt‘il Nep‘c ghost that's an- Iu. uncle." Outward!) to bend o: commune we: ever more numbed by W- mou bopeieeeiy mulled to u inev- ocebie tote. To the done' one we were meek and eubmieeive ee Iodine. going about our labor: mochuflally. and, it we did not ebow greet intereet in each task. at least we performed it efl'ectively. We were careful not to court suspicion by exceee of seal. while we voided edditionni may by steed: obedience. M... u-, room soonervtiid Vperlsh with the rest of- her crew in one overwhelming bolo- aust. In the meanwhile we lived In u. _A_ thht came. and the my twilight o! the “ta-noon changed to Inky black- ness. All of m were asleep. tired out with the exertion: of the any Ind gilt! to mtch 3 little rest. _ I. m - n.‘ Sudd‘giy A]; and i were nomad by A warning touch of Willie '1‘an- iion‘. hook. "Listen!" he whispered. A strange wand came to as out d the blackness. a sound that was mt wan. mm howi. but wholly min! at WW.“ I‘m v' V v-vvy ... ~ ~ , MN NI night was D‘you think 1 thauldn't “0‘ hit voice “no“ u wetland! Old Nonâ€"you'll mind hm flute: Toma!" i shook my bad. “The night mist has so: into your brain. Willie. You am! be mistaken Here." I aid. "wâ€"i 'â€"__,,, , But we meant to escape. The car- nck should never at n: on Spanish ground. We wgnld are her pow I 1 â€"lAL LL- _-. hog“ 0;: htiao chapter of tccldents would nnnvel the coil 1:: which we had entangled ourselnc. _ ' ..-, ___‘ m and mm mm mm 15:. «mu-.91“ mm mm m 1 9 mm mg! m um um um; um mam w “ammo mummtgeng __ -.. ”A mu Imms“ M m mama MMNWWJ‘. ‘ m N? mu m no mmw wm mm“ mm mu. w: my" 035 3! “-v“ IIIVUI... u._-vâ€".. “we! “unoueumm “a m an Imam" 3! MI new H mm. m "R mm: ‘ . Mm m tun “mm on u quu‘I be “am Sat Wm: awe:- hum “memimw ,‘ m---.m - m-fui .\ «at» any.” Whom?“- um I. tremb‘mt. “We hue nothing t0 mm . 1131.. with,” brain out Alec nanny. “In um. the boat's not provisloned for I Iona- sue'puunuwmm “Full 3 stroke or two utter,” bur!- ed the first speaker. and then added to thoubelldahlxn:“Andyohdsblow yermtchuupmdytom~ There'- wltchcutt enough in that blamed on attontthowhololotdutntotmnâ€" bunt. Bent wont”!!! Baton mmmuadmcomu mpg-n. Schnmmnbt'llook uni-aces." “Nep don't forget hll old master If his old muter'u shipmatea do. Now I’m telling you true. There's Captain Ireland here an Mute: Topp In Just 0. hnn'tul 0’ others, mm: In conned out 0’ this murdering 11nd. An now Nut If our own mate. will own as. though we've got mould enough stand up to buy Bristol dc with." “Well I'm binned!" exclaimed a. fresh voice. “E! that ain’t Willi. Tro- haiion. «'0 his ghost. Nep’ii answer to noun 0' u, m conditioned 01cm mint e- '0 is.” “lute-ow! Moâ€"eu-wn-ow!" cum thrill and distinct 1cm the water. “Welt t minute.” um ,Wlmo Trek» Ben. “80. 1t Nep won’t remember his old master‘- eun.” And the boat-mu repeated his low whistle. “Mebbo we have. mebbo we haven‘t. I hurt a-goln to an '1' ye. Sheet 0! an In' done. There'- s Bpanhrd um than through the fog. Go 1: plunder him. We un't got the value o'sjacko’lloamongns.” “You've a black cat nboand than.” lauded Willi. Trehulon lmmtlently: "I. one: cut “may under the name 0' N99. haven’t you?" heaving u ova-Mud at cool. But Neninnc would not wow it. Winn not my uweei brine with the foul bodie- o' Englishmen." ho waned than. “Set them adrift in n boat. an than my oluar'n chicken which tend on union. will hue Lho wherewithnl to huh their hungry beaks." 4* “Sheet of! or I’ll uni. m Ye‘ri plates. that’s what y'u-e. Our mam h an "they'd up by the wilderness 0! took. by Spuludn. Sheer 01!. I tell yo!” CM!“ Don Miguel would here parental this. for he element or hie ehip’e coun- peny doubted Neptune's genuinenen but the othere would not listen to him. Tecklee were rigged with lightning speed. e boet wee heaved out from the boome end lowered. and we were shoved down to it will: nilly. pmteet- lng vigorously in obedience to Willie'e whispered commend. They would give no neither food nor water. nelther coun- {Tuâ€"art}; nu. nomm; In act but cums. and. blddlnx us 0110'. on. threatened to qutcken us with a. an: Mltmdldnothumontot each. _._',-__- “mm diva?" «cried u» h“ ' them. mwmum. mm bun-ugh” mm. of w nu ma no "III as mm mm“, Around spun the boat. and willing been. straining at the oars. sent her (In-ting In the direction of the sound. Pmently the rigging and hull of n hm loomed through the to; nnd 3 voice boiled to bid no keep our db- unce. "Rm! ”.298 “101! Egg: {925 on diet.” We pulled on an the tube! 6! face- en the cal-reek had died any. end then. Judging we were out of earshot of the dons. Willie 'l‘rehelkm an I pecans: whistle. low end tremulous. A slight breeze had IMJID. end utter e moment's pause e taint ee- pnlchnl “Weâ€"now” wu vetted to as over the Item. win-per an: n with the 90'" than. “I; then. with e muttered authe- m an»: every "ounce. he unwed Kenton“ quay?" him-elf. M a .7 a A..- WWW ‘ SEGURITY. inn-Anna...“ huh-l“ was SICK HIADAGEE [3.19”ch '1 m :11 um don. nervous. sad 0-!- feted terribly {rm mmtroubk. which (he doctors pronounced had hm.- when Mn. Wm. Howey. of links! Nick. I! doaored for I vest without permanent mud Wu .4» dated By: fiend to! Dr. ”emf-Golden Med- Scnl OW. end we use or nine homes I woo cured. I can bunny mmend the fcolden Hedicu Diacovery' nor-y one hair» an: from stomach tumble. My N no gloom-(I’m byhlc.‘ . _To pin know of your”: bodyâ€"in sxckneu and heal -â€"oeqd fox the le'l Common Sense Medial Adviser. A k of 1008 pg“. Send 3: cents in stump. for Ema-Wig. so“ for cloth. mm .n‘d- n w ' ' ' above than In not Judo In phoo at on: tons. trill bum dwelt to“ Mouth tho palm mu. A hm shot mood M m- tbe cllh. but brought no no!) tn. human volca- The ochooo died own). the oncoming no. fowl nomad do" "all: and sflenco one. non bowled over the Inland. We began to tool uneasy foreboding. of III. The old man coma econ-ed: be deaf to Inch 3 wmmou m be ony- qu-re In the neighborhood. True. he mi: b! have wondered lo the other Old. of the Mood. But we dared not think It. In: lameness made him tooth to walk mommy. and to: food In would not require to so far afield; no “fled bl- hand and throw. ‘1‘. yellow mu. flying through (In sir. we stopped by man rnum'u hold Into. The boItIWflI um winced. and mu: a» night of a» nut- ter!!! m and Juice-Ibo ovum m u nerdy. oneâ€"Ottawa: 60" III. NIH he! w“ ”mam. nam- Bub Much! to more can In! m climb a! up «a mud hm! Old. 00 w on old m “N W um». 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