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f. I 9 •• • f ' By RANDALL PARRISH ,/»..<. .*7; V-.v ^ >,. • •s^Wt0f'$ \ r Elaborate Materials and Original j lerly outrageous prices that are nilfW Mgns Mark Reaction From* ]- * " * War's Tension. v& J;"-;.;-,"pNAPTEH XXII. ; ' " --**-- The Crew Decides. Except that many of the men re- ... aalned armed there was no suggestion # of violence. But for the gloaming car- Tonado trained on the main hatch, and 1»he small group of gunners clustered .|rbout It, the scene was peaceable "'f «'oough, resembling the deck of some taerchant ship. LeVere stood motlon- . -tass »t the poop rail, staring down and attitude and expression of face «/ aroused within me a doubt of the man, |t - - ' . * determination to put him to the test. !&"* Ifc^Ttdently he had held aloof and re- ^ trained from taking even the slightest "" "• In our activities. The men them- 'Reives were mostly forward, grouped together and still excitedly discussing the situation. {• i "Stand by to reef topsails," I shout- ; ed. "We're all one watch now. Go at It lively, lads, and when the job Is #>ver well eat, and decide together what's our next move. Two of you v ill be enough to guard the hatch and *ne of you go into the cabin and relieve the girl there. Keep your eyes opes. HI be down presently. Aloft with you and see how quick a job you ran make of it." Watklns led the way up the mainmast ratlines, and Cole was first into the fore shrouds, the others following eagerly. I watched them lay out on the yards and was heartened to hear the fellows sing as they worked,' the canvas melting away as if by magic. I climbed the ladder to where LeVere •toed on the poop, but carefully Ignored his presence, my gaze on the scene aloft. Twice I gave orders, ^changing the steering direction slightly, and commanding the lower sails reefed. The mulatto scowling, joined Jrae at the rail. "What's all this about?" he asked. That's no storm cloud yonder." "There Is always danger in fog," 1 answered coldly, "and besides there is no one carrying on until we know where we are bound. My purpose Is to keep the men busy, and then talk the situation over with them. Have yoo any criticism of this plan, Senor XeVere?" He hesitated, but his eyes were nartowed, and ugly. "Ton 11 do as you pleitse, but you told me we sailed for Porto Grande. -Was that a lie?" "Not necessarily," and smiled .grimly. "Although I should not have P'i- £v.:it * hesitated to tell one under the circum- \> < f " Stances, I mean to leave that decision •v- to the men themselves. It is their ^^flves that are in danger." ; "That scum! half of them are Eng- >llsh and French. All they want is to S get away; they will never go back to Fort* Grande without iou make >: Ihem." ' •* / .•J . "How make them7* . "By false observations: 1to navigator forward. It Is a trick easy enough to play with a little nerve. I ||v < would never have taken part in this ; <V mutiny if I had supposed you meant to pftiy Into the hands of the men." '•H ' j very little part you took Senor LeVere, judging from what I saw. You Heemed quite content to stand aft here V* find look on. However you are in it |ust as deeply as I am, and are going to play the game out with me to the end. Do you understand that?" "What you mean, senor--play It _'v out?" "Go on with the rest of us; take your chance with the men and do your duty. I am captain here. The first «ign of treachery on your part will •end yon below with those others. I . don't trust you, and all I want Is an ^excuse to put you out of the way--so • t>e careful what you do." I tnrned and walked away from him toward the forward rail. The men v were still aloft but coming in from ofT yards- Below me in the door of the companion, stood Dorothy, her •eyea peering curiously about the deserted deck. She glanced up and saw i me. "May I come up there?" she asked. "Certainly; let me help you. Stand here beside me, and you can see all that te done. That's all. lads; breakfast is ready; lay down all except the lookout." . . • . W* watched while they streamed ' dowa the ratlines and gathered forward of the galley, squatting in groups , * on the deck. To all appearances the fellows had not a care in the world, i or any thought of the stirring scenes Just passed through. The girl's hand 1 touched my sleeve, and I turned and looked Into her face. "Have you considered Captain Sanchez?" she asked. "Why no." in surprise, "he is helpleaa below, badly wounded." 80 b*dly as you suppose," she v :- ;: aald swiftly. "He is able to be up and ' "bout his stateroom. I heard him w . moving, and I believe the steward has i: - him what has occurred on board, t '* endeavored to bear a message f ? tnm him to those men amidships. ®y pistol to his head and locked • him In the pantry. He Is there now. the failor you sent on guard. That is what I came on deck to tell yon.** / "He is a danger, of course, but not a serious one." I said confidently. "It * V '!• mte enough to leave him undls- C turbed at present. The first thing I % U ne®d to do is to satisfy those men. I'll « ft attend to that now, and then see to py o» the proper securing of Sanchez. Re bere with LeVere while I go for- ' , i ward, and watch that he does not attaopt to go below." ftbe fellows had not finished mess, •hut I felt the danger of further delay! ,and talked to them as they sat on deck. explaining briefly the entire aitu atton, and the causes leading up to the una tiny. I dealt with the matter In jylahi term* making no apparent effort •»V:! -.V. r-. " ' V ' * fk, s Copy light, by A. C. ^cClurg &. Co. to influence them, yet forcibly compelling each individual to realize what would be the result of our recapture. They listened earnestly, asking an occasional question, and passing comments back and forth freely among themselves. I sent Watklns to the cabin for a roll of charts, and spreading these out, endeavored as well as I could, to make clear our probable position and the nearest point of land. When I had completed the explanation, and stood before them awaiting decision, it was Haines who acted as their spokesman. "This yere is Cape Howarth?" he asked, a grimy thumb on the point indicated. "An' yer say it's "bout a hundred and fifty miles west?" "Yes, about that?" _ K-.~. "An' thar's no settlement?" • "Some colonists fifty miles iHSKfli-is a l l . " : : _ , V V ' "That's "bout right." He turned to the others. "Say mates, this is how I figure. We can't go on no long cruise with all those bloody rats in the hold. They're bound ter find some way out if we give 'em time 'nough. Fer as Tm concerned, I'm. fer dividin' up whut we've got, and ter hell with piratin*. What 'er yer say, mates? Shall we run the ol' hooker ashore, an' leave her thar, while we tramp the coast? We're just a shipwrecked crew. What say yer?" There was a chorus of approval sufficient in volume to satisfy me, and I accepted this as a decision. "All right, lads," I said briefly. "In my Judgment your choice is a wise CAPES IN HEIGHT OF FAVOR The Stricken Sailor Told the Whole Story. one. ni have an observation as soon as the fog clears and we'll head In for the Cape?" , "When do we divide the swag?" "Fifty miles off the coast. Thnt's fair enough, isn't It?, And my share goes to you." There was a straggling cheer, but I broke it up with a sharp order. "Now stand by for work, all of you. Watklns and Carter, I want you aft." "Probably your guess Is the right one,** I said soberly. "We'll give It a trial." Murder had been committed for a purpose--It was the first step In an effort to retake the ship. If we were to retain our advantage there was no time to be lost; we were pitted now against Silva Sanchez, and he was a leader not to be despised or temporized with; no cowardly, brainless fool. The passage leading forward was wide enough to permit of our advancing together and for a few steps the light dribbled in past us, quite sufficient for guidance. I had been down this tunnel once before, and knew the bulkhead was not far away, but* the few steps necessary plpnged us into profound blackness, through which we advanced cautiously with outstretched hands. No slightest sound warned of danger and I was already convinced in my own mind that the refugees were not hiding there, when it happened. Within an Instant we were fighting for our lives, fronted not by two men, but by a score, who flung themselves cursing upon us. Their very numbers and the narrowness of the passage was our only salvation. At first our resistance was blind enough, guided only by the senses of touch and sound. We could see nothing of our antagonists, although their fierce rush hurled us backward. I fired into the mass, as Watkins slashed madly with his cutlass, both managing in some way to keep our feet." Hands gripped for us, a bedlam of oaths splitting the air; yet, even in that moment of pandemonium, I was quick to realize the fellows were weaponless, seeking only to reach and crush us with bare hands. The same discovery must have come to the mind of the sailor, for he yelled it out defiantly, every stroke of his blade drawing blood. I joined him, striking with the butt of the pistol. We killed and wounded, the curses of hate changed into sharp cries of agony, but those behind pressed the advance forward, and we were inevitably swept back into the light of the cabin lamp. Then I saw faces, hideous In the glare, demoniacal in their expression of hatred--a mass of them, unrecognizable, largely of a wild, half-Indian type, with here and there a bearded white. Nor were they all bare-handed; in many a grip flashed a knife, and directly fronting me, with a meat cleaver uplifted to* strike, Sanchez yelled his orders. Ignoring all others leaped straight at him, crying to Watkins as I sprang. "Back lad; dash out that light; I'll hold these devils here a minute !" I did--God knows how! It waa like no fighting ever I had done before, a mad, furious melee, amid which 1 lost all consciousness of action, all guidance of thought, struggling as a wild brute, with all the reckless strength of insanity. It is a dim, vague recollection; I am sure I felled Sanchez with one blow of my pistol butt; in some way that deadly cleaver came Into my hands and I trod on his body, swinging the sharp blade with all my might into those scowling faces. They gave sullenly backward; they had to, yelping, and snarling like a pack of wolves. CHAPTER XXIII. The* Prlaonera Escape. The two men followed me silently as far as the companion, where we, paused a moment staring blindly about us into the fog. Even the guard at the main hatch was invisible. "Carter, guard this after deck until Watkins and I come back. Under no circumstances permit LeVere to enter the cabin." With the door closed, we were plunged into a darkness which rendered the Interior invisible. I wondered dimly why the man on guard had not lighted the swinging lantern. stumbled over something on the deck, as I groped forward, but did not pause until I had lighted the lantern. It blazed up brightly enough, its yellow fianie illuminating the cabinrsnd the first thing I saw was the outstretched figure of the sailor almost between my feet. We needed to ask no questions, imagine nothing--the overturned chair, the stricken sailor told the whole story. He had been treacherously stuck from behind, the blade driven home by a strong hand, and was dejid before he fell to the deck. It Had been silent, vengeful murder, and the assassin had left no trace. Who could it have been? Not Gunsaules surely--the steward lacked both nerve and strength for auch deed. Then there was but one to suspect-- Sanchez! I flung open the pantry door, but one glance inside told me that Gunsaules had vanished. On the deck lay the strands of rope with which he had been secured--they had been severed by a sharp knife, the ends discolored with blood stains. I held these out to Watklns. 'Cut since the mly-der," I said, "and by the same knife, wkat do you ! of it. Tom?" > "Well, sir, the thing f|rd most likely try fer wud be ter relSjtse them lads amidships. My Idea is. %, he thought he'd have time ter git bulkhead, door open, l»efore anyb^y cum be low--he an' the steward, f ho'd know whar the tools wus.' Tim wus the scheme, only we busted idj too quick That's whar they ttoth arik-skulkln back In them shadows." \ He fitted the smoking lantdlhn back onto the shelf to have his batik Is free for action, and drew a cotlaSH of the arm rack, running one leatlierly thumb along the blade to test Its sharpness. Hie eyea sought mine Vjfea- ; Uoningly. No That Picturesque Wrafte * Be a Feature of Autumn j .JStylea--Day and Evening* ' downs Much Alike. . r Tha Redfern model I have sketch eh this week is very novel and original in design and yet it is comparatively simple, \yrites Idalia de Villlers, Paris correspondent of the Boston Globe. This robe, intended for afternoon wear, is typical of present-day styles. It i assesses all the elements that go to make up a successful toilette of this wonderful year In the first place the general outline of the little gown rather suggests ah evening costume. The neck is cut roiind, in generoos fashion, and the sleeves are very short and transparent, yet this is the kind of dress that is worn at the big race meetings and at all outdoor festivities, accompanied by a big picture hat and--more probably than not--by short gauntlet gloves. It is, In fact, a genuine 1919 model. The material of tMs costume IS black and white foulard--large white spots on a black ground. There is a suggestion of pannier draperies at the sides, and at the hem the supple material is so cleverely arranged that it gives something of the Turkish trouser effect. Then the waistline is long, and what the French call "vague," that is to say, it is loose and ultranatural. I recently saw a very similar dress worn at an Auteuil race meeting, but the material was midnight blue charmeuse, with a dainty chemisette of flesh-pink orgadle muslin and blue fringe on the draped tunic. Strikingly Original Coatuma. 'j* The neck was cut round, almost like the Redfern model, but the sleeves^ were even shorter. Very long pale gray suede gloves were worn and an immense pale gray felt hat, lined with' black chip and trimmed with a cluster of black satin water lilies. - It was an amazingly original costume, taking it altogether. Nearly all the best race gowns of this season have closely resembled ev«t nlng dresses, that is to say! they hav£ had decollete necks, short sleeves and filmy draperies. It is not at all easy to distinguish between day and evening gowns just now unless one makes a careful study of materials. It is not considered correct to wear metallic brocades in' the daytime nor paillettes unless the latter be skillfully Intermingled with fine silk embroidery, but very many of the best and most expensive race dresses are richly trimmed with Jet and steel fringes and with embroideries worked in jet steel and moonlight beads. It Is as I have said a* wonderful year, and it must be admitted an extravagant one. Never have I known money spent so freely as at the present moment, and by the most unexpected people. As to the prices of the Paris restaurants--especially those situated in the Bois de Boulogne--It Is enough to make one gasp with horror; one has indeed to think, not twice, but hacking at me with their short knives, j '"any times, before inviting a few I was cut again and again. I stood on friends to afternoon tea at an outquivering flesh, crazed with blood, and seeking only to kill. I saw faces crushed in, arms severed, the sudden spurting of blood from ghastly wounds. Oaths mingled with cries of agony and shouts of hate. Then In an Instant the light was dashed out and all was darkness. (TO BE CONTINUED.) ORTUNATE IS HOMELY MAN If Unduly Attractive, the Unhappy Male Seems Doomed to Misforv tune All Hia Life. I have no objection whatsoever to children being beautiful, or to young girls being heautiral, or to a woman of whatever age being beautiful. But I do insist ihat for a man not to be homely is his misfortune, Irvln 8. Cobb writes in American Magazine. The handsome male starts with a handicap at the very cradle. Women of all- ages Insist on toolng over him and talking baby talk to him and chucking hlin under the chin and kissing him--especially kissing him-- and since he is not of an age to appreciate these attentions the whole procedure must annoy him fearfully. Should his beauty last into his boyhood the chances are that he has the sort, of mother who will make him wear his hair long and force him to go about publicly In a broad lace cottar and a black velvet suit with a sash al>out his waist, and that means othet hoys will call him by offensively apt nicknames and generally make his young life a burden to him. Most woeful of It all. if atill his beauty sticks to htm after he has arrived at man's estate, only a determined and persistent struggle against the odds of destiny and of circumstances can save him from drifting into the ranks of the matinee idols, the moving picture stars and the floorwalkers In the department storea. floor restaurant. Parle Profiteers Buay. Of course, it is true that pricea are high everywhere, and for everything, but that does not account for the utbeing asked in Paris for simple articles of food and of divas. People In' slst that the mischief has been done by rich young soldiers back from the front, who have not hesitated to make "a big splash." \ There may be some truth in this, but it is not all the truth; some people are making huge profits over the necessities of the hour, and a day of reckoning will surely come. At the big rate meetings we have seen a great many picturesque wraps, which suggest delightful things for the autumn. The quaint Manon cape, full and voluminous, is still a strong favorite. It Is made of satin or peau de sole and lined throughout with the softest duvetyn, in some pale neutral tint, or a vivid color, such as rose Dubarry or leaf green. A black Manon cape, lined with pale beige duvetyn, is a precious possession. It is warm, picturesque in outline, becoming and cozy. The Parialennes, especially our smart young actresses, wear these loose cloaks with immense grace and charm. They have a clever way of drawing them in at the hem to give the trouser effect^ shown In the Redfern sketch. Gorgeous Evening Wraps. For Biarritz and Deauvllle, for chilly evenings, similar wraps are lined with bright rose or green velours de laine, and* s( special feature is made of the big Manon hood. These cloaks will be worn in the daytime, too, over laoe and linen dresses, the loose fronts thrown back and the cape hood falling off the shoulders. I am sending you a sketch of the latest rue de la Palx millinery, models specially designed for the first race meeting at Deauvllle. It shbws a really exquisite hat created by Talbot The shape was directoire and the hat was made of black lacquered straw, with deep rose Stantung to line the brim. The trimming was cunningly arranged. A long, wide, black satin ribbon had wreath of exquisite pink water lilies attached to it in front. This ribbon was passed around the high crown of the hat, tied loosely at the back and then allowed to fall In long, loose ends over the shoulders. Popular 8tyle of Trimming. 3%ls style of trimming is a Talbot specialty. I have seen it repeated with various flowers, and with flowers and fruits mixed. The directoire shapes are more fashionable than ever; they have been found almost universally becoming and they supply a picturesque headdress which is exactly suitable for wearing with the present-day dresses of rather fussy outline. Many of the newest hats show long floating ribbons, in velvet or satin, and it may be said that the floating veil is more in favor than ever, especially for seaside and country wear; we do not see it very often in town. White chip hats covered with Shantung or tussor are going to be the craze of the season. For morning wear, to accompany simple tussor tailored suits, I have seen white chip sailor shapes covered on the outer side with tussor and trimmed with two large white wings.' „ Mrs. Wilson's "Cape-Gown." The costume of black satin chaiv meuse and king's bine satin worn In the senate gallery by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson the other day. Is the first of the "cape gown" type of costume to be seen in Washington. ' The black satin cape, which, at the back quite covered the fitted gown handsomely embroidered in vari-colored silk and lightened with sequins of king's blue, was lined with king's blue satin exactly matching the gown- in tone. Pay More Attention to Shoes "Sloppy" Footwear Will Spoil the Effort of the Most Handsome Co*- tame That Can Be Donned. ' Shoes are not good fits that wrinkle anywhere. Wrinkles under the arch are caused by too low a heel or the low Instep of the wearer. A higher heel will usually make a shoe fit better if the instep is low. This Is especially true with a long, slender foot. Shoes that wrinkle because a little wide can be remedied after a fashion by wearing an Inner pole. Shoe trees, of course, should be used in shoes when they are not betng worn, for the best-fitting pair Is apt to wrinkle In the process of cooling from a warm foot With thin pumps and slippers a generous stuffing of tissue paper makes a good substitute for shoe trees. A welldressed woman never allows her heels to "run down." Having heels "built up" Is inexpensive, is the least "patchy" looking of all shoe repairing. and besides improving the looks of shoes, enables the wearer to tpre a better carriage In walking. Protecting Bonbons. Ever notice how quick flies are to infest the dish of sweets on your tabl^l Well, they walk over them In disgusting fashion and though revolting enough when one is completely alone. It is additionally embarrassing when one sees it occur at her dainty t^a! Well, prevent It in this lovely way: Out of a silk wire fashion a little bee-hive with about seven rounded parallel pieces to give it its height and targe perfect circles of It to go around them and hold them up. Then place over this wire frame some fine white net. A few little designs in silk the color of your tea set would be charming scattered about on Its beehive area. On top there is a little ring which has been wound with colored ribbon and little silk rosebuds are fastened at the base of this dainty little handle. BOTH PRETTY AND DURABLE Home-Knit Towel That Was a Favorite In the Days When Grandmother Waa Young. Mends Granite Ware. TIm-government suggests w;* economize on kitchen utensils. To mend a hole in granite ware work a piece Of putty until perfectly soft then take a piece of the putty large enough to cover the hole and put one piece on either side of the metal, presslug together Inside and out, smoothing down the edges. Place the vessel in a slow oven and bake until the putty is a deep brown. For containing fritter the vessel will be as good as new. . This |s the kind of towel used ky our ancestors, the directions for making It being copied from a Gode.v's Magazine, dated 1850. Buy or spin a few skeins or balls j of heavy cotton yarn. No. 4 wears I . , . , . , wen, but finer can be used if desired. ! a, chR,n °' <f°red, 8al,a,lt* w'th„ * plaque and long tassel, the latter and grace will cling to the long tunic which hangs straight from the shoulders, or which Is lightly confined at the waist by a girdle. Panniers are fashionable, and yet they are not generally worn; nearly all the women object to them because tbey are "too dressy." And this Is true. There Is something uncomfortably "dressy" and fluffy about a genuine pannier dress; it is only suitable for very special occasions. For tunics the latest girdle M gpr. Ten million to fifteen million Vusbela of sweet potatoes are lost every year th roll yh dlSSftSSb Cast 65 or 70 stitches on long needles; knit plain back and forth until you have it the desired length. A pretty colored border can be knit In if you wish to have It quite fancy; blue or pink or yellow, or all three in stripes make a real pretty border. Heavy lace can be crocheted on each end If preferred. These towels if well knit of good yarn will last for years used for a bath towel. Do not knit too tightly. matching or contrasting with the dress material. The New Glntts. The pannier la undoubtedly In our Midst, nevertheUss lovers of simplicity t-. • - • • , • r- -S Hats In Black and White. Ill8ck and white Is again gaining m prestige, and many hats of organdie and georgette are shown in this combination. A large sailor made of white organdie was bound in black satin, and sprays of black silk wheat radiated fcooiJjbo crown to the brim edge, i " • • " > • .'•i : , . _ . - , . • ' / n • Eyelet Embroider* „ ^ Eyelet embroidery Is increasing ti popularity for afternoon frocka. ci package before the war I capackafie 'iht'.' 5e a package 'the flavor lasts ISO Pfi|S JHE PRISei M P 'MlqJ mi •7"": m l/S LEFT TO THE IMAGINATION Thackeray's Question as to "Never WW Speech Would Seem an s Easy One to Answer. •tttaf two great English novelIMii. Thackeray and Dickens, although there was at one time a coolness between them, were generous admirers of each other's genius. They left odious comparisons to foolish and petty partisans, of whom there were plenty In the following of'each. But Thackeray, according to an anecdote recently related, once admitted to his American friend, the eloquent Congressman Lamar, a little touch of pique concerning the public estimation of his own ability and that of Dickens in a minor art. The two were driving together to a banquet of the Literary fund, nt which Dickens, who was an admirable after-dinner orator, was to preside. "Lamar," said Thackeray, "they say I can't speak. But if I want to, I can speak every bit as well as Dickens, and I'm going to show you tonight that I can speak almost as well as you can!" But when the moment afrlved in the course of the proceedings at which to make good bis assertion, it came, tftid passed; and Thackeray uttered never a word. When the banquet was over and the friends were returning, both silent, in their cab, Thackeray turned suddenly to his companion. "Lamar," he exclaimed, "don't you think you have heard tonight the greatest speech that ever was never delivered?"--Youth's Companion. As Usual. ; V •Ttn going out after tike, aviation «-ote." - 'I see; the plans people."--Louiavllle Courier-Journal. A Judge's stand for race tracks that Is revolved by an electric motor Is the Idea of a Kentucky Inventor. Walking for Pleasure. The old-fashioned person who usei to walk mile after mile on pleasant Sunday afternoons through the ooun» tryside, has practically disappeared This la the Inevitable coocl usiofe drawn by anyone who still pursuer this ancient pastime and who hti|i spent Sunday after Sunday drilling bgp. foot over macadam and dirt roada frf» quented by automobliists and aa of* casional farm band traveling to it neighbor's. » Walking for the sake of the wall has nearly passed oat along with tt one-horse rig, the glass-incased artiij clal flowers in the parlor and halr-co^ ered furniture. It had Its day befoi the bicycle anb the automobile an|| with the advent of these quicker. ealN ier means of transportation it droppefe from the human scheme of thlapi witfc' a dull thud.--Omaha News. . . , Good News for Father. v. **lty dear." said the banker forfeit only daughter, "I have noticed a young man In the drawing-room two or threg|» evenings each week of late. What Is his occupation?" "He is at present unemployed, father," replied the fair girl, a dreainy, far-away look In her big blue eyeJt "but he Is thinking seriously of accepting a position of life companion td! i young lady of means."--American Boy. Flies Anglo-American Flag. Many people in Manchester, England, were puzzled recently by a flag seen flying over the College of Teoinology In that city. The flag <*omhin(|| the British red ensign with the Amer|> can Stars and Stripes In exactly equSl proportions. It was the view of thife designer that the new flag might represent the English-speaking wovML Some people can even see the silver lining to a cloud of adversity--tf It |» hovering over. Will buy ».Bi£ Package of •\ t ---wi'V it- * <f»- POSTUM ' , CEREAL weighing over a , net. What are you paying v for coffee?