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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 24 Jul 1919, p. 2

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By RANDALL PARRISH m iivv.» %." Fate Gives Cartyle Chance He Has Been Seeking. . Synopsis •*- Oeoffry Carlyle, Bister of sailing ships at twenty- six, Is sentenced to 20 years' servitude in the American colonies for participation in the Monmouth rebellion In England. Among the passengers on Itonrd the ship on which he Is sent •cross are Roger Fairfax, wealthy Maryland planter; his siece. Dorothy Fairfax, and Lieutenant Satichex, a Spaniard, who became acquainted with the Fairfaxes In Londou. Carlyle meets Dorothy, who Informs him her node has bought his services. Sanchez shows himself an enemy off Carlyle. The Fairfax party, no* on its own sloop In the Chesapeake bay. encounters a mysterious bark, the Namur of Rotterdam. Carlyle discovers that Sanchez Is "Black Sanchez." planning to steal the Fairfax gold and abduct Dorothy. He fights Sanchez and leaves him for dead. In a battle with Sanchez' followers, however, he Is overpowered and thrown into the bay. In a desperate effort to save Dorothy, Carlyle decides to swim to the Namur. By a rose he gets aboard and mingles with the crew. The pirates return to the Namur with Dorothy, the captured gold and Sanchez, badly wounded but still alive. Carlyle finds a friend in Watkins, an English sailor. # ; CHAPTER XIII--Continued. K1 had any to use; after a sailor has been drunk there is not apt to fee much left in his pockets." "The tact Is," he began doubtfully, •what you just said to me on deck chanced .to be of interest You are a . j||tfrlgator?" "I was In command of ships for four fears, senor; naturally I know navigation Mf will soon learn if you have lied, Mid that will be a sorry day for you. ni tell you. Gates, how matters stand aboard, and why I have need of your #a«. Then you may take your choice ::i|-the forecastle or the cabin?" 5; "Too Invite me aft, senor?" "T give you a chance to move ytrar Unanage If you will do my work, listen now. Sanchec has been badly. tart It may be weeks before he leaves his cabin, if, indeed, he ever <aca. That leaves me in command With but one officer, the mulatto, LeVere This might answer to take us aafely to Porto Grande, as we could Aaad watch and watch, but Francois k ao sailor. It was his part on board .ID train and lead the fighting men-- he cannot navigate. Saint Chrlstopfcerl I fear to leave him alone in ifearge of the deck while I snatch an VltoWs sleep." | "I see," I admitted. ."And yourself, t Too are a seamant" "Enough to get along, but not qirtte sijare as to my figures. I have taken |o sights except as we came north this trip. *Tls for this reason'* I 4(eed yon--but you will play me no •mart English trick, my man, or I'll you by the heels at once. I know fnougfa to verify your figures." "I thought of no trick, Estada," I Kald coldly, now satisfied as to his purpose and confident of my own power. "You would have me as navivery well--at what terms?" "With rating as first officer and >wir fair proportion of all spoils." ; , •- "Ton mean then to continue the I " j ioarse? To attack vessels on the high * £r "Why not?" sneerlngly. "Are you ; foo white-livered for that sort of If so, then you are no man for * ane. It, Is a long voyage to Porto i "• Grande, and no reason why we should ::y . kurry home; the welcome there will < |>e better If we bring chests of gold -V; aboard. Ay, and the thought will put hope into the hearts of the crew; they " /4ur» restless now from long waiting." f , "But Captain Sanchez? Tou have l»o surgeon, I am told. Will he not v goffer from neglect of his wound?" "Suffer? No more than under a , ~ • 'Jeech ashore. All that can be done lias been. His was a clean knife |0'. |hrnst. which has been washed, treated with lotion and bound up. No leech " eoald do more." "And my quarters--will they be aftr "Tou will have your choice of those at port. Come now--have you an an- /* # awer ready?" ,r K "I would be a tool not to have," btarttty. "^am your maa, Wsl»da " p ; * • CHAPTER XIV. I Warn Dorothy. Hi' Portuguese, evidently wall i§P'-' ploaiefl fct my prompt acceptance of • his proposal, talked on for some time, ^ explaining to me something of the Bitnation aboard the Namur, and polnttiOMrrisht, by A. C. Mcdur* A Co. ships, and then, after a successful cruise, arrive at Porto Grande laden with spoils and hailed as a great leader. His plan was to dispose of Sanchez--even to permit the Spaniard to die of his.wounds; posslbty even to hasten and assure that death by $0me secret resort to violence. No doubt LeVere was also concerned in the conspiracy and would profit by it, and possibly "these two were likewise assured of the co-operation of the more reckless ^spirits among the crew. I remembered what Watkins had whispered to me forward--his suspicions of them both. He had been right; already the fuse was being laid, and, very fortunately, I happened to be chosen to help touch it off. The chance I had sought blindly was being plainly revealed. It was evident enough, however, that Estada had no Intention of trusting me Immediately with his real motives. His confidence was limited, and his instructions related altogether to mere matters of ship routine. I could await developments. But I was becoming wearied by the man. "I understand perfectly, senor," I broke In at last impatiently. "You will have to take for granted that I can enforce sea discipline and navigate your boat to whatever part or the ocean you desire to sail. 4>U I need is your orders. This, I take lfc» Is all you require of me?" "Yes; I plan, you execute." "Very good; now about myself,"and I arose to my feet, determined to close the interview. "You say I may choose any stateroom oil the port side?" "They are all' linoccupied, except one, used by the steward as a storeroom." I opened the door and stepped out Into the main cabin, the roll of charts under my arm. Estada didn't wait for me to question him. "Captain Sanchez' stateroom is aft," he said, with a wave of the band. "There are two rooms. Jose Is with him--a negro with a knack at nursing." "Who else Is quartered aft here?" He Ignored the one thing I most desired to learn, but I did not press it, believing I knew the answer already. "LeVere has this middle stateroom, and Mendez the one forward. Mendez is third officer and carpenter. Just at present with LeVere required on deck he has charge of the men below. Not the working crew; they are quartered in the forecastle and are largely English and'Swede. But we have to carry extra men, who bunk amidships --hellhounds to fight--mongrels Of course. They are allowed on deck I Followed Him to the Deck. amidships when we are at sea, but are not encouraged to mingle with the sailors. We're over a powder magazine all the time, Gates--any spark might set it off." I opened one of the doors opposite and glanced within. The interior differed but little from that of the.stateroom occupied by Estada, except It was minus the table. No doubt they were all practically alike. "This will do very well," I said quietly. "Now how about clothes? These I wear look rather rough for the new job. "I'll send you the steward; he'll fix you out from the slop chest. I wa$ glad to see him go and closed the door on him with a sigh of relief. It had all occurred s6 quickly, almost without effort on my part, I could do little but wonder what strange occurrence would be next. What, indeed, was there for me to do except to await developments? Only one thing occurred to me--I must discover some means immediately of communicating with Dorothy Fairfax. The Importance of this could not be overestimated. With myself quartered aft and eating in the cabin we were bound to meet sooner or later, and the girl must previously be warned of my presence aboard, or in her first suri bacco and a pipe, and--yes. wait • second--writing materials. And, bj the way, there are two stateroomi astern. Who occupies the one to star board--Senor Estada ?" "No, senor; It is the youog lady." "Oh, the one brought aboard last night. Have you seen her?1* "Si, senor; she is English and good to look at, but she sit and stfua out the stern port. She will not speak or eat. I take in hei* brenkfast, but she touch not a morsel. So I tell Senor Estada, and he say, then bring her out to dinner with me; M make the hussy eat if I have to choke it down her dainty throat,'" iv "Good; I'll have 4 look at her myself then. Now hunyr«P those tilings, steward, and remember w£at I sent you after." He brought the shaving set and writing materials first, explaining that he fwould have to go down into the lazaret qnd break open some packages for the tobacco and pipe. The moment the fellow disappeared 1 grasped the opportunity. I dashed off a note hurriedly-1-* brief line merely stating my presence on board and begging her not to exhibit surprise at meeting me. I had no time in which to explain or make clear the situation. With this folded and concealed in my hand I silently pushed open the door. I crept swiftly forward, following the circle qi the staterooms, until 1 came to tha closed door of the one I sought aft. I bent here an instant, listening for some sound from within, but heard none. Beyond doubt the giW was within and alone, and I must trust her quick Intelligence to respond to my written message. I thrust it through the narrow opening'above the sill, and the mofnent it disappeared within stole swiftly back to mjt own room. The action had not been seen, and yet I had scarcely a moment to spare. Before I could lather mjr face the steward returned, bearing in his hands tobacco and pipe. Estada, however, remained away longer than I had anticipated W would, and I was fully dressed and comfortably smoking before he came down from the deck and crossed the cabin to my partially open door. "The starboard watch has been called," he said, "and you are to take charge of the deck, relieving LeVere. I waited to explain the situation to the men before you appeared. I suppose you are ready?" "Ay, ay, senor," knocking the ashes out of my pipe and rising. He eyed my clothes disapprovingly. I "Rather a ftyicy rig, Gates, for a first offloer on duty." "Some style, I admit, senor, but they were all the steward offered me." "You'll have to carry a hard fifet, iny man, to back up that costume aboard the Namur," he said coldly. Those black devils are apt to mistake you for a plaything." I followed him up the stairs to the deefc. LeVere as still on duty, and came forward and shook hands at my appearance. "Rather glad I didn't drown you," he said, Intending to be pleasant. "But hope you'll not ran amuok in the after cabin." I shall try not to unless I have cause," I answered, looking him square In the eyes and determining to make my position clear at once. Senor Estada tells me I am to relieve you. What Is the course?" "Sou'west by half sou'." » "Do you know your position V "Only In a general way. We have held an east by south course since leaving the capes, until an hour ago, making about ten knots." Very well; I will figure It out as best I can. There is nothing further to report ?". No, senor; all has been*as It Is now." • • •• He glanced toward Estada, not greatly pleased, I presume, with my brrfsqueness, yet finding nothing In either words or manner from which to evoke a quarrel. The latter had overheard our conversation, but he stood now with back toward us looking oi&^on #the sea off the port quniter. His silent indifference caused LeVere to shrug his ..shoulders and disappear down the ladder on his way below. I turned my face to the man at the wheel--it was the giant negro, Cochose. What did we wear before georgette cfcepe was Invented^ Experiment as we will with every other material, we come back to this with joy aud comfort, recognizing the service and beauty few other fabrics offer, notes! a prominent fashion correspondent. Of more than usual loveliness are the gorgeous frocks being displayed for more or less elaborate occasions. Wltll* $t<aiiy seem to have tired" soma* • • !" k® believed to be our | prise at the recognition I should be instantly betrayed. If I was to serve the girl there must be, first of all, intelligent co-operation between us. She must not only know of my presence on the Namur but also the purpose ao tuating me. I had reached this conclusion when a light, hesitating knock sounded at the door. Gunsaules entered, garments over his arm, and laid out the pieces carefully one by one, evidently proud of his selection. "The clothes seem to be all right, steward," I said, "and I judge will ft. Now hunt me up first of all something fa shave with, than some toposttlon on the chart. I asked a few questions, although I paid but little 'p* •ttontlon to what be said, my mind being busied with searching out his • real purpose. No doubt the situation \ was very nearly as he described it iff: i t« be--LeVere was no navigator, and •stada himself only an indifferent one. Yet at that the course to the West latfea was not a long one. and if the Portuguese had been able to bring the bark from there to the Chesapeake, the return voyage should not :i;*, tenlfj him. No, that was not the object; he was planning to keep at wmk waylay ami attack merchant Peace or war? Dorothy Is offered the choice by her brutal captors. Whichever she chooses, what hope is there for her amid the Wolves of the Sea? Carlyle, watching intently, longs for the chance to go to her aid. comlni depth and Is If shallow bft of the blue' bordered with the footing at the back of the neck. The sleeves are longer than the French, which persistently reveal the elbow at just the most awkward length. The footing also trims these in a straight around band at the CBff over the elbow. Footing Used Extenelvely. Footing is extensively used this season. There are many varieties. The finest is called French blond, and has a narrow edge like French seaming braid as a finish. The texture of this is extremely fine, like the threads In real lace. All footing is narrow, seldom over two inches wide. The point d'esprit. the plain white or the biack, is Introduced on every part of the frock. Some of the prettiest collars one can find are made of bands of footing gathered into a puff and placed between rows of fine valenciennes lace. But to return to our georgettes,. r companion dress to the blue beauty I have been describing repeats the skirt except for the bands of footing. The waist is, of the plainest shirtwaist type, relieved by bands of the fashionable Margot lace placed In perpeQ; (Mcular manner so as to form an entire jacket effect, the ends of which appear below the wide sash of blue satin. The printed georgettes are greatly in demand. A lovely Dresden flower design with a "white background and little blossoms of blue and pink thickly scattered all over Its surface has wee ruffles of white organdie at Intervals across the front in the popular apron effect noticed upon almost'every ether gown. :'V y • A printed navy georgette in slender, graceful lines. It is a cool costume, appropriate for house, street and stmiformal wear. what of the heavily beaded dresses so long esteemed, others seek them out! assiduously, seeming to prefer the chemise type with its beading to all other gowns of thin material. Now that the blue dyes are of such uncertain quality, and few of the manufacturers will sell them with a guarantee of their lasting attributes, the dark blues are harder to find, and therefore we notice many variations of the blue shades which have not been often seen. For Instance, the exquisite horizon blue of the French uniforms developed in georgette makes ideal dresses for country club wear. One just from France has an apron effect across the front made by placing row after row of blond footing one above the other from the hetn of the skirt almost to the waist. This skirt, by the way, deviates somewhat from the straight up and down effect of the majority and seems to be cut after the circular fashion of several seasons ago. The rows of the footing which form the apron, line, on the front find at the sides of the skirt just as an apron would do. The extra fullness of the dark blue satin is tied loosely about the vv - • - EPT secrete and special and perspiulfQcf you is WRKLEYS . In Its air-tlfiht sealed package. A fioody (bat Is ^ worthy of youi* tastlM regard " because of its lastios quality. \ Three flavors H suit all tastes. Be SURE to set WRIGLEYS Sealed Twlit Kept Right Flavor Lasts i Disorder Demanded. "What made them fire that chairman out of the window?" asked the bolshevist "He insulted one of our most reverenced principles," replied the anarchist. "The first thing he said was, The meeting will come to order.'" This "town blouse" is of white georgette flowered in daffodil yellow and soft green, decorated with wooden beads in green and blue. The blue and white printed georgettes are among the most successful gowns of the summer. They are made In almost every fashion, with straight slips of dark blue satin or silk underneath as a foundation, while the printed fabric Is draped in straight tunic with unbroken lines from shoulders almost to hem. A wide sash of skirt is gathered at the back, where a handsome sash of blue satin of the exact shade of the georgette is tied in a large bow with long loops and ends. The waist has a plastron in front bordered at each side with a bit of the narrow footing. The collar falls away from the throat at the front in a bewaist and left to hapg somewhat lower In the back to give the sort of overhanging lines and long waist effect so much sought. This way of making the printed georgettes is excellent for the dark blues or black and white, and is the sort of afternoon dress one is always needing during the summer. The chemise dress Is a boon to almost every woman, for it requires a sash, and sashes, wide or narrow belts and the drooping waistline cover a multitude of faulty figures which are revealed with unsparing frankness in separate waist and skirt. The thick waist appears almost slim when the ilde sash and belt are cleverly arranged so as not to accentuate. Few women who have attained this undesirable thickness through the waist realize apparently what a top-heavy look they have with a light shirtwaist above a dark skirt--If they did all would abandon this fashion and at least have skirt and waist of the same color, all white, for Instance, or all blue. Contrasting with these rather awkward dresses are the charming things of pale georgette and tinted lace. The tinted lace is really enchanting. A silvery gray chiffon frock made over a tight slip of gray taffeta lets this (TO BI$ CONTINUED.) f from So i t Children of Great Men. Shakespeare had children whom the world never heard, was with Dickens. None of his children came anywhere near his standard. Owen Meredith was a mediocre writer as compared with his father. Sir Edwurd Bulwer Lytton. Lytton. while a very voluminous writer, was also strong and fine at all times. Alexander. Dumas fils could not at any time compare with Dumas the elder, Nathaniel Hawthorne was head and shoulders above his son, Julian, in the power to produce books worth whit* Long Day and Night. The north pole has six months day and six months night, the sun apparently traveling in a circle around II from the time it appears In March ua> til it disappears in September. The hump of a camel Is considered « great delicacy by the Arabs. It It white, Ilka veal, tat tastes like feeeC the soft chiffon and the pale gray lace tinted to match the exact shade. Along the edge of the silken petticoat there is a quilted ruffle of the ^affeta which holds the petticoat In in a' slightly hobbled effect about the ankles. The lace used for this Is the fill-over shadow lace with Its cobweb fineness. It is wide enough to drape one side entirely and falls over the georgette In soft, graceful lines. The gray lace appears also almost entirely covering the waist, draping In front in the sort of monk'." collar I mentioned above. A sash of soft, silvery gray satin confines the waist and hangs at just the right angle at one side. Lavender chiffon with entre deux of the softly tinted ltsce is not only lovely but has an added charm In being different from ordinary things. The frock as to line follows the draped designs of this type of dress; the charm, however, lies in the beauty and the novelty of the tinted lace com- Cvticura Soothes Itching Season retiring gently rub spots of dan» draff and itching with Cuticura Ointment. Next morning shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Make them your every-day toilet preparations ,and have a clear skin and soft, white hands.--Adv. OF YESTERDAY AND* TODAY Italian Town, Industrial Center, Still ^/Rataine a Reminder oJMlj* . . " Middle Ages, t r . * • '• Arona is best known to travelers aS the station on the railroad from Milan where Lake Magglore first bursts Into view. To Italians It is best known for its plantations of American corn, a novelty in Europe. Today, Arona Is an industrial center, but off In the northeast corner the castle of Angero adds a touch to the landscape which bespeaks medieval Importance. The famous Borromeos-- they who produced Cardinal de Medici, who became Pope Plus IV --dwelt In aflcestral halls oh the outskirts of the village. At the Hotel Reale, a tablet calls attention to the fact that Garibaldi was a guest there in 1848. That "Arona, Lago Mngglore," Turner's wonderful canvas, was not made from photographs can be gathered from Ruskln's letter, In which he says, "No such hills are, or ever were, in sight from Arona. They are gathered together, hill by hill, partly from the Battles of Olegglo, partly from above the town here, partly from half way up the lake near Baveno and then all thrown together In one gcaad imaginary chain." slip show below the upper draperies of bined so cleverly. STYL£ TO SHOW FOREHEADS Bands of Cut M Metal Ribbon and ; .|H^r..decorations to • Headdress. . T./ A writer from Paris says: "It seems that we are in for a season of foreheads. If you want to be correct, you must show your forehead, especially in the evening. But the forehead need not be quite bare. Bands of cut Jet, inetal ribbon worked over with steel beads, Ivy leaves stitched down on ah Invisible band of. green tulle--all these may be bound around the forehead. The hair at the back may be coiled close to the head or it may be supported by a light frame and draWn. In to a Greek knot. "Then, again, a girl of courage and a pretty profile, may adopt a headdress which shows a band of cut Jet crossing the forehead with a aecoml band hanging loose under the chin. We may be eccentric If we feel so disposed, but we must remember that foteheads are in supremo, command of the world of fashion. Sweet Seventse* might part her hair in the middle^ • great city--a great solitad* draw it lightly back and coil It at the nape of the neck; then she might pass a folded hand of silver tulle over her bare forehead, rather low, and fasten It to the coll at the left side, with a cluster of black satin acorns set In silver leaves." ' -- Cassowary Has Come Back. Not so very long ago the question was raised In millinery circles as to whether cassowary plumage could come back as a trimming for women's hats. At that time it was stated that, while its Importation had been prohibited for several years, there was enough available in this country to enable the trade to go ahead if it wanted to use it. The question i»r« been answered by some concerns that make model hats, which are showing them trimmed with cassowary In the natural hue. It Is used on all-velvet models for early fall wear. Tills plumage Is branched somewhat like para dlse, and It is regarded as an attractive trimming. Right Locality. "It is all right to talk about eating locusts, but where are you going to get wild honey?" • "I think you'll soon be able to get some in our back yard If you care to go there. The auto backed Into the hives and there are some very mad bees around." When the war-dogs assail, one doesn't want to be a cat. dosjUig In the sunlight. If a man is pushed for money he Is usually shoved' to the rear. HAVE TO PURCHASE BRIDES Santall Indian Bridegroom Must Lay % Up Money Before He Can Aspire to a Wife. The Santall Indians must literally purchase their brides. They pay a sum of money to the girl's parents-- usually about 100 rupees--and, In ad-' dltion, they present the mother aud the female relatives with new sans or shawls. Should the bridegroom choose a widow for his wife, she will only cost half the sum mentioned. The reason why the Santbil Indians hold widow* in less regard than unmarried females is because Hhey assert ttyrt in the next world man and wife are reunited^ hence a widow who marries again la only "lent" to' her second husband.: When a young man courts a girl who does not favor his suit, he adopts fln> eccentric way to cure her stubbornness. After having dipped his finger, in red paint,, he goes in search of th» lady and Imprint# his mark on her forehead. Then he may tfalm her as his wife. flit#*v.Faf the Neighbors' Sake. ' ' "Extravagance," said a Pittsburgh man, "is the bane of America, and why are we extravagant? For the fun of it? No--for the neighbors' sake. "I know a man who awoke very late one winter night and found his wife just returning to the bedroom. "'What's that loud noise I heard?" he asked, 'and what have you been doing In the cold?' " 'It's all right, dear,' she answered. 'Go to sleep again. Tou see, the people are coming back home fromNthe opera, and I just slipped down and slammed the front door hard, so that the neighbors would think we'd been there.'" Affording a Comparison. ;, "What are you going to do with yourself this summer?" "I'm going to help mother and the girls enjoy themselves at a summer resort," said Mr. Cumrox. "So you are going with them?" "No. I'm going to stay In our cool, capacious city home and write them a letter every day about how hot and uncomfortable I am." • m ,, Just Opposite. that man surreptitious In his methods?" "No sirup in his methods. He's la the wholesale pickle business." The man hands will science. who has blisters on I have few on his o A Health-Bringer! Make your morning ce» - real dish, a strengthenen is not only most deli* cious m taste, but is ,,io b« u i<ld1 1e r o_ f a t t1issu_e. : ' T * : "There's a&easan* •m- t

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