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Port : Fart \Villiam. \Vinnipeg and :51!) \Veaterh Canada. Let Us Prepare You fromSarnia. “Th rf Mondays “days and Saturdays from 3‘8. Marie. Port. Arthur fiand AND ARE A THING 0F BEAUTY! Calder’s Black W. H. BEAN The Big4 :ivé June 8. Westbound Yorkshire lnsur-. ’ER LAKES NIGATION BIG 4 Pai-lor (Jays zipd first- and x-esevatinns ngrns. or Write ?..-\.. Tomato. on sail The body of Sir Geoffrey Wilberforce. ruined gambler and suicide. ls tound by Hampdon. a. sailor. Hampdon quarrel: with the Duke of Arcester. Hampdon breaks the news to Lucy Wllo ‘ bertorce and delivers a letter found on her tather’s body. It contains half of a map of a. treasure Island. Lucy already has the other halt. There are directions for finding the treas- Hampdon steals a kiss. and Lucy has him imprisoned in a cabin. Desperate men in the crew mutiny. He treats her with respect and offers to save her from the mutmeers. The pair plot to escape to the Island of the Stairs. The mutineers became intoxicated. and Hampdon and Lucy leave the ship for the island. which Is nearby. Hampdon punishes the duke for insult- Ing Lucy. Ramadan and Lucy start in 3 amp for the Island of the Stairs. Pimball' and Glibby demand the map of the island of Hampdon. who pretends to join the mutiny. Hampdon demands poa- sesslon of Lucy. The mutlneers pursue them. but are stopped by the reef. and Hampdon and Lucy make a search for the hidden treas; are. They discover a vast quantity of gold. silver and precious stones. War canoes of savages approach the island. Hampdon and Lucy flee to the treasure cave. They are carried over a coral reef to the Island. where they find rude statues and mount a gigantic staircase of stone. They pass a strange altar surrounded by masses of human bones and skulls and find the cave mentioned on the map. They are attacked by the savages. led by Pimball and (Bibby. Lucy asks Hamp- don to kiss her goodby They are saved by an earthquake. which routs the savages and mutineers. but closes the mouth of the cave. They escape from the cave and the is- land. are picked up by a ship. and Hamp- don wins the love of Lucy “What mean you?" I cried. when I could recover myself. “It might have been pnisuned.” she said. quietly looking at me mm lumi- nous eyes. “and l cannot have you die!" l was amazed. astounded even. at her bardibood in sucking any possible poison out of that wound in my arm at so great a risk to her own life. if the weapon had been envenomed. And 1 was most profoundly touched too But I had had my Iewm. l vieWe-d it as done out of oommnn humanity and to preserve a life useful to her~nuthing more. Meanwhile. in my turn. I took such hasty precautions for her safety as I could. I baav her rinse out her mouth thoroughly with cold water and then with the strung spirit or which I still had in my flask. In Which We Fight For Life In the Cave of the Treasure. E had withdrawn by this time to the hack of the outer cave indeed. that was the only safe plave for us. for a constant succession of weapons was. thrown through the opening We need- ed no further warning to keep out of reach. Master muibull was showing himself something of a general. He was keeping us away from the en- trance. and with the great host of men at his command he was building up the broken down heap of stones which would presently enable them to come to OS ‘ 1 considered what was to he done. I had {our loaded pistols and. therefore. fnnr lives ln my hand. No man could show his head in that entranve with- out receiving a shot. After that I could account for a few more. perhaps. _wlth swnrd. ax or naked fist. hut in the end they would inevitably ’master Should 4 open th» battle there or to- treat into the inner awe and wait? if” the question (11th bad to. be de- me. Unfortunately. the entrance was broad enough for three or four. or even more. to enter abreast. Perhaps - the ‘la tter SYNOPSIS CHAPTER XVI. ;.l had a stung: nnwill~ IA L- the ante. " cave. for that matter. but still it seemed so. We could at least see the sky and the sunlight. Should we stay there or go further into the wall? \ I decided upon the former course. I explained to my mistress that I would keep the outer cave as long as I amid. begging her to retreat to the Inner chamber She demurred at first. but when 1 spoke to her per- emptorily at last God forgive me she accede-d to my request humbly enough. l thrust the best pis‘tol into her hand and told her to reserve it tor herself in case her capture was Inevitable. but not to pull the trigger unttl the last moment; and l promise-d her tutthfully that I would nut foulishl) or uselt‘sdy jeopardnxe myselt. but that after I had made what fight l could I would iom her. if it were in any way pusmhle.‘ “Master Hampduu." she said softly. ”here we be. a lone man and wmmm among these samm and umrderers with but little chance for our lives. I take it. 1 am sorry that I struck mm on the ship. andâ€"you mayâ€"kiss me goodby." ' .She hung in the wind awhile. seem in: loath to gn when all had been said between us. F‘inally she awn-named me. laid her hand on my arm. and looked up at me With that she proffered me her lips. I could tzu-e a thnusand savages. a hundred Pimballs.‘ without a quiver of the nerws. but at these words and that proffer my knees fairly smote to- gether before this small woman. I stood staring dawn at her. “You were overeager once to take from me what 1 mm ufl'er you will ingly." she said. half turning away. With that l ‘aught her to me and once again I drank thp swoetness of her lins. I forgot the savages outside. the spears, the arrows streaming through the entrance. I held her in my arms and Wilhmlt resistance. 1 could have held her there forever. quite willing to (lie in such sweet embrace. She pushed me from her at last and I could swear that my kisses had been returned. and thou with a Whisperod blPsSiU: she (erli to her knees and crawled within the wave l eunld have fought the world there- after. for her kisses intoxwated me like wine Yet even then I (lid no: de- lllde m3 self. I kllew that. «m her part at least. it was 3 tnrewell kiss. sneh as th t‘l‘iellds might glVe each nther in the lure ut (tenth To her the pres- sure 0t my Ilps Utld only lreen as the salute of all :HICN‘Dt :lzldltltul' almllt to (lie was tn the Caesar whu wall-hell the struggle. \\ ell. l blessed her even for that ('0!!lll‘.\'(‘(‘ll.\ltlll With :1 plstul In. euvh hand and the third upon a rm-k Now at hand I wait.- ed 1 had nut Iung'tu wait. There) was a sudden fiervvr min of arrows and Spears. sume of wnivb strm-k at my feet 01‘ by my side gathered up :1 sheaf uf them and laid them with the pistul «m the rock. The next instant two tremendous savages and a white man appeared m the opening The shot was easy. the target line. I couldn‘t miss The first bullet went into the brain of Master Glibby. the next tore off the head of the leading chief. Reserving the third pistol. l seized a spear and drove it through the throat of the other savage. l shouted with triumph. and Mistress Lucy has since confessed to me that. kneeling down and peering through the opening. rontrary to my esplicit order. which was for her to seek safe cover. she saw all. and that my call or vic- tory was the sweetest sound she had ever heard in her life. I thought we had dune. but they were an indomitable lot thnse south sea islanders. and they were well urg» ed Four others took their places at once. spears in hand. which they threw at me. I jumped aside with dif- ficulty and let fly the third pistol They came crowding this time. and the bul- let from the heavy weapon accounted for two others. but. the survivors had gained a footing and the shelf behind them was suddenly filled with lifting heads and climbing men. I clubbed my weapons and hurled them one after another fair and square into the mass. One went down with a broken skull. The rush was checked: they gave a little 1 cast spears at them and ar- rows‘. but now the shield men had come up. and they caught the missiles on their shields ‘ The front rank wav- ered. and perhaps. if they had been unsupported. they might have been driven below. but the crowd behind would not let them. Slowly they be» gan to move toward me. -I doubt not I was a terriblsa figure. for I had whipped out mv cutlass by this time and stood at Day. I had for- gotten for the moment all else but thé inst of the (-onflivt. and it) another sec- ond I had flung myself upon them in fury It was my mistress who recall- ed me to myself. “Save yourself!" she shrieked ”They are upon you Come hither!" With that I dropped to my knees and made a spring for the opening I had waited too long The leading man would have pinned me. to .the earth with his spear. The entranve was wide. fortunately. and Mistress Lucy could see through the part I did not block wlth my huge bulk Disregarding entirely my instructions. she fired the last pistol at the nearest man He went down like a ninepin. both legs broken. which gave me time to gain the Inner chamber and stand upright. l was bleeding. for I had been mt hero and there. but was otherwise all right.” “That shot sawed my life!" 1 (Med. panting, "You should have [mm It for yourself." “I" can find means to m DURHAM CHRONICLE. l was perilously ne'ar 09mg mt down. Mistress Lucy had the sword wmvn I _-had thrust unto her hand. and I the great ax wmvn I had é'ast Into the inner cave ahead or me ' Those outside were even less able to see man we. and perhaps they knew not. they ca me on. The narrow entrance was suddenly black with tho islanders. who thrust their spent: at us. . Fortunately. my mistress had moved aside and was out or range. but The earthquake shook that rocky Island like a baby’s cradle A 'great mass or rook over the entrance fell. With another mar like the first the cliff was riven in every direction The noise outside eased. The men with flmball were ground to death. Upon his legs lay fifty feet of broken rock. ,I Darkness. total and .absolute. suc- ! ceeded the dim light. I remember real- izing that the attavk had failed and then something Struck me: Down upon She Fired the Last Pistol at the Nearo’ est Man. thought we had Withdrawn or been drh'en Davis, for they crept forward. While I had livw] m the gardeners lodge 01' \anwrt‘m'ce rustle I had gull to be quite an uxmuu. I brought down the heavy wg‘upun on the first head. striking with just enough force to kill the man and yet leave me able to rew'm‘er mysen without delay. and when three heads had been [worked that way In mpm sum'essmn with no more damage [u me- than :1 trifling Spear «'ut on thw ankle. the battle stnpped for a muman I laughed “Now. this ,is madness." he went on. “Yuu arp trapped like-rats. We have only to wall up [be entranve or build a fire in front of it and you will die." “It is lwtter to die even so." I re- plied. “than to live with men like you." “You are a foul!" he exclaimed. He dropped down on his knees as he spoke. and I could see his face in the opening. but too. far away for me to swing my ax. If it were my last ef- fort l was detprmined that I would get him. and so I waited. “I shall not." she answered undaunt- edly. “Don't lose the sword!" I cried to my lady avross thp ohamher. whore her white face stared at me out of the dimness, Then I lifted the ax and waited for Master Pimhall and his men to come on. But he. had a better plan. Bullets and powder they had in plenty. and he knew' 6mm the fact that l had thrown my pistols at them that I had none left .With a deafening roar a storm of bullets from a dozen weapons SWept into the eéve. I leaned heek. I had to or I should have heen shot where I stood. ()f the may thus opened they took advantage. and under cover of a sel'ond volley they entered. Well. it was all up All I could do was to leap upon them as they rose. andâ€"- But at that moment the solid rock beneath my feet hegan to sway. [t was as if I had been instantly trans- lated to the deck at a tossing ship I stood routed to the spot trying to mainâ€" tain a halani-e Pimball had lifted himself upon one knee and was almost clear of the entranr'e. but he. too. stop- ped appalled. 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