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THEIDpYAGE
By fi ANDALOpSffl&gffimilSTRATIONS BY
PARHISHBrrffSEARBORN MfcLVILL
CHAPTER I.
In Which Begins Adventure.
Some may question the truth of this
narrative, yetej will scarcely be
found among mose who "go down to
the sea In ships" To them the unfathomable
mystery abiding upon the
face of the great deep, the constant
marvel of huge, heaving leagues of
watery solitude, secret and profound,
mist evr remain so vast, so Inexplicable,
as to be beyond any interrogatory
of the finite the strange, the
qnexpffttod, lurking everywhere. To
'ethers oar landsmen, confidently
laaglniM 'hat all phenomena can be
ircdccei't r, thin the contracted limits
cjfl itart I ompreJienslon, I need say
MBO!t im that witnesses still stir-lira
to oorroborate the principal Incidents
ui tills story, which I now purpose
writing in the full glow of a memory
still dominated by the events to
be recorded.
It had come to be the 5th day of
April, the year 1879. I, John Stephens,
aged 24, occupied a rather comfortable
seat upon the shaded balcony of
that large, ultra-fashionable hotel at
Valparaiso, which, as travelers will
recall, clings to the steep hillside overlooking
both the city and harbor beneath.
I was alone, not having as yet
ordered the serving of the evening
meal.
A gayly attired military band was
playing noisily in a near-by plaza, and
through the intervening distance I was
able to distinguish plainly the patriotic
notes of national music I even
believed that a medley of shouting
voices, mingled with an echo of
cheers, was borne to me on the rising
night wind, and I leaned above the
low railing to gaze down, slightly Interested,
as a regiment of Chilean Infantry
regulars of the line, from
their white trousers and stiff hats
swept swiftly past the hotel corner In
rapid time, to disappear suddenly
over tho steep crest in the direction
of the quay. Far away, toward the
right, where the long row of
barracks was still dimly visible
acainct the darker backgiound of surrounding
hills, was to he discerned a
glimmer of steel, as squadrons of cavalry
and artillery engaged tn dress
parade, their numerous banners flapping
against the sky. At the moment
these several occurrences served to
awaken the merest Interest, tending
rather to bring home to memory a
freshening knowledge of the desperation
of my situation.
It can all be told In few words: I
was persona non grata to the Chilean
authorities, with apparently every possible
avenue leading forth from the
country fully and effectively barred.
"While personally unknown to those
officials, thus far successful In masking
my movements under the guUe of
a foreign gentleman of leisure temporarily
reMil' mi at a fas'.ilonable
I.fU' I tie c ,,ielcss discoveied It impossible
to break through the cordon
of watchful government spies and
asV id, tW
shake the Chilean dust from off my
feet A rapid explanation will suffice
A native of Massachusetts, of excellent
family connections, together with
prospects of furure wealth. I early developed
the unrest ralnable propensities
of a rover. Bnd after a vain effort
to turn my reluctant ambition toward
one of the learned professions my parents,
despairing of ever doing better,
finally consented to apprentice me to
the sea. Unfortunately for the realization
of their more secret hopes. I
took to that hard, adventurous life as
a duck to water, so that, at the end of
five years" service. I had risen,
through the various grades to the honorable
position of first officer In the
old Leyland line, my steamship being
the Vulcan, trading between New
York and South American ports
Soon after I attained this berth my
father died suddenly leaving behind
bla a fair amount of property, a goodly
share of which came to me In cash
It chanced that, during a previous
voyage, a passenger on board had succeeded
In interesting me deeply In certain
raining operations which he was
conducting under a Bolivian
Finding myself In possession of
abundant means, and experiencing
that occasional disgust for sea life
common to all sailor men. I embarked
with boyish enthusiasm in this new
enterprise, not only investing a considerable
amount of monev. but likewise
giving the company my personal
services as assistant superintendent.
Heyond doubt our concession was
an extremely valuable one but, as we
were soon destined to discover. It
came to us with an unfortunate flaw in
the title, there developing a spirited
'Otitroversj between the constituted
authorities of Hollvin and Chile, over
which country the terrltoiv Involved
! longed. From harsh vvohIk In pub-!ii
and the exchange of dip
notes, ihe argument rapldlv
advanced to blows, and was finally
rred to the aibitrament of the rifle
S our financial Intciests w re en
tirely Bolivian, and our litveg'etl money
at stake, it was no mote than natural
that we should openl ally oiirelve
with that struggling faction which the
Chilean authority prnmpth dc
uounced as lnsurrectos, and proce?ded
to crush.
It was something of a comic opera
war, resulting In two or three skirmishes
wherein ill-equipped and poorly
officered palsanos were pitted against
regular troops of the line, and. as we
received from Bolivia no more substantial
aid than vague promises, our
resistance, though rather stubborn,
vas soon overcome When the final
vlld stampede for safety came, I
myself, as quartermaster
of the late revolutionary forces,
till In possession of a considerable
um of money, to which no one else
an better claim, the
scar of a Chilean bullet In my
houlder, and an exceedingly flattering
nance of being summarily shot by
utnhead court-martial If caught All
.portunlty for retreat across the Bo-
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IS MADDENING
and the more you scratch the more you itch. Your skin is on fire your lips
and mouth are dry with the agony of it your whole body is vorn oul with
the constant suffering STOP SCRATCHING! you can't put lut th fire
with your finger naila.
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A Sample
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Ample to prove to you the curative value of Littell's
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Company
North 2nd Street St.
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fiTinn frontier was already effectively
blocked, but, after several weeks of
excessive hardship, skulking amid tho
dark recesses of Indian huts In the
mountnlns, I succeeded In stealing unobserved
Into Valparaiso, feeling confident
that, as a Killor, I should be
able to discover In that busy seaport
some early opportunity for escape.
This confidence was doomed to bitter
disappointment The Chilean authorities
were especially desirous of
apprehending me, inspired doubtless
by visions of tho rumored
to be of far greater value than truth
could Justify They were both alert
and auspicious The American consul
was obdurate to pleading, refusing
peremptorily to become Involved In
the nfralr, while no war vessel floating
the flag of the United States, to which
I might flee for protection, entered
the harbor Manifestly It was Impossible
for me to depart on nny foreign
vessel as a passenger without possessing
the necessary papers properly
vised, nor could I even ship as seaman
before the mast without running;
the gantlet of numerous suspicious
officials especially warned to apprehend
me. lu brief, though possessing
ample means, 1 was a helpless prisoner,
my only safely the keeping out
of sight from nil In authority within
the narrow confines of the hotel
Sitting there in solitude that evening
I thought It out all over awln for
the hundredth time bitterly cursing
myself for a stupid fool, yet utterly
unable to discover any venturesome
prospect of ultimate escape I wns
trnpped as securelv as though the
hand of actual art est was about to ba
placed upon mv shoulder. , 1 might,
by thus continuing to skulk In th
dark, delay the result, yet the final
ending was Inevitable Beyond doubt
I was cornered, and the time was ripe
for the eager acceptance of any reckless
opportunity Yet, desperate as" I
was. I could perceive none, everywhere
arose the same blank wall of
Chilean power Impassable, unassailable.
Insurmountable Saint Andrew'
mine was a situation to chill the blood.
The stats began to gleam In the
black void of sky overhead, those brilliant,
scintillating stars of the south
In their unfamiliar constellations, forever
reminding me that I was an alien
and a stranger The city Itself,
wrapped' within the deepening folds of
this early night mantle, appeared unusually
noisy and demonstrative I
dimly wondered at It There was a
ceaseless blare of bands, a medley of
Inarticulate cries, mingled with the
continuous disorder of shuffling feet
along the roughly paved streets. I
could distinguish nothing definite as
I hung curiously over the balcony
rail.' staring Idly down, yot
It was plainly evident that the entire
population was astlt ith some increasing
excitement Far out toward
the distant mouth of the hnrbor a fortress
battery was firing salvos of artillery,
the swift flames of discharge
cleaving the black shadows In vicious
spurts of yellowish red. the sullen reverberations
of sound shaking the hotel
casements Some HoI Saint's day,
I Imagined, wondering Idh what special
devotion of the church could be
responsible for so much of uproar, so
general un outpouring of enthu.Vamn
Still, the thought held tie bandy for
a moment . m own pet affairs
were far too serious anil Insistent for
any wasted attention the saints
I turned back from the rail and
glanced carelessly within The great
dining hall was already brilliantly illuminated,
and a number of the tables
were surrounded by guests It formed
a cosmopolitan scene, the grouped
faces being representative of a wide
variety of races, the scraps of conversation
which floated to me through the
open wlmlaw reveajint. halt the
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guages of Europe. Swarthy Spaniards,
volatile Frenchmen, silent sons of Albion,
talkative Ynnkess, bwwlilskered
and bespectacled Germans', blonde,
rosy cheeked Swedes, together with
repiesentntlxes from half a dozen
South American countries, were Indiscriminately
mingled In sudden brotherhood
This motley. Interesting company
wns composed principally of
nun. exhibiting here and there the
glitter of military uniforms, or some
peeullnilty of attire attesting the prep
enco of the Inevitable globetrotter, nl
though the liinjorltv were plnlnlv
enounh commercial gontlemen. Inter
estoit In various lines of trade, and
drawn Into this vortex from the tout
corners of the globe in the wild s run
ble after gold. No foreign p;nsitgi
steamer had enteied the harbor with
lu the past '2 hours, and 1 had nl
ready studied those fnces before in thr
vague, shadow hope of discovering
filend. 1 lit another clgario. oul ol
sheer nervousness, and sal silent!)
watching a Chinese attendant llghtlim
the colored lanterns suspended along
the balcony roof A sudden rocket
went swiftly and sizzling up front out
the center of the great plaza below
and my eyes followed Its swift flight
Into the black sky until It burst Into
a thousand mliit.itiite stars.
When l turned once again, now hall
Inclined to beckon n waiter and ordet
the serving of dinner, a newl) arrived
company of guests had tnken posses
slon of the small round table Just
within tho open window Three were
in the party, apparently father, mother
and daughter, beyond question of
high social class. Paterfamilias sitting
in stately dignity at what might
be considered the head of the board,
a broad napkin spread across his right
knee, was typically aristocratic, of
spare figure, Mem lean face, with Iron-gray
hair and must nouns trimmed to
perfect point, his eyes, cold and
emotionless, gleaming like steel points
behind gold-rimmed glares a man
certainly over 60, possessing tn the
extreme that irritating hauteur ,ios
Mblo only to an (Englishman of recognized
family And position The lady
occupying the seat opposite him. whom
I naturally presumed to be hU wife,
was fleshy enough to own an ample
double chin, which drooped to a vaster
expanse below, most expensively
gowned, her fingers laden with diamonds,
and a lorgnette at her ce,
through which she deliberately surveyed
the assembled company Her
evident attumpt at duplicating the
calm haul ton of her emotionless com
pnnlou was nevertheless somewhat of
a counterfeit, as It failed to conce:il
wholly a slight twinkle of mnusotnent
curving the comers of her mouth and
a certain slight vulgar uneasiness if
manner ills ideal was evidently that
of a marble statue, cold. Immaculate,
bis slightest movement revealing the
frigidity of one born to the purple,
while my lady rutalnitl some
to fiesh and blood, although
woll veneered by long social artifice
He was nature, while she had evidently
been developed by skill, yet tho
matron, to my thinking, proved far the
more Interesting specimen of the two.
I must confess, however, wasting
precious little attention upon either,
for mv eyes early rested upon tho
younger woman seated the
two. and hence directly confronting
me. I will not say I never saw a fairer
picture of womanhood Just when
the lovely flower becomes a blossom
fully blown, yet assuredly none other
ever possessed for iiih the same Indefinable
fascination, the same Ineffable
charm Twenty-two, possibly,
although her age was difficult to guess,
with oval face and clear, fresh skin,
the rich red blood of perfect health
crimsoning the rounded cheeks, eyes
of dcepost, darkest gray, the kind of
Kfm
Three Were In ths Party, Apparently
Father, Mother and Daughter.
eyes pledging a thoughtful soul behind
to yield them mch rare power o!
oxnrt'Uhlon: a face reflecting tho lor
j of living, yet responsive, and, In mo-
of ipilctneaK. saddened beyond
Iments an entrancing dimple vislblo
In the rather broad chin, the lips
moist i.ud tosy vvitb health, sulllclently
i parted to i' nl a t'lii'uli.iiig glimpse
of white, rt",ti'a" tth behind; tho
forehead low and b"',ad. the weiilth of
shadowing hair of (lui.e,t brown, yet
with an odd gVnin of reddish gold
causing the (ve'Vie'l tn issik (o seom
nn nun oli of heautv. Hut It was not
tho ouiwiml lace ulnir, nor any combination
of ph aslng foul uies, which
yielded such into and Indescilbable
charm It was tatlier a distinct and
unusual personality which gave to
these both life and attraetlvenchs. Her
slightest glance or movement, natural
and unaffected, fcined a new revelation
of belf, t.ijs. ouii i i MM.esjjon, of ji
Inward llfo which I Instinctively
lonted to psuetrate, tU guardod
tery of which was Invltatlun.
The three conversed little, speaking
Unellsh with that lack of restraint
common to those who have been accustomed
to having discreet hervauts
hiihlnd their chalts. the man grum
bling Icily ovr the quality of food fur
nlshed and the Indlnnrut service, my
lndy commenting with audible distinctness
on the personal nppearanco of
the various people present, the girl
contenting herself with an occasional
mono liable when directly addressed
I dispatched my own order, and. whltw
Idly walling the iiitiirn of the servant,
had my attention attracted toward a
group gatheied about a second table
Just beyond the one occupied by the
English family piuty
(Continued Next Week.)
Revalts at Cold Steel.
"Your only hope," said three rioctont
to Mrs. M. E. Fisher, DeUolt, Mich.
HUircriiiR from severe rect al trouble
lies in nn operation," ''then I used I)r
King's 'New Life Pill," she writes
"till wholly cured." They prevent
Appendicitis, cure Constipation, Headache.
J.r.c. at J. H. Ormo's ami
& Tnylor's
WILL RAISE THE REPUBLIC.
New Bedford, Mass, Feb 10
Although she lies at the bottom of
the Atlnntle In the open t.en, tit a
depth variously estimated from
to fifty fathoms, attempts
mnv be made aH an experiment to
raise the White Btar liner Itepiihllc.
which sank after being in collision
with 'the steamer Florida. W. V.
Wetherspoon. of the John Arhuckte
Wrecking Cotnpnn), who hnd charge
of the work of raising the cruiser
Yankee is now figuring on the probable
damage to the itepubllc
"We have been looking for a deep-water
Job for some time." he said,
"and a steamer wrecked In the Klondike
region was llrnt to ootn under
consideration The itepubllc affords
Just the opportunity, perhnps. to
demonstrate the method The
is certainly worth saving If It
was a pile or $1. non. onO lu gold
down at the bottom of the sea some
one would be going down after It "
Just received our spring
purchase of plows, we also
have the price right. T. F.
Clif, Fredonia, Ky.-
FIRST CROP OKVIRGINI
BURLEY TOBACCO SOLD.
Illchmi.nd Va Feb 11 -Hardly
In the history of the local market linn
any Bale cratHl as much Interests
among buyers, raisers nud
of tobacco as tho large sale
of Virginia-raised White Hurley at
the Stouowall warehouse to-day The
bulk of the offering of tins variety
wss the crop of John P Tnvlor. of
orange county, who, believing thnt
the soil of this State Is as well adapted
to the growth of this grade of
tobacco as that of Kentucky and
other States, has been experimenting
with It for some time
Small cropH were offered by F K.
Weaver, S II Downing nud R V.
Huffman, neighbors of Mr. Taylor,
who had also been Induced to experiment
in a sinnll way Mr. Downing
received tho best average price.
J19.3S per 100 pounds. Tho announcement
hnd gone abroad that
this sale was to be made yesterday,
and every manufacturer In Itlchmond
-mil the representatives of the large
establishments of other cities were
"lit to see the first sale of Virginia
llurlev
For health and happiness DoWitt'
Little Karly Risers small, gentle,
easy, pleasant little liver pills, the host
made. Sold by all drjiggista. 21) Urn
LOW RATES,
Washington; D. C, ?nd return
on account Presidential
Inauguration. $23.45 Round
trip. Tickets on sale Feb.
28, March 1st, 2nd, and 3rd,
only good returning till March
Oil.
OUI,
W. L. Vennek, agent.
COMETONEWMEXICONOW
Homestead land near Ricardo, New Ncxico, in Pecos
Valley Level. Mosquite Land 20 foot soil. Good Water
35 to 165 feet wells to show. ( .
It costs you nothing to look at this free land, If wl
don't show you as fine land as there is in New Mexico we
will pay your expenses. We have good rooms and beds to
take care of you free lit Ricardo.
Deeded Lands, School Lands
and Relinquishments aspecsalty
Last year's crop to show. All Work Guaranteed.
Vanhooser Eskew & Spurlock i
Locating and
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SEEDS
We Ship best quality Field and
( i union Seeds direct to fanners at
lowest wiiolehulo prices.
We sell Clovers, (J russet", Seed
Oats, Seed Corn, Cane Seed, Millet,
Cow I'eas, Soja Hemic, Peanuts, Seed
l'otatoes, Calilugo Plants, Potato
ami Tomato Slips, Onion Set", Car.
den lloans, Garden Peas, all kinds
(iardcu, Mold and Flower Socdf
Land Plaster and Fertilizers. Write
us for prices and samples, State
what you want. 114 8t
Nashville Seed Company.
215 Second Avenue North
Nashville, Tcna.
KILLS REMARKABLE
SEA LION.
I.w Angeles, Fell II -On the
south side of San Clements Island.
John S Hcndrlckson killed a
sea lion Hendrlckson had
been on the Island about a week wlla
Hubert Howland. During a storm
at sea vestorday they saw the
sea Hon fighting Its way to
shore Ab It Hopped upon the rock
Hcndrlckson shot It Jt wns Jet blara
In color, which Im rare lu Southern
waters, where most of these tvnlmafc
aro tawney, and weighed nearly 1.
sou pounds
Great tusks protruded from lis
jaws, and the hair of tho inane was
eight Inches long The Hon measure!
more thnn sixteen feet, nnd the hld
l said to be worth fSOO j
EXCURSION RATES.
Round trip excursion fares,
New Orleans on account ol
Mardigras. $18.75 for the
.round trip. Tickets on sale
Feb. 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th,
21th, and 22nd, good to return
March 1st. But by paying
one dollar additional at
! New Orleans, tickets can be
extended to return March 13.
W. L. Vennfk, Agent.
CASH WAS'PAID OUT,
Over 112,000 was paid out In cash
by the Farmers Hank on Monday to
the ineinliers of the Stemming District
Tobacco Aswiclatlon
This iiione) was purl of the 2U per
cent additional advance made to
members b the Association a few
davs ago Thote who delivered their
tobacco before Fehruar L were paid
f.O per cent on the face of the w.inw
house receipt, and this balance of 25
per rent Is now due nil memtrtrs
whose tobacco has been delivers!,
making a total of ".' per cent paid
on all deliveries
The $ 12.000 paid by the Farmers'
Hank was not the total amount of
checks drawn on Monday nt tho Association
otllce This was the actwul
cash puld to members by tho bank.
Many fnrmers did not cash thclry
checks, and others deposited them to
their credit.
It is evident from this enormous
amount of cash paid out that money
is now- getting Into better circulation
than H has b en In a ear Henderson
Journnl
Kevil & Co,
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Fire Insurance Agency in
MARION, KENTUCKY
If you have prrpcrtyin the town !
Marion, lot them nixurc it. Y
thall liivo no reasons to regret it
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