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{ iiisiiiiiii^ii^^i ! S^Wingsofthe; j * K/f ^ ? * By LOUIS $0? j Mornmg ???fn 1 ? l^ttMiJil8III^^MI^MI-; f CHAFTKB V. ;iw..ke to Bad the sun higb In the heareaa iris ? lag b ng cbeerfalty, aad so altet. . eppearaace tb.it the aallor ber with aetonlahmeBt Ib ture tu k.ni his feef beaeath hli ? i and f..r da be thooght be mnat sm-. droamlng. si ttlred m a bbBtj rt anjl amart hlouai Hec - were replaced by strot | quite ? bad be sl.-p! that bis urnod btit ?*!?. rrj At last i what bad bappened had ris.'ti with tbt !. ? .m.juer lng her natural feellng <>f repu ted from the atnre be accnmn lat??d garmeata thaa thoaa la ! from tl. Ii' OjBh : BfeOCk Of his OWB I ioa an.i a re tiie atnbble on bla chla. la ? f. aroaJd raah. In thai Baoornful momeal be aronld ha pe and toba< i ?> box, untoid gold, for - tachle. lus thougbta took amcb ? . atj foar hoan amaa mlad dllng intiuen.es an Th< ? rp rernlal ? .1 for his b Iris ?! momlag!" ahe illlag I thooght yoa aronld ? l anpi will \?< bai.l " H. B r.biik.' si,. do tl in th for him. ipltal Hfill I bal ' B !e of from ? rcraal b Ith tha - Uture . On< <? I of n la the lt ? irl er ?. ? ahe I ?ane, \\. 1 am laoralog, bal bcfora atartiaa a I .. .ly. "1 f in the tii-t placa, vou : ; BMkC BBJ ful effort; l.ut. tlul it of my sight ? ?.I laah iu hi> i wh*'ii he aaaa - ?it i> baat ta t.-ii jroa al bafora beh raachca oa aa oug i Itad i.y erari aad id ? sav 1 wouid not araa aaratloa if it were a reinotc caating* \. uiatters sti.tul. vou oaght to 1 tn.iv happaa. i.et m trust in - >s that a auce . s., Tha islaud haa ?? d.'bert.Ml for tnuny ? ;?'. Bal I am ohlhp arara you ahoaM i>e taken Irla ? aoagh n.iw. "Hoa do roa kaow thal ?t:ch dnn ? n. i diiy "Bacaaaa i happt .!eHl ;.l>out aad Ita franaaalaii aai.i. ??! aaa tha laat aaaa in tha ararld to alarm . All 1 aaaa ItkHM I be taken agalnsl h r;*k that Is posalbie. not probable. N<? aa She (oiim aot rapraaa a ahaaaar. The aailor araatad to t.>:i her th.it ha wouiu defend her agalaat a !?? ivagaa lf be were aadowed witli inany livea. but ln ugued t :*?*!. He even reviled hlunelf for hartBg apo ken iiut she naw tha aiigui?h in bla face. and b?*r wotuan'a hean acknowl ?edaed hln> oa b?*r prote. ? ..-. her.ahlehl, "Mr. Jenks." she aald almply, "ara | are iu QadTa hande. I put my tniat in I hirn and iu you. I ?tn hopeful? nay. niore. conudent. I tbank you fa you have done. for all that you wili do. If you raaael prcserve BM from thre.it aalag perils no inan <ou!d. fat you are aad gallant a gentleuuiu as ? the aarth tod Now. th*' strange feuturo of thia ex traordlaary aad oaaxpacted oal of pejit up eniotion was tlint t! ? proaoaaCad iii** naaaa arlth tha allghtiy empbHaized accaataatJoa of oaa kaaar it to ha a aaere dlagntae. The ?aa araa ao tahaa ahack bj her da laratJon of taith that tha mlnot daat, thoogb lt did n..t aacapi a - BBaothcrad la a tamaH of faaling. Ha eoaM not trust hlmaclf t.> apaah ->?? liastiiy aad s.-iziNi the ar a mardaroaa aaaaall apsa ? m?" paba that stoo*i *-i.>n?* at haod. ? :i ?l?>Kr?>e of s.-lf poss.^ssion. FOT a BBOIDCat she had barad her aoui. With raactJaa ra ahiinklag. Har <ieii cate niitur.' disspproved tl inentai diapaaya. she araatad I her owii cnrf*. I k?-en ln - in the felling of th.. - "Wl i araat lt for.-' she in qulr.-d when the slunly truuk <?: and fell. Jenks fcit battar : i la ;i chaaga of dtet," !:?? plalned. floa'l boll tha or Blbbla the b:trk When I split this pahn apea y.?u arUI Bad thal the b> terior is fuM of pith. 1 wili < ut it out for you. aad thaa it arUI ba pow aad it with water after areil - lng it. pich out all the tber and Onally ? tlie aratet t?> araporata lu a eotiple of luuui w powdar, ii:"." -1 gracioui "Tl:' Mids BBCOOTlOClng, but I .1111 <? UTivt It is w ,,ith :i tihil." "l ahaaM hara haag aad that ??? m- . had paaaad vrtthoat andae err.?rt. i n happlrj the I: ? a aadga ba an red to |.iit in.itters aa a straight fora llttle while aco." he snl.1. ??you ?amed tha b l5"' BMOB had ? % ? n aa thaj f?-ii fi BBlghtj the i ' ; naanui I ? I ! I ? of a tbe decayad r* i or lit r the beld !: nda bad tora ? rj . out of "111. Koufl apt, it had a diameter of . baadred l tha diff, it ran to B dcptfa of fOTty feet. On tiie lower i nded rapldly for flfb ea f vn -'ii doarn the COuM tind nurtnre untll a poinl u;is ? 'l eboul ? from i-.l. a- if : drcle. Beloa ilmabi UiSiil;.. __ T;*c olttoa ?,m a chamtl houm. mere ahablfioaa A few bodJee?nine tbe sailor eoamted y?-t preserved aume teaembbiBce of bnmanlty Theae lat aaT an ered amoiiK tha older rel !ca. They arore the eJathea af DyaSa, Chara.t.iisti.- b;.ts and <? eup-.: aatad their aarJoaattty. The othera, bVe tirst : | t|,:, modera <;-.; padfaa, aakjhl have !??>?. . K-oo~ Uaa. When tha aaBor*a faaclaated \: sion aaajld .i.-t;t:i b.- distm paaahed yekea, beeheta, aahf aoohtag aaadaa nnd p . .vn auaald the booes. The tJatmahi arere uii <>f one aaaall, hunky, artth bmg i Kkuiis. AI laari be aplad ? *??? baef. They \\ I ? '\<r m 11 l.iy | tl 4 dne Mnd. depoaltad fr.?ui theeddying artoda thai caadd Berec reacb the depthe, The pl s.?nie. haa ribly deproaalng. Jeaka brohe >>ut bato a riammy pereplratftoa. Be aeenaed t-> klng at t . ef the >-? At last i.is anperior Intell aerted Itaetf. His brala deer ? 1 Ita [> 'w.-r of an.i . ais lb reftei t. and this is tlie tb.'ory be Cl oh I Sotm- onr. kaag ago, bad d valuuble minerals in the vobuni. Mmlng operatioBa arere la full blast nO t.M.k : raage apoB the buinan aata gaaarbag ot iu \ d them by n deadly ontpourlng ??!' earbonlc aeid gas, the bi.it,.-d np polwon of the ? horde of plga, running wlld <>? i ialnnd . no doobl hj I n?-ie flsbers - had tnel tlie BBBM fate whlle int.-nt oo dreadfal <>r Tlien there rame a Enropean who kaea hoar the anhydrate ;as. i>ein^ r than the aorroundlng ab tled llke water In thai terrible bollow. Be, too, aad atrlrea t<? arraal the me bj drlrlag a tanael into the cllff He had p eeded .?in.l had gooe away, perhapa t<> obtala holp. after . ru.b' terlng his knowledjce oa the i.<i -<t a tln canJater. Thaa, agaln, probably fell lato the baada lier man. a ho, curloaa but naconrlnced. cauned blnaaelf to be on thia desolate apol a itli ? fear Inadeqn >|y be bad ai auged to be haken off arithla ? Bied l Bal a aampan laden erltb I plorer'a h ed near tbe areU, whlle ne to de. tha but . Tlie mnrdei ? borylng tlielr oa a for the ??? d foajgfal witn>'?-~ ? ? ? Inqnta n.thei - oil. tbough tl.. in. a compoond of I ney. l I i" iu.' there ><m another fearaome riddle ?I >!l*.' An.i RapajM Bnppoa bled a Hoar caadd better ble thl the . or a tll he me of Ile ;? in sii.-b "Well, it i-< full and .l.'.itl, lt um ?-s no ? tban ? a." BklBg ln h.-r tb "1 I .' wlll k but. I ? i 1 ? :.. j .- g irde "Hoa dld roa find out" i- | aoyth fcT? otber ? : you were .i aol frotn "Oll. .juite :l tiilinl.. II- ? ? onjare np and tha i plicd th.- ? aill :i.>t | ed so ?'You iiev.;- t-.iu t Thej that Bg. They r.'t in ii.-d in s:;..:i,-e to "I arlafa to ur<> laalde btaap. "M odad r th an - his dea eo tha lamp aaa in .. (ler i .- hdd f eoodocte i xbe gaolofl atriK tiou <>f tha ii'.im. i to <1 Tha ' had I m of str. ? ta ba balpfnl. .i oa tha Bkatertal ;. . ch lacb a :t. ba pauaed "Whal La II .-:;-?.; Iris. i!d dotiht fully "Would you mlnd Lv Lamp while I use a CTOa barV l'i t: BTM visilde a tliiti bluish w-hi' - Ba aaaaaaad t.. breuk off n fair air.tr. 1 lump coatalatag a well aaaaaaf apeciuien *>f the forelirn metal. They hurrled into the open sir and axsmtned the fragment with cnrioua eyea. The aailor pfcgaafl it with hla knifc. and the auh?tanct? in the veln came. off in laniinated layers. small. brfrtle acales. "Ia it silrerP* Iris waa almost ex citad. "1 do nrrt think ao. I am no exr*ert. but I havea ragtie idea- I baveseen" He wrinklod his brosra mii.I p| the furrowa with his haad phyalcal hahtt ?>r his arhan perpiexed. ' I 1,ax** lt," ? lt is snti mony " Mtaa Daaaa paraed i.or lips m ?Hs dain. Antitnouy: P ?ntl. ? "s" ?""' nothtBg." ?hP n|| ?Tt is ?aer] i? ai oya aod ? he axplalned. "To u? it u i '?'' ' '- temp tuousiv aaaoag th' - i?. lng thorough in ai' naflailuBB, ha raturned t<> tha eara aad agala coaducted aa tnqub tion Th* - haid ratn becaiaa morc runrk polal ah< re u doarna ard lal tlon of rubble aad aaad Thal waa all glra thelr toil. their lirea, for thia it arauld appaar. r he had mora araa work. i <tiii haaf a aaaret it must ramala had '-one hack ' i her aago ;. iBg. Sh rUMerlBg f \\:u!..>l to thahcach. Machdi ? lylng hlgh and dry. lt a for an athletic iiian ta the palm rrea, jraf tbe nlkM With BlflfrOSl imp.-t qoaloML "A balted rat trap." ba mutfc Then i *? qalekaaad w ith tha tirst actlre api - - , roch t*> his aaacknowledged doubta vai He migm Bad atoraa ? : i . :.*x utn ity. The retle.tion insplrad bim. lamptng aad ctlmblng llke .1 ,-;.t. in Ha eoaM ooa aaa ?? tn.\piuna tlon of -i< tr"i\ th mtagip iiu ?lc place. Her* tbe bad of the ?cn bulged up .1 smatl aaad cay, whi.-h sili. | < of a Umaatoec roch *> aad formntioti from tbe >r.il reel ture. a*. ii..>!.> aaglm ? eaa forca oprl ga l aaaaaged to detlrat l d ref - nourish th.- i>;ilin. and the roota, Brmly 1 ln de*pp (T?>i .- w.'ii pr<> Betaeei ftarvaaed ? bbbbII ?trct. ii of ahalkn bar. Laadwatd thia aubmer ahalred ateepty int.> tl thoogb t; ? ty fathOBM la <l<-pt le.-ir aaaa * arhahlr Tbe bottom. coniposed of tn:ir\- BBnd ?ti*i I otber <>i> Jaeta 11. ? ? ? -.... pfooty of tKh. bat Tiat a 1 on tbe inner slope ol tl.r- r.-ef was platatj \; riMa the d af th*- Blrdar, arhh atrock i>e yond tha tree. relattv.-:* to l. Itaadpolat, Ha iu?<l aoodered arl boats we- ? :,or*. Now he saw a ara atiii fnsl.'iied to the dn\ ta aod < urrled daa n a Ith the hall. arard th*> watar ? - ciear. ' foani. and i-.nt: aubmaiine tly in the undetcurrent Palm muat at aud He 1 ? -t tl ?? boh ?f f ? * Iron ciamped and 1 ln bla af t!:. fnilor. The - i ? . allj i * ax la n,. nmst go back f<?r 11 v andamaged; t1 ;, at terly from - r in terml- , ai,d broken <?? ^vatcr entrs- Brred bet ? ? ? Tbe ; . liMre md a coil lie laatant nn nerinl ime to ferrj tl ?1 for.led. He I | rope an.i cHmbed t! eaaacdajtameM to tbe ruin of his troaaaani i.y ? itlon. ii ted th?- paBey t gh np tha trunk before he raabaad how moch mora pla u w-.tiid ha to bra i apea the where it !;i\ aad ti\: -ort its COOt ln smaii parcata. He tanghcd lightly "i addie beadedV he kj to h bj done. 1 II make us.- . ailtag tbe repe i la, he caal them across ta the reef. In aacfa amall do men throw blTtofbk -li??? with ... With thaaa tare Um .id artthla ? fear tl- drag bimself bs. k from .-ter: PtcaJag op tha ax. he earala ? l Into t! ? not kn. that Iris, ha\:ng arel d the in. sago int.. . had strolled to the baacb aa atchlag him. tty ubove bis arhen tha - a IrBag rusii from the aaaa aad out 1; to and , ipi.il bis right leg Another COflad Bl "nd his a ? l as n borrld aacker . loatd orer hia aovtb nnd uoee. h?- w.is in the grtp or derUJ A ?'? im almost ad him. : ! life aame t.? i. _ !'<* ler from . ;i the ax arhtrtad, nnd aaa <>. the eight arms of the octopaaa b.st aame af its tanajth . fourth tluiiK its.-l: ar..uud h BBhta. a fear I <mt of range of the a\ aad nTtttaaj >eif badflj out of the aratar, was bV dread ferm ad the ajaatto, aaaaanaaatti :tII haaaft, with diatended cllls and moi st:..u? eyes. Tbe naSkMr*aj feaj arnra. afaaafaaf wide npart with faaaaafaal aatart he hacked at tbe aaaaafaamaai tct.tacles. but the water hlndered hlm, and he waa IhBBBB to lean back In superhuraan atrnln to aroid loaing his belance. If ouce thia terrfble aaaallnnt got hlm down he knew Le waa loat. The very ueed f.> keep his feet prevente*! hlm from :it temptlnir to denl I BRBCtaJ ldow. Th"- euttle was an.hoinl by th:> Its tentaclea. fts remainlng arni darted Jtervfaainfng n .,.,? etaloU in clatcb the man'a fa<.r m \\ th . ote aaadly at the curllng i div? rttng tta alm I agaln, bal effecth ? ? ? "<?<? the - knevr thai dertlflab B ?:i.nnt 04 betd mit so i,. the ereatare coaJd afford to Btreugthei eolls, poliuag and pomplna . ? w ith remoradeaa certalnty. Be araa " cive war and ai in th.. BMMBSt n Rut . could executa | . ,r tiilf euttle would i. | Qjra Bg OUt ? thlrd balket gave tbe octopaa t>. rada L lt rj cth m t"rr' ' ' laatantly th>> wnter becan -j.|1(> teata* i|iotent fn around .1* t:,,it aad Pha buge od fell a? fle got I! ? I ? ? Rbould : ^-,\, (TO Bl P A Bowara a Ens.gn Eppa. ; Bowi TIih: ? n lily with f g-old An.i ? | s wan the coter ha.. ?r on whl.-h B; his d? the ; ? In the a He m or a aoat f th . lifr. hia ejree. and t mtthnj i An.i ? u h. n the] :.un to >i. l.l aaaa >r tl'll the er with a Uu*h. Tl.. n < . I ? :? hi* h.-urt above t Ide An.l there. (n hia drSaa of Ifonor. dlad. S/her* ar* th* Uaaons jrour klruc'.inits t*a?h' And what Is the tcrt of y..>ir pruud comraandera? Out of th* earatartaa haraaa r*ach With th,; aeroll of a d??*?d. with th? word of a story. Of nn> :>ith and all m.-n's K''>ry. Like Baatga i:i>p? at th*? hattla of Plaa ?John i; Uy. La Gripp*. t'p and di- ?? Chllla . luiis. chtlia Up and aa*a i . ..ur n.-.-k th.-y chase; l'll , ?!!?. k th- *ag aad kfek th* Then .. and kick at that Ar>.| gfwwl All An.l tvrauka An.l i Miarh An Ari'l . At . And sv I th.if.s koo<1 That m < B\t\rr \ ,nlf 1 ? J ...?.,?. at Tonr t; ? l ? "' Tonr b Your tn To a : ta th.- t.'i>nio?i t In th.- ladd* r ? vn.i The <i?.c t-.- ..>n aajra to you. With a Avndlnh ettn. "Ilnw <1.* I af jrour pul ir toaaue, And u "Yeu'ra Betthag ai. rltrht ?' You f.'.l llk.- ktcklna hlm out of aluht. ?Thotnaa Holraea ln Tr it? Oa actte. Womin'i World. ? i nv>>-t i>ri/. i-i woaaaa Is hci tiona a ?h ; Hut If ? Tha arorkl <>f tl MBt U t ?uii. Whi. h n oat aaaoaaaa a a -n and ls pui. tur.'. A? ln a p..: - ; . For*boding?. Th>' vv vv.tilin* A-l i An.l <>\ ? Ar.' I ,an tit aj '" l*? ' - 1 a : m*. Late Flower*. A A IU! tly Trlh Certainty. Th>- read ?.r rt ? - Can '. * i'.". I ? .1 ii. ] there i- . :.'.\ <.m> per son in Bfteefl ib (With lll.? iU flf. Mr. Spoo ? ? t.ody! me. Ifer (.rmlrr Tr.mMe. our boahai d ta'k mueh 1 rt not aa mach as | Krook lyn I.lfc waa * ^e an Impn i Botj The . r CBBghf wads. aad ahe t?*.k a whip about a <i . St Louis I t, ti Escajnaata aaaaaaaaeo. ?>><l profeeeor, "Baa aaaaaarj may be perfa : by aajamat atady " "But." aaaaad the Bhaaaahaaaaaad acbol ar. "what d<> you ceajaaataf tbe beat aoaarctM for the tnemory, profe*aor'.'" * Reuiember the poor." - Cathollf SUodard and Timee. HE PASSED THE STAR. | Aa SiMrlrart ef a \e?ra a. Iieeref ? a a trknoarr. Wallisville. Tev. re<e|vM all lta '?j boal from QadraeitJj or Heaaaiea, aad hs ,t aatpeami one day i of a ta ? too si.k ta reCaara with him ; aam n for a wul waa n: 'intil. Just ? .In k. be fOUad a Beajffe on the laadlag wh<> bad aevec aaaa ? iM.nt ..t aa largf | b.Miy . ? m tbe Trinity riv.r A ! | how k, an.i the t .,| to K'? arltb b in to Qalreaton .\:t.>r u?*t tlag du tagh Ihe rtver Into Trlall aha capta . to [,.;,? a> in. .tl.d Qg t.j Ulm and arltfa n?'v ' radder he potntaal : ,r dl ? "\\ ??! tha <;np. b?Hnd. aad if yoa will keep tbe that star ! butt into GalveetOB Now. >>u ramaoiber nn I toU you about ?> J ol| '." "\ ?"* l>. > CBB k.-.-; , righl at ti" m yoe v "S?i'. ' All r,j;ht i ataep SaB awhile, and tb.-n lii si.-. r ?iud let yoa ? "All t *igbt, 1. Whaa tky woke np bhe firwt be dfcd a u for ins star aad, ; aaternatloa, ?;i? U ? i u of tbe acboocM 3 j . you bla. k d.-vil. abara are you stcrlog for'r" '. ? i't know ... You | | bc anudder atar; I dooe paaaed dat uti " UpplBrott'a M Bavtan 11>. i'rti?. Mr- - rantaei arly, bal I ir ad t r..r :i .-.H.k Hiram Offen Bal <-r *ur?-iy | ? '.-r the pli Mrs st'iilH.v (>h. ao! ? i I thoughl yoa mlght aead to me all the appllcaata yoa rej< Oatbollc Btaadard ai III. ni.)., rioa. "Saaae >\ . Illaga pl a ak.' ui? aad Bad aelf famoiiH." tha aaaa ao tha ? rd tmt there la eoe thlag I doa't like about tt." ??v. "Waklng up." < 'I ws. \ll II*. I.efl. lal Bmugley leava aoythlaaj at all 7" hat lt ;.at.sl im BMdlatelj o bal two arldowa ' it."? Phllad. "\.. I "AIOKWt - ehll drea " # when B*al -. i..????>. ? ??w K ... rl. ?.-,!. 'Tb-r aa ha re sare * *.?1 Hiimk I dUUBO but if\! be a ? >'? ih.tii PiUplaoa Would ? .-ountry. 1 toef j Rbodea \\;it for? NS ? Mllo' ln de paper em.? Philadelpb I ? r. ?|.<.nal*>e. ;tomo :uan. "A i; an't treat thn with tha u au lotomoblla dlaplayi NVu^h.ngtoa Star. CHAMPION -EFFRIES RETIRES Heavy-Weight Pugiliat to Go Into Bua Incaa With Hia Brother. ClB .'amea J. J*>f frlca. ehanijuon h .avy .? :KlIiat. wlll retire from tho prizerin* and from tho stage and go ii. , with his brother. Jack. In Caltforata, a<-< ording to a atatement ma.le by hlm lo th* ar He %mii laava the atag* o.i May is, Brraagaaaaata harfoxg madc after that date Jaffilaa take* this a at fh*' i arlfa in addltion to this. Jeffrlea aaya that pi;gillst.. * not pay. Kidnapper Beaten By Mob. Par pee. & Fr.-n. h machiaiet, ar kldnap Um : 1 ehlld Of Mr. and Mrs. A Boaa, and wa- han dled by a mob which p n i re eovered the ehlld Parpi i aaa away. A crowd * meated, p Baarty a mile before he was hr to bay. He ehlld from him, and a d<>z.-n aaaa b.-at hia face so that he was hardly r nizahle. He was reecued by the pollce and tahaaYtO 'he clty prlson. Th tive for the attempted kidnapplng la a mystery. Morton to Reaign Next Fall. WashiiiKton. .May II Secrotary af the Navy bforfOB stateil that he had no praeeai mteattafl of resigning from the cabin.-t. !!?? aajtd, h.iwever. that It >evas thoroughly understood between the rresident and hlniaelf that ha ahould leave the < ableet aext falL