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'CilAIT J-C'tH'ln l*'M Klujt ['til, wlio
litis tmen u»vut .or sever I y'-urs li» foreign
BeHsnstay.fr mi Ins wife mid son, wii.es hutue
to hi£ »lie telium tier that ht has made or ejiics
and that tli-y are seeking to bo revenged itu
hltn lie wuiit* lit*r 11 givo information to uo
one ouco uhig nun. That same day a foruignt-r
arrives Ht .Mr«i liinucton's cot HUH to Inquire
where tho t|iUla Is. He quetulout ivlo
Kington mhI lilts m.tb«r uiil ilnnlly departs,
leaving a curious mark affixed io tho gato. 11.
mid 111.—Tit^y tnke counsel with Mrs King*
etou'tt brother Jim, but Uo derides lier fears.
Jim takes his nephew Davie to tbo play that
llud Mrs.
A mystor-
night, aud when thoy return they
Klogfiton and the srvunt murdered.
lout sign similar to that on the Kate tins been
left tiu their foreheads. IV,—The murderers
arei never discovered. Davie's uncle takes
charge of itfm, and th«y live together till tbe
BIKO appears on their door also. Then young
Kingston is sent to school, his name being
changed to James Davie, so that the mysterious
assassins can be thrown off the scent, ills unci
meanwhl'e seeks for the murderers, but does
not discover tbem. V.—After two years the
lads father returns and deoinrcs that he Is being
hunted by tho members of a secret society and
that the mark they place upon their victims is
the Stan of the Hidden Meaning, or tho ttoxors
VI, VII, VIII and IX.—lie ana his son travel
from town to town, trying to throw the emis
saries of the society off the sceut, but always
fail. It Is apparent that all attempts at flight
or protection are futile and that a favorable op
portnnlty atone Is being waited for before the
conspirators take the old man's life. X,—
Captain Kingston Is at last murdered by the em
issaries of the Society of the Hidden Meaning.
XI. and XII.—Heleaves a manuscript recount
Ing how he came to fall under the ban of the so
clety. Having become a member, he was orders
ed by the head of the society, Kung, to kill a
certain chief magistrate. Instoad of doing so
he revealed the conspiracy. Ho tells his euc
oessors that In order to remove t^e ban they
must go to Onlna find Koon-Si and kill Kung.
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and XV.—Davie ana his unole form
acquaintances, wlio are evidently working to
gether to get them into a position where thoy
can bo murdered readily. One of these ac
quaintances discharges a pistol (he claims
accidentally), which grave Davie's head.
First a time taDlc was called for, ffna
after discovering the hour of departure
Jim added a £5 note to my little store
with which I waa to-purchase my own
ticket, for oven yet we were not sure
that our enemies would not be on tho
watch. Then we went out separately,
enjoining each other not to Ieavo the
crowded thoroughfare upon any pre
tense whatever..
I lit a cigar and strolled up onejride
of the Strand and then down tho other,
my thoughts full of our projected flight.
A strange adventure was this, and we
were setting out upon it most strange
ly, clad as we were in evening dress
and top hats. Fortunately the evening
being a bit chilly we had worn 6ur
lieavler overcoats. Without these I
don't know how it would have been
possible to undertake tho trip at all.
In due time I presented myself at the
booking office ,and bought my ticket.
No sign was there of Jim on the sta
tion, but this did not alarm me much.
I, however, looked closer for the ap
pearance of some one else, but nothing
suspicious was encountered until I
made my way to tho barricade. Then
a man with a heavy fair mustache
passed close to me and looked at me In
ft way that,savored somewhat of scru
tiny, but I passed on apparently oblivi
ous of his presence, and soon the bar
rier, with its ticket punching dragon,
was botween us.
For the moment I had an inward fear
that tho Bociety was after us. Then
the knowledge that tho departure, as
the arrival, of all foreign trains is
tvatehed by the plain clothes police
somewhat reassured me. I tried to
hope that my gentleman was from
Scotland Yard. If so, Woochlng and
his confederates would have greater
reason than I to bo afraid of him.
I walked slowly up tho platform,
peering Into every carriage as I went
along, but discovered no trace of my
uncle. However, on my return, snugly
ensconced in the far corner of a first
class smoker reading a paper, a cap
pulled well down over his eyes, was
my estimable relative. A. warnlug
glance from him was all I- received,
though there was uo one else in the
carriage. I understood and sat myself
in the corner farthest from him, a po
sition which commanded a view of tho
approach to the train.
As the time of departure drew very
near I hoped fervently that no one else
would attempt to enter our carriage,
but almost at the last minute an old
gentleman with a superabundance of
beard and hair came to the door and
peered in. As, however, my esteemed
relative greeted him with a cloud of
smoke he stepped back quickly, mut
tered something about "smoking car
riage" and passed farther up the plat
form. Almost Immediately after wo
slid out of the station.
Well, we duly arrived in Paris with
out mishap, from whence my uncle
wrotf to his lawyer and also to his
bankers, the latter of whom In courso
of time freely supplied us with the
requisite funds, from which wo pur
chased an outfit and then set off to
ward Italy, for wo had decided, now
lhat we were launched upon this ex
pedition, to go right,through with It
and trust Providence to bring Kung to
book. How It was going to happen
heaven aloue could tell. Sometimes I
felt that we were like blind leaders of
the blind and that we should stumble
grossly, perhaps fatally. But some
thing had to be done, and after all the
thought of the uncertainty of the fato
which awaited us out In China was not
so Intolerable ns that certainty which
awaited us at home.
We decided to enter China by the
roundabout way of Australia, and with
that end in view hastened on to Na
ples. Intending to join the ship there.
Of the wisdom of tills course I have no
apology to offer, since we uudertook it,
but truth to tell I don't think either of
us wns in a dreadful hurry to encoun
ter the roiioublable Kung. Anp'then
we had tu jdi-a that he would hardly
look for us by the longest route, even
if Woocliitsji Informed him of our flight,
and it was still more probable that ho
would credit us with too much com
mon neuxe and too wholesome a fear of
the society to be guilty of such an ap
parent plow of madness. 'At least, so
we argued from our hopes. There was
absolutely no other foundation to go
upon. I fraukly admit that tho thought
of tile-enterprise did not stir me with
any great enthusiasm. I had not a
tithe of my uncle's deep rooted hatred.
However,/it was to come later, but
from a different cause.
Froqi an English newspaper pur
ehasefl/ln PoriB we learned the date of
iparture from London of the
Omeo and accordingly so ^ar-
ft
^14 !,??
fl THRILLING STORY M4
OF THE BOXERS
IN CHINA.
Copyright, 1900,"
By Paul R. Reynolds,
ranged matters that we arrived in Na
ples the day before her arrival ift that
port. Wo had now assumed fictitious
names and traveled as friends. I was
Mr. Frederick Gray, and my uncle was
Mr. George Carter, we thinking it bet
ter to take ordinary common names
than any which were high sounding or
unfamiliar. Moreover, my father had
accustomed mo somewhat to this mode
of procedure, so that I dashed off my
signature iu tho hotel register without
the slightest compunction.
An hour or so before noon of tho fol
lowing morning tne ship duly arrived,
and early In tho afternoon wo went off
to her. At that time most of the pas
sengers were ashore sightseeing, a few
children and several old ladles being
tho only people about tho decks. We
accordingly sought out our cabin, a
small oue, which, by paying a trifle
more than the ordinary fare, we se
cured to ourselves. Here ensconced we
unpacked and generally made things
shipshape. Then we went up on deck
to smoke.
Watching the people arrive, many of
whom were loaded with worthless
purchases which were destined to
adorn the walls of some far off antipo
dean home as a memento of "our visit
to Naples," suddenly it became If any
thing more interesting, for from one of
the boats a girl mounted the gangway,
and her beauty, which her dark cos
tume accentuated, seemed of that pen
sive melancholy type which In the
opinion of some men adds an Ineffable
charm to womau.
She, too, was laden with many pur
chases, and I saw that they Impeded
1 immediately seized the opportunity to
restore them to her.
her progress somewhat, but she never
theless came up the ladder with con
siderable alacrity, though as she step
ped from the gangway to the dock she
stumbled, aud had I not been there it
Is just possible that she might have
fallen. As it was she dropped two or
three of the parcels.
Of course I Immediately seized the
opportunity to restore them to her,
making, I believe, a remark sufficiently
apropos of the occasion. She replied,
with a blush, apologizing for her stu
pidity, and then, falling to recognize
me, for no doubt she had at first taken
me for one of the passengers, sho
opened wide her eyes—aud beautiful,
big, gray brown eyes they were—fa
vored me, I thought, with a startled
look and then hurried on.
I watched her as she walked aft to
the companion way, the half hope be
ing mine that she might turn and look.
But no. The little dark head never
swerved an inch, and presently it dis
appeared below. Then the whistle
blew, the boats sheered off, and pres
ently the great ship began slowly to
forge her way ahead.
CHAPTER XVIII.
PORT SAID.
That evening at dinuer I again saw
the young lady with the beautiful eyes,
and charming she looked as she walk
ed through the saloon in company with
an older woman, a widow, to Judge by
her costume, and probably her mother.
Exquisitely sweet aud cool In her soft
creamy gown looked the younger wom
an as sho sat amid so many black
coats, and her advent was like a breath
of fresh air In a tropical city. I noticed
that a big military looking man who
Bat next to her was prodigiously at
tentive, and inseusibly I grew antago
nistic toward him. Like a jealous wo
man, I began to'plck him to pieces, and
as he was by no means flawless I had
what he might have called a field dny.
I wondered what relation he bore to
her and almost shuddered as I thought
of husband. You see, I was youug aud
had an idea that married folk should
more or less be physically matched.
Unconscious of my thoughts, the gal
lant gentlemau made himself eminent
ly agreeable all through dinner, and
though I was too far away to hear
what he said I saw by the looks of
those about him that he was evidently
a person with a considerable fund of
humor. Not that the girl laughed much,
though he seemed to address his re
marks to her In particular. Occasion
ally a smile flitted over her face, a fu
gitive thing that vanished so swiftly It
might have been afraid to be fouud
there. Watching her intently and judg
ing from the start she gave when sud
denly appealed to, I knew her mind
was preoccupied with something other
than tho chatter about her. Indeed
tho melancholy which I had already
noticed, the startled, frightened look of
the eyes, proclaimed tho existence of a
thought which could not be forgotten.
After dluner the sound of singing led
me to the music room, and as I lounged
in the doorway I beheld the military
looking man singing, to tho girl's ac
companiment. The^ballad was extreme
ly touching and described with much
protestation the fact that the young
gentlemau would be "true till death/'
The singer put a power of pathos Into
the declaration and glnuced dowu at
the girl with the ardor of a S-year-oM,
but his faoe was very red, his volefc ne
loucer that of imyassloned.yauth.
never looked up, which was exceeding
ly unkind. The raising of her thickly
fringed lids would have revealed a be
wildering world of loveliness to her
admirer. It would have made him
protest until there was no more
breath In his body. Besides, it is so
easy for a woman to look up from a
piano, flash a dazzling glance at be
wildered man and then leave him in
the outer gloom of darkness and doubt.
And dou't the dear creatures know
how to do it to perfection?
Being a stranger on board and re
garded no doubt as something'in the
nature of an intruder, the flrst day
was productive of little information
concerning my fellow passengers, but
on the second day, thauks to the gar
rulousness of an old gentleman who,
like many old gentlemen* had made his
neighbors' affairs the business of his
declining years, I learned all I wished
to know, which, after all, was not
much and chiefly concerned two people
—the girl with the pale, pensive face
and the man with tho warlike mus
tache. She, I was relieved to know,
was not his wife, but a young Aus
tralian girl. Miss Hurst by name, who
was returning home with her mother.
The mother was the old lady In black
who sat next to her at dinner—awfully
sad story. Came homo for a pleasure
trip and lost Mr. Hurst shortly after
landing. The military looking gentle
man with the red face was Major
Coghlan, retired—awfully brilliant.
Shouldn't wonder if there's a wedding
when we get to Melbourne. And so
on and so on.
Somehow the major did not seem
such a formidable creature after this,
though he discoursed wars with all the
hero's disdain of death and bandied
the names of distinguished generals
with the easy familiarity of an equal.
He knew everything and everybody,
and, with the natural garrulity of an
Irishman, lie did not hide his accom
plishments, though he might have left
one wondering how such a very ex
traordinary person was permitted to
retire from a Bervice which lie did so
much to adorn. Alas, a prophet hath
no honor in his own country!
I can afford to treat the major lightly
now, but then ho was a person of some
consequence in our little floating world,
a man who "tuk the flure" and made
himself heard. Over coucert, theat
ricals or ball he was the presiding gen
ius. He promoted sweepstakes on the
day's run, got up cricket matches and
tennis parties and, like the gentleman
in the comic opera, was Lord High
Everything.
Such greatness I did not envy him,
for there are still a few positions which
one may not aspire to, but I strongly
objected to his taking possession of
Miss Hurst every time sho appeared
on deck and behaving as though he
were the only worshiper fit to approach
the shrine. I am not ashamed to ad
mit that the lady Interested mo greatly,
and I was not content with a bow and
a smile anil a few words promiscuously,
dropped. But, thanks to tho major,
such for a loug time seemed to bo my
only portion.
One morning, however, I found her
alone, leaning on the rail looking into
the sea, and though my advent startled
Tier she quickly recovered herself and
gave me a pleasant greeting. Then
from the common objects of ship life
we touched ou many subjects, and she
was in th¥ midst of a glowing descrip
tion of her native land when the major
appeared upon the scene. I thought a
shade crossed her face I'd swear her
pretty mouth pouted. It was foolish,
perhaps, hut ns I looked I felt an in
ward Joy.
"Been loal:ln for you everywhere,
Miss Ilurf-t," tic exclaimed. ".Tust made
up a set war.t you for a partner."
He smijrd l:!s broad red smile and
scanned m:- Komewhat triumphantly., I
bowed an.! r.-as about to turn away,
whou s!'\»
n-.nu!: Major Coghlan. I won't
•'.ly thl: moruiuR."
'"'h. I ui It's ool of you," ho re
after all the preparations
:':ii KU
sorry. There are plenty of
pi.i.ver:!."
"Aye," lie said boldly, "but It la
quality we want, not quantity."
She turned aside without replying,
and some one coming after him at that
moment he apologized profusely for
having to leave us. But his eye, as It
caught mine, had no twinkle in It.
That was but one of many long con
versations I had with her, for with the
impetuosity of youth I flung down my
gage to tho redoubtable warrior, much
to the amusement of the other passen
gers, who Invariably spoke of us as the
hated rivals.' But that was only their
little way. The major and I never for
got to treat each other with tho most
gentlemanlike courtesy.
The run across the Mediterranean
was delightful. Feeling that I was
free of the Terror I abandoned myself
to the enjoymeut of my new surround
ings and lived each exhilarating day
the full. It was pleasant to survey
the dark, far stretching circle of sea
and know that we were cut off from all
communication with our fellows. No
one could harm us here. There was no
ambuscade, no dark streets from which
a man might spring aud up which he
might disappear. We were alone upon
the waters, and I sometimes sighed at
the knowledge that life could not be al
ways thus.
When we arrived at Port Said, I
made one of Miss Ilurst's shore going
party. I say Miss Hurst's because she
seemed the planet round which we
lesser satellites revolved, though Ma
jor Coghlaii was, of course, the active
leader of the expedition. He marshaled
us in line, cast a severe military eye
down our ranks and then gave the or
der to march am' Ahead of his uu
soldierlike d6t led us through
the towu.
s.
A wonderful fellow, the major, but
his lucessaut chatter wearied me, and
Ivhile he and my uncle were trying
their luck at roulette I stole away and,
Joining Miss Hurst, who" was standing
near the door, suggested that we
should pursue our Investigations alone.
She hesitated for a moment, then smil
ed, and together we walked along, ex
patiating upon the novelty of our sur
roundings, though the novelty was
more mine than hers, as she had been
ashore here during her voyage from
Australia.
"But things aro different now," she
said. "My father was with us then."
It was the first time I had heard her
willingly speak of him, and I noted
the tono of utter sadness In her voice.
I longed to tell her that I, too, had lost
father and mother, only I dared not
mention how.
"I have heard that he died very sud
denly," I said, for I was interested
deeply in anything that Interested her.
"Yes," she answered, and hot as the
day was I saw her shudder/
"I am BO sorry." .:
She started. Her eyes sought mine
and rested there.
"You did not know him?"
"No, but I am sorry for your sake."
"Thanks." Then she added iu a low
tono which was full of meaning, "You
would be mojre sorry if you knew all."
We wand^ed a little farther on with­
wandejre
out speaking, both being, take it,
somewhat embarrassed or preoccupied
with thought Then, as we Mtopped at
the corner of a street to view some
wares iu a window, an Arab approach
ed us. do3Vd his fez and salaamed ob
sequiously. I turned slmrply to the
fellow wltu a "Well, what Is it?" but
instead r»f nnlyin£ he presented Miss
Rr.st with U'tfrr. salaamed again
niv! \vl: Vnt spe- king walked off.
The glil. holding the letter In her
hr:? l. t»\? !e :m attempt to open it, but
inst-ad tiuiir.l an inquiring pair of
pyes to mine and murmured:
"Why should lie bring me this letter?
I don't know anybody here."
"Ila.'n't yon better open It?"
She looked at the letter and then
ngnin at ine. a movement proclaiming
the utmost nervousness, then with an
effort she tore the envelope. I, as in
He presented Miss Hurst with a letter,
salaamed again and walked off.
duty bound, turned aside once more to
lnspcct the wares in the window, when
a half stifled gasp suddenly caused me
to face about. She stood there pale
positively to the lips, the open letter
trembling in her hand, her eyes start
ing with terror.
"Good heavens!" I cried. "What has
happened?"
"Nothing," she gasped, "nothing. Let
ns get back to the ship."
"But you are 111. You are going to
faint. You"—
I caught her as she staggered, but
with an effort she regained her equilib
rium.
"No I am not well, that Is all," she
murmured "a sudden faintness the
heat perhaps. Let us hurry back."
"But won't you sit down and rest or
have some refreshment? The ship will
not sail for the next three hours."
"No—I know. But she Is on board"—
"She?"
"My mother. I am anxious."
"You will take my arm?"
"Thank you."
Near the landing stage we met sev
eral other lady passengers going back
to tbe ship, and in accordance with the
wishes of my companion I placed her
under their protection.
"I would rather go off with you," 1
said. "You have not yet sufficiently re
covered."
"I am quite well, thank you."
She saw the anxiety in my face and
smiled a wan, pitiful smile, I thought,
but one that brought us nearer to each
other than we had over been.
"That lettei^had bad news?"
"Very. But you would not under
stand."
"I would try hard to understand any
thing that concerned your welfare."
"Thank you, Mr. Gray. This Is some
thing quite different from anything
you ever heard of or imagined."
I helped her into the boat and stood
watching until I saw her mount the
ship's gangway and disappear. Then
I turned about and retraced my steps
toward the shops.
My mind was full of apprehension on
ber behalf. What did she mean by
saying that this affair of the letter re
ferred to something quite different
from anything 1 had ever heard of or
Imagined? Who was she, what was
she, how came she to be mixed up in
an affair so full of mystery? What
did this mean, this presentation of a
letter by an Arab in this desert town?
A commercial highway truly, yet in
what way could she, a stranger, a wo
man, be connected with it? Yet how
serious It must have been to cause ber
so much terror! I pictured again the
blank look of horror which, spreading
from her eyes, whitened her lovely
face. I felt again the fierce, nervous
clasp of her fingers on my arm, and I
listened ouce more' to her gasping ut
terances as she sought to reassure me.
My mind buzzed with strange conjec
ture. In spite of the knowledge of my
own Intolerable position and the fact
that, situated as I was, I bad no right
to look too longingly upon any woman
I felt myself drawn insensibly toward
the girl, and already her sorrow had
become mine.
What did that tetter contain?
would have given much to know,
though from no mere Inqulsitlveness.
Plainly it had thrown her Into a state
of ahject terror, therefore it m'ust have
contained information of the utmost
gravity. I cursed the shortness of our
friendship, which rendered me to her
practically an unknown quantity.
That it was anything of which she
personally had the slightest cause to
be ashamed was a thought I never
for one moment entertained. You see,
I had embarked upon a venture, and I
whipped my faith Into obedience.
A little while later on I met my un«
cle, Major Coghlan and one or two oth
ers, who, in the manner of passengers
ashore, had taken possession of the
street. The gallant soldier's gallant
face was redder than ever, and from
bis exceedingly breezy maimer I guess
ed that the desert sand In his throat
had required a lot of moistening.
"The top of the mornln to you," he
said. "What have you done with the
lady?"
"She has gone off to the ship. Fagged
out, I think."
"Aye, to be sure," said he, his eyes
twinkling with merriment, or beer,
"and mighty provokin weather it is
and wants a dale of liumorln."
But I felt In no mood for humoring It
just then and refused the invitation to
an adjacent cafe. I knew that at bot
tom the major was no friend of mine,
and I feared his half drunken jests.
On one point I was rather punctilious,
and I knew that if he touched it wo
should undoubtedly quarrel. The fight
ing spirit of the Irishman is occasion
ally a thing to bo admired, but more
often it is one to be deplored. The
whirling of shillalahs and the cracking
of craulums do not appear to the more
sober Saxon such mighty fine sport.
The-major protested, but my uncle
and I were obdurate, and as we walked
along he fired a parting shot at us, up
braiding us for our unsociability. To
this we did uot reply. As I have said,
the major was a privileged person.
"Fancy that brute having the imper
tinence to bother Miss Hurst with his
attentions."
"Yen," answered my, uncle dryly. "It
.Is quite remarkable what Importance
some "people seem to attach to them-
selves.' n?-V.
"The beast! He's half drunk."
"Make it three-quarters." Then, look
ing round, lie said, in. a lower tone,
"Seen anything?"
"No. And you?'
"Nothlug. There can be no doubt
that we have fairly given the society
the slip, iivre. which is a renowned
hotbed of seoundrelism, we should have
had some notiiieatiou if our enemies
l.y.,1 been on the watch."
Kuiue KOI iit tion. The phrase. Btrik
I:: with Kin^ulur force, reminded me
of .VilsH Hurst's adventure. Jim's face
i.'-iderweiii many ehauges as he listcn
*•»!.
•*'.*( !!. that's very queer," he said. "I
•r.ipp«
y..\ !,avv« i:o idea what the let­
ter eon.aim it
"Not rri,:„ter.t. 1 only know that
.he -,t«', n^ si avo hei such a shocK
that nhe u'li.cM fsiuted."
That hi* ihwujihin ilrvr at once to tho
society was painfully evident. 1 saw
it in his face, aud it awakened no sur
prise, for there was uo other direction
In which they could fly. My own bad
taken a similar course, ouly to be
brought back with a jerk. What pos
sible connection could there be between
this girl and those yellow fiends? Of
course It was ridiculous, but my asso*
elation of the society with everything
that was mysterious and terrifying
showed what a hold It had obtained
over the imagination.
"Very, very eurious," he muttered,
but he dhl uot otherwise voice his sus
picions. lie was as much ashamed as
I of admittlug lite awful power of the
society, and it was rather singular
how we eschewed that which was up
permost in our minds.
We went aboard as soon as the sail
ors had flnlsbed washing down, and
shortly after we had begun our jour
ney through the canal I was pleased to
see Miss Hurst eoiue up on decly My
solicitude immediately drove me to her
side, where, lu answer to my many
questlous, she luforuied me that she
was now quite recovered from the
falntucss which had so suddenly as
sailed her, and she begged me :to say
nothing of it. And in many ways she
sought to apologize for her strange be
havior, even going so far as to suggest
that the mysterious letter contained
nothing which warranted such a com
plete collapse on her part, to all of
which I listened with due deference,
but I thought that even her most
vehement protestations betrayed her
Intense anxiety. There was an after
tone of fear In her voice which bad
almost a shuddering sound.
CHAPTER XIX.
\VV MAN OVERBOARD.
It was the night before our arrival at
Colombo. The weather bad changed
and was somewhat threatening. Dark
clouds had begun to pile up from the
southwest, and during the early hours
sf the evening a smart Bhower of rain
had fallen, but otherwise there was
aothing alarming in the state of the
weather. The ship began to lurch a
bit, quickly feeling the movement of
the sea. Many predicted a rough night,
but we frere all thoroughly at home by
this time, and a probable tossing caus
ed us no apprehension. .Besides, we
3hould be In Colombo on the following
morning, and the thought of a run
ashore entirely outbalanced the fear of
in evil night.
The sea rose somewhat after dinner,
though not to any great extent, but the
night was Intensely dark, and the
phosphorus glowed and glimmered
about us like white fire. The wake
was a wide, blazing road of light and
ihowed up with strange distinctness in
tbe surrounding blackness. But there
irere ominous murmurlngs in the wind,
and as the ship began to labor some
what the people retired rather earlier
than usual.
After seeing Miss Hurst below I had
(one to the smoking room to have a
pipe, but finding the atmosphere rather
oppressive, for in spite of the change it
was still insufferably close below, I
went out on tho deck to finish my
imoke. For a time I lounged against
the rail a little forward of midships
watching the bubbllug phosphorus as
It curled and twisted from our sides,
thinking vaguely as one will under
such conditions, when suddenly I was
startled by a piercing shriek which
came from away aft. I looked round,
but along tho dimly lighted decks there
was not a soul to be seen. Bewildered,
I stood for a moment half wondering if
I had heard aright, when once more
came the cry. This time there was no
mistake, nor was I mistaken in the di
rection from which the sound came.
Hesitatiug no longer, I bounded away
aft, oblivious of the fact that my foot
ing was extremely unstable, and in
my hurry I ran foul of one of tho fun
nel stays, but picking myself up with
alacrity, for the cries aft were now
more urgent than ever, I dashed on.
Two figures were seen struggling vio
lently against the auxiliary wheel aft,
and presently the voice of Miss Hurst
rang out clearly and distinctly, "Help!
help!"
My heart almost stood still with hor
ror. I felt as though the ship was sink
ing beneath me, but I cried aloud,
what I dou't know, and rushed toward
her. It seemed to me that my feet
dragged heavily, that the ship rolled
still more furiously, for with a sudden
lunge to port it hurled me into the lee
scuppers. Half dazed, I rose to my
knees and once more came that awful
cry, "Help! help!" But It was muffled
as with the terror of death. Scram
bling to my feet, I distinctly saw the
two figures struggling against the after
rail, but before 1 could reach them one,
the woman, was forced overboard and
fell with a most awful cry Into the sea.
My blood was frozen with horror.
The cry of the woman I loved smote
upon my heart and for the moment
robbed me of energy but the view of
the man scuddlug across the deck
awoke me, and thinking nothing of
him I sprang aft and peered into the
burning wake.
It may have been only my fancy, but
away astern in the broad shaft of bub
bling light I thought I saw a dark ob
ject, and without a moment's hesita
tion I sprang upon the rail. Then turn
ing my face forward, where I knew the
officer would be on watch, I shouted
with all my might: "Help! Man over
board!" and Jumped into the sea.
Clearing the screw safely, I came up
In a whirlpool of bubbles, and with
but a glance about to take my bearings
I turned on my Bide and with a power
ful overarm stroke—for I could swim
fairly well in those days—tore down
the white road of waters. Now, as I
contemplate It, It seems as though I
willfully courted death, incumbered as
I was with clothes, but then I had no
thought save that of reaching the wo
man who had suddenly grown so dear
to me.
I swam on, never giving a thought to
the ship or whether my cry had been
heard, and presently I saw an object, a
round, dark, ball-like thing, dancing on
the waters before me. Redoubling my
energies, I quickly reached it and to
my inexpressible joy found that It was
she.
Only a muffled greeting passed be-
•wiiuiiiii
ter was quickly giving way to the nat
ural swell at the ocean. 1 oi
lier by the arm as if to mt 1
wlieu, to my surprise
as if to m« I •,
surprise and ihri. ?.
found that she was treading wm
"You can swim?" I gasped
"Yes," she answered. ~p
"Good! Courage!"
I turned to look after the tdun: !n?f.
save for its lights, it was invisible, nirl
those I could ouly see as I rose on the
crest of a wave, for, though viewed
from tbe high decks of a big liner, the
sea that night was nothing terrifying,
it was a dreadful chaos of waters when
one was down lu-lt.
The brave girl by my side never
murmured, and, though It was too dark
for me to see her face, I thought that
the light from the white, curling tips
of the waves caught the glow of her
eyes, and in them I seemed to sec the
agony she was suffering. Occasional
ly I gasped a word of encouragement
or asked a quest Ton, but the effort of
replying was too great and much loo
dangerous, for every now and again a
white mouster reared and dashed over
us, twisting us round like Its own
spray.
The lights of the ship grew dimmer
aud dimmer, and I already began to
fear that my cry for help had not been
heard, when suddenly as we ro?e on
the crest of a wave somewhat bigger
than usual I saw a glare upon the wa
ter some distance to the right of us.
l\r the moment I scarcely remember
ed that ships nowadays use buoys with
a flare attached to them and that these
thlugs, thrown into the sea, burn
brightly aud act as a beacon to those In
the water and to those on board. I
felt overjoyed, for it proved that my
cry had been heard and meant that if
we could only keep afloat we should
To J3e Continued.
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There are still' some good lands in
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Full Information relative to these
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Cedar Rapids, la.
Reports show a greatly increased
death rate from throat and Iung4roubles,
due to the prevalence of croup, pneu
monia and grippe. We advise the use
of One Minute Cough Cure in all of
these difficulties. It is the only harm
less remedy that gives immediate re
sults. Children like it.—Smith Bros.
Notice or Probate or Will.
Stata of Iowa Delwarae Couity, ss
To all whom It may concern:
You are hereby notined that Clio last will of
Anton Harmeler deceased, lias been tiled open
ed and read, and Monday, the 18th day of f'eb
ruary.A.D 1301 Axtd as tlie time' and the
Court House In Manchester the lilace for licar
Ing and proving thesame.
Witness my hand ard seal of said court this
22nd day of January, iwn.
[seal] JOHN GEOFGEN,
Clerk District Court,
UYB.F.SIAS.
5 3w Deputy
For the weakness and prostratiou fol
lowing grippe there is nothing
so prompt
and effective as One Minute Cough Cure.
ThiB preparation is highly endorsed as
an unfailing remedy for all throat and
lung troubles and its early use prevents
consumption. It was made to cure
quickly.—Smith liros.
Seek not to steal the other fellow's
light,
Rather put on steam and make your
own,
Do whatever you do with all Your
might,
By taking Rocky Mountain Tea at
night.—Gregg & Ward.
Personally Conducted lours to Cali
fornia In Pullman Sleeping Cars
via Chicago Great Western lly to Kan
sas City and Santa Fe route to Los An-
fine
ieleB and Southern California. Only
haWng new Pullman Tourist
sleeper equipped with wido vestibules,
steam heat and gas light. One of these
new sleepers leaves Waterloo at 3:17 p.
m., every Monday, via Chicago Great
Western for Los Angeles and Southern
California via Kansas City and reaches
Los Angeles the following Friday
morning. These tours are personally
conducted by an experienc«d olliciul,
who accompanies the train to its des
tination. The cars are well equipped
for a long journey and are as comfort
able as the standard sleepers, while the
price for a double berth is only about
one half.
Full information furnished by any
Chicago Great Western Agent or F. 11
Lord, General Pass, and Ticket Agent,
113 Adams street, Chicago.
A powerful engine cannot be run
with a weak boiler, and we can't keep
up the strain of an active life with a
weak stomach neither can we stop the
human machine to make repairs. If
the stomach cannot digest enough food
to keep the body strong, Bucb a prepa
ration as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure should
be used. It digests what you eat and
it simply can't help but do you good.
Smith Bros.
Jtt.UiUAl, JbMKJB AND
1XGETMKO Ii:SUBANCE AS
JboClATlOX 03?DELAWARE
COUNTY, IOWA.
V)
Articles bf Incorporation es Changed
and Amended December Twenty
seventh, Nineteen Hundred.
e. tho undersign* 1. with all others who are
now. or may bo ussoi-mtuit with us for mutunl
Insurance, as contemplated by Chapter ltoor tlm I
Laws of the Swntwnth General Asson.hlv of
Iowa, lo hereby associate ourselves together
ami hereby adopt the following Articles of lu
oorporatluu or Coustitution. 1:
AUTK'I.K I
This Association shall be known ns UIOFAHM- 3
KI«8' MUTUAL FIKR AND LIUHTM.NU IKHUJC
ANCK ASSOCIATION or DKLAWAUK COUKTY.
IOWA.
ARTICLE 11,
Tho oillcers of the Association shall be a 1'resU
uent. a Vico-pro.sldent, Uecretary, a Treasurer,
and Three (8) Directors. The i'rnsident and
secretary shall be members of the hoard of Di
rectors by virtue or their ofllco, and shall be en
titled to vote on all questions before tho Hoard,
AltTtCLK III.
The President shall preside at all meetings or
In his absence, tho Vice-president but,' in ease
of the absence of both, a President pro tern
may be selected. The Secretary shall lteop a
minute of the proceedings of all meetings, and
In case of his absence a Secretary pro tem. may
be appointed, lie shall keep all necessary books
and accounts of said Association, issue ail poli
cies, and act as General Agent. During hi?
term of ofllco ho may apiwlnt sub-agents, being
responsible for their Adellty.
ARTICLE IV.
The Board of Directors of this Association
shull have power to make and «ss such by-laws
as they may deem necessary for the safety and
government of said Association, subject only to
tho Articles of Incorporation aud the laws ot
this .State, and make ail assessments in case of
loss by lirr und llghtDlugand other indebtedness,
audit all accounts «nd till all vacancies lu ollice
from whatever cause*
ARTICLE v.
The annual meetings of tho stockholders shall
be held at Manchester, Delaware county, Iowa,
and shall commence at
10
o'clock a. m. on tho
nr*t Tuesday of October in each year, and cob
ttnue In session until all the business of said
meeting shall be completed.
AHTICLK VI.
All ofiicers shaU be elected by a majority vote
of all members present. The tillcers so elected
shall hold their ufllco until their successors are
elected to
1111
their vacancies.
ARTICLE VII,
In case there Is no annual meeting, tho oillcers
shall hold over until there Is a meet'ug, either
annual or special, when others may be elected.
ARTICLE
vin.
Special meetings may be called at any t'me by
a majority of the Directors.
ARTICLE IX.
The Secretary, at tho annu il iueoting, shall
give a full report in writing of the dolugs and
condition of the Association for the preceding
year.
ARTICLE x.
Insurance in this Association shall be confined
to property in Delaware county, Iowa.
ARTICLE XI.
No member shall be assessed for any one loss
moro than One (1) per cent, of his lusurauce.
ARTICLE XI r.
This Association may. at any annual meeting,
by a voto of two-tblrds (?i) of the members pres
ent, be dissolved und ail policies shall be can
celled at tho time tlxed for dissolution but the
Association shall be liable for any losses and
other indebtedness occurring before such time.
ARTICLE XIII.
These Articles of Incorporationmav bealtered
or changed at any annual, or speclnl meeting
callcd for that purpose, by a two-tbirds (&) vote
of the members present.
ARTICLE XIV.
Private property of members is exempt from
corporate debts, oxcept tho pro rata
assessments
made on each member for payment of losses by
llreor lightning and expenses
of said Association.
ARTICLE XV.
This Association aliall have all the powers and
privileges conferred by Chapter Five [51, Title
Nine li| of the Code of Iowa aud ameudmeuta
thereto.
ARTICLE XVI.
At tho annual meeting or tho stockholders,
there shad be elected a President, Vice-presi
dent, Secretary and Treasurer, each to hold ids
omce for one 111 year, and three [81 Directors
one Director for oue 111 year, one for two [21
years, one for three [al years: and one Director
shall bo elected at each annunl meeting of the
stockholders thereafter to servo for a term of
three [3J years.
ARTICLE XVII.
This corporation is hereby renewed and shall
coutlnue and endure for the further term of
twenty [201 years from and after the expiration
of the term for which it was organized, to-wlt
rom the 27th day of January, 1901, to the 87th
day of January. iiJii. unless sooner dlsso.ved as
provided by Article Twelve [is) hereof.
We, A, S. Coon, president, and Miles E. Blair,
secretary of the FARMERS' MUTUALFIRE AND
LIGHTNING INSURANCE ASSOCIATION of Dela
ware
county. Iowa, do hereby certify that thefore
going are the true and correct Articles of Incor
poration of said Association as altered, changed,
amended and adapted by a more than two-thirds
r*al majority veto of its members present at a
special meeting of the members of said Assoct a
ttou duly called for that purpose, and legally*
held at Delaware, said Delaware county, on Hi
i?7th day of December. 11)00
Witness our hands this 28th day of January, A.
D. luoi.
A. S. COON. President.
mm MILES E. BLAIR, Secretary.
STATE OI" IOWA, Delaware county, ss.
I do hereby cortify that on this 28th day of Jan
uary, 1W1. before me. Chas. E. lironaoo, a No
tary Public in and for said county, appeared A.
K. Coon and Miles -K. lilalr, to mo personally
knowu, who by me being duly sworn did say that
the
knowu, who by me being duly sworn
are tho duly olected'und qualLfled President
ami Secretary, respectively, of tho FARMERS'
MUTUAL .FIRE AND LIGHTNING INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION of Delaware county, Iowa. Thai
FUid Association has no corporate seal Thai
the foregoing instrument was signed by them in
behalf of sM*l Association, iu pursuance of a
resolution duly passed at a special meeting 01
its members, duly called for that purpose, held
on the 24th day of January, 1901, in Delaware,
said county, which resolution designated, em
powered, and authorized them as
such president
and secretary to sign, executc, and acknowledge
said instrument, and that said A. S. Coon, as
president, aud Miles K. Blair, as secretary, aud
each of them, acknowledged the said Instrument
to be the voluntary act and deed of said Associa
tion, by each of them voluntarily done and exe
cute!
Witness my hand aud Notarial Soal this 28th
day or January, 1001.
|L. H.j CHAS. K. RUONSON,
rr-M Notary Public in and for
Ww /k Delaware county, Iowa.
Notice of Appointment of Administrator.
State of towa, Delaware county ss.
Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned
has been duly appointed-and qualUled as Ad
ministrator of tbo estate of John Kahl lato of
Delaware County deceased. All persons In
debted to said estate are requestod to make Im
mediate payment, and thoso having claims
against the same win present thorn, duly authen
ticated, to tte undersigned for allowance.
sate#
41
CHARLES If. CRUISE,
Dated January li.'d 1901. Administrator.
IJnoNsoN cfc CARR,
Atty's, ror Estate,
5w3
Persons who can not take ordinary
pills llm1 it a pleasure to take DeWitt's
Little Early Misers. They are the beBt
ittle liver pills ever made.—Smith Bros.
FOR SALK.
My house and 4U acres of land, good building*
Enquire of W. J. DOWKN, or Yoran, Arnold &
Yoran, Manchester, Iowa. 5w3
Notice or Appointment of Executrix.
State of Iowa, Delaware County, ss.
Notice is hereby lilven. that the undersigned
has been duly appointed and qualified as Exe
cutrix of the list ate of P. J. Roche late of Dela
ware County, deceased. All persons Indebted
to said Kstute are requested to make immediate
payment, and those having claims against tho
same will present them, duly authenticated, to
the underpinned for allowance.
THERESA ROOIIK.
Dated januaryja 1901 Administratrix
KROKSOX CARR
Attys. for estate. 6w3
Recent experiments Bhow that all
classes of foods may be completely di
Rested by a preparation called Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure, which absolutely di
gests what you eat. As it is the only
combination of all the natural diges
tants ever devised tho demand for it
has become enormous. It'has never
failed to cure the very worst oases of
indigestion and it always gives instant
relief.—Smith Bros.
US:--
4.
The
chewing
tobacco
with a
conscience 7
behind it.
No Premiums!
'Wetmore's Best
M''sells on its merits*
tjjffll Made only by
Vl«.C. WETMORE TOBACCO CO.
St Louis, Mo.
b-^ Tht largest independent
factory it* America.
Residence Property for Sale.
A good house, barn and large lot in
Manchester for sale at a bargain.
Longtime given on half of purchase
money If desirea.
Inquire of HHONSON & CAHR
California
Excursions
Weekly to Loa Angelei and San
^Francisco via two different route*.
One through Tourist C«r leayai
Oelwein every Monday at 2 86 p.m.
V* running via Kansai (Jlty and Santa
'.-r re Route to Los Angeles another
leaves Oelwein every Saturday at
7 a. m. running via Kansas City,
the Missouri, Kansas Texas, 9m
Antonio & Arkansas Pass aid
Southern Pacific Railways to Loe
Angeles and San Francisco, be
ing the only through Sleeping
Car from the Northwest to Texas
points. Both of these cars are
brand new, wido vestibule and
steam heated, and run from St.
Paul and Minneapolis to Kansas
City via the
Chicago
Great
Western
Car leaving Monday arrives Los
Angeles following Friday after
noon, avoiding all Sunday travel
Car leaving Saturday arrives Los
Angeles tho following Wednesday
morning and San Francisco Thurs*
day morninc', passing through
Waco, San Antonio and El Paso.
^For full information and assistance
call on or address any agent of
the Chicago Great Western Rail
way, or
J. P. ELMER,
G. A. P, D., Cor. 5th & Robert Sts.
48tf st Paul.
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Fair Prices
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AT
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