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CHAPTER XXV Continued.
17
She turned her head, and I felt her
yes searching the dim outline of ruy
face quest lonlngly.
"Of course I did everything I knew,"
she replied. "Why should I not? You
ere here, Captain Carlyle, for my sake;
I owe you service.
"And must I he content merely with
that thought?" I urged, far from
pleased. "This would mean that your
only Interest In me arise from grati
tude." "And friendship," her voice as confi
dential as my own. "There Is no rea
Bon why you should doubt that surely."
"It would be easier for me to under
stand, but for the memory of what I
am a bond slave."
"Your meaning Is that true friend
ship has as a basis equality?"
"Does It not? Can real friendship
exist otherwise?"
"No," she acknowledged gravely.
"And the fact that such friendship
does exist between us evidences my
faith la you. I have never felt this
social distinction. Captain Carlyle,
have given it no thought. This may
neern strange to you, yet is most nat
ural. You bear an honorable name,
and belong to a family of gentlemen.
You held a position of command, won
by your own efforts. You bore the
part of a man In a revolution ; if guilty
of any crime, it was a political one, In
do way sullying your honor. I have
very reason to believe you were false
ly accused and convicted. Consequent
ly that conviction does not exist be
tween us ; you are not my uncle's serv
ant, but my friend you understand
me now?"
"And you would actually have me
speak with you as of your own class
a free man, worthy to claim your
friendship in life?"
"Yes," frankly, her face uplifted.
"Why should it be otherwise? No man
could have done more, or proved him
self more stanch and true. We are in
danger yet, but such peril Is nothing
compared with what I have escaped. I
feel that your skill and courage will
bring us safely to land. I am no long
er afraid, for I have learned to trust
you. You possess my entire confi
dence." "But do you understand fully?" I
questioned anxiously. All I have done
for you would have been done for any
other woman under the same condi
tions of danger. Such service to an
other would have been a duty, and no
more. But to be with you, aiding and
protecting, has been a delight, a Joy.
I have served Dorothy Fairfax for her
own sake not as I would any other."
"Did you not suppose I knew?"
Her glance Hashed into mine through
the star-gleam, with a sudden message
of revealment.
"You knew that that it was you
personally I served?"
"Of course I knew. A woman is
never unaware of such things. Now,
if ever, I must tell you the truth. I
know you care for me, and have cared
since first we met. An interest no less
fateful has led me to seek your ac
quaintance, and give you my aid. Sure
ly It Is not unmaldenly for me to con
fess this when we face the chance of
death together?"
"But," I stammered, "I can scarcely
believe you realize your words. I I
love you Dorothy."
"And is it not also possible for me
to lovef'
"You you mean, you love me?"
"I love you are you sorry?"
"Sorry! I am mad with the Joy of
Jt; yet stricken dumb. Dorothy Fair
fax, I have never even dared dream of
such a message from your lips. Dear,
dear girl, do you forget who I am?
What my future?"
"I forget nothing, she said, proud
ly. "It is because I know what you
are that my heart responds. Nor is
your future so clouded. You are to
day a free man if we escape these
perils, for whether Roger Fairfax be
alive, or dead, he will never seek you
again to hold In servitude. If alive he
trill join his efforts with mine to ob
tain a pardon because of these serv
ices, and we have influence In Eng
land. Yet, should such effort fall, you
are a sailor, and the seas of the world
ara free. It is not necessary that your
Teasel fly the English flag."
"You give me hope a wonderful
fcopa."
"And courage," her hands firmly
clasping mine. "Courage to fight on
In faith. I would have that my gift to
yon, Geoffry. We are in peril still,
freat peril, but yon will face It beside
toe, knowing that whether we Jive or
die we are together. I am not afraid
any more."
CHAPTER XXVI.
A Floating Coffin.
The laboring boat rested so low In
the water It was only as we were
thrown upward on the crest of a wave
.that I could gain any view about
through the pallid light of the dawn.
It was all a desolate, restless waste
In the midst of which we tossed, while
above hung masses of dark clouds ob
scuring the sky. We were but a hur
tling speck between the gray above
and the gray below.
The first thing needing my attention
was the food and water. I crept for
ward cautiously and soon had Sam
busily engaged in passing out the vari
ous articles for inspection. Only es
sentials had been chosen, yet the sup
ply seemed ample for the distance I
believed we would have to cover be
fore attaining land. But the nature of
that unknown coast was so doubtful I
determined to deal out the provisions
sparingly, saving every crumb pos
sible. The men grumbled at the small
ness of the ration, yet munched away
contentedly enough, once convinced
that we all shared alike.
"All right, lads," I said cheerfully.
"Now we understand each other and
can get at work. We'll divide Into
watches first of nil two men aft here
and one at the bow. Watklns and I
will take it watch and watch, but
there Is enough tight now for all hands
to turn to and make the craft ship
shape. Two of you hull out that water
till ahe'a dry, and the others get out
that extra sail forwnrd and rig up a
jib. She'll ride easier and make better
progress with more canvas showing."
Hie men gradually knocked off work
and lay down, and finally I yielded to
Durothy's pleadings and fell Into a
sound sleep. It seemed as though I
scarcely lost consciousness,. yet I must
have slept for an hour or more, my
head pillowed on her lap. When I
awoke Schmltt was again ut the steer
ing paddle, and both he and Dorothy
were staring across me out over the
port quarter.
"What is It?" I asked engerly, but
before the words were entirely uttered
a hoarse voice forward bawled out ex
citedly: "There you see It; straight out ngin
that cloud edge.' It's a full-rigged
schooner."
"Ay," boomed another, "an' headin
straight cross our course astern."
I reached my feet, clinging to the
mast to keep erect and, as the boat
was again flung upward, gained clearly
the glimpse I sought.
"Ay, you're right, lads!" I exclaimed.
"It's a schooner, headed to clear us by
a hundred fathoms. Port your helm,
Schmltt hard down, man. Now, Sam,
off with that red shirt; tie It on the
boat hook and let fly. They can't
help seeing us if there is any watch on
deck."
We swept about in a 'wide circle,
headed straight across the bows of the
on-coming vessel. All eyes stared out
watchfully, Sam's shirt flapping above
We Swept By In a Large Circle.
us, and both Watklns and Schmltt
straining their muscles to hold the
plunging quarter-boat against the force
of the wind. A man forward on his
knees growled out a curse.
"What's the matter aboard there?"
he yelled. "Did yer ever see a boat
yaw like that, afore? Damn me, If I
believe they got a hand at the wheel."
The same thought had leaped into
my mind. The schooner was headed
to pass us on the port quarter, yet
yawlug so crazlly at times as to make
me fearful of being run down. I could
perceive no sign of life aboard, no
signal that we had been seen. The sight
angered me.
"Stand by, all hands," I cried des
perately. "We'll board whether they
want us or not. Slip across, Miss Fair
fax, out of the way. Now, Watklns,
run us in under those fore-chains;
easy man, don't let her strike us. Lay
hold quick, lads, and hang on for your
lives. Give me that end of rope
ready now, all of you; I'll make the
leap. Now then hold hard 1"
It was five feet, and up, my pur
chase the tossing boat, but I made It,
one hand desperately gripping a
shroud, until I gained balance and was
flung Inboard by a sharp plunge of the
vessel. My head was at a level with
the rail, yet I saw nothing, my whole
effort being to make fast before the
grip of the men should be torn loose.
This done, I glanced back Into the up
turned faces below.
"Hand in slowly, lads; yes, let go.
the rope will hold, and the boat ride
safely through. Let a couple of men
come up till we sec what's wrong with
the hooker the rest of you trail on.
Let Schmltt and Sara come with me."
I helped them clamber up and then
lifted my body .onto the rail, from
which position I had a clear view of
the forward deck. It was inex
pressibly dirty, yet otherwise n!p
shape enough. Nothing human freet
ed me, and conscious of a strange feel
Ing of horror, I slipped over onto the
deck. The next moment the negro and
Dutchman Joined me, the former star
Ing about wildly, the whites of hit
eyes revealing his terror.
"My Gawd, sab," he ejaculated. Ah
done know dls boat it's shore de
Santa Marie. Ah's cooked in dat gal
ley. She was a slaver, sah." He
sniffed the air. "A kin smell dem nig.
gers right now, sah. Ah suah reckou
dars a bunch o' ded ones under dem
hatches right dls minute."
Schmltt' baud fell heavily on ray
sleeve and I glanced Into his stolid
face. .
"I Just bet I know vut wus der trou
ble." "What, man?"
"Cholera," he whispered; "ve hat
boarded a death ship."
CHAPTER XXVII.
On Board the Slaver.
The terror of the two men as this
thought duwned upon them in all its
horror was apparent enough. Nothing,
not even fire, was more to be dreaded
than a visitation of this awful nature
on shipboard. Charnel ship though
this might be, it wus safer by far thuo
the cockleshell towing alongside.
"Let's had out the truth first, men,"
I said quietly. "Hold your tongues.
There Is no giving up until we
know what the danger is. Will you
come with me?"
The terror in Sam's eyes caused me
to laugh and my own courage came
back with a rush.
"Afraid of dead men, are you? Then
we'll face them together, my lads, and
have It over with. Come on, now, both
of you. Buckle up; thare la nothing
to fear, If you do what I tell you
this isn't the first cholera ship I've
been aboard."
It was no pleasant Job confronting
us. although we had less dead men to
handle than I anticipated. Indeed, we
found only five bodies on board. There
were only two on deck, a giant, coal
black negro, and a gray-bearded white
man, his face pitted with smallpox.
Determined on what was to be done, I
wasted no time with either body. The
two sailors hung back, terrorized at
the mere thought of touching these
victims of plague. I steeled myself to
the Job and handled them alone, drag
ging the bodies across the deck and
launching them over the low rail Into
the sea. I ordered Schmltt to cut the
lashings and take charge of the wheel.
"See here, Sara, and you too,
Schmltt, I am In love with that girl
In the boat. Do you suppose I would
ever have her come on this deck If I
believed she might contract cholera?
You do as I say and you are perfectly
safe. Now. Schmltt, remain at the
wheel, and you, Sam, come' with' ine.
There will be a dead nigger aboard
unless you Jump when I speak."
He trotted close at my heels as I
flung open the door leading into the
cabin. The air seemed fresh enough
and I noted two of the ports wide
open. A tall, smooth-shaven man, with
an ugly scar down one cheek, lay out
stretched on a divan at the foot of the
after mast, his very posture proclaim
ing him dead. His face was the color
of parchment, wrinkled with age.
The negro crept up behind me and
stared at the upturned face.
"My Gaud, sah, he wus de ol' cap
tain.' Paradlila, aah; damn h'.s soul!"
In what was evidently the captain's
room I discovered a pricked chart and
log-book, with no entry in It for three
days. 'Without waiting to examine
these I stowed them away In my pock,
et. Between us we forced the stiffened
form of the captain through the open
after port and heard it splash Into
the sea astern. There were two dead
seamen in the forecastle, both swarthy
fellows, with long Indian hair. I never
saw a dirtier hole, the filth overpow
ering, and once satisfied that both
men were beyond help, I was content
to lower the scuttle and leave them
there. God I It was a relief to return
once more to the open deck and breathe
In the fresh air. I hulled t,he bout tow
Ing below.
"Come aboard, Watklns, I called
sharply. "Pass the lady up first, aud
turn the bent adrift."
I caught Dorothy's hands and aided
her over the rail.
"Why was the vessel abandoned?"
she asked. "What has happened? Do
you know?"
Quietly I told her the truth and as
sured her that if we staid on deck and
used our own bedding and prov4iou
we were in no danger.
"How can I help you?"
"Tell the men Just what I have told
you," I said gravely. "They will be
ashamed to show less courage than
you."
We turned and faced them together
as they formed a little group against
the rail. Hallin was first to speak.
(TO BR CONTINUED.)
Soul That la Truly Great.
Emersop, that greatest of moderr
philosophers, has told us that It U
easy when In a crowd to allow our
selves to be swayed by the opinion!
about us and comparatively easy to
keep our Individuality and sweetneei
when alone, but that the great sul
is he who Id the midst of a mass of
other Individuals can still keep the
poise and sweetness of solitude.
Work and Worker.
There is not so much difference la
the world's work as In the world's
workers. It Is not so much difference
what we are doing so long as It U
useful that counts as the way la
which we are doing It The work ol
which we are ashamed we either havi
no right to do, or we are not dolof at
as we shnuM.
WAR DEVELOPS
RADIO TRIUMPH
Method Discovered of Communi
cating With Submerged
Submarines.
YOUTHS ARE LUCKY FINDERS
Revelations Come When Researchers
Are at Work on Something Else
Single Turn Loop Brings
Amazing Results.
Washington, I). C. In a general way
ft Is known that (lining the war a
method was found to comtuunicute
with a submerged submarine from
shore or sea. How this Is done and
how It came to be discovered that It
could be done not until now has been
made public, Like u good many other
revelations It came when the research
ers were at work on another problem.
The scientists of the radio section
of the bureau of standards stumbled
on Its secret and the lucky ones to sus
pect It were two young assistants not
long out of high school. Their experi
ments und the development of what Is
known os the "loop aerial" for subma
rine radio communication by the bu
reau resulted In a device so simple
and perfect, and producing such won
derful results, that the navy has
adopted It and Is equipping all Its un
dersea craft with this style of loop.
In the fall of 1017 a series of experi
ments was undertaken by the bureau
to devtjop an apparatus for the detec
tion of enemy submerslbles. J. A. Wll
loughby and I. I). Lowell were en
gaged in the work. They had a notion
that a closed or rubber encased coll
of wire offered the best chances for
success. They made one and threw
It one night into a tank of fresh water
on the grounds of the bureau near
Chevy Chase, Md., a suburb of Wash
ington. To their delight they received
a signal from the big radio station nt
Arlington. The next night they sub
merged the coil In the tidal basin of
the Potomac near the new navy build
ing. Again the signal came with no
difference In strength whether the loop
or coil was suspended In air or sunk in
the river.
Discovery Significant.
The significance of this discovery
struck both young men. Here was a
way possibly to detect the presence of
enemy submarines, but surely to talk
with our own, which was equally Im
portant, had been thought impossible.
This was In November.
In December improvements in the
submerged coll brought the reception
of signals from Lyons, France; Paris
and San Diego, Cal. By March last
year excellent signals were received
on a single turn coll 150 feet long by
sixty feet high having a wave length
of 100 meters by 15.000 meters.
In April Mr. Willoughby discussed
with Lieutenant Commander H. P. St.
Clulr of the radio division of the navy,
ENGLISH SAILORS
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Prince Albert of England on bourd
sailors at gymnastic evolutions.
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GUBAN VOODOOS SLAY
Keep Parents on Island in Con
stant Fear.
Authorities Act to Prevent Further Hu
man Sacrifices by the
Worshipers.
Havana, Cuba. With the recent sud
den outbreak of cannibalistic practices
by voodoo worshipers, which have re
sulted In the deaths of at least three
innocent children and a half dozen of
tw voodoos, the latter by the applica
tion of "lynch" law for the first time
!n this country's history, fathers and
mothers are living In constant fear
that their little ones may be spirited
away by the superstitious negroes to
be offered up In socrlflce to "Chango,"
the god of the "Brujos," as they are
called In the Castillan language.
The voodoos are divided '
ou, sects, each with its sept
1h
the use of loops on submarines for
both transmission and reception under
water. Both he and Mr. Lowell were
sent to New London to work under
Commander McDowell In charge of the
base, to Install the apparatus for a try
out on submarine D-l. It Is a simple
contrivance, the metal frame of the
submarine itself being a part of It,
this being used as a "ground" Just as
the eorth Is used In hand telegraphy.
The circuit Is thus made complete. As
finally perfected the loop consists of
two insulated wires grounded at the
extreme ends of the hull carried over
suitable supports to the conning tower
and thence Mirough "radio-lead-ins"
down Into the boat to the receiving
and sending apparatus. A single turn
loop was used on the D-l. With Its
top submerged three feet signals were
received from a submarine chaser
three-quarters of a mile awuy.
Boat Used as "Ground."
A new type of loop was tried on the
U. S. S. G-3. In which the lead-in wires
were brought In from the upper side
of the loop Instead of the lower und
the entire loop was Insulated from the
RAISULI BANjl
OF RARE CHa
Washington, D. C. That relentless
bandit, Balsull, the Villa of Morocco,
whose present raids have caused a po
litical crisis In Spain, has another side.
"He could not bear to 'hear a child
cry, while on several occasions I no
ticed ills care even to avoid allowing
the bees collected on his cup to drown,"
Is the surprising statement, not of a
friend, but of the wealthy American
who was held for ransom by Halsull in
1004, until President Boosevelt sent a
fleet of war ships and his famous ulti
matum. "Perdlcurls alive or Ilaisuli
dead" to Morocco.
Ion Perdlcarls' own story of his ad
ventures as the prisoner of the "Moroc
can Bobln Hood" Is told in a communi
cation sent by him to the National
(Jeographlc society soon after his re
lease. "In many respects the man Inter
ested and attracted me, in spite of all
my natural motives for dislike," said
Mr. Perdlcarls. "Balsull was at once
so gracious and dignified, not to us
only, but to his own wild adherents,
who evidently idolized their chieftain,
whose - position among them seemed
that of the head of a Highland clan In
the olden times.
Has a Superior Character.
"He was quick to see the humorous
aspect of a situation, while his repartee
was as Immediate and to the point as
though he had been born In County
Gulway itself. In fact, I discovered to
my consternation that I was beginning
to like the man, In spite of my natural
resentment. I found myself uncon
sciously accepting his contention that
AT "GYM" EXERCISER
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the training ship Exmouth watching
Tlu? latter Include "Babagueye," god
of sickness; "Elecua," god of injury;
"Olorruun" god of misery, and
"Chango," the terrible god, to whom
human sacrifices are made.
"Chango," according to the voodoo
belief, wa9 the son of Olorruun tand
Anaragun. He was slain by Elecua,
the "god of Injury," and ascended into
heaven from a celba, or god tree, In
the month of May. It Is in the month
of May, therefore, that the "Brujos"
observe their holy week, when Chango
Is expected to make a weekly visit
to the earth, descending by the celba,
his sacred tree, always on Monday.
The followers of Elecua do not di
rectly offer human sacrifices, although
their healers sacrifice the lives of some
patients by giving them poisonous con
coctions, supposedly a mysterious cure
for some aliment, in order to restore
to'calth some other patient. Elecua,
U the "god of injury, his follow
relieve that good cau.eiir..io
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hull. I
suits we
the frar
used as
The low. ,
moved und th
tened to the bow
of the loop wasuh
signals from Nauen;
clearly heard. Very sh
of direction were obtalt
water or on top of It. .
stations were heard, in
von, England; Borne, 1
ous merchant vessels.;
ments showed that4
can be carried on at'k'v '
dltlons more cfilclentl
loop aerial than wl
antenna now In genen
When a submarine
the perfected apparatt.
any North American or.
tlon can be received at
when It Is on the surfuc
mum depth of submergf
signals can be heard is
the wave length.
Signals can ! transit
loop to a distance of
miles when th
pletely submer
tance being obi
the loop g pra
The distance de
miles when the
feet below the
he was not a mere bctt'
lifter, but a patrW so
cue his Berber followr
anny of the corrupt she
His charm of voice, th
and dignity of his ma
control under provoa
trayed a superior charat
fact, a born leader, and .
statesmanlike quality IL
condition of his countr
which separate the trlbt
deeds of violence and the
lessly shed.
"While standlcg near
day on the village green,
were now allowed thefj
his followers came up f
almost breathless from L
report the arrival of the tw
squadrons. The man des
the eight frigates had ente
one after another.
"I watched Balsull with,
apprehending the landint
with a view to our relief
capture, he might endeavi
to some more dlstaat and
retreat. What was tb
when, looking up wltl
he said : 'Well, I thin)
gratulate you!'
"I do not unders
plied.
"'I mean,' answer
the presence of these
the authorities at 1
such representations
may result in his ac
mands, and then you
turn to your friends.
' Part as Fr
"The Aext moaning It wa t
0 Vn our' men legan loading tl
muie.s, and we reached the cres
mountain, whlclj lay between
Tangier, Just as the! sun rose.
"At last the mules,' bearing thi
dollars, carefully packed in be,.,
rived; but now luncheon was ngu
served In honor of Mulal Ahmed, art
must be partaken of, after which V
bullion was counted in another rooiv
"'The silver, said Ralsull, nd''r
Ing me, 'has been countedT-S'JO.Oi
stipulated. In Sponlsh Uollars,
these letters,' showing me as he t
n check book containing cer
checks on the Coraptolr d'Escoc
the French bank at Tangier, 'of
value of these, which are suppose
represent $.r0,000, I know noth
However, I will accept them on y
personal guarantee.
"When I had examined he
certified by Torres and i"
the sultan's delegate rumister "of s
nance, I gave the required assuranc
verbally, and Italsnll, leading, m a
the door, where I found mv hors' vv
ing ior me, uuue me auieu, saying
ne iiuu leunieu 10 iook upon me a.
no 111 feeling on account of my dete.
tlon." t
person only through Injury to (in
other. ' ,
Voodoolsm is not practiced by t!t
negroes alone. Many white persot
also are said to secretly take part 1
their religious meetings, and accus
tlons have been heard In various qua
ters of the difficulties encountered .
officers seeking to break up their tet
pies because of the obstacles placed 1
their way by persons of Influence.
An active campaign by tho author
ties in Havana and other parts o
the island have resulted in t r
ture of numerous "Brujos"''
seizure of many curious and i
Jects used by them.
Reward for Globe' Fl
Hoquam, Wash. Deeds
acres of Gray's harbor 1
within what it has been
years will prove an oil be
placed in a local bank as
the aviator whd f v"
glot Vge J. HI.
ton kes the
th