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Show THE JORDAN JOURNAL, MIDVALE, UTAH In Valhalla and Out ~By• George Ethelbert Walsh ~P'J'rl~ht. 1925, b)' W. 0. Chapmaa.) WNUSemoe ON THE PELICAN SYNOPSIS. - Fishing, In Idle fashion. f'rom a private dock, Dick Van Ness watches a ship, the Pelican, which be recognizes aa the :Beacon, his father's yacht before hie death and financial reverses forced him to part with lt. A man whom be hears a girl who accompanies him address as llr. Blake, lands from the yacht. The girl drops her handbag In the stream, and Dick recovers lt. Thanking him, she l(lves him her \>Mitlng card. CHAPTER 11-Continued the yacht's tender appeared, and Captain Brent was whisked out into the gloom. The man on the end of the dock remained motionless untll lt was gone, and then turned and walked briskly away. Dick's first impulse was to follow and then he changed his mind. He came from behind his hiding place and stood near the steps, watching the lights tUckering on the river and running over again in hls mind the words he had heard. They were a little puzzllng; but the main fact was clear to him. Steve Cutler and bls niece were starting on a long cruise ln the Pelican the following evening, sailing under the C\)v'.:!r of darkness. which might or migllt not mean anything unusual. Mr. Blake was to accompany them, and, according to his own statement, he was running the expedition. Their destination was some Island whose exact locution was a mystery to Captain Brent. Who was Mr. Blake, and what island was it? Dick puzzled over the situation for a long time. He recalled the reference to some mysterious captain who might have played a trick on them by marking the map wrong. \Vho was he? Piecing together one thing after another, Dick finally came to the conclusion that the expedition was an adVE>nture, under:taken by Cutler for the furtherance of some personal scheme that he wished to keep secret, and Mr. Blake was managing it for him. So far all seemed plain, but the mystery of the Island to which they were going introduced a puzzling factor that baffled Dick for a long time. It was hours later when the truth seemed to dawn upon hlm. "That's lt !" -he exclaimed suddenly, bringing his two hands together. "It's a treasure hunt, or something like that. Old Cutler's come into possession of some old sea captain's chart of -2"Mr. Blake," he mused, placing Ironic emphasis on the name. "Wonder if he's going abvard the Pelican." He meditated in silence a few moments, and then followed. It was easy to keep the couple within sight without exposing himself to view. They were going in the direction of the private dock, and Dick had no doubts about their objective. He took advantage of every favorable street lamp to study their backs, and once, when the second man stopped to ll~ht a cl&ar, be &ot a gllmpse of his face. "That isn't old man CUtler, either,'' he said, frowning. "Too young for him, and too big and husky. U !'remember rightly he was a small, wizened. dried-up man." The one accompanying Mr. Blake was anything but that. Tall, square &bouldered and bony of arms and legs, he was the very picture of health and muscular strength. Dick caught a rllmpse of gold braid on an arm sleeve, and the flash of something on his cap. "The captain of the Pelican." he breathed. Ile smlled as he recalled the amount of gold braid and emblems that his father's skipper wore. Captain Johnston! Where \YaS be? Had he lost his job with the sale of the old Beacon? Apparently he had, for this one was ~the very antithesis of the short, fat navigator of the yacht under its former ' ownership. The dock was tn dense gloom, except or red lights burning at the end, and white one at the entrance. There was no sign of a watchman, and as the men were unchallenied Dick followed. When they stopped abruptly at the head of the steps leading down to the float Dick was within twenty feet of them. lie slid behind a spile and remained motionless. "You'd better coal early ln the morning, Captain Brent," Mr. Blake was saying. "Take enough aboard for a couple of months. We may need lt. We don't want to get caught short." "Reckon not, Mr. Blake,'' replled the other chuckling. "'Twould sort or let the cat out of the bag lf we had to aneak into some harbor for coal before the time wal up." "Yes, we must ~ard against any I'll phone· to l!llch contingency. in the mornthln3 Blank's pier the first ing for all the coal you ' can store aboard." "What tlme'll the old man want to ct~me aboard?" queried Captain Brent, putllng volcanically at his cigar. "Shortly after sundown. Lay off here at sunset, and when you see the slgnals send the boats ashore." "There'll be a lot of dunnage, I s'poseY" "No, nothing but light traps-chiefly personal things of Miss Cutler's. Most of the baggage will go aboard earlier. I'll see to that.'' "You say there'll be four o~ 'em?" "Yes, Mr. Cutler, Miss Alice, her maid and Doctor Alster.'' "And y· ourself~" ' "Certainly I" said Mr. Blake, a little "1'11 come down with the tartly. party.'' I'll have everything "All right! ready. Reckon, now, If I don't have any trouble finding that Island we'll have a pleasant voyage.'' "Why do you say that?'' de,!Danded Bl a k e uneas 11 y. ,' H ave you any dou b ts about finding it?'' I I a They Only Half Filled the Box. an island where the treasure's burled. And hog-like, be's tricked the owner of it, and intends to gobble up the whole thing. lt's like Steve CUtler!'' He went over the con~ersntlon again, sentence by sentence as he recalled it, and in the end his conclusion was strengthened. All the facts fitted admirably into this theory. With the chart of the unknown island In his possession, Cutler intended to vay a visit to it and, if there was any treasure on lt, dlg it up and adu It to his already swollen fortune. In the event of its proving a hoax he could hush up the matter, and no one hut 11 few of his servitors would ue any wl~er. "A treasure hunting exvedition in the Pelican!" Dick rnu~ed thoughtfully. "''ihat an adventure 1 I wi:sh I were going." He cast longing glances at the yacht In midstream. The wild idea entered his beau of swimming out to the craft and smuggling himself ulloard. As a stowaway he might make the trip and bluff it out when discovered. nut this was impractical for seYeral reasons. The tide In the river was strong, and even If he matle the yacht safE>IY the chances were ten to oue "\\'hy, no, if the map you gave me's that he could not climb alloanl unob· .correct." ' served. That, he concluded. would "Well, it ls !" snapped the other. "I've verified lt ln every particular. have to be his last re;;ort. The ~·acht would coal at Blank's You don't think I'd slip up on such a amnii thing as that when there's so pier In the morning. Could lot~ tlisguise himself as a coal heaver, and, much at staker• "No, I reckon not, but It's 8 bit puz- during the lmstle, hide In one of the zllng in places. Some of them dots !.Junkers? Dick knew every nvok and and marks looks llke as If they'd been corner of the craft, and he fplt if he put there for private use. You don't could once get below decks he would s'pose, now, that captain was up to be safe from discovery. Then the card that Allee Cutler had any misleading tricks, marking the location wrong and shifting the chan- gi\·en him jogged his memory. He took it out and stared at it in the net buoys, do you?" Mr. Blake smiled and shrugged his gloom as If trying to read some me;;sage from it. !<'or a long time he sat shoulders. "You forget," he aald coldly, "that in puzzled silence, frowning at the _,1'!11 running this little expedition, and bit of white pasteboard. 'l'hen an eye1 never make mistakes. .The chart ls lid flickered, and his !Ips parted; a smile slowly spread across his feacorrect." "All right!" replied Brent, moving tures, and a chuckle broke the silence. "I could work it," he mused, "with a tp;ward the steps. "Then we'll pll'k up the island In a couple of days." He little luck. I believe I'll try it In the atopped and stared out into midstream. morning. At the worst 1 coulcl say it "Why don't they send that boat was just a lark-an original method of making her redeem her promise." aahore?" he added irritably. lle chucklt>d softly, and waved a "Here 1t comes now 1" "!Vetl, I'll be going. I got to put ln hand as if in farewell to the city that bad treated hlm so sha!Jl.Jily. "I'll a :btgbt dolnr some figuring." Slake nodded. and waited for him to bet," he murmured, "it will l.Je a hll:' the stepa, then walked to the improvement on this smol>y, godle.IIS the Goat. A few minutes later city of :\lprnmon !" CHAPTER Ill - Dick Van Ness proceeded deliberately to put his tittle scheme to the teat; but first he provided himself with a few hours of sleep to refresh the b<>rly and steady the nerves. By daylight he reviewed the situation calmly, and decided that the plan was as feasible as lt had appeared the night before. He ate a hearty breakfast at a nearby restaurant, and then ordered a huge batch of sandwiches, wrapping each one in oiled paper as lf for a picnic. Leaving these to be ('ailed for Inter, he paid a visit to a dry goods store where he !'elected an oblong paper box big enough to contain a man's suit of clothes. With wrapping paper and stout twine, he returned to the restaurunt for hls ~andwlches. They only half filled the hox. The rest of the space was stowed wltl;l bottles of water and sweet drinks, pickles, olive!;, fruit, cakes and candy. The propriPtor of the restaurant smlled when he clapped the cover on the box. "Looks as If you were loading up to last a week." he remarked. "I muy need It," repliPd Dick frankly. "I'm goinl{ where grub may be harrl to get. I don't want to take a chance." As h!' paid for the food and trouhle, the restaurant man made no further Inquiries. nne! Dkk volunteered no additional information. When the box was wrapped, he horrowed pen and ink, and wrote on the outside: ''Miss Allee Cutler, Steam Yacht Pelican, Blank's Pier, City.'' "I guess that will do," he chuckled, admiring his chirography. !<'he minutes Inter he was on his way to Blank's pier. The Pelican was already at the dock coaling. Dick took a swift survey of the scene, and then, whistling nonchalantly, with the box under hls arm, he walked toward the end. No one chull~nged him, and when he reached the Pelican's side he stopped. A dozen grimy men were storing coal aboard, a deck hand checking of'f on a card the number Of bags carried into the hold. A small gangplank was thrown from the main deck to the pier. Dick started up this and reached the deck before anyone challenged him. Then a booming voice right behind him caught his ear. "Hello, there! What d'you want? Don't you know this is a private yacht?'' 1t was Captain Brent. "Sure I" rE>plied Dick nonchalantly. "It's the Pelknn, isn't It? Mr. CUtler',; yacht?" "Well, what lf lt Is?" growled the captain. "Nothing, exctpt I guess I'll take a rest here. Hot day, Isn't lt ?" He remoYed his hat and began wiping his forehead. "Yes, it's bot, but lt may be hotter If you don't look sharp. What you got In that box'l" "If I Dick smiled and winked. knew, cap, I don't know that I'd tell you, but we'll both have a guess. Miss Cutler didn't take me into her confidence. Maybe It's a bathing suit, or a diving dress.'' "It's for :\IIss Cutler?'' queried Brent, picking it up and reading the name and address. "\Veil," slowly, after weighing It with both hands, "she ain't here. Leave It, and I'll give It to her. I'll put lt ln h>!r cabin." lie started to walk away with the package, but Dick rescued it. ":-tot so fast, cap," he said good naturedly. "She didn't tell me to leave It-she said not to leave it. If she wasn't here when 1 called, I was to walt half .an hour. Then if she didn't BPllear I was to curry It around to her house.'' 'T'he skipper looked n little puzzled, ancl gave the package another sharp scrutiny. ''That's queE>r,'' he muttered. "I didn't know she expected to come aboard this morning." "I'll het !ihe tlir!n't know herself." grinned Dit:lc "That's why ~he said not to wait for her longer than half an hour. She gave me thl;; curd to make sure I could fine! her home." He fingered the curd carelessly, and when Rrent reached out a hand to take it he let him have it. The man stared at it u moment, nnd then returnP<I it. D!cl;: felt that the card would remove any su~plcion that mi~ht find !odgwerlt in the other's hrain. "AI! right,'' he said finally. "~tny on this de(·k. uncl when the half hour's up ;::o down thut gangplank you ('tune • Keep Home in Repair; Adds Much to Value (Copy for Thio Dep&rtment SUpplied bT tiM Amerlc&n Leeton New• Service.) When inclement weather makes lt Impossible to do much work on the exPLANS FOR LEGION terior of your home Is an excellent to plan your repair and upkeep time MEETING IN PARIS campaign. Go over your home thorArrangements for holding the na- oughly both en the interior and extional convention of the Amerl~nn terior, and make a complete list of all Legion In Parts, France, ln 1927, on things that require repairs or renewal. the tenth anniversary of the landing In the event that you have been lax In of the A. E. F. on French son, were the past In keeping your home In firstdiscussed In detail at national head- class condition you probably will ftnd a number of things that will require quarter~ of the Legion at Indianapolis attention. This system of checking recently. Among those participating In the up on your home well in advance of conference were National Commander the time when It will be possible to do John R. McQuigg, Commandant Z. the work will be of great advanta~e Peckof'f, ofi1cial representative of the in elthE>r planning to do the work yourFrench government, and John J. self or in finding the proper mechanic Wicker, Jr., and Bowman Elder, at the least cof;t, and it will also promember of the American Legion vide time in which to accumulate the necessary funds. France convention travel committee. That keeping a home ln good repair C<1mmandnnt Peckoft', who was sent from France specially to assist ln will add many years to Its life and working out pia-&. for the convention, much to its value ls recognized by bore an official letter of Invitation most home owners, yet it is surprisfrom Premier Aristlde Briand. Tbe ing how many homes are allowed to become dilapidated by reason of negletter read In part : The home usually represents n lect. "American soldiers of the Great investment and to many the sizeable war, conquerors of St. M!hlel, St. ol any magnitude. one only Quentin and Chnteau-Thlerry, wlll have other Investments\ who Those be very welcome on this sacred lengths to protect great to go will pllg:-imnge to the tombs of their them, yet they will at times slight brothers who died on the field of the most important investment that honor and are buried on French they can ever make and allow their The necessary insoli. home to depreciate ln value. structions have been given to the Any one owning a home should departments of the ministry constrive to keep It in as near lts original cerned to study the various quescondition as possible, which can be tions relative to the transportation easily done by strict adherence to the of Legionnaires nnt;l their sta:v in rule of replacing or renewing any • France." 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The country which netted her a $25.000 prize, has territory for the time so that the con- house can even be had with profit, for had 400 proposals to share her luck vention may be held in It. A 50 per it can be lens~ for short periods anu tor the rest of her life. cent reduction ln bus and railroad fares be regarded as an investment rather DEMAND "BAYER" ASPIRIN has lleen granted for groups of Legion- than a liubillt,y and luxury. embarkation of port the from naires "Finding such n home ls not imposto Paris and from Paris to t11e battle- sible, even within commuting distance Take Tablets Without Fear If You . fields and cemeteries, according to of a large city, the only problem being See the Safety "Bayer Cross." Information received by Chairman to take time to find it, and to recogWicker. Warning I Unless you see the name nize the possibilities for Improvements Mr. Wicker was told hy the com- on old houses under unprepossessing ! 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I~ mE>mhprship exlstE>nf'e whose few whllfs." or a deeper harbor. railroad new "Xo, not if you stay outside," wns to artists was formed recently in the It is something deeper-somE>thing Chicago artists' colony. There were thE> surly retort. morp than one hundred members be- that depend!'l on the Individual heart fore a charter was applied for. Morres and conscience of the individual citiDick is taking big chances. VIckers Llcpman, commander of the zen. It can't be expre;;f<ed in dollars Where will he hide? post, snld the post has plE>dgPd Itself or steel-few really worth-while things to hE>lp disabled veterans who are be- can; but it makes the difference being trained In commercial art by the tween a city thut Is stifling to intel· (TO BEl CONTINUED.) veterans' bureau. A cfubhouse has lectual and moral development and one been renter! where exhibits of post that isn't.-Logansport l'haros-Tr!bune. Unkind members' work wlll be held twice a One day, at the table 0-f the late year. 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