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Show THE BEAVER COUNTY WEEKLY PRESS, REAVER. UTATT And BOW the score was very heavy MIIOPOTOATOjCOME BACK'r one t tather'i UfeU Well his eyes narrowed he would pay it! Prophecy That Aneient Land la to Be "Did my father bring a native servRedeemed Frew Present State ' ant with him a man named CungaT" ' ef arrnnM. he asked dispassionately. "No," the other replied. "He was It may be remembered that, whed . alone." Gen. Sir Stanley Maude had to lay Wallen nodded. "What else is there down his work with his life in Mesoto tell mer potamia, that work was taken up and "Not much hut what you can carried on successfully by Gen, Sir W. guess," Laynton said. "1 ran down RMarshalL The expedition which through the Makassar strait and made os sent up the Euphrates freed that for the nearest port on that list Pool river from the Turks, and Just before here. Tour father had paid me for the armistice the force which be led up the three months, and If I say it my-- the Tigris from Bagdad captured the aelfrhea-I-ffiafce- -bargain I stick f entire Turkish Ifmjr LuWlBeuT. W to It. If I could find you Inside, the miles south of Mosul, the dty which three months I was going to do It stands on the west bank opposite the "I don't know what your father was ruins of Nineveh. Since then 'the counso anxious about, though ' I undertry has had, peace, and all the .way stood, of course, that he chartered me north and west from Basra there has because out here, with you , touching been a notable revival of --commerce at those trading stations, he couldn't and agriculture, with a beginning of reach you by mall or cable ; but I the great Irrigation scheme devised by made sure it was something mighty Sir William WUlcocks. It waa through important and. I thought, you'd, know Irrigation that In ancient times the what It was." ; : .,;s-, land developed its extraordlnsry fertilIt was slmost an Interrogation, put ity, and traces remain of the network naturally, nonchalantly enough-reav- e of canals that formed the center of for a trace of eagerness in the man's Babylonia. ; tones that was not entirely disguised. Ia there to be a renewal of that fer"I haven't the slightest idea," said tility In place of the desert barrenness Wallen smoothly. produced by Turkish neglect and mal' "Tou haven't T"; Laynton's eyes for administration 1 r General -- Marshall, once fixed ateadf astly. 'Z fWelL that's who has returned to England, la of queer 1 A man' don't go to the ex- that opinion, .Speaking recently at pense of chartering a ship like this Durham he made one very remarkable without a pretty good reason, and" statement As a result of experiments, "I dare say my father knew." sug- be said. It was believed that Mesopogested Wallen quietly. Then briskly: tamia would become the finest cotton- !rhe question, pow . Is What, a re you growing country In the, world,. JThat is a large- - expectation, too large to dis w;w . going t do, captain?" ..rWhyr.:Bald.C8ptala.:,tayttton,i..',I turb cotton growers in other countries. thought Td made that plain enoush. Details of the experiments, showing When I make a contract I keep lt It's surprising Jesuits, will hare to be made known before the "sea Island" territory of Georgia, 8outh Carolina and Florida can believe that Its su premacy Is threatened by Mesopota mia, or that the beautiful silky wool of Its peculiar variety can be excelled anywhere. ia : ; c a pacitase before-th3-iya- lf t y ... i , earmwr ... . bark's loss until I put In here yesterday and heard there was a survivor from her. on the other aide of the Island bat I knew about you fast "YOUR FATHER'S DEAD." W alien, elynopsls-Btac-ey Brat tnata of the bark Upolo, In the Java pea, la the sola aurrlvor of the crew, all victims of yellow w Hepaused, shot swift, restless glance at Wallen, then began to pace, three steps one way, three steps the other, up and down the narrow cabin. n. It, man 1" he said abruptly. "Di "I've got bad news for you. Your father's dead P. For a . moment Wallen .neither moved nor spoke. It was difficult to grasp the full " significance of the words. His father dead! What did this thin-face- d man, with the little blaA eyee jtha always re fused w meet one's own, who was tramping nervously now up and down a little cabin on a rusty tramp steamer here In the Java sea, at the other end of the world, "know of his father? who never left the four walls of that lonely gray stone house In Cal; Watt, Chines eallor, Uct man to die,' tell .Wallen he ; other five Chinamen were sent and aboard by "Drink-Hous- e Bam," notorious character of Singapore, to kill him. This recalls to Wallen an Incident of his childhood which seems connected with the confession. While delirious, Wallen In the ship's log the fact of his death and abandons the vessel . in a small boat. Wallen's boat drifts to the island of Arru and a Scottish trader there, MacKnight, cares for him. Learning; that a ship In port on the other side of the Island, twenty miles away, Wallen though unfit for the task, starts to reach It, but falls exhausted on the trail. There he Is found by a : man and woman who are from tho-- " ahtp he was trying to- - reach. Mott first mate, and Helen Mac Kay, A passenger. They convey hlia to the vessel. The ship proves to be a small tramp steamer, tho llonletgh, . Capt Laynton. (aver.- - Ting . en-te- rs tr ifornia? n c a package during tlw war U. .. enough." M CMS - R c a package " . THE FLAVOR LASTS SO DOES THE PRICE! - long-staple- d . "What do yon .know about my father" he found himself speaking In a quiet voice. Captain Laynton stopped Impulsively In front of his table, pulled the drawer "openrtook uVITiheet' of paper and hnnded It to Wallen. "You'll get the drift of this yourself, I guess? he ventured."1 ' Wallen stared at' the. paper, at first with curJoil bewilderment and then, with the sudden- - flash, ,of comprehension, he was on his feet,- - It was a list of the ports of call scheduled for the Upolo on her last voyage ports of call that she had never made. ."What does this meanT he de? raanded In a low voice, "How did you come .hy thUri------"--Tour father "gave It to me," the captain nsweredv"AndTiowrtf youTt Just listen for minute, Til give you the whole story,- - and youH see for yourself, First I might as well tell you, though, that I own this ship. Well, I was In Honolulu light, you understand when your father ,eame aboard one evening and offered to charter me for three mouths' cruise down here. He made the price right, paid the money down In advance, end " I closed with him.;. "He gave me the list of ports, and said his son was on a- - trading bark called the Upolo, and that he wanted to get track of him as soon as possible, and offered an extra bonus for all hands if we made a quick, job of It. ! That's all I know about the reason for the cruise. Well, to cut a long story short, we started away," and were down just south of the line when the accident happened, f r vi "Tour father was alone down In his cabin. We heard a shot, rushed below, and, thinking It strange that he dldnt , show up In " the excitement, called to him but got no answer. Well, we burst In his cabin door and found htm dead across the bunk." You mean," said Wallen through tight Hps, "that he committed sul- ' r-.- CHAPTER III Continued. - like the of 'of that description ! Ills brows gathered for a moment; and then, with shrug if hlsT shoulders, liei walked forward to the cabin under . the !rlil?e anil knocked. : y. ;f v "Come In!" bawled a voice gruffly. "Wallen entered to face the .little win with the' thin iaca and queer ves he promptly modified "queer? by "evasive now that he recognised La .the captain. ' t "Tleliar exclaimed the captain in suddenly altered tone. "If.. It ain't "Moiitelgn weren't In the habit Indulging i In expensive luxuries . rMrnVallen! ,And on your pins al- -- ! But alt ready! Well, ru be down t Sit down He waved Wellett te n seat en the locker ant! pushed forward the bottle and glass that were n the table. "Sit down, Mr. Wallen, ' and help yourself P Wallen shook his head as" be aeated himself. "Thanks Just the same," he Bald; "but I'm still sticking to quinine," , "Quinine, ehf repeated the other. "Tee, of course! Tee right yon are I Well" he poured a-- glass, for himself "here's to you, and Just as hearty If I drink alone. And HI add. Mr. Wallen, that It's - to the rmnmest meeting that eter I've known In my life I"' r , , -- Wallen watched the' man's neat disposal of four .fingers, leaned back on the locker, 'swept his eyes around the - ; AZORES iaytsv,' , Ill-fat- --' t - until vours It does In your tf father's place. That's, square, sn Wallen hesitated, thoughtfully. v ; On the face of It it was both square and honorable, " He. began to wonder if he had misjudged the man. And '. yet Instinctivelyr in epite f that,! there eeemed Something specious even In the honesty'that appeared to underlie the other's' motives. 'He had reason enough, to distrust every soul , v- . on board a ship where' he was morally certain his father had been murdered I Two months If, he. accepted,, the cap tain's offer. If he had only something to work on ! Yes, he had something. Something Drink-Hous- e Sam of Singapore 1 Captain Laynton spoke again : "Look here I" he said In almost hurt tones. "I can't make you any fairer proposition than that. Can "No.", said Wallen Instantly, his mind made. up. .."And I'll accept your offer, captain, and thank .you heartily 1 If "No. Waltr" Captain Laynton shook his head. "It wasn't that - God The thing knows how It happened went off that's alL He was cleaning one of those patent automatic pistols, "There was a bottle f oil, a clean' Ing rag. and a wire swabbing brush on the floor. ' And" Laynton poured Itlmselfanothef glass from the bottle. gulped It down, laud wiped hi Hp with the back of his hand "well, I'm trying to I give' It to you ill a few we" buried him" at sea ' of word course.""! .X"' Waltenr, turned his back and stared out of ne--t Jthe forward portholes ! down, onto . the dirty, oredeck, Was the man lylngt. Was?he telling ;the "irutht" That his father. hacRhartered ibe. .ilonleighnnd , salted- - k lib er In touch with, his movements, bad known the danger he was. In, "Well, Captain Laynton," aald Wal len, "your reference to our meeting and, trying to avert It, bad been mur dered himself. being a rum one only leaves me "Tittle mori ' Bp In' the "air.","! tali tin "'XtotoV mercftess"' dors tend, of course, that yon might him. Pomeons on this ship Was the hare heard of the Upolo being miss murderer.' Was It this man hereT ing or reported lost; but I cant un What was at the bottom of It all? derstand bow you knew I was on It was a long arm of vengeance that ner or, knowing that, what Interest reached to that gray stone houn In California, thnt reached to Singapore you could have In me.' a to this ship,- to that sweltering, i.trttrne. little laughed Laynton Captain utrtrVon ....... t.nrk W"hPW: In a constrained 'way, nlone hud live! ? J Oldn't knovv snylhlng about the lenongh. 4 Mott-lelsr- , 4t . . up to yon, Mr. Wallen, There's still say, a matter of. two months before that charter expires, and the' 1 . 4 Are Your Father's Papers. "These - ' ...... - cabin, and, suddenly looking op at the iBut Uuu hie death was accidental Intercepted a- - furtive the background of his father'r life stance that the other was stealing at the recent attempt upon his own life htm over the' rim of his glass. Ills brain was,WQrklrg In flashes This "That ever Tve known," said the cap- Ulan LMtjuivu ii'ifiicu mui. An. accident never! There' was no tain hastily as his eyes dropped. go fo' the "There'll be a lot to say to each other, room for doubt-nerEkist"i-was not an accident his faMr. Wallen.' "Tea," Wallen agreed. "Til confess ther had been murdered on thia ship. I'm puzzled on several, points. Cap- And then euddenly heswalwwed tain Laynton, lnn't It? I'm not lore bard. It was to sure hint that hi father I caucbt the name correct ft when had chaired the Monleljfh and eomd Mies MacKay Introduced us. said the other, Fst: fur. according to' that' list of . That's right," been "Laynton. - Captain Laynton Mark ports, hu Whet, somehow had"some-boeaptaln-again,- STANDSTILL - 1 tayTrtonMerk A Population Has Shown Little. Change in taet Century Lost Trade In 3, j rfugar and Tobacco. dder - AT w for It." "Good P 'returned Laynton prompt ly. "Well with ..that settled, what's the salll rig" orders? We've got steam up and can get away any minute you say the foraV" , "Then by :all means get away at once !" . he . laughed., easily. J'And he hesitated "let's eeel . I guess you'd better. talurpe--- up Jex Singapore. Yes, call It Singapore for a starter." ; "lUghtr arutwered Laynton. "Sing "Whit a mln- anore M 1st Bufhere -- ute tie nurnea to n smau iron sate mat was bqllt In under1 his bnnk, opened If, and returned with, bulky manila envelope, which he handed to. Wallen. rritese are your fathers papers, .b ..explained., "I - eoilected theia- - to gether .'and put them away for safe keeping. --Thank irou, wahl Wslreri-gravely- , He stepped w onto the deck.. "Ob, he observed fas- by theMiffway, captain." U. it.- nouc carry wirwesfl. .1 unity, joi ' The 'captain's, whistle, pulled from his pocket, chirped shrilly. V"You there. fot"ardr he bawled In a sea voice that waa Jtke the bellow of n hull ' "Stand by to weigh1 anchor. Mott!" 'r Mr. Mot,tl Hey.-lir- i Ahd as the second officer emiged from the chartroom, Just abaft the bridge and directly over the captain's cabin: "We'll get under way at .once. Let , me know when . she's up and ' down." "x "''-- ', . He turned to Wallen. "Wireless, you said ? 0h yes i It's tha.J ,1asj;ed, new 7 American law-can-'t trade In American ports ' without It now, you know."' i'l ; - f Somewhat Slighted. Metbusclna, Thia Father About as Sensible as Many "my long life has been a good deal of a failure." Who Expect Wonders From Cor"Merely because yon kept out .of respondence School. politics? "No. But It does seem to me thnt Henry P. Davison was talking about the numerous correspondence courses I've been at least entitled ta an occain five lessons each lesson to be mas sional Interview as to whether or not tered In one evening over the after I attribute my longevity to abstinence dinner cigar which teach a man how from tnmg drink and tobacco." to become a Napoleon of finance. The Reason. 'Tou cant learn to be a Napoleon "Not every one Is successful In of finance or anything else so easily," - work." he said. "These courses remind me of motion-pictur- e takes reel acting." "Oh, that the man who brought his son to the school of mines and growled: "T want you to learn this here boy to be an expert intnln' engineer, but fcfovsl Apartment Building. I dool want him to waste look A San Francisco, woman realty operhis time over a lot of book nonsense ator has planned a novel building. Her about strata and denudations, and Idea ia to utilise a steep bluff 350 feet don't bother him with mlnerology and high. On It she proposes to erect a crystals, neither. What I want him to Al art ln W "OaUwt. tta. S. S. series of apartments running In stair- learn Is how to find gold and silver and step fashion from the street down to opper in payin' quantities puylu' the water of San Francisco bay. quantities, mind you and I'll call for It Is proposed to have each apart- him and put him In to work Monday a ment equipped with its own elevator week." ' ITT. H'i :i-jentrance, pergola and roof garden, Inclined d elevator 'I- - HI- with a vTlr Nothing Doing There, connecting all with the private wharf but with all his might. Noiselessly, feaOther for fishing and boating. . the tugged away at the dress burglar ; tures projected at a specially warmed ing table drawer. !' ', Inand glass bathing tank In vain. It refused to open. He closed and a heated playground for tugged, e a t it, ... . again. 8teara heat, beach. children on the "Give It another Jerk," said a voice hot water, laundry, garage, billiard, behind him. club and ball rooms are to be provided The burglar turned. The owner of as mstters of course. 'The site com- the house was sitting up In bed and Gate Golden the view of fine mands a him with an expression of kt looking to the and the sea outside, according the deepest interest on his face. the said Is apartIt and prospectus,' "Jerk It again. There's a lot of by ments, which will rent at a prohibitive valuable property In that drawer, but are of already most us) 'price, (for been able Jo open It since Acid-Stoma- ch Under leaae even 4ef ore 4he huildlng vvejhaven'tweather the damp' begun. 'If 'yon can Star.' Kansas City started. been has null It out I'll give you a handsome How ean anroae with soar, f ftaer ttyalty on everything that's " Hla Opinion.who Is eooataatly txlchlns. has But the burglar had disappeared stomach, biartbara tram and ufftrs tndtCMtloa have "True, women's fashions are so but a bad broathT Ail ef theee through the window, taking part of snytbinc stomach disorders moaa Just one thins aa to shock the pore," said J the sash with him, Pearson's Weekly, BATON 10. the 'wondorfal turn stomach Fuller Gloom. - The summers are also colder than they remedy la pluaant taxing tablet form that ant tha winters rn-r- tt : How'n Thin ? f 'dh wt of sndy. brlbti turtch ever were before. Just as usual, the We offer H00.W for anr case of catarrh relief from theee stomach mleertea BATON-I- C eweetene the breath because It makes the to the dogs. that cannot be cured by HALL'S stomach sweet, headlong pnnntrv la cool aad comfortable. Try It fools more has for America In that town aaety throat aad Every HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE ta tak "heady feollnc" teeta, after too moch smoklns. M. In in propor and rraoka and gossips M Internally and acts through the Blood It aealeeted. eaaee yos) too Mucous surfaces of the System. a lot of setloua troabla. It may inn ta its size, than any other town In onBold leads to by druggists for over forty years. headaches, Insomnia, melancholia; are always growing rnco loc leaumoniais rrea, America. The poor rheamatlem, sclatlea. heart trouble, aires F. J. Cheney A Co. Toledo, Ohio. and cancer of the stomach. If makes ltd vuirM- - and the rich growing fatter of elcUme weak and mleerable.. millions at Is world always Itetleea, laeklns ta onerev. ell iirit mat It The end of the A Great Season. eftea brlnss In about chronic hand, and probably always will be. are old see, a ehortenlns Ipralldlam, "Did you meet any nice young men ef one's To something need the help that KATUN1C eea d.y fact, there Js everlastingly gi t the seashorr If yoa are net yoa ss stren sad howl. trellnf to howl about If Too want to well ss yoa aheald. Tea will be surprised, of number "Yes, two and them, any to see haw much better yoa will feet JH exactly tk nnirn have always worn manner aa yea begla tak In thia wonderful charming men that mother what they pleased In Just the stomach remedy. Oet a bis eeat eel nd father both objected to." from your drusslet today. H. will retuca never mere sna them suited best that money f roa are sot eatMoa. rur .-will be sny help for It and never Both Ways. And If their diaphanous gnrh offends backed "Tou the wrong horse." w you there Is no law compelling you ruin." Bwltlmore a until t around you get keep edging , and betwixt woman yourself comely the sun, confound your Kansas city L.,U 4a no Trim to he poor Tmlegg The "Stf." ord Is applied to singers. IIAIR BALSAM Helen Mackay tells i INSISTED ON QUICK ACTION "After all," remarked . Skin Tortured Babies Sleep re tertubcura glass-covere- sea-wat- er - BAD BREATH Often Caused ' ' lu t -- eona-eete- are-m- at Kntw the Stock. Thomas Hss the bos got any horses for sslel , Tli Groom No, Sir. but I reckon Mr. Smith hss. Thomss WhyT The Groom Well." ths gmrnor sold Uw a couple lost week . , ATOMIC "T,.UM,-Lron- ... : herself to the herp. The DODulatlon of the Azorea is about 245,000, the number of Inhabi tants having changed but little In the last century, and, if anything, having diminished. This fact Is probably due more to various political and social conditions than to climatic, agricultural, or other conditions of the Islands; In the early days then Portuthe guese literally "raised" cane-oIslands, and established a large augar trade with England and other countries. Tobacco and fruits were also produced In great quantities, but, with the discovery and settlement of Brazil and other. South American countries, Portugal rather discouraged production In the Asores In order to aid her colonies In South America. With the sugar and tobacco trade snatched from iK.m tho Axnreans heean the cultiva tion of the vine, and the making of wine end other liquors became one of the Chief Industries of the-.- Islands. The population consists mainly, of Portuguese, Moorish, and Flemish set" tlers, with a few negroes and a fair sprinkling of English settlers. endlee SeeSnilt, t CW ae4 , 1 Strorw and Healthv. 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