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Show i THE MAMMOTH RECORD. MAMMOTH CITY. the light, and the first croak of Ws voice told his purpose. he Now you skulking cowards, yelled pointing forward, do you see what you are fighting? There are only five men between you and the deck. To hell with em Come on ! I'll show you the way ! He leaped forward; but it was his hist step. I sent the cleaver hurtling through the air. I know not how it struck him, hut he went down, his last word a shriek, bis arms flung out in vain effort to ward off the blow. Schmitt roared out a Dutch oath, and Dls gun, sent whirling above me, crashed into the uplifted torch. Again it was bluck night, through which the eye could perceive nothing. Even the noise ceased, but a hand gripped my shoulder. Who are you? Watkins. The boats are ready. Tlie one forward 1ms pushed off loaded. The afterboat is alongside. Tiiere is such a fog, sir, yer cant see two fathoms from the ship. The girl is in the boat, but LeVere aint. Tlie mate slipped out o sight in the fog. He's somewhere aboard. "Never mind him ; the fellow can do no harm now. Move back slowly lads. Schmitt and I will be the Inst ones out. We closed the companion door as silently ns possible and for the moment (here was. no sound from within to show that our enutious withdrawal had been observed. I stared about, but was able to perceive little beyond the small group awaiting' my orders. The fog clung thick and heavy on nlj skies, and it was impossible for (lie eye to penetrate to either rail. Fortunately there was no weight of sen running. There is nothing more to keep ns aboard lads.- Stow yourselves away and hang on ; Ill wait here until you are all over. They faded away into the mist, dim spectral figures, and I remained alone, listening anxiously for some hostile sound from below. Satisfied that the lads were safely over the rail and the decks clear, I turned toward tlie ships side. As I did so a yell reached my ears from the blackness below the hounds bad found voice. I ran through the fog in tlie direction the others had disappeared, and had taken scarcely three steps when I collided against the .form of a man. whose presence was mot even noticed until we eanie together., Yet he must have been there expectant and ready, for a quick knife i thrust slashed the front of my jacket, bringing a spurt of blood as the blade was jerked back. Even as my fingers gripped the uplifted wrist, ere lie could strike the secI ond time, I knew my antagonist. knew also this was a fight to the death, to be terminated before that unguarded crew below could attain .the deck. .It was LeVeres life. or mine,., and In the balance the fate of those others in tlie waiting boat alongside. Tlie knowledge gave me tlie strength and tlie ferocity of a tiger. I ripped tlie knife from his fingers, and we closed with bare hands, his voice uttering. me croaking cry for help as I' bore in bn his windpipe. He was a snake, a cat, slipping out of niy grasp as by some magic. At last 1 had hint against tlie us both rail, the weight-oupon it that tlie stout wood broke, and we both went over, grappling until we splashed into the water below. The shock c loosened tn,v bold; as I fought a way back to the surface 1 was alone. My strength began to fail, hope left me as I sank deeper and deeper into the remorseless grip of the ocean. I was not afraid; my Ups uttered no cry, no prayer I drifted out into total unconsciousness and went down. 1 CHAPTER XXIII Continued. IS It was as though my braia snapped back into ascendency., , I, yns po longer a raging fury, mad with the desire to kill, but planning escape.. Before a hand,. could reach, me In restraint,. I sprang backward and ran. I stumbled up the stairs leading to the companion. The vague glimmer of daylight showing. through the glass, revealed the presence of Watkins. I heard him dash the door wide open, call to those and. then saw him wheel about to again confront the devils plunging blindly forward toward us through the. dark cabin., .We could hold them for a .time at. least, yet I had the sense to know that this check would prove only temporary. , They us ten to one,, and would arm themselves from the rack. Yet the greater danger lay in the possible disloyalty of my own men. A dozen of us might hold these stairs against assault, but treachery would leave us helpless. If one among them should steal below-- forward, lanU force:, open the door from the forecastle, we would be crushed between two waves of men, and left 'utterly 'helpless." 'I 'saw the whole situation vividly,' and as quickly chose the one hope remaining. I called sharply back Watkins, over my shoulder." Get the boats ready,. and,iba.Jively about It: ? Well hold these fellows , until, you report. The two quafterboatsTwlli bold us all. Knock out the plugs In the others. See that Miss'Eatofax is placed safely In the afterboat, and then stand by. Send me word the thomentaTHs ready." J I had glimpse of the' thick' fog with out as he pushed throtign the door, and of a scarcely distinguishable group of meu on the deck. Those about me could only be located by their restless movements. ' I stepped down one stair conscfou, of Increasing movement below, ttie meat cleaver still gripped in a v,i " :injf hafids. armed with cutlasses? you Any qf Oul msietor, RaVCI DeLasser. ' Stand here, to right of me, now cool-heade- , . - - other at my left. Who are-you?- Jim Carter, sir. Good; now strike hard, lads, and you others be ready. The cabin is full of em, and it Is your life and mine in the balance. ' If we can get away in tills fog theyll never find us, but weve got to hold them here1 until the boats are ready. I killed their captain, Sanchez, v That is where weve still got them, without a leader. But theyve got arms? Only hand weapons, broke In ter. Theres ball in the bandoliers, but no powder. I wus goin ter break open a cask, but Estndn put me at . another Job. .i Then that leaves us on even foot-inlads, we ought to be equal to them "' ' with the cold steel. t.b. tail, the faint light barely .revealing indistinct figures and gleam of steel. It was a pandemonium of blows and yells, strange faces appearing and disappearing, ;as .men'. leaped desperately at us top tlje steps, and we beat them remorselessly back. I saw nothing more of Manuel in the fray, but his shrill voice urged on his fellows. It was strike and parry, cut and thrust Twice I kicked my legs free from hands that gripped me and DeLas-se- r fell,, a pike thrust through him. Who took his place 1 never knew, but a stout fighter the lad was, wielding Ins cnllass viciously, so that we held them, with dead .men littering every ' step to the cabin deck. t But they were of a breed trained to such fighting, and ihe lash of Manuels tongue drove them into mad recklessness. And there seemed no end ,of them, sweeping up out of those black shadows,' with bearded or lean brown savage faces,,. charging over the dead bodies, hacking and gouging in vain effort to break through. I struck until my nrnis ached, until my head reeled, scarcely conscious 'of physical action, yet aware of Manuels shouts. Now you now! once more, and you have them. Santa Maria ! youve got In go through, bullies to the deck. there is no other-waRush em! Thats the way! Here yoii go in outside the rail! Broth of hell ! Now you have 'him,' Pedro For an instant I believed it true: T saw Jim Carter seized and hurled sideways, his cutlass clashing as.it fell, while a dozen hands dragged him headlong into 'the ruck beneath. But it was only an instant. Before the charging devijs could pass me, a huge figure tilled the vacant space, and the butt of a gun crashed into the mass. It was the Dutchman, Sclifnitt, fighting like a demon, his strength, that, of na ox. They gave way in terror liiin.aiiil we Want 'down battering bur way,, until 'the stiilrs'were (Hear to the deck, except' foi the dead under foot. When we stopped, not a fighting man was' left within the sweep of our arms.' They scurried back into the we darkness like so ninny rats,1-ancould only stare about blindly, cursing ihem, ns we endeavored to recover breath. Schmitt roared like a wild bull, and would have rushed on, but for my grip on his shirt. Get back, men ! I ordered sharply. There may be fifty of them' yonder. Our only chance is the stairs. We flung tlie bodies on one side, and formed again from rail to rail. Below 11s there was noise eqough, a babel of angry voices, but no movement of assault. What they would do next was . : hell-houn- y !' 4 before CHAPTER XXV. i SERVES First, 1 fcjf ' $ C Sugar Production ' - . Deadly..,, j ... t answered by n blaze of light, revealing tlie silhouette 'of a man,' engaged la touching flame to a torch of hemp. It flun forth a dull yellow flare, and revealed a scene of horror, ' Our assailants' were massed halfway back. Between us. even ten- feet from the ' stairs, the deck was littered with bodies, ghastly faces staring up. with black stains of blood everywhere. It w:j 'Manuels hand which had kindled . f i ' .V 1913-191- 7 gar--beet- 1913-191- Hows that, Captain? Much to I managed easier, I guess I am all right now. breathe. You fished me out? Sam did. He got a boat hook In your collar. We cast off when yer This Was Not Death but Life. went overboard, and cruised about in tlie fog hunting fer yer. Who was it yep was figlitin with, sir? I LeVere. , Thats what I told the lads. Hes a gonner, I reckon ? . I never saw him after we sank. Are all the men here? All hut those in tlie forward boat, i sir. They got away furst, an we aint had no sight ov em since. Maybe we will when it gets daylight. Harwoods I In charge. give him a compass, an told him ter steer west. " Wus tliet right? Ail I could hnve told him. 1 havent had nu observation, and it is all guesswork. I know the American coast lies to, Mint direction, but that is about all. I couldnt tell if it be a hundred, or a hundred and fifty miles away. I inust have ''been in bad shape when you pulled me In? , tt'IWe thought you was gone, sir. You was Weedin' some, too, but only from flesh wounds. The young lady she jnst wouldnt let yer die. She worked over yer for two or three hours, sir, afore I hed any hope. Her eyes were downcast and her face turned away, but, I reached out my hand and clasped her fingers. The mystery of tlie night and ocean was in her motionless posture. Only as her hand gently pressed mine did I gain courage, with a knowledge that she recognized and welcomed my pres- ... Looking over the newest tilings in bathing suits one might easily conclude that fair bathers object to getting wet and only go into tlie water to get cool', or to he In the swim with their sister bathers.'-- ' What they really object to (unless they possess Venus de Medici figures) is tlie way in which bathing togs cling and stick and (tie somewhat bedraggled appearance they are likely to make when they come out of the water. Nothing escapes the notice of the keen 'manufacturers of bathing togs and they have met' this situation will) suits on the order of that one shown in the piclure. ! Rubberized silk in rose color is used to make the shapely' dud modest overdress in this suit and it is trimmed with black and white checkerboard bands that give it a lot of snap. Tlie d body is gathered into a wide' flat band 'with tlie' fullness brought to the sides' and the skirt is managed In the same way, so that even bathing suits take note of tlie wider hips that are indicated in styles for i . n fall. Tlie knickers for this suit nre made of black satin and a vesfee of the same material in tlie overdress bears them company. Black silk stockings and black sateen slippers take care of the feet in an effective but inconspicuous fashion, while a gay little four-culong-waiste- ! r- its very individual, this Me I shall stick, with loynl pride, and gladly strive to make better, to wield of stronger, the brain, the heart and Ihe soul of tills Me of mine. So ilint to serve may prove the end of all that there is to this Me of mine. From Good Housekeeping. of mine. It eats, it walks, it plays, to works, and it sleeps. Also. It plans ami thinks and dreams and loves. Tills Me of mine gets lonely, too, even In tlie midst of work! It looks around itself and marvels at time and space and things, and grows Into a wurin ecstatic mood at the feel of life and ull its tasks. I like this Me of mine, because it Is understandable. Good and had. both. But honestly abreast. For true things nre passing oy at every hour of every ...i i; day. I talk to this Me of mine. And it talks to me. And the world of action all around stirs the blood in this Me of mine. For it In wakeful mid alert. I run errands for this Je of mine. I risk, I work, I sorrow, sympathize for this Me of mine. This Inside one. Ibis outride one. this everywhere one tills Me of mne Its all that I niav keep uud cull my own s! .i !' lie y cap of rose colored rubber cloth puts a pretty finishing touch to the outfit. As no one aspires to a deep coat of tan tills year, a black and white striped parasol lends its aid to face creams to keep tlie face und neck " from too much sunburn. Rubberized silks1 in brilliant color have been used in much more elaborate beach clothes than tfds very sensible suit, and even for those who prefer silk or wool in their' swimming clothes, mantles and eupes of rubberized silk prove sightly for wear on th bench and for the walk to and from IL : Pile Fabrics Popular The prophecy that, when the price of a pile fabric clashes with that of n fair quality fur, the latter is preferred, does not seem to be- borne otit.iin the operations of the cloak manufacturer fod fall. Vile fabrics in the most expensive makes are proving so popular with tlie buyers that it Is estimated the supply is going to fail far short of the demand. The pile fabric maker believe? that ihe most important reason for this .successful' competition of their product with fur is that the imitation 1ms readied a stage where it is difficult to tell the difference between it and the real thing. Another reason ascribed is tlie better wearing quality of tlie artificial fur. m- over-heate- 1 dlffl-cu- . were used for giving warmth to tuber-culoupatients sleeping out of doors, but In a Inter application they hate been found an effective means for exciting perspiration In fever patients and others. In half an hoar or less, the bed temperature may be raised to 90 degreos, where It can he inaintaliHMl Indefinitely. The very flexible resistance wire Is sewed Into the quilts In two Insulated layers of fabrics, anil material surrounding the Inner layer aids In transmitting the heat to the patient. Such bed g wit Ii a piece of brown or white paper on each side. Now press hard with a warm flatiron on tlie ribbon under ihe paper, and pull the ribbon (he flatiron. .Tli.cn reverse tlie ends. I requires two persons tn successfully in this way. "Tlie proc ess is very simple,' ami the ribbon wit! look as good ns wtien new, and will mil lose its stiffness or 'look glossy, as those ironed the old why. : r press-ribbon- ::: , Tj There was a preceding five years. harvested of acreage. large, expansion For the two sugar crops combined the production has Increased, 17 per cent from the former to the Infer period, . In .the former period beet sugnr was 62 per cent of the totul of cane and beet sugar; In the Inter period, 70 per cent; and In 1018, 73.5 per cent. I How to Wash Colored Embroidery. The best way to blench white goods ' having colored embroidery (such as doilies and other articles which cannot be boiled for fear the fcolot will fade) Is to wash them a tod then dry Flag of Denmark. The national emblem of Denmark, them in the shade. But them in an which 1ms been dipped which Is the oldest In existence, dat- old pillow-cas- e ing hack to the thirteenth' 'century, in very strong bluing water and thorwas horn of war. and (lie legend Is oughly dried. Then hang ihe case, traceable to tlie fact. In a battle be- with the embroidered articles inside. tween the Danes and the heathen In the light for several days. They Livonians, King Wnhlemnr declared will he 'perfectly while' and the col- that he saw a cross in the sky. The ored embroidery.' will not he one bit t news was communicated to Ills troops, failed. v with the assurance that the portent Look After the .Smoothing .Iron, o was (lie sign of celestial nll. The After ihe temper of a smoothing cross forthwith became tlie national Iron is spoiled it will never retain tlie emblem. The Dannehorg. strength of heat so well again. Therefore never Detminrk, ns It wus called. let irons stand , on the stove when there is a hot fire . unless they, are In constant use, and do not allow them The Once Over. Life is a hook. Read It carefully, to become ' iorvou can only rend It once. Boston When Heating Irons. Transcript. Turn ifn old pan or kettle over rons which are being heated and they wilt Doing enslly wlint others And get. ho( much quicker. This also keeps is talent ; doing wlint is tonpossb ie room cooler. hip for talent la genius. A inlet. How to Fress Black Lace. To press black lace, sponge' wllh clear water on the right side until warmers are a striking contrast in quite wet, lay right ..side down on n cover with a Mack cloth convenience to tlie hot black paii, and press with a hot Iron.' When this wuter bottlea that they displace. Is done It will he found Hint the lace ' Is like new, . . Fill Up Face With Fat. A New Scheme for Ironing Ribbon. Dp. W. Diibrcullli reports to the If tlie ribbon lias been washed, in Journal do Medicine (Bordeaux) Hint gasoline let It get thoroughly aired behe Ims had great success In remedying fore pressing. If washed In soap and disfiguring depressions In the face, due to wounds, hy grafting fat under the water, roll In a dry cloth before pressLay several thicknesses of paing. skin. He takes tlie fat from the pn the Ironing hoard, then place nil per tlents thigh and sews tlie skin over It with fine catgut in crisscross stitches one end of the ribbon on the paper, only 0.5 or 1 centimeter opurt. . , m-t. i! Conditions have been unfavorable to cane-suga- r production In recent years until 1010.- and hence the average of is much be248,400 tons for tons for 333,017 of low the average also have their 1 908-- 1 912:R unfavorable years, such as 1917 and 1918, yet tM average production of Improved Hospital Equipment. beet sugar lb the five years When first Introduced Into British which was 783,108 tons, was 43 per cont grentir than the average of the hospitals, electrically heated quilts I ' Watkins says I owe my life to you, I said, so low the words were scarcely ( 1 I do? He must have been behind us at the steering oar, for his gruff, kindly voice sounded very close. Yer might lift him up, miss, he said soberly. Hell breathe better. USEFUL PURPOSE But Mine." - ? A Writer Comments Entertainingly What He Calls This Me of . , Rubberized Silks in Bathing Suits pain, unable at once to realize where audible above the dash of water I was, or feel any true sense of peralongside. It will make that life more sonality. Then slowly I comprehendvaluable than ever before. ed that I rested in a boat, tossed about ' (TO BE CONTINUED.) ing bodies , were, plainly discernible, but the darkness. was too dense below to permit the eye perceiving what was taking place. . The rattle of steel told me some among them had reached (he arm rack.' There followed the crush of wood as though the butt of a gun had splintered a. door panel, .Then a voice., pierced the bqbel. My mind gripped the meaning of it all ;,, they had fouiid a leader; they had released Manuel Estevan. Now the real fight was on I could hear the fellow question those about him, seeking to learn the situation. So mnny!--Who have cutlasses? dozen form with me. Now millets, they are on the stairs there, a nil , that Is the only way to the deck. Now then to hell with em We met them, point to point, our advantage the narrow staircase and the the faint glimhigher position f theirs mer of light at out-- bnjks. The first rush was reckless and deadly, ,1,1m devils not yet realizing what they faced, but counting on force of numbers to crush our defense. Man-- , nel led them yelling encouragement, and sweeplngdils cutlass, gripped with I Kith Imnds, :,0 desperate effort to break through... DeLasser enught Its point with his blade while my clenver missing him' with Its sharp edge, nevertheless deal the fellow a blouj which hurled him hack Into the arms of the I in. hw nothing else In dfrl ; that it was night and there were stars visible In the sky overhead. I stared at these, vacant of thought, when a figure seemed to lean over me, and I caught the outifne of a face, gazing eagerly down into my own. Instantly memory came back in a flash this was not death, but life; I was in a boat with her. I could not move my hands, and my voice was but a hoarse whisper. Mistress Fairfax Dorothy ! Yes yes, swiftly. It is all right, but you must lie still. Watkins. Captain Carlyle is conscious. What shall ence. The Open Boat. i I came back to a consciousness of In Clasp of the Sea. The, sounds .of voices and of .mov- by a fairly heavy sea - . - CHAPTER XXIV. TTTAH lt . Big Demand for Skirts. ilie great retail demand for xmimn skirts lias cleaned out retail stocks ami showered the nninufuoUiivrs with duplicate orders. Flannels anil gabardine are among' ihe leaders, although iloen and Crepes" are getting their imiml heavy demand. White is most U?sirsl, but the pastel, similes are nllraeling more Mum the usual linioinH'iif attention given, to colored skirts for the summer. Tlie scarcity of silks and the high prices quoted by jobbers qf su-material, will turn to oilier fabric, it Is said, WnVof tlie hu.'iiudssltlmt would otherwise go to silk numbers' ' If a Ruft . Rugs that cm! on edge or' wrlnkle In 'middle have lost heir "sizing." Place the nig face down on Hie (loop. Make very thin cooked stnrcli and add a small quantity of powdered gam arable dissolved in to' Mule 'water. 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