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Show THE SAUNA SUN. SAUNA, UTAH tt bid been no mere than next Instant, ta y that until the tragic morning when I found the dripping Eustace Leigh had been found In a ter beside me. He stabbed to the heart possessed, his face a lonely noyance, by-wa- CHAPTER IX -- 1 Continued 3 A moment later and I had entered the house, never dreaming that across Its threshold lay the first romantic adventure of my life. Yet so It was. One Instant In the open air, thinking, omewhat morosely, that the world was filled with cruel and treacherous and generally unpleasant people, the next inside the entrance, to be greeted, In the cool, dim light, by the loveliest girl that I had ever seen. Even McAllister, at sight of her, displayed, for the first time, a trace of courtesy, explaining, with an air which for him was almost genial, Helen, my nephew Robert Robert, this is my adopted daughter. You two must be company for each other. I could Company for each other! have asked no better fate. For I liad known, up to the present, only our Straltsmouth lasses, healthy buxom girls, and many of them, Indeed, In their way, but now this vision of slender grace, clad all In dark-eyeand white, dark-hairewith a face and form so utterly bewitching that I could have sworn she was not flesh and blood, but an angel descended from the skies. Angel, I say; and that was truly my first Impression, though later 1 was to change it, for though no angel could have been more lovely to the eye. yet her temper was more like that of some mischievous elf. For the first hour of our acquaintance, Indeed, she played the kindly hostess to perfection, showing me to my room, a pleasant airy chamber at the top of the house, and so fascinating me that later, at luncheon, I could hardly keep my eyes from her face. But presently, as we became better acquainted, and as she perceived the conquest she had made, I was to discover, to my sorrow, that she had as many moods as an April day. That afternoon she took me on a tour of the island, and in that time she mnnaged to exalt me to the mountain tops and then to plunge me into despair, first talking to me so gently and gazing at me so swee,tly that I fancied she adored me, then, without warning, treating me coldly and with actual disdain, and then quarreling with me fiercely, wilfully distorting whatever I strove to say, and nearly driving me crazy in my attempts to regain her favor. So hopeless, indeed, was my infatuation that when it came time to retire, I could not sleep, and knowing that the huge door was locked and barred, I knotted a piece of rope, tied one end to my bedstead, and thus slipped to the ground and paced the sands in an actual 'fever, with her lovely Image before my eyes. In the morning, however, I remembered, though reluctantly enough, that d life for me was not a romantic, dream, but a gray and sober reality ; and that I had not come to he island to carry on a courtship, nowever delightful, but to gain what knowledge I could regarding McAllister and his household, his means of defense' and his supposed horde of good-lookin- rose-tinte- ' treasure. It Was evident that the house could not be easily taken, for the lower 6tory, as I have isald, was strongly built of stone, and the only entrance wus a liasslve door, swinging on ponderous hinges, and always, after dark, carefully locked and barred. The garrison, too, was equally im-- , presslve, consisting, as it did, of a dozen swarthy maroons, those fierce descendants of the slaves who had fled to the woods when English rule supplanted that of Spain upon the , , island. Jo; .Chief among them were six-fee- easyta.sk. , Of McAllister himself I saw surprls? lngly little, and this, for a number. of reasons, suited me exactly. For one thing, I thoroughly disliked the man,' and knew that he and I had absolutely nothing in common ; for another, I had '"more time to be with Helen ; and for a third I very much doubt, If I had been hard put to It by a flood of questions, whether I could have played my , part as Robert McAllister. Naturally enough, he accepted my story as true, and it was easy enough to see, before I had been under his roof twenfy-fou- r hours, that he was the most thoroughman imaginly selfish, able. Andrew McAllister, for him, was the only person In tke world; the rest of us, I honestly believe, were merely shadowy unrealities. It was evident Ibtu his invitation had not been for the benefit of tire nephew, but of the ancle. non ttat the shrewd Captain y h.:d be.-right In surmising the nephews reputation as v.r.'. it a i, on l. ::i:;n which had so endeared . d s fci)e to i,'i uncles heart ful loveliness, the canny Scotchman was disposed to warm, seeing In her the attraction that might bring young Robert McAllister to Jamaica, not only to strengthen his islund garrison, but to further I knew not what other plans besides. Helen continued to treat me as she had done on the day of my arrival, teasing and afflicting me to her hearts content. Two days had passed, without further news of McAllisters bark, but it was easy to see where his thoughts were bent, for though the next day half-endure- d n Some People Think I'm a Rich Man.. But Im Not." was hot and sultry, so that even the breeze from the sea seemed to blow less refreshingly than usual, he rowed over, with two of Ids bodyguard, to the western hank of the river, and with telescope under his arm climbed to a hilltop, remained there until lunch time, and Immediately after eating, Instead of taking his customary siesta, returned to the hill again. Helen and I had strolled, ns usual, to our trystlng place, but although love, ns they say, laughs at locksmiths. It could not make light of the unusual oppressiveness of the afternoon. I had never seen anything like It. Little as I knew of the weather In the Caribbean, I felt positive that we were on the very brink of a storm. I had not, however, the faintest conception of what a- tropical hurrienue' is like. . Before many moments had passed, the sky was filled with driving clouds, a dark and rapidly advancing line on the water showed the' coming of the wind, and from far out at sea we could hear a menacing roar which told of the frightful force of the And then there Impending storm. broke upon' us such a turmoil of rush ing wind and raging sea as I had never I seized Helens imagined possible. arm, and In the lee of a huge cottonwood we crouched, breathless, and the - XIXXXXIXXIXXIXXYXXXIXIXX-:-XCharacter Is Shaped by Means of Thought I Cud- -' their leader, who kept the best of discipline, Caesar, his second in comt mand, Big Bill, huge giant, and a half in height, and Quamino, only an inch or two shorter than Bill. 'Altogether, it was clear enough that the taking of the island would oe uo ' Every day, Indeed, McAllister had a drill with the maroons, in which I of course took part, and he was constantly calculating on how the island might be attacked, and on the way in which these attacks might best be met. Yet all the time McAllister took pains to convince me that there was no real danger of being attacked by anyone, and that he merely felt it was wise to be prepared. For why, he demanded as we sat one evening over a glass of wine, should anjrqne wish to harm me? Ive done no wrong; I haveu'Van enemy in the world. Some people he lowered his voice, and with his right hand caressed his chin, a favorite gesture when more than usually disturbed some people think I'm a rich man. But Im not just a few pounds laid by for a rainy day. You may Imagine how all this disgusted me. If he had come straight out with the truth hideous as It was I might have the man, but this pretense of being ail that he was not was too muh for me to stand. And from his general talk of protection of the island he went on to speak of the slave trade, explaining artfully enough that while there was much about It that he disliked, still it was the only way in which the tropics could be made . fertile, since white men could never stand the burning heat of the sun. And after more sophistical argument he came at length to the point, that he himself dealt directly with Africa, and that he was daily expecting the arrival of his bark, the Ashantee, with a cargo of Ivory, gold dust and slaves. In fact, another vessel just arrived, a faster sailer in light airs, had reported passing the bark three days before, so that she might be expected at any time. Mennwhile, as I quickly assumed my place in the routine of affairs on the island, my friendship with Helen progressed by leaps and bounds. She explained to me, on the second evening of my stay, the mystery of her presence upon the island. Twenty years ago, it seems, her father, Eustace Leigh, a young Englishman of birth and breeding, had come to Jamaica to seek his fortune, and had met, on landing, one of Kingstons reigning belles, a dark-eye- d Castilian beauty of pure Spanish blood. There had followed a volcanic and passionate courtship, a true "affair of the heart on either side, and within a month of their first meeting they were man and wife. Then came a year of purest happiness, and then, like darkness on unclouded skies, the shadow of death, and within a day or two of Helens birth, Eustace Leigh had found himself, save for his infant daughter, once more alone, an inconsolable and heart-brokeman. Of her early life at Kingston she had pleasant though uneventful memories, for Eustace Leigh, after his wife s death, had lost all Interest in the companionship of his former friends. Some years afterward Leigh had entered the service of McAllister, and thus they had lived, on the whole happily enough, until a year ago. Meanwhile, as Helen had blossomed into womanhood, she had, of course, many admirers, among them a certain planter' named Don Manuel, a petty tyrant and libertine, whom she had disliked from the first, and whose attentions she had sought to discourage in every possible way. But although his courtship had been a distinct an- - Thus left alone, Helen remembered that her father bad told her. In any emergency, that she could turn to McAllister for aid. To the island, therefore, she had come, and at first had been received, as she herself admitted, coldly enough. I could imagine the feelings of this selfish old miser, aghast at the prospect of having to protect a friendless orphan. But he had promised her that he would consider the matter, and then, to her surprise, had appeared a day or two later in Kingston, had dwelt, with a remarkable show of emotion, on his affection for her father, and had offered her not only a home on the island, but ndoptlon as his daughter. Amazed, but only too thankful for this refuge, 6he had accepted with gratitude, and had lived, ever since, with McAllister. To me, with my greater knowledge, the whole story made easy reading. To Helen, considered by herself, or to Helen, had she lacked her beauty, he would have paid no heed ; but to Helen as she was, with all her youth- Every day we are becoming more like our thoughts. If they are mean and selfish, we cannot prevent ourselves from becoming so. If they are unclean and evil, our character and conduct will Inevitably be shaped by them. It is true that aa a man "think-- , eth in his heart, so he. is. As Charles Kingsley says: Think about yourself; about what you want, what you like, what respect people ought to pay you, and' then to you nothing will be pure. You will spoil everything you touch; you will make sin and misery for yourself out of everything which God sends you ; you will be as wretched as you choose, on earth or in heaven either. And on the other hand, loving ..thoughts will produce loving. acts, and Polar Region Quadrants The south polar region Is divided Into quadrants. The American quadrant, from latitude 0 degrees to fiO degrees west; the Australian quadrant, 00 degrees east to 180 degrees east, and the Pacific quadrant, 00 degress west to ISO degrees west, have been explored by various expeditions. The African quadrant, from longitude 0 degrees to 00 degrees east, Is the unknown region. a generous, kindly way of regarding In our own minds will bring us others to a generous, kindly treatment of' them in daily life. Pentecost 'Herald. Ancient Archives Saved. European merchants economize l,v in old wrapping their merchandise newspapers or .any other paper which can be easily obtained.1ri the little Rumanian town of NagyvaraC (formerly' Hungarian) tills custom led to' the discovery of some old documents of historical lniportance. Students bought fruit from a street vender a.nd examination of the cornucopias showed that the paper came ' from old HunOne document garian documents. contained an official account of the battle of Magenta (fought In. Jth'y In Another was an original de1859). cree of Franz Joseph, dated 1780, permitting, the Protestants of Nagyvarad to sing their religious songs when conducting burial services. According to reports, the documents In which the fruit was sold .came from the local archives, the Rumanian authorities ; having sold them for old. paper. . !dol of Fanatics Juggernaut (lard of the world) was the Hindu Idol under whose char-.'.o- t wheels the people flung themselves. rter amazement form of McAIlle was like a man dull red from his d his exertions, clothing clinging to his meager form. He placed his mouth close to my ear. Quick!" he shouted, weve got to man the big boat. The Ashantee is off the bar. Ve must get to her somehow, or shell founder and well lose every sieve on board. Lively now Bear a hand !" No sooner had McAllister uttered Ms words than he must have seen their madness, and ns a sturdy young tree to our left suddenly came rushing to the ground, barely clearing us In its fall, we made our way, half voluntarily, half blown along like so many withered leaves, until we had gained the protection of the house. Here, for the next few hours, we were forced to stay. Never in my life had I Imagined such a storm ns tills. But if 1, with nothing but the lives of Helen and myself to think about, was awed and terrified, imagine the feelings of McAllister, the miser and with the knowledge that money-lovesomewhere In the storm and darkness, the Ashantee was battling for existence, laden wltb her precious spoils from the African coast. 1 have never seen a man suffer so; each new wild gust of wind, each boom of the huge breakers on the land seemed to pierce him to the henrt. And when, about midnight, we could, for the first time, feel conscious of a diminution In the gale, he urged me to accompany him to the point, to see If we could learn anything of the fate of the bark. Once outside the door, I realized immediately that though it still blew tremendously, the wind was steadier, less like a hurricane and more like an ordinary storm. And thus, clinging together, and bending over almost double to force our way Into the wind, we pussed once more through the bell of trees and fought our way out t the point. In the darkness we had become separated, and I had all thut I could do to look out for myself without trying to rejoin McAllister, when suddenly I was conscious of a strange and terrifying sensation, and found that without in the least Intending to do so, I had whirled about and was gazing intently toward the woods. I am at a loss, without making myself ridiculous, to explain my feelings, but I enn only say that without seeing anything pasR me In the Intense blackness, at the same time I was conscious that This sounds something had passed. lame enough, and perhaps I can make myself more clear by saying that If I believed in ghosts or spirits, I hnd exactly the sensation that something of this kind had passed me,, borne on the yelling wind. But at once, with a shake of my head, I dismissed such fancies from my mind, and made my way to the very border of the sand. By tills time McAllister lmd rejoined me, and we stood there together trying to pierce the gloom of the night. All at once a huge wave swirled almost to our feet, and when It retreated, drawing sand and pebbles In Its wake, It left behind it a gift from the sea, a dark, shapeless something that lay sprawled before us. Together we bent over It, and ns the clouds again parted, allowing the faint and watery radiance of the starlight to filter through, I started back in horror, for the black mass was the bruised and bleeding body of a negro, his clenched teeth and the expression of agony on his face showing the desperation of his fight with the waves. Beyond all doubt he. was dead ; nor could there be further question ns to the fate of the bark. I heard McAllister groan, like And a man stricken to the heart. strangely enough at such a moment 1 thought, of the dying curse of the obi man. rain-soake- 1 selling or renting value of many a house has been increased tenfold by a little decorating. For wall decorating there is nothing quite so good as KING WALL FINISH. It is easy to handle and is very economical as welL Just mix with hot water and apply. It never laps, spots or streaks, even when used by an Inexperienced painter. For less than a dollar you can buy enough to decorate an average siced room. The Write today for name of dealer nearest you and free color chart showing 19 beautiful colon to chooec f;om. THE CHICAGO WHITE LEAD & OIL COw 15th St. 8C S. Western Ave.f Chicago, 111, Finish r, . M NlP-Wa- ll DISTRIBUTOR SALT LAKE GLASS & PAINT CO. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Has Lively Old-Tim- er IHir Money Making or full l me. Men, neceaaary. Send 10c H. E, Gil Us, Memory of Blizzard Memories of the great blizzard of (888 in South Dakota are still vivid in the mind of James B. Lazear of Omaha, Neb., who was a national hank examiner at that time, according to the Kansas City Star. He had stopjK'd at 1ukwana, S. D., on his return from examining a bunk in a neighboring town and was warned by a hotel proprietor that a blizzard was on the way. For eight days and nights, with the mercury from 15 to 45 lielow zero, I acted ns fireman In my room, related Lazear. The snow was packed solid to the second story. Toward the last all I had to eat wus dried apples. Ieople in the town were enaiiled to make visits to one another by tunneling under the snow next to the sidewalk. Snow wus packed 40 feet- deep am. so solid in some of the cuts that trains were run by tunneling under the snow. For 30 days trains were run like this. After the storm I drove from Iukwana to Mitchell over the top of the snow. The crust held the two horses, the sleigh and its loud with ease. I made the trip of nearly 100 miles safely. Good at Home Spar women. No experience for eurnple and full Box 336, Oakland, Calif. MISSING 1EOPIE LOCATE!): World-wid- e count ctions; at nd $5 filing foe, give detail you have concerning missing party. Anglo-Nord- ic American and Finance Co., 10S6 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. AGENTS EARN 300 MONTHLY. $100 needed for Block ordtr. If you can eell houa to house in rural diHtricta, writ tor par tlrulais. Box J, Sycamore, Ohio. - Carnation Mush brings to your breakfast bowl all the flavor, all the nutriment, of golden wheat fields. A nddoes it in 5 minutes thanks to the Albers process. Ask your Benefit in Joy Giving When you once get started in Joy giving, ILs easy to keep it up. The fact that you give Joy, brings candidates for your magic touch constantly before you. The returning benefits of having given joy keep you supplied with the means of joy giving. So you Just Increase the ever enlarging stream that through you ministers to your fellows. And your own Joy increases with each new expression of habit your good will. The grows upon you and you would be perfectly miserable without the chance of helping others to happier days. Its real Joy. Grit. g Raised Trouble the Browns have had a disagreement and separated. What was So it about? She wanted to have her face lifted, and he Insisted that It be the mortgage. A satirist tells the truth only for those with excellent perception. A man who has Is inside Information grocer W. N. U., I Salt Lake City, No. 40 1927. -- By Bus to the Sphinx Within the shadow of the Sphinx 1,003 motor busses are now traveling back and forth, serving the population which formerly depended upon the camel. Motor vehicle equipment in Egypt consists of 8,801 private cars, 4,233 taxis and 1,533 trucks, In addition to busses. To Use Camele on Farm farmers near Kosthern, Saskatchewan, Is planning to Introduce camels Into Canada for agricultural work. A group of France hfls the greatest number of aircraft carriers In commission; Italy ranks second, United Statea third. usually pledged not to tell It. CHAPTER X The Curse of the Obi Man. By noon the next day the. hurricane had subsided. Everywhere, however, the gale bud left Its traces; trees had been uprooted, vessels wrecked, and Andrew McAllister crops, destroyed. bad suffered heavy losses. To say nothing of the damage to the plantation, not a vestige remained of the hark except the timbers that lined the beach and the corpses of the slaves and of the crew. McAllister himself was like a man sudden and ter- 'who has been deult-rible blow.. He seemed visibly hem' and withered; could neither eat nor sleep; nnd In the evenings would ail with me, .mourning, over and over again, the slaves, the. gold and the Ivory, sunk deep at the bottom of .the sea.' Unable to sit still, he would' puce the room, muttering more to himf self than to. me, and with, a in the superstitions of the blacks, cursing bis bloodthirsty overseer for caus-Inthe death. of the obi man.' ' And indeed, if if was the ghost of the dead magician. wlLh whom we were dealing, he seemed bound for a coin plete revenge,' for the hurricane, and Hie 'wreck' were not our sole, misfortunes. On the very next 'day one maids, 'who had been to the lieacfi. just before disk, came flying home, half terrified ' o death. Something she averred, haa frightened her; some ' 'thing stealthy and shadowy, bad fol lowed her, .skirting' the edge of something that hud chilled her blood in' her veins. Hud she seen it? She hesitated. No, she bad noi seen it, and yet she knew thut.lt was half-belie- g . of-th- ' ' there. ' BAYER ASPIRI- Colds' Headache .. Neuritis Pain Neuralgia. 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