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Show j 1i li OP THE BY t V f : I' s " - FAR: raft Rr four day. Dick from ,most nnconsclou he coop. d tbirrt when from the water and ,oitoterest In Uvlng. He had ' fa steamer bound from a South to the United States, Vl Hen Pettigrew, who was became .him to prison. They " sank. Dick a when the steamer "went down and only he eur- a sail on the horizon. dIcK lights up and takes him comes , ft ' xnrs t?v isT sW Vi- - halfbreed. 'evil looking are Carlbs. d ' the erew jfjM, are UtUe better than The Dick pirate. n CIIAFTER be and to court his Id be much better to provoke his en- ship than concluded that he would customer to deal with, &icis tri mate, was near-ta- ll anJ powerful as the skip-bu-t his black shiny face and the pure fjr limbs proclaimed Burley, the Negro. eating and drink-CaptaTucu grunted and broke he was le , in I ence. f drift from? he asked free his words singularly ered I ify, taint of his black ances- - the t dialect. City of Bahia Dick re- ago, c. ed four days Struck his mouth. d, wiping reef or an-- g it hirg In the storm, ship, and went down In half Four hundred people hour. aid men, women and little chil-- i the Fom was In and we 1 K (vwu(k(W(v.(VU(W(v.(v. ASK liNk SEA1 were within fifty feet of it. Why, s float that looks like a fish or bird oi even a jelly-fis- h could pass you i dozen times without exciting youi suspicion. Dick could see that his bait wai swallowed now, hook, sinker and line. Captain Tucu became sudden ly amiable. He grinned he Well go shares, said. Is it a bargain? it them again, Cap-Tuc- u was asking eagerly: left? Lots o wreck-hoAnythin a steamer floats. re-- d thing but the small boats, and they were filled Dick, he opened m N no people. d nodded his head to his mate could not tered something alect that Dick ate. this steamer? here was ed to I I'm not a sailor. know. 't de- Tucu, turning suddenly 'What latitude? Jordan shook his head. skipper's face piointment, and kj his left cheek fi d with white. he looks of ie clouded with an ugly scar showed red, Dick did not it Men, half pirates. Theyd kill batting an eyelash if it their purpose. thout A id glanced past the semi-circl- e feck faces and he saw the wide, e limitless sea. drg, . The shock iiUrj- icng adrift upon it for another awakened his mind from its g0r lethargy. He had to stay aboard k8er und they reached shore et another He smiled ship. "Mt and spoke slowly. 7. J ?t a minute, captainl Come Im wrong. I heard ik of it, ureless operator calling id giving the steamers for posl-r- m something of a wireless myself. It was it was hesitated and cocked his head 'Ja la the attitude of one re- - something that eluded his I got it, he added a "? later. and 80 It was North lati-1- 3 or 81 yes, that been the longitude 80 ave kick's surprise. it abruptly; Captain Tucu Roncador Bank! Burley nodded mbled, We urs his head. can make it in One Danger Another 5,1 rrador Bank was a ways mystery to seemed to know where as Perhaps, after all. that e explanation of the queer ac-lty Bahia had ,u reef in the night of the and sundered as a result of , P j. ION ' riff 1 can make myself of service WlU keep me. Dick Therefore, I myself indispensable. urt r Ybe t Ijdu n make tmt'ilood' i m' old t know too theyll want Therefore, I'll be no n the end than now. never put me ashore. On r bight. Ill disappear, un- - -- Rnd , i lc out things hld of 8toppe( He sbruptly. f,hiS reverie by 016 skipper In front of looked up, however, T l lbe shock. CamSCU? me 111 the nlck ot be 8ald ?ln (TV),. pleasantly. "our ' . u'. Im mighty sple I. ch pull D' ltfI dd.r icuO , j. JmlTru n,dded' bu mode Dick feU his aoging by a slender decision on the 2 s' nt fac. trio but ,nUPdM''dfrom BlckV iul 11 i amr. Ct The skipper was eyeing him, half in doubt, half in eager expectancy, his eyes. 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What is lacking in a person dilated to their full Th who is anosnic? expansion. Smuggling, you know, Dick mottled went on, feeling his way complexion of his fac carefully changed like the shifting of a cha 2. Where is the Land of the 8 art' It8 m prac- - nieleon. White Elephant? Uced 3. How old were the Dionne When the steamer He winked and struck," add quintuplets on Ma y28, 1946? grinned, with the ed Dick lightly, glancing seaward Intent of simulating 4. Who did Joe Louis defeat to special knowlmy first thought was of those Tucu stepped closer and clous edge. pre become the worlds heavyweight If left gems. in the stateroon scowled, but behind the scowl was theyd go down with the steamer. I boxing champion? an eager expectancy. Ca5. What does the maxim chucked out in time there was veat Emptor mean? Ywas smugglin? he demand- chance to them. salvage So, nod 6. The prefix tele in such words ed, thrusting his face close to ding, I let em go. Dicks. as telegraph and telescope means Where was this? asked Tucu That isnt a fair question, is it struggling to appear calm. Neal what? 7. How deep is the lake formed captain? the Roncador Bank? laughed Jordan. If confessed to it you could could i ,by Boulder dam? Dick laughed, a bit insolently, ant 8. Dolly Madison was hostess of oh, well, he added, shrugging his shrugged his shoulders. I won fthe White House 16 years. How shoulders, I guess you wouldn't ar- tell you, Dick continuet was this rest me not if we divided the quietly, captain, possible? unless we can come t 9. The Gulf of Guinea has nei-jthstuff! he winked again, anxious at some sort of a bargain. heart but on the surface longitude, latitude nor altiWhat bargain y want? smiling and asket complacent. Would the man fall the other slowly, checking his an tude. Why? 10. In the poem Barbara Friet-Ichi- e, for the bait? gor. what The skipper was eyeing him, half said, Who general Half interest no, three quarters touches a hair of yon gray head In doubt, half In eager You should be satisfied with that dies like expectancy. a dogl March on!? All the avarice of his nature was in An if not? You dont get anything. If Im The Answers killed or found missing suddenly thi jewels will remain a plaything foi 1. The sense of smell. Such a the fishes." is suffering from anosmia. We could find the float person by cruis 2. Thailand is known as the in around, replied the Canb, smil Land of the White Elephant. ing cratfily. 3. The Dionne quintuplets were Dick laughed again. "Not in t year of Sundays, he replied. Yoi 12 years old this year. dont think Id make that float sc 4. James J, Braddock was deanybodyd spot it, and pick It up? feated by Joe Louis in 1937. 5. Let the buyer beware. Fm too old at the game. Id give 6. Far off. you ten chances, captain, if yoi 7. the last boat that capsized Glory I it closed his ANOTHER WmJ&Sw awful! e tAJE But he was slow and e as his half crafty not child-likCanb brothers. What is it? he grumbled, checking his impatience. retorted Dick, Why specify? half rising. Its enough that its valuable a rich haul. A gleam of anger shot from the others eyes. To pacify him, Dick added: I picked them up in South America at a big bargain. If I get them in the United States, theyll be worth worth well, I can't get them through. The City of Bahias gone to the bottom. So, of course, the jewels were lost, too. Captain Tucu interrupted with an he oath. Yleft em aboard! Y didnt have sense growled. enough to save 'em? Dicks Proposition Interests Tucu f Hold on, captainl If youre going to cuss me for a fool, Ill shut up, and you'll never get a sight of the jewels. I said theyd gone down with the steamer. Wouldnt that be the natural conclusion of their owners when they heard of the foundering of the City of Bahia? For all I know every mothers son aboard, except me, was lost. You couldnt expect me to save smuggled goods under such circumstances, could you? That lets me out as an agent for for He smiled craftily, watching the face 's expression of the and eyes. He was following him an nibbling at the bait. Dick drew unconscious sigh of relief. They didnt go down then?" snapped Tucu. "Ye ye got em? Dick chuckled at his eagerness. If I had them," he said easily, all you could take them. There's I brought away with me. He pointed to the collection of the he had things from his pockets The spread out In the sun to dry. His in perplexity. scowled skipper face assumed crafty suspicion, as he turned upon Dick with an ugly leer. . be If yknow wheie they are, whole a said slowly, "yed keep skin by tellin me. I ain't wastin time talkin. Y'know where they half-breed- are? "Sure, captain or pretty near It," I put smiled Dick impudently. atthem overboard with a string tached to em and a float to the end. Reckon I could pick up that float. He grinned, allowing time for the information to sink In the other's continued glibbrain, and then an old trick, of course-o- ld Its ly as smuggling but it generally I had em ready to chuck woiks when we through the po. thole -coast expected the Jersey reached to get the signal some dark night wamt fioin a niutorboat. Easy, it? Sure, if you play straight to you, and the rest to me double-crossin- Over 500 feet. 8. Thomas Jeffersons wife died before he became President, so the wife of his secretary of state was officially hostess for eight years. Then James Madison became President for two terms. 9. Because it is located where the prime meridian crosses the equator at sea level. 10. Stonewall Jackson. r Lost Arrow Peak Only One in U. S. Not Scaled friend, g. Never double-crosse- d a was the purring reply. Come ir the cabin an talk about it. Mebbe we get those jewels afore night." Later that day one of the Caribi forward called attention to some thing on the horizon. Tucu seizec a pair of old and it In silence for a few mu ments. Then handing them to Black What dye Burley, he grunted: The only rock formation in the (Jmted States that has never been climbed is the 2,800-foLast Arrow peak in Yosemite valley, owing to the excessive steepness and smoothness of its last 1,500 feet, says Colliers. Another attempt to scale it will soon be made by a group of mounmake o It? The mate gave a short squint, taineers who, to sleep at night, will tie themselves against the vertical and exclaimed: A schooner face of the pinnacle. wrecked! Yes, its a derelict. We can pick her up before dark. Dick, listening and watching, drew a sigh of relief. If they had discovered a floating derelict, they would sail out of their course tc overhaul her. That would give him a respite of a few hours, or perhaps another night and day. Get ,more servings from your He heard with pleasure the or- meat roast by cooking slowly at a ders to alter the course of the lug low temperature. ger to bring her In direct line with Save a scrap of wool from the the derelict material of the suit you are makTucu and Black Burley Captain and turn it into a bracelet were aroused to keen excitement. A ing These carry-al- l purses handbag. derelict on the high sea might mean from the arm and are simple much to them. If abandond hastily hang to make. by her crew, the pickings might be of great value. There was the Delicate fabrics, such as organcargo to consider, if not water-soake- dy and fine voiles, can be restored and ruined: and the personal to their original crispness with belongings of the crew and officers, gelatin. To do this, dissolve a teaif in the excitement of leaving they spoon of plain gelatin in a quart had not taken them away. 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When the derelict finally assumed vdefinite shape to the naked eye, Dirk became absorbed In studying it neither She was not waterlogged; was she battered and broken below decks Most of the damage seemed to be in the sails and rigging. Sit 4 i AArtiU. irmu. dtuifuo. This fact had not escaped the keen eyes of the skipper of the lugger, and the nearer they approached the more promising appeared the prize, they had picked up. Colliers. In order to strike this Then came a sudden guttural cry ball with enough force to heavy Widest Street from one of the crew, followed by send it down the court, wild gesticulations and a pointing wears each a round wooden player i in the rig-hand. There, standing The widest street in the world paddle studded with giant steel ging, waving and nodding at themj Is Avenue 9 de Julio, now under knobs which is 18 inches in diamand hatless old man, nearly was an construction in Buenos Aires. This eter and weighs 25 pounds. shirtlrss, with bushy whisker flop avenue, At the end of the four-hou- r which will eventually In the breeze. At ping up and down reach clear across the city, is COO game, the players hand is purple com no sounds hear could first they but with a slight feet wide, or twice the width of and swollen to twice its normal ing from his lips, size. the voice car the Champs Elysees in Paris. wind the in change . ried to them. For the most part It seemed like the wild. Incoherent gibberish of oru Dear demented. "Ahoy there, matesl it What ship is that? pon'l called. know one many stockmen who want3 recognize herl Never mind, corns Till i the Betty of New a board I animals Let me London sound of timber and fasl own CUTTER Vaccines an knot you makin ought twenty 0f beds CUTTER Vaccines your family same as made hour. Come aboard if y'can catch Throw me line while I lull us her-qu- BRUISES |