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Show THE TIMES-NEW- NEPHI, UTAH. S, m ALMOST HELPLESS Mr. Reuter Went Through a Terrible Siege of Kidney A Thrilling War Copyright A. C McClurg Sc Trouble. Doan's Brought Back His Health. Story of the North Atlantic Co. Li HOLLIS LEARNS VERA'S IDENTITY AND FOR.BASCOM'S SAKE THEY AGREE TO TAKE THE SHIP TO ITS DESTINATION Synopsis Eobert Ilollis, who tells the story, is a guest on Girard Carrington's yacht, Esmeralda. It is supposed to be a "stag" party, and Hollls is surprised on discovering a woman, who evidently wishes to remain unknown, aboard. She merely tells him her name is Vera. Carrington tells his guests of the coming war, and that he is engineering a copper pool. The yacht is sunk In a collision and Hollis saves McCann, millionaire, and one of the party. Hollis and rescue Vera and leave the ship in a small boat McCann refuses to submit to the authority of Hollis, and the latter enforces obedience. The castaways are sighted by a ship, the Indian Chief, which takes them aboard. The vessel is badly storm damaged. All officers are dead. Bascom, the owner, says he is taking a cargo of ammunition to Germany. Hollis consents to take charge of the ship and continue the voyage. McCann tries to corrupt the crew and Hollis locks him up. Mc-Ca- CHAPTER XIII (Continued.) "Amidship." Well, I "Petty officers' quarters. prefer having you aft. There is a vacant stateroom below. Walk ahead of me to the cabin, and go down the steps." "You'll pay for this in the morning." "Do not worry about the morning, my man. Trust me to take care of your friends forward when the time comes. This is not my first voyage. Move on !" Sullenly he left the rail, and crossed the deck to the companion, with me trailing a step behind. I was aware that Olson was leaning out over the poop-rawatching our dim figures, wondering, no doubt, what was occur ring below. I did not venture to glance upward, or remove my eyes from the il prisoner. "Below there," the mate called, gruffly, "what's going on?" "It is all right, Mr. Olson," I answered, speaking quietly. "I'll explain later. Open the door, McCann, and go straight down." He must have realized the utter futility of resistance, for he never even turned his head, marching before me down the stairs, and across the deserted cabin. I threw open the door next to Bascom's stateroom, switched on the light, and glanced within, keeping my grasp hard on McCann's arm. His eyes met mine, black with a coward's hatred. "By God ! if you wasn't armed " I swung him about in sudden disgust, flinging him forward, and he fell sprawling on the deck, overturning the stool. The next instant I had closed tiie door and locked it, dropping the key into my jacket pocket. There had been little noise, scarcely enough to arouse the sleepers below, and it was with a feeling of decided relief, that I returned to the open deck. I climbed the ladder, joining Olson at the prtrt rail. Two men were at the wheel, which bucked sufficiently to keep them busy. "You are off a couple of points, lads," I said. "Can't you hold her any and then see to it that the word gets to the crew. I was a member of a yachting party when we suffered shipwreck, but I'm no yachtsman. I've served before the mast, Mr. Olson, and won every grade up to a captaincy in the old Atlas line. I know the sea and its way from forecastle to after cabin, and any time those lads forward there want to take my measure, the chance is wide open. You understand?" "I do, sir," and I thought there was more respect in the .tone. "Good ; there will be no trouble to night?" "I think not, sir; but by morning theywill begin to wonder what has become of this man McCann, and may grow ugly." "We can handle them by daylight. It is darkness which gives them an advantage. I'll, return to the main deck, Mr. Olson, and leave you in charge here." CHAPTER XIV. Vera Strengthens My Resolve. I believed I had effeqtually spiked the guns of the conspiracy at least for the present. I did not underestimate the feeling of dissatisfaction forward, or the influence of Liverpool Red and his more intimate associates ; but McCann and his money were, after all, the main Incentive to open mutiny, and as long as I could keep that individual securely locked up aft, there I! HlSlliS pspMN closer?" "Not the way the sea is running, sir," answered a voice I recognized as Simms', "unless we raise, a bit more jib, and the mate thought it best not to risk the canvas." "IMght, no doubt, but hold her down the best you can." "Aye, aye, sir." The response was cheerful enough, and I crossed the deck to where Olson stood, in somewhat better frame of mind. "You are not exactly holding to the course, Mr. Olson," I said, but not unkindly, "and Slmms tells me you thought it best not to shake out another reef in the jib." "It would only strain the old hooker to buck these seas, sir," he replied, "and as you had no observation, I hardly thought a point or two would make much difference." "Nor does it; only I prefer to be consulted on such matters hereafter. You must have had some other rea son?" He glanced about to make sure of our distance from the men at the wheel. "Well, in a way I suppose I did. sir," he admitted slowly. "The watch forward is sullen, an' I had no desire to stir tbem up unless there was some real need. It's Liverpool's turn on deck, Mr. Hollis, an' be an' I never wa no friends. If I was to give an order, and then had to go forward to make 'em hold, it might start up quite a row, sir." "Quite a sensible decision. It may Interest you to know that I have just cut Liverpool' claws his friend McCann is below, safely locked up." "Is This Mr. Hollis?" remained a good chance of controlling the others. Once we succeeded in discovering the hidden store of liquor and getting It overboard, and with McCann safely secured, the danger elemeut would certainly be greatly reduced. But was McCann really secured? I could never hope to conceal the fellow, to keep him hidden, The narrow confines of the ship rendered this impossible. Iaae and the boy Moon would be certain to carry the news of his imprisonment forward In spite of any threat. I began to suspect that McCann under lock and key might indeed prove a greater danger in the end than he would If left free to roam the deck. The knowledge he now possessed that this ship actually belonged to the very man crippled by his pistol shot would only serve. to render the fellow more venomous. Nor could I determine his feelings toward Vera; yet if he once gained ascendancy on board, with such ruffians as Liverpool and White In control, the position of the helpless girl, alone and unprotected, would be desperate Indeed. No I I would hold on to the man and then rough it Out with the others. The cabin lamp was turned to low that scarcely the faintest reflection streamed through the glass of the companion, and I was so deeply engrossed In these reflections as to not even notice the opening of the door. Her voice at my si? aroused me with a sudden thrill. "Exactly, sir. That was what occurred on the main deck Just now? He was very quiet about It, sir. Is It true what I near that he Is a real New Tork ml'Ilonalre? And yon are not a real as'ior, Mr. Hollis, but Just a yachtsninn?" "Has McCann been circulating that Ms tills Mr. Holllsr yarn forward?" "tie has, sir. Simmi fuat told me 'It certainly Is," I answered, aware the story at the wheel." of the dark outUna beside me, "Well, then, listen to lue, Mr. Olson, and even dimly distinguishing the con tour of her uplifted face. "It Is some time since I have enjoyed the pleasure of your presence on deck in the night." "Why refer to that now?" reproachfully. "It is not so delightful, a memory." "The shipwreck no; but the first evening we met I cannot forget. But you promised to make the mystery of your presence on board the Esmeralda clear?"- - "Has it not revealed Itself?" "Not to me." "But has not Philip Bascom told you who I am?" I shook my head, not altogether happy at this introduction of his name, but unable to resent It. "But you knew he recognized me; that we had been friends." "All the more reason why I should remain silent As long as you evidently preferred that I should not know " "Oh, but I didn't, Mr. Hollis," she interrupted. "It never once occurred to me that you were still in doubt as to my identity. Of course at first I thought it safer to guard my secret; I I did not know you at all then, only by name; you were merely a guest on board my father's yacht." "Your father's yacht ! Why, of course how stupid of me. Vera, Vera, why the name had a strangely familiar sound from "the very first, but I could not recall the association; you are Gerald Carrington's daughter?" "I am Vera Carrington." "But I supposed you to be in En rope?" "Did papa say so? You must have misunderstood. Mother would have taken me with her, but I had so much I wanted to do in New York. It Is strange you should not have suspect ed ; that no one should have told you. Why, both Mr. Bascom and Mr. McCann knew me." "Not McCann, surely?" "Why not? We have met socially in New York. It seems hardly possible, now that I realize the true char acter of the man. But probably you never asked; never discussed me be tween you?" "That is the truth. Of course it was quite impossible for me to question McCann, and I have seen very little of Bascom. Besides, you rather threw yourself on my honor." "On the Esmeralda yes. It was necessary then, for I simply had to keep my presence a secret until we were a safe distance at sea. There were several on board who would have rec ognized me at once, and would have told papa. Mr. Hollls, I realize far more than you can, all that has oc curred through the mad whim of a girl. But for me you would not be here on this unlucky ship. You would be with those others rescued from the Esmeralda safely In New York. Mr. Hollis, tell me, is there real trouble on board? Is there doubt of your being able to take the Indian Chief Into port?" "Why do you ask?" "Because well, I have heard things; not much, but enough to arouse suspicion. Then you had some trouble Just now, and locked a man up in one of the staterooms. It was to ask vou about this that I came on deck. Who was the man, and what had he done?" "Our old friend, Fergus McCann," I answered, deciding to be frank with her. "It was not so much what he had done, as what he proposed doing. He was attempting to corrupt the crew forward by the use of money, and unfortunately, there are some scamps aboard only too willing to make trouble. I felt it safer to nip the scheme early." "But what what does Mr. McCann seek? Why should he endeavor to buy op the men? What Is his purpose?" "To have the Indian Chief returned to an American port. I'll do him the credit of saying that, until I told him a while ago, he possessed no knowledge whatever that Bascom owned the vessel, or was on board. He hates Bascom yet, and will be only too glad to ruin him. And he bates me, because of what occurred In the boat. This is what underlies his action, no doubt ; then he believes money will accomplish anything, and he has found sailormen forward ready enough to do the dirty work, if he will only pay well . obeyed orders promptly enough to give those of us aft a new feeling of confidence. The sky cleared, although the wind remained fresh and the sea heavy enough to keep two men at the wheel. The Indian Chief made good weather of It, however, and I possessed faith in Leayord's seamanship. For an hour, perhaps, I loitered about on deck, but all remained so quiet that finally, with a word to the mate to have me called at the slightest sign of need, I went below, and turned in. I did not remove my clothes, and the new day was barely reddening the east when I was aroused by a trampling of feet on the deck overhead. There was no call, and I ' was sailor enough to comprehend what was going on above the watch was about to be changed, and Leayord was using all hands in cleaning; ship. The activity, the quietly spoken orders, the low chant of a song as the men tolled at a rope, were evidence that my presence was not required, and I felt it would please both officers to be left alone In charge. I opened the port and looked out at the glorious morning. It was a lonely ocean scene, yet wildly beau- tiful. Everywhere was the wild desolation of the sea, nothing on which the eye could rest except the restless waves, the constant shifting of colors. Satisfied that no other vessel was within range of vision, I lay down again. I do not recall a pleasanter meal at sea than our breakfast that morning, All were in excellent humor, and no premonition of trouble entered our minds. The night had passed quietly, both officers reporting the crew docile and cheerful. Olson was on watch, but Masters joined us at table, and reported all well in the engine room, and together we drank a toast to a pleasant voyage, almost convinced that before us were only the ordinary vicissitudes of the sea. It was not until the men left the table that I was reminded of onr pris oner in the nearby stateroom. "Mr. Bascom seldom takes any breakfast?" I said to Dade, who was polishing the stair rail. "No, sir; I have orders to take him a cup of coffee at nine o'clock." have done it myself if I hadn't gone crazy in the boat. Now all the part there is left me to play Is the villain." I did not move, or take my eyes from him, and slowly the grin on his face seemed to smooth out, as his sense of humor departed. "Well," he snarled, "Isn't that about the way of it?" "If the picture satisfies you, Mr. McCann," I said, "you are perfectly welcome to it You've said enough to cause me to withdraw my offer of I will accept no pledge you parole. may make." "You intend holding me a prisoner as long as I am aboard?" "You have left me no other choice." He got to his feet angrily. "Well now see here, Hollis, I'm blamed if I have any use for you, or any of your outfit I I wouldn't give you my word even if you agreed to accept it. You are going to discover before you are through with me that Fergus McCann Is not quite as big a fool as you take him to be. I'll give you odds that you never take this ship to Hamburg ; I'll give you odds you never get the girl ; yes, d you I'll make the same proposition, that ! a,tt DOAN'S "p'SJiV CO., BUFFALO. N.Y. FOSTER-MJLBUR- fCARTEIfcf X f lflVER For Constipation CarterVLittle Liver Pills will set you right over night. Purely Vegetable Small Pill, Small Dose, Small Price Carter's Iron Pills Will restore color to the faces of those who lack Iron in the blood, d as most people do. - pale-face- TYPHOID "And how about McCann?" "The gentleman in number six, sir? He's locked in, and I haven't the key." "That's true ; I'd forgotten. Til look in on the man ; and you get his breakfast ready to serve." I unlocked and opened the door. McCann was seated on the edge of his bunk facing me, and, it was plainly evident at first view that he was in no pleasant humor. "McCann," I said, as he failed to speak, "let's have an understanding. It is no desire of mine to hold you a prisoner here for the next month. Til accept your pledge not to Interfere with the working of this vesseL" "On what other terms?" "That you stop holding communications with the crew, and consider yourself a passenger until the end of the voyage. Give me your word to that and you may have the freedom of this "After an injury I was in terrible D. shape from kidney trouble," says 111. Reuter North St., West Chicago, awful the of because "I couldn't stoop pains in my back and the steady, dull misery almost arove me frantic. I had to be helped out of bed mornings, the pains across my kidneys were bo bad and nobody knows the agony I went through. I couldn't do anything and was almost helpless; it seemed I would never get well. "The urine passed far too often and burn id like M scalding water. The pas- sages were scanty and I had no control over them. At times everything in front of me grew dark and I couldn't see for several minutes. I perspired profusely and I was thirsty all the time. For two years I suffered, trying medicine after medicine without relief. I was just about discouraged and didn't think I would ever be able to work again. "Hearing about Doan'8 Kidney Pills I used them and four boxes cured me. My kidneys became normal, mj back got well and strong and all the other troubles disappeared." Sworn to before me, JAB. W. CARR, Notary Public. Get Doaa's at Any Store. 60c Bos "Is That All, Sir?" youll never hold me prisoner twenty-fou- r hours. Are you sport enough to take me?" I glanced across my shoulder, only to see reflected in a mirror, Vera Carrington, standing in the half opened door of her stateroom, as though suddenly arrested by the sound of our voices. No one else was visible in the cabin. "Dade?" "Aye, aye, sir," his voice coming from out the forward passage. "Bring Mr. McCann's breakfast, if it is ready." "Yes, sir ; all ready, sir." He came forward with It on a tray, and I stepped aside to permit him to pass through the door, carefully keeping my back turned toward the motionless girl, and my eyes fastened on -- no more neceaaarv than Smallpox. Army Is experience has demonstrated the almost miraculous effi cacy, and harmlessnew, of Antityphoid Vaccination, Be vaccinated NOW by your physician, you and your family. It is more vital than bouse insurance. Ask your physician, druggist, or send for "Have you had Typhoid?" telling of Typhoid Vaccine. results from use, and danger from Typhoid Carriers. THE CUTTER LABORATORY, CAL BERKELEY, riOOUCINO VACCINES FL.ORIlA SERUMS UNDER U. UetSpwHI Offer on Splendid S. COV. LI CI St Land Near Jk. Especially adapted to trucking, fruit and poultry Ha. culture. Writ Jacksonville Height itup. o., Jacksonville, OWN SPLENDID "aa Joaquin Valley land, near (j'resno, now being settled as l.inkard community. 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From pres. cnt Indications there will be six of them and Bethlehem has the order for all the guns, which will be the largest on any ships of this kind In any navy. The Ingot required the contents of three furnaces, being 15 feet 7 Inches long, 100 Inches In diameter and weighing 810.000 pounds. It will take several weeks to cool such an enormous mass of metal, after which It will be cut, bored and hollow forged on the great armor plate press into a tube 80 feet long. It Is proposed to finish these guns Id recoc '3 time In the new gun shop, which Is wide enough to fvn the tube around, with room to spare. Special lathes niid other machinery had to be constructed to handle 'hese guns, whose parts, sticTi ns JacKels. rings and yokes, are already being forged. h cabin, and the after deck." "What Is the voyage?" "To Hamburg." McCann. He laughed, and there was an ugly "Leave the tray there on the stool, sound to It Dade yes, that's all ; yon may go back "Pshaw, do you think you ever will to your work." get there?" he asked, glaring at me, He backed out, but stood hesitating, but making no effort to rise. "Are yon while I closed and locked the door, fool enough, Hollis, to Imagine that the dropping the key into my pocket English fleet will ever permit this ship "Is is that all, sir?" he asked nerto pass through the Channel? Why, vously. your whole darn cargo, they tell me. "I told you it was. When I want Is contraband." those dishes removed, III come down, "Who tells you?" and unlock the door for you. No one "Never mind who. It's the truth, not even you are to speak with the Isn't It?" prisoner." "Yes, you might as well know "Yes, sir." "Now go forward, about your work." mostly munitions of war, but contractI watched until he vanished In the ed for months before war was declared. However, that's nothing to do passage, not altogether satisfied. The with your status on board. It is noth- fellow had been outwardly respectful who gets the cargo, or enough, bnt there was something ining to you, is definite where it Is finally landed?" about his manner which "It Is something to me whether I'm aroused my doubt I turned, and consafe In New York, or rotting In an Eng- fronted the yonng woman, wondering lish, or French prison," he said sullen- vaguely bow long she had been there, ly. "Besides, that's not all. I've got and how mnch of onr conversation she a deal on there that means more than had overheard. a million dollars! I can't afford to drift about here on this rotten tramp." The crew begins to show "bad "The saving of this boat and cargo for it" blood," fearing the trip to Eumeans more to Bascom than your mil"Too know them?" rope, and Hollls and Vara find "The 'two most prominent are Jim lion dollar trade does to you." they are In serious trouble. Ths White and a fellow known aboard as "What's Bascom's affairs to roe?" he next Installment describes a Liverpool Red, both typical forecastle sneered. "He took his chances, didn't thrilling Incident bullies. I know how to deal with their he? Ton seem to think I owe the man sort." something. I suppose he told yon, or Dr. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver, "You you have decided what to do. else the girl did, that I crippled him bowels and stomach. One little Pellet (TO BE CONTINUKD.) then?" for life. Well, he deserved all he got (or a laxative, three for a cathartic. Ad. "I have decided to fight It out at I pay mf debts, let me tell you. and Cold Congregations, least I gave yon my promise, Miss I've got some against you to be settled Billy Sunday told a story at a Brook- - k Money doesn't make the man, but a little thing like that doesn't worry ths Vera, to take this ship to Hamburg; If yet Don't preach Philip Bascom to tyn luncneon snout an apathetic man who makes the money. It was possible to get there." me. It's Dot for bis sake you are hangcongregation. "And there Is no other way of savins ing on here, and trying to get this ship "This bunch's preacher," he said, the Investment In this vessel and to Hamburg. I'm not so blind as all "has wrastled among 'em for thirty-seve- n Most people are willing to lend a cargo?" snd never sn encouraging band If they think there Is a chance that" years, "I know ot none." "What do yon mean?" word bnt one has he got in all that of borrowing two a little later. "Then we must ro on, must we not? "Mean! Why that Is Carrington's time. I I hope yon will. Captain Hollls." "He told me about it wl(h tears In This Is a sour world for the tnsa girl. Isn't It yon and I pulled out of Before I could stop her, or add an the yacht? Lord, I knew her when his eyes. He said he was a the with n sour disposition. wrj was she other word, gone, and I was the first streak of daylight came, and home to dinner when s deacon hailed apparently alone on deck. I saw your little game, too. There's him. Ta deacon shook him by thi When Your Eyes Need Care I remained on deck the greater rart money enough coming to her to make hand snd then actually said ; Murine Eye Remedy of the night bat nothing of an alarm this a mighty profitab'e voyage If you "'Ah, parson, that was a beautiful tto Smurtlin Jntt Br. Oomfnrt. 60 eanu M ing nature took place. The crew re- can land her In your net before she text you preached from Sunday mill. Writ for FrM ? Book. Drainim orJCT1C UVAlNK mained quiet, and the watch on I BSUDI CO., CHICAGO God ashore J By 14-In- open-heart- It h n i-- Try duty gets h again. might |