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Show THE Spanish Doubloons oarsman. More than ever he looked like the Island god. Every day he grew more Drown and brawny, more superb In his physical vigor. The cliffs on the north shore of the cove were considerably higher than on the other side. The wreck lay ciose in, driven nign upon the nar- row shelf of rocks and sand at the base of the sheer ascent. Sand had neaped up arouna ner nun ana nung Itself across her deck like a white winding-sheet- . Surprisingly, the ves-sel was a very small one, a little sioop, indeed, much like the fragile pleasure-boat- s that cluster under the Sausallto shore at home. The single mast nau Deen broken on: snort, and the stump of the bowsprit was vlsl- me, line a nnger DecKonmg ror rescue i" crawling sana. "Poor forlorn little boat 1" I said, "What in the world do you suppose iiroiigni Hucn a mite or a ming to tnis unheard-o- f spot?" i ernups sue Deiongea to tne copra chap. One mnn could handle her." What would he want with her? A small boat like this is better for Ash ing and rowing about the cove." "Perhaps she brought him here from Panama, though he couldn't have couniea on taKing dbck a very Dumy TIMES-NEW- ful comnanv In mv rambles. I NEPHI, UTAH S, Monti these were confined to the neltiibor- hood of the cove. I never ventured beyond Lookout ridge, but there I went often with Crusoe, and we would sit upon a rock and talk to each other about our first encounter there, and the fright he had given me. Every, body else had gone, gazed and ad. mired. But the only constant pilgrim, besides myself, was, of all people, Captain Magnus. The caDtaln's uner! pected ardor for scenerv carried Mm thither whenever he had half an hour to spare from the work In the cave, Needless to say, Crusoe and I timed our visits so as not to conflict with ' DOY PLAIN TAILORED SUITS; COATS IN SEVERAL STYLES SCOUTS plain tailored suit, which has too, must be of the simplest kind. Ev for so long the mainstay eryone will concede that such a cos-of our wardrobes, has a compet- tunie has a style of Its own and Is itor that boldly proclaims Its Intention equal to facing the worst weather. to become a rival. Its forerunners about winter coats (Conducted by National Council tf th Boy By Everything were the riding habit, with breeches Is Scout of America.) ample ; they are built on genInstead of skirts, and undeniably smart erous lines of soft, warm CAMILLA KENYON and and becoming, followed g by golfing materials having velvety SCOUTMASTERS NEEDED. suits that dally grow more popular. surfaces. These materials are woolhis, Besides these, during the war, "servor silky, and have many names, acTine workl" everybody said when One day. as Crusoe and I came down ice suits" proved themselves practi- ly cording to variations In their weave, the Pueblo boy scouts rose to the ocCompany Copyright, Tba from the ridge, we met Captain Mag' cal for many purposes, for camping, and nothing ever looked more adecasion In tbe emergency of the flood nus ascending. I had in mv hanri hiking, touring and outdoor work, and quate to protect one against the cold. and went about aiding the police, renmetal-backed small In which mirror, them knickerbockers were substiI In Even so, about nine cases out of "SHALL SPRING?" first aid and saving human Uvea had found, surnrislnirlv. lvlnir in tuted for skirts. Women have grown ten, furs are added in collars, yokes dering at the risk of their own. "Wonderful mossy cleft between the rocks. It accustomed to them, and there is no vests, cuff3 or emplacements, with the movement Synopsis Jane Harding, respectI" we cry when we read how was a as cnra man mierht able and conservative old maid doubt that they will keep the places same abandonment as materials. thing such scouts boy fight forest fires, act as ljut never too old to think of mar ry In his pocket, thouirh on the Island they have won In the wardrobe; there Taking the handsome wrap at the traffic police, conduct city clean-upwith more money than rlage it Is no reason why seemed anvone that would unlikely not. should two left of the d they brains. Is Inveigled by a pictured here, as the In safety-firs- t and anti-O- y do so. I at once attributed the mir But now there Is a concerted effort last word In style. It Is convincing take the lead spinster. Miss Hlgglesby-Browncamand ror to Captain Magnus, for I knew, that on the part of many women whose that all the Into financing- an expedigoods that could be used In paigns. tion to hunt for buried treasure on no one else had been on the ridge for Leeward island. HeV niece, VirAgain, when we happen to notice a days. I was wondering as I walked ginia Harding, undertaking to stop scout giving his seat to a lady on & her. gets on the vessel and Is unalong whether bv some sublime Inw willingly carried along. car, stopping to tell a stranger how to By no of compensation the captain really means concealing her distaste for Cargo, get to his destination, Interrupting his thoucht himself henutlfnl anil fimitrnr the expedition and her contempt "Then why leave her strewn about this retired snot to ndnitre not tb. ball game to help somebody fix a tire. for its members, Virginia makes on uierocKsr Ana Desifles" here the view hut hi own nhvlinnnnn the acquaintance of the Honorable Jumping Into the street to pick up a Cuthbert Vane. or Crusoe recurred to me and with Talking bit of broken glass or a banana skin,'' puzzie snw n, h When the eantnln Dugald Shaw, leader of the expediwe are impressed by the spirit which oCC,.,KU i mm usen wuu mis full in the path. There was a growth tion, Virginia very frankly exnow uiu B somehow or other has been Instilled of fern on either side. I annroaehed presses her views, practically ac"way nimseiw vc iuwbu in ciose unaer me port slowly, and. ns he ril.l not move. Into these lads. Though still just cusing Shaw and the other members of the party, Including a now 01 me sioop, ana on tne rail I paused, and held out the mirror. youngsters, they are a little everyday somewhat uncertain personage made out a string of faded letters. I "I think you must have dropped this. stralghter, a little manlier because of Captain Magnus, and a shady the rigorous discipline of the boy scout began excitedly to spell them out "financier," Hamilton H. Tubbs, of Captnin Magnus. I found it on the I s being in a conspiracy to defraud Ton rocks." oh, Island Queen ! a little more given to servlea training, Jane Harding. on the Landing see she did belong here. Probably she because of the dally "good turn" boy or an Instant his face changed island Is a matter of some difficul2 scout gospel. But we should remembrought the original porcine Adam His evasive eves ty, Virginia being carried ashore t,1Pn.H in the arms of Cuthbert"Vane. and Eve to the island." The ber that without the scoutmaster's ensearch l niHv nA A1C '" ' 1" J lUUlk party gets oettled. Miss Browne thusiasm and devotion to the boys none 'Luckily forgot the snake, though!" the class from mv hnrt i tells about the treasure. Virginia remarked the Honorable Bertie with into his pocket. I made a movement of these results could' be realized. declares herself out of It. The unlooked-fo- r dead sailor's map Is produced. VirThere are 10,685 scoutmasters In the vivacity. For so far Aunt to pass on, then stopped, with a faint ginia finds a mysterious dog, Crunaa moo United irenioiuiK States serving 109,070 boys. of anticipations discomfort. dawning For the soe. heavy been unfulfilled by the sight of a sin- - figure of the cantain They are busy men, all of them, docgle snake, a fact laid by me to the path. tors, lawyers, ministers, school teachcredit of St. Patrick and by Cookie to A dark flush had come into the man's ers, business men, bankers, editors, (CHAPTER VI Continued.) that of the pigs face. His electricians, photographers, giving teeth showed be Snakes 'd jes' be oysters on de half tween his yellow their time, their energy, their best With Hie midday reunion my hour His eyes had a parted lips. to dura pigs," declared Cookie. thought and services to scouting. But of distinction arrived. The tale of shell brightness. As we rowed away from the melan swimming What's your hurry?" he remarked, despite all this devoted and patriotic was told from the the gliost-iiicholy . little derelict I saw that near- - with work the country over, there are hun certain Mnn.Hn,. l).v Cookie, with high tributes ' t , , sujiuaow, iiimww Kuojf gave access to met dreds of boys wishing to get Into scoutto I becan tremble to my courage In sallying forth In pur- "i T 0 .1 1IH .1i . i a Hi on V W- - V rinclr ' ing who cannot do so because there tn .amr. ' suit of the phantom. Even those holdare not enough leaders that Is, scout" ui mis paw to captain Magnus. Please let me pass. . . ing other views of the genesis of the masters. "it won't do you no harm If you're while dog were amazed nt his presence visit me isianu yueen again. My mind Let every live, upon me uimiiown a little late. There ain't no one there on (lie island. In spite of Cookie's as- ......i...ut.u iv boy- me copra gainerer, remaps keepin' tab. Ain't you In man hearted America and ask stop persions, the creature was no mongrel, the loss of his always himself whether he Isn't letting a sloop had condemned stravln' off with th hi hut a thoroughbred of points. Not mm to weary iiiuntiis or years or sou- - ain't so priceless opportunity, pass by him if he. hy any means a dog which some little pretty, but Isn't lining up with scouting, doing his "You are imnerrlnenr mo nn South American coaster might have ruue upon tne lsiana, before the rare bit for the boys of America who need I'm Impertinent, am I? That abandoned here when It put In for glimmer of a sail or the trail of a oh, bis leadership. water. The most reasonable hypoth- meui.iei s s.uoKB upon me nonzon means fresh, maybe. I'm a plain man and dol,.t use frllls nn mvrf longing eyes. esis seemed to be that he had be- guKKieneo nis to s. TT T ..,1.1 CwLlAnl,. BOY SCOUTS IN CAMP. u..wt..., i luiim iu vuuiutri une. Well, when I meets a Unto .bl-- f th. longed to the copra gatherer, and was "How do you know, really, that he takes my eyes there ain't no harm In for some reason left behind on his master's departure. But who that had ever did leave the Island?" I demand lettin her know It, Is there? Mavbe loved a dog enough to make It the ed. the Honorable could say it nice "Who the copra chap? Well, why n un a iorwara striae lie laid a Two Tailored Suits. companion of his solitude would go else cleared out so care- - hand upon my arm. I shook him off away and leave it? The thing seemed ..11.. was the ,cabin .I . . uuuui or any- - and stepped back. Fear clutched my occupations take them out of the home It have been used. Its simple sleeves, i.ui.,ea to me Incredible. Yet here, otherwise ,u..j unaccounted for, was the corporeal 1 iT' throat. I had left my revolver In my almost every day, to adopt and pro- with high cuffs, suggest the dolman "That s true." I acknowledged. The quarters. Oh. the dreadful denseness mote the knlckerbocker suit for gen- style ; Its scarf collar Is very wide, and presence of the dog. occupum oi Liie nut iittu eviuent- of these woods, the certainty that no eral wear. Just how successful this ends in a tassel which can be truthI had named the terrier In the first tii ten minutes of our acquaintance. Cru ly made a very deliberate and order wildest cry of mine could pierce them! effort will be, remains to be seen. It fully described as magnificent- - It Is soe was the designation by which he ly business of packing up to go. And then Crusoe, who had been Is not sa fe to prophesy, but the generously embroidered In ellk, with We drifted about the cove for a waiting quietly behind me in the chances are that the knlcker suit will long, curiously shaped motifs, and Is was presented to his new associates. path, as a fur garment Violet tolerated him, Aunt Jane called while, then steered Into the dim mur- slipped In between us. Every hair not replace the skirt suit. ' Like the as 111 muring shadow of the treasure-caveron his neck was bristling. The lifted sports hat, it will, very likely, merely Coats of this character are usually In in a dear weenty pettums love, Cap ti- - be another item added to wardrobes brown, dark beige or soft tan shades. tain Magnus kicked him when he Mr. Vane indicated the point at which unntr ,In snnrid nmi.ti,Ki thought I was not looking, Cuthbert ihey had arrived in their exploration gave me a swift glance which 'said, that become diversified as tbe occupa- and, like fur coats, are worn any time ions of women become diversified. and anywhere. Vane chummed with him in frankest among the Assures opening from the "Shall I spring?" The plain street suit has charms of Olllte RUllllentv tho For women who like less Minitl.),. comradship, and Mr. Shaw softened ledge. own The place held me with its fasclna- ments of Cantain Maimim .m to nn Its that are not within reach of wraps ana more definite lines, tbebulky sea toward him to an extent which made tbe knlcker suit. For one thing, a son provides models as shapely as In Die inly 'murmur, "Love me, love my tion. but wa dared not linger long, for end "Snv."- - he snlt hrhiv log" only reversed. Not that I in the as the tide turned one man would have hi,t h.tr great variety of blouses may be worn the coat at the right, In which a ripleast wanted to be loved, only you feel much ado to manage the boat. So we that dog, will you? I don't want to with a skirt, dainty and even some pled skirt portion is set onto a shaped what fanciful, but the knlcker suit body. The sleeves, as sleeves go this It an lmiertinence in a person who so slid through the archway Into the ki sunshine of the and cove, bright "Tou had I better does not to a love en returned m t Tfl not," yon paipably J.fctJn.1 ,1Mr I" "I should have to explain how dcavor to engage the affections of your bended for the camp. coldly. This Is a Typical Scene of the Past As we n cared the beach we saw a Summer In Many Sections of the As to Cookie, he magnanimously figure pacing it. It was Dugald Shaw, Country. consented to overlook Crusoe's dubi And quite unexpectedly my heart be ous past as a ghost-piand fed him gan to beat with staccato quickness. OF no liberally that the terrier's lean and Dugald Shaw, who didn't like me and TRAINING. graceful form threatened to assume who never looked at me except Just sometimes, when he was perfectly sure tiie contours of a beer-keg- . I didn't know It there he was, wait Sea scouts are. In addition to their technical water training, ing for us, and splashing Into the learning CHAPTER VII. f foam to help Cuthbert beach the boat something that all good Americana t he for whom a thousand years ago prize as worth more than diamonds An Excursion and an Alarm. the skalds would have made a saga and gold, namely: Judgment As the only person who hnd discovThe b. y. hailed him cheerfully ered anything on the Inland, I was now Judgment! In a boat as nowher else on earth. Judgment (or sea Judginvested with a certain Importance. as we sprang out upon the sand. Hut Poor ment) Is a prime necessity. Also, I had a playfellow and compan- the Scotchman was unsmiling. "Make haste after your tools, lad," Judgment bangs your schooner boat's ion for future walks, in lieu of Cuthnose Into the wharf poor judgment bert Vane, held down tight to the he ordered. "We'll have fine work now to get Inside the cave before the turn." leaves the water barrels empty, or I hankies toll of treasure-huntin-g by Those were his words; his tone and worse, rocks the boat drops oars overhis stern taskmaster. Hut at the same Good Judgment board, or capsizes. time I was provided with an annoying, his grim look meant, "So In spite of comes to a boy or man only after he In'cause unanswerable question which all my care you are being beguiled by bas tried to beat the sharp-eye- d old had lodged at the back of my mind a minx " 'vhis tone that I answered. It girl, known as Mother Nature, who like a crumb In the throat: bas skinned his knuckles, blacked hla "Oh. don't scold Mr. Vane!" I ImHy what strange chance had the eye, doused him and spanked him. Her ,.pra gatherer gone awny and left plored. "Every paradise hnn Its and as there are no others here eye Is kind on the land, but out oa Crusoe on the Island? I suppose I am It. Of course all lady the water It glitters gray and green, one morning, instead of starting like the eye of a shark. Look out after breakfast for the caVe. wrnents who know their business have there landlubber I Shell get you sure lr. Shaw busied himself In front of red hnlr. Don't blame Mr. Vane for If yon don't steer a straight course. l.'ie supply tent with certain explosives what was naturally all my fault." But whose afraid? Not a line of his face changed. InVilli h were to be used In the digging deed, before my most vicious stabs operations later. SCOUTINQ IN BOYS' 8CHOOL. Having inquired of the Honorable It never did change. A i Ull I rn noilfioie I Cuthbert and found that for an hour ie mire n "isrtriim Your He "What's Rtmarfced. h- Hurryr M.m ii. rr.,l .....h Scouting adapts itself well to priir two the boat would not be In vate as well as public life. At Blair iui men ne napions to be unaer my It happened, you know. As It I I rwiils'tion, I permitted the beautiful shall say nothing. Hut I shall not academy, In Blalrstown, N. there youth to understand that I would not authority." were 40 boy scouts this past J, Coats Are Ample and Warm. decline an invitation to be rowed about "Meaning, I suppose, that you would forget my revolver again when I go year, 32 of whom were on the school's honor to walk, the cove. Mr. Shaw had left his ma- mucn prerer to Diame roe, I choked. and roll. Seventeen were first class scouts "There's logic, no doubt. In striking And Crusoe and I went swiftly down seems to demand strictly utility season, may be called rine glasses lying about, and I ' had been doing some exploring with them. at the root of the trouble," he admit- - the path which the captain no longer blouses, that are like It In character. they flare at the hand. Itows of braid, and eight second class. The troop Styles In coats may be more varied couched on tliem In a tlgstag pattern, boasted also one Eagle, one Star and Under the great cliffs on the north ted with an nir or calm detachment, disputed. also when skirts are to be worn with repeat the same decoration on the one Life scout shore of the bay I had seen an ob"Then strike," I said furiously; them. The restless sex has never skirt where there are three gronps of It "strike, why don't you, and not beat ject that excited my curiosity. shown much enthusiasm over getting this couching. The collar Is plucked SOME MORE HIGH ADVENTURE. teemed (o be the hull of small ves- about the bush sol" Because then he 4Wt tranbU Tfcr, Into one uniform . and spending the opossum In the natnral gray tan and U sel, lying on the narrow atrip of rocks would be quite hopolessly In yo my irt (fa thj A small party of scouts of Troop 4. white of the fur which tones In well r greater part of Its life so garbed. end sand tinder the cliff. Now, wreckI trail and could sev of wrong, adopt any San Jose, CaL, hiked off into the hills In coats. are color If with used every you contemplating However, me fills and eral roles with and the coldly haughty, the age anywhere with a portable searchlight which bad a new street outfit, you may take your romantic thoughts, but on the shore wounded but forgiving, etc- - with (TO BE CONTINUED.) been made by one of the boys. In the at the shown the suit between choice barrel-hoop of a desolate Island even a great enjoyment. meantime another party of scouts mowith Its plain short aklrt and left, seems to suffer a Into But without a change In his glacial Juvenile Humor. tored to the summit of Mount Hamcoat, made of polret straight-lin- e something rich and strange. I there- manner he quite casually remarked: Tbe poem wider analysis was Ten famous as the site of tbe Lick ilton, efficient suit at knlcker and the twill, fore commanded the b. jr. to row me would seem I had struck "It nyson's "The Brofc and the pnpllt the right Tor the knlcker suit sturdy observatory. Within ten mlnates the over to the spot where the derelict home." were asked t writ a sentence con materials are to be chosen, as home-pn- n two parties were signaling each other Chenille Balls and Cmbrolrferiea. I walked away. lay. over a distance of fully 23 ntlee, ne taining the words "coot" and "hern." or chevjot and the like, and with Chenille balls and chenille I lay back Idly In the stern as tbe embroidexundertook to KortunaMy nobody small pupil turned In this owe: mrh material wool hose and smart eries are used oa hats and boat skimmed over the smooth water rrclse any guardianship over Crusoe, One dresses for amall feat for amateara with amateur 'A little girl I know bad an awfu. fatfita. The Incident --- was a tbxlIllnJ shoes are to be worn. UU, fait beneath the stroke of my splendid find the little white dog bore me fultb coot -. doll, but It wasn't hern." M to tbe. bora, U strong-minde- e, - THE rich-lookin- -- s, tna 1 f aiii g ... iu 1 111 ' I 1 . 1 1 2. rich-looki- n. crni-ll- la II z.:. Lull-terrie- SEA-SCOU- T &'H s ser-H-n- t, i si, P - Mil close-fittin- sea-chan- alf-skl- n |