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Show THE signed for speed rather than cttrrymg capacity, A mile offshore she lay to, and a boat left her side. Wondering and disquieted, we returned to the beach to await her coming. Was it another pirate? What possible errand could bring a steamer to this remote, unvls-iteall but forgotten little island? As the oarsmen drove the boat upon the beach the man In the stern sprang agilely ashore. Dugald Shaw stepped forward, and the stranger approached, dolling his helmet courteously. "You are the American and English party who landed here some weeks ago from the Rufus Smith?" Ills English whs easy and correct, though spoken with a pronounced d Spanish accent. His dark face was the face of a Spaniard. And his grace was the grace of a Spunlard, as he bowed sweeplngly and handed Mr. Shaw a card. "Senor Don Enrique Gonzales," said Dugald, bowing in his fashion, "I am happy to see you. But as you represent his excellency the Santa president of the republic Marina I suppose you come on business, Senor Gonzales?" "Precisely. I am enchanted that you apprehend the fact without the For tiresomeness of explanations. business is a cold, usually a disagreeable affair, is it not so? That being the case, let us get It over." "First do us the honor to be seated, Senor Gonzales." Comfortably bestowed in a camp-cha- ir in the shade, the Spaniard re- Spanish Doubloons By CAMILLA KENYON Coprrifffct, Th Bobte-Mtiri- (CHAPTER XVIII 21 Canoaar high-feature- Continued.) "I suggest." said Dugald, "that, our numbers having most fortunately diminished and there being, on the basis of Peter's calculations, enough to enrich us all, we should share and hare alike." And this proposal was received with acclamations, as was a second from the same source, devoting a certain percentage of each share to Cookie, to whom the news of his good fortune was to come later as a great surprise. Shortly before sundown Cuthbert and Cookie were dispatched by Dugald Shaw to the cliff above the cave with supplies for the inhumed pirates. These were let down by rope". A note was brought up on the rope, signed by Mr. Tubbs, and containing strangely Jumbled exhortations, prayers and threats. A second descent of the rope elicited another missive, neatly folded and addressed in the same hand to Miss Jane Harding. Cuthbert gave this privately to me, but its contents must forever be unknown, for it went, unread, into Cookie's fire. I had no mind to find Aunt Jnne, with her umbrella as a parachute, vanishing over the cliffs to seek the arms of a repentant Tubbs. The fly in the ointment of our satisfaction, and the one remaining obsta-sl- e to our possession of the treasure, was the presence of the two pirates '.u our midst. They were not nice pi- - stiff-necke- d sumed: The Remarkable Program Wat Triumphantly Carried Out. rates. They were quite the least choice of the collection. Chris, when he was not swearing, wept tnoistly, nd so touched the heart of Aunt Jane that we lived in fear of her letting him go If she got the opportun- - v What to do with the pirates continued for a day and a nlglit a knotty problem. It was Cuthbert Vnne who solved It. and with th simplicity of genius. "Why not send 'em down to their claims the way we do the eats?" he staked. Dire outcries greeted the decision. Aunt Jane wept, and Chris wept. Qnths flowed from Captain Mugnus In Nevertheless the a turgid stream. twain were led away, flrmly bound, and guarded by Dugald, Cuthbert and the yTO' And tin rriinrknble l'('uthler3rl'ftne nmf prison triumphantly carried V of the ers now occupied the bnccnnecrs. With the cam Treed from .the presence of the pinvtcs all need of watchfulness wa "over. The prlsons the cave were provided with no but simile, whereas dyiitJ,mlie and crowbars would he nccessarV to force a way through the dcbrl? which choked the mouth of the tunnel A looking over of the ground at the daily feeding time would be sun would see our hopes crowned and all our toll rewarded by the recovery of Jhe treasure from the Island Queen. - enough-Tomorrow'- s CHAPTER XIX. Twixt Cup and Lip. Next morning an event occurred sufllcletitly astonishing to divert our thoughts from even the topic tf the lslnnd Queen. Cookie, who had been on the high land of the point gathering firewood, rnnie rushing back to announce Ihnt a steamer had appeared In Jhe oiling. All the party droped their occupations and ran to look. TliHt the Unfits Smith had returned at an miexpef tedly early date was of course the natural explanation of the appearance of a I5ut vessel In these lonely whs. through the glass the new arrival turned out to be not the tubby freightrakish stranger of clean-cut- , er, but build, lying low la the water and do-- "My friend, this Island belongs, as of course you are aware, to the republic, of which I have the honor to be a citizen. All rights and privileges, such as harvesting the copra crop, are strictly conserved by the republic. All persons desiring such are required to negotiate with the minister of state ot the republic. And how much more. when it is a question of treasure of a very large treasure, senor?" The Scotchman's face was dark. "I had understood," he replied, without looking in the direction of Miss HIgglesby-Brownwho seemed In the last few moments to have un dergone some mysterious shrinking process, "that negotiations in the proper quarter had been undertaken and brought to a successful conclusion that in short we were here with the express permission of the government of Santa Marina." This was a challenge which Miss Browne could not but meet. "I had." she said hoarsely, "I had the assurance of a a person high In the financial circles of the United States, that through his his influence with the government of Santa Marina it would not be necessary in short, that he could fix the president I employ his own term for a considerable sum, which I which my friend Miss Harding gave him." "And the name of this influential person?" Inquired the Santa Marinan, suavely. "Humilton II. Tubbs," croaked' Miss Browne. Senor Gonzales smiled. "I remember the name well, madam, It Is that of the pretended holder of a concession from our government, who a few years ago induced a number of American school teachers and clergy men and other financially innocent persons to Invest in Imaginary coffee plantations. He had in some doubtful fashion become possessed f a little entirely worthless land, whicfi formed His the basis of his transactions. frauds were discovered while he was in our country, and he was obliged to leave between two days, according to your so picturesque Idiom. Needless to sny bis application for permission to visit Leeward Island for any purpose would ' Instantly have been refused, but as a matter of fact It was never made." In a benumbed silence we met the blow. The riches that had seemed within our grasp would never be ours. We had no claim upon them for all our toll and peril ; no right even to he here upon the Island. Suddenly I be gan to laugh; faces wearing various shades of shocked surprise were turned on me. Still I laughed. "Don't you see," I cried, "how rldiculous It all Is? All the time It Is we who hnve been pirates!" The Spaniard gave me a smile made brilliant by the gleam of smoldering black eyes and the shine of white teeth. "Senorlta, with all regret, I must ngree." "What's In a name?" remarked Du"We were gnld Shaw, shrugging. after other people's pnierty, anyway I am very sorry about it, rienor Gon zales, hut I Would like to ask, if you don't mlud ieliiug, how you hapHned to learn of our being ben-- , so lig as ... . .. ,. me HimieiiLiv not inroiigii ii lirincloles. I cli!'tiels. On trwh to keep the mutter quiet." "We) learned In n maimer somewhat what-- , do yon say? curious," re turned thy Spaniard, who. having pre sented tlin men with cigars and by permission Mlghled one himself, wn milking hliiiHf extremely at home and appeared to have no Immediate Inten tion of linllng us away to captivity In Santa Miiriniin dungeons. "But before I go further, kindly fell me whether jou have had any ah visitors dur ing your stay on the Island?" "We have," Mr. Shaw replied, "very troublesome ones." The Spaniard smiled. "Then answer your own question These men, while unbinding a contraband cargo In a sirt of Mexico, near the southern border, grew too merry In a wineshop, and let It be known where they were hound when again they put to sea. The news, after some delay, found Its way to our capital At once the navy of the republic was dispatched to Investigate the mntter. "On the way here I put in at l'aua TIMES-NEW- NEPHT. UTAH S. ma, where certain Inquiries were sal- - j those in that port who had made shrewd guess at the destination of the party which had shipped on the Rufus Smith. I then pursued my course to Leeward. But admit, my friends, that I have not by my arrival, caused you any material loss. Except that I have unfortunately beeu compelled to present you to yourselves in the charac ter of as says the young lady pi rates madam, I speak uuder correc tion I have done you no injury, eh? And that for the simple reason that you have not discovered what you sought, hence cannot be required to surrender It." , We looked at one another doubtful ly. The ambiguous words of the Span- lard, the something humorous and mocking which lay behind his courtly manner, put us quite in the dark. the "Senor Gonzales," replied Scotchman, after a moment's hesitation, "It is true that so far only a negligible amount of what we came to find has rewarded us. But I cannot In honesty conceal from you that we know where to look for the rest of It, and that we had certainly expected to leave the Island with It In our posses- Smart Dresses; All-Da- y Sewing for the Children and smart that can hold Its simple THE all-da- styles always expressive of childhood and early youth and the prettiest fabAll the old favorites in marics. terials are here, some of them In new Interpretations. And besides, there are novelties In sturdy cotton cloth patterned after English chlntx or challles or cretonnes, making a pleasant diversion from staple fabrics. Peter Pan cloth also appears In printed patterns with small neat designs that. Include flowers, stripes, checks and dots. Voll, y own In any company has won the answering devotion of women of affairs. It Is an unpretentious aristocrat that has an obliging way of fitting in with any background and appears to be about to take the place of first Importance In the wardrobe. y The dress may not Indulge In too many vagaries, but it follows very dictate of fashion with Just the all-da- cross-purpose- Wrri f -- ti 'firm) v I M ;K for- UpH yi i -- ..)nij TO BE CONTlN'L'fcfc.J WIN Bay PRAISE At the Kansas City convention ot the American Legion a thousand or more boy scouts from the two Kansas cities and from Independence, Mo, iicted as police for the big parade, which attracted the biggest crowds In the history of the city, and so splendidly did they do the Job that the papers wrote them up almost as enthusiastically as they did the Legion itself, hkI the Legion voted them a resolution of thanks as well as passing a general resolution Indorsing the movement and urging Legionnaires to scout leaders. Fifty picked scouts from different roups served as an escort to dlstln-;ulshe- d visitors, a staff of aides to lie chief of police and as ushers to he reviewing stand. Nine of the fifty vere Eagles. Every day of the contention 70 scouts acted as aides, isliers, and runners; 75 boys every Iny acted ns trafllc aides and had linrjce, under their leaders, of parking thousands of automobiles; 50 boys vere on duty every day In the various nformutlon booths scattered through-u- t the city, and carried on a regular .'oiniuunlcation service between the moths. Another Interesting good turn was the drawing by Eagle Scout James N. , t'ii kerisg of the map of the city, a undred thousand of which were s rinted and distributed among the and delegates. "All In all," says Scout Executive Vrlght, In speaking of the event, "the ioy scouts rendered a good piece of ervlce." According to others tho r vice was more than good. It was crcat. WHY BE A SCOUTT s scout oj "Stew Judkins," 'opeka, Kan., knows why he is a scout, ,ik1 makes no bones of telling the The following state, orld, either. lent appeared In a local paper under first-clas- Is Dresses All-Da- y Latest Modes. In right amount of reserve. It agrees to longer skirts, but not to the point of Inconvenience, it has established cor dial relations with the unusual sleeve and the uneven hem line. It has at least a speaking acquaintance with all the Innovations In the mode, using them to suit Itself. A fine example of the dress appears at the left of those two shown here. Of necessity it remains as simple as possible In line, but It Is dec quietly elaborated by an oration placed with an artistry that is flattering. This dress Is made of dark blue polret twill, uses black satin for Its small chemisette and collar and employs black silk braid In Its dec oration. A very new design dares to Invite all-da- y all-ov- and net play their dainty so that wardrobes of the little folks may be made up now ready for organdy pnrts spring. These styles generally follow ac cepted modes with many straight line dresses for little tots and belted or sashed models for older children, all length having short or three-quartsleeves. Neck openings are usually round or square and, more often than not, they are collarless, or a collar Is merely simulated. Simplicity re mains the keynote In these beautiful styles, but more attention Is given to details of finishing than heretofore, The smart little dress ot cotton crepe shewn here Is an example of the straight line style that Is liked best for chlldreo under twelve years. Its short signature: "I am a boy scout because I like to e one. The longer I am a scout the etier I like It. A scout learus things md has a pile of fun learning them. fou know how a regular guy likes a ood swim, a good hike, fussing round the woods, y games, snagging a few fish and ben eats them until he busts. That's lint you get at a boy scout camp, and on ain't going to blame me for liking o be a boy scout. To be a regular ii y In this game, you got to play and Ive according to the rules. You sure ind out what kind of a guy a kid Is, nd If he Isn't what he should be, be It her gets mighty lonesome In a gang f scouts or comes across. I'll tell he world I'm glad to be a scout, and know a few hundred other guys In Topeka who will shoot you the same lope." honest-to-goodne- ss BADGES FOR SCOUTINQ , The Albany N. T.) council reports (hat public health and flremanshlp are two of the most popular Merit badges among scouts. Nearly fifty boys have qualified In public health ilnce October 1, 1920, and forty have qualified In flremanshlp. The authorities report that the Intelligent Interest taken by the boys In these important branches of public service has had a marked effect upon the life of the city. Boys living In the more ongested regions have helped materially In making their homes and d neighborhood cleaner and more have brought the matter of attention of their fcinltatioirHo parents. In the course "of llielr public health work the scouts have Inspectwl die city sewage disposal and filtration" plants and visited the state laboratory, examining the methods of water testing and other sanitation processes. sanl-mrjvn- fingers. shoe-buckl- SCOUTS tbt vis-tor- h - .... I d "However, we have the treasure the main point. Is It not? But 1 have " often wondcre "If you would like to hear the rest of the story," said Mr. Shaw, "we are In a position to enlighten you. That we are so, is due entirely to this young lady. Miss Virginia Harding." The Spaniard rose and made obeisance profoundly. He resumed his sent, prepared to listen no longer the government official, but the cordial and Interested guest and friend. The story, of course, wns a long one. Everybody look a hand In the telling, even CHklo, who was summoned from his retirement la the kitchen to receive the glory due him as a successful strategist. The Journal of I'eter was produced, and the bags of doubloons handed over to Ihe representative of the little republic. e I even offered to resign the silver which I had found In the secret locker on the Island Queen, hut this excess of honesty received Its due reward. "The doubloons being now In the possession of Ihe Snnta Marinan nation, I beg that you wilt consider as your own the Island Queen and all It may contain," said Don Enrique to me with as magnificent an air as though the sand filled hulk of wreckeil sloop were renlly a choice gift to bestow on a young womaa. by National Counall ot Scouts ot America.) e sion." The dark Indolent eyes of our vis itor grew suddenly keen. Half-veile- d by the heavy lashes, they searched the face of Dugald Shaw. It seemed that what they found In that bold and open countenance satisfied them. His own face cleared again. T think we speak at Mr. Shaw," he said courteously, "and that we may better understand eacli other, I am going to tell you a little story. At about this season, two years ago, the navy of Santa Marina, the same which now lies off the Island, was making a voyage of inspection along the coast of the republic. It was decided to Include Leeward In the cruise, as it had been unvisited for a considerable time. I hold no naval rank indeed, we are not a seafaring people, and the captain of La Golon-Urin- a Is a person from Massachusetts, Jeremiah Bowles by name, but as the representative of his excellency I ac companied La Golondrina. On our ar rival at Leeward. I came ashore in the boat, and found to my surprise a small About sloop at anchor in the cove. the clearing were the signs of recent habitation, yet I knew that the old German who had had the copra concession here had been gone for some time. No one responded to our shouts and calls. "I turned my attention to the sloop. In the cabin, besides a few clothes, I found something that interested me very much a large brass-bounchest, of an antique type such as is common enough in my own country. "Of course I had heard of the many legends of treasure buried cn Leeward island. Consequently I was somewhat prepared to find in the chest, what In fact I did find there, over a million dollars in old Spanish coins. "These coins, which were packed In strong canvas bags, were, as you may fancy, very quickly transferred to the cutter. We did not trouble ourselves with the unwieldy chest, and It remains, I suppose, In the cabin of the sloop, which I observed as we crossed the cove to have been washed up upon the rocks." "This is a very Interesting story, Senor Gonzales," said Dugald Shaw, quietly; "and as you say, your visit here deprives us of nothing, but merely saves us further unprofitable labor. We are grateful to you." The Spaniard bowed. "You do me too much honor. But, as you remark, the story Is Interesting. It has also the element of mystery. For there remains the question of what became of the owner of the sloop. His final preparations for leaving the Island had evidently, been made, his possessions removed from the hut, provisions for the voyage brought on board the sloop and then he had vanished. What had befallen him? Did the gold carry with It some deadly Influence? One plays, as It were, with this Idea, imagining the so melancholy and bloody history of these old doubloons. How, in the first place, had he found them? Through chance by following some authentic clue? And then, In the moment of success, he disappears pouf!" And Senor Gonzales disposed of the unknown by blowing him airily from the tips of his Con4ucUd SPECIALIZE Smrt Little Drcts of Cotton Crepa. comparisons and appesrs In the dress at the right. It Is one of several Interesting offerings In which n overdress of cloth, open at the sides. Is worn over nn undergarment, wbieh timy be skirt a slln. or trousers, i In this case an nndersllp of black Min Is' chosen and It la shorter than the tiver-1 dress. In anticipation k of spring anil little folks wear cotton s'l lite year round, the seamstress necupt's the earliest months In the year for the children. She finds at band veer in the shop the most entrancing sleeves are gathered Into bands that button nhiup the elbow. These bands and small shoulder pieces are adorned with cross-stitcneedlework. Thres pendent crochet buttons, and oddly ' shaped voeket. are also decorative and the bloomers to match follow the lead of the sleeves and are gathered Into bands finished with slmpl stltchery. h tls 1 KNOT-TYIN- For two years past the champion tjwed knot tier among the Pnterson (N. J.) scouts has been Scout Edward Giles of Troop No. 3. The laurels have, however, recently passed over to Scout Sinn Feldinun of Troop 14 who starts with nine ropes and ties the nine knots required for tenderfoot "Knot rank In exnetly 19 seconds. racing" has become a popular sport "j the Pnterson scout world, quite number of boys being able to tie the nine knots at a speed ranging any-- " where from thirty seconds to one minute. Troop 4 Is the banner troop as a whole In the difficult art of knot tying. ( ' NO BOY PROBLEM. r.uue. Montana, ts conducting Its tcint readers' training course. scout r executive, Benjamin Owen, claims that further extension of scouting In the city Is practically Impossible intll adequate leadership Is assured. There Is no boy problem In Butte so 1. it Is a ar as scouts are corn-erninn's tiroblem ." snvs Mr. Oiven. "OI nV' S competent, trained leadership e can organize scores of troops utte, which will save toy ouesti welfare. e .' V IN J |