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Show THE TIMES-NEW- NEPHI. UTAH S. Camilla Kenyon PANI SH Coats Worth Considering; Party Frocks for Children Continued.) Plans were discussed for transfer- ring the pirates from the cave to the cutter, for they were to he taken to Santa Marina to meet whatever punishment was thought fit for their rather Indefinite They had not murdered us, they had robbed us of nothing but the provisions they had eaten ; they had, after all, as much right on the Inland as ourselves. Yet conthere remained their duct In Invading our camp and treating us as prisoners, with the threat of darker possibilities. I fancy that Santa Marlnan justice works mainly by rule of thumb, and that the courts do not emburrass themselves much with precedents. Only I hope they did not shoot the picturesque Tony against a wall. The manned by a crew from the cutter, was to be taken To Santa Murlna also. Senor Gonzales remained witJi us for the day as our guest, and on the next the boats from the cutter took off the pirates from the cave. We did not See them again. Through the convenient elasticity of Santa Marlnan procedure, Mr. Tubbs was herded along with the rest, although he might plausibly, if hypocritically, have pleaded that he had complied with the will of the Invaders under duress. Aunt Jane wept very much, and hnnded me I'aeans of Pus-slo- n with the request that she might never see It again. We parted from Senor Gonzales not without regrets. It was an Impressive Indeed, Senor Gonzales In h!s least word and gesture was Impressive. Also, he managed 'subtly and respectfully to Impart to me I he knowledge that he shared Titian's tastes In the matter of hair. On h:s departure he mnde a pretty little speech, full of compliments and II oral specimens, and bestowed upon me ns being mine by right, he earnestly protested the two bags of Spanhigh-hande- d power-schoone- leave-tukln- g ish doubloons. Since the above was written, Mr. Shaw has run across Tony on the San Francisco w.iter-fron- t. Tony tells m that they Rot off w.th three months' Imprisonment. 1 he American consul interested himself snd the schooner was restored to her uwnprs, who were Tony's relations and hence did not prosecute. Before the prisoners left the Captain MaKnus was stabbed republic over a card Hume by a native. Mr. Tubbs married e u wealthy woman, the owner of a line planlatfon, but a perfectly genu-ur- n Mrs. Tubbs from Peoria turned up later, and the too much married H. H. was uliliKed to achieve one of his it tl !ting3. half-cast- over-nlttl- CHAPTER L motorists ro-'!;- s some of them following la the wake of ered batiste, crepe de chine, taffeta or occasionally doing a little and silk Jersey, tell the story of "Then why are you scolding me?" It was not long before Dugald was plowing on their own account Cars the lovely woven silk Jersey beI asked In a choked whisper. back again with spade and pick. Hu are provided with so many contrivances ing the newcomer among them. for comfort that few women outfit Straight-lin- e dresses or those with full boards "Scolding you? I was not. It was tore off the shrunken, only that thut I love the lad and I from the cabin roof, and fell to work. themselves with especially designed skirts set onto straight bodies account wish you both so well I thought perIt was not, after all, a labor of Her- clothes for motoring, but they have for the styles In frocks for children, haps there was some mistake, and It cules. The cabin was small and the learned to choose garments that are from four to twelve, and many of would not matter about me. If I could chest large. I watched with the pride passable, or even smart, in or out of those for girls up to seven years have see you both happy." of proprietorship the swift ease with the car. Everyone finds a substantial attached bloomers to match. d saleswomenEnthusiastic "There Is a mlstuke," I said clearly. which the arms of the coat of some sort a necessity. present As for coats, whether heavy or light one pert little frock after another "It Is a great mistake, Dugnld Shaw, Scot made the caked sand fly. Then that you should come to me and court the spade struck something which sent ta weight, they must be durable and among those made of organdie or voile me- - for some one else." back a dull metallic sound through the There wus silence for a while, the muffling sand. kind of silence when you hear your I gave a little shriek of excitement. heartbeats. Hardly could I have been more thrilled When he spoke his voice was unIf I had believed the chest still to contain the treasure of which It had been steady. "Hut the boy has everything to offer ravished. It was filled to Its brass-bounyou his ancient name, his splendid lid with romance, if not with unstained youth, a heart that Is all gold. 243. loyalty. He Is strong and rave and At length, kneeling before It, I beautiful. Virginia, why couldn't you raised with an effort the heavy lid. love him?" "Empty, of course no more brown "I could not love him," I replied, But oh, Dugald, had ever a girl bags. very low, "because my love was not such a wonderful bride's chest us this j mine any more to give. It belongs to O oh !" some one else. Is his name an"What's wrong?" cient? I don't know. It Is his, and "Nothing, only there Is a crack In he ennobles It. Cuthbert has youth, but youth Is only promise. In the the bottom, running all the way along man I love I find fulfillment. And he where It joins the side." "Warped a bit, I suppose. No matIs loyal and brave and honest I am afraid he Isn't beautiful, but I love ter. It can be easily repulred crack? I say, lassie, look here 1" him the better for his scars " Under the pressure of Dugnld's finAfter that I sat quite still, and I knew It depended on the next half gers the floor of the chest was swingminute whether I went all the days of ing upward on an invisible hinge. Bemy life crowned and glorious with tween It and the true bottom was a happiness, or burled my shame and space of about three Inches lrt depth. heartbreak under the waters of the It seemed to be filled with a layer of cove. yellowed cotton-wooAnd then Dugald Shaw took me In For a long moment we held oui his arms. breath, gazing at each other with eyes which asked the same question. Then By and by he said huskily : . "Beloved, I had no right to ask you Dugnld lifted a corner of the sheet of to share such a life as mine must be cotton and plucked It away. the life of a poor sullor." At once all t'.e hues of the rainbow At this I raised my head from Its seemed to be flashing and sparkling nestling-plac- e and laughed. before us. Rubles were there like "Ask me? Silly, I asked you! Of great drops of the blood that the chest course you could have refused me, but and Its treasure had wrung from the I depended on your not bp.v'.ng the hearts of men si.'iphires, mirroring couruge." the blue of the tropic sky; emeralds, "And Indeed that Is a charge I'll not green us the island verdure; pearls, allow that I am so little of a man as w hite as the milk of the coconuts and to let my courting be dcjie for me. softly luminous as the phosphorescent No, no, It was my love compelling you foum which broke on the beach In the that made you speak the words you darkness. And there were diamonds did the love of a selfish man who that caught gleams of all the others should have thought only of shielding beauty, and then mocked them with a you from the hardships of such a wan- matchless splendor. dering, homeless life as mine." There were nine heavy bracelets, all WARM COATS FOR MOTORING "Well, Heaven reward you for your Jewel-set- ; twenty-thre- e rings, eight of selfishness," I said eurnestly. "I am them for the hand of a man. Some ol well made, simple In design and ample. or taffeta. A selection shown In thS thankful you were not so noble as to these rings contained the finest of the Among the new ones there are very photograph above gives a clear Idea let me throw myself at your head In diamonds, except for three splendid attractive capes and capecoats, which of prevalent styles. This, In blue orvuln. I have been doing It for ever unset stones. There were numbers of are made of double-facecloth, plain gandie, has a full bodice, plain and so long, In fact, but It Is such n thick eluborate enrrings, two on one side and plaid on the other, short sleeved, with a cape collar. The Scotch head that I dure say I made no rope-lik- e chains of gold adorned with and they look as If a very good steam- bouffant skirt Is gathered to it, at Impression." ut Intervals, and several Jew- er rug had been sacrificed to their a low waistline, and has flowers made Jewels ' You'll pny for that "Sweet Imp cloths ore of the organdie set about It. eled lockets. There was a solid gold making. But oh, Virginia, if I hud only something snuff-box- , Wide tucks with a narrow ribbon at engraved with a coat of woven In these patterns. Nearly all to offer you !" arms nnd ornamented with seventeen of these coats are provided with a the head of each make a fine decor"You can offer me something that I tine emeralds. There were, besides scarf collar to match, to be brought up ative feature on skirts and bodices of want very much. If you will, and nt no the three diamonds, eighty-twThis sheer materials. A voile frock In pink unset about the neck when needed. cost but your strong right arm." scarf collar appears In the coat shown has three-Inctucks In skirt and bod-Icthem, stones, itself among by wrapped "It Is an arm which Is at your serv- In wide at with ribbon a half-Incat the right of the two pictured here a ruby of extraordinary sl.o cotton, ice for life but what am I to do with and luster. And there was a sort ol coronet or tlarn. sown nil over with clear white brilliants. 1 A Ours? Yes, for whether or net there were nn Infection of piracy In the very air of the Island, so that to selzo with the high bond, to hold with the iron grasp, seemed the law of life, we decided without a qualm against the surrender of our treasure-trovto Its technical owners. Technical only; for one felt that, In essence, all talk of 'i ownership by this man or thnt had long u go become Idle. Fate had held the treasure in fee to give or to withhold. Senor Gonzales had had hi A chance at the chest, and he had missed the secret of the bidden hoard, had left It to lie forgotten under the sand until In some tropic storm It should be engulfed by the waters of the cove. More than this, had he not most specifically mnde over to me the Island tjiieen and nil that It contained? This was n title clear enough to satisfy the most exacting formalist. And we were not formalists, nor inclined In any , v.y. jv' ai i quibbling spirit to question the decrees of Fortune. As treasure-hunters- , V f y we had been her devotees too -s fab-brlc- a, sun-drie- d steel-sinewe- ' d f VCA The sea scouts of Chicago were recently accorded the great honor of being reviewed by Admiral Beatty. They were lined up at the Blackstone hotel, and the admiral shook hands with each one of them, and asked questions about scouting and sea scouting. Later be gave the whole group an interesting talk about the work the British sea scouts rendered, patrolling the coast during the war. Through the good offices of Howard D. Gillette of the Chicago local council. Lieutenant Keane, who for the last four years has been assistant to the wmmandant of the Great Lakes training station, is meeting the seojcouts once a week on board the Coujjiodore. the naval training boat anchored Just The government life off Grant park. saving crew has also accorded the sea scouts the privilege of the use of luarters, and the Hamilton club has offered its swimming tank an(k the services of an Instructor. Each one of the seven districts of Chicago will joon have Its sea scout troop, ana it Is expected that by spring there will je some 200 boys actively enrolled In Jie sea scout fleet. SCOUTS BUILD LOG CABINS l. o h e, h &?5 e C:w.tVt7 i' j Dugald Shaw Took Mi in Hi Arm. It now? And Indeed I think It Is very well employed nt this moment." "But It must be employed much more strenuously," I remarked, moving n little awny, "If you are to get me what I want. Before you came, I was meditating possible ways of getting It for myself. I wanted It for n melancholy relic n sort of mausoleum In which all my hopes were hurled. Now Its purpose Is ijtilte different; It Is to lie my bride's chest and hold the dowry which I shall bring to one Dugald j Tin: end. A( V, I l T r"in I y - shoe-buckl- '" X - long. So after oil It was not my scornful skepticism but the high fulth of Mis Hlgglesby. Browne which wos Justified by the event, and the Harding-BrowncX!iIitloti left the Island well repaid for its tolls and perils. Plus the two lines of doubloons, which were added to the spoils, the treasure brought us 8 sum so goodly that I dnre not niitiie it, for fear of the apparition of Senor Gonzales and tl:- ShiiIh Marlnan hovy looming up to demand restitution. I.Ike true comrades, we divided share nud share alike, and he sure that no one grudged Cookie the percentage which each was taxed for tils benefit. And now 1 come to the purpose of this story for though well concealed It has had one from the beginning. It Is to let Helen, w hoever and wherever she may be. If still of this world, know of the fate of Peter, snd to tell her Hint when she ai;s for them she Is to have my most cherished relics of tit Island. Peter's Journal nnd the silver which be found In the mind of the treasure csve and was Inking home to her. ( nlj . she must let ins keep Crusoe, please. j h '' - DviirV us fi is,, n Wi nitffZr" vf ' i.A' V "';"' yw fiKi if '' if.'- J PRETTY PARTY FROCK and Is one of the several good points about It from the motorist's viewpoint. Its straight lines. Mg sleeves cut In one with coat, capacious pocket and tient finish of stitching are others. Whore snrmth Is the first ronslder-olion- . shown the nndsome niotor-con- t (it the left of the picture Is sure to be successful. A troop of children's gry little frocks come duuiiug along fmrty nilli the sheer cottons nud light 'ilka) for spring nnd no mother or unit run look upon ib'eiu with cold '.difference They ure imtdtf of the the head of each tuck, and a little snsh of several strands of this ribbon. Sleeves are abbreviated, stopping short of the elbow. Nearly all taffeta frocks ore finished with narrow ruffloi or niching, with pleot edges. They are put on In fnnrlfuJ ways and sometimes black thread used for the plcot Is effective. . ... i in n ihiht S V Troop ""V nin Lii ' , 159 of the Art 1" Wjt - fog I uSm v Brooklyn Demonstrating of Double Quick Tlmo In Construction. ht light-weig- feel." "Liked It T Liked to wound Cuth-oer- l Cuthbcrt? Oh, If only It had lot happened, If we could hove gone mi being friends! It was all my fault 'or goli.g with him into the cave. It iias after you had burled the skeleton. m I wanted to see poor Peter's And we spoke of Helen, Hid It was all frightfully melancholy md tender, nnd all at once he he aid It. And I meant lie never should !" In the soreness of my heart I began Shaw." weep. "You mean the chest the chest flint "There, lassie, there, don't cry !" he held the Spanish doubloons that lies laid gently. "The boy didn't sjieak of under the sand In the sloop?" t, of course. Hut I knew bow It must "Exactly. And now I shnll know 5e. It bus hit him hard, I am nfralil." whether you are the true prince or "I suppose," I wept, "joii would not, because be always succeeds In the nave had me mnrry him whether I tasks he undertakes to win the prinwanted to or not. Just to keep from cess." purling him?" It was low tide, such n tide n had "No," he answered quickly. "I did all but lured me to my dentil In the lot sny that 1 diU Dot any that I cave. One could go and com from sould have had you marry lilm. No, the beuch along Mi riwks. without ass, I did not say that." climbing the steep path up the clhT. e. National Council of tbo B i of merles.) BEATTY REVIEWS SEA SCOUTS have been made of same scurry things they ENTHUSIASTIC In every direction and In about the same lively colors. nnd at all seusons of the year, Voile, organdie, figured net, embroid- COMPANY d XX. The Bishop's Chest We waited nine days for the coming tf the Kufus Smith. During that time ill episode occurred as a result of which 1 sat one morning by myself on beside Hie sloop, on which the nidi ardent hopes had been centered, only like the derelict Itself to be wrecked at lust. It was a lonely spot nnd I wanted to be alone. I fell Hbused. and sad. ami sore. I realized that I was destined to do nothing but harm In the world, nnd to hurt people I was fond of, und be misunderstood by everyone, and to live on !f I wasn't lucky enough to meet with a premature nnd sudden end Into a sour, lonely, crabbed old age. when I would wish to goodness I had married anybody, nnd might even finish by applying to a Miitrlmonlnl Agency. As 1 sat nursing these melancholy thoughts I heard n footstep. I did not look up for I knew the footstep. I should have known It If It had trodden ;ver my grave. "I lake It you are not wonting company, you have come so far out of the way of It," said lugald Shuw. Still I did not look up. "Nobody seemed to want me," I remarked sulkily, after a pause. He nade no reply, but seated himself the rocks. For a little there was Hence. "Virginia," he said abruptly, "I'm thinking you have hurt the lad." "till," I burst out, "that Is all you of the lad, the lad! How about aio? Don't you suppose It hurt nie, loo?" "No," he made deliberate answer. "I was not sure of that. I thought linybe you liked having men nt your ; (Co ad net d by COPYRIOHT THE snow-plow- (CHAPTER 5CDUT5 Scout OUBLOONS XIX DOYi! BOWLINE SAVES HORSE The knowledge of how to tie the right kind of a knot at the right time and put It to the right use Is somp-thinevery scout may be proud and glad to possess. An incident In point occurred recently when a group of boy scouts of Troop 6, Manhattan, discovered a horse which, having broken through an old bridge, ' was having difficulty In keeping his head above water, terrified as he was and crushed down by the weight of th debris which had fallen on him In his ten-fodrop Into the water. The boys promptly got a rope and helied tblr scoutmaster make a bowline khot In a noose and throwing It around the horse's neck, kept him above the current until he could be rescued. A amateur attempting to do the same thing might easily have Choked the animal by using the wrong kind of knot. g g BOY SCOUTS GREET FOCH The following greetings were g'ven to Marshal Koch by the boy scouts of Chicago: "Greeting to Chlcngo's Honored Guest, Marshal Koch : "We, the boy scouts of Chicago, are proud to meet and greet you and to have you honor our home city by your visit. "We regret that we were not old enough to have served with our elder brothers under your victorious banner. We earnestly appreciate and thank you for your leadership, which brought Immortal victory. "Accept our love and grateful appreciation, nnd bear across the sea to the boy scouts of your denr France warm message of deep friendship) snd brotherhood straight from the boy scouts of Chicago. "By order of and with most cordial respect, the Chicago Council, Boy Scouts of America." SCOUTS DEDICATE TABLET Scouts of the district. West Virginia, dodlcutcd on Armistice day a handsome bronze tablet In memory of "The men and women who served under the Htars and Stripes In the World war." The scouts; earned the money by their own efforts, not a cent of the necessary funds being solicited from other people. Tb dedication was conducted Jointly bf, the scouts and Wheeling Post, Ntfc 1 of the Legion. WhoHlng-Moundsvlll- |