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Show THE JORn.\N J OURNAL. MIDVALE. UTA H CHAPTER XU-Continued by Arthur D. Howden Smith Cop~bt -HIt Murray's lost ~~tords were intended to stimulate Flint's cupitiity auew they succeeded. "How-how much?" .be n~ked, almost fearf ully. "Se1 en hundreti and sixty-three thousand, nine hundred and n inety-five pounds in coin and. bullion, without fonntlng a chest of jew<>ls and three che ts of plate," rt>pfied my greatuncle promptly. ''You will note that I have favor<>d out· people in the division, a llottmg to them all in excess of the million a nd a half pounds the SantfsQrma l'rinltiad "as expected to carry.•J A cunning look crept Into Flint's face. "\Vhere's the rest?" he croaked. l'tfy great-uncle took snuff. "Quite safely dtbposed of, I assure fOU," he am~wered. "Down below?" "No, 'tis no longer aboard." Ffint swallowed hard. "Ye mean Jt aint here? It ain't aboard the James?" "Preci~ely, captain." "Gut me!" roared Ffint. "Ye ctlvlded It by your lone? Wi 'out a m'l n from the Walrus to stand by and ~"e talr play? I'll not support it, Munl'y. Cur:-;e me if I 11 ill ! I know your trkks! May I be - - for a - - - - lf any lousy swab of a S£'u-fa\\ ~ er politician is a·g-oin' to cast dn't 111 my e~ es. 'T\1 ould be the very thiag you'd do, Murray, to attempt to eo~en me into lwlie\ ing seven hundred tlJOu!'und pounrls harl h!'en set asldt> fo r your f1 iend~ hy throwing In an extra hundrNI thousand pounus for our di' bion. 'Fnends !' By thunder, t he only friend J e know Is ~our 'Belf, ~ e dnerl·up wisp of a-" "That will do.'' said my great-uncle lu his stlll, h~1 el \'Oice. I<'llnt oveued and shut Ills mouth rapidly without n •>Ound issuing forth. "I !Jar personalities, capt a In," warnt>d m) re<h>ul!taiJie rrlative. One hand barely touclwd his swordhilt. "I tt·ust there "Ill be no occasion tor mP to re]leat the warning," he retwuktc>d. • l<'ilut':s baffied rage was comic to be~.olr.l. ' Aye, } ou and your fine gentleman w~~ ~!"he choker.l. "I know ye: Gut me If I'll support It to he .;wmdlerl thus. A \1 oman and strangPt's aboard! And ei"ht linnrhed thousand poUtHls n.iss1ng: ·~.tfely tli~JH>sed of,' !>ays ~ ou! I'll ".tl't':tnt. Safe \1 here you can collar it any tune ~ou please. I knowed It llS i'oon ns I marked the flutter of a petll('o,tt. A woman and gold-" Lone: John Sih·et· ~:;wung himself up on to the pocp from the head of the port larl(ler Clld !Stamped toward us. "I hope~ as iww ) e'll 01 erlook my boldnei's, ('ap'n :\Iurray, but I ha' a won! to $peak to Cap'u Fliut-fo'csle COilllCil, Sir." My g-reat-uncle took another pinch of snurr. ",\ 11, ~ es," be ob ,erYed dr) ly. " I re<', II that aboard the Walrus the fo'csle counci l must be heard. I trus~ that )OU can In til some common sense into ~·our cnptaw's head. He hath ueed of it, Si h·er." Flint glared, but Stiver snn tched whntP\ er reply he intended out of his mouth. '"l'hunk 'ee, sir. You j ust let me an' Cap'n b'llnt ha' a \1 ord in private, and rna) he \1 e'll see a way out o' this tan- ale." b7 Arthur D. H.,...den Smitb WNU Service Darby McGraw's flaming top-knot projected just f ar enough above the level of the d(•,•k to show his eyes and a hanti that je1·ked mysteriously at me. "Come up, Darby," I invited him. But he shook his head ,·igorously, so I crossed to his side. "What is ailing you?" I asked. "Sorra a trouhle in the whole of cre-ation,'' he returued in his rich brogue. "But I'd 11 alk my two feet over the galley-stove as soon as stand so near the old devil as yourself, Mastel· Bob." "lie's no mo re to be feared than Flint,'' I ans11 ered, laughing. "Ah, there's httle ye know to be sa~ ing a thing the like of that!" exclaimed Darby. "With Flint 'tis a blow tllld a curse and 'take It or leave It!' But him! He'd put the evil eye on the rot of us if the notion but came Into the head of him " "I'd rather be his friend than his enemy,'' I admitted. "Do they fea r him so aboard the Walrus?" Dal'lly squinted sideways at me. "Whiles they fear him. And then ag-ain "hen the rum is flo11 fng-- But I'll he saying ~hat maybe I'll be sorry for later. I see ye found the elegant ) oung maid that went to the Whale's Hearl with ye. My faith, uin't she the pretty creature! Will she be a pirate, too?" · ". 'o more than Peter and me." "Do l e tell me that same! And ye took her ulong- with the tremmre, the luds do be sa)iug below. That "a 'I the grand haul ! But they say, too, a good half of it ~ e buried on that 1sfanrl LtJng John do he uhla)S slngin~ about." "So you have heard that!" I cried. "Troth, yes. They 11ns telling Long John and me before he come up to speal> 1\ith Cap'n Flint. God sa1·e ns, who'd tllinl; til Pre 11 as f>O much moue, m the I\ o1·Irl? Hu t here come John an!l the cup'n uow. I'd better be sldp- thou~and pounds would do with the English parllamentmen that wlll be selling their souls to whoever bids them the highest I" "\Ye have paid a price, che¥alier,' returned my great-uncle. "If we re· celve what we purchased, well· and good. It not-" He spread out his hands In depreca tlon. "I am bound to concedP, however. tl1at I do not augur the best from what little informatiou we have to go upon Have }'QU noted, gentlemen, that still as Is the night, we hear no sounds of carou~ing aboard the Walrus?" 'Twas true, and had been true since the last boatload of treasure was transferred to F lfnt's ship shortly after dusk. "You th ink he will fight then?" 1 asked from my seat under the stern windows, whence I could see the Ughts of the Walrus, dimly yellow In the thick, 'elvety, tropic darkness. "I hope he will fight, my dear nephew," my great-uncle corrected me. "I fear Captain Flint has out!!\ ed his useFulness to me, and if my fears are well founded the sooner "e can smash him the better I shall be pleased. But I mai•e It a rule never to think on the possibilities of the future. Rather I prepare for whatever e\·entualitles may anse and let It go at that." "And are ye prepared tonight for treachery if this fellow Fllnt will be turning upon ye?" demanded O'Donnc>ll. l\Iurray indulged himself with a pinch of snuff. "\VI thin reason, che' aller, yes. We ha1 e a strict 11 atch, and the battery hath been cao;t Ioo~e and provided. LJlU'." He !->lid down the larlder as he «poke. and r rejnilled the ;.:roup obout my g1·eat-unde. Flint strocll• nero"~ the deck, his face like a thundet·-cloud. Sih er. at his elbow, exhiiJited u cuunteuance \\TPutlwd in ~miles. "We'll dll'!!le what's below,'' said ['lint abruptly. "I rejoice that you have come to lour seu:-;e:;," replied ~Iurray. Silver <;poke np. "He's a main jealous C!lp'n, C{lp'n Flint i«, sh-. Al!uo; has a lookout for the Interests o' his crew. A k!nd o' gardeen for u<;, ye might say. nut 11 e're all mi;,:-hty beholden to yourself for countiug iu the ',\"altus ~nnw as the James; and speakmg' on I.Jehelf o' the ·walrus, I make bold to say as 11 e wou't forget It, Cap'n :O.Iurray, sir." Uy great-uncle llstened to this 11 ith the shadow of a smile on his face. "I thank lou, Siller," he acknowlPd;:ed bland!). "I was confident you woul(i apprel'iate the situation. Wtll ) ou tlil ide nt once, Flint?" Fliut growled in his throat, then mastered his temper by a sui.Jstantial effort. "We'll appoint the usual committee o' six to check over 11 ith your men, Murray." he ra:;~ped. "I'll s~nd my boats to shtft our portion." And he turned on his heel. John Stiver stumped off to the ladder and hopped lightly down to the mamdeck after his couJnHitlder. "Suit yourself,'' sai d my great-uncle with a shrug. Rill er pulled his forelock, and his large fuce lighter! up as if a conStdCHAPTER XIII erulile favor had been conferred. "\\' e 11 on't he no time at all, sir. Treachery Thunk 'ee kmdly." The candles burned with a stea(ly He put his f ree hand under F lint's elbow and I marveled to see the ease spear-shaped flame, unde1·iatlng, mowith whil'h he 1\ as hi.Jle to bend his tionleE<s, so that the shadows w~>re captain to hl;,. \\ilL Accustomed as cast upon the paneling- of the cabin I was to :ITurra)·'s autocratic discipline, \\ alls In solid blocks like stre-n ks of It was a n•velation to establish contact a darker coloring in the polhhed woodn 11 1th the free-and-easy spint of " ork. The air was so still that 11 e 1e \\'alru~. 11 here any man tulg-ht be- could hear the ~en-birds calliug down e commander if be wa!> ahle to the lulet, the seethe and suck of wntet· mustl'r a majority of the fo'csle to about the rudder, the sJllash of a fitih, cutlasRes 111 his behalf. F lint the patter of the fpet of the watch. lily great-uncle, for· want of other l'llll) follo11 ed his quarterma,ter the sta'b'd side of the poop, and rli1·ersion, had undertaken to teach they laid their lll':Hls clo'e and Peter to play chei'\s, with some ~atur d for a quurter-;:rlass, Stiver nine advIce anti comment from the llrst argumg a nd Flint resisting Irishman; and to my amu!'IOmentus llkew1se to 1\Iurrny's, I must adJuit IU. ", iller is no man to let hurd on four -Peter pro' ed himself a most reuadrPd t hou~mld» vounds slip through douhtnhle tyro, nn(l once he hnd been coacl1ed in the rudiments presented n s h md~," 1 said. "An<lt ma) bu he ~ays not to let shrewd defeasil e g-am hit. "Check at last!" exclnnned my relat hu••dt'l'!l thou>'and pounds get way, nPedet·," c-ommented l'eter. th·e, sinking buck In his chair-of the four of us, be alone 11 ore coat and Jn, I t'lnk so." ~lock and Hill contril erl to maintain Murr:1y n<Hlded shl\\ iy. "Yon nre more Jil;e to be ri~ht than an air of cool well-being- in that Jmmid frienrl l'Ner. Of all the Wal- atmOSJlhere. "You pu~hed me, Peter. prople he hath the most acute Stap me, but you did! I'd not like to match my game with }ours six ig-ence. A choice lmave !" 'olo.ttl U'I>onnell Ftnll;ed back to months from now. Had you de1eloped from the extremity of the stern ~our queen's knight eight moves buck- nut 'tis futile to argue con;'lfoirn on his arm. "Did ~-e pnt a fl(•a In the rascal's re nting what might have been. As r, :\Iurray ?" he demanded. ''By the well seek to prognosticate the future I uever t hought to hea r ye tol- of our 0\1 n lives.'' Peter giggled and muttered that he such impudence on your own was "no goodt, neen.'' "I would \\ e might ~<ay, 'Check !' In am 110 mau for (jUnrreling withthis weary coli we are caught In," an adequate end tn sight," regrumbled O'Donnell. "I !>ee not that my g-reat-uncle. "• ·ever we a re any farthe r forward with your e n unles~ you must, clte1·a!ter, confederatel:! yonder.'' tlwn >;mite with a su1·e aim." He waved his hand out of tile stern"\\'ords !" grumbled the Irishman. window. t1mP '' P ha (l a lfttle action." "They carried away their four hunMoira <liQen~ag<'<i herself from her thN :nul <'ame to s tand hetwixt dred thousand pounds, but e very man of them was us glum In th e face as f:Pe. Bnb ! 'l h<'re's the red-headed t110ugh 'twas so many bodeens Instead will be- !llul;ing s1gna ls to you of a prince's ransom. St. Patrick I When I think of what four hundred ll'P !a rl)oartl t:~ddcr." "But Here Come John and the Cap'n Now. I'd Better Be Ski ppin'." :\lore I cannot do. The one advantage \I hlch Flint possesses is that I must walt upou whatever line of conduct he devises or his crew dictate to him.'' The Iri!'hman downed a goblet of brandy in a sing-le gulp. "Bah !" he cried. " 'Tis easy enough for you to be talking the !Ike of that. nut I am thlnkmg we'd maybe better choose the now whether we'll push the fighting to !<'lint or pass out to sea." My great-uncle shook his head. "That would be poor tactics, either way. A fight means loss of life and ship damage, and if It can be avoided without loss \\ e are by so much the gainer. Abo, the seas are dangerous for us, aR ~ ou should know, che' aller -and for another reason, l\Iartln agrees with me the weather is 1\ or king up for u violent storm." "St. Patrick aid us!" protested O'Donnell. "I'm not able at all to make out how ~e stand, Murray, and that's the naked truth. One moment you're cr~ ing for a fight with !!'lint, and the next yon sa~ to a void it, il that can be manageti." "Quite true-, chevalter," assented my greut-un<:le calmly. "And I fail to see that my position is a false one. I prefer not to force the Issue. My policy is summed up m that.'' "But you don't know what der \Valrus will do, dat's der trouble," said Peter, looking up from the chessmen with which he had been toying on the table-top. "And that I have admitted, friend Peter," amm erect Murray. "One night Bob andt me S\\ am In (Jer water from der Walrus to der James," pursued Peter us If my greatuncle had not spolwn. "l\Iaybe 1\e could do dot agam. ju." "IIu :" cried O'Dounell, smitlag the tab le with his list. "'l'he very thing." But my great-uncle sat unmo1·ed. "It could be done!" I exclaimed. "And none besides ourselves have knowledge of it.'' Murray's wonderful, tawny eyes settied upon my face. "Aye, lt could be done,'' he ugre~d. 'T' til "But ther€0 is danger, lad. IS a s I h fi h 1 " night. You can hear t e s eap. I k 1 "And Fllnt's peop e eep a s oven I Y watch " I replied. "But Peter and I ' i w •n t k are good sw mmers. e no ma e a sound " · d to blow out tb Pe ter commence e candles. "Ja," he said. "Me, I don't Uke der water when It makes waves, but quiet it Is nice." My great-uncle smiled In the d.wl ndling light. "I shonld be a hypocrite us well as u fool, dJd I refuse your on'er, gentlemen,'' he saiti. " 'Tis not only our own lives are at stake, but Mistress \Iolra's too.'' A ·groan came from O'Donnell. "Ah, didn't I tell ye the way we would be left to lhe mercy of your ~utthroats and Iatch·drawers, :O.Iurray7 And now 'tis ~ our,;elf must admit it! A sorr) business It Is, and I wish to God I'd never heard ~our name or zr,np forth of Spain.'' :l!urray himself blew out the last randle. "Well, well, chevalier," he answered a little tartly, "forth of Spain you went, and aboard the Royal James you are, and the one hope of life you have Is that you stay aboard the Royal James-and this Is snsing naught of the obl!gatlons \,·e owe to your friends on _the other side." Peter's great bulk glided by us. "I go get a rope.'' he squeaked. "A rope!" hiccuped O'Donnell. "And If we don't end In the noose of u rope, we'll likely be walking the plank. I care little for myself. I'll have seen my life and had my fling. But it was an 111 day, Murray, J ou prevailed on me to fetch Moira along. I can't think what was in your mind-a young maid in a pirate !Jold f 'Tis 11 icked past belief." "Tut, tut," remoustrnted my greatuncle. "lily rea~ous were of the best, and have been vindicated by events. nut here Is Peter. You found the rope?" "Ja,'' answe-rPd Peter, and knotted an end around a leg of the table as I had done the night of our surreptitious entry. O'Donnell sought solace in a glass of brandy. ~Iurray assbted Peter and me to undress, and uccompauied us to the stern windows. "No needless risks, remember," he 11 hispe1·ed as I cra1\ led over the slll. "And above all, a\ old di<;CO\ ery. Better learn nothing than be found out." I had wrapped my au kles around the pende-nt rope and 1\. us prepared for a cautious ~I ide into the 11 ater when a faint chuckle escaped him. "What is It 7" I asked. "I "as but thinking 11 hat a sturdy pirate lou a re b ecom e . .. He withtirew his head before I could answer, and I dropped Into the tepid 11 ater, with cnre that there should be no splash. An instant later Peter was beside me, and we be~ an to swim 11 ith long, slow strokes tn the direction of the Walrus, ~:;o impalpable 11 af! the texture of that brrathless night. There \\as not even a star in the sl,y-and the sky itself was invbible. The bull of the pirate ship did not take shape until we I\ e1·e under the sheer of the stern. A single, gutterIng lunthorn se<>med to burn in the mu!n cabin, which was tenantless. And we parallelerl the sta'b'd !.'tde, attracted by u hum of voices for'ard. Peter's h11nd on my shoulder dt'tained me as we swum beneuth the heel of the bo\1 sprit. "Here ~ ou clnub oop,'' he breathed in my ear. "They are all on liN deck. I t'ink dey smoke der pipe In council, ja !" I trod water, and explored with both arms above my head. "There's no rope within reach," I told hun. "Dot's all rig-ht. I lift you.'' He was clutclung the cutwater with both hands and bracing his feet ag-ainst the s11 ell of the bow. 'Come on," hll urged. "Oop on to my shoulders. I hold you, ja." "But if we splash?" "We don't !'plash. You g-o oop; I go down under <ler \\ nter. Dot's all." I forged along:side of him and gingerly ('limbed hi:; Immense shoulders, using a grip on hts hair for haulnge. Theu I reached o\·erhead agam, and this time got my !mulls upon a sta~ of the bol\ sprit 11 hich ran from mid· way of the spur to a turnbuckle on the bow. "Stea<lY," l whi:>J,.I(JI'ed. "I'm &oiJI.i to jump." "Jn !'' I threw my legs upwarc1 and t_wln~ them around the stay, h!Ulglng llk• a monkey from It, and Peter went under with u gurgling ripple which lll'i~th t have been made by a fish Pr~entl,y he came to the surface and swam beneath me. "Can you cilmb, Bob 'l" "I think so.'' "Goodt! I waidt." The stay was fortunately dry-had it bPen slippery-wet I could never have swarmed it-and I was able, arter much eJiort, to secure a gl'ip on the bo11 srlrlt and 11ft myself astrad(lle of it. I 11 or ked down the bowsprit to the lift of the b011 s; but still I could l-<ee nothing, even on the fo'csle. 'TWas plain, hOI\ ever, that here was no watch to fear, and I dropped to the deck and crawled aft on my hund.s and lmees toward the hum of talk, which I made certain now came from the waist. The fo'csle. was littered with spare cables, water-casks and other sailor's truck, which I had to avoid displacIng; but I had my reward, for as I advanced tbe hum of voices dissolve-d into words and phrases. -"a foxy 'un, Murray Ia,'' Bald a seaman's voice. "And the James fellers'll fight us, whatever 'ee say,'' added a second. "0' course thr>y will !" This was Silver's uumlstr.kable oily speech. • "Who wouldn't fight for the grandest fortune as any gentlemen adventurers ever had a chance at?" I wriggled behind u chase-gun, and peered over Its breech Into the wail>t. Two battle-lanthorns were su~pended from the malnyard, and their yellow glare revealed the Walrus' crew squatted In serried ranks around the butt of the mainmast, \\here l!'llnt, Bones, Sliver and several others sat on upturuell rum-harrels. Flint le:wed forward, wrathfully m:m;tent, as I propped myself agalnM a trunnion. "Uut me if I thought to find such slmlkers In my crew!" he snarled. ' "D'~·e think to take any prize wl'ont I I I I I I I I GL<DI' "Aye,'' said a third seaman doggedly, "but we ha' never yet fought wl' :\Iurray. Them as does don't ha' luck." A murmer of assent answered him. "Ab," struck in Slh er, "but there's a first time always, mates. Murray's Jil;e the reRt o' us. A ball or a cutJa,:s edge "ill fini:;h him. And I E<ay again, who wouldn't risk death for more'n a million and a half o' pounds in good gold and hnrd f:llver as'll lJuy every man jack o' us such pleasures as few men ever comes by, mates?'' "But there's on!~ as much ahoard the James as we ha' here,'' objected oue of the first speakers. ''True for 'ou Tom Allardyce," said Flint. "But· the rest's sufe enough, ain't It?" "There's only them few knows o' It,'' returned the man. "They said on the James there was but the three men and the girl was landed to bury it." Flint's answering laugh \\as horrible. · "And d'ye think that out o' four people, not countln' ~Iurray-nnd one o' the fou1' a girl-we can't make one talk? I tell ye' Tom, the stuff is as good as di\ lded.'' "Ye hn' firRt to catch ~1urray," retorted Allardyce. "And \\hy won't "e?" demanded Silver. ''Didn't we take what he was ready to give us and thank him for It like blessed Iamhs? And if be does !>usp~>ct, what good'll it do him? On 11 mght like this he'll never know "here we are until we're on him. Two good broadsides, and then we'll sweep his decks." Nobody spoke for a time. "When does the ebb make 7" asked Flint 1\ ith a stretch and a yawn. "Another t\\ o glasses yet," said nones. " - - I must ha' a bit of !>Jeep,'' grow ic(i the pirates' en pta in. "Come to a vote, lads, and be done wl' it. Will ye go or won't 3e? Ye all know what mercy Murra~ 'II give ye, If he ever hears o' tins couneil-and there's them us "ould like to blab, be sure o' that." Silver pt!lled himself erect, cuddling his crutch under his ann. 1 HUSBANDS DO HOUSE WO K? $ ElMO SCOIT WATSON - <@. 1826, Woatorn Newopaper UnloD.) The Pirate of the Gulf he was a nath·., of A LTHOUGH France, Jean Lafitte is regarded us a strictly Amencan pirate, and down along the const of the Gulf of lliexico there ls some element of pride In that claim. In the ~tate capitol at Baton Rougc>, Ln., hangs a large oll painting of Andrew .Jackson's famous viC"tory ut New Orll"nns, all!! In the thlcke~t of the fight, directing the work of a batte1·y, is a gigantic tl~ure which Is pointed out to the 1 isitor with pride as "Jean Lafitte, the pirate.'' His was a romantic career, and although there are enough gaps In the record to make him something of a man of mystery, sufficient Is known about him to make an intere~t!ng and picturesque figure In Amerlt'an history. Natives of Bordeaux, Jean Lnfttte and his brother, Pierre, came to N PW Orleans early In the Nineteenth century and followed their trade of blacksmiths. Gradually they drifted into the smuggling trade which was not then looked upon as a very serious l'rhne. This was followe-d hy the even more lucrative trade of slave running, after the importa tlon of slaves into this country was forbidden In 1808, and Lalltte soon became the head of a veritahle slave runner trust. He established headquarters at a town named Barataria on Grand Terre island off the coast of Louisiana, anrl from this comes the • famous name of llar.ttarlan pirates as applied to those who plied their trade in the Gulf of 1\Iexlco. In 1813 the Baratnrlnns, because their smuggling and other operations hecame so notorious, were publicly proclaimed as pirates by the governor of Louisiana, '' ho secured the Indictment of Jelln Lafitte and his brother. They retained the best lawyers In the state and were acquitted. At about this time Carthagena (now a part ot Colombia) and other South American republics were at war with Spain anrl began commissioning privateers to prey upon Spanish commerce. Lafitte had an old grndge against the Spaniards to snti~:;ty, and he gladly accepted such a comml~<slon. It was partly on account of hi;; deeds as a privateer that he fell Into disfavor with the governor of Loni;;fana, although he always (]eclared that he never preyed upon English, Frenl'h or American shipping, and he prourlly claimed that he was an American. He just!Oed his right to call himself this hy refusing to accept a commb..,lon from the British at the opening of the War of 1812 and offering his <::en-Ires to General Jackson. They were accepted and the pirate lender f:erYed valorously at the Battle of New Orleans, as previously noted. Lafitte drops out ot history after the war until 182:~. when a British warship captured a pirate ship 11 ith a crew of GO men. 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The two n•searcher:; ~ent::-raterl <>xcecdiugf~ ht!!'h-fn·qncucy sound w,\\ ••::; In llleaus of P'c>drieal appanttu;;. 'l'h.e wave» were )ll'mlueed nt a rate of from 1UO,Oo(; to 400.0ikl to the f<e('Ollll. The U[lp!'l' limit of HU!Jih!Jity to hum au ean; i.s h~>twe£'n 20 noo and 30,000. If a IH·am of t hPse :-;ounrl wavp,; i,; rllrPc:teli toward the su1·fa<'e of the \1 nte1·, l'rof!'s~or \\nod said. tliP :s1:. facP is )]( apP(l up in n IU>und. '1'11{' vthrations lwut tlte watt•t·, a ris~ 1 of nearly 10 dP~re('" Fahn•uheit In rne minute lu11 ing heen rel'order.l. l had Captain N OantiSOONER his !Jeutenant, Carnccioll, set ~Iisson Man's Rubber Qualities out under the white flng- for the strangnr. \\'tlliam Se' ft i~. vrofp;;:-;or of est career of piracy m history, than hotan~ at th<' Fnilersit) of l'ennsylthey had a chance to put their policy vania, Is npprabing how mud! "rubof "piracy without tears" Into prac- her" there b in man's maJ,c-up. just tlce. They captured un En~lish sloop. a,; tl1e eugineer::; have testetl the coand after helping themseh·es to some 1 efii<'it•ney nf the elasticity of steel and rum and n few other articles which other l'IH'tl<'tty i'tructural material~. they needed, they let the amaze-d So far Jw has f!isc01 er<><l Umt the Britlshers go without further trouble. blood cell, or corpuscle, :-;ltet<'lws to In return the English gave these onlr tht eP times its ori~inal si~e::; bestrange pirates three rousing cheers at fore it br!'aks. parting. After this, llllsson sailed to the coast Telephones and Autos of Africa where he took a Dutch ship . laden with gold dust and slaves. Such Latel-<t ftgurP~ ·show there are now an opportunity could not be passed. up, more automoiHIPs . thnn t~~epuonPs. so Captain :\IIsson gave his crew a 'fhere at·e apprnxunately JJ,OOO,OOO long harangue on the evils of slavery.! nntns fill(] 17,000,000 t:>lephoue~ E1·:?: In fact, that became a regular part !'lxth per~o!l hn!> an automolnle, s,Q s of his procedure. IUs capt II es were Uoo!l I! arrlware, atnl e1 l'Q" sell•nth Invariably forced to listen to a long- perf'on a tPII'phone. winded ~ermon before they were released and !lent on their way. That (TO BE CONTINUED l did not prevent his making his operations profitable, however. for thPse gentle p!r11tes always hPlped themselves to whatever they like<! In the cargoes 'ot the ships they stopped. From one English vessel they took the sum or 00.000 pounds sterling. Two Arabian men were visiting on In the animal family and the vegetable liilsson next ~ailed to an lslanrl In Take without Fear as Told n farm and they sat under a high family as well." the Indian ocean to make hili home. apple tree. While he was talking thus, an apple Here he marrlro the sister of the ( in "Bayer" Package One of them was complimenting- the fell from the high tree and hit him dusky queen, 11 hlle Caruccioll took for I Creator on Ills wi~dom and the other on his nose. his bride her nf!'<'t-. AftPr ~everal I was criticizing the Almi~hty because He realir.ed his mistake immediately years of pirating from this bas<', :Ins- \ he thought that God dirl not create aud 1\ith eyes raised upward he ~aid, son transferrc>d his men to a sllelthln<•s In a balanced manner. And "I thank God that it was an npple tered buy In ll!ad.tgascur, where he es- I so l~e said to his fripnd to convince and not a watermelon, which might tabll~hed a colony on soclal!~tic llr..es him of his side of the argument: have smash-td my nose."-Complete and named It Llbertatla. Ever~·thlng ''Look up here at this large and high Xovel Magazine. I was held in common and a form of apple tree and It only produces a small g(l\ ernment arranger! with l\Ii '!'on as "Lord Conservator.'' Carn<'cloll befruit and over there i~ a tiny waterCheck on Oratory melon seed which produr•es a large At u recent conference a no"Vel plan came secretary of state, and the fafruit that welJ!hS ten or tw~n~y Tas adopted for restricting the length mous Captain Tew, un English pirate, pounds. Now I should think If thml!s of speeches according to their Interest. who joined l\lission was m1ule admiral ure create<l In a just. equal and har· ·Each of the ddegates was armed with of the fleet. The councll was mnde up monious manner then the big tree will a large card, red on one si!Ie, white of the ablest of the pirates 1\lthout disproduce a Inr~e fruit and a smnll seed on the other. After each speech had crimination as tO race or color. There tor many years this pirate or plant will produce a small fruit, been gotng for some minutes delegates Utopia where any gentle-souled piUnless you ~<ee the "Bnyer Cross~ but instead it Is the reverse and things would begin to hold up their cards, rates might have "some Place to call on packag-e or on tablets )·ou are not are unbalanced In tl,!e human family, red side toward the chairman. This 1 their own; and a Receptacle, when gettin~r the genuine Ba~·er Aspirin was a sign that they were bored with , Age or Wounds had render'd them in- proved safe hy millions and prescribe-d Bodiez fl.nd M ind• the speech. Others who wished to ld d ltear n1o 1 e would turn the white side capable of Hardship, where they might by phy icians over twenty-five years for Many things have been sa . an bj the chairman, who was thus enjoy the Fruits of their Labor, and Colds Hearlaclte 'l'ery well undoubtedly, on the su ec- to"'ard ., go to their Graves In Peace,'' flourld our able to see at a glance whether the I Neuritis Lumbago Uon In which we s 1IOU preserve ished. But eventually the hostility of d audience wanted the speech to con'Toothache Rheumatifllll bodies to the government of our un erthe natives brought trouble down upon Neuralgia Pain, Pain standing· but enough has not been tlnue or not. Llbertatln. and ~Iisson and a few surid 'n th~ restraint which our When the number of ref! cur,.,s c>x vivors "'ere forced to seek safety on EaC"h unhroken "Bayer" package con• sa upo bodily necessities ought to lay on the ceeded the number o f ~ I1It e cnrr Is lt<> I boartl u ship. This vessel foundered tnln" nroYen <lirection". Handy boxes extravagant sublimities and eccentric would tactfully lntlnn•t!! to tha In u hurricane and Mlsson a11d all o.C of twelve tnhlets co~<t few cents. Drug. rovlnjpi ot our minds.-Ed mun d B ur ke• speak er that tlwe was up. 1 :;ists al~<o ::-:ell bottles of 24 and 100. the crew were drowned. l "BAYER ASPIRIN" PROVED SAFE Revised His Opinion A fter Fall of Apple I I I l I I J ... |