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Show i'A ROWAN TIMKS. IWIIOWAN, ITAII icn OP cv O0V rtV--V jHE slOKV jjutt juldjB THU fltt almost I ksnt.r and thirst hrlmp from til lrlcr iicimrr mrrtra port 0 kffB oa FAIU tor loUf dsyi. Pick nconstlous from whes ht scoops a tha wstar and la Uvtnf. N had bound from a tooth th I'nllod State, r. m cotiudf of Ha Pettier, who fctutnim wm to prison. They btrama separated abra tha auamtr lank. Pick' vent dowa aad only ba Pick sights a tail oa tha burltoa. TE ihlp corara ap and Ukri him of tha dirty lltUa ihlp $ hoard. CapUIn balfbrttd. Tba to Toco, aa ara Carlba. Pick f tka era Utrti Irart they ara Uula belter than pirate a. to sur-ttrr- CHAPTER II l OIT or YHK Itomi OK the' sea Down in 'H.thnn Al.it an young woman tluivi tod th.it yourg man with whom 'u lov vrku ly er. greedy he dun.,' . ' . C a .ir- - w ' D,.k n ibi-.- l Vy, cl gJ i .c n. pr;,e. tired " I ., n tr h.s fiat m'str.'.j full expanMon Tie cn'!. !i xinn t f h.s face l.ke i:.e shifting of a cha : il i Sruuggl.rg, went cn. L,1 ! k.'. "isn't a L-- t a.: a not li.cu ua Elarirg et h!m tj ,i i - cu(, r 1 I pre-ciu- , , alrrady ti i m t rf firrwill, a.) .he "li oilty. nj cormriuo.l a.i'c" b-- J n.( b . Casa-nova- p, lice o nrj Keep I' on Clean Keeping the it n clean is Important It should ktpt free iif scrsti'hes sn.l no iurd over rough p.scn Starch r m lie removed from tli s le .le l y wlj !ng when civl with a dm ; cloth or uatnf a 1 W fit'tt-ni- TIi "When the steamer struck," a.ll-e- i Du k gi.tly, glancing seaward, An elderly lady, the w.iow of a u first thought was of those 1 ueu s'. ; . "my Cuge. , , s,.r Roman had for many y. . .. Scowle J, lu. t.r , gems. If 1, ft In the stateroom to the Italian governappealed an eager n; c." dawn the If go with steamer. theyd ment for recogniUon cf her huclucked out in time there was a sbands was rmugg , services, but had never chance to salvage them. So, nod-d.red, thrustirg I. , an answer. At length she let "I em Dicks. go," was struck with the hap y thought Where was this" asked Tucu. That isn t a f nr curst .a of sddreising a plea to tha Infant to appear calm. "Near stmegfing captain?" h, jg daughter of the king. "Her I! vat j j rJjM the Itonc.i.Vr Bark? confessed to it uu k i Hlghneia the Princess Yolanda D.ck laug! ed. a bit insolently, an oh. wyi.- - heaid J. When the letter waa handed to "I wont the king, he read the comrr.unira-tlon- , shrjgged his shoulders. v. .'oldn t arrs, I gess tell uu, captain, Dick continued rest n.e-- n.t flrat with surprise, anj Uu-if w. dud. i we can come to with "unless quietly, stuff!" he w.i.k-- d agj.n emuaement Aaaumirg a iS heart but on t! e M.rf .cc mi .1 g :,n j s n e sort of a bargain." grave expression, he bade ha 'he Chamberlain take it to the prineesi complacent bargain y wu"t? t;ie ,. jyj the'"'.hat for the t ait? and read It to her. The chamln ui. cr slowly, chetking his linwent to the baby and gtavriy The skipper was h.m, half ger evting in doubt. t n'f in "Half interest no, three quarters read the letter aloud to her, and erp.ctm.y. s! tild be satisfied with that " AH the avarice of t. s then returned to the king. ratine w.i3 ,n You "An if not?" "Well," said ihe king, "wl.at did the princess ay? "You dont get nnything. If I'm killed or found mi'iing sud lenl.v the "Nothing, your majesty." "Very well Silence gives e. jewels will remain a plaj thing for Honor the ladys petition the "We could find the float by crui--i- n around. rephed the Carib, smilWrung Animal The youngster had heard much ing craftily. Dak laughed again. "Not in n nb ut his little cousin Peter alsear of Sim, lavs. he repl'ed "Von though he had never aeon him At d 'nt th.-rId make that float so long last he was told Peter waa anyLody'd spot it, and tick it up? coming for a visit and he regisI'm too old at the game. Id g.ve tered great excitement. Nobody could understand it when Jou t' n chances, captain, if you woe within fifty feet of it. Why, a he took one look at his little cousin float that looks like a fish or bird or and burst into tears of disappoineven a jelly-fiscould p.v-- s you a tment "I thought he sobbed, "thet dozen times without exciting your Peter was a rabbit!" suspicion. Dick could see that his bait was swallowed now, hook, sir'er and Unhandy Sire A man was carrying a grand-- 1 line. Cjptam Tucu became suddene marr ij rou ptiM V ti. m WM trag'e .t He winked ar, r r, i. Intent of s.ir.L'at.n,' CRIMINAL AT LARGE ntHFj flue very abrasive. . llilrliruih n.an. but rould bring no rbsrgu agaut him t t wai ri loa-- i il "Writ," nin.il ko, I a Jipjty,; "that clmea the rase "Not bv a lot g h (," rejol'ioij tha aher.iT "Co out at ,1 bring in hit 'other f. .low "What other fellow That g.iy Casamva H.vgienis's i.ny that Uie tra.i Uon-s- l "(.'My Hr. m at tC'iiinie" ara t artlrslly ale ni.'t! n unless tha hairbrush that Is inr.1 is thoroughly ctran. IT truh sh 'iil.t b washed In soapy wsU-- r once a week, rinsed s.ij t In the aun to sir and dry. 8. Vegetable heed growers rand 2Ut 214 acres i 1 Pick concluded that he would be I hard customer to deal with, and It wi j!.l be much better to court his than to provoke his en frier ovty. Black Burley, the mnte, was near-- y gs tail and powerful as the skipper, hut his black shiny face and pvjrthv Iimb3 proclaimed the pure C.irib Negro. be he was eating and drink Cor tain Tucu grunted and broke V." Ir. .Vnee. red y drift from? he asked free words his singularly grur!y. frrr i !' e taint of his black ancestor's dialect. From the City of Bahia are ked four days ago," Dick re-p- ! Struck ed. wiping his mouth. something in the storm, reef or another ship, and went down in half Four hundred people sn hour. aboard men, women and little children. I was in the last boat that left her, and we capsized Glory! it as awful! He closed his eyes an instant as if to shut out the memory of it. When he opened them again, Captain Tucu was asking eagerly: Lots o wreckArythin left? age from a steamer floats. "Nothing but the small boats, replied Dick, "and they were filled with people. The nodded his head and muttered something to his mate in a dialect that Dick could not translate. de"Where was this steamer? manded Tucu, turning suddenly to "U'i f half-bree- lie grinned good nn. Well go shares, he turedly. said. "Is it a bargain? "Sure, if you play straight to you, and the rest to moly no the semi-circl- e his eyes. But he was slow and as his half crafty not child-lik- e Carib brothers. "What is it? he grumbled, checking his impatience. retorted Dick, "Why specify? half rising. "Its enough that its valuable a rich haul. A gleam of anger shot from the others eyes. To pacify him, Dick amiable, double-crossing- ." NOW! Bake any time. ..at a moments fathers clock down a IF YOU BAKE AT IIOME-baki- ng day any day you feel like it, with New Fleischmanns extra-fasNew Fast Rising Dry Yeast. Fleischmanna Fast Rising stays fresh, full strength for weeks on your pantry shelf. Always ready for instant action. Get New Fleischmanns Fuat Rising Dry Yeast today. Tha menfolk will brag about your baking more than ever. At your grocers. 1 Easy-to-us- crowded main street to a repair shop. As the clock limited his vision, he collided with a unintentionally woman, knocking her down. 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Mebbe we get those jewels afore night." Later that day one of the Caribs Too Brief Acquaintance forward called attention to someThe presented his crething on the horizon. Tucu seized dentialsapplicant with confidence, but the a pair of old and inmanager read them very dubispected it in silence for a few moments. Then handing them to Black ously. is "It certainly a fine thing for Burley, he grunted: "What d'ye you to have these recommendamake out o it? tions from your minister and your The mate gave a short squint, Sunday school teacher, but Id like "A schooner and exclaimed: to have at least one recommendawrecked! tion from someone who knows you "Yes, it's a derelict. We can pick on weekdays. her up before dark. and watching, Dick, listening DEFINITION drew a sigh of relief. If they had discovered a floating derelict, they would sail out of their course to overhaul her. That would give him a respite of a few hours, or perhaps another night and day. He heard with pleasure the orders to alter the course of the lugger to bring her in direct, line with black faces and he saw the wide, heaving, limitless sea. The shock of being adrift upon it for another period awkened his mind from its added: dull lethargy. He had to stay aboard "I picked them up in South Amerthe lugger until they reached shore ica at a big bargain. If I get them or met another ship. He smiled in the United States, theyll be worth worth well, I can't get them the derelict. craftily, and spoke slowly. "Wait a minute, captain! Come through. The City of Bahias gone Captain Tucu and Black Burley of course, the were aroused to keen excitement. A to think of it. Im wrong. I heard to the bottom. So, the wireless derelict on the high sea might mean operator calling for jewels were lost, too." help and giving the steamers posi Captain Tucu interrupted with an much to them. If abandoned hastily he tion. Im "Yleft em aboard! by her crew, the pickings might be something of a wireless oath. "Y didnt have sense of gpeat value. growled. There was the expert myself. It was it was enough to save em? He hesitated and cocked his head cargo to consider, if not water-soake- d and ruined; and the personal sideways in the attitude of one rebelongings of the crew and officers, calling something that eluded his Dicks Proposition if in the excitement of leaving they I got it, he added a Interests Tucu memory. not taken them away. Finally, had moment later. latiIt was North "Hold on, captain! If youre go- there was always the possibility of tude 13 and 80 or 81 yes, that must have been the longitude 80 ing to cuss me for a fool, Ill shut salvaging the hull, and towing it up, and youll never get a sight of into some port to sell to the highest or 81. the jewels. I said theyd gone down if the original owners didn't To Dicks surprise, Captain Tucu with the steamer. Wouldnt that be bidder, a stiff offer for it. make broke in abruptly: the natural conclusion of their own"The Roncador Bank! when they heard of the founderers Derelict Schooner Black Burley nodded his head, ail I sod rumbled: "We can make it in ing of the City of Bahia? For Plans know every mothers son aboard, ex- Changes five hours. Altogether, it was not an unprofitcept me, was lost. You couldnt It paid sometimes business. save able to me goods smuggled expect From One Danger could better than out and out piracy. At under such circumstances, Into Another you? That lets me out as an agent such times the sea scavengers kept strictly within the laws. They knew Roncador Bank was a mystery to for for Bick. They seemed to know where He smiled craftily, watching the the laws of sea salvage by heart. face When the derelict finally assumed that was. Perhaps, after all, that expression of the him share to the naked eye, Dick definite was He was the following and eyes. explanation of the queer acabsorbed in studying it. an drew Dick bait. became the at cident. The City of Bahia had nibbling She was not waterlogged; neither struck the reef in the night of the unconscious sigh of relief. was she battered and broken below storm and foundered as a result of They didnt go down then? "Ye-ye- -got em? decks. Most of the damage seemed Tucu. it. snapped to be in the sails and rigging. his at if I can make chuckled eagerness. Dick myself of service This fact had not escaped the keen to tnem, he said easily, If I had them, they will keep me, Dick of the skipper of the lugger, all eyes There's mwd to himself. "Therefore. I "you cou d take them. and the nearer they approached the me. with I away JTU;t make myself indispensable. brought the prize But how? He pointed to the collection of the more promising appeared up. had picked had he they f I from his pockets sail with Ill know too things out Then came a sudden guttural cry in the sun to dry. The mu hflnd out them, spread want one of the crew, followed by from things theyll His in perplexity. to keep secret. Therefore, Ill be no skipper scowled and a pointing wild gesticulations as better off in the end than now. face assumed crafty suspicion, hand. There, standing in the rigan with Dick ugly 11 upon Iney never put me ashore. On he turned ging, waving and nodding at them, sorre dark was an old man, hatless and nearly night. I'll disappear, un- - leer. he "If yknow where they are, with bushy whiskers flopshirtless, whole a His mind down in the breeze. At He said slowly, "yed keep and up stopped abruptly. ping I ain't wastin wuts jolted out could hear no sounds comof his reverie by the skin by tollin me. first they Y'know where they s.iaiow of the skipper in front of time talkin. ing from his lips, but with a slight mm. When he looked are? in the wind the voice carup, however, change it, ried to them. "Sure, i aptain or pretty near ,M.as smiling in spite of the shock. "I put 'ou rescued me in the nick of smiled Dick impudently For the most part it seemed like time, captain, he said pleasantly. them overboard witn a string at- the wild, incoherent gibberish of one nn'fcer hour in the water, and tached to 'en ar. I a float to the demented "Ahoy there, mates' it , ! I could pick up that called. keen done for. "W! at ship is that? Dont Reckon end. Im mighty gr fui. Never mind, come float. recognize hi r for the aboard! Tb - is the Betty of New tune Caotain Tucu nodded, but made allowing He grimed, n s London sou'-of timber and fust c. mment. Dick felt that his information to sink in the other continued, glib of heels n k.n twenty knots an was hanging by a slender brain, and Bn-: hour. Come aboard if ycan catch The indecision on the oth-- e ly "It's en ' f.ice it ut l Us! Thm.v me line while I luff -1 generally was menacing: but the old as never faded from Dicks lips. works, "l had n i'Uv to chuck her qun k row ;V'e Tucu and Ibrnk B.rley stared a! l, continued through tre pm easily: T en t ' roan u. fib ik i the J1'1 t en we get to the spot where reached , rcaJio at other, an!, wh glanced "amcr went down, I may help to get tie r s thoughts, nouded. each otr.i 5 n. a from something of value. of Tti !i h "What latitude? Jordan shook his head. I dont know. Im not a sailor. The skippers face clouded with The skipper was eyeing him, half disappointment, and an ugly scar across his left cheek showed red, in doubt, half in eager expectancy. mottled with white. Dick did not suited their purpose. He glanced past u ' Dick. Dick "Carib renegades," he reasoned to himself. "Sea scavengers half fishermen, half pirates. They'd kill me without batting an eyelash if it SHELF 1 d like the looks of it. ON YOUR PANTRY ti-- e VETERANS X. and ether priority groups will be PROTECTED |