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Show PAItOWAN TIMKS. IAUOWAN. UTAH 5 mg tax by rBi mlU ronT THti n tt ?rel h 1U la oa ui. r4o yu ade that one bout th smuggled gemsup Matter! had certa.ny reached a climax. The crew under Tueuf or-dwere prejnrirg to return to lugger. Dick d.dn't quite understand what it meant until half n hour later two Cariba cut the rope holding him to the rnast. He tried to extract from them some information; but they mutely disregarded him and conducted him to the amal boat. Ten minutes later he was rowed back to the lugger. All except two or the crew were abandoning the chooner. When Tucu and Black came aboard the lugger, Dick fear for his own safety was secondary to his dread that something terrible was aLout to happen to Rose. Wheres Bedford's daughter? he demanded sharply. Where she wanted to the schooner," replied Tucu, grin- - wpont be sorry until you know inter-ruptwv8t jou're sorry for," she eJ sharply. "I didn't say there nas ant thing of value aboard. What father says Im not responsible for. ge jays a lot of crary things." Then then " She waved him to silence as a and footstep sounded on the stairs into his Tucu way pushed Captain "As much as we know, captain, "Neither of replied D;ck quickly. us knows where Captain Bedford hid the money. If we had known wed have left the schooner before you came aboard. Roe Bedford turned to face the her cheeks flushed and grpry. There was no fear in her. "If you think Id tell if I knew where it was hidden, she said defiantly, "youre mistaken. You could never pet it out of me. Her defiance brought the blood into the old pirates face and the devd in his eyes. He stepped toward her and caught an arm in his powhalf-bree- "Ywouldnt! Wouldn't, eh? Ill snarled. he Well, y'iittle show ye. Ill wring she-dev- il, it ye, an "Hold on, captain, Interrupted Dick, "she doesnt know anything sbout it. Let up on her! You promised not to make war on her. Settle it with me. "Well, what dye know about it? was the savage retort, as he turned from the girl to him. Ytell me or yH go back in the water where we found ye. Pretty damn quick, out of too! Dick was struggling strong desire to twist between a the mans r.eck and the need of extra caution In playing his hand skillfully. The latter finally triumphed. He smiled "If you dropped me overboard, captain, youd lose both treasure end those jewels. Now you dont Want to do that. Tucu growled impotently, expending his wrath by glancing from one to the other with wicked, malevolent eyes. He spat viciously on the floor, and then exploded: "I'll give yuntil tonight sundown to And out. If we aint got the stuff by that time, ygot to find it for us ye an that witch! Yget me? Its got to be found! I dont care how ydo it, sos it's done. If not we'll string the captn up by his thumbs til he remembers, an ye an this girl'll come next. If we cant do any better well tie yup in the cabin an set the schooner afire. Then ye an the treasure can go to hell together. the And queried smuggled jewels? Dick, smiling. Captain Tucu regarded him an instant in silence, and then shook his head. I aint sure there ever was he said suspiciously jewels, may give yone more chance to prove it. Then then yell wish 7 d died on that raft. It would be much easier, I reckn, than the way U kny ?e go if ydisappoint me. Turn Is Convinced There Is No Treasure As the search proceeded, and Nothing was found, the temper grew short and surly. He kept the deck most of the time, ms eyes on Dick, who was lashed to the foremast, or on Rose. Captain Hed.ord had been held a prisoner n he focsle where he had been subjected to certain e methods of Tucus invention; but t e wandering mind of the dementia man was a treacherous thing to half-bree- third-degre- depend upon. In t:rrie the old mans very to talk of the hidden treas-Ufdisgusted them. will-mur'r- -s e II 1." muttered Tucu in disgust: never had no treasure. He strode on deck, his eyes bloodshot with Rose by anger. the arm, he said: Seizingbeen "Yve lyin ter me. There wasnt no treasure ( IP- - aboard. I never said there was, she re-P- hc You took Fathers coolly. ttord for it, and I told you he wasnt responsible for what he said. Tu. u at her in silence, his ace glared working in a passion. Then out a he dropped her arm ar strode word, toward Dick. Ygot one Jll' ie chance, he said ominously. ied bout this treasure. Now see if ywere lyin bout them je.'.fc: cat's wrong, captain? asked realizing that something had rarrtr.ed to bring matters to a, he "There ain't no treasure cor,rd. Ymade up that tale. Now i 11 nei- was visible. "Shes got two o my men to keep her company, an ther, leered the that crazy fa- half-bree- Dick frowned. The sea was rough and choppy, and the wind blowing half a gale. The threatened storm The was rapidly approaching. schooner was in no condition to weather it. Captain Bedford was worse than useless, and the Caribs were indifferent seamen. Storms coming, captain, Dick said finally, "and the schooner will go down in it. Why not take the captain and his daughter off? You dont want them to drown. The hell I dont, snapped the other. "I didnt put em there, an I aint goin to take em off. Then will you let me go back to them? Tucu grinned. "Yre goin to show me where them smuggled goods was chucked off the steamer, or yre goin to feed the fishes. The mans plan was clear enough now. Convinced there was nothing of great value aboard the schooner, he had abandoned her until after he had found the smuggled gems. Later, if the storm did not send the schooner to the bottom, he could return and salvage her if she was worth it. The gale was stiffening every minute, and the work of getting under way was hurried. With almost bare poles the lugger would have great difficulty in standing up in the wind and rough sea. A giant wave swept the deck. With a yell Dick tried to save himself, but with his arms tied behind his back he was as helpless as a child. He rolled over and over, and was saved at the last minute by Black Burley, who jerked him back in the nick of time. railroad In order to reach ill plantation and to bring out the rubi er. Naturally the worker were all Negroes. One day the home office rectified a telegram from a Negro foreman. It read bo a dead. "Whit "Shall we bury him?" Th manager of the company wired back, "Vet But make aut he la dead. Will send another whlta boaa tomorrow." A few hour later another telegram came from the foreman. "Burled bon. Mad tur he wat quit dead. Hit him on head with big ahoveL" WEARY ' ' i .1 ii u-- i i ..r , 1 jd.ng He a I i.i I ! U : ! i. i.i ih.it u.ia e. u him Yeah, data what I the pugilist. cant 1 - cold- an Plir fighter iie out of ewry sideline one a sj.irt column. iuuin of oura till morn-,- t honey," a ft tend congrut-i.L.ii.- i ih'.-rt- . e- " '111 lie lie lilt a lea e ... do what nwtn Simply rub warming, sooth- ing Vicks Vapoltub on throat, chest and back at hear," replied Im "Sometimes read." WILLIE 'WESTS wif in bedtime. Results are so good because VapoRubs special or-i- y action starts Instantly . , , and keeps on working for hours during the night while the child sleeps. Often by morning most misery of the cold Is gone. Remember. Mother . . . be sure you get the one and relief-bringi- aurprU. "Well, I havent removed an long, long llm," pendix for wared th doctor. "I should have been there before this." In the midst of his bitter reflec- Hons his hand caught something that startled him. It was a rope! His mind nimbly leaped from despair to hope. He clutched eagerly at the mass of slimy ropes that before had been sea monsters and slippery eels. Now they were life lines flung out to help him. Their continued Th man opened hi refrigerakushing and twisting were pleasant Indications that they were real and tor and found a rabbit taking hi substantial. He was not dreaming. it therein. He began clawing at them, pulling "And what might you b doing himself from one mass of rigging In there? th man asked. to another. When his hands came Doesnt It say Westinghous on in contact with a floating spar, and tha outsida of this icebox?" deit bobbed up and nearly smashed manded the rabbit "Well, Is his face, he laughed in glee instead of cursing. If he could crawl up the wreckage to the schooners Clever Lawyer - Tonight do to relieve miseries of childrens colds: Operation "Whata the idea of tearing th pages out of tli back of th new aiked th aurgrona dictionary? "I've missed it," he groaned once. water-soake- teir erful prip. shut out everything, and ther the lugger nor the schooner now be-ab- oard room. He glanced from one prisoner to the other. Well," he growled, "y'ready to I elude them. Shaking the brine out of his eyes, he began swimming, holding his head as high out of the w'ater as he could. He made no resistance to the waves, but swam with them, striving to keep on their crests for tetter observation. A light twin kled out of the darkness, but he wasn't sure whether it came from the lugger or the schooner. He conserved his strength as much as possible, swimming easily and treading water every time he was swept on the crest of a wave. From this pinnacle he had a wide glimpse of the sea; but the darkness Captain the liiilc one catch arms, but Dick ducked in time to er CHAPTER VI I7ta your OP THE SEA ivell see if P oaa, pick raft. Pick rcaUici h la mra aba art virtually piraw. Lf- a drtfUnf acbooner. mi Cap. pupit aboard hJara drmtaud Bote. daafblar, ItrrfMd and eLa and hU pirate attempt la capture fthMotr, bal Boat luraa them bacb. aidtd by D'ch. Daring Ua allM Tara and arita attarka and capture Boat Ik' krglna a frulllraa aaarch pirk. la bi (Opposed lor the "trraiura" a drat, aboard. Pick latka kirn Into rara la anilooa la get Iba trcasur and la aUrlled a bra aba ,,l a ay. Bos Iran Dlcka bargain. ,r1t,bja k ap- only Vicks VapoRub. an- - d deck he would be safe. Finally a giant wave carried him clear over the rail and dropped him heavily on the deck where he lay sprawled for some moments, gasping for breath, and groaning from the effects of the terrific struggle. The crests of the surging waves reached him even here, but they no longer had the power to use him as a battering ram. When he finally raised his head and looked around the wave-swedeck, he had a queer feeling that all his efforts had been in vain. The schooner was abandoned, with him as the only living being aboard. A little startled by his discovery, he began crawling in the direction of the cabin. If Rose and her father were aboard he would find them there, for the wet, slippery deck was no place for them, and they could not hope to navigate the derelict on such a wild night. When he reached the head of the companion, a welcome ray of light came through the open door of the cabin, bringing joy and relief to his tortured mind. Rose was below with her father, watching, hoping, and praying or stoically awaiting their CINNAMON BUNS ;rr- - ""v 5S3f- - ppy Tha talesman had sold tha young lawyer everything he could think of for the new office desk, chairs, files, typewriter, stationery, and many odds and ends. He racked his brain to think of something else. "Oh, yes, he finally exclaimed: "I nearly forgot Youll need a doormat. "Not a new one, rejoined th canny young lawyer. "Ill get that at a second-hanstore. 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From inside the cabin came the low, shifting sounds of a wordless conflict, with the combatants struggling back and forth in a deadly embrace, their breath coming in short, wheezy gasps. Dick slipped down the few steps and stood astride the dead Carib. He blinked a moment under the strong light of the swinging cabin lamp before he took in the significance of the scene. The second Carib had disarmed Rose, and with one powerful hand pinning her against the wall he was trying to encircle her waist with his free arm. With a growl of rage, Dick sprang at the brute, catching him by the neck, and with a jerk Then wrenched his head back. looping an arm around the neck he pried the head backward until he could get a strangle hold on the windpipe. The Carib was a big, powerful Once A pain Dick man, with a head as hard as a battering ram, and arms and legs as PI wipes Into Sea thick and solid as tree trunks. AftDick splut"Cut these ropes, er the first shock of surprise, he tered, "and give me a chance. An- struggled to shake his assailant other wave like that will finish me. from his back, grunting and blowCaptain Tucu nodded to his mate. ing loudly. Dicks strength had been Cut 'em an take him below. badly spent in the struggle in the Dick waited his chance. He had water, and as they rolled and twistdefinitely decided to trust his life ed over the cabin floor his own to the sea again and to try to reach breath came in short, labored gasps. Better die battling In spite of his advantageous hold, the schooner. with the elements than sail away he realized that the Carib might with the black pirates. 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