Show THE SAUNA CALL SALINA J ilAHCOlT ' k JosepkC Lincoln Author of C-- "Whitt Cap’n JEri UlMtlfttion Place Etc hij Ellsworth ‘Young Cepyri bj IX Appleton Compra said "and by the everlastln’! I won’t now We've got to have a flag” So from an old pair of blue overall a white cotton shirt and the red hangings on the church pulpit he made a flag and hoisted it to the truck of his queer command They provisioned her gave her a liberal supply of fresh water and one morning she passed through the opening of the lagoon out to the deep blue of the And hidden in her captain’s stateroom under the head of his bunk was the ten thousand dollars gold For Nat had sworn to himself by “the everlasting” and other oaths to that money to his New York owners safe and necessary expenses deducted of course untouched For seven weeks the crazy nondeFair script slopped across the ocean winds helped her and at last she entered the harbor of Nukahiva over twelve hundred miles away And there — “Hammond’s luck” the sailors called It — was a United States lying at anchor the first American vessel to touch at that little French settlement for five years The boat they built was abandoned and the survivors of the Sea Mist were taken on board the and carried to Tahiti From Tahiti Captain Nat took passage on a French bark for Honolulu Here after a month’s wait he found opportunity to leave for New York on an American ship the Stars and Stripes And finally after being away from home for two years he walked Into the office of his New York owners deposited their gold on a table and cheerfully observed “Well here I am" Dut Trumet did not hear the yarn All that It heard and all Immediately that it knew was contained In Captain Nat’s brief telegram “Arrived today Will be home Thursday” That was all but It was enough for in that to dispatch was explosive sufficient blow to atoms the doctor’s plans and Keziah's the great scheme which was to bring happiness to John Ellery and Grace Van Horne Dr Parker beard It while on his way to Mrs Prince’s and neglecting that old lady for the once he turned his horse and drove as fast as possl ble to the shanty on the beach Fast as he drove Captain Zebedee Mayo got there ahead of him Captain Zeb was hitching his white and ancient steed to the post as the doctor hove In sight By mighty I” the captain exclaimed with a sigh of relief “I'm glad enough you’ve come doctor 'I hated to go In there alone You’ve heard of UTAH ly "How Is It? What’s upT What’s the next tack?" “We'll go to the parsonage” wab the gloomy answer “If anybody can see a glimmer in this cussed muddle Kezlah Coffin can” Kezlah was on her knees In her room beside a trunk the same trunk she bad been packing the day of the minister’s arrlvaHn Trumet She waa working frantically sorting garments from a pile rejecting some and keepShe heard voices on the ing others walk bolow and went down to admit the callers "What’s the matter Kezlah?" asked Dr Parker sharply after a look at her "You look as If you’d been face I suppose through the war Humph! you’ve heard the news?” Kezlah brushed back the hair from her forehead "Yes" she answered "I’ve heard It” slowly "Well It’s great news and If It wasn’t for — If things weren’t as they are I’d be crowing hallelujahs this Trumet has got a good man minute safe and sound again and the Lord knows it needs all of that kind It can ooooooooooooooooo D DELANEY By WALTER JOSEPH "Square aa a die and honest as Quaker” was the reputation that Jarvis Mercer had won In Lindgrove after sixty days’ business establishment In the real estate and mortgage line "And good as gold” was the ardent and sincere addendum of hls office secretary Nellie Ward but she said it to herself as she glanced timidly at her employer and blushed self con sclously Her true womanly heart was full of she thought of the kindly deeds had done secretly since coming be to He was not a rich man Lindgrove far from it but hit simple charities were many and one concrete deed of where he had saved a poor goodness widow from foreclosure bad complete ly won Nellie's heart It was two mornings later when Nellie entered the front office of the who The boy suite unobserved opened up was busy In another room and had not noticed her nor had two men seated in the outer apartment She was about to apprize them of her presence when a remark attracted her attention sharply "It’B a raw deal Sharp!” spoke ons of the men "That’s the kind that pays Isn’t It knew and Nellie Instantly Marvin?” that the speakers were the expected clients of her employer “Yes but if it’s found out — about that letter you know" "It won’t be If It is we’ve made our turn haven’t we? See here look at the rationale of the thing: this sleepy Mercer has a tract with riches under It We disuncovered Steel cover It So does the Vulcan company They write him offering him ten thousand dollars for the land I Intercept that letter and it never We came perreaches Its destination sonally and get an option on the property The Tidewater Iron works paya us richly for It That’s our business-mak- ing See here” and a commission there was a rustling of paper “There’s a sample of some of the prime stuff stant the ship was on a coral reef full of water and the seas breaking gratitude towards the shy reticent over her from stem to stern man who had started her in business Mr Kezlah Coffin supposed widow Morning came and showed a little to life She needed work sadly when she arranging to move from Trumet brother trees and land with of patch her of palm death the following applied for a position a grade better In for whom she had kept house Kyan tropical the vegetation waving la than clerking in the village dry goods Pepper widower offer marriage ana Dangusts and green In the sunshine CapIndignantly refused Capt Klkana-store Nellie had an aged aunt to supiels leader of the Regular church offers tain Nat ordered the boats to be lowKezlah a place aa housekeeper for the ered port and when Mr Mercer offered her Much as he hated the thought new minister and ehe deuldes to remain get” nearly double her former salary she In Trumet Kezlah takes charge of Rev he Baw that the Sea Mist had made “Yes" felt as though rare opulence had beJohn Ellery the new minister and gives her last voyage and must be aban him advice aa to hie oonduct toward “Yes But there’s the other matter come her portion members of the pariah He went to the cabin col Ellery causes a doned I’ve been to see Grace She didn’t Mr Mercer bad shown her unusual sensation by attending a lected papers and charts and prepared so but It was easy enough to Indulgence meeting Ellery’s presence Is bitterly say He had been patient In The ship’s money over ten sented by Eben Hammond leader of the to leave man she the see to promised marry for her thousand dollars In Grace teaching her how to operate the typemeeting apologizes gold belonging to gusrdlan and Ellery escorts her home Ins the and thought was dead Is alive She’s writer He had set her easy and owner and to be used In trade Eben the rain Capt Nat Hammond a girl of her word — she promised him pleasant tasks aon From the first he had becomes a hero by bringing the and speculation among the East la and she promised packet Into port safely through fog and her dying uncle— placed entire confidence In her and Then the storm Ellery finds Kezlah writing a let- - dies he took with him And then what th's and she’ll marry him ter to some In fact at one Inclosing money In difficult pleased her greatly and passage dangerous of John Ellery? He’ll go the end of the first month she attendbecome will sponae to a demand She Is curiously tb© opening in tb© r©©f w&s startled when informed of the arrival of downhill so fast that a ship’s anchor ed to bank and other business when Nat Nat calls on Kexlah and it devel begun If he doesn’t die htft was absent wouldn’t hold him ops that they have been lovers since Only the captains boat reached the under that forty acres” youth Daniels remonstrates with EUerv I’ll have to send him away somewhere Her employer arose and came over for attending shore meeting the The mate’s was caught by a In a flash Nellie comprehended and the Regular church will lose the to where she was busy at her desk hyry NataUheyybecome'efHenciliB What Bbould she do? Ellery huge breaker dashed against the reef plot In motion we’ve minister so hard for" fought She felt her' pulses quicken and was Mercer was five hundred miles meet Grace while walking in the fields and sunk Captain Nat his second away "Yes" concurred Zebedee "and angry at herself for the emotion 8unda6rn The The She had only surmise to go on takes dinner mate and five of his men were all thal clergyman them blasted Danlelses’U run the she"I am going away for two weeks Annabel the was left of the Sea Mist’s company Sundays with the Daniels office boy coming In announced her to bang and the rest of us’ll have to sing Miss Ward” he said In his quiet gen n£ And on that Island they remained for SSKVn ttenXonrthmhe"he the visitors They stated their busismall I tell you" tie way tlccs with vexation his desire to get away nearly two weeks Provisions they ness Nellie had her orders Oh for "So we’ve come to you Kezlah1 She very Sunday at a certain time Her heart Informed her that time for advice! Then wa- hroueht ftsknrA vutn tnem litwatches him through a spy glass Nat went on the doctor "Do you see any she would miss him She — — Nat hid dropped her tle business woman that she was Bhe salvation?" glance from those kindly eyes of hls on the prepared the deed the men asked for “Yes I do" "You all memorbeach will find She him below necessary ask the mark received to It Grace executed and Ellery marry “You do? Where?” confesses that she loves him but says anda here” he continued Then placing a Marvin ft Messrs saving made sure Of ms 10' Sharp ehe fears to displease her guardian “In Nat Hammond If he knows package before Nellie cation by consulting the Chart he dokanah Daniels tell Eben about the meetthe marched off jubilantly to record Grace doesn’t want to marry him do Eben termlned She noticed that the bank book was deed ings between Ellery and Grace to attempt a voyage to the when Nellie nearly collapsed declare he will make Grace choose Included containing some checks of a she tried to realize the bold defiant second island where he knew the tween him and the preacher Grace find a fa'nt following the excitement English colony to be Provisions were large amount Adding to this the thing she had done of Elkanah’s visit Just before he dies large cash balances usually carried Eben exacts The men had left what looked like promise from Nat and getting short find to remain longer Kezlah where they were was to risk starva Grace that they win marry and the fact that she had authority to a was lump of clay bfehind them breaks the news to Ellery and later he So In the received a note from Grace saying ehe is tlon and all Its horrors the specimen they had talked about to marry Nat and asking him not to try longboat which was provided with a the one of the professors up From to see her again Kezlah tells the story conthat learned Nellie of her own marriage with a man who aall they started Charts and papers it college and and the gold the skipper took with turned out to be a tained a rare substance known who wa reported to have been lost at them None of the crew knew of tle sea and of her love for Nat whom she employed in blasting furnaces cannot marry because the husband la existence of the money It was a to fuse metal cret which the captain kept to exThen Nellie waited expecting have dech'bd not to marry until self Having secured every day plosion A hundred miles fearredtutrh£ ha'ha ZJ'n Tost at they sailed in the their deed the schemers were taking a husband course” her at letter' from last the second Kezlah get longboat and their leisure One day Mr Mercer aphe Is 'Aiming back Grace gnea on Bna wa8 wonderful! It ain’t I’m Say BIsniea A tney landed and visit to r stive of the Hammonds peared vessel flyin distress signals is discovered found to their consternation and sur tickled all up one side and sorry all "By the way Miss Ward” he spoke off the essL Ellery goes with party to- pHra that u t00- was uninnawtea down t’other Nat’s a feller sufA a warm friendly greeting “I nofound man ne after board veaeel ain’t fering from smallpox the rest of the The former residents had grown tired and I’m glad enough that he tice In the weekly paper a transfer of bait but minishark about of and what the a isolation haeckrton' shoTe trading aba"jonedn the swamp tract" ster and her? She’s promised to Nat nurse him Before he dies it ts dis- - Bel having touched there had Beized “Yes sir” replied Nellie her breath El the covered that he t Kezlah’s husband opportunity to depart for Tahiti you know Are you goln’ to tell Mr Is found coming quick “I sold it to those’ clitery left alone In quarantine Jq wandering In a delirious condition by Their houses were empty their cat- Ellery?” ents Marvin ft Sharp” w She takes him back to the tle sheep goats and Grace roamed fowl not And I he Certainly hope “But they were to have the upland Kezlah and chanty end sends for help well He’s getting Grace nurse Ellery who Is Buffering from wild in the woods and the fruit was hasn’t been told acres” The doetor and Kezlah rotting on the trees brain fever In its way the fast now but he mustn't be worried think they have got them” "They spread a report that Grace and Ellery are little Island was an Eveless Eden or back he’ll go again We must see swln-- J Nellie engaged "They are explained "Doctor You Leave This to Me" flowing with milk and honey but to Mrs Coffin Kezlah is our main hold dlers for they intercepted a letter ofXVII— (Continued) CHAPTER Captain Nat a conscientious skipper That woman has got more sense than fering you a large amount Oh Mr you suppose he’ll hold her to hei Some one was talking excitedly on with responsibility to his owners It all the rest of us put together” Mercer! I have tried to protect you I But” — she hesitated — “doc the sidewalk beyond the lilac bushes was a prison from which he deter-aBut it was Grace not Kezlah who promise? and hope I have not done wrong” So far as the border of the Daniels property mined to escape Then as If to make opened the shanty door in answer to tor you leave this to me bursting Into tears Nellie told all John and Grace are concerned you Dldama a sudden gale came their knock Voices answered Rogers escape Impossible She was pale and greet"You are going to blame me!” sfie I’ll take It on mysell darted out cf her yard and past the up and the longboat waa smashed by ed them calmly but it was evident needn’t worry to looked as she his sobbed find up to see that they have each other as bouse In the direction of the sounds the surf that her calmness was the result of the eyes fixed upon Jier meant ’em to Leave Almighty “I guess Salters rose and walked down to the that settles it” ruefully sheer will power T am lost in admiration!" cried Jarto It me me leave to Just it Deal a "It’s Raw One fish Emulous pedobserved Sparrow the the second mate another Sharp” Spoke gate “Won’t you come in doctor?” she "I need a guardian as vis Mercer know I can do It" of the Men dler was seated In his cart which waa Cape Codder from Hyannls “Cal’late asked “Good afternoon Captain Miss Ward — Nellie you have proved and hls Captain Elkanah Daniels surrounded by men and women neigh- - we’ll stay here for a spell now hey Mayo” could it be possible that you would acfriend werd feeling better and they sign checks bors of the Danielses There was a Cap’n” during the absence of her cept such a responsibility — permanDr Parker entered the building but were had a new hero employer Trumet busy wave of emotion and sudden a ‘‘For a spell yes” replied Nat perfect storm and questionings Captain Zeb remained outside stamently?” Salters opened the gate ‘‘We’ll stay here until we get another mering that he cal’lated- he'd better now On Wednesday the Boston papers overcame Nellie ejaculations so— I love you so!” was "I love from Captain Ham’Oh printed A moment and Joined the group sir” she spoke impetuously all Nellie you craft to set sail In and no longer” could whisper sheltered In stay where he could keep an eye on mond’s excerpts story and these brief pre- “how greatly you trust me!" later he came running back up the Another one? his horse “Another craft? This was such a trans those strong protecting arms “And how greatly you appreciate It walk toward the piazza Where In time yon goln’ to get her?” parent excuse that it would have been liminary accounts aroused the admira1913 by W G Chapman) (Copyright tion of every citizen It was proposed Mias he returned with a quick "Build her” said Captain Nat "Cap’n Elkan"Cap’n” he shouted funny at any other time No one to give him a reception Elkanah was smile Ward” Into a "You have developed here’s news! What do you think? Then pointing to the row of smiled now however fully THAT IS UNIQUE HOME HAS the In the moving I Nat woman business come spirit preparations splendid little from A telegram’s Just empty houses and the little deserted Coffin— er—Kezlah Is — Is Mrs Captain Nat so they learned by tele- don’t know how I could get along — He’s safe and sound In church he added “There’s timber and aboard?” the Hammond captain asked would arrive on the noon that is you have been so useful and Remarkable Domicile Provided by this graphing New York and he’ll be here day after nails— yes and cloth such as ’tls If No she isn’t She went to the train His was not to he a Government for Use of Ons of Thursday I can’t build a boat out of them I’ll tomorrow” parsonage a few hours ago Mr Ellis prosaic progress by stage all the way willing" Its Officials He turned away shyly like a great They could not believe it and rush- agree to eat the whole settlement” brought the mall and there was a let- from Sandwich A special carriage schoolboy making a blunder He did not lytve to eat it for the ter in it for her The mued out to hear 'more Emulous glowShe said It was Im- drawn esDaniels’ and the by span tual embarassment his tacit recogniMany people are quite happy in the them six portant and that she must go home ing with Importance affirmed that It boat was built It took corted by other vehicles was to meet homes In which they live many more was so He had seen the telegram at months to build her and she was a to see about some things She’ll he the coach at Bayport and bring blur tion of her harmonious position only vessel when done but back pretty soon I seemed to increase her growing re- of the millions of New Yorkers wish the store It was for Grace' Van suppose” to Trumet In triumphant procession that their lives had been cast in difHorne and they were Just going to ns the skipper said “She lnay not be gard his found Parker patient sleeping but It Is safe to say that send a boy over to the shanty with a clipper but she’ll sail anywhere If soundly and had not disturbed him All this was to be a surprise ol “By the way” he went on after a ferent places course He had satisfied Individual moment or two of consultation of even the most It you give her time enough” to the living room he spoke Returning Daniels afternoon the Wednesday some papers "here is something par- would envy the home of one resident Captain Elkanah seized' Salters by been the guiding spirit of the whole to Grace following was cheered by the tidings New York a resident who lives on the arm and led him out of the group enterprise planning it laying the keel “Humph!” be grunted watching her that Grace Van Horne had left the ticular It Is a power of attorney au- of avenue no or street matme In for has no alley to act The old man’s face was alight with burning buildings to obtain nails and from under his brows the you thorizing “everything beach and was at her old home the ter of largest seems to be all neither owns his home nor a real estate transfer I have neighbors savage Joy and his voice shook with iron hewing trees for the He Hammond tavern And Mrs right In there to spin beams showing them how exultation had a very good offer for the upland pays rent mustn’t be told anything that will upbee as a her reported busy Out on the extreme end of one of ’Til tell you one thing It means” set him He’s getting well fast and forty acres” gettin’ things ready” ‘‘it means the end of I want It to continue” be wbjspered knew the tract well It was the longest piers In the Hudson river was a perfect day and oneNellie two Thursday a tiny building Elleiy so far as his marrying her is of “Yes I understand” pieces of property left to there is perched on hand committee was the reception to of corrugated Iron and reword concerned She gave her him by his uncle’s estate when he wrought “Hum! Er— have you heard— Has and waiting In front of the Bayport She’s Hammond and she’ll keep it more nearly a f There was the sembling came to Lindgrove anyone been here?” office the The special post carriage no liar whatever else she Is He may I have heard Yes lowland forty acres near by a worth- shelter than a peaceable The telegram dwelling span brushed and curried until their less stretch church be minister of the Regular This strange little apartment nevertcame and I answered It” of swamp property In the sunshine was coats glistened You did? Well It’s a miracle and Is fitted all with exthough I’ll never set under him but the comheless “These and Mr Mercer people” the platform The drawn up beside be'U never marry her now” we’re all thankful to of course "will be in they say In forts and luxuries that combine Did horses had little fastened to atended ora card flags ” existence suffertwo and pay two thousand make a bachelor’s you — er — er day bridles other were there their and XVIII CHAPTER Doctor I must go home I mustn’t and Rich paper sheaths the walls dollars caah for a deed You will exe- able larger flags on each side of the cute lie It underfoot You know why dashboard a take stay here any longer and the heavy carpets money” please piano Captain Daniels Imposing In Which a Reception Is Called Off not I must be at home when he In his "Marvin & Sharp Brokers” was the stands In the corner capacious Sunday raiment Far out on the Pacific coast there comes You must get some one to coat stock leather chairs offer the comfort of bore legend the bit of pasteboard silk hat and Are two small islands perhaps a huntake my place Aunt Kezlah will stay cane And now Miss Ward" quiet ease while an excellent mansgood-bon erect In sat the seat stiffly dred miles distant from one another of course and perhaps Mrs Higgins the clasping her ervant obeys and anticipates the rear The' other carriages were continued Mr Mercer The first of these Is uninhabited On would come” hand and holding It “I leave every- slightest whim them Captain Zebethe other Is a little colony of “But stay through tomorrow at any alongside among The occupant of this small domicile you wiclent chaise the white thing In your charge knowing descenrate Nat won’t get here until Thurs- dee Mayo’s people will attend to the business better than Is a naval officer on extended furlsound asleep between the shafts ho dants of native women and the survivday and I may be able to find anothZeb had not been Invited to I possibly could It will be your turn ough who controls and directs the ors of a crew from a British vessel er nurse by that time And what I Captainthe escort remultifarious Industries of the pier but had joined it for a two weeks’ vacation when I cast away there In the latter part of shall say to him” motioning toward Join welcomes the great ocean liners turn" as an invitation without Kyan Pepper the eighteenth century the other room “I don’t know” "Why Mr Mercer I have scarcely they warp into their havens diswas there also not yet fully recovOn the first of these Islands the “Must you say anything? Just say ered from been here two months” patches them as they are towed out the surprise which Lavinla’i smaller one the Sea Mist had been that I have been called away for a "And need a little recreation like into the river's flood attends to every had given him wrecked Driven out of her course by few days on—on some business Don’t gracious permission all of us’’ brightly reminded Jarvis “He'll Never Marry Her Now" want of the transatlantic travelers (TO BE CONTINUED) a typhoon she staggered through day tell him Don’t tell him the truth Then hls expressive face and holds absolute dominion over his dropped after day and night after night of ropes from cocoanut fiber improvising doctor now He is too weak and I Natural Advantage He stared at hip little help- little maritime world solemnly ” terrific wind and storm until at last sails from canvas am afraid the longboat’s in Mr said fallen A er tear drop bad Meekton “It “I suppose” surprise there was promise of fair weather She stopped and turned away The would be In a certain sense a saving epon hls hand Hls clasp tightened pieced out with blankets and odd bits All Puffed Up Captain Nat nearly worn out fiom of cloth from the abandoned houses doctor watched her pityingly He of time to let the women run the af- hls breath came quickly "The town of Plunkvllle Is all perked Then he anxiety care and the loss of sleep Even a strip of carpet from the church would have liked to say much more fairs of the country” turned away And left the up And over what?” abruptly bad gone to his stateroom and the floor went into the making of those but he twuld not under the circum“For what reason?" room “Dunno Got a new pitcher fer first mate was In charge It was three sails He stammered stances a "When a man discusses "I love him” Nellie told herself “It ball team?” politics he o’clock the wind still blowing and the At last she was done but Nat was and with a question concerning Mrs wants to stop everything else but a Is folly for he could never think of a "Nope" darkness pitchy when the forward not satisfied Coffin's whereabouts went out to Join woman can go right on with any sort simple untutored girl like me but— I “What Is it then?” lookout shrieked a warning “Breakers “I never commanded a ship where Captain Zeb of animated conversation and never love him!” "A flying machine flew over tlM under the lee !” Almost the next I couldn’t h’tst Yankee colors” be “Well? queried the latter anxlous- - drop a crochet stitch” Who would notl she challenged as durned town the other day” U 8YN0PSI3 ‘“‘3 f? ‘“and V It at as an LndiK the r |