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Show X SEEKS rr K! jy fiOBERT AjVEJ BEmET lurnTmomeymYimm Qttcr trr AtHitJAt to A.C $ ..came leaping and tumbling down the path, all singed and hjinded l.Iake flred-h- e big truss of grass, and the brute rolled right Into the flames. It SYNOPSIS. X Ti non whh tiuh ij hiwrk (jtii'vk-- Uw Mi Aniifjtn iitinna of m-h- ii Ixml KniiHhruiin, tujd Turn Uhiko. m a.tutiK rn M'ni Tt n upon an uiiinhut- island mu) wr the only Mira not riram! htakv rrcovrM from a drunk lil.ikt, hunnJ on the boat, stupor fertiaguw of hi ruUhnn$i. tf4atno a lo ro m jrrvirvr of ti hriidosa pair. The tin waa nuiilinHn waa suing for the hand of ItJnke atartI to swim hark ts I fir alitp to iwovrr what khn toft liUke returned safely. WlulhruM waiH pm last malth nir a cigaretu. for which fee Vasa stored hy Hlnke Their first meal muA a dead flnh Thu trio at tried a ten Tliirm at paite titk for Maher land Make wan oi,ip-- il d to tsrked them Miss Ieslle on ae ouni ol He taunted Hlfitnropi Thy .1d the jungle That nldtt vi.ib In s tree xl morn Tne pomtlnx tuifh fen stain. lltey (ieneemtod to the op 4U three gunutruoted kaln4u hu44 them ftotNhd sun. from then the They prlves the only procurable fod pit ooroanuts. Itftm I jostle showed a liking for Itlake. fent detested his rnughmvM. Hed by Make they established a home In some cliffs. a fresh wiper spring. Miss rttake found fared an unpleasant situation, planned their campaign. -- 11 sent rlht spoke with perceptible not only of Blake, but by the Indifference with which she had. met his agitation. They started at once, Miss Leslie in the lead. As they rounded the point she caught sight of the smoke still rising from the cleft. A little later she noticed the vultures which were streaming down out of the sky from all quarters other than seaward. Their focal point seemed to be the trees at the foot of the eleft. A nearer view showed that they were alighting In the thorn bushes on the south border of the Bittsnf Yea, the Jerked by John hand - ThiinfurniTr Blake shook the glass trwT In their be- Blake Blared at her glumly. Thats wildered faces. sa You've got It back on me Hutch--e- r "Look there!" he shouted, theres a beef with a penknife! Well have Ore; theres water; theres birds to take It raw, and dog fashion at eggs and beefsteaks! Ilerea where we that" trek cm the back trail Well smoke -Havent I heard of bamboo out that leopard In short order! knives?" said Winthrope. "You dont mean to say, Blake " -Ramboo? "No; I mean to do! Dont worry. 1m sure I cant sy, but at I reYou can hide with Miss Jenny on the member, It seems to me that the varni- point, while I engineer the deal. Fall x. sh-like glaze " in. . -Silica?, Say, that would cut meat The day was still fresh whenthey 'But where In where In hades are the found themselves back at the foot of bamboos? the cliff. "Here arose a heated debate Tia 'sure I cant say." Only I re- between lhenleh. Wlnthrope7 stung member that I have aeen them In oth-- r by Blake's jeering words. Insisted tropical places, you know. upon sharing the attack, though with ""Meantime 1 prefer" cocoa nuts,' until no great enthusiasm Much to Blake's ws have a Are to broil our steaks," re- surprise, Miss I'slle came to the supmarked Miss Leslie. port of the Englishman. pitto, Miss Jenny, longs we have "But, Mr. Blake. she argued, you the nuts and no meat I'm a vegetnrU say It will be perfectly safe for us fur myself .jamio wtrlmLjoiaybe. jnyJ0) wRLJil n't here. lf au, watering for something else. Look at alone. all those chops and roasts and stews "I can play this game without him. No doubt. Yet If, as you say, you running around out there!" They are making for the grass expect to Keep off the leopard with a observed Winthrope, Hadn't we bet- - j torch, would it not be well to have ter start? Mr. Winthrope at hand with other Nuts won't weigh so much without torches, should yours burn out? the shells. Well- cat right here. Yes; If I thought he'd be at hand There were only a few nuts left after the first scare." Tlw'y were drained and cracked and Winthrope started off almost on a The run. At that moment he might have acooped out. one after another. last chanced to break evenly across faced the leopard single handed. Blake the middle. chuckled as he swung away after his Hello said Blake, "the lower part victim. Within ten paces, however, he of this will do for a bowl, Mlsa Jen- paused to call bark over his shoulder: Get around the point. Miss Jenny, ny. When youve eaten the cream, gmt It tn your ocket. Say. Win, have and If you want something to do, try .you got the bottle and keys and" braiding the coconnut fiber. All safe everything." Miss Islle made no res)oiise; but Are yon sure, Mr. Wlnthroe?" she stood for some time gaztng after Mens pockets the two men. There was so much that asked Miss Ixs!U seem so t; n. Twice Ive had to pick was characteristic even In this rear view. For all bis anger and his haste, sup Mr. Blakes locket Locket echoed Blake. the Englishman bore himself with an The Ivory locket. Women may bo air of well bred nicety. Ills trim, curious, Mr. Blake, but I assure you. erect figure needed only a fresh suit 1 did not look Inside, though to be Irreproachable On the other la--t me give It here quick!" hand, a careless observer, at - first gasped Blake. glance, might have mistaken Blake, Startled by his tone and look. Miss with fiis flannel shirt and shouldered 'la-sitcaught an oval shaped object club, for a hulking navvy. But there ;fnra the side pocket of the coat, and was nothing of the navvy In his swing -- he-aa- fe - e I me. stiffness. oz-'"B- iaiq.JP shocking' Winthrope CHAPTER IXv Continued. Hlake and Miss Leslie turned to dare at the droves of animals moving about between them and the border of the tall gras. Mlsa I,eslle was the first to speak. They cant be cattle, Mr. Winthrope. There are some with stripes. I do believe theyre aebras! commanded make. Get down! game. Those big Tber all wtld fellows to the left of the zebras re eland. Wheel wouldn't we be in ft If we owned that water hole? Ill bet Id have ona of those fat ecvea Inside three days " llow I should enjoy a juicy steak! murmured Miss I,eslle. Haw or. Jerked ?" questioned lllake. -What la Jerked?1 " rTled." Oh, no; I mean broiled just red Inside, I prefer mine quite rare," added Winthrope. "That the way youll goHt, damned rare Jieg your pardon, Mlsa Jenny! Without fire, we'll have the choice of raw to- - jerked. "Horrors! You cut Jerked meat la all Thq Englishman " i . away rjout gnmejn strlp : Leslie. dr adfully ereatme writhed and till it plunged tuto the pool. When it sought to crawl out, all black and hideous, Blake went up and killed It with his club crushed in its skull Igh!" " Miss. Leslie gazed at the utinerveiL Englishman with calm scrutiny But why should you feel so about It? she asked. Was It not the beast's life against outs? But so horrible a death'" Im sure Mr Blake would have preferred to shoot the eieatnre had he a gun. Having nothing else than fire, I think it was all very brave of him. Now we are sure of water and food. Had we not best be going? It was to fetch you that Blake Mim - shocking The wretched leaped about Barleycorn!" the best. It could only have biii i gllmpae. But Was awt that "Of what use aiesuc'fi people as K she cried, "That man may be lough and coarse even a brute; but he at least, does things Ill show him that I can. do things, too!" She hastened out around the corner of the cliff to the spot where they had spent the" night. Here she gathered together the cocoanut husks, and seating herself In the shade of the overhanging ledges began to pick at the coarse fiber." It was cruel work for her soft fingers, not yet fully headed from the thorn wounds At times the pain and an overpowering sense of Injury brought tears to her eyes; still more often she dropped tbp wort In despair of her awkwardness Yet always she returned to the task with renewed energy. After no little perseverance, she found how to twist the fiber and plait It Into cord. At best it was slow work, and she did not see how she should .ever make enough cord tor ..a . Yet, as sbeaught the knack, of the work and her fingers became more nimble she began R) enjoy the novel plensuie of producing something. She had quite forgotten to feel Injured, and was learning to endure with patience the rasping of the fiber botweeq her fingers, when Winthrope came clambering around the corner of the cliff What Is It? she exclaimed, spring lug up and hurrying to meet him. He was white, and quivering, and the look In his eyes filled her with dread. Her voice shrilled to a scream: "Hes dead!" Winthrope shook his head "Then hes hurt! hes hurt by that savage creature, and you've run off wood. Of Blake there was nothing to be seen until Miss Leslie, still In the leatLpuslved In among the trees. Thpre they found him crouched beside a small fire, near the edge of the pool. He did not look up. His eyes were riveted In a hungry stare upon several pieces of flesh, suspended over the flames on Bpits of green twigs. Hello!" he sang out, as he heard their footsteps. "Just In time, Miss Jenny. Your broiled steakll be ready tn short order." "Oh, build up the fire! 'Im simply ravenous! she exclaimed, between impatience and delight. flsh-Hne- - ' auAleft He was chagtined. him ", "No, noTMiss Genevieve.' I must InIs sist' The fellow not even It's Its disgusting'" I found It filling bliss Jenny" How about you Miss Leslie did not know whether tc laugh or to give way to a feeling of nausea. She did neither. "Can we not find the spring of whirl you spoke? she asked. I am thirsty. "Well. 1 guess the fire Is about burnt out." assented Rlake. Come on: wel see." The clefTnow had ajar different as pect from what It bad presented or their first visit. The largest of Jh trees, though scorched about the base still stood with unwithered foliage little harmed by the fire But man? of their small companions had bee killed and partly destroyed by the heal and flames from the burning brush. Ir scratched." Then why ?" It was the horror of It all. It actually made me 111. "You frightened me almost to death. places the fire was yet smouldering.' Did the beast chase you?" (TO BE COVTtVCED.T That would have been better. In a way. tleally, It was horrible! I'm Navigates" His Perm. still sick over It. Miss Genevieve. f , A story which almost parallels that But tell me about It. Did you set . aa -- I Blake Yes; after we had fetched what ire could carry of that long grass two big tmeses. It grows 10 or 12 feetjall, and Is now quite dry. Part of It Blake made Into torches, and we fired the hush all across the foot of the cltift. Really, one would not have thought there waa that much dry wood la so green a dell. On either side of the rill the grass and brush flared like tinder, and the flames swept np the cleft far quicker than we had - expected. YV could hear them crackling and roaring louder than ever after the gmoke abut out our view." 8urely, there Is nothing so very horrible In that." "No, oh, no; it was not that. But the beast the leopard! At first we heard one roar; then tt was that dreadful snarling and yelling most awful squalling ! The wretched thing ' . MINES AND MINING ORIGIN Decision to resume work at once In the property of the East Tiutlc Gold Prof. L'oeb to Devote His Time to King Mining company was reached at the annual meeting of stockholdExperiments. ers oI the company held in Salt Lake City. The Geological Survey and the CenScientist Who Became Famous at the sus Bureau have entered Jqto a joint University of Chicago Will Conarrangement by which the survey Is tinue Researchea at Rockerelieved of the collection of statistics feller Institute. of the annual production of minerals for the year 1909. San Francisco. After 25 years of That a combination with Guggenexperiments that have already brought heim Interests was considered by the him closer to the mystery of the thirty-threclaimants to Alaska coal atlon of life than any other man. Prof lands was admitted before United Jaques Loeb will soon leave the Uni States Commissioner McGee at Cleveversity of California for the east, land, O., by W. H. Warner, one of the where be will devote his entire time entrants. to research work at the Rockefeller General Manager Finley of GoldImstkfffte for Medical Research. e Prof Lgeb, who Is a native of Germany and received degrees at Strass-burand Wurzburg before he came to America, achieved world wide fame In 1902 while a professor at the Uni versity of Chicago, when he announced the successful outcome of experiments In artificially fertilizing tpe egg of sea urchins .and producing life field Consolldatedestiniates total pm duction for F'ebruary at $725,000 from 23,800 tons of ore. The net recovery was $080,000 and profits $4S0,0o0, comparing with $729,000 and $519,000, respectively In January. An average sample of the ore In the bottom of a winze from the tunnel level of the Copper Acres property, sent to headquarters In Salt Lake In that manner,.. a few weeks ago, when assayed City He also proved that hearts of animals could be made to throb exactly returned values of 41 per cent coppei as they do In life by being placed in a and 15 ounces in silver. The mining Industry In the Stay solution of common salt, and that the addition of other chemicals stopped Peak district of Nevada has been rather quiet for the past three months the organs beating In speaking of the ambitions which on account of the deep snow, but with have kept him constantly at work in the coming of spring operators in the his laboratories, Prof. Loeb has district expect a season of unusual activity In the Humboldts. said: or A car of high grade' silver-lea1 - very early came (o the bellel at $1,200, left McGill, Nevada, valued that the forces which rule the realm of living things are not other ..than for the Salt Lake smelters a few days those wt know In the Inanimate world. ago, the shipment being made by the company, whos Ely Amalgamated Everything pointed that way. watching a frog's muscle con- properties are on the mountainside tract, discovered what we call gal- directly east of the smelter. vanic or voltaic electricity. The conAt the depth of 400 feet In the shaft nection of the two may be very close, of the Centennial Ploche Mining con t pany- - has been encountered a e fissure which Is filled with manganese ore. It ts Identical with a fissure found at a like stage of d velopment lu the Prince mine. Were it not for the large stocks ot copper held abroad, the surplus in the United States now less than 100.000,000 pounds would be regarded as jjo more than a proper margin to carry to protect the trade' from a possible violent advance in prices. mines- - of the United Fojty-ninStates have paid $10,250,000 in dividends during January and February, according to official reports received in New York City. The velvet makers of Park City, Bingham and Tlntlc, Utah,- - figure prominently- - in - the list,-That serious consideration Is &b ready being given to a plan to lm crease tie .equipment of the Ray Con; sat dated flfmrpany Jrt lts A rh zona property to permit me treating of 10,000 tons of ore daily instead of 6,000 tons, as the original plans call that comes for, is the Information from the east. A decree was rendered by Judge yet a century has elapsed with hardlj Morse of the district court at Salt a step of real progress. Lake City on Wednesday, dissolving "I wanted to go to the bottom ol the corporation known as the Hero wanted to take life In m) Nevada Mines company. This actiou things I wanted hands and play with it. was taken upon application of a mato handle It in my laboratory as jority of the stockholders of the coin-- I would any other chemical reaction, tc pany. start it, stop It, vary it, study it up iF'rotn Monroe, Utah, comes the an-- , dqr every condition, to direet It at nij nouncement That work Will be started will'. at the Antelope mine on April 1. The At the Rockefeller institute Prof property has recently been leased to Loeb can devote his entire time'to his nPW operators, and after having made experiments, untroubled by-- the duties samplings of the mines product and of instruction and administration an examination of the property, the which must be performed by a unM new Interests have decided to carry He has been pro out a versity prolessor. campaign of development work, lessor of physiology at the University jg jeng hoisted for the second Qre of California since 1902 when he ebippel from the lease of the University of Chicago for W. F. Gray and associates on the Gold western post. He is 51 years old Bar, the first shipments having gone out a few days ago. The ore now beMaori Marriages. ing raised shows mine assays from It la 12 o'clock, and already the $50 to $300, and Is expected to refather has been warned to turn about $150 per ton, says the the "wharekarahta" (church) and to Goldfield Tribune. Great faith iu the placer beds of don his canonicals. So we obey the Green river Is entertained by Max E3. of bell the and take (umntons warning who has just arrived In Salt Smith, to our way the church The grinning, fantastic beads on the carved door- Lake City, from Uintah county. He posts posts which in the fighting days and a companion, woiking a portion before hfe left, pf not so long ago stood 'oq either hand of two days just $l5 in gold, he than cleaned better up of the gateway of the stockaded pah" (fortress) look with Impassive stare says. the great rhyolite on the entering throng of friends and Crosscutting visitors. We. as honored guests, find ledge In Its property near Austin, the Shoshone Quicksilver coms place near the altar. Trailing robes of white clematis and golden "kow hal pany has driven more than athlrty feet festoon the building The carved In ore which is said to average 25 per , bloom rafters of the roof are hidden in cent mercury, and neither 'wll has greenery, while here and there yet been encountered. The ledge, has bunches of crimson pohotukaw a" been proven more than 3,500 feet In flowers stand out in spots of vivid the companys property. color. Father Mahoney; assisted by The new camp of Jarbidge, Nevada; the Maori Ttohunfa, performs the continues to grow steadily, and the The "tohupga various properties that are under, marriage service. hands water, in a cup of woven flax operation are showIng1mprovement leaf to the bride, who, drinking first, with every foot of work performed. presents It to the groom, to be emptied Ahd a stage has been reached which at a draught. The, ceremony Is now assures tue carrlp at least four pro- -' complete, and, with a loud voice, the ducers, with many prospects that have d Gal-van- l, five-foo- low-grad- e -- 1 " yet his hunger did not altogether blunt his curiosity. I Bay, Blake, he Inquired," did you get the meat? Stow it. Win, my boy. This aint a lacking house. The stuff may be tough, but, It's not er the other thing. Here you are. Miss Jenny. Chew it off the stick. Though Winthrope had his suspicion he took the piece of half burned flesh mhlch Blake handed him In turn apd fall to eating without further ques s Blake had surmised, the tlon. roast proved 'far other than tender. Hungej, however, lent It a most ap petizin flavoY. The repast ended when there wasTothing left to devour Blake tlrew away his empty spit and rose to ptretch. He waited for Miss Leslie ts swallow her last mouthful and then began to chuckle.' What'E the joke? asked Wiu thrope. -Blake-looke- d at him solemnly. Well now, that was downright mean of roe," he drawled: after rob blng them, to lHUgh at it! "Robbing who? The buj7aids." Youve fed us on leopard meat! uJl .band. Fur a moment he stared at It, his head as he came up with Winunable to believe bis eyes; then he thrope. leaned un. with a veil that sent Jhe i Though the girl was not given to reproves of zebras and antelope flying flection, the contrast between the two Jnto the tall grass. could not but Impress her. 'How well Oh! oh!" screamed Idles Leslie. her countryman coarse, uncultured, Is It a snake Are you bitten?1 but full of brute strength and courage Bitten? Yes, by John Barleycorn! fitted In with these 'primitive surMust have. been- fuzzy drunk to put It roundings. Whereas Winthrope and Un my coat. Always carry It In my herself t' I tub pocket What a blasted Infernal She fell Into a kind of disquieted ridlet Ive been! Kick me. Win, kick brown study. Her eyes had an odd hard!" look, both startled and meditative 1 say, Blake, what la It? I don't auch a look at might be expected of ulte take you. If you would only" who for the first time Is peering Fire! Ore! Cant you see? We've ogf beneath the surface of things, and ot all hell beat! Look here." sees the naked Realltle of Life, the He mapped open the elide of the real values, bared of masking convensupposed locket, and before either of tions. It may have been that she was his companion could realize what he seeking to ponder the meaning of her . would be about, waa focusing the own existence that she had caught a lena of a surveyor's magnifying glass glimpse of the vanity and wasteful-neta- , rmpon the back of Wlnthropes hand. the utter futility t her Uf.-- At UFPS compass on hla plow 'to run the fur and rows straight, comes from Cranberry Isles. One sea captain, 1 1 leltaT0 to-re- pair So-vad- wife. who enjoy! Danger In Single Eyeglaes. the proud distinction of owning oqi Never use a single eyeglass ualesa of the very few horses on the Island got alarmed for fear that he would there Is a difference in power between lose hi hearings In the recent smoke the two eyes and the glass is used to and on the veacious' accounts of sobei bring the power of the defective eye citizens took the binnacle from th up to that of the other. The differvessel and strapped It alongside th ence la power Is known ae astigseat of his wagon, fearing that th matism,- and such an eyeglass would weather might become so thick tha have to be recommended, after careful he would lose his bearings and ht. sight testing, by a professional optito navigate In what was worse taan cian or pcullst When the eyes are fog. It Is currently reported that h equal In power, an eyeglass seta up shouts at his team to turn to alar Inequality, equal In effect to real astigboard or port. Instead, vf the mor matism. Of course, that la not the conventional landlubber terms usual case when the glass Is quite flat; but Kennebec (Me.' even then Its use Is bad, for it teaches ly employed. the user to look chiefly through one Journal Also, there la the minor consideye. causes .permament I love you-- ' lasts longer whei 1 eration . that wrinkles of the skin. grows from "I like yon." . ' Jt . -- 1 Governors of the New York stock authorized exchange on Wednesday the placing of Amalgamated Copper In the regular or "listed department. The company authorized capital stock is $155,000,060, of which $153 877,900 is now Issued and outstanding. Operators of bituminous coal mines In all states In which new wage contracts with the miners are to be negotiated this year, will be Invited ts attend the national convention of the United Mine Workers of America, to'1 be held at Cincinnati, beginning . ' March 15. rock and dolomite limestone In the breast of the 305-fotunnel of the big Nebo Mining company , la regarded by the management as a moat favorable Indication that the rein It being approached. ProvO, Utah, men are the principal owners, Iron-staine- d ex |