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LAND IN CANADA AN INVESTMENT LAST VOYAGE OF X SYNOPSIS. The story opens with tlin Introduction or John HtophciiR. adventurer, a Mnisii rhitftotts man mnroonort by nutlior'tlrw at Vnlparalno, Chile, HMntr Interested In inlnlnK operations In Itollvhi, lie was do nounc"d by Chllo us nn Insurrectionist nnd an n conscouenco wus hiding At hla hotel Ids attention was attraeted by an KnKllsliliinn nnd a vounir woman. Htephtris resetted-the vouni: woman from n urunKen omcor. He whs tiinnKcu uy llrr. Admiral of the Peruvian nnvv eon- Vronted Stephens, told him that war had ueen oecinrdl between I'tillo and 1'eru and offered him tho olltco of captain. He desired that that night tho Rsmernlda. a Chllenn vessel, should bo captured. Ktephens accepted tho commission. Stephens mot a motley crew, to which ho was nssli;ned. Ho ruvo them final In Btructlons. They boarded tho vessel. They successfully enptured tho vessel supposed to bo the Rsincralda. through strategy. Cnpt. Stephens gavo directions for the de- fmrture of the craft. Ho entered tho cab n and discovered tho English woman nnd her maid. Stephens qnlclily loomed tho wrong vessel had been captured. It was jox& Darlington's prlvato yacht, 'the lord's wlfo and maid be.lpg aboard. He explained the situation ' to Tier lady tshlp. -Then-First Mate Tuttle lald hare tho plot, saying thnt tho Sea Queen had been taken In order to go to tho Antarc tic circle. Tuttle explained thnt on a former voyage he hnd learned that the Donna Isabel was lost In 1753, IIo had found It frozen In a huge case of Ice on nn Island nnd contained much gold, Stephens consented to be the captain of tho expedition. He told Lady 'Darlington. She was greatly alarmed, but expressed confidence In him. Tho J3ca Queen encountered a vessel In tho Tog. Stephens attempted to communicate. This caused a fierce struggle nnd ho was overcome. Tuttlo finally squaring tho sit uation. Then the Sea Queen headed south again. Under Tuttle'a guidance tho ves sel mndo progress toward Its goal. Do Nova, tho mnto. told Stephens that he Relieved Tuttle, now acting as skipper. Insane because of his queer actions. Stephens was awakened hv crashing of glass. He saw Tuttlo In tho grip of a spasm of religious mania nnd overcame him. Tho sailor upon regaining his senses was taken 111. Tuttle committed suicide bv shooting. Upon vote of tho crew, Stephens assumed the leadership1 and the men decided to continue the treasure bunt, the Islands being supposed to bn only 100 miles distant. Tuttlo whs burled In the sea. Lady Dtrllngton pronouncing 1ho service. Stephens awaking from sleep saw the ghost, oupposed to havo formed tho basis for Tuttlo' religious mania. Upon advlco of Lady Darlington, Stephens stnrted to probo tho ghost. Tie camo upon Lieut. Bandies, the drunk vn officer he hnd humbled In Chile. Ho found that at Sanchez"' Inspiration, En gineer McKnlght played "ghost" to scare tho men Into giving up the quest, Steph ens announced that the Sen Queen was at tho spot where Tuttlo's quest was sup posed to bo. The crew wdh anxious to go on In further sonroh. De Noyu and Steph ens conquered them In a flat fight. Lady Darlington thanked hint. Tho Sea Queen stnrted northward. Sho wan wrecked In a fog. Stephens. De Nova. Lady Darlington and her mnld being among' those to sot out In a llfo boat. Ten were rescued. Stephens saw only one chanco In a-thou-sand for life. Lady Darllnntnn confessed her love to Stephens and ho did likewise. Lady Darlington told her llfo story; how she had been bartered for a title, her yearning for absont love. She revealed herself as tho school chum of Stephens' sister. She expressed a wish to die In tho sea rather than face her former friends nnd go bnck to the old llfo. A ship was sighted. The craft proved to bo a derelict. They boarded her. Sho was frozen tight with hundreds of yoars of Ice. The ves sel wan tho Donna Isabel, lost In I'M, 126 years previous. Tho frozen bodies of tho lormer crew were removed. They read the log of the Isabel, which told how ho Spaniards had died from cold, one by one. Iady Darlington sang to prevent tho men from becoming moody, Tho crew commenced the hunt for treasure. They found the Iron chest, said to contain a Iiart of 3,000,000 pesos, firmly Imbedded In ce. CHAPTER XXVI. Continued. "Ily God, mat03, thoro's ono of 'om, anyhow!" ronrod a volco, hoarso from exploding oxcltomont. But I was al ready upon my knoes, fooling blindly Into tho 1 90 cavity. They camo howling about mo like so many woives, cagor to hoo with their own oyoa, but I crowded them back, snatching tho camllo from Do Nova's fingers and throwing the flick ering light down level with tho dock, "It's a brass-bound cheat men," I cried, straightening up and facing them. "But It Is going to requlro somo hard digging to got It out. About all I can seo Is tho handle of It." I never comprohonded bofore how tho pas3lon nnd lust for gold can ex press Itself upon men's faces. Tense, motionless, breathing heavily, their features drawn, tholr eyes gloaming feverishly In the yellow llame, they stared at me and then at that ice-front, demented and speechless. No ono thought of whoro wo were castaways, our lives tho eport of winds and waves, n sodden wreck undor us, our nearest port a thousand miles away across a. stormy sea; all we realized at that moment was that thoro, just boforo us, under that mantlo of Ice, lay burled three million pesos. God! the collar of my Jacket scorned choking mo; I breathed na If a man's flngors clutched my throat, nnd I saw McICulgut's burly form shaking as If bo had an ague fit. Throo million pesos! Tho hot blood rushed to my head, a lava stream, and Do Nova's face, white as chalk behind his Uttlo black mus taches, secmod dancing boforo mo ghoBtllko. Damn him! tho follow made mo think of Salvatoro, tho man who, Just nbovo; frozen and dead, had guarded this treasure for 120 years. I cast the- suggestion 'asldtf with n curse and a laugh, grasping Kolly by tbo shouldor to steady myself- to ro nljzo theso woro real men, this task boforo us real work. It, was llko com ing forth from undor an anaosthetlc, leaving mo weak ns a child, yot with brain raid faculties aroused to action. Johnson thrust forward tho cloaver. "Lot mo get In there, sir; I'm tho man for a cutlln' Job." I stepped Axiita and tho broad blndo I SAB E L They Came Howling About Me foil slashing against tho front of tho ico, "Only two of you men can work hero at once," I put In hastily. "Hold on, Johnson, until w get this ship shape An axrrian, with a holpdr to haul back tho ico out of tho way, Is all wo need. Any moro would only bo In the way; besides, somo of us ought to be on deck. It Is going to ro quire hours, may bo days, to get that chest out, and meanwhlla wo must sail this vessel and keep her right sklo up. Tho thing to do Is to arrange relays, and keep at It steady. Johnson, you and Kelly go to work first. Tho rest of us will climb up into tho cabin, and figure it out." They went nlong with mo up tho ladder as though thoy wcro prisoners, casting tho last lingering glances bo low, where tho weird flame of the candle flickered yellow, tho blows -of the cleavor echoing sharply as thoy clustered about tho stove, welcoming tho warmth of it. It had beon frigid below decks, although wo had beou scarcely conscious of It In our oxclto mont. But now wo Btood Bhlverlng, gazing Into each others' faces and nctunlly afraid to talk lost tho whole occurrence should provo a dream from which a chance word might awaken us. Three million pesos hero, actu ally hero; almost within reach of our hands; they wqro digging for tljem Just below;- even'. then, In the silence, wo could hear tho faint ecfio of Wowb being struck against tho Ice. Thrco million pesos! and It was all ours, our very own te-ullvlde, to spend, to do with exactly ns we pleased. We had dreamed about all this before, on tho decks of tho Ill-fated Sea Quoon, but now we sought to grasp It as an actual existing fact, and our minds seemed paralyzed by tho knowledge. I even forgot thnt Doris was prosont until she touched me gently on the shoulder, nnd I looked down into her questioning., eyes. "Do you not know what wo havo Just discovered below?" I asked, still tingling to the marvel of it. "The treasure, tho Spanish treasure!" "Oh, yes," but tho soft volco Boomed tinged with sadness. "Yet it does not grently Interest me. Money BeomB bo little hero, so utterly valueless." The nlmple words, tho tono of their utterance brought me to myself as though I had rocoived an electric shock. Sho was still smiling, yet all at onco I notlcod how white hor faeo was, how dark the shndows beneath her eyes. The lure of tho gold van ished from my mind, as If somo wiz ard's wand J had waved It away. I thought of tho treachorous aea with out, tho llfo and death Btrugglo boforo us, those dreary leagues separating us from hopo. My hands clasped hors, tho expression of love In my eyes brightening hor fnco Instantly, "That Is so much hotter, Jack," she Bald tenderly. "I know It was only tho madness of n moment which caused you to forgot. Como out on deck with mo until you loso all mem Like 80 Many Wolves, Eager to See. ory of it until real llfo again." I bring you back to "I do not need It, sweetheart," and I bent low, looking intolier eyes. 'Tho fever has, lef.my, blood.- I hardly. know how It over laid such hold upon me, but the thought of all tlmt wealth below drove mo as mad as tho othors. You seo how much I need you." "Oh, no; you would hnvo recovered without my help, although It might havo required moro timo to complete a cure. But I fear thoro is no hopo for tho men." "I certainly shall not sparo you to minister to thorn." Sho laughed, her happiness of dispo sition returning. "That would bo useless; they are of different stamp. Tho fever for sudden wealth Is In the blood of all of us. Seo how excited Cclesto Is. Perhaps If I had oyer exporionccd poverty I might ho crazed also. But It Is so foolish here here," and sho swept hor hands about In comprehensive ges ture, "whon wo know it can bo ours only for a day, or at most n woek." "But wo havo not given up hopo," I protested. "Why should we? Tho Donna Isabel 8001113 stanch beneath UB." "Even In case of that miracle I want nothing to do with this tronsuro," sho said gravely. "It seems to mo, Jack, thoro must bo n curse upon that gold below.1 It will novo'r do good to any human bolng. It was stolen by tho Bword, won for Spain by tho shedding of blood, and has slnco cursed this ship and all who Balled In her. Tho living and the doad guarded It, and now wo havo como Into its ovll clutch. It Is not superstition but faith which makes mo say this the Donna Isabel will never make port; that gold bo low will never do a bou! on board anything but harm. I wish it could be loft where It is, burled in tho Ice." "At such a suggestion, tho, men would mutiny." "I supposo so," sho acknowledged sadly, "and tho ond will bo tho samo In either case. But I want you to bo different. Let thorn build their air castles; but do you como out on deck with mo, whoro the stm and sky will give us other thoughts." Comprehending only vaguely what she meant, yet beneath tho witching spell of hor presence I wont gladly enough, forgetting utterly that useless treasure Imbedded in tho Ico below. CHAPTER XXVII. In Which tho Treasure Causes Trouble But tho men did not forgot, or ceaso in their eager efforts to rescue that frozon gold from tho grasp of tho Ico. By this tlmo, thoroughly convinced myaolf that our flnnl preservation of this wealth would provo Impossible, I was still far from d ovoid of interest In its rocovory, and consequently mado no offort to lntorruut tho work bolng carried on botweon docks. It wa3 hotter thut tho men bo busy and tholr minds occupied than to havo them reaming nlmlessly about tho p inur decks In discontent, now that tho ship and weather gavo ub Uttlo occasion for concern. Here thoy vigorously piled the cleavor, working In relays of two hours each, during tho romaindor of tho day nnd night. After break fast had been served wo all of us wont boiow to unite our strength In hauling forth tho loosened box from tho Ico cnvlty. Wo accomplished this by resorting to block and tnckle, nnd ovon tbon ex perienced no- Binnll difficulty In drag glng It away from tho Ico grip. Undor tho dim candlelight It appeared a fair sized sea-chest, constructed of somo henvy, dark wood, and bound secure ly by metnl bauds, with a cumbcrsomo lock. A coiiBldcrablo quantity of wa ter from somowhero continued to scop down into tho luzarcttc, making tho floor nn Icy puddlo, nnd so wo tallod on to tho ropes again, nnd hoisted tho chest up through tho trap-door out up on tho cabin deck. I could find no keys In any of tho stato-rooms, nnd wo must hnvo been half an hour break ing tho rusty lock nnd prying open tho lid, tho only sounds audlblo tho blows struck and tho heavy breathing of tho men. Finally wo wrenched apart tho last band, and our cngor eyes bo hold tho revealed contents pleces-of-eight, yellow nnd level to tho top! Thero was a wild yell, n florco scram bio, the crazed men digging their fin gers I11T0 tho coins, handling them, fondling them, laughing and crying llko children In tholr oxcltomont, and cursing each othor as thoy struggled for a chanco at tho box. For tho mo ment, stnrlng down at tho dull glow of tho metnl, I ovon lost control of my self, scarcely aware of tho mad uproar. It was actually there thoro boforo mo! That old Spanish record had nil been true; hero, nnd beneath that ico botweon decks lay tho remalndor three million pesos! Horo was tho wealth of a king; hore, almost within reach of our hands, and it was all ours ours, if wo could only bring It forth 16 where it possessed value. If wo only could! Tho thought struck mo llko a blow. I know tho truth, the truth. Thero was not ono chanco In a thousand not ono. I madd no offortto deceive mysolf. Tho men, oven tho mate, blinded by tho gold-lust had Ignored facts plain as day to mo tho terriblo listing of tho ship to port, tho constant Booplng of water Into tho hold, tho Increasing soddonuess of tho staggering hull all these combined to toll tho Btory that tho Donna Isabel waB doomed. No power of men, situated as wo wore, could over savo hor. Tho protecting Iceehcath, by help of which sho had drifted ghost-llko out of tho Antarctic, pounded by tho florco seas, loosened by tho milder air of moro northern latitudes, had already commenced to llako off, and tho Invading wator was discovering crovlcos overywhero along her ancient Beams. Wo had como to the gold; wo had discovered It; It was ours. But wo could only gnze on It, and glvo It bnck to tho ocean In ex change for our lives. I Btrnlghtened up, my Hps compressed, and looked be yond tho struggling figures of the men Into Doris' questioning gray eyes. Father of Mercy, I possessed some thing worth moro than money tho lovo of a woman! Ay, but what of tho mon? What of tho men? It would be cutting their hearts out; yot It must bo donudqno, If necessary, with all tho brutality of a slave drlvor. Sho had said this treasure was a curse, a legacy of jrlmo and death, a prize for dead mon. Not whllo I retained mind and body to battlo should It cost our llvos. I pushed Do Nova back ward, ond planted myself' across tho open chest, scowling Into tho uplifted, angry faces. "That's enough, men. This Is pnrt of tho treasure all right, but thero Is no occasion for you to go crazy ovor It. Put thoso coins back do you hear, McKnlght? put them back? and we'll shut down tho lid. They're nice to look at, and droam ovor, but that's about all tho good we'll ever got of them. Woro thoro any Blgns of oth ers down thoro In the Ice, Johnson?" (TO BE CONTINUED.) Hot Water Cure for Insomnia. To Insuro tho benefit of tho hot wa tor, It must be taken off tho fire tho mo ment It bolls not Just boforo or nftor and poured at onco Into a cup or glass. Then It should bo tnkon whllo vory hot. A little practice will enahlo ono to swallow it at Uttlo loss thnn tho boiling point, and In addition to tho proper temperature; tho propor tlmo must be observed. It is most of Hcacious In curing Indigestion and lm proving tho general tono of tho system If taken Immediately on waking in tho morning, again an hour boforo lunch and an hour boforo dinner nlso, and to drink two glassfuls on retiring will nlmost positively Insuro sound Bleep It may require two or thrco days' trial boforo the doslrod result Is effected, but onco gained It can bo hold with out Intorruntlou by faithfully pursuInB this method WORK IT, AND SECURE 20 PER CENT. ON THE EXPENDITURE. Farm landa In Canada incroased In valuo this Spring from fifteen to twen ty per cent, and ns n result of this increnso thousands of those who haw gono thero within the past few years havo had that much moro value added to their holdings. Thoro la proof hore "that as a field for investment thoro is nowhore to bo found a more profit ablo ono than in purchasing farm lands in Canada. And, as a flold for occupation and working tho farms thero is nowbero on the continent whoro more satisfactory roturn is given. Tho crops aro always sure and tho prices aro always good. With railroads entering nnd traversing all tho settled parts, thoro nro very fow districts in which tho farmer will be l-moro than from ten to twolvo miles from a railway station. Roads are good, and big loads aro easily handled. Tho prico of getting grain to tho pri mary market Is low on this account, nnd then In reaching tho world's liiar kots tho railways havo tholr rates con trolled by tho Government, and what may bo considered a fair deal is cer tain. Good prlcos for all kinds of grain la tho rulo, and If tho investor has mado good monoy by tho increased valuo given to his unworkod land, it is not dlfflcult to understand that tho firoflt to tho man who works his land s Just that much more, and there will bo no depreciation. The man who lioldB a froo homestead of ono hundred and sixty acroa of land, which ho got for $10 as an entry foo, has land which at its lowest estimate Is worth f 10 an aero yes, $15 an acre tho moment ho has completed his threo years' resldonco duties. R will contlnuo to increaso in valuo until Its earning power glvos a rcasonnblo in terest on a certain sum. That is, If ho takes off' tho land fifteen to twonty dollars por aero clear profit each year, uIb land is worth to him, at a fair rato of interest, $200 nn aero. If ho only realizes $10 nn aero clear profit, it is worth S100 per aero. Now, thou sands of farmors aro duplicating these figures. Tho prlco of land in Canada to-day Is much less than Its realizing valuo. Tho fact that tho fifty thou sand Americans who went to Canada year boforo last woro followed by ono hundred thousand last year offers Eomo ovidenco, and good" ovidonce, too, that thoro is gotting to ho a protty fair knowlcdgo thnt money Is to bo mado in Canada lands. As an Investment monoy Is to bo mado, but moro by living upon tho land, socurod oithor by homo stead or purchase Tho ono hundred thousand of last year will bo one hun dred and fifty thousand this year. Thcso uomprlso pooplo from ovory etato in tho Union, nnd It Is Just bolng realized tho nscot that awnlts tho hbmcBcekor in Canada. Tho large numbers that havo gono, though, makes no appreotablo dlffcronco in the supply of land. Thoro is still left vnat niinntUles of tho best of It But tho longor a delay is mado In arriving 1 at a doclslon, tho prlco will advance 1 proportionately, nnd tho moro do- clrablo homesteads near tho railway lines becomo more dlfflcult to socuro. Tho Government publishes interesting literature, which may bo had on ap plication to anyof theagents whoso offices nro located at different points through tho Statos, nnd thoy (tho ngcntB) will bo pleased to assist in nny way posolblo in tho choice of lo cation. Willing to Help. "If wo didn't havo tho children," Gho bitterly declared, "I'd got a di vorco from you." "I'll wrlto and seo If I can't got my folks to take them." 8polllng It. "I'vo notlcod that all unusually tall wointm nro Rracoful." "Thank you, Mr. Foathortop." 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It it tho only preparation of Its kind deviled by a regularly gradu ated physician an experienced and skilled specialist la the diseases of women. It Is a safo medicine la any condition of tbo system. THE ONE REMEDY vrhlch contains no nloohol and bo injurious Iiublt-forailn drug's and which creates ao craving for such stimulants. THE ONE REMEDY so good that Its makers are not afraid to print its every Ingredient oa caob outside bottle -wrapper and attest to tba truthfulness of the same under oath. It is sold by medicine dealers everywhere, and any dealer who hasn't tt east (Jet it. Don't tako a substitute of unknown composition for this medicine ov known composition. No counterfeit is as good as the genuine and the druggist who says something else is "just as good as Dr. Pierce's" is either mistaken or is trying to deceive you for his own selfish benefit. Such a man is not to bo trusted. Ho is trifling with your most priceless possession your health may be your life itself. 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