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Donna Isabel
By Randall Parrish
Author of Bob Hampton ot Placer.
Illustrations by Deaborn Melvill
that thick outside you can't see your
own nose."
"Then I've been asleep for six hours.
Why didn't you call me earlier?"
"Mr. De Nova told me to let you He,
sir; I guess the lady asked hiin to
do it."
I had pulled on my boots, and was
standing up, gazing out through the
door into the cabin, where Dade still
remained, watching to see that I did
not go back to sleep again. Suddenly
there came a tremendous shock which
sent me sprawling forward, and flung
Dade headlong against tho wall. As
I struck the deck a thunderous crash
and roar sounded forward; the stern
of tho vessel seemed to spring upward
Into the air, sliding us both down
against the front of the cabin. In
stantly there followed two muffled re
ports, accompanied by a further up
tilting of the stern. Everything looso
came tumbling down upon us, and, as
I. pulled, myself, to my. knees, I found
the deck slanting upward like tho
steep side of a hill.
"Oh, Lord, sir, what's been done?"
"We've hit something hard; Ice,
likely. Jump, now, and help me get
out the women."
The awful, sickening poise of the
stricken boat, swinging stem-up to the
motion of the waves, was enough to
shatter the courage of any man, and
I could read speechless terror In
Dade's face. Yet the lad stayed
with me, and together we clambered
up the Incline of the deck, gripping at
the table to help us. The door of the
after-cabin was either locked or had
become stuck; I did not wait to learn
which, but burst It open with a swift,
heavy kick. The light streamed In
upon a scene of chaos overturned
furniture and broken glass. Celeste
lay In one corner screaming hysteric
ally; Lady Darlington was upon her
knees, holding herself partially erect
by clasping the brass rail of the bed.
"Quick!" I cried, before either could
peak. "Gather up all the warm cloth-
ter."
I reached forward to assure myself
that the rudder had been properly
shipped, and the plugs securely
driven In.
"All right; here come the provi
sions. Dump them In anywhere, lads.
Yes, go back for another load, but
for God's sake hurry! Do Nova, help
mo utow the women: ccntly. but
quickly now. Stand by, all ot you
Here is the rest of tho provender
Xow tumble In, lads, and lot fall. Ease
her off, ease her off, you fools!"
Tho black smudge dropped down
ward, and leaning far over tho slant
ing rail I could see It strike the water
and ride free. The sodden, wrecked
hull beneath mo rose and fell with a
heavy, sickening motion which brought
the heart up into my throat.
"Are those all the living men left,
Mr. Do Nova?" I called down, for the
first time realizing how few they were,
"Zey was all I know."
Another voice spoke, gruff from ex
cltement.
"The fellows for'ard had no chance,
sir; all alive are here."
I swung over the side, and shot
down the line into the boat.
"Cast off. then. Oars, men! the
yacht Is going under."
With a single sweep of the hastily
plied blades we were beyond sight of
the nlunKing hull, yet we had not
taken half a dozen strokes before we
were tossed roughly by a sudden con
vulsion of the sea.
"My God, she's gone!" shouted a
voice forward.
All I could distinguish within the
boat were the two women next me at
the Btern Celeste, with her face burled
In her arms, and my lady staring into
the Icy fog.
tern in tne air out me arxer bark
brad. .VLcu :it ZziV.y ?are way tho
ol W.r ircprcc! to Iary
Tbrir S3S't S 17.22 theSd ' the
batch that had a chance even to run
(or It."
I caught my breath, feeling a shiver
hake me.
"I am unable to make out who are
on board." I said at lai. ' Name your
selves, beginning at the bow."
"Jem Cole, sir." It was the voice of
the negro.
"Next. Speak up, men!"
"Johnson."
"Kelly."
"McKnlght."
"Dade."
"Sanchez."
There was a rause, tho last voice
sounding Just abaft the mast-butt.
"Is that all?"
"That's all, sir."
"With De Nova, myself, and the
two women it makes the count ten.
Well, we sha'n't be crowded for room.
This Is going to be a hard cruise, lads.
but we'll make a stiff fight for It.
We're sailors, with a stanch boat un
der us, and a chance to win out."
There was a faint cheer, rumblin?,
as if it had caught In their throats,
and the negro asked:
",!;rr ?i'- of r run is It. boss?"
r
I Caught Lady Darlington More Close
ly to Mo, Helping Her Climb tho
Inverted Stairs.
Ing you can reach. We must get on
4eck. Here, let me help you!"
We were scarcely a minute at the
task; and the four of us, laden with
. apparel, slid and scrambled down the
slope of cabin floor to tho companion
steps. Here I caught Lady DarMngton
more closely to me, helping her climb
the Inverted stairs. Her face was pale,
lier eyes fearless.
"What Is It? What has happened?"
"I hardly know myself; only that
we have hit something and are badly
damaged."
It was like night on deck, the en
relonlng fog so dense that a human
form was Indistinguishable five feet
away. Fortunately but little wind
ntlrred, and the sea had gone down. I
could distinguish De Nova's voice as
he sang out a sharp order.' I hollowed
my hands, and hailed. A dim smudge
leaned over the rail above, and peered
lown.
"Was sat you, monsieur?"
"Ay, with the women. What Is It,
De Nova, a total smash?"
"By gar, oul! Ze whole bow cave In;
e deck crush' to ze main-hatch; re
after-bulkhead was ze only sing w'at
hold us up. Sacre, It not hold long."
I grasped the entire situation In
stantly, realizing the desperate need
of haste, ot cool, Intelligent command.
"Send a man down here to help
Dade tote up provisions. Jump live
ly, now; get biscuits and canned
goods, my lads, and whatever blankots
you can find. Hustle for your lives!
Xow, De Nova, reach over, and help
the women up easy; that's right."
I hold tightly to my lady, clinging to
the re.lt. as I crept across. The black,
shapeless figures ot several men,
whose faces I eould not distinguish In
tho gloom, were elamberlng about the
longboat
"Everything fitted?"
"Ay, ay sir."
"What isve yoti got?"
"Oars, mast, canvas, and froth wa
in Which Love Speaks.
No one uttered a sound after that
first wild cry. Wo sat there stunned
Into silence by the horror of the sit
uation, every eye staring blindly In
to the mist, the long-boat tossing like
a chip on the swell caused by the en
gulfing of the yacht. The crippled Sea
Queen had evidently gone down like
a shot. Twice I endeavored to speak,
but something choked me, and my
voice failed. I reached down Into my
pocket, held close to my eyes the
small compass I always carried, and
swung the boat's head northward.
Even this slight effort at action gave
me back some measure of self-control.
"You had better step the mast, Mr.
De Nova, and get out what canvas you
can spread. There is not much wind,
but we'll make the best of what little
there Is."
They went at the task as though
glad to have work given them, but I
could see nothing but the dim out
lines of their forms.
I bent down toward Lady Darling
ton; she glanced around and directly
Into my eyes.
"Are you warm enough?"
"Oh, yes; but but I hardly know
how I am. This has come so sudden
ly. I I am not frightened, but dazed
horrified. Were all the others on board
drowned?"
"They must have been. I will ques
tion the men In a moment. Only I beg
of you do not permit your courage to
give way."
She rested her hand upon my knee.
'"You need not fear for me," she said
firmly. "I will not fall you."
The mainsail bellied out, catching
whatever breeze there was, the boom
swinging free and the longboat lean
Ing well over, as It leaped forward In
to the fog. The swift motion brought
new heart to all ot us.
"Pass back the provisions, lads, and
we'll stow them away bore In the
stern-lockers."
This task required only a few mo
ments, and when It was completed I
was able to discern the mate, seated
next to Celeste,
"Now tell me Just what occurred,
Mr. De Nova," I said. "What was It
we bumped Into, an Iceberg?"
"Zat was It, monsieur. Yon saw how
ze fog lay. By gar, I not see ze to'
c'stle from ze bridge for more as four
hour. We run at half speed w'en you
went below, sacre, w at else was
dare? I know you much tired, an' so I
stand ze vatch for six hour. Ry gar,
my eyes burn tryln' to se somestng
Zn I send down for you to be call.
Pretty soon I leave Larsen on ze
bridge, an' start aft to see w'y you
not come more quick. I st most to
ze companion, when bang! we hit ze
Iceberg! Zat all I know for ze nex'
minute, only sare be hell for'ard, an'
so ship up on end
"Is that all you ran tell? Is there
any one else her able to explain?"
"Well sir," said a deep rumbling
voice forward. "I was Just aft ' the
snala-hatch when the rumpua hap
pened, a-hangln' oa to a lifeline. I
couldn't see much, but I figure It out
like tola. We hit a big berg hows on;
a lot o' Ice eavod ol ea us, aa'
mashed ta tho for'ard dock like It was
paper, cruihta' down everything as
fur aft as tho oaglae-room. Both be4K
The breeze perceptibly freshened,
but not sufficiently to require any reef
lng of canvas, and tho fog began drift
ing away like a great white cloud,
leaving revealed the vista of cold gray
sea stretching about us. Lord, but it
did look barren and desolate, that
ceaselessly heaving expanse of water,
amid which we were but the merest
speck, scarcely more Important than
those floating cakes of leo, tossed by
tho waves through which we sought
passage.
At six o'clock we took careful stock
of our supply of provisions, and served
out a small ration all around, after
ward arranging the several watches
for the night and distributing, as equal
ly as possible, the blankets and extra
clothing. The wind felt colder, the
sea coming up a bit, and Dade and
Kelly fixed up a piece of spare can
vas at the stern to protect the steers
man from the dash of Icy spray. De
Nova took the tiller, and seeing no
signs of a bad night I lay down amid
ships, though not until I had com
pelled Lady Darlington to seek rest
also. Whether shu found It or not I
can not say, but I was asleep Instant
ly, and knew nothing until Johnson
called me at midnight.
There was no great change In con
dltions as I stumbled sleepily aft to
take the tiller. The boat was sailing
free, but with a reef in the mainsail,
owing to a marked stiffening of the
wind. The intense loneliness of the
scene cast an even stronger spell over
me now, those awful wffites of soli
tude above and below; the far-off
steely glitter ot stars; the near-by
white crested waves; the little, insig
nificant dot of a boat In which we
tossed. I thought upon those leagues
upon leagues of barrenness stretching
away to the north, east, west, south,
the vast fields of Ice, the extent of
storm-lashed seas, the seeming hope
lessness of our efforts at escape, and
choked in my throat, my lips pressed
tight, my eyes staring blindly out In
to the smother.
Suddenly the blanket at my feet
stirred, and Lady Darlington sat up,
ber back against the gunwale and face
upturned to mine. The cold gleam
of the moon revealed her features,
clear cut as a cameo, framed by the
darkness of her hood. I could dis
tinguish the delicate tracery ot her
lashes, and, beneath that light, the
gray ot her eyes appeared black.
"I have been studying your face, Mr.
Stephens," she said quietly, "and have
read there the helplessness of our situation."
I rallied Instantly, endeavoring to
speak lightly.
"You translate wrongly. That was
only the depression of the scene yon
der; the awful lonellnesr of sea and
sky affected my spirits. You should
not draw hasty conclusions."
"Nor have I. Even such a sea and
sky never gave you that look ot de
spair. I know you too well to believe
that. You consider our situation des
perate."
I looked at her closely, but It was
not fear I saw In the uplifted face
"It Is certainly serious enough," I
admitted, believing It useless to at
tempt any deceit, "but not hopeless.
We have a stanch boat under us, suf
ficient food for all our probable needs,
and a favorable wind. While there li
life there Is hope."
She made a little eloquent gesture
ot the hands.
"Please do not say that. Thoss
words are always the iast effort to
bolster up courage. Keep them for
the men, but trust me with the exact
truth."
"Ask and I will answer."
"What chance have we of rescue?"
I turned my eyes away before ven
turing to reply, yet I dared not uttei
an untruth.
'Two: tho being picked up by soms
passing vessel, or the attaining of in
habitable land."
"Are there any vessels In this sei
at this season?"
"It Is hardly probable there are, oa.
less It should be some whaler blows
from her course around the Horn."
'"Then our only practical hope lies
In reaching land by our own efforts?"
She leaned forward, her hand touching
snlne as It grasped the tillor, her oar a-
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fit. It's just this way we have often been asked why we do not
hold special after-season sales like the big city stores. We have
planned to do this the past two summers, but the floods upset
our plans. This year we are giving you a real genuine Clearance
Sale of dependable merchandise for the same and less than you can
buy them at the big city stores.
PLEASE DEAR IN MIND these are not cheap goods we have run in
here for the occasion. They aie our regular standard lines which
we offer you at 20, 30 and even 50 per cent discount. You get a
bargain, we get the money and make room for new Fall goods.
Let Us Mention Some Items:
HANDKERCHIEFS 5c! Mens full
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UNDERWEAR 25c! Men s fancy
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DRESS SHIRTS 39c! Here we of
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CLACK AND WHITE STRIPE WORK
SHIRTS 39c! This is a staple arti
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BOY'S SHIRTS 23c! This is a
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BOY'S WASH PANTS 26c! Right
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STRAW HATS 48c! in this lot
are hats that sold as high as S3;
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PANAMA'S $2,991 Genuine pan
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Buy it now and get three season's
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MEN S PANTS $1.99! These are
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ly Dutchess worth S2.50, S3 and
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MEN'S SUITS $5, $7, $9 and $12!
Bargains in suits that you never
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N flood goods All new this year. Come in now if you want to find the
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Receives Further Details.
William Gilmour Is In receipt of a
copy of the Des Moines (la.) State
Capital, containing an extended
write-up of the life of his deceased
nephew, Lawrence Marshall Dyers,
which is highly euloglHtlc of that
young man. From the Capital It Is
learned that an inquest upon Mr.
Dyers' body to determine the exact
cause of his death was to have been
held on Saturday, July 10, as sus
picions of malpractice existed. The
young man was an athlete and his
sudden death was somewhat mys
terious. The result of the Inquest Is
not yet known. The body was to be
shipped to this county on July 16. It
was placed In charge of Consul Al
bert W. Swalra of the Unltod States
at Southampton, England. The late
Mr. Dyers was a member of the Phj
Delta Phi college fraternity.
Mr. Gilmour also received a letter
from his sister, Mrs. Dyers, showing
the deep grief which the sudden and
unexpected death of her only Bon
had plunged her and Major Dyers
In. They are quite determined upon
the fulleHt possible Invest igatlon of
the cause.
Mt eye compelling a to look at her.
Tel.
How how far away It thla landr
I hesitated, actually afraid myself
to speak the answer, hat her hand
clasp merely tightened.
"Please tell mo. I wish to know
rs blew un, aa' thei aetata' hell Us I tt wr wor,t- 8uch knowledge, will
Installed Their Oftlcers.
The local lodge of the I. O. O. F.
last night held their annual installa
tion of officers at their hall The
services followed the ritual and were
beautiful and Impressive. Immedi
ately following the Installation the
members sat down to a banquet In
the banquet rooms of the order, a
lavish feast having Deen prepared
for their consumption, and a general
good time had. A number of mem
bers were called upon for addresses
and several very cheering and In
structive speeches were uellvered. It
was a late hour before the gathering
broke up, the evening being one of
the most pleasant In the history of
the lodge. The officers Installed
were:
William Holly, noble grand.
Emll Ptak, vice grand.
D. L. Amlck, warden.
John Cory, R. S. noble grand.
W. C. Ramsey, L. 8. noble grand.
C. A. Johnson, L. S. vice grand.
C. W. Daylor, R. S. vice grand.
John Klrkham, chaplain.
Dnve Wahlengren, Inside guard.
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than the finest Bllken thread takes
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power, Its regularity. The Stonach
also hns Its hidden, or Inside nerve.
It was Dr. Shopp who first told us
It was wrong to drug a weak or
falling Stomach, Heart or Kidneys.
His prescription Dr. Shoop's Res
torative Is directed straight for the
cause of these ailments these weak
and faltering inside nerves. This,
no doubt clearly explains why the
Restorative has of late so rapidly
In popularity. Druggists nay that
those who test the Restorative even
for a few days soon become fully
convinced of Its wonderful merit
Anyway, don't drug the organ.1
Treating the cause of sickness is
the only sensible and successful way.
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Make a grateful and appreciative
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Kanini Is Released.
The preliminary hearing of Dean
Kanim yesterday before County
Judge Deeson resulted in that of
flclal discharging the defendant
from custody. There were a large,
number of witnesses from Alvo and
vicinity present, and the evidence
which was heard was almost entirely
of the circumstantial sort. Kimm
was sworn to have been seen hand
ling the pocketbook which contained
the missing $105, but that was all
the direct evidence against him. Clr
cumstances Indicated he might hav
had an opportunity to have handled
it, but that was all, and Judge Rea
son did not feel warranted In hold'
Ing the young man for trial. County
Attorney Ramsey, who prosecuted
the case, expressed himself as satis
fled, as the evidence would hava
made conviction difficult. He stated
that the Kamms and others told dif
ferent stories from what they had
told when he was at Alvo investigate
Ing tho case, which caused a failure
to secure the binding over of the de
fendant. Hon. T. J. Doyle of Lincoln,
who defended Kamm, was pleased
over the outcome.
Mrs. J. L. Thompson Is reported
this morning to be considerably Im
proved, and is now getting along to
ward recovery in good shape. This
news is cheering to ber friends, who
confidently expect to see her soon In
full possession ot her usual good
health.
Glen Perry was among those from
the county who visited In the city
yesterday and last night.
If you haven't the time to exercise
regularly, Doan's Regulets will pre
vent constipation. They induce a
mild, easy, healthful action of the
bowels without griping. Ask your
druggist for them. XGc.
Celebrates Itlrtliclay iy Picnic.
A pnrty of tho young lady frionds
of Miss Anna HaBsler are having
birthday picnic this afternoon at the,
Burlington bridge, tho occasion be
Ing tho thirty-fifth anniversary ot
the young Indy. The party went
down prepared to properly observe
the occasion with plenty of big bas
kets of lunch and will enjoy a Una
supper In the woods.
Those making up the party are
Misses Teresa Hempel, Mary Foster,
Mia Gerlng, Gertrude Deeson, Jessla
Robertson, Helen Kline, Madeline
'Minor, Mae Murphy and Mrs. Kate,
Minor,
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(To be continue)