Last Voyage
A FINAL CLEARANCE I
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By Randall Parrish
Author of Bob Hampton ct Placer.
Illustrations bv Deaborn Melvil
CMtlDg the last lingering glances be
low, where the weird flame of the
candle flickered yellow, the blows of
the cleaver echoing 6harply as they
clustered about the stove, welcoming
the warmth of it. It had been frigid
below decks, although we had been
scarcely conscious of it in our excite
ment. Put now we stood shivering,
gazing into each others' faces and
actually afraid to talk lest the whole
occurrence should prove a dream from
which a chance word might awaken
us. Three million pesos here, actu
ally here; almost within reach of our
hands; they were digging for them
just below; even then, in the silence,
we could hear the faint echo of blows
Trelng .struck against the Ice. Three
million pesos! and it was all ours,
our very own to divide, to spend, to
do 'with exactly as we pleased. We
had dreamed about all this before, on
the decks of the lil-fated Sea Queen,
but now we sought to grasp It as an
actual existing fact, and our minds
seemed paralyzed by the knowledge.
I even forgot that Doris was present
tmtil she touched me gently on the
shoulder, and I looked down Into her
questioning eyes.
"Do you not know what we have
Just discovered below?" I asked, still
tingling to the marvel of it. "The
treasure, the Spanish treasure!"
"Oh, yes," b'it the soft voice seemed
tinged with sadness. "Yet it does not
greatly Interest me. Money seems 80
little here, so utterly valueless."
The simple words, the tone of their
utterance brought me to myself as
though I had received an electric
shock. She was still smiling, yet all
at once I noticed how white her face
was, how dark the shadows beneath
her eyes. The lure of the gold van
ished from my mind, as if some wiz
ard's wand had waved it away. I
thought of the treacherous sea with
tint, the life and death struggle before
us, those dreary leagues separating us
from hope. My hands clasped hers,
the expression of love in my eyes
"brightening her face Instantly.
"That is so much better, Jack," she
said tenderly. "I knew It was only
the madness of a moment which
caused you to forget. Come out on
leck with me until you lose all mem
ory of It until I bring you back to
real life again."
"I do not need It, sweetheart," and
I bent low, looking into her eyes. "The
fever has left my blood. I hardly
know how It ever laid such hold upon
me, but the thought of all that wealth
below drove me as mad as the others.
"You see how much I need you."
"Oh, no; you would have recovered
without my help, although It might
"have required more time to complete
a cure. Hut I fear there is no hope
for the men."
"I certainly shall not spare you to
minister to them."
She laughed, her happiness of dispo
sition returning.
"That would be useless; they are of
different stamp. Th fever for sudden
wealth Is In the blood of all of us.
See how excited Celeste Is. Perhaps
If I had ever experienced poverty I
might be crazed also. Hut It Is so
foolish here here," and she swept
her hands about In comprehensive ges
ture, "when we know it can be ours
onlv for a dav. or at most a week."
"Put we have not given up hope." I
protested. "Why should we? The
Dnnna Isabel seems stan-h beneath
us."
"Even In ense of thnt miracle I want
nothing to do with this treasure," she
nald gravely. "It seems to me, Jack,
there must be a curse upon thnt gold
below. It will never do good to any
human being. It was stolen by the
sword, won for Spain by the shedding
of blood, and has since cursed this
ship and all who sailed in her. The
living and the dead guarded it, and
now we have come into its evil clutch.
It is not superstition but faith which
makes me say this tho Donna Isabel
will never make port; that gold bo
low will never do a bouI on board
nnvthlna but harm. I wish It could
be left where it Is. burled in the Ire."
"At such a suggestion tho men
would mutiny."
"I suppose so," she acknowledged
sadly, "and the end will be the same
in either case. Hut I want you to bn
different. Let them build their nlr
csstles; but do you come out on deck
with me, where the sea and sky will
give us other thoughts."
Comprehending only vaguely whnt
she meant, yet lienenth the witching
spell of her presence I went gladly
enough, forgetting utterly that useless
treasure imbedded In the leu below.
$7 90
7.
This price em
braces all single
suits left from
lines that sold regularly
for 510, Si:, $12.50 and
$13.50, including fancy
gray mixtures, browns, tans,
olive and blacks. These suits
are going fast. Don't wait
too long.
heine carried on between docks. It
was better that the men be busy and
tfceir minds occupied than to have
tem roaming aimlessly about the
decks in discontent, now that the ship
and weather gave us little occasion
for concern. Here they vigorously
plied the cleaver, working in relays of
two hours each, during the remainder
of the day and night. After break
fast bad been served we all of us went
below to unite our strength In hauling
forth the loosened box from the ice
cavltv.
' accomplished this by resorting
to block and tackle, and even then ex
perienced no small difficulty in drag
ging it away from the ice grip. Cnder
the dim candlelight it appeared a fair
sized sea-chest, constructed of some
heavy, dark wood, and bound secure-
ly by metal bands, with a cumbersonu
luck. A considerable Quantity of w
ter f.-om somewhere continued to seep
down into the lazarette, making the
floor an icy puddle, and so we tailed on
to the ropes again, and hoisted the
chest up through the trap-door out up
on the cabin deck. I could find no
keys in any of the state-rooms, and
we must have been half an hour break
ing the rusty lock and prying open
the lid, the only sounds audible the
blows struck and the heavy breathing
of the men. Finally we wrenched apart
the last band, and our eager eyes be
held the revealed contends plecesof
eight, yellow and level to the top!
There was a wild yell, a fierce scram
ble, the crazed men digging their fin
gers into the coins, handling them,
fondling them, laughing and crying
like. children in their excitement, and
cursing each other as they struggled
for a chance at the box. For the mo
ment, staring down at the dull glow of
the metal, I even lost control of my
self, scarcely aware of the mad uproar,
It was actually there thero before
me! That old Spanish record had all
ben true; here, and beneath that ice
between decks lay the remainder
three million pesos! Here was the
wealth of a king; here, almost within
reach of our hands, and it was all ours
ours, If we could only bring it forth
to where it possessed value.
If we ouly could! The thought
struck me like a blow. I knew the
truth, the truth. There was not one 0f destruction he could make out of
I . . . . . m
reii nroui
S
QQ At this price
you win una
suits that sold
formerly at $15, $16 and
18 in nearly all shades,
including a few blue
serges. A mighty good
chance to buy a mighty
good suit at a mighty low
rrice.
OUR July Clearance Sale has been an
unqualified sucess: 1st because it has
enabled you to buy at th Q height of tne
season good dependable merchandise at a
big saving. 2nd because it has enabled us
to convert remaining lots of Summer mer
chandise into new Fall goods. This is good
business both for you and us. There are a few things remaining which we have de
termined to make a FINAL CLEARANCE OF. Perhaps they're just the very things you
want and your size. If they are we advise you to buy them at these final clearance
prices. Note the four prices of suits on the four corners of this ad. You have never
had an opportunity to buy such good clothes as these at such low prices. This final
clearance must be complete-the price surgery has been pitiless. Everything that
pertains to warm weather is marked for quick or final sale. UNDERWEAR men's and
boy's 19c. HOSIERY men's 5, 8 and 19c; boy's fine stocking 10c. SHIRTS-men's
with or without collar, for dress or work 09c. Boy's waists 16c; boy's shirts 23c. A
fine lot of rompers at 39c; children's wash
suits with kmcker pants 49c; boy's kneel S I ft Qfl This is the
pants 20c; men s suspenders, new and
fresh, 19c; men's wash ties 12c; a new sam
ple line of Summer silk tics, 75c values at
39c; men's pants, all that's left, put into two
lots at $1.39 and $1.99; boy's and children's
all wool knee pant suits, sizes 4 to 16 ut
$1.38, $1.99 and $2.49. These prices are
FOR CASH ONLY!
90 This price
cut reaches
into our
higher grade lines that
sold at $17, $18, $20 and
a few as high as $22.
The patterns in this line
are beautiful and the
price cannot be dupli
cated elsewhere.
i
is:
last line to
go into the
sale. It includes some of
our finest quality clothes;
better than which there
are none. If you intend
to wear clothes hence
forth you cannot well af
ford to miss this extraor
dinary bargain opportu.
nitv.
1 A
Wescott's
on
THE HOME OF SATISFACTION.
Fleet Was Stewed.
Yesterday afternoon one Fleet
Wilson, claiming to hail from the be
nighted state of Iowa, where prohi
bition prevails, loaded himself up
with a vile brand of red-eye or white
liuc, or something similar, and start
ed out to see what kind of a demon
chance in a thousand not one. I
made no effort to deceive myself. The
men, even the mate, blinded by the
gold lust had Ignored facts plain as
day to me the terrible listing of the
ship to port, the constant seeping of
water into the hold, the increasing
soddenness of the staggering hull all
these combined to tell the story that
the Donna Isabel was doomed. No
power of men, situated as we were,
could ever save her. The protecting
Ice-sheath, by help of which she had
drifted ghost-like out of the Antarctic,
pounded by the fierce seas, loosened
by the milder air of more northern
latitudes, had already commenced to
flake off, and the invading water was
discovering crevices everywhere along
her ancient seams. We had come to
the gold; we had discovered it; it
was ours, nut we could only gaze on
it, and give it back to the ocean In ex
change for our lives. I straightened
up, my lips compressed, and looked be
yond the struggling figures of the men
Into Doris' questioning gray eyes.
Father of Mercy, I possessed some
thing worth more than money the
love of a woman! Ay, but what of
the men? What of the men? It would
be cutting their hearts out; yet It
must be done done, if necessary, with
all tho brutality of a slave driver. She
had said this treasure was a curse, a
legacy of crime and death, a prize
for dead men. Not while I retained
mind and body to battle should It cost
our lives. I pushed De Nova back
ward, and planted myself across the
open chest, scowling into the uplifted,
himself. He eventually
of Sheriff Qulnton nnd landed in n
noisome cell, but before he did this
lie had him some sport nnd put the
neighborhood of finch's store on Lin
coln avenue in some stew. Fleet
wandered out Into that section after
getting tanked and concluded he
would take possession of Mr. Bach's
house. The owner was down town
at his business, but Mr. Herring was
working about the place. Fleet was
possessed of a strength which impell
ed him to almost bite wire nails in
trto, and when he found the door to
Mr. Bach's castle closed he proceed
ed to break it down, using much
force and violence In doing so. Mr.
Herring did not consider that, he was
called upon to dispute the premises
with Fleet, but sent word to Mr.
Bach that some maniac or Jaglac was
making bis house look like a domi
cile of a robber bnron in the middle
nges, wherent Mr. Bach waxed wroth
nnd hurried to the premises, Invad
ing their In pursuit of Fleet. The
latter at once about faced and pur
sued Mr. Bach from his own house
hold, announcing sanguinary Inten
tionr toward him If he could get his
talons on him. They erupted from
the door like ennnon shots with Bach
leading by a scant length. Herring
now discovered that the physlocolo
glcal moment had arrived and when
Fleet fell over a saw horse, Herring
maniac is said to be quite erroneous
by the sheriff, who states he was slm
stewed to a frazzle, as the poet has
phrased it, nnd full of blue fire and
brimstone, lie indulged in one of
these exuberances last Saturday nnd
Sunday, sleeping Off the effects in
the park to the disgust of every one
living within several blocks of that
place. He will receive a sample of
equal nnd exact Jestlee this after
noon, when Judge Archer will im
pale the culprit with one of his bale
ful glances and a large sized fine.
A lllgli Compliment.
Some time since the publishers of
i the Burr Mcintosh Monthly, a publi
cation devoted to high art studies
and the Rtage, Inaugurated a con
test for fine work In kodak pictures.
Miss Elba Crablll of this city enter
ed a number of pictures In the con
test, hoping that the work might re
ceive favorable consideration, yet
hardly daring to believe that It
would be selected ns among the
kodak followers and entries from all
parts of tho United Stales were
made. In the due coure of time Miss
Crablll received her pictures back
with a brief acknowledgment of
them. Later came a notice from the
magazine that her work had been
selected for favorable mention, or
whnt Is called by them honorable
mention. This Is confined to Just
ten entries, and In view of the many
thousands submitted the distinction
can be appreciated. Next month Miss
CrnhlU'B work appears In their pub
lication, together with an Interesting
comment upon It. Her ninny friends
here are glad of the appreciation
shown her. She had long been noted
.locally for the excellence of her
A Happy Grandpa.
On our trip to Manley last week
we noticed that our good friend,
John Tlghe. was in an unusually
good humor, and wore a smile on his
countenance that time only will re
move. We wondered why this wns.
when he up and told us that Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Cowen were the happy
parents of a 9-pound son, born at the
home of Grandpa nnd Grandma
Tlghe, Tuesday, July 27. Mrs. Cowen
was formerly Miss Bessie Tlghe, nnd
was at the home of her parents when
the little stranger tnnde his appear
ance. Mr. and Mrs. Cowen live In
South Dakota, and (Irnndpn and
Grandma Tlghe are so proud of the
little grandson that It Is extremely
doubtful whether they will be will
ing to pnrt with him when Mrs.
Cowen departs for her home. The
Journnl extends congratulations to
Mr. and Mrs. Cowen, and also to
Grandpa and Grandma Tlghe.
nticrrv faeaa
"That's enough, men. This Is part j leaped upon him and held him until !wmk nn'1 11 U Pl"""t ,0 k,1w "
CHAPTER XXVII.
In Which the Treasure Caus Trouble
But the men did not forget, or cease
in their eager efforts to rescue that
frozen gold from the grasp of the ten.
Ily this time, thoroughly convince!
myself thnt our final preservation of
this wealth would prove Impossible. I
was still far from devoid of Interest
In Its recovery, and consequently
made no effort to Interrupt the work
of the treasure all right, but thore Is
no occasion for you to go crazy over
It. But those coins back do you henr,
McKnlght? put them back, and we'll
shut down the lid. They're nice to
look at, and dream over, but that's
about all the good we'll ever get of
them. Were there any signs of oth
ers down there In the Ice, Johnson ?"
"No, Blr, but they'll bo there."
"Oh, yes, no doubt they'll bo there,
but the only way we could ever get
them out would be to run this hooker
ashore in some mild climate and let
the Ice melt. It's plain enough to e
whnt has happened. Tho Donna Isa
bel sailed In ballast, these chests bo
Ing about the only cargo she carried.
They shifted In the heavy sens, and
the Lord only knows where they are
now. Anyway, they are safe beyond
the rench of your Ice cleaver."
They stared Into each others' faces,
the disagreeable truth slowly pene
trating their nilndB. Kelly spoke, his
voice trembling:
"Then why the hell, sir, couldn't w
do Just what you said?"
"What! run her ashore? simply b"
rsu'e, my Ind, thnt shore happens to
be a thousand miles away, nnd I doubt
(To be Contluued)
Mr. Bach made bis getaway. Her
ring then rame to the city and no
tified SheiifT Qulnton thnt Fleet was
spreading terror and ohor things
over the Fifth ward ond wanted him
suppressed. The sheriff got Into Mr.
Bach's buggy nnd they drove with nil
speed to the scene of the rioting.
They met Fleet on his way to the
city nnd w hen he espied Mr. I!a h In
the buggy he leaped from the side
walk and started toward him, using
severnl ndjectlves of considerable
strength, also vowing be Intended to
separnte Mr. Bach from Ins spirit, or
words to thnt effect. Sheriff Qulnton
promptly Intervened nnd nought lo
check Fleet in his wild career. Fleet
1 Id ut agree on this and the sheriff
had to finally twist hi ru up some and
font him In the ground before he
collapsed and let lit in lift him Into
the buggy nnd bring Mm to goal. He
revived later on nt tin- Jail and mnde
Hie night hideous with bis bowlings,
keeping them up until midnight, or
later.
The Impression that Fleet was n
critics now appreciate It.
Will Open Office In Lincoln.
Bool & Colbert, the energetic and
successful renl estate men of Weep
ing Water, hnve opened an office In
the Burr block, 110 North Twelfth
street, Lincoln, Neb. Messrs. Boo
nnd Colbert have demonstrated to a
dead moral certainty Hint they do
the business, and the reason Is, they
represent the finest lands In the
country, nnd do not misrepresent the
quality of these lands In Hie lenst
They go to Lincoln simply for con
venience, and will still keep an of
lice nt Weeping Water. Mr. Colbert
will remove to Lincoln ami have
charge of the office at the capital
ih.y nre certainly Hie live ical
estate men of southeast Nebraska
i'. ii. Miinn ami wire wre pas
senders nils morning for Omaha
where they w III Join their daughters
wlio are camping at V. M. C. A. park
at North Omaha for several days
Itiey will enjoy a brief outing with
them.
The Austins' llxcellcnt Turn.
I'rof. H. S. Austin nnd Mrs. Aus
tin have nn excellent turn on at
the Barniele, the fore part of the
week doing nn "Incllnn-Fsqulnio"
love song on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights. They appear In
costume and make a number not
only pretty, but effective. The scene
has a Rocky mountain setting, the
Indian, Reindeer, coming out from
among the rocks In the mountains,
making the scene n realistic: one
The opportunity to see this should
not be passed by, ns I'rof. Austin
has spared no pnlns to make this
great production. A number of the
ater parties are formed for this
evening In lienor of I'rof. and Mrs.
ustln.
A Very line Bain.
One of the finest rntns to fsll In.
this section for a long time fell this
morning. About 5 o'clock It com
menced raining, nnd for upwards of
three quarters of nn hour a good,
drenching downpour prevailed. The
inln was quite timely and covered
much of tho county which escaped
the rain of last week. Farmers com
ing In from the vicinity of the city
report the rain ns having been of Im
mense benefit to corn, and most of
them express the belief that the crop
is assured. The rain fell very larao-
ly over the county and came from up
the Platte valley. Whll not par
ticularly needed It helped a great
deal and was opportune. Smnll grain
Is well out of the way, wheat being
prnctlcnlly all In the stack or shock,
while oats generally are harvested.
A few fields of the latter remain un
cut, but not enough to figure largely
In the total. The wenther today has
been warm nnd showers are prevail
ing In the neighborhood, Just the
weather needed for n bumper com
rl'P- . . i.
The Mxly.Nliilli Milestone.
Yesterday Colonel J. H. Thrasher
celebrated his sixty-ninth anniver
sary nnd received the congratula
Hons of n great many friends on his
passing another milestone. For bis
years the colonel bears himself splen
dldly, nnd does not seem to be any
wneie near a in, ns tne count ac
tually shows. He was about his busl
ness ns usual yesterday, the weight
of an added year falling to show In
his conduct or In the spiightllness
with which h,. not about. It Is Hie
wish of bis many friends that be w
be with us to celebrate n great many
nmre birthdays and that this happy
smile may linger for a lung time to
come.
It. II. (.cibellng, manager c,f the
Fanners' elevator at Wabash, came
In last evening to transact some lin
poiliint business, returning hono
this morning. While here, Mr
Gcrbeling xhvo the Journal n pleas
am call, nnd we were pleased that
he did Mr,
In From (Vclnr Creek.
C. L Metzger urove down from
Cedar Creek yesterday In his new
Mitchell automobile, mnklng the trip
In nice time. The mac bine Is a good
one and Is giving good service, satis-
fylng Mr. Metzger In every way. A
number of Mitchell machines lmv
been In use throughout the county
for some time, nnd In every Instance)
they hnve given their owners satis
faction. It wns this record which
caused Mr. Metzger to Invest In one
of them, nnd he now adds his praise
to the mnchlne. He was accom
panied on his trip by Henry Leueht
wels. They returned to their homes
last evening nrter finishing their bus
iness In the city.
A line Baby Hoy.
Born To Mr. nnd Mrs. Lmll A.
Wurl, n baby boy. The stork yes
terday waited upon the Wurl house
hold r.nd left u fine, bouncing boy to
add to the Joys of the household.
Moth mother and son nre lining iie
l.v, while the father Is simply super
line. Knill yesterday hnd one of
those smiles which the poet has re
ferred to as "won't come off," and
was plainly the best pleased man In
Hie illy.
Judge Trails departed this morn
ing for Winikec ney, Kris., where he
has some farm land and n great, big
wheat crop to look nrter. Judge
Tunis reports that nil the advice he
has from his farm Is lo the effect
that both the wheat and corn cropi
are bumper ones, and that the best
r-Muriis ever had In that state are In.
sight. He will be gone several days.
