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LEASED TO SEE ABERNATHY
THE DRAWBACK.
Hearty Greeting Between Roosevelt
and the "Wolf Slayer" In
New York.
Now York. Whon Theodoro Roose
velt nrrlvcd In Now York after his
trip to Africa nnd his Journey through
Europo thcro was nono In tho great
crowd thnt greeted him whom ho was
moro pleased to boo than ''Jack"
Abornathy of Oklahoma.
"Hollo, Jack; you here?" shouted tho
returned traveler to tho man in tho
sombrero.
"You bot I nm, nnd I'm mighty glad
to bco you, colonol," replied Abornathy,
grasping tho former president's ban
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SYNOPSIS. I -S-yO ' TP Z . 1
The story opens with the Introduction
of John Stephens, adventurer, a Mnssa-
rluiBotts man tnnroonoil by authorities at
Vnlpnrnlso, Clille, Heine IntcreRted In
' mining operations In Bolivia, he was de
nounced by Chllo as an insurrectionist
nnd as a consequence was hiding. At his
V-P' 11 , 8 attention was attracted by an
JMiRllshmnn and n young woman.
'Htephens rescued tho younir woman from
n. drunken onicer, Ilo wus thanked by
Jier. Admiral of tho Peruvian navy con
fronted Stephens, told him that war had
necn declared between Chllo and Peru
tiind offered him the olilce of captain, Ho
'leslrcd that that nlpht tho Esmeralda, a
Jjhllpon vessel, should bo captured,
Htephenn accepted the commission,
Stephens met a motley crow, to which ho
was assigned. Ho Ravo them llnal In
structions. They boarded the vessel. They
successfully captured tho vessel supposed
to bo tho Ksmeralda. through strategy.
Capt. Stephens gave directions for tho de
parture of tho craft. He entered tho cab
In and discovered tho English woman
Ttnd her maid. Stephens quickly learned
the wrong vessel had been captured.
It was Lord Darlington's private yacht,
he lord's wife and maid being nboard.
Ho explained tho situation to her lndy
uhlp. Then First Mate Tnttlo laid hare
the plot, saying that tho Sea Queen had
iieen taken In order to go to tho Antarc
tic circle. Tuttle explained that on a
former voyage ho had learned that tho
Donna Isabel was lost in 1753. He had
found It frozen In a huge case of Ico
-on nn Island and contained much gold.
Stephens consented to bo the captain
of the expedition. Ho told Lady
TJarllnirton. Rho wnn frrentlv nlnrmerl.
Iiut expressed confidence in him. Tho
Sea Queen encountered a vessel In tho
fog. Stephens attempted to communicate.
This caused a fierce struggle and ho was
overcome. Tuttlo finally squaring tho sit
uation, -men tno sea Queen neadca south
-ngaln. Under Tuttle's guidance the ves
sel made nratrress toward it irnnl.
Do Nova, the mate, told Stephens that ho
"believed Tuttle, now acting as skipper,
Insane because of his minor nrtlnn
Stephens was awakoned by crashing of
Kiass. Ho saw Tuttlo In the grip of a
:npasm of religious mania nnd overcame
lilm. The sailor upon regaining his senses
wns taken ill. Tuttle committed milrlrln
"by shooting. Upon voto of tho crow
Stephens nssumed the leadership and tho
, men decided to continue tho treasure
"hunt, tho islands being supposed to be
only 200 miles distant. Tuttle was buried
In tho sen. Lady Darlington pronouncing
-tho service. Stephens awaking from
Bleep saw tho ghost, supposed to have
formed the basis for Tuttlo's religious
mania. Upon ndvice of Lady Darlington,
utepnens started to proDo tno gnost,
"Ho came unon Lieut. Sanchez, the drunk
en officer ho had humbled In Chile. He
tound that at Sanchez' inspiration, En
Klneer McKnlght played "ghost" to scare
"tho men Into giving up the quest. Steph
ens announced thnt tho Sea Queen was at
-the spot where Tuttle's quest was bup-
-poseu to ne. Tno crow was unxious to go
on in further search. De Nova and Steph
ens conquered them In a fist fight. Lady
Darlington thanked him, Tho Sea Queen
aitarted northward. Sho was wrecked In a
-fog. Stephens. De Nova, Lady Darlington
-find her maid being among those to sot
out In a life boat. Ten were rescued.
Stephens saw only one chanco In a thou
sand for life. Lady Darlington confessed
her love to Stephens and he did likewise.
Lady Darlington told her life story; how
ho had been bartered for a title, her
yearning for absent love. She revealed
herself as the school chum of Stephens'
mister. Sho expressed a wish to die In the
ca rather than face her former friends
nnd go back to tho old life. A ship was
righted. Tho craft proved to be a derelict.
They boarded her. Sho was frozen tight
with hundreds of years of ice. Tho ves
sel was tho Donna Isabel, lost .In 1753, 120
years provlous. Tho frozen bodies of the
former crew wero removed. They read
-tho log of tho Isabel, which told how
-tho Spaniards had died from cold, ono by
ono, Lndy Darlington sang to prevent tho
Tiien from becoming moody, Tho crew
commenced tho hunt for treasure They
found tho Iron chest, said to contain n
iiart of 3,000,000 pesos, firmly Imbedded In
Ice. Lady Darlington oxpressed the belief
that It would never benefit tho men, for
ho said tho Donna Isabel would never
-reach port. Tho men got a lust for gold.
Stephens quolled It by whipping ono. Tho
Donna Isabel showed Indications of sink
ing. They prepared to depart with what
treasure had been found. Tho next morn
ing they departed. Stephens went back
to try to rescue Cole, n gold-crazed negro,
-who was hunting trcaBuro in tho hold.
Stephens, plunged Into tho cy sea a mo
.ment beforo the Donna Isabel sank. His
mates rescued him, tho negro being lost,
CHAPTER XXIX. Continued.
If nnvthlne tho women managed to
"bear up bettor than tho men, but
-whether this was because of tholr (lis
positions, or failure to comprehend ful-
ly tho desperation or our situation, i
jim unablo to say. Yet outwardly thoy
.Bcemed to retain courage longer
-Hnwnver. tholr eves told mo plain
y enough how heavily tho hours
rested upon them. I saw comparative
iv llttln of Celeste, as sho choao a po
altlon near tho foot of tho mast, and
romnlned thoro much of tho tlmo,
-wrnimoil wnrmlv in blankets, minis
tered to by Do Nova, who sat besldo
Jior. 13ut Doris remained aft with mo,
Testing when I was off duty, but sit
Hnnr wldo nwnko. her head touching
my kneo whonovor it was my trick at
tho tlllor. It seems a strnngo thing io
snv. vet I bellovo it was tho very cer
talnty of doath which kept her strong,
fiolf-rellant, almost happy. Not for ono
lnstnnt did sho consider our final res
cue as possible Sho lived in her lovo
1or mo, utterly lnsonsiblo to tho drear
surroundings, nnd moroly anxious to
prolong our Hfo together. It was a
Tovelation to mo of a woman's heart,
a womnn's constancy. May I never
forgot tho clasp of her hand, tho ten.
dor lovclight In her gray oyes, tho
words of faith and liopo on her Hps,
xis wo sat thus through thoso long
liours battling against tho soa, tho
-motionless forms of tho blankotcd
Bloopers alono ovldonclng other hu
man Hfo within tho boat. It was hor
presonco, hor lovo, hor inspiration,
which stiffoned mo to tho continued
iporformnnco of a labor growing hnrdor
with each day.
It became easy to see what this
meant to us all. It was nolther hun
ger nor thirst, although I felt it safer
ko put all upon short rations from tho
beginning, but rather tho awful, con
inuous attain of hopoleBs loneliness
8he Still Sat at My Knee,
in that vast desert of ocean, Tho con
templation of it maddened us ono mo
ment Into frenzy, nnd depressed us tho
next Into profound melancholy. Wo
could not shako it off; awake or in
dreams It hold us to slavery. Every
where, everywhere tho samo eternal
swell of tho seas, tho snmo eternity
of clouded sky, the samo dull, dead
monotony of sceno and motion, hour
aftor hour, day after night. It drove
us mad, crushing down upon tho brain
as though it was a real weight, merci
less, agonizing. Tho air romnlned
frosty, the southwest wind chilling,
tho spray which slapped Into our faces
Icy cold. Our fingers stiffened with
cold, our bodies shook from the chill;
only", beneath tho warmth of tho
blankets could wo find comparative
comfort Hour after hour the men
lay, curled up and motionless, only
crawling forth roluctantly to tako
their turn on watch. Our greatest
effort was to keep tho straining cord
ago freo from ico, and to provent its
formation along tho gunwnlo or at tho
bows, over which spray dashed in
constant shower.
Good God, how thoso hours dragged,
with tho samo heartless sceno with
out, tho samo hopeless faces within I
Most of us continued to live moroly
because wo could not die. Indiffer
ence took tho place of hope, and wo
performed our simple tasks automatic
ally, almost unconsciously. Johnson,
Do Nova and I took our tricks at tho
holm, with ono man always nwako
forward to manage tho running gear,
and only once during thoso first six
days wore wo compelled to lower
our snll or tako a reof in tho Jib.
Then a fierce squall camo tenring
down upon us from out tho northwest,
a swift, sharp blow, heralded by a
blinding snow flurry which kicked up
an ugly sea, lashing us with heavier
stinging spray, and coating every
thing with Ice. For seven hours wo
fought In a blinding smother, every
man awake, crouching beneath blank
ets, tho women stowed away under
tho thwarts, and Do Nova and I at tho
tiller, tho hugo surges pounding
against our backs, as wo thus kopt
thom from Bwpeplng tho laboring boat
foro and aft, and swamping her. I
never bolloved wo could weather it,
tho Increasing waves tossing us about
llko a cork, yet, as tho dawn broke,
wo succeeded In broaching to, with
canvas drag holding her, and thovory
motnont I rcnllzdd sho would ride
safely I fell forwurd dead asleep.
IOlthor Doris or ono of tho men cov
orod mo with blankets, my icy cloth
ing drying on my body, nut It was
Doris who welcomed mo hack to life
again, us n little glimpse of wostorlng
sun grow barely visiblo through a rift
in tho dun clouds, with tho mainsail
again spread, nnd tho longboat leaping
to the foaming summits. Oh, but it
was worth all suffering just to read
tho confession of hor oyes, and to
feel hor bend down over mo In sudden
tenderness! I am not ashamed that
tho tears dimmed my oyes bo I could
scarcely seo her dear faco or that my
volco choked 'so I could do no more
than whisper hor nuino. She must
Yielding Me New Courage.
have understood, for her soft hands
touched my cheek, and bo wo rested
for a long time, scarcely exchanging
a word between us.
It was later thnt samo day, Just at
tho edgo of twilight, when Kolly
called, "A sail!" pointing eagerly out
over the port quarter. Then, some
upon knees, sonio standing, wo all
saw it, a misty, white reflection, show
ing vaguo against tho darkoning hori
zon. I know not what it really was
a gleam of canvas, a speck of cloud,
or tho plnnaclo of an iceberg but ns
wo swept toward it, tho night
dropped down ovor tho wators blotting
tho last faint vestlgo from vlow. Yet wo
hung on desperately, tho man stnrlng
out into tho black void, grumbling and
cursing, until the long night wore
away with no roward.
That was about tho last I recall
clearly; afterwards all grow Indis
tinct, commingled, confused. It was
llko a dream rather than reality. I
performed my work as before, tho In
Btlncts of a seaman leading mo right
ly, and out of tho mist numerous In
cidents nrlso to memory proving ,that
I observed and thought. Never can I
forgot tho sight of that narrow boat,
tossing about on tho crests of great
seas, or plunging down into tho black
hollows; tho green water pouring In
cataracts ovor tho gunwale; tho con
stant balling; tho wet, soggy blankets;
tho moaning of wind through tho Icy
cordage; the ltnpplng of tho sail; tho
grny masses o wntor curling ovor us
in continuous threatening; tho awful
expanse of ocean rovealod by day
light; tho black loneliness through
which wo swopt at night. Wo censed
to talk, to think, evon, growing more
nnd moro sullen, moody, dull-eyed,
cramped of limb and benumbed of
brain. Wo sat silently staring into tho
smother, forever beholding tho mirages
of distorted minds. Men would spring
to their feet, yelling out some discov
ery, only to sink back again, with
ghustly faces buried In tholr hands. It
wnB nil Illusion; tho waves, tho clouds
mocking us, evon our volcos sounding
unnatural, our faces growing unfa
miliar. Only Doris; Doris did not change
not, nt least, to my oyoa. Ay, sho be
came whltor, weaker, tho shadows
growing darker beneath hor oyes, yet
sho still sat at my kneo, looking up
into my faco, yielding mo now courage
out of her henrt of hearts. God known
I believe Bho saved mo, savod mo
from going mad, saved mo with the
power of hor lovo hold mo Bano, held
mo steadfast, when tho vory soul In
mo had given way. I think of thoso
othor faces now with n shudder. It
soms as It all that was humun had
gone out of us; wo woro no longer
men, only things. Wo crawled about
Wo growled rather than used artlcu
into speech, bruised by tho constant
buffeting of tho sea, sore with tin
smart of Bait wator. chilled through
by tho icy wind, wo snurlcd like wild
boasts, our oyes bloodshot, our faces
haggard and unclenn.
I know not how long it endured. 1
lost nil track of day and night, 1
moroly remombor this and that out oi
tho mist, Doris' gray oyes over upon
me, her hand clnsptng initio; Colcsto
lying motionless day after day under
tho blaukotB; Do Nova rocking back
and forth, striving to sing, or creeping
aft to tho tiller, with his body shaking
ns though ho had a palsy; Johnson,
never moving, his hend sunk into his
chest, his gazo out over the bows; Mc
Knlght curled up its a dog lies, somo
tlnicH cursing llorcely, only to break
off nnd cry llko n child. 1 remember
when the boom Bwung about, pitching
Sandier, headlong nnd breaking his
leg; how we pulled it back into posi
tion with a sickeplng snap, binding it
there firmly, while beads of perspira
tion told tho Chilean's pain. I recall
that other day when Dado suddonly
stood up, his eyes stnrlng dully out
into tho fog-bank which wrapped us
about, oxtendod his handB, smiling,
and snid: "Sure, I'm comln', ol' pal,"
and stopped ovorboard. Wo grabbed
for him, but ho wont down nnd novor
enmo up ngaln. McKnlght was tho first
to speak.
"Ho had hla pockets full o' gold. I
saw him tnkln it las' night."
There was n florco storm of oaths,
tho faces of tho men wolllsh nnd snv
ago as thov clarcd down into tho wn
tor; but Kelly fell ononis knooa nild
began to pray.
It nlmost seems to mo that this was
tho last, though it could not havo
been. Thoro woro hours after that,
perhaps oven days and nlghtB, whon
I lived without really knowing thnt 1
lived. It was a period of fancies, phan
toms, dreams, woird and fantastic,
haunting horrors that loft nil reality
blank. I know that Johnson helped
mo at tho tiller while Do Nova lay
prono in tho bottom of tho boat, some
times talking to himself, occasionally
lifting his hend to peer ovor tho side.
What ho said had no moaning, Just
a Jumblo of French words, nnd ho
smiled llko thnt dead Spaniard in tho
cabin of tho Donnn Isabel. I
know that Sanchez, who had brave
ly dono nil 'ho could in spito
of his broken leg, foil into tho dolirl
um of fover, screamed for hours that
ho was dying, and had at last to'bo
bound fast in his blankets. I know
Kelly camo creeping nft with n knlfo
in his hand, imagining ho had boon
robbed, nnd I had to knock him flat
with tho tlllor-bar, tho boat falling off
Into tho trough of tho sea nnd nearly
capsizing beforo I could got her head
about again. Doris was bonding ovor
Snnchez, who seemed to havo an in
torval of sanity at tho moment that
was tho last I remember; then, I
think, I pitched ovor against Doris
whon sho camo back to mo, and every
thing wont dark.
) CHAPTER XXX.
In Which We Come to the End.
I was lying between white sheets in
a rather wldo berth when I came
ngaln to consciousness, n yollow glow
of sunlight streaming in through an
open port, nnd tho clanging sound of
machinery in my ears. I closed my
oyes ngnln, wearily, my hend reeling
yet from tho delusions of tho past. No,
this was real a steutnor, rising nnd
fnlllng on tho swell, hut pushing stond
ily forward to tho rapid rovolutloiiB of
tho screw. 1 could hear tho tramping
of foot on dock, oven tho sliiHh of tho
son without. I oponed my oyes again
watching n curtain wave to tho fresh
air rushing in through tho port, and
then I turned my head on tho pillow
Doris sat on n low stool gazing out
through tho nperturo on tho sea, her
faco partially turned awny, Sho looked
palo, careworn, hor eyes heavy nnd
Bad. Suddenly she turned hor glance
In my direction, and sprang up with
glud cry.
"Oh, Jack, you havo been lying
thoro so long unconscious!"
I could only clasp her hands nnd
gazo into tho depths of hor gray eyes
"I havo proved rather a poor spec!
men of a man, I fear, dear," I con
fessed nt last, ashnmed of my weak
ness. "How long?"
"It is throo days slnco wo were
brought on board, and wo wero a day
nnd night in tho boat aftor you lost
consciousness."
I ondoavored to think It out, to com
prehend. Sho leaned farther ovor, her
lips touching my cheok.
"Don't worry about It, Jack; every
thing Is all right now. Johnson took
your place at tho tiller, and and we
woro picked up."
(TO ma CONTINUED.)
Recognized Work of Women.
After tho Frnnco-I'ruBsInn war,
"Tho Sorvico Cross for Women and
Girls" was established in recognition
of tholr aid during tho war. Tho dec
oration consists of an iron cross en
cased In silver.
Know When to Stop.
Talking Is llko playing tho hnrp.
Thoro Is as much in laying tho hand
on tho strings to stop their vibration
an In twanging them to bring ou'
tho music Holmes.
"Jack" Abornathy.
ftith tho big "paw" that has killed
many a wolf. Then Marshal Abornathy
prcscntod to Colonel Roosevelt his
pons, nlno and six years of ngo, who
rode nil tho way from Oklnhnma 1 to
this city on borsebnek to grcot Roose
velt.
Abornathy Is tho man who can
enpturo nnd kill a wolf with his baro
hands. Whon Roosovolt visited Ok
lahoma several years ngo Abornathy
showed him how tho trick is dono nnd
tho colonol was greatly Interested.
Roosevelt niado Abornathy United
States marshal of Oklahoma nnd tho
people down thoro say ho is ono of
tho best government officials that
part of tho country ovor has had.
TO BALL IN BABY CARRIAGE
Former American Girl Adds Much
Gaiety to a British Danco
In Cairo.
Paris. A young American mntron,
with tho high-Bounding English titlo
of tho Hon. Mrs. Hugh Ronald French,
has covered horself with glory nt tho
tho annual military ball given by tho
English garrison at Cairo.
Beforo her marriago Bho was Miss
Ida Wynno, a daughter of formor
Postmaster General Wynne, who lator
was tho American consul genoral in
London. Though her maiden nnmo
was plain, hor faco is her fortuno, nnd
tho prettiest ono seen In Egypt for
many moons. Mrs. French is clover
and original as woll as beautiful. Sho
created a great sensntton in Cairo by
engaging n stately, handsomo nnd rich
ly garbed Arab to wheel hor through
tho etroeta in a perambulator and
right into tho middle of tho ballroom
As it was a masquerade ball, Mrs
French was dressed as a baby. When
recognized finally by her husband and
his fellow olllcors cheers loud and
long wont up for tho Amorlcnn beauty,
Tho baby clothes In which tho Hon
Mrs. Hugh was attired all camo from
tho Ruo do la I'nix, Paris, whero thoy
wero on exhibition boforo bolng sent
to Cnlro. Tho Hon. Mrs. Hugh whb
pronounced indisputably tho hollo of
this ball.
Her husband is n cousin of Goncral
Sir John French, ono of tho bravest
olllcors tho English had In South Af
rica fighting against tho lloers. Tho
Hon. Mrs. Hugh'B husband has now
been ordered to go to indln, whlthor
Bho, of courso, will nccompany him.
Kissing Bug, 1910 Model, Arrives.
Philadelphia. Whllo looking for tho
comet Mrs. Georgo Dorhnm of No
1835 firoadway, Camden, oxporlonced
a stinging sensation on her face, but
paid no particular attention to it.
few days lntor hor fnco began to swoll
near tho loft oyo. Hor husband ro
moved n small bug with tho point of
a pair of scissors. Tho claws on tho
bug roBomblcd tho pincers of a crnb
and it was tnken to tho office of Dr. G
10. Kirk, who said It wna a good spar
men of a "kissing bug."
"Thoro nro very fow womon. archi
tects."
"No wonder. Womon do not relish
bolng called 'designing cronturos.' "
BOY TORTURED BY ECZEMA
"When my boy was six years old, he
eufforod terribly with eczema. He
could neither sit still nor Ho qulotly la
bed, for tho itching was dreadful. He
would lrrltnto spots by scratching
with his nails and that only made
them worse A doctor treated him
nnd we tried almost ovorything, but
tho eczema seemed to sprend. It
Binrtou in a small piaco on tno lowor
extremities nnd spread for two years
until it vory nearly covored tho back
part of his leg to tho kneo.
"Finally I got Cutlcura Soap, Cutl
cura Olntmont and Cutlcura Pills and
gnvo them according to dlroctfous. I
used thom in tho morning and that
ovoning, boforo I put ray boy to bod,
I usod thom ngaln nnd tho Improve
ment oven in thoso fow hours vtan sur
prising, tho inflammation seomed to
bo ro much less. I usod two boxes of
Cutlcura Ointment, tho samo of the
'Ills and tho Soap and my boy was
curod. My son is now In his bov
entoonth year and ho has novor had
a roturn of tho oczoma.
I took caro of a friend's child that
had eczema on its faco and limbs and
I usod tho Cutlcura Soap and Olntmont
Thoy nctod on tho child Just as thoy
did on my oon and It has novor ro,
turned. I would rocommond tho Cutl
cura Romcdlos to anyono. Mrs. A. J.
Cochran, 1823 Columbia Aye., Phila
delphia, Pa., Oct 20, 1900."
German Alcohol Stills.
An authority on alcohol stills- says
that thoro aro 20,000 farm stills la
operation on as many farms in Gor
many. The Gorman government por
mlta tho farinor to produce a certain
Amount of grain or potato alcohol, the
amount depending upon tho bLzo and
location of tho farm and tho annual
domand for tho product upon the pay.
ment of a reduced rovenuo tax. Alco
hol distilled in oxcohs of tho quantity
allowed Is subjoct to tho hlghor rat
of taxation. Donnturod alcohol, how
vor, is not subjoct to any tax.
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Of courso it was an old bacholoi
who oald that women ought to hold
tholr tongues occasionally in order to
glvo tholr thoughts a chanco to catch
up.
Tkr. Ptarnn'fl nlft&aant PUtttl mm eaMltln&tlan.
ConttlpaUun ti Ilia otuenof many dlinini. (jura
ihm uuu and jrou aura M dlM. Bai toUk.
To put up with the world humbly li
bettor than to control it; this is the
very acmo of vlrtuo. Lnmartino,
Mr. "W'lnilow'n Bontlitnc Byron.
FbrehlUlren tthliii(. oftrnn'-liiiKmiut, rt-Uucnln.
IUinuiaUou,lUijiiWiln,t;ur)MTiiitlcoUc i&aabolUo.
It's the tilings wo don't got that
wo should sometimes bo most thank
ful for.
Manv who used to mnnlte 10a elir&n
now buy Levrii' Single Hinder straight 6a,
Don't throw kisses, my boy; dolivei
thom In person.
.THE KEYSTONE;
TO HEALTH
IS
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH
BITTERS
The best medicine to safe
guard your health is the
J3itter9. Its merit has
been thoroughly proven
during the past 57 years.
Try a bottle for Poor Ap
petite, Gas on Stomach,
Cramps and Diarrhoea.
Constipation
Vanishes Forever
I Prompt Relief Permanent Car
CARTER'S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS Mrof
i all. Pumiy VrgeU
bl tct rarely
but feelif oa
tla Imsr.
Stop afar
goOioo amn tfuo craeloiaa Uy&H
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