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XXV Continued.
17
Bhe turaed her hcntl, nntl I felt her
eyes searching the dim outline of my
face questlonlngly.
"Of course I did everything I knew,"
ho replied. "Why should I not? You
are here, Cnptnln Cnrlyle, for my sake;
I owe you service."
"And must I bo content merely with
that thought?" I urged, fnr from
pleased. "This would menn that your
txnly interest In mo arises from grati
tude." "And friendship," her voice ns confl
dentlal as my own. "There Is no rea
on why you should doubt that surely."
"It would be easier for mo to under
stand, but for tlio memory of what I
am a bond slave."
"Your meaning Is that truo friend
ship has as n baslB equality?"
"Docs It not? Can real friendship
exist othcrwlso?"
"No," she acknowledged gravely.
"And the fact thnt such friendship
docs exist between us evidences my
faith In you. I have never felt this
social distinction, Captain Cnrlyle,
have given it no thought Tills may
seem strange to you, yet Is most nat
ural. You bear nn honorable name,
abd belong to a family of gentlemen.
You held a position of command, Won
by your own efforts. You bore the
part of a man In a revolution; if guilty
of any crlmo, it was a political one, In
no way sullying your honor. I have
every reason to believe you were false
ly accused and convicted. Consequent
ly that conviction does not exist be
tween us ; you nro not my uncle's serv
ant, but my friend you understand
me bow?"
"And you would actually havo mo
apeak with you as of your own class
a free man, wbrthy to claim your
friendship In life?"
"Yes," frankly, her faco uplifted.
"Why should It bo otherwise? No man
could have dono more, or proved him
self moro stanch and truo. Wo nro In
danger yet, but such peril Is nothing
compared with what I have escaped. I
feel that your skill and courage will
bring us safely to land. I nm no long
er afraid, for I havo learned to trust
you. You possess ray entiro confi
dence" "But do you understand fully?" I
questioned anxiously. "All I havo done
for you would have been dono for any
other woman under tho samo condi
tions of danger. Such service to an
other would havo been a duty, and no
more. But to bo with you, aiding nnd
protecting, has been a delight, n'joy.
I have served Dorothy Fairfax for her
own sake not as I would any other."
"Did you not supposo I know?"
Her glance flashed Into mine through
the stur-gleum, with a sudden messago
of revcalmcnt.
"You knew that that it was you
personally I served?"
"Of course I knew. A woman is
sever unawaro of such things. Now,
tt ever, I must tell you the truth. I
know you care for mo, and havo cared
ftlnco first wo met. An Interest no less
fateful has led me to seek your ac
quaintance, nnd glvo you my aid. Sure
ly It is not unmnldcnly for mo to con
less this when we face tho chanco of
'death together?"
"But," I stammered, "I can ocarcely
believe you rcallzo your words. I I
lovo you Dorothy."
"And is it not also possible for me
to lovo?"
i "You you mean, you lovo me?"
' 4,I lovo you aro you sorry?"
1 "Sorry I I am mad with tho Joy of
1t; yet strlckon dumb. Dorothy Fair
fax, I havo never even dared dream of
uch a messago from your lips. Dear,
dear girl, do you forget who I am?
What my future?"
"I forget nothing," she said, proud
ly. "It is because I, know what you
are that my heart responds. Nor Is
your future so clouded. You nro to
day a frco man if we escape these
perils, for whether Roger Fairfax be
alive, or dead, ho will never seek you
eguln to hold in servitude. If allvo ho
will Join his efforts with mine to ob
tain a pardon because of these serv
ices, and wo have inilucnco In, Eng
land. Yet, should such effort fall, you
are n sailor, and the seas of tho world
aro free. It is not necessary thnt your
ressel fly the English flag."
' "Yon give mo hope a wonderful
fcope."
"And courage," her hnnds firmly
clasping mine. "Courage to light on
In faith. I would havo that my gift to
you, Gcoffry, We are In peril still,
great peril, but you will faco It beside
no, knowing thut whether wo llvo or
Ala we are together. I urn not afraid
My moro."
through tho pallid light of tho dawn.
It was nil n desolate, restless waste
In the midst of which we tossed, while
above hung masses of dark clouds ob
scuring (ho sky. Wo were but a hur
tling speck between tho gray above
and the gray below.
The first thing needing my attention
was tho food nnd water. I crept for
ward cautlouRly nnd soon hnd Sam
busily engaged In passing out the vari
ous articles for Inspection. Only es
sentials hnd been chosen, yet the sup
ply seemed nmplo for tho dlstnnco I
believed we would havo to cover be
fore attaining land. But the nature of
thnt unknown const was so doubtful I
determined to deal out tho provisions
sparingly, saving every crumb pos
sible. The men grumbled at the smnll
ncss of the ration, yet munched nwny
contentedly enough, onco convinced
thnt we nil shared alike.
"All right, Inds," I said cheerfully'.
"Now we understand each other and
cot at work. We'll divide Into
can
watches first of all two men nft hero
and one at tho bow. Wntkins nnd I
will tnko It watch and wntch, but
there Is enough right now for all hnnds
to turn to and muke tho craft ship
shape. Two of you ball out that wnter
till she's dry, and the others get nut
thnt extra sail forward and rig up a
Jib. She'll rldo easier and make better
progress with moro canvas showing."
Tho men gradually knocked oft work
and lay down, nnd finally I yielded to
Dorothy's pleadings nnd fell Into a
sound sleep. It seemed as though I
scarcely lost consciousness, yet I must
havo slept for on hour or more, my
head pillowed on her lap. When I
awoke Schmltt was again at the stecr
'lng paddle, and both ho nnd Dorothy
were staring across me out over the
port quarter.
"What Is It?" I asked eagerly, but
boforo tho words were entirely uttered
a hoorso volco forward bawled out ex
citedly: "There you see It ; Btralght out agin
that cloud edge. It's a full-rigged
schooner."
"Ay," boomed another, "an' hcndln'
straight cross our course astern."
I reached my feet, clinging to the
mnst to keep erect and, ns tho boat
was aguln flung upward, gained clearly
tho glimpse I sought.
"Ay, you're right, lads I" I exclaimed.
"It's a schooner, headed to clear us by
a hundred fathoms. Port your helm,
Schmltt hard down, mnn. Now, Sam,
off with that red shirt; tie It on Uie
boat hook and let fly. They can't
help seeing us if there Is any watch on
deck."
We swept about In a wide circle,
headed straight across the bows of the
on-coming vessel. All eyes stared out
watchfully, Sam's shirt flapping above
We Swept By In a Large Circle.
presslbly dirty, yet othcrwlso ship
shnpo enough. Nothing human greet
ed me, and conscious of a strange feel
ing of horror, I slipped over onto tho
deck. The next moment tho negro nnd
Dutchman Joined me, tho former star
ing about wildly, tho whites of his
eyes revealing his terror.
"My Gawd, snh," he ejaculated. "Ah
dono know dls boat It's shore de
Santa Marie. All's cooked In dat gal
ley. She was n slaver, sah." Ho
sniffed the nlr. "A kin smell dera nig
gers right now, snh. Ah sunn reckon
dare a bunch o' ded ones under dem
hntches right dls minute."
Schraltt's hand fell heavily on my
sleeve and I glanced Into his stolid
face.
"I Just bet I know vat wus der trou
ble." "What, man?"
"Cholera," ho whispered; "vo haf
boarded a death ship."
CHAPTER XXVI.
i A Floating Coffin.
The laboring boat rested so low In
tfae water it was only as wo were
thrown upward on tho crest of a wave
that 1 could gain any vlow about
us, and botli Wntkins and Schmltt
straining their muscles to hold tho
plunging quarter-boat against the force
of tho wind. A man forward on his
knees growled out a curse.
"What's tho matter aboard there?"
ho yelled. "Did yer ovur seo a boat
yaw like thut, aforo? Damn mo, If I
believe they got u hand at the wheel."
Tho same thought had leaped into
my mind. The schooner was headed
to pass us on the port quarter, yot
yawing so crnzlly at times as to make
me fearful of being run down. I could
perceive no sign of llfo aboard, no
signal that wo had been seen. Tho sight
angered me.
"Stand by, nil hands," I cried des
perntely. "We'll board whothcr they
want us or not. Slip across, Miss Falr
fux, out of tho way. Now, Watklns,
run us In under thosu f ore-chains;
easy man, don't let her strlko us. Lay
hold quick, lads, nnd hang on for your
lives. Give mo that end of rope-
ready now, all of you; I'll muke the
leap. Now then hold hard l"
it was llvo teet, ami up, my pur
chase the tossing boat, but I mudo It,
one hand desperately gripping a
shroud, until I gained balunce and was
flung Inboard by a sharp plunge of the
vessel. My head was at a level with
the rail, yot I suw nothing, my wholo
effort being to muko fnst before tho
grip of tho men should be torn looso.
This done, I glanced buck into the up
turned fuces below,
"Huud In Blowly, luds; yes, let go,
tho rope will hold, und tho boat rldo
safely through. Let a couplo of men
como up till we seo what's wrong with
the hooker the rest of you trull on.
Lot Schmltt und Sam como with me."
I helped them clamber up and then
lifted my body onto the rail, from
which position I had a clear view of
the forward deck. It wus Inox
MAINTAIN ROAD AFTER BUILT
CHAPTER XXVII.
On Board the Slaver.
Tho terror of tho two men as this
thought dawned upon them In all Its
horror was apparent enough. Nothing,
not oven Arc, wus moro to bb dreaded
than n vlsltutlon of this awful nature
on shipboard. Charnel ship though
this might he, it was safer by far than
tho cockleshell towing alongside.
"Let's And out tho truth first, men,"
I snld quietly. "Hold your tongues.
There Is no use glvlngv up until we
know what tho danger Is. Will you
come with me?"
The terror in Sam's eyes caused mo
to laugh and my own courage came
back with a rush.
"Afraid of dead man, are you? Then
we'll faco them together, my lads, and
havo It over with. Come on, now, both
of you. , Buckle up; there Is nothing
to fear, If you do what I tell you
this isn't tho llrst cholera ship I've
been nboard."
It was no plcnsunt Job confronting
us, although wo had less dead men to
handle than I anticipated. Indeed, we
found only Ave bodies on board. There
were only two on deck, n giant, coal
black negro, nnd a grny-bearded white
man, his faco pitted with smullpox.
Determined on whnt wns to be done, I
wasted no time with either body. Tho
two sailor? hung back, terrorized at
the moro thought of touching these
victims of plague. I steeled myself to
tho Job and handled them alone, drag
ging the bodies across tho deck and
launching them over the low rnll into
tho sea. I ordered Schmltt to cut the
lashings and take charge of the wheel.
"Seo here, ( Sam, and you too,'
Schmltt, I am' In love wlUi that girl
In tho boat. Do you suppose I would
over have her come on this deck If I
believed she might contract cholera?
'You do as I say nnd you are perfectly,
safe. Now, Schmltt, remuln at tho
wheel, and you, Sum, como with me.,
Thero will be a dead, nigger nboard,
unless you Jump when I speak."
He trotted close at my heels as I:
Hung open tho door leading Into the
ubln. The air seemed fresh enough
nd I noted two of tho ports wide
jpen. A tall, smooth-shaven man, with'
an ugly scar down one cheek, lay out
stretched on a divan at tho foot of the
after mast, his very posture proclaim
ing him dead. His faco was the color
of parchment, wrinkled with ago.
Tho negro crept up behind me and
stared at tho upturned face.
My Gaud, sah, he wus do ol cap
tain. Pnradlllu, sah; damn his soul!"'
In what was evidently the cnptnlnV
room I discovered a pricked .chart and
log-book, with no entry In it for three
.1 llTl.l. ... ..lit . A Avn.v.lnn
those I stowed them awuy in my pock
et. Botwcen us wo forced the stiffened
form of the captain through the open,
after port and heardMt splash Into
tho sea astern. Thero were two dead
seamen In tho forecastle, both swarthy
fcltows, with long Indian hair. I never
saw a dirtier hole, the Alth ovcrpQw
erlng, and once satisueu mat uotn
men wero beyond help, I wns content
to lower the scuttle and leave them
there. God I it was a relief to return
onco more to tho open deck and breathe
In the fresh nlr. I hailed the boat tow.
lng below.
"Como aboard, Watklns," I called
sharply. "Pass tho lady up Arst, and
turn tho boat adrift."
I caught Dorothy's hands and aided
her over tho rnll.
"Why was tho vessel abandoned?"
she asked. "What has happened? Do
you know?"
Quietly I told her tho truth and ns
sured her thut if we staid on deck und
used our own beddiug nnd provisions
wo wero In no dnngcr.
"flow can I help you?"
"Tell tho men Just what I have told
you." I sniu gravely, "xney win do
ashamed to show less courage than
you."
We turned and faced them together
as thoy formed n little group against
tho rail, Ilallln wns Arst to speak.
(TO DE CONTINUED.)
Improper Methods Havo Placed Eco
nomical Types In Disrepute,
Says Colorado Expert.
Prof. E. B. IIousc of tho Colorado
Agricultural College Is a Arm bcllqver
In the Importance of maintaining a
road after It Is built. Ho supplies the
following, taken from The Engineer
ing Ncws-Itccord, nnd snys of It "It is
so truo and hits tho nnll so squarely
that I quote It direct":
"The tendency in rond Improvement
Is to select types of roads which re
quire very little .annual maintenance.
The general feollng among laymen
seems to be that when n road surface
requires some iinnunl maintenance to
keep It in good shape, It Is an expen
sive typo nnd should be avoided. Yet,
If the Interest on Investment nnd the
repairs nre taken Into consideration,
tho cheaper wearing surface may in
ranny cuses prove to bo the more sat
isfactory und economical.
"It Is not uncommon to see roads of
a good type constructed and then,
after they begin to show signs of wear,
to see them neglected entirely or some
method of repair or maintenance im
posed which hns been found by long
prnctlco to bo defective. When we seo
mud holes in earth roads Ailed with
riprap, crushed stone or cinders, It Is
not the engineer's fault that an enor
mous price is paid for the repair mate
rial; tho road engineer knows that
proper drnlnnge, and repairing with
earth from tho side of the road, are
the economical methods of mainte
nance.
"Old gravel nnd macadam ronds are
often repaired by Ailing ruts and de
pressions with inferior material that
Is readily displaced by trafllc or
ground to dust. Bituminous surfaces
are often patched, if patched at nil,
with loose stone or gravel, and In some
Splendid
Type of Road,
Care Of.
Well Taken
cases with concrete. In n number ol
streets and roads recently Inspected,
brick was used to patch concrete sud
faces, nnd concrete used to patch brick
surfaces.
"When careless methods of this kind
ore applied to uie maintenance oi
public highways, the result Is that a
good typo of road Is made to appear
unsatisfactory nnd uneconomical, and
road Improvement Is discouraged
particularly the cheaper types of Im
provement, which In most localities are
the best If properly1 mnlntnlned. It Is
the utter neglect of maintenance nnd
tho many improper methods of repali
that have molded public sentiment
against types of roads requiring an
nual maintenance, and have led road
promoters and officials to disregard
many economical types."
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IN THE NATURE OF "BLUFF" I BRIGHT SCHEME DIDN'T WORK
Rounder's Excuse for Declining Coffee
Was Somewhat Laughable, Con
, slderlng the Circumstances.
It was one of the days pear the end
of June, und young Bill, hnvlng to
sustain a reputation ns one of San
Francisco's best town painters, had
had n hard night. He looked It when,
nt 0 o'clock in the morning, he wan
dered Into the hotel dining room to
keep nn nppolntment with n friend,
who was Just then nt breakfast.
'Hello, Jack," BUI murmured, yawn
ing. It appeared as if every syllable
cost him untold effort. He sat down
and nibbed his eyes with his Asts. Ho
bit his lips to keep from yawning
again.
"Had breakfast?" Jack inquired.
"No," the other replied. "Don't want
any."
'Well," Jack insisted, "have a cup of
coffee, anyway."
Bill yawned again In spite of him
self.
"Don't want any coffee," ho said. "It
would keep mo uwake all day." Sun
Francisco Chronicle.
Couldn't Follow. It.
'Can't you avoid qunrreling?" de
manded Judge White tho other day
of a man who appeared for the third
time in his court for lighting.
'Yes, sir, I could," answered the cul
prit. "I have a recipe that was writ
ten by Bill Shakespeare or Kipling or
someone, but I don't know but whnt
I'd rather get Into trouble once in
n while, rather than follow It"
'What's the recipe?" demanded
White, curiously, and the mnn answered:
"'Say nothing; do nothing; be noth
ing!' "
Rule for Shoo Salesman.
"Never nsk a woman what slzo she
wears," saia tuo propnietor or tno
shoo emporium to the now assistant.
( "Why?" asked the new employee.
"Becnuso It Is easier to measure
her than It Is to nrguo with her," re
plied the successful merchant. Lon
don Answers.
Overly Frank Criticism Caused Brld
to Drop Her Deaf-and-Dumb
Pose Suddenly.
A newly mnrried couplo hit upon
tho Idea of pretending to be deaf and
dumb whilst on their honeymoon.
At the station they started talking
on their Angers nnd overheard tho
following remarks:
"It's a newly married couple," said
a lady. "Tho poor things are deaf and
dumb. Isn't It awful?"
"What do you suppose he saw la
her?" asjted tho other. "She is posi
tively ugly.'
"And I believe her hair Is dyed,"
said the Arst woman.
"And her hat Is out of date," was
the next startler.
"Looks llko an old one," was the re
ply. "Her dress wrinkles In tho back,''
said tho first.
"She's thirty-five If she's a day;. and
she looks as If she had a frightful
temper."
At this point the bride found he
tongue, nnd her remarks to those two
women left no doubt about her having
that Important article that women aro
supposed to exerclso so freely.
How Pat Won Out.
Anxious to travel for a big English
Arm In the ham line, an Irishman ob
tained an interview with tho pro
prietor. "What experience hnvo you had?''
tho Irishman was usked.
"Eighteen months," was the answer.
"Eighteen months 1" scornfully re
pented the proprietor. "What could
you learn nbout. bacon In that tlmol
Why, I've been studying for forty
years, and don't know half enough
about It yet."
"Bcdud," exclaimed Pat, with a con
fident smile, "if I had been studying
it for forty years, I'd know how to
make a pig I"
Ho got the Job.
Even a crook may cast a straight
shndow.
Too often when a mnn tries to pinch I Community singing is not endangered
others he hurts himself. by good English In tho songs.
muni
nmms
Soul That Is Truly Great
Emerson, that greatest of modern
philosophers, has told ub that It Is
easy when In a crowd to allow our
selves to bo swayed by the opinions
nbout us and comparatively easy to
keep our Individuality and sweetness
when nlone, but that tiie grcnt soul
Is ho who in the midst of a mass of
other Individuals can still keep the
poise and sweetness of solitude.
IMPROVED ROADS IN QUEBEC
In Five Years Government Spent $15,-
774,369 for Development and
Improvement.
Tho development of good roads In
Quebec Is a subject at present much
discussed from one end of tho prov
ince to the other. In the Ave yenrs
from 1011 to 1010 the Quebec govern
ment spent $15,774,300 for good ronds.
Tho following figures show the num
ber of miles of ronds systematically
. . . - ...... M 1
malntaineu iy tno municipalities oi
Quebec, with the nld of subsidies from
tho government of the provinces: in
1007, 1,000 miles; in 1009, 2,000 miles;
in 1011, 8,500 miles; In 1013, 15,000
miles: In 1010, 18.000 miles. Slnco
1011 more than 1,214 miles of mac
adam nnd 407 miles of gravel roads
havo been made In Quebec.
Work and Workers,
Thero Is not so much difference In
tho world's work ns In the world's
workors. It Is not so much difference
what we are doing so long ns it Is
useful that counts as the way In
which wo aro doing It. The work of'
which wo nro ashamed wo either havo
no right to do, or we aro not doing It
as wo should.
Benefits of Good Roads.
Good roads bring nutomoblllsts.
Thoy spend money. Good ronds bring
trudo nnd Increase property values.
They nttract homeseekers and Indus
tries.
Do Not Build Roads.
Lrirge appropriations und paper
plans for highway development do not
build roads.
Slogan of "Good Roads."
From all sides echoes and re-echoes
tho slogan of "Good Roads."
Off-Color Days
are usually the reflexion of some
upset to bodily health.
Coffee drinking usually exagger
ates such conditions and ire
quently produces them.
That's why so many former
coffee drinkers now favor
The Original
Postum Cereal
Boil fully fifteen minutes and a
delightful beverage results. Fine
for children as well as grown-ups.
Everywhere at Grocers.
Two sizes, usually sold at I5c and 25c