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NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. i ! Spanish Doubloons i TREASURE ISLAND. Well, here's a now kind of "Treasure Island" a kind that Stevenson himself would chucklo over, could he come backto read it. And by a wo man, tool So, a you may easily imagine, it's different from the rank and file of the many stories about treasure islands. Just the same, it's a real treasure island story an unin habited island, adventurers who have adventures, mystery, treachery, violence and Spanish doubloons. And this time, for good measure, love and ro mance and humor are thrown in. The author, Camilla Kenyon, was born in San Francisco, with 'a legend of a buccaneer ances tor in the family. She says she sometimes thinks the old rover's soul may have got by mistake into her 4sarthly frame. Any way, she always has doted on sea tales of adventure and now she has written one of her own that's better reading than most of those she has read. Yes it's sure different the red-headed heroine tells the story herself I An interesting young perion with a yarn that will keep you reading far be yond bedtime. 0 k CHAPTER I. 1 An Aunt Errant Never had life seemed more fair and 'Smiling than at the moment when Aunt Jane's letter descended upon me llko a bolt from tho blue. The fact la, I was taking a. vacation from Aunt Jane. Being an orphan, I was sup posed to be under Aunt Jnno'a wing, tut this was the merest polite fiction, nd I am sure that no hen with one chicken worries about It moro than X did about Aunt Jane. I hnd spont Che last three years, since Aunt Susan died and left Aunt Jano with all tho money and no one to look after but me, in snatching her from the brink of disaster. Her most recent and nar row escape was from a velvet tongued person of half her years who turned out to be a convict on parole. She had her handbag packed for tho elopement when I confronted her with this uupleasant fact. When she enmo to she was bitter Instead of grateful, end went about for weeks presenting 'spectacle of blighted affections which was too much for tho most self approving conscience. So It ended with my packing her off to Now York, where I wrote to her frequently and kindly, urging her not to mind mo but to stay as long ns she liked. Mcaawhlle I canio up to tho ranch for a long holiday with Bess and tho bapy, a holiday which had already stretched Itself out to Thanksgiving, and threatened to last until Christ Has. Ah to Aunt Jano, my stato of mind was fatuously calm. Sho was stay tag with cousins, who live In n suburb and are frightfully respectable. I was sure they numbered no convicts among their acquaintance, or Indeed any one from whom Aunt Jane was likely to require rescuing. And If It nmo to a retired missionary I was perfectly willing. But tho cousins and their respect ability are of tho passive order, whoro as to manage Aunt Juno demands ag gressive and continuous action. Henco the bolt from tho bluo abovo alluded to. I was swinging tranquilly In tho hammock, I remember, when Bess brought my lettors and then hurried awey because tho baby hnd fallen downstairs. Unwarned by tho slight est premonitory thrill, I kept Aunt Jane's letter till tho Inst and skimmed through all the others. At last I came to Aunt Jnno. I ripped opon tho envclopo and drew out the letter a fat one, but thon Aunt Jano's letters are always fat Nevertheless, as I oprend out tho closo-fllled pages I felt a mild wonder. Writing so large, so black, so stag gering, so madly underlined, must In dicate something above even Aunt Jane's usual emotional level. Per haps In sober truth there was a mis sionary Twenty minutes later I staggered Into Bess' room. "Hushi" she said. "Don't wake tho baby I" "Baby or no baby' I whispered snv acly, "I've got to have a tlmo-tnble. I leave for the city tonight to catch the first steamor for Panama I" Later, while tho baby slumbered and I packed, I explained. This was difficult ; not that Bess Is -as a gen era! thing obtuse, but because the pic ture or Aunt jano embarking for ewe wild, tone isle of the Pacific as the head of a treasure-seeking expe dition was enough to shake tho strong t (atellect And yet amid tho wel ter of Ink and eloquence which filled those fateful pages, there was tho cold hard fact confronting you. Aunt Jane was going to look for buried treasure, la company with ono Violet II!gglcsby Browne, whom sne sprung on you without the slightest explanation, ns though alluding to the queen of Shebn er the SIbkm twins. By beginning nwtnwnfinii,iimniiMtmttnwinBiBntnnmni3 at tho end and reading backward Aunt Jane's letters arc usually most Intelligible that way you mannged to piece together some explanation of this Miss IIIgglesby-Browne and her place in the scheme of things. It was thrcfcgh Miss Browne, whom she had met at a lecture upon Soul-Development, Unit Aunt Jane had corao to realize her claims as an Individual upon tho Cosmos, also to discover that sho was by nuturo a womnn of af fairs with a talent for directing largo enterprises, although adverse influ ences hnd hitherto kept her from rec ognizing her powers. There was a dark significance In these "adverso In fluences," though whether they meant me or the family lawyer 1 was not sure. Miss IIIgglesby-Browne, however, hnd assisted Aunt Jane to find herself, nnd ns a consequence Aunt Jane, for tho comparatively trifling outlay need ful to finance tho Hnrdlng-Browne ex pedition, would shortly bo the richer by one-fourth of a vast treasure of Spanish doubloons. Tho knowledge of this hoard was Miss nigglesby Browne'B nlono. It had been revealed to her by n dying sailor In a London hospital, whither sho had gone on a mission of kindness you gathered that Miss Browne wns precisely the sort to take advantngo when peoplo wcro helpless and unablo to fly from her. Why the dying sailor chose to make Miss Browne the repository of his secret, I don't know this still re mains for me the unsolved mystery. But when the sailor closed his eyes the secret and tho mnp of course thero was a map had become Miss Hlgglesby-Browno's. Miss Browne now hnd clear before her tho road to fortune, but unfortu nately It led across iho sea and quite out of the route of steamer travel. Capital In excess of Miss Browne's re sources was required. London prov ing cold before Its great opportunity, Miss Browne had shaken off Its dust and come to .New York, where n mys teriously potent Influence had guided her to Aunt Jane. Through Miss "I Must Get to Panama Save Her." In Time to BrowmVs great organizing abilities. not to speak of thoso newly brought to light In Aunt Jnne, a party of stanch comrades had boon assembled, a steamer engaged to meet them at Pannmn, and It was ho, for tho Island In tho blue Puclflc main I With this lyrical outburst Aunt Juno concluded tho body of her letter. A email cramped postscript informed mo thnt it was against Miss n.-B.'s wishes thnt sho revealed their plans to anyone, but that she did want to hear from me before they sailed from Panama, where a letter might reach hor If I was prompt. "And of course," I explained to Bess as I hurled things Into my bags, "If a letter can reach her so can L At least I must take the chance of It What those people are up to I don't know probably they menn to hold her for ransom and murder her outright If It Is not .forthcoming. Or perhaps somo of them will marry her and share the spoils with Miss IIIgglesby-Browne. Anyway, I must get to Panama In time to save her." "Or you might go along to tho Island," BUggostcd Bess. I paused to glnre at hor. "Bess I And lot them murder me, too,r "Or marry you cooed Bess. One mouth later I wns climbing out of a lumbering hack before tho Tlvolt hotel, which rises square and whlto and Imposing on the low grosn height above the old Spanish city of Pan nma. In spite of tho melttng trop ical heat there was a chill fear at my heart, the fear that Aunt Jnno and her band of treasure-seekers had al ready departed on their quest I crossod the broad gallery and plunged Into tho coo, dimness of tho lobby In tho wake of tho bellboys who, discerning a helpless prey, had swooped en masse upon my hngs, "Miss Jnno Hurdlng?" repented the 8H s eg Camilla. 7 Kenyon oofyrioht THE BOBBS-MERRILL fc COMPANY clerk, and at tho cool negation of his tono my henrt gave a slckwlng down ward swoop. "Miss Jane Harding nnd party have left the hotel I" "For the Island?" I gasped. He raised his eyebrows. "Can't say, I'm sure." n gavo me nn ap praising stare. Perhaps tho woe In my face touched him, for he descend ed from the eminence of tho hotel clerk where he dwelt apart sufficient ly to add, "Is It Important thnt you should seo her?" "I nm her niece. I have come all tho way from San Francisco expect ing to Join her here." The clerk meditated, his shrewd eyes piercing the very secrets of my soul. "She knew nothing about It," I has tened to add. "I Intended It for a surprise." This candor helped my cause. "Well," he said, "that explains her not leaving any word. As you nre her niece, I suppose It will do no harm to tell you that Miss Harding and her party embarked this morning on the freighter Rufus Smith, nnd I think It very likely thnt tho steamer has not left port. If you llko I will send o man to the water-front with you nnd you may ho able to go on board and have a talk with your aunt" Did I thnnk him? I hnve often wondered when I waked up In the night. I have a vision of myself dashing out of the hotel, and then the hack 'that brought me Is bearing ma away. Bellboys hurled my bags In after me, and I throw them largess recklessly. Madly we clattered over cobbled ways. Out on the smooth waters of the roadstead lay ships great and small, ships with stripped masts and smokeless funnels, others with faint grny spirals wreathing up ward from their stacks. Was one of these, the Rufus Smith, nnd would I reach her or him before the thin grny feather became a thick black plume? I thought of my aunt at tho mercy of these unknown adventurers with whom she had set forth, help less as a little fat pigeon among hawks, and I felt, desperately, that I must reach her, must save her from them and bring her safe back to shore. How I wns to do this at .tho eleventh hour, plus about fifty-seven minutes, as at present, I hadn't con sidered. But experience had taught mo that once In my clutches Aunt Jnno would offer about ns much re sistance ns a slightly melted wax doll. Sho gets so soft that you aro almost afraid to touch her for fear of leav ing dents. So to get there, get there, get there, wns tjio one prayer of my soul. I got there, In a boat hastily com mandeered by the hotel clerk's dep uty. We brought up under the side of the llttlo steamer, nnd the wldo surprised fnco of a Swedish deck hand stared down at us. "Irt aij uoonrdl X mast eoraa aboard," I cried. Other faces appeared, then n rope- ladder. Somehow I was mounting It a dizzy feat to which only the tu mult of my emotions mnde mo Indif ferent. Baro brawny nrms of sailors clutched nt mo and drew me to the deck. There at once I was the cen ter of a circle of speechless nnd aston ished persons, all men but one. "Well?" demanded a large breezy voice. "What's this mean? What do you want aboard ray nh!p7" I looked up at a red-faced man la a large straw hnt "I want my aunt," I explained. "Your nunt?" he ronred. "Why the devil should you think I've got your nunt?" "You hnve got her," I replied with firmness. "I don't Bee her, but sho'n here somewhere." Tho captain of the Rufus Smith shook two largo red fists above his head. "Another lunatic I" he shouted. 'Td as soon havo n white horse and a min ister aboard as go to sea In a floating bedlam I" As the captain's angry thunder died away came the small, anxious voice of Aunt Jane. "What's the matter? Oh, please tell mo what's the mutter r she was say ing ns she edged her way tnto tho group. Her eyes, round, pale, blink ing n llttlo In the tropical glare, roved over the circle until they llton me. Right where she stood Aunt Jane petrified. Her poor little chin dropped until It disappeared altogether In the folds of her plump neck, nnd she re mained speechless, stricken, Immobile as a wax figure In an exhibition. "Aunt Jane," I said, "you must coma right back to shore with me." I spoke calmly, for unless you are perfectly calm with Aunt Jane you fluster her. She replied only by a slight gob bling In her throat, but tho other woman spoke In a loud voice, ad dressed not to mo but to tho universe In general. "The Young Person la mnd 1" It was nn unmistakably British Intonation. "Anybody that ain't gain' in that direction is welcome to jump overboard." (TO UW CONXlNUtt CORN BORER NOW SPREADING WEST Fight to Protect Corn Belt From Adance of Pest to Be Con centrated in Ohio. PEST DOES HARM IN CANADA Farmers,Urged to Cut Cornstalks Close to Ground as Possible to Destroy Winter Home of Insect Fall Plowing Helps. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) The fight to protect tho corn belt ngnlnst the advance of the European corn borer is now to be concentrated In Ohio, where, according to reports to tho united States Department of Agriculture, infestations of the pest have been found along the entire southern shore of Lake Erie over a strip varying from six to twelve miles In width nnd extending to within six miles of the Indiana border. It Is at the western end of tho lake that the borer ajso threatens a descent upon this country from Canada by crossing tho Detroit river. The department Is preparing to reduce Its efforts against the pest In other plnces nnd in co-operation with Canadian nnd Ohio authorities concentrate them In Ohio. Heavy Infestation In Ontario. For somo months tho Canadian authorities havo been combating the pest on the northern shore of the lake, where It has gained n strong foothold, practically devastating entire corn fields in the vicinity of St. Thomas. A threodays heavy wind at the period when the moths were flying Is be lieved to have blown some of them across the lake Into Ohio. Every possible effort, It Is said; will be made to hold down the Infestations on the Ohio nnd Pennsylvania side of the lake. Farmers will be urged to cut their cornstalks ns close to the ground as possible, as the Insect makes Its winter home In the stalk. For this reason, too, fall plowing Is recom mended. Tho Ohio authorities, It Is said, are fully alive to the need for checking the spread of the peSt. and are co-operating with the department and conducting work of their own to ward tlds end. Floating Cornstalks a Source of Danger This Is the first Instance, known in which the corn borer was carried any great distance by wind. It has been known, though, to travel by water In floating cornstalks, and In this man ner has made Its way to islands. ThlJ 1b one ominous feature of the presence of the borer In Ohio, It Is said. At present the Infestations are In a strip that drains Into Lake Erie, and float ing stnlks are not likely to do much hnrm. However the divide where the Th? European Corn Borer, Top at left larvie and pupae In cornstalks, and young tassel attacked by the In sect, Male and female moths drawn on same scale as the corn. Top center a female moth with cluster of eggs on a section of corn leaf, on a con siderably larger scale. Top right mature tassel showing typical Injuries by caterpillar (the broken tassel stem Is often the most noticeable evidence of the presence of the insect during the early summer months). Center external and Internal views of In juries Inflicted on two ears of sweet corn. Lower half of the plate snap beans, beets, and celery attacked by the borer, cornstalk containing cater pillars, corn stubbles cut away to show how the caterpillars hide themselves In the fall, winter, and early spring months, "smartweed," which Is a favorite food at times, "barnyard grass," which In Massachusetts Is often heavily Infested, and "cockle, bur" plant, a weed that often serves as a breeding place for the pest. drainage of the Ohio river begins Is only a few miles south of the Infested area. Once over this watershed, It Is said, there Is no telling where tho pest may be carried. It is thought nl tocether possible that Infested stalks In that event might be carried even to places far -down the Mississippi river. The European corn borer has been known In this country only n few years. It Is well known In northern Europe, where It does great damage to corn, especially In Austrln. It Is sup posed to have come to this country and to Canada In Importations of broom corn from Europe, nnd nt pres ent severnl lnrge nrens In New Eng land nnd New York nre under Federal qunrnntlne to prevent Its further sprend. Its presence In Ohio Is one of the most Importnnt developments ilnce It entered this country. SUGGESTIONS TO AID FARM TIMBER OWNERS Selling of Produot Calls for Good Business Methods. Benefit by experience of Neighbors and Investigate Local Requirement and Prices Advertise and Secure. Competition. (Prepared by the United States Departmeat of Agriculture.) Bnsed upon methods used by wood land owners thnt have been success ful In marketing their products, the forest service of the United States Department of Agriculture offers the following 10 suggestions for aiding others who hnve timber on the farm for sale: Get prices for various wood prod ucts from as many sawmills and other wood-using plants as possible. Before selling, consult neighbors who havo sold timber and benefit from their experiences. Investigate local timber require ments and prices. Your products Black Locust Plantation Flve-Year Old Trees. may be worth more locally because transportation Is saved. Advertise In papers and otherwise secure outside competition. Secure bids If practicable both by the lump and by log-scale measure. Be sure that you are selling to re sponsible purchasers. Get a reliable estimate of tho amount and value of the material before selling. Market the higher guides of timber and use the cheaper for farm pur poses. Remember that standing timber can Wait over a period of low prices with out rapid deterioration. Use a written agreement In selling timber, especially If the cutting Is done by tho purchaser. Additional details concerning the profitable marketing of woodland products are contained In Farmers Bulletin 1117, Forestry and Farm In come, copies of which may be had upon request of the division of Publi cations, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. GOOD PREVENTIVE OF VERMIN Alt Small Inclosures Should Be Cleaned and Disinfected Before Being Used. Except In accidental cases, hog He are found only on hogs, nnd they do not voluntnrlly leave their natural host, sayB the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. Wheii sepa rated from tho animal they live only two or three days. The lice pass readily from one hog to another when the animals come In close contact. Practically all cases of Inflation occur from contact with lousy ani mals and not from Infected picmlses. Under reasonably good sanitary con ditions pens, corrals and premises which have contained lousy hogs are not a source of dunger to ho?s free from lice. Ah n precautionary measure, how ever, and becnun. It Is good sanitary practice, all small Inclosures which huve contained lousy hogs should be cleaned and disinfected before being used for a new lot of hogs. The litter and manure should be removed and the floors denned after which the woodwork and floors should be sprayed with a good disinfectant. The coal-tar-creosote dips, diluted In accordance with instructions on the container, aro suitable for this purpose. TAKE-ALL DISEASE OF WHEAT Department of Agriculture Has Found Thirty-Nine Varieties Immune to Ailment. Efforts by the United States Depart mcnt of Agriculture to combat the so called take-all dlscnso of whent In Illi nois nnd Iudlnnu have resulted In find ing 80 varieties that are either Im mune or highly resistant to the dis ease. Thoy are Belogllnn, Crimean, Currell, DIetz, Longberry, Enrly May, Fulcnster, Fultz,, Gipsy, Gladden, Gold Coin, Grnndprlze, Harvest Klug, Ilun- gurluu, Jones Fife, ICanred, Kharkof, Leap, Mnlakof, Mammoth Red, Mich igan Amber, Mediterranean, Minnesota Rellnble. Nigger Pestcrboden, Poole, Portage, Prldo of Indiana, Red Cross (red chaff), Red Rock, Red Wave, Re liable, .Rudy, Stoner (Marvelous), Trumbull, Turkey, and Wheedling. THIS WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE Brings a Ray of Hope to Childless Women Lowell, Masa. "I had anomia from the timo I was sixteen years old and wos very irregular. if l aid any nouse clenning or washing I would faint and have to bo put to bed, my husband thinkincr every min ute was my Inst After reading your text-book for women I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vceetd- blo Compound and used the Sanative Wash, and havo never felt better than I havo the lost two years. I can work, eat, sleep, and feel as strong as con be. 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