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(CHAPTER XIII. Continued.)
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Long ugo Mr. Shaw line! left tlio
flcld to Violet and with a curt shrug
had turned his back and stood look
ing out over the cove, stroking hla
chin reflectively. Miss Browne's elo
quence hod risen to amazing flights,
sad she already had Mr. Tubus Inex
tricably mixed with Ananias and
Hnpphlra, when the Scotchman broke
In upon her ruthlessly. j
"Friends," ho said, "so fnr as I can ;
see wo have been put a good hit nhead
by this morning's work. First, wo
know the grave which should be our
landmark has not been entirely oblit
erated by the Jungle, ad I had thought
most likely. Second, we know that
It Is on this side of the Inland, for
the reason that this chap Tubbs hasn't
ncrvo to go much beyond shouting dis
tance by himself. Third, as Tubbs
has tried this hold-up business, I be
lieve we should consider the agree
ment by which ho was to receive n
sixteenth share null nnd void, and de
cide here nnd now that ho gets noth
ing whatever. Fourth, the boat Is
now pretty well to rights, and as soon
as wo havo a snack Bert and Magnus
nnd I will set out, In twice as good
heart as before, having had the story
that brought us hero confirmed for
Uio first time. So Tubbs nnd Ills
tombstone can go to thunder."
"I can," can I?" cried Mr. Tubbs.
"Say, nre you a human Iceberg, to talk
that cool before a man's own face?
Hay, I'll"
Hut Cuthbcrt Vance broko in.
"Three rousing cheers, old boyl" ho
cried to the Scotchman enthusiastic
ally. "Alwnys did think that chap
a frightful bounder, don't you know?
We'll stand by old Shaw, won't wo,
Magnus?" Which comradely outbreak
Tubbs and His Tombstone Can Go
to Thunderl"
howcd the excess of the beautiful
youth's emotions, for usually ho
turned n largo cold shoulder on tho
captain, tnougn managing in somo
.mysterious manner to bo perfectly
civil all tho time Perhaps you havo
to tie born at High Staunton manor
or Its equivalent to possess tho art of
relegating people to immense dls
tunces without seeming to administer
even tho gentlest shove.
But unfortunntcly Uio effort of tho
Honorable Cuthbcrt's cordlullty was
lost, so fnr ns tho object of It was
Concerned, beennso of tho surprising
fact, only now remnrked by any one,
that Captain Magnus had disappeared.
CHAPTER XIV.
Some Secret Diplomacy..
' The ovaulshmcut of Captain Mag
nus, though qulto unlookcd for at so
critical a moment, was too much In
keeping with hla eccentric and unsocial
wuys to nrouso much comment. Every
body looked about with mild ojacula
itlons of surprise, and then forgot
about tho matter.
Whistling a Scotch tune, Uugald
Shaw set to work again on tho bout
Ji the face of difficulty or opposition
he always grew moro brisk and cheer
fill. I used to wonder whether In tho
event of n tornado ho would not warm
Into positive geniality. Perhaps It
would not have needed n tornado, If
1 had not begun by suspecting htm
of conspiring against Aunt Jnno's
pocket, or if tho Triumvirate, In
spired by Mr. Tubbs, had not sat In
gloomy Judgment on his every move
uient Or if lie hadn't been reproached
,no for saving me from tho envo, In
htoad of leaving It to Cuthbert Vane
nut now under tho stimulus of
upeaklng hlu mind about Mr. Tubbs
the fcWtclminn whistled as he
S9P?VH JUL SUJU. II
THE BOBBS-MERR.1LL COMPANY
worked, and slapped the noble youth
affectionately on Uio back when ho
came and got In the way with unxlous
Industry.
As I wanted to observe develop
ments n very necessary thing when
you nro playing Providence; I chose
a central petition In the shado and
pulled out some very smudgy tatting,
a sort of Penelope's web which there
was no prospect of my ever complex
Ing. but which served admirably to
give me an appearance of occupation
at critical moments.
Mr. Tubbs also had sought a shady
spot, and was fanning himself with
his helmet. From tlmo to time he
hummed, In it manner determinedly
gay. However he might disguise It
from himself, this time Mr. Tubbs1 hue
overshot his mark. The truth wan,
since our arrival on tho Island Mr.
Tubbs had felt himself the spoiled
child of fortune. Aunt Jane and Miss
Iilgglcsby-Browno were tho Joint com
manders of tho expedition, und he com
manded them. Tho Scotchman's the
oretical rank as leader had Involved
merely tho acceptance of all tho re
sponsibility and blnmo, whllo authority
rested with tho petticoat government
dominated by the blnnd nnd wily
Tubbs.
But now, faced with the failure of
his coup d'etat, Mr. Tubbs' situation
was, to say tho least, awkward. He
hud risked all and lost It. But ho
maintained ai air of Jaunty self-confidence,
slightly tinged with Irony. It
was all very well, ho seemed to Im
ply, for Us to try to got nlong without
II. II. Wo would discover tho impos
sibility of it soon enough.
Aunt Jane, drooping, had been led
nwny to tho cabin by Miss Hlgglcsby
Browne. You now heard tho voice
of Violet In exhortation, mingled with
Aunt Jnne's sobs. I seemed to sec
thnt an ear of Mr. Tubbs was cocked
attentively ih that direction. Ho hnd
indeed erred in the very wantonness
of triumph, for a slnglo glnnco would
havo kept Aunt Jane loynl und prodi
gal of excuses for him In the faco of
any treachery. Not oven Violet could
Imvo clapped tho lid on the up-wclllng
font of sentiment in Aunt Jano's heart.
Only tho cold contemning eye of H. H.
himself , hnd congealed that tepid flow.
Tho morning wore on with ovcr-ln-roaslng
heat, and as nothing hap
pened I began to find my watchful
waiting dull. Crusoe, worn out per
haps by somo prlvato nocturnal pig
hunt, slept heavily where tho drip of
tho spring over tho brim of old
Holntz's kettle cooled tho nlr. I be
gan to consider whether It would not
bo well to take a wulk with Cuthbert
Vane and discover tho tombstone all
over again. I knew nothing, of course,
of Mr. Tubb's drastic meusures with
tho celebrated landmark. As to Cuth
bcrt's Interrupted courtship, I depend
ed on the vast excitement of discov
ering tho cave to distract his mind
from it. For that was tho idea, of
course Cuthbert Vuno and I would
explore tho cave, and then whenever
I liked I could prick tho bubble of Mr.
Tubbs' ambitions, without relating the
whole strange story of tho diary nnd
tho Island Queen.
But meanwhile the cavo drew me
like a magnet. I Jealously desired to
ho the first to sco It, to snatch from
Mr. Tubbs tho honor of discovery. And
I wanted to know about poor Peter'
and tho doubloons .that he had gono
back to fetch. v
But already Captain Magnus hud
forsaken tho post of duty and depart
ed on an unknown errand. Could I nsk
Cuthbert Vuno to do it, too? And
then I smiled a smllo that was half
proud. I might ask him but ho would
refuse mo. In Cuthbcrt's slmplo code,
certain things wero "done," certain
others not. Among Uio nots was to
fall In standing by a friend. And Just
now Cuthbert wns standing by Dugnld
Shaw. Theroforo nods and bocks and
wreathed smiles wero vuln. In Cuth
bcrt's quiet, eusy-mannored, thick
headed way ho could turn his back
calmly on tho fuco of lovo and follow
the harsh call of duty even to death.
It would not occur to him not to,
And he never would suspect himself
of being n hero that would ho qulto
tho nicest part of It.
And yet I knew poor Cuthbert was
un exploded superstition, an anachro
nism, part of a vanishing order of
things, und that tho ideal which was
replacing him was a bollcr-plntcd raon
stcr with clockwork heart nnd brain,
named Klllclency. And thnt Cuthbert
must go, along with his Jacobean ma
nor, nnd his family ghost, und tho
oaks in tho park, und everything clso
that couldn't prove Its right to llvo
except by being flno nnd lovely and
full of garnered sweetness of tho
past
At this point in my meditations tho
door of tho cabin opened and Miss
Ilrowne enmo out, looking sternly res
oljite. Aunt Jane followed, vory plnl
nliout the eye anil nose. With t
commanding gosture Miss Browne lg
ua'od tho rest to approach. Mr.Tubbb
bounced up with ulacrlly. Mr. Shaw
and Cuthbort obeyed toss promptly,
but they obeyed. Meanwhile Violet
waited, looking Implacable as fate.
"And where Is Captain Mugnus?"
she demanded, glunclug ubout her.
But no one knew whnt had become
of Captain Magnus.
As for myself, 1 continued to sit in
the shade and tat. But I could hear
with case all fhnt was said.
"Mr. Tubbs," began Miss Browne,
"your recent clnlms hnvo been mutter
of prolonged consideration between
Miss Harding nnd myself. We feel
wo cannot but feci that there wns a
harshness In your announcement of
them, an apparent concentration of
your own Interests, ill befitting a mem
ber of this expedition. Also, that In
actual substance, they wero excessive.
Not half, Mr. Tubbs; oh, no, hot half I
Hut one-quarter, Miss Harding and
myself, as the Joint bends of the Harding-Browne
expedition, nro inclined
to think no more than tho rewnrd
which Is your due. We suggest, there
fore, n simple wny out of tho diffi
culty. Mr. Dugald Shaw was engaged
on liberal terms to find the treasure,
lie has not found the treasure. He
has no, found the slightest cluo to Its
present whereabouts. Mr. Tubbs, on
the contrary, has found a clue. It la
a clue of tho first Importance. It is
equivalent almost to the actual discov
ery of the chest. Therefore let Mr.
Shaw, convinced 1 nra suro by tills
calm prescntntlon of the mnttcr of tho
Justlco of such a courso, resign his
claim to a fourth of tho treasure In
favor of Mr. Hamilton H. Tubbs, and
agree to receive Instead the former
allotment of Mr. Tubbs, namely, one
slxtccnth." Having offered tills remarkable sug
gestion, Miss Browne folded her arms
and wnlicd for It to bear fruit
It did In the enthusiastic response
of Mr. Tubbs. "Well, welll" ho ex
claimed. "To think of our takln' old
H. II. that literal 1 O' course, bavin'
formed my habits In tho financial cen
ters of the country, I named a stiff
price at first a stiff price, I won't
deny. But thnt's Jest the leetlo way
of a man used to handlln' largo af
fairsnothing else to it, I do assure
you. Tho Old Man himself used to
sny, There's old H. H. you'd think
lio'd eat tho paint off u houso, he'll
show up that grnpln' In a deal. And
all tho time It's Jest love of tho game.
Let him know he's goln to win out,
and bless you, old H. IL will swing
right round nnd fnlr force tho profits
on the other party. H. H. is slicker
than soap to handle, If only you handlo
him right Can I say without hard
feelln's that Jest now H. H. was not
handled right? Instead o' beln' Joshed
with, ns ho looked for, ho was took up
short, and oven them which he might
have expected to show confidence"
here Mr. Tubbs cast a reproacliful
cyo at Aunt June "run off with tho
notion thnt ho meant Jest whnt ho
said. AH he'd done for this oxpedl
tlon, his loyalty and faith to same,
was forgotten, nnd ho was thought of
as a self-seeker and Voracious Shark I"
The pain of these recollections
dammed the torrent of Mr. Tubbs'
speech.
"Oh, Mr. Tubbs I" brcuthed Aunt
Jane, heart-brokenly, nnd of courso a
tear trickled gently down her nose,
following tho path of many previous
tenrs which hnd already loft their sa
line traces.
Mr. Tubbs managed In some Impos
sible fashion to roll ono eyo tenderly
at Aunt June, whllo keeping the other
fastened shrewdly on tho remainder
of Ids audience.
"Miss. Hlgglcsby-Browno nnd Miss
Juno Harding, ' ho resumed. "I accept.
It would astonish - them ns has only
known II. U. on Ids financial side to
soo him ngreo to a reduction of prof-
Its like this without a kick. But I'm
a man of impulse, I am. Get mo on
my soft side nnd n kitten ain't more
impulsive than old H. H. And o'
course the business of this expedition
ain't Jest business to me. It's c
friendship, nnd er sentiment In
short, there's feelln's that is moro
than worth their weight in gold I"
At these significant words tho agita
tion of Aunt Jnno wns extreme. Was
It possible Unit Mr. Tubbs was declar
ing himself in tho presenco of others
nnd wns a rcsponso demanded from
herself would his scnsltlvo nature, so
lately wounded by cruol suspicion, In
terpret her sllenco as fatal to his
hopes? But whllo she struggled be
tween maiden .shyness and tho fear
of crushing Mr. Tubbs, the converse
tlon had swept on.
"Mr. Shaw," said Miss Browne, "you
hnvo hoard Mr. Tubbs, In tho Interest
of tho expedlUon, liberally consent to
reduce his claim by one-half. Doubt-
loss, If only In a spirit of emulation,
you will attempt to mntch this con
duct by canceling our present agree
ment and consenting to another cred
iting you with tho former sixteenth
shuro of Mr. Tubbs."
"Don't do It Shaw hold the fort
old boyl" broko in Cuthbort Vane. "I
say, Miss Browne, this is a bnlly
shame !"
Miss Browne had always trcnted the
prospective Lord Qrasmero with dis
tinguished politeness. Even now her
nlr was mild, though lofty,
"Mr. Vnne," she replied, "as a mem
ber of the British aristocracy, It is
not to ho supposed thnt you would
view finnnclnl matters with tho samo
eye as thoso of us of tho Middle
Classes, who, unhappily perhaps for
our finer feelings, have been obliged
to experience tho harsh contacts of
common life. Your dovotlon to Mr.
Shaw has n rotnnntlc nrdor which I
cannot but udnilro. But permit us also
our enthusiasm for tho perspicacity
of Mr. Tubbs, to which wo owo the
wcnlth now within our grasp."
(TO DI3 CONTINUED.)
CORNHUSKtR ITEMS
Nows of All Kinds Gathered From
Various Points Throughout
Nebraslca.
Short courses offered to farmers nnd
others In Nebraska who c .n spare a
few weeks' time nro offered at Uio state
agricultural collogo at Lincoln, begin
ning Jnnuary 23. Intensive training
Is offered in auto tractor mechanics,
animal husbandry, animal pathology,
botnny, dnlrylng, entomology, field
crops and soils, grain grading, horti
culture, poul ry husbandry and rural
economics. Tho courses will end Feb
ruary 17 nnd nro open to nil persons
over slxtc-n yenrs of age.
Farmers In the vicinity- of Friend
are of Uie opinion that If the price of
corn remains where it is now that 25
per cent less corn will be plnnted this
spring than Inst. However, some of
them agree that when spring opens
up and the wenther Is favorable for
corn planting nnd -the prospects look
good for a lnrge crop, moro corn will
bo plnnted than Is at present. contem
plated. '
Acting Police Captain James Mc-
Donnld, shot twice In the left leg in n
gun bnttle wlUi yeggmen in Omaha,
will bo immediately appointed to tho
position of captain, Police Commis
sioner Henry W. Dunn announced. A
fund, subscribed to generously by Sev
ern! business and professional men for
the Injured officer, has now surpassed
tho '$000 mnrk.
DIscovcrery of oil soaked rags nnd
papers In a hot nlr pipe at the home
of FrnnkWroe at Fremont upon the re
turn of the Wroo family from n trip
to Lincoln, caused Deputy Fire Marsh
al Harry Ilnusor to call for an investi
gation of the several recent flros.
A community house, which will con
tain a library, auditorium and women's
rest room, Is being planned by the
Klmwood legion post and members
nre securing pledges. Shower rooms,
n kitchen nnd moving picture outfit
also are Included.
Fire originating in the hardware
store belonging, fo M. F. Gates, de
stroyed tho hardware store, tho Le
wellen Mercantile company store, the
Robinson lunch room nnd a vacant
building at Lewellen.
While hunting southwest of Bnrnes-
ton, George Gutbrod, 18, of Bnrncston,
was ncelilentnlly shot In the right nrm
by Floy .fames of Beatrice. Ho was
taken to a Beatrice hospital. It is be
lieved he will recover.
Raymond Kochrow of Alexandria
was awarded the $75 scholnrshlp of
fered by the Union Pacific In the state
agricultural college. Railroad faro nl
so Is Included, no took first place in
boys' club work.
By wireless, Omahu recently listened
to and heard a speech delivered in
Boston by It. W. Bnbson, former stn
tlstlclan for tho United States. He
predicted an Improvement In all lines
of business.
Chester may get its electric "juice"
from the Deshler plant. A group of
business men from thnt place Inspect
cd tho Deshler powerhouse with a
view to recommending a transmission
line.
Statistics gathered by tho Publicity
Department of the Omnhn Chnmbcr
of Commerce that Nebraska stands
first among tho states In tho percapita
oi uutiuing and loan assets.
Miss Letta T. Oldfield, 11, of Tecum-
soli, is dead, the r esult of Injuries
sustained when a can of coal oil which
she was pouring on the fire exploded,
Igniting her clothing.
Members of tho Presbyterian Sun
day School at Fremont Joined in n rab
bit hunt as a tnenns of providing n
stow for the annual church dinner
pnrty.
Governor McKelvie was Santa Clans
at the Ohristmns distribution of 500
baskets of food provided by tho Omnha
division of tho Volunteers of America.
The Midwest Implement Dealers' as
soclntlon comes to Omuha Jnnuary 4-0
for Its annual convention. .Tnmes Wnl
lace, Council Bluffs Is secretary.
Burglars throw a brick through the
plate glass window of Robert Goodall's
Jewelry store at Ogallala and escaped
with two diamond rings.
Three hundred nnd seventy-five
traveling libraries nre now circulating
In Nebraska.
Oliver B. Chandler, living near Kim
wood, whllo cutting a tree wns killed
by tho tree falling upon him.
Dewayne Stoddard, tho 17-year-old
son of C. T. Stoddard of Aurora, lost
his left arm In a kiw. Ills mitten
caught and tho arn wns drawn against
tho saw. It was amputated Just be
tow tho elbow.
In letting contracts for shoes for In
mates of the 17 state Institutions for
tho first six months of 1022, tlte board
of control found prices considerably
lower than for tho same period a year
ago. Tho board was able to buy chll
dren's and adults' shoes for prices
ranging from $1.07 to $.T u pair,
year ago the prices were nearly dou
ble that.
Fifty-two turkeys, weighing 12
pounds ench, woro eaten hy 5550 Omaha
newsboys at a dinner In the Rome
hotel given to thorn by - tho Rotary
club.
So much confidence Is placed In tho
discovery of oil north of Hny Springs
thnt towns along the Northwestern
lino, Including this place, aro offering
Inducements to tho Midwest Refining
company for n refinery locution. Ma
terials now aro 1 ng delivered to Uio
flcld north of that placo, where oil
waR struck sixty days ago and a sec
ond well soon will bo started.
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR
DISABLED NEBRASKAfiS
Who May Be Beneficiaries Men or
women1 who nro so disabled physically
by accident or disease, that they can
not earn a livelihood and who are cap
nblc of being rendered fit to engage In
some other occupation. In each case
tho feasibility of retraining both from
the physical nnd vocational stand
points must bo determined.
Where the Retraining. Is Done In
public und prlvato Institutions, In
dustrial plants, shops, offices, at home
or anywhere the student may be train
ed efficiently In the most advantageous
way and In tin; shortest possible time.
No classes arc formed because each
case must be treated Individually.
use of Funds Funds may he used
for instruction, Incidental fees regu
larly churged by schools, necessary
books and supplies but no funds nro
available for the maintenance of stud
ents during training.
Women's Compensation Act Ac
ceptance of training by persons in
ured in industry dees not deprive
Uiem of uny rights under the Work
man's Compensation Act.
For Civilians This sen-ice is dis
inct from thnt of the rehabilitation of
disabled soldiers, sailors and marine;
of the World Wnr, now being carried
on by the Federal government.
Your Help You can help by sending
in Uio names and postotllce addresses
of any disabled persons whom yoirmny
know or of whom you may learn.
ddress: C. A. Fulmer, 201 Uni
versity Temple, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Hot lunches for sixty children In tho
Friend schools nre provided by the
district at a cost of 2 cents a child,
says Miss Margaret McGreevy, chief
of the state division of child hygiene,
In n report filed with the state bureau
of health. This plan has been in op
eration three years, and she .Is recom
mending It to other schools. Children
at Friend get ono hot dish nt noon,
elUier soup, vegetables or cocon. Miss
Lora Mcndenhnu of the homo econom
ics department there, supervises the
work. In Dawson county there nro
forty-two rural schools where hot
lunches arc furnished by co-operation
with parents. Miss McGreevy Is urg
ing school districts to take up tho
work.
W. L. Mnrshall of Beatrice, whoso
son; W.- E. Marshall, mysteriously dls
appeared about ten years ago under
circumstances which led the father to
suspicion foul piny,' has received word
Unit the son was alive. It is under
stood that the young man, 20 when
he disappeared, served three years
In the navy, later graduating as an
architect In a government school. The
card received by his fnther gives a
photograph of the young man, hut docs
not gjve his address.
District Judge Munger, in federal
court, issued an order finding eleven
Nebraska City plant employes now on
strike, In contempt of court. A cita
tion was placed in tho hands of Deputy
United States Marshal McClung, who
loft to serve It on the eleven men.
The first case of "black" smallpox
to bo found In Nebraska was reported
from Falls City by Dr. B. It. Hays, ac
cording to an announcement by Dr. L.
IT. Dillon, chief of the state bureau
of health.
Motor licenses issued this year num
ber 202,7778, representing $2,817,:ii5G in
fees, according to records of tho state
auto registeratlon bureau. Tills is
88.000 more than in 1920.
Theodore Galligher, an Omaiia man
who wns supposed to have been nlmnst
penniless and who recently died, is re
ported to have been possessed of prop
erty to the valuu of $90,000, or more
Mrs. Henrietta Maslers, of Palmyra,
died nt the advanced age of 100 years
She was born in Germany, December
IS, 1815, and had lived In the United
States sevcnty-Uireo yeyirs.
After 22 years continuous service on
the Omaha police force, Captain John
Brlggs announces that on April 1 he
"will retire.
A movement is on foot to raise $10,
000 to pay the cost of holding concerts
In the Omaha parks next season.
Tho Nebmskn League of Municipal
ities will hold Its annunl meeting In
Omaha January 2.T-25.
Tho Nebraska State Central Demo
cratic committee will meet In Omaha
January 14.
The winter wheat In Uie vicinity of
Table Rock Is In great need of mois
ture.
Tho nnvelock shops of the Burling
ton, employing over 1,500 men, will go
on a 10-hoiir-a-weck basis, Instead of
the present 48-hour schedule, Janu
nry 1, announcement wns made by B,
Roop. superintendent of the motive
power department.
A small dog saved the life of Dave
McAullffc of Lindsay when he wns ,-t-
tacked by a bull. He was in the yard
alone when attacked. Tho bull knock
ed him down and the dog come to tho
rescue. Although too small to Injure
the hull, his attacks and barking kept
the nnlma' from killing McAullffo un
til ho wns roscued.
All of the new miichlnery for tho
new seventy-five thousand dollar power
plant being built by Pawnee City has
arrived and most of It Is now In place,
A. W. Merklc, In charge of the In
stnllatlon, says that the plant will ho
complete about February 1.
Fifty per cent of tho business men
nnd fanners of Spencer will tnke out
their telephones if the rate lncreaso
asked by the Northwestern Bell Tele
phone company is grunted, according
to a letter to Uio stuto railway com
mission from the Spencer Community
club.
TIRES OF LIF!
ON LONELY ISLE
Woman Is Glad to Return to Civ
ilization After Seven Months
in South Seas.
WANTS PRETTY THINGS
Looks Forward to Shopping Tour Af
ter Working on Lonely Copra
Plantation With Husband
and Friend.
Honolulu. Mother Eve must have
hnd a fearfully dull time If Eden re
sembled her home In the South Seas,
according to Mrs. W. W. Mcng, who
has returned to clvlIIznUon sated with
soven mouths of loneliness, barefoot
freedom, moonlight on coral strands,
nnd parrot chatter in sun-baked palms.
She nnrher husband lived an Adam
and Eve existence for 200 days on Pal
myra, a tiny Island knoll 1,000 miles
south of Honolulu, while they culti
vated n virgin copra plantation. Their
only neighbor wns Edward Benner,
who helped them with their work.
First Question About Styles.
Mrs. Mcng, who has Just returned
to the Hnwnllnn capital, believes that
a few months Is all the average white
woman can stnnd of tropicni ennulnnd
Isolation, so temptingly pictured by
Uio mystic South Sea school of roman
ttclsts. Mrs. Meng's first question was:
Whnt nre the women wearing?" Dur
ing all the time spent on the lonely
Isle she hnd read no newspaper or
magazine; had seen no living soul ex
cept her husband and Benner, tho
family friend; no sail in the cloudless
blue, and hnd had no message from be
yond the briny horizon.
Sick and Tired of Bloomers.
"I hope," said the woman from Pal
myra, "that they aren't wearing bloom
ers in civilization, because I'm sick and
tired of bloomers. I've been wearing
them for seven months, and now I
Sated With Seven Months of Lonell
ness. want some pictty things. My first
dissipation is going to he a shopping
tour."
She had helped Uie men pick and
cure the coconut meat (copra) ; had
kept the primitive shelter looking tidy ;
had served the scrambled bird's eggs
nnd devil-crab meat and developed a
deep distaste far bloomers and for the
idyllic life of the novelists.
OWL KILLS 15-POUND GOOSE
It Flies Into Connecticut Man's Yard
to Attack Ice-Clad by Sleet, It
la Caught.
Wlnsted, Conn. A 15-pound goose
was killed in combat with a large
dark-brown owl In a small Inclosure
on the premises of Louis Frnncasso
There were two geese under cover
In the small yard when the owl en
tered nnd pitched on one of the geese,
which flew into tne open, where It
defended itself as best It could, finally
succumbing to the attacks of the owl.
Tho body of the 'goose, Its breast
punctured nnd ono wing torn, was
iitlll warm when Frnncasso entered tho
Inclosure. Tho victorious glndlator,
clad In an nrmor of Ice which had
formed during n sleet storm following
Uie buttle, stood in one corner unin
jured. FrnncnBSo caught the owl alive.
It Is nenrly 14 Inches tall.
BABY'S CRY CAUSES BLAST
Mother Lights Match to Look at Child
and Explosion of Natural Gas
Wrecks House.
Scottsville, N, Y. When Mrs. Wil
liam Goodberlot, struck a match to
see what was causing tbe baby to
cry, an explosion of natural 'gas
wrecked the house and burned five
persons so severely that they were
taken to a hospital. One died later.
The house had recently been wired
for electricity and tho gas shut off,
but a leak In the pipe filled tho house
during the night.