TIIK NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
Spanish
Doubloons
By
CAMILLA KENYON
Copyright, Th I)otb-WrTill Company
(CHAPTER XIV Continued.)
17
Mr. Shaw now 6poke for the llrst
time.
"Miss Browne, I tlo not recognize
the Justice oC your (standpoint In thin
matter. I have done and am .still pre
pared to do my best In the business
of Uio treasure. If Mr. Tubbs will
not give Ills Information except for n
brlhp. T Rnv let him keen It. I shiill
continue tho search for the treasure 4
on tho same lines as at present."
"One moment," said Miss Browno
haughtily. Sho hnd never spoken oth
erwise than haughtily to Mr. Shaw
Blnco tho cptsodo of tho Wise Womnn
of Dumbledykcs. "One moment, Jane
and you, Mr. Tubbs "
She drew them aside,, nnd they
moved off out of earshot, where they
stood with their backs to us and their
heads together.
It was my opportunity. Violet her
Belt had proposed that the orlglnnl
agreement the ngrccment which
bound me to ask for no share of tho
treasure should bo canceled. Noth
ing now was necessary to the ripening
of my hopes hut to Induce Dugnld
Shaw to iraraolato himself. Would ho
do so on my bare word? Thero was
no tlmo to explain anything ho must
trust me,
I sprang up nnd dashed over to tho
pair who stood looking gloomily out
to sea. "Mr. Shaw," I whispered
quickly, "you must do us Miss Browno
wishes." In my earnestness I laid a
hand upon his arm, Ho regarded mo
bowlldoredly.
"You must you irmstr I urged.
"You'll spoil ovorythlug It you re
fuse!" The surprise In his face yielded to a
look composed of many elements, but
which was mainly hard and blttor.
"And still I skull refuse," ho said
sardonically.
"Oh, no, no," I Implored, "you don't
understand! I oh, if you would only
bcllcvo that I am your friend I"
Ilia fnco changed subtly. It was
still questioning and guarded, but with
a softening In It, too.
"Why don't you bollevo It?" I whis
pered unsteadily. "Do you forgot that
I owe. you my llfo?"
And nt Uio recollection of that day
In tho sca-cavo tho scarlet burned in
my checks and my head drooped. But
I saw how tho lines about his mouth
relaxed, "Surely you must know that
I would repay you If I could I" I hur
ried on. "And not by treachery."
Ho laughed suddenly. "Treachery?
Nol I think you would always bo an
open foe,"
.'"Indeed I would 1" I answered with
a li'ash. of wrath, Then, as I remem
bered tho need of haste, I spoko In an
"You Must
Do as Miss
Wishes."
rowne
Intense quick whisper. "Listen I
can't explain, thero Isn't time. I can
only ask you to trust mo to agree to
whnt Miss Browne wishes. Every
tiling you don't dream how much
dopends on Itl" For I felt that
would let tho treasuro llo hidden In
the Island Queen forever rather thau
that Mr. Tubbs should, under the orig
inal contract, claim a sluiro of It.
Tio doubt had quite loft bis face.
"I do trust you, little Virginia," ho
eaiu guntiy. "xes, i trust m your
honesty, heaven kuows, child. But
permit me to question your wisdom In
desiring to enrich our friend Tubbs."
"Enrich him enrich him l Tho best
I wish him Is unlimited gruel In an
nlmshouso somewhere. Nol Whnt I
want Is to get thnt wretchod paper
ef Miss Browne's nullified. Afterward
wo can divide things up as wo llko "
Bowlldonnent, shot with a gloom of
half-Incredulous understanding, seemed
to tranollr him. We stood a long mo
ment, our oyes challenging each oth'
er, exchanging their countersign of
faith and steadfastness. Then slowly
he held out Ms hnnrt. I laid mine In
It wo stood band In band, comrades
ut last. Without moro words ho
turned nway and strode over to tho
council of three.
The group dissolved and moved rap-
Idly toward ns. MIns Urowne, ox-
ultnnt, beaming, was In the vun. She
set her substantial feet down like a
charger pawing the earth. You might
almost have said that Violet pranced,
Aunt Jane was round-eyed and twit-
terlng. Mr. Tubbs wore a look of
suppressed astonishment, almost of
perturbation. "What's his gome?"
wns the question In the sophisticated
eye of Mr. Tubbs. Hut the Scotchman
bad, when he chose, n perfect poker
face. The great game of bluff would
have suited him to n nicety.
Miss Browno advanced on Cutbbcrt
Vane and seized both his hands in an
ardent clasp.
"Mr. Vane," she said with solemnity,
"f thank you In the name of tills ex-
pedltlon I thonlc you for tho Influence
you have exerted upon your friends."
And this seemed to be to the noble
youth the most stunning of all the
shocks of that eventful morning.
Now camu tho mntter of drawing tip
!ho now. "KrecMnent. It wns a canny
Scot Indeed, who, acting on the hint
I had Just given him, finally settled Its
terms. In the first place, tho previous
agreement was declared null and void.
In tho second, Mr. Tubbs was to have
his fourth only If tho treasure were
discovered through his direct agency.
And It was under this condition nnd
no other that Dugald Shaw bound
himself to rcllnnulsh his orlirlnal
claim. Virginia Harding signed a now
renunclntory clause, but It bore only
on treasuro discovered by Mr. Tubbs.
Indeed, tho entire contract was of
force only If Mr. Tubbs fulfilled his
part of It, nnd fell to pieces If he did
not. Which was exactly what I
wanted.
No dltllculty was mado of the ab
sence of Captain Magnus, as his In
terests were unaffected by the change.
Space was left for his signature. Mlno
camo last of all, as that of a moro lnl-
terlopcr nnd hanger-on.
My demonstrations of Joy nt this
happy lssuo of my hopes had to bo
confined to a smile In which for a
startled instant Violet had seemed to
sense the triumph. It was still on my
lips as with a general movement wo
rose from tho tnhle about which wo
had been grouped during the absorb
ing business of drawing up the con-
tract Cooklo had been clamoring for
us 10 icave, mni no raigm sprcau me
tauie ior luncn. i nau openeu my
mouth to call him, "All right, Cooklo !"
when a shrill volley of barks from
rusoo simmered mo suuncss or mo
drowsy air. In tho same Instant tho. denly clear, llko a tracery on parch
voice of Cooklo, raised to a sharp note menr. Bnvonii her I unw tho fnrn of
of nlnrm, rang through Uio camp:
My Gawd, what all dls ycro mean?"
I turned, to look Into tho muzzlo of
ril,e, I
CHAPTER aV, I
i-m KMuior rrem mo raoi.
Five men had emerged from Uio
woods behind tho clearing, so quietly nnj pans of his open-air kitchen, pour
that they were In tho center of tho ing f0rth petitions In a steady stream,
camp boforo Crusoe's shrill bark, or Blackbeard, who seemed a Jovial brute,
wiu uuiv-ij ml uiu cuuk, wuruuu ua ui
uicir presence uy mat time tnoy nnu
us covered, xnrco or mem carneu
rlllcs, tho other two rovolvers. One of
meso was uaptam Magnus.
Advancing a step or two before tho
others, ho ordered us to throw up our
hands. Perhaps ho meant only tho
men but my hands and Aunt Jane's
anu miss mggiqsoy-iirowno's aiso
wont up wiui ceienty. no grinneu
into our astounded faces with a wolf-
ish Daring of his yellow teeUi.
"ivever guessed l wasn't ncrc jest to
do tho shovel work, but might have my
own little side-show to bring off, hey?"
no inquired or no ono in particular,
"Here, Sllnker, help mo truss 'cm up."
The man addressed thrust his pistol
In his belt and came forward, and
with his help tho bands of tho Scotch-
man, Cuthbort vano and Mr. Tubbs
were securely tied. They wcro
searched for arms, and the sheath-
nilves which Mr. Shaw and Cuthbort
carried at their belts were taken nway.
The throe prisoners were then or-
dored to sent themselves In a row
on the trunk of n prostrate polm.
The whole thing hnd happened In
tho strangest silence. Except for a
feeble moaning from Aunt Jane, llko
tho bleating of a sheep, which broke
forUi at Intervals, nobody spoke or
mndo a sound. Tho three riflemen In
tho background, standing like Images
with their weapons raised, looked like
a well-trained chorus In nn opera,
And Indeed It was all cxtruordlnarl-
ly like something on a stage. Slink-
cr, for Instance, no hnd n prowling,
sidelong fashion of moving about, and
enormous yellow mustaches like n VI-1
king. And tho burly fellow la tho
background, with tho black whiskers
too bad he'd forgotten his earrings,
But I nwoko to tho hrrld reality of
It nil ns Contain Magnus, smllluc his
wolfish smile, turned and approached
me.
"Well, boys," he remarked to his nnhlu' mo s,ck tho,r Jobber and
followers, who hnd loworal their weup- nonsense, all Uiese weeks. Ain't I go
ons and were standing about at ease, ln' t0 havo n &aa to get squaro?"
"hero's tho llttlo nlnnln I wns tnllln' "Here, youso I" struck ln Sllnker,
of. 'Fratd wo give her a little scare
bustln' in so sudden, so sho nln't quite
so bright nnd smllin' ns I llko to see.
It's nil rluht. clrlle: voti'll soon cheer
up when you finu out you're goln' to bo
the llttlo queen o' this enmp. Things
will bo all your own way now bo long
as you treat me right." And tho
abominable croaturo thrust forth a
hnlry paw nnd deliberately chucked
mo under tho chin.
I heard n roar from tho loir and co-
Incidentally from Captain Macnus.
For with Uio lnstnut responso of an
automaton consciously I had nothing
at all to do with it I had reached up
und briskly boxed tho captain's cars.
Furiously he caught my wrist. "Ah,
you red-headed little devil, you'll pay
for this I I ain't pretty, oh, nol I
ain't a handsomo mooncalf like the Hon-
orable; I ain't got a title, nor glrly
pink chooks, nor lino gentlemanly
ways. No walks with the likes o' me,
no tatey-tatos In tho woods oh, nol
Well, It's goln' to bo another story
now, girlie. I guess you can learn to
like my looks, with a little help from
my fist now and tJion, Jest as well as
you done the llonorable's. I guess It
won't be long before I have you crawl-
In' on your knees to me for a word o'
kindness. I guess"
"Aw, stow thut soft stuff, Magnus,"
advised Sllnker. "You can do your
spoonln' with the gal later on. We're
hero to git thnt gold, ami don't you
forget It. Plenty of time afterward
to spark the wlmmen."
"Thot's the talk," chimed In Black-
beard. "Don't run us on a Ico shoro
for the sake of n skirt. Skirts Is
thlckcr'n herring In every port, ain't
they?"
"I fiot n scoro to settle with this
one." Krowlcd Magnus sullenly, but
his grasp loosened on my arm, ana I
Furiously Ho Caught My Wrist.
slipped from him and fled to Aunt
jane yes, to Aunt Jane and clung
to hor convulsively Minn nitrtrloshv.
Browno seemed to have petrified. Her
Kkin hnd n wither! look, nnri a firm
network of lines showed on it. nnd
Dugald Shaw, crav with a steely
wrath. A gun had been trained anew
on j,im an(i Cuthbort, and tho bearer
Ihntvof wns nrmilnt with rlmm nrn-
,,HU - C! " "0 ' ' " " -
fancly. I sunnoso tho nrlsoncrs had
threatened outbreak nt tho sncctacla of
thn phln-pliiirklncr.
n0 one Had bothered to sectira
Cookie, and ho knelt nmone tho riots
uurst into a loud guffaw.
na, ha I Look at old Soot-and
c aiders clttin' hlsself readv for
glory I" Ho approached Uio negro
nn aimed at him a kick which
Cookie, urlslmr wlUi unexnectcd nlm-
i.icness, contrived to dodge. "Looky
i,er0( darky, git busy dlshln up Uio
grub, will you? I could stand ono good
feed aftor tho forccasUo slons wo been
Uvln on.'
Blackbeard, whom his companions
addressed Indiscriminately as "Gat-
tnln," or "Tony." seemed to exercise
a certain authority. He wont over to
tho prisoners on Uio log and Inspected
their bonds.
"You'll do : can't git loose nohow."
ho unnounccd. Then, with a savage
frown, "But no monkey business,
First o' that I see. it's n doso o cold
lend for youse, savvy?"
n0 turned to us women
"Well, chlckublddles, wo ain't treat-
cd you harsh. I hone? Now I don't
care about tyln youso up, in case wo
can help It, so Jest be good girls, and
I'll let youso run around loose for a
while.'
But Magnus struck In with nn oath.
"Loose? You're turnln' soft, I say.
The futuro Mrs. M. Uiero which
mean to mako her If sho behaves right
sho's a handful, she Is. There ain't
no low trick sho won't piny on us If
sho gets the chance. Bettor tlo her
up, I say."
"Magnus," responded Tony with se-
vorlly, "ltd mako a person think to
hour you talk that you wasn't no gen
tleman. If you can't keep little Red-
top In order without you Uo her, why,
then hand her over to a guy what can.
I bet I wouldn't hnvo a speck o' trou
ble with her her and mo would git
along ns sweet as two turtle-doves:
"ou dry up, Tony," Bald Magnus,
lowering. "I'll look after ray own nf-
flrs of tho heart. Anyway, hero's
I mem two oia nens wnat navo nccn
I" your jawin-1 xieru b a mx-u wu
am scen Ul UK0 OI m we0K8-
(TO be continued.)
I Enemy Needs In Calories.
According to Uio Unltod States Do-
I nartmcnt of Agriculture, a family coa
slstlng of n father, mother and Uireo
I children requires approximately 12,000
calories a day. Tho diet Is best but
I unccd by considering 120 units of 100
calorlos each. On this basis, frulta
nnd vegetables should supply 24 units
milk, eggs and meat, 80; cereals and
logumcs, 80; sugar and starchy food,
1 12. nnd fats and ratty foous, in.
X3fie
AMERICAN
LEGION
(Copy for Thin Department Supplied by
the American Lesion few Service.)
FIGHTING PARSON IS LIKED
Rev. Earl Blackman, National Chap
lain of American Legion, Is Re
garded as Man's Man.
"Fighting pnrsons" were common
during the World war, but those who
actually fought,
wcro hot. Rev.
F.arl Blackmail,
Kansns, earned
h 1 s sobriquet,
however, lie has
been elected na
tional chaplain of
the Anserl??n Le
gion. To mnko fun
for the boys while
In France, Rev
erend Blackman
offered to ifox a
match with any chaplain of the A. H.
F. of his weight. He wasn't chosen
chaplain of the Legion for thnt rea
son, however, his followers declare. It
was because "he Is at all times n
man's man and represents the liberal
spirit of tho organization."
Returning from France, Reverend
Blackman resumed his pulpit ln
Chanute, Knn.x One of his first acts
was to attend u public dunce. He
didn't dance, but thoroughly enjoyed
the fun. A protest camo from his con
gregation and he resigned. Ills resig
nation wasn't accepted.
Then he began doing other things.
He rigged up a gymnasium In the
basement of his church and gave box
ing lessons to the boys of the Sunday
school. The church liked It.
Reverend Blnckman refused offers
from larger churches to stay with his
pastorate ln Chnnute. Ills view of
Sunday "blue laws" Is characteristic:
"To my mind tho advocacy of such
laws only serves to chenpen religion in
the minds of the masses and tends to
push It back into the superstitions of
the past. Whnt Is rest and relaxation
to the farmer may not be such to the
bank clerk."
HONOR BRITISH WAR MOTHER
General Pershing Gives Her Kiss and
American Legion Women Pay
Tender Tribute.
The alliance between those who
served tho United States nnd Great
Britain against
the common
enemy during the
World war was
further strength
ened by n kiss
from Genernl
Pershing and
honors from
American war
mothers, bestowed
upon Mrs. Ame
lia Emma McCud
den, ofllclal Brit
ish war mother,
before she sailed for return to the
Island kingdom.
Mrs. McCudden, mother of tho
noted major of the British air force
who brought down more than GO -Ger
man planes und won the Victoria
cross before ho was killed, was sent
to America to represent England's war
mothers at the ceremonies for the nn-
knowil American soldier. At a bnn
quct ln, Philadelphia "in her, honor,
General Pershing upon being Intro
duced leaned over nnd kissed Mrs,
McCudden. In New York she was
taken Into membership of tho Amerl
cau Legion auxiliary, composed of
mothers, wives, sisters and daughters
of the Legion, nnd the gold star of
women whose relntlvcs were" killed
was awarded her.
MANY LEGION MEN BACHELORS
Investigation Discloses Fact That Ma
Jorlty of Ex-Service Boys Prefer
Single Blessedness.
Threo years after the war C1.6 per
cent 'of the former service men are
still bachelors, according to Gray Wag-
gctt, adjutant of the Evanston (III.)
post of the American Legion. Mr
Wnggett bus been conducting a cam
palgn to gain Information nbout Le-
glonnatres ln the Middle West, and
bases his statistics on 100,000 replies
received.
Of the 38.1 per cent who married
American, French or German girls, 10
per cent have children.
The house owners totnlcd 18.8 per
cent and tho business owners aggro
gated 15.5 per cent; nevertheless 21.7
per cent are able to drive their own
automobiles.
Legion posts, too, have the billet
owning fever, 44.5 per cent having per
muncnt quarters now, while 20 per
cent will get theirs ln u short time.
These statistics apply only to thnt
part of tho country.
She Passed Up tho Marines.
Discovery thut Mrs. Helen Ferguson
Drexler was receiving 100 a month
from the government ln soldiers' allot
mpnt checks led to her arrest ln Chi
cngo. She Is said to havo had eleven
husbands in the army and uavy, but
none In tho marines.
THAT Tnnluc Is a wonderful med
icine for delicate children Is con
clusively proven by the remarkable
results accomplished in me cases ui.
tho three chUdrcn shown in this pic
ture. Little Blancne Blair, of Providence,
It. I., age 18, gained 10 pounds; Re
glnn McCnbe, at right, age t), of
Scranton, Pa., gained Jr pounds; m
tln Richard Lenrv. Jr.. of Philadelphia,
who was very delicate, Is now In fine,
robust health. Tho statements made
by their parents ure ns follows:
Mr. A. M. Blair, resiuing ac ai
wood street, Providence, R. I., said:
"Wo are Just so happy over me
change Tanlae has mndo ln our little
girl that we can't do or say enough
to show our appreciation. Stic mid
lost nearly 20. pounds In weight and
looked so frail nnd weak that her
mother and 1 were both almost wor
ried sick over her condition. Since
taking Tanlae. she bus already gained
10 nounds. her color Is better tnun it
ever hns been nnd she looks and acts
like a different girl."
Mrs. Catherine McCnbe, 414 Dick
ens Ave., Scranton, Pa., said: "The
flu' left my little Reglnn in sucii a
bad condition that I have no Idea she
would be with me now If It hadn't
been for Tanlae. It Is n mystery to
mc how she lived on the little she
wns eating und was so lifeless she
novcr even cared to play with the
dolls and toys she got nt Christmas.
Since taking Tanlae she is as nardy
and well ns any child could be und
hns gained 15 pounds In weight. I
will always praise Tannic for restor
ing our little girl's health."
Richard Leary, 2342 Palethorpe St.,
Philadelphia, said: "There Is no
doubt ln my mind but that Tanlae
saved my little boy's life. For two
years I wouldn't have been a bit sur
prised to have seen him drop oir at
any time. He hnd stomach trouble
and many a time the gas pressed up
Into his chest until his nenrt paipi
Cities as Thunderstorm Spots.
Tho conclusion has been reached by
a well-known .engineer who has given
the subject considerable attention
thnt certain cities, If not Indeed most
Inland cities of say 100,000 population
or more, appear to be "thunderstorm
spots." The observation has been
made by E. Ri norton, of Voorhees
vllle, N. Y., who also points out that
"a shallow lake with sandy margins
locnted In a forest may serve as a
thunderstorm breeder" nnd cites as
proof observations mnde by him,
over Oneida lake, New York.
Old Court Has Much Power.
In Liverpool (Eng.) thero still, exists
one of the very few remaining medi
eval borough courts of record. At one
tlmo thore were 215 In various parts
of the kingdom. The Liverpool court
of .passage, as It Is called, has prac
tically unlimited jurisdiction In caus
es of action arlsjng within the city,
and has more power than hns the City
of London court which hns jurisdic
tion only when the defendant Is em
ployed In the city Itself.
Misery loves company, but the com
pany isn't apt to make a second cn)l.
A "balanced diet" may sound
confusing to many people
The facts, as explained
here, are simple.
The secret of a "balanced diet" is to have food
containing all the elements needed for proper
nutrition. These elements are protein, to nourish
the tissues; starch and sugar to furnish energy;
fat to supply heat; and mineral salts to provide
the material necessary for building nerves, brain,
and tooth and bone structure.
Grape-Nuts, the nourishing cereal made of
whole wheat flour and malted barley, served with
cream or milk, is a complete food for young and
old alike.
, Go to your grocer today and get a package of
Grape-Nuts. Eat it with milk or cream for '
breakfast; or with stewed fruit, jelly or j'am, as a
delicious dessert for lunch or dinner.
t
Every member of the family will relish this
palatable and nourishing food
Grape-Nuts the Body Builder
"There's a Reason"
Mads by Postum Cereal Co., Inc., Battle Creek, Mich.
tntcd so I thought sure he couldn't
breaUie but a few more gasps. But
Tanlae gave him back to us strong
and well and we will praise it to our
dying day."
Tho effect of Tanlae on the deli
cate stomachs of the young Is one of
the strongest evidences of its whole
somencss as well as Its unusual
merit. Although a powerful recon
structive, Tanlae contains no harm
ful Ingredients, minerals or opiates
which are so often found in other
medicines. Being composed of the
most beneficial roots and herbs
known to science It Is purely vege
table and can be taken by tho most
delicate children, and does not upset
or Injure the weakest or most deli
cate stomach.
There Is a Tanlae agenti in every
town. Advertisement.
Nature's Supreme Wisdom.
If It were not for the check that win
ter Interposes, vegetntlon would '
climb skyward until wo had tropical
jungles nnd flowers high ln the branch
es of the forest, Instead of violets and
daisies and lady's-sllpper orchids. As
It Is, tho year's tender growths decay
ln the wet nnd cold of winter, furnlsb
shelter to the seeds of grasses and
small woodland plants, nnd so foster
n now growth for the coming of spring.
Even ln decay there Is a purpose; in
uature always there Is a new begin,
ning. Youth's Companion.
Jewish Physicians to Popes.
Many examples might be enumerat
ed of popes who patronized Jewish
physicians. An exception wns Paul
IV, who Introduced the Ghetto Into
Rome, but nt least a scoro of popes
seem to hnvo gone out of their way In
extending friendly recognition t tho
medlcnl members of this race.
The Alibi.
The Secretary This speech may get
you Into trouble.
The Honorable Then you hnd better
prepuro a statdment snylng that I was
misquoted by the newspaper. Life.