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From Dead Hands.
AA the head of the fllo, Cnpt. Tony
ndrasccd through the clearing, and
what with his flowing black beard, his
portJjr form and a certain dramatic
swagger which he possessed, he looked
so eatlrdy Italian and operatic that
you expected to hear him at any mo
ment burst out In a sonorous basso.
With a sweeping gesture he flung
dowa npon the table two brown can
vas bags, which opened nnd discharged
from gaping mouths a flood of golden
coins.
Slinker and the cross-eyed man
shoutod aloud. They ran und clutched
at the coins with a savage greed.
"Gold, gold the real stuff! It's the
doubloons, all right Where's the rest
of emr' These cries broke from
Slinker nnd llorny confusedly ns the
gold slid Jingling between their eager
lingers.
"The rest of 'era Is where they Is,"
pronounced Tony orucularly. "Some
wheres in the sand of the cave, of
course.' Well dig 'cm up tomorrow
morning."
"What was the point In not digging
'em nil up while you was about It?"
demanded Slinker, lowering. "What
was the good o' digging up jest these
here couple o' bags and quitting?"
"Because we didn't dig 'era up," re
sponded Tony darkly. "Because these
was all ready and waiting. Because
all we had to do was to say Thankee,'
to the feller that handed 'em out. We
got these here bags of doubloons, as
I says, without havln to dig for 'em
oncet' we hud found the cave, which
it's no thanks to old Wnshtubs we
uln't looking for It yet. We got these
hero bags right out of the lists of a
skeleton. Most of him was under a
rock, which had fell from the roof and
pinned him amidships. ' Must of
squashed him like a beetle, I guess.
But he'd Btlll kep his hold on the
bags." I turned aside, for fear that
anyone should see how white I was.
To the rest, these poor bones might In
deed bear mute witness to a tragedy,
"but a tragedy lacking outlines, vague,
Impersonal, without polgnacy. To me,
they told with dreadful clearness the
They Played With the Doubloons Llko
Children.
last sad chapter of the tale of Peter;
Peter who Jiad made me so Intimately
his conlldante, whose love and hopes
and solitary strivings I knew all
about.
Vaguely I heard around me a babble
of exclamations and conjectures. Mur
murs of Interest rose even from our
captive band. Then came SI Inker's
voice, loud with sudden fear:
"Say, you don't suppose the the
Bones would of got away with the rest
of the coin somehow, do you?" he de
manded. "Got away with It?" Tony contemp
tuously thrust aside the possibility.
"Got away with It, bow? He sure
didn't leave the Island with It, did he?
Would ho of dug it up from one place
jest to bury it in another? Huh I Must
of wanted to work If he did 1 Now, my
notion Is that this happened to one of
the guys that was burying the gold,
und that the rest jest left him there
for a sort of scarecrow to keep other
people out of the cave."
"But the gold?" protested Slinker.
"They wouldn't leave that for a
scarecrow, would they?"
"Maybe not," admitted Tony, "but
suppose that feller died awful slow,
and went on hollering nnd clutching at
the baga? Well, .that cavo wouldn't
he a plnasant place to stay In, would
It? And no one would have the nerve
to snatch them bags away to bury
em, 'cause a dying man, especially
when he dies hard, can have an awful
grip, So what they done was Just to
shovel Uif sand In on the gold they'd
stowed away and light out quick."
If the Ingenuity of this reasoning
was more remarkable than Its logic,
the pirates were not the men to tlnd
fault with It. Desire is tlio most elo
quent of advocates, and the live rufll
ans had only to listen to its voice to
enjoy In anticipation all the fruits of
their iniquitous schemes. The sight
of the golden coins intoxicated them.
They played with the doubloons like
children, jingling them In their cal
loused palms, guessing at weight and
value, calculating their equivalent in
the Joy of living. Laughter and oaths
resounded.
And now the night that I unutter
ably dreaded was upon us. But the
pirates still thought of nothing but the
gold. They had exhausted their own
portable supplies of liquor, and were
loud In their denunciations of our bone-
dry camp, as they termed It.
It was Tony who Intercepted n ten
tative, movement of Capt. Magnus in
my direction, and ordered me Into the
cabin with my aunt and Miss Browne.
Through the walls of the hut we heard
loud and eager tnlk of the morrow nnd
its certnln golden harvest as the pi
rates made their dispositions for the
night. Then the voices trailed off
sleepily and silence succeeded, broken
only by the ceaseless murmur of the
waves around the island.
CHAPTER XVII.
Of Which Cookie Is the Hero.
Next morning I came out of the hut
in time to sec Mr. Shaw and his com
panion In duress led forth front the
sleeping quarters which they had
shared with their captors. They were
moored ns before to a palm tree,' by
a rope having a play of two or three
feet, and'thelr hands unbound while
they made a hasty breakfast under
the eye of a watchful sentinel. Then
their wrists were tied again, not pain
fully, but with a firmness which made
any slipping of their bonds Impossible.
While the pirates were "breakfasting
a spirited dispute took place among
them ns to who should go to the treas
ure cave and who stay In camp to
guard the prisoners. Slinker and
llorny urged with justice thnti . as they
had missed all the excitement of the
preceding day, It was their turn to
visit the cave. The right to see the
Bones they passionately claimed. Tony
supported them, and It ended wltn
Chris and Captain Magnus being told
off ns our guards for the morning.
In leaving the cabin I had slipped Into
my blouse a small penknife which I
had found In Aunt Jane's bag. It was
quite new, and I satisfied myself that'
the blades were keen. My own large
sheath-knlfe and my revolver I had
been deprived of at the suggestion of
the thoughtful Magnus. I had surren
dered them unprotestlngly, fearful of
nil things that my possessions might
be ransacked and Peter's diary, though
hidden with much art at the bottom of
the bag, be brought, to light. For I
might yet sell the secret of the Island
Queen at a price which should re
deem us all.
As the heat Increased a voice of
lamentation broke from Chris. He was
dry dry enough to drink up the con
Uemncd ocean. No, he didn't want
spring water, which Cookie obsequious
ly tendered him ; he wanted a dflhk
wouldn't anybody but a fool nigger
know that? There was plenty of the
real stuff aboard the schooner, on the
other side of the adjectlv5 island.
Why had they, with Incredible lack of
forethought, brought along nothing
but their pocket Husks? Why hadn't
they sent the adjective nigger back
for more? Where was the bottle or
two that had been rooted out Inst
night from the medical stores? Empty?
Every Inst drop gone down somebody's
greedy gullet? The udjectlves came
thick and fast as Chris hurled the
bottle into the bay, where it swam
bobblngly upon the ripples. Captain
Tdugnus agreed with the gist of
Chris' remurks, but deprecated, In u
truly philosophical spirit, their un
profitable heat. There wasn't any
liquor, so what was the good of mak
ing an udjectlve row? Hadn't he en
dured the equivalent of Chris' pres
ent sufferings for weeks? He was bid
ing his time, ho was. Plenty of drink
by nnd by, plenty of all that makes
life soft and easy. He bet there
wouldn't many hit any higher spots
than hlra. He bet there was one lit
tle girl that would be looked on as
lucky, in case she was a good little
girl and encouraged hlra to show his
natural kindness. And I was favored
with a blood-curdling leer from ncross
the camp, of which I' had put us
much as possible between myself and
the object of my dread.
But now, like a huge black Gany
mede, appeared Cookie, bearing cups
nnd a large stone crock,
"It subtlnly u m a fact. Mlstnh Chris,
sab," said Cookie, "dat dey Is a mighty
unsplrltuous fluidity 'bout dls yere
spring watah. Down war I Is come
from no pussons of de Four Hund'ed
ain't oveh 'customed to partake of
such. But the susslety I has been In
lately round dls yre camp ain't of de
convlvulous ordah; ole Cookie hud to
keep It dark dut he got his ll'le drop o'
comfort on de side. Dls yere's only
home-made stuff, sab. 'Taln't what I
could offah to a gennelmun If so be I
is got the raakln's of a genuwlne old-
style Julep what Is do beverage of de
fust fam'lles. But beln' as it Is, It am
mighty coolln', sab, and It got a ll'le
kick to It not much, but Jos' enough
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to make a gennelmun feel lak he la
one."
Cooklo's tones dripped humility and
propitiation. Ho offered the brimming
cup crlnglngly to the p'alc-eycd, red
hosed Chris, who reached for It with
alacrity, drank deep, smacked his. lips
meditatively, and after a moment
passed the cup back.
"'Taln't so worse," he said upprov
Ingly. "Anyhow," It's drink I"
Magnus suddenly began to laugh.
"S'elp me, it's the same dope what
laid out the Honorable 1" he chortled.
"Here, darky, let's have n swig of it!"
Cookie compiled, Joining respectful
ly In the captain's mirth.
"I guess you-nll is got stronger
haRls den dat young gennelmun I" he
remnrked. "Dls yere ole utggnh has
help hlsself mighty freely und " dat
prohibitionist Miss Harding uln't oveh
found It out. Fnc' Is, It am puffeckly
harmless 'cept when do hnld is weak."
False, false Cookie I Black brother
in perfidy to Mr. Tubbsl One frieiid
the loss to bo depended on If a chnnco
for freedom ever came to us I
Cookie refilled the pirates' cups, and
set the crock beside them on the
ground.
"In case you gennelmun feels yo'
selfs a ll'le thursty later on," he re
marked. He was retiring, when Cap
tain "Magnus, culled to him.
"Blackle, this ain't bnd. It's coolln',
but thin a real nice ladylike sort Of
drink, I should say. Suppose you take
a swig over to Miss Jinny there with
my compliments I'm one to nlways
treat a lady generous If she gives mo
half a chance."
Obediently Cookie hastened for an
other cup, set It on a tray, nnd ap
proached mo with his old-time ornate
manner. I faced him with a withering
look, but, unmindful, he bowed, pre
senting me the cup, and interposing his
bulky person between me and the
deeply quaffing pirates. At the same
time his voice reached me, pitched In
a low and anxious key.
"Fo do Lawd's sake, Miss Jinny,
spill Ifcoutl It am mighty powerful
dope It done fumented twice ns long
as befo' it am boon to give dat trash
de bllnd-staggahs sho'tlyi"
Instantly I understood, nnd a thrill
of relief and of hope Inexpressible
shot through me. I put the cup to my
Hps and after a brief parade of drink
ing passed it back to Cookie, spilling
tho contents on tfie ground en route.
Gradually the rough disjointed talk
of Jho sailors began to languish. Cov
ertly watching, I saw that Chris' head
had begun to droop. The hand that
held the cup was lifted, stretched out
in the direction of the enticing jar,
then forgetting Its errand fell heavily.
After a few spasmodic twitchlngs of
tho eyelids and uneasy grunts, Chris
slumbered.
Captain Magnus was of tougher li
ber. But he, too, grew silent and
there was a certain meal-sack limp
ness about his attitude. His dulled
eyes stared dreamily. All at once,
with a Jerk, he roused himself, turned
over and administered to tho sleeping
Chris a prod with his large boot.
"Hey, there, wake up I What right
you got to be asleep at the switch?"
But Chris only breathed more heav
ily. Captain Magnus himself heaved a
tremendous yawn, settled back In
greater comfort against his sustain
ing tree and closed his eyes. I waited,
counting the seconds by tho beating
of the blood In ray ears. In the back
ground Cookie hovered apprehensive
ly. Plainly he would go on hovering
unless loud snores from tho pirates
gave him assurance. For myself, I
sat fingering my penknife, wondering
whether I ought to rush over and
plunge It Into the sleepers' throats.
This would be heroic and practical,
but unpleasant. If, on the other hnnd,
I merely tried to free the prisoners
nnd Captain Magnus woke, what
then? The palm where they wero tied
was a dozen ynrds fromme, much
nearer to the guards, and within range
of even their most languid glance.
Beyond the prisoners was Miss
Browne, glaring uncomprehendlngly
over tho edge of hor book. There was
no help in Miss Browne. x
I left, my scat and stole on feet
which seemed to stir cveryleuf and
twig to loud complaint toward tho
captive pair. Tense, motionless, with
burning eyes, they wnlted. Tliere was
a movement from Captain Magnus;
he yawned, turned nnd muttered. I
stood stricken, my heart beating with
loud thumps against ;ny ribs. But the
captain's eyes remained closed.
"Virginia quick, Virginia 1" Dugald
Shaw was stretching out his bound
hands to me, aud 1 hud dropped on
my knees before him and begun to cut
at the knotted cords. They were
tough strong cords, and I was bucking
at them feverishly when something
bounded across the clearing and flung
Itself upon me. Crusoe, of course I
and wild with the Joy of reunion. I
strangled a cry of dlsmuy, and with
one hnnd tried to thrust him ofT while
I cut through the rope with the other.
(TO BI3 CONTINUED.)
The True Question.
Everywhere In llfo tho true ones
tlon Is, not what we gulu but whut vu
do. Carlyje.
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Copyright, Western Newspaper Union,
Who con And a virtuous woman? for
hor price Is far nbovo rubles.
She sookoth wool, nnd llax, and work
eth willing with lior hands.
l'rovcrbs.
DISHES WEALL MAY TRY
As this Is the season when steamed
puddings, rich sauces and hearty dishes
appeal, the fol
lowing will bo
found suggestive :
Flfl Pudding.
Take one cupful
each of raisins
chopped suet,
ChOppO (1 11 g 8.
sweet milk, aud
molasses. Sift witli two and one-half
cupfuls of Hour, one teuspoonful each
of soda, ginger, cinnamon and nut
meg. Add to the dry Ingredients the
molasses, milk, suet and fruit which
bus been dredged with Hour. Pour In
to n greased mold and steam three
hours In smaller molds one hour will
be sulllclent. Serve, hot with any
liquid sauce desired.
Cheese Salad. Soak one tablespoon
fill of gelatin In one-third of cupful of
cold water, add one cupful of boiling
wuter, one-half tenspoonful of salt und
set nsldo to harden. When the mlxturo
Is rather stllf beat with an egg-beater
until lltifTy. Fold In one-half pound
of good strong American cheese, one
half of a can of plmentoes cut In
bits and one cupful of whipped cream.
Let stand until set. To serve, heap
lightly on head lettuce, place half
a peach at tho side, with a spoonful of
boiled dressing on top.
Date Pudding. To one quart of
boiling water add one cupful of sugar,
a lew grains of snlt, then when boll
lug add one-half cupful of graham
Hour mixed smooth with a llttlo of
the quart of water; boll well and add
one pound of dates which have been
pitted nnd cut In hits then cooked
until smooth; add one-half cupful of
walnut meatsand one teuspoonful of
vanllln. Mix all together nnd serve
with cream. This makes six largo
servings.
Cocoa Angel Food. Bout the whites
of five eggs until fonmy. add one
quarter of a teuspoonful of crenm of
tartnr and beat until stllT; Btlr In
lightly one cupful of sugar. Sift to
gether one tenspoonful of cornstarch,
one-half cupful of flour and one-fourth
of n cupful of coeon, one tenspoonful 6f
vnnllln. Mix well, then pour Into an
angel food pnn. nnd lmke. one-hnlf
hour. Cover with boiled frosting to
which has been added fruit nnd nuts.
Belgian Hash. Take one-half cup
ful of prunes, one-half cupful of cur
rants, one-hnlf cupful of sugnr, one
half nutmeg, salt, pepper to taste,
three-qunrters of a cupful of- vinegar
and one-quarter of a cupful of water.
Soak two pigs' feet and cook In the
nbovo mlxturo (after chopping) until
all tho liquor Is absorbed.
Tla an old maxim In the schools,
That (lattery's tho food of footm
Yet now and thon your men of wit
Will condescend to take u bit,
Jonathan Swift.
WITH GRAPE JUICE
As a drink grape juice Is acceptable
nt any time of the year, but there are
so many delect
able dishes tjiat
may be prepared
from grape Juice,
their u a m e Is
legion.
Grape Fruit
Oalad Dressing.
Take a cupful of
heavy cream slightly sour, whin and
when nearly stiff add live tablespoon
fuls of grape Juice und u few grains
of salt. Use with any fruit salad, but
is particularly good with canned
pears, celery and lettuce which has
been dipped hi French dressing.
Grape Juice Frosting. Put three
tablespoonfuls of griipe Juice In a pint
bowl anil stir in confectioner's sugar
till the mixture Is thick enough to
spread. From one to one and one
half cupfuls of sugnr will be sullleleni.
Rice Cooked In Grape Juice, Com
bine one and one-hall' cupfuls ol
grupo Juke with oiiu-bnlf cupful ol
water In a double boiler, bring to the
boiling point, adding one-fourth of n
tenspoonful of salt and n generous
cupful of brown rice or the unpolished
! rice, steam until lender and serve
j warm with cream, or If molded It may
I he served cold, ltalslns may be added
j If more nutriment Is desired.
I Grape Juice Tapioca. TtiKe two nnd
, one-half cupfuls of water, one-cupful
or grape Juice, one-third of a teaspoon.
fill of snlt and three-fourlhs of n nu--
spoouful sugar und bring to the hull
ing point, Stir In two-thirds of n cup
ful of tapioca and oiio-thlnl of a leu
spoonful of ground cloves, or n few
drops of clore extract. Cook gently
until the tapioca Is clear, stirring
occuslonnlly, then add the juice of one
lemon. Chill and serve with sliced
hannnns or whipped cream with grape
Juice.
During the winter when the fresh
grapes are not obtainable, or are too
expensive, we need (he acids and
mineral salts found In the grape Juice
to counteract tho hearty foodn needed
for heat.
Cocoa Nut Sundae. I'ut plulu va
nllln Ice cream In taJl sherbet glasses
and pour over a rich cocoa sauce.
Sprinkle wl'.h shredded almonds
or chopped tousled Brazil nuts.
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Mr. Saphead "Do you ever think of
nier Miss Kutting "Yes; but l'd
bate to tell you what." Judge.
Children's handkerchiefs often look
hopeless when they come to tho laun
dry. Wash with good soap, rinse In
wntcr blued with Hcd Cross Ball nine.
Advertisement.
Garcla'slethod.
Mcsdnmes -Vlardot-Garcla and Mall-
bran, the wonderful daughters of Man
uel Garcia, who was perhaps tho great
est vocal teacher of' all time, literally
"learned in suffering what they taught
In song."
The discipline of the Garcia home
was extremely severe. It wis said
that Garcia used to beat his daughters
till they screamed.
The neighbors, however, did not con
fuse method with madness, nnd on
such occasions they quaintly snld:
"It Is only Monsieur Garcia teaching
Ids glls to sing." Pittsburgh Dis
patch. Long-Distance Music.
A concert was recently henrd thou
minds of miles a way over the wireless,
"Nothing new about tlmt," comments
J. B. M. waggishly "here In Boston
'M years ugo I heard a young lady
ringing 'In Old Madrid.' "Boston
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Dusuns Have Women Priests.
Women priests dominate the Du
suns, n curious tribe of.people Inhab
iting a section of British North
Horneo.
Caesar First "Emperor."
Julius Caesar was the tlrst ruler to
style himself an "Hiporor.
You wouldn't put on hobbles
to run a foot race
Then why load up on handicaps for
the day's work?v
A good deal of food, unwisely chosen,
does weigh the body down and clog the
digestion, and dull the brain.
Why put on the'hobbles?
Grape-Nuts is a breakfast or lunch
time dish for those who want food effi
ciency, and mind and body efficiency.
Grape-Nuts satisfies and nourishes.
It delights the taste. It is ready to serve
whenever you are ready to eat. And it
digests easily, quickly and completely
leaving no handicap of heaviness and
drowsiness.
Grape -Nuts Is the food for health
and action.
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Bobby's Guess.
Elsie "Your grandpa 1h nlways out
of doors." sBobby "1 guess thai's why
pa says bo's an oxygcnarlnn."
To Have a Clear Sweet Skin ..
Touch pimples, redness, roughness
or Itching, If any, with Cutlcura Oint
ment, then bathe with Cutlcura Soap
and hot water. Rinse, dry gently nnd
dust on n little Cutlcura Talcum to
rieavo a fascinating fragrance en skin.
Everywhere 2flc eacli. Advertisement.
True 8ympatby.
MncTnggart, a canny" Scot, wwitHo
n motion picture show anil wit down
on tho hat of the man next hint.
"Get up I You're on my lint t Why
don't you look l)eforo yp sit
down?" agonizingly, gcricd tho hat's
owner. -
MncTitggnrt arose and picked up tho
hat. "Ah, well," he remarked, gently,
"It might bavo boon worse."
"Worse!" exclaimed tho wrathful
one. "It's ruined, man! llow could
It possibly he worse?"
"It might hnve been my alu." an
swered MacTaggart, thoughtfully. ,
Tho Reason.
At a football gninu" ilii'old gentleman
was watching from tho grand stand,
and nt the end of tho tlrst half he
pulled a bulky cigar case from his
pocket and. turning to an enthusiast
sitting beside him, asked: "Du you
smoku?"
The enthusiast, expecting a nice
cigar, promptly replied: "Yes."
"Ah I Then you don't mind my smok
ing?" smilingly replied tho old gentle
man. Virtue is a precious gem for which
vice Is ofterf substituted.
