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1X I 11 teJLast Voyage of She Donna Isabel By Randall Parrish Author of Bob Hampton ot Placer. Illustrations bv Deaborn Melviil the de.U C6 w want mcr? Maybe the ol' man was a bit cutty, but he knew how to sail these seas, an' he told a dam" straight yara about that Span ish ship. Just the game, an' I'm fot findin' out whether or not It was a lie. Maybe there ain't no pesos awaltin' for us out yonder, but. by God. sir. I i St. Joseph hospital want to know it for sure. An' so do ("Wednesday, where he Louisville, j From the Courier. ! The Louisville base ball team : was defeated at Elmwood again j Wednesday by a score of 8 to7. i Edward Eager was taken to the I In Omaha j underwent an He is my mates. Now, you say we're within operation Thursday morning. juu miies or nnum out tne truth, an j reported as doing nicely. toward De Nova, who stood starins iv tn ,v,t ..,, , , ..... . ' , . . ,i 'I reiur to that Silent figure lyins io cllrtntlv Hntt'n at tha Hnn1 man anil or . 'j4 silently down at the dead man, and at Dade, almost yellow with terror, peer- j ing cautiously In through the open , door. "He Is beyond further trouble," I said, solemnly. "The poor devil. Help me lift him back into his berth." Dado held aloof, but De Nova took hold with me, and together we straightened out the body, covering it decently with a sheet. Then we passed out into the main cabin and closed the door. "What sort of weather have we out side, Mr. Do Nova?" I questioned, en deavoring to quell the beating of my heart. ' "Clear an' col', monsieur, ze win' nor'west." "Then we are holding our course?" "Oul, oui," gesticulating, "but Wat we do now? w'at we do now?" "Well, that depends entirely upon you and the crew I returned, shortly. "Mr. Tuttle 13 dead, beyond recall. I am the only competent navigator left on board. For the sake of my own life, as well as the safety of those women In our care, I propose assum ing command. Have you anything to say?" The Creole stood motionless, grasp Ing the edge of the table, his black eye3 still fastened on Tuttlo's closed door. "Well, you had better decide," I went on, stoutly, "and anyway the only thing for us to do la to put this matter straight before the crew. Keep quiet about what has happened until after breakfast you, too, Dade and then have the whole crew piped aft. Go on about your work until then, and keep your tongues still." I sat down on tho divan, watching Dude as he bustled about from the table to tho pantry, ever casting fur tive glances toward the silent state room in which the dead man lay. Finally I got up, and, to Dade's horror, re-entered the mate's room, returning with the chart upon which our course had been pricked up until noon of the previous day,, and spread it out across my knees. I was still engaged in studying It when Lady Darlington, fully dressed, emerged from her cab In. She touched me before I was even aware of her presence. "Is Mr. Tuttle still ill?" she ques- the near-by bunk, while our conversa tion was largely about him, and the consequences of his death. FlnaTy, bidding both mistress and maid prepare themselves for an early call to the deck, I went forward to the bridge, relieving De Nova while he de scended to the main cabin for his breakfast. The crew had already com pleted their meal and swarmed out of the forecastle, apparently aware that something was In the wind. I noticed big BUI Anderson circulating among the various groups, talking earnestly, and felt convinced the crew was en deavoring to settle upon some united course of action. Brutal and un learned as he was, the boatswain was q thorough sea-lawyer, understanding well how to influence his mates, and with enough at Btako In this game to render him desperate. Tho second mate joined me. "Call all hands aft, Mr. Do Nova," I said, after a glance into his face, "every man Jack of them, except the two at tho wheel. I will talk to them fro.ro -tie rq.ii; "All here, monsieur." Then lowered his voice. "Mapes was dead In ze fo'c'stle." "Mapes! Oh, ho was the man who fell from the foreyard?" "Oul, an' It all makes ze crew feel scare'. ' I glanced at the group, and around at tho Btern vision of sea. Altogether it formed a dismal, disheartening pic ture the men, bundled up in their heavy clothing, stamping their feet on the deck, their ragged beards forking out, their eyes gleaming beneath the peaks of woolen caps drawn low, shuffling impatiently, and occasionally moving over to tho rail to spit; the yacht, long battered by the seas, stripped of every unnecessary adorn ment, her hatches battened down, her funnel rusty, her sails close reefed, her forward deck a sheet of glistening Ice, the Bharp wind whistling through the frozen rigging as she staggered through a cold, gray, wintry sea, straining and groaning In every timber as the gleaming surges struck her quarter and the relentless wheel held her to the course. The whole view photographed itself Indelibly upon my mind, and I clung to the rail, gazing I'm hanged If I'll consent to go back like & whipped cur without takin' even a squint along that latitude." Ho Etnmped on the deck, glowering about him like a mad bull, evidently daring the others to contradict. X 'iaed farther out over the rail. "Is that right, lads? Has Anderson spoken your sentiments? Do you real ly mean to proceed in this crazy search in spite of all that Ice out yonder?" No voice responded, although I could hear the hoarso grumbling In their throats and see their heads shaking affirmatively. I turned to ward the mate, who was standing just behind me. "The men are all tongue-tied. How is it with you, Mr. De Nova? Are yon for furthe'r south, or a quick run home?" I noticed him glance across toward Celeste, crouching beneath the shelter of the longboat, her face showing white agaiust tho darker background. I even Imagined the girl lifted her hand as if in some form of signal; anyhow, the Creole smiled confidently, his Jet mustaches clearly outlined against his cheek. "W'at I say, monsieur? Oh, oul, I was for get up ze steam In ze en gine, and make a dash. By gar, may be zare was ze monies to make us all tloned, anxiously, "and have you been j about and down lnto thoso upturned iuces Deiow, on duty all night?" "The first officer Is dead," I an swered, and made her sit down beside me. "I will tell you all the facts." She listened silently, her breath quickened from excitement, her face colorless. I dwelt upon the man's mental condition, his ghostly hallu cinations, my discovery of him in the main cabin, and his final mad act of self-destruction. The very relating of the tragic story served to clear my own mind and strengthen my resolve. "What what will this mean to us?" she questioned, her lips trembling. "Will it release us from our bondage? Will It result in abandoning this crazy search after treasure?" "Honestly I do not know, Lady Dar lington," I acknowledged with reluc tance. "The present attitude of the crew remains to be discovered. Prac tically we are as helpless as before. My one advantage lies In the fact that I am the only navigator on board. Tet they have power to compel me to do their will. I cannot battle against them alone." "But you no longer believe In Tut tie's story?" "I never have really believed it. But this Is not a question of what 1 believe; It all hangs upon the faith ol the men forward." "But If they realize he was Insane, surely they must also decide that hli treasure ship was likewise a de lusion." I shook my head, gravely doubting her conclusion. "I regret to Bay I possess no Buch expectation. The average sailor, Lady Darlington, Is not given to reasoning; he Is more a creature of Impulse. I fear we are already too close to out goal to now be turned back by the mate's death. The men will Insist on completing the voyage. I Intend to have the entire crew piped aft after breakfast, and will talk to them. I w Ish you to go on deck with me at the time, and henr all that Is said." I paused, Intently watching the expres nlon of her face. "Whatever decision I may he driven to, I hope it will not forfeit me your respect." , "Oh, no." "You will retain confidence In mo, wven If tho bow of the Sea Queen con llnues to point southward?" She lifted her gray eyes to mine In unshadowed frankness. "Whatever you think best. Mr. Ste lbens, I shall believe to be right," she responded, softly. "Will my trust help you?" "It Is the one thing nepded. Thin armed I can fight It out." The meal following was far from cheerful, although the bright sun streamed down throtmh the tic k (ran m to fall In golden bars aluig the table, as c: U'-e.vtant Mrs. Joe Cox and children have returned to Louisville from Chlck asha, Oklahoma. Mrs. Cox recently had the misfortune of losing all her household goods by fire. There is talk of a wrestling match to be pulled off here on the Fourth for a purse of $10. Louisville has wrestler that is willing to go up against all comers, considering weight, and if the stunt Is put on it will be a big drawing card. L. P. Sine of Lincoln was down last Sunday In his automobile to visit the old town. Mr. Sine was at one time editor of the Louisville Advertiser, long since gone to the happy hunting grounds. Mr. Sine Is now a stockholder with the Car penter Paper Company of Omaha. Last Friday evening Mrs. John Ahl gave a masquerade party at her home in honor of Miss Mayme Hell, of near Plattsmouth, who has been visiting her the past week. Quite a number of young people were pres ent and an enjojable evening was spent. A light luncheon of ice cream and cake was served. During the absence of tVe watch man, George McDonald, some sneak thief carried away about $40 worth of brass from the steam shovel of the Calhoun Construction company at tha quarry last Saturday night. Mr. McDonald says he has a pretty good Idea who the thief Is and an arrest may be made soon. Hole Proof Sox for Men, Women and Children! LOT TO THIS tiff TALI Speaking about Shirts We have something abso lutely new in pleated shirts. It's different radically different from any shirt you have ever worn and if you wear a belt in the summer time you will especially ap preciate the new features of this new shirt. Cannot fully discribe it to you in this space you must come in aud see it. Just to hint at some of the good things about it it is pleated all the way down the front; it is coat style and buttons below the belt; it has strap shoulders and shirt waist back: It comes in all the new shades and the prices are $1.25, $1.50 & $1.75 Good dressers are buying them on sight. Get in the well-dressed circle. C. E. WESCOTTS SONS "Where Quality Count's" BETTER GET NEXT TO OUR JULY 4th SPECIAL SUIT OFFER "To Hell Wld That Sort o' Rot, Mr. Stephens We're Sailor-Men." "Men," I said, finally, shadowing my lips with one hand to keep the words from being blown away, "I am no sea orator, and what I have to say will be short No doubt you know pretty well already what has happened on board during the night All I need say Is, that Mr. Tuttle Is dead; he went crazy and shot himself. Now, the reason I called you aft ti this. You are no regular articled crew, on an ordinary voyage between ports. None of you have signed papers, and you have no lawful officers to take charge. It happens I'm the only navigator on board, and so I've called you aft, after talking with Mr. De Nova about It, to get your ideas on what ought to be done. Some of you speak up until we can find ouf what your notions are." No one among them made any re sponse, the long row of eyes staring dully up at mo, the feet shuffling In uneasiness. "Come, Anderson, open up. You've been sounding the men tor an hour past. What's your plan?" The boatswain, thus directly singled out from the others, pushed his way to the front, glancing sideways Into the faces of his mates. "Well, we have talked about it a bit, Mr. Stephens, but I dunno as we've quite decided," his gruff voice borne to us on the wind. "How far are wo from the Islnnda what Mr. Tuttle told about?" "Nearly 200 miles to the northwest." The big sailor cast his eyes over the side at the sea view, slowly turning the quid In his cheek. "An' the wind right. 'Taln't much ot a run, sir, after what we've already had gettln' here. I recken you could find thnt p'lnt o' sea?" "Yes," I acknowledged, almost re luctantly, "I can find It, unless the ice shuts us In first. Hut what's tho use In taking such a chnnce, Anderson? Tuttle was probably just as crazy about that matter as he was over other things. To my mind ho never saw any islands where he said he did. Government ships have surveyed all these waters ngnln and nualn, and the charts show no lnnd anywhere along that latitude. I'm for calling It a poor Job, and turning back -foro we get nipped. Look where wo aro now; we haven't a mile of clear water cith er side of us, and a shift of wind will crush our sides like an eggshell." The silent men stared gloomily out at that grlra expanse of tea, Ice and sky, but Anderson only scowled up Into my face, slapping his mlttcned hands together. "To hell wld that sort o' rot. Mr. Stephens," be broke forth, fiercely. "We're rallor men. an' tho most of us have seen Ice before. This channel's wld? cr-ivh for ti" hool.;, on" wjja J rich. W'y not? Wiz ze Bteam we cheat zo Icefield. Bah! I seen It worse as zat." "True," I urged In final effort, "but the season Is wrong. We are driving south in the face of winter, the Ice packs are forming, and not breaking up. I warn every one of you the chances are we'll be nipped." "We can make It easy in three days, Mr. Stephens," broke In Anderson, loudly. "If we only have decent weath er, we could rip up that old hooker, copper the swag and be north-bound In that time. It ain't goln' to be such a hell of a job." I never glanced toward him, my eyes still on the mate. "But the women, De Nova?" He was looking at them, and, fol lowing his eyes, I turned also. Celeste was bending eagerly forward, her dark eyes sparkling with excitement; her mistress stood erect, grasping the edge of the longboat, her face flushed by the keen wind, her lips firmly pressed together. "I sink zat maybe sey vote wis se crew, monsieur," smiled the Creole, pleasantly. Lady Darlington reached one hand out for the rail, her skirts flapping, her hair blowing free beneath her hat. "It will be best for us to go on, Mr Stephens," she said, quietly. "The men will never be satisfied otherwise and I do not blame them. Too much has been risked already to turn back at the last moment because of a little additional peril. Nor am I willing It should be done merely to spare us a few more days of discomfort. We must take our chances, and, as for my self, I trust absolutely In your sea manshlp." There was a growl of appreciation from below, Anderson's voice shoutln np honrsely; "You're the right stuff! but I stood there in silence, gazing at her In astonishment, feeling deserted by every one, and realizing that the en Uro responsibility was now mine. More clearly than any among them I com prehended tho peril fronting us, tho desperate chance we were about to take, the casting of dice with death. Yet what was there left for n:o to do? Absolutely nothing; the cholco had been made. "Is It understood I am In com mand?" "Ay. ay. sir!" "Very well, then," I said, "you have chosen your bed, now you will lie In It. Mr. De Nova, get tho stokers be low and start the fires. We'll push her for It hard. You men stand by for double Mineral la an hour; we nave a dead man fore and aft. Now step live ly, my bullies!" I watched them as they scattered like so many schoolboys at play, An dersnn and De Nova driving them to their various tasks. A hand touched my arm gently. "I hope yon are not angry, Mr. Ste phens. Did I do so very wrong?" I looked down Into her T" te Continued) Xchnwkn. From the Register. Mrs. II. F. Kropp was suddenly called to Portsmouth, Ohio, Monday by the death of her mother whither she started, accompanied by Ernest, n the 12:15" train that night. Two members of our share of Young America are each carrying a broken arm In a sling, Paul Schlieh temter and the son of Joe LIndsey. Both will be romping with their play mates apain very soon. Mrs. Vantlne haB been granted a pension by the government, notice and vouchers being received by her the other day. This was granted her n record breaking time, applica tion having been made about the lath of April. Mary Kellberg Informed us Just after the paper was printed last week that the stork had left her a little nephew at the home of Mr. Bnd Mrs. Fred CarTSon on June 11th. And Mary Is proud of the young man as well as the parents. The NehawKa High School corps of teachers for the ensuing school term is as follows: Mr. E. E. Collins of Brownvllle, Prlnclpnl; Miss Lois Wll sle, of Parker, So. Dak., Asst. Prln.; Miss Hazel Jameson of Weeping Wa- er, Intermediate; Miss Evelyn Stout of Lincoln, Primary. Under this force of Instructors we cannot but ex pect results. Theodore Carrol arrived here ast Thurday morning called hither by the illnees of his mother, and he was with her when she passed away. Mr. Carrol lives near Waco and Bince leaving Cass county has amassed considerable real estate and Is on what you might call "easy street." We had the pleasure of his acquaint ance and while we regret the sad mission that caused him to visit our office we are glad to have formed his acquaintance. event until several days later, they v.111 overlook their keeping It secret and join the Leader-Echo In extend ing hearty congratulations. Tho brldo 13 the daughter of Calvin Zel- lars, living southeast of town, wullo the groom Is the bou of our good farmer friend who needs no Intro duction, James A. White. UiK Crowd for Lincoln. It was quite Impossible to get a list of the passengers this morning for Lincoln. No. 15 carried two cars of passengers, nearly all ladles who pre ferred to go up on the regular train to travelng on tho excursion which leaves at 11 a. m. A partial list of those going includes Mrs. Thos South, daughter and son, Mrs. John Gravett and children, Mtb. W. M. Cravett and guest Miss Mowrey of Watson, Mo., Mrs. C. Gravett, Mrs. E Lambert and family, Mrs. George Lushlnsky and family, Mrs. Frank Buttery and daughter, Mrs. John Schulhof and family, Mrs. William Ballance and daughter Ethel, Mrs. J. C. Dwyer and son, Mrs. C. M. Ford and aunt Miss Minnie Ford of St. Joseph, Mo., who is her guest, Mrs. S. S. Golding, daughter Miss Stella and son Everett, Mrs. William Shea and daughter Miss Elizabeth, Mrs. Henry Lahoda, Mrs. George Harasky, Mrs. D. B. Smith, Mrs. C. S. Forbes and a great crowd of other ladles. The male members of the families as rule were passengers for Lincoln on the excursion at 11 o'clock. Klmwoori. Mrs. Fred Eblnger of Plalnvlew and Miss Anna Weldmann, of Platts, mouth, were guests the fore part of tho week at the A. A. Walllnger home. Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Stege, daugh ter Mary, and sons Will and Frnnk. went to Planvlew last week to attend the funeral of their daughter and sister, Mrs. Julius Klrchoff. Miss Bertha Lnnghorst of W'npak onetta, Ohio, who has been visiting Elmwood relatives for some time, went to Murdock Tuesday for a visit with other relatives after which sin will go to Denver, Colo., to attend tho national teachers' convention. Henry Klkrrmnnn of near Green wood and Mrs. Mary Schneider rf Ithlra were married Tuesday even ing by Itev Goetz at the German Evangelical parsonage In this city. Mr. Elkermnnn Is a prominent far mer In his locality and well spoken of by his numerous friends. L. n. Cunningham went to Nchaw ka Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs. William Carroll who died at her home Saturday. She was seventy years old and had lived In Cast county about forty years. Sho it survived by her husband and ion grown children, five sons and five datifthlcrs. Mr. Cunningham Is an old time friend of tho family. Glen H. White and Miss Jessie B. Zellara were married at Des Moln.i, la., one day nRt week. While lh.' many flrends.nf this estimable yourg Return of Treasurer Schlntrr. County Treasurer Schlater re turned last evening from an extended trip over New Mexico, Arizona and "VAestern Texas. Frank reports everything very hot and dry In New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico espec. lally In the latter country. Western Texas near El Passo is also very hot and suffering from drought. Okla homa and Kansas crops are looking fine and he expects to see a great yield of everything In those two states. There aro places In New Mexico where tho Indications are fa vorable for good crops, but southern Arizona and northern parts of the state of Sonora, Mexico are very dry and there Is smnll likllhood of any largo crops there. Mr. Schlater brought with him a bamboo A Dash for Life. Our old friend Jack Reed, from the Iowa Bide, suffered a humiliating downfall this afternoon while rac ing mndly down Main street In an ef fort to catch No. 23. Col. John had been detained by business up town and did not discover thnt tho hour approncheth when the great Bur lington Route train for Omaha wa duo. Now, It so happened that Col. John wanted by all monns to catch this train and when he woke up and saw it standing at the station he ex claimed "Now, by my Halldono, I must get me a move on" and he started for the station at limited ex press speed. All went merry as a wedding bell for several blocks and he had passed the store buildings and was within a block of of the do pot when a cresls approached. He had hit up a fine burst of speed and with his two hundred pounds of ad verdupolse he was cloving the wind like a thing of life, encouraged by the plaudits and shouts of the multi tude, when his too caught on a brick which rose above Us neighbors la the walk and he spread himself about the surrounding landscape with lav ish profusion. As he fell he ex claimed "Ye Gods, I Am Indeed Undone." But he was game and spoedlly gathered himself together off the pavement and made another spurt which landed him safely at tha train, In one piece but sadly lacking in wind. Altogether John's dash for life and his grand exhibition of ground and lofty tumbling will mark an ephoc In the events of the city. Almost In LIiiiIh). Master Carpenter Hcdcngren cam near to being lodged In jail this af ternoon for purloining a wild and un tamed steed. Mr. Hedengren aa Is well known, has been putting In much time lately trying to stop tha ravenous Missouri river from eating up the Iowa side of the river, and leaving the big Burlington bridge on dry land. Today he discovered he would need some wire for use with the willows he was using and he made the borrow of a horse from one of his employes, said horse being hitched to a buggy nnd tied near the Burlington depot In this city. Taking cane a force of men with him he enme which ho cut while In Mexico at a over on two hand cars to carry out point some eighty miles from a rail- hls'plans. Finding the horse hitchefl rond. A. S. Will who was with hla'to a rack here, ho deliberately ui Is expected to nrrwe home tomnr- J hitched It and drovo down to tho row- sand bar where he commenced load ing the wire into tho buggy. Tho son of tho man who owned tho nng dls- A couple of young ladles of this city were taken down a notch or two the other day. They were discus sing a party nnd tho dress each should wear, over the telephone, when a gentleman cnlled for the number lie desired. He waited patiently then called busy, "Judging from the talk I've henrd, I guess I am on a clothes line," and then hung up the receiver. Grandma Sarah J. At wood today celebrated her eighty-third anniver sary at her beautiful home In this city. In addition to her children and many of her grandchildren being present. Mrs. C. II. Parmele and Miss Sarah Baker as well as a number of her neighbors called and extended their congratulations. A birthday dinner was pnrtaken of by the chil dren,, grandchildren and Mrs. C. H. Parmele and Miss Baker. The day couple did not learn of the happy was delightfully spent. covered Hedengren In his nefarious work nnd at once went after Chief ef Police Ralney, who hot-footed It down to the river nnd was about to throw Hedengren Into Jail before ho (Uncovered his Identity. As soon as he discovered who had the horsw and had learned the circumstances he let him go, but for once In his life Mr. Hedengren came near wear ing stripes. In the future he will get written orders before ho purloins; strnnge animals. Alfalfa Ncel. I have a number of bushels of alfalfa seed for sale. Anyone wish ing same will find It at my farm. 7.. W. Shrader. Shorthorns for Sule. Throe sood registered Shorthorn yearling biills for sale. Also good fresh milk cows. Mark White.