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A Battle to Death In Dark
ness of Night.
Synopsis OoofTry Cnrlyle,
master of sailing slilpT nt twenty-sir,
Is sentenced to i!0 years'
servitude In the Amcrlcnn col
onics for participation In the
Momnctitli rclielllon In Knglund.
Among tlie passengers on lionrd
tlio Rlilp on which ho Is sent
across nro ltogcr I'nirfux,
wealthy Maryland planter; tils
niece, Dorothy Fairfax, and Lieu
tenant Sanchez, n Spaniard, who
became- acquainted with the Fair
faxes In London. Carlylo meets
Dorothy, who Informs him her
undo lias bought Ills services.
Sanchez shows himself nn enemy
Cnrlyle. The Fairfax party, now
on its own sloop In the Chesn
pcako bay, encounters a mys
terious bark, tho Numur of Rotterdam.
CHAPTER VII.
The Lieutenant Unmasked.
Whero tho craft could bo bound ; for
what secret purposo it was nflout; who
wcro'nbonrd, wcro but so many unan
swerable questions arising In my mind.
Whero could It bavo come from, unless
from that strongo Dutch bark7 If
It really enmo from tho Nnmur of Rot
terdam had It been sent In answer to
noma signal by Sanchez? I could think
of nothing else. I determined to as
sure myself as to tho Identity of these
strangers. If they had uctually landed
It would require only n few moments
to nscertaln tho truth. Tho distance
proved somewhat greater than antici
pated, because of tho deep curve in the
shore nnd I had nearly reached tho
conclusion that tho boat must have
rounded tho point nnd gone on when
suddenly I wna brought to n halt by n
voice speaking In Spanish ono of
those harsh croaking voices never to
bo reduced to a whisper.
"Not tho spot Manuel? Of courso
It Is ; do you not suppose I know? This
Is tho plnco nnd now thoro Is nothing
to do but wnlt. Tho eonor ho will bo
hero presently."
"Ay, unless you misread tho signnl,"
a somewhat more discreet but piping
voice replied doubtfully. "I saw noth
ing of ull you tell about, Estndn."
The two men went on to discuss
plans evidently communicated to 12s
tada by Sanchez from England. I was
nbout to creep nearer, when a new
comer moved past mo scarcely n yard
distant, nlong the narrow htrlp of
sand. Directly opposite my covert he
paused.
"Estnda." no spoke tho namo cau
tiously. "Ay, captain," nnd nnother flguro
emerged noiselessly from tho gloom.
"We await you."
"Good. I rather questioned If you
caught my signnl. I was watched nnd
obliged to exerclso care. How many
havo you hero?"
"Four, Bcnor, with Manuel Estcvnn."
"Quito suniclcnt. How is It hero?
Are there suspicions?"
"None, scnor. Wo hnvo cruised out
sldo most of tho time. There Is no
warships In tlicso waters. You said
you wero being watched on tho sloop.
Aro you known?"
"A dog of n servant who enmo over
with us ono of Monmouth's brood.
Tho fellow watches me like u hawk.
Wo had somo words aboard nnd there
is hnto between us."
"May I usk your plans, senor?"
'Tes, I nm hero to explain. This
planter, Fairfax, lias returned from
England with a largo sum. It Is In
gold nnd notes. It represents tho pro
ceeds of tho tobacco crop of himself
nnd a number of his neighbors. With
out doubt it will bo upward of fifty
thousand pounds. This still remains
in his possession, but a part will bo
dispersed tomorrow; so if wo hopo to
gain tho whole wo must do so now.
Everything is ready, and thoro Is not
tho slightest suspicion of danger not
even n guard set over tho treasure."
"Then it is nt tho houso?"
"In nn iron-bound chest, In tho room
assigned to Fairfax for tho night.
Only two servants sleep In tho main
house, tho cook und n maid, both
women. Fairfax Is vigorous nnd will
put up a light If ho has any chance.
Ho must bo taken care of before he
does have any. Trovers Is an old man,
to bo knocked out with a blow, All
wo have to fear are thoso fellows on
tho sloop, and they will hnvo to bo at
tended to quietly without nny nlarin
reaching tho house. I nm going to
leave that job to you It's not your
first."
"Tho old sea orders, cnptnln?"
"Ay, that will bo quicker and surer."
iTho voice hardened to sudden ferocity.
"But, mark you, with ono exception
tho Englishman Is not to bo killed, If
he can be tnken alive. I would deal
with him."
"Then nfter that," Sanchez went on
deliberately, as though murder wns of
small account, "you will follow me up
tho Muff. Who nro tho others with
you?"
"Carl Anderson, Pedro Mcndcz and
CocIiohc."
"Well chosen; Mcndcz Is tho least
valuable, nnd wo will leave him with
tho prisoner at the boat. The big ne
gro, Cochosp, together with Manuel,
can attend to Trovers and the two no
gresscs they sleep below. That will
leavo you and the Swede to get the
chest. No firearms If they enn be
nvoldod. I have been over tho house
nnd drown a diagram. You can look
it over in the cabin of the sloop. The
stairs lend up from the front hall. I
will go with you to tho door of Fair
fax's room."
"And you, senor the girl?"
"What know you of any girl?"
"That there wns one on tho deck of
tho sloop nn English beauty. It was
when you turned to greet her thnt
you gavo mo the signal. I merely
thought thnt perhaps "
"Then stop thinking," burst forth
Sanchez enraged. "Thinking has noth
ing to do with your work. If there
Is a girl I attend to her. Let that suf
fice. Dlos! am I chief here, or aro
you? You hnvo my orders; now obey
them and hold your tongue. Bring tho
men up here."
Tho llttlo bnnd of men emerged
from tho concenlniont of tho fog
noiselessly. I could distinguish no
faces, scarcely Indeed tho outlines of
their separate forms In the gloom, but
one was an unusually big fellow Co
chosc. "Lads," he said Incisively, a shnrper
note of leadership In tho tone, "It has
been a bit quiet for you lately; but
now I nm back ngnln, nnd we'll try
our luck nt sea onco more."
There was a snvago growl of re
sponse, n sudden leaning forward of
dark figures.
"We'll begin on n Job tonight. There
nro fifty thousand pounds for us In
thnt houso yonder, nnd I wnlvo my
share. Estada will explain to you the
work I want done. By dnyllght we
shall be on blue water, with our courso
set for Porto Grande. How Is It, bul
lies, do you sniff nt the salt sea?"
"Ay, ny, captain."
"And &oo the pretty girls waiting
und hear tho chink of gold?"
"Ay, senor."
'Then do not fall me tonight and
remember It Is to bo tho knife. Es
tnda, I hnvo forgotten one thing
scuttle tho sloop before Joining me.
'Tis better to innko nil safe; nnd now,
strong nrms, nnd good luck. Go to
your task, nnd If one fulls me It will
mean the lash nt tho mast-butt."
They moved off one by one, Estada
lending, along tho narrow strip of
sand, live of them, on their mission of
murder. Tho lender remnlned nlono,
his back toward whero I crouched, his
eyes following their vanishing figures
until the night had swallowed them.
CHAPTER VIII.
A Victory and a Defeat.
I nroso silently to my feet, fully
nwnre thnt all hope of thwarting this
villainy lay In Immediate action. Snn
chez had turned slightly nnd stood
with his face townrd the bay. I ven
tured a cautious step forward nnd
stood on the open sand, senrcely n
yani to ms renr. Somo vague sense
of my presence must have Influenced
the man, for ho swung suddenly nbout,
uttering a stifled cry of startled sur
prise, as wo met fnco to fnce. For an
Instnnt wo wero locked so closely
within ench other's desperate grip, his
bend bent bencnth my nrm, with my
fingers clutching nt his throat to block
nny call for help, that ho possessed no
knowledge of his nssnllnnt's Identity.
But tho mnn was llko n tiger. Tho
surprise of attack was to my advan
tage, yet almost beforo I realized whnt
was being done ho had rallied, broken
my first bold, and his eyes were glar
ing straight Into mine. Then ho know
me, his freo hand instantly grasping
nt his knife. Even ns ho Jerked It
forth I crushed his wrist within my
fingers, forcing his forearm back.
There was no outcry, no noise, except
that of our henvy breathing nnd tram
pling feet. Personnl hatred bad as
cendency In both our hearts I doubt
if be ever thought of ought else but
the deslro to kill mo there with his
own hands. Only once did ho even
titter a word, hissing out the sentence
as though It wero a poison:
"To hell with you, you sneaking
English curl"
What followed lias to mo no clear
ness, no consistency. Never hnvo I
fought with deeper realization that I
needed every ounce of strength nnd
every trick of wit and skill. Now I
knew tho fellow possessed greater
kuowlcdco of tho game than 1 und a
quicker movement; 1 excelled m
weight of body nnd coolness of brain.
Twlco ho pricked me deep enough to
draw blood, before I succeeded In
twisting bnckwnrd the arm with which
he held Uio blade. Ho met the gamo
too late, falling half back upon one
knee, hoping thus to foil my purpose.
There wns tho Bhnrp crock of a bone,
ns his. useless fingers let the knlfo
drop, n snarled curse of pain, and then,
with tho rage of a mad dog, Sanchez
struck his teeth deep into my cheek.
With a thrill of exultation I gripped
the knife, driving Instantly tho keen
blnde to its hilt Into the mau'B side,
lie made no cry, no struggle tho set
teeth unlocked, nnd ho fell limply
back on the sand, his head lapped by
the waves.
Tho fellow lay motionless, his face
upturned to the sky, but invisible ex
cept In dim outline. I rested my car
over bis heart, detecting no murmur
of response; touched tho veins of bis
wrist, but found there no answering
throb of life.
With the death-dealing knlfo still
gripped In my hand I ruccd forward
nlong the narrow strip of sand, reck
less of what I might encounter. I rnn
on until I reached the sloop. Through
the gloom concealing tho deck I could
perceive only dim figures, a riot of
men, bnttllng furiously hand to hand,
yet out of tho ruck loomed through
the darkness in larger outlines thnn
the others Cochose, the negro. I
leaped nt the fellow nnd struck with
the keen knife, missing the heart but
plunging the blnde deep into the flesh
of tho shoulder. The next Instant I
was In a bear's grip, the very breath
crushed out of me, yet, by some
chance, my one arm remained free,
nnd I drovo the sharp steel Into him
twlco beforo he forced tho weapon
from my fingers. I thrust nn elbow
beneath tho brute's chin, nnd thus
forced his head back until the neck
cracked.
Ho was too strong, too immense of
stature. Apparently unweakened by
his wounds, tho giant negro, thor
oughly aroused, exerted his mighty
muscles, and, despite my utmost effort
at resistance, thrust mo back against
tho stern rail, where the weight of his
body pinned me helplessly. With a
roar of roge he drovo his huge fist Into
my fnce, but hnpplly wns too close to
give much force to the blow. My own
bnnds, gripping the neckbnnd of his
conrse shirt, twisted it tight about the
great throat until, in desperation,
punting for breath, the huge brute
nctunlly lifted mo in his arms and
hurled mo backward headlong over
tho rail. I struck something ns I fell,
yet rebounding from this splashed Into
tho deep water and went down so
nearly unconscious as to make not
even the slightest struggle. And yet 1
enmo up onco more to the surface,
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Made No Cry, No Struggle.
nrlslng by sheer chance directly be
neath tho small dory which my bodj
must have stmck as I fell towing bj
n painter astern of the sloop, and for
tunately retained sense enough tc
cling desperntely to this first thing mj
bunds touched, nnd thus remained con
cealed. Tho dory cnught in some current;
floated nt the very extremity of ltt
slender towline, nnd In consequent
tho sloop appeared little more thnn a
mere smudge, when my eyes endeav
ored to discover Its outlines. Evi
dently the bloody work hnd been com
pleted, for now all was silent on board.
Then come tho voice of Estada In a
gruff Inquiry:
"So you nro hiding here, Cochosel
Whnt nro you looking for lu the sea?"
"What? Why that d d English-
man. Mon Dleul Ho fought mo like
a mad rat."
"Tho Englishman, you say? He wni
hero then? It wns he you battled
with? Whnt became of the follow?"-
"He went down there, senor. The
dog stabbed mo three times. It was
either ho or I to go."
"You menu you threw him oven
board?"
"Ay, with his ribs crushed In, nnd
not n breath left In his d d body.
He's never come up even I've watched
and there has not been so much as a
rlpplo whero ho sank."
Too late to 6avo Dorothy
from tho hands of Sanchez' vll.
lainous crew, Cnrlyle sees but
ono desperate chance of going to
her aid. Shall he take It?
(TO HE CONTINUED.)
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Sewing Machlpe Hints.
When your sowing machine belt be
comes loono, do not stop to take It off
in order to tighten it. Just drop a lit
tle machine oil upon It nnd you will
find the belt tight nfter n few turns
of the wheel. Ono sometimes bns trou
ble because the needle cuts henvy
cotton or linen goods when stitching.
If the seam to lie stitched Is rubbed
with hard white soap you will have no
more dlfllculty.
A Tonic for Sewing Machines.
After some years' uiigo every sew
ing machine Is likely to clog up with
lino dust which the mnchlne oil col
lects on the bearings. As soon as tho
machine begins to work. heavily, tnke
out the shuttle und then give ench
movable part a generous bath of gas
oline. Work the foot lever briskly, so
that the gasoline mny penetrate every
part. The old oil and enkod dust will
loosen und fall off In quantities that
will amaze you. Then open the win
dows of tho sowing room und let the
fumes of tho gasoline escape. Of
course, during this cleaning process,
tho machinist will take good care that
thero Is no lighted gas, lump or fire
In the room. It Is a good plan then
to let the machine stand without the
usunl lubricating oil uutll you nre
ready to use It again. A piece of
chamois should always bo kept on
hand to wlpo oft the superfluous oil
beforo beginning to stitch.
Economy in Machine Needles.
Keep u piece of white soap In the
machine drawer, nnd when stitching
VACATION FROCKS
0 f ? J $ jjt 5 5i k f A S fc"KHI flfcLLV
Llfo holds enticing prospects for the
younger generation Just now. Tho
long vacation Is nlmost here, with days
to be filled with piny nnd quite likely
a Journey nnd n visit to ndd to Its al
lurements. And thero Is nlwnys tho
certainty of new clothes when one Is
to go visiting. A frock to travel In,
others for piny, and one or two for
grand occasions when everyone dresses
up, all help In making life ono contin
uous round of pleasure In vacation
time.
Since the designing of children's
clothes has been given Into the hands
of specialists who devoto all their tlmo
nnd thought to It, nil tho needs of llt
tlo folks are well taken care of, and
mothers need only concern themselves
with making selections from the styles
submitted to them. Ai tho left of
tho two frocks shown nbovo there Is n
model which Is suited to cotton mate
rials, for evordny wear, and will look
well developed In dark-colored taffeta,
for traveling nnd street wenr. It Is
mndo with knickerbockers and Is alto
gether practical.
As shown In tho picture the dress
Is plnln chnnibrny. A single box plnlt
at ench sldoof the front nnd a front
pleco gathered to a band at tho nerk
glvo It good lines. Tho three-quarter
length sleeves and tho pockets Und
a band finish, like that of the neck, nil
that ono could wish, but two large
pearl buttons nro allowed for adorn
ment at the ends of tho band nt tho
neck. Tho wldo collar of white ba
tiste or organdlo Is a separate uffnlr,
and Its hem Is finished with n narrow
feathcr-stltcblng of colored silk.
Plain chambray nnd plaid gingham
oiiomy
oriver
anything with much dressing In the
goods, rub the seams with the soap
nnd you will find you enn stitch with
ease nnd with no danger of breaking
the needle.
Always keep m hund In tho machine
drawer n small whetstone, and If your
needle becomes dull sharpen It on tho
whetstone. You enn mnke It as good
ns new.
An Excellent Spool Rack.
To keep mnchlne drawers In perfect
order saw a thin board to lit tho bot
tom of the drawer, mark it with rings,
using u spend, nnd put a peg or nail
In the center of each ring. Now ench
spool Is lii its own place on u null nnd
the thread does not become tangled.
With n short hatpin one can guide
nnd place the work. Keep the hatpin
In tho sewing machine drawer.
Tea for Tinting.
Tea Is better than coffee for tint
ing the various shades of crenm Ince,
because there Is less chance of streak
ing. Use a strong solution of blnck
tea. nnd ndd this to the rinsing wa
ter, dipping It once or- twice. This
gives a better color thnn using ten
strong enough to give It the right color
the first time It Is dipped. After lnco
tins been wnshed nnd tinted It should
be brought back to Its original shapo
by pinning on n clean Ironing board,
or several folds of a tmwel. Keep In
mind the shapo of the bice as you pin,
nnd pin It so thnt ull the scallops aro
the sumo size. These pins should bo
put In very close nnd tho work re
quires n great deal of patience.
make a little dress that will prove use
ful almost nny hour of the dny, nnd
this combination of materials we havo
always with us. In tho dress at tho
left of the group It Is shown In n frock
having n waist of chninbrny nnd skirt
of gingham, with the addition of whito
orgnndio In a llttlo vestee and coilnr.
Bnnds nnd tabs with penrl batons and
button boles make this frock Interest
ing. The skirt has Inverted plnlts nt
the front, bnck nnd on the sides nnd
tho pockets, like so many others, aro
cut on tho bins of the goods nnd fin
ished with pointed bonds.
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Morning Frocks for Summer.
Simplicity should guide you in or
dering your morning frocks of ging
ham. Remember smart severity
mnrks these tub dresses. An Interest
lug exnmplo of these glnghnm gowns:
which will be populnr this summer, Is
made of blue and white checked glng.
ham with trimmings of butcher's linen.
A square yoke of butcher's linen is
worked In blue eyelets, through which,
n blue silk lacer runs. The same treat-'
ment Is used on cuffs with right nnglo
"cutouts." A border of white linen
hems the skirt. Tho belt of whlto
suedo Is punclred with bluo eyelets nud
fastens with n blue ennmel buckle.
Novelties In Crepe.
Crinkly crepe Is one of tho Inter
esting fabric novelties of Purls, and
frocks aro made of it both In dark und
light colors. .
THIS WEAK,
NERVOUS MOTHER
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham'f
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.
Philadelphia, Pa. "I whs very weak,
always tired, my back ached, and I felt
sickly most oi tne
time. I went to
doctor and ho said
I had nervous indi
gestion, which ad
ded to my weak
condition kept me
worrying most of
tho timo and he
said if I could not
stop that, I could
not get well. I
heard so muchnbout
LydlaE.Pinkham'a
veeetable Com-
found my husband wanted me to try it
took it for a week and felt a little bet
ter. I kept itup for three months, and
I fed fino and can cat anything now
without distress or nervousness. "Mrs.
J. Worthline, 2842 North Taylor St.,
Philadelphia Pa.
Tho majority of mothers nowaday
overdo, thero ore so many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
is invariably a weakened, run-down,
nervous condition with headaches, back
ache, irritability and depression and
soon moro serious ailments develop.
It is at such periods in life that Lydia E.
Finkham'a Vegetable Compound will
restore o normal healthy condition, as
it did to Mrs. Worthline.
Speaking by the Card.
"The bride looked like n queen."
"Yes. nnd the bridegroom looked
l'ke tho deuce." Boston Transcript.
"CALLUS CORNS"
LIFT RIGHT OFF
Apply a few drops of
Freezone" No pain!
Don't suffer I A tiny buttle oi
Freezone costs but a few cents nt uny
drug store. Apply n few drops on tho
corns, calluses nud "hard skin" ou bot
tom of feet, then lift them off.
When Freezone removes con.s from
tho toes or calluses from the bottom of
feet, the skin beneath Is loft pink nnd
healthy nnd never sore, tender or
Irritated.
Yes, Hazel, a mini Is thf. most Iiik
portant piece of furniture in a worn
un's nir castle.
Cutlcura Soap for the Complexion.
Nothing better than Cutlcura Soap
dally nnd Ointment nosv nnd then at
needed to ninko tho complexion clear,
ecnlp clean and hntiiU soft nnd white.
Add to this tho fhscluotlng, fragrant,
Cutlcura Talcum nn you huve tht.
Cutlcura Toilet Trio. Adv.
The undoing of the work that Sntnr.
finds for Idle hands to do furnishes
employment for other people.
Weak From Pain
Mrs. Gibbert Was in Misery,
But Doan's Brought Her
Splendid Health.
"About 15 years ago my kidneys wero
in bad condition," says Mrs. Lucy Gib
bert, 15310 Columbia Ave., Ilnrvey, 111.
"There was a constant, dull, bearing
down pain in the small of my back. I
couldn t turn over in bed without such
pain I could hardly breathe. Mornings
I was still, sore and lame all over:
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"Inflammation of the
blndder nearly drove mo
wild. Tho kidney secre
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while, day and night, a
little at a time, and
burned like fire. Great
sacs of water formed un
der my eyes.
T YVAfl In flllMi tni.ni-..
Nn. Gltttrt
I Wntllfl h,rnmn uronl nnA i .AM.n... T
would scream. I had nerve-racking
headaches and the back of my neck
pained me. I was so diiay I didn't dare
bend oyer for fear of falling on my
co. My sight became blurred. I was
sick all over.
"Five boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills
cured me of kidney trouble. Since then
I nave enjoyed splendid health and I
owe It nil to Doan's.
Sworn to before me,
SAMUEL DANIOK,
Notary Public.
Gel Domn's at Any Store, COc a Bos
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