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Carlyle Sees One Chance
and Takes It.
Synopsis Gcoffry Carlyle,
mnstcr of sailing ships at twenty-six,
Is sentenced to 20 years'
sorvltudo In tho American col
onics for participation In the
Monmouth rebellion In England.
Among tho pnssongcrs on bonrd
tho ship on which ho Is sent
across aro Roger Fairfax,
wealthy Maryland planter; his
niece, Dorothy Falrfux, and Lieu
tenant Sanchez, a Spaniard, who
became acquainted with tho Fair
faxes In London. Carlyle meets
Dorothy, who Informs him her
undo has bought his services.
Sanchez shows himself nn enemy
of Carlyle. Tho Fairfax party,
now on Its own sloop In tho
Chesnpenko bay, encounters a
mysterious bark, tho Natnur of
Rotterdam. Carlylo discovers
that Sanchez Is "Black Sanchez,"
planning to steal tho Fairfax
, gold and abduct Dorothy, no
fights Sanchez and leaves him
for dead. In a battlo with
Sanchez followers, however, ho
Is overpowcrod and thrown Into
the bay.
CHAPTER VIII Continued.
Tho two must navo hung In sllenco
over the rail staring down. I dared
not advance myhead to look, nor oven
movo a muscio of my body In tho
water.
. "How came yon aft hero?"
"Becauso that fellow leaped the rail
from the wharf. I saw him, and wo
Inet at tho wheel."
' "From the wharf, you say? Ho was
not aboard, then? Santa Maria 1 I
know not, what that may mean. Tot
what difference, so ho bo dead. An
derson, Ifcndez, throw that carrion
lOTcrboard no, bullies, ,never mind;
let them He where they are, and sink
an auger In the sloop's bottom. What
la that out yonder, Oochose?"
"A small boat, senor a dory, I make
It"
"Cut the rope and send It adrift
Mow come along with me."
Tho darker loom of tho sloop van
ished slowly, aa the slight current
sweeping about the end of tho wharf
drifted tho released boat to which I
'dung outward Into tho bay. There
was scarcely a ripplo to tho sea, and
yet I felt that tho boat was steadily
drifting out Into deep water. I was
still strangely weak, barely able to re
tain my grasp. Finally I mustered
every ounce of remaining energy In
one supreme effort and succeeded In
dragging my body up out of wnter
Devising Some Meant for Attaining
the Deck.
over the boat s stern, sinking helpless
ly forward Into tho bottom. Tho mo
ment this was accomplished every
Bcnso deserted me, and I lay thero
motionless, totally unconscious.
I shall never know how long I rc
'malncd thus. Yet this tlmo could not
have been great As thopgh awaken
ing from sleep a faint consciousness
returned. Then tho sharp pain of my
wounds, accented by tho sting of snlt
water, brought mo swift realization of
where- I was and tho circumstances
bringing mo there. I had evidently
lost consldorablo blood, yet tills had
already ceased to flow, and n very
slight examination served to convince
me that the knife slashes wcro nono
'of them serious. My other injuries
wero merely bruises to add to ray dis
comfortthe result of blows dealt mo
by Sanchez and Cochose, aggravated
by tho bearliko hug of tho giant ne
gro. Iudecd, I awoko to tho discov
ery that I was far from being a dead
mnn ; and, Inspired by this knowledge,
tne various incidents of tho night
flashed swiftly back Into my mind.
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No gleam of light appeared In any
direction; no sound echoed nqross tho
dork wasto of water. It was clearly
Impossible for me to attempt any re
turn to tho wharf through tho Impene
trable black curtain which shut me In,
What, then, could I do? What might
I still hope to accomplish? Thoso fel
lows had Bwcpt tho sloop clean, nnd
had doubtless long ago scuttled It
They would suddenly find themselves
lcadcrless, unguldcd. Would that suf
fice to sfop them? Would tho discov
ery of his body halt his followers nnd
send them rushing back to their boat,
eager to get safely away? This did
not seem likely. Estada knew of my
boarding tho sloop from the wharf,
nnd would nt onco connect tho fact of
my being nshoro with the killing of
Sanchez. This would satisfy him
there was no further danger. Besides,
theso wcro not men to lice In panic.
Surely not with that rufllan Estada yet
nllvo to lead them, and tho knowlcdgo
that fifty thousand pounds was yonder
In that unguarded house, with no ono
to protect tho trcasuro but two old
men asleep, and tho women. Tho
women I Dorothy I Whnt would be
como of her? Into whoso hands would
sho fall In that foul division of spoils?
Estnda's? And I, afloat and helpless
In this boat what could I do?
CHAPTER IX.
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A wlm to th Namur.
AH was black, hopeless; with head
burled In my hands I sat on a thwart
dazed, Beforo me, pleading, exprea
slvo of agonized despair, arose tho
swcot face of Dorothy Fairfax. No
doubt by this tlmo all was over tho
dead body of Sanchez discovered, tho
projected attack on tho house carried
out tho two old men left behind, ei
ther dead or severely wounded, and
tho girl borne off a helpless prisoner.
Ay, but this I know ; there was only ono
place to which tho villains might flco
with their booty the Namur of Rot
terdam. Only on those decks and well
at sea would they bo safe or ublo to
enjoy their spoils. Tho thought came
to mo In sudden rovolatlon why not?
Was not here a chance even yet to foil
tncmi wun, sancnez dead no man
aboard that plrato craft could recog
nlzo mo. I felt assured of this. I had
fought tho giant negro In tho dark;
ho could not, during that flerco en
counter, havo distinguished my fea
tures any more clearly than I had his
own. There wns no one else to fear.
If only I might once succeed In get
ting safely aboard, slightly disguised,
perhaps, and mlnglo unnoticed among
tho crew, tho chances wcro not bad
for mo to pass undetected. Such ships
carried largo crows nnd wcro constant
ly changing In personnel. A strango
face appearing among them need not
nrouso undue suspicion. And I felt
convinced I could locate tho Namur.
But could I hopo to attain tho ship In
rdvnnco of tho returning party of
raiders? God helping me, I would try I
My brnln throbbed with fresh resolu
tion tho cull to action.
There were onrs In tho boat I
shipped tho useless rudder Inboard
and choso my courso from tho stars.
My boat had drifted considerably far
ther out Into tho bay than I had sup
posed, nnd It required n good half
hour of steady toll at the oars before
I sighted ahead of mo tho darker out
lines of tho shore. At first I could
identify nothing, but finally thcro sud
denly arose, clearly defined, tho gaunt
limbs of a dead tree, bearing a faint
resemblance to a gigantic cross, that
had been pointed out on tho sloop.
This peculiar mark was at tho extrem
ity of tho first headland lying north
of tho point Itself, and consequently
a straight courso across tho bay would
land mo within five hundred yards of
where tho Namur had lust been at
anchor.
To a degreo my lmmcdlato plan of
action had been definitely mapped out
within ray own mind while tolling at
tho oars. I would beach my dory and
etriko out on foot directly across tho
narrow neck of land. Tho Numur was
not so far out from shore as to mako
swimming to her a dangerous feat,
and I could approach and bourd her
with far less chanco of discovery in
that manner than by tho use of a boat
Tho greater danger would come after
I had attained tho deck, wet to tho
skin. Tho sharp bow of tho dory ran
up on tho soft sand of the beach, and
I stepped ashore.
Then thero enmo to mo tho first renl
consciousness of tho reckless nuturo
of this adventure. As I faced then
the probabilities thcro scarcely seemed
ono chance In a hundred. And yet I
must admit thero was tho ono chanco ;
nnd In no other action could I per
celvo oven that much encouragement.
If Dorothy Fairfax was already In tho
hands of these men, then my only op
portunity for serving her lay in my
being close at hand. No nlternntlvo
presented itself; no other effort could
bo effective. It was already too lato
to attempt tho organization of a res
cue party. No, tho only choice left
was for mo either fo accompany tho
girl or elso abandon her entirely to
her captors. I must either face tho
I possibility of illbcovery nnd ecuture.
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which ns surely meant torture nnd
death, or othcrwlso play tho coward
and remain Impotcntly behind. So I
drove tho temptation to falter away
and strodo on up tho bank Into the
black shadow of the trees.
I found extremely hard walking as
I advanced through tangled under
brush. Fortunately tho distance was
even shorter than I had anticipated.
It was -not until after I had advanced
cautiously Into tho water and then
stooped low to thus gain clearer vision
nlong tho surface that I succeeded In
locating tho vessel Bought. Even then
tho Nnmur appeared only ob a, mere
shadow, without so much as a light
showing aboard, yet apparently an
chored In tho snme position ns when
wo had swept past the previous after- j
noon. I waded Btralgnt out through
tho line? of surf, until all excepting
tho head became completely sub
merged. If I wero to reach tho bark
at all this was the one opportunity.
I stood there, resisting the undertow
tugging at my limbs and barely able
to retain my footing, Intent upon my
purpose. Full strength had come back
to my muscles nnd my head was again
clear. With strong, silent strokes 1
swam forward, directly breasting the
forco of tho Incoming sea, yet making
fair progress. Somo unconsidered cur
rent must havo swept me to tho right
for, when the outlines of the bark
again became dimly visible through
tho night I found myself well to star
board of the vessel. Stroking well
under water and with only my eyei
exposed above tho surface, I changed
my courso to tho left end sldwly and
cautiously drew In toward tho star
board bow. A few moments later, un
perceived from above, and protected
from observation by the bulge of the
overhang nnd density of tho shadow,
my hands clung to tho anchor hawser,
my mind busy In devising some means
for attaining tho deck.
CHAPTER X. '
On the Deck of the Namur.
It was here that fortune favored me,
strengthening my decision and yleld
Ing a fresh courage to persevere,
Forking out directly over where 1
clung desperately to tho wet hawser,
my eyes wero able to trace the bow
sprit, tho rather loosely furled up Jib
flapping ragged edges In the gusts of
wind. Suddenly, ns I stared upward,
I became aware that two men wcri
working their way out along tho foot
ropes, and, ns they reached a point al
most directly over my head, became
busily engaged in tightening tho gas
kets to better eecuro tho loosening
sail. Tho foot of ono slipped, and he
hung dangling, giving vent to a stlfl
English oath before he succeeded In
hauling himself back to safety. The
other Indulged In a chuckling laugh,
yet ho was careful not to speak loudly,
"Had ono drink too many, Tom?"
ho asked. "That will pay yer for fin
lshln' tho bottlo an' never givln' mi
another sup."
"You, h 1 1 Yer hod tho fu'st ov It
Thnr's no sorter luck yer don't gll
yer fair share of, Bill Haines trust
yer fer thot. What I ain't got straight
yet ls whar thct stuff cum from so
easy."
"That wus part o' the luck, Tom,
Did yor git eyes on thet new fellei
Manuel Estcvan brought back witH
him in the boat?"
"Tho ono you and Jose carried
aboard?"
"He's the lad. Thar wa'n't nuthln'
tho ranttcr with tho cove, 'cept ho wus
dead drunk. We wus waltln' on th
beach for Estcvan, an' three feller
ho bed taken along with him Intel
town ter cum bnck tho nigger, Jos
an' me when this ycro chap hovi
longsldc. He never hailed us, nci
nuthln'; Just cllm over into tho boat
an' lay down. I shook him, an' kiclccd
him, but It wa'n't no use; so wo Jusl
left him Ho thar fer Manuel ter say
whut wus ter bo done with him. Only
Joso ho went through his pockets an'
found threo bottles o' rum. Wo took
a few drinks an' hid whut wus left In
tho boat locker."
"So thet's how yer got It I Who
wus tho party?"
"Thct'o moro'n rll over tell yer. 1
never got no eight o him, 'cept in the.
dark. 'Bout all I know Is ho wus
white, an' likely a Bailor. Enyhow,
when Manuel got back ho told us to
haul the lad forrard out o' the way,
an' fetch him nlong. So wo pulled
out with tho feller cuddled up in th
bow."
"I never seed nuthln' moro of him
after ho was hauled aboard. Whut
becomo o the lad?"
Once on board the Namur,
Carlyle knows ho may have a
chance to aid Dorothy. It Is n
desperate chance, but he Is will
ing to take It But how to get
aboard without being seen? Can
ho avoid detection which will
mean certain death?
(TO B13 CONTINUKD.)
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Sewing Buttons.
In sewing on buttons leave them a
llttlo looso from the garment so that
the threud may bo wound around In
order to Insure a good fastening. It
is a good plan to place n pin between
the button and tho cloth, passing tho
thread over tho pin; then when the
thread Is fastened remove the pin and
the button Is sulllclcntly loose.
In rljiping buttons off old blouses,
etc., string them nt onco on a bit of
strong thread nnd tie together. Next
tlmo you want n set of buttons you
will not have to pick them out from
several hundred others.
To Make Even Buttonholes.
In making buttonholes In bliecr, soft
materia'!, a perfectly Hi in straight
edge may be made by even a novice In
buttonholes If n very fine cambric
tiecdlo I run through tho cut from one
end to the other, so that the needle Is
jllrcctly over tho opening; the button
holing is done over tho needle, then
tho needle rs pulled out and Inserted
again outside of the work, nnd tho
second sldo worked over It, tho little
cross-stitch nt tho ends being mudo
while tho needle Is not In place.
Neat, Firm Buttonhole In Cloth.
Measure and mark the exuet length
w4th thread where the buttonhole -Is
to bo; stitch quite closely on each side
tof thread; cut between tho rows of
(stitching; stay in the usual way with
a few ovcr-and-over stlches ut each
lend, passing the thread nlong tho
edges between tho ends, and work.
Somo women use soft wrapping
twine to pad buttonholes on children's
garments. PInco this wrapping twine
as near the edge us possible and work
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Tho days when any old thing In theffrpm tho shoulders and ls tied about
way of n bathing suit would do, havo
Dcpomo n part of tho dim past. Bnth
ing suits, swimming suits and beach
suits progressed rapidly nnd gnyly,
through successive stages of develop
nient (some of them moro startling
Than genteel) until they urrlved nt tho
present season. Now they nil appear
to hnvo claims to attractiveness, they
are modest nnd some of theni, with tho
addition of capes, are entitled to be
called graceful uml picturesque. Now
fabrics, various rubberized cloths that
'nro attractive In themselves and not
affected by wnter, allow designers to
give free play to their fancies In a
Ifleld where traditions do no hamper
ing but quite the reverse. Good ma
terials aro well handled In the new
suits by specialists that- havo gained
'much by experience in designing. Thoy
have presented a great ya'rlety in
Btylefl this season.
Two very good examples of theso
new arrivals for bench wear and bnth
Ing nro pleural above. They aro not
regulation swimming suits, but quite
equal to meeting all the requirements
of tho nvcrngo summer girl who goes
down to tho sen for pnstlme or health.
Tho girl nt tho left has on a Sleeveless
dreas of taffeta which Things straight
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aro very strong.
To Remove Threads Afttr Ripping.
After a garment has been ripped It
Is u tedious Job to pick tio threads
from the seams. If you take a piece
of coarse cloth such as a pieco of
toweling ilnmptni It ami rub It over
the seams, tho threads coaie out read
ily. Thread TwlBted and Knotted.
When thread twists and knots as you
sew, try stretching the cnttun beforo
beginning to use it. Take from tho
spool the usual ueedlefill ami, holdtng I
each end firmly, stretch the cotton as
tightly as possible two or three times.
Buttons of Metal.
There Is a big demand for small met
al buttons this season, manufacturers
say. The small peatl buttons are sell
ing largely for veMlngs for women nnd i
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the vegetable ivory buttons, which
when mndo up take every color and
the appearance of many muterlals, aro
used In largo sizes for capes, coats,
suits, etc. There are glass and Jet
buttons used on tho high-class suits
und the fancy button Ls used for differ
ent purposes. Glass und Jet buttons
previous to the wnr camo largely from
Austria, but aro now made In thlf
country.
Barred Crepe.
Georgette crepe, printed In large
white bars on taupe or blue, tan or
white, Is to be popular during tho com
ing scirson, so ono reads.
Have Apron Fronts.
'Some of tho .new trlcoletto gowns
havo apron fronts.
tho waist with n silk cord. Frills, with
n fancy or fringed edge, In three rows
decorate the bottom of the skirt and
are put on with tho free edge upper
most. This Is tucked down at short
Intervals. Tho round nock Is tinlsheH
with a frill.
Tho simple cap worn with this dress
ls a polka-dot rubber cloth with plain
revers about tho head and" Uio shoes
are high. There nro silk hose and
knickerbockers of taffeta.
Tho suit at the right appears to be
mado of wool Jersey or a similar mate
rial. It has a plain short bodlco with
short kimono sleeves and theso nro
faced with n contrasting color, split
over tho arm nnd tho points turned
back. Narrow braid Is used for trim
ming In luirallel rows about tho hips
nnd in short lengths across tho front
of tho waist. A rubber turlmn, slip
pers with bnnds about Instep and
ankle nnd a striped parasol Insure the
comfort of this very up-to-date bather.
It Is no longer fashionable to ncqulre
a deep coat of tnn, although no one
objects to n llttlo of It.
After tong Search, the Wondrtrdl
Productiveness of Western Canada
Was Pointed Out, and He
It Going There,
He fnrmed for n number of year
near Wlndom, Mlnnesotn, and as Mr.
O. S. Mnrey told It, he bnd done well.
He bnd made sufficient money to Be
him nnd his wife through their re
mnlnlng dnys.
"But thero were the boys," said Mre.
Mnrcy, "ihid six of them, too som ot
tho six not yet back from 'overseas.'
Yes, we nre proud of them," thb fond
mother snld, "but, oh I my, we had no
girl," and she bemonned thnt. Thesa
boys had to be looked after. "Why not
settle them about jnu In your own
neighborhood? You, have good land
there, splendid neighbors, and every
thing thnt might bf desired."
"Yes. that Is nil true," replied this
estimable Indy, "but the land Is so
high-priced we couldn't nfford to buy
there, although worth every cent
asked for It. You see we havo six
boys, nnd they nro good one, too."
So, one day, three years ago, Mr. nnd
Mrs. Mnrcy rigged up the automobile
for a touring trip. They wanted to In
vestlgate for the ,boys' bvnefit. Tha
Journey' lasted for n yenr. It took
them throng! Arizona with Its varied
scenery. Its llmatlc and agricultural
attractions; Uo the ennyons of Colo
rado they . nt, nnd the agricultural
possibilities there aroused a large
amount of Interest. Still undecided,
down Into the valleys of California the
automobile went. Fruit orchards were
plentiful, grain fields were attractive,
but the psychological time had not ar
rived. Reversing their way, they
passed through Washington, Oregea
and Montana and home. A year's Jour
ney and no results. "Oh, yes," Mf
Mnrcy scfld, "we had a delightful timet
enjoyed It all but the'day and night np
In Colorado, when wo were held up by
a wonderful snowstorm; we and alx
others. Plnnklng the snow embank,
ment, we came through safely, If
trifle Inconvenienced."
It wns Interesting to hear these pe
pie talk. Their practical minds showed
that they had not Inckcd opportunities
for observation. They could not find
whnt they wanted for the boys. Whea
he was between twenty nnd twenty
five yenrs of age, Mr. Murcy pictured
to himself the kind of a home b
wnnted. He renred a family of boyi
nnd had yet to find such a place. His
year's Journey had been fruitless 1
that respect
' One day he decided he would trjr
what Western Canada could do. He'
had read of It, and he hnd fviendf
there who had done well. He toured
tho provinces of Manitoba', Saskvttche
wan nnd Albertn. He saw the vast
prairies, yielding their twent and
twenty-five, and as high as forty bush
els of wheat, with enormous yields of
other groins. The north central coun
try, which 'afforded tho grass nvd th
shelter thai made stook-ralslng a vol.
unble adjunct to the growing ot grain,
wns vlsilted, Interviews were hnd with
the settlers, tunny from his own Horn
district, and all were satisfied.
Only the other dny he arranged fo
a enr In which he will load his effect
to be taken to the Alberta farm be haa
purchased when on his visit Mrs.
Murcy goes with him, nnd the six boy
wfil follow. Ho found thu place h
hnd pictured in his mind when ho wai
twenty or twenty-five yenrs old. "1
wns unnble to find It until I mnde my'
Western Canada visit. I bought th
farm, nnd I am satisfied. When I saw
a carload of foun-yenr-old steer
brought into the Edmonton marked
weighing, 1,700 pounds, that hnd ncvet
been Inside a building nor fed a bit o
grain, I was glad I had made up mj
mind." Advertisement
Good Excuse.
Wlfle "Why ls It you can't give me
nny loose change?" Hubby "Because,
my dear, money ls tlglit."
It is n grcnt deal easier to find an
engine than It Is to find an engineer.
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