HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1920-6-24, Page 6AN OLYMPIAN ROMANCE
By HOWARD CHASE FARWELL.
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CHAPTER II. I and started for his work, but not
Apparently her inter view withl uicl.ly enough, however, to avoid
Hogan had not turned out just as shehearing the captain yell to the girl:
had expected. If' so, and things were -An' as for you, sweetie• -•your can
not going to her liking. that was un- stay out here till you conte sneaitin
fortunate—for her. But that was none up to my door and beg to get in. Till
of his affair. He was interested only You beg to get in!"
in getting her off the deck; for he was.' Bronson's retreat did not mean that
responsible for the boat and those he was beaten or cowed—merely that
aboard until the captain relieved him, he did not care to be shot down like
And that would be three Hours yet. a dog, and that he wanted time to
Ile laid a hand on her sllaulder; felt think. Quitting didn't enter his cal -
her whole frame quiver, recoil, and eulations. He was going to beat that
then stiffen beneath his touch. brute of a bully.
-There Ie .a engin brewing, madams"'But open resistance was useless. It
he informed her briskly, easel we was foredoomed to failure and Bron -
must clear the deck. Besides. I'm sure son was not unfamiliar with the laws
you, will tint the cabin more comfort -;'of the sea and the land regarding
able and .ntinitel} safer." =tale..
She slacked about. nice:r-' ger back He was going to hit back at Hogan,
¢erne!} a gaiest the veil. :'ora full; though --and hit back hard. And he
!aerate she gazed straight into his \vault strike first where it stung most
t reel then cave bed glia arm impels- —the brute's vanity.
every: Fifteen minutes later he was beside
"You talk Tee a rear ::tett;' she' the girl again. Quickly, but clearly
tree:i, in e t, -\v, vibrant voice, "and, ans fades- he outlined has plan. At
ad k late one, eel y.ta::an hells ntc . dp st she was aghast with excitement
t the t..ihni °.. d timed with fear.
"Nt.)---gra—never there. That pian' "Now if you really mean you want
is a—a he?ast ,' ' to get away from that eur, be right
..Eat still I must clear fire leek." over at that spot in an hour and:I'll
With shook ... get `. a out, t .'.'
til a gull,,, gesture she sltoa.. ngs get y t But it'll be dangerous—
arm. , i mighty dangerous on a night like this.
r
-Oh.." -he erie;.l, ",,..",n1 wont under, ° Are you afraid?"
lien He's a :;sarin• -an-- g horrible,! She shook her head slowly. "I'll
' rre:.kable creature!" be there," she returned, a little
"I must clear the deck." hoarsely. "I'll be there, sures"
"Then whare .an I ,o . What wzlli With this assurance Bronson set
Foe Jo with reg"" about the task in hand. First he must
`What will I do with you?" He! determine their exact location, rate
tnrced a. short, hard laugh. The situ -1 of travel and the flow or ebbof tide,
coon was taking an ugly angle for: all the work of a trained navigator.
hint—one he had feared from the! A channel chart showed the distances
.tart. It appeared that she intended k bergeen the various lighthouses and.
u in,g hint as a spur to producecal-; buoys passed permitted timing to
t sy. as a whip with which se tests , determine the speed with which the
the re.raetory -Shark." elegem into? boat was moving, whereas his own
hrc' with her pleasure. personal knatmeter trailed in their
Ani above all thist,,a e feet Mattered: wake verified the ship's Calendar
way ees0 het brain, aeneeine tet* :ga:oiling that the tide was just turn -
ethers ix:leer• shelter. She wae beaeta. ing;
Are as Ale stool centred e;aiest' Now there only remained to decide
,, nasi -railing v.-ith tho sterni-alaaen. at jeet what point the' incoming tide
e , and flashing light -sena as xt l)ack-' woal,l carry them toward the rocky
gr :end. she presented a str king Fels.' little headland just in from lneali Ray.
,.t,. See w•:l, !:ea;:Sea. ata a 'n \slate By this time, however, Hogan had
iesevey :.c 1 n firer. T') rein the hecalule restless and was peeing the
t'. r;. e -e er• II es...: ....t. deck --eyeing the g.ri constantly and
.
t reats' ii*.e' .ins he a :',u«tl: , a
at'1'� a . showing great interest in hie second
.c
len :e J. 1 It Camel the yi:tl) tie which mate's activities. He offered no ob-.
Ire was master was a 'rupee ell: aster.' J'-tion—merely let it 'be known that
•-Weat win, 1 to with sou':" he reel nothing was missing hini.
neate& "Why; this isn't my party. The incoming tide was running
You're the captain's goae3t--not mineheave, but the choppy, buffeting un -
eau !::ow. tee is ,r, eemeame here, l certainty of the wavesT had given way
anti I'm enly secc�n,r mate. If I Inter -Ito long, steady swells. The wind,
iered with his personal pail, it might a however, was increasing in violence.
not exaetly please hint." j( The storm was developing from a
Slowly she turned about again, 6 promise to a certainty, and 'within a
;taring out over the crater. • i few hours at most the Straits of Juan
"i'm•--I'm sorry," she faltered.; de l' lice would be lashedto fury by
"Perhaps things will cotyle out all' the inrushing torrents from the
right. But please understand I am no Pacific.
guest of that beast's. I merely took At an instant when the captain was
passage on his heat. The first ques- at the far end of the boat Bronson
tion I attempted to ask you to -night; Passed the girl:
was—"`Be where I showedyou in ten min
"Never mind!" It was the cap-' utes," he shouted with t slowing his
tam's voice direetly behind them,' step.
thick with liquor and ugly :n tone. $ "All right," was her crisp reply.
-You—you, Bronson—you're sup -z With a quick bound, taking the
po ell to be reefing canvas. Don't steps two at a time, he was in the
nee=i your help here. You kner, your. pilot -house. Gripping the wheel he
work --get to its" i snapped his orders to the helmsman.
"yes. s ir; but I was merely--" "lYo,l're off course, Report to the
`Shut up. flet to it:,captain a tern immediately,'
B +oneres sneer flared and he took ` "Yes, sir—but—)1
a =tap forward --but dropped his "Captain's orders."
henna suddenly to his sides. He had "Yes, .sir," and with that the eston-
sseen h',gan's right hand steal into ished sailor descended the steps to
*1e i, ile-ing, pocket of his ee.a-jacket. report to the captain who was pacing
The '..y glint in the pig -like eyes of the stern deck.
rn "Sh .rk" warned hien that another Quick as a flash Bronson spun the
en would have sent a bullet into him. wheel and leaped down the steps with
NVithout a word he teemed about a single bound. Gaining the deck he
darted behind the cabins to the girl's
side. From the . sanall boat in the
davits overhead he drew two racket
rife -preservers, to one of which he at-
tached a small, strong Iine—perhaps
sixty feet in length.
Quickly he fastened the belt with
the line about the girl's waist, shout-
ing in her ear as he did so:
"Jump as far out as you can—into
the trough of the waves. As far as
you can, remember!"
The boat had swung broadside and
was • wallowing heavily—staggering
under the heavy impaet of the storm-
y �_ , ` " ' 'i l `fi driven waves, staggering so that on'Iy
prompt action in the pilot -house could
e 'e save it from disaster.
A rfec shaveThat, Bronson reasoned, would keep
the captain busy for a few minutes.
is f Long enough for them to be lost in
the darkness.
But a glance up to the pilot -house
is .- utoStrop Razor ser- proved otherwiseforhe saw "Shark"
Vice. Stropping and Hogan stumble out and down` the
cleaningwithout taking steps, waving' an ugly automatic in
pu his hang.
anything apart, without The man's wits were evidently more
even I ?Ii20alinte the alert than Bronson anticipated, for it.
e, was plain he ;had seen through the,
blade frorn the frame is ruse and left,the helmsman to handle
.an exclusive AutoStropthe boat while he found its perpee
rator.
feature. Nor did he hesitate, as he had al-
ready seen the couple at the railing.
And 'the quality of ;the "Quick!" cried Bronson, swinging
shave is'the kind you are the girl up on the rail, "as far as you
craving for! can. Jump!"
Straight out' she leaped—swallowed
Your dealer will demos . by the darkness and the w ater. Al-
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to you. .e will guarantee his hand; slashing into the water
g astern like a taut fishline. -
to refund your money, if Hogan was upon him now.. *There
the razor does not prove was no time to scramble over the
to your entire satisfaction. _ railing.. 'Dodging .the ;lurching blow
-
aimed at him.- he ran swiftly toward
the unrailed stern. Ahead of him
the line raga straight out into the
darkness. A dozen rapid strides, a
quick, short step and a leap carried
him into the surging waters,
He carne instantly to the surface;
treading water as a huge wave lifted.
him. on ite crest.. He could sec the
black form of the boat, with its score
of yellowish, swinging lights, perhaps
a hundred feet away, Front its stern
shot a series of short, spiteful flashes,
(To -be continued.)
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TREASORES OF THE I
OCEAN'S DEPTHS
THE TITANIC LIES THREE
MILES BELOW SURFACE..
Shall We Ever Make Neptune
Disgorge His. Fabulous
Hordes?
The`oeeau is one vast and inacces-
sible treasure chest. Sunk in its sun•
less depths lies treasures which would.
pay :off the National Debt at one
stroke. Will the time ever cone
when we shall be able to retrieve it.
or is it doomed to lie there for ever?
The wonderful development of sub-
neariee navigation seems to point to a
time when the dim depths of the
ocean will not remain the blind toys-.
tery they have ever been to mudded.
when we shall be able to. descend safe-
ly to a like depth of ocean as we are
now .able to ascend into the upper air.
Why not?
A Pathway of Gold.
The question of pressure at great
depths has been the great stumbling
block to ocean exploration. The avia-
tor knows bow the air thins out es be
gets to bigher altitudes, but much
more does tee diver know how rapidly
the terrible pressure of the superin•
cunibent water increases as he des-
cends into the sea,
But Hutch greater difficulties even
than thin have been success fully over.
conte by science, and now that the
Germans are talking of establishing
a submarine merchant service with
America, why should we not talk of a
submarine treasure Bunt to the bot -
tom of the Atlantic?
It has been' estimated -and it is
probably an underestimate of tens of
millions ---that the treasure of last vies
sets which strews the route from nig-
land to India amounts to eighty mil-
lions sterling. If tbts ocean route
could be explored it would certainly
be a "pa. streak," a rich lode, a rein
of ;old across the ocean floor..
A story is tops of pirates who were
disappointed at finding no rich hoot;^.
and they threw out of the hold a lot
of greyish metal which they took to
be tin. ore, not wishing their new Nes.
sell to be burdened with such tr:uh.
There it Iles to this day. fifteen tons
of fine silver bars!
Sontetines storms took tremendous
toll of treasure ships. On one oeea-
sten five groat plate ships laden with
treasure went down in the same Hour
just east of hey West. Old records
say that three quarters of a million lie
at the bottom at this point.
In the Spanish Main.
Somewhere a few miles fr`oin the
Isle of Lines a rich treasure: awaits
the new submarine which will dare to
dive deeper than any other has ever
done. It is at the bottom of the Carib-
bean Sea, and consists of a great store
of jewels, gold, and twelve tons of
silver bars. And that Le but one of
hundreds of similar hulls, choke full
of treasure, which cumber the bottom
of the Spanish Main,
Every schoolboy,'know: the poem
"Casablanca," which come:m ,es with
the oft -parodied line: "The boy stood
on the burning deck,' but not all who
repeat it know that the deck. was the
deck of L'Orient, which Nelson blew
up at the battle of the Nile.
Now, it is a fact that when that big
battleship blew up she had on board
specie to the value of ,'500,000, and
an immense quantity of other valu-
ables, in all amounting to a million
sterling. None of this has ever been
recovered. • That was a costly, explo-
sion, both in life and treasure.
A British warship, the Hussar, went
down with over a million sterling on
board in gold in 1780, but probably the
biggest disaster of this kind was when
the British frigate De Brook was lost
off Lewis, 'U.S.A., with £2,400,000 in
specie and jewels, the spoil Of 'an in-
tercepted Spanish treasure fleet, Many
attempts have been made to find the
wreck, but without success. When the
new submarine comes into being, it
will be found, without -doubt.
stink Three Miles Deep!
But' although these are but half -a -
dozen cases out of thousands, it must
be remembered that they one and all
refer to Wrecks in' the shallower
waters. But what of. the'ens of,thous-
ands of ships which strew the` ocean.
floor;-not nfiv`e fathoms deep," but 550
Wily -these ever be' brought to the
surface again and revealed to the 'dyes.
of men? It ea said, for instance that
the depth of the Atlantic where -the
Titanic sank is.'three miles! Will a
submarine, however ingeniously con
strutted, and however greatly daring,
ever •undertake such a dive as that?
It certainly looks unlikely. But such.
mareels have been accomplished of
late years that one has got the habit
of despairing of nothiia'g. The prophet
who prophesies marvels is more likely
to be right than the man who sae's we
have got near the limit of achieve-
ment. '
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'An Bngli&h inventor of re new wire -
lees teleeli.one claims that it is cam
pot enough. fora man to carry: the
entire apparatus,
i rptectiocl.•i's'stn, inoecto,' .
To protect occupants of baby cai•-
rtageo from insects. is the aim •of a'
three-piece, screen that; canbe rolled
Whenenot in rae;
1<f Yon Want Your Baby To Be
Healthy_
Follow these rules: Never kiss the
baby on the mouth or allow your
friends to do so. Never give soothing
syrups to the crass baby. Never give
the fine itanms and bacon which we
put up in the fall. We have little to
buy outside of what aur farm pros
duces, and find our own table the
most profitable market -for that. We
do not serve a large variety at any
`patent" cough mixture for a cough. meal, but give something different a
Never fail to secure the best:mills you the next one, with an abundance of
can afford to buy, Never allow flies each fruit in season, and vegetable:;
to rest ox feed on the baby's bottle at dinner and supper. We do not let
ar nipple: Never fail to wash bottle go to waste, but serve what is
n a left and nipple 'before. feeding the baby. things from one meal in salads, or some
Never fail, after feeding the baby, to different farm, for the next or follow-
ing meals.
Never let the milk bottle stand . Waffles and other hot cakes are
about, off the ice. Never fail to keep quickly made and are very o ular
the baby's food, when prepared, on for breakfast. Home-made breads and
the ice, Never fail to feed the baby fruit pies for dinner and little sand
at regular periods, day and night, wiches for supper, which requ:re more
Never let the baby use a °"pacifier," time than cost, are al\Nays enjoyed,l'hale's teeth pass as currency in
Constant sucking of a rubber nipple We keep the ditgin; roan and table the Fiji Islands. They, are painted
white and red, the red teeth being
worth about 20 times as much as the
white.
We haven lot of used MiUtarY
Tents, Government standard.
with pegs and poles. Price, 330.
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Must Do Something,.
t The clergyman of a poor parish was
showing a rich lady round, hoping to
touch her heart and so receive a big
cheque for his people. "We are now
passing through the poorest slums," ..,
he said, as the car turned into a side
street. "These people have little to
brighten their lives." "I must do
something for them," sighed the lady,
adding to the chauffeur: "James,
drive the car slowly and turn on the
big lamps."
Whale's Teeth Currency,
causes deformities. Never neglect the neat and attractive with clean linen,
daily care of the baby's mouth—wash tpretty dishes and flowers. We try to
the mouth with boric acid after each get the hardest work done by noon, so
feeding, Never eticite the baby, we can rest a while in .the afternoon.
especially before sleeping tune, ar Our yard js shaded: with maple trees,l
after eating. Never rock the baby to and we plant so many flowers in tile
sleep. Never let any one sleep with beds that the weeds are crowded out.
the baby. Never let the •baby sleep It is fenced _against our awn and our
neighbor's chickens, and of course we
keep the house well screened. The
profits from our first season more
than paid for that. Our motto is:
'Do the right thing at the right time
and fro not get behind with the'
world' "-B, R.
in the sun with light shining into his
eyes, Never overdress the baby, and
after the abdominal bandage is no
longer worn avoid wool near the skill
in hot weather. Never pick up very
young babies without supporting the
back. N;ev�negleet to bathe the baby
daily. mummer frequent sponge
baths keep slim comfortable. Never
as to elean all folds of the skin and
Preserving Eggs.
fall
A good method for the preservation
powder -them well, of ebgs is the itse of sodium silicate
Never let a wet bib or wet cap- or water glass. If the price of sodium
string chafe the -baby's neck. Never silicate is about 30 cents a quart, eggs
keep the baby in the house when he may be preserved at a cosi, of al)-
can be kept out-cf-doors; fresh air is proximately 2 cents a dozen. It is not
' necessary for growth. Never permit desirable to use the water -grass sabl-
e
fires to bother rho baby when sleeping; ticn a second time.
use a net. Never fail to screen -in Use 1 quart of sodium silicate to 9
1 the windows against flies anti insects, warts of water that hes been boiled
partietlarly in the nursery, :Never and cooled, Place the mixture in a'
forget that babies nursed by their tied
crock or jar. This will be
i mother's milk and given plenty of , sufficient to preserve 13 dozen eggs
fresh air have three tinges the .advan-. and Will serve as a guide far the
tag" aver others in escaping diary- quantity needed to preserve larger
numbers of eggs,
The crock should be cleared thor-
oughly, and then sealed and allowed
to dry.
Heat a quantity of water to the boil-
ing point and allow it to cool,
. baby may secure medical advice on When cool, meaeure out 9 quarts
how to improve it in both quality and of water, place it in the crock, and
quantity—she should consult her pen add 1 quart of ,odium silicate, etir-
nate physician. ring the mixture thoronghly.
The eggs should be placed in the
Tested Recipes, solution. If sufficient eggs are not
A good dinner: Cut two pounds of obtainable when the solution is first
lamb into cubes, roll the meat in flour made, additional eggs ma}- be added
and put in layers into a baking dish, from time to time. Be careful to allow
along with potatoes, carrots and on- at least 2 inches of the solution to
ions, cut in dice. Sprinkle with cover the eggs at all tinges.
minced parsley, season with salt and PIece the crock containing the pre -
pepper, cover with bailing water, and served eggs in a tool, dry place, well
cover the dish with a tightly fitting covered to prevent evaporation.
lid and bake in a moderate oven for
about two hours. About half an hour Queer Hawaiian Custom.
° iloea, pneumonia and children's infec-
tions. Never expect a quiet, compos -
a ed, healthy baby unless you do your
part thoroughly and constantly. Never
forget that a mother who thinks her
I milk is not right or sufficient for her
before serving add a cupful of peas.
Spiced currants make an agreeable
relish: To make, use five quarts of
currants, one pint of vinegar, one and
one-half pounds of sugar, one-half
pound of corn syrup, one teaspoonful.
of cloves,one teaspoonful of cinna-
mon, one teaspoonful of allspice.
Combine the ingredients and cook for
one hour; when done place in steril-
ized jars and seal.
Jelly glasses can be made of bottles
of suitable size and shape. Wind a
cord several times around the bottle
at the point where it is broken, and
tie tightly; have the strands close
together like one large cord. Moisten
the cord with alcohol, set fire to it
and when the cord has burned off, hit
the bottle a sharp tap and it will
separate. If it does not yield readily,
a tiny stream of cold water poured
around it will cause it to break apart.
Pineapples and strawberries preser-
ved together are delicious. To one
pound of shredded pineapple use two
pounds: of hulled strawberries and
three pounds of sugar. Mix the sugar
and pineapple and let them stand for
two hours, then mix with the berries.
Heat the ileixture gradually in the
preserving kettle, then let it boil
(stirring well) until it thickens. This
will take about twenty minutes. Red
raspberries can be used instead of
strawberries, or a pound of pitted
cherries can be used instead of one
pound of the strawberries:
A tasty meal loaf can be made with
leftover meat. For three • cupfuls of
cold cooked meat, finely ground. use
oneegg; two tablespoonfuls of short-
ening, one-half teaspoonful of extract
of beef, one green pepper, chopped in
small pieces, and two strips of bacon.
Dissolve the extracteof beef in a small
amount of hot water, Beat tho egg
well and mix with ground, meat,^then
add the dissolved 'extract oe beef,
chopped pepper, shortening and liquid
to moisten. . Form into a loaf, arraatge
the strip of bacon on top and roast
in moderato oven thirty or forty:min-
utes, • basting. ,frequently with ' hot,
water ,in Which a Little extract of beef
has been dissolved,
Cancerning 9uinmes Boarders.:•A corresponden; writes: "My moth-
er and I have fell; well''repaict''for
our ;labor in p,'eviaing :,for , them
tnyough tIse shore summer, .We cater
io, hese wno wan a, -quiet, restful
place. and final that'' they• like_ what
we do—rl ,my of fresh ti uit, vege-ta•bies, mill., 'efts `ansi liaul:try, along
with • eccaeional butchers'- Meat and
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One of the oddest of the customs of
foreign people is that of the Hawai-
ians in regard to newly born babies.
When a child is "spoken for" by some.
relative or friend, the little baby, as
soon as it can leave its mother, win
be given to the foster mother and will
be regarded as a sacred trust. This
custom originated when there were
many tribes often at war with one an-
other and was intended' to bring peace
among them.
The story is told of one woman who
was the mother of eight children,
seven of whom had been adopted by
friends. She could not refuse to let
them go, for she believed that if she
refused some harm might conte to
them. The custom heads to amusing
complications. A native princess now
living has given her baby to her Own
mother. The little girl - is legally
adopted and therefore is the grand-
mother's daughter and her mother's
sister.
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