The Duke Times (Duke, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, November 15, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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•quill. di«4 iiiern md cumin' ilillln'!
'll tali* bir, 'lllji. You look out for
Cb*m lopi'li.'
"Bo Nit iinbi (hi wh«'*l and 'lllji
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tiindi 1 loft on »b* Jump. Zacb wn
iklpp.-r. but ill bo dom wu ric*
around ind bollir ind trip ovir bli
own fait It hit >m 'for* th«y got
oven on* topii cliwed down. Tbit
on*, the ft>r<-topi 1 'Iwu, split to riRi
Th* main topi'i wu set, and wh*>n ih*
■quail NtriK-k. the rotten old topmut
went by the hoird 'Kerraih o!' 'Coura*
■pllntfri fl«w like ill poiiwised, ind
one of 'em. about i foot long, nailed
past Nat's head, where he stood heir
In' his whole weight on the wheel, ind
lit right on the binnacle, smashln' It
to matches.
"Well, there they was. afloat, but
with their upper riggln' gone and the
compaai smashed flat. A howlln' uo'th-
wester blowln' and fog thick as over
Zach was a whtmperin', fldgetin' old
wdman, Lafayette and Emulous was
pra.vln" In the scuppers—and that ain't
an exercise they're used to. neither—
even 'Hlje was mighty shook up and
worried—he says he was himself. But
Nat Hammond was as cool and re-
freshln' as the bottom of my well up
borne.
"Then Nat suggests gettin' the spare
ompass and, lo and behold you! t'uere
wa'n't any. Compasses cost money
ind money's made to keep, so Zach
thinks.
"So there they was. Wind was fair,
or ought to be, but 'twas blowin' hard
and so thick you couldn't hardly see
the jib boom. Zach he wanted to an-
chor, then ffe didn't, then he did, and
10 on. Nobody paid much attention
to him.
" 'What'll we do, Nat?' says 'Bije.
He knew who was the real seaman
aboard.
" 'Well, if 'twas me, I wouldn't an
«hor till I had to. Prob'ly 'twill fair
ott tomorrow, but If it shouldn't, we
might have to lay out here all day
Anyhow, we'd have to wait Mr a full
tide.
" 'I'm afraid we're off the course,'
Bays 'Bije, 'else we'd been acrost the
bar by this time.'
" "Well,' Nat tells him, 'if we are off
the course and too far inshore, we
would have made the bar—the Bay-
port bar—if not the Trumet one. And
If wt're off the course and too far out,
we'd ought to have deeper water than
five fathom, hadn't we? 'Course I'm
not sure, but— What's that, lands-
man?'
" 'Three and a half, sir/ says the fel-
ler with the lead. That showed they
was edgin' in somewheres. Nat he
sniffed, for all the world like a dog
catchln' a scent, so 'Bije declares.
" 'Tell you I smell home,' says Wat,
calm and chipper, 'and I'd know that
■mell if I met It in Jericho. Ha!
there she deenens again. That was
the bar and we're over it.'
"The wind had gone down to a stiff
lailln' breeze, and the old Debby S.
■lapped along afore it. Sometimes
there was twelve foot under her keel
and sometimes eight or nine. Once
'twas only seven and a half. Zach and
'BiJ« both looked at each other, but
Nat only smiled.
"'Oh, you can laugh!' hollers Zach.
* Tain't your vessel you're runnln' in-
to danger. You ain't paid out your
good money—'
"Nat never answered; but he stopped
■milin'.
"And all to once the water deep-
ened. Hammond swung her up Into
the wind.
"•Now you can anchor.' says he.
" 'And "bout time, too, I guess,' says
"Bije. "I cal'late the skipper's right.
This is Horsefoot and we're right be-
tween the shoals. Yes. iir, and I hear
breakers. Liv*ly there!'
"Tbey hove over the mudhook ind
dropped the aitla. Nit shook bli
bead.
"'Breakers or not.* uys he. *1 tell
yrro I've smelt home for the last half
bour. Now. by Ibe jumpln' Mose*. I
can taste It!'
"Aid Inside of 1 couple of shakes
come the rata
out imo lb* klirhen, wMibir Ihi
tuHiM-kmrprr hid pr*«*4*4 him II*
found b*r mndinK on tb* bn-li ii*p.
looking it*run ih* fl*»ldi Tb* wnb
benrh »■■ unit-named
"llum!" muied Kllery thoughtfully,
"ihn wis « ci><»] story of Captain Mi
yo'i. Thli man Hammond must b* a
Am chap. I should Ilk* 10 nmi him "
K*tlib Hill looked away over Ibi
fl*lda Bh* did not wish b*r employer
lo see her fire- just then.
"I thought you would meet him,"
■hi Mid. "Hi was here ■ Hill* whlli
ago and I asked htm lo wait. I guess
Zt-b's yarn wai too much for him; he
doesn't Ilk* 10 be pralied."
"Bo? Wag b* here? At ihi Itegulir
parsonage? I'm surprised."
"He ind I have known «ich other
for a long while."
"Well. I'm sorry he's gone. I think I
should like him."
Kezlah turned from the door.
"I know you would." she said.
CHAPTER VI.
In Which Captain Nst Picks Up s
Derelict.
It is probable that John Ellery nev-
er fully realized the debt of gratitude
he owed to the fog and the squall and
to Captain Nat Hammond. Trumet, al-
ways hungry for a sensation, would
have thoroughly enjoyed arguing and
quarreling over the minister's visit to
'he Come-Outer meeting, and. during
the fracas, Kezlah's parson might have
been more or less battered. Byt Cap-
tain Nat's brilliant piloting of the old
packet was a bit of seamanship which
every man and woman on that foam-
bordered stretch of sand could under-
stand and appreciate, and the minis-
ter's indiscretion was all but forgotten
in consequenpe. The "Dally Advertis-
ers" gloated over it, of course, and
Captain Elkanah brought it up at the
meeting of the parish committee, but
there Captain Zeb Mayo championed
the young man's course and pro-
claimed that, fur's he was concerned,
he was for Mr. Ellery more'n ever. "A
young greenhorn with the spunk to
cruise singlehanded right Into the mid-
dle of the Come-Outer school and give
an old bull whale like Eben the gaff
is the man for my money," declared
Zebedee. Most of his fellow-commit-
tee agreed with him. "Not guilty, but
don't do it again," was the general
Verdict.
Keziah watched anxiously for a hint
concerning her parson's walk in the
rain with Grace, but she heard noth-
ing, so congratulated herself that the
secret had been kept. The tide at TJ-u-
met, on the bay side, goes out for a
long way, leaving uncovered a mil®
and a half of flats, bare and sandy, or
"Better Get Aboard, Hadn't You?"
carpeted with sea weed. Between these
flats are the channels, varying at low
water from two to four feet in depth,
but deepening rapidly as the tide flows
The best time to visit the flats—tide
serving, of course—is the early morn-
ing at sunrise. Then there is an Inspi-
ration in the wide expanse, a snap and
tang and Joy in the air. Ellery hid
made up bis mind to take a before-
breakfast tramp to the outer bar and
so arose at Ave, tucked a borrowed
pair of flshernin'i boots beneith bis
• rm. and. without saying anything to
bis housekeeper, walked down tbe
lawn behind tbi pirionige. climbed
In* fur4*4. mien b* was willing
m plunge 1 but* bli wiln
II* kurii*4 ilum ik* *4g*. looking
for ■ sb*llu**r plitw, bui found non*.
Ai Ii»i h* r*rit-b*4 lb* point of tb*
Mil be wu on and iiw. 10 Ms dismay,
ibai her* wai lb* dee pent spot y*i, ■
hole, poured oui by ■ current Ilk* ■
mill rare Turning, b* saw. creeping
rapidly ind steadily ion*(b*r over lb*
llai behind him. two lines uf foam, on*
from each channel, tin retreat wai
cut off.
II* wai In for 1 wetting, thai wia
sure However, thin wai no help for
ll. so lie waded In. Th« water fllted
his boots there. It gurgled about bis
hips, snd beyond, as be could see. It
seemed to grow deeper and deeper.
The current was surprisingly strong
he found It difficult to keep his footing
In Ibe soft sand. It looked as though
be must swim for It, and to swim In
that tide would be no Joke.
Then, from behind him. came a bail
He turned and saw moving toward
him through the shallow water now
covering the flat beyond the next chan-
nel, the cart he had seen U-ave the
ahors by the packet wharf, and. later,
on the outer bar. The horse waa jog-
ging along, miniature geysers spouting
beneath its hoofs. The driver wived
to him.
"Hold on, mate." he called. "Belay
there. Stay where you are. I'll be
alongside in a shake. Git dap, Janu
ary!"
Ellery waded back to meet this wel-
come arrival. The horse plunged Into
the next channel, surged through it,
and emerged dripping. The driver
pulled the animal into a walk.
"Say," he cried, "I'm cruisln' your
way; better get aboard, hadn't you
There's kind of a heavy dew this
momin'. Whoa, Bill!"
"Bill" or "January" stopped with ap-
parent willingness. The driver
leaned down and extended a hand,
The minister took it and was pulled
up to the seat.
"Whew!" he panted. "I'm much
obliged to you. I guess you saved me
from a ducking, if nothing worse."
The horse, a sturdy, sedate beast to
whom all names seemed to be alike,
picked up his feet and pounded them
down again. Showers of spray flew
about the heads of the pair on the
seat.
"I ain't so sure about that duckin',"
commented the rescuer. "Hum! I guess
likely we'll be gut of soundin's if we
tackle that sink hole you was under-
takin' to navigat?. Let's try it a lit-
tle further down."
Ellery looked his companion over.
"Well," he observed with a smile,
"from what I've heard of you, Captain
Hammond, I rather guess you could
navigate almost any water In this lo-
cality and in all sorts of weather."
The driver turned in surprise.
"So?" he exclaimed. "You know me.
do you? That's funny. I was tryin'
to locate you, but I ain't been able
to. You ain't a Trumetite, I'll bet on
that."
"Yes. I am."
"Tut! tut! tut! you don't tell me.
Say, Shipmate, you hurt my pride. I
did think there wa'n't a soul that ever
trod sand in this village that I couldn't
name on sight, and give the port they
hailed from and the names of their
owners. But yoa've got me on my
beam ends. And yet you knew me "
"Of course I did. Everybody knows
the man that brought tbe packet
home."
The cart was afloat. The horse, find-
ing wading more difficult than swim-
ming, began to swim.
"Now I'm skiuper again, sure
enough," remarked Hammond. "Ain't
gettin' seasick, are you?"
The minister laaghed.
"No," he said.
"Good! she keeps on a fairly even
keel, considerin' her build. There she
strikes! That'll do, January; you
needn't try for a record voyage. Walk-
in's more in your line than playin'
steamboat. We're over the worst of
it now. 8ay! you and I didn't head for
port any too soon, did we?"
"No, I should say not. I ought to
have known better than to wait out
there so long. I've been warned about
tbla tide. 1—"
"S-sh-sh! that's sll right Always
glad to pick up a derelict, may be a
chance for salvage, you know. Here's
the laat t hanml r. 1 It's an easy one
There! now it's plain sailin' for dry
ground."
The old horse, breathing heavily
from his exertions, trotted over tbe
stretch of yet uncovered flits and soon
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don't find fault wnb ywi f»r ibai. I
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ibai I am w bit I am. I d Ilk* to sbik*
binds wlib you"
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lo sbak* with a chap as w*|| rot-am.
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mean ll. You s»*. you're *..t a friend
that's a friend of mln*. and wh*-n sb*
guarantees a man to be a ll.. 111 ship
blm without any more questions"
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Ibem lie found ib* ibro* m*n fait
gslsrp behind 1 hillork of inaw ibai
Ihry had scraped together as a pro
•"-AT m^s'ter'^hey's*id. when i.k CbUd^i Cry for Kloichef. CaslorU
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koto* An a4**t*ai* aa4 n>*«*«l*M
*ai*r sappli a*i »ik*r toat*al*ae—
aie mmiiuI M oaly for c*>mtor«
and for s*«ing labor btii alio tnm
the •tgadi'uial of bow* btglaaa
I'AHI Hill A. a Mfe and iur* r*m*dy foi
infanta and cbil4r*a. and aa* that It
In I'm Kor ()T*r 10 Viari
bate had a camfortabli night hen"
i peopi*.—Chnsilan ll*rnld.
FuMon Noll.
lady I>uff Iiordon. at a tea at tb«
Rlli-4'artion. praised thi pannier
skirt
' Everybody llkei It. It la io grac*
fill.* she slid, smiling "Everybody
llkei It egcept entity old feilowa:"
She turned to a crusty old fellow
upon a Louis Seize chair beside her
and continued
"1 know ■ woman whose husband
gros led at her *hen she tried on a
new pannier gown for him:
" i don't let* why you wear thoae
ridiculous big panniers. You haven't
got thi* hips to fill them.'
"Tho woman blushed and bit her
lip Then she said quietly:
" 'But do you fill your silk bat.
George?'"
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"Hsri I Bs it Thli Window."
tiah, also, was waiting and evidently
much relieved at his safe arrival.
"Sakes alive!" she exclaimed, as she
met him at the back door. "Where In
the world have you been, Mr. ElleryT
Soakin' wet again, too!"
He told briefly the story of his morn-
ing's adventure. The housekeeper lis-
tened with growing excitement.
"Heavens to Betsy!" she interrupt-
ed. "Was the channel you planned to
swim the one at the end of the flat by
the longest weir leader?"
"Yes."
"My soul! there's been two men
drowned in that very place at half
tide. And they were good swimmers
After this I shan't dare let you out of
my sight."
"So? Was it as risky as that? Why,
Captain Hammond didn't tell me so. I
must owe him more even than 1
thought."
Hird to Seo Under Witir.
There Is no sclentiflc Instrument of
the "scope" character which enables
one to se»* down to 50 or 60 feet under
water. When the aun shines vertical-
ly over water, a box or bucket with a
glass bottom is often used to look
Into the water. A cloth covering to
exclude light from the box or bucket j
Is sometimes employed. But without
electric or some other light In the
water these devices are not very satis- j
factory.
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DON'T
Be Peeved
because your stomach la
unable lo do it* work prop-
erly—or becsuse jrour liver
is laiy and bowels clogfed.
CHEER UP-QET [X
A BOTTLE OF
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
today. For 60 yesrs It hss
been effectusl in such cases.
£1
_Tako the Old Sundurd UKOVMS TAMTKLKMI
ruiLL mils
iuw «hii jvn am taking.
Ihnwlaii ll
form, and the ni"*i eft^'-toal ton
peoplo and cbildreo, 60 ccnu. A Jr.
Their Use.
"Why do ships have needle guns?"
"To thread their way, stupid."
CHAPTER VII.
tbe rail fence, and "cut across lots" lo
It poured for a while j Ibe pine grove on tbe bluff. Tfcere be i mounted the slope of the beach
and then the fog cleared Right arrows removed Ml pboes. put on the boots > minister prepared to slight.
their bows wss Trumet with the 'own j wallowed through the mealy yellow j "Captain Hsmmond." be sa!4. -you
dock strlkln" tea. Over tbe flat place , aand forming the slope of the Muff. ' bsTeal asked me my name."
between the bills they cowld see the j sad cam* owt on the while beach snd "No. I leldoat do more n once Then
light o* tbe ocean H4* Aa4 tbey wu j th* Inner edg* at tbe lata Then be I ha™ been tlm— when I'd Jam ia *ooa
In Which the Parson and Mr. Pepper
Declare Their Independence.
That afternoon, when dinner was
over, the Reverend John decided to
make a few duty calls. The first of
these he determined should be on the
Peppers.
The Pepper house was situated Just
off the main road on the lane leading
over the dunes to the ocean and tho
light. It was a small building, its
white paint dingy and storm beaten,
and its little fenced-in front yard dot-
ted thickly with clumps of silver-leaf
saplings. A sign, nailed crookedly on
post, informed those seeking such in-
formation that within was to be found
Abishai G. W. Pepper, Tax Collector,
Assessor, Boots and Shoes Repaired."
And beneath this was fastened a shin-
gle with the chalked notice. "Salt Hay
for Sale."
The boot and shoe portion of the
flnst sign was a relic of other days.
Kyan had been a cobbler once, but it
discouraging to wait three or four
eeks while the pair of bootB one has
left to be resoled are forgotten in a
corner.
The minister walked up the dusty ]
lane, lifted the Pepper gate, swung it
back on Its one hinge, and knocked j
the front door. No one coming in
answer to the knock, he tried again, j
Then from somewhere in the rear of j
the house came the sound of a human ,
voice.
"Hi!" It called faintly. "Whoever |
ou be. don't bust that door down. ,
ome round here.''
Ellery "came along" as far as th* '
angle where the ell Joined tho main i
body of the house. So far as he could 1
see every door and window was closed '
and there were no signs of life. How- |
ever, he stepped to the door, s green-
painted affair of boards, and ventured
another knock.
"Don't start that poundln' again!"
protested tbe voice. "Come round to
t'other side where I be "
So around went the Reverend John,
smiling broidly. But even on "t'other
side" there waa no one to be ieea
And no door, for thit matter.
-Why!- exclaimed tbe vole*, nf
laiat Mr Ellery! How 4>e 4o* Glad
to see you. Mr Filerr rine day. aiat
It? Here 1 be at tkls window."
{TO BE coamxvKDj
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Sytmp for Children
leethlng, soften* the gums, reduces Inflamma-
Uon, alia;* pain,cures wind colic, t5c a bottle.to.
Unfortunately charity doesn't seem
to possess any of the qualities of a
boomerang.
Get a Canadian Homa
In Western Canada's
Free Homestead Area
THI
PROVING!
OP
Manitoba
baa several New Hone
(leading Districts that
afford rare opportunity
to secure 160 acres of ex-
cel 1 e n t agricultural
land FREE.
For Brain Growing
and Cattle Raising
ITCH Relieved in 30 Minutes.
Woolford'a Sanitary Lotion for all kinds of
SOntagloua itch. At Druggists. Adr.
A woman is always trying to im-
press upon her husband that she isn't
feeling as well as she ought to.
The mjld mellow quality of LEWIS'
Single Binder cigar is what the smokers
want. Adv.
A voice used too much in scolding
Is not good to sing with.
this province has no superior and
In proBtable agriculture shows an
■ - broken period of orer a quarter
oi a Century.
Perfect climate: good markets;
railways convenient: soil tbe very
best, and social conditions most
deslrSblT-
Vicant lands adjacent to Free
Homesteads may be purchased
and also In tbe older districts
lands can be bought at reason-
able prices.
For further particulars writs to
G. A. COOK.
125 W. 9th STREET, KANSAS ClTT, BO.
Canadian Government'Agenta. or
address Superintendent of
Immigration, Ottawa, Caaa4a.
The Stomach
Is the Target'
Aim to make that strong—and digestion good—and you
will keep well I No'chain is stronger than its weakest
link. No man is stronger than his stomach. With
stomach disordered a train of diseases follow.
Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery
makes -the stomach healthy, the liver active and the blood fare. Made from
forest roots, and extracted without the use of alcohoL Sold by druggists in
liquid form at $1.00 per bottle for over 10 years, giving general satisfaction.
If yon prefer tablets aa modified br R. T. Pierce. H. D.. these can b«
had of medicine dealers or trial box by mail on receipt of SOc la stamp*.
W.L.DOUGLAS
SHOES
*3.00 *3.50 *4.00 *4.50 AND *5.00
FOM MEN AND WOMEN
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than any other manufacturer ia tho world. j _
THE STANDARO OP QUALITY FOR OVER SO YEARS.'
The workmanahip which haa mode W. L DougUa ahooa fame the world
r is maintained in every pair.
fc-ve mode W. L Dooglaa .hoes a limfciH weed
M yew cowld via* W. L Doo«laa Urge Imsmios at Brecht—. Mho, nod sow
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