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In Valhalla
and Out
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' Q
lu
hi George
J Ettielbert
WWO 8?rvlc? Walsh
(Copyright. 19X5. toy W. ci Cbupmun.)
CHAPTER XV
The torpedo boat Sprite had picked
up Dick's wireless at sea, and hurried. I
to the -ialamf; but the IVllcan was
ten, mile* nearer and l>eat her' I >
, slnall margin of time. The arrival ot \
the warship completely demoralized
Captain Brent ai.d hi* confederate*
? After 11 thrrirt nf the commander to j
blow up the rave with a, depth bomb
r they surrendered and sulkily per
mltKTfl*Mln'i>.s-??l* M*. f) t f> -tnkfn P'ir
oners. *
Dick was not sorry that the re^pon ;
slbillty of duH\iriiij!- fliul holding 1 hem 'I
wan itranfiferred to another's ?hou1
<iers% tin the warship, whefre the pri'^-v i
oilers were put through a rtejiaratir ilntj J
Collective grilling, h<^ learned- details i
Of- ?the plot that '.cleaned ... up '.many
" points.
? Wr? Blake hfi^} taken advantage of
.his position of t rir>;t ' and Confidenite,
Hn M^r, Cutter's private -secretary, -to
manipulate the stock 'market lor. his
own benefit, tiding a brokerage firm
of V|uest|onftble imputation a con- I
federate. .Knowing that ihe enforced
absence o? Steve / 'tjtler wonid create
a panic In the " stork s supported .by
hluir he had planned skilfully to bring i
about -.this situation.- ? .
Through, the. suggesfchin ' of Doctor
Alster, he Inis'.cred a xlrug. thAt ;
slowiy weakened t li o < >1 d m a : i ? s k o;vin i .
gradually breaking' down Ids ir*?:> will
until- h<> was. apfctliVflc and indiffer
ent. He beonru<< siUcrijijiely peevish"
and -r ?,/.?. .eiY' by pe- ?
:',TTOfrs of : ?>. >vi^; /*b .Ti."^SsJoi?. . |.lis o\v'ii .
. ljiuii iy ' J.!;.*,.? :,<??? li' was um:Iile to 'tfiug
lidse his < use.
, i.:i ?_ on * his i emp
mind* w.hcu in this wo>il:< ..ud condi
tion Blake won' the power, lo speak
'and iicft -for him In Many imp '..riant ;
matters.* lit hard '. .vMin Johnston
dismissed, ami Brepr installed in his ;
pla'ce. Then lii. one of ;)U^i?eriods of 1
d^Jectlon ive prev^Vile'cl upon emptier to i
accept u temporary -change of physl- j
clan*. |
After that the success of the. plot
was assured . po< tor.Alster \epY his pa
tient weak ".and' menially depressed
until it wjis time to spring their coop.
Captain Brent had been to, Valhalla to
install the secret wireless plant in the
cave, and when- he returned, arrange
ments were. .completed' fr>r the second
step in the achenie:
?.Doctor Alhter Imil v.afi.ted. Cutler
a period of: absolute rest wa's -
essential, and he. recommended a tr.p
to ValluVUa. Alice.- had unwittingly
fallen intd. t heir plans, 'and w li?'-ii. she
added her Ver'suil-ions to that <>f -.he :
others, hc <>;d aaju ? !.nd ? grrtmbOng'y
yielded.. . ./ . I
I . Ail ? . fi'.r.cn's fur V.ie : i- j
been' !?? n. t?"> i.ia ?<??. 1 |ta prefphse
send i n't; t he servants <;own'. SiJu.nl to* '
/per. :nc !:tg lio-.rsi- ?,a? i:. 1 pirtp |
?.?' with . t he iVxr ? (.t !;!<? -uli'!crli;i:r?;e.: \
, knaveiA When- the yaeht axrivej. \
, and it v.as t'otind th::t n<V 't ? rv trvfs J
? i.
be u.<ire pertd'bfsl th. n ..u"> nf:. ills
4 plajB>:!;N ?. ???? ?
back for moire >-<{r\ ..i,t<,t y^ag'
by MIk.-; Cttfler until her ku-si w iv v v
? of nifli '.in. hie" dealing wvvc-i?r'*':;scfV by
Dick '
The Bclicun fiad uiercljL^iLe'ajaed o fit
? tn Marsh jfiUM, \Vh,ere it' was. n com- '
mun'KKtjori with tlic islaritl. and also!
i wWh a>lKuc wireless sj^uthin. ivi:?kc's:
messages to hl's brokers Were , thus !
relayed to the shore4 i;nd answers re j
ceived via the . yacht'K .wireless, in the |
name way.
The mnh'* ori^:ii Jjilea had been!
to commit *vo rrltne IhjTt^uadjil be
traced to him. But two iactbrs de I
? veloped that u|?set l?lVplanR. one j
was bin growing pMHston f4>r Alice Col- 1
ler. which, when lie had her. In his
power on the iabmd developed int<?
a nualn?nH that caiiMetl hinr to over
reach hlntMdf.
He f?a<l toade iov^'tii Marie for mere
ly selfish purpose using hor as an
ft&atrument^for furthering bis ea?*. but
wkien she t?eeame obnoxloiM a?a
thn?stetilT)g he took the first oppofJr
tun)." in rid hiiuself of her. In a
moment of rage and passion lie had
pufthed her over the cHff . to what
seemed certain deaf ruction. !
The other factor that hod conflicted
with ^its interests was the otatlnsey
? of the atock market to move jwt at
? canton It. ? At firix It wew vi.iltwfly
d<?pre?se?J by ail. sorts of rumors -eon
<<ern??|f-tU4> health Mr.d ?veii Ueatb-o<
Steve . qutler. but aHer that It bad
-1 resrtfd :i?d rrfi.ve^- some of Ua^
_ normal ' tone.
? ; ? /I'n urn Kg n i Hi 1 1 ? i y. mii M1 fui niiikg,
.he had. tu protect *hi? jiiargrinx with'
Muck* .iSjTiiEiSVraS .inffiqsp:
U.lu.0. !.?. n.ii^.i tr..m
? h!? private Hrtrt '.vpoxit vauIM
on1..ixlprpiT when. hc>buld get them
Wily. fun lift (i . rollml ' by
wiH'tf"!! ? ffir ? liK.rr itntt rrrrrrf. margius
UOt- ? : . .. . .'.f ??. ii.?.
vyortb of .Steve Cutler's securities hsU
ln??n turned over- !?? them. Rluko yto ;
not oily a ruinod man, but s'thief and i
' absconder, unless the "market turned j
so he could recoup his losses and re- ;
p.lacr Die stocks naj bond.* bcfor< iiis j
employer returned
The scheme had beei^ blasted by j
Dick, wfio from the Brut had appeared !
as the man's Nemesis, accidentally ;
and then intentionally crowning his \
path at every liniioetnut turn to checks
mate him.
" Stere Cutler had come oujt of his
comatose condition, partly as the re
sult or Doctor Alster's ministrations.
Just as Captain Brent appeared. Aft
erward the surgeon of the torpedo
boat look him, In band, and before rhs
warship was ready to *aU with her
prisoners the old man, though Wtttk,
/wn* memay.v nearly norm^
Alice explained in detail, what hid
happened on tl?e island before I'icJt
was summoned to. Outlfi- K , (WsJ.le.
The old iuan loofcril pale, Jim grinY and
In a fight i a* mood.-- lie redded, as
Dick entered. " ,
, "Well, sir^yon're a chip of * the ??ij'J
bjqck !*' he said. "I knew MVfrry \'an4
NVss wheji lig was ? boy. !!ewy*iind
I grow up. togeTnF*7Achtli;L'??mr -bi.t
Qes In knee bree? Vj/ l>efon?*?Ms-ki.;kei!
IWns on tile Streef^Wtf^ad to inert
ypu, sir.**
I >ick grasped tTTe withered ? baud, j
and murmured some ednventfonu' r^
pl.v. "Now, sir" continued the?*nwine,v
magnate, "w' at can \ do for ypu": ? T
owe you < > eryfiiirijj. )?:;r
price."
I Uck's head wont up. "I haeeiVt
any." he replied coolly.'^
C:Vv>f-h? What's that! He peat u !"
t "I haven't ally price, f ir !? - I didu t
do it to be rewarded,. Tpauk you/ < tut
the ^srimei" '
"Rut-by gad. sir. you must have a
price ? every man lute !"
; "Then 1 must be tlif exception.'4 he
smiled As he did ko. his eye* drifted
across the bed to the girl opposite.
For a moment he was quiet and
dreamifj* thoughtful. Suddenly, he
laughed good-naturedly, and shrugged
his shoulders.
i* VVqs. I have a i rice." "he said, "but
it's imi hiL'h for" -even von to nay. V>i
conldn't do it
"Couldn't pry it J" v nor ted CWtfe-.
I "You think t hut ^ scoundrel's fuined
me so I can't buy w bsil I want! V own z
?man. * oi/- \hv.'t k'now. me. I ey .,:d
buy -i?u\ ? "" ,
I)li.k turned abruptly . owny. "f
,':nt discuss it any 'further,"' he sa'd.
"I Shouldn't Ii^ve tnentloiieU it Ke
' rideK licsitating and looking boifK
ly one tQ. the oth< "armi i. r
iv.o.PV! 'have to .pjfy more than you. .and
I .'shouldn't' dream of; asking her in
f<H.t i he hills. 'v
"What's that? another- |>7fy my
hfifc !-" roared the old. man. as -Dick
.moved "to the door. "What deep h?
mean, Alice *" he tiling at his i'ieve.
"I ? 1 don't know,** came the st.-fln
merlng reply, n<vuiiipanled by' a rich
flood Of- carmine to her cheeks.
"Pon't know! l>ori't know !" repeat*
j ed the man on the bed. "By gad,
, ndss!: N>e!ieve y?ui*re keeping some'
thing from n;e. li .you were a man,.
| I d KHv you were |y ing to me."
1 ?Ofr, uncle!" murmured Alice, bury
ing her fare In the pillow.
Two- days later when- the Pelican
was l.i>r;.i-\N j?-rd hound, Dl(jk hat! Hie
d?Vk* in the absence of Captain Bar
. t.etl. , In tho nils-u mo?-;-,!iirht flgnr?
wrapped In S. . mo.mI 4o him.
' sway a 1 '? t ' !< ? e;j? i, tiui(^ the va? ht
lurched so. that he Imti -to support .her
V.1J h u4?- .arm.
""V.'-l !:::ve - ? 'vji? 1; fuivny UOti0a<,
' siie whi. |?ered. "If you r^i.Tly
y.ou'd >-:of? ta!k!r,u' ;ib4.ut my
r- . i.i y. ;V,'!iy. i? *i;; at.-, rti.yviiy.
? : may die and' leave U to ?. har
Ity."
t?j 'purity, not die," was the
I?; w^u'ld ? I mean Ie:?v" It
omy
ret<?rt,
"Aren't you . deliciously franlc and
de.fghtful when you- ..talk, thai way!"
?ht-. lauirhed, hugging the aria J??
uliich ?he. clung. ? "Vou"d* marry nie if
I were poor, but because I'm'ri'b you
want to jilt "ijie."
"No. not that, dear,." he interrupted,
holding her close. 'Til. have' 'to marry
you, ri< h or .poor. I love you so, but
I wish there wasn't such a difference
in. -Why. I'm a failure, dear, a total
failure!" He waved his arms elo
quently. "Before I left the city I was
down and out, and 1* shipped as a
stowaway. -I can't fofget that."
?'Well, - I'll lrelp you to forget it,*
she replied, kissing him. "Now. JMaen ;
I love 'you, and not what ypn've got
or haven't got. I'll love you as a
jaitowawH.v or failure* or successful
business man. That's all there is to
It! Wftat else ?J??lly^ matters, Dick?"
"Notbli gt 1 fine*'*." he murm u re>d a
little dhrtcily. pressing his lips to h*rf
and forgetting 'all bis ?ib/ectlo?sr io tl^e
bliss of ihe moment.
ft I lit JuND.l *. ,
BLOCKADING REALLY
AT LOW EBB
In a recent iss\ie of The Courier
I read with much fbterest and picas -
uve the stritement of our Sheriff rnr
|;t/r .good Bliton^ that blcckac/ing
was . at a lew*, t^bb irr h i . (.O'lnty
This i? ,s<> refreshing;, soul revivjpfc
and; heart chetriog^. Mtiv the. l.'m<
soon come when l/loeitadin^ at a
~t jvv ebb can truinluUy - he ; ri.nd. Jrrrr.
c^niy i ii^r own Coutuy. but in- every}:
county of tha - .
-&( \1m Natiori. AnlT tfiii Trp";H
if the popl'e would cbnsidtr their .
morsT obligations and drftiss. whiihj
shoul^ be- one ejHef-re?ricefW^
AIN'T IT THE TRUTH
By . A. B. CHAPIN
Kitty rt usually IErriBly "fifeeo
WHCM PlPHfc? At^E tt> 6c WWltD
C^e ,my
FEPT WUO.T
llM ABSoLUT6ly|
k YaeoB . >n \
E^euy ^-ocrr ?uJy
of us al. How- can w-s? e aim to b'.
patriotic if Ave <iq not PP4
evils which prevail among u%. e*v
peCiaiy the- drink evil Nyhich is $ping.<
"jn'.i j r .Ti'jnt -tr
nationally, ami per hap# personally,
?uragir.g us d'yyiy tx> ? heathen is?r. ai> i
. rnv wring the ..Wrath.; of 'a.ju?i ! o.'c-r: i
?ful; arid s'n ? aver* if; <: CSo/k-'.
; We a v.s called a ~ G#i rjs than. -n atSoii .
'a i ;vr:;;Y-of nn,-nc\ \vh<v.
we*- ai'e (J:!n^ so little' ?ornn irativcly
to -promote CHnstianity atid. morali
ty. If :<i]f the chardo ir.'TiilK .-s
out* land would array themfce'rv2s'
against- ' lawlessness and the i>lict
Hquor business as they should, the-'
two monster evils would soon be
reduced to a remnant, weak and
smr?ll. Dear Lord. help ?s to >:ee
nure clearly and walk more faithfully
the path of duty.
Some of us are parents and grand
parents, are we interested in our
children and the rising generation
c> we should be? Dear Christian
people, including all moral an 1 pa
triotic. people, if we fail to do -ur
<\utyj in overcoming the gigantic.
evils el^the present, which are' such
terrible morAp an<|. v pixytual menace,
and been-us'e ;.f k e^il environment
many of oar children become moral
and spfntjjar wrecks, will we not
b - ' to extent- -responsible for
thvir failure and downfall. But deat
vr-cpFe, 1 .yvi not dictating: in the
hast. I\lo^ not mean to be- rough,
i ...vsh or u^rc^ohabie. If I have of
fended you. 1 as J k pardon. \ also
a-k :,^)u to consider seriously about
the fate of our children, and the
condition of our. country .ten, twenty,
thirty years hence 'at the pre serif
rate of moral decline and degeneracy.
1 \vi 1 1 as k y " ? ? again to rda liar t h e
importance and Che duty of devot
lesing' a portion of our. tiliie and i.-ner
jjrlcs to the welfare of our fellow
man and promoting the -best intere.se
*cf our country. And now, dear boys
an tlyiung men, Will you listen t?> a
tyord of admonition frorn a true
fn'end and well-wisher: We otien
hear young people, and others too,
spt ak of their freedom and Ger
ties; they must have what they want
regardless of cost and results, and
in their zeal' for fredom and liberty
they sometimes disregard the civil
laws, and as offenders are tried irf
coiirtLs of our lan<J, often are sent to
prison, or pet a ro*d sentence, t hen ,
where is their free^m and libert^j
Again, to gratffy At4*eir wants' some
of them become wasteful and ex
travagant, *ave very little, misfor
tune Cornea and ?* poVery becomes
tKeir master; where then is their
liberty? O liberty! what terrible
mistakes, what ilegrading conduct,
what crimes are sometimes com
mitted in thy- name. Young -rne.n
and boyi, Jet tne beg, warn, entreat
and persuade y qsJ to shun intoxicat
ing drinks, fo? your own and your
Uai'ftilf.s sake, and r.th
which emiM bt^-tnentioned. _
you to, live ? sober, ttmnprafo, moral 1
1 SKIN DISEASE REMEDIES
/ fHunt*? Salve end Mi if*
t>i t treatment of Itch, Ecirmt,
?? Rftifwc>rm,T Htw or ether itch
^ ^ ry *Ktt
OA VIS 1)RUG ,^'Oj ;? Kt'soMf'o. N; <
live*, young man; the rapid*; are be
fore jtou. the precipice of moral
and spiritual destruction are before
yoti, if "ycti continue in your .xJowh
tefed aa& Pyath- j'M irtetirity .-.are j
before you; "choose thiir day whom
you wiil ? is" Cod's command, \
and may you c hco.?e life, '.%onor- And
peace, Ircre and ;heroaftVr. ' [
-B! cka-.'iini:. at a, *"W <*'/?>,
Sherij , 'BtO v'kj\ What a ? .consoling
statement; Great! ^CJi;an<l! -6lorio
if it be tru?, but I tear- oar- lco-I }
Sheriff i* mistaken abo.ut this. .From '
many evidences and indications, \yo.J.
se \vhi.5kyt drunkf nnes and the chain
cu; evils \vhi>h loljow, are not at
low^ ebb, the nefar4""s^ 'business oi
bloskading is ;r. full blast some
where, if riot in Person Coufrty.
In" the resent double accident nipt
NEW DISCOVERY ]
OF MEDICAL
SCIENCE MADE
MR. SEXTON FEEL'
?LIKE NEW MAN
? ? ?
Lynchburg, . V?.- -Mr. Michael
Sexton has had stomach trouble
for years. He tried dozers of reme
dies. and when about to resign h rai
se if to his fate someone iold- him
of a wonderful new discovery.
That discovery was Med-O-Mint,'
Jhe tried -it. To hss amatfepient? but
read his own story.
"For years 1 have . had stomach
trouble-r have tried dozens' of rem
edies but nj>ne -ectv.: d to do me.any
good until a- friend gave a
?arnpJe bottle of Medomint'. This
made - .v.*. 'feel iike .. ;:-evv man. 1
bought a bottle- and am glad U> say
I feel better than I have for- years, j
I can now eat anything' wit+.oat'
bad effects and can iec<>rnmend
Medomint to anyone having stonr
ach trouble."
READ WHAT MRS. ROBERTSON
? S VYS
The Med^O-Mint C(X,
Lynchburg, Va.
Ueritlemen: ?
No one v an appreciate the value
of "your Med-O-Mint until they try
it, and for a long time 1 was skep
tical, but finally tried it, and it ?s
ail you claim.it to be, and then
some. As a cleanser, purifier, ap
petizer and tonic, its a world beater.
Any owe hatfin^g a .bad. stomach,'
bothered with constipation, inril
Irestion, dyspepsia, nausea* cramps, ,
etc.. bp astonished at the
rapidity ? which Med-O-Mipt will
make in removing the cau.se and
.'effect a cure.
j After taking it awhile, ) have a
:most wonderful appetite, can sleep .
like a log and feel fine all the time.
1 Any one who will try M?d-0
?Mlnt according to directions, 1 am
?ure will be as bij* avbooster ns 1
am.
Vefy respectfully, . -
(Mr S) CHXKLKS U KOtyiRTSON
MijJofoint does give quick relief.
~Ui ? alk^aComach t It wiiU
tone up your \\)|?.le system and
make you feel^like a r.cw prrgpTv
dQwmi? -yt j ret yo?r money
tonck. At your dxujysist, 25c, 98
and tT.QO "Srtrt by druggists
and mm! mertrhintB. "6oy it imr
wf> o ? r TTTTV: T ? "'"T1 ' .. '
"Helena the fcrid^nt was rud
to the. V_ir f ' ' ' the- ' I
at i'r*s. time, in addition* to the driver
lu i.-irf by . lil^.-pp^pachiajr |
'xxhti n^gan^J
not * a *1, ptopit
ilidrkr
light. I believe that
of blocka.de whisky.*.
?
a sad fact that our new roads -which
cost we tax payers ho much to build
and , maintain, iire getting extremely
dangerous, Especially where there; is
so much traffic and so much drunk
fcnne**. Artd 1 V-a v Hk-vp j*
, fo"w agaitist people -driving autos
?wjule drunk ? but it iz, notf often en
forced. ? I think- we should tfelk^less
about freedom and ; liberties for it
sums to me we are coming under
the ,?>6n4age of .corruption* Is there
no prevention or remedy. Dear
l. rd. help us ti realize the extent
of our (jruiltj danger and duty.
| t ? THAD- K. JONES.
WH! MY RACK! *
. Aching Rack >lilkrs Life Miserable
J Per Many. RoVhoro People
It isn't right to sufferll ay "in and
| o'ay *<i.ut . with -lull, uoceasipg , batfk
. Or ? bo Utevl'y mi a rable : ?Vith;
?? 'v.':-) utab's of pain , whenever you .
ftqop oi; Tift. But chances" are you
will suffer these tormenting aches
and pains asv!ong a? your weakened
kidneys a ve neglected. You * may .
have headachos, too, spells of dizzi
ne-s and urinary disorders. Then
p$c Dsah's Pills-r-a stimulant diure
T tic ? to the k idne'ys. Kxpfcriences ot
' Roxboro people prove the merit of
?1 Dr.aqjs. ? ;
, ,Mr?. j. n I. .Johnson, Fair 3t., Rox-^
| lvjiifl, sayS ; ? 1 "Doau's Pills have
prcw?! -beneficial in my family. My
a kidneys didn't act properly and I
( ha3 annoying, dull aches through
, mv back which tired "ine out. Do \n?s
j Tills cured ?'me ? and I .have 'had no
! trouble since."
| Price # c^)ts at all dealers. Don't
] - i*piy for -kidney remedy?
j gft Doan's Pilfs ? the same that Mrs.
i Johnson had. Foster- Mjifttttn Co.,
I Mfra? Buffalo, N. Y.
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L-o r'.'gfc . r - 1 Council N'n. ,".70 meets
ey*ry Monday evening 7:30 Come
to in- -e nu -tih'gs- members; Busi
4 ,.f ?rrri T^tuT c- :6r.-es before us
often v-'hicli you -hottUl knr>w about.
I.E-MON OMVKR. Councillor, *
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