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THE ASHEVILLE GAZETTE - NEWS.
Thursday, October 30, 1913 '
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NEW YUKK-.
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! THE IStANI
OF THE
STAIRS
Being a True Account of Certain
Strange and Wonderful Adven
'. lure of Master John Haropdon,
Seaman, ana mimtcw i-ui.y j,
..-WJWorce, Gentlewoman, la $
' the Great South Sea. : . "
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CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY
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Copyright 1911 by Cynu Townsend Brady 5
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KCONTrNJED.)
They gave ua no time for further
speech, for, urged by what promises
of reward, what passionate "hatred, ' I
knew not, they came on. The narrow
antranca waa suddenly black with the
Islanders, who thrust their spears at
us. , Fortunately, my mistress had
moved aside and was out of range, but
I was perilously near being cut down.
Miafraaa T.fiow had thA awnrrt which I
h.d; thrust Into -her: hand, and I the
erar" air which I had cast into the
Inn.f rnVA ahaad of ma.
. Those outside were even less able
tn ma than va and nrhnDi thev
thought we had withdrawn or been
driven back, for they crept forward.
While I had lived in the gardener's
' Indira of Wllberforca castle I had Kot
down the heavy weapon on the first
head, striking with Just enough force
tn kill tha man und vet leave me able
to recover myself without delay, and
when three heads had been knocked
that way In rapid succession with no
more damage to me than a trifling
near cut on the . ankle, the battle
atnnnnd for a moment. I laughed
. "Pom on. vou dogs?" I shouted. "I
can play at that game until you are
nn iw Tirmi fi r m
"1
Mak0 This and Try It
for Coughs
This noaaa.KIa.aa Benaedy suae
na Equal for rromp
: ' Beaolts.' ' - ' -
' r: . -f .-J ...... - lth
iixiA vw, piub ui grautua-vt-u ,")!'
Vi pisf of warn water, and stir, lor 2
11 im nv, u i . ti m pin. w.w. ,
ha Siifrar Brrup. 'iaka a Uaspooniul
I n
minutes. Put 'Ifa ouncei of Pincx (fifty
crata' worth) in a pint bottle; then add
i 1 c a M 1 . A
me ouaj
w.. U.J u . nv w 1 .... w a.uuaw. .
. TM. .nnl. 4.I.AA hnM nf a
eoujfh more quickly than anything else
you aver used. Usually oonouers an
ordinary cough Inside - of 2 hours.
Eplcndid. too, for whooping eough,
pasmodto croup and bronchitis. It
timulates ths appetite and is lichtly
laxative, which helps end a xroh.
Tbi make more and better court
strop than you could buy iready mad
for 12.60. It keep perfectly and taste
pleasant. , t '
J'inex 1 ' a most valuable concen
luted compound of Xorwsy white pin
extract, and it rich in gualscnl and
. i . , j . i -i. .
otoer natural pine vienjrnia wuiuu aiv
ao healing to the membrane. Other
preparation will not work in thli plan.
.. Making cough' syrup with Pinex and
sugar syrup (or strained hnnry) has
proven so popular throughout the United
fetates and Canada that it is of Ua
Imitated. . But the old, successful mix
tur ha never been equaled.
- A guaranty, of absolute satisfaction,
or money promptly refunded, gnr with
this nrenaration. Your druffuiit baa
more tirnil of It than I."
' I spoke without thought, however,
for those outside the opening drew
back the bodies by their legs and thus
flunrAii tha Antranne. I ludeed .that
the outer cave, which was large anJ
spacious, . was now filled with men.
Thv wnra nhnutlntr and gesticulating
In great excitement. But none made
anv effort to enter. Finally l neara a
human voice aneaK nst . linKiian. . ii
was Pimball. - ' VA :' '
"Master Hampdon!" he cried.
"Speak not to me, , you murdering
villain!" I answered.
"Now, this la madncsn," he went on.
"You are trapped like rats. We have
nniv tn wnll nn tha entrance or build
a fire in front of it and you wm me.
"It is better to ale even so, i re
piled, "than to live' with men like
you."
"You are trapped like rats; Wo have
only to wall up the smranre-Trrrtu!ld
a tiro in front of -it and you will die."
"It is better to die even so,"-1-replied,
"than to live with men like
you. , ' .
"You are a fool!" he exclalmeu.
He dropped down on his knees - as
ha nnnkA and I could see his face
in the opening, but too far away for
me to swing my ax.) If it were my
last effort I was aeiermineu mai x
n ,,M t him. and aa I waited
"Don't lose the swordl I crtea to
my lady across the chamber, where
her white face stared at me out of the
UllUltbsn -
I shall not," she answered undaunt
edly.
Then I lifted the ax and waited for
Master Pimball and his mun to come
Rut ha had a better plan, uuneis
thev had in nlenty, and
he knew from the fact that I had
thrown mv Dlstols .t them that I had
none left. With a . deafening roar
.,nrm nf hnllp.ta from a dozen weap-
nna sweDt into the cave. I leaped
back. I had to or 1 snouia navo
h..n .hot where I stood. Of the way
thev , took advantage.
uiu. . ....
and under cover ot a seconu vunc,
tbey entered. Well, it was ail up.
All I could do wa to leap upon them
OB I1'1- J i"vp ' - ... ,
n... .hot mnment tne aouu rocH
beneath my feet began to way. It
was as If I had been Instantly trans-
lot.rf n tha deck ol a tossing niuu .
stood rooted to the spot , trying, to
.ini'.in a halance. Pimball had lift
ed himself upon one knee ana was
almost clear of the entrance, but he,
annallad. . A sickening
feeling of apprehension that all tne
savage on eartn couia not insiura
came over m. My mitres creamed
fuiniiv The natlvea outside broke in
to terror stricken shouts and cries; an
oath burst from the Up ot me ieaa
nf thA mutineers.
The next moment, with a crash like
a thousand thunder peals, th earth
a. nt In twain.
Tha aarthauake shook . that rocKy
Uland like a baby' cradle. A great
m.u nf rnck over the entrance fell.
With another roar Ilk the first the
cliff was rtvn in every1 direction. The
nolsa ouatid eased. -The -men wn
Pimball were ground to death. Upon
hi leg lay fifty f et of r.. xen rock,
nurknaaa. total and . absolute, sue-
,,..,1 tha dim HahL T rememt jt real
ising that th attaea bad failed and
then aomethlng (truck me. Down upon
the wet, (till Quivering sand I fell and
nn mora.
Wmtmr in. oold. trickling UDon m
from om spring, cpud In ,the frail
by the eartnquaae preaenuj orvuim
me to mylf. I lr for a memnt li
tenlng. I could hear nothing at Drat
v.... in ilttia while a dean groan and
then a.falntwhlsprd prayar cam to
me. ", " ' "
v ...av, ilMnrit,lv tn eollact B1V
senses, and finally I realised where I
was the cave, the battle, th earth
quake, rimnaii ana ina wiirami ;
MI,tr,u I.npvl" 1 cried.
"Oh. thank Oodl" her voice , cam
thrnuah tha darkness hysterloally. "I
...... .-h,' tnn vara killed."
Vn I anawarad. alowlv rising to
my knee and stretching my member
to ee If I had dontroi or tnem, wnicn
fortunately. I scon dloovrd 1 had.
"i mmm atunned but otherwise I be
I'hunk rjcdl"
Vnt hoAVAn'a ' aaka. Water." lner-
upttd a trembling hoarse, anguished
voice. . . ' '
"Vkn .n..k.t", I aaked.
"T 'pimhail llim nlnned to the
ground, my legs are crushed, my back
is broken, I am dying.
"Thara ahnnM ha a lantern here." I
said. "I placed It let me think
where did I place it 7"
- "It was Just to the lert or tne open
insp " anawarad mv mlatreBS. ' ,
I was turned around and giddy, but
1 managed to fix the direction of the
entrance by Pimball's groans and by
rnnri fnrtiina nreaently found the lan
tern. . It would burn dui a iew nours,.
hut We never needed a light as we did
than. Mv flint and steel I carried ever
In my pocket, and to kindle a flicker
ing flame was the work or a momeni.
if I had not nossessed It I would have
given years of my life for that light
which threw . a rami . iiiuminauon
ahniit tha nlaea. - " !
There opposite me, where I naa sta
tioned her, protected by a niche in the
cave from the rain of rocks which had
h..,.n ma dnvn. wm the mistress,
safe an unharmed. I "stepped toward
her and with a low cry. or inanmui-
r..a aha fall Into mv arma. I soothed
her for a moment and then turned to
the other occupant of the cnamoer.
blocked up. the
rock had . settled down. Flmnaxi legs
hrnlran and his back aS Well. It
was Impossible to release him what
lay upon him weighed ton ana ion-.
"Vm, mtirnarlna hounar 1 crum.
'.,n hiv. hrnueht this UDOn US." But
hn would only plead for water, disre-
...itlnv mv ranroaches.
I was for killing mm wim my uuv-
lass, which I picked up, dui sne wouiu
. v,a i. an Rh filled a half cocoa-
nut shell with water and brought it
to him. She batlfed his brow ana gave
.i ..m. tn rirink. It gave him tem-
porary relief, but his minutes were
numbered.: His me was b'"b " j
BUUU1IUO,
h. nrtrl aa tils eyes CHUB"--
the gleam of the gold and silver; ''the
. i .a a, 'Vila natlfl
treasure!" He strecnea uui "
a i. thn atnnned. "I am
undone," he chotfked out a fearful
scream. - "Mistress! .
"Yes?" : , ;.., ,- - , -
"Forgive" " f
TnnnaH aha fonave him, I make no
j ..v. ' v.... ka, fnrcrlvenaRS Came too
UULIUL, . iii -" " " ' , ,
hia honi, droDDed he naa
lULC) i. U 1 . i.u .. . -
been looking sideways ana nis ia-
burled itself in the wet sana.
Ta ha dead 7" she asicea, awesiruuiv
t ..nM NV, closer Inspection was
needed to establlsn tne truin oi ...
n,o tnn ahalt die." she said,
shuddering.' "We are burled here in
the bowels of the eartn, in mis ir
U1B lllicu lu.u'
"The earthquake which closed the
mouth of the cave may have opened
the other end." '
"It is possible,", she answered, but
"And, besides, you remember the
r.tnninir atream on me omer biub
which we did not lonow :
"Yes."
"It must-run somewhere.
jL'Were wate auna man and woman
may follow." T -: '-. ' ' "
. "At least it will do no harm to try.
r-nma ivin." aald I. extending my
hand to her and holding the lantern
before me for pitfalls.
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mers have for several years kept their stamps until they
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friends.
Our premiums are Rogers Plated Ware, the high
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samples from the best makers and include every, good
color and popular material. The styles are 'this sea-;
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New Coats-Chic Models for
a
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Every express adds to the wealth of.otrr showing of
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THE IMPERIAL HOTEL-.
FRKE SAMPLE ROOMS
STEAM ELBA riu
K. M. GEI KR, Prop.
RATES S1.04
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
FREE BATH
SUYETA PARK HOTE.L
Open year round. Modern and convenient for commer
cial and tourist. Steam heated. Under
Address WM. SCHAUITLE, JK. wnvx, . .
Chapter XVII.
In Which We Win Light, Life, Liber
ty and Love. .
nr. mm dnwn the cave. To find the
..,..,- u,aa uv. Rum enough, it led
away through a narrow rift In what
direction we could not ten. aimouisn
its tendency was downward, and I
i.n, it wnuld come out UDon a beach
somewhere. It had not seemed to me
as I examined it berore tne earm
nuka that tha rift was more than
enough to carry the water, but It had
probably opened wider now ny me
.hn.ii and an wa followed It. Although
anmAt'imoa tha walls closed over the
water course, making tunnels, we man.
aged to, force our way through them.
I went in the advance, for l Knew mat
- BRYSON HOTEL ' ,
Andrew, N. 0.
, . commercial ieauu.uui..
VW,!!?J?SSSt one of the most beautiful valleys , in .the
raoTnUlnrofWe.t.rn-NormCaro,-a A modern, refined, homeux. no
Cul-lne unsurpassed. Rate 3.0. per oay, . ppKARS. Prop.
THKtt VV U f :1 r.
TESTIFY
To the Merit of LydiaEPink.
ham's Vegetable Com
pound during Change
, .of Life.
Cf..tn. Til 4IT ahall alnrava nraiaa
Lydia E. Pinkham' Vegetable Com-
pouna wnerever i
ira. It ha done me
so much good at
Change of Life, and
It has also helped my
daughter. It it one
of the ffrandeit
medicine for wo
men that can be
bought. I shall trv
to Induce others to
trv iL" Mrs. J. H
Campbell, 206 N.
3 V..:
Second St. W. S.. Streator. Illinois.
Philadelphia, Pa. " It wa at the
rti.ni,. nf Ufa1 that t turned to Lvdla
T" Plnkham'a Vantabla ComDOOnd.
using it a a tonic to build up my ya
tcmr with Deiwnciw ruiu wn.
k. .aa M mm Ma
Sara HAYWAJU), 1K w. venangooi.,
rrinra Phil.. Pa.
San rrancisco, CaL " I have taken
Lydia E. Pinkham'i Vegetable Com
pound for many year whenever I
annM foal had t hivs cone through
the Change of Life without any trouDie
,v.nk tha rVmnnunii for it. I fee-
nmmand It to roonff girl and to women
n all ..a 'C-Mra. C RaBSJC- 80C2
CHth St.. Ban Fr&noiaoo. Cal.
a-V. annanaa nf T.Vdla K. FInkham
4 UV D"V'-" w J
Vegetable Compound, made from root
and herb, is unperaJelled.
If to want iperfal adtlee writ M
Lydia E. Pinihsm Medicine Co. (eonfl
dentlal) Lyna, . Teer letter will
ha ananad. aaa BBSweree or
h,',iw could Dass would pre
sent little difficulty for her. We won
dered in and out among the coral un-
..I ,,,! tn ma that W5 HSU B"
III IL O V. . 1 " i i
miles, although in realty u couia u.c
k..n h,,t a fw hundred yards.
At last we came to a place too iu
norrnor fnr me to pass, u-i-
HIIU WV i.e.."" -
though I might perchance, have thrust
her throawh. ....
.... " .. u . t.4 ,'.hla la the
end
I stllf had the ax with me ana mo
sword which I had thrust into i ray
h.it Tha rnrk seemed Boft Lying
down upon my back and covering my
eyes with one hand, 1 struca ai u
with the ax. thus enlarging the pas-
Tha wnt.r neneatn 'iue
dq n i "u - -
deathly cold, the candle in tne lamem
was burning lower ana lower, uui .
knnn nn VVr did I. work so In all
my life as then. At last I loosened a
huge rock, which tell auaaeniy upon
m Had T not sen it coming and
dropped the ax and stayed It progres
with both upralsea nana n mis,"
have crushed me As It was It reu iair-
I.. ..nnn m hl-AIiat. I COUd UOt thrOW It
J '"t . . .
aida- tha wav wa to narrow. I heia
i, n in mv hniuli and fore a my way
although what I should meet or where
I should bring up on the other side I
knew not I thrust nara ana naruor
with my .feet and preaently my way
.n. .inn. inn i anuvnu iujbv,..
through the opening. With one great
n.,1 affnrt 1 rn lad tne roca aaiue
than lav on my back on the and.
.VI ..h,.natad
UIOIIIHCW, ' .
K10 BE CONTINUED.)
pt.ars -R TEAMS WERE
SELECTED YESTERDAY
4 on..-. , a meeting ystrday at
)...,. nf tha cantaln of th class B
IVI isuvu vya w -
ha.k.f hall teams of tb X. M. v.. a.
I.. a,,a when th following team
wr made up, tne nrat namaa in- wu
being th captain: '
n m Vnnna j. A. BunncK. a. aui
aton H. O. Young, C. MCt,aniea
a t ti.. . M Tanea. K. Chambers
a iiu a. , . -
. u... n Uanrv. H Bourn ana n.
Mlnnlck; C Thomae, J. Campbll, A.
Raabe, I. Goldberg, H. nmun ana n.
... n filna W. McNall. R. Aah-
worth. B. Branch. T. Oarmon and J.
Martin; R. Fotr, b. toaton. v. w
h- v Tnmiln. R. Rusaall and F.
Thome; H.- Hartxog,' R Glenn, O.
Mfara. 8. Petri and B. ynnu.
rhara win ba a meeting thl after
noon of the elaa C captain to loot
.v..,. ni..ara Thasa caotaln are: E.
in., -
Wilkinson, J. Donnanoe, r. vmiow
and D. Hodgea
Hotel Sterling
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
Overlooking New Sin
ton Park. Every room
outside with bath, or hot
and cold water. Milk,
cream, vegetables from
our own farm.
American Plan, $2.00,
$2.50; $3.00 and $3.50 per
day.
R. B. Mills, prop., for
merly of Hotel Bennett
Binghampton, N. Y., and
Grand Hotel, New York
.City. '
. Sixth, Mound and
. . Kenyon Streets,
LUXURY WITHOUT EXTRAVAGANCE
- - Magnlficient Fireproof Structure In the heart of the Buslnes Die
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RATES $1.00 UP
Club Breakfast from .25 to $1.00. Table D" Hote Luncheon erv..
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6 00 p. m. to 8:80 p. m., $1.00. A La Carte Service at all hour. ;
HIGH IN ALTITUDE ONLY 2,250 FEET '
J. BAYLIS RECTOR - - . - - - Manager
Battery Park Hotel
OPEN THROrGHOLT THE YEAR. ASHEVUiLE, S. O.
Famous Everywhere
' J. L. ALEXANDER, Prop, , " " T
GROVE PARK INN
GROVE PARK INN serves Luncheon 1.00 ta 2:30
p. m. Dinner, 6:30 to 8:30 p. m.
Visitors to Asheville although not guests of
GROVE PARK INN, are invited to dine and inspect
the building. : .
Special attention given to Luncheon and Dinner Par
ties, if notified in advance.
. Orchestra concerts 3:00 to 4:00 p. ra., 7:30 to 10;00
p .m
THE OLD FORT INN
Old Fort, N. C.
Conveniently located, near depot
Accommodation, by day, week or
month, .tates reasonable.
L. J. Epley, Proprietor.
MISS ROSA PATTON
PATTON HOUSI
Murphy, N. 0.
sn . and moat reasonable house
ki town, good table, eleaa Bed and
heme cooking. Rate $1 per day.
THE JARRETT SPRINGS HOTEL
(Vimmerrlal and Tourist.
ataa 11 00 Mr da. Hot and cold
Bathe. Special Rat, by th Wk or
Month.
. R. f JARRETT ,
TUESDAYS
A special low excursion rate or .60o to Hendersonville and re-
turn. When in Hendersonville stop at
THE ST. JOHN
The modern, attractive, big hotel of the town. !A' high" class
orchestra.
WESTDALE HOTEL
;. Bryson City, N. C.
Near derxt. all newly fur
nished. Kates $1 per day. Hot
and cold baths. Transit trade
solicited.
S. L. TEAGUE, Prop.
HOTEL ENTELLA
TlTt YROV CTTT
TTaadnuartara for traveling men
and lumbermen. Rate $t per day
Special rate by the month. Bath
room. Tree ample room. Railroad
eating houaa treating Bouthtru depot
HOTEL AETHELWOLD
Rates, $2.50 per day. Steam heat. Hot and Cold Baths.
commercial and tourists, upen year rouna.
CHAS. H COOK Ju Proprietor
Both
MOUNTAIN MEADOWS INN
FAMOUS FOR ITS BEATJTT
Altitude SBOO fee Nee Ash-vine, X. O.
Located on a high mountain side eommandlng a superb view of
mountain and valley. 1800 Ft. higher than Aahevllle. Large number or
room with private bathe. A delightful feature I th open air dining
room, everlooklng th beautiful Bwannanoa Valley.
. . . . . t k.,. ul.li . nnnlraJl 9 ..W
Tou get tne comrong 01 a nri siaaw " -
vegttable. milk and cream from eur own farm.
Tha house la supplied with water from good mountain prlnaj. For
particular phon 1171 or addrte. MISS TEMPE HARRIS,
A aaVkaaVUlaV SU IZ.
Swannanoa-Berlleley
AaheviHe'i Host Modern and Up-to-data Hotel. siy
Hot and Cold Running Water .
or Private Bath in every room. . FRANK LOUGHAI!, ;
Liver? In eawnt AUnn. .
A. W. A3 MA WHEELER, IVopa,
I'inex or will get it for you. Ii not, '
sum! to Tb rin Co., ITU Wayne, lad.
lleve I am not muoh hurt. How la It
with youl" ' ,
woman. aa held I strict eoa&deaee.
i Haaager Dlllsboro, If. 0.