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;t . i 'Si ; TAGS TWU TUB GASTOJQA GAZETTE!. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Id, mo Mr- N 1 ? r J: K a I'' -: - 1 J , ' ; ! hi ' ft "i fit-. St 4I it i! I 3 , J THc doc I ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY Rev. E. E. Williamson, of Char-, lotto, baa been appointed pattor of the Central Methodiat cburcb at tblng thought oot aa far as may be la view of to unknown. At ant rata. Shelby to aucceed Rev. C. P. Sher- liUa York. If t succeed Id getting rill, who recently realcned on account of tbroat trouble and baa moved to Charlotte to engage In the Insurance buaineea. PPI.Y prore-! n-st time you need a new suiter. ot. Cct ihsm made RIGHT and s'.op fooling experiments. The Hto - - -' Vr.Ilorln.? Co. of New York and Chicago have 23 mammoth floors (bigger t'jan t!.e famous Flatiron Building, New York) and all ce o.ed tc the making of high quality made-to-measure clashes. Every cuit b guaranteed to be Right and if it isn't Rint y&u have no RigSt to take it. Look over the new ell-wool samples. You will be aston ished at their Eeautv c .d Quality and you'll be surprised at the Lowness of the Prices. Full line of Fall Styles and the Newest Fabrics Now on Display. Call and see samples and let me take your measure for that Fall Suit. R. T. PADGETT Steam Cleaning and Pressing : fife Stowaway By LOUIS TRACY, Author of the "Pillar of Light," "The ingi of the Morning" and The Captain of the Kansas." Ceeyright. 1909. by EawerS J. Clede Phone 222. SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I Overhearing a con spiracy between her uncle and the captain of his ship to sink the vessel and collect insurance, Iris Yorke se cretes herself aboard the Adromeda Just before it sails for southern seas. Her uncle, who Is her guardian and has commanded her to wed old Dick ey Bulnier, thinks she has run away to avoid the distasteful marriage. II Philip Hozler, young and hand some second officer of the Andrmeda, discovers Miss Yorke aboard. Ill Iris tells Hozier of the plot to sink the vesael, and he keeps watch on Captain Coke. Mysterious defect in the steering gear discovered, caus ing the ship to veer from her course. Coke treats the matter lightly. IV While putting into a harbor at an unknown island the Andromeda sud denly is shelled by a mysterious foe on shore. V Shots wreck ship. Hozier is wounded and his life saved by Iris. VI Survivors are hauled up on a cliff by ropes let down by a j party of refugees, the leader proving ' to be Dom Corria de Sylva, deposed president of Brazil. Queen City Granite & Marble Works CHARLES FORD, Gastonia Agent A Marble or Granite which shows lettering well is what you need for memorial. Our fine grained American Light Marble or onr Wlnns boro Blue Granite will give yon very dnrable, handsome monument and distinct inscriptions. T Large stock on hand at onr works. Dllworth Street Can. Phone 1018. Boulevard & Palmer Streets, Call and see them. Take the Charlotte, N. C. RIGHT OVER WOOD SHINGLES' LILSHINGLES cn be Uid without tarn or bother right over the old wood ihinglea. changing the top of your building instantly from fire catcher to A FIREPROOF ROOF that wUl last aa long aa the building Itaelf and never need repairs. For further detailed information, prices, etc, apply to LONG BROTHERS : Exclusive Agents Gastonia, N. C. Have You a BOY OR GIRL Going away to school or college? If so you couldn't please them better than to send them THE GAZETTE while they ere away. One dollar will carry it to them twice a week for eight months and will send along a nice 25 cent vest m wlrt Alrtlnnmm V ,1J . J - Jll expressed a tonglns for aleen. jrr - - " When she awoke the ravine wag In ether Way that would furnish them as much pleasure. It trill keep them posted on what's going on back home. Do this to-day. CHAPTER VIII. CK08S PURPOSES. HOUGH irttt gave sucb warlike couuMei. it wouii De doing oer a grave injustice to anna me tout Der geutie disposition was changed becauHe ot to- day a suffer- Inga 1'Df eretwnlle ilgnt beriwl schoolgirl and youthful inistresa ot her uucie'a Douse Dad been subjet-tt-d to dyoaiuic ludueuceM. i'he ordeal tbrougn wblrb abe and passed, un seat bed bodily, but seared to spirit, bad left Der strung to a tense pitch. Of course in tola prexeut ciasb ot emotions Iris little understood what ber advice really meant. Sbe was ap pealing to beaven rather tbau to the force of arms. Oddly enough, the only professional soldier present condemned Der project roundly wDen It was mooted. "In leaving tbe isiaud tonight you j are acting on aD assumption." protest- ed Captain San Kenavldes to bis cDief. "You cannot be sure that tbe Andres- 1 y &lela will not appear. The arrange ment Is that sbe is to send a boat Dere soou after midnight, yet if this mad scheme of an attack on armed troops by unarmed men la persisted in we must begin to ferry to tbe island long before that boor. In all probability we aball be discovered at once. At tbe very moment tbat our friends are eagerly awaiting us on board tbe ship we may be lying dead on tbe Island. Tbe notion la preposterous. Be guided by me. Dom Corria. and decline to have anything to do wltb It. Better still, let tbese English boors promise to forget tbat we are alive. Tbeu Mar cel can guide them to the landing place, where tbey will be snot speed ily and comfortably. There is no sense In sacrtnclng tbe girl. Sbe must be kept bere on some pretext" rne ex-president took tnought before be answered. 1 tear we must fall in with our allies' views, fante de miem Vmi nd I have to lead a headstrong armv. That little Hercules of a commander la stubborn aa a mule a mule tbat baa the strength and courage of a wild boar. Tbe younger man thinks only of the girrs safety. He, at least, will not consent to leave her. Both, backed by their crew, will not scruple to sacrifice os if tbelr Interests point that way. Trust me to twist tbem Into the course tbat aball best serve our own needs. 1 am now going to tell them tbat you ap prove of tbetr plan." The long day wore slowly. The beat waa Intense. Even the hardened sail ors soon found that If tbe atmosphere f the cavern were to remain endura ble they might not smoke. 8o pipes were extinguished. Dnbapptiy iris answered in Preach ome simple query of the dapper offl cera. Thenceforth, to ber great be wilderment and Oozler manifest an noyance, be pestered her with compli ments ana inquiries. To avoid both 70a safely ashore you personalty will have but slight cause for further anxiety. The propuMaJ to that Mart-eH hall take you at once to toe but of so old convict whom be can trust" "A convict r abe gasped. "The population of Fernando No rooba la aiuioMt entirely made or con victs and soldiers," be explained. "But am I to be tert there a lone T "What else 1 there to be doner Too cannot Join In tbe attack on a fort, and thai offers our only rbatire, it would seem Granted an effective sur prise, we may carry It Then your guardian win bring you to us." "What It you falir "We must out fall" he said quietly "Please do oot oide tDs alternant from um." sDe pleaded. "1 nave' en dured so mucn." "Weit. don t you see; this man-who. by tbe way. la married and baa a daognter. aged fourteen wilt. 11 uecee sary. revest your presence to tbe gov. eroor. Ky tbat time, say in a day or two. tbe excitement will have died down, toe uews ot your escape will be cabled to ttugiaud. you will be eur to tbe coast on toe government stesiner, and you can traet Dome Dj tbe next mall." "Tbat sounds very simple aod Euro pean." sbe said, and tbe paibeUc sar casm waa not lost on Dim. Uozler was deputed to obtain tbe girl's conseut to tbe proposal be had already put before ber. Ue feared that sbe would refuse compliance, for ne understood ber Doe temper better than tbe others. Ue waa a young man one but little versed in the ways of women yet some nmtlnct warned him that there was a oobiilty in iris korkea nature tbat nugot set 'self at naugDt and urge her to share ber companions' lot even tbougb certain deatb were the outcome They passed together through the cavern. Watts, sound asleep, was ly lng there. Tbe majority of tbe men were seated on tbe rocka without or lounging near tbe entrance. Tbey were amokiug now freely, the only stipula tion being that matches were not to be struck In the open. There was no biding tbe desperate character of tbe coming adventure. The Andromeda's crew did not attempt to minimize It. Tbe choice offered lay only In tbe manner of tbelr death. Aa to tbe prospect ot ultimate escape, tbey hardly gave It a thought. Some among them bad served in tbe armies of Eu rope, and tbey at least were under no delusion concerning tbe lRsue of an at tack on a fort by less than a score of unarmed men seventeen, to be exact since two of the ablp'a company were so maimed by tbe bursting of tbe shell on the forecastle aa to be practically helpless. It was by the rarest good fortune thai they were able to walk. Ilia smiled st tbem In Der frank way. "1 bope you will all be spared to hip on a new Andromeda." abe said. "WILL THE SOIiDIXRS THROW ODB DSAD BODIES INTO TBS 8KAr" Subscribe for The Gazette. $1.50 a Year shadow and the tnte.lor of the) ear ws dark. Ber first conscious atnaa Von waa that of .almost intolerable thirst Nevertheless she crted Involun tarDy for water, and again she was offered wine. Sbe managed to smile In a s trained fashion at tola malicious homor of fortune. Hosier, who bad aroused her by touching her shoulder, fancied he saw the gleam of merriment In her face. "If there la do hitch In our plana, he said, "we should be on the Island within fire hours. We hart every- No sooner bad tbe words left ber tips thau tbe thought came unbidden. "If my uncle and Captain Coke wisbed tbe ship to be thrown away, nothing could have better suited tbelr purposes than this tragic error." For tbe Instant tbe unforeseen out come ot tbat Sunday afternoon's plot ting In the peaceful garden of Linden Bouse held ber imagination. She re called eacb syllable of It and there throbbed In ber brain tbe hitherto un dreamed of possibility that Coke bad brought tbe Andromeda to f ernando Moron ha in pursuance of bis tblevtab project At once abe whispered to Hosier: "Is there any one on the path be low r "No." be said. "The Brazilians are with Coke at tbe top of tbe guUy." "la It safe for us to go tbe other way?" "1 think so. But you must be care ful norto sup." She caugbt bis arm. little knowing tbe thrill ber clasp sent through his frame. This simple gesture of ber confidence waa bittersweet Ue reso lutely Closed his eyes to tbe knowledge that this might be their last talk. Tbey climbed down. Neither spoke no til they stood on tbe curving ledge tbat bad proved tbelr salvation. Tbey reached the place from which tbt Bra silia n a bad thrown tbe rope. Tbey could bear tbe quiet plash ot tbe water In tbe cleft Plied against a low ly ing rock were tbe funnel and other debris of the Andromeda. Tbe biacr boil waa plainly rialble beneath tbe surface. "If we follow the others, win the .soldiers throw onr dead bodies Into tbe sea 7" abe aaked. "I want yoo to believe that, you will be abolaiy safe if we escape being discovered durii.g the croaalug of the oarrow strip of water tbat separates thia rock from the wand." be hastened to say.' "That is your only rlak. aod it la a light one Heuoor de Hyiva la sure tbat tbe troops will oot keep the keen eat lookout tonight Tbey are atlll coo vlnced tbat tbe Insurgent steamer Is sunk. Our chief dauger will date from tomorrow's dawn. Marcel reports that a systematic search ot tbe biland waa begun today. It will be continued to morrow, but on oew Hues, bees us by that time tbey will bav. learned the truth. Tbe Aodroa y-aleia Is not lying In pieces at tbe foot ot this rock, the president bas not escaped, aud every practicable lucb ot Keroaodo Norouba and the adjacent Inlands will be scour ed In tbe bope ot boding bint. At drat sight tbat look a like beiug in our favor In reanty It means tbe end 11 we are discovered bere. I'be soldiers win shoot first snd Inquire afterward. I bav. not tbe slightest doubt but tbat plenty of evidence will be forthcoming that we were a set of deaperadoes who Dad un lawfully interfered in tbe adalrs of a foreign state." "1 want to do that which la for the good ot all: abe said at length. "Do you ask me to go to this convict's bouse. Mr. Uozler f "1 urge it on yon wltb tbe utmost conviction. Wltb you off our bands we csn set freely. We must deliver an attack tonight Cod In neaven. you cannot think tbat we would expose you to the perils of a desperate dght!" His auddeD outburst was unexpected, even by himself. Ue trembled In an agony of passion. Irls'piaced a timid band on bis shoulder. "I will go." sbe whispered. "'Please do not be distressed on my account I brought you bere not to discuss my owd rate, but yours. These Brazilians will not scrupie to make use of you and then tnrow you aside If It suits their purpose. That man De Sylva does not care bow be attains power, and I know tbat be and tbe officer en tertain sonic plan which tbey have not revealed to you." "You know!" "Yes. I understand a little of tbelr language, i oave a mere glimpse of Its sense, as one sees a landscape througb a mist When De Syiva told you today tbat Sau Beuavides waa with you heart aud soul, be waa lying There were things said about a ship and midnight aud a boat I watched tbe otncer'a face, Ue was wholly op posed to tbe landing touigbt My mlnu la not so vague now. I think I can grasp bis meaning. Was tt not to night tbat tbe Andros-y-Mela waa to appear?" "Yes." "Well, may they not bope secretly that she will keep to tbe Died Dour? Once you and 1 and tbe others are on tbe Island and an alarm is given tbe Brazilians could slip away unno ticed. Yes, tbat is It 1 do not trust tbem any more than I trusted Captain Coke Don't yon realize tbat be brought tbe Andromeda to tbui place In order to wreck ber more easily 1 It was to supply a pretext for tbe visit thai be made undrlnkable tbe water In tbe ablp'a tanks." Tbat appealing band still rested on Philip's shoulder. Its touch affected him profoundly. With a lightning dart of memory bis thoughts went back to tbe moment when ahe lay, inert and balf fainting, in bis arms on tbe bridge, after be bad taken ber from tbe laz aret te. But be controlled bis voice sufficiently to say: "You may be right Indeed. 1 know you are rignt so far as Coke Is con cerned. When I went aft to And out If one of the boats could not be cleared I noticed tbat a steering gear box bad been pried opeu again. I bad time for only a second 'a glance, but I was sure the damage bad not been done by a bullet So tbe Andromeda was doom ea to be lost no matter wbat hap pened." "Coke will stand by the rest of us In our strnggle for life, at any rate. trot the BrazUlans"- "Have no fear of tbem. 1, too. have watched San Benavldes. I don't like the fellow and wouldn't place an ounce of faith In him. but De Sylva bas brains, and be knows well enough tbat no ahip from Brazil will come to Fer nando Noronba in bis behalf. In fact, be dreads a visit by a government ves sel, in which event our frail chance of seizing that launch"- Sbe felt rather than saw that he had suddenly grown rigid. His right arm flew out and drew ber to him. "Shs-fl-hf be breathed and pulled her behind a rock. Ber woman's heart yielded to dread of the unseen. It pulsed violently, and she waa tempted to scream. De spite bis warning r she must at least .i have whispered a question, but ber ears caught a sound to which they were now well accustomed. Tbe light chug chug of an engine and the flapping of a propeller came up to tbem from tbe sea, Tbe steam launch was approaching. Per haps tbey had been seen al ready! As If to emphasise this peril there V i KM THXVfT HIS HXAI raOUQBL an interval of si lence. Steam bad been ahat off. PhD lp touched the girl's lips tightly with a finger. Then be lay flat on the ledge and began to creep forward, it was Impossible that he should ma and warn tbe others, but It was essential, above all else, tbat be should ascertain wbat tbe men on the launch were do ing and the extent of their knowledge Be found a tuft of the grass that dang to s crevlc. where Its roots drew hardy sustenance from tbe crumbling rock. Ue ventured to thrust bis bead throe gb this screen, following Domin go's example some hour earlier. Al most directly beneath bla eager glance found tbe tittle vessel. Sbe was float ing past -wltb tbe current Ue peered down on to ber deck aa If from ths top of a mast A fee cigarette Brook ing officers were grouped in ber bows. Apparently tbey were more Interested In the remalna of tbe Andromeda than In tbe natural fortress overhead. Clus tered round the batch wr some twen ty soldiers, also smoking One ot tbe officers pointed to tbe ledge. Ue was excited and emphatic. Tbe man at tbe .wheel growled an order, and tbe engine started again. Tbougb Uosler knew oot wbat waa said, tbe sigutbeauee of thia panto mime waa uot lost on him. Tbe local pilot was afraid ot tbese treacherous waters to tbe dark, but next day Frade do Frances (which is tbe Island ers' name for the Uraude-pere rockj would surely be explored if a laodlng couid be made. Away buatied tbe lanocn, but Uosler did oot move until there waa no rlak of bis figure being silhouetted against tbe sky. Even tneu be wormed bis way backward with alow caution. Irla waa crouched where be bad left ber, wide eyed, motionless. "Uood Job we came here." he said. "It Is evident tbey meau to maintain a patrol until tbers is news of De Sylva one way or tbe other. It will be Interesting oow to bear wbat tbe gallant Sau Benavldes says, if any ablp cornea to Fernando Noronba to night sbe will be seen from tbe Is land long before any algnai la visible at tbls point" "Do you think tbe othera aaw the launch'" abe asked. "No uot unless some of the men strayed dowu tbe gully, which tbey were told uot to do. Tbe breakers would drown tbe noise ot the engines and screw." There waa a slight pause, "Will you tell tbem?" sbe went on. "Why notr This time the pause was more elo quent than worda Quite unconscious ly Iris replied to ber own question, "Of course, aa you said a little while ago, we owe our lives to Dom Corria de Sylva." she murmured, aa if sbe were reasoning with herself. By chance, probably because Hozier stooped to help ber to ber feet bis arm rested lightly across ber shoulders. "1 will Dot pretend to misunderstand you," be said, "it the Brazilians do not mean to play the game it would be a Just punishment to let them rush on tbelr own doom. But De Sylva may not agree with tbls fop of an officer, and. In any event we must go straight with bfm until be shows bis teeth." "You seem to dislike Captain San Benavldes," sbe said lnconsequently. "1 regard blm as a brainless ass," ho exclaimed. "Somehow that sounds like a descrip tion of a dead donkey, wbicb one never "Mademoiselle! came a voice from the lip of the ravine. "One can bear him. though." laughed Hozier. wltb a warning pressure tbat suspiciously resembled a bug. Tbese two were children In some respects, quicker to Jest than to grieve, better fitted for mirth than tragedy. They moved out from their niche, and San Benavldes blustered Into ve hement French. "We are going to the landing place before it Is too dark." be muttered an grily. "We must not show a light In a few minutes tbe path will be most dangerous. Please make haste, made moiselle. We did not know where yoo had gone," He took ber band. Philip followed. He was young enough to long for an opportunity to tell San Benavldes that be waa a puppy, a mongrel puppy. After a really difficult and hazardous descent tbey found the others awaiting; tbem In a rock shrouded cove. The barest standing room was afforded by a patch of shingle and detritus. Along side a flat stone lay three broad planks tied together wltb cowhide. The cen ter plank was turned op at one end. This was tbe catamaran, which De Sylva bad dignified by the name of boat "Were 'ave yoo bin?" growled Coke. "We've lost a good ten minnits. You ought to 'ave known. Hozier, tbat If s darkest Just after sunset!" "We could not bare started sooner, sir." "Wy not? We were kep waitin up there, sea renin' for yoo." "Tbat was our best slice of luck to day. Had any of you appeared on the ledge yoo would nave been seen from tbe launch." "Wot launch r "The launch that visited as this morning. Ten mlnntes ago she was standing by at the foot ot the rock." Philip spoke slowly and clearly. Hs meant his news to strike borne. As he anticipated, De Sylva broke in. "Ton saw ltr be asked, and his deep voice vibrated wltb dismay. "Tea. I even made out by actions rather than words, tbat tbe darkness alone prevented the soldiers from com ing bere tonight The skipper would not risk It" Do 8ylva said something tander his breath. Ho spoke rapidly to Baa Ben- -avldes, and tbe Utter seemed to be cowed, for bis reply was brief. Thea the ex-president reverted to English. n have decided to send Marcel snd Domingo ashore first.'' bo said. "They wUl select the safest place for a land lng. lie reel will bring back the cat amaran and take off Mr. Hosier and the young lady. Captain Coke and I will follow, and the others to such or der as Sensor Bens video thinks fit The catamaran will only sold three with safety, but afarcd believes be) ess find another for Domingo. Rs -member, all of yoo. silence la esaen Uair . (To be Continued.)
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