The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, October 8, 1909 Page: 7 of 8
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SYNOPSIS.
! The KHcnpRtle open*, not In the ro-
ghuticc preceding trie marring* of Kllen
Blocum, a I'urltnn rnlflM, uml Lord Car-
fln#ion of ICnkrlu!u], but In their life aflor
fcettllntf In lCngland. The Hcene i* placed.
Jkunt following the revolution. In Carrlng-
Bon ca«tlo In England. The Carrlngtonu,
lafHr u house puny. engaged a family
ftllt, canned l y Jualouny. Lady CarrinK-
Ston agreed to rut cards with Lord Strath-
jrate, wlioBtt attentions to Kllen hud be-
roriui a sore point with Carrington. The
lone of S 100,000 failed to perturb her, and
ner hunbund then cut for his wife's I. O.
Mil. and hI3 honor, Carrington winning.
(Additional attentions <>i Lord Carrington
jto I^udy Cecily and Lord Strathgate to
jLady Carrington compelled the latter
B to vow that she would leave the castle,
{preparing to line. Lady Carrington and
Uter chum Deborah, an American girl,
net Lord Strathgate at two a. rn., ho
^agreeing to see tnem safely away, llo
Bfcttempted to take her to hla rustle, but
•i*he left him atumi«Ml In the road when
the carriage met with an accident. She
} and Debhie then struck out for Ports-
frtnouth, where she Intended to sail for
' America. Hearing news of Ellen's lllght,
I Lords Carrington and Seton set out In
P pursuit. He to 11 rented a fast vessel and
I started In pursuit. Strathgate, bleeding
from fall, daahed on to Portsmouth, for
which Carrington, Kllen and Seton were
• also headed by different routes. Htruth-
gate arrived In Portsmouth In advance
^♦of the others, finding thnt Ellen's ship
hod sailed before her. Htrathgato and
rCarrington each hired a small yacht to
pursue the wrong vessel, upon which
• each supposed 1011 en had sailed. Seton
^overtook the fugitives near Portsmouth,
but his craft ran aground, just as capture
was imminent.
CHAPTER XIII.—Continued.
For perhaps an hour the three ves-
sels—the ship and the two small
"hoata—held on, every moment bring-
ing the little chasers nearer their
great quarry. Tho Flying Star was
making no especial effort at speed.
: Her royals were not yet set. She
was proceeding on her voyage rather
leisurely, in fact, and the others were
' In high hope, Carrington, especially.
He thought that he at last had Strath-
gate where ho could not escape, and
If Ellen and Deborah were on that
. «hlp, they could rt'ot get away, either.
Iuto tills peaceful nautical passage
At arms, suddenly a new factor was
Introduced. That, of course, was El-
len's boat. Sheltered by tho Island
neither Strathgate nor Carrington
had noticed It until It suddenly shot
Into view. Now Ellen had a better
wind than any of the other three. On
a broad reach she cauie down on the
: Wg ship, as a sailor would phrase It,
Sand over flat. Her little boat was
heeled over until the Ice gunwale was
•wash and "danced over the waves at
« terrific pace.
Carrington few the boat first The
reckless way In which she was being
tailed caught his eye. It was too far
Tor him to distinguish who sailed It,
but tie could tell that one of them was
* woman. Something made him be-
Here that It might be Ills wife. He
gave the tiller to Halght, went up
forward and stared hard. He would
have given anything for a glass but
there was nothing of that kind In the
fisherman's boat and he had to trust
to hla unaided eyesight. The longer
he looked the more sure he became
that it was Ellen. Ills first Impulse
was to alter his course and head dl-
rcctly for her cutter, but he realized
the moment he conceived the design
that ho could never Intercept her, that
fits only chance was to overhaul the
ehlp tot which she was evidently mak-
ing. He would thus lose no distance.
If she did not Intend to try to board
the ship ho could chase her after-
word. The sailors on Strathgate's
joat evidently pointed out the situa-
tion to blm just as it had presented
Itself to Carrington, so nil three held
on.
Ellen had the shortest distance to
-«all, and a free wind, while the ship
aud tho other two boats had a hard
beat before them. There was nothing
Carrington could do In fact but hold
tila course, jret with what a fever of
Impatience he continued his steady
teat to and fro across the harbor.
The only satisfaction he got was that
•with every tack he gained percep-
tibly on Strathgate. Indeed the boats
2>aased each other close enough for
-conversation, but Strathgate had noth-
ing to say to Carrington and Carring-
ton controlled himself waiting for a
convenient opportunity to express him-
self fully and unequivocally.
Both of them, moreover, were en-
grossed in the other boat. As the
tioats converged upon tho ship, there
was no doubt In Carrlngton's mind,
or In Strathgato's, as to the Identity
of Its passengors. The wind was get-
ting stronger as they drew farther out
Into the open channel and the rate at
wMch they were drawing nearer to the
•Mp grew correspondingly slower.
Carrington gritted his teeth In his
rexatlr-n.
Still <«e held on. It was such a race
as he had never sailed before. He
u although he knew that If tha
wind Increased, his case was a hope-
less one; held on, although ho saw
Ellen's boat In a few moments would
Intercept the ship; held on, when he
saw that boat disappear on the lee j
side of tho ship; held on when he j
saw the ship thrown into tho wind
to make a half board so that her way
was practically checked; held on when
two figures appeared upon the deck
of the ship, and one, a boyish look-
ing youth, walked over to tho weather
gangway and stood in full view of the
approaching cutters, waved a hand,
lifted a cap disdainfully and then dis-
appeared; held on when ho saw the
boat which tho two had abandoned,
trnlllng aslern nt the end of a long
line.
It wns my lord's nature to hold on
doggedly so long as there was the
faintest possibility of success and be-
yond. And ho kept up tho chase of
It was Carrlngton's opportunity,
nalked In his chase of his wife, he
determined to wreak his vengeance
upon the earl. As tho boat drew close
to his bows, by a sudden sweep of the
helm he sent his own heavier cutter
crashing fair Into It. The force with
which he struck the other bom caused
Strathgate's smaller vessel to hang on
tho bows of Carrlngton'B boat. There
wns no loss of life, for Strathgate,
scarcely worse for the disaster, fol-
lowed by Cooper and tho lad, scram-
bled aboard Ilalght's cutter.
Whlto with passion Strathgate
rushed aft, shaking Ills fist at Carring-
ton, who snt laughing bitterly In the
stem sheets. At Strathgate's back
were Cooper, furious over the deliber-
ate wrecking of his boat, anil the boy
eager to join in the fray.
"Uy heaven!" cried Strathgate,
fiercely, "what did you mean by
that?"
"I should think that my meaning
was obvious oven to you," says my
lord, Indifferently, although ho was
seething with anger to see his adver-
sary within his reach.
"I don't know you. sir," cried Coop-
er, shaking Ills fist, "but you sunk my
boat. You done It deliberately. It'll
cost you a matter of £50."
" 'Tls cheap at the price," answered
Carrington. "Don't worry, my man.
Just pipe down," he continued, as
Cooper opened his mouth to expostu-
late. "I'm Lord Carrington. You shall
be paid for your boat and something
for your trouble."
"Payment Is not enough to com-
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"I'll Kill You."
the big ship even though she suddenly
covered with light canvas and, catch-
ing the full force of the breeze, great-
ly accelerated her motion. He held
on even though a slant of the wind
brought the breeze over the "quarter
of the big ship as she bore away on
her course to the eastward. Carring-
ton marked that with sudden sur-
prise. The ship was not going to
America apparently.
But It was evident, even to the most
sanguine mind, that the game was
up. Strathgnte's boat was suddenly
put about. The earl had abandoned
the chase and was going back to har-
bor. Carrington was not so easily
daunted, or perhaps he was more
blind to the possibilities, for he strove
to persuade the boatmen to continue
tho chase. He would have sailed to
France, or to America, or to the end
of the world. In whatsoever boat he
was on so long as it would float. But
the boatm n wore not so minded. They
were not provisioned for such a
cruise nor prepared for it. Not even
the Incentive of unlimited financial
rewards with which Carrington strove
to dazzle thom could make thera agree
to continue the pursuit. They were
clamorous for putting back to Ports-
mouth, seeing plainly that they had
failed. It was only the personal au-
thority of Carrlngton's rank and sta-
tion which kept them from summarily
dispossessing him from the helm.
They wero not quite ready for that
when Strathgate's boat came rushing
down toward them.
pensate me, Carrington," cried Strath-
gate, furiously.
"No," returned Carrington, "there's
nothing that I might ofTer you that
would pay .you for what you've done,
you dastard!"
"What do you mean?"
"You know very well what I mean,
although I confess I have done some
wrong to your powers of fascination,"
returned Carrington.
"And what, pray, aiay be the ex-
planation of that statement?" queried
Strathgate.
"I thought that you had run away
with my wife; I thought so yesterday
morning, that Is; but now I see that
she fled from you as well as from
me."
"It's a lie!" crlod Strathgate.
Both men were now so worked up
and so blinded with passion that they
did not care for the open-mouthed,
open-eared audience which crowded
around them.
"She did go with mo," continued the
runaway.
"It looks like It this morning. If
she wont with you, how did she come
to bo on yonder Bhip while you were
hero?"
Strathgate laughed evilly.
"If you muBt know It, my lord, your
wife fled In my company."
"Damn you!" cried Carrington.
But Strathgate wont on without
heeding.
"An accident, a broken coach wheel
stopped our Journey. I rode on ahead
la iiiaku arrangements fur our Dasaaae
to some happier land on yonder
Lady Ellen elected to go by watiiW
"I don't believe a word of It," r*
turned Carrington. "If it were true,'
nsked my lord npaln, "I ask yo
why you were not on the ship?"
"I overslept, myself this morning,
with the consequences which you see."
"You haven't seen the end of those
consequences, tny Lord Strathgate,"
continued Carrington.
"No?"
"Not by any means. We'll settle
tho question as to which of ub is to
live—"
"And have I.ady Ellen?" Interrupt-
ed Strathgate.
Carrington whipped out his pistol.
"Another word Ilka that and I'll
kill you without giving you a chance
for defense."
"You threatened to murder me on
the wharf an hour or so ago," and
Strathgate. equably. "What prevents
you from doing It now?"
"A thing of which you know noth-
ing," answered Carrington.
"And what Is that, pray?"
"A senso of honor."
"Indeed," unswered the earl, "I had
understood that your honor was In
Lady Ellen's keeping."
Tho sweat stood out on Carrlngton's
face. He locked his jaws until the
muscles rose like whipcords. He was
under tho strongest possible con-
straint a man may put upon himself.
"My honor Is in her ladyship's keep-
ing," he said slowly at last, "and I am
confident that she will never put it at
the hazard of a blackguard like your-
BClf."
This time It was Strathgate who
gave way.
"You have another pistol nt your
belt. Give It to me. Take you one
ond of this boat, and 1 the other. We'll
see then who has tho right to live and
lovo."
"I dishonor myself," said Carring-
ton, rising and abandoning tho tiller,
which was Instantly grasped by one
of the crew, "by meeting you in this
way, but I'll do It. Here!"
He extended ono of the pistols.
"I would prefer a choice," said
Strathgate, not extending his arm to
take It.
"As you will," returned Carrington,
extending both of them to him. "You
honor me in doubting my good faith,"
ho remarked as Strathgate took ono
of tho pistols. "Halght," said Carring-
ton, "take your station amldshlp, out
of range, and count three. There
shall be no firing done by either of us
until after the word 'three.' Are you
agreed, Lord Strathgate?"
"Entirely," returned the other, step-
ping forward.
But Master Halght did not propose
to have bis vessel turned Into a field
of honor, which would bo a field of
blood. He Interposed a vigorous ob.
jectlon.
"Oentlemen," he began, "I'll have no
murder done here."
"Thero shall bo none," said Carring-
ton. " 'Tls a fair duel with each man
a chance for his life."
"I don't know about that, my mas-
ters," returned the sailor, "but I say
this; This boat's mine, I'm the cap-
tain of it, and I'll have no fightln'
aboard. Savin' yer honors' graces, It
can't be done. You agree with me.
Cooper? You. Jack? You, Ned?"
"Ay, ay," returned the others, clos-
ing about Halght nnd Interposing be-
tween the would-he combatants.
(TO BE CONTINUF.D.)
HEALTH TOO PRECIOUS
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COUNTRY'S NEEDS SET FORTH.
Wall 8treet Joynal Advocates Re-
turn to Old Conditions.
The following editorial from the
Wall Street Journal is somewhat re-
markable, appearing In a purely finan-
cial paper, and Is cortainly worthy of
serious consideration:
"What America needs Is a revival
of piety, tho kind mother and father
used to have—piety that counted It
good business to stop for daily family
prayer before breakfast, right In the
middle of harvest; that quit field work
a half hour early Thursday night so as
to get the chores done and go to
prayer meeting; that borrowed money
to pay the preacher's salary and
prayed fervently In secret for the sal-
vation of the rich man who looked
with scorn on such unbusinesslike be-
havior. That's what wo need now to
clean this country of the filth of graft,
and of greed, petty and big; of wor-
ship of fine horses and big lands and
high office and grand social functions.
What Is this thing we are wor-
shiping but a vain repetition of what
decayed nations fell down and woi*
shlped Just before their light went
out? Read the history of Rome In de-
cay and you will find luxury there
that could lay a big dollar over our
little doughnut that looks so large to
us. Great wealth never made a n*>
llon substantial nor honorable. There
Is nothing on earth that looks good
that 1b bo dangerous for a man or na-
tion to handle as quick, easy, big
money. If you do resist Its deadly In-
fluences the chances aro that It will
get your son. It takes greater and
finer heroism to dare to be poor In.
America than to capture a battery In
Manchuria."
"What do you mean by refusing t«
chop some wood after the good din-
ner I have give you!"
"Well, lady, do highest medical au-
thorities gree dat workin' on a full
stomach is Injurious, an' 1 don't want
to Tun any chances of rulnlu' me su-
perb health!"
Feeding Farm Hands.
Every farmer's wife knows what tre-
mendous appetites farm hands usually
have; but while they eat well they
work well, too.
Here's a good suggestion about feed-
ing farm hands, (live them plenty of
Quaker Scotch Oats. A big dish of
Quaker Oats, porridge with sugar and
cream or milk Is the greatest break-
fast in the world for a man who needs
vigor and strength for a long day's
work. The man that eats Quaker
Scotch Oats plentifully and often is the
man who does good work without ex-
cessive fatigue. There is a sustaining
quality in Quaker Scotch Oats not
found in other foods, and for economy
It is at the head of the list. To meet
all needs, Quaker Scotch Oats Is
packed In regular size packages, large
size family packages and hermetically
Bealed tins (for hot climate), &
Poker Finance.
Mose Coonloy (a winner)—Guess I'H
cash in, boys.
Abe Mokeby (also tcf the good) —
Guess I'll do de same.
Jefferson Yallerby -Me too!
Bill Blngy (the banker, a big loser)
—Well, I guess yo' each done got an-
uddeh guess a-comin", gen'lemen!
Ownln* to dls beah attempted an' un-
called-fo' run on de bank, de Instertoo-
lion am now suspended an' won't re-
sume oppyratlons till de panicky feel-
in' hab fully subsided an' de foolish
deposltahs continues doitl' business as
fohmahiy. And It's youah deal, Mose
Coonlty!"—Illustrated Sunday Maga-
zine.
Carlyle; Everybody feela unhappy
finds out what to Uu.
Ours and Theirs.
"A play on names unconsciously per
petrated by ray youngest son .was
very funny," said n Flatbush man the
other day. "We live next door to a
family named Feltenour, and the other
night while my family was busy read-
ing in the lfbrary we heard a racket
on the back porch. My son went out
to investigate, and on his return my
wife, always inquisitive, asked what
had caused the noise.
"'Nothin' but a couple of cats,' Jlra
told her, and then 1 hoard her ask:
'Did you see whose they were?'
" 'Yes; one was ours and the other
was Feltenour's.'"
The Way of It.
"But I don't lovo you," objected th',
young woman.
"Then why," howled the Indignant
youth, referring hastily to divers mem-
oranda in hlg pocket diary, "did you
eat up a total of 65 boxes of chocolates
1 bought you during the past year if
you didn't ljiye me?"
because." she said, with a rap; im-
pression on her lovely features, I Jo
love chocolatc."
CHILDREN SHOWED IT
Effect of Their Warm Drink In th*
Morning,
A year ago I was a wreck from
toffee drinking and was on tho point
of giving up my position in the school
room because of nervousness.
"I was telling a friend about it and
she said, 'Wo drink nothing nt meal
time but Postum, and it is such a
comfort to have something we can
enjoy drinking with,the children.'
"1 was astonislieil that she would
allow ilie children to drink any kind of
coffee, but she Bald Postum was the
most healthful drink lu the world for
children as well as for older ones, and
that the condition of both the children
and adults showed that to be a fact,
"My first trial was a failure. The
cook boiled It four or five minutes and
It tasted so flat, thnt I was in despair
but determined to give It ono more
trial. This time we followed the direc-
tions and boiled It fifteen minutes aft-
er the boiling began. It was a decided
success and I was completely won by
Its rich delicious flavour. In a short
time I noticed a decided improvement
in ray condition and kept growing bet-
ter month after month, until now I am
perfectly healthy, and .. ™*y work
in the school room with ease and pleas-
ure. I would not return to the nerve-
destroying regular coffee for any
money."
Read the famous little "Health Clas-
sic," "The Road to WollvHle," In pkgs.
"There's a Reason."
Rver r^nd the aliovr letferf A its
one appeara from ll tje to time. They
■ re irrnulae, true, and full elf hum
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