. ever ha vaa reTolring iu hi* mind he ! I did not allow to become apparent in !

IN THE CHINA SEA | '

NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURE.

By anwAitu w.’BorKi.Nf. r Bohct Bo»am'* Bocij

s: :xp.',s:<i<mitm:si:issssi!fi^sss

. me mncb harm oiler 1 uuce Hot | him all the aaaiatauce I coaid gel. "Don't think of it," I replied. “Now wo erb read? to embark, lahall hare to aak tou to carrr aome thinga. You ma? carry the rifle and piotof.

Can you

CHAWER Y. [coxrixrxD. ] "How, how, did yon get—here?" he

»d, faintly.

I right enongh!" “I hare waya

'Oh. I got h iplied, with

transportation that are nnknowi

for to-morrow's e

gasped,

"Oh. I repl of tra

yon.’* ,

He bad been very pale bat aeemed

to grow whiter. i b »''*'»»’ 1V "I — thought — yon — would — | 118 W *j \

may

i and, if you can, this bottle,

manage it?"

"Yea, eaaily," ahe replied, picking

uervona about sleeping, do yduT’ | them up.

Ko." ahe replied. “I do not feel "Now, then, Oambok Snell, listen i ons. I think I am becoming l *ne," I said, with all the ugly ewhat accustomed to danger; and, emphaaie I could. "I am going to

and prepare c«ry you on board the yacht. Yonr

1 ,: *e depends on.

lustomed to

aa you say, I must rest

ata."

; sr '* I saz. I uoUced that Gatabok Snell's eye- "Very well! You are to etplaii

' iw of the yacht that we

is wavered. «“•»» °* th ® 7^ behind the scene into the friends and guests of Cha Fon|

to be taken at onoe to ]

“s: ; rS l°.vdzT L ,h “

1 r a;a „„ •- vou can trifle

inform him that for little time I had labored undsi

resaior “

•me imp “Oh, n

myself.

rer drown," I replied,

nonchalantly.

Miss Arnold emiled. Mr. Snell mod to grow every moment more

I did not dare go to sleep, gseli’a wonnd was nc 4

are

„ end

Hong Eong. are to return

heir master. Do not think

you can trifle with me. I will know ‘ by their notions whether .vou .hare

[dance

UUt

‘ ‘What — are—you - —wii—me?" he aaki

rifle

his road

going—to—do ted, looking fur*

,t was placed care- aest a little. :h and easily in , Nothing dial

■ : Arnold on one side of me and Gambok no Io ^ “«■ H« did not move * *“'

Uvely at the fully but of

"WelhXHmbok Snell," , sternly, "thal^a-a pr«bUm_J.he solu- > w es L

tion of which depends largely-.upon anxious—for yourself. You know all the circW j "kould be in

stances o# my leaving San Francisco, • ' a S-

as well as I do op to the day you threw I (f,

me into the sea. From that time out, | you. probably know everything that J Bxnxnio aoaissr ODj^f has occurred in the fortunes of my 1 By daylight—or at leaat by I two friends and Annie Ralston, while j it must have been daylight oi

I know nothing. Now if yon value '* *

Our

is into th

II*; rest nbol

mndwssnotnac'essarilTjian- j feT tll «i r notions whethet vou id he might be shamming his obeyed me or not, and My evil

weakness If so, he was capable of ! of treachery will be followed by your getting ae*xy to the yacht daring the »pe*dy death. Not one word of Cha

night, and perhaps killing us both be- I Bong's fate. Do you fully . - • ^ ' >'^nd now what is expected of ^

odded again.

id.** 1

He

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Utile' be hung unobtrusively upon t of chairs to supply a faint, eluatve scent to a room, if that Is liked. These should be fllled with dried leaves of aweet geianium. lemon verbena and lavender mixed, or of the lemon verbena alone if that delightful odor if preferred. They make sweet sachets for the handkerchief box or the linen closet and the bureau drawer.

_ you fully compredug a bend now what is expected of you?"

;ed to Be nodded again.

“Very well, then we

stnrbed the night. Mias j I lifted Mr. Buell in_

e side of me and Gambok

, _,nd perhaps killing ui

fore he went. But by half dosii few minutes at a time I managt

To Mak* a (ark I'll.

a small cork flt a large botice versa. It Is common prac-

tice to trim the aides of a cork when It Is too laigc for a bottle. Generally the knife Is dull, and the cut Irregu-

A simpler way is to cut a wedge•e out of the cork at Its low-

cork Is very b

out an additional wedge

gles to the first. This will make

perfect non-spllllng stopper.

b make and vie.

haped piece 01 ml. If the <

large, t l right 1

I lifted Mr. Buell in my arms,

no load for me. He did

»r divers reaaows-

good trim in the morn-

' CHAPTER VI.

Arnold fol pistol. I

mold was astir, id by her nigi

on^s.

the time mtside—

She appeared

sleej

bag of waist. There

bad

get all the earl >s that I could c

land in rued. T

ion, so are notooncerned. Then j now, more particularly than I had be- , ' a we will find Ralston and Langston, ; fore, how beautiful she was. I had ( “j. and then Annie Ralston. And upon j thought Miss Ralston the handsomest |

aithful assis

To wash a pillow or bols sheet and sew one side at ler. leaVlng an opening ' Ittle moic than the width

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the feathers Into

the sheet. Wash thoroughly In soap- J suds, rinse, wring with machine and ! dry in the sunshine, shaking often to Tighten the feathers. Before returning

evident surprise and con- j the feathers to the tick, coat the insternation among the crew when they I side with thick flout paste and let dry, ' ns emerge frpm the pit and make i or what is better, nib the Inside surway along the ledge o( rock to- | face with melted beeswax so the'Buff ward the companion Udder. I or- I and feathers will not work through dered Mr. Buell to tell them what I *

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a,

taken the precanartridges for the I carry, and bad a •ped around my

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and then Annie Ralston. And upon j thought Miss Ralston the handsomest j m( , j. -

! rS-iST-“ •

“if£ u ™ r ^ ^

A peoaliar look, partly of triumphant | I greeted her warmly, and ahe hate and partly of despair, came over ———=“• —

help yon," he said. 1?” I exclaimed impi

1 I had I 1118,1 on Y*® 111 became quiet and j

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rongh Mr. Bnell I issued orders j to taka the Udder aboard and to get uu ler way. My orders were obeyed.

his face. "I cannot "Why not

ly. "Ralston and Langston most hai left the Janeiro when you did. Mil Ralston was on board the Ketoto, which has probably landed at Shanghai before this. Yon are perfectly famhar with the coarse parsaed in these abductions, and mast either find Miss Ralston, if she is not already found by her brother, or you must take me to the whelp that got her ont of San Francisco and sailed under the name of Sid Kee from Vancouver. 'Thaw, will ..I.- -i « ■■ ■ .

uu ler way. My orders wen

I had placed Mr. Snell in a reclin-

the deck and one of

_ reeled her

sponded with like friendliness,

-1 ,m 8 l.d th.! thU u ray l„t »„1 “S"’” hu h»d I «t him ot rice." .he ..id “It i. mon- “J >” - 1 ;" “ d ohmoh. .. .».d r diet " * h * d l ,1 «“ d * d “' "It i. th*t." I n^M. "I MU I M “‘. *"‘“ ld *t“. “J ow, h- *“ d *•

give mnch for a good meal of

IMXJlll

to boil a thing the only ' it hard: the more the

. m„. i “” d "

near my own,

and ealmly awaited

not 1

ection of Hong Eong. wayll had seen the

,d.

. _i... ... yacht come toward the island twice,

I and I ordered Mr. Snell to put in that

1

ted events.

„ .h.,,... (

one when we reach my father's house in Hong Eong. Why, what are you

^This^ost. 0 remark was provoked-by a j um. T ». ht mOTftd 'he P hTdeo« ldo!° n I tore thVdUmond 1 «>ejock. The sail, were hoi«wf lecklaoe off and put it in my pocket. “ d * “ 1,18,8 f ^ b,80Z8 ,1,r - Then, by using \orno atreagth and a I \ lu *i w *

tittle skill T u n .«n.^ th.

stowed them "I msy wi

msy want these," I said, “when i?? 8 ? V 18

land. Ralston has the let- ^ ont 1Now and then I saw

is of pay h8r *****& glance at me. bat if I

! get on land. Ralston has the tera of credit, and if I did 1

him I would be witl

n "Not at 7 all," she replied, indig- , * t ber ' • he . nactly. "My father will gladly furn- d** 1 * 01 b °«

sb all th. money yon want" _

ot affairs in the yaoht.

fair companion sat pensively look-

Now and then I

_ waves against 1 he vessel was like mnsio. |

were going borne.

r furtively glance at me, but if I -ned my bead so that I might look her, she would be intent on the

itaht horizon.

. money jbn -,nt." , * 1 ?‘" t '“’*W *.

s ” . i o.„bo t s r i 1 ..,... k ,. „d :r

"e.n ."/."bii'.LVt r ' I^k^to h!m j Tl1 ' br "“ , “i' d “I

me. bn. b. ... anllen .nd.did nol '‘‘“V “ d

r"-.b "nd^do.?"'. dr.nstb, .nd non, n.th cm,, would dlj

’ ' ! bloodshed seemed at variance with all

I appropriated Cha Fong a elegant : Ba tnri sword. Under his long silk n»li*Jie 1 j w( TV9re a handsome velvet jacket—scar- cotst. let, covered profusely with gold braid, i tl. :.i It was little stained with his blood, : longer be bnt I could not afford, jnst then, tobs | ifogg hon

too particular. "I think this

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She thinks that to way is to boll

iponta ti or splashi

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each of two boilers—equal quantity of water and same

of meat. After the water in each become boiling hot plfice one boi over a small flame, and the other o> a red hot cover. The latter will course boll vehemently enough please Bridget, and the other will keep at a condition where the surface is only spasmodically rippled. She will

be surprised that both 1

r by an 1 eat in 1

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Sweet Potatoes—Remove the

from boiled sweet potatoes, ent them tto j ln Ion* slices and put them in the fryIt i log pan with plenty of butter; dust

gei mi noug ——- yon will be safe again Then 1 shall bant np They will hare learn, of the loss of the Eel

1 yonr father,

shall hunt np my two friend*, ill have learned by that't

I by that time

> loss of the Ketoto. It may b< that Ralston will want some proof o: his sitter’s death to satisfy his father. If so, we mast look for it. Tnen w< wifi retarn to America, sadder than wi

left, onr journey all I

"I am sorry,” ahe

and I saw a tear glisten on "X do not think it ad visa: any risks with that .grew until

ing,” I continued. "It will, of < be an pleasant lor yon to remain in this plaoe over night; bnt I think yon will agree with me that a little delay with saffily is better than haste and

hr nought."

answered softly;

her cheek,

advisable to taka j i

mom

with saffily is naeertaxnty."

She ttmught s moment and aaid: *T will do aa yon think beat. I

said, as I rolled

the jacket. Miss Arnold

with a

I put on the gorgeous jacket, and tnen tils cap, wit* a gold button on it. Then I palled the ehiny boots off hi* legs and pat them on my owh. They reached to my thighs. With tbs gold hilted sword buckled to mo, I wat

dressed.

"There!” said I, fastening th< a word-belt to my aa Us faction. "] fancy I most present quite a formida -OTigcer^fnc 91 "Yon certainly do,” ahe replied, laughing. "And yon will impraeaion

wondered that we did not see the

(land we had left conld ne aeen. We had been sailing and not a thing save sky

n. There was

Ir. Snell’a sneaking eyes.

ii men, to of ; three boors, and not a tl

wi., .bon. ».

him over and too* 08 «, rnll«A O.am nn 9 t,

stood welching me, :, half amnsed look in

u yon

•nxittis to get to my father; bat enems better to yon to wait

morrow, I

now." \

content. I

I am if if

; till to feel safe

"And yon wifi maka «an >n in Hong Eong, where thi

rank denoted by the button and. braid will be recognized. Yos mast Uk«

them off before landing."

"What is the tank? Do yon know?" “It’s very high. - Cha Fong was a favorite at the court of Pekin." "Well, I may be a favorite ill art

The knows? .*

I myself. Who knows? As a prisoner, j charged with the murder of Cha Fong j I would, no doubt, receive great at . . MT U-S L t o{ ,h«

mbok Snell.

The ‘events I have narrated took !

ne in pi —

! ‘“^rS.’Sk i win,” ,

fldently. Nor did I. "My first .visit c a in Hong Hong will be to**-- 1 *—

■r a short time, .peat in Thera will be

t the following day.* aaid. “• r8

s no beheading

, , OB "It is an awful thought,” said Mis.

had better retire Thar* will be Arnold ' ‘‘“ d *° ve-jritaeaa, too." enough excitement to-morrow few von po«Ud to Oambo/ Snell, whose

to need your strength. Toe

"Row. Miss Arnold, parly

as he rolled them np at me, that was not reaasnring. I realized that we were as completely at this man's mercy as though we were his prisoners. Bnt to depend upon him seemed onr only

chance, and I took it.

As hour after bonr passed, and still no land appeared, I suspected that

something was wrong.

' •'How is this?" I asked, eternly of Mr. Snell, "Why dowanot see lend? Hong Kong is not so far away ” A slight sneer showed on his face. "Eef yon knew where Hong Eong was, why deed yon need me, Mr. Creekmore, to gnide you?” he asked. "Never mind that,” Implied angrily. "How mnch linger will it be before

we reach Hong Kong?"

"Eat will taka •erne tfega yet.’ be said, slowly. "Hong Eong ees n - ma

larder away dan you t'ink. "

' 'Hat did not Cha Fong go from tbo island to Hong Kong and get yo » and

return yesterday?”

"No. He met me on my way dere In anoder boat,'-' he replied enrhly I knew he lied. I began to snapec* that Miss Arnold end I ware being run

away with/

‘ 'Oambok Bnell," I said, w : «*. rll the menace I could throw into my voioe, “bring this yacht around and get into Hong Kong inside of four hours, or you will be a dead man. Come now,

quick.”

He said something tofts mac et the halm, and the course of the yvht changed. Miss Arnold was evidently becoming alarmed. I saw that she was very pals, bnt she said nothin*

Ing pan with pli

them with aalt. pepper a white sugar; turn them cook unUlSklcalr^Bspsnii

Boiled Cod—Choose either head and shoulders, or a sma>rwhole flSh; after

baring cleaned ll/well.

fist^keUle with Aann. salted water; let It boil from 2fi to 30 minutes, or longer if the fieh is very thick. Bern on a hot dish covered with a fish dolly, j and garnish with slice of lemon and

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