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Tom Rice ‘got one on the shoulder, Nick
Nevins got ii in the neck and Teddy Tol-
liver on the t
“Here! Tiere ! Let up on that!” yelled
Teddy, who jumped a foot.
“By gracious, it’s. the Faxes |” gasped
“We want to get out of this!”
“ Get‘ out show yourselves to the
girls if you dare 1” called Jerry Sheeringly,
“We'll show you what's w! panes
you suckers ! Dance ! Wal.
A wn came a perfect Shower of
small stones while the Faxes roared with
laughter to see the boys iu mping about,
trying to put on their clothes and not dar-
ing to get out of the line of the bushes, as
the Swan was just then passing the cove.
t the comedy was turned into a
tragedy a moment later,
The “Swan stood over toward Pine
Island, and was at no great distance from
what might be termed the back of the
- Nigger Head, when all at once there was
a tremendous report, and the deck of the
little pleasure boat became enveloped in a
mass of hissing steam.
The boiler had exploded. It was old and
atched, and should have been sold to the
unk man years before,
Of course, all thought of their private
quarrels at once flew out of the heads of
both Jacks and Fax
The latter rushed, “fown the hill and
joined their enemies on the bea
On the steamer all was excite-
ment. The girls were screaming piteously
and rushing about the deck, while Cap-
tain Crane made a desperate ctfort torun
the bow of the Swan ashore on Pine
Island.
Would he succeed?
It looked doubtful. The Swan had listed
over to one side. She was evidently leak-
ing badly, and to make matters worse the
girls would all crowd on the ar ops side of
the boat in spite of all he c
“Back, girls! Back!” they heard him
shout. * We'll be over ina moment if you
don't.
It was too late!
Instead of obeying the ery, the girls
pressed still more on the wrong side, and
allin an instant the wreck of the Swan
turned over, spilling some of Miss Mell-
ville’s young ladies into the water and not
a few on the beach, for they were close on
the island when this last chapter of the
accident occurred.
Wild screams for help rang out over the
jake,
“Go for ’em, bo: s!” cried Tom Rice,
plunging into the, lake at the moment of
the explosion. ‘Don't let our private
quarrels count for anything now! Get out
your boats, you Faxes, and go to the res-
cue! Show Yourselves true men.
‘om was not one of the sort to wait to
see what another was going to do in a mo-
ment of emergency—he always took hold
and did for himself,
Followed by Teddy Tolliver, who took to
the water as naturally asa youn; uel,
he struck out boldly for the wreck of th
Swan, and found himself at no great dis.
tance from her when the capsizing oc-
curred,
“Teddy |! We've got lives to save here !”
shouted Tom, striking out for two girls
«who were struggling in the la
He chose the most distant of the two,
leaving the other to Teddy, and calling out
encouraging yords hot forward with
rapid overhand stro
“ By gracious, it's ‘Bon Bradley's sister !”
he thought, as he caught sight of Nettie’s
sweet face, now for the first time turned
toward him,
“Help, Tom! Save me!” she cried, and
then before Tom could get there down she
went.
“Go for her, Tom! I've got the other
all right ¢ yelled Teddy.
Tom a dive under but he missed it
somehow ‘We could see nothing of Nettie
under water, but when he came to the sur-
face again to his utter amazement he saw
her with her her head resting on the shoulder of
ndy
“ Hello, "Tom !” ctied Andy. “It's all
right, old man—she’s only fainted. Come
over here and help me get her ashore, ”
[To BE CONTINUED.) 7
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(This story commenced in No, 202.)
On the Road;):
OR,
THE SUCCESS OF A SMART |<
_ BOY SALESMAN.
By CASTON CARNE,
Author of “\ Jack-of-All- Trades ” seis & Own
Lau; “Young Patrick Henry,’
byer at li,” “* Fightin. oD For .,
Greece’ ” “Fighting With
Gomez,” etc.
CHAPTER XVI.
ONCE MORE ON THE ROAD,
T did not seem possible that Mr. Bent
could escape being hit at that close range.
The revolver flashed almost in his face.
ut for the quick action of one in the
party he must have been instantly killed,
It was Dick Jenks who sprung forward
like a flash and struck the young Fitain® 8
arm. The revolver had exploded, but the
aim was destro
The bullet singed Mr. Bent’s temple, but
did no further harm. In an instant Mar-
en was overpowered and manacled,
He fought like a fiend, but it was of no
avail, Then his demeanor changed.
‘rom bravado he went to simpering ser-
vility, begging his freedom abjectly. It
excited the disgust of the officers,
Clark was led to the door, and Detective
Shaw turned to Mr. Bent. The millionaire
was very white and rigi
“Shall we take him along,” asked the de-
tective. ie believe the jail is the only
place for h
“Tf you send me to jail you will be false
to your promise to my mother to always
look out for me,” whined Marden.
Mr, Bent staggered, and great “beads of
erspiration stood on his brow. He was
under fearful mental excitement,
“Yes,” he declared, “that is true.
gave my promise to my dear dead sister,
hat alone saves you, Andrew Marden.
But what will you do now with this awful
stain upon your honor? Ir will follow you
to the last hour of your Jif
“TIL look-out for Whete said Marden,
“Just give mea chance, I'll never trouble
u agree to-reform and lead
henceforth an upright life?”
‘ll agree to anything,
“And break the anything Isu
Very well, MM r. Shaw. You may
his freedom. But let full justice
out to his accomplice yon
he manacles were removed from Mar.
den, and he left the room like a whip
cur, But hatred and revenge still whipped
in his bosom, The detective turned to
Dick and whispered :
“That isamistake. He ought to go to
jail, We shall hear { from him again, Be
alyrays ‘son your guard
“Tr lieve you,” "Agreed Dick.
The officer took Clark away. Then all
soon lett the hotel, and entered the cab to
be criven back to the city.
he drive was made in silence. Mr,
Bent did not seem to care to converse,
and Dick and Shaw kept a respectful
one at the hotel Mr. Bent went at once
to his room, thou ub hefore doing so he
and said
eae reecersthin ready
East to-morrow, Ton
Western tr rip
When Dick rejoined Shaw, the detective
ppose,
ive him
e meted
to ‘start for the
eut short my
ee ett, we bagged the game slick and
clean, but Mr. Bent, ee of foolish senti-
Mr. Bent had not gone bo his home in Al-
any for business reaso:
Mr, Bent and Nellie went to the Murray
Hill Hotel. for a brief stay. Dick took
train for Mount Vernon, for be wished to
spend the e day with his moth
d “morrow, Dick,” Mr,
Bent ‘had ' said. .. “I want to see you at the
2
“ Very well, sir,”
salesm:
It is needless to say that Mrs, Jenks was
delighted to see Dick home again. A hap-
py. meeting it w
sat down “to one of his mother’s
good dinners, and it was with intense rel-
ish also, Then followed a delightful hour
replied the . young
talk.
Of course Dick had to tell all his West-
ern experiences. Mrs, Jenks listened with
interest, and her reves twinkled roguishly
as she made a number of guarded inquiries | o
about Nellie Bent. Dick's bashful replies
she at once fathomed with a woman's keen
intuitio
She sighed, and her mind doubtless went
back to her own days of youth, and she
might have recalled Dick's father, when as
a youth he came pleading his suit. Such
is the world’s
ut her alarm became great as Dick
spoke of Marden and his dark threats.
“T trust you will kee] out of his way
she said, (anxiously. shall worry a
you great
But Dicks laughed at her fears. That
night he slept at home for the first time in
many weeks, and he slept soundly as
mi ht be guessed, But with the coming
jay he was early ast
ones took an early nt down to New
ork, and went at once to the office of
Bent & Bond
Both members of the frm were there
and welcomed Dick warml After some
conversation Mr, Bon
“Dick, you have made ‘the “best record of
any of our men on the road. Now we are
goin to send you South for six months,
Vbat do you think of that
am ready go wherever you send
me hr Good! th Dick, promptly.
hope you will meet with good
success.”
Preparations were quickly made, A good
line of samples was given the young sales-
, and he was ready in a very short
time,
t was his purpose to proceed at once to
Atlanta, and thence to work his way west-
ward to New Orleans, There were many
towns to canvass on the way, and he
hoped to do a large business.
Thus, filled with hope and courage, Dick
took the train for the So *He was
soon speeding away over the
marshes leaving New York far
On sped the fast eXpress through one
delphia, Washington, and by the way of
Weldon, North Carolina, until the pine
forests of Georgia were entered.
When he reached ‘Atlanta, the beautiful
city of the South, Dick proceeded at once
to the Kimball House, which was the
principal hotel. Here he secured a sam-
ple room, and before retiring, had arranged
is samples ready for a day's hard work
on the morrow.
Hiis spirits were light and happy. pllis
career thus far, though exciting, had be
marke success, The bustle and
hustle of a business life just suited Dick.
It, 4 plainly his fort
Ishall never get ee of business,” he
decided mentally, ‘A man cannot be
dull or lachrymose who has plenty of
business.”
J poersey
CHAPTER XVII.
ILLAIN’S WARNING.
om ENKS was right. But he was
t like the average youth. He was es-
pecial y adapted for a hard, driving busi-
Tiealthy and hardy, of a close-knit, mus-
nt, has given it al way again, for I| nes:
tell you the berating of that young Mar-
den has only extended the case, The end
is not yet.’
Dick agreed with him.
The next day the young salesman obeyed
orders, and made ready for the homeward
Passage was secured, and t)
aken,a more serious
view of the affair than her father was dis-
pose was horror-struck with the
0.
d duplicity and willaialy of Marden,
always thought
she said,
Andrew was wild,”
“But tI never dreamed that he
*] was areal criminal. Butfor you, Mr. Jenks,
| he would have shot pa)
And she e gave Dick a Took which set the
young man’s veins tingling, and he felt
more than repaid for allt thas he had done.
But once Denver was left behind the spirits
of the three travelers arose and they
very B people, and Dick felt
the’ Lie: ot rendsits etween himself and
mii millionaire growing stronger” every
The days quickly passed and one morn-
ing the express train dropped into’ the
Grand Central Depotin New York City.
cular form and an active brain, he had
sufficient constitution to stand the strain.
What might have been a drain upon some
men was to him a powerful stimulan
be said of all great
And indeed it ma
business men that they possess phls trait
in a marked degree. Vithout it they
could not succeed, for a certain “aegree of
physical as well as mental force is impera-
tive in the surging world of business,
Moreover, weakness y begets
sluggishness of spirit and indolence of
habit. Thus many youths who are termed
lazy are simply the victims of some physi-
cal ail which saps the eneray and destroys
ambition, Such are certainly unfortunate,
But Dick Jenks had none of these draw-
backs, -Nature had done much for ‘him,
and success came as a matter of cou
Dick soon had hisroom full of customers.
The merchants were eager to give large or-
ders for the holidays which were not far
distant. The young salesman aia a flour.
ishin business.
ness thah two days he Nad worked
Atlanta to its limit and was ready to move
wes
He “went on tothe next town and so on
until he began to near New Orleans, The
days had drifted into weeks and the win-
ter was near at hand. In some few places
only, Dick had failed to meet with success,
It was an everchanging life. His experi-
ences with all sorts of people would have
filled a volume. Contact with all sphases
of human nature gave him an insight and
an experience which made him keen and
world-wise,
le nde red now how he had allowed
the villain Clark to take him in so easily,
tthe present time he would easily se see
through such a game,
But as all things come to an end, so il
due course Dick Feached New Orleans ‘and
the end of his r
t had been a cons lete’success thus far,
lle had sent home thousands of dollars in
orders, His employers could not but be
well pleas
Dick pat ta his hotel office in New
leans one day considering the feasibility
of catching a morning train for hom
had worked the city to its limit, and ‘there
was nothing more to do but to return to
New York for fresh instructions,
He looked through the great glass win-
Ows out upon the surging throng of peo-
ple which passed up and down thestreet,
Suddenly he gave a violent start. Lis
gaze dilated and a momentary pallor over-
spread his face,
A man had passed the window, and look-.
ing in ‘had caught Dick’s gaze full and fair.
‘or a moment the fours salesman was
like one dumfounded. Then he leaped to-
his feet, exclaiming :
Sebastian Clark ["
Certainly the men was a perfect likeness
of the jewelry crook. Indeed there had
seemed a light of mocking recognition in
his eyes as he met Dick" sgaze. The young
salesman’s brain s
“Sebastian Clark nd
et—it can’t
He knew that the crook was in Joliet
prison, near Chicago, at last accounts,
where he was serving a seven years’ sen-
tence. There were indictments enough
against him to keep him in prison the rest. -
8 life,
"He rushed out into the street, with a re-
solve to verify the matter, But this was
in vain, The man had become lost in the
crow ae
was given a great start.
back to the hotel, feeling strangely un-
comfortable ; yet he could not believe but
thatit was allan optical illusion,
Ife tried to figure up some accounts, but
was obliged to abandon the attempt. His
head ached from the effects of the shock,
and he decided to walk out in the fresh
‘he exclaimed, “‘a
He went
*Teaving the hotel, be walked on up the
street foralong ways. Business blocks
gave way to dwellings, and tbese in turn
to vacant lots, and finally the suburban
part of the city lay about. him, AlJl this
while a man in dark clothes, with bared
head, had been in his rear. Dick heard a
erunching footstep and turned
He looked into a smiling,
and recognized withath
sworn foe, Andrew harden.
“Mar en!” he ejaculated.
“You are surprised, Mr, Jenks,” gaia
the young eilain,, sardonically, “Yo
id not expect t -
ick recovered at
“To tell the truth. Tdia not,” he said.
‘* What does it ineant Why are you dog-
ging my footst:
“Oh, you need no ot fear,” sneered the
young reprobate, “I do not mean to do
any harm pdust yet. The time has not
come for tha:
0 1" sad Dick, quietly, “Tt is your
pu noose to do me harm some time, is it!”
“TL thi ink I have an account to square
would
There is no better
“mocking face
1 of surprise his
ith you.
wee that is the way you feel, I
warn yo ju not to de lay,
tine than the presen’
Iam not ready yet,” replied the youn
villain, coo Bue : when it @ oes fail
the plow Will be a h AVY one,”
“Tam glad to be forewarned, “ - replied
Dick wit sarcasm
“ Forewarning will do you no good
said Marden, Jeeringly. (Nothing: aa
sare you fr ‘om my ven, ”
“ are you So ven, etal F asked Dick,
“What harm have I don in
“Harm?” gritted the “villain, “What
ave you not done? Not content with ex-
posing me to my uncle who has disowned
yu have poisoned the heart of the
give you warning in re ls
h Follow me i retin If yo on do, I Shall
reat youas I would a cur di
you from my path.” O& and Kick
ve no occasion to follow you fur-
ther,” ied Marden, with a fiendish
grin, “Don't f 't forget wh
eri Mevobn get what I have said.
He crosoed the street and vanished be-
yond a clump of bushes,