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—~ THAPPY DAYS‘
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Find out!” growled Captain Jim,
* “There’s gold in them there boxes, but I
gon’ t admit I never stole it from no steam-
where, Make the most of that, I'll
rot in ei before I say another word |”
the boat with them, boys, and get
on hosed the cutter !” cried Ca ‘aptain Con-
"ve a hold-o ut
down there in some cave or Bot en and by
this time to-morrow we'll have that diver
we've got
n, but Captain Jim Southwell
of phe Seven Hills is just about as goo
ut that time Dock Dinzey, crouching
anne the rocks on the shore, saw the
revenue cutter's boat pel away towing
Frank's rowboat, in which were the two
prisoners and w hat was left of the gold.
“Oh, Frank! Frank!’ groaned Dock,
with the big tears roiling down his cheeks, an’
ta wish ter gracious them fellers had been
aught before they killed you! Oh, gee!
What shall Ido if Frank is dead?”
And Dock was still blubbering on the
rocks when the cutter’s boat pulled around
the point and disappeared.
CHAPTER XVII.
» FRANK TREATS Bs. FRIENDS TOA
CryINe never yet “helped man or boy
over the smallest stone,
ju are int trouble get up and act. If
you can ’t get_up then lie still and think,
That the darkest hours are just: before
dawn everybody knows, and if Dock Din-
zey had been half way smart he would not
have sat there i in his wet clothes blubber-
ing under the
“Folly ahoy r “ olly ahoy! prolly aboy!”
Allat once Dock heard t! known
er’ come rivging over Pro veh’ 's Bay.
lie c ot see the bay from where he
stood sO he pet up on the bluff to see what
it meant, for it sounded to him very much
like Lom Sizer's voice.
And Zom it was, sure enough. What
‘as more, Tom was sailing the Belle and
heading | for the cove,
Frank's dainty craft were three pas-
seners, and when Dock turned the big
marine glass upon them, he saw that the. ey
ar hoe ane had anyone from either Cherry-
or Bar Harbor been at the Folly,
they would instantly have recognized him
as the Honcrable Mr, prelawney, congress-
man _and lumber kin,
“Gosh, I’m glad Tosa Sizer isn’t dead !”
cried Dock. “‘Seein’ him gives me some
hope for.Frank. Gee! what would Frank
do if be was fs, come up now, He hain't
got no clot!
Now, ‘Brank’s clothes had been carried
away by Captain Conroy ‘in the boat, and
our hero would indeed “have found him-
selfin a sorry plight if he happened to
come up on Robbers’ Reef just at the mo-
ment of the arrival ‘of the Be elle.
This worried Dock one minute, and t
next he would mutter: ‘ Trane s
drawnded !’ and then begin to blubber
ne hen Tom Sizer, who had escaped from
his adventurers of the day before with
wetting, rounded
the Belle up in the cove, he found Dock
ery ing on the beach like a great big calf.
“On, Frank is dead! F rank is
drownded!” he kept calling out. “Two
men what was taken by the revenue offi-
gers went and drownded him off Robbers’
Reef.”
‘This wild announcement created the
greatest confusion on th elle.
“What's that you say, boy?” shouted
Mr, Trelawney, while Belle gave a scream
and hid her face in her hands, Harry Haz-
Jeton lighted a fresh cigarette, and fodked
as though he was not altegether sorry,
.fonr Sizer was the only cool one of the
jot.
“Don’t you believe it !” he cried, ‘* You
ean no more drown Frank Fullerton than
you can crown ne~ that's right.”
* Put us S, quick as possible,”
said Mr. Pelawn ney “this thing must be
looked into, Belle, my dear,
Hazleton had better engage Tom Sizer to
take you out to the fishing grounds.,, Ta
stop here and question this bo; poy ab
* No father, "said Belle flee edly. “erm
going ashore’ with you. I don’t think it
is right to leave you here alone.
“* Harry, you gO, out 2 and try” your luck
at the m: ‘ackerel,.” said Mr. Trelawney.
“You will find Belle glad to see you when
you come
“That's a : pretty good hint that I’m not
Wanted,” growled the dude. “Come n
governor, I'd rather stay here with Belles"
“Go, Harry, we shalj have nothing for
dinner if you don't,
Iuh! I suppose I've got to do as I'm
told: a replied Harry, of wouldn't have
come if I ha nown you were going to
treat me this way. I can’t imagine what's
got. into every body these da
Mr, Tretawney gave Tom mer the wink
to keep the dude away from them, and
leaning heavily on his daughter’s arm,
hobbled up the bank, leaving Dock to look
after she bait and lines,
jo you think Pranks can be dead,
father v asked
“Nota bit of itt Not a bit of it!” re-
plied the congressinan, who looked very
pale, and seemed to be so lame that he
could LScarcely Ww
“Oh, should. feel so bad if anything
had happened bo. him, ” said Belle, ‘Those
horrid smug!
‘Tush | Tiere comes that boy,” broke in
Jf Lrelawmey, as Dock appeared on top
tl
“Didn't I tell you to stay down there and
get the bait and lines ready?” he called,
Ww hen Dock approaches
Hai I a-doin’ it?” growled Dock.
“Can’ t get the bait ’less I come up to the
house, can 1? Bait don't grow on trees,
"ye can "tb dig worms outer beach sand. ”
“None of your Impudence!” thundered
Mr. Ti ‘telawney
Dock gave 2 4 great start and shot off to-
ward phe poreh
“Ty who you be now!” he yelled,
“* You're Cap" n Thunder! That’s who you
be! ‘There’s only one man in the State of
Maine who carries round a fog horn ‘voice
like that
“Oh, ‘father ™ gasped Belle, squeezing
the congressman's arm,
“Keep cool, Belle,” whispered Mr, Tre-
awney. “Boy I" he called, ‘come here !”
“I won't, 30F tee " Shatied Dock. ‘It’s
you that’s brung all the trouble to the
Folly, Frank and me were gettin’ alon,
ail right afore you came a -yellin’ and
a-screechin’ on the rocks.”
“The young ypeabond ! cried Mr. Tre:
lawney. ‘Ob, if L only had the full use of
myleg! Ift could only get at him !”
Je shook off Belle and tried to run
toward the Folly.
Doek scampered to the kitchen door and.
had almost reached it when it was sud-
dently thrown open, and out, walked Frank,
ressed in his Sunday clothes, with a
flower in his buttonhole, and looking as
brave and handsome as an boy between
Eastport and Bar Har!
Good-morning, Miss "Belle I" he said,
raising his hat politely. ‘*Good-morning,
Mr. ‘Trelawney, Dock, what's the matter
with you? M hat are you making all that
noise about ?”
for Dock was waving his old hat and
shoutin
. “Hooray ! Frank's alive! Frank’salive!”
CHAPTER XVIII
THE ESCAPE OF MR, TRELAWNEY.
“FRANK FULLERTON, where have you
een? Speak the tratn, boy, and yu will
Ise nothing by he Once more I ask you,
where have you
Frank laughed. ot he anxiety shown on
Mr. Trelawney’s face seemed to rather
amuse him than otherwise.
“* [suppose you may think that I've been
prying into your secrets,” he said, “ but b be
sure if was not my choice. Look al
neck! I have been almost choked todesth
by two men who oO say about
Captain Thunder, How we lone Lown uncon-
scious through the effects of it I'ma sure
don't know, but it must have been a good
Jong time,”
Mr. Trelawney’ 's face grew dark,
\ “ Apa where did all this happen, boy?
ne
Ay here did Captain Thunder go when
he took Miss Belle away from me last
night? To tell the truth, sir, I'm tired of
being half trusted. I’meitherin the secret
rI'm out of it, Iff had been fully posted
last night I might have been spared a lo
of trouble this morning. I think the best
thing lean dois to mind my own business
after this, Meantime let me hand
back this thousand dollar bill, Mr. ‘ fe.
lawney, You were welcome to tne use of
the Belle, and I don’t want any p
Mr ‘Trelawney’s ruddy face Took ona
ozen different shades while Frank, in his
manly way, made this long speech,
: That's all right, boy,” he said, quietly,
“You kee the thousand dollars. Don't
sob 80, Belle! may bea smuggler, but I
am still your father. Did you ever know
me to speak an unkind word or todoa
mean act?
“Oh, nol oh, no! But the disgrace !”
“There, there! You suspected this last
night, daughter. Now you know
truth, I. am Captain Thunder, and the
officers are hot on my trail Frank Ful-
lerton, put up that money, I have come
here because I consider it to be the safest
lace for me. My identity is suspected,
ut Conroy holds no proof, and I hope that
the very boldness of my act in coming here
will throw him off thescent, Now, Irank,
I am lame, and can’t help myself as i
would. It only remains for you M0 betray
me to the revenue officers when they
come,”
** As if he would dosncha thing, father!”
cried Belle, indignantly, “How can you
insult Frank so?
“lave no fear. I'm not that’ sort of
boy,” replied Frank, “I've got all I can
do to attend to my own business here at
the Folly and—
“For my sake, Frank, fo not be hard on
poor tether." pleaded Bel
ropose, to, bar iam not with-
out be Cope an My father and you were
enemies, Mr. Trelawney—don’ tstand there
staring, "Dock. Get out of the way!”
Dock took the hitit and went ‘atter the
ait.. The conversation was altogether
too muclt for him. He
bead nor tail ot ital], but it was enough
to. know that Frank was alive.
“Sit down, Miss Belle,” Gaia Frank,
drawing a ae to the edge of the broad
piazza, “I e you experienced ne ill
effects from your exposure last night.
‘yank ; but be kind to father.”
was simply asked, that question,
Frank without a moment’ s hesitation an-
swered just as simply :
“ Thank you for that, Franke Fullerton,”
said Mr. Trelawney, dropping i into a chair,
“ Yes, your father and I were enemies, but
there w ans a time 8
Keep that_ money, Frank. It is justly
r i-—I—well the | fact is, boy, lowed
e. "and he
didn’t know it. nec going Peo oiece a set-
tlement just as soon as I get out is
snap ; meanwhile ‘Keep, that thousand dol-
lars on account and tell me how about that
ol
Be Which is at the bottom of this whole
business, captain—T mean Mr. Trelawney.”
‘You are right. Goon. Tell me about
it. Never! mind my name, Call me by any
old name you please.”
“Some of it is in the gave, sir; one box
isin the house here, I know where there
are three stuck in the sand off Robbers’
Reef, and some fell into the hands of Cap-
tain Conroy, I suppose, for Dock has been
whispering in my ear that he has captured
iim boat, and those two men who tried to
“Let m get sight at those fellows and
Tl make tt Shot for them |” said Mr, Tre-
lawney, fiercely: “*I mean aia Southwell
and old Nat Noddy. It is against orders
for them
gold——”
ley, Frank, the revenue cutter’s com-
yelled Dock from the bluff,
A shall we for cried
elle, ‘* Hadn't we better try to make our
escape while there is time
“Escape! Nol” said Captain Thunder,
emphatically. “What did I come here
le t was to cheek this thing
out. It is the only plan that will save me.
F rank Fullerton, a word in your ear,”
“IT don’t know as I want to have any-
ining more to do with this business,” said
Frank, slo owly. a» Next thing I shall be
arrested and——”
“For my sake, Frank,” interrupted
Belle, tearfully.
* For your sake I would do a good deal,”
replied Frank, **tand—well, I'll help once
more, but I do hope this may be the fast.”
“We shall try -to make it so,” replied
Mr. Trelawney, hastily. ap La de-
ected [ have means 2 escay ready. A
schooner lies outside t he heads waiting for
me, and it’s buta short run to New Bruns-
wick, where I shall be safe. May 1 have
that ‘word with you now, Frank
“Then follow me.”
Mr. ‘Trelawney arose and “hobbted into
the hotel after Frank, ‘They were gone
some little time, and Belle in the mean-
time saw the Starlight come into the cove,
When Captain Conroy, followe:
men, come up the bank, Mr, Trelawney
was quietly seated on the piazza smoke
ing a cigar and looking off on the
Frank was chatting with? Belle, gud Dock
was whittling a stick on the
“ Good-morning, captain !” “ialted Mr.
Trelawney. ‘* What brings you down this
way again Have you heard any news o!
Captain Thunder? They were telling it
over at Bar llarbor before I left this
morning that you were on his frack, and
that he ‘might be arrested anyt
. lawney, that’s ntrate,” re-
Bete, the revenue officer, bowing politely to
te ut he turned fiercely on Frank,
STWell, young man? Mave you any news ti
to report
ad don’t know that I hare,” replied
"Nothing about the gold that went down
onthe Sern IIills ¢”
“Nothing about a couple of smugglers
lhave just t Taken on Robbers’ Reef? Where
were you then
* Attending tom busines 38,”
“Oh, indeed! TT
now, Mr, frtlawney, Ta like to have a
word mith Fou
“Certainly, captain.. Out with it. _I'mle
troubled with rheumatism, and don't care ti
to ris
“But it is private sir. I can’t speak | was
re,
out.
“Do you pay that?”
“Certainly I do.”
“Do you mean it %”
“What do you meanf Why all this
mystery 7”
to be here at all, as for the
er
d by four] and c
what I'm doing | a ble
“Gh, I have no secrets, ‘Spit it right &
ol
“A sail! A sail! What's that craft
out there?” called Dock, Suddenly point.
ing seaward from the
All turned to look, bat ho sail was ris;
ible, But when Captain Conroy looked
round he aught sight of Mr, ‘Trelawney
sajling through the big front door.
“Here! Stop there!" he shouted.
“ Caten “nim, boys! “Irelawney, the game
is up! You are Captain Thimder! I ar-
in the name of
ou will, when you get him!”
chuckled ASrank, and the remark was well
put in, for in spite of the fact that Captain
Conroy and his men madea rush inside
the big dining room of Robbers’ Roost they
did not get Captain Thunder.
The instant he crossed the ‘threshold the
bold smuggler seemed to vanish. I’rom
one end to the other they, searched the big
building, bu but no trace of Captain Thunder
was to be found.
{ro BE CONTINUED,]
+
A LITTLE FUN.
Tello, Rashleigh. Thay
t seen you for
month, Where have you ‘ieen keeping your-
self?” “tn the hos ital “The dickens you
say! What wa matter—grip t” “No.
Gelonel Sul Salphar caught me stealing a kiss from
i8
Mr. Teolate (ot {Jonely ville} WW hat is {he mate
fers Amabe! fou, geqm agitated,
jate (distractedly)—O!
he kitchen and calm the cook! There's an eel
coming through water faucet, and she
thinks ae ‘ras the Melirsan tremens,
Pat- nav us gets there late, and the
other Tan t ‘there, how will he know if the other
wan has been thei ere and gone,
@ is noring at my ec
shense, 80 I send ann back. Wen it hors
coal dealers and Jand-
Torda will appreciate this. ‘Teacher r {to
olar)—Now, Mary, I'll give youa 6:
our fer werd the butcher 13,17, fund” the
aker $11.13, and the coal dealer $27.08, a
landlord $15. ho: much would he have t to pay
them Answer~I don’t thin be would have
to pay t them ‘anzibing. oY by “ Becar
Tthink we id move,
ren to mi arry my ¢ gov thter, eh" .
qu ied the 0 he old man. “Do you ink ou have
the patie: and forbearance oh make her a
kind and indulgent husband yo “I don't know,
sir, rep) lied the ould-be son-in-law. “Ican
button a stand-w bp ‘collar on a shir hat isa
half. ele. larger, witho} out getting angry, and I
ey me more” ” interrupted the old man,
“Say no niore, but
blessing goes with hers
INTERESTING ITEMS.
Keeping the young in the nest fora year is
said to be a peculiarity of the condor, the larg.
est of the yy ure species. The young are un:
ble fly for a whole year, requiring that
fength of time in which to develop the immense
strength and wer of flight to which they at-
tain when full grown, During their first year
er, My Bon, and my
the young birds’ wants ha pres fo be atten ded to
byt he old birds, and th: 'e to remain in the
nest until they ii{tain leit f fall power o! cht,
nm p condors have
a
their central home in the Andes, and their
nests, which are very roughl: beat together are
placed at such heights as i almost
sible to man, 0 sininense
bel hts, until. ‘in ‘tact, they ‘are. “ost to view in
ar, beyon e clouds,
“The failiar we that leap year is every c:
guar ear with a number fis isible by four w: an
be brow en in 1900, which fact need not be re-
‘ded n indication that even then it will
@ time for a cha ge. Thi le of the almans uc
miay account Tor the prowarbind activity of the
new woman at the aflese ae
‘Then there is ne
February. 1K,
t ap
by ip years, sed ie there were
4 days in February, 1600, Mn § the 1 SAG number
f days will be given ary, 2000, and
again 0) 200. The object ¢ ot tho rule is to make
th dar \F vear coincide we the solar year.
ten, i
sheer despair, the mule was w aiveds and Siltey
was ed loose. His last act inthe peniten-
tinny was to swear at his aged mother, who
came to help him home, because she had mot
come sooner, and to curse the ambulance
rT, a
because they bandied him roughly,
the United —
h, Ferdinand ! Hurry into