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CaAlls ans- wered promptly day or night. Also dealer in Foreign anal American Marble and Granite MONUMENTS See or write me for .pnifcei. Phones 46, 73. Tit ISLAND Of THE STAIRS Being a True Account of Certain Strange and Wonderful Adven- tures of Master John Hampdon, Seaman, and Mistress Lucy Wilberforce, Gentlewoman, In the Great South Seas. By CYRUS TOWNSENDOr Copyright, 1912. by Cyrus lownsend Brady CHAPTER XV. Wherein We Are Beleaguered In the Cave. I T did not occur to us for a single moment that the savages had any knowledge of the treasure and that they could be after that. Not for the thousandth part of a sec- ond did I dream that the savages were led by Pimball. Glibby and most of the other seamen of the Rose of Devon. I did not know then that the Rose of Devon had gone ashore in the terrific storm I have described, or that there had been a battle with the savages, who sought to plunder the ship, but were prevented at frightful loss to the island era, whowere unable to contend succeAs- fully against the firearms with which the ship was abundantly provided. A means of communication between the ship and the shore had been found sub- sequently through one of the seamen who had sailed the south seas. The sav- ages had been told of the treasure, of which indeed they had some dim tradi- tions from days gone by; they also held the cave as one of their most sa- cred spots. scarcely less sacred than the great altar on the hillock in the center of the island, for what reason I cannot tell. Some of this I learned aft- erward from our assailants, and much of it I divined on reflection on our voy- age homeward. By some persuasion, I know not what, Pimball and Glibby had won them over. Together they had organ- ized an expedition to come and seize • us and take the treasure. The Rose of Devon I guessed was not badly dam- aged and could easily be made sea- worthy. We sat silent in the cave for a long time. I had not lighted the lantern we had left there at our last visit, and some of the light of the dying day fil- tered through from the outside cave. There was nothing that we needed light for. We sat close together on the remains of one of the chests to protect us from the damp sand. I always car. ried with me a flask of spirits. Not that I am a drinking man; I left and still leave that practice to the gallants of the day, but I have often found it useful in some dire emergency, and as Mistress Lucy shivered in the chill, damp air I heartened her and strength- ened her with a dram. As it was summer and not far from the line, I, had not brought the boat cloak with us. I had not even worn my sailor jacket, but my waistcoat was heavy and warm, and I was thankful that I had it. I took it off and. despite her protestations, slipped It on her. In girth it was big enough to encircle her twice, which was all the better for her comfort. I drew it around to cover her breast with a dou- ble fold, and with a length of line I had in my pocket I made it fast.. We sat close together and talked in low whispers, and I thrilled at the contact of her sweet presence in spite of our peril. How long we talked or how long we waited I have no means of telling. It grew dark in the cave very early, and when I ventured into the outside room after what seemed an intermin- able wait. I found night had fallen. I felt pretty sure that we need appre- hend no attack that night, and yet it was necessary to keep watch. so I proposed that one of us should sleep while the other listened. Naturally she was the first to take rest. It was too damp and cold to lie down on the sand, so I wedged myself against one of the least rotted of the chests, whose shape had been kept intact by the pile of gold and silver bars, and some- what hesitatingly offered her the shel- ter of my arms. \Madam I said, with all the for- mality I could muster. \you must have sleep. You cannot lie upon this damp sand, and It is bad enough to sit upon it, but upott my shoulder and within the support of my arms you shall have rest. I swear to you\— \Swear not,\ she replied, coming closer to me. \I trust you, and if I am to sleeP I know that I will be safe within your arms.\ \As my sister, had I one, or as my mother, were she here, will I support you,\ said I. Before she cleated her eyes she made• her evening prayer for herself and for me. and then she made me promise' that I would awaken her when I judged It to be midnight, and, upon my • promise, without more to do she nestled down and went to sleep, her head upon my shoulder. Surely, never had man a greater com- pliment paid him than I by that maid that night! I sat there motionless,' my bared sword at my side, listening. I could hear nothing, no sound except her soft brettlaing _and _ince in awhile the THE INLAND EMPIRE. vsynammatovfismwerrevelmr1----- Thursda 411. sough of the night wind throligh the trees outside. which penetrated faintly into the cave. and at infrequent inter- vals the cry of same night bird came to me. but there was no sound of hu- manity. How long we sat there I know not. It was my purpose to keep awake the night through, and I think I must have kept awake the greater part thereof, but toward morning my head dropped back on the pile of ingots, and I fell asleep. Yet I did not relax my clasp upon the sleeping figure lying upon my breast. It was she who awakened when the dim light began to sift\ through the narrow opening into the little cave where we sat. \Master Hampdon,\ she said, bend- ing over me, having arisen without disturbing me, \it is morning.\ I sprang to my feet instantly, as she shook me gently and grasped my sword as I did so, whereat she laughed. \Why did you not awaken me?\ she asked reprovingly. \I don't know. I must have\— began in great confusion. \You must have gone to sleep your- self,\ she laughed. \I am ashamed,\ I replied, \that I should have failed in my duty to keep good watch. I didn't awake you when I might because you needed sleep your- self. and then, like a big animal, I went to sleep myself.\ \I am glad.\ she said, smiling at me, and I could just see her lovely face faintly in the dalk twilight of the cave, \that you did and nothing happened.\ \It is just as well then,\ I said. smil- ing In turn. \we have both slept. I feel greatly refreshed.\ \And I.\ \Thank God!\ I said fervently. \What is to be done now?\ she asked. \First breakfast.\ I broke open a cocoanut with my ex. I had become expert at it, and we had food and drink , in plenty and for va- riety genie — of the hard bread which still remained which I had brought with us and other emit. I lighted the lantern for a moment and went toward the sound of the falling water. The cocoanut shell made an excellent cup. and I brought her enough clear, cool, sweet water to lave her face and she had stepped out by my side. The two of us presented a fair mark fen any weapon. One might have escaped, but hardly two. \Get back,\ I cried harshly. \I stay where you are.\ she answered firmly. \See I too am armed.\ Her little hand lifted a heavy pistol. \I can talk with the two of you just as well as with one,\ said Pimball. \Talk on and be brief,\ I returned, seeing that there was no use arguing with my little mistress. \You have found the treasure,\ he began; \there is no use denying it. We have it from our savage friends that the things are there. In years gone by they sacrificed here and on the cone yonder; but for generations the island has been taboo. The white man has broken the ban and we are here to take the treasure.\ \Indeed!\ said I sarcastically, where- at he turned pale with anger but still mastered himself. \We offer you,\ he continued, \safe- ty. We cannot take you with us, but we will leave you here on the island after we have taken the treasure, and,\ his eyes turned from me to my com- panion, \If you are willing to give up the woman I will enroll you with our following and we will all get away together on the Rose of Devon.\ \What of the ship?\ I asked. It was a hard thing to control my . temper. but T wanted the information. \She was bacuy stove up but not en- tirely wrecked. We fought the sav- ages, conquered them, made them our friends. We can get away in her and you can navigate her or we can do without you for that matter and make shift to get back to the South Amer- ican coast ,at least.\ \So you offer we free passage and my share of the treasure if I will give up Mistress Wilberfore, do you?\ \That is it,\ answered Pimball, \Eh mates?\ whereat a deep chorus of ap- proval came from Glibby and the men. \And this is my answer,\ I said furiously, leveling my pistol at him. \Get back, you villain, or you will have looked your last on life.\ \But the flag of truce?\ he cried, dropping his weapon. - \It is not meant to cover such propo- sitions as yours. As for the treasure you shall have it when you can get it.\ As I spoke he sprang behind the tree and motioned to his men to lire, but I was too quick for him, and we were safely within the cave when the sound of the reports came to us. \Now what is to be done?\ said my little mistress. \The next move,\ I answered, \in with them.\ \Shall we go further back into the cave?\ • \No I replied. \We will stay here for the present.\ We were not long left in suspense, fcit I could hear them breaking through the - woods and rushing toward the opening. Missiles in the way of weap- ons there were none in the cave. but .1 picked up a skull that lay on the floor and hurled it out of the opening into Our Business THE is • Your Pusiness LONESOME DOLLAR There is nothing in the rit rid so LONESOME as a ..single dollar It can't even jingle A single dollar doesn't go very far in serving a big territory like ours (over One - fifth of the area , of the United States) A lot of little raillroads, not related and not connected, can serve ony a SMALL PART cf the people It's only by connecting them together with standard tralcks and cars and methods that ALL the people can get service of a high grade So it is in the telephone business A lot of unrelated, isolated, !local telephone exchanges, ea.:11 with different metholda and equipment, could on4y serve A PART of the people It's ONLY by joining them together with uniform methods and equipment that ALL • the people can best be svved Yet each 06:Ile raiilroad and each local telephone exchange REQUIRES more money than one man can furnisth It's ONLY by means of the combined money of many men that the big trunk raill# road and the big public serving telephone compalny is possible It's onl(y by combining a great many •\Ionesc'ne dollars\ that the public oan-best be served That's CAPITAL . In most lines of business the Investment, once made, needs no additions In the telephone business new capital is needed every day ta meet the ever in- creasing demands for service In our business the construction account Is NEVER closed In the last twelve months it cost us approximakey $1,500,000.00 to make additions to cur plant cyone The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. / -------- the unseen crowd below. A shriek told me that I had hit some one. but I saw at once that the game was one 1 could not play. The white men had some skill at warfare They had post- ed covering parties to protect the Workmen. I crept cautionsly toward the entrance, where I could see them • working hard ; piling up the stones to enable them to get at us. while back 'of them stood others with drawn bows and presented weapons. I didn't come off unscathed, for as I sprang back after having thrown an- other skull and taken my look an ar- row hit me in the fleshy part of the • arm. /My mistress noticed it instantly. The stone head had broken off, and it was the, work of an instant to draw out the slender wood shaft it was not a bad wound, but it was painful. The next thing she did amazed me beyond measure, for before I could prevent it she had put her lips to the wound. \What mean you?\ I cried. when• I could recover myself. \It might have been poisoned.\ she said, quietly looking at me with lumi- nous eyes. \and I cannot have you die!\ I was amazed, astounded even, at her hardihood in sucking any possible poison out of that wound in my arm at so great a risk to her own . life, if the weapon had been envenomed. And I was most profoundly touched too. But I had had my lesson. I viewed it as done out of common humanity and to preserve a life useful to her—nothing more. Meanwhile. In my turn. I took such hasty precautions for her safety as I could. I bade her rinse out her mouth thoroughly with cold water and then with the strong spirit of which I still had in my flask. (Continued next week) STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. The regular annual meetiip. of the stockholders of the Moore Mer- loantile company will be held on the 5th da,y of February, 1914, 12 o'clock p. m. for the piur- Pose cif electing directors for the en- suing year and for such other bus- iness+ as may come before the meet- ing. • J. C. HAUCK, Prest. Bran, Shorts andMixed Feed will fit your stock for heavy work Montana Elevator Company D. 0. McGUINN, Agent MOORE, MONTANA \The Oorpereflon.DIfferent\ Optional Payment Farm Loans We loan our own -funds. Interest and principal paid in Lewistown. Money can be had saline day applied for. Everything eacpaained and square deal assured. We did not put the \OPT IN OPTIONAL,\ but we took the \STUFF OUT OF STUFFING.\ MONTANA LOAN h INVESTMENT CO. 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