The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 1, 1916, Page 4

STAR—FRIDAY, SEPT. 1, 1916. PAGE 4 THE SEATTLE STAR Awol “aici” “The Secret of the Reef” “ste 4 Nes MEMDER OF SCRIPVS NORTHWEST LEAGUE OF NEWSPAPERS By Kate and Virgi! Boyles . o ewe Service o ie peers vy TeeRPeT’ 1573] white at Mend alae Mai decent | FSSSERERR Frrevevivisiiiititiitieitiicccciiciict: MME TORTS OTITIS TT TTT ESTREREDESESUSINGLEUEOSUOUDUDUDUUSTOODOOOOgOIOIGED | TEYTETEVIIUITUlocdsdvadielecscssdbossd SestedeTevevestdids At Seattic, Wash. Postoffice as Second-Clase Matter, k companton toward {t . (Continued from Our Last Issue) 1 { paused, and added frankly Vm Pushing np! rd it. BSc per month up to @ € moa $1.90; your 93.50 > coos E roing to axk a favor. He's not well,|he watched hin clumay ascent and __By carrier, ctty 2he a month. afternoon it began ind 1 tather that vou ond he are|then clambered up. When he got URING th D blow strongly off the shore / ; The sloop lay in the moots | Outbursts of EverettT rue] 3 eins w lion board, Clay wan sitting our deck, but sank beck limply aga Dishing Co. Phome Mi ting ntl departments, water close to the beach, but when ‘ : Staal teats void the cabin top ao eer Un 4 ° the sands and they could hear the pcereccetaaemes = er eaten bn Ae “ 4 th to fumble i WY GLAD You CALLED, Cvernerr, sible, Excitement fen't good for|twice, and then began - crash of rending tee, At dawn the t . ; . of the Joke on Anti-Salooners crash of tending ie. At dawn the, [EER A Gr aea Werte ou. cure aneae lle twkwardly at the breast of tt OMEBODY has played a neat little joke on the Anti- | RIQMIr PATE Of {he (ee ae ee tin HTHROUGH MY ALBUM OF VACATION “We can promine that,” sald Jim-| diving dre nie Saloon league officers, headed by George D. Conger hining far out at sea, but It lias H SNAP-SHOTS 'T Took. Ve Be with |) + It looks as if you knew noth 1 know what he wantel” erie? a : : blowing much too hard for ‘them to You IN A MOMENT AND ing about the business Aynsley. “Ge hese things of! ‘ Conger announces the anti-salooners propose to indorse) think of leaving shelter HW EXPLAIN THEM TO You I don't. And, more than that, 1}!im as quick as. you ¢ — SW. J. Sutton and George A. Lee for governor They waited two days, and at last Lin DETAIL, have no wish to learn anything bag Gy Be ps Gr popes a % Omitting all reference to the fact that these two are) the breese fell, tt wae a flat calm ware Bot ie: 8. postion tee m4 Bie Say 2 the. halt-con f among the worst exponents of franchise and Speciilet rt rr ce oat cantare tile = eae eeerether waan't| scious man, and, taking ® small from his vest pocket, gave a few drops of the liquid for in a fe moments raised himself Privilege leg t class usually allied against woman's! by the wreck. Jimmy went down Suffrage and prohibition—the specific records of each of these, as Should be a sufficient warning to the anti-sal looking very fit, and it might be | better if you stopped him from go ing down as he could put on the iress, He found the wreck ., nt fi : which freed him of a keen anxtety I can't,” Aynsley answered with a It’s the same W. J. Sutton who joined the booze gang! put he had to come up without = anit im afraid J baven't much Better now; not used to div-| © in the legislature and voted for a bill to legalize professional | entert ® hold. She had moved control over him ing,” he said, and turned to Jimmy |aoeg 3 izefighting in this state—a bill turned down in every state short distance since he last saw Early in the evening Clay came|ae Aynsley and a seaman helped | guj, In the Union except Nevada and oné or two other “wide Se Stik kar ucoee Werke open” States. This vote, cast by Sutton, in 1913, stamps the Aly shattered. The gap they had f calibre of his fibre as “Sunday school” paragon. He has previously crept thru was closed by had no chance to record himself one way or another in the Sroken beama » men relieved each other! get the case next time.” lert eup,| The gig pulled away, and the |i, while th below. At last the diver c }and was followed closely by Be-|three me thune, bringing a rope into the darkness legis! : her prohibit t lid b Moran went down next and re The strong-room’s open,” he sald It's lucky you were able to| preparatory to er j egisiature tor either pr mtion or against 1 did have 4 on his return that an en oxultantly Heave on that line| bring him up,” sald Bethune ob-|an imperative sign : Wa chance, on the prizefigh and as a profes rize ght be made, with some whet you get! nerved riked, because the man ¢ fight promoter, he is i r company as a “dry fe ite ne went, armed bbe an pulled with a will for] 1 wan ecared at first,” Jim - t that Mewes Gols o George ce, the anti-salooners are im a crowbar, By nightfall they had wan some resintance to be] confessed Jimmy helped him up. As to George A. Lee, the an sOOnerS AF wrenched away several obstructing and Jimmy leaned down| “What about the case?” lrelt anxious as Clay disappeared @ @yen more than in the Sutton case When prohibit Umbers and discovered that there 4 rong excitement when & We hadn't time to get at it|thru t hol After a while if Up before the people in 1914, where was Lee He tra was a good deal of sand to be wooden case smeared with sand | You it's not in the strong |struck Jimmy that Clay ought ‘ea : ith the “wets,” rt e he oved I urfac 8 it, h€}room. He made me start cutting |eome out. He pulled the line an aticused and advised with the “wets,” supported the t moved . Lroke the surface. BSelzing toon * didat » 1914 nnie oh nd rear The next morning, while Jimmy came near to being dragged over) cut the er wide of the deck, 1{got a signal in answer that gave] ee oto 2%, campaigns fare at sted & TOW) wag getting breakfast, Hethune’s the rail, and 4 to helplespect there's a shallow space be |him no excuse for interfering; so high ones with the boys w so doing. Not only that, but} suspicions concerning Clay's con WL SAVE YOU [iim to lft it on board. Clay ex |iween the main beams and the jhe w until the pipe and ling Re was hand-in-glove with his pal, W. M. Whitney re- nection with the wre 1 whieh ‘ THE. TROUBLE OF mined the case coolly, studying |cabin floor began to run backward, Then a @ : » issue permits to dr rker , teh at t IIs, ] Bis two pa had half lquhed INING THEM,| the half-washedout mark And that's where the case {67 light flashed sha as if in warn. FP fused to issue pe y worke wa ‘ EXPLAINING , corned Ge ht to get something |It strikes me as curious; distinct: |ing See LEE A “DRY?” TI SHO Ps ALL THIS STATI that Clay's steam yacht had an INCIDENTALLY, IT MAY BE REMARKED THAT] chored tn tie offing some time dur. MEORGE D. CONGER WAS FOOLED INTO INDORS.| RS ime nignt ane ito the sloop. ING LOUIS M. LANG, OUR EX CHIEF OF WINE] The gig soon pu longstde and fy) FAME. the helmeman handed up a note, It was from Aynsley Clay and request ed thelr company at supper on US A “WET IN| “jams mentee wun es sein BELIEVE MEN! | “You © Moran came below w hands I won't contest your claim,” he) At daybreak Clay came off with |gap. wal Now, if you're ready, we'll| the diver in the gig. His face had | strik d afte on board the sloop | was dress. Jimmy put on his helmet | he end went first down the ladder, | tin waiting at the botto Clay, tho awkward somewhat |ter let me finish the job, lan Figures compiled by the United States bureau of last full peace year before the war, 1913, Germany ex- in thi n! lane i t place in the su: not in the plot. Anyway, {'m no! indi 4 a plank in the deck | break thro the deck. It will short-|got ween two fron plates, altho, as|en the time you need st r the wreck had fallen over, the| After son smiled, “That's to, I'm try-| the opening.” plank was on one side of them, in-|this; but he suggested that Moran | him Easiest Way Often Bad » grinned a» he indicated ee - aac am jacket, which was shrunk Eneeeneasnerstesasss aatatatasasteasasaatatstsitegsastssets gsstsnsnsassacaaagtezetenctegsnseassrsgstsstcsgsstEs: Agssensgsssgaggaesetassezensssengsesttagagyy | geEesasseagsteaetsrsesatttasasazssaesey steassesesessssteety "ep olish?” Asks eernnenenannnannnnncer OOOnens on board and #at in the cockpit him tnto the waiting gig. “We'll| op watched it disappear |. a » for salvage on that, and | ly curious!” lamp a dark wn a gray, pinched look, and Jimmy |darkened the disturbed water. They carefully fastened on his|noticed that he breathed rather| ‘Thrilled with a sense of triumph the slight effort of get-|Jimmy turned to help Clay, for Clay. | I think that you had bet: | Clay ' board the yacht. He said bis father feeble in hin movements, showed | sir,” he said. “You'd ye more com-| Jin foreign and domestic commerce show that during the | W«* ha were cru want of nerve fortable if you waited quietly on | opening into the hol y was a foreig id di t h h: d g th with that th rule he hold for the latter's health. and that th crawled into the board until we brought up the|big, heavy man, but his weight wagag . Mr, Clay Joined him in boping they re ate " rving | cane. lcountera by the air in his dress Ported goods valued at over $833,000,000 to the allied | wouid not the invitutior hie lar "the ms G eaaas diaek| Tic gctag dow’ Clay answered, ada could be moved with s maa countries, England, France, Italy and Russia. It certain- Do you Clay made him upon one spot. Clay beckon ortly. “You might not be able {almost like a floating object. Whe ly was terrible how Germany'aggnemies denied her a witte this? @) od Hmmy toward it. Jimmy thought get it without my he |they reached the level sand Jimmy) 0) Rae Serene, ATEmE » (he man must be mistaken for he| “Anyway, you can wait until we|signaled urgently with bis line, and] below.” looped round Clay's shoulders tight- demur, Clay agreed to ened, and he guided and steadied ] Parrot, Partner in Shine Shop e's Jim, one of the bosses of and shoe his partner, Gee the manual work man. ‘olish?” Jim cries, and the pass p but drop te shop for a shine and as J ject fell from the It was large and square, an ing sand with its edge, coming out of the hole; but ag ‘s legs dangled he lost bis grip fell backward ’ dragged him thru the a reply Then the rope he as they were drawn toward the HE easiest way out of a dilemma is not always the best/# "4 ona pe aera aad ke to olite ion I supp t stead of being overhead, He turn- and Bethune should clear the!ladder. A few moments later Clay oe Gh Jold sea-boots ; ; ‘ 1 uel ne 7 stead of sending his lift he Cetacea’s deck, | u ; , me fad you're k sen diver across to éd to Clay with a questl mo- | ground instead of sending hi was lifted on to the Cetacea’s nor the right way Jimmy tore a leaf out of his note ngent smente in you at daybreak xaid Clay. tion of his hands, but the Micker of |diver, and in a few minutes they and Jimmy sat down on the cabin It might be a comparatively easy matter for Presid ik and ‘scribbled 's few Moments liesn we agres to your hen ever: thing is ready vou can light was still fixed upon the same|were under water. It was some /top, feeling very limp. Wilson to quiet the scruples of the railway chiefs 7 ne read to NS! there's not much ch me «now. Now, ff Fe ‘ot mmy raised the crowbar |time before they cacxe up, and whe When somebody took oft his hel “relinquishing a principle with : i : ering _ be He dolled te to make, 1 nk I get he b beh iT oe pithy es emry oa! Prog th ath Clay looked iat he sew eay oe oe pee 4 merease in freight rates, which w t t i * i 0M stad ge Clay ans d. om confid and Cl ndicated that he was 4 “Have you cut the hole?” he @ spoon to his mouth. Ceding to the eight-hour-day demand of is k | cares vit the po Ids secmed against us CHAPTER IX ng righ asked thought he could not upon the public | “Balt exclaimed Bethune i'd better be candid, The me The beam he attacked was soft Yes,” said Bethune; “I think it's|/get him to take the re But the sresident cannot give such an assurance. The| When tho gig’ crew rowed away| {ruth ts, we have alre recov Tee cee but thru it and an |big enough.” |storative, but he was too dazed I : can g ri an ©! with the note the three men gath-| ered something of importance.” At daybreak the yacht's gig. ‘on was clamped along its| “You didn’t go thru?” and exhausted to notice clearly, Matter of an increase in freight rates is solely up to the in-| req together in the little cabin. | Clay's expression became Intent.| brought Clay's diver and an excel edge. He did not know how long| “No; we'd been down quite long/and shortly afterward Clay was Rerstate commerce commission, which body has proven itself] Will he come, do you think?"| What have you got?” lent set of pumps. At noon Aynsley | he continued, but he was disturb- | enough.” |iifted into the gig. It headed st to be somewha ndifferent to th leas of Big! Moran ask Re ne took out his notebook. | was rowed acrons to the loop. ed by a movement of the water and| “Give me that brandy,” Clay said/the yacht, the crew pulling in op t to be somewhat indi to the pl i * Oran asked, es he'll take bis time,| To begin with, two bags of gold:| “Altho you refused last might, I|eaw Clay swaying slackly to and |toa steward in the waiting gig, and|and Jimmy turned to Bethune, Wa and“Ket his supper first comfort-| the weight and marks, so far as we/ hope you'll come on board to fro. Jimmy seized bis arm and iturned to Jimmy when he had/ “I was afraid I couldn't get him The shippers are not going to take kindly to any propo-|apbiy,” Bethune replied. “I'm mafort| {ees make tho latter out—" junch,” he said, after greeting them made his way toward the opening. |drained a small winegiass. “Now/|up,” he said, weakly. “He seems] to raise freight rates, and the people—who foot the}anxious about the thing, because if] “Shucks!’ interrupted . Clay.| pleasantly It was with keen relief that he|we'll get to work as soon as welpretty bad.” ' . <o ty ee ir tegy” 4 he doesn't come we can look out| “They @on't count. You can kee: Wo tiave too much on hand.”!|cragged him clear of the splinter | can.” + “I think he is; but you don’t look 7 ft im the end—are going to back them up to the last ditch, | ie soem |Your share of their salvage, Come|Jimmy replied. “It's unusually fine ed beams at the entrance to the, Jimmy went down the ladder and/(fit yourself.” It is extremely desirable th at an agreem ¢ tha what he wants, he'll| to the point.” : weather and we must get Into the Lold and stepped out on the level Clay followed him steadily across| “The dizziness is the worst,” mun foads and their employes be reached i the 1./ ge it,” Moran drawled from hie} One iron<lamped, sealed case. | strong-roc efore . bottom of the sea. No light came the sand, They reached the wreck|mured Jimmy. “Tl go below and | Faise freight rates in this the interstate commerce com The gover was cuasing ‘ pulous; | paused and Ivoked steadily at Clay! my fathe y keen on finishing shoulder, until he distinguished the hold between the beams. This} belo c {f worse came to worst, they| "I dare say you know what these | t job, and n't want him tolthe ripple of the tide above the | would make {t easier to reach, but | t| Were cut off from any outside help| are?” get worrying about the delay.” He ladder. jas he was arranging his alr pipe mission, and t je; and Jimmy saw lie down. But I'm forgetting; we * ‘ 1 P t reen t [ The stencil marks, altho partly ob It's a Kood exer returned aown thru the water, but Jimmy |without tro: it would be folly to ba uch an agreement upon on a locker. | stencil mar i % . b But A iP tent Wil ae he: ts “| Stenmey ent in thovehtfut| lterated, appear to be D. O. C. in| Aynale In a way, I'm gind you're bad his signal line for guide and that Bethune and Moran had |foun Promise o resident \els f one else, ‘ lstteane. tate A Cl circle. Content Beth ine | too busy ¢ me, because I! imagine followed it with his hand on Clay's thrown up a bank of sand under| And while he slept, Moran went (Concluded in Our Next Issue) d the case.” w and brought up the case. their own railroad commissions, have foug fates down to yield the point, hort ‘0 had el g crew who| * wstive investigation—perhaps by a congressional commit no doubt, well paid and ready There was silence for a few tee—of the financial condition of the roads for the purpose to do bis bidding; for Jimmy knew | moments and a ven ee oe of proving the actual necessity for such freight rate increase pee Clay-woutd not ee’ sailed “ Shaukhe socks abaiiic 7 1 uch an erranr with men he cou he ape e We rather more than doubt that a real investigati nef theat” ‘The slooi'e part ar] Where is the casef® prove any such thing. Anyway, it’s dollars to ughnuts|he hopelessly outmatched if he| “Not here.” acid Bethune dryly Pthat the railroads don’t want o force; and it would be “If we don’t turn up to claim tt Do you?” Clay asked #h We opened the cane lon sea very the n woulc ne . ¢ t c to , fte d.| within a fixed time, or if any at The casiest way out of this particular dilemma is just ee e Bose var | tompt is made to obtain possession Fabout the worst way, to our manner of thinking. Inumber, and all interested of it In our absence ft will be mari cornet J undertaking, while Clay wou handed to the underwriters.” i, “Thies i Pa ‘ i " vitne. who could You seem to have taken pre This is the life,” said the young guardsmen, as independent cautions.” Cley remarked 0 one on e re it they started for the mobilization camps, but if they con- Moran woddeniy tained bie had \Ye did the best we could tinue to be fed on mouldy bread and spoiled beans, the j[and, after thetr long wait in sus-| lethune admitted with a modest felatives of some of them may soon be saying: “That | pense, it was a relief to hear the| #tr Never has this store believed that credit-service would of itself build a perman Ee the death.” | measured splash of oars Imagining that you might sell | That means he’s willing to make| the box to me?" ~ * ° A A “4 ae : |terms,” Bethune said ¥ No!" Jimmy interposed stern: CLOTHES absolutely dependable in material, style and service. “ Five minutes later the yacht’s|I¥. “That was not our plan. When 3 Register at Once ae ate ne eae eee my partner let you make an offer ¥ RIDAY night—by midnight—is your last opportunity ed on board for the wreck—" You can take a run ashore, boys Clay stopped him with a gesture. | ’ to register for the September 12 primarie iad’ Gains Off When We sixnaly ha It was to lead me on—you n. Very well. Now In the country precincts, registration is required for the| said to his crew, and then turned! needn't exy Jimmy, mo ck the scuttle-|of that t TER NOW if they failed to vote in the city election of last slide Be pe Fes Berga tains the gold ® Those who voted need not register again, unless they Pie eee ne aoe corre He) nyne looked frankly pussled. Clay mhave changed their residences since March |he sat silent for a moment, looking | Seemed quietly amused at their sur-| had. The books will be open at the city-county building Fri-| about prise. | Pit a i ae 2 ial, day until midnight d i | “So my invitation didn't bring| “You dong understand?” he said You can buy here with the full assurance that , |you off!” he rald. “Were you afraid! “After all, there's no reason why every garment is just as represente I might ca you out to sea?” you should do so; but the truth o! : a , : ; ; ; Yes, we believe in community centers. The pork ict ékac Bethune replied,| My #tatement is easily tested. Now in every detail. The Gately high standard of quality ou of so{ Uli ask you a question to which I barrel bill gives McKee, Ky., whose population is 146, a | One wo ou have. You can't recovet it without my help.” Ye ish, You have| For # time no cone spoke, The no claim on the \ a sense,| three partners looked at one an 1 have, and {if we can't come to| other in perplexed indecision, while Jomo understanding 1 begin work| Clay Would obviously not supply ft ALL AIDS FOR EYE SIGHT ae O00 eat OH, Should he very carefully chosen. Only the your eyes and their needs. To select glasses in any other way is a crime against a small sailing boat and poor, cheap| 0f you come down to help me; Mr. | gear, As soon as a breeze gets up| !araubar for preference.” ‘ou'll have to quit.” ‘Then you think of going down!" I imagine you haven't yet men-| Jimmy exclaimed | your workmanship are always top notch eyes MARCUM OPTICAL CO. o17 Fiat ave. Plann tiggened = °"*|tonunioa, whether Jou come or at THE CREDIT PRIVILEGE Clay looked at bim keenly and| But whnt about my offer?’ is ‘ Bes ive We can't answer yet,” said Bo-| thune. It needs some thought.” | Very weil,” Clay agreed, “For | p 4 : all that, | must make a start in the NATIONAL MARKET Week-End Excursion | tutu, el is proof of the quality of our merchandise. Unless we knew our goods were absolutely sat NATIO NAL MARKET ; , and returning "I'ma not afraid,” retorted Jimmy or leaving Che difficulty i* that the way into 405 PIKE ST., NEAR FOURTH send wot later tha the strong-room {8 not yet open. It} » OUND TRIP, | will take at least a day to remove the sand that has banked up against Between Seneca and Spring Sts SSEXOIETE Rb HO, At EN PWT ONS HT TORATOW TRADE AT GATELY’S—OUR CHAIN OF STORES ENABLES US TO SELL FOR LESS Gately’s Depend on Quality © business—so always Quality is our first consideration, and you will at all times find GATELY’S Gately’s Suits $15 to $35 ‘first time this year, under a r law to Jimmy for a talk.”| 11 tell fo cg nt fir fge ¢ . ‘ : ; Under the same law, those living in the city must REGIS-| ,,“W!!_ you pelow ¥ Pireuiie ane se ane The compounded efforts of half a century and a purchasing power of over 100 Gately store to make these Suits the greatest clothes va and positive guarantee are your protection. . " crude ar an't you tak | want a straight a er. Wh $75,000 federal building. Beats “Postoffice” Humphrey. [that we were afraid of « chenso of| YoU koing to do with the gold you |wind? You see, it’s a rather ex.) et? Dr. C. F. Aked, Ford peace delegate, has returned | posed position.” | el ee the wendlorwittare Fast Color, All-Wool Blue Serges ica. , th . | “That's 0,” Clay agreed; “you! and claim salvage,” said Jimmy | to America. No, the boys are not out of the trenches. [have no steam to help you ride out] Promptly. We are proud of the great values we are offer- peze. i" e get do ° “ c have no * . a 4 Rincese’ "Clas sacar han | plane? ing in blue serges; when the present market condi- Home of Glas segfX2°%!282 2f his interest tn the) [That ts all ee tho cane tion is considered these values are astonishing. If he Best on Earth i pehence| which holds the gold for the one bought at present market prices they would sell for je at least one-third more. All sizes—$15, $18, $20, Hats, Shoes and Furnishings Most skiliful selection will insure the proper | at once. My yacht can hang on| They did not know what to think , oS ses < help to the vision Better obtain your g|thtu # gale of wind and with our| “Do you know where to find this We have ready at all times for inese ae ecle Dee outfit we can get something done | ©#8e?" Bethune asked satisfying assor’ f the newe Glasses here, after scientific examination of lin pretty bad weather, You have| “I believe so. I suggest that one| satisfying assortment of the newest Shoes and general furnishings. The qualit not dare let you wear them until they were paid for, but we have confidence in them—and you Our Boys’ Clothes are built to stand hard usage RATE TO i i i : the mattor stand over until we find Double-Service Suits for Boys Always has big money saving specials. Butter, Eggs, PORT TOWNSEND the case.” He paused and smiled YOUR W WE ‘ Olive Oil, Macaroni, Delicatessen and Fancy GOOD GOING SATURDAY, || *t Jimmy. “You don’t look a nervy: | CREDIT , INVITE J and will give long service Groceries. | SUNDAY OR MONDAY | O18 man and you needn't hesitate 18 YOUR priced at r ee (Labor Day) ON STEAMER ])!'¥e never put on a diving dress and D. CHARGE Whipped Cream Chocolates, 50¢ Ib ener ney) on have had some experience; and — ACCOUNT $4 to $11 1m willing to use your boat ‘nd let your friends control the pumps.” 1119-1121 Third Avenue Boys’ Shoes at small cost that give good service. Privilege ent and successful S combine lues to be d and satisfactory your choosing a fashiorrs*in Hats, y, fit and and prices right. isfactory, we would and yet look good,