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YE ani Se LAA ol ar omanecte “CALL OF THE Americans “Bask. in Havana’s “Sunshine OFF SHORE WIND Breweries Are Busy Turning Out Wine By Ralph D. Paine (Copyright, 1918, by Ralph D, Paine) speed and beauty as well strong as 4 trade wind If Israel Fenwick had known how sloped more and more to the|to build a mmart ner, then of the towering canvas, and| Captain Wesley Amazeon knew how Men gazed aloft anxiously as if}to # Presently he observed it for the word to lower top They yelled Gua, but he eV more anxiously staring the binoculars at the gleam of a much smaller schoor was evidently bound to the rad, gome reason not yet clear, this suddenly turned and with sheets ran off to intercept | rail path of the Elizabeth. The) A Were seamen and quick to @nything erratic tn *| most big farther that the to od made him hooner was paying off away from him, ‘This curtous and ar 1 hin sporting spirit. No Dud give him the lat to play tag with the Anne. topsails, hoisted by a and she laid with the water hissing Fenwick h by Ur ly down ne went east crew over to it along the lee of this and the the wind, a few Hlizabeth waa b at right » her xplaining this A skipper vessel would this fashion wr eragy make of it, Mr Am n Anne as It looked minutes a vessel course. on the of a loaded Wet never waste his tim Was no doudt that the othe Was steering purposely to closer, Her errand might be @ request for food or to correct the chronome What Dut the mutincers were not in a Coggint’ cried orly humor, Dudley can her go off a couple of p'ints,”| far as he could st @ Gus, waving a hand at the kind of amusin’ at first, figxer it now for a cent.” Stripped the undershirt, his beard whipping In the wind, he took the wheel himself, too impatient to remain idle. An hour later the Anne Dudley was enough for her crew to study the figures on the deck of the other One by one they counted and discussed lored both watches of ° tered aft! Vainly 4 his glasses Fenwick nor unless he were drur do you Blizabeth swung her bowsprit to He more to the eastward, Five later the smaller schooner ‘geen to bear off at a similar ‘Again the course of the six ‘was changed. Promptly the Yease! altered her course to nd, disclosing what was un ly a pursuit. wpirit of panic was spreading the men. They fied blindly Mf this pursuing vessel had sig schooner were nailors, and clu and He either searched y was not wand. was of h ates Visible. was ominc Unless there something terribly with the }ahip, she would be in charge of one ged of her officers. Slowly the Anne ahead until she hung on bow of the Elizabeth, and a few hun. 1 yards distant. Wesley Amazeen wed and spat to leeward, while worried and schemed and hurled Insults at the negroes, who tay H nd shook their fists at him. It was out of th tempt boarding t from & small beat should die with perate Anne was CHAPTER IX Wesley Amazeen Gives Chose before the sm had first her skipper remarked to his amine Dudley the weather crept Walloper of a sixmaster yon Mr. Coggin. One of Amos Run Meet or I'm seven blankety of a lar. Wetherell schooner, " agreed the mate. Tank, sun<tried master of the} Dudiey slapped his knee and| ly cackled: t did I read in the shippin of the ‘New York Herald’ just we left Havana, Mr. Coggin? Biizabeth Wetherell had char ee eee government with coal for ‘enwick, master, a the item I read.” fe the Btizabeth, I'm sure,” the mate. “Most of her sails fal Cogein the matter with mailin’ 4° ye? to see the boy? replied ‘That old lesley Amazeen. “Dudley bunk. I used it @wner and the squarest youns I clean forgot you had it me that ever trod a deck. We'll/ her to the muzale, Break up some 4 Mr. Coggin, and give hira scantlin’ for men. And fetch up & few baskets of that limestone ballast. Spring Haven boys are all eddicated to throw rocks. Pass ‘em whittled her model by rule of along with my compliments, Mr It was artistry surviving|Coggin. They may as well say m the days when ships were Dullt| good-bye to the Anne Dudiey. We Cap'n} question to at big ne even if th The alternative was to let Dudley © down against the and all handis bulwark at the moment of the’ sun aabeth ecran r the collision It will crack her like an ees,” | said Wesley Amazeen, with a grin. part sorrowful, part wicked, at Mr, ‘Own any deadly weapons, shotgun under my! ir ducks last fall.” the aged Anne Dudiey had a nim pair of heels. Israel Fenwick oe are going to jam her alongside. Goal rest her poor old soul.” |_ Meantime in the cabin of | Baenboth Wethereli the had seemed like eternity lights had been closed from w and it was impossible to overhear |the talk on deck, but some sudden excitement was causing confusion. aky hout MEN'S GOOD SHOES | On Sale for that formerty sold for $4.00, $4.60 and $5.00, have all been thrown tnto one lot to sell for $3.50 per pair. They come in lace, button and Bnglish styles, in tan and Diack. To see these means Boys’ Home Guard Shoes $3.50 America’s standard in heavy ofl tan leathers, solid oak made famous army Munson last, as illustrated; $4.00 and $4.50 $3.50 leather moles on the values, re duced to ... Men’s and Boys’ Scout Shoes $3.50 ‘Tan elk, Fearless oak leather soles, nailed and sewed; light weight, but strong and dur able; exactly as shown in this illustration. A splendid OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT You need not pay all in 30 dayy—strictly one price, cash or charge. We ar range terms to suit and give you 90 days to pay. Suite and Conte $15.50 to $40.00 1113 Third Ave. BETWEEN SENECA AND SPRING STREETS Store Elliott 3846 former | but 1 don't} | Load the} ), afternoon | ONE SORT OP eer PILL Tre WAVANA IAZ2 PAL AC BY LEE J TS HAVANA 14—(By Mail.) Many types of Americans are soak ing In the sunshine, and other things, in Havana. There are the sporty, amartly-clad spendera, who pay $15 each for} rooms in third-rate hotels without) demur, and make glad the hearts al book makers at the track. There is @ goodly run of everyday | Ame ang, of the kind one leaning over the edge of the Grand/ being photographed at} Niagara Falla, eating hot dogs at) and filling up the bleachers at ball garnes | | | neon Canyon Coney MIDWEST FARMERS LOOK BIT LONESOME | ‘There are Middie- Western farmers | here with thelr wives, looking a bit lost and lonesome after a lifetine of| hard work. They gaze at the n height of a royal palm, waving {ts | green plumes agninat a nky of white and blue, And I suspect that a pine | jtree laden with anow would look | them. Then there ts the somewhat pitiful lana entirely offensive American wh: \has come here at the beckoning of Bacchus Many of them arrived with a thirst out of all proportion to their capital. | They with the Innocent as sumption that there are plenty of Jobs for convivial Swiftly they exhaust thelr resources, and then haunt the highways and] byways, wondering where the next| drink ts coming from. | has m bore to the! better to come here favana ‘There was much running about and shouting of orders. | | “Something fright wick, standing bullseye win or other has ened thom,” said Fe at one of the small, |dows which waa fogged with spray }1t was In the side of the cabin and he saw only an empty ocean | “hope it scares to death," growled Peter Strawn It was Fenwick who first caught a glimpse of the threemasted! schooner gallantly fighting her} jway to windward. Thru the clouded glans he was unable to discern her! clearly, but heesoon recognized Anne Dudley and that daredevil old pirate, Wesley Amazeen, wrestling with the wheel! “Look at him! Oh, look a¢ bim™ |yelled Fenwick, with tears in hin eyes. “He'll drive her under before jete ge ‘Wesley never learned how to tet or hear how ‘om leo." babbled Alfred. ” [he | “Oh, Lord, the cook is loosened up again,” interrupted Peter Strawn Stow it, Alfred. We're due to get busy.” “We are!’ cried Fenwick, ready for action. “We won't let Wesley Amagsen find us cooped up like hen# in crate. Watch him just a little longer, We'll jump these niggers between daylight and dark.” | Their exit was to be thru the ‘or ward door. The odds against them had become a matter of no conse | quence, Fenwick went to the win dow for another glimpse of the Anne Dudley, She was nearer than be fore. Ho said the word to his com rades ‘They stole up the stairway and Peter Strawn was given room to) swing the axe against the door. Nailed fast tho it was, he amashed it from the hinges with three mighty | blows and Fenwick’s shoulder did the rest, The sailor on guard had left his post to stare at the spectral schooner, and as he ran back at t sound of the axe, the splintered door him flat. The most diffi cult part of the task had been} achieved, to gain the deck withgut| being struck down. Most of the men were huddled aft their attention completely absorbed by the Anne Dudiey, while Gus har angued them with noisy vituperation ‘Taken by surprise, they were caught without weapons and in an unready state of mind | The audacity of the attack was paralyzing The three assailants whirled in among them, clubb without mercy, They were deter mined first to all their way to the small hatch leading into the laza retto and rescue the second mate.| The concerted rush was successful, | and Fenwick thrust aside with his toe the braas hook which secured the hateh. Up flew this wooden lid and the infuriated sec officer shot out | precisely ike a jack-in-the-box “Hammer ‘em for’ard and keep the crowd on the run!’ roared Fenwick “Watch out for knives, Drive ‘em away from the rail if you can or they'll snatch belaying-pins as they go by.” | Fenwick felt that he had them | whipped into submission even before they began to break in the direction of the forecastle, Gus had turned fugitive with Peter Strawn hot after him and death in the glint of the axe. ‘Twice biack wheeled and pulled the trigger of his pistol. Once the bullet went wide and the other cartridge failed to ex plode, It was a duel which had detached itself from the mass, The mate was | so zealous in his efforta to square accounts that he collided with a mast, The impact jarred him for| the moment, and the ro anw his) opportunity, He was about to shoot | point-blank when Fenwick burst out | of the crowd and grappled with him, | shouting a arning to Peter Strawn. | Gus went down, but as he fell he| twisted’ and fired again, not at the} mate, but with the muzzle against Fenwick’s shirt. It was imponsible| to miss the target The master of | the Elizabeth Wetherell relaxed his| grip of the negro’s throat and lay crumpled on the deck. Gua whooped for joy, demented with the lust of | killing, and serambled to hia feet | (Continued in Our Next Issue) knocked the desperado Yankees bt rave ANOTHER SORT ARE OUT + SEP THE SIGHTS. 19 [seductive of beverages, from plain | beer to cocktail spirita and del are to be had hour. THE “DRUNK” TYPE OF AMERICAN THERE Yet the few to be observed are one and all Amer leans of the type everywhere, anc when nothing ¢ American w pecially in the ANOTHER WONT GO HOME TILL. THE US. GOES wer. yard than any clty tn according to students ra who have specialized tourists pertment with rum and jutee, in of many of The orbitant the and in mquare world, likker, On every street corner, and sprinkled numerousy between cor the open-faced bar-rooms to lun feet o re Ore are The sand tee ph be in, ime, and the most STATE TO VOTE ON BONUS PLAN Veterans Won't Trust State Legislature A bonus of $15 for each month citizens of this state paased in mili tary or naval service, will be voted on at the general election next No vember, if plana under considera tion by the American Legion state They the pre-w hers are eons heent ants must) a foot tall lation 2 MARYSVILI Herbert Clark wanted in Spo and ‘Tom charged with Mitchell, a pleaded to a grand They stole William Signit. able before he men who heid | him, guilty mixed drinks e foaming beakers, tx the basis prices of Beer in 10 Stmma, negro larceny charge. an \ecDougall_/outhwick Second Avenue at Pike The last of the serjes of Spring Fashion Shows Will be given tomorrow PRicons HAVANA. CUBAL In concocted of rare jectable fruit Juices, everywhere at any cases of intoxicatior which geta drunk 1 takes wood alcoho! ine in within reach, hinktos Amer bara, but to ex various forma of Pineap nurvive, eager the ka. drinks are not ex favorably yiew tn the pular ¢ ar ) cents to io gin flex a copy, and nearly At the store—sec ond floor 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. WAVAV) At The Coliseum TONIGHT A Special Fashion Feature will be staged between shows Two performances |Two Plead Guilty to Larceny Charge Km, Cal, Feb. 2% alleged bank robber ane and in Oregon, | Former in jail here Ocls, near ‘ila bot! afternoon murder boot former writing he could them now. crown yenterday not automobile from Mitchell was un ied to identify the stergam him up apd shot executive committee are successful. | The legion committee proposes, | according to Btate Commander Frank K. Jeffrey, of Kennewick, to place the bonus on the ballot next November, rather than leave it to the legisiature football | of Jeffrey told m Post No. 21 T jed the Lamping “If we leave the matter of a bonus! done a » ene bonus to exservice men.! to the legislature, It will become the polities,” Commander | The wtate senate, last year, defeat pembers of Rainier! uesday evening. | Jas surgeon which provided | health Blue. bill, Young Willie Takes Lessons in eae AMSTERDAM, Grown William hopes to go to his estate at the ive with hie wit * rince and family his war memoirs, think of publishing be He amunes himeeclf by boxing with an instructor from Am |Railroad Men Are Reserving Offices |Confirm Cumming | as Health Chief | WASHINGTON, ate has confirmed Hugh 8, Cumming general succeeding Feb. 2 norvice, —7 and 9 p. m. Saves Her Francisco Martinez was to his olland, nesday to return lish frontier, to was that court Tuesday -_ with the he but co theft of a Anticipating return of _—The-sen.| roads to private re scrambling for office attle and naming of the public Rupert | |Mexican Maiden home with the pretty Mexican maid-| en who helped acquit him in superior Martinez was charg- fam Rothwell January ican girl materially aided Marti- nez by her testimony on the stand. | ownership after next Monday, Eastern officials subordinates | who will have charge of affairs. ' Spokane Will Get Lover G. N. Rail Offic free Wet-| SPOKANE, Feb. 25.—Ma&in offi Mexican | of the Gr Northern railroad, the Troy, Mont.,-Seattle section, wil be moved from Seattle to Spokane’ March 1, when F. 8. Elliott, general superintendent, locates here, Elliott formerly was president of the Inland system here. coat from 26. The | Smash Bolsheviki: 1,200 Troops T: LONDON, Feb. 25.—Aédvices the war office today sald of the antiBolshevik governa of Gen. Denikin In south Rus recaptured Rostov from the Bol viki Friday, taking 1,200 prison 22 guns and much other booty. the rail. | soon space in Our buyer has shortly returned from the Eastern markets, where he bought like crazy, simply because he could buy ~ cheap for cash. We have the goods now—two entire floors of Men’s and Boys’ wearing apparel—but we need money, and starting Thursday, February 26, at 9 a. m., we will start a gigantic “~UNLOADING“~ Sale, and every article in the store has been marked down to a price that would look cheap five years ago. Look at these prices: MEN’S SUITS, values up to $30.00, cut to... MEN’S SUITS, values up to $40.00 cut to... $12.85 $19.85 MEN’S SUITS, values up to $50.00, cut to... MEN’S SUITS, values up to $60.00, cut to... $24.95 $28.95 MEN’S SUITS, values up to $70.00, cut to. MEN’S SUITS, values up to $85.00, cut to... $34.95 $38.85 WE ARE SELLING EVERY OVERCOAT IN OUR STORE AT THE SAME REDUCTION SHOES To fit you im the finest makes, either for work or dress, and latest styles, for about half. Here are just a few listed, to show you we mean business: $3.48 $4.85 $2.48 $7.00 Work or Dress Men's and Ladies’ Shoca, values to $10.00, cut to $5.00 Boyw’ and Men's Shoes, cut to... Heavy , cut to Men's and Ladies’ Shoes, most every color; broken lines; all sizes, but not in every shoe. Come carly; we can fit you; values $6.98 to $18.00, cut to. 30¢ Arrow Collars, President Suspend- ers, genuine, cut to. 75¢ Wool Sox, 38c tndervear cut 0 DOC Dress Shirts, Arrow and Monarch included, 8c 39c cut to as 98c ~ hpaceleem ee Shirts cut 0.. 91.48 Pants, cut 0... D248 SUM BOc $5.00 Heavy” Wool mae ts. Oe Oe Men’s Pants, values tutto... 94.48 $5.00 Men’s f50 Mes $2.38 20c Handkerchiefs, 8 Cc 50c Suspenders, llc 9 Ae Se eins 20¢ Bandanas, Oc .48c $1.48 $1.68 $2.98 $1.68 CUt £0 2. ceevcceces $1.00 Underwear, Cut tO 2 ..cceceeee $2.50 Union Suits, cut to... $3.00 Dress Shirts, cut to.. $5.00 Men’s Pants, cut to .. $3.50 Hats, cut to UITS are being offered to you at less than half their value. They are jumping sky-high elsewhere, but just see what we can offer you as low as $4.98, and others besides those listed below: ate... $6.85 Values to $2 0, $8. 95 $10.95 cut to Values to $2 cut to Boys’ Mackina fine quali cut to But come and see for yourself. Remember, this sale starts Thursday morning. Be sure you find the right store— we have many imitators. Be sure and come tomorrow morning. PALACE CLOTHING CO