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COUNT LUCKNER
THE SEA DEVIL
Copyright "by By LOWELL THOMAS
Doubleday, Doran & Co.
Luckner and six of his men
start for the Cook islands in an
open boat hoping to capture a
vessel and return for their com¬
panions.
CHAPTER XIII—Continued
— 18 —
Everywhere on ttie Island were trees
and fruits, coconuts, bananas, man¬
goes. and oranges. On the streets ot
the village, with its thatched huts,
were South sea beauties who wore
wreaths of flowers and had dark, flash¬
ing eyes. They gazed with interest
on the foreign sportsmen, the story
of whose cruise on a bet had spread
among the natives. We took aboard
what provisions vve needed and set
sail for Aitutakl.
The weather turned miserable, by
Joe. It rained overy day, those
drenching tropical downpours. Our
sailcloth covering was not tigiit enough
to hold the water out. The sea was
heavy and continually washed into the
boat. Often we bailed as many as
two hundred and fifty pails an hour.
Everything not stowed in the side
tanks got wet.
fatten the rain stopped for a while,
the waves and spray kept things from
drying. We were soaked to the skin
and never did get dry. Our blankets
and mattresses were dripping wet.
When we lay In the sodden bedding,
we were freezing cold, and could sleep
scarcely at all. Often it was a relief
to be called to go on watch. Then at
least we could thresh our arms about
and get warm. Cooking was aimost
impossible now, and we seldom ever
got coffee anything like hot.
Once we saw a waterspout forming
right before our eyes. A fine, whirling
drizzle close to ttie water attracted
our eyes. It revolved ever more rap¬
idly, seizing Wider masses of water.
In the sky was a little black thunder¬
cloud extending downward in the
shape of a funnel. The whirl of spray
on the water ran up swiftly. The cone
of the thundercloud stretched down to
meet it- They came together and
united. A roaring and sound of
bursting, a tremendous suction of wa
ter, and sky and sea were connected
by a whirling column. Gyrating and
swaying, it moved in our direction.
Our boat lay in a calm. Not a breath
of air around us. Will this wander¬
ing giant strike us and break upon
ns, deluge and swamp us? Automat¬
ically Leudeiuann at the rudder tries
to steer us. Without wind our boa'
cannot move, much less steer. But
the roaring monster collapses with a
deafening clap. Its mnss of water
falls upon the sen, and from it a cir
cular swell spreads out. We rock
uncomfortably and thank heaven. Dur¬
ing our voyages among the islands
we narrowly escaped several similar
spouts.
After three days we found ourselves
steering our way through the maze
of reefs, very beautiful but perilous,
that extend out in front of the landing
place at Aitutakl. Again there was no
ship in sight, but again one might be
scheduled to arrive within some rea
sonable time. That was our hope. A
crowd of natives gathered to watch
us come in, also half a dozen white
men, among whom was the British
resident. He was a tall, lanky fellow
who wore glasses, and looked a per¬
fect picture of President Wilson. We
found this resident to be full of the
same British suspicion. Unlike his
colleague at Atiu, he was Id no wise
lost in tropical indolence, but was
active and shrewd. We saw that he
entertained the liveliest doubts about
us. Might we not be wandering Ger¬
mans? Of course, he could not ven¬
ture any forcible measures to investi¬
gate our case, such as searching our
boat, for if we really were Germans
we would doubtless be armed to the
teeth, and In that case where would
he be? He had no force to match
ours. We tried our level best to quiet
his suspicions by our offhand, natural
behavior. We thought our sporting
voyage explanation and our request
for a certificate, such as we had got
from the resident at Atiu, plausible
enough. It was too bad that we could
not use the other resident’s certificate,
but in it were written our supposed
Dutch names, and now we were Nor
wegians. saying
The resident began by to us
that we would no doubt be delighted
to meet a fellow countryman of ours.
This “countryman” turned out to be a
Norwegian carpenter. We surmised at
once that he had been instructed by
the resident to talk with us and see
whether we were really Norwegians.
My Norwegian was bad. but Kircheiss
spoke the language like a native. I
kept severely out of the way, and let
Kircheiss have a long, friendly talk
with the carpenter. Kircheiss con¬
vinced bis man that t\e was as Norse
as the Vikings. The carpenter was
delighted to meet a fellow country¬
man so jovial and, as Kircheiss repre¬
sented. so wealthy. He promptly re¬
ported to the resident that we were
the truest Norsemen alive and could
in no wise be Germans.
The resident, with bis inscrutable
President Wilson face, invited me to
his bouse for dinner. I accepted. A
British merchant named Low inviteef
my lieutenant to his house. We sus¬
pected it was a dodge to separate ns.
Seemingly, the Norwegian’s assurance
had not fully allayed the mistrust of
these uneasy Britons. Kircheiss and
I made every excuse we could to keep
together, but the hospitality was so
pressing that we could not refuse any
longer without practically giving our¬
selves away.
“Even if we are apart,” 1 said to
Kircheiss on the side, “we have our
pistols and hand grenades, by Joe.
We will keep our eyes open, and we
can take care of ourselves single
handed. if anything looks wrong, we
will fight our way to the boat.”
We dined pleasantly enough. The
resident talked a lot, although he did
not seem to be naturally a talkative
kind. He asked me many questions,
which I answered cautiously. A na¬
tive servant brought him a note, and
he scribbled a note in return. After a
few minutes, the servant brought him
another message, and again he an¬
swered it This happened several
Times.
“Important messages?” I asked.
“Oh, no,” he replied hastily, “they
are from my friend Low. He wants to
arrange to have us all take coffee at
his bungalow.”
It was very queer. I was prepared,
though, and thanked my stars for the
pistol and hand grenade in my pockets,
i learned tater that their scheme was.
In fact, to question Kirfcheiss and me
separately. The purpose of the notes
was to arrange questions to be asked
of us. so that they might check up
our separate answers to the same
questions. These answers, it hap¬
pened, had jibed fairly well, although
not well enough to disarm suspicion
altogether.
When the time me'lhat, for leaving came, the
resident told if we would re
turn on the following day, he would
give us the certificate we desired, cer¬
tifying that in the course of our sport¬
ing voyage we had called at the
Island of Aitutald. The delay about
the certificate was, of course, to de¬
tain us a day longer.
Away from this unsatisfactory inter¬
view, we encountered the Norwegian
carpenter who informed Kircheiss that
the natives believed we were Ger¬
mans. The British bad been recruit¬
ing soldiery among them for service
in France, and for the purpose of get¬
ting recruits hhd stirred them up with
a bit of war fever. The Islanders,
therefore, hoped that we were ene
mies so they could seize us. They
planned to got our boat ashore and
capture it. Upon hearing of this, 1
ordered that two men be on watch all
the time, ready to repel any attack.
The following day provided us with
plenty of thrills. When Kircheiss and
I went to the resident’s house, crowds
of natives followed us. The resident
greeted us with a worried expression
but came straight to the point.
‘‘I shall have to examine your boat
and papers,” he said sternly.
“How so?” said L
“The natives think you are Ger¬
mans. I know you are not, but 1 must
inspect your boat to satisfy them.”
He vacillated between the desire of
not letting us get away and the fear
of a fight.
Outside, the Polynesians were gath¬
ering from all quarters. They made p
menacing, ugly-looking mob. Left
hand in pocket, 1 attached a carbine
hook to the fuse of the grenade. With
that mob of heathens on the rampage,
there was no use in trying to carry
the deception any further.
“It is true,” T said to the resident,
“we are Germans. But don’t you think
it would be better if we remained
friends? We are white men. I am
with yon in front of these natives.
Act the part that will impress them.
Come and examine our boat.”
“Very well.” he replied, growing
pale, “but you won’t take me with
you?” — no.”
“No, upon my word,
When we stepped out on the porch,
the Islanders raised a howl. I never
“Old Sol” Classed as Quite Ordinary Star
The sun is a very humble unit
amid the great stellar population ac¬
cording to a leading astronomer. It
is, he says, a very ordinary star
about midway in the scale of bril¬
liancy. We know of stars which
give at least 10.000 times the light
of the sun; we know also of stars
which give 1-10,000 of its light. But
those of inferior light greatly out¬
number those of superior light.
In mass, in ^surface temperature,
in bulk, the sun belongs to a very
common class of stars; its speed of
motion is near the average; it shows
none of the more conspicuous phe¬
nomena, such as variability, which
excite the attention of astronomers.
In the community of stars the sun
Unde Eben
“You got to admire a great states¬
man,” said Uncle Eben. “He gits mo’
honor and applause dan any musician
in de band an’ don’ have to learn to
play no instrument whatever.”—
Washington Star.
CLE VEL AN D COURIER.
thought there were so many Polyne¬
sians in the world. I had never before
stood in the face of a mob. Sailors
or soldiers would not have made me
so afraid.
“Don’t be a cownrd,” 1 said to my¬
self. “On, by Joe, on.”
Kircheiss and 1 stayed close to¬
gether. The resident led us through
the mob. which was overawed by bis
presence. We were halfway to the
boat when a native In Colonial uni¬
form stepped up. He had seen service
with the British in France, we were
afterward told.
“Shall l arrest them, sir?” he asked.
"Arrest what?” I shouted. “Shut
your trap. Why should a foolTlke yon
try t6^ arrest Norwegians?” Then I
muttered to the resident: “If that
fellow makes any fuss. I’ll shoot him
dead.” x
“Don’t talk that way,” he replied
nervously, and waved the native sol¬
dier away.
The crowd followed us to the land¬
ing. A small rowboat picked vis up.
"You won’t keep me with you?” the
resident asked again.
I assured him that we would not.
So we rowed over and climbed into my
''boat, impelled less by his own desire
than by the attitude of the natives.
“Here is the log.” Kircheiss, with an
impassive face, handed him a log we
had taken from one of our captured
ships. He perfunctorily turned the
pages and came upon a chronometric
diary we kept in the book. Above was
stamped in faf type: KAISERLICHE
MARINE.
The resident raised a tarpaulin, but
dropped it quickly. He had seen
rifles. He raised another. There were
neat rows of hand grenades, as easy
to pick up is apples.
“Keep those covered,” he exclaimed,
as pale as ashes.
“Well,” l asked, “how do you find
everything?” .
“Quite all right—quite all right..”
He smiled a very acid smile.
“Wont’ you tell your people here
that everything is all right?” 1 sug¬
gested.
He turned to the crowd on the pier.
“Everything is in order,” he called.
“These gentlemen are Norwegian
sportsmen, as they say.”
“And now the certificate,” 1 re¬
minded him.
He wrote a note just as the resident
at Aitu had doue.
“You don’t intend to take me with
you?” he repeated.
“No,” I responded, “but I should like
to have your company until we can
get some fruit and tobacco.”
I stood chatting with him on the
pier while Kircheiss went to procure
the fruit and tobacco. Hadn’t we bet¬
ter take the island and wait for a ship
instead of saiiiifg off? I debated the
question with myself, and then de¬
cided we had better go.
The iast scene of this little drama
was played as ttie resident, and l shook
hands and bade each other an appar¬
ently cordial farewell. He was a de¬
cent fellow, even if he had been sus¬
picious, and I had eaten an excellent
dinner at his house. I was glad that
we didn’t have to humiliate him be¬
fore the natives, a dreadful fate for
an Englishman.
As we hoisted anchor and raised
sail, a cheer went up from the natives
lined along the shore. They were try¬
ing to make amends for having treated
us so shabbily and for having taken
us for Germans!
But there at Aitutakl I had made
the great mistake of our cruise. We
should have captured that island.
Three days later a schooner arrived.
We could have taken it, rejoined our
comrades, and continued our raids.
Instead, the resident told the officers
the story of our visit. The schooner
sailed the next day and in a little
while met a steamer to which it trans¬
ferred the news about us. The steamer
in turn radioed a warning to the whole
South seas. So we were now in for
a warm welcome.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
corresponds to a respectable middle
class citizen.
It happens to be quite near the cen¬
ter of the local star cloud; but this
apparently favored position is dis¬
counted by the fact that the star
cloud itself is placed very eccentrical¬
ly in relation to the galactic system
(the Milky way), being in fact near
the confines of it. We cannot claim
to be at the hub of the universe.
Duties of Party “Whips”
Party whips are of recent introduc¬
tion into the congress of the United
States. The office has long been in ex¬
istence in the British parliament. The
duties of whips are (1) to inform the
leader of the state of party opinion,
(2) to count the vote in every division
and report the results to the speaker,
(3) to inform members when impor¬
tant divisions are expected ann detain
them until division occurs and (4)
to tell members how to vote. The gov¬
ernment whip must also “keep a
house,” or quorum, when government
business Is transacted^
Improved Uniform International
Sunday School
T Lesson f
(By BEV. P. JB. FITZ WATER, D.D., Dean
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(©. 1929 Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for September 15
TEACHING THE LAW OF GOD
Got, DEN TEXT—The entrance ot thy
words giveth light.
LESSON TEXT—Nehemiah 8:1-18.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Studying God’»
Word.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Studying God’s
Word.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP¬
IC—Finding Joy in God’s Word.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP¬
IC—The Call for Trained Teachers.
This lesson Is a tine illustration of
the rigtitful place of God’s Word in
the life of a nation. The only certain
cure for national ills is a return to
God and obedience to His Word.
1. The Word of God Being Read
(W. 1-3).
1. The eager assembly (v. 1).
The people gathered themselves to¬
gether and requested Ezra to bring
the book of the law.
2. A representative assembly (v.2).
It was made up of men, women and
children. The men did not leave the
spiritual affairs to the women, neither
were the children left at home. The
Spirit of God can speak through God’s
Word to the whole family sitting in
the pew.
The lesson lasted for five or six
hours, from morning until midday.
II. The People's Attitude Toward
God’s Word (vv. 4-6).
1. Due reverence shown (vv. 4, 5).
When Ezra opened the law, all the
people stood up out of respect for
God’s Word.
2. They joined heartily in the
prayer (V. 6).
As Ezra led them in prayer, they
Joined heartily in saying, “Amen,
Amen,” bowing their faces to the
ground.
III. God’s Word Being Interpreted
(vv. 7, 8).
The attitude of the people toward
God’s Word largely depends upon the
minister. Proper dignity and solem¬
nity should be manifested by the min¬
ister when reading the Holy Scrip¬
tures.
1. He stood up where the people
could see him (v. f>).
2. He read distinctly (v. 8).
3. He caused the people to under¬
stand the reading (v. 8).
IV. The Effect of Applying God’s
Word to the Life of the People (vv.
9- 1S).
1. Conviction of sin (v. 9).
The Word of God is quick and pow¬
erful (Heb. 4:12). It brings convic¬
tion of sin (Acts 2:37). The divine
method of convicting men of sin is
to have God’s Word applied by the
Holy Ghost.
2. Weeping turned into joy (vv.
10 - 12 ).
When sins have been perceived and
confessed, there is forgiveness. God
desires forgiven sinners to enter into
the Joy of forgiveness. Continued
mourning will not atone for sins that
are past, unfits one for present tasks,
and dishonors a pardoning God. Be¬
sides, joy has a salutary effect on
one’s entire being. “The joy of the
Lord is your strength” (v. 10).
3. Blessings were shared with
others (vv. 10-12).
True joy manifests Itself in giving
to others; pure religion goes out to
minister to the poor (.las. 1:27).
4. The people obeyed (vv. 13-18).
From the reading of the Scriptures.
they found that the Feast of Taber¬
nacles had long been neglected. They
proceeded to keep this sacred feast
in a way that had not been observed
since the days of Joshua (v. 17). In
the keeping 'of this feast they dwelt
in booths, thus typifying their pil¬
grim character and bringing to re¬
membrance the days of their wilder¬
ness Journey.
V. Separation from the Ungodly
(Neh. 13:1-3).
As soon as they had heard the Word
of God, they separated themselves
from the mixed multitude.
VI. The House of Worship Was
Cleared and Order Restored (Neh.
13:4-14).
No nation or people can be strong
which neglects the worship of the true
God.
VII. Restoration of the Sabbath
(Neh. 13:15-22).
Israel had long violated the Sab¬
bath. To ignore the essential law of
the Sabbath is national suicide. Un¬
numbered evils follow in the wake
of the desecration of God’s Holy day
VIII. Restoration of God’s Law of
Marriage (Neh. 13:23-31).
When those who had intermarried
with the heathen were brought face
to face with their sin, they separated
themselves from their ungodly com¬
panions.
Magnetic Power of God
God’s word of old, given through His
prophet Isaiah, was for the multitudes
without the gate, and refnained now
as ever: “I am found of them that
sought me not.” Strait is the gate in¬
deed, but it is ever an open gate; and
the Heaven behind is too full of love
divine for any barrier to constrain IL
Many an erring human soul has been
drawn to the gate unawares, despite
its folly of blindness, by the sheer mag
netic force of God’s unfailing love
within.
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Vandals Raid Cliff
Homes in Arizona
I’hoenix, Ariz.—Because no
provision was made for protec¬
tion of the Tonto cliff dwellings
when they were set aside as a
fc £ national monument by act of
congress, vandals virtually are
| razing the prehistoric abode of
£ a people of 500 to 5,000 years
ago.
Among the 300 or more daily
visitors there are so many sou¬
venir hunters that a portion of
one wall has been carried away
and parts of the floor and eeil
Ing have been torn out. The
Tonto, tucked way high up on
£ found the side by of a prospector canyon wall, 57 was
* a years
£ ago. It was made of cypress
poles, which the ancient build¬
ers had carried over the hills,
£ probably from the vicinity of
£ Miami or Globe.
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105 POUND WOMAN
BEATS AUTO THIEF
Moral: Don’t Steal a Red
Headed Lady’s Car,
Cleveland, Ohio,—A red headed wom¬
an who weighs only 105 pounds re¬
cently walloped an automobile thief
over the head with a club, and subse¬
quently recovered her husband’s auto¬
mobile.
Eugene R. Clmble left his car in
front of liis gasoline station. Ten min¬
utes later it wasn’t there. He called
his home because he couldn’t remem¬
ber the liceuse number, and he knew
he’d have to give that to police.
In the midst of the conversation
Mrs. Chabie heard a familiar automo¬
bile horn on the street. She dashed
out in time to see her husband’s car
speeding down the avenue.
She ran right after it and caught up
when tlie car stopped several streets
down for a red traffic light.
“What are you doing with my car?”
she asked the driver.
“Aw, go on, this ain’t your car,”
said the driver.
Providence had placed a club within
easy reach. Mrs. Clinhle snatched it
tip, and the first blow landed on the
auto thief’s wrist. The second landed
on iiis arm. And the third—as power¬
ful blow as 105 pounds and fed hair
could develop—landed nicely on the
head of the tough young man.
He jumped out of the car and fled,
but not before some one who had been
attracted by the commotion had rec¬
ognized him. This witness gave his
name to Mrs. Chabie, who relayed it
to police, who visited the man’s home
and brought him in.
Baby Born at Roadside
During Motor Car Tour
Spanish Fork, Utah.—Pioneers of
Utah who were born while the prairie
scimoners of their parents were en
route to the golden west have accepted
into their ranks a youngster born un¬
der similar conditions, but at the side
of an automobile instead of in an old
schooner.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo OJsen of Ruth,
Nev., were traveling across the desert
from Delta to Eureka when the stork
overtook them." A husky son was born
by the side of the road without medi¬
cal attention of any kind.
Brought to Spanish Fork as soon as
they could be moved, the mother and
baby were given medical care and
both are “doing nicely.”
Find Flaws in Metal
With Use of X-Ray
Cleveland.—How to peek through
ten fitches of metal to determine if it
has any flaws will be explained to del¬
egates to the first national metal con¬
gress, to be held here September
9 to 13.
This explanation will be offered by
R. S. Archer, metallurgist here for
the Aluminum Conipany of America in
charge of the X-ray department, who
is to present a paper to the congress
on radiography.
The congress, with its national
metal exposition, is being sponsored
by America’s five leading metal tech¬
nical societies, headed by the Ameri¬
can Society for Steel Treating.
Old Castle With Ghost
Tradition Is for Sale
London.—Hnrstmonceux castle, fa¬
mous as one of the most beautiful
buildings in the south of England, has
been offered for sale here. It Is a
mellow red brick stronghold, built by
Sir Roger Fiennes in 1440.
The castle Is part of the estate of
Col. Claude Lowther, who spent $1,
000,000 on its restoration. The majes¬
tic entrance, with towers 84 feet high
on either side, has been much ad,
mired.
Tradition tells of a ghost who
haunts the castle in the guise of a
drummer.
Wire-Haired Terrier Still
Londoners’ Favorite Dog
London.—The fad for small and
freak dogs is not eating Into the pop¬
ularity of the wire-haired terrier,
which is still the most popular canine
in England. Registration figures of
the Kennel club show that in April the
‘ wire-haired terrier Led his nearest
j competitor, the Cocker spaniel, by
j ( number nearly 300. of registrations. Alsatians rank third in
Champion’s exciu%
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practically impervious to
carbon and oily deposits.
Special analysis electrodes re¬
sist pitting and burning to
the utmost. That is why
Champions excel in service.
Champion
S PARK PLUGS
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Utah Mines Pay Big Dividends!
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Felt Bldg. Sait Lake City, Utali.
FOOT TROUBLE is usually caused by poor
fitting; shoes. Did you ever enjoy the comforts
Of a pair of CUSTOM made shoes? Writ
THE FRICTIONLESS CUSTOM SHOES
437 N. Main Brockton, Mass.
If the pockets are deep enough a
boy’s first trousers always fit.
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