Chapter VII—Continued
Tl
“Bi I" she whispered,
daree
head in
taking his |
her hands. “Baree!"
Her touch thrilled him, It
little throbs through his body, a
tremulous quivering which could
feel and which deepened the glow in
her eves. Gently her hand stroked his
head and back. It
Nepeese that he did not breathe,
der the of her hand his
closed. In another moment she
talking to him, and the sound
her voice his eyes shot open,
“He that
and he will kill she was saying. |
“He will kill you because bit
him, Baree. Ugh, IT wish were |
bigger, and stronger, so that you could |
take off his head for me!” |
She was untying the
about and
breath
frightened.
venture—and she
at the
beaten the man-be:
She co
sent
she
to!
Un
eyes
his seemed
CAreSS
Wis |
of
at
will come here beast
us,’
you
You
from
her
bablche
the table-leg, under
She not
nd
ox
she laughed. was
It was na tremendons
throbbed
thought
with
of
ultation
uld
Soe
nor and
hs
come,
the halsams
hung
rec
thse
}
. and on the
mall wigwam
ily eut spruce and bal
Into her diminutive mekewap the
boughs
Wil
that things
yesterday
gam
t her head to see
had
Then, with a long breath of relief, she
her four-legged burden and
i
we end of the habiche to one
we thrus
ft
were as she left them
put down
fastened
of the e limbs
back
and
into
with
himself
wigwam,
burrowed
the
and
wl attentively wh
3 Not a
Willow escaped him
Her
a bird's
throbbir
wi
Baree
the wall of
nlert eyes Open
happened
of
was rad
at
nfter this the
movement
She
and
happy
Inugh, sweet
trill gol
ig with a desire to
id as dare
heart
about her nmonz th
e flowers
Nepeese seemed {
Her wild bloat r
of h trivmp
Bain
floundering about
nt the cabin
demanding of mon
And mon
shoulders,
that he dikin’t know
probably she had run the
It did not enter into her head that in
ricking Bush MeTaggart in that way
with dynamite,
the peril that
For a
ret B
time for-
iced with
Fac
him
in the pool
0
ree
er
over the
She HOW
him now, soaked
angry.
vhere
with n
pere
she had gone, pere,
shrug of his
telling him that
into forest.
had
id not
instant
flush her face
blood in her veins
MeTageart had
deadlier menace
After a little
ree She
played
foreuee in
from and curdled
did not
hecome
than
Nopeopse
guess that
for her
ever,
ni
gave him
piece ne fizh For
hours they were alone, a ench
e the
eYyoery
hronr there gosw stronger in Pare
to fiT>w the irl “in
movement she made, to erawl «of
fo her when she gat down, to
touch of her dress, of r hand
hear her volee. But he did
this degire. He w iH a
nge of the forests—a four ooted bar
arian born half wolf and half
of a dog: and he lay still With
Umisk he would have played, With
, Oohoomisew he would have fought
At Bush McTaggart he would have
bared his fangs, and buried them deep
when the chance came. Dut the girl
leglre
ORE
the
ant
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fool
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ns Hiittle
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different, Like the
he had begun to worship.
low had freed
rin away.
from her,
a small fire and
He watched her
It was quite late in
when she came and sat
him, with her lap
she twined In the long,
of her halr Then, playfully,
she began beating Baree with the end
He shrank un-
der the soft blows, and with that low,
birdlike laughter in her throat,
drew his head into her
the scatter of flowers lay
to him. Her hand
He breathed In
Kazan of old,
If Wil
would not
never
Was
the
he
OVeR
faree,
His
He watched her build
cook a plece of the
ent dinner,
the afternoon
down
full of
have were
away
her
close to
braids
of one of these bralds.
lap,
where She
talked
head
stroked his
the
and lay as If
flower
moment Ne-
md. It
peese, looking down on him,
wus a glorious
could not
wns bhreat!
Half Wild
Crash and Fire of
ipa
toward
she
which
after a
came back to
like the Nepeese who
t ing flowers in her hair
was gone from her face and eyes
knelt
den
“I
you
blood
afraid
She
face him For
stood looking in the
Plerrot had take And
time, she turned and
ve id not look
had twin
I'he laughter
Nhe
after that,
fa
long time al
rection
when,
n
Baree, sl
been
lown beside him and with sud
filerceness she cried:
It
poison
Is pechipoo, Baree!
who put the
And I hope he dies!
afraid!"
shivered,
Perhaps it was in this moment that
the Great Spirit of things meant
{ ree to understand-—-that at last it
{ given him to comprehend that his day
| had that the rising and
| setting of his sun no longer existed in
{ the sky, but in hand
| rested on his head, He whined softly
by h he drageed
to her his hea
in the lap
was you
in his
For 1 am
"»
ait
was
dawned, the
this girl whe
himself
d
inch
| nearer
and ine
| rested
n long tin
Willow
Msieu's
hand
can see his
}
is pec]
blood
Fel 5"
gasped Nepeese
She looked into Plerrot’'s eves
Thes
sinister
ion,
ind filled
of
were dark, with a
gleam-—a flash exultat she
thon
“Yes, It the hlood-poison.”
Pierrot. A gleam of
his eyes as he
wided, “I
told him
getting
is snid
cunning shot into
looked his
over shoul
hidden the
there
and ne have
and
lose In
And he is afraid
waiting With
s afraid art
with him
We will be
is
I ge
them ther
shadows th
He heard low
voices—chiefly of
Nepeese
der,
is no
back to Lac
that devil!
blackening
alone
medicine
time to
Bain
He
hand, he
and
Nepeese,
is that
back
And
away by sun
mething you
to =
#0 1 go listen,
down, and there wi
must know before
Maree saw
in the
proce
murmur of
Plerrot's, and
close
by
the
©
to
gether the
tall
rown
trees
their
nt last
put her two arms up around the man
neck, and then Pierrot went
away again into the forest, He thought
that the Willow would never turn her
he saw
bheast's
AS
the
about
the
terminable
f.
rolled far
them,
balsam sheiter It seemed
before the 1
and the
distant and in
flashings Even after that
the rain fell for another hour
it stopped as suddenly as It
gun.
time
to
inder
the east, light-
ning died away into
termittent
Then
had be-
With a laughing gasp Nepeese rose
to her feet. The water gurgled in her
She paid no attention to Barve
he followed her Across
the treetops last of the
storm-clouds
open
~and
open in
the
the
were drifting away
and
clear
Nepeese looked down
ree He was standing
leashed, with
hi Yet
waiting,
on
a
saw
and
sides
He
with his
Ba-
un
of
was
freedom on all
did not run
fs a water-rat,
expectantly
toward
he
wet
eyes her
made
hesitated.
"NO,
I will
must have a fire!
wuskwi, Baree"
(TO BE
movement him, and
not run
free,
Lat
you will away, Baree
And now we
us hunt for the
jeave you
CONTINUED.)
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Until within the last century insane
persons were treated with terrible
eruelty in nearly all “civilized” coun-
tries, and as late as 1770 lunatics were
exhibited at public fairs in England
nnd late 1815 there were ex-
posures of terrible cruelties in the
Bethlehem hospital in England, and
this led to gradual improvements and
the introduction enlightened and
scientific the care of the
Hs as
of
methods in
mentally afflicted
One of the mildest of the old forms
of treatment of mad people, and long
in gue at Strathfillan, in Perthshire
geotland, was connected with the ob.
servance of the festival of St. Fillan,
a Scottish saint,
Insane people were dipped in the
“holy pool” where St. Fillan had
bhatied in the Seventh century. Many
quaint ceremonies were connected
with this “dv king.” After the Im
mergion the Inanaties were herded to
«tt. Fillan's chapel, and strapped to
the floor, to be left ali night,
Those who managed
bonds and
cured. Experience did not
this plous belief, however,
custom gradually declined.
to
were
free thelr
considered
bear out
and the
escape
Live on Camels
The Tuareg, found over a large aren
In northern Africa, are nomads who
live principally by means of, and on,
camels. Tuareg women are as free
as women in Britain, They go about
unveiled, while the men are always
velled. The women choose their own
husbands, and teach the children to
read and write, They can own prop
erty, even after marriage, and ‘thelr
hushands have no control over fit,
Caste and authority are Inherited
through the mothers,
Color Blindness
It is peculiar that they should eall
a man yellow when he displays the
white feather,
Individual Note
in Spring Styles
Innumerable Ideas Offered,
but Not All Have Been
Given Approval.
If this season described In
a word
may be
must be the
Complex, intricate designs have
followed straight lines, and
every opportunity is offered for origl-
nality and variation,
fdeas Lave been presented,
fushion authority In the New
Times, but not all have been
cepted by women of fashion.
before huve there been many de-
signs of different types from which
to select one's Individual model,
variety answer,
even
simple
gays 1
York
He-
KO
offered
which to express
the type of
the utmost
the waist
bolero
of
her taste
opportunity the woman
fashion in
and choose
prefers to
may have
period
ants
gleeve
costume
detail.
of her
of
She
gown in
stvie, many varl
ollar
Any
oar A
of
Afterncon Dress of Blue Georgette;
Plaited Bands of Taffeta.
Ol both French
nteresting
interesting
ion. i prints and Eng
fish reveal 8 3
times exotic sleeve styles
been th “tallleur.”
ether
© Dias
this name, Ww WES
it
go it
tulle or of velvet, followed close
iy the contour of the arm. There was
the “bishop,” 1
full-gathered material was
any stuff
elusive, quality. This sleeve
was gathered full into an
width and-was
a band, usually of ribbon, at the wrist,
with an edge left free to form a frill,
ost flattering
other sheer having
caressing
grmhole of
into
generous drawn
|
i
|
{
{
{
{
{
of a bishop's robe. he
cut almost straight,
top and the bottom.
vintage as these
the
TH
if long
gloove,
at the
same
nun
was wide
Of the
bel
other
istinctive styles
found little
encouragement the leg
mutton. the sleeve. The
all seem to have appeared in
and
ull
were the
and
the d
which
shape,
angel sleeve models.
& one among
has
revival,
balloon
ago,
In 1%
o' or
others
the costumes
presented In
best artista,
of this season
the of
are
models
Diagonals
diagonal line is
of the evening
designed. The
The
feature
Yecoming a
dresses
neckline
now
The line where bodice meets
is also dlagonal and the hem.
is earried out in the coats by means
bands or belts of gold or
New Shingles
If a woman wishes to crow over her
This colffure
fa made possible by a part in the hair
low on one side and a high permanent
wave undulating sharply upward on
the other. This really represents a
saving since some hairdressers charge
less for waving only the front, which
ts nll that is necessary for the cock's
comb,
Silver Lace Garters
Charming little garters which any
girl gran make herself are of silver
lace with flat flowers made of differ.
ent colared ribbons,
Soft Summery Dress Is
of Pale Green Chiffon
i
Showing a winsome summery
of pale green chi
dress
on with white polka
The features
of
costume
and a
flower 5
three
green silk
and velvet
a
hat
of silk
skirt
th
hair with
combination, -
Smocking Is Prominent;
Embroidery Permissible
Popular Polka Dots in
Every Size and Pattern
the 1
VOQUe : 1 i
lot, prophe
uf very-
olka
and cot
ote of
of pattern
at
few
wen.
Some are large,
there
of two
the size
spaced
intervals, but are
huge showy disks
“dots” were
All of mmer”
silks, pussywillow and the crepes and
in dots, the small-
cluster and scat-
The
too,
when
ago
baseballs the “su
hiffons, are printe
er in an irregular,
tered plap being most in demand.
polka-dot p much
for coat linings, slips, for parasols, in
ties, hat and handker
Very large
for kerchiefs
of tallored
attern is used,
BCATYes, bands
chiefs Squares are now
to wear in the
frock or a
shown
pocket a cont
hese are dashing trifles made of chif-
Among
he novelties in hosiery are some in
polka-dot designs, both the very small
and those of medium size
Two-Piece Frocks Are
Popular for Spring
if anything,
were last
Two-piece frocks are,
more in evidence than they
However, there Is #5 notice
difference, Instead of being un-
compromisingly plain and severe after
the fashion of mannish clothes, many
show feminine touches in the addition
of exquisite collars and cuffs, of frilly
jabots and colorful pipings and bind
ings.
The
gOARON.
note of femininity is also re
vealed in high stocks and jabots of
white or cream lace which are worn |
with plain tallored suits. It is a fash
jon which recalls the mode of
eral decades ago but it's new enough
to this generation to have the element
sOV
Latest Girdles
Women with small waists and large
into the step-dn elastic girdles
have been afforded relief. The latest
i
gide of the waist, These are
when the garment Is pulled |
wer the hips and then laced snugly
about ihe waist
HOH OL CC TS a Ch
POINTS ON
KEEPING WELL
DR. FREDERICK R. GREEN
Editor of “HEALTH”
HIG GHB OB OOOO OGG OS
{ Wentern Union.»
Newspaper
MUNITY HOSPITALS
ul of
library,
recent
for centuries were rare
ve lostitut They
owned developed 1
CO
¥1
i
today,
public has been
evi
Libra
114 0 .
ution and a aey
were
the
ONAN,
and
church and were used only by the few
to read
manuscripts
usually
wr
y
“
learned men who able
Latin and Greek
which they contained. The idea of a
real library, belonging to and
run for the benefit of the general pub-
le, Is a comparatively recent one.
were
pubiic
So the idea of a public be-
longing and
the is
in former generat
hospital,
to run for the
people, also recent
ions were
vt
Ly
ches
seen
of al
and
so produces an ox casiona] variation.
But if the physical freaks are as
ng. what shall we say about the
1 freaks quite as
as the in body
Almost one has
strange Fifty
of the attractions on
Iveeum platform was a blind ne
gro u untrained
could reproduce on the plano any mu
al
Apparently tired
ways following the
gets
same pattern,
tonisl
mentia
common
structure
hese are
variations
every
heard of these CAReS,
years ago one
the
who
ne and
lucated
wie COMPOS simple or intricate,
Blind
all world to
wonderful skill. Al-
produces a
which he had heard only once
Tom
tory
Gen
was taken over the
nstrate his
generation
blindfold chess player.
To the same class belong those math
most every
ematical prodigies which occasionally
appear, who are able in a few seconds
to give the correct answer to difficult
problems which would require hours
of work on the part of the most expert
mathematician,
In a recent article In the London
Evening Standard Dr. Eric Purden
of England discusses mathematical
prodigies, what produces them, and
how they are able to do things far
beyond the average normal mind.
In Devonshire about a century ago,
says Doctor Purden, there was born
a boy, George Bidder, who, when he
was five old, was able to
correct answers to any mathematical
question. He give the square
and cube root any number and
Years glve
could
of
at them
fon
Later on
Welsh labor
nll. showed
$
ave
looking
John,
hy
A of a
with education at
game pecuiiar gilt
been found
Strangely enong!
in no
no
the Others
they are generally
unusual otherwise
practically withoul e ception,
of ignorant parents. Is this
tonishing ability due (0 a different brain
from other boys or to a remarkable
ability for using it In some ways?
Doctor Purden calls it the sabeon-
scious mind. Why don't we all have
“subeonscious minds”? Perhaps we
shal! some Jdav,
way
nd,
BONS ne.