THE VALE OF ARAGON ; ‘By FRED McLAUGHLIN Author of “The Blade of Picardy” v Copyright by Bobbs-Merrill Ceo. {WNU Service.) THE STORY In New Orleans, in 1821, Loren } recently an officer under eral Jackson, is surprised by ppearance, in ancient Span. sh costume of two men and a woman whose beauty enchants him. Resenting the arrogance of the ¢lder of the two men, Garde ights with him and wounds him, earns his opponent is Adolfo inel in the Span- Venezuela, Garde plot to overthrow rule in Venezuela. Dis- he fights, but Is and made prisoner ur ia, ship bearing the Ve ielans on the overs on for ! ars the c pirate y of his love, her brot PYo- and De Fuentes From the Garde learns her name is amartina, He loves her, és not reveal his love, The is wrecked Garde reaches nezuelan shore, alone. He and mees captain A ner tis} ion directs hi to Aracas, There, Monahan with the se- of the patriots, he Is at the revolutionary juarters., Garde attends the vedding of ulce and De Fu- entes, Dulce recognizes him and leaves De Fuentes at the altar She Is torn from arms, He escapes. Finding . Dule tells him her wedding to De was to have been the Garde’'s life They re- ir mutual love. Garde is sonar, From De Fuentes ¢ has disappeared ison by a . and for Boll They intercesg ¢ soldiers, Garde ai covers his companion night has been Dulce, and is dis. mayed by his lack of perception Dulce escapes, but QGarde in seized, aptor is Colonel is brought before sSUp- Garde’'s Garde out are of the Bolivar CHAPTER VII—Continued —} Dn Ma | rides a horse as does ship, sald France in his dark eyes, “Aye, friend of mine” w “he is most that Manuel well as he ico, relief hispered, opportune” For I felt would save me The sail she crowd of «J through curious Ind gathered to look eral, and Bolivar, striding forward to meet him, threw his arms around the broad shoulders, “My ugly he . wp affection in his “I have not seen thee for months! What brings thee such haste Caracas? the ans who had ¥ ht Oh - upon the great gen. angel, crie voice, from the of boiling.” lis “Where rest us, lered me yuzhing “did about the aula A8KR who ol, shall feel me my sailor's keen menace in the air eral. belongs to nu ‘et he ght read the “This man, gen- #% he is one of =" comes in the garb of insi iin. “A garb that I myself procured. You have seen me” He laughed. “I am perched like a rooster, on the comb of a roof in the moon. light, a piece of heavy tiling in my hand, waiting for a tall Spanish officer to pass beneath me. I was amazed to discover that Caracas Is filled with short fat officers.” He stopped to laugh again. “Finally one, a eaptain, approached. Upon his head I depos. ited the piece of tiling, and upon his flattened body I deposited myself. In two minutes he was minus the uni. form the Americano now wears, whieh, in truth, is grievously inadequate.” Jolivar laughed, a rich, ringing Intgh that meant life to me. “And the city,” he said, “is boiling because of that? What more?” “There Is little more, General. The beautiful Senorita Lamartina is lost, and all the forces of Caracas have failed to find her, My part of the escapade of the Americano—who has alded us tremendously, and who comes to offer service to our cause—was too evident, so further stay in the city was impossible, Lastly, La Torre plans 8 move against the armies of Your Excellency.” “It is good news, Manuel, for we Yon be ready Bolivar considered & long moment. “What of the Span. ish officer who rode last night with this Americano?” “There wns no Spanish officer, Gen- eral, who rode with him. The re. semblance between the Senorita and her brother, Lieutenant Polito, is a very striking thing.” “You mean to tell us, Manuel, that Ed i “Aye, General” The swarthy sailor laughed. “She used Polito’s broken head, and his cold, and the allen. veloping cloak to hide her identity; and she rides a horse as well as any- one.” should Jolivar smiled. “Yet the tale that he brought us was so impossible” I turned to the Liberator: “If Ilis Excellency, having forgiven me, cares to make use of a stupid clod I would offer service to him, I can, at least, furnish a man's portion of brawn." Now Bolivar took me by the hand and smiled into my eves. “Francisco has told me much of you, If Andrew Jackson has looked upon you with favor—" Francisco interrupted. *I have the proof, Excellency, here in my pocket,” He drew out the thin leathern wallet that had been in my possession when I had played so poorly the part of San Isidro. In that wallet I had carried, since a few days after the battle of Chalmette, a plece of paper torn from the fly-leaf of my French grammar, upon which Gen, Andrew Jackson had written a statement the night he had stayed at my father's house; a state ment, which, worthless in itself, has been my dearest possession, “May 1 read, Excellency, what I have found in the wallet of young Garde?” Bolivar turned to me, “Aye, Excel. lency, If It will make of me a soldier under your banner.” So bearing in mind knowledge of the Eng- Francisco, general's limited lish, read it very slowly: “Major Loren Garde has offered valiant service to his country: he has fought conspicuous gallantry at Talladega, at llorseshoe Bend, at and at Chalmette A son of a worthy soldier fa. with Pensacol i, worthy ther.” t is signed, Exe “Andrew Jackson. “One could not have said Bolivar, “more highly recom- mended. If General Jackson has seen fit to commission you a major, surely I can do no less” “But, Excellency.” much~it is more cannot hope" “It shall be done, Major: Francisco d you will make a good soldier, and Francisco's judgment is never at fault.” Such ellency,” Francisco said, ™ come to me” I cried, “it is too than I deserve, 1 has sai wis my first meeting with the Liberator, to whom half of South America owes iis independence, and all of the western world offers homage Colonel Pini, the sophist, extended his hand. *I congratulate you, Major.” Intuition told that Pini never be my friend, a cont whic ed me not at all, » - * » * . * The that followed my meeting with General Bolivar busy for La Torre was massing the forces of Spain to break the ever tightening republican lines, and the Liberator moved to meet him, My filled with feverish activ. went by, and quiet nights under the stars were me would ingency waorri weeks first were weeks Indeed, days, ity, given over to worship for the face of fore me, 3 y “ it alling, ealling, at the shrine of Love, Dulce semed to was ever be She be ¢ and 1 have awnket from «dreams that were could almost have touches hecause of the de a bh iehtmare of mur dob would be over i ind won, for he in to ston short of kK her out. those days. Gen sperati etter soldier, as she when was not a victory. Then I only uring Dan. righ soldier and outstand gion, to renders doctor, a Marino. ord Ww ilgon, , and son or Sir Robert Wilson of Peninst 102, chief of the Haneros, and later President of Vene- zuela more and Bermudez daneta, The high-soun titles that place of pay r fame: I" than one Plaza and Ur rank and took the didn't rec Under us were English, Irish, Portu.- negroes, half Brecda Indians Haneros, the mixed riffraff of and a few American adventur- ers from the States. A motley crowd indeed, and hardly one that a man might pick to win an empire, yet the genius of Bolivar won them over, touched them with the divine spark of patriotism, and made of this composite crew an army that finally crushed the power of Spain in Venezuela, One mild May morning, as the sun stood an hour above the heights of San Casimiro, we broke through the Carabobo hills and descended upon the little city of Cura. Having no gar. rison it fell readily into our hands, then we deployed, east and west and north, to invest the town of Maraeay, for that was our goal, that the first long stride in the race for Puerto Cabello. 1 remembered well the last Cedeno, ' n rr they carried i they eive, guese, lean cities, BIRR of Bolivar to him who com. the center of our attacking lines, Ie had embraced our colonel and had said, “Remember, Pinl, we tale the town of Maracay—and hold it." And Colonel Pini, had saluted, proud of this glorious mission, for Pini, however much he may have failed, had no lack of courage, On the broad fertile valley that lies to the east of Lake Valencia we met the enemy; Paez, east of us, and Plaza, to the west, attacking at the same time, The history of Venezuela calls this battle only a skirmish, for it failed of its goal because the body cannot go forward if the wings are dragging. In our unit wer® two hun dred of the British legion and over four hundred Indians, and despite the dragging wings, we pushed onward until we touched the town, which after an hour of fiercely contested fighting, fell, Our Indian out with joy over this hard-won ran, yelling and shooting, through the narrow In an hour they had found wine and other drinks to satisfy became, at the words manded of hand victory, soldiers, streets, and rum, them, and so last, more tractable under mands of their officers I had given striet orders to my bat that no captives, wounded or well, shogdd be murdered, which had been, up to this time, the procedure in the frigl itful denth” that Morales had and that both sides were squads were com talion roneral “wir of inaugurated waging: ®0 over the city, the nearest available men for treatment, At one of these houses I found OC tain Monahan He was lla * against lobe wall, hands in the pockets of his tan and nolsoma pipe tilted at a rakish angle, and idle eyes upon a western sun, “Why do you stand there” 1 laughed: “will the poor walls fall If you remove your n “I am walting, ing my levity, to his senses, have a 11 will roaming carrying to 1 houses wounded an nt gray jacket, port? said he “for Colonel sup ard Pini to disreg come “Then long walt, my captain, for Pini never arrive” “The Lamartina boy is inside” Ile pointed over his shoulder with an in thumb, “He wants to see you different you." “Is he wounded, “Not muoch™ “Did he =ay me?" “I'm Monahan? hig" grinned anything about The Irishman not chasing Ror moonbesg I'm a ms, Be | good friend.” said i to pa Polito——very pon a crude un whe up wi one, my ss the portal frail—Iay His eves me, and pale, very bed of straw, as he sumed that his ~the moon sn he saw wy The st. thrust the shirt iiet wour ‘Not 80 wid] 1 be in command : mis You Whe was should out to? s tried to smile , . . a Vhy did—did yon , when you ha from Caracas the back to the lines too late that she utionists ife would joy have head, sighing the * He offered “Dulce Is diffi He sh while “Adoll aits another feebl cult, Senor” }oca she |e He nodded regard sho “ nk of-—of me Polite? I think she feels that your uld have read a mer: disguise, “And so It should, Senor, been thinking less of my own Forgive me, Polito, I am thinking, as usual, only of myself. I shall see that a medico to attend you at once." “1 would repay you" He thought a long moment. “You cannot hold the advantage you have gained, Senor, for ‘aoz and Plaza, having failed, will permit our wings to close in upon the city.” I nodded. “Your linex of communication, once broken . . I nodded again, for I knew then why Monahan awaited the pleasure of Colonel Pini, and I realized the dan ger of the diliatory tactics of our colonel, had 1 affairs, Comes {TO BE CONTINUED) Among our primitive ancestors there were no such things as a will or even inheritance by a limited num- ber of heirs, because there was noth- ing to Inherit or to will. All property was community property. When a man died he sliply ceased to use the common property “pool,” and without any formalities the surviving mem- bers of the group continued to make use of it, When private ownership of things and land came to be recognized, the governing unit-village, tribe or state ~found that it had to take some ac. tion when a man died, leaving prop erty. If nothing were done, anyone who happened to be near or strong might seize the ownerless property, even though he were a total stranger to or even an enemy of Its former owner. Tribal econcepis of falr play came into operation, and It was rec. ognized that the dead man's family should have first claim to his former belongings, From this developed the customs and laws of inheritance which have taken varied, and in some cases, very compiex forms, in different parts of the world.—National Geographic Society Bulletin, Curiosity of Nature The famous “ice mine” In Pennsy vania Is loeated at Coudersport, It Is iocated on a mountain side and mysti- 1 on scientists, The lee does not form f:0om water but because of a peculiar mist coming through the openings, tel the hotter the day the faster It 1..2ms, until huge lcicles appear. SA HAA Secret of Salesmanship Salesmanship isn't primarily a mat. ter of goods at all, but of knowing and ur lerstanding people~American Mag- nL.ne, ® TS fashionable for frocks to go light at the top this season, Many of the smartest both for day- time and evening wear carry this mes page. TT} of contrasting a dark dress w light top is a gesture of the mode which is running the gamut of expre gners Aare playing it and color, For Spores, 8 models he idea ith a dest gsion In that up in every key hool and general about frocks the scheme is carried out kingly, The dress with soke and sleeves to rker ms al and attrac. woman can wear days, town very simply ensemble yet very stiri which includes a f white or brigm gether with a terial is about as practi tive a during ust acket of the da cosiume ns on the early autumn o how, ghown for of the of brow 0, sheer and ir Wen Ves, owing to the enthusiasm lightweight woolens many i fas! smartest frocks are hloned green, ne-colored or navy yokes, sleeves ¥ won! effects wool crepe with in perhaps or Incy stripes ng touches of novell embroidered ids, for the new when I ior combina and pla woolens are perfect arvels comes 0 novelty and « tions, As to the evening pow harming thi with glitter is accion tume which ar more x formal af ns there is More ternoon and no end to the ngs which are 1g done together with lace and ion which belr velvet isg sheer tops. A fas! wd as outstanding is the cos in two with =» fs made of velve! lors—black velvet SEASON OF HIGH COLOR PROMISED There is a deal of aris. The amount of ecole in French fash watched with much int it shows the influence of Colonial exposition The lighting and position is superb, grent color in r prevailing ions is Most of French ion collect erest the setting of the ex. and the reds and browns shown in the Paris fall collec. tions are replicas of the roofs, the cornices and lacquered plilars of the Madagascar and Indo-China bulldings and the many shades white are Moroccan and Martinique In One of the buildings in its green certainly has fur handsome color motif for of verdigris There are niso pastels like the pinks, Generally speaking, colors most in many browns, soft greens, considerable red and wine tones, also yellow and orange. There is much biack and white. Gray Is also in high fashion as it combines with brown or black, Aubergine is a favor ite shade, being one of the deep purple casts so highly regarded. Ombre effects In velvet are introduced by Vionnet for gowns and wraps, Black, brown, gray and blue, also dark green, prevall for street clothes, Feathers Used to Trim Gowns in Fall Offerings Fine feathers for fine ladies seem to be the edict of the style world. In ad. ditlen to the many featherdrimmed hats, Paris is now producing gowns trimmed with coque feathers and os trich tips. Ostrich tips are used in the V.neck lines of frocks as a frame for the face, while the coque feathers are nsed at the hem of short capes and Jackets worn in the evening. Red in All Shades Red is the most talked of color for fall. The shades vary all the way from brick to dark carnation, includ. ing geranium, magenta and bordeaux. A rich wine red promises to be the most fashionable tint, top of white or bright velvet or per- haps dark brown with an orange vel vel and other equally as delec- table color combluations, A stunning le of thi Ww ap in the This ry chic bridge costume yoke 8 type is picture. the the lack trans ower also suitable for dining and ater) is fashioned of b parent selvet for the with sand colored velvet ig of black vels sand asm for vel sheer hiouse ton faced ith beac The enthus! grosgrain, vel ted In e often made of in such strik- color combinations Is refle newest scarfs which ar ing effect as b or black with A fetching which or rust color with navy white as the case may be dark e arrangement of i velrer! dress h as a very de with same posed Ora. long « BUC green velvet bow imer ends Lhe formal is il} beautiful black ustra This b velvet ds the glittering which is of white exanisitel ly em pearis, on f1¢ broide red ith nn of sequins and Bros fash i evening » enhanced either with riguing embroidered effects is eer Union. Newsnet Beret of Velvet Ribbon iy CHERIE NICHOLAS {*aris millinery collec tions felt was in the ledd, but later showings are reacting in favor of velvet. Many smart berets are made entirely of veivet ribbon. The mode’ illustrated is a likable fashion for the schoolgirl, The original is In beige and brown, but it would be as el fective in any of the new color com binations. cm—————— House Jackets Appear in Sports Wear Guise Bright-colored coats resembling old fashioned house jackels are a new wrinkle for Paris sports wear. They consist of a short straight piece across the back, reaching Just below the shoulder blades and attached to long sleeves. The coats, worn over white sports frocks, are made of bright light. welght wool banded at the wrist in different colors. «in the early Tight Undersleeves in Contrasting Colors Vestees and tight undersiceves of contrasting Hight color are smart new notes on early frocks. Dlack mare caln and romain frocks are designed with white crepe de chine laces trimmed vestees and tight white sleeves reaching to the elbow to meet the flaring black upper sieeve, Sea’s “Undertow” The coast and geodetic survey says while It has pot studied the matter, the existence of the phe- nomenon known as undertow is gen- erally recognized by competent au. thorities on the subject of waves — Washington Star. Multiplied Misfortunes There is scarcely a calamity which does not find mention in the “IHad.” ‘Therefore, a succession of misfortunes is sometimes called “an Hind of woes. Hammer Man's First Tool? The first toll evolved by ancient man is believed to have been the hammer At first the hammer was a stone held In the hand. strip of skin was wrapped it, and finally the hammer form of a real invention gave it a handle by stick fastened with some pi Next around took the man means of a firmly to stone rawhide or the stout fibers of ant.—Gas Logie, Ai when the Protected large lumix Arkansas and “mam utters, “Mammy Trees” Beed Comp trees left by a perating in Loujs| h been dubbed my trees” by zealousy guard ag them down. Several la trees pre viously marked with a distingul streak the young nve negro who oa inst cutting hing shing white are left on each acre to assure crop of trees, the United States Agriculture, seeding in ff a new Appeasing the Dead expression “to i. means to son is dead what would him when he was or ghost of the dead “manes” by the Romans, supposed never to rest quis grave long as survi wishes unfulfilled. Fel 19 was the day » 1 the living sacrificed to the dead rela es and friends, The nanes’ do ave pleased as hen al shades of Buffalo Bill's Ancestry Accor } embers Americs Earth as Scen From Above The following Professor to the of 16.000 meters ii is a quotation from Piccard's stor siratoscope: velons sight too As at times upturned edge, it Is The mosphere gre earth seemed t ored cloud, pear ina | 4 _RTE, and Leprosy in Lower Animals There aving are b heer ars to have any dise either he fection, it is bel eprogy or any of jeved it Is to 4 all that the ‘ashington Star. hest be killed. — animal Interest of When TEETHING makes HIM FUSSY One of the most Important things you can do to make a teethin® baby comfortable j8 to see that little bowels do their work of carrying off waste matter promptly and regulars ly. For this nothing is better than Castoria, a pure vegetable prepara tion specially made for bobles and children. Castoria acts so gently you can give It to young infantis 10 re lieve colic. Yet it is always effective, for older children, ton. Remember, Casturin coniaing mo harsh rugs. no narcolics-ix ahsolutely harmiess, When your haby is fretful with teething or a food apset, give a cleansing dose of Castoria, De sure you get genuine Castoria with the vane : ry CASTORIA ¥
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