THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURO, PA.
The Qudfterbreed f
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An Indian Reservation Tale by ROBERT
CHAPTER XXII Continued.
12
"He so kind as to explain. I under
stand that you were ordered to Alus
ka." "Were you not told of my return as
far as the butter
"Then your orders to leave were
countermanded," Marie evaded the
question.
His eyes darkened, and his face con
tracted as If from a twlngo of pain.
But he replied with quiet steadiness:
"That is of no consequence. May I
ask if you consider my word good?"
"Yes." The answer was given with
out an Instant's hesitation.
lie smiled gravely. "You cannot
think I came back to win the mine for
myself. You have my word that I
will osslgn It to you as soon as I have
the legal right"
"To me? But why?" The dilating eyes
of the girt showed her utter surprise
and astonishment. "Why? There, that
last night at the agency, you showed
that you despised fhe."
"Never that," he disclaimed. "I was
hitter harsh. But the suddenness of
tho discovery that you and he Lot
us not talk of that It Is past I
would not have come hack to trouble
you, only" Again he stopped. "I
had to come back and do this thing.
It was necessary that you should be
come owner of the mine sole owner.
It Is to be yours, not his. Promise me
that you will never give him any share
In It That Is all I ask."
"I will not promise unlets you tell
me your reason for asking It and
unless you tell me your reason for
doing what you have done."
Ilardy whitened. "Very well, then.
It Is simply this : If you own the mine,
be will wish to marry you."
i "If I But he already wishes to"
The girl hesitated, and fell silent, her
black eyebrows bent In thought
"I do not seek to persuade you to
the contrary," said Hardy. "All I ask Is
"You 8hall Not!"
that you give me your promise to allow
him no share In the mine."
Marie looked down. After a silence
she answered In a low tone: "I prom
ise." "That Is all," he said. "I must now
be going."
"Walt," she urged. "You have not
told me why why you have done
this." .
"Is it necessary?" he replied. 'Tlease
do not fancy It Is because I am at
all unselfish. You have promised your
self to him. Knowing that I no longer
had even a fighting chance, I have
merely sought to mnke sure that be
that you should have at least a fair op
Dortunltv to be hannv. That Is all."
He lingered a moment for a last look
at her beautiful face, upon which had
fallen the Inscrutable stolidity of the
Indian in her nature. No-other ex
pression could have so completely con
firmed him In his belief that he had
lost his fighting chance to win her.
He faced about to return up the
mountain the way he had come.
Marie stood as he left her, silent
and Immobile, following his brisk
ascent up the path to the mine shaft
with a wide-eyed gaze that perceived
the objective Image, yet at tho same
time seemed to be looking inward. A
purpling that shaded the bl-je-bluck-ness
of her eyes to vlolet-bluck alone
betrayed the intensity of her emotion.
The receding figure had passed
along the spur to the foot of the steep
ascent up the mountain before the
girl became aware that Vandervyn was
close beside her. He started to pass
behind, to where Hardy had dropped
tho rifle and revolver. In a flash of
swift movement 6ho sprang ahead of
him and set her foot upon the rifle
barrel.
"You shall not."
Her voice was low and seemingly
tranquil, her face as stolid as before,
but the look In her eyes mado him
hesitate. He glanced about at Dupont
The trader hud turned his back on
Hardy, and was staring fixedly Into
the valley at a patty of Indians that
had come down the far side and were
pitching their camp In the meadow. It
was evident that he did not propose
to be a witness to. anything Vender
, vyn might do.
"Mon pere," quietly called Marie.
He shot a startled glance at her,
hesitated, and came over to them,
Vandervyn's eyes were upturned to
the figure on the mountainside in a
look of hate that was not pleasant to
see. Dupont followed the menacing
stare, and then glanced away as if
oaught In the guilty act Fast as
Hardy was scaling the ascent ho was
till within easy rifle shot and would
continue to be for several minutes.
Vandervyn moistened bis dry lips,
and muttered hoursely: "Take her Into
the cabin. She won't let me do it."
Dupont coughoa, and spoke In a
husky voice. "Come Into the cabin,
Marie."
"No," she replied.
"But listen,' girl," he urged. "No
one won't never know, and we won't be
looking. We can Jay It on the same
ouck Indian what has tried to git him
twice a'reudy. There's a lot of 'em
Just come Into the valley Don't look
at me thut way. The dirty sneak has
took our mine away from us he done
It by a trick, cutting 'cross afoot Mr.
Van cun't afford to marry you if me
and him don't git the mine."
"What If I should get It?" asked
the girl, with no shade of change In
her Inscrutable calm.
Vandervyn whirled upon her, his
face convulsed with Jealous fury. "So
that's It I You've sold yourself to
him I You " lie stopped, silenced by
her look.
After a pause she quietly remarked :
"Ho gives me the mine. Ho Is going
away, I do not know where. Instead
of you, I am to be the owner of the
mine. Do you wish to marry me?"
CHAPTER XXIII.
A Wedding Postponed.
Vandervyn's fuce darkened with sus
picion.
"If you're not playing me then he
has lied to you, lu order to get away
from us." .
Marie's lips curved In a half-smile.
"He gave me his word of honor. Do
you doubt It?"
The young man's Jaw dropped slack.
He could not even pretend to doubt
her statement or Hardy's word. lie
looked down, his brows knotted and
eyes contracted with intense thought
Dupont took the news In a far dif
ferent manner.
"By Oar!" he exulted, "ne's going
to give you the mine?. You're dead
sure of It? By Gar I I call that
mighty square of Cap. It's white I
And me a-thlnklng he done It all to
git back at us. It sure Is white of ,
Cap. Why, It's nearly the same like
he had give it to me I"
"He named only one condition," ro
marked Marie.
Vandervyn started, and looked hp at
her. She met him with a level glance
that told nothing of what she was
thinking.
"One condition," she repeated. "It
was my promise not to give you any
share in the mine."
"Me?" queried Dupont
"No."
"I see,? threatened Vandervyn. 'Tie
thinks to force you from having any
thing to do with me."
"On the contrary, he seemed to think
It would not prevent our marrying."
Vandervyn stared In bewilderment
nardy's action seemed Incredible.
Then he thought he perceived tho ex
planation, and rallied from his per
plexity. Ills frown gave place to a
cynical smile.
"0-ho, my lady I I see. You worked
him with the soft Dedal the sapheadl
The easy mark t ne's Just the kind of
duffer to fall for the wall of a pretty
girl with a tear In her eye and a qua
ver In her thront Good for you, sweet
heart I You beat him at his own game.
He tried a bluff, thinking you'd be silly
enough to throw me over for hlra.
You called him, and ho had to make
good. Tho fool to think you'd be
soft enough to turn from me to him,
Just because he mado a play to the
galleries with his offer I Oh, what
an easymarkt"
"Is that exactly the right term?"
calmly Inquired the girl.
"None better I" exulted Vandervyn.
"He made you promise not to give me
a shore In the mine. Mining property
Is real estute. An agreement In regard
to real estate Is not binding unless In
writing."
Marie's tranquil face took on an ex
pression of artless concern. "0
really? Then his promise to give me
the mine is not binding."
"Don't worry," reassured Vandervyn.
"He will keep bis word. You are sure
of the mine."
"Hut of course, If I take back my
promise, It will be no more than fair
to give him the chance to take back
his," she innocently remarked.
"Not at all, sweetheart," he replied.
"You can do as you please. A wom
an's promises are not considered bind
ing In business matters. Legally, In
most of the states, she Is rated as a
minor."
"Wlmmon ain't minors no longer In
our utate," interjected Dupont.
"Thiuik you for reminding me,
rere," snld his daughter. She looked
at Vandervyn with naive seriousness.
"So you see I must keep my promise."
"Oh, I say now, don't be a" He
detected something behind her look of
childlike nrtlessncss, and hastened to
concedo the point. "But of course If
you feel that way about It I You will
not havo to break your promise after
The luw will then make your property
mine. So that is settled, sweetheart
Now comes the main question. When
shall we be mnrrled?"
The girl quivered at the word, ne
stepped close, and looked Into her
eyes, his own glowing golden with ar
dor. She dropped her gaze, and drew
back from hlin as If confused by the
suddenness of his proposal.
"I must think," she murmured,
"Would It not be best to wait until
he has given me the mine?"
"Not when you have his word that
he will do it Anyway, there's no
harm in naming the day. Come, make
It an early one I"
The girl's rich color deepened with
a blush.
"Not now!" she replied, struggling
to recover her composure. "You must
wait, Terhops tomorrow but now
AMES BENNET
I" She glanced around as if looking
for a way of escape. There was no
promise of succor In her father's com
placent grin. Her gaze darted down
Into the valley ; It rested upon tho en
camping Indians. "Look," she mur
mured. "That Is Thunderbolt's tepee.
I am going down to see him. He should
bo told thnt he may be prosecuted If
he hunts here now. It Is no longer
tribal land."
'There's no need, sweetheart," said
Vandervyn. "I will' see to It that no
one Interferes with the chief and his
band."
"I shall go down and tell blm," she
Insisted. "No, do not come with me."
He frowned at her willfulness,
shrugged, and turned to Dupont
"Come Into the cabin, Juke, and
give mo a drop of something," he
urged. "I'm dry as a bone. . . That
ride wasn't any Joke!"
Marie was already hastening down
tho mountain slope Into the valley.
When she came to the camp, she was
received with pleasant greetings. The
keen eye of the Indians had long
ago perceived and recognized the white
people on the terrace.
The venerable figure of Tl-own-
konza appeared In the entrance of the
biggest tepee. Ho disappeared. A
moment later three women came out
of the tepee, and one of them told
the girl that the chief wished her to
go In. She stooped and passed
through the low opening.
The chief was seated at the far side
of the tepee near an outstretched blan
keted 'form. There was no one else
present He beckoned Marie to come
across t him. As she approached, she
saw that the hair of the still figure
before him was braided after the fash-
Ion of the maidens of 'the tribe. She
bent over and looked into a face that
was so thin and pale that at first she
did not recognize It The large, sunken
eyes opened and looked, up at her with
a startled gaze.
"Olnna 1" she exclaimed, and she
knelt down beside the girl. "You are
111."
"No Go 'way, please," begged the
wretched girl. A slow flush reddened
her wan face. She sought to turn
from the visitor. "I want to be nlono.
I am 'shamed. Go 'way, please."
Marie looked up at Tl-owa-konza.
ne saw the pity in her eyes, and
spoke softly In Lakotah:
"Rose who art white yet red, la
the flower of the golden lily a wortn
Is gnawing. The golden Illy withers,
riuck out the worm, else she will
fade and go from roe."
He stood up and wrapped his blan
ket about him and went out
An hour passed. Through the can
vas wall of the tent those outside
heard a low murmuring and at times
the sound of sobbing. At lost Marie
raised the edge of the tepee and spoke
to a group of women. One of them
hastened to fetch from the fire a bowl
of hot broth. She went Into the
tepee, and at once came out again
without the bowl. '
There followed another long wait
But no more crying could be heard,
and gradually the sound of the low
voices within the tepee died away to
silence. Tl-owa-konza came back to
the entrance, listened awhile, and
noiselessly slipped Inside
Olnna lay with her head on Marie's
breast Her eyes were closed. She
had fallen Into the peaceful, healing
slumber of childhood. A smile hov
ered on her half-parted lips. The bowl
beside her was empty.
Very gently Marie laid the sleeping
girl's head upon a blanket roll, and
rose to come across to the silent grand
father. They talked for several min
utes In Lakotah. When she stepped
past him and left the tepee, his face
was still set In the stoical calm of
the Indian warrior of his generation,
but his proud old eyes were glistening
with gratitude and stern Joy.
The sun had set and the twilight
was already fading. By the time Ma
rie's slow step brought her up to the
terrace, the valley and mountain slope
were dusky with the shadow of ap
proaching nightfall. Within the cabin
Dupont had lit one of the mine candles.
The candlestick was an empty whisky
bottle. Another bottle, not yet empty,
stood on the rough deal table between
the two men.
"ncllo, girlie I" sang out Vandervyn,
as Marie paused In the open doorway,
lie sprang up to come around the table
to her. "I've been languishing for you
all afternoon. Would've chased down
the hill, only your dad said you'd get
on your ear If I did."
"Yes," quietly replied the girl. She
had raised her hand to shield her face
from tho candle, as If the light dazzled
her. As she spoke, she stepped In
and along the side of the table oppo
site him, apparently not seeing him.
"Yes, I would not have cared to see
you. I was nursing oue of tho girls
down In the camp."
Vandervyn stopped short. "It wasn't
anything Infectious, I hope."
"No. I shall not suffer from the
same trouble. But I am very tired. I
see you and Pere have eaten. You
might finish tho bottle outside."
"now about a kiss to sweeten the
toddy?" ho suggested.
Sho burst into a tantalizing little
laugh. "I fear you must tuke yours
straight for a while, Reggie. You are
still engaged to your cousin, I be
lieve Good night Pere."
Dupont, heavy with food and liquor,
mumbled a response, and stumbled
out Into the dusk, reluctantly followed
by Vandervyn. Marie flung their blan
kets out after them and barred the
door.
In the morning Vandervyn waa re
lieved to find that the night's rest
had lightened her mood. . She cooked
t delicious little breakfast and was
pleased to be very gracious to him.
Tho anxiety with which he had met
her at the cahlu door soon vanished.
Uo fell Into the galluntry of an ac
cepted suitor who Is very much In
love and a bit uncertain of bis con
quest . "
He waited until Dupont went to
fetch the horses before he ventured
to reopen the question of questions:
"Sweetheart, you've bad time to think
It over and decide. Tell me, when Is
to be the happy day?"
"Yes," she murmured, "I have
thought It over."
"You will name an early datel" he
exclaimed, assured by the coy sweet
ness of her look.
Her smile faded, and she dropped
forward in nn attitude of humility that
ho hud never before seen her pride
permit She-replied in a meek voice:
"Oh, no, no! I must do what Is Just
by you. Think what It would be like
for you to tako back with you as your
wife a quurterbrecd girl straight off an
Indian reservation."
Vandervyn winced, rallied, end re
joined with ardor: "Let them think
what they please, so long as you are
my wife I"
"Thut Is most gallant and brave of
you!" she murmured. "But there Is
also Pere."
Vundervyn bit his lip. "Need he
come along?"
Murle looked up, her eyes full of ten
der reproach.
"I did not think that of you, Reggie.
How can I leave him here alone? You
have never seemed to realize that ' I
came back from Ottawa because I
wished to be with him. Even before I
went to convent I saw tho traits In
him thnt you see, but also I saw some
thing more the man that be might
havo been."
"Don't imagine I'm asking you to
give hlra up," Vandervyn hastened to
disclaim. "All I suggest Is that we
take our honeymoon trip alone."
"And leave Pere with no one to cook
for hliu leave hlra here! Can't you
guess what would huppen? Within a
week a fortnight at the utmost he
would marry the youngest and best
cook within reach, a breed girl by pref
erencemost likely Charlie's sister."
Vandervyn winced as If cut across
the face with a whiplash.
"No not her!" he stammered.
"That It would be Impossible 1 She
would be I tell you, I will not
stand for it I cannot 1"
"Of course thnt could not be per
mitted," sweetly agreed Marie. "I
would not care to come back and find
I had acquired a stepmother as young
or younger than myself no, not evon
If she were as clean and as good a
girl as is Olnna Redbear."
"Then you think " hesitated
Vandervyn.
"Listen. I have thought and thought,
and now I have It alt planned out
I must do what Is Just by you, yet,
as you see, I cannot leave Pere here.
You may remember that I told you a
little about tho English people I knew
In Ottawa. When I saw that you
thought I was romancing, I said no
more except In hints. I really was
more Intimate with Lady Vcrlatne
than you will find It easy to believe.
Her son and daughters were already
married. She took a fancy to me.
When I was to come home, she Invited
me to visit her In England. I had
told her all about myself and Pere.
We correspond regularly. She has re
newed her Invitation more than once.
The last time she insisted that I
should come without further delay,
and bring Pere with me."
"She did?" exclaimed Vandervyn.
"Then why not all three of us go to
gether?" Marie drooped again In her attitude
of meek humility.
"You are so generous. Reggie, to be
willing to travel with Peret But I
cannot allow you to tnake such a sac
rifice. No j there Is a better way. I
shall go alone with Pere to England,
and then perhaps for a little visit to
Paris with the sister of the mother
superior of my convent Pere has
never forgotten his French-Canadian
dialect, and I have been tinkering It
Into fulrly good French. A month or
two In Paris may correct his accent.
It may also smooth down our, rough
nesses enough for us to venture over
to Washington without putting you too
grently to shame before your friends."
"Two months 1 all that time?" com
plained Vandervyn.
"Indeed, no. It will be much longer,"
answered the girl. "I cannot permit
you to marry a mere agency girl. Be
sides, If Pere docs not wish to sell
"I Want to Be Alone. I Am Shamed."
out his cattle business, I may have to
wait for returns from the mine. It
takes Quantities of money to buy pol
Hh. nnd lots of time to nut It on. We
shaft not rench Washington before No
vember or December."
"Five or six months I"
"Yes. Aren't you willing to wait for
mo ?" asked the clrl. brldllr.
The sudden change from meekness
won a hasty assurance from Vander
vyn: "Of course I am. It will be a
feorfully long time to be without you,
If you Insist upon But I could run
over nnd see you In England or
France."
"No," she refused. "I wish you to
stay and work for the good of my
nonnln. Pere aud I still are members
of the tribe, you know, and I am deep
ly Interested In the Irrigation project
laid out by Captain nardy."
Vandervyn smiled in his most boyish
manner.
"I am neither an engineer nor an
army officer. Someone else must dig
tho ditches. I shall at once go on to
Washington and prepare for the pus
suge of the appropriation. It's going
to slide through as soon as congress
meets."
"And then I shall come over from
Paris. You will break off your engage
ment with your cousin and we No, no,
sir I not a single kiss not one until
you are free, and I set the day. I am
an heiress now, and must act accord
ingly. Besides, here Is Pere with the
horses. We must be starting."
CHAPTER XXIV.
Tilting at Windmills.
The early winter rains thut followed
an Ideul Indian summer at the national
capital were chill and sleety. But con
gress was now In session, nnd Wash
ington was bright and gay with tho
activities of officialdom and official so
ciety. One of the first events of the season
had been a ball In honor of the superb
French benuty and heiress, Miss Du
pont She had arrived with a matron
ly French lady well known In Parisian
society; a tall, olive-tinted maid, who
was said to be of Spanish or Hindu
origin; and a male relative, Monsieur
Jacques Dupont who spoke French
with French-Canadian Idioms and Eng
lish with a quaint sprinkling of west
ern Americanisms. By those who saw
him before they had the pleasure and
privilege of meeting Miss Dupont, he
was said to bo quite "Impossible." But
after meeting her, they usually agreed
with tho general verdict that he was
decidedly amusing and "picturesque."
Letters to the wives of three or four
ambassadors opened to the heiress the
doors of tho most exclusive official
society, and her wonderful beauty and
charm carried all before her by storm.
Men raved over her eyes ; women over1
her French gowns. She soon had a
suite of devoted admirers and suitors,
among whom, despite bis engagement
to the daughter of his eminent uncle,
Mr. Reginald Vandervyn was ono of
the most ardent
All this had come to nardy through
society reports In the newspapers and
from the chance remarks of acquaint
ances. The remarks very seldom were
made by persons fortunate enough to
have attended functions graced by the
presence of Miss Dupont. Hardy's
neatly kept clothes were somewhat out
of style, and his lodgings, In an old
warren down on M street were cheap
and shabby.
There were still better reasons for
the worldly wise to shun tho company
of the officer so lately distinguished
for his services In the Philippines. It
was whispered that the Interests for
which he had been diligently lobbying
since midsummer were opposed to the
interests of the pro-adralnlstratlon
group of which the eminent Senator
Clemmcr was the leader. More openly
the fact was bruited about that he
was to be subjected to trial by court
martial on grave charges.
For he was still In the service.
Upon his return from the hard-won
race for the mine, he had filed his
claim with the commissioners, and
Journeyed on as soon as possible to
the railroad. , There he had sold his
mure at a low price, but with the op
tion of buying her back within a year.
He had then started east too Intent
upon his purpose to delay even for a
telegrura from Vancouver barracks,
and never doubting that his command
ing officer had granted him the cus
tomary leave of absence pending the
acceptance of his unconditional and
Immediate resignation.
Great had been his consternation
when, the day of his arrival In Wash
ington, tie had reported himself at the
war department. Not only bad leave
of absence been denied blm and all
action on his resignation been suspend
ed; he had been posted for desertion.
However, his record on the one hand,
and the ludecent haste of the attack
on 4he other, had brought about suffi
cient Intervention by members of the
general staff to cause several months'
delay In the plan of his enemies to
crush hlra. Action on the charges filed
against him by the Indian commission
ers and by his commanding officer had
been postponed from month to month.
Meantime he bad been placed under
the nominal arrest of confinement to
the limits of the District of Columbia,
which left him free to pursue the ends
for which he had come east. To his
surprise, no contest had been filed
against his mineral claim. On the con
trary, he had soon found himself le
gally entitled to assign the mlno to
Marie. Ills carefully drawn nnd duly
witnessed conveyance had started west
In the next mall. Marie's note of ac
knowledgment stated the esteem and
gratitude of the writer In the most
correct and conventional of terms.
Ills progress toward the accomplish
ment of his second purpose had been
far less smooth. In fact, after months
of persistent endeavor, he could not
be sure that he had made any prog
ress whntever. He had not been bar
red from an Inspection of the docu
ments relating to the new treuty with
the tribe, and among them he had
found Vandervyn's alleged contract It
purported to appoint tho young man
attorney and tribal representative and
to fix his compensation at twenty per
cent of any moneys appropriated to
the tribe In payment for the ceded
mineral lands.
Ilardy had at first considered the
signatures forged. But examination
with a microscope had shown him that
the thumb prints were Identical with
those on the memorandum of the pro
ceedings of the tribal council. lie
had been quick to perceive that his
only chance of defeating the outrage
ous contract was to bring about cither
on executive or a congressional Inves
tigation. There had been no difficulty
In divining the manner in which Van
dervyn had obtained the slguutures at
the tribal council.
Yet so far his every move had been
blocked. He had Interested one man
of cfilclul position or Influence after
another, only to be met later with evu'
slon or procrastination or even out
right rebuffs. One door after another
had been shut in his face. At lust he
had found himself regarded u
crnrdf, than which, In Washington, no
more opprobrious term can be upplled
to a man. ,
With tho opening of congress the In
fluences opposed to hlra had at last
been able to overcome the opposltlou
that had delayed a trial of the charge
against hlra. Tho afternoon that he
came back to his shabby lodgings after
a final attempt to obtain an Interview
with the chief of tho Indlun bureau,
he was officially notified to appeal1 the
following morning for trial by court
martial. He already knew the charges against
him. They Included desertion, failure
to report at Vancouver barracks and,
The Fact Was Bruited About That He
Was to Be Court-Martialed.
under the head of conduct unbecom
ing an officer and gentleman, his con
cealment of the developed mine.
The nearness of tho trial brought
matters to a desperate pass with blra.
He must act quickly.
It was the night of the first boll at
the White House. As usual, there ths
a great crush. Hardy, In conventional
evening dress not In olllelnl costume,
us the regulations required mr-uaged
In some mysterious manner to obtain
entrance. Tho secret-service men had
no Instructions with regard to him,
and considerable time passed beforo
anyone Inimical to hlra heeded his un
obtrusive presence.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
ENJOYED HER RIDE IN AUTO
Kind-Hearted Mr. Jones, Giving Wash-
erwoman a "Lift," Used Up His
Gasoline Unnecessarily.
About three miles from his plnce of
business lives Mr. Jones, and he goes
back and forth every day In his auto
mobile. Now, Mr. Jones has a kind,
generous heart, and when he sees a
pedestrian trudging his way he will
often offer the mnn a "lift"
Oue morning, shortly after .leaving
home, he saw a large Irishwoman
struggling along with a huge bundle.
He stopped his cur and said politely:
"Mayn't I give you a llft, madam?"
"In that thing?" she said. "1 never
rode In ono In all my life."
"Well, Jump In," he said ; and when
she bad climbed In and deposited the
bundle on the seat beside her, they
started on. "
After he had covered a mile, Mr.
Jones became a little uneasy; but he
kept on for nearly another mile, and
then turned and said: "Where do you
want to go, madam?"
She gave him a broad sjnllo and a
gracious nod of the head, and replied :
"Anywhere you wish ; It uiukcs no dif
ference to me."
"But where were you going when I
took you In?" asked Mr. Jones.
"Oh," she i said, "only to the next
house I"
And kind Mr. Jones had to turn back
nnd take her two miles to the "next
house." Youth's Companion.
Putting WheeJs Under Workmen.
The problem of Interior and exterior
transportation In one of tho largest
and busiest ammunition plunts In this
country a plant, by tho woy, which
was constructed In 11 months lias
been solved by the adoption of automo
biles, motorcycles, motor trucks, hand
trucks, roller skates and bicycles. The
plant Is worked at high pressure for
24 hours a day, and consists of 1:1
main units and 12 service buildings,
each with a main corridor one-half
mile long. To Inspect the various
shops entails a walk of nearly ten
miles, exclusive of the stairways. The
combined floor area Is 1,500,000
square feet. Between 17,000 and 18,
000 employees are on Its pay roll.
Popular Science Monthly.
Bad Boy of Colonial Days.
A notebook of a Justlco of the pcaci
In Connecticut in tho year 1750 speci
fies the behavior of a certain small
meeting house boy as follows :
A rude aud ldel behaver In the met
ing hows such as smiling und larllng
and Intlsclng others to tho same evil.
Such as lurflng or smiling and pull
ing the heir of his nayber benoul slra
kin In the time of pullck worship.
Such as throwing Sister Pentlcost
Perkins on the Ice It being Saboth
Day or Lord's Day between the meting
hows nnd his pines of abode. Bliss,
"Side Glimpses."
Model Man.
Ho never drinks a drop of gin,
through all tho weary year ; you never
see hlra grab the tin, and hustle out
for beer. He never puffs' a pipe-stem
reed, or cigarettes that choke ; in fact,
he doesn't use the weed, for chewing
or for smoke. He never thinks of
gambling twice, he has no racing tips ;
he never handles cards or dice, and
never stacks the chips. In fact, he Is
a model man, In this big world of
strife; he's living on the bean-soup
plan In tho state "peu" for life. In
dianapolis Star.
Remarkable Strength of Fly.
By harnessing a fly to a tiny wagon
an English scientist found It could
draw 170 times Its own weight over
smooth surfaces. .
Dally Thought
There Is a best way to do every
thing, even If It be but to boll an egg
Emerson,
Boschee's
German Syrup!
We all take cold torn time and tJ
body should have Boschea's Q(riT?'
Syrup handy at all times lor th trJ;
msnt of throat and lung trouvl
bronchial couth, tc It hat btu.
tha market (I year. No belttr
ommandatlon b possible, html'
soothes Inflammation, eases a
Insures food night's sleep, with ft,
ipectoratlon In the morning, tw
gists' and dealers' everywhere, J
nd 7tc bottles. Don't take subiutuj ,
Boschee's i
German Syrup,
STOCK LICK IT STOCK IffiF
For Horses, Cittl. i
and Hogs. ConttiaJ
perssior wornn,Su
for the Blood, Sty
lor tne MOneyi
Vomlcs,tTonlc,i:
flair Silt. II...IL.'
"J it i
erlnsrlsns 12 ynnf..
una,-
feed-box. Ask yogtfc.
for Blickrrnn'ia"
BUCKMAN STOCK REMEDY CO.!1''
CHATTANOOGA. TENNESJ ,
, Chinese Like Them.
The Chinese hove tuken qulctilv
the electric toasters sent froajn
country. lie
, fa.:
II KB
It is cruel to force nauseJe
harsh physic into a
sick child.
Look back at your childhood t
Remember the "dose" mother kl
on castor on, caiomei, caun
How you hated them, how you
'X
against taking them,
mm our. tunuicu us , ui.g
Mothers who cling to the old ft
physic simply don t realize wti:
do. The children's revolt Is well':
ed. Their tender little "lnaidei je :.
Wjurea ny taem. p i
If your child's stomach, iivt)
bowels need cleansing, give oc-'fe-clous
"California Syrup of Flp.fr a
action is positive, but gentle. JTc
of mothers keep this harmleu t '
laxative" handy; they know dj ;
love to take it; that it never lit
clean the liver and bowels and -en
the stomach, and that a teaspje
given today saves a sick child c I. :
row. i
Ask at the store for a EO-cent:
of "California Syrup of FlgM
has full directions for babies, d t
of all ages and for growu upiin.
on each bottle. Adv. let
k:
THEY WERE AS BUSY ASE'
pile.
tS V
New York Police Raided i
Where Adulterated Hone)
leln-
Was Made.
One of the oldest assertions
beekeeper has been that hone;
the
not be adulterated with micci
neaitn uepartment inspecion
found a full-blown honey plant
basement of a private home li
hattan. ,.
There were no bees at work
plant when It was raided, but
were hulf a dozen women and:
as busy as bees with pots
about a stove. They were bol
a concoction the chief lugi
which were sugar and about
cent of genuine honey, The pit
discovered after honey purchn
complained they were pecelvln;
terated honey. New York SMI
' Plucky Danish Captain.
A hero In every sense of
Is the cnptuln of the Danish r
Iris which, snlllng from on'!
port to another and having not
band aboard, was halted uy '1
submarine and the crew oril't
leave the ship, In order that H
bo sunk. The Danish cnptal'
refused to leave his ship. "If
sink us, but I nnd my men will"
on board," he told the sumari:
mander. And his pluck won. B
was allowed to proceed when
seen that he knew his rlgliUH
not afraid to assert them.
Bergen, Norway, Is to lmve
for chauffeurs.
Foods Are
Increasing
InPricj
But you caa still k
Grape-Nii
at the same price
TTii fanle cereal
its air-tight, wax-p1;
t?r.trA naekacre
keep indefinitely, A
Ms ready to eat
moment 8 notice.
Grape-Nuti is Mil
compact nounshmt'
rf nit o .
wheat and barKI
flavor.
The Most Economy
Prepared Cereal
SYRUP OF FIGS