morning and twl«* he left J«ck to । •
“»nook" out to the trull and look for
Edna Tichenor
tracks. Solomon could imitate the
call of the »wamp r«»bln, and when
they were »eparat«Hl In the bush, he
gave It »<» that bls frieuj coukI locuW
him. At midday they sat down In deep
•had* by the aldo of a brook und ate
Quirt for me mid still-
their lunche«>n.
awakes old winter
"Thia 'ere la Peppermint brook." snhl
my big White blanket
Solomon. “It a «other one o' my tav-
bring», I» the sort of Ilf«' I like, »nd
LD WINTEH hml been pretty ero«» now we will liuve It around livre for
ema.”
when be blustered down from hl» a while anyway."
“Our food Isn't going to Inst long nt 1
the rate we are eating It." Jack r<" 1
cobi North. He ««me early. t«»> be
Then Old Winter threw lila big
fore the l»»l full ttowers were remly
marked. "If we cun t shoot a gun what |
White blanket over all the land and
to leave the «nrden »ml though they crawltMl umler It and went to «leep.
are we going to do w hen It's all gone?
“Don't worry,” Solomon answered. '
fusseil mid fu»»«d »ml tdil “l'> "’Inter
So »till and quirt dhl be mak«> tblnc«
It w »» not time for them to go, he only that be forgot »U »l""«' hl" ...... ... 111
“Ye're In my kentry now an' there's a
bluateretl the mor«» »ml «ul‘l he would the wild North or ibnt be inu»t «rl
better tavern up In the nigh trull.”
They fared along, favored by good
not liave »uch guy going» 1,11
up and let Spring reign In h>“ l‘l««»
"AH this fiiM mid m»l»«‘ you have
weather, and »pent that night on the
But when It »a» time for Spring to
nil »ummer 1» foil)',” he ronred
I make lier appearance »be trlpi»e«l »long
shore of a little pond not more than .
Ju«t won't have It. »■> now be gone. the e«Ige of H e m«-a«l'»w» nnd fichi» nnd
fifty paces off the old blawd thorough
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fare. Next day, about "half way from i
m H of yon."
_
found old Winter »till »sleep
‘ IRVING 8ACHELLCR
Oue little bird braver tlinn the other»
daw« to dark." ns Solomon was wont,
"He must wake up »nd ««» home.
Ungeteli
In
»
tree,
mid
ihougli
he
»hlv-
bush that afternoon and before night now and then, to speak of the noon
she
»aid, »nd then iho gently »hook
CHAPTER XVII— Continued.
ered » little In the early morning the him
”G<’t up I It I» Him'
‘°
fell were up on the mountain slants hour, they came suddenly upon fresh
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north of the Glassy Water, as Lake "sign." It was where the big north
In my work.'
In April the two friends set out
away «nd Isl me nlotiv.” «aid
George was often called those days. trail from the upper water» of the
afoot for the lower end of the High
But fur Solomon's caution nn evil fate Mohawk JolntM the one near which
lands. On the river they hired a Dutch
had perhaps come to them before their they had hvn traveling. When they
dlaturblng hl» .....»f»"’1 ”” H I«
farmer to take them on to Albany in
first sleep on the journey, ji'lie new were approaching the point Solomon
I» It? N"«. If I"'1 •*" not run
*
his sloop. After two delightful days
leaves were Just out. but not quite had left Jack In a thicket and cau
'at home. General Schuyler suggested
full. The little maples and beeches tiously crept out to the "juncshln.
you nnd free««’ you.
that they could do a great service by
flung their sprays of vivid green foli There was half an hour of silence be
But Spring wus not nfrtild of him.
¡traversing the wilderness to the valley
fore
the
«»Id
scout
cum«.»
back
In
sight
*
age above the darker shades of th«»
She alvvny» ha«l Ju»‘ ""
11 f«’“1”«
of the great riveg of the north, as far
witch hopple Into the soft-lighted nlr and beckoned to Jack.- HI» face had
to I'lll
nut up
01,1
II«
««I’ «Hb
.......
as r»sslble toward Swegachie. and re
“Vamp»" add to th» inUr»«t in the
of the great house of the wood nnd never looked more serious. The young
after «hakln« und coaxing nwhlle nnd
porting their observations to Crown
tilled It with a pleasant odor. A mile man approached him. Solomon swal-. majority of pictur»», and in playinj
still <>hl Winter remain«’«! stubborn »be
¡Point or Fort Edward. If there seemed
or so back. Solomon had left the trull lowed—a parf of the effort to restrain «uch part«, hand«om« Edna lichen
run off to get Mr Nniiinan’» help, nnd
'to be occasion for It. and If not. they nnd cautioner! Jack to keep close nnd hl« emotions.
«hare.
the "movl«" «tar. ia doing her
next morning nil the Idris wer«
General
Herkimer's
¡were to proceed to
"Want to show ye »uthln’," he whla- Thl« I« one of Mis« Tichenor*« latest
step softly. Soon the old scout stopped
camp at Oriskany and give him what Ami llatened and put his ear to the pered.
make
Ing <><it
help they could In protecting the set- ground.
The two went cautiously toward the up«.
H« rose and beckoned to
chatter and
¡tiers in the west.
Jack nnd the two turned nslde nnd trail. When they reached It the old
und gurgle
nn to
"You would need to take all your
made their way stealthily up the slunt scout fcd the way to »oft ground near
On» Little Bird Began to Pip» Hl»
<>1<| Winter feebly trying
wit and courage with you." the gen
of a ledge. In the edge of a little a brook. Then he pointed down at
Song.
eral warned them. "The Indians are
the mud. There were many foot- ;
r<1 away an»l Indian
friendly »un warmed him mid he be
in bad temper. They have taken to thicket on a mossy rock shelf they sat prints, newly made, and among them
down. Solomon looked serious. There
hv xprln^tlme vial*
roasting their prisoners at the stake
gun to pipe lil» song.
were deep fuirows In the skin above the print of that wooden peg with an
Br MILDRED MARSHALL
Joined ber. until <>hl Wlnh-r
and eating their flesh. This Is a hux-
"Won't have It,” roared < Hd " Inter.
Iron
ring
around
Its
bottom,
which
caught up hl» rngr e<| white rout litui
ardous undertaking. Therefore. I give his brow.
blowing
III «»•’ * 11 K * bls
' ' cold breath on the Utti
After a few minutes Solomon turned they had seen twice before, nnd which
with bl» hnnd« "'«r bl" «’»n
you a suggestion and not an order.
bird,
mid
n<
If
that
was
not
enough
lie
,
was associated with the blackest mem
»»uhi gel even
“DI go ’lone." said Solomon. "If I and whispered:
called hta brother Old North Wind, to to bls home vowing
ories
they
knew.
For
some
time
Solo-
"Four InJun braves Jlst went by.
u rucket
wlth
them
for
making
»U«
get et up It needn’t break nobody's
help
him
»care
the
birds
and
struggling
Mebbe they're scoutin’ fer a big band mon studied the surface of the trail
and disturbing hl» sleep.
tloWtTM
nwuy.
heart. Let Jack go to one o’ the
loot
— mtbbe not. If so, the crowd is up 1 tn silence.
But Spring knew that If
"Now I will »«•O If we cun h«ve u
j forts.'
“More’n twenty Injuns, two captives,
the
trail.
If
they
’
re
cornin
’
by.
It'll
nr
Huh»
peace
und
quiet
In
the
hind."
»»Id
No, Id rather go Into the bush with
We'll st< p In this ’ere a pair o’ bosses, a cow nn' the devil, ;
VICTORIA
ero»« ohi Winter. "How my »l»tcr. Winter would not have tMMm willing to
you,” said Jack. "We’re both needed be 'fore dark.
tavern. They's a cave on t'other side he whispered to Jack. “Been a raid ,
Summer, can II'<• In «ueb n noisy woild lenv«» even then, for lie wun n gi»in by
there. If necessary we could separate
o’ the ledge as big as a small house.” down to the Mohawk valley. The cow j
HE regal name Victoria has a t1'
I do not understand squirrels u < lmt
and carry our warning in two direc
nn'
the
bosses
are
loaded
with
plun-
:
They watched until the sun had set
ting origin »Ince It com«»» from tin terIng nnd brook» »-babbling, been n- way. and «nee ......... Hl' » In 11 ri'“* “
tions. We'll take a couple of the new '
der.
I
’
ve
noticed
that
when
the
In
Then Solomon led Jack to the cave.
Lutin vine«*, meaning to conquer.
humming and birds singing their head» la hard work to U<’f him to move.
double-barreled rifles and four pis
juns go out to rob an’ kill folks ye find,
l© by Mct’lara N» w »»« p «« Syndle»ia )
Vlncentlu» wa» an early mascuHm off.
tols. If we had to. I think we could In which their packs were deposited. mong their tracks, the print o’ that
From the cave's entrance they
name borne by two character» of
fight a hole through any trouble we
■ere
Iron
ring.
I
seen
It
twice
In
the
looked upon the undulating green roof
Tenth Persecution, and later by "i>'
are likely to have."
Ohio kentry. Here is the heart o' the
So it was decided that they should of the forest dipping down Into a deep devil an’ his fire-water. Hed Snout of the great ecclealustlcul authors at
valley, cut by the smooth surface of
Lerius In Provence. \ Incente «Ie Si
Have You This Habit? s
go together on this scouting trip Into
a broad river with mirrored shores. has got to be started on a new trail. Paul added hobor» to tin- name. >»H
the north bush. Solomon had long be
Hi»
ol'
peg
leg
1»
goln'
d«>wn
to
the
pnrth Iple
fore that invented what he called “a and lifting to the summit of a distant
mountain range. Its blue peaks rose gate o’ bell tonight. ’
which gave rise to Vittore In Hsly
Hghtnin' thrower" for close fighjing
By Margaret Morison
Solomon'» face had darkened with
The first Victoria was n Itoman tir
with Indians, to be used if one were Into the glow of the sunset.
There were deep furrow«
"Yonder is the great stairway of anger.
i
nn
per-
cu
gin
martyred
In
the
Mexh
hard pressed and outnumbered and
across his brow.
tlon, from whose name cm me the It il
Ukely to have his scalp taken. This Heaven!” Jack exclaimed.
Standing before Jack about three lun Vittoria, borne by tlo* a«h
"I've put up In this 'ere ol’ tavern
MONTAGU D'ARCY
odd contrivance he had never had oc
many a night.” said Solomon. “Do feet away, he drew out his rum rod daughter of the colonne from
casion to use. It was a thin, round
Dy H IRVINQ KING
nnd tossed It to the young man, who
•
France mid Germany seem
shell of cast iron with a tube, a flint ye see Its sign?”
He pointed to a great dead pine caught It a little above the middle.
-t
since
after
her
time.
Vic
and plunger. The shell was of about
learned It.
Jack knew the meaning of this. 1 hey
ench one In n first edlVn ”
the size of a large apple. It was to be that stood a little below It, towering
tolre nnd Vlctorlne herani»* ‘ «»inn»“»
SEA GOING ROOSTERS
were to put their bands upon the ram
"Of course they’re first edition'« " an-
filled with missiles and gunpowder.
the last tn Erance.
rod,
one
above
the
other.
ruu.
VMV
that
the
ruby,
king
■
■
ï
■ '
“Mont« ■ c ' ’
The plunger, with its spring, was set
It Is fittiti«
hand It would bold was to do the precious stones. should be the J’
HE crowing of n cock nt »en. when never borrows any but first editions.
vertically above the tube. In throw
killing. It was Solomon's.
Elin groaned. Then lie got out bls
ing this contrivance one released Its
el assigned as
tie bird I» esperlillly vociferous, 1»
"Thank God !” he w hispered, as bls extinguishable liante, ns sug
ojiu n of lint nnd »Uck nnd wnlked round t<> the
thought by sailor» to be
spring by the pressure of his thumb.
face brightened.
D’Arcy hou»». In the library lie wait-
good luck n prosperous
The hammer fell and the spark It
Its color, asserts that It» Inner fl"
He seemed to be taking careful alm
Montagli. The
made Ignited a fuse leading down to
cannot be quenched. It I» kiild to merchantman : victory for n man of
predicted
with his right eye.
• mentili and bodily hen'lb war. A crowing cue!
the powder. Its owner had to throw
corner» of the mom irre plied with
"It's my Job," said he. “I wouldn't
Themlstocle» before the bnttb e of Hala- books, nnd along the
it from behind a tree or have a share
’
a
’
let ye do It If ye'd ora wed the control high temper, reconcile dispute
mis Ills great naval victory. i in board ■ m the »helves they were huddled In
In the peril It was sure to create.
chanst. ' It’» my job—prop«. Tbsf nnd dispel pestilentlnl Infection. 'I ■
Admiral Rodney’s flagship when In horizontally. Ella did not see how nny-
While Jack was at home with his
ain’t an hour ahead. Mebbe—It’s Jest drenm of ruble» »Ignlfle» unexpected achieved his great
thing n» Individual n» hl» thrw Irving»
people Solomon spent a week In the
possible—he may go to sleep tonight guests.
,ck which could ever come forth from that con
foundry and forge and, before they
Grause In 1782 wan a
■fore I do, an' I wouldn't be surprised.
Friday is Victoria's lucky day. and crowed lustily each time the admiral fusion So. when D'Arcy nppenred all
set out on their Journey, had three of
They'll build their fire at the caverns three her lucky number.
these unique weapons, all loaded and
fired n formidable which was, to the smile» nnd eordlnjlty and promised
on Hock crick an' roast a captive.
Wordsworth translated from the »allora, an assurance of success; mid that the txirroaisl volumi’» should he
packed in waterproof wrappings.
We’ll cross the bush an’ come up on Italian of Mlchaelangelo a charming on one of the ships nt the battle of sent back. Elin hud Ills misgivings.
About the middle of May they pro-
t’ other side an’ see what’» goln’ on.” j poem to Vittoria :
Fort Flaher in the <’lvll wnr waa n
cecded in a light bark canoe to Fort
He was not surprised when two
. - a __ - -«—...a ,1 a I r .
They crossed a high ridge, with Sol-.
panned and nothing happened
cock whose constant crowing was
E ¡ward and carried It across country
omon tossing his feet in that long,.
tnken ns nn omen of the capture of Again
to Lake George and made their way
loose stride of his, and went down; For if of our affections nona fimi ara-
witn paddle» to Ticonderoga. There
the fort.
Alone In the library, he made a hnaty
- —
- then
the slope into a broad valley.
1 he
In more ancient times the sacrifice
sight
they learned that scouts were operat
hath God made
sun sank low and the Immeasurable;
of a cock wn» supposed to Insure fa Then, with n nenne of welcoming buck
ing only on and near l«ake Champlain.
which wr Inhabit? Better
green-roofed house of the wlW was The world
vorable winds for mariner» and today one given up for dead, he came
The Interior of Tryon county was said
plea
dim and dusk when the old scout halt
When word cairn* that
those who search for n ileml body In Ids
to be dangerous ground. Mohawks,
ed
Ahead In the distance they hod
Norwegian »trenins take along a cock li'Arcy was not at home. It wit is nil
Ing thee
Cagnawagas, Senecas, Algonqulns and
Glory to that Eternal P-a. - lr
could
heard voice» and the neighing of a
In their bout which Is supposed to
-Hurons were thick In the bush and all,
Who .uch dlvlnty to the» Impart
crow when the »ballop urrlvea over Ihe do to leave Ills beloved Irvings behind.
horse.
'
on the warpath. They were torturing
After Hint Elin made perloue' visit»
•‘My son," said Solomon us tie pointed
and eating every white man that fell
place where th«’ body la.
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with Ids finger, "do you see the brow o’
Among sailor» of the northern nice» to keep track of the prisoners. D'Arcy
tn their hands, save those with a Tory
the hill yonder whar the black thickets
the cock’s reputation as a hnrblng”r of always ninnnged to make It Impossible
mark on them.
with Mark, outreaclilng limbs more
victory when he crows amid the din to rescue them without discourtesy.
•'We’re skeered o’ the hush,” said an
be?
”
elderly bearded soldier who was sit than a hundred and fifty feet into the
Jack nodded.
of battle is evidently a reminiscence Then, one tiny ns Elin was lending up
„
"If ye hear to me ye'll stay this «Ide.
ting on a log. "A mar. who goes Into air.
coming down from the day» of the to the point of the books. D'Arcy ln-
“I call it The Dead Pine Tavern, This 'ere business Is kind o' neevarlous.
the wildwood needs to 1» a good friend
Vikin- ». For in the old Norse myth of terrupted casually: "Oh. by Hie way—
Solomon remarked.
I’m u goln' clu« up. If I come back
Ragnnrock, that last great buttle, th“ I know you won't mind I lent your
o’ God.”
.
“On the road to Paradise,W said Jack ye'll hear the call o' the bush owl. If
Norseman’s Armageddon, the cock I» copies of Irving I borrowed the other
"But Schuyler thinks a force of Brit
as he gazed down the valley, his hands I don’t come 'fore mornin you p’lnt fer
No one appreciate«
represented »s crowing lustily amid dny to Jones,
ish may land somewln e along the big
hum an’ the good God go with ye."
river and come down through the bush, shading his eye«.
the conflict, heralding the regeneration good books like Jones, you know, mid
“Wlsht we could have a nice hot
“I shall go as far as you go,” Jack
building a road as they advance,” said
of th«’ world nnd the reign of the »on» these Irving» of yours lire good,
supper, but 'twon't do to build no fire.
of <»dln. So, nlso, we may see why he
"That's true." sighed Elin, now defl-
answered.
Jack.
Nothin' but cold vlttles! I'll go down
crows In n boat when It reaches the nltely giving up hl» first editions us
Solomon spoke sternly. The genial
"A thousand men cb'dd make a tol -
with the pot to a spring an’ git some
place where a sought for drowned “misHing."
able waggin road to Fort Edward In a
tone of good comradeship had left
water. You dig fer our supper in that
At the club that night he found a
body Ues, for his crowing (it Ragnarock
month," Solomon deHared.
“That's
pack o’ mine an' spread It out here. him.
rueful group of friends discussing re
mebbe the reason the inJun» are out
nwakened the dead god, Bnldur.
"Ye kin go, but ye ain't obleeged,"
In the bush eatin' Yun ces. They re I’m hungry.”
The belief of Tb«nii»to<lea that the cent casualties In their libraries. All
They ate their bread and dried meat said he. "Bear In mind, boy. Tonight
tryln’ fer to skeer us m’ keep us er-
crowing
<>f n cock promised him vic had suffered losses. In the course of
the
cap'n.
Do
as
I
tell
ye
—
exact.
”
moistened with spring water, picked I’m
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
tory at Stilnmls, nnd the modern super- conversation some one mentioned Mon
way. By the hide an' horns o’ the some balsam boughs and covered a
stUlon nmong Bailor» that the crowing tagu D'Arcy as a connoisseur.
devH ! We got to know what's a-goln' corner of the mossy floor with them.
"Yes," put In a bitter voice, "of
of a cock on board »Lip portends good
on out thar.
------ You
----- fellers are a-settln' When the rock chamber was filled with
Assuming the Blame
(Copyright by th« MrN.mtht Syndic»»», Inn.)
eround these 'ere forts ns If ye had
luck, ns well a» the modern hind super other men's book^"
■
— < ) —
school presided over by a very
their
fragrance,
Jack
said:
A
Then the plan was hatched. It was
nothin' to do but chaw beefsteak an'
«tltlon that the crowing of a cock when
"If my dream comes true nnd Mar harsh nnd bad-tempered teacher had a ..
wipe yer rifles an’ pick yer teeth. Why
noted.that Montagu, who had n fixed
It
is
ruining
mean«
that
soon
the
sun
visit one afternoon from the bishop of
don’t ye go out thar in the bush and garet and I are married, I shall bring
A UNE O’ CHEER
will be ahlnlng. conies from quite an aversion of returning, win neverthe
I tier here. I want her to see The Dead the diocese.
do a little skeerln’ yeraelves? Ye're
other source than the belief In the less ns ready a lender ns be was n bor
The blidiop. a genial soul, called be
Fine
Tavern
and
It»
outlook.
”
like a lot o' ol’ women settln’ by ihe
8y John Kendrick Bangs.
bird’s shrill clarion hs a harbinger of rower. A careful list, therefore, was
"Ayes, str, when ye're married safe,” fore him a white-faced urchin who was
fire an’ tellln’ ghos' «to. ies.”
victory amid the din of the «ea fight. mnde of the chief missing treasure« of
“We’ll come up very much cowed and depressed by
“We got ’nuff to do considerin' the Solomon answered.
Thes«> latter superstitions are derived each man present. Gradually, they
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
here fust summer an’ fish, an' hunt, an undeserved punishment he had re
pay we git," said a se: geanL
from the fact that the cock was the agreed, Ella should borrow back
"H—1 an' Tophet I Wliat do ye want an’ I'll run the tavern an’ do the ceived that morning.
Ht.
«acted bird of Apollo, the sun-god, the Smith's books, and Smith Ella's;
WISH
good
old
“My boy,” said the bishop, in elo-1
cookin' an’ »weep the floor an’ make
might
o’ pay?” Solomon answered. "Ain’t ye
mighty protector from evil nnd muster Brown would rescue Doctor Williams'
quent tones, “who made this great and
Com« strolling hack some
willin’ to fight fer yer own liberty the bed»!”
of prophecy. They tire relic» of »un- pet Poe's poems and Doctor Williams
plranant night
Jack awoke at daylight and found glorious earth of ours, and set the |
without bein' paid fer It? Ye been
Brown's volume of modern playa. Then
And cure the awful Indigestion
worship.
that he was alone. Solomon returned sun, moon and stars in the wonderful
kicked an’ rob'ied an' spit on, an
That risen from the Irish quei-
there would be a grand exchange Io
(© by McClur» N»w»p»P«r Syndic«»*)
firmament?"
ttdn.
dragged eround by the heels, an' ye In half an hour or »o.
rightful owners.
The white-faced boy began to blub
"Been scoutin’ up the trail,” he said.
don’t want to tight Tess somebody
He was so saintly, wise, and
A month inter It was a disconsolate
"Didn't
see
a
thing
but
an
ol
’
gnaw
ber.
good,
, .
BUCH LUCK.
pays ye. What a dam’ corn fiddle o' a
D’Arcy that enme one dny to see Elin.
"I
did,
”
he
»aid,
"but
I
won
’
t
do
It
bucket. We’ll Je»t eat a bite an’ p’lnt
rm sur«! the fine obi fellow could
When ended 1»
He didn’t know what had happened—
man ye mus' b"!”
Point out a way to final action
off to the nor’west an’ keep watch o’ again.”
th» dally
Solomon was p ittlng fresh provisions
people wouldn't even talk books with
To everybody'» satisfaction,
over
•ere
trail.
They
’
»
Injuns
thls
grind
?
in his pack as lie talked.
him any more. Now, that Bryant of
know
on the slants. We got to
Love Produces Maladies
A w • a r 1 • d J
And »tart the world along the
“AH the Injuns o' Klnady an' the thar
Ella’» up there- might be borrow—
many
how
they
look
an
’
'bout
bow
ent
i
’
ÎÇfC
c
great gras» lands may be snookin'
Medical scientist» say that love pro
But Bryant wm otherwise engaged
of happier
day»
Unto
th^
-------
-------
-.
-
,
homeward,
Turn»
.....
they
Is.
”
down through the bush. We're bound head
duces In some people definite physical
And like the fields with springs
“Verily," thought Ella, "the habit of
but ala»,
They went on, keeping well away
rnleRfle
maladies ranging from catalepsy, In
fer t' know what « a goln' on out thar.
borrowing hath its own reward!"
find!
Make green the uniform of peace.
which the victim become« rigid and
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