for the lost,” and as she quickened |
her pac«, the heightened color of her ■
face bet raved her. Like the atrlngs
of her violin she had vibrated to his :
emotion. Beyond the mystery and the
despair, there was the woman, and he
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
followed her swift feet over the trail
with an elation he had never before I
known; «Ith the resolve to tight '
HE things of old are laid away,
With which the children used to
through t<> the root of this mystery (
if It meant a winter on the snow. |
play
«»ne part of the country people »peak
LAZY OLD HIPPO
“No way out for the lost.” she had . For now they play with larger things:
In one language, and In another, quite
said, and he smiled as he repeated The gleam of gold, the deads of kings.
a different language. Now, animal»
*«T
AM
a
fat
old
creature
and
I
don
’
t
to himself. "But the lost has been And woman's world, and men's af­
1 mind," »aid the Hippopotamus lu hav» the Mine language. Lion» »lM'nk
found; the lost has been found." Mys­
faire.
Hon talk wherever they are! We
the boo .
tery. Windigo. Intrigue at Albany,
And »o the little dolly lice
speak Hippopotamus talk wherever
A
sparrow
had
had
a
bath
In
the
were as nothing now that he had seen And at the attic celling st area.
we are.
»»
Hippo's pool ami now was »Ittlug on
the blood leap to her face at his
And so the little soldier sighs
"Hut people! N<», they're always
a bur of the Hippo’« Indoor soo room. thinking of how to give lhem»elve»
And wonders now If no vu* care»?
touch.
"Pm interesting for I belong to nn extra trouble. Bui a» 1 »tarte«! to say
He did not follow up her strange >
old, old family. They can't think buck our name come» from two Greek
words. It would have profited little I They well remember boy and girl:
to a time when there weren’t some of words We are given our num« by
and his mind was full of what he Her hair, anti how It used to curl;
our family about.
had seen beside the trail—unmistak­ Bia legs and how they used to run
¿M-ople, you »ee.
“At least non«- of them can 1 know,
able tracks In the mad. mammoth and And never g«>t their romping done.
“The two Greek words mean river
and I’ve heard them wen »ay that horse. That la what Hippopotami»
Yea, childhood hours they well recall.
I could help you." There was momen­ strange. beyond his experience.
But now those happy hours are
means And It'» not a bad mime,
Shape«! they were, somewhat re­
tarily In her eyes that which whipped
THE TRACKS
though it could be better. Still It
paat:
the blood to his face as she said: sembling bear tracks, with deep In­
might be woreel I ¿at enormoue
“It was because you have the heart dentations of daws, but the weight One day be let the soldier fall.
SYNOPSIS — With David, half-
quantities of grass every «lay. I've a ?
of a poet that I played my 'Farewell.' was not distributed as in the track , And she laid down her doll at last;
breed guide Bruit Steele, of the
good Hippopotamus appetite and my
American
Museum of Natural
And I do trust you. Monsieur Steele, of a bear, and there were separated And now does no one care nt all?
History, is traveling in northern
: keeper say» 1 do not need a tonic.
pad marks, like the track of felines.
some
time
you
may
know
—
"
Canada.
By a stream he hears
"In fact. I’m almost growing too fnt.
“Why some time, why not now. If I Yet no lynx or cougar ever owned fe«’t As, yea. They hear it now and then:
Denise, daughter of Cot. Hilaire
I I weigh several thousand |Miun«!», I
SU Onge, factor at Walling River,
am to aid you?" he demanded Im­ so misshapen and huge. He would re­ Another step approach again;
play the violin superbly. He In­
| believe. It 1» all becauae I «-at a lot
turn at daylight and follow them up. Another hand th«- dolly’s dress
pulsively.
troduces himself and accepts an
and don't exercise. But 1 don't cure
Here at last was something tangible Will smoothe with quiet temlerness.
But
she
only
shook
her
head.
Invitation to make the post his
about exercising. I like to swim end
Carrying the violin nnd rifle. Steele to work on. In the meantime. Char­ When far the foot of childhood fares
home during his stay
He finds
they My that my relative» when free
The children'» playthings mean so
the factor worried and mystified.
led the way down the trail to the lotte would have the post people maud­
The "log chateau ’ is a real home.
can climb up bank» which are ever no
much I
lin with fear. It would be a bad night
post.
They
had
reached
a
Jiollow
at
From St. Onge he learns of the
Another climbs the attic stairs, .
high and can swim magnificently. But
the foot of the ridge where the soil for Walling River.
mysterious creature of evil, the
Another comes their toys to touch—
I don't care about exercising.
As they entered the clearing. Steele
Windigo, and the disappearance
was spongy and moist, even In Sep­
"I'd Hewr care to <!o calisthenics ev­
of a canoe and Us crew, with the
saw a knot of men gnthereil before Yes, there Is some one still who cares.
tember.
because
of
the
springs
be
­
season's . take of furs.
Then at
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ery morning and evening, nor would 1
the
tradehouse.
With
a
swift
good
­
neath.
Here
and
there
In
the
forest
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night the Windigo gives a weird
care to walk around my yard several
performance. Even Steele Is mys­
mold, flowers vividly blue and fHnged. bye, Denise hurried to her kitchen
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time» a day a* quickly a» I could. No.
tified. David. Steele s Indian, and
bloomed on graceful stems beside the while Steele joined ths factor, who
Michel.
St.
Onge s
head-man.
I wouldn't care for exerciae.
announced:
trail.
leave for the scene of the canoe's
"1 would rather be fat Oh, yrs, I'd
"Good evening, monsieur. It seems
disappearance In an attempt to
“Here are my gentians, monsieur I*
much rather be fat. How dremlful It
our
friends
have
return«^!."
From
the
solve the mystery
SU Onge tells
cried Denise. “Are they not beautiful?
would be to be a thin Hlppopotamu»
Steele that Lascelles, the com­
I cannot make them grow so lovely at head of the portage moved a canoe,
pany's manager at Fort Albany,
and not have lots of weight. I’<! hate
By J ean N ewton
above
the
familiar
legs
of
David.
Fol
­
It
Is
not
damp
enough.
”
home.
seeks his ruin in order to compel
to be called ‘skinny' and I make sure
lowing
him
came
Michel,
doubled
un
­
Denise to marry him to save her
"I Don't 8p»ak Gr»»k My Mil," Bald there will never be any danger of
She bent and touched the petals
father
Steele and Denise fall in
der
a
heavy
load
slung
from
his
tump
­
ths Hippopotamus.
of a flower, and looking up said: “I
that. Oh. I must have a nap now and
love.
THE MENAGERIE
। think I love them more than the other line.
I »hall He In my pool and take It.
“
What
have
they
got?"
queried
St.
their
grandmother»
«nd
great
great-
autumn—” she suddenly checked her­
Later I may have a little splash nnd
Onge.
great
gri-at-grriitgrandmutlii-r»
can't
HE menagerie. In the strict sense
self, her eyes widening. The man was
then
s good meal and another rest.
CHAPTER III—Continued
"Give
it
up
;
maybe
some
of
the
of the word. Is as old as civilisa­ remember the time when there weron t
staring at the trail beyond them.
“Oh. it 1» fun to r«St an«l ent nnd
—7—
fur!"
hazarded
Steele.
aome
of
u»
to
be
seen
somewhere
—
tion
Itself.
As
soon
as
man
became
"Monsieur!"
dream hippopotamus drram». They
“Like the white roads of your
"We shall never see that again.” separated from the animal» came hl»
either in Africa or in a zoo.
He turned to her. his puzzled look
are dream» of more resting and more
Touraine?" he replied. "I think I pre­ shifting to a smile. "Pardon me. muttered the factor.
desire to know something of them,
"For the member» of our family
fer the northern winter to the sum­ your gentians are beautiful—but we
Near them the post people discussed which resulted In collections of the lived a very, very long time ago. Our food by the way."
And the little sparrow flew out then,
mer. but. of course, it is often grim
name of Hippopotamus cornea from while the hippopotamus did just a» he
should hurry ’or we shall be late at the safe return of the search party In wild Inhabitants of the forest» and
•nd lean for the families of the hunt­
awed
whispers.
Then,
as
Michel
ap
­
the
plains,
first
for
private
and
then
two vforde—two Greek words. I’m told. had said he would. He had a nap and
the post, and your father will won­
ers—for the women and children.”
I don’t speak Greek myseit Never he was tn hl» pool. Then he had S
der," he said, and started brtrkly up proached, Steele grinned. ”Meat!” he for public amusement.
Her eyes clouded.
“It is always
The Romans had their lion» and did and never »hall. At least, I don’t little splash. Then a good meal and
the trail, followed by the bewildered announced drily.
•o. for the women and children—they
“Good, we need it!" added St. Onge other wild beasts, and Julius Caesar ever expect to leant the language.
girt. He had walked but a few yards
another reat. An<1 If you had looked
find life hard—here—In the north.“
made a note of the fact thut the rich
when a scream stopped him. With the with a sigh of relief.
“Hippopotamus talk 1» the »ame at him you jrould have been pretty
For a long Interval she was silent
Swinging the canoe from his British chieftains kept hares, gees*
lunch basket nt her feet, fallen from
everywhere. We don’t change «>ur sure thnt he win dreaming of more
•nd he knew that her personal prob­
shoulders. David wiped his brow with and domestic animals for their amuse­
shaking hands, Charlotte swayed In
»jo-ech from African to American for
lem again haunted her thoughts.
his sleeve and grinned Into Steele's ment. When the Conqueror went to | example. In that wuy unlmnls nrv far rest nnd more food. He had thnt look
the path behind them, her face gray
on hl» Hlppopotnmus face I
questioning face as the latter gripped England he kept hears, and Henry I |
Then
the music-hungry
Steele
«Copyrl« hi.)
more sensible than people, I think. In
with terror.
handed the bag containing the violin
his hand.
hail a collection of lynxes, Hous and '
“
Oh,
what
is
it.
Charlotte?"
cried
"Back snfe and sound. David?"
to its owner, with: “Please, anything
Denlae St. Onge ns Steele strode past Steele looked hard Into the snapping leopards.
you care to play that is not sad. To­
The first real menagerie In the mod­
day. you know, you were to forget.”
eyes of his friend.
ern sense was founded In England
"Ah-hah
!
Safe
an'
Bonn
’
!
Bo'-jo'
and he smiled significantly.
in the Thirteenth century, when the
I Meester St. Onge!" and the Ojlbway king of England received ns a gift ,
Stretched at length, with hands be­
took the proffered hand of St. Onge. from his kinsman, Louis IX of France
hind head and closed eyes, Steele
"Well, Michel, you found moose, If an elephant, the first ever seen in
listened as the violin of the giri ran
you didn't strike anything else," Steele
the gamut of the composers. Rhap­
England. This was exhibited and
said to the Inscrutable Iroquois. “Don't kept at the expense of the city of Lon­
sodies. love songs of many peoples,
see any signs of teeth on you; you don, and before long was Joined by
fragments of melodies he had never
must have run too fast for the Win- other unfamiliar specimens which be­ THE BOSS AND THE STAFF
heard, mad dances of the Slavs, of
I digo,” he suggested, but the head man came known as the Menagerie of the
»»epiiEM two hens have been »Itting
the plains of Hungary, serenades of
N THE occasion of n local election '
glanced significantly at the post In­ Tower, where they were housed.
tiier»- cat kllng for three hour»,"
Spain and Italy, a riot of love and
In a small Tennessee town nn exclaimed th«« House Di-trctlve. jerk­
dians and made no reply.
joy. redolent of moonlight and fra­
The development of the zoological
Steele drew David from the group, parks which we find In largo cltb-s old color«-«! man was the only mem- । ing his thumb over his shoulder to­
grant gardens, of ivied towers and old
congratulating Michel on his escape today had Its origin in a movement her of his race who voted the Iienio- ward two women on a dlvun In Pea­
romance, she conjured for the en­
from a hideous death down river and started In I’aris In 1804 In the Jardin i cratlc ticket. It wna felt that till» cock Alb-y.
chanted ears of the man lying on a
devotion to the enuae of the Cau­
asked:
"Any luck, David?”
“They are not hen» nnd they nr<- not
Canadian hilltop. For two hours the
des Plantes, resulting In the estab-
"We fin' noding of canoe, but we Hsliment of menageries In the prin­ casian—as It prevailed In that vi­ cackling.” protested the Hotel Stenog­
violin sang on the height above the
see some sign.
Ver’ strange sign, cipal cities of Europe. The first Im- cinity- wn» deserving of recognition rapher. "They are both wall dreaqpd
forest
boss."
women nml both »moke cigarette», so
l>ortant zoological Institution in thia and a substantial reward.
And as he watched and listened,
Accordingly the Incoming adminis­ they must lie ladles. They are not
“What was It?"
country was thut founded iu Phila­
Steele often compared this girl he
tration promptly created a depart­ cackling, they ure chatting. Men can
"Wal, we fin' de las' camp of fur- delphia in 1871.
had known but days, to other women,
ment of street denning something of argue, hut only women can chat.
cano',
but
no
sign
of
cano
’
or
men.
<Courrl«ht.»
who in the past had caught his fancy:
which the municipality had never seri­
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Den we follow river shore an' nodlng
"Whnn you chat you must keep your
and to his surprise, as he conjured
ously felt the n«-ed before. This de­ voice low and punctuate your remarks
there. Den we circle back from de
Amateur Designed Capitol
them up. and contrasted them with
camp an’ two smokes Into de muskeg
The original capltol building at partment was to consist of two mem­ with ‘oh, my dear' nnd ‘now this 1» In
the vivid personality of Denise St.
bers. namely, a foreman or superin­ strict contbiance’ and '1 cannot tell
we
fin
’
—
"
David
stopped
short
to
Washington was In reality designed by
Onge, the memories of the former
tendent and a staff of one. Naturally, you the source of my Information, but
scowl
past
Steele
into
the
face
of
a
an amateur architect, William Thorn­
blurred to Insignificance.
Slight as
hovering Indian who quickly ad­ ton of Philadelphia. He had not sub­ to n white man went the Job of fore­ If her husband knew, there would be
was his knowledge of her, the quality
man but upon the worthy old black a divorce' nn<! ’under no circumstances
vanced with extend«»d hand.
mitted the plans In reply to the ad­
which was so patently a part of her—
man was conferred the honor of be­ must yoo quote me.'
"Bo
’
-jo'
!
bo
’
-Jo
’
!
Daveed,"
greeted
vertisement for blds, but showed them
the mystery of personality, had
the staff.
Tete-Boule
as
David
seized
his
prof
­
"Chatting is the gentle art of tear­
after his return from the West Indies, ing Now,
wrought its spell.
he had the Idea, which Is not ing the lihfes off other women with a
fered
hand.
"Then
I
Found
More,
Staying
Here,
and
as
they
were
liked
by-
President
At length she ceased playing, and
uncommon
among
other
(MiHtlcal
ap
­
“Bo’-jo-. Tete-Boule!” and the Iron Washington, they wen- placed before
noise like |H*ellng burlap off a dining
Than You Did Down the River."
asked:
grip which was known from Neplgon the commissioners nnd accepted. Later pointees, that holding a public office roota wall wpen you are going to re-
“Now would* you like to hear some­
her, and seizing the palsied Ojlbway to Lac Seul closed on the unsuspect­ there was much wrangling over the meant regular wages and c«»ns!derable I pnper.
thing at my own?
glory nn«l no appreciable amount of '
by the arm. half carried her forward ing interloper.
"Chatting 1« the relined wuy of turn­
award, especially because Stephen manual exertion. Nevertheless on the
“It would be delightful I”
•
‘
Ough
'.
Hugh
!
”
cried
Tete-Boule
to
her
mistress.
Hallett’s plans were held by some to Monday morning when hewoported for ing another woman's »kin Insbb- out
“I call this, ‘When Spring Comes
“Please, mademoiselle,” he Insisted, doubling with pain over Ills crush«?«! be quite similar. Lathrobe was the
like a removed stocking, sprinkling »
North,'” And she broke Into a gay
“
hurry
along! I'll take care of Char­ fingers. “Why you shak’ de han’ so actual architect during the construc­ duty, ns a concession to the conven­ little salt on the Inside of the hide
melody filled with the rush of the
tionalities.
he
did
bring
n
shovel
along
It's nothing. She thinks she hard?’
and replacing It to prove you would
tion of the first building, later burned
brooks, the soft wind In the young lotte.
with him.
•
The broad face of David wrinkled by the British.
not
harm her for the world.
birch leaves, the love songs of the sees something, but It’s only Imagina­
But the white mnn who had been
tion." And he started with the moan­ in amusement as he surveyed the
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"Chatting Is Hie pastime of explain­
returning birds.
selected
as
sup«'rlnt«'ndent
hat)
n
very
writhing victim of Ills handshake.
ing Indian, numb with fright.
"You have caught It all—the
different Idea of the obligation^ which ing that while some other woman's
‘Nia ! Niu !” wailed the Ojlbway, “W’at de trouble wld you, Tete-
spring I” lie applauded. "Please play
he
young
lady
ho owed the municipality. He might husband pretends to be absorbed In
I Boule? W'en I ver’ glad to see you,
It again 1“ But she shook her head. finding her feet. "De trail! I see
not work mu«'h himself, but ho was de­ business, any person who takes one
I give de good shakehand.”
ACROSS THE WAY
"Now I am to break my promise by trail, m'am'selle! Run! Run!” And
termined that the force tinder him look nt hl» bob-haired blonde private
As Tete-Boule left them nursing his
with feet spurred l>y fear, Charlotte
playing ‘Farewell.’ We were to be gay
should
not be bile. No sooner hn«l secretary knows why.
fingers, Steele muttered: “He won’t
"Men argue about religion, politics
today; if you do not care to hear led the way back to the post.
th«-
old
negro shoveled up one of the
“What was it that you tried to forget that s«»on. Trying to hear what
nnd golf, Kelly, and tin- man who talks
accumulated
piles
of
vintage
rubbish
it—r
| you are saying, was he?"
of the years from the public thorough­ the loudest and swears the _ hardest
“Please play It! You mean fare­ hide from me?” demnnde«! Denise, as
"Ah-hah! De nex’ tarn eet wee! be
she walked rapidly at his side, "I
fare than the vigilant eye of the boss feels thnt he hns won the lirgument,
well to summer?"
hees neck."
saw
your
face.
There
was
something.
”
spied out nt least hnlf a dozen more but It Is nil noise nnd bluster.
Her face darkened as she replied
"But what was It you found in the
“Women chat ns quietly ns n cut
“It was nothing. It looked like a
slmllnr mounds which to his wny of
with a characteristic shrug:
muski g?"
Blips up on a bn by mouse, nnd they
thinking
seemed
to
require
Immediate
“Faro. «11 to summer—to every­ bear trail, only a bear trail. Charlotte
"In the muskeg we fin’ ver’ bwj
lire gentle nnd sweet like the ent
la full of Tete-Boule's myths and was
attention.
thing !"
track of soinet'lng. We nevalre see
stampeded.
She's
been
uneasy
all
As n consequence It wns four which hns cnuglit his mouse, but the
“Oh. you cannot mean that!”
such strange sign before.” The Ojlb­
o’clock in the afternoon before the flnnl result Is the same In both cases."
Without replying she drew her bow day.”
The doubting eyes of the girl way shook tils head. "But de rain wipe
surprised ami chagrined nnd pained (Copyrl«ht by th» McNkusht Syndic»«», Ino.)
•cross the strings in a low minor and
eet out.”
searched
his
as
they
walked.
old mnn ha«l time to blow on the
swiftly lost herself In .a stark revela­
‘Then I found more, staying here,
"It is kind of you, monsieur,” she
plump new formed blisters In the pnlrn
tion of grief and despair.
than you did down the river.”
of Ills hands or to rub the cricks out
As he listened he heard again the said, “but you must not deceive me,
“
W
’
at
you
see?"
of hl.s back. Flnnlly In a merciful
moaning of a heart without hope, the I have to face this thing.”
"Well,
David,
I've
seen
the
trail
"Yon are not afraid—you do not
lull In the operations he straight­
anguish of a torture«! soul, which had
of the Windigo, an«l I've made another
ened his spine with nn nlmost nudlbh-
first met his ears at the rapids. Seem­ believe in—”
"Afraid?” she cried passionately, little discovery. We've got n Wabeno
crenk, nnd ns he wrung the dew of
ingly she was voicing through her
at the post and I let you guess who
“
yes,
I an? afraid, of. oh, so many
unwonted toll from bls forehead he
violin what she could not express in
it Is.”
Inquired of his superior:
words, ami the sympathy of his quick things. You do not realize—It is so
"A Wabeno!” echoed the surprised
"Look here, mister, nln't you got
understanding went out to the lonely hopeless!”
David.
Then with a grimace he
He was walking close to her, over-
nothin' to do ’ceptln’ Jos' to think up
girl with her unknown burden.
added,
“
I
t'!nk
dat
Wabeno
got
a
sore
Her
things fur tne to do?"
She censed as swiftly as she bad eonsclous of her nearness.
han’ now, but de Windigo trail—w’ere
begun, and stood gazing out on the shoulder touched his, and Ills pulse you fin' eet?"
"Yep," snl<! the white mnn briskly,
tranquil valley.
He respecte«! her leaped at the contact. A loose strand
"tlmt’s all my Job—Just to keep you
‘
Til
tell
you
nnd
Michel
what
I
mood by his sllenece. Ills brain active of her hair brushed his cheek, and know after supper; they are calling
busy."
He
with conjecture, his emotions danger­ he felt the bloml In his face.
"Well, siih,” said the old mnn soft­
me
now.
”
And
the
two
friends
parted.
ously out of hand. Then the warning was perilously near rash action, but
ly, "In dat cns« you'll prob'ly be
of the low sun called the girl from her he coveted her good will—and he
pleased to know dat you ain’t goin'
brooding She turned a wistful face feared the mystery In her—and the
Evidently the Windigo ia suffi­
The young Indy across the way says be workln’ tomorrer.”
dignity.
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as she said:
ciently real to make a hideous
site suppos«-» they flavor the new
■
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"But Is there no way out?” he man­
"I have broken my promise and
noise and leave a huge track.
scarlet fever serum with something
A
phonograph
having records of
aged
to
say,
fighting
for
mastery
of
have been very sad, monsieur."
What is the thing?
so the children won’t object to tak­ brass has been invented that can be
"You have been telling me much. himself.
ing it.
heard 10,000 year» from now.
‘‘Way out?" she repeated in a
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In your 'Farewell,' mademoiselle. I
(&br McClure N»w»c»p«r Syndb ata.)
(TO BE CONTINUED )
strained
voice,
“
There
is
no
way
out
only wish you could trust me that
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TOYS
5andi an
StorY Martha Maftin
How It Started
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As Told by
Irvin S. Cobb
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