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4 THE OREGON ' SUNDAY JOURNAI PORTLAND," SUNDAY MORNINO, JUNE 28, 1008. i mmbiMM oi two.- Tmmm ? By Henfr A, Thompson. ', r ; HAT India used to be b4 In '-T dianvery bad--but he tu reformtd; and, - eurlously enough, the same incident re sulted In his moral .reforma- loa and hia phyalcai deformation."1 We were seated on the' spacious yer bnda of Henry Carr" residence, and ' soma called attention to the exceedingly grotesque gait of an Indian, who was leaving the trading store, of which our boat was proprietor. The aborigine In question had halted a moment not far - from the entrance to. the store, and. while he stood still, he was as ereot'and steady as any man. -When -he walked, i however, his body and legs executed it he drofiest kind of contortions. -i His .-.feet moved directly forwards, and his : bead and shoulders were carried nor--: xnally, but between these two extremes " the trunk and- limbs convolved spirally - with every step. The 'effect produced was so irresistibly ludicrous that for a '' moment it quite obscured our pity for the misshapen condition' of the unfor tunate redskin. ' As though replying to the general laugh which rippled over the party, the trader made the remark aw Men, opens this story. "So you want the history of the . fconverslon of the Two Trails," contin ued Mr. Carr, In response to an inquiry. It ooourred a number of years ago. when I had a store on the Old Tellotr (Medicine Reserve. 1 The Ojibway and tioux nations were nominally at peace at that time, not from any superabund ance of affection possessed by either for the other, but because the united States troops had made It unpleasant for ' fcnaraudlng parties to be found off their reservations without permits. Friendly atsitatlot.s. were, however, allowed! and one day twelve or fifteen Ojibway liraves appeared at the oamp of the Red Feather contingent of the 8itos ploux, which was pitched Hear the Jtlack Coulee, a deep gash In the Coteaux du Prairie. This was about six miles from my store, which stood at the Juno- fion of the stage road and a number of ndlan trails; but I was near enough to e fully informed of what was going on. ( Th visiting OJibways were s a'.gued a comfortable location near a t mall spring stream, and whore wood nd grass were abundant On ths first sjvenlng, after the horses were tethered end tents set up In the customary semi ' trircte, the solemn council, without which io Indian celebration would be eom gilete, was observed with all due cere tnony. The BiBseton warriors and their sruesta, , seated In a circle, and main ' fainlng a dignified silence, passed the, fr.tpe of friendship from one to another, Then the great ones of both sides vied iith each other In recounting the won-. , tSrous deads of their forefathers and themselves. Pledges of undying frlend . hip were exchanged: and finally the fcouncll adjourned to the Ojibway , tepees. In front of which the Sioux war. tlors performed the stately "Welcome )ance." After that the days and nights .. mere spent lit gambling and In such car . friivals of howling, dancing and gorging ; as only Indians can appreciate or en . 3ure. "In all this Two Trails took a most active and prominent part As I have caid befofe, he was a bad Indian. His iwords afforded1 no foundation Upon ?wh1clv to base a forecast of What he was likely to do. If he expressed an Intention of following a certain line tof conduct it was perfectly reasonable o expect a different action from the ene suggested In advance. If he pro , Ceased a deep admiration It was the tart of wisdom to keep a sharp look out for some act of trickery or vandal ism. This habit of saying ens thing and doing another gained for the rascal the name of Two Trails; and be seldom "disappointed the expectation aroused by the Sobriquet Naturally, then. . Two , fl'rallB showed his character, In his re A POLICY m 7 ALTER MERITON put the ques ; 1 1 lion boldly to Pavld Cart , yy wright, even as be had prom . T lsed the letter's daughter that - j be would, and now he waited, Rooking straight at the atern, business. l!ke face of the assistant superintendent if the line for big reply, but already .reading a decided negative therein. "See here, Mr. Merlton," be said jiresently, "some men In my position Vfould have been highly offended at tliia. But I don't want to treat you lu that way. Understand that I am not lan-the least angry with you for asking the hand of my daughter, though.! tonust confess you have taken me by feurprlse. But my answer must be io!'r . . , - -May I ask your reasons, elrf "You may. In the first place yotl are itwth very young-ny aaugnter espe- frially. In the second place, I Intend nhat 'tny daughter snail marry a man who is able to support her in the hmanner to which she has been accus tomed, whlcn you are certainly unable to do at nreent And In the third plaoe, you will pardon me for saying iso, I do not see any special Indications fthat you will rise to such a position. rThe C. M. it St F. Railroad company. es you very well know, makes no pro motion by favoritism. Every man must wtn his way up the ladder, as I have itiad to do myself." "Ai least you win permit me to say, : js-eplled the young men, "that your aa- wwer ooes not appear 10 me to pi i zuai one." A grim smile broke upon the 11 ds of fthe other. . f r; "It Is absolutely final so far as the (present is concerned," - be saldj "and -vniesa ycu progress up ine isaaer it !will be final In the future. The fact of your being what is called a srentleman makes no difference. The (question Is, how do you stand, with us arom a ouBinete point or vlewT tout hlef merit lu your knowledge of Ger?: lan. There you are useful to us la our correspondence. But do something mart on the line, my lad," he went on kindly, "do something smart! That's xne way to get on. "Ill try, sir for Erie Mini Cart wripht's sake." "Very likely. But understand me that from this moment you must not aav another word to her on the subject I'ghe must bs left free. Can I trust Vj-ouT" "Certainly" "i ao, men. can i also trust jrou to ttell-her yourself 7 Of course, I shall tupealc to her, but ss you have already 1 some understanding between you, it I devolves upon your honor to break It eff." - - "Very well, sir- "And how to work. I want you to ; run down to St Paul tomorrow and make , thorough investigations as to the .working f . the staff there. I'm not t quite satisfied about things, snd I want fa -full report before I go down my. irelf- There's a slack tone about the station, - and complaints - have reached ine We'll go over them, now.'' . He went throuah a bundle of docu 1rrents with the young man and finally' !lftr.Uise4 him with the Injunction to jtake the 9;30 express the next mors- Then he lay back in his chair a mln- tote or two end pondered. i or two anu jwnnerwi, 1 like the follow." he admitted.' "an X-know Evle's fond of him. But I iavin't seen real grit In hint yet Well, time will prove. ; ..-.'.'V' .: - Walter Merlton somehow found an opportunity of seeing the assistant su- jierlutefldent's daughter before the day was over. Possibly the meeting had leen arranged beforehand. . "Well," she asked, "fltd you see blmr " Vei.' - t - , ' ' "tVhet did he sayr , ' Merlton to'd her. v, ;ood old dad.'' she replied. T knew e liked you. Then It's all right Wal ler." I don't see thst It's aU right at ell, V-r," said .the young man gloomily. -r've pot to break off .the engage gnent, and " - , - H "ettti a illy boy," she Interrupted, lations with the visitors. .None were " so assiduous In attendance upon, or so boisterously assertive of affection few ' the Ollbway braves as he; and-It may . be added, none profited by ths exchange , of to-called 'gifts to such an extent and none, fairly or unfairly, won ov many stakes at the gambling games and dances. The , visitors T:'ound, at their cost, that the road traveled by Two Trails, was sinuous, and some of them expressed their disapprobation by .d-, ; cllnlng to engage in gambling or sports In which the wily Bioux had part. In all other ; respects the sojourn of the OJibways was ...entirely : harmonious; until, one night, a week after their ar rival, while hosts and guests were en Joying themselves in a big and final feast at -the Sisseton camp, some mis- . creant shaved the'talls and reached the j manes of all the Ojibway ponies. The i horse of a Plains Indian ,1 more sacred ' to htm -than any oth'er possession and, although the eurry comb doe not con tribute much to this result, a proper priue is laasit in me, weirare ana ap pearance of the atted which bears the dusky master in the chase or on the war path. - When -the warriors of the MUle Lacs OJibways reserve, sated with fog soup and good feeling, reached their epees and discovered the deed done In their absence, tbeifi wrath was great Hastily - seeking; the spot where the sleepy Bloux were-reposing after the festivities of the ntc-ht, they jabbered gutternl Imprecations with such vo clferousnesa that the single Interpre ter became hopelessly entangled In the mase of angry charges and execrations. The hosts were stout and noisy In their denials; and noon was more conspicu ous than Two Trails In the gesticulated and shouted refutation. Suddenly one of the' visitors, recalling? the ,f act that Two Trails had been absent for a. cou ple of hours during the sports of ths night advanced upon this crafty gen tleman and Dulled several strands of horsehair 'from, the beads of his gor geous vest; at the same time pointing . ... : -t- iiwiiiuc, vi pinuvn wiiRre vn paint on the body of the flloux had been int scraped off or smeared with soil. These were at once accepted by the OJibways as conclusive proof that Two Trails had been guilty of a most unpardonable breach of hospitality In Offering deep and gratuitous Insult to Inoffending fuat. . "But the Ulssetons, while generally disliking their accused fellow - tribes-t-sn, whose eharaoter was well known to them, were in no mood to look at the trick from the same point of view as their guests. They were not averse to dancing and feasting with their hereditary foes especially go long as the overawing power of the Or eat Father, manifested ' In his blue-coated soldier, prevented war but deliver ing over a number of their tribe to their quondam enemies was quite 1 dif ferent thing, and they did not pan nose to allow the OJibways to punish. Two Trails for what they regarded As a very cute prank. However, untenable In equity, this, position possessed a cer tain strength, due to the fact of which both oarties were cnnaclnue. the ti.rf the moccasin been on the other foot mm fi.nuri woura nave iBKen ine same prejudleed View. Still, the most approved: forma of justice were ob served. A council was called Immedi ately and the remainder of the night was given up to aeiiDeratlon. Red Feather, ths ranking 8ioux chieU pres- ent, arose and called upon the bjlb- ways to sxaie tneir grievance; which thev did In a unrloa nt harrain vuaa dwelling tipon the enormity of the of- tense and asserting the identity of the culprit Two TrsTls. in turn nnlnt-rt out with great clearness and a mighty itlX-icrlSSlSitU wl, tVln7remkabur'for r.ir'i to be found entansled in hla rint,ir, an that m far as" the Seram? 1 9 ??? ini- -l"-.!1?.8"1144. ' nritlnn . L. r-T""-- ----- vco- ent waa more or less In the same con- OF "Just as If It really matters. It's only for a time. I'll wait for you If If you don't make me wait too long," she add ed roguishly. "Of course I shall try and win you." Try? You must succeed, you know. Father's perfectly right He thinks I'm worth the winning, and I am. Don't you agree with himf His answer was wordless, There was a resolute look In Walter Meriton's face when he rose next morn ing. He noticed It himself in the glass, Hs meant business, did thig young man. He had sat up half the night going deeply Into the question of the 8t. Paul station staff, for he Intended thla re PJi toJ'S his first little rung up the ladder before hlrn. . railway men rrom guards to super intendent are generally the last to get Into a starting train. So, as Walter Merlton walked on to the platform alongside which stood the Bt Paul ex press, the a-uard wss Just jpreparlng to wave hie green flag. Eve then, Mer Hon did not hurry, but exchanged a word or two with one of the officials. Then, Just, as - the train began to move, he made a dash at a first-class compartment It was locked, but the ether hastily produced hia key and epened it end Merlton swung himself In. As he looked out of the window to say a last word to the official, he heard a deep voice beh)nd toim In Ger man; i'-.v:. :', . - "Ach Oottl Curse him, 1 thought we had the compartment to ourselvee! I gave the guard five dollars to lock us He wag on the. point of turning to apologise when be heard another voice say in the aame language: v.3 iuclJl -B,,V.W must settle with him if he la troublesome." Now Walter Merlton wag a thorough German scholar. He had spent three years In a school In Germany, and eould speak the language fluently. 'With great presence of mind he turned nat urally from the window and seated him self, never betraying by the slightest movement that he had understood a word. Instinct told him that some thing Was amiss. ' . H looked for a moment carelessly at his companions. ' They , were two evll-looklns; men one short and aandy haired, with little grey eyes that never kept still; the other big and sinewy, a very powerful-looking fellow. They, in return, looked at him closely. Evi dently their suspicions were aroused. Bo were bis, but be never showed It Then the short man leaned over and spoke to him in German, asking wheth er he objeoted to smoking. By no hint did he betray himself. . He simply shook his hemf and re marked in English that he did not un derstand. j "We want to sohmoke," said the Ger man In JDnR-llnh. - "Ob, certainly!" - . He smiled-and nodded. But the ether man was not satisfied. Turning; to Merlton he let fly a volley of the foul est abuse In German, , Merlton did not turn a hair, though he understood perfectly. He only shrugged bis shoulders and looked be wildered. Then the short man explained, after a pause; "Mine friend shpeaks not English. He ask you for matches!" Merlton arave him a box with a laugh. and then took out his pocketbook and busied himself with his papers, pretend ing to take no notice. - But he kept his ears open. The others began to talk in German. - t - - , . . . "We may speak," said the ehort man; :he does not understand." ; , "No. but he will be in the way." "What Mho 1 1 tara AnT' , . ' ."What shall we dor "ijon't worry,. my : f rtAniY - -' TOm m v a m tnatoh for htm, and we can easily tie iui aim unaer tne seat." This cheerful bit of Information was duly digested by Walter Merlton," but he appeared quite i engrossed in hia pa pers. They glanced at him sideways.. It was evident he knew no German. ; "And now to business," said the big-, T-J"0- "You-have brought themr . Two of them in the bag," and he Jerked htsthumb toward the rackC:; "Good! Here Is the plan." . , w ' He called it Eiaenbahn Fahrclan In German, and he pulled a printed paper , from his pocket Merlton gave one llt- SIHEN0E " i ffisst.-- r JRANT. altlon, as result of the preuecling fe- ' '"i' iro nil n- til was received with grunts of ap proval, and When Red Feather, rising, declared his conviction of Two Trails' Innocence and added the Insinuation ,nBl "Jioways nso snavetr tne tails of their own ponies "for I casus that . the OJibways had shaved" the belli, the enthusiasm of lasm of the eissetons In ejaculations ht de- , . . " h-. ... light. 't'ooylncea that ho satisfaction woulI oe given them, the visitors left the council circle In bad spirits,' and lll'VL '"YX .VTi.nTV.?! 0? the BIVeTon" SatloniTbut m 1" .." Uughlng .Vock of '"" "iri "I1 .BP'"'urn was , out pt ine SttWtJd ?hey 'Thed my store, bound for home, about 1 ofclOck Of i""?. Pr ,' .ftoppea to purcnase rowaer ana snot, falo or deer left There were no buf - in the country, and By Victor tie glance toward It, snd set himself With a mlghty,effort to keep his coun tenance. For. he had Instantly recog nised it as ths paper of special working Instructions for a train that was to run that morning from Bt Paul to Chi cago and which was to carry- no les a fiersonage than the governor of Mon ana, who after a visit to the governor of Mlrnesota was on hli way to Chicago upon another visit He might well recognlxe it. for lie had helped to draw It up himself and had dispatched copies of It to all the principal officials elong the line some (lays before. Somehow or other these men had managed to get hold of a copy, and he guessed It' meant mischief. ! - Just a word or two as to these "spe cial working' instructions" which arc always Issued when any excursion or special trains are run. -'The train in ?uestlon. is carefully timed from start o finish all along the route, not only the times of running through the sta tions being put down for the guidance of the driver and station-masters, but also the principal signal-cabins and other tiolnts on the road. Provision Is also made for shunting ordinary trains into "refuge" sidings, to allow of the passing of the 'spe cial." while Instructions are carefully issued as to the number of coaches of which the "special" is to be composed, and in the' case of governors, mayors, etc., traveling the exact position of his saloon in the train is laid down. High officials of the line always travel On such a train, and In this case Merl ton knew very well that David Cart wright, his own- particular "chief," had gone down to St Paul by an early "spe cial" that morning in order to accom pany the governor on bis Journey to Chicago. ;' Bo, though apparently engaged In his fiapera, he was all attention, congratu atlng himself on bis assumed ignor ance of German. "Now, then." said the bigger man, "we must find out the exact time when our train Is likely to pass this one," indicating the special. "You see, it is time to run through Evan "ton at 10:15. Now, we don't stop at Evanston, but I have found- out from the 'Working) Time Table' that we are due there at 10:85. So, you see, it will be about 10 minutes or so the other side of Evans ton. - There's a signal cabin called Pine Tree , Box that the - special passes St 10:41. That will be about the point where we shall cross It" "We must keep ths time carefully." "Of course, And one of us must be ooking out of the window down the ins. The governor travels in the third saloon from the engine. We must have ths bombs ready in our hands and throw them In e near as we can guess. It will have to b done-Jn a second, I'll throw from the center window, and you must throw from the side one at the same time. WeU have to break It . "How about this cursed Englishman?" "i told you, we must tie him up. As for ourselves, well, we knew the risk when we drew lot at the meeting. If eur driver hears the explosion and ope, we must make a bolt for it If not we'll pull the communication cord before we get to Bt Paul In a tunnel if we can and get clear as best we may." t-. Walter Merlton had taken In the whole .' situation, but his face showej no signs of it These men were about to make a desperate attempt upon the governor's life, by endeavoring to hurl a couple of bombs into his saloon as the trains passed each other. - It was a clever scheme. They knew the "special' would be well guarded and watched, that plate-layers all along the line would be stationed at bridges and all likely points of danger, but that no ons would suspect an attack from the Bt Paul express. Rapidly he .reviewed ' the situation. There was a three-fold reason for ac tion. First the governor was in dan--ger; secondly, his chief's life was at a like rik; and- thirdly, there -was the honor of the company at stake. . , How could be stop these men? They were powerful-looking fellows,, and was .no use attacking them.- If he attempted to pull the communication cord.' which was outside the window, on their side of the compartment they would stop him at once; he must ln any case, . act quickly,. for. they were 1 -wi" : "WS - . - "TWO TRAILS REAPPEARED RUNNING AT ,tie sport was limited then, as now? to smau aume. ror wnicn snot wss tno only suitable ammunition. I noticed thnt most of them were flrmed with od-fash oned smoothbore moekeis. which would throw . shot better than nan. They nutig abeut a couple oj hour's, and one of. their number, who ball. They hung abeut a spoke EngMn. related to me theng directly east and v disappearing In events of the unfortunate Visit. : He dFJ1 VtJlin 1 wn unsparing In his denunciation-; of h.ft,f 8Wy'' .v.. .u 'i. n.. iK-.i- . 'About three hours after the deD&r- the whole Sioux family, insisting at great length and proving categorically to his own satisfaction that none of md Proving tfategoHcaUy of the OJibways Two Trails sp atlsfaction that none of P'jred at my store and. with the in e best who were poor oeflniteness ' characteristlo of the In- worst who were dogs dlan when dHn with ny.nmtAM H.imiJp?m .i1" and "benaltll" oYtemptrieapected "tRS conrt!, jol f Hd.h,p;5heP rlghts of noKiinauTr. or,xe .aecencms or vja' nary, exlelen '. He flnlshod, his tlFada With a vehement assertion of Two xraur . sulU. and aa equally vehement r. declaration that If: the OJibways ever caught the culprit where they eould L. WKiteckurcli t . going to render him powerlesB very soon. Suddenly an Inspiration struck him. It was more difficult than ever now to appear perfectly oblivious of the other nmn, but by a great- effort be did so. He had his pocket case on his knees,' and his bands were, holding the papers upon which he -was pretending to tako notes, apparently. Presently, he took a bit of paper out of his pocket casu, tnking care, as ne aid so, mat nis irsv- eling companions could not see the nrlnted matter thereon It was a small paper,' nearly square, of a type very familiar to a certain class of railway men. being a telegraph form for the sending of official mes sages. He noted the number of the car riage and compartment, and then, very lei. tu rely, so as not to attract suspicion, wrote these words: From Bt. Paul Express, 3824. C. Dyn nmltards in compartment. Mean wreck Governor of Montana special. Stop train at Evanston Merlton. Carelessly putting' his hand in his pocket, he took out four or five coppers, wrapped thorn up In the telegraph form, held it In his left hand, and prepared for action. Then he looked out of the window, it was n clean run of six miles to the next station, and the train would pass a signal cabin on that side of the line in half a minute. Phonld he wait for the' fetation? ', " ' Then he heard one man say to the other: "Wed better tackle this fool soon. That decided him Rtandlhsr up, he looked out of the window, holding his left hand Well down ouHlde over the door panel, and pretended to be Inter ested in a ruin that was In the dis tance. Then, as the train neared the box, he waved his arm up- and down with- a peculiar motion, still keeping It out of th sight of the two men, glancing at ine caoin. to nis toy, the man was standing at the open window. , Out flew the weighted hit of paper and fell by the Side of the line. The signalman put up his hand with a quick Jerk. He had seen It, and understood, .The next moment a violent blow struck upon the young man's head from behind, snd he fell senVeless, When he came to himself he found that hs was lying on the hard floor of, tha carriage. His hands and feet wero ' firmly tied with string and handke chiefs, a bandage was over his eyes. and a gag was fastened in his mouth. The train was still rushing along at full speed. ' ' 1 , "Better to have given him a few inches of knife." he hlard the shorter man growl. " "Oh, It's all right" said the other. "we've no ouarrei anin.t him mr,A tK. Vur.'.V'T'T .- .. iu,. h can't do us any harm - Now then M uaaeniy aisnppeere. xim u.ui rrVn,jr, -nil off ETanstSS: ft" fS'iiT at Vha' waVeleft wHhTutIckUCk at th rter-Ught.;oura wow. ths bomb. Put them on the ?. ready. That's rlaht , . i, tralnran on- There was a Whistle Cam "undln ulif 0,inm t0 run through Evans n.,tialm.,.,1,one of th " bv m ;.?iw.hlstlwa" "hortly followed r"wt'."f the, whla Put tiS!Z?L, the u8,ffnal' against ns. "-."" ,back ln the bag. Sol" "Te-no! The man man In the signal-' ie waving a green flag. Wo are going on. i. waiter MeHtnn - ..- . and reiolced h , unutriiwi, ah v. . , . v ,i 1 1'iiicii v htuici -fC?. p - 1 . ex5LI!nl: . - '-,.' This Clicked. i ooz. anil tn 1w.lr , .M-J.il were completely taken n vTLii.89 A,"!01' of policemen way.off,n,al lahed in. They Pen Ml? other Moor and escape, ' out in vain. They were handcuffed be- rore tney knew what had happened, and tne railway of f lcial : had 'opened the bft5i, ' .' , .' - Bombs! he exclaimed, "and a brok- ' en Quarter light Uoing to throw, 'em win to tnngf ed. utnat Ah. we're Rhone: ' Yhe farmers 'tneVe ars very keep etU n,Pvif-t"UUofl'' Cur, poor and wrist with difficulty a slender A-eep sun, my friend!" U.,thnA rnm (ha tnemirttr finlrfa. -.Kut " no IB tiiiiiiinsT HBTain. , i the i laioan - aniap rsann T n H . - ,. r-J i. PULL SPEED.' have their way with hint, h would rue uy uhhiuito mo iuuic- present ne saiu ipey wouia gei oui ? lhA ci?1untr'r '.?2,t " ,?f "lbJ JI i'V" ui - fhlon what tnlgli they not do to a v" YJ , iV jHsadvanlage. Finally tnejr left turn agent for bodily Illness, sald'he wanted edlcln Inreplj, .tomy question. he Informed me that his so a w had been kicked by a horse. I asked him wny ha did not call in the doctor at the agancy, to which he replied that the agency medicine was no good. I . in ferred that' bis wife, always a good sec- at the 'special,' - that's it. Lucky we Sot the mesxage In time. Where's Mr. lerlton, thought .1 hope they haven't done for kitn. Then a form rolled out from under the seat, and Merlton got his' bonds off and his gag out. Directly he had done so he made the captives a mocking speech in excellent German. "Ach!" shouted the bigger Of the two as he shook his handcuffed fists, "I wish I had listened to Helnrlch and killed you you pig!" Merlton acknowledged the sentiment politely, and the train went on, leaving the prisonersbehind, - "Merlton," said the assistant super- inienaent, "tne company won t rorget this. Neither shall I, . for I owe you something Personal! over it." "Which I hope you'll pay, sir?" asked Merlton demurely. . "Eh No, I told you the other dtiy I make no personal favoritism , 'and I stick to that. But you've shown ytoiit self a smart man, and I'll give you a promise. When you've got your df. visional euperlntendentahlp you (halt marry Evle. There?" ,: "And meanwhile?" v ; ' -"Meanwhile? Oh. well, you're on the way to It. Th G. M.'g got a post for you over this affair. So, welWyou'd better go and make it all right with Fvie, my. lad. That'll what you want, suppose, eh?" - , i KUNAWAY SWISS LAKE. - 1 --u '. Marjelcn Has Again Broken We; , Throngh Alotsch Glacier. From the New Terk Sun. Visitors to the Alps know the mi- plfloent panorama that Is unfolded from the top of the Eggiihorn. ths .highest summit on the rocky ridge between th great glacier of Aletsch and the valley of the Rhone. - There it a splendid view over the Ber- nese Alps to the north, snd the Jumble of snow peaks to the south are revealed n an meir granneur, nut ine sisin that first of all attracts attention is the Aletsch glacier, the largest in Europe, and little take Marjelen, half mil north of the Egglshorn, with Its dark green waters ana th tiny icebergs on Jt i feurfao. : .,-; "Vv.-',1 ,i This 1 not thought tourists would, s lee from ithe top of Egglshorn today. A little while ago Lake L Marjelen P: ? ,l J Lh "S,SMinrJi fls was dry the next morning. The Fre,t c""" of . ice wore trandd on Ha t- ,. " 1 Hs peculiar way Marjelen Ig t most famous of th Swiss lake. It stands ,J.7M feet above the eee,,;- On three sides steep rock slopes wall ft In. ?" v,Mt. u Ordered by th. Alotftoh glacier. t : A . nguiar .pwoBwnro aae tractea attenuqn. emptied in S0V4 hours, and in 1817 in 10 5"5.PIP2X2; J'JKiK 1311 V UlUtlusilUK Muyeas w j le eys in so snort a time, im iaai is 20 feet, or nearly a mile long. . It 4. Mih la about 9IU feet: its depth is from 10 to ISO feet and its water con tent has been estimated to be 10,400,000 cubie meters. Thl immense volum esoapes in channels under , the glacier, and as it yours along a sound like th rumble of thunder Is heard,. Naturally the flood does great dam age below, and the little lake has an evil reputation among the inhabitants of the Mass valley, through which the t""""i'.".-"r"- -" mese rieios nave again peon OTiire ana mucn (J ll-lllti K u una unci umiv w property along the Rhone far to the . Rarely have the people receivea any warning of the approach of the torrent But elnce lgflT they have slept securely. believing that the treacherous- .lake would never harm them again. - s Engineers studied the problem ' Of safe guarding them from the constant danger. They found the cause of the trouble to be the opening of deep crev- asses on the side of tho glacier, against which the lake abuts. In 1887 a stone rrum iiiii iv twiw ond In his villainy, bad assisted In bar- Dering ine (jjitiway horses ana nua been 1 kicked during the operation, and I ac. coidingly gave htm a bottle Of liniment. warranted harmless when appllud ex- irmaiiv , tii.i, intr.uiiu , i, Tn- . dlan has an idea that medicine Is medi nne. Two Trails also purchased some iV tn it 7 m,Zl K.Vt T V.,ri, A Ih- 'Tnm uL?.i-Il?uAl- tlSfnM f.-R?t?2tlJ?5au? ?i . . .. Vv: " sarety ana that or my ramuy aepenati formation Tega4thg the part which my absolutely on the exclusive atteption customer had pjayd inths prank that should give to my own buslnesa Roun VO b,r?.k.cn 'Sfrlen,1J,relati?n,!, w m l"d round rode the happy and enthu ;.the visiting Ojibways. Two Trails in-jastlo warriors, screaming with merr outred, tn turn, whether ths latter band went at each successful shot and tli i '"1 d passed my way, I replied In the cries . and oontortions It elicited. X . affirmative and save him some scrans - Trails trinA airaln und avaln to aret a 4 of my conversation with the interpreter. .viiiu Houivu y put ine Disaei.ua raecai i in high humor. Horsehair rope plenty tn Red Feather camp,' be remarked as hs vtook his departure. . ; : - "Bevond the ra vine T hiv montlmiad. and at the distance of a mile or so front my Quarters, there was a marshy lake irequeniea oy larg nocks of ducks. It was the best shootinx- ground within - e L.J""nn.JZll lake the Indian directed his T steDs. As I watched hi. llth atralsht form and noterf his r.ili rln 'fl; u t " ?, hi! "p71?pr;nf I 1' SnlitMt.11!; ,h "Jt?L" mm Kn A t. V., . i k ? .-7JZ2Zi Jif.r, TiftrTid v.f!iflfi?i man. , The afternoon was beautiful, the 5SI?n.ein !r,y u.t.um.n ?? 1 wi igjii "",pi scenery and half-consclouslr following, the receding figure of Two Trails, as he wended his way across the level award and entered, the ravine at a point con- lucnuii uuuiwara iroin ine crossing place of the Ojibways, whom I sup- posed to be now many miles to the eastward.- ". .;, "Buddenly Two Trails reappeared, running at full speed toward ma A minute or two later the whole OJibwsy contingent also emerged Into the open, laehlng their rat-tailed nags to full gallop In pursuit of the Sisseton. I understood the situation at a glance; the Ojibways, ostensibly departing for home, had really camped down la the ravine to plan, and welt for revenge. and the very man tbey were looklug tor had, by chance, stumbled almost into their grasp. Two Trails was one of the best runners of his tribe and had a fair start but was afoot Hie sprinting on this occasion fully sus- talned his reputation and would bave s-tvnn him new hrettiee with hia com- rades had they been there to see It lie Knew mat ne reacneo my store hefnre the Oilhwava overtook him he would be safe; as I would not allow any brawling there, nor would bis en- mini rinrm to ittunint forcible entry.' Hut hia - task waa ' honeleaa from the first Borne three hundred jrarde from the Store a lew xurrows naa neen plowed as a rfreguard. for It .was the lime or year ior ine prarie gram 10 burn off. As Two Trails neared the rrtrnkdn ant he turnail hia . hmfLA and measured the distance and speed of his pursuers; thon, looking forward again, he seemed to calculate his chances of winning the rnce. A single glance was HUIIlCieill IU Bill' V. 11 1 1 II lilt, 1UI11 11 J Ul r,.i.ihi ttffnrt The ahaltnw trench cut hv iii ninnVir waa a. noor sort of siege-work, yet it afforded more cover than six-Inch buffalo grass; snd, with Indian nuickness to talte advantage of any defense, the hard pressed Sioux dropped full length into the furrow, Quickly seising a couple of sods hs his head, evidently determined, like a cornered dog. to meke the best fight the circumstances would allow. "The avengers came swiftly on; rfghteeusness, sna tt s no uncommon parting, as by tacit consent, when they thin to hear Mm reproving their lapses neared their prostrate foe, and com- info deceit. Indeed, by many of hl cletely encircling him, at a distance of trlb?; he has been given the name of a hundred ysrds or more. Then, at a One Road, as Indicative of the direct signal from the leader, the circle began ness of his reformed character. WORK A LITTLE MORE By JoW- Anclerson Jzync THE "and then some" principle holds good in pretty nearly every department of lifev The man who is not afraid to do a little more than he is paid for doing Is usually the man who "gets there" with both beet pointing upward In the path of better things. Men who simply da ths stunt that the hots has laid out for them usually do it with a whine and a grunt, mak ing life miserable and uncomfortable, for all with whom they come in contacts- Shirkers are never, companion able workers. The men who Is satisfied only when he has done just a little more than he ni oeen esxen to on, is to man wno Sings about hia work and whistles In hia task. He is the man who makes the place Vibrate with his cheerfulness and keeps everyone around him In good nature. , Invariably the man -who shirks In his work is a men who makes trouble In the "works." That shlrkere are Jerkars Is a well-known fact among men who gre in the habit ot giving employment to men. The man who la willing to do ell that he can and Is not afraid to work a few minutes after the whistle blows, if necessary, is the man who, with the passage of the years, rises from the ranks of the employe to the uinco oi employer. It Is all very well to say that a man in a nig establishment is unnoticed. But since time began, the old proverb, big establishment nci time besan. th 'Even a child Is known bv his dolnsa.' n 41 Am k i...n Kw V . aI... " has obtained currency. What la true of the child holds good In the life and work of the man, it matters tittle how- ?ver hurarWe his position In an eatab Ishment. "Peest thou a man diligent In his business, he shall stand-before .lhgs. he shall not stand before mean men," holds as true to life today as tt did thousands of years ago when the wise men of the past first recognised the truth and put It Into th form of; word. '- -' " ' . ? It is the men who watch for oppor tunities to do a little bit more who get the chances to make good in largsr and more responsible positions. The man with-., the open eyes always finds the open door. There are very few real geniuses In he world, but capacity for doing hard -work and a- little bit more than they are paid for, brings many a wall was -built along the glacier edge sections of th state can find employ while the lake was empty. - tnent at wages of S1.2S to IL7S a Aav. fn.i The work was well done ' and pro- nounced to be an adequate remedy. Mar- ta Clara valley they can make as much Jelen for all the years since, until tne a a day during the picking season, present occurrence, has kept within 1 hey Jive on next to nothing and save bounds, fend its overflow has been car- their money. To their savings they add Tied off to the east in thevalleyof money advanced from ; Japan, or they the little riesch river. But ; the day did until the panto cut off the supply was approaching When the people were from home, then go out to buy or lease to - be rudely awakened from . their land. .. . . , -. -; dream of safoty. m . - The Japanese In California own over It appears that the foundation of the .1,000 farms, an aggregate of more than wall became undermined and through 300,000 acres. There can be little doubt the opening the lake drained away into - that many of the farms were acquired a deep crevasse that spilt the side or with money advanced from Japan- by the glacier from top to bottom.. More the financial agents of the all-grasp'-adequate means of protection must , now lng imperial household. A Tokio banker . be Bought , v -- in responsible for the statement - that The Take derlyeslt waters from the the imperial household Is interested in melting snows ot the surrounding land holdings in California, Texas, Lou mountains. When the crevasse that 4siana and Colorado. The agitation for opens a door of escape to the waters a law to prevent aliens holding land in passes beyond the western limit of the California grows out-of the general dts lake the basin begins to fill again. like for the Japanese and the Increasing j ne lake was arainoa in January. v 1KSS. and on July 13 It was run ngaln. It is not unlikely that ln the last week! of the coming tourist season the deep bowl will be brimming again .with the dark green waters. , '.-.-. x Japanese Farmers.'" '" Fresno, Cal., Correspondence of . the , - vvhm.. u- .. -: , .Wherever the Japanese farmer come lit force he drive out. the whlt man from the community, His presence Is as - surely depressing upon real estate values a tho presenc. of a colony of fiewxoes is in a southern city. The Jap-i anese farm laborer In the small fruit to move, and, at the same time, t. "-'Jioweys uegan peppering me ei"'' parts of Two Trails' body with sin The fangs was too long for the pelle to penetrate deeply Into, the .luckier victim, but tliev stuns like fire. - - every discharge a yell of pain and i rJ on l" B""" "a.r.. X the full. I would iiave liked to osbi: the poor scamp, much as he deserv. ' punishment; - but decided that . m Opportunity to return the. fire, i but nine oroa 10 aucK un ucau u hind the sod shelter for ear of ,bein hit where It would be dangerous to ey atght or to Ufa .- Why did not the O J lb way ride U na kl)l hlmT Because that would hav aroused the whole tribe, and theslay - v cape; especially as tt would then be- ne aary to reckon with the Great Fathei wno- from Ju ho,a Washington, ha lont rra- Th loured visiFors cor sldered retallttUon for the Insult ,'oi' ered them as fully Justifiable; bu ng a . man w.e a serious offens. particularly if the deed was done i enemy's country with a long roa n , --...f mt,.... inff...n..t. ii eoured. tie they contented them selves witn puncturing Two Trans m a manv mm nA..ihu i-i. war arttutin about it tan. nnMimr tn thi notions of dramatle effect- One braAJ would ride out from the ring, swinl nis ooay on one siae oi ine norse,. am shoot under the animal's neck. . An other, throwing himself on the erround ( would imitate the bodily convulsions oi the helpless victim, highly elated if hi mimicry was successful enough to at tract the attention of his fellows. Al together the Ojibways burned enougi powder to have made a couple of round for a regiment Much of their shootim was wide, of the maik, for Indians ar proverbially bad marksmen;-a circum stance-which was fortunate for Tw Trail, If he had received H the lea. fired at him It would have required n derrick, to have lifted him out of th' furrow and a team of army mules t have hauled him home. However, enougli shot -reached. the mark to make the 8is seton very - tired of playing the sta; pert In a performance given for the ex elusive entertainment of othera At last probably because their ammunition wa nearly exnausieu, in vjiowayn ui-isiw and rod a off. singing and yelling lonx after they were out of sight, beyond tne timbered ravine rrom wnicn tney had einereed. - "Two Trails. With-assistance, crawled to' my store where, for a couple-ofl ww, x niu mm on mr niiai. o w really a very sick Indian. None ef "the mui incn ory u . but front his shoulders down to h!H feet, the cerforatlons of his skin were almost as numerous as the meshes of a wire screen. The agency physician came down to see him and prescribed such remedies as seemed, to nt tn. 1 , uui wimm ' v . w .mo verelv ounlshed man was able lo gel about unaided, and be has never walked straight since. I da not know whether his trouble is muscular or nervous, but the effect la what you have seen, Morally, however. Two Trails Is as upright as eould be desired. From th. memorable day of the pjibwey rusil- steal or play a mean trick. The younif braves of the trlbe have come to lofTj upon him ae a model er rectituue at!ii man of mediocre : ability to positions where there are splendid opportunities for working to the full limit of his ca pacity, The man who does a little bit more than he is paid for Is ths man who finds thst his resources for the accom plishment of more and better work are Unfailing. He who uses ths little that he- hae wilt find that little to be like the widow's cruise : of oil, never ending, never failing. There is always a little bit more for the man willing to do a little bit mora Men with the little bit more spirit have made possible alt the marvels of Invention that have made this era the most remarkable era that man has known since time began. ; Fulton, hsvlns the little bit more spirit, gave th steamboat Morse, hav sing the little bit more spirit gave the electric teiegrapn. titepnenson, naving the little bit more spirit gave the lo-V comotive. wyrus w. -r ioia, navmg tne little bit mors spirit gave the Atlantic cable. Bell, Edison. Maroonl, and a host of others, of whom idle spirits are unworthy, having the little bit mora spirit, have struck high chimes in the steeples of time and sent the knowl edge of larger things and bettor up and down the hill and dale of Tlfe. The little bit more spirit ha transformed life and given to mankind a new seat, a new quest, and a new field for the strength of their heart and brain. To have more, you must do more. ' To achieve more, you must attempt more. . To. win more, vou must fight more. To be more, you must, think more, work mora is He who is satisfied In th todays of life will never oome to the great to morrows with the passage of the years. As mountain peaks catch , the first rays of the morning sun and are bathed In its lingering lights of even- U . n tU. ... . n . . II.,. - in, "v .i.e., t in, uuv-b tiLiia luura and then some, finds new joys every morning and fresh delights with the papains ot th hours. Don't let foolish - people fool you by telling you that when you' do a little bit ; more you are not working for yourself, but for your employer, and simply increasing his wealth, for every added effort of your, life makes your life stronger, fits snd prepares you for th larger thing that lie around the eprner for the man who persistently ana pnuonuy ones a little Oil mors than ne is paid for. ths great prune-growlng district of Ban rear of their encroachment UDon ari-- cultural industries. - . N Carefully Revised. Ta there anything," asked the preacher, "thst you would have me leave out of the service? Some ladles pro- fer to have the word obey' omitted." : ..bu you, yes," replied ,tho tip-to- j,at(S sin,, ..,cftve th(lt out, Mii al9Tth, ). 'till - fleath - do - us - part' foolishness. One never can tell in these days what may - l"HPet yo anow." ; u .. -; v TM stafft of ravld Valentine wasV settled at Fall River, Mass.. arter hav ing been in the courts 101 years.
