Gold Hill news., July 19, 1928, Image 2

GOLD HILL NEWS. JACKSON COUNTY, OHEGON
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The R ed R o a d
A Romance of Braddock’s Defeat
By
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H ugh P e NDEXTER
U luxtratioru by Ir w in Myers
Col>>rl«ht hr Hu<h Fendaxter.
SYNOPSIS
W e b s t e r B r a n d Is s e r v t « « as a
s c o u t a n d sp y t o r tb s a r m y u n *
d s r G e n e r a l B r a d d o c k p re p a r in g
f o r th e a d v a n c e o n
F o rt D u ­
q u e s n e . H e h a s Just r e t u r n e d to
A l e x a n d r i a f r o m a v i s it t o th e
f o r t , w h e r e , p o s in g a s a F r e n c h ­
m a n , he h a s s e c u r e d v a lu a b le I n ­
fo r m a tio n . B ra d d o c k , b re d to E u ­
r o p e a n w a r f a r e , f a l l s to r e a lis e
th e
Im p o rta n c e
of
th e
new s
B r a n d Is s e n t h a c k t o F o r t D u ­
q u e s n e , a ls o b e a r i n g a m e s s a g e
to
G e o rg e
C ro g h a n ,
E n g lis h
e m is s a r y
am ong
th e
In d ia n a .
B r a n d J o in s h is f r i e n d a n d f e l ­
lo w s c o u t. R o u n d P a w , I n d i a n
c h ie f , a n d t h e y s e t o u t. O n th e
w a y t h e y f a l l In w i t h a t y p i c a l
backw oodsm an,
B a ls a r
C r o m it,
w h o J o in s t h e m .
T h e p a rty e n ­
c o u n te rs
a
g ro u p
of
s e t t le r s
t h r e a t e n i n g a y o u n g g i r l , E ls ie
D in w o ld , w h o m th e y acc u se o f
w it c h c r a f t . B ra n d sav es h e r fro m
t h - m . T h e g i r l d is a p p e a r s . W e b ­
s te r
d e l iv e r s
b is
m essage
to
C ro g h a n .
Young
C o l.
G e o rg e
W a s h in g to n re s c u e s B ra n d fro m
b u lly in g
E n g li s h s o l d i e r s
He
w o r s t s a b u l l y In a l ig h t , a n d
fin d s E l s i e D i n w o l d .
B r a n d Is
s e n t on a s c o u tin g e x p e d it io n to
F o r t Duqesne.
WNU Service
and baited on beholding the ashes of
our campfire. Be leaned on his rifle
and after a bit of glancing about
sounded a low whittles This was t
signal that brought others to his side.
At first gtauce 1 thought them to he
Indians, hut as we observed their un
kempt hair, the tuuuner of their walk,
their long rifles aud fur bats, we knew
them to be white men. There were
ten of them and their leader was as
dark as a negro. All were dressed like
Indiaua
Besides a rllle each carried
un ax as well as a knife at his belt.
My second thought was that they must
be Frenchmen, who always Imitated
their red companions in dress, and
thus endeared themselves to the In
■linn I was lining the leader with my
rifle and was about to ordet him to
CHAPTER III— Continued
Be had been the officer; now he was
the friend.
Lowering hig voice and
smiling genially be said:
“1 know how you dislike discipline.
Webster. Forest-running makes a man
that way. I have presented the m altei
to General Braddock and it's his wish
you go at once. But. as soon as he
gets a grasp on all conditions here, lie
w ill insist all scouts he under m ili­
tary discipline. So It’s well you go
now."
“ Imm ediately. There Is a young
woman in camp, who has been mas­
querading as a man.
Her sex has
been discovered by the wagoners.
T hey may say she is a French spj.
She is Elsie Dinwold. ot Great cove.
She was driven from the valley the
day I left there on the charge vhe Is
a witch.
I vouch for her as a
poor unfortunate young womaD and
thoroughly loyal to the colonies."
“ She shall oot be molested.
Bnt
there are too many women In eamp
already.
I wish yon gi«x) luck.
1
would like to go with you. only I'd
never pass as a Frenchman.”
I hastened to the Iroquois camp and
found Bound Paw smoking and talk
log with George Croghan The Onon
daga was quick to respond when I
promised action. We secured a small
bag of meal and some extra arrow
beads for flints, for I ever considered
them better than the Imported a rtic le
As we traveled the ancient path
the Onondaga informed me Major
Cbapman had taken his road builders
over W ill’s mountain, a most foolish
choice and one that would cause great
waste of time and much hardship Col­
onel Washington could have designated
a much betier road, as could any ol
Braddock's scouts had their advice
beet) sought
It was Dear sunset by the time we
had covered live miles, and as my
haste to depart had been to avoid be­
ing called back and hampered by any
m ilitary instructions, we were free to
cnmp and take It leisurely
I built a
fire while Bound Paw was perching
a turkey. While we were broiling our
supper a tali lanky figure blundered
Into ihe light. It was Balsar Cromit.
“ Been chasing you fellers,” he In
formed us.
“ Bow Is this, Balsar?” I sternly de
monded. “ You’re a wagoner, and youi
place is hack in camp. We are out
on a scout”
“ I f I a im wanted, I can scout
alone,” he replied, displaying his mean
Ingles» grin. "W ild timber enough for
ell of us to scout In Bui I ’ll he mor
tally dinged If H I stick on the creek
end eal sail meat while the thief who
stole my rifle is loose to hunt for
fresh m e a t”
“ Some one stole your rifle?”
" I f we lick the French as sartaln as
that there rifle has been stole, then
the French are everlastingly walloped
this very minute. The thief lit out
ahead of you fellers. Come round the
jnonntaln by this path.”
T h e Onondaga caught only frag­
ments of Crom it’s talk and asked me
to repeat I t
A fter I did so, he ad
vised:
"L e t the bone-breaking man come
w ith us. I f we meet a hear lie shall
show how strong Ids hands are against
claws.”
“ A ll right, B alsar; you're one ot ut,
but I'll not be responsible for the con
sequences once you gel back to t li e
arm y. But 'Ils a pity you haven't a
gun.”
“ I ’ll have a mighty pert one when I
overhaul that dinged tldef.
I knew
bad luck was coming when I dreamed
of that witch girl. Consarn h e r f
CHAPTER IV
The Cabin
T he Onondaga aroused us shortly
a fte r sunrise aud whispered to me:
“ Men come. H ide.”
W e took to cover and a fte r a few
m inu tes one o f them cam e in to view
Thera Was None on the Frontier Who
Had Not Heard of Black Jack, the
Indian Killer.
drop bis gun when the first man to
break through the timbet kneeled by
the fire-stones, thrust his hands Into
the ashes, quickly withdrew them, and
announced:
"S till hoL Buntin' not more’n two
hours ago.”
“ Look about,” harshly commanded
the leader.
Before they could move I called out:
“ Who are you men?”
None ot them appeared to move a
muscle until the lender slowly turned
his head in our direction and tersely
answered:
"W hite men.”
But this was scarcely sufficient, for
the times were ticklish. So I said:
" If you're the right kind of white
men. we re glad to see you I f you are
the wrong kind, you will go to W tll'i
creek with us.”
‘•W ill's creek Is where we're hound
tor, to help Glneral Braddock whip
the French and Injuns.
So show
yourselves.”
There were along every border cer­
tain small bands of while men who
had reverted to savagery, and who
waged war on all decent people, l l o
tloning for my companions to remain
In biding I stepped Into I lie small
opening, and s a id :
“ W e re scouts for Braddock’s army.
Now talk to ine w ith belts.”
The lust speaker again spoke, say
ing. and civilly enough:
"Our cap’D here is 'Black' Jack ol
the Juniata. We go to help Gineral
Braddock."
There was none on the frontier who
had not heard of Black Jack, the In­
dian killer. Bis fam ily had been mur­
dered by the red men while he was
away on a hunting trip. O d return
Ing to ttie ruins of his little cabin he
hud vowed to devote the remainder ol
his life to exterminating tlie race
From Florida to New York province
nts name was known, and many the
story was related about him and his
oeverending quest for revenge. The
Indians attributed much sorcery to
him and oo longer considered bltn a
mere human being. Too many dead
red men had been found on trail and
mountainside, io lonely valley and on
the hanks ot unnuuied creeks, to per­
mit ot an ordinary ha man statu«.
As guide«, scouts and riflemen, these
ten men were worth a thousand blue
daring regulars when It came to deep
forest lighting. They would find then
own food and be lucapacitated neither
by cold nor heat.
I congratulated
General Braddock for having such
woodsmen serving him. I was worried
over one problem tbelr coming had
created, however. For the Onouduga't
benefit I called o ut:
“ Keep back."
“ Wbo be you telling In Iroquois to
•keep back'?“ rumbled Captntu Jack.
Ids dark eyes seeking to search out
the thicket behind me.
“ An Indian friend of mine who hates
the French,“ 1 told him. “ You stand
no chance of harming him tl you
should be so minded. General Brad
dock needs your help sorely, but he
has many Iroquois in his camp.”
“ His Injuns are safe. So's your«,”
was the slow respouse.
"Crom it, come forw ard.” I called.
T he red-head crawled through tha
bushes, all his teeth showing. Stand­
ing behind me he draw led:
“T he Onondaga Is a quarter-mile
away by this time."
“ Your Injun Is safe so tong as he
scouts against the French.” growled
Captain Juck.
Crom it eyed him with kindling In
terest and s a id :
“ You look mighty husky, mister. Do
you ever rassle?”
The rw nrty k iller turned a gloomy
glance upon my friend, then said to
me:
“ Your Injun'a safe when with you.
or In Braddock's camp.
We knew
Croghan had some Iroquois there. But
when we meet a redskin alone in the
woods we never ask to see his road-
tselts. We shoot. Bow Is this Brad­
dock? Be cun't know anything about
Injuns and their oatur*."
“General Braddock is a drlll-mnster.
1 came away from the camp s o t not
to be under m ilitary rule.”
"B e puts folks under orders, ehT
And Captain Jack shrugged his big
shoulders In disgust. “ We don't want
any pay or rations.
W ere going to
W ill's creek because Croghan's there.
All we ask of Braddock Is to he lei
alone. We live and figld In our own
way. We”ll have our own way If we
help him.”
Be jerked his head toward the val
ley path and his men fell In behind
him and the teD of th im passed from
our sight Invaluable as they would
be to Braddock In guarding against
surprise attacks, I doubted If that
martinet would accept them oo their
own terms. As they vanished through
the green wall I turned hack to the
fire. Round I ’aw was there.
Cromit chuckled:
"The Injun never budged a Inch, i
lied like Tophet when I said he'd run
away."
We made our breakfast of broiled
squirrels and then pushed on.
We
crossed Savage run, scarcely more
than a riv u le t and camped on Little
meadows with the rugged slojie ot
Meadow mountain behind os. So far
we bad found no fresh signs ot Indian»,
but during the morning ot the next \
day we came upon the scalped re­
mains ot a warrior. I pronounced him
to be n Twlghtwee, but Round I ’aw
insisted:
"Jonontady Uagas!” (meaning the
dead man was a Huron).
The Onondaga said death had been
caused by a small b u lle t and he ac­
cepted my theory that the Black
Hunter and his men bad bagged the
fellow.
Scouting further on we came to the
remains of a fresh campfire. It was
not more than a night old and It was
too large for an Indian to have lighted
Nor could I attribute It to the Black
Hunter's hand, for Captain Jack and
his men would make a blaze after the
Indian fashion
ilie Onondaga was puzzled, fot It |
placed a third party near the scene ol ’
the killing. My friend requested Cr<> {
mil and me to stay by the charred i
sticks while he Investigated more
closely.
Before selling forth he ex­
amined the spot most patiently and
finally announced:
"One mnu. Long, gun."
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L O V E L Y L A C E -L A D E N LINGERIE;
H A T S O F L A C E O R L A C Y STRAW
H A T rlm pllclty Is the heat policy
may apply to milady's daytime np-
i parel, but It doe« oot, this season,
tend to her wear for alumtierlnnd and
her dainty undergarments. While the
practicality of tailored lingerie 1» rec­
ognized, and the well appointed ward
robe should always Include a depend-
able supply, still when It comes to
prescut prevailing seutlment, fancy It
turning to underthlngs whose enchant-
T
are the new summer hat« which eg
press themsehes In lacy e lf pets. Not
only Is Ince Itself ascendent In the
ex­
realm of millinery hut lacy straw, or
In other word«, late made out of straw,
I t one of the charming Ideas ekplolted
this season.
The revival of Tuscan lace straw Is
one of the very happy happenstance«
of millinery for thia rummer.
Its
quaint 1are work Impart« to dressy
Woman
1 like to drive w ith Chain»
ion Spark Plugs because
know I’ll n o t b e annoy»
cd w ith en gin e trouble
due to faulty spark plugs.
F
C h a m p io n is th e b ttU r s p s r k p lu g
because It has « n «xclueive etili-
Anita insulator spe­
lli» treated to w ith-
,n ,t I ka much h kilirr
absolutely
under high compres-
eion. Special enslysls
electrode« whichsssure
a fixed spark-gap under
■11 driving conditions.
C hampion
SpiirlCFlugs
Toledo. Okie
Pep«»»
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Enough o f It
E x p r e s s in g
T re n d
Ing colors and enrichment of Ince be
speak a super-loveliness.
As to the colors most In favor at the
moment It seems a» If certain shades
of blue are In the lead, sueh ns tur­
quoise and the very new and jaipular
Hilo blue. Nile green and peach are
also well liked.
Brides are mostly
choosing either while, cream or some
one or the other of the new pinks for
th e ir trousseau lingerie.
Not o ily Is lace lending It» beautl
fying presence to a generous degree,
but I t Is most Ingeniously emptuyed.
It refuses to confine Itself to conven
tlonnl yokes and hems, hut Inveigles
Itself Into the scheme of thing» In most
unexpected and whimsical way«.
In some Instances the garment la so
lacy that It almost if not quite be
comes a half and-half proposition of
lace and material. There Is a ten­
dency to applique motifs of lace In
an elaborate way, rutting out the ma
terlal from underneath.
A new note 1» sounded In that deep
ecru laces often take the place of the
usual white or cream. These darker
toned Inces are employed not only for
the pastel-colored garments, hut they
trim white as well. Especially effec­
tive ace the ecru laces on white sntln
and thia --omhlnntlon la proving pop
ular for bridal sets.
The garment» In this picture express
o f N ew Lacs T rim s .
huts Hint touch of the exquisite which
Is so deur to the feminine h ea rt At
garden party and formal summer
scenes, one beholds the Tuscan straw
picture hat exploite,I as It ha» not
tieen for ninny and many a season
past. One of the entrancing lacy Tus
enn slraw hula, a Parla creation, by
thé way. la pictured In the lower left
corner of this group. It has a band
Ing of pnatel satin. It Is Just such
extreme types ns this which are an
swerlng the call of picturesque sum
mery frocka, for hats to wear with
them, which shall accent the spirit
of ultra-charm and femininity.
It Is Interertlng, too, to discover that
Tuscan braid has also entered the
realm of g|x>rts millinery. To be sure,
not In sueh emphatically lacy a form
as the dressier modes adopt, hut never­
theless the openwork theme Is ex
prened In a discreet and appropriate
way. There Is the smnrt vagabond
sports hst shown In the bottom oval—
IL too. Is of Tuscan straw, being an
open patterned braid sewed row aud
row.
If hat» are not of lacy straw, then
they are very opt to be all of lace.
Daintiest of while all-over lace mukes
the “ hat beautiful,” as shown In the
group nt the top to the left. Cloches
of lace like this one and slmllnr to
the one with the ribbon trim centered
B E C O N T IN U E D .)
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The
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W illiam
F, llroenlng. the new
mayor of Baltimore, waa talking
about the Churchill Mellon contro­
versy over w ar debts.
"W e have forgiven the Alllee ov«r
h alf their debt to us,“ he said, “but
si III they're not cotileuL W ith argil-
in, ut, wheedling aud abuse ttiey teip«
t<> get out of paying the other half.
“The thing reminds me of the
monopolist who said:
” 'You nre too hard on us. You
ought to do as you want to be done
by?
” T h n t's Just It,* said the trust
buster. ’ We don't want to be done by
anybody.'" —D etroit Free Pre««.
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,i ■V.’AV A
NURSES know, and doctors have
declared there's nothing quite like
B ayer A spirin fo r a ll sorts o f aches
and pains, but be sure it i t genuine
B aye r; that name roust be on the
package, and on every tablet. Bayer
is genuine, and the word genuine— in
red— is on every box. You can't go
wrong if you w ill just look at the bo x:
N oblem an’» Store Travel»
To regain the fortune they lost as «
result o f the World w ar an Austrian
nobleman and Ills fam ily are traveling
through their country In a combina­
tion store and home mounted on auto­
mobile trucks. When stops nre mad«
the van Is quickly converted Into an
open-air , store, w ith steps, display
windows, balconies and gabled roof«
surmounted by antlers.
The home
consists of a parlor, bedroom nnd
k ’tchen while the tra ile r has spnee
for a second bedroom.
H ea d of Ho»t»
Huhonth means armies or hosts nnd
the expression "Lord of Snhonth” may
be translated the Lord of Hosts.
FIRST AID TO BEAUTY
D og F orm ally Tried for S tealin g Chicken
AND CHARM
Today the satirists have plenty to the galleys, although what he would
wear themselves out on, but one thing do In the galleys Is n subject ol won­
that does not annoy them Is the trial der. Perhaps he was sentenced to be j
of dogs for committing the crime of a mascot. But the lawyer for the dog
stealing chickens. Racine, the great hits upon the Idea of bringing before
French poet and dramatist, whom w? the court the dog's sons and duugn-
loosely think of today as a placid soul ters, a litte r of puppft-s, "poor chil­
living In a placid age, satirized such a dren that would he rendered orphans.”
trial In his day.
The Judge Is touched ny thia scene,
S o m e P r e t t y Summer Hats.
He portrayed the case of a dog nc • for he also has children. The out­
cused of stealing and eating a capon
come of the case Is not related. Prob­
the trend of the new lace trims. The
to the left nre representative ol the
which had been scheduled to adorn ably the dog was ' simply knocked on
very latest In millinery.
nlghtrohe to the left Is silk, while In
somebody's dinner table. Racine paints the head.”— Kansas City Star.
destructible voile Is the chosen mate­
They are of beguiling loveliness,
a ludicrous picture In hla play, “Lea
rial tkr the chemise combination.
these Ince chapeaux which fashion H,
I ’laldeurs," which means the attorneys,
Bach of these models accent the waist­ highlighting and Ihelr vogue Is rweep
Tw o Varietie» of F lax
literally "pleaders," of the dog before
Ing throughout the country very
the court. The lawyers are ns windy
The cultivation ot (lax fot fiber and line.
It Is difficult to Imagine anything rapidly.
ns'ever they should he In such a case, the cultivation of (lax for seed or oil
the Judge as doggedly Intent on Im­ are two distinct Industries. F lb ir flag In the name of millinery more lovely,
JULIA BOTTOM LEY.
more stvleful, or more flattering than
<® I lls . Western Newspaper Union.,
p artiality. The dog Is condemned to 1« a variety distinct from a-ed flu*.
N o th in g so m o rs a n o t h e r ­
w ise b e a u tif u l face ss th e
In e v ita b le lin e s o t fa tig u e
n n d s u ffe rin g cau sed b y
t ir e d , a c h in g feet. ALLEN'S
FOOT-EASE, th e A n tis e p tic ,
H e a lin g P o w d e r, In s u re s
fo o t c o n t o r t . I t la x T o i­
let Necessity- Shake It
In year .luxe In the
morning, Shop nil day—
r Pnm-o all evening—
'th e n let yonr mirror tell
tho story. T rial pack-
age and a Foot-Kaae
. „
W alking
Poll
sent
F r e e . Address Jtllrn'i Foet-Ea«,Le Way N Y.
In n P in c h , D ee A lle n ’s F o o l-F a a i
For Mosquito Bites, Sting o f Bee«
and Venomous Insects
H A N F O R D ’S B A L S A M O F M Y R E H
M .in-r hack for first b.xtla I f not aolud.
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A ll d-alere.
N. U.. P O R T L A N D , N O . 27-1928.