.lirEning.Apnl25, 192a
THE EUGENE GUAED
Five
friEKis
Today's Cross-Word Puzzle
igil National Child Health Week
If you have a half holiday today, you may need all of it in Irving to
solve this putile. There are a few wools in here that will stop )oii for a
while.
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flub of burene
t5C"r".- fren, .ft...
-rfeitol called, r.d.o ;
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Jl.lorrK''"' c,Use Orove
'STtarf " ""emble tLr-in
,jdB fir ihfif inter-city P'"
JldSr. lrnh the food and tu--""a!
wtertsinment program,
'.ll consist of ball games for
''AJilL,, horao.ho.pilcU.ng.
, surf board ruling, ac
c U," . i si low race, three-lap
,I"T. re. hill climb, motor-
fand a treasure hunt. More
"VS will be given. The neat
::a?., ind ,l,ose C'uinS
;;U.toi'wm
C.''"eAl7ar guild of the Epia
Si rbotch i to entertain wim a
frf . .t the home of Mr,. truce
- Pearl street, next r richiy
;';;!r0rlrs. Frederick G. Jennings
J Mrs I U S- Wade t0 POUr
!T Motion committee consists of
"J'J i Maodonahl. Miss Juliet
EU b.oo,M'- J. F.Uerot The
rt.tameni committee consists of
ZTv . lNttman, Mrs. Kllsworth
cker. Mrs. flaire A. I.ee. And
rL't tshments committee corsets
VTmos Swsr.s. Mrs. E N. Ue
;w,ktrt. Sirs- Herbert bmced.
L,iH Aid Meets
The Fainnount Presbyterian Indies
J natty met with Mrs. Aitel at
!.. Columbia street Friday nfter
.1 Sir.. Boosn and Mrs Ait el
tese. There were A! ladies
,,Meot. Mrs. Winterberger gave a
presentation of the histories, re
i. of China to the t mted Mates.
Ib( remainder of the afternoon was
.,,at in conversation and plans for
.',, work. Refreshments were serv
dud all had a very enjoyable time.
Ctickea Dinner planned
Ibe affair of interest to the ol
n Crest district is the chicken din
.,r whirs members of the College
I'mt Community club, composed of
.bout la residents of the district, are
.ponsoring the coming Thursday,
laril 30. The dinner is to be given
i the club house of the orgnmrntion
Mween the hours of 0 o'clock and 8
.'dock p. m.
property Traded
Mrs. Lilian M. Hounds has traded
bet house at 41J Fifteenth avenue
.,st to Mr. and Mrs. W. U. Boney
rn improved l'A-ncrc tract on the
Blue Kiver road and other considera
oos. it is announced. Approximately
SM.OOO worth of rcnl estate is involv
ed io the deal, according to Mr.
Ilridlcf.
Club Meeting Monday ' '
The Past Noble tirands club of the
Bibfkah lodge is to meet Monday
timing at 7:M o'clock in the parlors
I ibe I. 0. O. F. temple. All past
aubtc frauds are invited to come. The
'nlenainiitcnt committee is composed
,,l Mrs. J. J. Elwontl, Mrs. llattie
limy, Mrs. Emma Urunt, Mrs. Ora
lleuipy.
Fintrll Is Set
Funeral services for the late Sain
3fl Withrow. aged IH). who died at
lm Wednesday, and whose body
tn been shipped here for burial, will
I at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon from
lie Branstettor chapel, it is an
nounced. Dr. E. V. Stivers, pastor of
ibe First Christian church, will be '.n
fhsrie, ami burial will be in the Mill
key cemetery.
Here From Junction City
C. K. English, superintendent of
schools at Junction City, was here
today at the office of the county sup
nintenilont of schools. Mr. English
! recently elected for another year.
He states that Junction City schools
il) all take part in the school page
ut here Saturday. Mny 0.
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24.
HORIZONTAL
Corrupt
Open dpclaratiuns.
Consfitupnt of turpentine used
iu making rarnUliPs.
AVrapped (tbe dead). '
To guide.
Harmless snake.
To prepare for publication.
home.
Condenses fas gas on surfaces
of solid bodies). i
To cry with convulsive catch
ing breath. (
You. !
Itird similar to ostrich.
To lubricate. j
Toward.
To hug.
Holonging to summer (word
sometimes commences with ae
instead of e(.
One who recolors clothes.
Flavor.
Examination. ,
Hoy.
Fish, long slender and smooth.
A seasoning.
Carriages used in winter.
To shower.
Helps.
An order prohibiting the depart
ure or entry of ships at certain
ports.
Neuter pronoun.
Automobile.
To be sick.
Heboid.
Illuminated.
Abhors.
-000 pounds.
Toward the mouth.
Fungus disease of rye.
Victuals.
iamc, played with cards, each
having 15 numbers
More recent.
Person in cathedral who copies
music for choir.
Freshly.
VERTICAL
letained.
To entreat.
AVand.
Like.
ltridge over n valley (esp. in U.
S. cities).
Finishes.
Tree in maple family.
I).
10.
11.
12.
Id.
IS.
1 20.
Wordy.
Correlative of cither.
Tiny. '
Totals.
An iron pin for fitting planks
together.
Foe.
Period.
Particles.
VesHol for wine used for Kit
charist. To place oue's self on a ch.iir.
Changeable.
True to fact.
Gongs,
English title.
Musical exercises,
(iutternl.
Tars.
lit a state of motion.
Avenues.
To gain a slight superficial
knowledge.
Kskimo house.
Midday.
Sorrowful.
Twice.
I.imh.
Mineral used in making fa.ee
powder.
To jog.
Hymn.
Hipped.
Kind of bee or beetle making
buzv.ing sound.
Lawyer' charge.
Seventh note In scale.
You and I.
Answers to yesterday's cross-word
puzzle:
i isiapeap1pamaMe:
! gHpe rTTcqpe Bp
aTuaIeJS s 0 aIpIt ojt
I' SlAlwHETflulDlEKaNlOlR
4-4
ieii 1 extinguiher on tile bhize, and
controlled it. Oamage to the roof was
slight.
Mrs. Zchrung Returns
Mrs. .1. H. Zehning of 1S(H Or
chard street, has returned from a twj
weeks' visit in Portland with her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mr.
Edgar Zehrung. w'.io have n baby
daughter, born April -.
Dexter School Elects
". P. Sheridan and Miss Alice
Cowling have been re-elected i
te:ichers of the school ot Dexter Tor
the coming year, nt rording to a repoit
received at the office of the county
superintendent' of schools.
It Plant to Open i
Oppninf of the Crystal "Ice and !
Storage cninjinny's plant on Franklin
Mevanl expected in three weeks.)
tDoimres Mac Mt-Lenn, member of.
'be firm. .Mr. McLean and Cogswell
''mpliell, his partner, will go to Port
Il next wfpk to purchase pip'-ng for
b plant.
Open Meeting Planned I
Th I'. K. (. Sisterhood of F.ugcne ;
11 to hold nn oien meeting Monday j
mJinit in the university Y. W. C. A. '
'W.ng at S o'clock. Spe.-ial guests
ife tt he lrihands of members, and ,
a-JfriiiiccJ members and their '
L Fund Swelled j
forty dHr! was raised toward'
nt!-nt loan fund of Eugene high '
,rfe"l it the three one-act plays!
nt& the dramatic olub of the:
J;'wl but n-ght under aspires of the ;
lrt-TfUrher s-o iatton. AptKoxi-i
""'ly .Ton persons attended the
vioi, :
T" UMrge Operation j
Vraiik Jenkins, who hns been!
wlnd for mm tine, will under-
"I'-rit,..n t.Hlay, lt i, iHXr,i bv;
Vl1"1"" mh', r"t,"-i"'d fmm Port-1
- l.uirwUy n gl.t, IDfi WPnt baek
Fndat. j
rtwui, , EaTeTtn
I.,'.'"'""'"! 'f'lr of llumilitv anil '
f, m ',he n.hii,e or.lrr of Odd ,
V., '' h"'"' " '"""I vnin
i V) ,i"i r'fr"limcnfj In fhf .
'"I V "mt" sati;nlay nifht.
', " ' Al1 "r 'ntil. mid their :
Isl.. '' ,;f UriMit and,
"r- irf ;Lvil,. 1
""' W. Oavl, ,0 SpetK I
.r.l.?h .rad.a.in,1
II w ' k" rhon (h Her.
. ', ' "r-tary of the Vni-
-v'm Y' M' f'- A- i'
-rr, I 'ak.r -hi, ,.r. The.
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" ''ift,. f ' j"' c""'d trip b :
';' 11 Vi J', ,hi m"ro-
l, .. r' r k Th. fir.m.n u.d
JI- 5k f r.al, -k i-hlo-l
Shrine Club Entertains
Mcmbera of the Kugpue Shrine clnb
and Ihoir wivos pnjn.vod a danpin? and
card parly ln.it nislit at the Masonic
tpmple. lr. H. T. Humett was in
rhnrRo of thi coininittre and about 30
ruplcs attonded.
Social is Planned
A basket social at the Red Oak
vhonlhmise ia planned for Friday
evening. .May 1. A program of enter
tainment will be presented by the
S'-hool pupils, and home-made c.mdy
will be on sale.
Portland this week, visiting friemls
anil relatives. M1-. Irwin was formerly
Kvn .lane Hussell of thU city.
Called to Seattle
Mr. and Mrs. II. C. linrcluy left for
Seattle today having received a mes
age f the dealh of Barclay's bro
ther, I.oii-S I'.nrclny. of tluit city.
Here From Blachly
C. K. Barker, principuL of the
schools nt lilncbly. was a visitor her.1
today at the office of K. .). Moore,
county superintendent of echool.s.
Return from Portland
Mr. and Mrs. tiny Pyle returned
last evening from Portland where
thev have been most of the week.
Amaranth to Meet
Members of Willamette court, Or
der of the Amaranth, are to meet
Monday evening in the Masonic tem
ple for a business session and social
meeting at 7:.'t0 o'clock.
Licensed to Wed
Marriage iicenses were issued by
the county clerk yesterday to Gaylord
11. Nelson and Kvelyn Turnhaugh.
both of Kugene; and Edwin Kffer
Biddle and Helen May Norman, also
of Kugene.
E
(Continued from pnge. one)
To Havo Rummaoa Sale
The fourth division of the !.diV
Aid society of the Methodist F.pisrn
pal church is to h 'ld a rummage sale
nn Willamette street. Saturday, May
ltl. The announcement of the place
is to be made later.
House Is Sold
Arthur llenn:gan ha told his houe
and lot situated at 10"S West .Vh
street to A. E. Hulegaard. The deal
was mode through the Hovey Itealiy
company.
April S. in4. by n federal grand jury
on n charge of accepting a fee of
$4.fHK) from (iordon Campbell. Mon
tana oil operator for appearing after
his election to the senate before the
department of the interior in prose
cution of oil land permits for his
client, lie branded the indictment as!
"palpably n frameup" and blamed the
department of justice, which he was.
Investigating at the time as prose- ,
cutor of the senate investigation com
mittee. Next day the senate started an In :
vestigatinn of the case and in the end
wholly exonerated him.
Trial of the eae started here April j
10 after many delays. !
NATIONAL CHILD HEALTH WEEK operxs a new crusade to reduce
infant mortality in the United States. The week of April 27 to May 2
has been set aside and will be known all over the United States as Child
Health week. It is sponsored by Herbert Hoover and his associates in
the American Child Health Association. Women's publications will de
vote editorials and articles of the mat issues to the baby. The press, the
pulpit and the radio will lend their part in calling attention of mothers to
the care of the child.
The McMorran & Washburn store has made extensive arrangements to observe, National Child Health Week.
We have secured for free distribution 300 educational booklets tillustrated at right). Callers to the M. & W.
Infants section this week may have any one or all three of these valuable booklets, (contain no advertising
matter whatsoever). Also to every mother who brings her baby this week to be weiKhcd we havo a beautiful
hand colored little baby record hook please foe! free to ask for those books as you will In no way be under
obligations to make purchases here.
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SPECIAL WINDOW
AND INTERIOR
HEALTH WEEK
rr,Ttwwnnir,rm"ir'li:'gKan
DISPLAYS FOR CHILD
"MOTHERS
Get Your Copies of these Publications of Ihe
American Child Health Association
Herbert Hoover IPnstdent
m
Bo. bv WeA
M. & W. Infant Section In Charge of a
Mother Who Knows Mothers Problems
uwt miollier insltinco of tlio tlioiiM.htful, helpful little oxtrn ser
vices to lie found in the McMorran & "Wnnlilmnio Rlore. Mrs.
Elinor McBce, mi experienced comiietent Kiilcslady with children
of her own, knows well every mother's problem and will gladly
give her advice and help to those desirinjr it. Please feel perfectly
free to call on Mrs, McBee nt the McMorran & AVashhnrne store.
Cozy Little Slip-over Sweaters
With Comfort Beauty anad Serv
ice in Every Stitch.
beautifully knit of Ascher's 100 percent pure wool
yarns. Of n nice medium weight such ns you will
need for baby's online even on warm days, nine
and white or pink and white combinations priced
at J2.00.
Silk Nightingale Capes $4.95
ac'ornhle little capes with hood attached. Nicely
made of crepe de chene
with novelty embroideries.
Scalloped bottom. Full lined Jt .95
Hand Made Nainsook Gertrudes
$2.00
mado entirely by hand of finest Japanese nainsook.
White only. Finished with pretty embroideries.
Ventilated Stork Pants 50c
of ssnltary odorless rubber In white or flesh. Ven
tilated sides. Others 35c to $1.00
Away with pins and buttons dress
your baby the safe sane, sensible
way
The Vanta Way
The Ytintn way of fastening infants garments
with cnto littlo bows of twistless tape is en
dorsed by physicians, nurses and maternity
hospitals. But best of nil it is endorsed en
thusiastically by hundreds of thousands of
mothers who know from personal experience
the comfort of dressing bnby the Vanta way
without pin or button.
VANTA VESTS Without a Fault
Tho Vnnta vests is a Bourco of satisfaction to the mother
evory tlmo she puis It on her little one for she knows
that protected by ft Vnnta vest her baby Is almost proof
tiRnlnst colic or bowel troubles resultliiK from exposure
or suddon weather chunKcs Vanta vests cannot gnp nt
the neck nor enn baby kick or pull tho fastenlnRs looso.
All seams are Bmootlt on tho Inside, soft and stitched
with silk.
SILK AND WOOL TURK WOOL)
VESTS $1.25 VESTS $1.75
The Vanta Abdominal Binder
Is hnhy's first garment. Mnde of firm smoothly knitted
matorlnla which Kiva support uecesBary yet yields to ex
pansion which ordinary flannel cannot rt'o. does twice
around tho baby's abdomen wide enough to stay In plnoe
and Is so soft no wrinkles can he formed to cnuso you
baby's discomfort. Fastens with three little bows.
ALL WOOL BANDS SILK AND WOOL
95o HANDS $1.10
Hand Embroidered Gertrudes $3.25
of soft puro wool flannel a wonderfully Borviceablfl
little gnrmont prottlly hand embroidered.
Baby Bonnets to Fram e
Perfectly Sweet
Chubby Little
Faces
Whnt nn IrrcHtlblo picture of lovlfnena glowing
littlo fitt'on with hfg wondering eyes pooping out
from n cunning little bonnet of froKh pink or blue
crepe do clinnu prottily nhirreri nnd fluttering with
ribbon streamortt knotted ribbon pom-poma All
Hllk lined priced nt $;i.76.
Dainty Organdie Bonnets $1.75
crihp frilly affairs fashioned of finest awlnn orgnn
u'icH In every lmnglnublo rotor nnd color combina
tion -thoy might well he likened to bltn of a puftiol
rainbow utruyed from tho skys.
Pure Silk Half Sox 75c
Slues 4 to 6 1-2. Pink or hluo wlih prottlly cro
cheted tops finished' with dnlnty ribbons a boavler
quality at (1 2! silk plated sox f.Or.
KINK I.IKI.K IIAI.K KOX T.h: In solid colors of
white blue pink chanipaKna and blege, sizes 4 to
0 1 2.
Hand Made Dresses
One nover stepped Into a garden
nf flowers more appealing than
this dlsplny of famous "Mary
Moore" baby Trucks. Mnde with
nil tho Infinite cure you would
give them yourself. Of organdies,
fine Swiss and dlmltles-overy
stitch made entirely by hand.
$3.95 to $5.95
Baby's First Shoes
mnde of fine soft leathern sclon
tlfic.nlly di'AlgT.nd to glvo tondor
little fnet warmth, comfort nnd
plenty of room .to grow In slzeis
u to 4. In white, black, flmoko
nnd combinations. Some trimmed
with perky pom pomn.
$1.25 and $1.50
Cr It Stolen
A rrport KM rr-cpivfd St thf nffic
of Shfriff Tsylor tedsv of the theft
nf car from T. Olles at fotlsr
tjrove. The ear has licrnne numtn'r
Jl-lOO.
Her from Ashland
Miss Kathleen I Mla rd of Ati!nnd i
spending leversl dsyl in Kui'ne St
the home of her grsndmother. .Mrs.
ft. J. llillsrd. WW, Kerry treet.
Mrs. E. J. Irwi Hers
Mrs. K. J. Irwin and rinughtfr. Msr
far't Lillian. sr in Eugene frcna
OFFICIALS SILENT
I WASHINGTON. April 2.V Pe
' psrtment of justice officials bsd noth
! inc to ssy tndsr sbnilt f lie? rollspse of
j their cse in .Montar.s agniitit Hen
i sior AVheeler. The celerity with
I which the jury threw O'lt the depnrt-
mcnt's chsrites snd nonernted the
j senator nisnifeslly cniieed. di'sppoint
: ment snd clisgrin snd in tiew of the
rirciinistsnre no official wou'd pre
dict whether the separate pror; Minirs
hroustit tsninst Mr. Wheeler In the
lMstrict of Cohimhis would he
pressed.
Senator Wheeler's friends inesn
' time were predicting Thnt the esse
here neter woul't he broufrht to trial.
I COLD AT BEND
i BEND. Ore. April 25 The mln
: Imum temperature this morning
was 22 shove ito accorditig t(.
the government weather observ
er. This Is the lowest point
' reached In several weeks ahoiiEh
It is more than a week si.H e tho
i minimum registered fslled to go
I below the freezing polnL
BAREE, SON OF KAZAN
By JAMKS OL1VKK CURWUOD
Copyright. 1017. by rKiubledny, Tage & Co.
"BAREE, SON OF KAZAN,' a ViUgrnph Picture. With Wolf,
the War Dor, In nn Adaptation of Thin Story
SYNOPSIS
I hP factor. MrTnitaart, Inning .
killed Pierret, the trapper, burial him j
by Hie Indian priiire who had hern j
hia wif ond The mother of the girl. ,
Nepeeae. Then ht et fire tn thej
mbin which had been (he home of j
Pierrot and Nepeene. Itrirfe. the dog.
mourtied for Nepeeee, who had i
ihrnwn hernelf into ft deep abyaa ;
when Mr-Taggart trie.l to take her.!
The rnbin gone, and the girl not he i
itig found at the tepee where a he j
had nfien been, Itnree atarted on a j
iue-t along the old trnp'line into the
north a:id weat.
I (Continued)
I VO MAN haa ever looked clenrly
into the nij'lTT of drnth it ia
! impinged upon the aerne of the
northern dog. It mm to him,
; io!netinie. with the wind; mot fre.
i quentty it mut eorne with the wind,
and yet there are ten thousand nta
tera in the northlartd who wdl aneer
that their doga have giren warning of
death Itoiira b'fre It a'-tnnllr frne;
1 and ttiere are many f thee thoii"
anda who know from eiperifiw-j that
thejr teams w ill atop a quart r or
half a mile from a airniiger ,nbin in
tthlrh there ia unhtiried den 'I.
YeMterday Itaree had amelled dcnlh,
nnd he knew without proresa of rea
aonitig that the dfnd wna Pierrot.
How he knew thio, nnd why h nf
eepted the fnet aa inevitabl", la one of
I lie mj-Kteriet which at times ceema
to give Ihe direct fdiaib-nxe to thote
who roneede notjing more than In
attnrt to the brute mind. Me knew
that Pierrot wna dead without ex
actly knowing what dejith wna. Itiii
of one thing he was ante: he would
never aen Pierrot again: he wmild
never bear hi voice uRtiin: ), wo-tld
nerer hear again the awihawiah
am-inlt uf Um phou vho.-x i-. i ii 1
abend, and ao on the trap-line be did
not look for Pierrot. Pierrot wn
gone forever. Hut Itare had not !
aoriated death with N-peee, He
wna filled with a grat Hnenaine-.;
whnt came to him from out of the
ehain had made him tremble wi'h
tffir nnd i!-ii"ii' ; fie t-n',d the
thrill of nntethinr wtrnrige, if onie
thing impending, nnd yet even ax he
hid fiun f h denth-hon I in the
chnam. It mitat hnve been for Pier
rot. For he believed thnt Nepeetne j
wna nlive, and he wna now jut na
aure thnt he would overtake Imt mi!
Ihe trap-line rm he waa poaitive yea-
terdar that he would find her nt the!
bin-h-bark tepee.
Since yeaterday morning's brenkfiiHt !
with the Willow, Unrce hud gonf !
without fating; lo nppenap Ium hunger ;
mennt lo hunt, and hia mind wna too
I filled With hia ient of Nepctn for
thnt. II" would hnve gone hungry '
nil thnt day. but in the third mile
from the rnbin he cime to n trnp in
which there wna a big anow flute rab
bit. The rabbit wna Mill alive, and.
he kill.-d it nnd rile bin fill. T'tilil.
dnrk he did not mint n trnp. In ,
one of (hem there wna a lynx: in nu
mber n fiher-cfit ; out on the wm.
wnrfnee of a lake he itiiff'-d nt n
nowy mound under whirli Iny the
body of a red fox kilb'd by one of
Pierrot'a poiN'in-haita. (loth the lynx
and the fiher-cnt were nlive, tin-1
the ateel rhaina of their trnpa Hnnked
shnrply na thv prepared to give H-1
re battle. Put Itnree wna uninler
eted. lie hurried on. hia nnefiNineMN
growing aa the dar flnrkftif-d and be
found no aign of the Willow. j
It wna a wonderful clear ntghl after
the atonn- cold nnd brilliant, with the
ihndowa atnndntg out a rlenrly
living thing. The third iden cnuie
to Purer now. He nun, lik all ani
mal, Inraelv of one idea at a time
,n rrentiire with nhom nil red jm-pnl-e
fre goirned bv n ingle lend
iiig fmpuUe. Anil thia ifnpuKr, hi (he
glow of lh Htarlit night, wna t reach
hh ("i''kly na pnanible Ihe firHt of!
Pierrot'a cnblna on the trap-line.
There lie would find Nepeene
'n won't cnll Ihe proceai by which
llaree enme to thia roticluwinii a pro-j
rrti of renMoning; inntinct or rentt- i
oning. whatever it wna. a fixed and
ponitive fiillll enme to Puree Jut the
Hiime. He bi-gnii lo miaa the trnpa in'
hia haale to cover diatnnre tn rench
the rnbin. It wna twenly-five milea ;
from Pierrot'a burned home to the
firat trap-cabin, and llaree had made'
ten of Iheae by nightfall. The re-I
mnining fifteen were the iiom diffii
cult. In the open apncea the fiinW I
Wat be! -deep Hud aoff ; (rcuuetitiy '
he plunged lb rough drift a in hi h j
f'tr a fwr nionieutx he wna buried.
Three liuiea during Ihe enrly part of;
tii flight Itnree heard the toivilge I
dirge of the woltea. Once it wim n
wdl pnran of triun!di na the hinder;
pulled doun their kill Irsi than half ;
n mile nwny in the deep forest. Put !
the vmcp no ong'r called ti him, It
Mil repellent-n voice of hritrcd nnd
of t renrhery. Km li time that he ;
heard it he aiopP''d in hi track nnd 1
annrled. while hn aptr-e ntiffened. j
I . .
At midnight lliirre enrne to tiie tiny ,
. nmphilhrHler in th" fon-"t where
Pierrot Imd cut the okh for the firHt
of liia Imp-line cnbinn. f'or nt b'ntt
1 n uiinule Itnree atood nt the edge of
. the rlearitig, IiIm enra very alert, hia
even bright with hope and expecta
tion, while he uniffed the air. There
' waa no amoke. no Mound, no light in
the our window nf the hx "hack.
The Know wna drifted nt tho door
wny, ntid here Hnrre, ant down nnd
whined. It wna no longer the nnxiou-,
iueftbig whine of a few hour a ngo.
Now it voiced hi'peiMKlie.r4 iiikI n
deep despair. Fop half nn hour ho
ant ahivering with hia bnrk to thn
tioor and hia fnce to the starlit wild
rrneaa, na if there atill remninefl th
fleeting hope thnt Nepeeae might fol
low after him over the trail. Then
he burrowed himself a holt deep in
the anowdrift nnd pn.tsed the remain
d'r of the night in unen.ay shnntier.
With the first l-sht of ilny Bnrea
re4iimid the tmit. 1 1 wah not sa
nlert thia morning. There wna thn
diKcocuilnte droop to ItU tail which
I the Indiana cnll tho Akooewin thn
! sign of the sick dog. And Itaree wits
! sick -not of body but of oui. The
ke.Minesa of hia hope bad died, nnd
' he no tonvtrr expected to find the
Willow. The aecond cabin at ihe ftu
; eiul of the trup-line drew him on. but
it inopircd iu him none of the etitlniM
: inarn with which lift Imd hurried to
; the (irwt. He travelled slowly nnd
' s pnMiiodicalh , hia auspictouM the
, foreta nirniii replacing the excite
j ment of hia qticat. He apprnnrhed
j each of Pierrot'a trnpw and deadfall"
; caiiiitusy. and twice lie showed h.a
j fnnga once nt n marten that snapped
i at him from tinder n root where It
j h:id drngged the trnp in which H wna
t caught, nnd the second time nt a bu
I anowy owl tluit had come to atenl
j bait nnd wna now n prisoner at tha
f end of a ateel chain.
I (To bo continued)