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CHAPTER I.
At Old Fort Armitrono.
It was Hut curly fiprluitllnif, nnd my
history tells me tliu year whm ,1832,
iiIIIioiikIi now Hint semis ho fur itwny I
nlunmt lii'Mlnte I" write tint ilnli. It
nppcnrs surprising that IliroiiKli Hi"
hurt nf nil Hiiiho lntrrvcnlnc years
Intensely iicllvit yeiirs wllh tin1 I
nIumiIiI how In nlilo In rccnll no clrnrly
tin hcciii' of Hint fiir-nff morning of
my yoiilh, mill depict In Memory each
iii'iior ilntnll. Vol, nn yon rrml nn, nnd
realise yourself Hut stirring vntN re
sulting rroni Hint lilln moment, yon
imy ho nlilo to mmpri'liend Hut deep
Impression loft upon my mind, which
tin rycln of lime could ever ints"
I wns barely twenty Hien, n Mrnng,
nlmoNt henilMlroiiK Imy, mid Hut fnr
wilderness miis mill vi:ry new to mo.
iillhoiidi for two years past I Intel held
nrmy ciuiiiiilhftliiii mid been assigned to
duly In frotiller forts. Yot never pre
viously Inn) I been xtnllonrd nt tiltfl
so Isolated nn outpost of rlvlllxnllnii
im h Ibis eomldnnllon of rork nnd
log ilrfrnse erected nt the notitliorn
extremity of Hock Island, fnlrly inn
rootied ntnlil Hut nweep of tho great
river, wllli Indlnn-linnnted liind
stretching for leagues on every utile.
A incro linndfnl of troop was ijunr
lered there, technlrnlly two companies
of Infnnlry, yet numbering Itnrely
enough for one; nnd Mils In spite of
rumors dully drifting to us Hint tho
Hnrs und Fines, with their main Til
luce Just helow, were nlrendy brrnm
lug restless nnd wnrllke, Inflamed by
the Blow npproneh of whlto settlers
Into tho vnlley of Hut Hock. Indeed,
mi short was tho garrison of officers,
Hint the, harassed rommniider hnd un
til rid In relnlti tne for Held service, In
fijtlle nf the fnct Hint I was detailed to
ulnff duty, hnd hnrnodlspntrht's up the
Mississippi front (Icticntl (Inlnen nuit
expected to return again liy tint find
liont.
Tho morning was one of deep-blue
nky mid bright sunshine. As Mion an
nrly drill ended I hnd left the fort
enclosure nnd nought n lonely perch
on Hut grenl rock above tint moulli of
the enve. Itclow, extended n mnguM
rent river, fully it iiiIIh wide from
shore to shore, unbroken In tin vnst
sweep townrd tliu sen except for ti few
Miinll willow-studded Islands ii mile or
two nwiiy. Over there, In Hie near
fduulmv of the Hock Vnlley, wnn whero
Itlurk Hawk, dissatisfied, revctiKcful,
dwelt with hi Ittlllsli bund. gathering
swiftly nbotit liliu the younger, fight
I nw warriors of eery trlbu his lutlu-
Ho Had Bean at tho Fort but Two
Day Before, a Tall, Straight, Taci
turn Indian.
once cntiM rencli. TTo liml Iieen nt tlio
fort but two diiyn before, it lull,
ntiiilfsht, tnclttirn Indlnn; no chief by
M rlli, yet n born lender of men, do
Hunt In xpcccli mid ItiHolent of du
ineiitior In npllo of HiopreNCticcinlNuut
the council nf hlw penplu'H truu repro
neiitntlve, thu nllctit, cuuHouh KcoIiuU,
Hven with my nmnll ltnnwIedRO of
nucli IhlnKH It wiih plitln enouKh to bo
ccii them exlwted (loudly but rod be
tween theHo two, mid Hint Kcokuk'n
dexlro for penco with tho whltcH nlonu
iiostpntieil mi nutbrenk. Alrendy tnluu
reiictied im of eneninchlii" net Hern tid
vuncliiK iiIouk Iho vnlloy, mid of m
n Ke, retiillntltiK riildH which could only
tertulniito In utiiied encounterri. That
Keokuk could continue, to control bin
lu'oplo no longer Heemc.l prolmblo to
lite, for the Ilnwk wiih evidently tho
HtnuiKor chnructcr of tlio two, jiou
tu'iwcil tho Inwr following mid Hindu
no iitteuipt to conceul tho depth of IiIh
hatred for nil HiIiIkh Auiurlcuu.
Down below whero I Kiit n llttlo rlv
it Htenmboiit wiih tied to tlio whurf, n
illtiKy Htern-wheeler, with tho word
"Wnrrlor" pnlnted iiltdhh tho pilot
IlotiHo, My eyoH mid HuniKhtH turned
tluit wny, HtiindliiK tilono toKothur
near the Htent wero u benvlly-bullt
mini with whlto linlr nnd board, und it
younger, rnthur hIciiiKt fellow, with
clipped, black niuslaclio. Doth wero
iiniiHunlly wull drcusud, tho Intter or
ccedltiK'ly nutty and fiiBlilonnblo In at
tire, rather overly no, I thought, whllr
fcs. Jfe
lit ?'
.
Devi Own.
ARomawoof ltBlactC Hawk War
Hawaii
pttriU n
the former worn n long co.it nnd IiIrIi
white Mock. Involuntarily I hnd placed
them In my mliiil nn river KmnhlorH,
but wnn nllll unnerving their move
ment with Homo curbiHlty when Cnp
tain Throckmorton itokhoiI the kiiiij,"
plnnk mid begun nncondliiff tint Mtoep
hlurr. Tho path to ho followed led di
rectly punt where I wnn Kitting and,
recounting me, bo Ntopped to ex
clinngo greeting.
"What I linvit you flnlNhot your dny'a
work nlrendy, Ileulennnt7" bo ex
claimed plenNinitly. "Mlno linn only
Juiit begun."
"Ho I obnerve. It wiih gnrrlNoii talk
tnnt night (hut tho Wnrrlor wiih to de
part nt daylight."
Thnt wns tho plnn. However, Iho
Wnnderer went north during the
night," ho explained, "nnd brought
ninll from below, no wo tiro being held
for the return letters. I ntn going up
to the offlco now."
My eye returned to tlio accno bo
low, "You hnro nomo pniuiengcni nhonrd."
"A few; picked up novernl itt the
lend mine, bculde Hiono aboard from
Prnlrlo du Chlcn."
"JCvldcntly nil of your pawongera
nro not inlner. cnptnln," I ventured.
"TIioko two Rtnnillng Hicro at tho
atertt, for InMnnce."
Ho turned nnd looked. "No," ho
nnld; "Hint big mnn In Judge llcnu
culre, from Mbmouri. Ho ban a plan
tation Jiint above HI. Uiul. an old
l-'rettch grant. Of course you know the
younger one."
"Never anw hltn before."
"Then you lutvo never traveled
much on tho lower river. Thnt'a Joe
Klrby."
"Joe Klrbyr
"Certnlnly; you mutt have heard of
Mm. Flmt ttmo I over know of Ida
drifting an for north, ok there tiro not
tunny picking up here. Hnvo rather
nuiipectcil he might bo laying for llcnu
calre, but tint two haven't touched a
enrd coming down."
"He I n gambler, IhenT"
"A thoroughbred ; worka between
.St. IxiuIh and New Orlean. I can't
Jimt figure out yet what ho I doing up
here. I nuked him lint out, but ho only
laughed, nnd he lim't tho lort of tuun
you get very friendly with, jiotiie ny
ho hint Indian blood In hint, no I drop
ped It, Ho mid the Judgu Hcem pretty
thick, mid they tuny be playing In their
room. 8e you iignln beforo wo
leave; urn going up now to hnvo n talk
with tho major."
My eye followed nn ho disappeared
within Hie open gatca, n miuntty,
atrougly built figure, tho blue Ntiioko
from hi pipe circling In n cloud above
hi head. Then I turned Idly to gnzo
once ngnln down the river nnd observe
tho group loitering below.
AHMircdly It wiih none of my nffnlr,
nnd yet certain curiosity canned me
to observe the movement of Iho two
so long a they remained on dock.
However, It wnn but n short while be
fore both retired to the cabin, nnd
then my gnxo returned onco mora to
the sullen sweep of water, whlto my
IhnughtN drlftcil fnr nwny.
A soldier wiih within n fow feet of
mfiiud hud spoken beforo I wns even
aware nf IiIh approach.
"Lieutenant Knox."
I looked about quickly, recognizing
dio uuiJor'H orderly.
"Yes, Hunden, what l It!"
"Major lilts rcqucidn, sir, Hint you
report nt IiIh otllco nt once."
Wondering what might bn desired of
me, yet with nn conception of tho
reality, I followed after tho orderly
through tho stockade gate, nnd across
tho small parade ground townrd the
more pretention structure occupied
by the olllccrs of tho garrlnon.
A number of Kolilletn off duly wero
loitering In front of the ImrraekH,
while a smnll group of ofllcer occu
pied cIiuIih on tho log porch of their
quarters, enjoying tho warmth of the
sun. 1 greeted these, iih I passed, con
scious that their eye followed mo cu
riously it I approached tho comuuin
ilant'H olllce. Major Ml glanced up
at my entrance, with deep-set oyoi
hidden beneath bushy gray eyebrows,
hi HiuooHi-Hluiven face appearing al
most youthful In contrast with a
wealth of gray hair.
"How long hnvo you been hero nt
Armstrong, lieutenant?" ho ques
tioned, toying with mi olllclal-lookltig
paper In IiIh hand.
"Only nbout threo weeks, sir. 1
canto north on tlio KnterprlHo, with
dispatches from (leneral CJalnos,"
"I remember; you belong to the
Fifth, mid without order, I promptly
dragooned you Into garrison service."
Ill eyes laughed. "Only sorry I can
not hold y" niiy lunger, It wooins you
Imvp mi application ponding for a fur
lough." "Yoh, Hlr."
"It la my plensuro to Inform you
that It hns bOen granted sixty dny:i,
with permission to proceed east, Thoro
hau been considerable delay evidently
In locating you."
A midden vision arose before mo of
my mother'H face and of the old homo
among (ho hills iih I tool; tho paper
from IiIh extended hands and glanced
at thu printed and written llnoa.
"Thu Uuto In u month ago,"
"Ever Occur to You?"
cayo the Good Judge
THE REAL TOBACCO CHEW
fittt uf in two styles
KIGHT CUT is n short-cut tobacco
W-B GUT is a long fine-cut tobacco
"That need not trouble you, Knox.
The furlough begin with till deliv
ery. However, an I shall require your
service a fnr a Ht. Ioul. I shall
date llil acceptance from thu tlinu of
your arrival there."
"Which I very kind, sir."
"Not at all. You have proven of
considerable assistance here, nnd I
shall part from you with regret. I
hnvo letter for Governor (Hark of
Missouri nnd Governor Iteynold of
Illinois ; iilsn one to Oeuerul Atkinson
at Jefferson barracks, detailing my
views on tho present Indian situation.
These arc confidential, and I hesitate
to Intrust them to tho regulnr mall
service, I had Intended sending them
down river In charge of a noncommis
sioned officer, but shall now utilize
your services Instead that Is If you
nro willing to nssutne their care?"
"Very glndly, of course."
"I thought a much. Each of theio
Is to bo delivered In person. Cnptnln
Throckmorton Informs mo thnt he will
be prepnred to depart within nn hour.
You can be ready In that timet"
I smiled.
"In much les. I have llttlo with
mo but n field kit, sir. It will not re
quire long to pack thnt."
"Then return hero nt tho first whistle
nnd the letters will be ready for you.
That will bo nil now. Travel ns n
civilian If you please, lieutenant, but
I suggest It will bo well to wear the
uniform of your rank when you deliver
the letters."
Fifteen minutes sufficed to gather
together nil my belongings nnd
change from bluu Into gray, nnd. ns I
emerged from quarters, tho officers
of the garrison flocked nbout tne with
word nf congratulation. -and Innu
merable question. Universal envy of
my good fortune wns evident, but thl
assumed no unpleasant form, nltbough
much wn said to express their be
lief In my early return.
I shook hand all around, nnd left
them, hastening across tho pnrado to
tlio olllce. Ten minutes later I crossed
tho gnngplnnk nnd put foot for tho
flmt tlmo nn tho deck of the Wnrrlor.
Hvldently tho crew hnd been nwult
Ing my nrrlvnl to push off, for Instant
ly the whistle shrieked ngnln, nnd Im
mediately after tho bont began to
churn Its wny out Into tho river cur
rent, with bow pointing down st renin.
Throckmorton leaned out from tho
open window of tho pilot homo nnd
hailed me.
'Tut your dunnage In Hie third
cabin, Knox here, you, Snm. lay hold
anj hej&."
(To Ho Continued.)
Hold the date Sept. 1.
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on Tumalo Island. Adv.
You'll Do Heller nt Home.
SuffurerH from liny lover and asth
ma whn can afford to travel nro
now nooklng relief at health resorts.
Victims compelled to remain at
homo find rollof In Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound. Allays Inflam
mation, sooths and hcalu raw, pain
ful bronchial tubos, and helps to
ovorcomo difficulty In breathing.
Sold overywhoro. Adv.
W. R. Speck, Special Agent
j4LjflflW!tl"5r Jct Crown gasoline I? high
m frFMS Ht l.4j! quality, full-powcred every
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Jhe C
Thnt it's foolish to put up
with an ordinary chew,
when it doesn't cost any
more to get real tobacco
natisfaction.
Every day more men dis
cover that a little chew of
real good tobucco lasts
longer and gives them real
contentment.
There's nothing likcit.
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Tho home service section of tho
Amorlcan Hcd Cross, located In tlio
First National Hank building, cir
cuit court chnmbors, Is now pre
pared to tako care of tho soldiers
nnd sailors who desire to pursuo
courses of study in Oregon institu
tions of learning. All honorably
discharged soldiers, sailors and ma
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service of tho United Stntcs from
tho stato of Oregon nro eligible for
this aid. This includes thoso citi
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arily absent from tho stato and
wore enlisted from somo other state
as a matter of' convenience. Indi
viduals who hnvo been In tho
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Thu financial aid givcn by tho
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maximum of $2CQ a year for four
years. Application forms can be
secured rom the homo service sec
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Theso application blanks arc In tho
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which tho soldier or sailor desires
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bo horc. Offlco hours are from 1:30
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DAD HOLDS REINS,
SO BOY LEFT FARM
County Agent Oilkln Hn J. C.
llrmvn Must Change letterhead
to Iteml llrown V- Hon.
OIIKOON AORICUlTUHAL COL-
LKOK, CorvnlllB, Aug. 21 "Ono
young fellow who applied for work
when men wero not to bo -had wan
nskod If ho had over lived on a
farm," writes C. C. Calkins, county
agent of Sherman county In tho June
Oregon Countryman.
"O yes, all my llfo," ho said.
"A farmer out hero wants somo
ono to drlvo six horses; can you do
It?" ho was told.
"Don't, know; I could hnrnfsa
them, but never drovo a horoo In my
life."
"Whnt! Didn't your father have
any horses on tho farm?" t
"We had horses all right but dad
would never let me drive; he al
ways held tho lines."
Further questioning revealed tho
fact that dad still owns the farm
but hires somo other father's son to
run it while Georgo is away la a
stato that Is not his own, looking
for work because dad just has to
hold tho lines.
Other boys tell tho same story In
different words. "It's all dad's
farm," sighed ono young lad. "It
was my calf, but dad's cow," said
another.
It isn't enough to glvo tho boy
nlno months of schooling; give nlra
a chance at the farm business; even
if ho doesn't want it, It's up to dad
to creato and fill tho want.
Experience shows us that If you
want tho child at homo this has got
to come. Tho letter head that used
to read "J. C. Brown, Shorthorn
Breeder," must be changed to read
"Brown & Sons."
And then dad has got to play the
game.
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