RURAL ENTERPRISE
The Valley of Voices
By GEORGE MARSH
A u th o r o f
“ T o ile r s o f th e T r a i l ’’
“ T h e W helps o f th e W o l f *
"W e ll. D a vid , has M ich el to ld yos
o f the f u r canoe?" demanded Steele.
D a v id 's broad face w rin k le d In a
(C o p y rig h t by the Penn P u b lis h in g C e >
<W N. V S e rv ice.)
g rin . T a k in g his pipe fro m h i* m outh,
S Y N O P S IS .— W it h D a v id , h a lf -
b re e d a u id e . B re n t S te ele , o f th e
he spat d e lib e ra te ly b e fore be an
A m e ric a n M u s e u m o f N a t u r a l H is
swered w ith a n o th e r question.
c ris is he faced a t W a llin g R iv e r— the
t o r y , •» t r a v e ll n a In n o rth e r n
“ H o w lo n g we s to p here?"
C anada.
B y a s tre a m he h e a rs
threatened loss o f th e tra d e and
“ I d o n 't know . W hy?”
Steele was
D e a ls « . d a u g h t e r o f C ol H ila ir e
abandonm
ent
o
f
the
post,
due
to
the
S t. O n ge. f a c t o r a t W a l l i n * R iv e r ,
Interested.
su
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rs
titio
n
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th
e
In
d
ia
n
s
—d
id
he
p la y th e v io lin s u p e rb ly
H e In
“ W al. M ic h e l an’ Daveed la k to d ro p
tro d u c e s h im s e lf a n d a ccepts an
w ith h o ld hls own so lu tio n o f the r id
down to de beeg s tro n g w a te r.
Ws
In v it a t io n to m a k e th e p "« t his
dle? C e rta in ly there was more, much
Sedan $775, f . ♦. b, Laming, Mich.
hom e d u r in g his s ta y
H e find««
s trik e back in seven-eight sleep, m ay
more.
In
th
is
stran
g
e
s
itu
a
tio
n
w
hich
“ W ell, M rs. J o h n s ln g ," announced
th e fa c to r w o rr ie d an d m y s tifie d
be."
Steele had a c cid e n ta lly stum bled upon,
T h e " lo * c h a te a u ' is a r e a l home.
"W h a t's y o u r Idea? It's not Just to the negro p h y s ic ia n , a fte r ta k in g her
than the loss o f the f u r canoe. The
te m p e ra tu re ,
“ Ah
has
m ake a n o th e r search on a m ere husband's
fu rtiv e glances o f fa th e r and daugli-
knocked de fe v e r out o f h im . D a t's
.
i
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.
.
.
i
chance
o
f
fin
d
in
g
som
ething.
There's
te r a t S te e le s reference to Laflam m e, I
.
“
CHAPTER I— Continued
.
.
so m eth in g e ls e co o kin g under th a t one good th in g .
th e fre e -tra d e r; tie r evid e n t erobar- , , , . . .
““
— 3—
"S lio ’n u ff," was th e e x c ite d rep ly.
h ln ck h a t o f yours.'
“ R u t they missed y o u ! " laughed the rassm ent a t the m ention o f Laseelles,
“ Does dut m ean d a t he’s g w ln e g it
R ut D a v id was n o n c o m m itta l
"W e
Frenchm an.
"Y e a !
O u r Inspector, Inspector a t A lb a n y ; and above a ll, ta k a look a t de las' camp fu r cnnoe w e ll, den?"
M on sie u r L a * -Ilea. In his desire to h e r mood o f d e sp air a t th e rapids, made, an' shore below, fo r lit t le piece." I
“ N o ," re p lie d th e doctor, "d e y ’s no
voiced so p o ig n a n tly by h e r v io lin ;
get f u r Ignores the co n d itio ns here en
hope fo ‘ h im ; b u t you has de satls-
Steele
was
s
e
cre
tly
de
lig
h
ted
a
t
the
these could bear no re la tio n to th e
tlr e ly ."
excuse th is e x p e d itio n o f D a v id ’s fra c tlo n ob k n o w in g d a t hs died
A t the m en t'o n o f the name l. a * trag e d y o f th e f u r canoe— to the panic w o u ld g ive h im fo r p ro lo n g in g In d e fi cu re d ."— C o u n try G entlem an.
celles, Steele sensed a s w ift change o f the In d ia ns a t th e ill-s ta rre d post.
n ite ly hls sta y at W a llin g R ive r. As
"W e re y o u r men tru s tw o rth y ? ” he
In Denise St. Onge. I lls cu rio u s eves
Solace
a stu d en t o f In d ia n m ytho lo g y and
caught a fa in t co lo r in the g irl s te m suddenly asked.
“ You have had some sad d isa p
w o rsh ip o f the su p e rn a tu ra l, th e prob- |
"A b s o lu te ly .
T he y could n o t de
ples as she avoided his glance. In a
Ing o f th is m y s te ry — th e stu d y o f Its p o in tm e n ts In y o u r career?"
m om ent she had co n tro l o f h e rse lf sert am i hope to dispose o f th e fu r.
“ N o ," said S en a to r S orghum .
“
e ffect on th e post In d ia n s — dem anded ;
We
and
the
H
udson's
Bay
people
have
h u t he wondered I f th ia then was the
hls best e ffo rts. I t was a ra re o p p o r have made prom ises w h ich I co u ld D '
P e l e x at
an agreem ent. On th e A lb a n y a t th a t
cause o f her heartache.
tu n ity fo r an e th no lo g ist, a stu d e n t o f keep. H ut th e people w ho w a n te d ap
COMMERCIAL CHASSIS . . . $4 2 }
‘‘M y position Is m ost d iffic u lt, you tim e they w o u ld s u re ly have run Into
p o in tm e n ts have u s u a lly proved bet-
fo lk lo re , to g a th e r d a ta at fir s t hand.
R O A D S T E R ........................................
$525
see." continued St. Onge. "L a fla m m e th e F o rt Hope Y o rk boats and the
Rut o v e r and beyond th a t was the rld - te r o ff In p riv a te business th a n they
T O U R IN G . . . . . . . .
$52}
M
a
rtin
's
K
a
ils
and
H
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n
le
y
House
co n tro ls the upper c o u n try w ith hla
C O U P S T E R .........................................
«595
d ie o f th is g ir l whose hands o f an a r-
L o u ld have beeu In p o litic o .— W ash
Resides, tw o o f them le ft
w h isky.
We get considerable L it t le brigades.
COUPE .................................................$67,
tls t were now busy w ith the dishes up Ington Star.
O u rre n t and D ro w n in g R ive r trade, young w ives here.”
COACH
• • • • • • • •
$695
th e re In th e fa c to r's house.
j
—---------------------------
" S t ill, I'm sure M ich el Is w ro ng
S E D A N ..................................................... $ 7 7 ,
b u t M ichel and I have to meet them
" B u t w h a t do you expect to find.
Merciful
Judge
w ith o u r goods over a t P ortage Lake. about the e d d y," ve n tu re d Steele,
M ich el? T h e re have been tw o cauoes
Judge— I w ill he m e rc ifu l to you.
T h e re a re m any w h o fe a r to come to hoping to d ra w o u t the fa c to r. "T h e
D U R A N T M O T O R S , Inc.
o ve r th e ground. T he W ln d lg o have
Seven days.
th e House o f the W lndlgo. on th e R ig Pelican w h irlp o o l, below Lac Seal,
sw a llo w e d canoe, f u r and m en."
250
West 57th Street, New York
Accused—
B
u
t
I
am
to
be
m
a
rrie
d
In
S p ir it rapids, as th e y ca ll It."
th e w o rst I ’ve ever seen, alw ays
T h e sm all eyes o f the In d ia n
a week.
‘‘S tra n ge y o u r people a t A lb a n y f a ll th ro w s o u t th e s tu ff sucked In to it In
General Sale* D e p t.— 1819 Broadway, N e w York
snapped. "D a ve ed and M ich el n e va lre
Judge— T he n I w ill he s t ill m ore
to rea lize t h ia !”
th e course o f.a few h ours.”
see M 'sle u W lndlgo.
W e la k to hnv' m e rc ifu l. A m on th ,— S to ckh o lm K as
“ T h e y w ill
rea lize It no w — th is
Dtalcrt and Service Station! throughout the United State!
St. Onge lifte d h ls heavy eyebrows
sum m er, fo r we have come to an im In a nod o f assent. “ Oh, M ichel Is In look a t heem. T ete -B o u le ,” w ith a ges per.
Canada and Mexico
tu re to w a rd th e th re e men grouped in
passe, as we say In F re n ch ."
doubt about it also, b u t th a t Is w h a t
fro
n
t
o
f
th
e
shacks,
"h
e
hear
W
ln
d
lg
o
,
NO T N O W
“ How Is th a t, s ir? ”
PlANTii Eliaabeth, N J. Lensing, Mich. Oakland, Cal. Toronto, Ont.
he te lls th e In d ia ns. A man o f p a rts
“ W hy, m y In d ia ns, except M ichel, Is M ichel, m onsieur. H e Is m ore than one, tw o , m any tarn. H e tin ’ tra c k een j
inuskeg—
v
e
r'
beeg.
B
u
t
he
h
a
v’
fe
a
r
I
w h o Is a hard-headed Iroq u o is fro m my rig h t hand here.”
to ta k M ich el to de tra c k . M aybe dow n
th e N lp ls s ln g and laughs at th is d e vil
“ Yes, he looks lik e a good man. D id
7 eat
on de beeg rapids, Daveed an’ M ich el
Correct
ta lk , w ill not now go In to th e bush you notice D avid, co lo n e l? "
Steele's
‘T i l go th ro u g h e v e ry th in g fo r you.
T h e o ris t— A f t e r
th e
autom obile,
alone.
T h e y are a lw a ys seeing and face lig h te d as he m entioned hls shake ban' w ld de W ln d lg o . M ayb e |
we fin ' he Is hongree— den we feed
d e a r." " llo w m uch have you g o t to go w h a t?
b e a rin g thlnga.
O u r h u n te r. Tete- s w a rth y com rade,
heem— some lead."
A n d th e s m ile |
th ro u g h ? "
H is W ife ( b r ig h t ly ) —JT iust!— L ife ,
B o u le , refuses to leavp the post since
“ H e seemed m ost In te llig e n t,” re
be fo u n d some p ro d ig io u s tra c k s In p lie d St. Onge, "a nd looks us I f he faded, w h ile th e s w a rt fe u tu re s o f th e ■
C uticura Soothes Pi*>y Rashes
th e m uskeg and heard scream ing at could pack fo u r hundred over a p o rt In d ia n set s tiff w ith hate.
"A h , h a !” th o u g h t Steele.
“ These
T h a t itc h a n d b u rn , b y h o t ba th*
n ig h t. M onsieur, o u r people are pnnlc- age, I f he wished.
tw o o ld fo xe s have got som e th in g In !
o f C u tic u ra Soap fo llo w e d by gentle
a trlc k e n ." St. Onge g ra ve ly shook his
“ H e can. colonel.” T hen Steele gam th e ir heads."
a n o in tin g s
of
C u tic u ra
O intm ent.
head. "A n d now, as you say In E ng
bled w ith h ls h o st’s c u rio s ity . ‘‘ W hat
R ut k n o w in g hls people, he d id not
N o th in g b e tte r, p u re r, sw eeter, espe
lis h , th e c lim a x Is capped.”
w o rrie s me is how to keep him from press them f o r an e xp la n a tio n . L a te r,
c ia lly I f a l i t t le o f th e fr a g r a n t C u ti
Steele leaned to w a rd hla host, keen
•• I have been repaid a dozen times over
w rin g in g l.n fla m m p 's neck whpn we alone w ith D a v id , he w o u ld be to ld .
c u ra T a lc u m Is dusted on a t th e fin
ly cu rio u s o f w h a t was com ing, as St.
In Improved health for every dollar I spent
reach Dgoke— and, aside fro m g e ttin g So he fille d hls pipe and sat down.
for Tanlac, and the medicine Is etill build
ish. 25c each.— A d v e rtis e m e n t.
Onge finished d ra m a tic a lly :
supplies, we w ish to sto p a t Ogoke,
ing me up every da y ,” la the striking state
“ M ic h e l.” he asked, “ w h y d id the
“ O u r f u r canoe, w h ich le ft here
ment of Joseph DeSarne.
Colonel St. O nge."
R e v lllo n Ereres b u ild th is place a t the i
e a rly In J u ly , w ith fo u r men, never
Hama
"Tanlac has driven pains from my body
The fa c to r was p n lp a b ly Interested. head o f these rap id s Instead o f up a t
re a ch e d —A lb a n y I”
that had troubled me for ten years. B e
S e n io r— W h a t is .-old b o ile d ham?
H ls narrow ed eyes seemed to search O goke la ke w here th e y could buck La- 1
sides
backache,
which
alm
ost
klllod
me
at
“ N e ve r reached— A lb a n y ?" repeated
F ro s h — Oh, th a t's ham bo ile d In cold
times, I had rhoumatic pain and swelling
those o f his guest In n il endeavor to flRmme, fuce to face, fo r th e tra d e of
"W e ll, I f it Is n 't M ab e l I Is George
th e astonished liste n e r.
“ T he y sent
water, Is n 't It? — Bison.
In my hands and legs, my circulation was
read
hls
thoughts.
T
hen,
le
a
n
in
g
f
o
r
th e w hole c o u n try ? "
s t ill p a y in g a tte n tio n to you?”
you w ord, by canoe?"
poor, feet always cold, nerves undone, my
w ard. elbow s on ta b le , he asky-d
stomach didn't foci right, I had regular
F o r a space M ich el smoked, Ignoe- 1 "N o , Indeed, w e've been m a rrie d a
H a v e you ev e r w a lk ed on Sprayed
‘ 'Yes. they sent a re lie f p a rty up
te n s e ly :
headaches and 1 w a s a discouraged man.
R abbert
It is the p u rest, to u g h est,
y e a r n o w ."
In g th e q u e s tio n ; then he g ru n te d
r iv e r to find m y men who were long
moat
u n ifo rm ru b b er k n o w n — p atented
“ W h y? "
“ I have never seen the equal o f Tanlac
th ro u g h th e stem o f hls p ip e :
and d ev elo p ed by th e U n ited S ta tes
overdue
T he y fpared th e y had lost
In my life. I t has more than doubled my
C om pany. It h as put “U. S.”
“I am so rry , b u t th a t Is D a vid 's se
“ You see M 'sle u Laseelles a t Al-
One Thing They Seldom Loae appotite, my stomach feels great an l my S R p ubber
t h e ir boat In th e A lb a n y rap id s and
rin g -S tep H e e ls In a c la s s b y th em
c re t.”
general health Is so improved that I can
banee?"
w ere fo llo w in g the shore.”
H er tem p er's o fte n lo st.
se lv e s. Such co m fo r t! Such lo n g w ear!
not praise Tanlac enough for what It has
Get o n to a p air to d a y and n o te the d if
B ut If he had hla ch o ice
"O h, I se e l I t Is rig h t, then, th a t
“ No. I stopped w ith th e H udson's j
"A n d th is search p a rty found n o th
done and is still doing for me."
feren ce.
A lso — a sk y o u r repairm an
Of th in g s fo r her to lose
you do not te ll. B u t I was curious, B a y people. W h y? ”
in g ? "
ab ou t U S K ID E — th e aole th a t w ears
W hat Tanlac has done for others. It can
H e ’d su r e ly pick her voice-
tw
ic
e
a
s
lo
n g a s b e st lea th er. Com
m
onsieur,
fo
r
to
d
ay
w
hen
he
reached
do for you.
"N o th in g I"
S t Onge lifte d shonl-
“ W al, e e f you see M 'sle u I-ascelles
fo rta b le, h e a lth fu l, w a terp ro o f. Buy
ders and hands In eloquent gesture. hpre, he askpd at once how m any m aybe you k n o w w h y,” was th e reply.
Tanlac Is for sale by all good druggists.
n ew sh o e s w ith U S K ID E S o le s and
Relatione
“U. S.’’ S p rin g -S tep H eels.— Adv.
Accept no substitute. Over 40 millions o f
“ Men, fu r, canoe; gone, w iped out, days' tra v e l It was to Ogoke lake.”
"W h e re w ere you be fore you came
W h a t Is y o u r Idea o f th e re la tio n *
___
bottles sold.
T h a t St. Onge should be v it a lly In here?" asked Steele.
s w a llo w e d n p !”
| o f n a tio n s ? ”
W i Z / i n g to P lay
Take Tanlac Vegetable Pill» for consti
“ R ut th e re m ust have been some terested In th e man, who, by the use
“ A t A lhnnee.”
•'T h e y ’re a good deal lik e fa m ily re-
pation; made and recommended by the
“ E conom y and ha p pine ss go band
th in g washed tip alongshore," vehe o f w h is k y , was w in n in g th e f u r tra d e
“ You kn o w him , then. R u t he can’t j la tlo n s , answ ered S en a to r S orghum .
manufacturers of Tanlac.
In hand.”
m e n tly protested Steele, "th e shell o f o f th e w hole h e a dw ate r c o u n try o f th e he a good f u r man to b u ild here— In “ T h e y d o n 't th in k a lo t o f you unless
“A ll right, dear, you be economy."
th e canoe— sm all s tu ff— and a paddle W a llin g , was n a tu ra l, b u t th e observ th e had-lands, a t these S p ir it rap id s y o u ’re In a p o s itio n to le n d 'em '
a n t Steele sensed m ore to th e s to ry o f th e O JIb w a ys."
a lw a ys comes ashore."
j m oney.”
DEMAND “ BAYER” ASPIRIN
" N o th in g !"
repeated
the
fa cto r. th a n m ere tra d e r iv a lr y . In th e a t t i
De man w ho b u ild dees pos’ die.
FO B Y O U B h tlA L T I I
“ T he y searched th e A lb a n y and then tu d e o f th e fa c to r. H ow ever, he M e’sleu Laseelles ees no f o o l; he not
Oh,
That'a
It
th e lo w e r W a llin g , fo r th e y had to dropped th e subject and re tu rn e d to keep eet f o r f u r he keep pet— fo r
Aspirin M arked W ith “ Bayer Cross"
“ J a c k Is such a h andy boy, you
p o le and tra c k m ost o f the w a y as th e lost canoe.
H a * Been Proved Safe by Millions.
'n od e r reason." A fte r w hich s ta rtlin g
kn o w . He can baug n u lls In to wood
"
I
t
's
by
fa
r
th
e
stran
g
e
st
case
I
have
you know .
Above th e D e v il’s m ile
statem ent M ich el became a s p h in x to
quickly relieved and often cleared
lik e lig h tn in g .”
th e y fo u n d th e firs t catnp o f o u r peo hpard o f— fo u r men In a loaded canoe, Steele's f u r th e r questioning.
W a r n in g ! UnleRS you see th e name
____ aw ay by a few application* of
" H o w s p le n d id ."
ple, h u t below, not a hotly, o r paddle, wiped o u t w ith o u t le a vin g a scrup o f
, “ B a y e r" on p ackage o r on ta b le ts you
M ore th a n e ve r m y s tifie d hy w h » t
“ Yes, lig h tn in g seldom s trik e s In the
h lrc h b iirk o r a s liv e r o f spruce as a
o r scrap o f cnnoe— n o th in g !"
I a re n o t g e ttin g th e gen uine Bayer
he had heard, he le ft the men on the same place tw ic e .” — C ra fts m a n .
T o Steele th is was In cre d ib le — th is clue, and a w o n d e rfu l o p p o rtu n ity fo r r iv e r shore, and rejoine d hls host.
: A s p irin p ro v e d snfe h y m illio n s and
m yste rio u s trag e d y o f the f u r cnnoe. the stu d y o f th is W ln d lg o su p e rs titio n
pre scrib e d b y p h y s ic ia n s f o r 25 years.
In th e w arm candle lig h t o f th e fa c
Too
Appreciative
at
firs
t
h
a
n
d
."
H e w ished he hnd know n w h a t had
Say “ B a y e r" w h e n yo u b u y A s p irin .
to r's q u a rte rs Steele soon lost h im s e lf
“ H a s a keen sense o f h u m o r, h asn't
happened on the W a llin g h u t a fe w 1 "E ig h te e n thousand d o lla rs In f u r ! "
Im ita tio n s m ay p ro v e dangerous.— Adv.
In th e p la y in g o f D enise St. Onge. he?”
w eek s b efo re, when he and D a vid sighed th e fa c to r, whose face was
T h e re was no tra c e o f the tro u b le d
"R a th e r. A banana peel a ll by It
D o n ’t k n o w m uch about th e tre a ty
fo u g h t day hv day Its s t if f c u rre n t on d ra w n and old. as th e y le ft the table.
eyes, o f th e reserve o f th e g ir l who s e lf w ill m ake h im la u g h .” — A m e ric a n
a g a in st gun e le v a tio n .
B u t we do
th e wav to the post.
had sat m ute th ro u g h th e evening
L e g io n W eekly.
need one a g a in s t nose e le v a tio n .
‘‘I t ’s s im p ly unbelievable, co lo n e l."
CHAPTER II
m eal, lis te n in g to th e ta lk o f th e men.
'for Constipation,
he v ig o ro u sly objected. " A swam ped
In # ie gay c re a tu re who now co n ju re d
Indigestion and
C o le '» C a r b o lln n lv e Q u i c k l y R e li e v e »
canoe, broken up In a h lg rap id , la
" 111 you come w ith me to th e | w ith h e r v io lin mad dances o f th e Pol-
No Chance
and h .a l s b u rn in g , itc h in g an d tortu rin g
Torpid Liver
hound to th ro w so m e th in g on the tra d e house, m onsieur? F o r u tim e m y 1 1st, „ n d H u n g a ria n peasants, levy
sk in d ise a se s. It In sta n tly sto p s the pain
L a d y ( to man In b o o th )— L o o k here,
Relieves that feeling
o f burns. H e a ls w ith o u t sca rs. 30c and
b each below.
W e noticed nothing , d a u g h te r w ill he busy w ith th e dishes.
yo u 'v e been III th e re 30 m in u te s and
songs o f Ita ly , F rench and German
50c. A sk y o u r d r u g g ist, or send 30c to
of having eaten unwisely. 30c and
b u t we were not on the lo o ko u t "
The J. W. C ole Co.. 127 R E uclid Ave-
T hen we sh a ll have some m usic, De opera.
h a 'e n ’ t said a w ord.
H e re was ra re tem peram ent,
90c bottles. AT ALL DRUGGISTS.
Oak P ark . III., fo r a p a c k a g e .— Adv.
T h a t th e re was more to th ia sto ry nise?"
M a n — I'v e been ta lk in g to m y w ife .
technique, tr a in in g a ll w asted In tld *
Steele was c o n v in c e d ; t u t w h a t p e r
" I f you w is h ." nnd Hddresslng Steele w ilderness.
— 1’ lt t Panther.
I t was m onstrous Incx
T h e re Is a canon o f commonsense
sonal h e a rin g could I t have on Denise she added s u g g e s tiv e ly :
" It w ill he p llc a l.le l
W h a t could have b rought
Oickey’s O LD R E L IA B LE Eye Water w h ich sh o u ld ru le In e v e ry th in g .—
Rt tin g e ?
PERFECTLY
USELESS
gay m usic to n ig h t, m onsieur. I prom
them here?"
, reliev es sun and w in d -b u rn ed e y e s
S ta rke y.
“ Yet those are the fa cts, m onsieur, lse you In honor o f yo u r a rrlv u l at
1 D oesn't hurt. G enuine In R e d F o l d i n g
" I t Is superb, m adem oiselle— yoas
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and o u r people are mad w ith fear. the ‘ House o f the W ln d lg o .’ ”
p la y in g ." he crie d im p u ls iv e ly , "yo u
P IC K E T DRUG CO.. B risto l. V a.-T enn.
W h y b u y m a n y b o ttle » o f o th e r verm l-
T h a n k H e a ve n ! M ichel h ail a had
fu g e s whf*n o n e b o ttle of Dr. P e e r y ’a "Dead
"R u t I lik e yo u r snd m usic, m ade have
appeared
p ro fe s s io n a lly ,
of
Shot" w ill w ork w ith o u t t a u t
A dv.
a n k le and was not w ith th e boat, lie m oiselle." he said, “ and I am clever
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course. In E'rance?"
te lls th e Indiana th a t the canoe and at w ashing dishes. I f I co u ld be o f !
man pass fo r la w s in society.— D on
A g ric u ltu re — G re a t aches fro m lit t le
bodies are held In th e hlg eddy, but se rvice."
Q uixote.
corns g ro w .— C a ro lin a Buccaneer.
1 d o u b t It."
The culmination of the miss
T h e re was challenge In h e r black
Steele g lared a t th e fa cto r, unable
ing fu r canoe ie serious for St.
eyes as she c o u n te re d : "A h , m onsieur,
to accept the sole Inference to he
Onge. W h a t a mystery!
h u t you are m ore clever, 1 fe a r, a t con
d ra w n fro m hla host's rem ark.
St. ce a lln g y o u r th o u g h ts .”
W ltle — W e ll, my new dress Is per
(Inge was su re ly facetious.
As he w a lke d w ith the fa c to r to the
fe c tly use,ess.
" T h a t leaves us the W ln d lg o the- trade-house he wondered pre cise ly to j
(TO B E C O N T IN U E D .!
H u b b y — W h a t I Get ca u g h t In the
o ry . co lo n e l.” he laughed, b u t to bis what she hnd alluded.
ra in today?
s u rp ris e hls p le a sa n try was met by so
Jenny
Lind,
Genial
Friend
St. tin g e was w r itin g a le n g th y re- |
W ltle —O f course n o t I T h a t Jones
g ra ve a face th a t fo r an In sta nt Steele
Jenny L in d came again and yet
p o rt o f the s itu a tio n at W a ilin g R ive r
w om an n e xt d o o r has got Id e n tic a lly
w a s In d o u bt o f the m ental balance o f to h ls c h ie f at A lbany, th re e hundred | 8KMln to ,he T a y lo rs ' congenial home-
th e sume k in d I
th e Frenchm an, harassed by the mis
m iles dow nstream , so Steele jo in e d • ’ * * * * ! h»‘ r kindness, "se n sitive , ca-
fo rtu n e s o f the sum m er.
T h e dark D u vld and M ichel seated beside the Prlc1" " *
re’ Uess as It Is, her hu
Fighting
eyes o f l>enlae St Onge. fixed on the post canoes on th e bench, sm oking n t
tn« n lt l* B “ nd Im p e tu o s itie s " won Ou
A litt le frav »uch w ea lth m ay w in
w in d o w , w ere c ry p tic . T he n the fac- te r supper pipes, in fro n t o f the In
a ff" « l on8 <>f m oth e r and boy alike,
T hat Ilf« seem e h a lf a Joke;
t o r sm ile d In s c ru ta b ly as he s a id :
d la n shacks, a group o f Shawled worn
88,8 ,he <’h rls tlu n Science M o n ito r
A p rix « fig h t b r in g « m u c h m o n e y
"M o n s ie u r, I ahi a fu rtr a d e r on a en ta lke d In hushed voices N ear them
A w a r le a v e » n a tio n » b ro k a .
“ G re»* Im pulses, a hum ble C h ris tia n
r iv e r believed to he haunted. I t w ould th re e men, squatted on th e ir heels
*’ <‘8 rt w a tc h in g and p ra y in g to bring
te a p o lic y most ru in o u s fo r me to ad In d ia n fa sh io n, conversed heads to her ln , ° »uDJectIon o f G o d ', w ill, she
That’a Odd
m lt a b e lie f In th e s u p e rn a tu ra l—in get
----- her
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No s h r ill shouts broke the 18 8 •í^**•8, 8 d d l,lo n “ »
U fe," w rote
M istress (to Sw edish m aid)— Back
th ia In d ia n tr a d itio n
Is It not so? quiet
fro m th e show a lrea d y. Olga?
Even th e p la y o f th e dusky A lic e T a y lo r. . . . N o r was It to
R u t,” and the apeaker glanced at hla ch ild re n seemed suppressed. T ru ly , him (Jam es Speddlng) only th a t the
“ Yus, m um ."
d a u g h te r, "as w e ll believe It the th o u g h t Steele. St. Onge hud not e x' great r a n ta trlc e o f th e w o rld 's w.-rsli i>
“ Scars m ouche Y'
M O T H E R F l e t c h e r ’s
W ln d lg o ; w hat o th e r so lu tio n Is le ft? aggersted. T h e a ir hung heavy w ith b ro u g h t her message o f beauty an l
“ No. not very m ooch."— N o tre Dame
Joy.
In
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we
M en and canoe d isa p p ea r lik e t h a t ! " fear.
Castoria is a pleasant, harm
Ju g g le r.
T he In d ia n s w ere In a panic.
tn d he snapped hls Ungers.
D read o f the fabled W ln d lg o had catch glim pses o f her sh in in g presence
less Substitute for Castor Oil,
In
th
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t
home.
I t was cle a r th a t St. Ong« was dla- w rou g h t Its spell A t th is ra te It w o u ld
Hard to Get Away
Paregoric, Teething Drops
le m h lln g fo r some reason he w rs not he long before the foxes w ould
M rs. Jones— I th in k y o u 'll do very
She D idn ’t G et It
lo a th to give hla guest the whole b a rk In the c le a rin g o f th e abandoned
and Soothing Syrups, espe-
«ally prepared for Infanta
wetl fo r a b u tle r, h u t te ll me, w h y d id
sto ry . R ut w h y? W h a t was th e re In post before padded feet w o u ld roam
“ You kissed me last e ig h t and m oth
m arms and Children all ages.
you Stay ten years a: yo u r last piutw
th is tra g e d y o f fe a r and death th a t a at w ill In w h a t was now a home. And e r didn’t like It."
I f you d id n 't lik e it f
s tra n g e r should not know ? W hy, since the g ir l ui> th e re — w h a t w ould become
"How can all« d is lik e w bat lb « d o la t
To
imiutio«, alway, feck for
,ignature o,
A p p lic a n t— I busted me Ole m i.w
C i i ’ 3 ± a a j s a ? o n e 2£h j a d a t t
P h , s lü ia a e v e r ^ e X o ^ X .
• a m p le r '
8t H uge had so fr a n k ly revealed the o f her?
THE
FUR
C AN O E
Power, Q uality,
Econom y
Low-cost Transportation
Star© Cars
f. t. b. Laming, blitl.
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