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 > 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 l l o x . 25c s t all d r u g g is ts or by m ail. 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 T h e fo o lis h sayings o f th e ric h 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 --- 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 m any a le tte r o f th a t date 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 a t q u ie 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. REPAID THIS MAN A DOZEN TIMES TANLAC ITCHING RASHES I Resinol Green’s August Flower