1 he V alley of Voices
By GEORGE M ARSH
TETEBO ULE
S T N O P S IR — w i t h D a v id , h a l f -
b rv v d g u id e . B r e n t S t e e l., o f th e
A m e r ic a n
M u ie u m
of
N a tu ra l
H is t o r y , Is t r a v e li n g in n o r th e r n
ta n a d a .
H y a s tr e a m he h e a rs
Io n is e , d a u g h t e r o f C o l H ila ir e
Ht O n » e , f a c t o r a t W a ll in » K lv e r
P la y th e v io lin s u p e rb ly .
H e In
tro d u c e s h im s e lf a n d a c c e p ts an
In v it a t io n to m a k e th e post his
ho m e d u r in g his s ta y
H . finds
th e fa c t o r w o r r ie d a n d m y s tifie d .
T h e " lo » c h a te a u ” is a r e a l hom e.
F r o m St. O n ire he le a r n s o f th e
m y s te rio u s c r e a t u r e o f e v il, th e
H ln d l» o , a n d th e d is a p p e a ra n c e
o f a can o e a n d Its c re w , w ith th e
season's t a k e o f fu rs .
Then at
n ig h t th e W ln d ig o » Iv e s a w e ir d
p e rfo rm a n c e E v e n S te e le is m y s
tifie d D a v id , H tee le a In d ia n , a n d
M ic h e l,
St.
<Jn»e s
h e a d -m a n ,
le a v e f o r th e scene o f th e c a n o e s
d is a p p e a ra n c e in a n a t t e m p t to
s o lv e th e m y s te r y
S t. O n » e te lls
S te e le th a t l^ ts c e lle s , th e c o m
p a n y 's m a n a g e r a t F o r t A lb a n y ,
seeks his r u in In o r d e r to co m p e l
D e n is e to m a r r y hirr. to s ave h e r
fa th e r. S te e le a nd D e n is e f a l l in
lo ve.
S te e le finds th e t r a c k o f
he
W ln d lg o — h u g e
an d
mu< h
lik e a b e a r s .
D a v id finds the
s am e th in g .
A
of
„ " T o i l e r « of ah. T r a il"
“ I n * h e lp , of l b . W o lf"
(C o p y r ig h t by t h e P e n n P u b l l .b l a g C o .)
I*
N. U
fl.rv iL . |
j continued. accented by th e b e a ting of
th e drum .
“ L e t’s see w h a t he la about,” sug
gested Steele, and th e y cre p t f o r
w ard.
•
W ith in a hundred y a rd s th e y m ade
| °® t a sm all, rou n d akin t ip i fro m
l *'h lc h the sin g aong emanated.
Naake awass, \ \ in d i g o m o a n e d
the voice inside. " A h u a h ! ahuah !”
“ H e te ll de W ln d ig o to go a w a y ,"
w hispered D a v id to Steele.
T hen M ic h e l w orm ed hls w ay to
some sm all balsam n e a r the te n t, I
w h ile the o th ers watched.
P re se n tly a lo w m ew in g fro m th e
Iro q u o is Stopped s h o rt th e w a llin g in
the te n t. T hen fro m the balsam rose j
th e c a te rw a u lin g o f a ly u x In the m a t
in g season.
The d ru m m in g s ta rte d fu rio u s ly , ae- ’
com panled hy v o c ife ro u s sho u ting . T h e |
“ T he C h eese
B ox”
By CLA RISSA MACKIE
( C o p y r ig h t )
LffË’S
LITTLE
JESTS .
impless
V ID B R IC E rode In to B anning
villa g e , a gleam In Ids keen g ra y
eyes th a t denoted hunger.
Busiuess
had b ro u g h t h im In to th is ch a rm in g
New E n g la n d to w n several tim es each
year, h u t hls m em ories had a lw a y s I
been p a in fu l In the extrem e, fo r th e re
wasn’t an Inn o r e a tin g place (h a t |
served a good honest meal.
CO LLE C TIN G
“ C h a ff a nd t w it t e r , " D a v id hud al-
ways c a lle d th e d a in ty lit t le tear.«,m s
A v is ito r a t a c o u n try f a ir no tice d
th a t w ere s p rin k le d o v e r th e co u n try - I
side.
1 a s a d -lo o k in g m an w ho jie rs ls te d In
j re m a in in g on th e m erry-g o -ro u n d .
" I am h u n g ry ," said D a v id to D o cto r
l*o you lik e be in g on th e re ? " asked
Hemlsh. h ls lo n g tim e frie n d , a bache i th e v is ito r.
lor, w ho boarded a t M iss I ’r it h e r ’s •
No, I d o n ’t, " w as th e re p ly , " b u t
house.
I (he man w ho ow n s th is rou n d a b o u t
“ I wish I co u ld ta k e you home to
- owes me m oney, and th e o n ly w uy
m.v h o a rd in g house.” apologized th e i
I can get even Is by ta k in g I t out
! doctor, w ith e m barrassm ent, "b u t m v
In rid e s .” — T lt-B Its .
‘ good la n d la d y w ill not be bothered -
w ith w h a t she c a lls 'tra n s ie n ts .' I t
CO N G RESS M A K E S IT SO
' seems c o n fo u n d e d ly In h o s p ita b le to '
let you go h u n g ry lik e th is . W hy
not d riv e hack to New H a v e n __or,
why not tr y M iss T r y o n ’s tea shop—
"T h a n k s .” gloom ed D a v id , ns he
w ent on h ls way.
lie was sure he
rem em bered th e lit t le shop,
i f he
bought enough ’’c h u ff and t w it t e r , "
perhaps he co u ld s a tis fy hls a ppetite.
E le n the a b su rd sign was gone, and
Instead th e re sw u n g a ro u n d y e llo w -
painted box, le tte re d In bla ck, "T h e
Cheese B o x.”
D a v id ’s s p ir its rose. T h e tea w om
an had m oved o u t and a m an had
moved In a nd opened an honest-to-
goodness e a tin g place.
A re m a rk a b ly p re tty g ir l was ta lk
S o u th e rn e r ( p r o u d ly ) - N o r fo lk is the
ing to tw o o v e rg ro w n schoolboys at
p e a n u t c a p ita l o f th e u a iio u , uiy
the n e xt ta b le .
frie n d .
"A w , M iss Suzy, d o n ’t he m ean,”
E n g lis h m a n — I th o u g h t W a sh in g to n
pleaded one o f them , “ You kn o w
you've got bam and egg sandw iches was s t ill th e c a p ita l, y ’ know .
band to
T e te -B o u le ’» th ro a t. T h e
n jo u th o f the tre m b lin g eavesdropper
gaped fo r a ir.
“ N o w I peeve you aom e t'ln g to lee-
son to, W a b e n o ! S h a m a n! M a k e r ov
de Beeg M e d ic in e ! E e f you .Ion’ he
v e r c a re fu l. D a vid , de Neplgon W o lf.
W'ill te a r de d e vil o u t ov y o u r t'ro a t.”
A n d w ith a w rench he sent T ete -B o u le
s p ra w lin g on th e beach.
"G uess he w on’t eavesdrop aznln In
a h u r r y !’
laughed Steele, as the
H Z 'k H , w hy c a n 't I have a skin like
eowed In d ia n
disappeared in
v y o th e r g irls? W hy do I have to
the
shadows.
But
M ich el
seemed
have
th ese ugly pim ples, blotches and
ao
blackheads?
s tra n g e ly s ile n t th a t th e A m e rican
If I could only find som ething that
asked:
would clea r up m y skin and give mo
" W h a t’s th e m n ttp r, M ich el, don 't scream o f the ly n x rose to a m a n ia ca l
back m y soft, rosy complexion, I know
you lik e to see him handled so ro u g h sh riek.
T h e d ru m m in g ceased, and
I w ould be th e hap p iest g irl la the
ly ? ”
th e m a u d lin crie s o f a c re a tu re
world! W h at can I do?”
I he Iro q u o is made no rep ly.
Is th a t you talk in g ? If It Is, you
fren zie d w ith fe u r p lie d th e te n t. Pres-
don’t hav e to w orry a m inute! Ju st
W ake up, M ich e l, and te ll us w h a t e n tly the flap was th r u s t aside, and
build
up th e rich, red blood in your
you th in k ? "
a grey-faced In d ia n seram b'ed o u t and
body. T hen your skin w ill be as clear
I t In k ," said th e head-m an slo w ly, fled lik e a deer In th e d ire c tio n o f
and soft as anybody’s.
d at de long snows w ill be red in dees the post, le a vin g behind him a w h ite
T h at's w hat S. S. S. h a s been doing
v a lle y ."
man and an D JIbw ay doubled w ith
for g en eratio n s—helping N ature build
"W h a t, you d o n 't th in k th a t fool la u g h te r, and beside them , hls face
rich, red blood! You can build red-
CHAPTER IV
T e te -B o u le w ill m ake tro u b le ? ”
blood-cells so fa s t th a t th e Im purities
set lik e stone, a ta ll h a lf-b re e d deep
th a t cause break in g out on the skin
“ T ete -B o u le ees no fo o l." H e w o u ld in th o u g h t.
As he m et D enise a t th e d o o r o f say no more.
hardly g et Into th e system before the
"W h y d id you do th a t. M ichel? lie
the fa c to r ’s q u a rte rs, Steele said
pure blood an n ih ilates them — kills
T h e house was s ile n t when Steele, w ill o n ly m uke th in g s worse a t th e
them rig h t out — stops th em from
q u ie tly : "L e t's not ta lk o f th e bear
fille d w ith th e events o f the dav. w ent post.”
break
in g out th ro u g h th e skin.
t r a il to n ig h t, m adem oiselle." A n d the
to Ids room. L a te In to the n ig h t his
“ I tr y e e f he icare ov de W ln d ig o ,
And th en th is rich, red, pure blood
g ra te fu l look she gave h im was am ple
th o u g h ts were busy w ith the hours hepspjf.”
feeds and nourishes th e tissu es of the
re w a rd fo r his ta ct.
skin and keeps It looking healthy.
on the ridge w ith Denise St. Onge.
“ W e ll, a re you sa tis fie d ? ”
“ As I feared, m onsieur, th e men
T h at's all th e re Is to
w ith m em ories o f her Hushed response
Yes.
Eet ees v e r' stra n g e he ees
fo u nd n o th in g down riv e r,” said St.
It.
H ealthy, vigorous,
Io his em otion, o l’ her abandon to the so scare " A nd th e head man shook
red blood such as S. S. S .l
Onge as they sat down to the sim ple fe e lin g w h ich had sw ept h e r „ h e n
hls
head
d
o
u
b
tfu
lly
.
"
H
e
ta
lk
to
de
helps N a t u r e b u ild ,’
meal.
she played h e r "F a re w e ll,” o f h e r r e ti W Indigo, a n ’ w ’en he cum . lie ru n .”
m akes you h e a lth y all
N ot k n o w in g w h e th e r M ich el had ns
B ack u t th e post Steele re la te d to i
cence and yet her desire to m ake
□ver. It beautifies your
ye t confided In th e fa c to r, Steele
skin — drives aw ay pim
cle a r th e s itu a tio n w h ich h e r fa th e r St. <>nge th e events o f th e m orn in g .
d id n 't m ention the strange tra il.
ples, blackheads, blotches, rash , bolls
seem ingly feared to reveal to Steele.
" T h is T ete-B oule, C olonel, Is o n ly a
“ It Is c e rta in ly a puzzle. C o lo n e l."
and eczem a—gives you back your ap
T hen th e m a tte r o f the tra c k s In th e source o f tro u b le here. H e is t illin g j
“ Yes, a rid d le w hich w ill he solved
p
etite— builds firm, plum p flesh and
m u d ; „ h a t m anner o f beast could he th e m in ds o f th e In d ia n s w ith th e | and lam b chops and m in u te steaks
fills you full of new life and energy.
In on ly one way, m onsieur by tim e.
loose in th e "h u s h ” ? In th e m o rn in g W ln d ig o , and then m akes m edicine to and F re n c h frie d potatoes and e v e ry
W o m a n ’i V iew
All d ru g sto res sell S. S. S. Get the
Some day when we have le ft th e
th e y w ould la k e u p th a t t r a il and f o l d riv e him away, dou btle ss fo r a con-
W o m e n ’s f a u lt s a r e m a n y ;
th in g — w e ’re h u n g ry and we d id n ’t
la rg e r bottle. I t ’s m ore economical.
W a llin g K lv e r we m ay h e a r o f the
M
e
n
h
a
v
e
o
n
ly
tw
o
—
low It, h u t when th e y lost It In th e s id é ra tio n .”
b rin g any lunches,”
fa te o f m y men.”
E v e r y t h i n g t h e y Say, a n d
d ry going, w h a t ne xt? W e ll, th e y had
St. o n g e shrugged w ith in d iffe re n ce .
" I t ’s a m a tte r o f p rin c ip le , hoys,"
E v e r y t h i n » th e y do!
"T h e n you have no fa ith In the
plan fo r th e n e xt m onth, h u t the ‘i t w ill n o t m a tte r. I am e x p e c tin g a said M iss S uzy T ry o n , fo rg e ttin g In
W ln d ig o th e o ry o f th e ir d isa p p ea r
Frenchm an w ould firs t have to show p a cke t fro m A lb a n y nny day o rd e rin g
her earnestness a ll a b o ut th e nice
ance?" Steele b o ld ly challenged, w ith
his cards.
I f he refused, th e re was me to abandon th e post.”
L ite r a lly True
HAS BEEN
lo o k in g s tra n g e r w a itin g to be served.
a cu rl o f the Up.
D o ris — A n d h o w Is y o u r b a ch elor
n o th in g to do h u t get on to Neplgon.
Steele stared a t his host In s u rp ris e
A ll those th in g s on th e menu are
Relieving
Coughs
T he tire d eyes o f St. Onge tw in k le d .
fr ie n d ?
Dn th e w av th e re was < tgoke and W h e re was th e old fig h tin g blood In fo r m y p a tro n s , b u t I w ill p o s itiv e ly
“ So f a r as o u r In d ia n s are concerned,
M on sie u r Lnfia in m e .
T h a t o u g ht to th is ve teran? W h a t hid d e n cause had
W
a
lte
r—
W
hen
I
saw
h
im
la
s
t
he
fo
r
5
9
Years
refuse to se rve n n y th ln g to th e Ro
m onsieur, th e W ln d ig o w ill d riv e us
he In te re stin g .
B u t lit t le d id Steele p a ra lyze d Ids nerve?
w a s m en d in g s lo w ly .
A
n
d
hls
love
land
school
boys,
e
x
c
e
p
tin
g
cheese.”
o n t o f th e va lle y. B u t I am not pre
C a rry a b o ttle in
rea lize as Ills d ro w sy h ra ln d w e lt fo r fo r hls d a u g h te r th a t a t least should
"In d e e d . I d id n 't k n o w he had been
“ B u t, w h y. M iss S uzy?" asked the
y o u r car and always keep i t in the
pared to say th a t th e W ln d ig o have
an
In
s
ta
n
t
on
th
e
ca
ll
on
M
o
n
sie
u
r
d
riv
e
him
to
fig
h
t
th
ro
u
g
h
to
th
e
b
it-
s
m
a
lle
r
hoy,
m y fu r.”
house. 30c and 90c at a ll druggists.
Laflam m e, fre e -tra d e r. Just how In te r
H e hasn t b e e n ; he w as se w in g
fe r end,
j » y ou kn o w , Ja m e s," she said and
B re n t Steele was n a rro w ly on the
e stin g th a t v is it was to be.
some
b
u
tto
n
s
on
h
ls
clo
th
e
s.”
—
S
tra
y
l hey w ere on th e r iv e r shore and
then d is c o v e rin g David, cam e apol
p o in t o f dem anding th a t h is host put
alone. SO Steele grasped th e o p p o rtu n i ogizing, to se rve him . She to o k hls S to rie s.
The C han ges
h is cards on th e ta b le face up St.
A t d a y lig h t th re e men w ere bending ty fo r w h ic h he had w a ite d . T he m a t o rd e r fo r la m b chops, cream ed po
A h, h o w tim e s c h a n g e !" m u sin g ly
Onge’s fa ilu re to ta ke h is guest fu lly
te r between them had to be cleared up tatoes, a salad, and a p ric o t t a r t w ith
begun P ro fe s s o r Pate. “ No lo n g e r— ”
In to his confidence was ir r it a t in g to a o ve r tra c k s w h ich ran th ro u g h a w et
W ifA F ew er P ieces
h o llo w less th a n a m ile fro m W a ll i f he w ere to g iv e h ls best e ffo rts and w h ip p e d cream and coffee, and the
I h a t's a f a c t ! ” Im p o lite ly In te r
degree.
As he ate In silence, the
M is tre s s H ild a , w h a t do w e need
in g R ive r.
those o f D a v id In th e days to come
ru p te d J. F u lle r G loom , th e hum an
boys liste n e d w ith h u n g ry eyes. W hen
A m e rica n prom ised h im s e lf th a t there
f o r d in n e r?
"C o lo n e l St. O nge," he began. “I am she disa p p ea re d behind a b lu e screen,
W ell, M ichel, d id you e ve r see a
s n a p p in g tu rtle . " I n th e good o ld days
should s h o rtly be a show ing o f hands
H ild a — Please, m a ’am I ’ve trip p e d
black hear th a t w o u ld leave these be deeply in te re s te d In y o u r s itu a tio n
we p a id 10 cents o r a q u a rte r to get
the oldest boy, F re d , ru sh e d to the
o r he w o u ld go south a t once. Then
I have offered th e services o f fr o n t and spoke th ro u g h th e door- o ve r th e ru g nnd w e need a ne w set In to th e s k a tin g r in k , and then sailed
h in d h im ? " asked Steele as D a vid here.
th e b ro oding eyes o f Denise St. Onge
o f dishes.— T h e P ro g re s s iv e G rocer. ro u n d and ro u n d t i l l o u r feet slipped
D a v id and m y se lf. In an a tte m p t to c ra c k to a g ro u p o f h a lf g ro w n lads.
m et his and he realized w h a t It w ould and th e head man c a re fu lly inspected
and w e tu m b le d dow n and dislocated
a id you In y o u r tr o u b le ; b u t I m u s t, " N o th in ’ b u t cheese fo r us,” he said
the p e c u lia r tr a il.
mean to leave W a llin g Itlv e r to Its
o u r sh o u ld ers, b ro k e o u r c o lla r bones
"V e r' beeg tra c k b u t ve r1 stra n e e sa.v, c a n d id ly , th a t you a re n o t meet- m o u rn fu lly .
Ingenious
" I 'm g o in g to have a
f a t e - w h a t m em ories he should leave
la c o n ic a lly
vouchsafed
th e Ing me h a lf way. I f I am to p u t In ' pound o f I t and eat I t a l l ! S h u c k s !”
Victim— I w is h some one w o u ld o r fra c tu re d o u r lim b s. B u t now adays
behind when ha s ta rte d south fo r the bear.”
we pu rch a se fliv v e rs , and b re a k o u r
the n e xt th re e weeks In an e ffo rt to H e closed th e d o o r and tip to e d to hls
k n e e lin g h u n te r.
m ake a s a fe ty ra z o r th a t’ s re a lly
Neplgon.
a rm s c ra n k in g th e m o r th e y ru n o ff
"H o w about It, D a vid ? ”
ru n th is th in g down. I m ust firs t have c h a ir,
safe.”
T h a t evening, th re e men, heads to
fro m a h ig h b a n k o r t r y to c lim b trees
D a v id bared a set o f s tro n g teeth y o u r f u ll and com plete confidence. I
P al—T h a t's easy,
“ W h a t's up?” asked D a v id pleas
J u s t leave out o r meet o th e r fliv v e rs in th e m id d le
gether, sm oked on the beach. S lo w ly
In a c h a ra c te ris tic sm ile,
m ust k n o w — w h a t
you
k n o w — and a n tly . " W h y a re you on th e b la c k lis t? ” the blade.
and In d e ta il M ich el and D a vid to ld
o f th e h ig h w a y s , and fra c tu re va rio u s
“ W e n we s ta rt up r iv e r f o r de th in k . T h is Is due me. I f you cannot
F re d w rig g le d , b u t g a rru lo u s James
Steele o f th e ir search and d iscovery
and s u n d ry p o rtio n s o f o u r anatom ies.
ta ke me In to y o u r confidence, I s h a ll Itc h e d fo r an o p p o rtu n ity to In fo rm .
Neplgon,
I
te
ll
you.
You
la
u
g
h
a
t
me
o f the stran g e fo o tp rin ts
U su a lly Short
Tem puS does Indeed f u g i t " — Kansas
be com pelled to th a n k you fo r y o u r “ Y ou see we fe llo w s a ll go to Ro
eef I say w 'a t I f i n k now .”
‘ W hat yvere th e y lik e , M ic h e l? "
“I t 's fu n n y th a t you sh ould be so C ity S ta r.
M ich el to o k up th e t r a il fo rw a rd h o s p ita lity and h id you goodby, deep la n d 's day school and o u r fo lk ex ta ll. Y o u r b ro th e r, th e a rtis t, is short.
"I*e y w ere long la k ' de hear, hut
ly as I sh a ll re g re t I t . ”
w
h
ile
D
a
vid
and
Steele
fo
llo
w
e
d
It
no hear een des co untree m a k ’ dem
p e ct us to eat here a t M iss S uzy’s Is n 't re ? "
Cora eysa, blood-ahot eye«, w a te ry eye«.
St. Onge liste n e d p a tie n tly , as th e
back o n ly to lose I t s h o rtly In th e
,$?’ *' “ I 5,ealed prom ptly w ith nlah lly
ao b ig ."
— w e ’ve a lw a y s done I t — th e n, some
’Yes, usually.”
applications
of Rom an Eye Balaam. Adv. ’
speaker
th
o
u
g
h
t,
hopelessly,
to
the
d ry b irch leaves.
On th e ir re tu rn
o f th e fe lle rs , b ig ones lik e Fred,
"Q ueer t'ln g de hear w ’a t m a k ’ de
u
ltim
a
tu
m
.
th
e
y
fo
u
nd
M
ich
el
w
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here—
s
to
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M
iss
Suz.zy's
signboard
tra c k ," broke In D avid, "w a s sta rv ',
P o w erfu l P u m p
W h a t H e W o u ld M iss
She don' ru n fa r , " he announced.
.
U k “ Over' u w ,,y ' 11 hnd " * ay bandbox and th a t
f o r dey n o t seenk f a r een de mud.
T w is h I w e r e a c lo c k . M y Kosh>"
T h e n o rm a l hum an h e a rt pum ps one
m on sie u r.” he replied.
"
I
don'
fo
llo
w
e
d
eet
f
a
r
In
de
d
ry
was th e nam e o f th is place, see? ’ N
C rie d C h a r lie C h a se .
A n ’ lie have aeex seven toe on fo re
and o n e -h a lf g a llo n s o f blood each
T h e tw o men m oved to a rock and
b u sh ."
" F o r th e n I'd n e v e r h a v e to w a s h
th e fe lle rs th o u g h t It w o u ld be fu n n y
fr e t .’’
m in u te , w h ile th a t o f a v ig o ro u s a th
lig
h
te
d
th
e
ir
pipes.
M y h a n d s a n d fa c e ."
T he n th e th re e m ade a w id e circle ,
to s te a l th e sign and have It p a in te d
-lust lik e the ones I ’ll show you in
le te c irc u la te s e ig h t to n in e gallons.
''M o n s ie u r Steele," began St. Onge, o v e r y e llo w and c a ll It th e Cheese
th e
m o rn in g !”
e xcla im ed
Steele. but fa ile d to p ic k up the e lu sive
T h e h e a rt a c tio n decreases fro m 30
" I am In a net fro m w h ich I see no B o x !
tra
c
k
s
D
isa
p
p
o
in
ted
,
th
e
y
w
ere
re
P
erso
n
a
l
So th e y d id I t !”
•'A nd you fo u nd no t r a il o f th e men
to 40 p e r ce n t w hen a n o rm a l person
lu m in g to the post by a n o th e r ro u te escape. You came here a stran g e r,
" W h a t are y o u r fa v o rite pastim es?”
"A n d she w o n ’t g ive ns n n y th ln g
w ith th e canoe?"
sta n ds up.
c
la
im
in
g
to
he
a
s
c
ie
n
tis
t,
In
te
re
ste
d
“ You mean who, d o n 't yo u ? ” —
b u t ’cheese,’ N o th in ’ else— I f w e 're
"N o sign h u t round de cam p— no th a n the t r a il to th e rid g e ove rlo o k
P rin c e to n T ig e r.
Ing th e "V a le o f T e m p e ." when M ichel, In th e stu d y o f In d ia n custom s and i s ta rv in g ,” pip e d Jam es w o e fu lly .
t r a il in m uskeg
S o rry
T h a t Is a ll I kn e w about
„ h o was le a d in g su d d en ly stopped In fo lk -lo re .
"A n d o u r fo lk s th in k I t ’s a Joke on
"W e ll, M ich e l, w h a t do you th in k ?
V is ito r — W h a t n ic e f u r n it u r e !
hls (ra cks, ra is in g Ids hand In w a rn you. As it was. I to ld you too m uch
The W a y T o d a y
us.”
b ra ye d
F re d ’s deeper voice
C ould the b ru te tliu t made th e tra c k
L it t le R o n a ld — Yes, I th in k th e man
th a t firs t n ig h t.”
ing.
D a v id , lo o k in g a t Suz.v T ry o n w ith
“ T h e office o u g h t to seek th e m an ” we bought It fro m Is s o rry no w ha
you saw. h o w l lik e th e one on the
S
tiff
as
th
e
spruce
around
them
,
“
We
th
o
u
g
h
t
w
e
’d
g
ive
th
is
Job
to
in
te
re
s
t
In
h
e
r
firm
d
e
c
is
iv
e
stnnd
rid g e here?”
so ld It — he's a lw a y s calling".
th e th re e stood liste n in g . F a in tly to
a g a in s t the o u tla w hoys.
As he ate s<uiie p ro m in e n t w o m a n ."
I he Iro q u o is ’ sm all eyes narro w e d
E v id e n tly th ia T ete Boule has
th e ir s tra in in g ears chiuc a low c h a n t
th e d e lic io u s m eal w h ich he suspected
to slits. He puffed h a rd fo r a space
som ething to do w ith th e W in -
ing. accom panied by the rh y th m ic
was cooked hy Suz.v h e rse lf, he w o n
O U T OF SIG H T
b e fo re a nsw ering. ” I»e h o w l on de
digo. W h o is back o f h im ?
b e a tin g o f What sounded lik e a d ru m
dered i f th e g ir l w o u ld not ra th e r
rid g e was no bear— b e a r onlee yell
_
C ELeB R A TED
Steele tu rn e d a q u e stio n in g face to
have h e r ow n d a in ty sign s w in g in g
w ’en he get h u rt. M ich e l n o t know
D a vid , Who g rinned b ro a d ly, nod ding
o v e r th e door.
W a t h o w l on de rid ge b u t be tin ’ out hls head In tim e to th e f a r d ru m heats.
IT O BK C O N T IN U E D )
"I sa.v. F re d .” he said to th e boy
b e fo re de lo n g snow m e lt."
" W h a t In th u n d e r !" q u e rie d the
w h o was g lo o m ily c o n su m in g a slice
" IV b a t do you th in k m ade th e tra il. cu rio u s scie n tist.
Crude Houks in Use
o f cheese, w ith one eye on th e d o o r
la k e care o f y o u r stomach and
D a v id ? " Steele g rin n e d in to th e act
'I n n hear dot down on de Neplgon.
by Early Fishermen th ro u g h w h ich th e p ro p rie to r hnd
face o f his frie n d .
preserve y o u r health.
one ta rn ," d ry ly re tu rn e d th e OJIb-
In I rance several caves have been vanished.
"W o u ld you fe llo w s lik e
H O STETTER 'S Celebrated
D a vid shook his head. “ I n e va lre tee way.
.
*' ® '***r**ot>e up the
fo u nd In w h ich men are believed to to please M iss T ry o n and show her
ao beeg bear tra c k ."
L digram «organ «,»tiiii!i Into
" I t sounds lik e It.
T he n Steele to ld o f h is search o f some c o n ju rin g , eh?" Somebody doing have liv e d about 300,001) ye a rs ago. In y o u 're s o rry you sto le h e r s ig n ? "
■ aL
o f F o m . al
“ W e sure w o u ld ." m u tte re d F re d '
these w ere fo u nd w h a t are p ro b a b ly
th e rid g e fo r signs o f th e n ig h t w a lle r,
Lfltnes«.d,ojiDrui;. ut>
"H o w lim e s have c h a n ge d ! W h a t's
I e tc "o u le , de beeg sham an, m ilk '
“ W e m ust eat at n o o n 1
a n il o f th e tra c k s he had seen th a t beseff some medeeine dees m o r n in g " the oldest fishhooks so fa r kn ow n to h o p e fu lly
become o f the v illa g e b la c k s m ith who
have been Used by man.
" W h y d o n 't you save tip y o u r
a fte rn o o n . B u t cudgel th e ir b ra in s as
used to stand u n d er the sp re a d in g
" Is lie d riv in g aw ay the W ln d ig o
I lies e firs t kn o w n hooks consist o f
po cke t m oney, a ll p u t It to g e th e r, c h e s tn u t tre e ? "
th e y w ould, tile th re e men were at a o r Is lie try in g to get you bew itched
ta
k
e
th
e
sign
a
stone
gro
u
n
d
do
w
n
in
to
th
e
shape
o
f
dow n and have a
to ta l loss fo r a so lu tio n o f th e rid d le fo r sh a kin g him up lu st n ig h t? "
"H e 's ly in g on hls back u n d e r a
a sm all banana w ith h rid g e c u t in the p n ln te r m ake i lo v e ly bandbox out buzz wagon n o w ."
o f th e ir o rig in .
"1 I Ink he tr y to ca ll de W ln d ig o
m iddle, th e s trin g , o r w h a te v e r was o f It
T he n p u t It back and come
T h e n ig h t sh u t dow n b u t th e three fo r to m a k' de beeg m edicine toged
used fo r a lin e , h a v in g been tie d
and a pologize to M iss Tr.von. T hen
men on the r iv e r shore s t ill sat amok
tie r." laughed D avid.
L itera l
around (be stone In th is ridge. Cave — I'm sure, it w ill be a ll r ig h t."
Ing, h a rd at th e ir cnunell o f w a r.
In
"Do the post people kn o w th a t
R ohesplere—A h. Ia b e lle dam e la
men o f ages ago took th is banana-
T h e hoys rushed fro m the place
th e m id d le o f a sentence. D a vid sud
fe te -B o u le la a W abeno. M ic h e l? " shaped stone and covered It w ith
G u illo tin e , s h e ‘ are one hoauty.
and D a v id fo llo w e d s lo w ly .
de n ly stopped, ra is in g his head as Steele asked o f th e s ile n t man who
L o u is X V I —A w , she give me a pain
F re e ly L a th e rin g
meat.
T he n th e y k in d ly a llo w e d a
T
h
e
n
e
x
t
tim
e
he
came
to
B
anning.
th o u g h lis te n in g
T hen, s ile n tly rls
hHd v n iii’tiMjife«] no conunent.
- ¿ W lM e d ic in a l and E m o llie n t
in th e n e ck.— S c a rle t S aint.
fish to s w a llo w th e w hole th in g .
D
a
v
id
went
s
tra
ig
h
t
lo
th
e
B
andbox
Ing, he plunged In to a < lu m p o f alders
“ T ete -B o u le
m ak'
m edicine
fo r
T he n th e fisherm an w o u ld give a Tea shop, d a in ty and cool, nnd In
close hv I A low cane- the sound o f lo n g ta in to d riv e aw ay de W lndigo.
p u ll on th e s trin g , o r w h a te v e r It wa
a scuffle,
C ou ldn ’t
Dickey’s OLD RELIABLE Eye Water
v itin g . M iss T ry o n was alo n e there,
D o people f i n k he ees beeg sham an,
The "h o o k " w o u ld s tra ig h te n out h o ri and ag a in she cam e to serve him
Nurse— I w o n d e r who
r . '| ,eve.g Bun and W| n d . burned
,
" B y g a r!
W 'a t you got, Dnveed?
It was who
fo r sure."
Bas
- t o U ri
i ? * 3 U ln * ln
F o ld in g
z o n ta lly and th e re fo re refu se to con •
" T h e boys to ld m e," she said w ith
n<‘ ver fo ld e d up his clothes w hen ue
dem anded M ich el as he and Steele
W ell, the firs t ’ h ln g fu r St. Onge o u t o f th e w a te r w ith o u t th e fish,
m c k r v nuT-al1
o r b y «»»'*•
a lo ve ly p in k c o lo r In h e r cheeks, went to tied?
fo llo w e d to th e brush.
HICKEY DRUG CO.. B rlatol. V a.-T enn.
to do Is to get r id o f th is nuisance. when th e fisherm an hauled in,
he " a ll ab o ut w h a t you advised them to
T o m m y — A dam ¡— V ik ln g e n . Oslo.
" I allow you a o m e t'ln g !" w as the
I'e te B o d le .
H e keeps th e post In
n a tte r e d re p ly , as th e d a rk shape of dians s tirre d up w ith hls m nm ho-Jum fish w ith the hook ca u g ht In his g u l do— and now w e are good friends
le t. w o u ld keep the crud e (Ishhook ag a in am i th a t p e rfe c tly d a rlin g hat
th e DJIbway dragged an Indlatlngulsh bo. and ought to be kicke d out. W h a t com
The V ery Idea
pany.
box sw ings o ve r m y door again "
abb-, s tru g g lin g mass fro m th e a lders
O ld G entlem an ( to o ld ap p le worn
do von th in k . M ic h e l? "
A
ro
u
n
d
th
e
lekes
o
f
S
w
llz
e
rla
"It Is p re tty ." a d m itte d D avid, and
'T e le H oule I" gasped M ichel, peer
a n ) - N o , no. m y good w o m a n - v e r y
F or answ er, the ta ll Iro q u o is drew s c ie n tis ts have found v a rio u s kinds
he saw th ro u g h Suzy's eyes, th a t peo
Ing In to th e fa ce o f D a v id 's p risoner. " " ugly skin n in g k n ife fro m Its shesth
nice, but you m uatn t te m p t me.
hooks co n sid e ra b ly la te r th a n tbo
pie lik e d those friv o lo u s lit t le names
“ W 'a t you do dere?"
T he L a d y —D o s
a te m p tin g yer?
In h it belt. T hen he said. " I t be good crud e re lic s fro m F ra m e .
Many
and th a t It a ll made fo r g a ve ty and
"S o you f i n k to hear som et'lng. t'ln g e e l' I p u t dees een bees hack?”
D y e r th in k th ia i . , he ( ; arden
the Sw iss books are o f bronze, n n
<>(
good h u m o r and good d ig e stio n A t
T e le B o n i« ? " g ro w led the a n g ry voice
Eden?— H u m o rla t. Ixm doq.
"N o, not w ith o u t o rders fro m yo u r h a vin g barbs. but the re a lly ancient
th a t m om ent tw o w ords passed out
o f th e OJIbway sh a kin g th e m an he c h ie f," rep lied Steele, amused a t th e
ones w ere barbless and consisted o f
o f D a v id 's vo ca b u la ry fo re v e r A fte r
held Ir, th e vise o f h ls tw o hands as lite ra l In te rp re ta tio n given to h ls sug
tw o hooks a t rig h t angles lo each
Man s a C o n tra ry C ritter
w a rd he m ig ht have Inst m entioned
a h u s k y dog shakes a ra b b it. "Y o u gestion.
PRICE $150 AT YOUR DRUG S W f
" B u t th is T e te -B o u le w ill other.
My h ti.h s n d Is fo re v e r k ic k in g
them to Suzy hls w ife
c ra w l la k ' de m in k, hut I sm ell yon m ake tro u b le a ll w in te r w ith h ls sor
about
the
cost
o
f
wom
en
s
clothes
“
'■
torhrt tìooA/el
" C h a ff and T w i t t e r " he ennfeeawd
la k ' d i w o lf ametl de w ood mouse." eery."
P re sid e n t P olk was the eldest o f
“ A lo t o f men do th a t hut I notice
KOENK,
MEDICINE CO
“ « 'h a t a c u n n in g name fo r
and th e m an fro m Neplgon s h ifte d a
tea
As they talked, th e low d ro n in g ten "b lld re n .
1O4&M WELU ST. CHICAGO. IU.
they a lw a ys hang a ro u n d th e bea'
«•hot»
'*n e h i*4 ^u s v
drewsed wom en a t p a r t ie s “
can I do f
SS&
Boschee’s Syrup
H O S T E T T E R ’S
STOMACH BITTERS
IJounq^
Try the New
t C u tic u r a
1 Shaving Stick
PASTOR KOENIGS
N E R V IN E
Epilepsy
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