RURAL ENTERPRISE The Valley of Voices By GEORGE M A R S H r-*— y - - ! “ ""- an tifeh UBU4 IRsr * < • an d w a n t, Humo w h ile y o u may; Mo m o r a in e la s t« a w h o le d ay. A u t h o r o f •T o lle r» o f th e T r a il." " T h e W R elps o f th e W o l f fW if TT ll«rvtr« ) Gat w h a t y o a c a n . an d w h a t y o u » a t. h o ld . “T ie t h a e to n e th a t w ill tu rn a ll yuor le a d in to W ith M lrhel would go two larters explaining hla change of [ lana. The a—13—w tote hope o f holding the Indiana now " I b th is the «ame on* • • heard at was In scotching Ihe Wiadigo terror W alling River?” early In the winter hy tracking down "M ehta M-bbe nodrter one. 'Jib­ the heaat on the first «now; and ao way M y plenty ov detn eea valley o" strongly aa hla heart drew him toward de W alling." the post, he made hla declaim». •Rut what do you think, Michel?” demanded .Steele hotly. “ Here I am, CHAPTER IX with Itavld, «Ivin« up my time to help you run thia thin« down and. It pos­ For three day» Steele searched the sible. M v a the poet for Mt. G ng e; and you don’t trust me. Why don't joa ridge and back country for track», hut without aucceaa. Iia v ld returned from »pen your heart to me?” Mlrhel atralfhtened and ««in« to Portage lake with the good new» that the small are Itavld had built on the »he Ashing ramps were raking large beach, ralm ly eiam lned hi« tattered ratchea o f pike and whlreAsh. and there was no Wlndlgo goaaip. So. In ahlrt and trouser«, a« he dried out «pits of the shrill proves»» and Indlg •■you are good man, M »leu Steele Iiaveed tell me. hut I have de eye to nant refuta’.lon of their aqua wa. Steele, see W en you come hark on de «now rorroborated hy hla men, aaaured the OJihwaya that what the women had I tell you aomet'ln«.“ heard on the burnt ridge was the cat­ T hat waa all. and Steele understood It waa evident that M lrhel had bound erwauling of a lynx, and at once atari himself to secrecy. Rot why had he ed with Itavid for Ogoke lake and the Neplgon. told David? If waa on a wlndleaa day In the “la the morning we mu«» hunt for a tra il," Steele »aid, philosophically heart o f the northern Indian anmmer bowing to the Inevitable. Now w e ll that the canoe hound south for the here to do whet we ran to quiet those Neplgon approached the Islands guard­ ing the east end of Ogoke. Like ail poor a»jii«w« " A« the canoe leaded on the beach houetfes of anchored battle Aeeta they below the alien! tlpla, one hy one. rode the sleeping lake, their Aghtlng derh ahapea of IntWan doga slunk top« and stacks, o f black spruce, thetr from the «dj»rent «cent. fall» between armored hulls, of age-worn rock». ••Where la the poet, Itavld T* asked leg», to whimper at the feet of the Steele. men “ F o u r—Ave hour paddle, yet. Eet "Srered atlff.” aeld Steele. “ And from the sound the aqoaw« are worse 11» lie on long spruce point. You aee eet and talk to them, Mlrhel. T ell them today vert fa r off.” "You reallxe that you can't «tart It waa a mad wolverine or lynx and we’ve hunted It out of the country. anything at Laflamme’« place now. I ’ll get a lire going while Ita rtd brings don't you?" Repeatedly, David’» square shoul­ aome tea from the island. I t «dll ders leaned to the stroke, as hl« arms cheer them up— the tea " Rut both his patience, and hla swept the blade through, before he knowledge of the woods Indian'» be­ turned hla black head to hla chief. "I'a v ld has waited ten year, he can lie f In the aupernatnral, were taxed to the uttermost before M lrhel aucceed- wait leetle tarn longer We got plenty ed In ronrlnrlng the women that the Wlndlgo they had heard on the ridge was not now luring them to their doom with the «««timed voire of the headmen o f W alling River. In the end, they crept from the flpl lo the friendly light of the lire, horror In their ahtf*iog eyes, gray fared rhll dren clutching th eir skirts. There, comforted hy the t x , »vd heartened by the presence of the three men, who kept a huge lire going the rtrrle of stricken women passed the night. In the opinion of Steele, who kept vigil with hla pipe, beside the snoring David and M lrhel, rolled In their blankets, the coming o f the beast to Rig fe a th e r before the freeze up, was the gravest menace which the for­ tunes nt W alling River po«t, and the girl who had given hint until spring to accomplish the Impossible, had yet encountered For. as a forest tire runs In dry limber, so rumors of the hosting o f the Wlndlgo at Illg fe a th ­ er would tra te l from hunter to hunter through the upper valley o f the W a ll­ ing The tale would spread. gather erlng horror aa It went as a snowsllite gathers momentum, until In lim e the whole region learned that a Wlndlgo : «-■ 4 S was l.awe In the vnlley of the Walling a fiend fierce beyond belief and hun­ “ It Looks aa If tha Whole O utfit 1« gry for the flesh o f the OJIhway Then Out to Meat U a " would follow, unless the beast were killed and the terror endeil, swlrt trouble« dee» long »now on de W alling exodua from the valley o f the families Daveed weel w a it; you not worry for a llll trading at the post. the resurrec­ heetn." " I knew you wouldn't do anything tion and revival of the ghastly tradi­ tions surrounding the raplda snd the when we have this work down river riv e r below the end n t the St Ongca ahead o f ug; but I reallxe that It will be hard. If we stay a day or two. for and the post at W alling River. Steele's teeth bit savagely Inin the yon to keep your hands off o f him. HI» Mam of hla pipe Thia might happen gang would get you anyway If yon did before the freeze up. and until the »quare It with Laflamme, and that snow made It possible lo follow a trail, would put ine In a hole as well.“ T he reticent David had never dl there waa small chalice of solving the vutged even to Steele the cause of the mystery of the night walling Now. Steele mused, when the men ancient grudge he bore the free-trader returned from their hunt to beer of He had «aid simply that he wished to the voire In llie night from the circle meet him had twice Journeyed far e f h alf demented women cowering for that purpose; once missing him. there around the Are. Ihe tale would the aerond time finding him camped straightway travel to the four wind», with hla fur canoe« As Davhl had no and hardy Indeed would be the hunter quarrel with I.nAamme'a men, who who would d rlre hla dog team this would have come promptly lo Ihe aid Christmas down the white valley of of their chief, he had hided hla time the W alling to trade at the III fated In some way. year« before, Laflamme p»>et W ith no Christmaa, and little had Injured the t'llh w a y . T h a t waa prospect o f a spring trade, unless the the extent o f Steele’s knowledge G radually, a* they approached, the myatery were aolved hy the running clearing iqiened up and the buildings down nt thia heaat with the n ilrani Iona vocal cord». W alling River Was of the fur poat took shape. So keen waa hla curiosity that Steele ceased doomed Even If t>enlse married I.«« rellea In the spring, Ihe post could not paddling to examine them through hla binocular« H e r e lived the man who he continued under a taboo True, St. tinge had sworn that «he was waiting until the snow Aew for should never make the aacrMre, but St. <>nge'» answer to hla offer o f a the factor waa at hla rope's end. and partnership In the trade for the price ■he would override him. She would | of lienlsc the man who waa luring the not see him disgraced H er pride j tljlb w ays for hundreds of miles with would drive her to It- that fierce pride ) hla whisky. Although the freeze up was tittle of race She waa a thoroughbred and , would go in her spiritual death with more than a fort night away, tlpla squatted, here and there, on the poat a high head. In Ihe spring. T h ia o f Itself, meant but In the morning M lrhel would go In clearing. search of (he caribou hunters, for « tie r one thing to the man who held the For. throughout the that night Ihe women would not re­ glasses whlaky main alone at Rig fea th e r, I'avld wide north, September Anda the hunt would cm«« lo I'ortage lake to learn era on their w inter trapping grounda. I f Ihe Wlndlgo bad been beard on the preparing for the coming of the long U t ile Current. He, himself, would snows, ■•over the country hark o f the ridge for “ Wat, w 'at you t'tnfc ov dat placeT' a tra il which he had little hope of asked Havld. aa Steele put hla glasses picking up. and endeavor to hold Ihe la tlielr case. women at their ram p antll their men “ He must have a lot of people there returned on the return of I »avid they —tdg buildings low" “ Yea. eel res l.eeg place." would at once start for Neplgon. leav lag M lrhel to meet tbs canoe Mi. tinge Aa they approached the long point Mt eel c waa aurprlsad at the number of waa la send. i < 1 i ( i a I 8 t O a n a Y n V 8 f. C c « a 9 it at II w il II tl b. vi H tl C< m m w Ui IB sl< I people moving about the buildings. On rhe beach the post dogs alremly aw ait­ ed the «»range craft, whi e a group of p o st p e o p le fo rm e d b e h in d th e m The ■ anne waa cloae In ahore when two men left the massive tradehouae and drifted to rhe log landing stage, off j which a York boat rode a t Its moor­ ing. “It look» »s If the whole ootflt la out i to meet ua.'' David turned a grim face to hla chief. “Somet’lng strange h e r e /’ “T h e y may think wa're a pollea ■anoe." suggested Steele. “Ah-hah •" “la that Laflamme 'alkfag to the big fellow on the landing?" "Ah-hah I He d»u’ talk lak’ dead m an" So low were the sinister words spoken that Steele, in doubt. j asked: “W h a t’» that?” The OJIbway turned to hla chief a face twtated with hate. “ He don’ know —he era— dead m a n !" “S o n * day you can settle with him —but not now. not now I We have a Job on the W ailing— you and Michel and I." haatlly objected Steele, fea r­ ing thia meeting with the man ha hated had Jarred David off hla mental balance. The set feature« of the OJIhway re ­ laxed. Hla narrow eyes glowed aa he reassured the man who trusted him. "Daveed promise to meet Michel on de November snow. We have de beeg Job— you an' Michel an' D aveed; I mak' no trouble here, boas." L'nder the inspection o f many pairs o f curious eyes, the canoe slid Into the beach, le a v in g David to keep the dogs off the canoe. Steele walked through the «llent huskies who In­ stinctively drew hack from hla ap­ proach and cloaed In behind him, w alking on «tiff legs barely out of reach of the paddle he carried, awed yet threatening. The bulky half- breed. whose sinister face wore tha red gash o f a scar from chin to ear, Steele dismissed w ith a glance, tu t nothing, from the heavily beaded moccasins of smoke-tanned moose- hide. to the wide brimmed stetson of the free-trader, escaped hla appraising eye. To his aurplrse. also, the dark features which met him with a look both anrly and questioning, were un­ deniably handsome. "Good day. gentlem en!" «»Id Steele, affably. Ignoring the coolness of hla reception. "Good d ay!" returned Laflamme, coldly, probing the smiling face of the s trin g e r w ith a sharp look In which doubt and concern patently mingled " I am headed for Neplgon, from Fort Alhany, and heed aome supplies,” went on Steele. "Can you sell me aome atnff?” W ith a curl o f the lip Laflamme re­ plied : ’T h a t depends on what your business la on thia lake." The lawny-haired American laughed In the face o f the speaker. "Rualnesa on thia lake? Are yon Joking? You seem to have all the bualne«« here. My hnslneas la to get back to New York before I'm frozen In, and report to the American Mu­ seum of N atural History. I've spent Ihe last Ave months on the Alhany. collecting Now, Pm hound for N'ep- Igon and the railroad." T he half-breed and his chief ex­ changed looks Steele realized that he was suspected of being a govern­ ment agent In disguise, so, as he need­ ed supplies and wished to study La­ damme while David circulated among the poat people, he desired to relieve Ihe mind o f the free trader at once "Ton say you're from the States— doing collecting among the Indiana? I should he glad to see aome of your stuff.” La finni me was taking on chance«, anil Steele welcomed the opportunity to establish hla Identify “ Yea, I've two parka In the canoe. Mv name la Steele. Pve teen on the Alhany two years— left a thousand pounds this year, at Fort Albany, to go out hy boat.” Then he haxarded; "You know Laacellea. the Kevlllon man there?” l.aflamme'a reaction to the remark waa Instantaneous. His face dark­ ened w ith anger cm s s r o v r isr x n i T r a g e d y o f R a z o r B la d e i Those who are puxxled to know what to do with used safety razor blade« may And a hint In the follow Ing. saya the London M all. A young and pretty girl approached Rattersea bridge She held something tightly In her left hand When «he reached the middle of th e bridge she stopped and looked around. Only one man waa anywhere near and he. apparently, was not paying nny attention to her doings In » Aa«t> •he rnlsed her hand and Aung » « te e ­ thing Into the river below It glitter .I and shone aa It fell and the in n gazing over the bridge In curtos v. >rd't razor blades.'' was the U '.u »1» ! . . , , -e- awag S C'S'. g o ld . — B e n ja m in F r a n k lin . CHAPTER VIII—■Continued handy packs T A K IN G N O CHANCES S E A S O N A B L E S A N D W IC H E S “Going to town?" asked S a m m u of During the w inter the filling for 'jomuel. ■ndwlrhea may be prepared of game “Yep." turkey and va ri­ “ W ill you Inquire for my mall?” ous m eat* which "Nope." are esp e c I a 1 1 y “Rather unnelghborly of you," com­ good during the mented a friend. colder months. “Can't help that. Last tim e I In T u rkey Sand­ qulred for hla m all I had to lug a wich««.— M ix one- grindstone out to hla place.”— Kansas h a lf cupful each City Journal. of chopped cold turkey, celery and blanched almonds. Only Sign of P ro g rea Season with salt, pepper and moisten A man who had settled In America, with mayonnaise dressing. Spread h alf the slices w ith the dressing, cover who had been visiting Ills old home In with a lettuce le a f; spread the re­ England, was asked what he thought maining slices w ith a thick layer of about the changes that had taken the turkey mixture. Put together In place In the village during his ab­ pairs trim off the crusta and cut sence. "Changes!" he exclaimed. "Gee. diagonally acrosa. Garnish w ith ripe The olives and celery hearts. Serve with th e re e only one worth notin’. village pump s been swapped for a coffee or mulled elder. Caviar* Sandwiches.— To one-fourth gas pump !"— Stray Stories. of n pound of c«. .are, add tw o table- H ad Hia Amu>or spoonfuls of lemon Juice and three tablespoonfuls o f olive oil. S tir until "M abel," he said. “ I had auch a creamy, then spread on thin slices of realistic dream last n ig h t I dreamed white or entire wheat bread, press I proposed to you. and you said. *Oo edges together, sprinkle one side of to fath er.*" each sandwb-h w ith paprika. Insert “ Yee. H arry. And what did father small sprigs of parsley I d the centers aay?" she cooed. and serve w ith o y s te rs . "W ell, that part Is a little haxy. AU Hot Chicken S an dw ich«.— Chop I know la that I woke op and found medium line, cold cooked chicken. myself on the floor!"— Stray Stories. Have readv rounds of hot buttered toast. Slightly moisten the chicken D IF F E R E N C E IN W EA PO N S with hot chicken gravy and spread h alf the rounds with the mixture. Cover with the remaining rounds. A r­ range sandwiches on hot plates and pour over the hot chicken gravy. Serve with celery salad. Emergency Sandwiches.— T ake one cupful of grated cheese that Is rather dry, add three hard cooked eggs finely chopped. Add one tablespoonful of finely chopped chives or onion, season w ith salt, cayenne and paprika. Mois­ ten w ith mayonnaise or thick cream. Use as filling for white bread sand­ wiches, spread with mustard butter. “H e was held np by a bobbed-half Peanut Butter and Tomato Sand­ bandit who compelled him to marry wiches.— Moisten peanut butter with her?” tomato catsup. Spread thin slices of "W ell, It amounted to that—only she white bread w ith the mixture, cover used u bundle of love letters instead with crisp lettuce and cover with an­ of a gun.’’ other allce. Press the edges together and serve at once. Waa a Gentleman Salads and Other Thing*. W h e n A dam d t iv e d and E v e a p a o . A very pretty, as well as tasty Ad m a y h a v e b een a g e n tle m a n . salad, la prepared with lemon Jello aa I F o r h e did n ot f o r f e it p a r a d is e W h en p la y in g o u t o f c u p p y Ilea! a base. Carrot, P i n e ­ Took H it Advice apple and Lemon Alice— W h at happened when your Jello S a i a d.— Grate carrots to fath er told your fiance he ought to fill a cup, add as put something aside for a rainy day? Helen— A little later dad missed his much finely diced pineapple, stir In­ raincoat. to l e m o n Jello No Danger and pour Into small molds to harden. Serve on head lettuce with a highly "T hin k It would be safe to Insult that prize fighter?" seasoned mayonnaise dressing. The Three P’e Salad.— T ake a cup­ "U h huh! lie wouldn't fight you for ful each o f stewed prunes, rolled pea­ less than $2,000.000.” nuts and minced pineapple. Arrange on head lettuce and serve w ith French Beat H im to It dressing. "An* when 'ut robhtib man an Id. Hot Open Oyster Sandwiches.— i ‘H o i’ up yo’ liunds!' what did you Scald one cupful o f cream, add two auy?" tublesponnfuls of fine bread crumbs, “Me? Ah Jes' laughed at him. Ah one tablespoonful of butter, one eighth already had 'em up." teaspootiful of paprika, a few grains o f nutmeg and salt to season Wash, D idn’t M i a It at A ll drain and chop two dozen select oys­ Professor— I Itelleve you missed my ters, add to Ihe first m ixture and stir class yesterday. until thoroughly heated without b oil Student— Why, no, I didn't, old man Ing. Add one-half teaspoonftil of not In the least finely chopped parsley and spread rounds of hot buttered toast with the C A K E -E A T E R NO W mixture. Serve at once, garnished with lettuce hearts and olives. Roaat Goose. As geese are so fat It Is necessary to treat them differ ently In cooking than the ordinary fowl. Scrub It well with soda In the water, stuff and truss and place In the roaster In a hot oven. As the fat be­ gins lo fry out. thrust a fork Into the skin and pierce Ihe breast of the goose all over; when there Is a cupful or more of the fat In Ihe pan. pour It out and continue piercing Ihe skin nr- caalonall.v until the most o f the fat Is withdrawn, then haste during the roasting. This fat may be used for various things. Goose fat Is Invalu­ able as a remedy for rubbing on the chest and throat when suffering from colda and croup. Jelly Sandwiches.— Spread slices of "So Jim has become a cake-eater, thinly cut w hile bread with creamed eh r butler, cover h alf of the slices with "Yee—married the baker's daughter quince Jelly, or apple, sprinkle with chopped nuts, press together Into last night." nulrs and cut Into fancy shapes. V l Callout Comcience 1 1 t-t k v c iC - Keep Cockroach?* Auiay Cockroaches will not frequent room« nnlosa they find some available fond material, and if such m aterials can he kept from living rooms and offices or « rupniou« care exercised to see that no such m aterial Is placed In drawers whore It can leave an attractive odor or fragments o f food, the roach nttl- une largely restricted to places whore food necessarily must he kept. In such places the storage of fn«<| ins terisls In Insert-pm of containers or In Ice boxes, together with thorough go­ ing desnllnesa. will go « |ong ward pre»ruling serious anu«yanc< H a n d s tell th e tale Looking st hte W ith p rid e th e to lle r u n d e r sta n d * T h a t m an y a rich m a n 's c o n s c ie n c e M ora c a llo u t th a n hla Illy h a n d s Quite Proper Customer (to del lea! ««sen atom pro- p rie to r)— Look hem. I found a button In that salad you sold me. Proprietor— O f course, madam ! That was part of the dreasing.— Progressive WRIGIEYS NEW HANDY PACK Fits hand — pocket and purse M o ro f o r y o u r m o n ay and th e b ast P e p p e rm ia t Chewing Sweet for any money Look (or Wrigley's P. K. Handy Pack ^ ^ o n jr o u H )e a le /^ o u n te r — -~v S in c e r ity Among F rien d t G enerally speaking, among senslblo persons. It would seem th a t a rich man deems that friend a sincere ona who does not w ant to borrow hla money, while among the less favored w ith fortune's gift«, the sincere friend la generally esteemed to be the Individual who 1« ready to lend IL — DlsraelL T b « o**e*«ton«l o f R o m an By« R a l« « m a t n ic h t w ill prffvent and tlr « d » j e * aad eye atrain . 171 P e a rl St.. N . T. A d v . Ice Cream A nnivertary T he year 1926 marks the seventy- fifth anniversary of the m anufacture o f ice cream as a commercial induo- try . It was In 1831 that Ice cream was first manufactured and sold la Baltim ore by Jacob Fussell, who Is known as the fath er of the ice cream Industry. 'Albir» standi/or Better It'» the way we blend the flour that give» Flapjack» their uncommon flavor. One bite— and you know they're Flap­ jack»! No other hot cake could hope to have that Flapjack flavor! Los Angeles'Newest • < if O^Main Street bet. 6th & 7th 7 0 0 ROOMS 300 ^ ‘ Sl50 200 $2«> 200 ^¿¿,$2«» ¡ ________ GOOD W hat a Night we get to?" "Blessed If I know F A C IL IT IE S Bird of the Arctic T he snow goose is an Arctic goose seen In the United States during Its migration, sometimes In vast numbers. It Is pure w hite except In the black wing quills, washed on the head w ith re d d is h ; the beak, which is strongly toothed. Is pink and the feet reddish. An adult male measures 27 Inches long snd weighs 5U pounds. Ross' snow goose la a m iniature of the other and la known all over Hudson Bay country as the "horned wavey." Green’s August Flower f t Constipation, Indigestion and Torpid Liver Relieve» that feeling o f having eaten unwisely. 30c and 90c bottles. A T A L L DRUG G ISTS. C u ticu ra Toilet Trio S e n d f o r S a m p le s Grocer. “Good Joh our wives don't know where we got to lM t night.’ "Too tru e! By the way. where did GARAGE Dickey's OLD RELIABLE Lye Wal relieves eun and w in d -b u rn ed ey .fTd’ r ^ I r t . b ? “ ' " T c K E f'D R U G C Ô "*S n âto L' V a-T *' — —— — ----------- - *. N U., San Francioso, No. i - 1 l