If Back Hurts
Flush Kidneys
T he DOOM TRAIL
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Arthur D. Howden Smith
A lb e rt R o o k e
M a k e s H is C o m e b a c k
VV ins six-year fight for health. N ow well and strong
This continued for a long time Twt
light was at hand before they dropped
a t 60. Husky as ever, he praises Tanlac
Au.Aer • /
"Ta wan nears has only one regret
back, and a select band of young war
At
1830
West 30th Place, Loa An
rtors began to exhibit their skill wltfc
that he Is to die," he said. “That Is
FORTO BELLO COLD. Etc.
geles, lives Albert A. Rooke. a re
bow
and
arrow,
knife
and
tomahawk.
because he cannot live to find your
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spected citizen with 38 years of active
When your kidneys hurt and your lost soul and return It to you.’’
Arrows were shot between our nnnl
W NU S ervi««
railroad experience. He tells of a very
back feels sore, don't get scared and
She laughed harshly.
and bodies; tomahawks hurtled Inte
interesting expenenee. »
proceed to load your stomach with a
Nie posts beside our ears; knives
Ta-wan-ne-ars Is a child," she said.
“Aboqt seven years ago,” says Mr.
Rooke, “my stomach and liver went
lot of drugs that excite the kidneys "His heart Is turned to water. He
were hurled from the far side of the
back on me. I t was a most distressing
open space, so closely aimed that their
and Irritate the entire urinary tract. talks of things which are not. My soul
experience. Nothing set-med to agree
points shaved our naked ribs. Once
Keep your kidneys clean like you Is here." She tapped her left, breast.
with me; I lost all desire for food. A
In a while we were scratched; the
“It does not matter, however, for the
keep your bowels clean, by Hushing
sound night’s sleep was out of the
handle of a tomnhawk, poorly thrown,
them with a mild, harmless salts Ga-go-sa Ho-nun-as-tase-ta does not
question, so 1 rose each morning tired
raised a hump on my forehead. And
which helps to remove the body's need a soul ns other mortals do.”
and peplesa. Then constipation de
lie Veulle. squatting on the ground
She turned on her heel abruptly, and
veloped and made life a continuous
urinous waste and stimulate them to
with
a
knot
of
chiefs,
applauded
the
misery. I lost weight and coul 1 hardly
followed
the
priests
Into
the
loug
hark
their normal activity.
drag myself around a good deal of the
show.
The function of the kidneys Is to house from which they had emerged.
time. After six years of that 1 was all
It went on and on. New forms of
The great mob of Indians melted
filter the blood. In 24 hours they
in. Along came the ‘flu’ when I had
mental torture were constantly de
strain from It 500 grains of acid and away as soon as she left us. They all
no resistance left That was about the
vised. Darkness rlosed down, and the
waste, so we can readily understand but tied In order to reach their lodges
last straw. Nothing seemed tohelpme.
ever in m y life. T hat waa a year ago.
fires
beside
the
stakes
were
lighted.
I
before
sundown,
and
so
hurried
were
the vital Importance of keeping the
“On a friend's advice I tried Tanlac,
I’m still iii fine sha|>c, as you see. Few
was
In
a
daze.
I
had
ceased
to
feel
our
guards
that
In
removing
us
from
and that certainly did help. 1 soon
kidneys active.
men of 60 are us well as 1 am, thanks
fear
or
misgiving.
I
was
conscious
the
stukes
to
the
Council-House
In
the
began to get refreshing sleep again, to
to T anlac/’
Drink lots of good wuter—you can't
only of a great weariness and thirst.
eat with old-time seat. The distressing
Tanlac is nature’s own tonic and
drink too much; also get from any center of the village they forebore to
stomach
and
liver
troubles
disa;»-
Of a sudden I realized that the
body builder, made from roots, herbs
pharmacist about four ounces of Jud bent or maltreat us.
peared.
Briefly
Tanlac
put
me
on
and barks by the famous Tanlac for
shouting had died down. The prancing
In the Council-House they supplied
Salts.
Take a tablespoonful In ti
my feet, with all my old-time vigor
mula. Try a txittle—it may do far you
figures were at rest. But Into the
glass of water before breakfast each us with a liberal meal of meat and
and
enjoyment
of
life.
I
put
on
weight
what it did for Mr. Rooke. Your drug-
circle of firelight swayed the hideous
and after five bottles wus us well as
morning for c few days and your kid vegetables. Then our bonds were re
gisthaait.
Over SJmillion bottles sold.
column of False Faces, their masks
placed and we were covered with
neys may then act fine. This famous robes, whilst our guards cowered close
of monstrous birds and beasts and rep
F ig u r e o f S p e e c h
O p p o r tu n it y
salts Is made from the acid of grapes to the fire In abject fear. They start
tiles seeming nllve with horrid purpose
“He gives Ills orders with an Iron
“Dear, shall we see a show to
and lemon Juice, combined with llthla, ed at the slightest movement. Had
In the shifting gloom, their feet mov hand.” “Do you mean he uses the sign night?” “Yes, I’ve lots of things to
and has been used for years to help we been able to stir hand or foot I
ing harmoniously In the hesitant step language?”
tell you.”
clean and stimulate clogged kidneys; think we might huve won our freedom.
of the dance, their voices united In the
also to neutralize the acids in the But they used cure In binding us, and
monotonous music of their chant.
To Have a Clear, Sweet 8kln
system so they are no longer a source we lay Inert ns corpses.
They strung a circle, as they had
of Irritation, thus often relieving
done the day before, and halted, heads I Touch pimples, redness, roughness
“What do they feur?” I whispered to
bladder weakness.
wabbling this way and that. There or Itching, If any, with Cutlcura Olnt-
Ta-wun-ne-ars at length, desirous of
Jad Salts Is Inexpensive; cannot In hearing a friendly voice.
was a hrlef pause, and I noticed lie I nient, then bathe with Cutlcura Soap
jure; makes a delightful effervescent
“1 do not know exactly, brother,” he and thrust for the one weak spot In Veulle, risen to his feet and staring I and hot water. Itlnse, dry gently anil
llthla-water drink which everyone said. “These Cahnuagas are rene the man's armor of egotism.
Intently behind me, where the wall of dust on a little Cutlcura Talcum to
”Y6u do proclaim yourself for what pines made a perfpet background for leave a fascinating fragrance on akin.
should take now and then to help gades from the Great League.“
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keep their kidneys clean and active.
“But the Moon feast they talk you are,” 1 answered him steadily. the spectacle. A sigh hurst from the Everywhere 25c each.—Advertisement.
- s ’ , Mot w ater
Try this; also keep up the water about,” I persisted. “What Is that?” “Sure, no man of breeding would de half-seen throngs of savages.
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drinking, and no doubt you will won
“Ga-go-sa Ho-nun as-tase-ta I”
“It Is some Invention of their own,' scend to the depths you reach. I do
der what became of your kidney trou he replied. “Perhaps Murray or De assure you, fellow. If you ever return
I craned my neck, and as well ns the
“What’s the baby crying for?”
ble and backache.
“We’re playing rodeo nu’ he doesn’t
Veulle helped them with It. My people to civilization and attempt to ndx with thongs permitted me peered around
(he gently bred, your plowboy origin the stake to which 1 was lashed. A know why we rope him.’’
know nothing of such things.”
will
out.”
white figure flitted from the protection
Through the bark walls of the house
His face was suffused to a purple of the trees and glided toward us. The
came the weird, minor niplody which
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False Faces stnrted a queer, rhythmic
had attended the appearance of the hue.
“
'Sdeath
!”
he
rasped.
“Sir,
know
A harmless vegetable butter color Kcal F a I m I f B rok er«! Fxim 91,000 M onthly
air,
accompanied
by
gently
throbbing
I s y o u r stom ach o u t o f order? In d i Mistress of the Fnlse Faces, mingled you not I am of the Murrays of Cob-
sa l 11 n s Hi«« Qrand« V alley Inoom e G r a p e fru it
drums. The figure commenced to used by millions for 50 years. Drug P r o p e r tie s . w rite B A N T A A N D G IL E S, O w n
g e stio n , G as, H eartbu rn , B loatin g, with shrieks, groans, screams and
er«. A ste r B u ild in g Hen A nton io. T ex a s.
Stores
and
general
stores
sell
bottles
blelaw?
I
quarter
my
arms
with
the
flnn,.e.
flrnig
w|de,
hnlr
floHt|ng
free.
S ick h ead ach e, Sou r stom ach, or yells. Our gunrds huddled closer to
Kleths! I have a right to carry the Beside me Ta wan ne-ars choked hack of “Dandelion" for 35 cents.—Adv.
sim ilar d istress cau sed by disordered gether. They abandoned their weap
a groan of hate nnd love and fought
stom ach. T hen tr y D Y JE S T , th e m ost ons and covered their heads with blan Bleeding Heart on my shield I I—”
If you look Important, get a Job that
“No, no,” I interrupted. “ 'TIs easy fruitlessly ngnlnst the rawhide thongs.
w on d erfu l stom ach rem ed y known. kets. A drum throbbed near by. and
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S en d u s 60c stam p s or coin , w e w ill at Intervals sounded the wailing chant for you to claim here In the wilder
“Twas Ga-ha-no. She wore again suits your looks. Nine times out of
ness, hut the humblest cadet of the her ceremonial uniform, the kilt and ten that procedure will work.
een^ you D Y J E S T , p ost paid a n y of the masked priests und the thud
g Guu.lt tUtiv/l A rl«««*nt «lïetüv* «yrup. I
house of Pouglus would disprove you. moccasins; but this time they were
a.
35c *nd ftOc size«
w here.
ding of dancing feet.
A n d e»Mrnoliy, u«c r I SO'S
I
dislike
to
speak
1
1
1
of
any
woman,
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a
r
b
o
lla
a
lv
e
Q
u
ic
k
ly
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e
lie
v
e
s
white, fashioned of skins taken from a n d h e a ls b u r n in g . it c h in g an d to r tu r in g
Throat and Cheat
The
uproar
Increased
In
violence.
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of her who conceived you, whatever and body, too, were coated with some o f burnn. H e a ls w it h o u t s c a r s . 30c a n d
protestation, some In enger ecstasy.
60c. A«k y o u r d r u g g is t , o r sen d 30c to
S A N F R A N C ISC O , C A L IF .
Those who say that life Is u burden
Joined In It. It was near, then at a Rhe was. But I make no doubt she white substance that made her gleam T h e J. W . C o le Co.. 127 H E u c lid A ve..
was some Huron squaw."
O ak P a r k . H l., fo r a p a c k a g e .— A dv.
always make others tired.
like
a
dpllcate
marhle
statue
when
she
distance, then returning. And occa
His face went dead white.
postured in the flickering radiance of
sionally that one shrill, sweet voice
“I was pleaded with overlong to the fires.
The dinner gong nnd the dinner
It’s easy to fool a man who has no
quelled the saturnalia and was lifted
spare
you,”
he
said
In
accents
so
cold
faith In human nature.
I • quickly improved and usually
She tossed up her arms In a curving ring nre not always synonymous.
on a note of pagan exultation—only to
that
the
words
fell
like
Icicles
break
cleared entirely if properly treated with
hp drowned In the thrumming of ing from the rocks. “I am glad I re gesture toward the moon, riding low
above the treetops. The music of the
drums.
sisted. I shall give orders now that
Gur Are dwindled and was rekindled your torments he the most Ingenious attendant priests swung Into u faster
measure, the pulsing of the drums be-
The night crept on toward the dawn. our savages can devise.
cume subtly disturbing, commanding.
The monotony of the noises, the end
“I doubt It not,” I said.
”O So-a ka-ga gwn," she cried, “I
less repetition, deadened the senses,
“You will die In much agony,” he
and we slept. When I awnkened. continued placidly. “Nobody will ever your servant, the Mistress of the False
'twas to «ee the daylight trickling •know of your taunts. And I"—his Faces, begin now the Moon feast we
through the smoke-hole In the roof.
vanity flared up again—"I shall die a I make In your honor!"
She resumed her dance, hut ’twas
Somewhere in the sunshine a bird marquis and a duke.
began to sing, and my captors yawned
“And a convicted criminal," I added ' verY different from the graceful, plens-
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and sat up. The squat chief, bis fears
He murmured to De Veulle and 1
s,c'1" H,1<‘ ll“d flr"t u’,p'1* 1 know
h e a ls Inflam ed ey e s, g ra n u la te d lids,
of the night gone, kicked Ta-wan ne-ars walked away, the savages moving from 11 bow to describe It, save perhaps
s ty e s , etc. Sure. S afe. Speedy. 25c a t
awake.
a ll d r u g g ists. H a ll & R u ck el, N. Y.C.
his path ns If lie were death in per- ' "'«» *tw«s like the music, provocative,
“Tills is the day of the Moon feast,” son, for Indeed they feared Ulin, more j sppeeBng
the basest Instincts In
Amusement is to the mind what he snid. “You will soon clamor to even than they feared Black Robe anil man, Indecent with a peculiarly attrac
die.”
their own accursed priests. He was tive Indecency. It was. I think, the
sunshine Is to the flowers.
dance of creation, of the Impulse of
the master of all.
life, one of the oldest and In Its per
“So
you
are
Io
be
chief
torturer,
CHAPTER
X
DEMAND “BAYER” ASPIRIN
monsieur le chevalier?" I remarked to verted way one of the truest dances
which man ever devised. It could only
De
Veulle.
The Moon Feast
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Taka Tablets Without Fear If You
he danced by a savage people, primi
“Even so," he agreed.
We were yanked to our feet and
See the Safety "Bayer Croat.”
"There could not tie a fitter," I said tive and unashamed.
Castoria is a pleasant, harm
pushed outside. Thousands of Indians sympathetically.
Faster went the measure of the
less Substitute for Chstor Oil,
Warning! Unless you see the name lined the narrow, dirty streets be
"I thank you for your appreciation,” dnnee. Faster whirled the glistening
■'Bayer” on package or on tablets you tween the hark houses and lodges. he replied. "I have instructed the sav white figure. Now she danced before
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are not getting the genuine Buyer They greeted us with a silence so In ages to give you the long torment. us, her eyes burning with mockery—
and
Soothing Syrups, espe
Aspirin proved safe by millions and tent that It was aR arresting as a shout. You will tie still alive this time tomor I know not what—of Ta-wan ne ars.
cially
prepared for Infants in arms and Children all ages.
Not
a
finger
was
laid
upon
ns,
not
a
prescribed by physicians for 26 years.
row. Think of It I Your Iroquois Now she spnn around the open space
Say ‘‘Bayer" when you buy Aspirin. Voice was raised. Yet the fierce an friend knows what that means—an In a series of Intricate steps and pos
Imitations may prove dangerous.—Adv. ticipation which gleamed In every face eyeless, bloody wreck of a man, beg turings.
To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of
was more threatening than definite glng to be slain!”
The music worked up to a crescendo,
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One admire« charity that Isn’t on gest ures.
He beckoned to the Cahnuaga chief. the drums thudding with furious speed
Ahead of us opened the flat expanse
parade.
Firmness, gone to seed. Is obstinacy
“Let loose your people," he ordered, Ga-hn-no leaped high In air and raised
N o C r e d it
of the dnnclng-place, with the two nnd stepped back.
her arms toward the moon, whose
Mr. Slow Pay—If thia floor paint and obstinacy makes deadlocks.
lonely stakes, flanked hy piles of
The Cahnuaga put his hand to his sickle shape was no whiter or fairer works. I’ll owe It all to you.
freshly gathered firewood, standing mouth, and the hlgli-pltched, soaring than she.
Clerk—Pardon me. sir, hut our terms j Arid rtom aeh, h ea rtb u rn an d n a u sea a r e
like portents of evil ngnlnst the dark notes of the war whoop resounded
co r recte d w ith th e ucc o f W right'« In d ia n
The chant stopped In the middle of
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green background of the pines which through the air. And aa If one direct a note, and as her feet touched the are cash.—Good Hardware.
walled the rear of the amphitheater.
ing center animated them all the thou ground again she ran lightly across
It Is merit alone that counts most
Life without love would be as use-
Ta-wan ne-rrs looked eagerly In ev sands of savages closed In on us, yell the amphitheater and threw herself
• less as a lamp without oil.
ery direction, hut she whom he sought ing-and shrieking. weapons menacing, Into De Veulle’s arms. He tossed her In every man's worth today.
was not present nor were there visible feet pouniTIifir' ltya._ measures of some upon his shoulder.
any of the carrion crew of priests clumsy dance.
“The Moon feast Is open, O my
Only the sinister faces of the negro.
They swirled round and round us, people,” she called hack as he disap
Tom, and Bolling, with his tangle of those who could get nearest dashing peared with her Into the shadows.
red hair, sftrred recollections In that up to the stakes to mock at us or
All those thousands of people went
alien, hostile mass.
threaten us with words and weapons. mad. The dancing-place became a
Our guards hound us to the stakes Nobody touched us. but the strain of wild tumult of naked savages, men and
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wan n e « ',. with a significant glance was nerve-racking.
Ta-wan-ne ars to the renewed music of the False
Main Street between Sixth and Seventh
at me. rallied them with the searching smiled serenely at them all. and when Faces. Decency and restraint were
wit of bis race.
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“The Cahnuaga dogs are not used their threata.
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forward and fastened his teeth In the
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forearm of the Incautious guard. The terance of a client he once had In her aland In front of the bench and
blood spurted and the man yelped with Kansas City that he regarded as a fixing Judge Birney with her eyes she
classic in finality. The client waa of exclaimed;
pain. Ta-wan-ne-ars laughed.
"Judge, the man I'd marry again
“Unarmed and bound, yet I can ebon hue and was asking to be di
Hurt you,” he cried. “Truly, you are vorced from what she termed the ain't been born yet and furthermore
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Judge
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figured
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excoria
Strangely enough, they made no re
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curely
fastened
us
to
the
stakes,
with
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p u u n ), m . « «ltk b»tt,. P K » « ,1 - MM loabla. posite to us and Murray and lie Veulle ued with the denunciation of the bap-
Ot-nrt rnott» «11« b»lb. E t t «.nfla. O S 1<,obla sauntered forward.
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■raakfaai* Me. Me. <Bc; PlnaaraMti Sunday H to
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