T h e O edJR ocid e>4 R om ance m e e oF ox ✓ B raddocks D efeat ^2/ H ugh P endexter lllusfraliorvs fcy I r w in Myeas V7 N . U. S É R - V IC e C o p y rig h t bg Hugh P er\dexk«r THE STO RY W e b s te r B ro n d , sco ut a nd spy fo r B ra d d o c k 's a r m y , secures v a lu a b le In fo r m a tio n a t F o r t D u ­ qu esne, b u t B ra d d o c k , tr a in e d In E u ro p e a n w a r f a r e , f a lls to r e a l­ ize Its Im p o rta n c e . B ro n d Is sent b a c k to F o r t p u q u e s n e an d le a ls o In tr u s te d w ith o m essage to G ro g h a n , E n g lis h e m is s a ry a m o n g th e In d ia n s . H e Is a c ­ c o m p a n ie d by Bound Paw , f r ie n d ly In d ia n scout. On th e w a y th e y a re Joined by a b a c k ­ w o o d s m an , C ro m lt. The p a rty com es upon a g ro u p o f s e ttle r s t h r e a t e n in g a y o u n g g i r l , E ls ie , D ln w o ld , w h o m th e y accuse o f w it c h c r a f t . B ro n d rescues h e r a n d she d is a p p e a rs . B ro n d d e ­ liv e r s h is m essage to G ro g h a n . Y o u n g C o l. G e o rg e W a s h in g to n rescues th e sco ut fro m b u lly in g E n g lis h s o ld ie rs . B ro n d p ro ­ ceeds on a s c o u tin g e x p e d itio n to F o rt D u q u es n e , and finds a F re n c h s c o u tin g p a r ty b e s ie g in g an old c a b in In w h ic h E ls ie has ta k e n re fu g e . In th e e n s u in g fig h t she escapes. B ro n d ta ke s his w a y to D u q u es n e . C a r r y in g o u t h is p lan to > n t e r th e fo r t u n q u e s tio n e d , B ro n d v is its an In d ia n to w n w h ic h a w o m a n sach em , A lla q u lp p a , c o n tro ls . T h e r e he m eets a F re n c h officer, F a le s t, w h o has fa ile d In his a t ­ te m p t to w in o v e r A lla q u lp p a to th e F re n c h cause. B ro n d finds E ls ie D ln w o ld , dressed as a m an, under A lla q u lp p a 's p ro te c tio n T h e g i r l te lls h im she has fou nd th e E n g lis h c ru e l, a n d Is g o in g to th e F re n c h . his eyes lighted when I pronounced sentence upon Beauvais. More com­ posedly I said: " I w ill stay out In the woods while my red brother scouts the village and learns from some of the Delawares what Beauvais plans to do.” “ Beauvais w ill talk with the other Frenchman.” But thia Inevitable meeting did not worry me much. Falest had met me ot Duquesne as Boland. Cromlt’s es­ caped prisoner had never seen me until we fought In the cabin. He knew nte only as a provincial. But should Beauvais see me at Duquesne 1 would become a plaything for the Ottawas and other fierce children of the north. At all risks, the man must be prevented from returning to the fort, or else I must cancel my promise to Colonel Washington and keep away from the forks of the Ohio. Bound Paw suggested that I follow the path for a tnlle or two and then bide and wait for him to bring fresh CHAPTER V— Continued ^— 14— Her thin face became convulsed with anger and ber small teetb were exposed In a feline snarl. "So? Then let us both talk to Mr. Falest. It's mortal strange that you. a scout for Braddock, should he friendly with the Frenchman. Have you told him about the tight at the cabin? Of thnl oilier Frenchman you threw on the floor? And what be­ came of that man? That’s a vastly queer way to make a Frenchman like an Englishman.” Her mad words recalled me to my danger. " I w ill eay nothing to Falest. You w ill hold your tongue about me. I am going ro Duquesne as a French­ man. If you see me there you w ill not know me.” She stared at me In silence and the anger vanished from her face. ” 1 shall not know you," she softly as­ sured me. "But If they And out you are English your life—” "Won't be worth a nlnepence," I completed. “ Don’t got’’ she suddenly pleaded. "They'll find out. They'll hand you over to their Indians. Start back now and meet the army.” I shook my head. “ W ill you take me back until we nieei tiio army?" she pleaded. That could not be, for my duty sent me to Duquesne. “ I'll gladly rend you back under safe escort. Bound Paw the Onondu ga Is with me. He Shull be one of ibe Indians to take you hack," I offered. "But you w ill not go? Good I I care nothing for the French nor the English. Say no more to me. or I'll tell Falest that you are an English scout.” And she walked among the cabins In Ihe direction Allaqulppu had taken. I started to And Falest and to ar range traveling with him and the girl to the fort, but before I could reach his cabin the Onondaga glided hy me, his blunket over hla head, and In pars­ ing he murmured: “ Follow.” He was making for the woods. I ah I fled my course and carelessly strolled toward the mouth of the Du quesne path. I followed the path deep Into the damp growth until I found bln) waiting for me. “ What shadow now falls upon ua?" I Impatiently demanded. “ They have found the Huron bearer ot belts. The W olfs pnw was too heavy. It broke his head." "The man le dead?" He cotishlered the question to be a waste of so many words. “ It la better ao." I said. “ Bound Paws orenda wished It so and gave great strength to the flat of the ax It Is better the Huron Is a ghost* If my words gave him any comfort, he did not sltww I t After more star­ ing at the branches over his head he said: "Another Frenchman ts near the village My white brother has entered his tra il once. They say the tnun who breaks bones with his hands was asleep. They say his hands grew very weak.” “ Crom lt! Lord I Beauvais Is here?" “ Onontlo’s son has a strong orenda protecting hltu. He w ill be tu the vll I age very roon." I seized the Onondaga's arm and muttered: "He roust not reach Duquesne." My Impulsive gesture brought no change ta b it Impassive face, but I fancied It Was Dreary W aiting, and Yet I Wae Glad to Be Alone, as I Had a Grave Problem to Solve. news from the village, lie proposed boldly to enter the vllluge and trust to his blanket to conceal his Identity from Beauvais. This was a good plan and after exhorting him to he a fox Instead of a wolf I started up the trail. Bound Paw soon rejoined me, and I asked for news of Beauvais. “ He Is at the village and starts for Duquesne after oue sleep." "Tomorrow morning," I murmured. “ The witch woman and the other Frenchman start tonight. Allaqulppa has told the Frenchman to go. She Is angry because he brought milk to the Lenl-Lenape. A hunter told me this. Your brother has not been to the v il­ lage.” “ Then I must wnlt out here In the woods until Beauvais has taken the Duquesne path." I decided. “ 1 w ill be eyes and ears for my white brother,” he assured me. He turned from the tra il and found a snug biding place within pistol shot o f the village and said for me to re­ main there while tie procured food . It was dreary waiting and yet I was glad to be alone, as I bud a grave problem to solve. Beauvais must not twtray me at Duquesne; therefore, Beauvais must not reach the tort. To waylay him and shoot him from am­ bush wits not w ithin my scruples. It must he a fair light, yet one to the death. As It grew dark and the Area In the village were lighted I left my hiding place and crept to the edge of the forest to watch for the Onondaga's return. I had not been there long be­ :: :t • : : ‘ B # 8 # tt# « * t» * B * tt* t: • « • fore two figures suddenly came op to the mouth of the path and entered tbe black cover within a rod of where I was crouching. Their Identity was established by a young voice saying: " I was willing to go back and try the English again even If they have been mortal cruel to me but It couldn t be that way. So. piteter, I’ll try the French. They ain't silly enough to believe In witches, I hope." "No, no. mademoiselle. Once they see you properly attired they w ill say you are beautiful. You w ill be very happy with the French.” H alf an hour later the Onondaga brought to my hiding place a kettle ot meat and a gourd of water. The ket­ tle be bad stolen from tbe cabin of a drunken warrior. "The witch-woman and the French­ man are on the path to Duquesne,** be added. "They w ill be far on their Journey by morning." "Bound Paw must have tbe ears ot a wolf when the sun comes back. The older Frenchman must not reach Du­ quesne,” 1 told him. "Yo-hahl My white brother Is very wise, like the owL They say a French­ man w ill die very quick after the next sun shines upon him. The wolf’s ear w ill be open and hla teeth are very sharp." ■ i CHAPTER VI Dubious Faring It was datk In the woods when 1 awoke and I was weighted down by the realization that I must halt a brave man and k ill him, or be killed by him. The Onondaga came to bis feet and proceeded to build a fire un der the kettle of cooked meat so that I might have something hot to eat be­ fore entering upon my strange duel. I told him he was to have no part In the morning's grim work. It required some minutes to win him over, fo r bis red mind could not comprehend why a ntan should scorn an advantage when attacking an enemy. He feared French witchcraft was at work, for why abandon a certainty and foolishly risk life? The one result desired was the death of the Frenchman before he reached Duquesne. And there were two of us to give him his quietus. He consented to leave the Issue to me only after I said that my orenda told me In it dream I must make tbe fight singlehanded. I ate a little warm meat and smoked my pi|*e while the Onondaga scouted the edge of the woods. At last he was back on the run. warning: "He leaves the village. It Is only half-light even In the opening, but the Wolf man'! eyes are very sharp. He carries a long gun like my brother's.” “ Bound Paw of the Wolt clan, you must tell me you w ill not take part In this fight so long as I am alive." I said to him. He sighed regretfully and sullenly replied: "This la the first fight between the French and English where the reo man I? not wanted. My brother shall take the scalp alone.” The Frenchman was taking his time and with never a thought that his ad vance would he disputed. Some ten minutes passed, and I was finding l could see quite distinctly as far as the first bend In tbe trail, when the calm of the woods was shattered hy two rifle shots a second apart Curs Ing aloud 1 leaped to my feet and glared down the path In tbe direction of the village. The Onondaga bad been unable to resist his racial Instincts and bad cut In ahead of me. Even tn my anger I wns amazed that he should have done thia, for red or white, there was no man whose word I would accept ahead of tbe Onondaga's. I could only ex plain It by believing the Indian bad betrayed himself by gome bit of care­ lessness. The two shots, so close to gether, proved the Frenchman bad not been caught off bis guard; but which of them had fired the last shot? Five ten minutes lagged by. and I should have started an Investigation If not for the sound of footsteps. One man was coming up the patb on tbe run and any finicky notions I bad bad about slaying the Frenchman vanished on my discovering this man wns white. No Indian would ruo as did this fellow. I had no time to lament over Ronnd Paw's passing out, for In another mo rnent the fellow would be turning the bend a few rods away. Hla gun would be empty, I believed, and I stood my rifle agalDst a tree and pulled my ax Then the steps reached the bend, and the next second a tall form waa bear Ing down upon me. L iftin g my ax I leaped Into the patb and cried: "H alt, monsieur! This path It closed." (TO BE CONTINUED.) :: :: :: Form s o f S alu tation T hat Seem P ecu liar If some one should approach you and enchanted to meet monsieur" ts and say, "H o w do you perspire?" or dlffflcult to Improve upon. "How do ask you If you have eaten your rice you find yourself?" ts tbe German’s don't be offended. These are the words greeting, and when a guest rises from by which the Egyptians and Chinese table they express the hope that be has say "How do you do?" when they meet had a hearty meal and tbat be w ill find himself the better for the cheer ot an acquaintance. All races have their own pecullat the repast. forms of salutation. On Islands near the Philippines natives grasp the foot O verlooked One of the person they wish to greet and L ittle lleeter repeated to her rnotb gently rub their faces with I t South er the 23d Psalm. Sea Islanders ruh noses and exchange When she had finished she said: gifts, while the Moors kiss each other s '•Oh. I forgot one verse—about spilling shoulders. the milk.” "llo w Is your strength? was the Her mother was puxzled and curi­ greeting In ancient Borne, where every ous. matt was a warrior. The Greeks, with Again she repeated the Psalm and I other things than war on their minds coining to the words, "My cup run­ said, “ What business are you engaged neth over." triumphantly exclaimed. I In?" "That's It I That's the one I forgot." The Frenchman's "1 am charmed — Vancouver Province. A TM TAL EARLY PULLETS DAIRYMAN PLUGS NEED ATTENTION UP HbKU LbAKa "Don’t let your early laying pul­ lets get run down In the fall," advise poultry-men of the atate college of agriculture at Ithaca. "Don't try to get more than a 50 per cent production, but keep the birds tn good healthy condition and feed enough to keep them laying steadily. "Pulle'.8 which come Into production early (in August or September) have a tendency toward a production slump and a molt when the shot! days and cool weather hit them. I t la very Im­ portant to maintain their weight; and udding milk, wet mashes or providing artificial lights at the proper time wUl help out In the difficulty. •'Feed plenty of hard grain at night. In the morning, feed In proportion to the way in which the pullets are pro­ ducing. Probably fifteen pounds for each hundred pullets la enough when they ore producing 50 per cent or more and the weather la cold. One of the main points to remember Is that i f they eat more grain they eat less mash, and It Is the mash that con­ tains the animal protein and brings the eggs. However, too much wash w ill cause a temporary Increase In egg yield, with a possible dangerous loss In body weight and later produc­ tion. "A pint of cod liver oil In every hundred pounds of mash helps keep the birds In good health during the winter. Good health Is one of the big assets to any of the poultry flock and that is why the cod liver oil Is worth Its trouble and cost." Lookout for Poultry Worms of Many Kinds There Is no way of estimating the loss to the poultry Industry caused by worms of various kinds. That there Is a loss cannot be denied and several states are now spending much time In finding a solution for the worm prob­ lem. It may be necessary to b ill one of the birds to find whether worms are affecting It. Usually a bird with worms looks pale and thin, has rough feathers, wobbles or sways when It walks, drinks much, eats little and sometimes has diarrhea. There are many remedies on the market, some to destroy long round worms, others to destroy tape worms. There are also combination remedies that are proving satisfactory. Most of these are Individual treatments, but It Isn't so hard to do as one might think. The worm medicine may be given at the time the hens are culled. This saves both time and money as It Is not necessary to treat the ones that are to be sold. Treatment alone is not enough i f the ground is fu ll of worm eggs. Clean ground Is necessary or old ground plowed and disinfected. Average Production of Eggs During the Year As a matter of fact, there Is no rec- ord of a hen laying an egg a day for a fu ll year. The standard as lal-d down by the poultry department of Ohio State university Is 160 eggs In 365 days. The state average Is about 70 eggs. Of course, some high grade hens do better. More than one hen on the records of the Ohio Poultry Im­ provement association has beaten the 300-egg mark In 365 days. But they are not common bens. Egg production fo r the average hen Is at the lowest point In November, when five eggs for the month Is the standard requirement. This standard rises month by month to 21 eggs In April, then falls again. Flies Carry Infection In a year’s time, O. D. Glenn, a ; Cruwford (Colo.) dairyman, has in ­ creased his monthly return above feed cost by $4.90 for each of the 11 cows In his herd. Mr. Glenn Joined the Crawford Cow Testing association on June 1. 1927, and accurate records have been kept on his herd since then. When he started the eow-testlug work, he wns getting an. average of 241 pounds o f hutterfut per month for each cow. For every dollar that he Invested in feed he received $4.87 for the butter- fa t sold and had the skim milk left for his hogs ad calves. But there were some “ leaks” because a year later Ills returns were much higher. For May, 1928, the records of the cow-tester showed the average produc­ tion of butterfat per cow to be 490.4 pounds for his 13 cows. For this he received $163 above feed cost, a re­ turn of $12.50 per cow. It was an in­ crease of $4.90 per cow per month tn a year’s time. For every dollar that he put Into feed, Mr. Glenn received $7.34 for the butterfat sold. In oth­ er words his feed cost hint 44 cents fo. every 100 pounds of milk a year ago and 29 cents per 100 pounds of milk on June 1, 1928. These figures merely show the return above feed cost and do not Include labor or in­ terest on the Investment. The increased returns from Mr. Glenn’s herd may he attributed to the elim lnntlor of the "boarder” cows, which the records oi the cow-tester exposed, and- the maximum use of home-grown feeds In a balanced ra­ tion. He ran his cows on pasture In June, July August, September ,-nd October. In November he started them on stock beets, alfalfa hay nnd a balanced ration of grain which the cow-tester recommended to him. I t costs Mr. Glenn 34 cents per month for each cow to have the ?ow tester’s service In making a complete cost-of-production record on each cow. The test- weighs the milk from each cow one day a mom It and tests It. Be­ sides that, he gives the dairyman hints , on the feeding and care of his herd. He also aids members o f the cow-test­ ing association to secure pure-bred bulls, exchange bulls nnd >uy better cows. “ C a te of th e C ode’’ .’ t was (he Idea of the Chaldean and Plutonic philosophers that the "gut« of th ^ gods” was located In Caprt- cornus, says Nature Magazine. Through this gate souls released by death returned to heaven, while through the "gate of men" In the con­ stellation of Cancer, souls descended from heaven in the bodies of men. The pochions o f these two "gates" correspond to the positions of the two solstices, winter and summer respec­ tively. C atalin a Island Yields M a n y A ncient Treasures Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, C at --A n attempt to follow ancient trails to Ihe long-lost Island temple of Chinigchlnlch, the Sun God, has re­ sulted Instead In the discovery of the buriul place of a small Indian prin­ cess of 3,000 years ago and evldenc« Indicating that child sacrifices were made In wholesale fashion by tribes o f the Channel Islands, off the coast of California. W ithin a stone urn weighing 134 pounds and fashioned s k illfu lly as though by modern tools was found the skeleton of an Indian g irl be­ tween five and seven years. Her hands apparently had clutched the rim of an urn, whose rich ornamenta­ tion of wampum bespeaks her royal lineage. I In a circle w ith the urn as a cen­ ter were counted by Prof. Ralph Glid- den, curator of the Catalina museum of Channel Island Indlnns, the skele­ tons of 64 children buried In tiers four deep with small heads touching each other. Beneath them was the skeleton of a seven-foot man. A spear blade s till was fixed In the ribs. The sand w ithin the funeral urn had the appearance of ground crystal —apparently, according to the discov­ erer, a sacred sand used in the burial of Indian royalty—and was fa r d if­ ferent from that which had sifted over the graves of the other children. These finds as well as a wealth of obsidian knives, spear points nnd ar­ row heads and hundreds of other ar­ ticles of wampum-inlaid stone and bone have provided materlul over which Glldden has puzzled since ha discovered them. One thin piece of slate he believes to lie a stone map, holes having been drilled to indicate trails to the four main burying grounds on Santa Cata­ lina island. “ It is plausible,” Glldden said, “ that the strange child burial w ithin the urn and those surrounding It were the result of a natural death of a tittle girl of high runk and the slay­ ing o f 64 attendants and playmates with her. Or they all may have been Young Calves Need Some killed In some religious ceretuonlul Shelter From Elements rite. “ It is even possible the princess may Young calves protected from the sun and storm make better gains than have been given some potion nnd bur­ those allowed to run in the open. Un­ led nlive. The way the small hands less there Is n good shelter provided clutched the outer rim of the bowl j where the calves can seek protection, makes this a possibility.” Wampum Inlaid In four broken when they wish to do go, animals a few months old should he kept In circles on the rim of the urn with clean, well-ventilated pens In the barn. "gates" leading to the four points of The effect of sunlight on growth of the compass lead Glidden to believe calves have been studied by some of the burial place may be near the site our experiment stations. It was found of the temple of Chinigchlnlch. where one lot was housed in a dark­ ened shed and the other lot had ac­ B u tter S tored for W inter cess to direct sunlight there was lit­ The Department of Agriculture says ] tle difference In the physical appear­ that fo r butter, to be stored for win­ ance of the two lots. ter use, pasteurized sweet cream Short pastures, hot weather and should be used, churned at a low tem­ files must he considered when raising perature and the blitter washed so calves. Calves are more likely to re­ that It w ill be firm and waxy. Bolls ceive regular rations when kept In the or prints ot butter should be wrapped barn than If allowed to run on pas­ In parchment butter paper, placed In a ture. Their thin routing of hair and stone crock, and covered with strong tender skin make them easy prey for brine. Butter should he stored In us files. It is not uncommon to find cool a place as Is available and In a young calves without shelter from the place free from odors likely to be ab­ hot sun with the hide quite irritated sorbed by the butter. by the sun's rays. The first few months are Important Popular trio—three meals a day. In the life of the dairy calf. During this time the Inherited stimulus for growth Is the most active. I f this impulse Is allowed to spend Itself without supplying the proper feed nnd care, the rate of development w ill be retarded. In extreme cases it may he permanently lessened. The young calves should not he forgotten during the summer months. 1 Remember that files carry tapeworm eggs. The only place they can get the eggs I* from the droppings of Infested birds. It w ill pay to clean the drop- ping boards frequently this summer. ♦ -» ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ • ♦ « • « » • • • ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ j Keep tbe houses for the young stock as clean as possible ao flies w ill not be attracted. Do not let the young stock range after tbe old hens. One cannot expect much profit from pul- | Good dairy cows also provide an ex­ lets which go Into the laying house ' cellent market for grains such as oats heavily infested with worms of any and barley. • • • kind. Due to Its cooling, slightly laxative action, silage aids greatly In keeping Sap on Vitality the digestive systems of high-produc­ Bight now Is an important time In ing dairy cows In good condition. many respects with both old and • • • young fowls. Hot, sultry summer j The calf should he allowed to suck weather is as much of a sap on the its darn two or three times a day un­ vita lity of fowls as It Is on the vita lity ' til the ninth milking or until the milk of humun beings and animals of all Is normal, after which the calf should sorts. And this Is right at the time lie weaned. when the old fowls are getting ready to molt, while the young stock must With the shortage of hay which will be kept growing and In perfect condi­ exist In many sections this year, more tion so they w ill be ready fo r the early dairymen w ill undoubtedly find silos shows or for profitable early winter good Investments. laying. • • • Rations containing leguminous rough- age are likely to contain sufficient Season for Guineas minerals. The whole mineral question The best season for raising young Is still in the experimental stage. guineas 1? tbe hotter part of the sum­ • • • mer. As the guinea Is a native of a A question many dairymen are In warm country, the young cannot bear terested in Is the relative value, ton much cold or rain, and it takes very for ton, of corn silage nnd hay for careful work to grow young guineas dairy cows. Experiments at the Ver during a cold season. The chicken niont, Maine. Utah and New Mexico hen makes a good foster mother for stations have shown that two und one the young guineas and a good-sized half to three tons of good silage (de hen can cover from 18 to 20 eggs. A ft­ pending on the richness in corn grain) er tbe young guineas are hatched, is worth as much as one ton of hay they should be kept in a closed coop for feeding dairy cows until they learn tbe mother's call. Dairy Notes N/henfood Sours Lots of folks who think they have “ indigestion" have only an acid condi­ tion which could be corrected In five or ten minutes. An effective anti-acid like Phillips Milk of Magnesia soon restores digestion to normal. Phillips does away with all that sourness and gas right after meals It prevents the distress so apt to occur two hours after eating. What a pleas­ ant preparation to take! And how good It Is for the system! Unlike a burning dose of soda—which Is hut temporary relief at best—Phillips Milk of Magnesia neutralizes many times its volume in acid. 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