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Carolyn of the Corners BY RUTH BELMORE ENDICOTT CHAPTER XIII Continued. 13 "Cull tlio dog, Juxt the snmo," re pented Ainniitln I'nrlow. "I'rlneo will hear you niul bark." "(Jod blesx you I Ho ho will," cried Mr. Htngg. "You'vo got more senxo Hum any of us, Miimly." "And I'll hnvo llio chniicl boll rung," hilt) Mild. "Huhl whnt'x Hint forr "Tho wind will enrry tlio sound out ncroM tliu cove. Tho hoy, Cliet, will recognize tho sound of tho hell itnd It will glvo lilm nil Idea of whero homo In." "You do bent nil I" exclaimed Joseph Stags, starting to lenvo Iho houxo. Tlud n cap of Chot'M. Mrs. Uorm ley," Mtio coiiiiiuinded. "Don't you see Mr. KtnKK Iiiih no ImtT Hu'll cntch his denth of eoltl." "Why, I never thotiKlitl" Ho turned to f.penk directly to Minx Amnndn, but Mho liiul gotiu buck Into the room nnd wits putting on her outer wrnpx. Mrs. Oormloy, ral-oyed nnd weeping, brought tho cap. . Mr. Htngg plunged down tho Men nnd kept on down tho hill to tho wnter front Thero wnx nn entliig-plnco hero whero tho wnlersldo chnrncterx eongro tented nnd Mr. HtnKK tut his bend In nt tho door. ".Homo of you fellern como out with mo on tho Ico nnd look for n Utile Kir I nml n boy and n dog." mild Mr. KtnKK. "I.lko enough, they're lout In thlx storm. And tho Ico Ix koIiik out." They nil rushed out of the eating Iiouxo and down to tho nearest dock. Uven tho cook went, for ho chanced to know Carolyn Mny. "And let mo tell you, sho'x ono rnro llttlo kid," ho declared, out of Mr. Stngg'x henrlntr. "How she como to bo related to that hnrd-nxnntlx Joo Htagg Ih a puzzler." Tho hardwnro dealer might deserve thlx title In ordinary times, but thlx wax ono ocean I on when ho plainly dis played emotion, Hnnnnirx Cnr'lyn, tlio llttlo child ho hnd learned to love, wnx somewhere on tho Ico In tho driving xtorni. Ho would Imvo ruxhed blindly out on tho rotten Ice. barehanded nnd alone, had the other not halted him. Joseph Htngg stowl on tho dock nnd shouted nl tho top of hlx voice: "I'rlneo I I'rlncol I'rlncol" Tho wind iniiNt Imvo carried bin voice n long wny out across tho cove, but thero wnx no reply. Then, xuddenly, tho clenr xllvcr tono of n hell rang out. Itx pitch carried through tho Htorm sturtllngly clear. Thero wiih n movement out In tho cove. Ono Held of Ico ernxhed ngnluxt another. Mr. KtnKK Milled n moan nnd wux ono of tho first to climb dnAn to the level of tho Ice. "ITuvo n euro, Joe," somebody warned him. "Thlx snow on tho Ico will mask tho holex nnd (Insured some thing xcnndiilouH." I tn t Joo Stngg wnx recklcxx of hlx own xnfety. Ho Mnrtcd out Into tho miow, shouting iiKiiln: "l'rlncol I'rlncol Here, boy I Here, boy I" Thero wax no answering bark. Tho cIhiikIiik of tho chapel bell wnx u comforting sound. Joseph Stngg did not know that, uuablo to And tho sex ton, Amanda I'arlow had forced tho church door and wiih tugging nt tho rough ropo herself. Hack and forth nho rang tho Iron clapper, and It wnx no unccrtnln noto that dunged ncroxx tho storm-driven eovo that nfternoon. It wnx not work to which Carolyn May'x "protty lady" wax used. Her Klioulderx soon ached nnd tlio palms of her hnndH wero rnw nnd bleeding. Hut alio continued to toll tho bell without n moment's sur ecu ho on and on, till her bruin swam and her brenth camo chokingly from her lungs. "Joo I Joo I" sho muttered each (lino that xho lioro down on tlio bell rope, nnd tho Iron tongue Minuted tho word for her, far across tho snow-blotted eovo. Carolyn Mny wax not tho first of tho trio caught out on Iho moving Ico to bo frightened. I'erhapx becnuso flho had such unbounded faith In tho good In tentions of ovorbody toward her, tho child could not Imngluo anything real ly hurting her. "Oh, Isn't thlx fun I" sho crowed, bending' her head beforo (ho beating of the storm. "Do hang on, I'rlucey." Hut i'rlneo could not hang on no well, now that they faced tho wind. Ho slipped off tho sled twice, nnd (lint do layed (hem. Under hlx skates, Cliet could feel Iho Ico heave, while tho resonant cruekx followed each other lllie u llle-llro of musketry. "(loodnesH mo I" gaspod Carolyn May "tliu Ico m-cinx to bo going all to pieces, Cliet. I hopo It won't till wo get back to tho slnlre." "I'm hoplt.' (hat, too," returned tho boy, Ho had quickly realised that they wero In peril, hut ho would not let Carolyn Mny xeo that ho was fright ened no, Indeed 1 Tho boy unxtrnpped tho skutex swift ly. Ho had n very good reason for re moving them. If tho Ico wax breaking up Into Hoc, he might nknto right off lulo tho water, being uuablo to halt quickly enough, If on Iho Meel runners. Ho now plodded on, bend down, drag ging tho sled and tho child, with I'rlneo slipping and scratching along besldo them. Suddenly ho camo to open water. It wax so broad a channel that ho could not hopo, to leap It; and, of course, ho. could not gel mo sicu aim mo iiuio girl across. "My!" cried Cnrolyn Mny, "that place wasn't here when wo camo out, was It, Cliet? It must Imvo Just como bore." "I don't think It wax hero before," admitted tho boy. Huddciily u sound reached their earn that startled both ; It even made I'rlneo prick up hlx ears and listen. Then tho dog snt up on his hniiuchcx nnd began to howl. "Oh, don't I'rlneo !" gasped Cnrolyn May. "Who ever told you you could sing, Just becauso you hear n church hell ringing?" "That's tho chnpel belli" cried Chct Obrmley. "Now I'm sure I'm right. Hut wo must get around tlila open patch In tho water." He set off along tho edge of the open wnter, which looked black and angry. Tho Ico groaned nnd crocked In n He Turned a Orlght Face on Her as Ho Struck Out for tho Edgo of the Other Ice Floe. threatening wny. Ho wax not auro whether tho lloo they wero on hud com pletely broken nwny from tho grent mass of Ico In tho eovo nnd was al ready drifting out Into tho lnko or not. Hnste, however, ho knew wns Im perative. Tho tolling of tho chnpol bell coming faintly down tho wind, Cliet drow tho sled swiftly nlong tho edge of tho opening, tho dog trotting along besldo them, whining. I'rlneo plainly did not approve of this, "Hero It Is l" shouted the boy In sud den Joy. "Now we'll bo nil light, Cnr'lyn Mny I" "Oh, I'm so glad, Chct," said tho llt tlo girl. "For I'm getting real cold, nnd this snow makes mo nil wet." "Keep up your heart, Cnr'lyn May," ho begged. "I guess wo'll got through nil right now." "Oh, I'm not really nfrnld," tho little girl answered. "Only I'd really llko to bo on shore." Chct hastened on toward tho sound of tho tolling boll, sharply on tno watch for other brenks In tho Ice. Hero wax another n wldo-sprcadlng crovnssa filled with black wnter. Chct had no Idea to which direction ho should turn. And, Indocd, It seemed to him ns though tho opening wax grow ing wider each moment. Tho Ico on which thoy stood must bo completely sovored from that further up lu tho In let! Tho boy had becomo frightened. Carolyn May had llttlo Idea of their danger. I'rlneo sat up and howled. It scorned to tho boy us though thoy wero lu desperate straits, linked. "You'vo got to b d bruvo girl, Cnr'lyn May," ho said, "I'm goln' to swim across thlx placo nnd then drag you over. You stick to tho sled and you won't scarcely get wet ovon." "Oh, Cliet I don't you dure get OorrUV WU, bj Do a, Um4 a OoBtnr . lit. drownd-edl" begged Cnrolyn Mny, ter rified now by tho situation. Ho turned n bright fnco on her ax ho struck out for tho edge of tho other Ico Hoc. Chct might not Imvo been tho wisest boy who ever lived, but ho was brave, In tho very best senso of tho word. "Don't worry about me, Cnr'lyn Mny," ho chattered. Tlio desperate chill of tho water al most stopped tho boy'x hi-urt Three strokes took lilm across the patch of open wnter.. "Wo'll bo all right In n minute, Cnr'lyn May!" ho called, climbing to Ids feet. And then ho dUtorftred. something thnt nlmost stunnwltylm. rlho lino ho had looped hrouud his wrist had slipped oft I He hnd no wny of reaching tho ropo nttnehed to tho sled snvo by crossing back through tho wnter. Chct felt thuL ho could not do It "Oh. Chct! Chct!" walled Carolyn Mny, "you'vo dropped my ropo I" What ho should do, poor Cliet could not think. His brain i.etmed com pletely clouded. Hut what wnx- the little girl doing? Ho snw her hauling In on tho wet' ropo nnd sho seemed to be speaking to I'rlnce, for ho stood directly beforo her, ills ears erect, hlx tall agitated. Hy nnd by ho barked sharply. "Now, I'rlncey I" Cliet heard her cry. Sho thrust tho end of tho ropo Into tho dog's Jaws and waved her mlttcncd hand towards tho open water and tho unhappy Cliet beyond It. I'rlneo sprang nround, faced tho strait of black water, shaking the end of the ropo vigorously. Cliet snw what sho meant and ha shrieked to the dog: "Como on. I'rlneo! Como on, good dog! Here, sir!" Prince could not bark his reply with tho ropo In his Jnwij, but ho sprang Into tho wnter and swam sturdily toward Chet. He stooped and seized the dog's fore legs when ho camo near nnd helped him scramble out on tho Ice. The end of tho ropo wax safely In his grasp again. "My goodness! My goodness I I could sing n hallelujah!" declared Idiot his eyes streaming now. "Hold on, now, Cnr'lyn May! I'm goln' to drag you ncross. You hnng right on to that sled." "Oh, I'll cling to It. Chct." declared tho llttlo girl. "And do tnko mo off this (ce. quick, for I think It's floating out with me." Chct drew on the rope, tho sled moved forward and plunged, with Just n llttlo splnsh, Into tho pool. In n few seconds ho hnd "snaked" tho sled to tho edgo of tho Ico lloo on which ho stood. Ho picked tho sob bing Carolyn May off tho sled nnd then lifted thnt up too. Tho llttlo girl was wet below her wnlst "I'm I'm Just as co-old ns I I can be," sho chattered. "Oh, Chct! take mo home, please 1" Tin n-golng to," chattered tho lad In return. Ho dragged off his coat now, wrung It ns dry as ho could nnd wrapped It around Carolyn May's legs beforo ho seated Iter on tho sled ngnln. Then, ho seized tho ropo onco more ' mid started toward the sound of tho tihnpel bell. Prluco began to bark, no could not movo forward much faster than Chet did, but ho faced tho wind and began to bark with persistence. "Thero there's something over there, Chot," murmured Cnrolyn Mny. Sho was all but breathless herself. Then, through tho wind nnd storm, enmo a faint hall. Prlnco eagerly pursued his barking. Chct tried to re ply to tho hall, but his volco was only n hoarso croak, "We've got to keep on wo'vo got to keep on," muttered tho lad, dragging tho sled slowly. Tho dog had disappeared. Cnrolyn May was weeping frankly. Chet Gorm ley was pushing slowly through tho storm, staggering nt each step, scarce ly nwaro In what direction ho was heading. CHAPTER XIV. How to Write a Sermon, Joseph Stngg heard tho dog bark first of all. Tho men with Mr. Stagg having sprend out on tho Ico llko a skirmish ing pnrty, now closed. In toward tho point from which sounded tho dog's bnrklng, Tho hardware denier shout ed ns lio ran, Ho was tho most reck less of them nil mid on several occa sions enmo near falling. Suddenly nil object appeared In tho smother of falling snow, Hoarsely tho dog burked again. Mr, Stagg shouted: "Hey, I'rlneo! I'rlncol Hero wo nro!" Tho mongrel mndo for tlio hnrdwnro merchant nnd utmost knocked him over. Ho wnx mad with Joy. "Hhow 'em to us, good dog I" cried Undo Joe. "Tnko us to 'cm I Whero'x Hannah's Cnr'lyn? Hhow us, boyl" I'rlneo lopped .Mr. Sugg's fnco and then ran olT through tho falling snow, bnrklng and leaping. Tho men hur ried nftcr him. Twlco or thrlco tho dog wax back, to make sure that ho wax followed. Then tho men saw something outlined lu tho driving xnow. "Undo Joo! Uncle Joo 1" Tho child's shrill volco reached the hardwnro merchant Thero wnx poor Chet, staggering on, leaning against Uiq wind, and pulling tho sled behind film. "Well, you silly chump!" growled Joseph Htngg. "Wliere'ro you going, anyway?" "Oh, Undo Joe J" walled Carolyn Mny, "ho Isn't anything llko that at all! He's Just tho bravest boy; And he's nil wet nnd cold." At tho conclusion of this declaration poor Chct fell to his knees and then slipped quietly forward on his face. "I vum I" grunted tho hardware deal er, "I guess the boy Is all In." Hut Cliet did not loso consciousness. Ho raised a faint murmur which reached Mr. Stngg'x ears. "I I did tho best I could, Mr. Stagg. Take Hake her right up to mother. She'll flr Cnr'lyn up, nil right." "Say, kid!" exclaimed tho cook, "1 guess you need a bit of Uxln' up your self. Why, seo here, boys, this chnp's been In the wnter and his clothes Is froze stiff." (TO TIE CONTINUED.) ROAD MUCH LIKE CORKSCREW Railway In India Makes Complete Double Loop on Its Way to the Top of Mountain. One of the most Interesting railroad lines, tho construction of Which meant the solution of difficult engineering problems, Is tho narrow-gauge railway which winds Its wny up the steep slopes of the Darjecllng range of tho Hlmnlnyas to Darjecllng. Darjecllng Is a noted health resort of tho Hrltlsh rulers of India and the summer sent of the Bengal govern ment. It Is 7.400 feet nbovo sen level. Its delightful climate nnd tho magnifi cent scenery surrounding It, Including n panorama of tho highest peaks of the Hlmnlayas, mnko It one of the most desirable places In India during the hot Benson. Ono of tho remark able features of tho mountnln railway Is tho Chtmbnttl loop, probably the only example of Its kind In tho world. Tho tracks, rising nt n steep grade, make a complete double loop to reach tho station on tho mountain top. Pop ular Science Monthly. Clumsy Birds. "How clumsily birds fly," said n boy scout, eying the rooks flapping their wny home. The nudnclty of this criti cism from n youngster stnggered me (writes n correspondent) ; but, by Jove, ho wns right High overhead, higher than one ever saw a bird, nn airplane droned muslcnlly In 1 1$ effortless. Im perial way against the.'sunsot, through tho fleece of clouds and' looping In sheer ecstasy of perfect command of power; Bwept down to earth Ju grent, glrirjqus. curves. That was the twelve ychroid buoy's criterion of flying. Hence his almost pitying contempt for birds with tl'iolr Hurry nnd visible output of energy. This Ind nnd his contempo raries know nothing of tho wonder with which men for untold generations hnvo wntched nnd envied the birds fly ing In tho nlr. School children criti cize tho flight of tho swnllow, for they hnvo grown up with nlrplnnes, which pro ns llttlo marvelous to them as a railway engine. London Dally Chron Iclo. Too Soon to Tell. A certain motion picture star, who has a warm spot In his heart for chil dren nnd mnkes n great pet of n gold-cn-hnlred youngster who plays In ono of his pictures, quizzes tho llttlo fellow every day nbout Ids life at home, try ing to lenrn how closely the child, who Is not yet Ave yenrs old, observes what Is happening. Ono morning recently tho youngster nrrlved nt tho studios with his mother and dashed for tho star's dressing room. Uo was fairly trembling with excitement. "Say," ho exclaimed brenthlessly, "tho family next door to us has a new baby 1" Tho star displayed tho keenest Interest "That's fine," ho enthused. "What Is It, Joey, a boy or n girl?" "Aw, gee," Joey roturned with a contemptuous snicker, "thoy don't know yet. It only camo last night" Homing Instinct Supremo. Science cannot explain tho wonder ful Instinct which brings tho pigeon to Its homo, but It Is stronger than fear or any other obstacle. Liberated In tho fnco of tho heaviest barrngo, It circles In tho air to get Its bearings, rises swiftly to a height of half a mile, then Is off with tho speed of n bullet Tor n dlstanco of 80 miles they nro cnpnblo of making two miles u minute, nnd have llowu 600 miles on n tingle (light ROAD BUILDING ROAD DRAGGING IS FAVORED Four Qood Points on Simple and Least Expensive Contrivance Tor Maintenance. (Prepared by the United 8tati Depart ment or Asncuuure.i First tho road drag Is tho simplest nnd lenst expensive contrivance yet de vised for maintaining roads construct ed of earth or earthy material. Sec ond, tho successful operation of a road drag depends to n very great extent on the skill nnd Intelligence of tho op erator. Third, the time to use the drag Is when the material composing the road surface Is suffldently moist to Keeping Road in Good Condition. compact readily under traffic after It has been moved by the drag nnd does not contain sufficient moisture for the traffic following the drag to produce mud. Fourth, dragging cannot usually bo so arranged as to keep teams em ployed all the time, and It Is therefore desirable to have It done by Interested persons who can find employment for themselves and teams when they are not engaged In dragging. TELLS GOOD ROADS' NEEDS Farm and Fireside Explains Best Plan for Oval Surface Should Be Flat aa Poulble. "Everybody agrees that the surface of a road must be oval In Its con tour," says Farm and Fireside, "but not all understand that this oval ought to be as flat as the character of the road material and the lay ol the land will permit With brick or concrete construction tho oval mnj be very flat, because the traffic makes no ruts to carry the water lengthwise of the road, nor docs the pavement soften and develop depressions when kept In contact with water. "But broken stone (water-bound macadam), being susceptible to pene tration by wJter, and subject to great damage If frozen while soaked, must be given a higher oval ; and for gravel roads a still steeper pitch Is de manded. "As for earth roads, the steepness must be governed by the combined influence of a number of factors. Perhaps the leading factor Is the quality of the earth In each particu lar case. And next might be placed the presence or absence of 'seeps' or spouts'; while another of these vital factors would he the longitudinal pitch of the highway." PATCHING OFTEN NEGLECTED Two Ruts Caused to Form Where There Was but One Before Work When Road Is Wet Patching Is usually neglected or done in such a way as to cause two ruts to form where there was but ono before. That Is the invariable result of filling a rut too full. This work should always be done when the road Is- wet, preferably when tho water Is still standing In every little hollow on tho road surface, so that the workmen can Just see where to placo the new gravel and about how much Is needed. Unless the rut Is a very largo one, It is always best to shovel the gravel from tho wagon Into It, rather than to raise a sideboard and attempt to dump a part of the load. BETTER WAGON ROADS URGED Farmers Cannot Take Hold of Prob lem Any Too Quickly Cost of Hauling Is Too Big. Better wagon roads aro a problem which farmers cannot tako hold of any too quickly. It now costs the avcrago farmer S3 cents per ton mllo to haul freight over wagon roads, whllo tho railroads receive on an average of only 7.20 cents per ton mllo for performing tho same service.