‘F* ** • **• V.c . a V < i • THE SCIO TRIBUNE The Valley of Voices Bv george M arsh rfiuArr «/ - roller, of lb. Trad" Tb. Whelp« of lb. Wolf’ (<.'••>rt(*< *r (W X THI reee rsbiiMiae <'e > U Bervi«« I WINDIGO never aaw • windigo, iha' ■ cure Th« chanree are **>•< heard «■>«• fu< knee yoe ever beer* a euireretllleua In- dlaa «r half-breed of lhe Canadi­ an wild« tell of 11« horrors? He rerialsly meta«« a bh-.-d curdling thing out of the windigo Any­ way. this 1« th« «lory of ■ win­ digo that w«« real enough to leave trsebe like I hoe. of e areal bear end to hill a big blo«rd- boend II le also lhe elory of • factor r daughter «nd an Amerl- can neturall.t The girl le beau­ tiful and educated and • won­ derful violinist The man le breve ■ nd strong And when Hrenl Nteele gate Into th« Valley of Vol- m end eeea the charm of |>»nlea Nt portage; now convinced that faintly through the beat of broken wa­ ter® which the trail paralleled, floated eerie music, now doubting hla sense® Al length hie alert ears failed to rap turw the strains of the magic violin hit illusion aa tha and he overtone« from tha vagary < over which ha had toll of I come For a apace he went on. engrossed In other thought® when through the roar of the water* ■ violin sobbed the® up to a wild creerendo ceased Kaatng tha top bag to th* ground, Nteele swung the lower pack. with Ila attached tump line, beside It, and waited Thee* were no fendevi melo- dies of auminer whitewater® Il waa no wraith music which a shift in the August brv<-i« ha<1 brought him thia mad playing Again lite n«Hea of the violin were audible; dearer now Nome tnagtdan out there on the neighboring shore waa baring tile aoul. It waa unbeliev­ able- here. In thia loet valley of th* north pure wizardry. Knchanted. Nteele listened as the violin eang of yearning and despair, unu’tvrabl® which genius baa voiced to th* world through the magic of Its strings And ■a he listened lie wondered what trag­ edy lay behind that playing, what trick of fate had burled thia master ef the bow In a fur poet on the Wall­ ing river "W'at y«»u hear. <1* Windigo seeng tn dr strong water?" Turning. Nteele smiled at th* blocky figure of 111® speaker Mending In the trail, hla heed and shoulders bent un der a canoe. "No, I »avid, but I've been listening tn the violin of a shaman a medicine man conjuring up the spirit* of the rapid® Someone at ibis French poet la a anrrarer" "Maybe you hear Windigo all de Mme." dryly anxgeMed the half-hroed, easing the atern of the canoe to the trail to uncover a broad, ewart faro wrinkled with amusement. "t'p at Fort Hot* »1* peopl' scared of di* river for euro l»ey letl me de strong water by de French post bad place for «la devils an' de Windigo" "Tew, I heard that '«vo, th* haa a bed name on the Albany, col® at Martin's Fall® says It was called the Walling river '«ecause of the moaning of the rapids hero In winter I told him It waa only the wind, but he wouldn't have It—Inalat- eut lii* eptrila e< areu bits their walling lhat he drove ten mH*« before be dared camp I ran t understand French built a place on a tab-awd river. They must have known it* rep­ utation." "Wai." replied Devld with a gri­ mace. "| net air* bear one of anhia. «h<>ae I'gscy >f aoperMItlMi from an <>)tb- way mother had ln a trail, and following It a short dletanra. auddenly »ttffenod The |>ath lr<| to a huge, flat lopped In.wider thrusting out Into the stream. • >n the rock, her dark h-ad neetltng a violin to her cheek. Mood a woman. Nurprlae held the man motionless. To e>r* which for months had not ■ t>tte ««.man, the picture of the lithe ngure <.f the musician, a rro«0 of duaky hair half masking the face turned to the river, was a delight he hesitated to cut short by s betrsyal of his presence From the passionate hopelesaneM of Msssenet's “Klrgle'' the violin swung Into s drsthlesa Isment of Grieg, glim with the eternal tragedy of hla own gray north era. A a abe played, the tin girl turned, exposing her face, bar cheeks were tear*, Hut she did not ee* tbs listener for her eyes «era cloned. Hhe ceased playing of *w* at having bMrd the cry of Mark despalr, thè trrap.iaaer. co® eel oua of Merliate, had tumed to retreat wben he wm atopped by : "Mol vlent lai Who la thereF* Faught, the thè eavesdropper farad about, hat la hand. "Mademoiselle.- he began, redden­ ing under the questioning gaM which ■ wept him from moccasins to tattered shirt, then fearfully searched hla eyee as if seeking a sinister meaning tn hla sudden appearance, "I am peck­ ing up th* carry to the poet. I- I heard your marvelous playing end came. You will pardon my listening?" The dark face of the girl In turn flushed The guilty man humbly awaited the revelation of her Just anger. That niMOt for the forest and waters only—the naked anguish of a soul— • stranger bad beard. It was right that be should pay. "1 «-ome here to play—monsieur— often." ah* replied In a tense, uneven vclra “I was startled! We see no more- but the Indiana. There la nothing- to pardon." Rhe spoke In Fngllab. with a flavor of accent which Rteeia bad heard be­ fore, but not tn French Canada. Believed at hla reprieve, be has tened to explain hla presence on that buahgrown |>oHag* of It* Walling river "My man Pavld and I ar* bound from the Albany to Ogoke lake and the Neplgoo We've been In the bush since May." be laughed, painfully aware of a threa-daya* growth of beard, with a deprecatory geeture toward hla frayed clothe®, 'and have some trading to do at Hi* poet, as you see. la It farT" “Only a short distance, monsieur My father will welcome the sight of a white man; for him it la so lonely here." ■'But surely," he protested. “It Is more lonely for a woman." No she was the daughter of th* French fac­ tor. and he womlered what force of ylrcumstancee had driven the father of thia talented girl Into the fur trade aa an employe« of the French romj>any; this girl with the somber eyre who came to th* while waters with her violin and her grief. W** it tragedy he had chanced upon, or mere loneilBeM? "Lonely here for a woman T Surely, monalear. you *|>eak a* a man of lhe world -with understanding.- Th* een sltlve mouth of the girl shaped a faint amile. but th* dark eyee did not change a* *be continued: "Yet I have my father and my violin, while ho— be haa <>®iy his memortea." "Hut.- be gallantly protested. “your father, mademolaelle. haa the compan­ ion »hip of a very"— be hesitated and finished weekly-"Ms daughter." She laughed in hla face. "Ah, mon sieur. you bar* French b'ood In your vein* Hut th* very—hla daughter." «he mocked, "la a dull substitute for a 'world of ' a« your Hrownlng any*, ttg Bib* «ui t>» ■ t the coming to Wailing river of Monaleur -" “Nteele." be la Hrant Nteele th* American Museum of Natural llle lory.” Kbe bowed low with mock gravity. "MonMeur Nt eel*, my fa l her. OM. Hilaire Nt s* violin had rung ao poig­ nantly of deepair. whoae face bad re fleet ed fear of ibe at range . now lapsed Into raillery "Oh. pardon, monsieur," «he went on. ”1 forgot m J eelf. I am I Waler Nt < ped. "My pack* ar* below her® where I left them to follow the Lorelei of the Watllng.” he Mid smiling Her fsce swiftly eoberad "Ah. Monsieur." she replied altnoat Inaudibly, "do not make Jest of thia terrible river " Then, with a abroa. as If ridding her mind of an of.prea alv* weight, added, "I shall not wait for you. the poM la very near,' end walked swiftly up th* porta*«, I lowed by the qulMicai eyes of the men. He Mood In the trail watching ths retreating figure of th* girt until a bend abut It from eight What eyee and hair, he mused, and what playing! It was clear she was breaking her heart over eomethlng; the look In her eyee proved that. To think of aueb a glorious creature bur­ led In this country) Her father prob­ ably was a retired French officer Heap* of I hem marooned Iwtw een ! .a bra dor and the Pence! Hut why, he asked hlruself, didn't they mention her over at Hop*—thia charming daughter of the factor at Walling Rlverf Tea. he decided, ah* certainly had teen frighten«»! at hie appearance— had looked him over as If ho were a ghoet. Then she had seemed super ■tltlous; hut she couldn't really t>*- Heve tn thia tradition of tha valley— thia Windigo and aplrlt stuff That waa Inconceivable she wm not afraid to come her* alone and yet she railed tha river terrlbl*. Whet had happened hero anyway? Whom could ■be fear, and why? Thua speculated the intrigued Nteele Then swinging hla bag* to hla beck, be alerted for th* poet known aa Walling River. As tlteele left the foreet to ctom the clearing the dog* of th* poet Mart- ed the usual uproar. Half way to th* group of i<»g buildings be wm met by an Indian, aent by tb* factor, and re lleved of hla pack® evidently Wailing River haa a myetery and ana that challenge« a brave man and the girl I r C. W. l^irson. chief. Veiled Ntatea be reau of dairying In an address liefore the National I »airy club at Chicago reroatly he characteriaed the great cwt need of the dairy Industry at thia time aa not an increase In th» nuOkber of cow® but a greater production i»er cow The average yearly yield of cows In this country la around S.OHU pounds of milk and ISO pounds of butterfat. Through intensive Mud les ma«le by the bureau It wee found that a cow pro­ ducing thia amount of milk an«l butter fat In one year furnishes an Income of tail over coat of feed It waa further shown that cow* capable of produc­ ing <00D pounds of milk and SOO jMomda of butterfat In a Ilka period re turned an Income over feed cost of fTA. The tnoM practical and least expMP aive way for the average dairyman to Incrras* the profits from hla milking herd la through the cow testing sm <> elation and th* use of a gned pure bred sire An example of the greater profits poMlbie by careful selection »f row® systematic weighing sud test­ ing of milk, proper feeding and the uas of a good bull. Is shown In the Allen ton Kc blsvllle Cow.Testing asaocia- tlon of WtocoMln at the 1W24 National I »airy exposlllon Ten Immature cow* In this association, all daughter* of the Mme purebred bull, produced an average of 1.4A8 pounds more milk and 71* pounds mor* butterfat In on* year than did their dams at mature age. The outstanding exhibits of Interest to the largest number of dairy fanners at the National I »airy exposition held this year at Indlanapoll® October in to 17. again ar* devoted to thee* leeaon® The comprehensive exhibit of the I'nlted Ntatea bureau of dairying and those of the national breed and stale dairy associations and tha Ica «tint ■tats agricultural colica»« «III harr special application to tha good resulta obtained through co* teMIng aaaocl- atlon work and the purebred air® Eradicate Tuberculosis in Utah Dairy Section A noteworthy advance In the nation­ wide campaign against bovine tubercu­ losis occurred during June In a new sector Cache I pronounced Cash) coun­ ty, Utah. completed a systematic tu­ berculin teat of Ita ZMlOO cattle, which showed lea* than one-half of I per cent infection, Thia very email extent of the disease, together with the fact that all reactor* were re- moved. won for Cache county a place on the I'nlted Ntatre I »apartment of Agriculture'* Hat of "modified accred­ ited area®" It 1* the first county In Utah to hat* that distinction, and department official* consider that tlie leadership of Cache county will stimulate similar activity In other count lee of the re­ gion Thia will greatly advance the progrea* of systematic tuberculin test­ ing In th* W m I. Much a view le sup­ ported ty the fact that another county haa In the Mate already applied for a similar Intensive teat of Its cattle. The county commlaalotiera of Summit county voted toward the work «bleb I* now In progrera A survey of the state Indicates that the percentage of tuberculous Infec­ tion In cattle la lee* than 1 per cent Thia low figure and the growing een tlment tn favor of the «ork give prom­ ise of an active Male «Id* campaign. WRKLEYS make® your food do you more good. No«® how It reUewM that stuffy feeling efter hearty eating. A w ss f ii the beeath. rsouvwM food particlM from t! gives M to tired Practicall Im to wear them out- USKIDE - Soles i Wonder So/ejbr Wear. MS VOV® ®a**l®MAM TOOAV Jin Demand USKIDE Sokt on New Shoe* ! Uvwtad States RuSMr Co»re*ny Mother» Wear ’Em Too Ona reaeon a<> many modern girla are taller than mother may be dlacov- ered juat beneath their stocking beala — Boston Herald - Ara you ready to enjoy social duties, «port« or recreation*? If not try floiTtrrn'i Cele­ brated Stomach Bitter*, for over aeventy years noted at a whole­ some tonic, appetiser and cor­ rective. .tl .111 l)rnfgllh HOSTETTER’S CKLiBHATlD STOMACH BITTERS FOR OVER ZOO YEARS haarlem oil hna bcm a world­ wide remedy for kidney, liver and bladder disorder«, rheumatism, lumbago and uric acid condition*. HAARLKM oil C A M M l J U K R Prevent Mold in Butter by Sanitary Measures Moldy butter, which lake* a toll of many thousands of dollar* from cream­ erica every year, can be absolutely con­ trolled and prevented, any* Harold Macy. Mctertologtet for the division of dairy husbandry of the University of Minnesota. He points out that mold* are living planta and must be present and alive to do any damage. It they are excluded or destroyed. there will be no motdlnesa of the butter. Chief of steps to be taken in exclud­ ing tuoiila, aaya Mr Macy, are paeteurl- xatlon of all cream, the emptying, cleaning and sterilising of the butter­ milk tank every few day® and the use of two eeta of cans by fanner patron* of th« creamery. or* set for transport­ ing cream to the creamery and the other for taking buttermilk back to the farma Sanitary piping and pumps must, of «nurse, be provided and be kept chan and Merillxed. only pure, low add «tarter® made from thorough­ ly paateortxed milk and pur* cultures and kept In etertllaed containers, about«I be used. Paraffin tube and treated parchment ar* Indispensable. And. Anally, th* butter abould be stored In a cool, clean, dry, and wail ventilated room. Albers imish Carnation Mu*h bring* to your breakfast bowl all the flavor, all the nutriment, of golden wheat field*. Anddott u m 5 minutei—thanks to the Alber* procès*. A*k your grocer I -.V- 4