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THE SCIO TRIBUNE
EVERY-
rhe Valley
of Voices
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WRIGLEYS
MEAL
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makes your food do you
more gtKid.
Note Ivow it rcliev-s
that Stulfy feeling
after hearty eating.
Sweeten« the
Itreath, rrvnovcs A
food particle«
(rum the teeth,
give» new vigue
to tirsd nerves.
Come« to v<m
fresh, clean and
full t!arorc«L
Bv GEORGE MARSÌ!
durkar »/
"Toiler» of the Trail"
TU Whelp» of tho Woir
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<C»er>’shi kr <*• r»»» rsvuiu»« C» i
< W N V asole» 1
THE WINDIGO
Blow» Himiell to Health
To faithful luilulgi-mi- lu cornet
playing every day nt noon a Montreal
man «acrtlow tho perfect health whirh
lias enabled him to keep mnalatetilly
at his work for upwards of slaty years
»▼•r
Mlle«
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Fair
»«sir«
M II Itoahrlffs a pimiiiian of Kieh-
mohd II ili. N Y , wnfp « pair of
VAKIPW
for ov»r 7 mor.lhi, avar
affiti« II mllfa a dar In all binda of
weather on hard. r>»nln< jwvonifrnlr—
and (hr *««lea are «tin Moo«! for mora
wear?
Tha: I» UHKIDE av»rr Hmr
tfMKIPE tha Wonder Ms.la for Wear
It 1« mada hr th« United Mtalra Kubbar
<’<nnpany, the world a lar«ea< ihab ««
f«rtur«r of rubber product*
Wear«
twice aa
|.«vai leather Tell Votar
alio* rrbfliriiun to re aol«* your anoea
with VhklhK
your «ho* dealer for
t>r«w ahoea with t’nKIPK Itoìea—Adv.
Bach From the Beach
"Why. iMttle. you are all Mistered."
"oh, Tottle. how unrutnantic you
are
I'm »un klssrd "
; f
Gimation
Mush®
A hot. rxiuruhliig cereal it the
prime morning need <>t a growing
child. Thb la why the wise mot tier
always »erves Carnation Muih to
Hl» Highchalr Highneaa. Whole
wheat and delnioua!
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The House
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Our 3J years of improvement and
perfection of oil and grewae have
made HnsMglflK the pasa word of
proper lubrication. Say H2SsM&ta.
Every quart of M ms M s I si Oil,
each c»n of MtnaMxiil Grease 1«
backed
unconditionally
by
Oil
«an Francleco, CaL
Loa Angslea. Cat
MonaMotor
Oil« & Grease»
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II PITAIUBA BAHMIST
Good Falfeas
LAYERS
W. N. U, san Frenetico, Ne 41» 1921»
RYN<»FHIH With t>»v14 half-
breed guide, tirent Steel», of th»
American Mueeum of Materni Hla-
tory. I» traveling In northern
Canada
Hr a »ire»m h» hear»
1'enl»». daughter of Col Hilaire
Ht ung». t»-"tor «i Walting Klv»r,
play th» violin »uperbly II» la-
troder-»» hlm»»lf and accept» aa
Invitation Io >n«k» tka ir«»! hi«
h me during hl« «lai
He
the factor worried and myetlfled
Tha log < bateau 1« • real boros
From Ki Onge h» learn« »t <h«
my«i»rtou« creature of evil, the
wtndig-i. and the dieappearsne»
of a canoa and Ila crew, with th»
»«••on a ink» of furs
CHAPTER II—Continued
Mho fchtwrk her head, wistfully "At
the Conservatoire they had planned
for me— a career, but father waa ruin
ing uut to Canada and I could not
have him come- alone "
“Hbc was tbs favorite pupil of the
great Marfo." announ'w«! Mt. <>nge.
proudly, "but her love for her old fa
ther could not suiter a separation, ao
■Im |a «baring with me—" the French
man ro«c «nd nervously paced the
room. then, with a gesture of bo|«w-
lea«ueaa. finished, "the lonellneaa and
the hell of itila spirit ridden valley."
Mt«*ele'« eyes were on the I-tie proflla
of the girl as «he followed her tether's
nervous pacing Frankly Ignoring hl«
presence, slie made no effort to con
ceal tbe solicitude pictured by her
sensitive fsce. Whst a ««crflce she
had made! To give up career, Ilfs—
all that people, cities civilisation
mean to tbe art lai— bow could til.
(Inge have |M*rmltted I?? Whal a trag-
edy he bad stumbled on at Walliug
Hirer!
"I've told !>avtd he could go down
the river with Michel, air." Mteele
hastened to change a too palnftol sub
ject
"They will flnd nothing, monsieur."
"Has Michel told you exactly whet
they are going to ioolt for, Volo&ei Mt
linger
The factor «toppe«? hl« pacing
>k. moniteur.
"Why. what la there to
except the evidence which ha« ee
esped liar
"Baaed on a familiarity with the
way Ihivld'e mind works, couple«! with
an Idea of my own. my gue«« la that
they will mil »fiend much time follow
ing the shore "
Kt tinge» black eyebrow« lifted In
aurprlae
"What do you mean; they
are going Into the back countryF
"Precisely "
"What forr
"To find a trail 1"
"A trail—through tha muskeg? Hut
A
they couldn't get out that way.
trail leading wherer
"That'a what puxxlea me, colonel *
"Ob, you are wrong! My men never
stole that flir, We shall And some-
thing yet to prove they were broken
up In the big rapid—"
"And then, father. It may be too
late." added the low voice uf Imnlse
Mt Onge
It was Greek to Htrele- thia fnnnrn
do. «nd beside«, ha was hungry for
music
"Please, mademoiselle. Just a
little mors—If you are not too tired."
ho l egged
Hilt the •ay n>oo<l wee not to be re-
She »hook her head, put
captured,
axlde her how and violin, and with
chin In hand «at with brooding ryes on
the bearskin rug at her fret
As the
factor talked »f the trade, tbe glance
of hl» gueat shifted constantly to tha
masaea of the girl’s hair, «tray ten
dril« of which caught and held tha
light of the candlea; to the band of
tha artist, with Its tnpertng Angers,
which ms«ke<! her cheek ; to tne trim
foot. In the house mocrasia, and
rotinde«l ankle; and within him waa
horn the determination to help thla
girt In her secret trouble, if the aid
of a stranger were poaslblo.
Mhortly. with a few word« of apoi-
ogy. she hade them good night.
With a algh. a« she left the room,
the factor went to a ruptmard «nd
produced a bottle and two glaaaes.
“Yon will honor tne, monaleur. by
fotnlng ma In a glass of cognac?
This and tha hooka. I Insisted on hav
ing If I were to be exiled to thla vaF
ley "
Mteele poured himself a motteet
drink. “Il ls n»i rigbt, coivuel. ihsi
voli «hould aquander Ih!« good «tuff
u(M<n me In a few weeka I «hall t»e
n New Tur«, wliUe your suppty 1«
I United.1*
"Il la Mg wa«ted If spfrrectated.*
[■roteateti Mt doge, "bui I feer yoo
bove a «usplclon of II; yo» bave hard
iy a toste tbere." and hi drllberatety
fili»*! bla unn glaan. and ralnlng It
wlth thè toaat. "Y<»ur beni Ih. «Mk
eleur. and thè dr-vll tabe tbe Wlndlg-*
and tliclr friend»!“ awaliuwed tir»
brandy.
It «1« not long hefnr» thè potent
spirita assrrted thetiierlvra In thè
FTenrtimnn’a manne?, wblcb grvw ap
preclaldy warmcr.
"Motialeur merle.* be swid. “yoi
dottili lesa ask yoonwlf why 1. a re
Itrsd «idonei, in tbe «rmy of Franse,
«hould flnd myself a trailer of fnr for
Ilio IlevUlon Frerra In Canada—
•hould bave bruught a girl, educateti,
reflned. lo thla wlldrmewa?"
"It waa. of cuitrse. a surprlse. «Ir.
lo flnd a woinan of thè rharm- of tbe
rrmsrkahle musicsl tnlent of your
daughtrr bere In thla valley
It la
marveloua--ber playlng
hbe alwiuld
bava a career, sir."
“Ye», • cnrrrr !" rchoevl Mt. dngr, a«
he |>ourrd hltuself ■no;ber drink, "and
«die ha« luat II. itisi II b«cau«e sii«
would no( Irate me."
The liquor had nged thè once hand-
some fa«w of Mt. Ottge. Linea multi
pl>ed aiuoli thè eyes and mouth a« ho
kloUchrd III bis chalr. All trace of the
•oldlrr had vanlshcd;
> d ; In bis
hl« pipe»
piper sat
a man. hmkrn coi >nqnerr<1 by life.
“Y«u bave not tw-vn In Canada long?"
Rteele vrniurr«l. boplng thal tire
Frrnrhman would nuw talk mure
frrrty.
"Funr years. 1 wn» a year at Al
bany at ycloMd, you ciighl «ay. learu
r >xr
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She Shook Her Head W,«tfully.
Ing the nays of the trade. Then they
sent me here."
"You found It hard—this life In the
North after France?”
Tl>« factor straightened In Ide chair
Hie dark eyes «napped. Ill« face
•tlffened.
lie looked the leader of
men. "Hard, monsieur? I have faced
hardahlp all my life In Algeria. Sene-
gal. the Mahara. It'« not the hardship
here. It's the humiliation, for one who
has led hla regiment of cavalry in two
Moroccan campaign«, to receive ths or
ders of a former soue lleuienant "
"You mean lAacelles. at Albany?"
"Yes!" St Onge was |>atently la
boring under strong excitement. It
•eemed to Steele that a revrlatlon waa
Imminent, but the factor turned to the
bottle "Monaleur." he protested, "you
du not flatter my cognac!*’
"I am enjoying It. sir." replied Steele,
pouring himself a drink to humor hl*
host, io which he added watev. for the
brandy waa powerful. That the cognac
hatdt wan an old story with Mt. «»ng»
waa evident, and tho younger man
wondered what relation a fondnesa for
strong liquor had 1« St. Onge a pres
ence In Canada. Theo he opened ab
ruptly :
"By keeping thia post active, under
the cvndltluna here In this valley, U«
celles must have realised the chances
be took. I cannot understand a fur
trader of Judgment doing such a thing."
The face of ths Frenchman hard
ened. "Why thia poet was built In this
place. I do not know; but I do know
why Lascelles sent me here " Mt. Onge
leaned toward Mteele aa be repeated
bitterly. "He »rut me here—tu ruin
me "
"To ruin you?" gasped the Other "|
don’t understand It la to hla Interest
as an Inspector that every post In hla
district should make a profit.“ Then
he suddenly remembered the myeterl
oua »t a lenient of Michel. "M'sleu La*
celles res no fool . be not keep ret for
fur; he keep eel for nixler roaaon."
That explained It; the head man knew
"Hut why?" preeaetl the curious Mteele.
The factor roee and paced the floor,
hla hands working nervously. Turning
Impulsively to the man he had met
but a few hours before, he exclaimed :
"Why I am telling you this I do not
know. It la an affair the moot private,
but 1 am alone with my troubles and
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yoo are a gratlemae—a man of heart
You will un«ler«tand."
Mteele tingled with ex|*ctan«*y.
"It surprlMsd you to beer that I was
sent here to make a failure of tbs
trade but that la tbe truth." went on
tbe factor
"Hut f«»r wbat re«a«m. air?"
st tinge shook with emotloa "Be-
1 <ausr that canaille at Albany desires
to marry my «laughter!"
Mteele woa<irrnL now. why he had
j not guessed. Of course, the tYillure of
Nt. Onge as a trader would put him
lato lite bands <«f his au|>erb»r at Al
bany. •«« be !>•<! Ixw-n a-nt to the
<h«anr«i fur |>««st on tbe Walllag
"You will leave the company, tlumy
lie hararded. «leg with thoughts of the
gtrl who ws« tbe «take In this mad
.atne of Ijiarellra.
"I must. If I fall her» t'p to thia
year, I have twat on him. In «pite of the
odds shown a »mull profit And thia
I vmr, at Portage luike. we had a good
trade— better than ever before—In
»pile of luaflamme. Hut the la
lows of
thla fur canoe <h-»troys our four years*
profit« Monsieur I am a ruined man."
There was little Htrole could any
For a •!«••» Mt tinge walked the floor
with his bitter thoughts, then he be
gaa:
FOR YOUil HEALTH
"We have t>ern a proud family, the
Mt. OugM. My grandfather fought un
Clean Accident Slate
der tho greet Napoleon, My father
(if the seventy cities of more that
a a» killed at Medan We have always
Hedford
been soldiers. l-<-nrtng an honored !(>;.<■■> p.pulaliou. New
Mnu, alone came through the Or»'
name, but 1. the last, ata uueortl-.y of
It. Carda and thla.** pointing tu the live months of this yea- without st
bottle, "have done tt. They lost me automubile fatality. The city lia« beer
my old home In Touralnr; my poor condui-tlng a »pedal police catupalgt
wife died while I was deep In the Ma of education.
hars. at Ijike Tchad. She Is all I have
Cutlcura Comfort« Baby'a Skin
left !>«-ni»r " The voice of Mt. Hngr
When red. rough and itching, by hot
•oftrned a« he »|>oke of bis «laughter.
hatha of Cutlcura doap and touches uf
Ttien hr flnGbrtl flerroty:
Also make uae
"Give hrr
to that
bourgeois? Cutlcura ftintment.
Never!"
n<>w and then of that exquisitely scent
Con«ci<»iis «if the fact that the role» t <‘d dusting powder. Cutlcura Talcum,
of the rnragi-il factor carri«*d to ttie .no of tho Uidlapentuible Cutlcura
remotest corner of the huuae. the etn- Toilet Trio.—Advertisement.
barrnoard flu-ele roar to check further
revelations which could prove uuly a
Love anil death are the two great
source.of pain and wwirtlOcatiuu to the thing« on which all tumuli syiupathles
turn.—Ilaydon.
girt who hear«! them
"It 1« very Inta. «Ir—we may be dis
turblng your daughter," and hs offered
Well-Merited Success
hla hand with a ''(« mh I night!" when
Honored politically snd profrsalon-
th» pat of moccasin« drew the atten
ally, l>r H. V. Pierce. wh«»ae picture
tion of both men
appears here,
Ci«>the<l In a loose garment, caught
made a euccrsa
at the walat by a Cree sash, her way
few have equalled.
ward hair In a great coll at the nape
Ills pure herbal
of her n«-ck. I lent«« Mt. Onge stood In
remedies which
the doorway Rtis was a flgure of po-
have «food the
cullar beauty and dignity as »lie calm
test for fifty year«
are «till among
ly said: "Father, Monsieur Mtrela
the "I h -» i aellers."
doubtirs» desires to rest after Ills long
I ir. Pierer’s Gohlen
Journey
It la late."
Metlh-al lllacovrry
Mt (lnge pulled hiiunelf together.
la a blood medicine
"Pardon me. monsieur, you are tired.
and stomach alter
Good night "
ative. It clears tbe
ited with confusion, Mteele met tha •kiu. brautlflea It. tecr-asea the blood
level eyes of the gtrl who had heard aupply sud thè etri ulalloii, unii plmplea
her Jieraonal affairs ao Intimately die and empitomi vantati qulckly. Thla
ntinel with a etraturer. and marveled l'Iacuvery uf l>octur l'ierce'a pota yoa
to find there no humiliation, no anger, in fine condition, with all the uriana
■ • be murmured a good night and ■etite. All dealer« have It.
Semi lu renia fur trial package of
■ought hla room
tablet» to I>r Pierce. Húrtalo. N Y.
There, for a time, he sy’ «luoktng. a«
he watched the moon drllY down to
TAe ¿.of Roller»
the purple ridge beyond tha rtvey Ilia
A
profeaaor
Invited to alt In at a
thoughts traversed the events of the
dally lunching uf critics, columiilata
day: the meeting with I teniae Ml
♦•nge ; the new a of the loaa of the fur and dramatlata remarked to hla boat:
"This must be a great place for me-
can**e «nd the |>anlc of the poet lo
tnal appreciation."
dlana ; the etartllng revelation by tto
"Quite the contrary. The apprecia
factor of whal ihe future might hold
tion la strictly Individual "
for him and the girl downstairs. As
for this fur canoe Ml nnge was pal
pably holding back »«»melhlng there.
Hut what? And hla daughter had he
l<dd the whole story? Could It bs
that she had already bound herself to
BUIKHS
tjiscetlea, to aave her father? That
ibPiGfinc*
would aeivHint for tbe heartache, but
not for the fear lie tad sawn In tier
eye» at the rapids
Fear of whom?
B ell - ans
Would Ihe old soldier. In spile »f his
Hot water
protestations, allow her to «acrlflce
Sure Relief
herself? This WIndigo matter - what
a rare chance for a flrat-hand »tudy
of the (Ijibway superstition ! What a
monograph It would make for the
museum' There was «-ertnlnly much
25< and 75< PkikSoid Everywhgr»
to d«i here until they were forced to
race the Ice <|own to Neplgwn
Mteele undresa»»<| ami wn« soog
asleep
l‘re»ently. from « dream In
which tlintwr wolves In full cry were
running an old csrlhou acroa» a froset»
lake, lie waked 1» And hltnoelf «lltlr.g
upright In h|s rot
Arno» ihe valley
fl<wit«-«l a low wall. T*he man »ttrred.
For a «pace the hush of Ihe for»-M
night .eturneri Then fro u the aom
tier ahoultler of the ridge ro»r aobt Ing
aa of a croature In tiirnmn«
mice siso
Wide awake now, nervr« tingung.
Wm. le» PRIE IOOHIT
Mteele sprang to the vlndow.
'Ihe
voice cease«!. The man wnlttM. eg-
peelant. Was It a trick of hla sensea.
had he dreamed It. or—
Then the
eerie wall Ailed the night with hor
ror. rising in wild ereai-endo to climax
In a demoniacal shriek
Tbe brain of tbe excited and mya-
titled man at the window was working
swiftly. "Lyn«.’’ he muttered. "No!
Wolverine? 5«. a»t at thla time of
Wolff Impooallde !" Then
tbe yror
his mouth shaped a grim anille "Th.
Windigo!“
GAINED 17
NEEDED POUNDS
TAN LAC
Sure Relief
ELL-ANS
FOR INDIGESTION
I PASTOR
KOENIGS F
E nervine VJ
EPILEPTICS—At Last!
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Apparently the Wieflige 1«
performing for Steele'« benefit.
What can the thing bet
« to aa roirnxm
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