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ARTHUR. AUTHOR, of WHO SFS-Vltl CHAPTER VI Continued 11 , 'Above rvrrythliiK else, I wnat r rin I U happening lit Jugiiru," ln said. The I loom Trull nmy wnll. Thi news which Tuwun in- nrs hriniijlil of Hi intent of I Im r'reuih lo replace Jon calre'a trading post with a stone fort U tlil most luciiiiclug tiding we have hud since I In (m-uiu wus signed, It makes manifest what I have hlwuy contended : l hut there run he no real peace whilst w inn) Hi" Kn-iii li nit cheek by Jowl, eurh striving for more power t tut it tin other. '"Ni mi paper there muy In-; liul Ui French will In- breaking It, they bate done In Hit rase of Join aire post iiihI a they now lnn to ii" by building furl iihui KugUsli lerrl lory. I must know wlml t )' ilo there, Muster irini-ioil. I must know beyond doubt. I must lint e noin t rim trust wdo will see fr himself on the put." "Hurely, t'orlaer " forlaer cmiiiol ii'iik French. More over, If he could, hl fine I known long the whole (roiilliT. He uml Jon calre are old opponent, "l i you w ho must go. Muatjiicrude n r'n-uch Oiuu. 1 licit are plenty of lads who go ut every year lo I uiukIu to ha a try at Ui fur trade. Voti hIiouIiI be hi to pnss for one of t ln-iu. At mi) rut 'Hi worth lb attempt." "Tin well worth trying," 1 agreed. "Also, 'III possible I may pick up koine news of llni Tmll from Joiieulre." Tiisalble." he assented; "hut keep lb Tmll In Urn look of Jour iiilml. Tla this fori w lit h concerns me now. Pur look you. MuU-r Orinerod, If 1 oecure proof the French niedllute In earnest no grave t breiicli of the treaty 'twill atreiigthcn by mi much my case Ogalnst Murray. Then might I dure Indeed lo sllr the lrotpiois to hosllll tlra against him, I'elcr suggested " "1 will do what I limy." 1 promised. "Tla well. And be not reluctant to areept advln from Coriuer mill I lie In dlau. They lire si-booled In Hie for tstt's cm ft, tJiHxl hy, Kir, mid be vig ilant" 110 gave me a hearty cltisp of the kind and bowed me out. In the at reel I'urliier awaited me. "IVr tide In floisllng," he mid, uml without another word M l ofr ut a good round puce. We (Mine presently In wharf nt the foot of le alrccl, where luy the loop Itctsy, her mill ulnlo.ci, I. nul lities slut k. Nhe rail tiff u we stepn-d abonrd, end presently I win lixiMng back over her stern nl the dwindling kyllue of the iiuiliit little i lly. On the fcurlh duy Ho river hore u throuiih a rounlry of low, rullinu hllU and plaliia Uml llfteil to uiimiiiIiiIiiouii keltihla In the illnhiiice. There were farina by the wuler'a edife, hihI ixmih tlmea the liiipiiHlni; niuiiloii of a pn troon with II attendant group of bulldlngn (H-cupli-d by whiiiiIk, uluve ami teiiiinta. . (Hi the II fill rtny we nli:liiei In the dim mice the l.eUni.- of Knit I IruliKC Which the Kliiillsll Wern Ix-gltinlliit to rail Allniiiy, neniilnK cloxe to the river bank under the nheltcr of h Hleep hillock. We niinle the toitery pier, mid haRleiird lii Into Hie town, U 'li-tfiillug to the lilimier of the loop uml hi boy the tiok of coiiM-.tliiK our luitfiiKH lo the luvcm. We h-iirneil Hint Murray bad upeiil bill twenty four ttiiira In the low ii uml win gone two dnn Miice. We m iiI the f.iii-iiiMin III puicliimlng for im- Hie Miiilnr lrnipliiu of the front If tr.ii inn - im-. t rixl tm of iitiklo lielithl mill It-iii Ii . r leulnj: uml liln, II liiillnn In iiiiiuufiiciun-. 1'lie wi-iip-ona Juutilim hud iiiipllei me were warmly prulxetl hy my coiiiriulea. Kor 1 1 it- rent there were nihil attire of suit t, niiuiir. powilcr. Ilintn mill bull to be pm ki d upon our hm-kit. My gur Bienta of clWIUiilloii I liuitle lulu puckuite which I ronxliiued to the Inn keeper' cure. We -took tin- roiid to Hclienerliiily, It W'MH the IiihI white uiiin'a rond I a to MM', iinil I long remembered III broad NiirfHce mid the auullglil coming Juwii lii-tweeu the tree on elllit-r blind and the fiiruia with their log Iioum-i mid liH'kiitle. Hut I knew I wit on the frontier at larit, for the atockiidea were over IiIkIi for mere herding of cuttle and the houne wiill were loop-holed. In sev eral of the village there were attiiire, log hullt fort, two atorlea lull, with the top atorjr projecting out beyond Hid lower, ao tlmt the giirrUon could Ire down along the Hue of the wall. Twit rtxteen mile to Kehenecliuly, ind night bad fallen when we bulled the gale for iiIiiiImhIoii. We were afoot ngiilit earlj the next morning. . Heyond Hvlipueiiudy a few farm rimmed the road, but prpKently we came to clearing, and on the wet Ida green burrler ! retched croa oar way From end to end of the clearing It reached, and aa fur on either linlid n I could aee, htgli. Inn gled, Hiiparentlr Inipervloua grwa wull 4jf vegetatlna D.HOWDEN SMITH PORTO CELLO OOLO ETC COfVt6HT tf BtWTMQ'$ "The roHtl top here," 1 aiiltl to Ta wan ne am. "How ahull we go on?" "The rond of the while innn aloti yea," he miHwered. "Hut the roud of the lliMle-no uitu-iiee begin." "Whul la tlmt T" fie miide no answer, but kept on hi wy until we were under the bole of the llmt of the foreat tree. There at my feet wn a deep, nar row alot In the eurth, groove amne elghleeii Indie wide and porhiip twelve Incbea deep, that dlaappeure't Into the gloom which reltmil under the Interlacing bough overhead. U did lint go t might, hut crookedly llkn a amike, curving and twUtlng aa II rhnuced In meet a luoy boulder or a tree too big to be rendlly felled or uprooted. A 1 atooed over II I saw Hint It bottom uml steeply eloping Itle were hard packed, beaten down hy coiilliiniil preaaure, the relentless pressure of counties human feet for feneration and centuries. Ta-vtun ne ar Instantly led the way Into the groove of the trull, and a If Instinctively swung Into an easy loping Irot. 1 followed him and the I 'uteri num brought up the rear. It waa cool under the trees, for Hie sun seldom peiietriited the follllge, dense already although It was only Ihe fag end of spring. And It was very silent terribly, oppressively silent. 1'lie crnck of a at Ick underfoot wa like a iiiu-ket shot. The padding of our fei-t on the resilient leaf mold wa like the low rolling of muffled drums. The timorous twittering of bird sei-meil to set the echoes flying. Vet I wn aniHTt-d when Ta wan He ars hulled abruplty In mid afternoon, uml Inclined hi ear toward the trull behind us. "What Is It?" I asked, and so com pletely hail the spirit of the forest I liken poasesslon of me that I whis pered Ihe words, "Something Is following Us," ho an swered. t'orlaer put hi ear to Ihe bottom of the trull, and curloua expression crossed Id fare. "Vii," wa nil he anld. CHAPTER VII Along the Great Trail "Shall we return and face tlicui?" I nskeil engcrly, Tii-wnn-ni-nr permitted himself a smile of friendly sarcasm. "If we can hear them, surely they call hear us," he said. "No, we will keep on. There la place further along the tmll from which we ran look back upon them. Come, Orinerod, you and 1 will ruu ahead. I'eter will fol low us." Ta wan lie Hrs shifted his musket to his shoulders, ami 'broke Into long, loping stride. I followed him. Half mile up the trail be stopped. "Wulk In my trucks, brother, " he XXXXX'XXXXX'XX'XX'XX'XXXX'X'X-X-XX'X' "Message Sticks" Open One of the mysteries of flie nbo rlglnul of Australia la the euse with which ha reud "message-sticks" re gardless of whether they have been written by one of his own tribesmen or member of distant trthe with which he ha never come Info contact. The signs and symbol apparently are the same among the aborlglnul tribe, according to a writer In the Sydney Itulletln, who asserts Hint ha ha "seen nn old aborlglnul, to whom a atlck from another tribe mnny mile dlstnnt had been shown, trnnslute the strange markings with fluency, and when some time afterward Hie aaina atlck wua slmwo again to another na mUI "And certain mm h no bruise a twig." With the utmost caution he parted the icreen of underbrush on onr right band, and revealed a tunnel through the greenery Into which he led tha way, hesitating at each step until he bud gently thrust aside the Intervening foliage. Once In Ihe tunuel, however, hi cure was abandoned, and he ran quickly fo the trunk of a huge pin which eoared upward Ilk monu mental column, high above the aur rounding tree, lie leaned hi niu ket against the pitchy bole, "The symbol of the Long House," h said- tupping the swelling girth of It. "Ktreiigth mid symmetry and gran deur. We will climb, brother." He swung himself up Into tht brunches, which formed a perfect lud der, firm under foot, behind the screen of the pine needles. When the other treetop were beneath us, he strad dled a bough and cleared a loophole from which we might look out over the forest we bud traversed. We looked for so long, without any thing happening Hint my eyebullf ached, lint ut lust there was a move ment like the miniature upheaval which Is caused by un ant In breaking j ground. Houghs (inhered, and a fig ure appeared In Ihe open. Twne Cor laer. He gunced around blin and strode on. In a moment he had passed Hit clearing utid disappeared In the forest. Ta wan ne ars hitched forward and lieered through the loophole with tense muscles. And again there wa a wait which seeineil endless. My eyelid blinked from Ihe slruln of watching. The desolation and lotiellness of tha ulldcrnoss were so complete that It seemed Inconceivable another human being could be within view. And whilst this thought occupied my mind a durk Itgure crawled on bunds and knee from the mouth of the trull. At that distance all we could see of his cos tume wa the clump of feather that bristled from hi aculplock. He followed I'eter Into the trail oa our side of the clearing, and there waa a second and briefer pause. Then a slleiilly aa ghost a string of figure flitted Into the clearing. There were six of them, each with musket In the hollow of his arm, eucb with bristling feather heailtlres. Ta wun ne ar emitted a guttural grunt, quite unlike bla usual rather musical utterances, "lown!" lie rasjied. "Down! Tha time la scant I" At the foot of the pine he snatched up hi musket without a word, and turned Into the green tunnel that de bouched upon the screen of the trail. As we slcpiied Into tha worn alot I'eter mine Into view, "Welir he anld phlegmatic-ally. "Cu hillings dogst They dare to In vade territory of the Long House!" "We cun cross der Muhawk to der south branch of der trail," proposed t'orlaer. "They wouldt not dure to follow us there." "No," snarled Ta-wannears ; "wa shall not step aside for them. Wa will attend to Hie m ourselves. They will not attack unless they have to for wa ure still mtir the Mohawk castle, al though 'tis iiiiii Ihe opHsite bank of the river. They will leuve ua atone until night.' "Hut why cannot we attack them)" A look of ferocity which was almost demoniac changed Ills usually pleasant features Into an awful mask. "In mi ambuscade one might escnpa No, my brother Ormerod, we will wait until they attack ua. Then" He paused significantly. "Not one of the Kceers shall return to tell Murray how his brother died." We took up the march. Twa al ready mid afternoon, and shortly tha dimness of twilight descended upon lite trull, aa the level rays of the set ting sun were turned aside by the In terim lug masses of vegetation. Twilight faded Into dusk aud still wa kept ou. Ta wun tie-um had eyj-s like a cut's, und I, too, accustomed myself to perception of hanging brunches and I lie unexpected turns und twists In tha groove of the path. The stars were, out in -the sky overhead when w stepped from the shelter of the forest into a rocky deli divided by a tiny brook. "We will camp here," auld Ta-wun-nears. He rested M musket on bouldet aud begun to colled llrewood. "Why a fire?" 1 asked. "The trailers must not think wa usiicct them,'' he replied curtly. "If we lit no fire they would know for cer tnln that we were suspicious." 1 helped him, whilst Curl tier crouched by the opening of the trull on watch. We soon bad a respectable pile of wood, but before kindling It the Sen eca bade ua atrip off our leathern shirts and stuffed them with under brush Into semblance of human shapes. A third figure to represent himself he contrived out of the puck aud eeveml branches. (TO BK CONTINUED.) Books to Aborigines tive, the second one' tranalntloa agreed with that of the drat." A few white men have learned to decipher the conventional marking and symbol on the "message-sticks.1' Eat Lot i of Applet The American people lead the world aa apple eater. Although we full con siderably abort of the proverbial "ap ple a day," we avernge about threo applei a week per capita. The Rrltlsb come second a enters of apples. They consume an average of two npplea a week per capita, The consumption of this frull Is euuipiirutlvely light ta Europe. " the - ESS CABINET 04. imv, Wuiarn Nawiyr Unlun.) ! Our cllmals Is a serin ot aur tna, anil among- our many prog nostic of Ih wauthsr, th only trustworthy on that I know Is that, when It Is warm It Is a sign It Is K'iJiik to b cold. ilsliib Waldo Kinarson, FOR BREAKFAST Aa K per cent of the housekeeper! In the land are maldless, It I wise to prepare a much of ft aa possible the night before, so that a satlsfy I n g breakfast may be quickly prepare d. An alitrm clock to I n s n r e the right time of rising will give ample lime to arrange the menl unhurriedly. He who goes morning from a quiet, comfortable and well-ordi red home la twice a capable a a business mno who leave with a hasty breakfast, pei Imp prepared hy himself, often leaving home with the unpleasant memory of a disordered home. The uniform breakfast Is a most convenient one. a It suves brain fag, and you know Just what you are to prepare and they know Just whut they will lisve; however, the most of ua like to avoid monotony and like an oc casional break In the dally round. The usual fruit, cereal, bacon, egg or foast with a cooky or doughnut to fin ish, off with, with the cup of coffee, la so ti'iiiilly served that we all know how to prepare such a breakfast, pro- 1 1 1 : ii we have the food, A pleasing change Is secured by serving a variety of cereals aa well i ilmse which need no cooking. By serving a variety the food la never mo notonous, end the favorites may bo cried more often. I'.rolled or baked irsckerel, codfish talis flnnan huddle, smoked fish ara ill admissible for the first meul of the duy. Of the meats, the f-ivorltes are ba con, ham, chops, suusage, corn beef hush, frizzed beef and calf hralna. Kggs are usually a favorite break fast dish for the iieijorlty and are served In such a rarlety of way that they need never become monotonous. Omelets form an especially desir able Clsh and they, too, are of an end less variety. Scrambled, fried, poached and cooked In Ihe shell, cnokid In ramekins with cream, and egg In cnmlilnatlnn with rice and other food! too n-imerous to mention, are all de sirable breakfast dishes Good Everyday Food. The use of leftover Is a dully prob lem In most homes. How lo serve them without appenrjrig tn be leftovers Is not al ways easy. Bjktd Codfish Puffs. I'ut a ctlpful or two of shreddt'tl codfish Into a bowl, add boiling water to cover and let stand to cool, then drain and add to a pint of mushed poiato, then add a cup ful of white sauce, ona irttspoonful of onf-'" Juice, two tea spoonful of butter, salt If needed and plenty of paprika. Peat until light, then put Into a baking dish, brush w ith fat and buke twenty five minutes or until brown. Ham Loaf. I'ut three cupful of boiled rich and two cupful of cold boiled ham through a meat chopper, add onehalf cupful of white sauce, one-hulf cupful of bread, one table spoonful of minced parsley, one ta-hit-spoonful of onion Juice, salt, pep per to taste, one tcusimonful of Wor cestershire sauce, and a well-beaten ept. Mix all together and press Into a brick-shaped pun. I'.ake thirty min utes In a moderate oven. Serve with a sauce or sliced cold. ' Se.-.lloptd Onions With Peanuts. Peel and cook six onions, chop two thirds of a cupful of Masted piannls. Cook two taltlespoonfuls each of fat end flour, mid seasonings and a cup ful of milk. I'ut the onions, and pea nuts In layers. In a buttered baking dish, cover with buttered rruniba. Hake until brown. Raisin and Appl 8aid. Wnsh one cupful of raisins, add one-fourth of cupful of apples and one cupful of mayonnaise. Line a bowl with lettuce, pile In the diced apple and raisins, cover with the mayonnaise. Serve with nenfchntel cheese balls and gar nlsh with culies of tart red Jelly. Eggs a la Suls. Heal an omelet pan. put In a tahlespootiful of butter Slid when melted add one-half cupful of cream. Slip In four egg one at a time and sprinkle with ault anil pep per, with a few grains of cayenne. When the white are nearly firm sprinkle with two tuhleapoonftil of grated cheese. Servo 'on buttered toast. Cauliflower With Chtese 8auc. Cook the cauliflower broken Into flow erets In boiling salti-d water unfit ten der. Prepare a white aatice with one cupful of milk added to two table spoonful each of flour and butter rooked together, add snlt and popper and cupful of grated cheese. Cover the cauliflower with the sauce and bike In a hot oven until well heated. Grapenuts Pudding. Dissolve one package of lemon Jcllo, add one cup ful of steamed raisins, one-half cup ful of sugar, one cupful of grapenuts, six walnut meats cut fine. 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This Is s spacial off er good far s abort tbno only sod ooTars s rrsat oppor tunity to try our sicollaat ramodr for Diatanpor sad Colds aaaons koraaa) DlalogpoT anoBcdo-, Hoop and ainlsr dma aisoa poultry. Vrikikslaa, POHN MtDICaL COMPANY, Dapt. K, OOSHtsI, INDIA. won Coughs "'Colds aoccassrut, row vans 30C & 90C At all Dniciisto Deafness Head Noises MEUEVCO MT LEONARD EAR OIL Kok Back sf Bars' IS8FRT TV NOSTRILS At An n-wu m it taksr aso DAFNCS3 aa najaat, a. o. unman, etc. rs rmR svav. a. t. There ought to be supermen, of course; but how to go about It. KliMiurtice I the mistress of all tho art. Tacitus. Anoint tha ayrlMa wits Human Bra Bsl sam at nlahl and asa how rt-frsphtK! an4 trsnath'O.'U yoar rya ara III th nuiraln. Sana sow to III P.srl St., N. Y. AJ. It Is the wicked who think every temptation la an opportunity. Cryr