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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1927)
1 i: Till nfa hy BrmttM.) CHAPTER XIV Continued -27- "To-hay," muttered the warrior tn guttural assent. "We wilt keep our hernia trong, 0 Tawanne-ar." Ttaetr facea wera mora serious than before, but they exhibited uo sign of fear. We moved much more eantlously now that we were near our journey"! end, with three eouts alwaye tn front one on either Hank of the path we trod. But we aaw no alpia of other men, al though many times we came upon bear track. Toward evening we struck the watera of the tumbling little river through which Ta-wan-ne-ar and I bad waded that night after Marjory bad released us. Scouts returned to report not a foot print In the anow. We ate a little arched corn mixed with maple sugar and some jerked meat we carried tn ear haversacks. ' About midnight we all moved for ward, Ta-wan-ne-ar leading the line. The oaka and elms, maplea and wll lowa, which had composed the ele ments of the forest, now gave place to tall funereal firs, whose massive Jade green foliage remained untouched by the Icy breath of winter. Grotesque hadowa darted vaguely over the white ground as the trees swayed and groaned. In the distance an owl hoot ed solemnly. The Otter touched my boulder. "Did yoa hear the owir be mur pured. "Tea," I whispered back. "It la cold for an owl to leave bis tree bole." Be threw back his bead, and I started at the fidelity of the repeti tion. Too-whoo-oo ! Too-hoo !" We listened, but there was no an swer. Instead, after brief Interval, the bowl of a wolf resouuded. few yards farther on the owl booted again. The Una halted, and the warrior tn front of him whispered that Ta-wan-ne-ars wished to speak with me. I passed by him and several others and came to where the chief stood, peering, or, trying to per. Into the night , There waa something strange about the owl. brother." be said. "The war rior told me that the Otter answered it yet It did not reply. And then the wolf" A yell as of fiends from bell shat tered the mantle of alienee. Flames ported through the fire, and In the fleam of the discharge and of torches thrown into our midst I bad a fleeting gUmpee of hideous masked figures bounding between the tree trunks. "Keep your heart strong, brothers of the Long House," shouted Ta-wan-ne-ara. "They are only Cahnuaga dogs. Stand to It" II fired as be spoke. I Imitated him. Our men shot oil scattering volley. Then the False race were amongst us, coming from all aides, springing out of the ground, dropping from the very branches overhead and wielding their ga-Je-waa, or war clubs, with dreadful effect CHAPTER XV . Ga-ha-no' Sacrifice There waa no time to reload. We fought with ax and knife as best we could. Ta-wan-ne-ara and I, with half doten of oar warriors, crowded back to bark. The rest of our party were tut off In two! and threes. Resistance was hopele. The warm of False Faces seemed to care nothing for death If only they could bring down an Iroquois. ' I waa knocked senseless by a blow which I partially warded wltb my tom ahawk. When I came to I whs lying in the snow in frdnt of a huge fire. My arm were bound and my bead acbed ao violently that I felt sick. "I my brother In pulnr asked the voice of Ta-wan-ne-ars. I rolled over to find him lying be tide me, the blood from three or four trivial cut freezing on bla bead and boulder. . "Yea," I groaned, "but 'tl naught." "There was treachery," be suld. "They knew we were coming, and they loat many men ao that they might take us alive." "All our warrior" I futtered. lie turned bla bead to the left ; and, following his gaze, I saw that I whs on the right of a line of recumbent fig ure, wblcb my dizzlues would not perinltm to count "No not all, I think," Ta-wan-ne-ars answered after, a moment "Five are lain and fourteen others lie here. But 1 do not aee the Otter." "The Otter auiipected something wrong,? I uld." "'Twu be who an swered the.owl's call." "It may be he escaped," replied Ta-wan-ns-ars. t "1 must warn our broth er to say naught of bliu. If the Keeper do but auspect, they may be lieve they bav all of us aufe In their net." lie whispered bl warning to the man beside him, and It was paused down the line. ,' , "Tour head 1 much swollen, broth er," he snld, rolling over agnln ao as to face me. "Let Ta-wan-ne-ar make L I abift te bath It with snow." mm tkahx Z?y Arthur D. Howden Smith Author of PORTO BELLO COLD, Etc A shadow fell athwart ua aa we lay and a mocking voire replied for me: "By all .means, most excellent Iro quois, I trust you will nurse our val uable captive back to full strength and health." I struggled to a sitting position, for I liked not to lie at 1 Veulle'a feet however much I might be at bis mercy. "So you walked Into the spider's web," he continued, standing betwixt me and the firelight which ruddled his sluful face. "A woman' plea aud yon threw caution to the winds t Yon fool!" "The letter was a bnltT I exclaimed Incredulously. "For you yeas. I ny tgnln you fool t Baptist took the letter to Mur ray, and Murray read It to me. It could not have been contrived more skillfully to suit our pinna." Twaa ridiculous, no doubt but I waa easier in my heart for assurnnce that Marjory bad not-known her appeal was used a a lure. It enabled me to maintain a stoicism of demeanor I did not feet "Well, twaa kind of yoo to mske such baste," be went on, sneering down at me. "You will be In time fur the wedding after all. Oh, never fear ; you shall be permitted to live that long. We have plenty of meat in this bag to supply diversion for our sav ages In the meantime." lie (witched auddenly Into the Sen eca vernacular. 'Are you all here, Iroquois dogsj" be demanded curtly. All are here, French mongrel," re turned Ta-wan-ne-ars pleasantly. De Veulle kicked him. "Keep that for the torture take," he advised, "We have five corpse snd fourteen warriors and yourself. That U alir "All," reiterated Ta-wan-ne-ara. De Veulle passed along the line, crosa-questlonlng each prisoner to an accompaniment of kicks and throats. All told the same story. Ie Veullt seemed satisfied. lie returned to my side, and summoned a host of niaaked figures from the surrounding shadows. They jerked us to our feet stamped out the fire and escorted ua over the trampled, bloody snow where we bad fought through the gloomy aisle of the Evil Wood and Into the Irregular street of La Vlerge du Bols. Two men stood by the gute of the stockade to greet us. One was Mur ray, the other was Bnptlste Meurler, The unsuvory face of the courrier de bols grinned appreciation of my as tonishment "I'este, monsieur!" be exclaimed. "It seem you are a slow traveler. I feared I might be behind you, but I arrived twenty-four hours In advance. I have to thank you for the beaver pelts, They were a sufficient bribe for my immediate release." "That will do, Buptlste," Interjected Murray. "Heard you ever, Ta-wan- X4'ZZ4'Z - Z4'ZZ - Z4'Z4'X4'Z4 - XZ Acadian Returned to When the Acadian were driven from their homes In what I now Nova Scotia in 17155, by the British and Colonial troops from New Eng land, their expulsion came so sud denly that they made haste to bury their valuables, hoping thut at some time 'they might return for them. Some of them did return but oth ers. It would nppeur, were not so fortunate, for at vurlous time, pots and chest containing money snd other valuable have been uncovered. There la a story well known In the region about a fumlly living on the north shore of Cumberland basin In 1834. One evening member of the fumlly saw a bout snchored about mil from land and speculated us tn It mission. Next morning It had (on and a little later It wn dis covered that a block of stone that served as a doorstep In front of the bouse had been moved. Beneath where IP yrm tmt ne-ars, of scouts who wore bears' pads for moccasins?" For the first and only time during our acquaintance Ta-witn-ne-nrs was surprised Into a look of chagrin. "We thought It was lute for beara to bo out" be admitted. Murray chuckled with amusement "Quite ao, quite sol And so you visit us once more. Master Ormerod. I confess 'tis an unexpected pleasure which w ahull atrlve to make (tie most of." "Sir," I suld earnestly, "it makes little difference to me what Is my fate, but I conjure you by whatever preten sion to gentility you posses to give over your plan of selling your daugh ter." The word yoo choose for your ap peal do nut commend It to me," he returned. "Nor do I perceive what business of your it may be to ques tion my daughter' mnrrluge." Now, whut put It tn my head I know not unless It was the fact that In her letter to me Marjory had spoken of htm as "Mr. Murray"; but I leaped to the Instant conclusion that ahe wa not hla daughter. Sure, no tnun could have disponed of bl owu daughter so cold bloodedly I "She I not your danghter tn the first place," I retorted boldly. "And in the second place, ahe has expressed to me ber abhorrence of ber marrluge, a you know," "Zooks," be remarked mildly after an Interval of alienee, " 'tis strong lan guage that you us. You are a head strong young man. Master Ormerod. Can it he that you have some personal Interest In the matterf Again some instinct prompted me. "I have," I asserted. "Your daugh ter prefer m to the man yoo would force upon ber. And as a suitor, ac cording to your estimates of the world's opinion, I am fur more eligi ble than this Frenchman." "You are scarcely wise to any so to his fuce, and I beg leave to differ with you. I find the Chevalier de Veulle a very eligible young man, of runk tn the world, of achievement of dlstluct promise for the future." "if you can call a man eligible who wa not even eligible for continued residence at the most profligate court In Europe, I agree wltb you." "Tut tut" remonstrated Murray. "Your words are not those of a gentle man, sir. We will abandon the sub ject Where do yoo propose to Incar cerate the prisoners, chetaller?" "I would not risk them a second time in the keeping of the savages," said I Veulle. "Let us try your strong room. There you and I can have an eye to their security." "That i well conceived. I there any new of I'er llyaclntheT "I have stationed a man at the river crossing to bring word the Instant be arrives." "I applaud 'your thoughtfulnes. This continued delay la the ceremony Is annoying. Master Ormerod. your sufferings are upon your own bead." I looked teigerly for Marjory's face a we marched serosa the yard Inside the stockade and through the heavy timber door of the bouse. But ahe was not visible. Our guards exam ined our bonds carefully, fastened our legs and then left ua. We remained there three day, with out Intercourse with anyone except our Indian jailers, who brought u mease of food twice dally. On the fourth day we were eating our meager fit re of boiled corn when the door wa flung open violently and the gaunt figure of Black Kobe en tered unannounced. Behind him, ob viously unwillingly, walked Murray. "Which I the Englishman Orme rod 7" demanded the priest In French. "Here I am, father," I answered, standing up a well I could. "Mistress Murray tell me that you have won ber affections f he asked coldly. My heart leaped with sudden joy. "That I true, father," I suld. "And you lov herT "A much a a man may, father." lie turned upon Murray with a ges ture of decision. (TO UB CONTINUED.) - Z - Z4'X - Z4 - Z4'X - ZZ - Zi'Z4'XZ'Z Get Hidden Treasure It had lain wa th Imprint of a three-legged pot, douhtles having contained valuable left by the Aca dian nearly century before. Montreal Family Herald. Nature' i Perfection With all our knowledge we cannot keep clean piece of glass, If ever so precious, such a the lens of a mi croscope, without scratching It In the cleaning. The window and len of th human body, the eye, I kept auto matically clean for th time of one' life by means of a wonderful slightly disinfectant fluid, the tears, and the winking of our eyelids, and the water sent down the nose. Oylert Like Ytait Oyster enjoy feeding on yeast and make rapid growth on this food, say a recent report of th British min istry ef fisheries. THE WORLD'S GREAT EVENTS ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE Ufc) bjr lHtld, atsad Cautpauy.) The Balkan Puzzle IF YOU will look over a map of Europe you will see three great peninsulas jutting Into the seas that wash the south shores of tho conti nent. The southernmost and furthest east of the three Is known aa the Balkan peninsula. It comprlsea Tur key In Europe, Greece, Serbia, Bul garia, Montenegro, eastern ltoumella, ltutuunla and other leaner divisions. Incidentally, thut same peninsula baa for a thousand yours been the hotbed of revolt Intrigue and violence. No other district of the same slse contains so many races, nor so many people who are so widely different In religion, politics, cuHtoms and char itcterlsllca. This Jumble of national! tles dwells side by side, yet never blending. Turk, Oreek, ltulgur, Al banian and a half score of other eo)lea live shoulder to shoulder, yet each sharply divided from all the others. The Turk la the bully of the peiilnsulu. The other race ient cen turies fighting and Intriguing against each other, but have merged their varloue difficulties In a common hatred against Turkey. The Turks, strongest of all Mahomet' follower, became muster of the peninsula In the Thirteenth century, being at that time the foremost military power of the world. Most of the Balkan states are Chris tian. For this reason, as well aa be cause of the frequent plots and re volts against the sultan's government Turkey baa, from time to time, pun ished her rebellious subjects by wholesale slaughter and outrage. The Armenian and Macedonian massacres have, at one period and another, aroused the horror of all civilised countries. In Muy, INTO, Bulgaria and Ilcrse govlua (then Turkish province) itarted one of the periodical Insur rectlone. The peasants of the Itutn district of Bulgaria were preparing tn rise when suddenly a large Turklsl force under Achinet Aglis appeared surrounded the town .,f (tntak una commander the natives to yield promising that not mie of them shotib: be harmed. With a credulity muisua In (wople having eerlence with th Tli"'ukiiliU' Turk," the patriot "liejed. Then 'he imiMsurr began The prisoners men. women ami dill dren ul'ke wens slaughtered Ilk, hep. Some look refuge In a ih'irrh It was burn.il oer their h-ud Arhmet Agha re-vlved a decoration from the sultan for this great killing At news of the otitruge the six great Europeun power sent formal pro test to the sultan. He had. earlier promised reforms, but had dlre garded hi pledge. Now he gave the envoys no satisfaction whatever. This waa the chance for which HiihsIu had waited. Twenty years earlier Turkey (bucked by England. France and Sardinia) had beaten Itutsla In the Crimea. The wound still rankled. Kuasla, moreover, hud for a long time yearned to absorb her eastern rival or to annex as much of the latter' territory possible. The other na tions, however, had no idea vf allow ing the "balance of power" to be thus shifted, aud Bussla hud been able to find no occasion to promote ber scheme. Now, under pretext of avenging the Injuries Inflicted on Bal kan Christians, the czar declared war (1877) agulnst Turkey. .A Ilusslan army crossed the Dan ube June 27. On July 13 General Gourkn made the difficult passage of the Balkan mountains and advanced on Adrtnnople, hut was driven buck, tn Iecember he recroaaed the Balkan range, vanquishing a Turkish army of 32,(MK) at Shlpka pass (January , 1878). Osmun Pasha, the sultan's best general, meantime had held bis own against the Invader and had at length occupied the clly of Plevna. Here he endured for twenty weeks a memorable siege against superior number, but was In the end forced to surrender. With the full of Plevna the Turkish cause weakened. I'lilllp popolls and Adrlanopoll were taken, and the Itusslnn aruilo marched un checked on to Constantinople, Here, however, with the fruit of victory within their very grasp, the conqueror wer halted by the power. The old menace of "dontrnylna; the balance of ower" seemed about to be fulfilled, and the Itusslnn wore for bidden to enter the Turkish capital. By the peuce treaty of Sun Slefano, however, Ilnmnnlan Bessarabia and part of Armenia were ceded to Bus sla. Bulgnrta was made a principal ity with home rule; Itumanln, Serbia and Montenegro were declared free countries, und Bosnia and Hense) vlna came under Austro Hungarian sway. So ended the Itusso-Turklsh war of 1fi77-187. Turkey, far from profiting by her lesson, continued to oppress Iter Christian province. In IHtt.'i massacres of Christ Ian In Ar menia, and even Iq Constantinople, horrified rlvlllzutton. Christian In Crete revolted, by way of 'showing their disapproval, and asked Greece to annex their Island. A Greek mili tary force wa sent to Crete. Turkey at once declared war, thrashed Greece In one brief rumpalgn and wrung from the beaten country a heavy war Indemnity, The Balkan peninsula still teems with plot, counterplot, Intrigue, mis rule and discontent The Bnlksn problem will, perhaps, aever bo solved. Old Medical School First nieillvtil school In America was established at Purkimte, I'll,, on May ,1, l'ttt. In 1771) the right and prop erty of the school were transferred to the University of I'cimsylvanlu by th state legislature. Immenie Matonry Work The great wall of Cblna easily I the greatest masonry structure lu the world. It Is sah to contain moro bricks und stone than there are In all tho building In Ureal llrltuln. That Youthful Touch Of course the modern woman dresses to look young. There Is no "old" and ".voung" In clollu.s today. The same sllhouettu Is used for grand mothers and debutantes. Two genera tion ago, the woman of forty was frankly middle-aged. She wore blacks und hmwns, and Uhiii the appcurunc of her first gray lutlr she discarded hats for bonnets, which dellnltelr classed her us an elderly, lady, Today uie woman or forty is a very youthful parson and she look it I American Muguilue. For an Emergency Take a piece of cardboard and copy on It the telephone number of the fir department, fumlly physician, your husband's olllce or other numbers that you might find necessary to use In an emergency. No often In an emer gency, such a. sudden lllneea, neigh bor or some one else to whom the num ber are not familiar may do th tele phoning. Hang this above your tele phone and see whut a couvenleuc It la Roman Appellation Leptls Magna I th old Itonutn nam of tbs modern Lvbtta, In Tri- poiitaiilu, an Italian possession on the Mediterranean cosat of Africa. 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