The Red
tA Romance of
Braddocks Defeat
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ilUGIl rENDEXTER
ltlttlflliAfk It,, '
Irwin Mtos
W. Nl ,U. iRvice
Copyright by Muqk TVrkcWuli
CHAPTER VII Continued I
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' Ilenujeu, quick to ullllts any aupcr
tllilou thul fuvorcd till growing plum
fur resisting Uruddock's iiroft.
Mood up and sonorously replied I
Totillac, grvut chief of tha Oltuwas,
jour words mukn Uiioiitlo'a beurl wiinn
nod glnil. With Ilia mighty I'mitlnc
lo lend our red brothora, (lit medicine
lodge ghosts will ti'll but ont thing
Hint au at, hulf-rcd mid halt French,
will spilt the Kngllnb bead. Let the
bruve I'otli wiitoml set up tin mcill
rln lodge where we umjr e It and
hear Iti voices. Let the ghosts of in
c-lcnt wurrlore tell ue how to destroy
the English end take for our awn use
tlii'lr long wagons of gum end cloth
end fiiod. Tell your red brothers thut
Ouoiillo will wild ttii'in keg of bran
dy In uinke their hearts glud."
I'lintlae turned end stnlked from the
room, dramatic figure. Ilesujcu
lulled grimly Bud. still sturlng through
the open door, tie euld to ue:
"Messieurs, there speaks one who
tome duy will miike grant trouhle for
Borne one. Whoever holde that uinn
fust to France d"Cl Prune end our
king greut service. Now while they
re putting up their lodiie ' u
end talk '
I had renewed acquaintance with
the three officers In-fore entering tin
room and bad been made known lo
the fourth man, Kleut de 8L Theme,
pleasant-mannered fellow. Duller
of ateamlng meal and some) good
bread were served.
Outside the wiudow rone the gut
turul voices of the I'oIbwiiIoiii' wlturdi
aa thry directed the erection of the
iiitnti-ry lodge. Soon there waa added
the tierce note of war song aa the
brandy begun lo luke effect ; and by
the light of aeu-rnl Orea we could
gllmpre atark forma dancing madly
round war pout, each dancer pnue-
Jug to drive hie at Into the wood lo
iiantomlme of braining foe. tor
background waa the heat-light nliig and
the fnroft bellowing of lllnunn the
Thunder-god, giving but lie to hit lin
memorial enemy, the WBtereerpciiL
lteauleu wutclied the freuiled war
rlora for moment and alghed:
"If I could iMild theio to that pilch
when I lead them lo buttle. Hut mea-
elcurt, oow that we hare satlntled our
appetites, I will ask Monsieur Iteland
to till ua about the boatlllty of the
wmuon Allnqulppa toward ue. Then
you can decide If her village at the
tuoutb of the Toughlngeny la a menace
to France. Lieutenant Hcuuvale al
ready hue told ua something, but Mon
aletir He I u nd waa In the vlllnge longer
tliiio Beauvala and bud nioat alg
ntoVant eiiierlence."
Ho, for the second time atnre enter
lug the fort, I recounted the woiiiho
aachein'a refuinl of the I rencn bei
and the killing of I'ontlac'a belt-car-
rler. When I bud ceased Rieuklug
Bleur de SU Therein excitedly cried:
"It la time that evil neat waa de
stroyed. iteni.Jf u's eyet sparkled.
"What des Sleur do Carqucvllle
soyl" be ssked.
lie Carqucvllle promptly replied:
"We are In extremla without llrud
dock Hiidlng a renting place ahnuld till
Hue of march take hltn to the mouth
of the Vnughlogeny. The country
ahead of hla army ahould be awept
clean of English allle.
Pe la I'urade lifted glaai of wine
and gave:
"iK'iilh to the English Indiana I
Death to Alluqulppar
Afier the tonut had been drunk Bleur
de I'arleux counseled:
"It would be bent, I believe, to lend
the Ottnwas, or the OJIbways. to re
move the Tlllugo."
Itcoujcu considered tlila suggestion
thoughtfully for few momenta, and
then turned to me and Invited:
"Let u have Monsieur Dclnnd'i ad
vice. 1 told them:
"It la my belief Hint at the worat
ahe will only eucreed In holding her
lmlluna neulrul. Their numhere are
few. When Ihcy II nd there la but
aiiiull force of Indiana with the Eng
Hub army, they will not dure to Join
It. If you aend the northern Indium
tignlnat tha vllluge you may make our
Hhownecs and Mlngoea uneiisy. II
limy spoil their lighting aplrlt, Cer
tnluly your Ueluwurcs would not rel
iBh doing the work, for after all they
are of the eume ruce."
"Khel" inultervd Heuiijeu, tugging
- at hie long hair and frowning at hla
glass, Finally he threw up hi head
and euld:
"Our brother speaks with wisdom,
although It -sound like the cold oil
diluting counael nf an Englishman.
Hut It I true, inosHleurs, Unit ninny
of the lmlluna do not cure whether
the dg eiita Ihe wolf, or the wolf eula
the dnu. We cannot rink pllt In
our red riihk If the Hhiiwueoa eteul
away to the MiiKklnguin nnd Oruvea'
creek, then ' muy expect to behold
octet
:4
the luke trllie leaving for the north
without lifting an ax. I am forced
to bclliive It will be bettor to leave
Alluqulppa'e town alone.
"If Our I.ady'i lutcrcuMlon ahould
give ua victory over llraddock, the
tuuk of piiclfjliig the Kngllub Lenl-
l.eiiuiie will be runlet If there be no
bonce of their wurrlora for France to
cover. If II la fnted that we lo, we
hull have our hand full In wlih
drawing from thla fort without huv
Ins to light rear guard engugemvnt
agnlnat Infuriated neutrula. tor I
aolemnly aaaure you, nn-Haleura. that
our own euvagee will be problem
ahould we have to retire.
"Monuleur llelnnd, 1 rejoice thai
you are here and have apoken aa you
have. I only lh that Monnlcur
Iteauvala could Join ua and give hi
view. Ilo la a mnl thuuKlitful nnin,
ami, like yourself, would apeak with
out prejudice."
It required acvornl round of wine
to rent ore ua to a pro-r eiithualuain.
I felt a coolnena on the part of my
two neighbor, although none at the
tnlile 0enly dlnugreed with lleuujeu'
declxlon. Hut de I t'arade, who bnd
drunk extermination to the village,
wue vastly more popular than L Heau-
"Our Brother 6pk With Wlidom
Although It Sound Like the Cold
Calculating Counl of an Engllih-
man.
Jeu'e mention nf Itenuvula made my
back feel chilly, and my guze wan
(tired frequeully toward the ov
diHir. Ami yet when I attempted to
decide Juki whnt I ahould do, did he
nut In an appearance, my mind re-
fined to work. It waa a If my Intel
ligence were paralyzed. I win keenly
cfliiacloii of dreading hi arrival but
win Incapable of pluimliig a defense.
There wu a wild wKh In my heart
that the Onondngn might dim-over (lie
truth and mnuiige In aoine fimhlon to
Intercept him. Thla. of courne. waa
not tinned on renn. It did eet me to
thlnl.lng about the Onondaga and the
Mliwold girl. I wondered If I bad
been observed hcn walking and talk
ing with ber, and If, ihotild be ap
prehended, ahe would he held lo ac
count. My only convolution wn that
lleuujeu waa gentleman, and thut
once ahe disclosed her aex, he would
not permit her to bo harmed.
There remained the danger of the
retreat to Canada, rontluc never lost
an opportunity to advance himself I
Once he enw that the French were
whipped, I doubted bl loyalty to the
Mile. Looking back lo those beetle
day In July. I am convinced I nils
Judged hhn. The evente of the next
few year were to eitahllah hi never
ending hostility to the Kngllah.
The dancer bud quit the fire and
wnr-Mist and were now leaping gro
tesquely by the window, awlfi ahlft
Ing string of distorted and monitrou-
For Preservation of
More than any other city In the
country, the atmosphere of the Seven
teenth century Is retained lp the city
of Annnpolls. It ha ninny landmarks
and Institution of the pre-Itevolui lott
ery duy. Including ancient trees,
structures snd customs around which
the romance of history hns been
woven. There srs several pnrllcu
larly fine specimens of homes of Hint
period, but the touch of modernism
hns threatened some of these and the
movement to preserve thorn for all
lime hue been Inaugurated by the ad
mlnlntrnlor of 8t John college, It
self one of the oldest Institution nt
higher lenrnlng In thla country. Three
signer of the Declaration of Inila-pcnilc-iice
aided In the foruiullou ol
ly pnlntcd face, and bewildering
flourishing of axe. Borne or me axe
were putnted red the better to ex
emplify the wleldera' anngulnary am
bition. A the anvagc preased ciocr
to (he building In passing In review,
we uw tliein only from the neck up,
nd the effect wa that of detached
head limiting and bobbing by.
Then there came the eweetert atraln
of music I ever beard although It wa
produced by the guttural voice of a
most hldeounly pnlntud creature, who
hud concealed all uggetlon of hu
man countenance by painting hi face
with a aerie of circle In black, red
and white. Ill aong wa eweet In
my ear becuune he aang through the
open window the llmple refrain:
"Ilnliiiinwoh. Uu-hum-weh." I
"I belong to the Wolf clun. I be
long to the Wolf dun.'"
Burely word were never more wel
come. I felt the tlghtne In my cheat
give way; and I knew that Round
I'aw of the Onondaga wa on the
cene and ready to Hand or fall with
me. lleuujeu, loo, caught the aong.
and remarked:
That' not northern voice, nor
Rhnwnee, nor Lenl-Lenape. It eounde
like a Mingo, and yet It I different."
I wa not giving much heed." I
mid. "It (ounded like so iroqoot.
singing bl Wolf song."
Next we had view Of rotawa-
torn! who brandished war-ctuo oi
birch. The club waa pulnted red nd
black and wa decorated with brat
nulla. The arm holding the club
bouati-d of a badge of akunk-kln to
ahow the man bad seized wounded
enemy by the arm and bad beld u
Three of the feather la hla hair w
notched, evidencing be bad killed I
acalped a many foe, and there w
other feather nnnotched, todlcat
he had acalped warriors (lain by
companion. lor after the north
fuihloo of counting coop four ream
er could be worn for the deatn of
each enemy alaln one by the man
who mad the kill, one by the roan
who look Dm scalp, and on by each
of Uie two men who mtglft assist In
the olplng. Thla fellow remained
before the window long enough to
chant In throaty voice:
"'An eagle feather I see; brave
have caught A wolf I see; wolf
bav caught,"
Ileaujen Interpreted the aong for
me. I would have thought nothing
about It bad not the Onondaga soon
passed the window again, proving he
had not waited bia turn, ana pro
claimed himself to be of the Wolf
clun. And directly following him re
appeared the Potawatoml with hla
boast of having caught wolt Uy
nerve began tightening. There w
a sinister algnlflcance in the second
annearanc of the two men. It waa
plain thut the Totawatoml wa ex
ertlng himself to keep at the beel of
my friend.
There waa no time to worry over
the coincidence, however. I wa con
fldcnt the rotawatomL even If some
thing had aroused hi auspicious.
would never catch Itound Taw off bl
guard. The dunclng auddenly ceased
and wa noted that the framework of
the oiedlclne-lodge wa op. sod that
the wizard were rapidly covering It
with medlclne-mbes o aa to shot off
all view of the Interior except aa the
amnll Dap waa pulled back and re
vealed a smull, tquare opening facing
our window.
Pontine came through the doorway
and spoke to Iicaujea. The comman
dant nodded, and explained to as:
"He anre one of the Potawatoml,
Little Wolf, wishes to entertain ua
with some magic."
We settled back to enjoy the Jug
glery, but my nerve gave jump
when In Little Wolf I recognized the
dnncer who hnd aald he bad caught a
wolf, lie halted near the table and
eyed oa nil steadily. 1 Imagined bla
gnze rested a trifle longer on me than
on the others, but set It down to my
being ranger.
licuujco rose snd banded him
gins of wins and spoke first In the
Ottawa tongue snd then In French
saying:
"Llttl Wolf Is a mighty wizard
When the medicine-lodge Is ready be
will call the ghosta to talk to ua. They
will tell u how to atrlks sn ax into
the English
Little Wolf refused the win and
glnnced about nntll be bad located
the brandy. He stretched tmt his band
for the atrongcr drink and Deaujen
throw out the wins and accommo
dated htm. Tossing off the brnndy,
lis placed bla bow and arrow on a
small side-table snd turned bis back
on ua and mads much business of x
smlnlng the contents of ths bag.
When ha faced about, be bad a long
knife In bis hand. This b proceeded
to wallow op to the bllL So far s
I could observe the blade went down
bla throat
(TO Bl CONTINUED.)
Fine Colonial Homes
the college and their homes, still pre
served, sre but a abort distune from
the college campui. The house wblcb
the college proposes to preserve are
the Plnckney house, the Urlce bouse,
the Hanimond llarwood house and the
Peggy Steuort house. Ths latter was
built by the owner of the vessel, which
caused ths Peggy 8teunrt Tea party,
which was a counterpart of ths Cos-
Inn Tea party.
Exactnesi Demanded
The Joining between marble blocks
In ancient Athenian structures built
nf blocks of marble bad to be so ex
act that the Joint must not be percept
ible when the finger Dull wa drawn
over It
HATS KEEP COLOR SCHEME;
YOUTHFUL
chapeau
to accurately match
ths color of the new
ly acquired costume.
Fortunately, a per-
l-f , v J
IVINO pur - 1,1
chased a new L JL.X tgV'iw
or coat dress, or f1" V. .,
elvet ensemble, I vJ T
next step is to 1 i
k nne' iu!f ml S I
- ,
mil I I . . I .. S It
Fall MilliDery.
feet color match need not necessarily
Imply an expensive hut
The beauty about the millinery pro
gram thla season Is that even the
simplest popular-priced felt shapes
come In rich, hnndsume color which
eecurately repeat the tones and shade
of either the new dress fuhrlcs or
cloaking or the fur with which they
are trimmed. It I not at all unusual
for a woman to order several Inex
pensive felt, so as to top each nf her
early fall continues with a mntching hat
The moduli browns snd allied
hadea ire foremost In fall showings.
When one enter shop It almost
seems as If autumn browns of every
degree had taken possession. The
range extends from dark African
brown o most alluring copiery shades
whlcn fulrly dazzle the eye with their
brilliant highlights. However, the
brown tones bnve much cntnetltlon.
particularly In the deep wine shades
which enter to handsomely Into the
autumn picture. Then there are the
new dark greens, Jungle green being
outstanding. Light cunnn and pinky
beige, too, are widely sponsored.
When milady tours the shop seek
ing "perfect-match" coloring, she
finds three types of hats are outstand
ing, namely, the beret, the poke-rliM-ln
and toques, the latter Including many
sorts, from cup shapes to those which
are Intricately draped.
A dark brown velour beret, sjch
one s shown st the lop of the group
Frock Accentuates Youth
pictured, with a wlnp of a matching
veil to shade the eyes, will top the
autumn brown costume to perfection.
It would e equally as effective In a
deep wine tone.
Just the thing for a "first hut" Is
a simple felt poke-elo'-he like the one
to the left herewith. Notice how Its
brim Is longer al the sides than In
front, which Is chiiructerlntlc of the
newer silhouettes.
Quite a few kiiI in huts are being
shown In full collections The one here
Is In hlnck. The inollf of mil In which
achieve the popular over the eiirs ef
fect are outlined with rlilnestoiies.
mm :
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PARTY FROCKS
The last bat
claims style distinc
tion In that two
niHterluls are com
bined In Its making.
The brim and bow
are felL The top
Is draiied with the
new French metal-anil-wool
tricot
How happily elen-
riVr vouth takes to
the Idea of the re
vival af the normal
waistline, but to the
woman who Is "fair and forty" the
news of a changing silhouette Is
unythlng but welcome. Perhaps one
of the reasons the younger set Is no
delighted with the Idea of a raised
wulstllne Is that In It youth sees sn
opportunity to secent youthfulnesa.
To her elders, whose avolrdupola
is ever a source of worrlment the
young women of svelte figure flutter
ing about In the simple house dresses
to fulUklrted snd shortwaisted dur
ing the summer, were an object of
envy. And the pretty, dulnty Bilks,
with their sliort-walmed semlflttlng
sleeveless bodice with bouffant skirts'
sewed on at the wulstllne, how they
do differentiate youth from Its elders!
In wnsons Just pant, swent-sixteen and
women of mature year dressed alike,
the present trend Is toward making s
decided distinction between styles for
the flnpper sge snd those for the ms
tron. The charming dress Illustrated Is
one whose u-ml-tllted fashion tunes to
young waistlines. In this quaint frock
of luce snd cream-colored moussellns
de le, winsome Mary Nolan, s fa
vorite among Hollywood's screen srt
Ists, looks her prettiest Tbs lacs
cnpelet It In keeping with the trend
nf the vogue ss Is alto the aasb of
very, very wide ribbon, which ties In
huge loops and streamer at the aide.
The Importance of the bow theme In
the realm of fashion cannot be over
stated. Indeed, bows have become the
plaything nt those who create formal
modes, who give 'to them every pos
llile Intriguing Interpretation. 8o
conspicuous are bows, s single one
dominates Hie entire frock. While It
Is very smart fashion to wear s huge
bow hi the side us pictured, of lute
the sentiment m-ciiis to he to move to
wurd the buck, which hint itrongly
of the return of the hurtle effect 8ofi
ti.ffctu rlhhon Is particularly well
liked for the Inintle hows, and they
lire riiuglit up over the iinn while
dancing.
Jl'LIA liin rn.MI.EY
I, inns, Mourn Ntoipntwi Unl-s.
hwk
A. Sour
Stomach
In the same time It take a dose of
Soda to bring a little temporary relief
of ga and sour stomach, Phillips
Milk of Magnesia has acidity complete
ly checked, and the digestive organs
all tranqulllzed. Once you have tried
this form of relief you will cease to
worry about your diet and experience)
new freedom In eating.
This pleasant preparation la Just as
good for children, too. Use It when
ever coated tongue or fetid breath,
signals need of a sweetener. Physi
cians will tell you that every spoon
ful of Phillips Milk of Magnesia neu
tralizes many times Its volume In acid.
Get the genuine, the name Phillip Is
Important Imitations do cot act tha
tamel
PHILLIPS
1 Milk .
of Magnesia ,
To Cool a Dura
Uie Hanford'i Balsam of Myrrh
oTbM toBratbotthlf Mtmlf. At Mn.
Itegard not. dreams, since they sr
but the Images of our hopes and fears.
NURSES know, and doctor have
declared there's nothing quite like
Bayer Aspirin (or all sorts of ache
and pains, but be sure it u genuine
Bayer; that name must be on the
package, and on every tablet Bayer
is genuine, and the word genuine in
red' is on every box. You can't go
wrong if you will just look at the box :
1 IHn Is
W Uotetlciciaitr of SillerllesetJ
Naturally, there are many dead
letter laws; are we so vain that w
think our law-making Is perfect?
HELPED DURING
MIDDLE AGE
Woman Took Lydi E. PInk
ham's Vegetable Compound
TVnver, Colo. "I lisve tnkrn tit
bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
i tame lorn pound
and win take
more. I am tak
ing it at a tonio
to b a 1 p me
through the
Change of Life
and I am telling
many of my
friends to take It
as I found noth
ing before this to
help me. I had
to many bad
feelinct at night that I could not
alero and for two ycart I could not
po down town because I was afraid
of falling. My mother took the Vege
table Compound years sgo with good
results ami now I am taking it dur
ing the Changs of Life and recom
Mend it." Mas. T. A. Muxes, 1011
Adams Street, Denver, Colorado.
At Laatl A rtrmanrnt Rrmrdr for
CHRONIC
CONSTIPATION
No Appliances I
Na Drugs! No Dieting I
lli-aulte in.lllvlir surita. rrllculrs
In on h-itl- ttt. . . ,,.
ti. M.x.r. Ikn 161. NrwiHirt IlrM-h, Cellf.
"Mure Mowjf." Ills OiipnHanllT Mn-etory.
ix-uitii Hi wny I'l Pl".-ii'-rllv. I'ltf ruin. I
SIOSIO hKHMI K. t'uMTKVII.I.K. AUK.
SCHOOL FOR MEN
Ir.lmi.t f tUjlNESS.TKADlS n ritOFEMIONt
l.itrull any tl'iif. hviid furliu-r.t!ur.
OREQON INSTITUTE Of ' TtCIINOLOOV
g. U. I). A. UlUg. for IImuU, Ornu
W. N. U, PORTLAND, NO. 39-1928.
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