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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1928)
flue A Romance oS Braddodi's BeSeat By Hugh Pendexter Corn-tiki r Hh Psmiestse. CHAPTER IX Continued Our course was to the head of Se wlckloy creek, which was but a few mile uortlt of Hie Thlcketty run citmp. The night' rest had done the girl much good hihI the did not appear to have any trouble In keeping up with lis. I wanted to curry Iter ride, end thereby arousvd her Indignation. Al most all the talk was between Gist and ute, although 1 made several at tempt to get some expression from Iter. She preferred to keep at our heels and hold her tongue. Once, while Gist was climbing a tree to look for moke from the army compote, rite asked me: "Doe he know 1 ain't a man!" "I forgot to tell him. Think I must have been forgetting the truth my self," I answered. "Keep on forgetting, and don't tell him." she curtly requested. "I shall never forget bow you Mood by ute aud did a man's share of the fghtlng," I told her, somehow sensing he way displeased at sianethlng I bad said, or left unsaid. "Will the army be at Thlcketty run?" she asked. "No one know where It'll be." 1 sorrowfully replied. "It should be well o Its way to the head of Turtle creek. It was at the run two days ago, and I'm afraid It Isn't far from there now. If It's moved north we'll cut Its line of march. Dunbar's provision train will be stretched out over a long distance. If It Is still wasting time at the Run we'll shift our course and find It there." "That man Braddock dont know how to lead an army through this tort of country, tle'll git licked." "You should be ashamed for saying that," I rebuked. "The army moves slowly, but as It goes by the bead of Turtle creek It can kill time till snow flies and yet take the fort Captain Beaujeu told me at the fort that he could do nothing but run If the creek course wat taken." "Don't go ind git mad at me, mister, i ain't used to armies and soldier. Wonder where that Injun. Hound I'aw. I just about this time." "He should be several miles south of us and moving parallel to us. T day Is the sixth. It'll all be settled In side of four or live days." Girt came down from the tree aud reported hate or (moke few mile ahead He was skeptical about Its being smoke as the army ought to be In moMoo and not In camp. The Din wold girl abruptly spoke up and de dared : "I feel like we was being followed.'' Gist looked at her curiously and asked: "Do yoo pretend to hear and nee things Hint Brood and ute can't see. nor heart" "If I was a woman folks would uy I was witch." she gravely replied, meeting hi gaze steadily. He glanced back through the shadowy woods and assured us: "I believe the Indians who chused yon two hate gone back to the fort." "My feeling Is that only one or two men are following ns." she qualified. "Younkers often feel that way when Id Indian country." be carelessly re titnrked. Ills Indifference Irrltuted her, and ehe stoutly Inflated: "Some one's chasing us." "Our danger will he ahead, from the Indians hanging to flanks of lite army," I told her. "We may bur some trouble In cutting through their line. She tutked tier rifle under her arm and trotted along behind us. Kite had had her say and was not Im-llned to talk further. Curiously enough I soon found myself glancing Hack ward, arid each time I did so I met her question- Ing gaze and felt ashamed. At last I had to admit to myrelf that her words had put a foolish notion Into my betid. Of course one might Je followed whenever alone In the forest, but os yet there was no evidence th.it we were being dogged. I fought against the Idea, and then told Gist: "Keep on going. I'll overtake you within the next tulle. I'm going to watch our back track for a hlL" He sped on, with the girl running a few rods behind him. I settled dowu between two tree and condemned my sell for giving way to silly fancy. My view of the forest was limited, but I wutclted fulthfully. A slight noire behind me made me duck and twist my head. Instead of keeping ufter Olsl the Dluwold girl hud turned hark to share my spying. I nodded to her und resumed Searching the low arches that radiated In every direction from our position She sank down beside nie and clasped tier hands about her knees and watched my frowning fine rniher than the woods. "You think I'm queer, don't you. mister?" she ntftly usked. "I believe you're notional," I re torted. "We'll be traveling ufter Gist.' "Look I" he whispered. I was In time to cutch a suggestion of motion near a walnut. I watched the tree suspiciously, and from the corner of my eye detected a Dicker ol something off to one aide. "! uw It," Inuriniired the girl, rest lug an elbow on her knee and Uiuklny ready fur a quick shot. E31 illustrations Hut she did not see It ngnln. nor did t. Closv at hand low voice called out : "'Ha -hum-wen!' My white brothei and the wltcli-wotnnn should be travel Ing like the deer;" and Itomid I'aw the Onondaga stepped from cover and stood beside us. The witch woman's medicine told her some one was following us. We waited.'' I explained. "Site Is areudlouunen," be gravely said. "The Wolf runs long und fust from Allitqulppa's town to Mud the army. The bone-breaking man took your talk down the Youghlogeny and will follow up Sewlckley creek If the ghosts of the tluthuwekela burled there do not stop him." The Hnthawekeln were the principal division of the Shawnee and claimed to be the "elder brothers" of that na tion. I bad been lu Old Sewlckloy "You Think I'm Queer, Oon't You, Misttrr Sh Softly Asked. town on the Allegheny, twelve mile above Puquesne. one of their village. The Onondaga Hrmly believed that the ghost of their ancient dead could. If tliey so desired, stop the passing of either red or white man. "The man Cromll will reach the army. The Shawnee ghost will uot stop him. They have ool stopied the English, who traveled down the Sus quehanna, the Conemaugh. and the Klsklmlnetas; and their dead are burled along those streams." "Ghosts phue traps." he uneasily muttered. "They may make a trap for Braddock anil his Swimmx ks." "What Is be talking alNiul. mlnerf aked the girl as we followed after Gist. "Only some nonsense shout Shaw nee ghsts waylaying Cmtuit If lie goes up Sewicklcy creek." "I dreamed lust night of dead Kng llsh soldier." "Then keep It to yourself. It out friend knew that, he would accept u as a warning of ISruddock defeat." Hound I'u cuughl enough ol hei Kngllsh to be curious, but I did id Interpret It fully und etiquette re strained him trotu questioning closely CM left a plain trail for us to follow hut did not hold back for us to over take hlto. We did not sight hltn until within two miles of the arui)'s cump on Thlcketty run. The head ol the army was well un der way for Bush creek un eastern dranch ol Turtle, hut a portion ol H was still In the camp us shouu b the smoke from the many tires. We fell in with a long line of wagons that laboriously making It way over the road hewn through the forest tiy the uxtuen. I talked with a young wagon er, Man Morgan by name, and he told me that the army had lnl twenty foiu hour at Thlcketty run The Illnwold girl was showing wear Iness. and I found room toi net m Morgan s wagon. An escort with sev eral wagons tilled with sick soldiers was about to start for Will's creek. I endeavored to persuade hei to go back Majority of Mankind There are clubs and S'iclelle foi every cnucelvuhle purpose undei tin sun. yet one of the most obvious needs of Americans today I lefi entirely un covered. Whul we need I a don't get excited club whose object ehall tie l keep people fiom coming to the boll Ing point when It Isn I necessary. The trouble with moM ol u Is. we get too excited ovet little things ami not excited enough ovet the big ones Agitation, bias ot temper and snr render nt self command ovet the trivl ul annoyunce ot life are a sheet waste of time and energy In most human affulr more can be a ceo in pllnahed through poire wid phicldlti than through effervescence and els inlc phenomena. If a dou'l gel excited club could f o organised a lo conserve all tin uuiuau voltage thai now goes lu waslt ''SI' J by Irwin Myers WNU rvk- with the escort, but nil the time I was talking rlie was shaking her head. There was a number of women along with the train, but bow many I never could learu as their names were uot on the rolls. She would have the com pany of her sex, yet I wus much de pressed, and not a Utile provoked, at her stubbornness. We left her In young Morgau's wagon aud went up the line. The wagon train was alarmed by rifle-lire In the woods; then Cronill ap peared, trailing his long rllle. He bad been mistaken for a ('tench scout and had barely escaped (he bullet of some of our Hankers, lie wus but little worse for his hasty travel and grlnneo broadly ou beholding us, and more broadly when the Onondaga refused to shake hands with hint "Allnqulppa's Injuns are hhllng In the woods, scared of (he Freuch," he told me. "There's going to be a vast ly severe wring before we llnlsb thi business." "We march by the head ol Turtle crock. The Indian will refuse to at tuck. The French can do nothing alone," I Informed Itliu. "There's going to be a mighty tough wring," he Insisted. "I've dreamed again ot the witch-girl." "She's back lu one of the wagons. She'll put a spell ou the Freuch." He was much Interested In my news and prophecies, and by his gluucea toward the rear I surmised he was wishing himself buck beside the girl's wagon. Yet he niulntulned that to dream ot her Insteud of "Cut her one" meant bud luck. He philosophically decided It was an III omer for til in personally and perhup did not con cern the general welfare of the army. We pusscd a covered wagon In which Colonel Washington a very sh k man, wat traveling. He had over taken the rear of the army two day before. July fourth. I have no doubt he would have wished to question me, but I knew he must Indeed be III when be could not ride a horse, ami thought It best not to make my presence known. Before we caught up with (he stall we learned that some of our rangers had tired on several of our Indian scouts, mistaking them for French In dians, aud killed Searouady ton. Scarouady. an Oneida chief, wa known among the Ifcdaware a Uon octuatha. but had been called the Half King by the Kngllsh since the death of Half King Scrunlyatha In the preceding year. The slaying ol bis son wus a ter rible error as It might have resulted In the complete alienation of our few Indians. But Sfuroiiady wat above the average Indian In intelligence and was as devoted to the colonies as ha wus hostile In the French. They had hurled the youth with suitable ceremonies the day before we reached the army und had covered hi hones with the gift of an elaborate red Coat to the bereaved father. Yet the tragedy bad a Inning effect on the Indians. Hound I'aw told me that the In-laware (rout were asking one an ot her: "If the Kngllsh shoot us what won't the French do?" A shadow seemed to hang over the entire length of the slowly moving xi my. The militia were oulsHken In tlielr pessimism because they were not turned loose to fight In the only way they hud been accustonwd. The n-g ulars were facing their tusk with grim vlnge. wondering what chance thej could have In this strnnse wild land when the woodsmen were so down cast. We reached the shift just ns a halt mis made for the otlher to eat llieli poor rations. Gem-rul Hiiiddock mi upart from the others, and we wer not allowed to approach him. He Hp inured to me to be dispirited over the condition and aiiigglsbuesi of the army, and disgruntled with several ol his otllcers. How much the Inst con elusion was due to my olncrvuiloii and how much to the report Cromll had brought me after lleauvula e cuped from the roud builders' camp I cannot my. Undoubtedly Cromlfs talk llilluetieed my decision, us I saw him there within seventy two hour of his bloody death I TO DI CONTINUED.! Too Easily Excited through needles excitement II woiihi menu that mankind had reached tin suburb of a tie era. Harry Ounlei In 'ill rift Mugnxlne. Word In vent on Shakespeare Invented the word "be smirch" am) Cnrlyle "besiiiulcb": Sotilhey produced "betrayal" and Colelldge "esemplasile"; Goldsmith contributed "cantankerous," Burke "disorganize," and Bernard Shaw "sn pormaii," according to the Oxford Kng llsh did binary. Fruit ot thi Banyan The halijuli tree ! a species of fl und produces a fruit ol rich, curio color not larger than a cherry, grow ing In pair from the axils uf tb leuvca. AFTERNOON GOWNS PLAITED OF AM. things of which woman' uppurol he. made, the centuries have produced no medium more al luringly hcniitHul or so eminently ex pressive ol exqulslto femininity as luce, Especially, this season, I lucn laying siege to the henna of women who move and do and have their being In fashion's fascinating realm. A very Intriguing event look place recently In New York, In the way of a lace exposition The fortunales and they Included women numbering Into the thousands from all over the conn try, win intended this marvelous dis play of lace beautiful were enthralled and almost bewildered by (he lovell- nrmnnzas T-1'''K J-' ASr V 'TfSi I I Wife -1 V' STUNNING AFTERNOON COWNS nes and scope of the exhibit. Lace underwear, luce huts, lace shoes and parasols and even luce handbags; In fart, there wns a perfect galaxy of lace for every conrelvnble ue In dress. The prhleful part of the showing wus (bat the myriads ol luce ihown were entirely American made; (bus giving emphasis to the fact thai Amer ican designs and fabric today com pure flatteringly with those of any country In the world. A much tresscd theme Is that of the lace gown for dressy afternoon weur. Sot only Is the black all over luce gown In favor, but I how In hlgn tliudes as well. For the woman who can afford but one handsome dressy frock, undoubtedly black ahould be her choice, for It can lie enlivened with costume Jewelry or other acces sories so as In lune In to most every occasion. Beige also In a wl choice. If one bus a feeling for color. The gown ol red t wine colored luce make n dlsllmi apfieal of newness and novelty this season The truth of the ru r that princess lines are slowly hut surely returiilnu I continued by the luce model shown lit (be right Two lone ol AiuerciiP cliHtilllly hue enter Into Us slvllng A hit ol fut adds a luxury note li the beige luce ensemble lo the left Fashion Klve tl H' privilege of choosing a brim or not, If, however tha hrlm be chosen In preference to the brlmlei molded lo th head e Uf OF LACE; BRIMS FOR HATS type, then It simply must display a note o striking originality In order to qualify us a worthy style exponent. It Is I he plulled hrliu which Is claim ing most attention Just now. As to Just where the plaits be located, buck, front or sides. Is not arbitrary, but plaited nl some one point or uuotbur It should be. I'lii 1 1 n across the nap of the neck Is the latest millinery gesture. So fur, only youth bus dared to appear In these plaited nt the hack hrlins. An entirely new sl'hoiielte Is achieved by certain shapes which shift their brims from the, front to the buck, That la, the brim Is entirely cut away from aenwa the forehead, developing, how ever, a plaited section at the back. Sometimes the cloche Is allowed a very narrow front brim which widen nt tlie back, where It develops Into a plaited frill quite like Hint on a baby's bonnet. In the Instance of the artfully man Iptlhitetl brim featured by the felt cbs lia In the iipK-r left corner of this group. ih plaits form at one shle only, the opposite able showing a graceful Incision which forms rounded corner. The seated figure Is wearing a rx.n net of exquisite fell. This model reg later the newest tiling In brlma Note bow elaborately It la plaited at one side. The crown, too. Is ainnrtiies Itself, answering to fashion' require nient for head lilting line This nobby bonnet, for It la a really and Iru ly bonnet. Is bunded with wide bund of butter' plush. The ripple brim on the hat at the oooooooooooo frvtp or the LATEST HATS oc ooooooooooo very lop I slushed nt one side, then rolled so its lo make way for a cltou of shirred velvet, The face-framing brim which the Hghl fell hat bousls 1 laced with wee grosgriiln ribbon, mulching thv trim mlng foul ure nt the lefl side crown Duly one plall occur In the brim ol the bill which drop a single while gardenia over one ear. This brim Is made of satin soldi and I very up pie. The crown I felt, Jlfl.lA HiiTTOMI.KY. (JH till. Wntiir Niwididsi llolun.1 ' Record Yietd of Wheat The bureau of crop cslliiuilc say that t ho largest yield, III bushels, of wheat to nn ncro of which it has rec ord Is 117,'J bushels, II was produced In INUft In Island county, Washington, The acreage harvest was IS and tint Jleld 1 17.2 per aero. The lleld wa measured und the wheat weighed. I'l'obably a bushel per acre was lost In threshing, duo to the tnahlllly of tint threshing machine lo product! the best result In such heavy grain. Coif at High Altitude IClirope' highest golf club Is lit runt llomeuu, In the lltllile I'yrenees, ami Us malinger arc boustlug Hat It I somewhat above '.'.tSM) meter nllllude. Till dives not compare qultii wllb the famous club at Itogotit, nt S.IWH) meter altitude, lull the Ku'iipean physician say the iitmimphero nt Font ltotntim will bo found perfect by golfer. Needle Industry The principal maiiufiietiircr ot needles lu (irent llrltalu make nhutlt OWUKsltsHI n year. Sixteen different operations are. required to mal.u an ordinary sewing needle. The small est needle are made from wire O.tKtKTi lin-li In diameter, and !.) of them Weigh less than a quarter of ull ounce. Peitt Eat PetUl Blackbird tiuiv be Hern descend ing on wheat Held lu Hoiks of hun dreds. For every bushel of grain that they may consume they have tlrst eaten five, bushel of Insects, the lat ter If left unmolested to feed ami propagate would account for a dotcn bushels for the year's end. Real Good in Life For invself I am certain Hint tho good of human life cniinol lie lu tho possesion of thing which for o'm man to possess Is for Hie rest to lose, but rather In things which all rati possess alike, and where mm man's wealth promote his iieLhbor. Spl Bonn. For Diicolored China To remove In own nun Us from cliltm put the article In a saucepan with cold water and a lump of soda, put the pun on the stove and lei li Poll for lift re n minute. Then rinse llm china will mid you will Had thai llin murk liuv disappeared. More Deep-Sea Sailor At the present time Ihere are more men stilling Hie seas than there were SO or Till year ago, allhoiiL-h llur r now fewer sailing vessel. This do crease I more I bun miule up by the Increased number ot lemi-r. At the Summer Hotel One uf the reasons why many Mira tions urn a failure I Ih it one talk for hour on petty topic, urgulng mut ter of fact that could In- settled In mlnule by turning to a reference hook. Woman's Home Companion. No Free Advice "Be careful If you re plu.vlng against that new luwyer chap." warned II. golf club oldest player. "I asked (dm If I should use a ina-hle or a niblick, and today I've had a bill (or li" Border Clll.-a Stnr. Peach Bone It tin the first lime In her young; life that a whole m-iic!i had been giv en Mary Catherine. She ate It Willi pleasure. Ihen brought Inn k the seed. "Mother." she aald. "I ale all but Hie bony part." World'e Higheit Bridge The highest bridge In the Wotld l the railway hrldu-e Hint crosses the gorge of the Zambezi n-i In-low Hi fatuous Victoria falls In South Afri ca, It Is il feel iihove the water. 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