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Scene In the
Prepared by Ihe National Qeosraphle
Society, Wuhunteo. U. 0.)
INTO the Lebanon, the great moan
tain famoui for It cedars, one
ma; have hl choice of travel by
rail, or by foot and saddle along
the poorer roads and trails. The rail
way leads from Beirut over a pass In
the mountains to Damascus. It is
narrow gauge rack-andplnion system,
and crosses the mountains at an ele
vation of 4.SS0 feet above sea level.
Few have any Idea that hidden away
among the mountains are sights and
scenes to excite the admiration of
even the most disinterested; but. In
order to see them, the comfort of the
train has to be left and number
of miles covered In the saddle.
. The railroad, built by the French, at
times runs through some very fine
scenery, and the entire Journey of 90
miles Is a constant panorama of
mountain, forest, or plain.
At different points scattered In the
mountains are to be found groups of
cedar trees which until recent years
suffered so severely at the hands of
the natives that they were fast disap
pearing; but lately they have been
protected. The largest group ef these
ancient and Interesting trees Is to be
found at Besherry. Here on an ele
vation are about 400 trees, the high
est of which does not exceed 80 feet,
while some are from SO to 40 feet In
circumference. By reason of heavy
wows these trees can only be reached
during the months of summer and
early autumn when crowds of natives
make merry under the pleasant shade
afforded by the spreading branches of
these monarchs of the mountains.
Were a visit made to the homes of
these mountain people, there would be
much of Interest, for the raising of
the silkworm and the subsequent silk
harvest gives occupation to the ma
jority of the men and women In the
many villages.
Fattening the Shesp,
In every home throughout the moun
tains may be seen women and girls
compelling an already too satisfied
iheep to swallow a little more of the
green food that has been gathered off
the hill sides or purchased from some
nearby garden or mulberry plantation.
This pet lamb, subject to frequent
bathings. Is being fatted to provide
savory dishes through the long and
levere winter that faces the native.
During the month of November the
fatted sheep Is killed and cut up In
to mincemeat and melted In Its own
fiit, to be used as a relish and sauce
with the boiled rice or wheat that
forms the staple dlsb of these hardy
people.
Should occasion require, the futted
iheep may lie killed to provide a feast
for some unusual event, and In this
custom there may be a perpetuation
of the "fatted calf" of the Gospel.
Hours are spent by the women and
girls coaxing food down the throuts
of these overfed sheep, snd toward
the close of their existence they are
o fut that they are unable to stand.
In some parts of the Lebanon the
earth lends Itself to the art of muk
Ing pottery, and thousands of the na
lives get a livelihood by the manu
facture of all kinds of eurthenwnre
vessels.
The Lebanon contains natural hen li
lies and wonders that equal If not stir
pans thoKe of other hinds. There Is a
remarkable natural bridge that has a
pan of 12!i feet with a river V feet
beneath It. This bridge has been
formed by the running of the waters
of centuries from the melting snow
on Jebel Sennln, whlcn rears Its hend
6.01 m feet above sea level and Is "tnon
arch of all It surveys' In the Lebanon
Over the bridge Is a constant stream
of traffic, for It Is one of the main
run (Is through the mountains. The
native has no eye for Its wonder, and
the traveler from the West rarely
crosses It.
Lots of Springs and Cascades.
Another charm of the Lebanon Is
the abundance of cold, clear spring
water. One Is led to wonder why the
Creator has been so lavish with the
life-giving fluid In the l-ebiinon, while
Innds nearby languish for want of It.
Everywhere cascades, streams, springs,
and waterfalls abound, sometimes to
such an extent as to cause serious
alarm and danger to the native and
his property, but the finest full of wa
ter In the mountains Is to he Keen at
A fie, fur away In the east, und re
Lebanon Country,
quiring long ride in order to reach It.
Out from a huge cavern high up in
the cliffs rushes a strong flow of wa
ter, which comes) tumbling down over
the rocks Into the valley below, In Ita
course forming one of the finest water
falls to be seen la all the Orient, In
a land where water la so precious. It
la no wonder that crowds of people
resort there for many weeks during
the long, hot months of summer. It
may be Interesting to those versed la
mythology to know that this water
fall and spring are connected with
the myth of Venus and Adonis, and
on a spot not far away are the re
mains of a temple to Venus which was
destroyed by the emperor Constantlne
because of the Indecencies practiced
there.
In ascending the Lebanon range on
foot a good starting point Is the town
of Tripoli on the shore of the Medi
terranean. The road strikes through
a valley to Bsherreh, where one may
spend the night, following the right
hand side of the YVadl Kadisha (Sa
cred Valley). The scenery la most
striking. The entire hill sides are
carefully terraced and planted wltb
vines, from which In the autumn bang
clusters of ripe fruit, unprotected ex
cept by a low stone wait
As one ascends be continually
passes beautifully located villages,
most of the houses being of a modern
type, large and wltb bright red Im
ported tiled roofs, while a few' are
of old style, with low, flat roofs, con
sisting generally of two or three
rooms built In a row, with a porch
of pointed arches running the full
length and surrounded by gardens of
mulberry trees, with the leaves of
which the silkworms are fed.
It Is evident that here Is a portion
of the Lebanon from which the emi
gration has not only been large, but
also successful. It shows also how
the money gathered In America la
brought back here to be enjoyed. The
glowing accounts of business success
brought back from America enkindle
In the young people of this region the
ambition to repeat the experiences of
their eiders.
"American Vlllsgss."
To those who have seen the miser
able surroundings of some 8ytians In
their colonies In the targe cities of
America where they are huddled to
gether In crowded rooms In dilapidat
ed houses, gathering their money by
peddling for large profits and spend
ing very little, their stories of their
success and Importance when there
does not greatly appeaL
However, the natives look up to
them ss merchant princes, and their
small fortunes avail here for much
display. These "American vtlluges" In
the Lebanon, ss they are sometimes
called, are almost bewitching when
viewed from a distance, but a nearer
Inspection brings disillusion. While
the houses sre comparatively clean,
the streets are dirty and disorderly.
From Aln Slmllanl the mountain
slopes grow very steep and the car
rlage road winds up In short turns, so
that short ruts are resorted to by pe
destrian and animals.
During autumn, the valleys are ob
senred by a haze caused by the heat
of the f1:iy evaporating the moisture
below, hut In the cool of the evening
by twilight, climbing the mountains
quite a distance above I'.Hherreh, one
comes on to a never-to-be-forgotten
view. Here nature seems to have
carved out a huge amphitheater, ter-
rncp above terrace, the spper one he
Ing that whereon the majestic cellars
stand. Below In the bottom of the
valley, Is s deep ravine, rock hound
by high precipitous cliffs of gray lime
stone. Ilsherreh Is on the edge of a greul
cliff almost at the head of the valley,
hut a little to the left as one looks
down toward the sea. Its water sup
ply Is an Ice-cold stream flowing down
from the region of almost perpetual
snow.
If one leaves I'.Hherreh at ditwii and
makes all possible haute, he will reach
the cedars Just as the sun sifts Its
first rays through the thick foliage
a sight calculated to make any heart
beat faster. The grove numbers about
l(K) trees. Willi the exception of a few
stragglers, the grove Is Incuised by
a neat stone wall to protect the small
er trees from goats. In the center Is
a small Muronlte chapel
ffliimmimpminimniiniinii)iiiig
IPHAiTIH
THE LEAD DOG
0 By GEORGE MARSH Q
Coprr(h by Tht Pens Publiduna Company
WNII Seeete
8YNOPSIS
Hp the wild sttin of Ins un
known Yellnw-t.e on winter'
hunt, Journey Hrork McCain anil
Uniard Lecrolx, hit French-Cre
ftomrads, with Flash, lirork'
puppy sad t heir dog team Hrock'a
father had warned him of tlx
dancer ot his trip Afler several
battles with the stormy waters
they arrive st a fork In the Yel-low-I.eg
lirork la severely In
lured In ninklna a portaae and
Flash leada t.anparrt to the un
conadoue youth. The traeeere
race desperately to reach Ihelr
destination before winter aett In
Plash engage in a desperate
(Uht with a wolf and kills him
Ouapard telle llrork of hla de
termination lo rind out who killed
hla rather. Tracka are dlacovered
snd the two boya -eparate for
coutlne purpoara. Ilrock la
Jumped by two Indians and a
white man and knocked uncon
scious. He la held prisoner. Oat
pard rescues htm while his ear
tora sleep ilaspard bellovee these
men killed his father and la pre
vented from killing them by
Brock.
CHAPTER VI Contnued
10
Then, after a meal of froieo white
fish, they tied Kona and fellow Eye Id
their hiding places of young spruce,
and left on the flfty-mlle circuit of
their trap-lines.
Later In the day, as Onspard was
following a line of mink and otter
traps, he stopped on the wind brushed
loe of a long dead water for a short
rest and a smoke. Since he nad
crossed the telltale footprints In the
snow the familiar trail of his fa
ther'a dog with the mutilated foot,
traveling with a wolf-he had needed
no further proof that I'lerre Lecroli
had reached this lake country for
which he had started.
The men who had attacked Brock
could tell why hla father did not re
turn the previous March to those who
had waited In vain for the yels of his
team at the Starving river camp. Why
had he weakened, he asked himself,
when Brock had held him back from
knifing these men where they lay)
They had shown I'lerre I scroll no
mercy; murdered htm lo hla sleep or
shot him from ambush? siren him no
chnnce, for otherwise the rifle and
anire or rierre Lecroli-tronld have
taken bloody toll. Wiped out In his
prime by these rot-throats from Hie
North who had taken free country for
ihelr own! Left In the snow some
where In these hills, for the foxes snd
ravens to gnaw and pick I'lerre l.e
crolx. the father he had loved
So ran the bitter thoughts ot the
youth as he smoked.
December came and the Ions snows
slowly tightened their grip on forest
ana muskeg, liecemher. with Ita lute
and bitter downs, brenklns scrota ih
east, while the spruce snapped with
the frost and the riven Ice of the Inkes
boomed Its muffled solute to the mm
Ing day.
And now that Flash had become
harness wise and amenable In Dm inuo
of trace and trail. Itrock sometimes
hitched him as rear d"g In the team
and. wllh Tellow Ke In the lend snd
Kona between them, drove them over
his line of traps while (iuspard used
Sill Kar. For the raw Flash neeiled
the training with the team.
Already he had reached the heluhi
and bulk of the dourhft kins .i
the Hungry House huskies and Brock
Instinctively shivered nt Hie thought ol
what a battle between Hie two rni
hensts would mean. For the pupjiy
although not as yet full grown, would
never main allow the kins don in
serf his Sovereignly, as of old toil
would bnttle for his Independence of
all control around the cniiin. as he
hud fought the timber wolf.
Never did either narlnor snoroiieh
the camp without great caution
whether the dogs hurl heen left as a
if narrl or taken in the Irons With
enemies such as they had met. winter
Ing to the north. jnr the memory ol
i-ierre i.errou coiisinniiy in their
minds, their life when at camp was
ne of constant vigilance.
Then after two weeks of conjoin
loll, which had netted the wily tins
,nr1 many a prime, hliick mink snd
iller iielt, ihree lynx, a fisher and lo
I lie dcllgi.l of both IrmiiHTB. the ftrai
sllver-gru, foi of Hie winter, lhe hull
breed announced as they sal In the
snug tent healed I ) the nm ring stove,
one evening over their aitier: "To
morrow take a hii-g swing ovalr
nord. I want to look for trail since de
Ins' snow."
"You don't want me to in. loot'
frowned Hie dlsiipimlnled Brock.
"iVj, I weel travel hard au camii
l de outlet."
Hill I hate lo have yon tackle It
alone. i hey aiiihiiklicd you, what
woiim i nor
Wall two free du den Ink de don
an' start for home."
Itroik's round face limned wllh un
ser. "You think Id do that?" Iiv de
iiHitnleil "You think wouldn t hum
for you as you did for me. and try to
get Hie people who hud lumped my
parliierl"
(iiisparil's lean luce softened as he
shrugged ids shoulders "You are
Voting, Brink, and huve lumllee," he
objected. " ha nu one left now. no
'iider. nu inoder."
"Bui you hae young brothers."
"I )ey are safe wld my uncle."
"Von promise you won't do an-
thing wiidT I want to lie with you
when we meet these people again
and I want Flush ami Yellow-Eye.
(Jolly I I'd like lo send thoso dogs lulu
that gang whnlt"
So the late December dawn ol the
following morning discovered a wiry
half-breed, caribou capote sashed
tightly to his body, swinging tirelessly
over the snow, as he approached the
tipper end of the big lake. Bobbing
up mid down as he strode, and slung
from the sush, hung a long skinning
knife In lis lea I her slieuih. One mil
toned hand of the traveler carried
Ills rllle, cased In skin to protect bore
and action from snow. Around the
middle of the rllle barrel where Hie
naked steel, In extreme cold, would
suck the skin from the bars lingers of
the left hand, was wound a I lit n slrlii
of rawhide. In the same manner, the
trigger-guard and lever handle were
wound to protect the right hand.
Ou he traveled through the short
hours of the day until he neared the
lower end of Hie lake and turned
south to cross the outlet. Then, as
the hunter headed south for (he outlet
through the spruce already darkening
wllh shadow, a rllle roared In the
silent forest. Stumbling forward, the
ambushed ht liter stopped, swayed for
an Instant o his feet, both hands
clutching his gun, then reeling, fell
to the snow. Ag .In the silence of the
spruce, shot with the shadows of the
creeping night, lay unbroken.
Minutes passed Then the profound
stillness was marred by the muffled
fall ot snow from a young spruce
twenty yards from the dark shape
which lay as In the sleep ot deattt
'I Teach Vou Man. Killers Some
Tricks Before de Snow Melt"
From behind the spruce Iwo beadlike
eyea In a hooded face furtively watched
the thing In the snow. Shortly, a
bunched figure stole swiftly from the
tree. Within three yards of the body
lo the snow the stalker stopped st
ruplly. to finger the srtlon of bis
gun ss be peered sharply at his vic
tim. Satisfied, he nmvej forward, and
wllh a grunt kicked Hie body on the
snow wllh the how of his shoe
At the movement, sinewy fingers
clampe4 like a vise on the shoe. Jerk
ing If forwnrd. The knee of the man
pulled off balance, were struck by a
lunging tHKly. and the Indian toppled
wltb a shriek of terror, as the cat
like Oaspnrd fell on hi in.
Then, an arm lifted and fell, lifted
and fell The stillness of Hie dusk
filled spruce was startled by a stifled
cry a gasp. Again Hie arm rose and
fell.
Silence returned lo ihe gloom nt the
forest
Canard Levrolx rose from Hie body
of Ihe Indian, sinewy fingers est III
gripping his knife, lo listen. Then he
turned to the man who had tired on
lilin from ambush. The Indian was
dead
"You shoot me from de bush, ehf
Ihe Infuriated l.ecrolx muttered, as
he cleaned Hie knife blade wllh snow
and picked up hla gun and mittens
tench you man killers some trick
before de snow mell."
Then, as he stood for an Instanl.
looking down on the gray fiu-e dls
lorled In death, sorry that he had mil
taken the free prisoner to learn the
fate of his father something wet
run down his check Slipping his hand
from lis mitten. OnHpnrd touched his
face lo find his fingers smeared with
blisid
"Ah huh I" he muttered, following
the furrow across his cheek "He com
ver' close sendln' Ilrock home wldoul
hees partner." Then Ihe boy hurried
nn through the gathering dusk In the
millet and the campground In the
swamp where he had left rut wood
for a tire.
I TO IIR CONTINUED.)
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