FLASH
The Lead Dog
Dy-
Gcorge Marsh
TllfmNNIVBllSIIINOCO.
W.N.U. SERVICE j
CHAPTER XI Continued
84
Often, In lit Dual weeka, they had
gone over It togei her Dili Ion m
chiinct they wort Inking. Tlmi after
tl Hi Gnapurd urged Ilrock to wull
with Flaah whll li wont aouth with
Hit other dug! on hli qmtt wait
thrutigh April, and. It in did not thru
return, tub Hi I'eterboro arid rid
Hit mow water behind Hit break-up
of Hit li t In Hit Yellow I to tlit
tiny a nd home. Hut. chirorterliUenlly.
Ilrock hud heatedly refuted to "piny
auto" whllt tilt iartiier flirted wllh
(leu lb Id Hit No-Muni land to Hit
north. Ho, wlill Hi aurfac of Ink
mid muakrg hardened, and tli foretl
floor, which lh tup could reach, l
lino cruat, tti boy walled. Then,
on day, when tli wet t tier had
rlmnged and lh prm- mapped wllh
frott, Yellow-Ky led Hi dog Into
lh north. On they went through flie
dny, dg and tied needing no trail
breaker a Id Hit muni hi patl wbro
tli mow w young and toft Now.
at Hit dog raced down tllppcry
tlopit. III boy wert compelled to
lip off their thoet and dig their
lieela Into lh eruat while they leaned
bark no lh (all Hint left dragging
for t lit purpo- Olheiwlat lh heavy
tied, gut her In 1 momentum, would
overrun III team and capalt.
Th nwrnllig of tli tecond day.
fliitpard and lirork atood 00 th rlilg
overlooking th big Ink of Hi Car
cajou hcadwatera. Carefully Ilrock; ei
auilned through bit glaaaet th open
country to lh north and th glitter
ing aurfac of th Ink,
"Th old tied trail, tlown th Ink,
looka auowed over aii'l abandoned, lo
me," b tald, handing tut binocular!
lo hla friend.
I'or a long tpnet th halfbreed itud-U-d
Hit luk below them
"Ah-hab!" h announced, filially.
"dey keep off dlt laltt after dry eve
d ineaaaga on d aprurt, eh J"
"Look a If our blult worked,"
agreed Hrork.
"Wai, w don't walk d lak' Juei
dt tuine."
"Lord, no I With Hit dogt her and
th tied wt'v got lo keep out of
tight unill w (put on of tlieiu and
gel tomt In forma I Ion.
80 Hi boya followed th llmtiel
down to th Ink and behind lh
lim-o of ahor aprurt proceeded
north. Ahead of.tl. dogt walked
Ilrock, bit kulf loot In lit alieulli.
for apeed In culling Hit trace ami
lultliig Hit tlc lino Hit tight, II am
bunhed; hit unrated guo lu bit Ml
bund. At a flank patrol, traveled the
liiilfhreed, a hundred yardt away, eye
roving, ear ten, nervea taut, roi
they wer In th land of a rut hi em
enemy, who had auffered at their
lunula, and whoa rteng would be
Hidden, awlfl at th plummet like
pliingt of a hawk, II tht boyt wert
caughl off their guard.
They found Hi old trail where 04a-
piird had burned Hi flrtlllout lneiine
on tli hla red aprur, tilled with old
drift and -abandoned, tin down the
luk I hey continued, traveling (lowly
through lh thick timber of Hi adore,
and In it In th afternoon fluall made
rump.
In a thick atund of aprur th boy
dug out a alerplng plac and tire hole-
The bltterneM of th midwinter ulglili
bud pujeed with th cvinlng of March,
but at twenty or thirty below aero.
Iliry atlfl ueeded a warm Hre, and bud
to rlak th chime of Hi dlarovery of
III yellow glow 00 tht aprur. Aftet
feeding th doge, 8111 Eur and Kona
wer Med well out In omiIi dlrev
llotia, while Yellow Ey lay clot In, and
r'luh. It Uaual. llepl braid lb
camp.
Soon Hi tmrt brok through lh
violet beuvent In a myrlud of glitter
ing point and lh cold union awung
uhov th illenl rlilgea. Wlin un
tuaed illi't on Hi bruilt bcalde them.
Ilimpurd and Hrork ilrpl befur Hi
truckling lire.
r'or a apurc th vote or no rover ot
th night lifted lo breuk lh huah of
tli frown foreit. Then, from a rltlKe
ro 1 wull Ilk Hit try of a itrlrken
chlld-to dl away, while th fnwiy
Hull tmip ed alH.vt Hit ileeplng wll
dement HlniNly th wall roit anew
lo ell x In a ecre.im. '
Prom where he liiy in the thellvi
of collie m-eillllig aprurt. Ill deep
Ihroiii nf the wnki'tieil Yl'nw hy rum
bled, Hli" Knr Mini Kona lllrred lieulile
Ihelr Heel, lifting Hielr noaei from
Hit thick hrilKh of their lull to teat
tin air. flnah roae. ilinklng hla Iron
hotly, hi Murk noatrlli qilverlng. Hut
tht two aim pit in tht blunkeli nepi
on. ohllvlnua.
Aenln th frecr-ltig air win apllt hy
thi maniacal vole on th rlilg. Wllh
roar of rng riaah tprnng to
Mi feet Joining tin I lire dogt in
Ihelr challenge lo the thing out liter
In Hit mvalerlnui gloom.
"YVIinl'i up, Oiiapnrdr mumbled th
waking tlrnck, throwing back hit rno-
Tht liitlflirecd tut In hit blanket
with head tilled to th nielli, Untuning.
"It that ilgmilT Th dogt'vt gout
crnr.y I"
lilting, Oiipurd pulled forward bit
hood, hit tun lonee, ttrulned. Ilrock
noticed III rill lc hi friend baud.
Tht boy klckoO out of hit blanket!
Decani of their danger, lu can of
nttuck, they ilept In tholr moccueliit
thiit they might without delay leap
away from th firelight and Into th
protecting gloom.
"No, dul eei muling lynx howling-
no ilgnul. Hut dor oei lomel'lng
out (lert bealtl lynx,'' an Id Ouapard.
W get twuy from dlt Ore I
Thoroughly twuke, now, Brock
crauihled to hi! feel, and letting till
gun, Joined hla friend out In th duak
beyond Hi fir glow, wher a hidden
enemy could not find a target, from
lh timber roi th angry yelp of
Yellow-Ky and Final), beuflng bark
and forth, At their treoi, Bill-liar and
Kmia added to th din,
"You llilnk they'r trying to atulk
th enmp aoiu of thcaa people)" d
nuinded Brock.
"I don' know. Queer t'lngl Doa
dog not howl at lynx onlcai dey imell
heem. Dry can't amtll been 00 dut
rlile (1 wind eet wrong,"
"Krom Hit nnlee, th dogt haven't
itruck a trail they'r atlll beating
around."
"No, dey get d wind 0 tomet'lng.
but d wind et ver light"
Then th two frletidl. holding to
th Indigo gloom of th thtcketi
acrub. worked their way toward th
xclted doga who wer aeeklng a trail
out near Hit Ink ihor. Shortly Oa
pard and Crock ttood to tht thadow
of a iprur thlckel bordering the
whit lak III by lh aah gray moon
and twarmlng at era. In tht tltnbei
tomewher below them rot Hi fa
miliar yelpa of Yellow Ky and Klein,
atlll benllog iIhiuI for a trail of th
thing whoa alnl (rent harniaed their
keen noeet. Acroa th lak ma
long aprur ridge, purpl with tbad
ow under tht glittering 11 art.
-Thai go Hllt-Knr and Konar
whlapered Hrork. "That rawhide' too
tlrong. Tht) bad to chtw II to
get away I"
"Abhuhl Wt na weaker pier
next l.ook r Caaparil (uddenly pol fl
ed down Hi lak abort. From tht
coal-black ihndowi a grey blur itreaked
out over th atarlit aurfuc toward
th orpoalt ihor. Then, after a
apace, another ihap bounded out over
th let, followed rloaely by a third.
"ISy gar I Wolf!" muttered Giapard.
"Klmli' tad Yellow Ky Cud bee
trull I"
Llk a gray wraith, out over th
mooA-bathed lak aurfac fled lh
timber wolf, followed by lh heavier
built and tlower hunklea.
"80 tint wat th troublr laughed
Ilrock. "Dolly, bow lit can travel I
lle'i gaining every jump I"
With no at. marh for a battl with
Hit great betati that to outnumbered
lil in, tbt crafty limber wolf wai run
iilng 11 only a wolf enn rub, 11 bt
headed for th furett acroa th Ice.
Then Bllt-F.ur and Kona reached the
ihor and Joined th bunt
"We'd better turn In and get aoro
tleep thti dugt'll b btck tuon. They
know they can't ruu that gretied
lightning down."
"Ah huh I V get tomt tlevp. and
leav her befor duyllghL Huppot
doie people got camp near here? Dey
look for Ok, for ur."
Th itart wer atlll bright when
lh boyt turned out of their blunkeli
lo cook breakfntt Curled near the
ramp, with note In lalla, four tired
doga alept after llieli futll pnrtuii
of tht flying ghoul who had ap
proached Hi prevlmi night, lured by
Hi imell nf food.
ITO BB CONTINUED.)
Wedding Cakt Mad
Symbolic by Romant
Bonn out lit credited Hit Invention
of cukea lo a certuiu Thearion, a
huker, who lived In Hlclly In Hit Hfth
century U. C Certain II ll thai the
Itoiuuni wer extremely fond ol
paltry. Cake or "gulvttei" appeured
on lh lllura, at Hi tablet of Hi
wealthy, and In th acutity repuati ot
tht poor. When th Ituiuuni luvadeil
Knglund they twik wllb them Hit cu
torn of breuklug a cuke or bltcult over
th brlde'i bend.
Tli frugineiil wer picked up and
given her lo dlatrlbul among del
Irlelida. Th rualoin betokened fruit
fulneaa, huaplliillly and pmaperliy and
wt In vogue niuny ceulurlei after Hie
Itomunt left Knglund. Wedding cuket
cam to b Compnaed of many rich
and aromntlc Ingredient and were
crowned wllh an Icing of augur and
bluer aluiondi mliletiintlcnl It whi
mid, of Hit mingled pleniurv uud piiln
that attend! miirrlud life.
Tht Teutonic piigunt alio had thelt
cualomi of offering Yula rake of tine
Hour iweel pned wllh honey to Hie god
Tlior, which In tlnm becumt our
Clirlitmui plum cuke.
To Clean Ntcklacti
When ainhcr tieud or oruumenta
reipilr cleaning they ahnuld be
wuahed In milk. To clenn ariltliliil
neiirli. fold them In a theet of white
cotton wool tprlnkled with powdeieil
tiuigurilii, roll gently between Hie
Immli, then remove penrl and bruib
wllh 1 enfl runiel-hulr hrualk
-Tabby Hou$$n
A tabby wui uaed at a concrete, a
.ni. ilium for brlcki or alone In build
Ing. It wat a mixture of lime with
ahellt, gravel or atoti in oquai propor
tloui wllh an cqunt amount of water
forming niuae which when dry b
cam bard ai rock.
An efficient country la proiperong
one. American uagniint,
On the
i Funny
OUGHT TO CET ALONG I
Bumbo had found Job for the
week on a ml I mud aectlun gang, and
wue inking lenve of hit family when
hit wife came to the door and
tboiiled: "l.'om bark henh, 811 m Yon
buMi't cut fl itlrk ot wihkI fo' dt itovt
it lid you'll bt gont a week J"
Th negro turned and looked very
niucb aggrieved. "Honey." he mid In
a ton of Injured Innocence, "whit'i
de malaht You-all tulkt ai though
Ab wai tukln' de ax with me."
Mtndiag Don at Ooctor't
Whit Wher wer you coming
from wheo I met you yeiterriayl
Brown from th donor. bid
oni mending don.
White What did the doctor mend
for youl "
DrowQ A couple of lock nry wife
gave me.
ALWAYS DOWN
Cualomer Well, huw'a bualiiew In
feat lien now? Ticking up. I gue'ia
leuler No, my friend, ll la alwuya
down.
Habiluatloa
rh World baa iuiii lh Mint old aong
Ua "Cullurt" (till lnlnl.
W ui that omnhlng muat bt wrong
Bortuat It's diffarenL
deniable
U wai on trial tui navlng ihot a
HXihon player and In defence
taled thnl h thoughi It waa a rat
"Hut yon muatn't ahoot anything,'
aald the nuiglatrat firmly. "Not veo
cat"
"I'leaae. your worthlp. I tbougbf
Hilt on wit very, very lil."
Fitllag
lira. P. All the i-loaeti are full
There' no morn for my clot lie any
wher.
Mr. P. There'! plenty available
apace 00 you, darling)
MASHED EVEN POTATOES
urn
dp
lluliliy The i-iMik't rattier pretty,
hut tllrtiitloiia. I think.
Wide Inlnrmed) Why da yon think
to?
Ilubhy Slit iniiatiet even th tur
nip and iMitutoea. you ice.
Crand Operatiea
On Opera were atlll inunt,
Whilt tiiifimin ttlr ih Nation
A lara amount ot aantlmeol
1 lut Vorlferatlon.
Pull Together, Hraftr
"So th two demlali out your way
have combined."
"Yea, they finally decided to pull
together."
Ha Had Hoard of It
"Hello, whlakera; wher are you
going with that lantern"
"What plat I Hilar
"New York."
"Well," laid Dlngene. enrrowfull)
"I guena It won't do any good to look
her."
Motor Can W Don't St
"What a lot nt motor cur on eeet
nnwncliiyil" remarked the tall man
"Yea, tlmiik henvenl" returned hla
friend. "It'l the one we don't ave
tbul tend lit 10 the hospital."
She Cuffawod Than
Hum I never - you wllh Mill
(Hilling my more.
Lou No; I couldn't atund hei vul
gar laughing.
Kiiin-Kol I hnvenl noticed It
l.nu Nn. you weren't around wheo
I propoaert in her.
Look Not Comfort
Shoe Clerk How do the ihnei Ot
you, Mre. 8tlletr
Mr. Blllei They fit me beautifully
bul hurt ni dreadfully when I try l
walk lo them.
OUR COMIC SECTION
Events in the Lires of Little Men 1
cMM 50.N' SOMBRE &Mk
8 Kf, ' SCHOOL -W'S 0 r
I (Cfrlt.W.EP.iNS l
FINNEY OF THE FORCE
Too Great a Reward
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