THE LEAD DOG
O By GEORGE MARSH Q
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CHAPTER XII Continued
27
"No." Then Gaspard't fuct sudden
ly Kibe red it a surmlsa which chilled
bis heart "I go tea," ht muttered,
leaving (ha Ore.
Beside (he stiffened body of (heir
old comrade of tha trails, Gaspard
found Silt-Ear and Kona mourning
the dead In tha manner of their breel.
Near them, Ignored, tha Indian lay
rigid In tha anow,
"By gar I Yellow-Eyal Poor olu
Tellow-Ejer muttered the boy, sadly
shaking bis bead, as his eyes found
the wound through which tha Ufa of
tha dauutless king-dog bad ebbed.
"Ton male' beeg fight keel beem,
ftalr be ahoot yon I Bravt ola Yellow-Eye!"
Gaspard knelt on tha anow
and, dropping bla mitten, placed bU
band on the great skull, with Its bared
fangs, anL Ita slant-eyes glnied In
death. "Von were de good worker and
de wis lead-dog an' you die tor
Brock an Gaspard - I weesh you
plentee rabbit In de Oappy Uuntlog
Cronnd Yellow Eye."
Wltb difficulty the saddened boy
drove Slit-Ear and Kona before him
back to camp, teaching the fire, be
nodded to the Cree. "Shod" he mut
tered huskily In the Indian's native
tongue.
"Shot!" came a weak voice from
tha blaiketa. "What ,ou sayl Who's
shot not Flash r
"No, poor ola Yellow-Eye. Now
you be atlll an' sleep. Brock."
"Yellow-Ejel Game old Yellow
Eyel I saw . . ." 1 saw . . . ,"
Then the dated Brock slept.
In two days Brock's clouded brain
bad cleared from tht' effects of Hie
(lancing blow of the bullet across bis
skull aud bis strength returned. wbUt
Kona's shoulder was rapidly healing.
Graphically Brock related tha story
of the ambush aud the fight In tha
forest wltb the revenge of the dying
Yellow-Eye, "which Uaspard'a bus ti
ers ft bad already revealed to Ua cu
rious balfbreed througa the map of the
snow. Hearing the shots fur upstream,
while ba atlll followed the dog team
of the free, Gaspard bad boldly
rushed him from the shore, learning
to bis surprise, that the boy bad no
Intention of putting op light Ac
cording to the prisoner, who, strange
ly, seemed overjoyed at bla capture,
tbt two Indiana wbo bad ambushed
Brock bad come from Utile Carcajou
lake to tbe east and evidently bad
reached tha river barely In time to
discover the approaching team of the
wbitt boy. Tbe three wltb whom the
prisoner bad camped bad not heard
the firing or they would have turned
back down-river. When Brock learned
bow Gaspard bad found blm guarded
by Flash, who, In bis grief, refuted
to share bla dead, tbe eyes of the
boy winked bsrd as his band sought
tht massive bead that lifted wltb
pricked ears aa Brock spoke hi nmue.
Then, for Brock's benefit, tin- free
repeated In bis native tongue what be
bed already told tha greatly excited
Gaspard. "sly name la Jo Mpisslng.
In the moon of tbe muting of the cari
bou, my brother and I hunted gev
on tbe coast below Fort Severn. One
day strange Indiana ca e ashore to
our camp from large boat. Wltb
them was bearded while men wbo
offered us whisky and asked us to go
south to trap on this river, the Car
cajou, My brother and I did oot wish
to go, but tbey stole our guns In tbe
night and forced us. Three foot
sleeps north, at tba mouth of this
river, the big white mso wltb the red
beard winters wltb bis boat Tbey
have house of logs where the bunt
era bring their fur. Three burner
were ttm to look for you and did
not return, so tbe others art afraid
They say that i Frenchman called
Black Jack' Is bunting them."
"But your father, GunpardT Does be
know what"
"He know he knowl" Caaiard
dark features worked under the atraln
bis eyes glittered with excitement and
hope. "He say Frenchman, a pris
oner, ees si de beeg camp. He bus not
splk to beem, but set ees my fader!
He ees sllve, Brock! My fader ees
alive! Yon hear datT
Thrilled, Brock wrung lila partner'a
hand. "Golly, that's wonderful news,
Caspard, old partner P It might be
true this slory, thought Brock. Who
ntuid tell T
"Who are these people these white
traders) Where are they fromT Brock
deiimnded. In free, of Joe Nlplaslng.
"They came from the west coast.
They are bad iren and many of their
humeri sre hiding from the Ited Coals
That Is why they are here."
"How do you feel. Brock T' demand
ed Gnspurd
"Klue, my head's bit sore but that
won't keep me from traveling."
(iaspard smiled. "Tomorrow we atari
ehr
"You bet we do. I'll take Flash this
morning snd strike buck Into the Urn
ber to try my head and limber up my
legs."
Good! Je and Gaspnrd gol some
t'lng to do now."
When Brock had left with Fltiah to
stretch his legs, finapnrd and the In
dlnn ecraped the anow from between
two bowlders near the shore, and put
ting the bdy of Yellow Kye on a
sled, drew II to the river. There. Hit
r. Brock found them coerlng the
great husky will beary slicks of spruce
that he might rest. Inviolate, safe
from the profanntlnu of prowling woll
or wolverine from the teeth and
claws of the vandals of the forest,
Then Brook's eyes widened ai they
rested on a neighboring spruce from
which the lower branches bud been
lopped. .
"A lop-rtlik for Yeliow-Kyel" be
exolulmed. "(Iaspard, I call this pretty
fine of you!" Going to the lop-slick
spruce shorn of Its lower branches In
honor of the heroic husky. Brock read
the tree characters burned Into the
white blase hy his friend:
. "The lop-stlck of Yellow Eye. He
never missed the trail or hung back In
the traces. To dog or man he nevet
lowered hla eyes. For bis friends be
died."
A lop-stlck. the monument and trtb
ute of the north, reserved for the celt
bratlon of the deeds of men, bad been
woo by dog.
CHAPTER XIII
Th Trail to the Coast
With Joe Mphudng't team In the
lead, carrying on the aled erne of the
caribou meat, flab aud dour, from the
heavier load of the boys' toboggan,
the neit morning they pulled out from
their camp to the river shore. There
Gaspard stopped the two teams, Fac
ing In silence the lop stick spruce
marking the grave of the Cngava who,
In bla auperb strength and pride had
led the dg team north -fi tht Big
Yellow-l.eg. Gaspard and Rrock raised
their rlfl.-s and Bred tbe salute to tbe
dead.
"A "voir. Yellow-Eye. mon brave!"
enlle.t the balfbreed Ir bis father's
tongue.
"GooJ-by, old king-dog P choked
Brock. "You were king -every ehaj
gy Inch of you I Good by, YJIow-Eye!"
At If they sensed the slfrnlflcance or
tbt rifle shots. Flash, SK'-Ear and
Flash, Split Ear and Kona 8at Down
on Their Traces, and Lifted Theli
Noses In Melsncholy Walla.
Kot-a sa' down In their traces, and
lifted their noaea In melancholy walls.
Tbt teams pulled out to tbt river
traL and the great buaky. wbo never
agalu would lead bla comrades Uto
the tee'b of billiard, never again
follow tbe game trails of foreat and
muskeg, never again point bis nose to
tht freezing stars as bt roared hla
challenge I whose slant eyes would nev
er ajalo aweep wilderness Iskes mir
roring the sutumo ridges, waa left In
bla grave In the anow.
Bold to the point of raaaaaat, tbe
boys traveled sll dsy on tbe bard river
trail, for they bad barely ten days'
food for tbemaelves and dogs, and
now, Joe Mpisslng to feed on the
way south, for Brock bsd promised
the young Cree to tske blm to Hungry
House and send blm borne to bis peo
ple at tort Severn, In tbe spring.
Spring and liungry Uouatl Bmcs
wondered If there would bt any sprint
and borne for those who were beaded
north for the den of tht wolves.
The aecond day Uiey passed around
a greut luke, not during to bold to tb
beaten trah; then, wltb tht rising ol
the late mouii, kept on down the river.
The country waa flutleulng out, the
limber tlilriulng and the shores, gouged
by the Ice snd tba spring freshets,
lifting into cut banks and bars cliffs.
They were Hearing the bay.
Sleeping all tht following df In a
swamp, the uext night found the dog
teams followlug tb scrub if the back
couutry, fur the ('ret announced that
they were nearlng (he winter camp of
tiit) free-trader, "Ited" Maclleth.
AI diyllght, Mpisslng announce
that the bout and camp of the white
men lay not two miles over tbe ridge,
which separated them from the Car
cajou. Leaving Brock to feed the dogs
and make cum In the ci ver of tbe
scrub, with Joe as guide. Cut, r
started fo- the river (o reconnolter.
The heart of the hulflireed pounded
In his cheat as he followed the Cree
At lust ha wus to I now to learn
whether his father lived wus even
now within s mile or two, In the camp
of the men he so hated. Hut why, II
he lived, had I'lerrt Leerolr not es
cuped? ' According to the Cree the
strange Frenchman was oot conlltied
a pi '.sillier. Mplaalng bad aeen him
but once, at a distance, and he waa
not bound; he waa supposed to sld
wltb the trading, the fur, aud work
around the enmp.
TO BE CONTINUED.)
Fence Po$t$
Almost any of the hurd woods, In
eluding cedar snd locust. If proper!)
treated, may be used for niaklny
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SVJ7 .II(.j41
HOW TO LIVE
LONGER
By
! JOHN CLARENCE FUNK
BACK TO THE WOODS
pmnO SEE hundreds of children romp
A Ing In the sun, their little brown
bodies, except for loin cloths, exposed
to Ita rays, la to see something mag
nificent Added to (he sheer Joy of
viewing tuch an appealing and aborig
inal eight Is the knowledge that a few
months prior to that time this very
company of care-fret and happy chil
dren were pale, thin aud marked for
tuberculosis. It Is a sight not easily
forgotten.
For those who rely too much on
cosmetics for color and on ettmu
lanta for vltullty, such an experience
la Indeed a decided rebuke. The let
ton la unmistakably powerful. One
cannot but be Impressed with the po
tency of regular sleeping hours, good
food, outdoor air, recreation and tht
tun's rays.
However, It Is scarcely to be ex
pected that tht averagt adult, no
matter bow much Impressed by tht
sanatorium regime, will In conse
quence rush to the mountains, divest
himself of clothing, tan himself a
chocolate color, sleep aud eat regu
larly and otherwise aerlously go In
for the beat that nature has to of
fer. That would be asking too much.
One does not engage In sucb luxuries
unless perchance one happens to be
tuberculous!
Be that as It may, while the nation
wide movement for better children
haa been In progress for tome years
there have sprung up during the same
period hundreds of camps all over
the country In vacation localities
where the well child, girl or boy.
can safely aud profitably, spend a
few weeks or a few months living on
the back-to-nature plan. And a great
Idea It 1st
Mora and more, parents as well as
health authorities, are realising tbe
tremendous possibilities for robust
energy and the development of re
serve power thst art offered by tht
summer camp.
There la little excuse. If any. to
deprive your child of tht advantsget
of such an Institution. Camps txlst
for all pocketbooks, and tven for
children whoae pareota lack them.
Whether the cemp la a blgbly restrict
ed one In tht northern wood's or
whether It Is betide tht sins II brook
Just outsldt of town, really makes
little difference provided that tht ele
ments of sanitary, physical and moral
safety art present
nils and tonics art all very wtll In
their place but a systematic outdoor
lift for tht children during tht sum
mer months will do much to maka
them unnecessary.
Get tht camp fever. If you cant
go don't keep the children borne no
that account Let nature make
friends wltb them. Back to (ha
woods for tht youngsters 1 You, too,
If yon can arrange It
A USELESS ANTIQUE
NOT to many years ago many
homes, more especially In tht
farm and village districts, could al
ways bt counted upon to poasess at
leaat two reference books the dic
tionary tnd tht "doctor book." Tbt
possession of reference works and
other volumes fs usually a superficial
Indication at least of culture, Bui
tht "medicine book" Is so outstanding
exception. It Is aa Indication of Ig
norance and egotism. If used It msy
tven develop Into a calamity.
There Is of course soma excuse for
people who live miles remote from
medics I sld to bsvt something nearby
upon which they feel they csn rely In
csst of an unexpected emergency.
And It must tven bt tdmlltrd that
printed Information detailing first aid
treatment for accidents and other un
toward happenings of unmistakable
character Is not out of place.
Aa a matter of fact, to know what
to do for a bum, a scratch, a cut, a
fnlnt, and many other minor emergen
cies la almost one's duty, even If sur
rounded by members of the medlcsl
profession. But that la one thing.
And the treatment of disease by a
doctor book quite another.
It therefore follows that when you
or a member of your fumily haa a
puln you should not consult page 23
of the valued "doctor," but you
should consult the telephone direc
tory for your favorite or nearest phy
sician. Doctor bnoka sre out of date. Tlmy
have always Invited presumption and
guest work. They have made, snd
still csn makt. many t funeral. There
fore, If you are so behind tht times ss
to own one of them, lie ashamed of
yourself, wnlt for the first dark night
sneak It nut of the house and bury It
before It hurles you or some oilier
member of the family. Exit Doctor
Hook Enter. Iioctnr!
(A. Hit Wotor Nowopapor Ualoa.)
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In reanonse to the demand for an
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en me of basket hall was Invented hy
James Nnlsmlth. In 181)2, where he
was Instructor In t gymnasium si
Springfield. Muss.
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City Man's View
The Pullman car traveler watched a
tractor turning over tht toll lo a field
along tht railroad track. "No wonder
farmers nowadays srt always growl
ing," bt grouched. "They don't gel
enough exercise." farm and Fireside,
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'Marry early and don't Join clubs,"
I at he recipe for happiness given by
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People dodgt gratitude because
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If men tewed on their own buttons
tht consumption of thread would
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Lengthened nights shorten days.
When your
Children Cry
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Hit Powers Mystery
to Master of Figures
William Strong, (he man who could
compute figures with tbe apeed and
accuracy of an adding machine and
never knew bow he did It la dead
He would atand beside a railroad
(rack aa a long freight rolled by, oh
serving the car numbers, and whei
(he ca boost flashed past he would an
nnunce tht total as correctly aa th.
tabulator wltb paper and pad wh
stood beside blm.
. Merchsntt tmpleyed him at Invei
lory time In place of using adding mi
chlnea lit would tell englneera hov
many brlckt would be needed for i
wall; compute rube root; give txsn
ages tht Instant t birth dstt wa
given him. Alwsys to tht questloi.
"How do you do IIT he would si
swer, "I do not know." Strong, wh
was fifty, died recently oa a rallroa
viaduct In Bartonvlllt, England, whtr
ht waa In the hahlt of going dally t
perform the feat of totaling boi ta
numbera, "just to keep In practice,
ht said.
Ca4bye It CmI CeaTet '
Mai Hteuer, tht well known Ntw
York lawyer, aald on tht Bwengarlat
"Ooodtyt to good coffee till srt get
back to Ood'a own country again.
"Every Hint I drink English or
French or German coffee I think of
the Oxford headwslter who muttered
to his assistant:
"That finicky Amealcsn customer
st the window tsbls has ordered spe
cial, fresh made coffee. Keep him wall
ing 20 minutes.' "
A Crylag Need
Oh, where la there a thsdy tret, a
really shady tree, srhere 1 ran bide
from all (hit tun. the whole scorched
length of me? Ob where hi there a
tunlets spot, a .jally sunless spot,
where I shall not find everything un
comfortably hot? Ob where la there
a swimming holt, where one ran swim
snd prance without tbt formal nui
sance of a pair of swimming pantst
& A. In Farm and Fireside.
"Hor Weight t. Celf
Betsy Hull Is the heroine of a osr
retlve of Colonial times which relates
tht fact that htr father placed ber In
tbt container on one tlds of a large
pair of acalea and balanced tht tcaMet
by pouring Into tht corresponding coo
tslnsr shining gold pieces.
U.I.i the 8m
In (ht past few years tht sun't true
vslut to tht health and well-being of
tht human race hat been understood
hy scientists but tven now these rays
irt not being utilised to their fullest
stent Woman't Horns Companion,
rareoa Ms
"Ain't thst cow got a lovely coat,
Tedr
"Yea, It'a a Jersey."
"There, now I And I thought It was
Its skin I" London Passing Show,
Can It Bs Does?
Tht hard part about teaching young
etert good manners hi to tell them
how without ahowlng them. Capper's
Weekly.
Stalls
Blinks The rsdlo Is a wonderful
thing. Isn't HT
Jinks Yes, It hat given us a "mlkt"
without tha Irish brogut.
Merry -Co-Roaag
"Your girl friend goes around a
good deal, doesn't she)"
"Yes, In eoclal circles."
Soma Day Portias
"To you Hvt In tht cltyT
"No, Just outsldt tht city Itmllt
wt'vt moved to tht 2.10th Door."
Do not yourself do the things which
you art In the habit of blaming; It Is
an 'evil thing when tin fault of tht
teacher refines him. Cato.
But few mon art diauppolnted In
love until after they fact tht parson.
Worst than an tneuiy la a blub
tilng frleud.
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Miosleaarie Nested
Hundreds of nilsslonsrles are needed)
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er for young mlaaluoarlea than tbosw
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'What did yoa think of tha enter-
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'Ideal I tit playtd tht plane te
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laa Creaas Seas far Two
lis (thoughtfully)-Don'l you like
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right word at tht right tlmt?
Bbt (coyly) Yet, tspeclslly wheat
I'm dry and thirsty.
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Oo yoa know what Is mora bard to
bear than tbt reverses of fortuntt It
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tude of man. Napoleon."
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Lydta E. Pinkham't VegetabU
Compound Helped Her So Much
Klnmton, Mo. ''I fcsve not taken
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pound for 19
months and I
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wss nut dons, I
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table Compound snd now I am wall
and strong tnd fnl fine, I got my
sisUr-ln-law to tske It attar ber Isst
baby cams and she is stronger now.
I sannot praise It enough." Mae.
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