The Plains
Abraham,
James
OHvpi v.
Cuwoocu
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THE STORY
With fell Enitliih wife, Cather
In, and ton, Jeema, Henry Bu
lln, French aettler is Canada In
1!4, eultlratea a (arm adjaoent
to th Tonteur aelgneurle. Ai the
story opena the Bulalna ara re
turning from a vialt to tha Ton.
teura. Catharlna't wandering,
brother, Hepalbah, maeta them'
with preaenta (or tha family. To
Jeema he alvee a pistol, bidding
kirn perfect hlmeell In markaman
ship. Hepalbah (eara (or the
safety vt the Bulalna la their
leolated poeltlon. Jeema fights
with Paul Tach. eoualn o( Tol
aett Tonteur, whom they both
adore.
CHAPTER III Continued
Jeema was aware of her presence
and physically sensible of her com
batlTenesa, but in the complexity of
action which surged over and about
him he could afford no discrimination
In the manner of using his arms, legs,
teeth, and head, and at last, finding
herself disentangled, Tolnette scram'
bled to her feet considerably bruised
and in such disorder that no one
would hare recognised her as the
splendid little lady of the selgneurle
who had come so proudly to Lussan's
place a short time before. Her hand
some hat was a crumpled wreck In
the mud. Her dress was twisted and
bedraggled. Her hands and face were
discolored with soil, and her hair was
ao tangled about her that she was al
most smothered In It Despite this
physical condition, her mental self was
more than ever inflamed with the de
sire to fight, and setting upon the hard
and woodlike stalk of a last year's
sunflower which lay In the dirt, she
succeeded in bringing It down with
such force that, missing Jeems, it
csught Taut on the side of the head
and laid him sprawling flat on his face.
This terminated the conflict for
Tolnette, who gave a cry of apprehen
sion when she saw what she bad done.
Paul had recovered from Tolnette's
blow before Jeems could take ad
vantage of It, and what happened dur
ing the final round of contention re
mained largely a matter of speculation
In Jeems' mind. He was sitting up,
after a little, and there was no one
to strike at Paul and Tolnette were
out of Ms reach yet he heard their
Tolces, oddly indistinct moving in the
direction of Lussan's house. He tried
to call out. thinking that Tacbe was
escaping like a coward, but something
in his throat choked him until it was
impossible for him to get breath enough
to make a sound. He made an effort
to rise that be might pursue his
beaten enemy. The earth about him
swam dizzily, ne was gasping, sick at
his stomach, and blood was dripping
from bis nose.
A horrifying thought leapt upon him,
and so sudden was the shock of It that
he sat staring straight ahead, barely
conscious of two figures emerging
from the concealment of a thick
growth of brushwood twenty paces
away. The thought became convic
tion. He had not whipped Paul Tache !
Paul had whipped him and his ene
my's accomplishment had been so
thorough that he could still feel the
testability of the world about him as
he drew himself to his feet
His eyes and head cleared as the
realization of defeat swept over him.
Then he recognized the two who had
appeared in the edge of the open. One
was his Uncle Ilepsibah, the other
Tolnette's father. Both were grinning
broadly at the spectacle which he
made, and as they drew nearer he
beard Tonteur's voice In what was
meant to be a confidential whisper.
"Is It really your petlt-neveu, friend
Adams, or one of Lussan's pigs come
out of Its wallow T Hold me, or what
I have seen will make me split!"
But Jeems beard no response from
Ilepsibah, for the trader's face sud
denly lost its bumor, and In place of
It came a look which had no glint of
mile or laughter in It
CHAPTER IV
Next Sunday morning Jeems set out
for Tonteur manor with the thought
deeply intrenched in his mind that he
would not fight Paul Tache that day
no matter what temptation might be
placed In his path. He had told his
mother where he was going and what
be was planning to do, and with her
encouragement to spur him on he felt
eager and hopeful as he made bis way
toward the selgneurle.
This feeling was unlike the one with
which he had set out to fight Paul
Tache, and what be had to do loomed
even more Important than any physical
vanquishment which be might bring
upon bis rival. To soften Tolnette's
Lead, now so bitterly against him, to
bring back the friendliness of her
mile, and to see her eyes alight with
the sweetness which she bad been on
tbw point of yielding to him at Lus
o I place were foremost in his irmd.
U was tnxlf as to see Tolnette and to
SERYlCt
offer her all that his small world held,
if thereby he could make amends for
the ruin and humiliation he had
brought upon her. A spirit of chivalry
In him, older than his years, rose
above the lowly consideration of rights
and wrongs. He was sure he was
right. let he wanted to say he was
wrong. Though he did not know It,
years had passed since two days ago,
and he was a new Jeems going to a
new Tolnette. His fear of her had
vanished. He was no longer borne
down by a feeling of littleness and un
importance, and for the first time he
was visiting Tonteur manor without
the thought of inferiority sending Its
misgivings through his soul. In some
mysterious way which he did not un
derstand, but which he strongly felt,
he had passed away from yesterday
forever.
Soon his feet were In the path which
led to the manor. It was so still he
could have believed that every one
was asleep as he courageously mounted
the wide steps to the door of Tolnette's
home. On this door was a great black
knocker of battered Iron. The face
of the knocker was a grinning ogre,
a gargoyllsh head which, from his
earliest memory of It bad fixed Itself
I Ask You to Forgive Me."
upon him as a symbol of the grim and
unapproachable spirit that guarded the
rooms within. His hand reached out
to awaken the dull thunder of Its
voice.
His fingers touched the cold Iron.
He hesitated In the moment he was
lifting It for he observed that the
door was open by a space of a few
Inches. Through this aperture a voice
came to him clearly. It wns a high,
biting, angry voice, and he recognized
it as Madame Tonteur's. He raised
the weight from Its metal panel and
would have knocked when he heard a
name which made him pause In rl'ld
silence. It was his own.
He heard Tolnette's mother say.
"Henri Bulaln was a fool for marrying
this good-for-nothing Kngllsh woman,
and Edmond Is a greater fool for not
driving her from the country when her
breed Is murdering and killing almost
at our doors. The woman was made
for a spy, despite the pretty face
which has softened Edmonds silly
heart, and that boy of hers Is no less
English than she. The two should net
be allowed to live so near to us, yet
Tonteur maintains they are his friends.
The pluce they have built should be
burned and the English woman and
her boy sent where they belong. Let
Henri Bulaln go with them If he
chooses to be a renegade Instead of a
Frenchman I"
"Fie upon you for such thoughts,
Henrietta," chlded the milder voice
of Madame Tache. "I despise the Eng
lish as much as you or Tolnette, but
It Is unfair to voice such Invective
against these two, even though the
woman is proud of her pretty face and
her boy Is a mud-sllnglng little wretch.
Edmond is a blg-souled man and sim
Bright Idea That May
Allusions to the effective use of ridi
cule against his opponents made by
the late Lord Balfour during the terra
of his chief secretaryship for Ireland
recalls an Incident of long ago, when
a body of convicted prisoners who bad
been concerned In one of the rebel
lionsthe 18-18 had to be marched
through the streets of Dublin. The
authorities had been warned that a
desperate attempt at rescue might be
made by the mob and even though a
military escort had been provided,
there was some uneasiness. In these
circumstances a really brilliant notion
occurred to the officer In command of
the troops. He gave instructions at
the last moment thut the suspender
buttons on the trousers of the prison
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ply befriends them out of pity I Are
you angry because of that, lleni-letter
"I am angry because she Is EngJIsh,
and her boy Is Kngllsh, and yet they
are allowed to live among us as If
they were French. I toll you they
will be traltora wheu the time for.
treachery comes I" J
Jeems had stood with his fingers
clenched at the unyielding Iron of the'
knocker. Now he heard another volet
and knew It was Tolnette's.
"I think Jeems" mother Is nice," ala
said. "Hut Jeems Is a detestable little
Kngllsh beast!"
"And some clay that beast will help
to cut our throats," added her mother
unpleasantly.
The great Iron knocker fell with a
crash, and almost before the sound of
It reached a servant's ears, the door
swung open and Jeems stalked In.
The women were speechless as he
stood In the wide opening to the room
In which they were seated. He scarce
ly seemed to realise they were there
and looked only at Tolnette. He re
mained for a moment without move
ment or speech, his slim figure tense
and gripped. Then he bowed his heqd
In a courtesy which Catherine had
carefully taught him. When he spoke
his words were as calm as those of
Madame Tache had been.
"I have come to tell you I am sorry
because of what happened at lus
san's place, Tolnette," he said, and he
bent his head a little lower toward
her. "I ask you to forgive me." .
Even Henrlette Tonteur could not
have thought of him as a beast after
that for pride and fearlessness were
in his bearing in spite of the white
ness of his face. As the occupants
of the room stared at him, unable to
find their voices, he drew back quietly
and was gone as suddenly as he had
appeared. The big door closed behind
htm, and turning to a window near her
Tolnette saw him go down the step.
An exclamation of Indignation and
amazement came at last from her
mother, but this she did not hear.
Her eyes were following Jeems.
He went across the open and Into
the fields. As he drew near the foot
of Tonteur hill. Odd came cautiously
forth to meet him, but not until they
reached their old resting place at the
crest of the ascent did he pause or
seem to notice the dog. iben he
looked back upon the selgneurle. A
bit of Iron had sunk Into his soul.
His eyes were seeing with a new and
darker vision. From the rich valley
which had been the fount of all his
dreams they turned to the faint gleam
of distant water In the south where
lay Lake Champlatn, and beyond
which, not far away, were the Mo
hawks and the English and the land
of his mother's people. It was the
blood of that land, running red and
strong In his veins, which Tolnette
and her mother hated.
He dropped a hand upon Odd's head.
and the two started over the home
ward trail. The dog watched the for
est and caught lu scents, but he
watched and guarded alone, for Jeema
gave small heed to the passing inter
ests of the woods and thickets.
Late spring, then the beginning of
summer, followed Hepslbah's arrival
at the Bulaln home, and still he gave
no betrayal of the restlessness which
presaged his usual disappearance for
another long period Into the fast
nesses of the world. This season of
the year was always one of torment
for the forest dwellers because of the
winged pests which crawled the earth
and filled the air, and Jeems hsd coma
to dread It as an Indescribable night
mare of discomfort and suffering.
From the first of June until the mid
die of August, such plagues of mos
qultoes bred and multiplied In the
swamps and lowlands and woods that
beasts were half devoured alive and
the pioneers literally fought for their
own existence, smoking their cabins
Incessantly, covering their flesh with
hog fat and bear grease, and resorting
lo every known subtlety that they
might snatch a little sleep at night
Within a few days, It seemed to Jeems,
a world that had been a paradise of
flowers, of sweet scents, of ripening
fruits and delicious air was trans
formed Into a hell of Insect life which
shut out travel In all directions and
which Invested with poisonous torture
every spot where It was not purtly
subjugated by fire and smoke. The
timber was heavy and dark, swamps
were undralned, rivers and iHkes were
shadowed by dense vegetation, and In
the humid, sweating mold of these
places, the malevolent pestilence waa
born and rose In clouds that some
times obscured the face of the moon.
During these weeks a cordon of de
cayed stumps and logs smoldered night
and day about the Bulaln cabin,
screening It In pungent smoke, and
outside this small haven, work on the
farm was continued at a price of
physical martyrdom, except under a
burning sun, when the Insects sought
refuge from the glare and heat
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Have Averted Tragedy
ers wtre to be cut off and thus they
had to walk through th streets hold
ing up their trousers. The spectacle
was greeted with roars of laughter by
the crowd, and no more was heard of
the attempted rescue. Montreal Fanv
lly Herald.
"Petrified" Hair
Under favorable conditions human
hair will "petrify" Just the same aa
other parts of the body. When or
ganic mutter petrifies, It merely sup
plies a mold for Inorganic matter. As
a rule the hair petrifies as a mass
and only In rare eases are the indi
vidual hairs recognizable. The samt
of course applies to the fur of ani
tnuls. Exchange.
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Funny
Side
WltL ! i i
STAND ASIDE, THERE
However unreasonable customer
ire, business men hnve found that It
pays to go the limit to please a cus
tomer. A woman entered a grocer's shop
ind asked for some good cheeso. The
grocer showed her some which did not
please her. She wanted some part leu
larly "lively" cheese. He showed her
the remainder of his stock, but she
wasn't satisfied. Site wanted It si III
more "lively."
At last the grocer, losing patience,
called sarcastically to his assistant
"John, unchain No. 7 and let It In."
Santa Fe Magazine.
He (passionately) My love will
last forever I
She (unemotionally) How about
your cashT
Ti
Breathes there
dead
Human
man with soul so
Who never to himself has said.
Aa ha atubbvd his toe asalnet the bed)
"I I I T T T I I I i-r
A Hard World
Wlfic Oh, Ct'urge, do you realize
It's almost a year ago since our honey
moon, and that glorious holiday we
spent on the sands? I wonder how
we'll attend this one?
Ceorge Ol the rocks. Lindsay
(England) I't-st.
The Reaioa
"What's the trouble. John?"
"I've been llsnpwilntl In Inve."
"Is that so? I thought you married
Sylvia."
"I did."
Naturally
Magistrate I)o you understand the
nature of an oath. Sirs. Murphy?
Mrs. Murphy Well, my husband Is
a golfer and my sou drives a second
hand car.
That's Pretty Near
M,0w near do you think that light
ning was, 'Arry?"
"Dunno, kid but this fag wasn't lit
a second ago."
ON HER FEET
He Why do you call me "mustard"
vhen we're dancing?
She You're always on my dogs.
Fickle Audiences
the chsngee time may bring are such
Aa to produce surprise Immense.
The gentleman who "talked too much"
Now gets the iargeat audience.
Enough's Enough
The driver had rammed his car Into
1 telephone pole tnd both he and bis
machine got ifther the worst of It
"Have you had much experience
driving?" Inquired the olllcer, who
;ume along to Inveittlgufe.
"All I ever will have," promised the
'Ictlm,
Lait la Not Lcaat
Income Tux Inspector How
dependents have you?
many
One of the Muny Two children
and a landlord.
Motor Note
"This car bus two speeds." ,
"Yeah? Whutta ya' mean, two
speeds?"
"Well, one Is the speed It has when
I'm telling It to the Judge, and the
other the speed It has when I am
bragging about It to my friends."
Ouch!
Olive My fiance wrote to lay he
wanted to he married very soon to
the most charming girl In the world.
Betty The wren hi A ft ei promis
ing to tiiiirry you. Answers,
WOULD THE CASH LAST?
when buying Aspirin
bo suro It Is genuine
Bayer Aspirin
Know what you or taking to relieve that pain, cold,
headache, tore throat. Aspirin it not only effective, it It
always safe.
The tablet stamped with the Bayer cross Is reliable,
olways the same brings prompt relief safely does not
depress the heart.
Don't take chances; get the genuine product Identified
by the name BAYER on the package and the word
GENUINE printed In red.
Italian Peasants Fight
Army of Deadly Snake
Sturdy old farmers of I'dlne. Italy.
watch out where they do their
promenading these days following the
dispersion of the snake lamboree.
which was held In the courtyard of
a farmhouse beneath the protective
cloak of a huge haystuck.
Several women were removing the
hay when hundreds of vipers Italy's
only poisonous snake begun to ore
their way out from underneath the
pile. Poors were slammed and neas-
ants armed with spades and scythes
went to war. They had killed about
60 vipers when a six-foot adder snake
with a pair of sparkling eyes crawled
over the top and charged the enemy.
The women opened tint burred
bouse doors for their men this time.
Later on In tho day I lie peasants
again attacked the haystack, but
meanwhile the visiting snakes had
departed, leaving the dead nnburled
on the field of action.
THE LAXATIVE
WITH HIGHEST
ENDORSEMENT
When you get up heudurhy, slug
gish, weak, hulf'klck, here's how to
feel yourself again In a JlfTy.
Take a little riillllps' Milk of Mag
nesia In a glass of wnter or lem
onade. Taken In lemonade, riillllps'
Milk of Magnesia acts like citrate of
magnesia. As a mild, safe, pleasant
laxative, riillllps' Milk of Magnesia
has tho highest medical endorsement
As an nntl-ncld to correct sour
stomach, gas, Indigestion, biliousness,
It has been standard with doctors for
60 years. Quick relief In digestive and
ellmlnntlve troubles of men, women,
children and babies.
English Author Turns Arab
Itlchnrd Hughes, author of "A
High Wind In Jamaica," bus been
traced to Africa, where It Is said ho
bus turned Arab. He bus accumu
lated the usual native complement
of extra Arabs and Hirlnli dogs, also
some greyhounds, lie reported: "I
have gradually taken to Arab clothes
altogether, simply by donning one
convenient garment after another,
till only today It came to mo with a
sudden shock that It Is a long time
since my legs knew the decent chaf
ing of trousers."
Castoria ... for
CHILDREN'S
Iments
ai
Are you prepared to render first
aid and quick comfort the moment
your youngster has an upset of any
tort? Could you do the right tiling
immediately though tho emer
gency came without warning
perhaps tonight? Castoria is
mother's standby at such times.
There is nothing like it in emergen
cies, and nothing better for every
day use. For a sudden attack of
Colic, or or the gentle relief of
constipation to allay a' feverish
spell, or to soothe a fretful baby
that can't sleep. This pure vege
table preparation is alwaya ready
to ease an ailing youngster. It is
just as harmless as the recipe on
the wrapper reads. If you see Chas.
I. Fletcher's signature, it is geniune
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nlao win at Infill, fdr i.ifin firanit an4
N.hhiKi"n farm. AiMr.
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talnitf I'ri.bl. ln imiIvpiI, tllxla ftuoitti.na
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Net Dropped From Planet
When u fanner nt'tir IVrkimlo
about .'10 miles from I'lilhiili'lphla, re
cently henrd a roar, a whistling sound
and then saw a cloud of dust arise
as something bit the ground, t tiers
was some Justification for thinking
that he had si-en the fall of a mete
orite. When Siiuiuel (!. Cordon, as
sociate curator of minerals of (he
Academy of Natural Sciences, went
to Investigate he found that some
thing actually had fallen from the
sky. Iff tt It was not a meteorite; It
wns a wrench accidentally dropped
from nn ulrplnnc at considerable ultl-
tudo.
Eiplanation
There nre II,imk) tliiiiiilerslorma
soiiiewherii on this earth every day,
and that may explain why the radlit
occasionally throws a tit. -Indian
apolis News.
Temper has no manners.
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j.iiiHa.l-wM",
tlr,fl
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Miatral Sot n
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Castoria, It Is harmless to the
smallest infant; doctors will tell
you so.
You can tell from the formula on
the wraptwr how mild it is, and
how good for little systems. But
continue with Castoria until a child
is grown
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