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CHAPTER XV—Contmood
"We have sent for you to look with
your own eyes upon this robber of the
trap-lines and defller of the night ;
this dog whom Laflamme, the trader
at Ogoke "sent to fill the hearts of
your women and children with fear.
"At hit great poet on Lake Ogoke
he would welcome you at the spring
trade, but Black Baptiste and An
toine and the others, would soon be
among your tipis offering the water
that burns and Alla your heads with
fire to your women and your young
men. Ton would trade the pelts
whlcb yon toiled for through the
moons of the long snows for this
stinging water which
eals your
your fur,
flour and
£
senses And when hs
be would give yon a 11
lea, and some shells for your guns and
send yon away. But," ami the voice
of Michel rose In hoarse crescendo,
"your women and children would weep
through the freeslng moons for the
trade goods and the flour which La
flamme cheated you out of with his
magic water. This is why be sent
Pierre, here, to drive you out of the
country of your fathers."
"Atala! tlwel It ia so! He speaks
the truth I" shouted the inflamed
circle of swart-faced hunters.
"You ask why this white man,"
continued Michel, "comes to this coun
try in the freeslng moon and brings
the dog with the great voice to bunt
this Wlndlgo," and the Iroquois kicked
the frozen shape at his feet, "when he
Uvea far In the South and will not
suffer from whst Laflamme does to
the OJibways. This is his answer:
"In the moon of the gathering of
the wild rice, he, with David, here.
Journeying from Walling River to
Neplgon House, stopped at the poet
of Laflamme. There was trouble and
because they were friends of M'sieu
St. Onge and knew of the water of
fire which the Fathers at Ottawa
have forbidden the traders to_ give
the OJibways, La flamme sent his' men
to murder them at the falls of the
Jackflsh. But these men you see
here, who have trapped the Wlndlgo of
Laflamme, laugh at the white-water.
They travel in a magic canoe, and be
cause their shells were stolen by La
flamme, ail except one, and their guns
empty, they could not fight, but with
that shell shot «ne of the dogs of
the trader. Then they ran the great
strong-water which the canoe of no
Indian has ever passed."
An undertone of surprise and ad
miration followed the words of the
speaker, for there were some in the
audience who knew the Frying Pan
on the Jackflsh.
"This Is why they ask for ten of
your best young men to Join them in
avenging the death of your kinsmen.
They and 1, Michel, whom you know,
have sworn an oath that this La
flamme shall not aee the snows fade
nor the Ice rot at Ogoke in the moon
of the breaking of the snowshoes. We
have given our word, each to each,
that not again shall be steal the pelts
of the OJIbwsys with his magic water.
If yon are men you will send us too
of your young bunten with their dogs,
that they may trap th
their den and the rides above Ogoke
may redden with the flames of the
post when the Indian is cheated and
tuned out to starve."
"Atala t Bnb-enh ! Yes, yes. we
will do It 1" shouted the aroused hunt
ers, at the conclusion of the appeal
for aid.
Than the American addressed the
Indiana, while the man from Neplgon
pot his words into their native tongue.
"Ton have heard the words of the
wolves In
head-man from Walling River. He is
my friend and he speaks for me. My
h'vne is tor In the country to the
south, but I shall not return until
this trader, Laflamme, wHb cheats the
OJibways with his whisky. Is driven
from Ogoke He may have sent oth
ers to bowl in the night and terrify
We must hunt them
down. Ai Walling River lives an
boaeri trader who gives you fall value
tor your pelts In flour and trade
goods. He Is the friend of the OJIb
yonr women.
way. Stand
who can shoot straight and do not
tear tbe
may rid tbe country of this wolverine,
that you may trade without fear at
the pest at tbo rapide of tbe Walling"
Back to their winter campe went
tbe Indians with tbe tale of La
s Wlndlgo, Pierre, while tbe
three friends waited for Little
.1 Jacques, sat wads their ptong
la three days the Gran arrived,
loaded
drlvlag a plodding
two letten. The American thrilled
rand aloud to his
trtSb
message from Mk-bei, David raised his
mittened flats in helpless rage. "By
gar, an* 1 had heem een dees bands—
een dees bandai" be cried, glaring at
Steele.
As he read of the fury of Laflamme,
culminating in the wreck of the vio
lin, Steele's bands shook with his
wrath—then pity for her swept him.
"Poor, poor glrll" he murmured, "She
has lost everything—she is Indeed
alone."
"Well," he said to the others, "the
debt grows larger, my friends. Re
member the violin, David, when your
time comes I" Then Steele opened the
letter from Denise, which ran:
"My dear Moniteur Steele:
"Our hearts are filled with happi
ness at your success. After the toil
and tha danger, yon bave won, and I
thank yon for your goodness to me
and to my father—you. a stranger,
who might have passed on, and for
gotten. was a bouse of despair
that you found, and you brought hope.
Already you may have guessed, mon
sieur, that we have feared all along
that the WIndigo was the creature of
Laflamme. But there was no proof.
"Yon are going to Ogoke, Monsieur
Steele, on a desperate venture. It
may be that we shall never meet
again. For this reason you will un
derstand when I say that you are a
very gallant gentleman—that we—I.
shall never forget Bon chancel
"Denise St. Onge."
Steele again read the letter, seek
ing what was not there. At last be
folded it and turned away to hide his
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The Three Friands Waited for Litt)#
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Jacques and Made Their Plana
disappointment from his curious
friends No, be mused. It Is only too
true She baa as she saya forgotten
nothing.
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Shortly, each day wii marked by
the arrival of galloping dog tea ma
from tbe eaat, south and weat, driven
by lean, wild-looking OJibways. keen
for the adventure-—picked men, chosen
by their people for their endurance on
tbe winter trails, their proved nerve,
and their "bush craft." When tbe last
team had come in, Jacques was sent
down river with s letter and orders
to meet tbe party later on the Upper
Walling, with a sled-load of supplies.
Steele then outlined his plan to the
Indians.
Dividing Into four parties they were
to proceed up the Wailing valley by
different routes to avoid betraying
their purpose If seen by any of La
it was probable
that the trader bad rant more than
one man to spread terror of the Wln
dlgo through the country, although
there was small chance that be bad
at Ogoke another Indian with tbe
marvelous imitative faculty of Pierre
Therefore on their way to the lake
the hunters were to visit the trap
ping camps to learn of the possible
activity of other night bowlers In tbe
region, whom they were to bunt down.
Soon, when their man flailed to ro
flamroe's people
turn, tbe people of Laflamme ivoold
unknown tote whlcb bad overtaken
Pierre snd tbs root would slowly chin
their blood. And when their search
parties did not come beck, their
hearts would soften as tbe ice rots
er would steal sway ia tbe night ae
shun the mflallpox. Then It
would te SB easy matter to
the
pout, take Luflsrame. Big Antoine and
Baptiste, and send them te tbe rail
including the ladles« which David
and Steel« new to October, they ew
an»* led thai Uittfim bad twelve or
st the pooL As tbs suc
ob secrecy, bo Indian, amt with
pllee to the Windig«, down river, a*
member of a —arch party coaid be
allowed to escape and brin« the new*
to La flamm«. That would remove the
element of mystery—spoH the plan,
which had for Its object, first, the
stampeding of La flamme'* "bosh" In
diana through superstitious fear
corning the fate of their friends.
Much as hla two swart lieutenant*
would have welcomed open war with
Laflamme, they agreed that the siege
of Ogoke most be one of aecrecy and
craft. One« the Indiana deserted. It
would be possible gradually to pick
up any hunting parties by closing In
and sending men to watch the trails
near the post, until La8amme was
driven In self-defense to leave, or they
took him. With the post deserted, tbs
OJIbwsys of the upper valley would
bring their fur to Walling River for
the Christmas trade, and'St Onge's
future was assured.
ror tvo days the Impatient men
waited for a dog-team from the post
eighteen miles up the lake, to pass
the outlet Then Michel and David,
taking Wagosh and two of the hunt
ers, started through the forest to lo
cate a camp near Ogoke, from whlcb
all trails taken by bunting parties to
the back country could be watched,
for Laflamme would need much roast
to toed bis people.
Days passed with no news from
Michel. Steele was disturbed, but be
had three men out hunting meat and
could not leave the outlet. Then, one
afternoon at dusk, David came In be
hind hla dogs. Ahead of the team,
breaking trail In the new snow,
walked a sinister-faced half-breed and
an Indian, shoulders and elbows
thrust stiffly back, and Steele saw that
their upper arras ware bound together,
with rawhide.
"Where did you pick these upT"
asked Steele
"Dey bunt een de beug spruce bush
near de pos'."
Then Steele learned, while David
ate hla sapper, that with the aid of
their skinning knives as threats, the
latter and Michel bad finally forced
the half-breed to talk. The failure of
Pierre, who had been away a month,
to return to the post was worrying
Laflamme. Two men, one ^ following
th« other, bad been emit downriver
to learn what had become of the two
Wlndlgo. The first scout now was
long overdue. Already some of th'
Indians had left la the night with
their families. The others were ready
to stampede. Something wsa tbs
matter in the lower valley of the
Wailing.
As Michel desired to see his chief
at once, Steele left in the mornirg
with two men.
In the thick timber of a little valley
five miles back of the post, Steele
found the camp of Michel. A well
traveled trail to the country hunted
by the post people ran within a
mile, and was constantly watched.
Here they bad picked up the prison
ers brought back by David, and. a*
the post depended for meat on the
«noose of the region beyond, here the
crafty Michel knew he would get the
searchers sent by Laflamme to find
the missing men. And when, in
time, the search party In turn disap
peared into the mysterious maw of
the wilderness, the Iroquois was sat
isfied that a nameless dread would
enter the hearts of the people of
Ogoke Already six men bad gone out
from the post, never to return, and
when they had got this search party,
he told Steele, he doubted if an In
dian would dare remain.
(TO BB CONTWÜÏD.)
j love at Fir et Hand
Croat Thing in Life
First love comes before the age of
knowledge It Is the only love entire
ly unerocumbered with Ideas and pre
conceptions How llttls it bas to do
with words with talk I It knows no
terms It la the thing itself from
which terms and Institut I on* have
grown up. First lovers get lore at
first band, instead of getting first the
idea of romance Into which to try to
fit themselves and other people, Louise
Townsend Nicoli writes, in the Cen
tury. They seldom talk. They get
acquainted In other ways—by being
near each other, by looking at each
other, by softly, shyly touching hands.
They do things together—play games,
run races As watchful as small ani
mals they, learn minutely each about
the other. But they do not talk.
in fair exchange, and wear them out
with carrying about. When they must
know facts to supplement their find
ings they ask—Abort, blunt questions.
Opinion and discussion have little
Play.
down with Seth B. Howe circus own
er, 1S46. He was s partner In Spauld
ing's circus until tbs outbreak of the
Cam war. After tbe Civil war be was
financially unfortunate but was es
gaged by Attain Forepangb at a salary
of fSMOO a year, afterward Increased
to fl.000 a weak. He retired from the
stage In 1882. He was exceedingly
lavish with money for charity. On
one occasion be gave President Lin
coln MS,000 for tbe benefit of wounded
soldiers snd their dependents. He died
In February, 1800.
Made Million* Laugh
Tbs real name of tbe famous circus
down, Don Bice, was Daniel McLaren
and be was nicknamed as a child for
an old Irish down. Hs began bis pro
tosrionai career as an acrobat and
Monkey* Popular Pet*
te Patient nearly every but has one
way. end tbs natives walk about foi
DAIRY
PLANT SOY BEANS
WITH CORN CROP
Th% combination of corn and soy
beans for silage produced an average
Increase of approximately one ton
of green forage, or 600 pounds of
dry matter per acre, as compared
with corn alone, In four years of ex
periments conducted by the agricul
tural experiment station at Storra,
Conn. The amount of additional
protein per acre supplied by the ad
dition of soy beaus was figured as
equivalent to 300 pounds of 40 per
cent cotton seed meal.
The largest total yields of grain and
dry matter under Connecticut condi
tions were produced by growing one
stalk of corn to three of beans in ev
ery 12 inches of the row. Drilling the
corn and soy beans proved decidedly
better than planting both In the same
hill, or planting the beans between the
stalks of com. Eighteen different va
rieties of soy Çeans were tried and
the best variety was s stiff-stemmed,
reasonably tall, large yielding variety,
which will have Its pods two-thirds
filled when the corn is ready to be cut
One question which has been ar
gued a gqpd deal la whether or not
the planting of soy beans with the
com Increases the nitrogen content
of the corn crop the same season. No
such Increase was noted in these
studies. ■ ;
It was considered not desirable to
soy
mixing the two as they are put Into
the silo. Growing them together as
a silage combination added a value
of approximately |10 per acre to the
silage crop.
Best and Cheapest Way
to Maintain Dairy Herd
The problem of what is the beat
and cheapest way to maintain a herd
of dairy cows Is always before the
man who produces milk. It is prac
tically impossible to give a standard
set of rules which will apply in all
cases.
tainlng a herd must largely be de
termined by the individual, recognis
ing the contributing factors.
A dairy herd may be maintained
by continued purchaae of mature ani
mals to replace those whose period
of usefulness has passed. There are
many conditions under which this may
be a wise practice. If it is desirable
to have the whole herd composed of
cows In their full productive capac
ity; If there la abundant opportunity
for selection and purchase near at
hand; If there la a reasonably good
The method used in maln
snd If one has reasonable skill In
selecting, and good ability In bar
gaining, a ' herd of high-productive
capacity may be more easily and more
cheaply maintained In this way than
by attempting to raise young animals
to replace those that are wornout
Superior Grain Mixture
Recommended by Purdue
A satisfactory grain mixture com
monly fed In Indiana for milk produc
tion la recommended by L. H. Fair
child of Purdue university. It (s' made
up of four parts ground corn, two
parts ground oats, two parts bran and
one part linseed oil meal, all by weight
Plenty of legume hay will reduce the
need of od meal. Roughage consisting
of nonlegume hay and corn stover
needs at least two parts of some high
protein concentrate to balance.
Corn silage, alfalfa, clover or soy
bean hay and a grain mixture of four
parts ground corn, two parts ground
oats and one part ground soy beans
provide all the nutrients necessary
for aconomlcal production. A grain
mixture ot corn and oats or com and
wheat bran Is not complete because of
lack of protein,
linseed oil meal, corn gluten meal, soy
bean oil meal or ground soy beans can
be used to bring up the protein con
tent.
Cottonseed meal,
Dairy Notes
Feed a cow sU the roughage she
will eat
see
The feeding ot silage before milk
ing often causes additional odors in
the milk.
see
Protein and minerals are necessary
In building muscle and bone as well
as in producing milk.
a • •
Clean milk require* sanitary condi
tions. Clean barns and clean cows
are the first essentials.
a a a
A thin cow with 'lumpe," enlarged
glands about the udder, Is always open
to suspicion of having tuberculosis.
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A very heavy Increase In the use of
milking machines has been noted In
the lost tew years throughout tbe
country.
s s
Cottonseed meal should not be used
In too large quantities. About two
pounds per cow per day Is all that
It If safe to feed.
SOS
Pure-bred sires must be used, that
will Improve tbe herd from tbe stand
point of production. Proper feeds
be grown and tod so that maxi
results will be obtained.
i NELLIE c
%EVELL Ü,
ays:
T HE Patients' Husbands' club"
Is what we called them In the
hospital where I once spent four
years. It is a club whose initiation
fas and dues are paid- ln haart pangs
ft was Interesting to watch these bus
bands of t he different patien ts, t o aee
the "when a feller needs a friend"
look and attempt at bravery when fac
ing bad news If ever there was a
doubt In my mind about men being
but boys grown up It vanished after
I had watched a tow score of men
pace the floor while their wives were
In the operating room.
It la then that a man needs help
If ever. I have watched the young
newlywed wait for tidings from his
bride, and the frightened but adoring
expression when he Is allowed to see
her. Then there la the husband of
the middle-aged woman who probably
has to do the housework while hla
wife la in the hospital. He comes, in
and brings the children. I have more
than once beard the husband rehears
ing the children as to what they
should or should not say, lest they
"make mamma sorry."
There Is the flat old gentleman
whose white-haired wife la fighting
her way back to life and who walks
the floor anxiously until he la permit
ted to see "mother." They sit to
gether for hours, not a word passing I
Mtween them, though she seems happy
Inst to know hs is there. His solici
tude for her comfort and her dally
watch for his appearance refute what
the cynics say about the fading of
«
romance.
These worried men provoked other
thoughts and whenever I saw the bes
tand of some feilow patient fidgeting 1
intslde the room In which hla wife
was being treated I could not but I
wonder If he were always so solid
tous about her. Had he been careless
or Indifferent in hla attentions to ber, I
and now, when there was a posslbll
tty at losing her. was he Just learning j
to appreciate what she meant to him?
Perhaps; but there was always the
hope that the cloud hanging over
them would soon roll nwsy and reveal
a silver lining of renewed confidence f
tnd rekindled love made stronger by
mfferlng.
11 It weren't for the fact that Pm i
inch a bad aailor that I get seaalck 1
going across the river on a ferry, I'd
like to be an officer on some big ocean
liner. I love good stories and there |
is where they abound. Charles Sped
ding, purser of the Aquitanla, visits
me at the New York end of each trip
and every time he has a fund of good
stories. Here is one of his prizes,
which be brought recently:
Sir Arthur Sullivan, of Gilbert and
Sullivan fdroe, started out with a
friend to make a call in London. Both
men knew the street upon which the
object of their search lived, and even
remembered the right block, but nei
ther could recall the number of the
house. To farther complicate mat
ters all the homes hud been turned
out of the same mold.
"What'll we doT' asked Sir Ar
thur's friend.
He got no answer, for the great
composer had suddenly left him. The
friend followed him curiously snd saw
him go to the first house, brush bis
shoe against the foot scraper and
list«) Intently. He shook his head
and repeated the performance at tbs
next house. From doorstep to door
step be proceeded, with his wondering
friend at his heels. At Isst he stopped
before a residence In the middle of j
the block.
"This is it," he announced. "1
don't know the number, but the foot
scraper Is In B flat."
ton. near which Is Chicago, travels far I
and wide through tbe states of the
Middle West and In his travels has
found a mate for tha subway rider |
who always sits with his gaze at the
floor because he hates to see women
standing in the aiele.
Some time ago Mr. Kahlo spent sev
eral weeks In a village in southeast
ern Ohio, and be is willing to state
under oath that the hotel proprietor
there tbe laziest human being
Frank Kahlo, who lives In Rvane
living. Tbe only work be performed
in ail the time my Informant stayed
there was to cross the street one day
for some chewing tobacco. On the
other hand, his wife stood over a hot
range the day long in tbe sultry July
weather, cooking meals for from fif
teen to twenty adults. In her spare
moments she washed the dishes, made
the beds, did her own washing and
ironing and looked after two email
children.
One particularly blazing afternoon,
as the landlord and Mr. Kahlo sat in
the shade of a tree with their choirs
tilted back against the well, the pro- I
prtetor remarked that be had only {
been running tbe hotel a tow months
having bad a barber shop before then
"How do you like tbe botgi buri
nées?" asked Mr. Kahio.
"Wal," said tbe landlord with a
sigh," I like it fine, but It's certainly {
h— i on the wife"
W
For the benefit of those who attend
tbe opera but really prêter Jazz I pass
around tbe advice given me by Eld win
Franke Goldman on bow to tell clan
steal from popular music.
"If It threatens to break Into a
tune any minute and doesn't,'' be as
serts, "it's classical.'*
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wrote; "I am Just as surprised as
you are."
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