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.. ♦ THE DOOM TRAIL : 4 By Arthur D. Howden Smith < i < 4 Author of PORTO BELLO GOLD, Etc, i ► WOT Ssrvtee re br BrattMl.) » ♦»♦♦♦»» » » » ♦ »♦»♦ ♦ s ? PRECEDING CHAPTERS Harry Ormerod, long proscribed traitor to King Oeorga as a Stu- - art partisan, returning from/ France to Londo n, re scue » AtdeW man Robert Juggins from a ban» of assassins. Juggins proves to J ba the grandson of a forma* steward of Ormerod'# father, to Whom Juggins feela himself in debted. Ormerod tells Juggins be baa abandoned tbe Stuart cause. Juggins Informs uriberod of a Jacobite plot in tbe Ameri can colonies to weaken England by forwarding French Intefeais. At tte head is Andrew Murray, a Scotsman, and a Frenchman, Da Veutle, deadly enemy of Ormerod. Tbe two arg In London further ing their sc hem es. Anticipating the plotters' early return to" y America, Juggins arranges for Ormerod to go there with letters to Governor Burnet, friend of Juggins, and work to foil Mur ray. Dlaguleed aa Jugglna' serv ant. Ormerod arranges to take passage to America. On the ship-— he meets a girl. Murray's daugh ter. ardent Jacobite, who ' be lieves him to be loygl to the Stu arts. De Veulle recognises Or merod, and exposes him. i T CHAPTER III—Continued "Tom doesn't make mistakes.'' re marked Murray with a gesture of dis missal to the.negro. "May I ask who you are, sir?" he addressed me. "I suppose yon may," 1 replied coolly; and with a sense of relief 1 ripped the bobbed scratch-wig off my head and tossed It Into the sea. "Does . that help you at all?" I Inquired of De Veulle. He stared back at me. his face all drawn with hatred. "I knew you with It on." he said sav agely. "If became you. Why should e deserter wear the clothes of a gen tleman?" ' _ " " ' I laughed at him. but Murray Inter vened quickly. "What do yon mean?" he demanded. De Veulle made a gesture In my di rection. "This person, who was In the Imme dlnte «ftifourage of the Pretender, abandoned hie leader not long ago and fled to England to seek a pardon, re pudiated and detested hy all honor able men In Paris. Bat In England his protestations of loyalty were re fused, for they naturally doubted the sincerity of one who wearied so soon of an unfortunate cause." "Is this true?" Murray asked me. "Within reason," I said. Murray stared from one to the other of us. "Stap me. hut I rejoice to see that we may look forward to an enter taining voyage!" he exclaimed. "I had feared 'twould be most tedious. Are you seekfbg satisfaction from the. gen tleman. chevalier?" J "I shall fight him when I choose, on ground of my own choosing," replied De Veulle curtly. "And hy no means with small swords." I Jeered. He gave me a black look. "You will pray me to kill yon If you ever fall. Into my power, Ormerod. I can wait until then." "As you please." He turned and left us. Murray took snuff very deliberately, first offering the box to me—which he had not done before—and scrutinized me politely from head to foot. T fear I have been patronising In my conduct sir." he observed. "Pray accept my apologies. Twas a perfect rJlegutae And your manner, if I may say so. was well conceived." "T thank you." "In short I find yon an opponent of _ totally different Importance. Yon are an opponent?" he shot at me. "Sure, sir, that Is for you to say," Î made answer. "So far as I know at thla time we merely happen to be pas- sengers together on this craft" - He laughed. "I might have known It!" he ex claimed. "Twas not like Juggins to send a bumpkin to Burnet. He hath been an enemy I might not scorn at But I must go below I have some papers to attend to. any moment. now. And I shall also attempt to Induce the Chevalier de Veulle to preserve the amenities of life whilst we are re stricted to such confined quarters." "He shall not have to labor against my hostility." I promised as be de parted. Despite myself, I was taken with the man. Hla unmistakable breeding, bis ready wit, the assurance of power and self-sufficiency which radiated from him and explained, as I thought, his readiness to admit himself In the wrong-all these-Joined.to. Inspire, re spect for hla parts. If not admiration for his character. * During tbe rest of that day I made myself at home about the ship, talking with the seamen and their officers and watching vainly for tbe lady of tbe green cloak who had awakened me with her song. But she kept her cabin until the second afternoon, when we Were sailing easily with a fair wind abeam. turned fro« s walk forward, stand tea with bar hand «a the poop-railing I found her then as I re to steady bar. T bave mat your tether." I «aid. » » ♦»» »♦»» ♦ ♦» ♦ ♦♦»♦♦♦ "Sir," she said stiffly, "I have no de sire for your company." , I stared at her, mouth agape. "If I have offended—" I began. "I may as well tell you." she Inter rnpted me again. "I have heard that about yon which will make me have no Inclination for your company." "And I shall ask you to tell me what that is," I retorted with mounting In dlgnation. "It la not fair that you should accept the slurs of an enemy behind my back." She hesitated. "That may be so." vhe admitted, "but you will be willing!to answer me two questions?" / "Surely." "You are Captain Ormerod. former ly chamberlain to King James HIT" "Yes." "And you not lopg ago abandoned, the king's service and fruitlessly sought a pardon in London?" - "Yes,'' "That Is enough for me. You are a traitor, a deserter, proven out of your own mouth." "But—" "No, sir ; there Is naught yon can say would Interest me. I should de spike none the less bad you de serted In the same circumstances to my own side. It makes It no less cul pable that you deserted from my side because our fortunes were at low ebb." "But you shall hear me." I protested. "This Is absurd, what yon say. Yon have taken two hare statements of fact and twisted Into them tbe Im plications skillfully made by a per sonal enemy. You—" "Last night, sir." she said cuttingly, withdrawing the folds of her cloak so that they might not touch me, "you played upon my sympathies with your tale of eille and a brother hurled In the Clan Donald country, and l was all for sympathy with you and sorrow for your sorrow. Von as much as told me you were one of the Good People. You let me deceive myself, after you had deceived me first. Oh, you will have acted unspeakably!" "What I told you was true! I was out In the '19 ; I fled to Scotland with -my brother ; he-died-and-was buried there; I escaped with the remnants of the expedition ; I am an exile at this moment." "An exile! Phnush! Think on the honest men can truly say that In their misfortune tills day! And you—I -ould weep for the shame that your dead brother and the mother that bore you will be feeling as they look down upon you !" With that she was gone, and I was left cursing De Venlle, whose treach erous tongue had planted the distorted Murray, who must have stood by and listened to It all. smugly amused ; cursing my cousin who had put me In such a plight, after winning my Inher itance; cursing the men and wotpen at St, Germain who repaid years of sac rifice and ungrudging loyalty with such canards; cursing Juggins for hav ing embarked me upon the ship with the girl ; cursing myself for getting Into such a false position; cursing the girl But no. Common sense came to my rescue them There was something un accountably fine about her attitude, something I should never have thought to uncover In Murray's daughter, how beautiful and attractive she eves might be. There was devotion for you, faith fulne s s to n lost cause, tbe single minded truthfulness which only a good woman can possess. The twilight faded rapdlly, and I found myself with no appetite for the crowded 1 main cahîn, where De Venlle and Murray played piquet, or my stuffy berth. Ï strolled the deck. Immersed In thought 1 conned over wbat Jug ions had told me. memorized anew ihany of the messages he had Intrusted to me. speculated upon the possible turn of affaira. I planned In some vague way to win a fortune In that un known new world ahead of me, and with the proceeds In .one hand and a pardon in tbe other, return and re claim Fozcroft from those abominable Hampgh With chin capped In hand I leaned upon the starboard rail in tbe black well of shadow which was formed |>y the overhang of the forecastle, and the towering piles of canvas that Ire cousins. ♦X»X»X»X»X»X»X»X»X»X»X»X»X»X»X»X»X»X»X»X,»X»X»X»X»X»X» Swimmer Had Choice of Death or Agony To be attacked by a shark is. to my mind, one of the most terrifying or deals Imaginable, aaya a writer In a South African paper. And of ail the Umrlr stories I hav* heard, this grim adventure on the coast of North Queensland is among tba moat dra ma Uc. A newcomer swam out from thé beach during hot weather to an iron buoy about a hundred yards from tbe shore. H* found that tbe buoy was too hot to hold, and turned back to Um shore—tamed and saw a m*n catibg shark a few yards away. On to tbe burning booy he Scrambled, dancing ia agony aa hla feet touched the hot surf see. The shark sworn round, eyeing him. After «, minute on the buoy, be Jumped Into (he water to cool himself In a the shark wap dosUin* ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦»♦ »» MM» »»* clothed The foremast. Somewhere be yondthe wastes of watery darkness that veiled my eyes lay England, tbe home which had disowned me. I— Without any warning a huge arm was twlated around my shoulders and a hand so huge that my teeth eouid make no Impression In It was clamped down over my mouth. Another arm encircled my walat. My arms were pinned to my aide*. -My legs kicked feebly at a muscular body which pressed me against the bulwark. Fight Ing back with all ray strength. I was nevertheless lifted gradually from tbs deck and shoved slow I v across the flat level of the fife-rail Do what I might, 1 could not resist the pressure of those tremendous arms, which seemed to have a reach and a power twice those of my own. I gasped for breath as they squeezed my lungs—and In gasping I sensed a queer taint in the air, a musky odor which 1 did not at once associate with the seamen or anyone else on board the ship. . It was no use. I could not resist. The snakellke arms mastered me. One shifted swiftly to a grip on my leg«, I was whirled Into the air and dropped clear of the railing—falling, falling, until the cold waters engulfed me. CHAPTER IV A True« I came to the surface, fighting fo» breath, my hands battling fruitlessly at the allmy side of the ship, which slid past as relentlessly as the passage of time. I tried to cry out, but the salt water choked me. Not a sound came from the decks above. , The blackness was absolute, except for the mild gleam of a watch-lantborn on the poop. Death was only a brace of minutes away—not death from drowning, but death from the bitter cold that para lyzed my lltnha and smote my heart. In the mad desperation of my fear I heaved-myself walst-hlgh out of the water, hands clutching and clawing for the support which reason must have denied me to expect. I was sinking beneath a smooth running wave, along the counter when my fingers came In contact with a dripping rope, which slipped through their grip and laahed me In the face. My hands possessed themselves of It again, and I rove a loose knot In the end. With teeth clenched I drew myself upward along the rope, thrusting for ward with my feet for purchase against the side. Sometimes I slipped on the wet planks, and then I was put to it to hold my position. But after I withdrew my body from tbe water, what with the urgency of ray effort and the stimulation of th» exercise, some degree of my strength returned; and presently I was able to pull my self up the rope, hand over hand, until I reached a small projecting structure at the level of, the deck to which was fastened the starboard rigging of the mainmast. On thla bit of a platform I rested myself, below the level of the bul warks, one arm thrust round à taut ened nay. I suppose that at the most not more than five minutes had elapsed since I had been heaved overboard, and obviously no one bad witnessed the Incident, for the deck was as quiet and deserted as It had been when 1 was attacked. ■ Who had done it? I accepted aa a primary f»«-4 tbe ♦mp oa st hiikty tb«< It could have been one of the crew. No, I most seek the assailant In the camp of my known enemies, and those Im mense, twining arms could belong only to the apelike negro. ! scrambled over the bulwark in a flash, and crouched down upon the deck to surrey the situ ation. It was one against three—no, four, I reflected bitterly; for T made no doubt the girl would array herself against me. I must have some weapon. Ormerod Is to realize that In Murray ha has an opponent who will stoop to anything to gain the ends to which he Is fanati cally devoted. ! "| (TO nn CONTINUED ) towards him. Ba returned to the buoy. This ghastly business was repeated a dozen times until softie one on tbe i cam» out with s boot and re» cued tbe swimmer."- ~ Sago Reflection It's better to be dumb, but wltk | enough sense to get some pleasure out j of life, than be intelligent enough to ! understand higher mathematics, yet i too dumb to get any Joy out of living -Cincinnati Enquirer. Unde Eben ' • "Education t ns rhea a "**" to read an' writo," aaid üncle Eben, "but II can't guarantee to keep 1m from dote I both foaUsteg."«-Washington «tor. RATTLING AUTOS HIT BY LEADERS Dilapidated, i High-Power Junkers Denounced. Collegiate flivvers and their rattlln* equivalents under any other name may have Just the right amount of verve to suit some branches of the younger generation, but they ttavetoo little braking capacity to strike the fancy of traffic officials, motor-club leaders and others In many parts of the country. The same goes for a class of automobiles that has been described aa "high-powered, dilapi dated M a ke rs." Which right now are coming in for some sharp denuncia tion The latest to enter the arena against this type of car and car own ers Is the Motor Club of Indiana. Disdain Smaller Cars. "A certain class of motorists dis dain smaller care, whether new or old, gnd buy machines that once wer» high-priced and elegant." says Mr. Stoops. "Such cars, even in a dilapi dated condition, still have plenty of power as long as they will run. "Tinkering mechanics will go to Junk yards and. pick out an old auto mobile which may be bought for $23 up to about $200. All the purchawr wants is fur the machine to go. It is Immaterial to him if the automobile is about to fall to pieces. He aeetp Ingly does not care for bia own safety or the safety of others. Maybe the car has no brakes, but the purchaser of automobile Junk la not particular. "It ia hard to determine which la the greater menace to safety—the pile of rusty automobile Junk or the one who drives It—and some means to rid the country of this risk should be Je vised. • "Compulsory Insurance would not help. It would probably Increase the number of Junkers on the streets and make the careless driver more care less "The type of driver who leans to high-powers would probably enjoy ■ vacation In a hospital with all htils paid hy some Insurance company Cm) the knowledge that his car would be paid for by the same insurance com pany. And the Insuring of Junkers could cause Insurance rates to soar to prohibitive heights for th# careful Irlver who keeps his car In good roe •hanlcal condition as a safety meap are. < "Some law might be enacted requir ing drivers of cars of a çertaln age to post a bond for the benefit of per lons they % might Injure or property they might damage, or a law might he enacted making It unlawful to sell an urtotnoblle without first placing it In good mechanical condition. Such leg lalatlon would be constructive and a treat aid In eliminating accidents." , Motor aa a Road Market I« Big Boon to Farmen The automobile Is evolving another boon for the farmer — the roadside market Its potentialities are so great that the farmers of New Jersey ire creating a standard farmers' road *lde association, with the support of the state department of agriculture. Last year the state bad 182 of these -oadside stands, and the Income from '.hem was estimated at $306,000. The system already has proved'that It baa great possibilities and gives promise of solving the vexed problem »f bringing the products of tho fsnn *r directly to the table of tbe city •onsumer. fresh and free of tbe mid Ilemen'a toll. Tbe system Is also winning distinct lucceas in Maryland, where last'year .00 roadside stands did a business of tMtTilOO. «nd other »cates are rapidly taking It up. "' The fifNiwr association will be under the regulation of the bureau of markets of the state department of agriculture and wilt attempt to form a direct contact between the farmer and tbe consumer. Accident» at Crossings Fifty accidents on public crossings during the first three months of 1928 were reported to tbe state highway commission by railroads operating in Wisconsin. These accidents resulted In the death of 14 persons and in Automohflee Juries to ,26 persons. were Involved In 37 of the accidents and In these eleven persons were killed and 19 Injured. BRITISH RACING CAR ALMOST RAN AWAY «I. ■Hi Wf: * <Æ \ i M ÜR Tbe photograph' shows a British racer, built In secrecy, which almost ran away from MaJ H. O. Keagrave. when tbe feeding gear control «parted with the carburetor, while going abogt 154 mil« per hour. He averted an accident by poing at that pace for nearly a mile before he could stop It by cutting off tbe ignition This photograph shows the racer, christened "Hush. Hush. No. V becaups it was built In such great secrecy, which is expected to break th« Traffic Chief Annoyed by Many Sloppy Driven All Milwaukee traffic policeme& have been Instructed to be on the alert for what the traffic bureau de scribes as "sloppy drivers." A "sloppy driver," according to the bureau, la the type of driver who cares nothing at all for the other fellow's rights. He will make left turns from the right side of his half of the street and right turns from the left side, without a thought for the motorist who happens to be following him. If the man behind is speeding up to pass at the time the "sloppy driver" Is making a left turn In his celebrated fashion, an accident involving injury and possibly death la almost sure to occur. Another manner In which this type of driver makes life miserable for his fellow men is by hogging the road, says the bureau. "I have noticed many drivers straddle the right rail of the. car tracks" said Capt. Albert J. Murray. "This ties up both lanes of traffic.'" Everything possible has been tried In an effort to educate a motorist In better driving, and Captain Murray states that It is time to take action which will force them to drive accord ing to the rules of the road. Locking Radiator Caps Thwarts Petty Thieves Radiator cap* of automobiles that are fitted with thermometers for reg Istering the temperature of tbe cool ing system, and for giving warning of overheating, are expensive enough to attract the attention of the "doormat" type of thief. A simple protective measure constate In attaching a short length of light brass chain to the in strument and tbe rediator-flller tube, Al te» Radiator Cap Locked. In such a way that tbe cap can be unscrewed for filling tbe radiator, but cannot be dropped or carried away. A brass dtp la cut to the form shown and screwed underneath the not that holda the thermometer to the radia tor cap. One end of the chain Is fas tened to this clip, and the other la riveted to the neck of the radiator. While It is possible to cut the chain with a pal? of wire-cutting pliers, the thief, finding the cap secured, will more than likely seek easier booty.— Popular Mechanics Magazine. Balloon* on Car Track« Just Right for Skidding Drivers of cars with balloon tires should he particularly careful when turning in and out of car tracks. Many of the balloon tire aises now being used are not Immune to a rail akid. When balloons were first introduced It was the rule to demonstrate them with the larger sizes and with lower pressures than are advisable for eco nomical service. The larger, aises will not catch tn car tracks, even If tba lat ter are In rather bad condition. Tbe same may be said of some of the smaller sites when underlndated. Tbe beat policy Is to drive one's car in ac cordance with the sizes of the tiros used and the pressures carried, rattier than on a basis of past performances with other atsea underiaflOtod, Bushings for Boaring» On most makes of can tbe bush ings for bearings are made of anti friction metal. Tbe advantage of using soft metals Is that If tbe bear ing become too tight no Injury would be done to thé shaft around which tbe bushing was fitted, the bushing taking all tbe wear. Another reason la that It there were several high spots on the bashing surface, causing increasing beat at thou# points, tbe boshing would not be so apt to seise, but would yield, producing a more even surface. ÏÏ vüML FEEDING LAYING HEN IS REAL ART Much of the success in winter egg production Is obtained from a bucket ful of feed In one band and o bucket ful of common sense In hbe.-other; Feeding the laying ben la a real art. for so much depends upon the poultry' man's decision each day in the matter so that hla birds will work most effi ciently. Tbe feeder Is a skilled mechanic who systematically bolds the birds up to SO tc 00 per cent production from November 1 to the following fall, without causing a slump In egg produc tion and at the same time maintaining their health and vigor. One of the first prerequisites In feed ing ia to understand wbat the egg con sista of. It la made up of a yolk, white, shell, and la two-thirds water. Tbe yolk la fat and la made fro feeding fatty or starchy foods, aa corn, wheat and oats. The white Is animal protein, which Is made from material such aa meat and milk. The ahell la made mostly of calcium, which la found In certain kinds of atone and oyattr ahell. In order to aid In tbs digestion of all of th foods aome bulk la dealrabia which la green and succulent, such as sprouted oats, mangel beets, cabbage, ate. In order for these foods to be prop erly digested, an abundance of grit should be available, aa this acta as the tn hen's teeth In grinding the food in tbe gizzard. Water is cheap. Hava It before the birds at ail times. Legume Hfcy Helps Solve the Green Feed Problem Legume bay helps solve the winter green feed problem for the chickens. Experiments In Ohio, Kansas, Texas, and California seem to Indlcata defi nitely that where no. other source of green feed la available the addition of a legume hay will Increase the num ber of eggs produced and their batchnbllity. It wttl also reduce the mortality from qfitritlonal troubles, points out Q. 8. Vickers, extension specialist In poultry at the Ohio Btata university, Save the hay with the most leaves and the greenest color for the chickens. An easy way to feed chickens hay is to provide a rack along tbe wall and keep hay before them all the time. A trough along the bottom of the rack will catch all the leaves that would otherwise be wasted. These can be fed from the mash hopper. Alfalfa meal may be used If good hay cannot be bought at reasonable prices. The meal should be used In the tnnsh. About 10 per cent alfalfa meal will substitut» tor a ilka amount of bran. A combination of mangel beets and legume bay makes a good i winter combination to use Instead of sprouted oats. It may be that hay Is about to take tbe place o t our old reliable, but troublesome, sprmjted oats as a winter green feed. Doœcoococxxxxxocoocxcoooc Poultry Hints ooocxxxxxxxxxxxooocooocxxo The laying hen never loafs • • • Soy beans can be used In a poultry • ration If mineral* are added. • • » Poultry raising brings quick returns and involves a small capital Invest ment in land, buildings and equip jM*b ' ';W f Tba factors of scientific pou lt ry bousing are to keep the pens, yards , and houses clean, dry and sanitary. • » * Thanksgiving and Christmas sea sons offer good markets for capons. January and February are also good months since at that time poultry of all kinds is scarce and buyers ara ' witting to pay top prices. s * • Systematic culling may profitably be practiced throughout the year. Sick birds, those lacking In constitu tional vigor, and those showing any sign of physical defects should be dis posed of whenever found. • • * Litter that I» not kept tooee and light Is too heavy for the hens. Put a little down first ; when that Is broken and fine, add more. • ♦ • • Docks have been successfully bred up until seven years of age. The age of vigor and productiveness In a duck is double that of the bed. • • • Green food In some form it essen tial and should be provided regularly during the winter montha. Cabbage, carrots, turnips, beets or potatoes will serve, ._ __ _ ——--- ( • • When culling a flock one should find out whether It Is the hen or tbe owner who Is at fault. 5 Everything inside a poutry house should be made removable so that It can be cleaned. _ • • • _chicks command good prices in late fall. They should weigh about five pounds to tbe pair. Those batched In the fail stop growing as the cold weather sets In. and are usually small but compact in appear