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Slh lie remained in the

| should return to the pitch-dark shop
than if he remained in the street.
And this he did.
| When he had crawled soundleSsly
back into the smithy, kicking off his
shoes outside, he was just in time to
see the door opened and the figure of
the first man, Girty, family outlined
in the aperture. Unseen, unheard,
David stole forward. Then the door
opened wider to allow the heavy fig
ure Of Cranmer to emerge. And then
Scull, the third man, went out. With
the quickness Of death, David gided
| at his heels.
He had picked up a heavy horse
shoe on the floor Of the smithy, the
first weapon that had come to hand.
The tall figure was just before him.
His arm rose; and even as the heavy
weapon hung in the air, Scull pushed
open the door of a cabin that stood
next the smithy and vanished.
David heard the door close again
and the heavy wooden bar dropped
across it On the inside. For a mo-
| ment he stood dumfounded. Girty
| and Cranmer had disappeared. David
walked on slowly, brooding over plans
for the morning, and found himself at
the river, talking to itself in the night.
He became aware that he still held
something in his hand; and looking
down, beheld the horseshoe. He
tossed it into the stream and went
back to the tavern.
For many days after that his rag
ged, discarded shoes lay unnoticed at
the low aperture of Israel's smithy.
David awoke in the morning as
fresh as the day. But day brought
with it the demand that he take up
his new work and he crossed the
square to Colonel Posey's store. scan
ming the village sharply as he went
He hurried to the cabin by the
blackSmith's shop. An honest-faced
woman, with brood Of babies cling
ing to her skirts, answered his knock.
"Scull?" she replied to his query,
''no, nobuddy by tibet name livin' here.
My man is Israel Butt, thar at tn
forge" She was positive that no
such person as Scull lived in the vii
lage; her husband was equally at
loss to remember the name; and Da-
vid, confident as he had been, was
forced to turn away, baff1ed by their
honest perplexity. The man had dis
appeared as completely as though
he had been swallowed up in the
earth.
Stupefed, David made his way to
Cranmer's lodgings. He had no idea
what he would say to the man, but
his steps took him mechanically to
the door. And there he received
second shock. Cranmer was gone,
his daughter with him!
Whittier?
His question brought the reply that
they had said they were going to Vim
cennes. David's friend, John Upton,
the hunter and militiaman, was there
he would send Johnny a letter to
warn him and Governor Harrison
against Cranmer, Girty and Scull, and
telling of their talk Of an Indian up
rising.
He returned to his store, wrote the
letter, sent it on by post. That done,
he could do no more, except wait in
patience for Cranmer'S return.
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No Useless FormaIities.

Travelling with Sir Arthur Mark
ham on one occasion, the conversation
with the present writer turned on the
limits of self-defense. Il shot q man
once" said Sir Arthur. "And what
happened?" 1 inquired; "was there
trouble?" "No," came the reply,
"there might have been elsewhere, but
il was in wild part of Russia. The
man was trying to enter my bedroom
window at night, and I shot him. He
fell outside. A small patrol of Cos
sacks was passing within reach of the
sound of the revolver. They came
along. secured the wounded man,
asked q few questions, and disposed
of the whole business by hanging my
burglar on the nearest tree. 1 heard
no more about the matter" This
method of dealing with a very plain
business seemed to be thoroughly in
accord with Sir Arthur's wish to have
things done without any bothering red
tape or formalities.-Westninstcr Ca
zette,
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CHAPTER v.
Young Men and Maidens.

May passed and under the luStrous
stars of a June night twinkled the
warmer lights of the little village.
They shone brightest of all in the
little house of Randolph Bullet,
! where candles blazed in their silver
| sconces and lit up a waxen floor. His
| wife, the grandniece of Lord Corn
wallis of England, was holding open
house. Above the chatter and laugh
ter a Creole violin lifted the foolish
air of the French voyageur, that had
foated across the star giimmering wa
ters of the river Of st. jerome q hun
dred years before.
Derriere chez-nous IL va I'm etang,
Ye, We ment,
Trois canards s. en- wont baignans,
Tous du long de la riviere,
Legerement ma bergere,
Legerement, We ment!
'Helas Eat was de long tam ago !"
sighed the wandering fiddler from
Vincennes, Michel de Richardville,
bending over his bow. Where were
now those ancient houses of the Old
Post-the Cardinals, the Andres, the
Burdaleaux, the Racines, the Lade-
roux? "Vincennes, and a long time
ago!" Now it was Corydon and the
present, with all its coursing blood
III young veins and it's fine forgetful-
ness Of the days gone by. Laughing
girls and tall youths went into the
flower-decked hall of the Bullet
cabin, or, slipping out again, wan
dered down two by two in the mys-
teal summer night, beneath the silent
stars, to the bank of Indian creek,
hurrying by on its long way to the
sea. A lonely youth stood in the
shadows and watched the white, glim-
mering shapes Of the maidens, each
with her backwoods cavalier, 60 by.
A pang of envy shot through him as
he heard their light remarks and
lighter laughter. He was as young
and strong as they, he thought, visit
fully. Was life always to withhold
some of its gifts from him?
Mr.. O'Bannon, Strolling deep in rev.
cries of the past, encountered the
lonely youth in the starlight and rec
ognized him with an ejaculation of
pleasure.
"Ha! David, my old one, what are
you doing here alone? When I was
your age never dance did we have
that saw me not In the thick of it. Go
up and join them. sober-sides."
David muttered a miserable confess
sion, which the old gentleman would
have none of.
"No clothes, indeed! Since when
were buckskins not as good as broad
cloth here In the woods? No invita-
ton! Ffddiesticks! everyone is well
come with u.s."
And he dragged the reluctant youth
toward the lights and music.
The gracious lady of the house re-
ceived him at the old mans introduc-
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144OOOO0O feet
conservative estimate
which appeared at
estimated that 5000
600 putting the
$4,000
and the used $4,000
the
charged Uncle
through mails
the
while
for
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ly. you're just as able to be sol
Cier as anyone in the territory. You
are, you know you are"
Measure Us for our collins, David"
laughed Blackford, "we may just as
well give in to her first as last"
David laughed too. But he was 81
lent, thinking more of Toinette's
words than of Blackford's. Ike con-
tinued his chatting:
mo, we're neither of us soldiers.
David's fast becoming the merchant
| CrOeSuS of the West, and I'm a law
yer, though I'd hate to have the late
lamented Blackstone hear me say
that. He'd roll over. I've spent the
best years of my young life cOoped
up in Judge Ford's office in Norris
| town, wrestling with McNally's
'Rules of Evidence" when I should
have been shedding a luster over the
social life Of New Jersey. and don't
| feel as if 1t would be right for me
to throw away all this mighty erudi-
ton just to give some red-skinned
gentleman the pleasure OF wearing
the scalp Of a future chief justice
at his belt, or even the pleasure of my
acquaintance. 1 expect to have very
few clients among our red brethren,
very few. Somehow, they seem to
prefer retaining a Ratchet, rather
than a hatchet-faced attorney.
! Though, for the matter of that, !
don't believe I can blame them. Judge
Hurst tells me that in spite of all of
Governor Harrison's efforts to put the
little unpleasantries of the frontier
to decision by the courts, there hasn't
been one white man hanged for the
murder of an Indian since the terri
| tory was begun. and that there never
will be.
"Bur seriously, Miss O'Bannon'-
Blackford went On-"there can't be so
| great a necessity for drilling around
with lot of militiamen just now,
can there? They make me think of
Falstaff's opinion of his ragged re-
| cruitS: I'll not march through Gov
entry with them, that's fiat
Necessity" cried Toinette. "Oh,
| you haven't been here long enough to
hear the reports of all their cruelties
Haven't you talked with any Of these
backwOOdsmen whose families have
been cut down and massacred and
tortured? But / don't care--go on
and practice your old law! There1l
be plenty of other lawyers to Shout
der q gun. If they get killed there'll
be just that much more chance for
you to succeed"
BlackfOrd WINGED. Toinette was so
dangerously near angry tears that he
was sorry he had TESTED as he had.
"Well, WELL" he replied soothingly.
''David and will try to measure up
to your idea of a man if things get
any more serious. I'll promise you
that David will knock down dozens
of savages with his yardstick and
I'll tie them hand and foot with red
tape"
you're both simply hateful" de-
clared TOinette; and the subject was
dropped.
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ThouohtfuI Bobbie,

When Bobbie went to see his grand
mother he was much interested in
whatever went on in the kitchen. One
morning she said to him: I'm going
to make you a nice little pie in a
saucer, Robbie, all for yourself. Don't
you think I'm pretty good to take so
muck rreuble?" Bobbie thought about
it q moment. Grandma" he said,
mamma told me not Go be a bother,
and if it's going to be any trouble you
can just as well make my pie the reg
lar SIZE"
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ton, with kindly smiles for Dayid's
,shyness; but he was acuteiy ill at
ease, nevertheless, among the group
of young matrOns who clustered at
Mrs. Bullets side in their silks and
dainty muslinS-treaSures in the will
derness-and he was glad to escape
to the narrow veranda, where a group
of older men conversed in quiet tones
upon the affairs of the Territory. Da-
yid stared at their yellow nankeen
trousers.
Harrison, the governor, who had
come from Vincennes to oversee his
spring planting, and had tarried for
the evening, was among the group.
He turned to young man:
''Mr. Blackboard" he said, 81 believe
that you have the distinction of be-
ing graduated from the same college
which President Madison attended.
myself was a student at Hampden-
Sidney college; but remember hear
ing my father once say that, besides
the institution which was the first
born of all American cOlleges-his
own college of William and Mary
there was but one which Virginian
might attend without doing violence
to his family traditions; he might, II
he had no soul, go to Harvard, or, If
he had no stomach, go to nutmeg
institution at New Haven; but as
Virginian and q gentleman he would
go to Princeton"
Blackford laughed. He was young
lawyer who had just arrived In the
territory, the first of the galaxy of
young men bred in the eastern col
legeS who were to achieve distinction
in the new country. His face had at
tracted David Laurence singularly !;
there was something in the mans
fine, STRAIGHTFORWARD look that drew
him like a brother. And here was an
opportunity; he could now crafty
through Blackford an ambition he had
secretly nourished for some time, to
study law in the evenings. He was
growing restless with no greater oc-
cupation thar measuring snk and cal
icuts over a store counter. And the
law would be step-one step az
least-tOward Toinette.
"Have you ever met the president,
Mr.. Blackboard" Harrison went on.
"Once only, Governor Harrison. I
shall never forget seeing him at our
commencement exercises last Septem-
Der; he was there with his two class
rates, Philip Freneau and Judge
Breckenridge of Pittsburgh. They
were great cronies while In college,
I believe. One saw them wandering
under the elms with their arms
around one another'S shoulders, laugh
ing at some nOnsensical ballad about
smoking that Mr.. Freneau had writ
ten.''
"Freneau is our greatest poet" said
Harrison. "Surely his beautiful lines
on The Indian Burying Ground his
exquisite ode to THE Wild Honey
suckle,' and that matchless dirge for
the dead who fell at Eutaw Springs
will live forever"
And in his deep and resonant voice,
his face shrouded in the shadows of
the veranda, he began to recite that
splendid elegy. For a while no one
spoke. Each was thinking of the
shadow Of war with England that
seemed deepening with the days; of
the closer, more terrible shadow of
the Indian.
Someone began to speak of Presi-
dent Madison's policy of diplomatic
correspondence with England, and his
attempts to settle the maritime dis
putes peaceably.
Spier Spencer, the hot-headed-Da
vid's host at the tavern-was about
to reply that it was more intolerable
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artists and decorators stimulate the ideal of
setting of brown gold which
accent with line of beauty of Latin
great oval table, 20 feet mahogany
occupies the central the Around grouped q
of the back with the the country whose
which
that existent all republics
The walls with dull yellow the
with conventional after the aboriginal the
relief
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printing Office Tor use IN the late CALI
paign from June 1 to October 1.
The campaign was remarkable for
the use of literature and for the pub
licity given to speeches, prophecies and
statements by political leaders on both
sides. Figures obtained at the govern
ment printing office show that, from
June / to October 1, 4S,000,000 copies
of speeches of senators and repre-
sentatives and political leaders were
printed for distribution. Taking three
feet of paper as an average for the
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Facts Versus Fancy.

81 am sure, Maggie" said the mildly
critical mother-in-law, shat any WON.
an ought to be satisfied with what
John says he gives you" $50 would
be with what he says he gives me"
snapped Maggie.
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INGENIOUS Calculator.

A calculator that shows the money
values of one country in the terms OF
several others and applies the values
to various weights and measures has
been invented by an Englishman. II
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enough TO attract attention as snow
room, and yet significant enough in the
purpose it serves, to be designated as
'hOly of hOlies."
This room is the so-called govern
ing-board room, where meet the plen-
ipOtentiaries of p nations who con-
stitute the governing board of the Pan
American Union, to discuss and act
upon questions that concern the well
fare of the Americas.
In this meeting place Of nations
every thought has been carried ont nv
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The history goddess interest
which placed together
skifuy executed
When desired take
capitol
adjusted block tackle
rewarded
remaining front
of the and national salute of Ii
stations honor of Miss Columbia
by lightning several times but as she was fully pre-
such damage was done
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years younger, but Miss Columbia cam
not resort to a subterfuge of this sort,
for both her age and weight are fully
known.
She was erected in 1863, when
Washington was under military rule
during the Civil war; she was the work
of Thomas Crawford, the sculptor, and
was cast at Bladensburg, Md. She is
made entirely of bronze, and the
points of her crown are tipped with
gold. The statue weighs 1885 pounds
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Pan-American Building Capitol Of the Americas

T Americasuch has been declared the relation
building Washington all the republics of the
hemisphere And within this capitol building beautiful
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Enormous Mass of Campaign Literature Sent Out

r paper
the
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architects, and work upon the Struc-,
ture will begin at once. 1t is expected
that the legation will be ready for &C.
cupancy by the Minister and Nine
Cespedes next autumn. The plans call
for a handsome three-story structure,
of limestone in Louis XIV style, with
elaborate formal gardens at the rear.
The chancery and offices Of the
legation will occupy the first floor of
the new building. The second or
drawing-room floor will contain the
reception rooms, the dining room, and
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Goddess of Liberty on Capitol Is So Years Old

of Liberty which the
little
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leading the gardens They
The living quarters the minister and his
family
floor
will lead the
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nation he pleaded with his m at would
do II?
1911 David English
corydon Indiana territory intending old
He OBannon
becomes clerk in Colonel Poseys
daughter LYDIA recently from Britain,
wants Tonete and tries poison against
ystifes David who planning
courthouse He hides there
strange befaIs in instaIment
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WHEN SPIES MEET
By SAMUEL Mccoy

you n
plotting
pleaded with
M
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Cuban Legation Is to Have Handsome New Building

III have
w building
Hill Plans for the LEGATION Macne NJ
Evening journal., 1916-08-28
Rails AND REEDIES
NOT over plentiful
Season Opens in Delaware
Next Friday; Bandit Gun
nerS Are at Work
.NEEDBUT FEW DAYS TO
FATTEN ON MARSHES

The Reed and railbird season in
Delaware will open on Friday morn
ing next.
The indications at the present time
are not altogether encouraging. A
number OF reed birds have arrived
and are making every effort to Sc
cure good feeding grounds. but the
constant banging Of the gunners has
driven them from one place to an
other until they have little chance for
the needest rest and the required food
to fatten them.
Back IN the lowlands. on farms,
the birds are having better success
where the lands are protected from
the gunners by the edicts Of the res
ident farmers, and several large
flocks Of the birds show for foods
they have been able TO secure within
few days.
The birds need only a few days of
feeding on millet or tine wild oats,
and they fatten up readily.
A few railbirds we're seen or heard
in the marshes in this locality yester-
day. but these have only just come
on and require several days to fatton
The best cunning grounds between
the mouth Of the Wilmington Greek
three miles north OF this city, is on
tho Delaware River shore, and the
marshlands, part OF which are pri-
vate shooting grounds. other good
grounds are south of this city to Del
aware City. in Armstrong; Creek and
marshes Of the Narrow Dyke.
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TRAP SHOOTING |
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| GENERAL SPORT |
PhiIIies, Back in Pennanf Stride,
Start Drive TO DispIace Dodgers!

A little bet on the Phillies to repeat
wouldn't be amiss according to Joe
Tinkerl
In voicing his opinion on the probable
outcome of the present National League
pennsnt grind the master of the Cubs is
universally seconded by baseball sharps
Brooklyn, the popular choice to cop
the championship, must beat Pat Mo
rams machine to land the titlel
Only a wonderful brace in the last
stretch of the race will sweep Bosom
into the lead. Without such squirt
Stallings' men seem doomed to finish
third.
Conditions relating to the Dodgers
and Phillies have been reversed this
year. Last season Brooklyn never led
the chase They were seventh during
the latter part of June when they sud
denly developed a winning streak which
landed them in second place four weeks
later. They fell to third place the first
week i'm August. but soon regained the
runner.up position, holding it till Labor
/ Day.
Then tho Braves, laundering along.
passed them. Seesawing, the Dodgers
again passed the Braves 10 days later,
only to suffer another setback, finishing
third, three games behind Boston and
10 games astem che Phllies. Mean.
while the Phillies were in first place all
season except from May 2 5to June
and again from June 20 to July lS
Robinson's troops have led the
race this year practically from the
initial bell. Until recently the
Phillies did not play championship
ball. although Moran has made no
important changes in last seasons
pennant combination.
The Dodgers are stronger in the
pitching department, behind the plate,
in the outheld and at third base. Cheney,
Smith and Marquard have bolstered up
the slab staff. pfeffer is more effective
than in former years while Chief Myers,
NIowrey and Jimmy Johnston have come
through in splendid fashion.
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LOCAL RAILROADERS
EASY FOR QUAKERS
Philadelphia Won One Sided
Game by Score OF
II TO |
RICE ALLOWED
BUT FOUR BINGLES

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. Phladel-
phis entirely cutclasscd and easily de-
ieeted Wilmington in the Pennsylvania
r. r. League here saturday, II 10 l.
Rice. who was on the mound for the
local team, was supreme. hreczing eleven
OF the r.. B. aud ". boys aud allowing
four binelcs. Clausor played star
game. both in the field and at the bat
Captain Hcist also played a clever game
featuring the contest with an extremely
long hit, which netted him home run
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MIDDLETOWN BOWS TO
fast PORT penn CLUB

In an exciting and hard-hitting
game, Port Penn won from Middle
town, on the latteris grounds Saturday
afternoon, by the score Of 10 to s,
This was the first of series of three
games to decide the superiority OF
these two clubs.
Lefty Finn got his bumps Dor
fair, being touched up for Is hits.
Dyer was also hit hard. Both teams
played a loose game in the field. Port
Penn got a lead Of four runs in the
first inning. and was never Overtaken
The score
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RUNS OF THE WEEK.

Runs scored by all teams in Ameri-
can and National Leagues from Mon
day. August 81. TO Sunday, August 81.
inclusive Only runs that figure in
official averages are included. Scores
OF incomplete games are not counted,
but the scores OF games Of five in
nlngs or more are included in the
table
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Bethany Was Scheduled for
Double Header But Failed
to Appear
ONLY GAME PLAYED
WON BY EDGE MOOR
Standing Of the Clubs,
Results Of Saturdays Games.

Edge Moor IL; Second Baptist 3.
Bethany forfeited a double-header
to Central in the Church League on
Saturday. which practically assures
the latter team OF the pennant. As
bury also failed to appear for a dou-
BILE header with Madeley, forfeiting
two games to that club.
The only game to be played in the
league on Saturday was between Edge
Moor and Second Baptist, which the
former won, II to 3.
Jackson allowed Second Baptist but
four hits. The score of that game
follows:
Evening journal., 1916-08-28

Fred Merlkle, who went to the Dodg-
ers in exchange for McCarty. played a
big part in the Brooklyn victory over
Cincinnati. He had two hits.
Ty Cobb took day off and played
with a semi-professional team as a
first baseman. He hit safely twice and
perpetrated a pair of errors.
The Yankees ran down to Cleveland
for the Sunday and came home with
one more defeat checked against them.
Nick Carter. Cub recruit from In
dianapohs, went TO the rescue Of the
Dodgers when he twirled a victory
over the Braves while the Brooklyn
club was trimming Cincinnati.
Larry Chapelle is coming back to
the big show He will join the Braves
but the Boston club didn't pay $1S,-
900 for him.
Rain prevented the Cardinals from
trying to push the Phillies farther
down.