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FOR example. within II comparntivcir
short time. should the operations CON.
tihue Port Said. Ismailin ana Cairo
VIII be linked by Il rock -ba,l,stod
highway which would do credit to any
country. MI told. the commander has
bhilt - tdclctcd by censor) miles
Oh highway and railroad. and the work
Is being pushed steadily forward In
many places.
The outer line of defense consists of
series OF fortified positions amonn
III" sane dunes. The same tvno of
| trenches us are found in Eurouc hnve
been used. except that there are rc,y
duEouts. The soldiers live mainly mn
der canvas or in wooden buildiny.
beyond these. extending the entire
length of tn" canal is an almost s,,i,
iihc OF barbcd-wirc cntanglcmcn;s 'rb.
correspondent covered many miles of
'his territory on horseback. and cvcry
""cr" "aS seen the same detailed pre-
parcdncss for both offensive ana d.-
ienSivc warfare.
ESTABLISHMENT OF oI-rpoS.rs
hiFFICUI.r MATTER
me establishment Of the outposts
mas been Il difficult matter. All III.
'Nc"N'tiohS NAY" been made in !, sand
which shifts and slides ut the sli,.h,
est touch. Involving Il vast amour, q:
o'eSlhs ana Snoring. Worst of All
has been the heat
Day after day the soldiers h,, J.,
bored under s.orchine sun thro,.r
back from the sands with tho ncr,.,,o,.,.
OF IL furancc blast. tempcrature of
l2r or 10 degrees Fahronhoi, j., ,,
shade, has not been uncommon ,,d 80
me sun tn" thermometer has rc-ist.rcd
perhaps nifty or sixty degrees unra
-\ui'c" discomfort has been TN. cno.,
oi IN" sun. reflected from, tho shi,n.
mcrln" sands on the eyes This is No,
"h'N raiHtuI, but IL has happened ,h,t
som" OF the men get sunstroI;o tl,ro,,h
inc eyes Thc darkiy-tnnr Tonni,.
however Z" Ch"crfully about tboir ,
ties III til" face of danger .,n,, ,.,,
SHIPS. Indeed. many declare th,, ih,
IKE the country. for even tho dec,
with rs wonderful nights ras its .,,,
pcrsa,ions
The linking of these deser, ,,,,,.
WIN me canal had to be done sinri-
.anc"uSly with their estahIisbmo,,
MOST OF ih" @arrisonS have hoen In.
Gated In trachless, waterless w,.tn.
"h'ch. mad roads not been built corld
nave nave heen proNisoncd only by the en-
p!oHincnt of myrats of SLOWLY movin.
cau-'S '''N'"S
General Murray. however, has buil,
'""hF snort lines OF railway and him
WAYS which jut out from the canal -,
risht "u"!"s toward the fighting linr
Ihesc do not extend the entire dis
lance but make il possible TO assem-
bic necessities at railroads rot far
back. and from the termini sunnIi,.s
az" moved by camcls
the building Of roads has been IN
ar"""ns process. The earth has been
eNraN"t"d literally by baskctfuis Most
"' me TABOR has been done by thous-
'h"S 81 natives employed at high
wages.
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DEATHS

ST. ES.--Dicd, at the home Of her cousIn
@ MISS Evelyn stiles. loi East Franklin
street. saturday. ootoi"r = n, = o',nnL
T.. ~. KATHERI%t G. S'rIi.i:S in The
eighty third year Of her Az. " -
Funeral notice later
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-08
Peninsular Gas Ranges

make cooking decided pleasure and saves
tune, trouble and money. Many styles and
sizes to suit the requirements OF every
nome. Prices $3.50 up. Call and let us
demonstrate why you should have one in
your home now
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-08
TOO LATE no CLASSIFY

a. y . cplied com1n"gniy,.'ion or Jorpa
~ h >i, Esin I g MasoniG Temple MG&pAY
,,, .!"nk: I" pay Il" las, trihmt" OF respect To-
Wh" 'ied AZ his residence. Ply Unnovcr
-tNrnu". on saturday might. the Ith insiar,
i'N order ~ tho W"rshIpful Mister
GEORGE &. JEFFEESpN
Secretary
LOST. on Fifth Street between BROAD ard
Marshall, po"k"tbnnll containing ~ in III
Yer, . >. nilts. 3 hill. 10 81 bills / ,hccl,
nilh +: Ward IN favor y " Ilnw.. ~ Sou
lHf Sl'n, Hni other small checks Rcu,rn
!" "nN North ruth street, !. Il Ward and
receive reward 49, '''''
WANTED q good hrich, boy about l. Years
OLD. for Office work Nom, wi,hou, rood
r"frr"nc"s need apply. Address % car"
rimc.- dispatch.
BUSINESS; oi'rOKTIXITY
WANTED party with $500 To- ioiu mn. IN :,
. stau'ant business; have rooms for 20
men and all filled ." ;;iyc tim. TO
business. j ata cnrc Times Dispatch
LOST, Saturday night, a new
$50 bill between 600 block
Denny Street and A. c. Nelson's
undertaking establishment. SIS
reward if returned to r. E. Say
age, GA Denny Street.
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Stoves and Heaters

Frosty mornings will be you before you
realize It, Better be prepared. We feature
TIP Top Oaks. Quality Hot Blasts Comet and
Royal Self Feeders. Perfection Oil Heaters
in various sizes at $685. up
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-08
NATIVES PUT no WORK
MAKING TIL, RD<iuI,nS

Nrned with shovcls and baskets. the
h'tiNtS nave made the roadhcds, carry
,mS ''e san" out on their shoulders.
me country where the roads have been
run Is comparatively level. but in mn
merous Instances IL has been necessary
l" make quite deep cuts through the
dunes.
Tor rock ballast. stone was brought
through the canal from various poiuts
and transported 10y train TO tho desert
Along the sweet watcr canal which
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-09
Be 1t Ever So Humble,

When war broke out in Europe Sa-
vannah negro had been doing bone
rafting, banjo humping act in one Of
the London music haH, and. like the
Georgia negro who told Judge Latshaw
in Kansas City that If released he would
go so far that it would take SO to send
him postal card. he wanted to get
back home.
Along with miscellaneous company
Of Americans he was besieging the
American consulate when a southern
er in the crowd, noticing him, said.
Niger, what are you doing here?"
Wheeling with the light of discovery
in his eye. Rastus replied: go Gods
sake. boss, 'sist dis niger to git back
to oil Geo'gy. Ise so hungry en- heah
de polk chops callin'!"- Collier's
Weekly.
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You are back from the gates OF
death that fancied hsd closed upon
yout You are back. And there
is forgiveness III yanr dark eyes. oh.
my love. thers fs fo-Civenessl"
Ills lips qu.yered BIT ailS. he went
on.
Did / dream of the great wrong |
did you, Kahwanna? Oh. have you for
given?"
The blue eyes were tragic in their
puzzled wonder, their shining joy, and
the voice was desperately earnest.
For a moment Siletz checked her
anguish and strove to understand.
Then something, some divine instinct.
seemed to give her wisdom and she
smiled TREMENDOUSLY.
"All is we'll" she said pitifully. Il
have forgiven"
THANK God!" cried the old man
sharply, '.oh, God. thank thee! The
way is light at last!"
He tried to raise himself on an ell
bow again.
But how does it happen? | saw
you die in the lodge of Kolawmie with
the babe that you bore me for love
on your breast-and yet-yet-I have
you again! Did | dream, oh, my prin-
cess of the little tribe?"
"A dream" sobbed Siletz softly,
"only dream"
He looked long into her half-fright-
ened face.
II have searched the world for you,
my maid of service with the gentle
eyes-eyes like a deer's FOR softness.
Oh, Kahwanna! l have chanted the
for you in the days of my youth, a
thousand times among the hills!
have mated you in heaven throughout
the years wherein lost you! | have
wept for the Primrose that / crushed.
at dawn and dusk! l have tried to
atone"
There was a pathetic. eager justifi-
cation in the weakening voice and the
others, all aware that they witnessed
the last act in some forgotten tragedy
of the Preachers life, stood in silence,
unconscious of the darkening smoke
clouds, the menace of the rising roar
You bore on your face the sign of
the Siletz women-the three bars OF
Bondage, of Faithfulness and Of Serv-
ice-and yet you were not of their
blood. but of my own. Only Kolawmie
knew how you came among them, a
wee, dark child, how they took you
in and gave you name, and he never
told You were red to me. Kahwan-
ma soft-eyed creature of the wild
and you were my woman, bought with
white mans kiss!'
Here Sandry shrank as if at a blow,
drawing in his breath with sigh.
But the Preacher hurried on, as if to
tell all that had lain upon his heart
these many years.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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CHAPTER xxviI-continued

Siletz had always ridden bareback
but now. why she did not know, she
book down Sandry's saddle and slune
II on Black Bolt. Poppy followed her
movements, and by the time Siletz had
put foot IN stirrup and swung up. she
Rad caught up her wide skirt and
mounted Siletz flared around at her
and her eyes we're beginning to
sparkle in face rale with rage.
Without a word they gi.lloped UP
across the lonesome valley and took
TO Whit had once been trail in the
ncdding ferns. Now it was but a
slight depression running amid the
oiackeued trunks, the endless heaps
of ashes. Poppy Ordway followed ST.
setz, on a chance, dare, a mere haz-
ard She did not know the danger. the
menace of the hills.
She was saying to herself after her
snficing habit of self-communion:
I'll have my precious packet soon.
know shall The gods are with
me feel it,
Once Siletz turned upon her.
Go back" she cried fiercely, some
ahing is about to happen"
You're right" said Poppy, and for
ance the hardness of her nature
showed like rock under waves in
eyes and voice and manner. and I'll
be IN at the happening"
They spoke no more Siletz checked
Hack Bolt in another mile, rose in her
stfrrups and looked over the appalling
spectacle before them Over and be-
yuRd lay the tumbled hills. thick with
Aeayy timber, that ran into the Siletz
nasin- Somewhere in their Businesses
reared the mighty spine of the Hog
Rack with it's secret trail And some
where up behind the Hog Back was
Sandry. Calm as she was by nature,
SHEETS shuddered as she looked upon
the world of fame and smoke. To
Poppy Ordway, ignorant of it's mean
mig ard it's might, it was a splendid
spectacle
Siletz plunged down the ridge on the
other side s1ad the woman followed.
The shadows of the smoke-flled val
@y grew into an uncanny twilight The
me, Dght ashes made slippery going
arad more than once Black Bolt slipped
20 catch his footing, catlike. They
rode ahead and entered the fire belt
itself. The dusk grew denser The
heat lay like tangible blanket in the
aollows and dips. Siletz urged Black
Bolt. Something was calling out Of
the gray dimness-chilling her heart,
hErrying her progress
She had ridden for time in deep
thought when a scream from the WON
an behind drew her up with a start.
Che turned just in time to see the big
hay fall and go tumbling down the
mountain. With his first lurch he had
lung his rider out of the saddle and
into a pile of ashes. It was true to
her nature that the girl. dismounting,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-09
HEADACHY,
SICK 'CAsCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a Decent box.


Sick headache, biliousness, dizzt
ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food In the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the In
testines, instead Of being cast out
of the system is re-absorbed into the
blood When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes con-
gestion and that dull. throbbing. sick.
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach. remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months Adv.
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rOoy/2IC17/ or DCDD MEAD AND COfzHAN|

life said Siletz solemnly, but I've
got to kill him. And you stand by to
watch-its your work"
There was sharp report that did
not echo in the fire-deadened hills, and
the good horse closed his eyes in sud.
den peace Siletz turned away to
where Black Bolt looked on with won
der, Coosnah crouching beside him.
In swift revulsion she flung the
weapon far down the mountain
She started to mount without a
glance at the woman when the other
spoke,
What am to do?"
DO? | don't care what you do. Go
home. And l hope you never reach
there!"
my Cod" cried Poppy Ordway,
don't leave me like this And look!
Look there!'
All along the valley by which they
had come lonp, swift drift of smoke
was rolling, sent out like current
from some newly fred cross-canyon.
Its low-lying pail formed bewilder-
ing mystery to anyone save a native
of the hills. A woman on foot would
never reach camp through it's binding
darkness
Long Siletz sat turned in her saddle
and looked at it. Then thought of
Sandry and his standards pierced the
emotions that dominated her. There
was but one thing to do
Come up" she said at last, I'll
have to take you"
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ragged aperture where it emerged in
the back from which the red stream
flowed in flood.
CLOTH" cried Sandy, give mo
cloth"
His voice broke the spell that bound
Siletz and she sprang forward, tear
| ing her garments, ripping out of her
breast some mysterious womanly YES
ture that was white and soft.
"Oh, my God above the seal" she
was crying with gasping sobs. Lord
of the heavens! Spare him! Spare
him!" And only Poppy Ordway saw
the packet which tumbled unheeded
to the ground. With one catlike, grace
full movement she threw herself for
ward. snatched it up and hid it in her
own BOSOM
Sandry hastily made congresses and
bound them upon the wounds. He tore
off what was left of his tattered shirt
and added it. He took handfuls of
leaves from the hazelbrush and pad
ded the congresses. binding them
tighter and tighter. But it was hearts
blood that was loosened and each eff
fort to stop it was futile
1t was soon evident that the feet
in their heavy shoes had gone their
last journey upon the hills, that the
triumphant flute had piped its last
song of victory.
My children" said the Preacher,
Il promised to come when you should
need me. | have served need. You
are young. my son, and the path of
youth is fair. There are too many
primroses thereon to sacrifice one
year of it. am old-old.'
Here Siletz flung herself upon her
knees beside him, unable to control
herself. rocking to and fro after her
fashion, her braids swaying and ter
rible anguish upon her face.
The handsome blue eyes turned
wonderingly upon her
"Daughter-little one of the tender
heart-hush! | hear strange sounds
and would listen"
He closed his eyes and lay for a
time in silence, the delicate tracery
on his face emerging more clearly as
pallor spread beneath it. 1t was the
divine record of years spent with his
God in the high places, though here
and there a dropping line bespoke a
vague, forgotten sadness.
Presently he murmured:
The Winds of the Mighty One are
upon the sounding board of the hills!
All -"
Again a silence and he opened his
eyes with a return to earth. But in
them had come the dimness Of
dreams, and Aforementioned years
and times and places.
They gazed wonderingly into the
dark, tear-blinded ones of Siletz bend
ing above For long time the old
man lay, staring up with that look of
wonder. Then great joy broke on
his face with a shining smile, and he
struggled to raise himself on an arm.
"Kahwanna!" he cried. "Kahwan-
MAJ"
! 1t was call from a far-distant past.
| 1t thrilled that little company of listen
ers with its ecstasy.
"Why-why- What have dreamed.
my princess of the hills, that you have
seemed SO far away? What was it.
! All, l have forgot! But you are here
at last!"
He raised palsied. trembling arms
to the girls neck.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-09
WHEN THE AMATEURS APPEAR
Another Good Story Added to the
Many That Are Told About Those
Enamored of Stage.

The anecdotes told at the expense
of amateur players are innumerable.
and of course of varying degrees, both
of truthfulness and of drollery. An
other is added to the list by some stu
dents, who ambitiously undertook to
play Hamlet" for the benefit of a
charity. The man who was to act the
and when the night of the perform
ance came he was so overcome by
stage-fright that he could hardly re-
member the lines he had so carefully
studied. During the scene where Ho-
ratio and Marcellus tell Hamlet of
the appearance of the spirit of his
father, and the prince asks: Stayed
it long?" while one with moderate
haste might tell hundred" Horatio
managed to stumble out. but so con-
fusedly that Marcellus forgot his cue.
and instead of rejoining Longer, long
err stood staring at Horatio. The
prompter, with a view to helping out
Marcellus, began to whisper from the
wings, Longer, longer Unfortunate
ly Horatio, having lost all control of
himself, was inspired with the idea
that the man playing Marcellus was
looking at him because he had made
an error, and that the words from the
wing were addressed to him. With q
great effort lie Strengthened himself
up cleared his burning throat. and
said. loudly: While one with moder-
ate haste might tell two hundred.
then"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-09
Jury Exonerates Dead Cow.

When an automobile hits COW and
injuries it badly the driver is to blame
and not the COW, even if the COW did
get nervous when it saw the auto
headlights bearing swiftly down on it.
A jury decided the foregoing in Judge
Gatens' court and awarded 500 DAM
ages to Emil Alt, the cows owner.
August Sempert. who owned the auto,
argued in court that he didn't know
the Hawthorne bridge was browsing
pasture and that che COW should have
worn red light on its tail. But the
jury disagreed with him. Portland
(Orss) Dispatch Los Angeles TimeR
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san, not to the woman but down the
ssope after Tia horse. She found him
Sgone and grooming in a little trench.
as right forsleg doubled back, the
white bone piercing the earth.
Poppy Ordway peered searfully
&rgn. her trembling hands gathering
lar dust-covered skirts.
: Come here." Siletz cried, com
zaanding; come here"
u was the same voice, whimperine
9Th primitive rage, that had com,
ssaied that craven 'Sandry" from
Puppy Ordway's lips that night at the
*zTnp. and as the woman had oheyed
2sen, so she obeyed now.
Siletz rose. reaching in the blouse
At her shirt, and brought out a gun.
Poppy Ordway shrank back, white as
xhalk
What do you mean?" she cried
-Shrilly, what are you going to dor
Earror widened her blue eyes gro
EsSqaely.
y never shot living thing In nv
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-09
CHAPTER xxx.
The Sign Of the siIetz.

TIC StSt W tifC OfClZ.
1t was Poppy Orway who struck the
gun from Hampdens hand sending it
flying among the ferns.
We'll have no murder here!" she
cried.
Sandy looked at Hampden for one
fieeting second as he laid his gun be-
side him
If you move one muscle" he rasped
harshly. I'll kill you on the spot"
Then he eased the slight form of the
Preacher down upon the deep pine
needles.
Just above the heart blood was pour
ing from the shabby habit. Sandry
tore 1t away, to find a clean small hole
in the white skin, which was fine and
delicate as woman's. The ball had
gone straight through, tearing a huge
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-09

3gt quick &c the timberman had
been, another was quicker. With one
leap az Hampden reached for his gun
the Preacher reached Sandry. snatched
him aside and flung himself before
him, his flute raised high in protest,
in command. But the gesture came
too late.
The bullet meant for the fastener
found lodgment in the gentle breast
of the wandering player of hymns,
and he sank down in Sandry's arms.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-09
Qualified.

$50 you want job as press agent
of the Big Top shows" said the circus
man. Ever have any experience?"
Sure" replied the applicant.
well what is all elephant?". asked
the circus man.
IAN elephant is a ponderous pachy-
derm," replied the applicant.
And what is hippopotamus? p
asked the circus man.
"A hippopotamus is blood-sweat.
ing behemoth of Holy Writ" replied
the applicant
Correct" announced the circus
man. You are engaged"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-09
Surely Dry Enouoh,

Gimme dimes wuth O. dried beef
an some crackers" said Uncle Josh
to the young lady in charge of the rib
bon counter.
you have evidently made mis-
take in the place." she smilingly re-
Piled. This is dry goods store"
WAL, now, reckon l know'd that.
b'gosh,' said the old man; AN Ell
dried beef an crackers hain't dry
goods, then I'd like to know what in
tarnation you'd, call 'em?"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-09

Most of the crazy people we know
have managed to sidetrack the asylum
go far.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-09

An egg in the cup is worth two in
the nest.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-09

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver. bowels and stomach.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-08

saw old Wilbraham step aboard has
tily, telegram in his hand. He was
to be the sole passenger on the train
and was evidently on some important
and last-minUte mission. Rolfe
watched him Chamber aboard. He
showed himself deliberately, but the
president appeared not to remember
him. Rolfe smiled bitterly. So lit
tie. was a mans job or reputation to
old -Wilbraham!
He stood sulHly upon the plat
form. From there he could see old
Saunders, the guard in the express
car, seated reading a newspaper, his
q, carbine beside him. Saunders was a
Civil War veteran, the safe an old
fashioned affair that a man could
just lift and send crashing through
the window. Probably, thought
Rolfe, the fall would of itself burst
the fimsy old thing open.
He was glad Wilbraham was
aboard. He would show the president
what it meant to be unjust. He would
make his coup when the train passed
Cults tunnel. The SIP was running
to Leeds, arriving about o'clock,
and it would be dark about Z, after
the tunnel was passed. The country
was very wild about there. It would
not be hard to carry out his plan.
He .peered into the car at WiIbra-
ham. The president, still holding the
telegram, was bending forward,
chewing an unlit cigar, evidently in
a brown study. A blind anger surged
through the boys heart as he
thought of the injustice and persecu-
ton that made his life a hell
Then he remembered that the train
was actually speeding toward his old
home, which he had not seen for six
years. His mother and old Stevens
lived near Leeds. His mother wrote
occasionally, and once a year he sent
her a few lines. She never COM
planned, but he knew that Stevens