The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-06-08

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"SInce When Has the Sound Of Hit
Soldiers Marching Disturbed the
kinpT
mad moldered in It's shallow grave on
a battlefield For these things happen.
BY morning h. was better, but he wns
n different mnn. His eyes glowed His
body twitchcd. lie was stronger. too,
for now he broke his sword across his
knee, ans flung the pieces out OF III,
! window. Aud With them went the last
fragment of his old loyalty TO his king.
Old Adelbert was now, potentially, u
traitor
! On the morning after Adelbert had
turned his back on his king. Bobby
/ Thorpe rose early. so early. indeed
that even Pcpy still slept In her mar.
row bed and the milk sellers had moi
started on their rounds. The eurly
rising was II mistake, owing TO u watch
which had strangely gained an hour.
Somewhat disconsOlatciy. he wan.
dercd about. Heavy quiet reigned.
From u window he watched the meat
seller hang out freshly killed deer,
just brought from the mountains He
went downstairs and out on the street,
past the niece Of the concierge, who
was scrubbing the stairs.
Tin going for walk" he told her.
"lf they send Pepy down you might
tell her III he back for breakfast"
lie stood for time surveying the
deer. Then he decided TO 20 hunting
himself. The meat seller obllgngly
gave him the handle of floor brush,
and with this improvlscd gun Bobby
went deer stalking. His dog trotted
al his heels
Around the old city gate. still stand
Ing although the wall sf (which IL hdd
been ii part was gone, there was ex-
ceIlcnt hunting. Here they killed and
skinned IA bear. took fine ivory tusks
from dead elephant. and searched for
the trail OF tiger.
The gate was nm excellent place for
a tiger. Around IL was planted un al-
most impo.etrnble screen OF ever.
greens, 80 thick that the ground be-
meath was quite bare Of grass. Here
the two hunters crawled on stomnchs
that began 10 feel trlile empty, and
here they happened on the trail.
Tucker found II first. Ills stumpy
tail grew rigid. Nose TO the ground,
he crawled and wriggled through the
underground. Bobby at his heels. And
now Bobby saw the trail. footprints.
II ls true that they resembled those
OF heavy boots with nails. But on the
other hand no one could say surely
that the nail marks were not those of
claws.
Tucker circled about. The trail
grew more exciting. Bobby had to
crawl ON hands and feet under and
through thlckets. Branches had been
broken as by the passage of some large
body. The sportsman clutched his
weapon and went on.
An hour later the two hunters re-
turned for breakfast. Washing did
something TO restore the leader 10 Il
normal appearance. but wondering |
family discovered him covered with |
wounds and strangely silent.
''Why, Bob, where have you beenY"
his mother demanded. "Why, | never |
saw 40 many scratches"
'Ive been hunting" he replied |
briefly. "They don't hurt, anyhow"
Then he relnpsed into absorbed sill |
ence. His mother, putting cream on
his cereal, placed an experienced hand
on his forehead Are you sure you
feel well dear?' she asked IL think |
your head is II little hot"
I'm all right, mother"
She was wisely silent. but she ran
over In her mind the spring treatment
for children at home. The blood, she
felt, should be thinned after u winter
Of snusages and rich cocoon. She men
tally searched her medicine case.
A strange thing happened that day.
A broken plate disappeared from the
upper shelf of closet, where Pepy
iind hidden II also II cup with u nick
In II, similarly concealed also the heel
II lonf Of bread. Nor was that the
feigDed IN Pepy's kitchen. Ten pota-
toes, laid out TO peel, became eight.
and two ends OF candle
walked out, as II were, on their own
feet. A tin pan with hole In II left
he kitchen table and was discovered
hiding In BObby's bureau, when the
put away the washing.
=. Phe goyerness QgQtegted that hs
aeard nothing she told him, and was