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with the hope that each instant the
'ent-iiap might open and Jeanne re-
appear. And yet if she came he had
no words to say. Cnwittingly he had
probed deep into one of those wounds
That never heal and he realized that
10 ask forgiveness would be but an.
other blunder. He almost groaned as
ne thought of what he had done. In
MS desire to understand, to know more
about Jeanne, he had driven her into
Il corner, What he had forced from
her he might have learned a little later
from Pierre or from the father ot
Fort o God. He thought that Jeanne
must despisc him now, for he had
taken advantage Of her helplcssness
ana his own position. lie had saved
her from her enemies; and in retrun
she had opened her heart, naked and
bleeding, To his eyes. What she had
told him was not voluntary conf.
dence' IL was confession wiring
from her by the rack of his question.
ings-the confession that she was a
waif.child, that Pierre was not hor
brother, and that the man at Fort n,
God was not her father. He had rone
To the very depths OF that which was
sacred to herself and those whom
she loved.
lie rose and stirred the fire, and
stray ends Of birch leaped into fame
lighting his pale face. He wanted tn
go to the tent, kneel there where
Jeanne could hear him, and tell her
that 1t was all mistake. Yet he
knew that this could not be- neither
the next day nor the next, for to plead
eXtenuation for himself would be 10
reveal his love. Two or three times
he had been on the point OF revealing
that love. Only now, after what had
happened, did it occur TO him that 10
disclose his heart TO Jeanne would be
the greatest crime he could commit
She was alone with him i'm the heart
of a wilderness, dependent upon him
upon his honor. He shivered when
he thought how narrow had been his
escape, how short a time he had
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CHAPTER Nv

NIHILE the Frost Imps danced threat
w eningly In a circle far outside the
heat that came from Billy Belgium
protecting fire, Peggy and Prince Bon
ME Blue Bell thawed out rapidly.
'T thought was turning into an
icicle," exclaimed Peggy as soon as she
could speak THANK you, Billy, for saw
ing u.s."
Hi VI. you're not saved yet" taunt-
ed the Frost Imps. This fire will soon
burn up and then we'll freeze you
solid"
Prince Bonnie Blue Bell put his
trumpet to his lips and again came his
defiant, bugle-like call:
Wake up. wake up, you winter sleepers,
open, open your drowsy peppers,
Though Imps Of Frost still stay here
hooting,
Old Sol, the sun. will send them
scooting."
And as IL in answer there came a
chorus from a nearby pond:
"Cro-ak, cro-ak. we hear your CALL
Though we have slept since early fall"
The chorus was yawny, drowsy and
feeble. but to Peggy it sounded de-
lightfully familiar.
THE Frogs are singing, Spring is
here" she cried.
Hi vi, Spring dare not come while
we are here and we're going TO stay
all year long" yelled the Frost 1mps.
But the frogs, creeping out Of their pond,
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that, but he wanted me to give up having
statesmen and just sell for him on com.
mission basis"
What else are you doing now?" asked
Duke.
"Of course, that's about what It
amounts to, but he wanted to give me a
commission and own the business and dc
his own collecting while L
While you get commission and have
to do the collecting and still don't own
the business-for the land is the assets
of It."
Il know, but"
But you wouldn't feel your own
boss-is that it?"
l nodded agreement, for ! guess it is
so. Then l asked. why couldn't l put
commission statesmen out and make a
go of it? I'd only have to pay them on
what they sold"
Il was waiting for that" Duke an
swered. 'On paper it sounds easy. In
TACT. in any kind of an agency business
it's easy to make millions of dollars
profit You just begin with. IF one sales
man sells so much, etc.--if. That's the
stumbling-block of these profits on
paper"
VIE tiilS way OF llRurlng out plO1llS
has hitting the pipe beaten to stand
still for painting wonderful Visions
| glanced fearfully at Francis. but
he's good scout and never mentioned
the fact that I'd done just the very
thing
THE reason it doesn't work out in a
small business like ,yours is that nc
commission statesmen will work for a
man who is competing with him. If you
got men to sell for you. you don't spend
your time in helping and training the
men and getting leads for them. but
leave them to their own devices while
you go out and sell what you can for
yourself"
sure I do-that should show them
that 1t can be sold. Clearvalc lots are
splendid value. | can sell them. and il
the men see I can, it should encourage
them to sell"
YES. the lots YOU sold helped the
men, but they feel naturally that YOU
snap up the easy business for yourself
But I'll be at your Office in the morning
and tell you more"
"Now, then. Francis, for a change get
out the chessmen."
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paid no attention to them. With Cen
eral Croaker, Peggy's old friend. leading
the chorus, they chanted their spring
song over and over again. And once
more Prince Bonnie Blue Bell sounded
his trumpet:
"Springtime springtime with bugle
voice,
Calls to the earth: Arise Rejoice = -
From the South there came a twitter-
ing answer:
Home we come! Home we come
From the South, home We come! ~
Two birds flew into view and circled
around the fire.
"Mr and Mrs. Robin, first of the
birds Of Spring, welcome." shouted
Peggy.
Hi vi! hear the foolish frogs and
robins! Singing because they think we
are going away" shrieked the Frost
Imps. Let's freeze 'em up!'
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DVEMTyIRES--ByD Daddy
"Wdking.Up Tine

With that, the tallest Imp of them all.
grabbed off his own head and hurled
II at General Croaker. The general
lodged, and the head stuck In the mud.
Quick as a wink General Croaker and
the other frogs grabbed up the head
and threw 1t into the water; there II
disappeared from view. But now others
of the Imps, led by the headless tall
chap ran to the edge of the pond and
those who had heads breathed an icy
blast toward the frogs The frogs. in
fright. dived quickly into the water
all but General Croaker He wasn't
quite fast enough. As the icy breath
of the Frost Imps touched the pond. It
froze the water In an instant. And In
that instant, General Croaker was
caught, his head diving under water.
and his feet sticking up through the
newly formed ice.
"He will drown" cried Peggy.
Billy seized blazing stick of wood
and leaped to the rescue. He drove on
the Frost Imps by waving the blazing
stick at them, and then broke the ice
around General Croaker. But the water
put out the blazing stick, and the Frost
Imps, seeing this. darted at Billy. He
snatched up General Croaker and fed
back toward the fire.
In the meantime Peggy had heard a
shrek of dism3y from the Robins. Frost
Imps were pelting the birds with their
heads, and as Peggy looked, two straight
shots brought the Robins tumbllng TO
the earth.
Xxi vi, we'll freeze you for coming
from the South too soon," yelled the
Frost Imps.. But Peggy seized a fam
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You like this?" he asked.

at Is glorious" cried Jeanne. her
eyes flashing. She seemed to grow
taller before him, and stood with her
mead thrown back, lips parted. gaz
ing upon the wilderness about her
1T is glorious! she repeated, breath.
ing deeply. There is nothing in the
whole world that could make me give
this up, M'sieur Philip. was born
in 1t. want to die in it. Only"
Her face cloudcd for moment as
her eyes rested upon his.
Your civilization is coming north
to spoil it ALL" she added, and turned
to the rock table.
Philip dropped his load.
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FLOWER OF THE NORTH
BY JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD

/ I know what you mean-T under.
stand. Two years ago gave up civili.
zation for this. l am glad that I
wrote TO you as I did, fer now you will
believe me and know that | under.
stand. I love this world up here as
you love it. I am never going back
again"
Jeanne was silent
But there is one thing, at least
one-which I cannot understand in
you" he went on, nerving himself for
what might come moment later.
You are of this world-you hate civil.
ization-and yet you have brought n
man into the north to teach you its
ways. l mean this man who you say
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icms Of inquirerS wiH be tcorcn into the
story Of Peter Flint
TTERE I've been back in New YORK
II three days and not told what Bruno
Du,<e said to me about my business
Business did I call it? I'll tell you
about il.
When Francis and I got back 10 Mrs'
Sempcr's on Sunday night Bruno iuhe
was there waiting to play MS peloVeu
chess with Francis.
OF course, I couldn't wait till Mon
day TO know what his ideas were about
my business, so / said:
Before YOU begin gambling or
queens knighting just tell me what you
think of my real estate--er-renture'
He laughed and said:
"I certainly will. for it won't take
many minutes. There is the basis 1or d
good business there. but to make 1t sue
cossful il must either he bigger or
smaller-it cannot succeed as 1t is
felt puzzled at this and evidently
showed il, for he continued
"you wonder what I mean? Listen,
Al nrosent your business is too small to
Justify overhead expenses and manage
mept cXpenses-which are, of course,
really overhead expenses. The volume
of business you do is not sufficient TO
nav the expenses and | cannot see any
way of making the business sufhclently
large without more capital
gulpcd and asked, How much?'
lust n few thousand dollars-l'l be
glad to work it out for you If you wish. "
"Just n few thousand thousand! don't
bother TO work it out
unfortunately, friend Peter. you had
tried to--tC hitch a big wagon to a-a-"
IAN ass?" | Queried bitterly.
"Not as bad as that; it wants pluck
and ideas to start a business of any
kind. Don't feel so bad. Now, as you
can't make it a bigger business, you
could make IT a smaller one TO make
money"
THAT listens better. Mr.. Duke ! sat
up interestedly.
THE way to do it is to give up your
Office. Get desk room in an office where
YOU can have occasional use of the tele-
phone and stenographer. l see in your
correspondence letter from that Mr..
Kcllett who owns the land In which he
suggested you could have Office space
with him"
Yes" began quickly. Il remember
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known her. and how in that brief
spell he had given himself up to an
almost insane hope. To him Jeanne
was not stranger. She was the EN-.
bodment, in flesh and blood. Of the
spirit which had been his companion
for so long. He loved her more than
ever now, for Jeanne the lost child
Of the SHOWS was more the earthly
revelation of his beloved spirit than
Jeanne the sister Of Pierre. But
what was he to Jeanne?
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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(CopyrishD
THE STORY THUS EAR

Philip whittemore. working partner Of
. company controlling the Ash supply of
sssss given Sy the Canadian Government.
fnds hlmself sppessa by an unkno.W,I, e.,r,
ssd e esms ssnas .nS rGr hsir KIM % 1ss
sns clue. they have 70 the mystery Is q
letter addressed to Lord f1tzhugh Lee:
0rege0n begins to rave about y local
bssety and draws q sketch Of her. White
nese .recoeni.cs Eileen Brckaw. q forme.
sweetheart, daughter Of his partner. and
presumably thousands Of miles away. but
dessn't mention tho fact to Greeson. In
sfeaA he leaves the cabin and climbs the
FiFi, Jeanne, and q woifhound. He falls
In love with the girl Brokaw and his
daughter arrive. Jeanne and Pierre nre
attacked BY men who arrive on the ship
with them. Pierre H. wounded and Jeanne
carried on. Philip follows the kdnappers.
saves Jeanne and starts to take her TO her
homo, Port o. God,
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prince Bonnie Blue Bell, Peggy ana
Billy set out to Ddke the DroDiuo
things from their tointer sleep, but
are attacked by tho Frost Imps. Billy
saves his friends By lighting a fire
with a mdgniJying glass. the bldse
keeping the Frost Imps dDdy.)
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EVERYDAY STUFF
Inviting Benefactors

Inviting Benefactors
| rise to say: One sunny day in
May
An honest democratic farmer he
Sowed buckwhest in a democratic
way
And never, never, never thought
of me.
| herewith state: September late,
one, Kate,
Before busy, stcaming boiler,
she
Boiled maple syrup with a mien
sedate
And never, never, never thought
of me.
The farmer, maid sedatc and rhym.
ing bard
4 trio near-related here " see
learned today (the learning wasn't
hard)
The buckwheat and moasses
were for me.
GRIF ALEXANDER.
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moved toward the tent, glmmering in.
distinctly in the night. Her voice came
back chokingly.
mo. M'sieur. Pierre's real sister is
at Fort o. God. am the one whom
he>found out on the barren"
To the night sounds there was added
a heart.broken sob, and Jeanne dis.
appeared in the tent.
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CHAPTER XIV

DHILIP sat where Jeanne had left
him. He was powerless to move
or to say a word that might have re.
called her. Her own grief, quivering
in that one piteous sob, overwhelmed
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Mr. Jyhitchcad iUiI onstUcr pour business
questions on buying. selling, dducrtisn0 aug
Im mp,ou,ncnt. ASH pour questions clcdriD dhd
1irc an the facts. Your correct hdmc uha
mn address must be Oircn 10 all Inquiries
Those which arc anonymous must DC tDhofcu:
,m",Ccrs 10 technical questions lciH be sent
bv mail. Other questions uill be dns'cersd
in this column. The most interesting PuU P
icms Of irquirerS tciH be Uotch mo "e
StOrv Of Peter Flint.
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(Tomorrop ,UiH be told tChdt Billy
does uhen the protecting fire burns
lo,v.J
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CONTINUED TOMORROW
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would like to study salesmanshIp b,,
IN so SITUATED as to time that I ranno,,
hh" resident COurse in same 1 have haa
school ''' =" correspondence
what do YOU think of such a course9 IIo,,
H9prS pS u compare with a resident couTses
stud,, "sS,It 'hht from six to eight weeks
oIrh' on (acSordIng 70 their systemJ to enabis
@ @nnr 10 understand II so as to he able 10
Apply the principles of salesmanshin '0 w
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-02-21
UNCLE SAM COULD GIVE
EACH A FARM

After the war is owe millions Of
counter jumpers and clerks and office
HELPERS. laborers on the streets n IN
the mills, men who before got
countryWard beyond One Hundred
end F~ifty-fourth street, or seaward
farther tnan Coney Island, are going
to come back to the United States
with the big idea in their minds that,
no matter what happens, they are not
going to be tied up to a bow Of pink
baby ribbon. or down to a JOB that
never ties them see farther than. their
nose. They are coming back with
the healthy outdoors in their. vlens,
and incidentally are coming back fill
ed quite. satisfactorily by those left
behind. If we get matters arranged
socially and otherwise IN right fash
ion, tens of thousands of these meh
will come onto the land to help US
run farms already in being, and to
make new farms.
Ride out through any country dis
trict anywhere between Miami, Fla,
and Bathgate, N. D., and the thing.
that will strike you is the mount of
waste land that might be put into
cultivation. This waste runs all the
Away from 20 to. so per cent of the
total area, and our tremendously big
lob is the subduing of these idle acres
and their placing in use.
Ask any owner of a farm why ne
doesn't tile out his wet spots in his
fields, why he doesn'ttcut down the
timber that is ripened an dis going
into decay, why he doesn't teal up
and renew his old pastures, and al
most invariably his answer will be
the same: :,..a
Haven't got the help" ::
The land banks, with their reason
able rates of interest and long PERIOD
for payment, are getting ready to
furnish the. capital for improving
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Correspondence
"PICK UPS"

Mr.. Quin Mccormick was a visitor
last Sunday in the home of Miss
Fannie Bowen.
Miss Montee Holland, Messrs S. E.
Gillon and V. r. James were Grena-
IA visitors last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Trussell spent
last Sunday in the home of MIR. H. E.
'rrussell.
Misses Montee Holland, Mable
Hamilton, Mary Lou and Minnie Bell
Shaw were Kincaid visitors last Sun
day.
Messrs V. r. James and Jno. 7.
Keeton spent the first of the week in
Memphis and St. Louis on business
connected with their respective firms.
The most important social event
nf the season was the entertainment
given last Friday night in the lovely
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. James.
The games, music, and dainty refresh
ments were highly enjoyed by all
present.
ROB"
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farms, and the labor may come IN
part from the ranks of those who
went abroad as the soldiers of the
new world freedom.
To put the land once covered by
the gre; t forests of the lake states, OF
the gulf coast and of the Pacific
Northwest into use agriculturally is a
difficult and costly job. 1t is not a
proposition that attracts the boy
brought up on the prairie farm. 1t is
not a job to which the city boy who
wishes to become a farmer is suited.
The adverse conditions of pioneer
life must be met and overcome-the
distance from neighbor absence OF
telephones and rural free delivery,
inadequate schools, poor roads IN
sufficient markets, lack Of social III
back the forested area of the coun-
try, while the prairie sections have
gone marching on to prosperity.
Yet these forested regions are
among the richest in the country,
with an abundance of soil fertility,
god water, plenty of rainfall, eli
matte conditions favorable % produc-
ton CT things nearby marx Is require
The attack upon the old forests there
fore, must be considere ! an lmmed-
ate problem. Everywhere it Is cs-
sentially the SAM job, to the solu-
ton Of which two things are nccess-
ary-social vision and engineering
skill. We must 20 at the Job OF op-
ening up ne wlands on the community
basis. We must go into a community
armed with all the markings of a new
and modern neighborhood. Whether
it comes by state action or whether
it shall come as the enlightened self
ishness O fland companies looking for
a way to increase the value of their
holdings, does not somu oh matter
But new settlements should be plan
| ned. so that wherever a settler goes
he should find a road to his door,
| school house within reach, a market
place and a church within e~asy-goine
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-02-21

in the bunch we took back, but none
of them were from.around close home
They all seemed very glad to get
back, and more than glad to get away
from Brest as the most of them said
they would rather be at the front than
in Brest.
While We were in the harbOr at
Brest the other time We saw the
French bringing in a captive subma.-
rine, flying the French flag above the
German flag. We have the picture
of it on the ship, and will send you
one later and you can put it in The
Sentinel.
The weather is some colder here
now than it was when we were here
before, but still not as cold as in New
York. But it rains almost every day.
so you see it can't be as cold as New
York.
Well | cannot think of much to
write Just now so if you think this
letter fit to print you may PRINT 1t,
Of them were from around close home.
next time.
Yours truly,
FRANK l.. HARRIS,
u. S. S. Huntington car of Post
Master New York CITY. ID. S. A.
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DOCTORS SAY GALLO
TABS ARE BEST FOR FLU
Calotabs. the Nausealess Calomel
That il Free From Danger of
Salvation, 10 the Ideal LAX
ative for Colds.

Keep your liver active, your sys-
TEN purified and your digestive Or
gans in perfect working order. That
is the advice of physicians as to how
t oavoid influenza and serious COM
,plications. At the first sign of a
cold or sore throat, take a Calotab,
the perfect calomel that is free from
the nauseating and calivating equali-
ties of the old style oalomel, and
whose medical properties are vastly
improved.
One Calotab at bed time with q
swallow of water-that's all. No salts
no nausea nor the slightest interior
ence with your eating, pleasure, or
work. Next morning your cold has
vanished, your liver is active, your
system is purified and you are feel
ing fine, with a hearty appetite for
breakfast. Calotabs are sold only in
original sealed packages, price thirty
five cents. Your druggist recon-
mends and guarantees Calotabs by
offering to refund the price if you are
not delighted with them.-(Adv.)
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ROB"
GRENADA COUNTY BOY WRITES
Brest France, Feb. /, 1919
Irenada Sentinel:

The Grenada Sentinel:
Well I will now try and fulfill my
promise and write that letter. We
are pulling into France now, left
New York the 81, of JAN, had nice
weather all the way over, so by that
we made better time than on our
other trips. We are expecting 10
leave for the u. S. as soon as we get
coaled and the troops on board. We
are going to bring back nineteen un-
bred and fifty this time, that IS al
most two hundred more than we took
the other trip. and also more than
anv of the cruisers or battle ships that
are carrying troops are taking 90
we are stilf holding another record.
We had quite a hard trip the other
time as the sea was rough and stormy
nearly all the time. When The SOL
d;ers first came on board the ship
they thought they would rather be. IN
the navy than in the army. But be
fore we were very far out from
France they began to change their
minds and. said they, would take the
army every time.
There we're several Mississippi boys
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No Worms in a Healthy Child

Al children troubled with worms have an IN
healthy color, which indicates poor blood. and as 6
rule. there is more OF less stomach disturbance
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC given reeularl.
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, i'll
prove the digestion, and act as a General Strength.
anine Tonic to the whole system. Nature will .hCi
throw off or dispel the worms. and the Child will In
in Perfect health. Pleasant to take. co. per bottir
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-02-21
COUGHS and COLDS
QUICKLY RELIEVED
Dr.. Kine'sN lew iscoveryused
since Grant was President
Get 4 bottle today

1t did it for your grandma, for your
father. For fifty years this well-known
cough and cold remedy has kept an
evcrgrowing army Of friends, young
and DID,
For half a century druggists every
where have sold it. Put a bottle III
your medicine cabinet. You ray'need
It in "A hurry. Sold by druggists
eyeruuvhore
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Bowels Acting Property

They ought to. for constipation
makes the body retain waste matters
and impurities that undermine the
health and play havoc with the entire
system. DR.. Kings New Life Pills are
reliable and mild in action. All
druggists.
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distance, and a telephone on the wall
of his home. There are two or three
such neighborhoods in Minnesota, and
j had the pleasure of visiting such a
developing section in Louisiana some
three years ago.-Leslie's Weekly.