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CHAPTER XIV

The three officers who had brought
In their verdict, aud the fourth, of
high rank, who had passed the SEN
tence, stood rather stifly at the door
of the little headquarters village house,
watching Mark as, with hands chained,
he was marched away by two armed
guards toward the Jail.
When he was out of sight they I'm.
bent.
Oh It'll" said one.
s'My sentiments" answered another.
'What do you think, McKinnon?"
81 don't want to think about It,"
eff it had been some tough who had
got roped into the army-a gunman or
that sort--but-"
'Well, If the fellows gentleman,
why Gid he do it7 He must have
known"
"And, after ali. ne might have been
respited for the blow, but the gross
cowardice-"
81 don't see that. The blow was
worse than the cowardlce. A new
hand, between the lines at night, his
first night-Kellerman shouldn't have
sent him"
II don't follow you there. Kellerman
had known the man In the Q. s. and
wanted to give him chance to redeem
himself"
At nightfail Mark was sitting in his
cell. he had eaten, he had composed
himself to meet his end according to
the traditions Of his caste and race /;
but he could not meet It calmly. He
had deliberately flung everything
away; he had let Kellerman goad
him to madness; he was going to
die without even the soldiers salts
faction Of duty honorably done. And
he could not compose himself.
Suddenly he heard the outer gate o.
the prison click; then came the sound
OF voices, footsteps, a wOman's swish
ing skirts; Eleanor and Colonel How
ard stood at the barred entrance with
the guard.
Mark rose from his bed and stood
staring at them; he could hardly be-
ueve them real. The guard unlocked
the door Of the cell. Eleanor shrank
back against the corner Of the ma
sonry, her kerchief to her lip. her face
chalky white. Suddenly she started
forward. The Colonel whispered a
word. she brushed him aside as If she
had not heard him. Her arms sought
Mark, neck and found it. She pressed
her lips to his.
Captain Mark Dear Captain
Mark !" she sobbed.
And. holding her closely to him, and
forgetting Towards presence and ev-
eTytbing else. Mark found his peace.
Colonel Howard was trying to calm
her. to assuage her frantic grief. At
last he persuaded hsc to sit down. he
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quietly about his neck. ''Ten the Colo
mel, Captain, Mark, because Of me"
she said.
There's nothing to tell. my dear"
said Mark, cropping for the words that
would not come. Il struck him be-
cause he"
And he could say nothing. OF KEEL
lerman's blow outside the inn, Of his
false offer of friendship, of the treach-
cry that had risked three lives that
Mark might die on a false Grand
nothingl And. IL he had been able to
speak, he could not have told. Yet he
was ignorant Of the inhibitory process
that now, as always. held him In
silence.
But Eleanor chung to him. "Yes,
Captain Mark, Because he"
HE sent three of US out to rescue a
wounded man unnecessarily" said
Mark lamely.
he saw spasm pass over Towards
face. This was worse than Howard
could have believed. The Colonel was
shaken; his faith was strong, but he
was one of those who accept the obvi-
GUS.
listen, Captain Markr said Flea
nor, speaking as If to baby. "That
isn't what you wanted to say. You had
no thought Of criticizing your superior
officer, even If you thought him wrong.
That isn't what you meant Perhaps
he'll tell me. fatherl Stand back lit
tie. Now, whisper 1t, Captain Mark T"
But in the shelter Of Eleanor's arms
Mark felt altogether at peace. What
did 1t matter, all this Of long ago?
"Are you going T. marry Kellerman.
Eleanorl' he asked.
Very softly, In the obscurity, he <elt
her shake her head. And the action
had precisely the opposite effect Of
what Eleanor had intended
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EAGLE ALWAYS AN EMBLEM
From Psychological Times the Monarch
Of the Air Has Been Chosen 40
Representative of Power.

In mythology the eagle usually rep
resents the sun. The great mythical
eagle OF India, the Garuda, is the
bearer Of the god Yishnu, victorious
by his brightness over all demons. In
Scandinavian mythology the eagle is a
gloomy figure, assumed by demons Of
darkness or by OdjD himself, con-
ceaied In the gloomy hight or In wind
swept clouds. The storm giant Hras-
weigr sits In the form Of an eagle at
the extremity Of heaven and blows
blasts over all people and on the great
tree Yggdrasil sits an eagle observing
everything that happens. When Zeus
was preparing for his struggle with
the Titans the eagle brought him
thunderbolt, whereupon the god took
the bird for his emblem. 1t naturally
became the emblem Of nations after
its long use in mythology. Ptolemy
Softer made 1t the emblem Of the Egyp-
tian kingdom. In the Roman story
the eagle was the herald TO Tarquinus
Of his royal power. and 1t was one Of
the most important insignia of the re-
public, and was also assumed by the
emperors, and adopted into medieval
heraldry after the time of Charlie
magne.
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For nothing mattered any mere, moth
ing at all. He couldn't find excuses
Mark Wallace hsd never excused him.
self In his life.
Eleanor drew herself out of his arms
and looked at him. He looked from
her face to the Colonels. Why were
they worrying him7 How could he
hope to save his life by going into the
obscure details and explanations that
they required of him?
And what a long rigmarole, begin
ming back in the war department.
Mark could not string a case together;
his mind was not constructed in that
fashion.
Eleanor laid her hand on his arm.
Captain Mark-don't you see that
every moment is torture to us?" she
asked.
There was a terrible intensity in her
tone, as If she $Eefe holding herself
rigidly In restraint, for tear that she
would fail should she yield to her emo
ton.
81 struck him." stammered Mark. 81
told you why. thought he was wrong
to risk those lives-I-"
The look upon each face seemed to
be frozen there 1t was as IL their lives
and not Marks, hung upon his words.
Suddenly a shrek pierced the sky.
cutting off Marks speech, and a shell
burst somewhere by with shattering
defamation, followed by the dull boom
of a distant gun. The Colonel started,
and then resumed his gaze.
1t seemed to Mark as If that was an
eternity of torture. He struggled In
his mind desperately to find words to
say when the noise subSided.
But there came a stunning sound
that seemed to split his ear-drums. He
fell forward, and felt as If some one
had lifted him; looked out into dark
ness, sought Cleaner and knew moth
ing.
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A Romance of the American Army
Fighting on the Battlefields of France
Copyright. by w. G. Chapman-)

took Mark by the arm as If he we're a
child, and placed him beside her.
Mark, my dear boy-Mark, heard
of it only five minutes ago." he said.
Il had to spend the night here, and
Eleanor had got leave to meet me. I've
just learned the outlines OF it. I'm
trying to get the General. Yes, yes, I
know he refused this morning, but he
didn't know. I'm only going to ask for
a respite till can see him personally.
It will come out all right. Now tell
me, Mark, what happened? How did
Kellerman meet you? Why did you
strike him2 / don't ask about the
charge of cowardice, because that
isn't worth speaking about I'll settle
that with the General-I haven't for
gotten Santiago. But about that blow,
Mark-how did it all happen? Tell
me exactly, so that T."
1t was unlike the old Colonel to
gable so fast. Perhaps he was afraid
of breaking down.
"Can tell the General. Now begin,
Mark. Tell me from the beginning"
But Mark did not open his lips. And
before Colonel Howard could resume
Eleanor had sprung ur and faced
Mark eagerly.
snow. Captain Mark. listeni If
you've never listened to me before,
listen nowl" she cried. 81 know you
aren't going to tell the Colonel. It's
like you, Captain Mark. You're stub
born. You. have a stupid, wicked
streak of stubbornness In you that al
ways makes you pretend things, and
always prevents you from letting the
world see what a dear, good, splendid
man you are. know you through and
through, though you've never known
/ did. You've ruined your life by
your silly silences. You seem to like
to be misu iarstood. You like things
to go wrong with you, so that you can
suffer undeservingly. But 1t isn't he
roical of you, Captain Mark. It's stub.
born and wrong, and, where others
are concerned, it's criminal. Where
others are oncerned-others who love
you, Captain Mark
She spoke with intense passion, but
when she ended, she put her arms
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Weekly Health Talks
A Word About the
Kidneys
nY DOCTOR WATSON.

People are easily frightened when they
think something is the matter with their
lungs or heart, and well they may be; but
few people understand the dangers OF dis
eased kidneys. These organs have duty
of vital Importance to perform. and If they
are diseased, there is no telling how or
where the symptoms may appear. The
kidneys are filters, and when they are
healthy they remove the poisons from the
blood and purify it. When the kidneys
are diseased, the poisons are spread every
where, and one Of these poisons is urie
acid. The uric acid is carried all through
the system and deposited in various places.
in the forrn cf urate salts--in the feets
ankles, wrists and back-often forming
bags under the eyes. Sometimes the result
ing trouble Is called rheumatism, lumbago.
sciatica and backache. Finally, come stone
in the bladder, diabetes and Brights dis
ease.
DR.. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y, in recent
years, discovered that certain combina-
ton of remedies would dissolve uric acid
(urate salts) in the system. He found tits
combination to be harmless, SO that h
made it up in tablets, of double strength.
and called them Anuric Tablets. They
dissolve uric acid in the human system as
hot coffee dissolves sugar. II you have
uric acid troubles. don't delay in taking
Anuric Tablets, which can be secured in
the drug stores. You can write DR.. Pierce,
too, and be viii tell you what to eat and
how TO live SO that more uric acid win not
form in your system. DR.. Pierce win noe
charge for this advice.
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By VICTOR ROUSSEAU

1t was a death-trap: its ranges we're
all mapped and plotted, aud the Ger
mans were bent on its systematic de-
struction.
Mark stood by Eleanor IN irresolu-
ton, cursing his fate. He did not know
what to do. He could not leave her;
aud yet he felt burning impulse to
play some part in affairs. His eye.
trained by long years of practice. took
In the tactical situation at glance.
The Germans must have made prodi-
gIous thrust In the night, bursting
through the center: the reserves, still
rushing over the fields, were trying to
ill and hold the gap. And the little
Headquarters village was the key to
the whole battlefield.
Wounded men came streaming down
the street, followed by the merciless
shells. The aeroplane above was still
ci,cling like a hawk; It seemed In
credible that no ,aeropIane attacked 1t.
And 1t was quite clear to Mark that
only treachery. calculated and long
planned, could have brought about the
situation.
For the Germans must have adj
vanced four miles since nightfall.
'Help will come" Mark repeated I;
and suddenly, even above the drumfre.
he could hear the sounds of cheering.
And, topping the ridge that ran before
the village, there came a swarm Of
J gray-grGen figures, thrustlng back the
thin, scattered lire that held 1t. The
bullets were whirltng overhead, audi
BILE, and like a swarm of bees Clouds
of dust rose up and hid the battle.
Eleanor, clutching Marks arm. stood
tense beside him; Mark saw that she
understood. and the two held their
breath as the dust clouds eddled along
the ridge.
Suddenly they dissolved. and the at
lacking swarm poured like o great food
into the village. It looked as If ell
were lost.
| But an instant later Mark saw a lit
tie company of Americans thrust out a
Maxim gun from behind q wall, where
they had hidden it. The gunner took
his seat, and, just as the ranks were
closing In on him, swept the street
from side to side. The ranks recoiled
and fell, body piDng on body. Then. as
torrent forces its way through the
ice-crust of a river, the attackers over-
whelmed the Maxihs section and swept
into the streets.
And. as torrent meets torrent, with
surge and rush body of American
loops swept forward to meet them.
The battle was all about them. Every
house was a fortress, every mound of
bricks rallying point. Mark raised
the half-consclous Colonel In his arms
and drew him into the shelter of a lit
lie hollow In the brick wall. He beck
oned to Eleanor to crouch down beside
him. There they were safe from flying
bullets, and might hope to pass unno-
ticed. He still hesitated, when q body
of Germans rushed, shouting, past him.
upon troop OF Americans who came
round a shattered corner, led by a
young officer carrying bloody sword.
1t was quick and short bayonet work.
Mark saw the blades flash, heard the
painting gasps of the thrusters and the
means of the wounded. He saw the
young officer stagger and fall, bayo-
net through his shoulder. The sword
fell from his hand. Before the German
could withdraw his weapon Mark had
snatched up the sword and, with a
mighty blow, cloven the Germans arm
from his body.
(To BE CoNTINUEDl
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Speaking with one Of the commits.
sioners appointed to make a survey OF
the food situation In the battle-torn
countries of Europe the writer was
told that the depletion and shortage
Of food was far greater than anybody
had expected. With the investigation,
which at that time had merely started.
much had been brought to light that
had only been surmised. Herds of live
stock were completely wiped out, fields
that had been prolific yielders Of grain.
roots and vegetables were terraced and
hummocked by bombs and shells.
many of them still lying unexploded
and dangerous. Until this land can be
gone over and cleane nothing in the
way of cultivation can be carried on.
and even where that Is done the work
Of leveling and getting under cultiva-
ton will take long time.
Much more devolves upon the farmer
on this side of the Atlantic than was
at first supposed. Herds Of live stock
will have to be replenished, and this
win take years the provisioning OF
the people in the meantime is the tasA
the farmers here will be asked to uR
dertake. Producing countries win ba
taxed to their utmost to meet this de.
mand; all that can be provided win
he needed. This need will continue
for some time, and during this period
prices will be high The opinion of
those who have given the question
most careful thought and study Is that
food scarcity will be greater than ever
before. The Allies win have to. feed
Germany. Austria, Turkey and Russia
and this In addition to the require
ments of European neutrals for In
creased supplies now that there Is no
submarine menace.
To the Canadian and American farm
er this means demand for his grain
fully as great as at any time In the
past Wheat viii be needed, meat win
be required. The slogan "don't stop
saving food" is as necessary today as
ever. The purpose of this article is to
direct attention to the fact that hum
dreds of thousands OF acres of land
In Western Canada are still unoecu-
pied, and this land Is capable Of pro-
ducing enough to supply all needs. On
its rich grasses are easily raised--and
cheaply too-the cattle that will be
sought; In its soil lies the nutriment
that makes easy the production OF the
grain that will be needed, and In both
the farmer will be assured of a good
profit on his investment. The land can
be purchased at low prices. on easy
terms, aud with the abundance OF re-
turns that 1t will give, 1t does not mean
matter of speculation. The facts as
set out are known, and certainly ara
guaranteed.
These facts, the low cost Of the land.
and its great productivity, combined
with the admirable marketing and
transport facilities at the disposal OF
the farmer make farming in Western
Canada an attractive proposition
yertisement.
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CHAPTER XIV.

When he slowly grew conscious 1t
was with the glad realization that he
had found her. He felt her hands,
supple and warm, binding a bandage
round his arm. He opened his eyes to
see her face bent over his. And it was
dawn.
Vague cries rang In his ears, distant
cries. blending, gurging, swelling and
! dying down, but never ceasing. The
rattle Of small-arms was continuous,
and punctuated By the loud timbre of
guns.
He was lying amid heap of debris
that had been the village Jail. Not far
away he saw the Colonel sitting with
eyes closed. propped up against the
fragments of wall, blood-stained
bandage round his head.
80 thank Godv' cried Eleanor.
"You have been unconscious so long,
Captain Mark And the Colonel is
badly hurt. 1 saw the Red Cross wag-
on pass and cried, but they could not
hear me-"
All round them the guns were BOOM
ing, all round them they saw khaki
clad Americans swarming over the
fields, and yet the village seemed de-
serted. They were alone In little
oasis Of calm amid the tumult.
"What are wa to dol" cried the girl.
"Can you walk? Try to stand on your
feet. Let me help you. We must get
the Colonel somewhere"
The question on Marks lips died
away as there came the howl of
heavy shell, followed by a stunning i'm
pact. A column Of broken bricks spout
ed into the air at the end of the street,
dissolvlng into cloud Of dust. An In
terval, and again there came a missile
| from the monster gun. A house In the
next street went down like cardboard.
It was the threatened attack on the
American lines. The enemy was In
force somewhere across the fields, the
reserves were rushing up to repel them.
Mark staggered to his feet and found
that he could stand. His arm ached
under the bandage, but 1t was not
broken. Probably splinter had struck
him. He made his way toward the
Colonel, who eyed him vacantly as he
! approached.
'Take Eleanor to safety and leave
me. Mark" he said, In a choking voice.
'Tll take you both. sir. This can't
last long. Our men will be in the VIII
Iage In a few minutes. Or an ambu-
! lance win pass"
Mark put his hands beneath the Colo
nels arms and tried to lift him.
AS the Colonel tried to stand he col
1apsed forward In Marks arms. He
looked at Mark piteously.
'eTake her and leave me-" he whis-
pered. "And listen to me, Mark. She
cares for you. All VIII come right, IL
can keep my worthless carcass alive
until I've seen the General. But /
never counted on being done up like
this
There were tears in the old mans
eyes. Forgive me, my boy" he NUT
tered, and fell into unconsciousness.
Mark set him down against the waD
again. It was impossible to move hin,
oven with Eleanor's help.
Mark looked at Eleanor. 'Tt's safest
here" he said. 1.-THE village win be
occupied soon. Help viii come"
He broke of abruptly as another Of
the heavy shells dropped nearer, send
ing the brick fragments flying in all d.
recticns. OF sudden II had occurred
to him that the reason why the Amerf-
cans did not enter the village was that
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n GOOD Lauoh.

A "good laugh" is not quite the same
thing as hearty laugh. Occasionally
you may have seen young people con
yulsed with laughter over something
that meant suffering and disaster to
another. Many laugh has been raised
by an unclean suggestion. But II IL
a ''good laugh" that has no hint Of i'm
purity or unkindnesa,
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Z Heritaae.

"You seem 10 have grudge at that
chap"
81 moved into the house he moved
out Of
Didn't he leave things in good con-
ditionT'
II have no kick on that score. But
the bill collectors he had on his trail
keep our bell going all day long,
louisville Courier-Journal.
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Just as soon as you eat tablet of
Pape's Diapepsin all the dyspepsia, in
digestion and stomach distress ends.
These pleasant. harmless tablets OF
Pape's Diapepsin always make sick, up
set stomaehs feel fine at once and they
cost so little at drug stores.-Adv.
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THINGS That Passed.

There had been disturbance, and
the case had come before the police
court.
Nov, tell us" said the magistrate
to the defendant. ''what passed be-
tween Yourself and complainant"
Defendant-WeIl, your honor. there
was two pairs of fists, one turnip, sew
EN- bricks, lump of coal, and uncount-
able names.
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RECIPE FOB GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add l OF. Bay
Rum, small box of Barbo Compound,
and Y OF. of glycerine. ANY druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost. Full directions for max
ing and use come in each box of Barbo
Compound. It viii gradually darken
streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft
and glossy. It viii not color the scalp, is not
sticky or greasy. and does not rub cff.Ady.
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A Preference.

"For $40 you can take my memory
course"
"Um."
(which teaches you how to remem-
ber."
I'D rather take course in how to
forget. louisville Courier-Journal.
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The BIZ Noise.

Charles NJ. Scbwab sald in a Hog
island address:
IF the German famine keeps on. the
strikes will keep on. and the whole
country will go out OF existence.
There's nothing like famine to cause
revolution. AS the Dutchman said:
empty stummicks make der most
Noise"
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70 Have ) clear Sweet Skin.

Touch pimples, redness. roughness
or itching, If any, with Cuticura Oint-
ment, then battle with Cuticura Soap
and hot water. Rinse, dry gently and
dust on a little Cuticura Talcum to
leave a fascinating fragrance on skin.
Everywhere 25c each.-Adv.
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MUST PROVIDE FOOD
Duty Devoking on Farmers Of
This Continent.

Western Canada Well Prepared to
Meet the Needs Of the Old World
"The Earth is a Machine Which
Yields Almost Gratuitous Service to
Every Application of Intellect
Emerson.
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TONY Seeks ESCAPE.

Officer (at medical inspection)-"Say
a-a-a-ah !" Tony-"No speak-a de
English l''-COrp. T. w. Cullen in
Judge.
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INDIGESTION, GAS,
UPSET STOMACH
HURRY JUST EAT ONE TABLET
OF PAPE's DiAPEPSlN FOR
INSTANT RELIEF.

No waiting! When meals don't fit
and you belch gas. acids and undigest-
ed food. When you feel indigestion
pain, Jumps Of distress in stomach,
heartburn or headache. Here is instant
relief.
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His status.

"Bill seems to be pulling himself
together again"
"Oh. then he is a Bill collected"
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True contentment is founded on
what you have and never on what you
may some day possess.
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Keep clean inside as wen as outside b. taking
z gentle laxative at least once a week, such e.
Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. Aav.
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Before selecting the seed be sure ct
Eour s9is.