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Cause Untold Suffering that Could be
Avoided.

Diseases Of the skin come from beneath
the surface, hence they can be reached
only by remedies that penetrate down 10
their very source s.
II you are afflicted with eczema, letter,
erysipelas, ringworns, pimples, acne,
scaly eruptions, boiIs, irritations Of the
skin, or other similar disorders, you need
not expect any real relief from local
applications, and the sooner you discard
their use, the sooner you viii be on the
road to recovery, provided you viii rely
upon the use Of S. s. s.
Very often the itching and irritation are
so severe, that you feel disposed 70 try
almost anything for relief, and that is
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SIMON LEADS FIELD.
Scores As Out Of so Targets In Lewis
Class Handicap at Wilmington.

In the Lewis class handicap at the
Grcenhill Shooting Club Saturday, George
Simon led the field with score of AZ out
of so. Hoffman and Mike Connor tied at
AZ out of 50 for the second trophy IN
Glass A. In Class b, +. Simonton, Wrat-
ten, Thompson and Lindell all tied at 80
out of so for the two trophies IN this class.
Cochran, of Avondale, was the only
shooter to make long run, and finished
with 81 breaks to his credit. In the 100
target race, Cochran and Swayne led the
field with 92 dead birds. Sylvester and
Morris were second guns, with 9l each,
and Porter third with 50 to his credit.
The scores.
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ond, Ablcnan; third, Barr. Time, ~
seconds.
Shot put--Firsf, Sopny; second Roy
ers; third, WILSON, distance, - feet
inch.
Half nilc-Fust, Bsrri Second, Hat
field; third, Ablernan. Time, z minutes
40 seconds.
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SIMON LEADS SHOOTERS.

George Simon led the field with a score
of 4Sx5o at the Greenhill Club Saturday
afternoon. Hoffman and Mike Connor
tied at 47x50 for the second trophy in
Class A. f. Simonton, Wratten, Thomp
son and Lindell tied at 3ox50 in Glass II
for the two trophies in this class. The shoot
was held under the Lewis class handicap
system
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YESTERDAYS SCORES.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
MORNING.
Boston. g; Athletics, /.
Washington, 4; New York, 3.
Chicago, 5: Cleveland, 8.
st. Louis, 5; Detroit, 4.
AFTERNOON.
Boston, 10: Athletics, 3.
Washington, 9: New York, 3.
Chicago. 8: Cleveland, 5.
Detroit, z; st. Louis, 3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
MORNING.
Philadelphia, S: New York, L.
Pittsburg, 4: Cincinnati, l.
st. Louis, 4; Chicago, /.
AFTERNOON.
New York, 6; Philadelphia, 0.
Brooklyn. o; Boston, 5 90 innings).
Brooklyn, 5; Boston, 2 cd game).
Pittsburg. &; Cincinnati, 5 Ill innlngs).
st. Louis, ?; Chicago, j.
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MIDDLETOwN TIES HIGHLAND.

Middlctovn, July 6,--Tbe local team
kept its record clean b.f tying the High
land A. A. in the ninth inning of an cxcit-
ing game here, saturday, ~ j. The gamr
was twirlers' battle from start - finish
Brittinghan having o. slight edge "a
Sharpe in number of hits allowed Ram
In the tenth round stopped the game
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lincoln A. C.. Still Cleaning I'm.

The fast Lincoln A. c. baseball team
won its tenth straight victory yesterday
afternoon by defeating the Chester Black
Sox, l3 to IL. On Friday Manager San
tinrwill line up his boys against the Ninth
Ward Midgets A good game is expected.
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HAGEN IN TIE.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Paris, July 6-Walter Hagen, the
American golfer, was tied today for second
place in the French open golf champion
ship. his score being 150 for the first days
play at In Boulie LaFitte Of Biarritz
was leading with lat.
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Lorraine at Elkton.

Elkton, Md, July 6.-Elkton, the
Delmar League leaders, played two
games with the Lorraine team, Of Viii
mington. here yesterday. The first game
resulted to 3, II innings. The second
game was won by Elkton, to /.
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CATHOLIC TWILIGHT LEAGUE.
roNIGHTs SCHEDULE.

Pioneers vs.. st. Thomas at CLAYTON
Park.
ST Hedwig's VS.. Holy Name at Military
Grounds.
Brownson VS.. 81. Mary's at Christiana
Park.
II. AIMS vs.. ST. Elizabeth's at Rock
ford No. 2
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Acid-Stonach

EATONIC is the bestremedy, it takes
the harmful acids and gases right out
of the body and, of course, you get
well. Tens of thousands wonderfully
benefited. Guaranteed to satisfy or
money refunded by your own drug
Rist- Cost 4 tritie. Please try it!
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Baeehall at Newporf.

st. Pauls team OF the Church Base
ball League will 20 TO Newport tonight
and play practice game with the New
port team of the Suburban League. St.
Paul's players are to meet at the church
at n clock
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GAMES TOMORROW.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston at Philadelphia.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago at st. Louis
Philadelphia at Pittsburg
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SATURDAYS GAMES.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia, 8; Brooklyn, 3, Second
game
First game postponed-Rain.
Cincinnati, 3; Chicago, 3.
Pittsburg, 8; st. Louis, /.
Boston-New Iork-RaIn.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York, s; Athletics, 0.
New York, 4; Athletics, ?, Second
game.
Chicago, IL; st. Louis, 3.
Wahington-Boston-
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GAAiRS TO-DAY.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
ST. Louis st Detroit.
Cleveland at Chicago.
Boston at Philadelphia
New York st Washington.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago st St. Louis.
Cincinnati at Pittsburg.
Brooklyn at Boston.
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.NDING or CATHOLIC LEAGUE.
Lorraine WalIops Pusey & Jones.

Lorraine A. A. completely showed
under" the Pusey q, Jones Co. team of the
Industrial League in a six-inning twi-
light game at Eighteenth and Van Buren,
streets grounds Friday. The score was
u to-
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LOTS OF BASEBALL
ON LOCAL DIAMOND
Great and Near Great Stage Many
Games Over Weekend and
Fourth of July.
ALL-wILMINGToN LEAGUE.

ALL-wILMINGToN LEAGUE.
Eleventh ward, Is; Defiance, 4.
Parkside, 4; keystone, l.
Eden, 5; Silverbrook, 0.
Ninth Ward-Neighborhood called off
wet grounds.
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Two for Rosedsle A. Z.

Rosedale A. &. bea, the NarshAilfou
Stars, at Marshallton, Saturday. 2 % D.
and yesterday beat Ga POnt Quarter
master team, in 10 iniings, Z ~ 9 du
Pont won the first gaHH', 9 20 o.
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STANDING OF THE CLUB,
OTHER GAMES.
S. & s., Q; Wilmington, 5.

S. & s., Q; Wilmington, 5.
SUNDAY GAME.
Harlan, 8; Bridgeport, /.
Yesterdays GAMES.
Elkton, 3; Lorraine, 3.
Elkton, 2; Lorraine, l.
Eastlake. z; Marshallton, 3.
st. Paul's, 5; Arden, 3.
Dover, s; Penn-Seaboard, 5.
Dover. 4; Penn Seaboard, G.
Harlan Giants, s; Salem Giants, 2.
Harlan Giants, 3; Eleventh Ward, 2.
Black Sox, II; Richardson Park, 3.
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srzNpING OF THE CLUBS.

SUBURBAN LEAGUE.
Newport, 6; Brack-Ex, 3.
ElSmere, s; Stanton, Z.
Marshallton, s; Richardson Park, 0.
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SHOOT AT DELAWARE CITY.
Henry Winchester Leads Field in Shoot at
Canal Town.

Delaware City, July Ga trap shoot
was held here yesterday, the results being
-. fallo,.-..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-05
TWO MORE IN WRECK.
Passengers IN This City Are Hurt In
Derailrent.

Passengers IN This City Are Hurt In
Derailnnent.
Two passengers, one from this city
and the other from Clemens, were hurt
in tho derahrnent Of Chicago Great
Western passenger train No. 3, that
was deradled near Wyeth, Mo-, Satur-
day morning. when three received
fatal injuries and ninety others were
injured ana hurt. some Of them sert-
ously.
Among the hurt were Miss Mollte
Elledge, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
T.. Elledge, sos Lee street, who recety-
ed slight cuts on the head. Miss
Elledge teaches school north of the
city. She was able to return home
Sunday and resumed her school work
this morning.
Among the list Of injured, was A.
shud, Clemens. This refers without
doubt, to Adclph Scheid, formerly OF
this city and now Of Clemens. His
INJURIES, according to the list sent out.
consisted Of slight body bruises. Rela-
tives that could b reached did not
know any particulars Regarding
scheid's injuries but they had been
advised by the railroad company that
he was on the train.
The train left here at s:b Friday
night. Five, coaches were deraMed and
rolled down the su1bankment.
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MANY At MEET|NG
MANY ATTEND ANNUAL COUNTY
FARM BUREAU SESSION.
J. n. ecurr, Of Gilman, Rs. elected
President Of County Organize alien
One Change In offIolsry, o. q. Dol.
line Succeeding r. q. Paul a. vlos
prssldsnt-Wemsn Meet

Ono OF the largest farm gatherings
In the history OF the county was held
here Saturday when TOO to 500 mem
bsrs Of tho Marshall County Farm
Improvement Association gathered for
the annual meeting. Late In the after
noon . count was made of those in
attendance at the closing session in
Shrubs hail. the count showing 5ss
seated. The meeting this year at
traoesd far greater attention than any
previous meeting Of the organisation
and the program was Of greater In
terest than usual, because Of the
presence Of J. r. Howard, OF Liberty
township president OF the American
Farm Bureau Federation, who de-
livered the principal address.
The principal business was the
election OF officers, held ct the noon
hour. resulting In but one change In
tho of,iciary. d. S. Collins, Of Liscomb.
being chosen vice president, succeed
Ing F. q. Paul. Of this city. The OFF,
GERS reelected were. President, J. Fl.
Sour, Gilman; secretary. o. W. John
son. LeGrand; treasurer, Henry Leso.
Liscomb. ,.T
New Directors Chosen.
Directors wsre chosen as follows:
IRA Cook. Liberty township: L. r.
Green. Bangor: George Leise, LIS
comb: Charles Niciserson. Vienna; r.
W. PlVmmer, Marion: Wayne Robin
son, Taylor: d. s. Collins, Iowa; Ed
Fricke. Marietta: w. C. Hilleman.
Minerva: r. b. Richeson, State Cen
tor; Chras Brockman. Washington;
George LArnpman. linn; Merritt
Greene. Jr., Marshan; Omar Tosteson.
LeGrand; q. 9. Peterson. Green
Castle; John II Smith. Jefferson;
George Roberts. Timber Creek: d. w.
Ruck, Eden; J. r. lngals. Logan.
/ The executive committee for the
coming year VIII be composed Of D. 8,
Collina George Lampman and r. e.
Rioheson. Mr.. D. 8. Collins, chair
man Of the womsn's division. was
made Z member Of the executive
board ~
President Sour was chosen q dele
gate from the county organization to
the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, to
DO held ut Dies Noines, Jan. and ..
Mrs. Collins County Chairman.
The business meeting OF the wom-
sn'S division was held at tho 7. NJ.
G. A.. the principal business being the
election Of officers. Mrs. %. 8. Col
,lins. of Lisoomb. was re- elected
county chairman: Mrs. David Lennox,
Of this city, vice chairman, and Miss
Clara Bauman, of Lscomb. secretary.
Township meetings were held and
township delegates were selected as
follows: Vienna, Mrs. Bruce Keefer:
Marion, Mrs. T. p. Low; LsGrand.
Mrs. L. G. Knudson; Greencastle, Mrs
O. q. Perry; Washington, Mrs. VIII
Stouffer; Eden, Mrs. David Buck;
State Center. Mrs. Henry Sehoppe;
Lipn, Mrs. George Lampman: Tim
Dor Creek, Mrs. J.. G. Osgood;
Minerva, Mrs. wilbert Hllleman;
Marietta, Miss Luella Hall; iowa,
Mrs. Frank Dennis; Taylor. Mrs
William McKibben; Liscomb. Mrs
Norman Boyd; Bangor Mrs. D. G,
Norman: Liberty. Mrs. John Smith;
Logan, Mrs, W. e. Preston; Jefferson,
Mrs. c. C. Paul.
Joint Meeting in Afternoon.
The business session of the farm
bureau association was held at Shrubs
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~UDDENLY, round the corner
wi,hied Z shabby Old Depot hack;
It was plainly empty, but the we'll
known negro driver seemed to b IN
desperats hurry. HI lashsd tho horses
10 run.
Wonder who's goid' to miss hi train
tonight" laughed Mr.. Ludlum.
But the driver turned in to the Ludlum
curb, threw his weight backward, and
checked the horses SO sharply that they
slid, and their shoes scratched sparks from
the stone
The driver stood up IN his pulpit and
shouted at the porch.
ooh, Miz. Ludlum. your boys
drowned"
Then he struck out with his whip; the
horses plunged, the hack careened round
the next corner and was gone.
Rupert Hughes IN
"The Father of Waters"
Dsssab~ Cosmopolitan
a4t&ssSss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-05
MRa ApAmsoN sraicwsN.
Wsii.kpcwn oshesl Teacher oiss q
Heart olOeAsA

Hear ooOe1sA
Stricken with an attack Of heart
disease AIRS. Lsah J. AdAnsou. wife
Of Paul ". Adainson. lSa North Sew
cnth street. teacher of the ftth grade
~ tho John chiids school. dlod late
Saturday afternoon while being re-
moved la an snibulanos 10 st. Thomas
hospital Mrs. Adasnson, whe had suf-
fcred one previous attack Of heart
trouble, had bean at . meeting Of the
Marshailtown Chapter. -. A. r., at
the homo OF Mrs. David I,snnex. ear
Her In the afternoon. After the meet
inx she went shoppinG. while pass
ing the Bondage hardware store, COR
ner First and Main streets, she be.
came so sick that sho stepped inside
to sit down and rest. A phystoian
was summoned to care for hor and an
ambulance was called but she died
before the hospital was reached
Ars. AdAMson weA well known ~
4 regular and substitute teacher In
tho graAsd schools. she taught rs6u.
larry from 1900 to 1897 and Ia rsosnt
years she had substituted quite often.
This year she has been teaching the
nth Erade Of the John Chuds rs6u.
larry.
Mrs. Adamson was born espe d,
1852. a. 0tubsn. Oneida county. N. =.
Her maiden name was Leah J. whsl.
don ana she was the dAuShtAr Of
RioharA and Mrs. Sarah Ann Whel-
don. the latter Of whom. now % years
Of age, survives her daughter
Mrs. Adanason was graduated from
the New York Normal College at os-
wcgo and taught In the east and In
Colorado and for three years ct
Springville. before coming here with
her mother in 1890. From 1890 TO
April. 1897. whom she was married,
she taught tho eighth grade Of the
First ward Since then she taught
frequently - 4 substitute until this
year when she was given . regular
assignment
Mrs.. Adamson was q woman Of ster-
ling character and In her contact with
her puptis her patience. devotion ana
kindness made an impression. 6he
was q member Of the Marshalltown
Chapter. d. A. R.. tracing her lineage
thru her mother. who 10 one Of the
few remaining granddaughter OF the
revolution. Mrs. Adamson was q
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FORMER aEs,DGNr pIEa


&. Z. kssntx. 81 omahs. Dice Sud
denly al Gary. Ind.
Word rsee!ved Sunday night by Mrs.
Mary Fog tails OF the death n Gary,
Ind, Of her brother, y. u. Koonts. OF
Omaha, former resident Of the eoun.
ty. Mr.. KoontA was visiting at thu
home Of his brother. G. 3. Kosnts, and
WA taken vi with an attack Of Sall
stones week ago. New Years day he
vas 40 much Improved thst be wrote
Mrs. Poas. but on Saturday his con-
dition became alarming again. accord
inG TO = message received that day,
which said that an operation would
have to be performed. Whether hs
wAs taken to . hospftal and the opera
tisu 1srformsd Mrs. ToO8 haS net
learned. The telegram Sunday night
stated that he disd at 7;ts.
Mr.. xsonts wss born April -. isas'
in Maryland. and was the son Of Nj.
and Mr., EsrA Koents, with whom Ne
came 70 N4rshall county when . boy.
The family sstt1sA on farm eisht and
halt miles nsrth OF the city. Z. d.
Koentx lived there about twenty years
and then went to HiAwatha. Knp..
where. juno -. 1891, he. wAs united tn
marriage with Miss Mary Kari. They
lived in HtawsthA . few ysAzy then
moved - Omaha. where thsiy home y
now. -Four cAildrsn were bern TO Nj.
and Mrs. Koonts, three Of whom.
Harry, Vera and inward live IN
Omaha aad the fourth. Ars. Tce 1Ast
-
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The regular meeting of MArshall-
town Chapter. pa. r.. wss he,d oas-
nrdAy afternoon at the homo Of Mrs.
David Lennox. 4os West Nevada street.
Mrs. ELLA McKirn gave the address of
the afternoon which was on Woman
IN Politios." Refreshments were serv!
I'd BY Mrs. Lcnnox. Mrs. 10 M. Brigga
Of viliisca. was a guest from out OF the
city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-05

''FEAR DEvns"-new way
tohsalth successfully applied
~ . physiciAn-b by Harvey
OHissins. s&ss.,g,
'1sr1n6lAN lplNcsns-a hu.
morous account Of an exps-
dition Into Mszice-hy Rex
Bs.sh.x
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-05

member q ~ uAp4iae church. For
years chs Was ewVSstntsndsns Of The
primary dspestsnsst se the Sunday
school and shs was astivs AAd dsvetsa
IN the work q the "a 80 misusa-
ary SoUetiNA.
In addition 10 her rnothen the hss-
band. and one son. tho latter. Max. OF
Caiahoo. Alta, Canada survive her.
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In the same issue

"THR CNnzMo OF SWIFT
TIGHTENING" another re-
u,aYkabls animal story By
Jamss Oliver Cuwood.
EXACTLY ZAcK"-a new
and upesrious or Reliable
stssy 81 Harris Dickson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-05

"THE LOVE THAT LEADS TO
GoD"-the last poem written
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
KINDRED OF THE DUsT"-
Peter B. Kyne's new great
novel about Nan Of the saw.
dust pile.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-05

TINE frightened mare swerved and
rsaredper1ously near the edge ofthe
road. Clicked with rage, ! tugged
at the reins, keeping my eyes on Somers.
There seemed no escape, and couldn't
even curse. opened my mouth to shout;
but tho sudden rush of blood to my head
caused warm trickle In the very center
Of my forehead.
Somers instantly perceived it. 1t
seemed to stagger him, for my eyes never
left his face as / struggled with the reins.
His imagination thoroughly tricked him.
Slowly, with an expression of horror, he
backed away into the darkness, still cover
ing me uncertainty with his revolver but
not daring to fire again. Then to my
ears there came another sound from up
the valley, the ringing of the tonga horn.
William Ashley Anderson in
"The Tryst"
December Cosmopolitan
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-08-05
XII.
The Gathering Of the Nations.

ne Gathering OF the Nations.
And now l come to a bit of my story
that clean makes me wish that I had
never taken the job of telling it in
hand. But you can find the cause and
reason of everything in the books
about history, and so I shall just leave
that alone and talk about what I saw
with my W eyes and heard with my
OWL ears.
The regiment to which our friend
had been appointed was the Seventy
first Highland Light Infantry, which
wore the red coat and the trews, and
had its depot in Glasgow town. There
we went, all three, by coach. the ma
jor in great spirits and full Of stories
about the Duke and the Peninsula,
while Jim sat In the corner, with his
lips set and his arms folded. and I
knew that he killed De Lissac three
times an hour In his heart. + could
tell it by the sudden CLINT of his eyes
and grip of his hand.
We were In Glasgow next day. and
the major took us down to the depot,
where,a soldier with three stripes on
his arm and a fistful Of ribbons from
his cap showed every tooth he had in
his head at the sight Of Jim, and
walked three times round him, to have
the view of him as IL he had been Car
Isle castle. Then he came over to me
and felt my muscle, and was well nigh
MS pleased as with Jim.
"These are the sort. major; these
are the sort" he kept saying. with a
thousand. Of these we could stand up
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-08-05
CHAPTER XII.
The Shadow on the Land.

1t was still driZzling in the morning,
with brown, drifting clouds and "a
damp, chilly wind. 1t was a queer
thing for me as / opened my eyes to
think that / should be in a battle that
day, though nom of us ever thought
it would be such a one as it proved
to be. We were up and ready, how
ever, with the first light, and as we
threw open the doors of our barn we
heard the most lovely music that I
eve listened to playing somewhere in
the distance. We all stood in clusters
~hearkening to it, it was so sweet and
innocent and sad-like. But our SER
geant laughed when he saw how it
had pleased us all.
'aThem are the French bands" said
he; land if you come out here you'll
see what some of you may not live to
see again"
Out we went-the beautiful music
still sounding in our ears, and stood
on a rise just outside the barn. Down
below, at the bottom of the slope,
about half a musket shot from us, was
a snug tiled farm with a hedge and a
bit of an apple orchard. All round it
a line of men in red coats and high
fur hats were working like bees,
knocking holes in the wall and barring
up the doors.
"Them's the light companies OF the
Guards" said the sergeant. they'll
hold that farm while one OF them can
wag a finger. But look over yonder,
and you'll see the campfires oc the
Trapoh"
Continued Next wss&A l,4xs1
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-08-05

q comfort. But lL-S no Time now 10
think of our little troubles, with all
Europe in a roar again, and another
twenty years. war before us, as like as
not"
what dye meanY I asked.
''Why man, Napoleon's back from
Elba, his troops have 1ocked to him.
and Louis has run for his life. The
news was in Berwick this morning"
"Great Lord!' cried my father.
'"Then the weary business is all to do
owe again." \
AYE, we thought we were out from
the shadow, but it's still there. Wei.
lington is ordered from Vienna to the
Low Countries, and it is thought that
the emperor will break out first on
that side. Well, it's a bad wind that
blows nobody any good. I've just had
news that I'm to join the Seventy-frst
as senior major. l am to join my reg
iment as soon as I can, and we shall
be over yonder in a month, and in
Paris, maybe, before another one is
over"
"By the Lord, then, I'm with you,
major!" cried Jim Horscroft. "Im
not too proud to carry a musket, If you
will put me in front Of this French
man."
"My lad, I'd be proud to have you
serve under me-" said the major
"And as t. De Lissac, where the en-
peror is he will be-"
'You know the man." said I; what
can you tell us of him?"
"There is no better officer in the
French army, and that is a big word
to say. They say that he would have
been a marshal, but he preferred to
stay at the emperor's elbow. I met
him two days before Corunna, when l
was n with a flag to speak about
our wounded. He was with Soult then.
I knew him again when / saw him.
"And l will know him again when l
see him." said Horscroft, with the old
dour look on his face.
And then at that instant, as I stood
there. it was suddenly driven home to
me how poor and purposeless a life
should lead while this crippled
friend of ours and the companion of
my boyhood were away in the fore
front of the storm. Quick as a flash
my resolution was taken.
"Ill come with you, too, major" !
cried.
flock Jock!' said my father, wiring
ing his hands.
Jim said nothing, but he put his
arm half round me and Rugged me.
The majors eyes shone and he -four
ished his cane in the air.
my word! but I shall have two
good recruits at my heels" said he.
"Well, there's no time to be lost. so
you must both be ready for the eve
ming coach"
And this was what a single day
brought about, and yet years pass
away so often without a change. w
think Of the alteration iE !'n. ~.
and-twenty hours. De I:.'
gone. Edie was gone '>s,rt,.s
escaped. War had bro. -"
HOrscroft had lost ev,r''
and / We're, setting out to fight against
the French. 1t vas all like a dream.
until tramped OFF to the coach that
evening, and looked back at the gray
farmsteading and at the two little
dark tigures-my mother, with her
face sunk in her Shetland shawl, and
my father, waving his drover's stick
to hearten me rDOn nv Way