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ErSkine Dale Pioneer

tains was his real home-out there
was his real life. He need not come
back, and they would never know
Then came a thought that almost
made him groan. There was a light
step In the hall, and Barbara came
swiftly out and dropped on the top
most step with her chin In both hands
Almost at once she seemed to feel his
presence, for she turned her head
| quickly.
"Erskinel" AS quickly he rose, en-
barassed beyond speech.
Come herei Why. you look guilty
what have you been thinkingf" He
was startled by her intuition, but he
recovered himself swiftly.
Il suppose will always feel guilty
II / have made you unhappy"
you haven't made me unhappy. /
don't know what you have made me-
You saw how felt If you had killed
him, but you don't know how / would
have felt II he had killed you. l
don't myself"
She began patting her hands gently
and helplessly together and again she
dropped her chin into them with her
eyes lifted to the moon.
Il shall be very unhappy when you
are gone. l wish you were not going,
but I know that you are-you can't
help It," Again he was startled.
Whenever you look at that moon
over in that dark wilderness, / wish
you would please think of your little
cousin-will your" She turned eagerly
and he was too moved to speak-he
only bowed his head as for a prayer
or a benediction.
''You don't know how often our
thoughts will cross, and that will be
a great comfort to me- Sometimes
am afraid. There Is q wild strain on
my mothers side, and It is In me.
Papa knows 1t and he is wise-so
wise-I am afraid may sometimes do
something very foolish, and 1t won't
be me at all. 1t will be somebody
that died long ago" She put both
her hands over both his and held
them tight.
Il want you to make me promise"
Anything" said the boy huskily.
Il want you to promise me that, no
matter when, no matter where you
are, If I need you and send for you
you will come" And Indian-like he
put his forehead ON both her little
hands.
THANK you. I must go now" Be
wildered and dazed, the boy rose and
awkwardly put out his hand.
kiss me good-by." She put her
arms about his neck. and for the first
time In his life the boys lips met
woman's For a moment she put her
face against his and at his ear was a
whisper.
"Good-by, Ersklnel" And she was
gone-swiftly-leaving the boy in a
dizzy world of falling stars through
which a white light leaped to heights
his soul had never dreamed.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-08-18
CHAPTER XIII

With the head of that column O
stalwart backwoodsmen went Dav,
Yandell and Erskine Dale. huntin,
party of four Shawnees heard theil
coming through the woods, and, lyinf
like snakes In the underground, peered
out and saw them pass. Then they
rose, and Crooked Lightning looked
at Black Wolf and, with a grunt OF
angry satisfaction. led the way home.
ward. And to the village they bore
the news that White Arrow had made
good his word and, side by side with
the big chief Of the Long Knives, was
leading a war party against his tribe
and kinsmen. And Early Morn car
ried the news to her mother, who lay
sick in a wigwam.
The miracle went swiftly and Kas-
kaskia fell. Stealthily Gordon of
hunters surrounded the little town.
The rest stole to the walls of the fort.
Lights fiickered from within, the
sounds of violins and dancing feet
came through crevice and window.
Clark's tall figure stole noiselessly into
the great hall, where the Creoles were
making merry and leaned silently with
folded arms against the doorpost, look
ing on at the revels with grave smile.
The light from the torches fickered
across his face, and an Indian lying
on the floor sprang to his feet with q
curdling war-whoOp. Women screamed
and men rushed toward the door. The
stranger stood motionless and his grim
smile was unchanged.
Dance on" he commanded cour-
teously, but remember" he added
sternly, "you dance under Virginia and
not Great Britain !"
There was great noise behind him.
Men dashed into the fort, and Roche
blave and his officers were prisoners
By daylight Clark had the town dis
armed. The French. Clark said next
day, could take the oath of allegiance
to the republic, or depart with their
families in peace. AS for their church,
he had nothing TO do with any church
save to protect II from insult. So that
the people who had heard terrible sto-
ries of the wild woodsmen and who
expected to be killed or made slaves,
joyfully became Americans They
even gave Clark a volunteer company
to march with him upon Cahokia, and |
that village, too, soon became Ameri- |
can. Father Gibault volunteered to |
go to Vincennes. Vincennes gathered |
In the church to hear him, and then |
flung the Stars and Stripes to the |
winds of freedom above the fort. Clark |
sent one captain there TO take com
mand. With handful of hardy men
who could have been controlled only |
by him, the dauntless one had con-
luered land as big as any European
kingdom. Now he had to govern and
protect it. He had to keep loyal an
ilien race and hold his own against
he British and numerous tribes of In
Hans bloodthirsty. treacherous and
ieeply embittered against all Ameri-
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Tell the Big Chief" He Said in Shaw
nee, "to Be on Guard Tomorrow
Night"
Clark insisted that two of the prison
ers should be put to death; and as the
two selected came forward Erskine
saw Black Wolf was one. He whls-
pered with Clark and Kahtoo. and
Crooked Lightning saw the big chief
with his hand on Erskine's shoulder
and heard him forgive the two and
tell them to depart And thus peace
was won.
Straightway old KahtoO pushed
through the warriors and, plucking the
big chief by the sleeve, pointed to Frs
kline.
THAT is my son." he said, "and
want him to go home with me-"
He shall CO." said Clark quickly.
but he shall return, whenever II
pleases him, to me-"
And so Erskine went forth one
morning at dawn. and his coming into
the Shawnee camp WAS like the com
ing Of a king. Early Morn greeted
him with glowing eyes, his foster
mother brought him food, looking
proudly upon him. and old KahtOo
harangued his braves around the coun-
cil-pole, while the prophet and
Crooked Lightning sulked in their
tents.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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Roll Butter.

The young housekeeper who told
the fishman that she wanted some
cells and when he asked her how
much. replied about two yards and a
half" has a rival In Baltimore
woman.
81 wish to get some butter, please, "
she said to the dealer.
'Roll butter, ma'am?" he asked. DO
litely.
''No; we wish to eat II On toast. We
seldom have rolls"
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In Generous Mood.

First Workingman-What sort Of 9
Job have you got now?
Second Workingman-Oh, / collect
aims on the Putreaux bridge, between
midnight and / o'clock In the morning.
First Workingman-Are the people
particularly generous there at that
hour?
Second Workingman = Yes. They
generally give me everything they
have on them.-Paris lie Baionnette.
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cansL He was hundreds OF miles from
any American troops; farther stIll
from the seat Of government, and
could get no advice or help for per-
haps year.
And those Indians poured into Ca
hokia-n horde of them from every
tribe between the Great Lakes and the
Mfssisslppi-chiefs and warriors of
every Importance; but not before
Clark had formed and drilled four
companies of volunteer Creoles
Watch himl" said Dave, and Frs
kline did, marveling at the mans
knowledge Of the Indian. He did not
live In the fort, but always on guard,
always seemingly confident, stayed
| openly In town while the savages, sui
len and grotesque, strutted in full war
panoply through the struggling streets,
inquisitive and insolent, their eyes
burning with the lust of plumber and
murder. For days he sat In the midst
Of the ringed warriors and listened.
On the second day Erskine saw Kah-
too In the throng and Crooked Light
ming and Black Wolf. After dusk that
day he felt the fringe of his hunting
shirt plucked, and an Indian, with face
hidden In blanket, whispered as he
passed:
Tell the big chief" he said in
Shawnee, ito be on guard tomorrow
night" He knew it was some kindly
tribesman. and he wheeled and went
to Clark, who smiled. Already the big
chief had guards concealed in his
little house, who seized the attacking
Indians, while two minutes later the
townspeople were under arms The
captives were put in irons, and Frs
kline saw among them the crestfallen
faces of Black Wolf and Crooked
Lightning. The Indians pleaded that
they were trying to test the friendship
of the French for Clark, but Clark
refusing all requests for their release
remained silent, naughty, Indifferent,
fearless. He still refused to take ref
uge in the fort and called In a number
of ladies and gentlemen to his house,
where they danced all night amid the
council-fires of the bewildered saw
ages. Next morning he stood in the
center of their ringed warriors with
the tasseled shirts of his rifemen
massed behind him, released the cap
tive chiefs and handed them the bloody
war belt of wampum.
II scorn your hostility and treach-
cry. You deserve death, but you shah
leave in safety. In three days / shall
begin war on you. If you Indians do
not want your women and children
killing ours. We shall see
who can make that war belt the most
bloody. While you have been In my
camp you have had food and fire
water, but now that | have finished,
you must depart speedily"
The captive chief spoke and so did
old Kahtoo, with his eyes fixed sadly
but proudly on his adopted son. They
had listened to bad birds and been led
astray by the British-henceforth they
would be friendly with the Americans
But Clark was not satisfied.
II come as a warrior" he said
II shall be friend to the
If you choose war l shall |
send so many warriors from the Thir- |
teen Council-Fires that your land
shall be darkened and you shall hear
40 sounds but that of the birds who
i've on blood" And then he handed
'orth two belts of peace and war, and
hey eagerly took the belt of peace.
The treaty followed next day and
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"'d Like to eo-to Learn to renee"

"I'd Like to Go-to Learn to renee
/ expect to be most of the time, need
nothing at ALL" Colonel Dale rose.
II wish you would go to college at
Williamsburg for a year or two to
better fit yourself-in case"
I'D like to go-to learn to fence"
smiled the boy, and the colonel smiled
too.
You'll certainly need to know that,
II you are going to be as reckless as
you were today" Erskines eyes
darkened
Uncle Harry, you may think me
foolish, but don't like or trust Grey.
What was he doing with those British
traders out In the Northwest he
was he hand In glove with Lord Dun
more7
Lord Dunmore had a daughter"
was the dry reply, and Erskine flung
out gesture that made words I'M
necessary. Colonel Dale crossed the
porch and put his hand on the lads
shoulders.
"Erskine," he said, don't worry
and-don't give up hope. Be patient,
wait, come back to us. Go to William
and Mary. Fit yourself to be one Of
US In all ways. Then everything may
yet come out In the only way that
would be fitting and right" The boy
blushed, and the colonel went on
earnestly:
Il can think OF nothing in the world
that would make me quite so happy"
ats no use" the boy said trembling
ly, but I'll never forget what you
have just said as long as / live, and,
no matter what becomes Of me, I'll
love Barbara as long as 1 live. But.
even II things were otherwise. I'd
never risk making her unhappy even
by trying. I'm not fit for her nor
for this life can't get over my life In
the woods and among the Indians
i can't explain. but / get choked
and 1 can't breathe-such longing
for the woods comes over me
and 1 can't help me. 1 must go-and
nothing can hold me-"
"Your father was that way" said |
Colonel Dale sadly. you may get |
over 1t. but he never did. And 1t must
be harder for you because of your
early associations. Good night. and
God bless you" And the kindly gentle
man was gone.
Erskine sat where he was. The
house was still and there were no
noises from the horses and cattle In
the barn-none from roosting peacock.
turkey and hen. From the far-away
quarters came family the merry mel
low notes of fiddle. and farther still
the song Of some counting negro return
Ing home A drowsy bird twittered in an
ancient elm at the corner of the house.
The flowers dropped in the moonlight
which bathed the great path. streamed
across the great river, and on up to its
source I'm the great yellow disk float
ing I'm majestic serenity high In the
,loudless sky. And that path. those
lowers, that house, the barn, the cat
lie, sheep, and hogs. those grain-fields
md grassy acres, even those singing
black folk, were all-all his If he but
mid the words The thought was no
emptatlon-It was mighty wonder
hat such a thing could be. And that
vas all 1t was-a wonder-to him. but
o them II was the world. Without
( all what would they do? Perhaps
'fr. Jefferson might soon solve the
'roblem for him. Perhaps he might {
lot return from that wild campaign
gainst the British and the Indians |
he might get killed. And then 4
bought gripped him and held him
need not come back That {
Mighty wilderness beyond the noun {
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At the Women's Club.

THAT was an awfully good speech
Mrs. Blakeley made"
still. my dear, woman who so
obviously makes her own hats could
never convince me Of anything
Life.
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BY J ohm Fox, Jr.
capy1sht By Charles seribner's Sons
CHAPTER xIl-Continued.

Barbara would not accept your
sacrifice nor would any of us, and it
is only fair that l should warn you
that some day. II you should change
your mind, and / were no longer liv-
ing, you might be too late"
please don't, Uncle Harry. 1t is
done-done. OF course. 1t wasn't fair
for me to consider Barbara alone, but
she will be fair and you understand.
] wish you would regard the whole
matter as though I didn't exist"
Il can't do that. my boy. / am your
steward and when you want anything
you have only to let me know !"
Erskine shook his head.
II don't want anything need very
little. and when I'm In the woods, as
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-08-18

Taking life too seriously is a be-
lief that others shouldn't be allowed
to guide their own souls
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-08

ing heavens a star seeking. OF
course. since II was only a friend
ly' match they mutually decided TO
call it quits for good. They were
satisfied to have the scoreboard re-
main at one-all.
However. a more aspiring pro-
moter, having witnessed their pre-
vious friendly" mix-ups, decided
they would go big In the East Chi
cago Elks Smoker of some we--s
past. In a slam-bang match that
night they pulled the spectators out
of their seats with excitement. r,4-
tune smiled at both of them-the
referee called it draw.
Now comes the Dodgers Smoker.
headed by a dustling director. He
hears of these two Dodger boys, and
presto, he gets them TO ala John
Henry a contract to appear in d
ring once more. This time they are
supposed to settle all doubts as to
their supremacy.
All the wise bugs of the club are
predicting a knock out. but no one
is able to mention the unlucky man.
And both Of them are very serious
about the outcome. The road is re-
ceiving a daily massage from their
running dogs. and the leather mitts
cut the air in frequent work outs.
This promises to be wild and
woolly match. and Will itself be
worth the price of admission to see.
4 limited number of tickets are now
on sale at the Dodger club rooms
for SO cents a head. This includes
the entire show OF wrestling. box
ing. music, entertainment and re-
freshments.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-08
.E.C. DODGERS
SIGN GREAT BOUT
BY LARRY GEORGE

BY LA XIX
The East Chicago Dodgers Smok-
err. TO be given next Saturday, May
18th. at the Dodgers club rooms [
APO Olcott ave, is being smoked
up in great style, From all present
indications it looks like a sell-out
house.
Mr.. Burgman. chairman Of the
committee handling the affair. is
straining every agency in an effort
to furnish sufficient accommodation
for the many guests who have al
ready asked for reser vations.
Much interest mas been aroused
over one of the boxing mills to be
staged. 1t is a scheduled four
rounded between the Flying Dutch
man. or Russ Learman as he is
more conventionally called. and the
Terrible Irishman." or Jimmy Mon
ahan. Let us cast a curious optic
over their past encounters.
The first time they met was in a
supposedly friendly" sparri n r
match at the Dodgers old club
rooms Outside of a four by a quar-
ter inch cut over Jim Monahan's
left glim and several loosened teeth
and lost filings in Learman's mug
there wasn't much harm done. Their
love for each other was still pro
fessed in warm words.
But, 10 and behild! Even before
the marks OF the first battle haS
worn off they decided to have an
other friendly" set-to. And, broth
err. it was some set-to.
Jim had his eyes in right shape
that day. After couple of min
utes of furious stepping and sock
ing he "Jim Sul1ivaned" right
hook to Learman's X. o. button that
sent the Dutchman into the blink
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-08

hits. which were good for five runs.
Buck Bakalar then took the slab
and pitched wonderful ball for the
remainder of the contest. He struck
out nine men and allowed only
pitched.
Gary came to Hammond with a
wonderful ball club. bringing with
them one of the best pitchers in the
state and who now twirls for Mo
line in the Three-I legaue. He is
ZiEgie Miller. who burnt things up
while pitching for the Gary cops
last season The big boy pitched a
great game, SLOWING seven hits and
striking out nine.
Tommy Tague played a great
game for the local team. getting a
single and a home run in three trips
to the plate. Otto Green also play
stellar game at first base. and
contributed a triple.
Elser starred for the visitors with
three hits in four trips TO the plate.
Mayor Brown of Hammond and
Johnson of Gary received great APP
plause from the spectators when
they started the game with the
Hammond mayor pitching and the
Steel City man at tho receiving end.
The score:
Gary A. l. 800 500 o10-12 II
Hand A. L. .001 900 120-4
Batteries: Hammond. Moll. Ulrick,
Bakalar and Weinning. Gary. Mil
Ter and Smith.
Umpire: Lipinski.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-08
GARY LEGION
TEAM WINS

The Gary American Legion de-
feated the local Legion team by
score of IL to 4 before an overflow
crowd of baseball fans at Harrison
Park yesterday.
Ineffective pitching cost the locals
the game, Manager Chayken pick
ed Moll to stop the Gary nine but
his wildness and a few errors by his
teammates enabled the Gary team
TO sew up the ball game in the ini-
tial inning. Ulrick was then rushed
to the rescue and got by in the sec
ond inning only to come back in the
third and allowing the visitors FIVE
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-08
LANSING PLAYS
CHICAGO HEIGHTS
IspEc1AI no nae 1IMEsl

LANSING, Ills, May g. The
Lansing public school baseball team
played the Chicago Heights boys
on the Lansing diamond last week.
The day was warm and the diamond
was in good condition. A fair
crowd was in attendance. The
home team held the visitors with
out a run until the fifth inning.
when they were allowed two runs.
In the meantime. however, the
home team had collected four
scores. This was probably the best
game that the boys had played this
year. Lansing has two more games
to play. Both against wining teams.
Next Wednesday the boys play
Lowell on the Lansing diamond; the
next week. Wentworth and West
Hamm ond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-08

children thought to make an eve
that she would remember so til
came with we'll filled baskets of go
things to eat and spent the d
with her at her home. A most e
cellent dinner was served which W
greatly enjoyed. The day W
very pleasantly spent by all. Tho
present were Mr.. and Mrs yvillis
Graves and grand ghter. Luci
Einspahr; Mr.. and Mrs. Edwa
Watson. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fir
pahr and son Clifton, and Mrs. D.
Driscou and son Davis
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-08

s room residence, 57s Wilcox st;
L. Rieman. fiat building, lis Car
roll st; Emil Dietrich, 6 room bunga-
low, AIS Becker st; Harry Robert
son, 6 room bungalow, 1900 Madi-
son st: Ed. Fitzgerald. room cot
tage. 325 State st; Helen Mayhem,
7 room residence. 125 Manila avenue;
Ruth ]. Smith, S room cottage, 52l
Wilcox street
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-08
LOWELL

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Berdine of Ham
mond were yesterday the guests Of
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Berdine and Mr.. and Mrs J. P. Deg
nan.
Edison Taylor OF Chicago. was an
over Sunday guest of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Taylor
Arthur Foster of Chicago. visited
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-08

his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Foster over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs John Castle of East
Chicago visited at the nome of Mr..
and Mrs. Thorington Saturday and
yesterday.
Howard Riggs. chief dispatcher of
the Monon was here last evning.
Donald Quincy of Chicago, visited
his father Dr.. Quincy here over yes
terday.
Today Is the 18th anniversary of
the birth of Mrs. w. w. Alderman.
one of our most highly esteemed
ladies and her children and grand
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-08

Preparations are fast being made
for the Spring Festival, at Glen
wood, on May IS. This school is to
present the Early Explorers In the
Pageant Of the History of Illinois.
There will be about seventy five
children from this school partici-
pating. This pageant promises to
be one of the biggest features. of
the Festival.
Next week the task of selecting
the teams for the athletic events
will be begun. Lansing promises
to make good showing in athletics
again this year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-08

to extract salts from Mono Lake,
Cal, for making washing powder.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-06-03
BOSTON GIVES US A
NEW SENSATION

Versed in forest lore and deter
mined to prove that the primitive
species has nothing on the modern
happer and her male companion, we
hear that a young Boston couple pro-
pose to make a dash into the woods
of Maine without food or clothing and
there dwell for a period of six weeks,
wrestling their %sustenance from Moth
er Earth. Boston has given to the
world many a thrill from the day of
the famous tea party to this year OF
our Lord, but this latest demOnstra-
ton of the unique caps the climax.
Still, the experiment may not be with
out it's value. II the young couple
the young wife is twenty-three and
her husband twenty-seYen-manage to
get along in their battle with nature,
it may bring them a greater spirit of
contentment, in that it may teach
them how little they really need in
this world, and make them more
pliable to the eXactions Of the shoe
trust, which has pinched the toes of
New England and the pocketbooks of
the whole nation for a good many
years. The spot chosen for the eX-
pertinent is one u~ninhabited by man,
though reports have it as infested
with wild beasts, and of curse by the
terrifying mosquito, which may prove
the greatest obstacle to be overcome.
When all is said and done, however,
it would be more important if some
one could demonstrate how a young
couple can live in civilized surround
ings on a modest wage and raise a
healthy American family without turn
ing the young wife into a drudge and
the young husband into a slavish
s~ycophant, dashed into obedience and
sapped of all initiative because of
dread of the future and the possible
logs of q lob.