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CHAPTER xxx

In the depth of gloom even the
wild folk-usually keeping so close
a watch on those hat move on
the shadowed trails-did not see
Linda and Bruce ride past.
The darkness is usually their time
OF dominance, but tonight most of
them had yielded to the storm and the
snow. They lowered in their coverts.
What movement there was among
them was mostly toward the foothills ;
for the message had gone forth over
the wilderness that the cold had come
to stay. The little gnawing folk,
emerging for another nights work at
filling their larders with food, crept
down into tie scarcely less impene-
trable darkness of their underground
burrows. Even the bears. whose furry
coats were ~impervious to any ordinary
cold, felt the beginnings Of the cold
trance creeping over them. They
were remembering the security and
warmth of their last winters dens, and
they began to long for them again.
The horse walked slowly, head near
the ground. The girl made no effort
to guide him. The lightning had all
but ceased; and In an instant It had
become apparent that only by trust
ing to the animals instinct could the
trail be kept at all almost at once
all ems of direction was lost to them.
The snow and the darkness obscured
the outline of the ridges against the
sky; the trail was wholly Invisible
beneath them.
After the first hundred yards they
had no way of knowing that the horse
was actually on the trail. While ami
mails in the light of day cannot see
nearly so far or interpret nearly so
clearly as human beings. they usually
seem to make their way much better
at night. Many a frontiersmnn has
been saved from death by realization
of this fact; and. bewlldered by the
ridges, has permitted his dog to Leaf
hin into camp. But nature has never
devised a creature that can see in tn,
, 1922-11-08

slowly. steadily freezing to death.
Even now the blood flowed less swift
ly in his veins. Death itself. in the
moment, had lost all horror for him /;
rather 1t was a thing Of peace, of
ease. All he had to do was to lie
still. Just close his eyes-and soft
shadows would drop over him.
They would drop over Linda too.
She lay still beside him; perhaps they
had already fallen. The war he had
waged SO long and sc relentlessly
would end in blissful calm. Outside
there was only snow and cold and
wracking limbs and pain, only further
conflict with tireless enemies, only
struggle to tear his agonIxed body to
, 1922-11-08

don't lose another second or I'll shoot
you, too. Aim for the man If a
chance offers-but shoot, anyway.
Don't stop hunting till you find them
they'll duck off In the brush, sure.
If they get through, everything is lost.
I'll take the trail around the noun
tain"
They raced to their horses, united
them, and mounted swiftly. The dark
ness swallowed them at ono
, 1922-11-08
cro BE CONTINUED,


There is an elderberry bush seven
feet high on the tableland Of Mesa
Verde National park. in Colorado tns.
has the distinction Of being the onls
n In that country. How It got tnere'
and whether the last Of the lndlhn
elf dwellers had anything to do WIN
its growth there is being Investigator
by scientists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-17

briag hn zez ard 1za forest world
gre Liz aua and frz5--
O. tae fgsrra day n rezched ne
riFer ard sz4m Z aol8ng rife and
s,oNoes-aara assve a@ hezd- o. 1he
seTens1 ne was aezx5ag Ice village
uaere TIE SEX ehlef lay, ard wnen
Re caaght Egat q the teepees IN :
Lille creek Dot-eua, = fired a5s rife
sad pxttIng Flrefly no : gaIl9p ard
EE-a b. ElgAs had hgh sWegt into
&c village
TIE flaps q the chlef tent parted
ard rs f0steE-norher started toward
BIB wz-1 q sud3en szresn q Gears
and turDed quickly back. The old
chefs keen black eyes were waiting
fer her ard be sgpke before she
co15e 1spaz ker Eps
White Asrow, Il IS welL Here
a 01ce
ErsEiHe lad szung from Us horse
ard followed The cd ebief nnea-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-17

DALE
PIONEER
EEGlN HERE TODAY

EHs kIAE DALI, captured ln ia
fancy By the redskins IF Ken
t9cky, Is sdeptsa By the chief II
the ghawneeS ard given the nsme
81 White arrow. He Is tad that
BE ml0foer was captured with hiEa
but Ma later killed Mai-reats3
BY an InGian brave, Erskine fees
10 aettlers' stockade and Is re-
ogHized by his MORALLY wounded
father.
DAVE YANDELL, a pioneer, acts a
guardian and sends the boy to Red
Cakes, the great Dale plantation
on the James, occupied b.
COLONEL DALE, younger brother
If Erzkine's father. Erzkine il
kindly received by his cousins,
BARBARA ard
HARRY. Soon be ausrreis WITH
Dane Grey ard threatens to stas
him. Later ETxkine is ashamed d
his outbUrst and fees 10 the vii
dernaeg. Dave Yandeil, H2rrJ
md Hugh W1loaghby. anothei
cousin, starr fa pGrEuIt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-17

AZ s2sE Es AItaE e gg-G - y =
cser go please. And Barbara sen.
her iese
Al alEaoss TIE azme boar IL TIE
great ho1se o. the James the ol9
negTesS was carrying % Colonel Dale
q kIHgiy deed that tie lad had Jeff
q sheet of paper, signed b. the boy
behind him. Il was RIDE seraSi OF
q s5leet d paper Egned b. the boy
Indian name AID his totem gaark-a
buffalo pierced b. an arrow.
1T make ne laugh have 10
use gre whole dam plsHtasasa
Barbara
Thus read the scrawI!
u
Three days later they reae5ed
the broad beautiful HOlst0n Rl,er.
passing Ger tke p.Be-ereg-e5, wAite-
rocked summit q CG1cb Gaantzla,
ard Gang 70 ire laet euf8ging forz Il
the western frontier. Sext dey t1ey
started ~ the lorG. 5o1g wilderness
trail tssagd TIE Cumberland rzage-
Or he tk5rd cay tkere1resa TIE graz
/ val site CgG5eylzz& gss5eEe5 -
flaEks ints ssssp gray eff ard DIP
ped EzddeEly la.o CzmberIzz5 Gzg.
( Up tz5s taeg cliIbe1 On re sz1-
XII t5ev weat z1-o eamp, az1 zEE
En0rzang Dare sweps q lgng arm 10
wsrs tse n5d ezrare rt tse wes-
F0r- more days, ae rrseG, AID
well - there
Toward szrset Dare. tEr1zg. :
I5 seas, Ia t-e uzezey ksezg
nat r. sras agc g-ly 5eg fsssEa1
5st watches fre-z t1e cEfs zsz-
SIDE and AZ g5serra5 ~. E-a11z.
TOO. las mgre thar saee tzyze5 la
hls saddle 81 Hfoee 1ls eTes sear1a-
s1g8y 70 the aasggy flazk1 q -ze
hills.
TIE tra5 was 5xszE ezsext zer
EaoTz5sg lgy thew % s58e tBe AREAS
Dare ard Eyski-e e zSvarce-
Taey Rad zezrce3y gaze BzzGyed
yaEos Naez - Indian s.eppeS izte
toe pata tEeEty yards ahead- IT.
s-sEaetiTely Dare threw bzs rife up,
but Erskiae caught his arm The
Indian had lifted his hand-pa8u ug-
ward
shswDce" saiJ TIRE lad. az tSo
nsore apT@ared from the bushes. The
eyes 81 the .so tideEater boys grew
large, and both eIinched their guns
convDiSiyely. The Indian spokesman
paid ~ heed except 70 Erzkine-
and only from the ads face, in
which surprise was succeeded By
sorrosy ard thcn deep thoughtful.
ncsg, could they guess what the gst
tural speech meant. until Erskiue
turned 70 them.
They were rot on ~ war-path
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-17
co or WITH The STORY

At sunset Dave knew that tneT
were not far behind hiEa, bit 'ghen
dsrkness MD tie lads tracks Dave
stopped Tor the night
Dare laughed aloud the nex1 fore
EooE:
He's seer rs tracking hin and
hes doubled On us ard i tracking
u. exbect he's booking Il - from
somewhere sroond here"
lie hallooed a. the top II his yoiee.
4 war-whoop answered almost IL
fseiy ears tsat made the blood leap
lp 10th the boyz Even Dale wheeled
with coeked rife, and the lse g.eppe9
from behind = bush scarcely ten feet
b@hla3 then.
Vel, b. gum" sagsted Dare,
e9ool u, after a..
4 fsint grin Of triumph was d
tie lads lips, but in his eyes was .
waiting inquiry directed At Harry
ard Hggn- They srsng forward.
We're eorry7
On Firgfy. Harry bzezseS the
boT'a ssddle and naotaofses for him 10
cHmb Up.
He's yesr bprse. eouein, said
Haux. NJ father sent him to you
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-17

MRS. ANNA L. HUGHES.
Mrs. Anna Z. Hughes, % West
Elm St, Chicago, an artist who en-
joys a wide and enviable reputation
for skill in china painting, in relat-
ing the facts Of her remarkable expe-
rience with Tanlac, says:
Il haven't enjoyed such good health
or felt so well in every way in years
as / do now. Before | took Tanlac
was so run down that half an hour at
my work would tire me completely
out and was actually 50 nervous and
weak that at times the brush would
fall from my hands and | would have
to quit work for the rest of the day
Every night / would lie awake for
hours, miserable and nervous.
"Iv improvement after the first
few doses of Tanlac was rapid and
constant. Pm happy to say I'm well
and strong now and feel better than
in twenty years. Tanlac deserves
every word of praise / can give it.
Tanlac is sold by Carswell Drug
Co, and by first class druggists ev
erywhere.-(adv.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-17

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fgsse--fzs5er-Kzhtoo, me ~ eEsefs
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srz5.e zzd beasme eE5=f, Is tie heEs
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ssa Hzd beez k5Ee5 - Ehe Palefzees
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SfsswZee.s 5sosser-Cr5oked IigE--
aluz-@as alth Zhen- he Il WIS
aao had Teeogzl1el TIE bog the 5sg
before, ans 1aey had Kept hla tEs.a
Eililgs Erskiae from re 51ses
IL az c. rs auEse 5Ee k5rg ard
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Fog sgl5iag acE Crested LigatziF
essf hzal. Ls--coutemp.zgas -
sEat tgRzsl .se szgs szyaze-hs
was not 10 6le - tzt hard he was
4 pziefsee ard the indians lad zla5z
RS 8aite a4other- fie had forgiven
sEst. scr he loved the I'D chef and
It's foster Hgothe- aad brother and
zlster. and tEa ts5he had alHsys been
klac - a.L Toez they mad Killed
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ara h9@ e -eae1 -1enl-
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1s1-zeEZess ans os - ogteast from
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1sz-t q ssoc ana Ken N7ta a.
LzzEssEaazs gzs-zEs = waved nls Rand
-ssaEt I1e N
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= wzs 1as1 eFea 19f Dave %
Ze@-Ze t14E Ezs A@2s % a. purpose,
#4s zetz@y E1ea ne cnzet Of q
E9EeETz4 -T21es ard even 1e vas Z
e asses q --e zz-zz1r obedience
9 -1~ s@F2gsz7 ~19s Nl[Ao1E Noro-
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z@z<s1
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wsp OF sase.e rising far a1ead from
me grssz exP@l@e-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-17
C0RNS

Maggie Drop little ''Freezone" on
an aching corn, instantly that corn
stops hurting, then shortly you lift it
right off with fingers. Doesn't hurt bit
Your druggist sells a tiny bottle Of
"Freezone" for few ceats, sufficient ID
remove every hard corn, soft corn OF
corn btAwSYn the toes, and ealIuaeA !
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-17

will brssk Cold. Fever and Grippe
ssicksr tEsz snythimg ~e know, pre-
ysstiaR pneunenis. adv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-17

The Stale and County Tax Books open February
Isl and close May 1st; all Gotten Of 1919 and 1920
crops and money, notes and accounts you have
Jan. 1st, 1922, are subject to taxes Very respect
fully
GEO. d. JONES, Tax Peceiver, Sumter Co, Ga
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-12
VERSE o. CHEER
By Edgar L. Jones
Home

Home
What counts the most in life's great
game. the gold that we have
made.
The fame and great renown that we
have won.
The glory of achievement and the
homage that is paid
When we some shrewd accomplish
ment have done?
Does wealth and pomp and glory
count the most 10 you and me.
Are these the greatest of the joys
we know?
Is that the great reward that we are
hoping We Will see
And core TO crown our efforts here
below?
What counts the most in life's great
game. the little cottage door
With roses twined around with low
ing care,
The p1attle of the children strew-
ing toys about the floor
And mother dreaming in her easy
chair.
The laughter Of the children and the
mothers happy smile,
Are these the greatest joys Of life
we find?
Is home and all it's pleasure what
we count the most worth while
of all rewards that crown the daily
grind?
We struggle on for gold and fame
and fight TO win renown.
We battle in the busy mart Of men
To win against adversely and gain
ourselves a crown
And winning. struggle on to win
again.
But what would glory matter II It
wasn't for the JOY
And happiness it brings 10 those
we love.
Home. the happy mother. the little
girl and boy.
The greatest Of all blessings from
above.
It's home that counts the most in
life the love awaiting there
Is worth far more than all the gold
we gain,
Worth more than all the glory and
the pomp and fame we share.
The love OF home can ease the great
est pain.
No matter where you wander tho
YOU travel far away
40 matter what the distance YOU
may roam,
You'll ind your heart is yearning
more and more both night and
day
To claim the love awaiting you at
home.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-12
Budget Benefits.


There IS no question but that the
adoption o. the budget system IN
many states. means the saving OF
large sums OF money that were for
merry voted without regard 10 the
necessities Of the state government
IN fact without a budget system ap-
propriAtions are made haphazard
while with the budget a careful sur
vey Is made OF all proposed expendi-
lures. Furter. the provision in many
budget laws that no appropriation
can be made by a legislature until
after the passage o. a budget bill
does much 20 discourage the intro
duction OF appropriation bills
As q the cost OF city government.
the people themselves by taking
more Interest IN municipal affairs.
could bring about more efficient and
more economical city government
and II cities would employ qualified
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-12
.Airpla1e That Jumps Into
Air Is DenUer's InUention

DENVER. Colo. May Il. - Air
planes that come straight. down have
geen plentiful.
But II took a Denver inventor.
Charles 5. Barrett. 10 make one that
win &c straight up. II full-si7ed
plane work as well as his model has.
air transportation has been revolu-
tlonied. The most troublesome
problem OF the aviator in practical
flying IS the necessity for a flying
field
Barrstt's plane. If successful
would 9alight on top Of the postoffice
building IN the heart OF the city.
never SOP the engine. change pilots
and mali pouches and be on its way.
II would hold almost perfectly stin
over certain places in the Grand
Canon where men have never 5ee1,
while observations were made.
Tire main difference between his
plane and the monoplane Is that the
wing is circular and so made that It
besomes a vertical propeller with the
pull OF a lever.
The motor power,is readily shifted
from the usual propeller 70 the new
one and the plane Is lifted straight
in the air instead Of running along
the ground before taking off. Far
rett has tried out his plan on a
model and SAYS It worked perfectly
Several investors have offered to
put up money enough 10 develop the
idea, but Barrett IS looking for
certain kind OF a partner.
It do not want TO get rich. though
the invention is worth a fortune"
he said. There Is my guide"
He pointed 10 the Bible.
It want a partner who will follow
that. and use the proceeds from his
plane for the beneffS OF mankind"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-12

alone that will be sent from Man.
churia 70 Japan through Vladivo-
stok viii amount 20 about $4,000
long tons according to Trade Com
missioner Mayer at Vladivostok.
exporting Manchurian products to
Japan by this more advantageous
route new japanese transport COM
pany known as "Vladivo- Unio. rep
resenting a union of Japanese i'm
port. export and shipping companies,
including the great shipping firms OF
Mitsutake suzuki. Mort. Mitsuie and
SEosen K8ish7. has established head
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-12

persons ~ supezintend their expen-
ditures a Great deal ~ waste could
be eliminated. II more careful con-
sideratlon was given 70 the matter OF
voting bonds. no doubt. in many in
stances. they would not be voted.
but as long as people arc demand
ing NOR eand more a reduction I'm
expenses cannon be expected and
.9nly when the tlme comes that the
people and their duly elected rep
"a sentatives. make up their minds
20 spend no EIoney except FOR
thai which is absolutely neces-
sary can they expect a reduc-
ton Ln sate. city or municipal taxes.
(CopyriEnt 1922. by Community
News C0rporauon.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-12
''TWO-GUN JUSTICE
PASSES FROM WEST
Peace Officers in Pullmans
Supplaut Horsemen of
Plains.

WASHINGTON. May l3.-The old
order Of jus ce on the far-hunG
plains OF the West Is changing.
Hard riding two-gun pIainsmen
arc passing from the picture and IN
thsii stead come lean. youthful law
enforcement officers riding Pullman
cars instead Of ponies The gradual
change in the Wests famous posses
became a matter OF history recently
when a Pullman car posse" raided
forty-five private distilleries in wy
oming 10 the complete bewilderment
OF aid old-tlmers.
The posse. headed BY state Prohi-
bition Commissioner carl Jackson.
left Cheyenne. famous old frontier
town, late one night in a special
Pullman car attached TO a transcon-
tinental limited. the car travelling
under sealed orders. not even the
train crew knowing its destination.
Shortly after dawn Director Jackson
Issued his orders and the car was
dropped on a little siding.
Forty deputy marshals. sworn in
for the raid. dropped from the ca
and disappeared in the early dawn.
They Travelled in squads. each squad
having special orders TO raid certain
suspected bootleg joints" The
raiders scattered through three from
tier towns-Rock Springs. Green
River and South Superior.
Prisoners Drought In.
In ten minutes the first prisoners
car headquarters along with samples
Of condscared liquor T.. :. Com
missioner L. II. Brown held a drum
head" court in the Pullman drawing
room. +. p. Suibling, division
chemist, established an impromptu
laboratory at the other end Of the
car.
Samples OF the seized liquors were
given 10 Stribung. As quickly as he
decided they were Illegal the prison.
ers were taken before Commissioner
Brown at the opposite end Of the
Pullman In a half hour sixty-two
prisoners had been taken. arraigned
before Brown and held in bail for
trial before the Federal Court in
Cheyenne.
Five Of the prisoners were women
Several wept bitterly All but four
of the prisoners furnished bonds.
The raiders then tagged a freight
train, commandered an empty box
car. loaded IL with 1000 gallons On
seized liquor and left the siding in
a whirl Of dust at the end of the
freight train. At the next junction
point the Pullman car was switched
TO an express and the posse returned
to their homes in Cheyenne. a hun
dred miles away.
Swifter even than old-time from
tier justice. the new method has
struck an even deeper terror in the
hearts OF evil doors. A noticea bic
halt in bootlegging activities
the whole State was the
chief result. Added 10 this came a
respect for the law.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-12
Homes of Destitute
Me1icdHS Are Burned

DENVER. Colo. May Il. 49, One
hundred and fifty destitute Mexicans
were made absolutely homeless
here when the torch was applied 10
their novels. erected on the edge OF
the city dump" destroying the
"squatter settlement"
The Mexicans built their unsani-
tary shacks from articles reclaimed
from the dump and even clothed
and fed themselves from the refuse,
police declared.
Fragments OF tin. pastebcard and
wood collected from the refuse piles
were used 10 construct the shacks.
which were about four feet high.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-12
VIddiUOStok Becomes
Great japanese Port

WASHINGTON. May II. - Vladi-
vostok is rapidly becoming a pr.n-
cipaI japanese shipping point. ac-
cording TO trade reports received
by tie department Of commerce.
The Importance of NladivostOk
for japanese shipping is indicated
by the fact that two-thirds of the
total traffic through that Siberian
seaport during 1921 was carried In
japanese bottoms. For 1922 il j.
estimated that the quantity Of cereals
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-12
KEEP YOUR EYE ON.
BACK YARD TAXES,
GOVERNOR STATES.
Local Burden, State, City, and
County Greater Than
L. :. Demand fOrs&id.
BY ROBERT d. CAVEIl9y.
Governor Of Wyoming.
Editors Note: Kobert

Carey. governor OF Wyoming.
gives you food for thong pt in the
following. IL Is the popular
thing just now to find fault with
national taxes,and 20 mutfeU dark
threats about what one VIII do
next election" The gov, amor
points ont that the national de-
mand for tax pennies is not ear
~ ns important To your pocket
hook as the state, city and
cOunty's demand for tax dollars
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-12

quarters in Harb.n and q branch in
Vladivostok.
The commercial line OF the Rus
sian volunteer feet which has been
idle for some months. Is 70 resume
the run from NladivOstok 20 Japan.
An additional number OF japanese
steamers viii probably be pressed
Into service. Il Is said. The steam
ship line. Count Kaizering. is also
renewing its activities.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-12

Approximately 475O.OOO tons Of
wheat feeds are produced annually
by -four mills in the United States.
The wastage Of natural gas in the
United States IS about half the pro-
ductlon.
Confirmed criminals never dream.
is the conclusion reached by med
icaI research society after long in
vesUgation.
The Chinese make out Of the SOY
bean a substance strongly resem-
bling milk I'm color. taste and chemi-
cal composition.
In the early days Of English rail-
way travel the car seats bore num-
bers corresponding 10 the numbers
on the tickets.
Oarswomen-~ at Oxford College
have just reached the stage Of hav-
ing sliding seats in their boats.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-12

About so out Of every 100 natives
examinsd in two villages near Lake
Maracaibo. Venezuela. showed in
lection from malaria.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-12

The present year marks the forty
fifth anniversary OF Edison's inven-
ton Of the phonograph
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-17
WHY:
Name Devil Fish" Is Appro-
pirate for Sea Monster

Many authors have written thrilling
descriptions Of the devil fish, and al
though scientists declare that usually
these accounts are exaggerated, they
admit that the creature has many curl
Gus features.
The devil fish varies in length from
l inch to 80 feet, but very few specl-
mems OF the largest kind have been
found, and none of these was in per-
feet condition owing ~ the fierce at
tacks of whales and other monsters
Of the deep.
They are provided with sucker arms
or tentacles, with which they catch the
small fish on which they live. These
arms are tremendously strong, and, in
addition, the devil fish is armed with u
sharp parrotlike beak. In spite Of
these formidable weapons, however,
the creatures. while cruel, are very
timid and easily cowed, says writer
in London Tit-Bits.
The smaller devil fish swim In shoals,
ana as they move they change their
color according to their surroundings,
They have another device which en-
ubles them TO escape when hard
pressed. This is the ink bag, by means
Of which they can pour out dark
fluid which makes the sea around them
thick and cloudy.
In appearance the devil fish Is q
loathsome creature, for its long, with
ing arms and fixed, stony stare are
terrifying in the extreme.
Besides being able to swim, it Gun
crawl along the sen bottom on its
feclers. 1t lies in some crack in the
rocks and as soon as fish passes its
hiding place its feelers shoot out with
amazing speed. once the suckers have
touched the victim there is no escape,
and 1t is drawn quickly into the great
mouth.