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She ran 10 the huddled figure of the
man in mackinaw and cap; his face
vas hidden partly by the position in
which he lay and partly by the drift
ing snow; but, before she swept the
snow away and turned him To her, she
knew that he was Alan.
She cried To him and, when he did
not answer, she shook him To get him
awake; but she could not rouse him.
Praying in wild whispers to herself,
she opened his Jacket and felt within
his clothes he was warm-at least he
was not frozen within! No; and there
seemed some stir of his heart She
tried to lift him, to carry him then TO
drag him. But she could not he fell
from her arms into the snow again,
and she sat down, pulling him upon
her lap and clasping him to her.
She must h2ve aid, she must get him
to some house, she must take him out
of the terrible cold but dared she
leave him? Might Henry return, If she
want away? She arose and looked
about. Far up the shore She saw his
figure rising and falling with his flight
over the rough ice. a sound came to
her, too, the low, deep reverbcratiOn of
the Drum beating ono more along The
shore and in the woods and OUT upon
the lake; and 1t seemed to her that
Ilenry's figure, in the stumbling steps
Of his flight, was keeping time to the
wild rhythm of that sound. And she
stopped to Alan and covered him with
her coat, before leaving him for she
feared no longer Henry's return.
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BROTHER BAcoN's POEMS

The other day." said Brother Ba-
con, Il heard Of a family who write
each other poems on their BIRTHDAYS.
The n who has the birthday
doesn't write any poems, but all the
others write a poem for that one.
Then the one who has the birthday!
gets up after the poems are all read
n the presents are all given and
makes a speech Of thanks.
"Of course l am very much afraid
mat on my coming birthday the pigs
VIII not have any poems ready for me,
so am going to have plenty OF poems
ready myself.
Then, too, Z shall make them up
myself, as l want TO be sure nice
things are said about me, and I'll be
quite sure to say them myself"
I'VE didn't know 1t was your birth
day time again, grunt, grunt," said
Sammy Sausage.
II don't believe 1t is, squeal. squeal."
said Miss Ham.
Neither do I, grunt, grunt," said
Sir Percival Pork.
mo more do /, grunt, grunt," said
Sir Benjamin Bacon.
Brother Bacon Is always trying to
imagine Ii Is his birthday time again."
sand Grandfather Porky Pig.
That's what he does" said Mrs.
Pink Pig.
Exactly what he does, grunt,
grunt," said Plnky Pig.
Precisely what he does, squeal,
squeal," said Mrs. Plnky Pig.
And Plnky Pigs mother said:
"But times are hard, Brother Ba-
con. We cannot give presents just
now"
That's true" said Master Pink Pig.
"We must be careful not to run into
pig debt"
whats that?" asked Mr.. Pink
Pig.
business, my dear" said Master
Pink Pig. you wouldn't under
stand.
but 1t means, anyway, that we
mustn't spend any money at this time,
and more than that, we mustn't 60
without any food we may find, for we
must always think of the future.
"One never knows how hard times
will be or how hungry one will be. It's
nice to be kindly, but it's nicer still to
be kindly TO ones self"
True" said Mrs. Pinky Pig. 81
think that, too"
IL wasn't asking for presents" said
Brother Bacon. Il was only speak.
ing about birthday poems"
"He knew it was OF no use to ask
for presents" said Sammy Sausage.
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CHAPTER XIX
The SOUNDING Of the Drum.

Noises Of the wind and the roaring
Of the lake made inaudible any sound
Of his approach to the cabin; she
heard his snowshOes, however, scrape
the cabin wall as, after taking them off,
he leaned them beside the door. He
thrust the door open then and came
In he did not see her at first and, as
he turned to force the door shut again
against the wind she watched him
quietly.
He saw her now and started and,
as though sight OF her confused him,
he looked from the woman and then
back to Constance before he seemed
certain Of her.
"Hello!" he said tentatively. "Hel-
To-"
I'm here, Henry"
"Oh; you are! You are!" He stood
drawn up, swaying a little as he
stared at her; whisky was upon his
breath, and it became evident in the
tsat of the room; but whisky could
not account for this condition she wit
nsSsed In him. Neither could 1t con-
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Constance caught breath and waited
for the next beat the time Of the in
terval between the measures of the
rhythm passed. and still only the
whistle Of the wind and the undertone
Of water sounded. The Drum had
beaten It's roll and, for the moment,
was done.
Twenty-Five had been her count, as
nearly as she could count at all /; the
reckoning agreed with what the Indian
woman had heard. Two had died,
then, since the Drum last had beat,
when It's roll was twenty. Two more
than before; that meant five were left |!
Constance caught up her wooden
hood from the table and put it on. Her
action seemed TO call Henry TO him
self.
"What an you going to do?" he de-
manded.
I'm going out"
He moved between her and the door.
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platform at st. Ignace. A tall, hand
some man whom Father Perron
thought must be the Mr.. Sheriff. with
whom he had communicated appeared
upon the car platform 4e young man
from Number % followed him, and the
two helped down a young and beauti-
full girl.
They recognized the prlese by his
dress and came toward him at once.
mr.. Sherrill?' Father Perron In
CURED.
Sheriff. assented, taking the priests
hand and introducing his daughter.
II am glad TO see you safe, Mr.. Stat
ford" The priest had turned to Alan.
1--WE have thanks to offer up for that,
you and II"
II am his son, then! thought that
must be So"
Alan trembled at the priests sign Of
confirmation. There was no shock Of
surprise In this he had suspected ever
since August, when Captain Stafford's
watch and the wedding ring had so
StIuuSciy CDLhc W SoHStdlCc, thde hc
might be Stafford's son. He looked at
Constance, as they followed the priest
TO the motor which was waiting TO
take them to the house OF old Father
Benitot, whose guest Father Perron
was she vas very quiet. What would
hat grave statement which Father
PerrOn was TO make to them mean to
him-tO Alan? Would further knowl-
edge about that father whom he had
not known, but whose blood was his
and whose name he now must bear,
bring pride or shame to him?
A bell was tolling somewhere. as
they followed the priest into Father
Benitot's small, bare room which had
been prepared for their interview. Fa-
Their Perron went to a desk and took
therefrom some notes which no had
made.
what ! have" he said, speaking
more particularly to Sheriff., SIS the
terrible, not fully coherent statement
of a dying a 1t has given me names
also ii has given me facts. But is
olated. 1t does not give what came
before or what came after; therefore,
it does not make plain. / hope that, as
Benjamin Corvet's partner, you can
furnish what / lack"
(TO BE CONTINUED.l
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poor Brother Bacon. It's too bad
that just at this time I'm so cramped
/ can't give you a present."
"Cramped?" asked Brother Bacon.
"Do you mean you have the cramps?
Doubtless you need a hot water bottle
and a cup OF ginger tea"
II haven't cramps Of that Sort" said
Sammy Sausage. when a creature
says that he's cramped and can't give
a present 1t means that at that time
money Is hard to get hold of and that
he can't spread out with his wealth."
"BOsh !" said Brother Bacon. That's
an excuse. But never mind. Listen
to a birthday poem 1 wrote myself"
So the pigs all listened.
MANY happy returns Of the day,
Brother Bacon may you live Away!
You're a fine. fine pig.
You can dig. dig, dig.
you are so happy and gay,
'Grunting your little say
The pigs all ~squealed and grunted
and twisted their tails at the end of
this, and Brother Bacon, without be-
ing asked to recite more (for he was
afraid he would not be asked) went
right ahead.
This was his second poem:
II like to write this verse,
1T might be a great deal worse.
IT'S true, It might be better too,
But 1t is the very best l can do"
"Well," said the pigs, "if that 10
SO, there Is no more to be said"
And then Brother Bacon recited one
more birthday poem which he had
written for himself:
"Oh, birthdays come and go,
They really are quite slow.
Blu when there isn't very much giving,
ut doesn't matter about birthdays living.
Blu I'll have birthdays now and again
Hoping for presents from pigs. childreu
or men,"
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THE INDIAN DRUM
By William Mac1arg and Edwin BaImer W.
Copyright by dmB aa

SSdl tldt IollulIlol SOluc tuIlnOii anu
strain within him made him Immune
TO It's effects.
She had realized on her way up here
what, vaguely, that strain within him
must be. Guilt-guilt Of some awful
sort connected him, and had connected
Uncle Benny, with the Miwaka-the
lost ship for which the Drum had
beaten the roll Of the dead. Guilt was
in his thought nOw-racking, tearing
ut him. But there was something
more than that what she had seen in
him when he first caught sight of her
was fear-fear Of her, of Constance
Sheriff..
You came up here about Ben Cor
vet?" he challenged.
"Yes-nO!' Aa}t
(which do you mean?"
"No."
81 know, then. For him, then-eh |!
For him?"
For Alan Conrad? Yes" she said.
IL knew 1t :" he repeated. He's been
the trouble between you and me all
the time"
She made no denial of that she had
begun to know during the last two
days that it was so.
$50 you came to find him?" Henry
went on.
Hell be found" she defied him.
"Be fOund?"
"Some are dead" she admitted, but
not all. Twenty are dead; but seven
are not !"
"SevenT" he echoed. "You say
seven are not. How do you know"
1.-The Drum has been beating for
twenty, but not for more! Constance
said. "The Drum you've been listen
ing to all day UPON the beach-the In
| dian Drum that sounded for the dead
Of the Miwaka sounded, n by one,
for all who died! But it didn't sound
for him It's been sounding again, you
know; but, agaiD, it doesn't sound for
him, Henry, not for him."
The Miwaka! What do you mean
by that? What's that got to do with
this?" His swollen face was thrust
forward at her; there was threat
against her in his tense muscles and
his blOOdShot eyes.
She did not shrink back from him,
or move; and now he was not waiting
for her answer. SOmething-a sound
had caught him about. Once il
echoed, low in its reverberation but
penetrating and quite distinct. 1t
came, so far as direction could be as
signed to it, from the trees toward the
shore; lat it was like no forest sound.
Distinct, too, was It from any noise of
the lake. 1t was like q Drum! Yet,
when the echo had gone, it was a SEN
Sation easy to deny-a hallucination,
that was all. But now, low and distinct
it came again; and, as before, Con
stance saw it catch Henry and hold
him. His lips moved, but he did not
speak; he was counting. Two" she
saw his lips form.
The sound Of the Drum was cOntinu-
ing, the beats a few seconds apart,
Twelve" Constance counted to her
self. The beats had seemed to be
quite measured and regular at first
halt now Constance knew that this was
only roughly true they beat rather In
rhythm than at regular intervals.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. twenty-five"
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Tobacco leQends,

According to one fantastic legend
Adam got so bored with Eve that he
asked God to send him a consolation,
and God sent tobacco. The other
story relates that our First Mother
got SO fed up" with her husbands
attentions that she prayed Goo to
send him some other distraction, and
the heavenly gift Of tobacco answered
her prayer.-Montreal Family Herald.
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they Came out on the ice as they recoS-
ni2ed the occupants Of the sled.
Alan felt himself alternately weak
and reused to strength as he saw her.
Their eyes encountered, and hers
looked away Il sudden s~hyneSs, which
sent his heart leaping, had come over
her. He wanted to speak to her, to
make some recognition to her Of what
she had done, but he did not dare to
trust his voice; and she seemed TO un-
derstand that. He turned TO Sheriff.
Instead. An engine and tender coupled
to n single car stood at the railway
station.
Were going to ChlcagoT he in
quired Of Sheriff..
mot yet, Alan-to st. Ignace. Fa-
Their Perron-the priest. o know
went to ST. Ignace as soon as he reCSv-
cred from his exposure. He sent word
To mt that he wished to see me ut my
convenience; | told him that we would
go to him as soon as you were able"
"He sent no other word thar that?'
"Only that he had n very grave COM
m|unication to make 10 u.s.
Alan did not ask more; at mention
of Father PerrOn he had seemed to feel
himself once more among the crashing,
charging freight ears on the ferry and
to see Benjamin Corvet. pinned amid
the wreckagc and speaking into the ear
of the priest.
1t was not merely n confessional
which Father PerrOn had taken from
the lips Of the dying man on Number
%; il was an accusation Of crime
against another man as well and the
| confession and accusation both had
been made. not only to gain forgive
ness from God, but TO right terrible
wrongs. If the confession left some
things unexplained, 1t did lot lack con
tirmation; the priest had learned
enough TO be certain hat 1t was no
Authorization of madness. He had been
charged definitely to repeat what had
been told him to the persons he was
now going to meet so he watched ex-
pectantly upon the railway station
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The Ships Can't but the Teacher Was

Teacher-If n man can build Q
house in twelve days. six men can de
1t in two days.
Bright Student-Then IL one shiI
crossed the in six days, can ST,
chips cross 1t in n day?
Evening star., 1922-01-01
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, December S1.-Powerful
support today nullified to great ex-
tent forced receivership liquidation on
the Chicago Board of Trade and as a
consequence net changes were limited.
December wheat was the sole excep-
tion, that option closing ; cents
lower after excited shorts had bid it
m at the start May and July wheat
closed unchanged, corn was y to 70
lower. oats Il to Il lower, and pro-
visions irregularly lower to higher.
Trade in wheat was fairly large at
the start, but the initial offerings were
taken promptly and when it was seen
that the larger interests would support
the market the downward tendency
was checked. E. f, Wagner, head of
the firm that was in difficulties. said its
open accounts totaled about three mill
lion bushels in all markets, mainly in
Winnipeg and Chicago. Minneapolis
reported about half a million bushels
had been liquidated there.
About the only other factors Of
moment in the pits were year end even
ing-up trades. The midsession period
was comparatively quiet except in
December wheat, which fluctuated
wildly and then slumped sharply in
the final half-hour when the interests
supporting the market ignored it. The
earded as satisfactory. but many
traders heaved signs Of relief when the
gong ended 1921 transactions.
T Corn had some early support when
the Wagner movement was on, but
turned dull and heavy later. Oats
followed suit.
A sharp advance in hogs helped pro-
Evening star., 1922-01-01
NEW YOK BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, December 31.-The
actual condition of the clearing house
banks and trust companies for the
week shows that they hold S11.166.22o
reserve in excess of legal require
ments. This is decrease OF s11,211.-
470 from last week.
The statement follows:
Actual conditions:
Loans, discounts. etc. si,50S,411; in
crease, S53,002.0Go.
Cash in own vaults, members fed
eral reserve bank, $73,216,0O0; de-
crease. s5,995,00
Reserve in federal reserve bank OF
member banks, 900; decrease.
s5,4o1 900.
Reserve in own vaults. state banks
and trust companies, SS,s29,o00: de-
crease, $39S, 900.
Reserve in depositaries. state banks
and trust companies, ss.s23.ooo; de-
crease. $41S,000.
Net demand deposits. s3.9o4.931, 200:
increase. $34,916.00o: United States de-
posits deducted, $S7,5S2,o0n.
increase, s34.9l6.000.
Time deposits. s23S.2o7,ooo; in
crease, $14,963,000.
Circulation, s33.2S9,0oe increase,
$1,000.
Aggregate reserve, s5sS.s9s.ooo.
Excess reserve. s17,166.220; de-
crease. $11,211,470.
Summary of state banks and trust
companies In Greater New York, not
included in clearing house statement:
Loans, discounts, etc, S6i0,439.5or.
decrease. s2,12s.200.
Gold. $4,Sc6.100: decrease, Sl62.50G.
Currency and bank notes, S1I,115.-
500; increase. $4,000.
Deposits with federal reserve bank,
of New York, s55,Sei,e0o: increase,
$2.169.40o.
Total deposits s667,9SS,30o; de
crease, s5,192.100.
Total deposits. eliminating amounts
due from reserve depositaries and
other banks and trust companies.
New York and United States:
Deposits, $6a4.479.900; decrease, $S,-
57S,90O.
Banks, cash in vault, s26,S44,e00
Trust companies, cash in vault.
$51, 600.
Evening star., 1922-01-01
BY 1. A. FLEMING.

Within the last few years the saw
ings of the people of the city of Wash
ington have become sufficiently i'm
portant to cause every bank and
Eearly every trust company as well
to establish savings departments. as
differentiating from checking ac-
counts, on which national banks do
not pay interest.
Every national bank has its savings
S, ction They pay from 3 to per
cent on savings. The trust companies
pay to 3 per cent. while on checking
accounts they pay per cent.
Savings banks pay from per cent.
the minimum, to Ier cent. the maxi
mum. on deposits. Different institu-
differently. The majority allow no
interest whatever. simply taking in
periodical payments and on stated
date returning the total
Others pay 3 per cent on accounts.
Few banks pay interest on savings
from the day of deposit and for each
day left in the banks. the rule gen
orally favoring requirements Of one
month expiring-a calendar month at
that-before computing interest.
The fifteen national banks have say
ings deposits of s19.5S2.512: the six
trust companies reported strict say
ings of sl6.34s,6S1. and the savings
hanks $27.37o.372. making a grand to-
tai of savings of sS3.254. .416.
In addition September s. the date Of
the latest statistics. the trust companies
held s36,19l.6s3 checking deposits, on
which they pay . per cent annually.
This will make a grand total of
s116,394,s2o moneys in the banks OF
the District, exclusive of the new
savings bank inaugurated. upon which
interest is paid semi-annually.
Computing the average rates OF
interest per cent per annum on
strictly savings and 2 per cent on trust
company checking accounts, there Will
be distributed for the half year in
interest account about sl.5s5.0
although some of the banks pay
interest at other than calendar half
yearly. But some banks pay per
cent interest and it is fair to anticl-
pate payment of the amount named.
It is probable that the next state
ment of savings banks may indicate
loss through Christmas savings drawn
out, but all moneys have been ex-
pended largely in Washington and has
found its way back into the banks
again.
Counting the disbursement of local
and foreign corporations on account
of interest and dividend payments
for January I. it is practically Ger
tain that over s4.500.000 in new money
will be distributed with the advent of
the new year.
1t ought to have its effect on bust
ness and investments and 4 marked
effect at that.
Here is list Of the savings in
national and savings banks, specific
as to each bank. 1t was furnished by
the National Savings and Trust Com
pany.
savings Banks. .see77 ST. So 81. 81.
Evening star., 1922-01-01
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE. December 81 Especially.
Under continued liberal receipts
and poor demand as anticipated the
live turkey market has declined great
ly, the market closing weak, with
80 a pound as top price for choice
live hen turkeys. Young gobblers are
selling at so. old toms. %. and poor
and crooked breasts, 20. The demand
is fairly good for both old and young
chickens that run smooth and fat,
receipts moderate and the market is
firm at 81 and IS per pound for
springers. with poor and white leg
horns selling 90 to 25. Old hens,
medium to large, fat, will bring "a
to 2s; while smaller and white leg
horns are overlooked at % and %.
Old roosters are plentiful at IL and 16.
Demand fair for ducks and geese and
no surplus of desirable stock. Large
ducks will sell at % to %, small. 20
to %. Kent Island geese are in de-
mand at 90 to IS. and nearby varieties
are in fair demand at "a and %.
Guinea fowl and pigeons in ample
supply and in only fair demand at %
a pair for the latter.
Receipts of dressed turkeys have
continued liberal and, as most dealers
are carrying over stock from the
holidays. dressed turkeys will not
bring any more than live. as dealers
!
clean up. The demand, however. will
improve and the market firm up by
the end of next week. On the other
hand, chickens. ducks and geese are
meeting with a fairly good inquiry,
and, receipts being moderate. the mar
ket FOR these lines is steady at to
3 cents per pound over quotations
for live.
The market for native and nearby
strictly fresh eggs is lower in SYM
pathy with other leading markets. 90
cents dozen being top price when
the market closed; current receipts
are running fair to choice freshly
gathered stock and no trouble to place
eggs of this character at prevailing
market prices. but held eggs are of
doubtful value. buyers preferring
cold storage goods to offerings Of
this sort.
Receipts of new white potatoes are
light and the market shows an ad-
vance under better movement. Mary
land and Virginia McCormacks are
bringing LIS to 200 per 100 pounds:
No. 2, LOO to 1.25, other varieties sell
ing at 2.25 to $50. The market for
sweets and vans rules tirmer under
for good stock. which q selling to
better advantage at 400 to 4.75 per
barrel for the former and 800 to $50
for the latter. No. IS of both bring
zoo to 2.25; bushel hampers of both
selling LOO to Its; No. 9. so to IS.
Native and nearby garden truck in
ample receipt. but under fairly ac-
tive movement the market rules firm.
with the following quotations: Beets,
IS to so a bushel; broccoli. 40 to 45 a
bushel; carrots. 100 a bushel: cauli-
flower, 900 to 500 a barrel; Norfolk
kale. 200 a barrel: oyster plants. 5
and Z bunch; parsnips, 20 to 80 a
bushel: savoy cabbage, 40 to so a
bushel: spinach. SIS to 1.25 a bushel
and 800 per barrel; turnips, 40 to so
per 4-S basket. Onions continue in
good demand at 500 to 5.75 per 700
pounds and 200 to 800 for No. 2s.
The season for rabbits ended today
and further shipments are unlawful.