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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-03-19

The hard eyes Of the trader, lined
by worry and red from drink, lit with
contempt. you've gone like the rest.
Why didn't you run away with Rose?
Want to desert sixty thousand dollars
worth of fur, do you?"
The heavy features of the other
filled with blood at the taunt He
leaned and struck the table with his
fist, overturning the bottles.
"Soft, am II" he snarled because
| leave this hell before they close in
and take us-hang us from the rafters
here or cut our throats, you call me
soft l tell you we're done! They
caught Pierre and the whole valleys
after us. They're out there now, wait
ing" He pointed a shaking finger to-
ward the forest. 'Tt may be tonight
they come"
Ruined by the mystery-the menace
Of the inscrutable forest from which
no man returned, which for weeks had
ringed the post, sapping the nerve Of
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-03-19

famine paid the Ojibways In whisky.
This the government will take, if 1t
remains here. But it belongs to the
Indians. You shall have 1t to divide
equally among the hunters of this val
ley but first 1t must be taken to the
fork of the STOPPING and cached. / am
going on the long trail to Fort Albany.
When / return | will meet you at the
cache, divide the fur among you, and
tell you where you are to take it to be
traded-to Wailing. River or to Fort
Hope, of the old company.
'In the loft we have found the fur
that was lost this summer with the
canoe on the lower river. Latiamme
murdered the crew and stole the fur
to drive the honest trader, ST. Onge,
from this valley. This morning it goes
back to him. VIII you cache the rest
of the fur at the STOPPING and wait for
my return from Albany?"
"E-nh, yes !" The OUbways, de-
lighted with their sudden wealth, read
lily agreed, surprised that the man who
had caught the Windigo reserved moth
ing for himself.
The following morning, as Michel
and Steele watched the last sled fade
from sight on the white surface Of
Ogoke, bound with fur for the fork of
the STOPPING, moving spot on the
snow, far to the west, attracted their
attention
at can't be David, so soon?" quered
the American.
The Iroquois shook his head. "He
not kech dem so queek. Dey drive dog
hard to get away"
Steele went into the trade-hOuse and
returned with his binoculars.
"There seem to be two sleds," he
said, adjusting the glasses. "The driv
ers are riding. l can't make them out.
They may be police" He handed the
glasses to Michel.
For a long time the Indian studied
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-03-19

tn1 dlsranL spots on the snow. Then
he said, drily. "Onlee one man-odder
team hitch to front sled Dogs tired"
He returned the glasses to his chief,
with a look which aroused -Steele's
curiosity.
"You think it's David, after ALI"
II tin&," nodded the Indian.
The two men returned to the kitch-
en-. The man who had spent two
nights and a day on the trail would
appreciate a warm breakfast. When
they again looked down the lake, the
familiar, tlocky figure of David was
urging the exhausted teams from the
tall of the second sled. Shortly, the
dogs turned into the post. Then the
curious men who hailed with a shout
the return Of the Ojibway saw, lashed
to the pack on the rear sled, two rifles
in skin cases.
In silence the two gripped the hand
on his grim quest-faithful to an oath
and memory.
To their questioning eyes he an
swered: my brudder-he sleep SCUM
last night"
That was all. But Steele and Michel
knew that somewhere on the Rouge
river trail, two men had paid-scme'
where, two bodies lay stiff In the snow.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-03-19

the awed haskies reached the strain
ing ears of the two ut the door, who
stood, nerves strung with suspense
one thought in their brains
Then from the invisible forest be-
yond rose a wail-demon-like, blood
freezing, the voice of no clawed crea-
ture Of the night-to die away, into
silence.
"They have come !" warned Antoine,
seizing the arm Of his chief.
Quick Harness the dogs while
get the fur and the grub - was the
low answer.
The nerve Of Laflamme had snapped.
Racing desperately against the clos
ing in of ring Of ruthless foes, An
tome caught and harnessed the dogs.
At the trade-house door, grub-bag,
robes, and the precious pack Of black
fox were thrown on the sled. The
whip cracked at the head Of the lead
dog. "Marche, Pete!" rasped the
Frenchman, and the team plunged inlo
their collars at a gallop. Then the
voice of a dog-driver out on the lake
trail drifted back through the thick
night.
There go the last of the rats" NUT
tered Laflamme. 'Now the ship can
sink" And they lashed the swift
six-dog team out to the lake ice, and
through the gloom that masked the
Rouge river trail.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-03-19
CHAPTER XVII

Behind the slab counter in the trade
room at OgOke man sat at table.
On the table stood a glass and two
bottles-one empty. For hours the
man had not moved, except to f1ll and
drain the glass. Although it was
barely three o'clock, candle lanterns
dimly lit the room, for the sun had
died in cloud banks and the light had
failed early. In the air outside there
was snow and the night would be
thick.
The yelping of dogs aroused the man
from his bitter thoughts. The door
of the room opened and bulky figure
entered. The muscles Of his hooded
face, disfigured by long scar
twitched nervously. In his eyes was
fear
II found him." gasped the big man,
In French, breathing hard, for he had
raced the dusk to the post. "Choked
Not mark on him-his tongue out
and his eyes bulging like a pixies you
squeeze l.. your hand Ambushed"
$50 they got him, too?" nodded La
famine, chin on chest.
Its no good, l tell you," whined
Antoine, his voice vibrant with panic.
"That makes nine-nine who have
gone out. It'll be our turn next. To.
nqght / leave for the Rouge"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-03-19

Sam, the Negro driver of an OK
team, saw little lizard crawling up
a tree. He flourished his long whip
and very deftly snapped off the liz
ards head. Further along the road,
with skilled precision, he picked a
horsefly off the fence with the same
weapon. His skill as a marksman
was next exhibited on a chipmunk
that showed its head above the
ground.
A white man said-"Sam, take
crack at that" pointing to a hornets
nest. Sam grinned and replied: "No,
sub; no, sub, boss; them fellahs is
awganized."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-03-19

his people until they fed in the night
Lafiamme sat, numb with despair
Slowly the whisky from the overturned
bottle dripped to the floor. Then he
said: "That tale Tete-Boule brought
from down-river was true. The men
we sent to the Jackfish to stop him
lied"
Antoine nodded.
"Steele got through and came back
ON the snow" continued the trader
The police are not in this. They'd
come straight here"
"This Steele caught Pierre himself, ~
added the other when the Indians
learned how we had fooled them, they
took the trail. The whole valley was
ours-until he got the Windigo." Sud
denly the speaker faced the door, lis
tening. whats that2"
As the two watched the door az
prehensively, 1t opened to admit
half breed with drink -sOdden face.
"What you eat tonight, m'sieu!
The dull eyes of the cook shifted un
"You here still, Philippe?" sneered
Lafiamme. 81 thought you and Jean
would hit the Rouge river trail when
it got dark All the rats have left"
They'll hang on while the whisky
lasts" muttered Antoine.
"You find Tete-Boule?" The face
Of the cook, mottled-gray in the half
light, turned to the man who had gone
out that morning on the trail over
which none had returned.
"He found him-with his tongue
out" Lafiamme laughed bitterly,
You'd make pretty picture, Phil
ippe, hanging from that hook, with
your throat cut You'd bleed straight
Scotch you've lived on it for months y
The stark terror In the eyes of the
half breed seemed to appease his chief
who went on: wen have bacon and
potatoes-if they give US time to eat
them Bring that Jug"
The jug was placed on the table be
tween the two men, and the cook, NUT
tering incoherently, shuftied to the
door
"Two left, out of the lot; and they
stay for the whisky" commented La
FANNIE filling a glass and showing the
jug across the table. "My friend, I'll
give you a toast" he added, as the
nerve-shattered Antoine gulped down
his drink. MAY that id American
rot in HIP
Lafamme's glass was at his lips
when a chorus of howls rose from the
clearing.
The startled eyes of the men met
across the table. whats thatY' de-
manded the trader, slowly lowering his
glass, untouched
"The dogs@hear something-out
there p The hoarse voice Of the other
quavered as he went to the door.
From the murk. the whimpering Of
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-03-19

James McGillicuddy's Rolls-Royce
was stolen while standing in front of
the county poorhouse where he was
visiting his aged parents.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-03-19

"Dis ees for her!" snarled the head
man, as he struck with his free hand
the purpled face. 'Dees ees for me !'
and he struck again.
Slowly the bloQdshot eyes of the
assassin, who had so confidently shot
from the ambush filmed; for the last
time his mouth gaped wide for the
air denied him by the wise on his
throat-with a culver he relaxed on
the snow.
Picking up his rifle and slipping his
hands into the rabbit-skin mittens
which hung from his neck by thongs
Michel bent and closely scrutinized
the knotted feature of his enemy
Satisfied with his work, he rasped
"Bo'-jo Tete-Boule! You are poor
shot You max no more trouble cen
dis valleyw and started for camp.
He found his friends at breakfast
Silently he accepted the dipper of
steaming tea and the heaped plate of
fried moose and beans, and began to
eat.
swell, what luck, Michel? Are they
still leavingP asked Steele, when his
eyes suddenly focused on the shoul-
der Of Michels capote "Where'd you
get that tearW
The face of the IroQuois was wood
en-. II meet old frien' cen de bush
Ah-hahw
Curious, Steele rose and examined
his friends shoulder. "Why, there's
caked blood herel You have been shot
att" he cried. "Take off that coat !"
Gwen l flemish de moose and beam"
laughed the stole. "Hees gun shake
wen he frev'
To his relief Steele found that the
bullet had grazed the shoulder blade
Of his friend, barely breaking the
skin. When the scratch was dressed,
Michel gave him the story of the am
bush.
With the sting of the bullet across
his shoulder the coOl-headed Indian
had sensed that he was not badly
hurt, and made the only move that
would check a swift second shot from
concealed foe-dropped as if killed
or mortally hurt. Sprawled on his
face, knee drawn up to give pur-
chase for lunge, he had waited for
the man in ambush to approach within
reach. Had there been two, it would
have been knife fight, with the odds
heavily against the man compelled to
start from the soft snow
Good old Michel !" applauded Steele,
as the IroQuois finished. They can't
beat you! He was scared when he
fired Had you ever seen this Indian
befOre?"
Michel's black eyes snapped tan
talizingly, as he played on his chiefs
curiosity.
Wal, he look lax man l see one
tam"
Traded once at Wailing River, you
meanW
"Ah-hahi he come to de post"
"When?"
He was dere dis summer. He got
leg lax bow ov snowshoe. Hees eye
look lax de mink. He"
4Ou HcdA SOOU AOAO1 ~ "oSh
Tete-Boule" cried the surprised Amer
ican.
"Ah hah!" admitted the head-man
blowing a cloud Of smoke from his
mouth. "Eet was Tete-Boule. I.tink
Charlotte be happy squaw, nOw."
"He found your trail leading to the
lake and took a chance you would
acktrack-which you did" Delight
edly Steele shook the hand Of the In
dian until the sore shoulder pro
tested
Tomorrow night we 60 to de pos"
YES" agreed Steele. his eyes re-
tiecting the Joy of victory, hard won.
"Send one Of the boys for David at
once"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-03-19
To be Continued
To Visit Mr.. Morgan

Mr.. and Mrs: Chris Hermann win
leave Sunday for a visit with Con-
gresham and Mrs. William M. Nor
gan in Washington. Later they will
take in New York and other eastern
points.
Mrs. A.-Don't you ever visit in
summer?
Mrs. B.-Never. Ny husband al
ways wants to go where he can pay
board and act disagreeable when he
feels like it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-19
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PARE.

My cuzzin Artie was around TODAY.
staying so late he stayed for dinnir.
belng hamberger stakes and things,
ana we started to eat and pOp sed.
zee gods look at the hands on those
boys, its a wonder their males don't
grow intches a day i'm that rich soil.
Meening all the dert, and ma sed,
Go up and wash them immeeditly,
both of you, their perfeckly diskrace-
ful. a coal mans children Wouldent
have eny blacker hands than that.
And me and Artie ran up TO the
bathroom and started to wash our
hands. me using the washstand and
him using the tub, me saying. / bet
mine gets the water blacker than wat
yours do, | bet you my glass agate
agenst your wife one.
G.. all rite, ony that's no way to tell,
because that Washba sin ony holds a
little water and that makes it look
blacker, Artie sed. Let's tell by the
towels, let's see witch towel gets the
blacklist, he sed.
Being a good ideer, and we started
to dry our hands without hardly wash.
ing the soap of ferst. each taking a
eileen towel SO neither one could
marks having bin on ii before, and
all of a suddin pop stuck his he'd in
the bathroom saying. Haven't you
kids eny sents Of herring, I've called
YOU 5 times. do YOU intent to spend
the intire evening up heer? zee gods
look at those towels. he sed.
Wich one is the blacklist? l sed,
and .Artie sed, Yes, let's leeve it to
him.
Ill leeve something to YOU if you
don't so down and finish your dinnir,
pop sed.
Wich we did, and after dinnir we
went up agen to decide the bet but
the towels was gone, proving ma had
bin there ferSt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-19
PALE HANDS
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR.

you acting this way? 1 demand that
you answer me. What is there be.
tween you and this cheap little flap.
per? Answer me, do you hear; answer
me-
A sudden excitement possessed her
and a fear that was like an obsesslon.
Having made up her mind to do this
thing. she had thrown discretion to
the winds. and now she was terrified
of losing him.
Ronny had been driving very fast.
The speedometer had stayed regularly
at 40, and now as they rounded Il
corner Mona clutched his arm with
nervous fingers
The car swerved to the right,
climbed the bank. hung perilously for
a moment and then turned over.
Ronny felt a sudden agonizinS pain
in his arm and roaring i'll his ears.
Then everything turned merCifully
black.
When he came to himself he was
lying on the bank and some one was
bending over him making an impro-
viSed sling for his arm. The side
of his face felt wet and sticky. his
head was throbbing intolerably. lie
opened his eyes and then closed them
again. II was an effort to think.
And then suddenly. with shock that
Drought MN To AZ SIlilIIS lOSlNI'- ITO
remembered Mona.
There was woman with me. Was
she hurt badly? Where is she?'
AS he struggled to his feet tho
landscape Swayed before his eyes and
a wave of nausea swept over him.
Then just a short distance away he
saw Mona. She was lying on her
back with her eyes closed. Her beau
tiful face was marble-like in its re-
pose. She did not seem to have
scratch on her. but her body seemed
incredibly limp.
He staggered over To her and
dropped on his knees by her side.
"1ona." he said wildly. mona, are
you hurt-speak to me-"
She did not move. and at the same
time n mans voice sounded i'll his
ears.
IT'S quite useless. The lower part
of her body was pinioned under the
car. She's dead
Continued in Tomorrows Starl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-19
EAT AND BE HEALTHY
Dinah Days Daily Talks on Diet
The Right Food Is the Best Medicine

should not be laden with sugar, be-
cause the only value Of sugar is as an
energy food, and Summer weather
does not require foods with large
energy content. Plenty of cool water
TO drink is good. Pure fruit juices
with little or no sugar are also good.
Iced drinks are very pleasant on a hot
day. They are not harmful provided
they are taken slowly and not in
too great a quantity. They really
do not cool the body as we'll as q
moderately cool drink, but the tinkle
of ice in a glass has a great effect on
the mind
Some people have a mistaken idea
that vegetables and fruits In album.
aanCc viii cause diarrhea. The number
OF people who are so sensitized tina t
vegetables and fruits disagree wit h
them IS very rare. If fruits and vege.
tables are Thoroughly washed or
peeled they do not generally cause
digestive disturbances.
Plan the menu with regard to the
weather. Summer menus do not re-
Iuire food to keep the body warm.
Food TO build WORKOUT tissues and
internally cleanse the body, but very
little producing foods should
be taken.
Eat sparinsly Of the fats, starches
and sugar foods. Eat generously of
fresh vegetables and fruits. Use
meat. eggs, butter, cereals. bread
IN moderation. Frequent bathing or
sponging of the body is cooling.
Drink water freely. Eat sensibly and
ENJOY the good old Summertime
Readers desiring personal answers 10
their questions should send self -addres sod
stamped envelope TO Dlnah Day. care OF The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-19
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
BY MIMI.
Sensible Anne.

Sensible Anne would have made any
| one a. good wife. She was capable,
| practical, thrifty, careful and con-
scientious. Mothers sighed over her
adoringly and wished their boys had
/ sense enough to fall in love with her.
| Not that she looked for attention.
| The boys liked her we'll enough. for
she was good looking. and efficient in
all things; good dancer.
| But they didn't like her for very
! long. She had no enthusiasm inside
| of her. She had no real JOY OF Nv
| ing. She had no gay. wild impulses
that made the boys laugh and like her
! a little bit more. She never wanted
to do anything on the impulse. A
! sudden shout from one of the crowd
to race down the street brought no
! answering call from Anne.
whats the use of running?' she
| dema nded, calmly. when raZZed for
being lazy. We've got plenty of time
| to get to the dance. and besides
don't want to wear out these beautiful
! slippers the first night I'm wearing
them"
Without meaning to in the least,
| she chilled her friends. particularly
| the boys. Romance never threatened
Anne in a violent form. She avoided
| it. If Q youth did get worked up to
| the point of proposing Anne was kind
but gentle.
With Jerry she was very gentle, be-
| cause she was very fond of him. She
/ told him sweetly that she cared for
him. but it wouldn't be wise to fall
in love at her age; besides he had
four years of college ahead of him, and
they must both be heart whole and
fancy free during those long years.
So Jerry went away grumpily re-
hecting that if she could so calmly
decide not to fall in love with him
she couldn't care very much. He
| married some one else and Anne
sighed. but refused to blame herself.
She had done the sensible thing-that
was just the trouble.
Finally, after her parents had come
to be Il bit anxious. Anne married,
Milton. nice boy. who hadn't known
his lady fair long enough to be dis
couraged by her practical nature 1t
was only after they'd been married
some time that he began to be vaguely
disappointed In her attitude.
She never seemed to be silly enough
She lacked the ability to be delight.
fully nonsensical. And she never did
anything without having at least two
very good reasons for it.
The result was that she eliminated
from the lNeS OF both of them all
the joy that comes from being ridic-
ulously happy and idiotically pleased
with each other. Which was q pity.
for it left them in two years iust a
dull prosy couple with none Of the ioy
OF life left in either of them.
Remember. girls. that a little non.
sense helps just as much in marriage
as great deal of common sense. The
little bit of folly is just as useful
sometimes as the grain of wisdom
The practical side of your nature must
| not eliminate that touch of ridiculous
Joyous idiocy which makes for han,
| piness.
Downright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-19
Women Who Have Important Tasks
i'm Government Service
BY ALICE ROGERS HAGER

1t is another instance of woman
who has made good" in the Govern
ment service. Coming from st.
George, w. Va, DR.. Elbows has taken
all her collegiate work at George
Washington University ending with
Phi. D. in 1923, with specialization in
bacteriology. chemistry and animal
pathology. Her first connection with
the Government was in the Depart
ment of Agriculture, where she went
in 1910 to make studies of plant pa
thology. But in 1918 the pressure of
war demand at the hygenic laboratory
became so great that they called her
to a position there in the tremendous
ly responsible work of standardization
of anti-bacterial serums and research
into the methods of preparing them.
This covered the important anti -Strep-
tococCic serum used in blood poisoning
and various infections diseases. In
which the mouse protection method is
used; and the anti-pneumococcic Sc
rum, which DR.. Enlows modified and
improved to it's present state of pre-
ciSiOn.
For the last four years DIR. Elbows
has been studying bacillary dysentery
almost entirely particularly the stand
ardization Of it's serum by means of
4tS dIltilOAlII COIlcIIt ItC 6LCdI NuldC
Of this knowledge is evident when it
is realized that dyaentery occurs with
much more frequency than is Ordi-
narily supposed in this country, and
that its high toXicity is the cause of
occasional paralysis and death.
Since January of this year DIR. En-
lows has been investigating the biol
ogy of the tubercle bacilli. with the
idea of finding some of it's growth
characteristics and chemical proper
ties. in order that q better method for
treatment may be devised.
In addition to her purely research
studies. it has fallen to DR.. Elbows to
act as laboratory diagnostician in the
diseases III which she was specializing,
as we'll as in typhoid and diphtheria,
and to make examinations of all spec.
linens sent in.
1t is of interest to note that she is
the first woman who ever appeared be-
fore a congressional committee to
plead for vivisection in behalf of scien-
tific advancement and the saving of
human lives. Among her many pub
lications are: 1.-THE Standardization of
Antistreptococcus Serum Factors
Influencing the Standardization of
Antipne umococcic Serums" (read be-
fore the Society of American Bacteri
ologists). and Vaccination by Mouth
Against BacillarV DySenterv"