The Washington times., 1936-09-22

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the suns rays.
During the second fortnight Of
March, the marshy country Of the
South.Moors was explored. Doni-
phan suggested the exploration.
and Baxter, on his advice, made
few pairs of stills. These would
permit the boys to travel the
marsh land with dry feet until
they reached solid ground.
Doniphan, Webb and Wilcox
crossed the river in the yawl. They
carried guns, and Doniphan was
even armed with a duck-gun. The
hunters used their stills to get
over to the high lands Of the
marshes. Phann was with him.
After covering a mile they
reached dry ground and took off
their stills. The South-Moors
abounded in game-thouSandS Of
snipeS, ducks, tealS, sea-gullS and
gerbes. The boys could have killed
hundreds Of these birds without
losing a grain of lead. But they
were reasonable and contented
themselves with a few dozen.
Then, with enough game to make
them satisfied with their expedi-
tion, the hunters returned to
French Den.
All the work that was necessary
in preparation for winter did not
interfere with the lessons. During
the lectures Doniphan continued
to make a little too much show
of his superiority, which was not
likely to attract friendship. Apart
from his faithful followers, he did
not make much progress with the
others; and yet, two months from
now, Gordon's term would end,
and Doniphan hoped to succeed
him as chief of the colony. His
conceit helped him to think that
this position should come to him
by right, and that it was an in
justice that he had not been cleo
ted the first time. Wilcox, Cross
and Webb were silly enough to en-
courage him, even throwing out
feelers for the next election, and
they had no doubt Of his success.
Nevertheless, Doniphan did not
have a majority. The younger
ones, especially, did not declare
in his favor, nor did Gordon
either.
Gordon saw what was going on,
and although it was possible for
him to be reelected, he did not
care to hold the position any Ion
ger. He felt that the severity which
he had shown would be against
his reelection. His manner had
been a little hard; his ideas, too
practical perhaps, had often been
diSliked; and this dislike was what
Doniphan hoped to turn to his
own advantage. The election
would certainly be a contest.
The little ones especially re-
preached Gordon for ideas of eco
nomy; he was really too strict
about sweet dishes! Besides, he
Scolded them when they did not
take sufficient care of their clothes
and when they got spots or tears,
and especially when their shoes
got badly worn, necessitating diff
ficult mending; a most important
item, this very serious question of
shoes. And about lost buttons.
What a lot of scolding and pun
iShment tool! T.. Gordon demanded
that every evening each should
have all the buttons on his clothes,
or no dessert, or confinement
Briant pleaded for them and that
is what gave him increased popu-
larity. Then, the youngsters knew
the two cooks, Service and Moko,
were devoted to Briant and if the
latter ever became chief they could
expect plenty Of sweet dishes.
Briant was not greatly inter
ested in those questions. He and
his brother worked constantly,
both always first and last at the
task, as if they more particularly
had duty to accomplish.
However, the days were not all
given up to education. There were
sports and games, one of which,
quoits, caused regrettable scene
between Briant and Doniphan on
April 25th. Doniphan, Webb, Will
cox and Cross on one side; Briant,
Baxter, Garnett and Service on
the other, they were playing quoits
on the lawn of Sport Terrace. The
quoits are round pieces Of metal
pierced with hole in the middle,
which the player tries to ring on
peg.
CHAPTER XVIII
That day the excitement Of the
players was great, particularly be-
cause Doniphan was opposed to
Briant, whose quoits team won the
first set, while their opponents
won the second.
Ito Be COntinued)
Transla ton from the original "Deux
Ans de Vacances," copyright, 1885, by
Celesta Hamer-Jackson; distributed by
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