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Show THE MURRAY EAGLE Work lythingbut m ' the very reason Sd Kose design for is so easy to for the JlCSaging. too to try her , So'd K it Aren't they rf f ti le life-lik- By HAROLD TITUS e- Household Onesfour For the Seamstress. Before stitching heavy materials, like khaki, duck or canvas, rub hartf soap over the hems and seama. The needle will then penetrate the material mure easily. Harold Titui WNU Service 6 To Soften CHAPTER I "But there are duties, Donald," Crooks said, sorting papers from Two weeks of toilsome travel be- his desk. "The schooner will be hind, two leagues of gently rifiled laden by night. The captain will water before, the great canoe swung sail with the first fair wind. Mr. on to the end of its march, bearing Astor and I will be gone and you a lamb to the slaughter. will be in command and . . ." That is what Donald Maclver was A shrill whoop floated in from the to say, when the leagues had been beach. A shout. A ritle cracked. cut to canoe lengths. A strange canoe was out there, deep But Rodney Shaw n.ked like no voices of the singing oarsmen sheep, no innocent, as he sat there the wind. with one arm thrown easily over sounding up the mess basket. He looked like no Rodney Shaw stared at the colorbeaten trader, either, though the ful spectacle before him. Lodge and number of packs was small, indeed. tent and dwelling; craftsman's yard He had more the look and bearing and shop and the of an emperor in his royal bare white-wallefort itself emptied to despite his youth and apparent pov- join the welcome. erty. Though, of course, emperors Mackinac welcomed this arrival have been young and pour . . . as it had welcomed many another. His eight boatmen sang so in lusty Oars were boated now and voy- voices, as they sent the North canoe along. Eiht boatmen, gaily dressed as voyaReurs should be for the rendezvous. Roaring home, after a year inland, minds and hearts fixed ahead! Behind the canoe was the broad expanse of Lake Michigan's northern extremity: aHinst its birch bottom pattered the indigo waters of the narrowing strait and that island. Mackinac, was the creat depot of the fur trade, the chief gateway to the old Northwest and, in this year of 1818, the seat of a monopoly which was making aimless wanderers or mere employees of traders such as this Rodney Shaw. seize upon and break Basile's body. Shaw rushed. He grappled for Roussel adeptly. One foot set itself quickly behind the boatman's, his hands clamped the man's body at the gay sash and with a twist and a shove, the bully went reeling backward, roaring, ag.iiiM the press of the crowd. He found his balance there and charged, head down. But a hand on his neck deflected him, a swooping foot tripped him. He stumbled and would have fallen but for the quick trios which seized him and lifted him and turned him over as he writhed and raised him high and let him drop his length on the shin- hish-perebe- of of pattern is ne less S."if worked in thread to A refreshment fch your linen. but the by l''2 inches and one doilie 6 by 9 reverse one ilW material requirements; stitches all used; of lations Ife 11 jr suggestions. this j obtainstamps pattern, send 15 or coins (coins jrred) to The Sewing Circle 259 W. Cehold Arts Dept., N. Y. New York, St., in Night, j i ... j t set with these would be In pattern 5503 tempting! Twill find a transfer pattern of ab- - Sliding Drawers. Laundry soap with logs blazing on the on dresser drawers that rubbed st.""Mt because winds are the hearth, will stick make them work easy. cold, even in June. Iney sat be- fore the plastered fireplace in the Salad I'rrs. Hard boil the rehigh ceilinged room. Rodney Shaw, number of eggs, then reindependent trader, and John Jacob quired move the shells. Arrange the eggs Astor. who ruled a territory that was to be the heart of a nation, in a dish on a bed of fresh, crisp lettuce leaves, then sprinkle with Ramsay Crooks was there, as well, mayonnaise unci grated cheese. but in the background. Garnish with sliced tomatoes and A German baker's boy who had a ring of cucumber,, Serve with become the richest American! flavored or straws cheese cheese through his handling of fur, was biscuits. Astor; fur and tea and ships and land, but always fur. Shiny Windows. A few drops of There had been no talk of the er- - ' kerosene added to the water when gle. His heels were grasped by angry rand which brought Shaw hither un- washing windows will make them hands; his back scrubbed through til after the meal, and then not shine brightly. loose gravel as he was jerked to the until pipes had followed the gorg water's edge. One foot was dropped, ing. Cleaning Black Frocks. Black As Mr. Astor talked in his broken a wrist caught up instead; he was which have become marked frocks English, Ramsay Crooks listened with powder may be cleaned quite swung once, twice, thrice in widenof rosette with a ing arcs. He was let go and fell closely and toyed easily by being rubbed with gay ribbons. with a cry and a splash into knee-deecrumbed, dry, stale bread. water under the bow of the "So," said Astor with a shrug. "Das i.st vat Crooks asked you to unloading canoe. Prompt Discouraging Ants. Then Rodney Shaw turned, the come here. Ja!" disposal of garbage and other Shaw had scarcely moved since waste materials nrouna me nome rage already dying in his gray eyes. He brushed his palms together Astor began. will aid in the control of ants. WNU Service. "And that is what I came to briskly as though to free them from the dust of an empty honor . . . hear," he said quietly, and yet the Briskly, at first, and then the move- words carried a ring of excitement. ments slowed until he stood there, "That is what I expected to hear; hands half extended and motionless, your proposal, Mr. Astor, is that I surrender my independence. The staring up at her. She sat on the high scat of her offer to come and trade at your acto the bait." vehicle, looking at him count and risk is scent Astor nodded casually but perhaps across the heads of the murmuring crowd. Her horses pawed, but she in his eyes was a glint of something held them with firm rein, body not casual. swaying a bit as their restlessness "I came to hear this; I came all moved the gig. She smiled! Fire, in this way, the length of Lake Michithat smile, incitement and challenge gan, sir" voice mounting and and defiance, because Shaw had trembling ever so slightly "to say opened his mouth as if to speak, as to you, No! To say No a thousand Whn vmi r enutipatad two thiiuti tip-pathough to let an amazed, incredutimes! 1 came all this way, sir, to KIluiT: WmIm twrll up th boxojj and lous ejaculation be jolted between prnat o. oarva tu the difmtiv. trmot. Tiu. say that you may rob me, badger Drv prrmur. oaiiww hiwUeix, e dull, Wiy his lips. Inn of appetite and me, persecute me. but I am not to frflmg, hilmtn 8KUON L): I'urily diKMitud lood eUrta A voice, then, said to him: be driven out. That, Mr. Astor, is ur to dnrajr (nrmuig CiAn. Dnngini oo "I am Ramsay Crooks!" and heartburn, toiimch (acid what I came to say." lor uuul eometimm you gup bluatiug you up Shaw came back to controlled facBut now Astor's short, stocky brref h. ulties slowly, a bit bewildered, per- body bent forward a bit and his Then you erit many mieemble dva. Yen . Your etomarh to aan't eel. You ran t haps somewhat abashed. A man harsh, strong mouth loosened someYon M tired out, grouchy and mier looked twice at Ramsay Crooks. Asable. what as with incredulity. To f"t th enmplrta relief you acak yoej ter's liege man, dominant figure in "Was? . . . You coomt . . . you Jo TWO ihiuite. I. Yen must relun nuilCiASt. 2. You nniiit the l"r th liwel end the trade of the Northwest. hand coonit" lifting a plump OFF T11S tiKT THAT ntLrttU'KK .n u ofleiuhng wutee an "I am Shaw," he replied simply. "yust to say No to me?" His brows M.RVLS. Ai wished out you bl ninrlouly nmlied. Crooks stopped. He picked from were gathered close, puzzled rather bhiM vauieh, Ilia world lka bright again. There ia only ou prtxlui-- t on the market the gravel at his feet a black os- than angered. I,U1 K ACTION you that giviw ynu tha trich plume, the one knocked from "Ayl And ten thousand times. wed. It ia A III, Kill KA. Thie elfinenl rathartio flma that awful CIAS Roussel' s cap. He extended it with No!" otine. It oflea rrmovf buwnl eongaaUnn at Asinto flush had A slow a gracious and graceful gesture. crept la half an hour. No waiting lor ovrnigtit relief. Atlinke arte on ttiaatnmarh and both "Yours!" he said and smiled. tor's fare and he gripped his chair bowrla. Ordinary laiatirea aot on the lower arms. bowel only. A stir behind Crooks distracted Adlenka baa been rmommended by many "You fink dot's smard? You fink Shaw's steady gaze. The tandem due tore and lruut fur ii yrara. No gripwhen You fink sense? dot's Juat QUICK rceulia. good ing, d. after nli-i- a. team was moving away. The head Try Adlrnka today. You'll aay you ha. of the driver turned ever so slightly all iss amalgamation a young man uerar ueed such aa alfiolent toteatiual clei shows sense to " and the pert chin l.fted in tantaliz(10 HE CUM'IM Eli) ing challenge. 1 Delicate shades roses7 "be most realistic, would Shaw took the black feather sently. ... p ; How Constipation d Not all Mackinac slept late that June morning. The place was active. Few had slept late as had he Donald Maclver, but then had wintered at Fond du Lac. For Ramsay Crooks, however, there was no rest when others stirred. He was early at his desk, across which flowed a record of that bitter struggle, that bitter scramble for fur. Conrad Rich, an elderly clerk, toiled at another desk; men came and went, but toward none did Crooks so much as look. He was preoccupied with what lay on his desk and what might come from the westward, yonder; so preoccupied that when the fmht which began outside with a yelp and a shout grew until a thousand men about the batwere tle. Crooks gave little heed. True, he looked closely before the affray was over, even moved to the window to Si.ire; none with warm blood in his veins could have been wholly immune to such excitement. He watched men. under Maclver's direction, start up the hill with a heavy, limp burden. Donald Maclver entered, removing his be iver hat. wiping his broad forehead. Crooks nodded. "A brawl is required to wake the revelers," he but still observed, not with a tone of implied rebuke. "Brawl! Ramsay. I'd not 've missed yon fer mooch! 'Twas th boatman Rotissel. tryin' his strength wi" my own Nadeau Nadeau, ye ll ken. carried the" black feather oa wi' us last summer. What men! Nadeau, th' strongest ftfihtcr 'til now, 'nd Roussal. th' untried. Ye should 've seen them strain! I'd 'a' risked mooch on Nadeau Heart 'nd strength, th' mon has. but he could nae compare wi' Rousscl. A horse, he is. a buffalo of a mon! He left my poor Nadeau in such condition his chances, I'd .ky a copper I had "him Iticsed tae th' pot l.ke e'd luc a packace! Y n Causes Gas. ... liny doctors recommend Nujol muse of its gentle action on V bowels. Don't confuse Jth unknown products. 3IST ON GENUINE Nujol NUJOL Copr. 1831, 8uoea tat pOW LONG CAN A IEE-QUARTE- ID WIFE R HER HUSBAND? 1 VOC hare to work at marrlago 1 to mako a iuocwsa of it. Men mr be eWllsli, unsympaUirlic. bat that'g tiie way they're mads ud you might as well realiza It. rYa your back ache and your oTBi iavam. don't taka It out ojourhusland. Ho can't possibly bow bow you foci. For throe generations one woman to go "runtl-tUirouKh" with I.ydia E. Vegetable Compound. It neipg Nature tone up the system, Bita bu told another how ef I'iuk-kirn- 1! Irrarning tlio d iscomforte from tlx functional disorder which neo must endure In the throe al of life: 1. Turning from Pibood to womanhood. 2. lre-Wrt- a" fir motherhood. 3. "middlo ago." Don't ho a throe-quartwife, UDI.V E. NNKHAMS VBOETA 11I.F. COM IH)U.N U and Go "Smiling Through. " u- -w 33-- 37 fr RID OF PIMPLES GET i pors R.hi leather in i n. iuiliitt-nliiia- tie I.V rcl-atli.is.le struggled otl r his arm lie put up f pr 'tc m. but I a ges'ure t' .li c i cT cf the bully it .. move 1 rrnMar.ce. a cV--I v, I The sol riority. ni(!e, a fi'--t rru"i-- ! rhi' t at.d he wn.t tf.sv ... "II. hi!" Thi w.. . S , ' u" 1!M. f..r.,i,l. ' ;.k ' ,. , woiks miracles la !"a3 tip a apohy, roughonod t, LV(.a tha iirct lew treatments i j r.c!iciL!o d.lierance. Tba ugly iCei,r,--,,p.,; pot-jwipo away, F na-- f, th textur. oltig tha akin ' ' J Lrrocr. Belora you know , J"!tJ ' you oa com-wi-it- iv Aztecs of 400 Years Ago Knew Much of Insects, Including Black Widow Spider arrive hv - , ;car. T!' A.-it as de idly . ,t p . i t ' ICf ! ! n ' I ! v rs ,,, ,,,, ' n :it '..-. ft a- urr. 'r .f f : i l " i J. srw,;l! H ci'-.i- h o t : s . ,.., clef!-n.t- t i This is as true today as it was at the time of the Spanish conquest. of little The bite may prove to be .. i or no consequence, n may resulti, in Serious illness for a few (lays, or ll . . . . . may iiut- - i.ivm sensitive part cf the body. The virulence ol the bite depends upon i's location, the condition of the spider at the time ( t the bi'.e. the amount of venom Injected and the health of the individual. The Aztec treatment for the bite of the i f the black widow consisted in sonked of a compress application an alkaline solution in a Container cf water. It H tio'ei thru at the present time the bites and s'.mgs of wm m'. rti .ire treated by ' The average Aztec of four centuries ago knew more about insects than the average city dweller today, says Dr. C. H. Curran, associate curator of insect life of the American Museum of Natural History. Proof of the Aztecs' lively interest in natural history. wuts Dr. Curran. is handed down to us chiefly by the Spanish writer Sahagon. His d.ligent pursu.t of information on e the subject is evidence that a and their in insects interest ways ex. sled before the present era t systematic science. AzThe black widow jpid-- r .f tecs was the same as tl .it which l as much nttenti'm tti the attracted Tnited State during " " h' t c 1 rid cf Kiiji-.cr- M aside"" nil" - ilio-p- well-rubbe- to iyy C mm'! Ynu'f informed. ' ii" "Y.'iiile v.mi ( , ,1 r -' iT't ri ' M' ugly, pimply aVin with this dinjry now remedy. Denton'i Found His Balance There and Charged, Head Down. sar-poo- n Wi mI. r.i.u. wn cap!" b: "Rodney Shaw Uses Magnesia to Clear .firns and Smooths Complexion f&n Skin Look Years Younger. Remedy Nerve Pressure ageurs, waist deep in water, shoved the canoe gently into the shallows, guarding its tender birch bottom from boulders. Old Basile put down the steering oar with its carven blade, stepped over the side and bowed a long back for his trader. Shaw lowered himself to the firm shoulders and, his calves clasped by Basile's wiry hands, was borne ashore, his boots thus kept dry. The crowd pressed closely obout, but one was making his way through it now impatiently, cursing hoarsely. This was Rousscl, with the black feather, insignia ct Invincibility, thrust into the knot ol the yellow kerchicl which covered his shaegy head. "Make way!" he shouted. "Mike aside lor the black feather! But what a strange brigade 1j this?" His great hands grasped shoulders, his stout elbows prodded ribs. Basile was directing the placing .f packages, his eyes and attention all for that labor. He did not see Rous-se- l because his back was toward the man; if he heard the fellow's orders he gave no herd. Si the hand on h.s arm spun h.m oLuui roughly. "Does one shout tn your ear. ntJ man"" Rousscl demanded. "Mid you int hear the voire cf the U.ick f.i!her commanding you to st..; J o!..ck clo?e-preso- brown Suj;ar.--Who- sugar becomes hard or lumpy, place it in a shallow pan in tha overt for a few minutes. n d, I ':' o y loe .v o u -k e ' ii - l' II ..v i.'.I.ii .... H. ! i A - ..!,.. " ,., r, , v i,,, . t: vj n i ;' tiM- :(lt). ... .n, or trad, ym.r farm or ranch burnt or apartment tn oait itaw. Write or wire TOU cnn for j i Bert C. Palmer 18 Salt laa Wt,l !nd Bo. "i!icav at Repreatnttd" W rt t Jit l 11 LIVE STOCK Jod.y of Wr.Vl l.UH f.,r free aample e..y Murine M Kaine. An STOCK, the National In the lnlert Independent paper puhlnl.ed of AIX rnnne lue at... k piodm-erWrit Hel it ropy without r"'t rr oiaicn. 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