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Show THE SAUNA SUN. SAUNA, UTAH . i . HOWDEN SMITH it, ARTHUR D.PORTO BELLO GOLD ETC of AUTHOR, COPYRIGHT WNU SERVICE Continued CHAPTER VI 13 Above everything else, I must know what Is happening at Jagara, lie said. The Doom Trail may wait. The news which brought of the Intent of the French to replace Jon-calrtruding post with a stone fort Is the most menacing tidings we have had since the peace was signed. It makes manifest what I have always contended: that there can be no real peace whilst we and the French sit cheek by Jowl, each striving for more power than the other. 'Teace on paper there may be; but the French will be breaking It, as they have done In the case of Joncaire's post and as they now plan to do by building a fort upon English territory. 1 must know what they do there, Master Ormerod. I must know beyond a doubt 1 must have a man I cun trust who will see for himself on the . spot." "Surely, Corlaer " "Corluer cannot speak French. Moreover, If lie could, his face Is known e along the whole frontier. lie and are old opponents. 'Tis you who must go. Masquerade as a Frenchman. There are plenty of lads who go out every year to Canada to have u try at the fur trade. You should be able to pais for one of them. At any rate tis worth the attempt." "Tis well worth trying," I agreed. Also, 'tis possible 1 may pick up some news of the Trull from Joncaire." Possible," he assented;' but keep the Trail in the back of your mind. Tis this fort which concerns me now. For look you. Muster Ormerod, if 1 secure proof the French meditute .In earnest so g"ave a breach of the treaty twill strengthen by so much my case ugninst Murray. Then might I dare indeed to stir the Iroquois to hostilities against him, as l'eler suggested. I will do wlmt I may," I promised. 'Tis well. And be not reluctant to accept advice from Corlaer and the Indians. They are schooled in the forest's craft. Good by, sir, and he vigJon-cuir- ilant. lie gave hearty clasp of the hand and bowed me out. In the street Corlaer awaited tne. Der tide is Hooding, lie said, and without another word set off at a good round pace. We came presently to a wharf at the foot of Deje street, where lay the sloop Betsy, her sails unstopped, land-line- s slack. She cast off as we stepped aboard, and presently I was looking back over her stern at the dwindling skyline of the quaint little city. On the fourth day the river bore us through a country of low, rolling hills and plains that lifted to mountainous I eights in the distance. There were farms by the waters edge, and sometimes the imposing mansion of a with its attendant groups of buildings occupied by servants, slaves and tenants. On the fifth day we sighted in the distance the stockades of Fort Orange, which the English were beginning to call Albany, nestling close to the river hank under the shelter of a steep hillock. We made the tottery pier, and hastened np into the town, delegating to the master of the sloop and his boy Hie task of conveying our baggage to the tavern. We learned that Murray had spent but twenty-fou- r hours in the town and was gone two days since. We spent the forenoon in purchasing for me the regular trappings of tiie frontiersman moccasins of ankle height and leather leggings and 6hirt, ail Indian in manufacture. The weapons Juggins had supplied me were w armly praised by my comrades. For tin rest there were sllui stores of salt, sugar, powder, flints and hail to lie packed upon our backs. My garments of civilization I made Into a package which I consigned to the care. We look the road to Schenectady. A It was the last white mans road 1 wus to see, and 1 long remembered Its broad surface and the sunlight coming down between the trees on either bund and the farms with their log bouses and stockades. But 1 knew I was on the frontier at last, for the stockudes were over high for mere herding of cattle and the . In sevhcese wails were eral of the villages there were square, forts, two stories tall, with the top story projecting out fceyond the lowei, so that the garrison could tire down along the line of the walls. 'Twas sixteen miles to Schenectady, and night had fallen when we hailed the gate for admission. We were afoot again early the next morning. Beyond Schenectady a few farms rimmed the road, but presently we came to a ctearing, and on the west .side a green hairier stretched across our way. From end to end of the it reached, and as far on , 'i her hand as I could see. a high, tan-g- l d. HirmrniCy impervious green wall me a pa-tro- BY B RENT AMO'S The road stops here, I suid to IIow shall we go on?" The road of the white man stops But the road of yes, lie answered. the begins. What Is that? lie made no answer, but kept on his way until we were under the bole of the first of the forest trees. Tljere at my feet was a deep, narrow slot In the earth, a groove some eighteen Inches wide and perhaps twelve Inches deep, that disappeared Into the gloom which reigned under the interlacing boughs overhead. .It did not go straight, but crookedly like a snake, curving and twisting as It chanced to. meet a mossy boulder or a tree too big to be readily felled or uprooted. As I stooped over it I saw that its bottom and steeply sloping sides were beaten down by continual pressure, the relentless pressure of countless human feet for generations nnd centuries. Instantly led the way into the groove of the trail, and as if instinctively swung into an easy loping trot I followed him and the Dutchman brought up tho rear. It was cool tinder the trees, for the sun seldom penetrated the foliage, dense already although It was only of spriDg. And It was very the fag-en- d silent terribly, oppressively silent. hard-packe- said. And be certain that you do no bruise a twig." With the utmost castlon he parted the screen of underbrush on our right hand, and revealed a tunnel through the greenery Into which he led the wuv, hesitating at each step until ha had gently thrust aside the intervening foliage. Once in the tunnel, however, Ills care was abandoned, and he ran quickly to the trunk of a huge pine which soured upward like a monumental column, high above the surrounding trees. He leaned Ills musket against the pitchy bole. The symbol of the Long House," he said tapping the swelling girth of It. Strength and symmetry and grandeur. We will climb, brother." He swung himself up Into the branches, which formed a perfect ladder, firm under foot, behind tiie screen of the pine needles. When the other treetops were beneath us, he straddled a bough and cleared a loophole from which ye might lookout over the forest we had traversed. We looked for so long, without anything happening that my eyeballs ached. But at lust there was a movement like the miniature upheaval which Is caused by an ant in breaking ground. Boughs quivered, and a figure appeared In the open. Twas Corlaer. lie glanced around him and strode on. In a moment he had passed tiie clearing and disappeared In tiie forest. hitched forward and peered through the loophole with tense muscles. And again there was a wait which seemed endless. Sly eyelids blinked from the strain of watching. The desolation and loneliness of the wilderness were so complete that It seemed Inconceivable another human being could be within view. And whilst this thought occupied my mind a dark figure crawled on hands and knees from the mouth of the trail. At that distance all we' could see of Ids costume was the clump of feathers that bristled from his scalpiock. He followed Ieter Into the trail ou our side of the clearing, and there was a second and briefer pause. Theu as silently as'ghosts a string of figures flitted Into the clearing. Therevero six of them, each with musket la the hollow of his arm, each with bristling feather headdress. emitted a guttural grunt, quite unlike his usual ruther musical utterances. Down ! he rasped. Down The time Is scant! At the foot of the pine ho snatched up Ids musket without a word, and turned into the green tunnel that debouched upon the screen of the trail. . As we stepped Into the worn slot Ieter came into view. . Well? he said phlegmatically. Cnhnuaga dogs! They dare to Invade territory of the Long House 1" "We can cross der Mohawk to .der south branch of der trail," proposed Corlaer. They wouldt not dare to follow us there. we No," snarled shall not step aside for them. We wilt attend to them ourselves. ' They will not attack unless they have to for we are still near the Mohawk castle, although tis upon the opposite bank of tiie river. They will leave us alone until night. But why cannot we attack them?" A look of ferocity which was almost demoniac changed Ids usually pleasant features into an awful mask. In an ambuscade one might escape. The crack of a stick underfoot was No, my brother Ormerod, we will wait like a musket shot. The padding of until they attack us. Tlien " our feet on the resilient was He paused significantly. like the low rolling of muffled drums. Not one of tiie Keepers shall return The timorous twittering of birds to tell Murray how his brothers died." seemed to set the echoes flying. We took up the march. 'Twas alYet I was amazed when and shortly the ready halted abruptly in dimness of twilight descended upon nnd inclined his ear toward the trail the trail, as the level rays of the setbehind us. ting sun were turned aside by tiie inWlmt is It?" I asked, and so comterlacing masses of vegetation. pletely had the spirit of the forest Twilight faded into dusk nnd still we taken possession of me that J whis- kept on. had eyes like pered the words. a cat's, and I, too, uceustoined myself "Something is following us, he an- to perception of hanging branches and swered. the unexpected turns and twists in the Corlaer put his ear to the bottom of groove of tiie path. The stars were the trail, and a curious expression out In the sky overhead when we crossed Ills face. stepped from the shelter of tiie forest into a rocky dell divided by a tiny Yn." wus all he said. brook. "We will camp here," suid CHAPTER VII lt chills bring varied ills AARY 6PAHAM BONNER. g T CURING THE DOG the time good . you poor little doggie," exclaimed Doroihy. She nnd Douglas wore on their way home from school. What Is the matter?" asked Doug Ins, who had been looking at some skates In a shop window. The doggie is hurt." said Dorothy, who, by this time, was almost weeping. "What shall we do?" "Uncle John told me," said Douglas, that there was a place o ask people wlmt to do with nnlmais that were hurt a society that looks after sick Oil, elimination is most important and COLDS, chills in tempera- causes drowsy headaches, dizziness and often a toxic backache.' Disturbed function is often evidenced by scanty or burning secretions. At such times a stimulant diuretic to the kidneys is ture impose extra strain on our kidneys. Sluggish-res- s of function is apt to of e.mit some retention in the blood and make one more susceptible to the ills of winter. Presence of this unfdtered waste makes one listless, tired and achy animals." And, ns luck would have it, Doug las and Dorothy, as they were walking along, cnrryiug tiie dog mid trying lo remember where Uncle John had said t ho place was, came across a sign Upon a door which read : Cat and Dog Hospital." Oh," said Dorothy, stroking the head' of the little dog, tills city has places to cure little dogs like you.. Tiie. doe didn't know quite wlmt she hut her voice wa so low and meant -she spoke so gently and so kindly that he bravely tried to wag Ills tall and his eyes said so plainly: Thank you. You are good to me." Dorothy carried the dog while Douglas told her to follow Idin. As the door opened, they asked a man who was dressed In white and who looked like a doctor, if they could bring the little dog In. Is he your dog? nsked the man. No," said Dorothy, but he is hurt,, and I want to look after him until lie Is well nnd nntil 1 can find his master or Ills mistress." And tiie man took the children to the dog doctor.-- The doctor took the dog in hi arms. The poor dog shivered with fear, but m$' indicated. Doans Pills have been winning friends for more than fortyyears. Ask your neighbor I Doans Pills Stimulant Diuretic to the Kidneys 60c all dealers. Foster-Milbu- Co..Mfg. Chemists, Buffalo.N. Y, m Balked at Spelling of New Husband's Name say, how do you spell that name, missus?" , The puzzled young woman behind Im sure I dont An employee of the gas company the counter smiled, I saould think tells me vt a foreign bride who ap- know," she said. proached her the other day to have youd know, If you married him. Well," said the blushing bride, at the gas In the new love nest turned on. I go home nnd usk him how I Just got married please turn on length, to spell thnt name, theu I com buck. the gns," was the way she put if. Cleveland Plain Dealer. You want It in your husbands name?" the young woman behind the counter asked. The' bride nodded. A Good Instrument Then write his name on this Hue." Customer I would like to get a baThe bride looked dumbly at her. rometer, one that vyorks perfectly. Well, what Is his nume?" asked the Clerk Heres one that we guaranother. tee, sir. It Is so sensitive that It will "Mike," the bride returned. Mike Indicate when your wife Is going to nn unspellnble name Blankovltch have a crying spell. . 1 leaf-mol- d Ta-wa- n ne-ar- Along the Great Trail "Shull we return mid face them? 1 asked eagerly. permitted himself a smile of friendly sarcasm. "If we can hear them, surely they can hear us, he said. No, we will keep on. There Is a place farther along tiie trail from which we can look back upon them. Come, Ormerod, you and I will run ahead. Peter will follow us. shifted ills musket to his shoulders, and broke into a long, loping stride. I followed him. Half a mile up the trail lie stopped. Walk In my tracks, brother, he Message Sticks He rested his musket on a boulder and began to collect firewood. "Wily a fire?" I asked. The trailers must not think we If suspect them," he replied curtly. we lit no fire they would know for cer-lai- n tiiat we were suspicious. I helped him, whilst Corlaer crouched by tiie opening of the trail on watch. We soou had a respectable pile of wood, but before kindling it the Sen ecu bade us strip off our leathern shirts and stuffed them with underbrush into a semidance of human shapes. A third figure to represent himself he contrived out of the pack and several brandies. (TU BE CONTINUED.) Open Books to Aborigines loop-holed- log-bui- Winter lL One of the mysteries of the aboriginal of Australia Is the ease with rewhich he reads "message-sticks- " been have of whether they gardless written by one of Ids own tribesmen or a memlier of a distant tribe with which he has never come into contact. The signs and symbols apparently are the same among the aboriginal tribes, according to a writer In the Sydney Buffeting who asserts that he has seen an old aboriginal, to whom a stick from another tribe mnny miles distant had been shown, translate the strange markings with fluency, and when some time afterward the same tick we show: again to unoiber na tive, the second one translation agreed with thut of tiie first. A few white men have learned to decipher the conventional markings and symbols on the message-sticks.- " Eat Lots of Apples The American people lead the world as apple eaters. Alth ngh we fall considerably slort of the proverbial apple a day." we average lout three apples a week per capita. The British come second as eaters of apples. They consume an uverage of two vi-leweek per capita. The consumption ot this fruit Is comparatively light In Europe s he did not utter a sound, nor did he whine. For animals nre often far more brave than people nnd they nre always so good nnd nice when they nre treated well. With all tiie pleasure they give, .they certainly deserve good treatment. Ail. I see," Just his head and talk to said the doctor. put your hand on lilin, lie added, looking at Dorothy. Poor Dorothy vfas so frightened. She couldnt hear to think of the little dog being hurt. lint slip knew It was nil for the best (although that wasnt always such u comfort), so she patted Ills head and said : Nice doggie, good doggie." He Is There." said the doctor. nil right. He had a horrid splinter In Ids foot which was hurting him hnfily." With a leap tiie dog had Jumped from tiie doctors lap. First lie licked the doctors hands, then Dorothy's, and then Douglas. He was so luii-p- y now to he free of pain. Outside they found tiie dog's mistress looking for him, and how grateful she was when she heard wlmt had For lie had wandered happened. away from her when tiie pain was .so bad. as he had not wanted to worry her. As Douglas nnd Dorothy walked ofl they decided that this had been one of tiie happiest experiences they had had In (lie city, for they luid found out that there weie hospitals for sick animals. Later Uncle John told them of tiie society which found sick animals and made people care for them and treat them properly. I tlijnk." Dorothy said, "that this has utmost been iny happiest day. for I do like to feel that In the city they have time for their animals." And Douglas, who was devoted to animals, decided' tiie very same thing Pinched for Speeding f Wot by kept running from room to room making a lot of racket, and when her mol tier told Imr to stop site did not obey, so she was imidslied by having to sit quietly on a chair. 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