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Show Ch TOifStepTOmaii veils by easoe gTNOPSI-Trku wa y to maaieeippL M of tb is the early 1 LoaUUna, William to BrtvptoB. Eaghab spy, ko an 4 aattlcra aa tha UAiaaa -bne India a, aaaa a Ketches ladlaa poet a daclaraUoa of war For hi own Hilul tb kaFrench. hasten ta Biloxi ta trry tka saw a ta BlesvUle. fraack aovaraor. Bran ptoa naau 14 (Head. Joe Labrador, haUbreed. wka waraa kina yiaartUa kaa Uraataaad ta base kin aa a apy. Bran ptoa rafuaaa ta tura bach! Ha talia ta wltk Jalaa and Baaila Matt or, aa their aay to Biloxi ta aacura wives train a aklp. tka Maira. bringing At Bilaat women from Franca. Brampton protects a woman from' ba tails a sergeaat'a brutality. kirn aha ta Claire Dahlegaarde. picked up ta a raid ta Faria wall brad and educated, aka la a nyat ary ta Brampton. Ha iataraanaa ta prevent a man, gagliah. known aa "Old SI Fla following bar to Ntw Or A Frenchman, Francois Want. barbosaa, allgktly da men tad kjr tarlaa ka , kaa heard of tka riches af tha New World, irtro-dochim self. Bienville accuaaa Brampton nf treachery, hut the latter secures a reeptte from death by revealing tha Katcbea declaration nf war. Ha la to saralt tha arrleal af a former aom ponton. Demoan the Fo. wka will aaonarata or condemn him. Damoan kaa documents proving Brampton , an Engllak . apy. Brampton receives a message fram Claire, bagging him ta help kar reach tha English nettle manta. Brampton trusts Nor kaaaa wttk a nota ta Clair premising ta meat her at New Orleans. Ha plana kla escape. After a- - struggle Brampton wreata tha Incriminating papers fram Damoan and ears pea from BIlosL Ha meats tha Matters sad they go ta New Orleans la a nailing packet. At tha landing plaea Brnmpton again encounters Joa Labrador, whom ba aaada ta Bring Claire t him. Brampton pneitlons her closely, hut ska will tall him little of bar history. With Labrador, Brampton and Claim laava la two eaaoaa for tha English aettlo manta. Claim tnrna cut to ka a creature af mood and a terrible handicap ta n raca far Ufa d t, 4JI Mrpa u Cepyrl Returning my gate to the river I wa troubled ta o!rv the canoe was making no program toward the oppo site khore. ,And aoly white men. t of the river, would ekirt the edge of the mighty current and barely hold , when easy pa Idling w to be enjoyed along the shore. "Now one cau hardly see them," she lgi.o-ran- thelr-own- cried. Well go bark and cook our fish." I eald. The c&noe was ril hcuvlirg us, thus making It appear to he a eck. And I had no doubt the smoke from our generous fire hud att rioted the voyigeurs attention. If D.ttn.mn and his companions were on the jne side with us the Intervening forest would present hta seeing the smoke It was hl manlto against mine, and I was hampered by an Irresponsible girl woman. t- iy ea - CHAPTER VIII What tha Bmoka Brought Even If the distant canoe was mak lng for our smoke I did not see how I could break camp and hide In the forest, or take to the pirogue. Had I been alone the problem of avoiding the two men would have been childs play; but the girl would hold me hack la the woods, while to continue (n the pirogue would bring the men upon us. 1 waa convinced they could not be some of Pamoan'i men. and this belief reconciled me somewhat to meeting them. On reaching the fire I hurThe girl riedly cleaned the fish. watched my preparations with a little grimace. I feared ahe was overfastidl-oua- . I broiled the fish on the coala and nerved It on two dean pieces of bark. She sat back from the fire and tenta- tively nibbled at some smoked meat but refused the fish. This was an arraignment of my rough rooking, and provoking because she had made no offer to do the squaw-worherself. I waa beginning to realize how entirely useless this young leron wjs wben It came to raring for herself. For one raised In poverty seemed the Instinct of to be neagerly developed; of course, her hands should have told me that at the beginning. She eyed the tough smoked meat redisapprovingly ; then bravely Continued and-read- 10 "Ooo must catch the fish first," was the quiet response. Resides, I placed the wood on the blace monsieur start-ed- . The coals will be ready." "All the wood?" I gbaarply de- manded. She bridled at my my line demanded my a brief fight I landed She waited tmtll I hook and colled PaJitr WNU Service ht hr Hark y k A tug at attention. After tone. a catfish. had secured my my line ; then ahe aid I "The wood wai to burn?" "Tee, yen Rut not all at once. A lltde at time." . "I was not to know without being told," ahe said with much dignity. "If monsieur will be explicit another time perhapa 1 will do better. But wood! Lai La I There la nothing but wood. Surely one does not have to be sparing of wood tn this land!" I hesitated whether to explain the danger of big Area and much smoke marked: "The fli burned well." "Exceedingly .well, mademoiselle!" Another, and n longer pause; then she was timidly remarking: "There came to mo the absurd notion that monsieur was displeased because I usee, the wood. Rut I tell myself there la much wood, enough for all France. Also, the more wood the more roala What have I done that in wrong?" "Nothing that Is wrong. Only, this fire I asked the wood to be fed on little at a time. Too put It all on at once." "Rut It made a good fire, monsieur. Ton have said It yourself. I fear you are overt) ice In your exactlona" T only mention it because the heavy smoke la drawing the strange canoe to our shore, and soon we shall have I would visitors." I gently explained. have mid nothing this time, but I did not want mademoiselle to be taken by surprise, and, perhaps, alarmed." "Thla awful country, where the simplest act may brlag death I" ahe dramatically whispered. I smiled reassuringly. "Hardly death, or we would not be It Is nothing theae here waiting. 1 at rangers coming. only mention will not be mademoiselle so them startled." -- "Too have your musket chwe my I, too, your aide, as If you feared w ill be ready." And ahe polled the sheathed llrk from her bosom and allowed It to hang outside her blome. Then aa aa Inspiration ; Rut thg log boat ! We should hide It. Then they could not find u. "Now that they have seen the smote 1 . better that they find u" I answered. "If we should disappear they would find the fire, end they would go on up tho river and tell of the desertIt la 0 art ad My Gaza an tha River. I Die cov rad Nothing Until She Stood ed camp. It would be bad for them Cloaa at My Side and Painted a to tell such news to Damoan the Fox.' linger. Finishing my flab, 1 rook my gun being seen by an enemy, tr l wait and said: "Mademoiselle! courage la fine. She U(1 after acting as my own will ait where ahe is n hile I withdraw for while, ee If she did not learn ' , te one aide." her lesson by observation. "I do not understand," the faltered "If we hire finished with the matter f the fire." the quietly resumed. "I "By this time the two men will be wm would like to ask monsieur the mean-h-- landing near eur pirogue They must I get reconnoiter cautiously. f that object which float them to the fire to see who they are. across the dying patch of to make aure they carry no tale ahead 1 of ns." 1 parted my gaze on the river. But would yon leave me here discovered nothing ontll be stoo alone?" at my aide anf pointed a finger; ?t"n I saw It, a canoe, far out and "Only as bait for the trap Into which walk. Aa soon as they Presumably hunting for dead water they must I will be by your side.' cover break 00 the opposite shore. oat go far sway?-- . does "Monsieur "Indiana. Probably Hamit. We are conn In their Only Inside the treee country," I told her. harm shall you." "Are they wicked? Will they trouble age Nothing "I am not afraid of men." she coldly !" he demanded, glancing up tnta ' raca replied, pow rifting very erect. "It la onasm-!l- e TNot h- i- dor aa I arratd of the land, the great river, the Rut fear. brtnra that loneliness, I"rlrt. far I he many friends among yon." I shall grace the tie lloraea. I - fire-tend- g up-ftrea- m ron-flgbt- ." , -- HTvr-paotf-- 'e tncludng ! k with d fa'il 4 H1 :i . !,: ri !V -- I. -- nt a T!e graude dam jet she carried took I air in uot It off ray musket and oer anl -. waited- I -- i:i,re i.i t s!iped lnu ' . !,.ir'i ,e tlum-elies- lo u cm of aited Uldll f, re ever.'! h in., With a f r, ner n 1 V, I ti's V. ' , ' i, v 'i. t II. r.. ii si. s'k ...T , 1 ' ui hi I to leuv e detain d ii) grusp I'ligUMi- - v.ci ti"t ,mV I I T.Ium my eves las, where's jour c.rivoy?" Here" I spoke up. stepping Ahoy ' 'i . "..i, Into I ! - u- earl hut 1 tiive tn lured sur.lv tiiudemol e nti'i n e l . tin hvplnv and v.U hitve resps t for i Wel.itn the firelight, my musket m ros my left arm The girl wa crouching behind a log and from her face one would have thought she was facing a pant tier. Old Si Finger, more apish than ever stood leering at her, hts yellow snag showing In an ugly grin on recog nlzlng me he lowered ht arm, aud with a scowl growled: "So Ita yon. Is It?" e meet "Ho. Monsieur Brampton, loudly again greeted Narbonne, lunging clear of a grapevine, "Behold. I give you the freedom of my river! Mademoiselle, command me. I throw myself at your feet " She rose and sealed herelf on the log In an effort to recover her dignity, but never allowing her frightened eye to stray long from the grinning face of Six Fingers. "Monsieur Narbonne was so good a to do me a aervlce In la Nouvell Orleans. Ilia presence always moat welcome," she nervously assured the Frenchman. "We go up the river to find the coun try of Acaanlhaa, where the diamond and the women grow on are almost a beautiful aa mademoiselle," jmattled Narbonne with a amlrk at the girl. And now wea picked yon np well sail In convoy," grinned HJx Fingers And he broke Into some of hta horrible sea doggerel and began chanting I li,'t. c'i! not '' . tfit aint her! 'If of Fflime V..I1 n d sns!- -i TYarnlng! Cnless you see the name "Buyer" tu package or on tuhlet you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by inllltona and preecrttied by physician for 25 jear Fy "Bayer" when you buy Adv.s may prove dangerous. 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Be hardy, hut be not hard HAARLEM OIL Sure Relief Girl Now Shyly Advanced, Extended a Hand t Narbonn, Saying, I Hava th Brave Frenchman to Thank Again. Hurrah! Narbonne waa nearest to him, anj with a backhanded sweep he stilled, the vicious tips and sent Klx Fingers over backward. Now, I had no desire for either f the two to be traveling ahead of me. Narbonne would not wittingly hnrm me, bnt ha waa eccentric, ta aay th least. His companion waa capable of I any Infamy If left nnwatched. affected the rol of pacificator, and said; "Let bygones be bygones. Six Finare not gers forgot hla young ears. He will not forget azain. Come, cotne, men; youll need emut beam for your Journey to the fr auch black thought from your mind," "of course 1 feel no aha murmured two are with me." Iear when ymi To me her fear of ftlx Finger wa Incomprehensible, lie waa only a old spider of a man, who could do no mischief beyond hurling a knife and guzzling brandy. Narbonne urrendered hla purpose of seeking Six Fingers and putting him to the sword, and said; "The old thief goes with me to tha land of Acaanlhaa, where hla pirates Soul can revel over hill of gold. He yylll not discommode mademoiselle. We two will pttah on ahead." I feared for 81 x Flngera treacherous old tongue If he fell In with It was not my plan to have him ahead of me, apreadlng the new of our coming. "Our waya, monsieur, ara the aame !.!. It I my for many leagues," I wish that you and your companion travel In our company." I directed the With a girl to second the Invitation. She returned, my look rather defiantly, hut wua warm and grach.ua In adding: "I also ask It. Ten will not refute me, monsieur T which would "God rlfy a madne mademoirefuse to me yon, permit selle," he piously, exclaimed. "Now we w ill take the ereatnre from the brandy, or the king of Acaanlhaa will go with a dry throat. It la Incredible, room leur, the amount of drink that withered old man can hold." "Of course you do not really believe there any land called Acaanlhaal" "No Acaanlhaa? lmos4hle. "There la Bo such land, monsieur. I have leen through the region the Falla of 8t. Anthony where he located the fairyland. It waa not there. It never wa there." "Mon DJeuf he muttered, wiping I there anything true hla forehead. about tMa country?" "AH yoffhave aeen la true. It continue tha aame to the Great I a lea Wild water. Wild In the north. wood. Wild men and beasts. No diamond. No gold or silver as yet found. No place No giants nor dwsrfa. where tho Indana are anything' but Indiana. No land of plenty until yon Hear the ground, plant and reap CAMBUI.K correct Internal trouble, stimulate vital organa. Three alaea. AU druggieta. Insiat on the odginal genuine Gou Muml (ouniiM ( Immi kikr lr,e frr ImmI. MiiLKN HAKHXM CXU.I Lake Skit Cltf, M(cnt Hint. tvAwnru 6 Bcllans Hot water Sure Relief ana Th un Hurrah, bullies, for th Bpenlsh main! Heave-ho- ! 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One Nix Fingers had peared toward the edge of the Muff I drew Narbonne farther apart frm the grl and said: ' "Ton know I am befnt huned. you do not know that theta aro bom I fear nrnre tJnjB t I We ahead those remaining behind, f d know how far I can trust your c. pan Ion, hot to you I fell this; At Point Coupee. a daya Journey from here, the river makes a Mg loop. My will. I believe, follow the mnla channel. There la a small bayou, or renal, not more than 1x feet wide r.nd OsaaBy choked wish drift at the oj.cn-tnIf 1 can reach that unseen and the loop I will save a day, across got ft la at Point Coupee 1 plan to get head of my pursuers." Narbonne stiffly answered: "Monsieur, T have an equity In this landed propriecursed river, hundred thoua Invested tor. I bar sand llrrea In this country. I im for law nnd order. T shall go with you t protect you." He said it aa If standing In the cen, aa If an ter of broad ancestral set-waa ready to carry army of minion Ms heart was And wish. out hla every as If he had Ita Is purpose honest as commanded the oWTienoe and servility paid to Land AIT In hla lifetime. I fried to thank him for carrying my note to Mademoiselle Dahlsgaarde. bnt I he would not permit, declaring: for "Nay, rot so. The tlsnks are It gave me the rarert 1 me to etler. Six Fingers Mo : Ter-hap- o nt ne-m- le g. lint DAYER ASPIRIN So tha I tk devil aeo-dltti- e Oist rev Tblt Without Faar If You Sfty "Bayar Cro." Taka H : lta tn th DEMAND 1 rose-bushe- H I acts are s!uM,'iu ttoi.g er spologUe liar I And j giHdA All men ! 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