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Show MURRAY. EAGLE, MURRAY. UTAH rjj MEN MAROONED i i THE FROM 8T0RY By GEORGE MARSH START Copyrifbt br The Peno Publishing war nrth Guthrie, Canadian nv in mo teran, Having iu on account of weakened a tiuason i tunes li factor of came t Elkwan. .... r.n t tiew th n . back scarred race, wmcn him the love of h. realize, cost Sir hi. fiancee. Kdlth Falconer. is a hl brother, -- Co. WNU Service. nen ,ntlv war profiteer. With ffn.lr. Eti"nne Savanna, halfbreed, his Doctor arm friend. CJartb meets sis-7Quarrler, geologist, and his has Their schooner Joan Quarrler drifted ashore. he has been robbed by a Mcan known as "Laughing Donald" At Elkwan an Indian lrl su.da, tuberculosis victim, com-oial- ,.no'm Uarth has befriended, Is dvlnn Jon, trained war nurse, cares fur Nincia, but the girl dies Charles Guthrie writes reproachi- not coming ng his brother for assures him home Charles' wife Elhrl still loves him. but Garth in his h.art knows better. Three of Mi li, nald's party visit Elkwan to buy gun sneus riinii them diirth learns of evil talk amot. ; the Indians concerning half-close- nun witium and rwnaa. him Help fur, and now when others came to trade, and threatened to take the fur en." from the old company, Its heart was Angered, Rreault sneered viciously, still cold, and It offered less than the "You don' hjive to worry 'bout de new traders. He, Soucl, a chief, had women." been promised reward If he saved part In scarlet patches blood sniearerf the of the trade and brought It to Klk maimed face of the man on the box wan; but what reward? It was the The deep blue of his eyes blackened pay of a squaw "Ills two sons al then flamed. Slowly, he straightened ready had three black fox pelts and bis long body until his russet head eight silvers worth double what the touched the deck above. A huge fist factor at Flkwan had promised for his treinnied In the bearded face of the winter's work. Now, he had great Inman whose small eyes shifted In secret was a fluence with the Cree hunters fear. "Vou drop another word like slniman, and many of them would that to me, you slacker, and I'll hamwait until the strait closed and go to mer yon Into Jelly." Flkwan. What would McDonald Hat Stiff In bis seat, Skene stoically Hal ofTer for the services of Soucl. Chief of the Flkwan Crees. to bring puffed at his pipe, watching through the northern hunters to the schooner (he corners of eyes the at Christinas?" groping right hanff of the Frenchman The master of the Chost swallowed "Well! I'll say lies a cool one,' hard choked. His eyes wavered laughed McDonald. "He comes right then fell before the flaming mask, groInside our wire to our trenches anrf tesque, terrible In lis fury, of the man wants to bargain. The Hudson s l.ny who bent toward him. The moving probably haven't offered him much, l'.ut he's trying to sell us what we'll hand of r.reault stopped limp. Slowly McIUinald regained his seat. get anyway." the sweat standing In heads on his "What's his price?" demanded Skene. wide, bronzed forehead Refilling his The Interpreter talked rapidly with Soucl, then replied with a grin: "He pipe, he lighted It and. Ignoring the rebuked Hreault, turned to Skene. say he wan' t'ree rille, free goose-gun- , anil trade-goo"Where were we? Oh, yes! Now, for ten prime black when does Joe start for the other enif fox. Hoes own fur he trade, al so." of the Island? I'm curious to learn "Ten black fox two thousand dowhat that old Soucl Is up to." Nonsense!" Mc lus In trade-goods"Now that he's got a be Donald scowled llorovly Into the bony Intends to start" face of the ohf shaman with Its leath The voices of men' on deck, evidentskin, mapped with lines. The ly hailing some one on the Ice, cut unwavering. heady eyes of Soucl, off Skene. gave loot ror looii. for a spuce me McDonald called, "what's the fuss cold blue eyes probed the black In about on deck?" scrutability of the Cree's stare. Slow"Dogteam on the Ice," came the ly the caliber of Saul Soucl rose In of the white man. Here was app.-alsreply. The three men got Into F.sklmo an Indian of parts nerve, brains. parkas and went on deck. Halfway power. As a medicine man, of use. If was makfrom the shore a his service were needed. But his price his help not neceswas ridiculous ing Its way over the lumpy Ice of the cove. sary. They bad Joe Mokoiuan. It "Who Is It? Recognize him?" asked was enough. Skene of the east coast Cree Interpre"Suppose, by chance, the strait ter, who was wintering on the OhosL should close this year?'' threw out Skene. "It's not Joe?" The Indian shook his head. "It never has, so early." McDonald of the hooded driver the I'resently thought a space, then turned to the approaching huskies cnlletf : "Kequay I" Interpreter. "Offer him the guns and and shortly reached the rail of the the value of five black fox." The face of old Soucl darkened as schooner, watched by the curious knot the of men on deck. the Interpreter communicated offer. He shook his hoacf In nnger. Making his dogs fast, the stranger clambered aboard, and with a grave "Well, that's our limit," said Mc"Keiiuay," shook the hand of each of Donald, rising. "Tell him we don't the group then spoke In free to '.he need him, but we'll pay hltn a good In Interpreter. price for bis fur If he'll bring It "Who Is be?" asked McDonald, at once." "lie's got a cut to his Jih that's differSilent In his disappointment, Soucl ent from nmst of these Crees. Shrewd went on deck, followed by the others. looking old party." Freeing his Impatient dogs, the old "He says he's Solid, Treaty Chief chief turned to the men watching from of the Flkwan Crees." replied the Inthe rail and said quietly In English: "Uo'-JI Tomorrow I tak' de fox to terpreter. "He cum to mak' talk with McDonald Ha! Ha!" Flkwan." Skene ard McDoiinhf exchanged sur "Goln to fly or swim?" laughed prised looks. Joined loudly by the group on Skene, In an "What's this?" said the bitter deck. undertone. "Why. It's the bird Guthrie The lean face of the dogifrlvcr work against put ashore with Joe to framed In Its fur hood was wooden la us." be coolly said: "I e Its placidity, "Here's our chance to put one over two sleeps back ," hard freeze strait I'ay," chuckled on Mr. Hudson's his long whip, he leapt d And cracking Skene. "He must have a proposition on the tall of his toboggan and wm to make, or he would have kept away oIT. from us. He's got nerve. I'll say. Joe "Whnt! The strait Is closed?" I, Itio I ,..',1 shoot him If he met him gasped McDonald, seizing Skene by on the Maml." the shoulder. "Frozen solid, he said! hood fur the sM.iirtlv i he old Indian, Hallo, there, S"iic !" cried the excited baik ..i i.iu .i.rili.iii mimic "trader to the fast traveling ifog team the In sat from a slftk of raven hair, "You. I'ierre! Got nfter him and v. .ii in ciil.m will" McDonald and Skene. back Tell him we'll cie Htn bring he Ir.terpre Ills story, fold through II- -1 him bis pre. Slrait frozen! l, r f..r he said he spoke lo Finish fiuht for Now we've g"t t Skene! told. was bid. f Yes, as the) lia.f beetl that fur!" he was Treaty ( hiel ol ine i.iswan Sl.i lie was over the rail ttllh the Guthrie I 'I ces. iiud had beili 'oi.t by stuieking Ihlcrjitetor and running to tlie until Irade the hold to attempt to sled which had come to a the ttar! ! ,1. i..i,v l'.ut the IMU-o- ii striul lie old man uimcd his slowly stop I a eel. heart li inwajs roinpaii) S( boolier. the loW'trd dogs Utile f"r their x ii,.. 1,, .an teep uway from the squaws this win ter, here. We're after fur not wom- ilaith wins the friendship 0f' snil Soucl, "medicine man" e ,,f i)p frees, and gets bis prom-lthe Crees to take tn lu.;r furs to Elkwan Instead of Garth Is ambushed 10 Mi'I'utiahl M"koman, Nlnda's rtp'it-e- j by J"f:.!lier, whom the factor hao Elkwan "Shot," from driven airedale companion on Garth battlefields In France, many Is jnves him, and the Indian taken, a prisoner, to Elkwan Garth semis Mokoman to with a message of and the war Is on. e. ? dog-team- , VI CHAPTER Continued e 9 "So yon s:iw Joe 'I lie bass Skene?" Moknimin, tfltl you, of Mcl)(nald broke with an odd, 6lurrlng articulation, due to the misshapen lips. "Yes. lie snys lie's covered most of f llie Island. the fiuiH19 "t Of course, tlie blizzard held lilm up." And they'll come In with their fur, Christmas week?" "Most of 'em will, be thinks." The older in.-- ii wrinkled his bushy brows as lie filled his pipe. "These two from Itevillnn Freres, In that iliflck beyond Filg point, hnve been ifter them hard, you know. They've piveti Ytn the same talk the Hudson's about our poor stuff. Hay li ..nidi Yin the half-hrml- im "I.j " s burst run iie-- i' people Is fuite. Win-r- "I out I'.renult. off de Island, .toute dere camii?" wmild. would you?" (trawled JldMniil'l. "Vou don't seem to realize that we're iinrhored here In this lee until May. Io you want the French itid ti e Hudson's r.ny to notify Ottawa that a cam; of plrutes are runnifiR snmek on the bay? We can't tight the f"eri,!! eiit, you know. We're here to ttke out the fur catch of Akliulskl. not "Vi.ti the schooner, the fur, and fai;d trial In the bargain, for (lod Itirmn what." FireauM's face darkened behind his black heard as be muttered In feeble pmteM. his small eyes shifting from his cli,. f to Skene for support of his to lose lUCteMinn. The her Skene shook his head "No! If j. m manhandled those French men, we'd be In a nasty cetiipai Kief fi-- f up here with two years' trade nf fur. A stum nest ej.'g for each tis the government to conllscate. Y'U'r.. eiii. j. r.reault." "N..w ih.it (lid he learn of the ti,"-s ,f this treaiy chief. . I. "in Cuthrle landed with . v t;i ".!.. t he headed for the north find his sons, lie It Seen slnre." ' "'I can liet lies out to t'cai li. but how can be lce ' s il..nd to i.f 't ! ! In 'We If t; j i.m-it..-- . . I: ;! strait Is it oict? thl The closes nniil Jan it . from nway if the tart" "!!.. I.'' ' ior I in .: u Ii.i.rc ii i v- d ill SI.etie. "They'll th.n di cross the he hen they know v e'll pny iihln ibe fur rl;'ht here, , They nlwnys have n '!! N. w and they'll come here 10 ..M. V We'll give 'fill 0 K'Mid one r... ""rd to," "Ii.Ji Mlotinhl noddcif. then :..! V.Mir hunch on this F.lkwan to be borne out by his buck lr.;t,i. i. in that York boat. Only a man 2:' i would tackle that strait In a W f... t. ' blow-dear's- twli." The, about Ids I Skene with finullly, cxhul 'id of minke. "He' due to fi Us " 'kht. as he wrote you J"' fc"w I I see, but I've seen enough cM;,,' ' n In the Inst five years to kin. c ' " k of 'em . He's one." ' scare you, my fr'en', ' w Vn you meet heem on de - l t tered Fremiti. n,' i ' " hrowg of Skene lifted In lo.; ' "" to hhh be contempt, ruM it I've "Ilrennlt. r.enker. "o i ' ! that would hat turned thi'.t ,: k f air of yours gray. Senre I is F'kwan man win civil, and u :i t .. ... . tt ...l "IIU- - .i,..it IH mil n.i. f, UI On,, forget the message be sent 1 , It.. Id If that blmk Frenchman T i.,,, '"' tip at his plan again I... I a 1, snife stuck Into him. Anl rtti he .old in truth-fr- om ' v hw.k f half breed be bad :;h Wl.rn the sfralt frecrcs. br ,, I ' you 8 and ftnrl oul?" t'.re, ''I laughed derisively. Ml onlee ii aln t no donbt Nor." . Iff r , . t al dog-tea- id ...7,,v...-Mv:vivi:i:ivivi- .'. i'av :i! f, -- " r.li..(l MrDonnld. "Get this ,!rc ' your thick tend. Sou : Mouth Kept Open to Protect Ear Drum3 Thai an explosion tni'V ' "" ears Is a rlous injury ! the I'Uman open well known fact. Gunners "feu lliclf their I.M.ntlS to prelect " drums while lumg I'"" "" wilier In the I'lUhHiider Magazine. air WHIM'S When thetu- - uth Is open the of the the discharge motion by In ei the as well as throat gun rnicr the i"v u,,l,,n the Coiisceju.hlly ears. the drums sure against the outside of an pressure equal by counteracted U Is the Inside. Su h. however. Stales Cnlfd In the not the practice ' ,,,e l "" -- Ih-samy. Men e usi"ti. coin from W).l prole. u the more evposed pillion In their eats jn use pledgets of colloi. Some Use puiein t ii,. i drums. . I""" ' f .. lnr. (l ..ar sloi'i cis Mich as ar m Although comuicrcliil hrm by varl"ti rolfon are .(dal car proteeion. huh 1,1 '' fd tlii so used, at (he cast artillery tar get practices It Is a custom for the ii I personnel taking part to open their tiioiill during the actual firing of the guns In order that the pressure on the The ear drums limy lie equalised men iil! stand on their toe to relieve the luidy ns much as possible i f the sit.rk of the explosion. ty art of lis leaiire Lccrclia Motl's Diplomacy to form l.ucretlu Mutt, who hell-.the untl slavery society In I'hlhnb'l I hla lit l'hl and who soi li tifierward fomoled the Female Anil Slavery so cleiy. tok an active part In the nf fairs of these societies. When a New Votk null shivci'y society session was iiioh. many of Its broken up by peakets were roughly handled I'er reiving that many nf the wotiii-- were orl. aft aid. Mrs. Molt said lo her "Won't Hue hok after some of th ) "Foil April I. the stu of .Nii'ta"" w'' -INfdt, Tree I'lunHTs' Stale." ai-- o m refeM tices we have rehsuiisu 'Animkn.mics: -- i.. i.. tin following ' llll.IV ....1'ier Illicit telope. It would setn t" Hunker." would PC sun-...- . m.lr two nnmes thai v- .. resl'iem " "" l.le lo designate I l iauier brnskrt would be Ithet lice or Com HusLir, Jv.Ct. .., - Feel Stiff and Achy? To be Well the Kidneys Must Thoroughly Eliminate Waste Poisons from the Blood. every day find you hmc, still and achy? Do you feel tired and drowsy sutler napgrng backache, head-acund dizzv srjells? Are the kidney secretions scanty and burning in passage? Know, then, that these are often sign9 of improper kidney action. Sluggish kidneys allow acid poisons to remain in the blood and upset the whole system. If your kidneys are acting sluggishly, assist them with reputation. Doan'i Pilli. Doan's have established a nation-widAre recommended the country over. Ask your neighbor! D( K e Doan's Pills Su'mulcmt Diuretic to the Kidneys At all dealer. GOc a box. Chemit, Co., Mlg. Foster-Milbur- Buffalo, N. Y. 1 The Real Trouble When They Heard the News Huh wish, my love, you wouldn't finish my sentences for me. Wife You talk so slow. dear. Iluh-T- hat Isn't the trouble yon The Girl What did your people say when van announced our engagement? The I'.oy Mother exclaimed "mad!" and the governor said the same backwards. prliiK' black fox in trade." mitten on Dropping his rabbit-skiIts neck thong, Soucl took the extended band of the trader. "Klyatn It ees good," he said, solemnly. Thrusting his hand Into the hanging mitten, he cracked the whip of plaited caribou thongs over his lead dop's ears, anu again started for the shore, leaving behind him on the lee an arguing group of mystified and excited men. In w. CHAPTER VII listen altogether too fast. dren try tor 254r"!f n . 1 VMSvsxsxssvvsVVVVVVVWWMf The morning subsequent to the nights of withering frost which nched the grip of the Ice on tlie west coast, Garth und Ftleune, mulVled In blanket capotes and fur rolies, drove their five-doteam, hitched to a runner sled for out of the closed delta of the Flkwan and down the coast. Inland, the wide marshei reached the ripples of drift, like a white sea, to the oiifguards of the space, or lay, parti colored, patches of dead grass brushed of snow, splashing the white levels with ochre and dun. Spllitlng the frozen shell of the strait broken by pressure ridges and henp8 of shattered Ice, a streak of black to the east marked the still open channel. Jteyond, the hidden sun, breaking from the bay, rimmed the barrens of Aklmlskl with fire. Hut It was to the south, where the great point of the Island pushed Its bulk Into the strait that Garth hoped to find that the abnormal December cold had built n bridge of Ice to AM ini.-k- l. Over the easy going of wind baiiiiiK-resnow miif slime Ice, the dogs romped past the frozen beaches At a saiidsiiit strewn with boulders Garth stopped. Wl;li a hand from Ktictmc, he rem bed the lop of a large rock and taking Ids binoculars from Ihelr case, studied the miVs of Ice sheathed shoals which followed the thrust of I'.ig point toward the main land. As he looked, hi lips moved In a muttered note 'f surprise. Could It ho that luck haif come to Flkwan Garth Guthrie. In lb" shape of a road of b e from AUmKI.I befme l hrist ci TO MOTTTF.R- :- F'etchcr's Castoria is especially prepared to relieve Infants in arms and Children all nrjes of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhea: allaying rcverishncss arising therefrom, and, by regulating llie Stomach and Bowels, aids Mic assimilation of Food; giving natural sleep. To avoid imitations, always J.xk for the signature of Ahsol'it'dv 1 1.trmlcs - No Ojii.itc. l'liysiiians everywhere recommend it. Household Hint At the Aviary Vou ever got tired of Hie, Id i.il.e poison!" Husband "That's handy to know." Til Hlls. That's nn ne eoeiidi lit owl !' "What do you mean?" "(ill, he doesn't give a lioot. Wife-"- M man may reputation for A he nhle lo irade nis money, bul be can't i i If asionanv ii hi fo.ils man associates wun w ise In coin- I eels irade back. 1 li. as? "Collie Up here, ('ih k '." h' called to the liiali .it the sod 'J he half I. tcei scrambled to the lop of Ihv boulder. "I 'Hit'l mal.e out open walel over I hen," said Garlli, exultantly "You lake a look. If was a mile whit (he day before the blow," Dropping his mittens. Ftienne the proffered glasses. Fntil bin hand bl, he stood as II reddened with bow i from the boulder. Then, wlo n the minimi of bis frosted breath mist cif the lenses, be bandog the glassi-lo Gmili, bis eyes snapping with exrltetneiil. "De be set ovnlr dem bar; wp cross today and hunt old Soucl!" be cried, sliding .rom tlie boulder and running to the Impatient d- gs. "We'll take rations for a weik," said Guthrie, "round up the Flkwan Imimrs Saul U sure of. and chase tin-Ilover I he be. McDonald may not know for da) thai the sfrnll Is closed here, lie's tbiity miles away." The willing huskies, urged by the crm k of I 'I Ut no's whip, look the back trull lo the post on the run The sue ees nf the undertaking hung largely und while Marie loinCy be n sjM-walled I he rashnos ef the crossing seconded by Ihe (!ieiin pr lst of old At ne. I' l l r bi s ami prov!i"i wcrv hurried! v stowed nt.d K W hin AMe "pciird t' "i :, Shot reached Guthrie. I"l a le. C ami man and ! wlili a sled Siiielilitu; !! f ill Ihe d Slioiv rol( wlili a luittilieif h Hoi fru'o I In iiii.uk of a b'.t tongue. Garih filially ea'n'ed l"tt. "bile I Ihe ileMilotH '.., keen to Ihe rbi'ikei yelping h'l'l h punish su. h familial Hy with li e Uctnf of FHWi o iTn na xM i..i n' i'l i and 1NS1STI SAY "BAYER ASPIRIN" Proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians fur Neuritis Toothache Headache Colds Pain Neuralgia Lumbago Rheumatism - oiler'?" NebraikanB 1 : IvI'MvI'M'MvI-- ; The clever beggar !H exclaimed McDonald In admiration, "Flayed us like a salmon. Waited to spring his trump curd, and got bis own price without a haggle! Knew he wa shrewd nervy I Speaks Fnglish, tool The old wlzarrf! He's the chap we need now. Our little Job Is to stop a stampede across that Ice for the Christmas feast that Guthrie has promised the Crees at Flkwan." Skene swung over the rail and announced to his chief: "Soucl says he'll start north at once and agrees to hold his relations and most of the rest, on the terms he offered. He wants to hind the bargain with you, person ally." "Good!" And McDonald vaulted over the schooner's rail, followed by Skene and Itreault. "The strait was closed two sleeps back? Where?" he demamfed of the Indian. "Ovnlr de shoal ut I cog point" "You saw It?" "I cross to de Flkwan." "What? You've crossed the Ice to the Mist?" The Indian nodded, his stoti" hard features an enigma to the men who sought to read (hem. "Whnt did you learn?" "Dis Guthrie know de Ice set, and all de Cree cum to Flkwan. He say he peve me noting to work for heem." Saul Soucl grinned Into the gaping faces surrounding him. "Onlee Sail' Soucl get you ull dat fox from dt? nonf, now." McDonald thrust out a red. iiiltless You bring Unit hand. "It's a bargain trade here and you pet three rllles, three shotguns, and the value of ten ma he nk who tvtll liikf are of you? d. "I'iiis tn.m,' laylt s her hand arm 'f on of the toughest on the if the tiicli. "lie will see me safely through," The astonished mntl. villi rcspeetf il iiiMtitier. to'J her to a pliue of safety -- Kmisns City Star. art treamns m.niKi worth of Fnrm-caw re impoi ted by Amu Una last fher f'o.o 1'Mi' r fii. I DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART I l Accept only "n.ivcr" picfcare which contains proven directions. ITnndv "raver" Ix.xrii of 12 tuMrU at,riii Ii lb trmd naik ef !Wrf Moof--tu- ANo ItottleiVf 24 and 100 ef t M Pni,-gn'- t. .t:crM.lrf f i lrjttl. t li Cuticura Loveliness A Priceless Heritage l f e e.;, ul v-.- . 7vs.; L vJjL i I ""v I!' I ; ' tativns trsothrt have been Culictita Itrr.itatlonil lif all end have hcrr train- toi'pt pu p ,tlR ,hclr aur.hert that dail) use of For i, ei-n- i !, and Ihrmptixhicrsci.'ar.smoothti brri'ihy hair. 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