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Show HIE LEHI SUN, LEIII. UTAn PAGE SEVEN Tlie Med c4 Romance of Braddocks Defeat $21 ' Hugh Pendexter ltliK-rrnlinn. (mi Irwin ME65 , w. m .u. service Copyright by HogK?erdexlr SYNOPSIS Impoverished by the open-handed generosity of hi father, Virginia gentleman, young Webster Brond Is serving as a scout and spy for the army under General Braddoch preparing for the advance on For Puquesne. He has Just returned to Alexandria from a visit to the fort, where, posing as a Frenchman, French-man, he has secured valuable information. in-formation. ' CHAPTER I Continued 2 I worked my way into the taproom ef the Royal George end made bold to put a question to a young subaltern. sub-altern. He eyed mo haughtily, and then began to admire my leggings and fringed shirt, the nearest be Dad yet come to Indian life, and In a low voice, so as not to destroy his dignity, began to babble questions. Bad I really seen wild Indians? Had I killed any? Was It true the savages cooked and ate al their prisoners? At last satisfied bis greediness and finally learned wbat I bad desired. Governor Dinwiddle bad returned from the Maryland shore and was at the Carlyle house together with others oth-ers of the council. They were holding hold-ing the last conference before tbe army marched. Quitting the Koyal George 1 hastened has-tened to conclude my business. Tbe lumbering coach bad disappeared by the time I reached the Carlyle house, but the horses of the escort were tethered under the double row of Lombardy poplars and I knew the council was still In session. . I was acquainted with the house in-side'nnd in-side'nnd out, and It bad changed none during my absence. Mr. Carlyle, a mst gracious, kindly man, bad permitted per-mitted us boys to explore it and make it figure prominently In some of our games. -Once on a dare from Busby 1 had climbed out of a dormer-window and crawled among the heavy-sboul-dered chimneys and was severely lectured lec-tured by tbe owner. I advanced toward the dark door and quickly found a bayonet disputing disput-ing my approach, with the sentinel growling for me to halt His sidelong side-long glance at my rifle was ill-favored. My fringed shirt and leggings did not meet with his approval. "I have news for his excellency. Governor Dinwiddle," I told him. "This Is General Braddock's headquarters. head-quarters. Go back to the road, you woods-rat," he commanded. "1 have news for General Brad-dock," Brad-dock," I persisted. He advanced the bayonet and, red with anger, 1 leaped back to escape being pricked. . He came on as I retreated; re-treated; and in this humiliating man ner 1 was being driven from tbe portal-arch and its massive carved frame when a familiar voice asked an ezpla nation. The sentinel stared over my shoulder sullenly but still kept bis bayonet at my breast-Without breast-Without turning my head I explained ex-plained : "I am Webster Brond, Mr. Carlyle. 1 have news for the council If I am permitted to give It." Mr. Carlyle stepped forward and said to the soldier: "I know this" young man. He Is one of our citizens and he comes from the western country. The council will wish to bear what he lias to say." But the red-coat knew his orders and therein was a good soldier and he would not give In an Inch until a superior had passed od my appll cation. He bawled out, and a ser geant appeared on the scene, and Mr Carlyle repeated his Indorsement ol me. The sergeant ordered the sentinel senti-nel back to his post and told as were at liberty to proceed Word was carried Inside and aftei several minutes, during-which I beard the clinking of glasses and the tuuf fled giving of a toast, an officer opened the door and motioned for me to en ter. I bad expected Mr Carlyle tr. accompany me, but he was nut In eluded in the Invitation. He gave me a smile and a nod and passed d wn the hall and out into the garden My conductor motioned for me tc halt just inside the door and await the pleasure of the august commander of all tbe king's soldiers In America General Braddock of Irish descent my many, but his name Is Saxon "Broad-oak" had Governor Dlnwld die on bis right hand and Governoi De Lancey of New York on his left The others around tbe board weie Governors Shirley of Massachusetts. Sharpe of Maryland, Dobbs of North Carolina, Morris of Pennsylvania Near the foot of the table were Commodore Com-modore Keppel, Sir John St Clair. British quartermaster general, and a prominent citizen had seen several times in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin. None paid any attention to me beyond be-yond i passing glance from those fac ing the door. It Is very possible some of them took me to be an Indian, or a half-blood; for among the forest folk I was known as Black Brond. and wind and sun had burned and tanned my skin until, on Orst glance, I was as much of a red man as Bound Paw of tbe Wolf clan, my Onondaga friend. Mr. Franklin was warning General Braddock against bis long-drawn-out line being taken by surprise. General Braddock did not relish tbe admonl tlon and haughtily replied: '"The savage may be a formidable enemy to your raw militia, sir, but on the king's regiments and disciplined troops It Is Impossible that they can make any Impression." I thought of the red-coats, and the dint-locks discharged In blind volleys, and wondered. Governor Dinwiddle leaned from his chair and scrutinized me closely, smiled slightly, and said: "General Braddock, 1 believe I recognize rec-ognize an Alexandrian In the young "Ten Thousand Pounds to Red Savages!" Sav-ages!" Rumbled Braddock. man waiting to report Doubtless be brings fresh news." Braddock turned his heavy guze on me, frowning slightly at what to him was an untidy and rather atrocious apparel, and nodded for me to speak. 1 produced a written communication from George Croghan, given Hue by him the night I stopped at bis place on Aughwlck creek. It was addressed to Governor Morris and I placed It on the table. His excellency opened it and read it aloud. It stated that ten thousand pounds given In presents to the Indians In-dians at Will's creek and In their villages vil-lages would tie every savage In Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania to England, provided that the gifts were accompanied by a plausible explanation ' of England's designs on the Western country. Suet- liberality, declared ' Croghan, would "see the scalp ol every Frenchman - at the beads of the Ohio smoking In wigwams wig-wams In Shamokin. or hanging on poles in Shenango." "Ten thousand pounds to red savages!" sav-ages!" rumbled General Braddock, and he smashed his list on tbe table and set the glasses to dancing. "Good G d! Does the fellow think his gm clous majesty can dump endless gold Into these colonies? The sooner the savages understand that his majesty sends bayonets, not pounds, to all who oppose bis will on this continent the faster we will proceed with our bust ues. Ten thousand pounds 1 Perm sytvunia has refused us wagons, horses, food and even a road to the hack settlements!" Mr. Franklin, who sat with bis bands folded in bis lap, bis shrewd Bread of Guetersloh Gueterslob was a town of some 1.500 inhabitants some years ago, when one day during the maneuvers a young lieutenant took up bis quarters there. This lieutenant came from Pomeranla, where thty also make black bread of fine quality, , but he liked the peculiar flavor of the Westphalia West-phalia article. His usme was Bismarck. Bis-marck. In the year 1870 Bismarck was again traveling through Guetersloh, this time as chancellor. King William was witb bim, and when the train stopped the prime minister called out genially to the crowd that had come to meet them: "Is there anyone who can get os some pumpernickel with butter?" As a number of reporters were present pres-ent when this query was made, the fortune of tbe Gueterslob black bread eyes half closed, now spoke up antf quietly said, "Pennsylvania will do ber part. General., 1 will pledge that Virginia and Maryland were to furnish fur-nish wagons and horses. Pennsylvania bas not been Informed that more was expected of ber than bas been given, Tbe Jealousies between the Colonies are unfortunate. As for thr road, our committee Is surveying It Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania firmly believes, General, that tbe old trading path,' running due west from Philadelphia to Duquesne, is the road your army should take. It keeps to higher drier ground and crosses no 8 1 reams of any elze. Tbe road Virginia Vir-ginia Insists on Is a "portage' road. We also believe the old trading path would accelerate the movement of supplies sup-plies to your army, especially those from northern colonies. We believe It's an error not to bave the expedition expedi-tion start from, and pass through, Pennsylvania, where every farmer bas a wagon, but I promise you the necessary neces-sary carts and stock by tbe time tbey are wanted. General." 'Garbed In snuff -colored clothes and entirely lacking In those personal adornments which catch and please the eye, nevertheless Mr. Franklin Ira-pressed Ira-pressed me as being a man of destiny, anil by great odds the strongest man In the room. Nor did I exclude General Gen-eral Braddock In my comparisons. Sir John St. Clair breathed bard and vowed be could obtain the wagons and horses from tbe German farmers In the back counties should Mr. Franklin Frank-lin fall. Sir John Impressed me as being a man of much temper, and J believed be would bave liked nothing better than to use Old-world methods Id collecting whatever the army needed. " "If my appeal does not at once bring results, then yon shall try your way, Sir John," said Mr. Franklla "But let us see If the young man has anything any-thing more to report" ... - -. ;. 1 rapidly stated: "Duquesne Is temporarily under the command of Captain Beaujeu, of the marines. He bas tinder him about one hundred and fifty Canadians and less than a hundred regulars. His Indians number between six hundred and a thousand, but they come and go In such a fashion that It's bard to give their number with any exactness. Beaujeu Is heaping many gifts on the Iroquois there In the hope of drawing the Long House into the war on the side of France. The Indians are nervous and afraid to fight They have been told our army will number many thousands. If It were not for Pontlac, leader of the Ottawas and OJibways, Captain Jacobs and Shlngls of tbe Delawares, many of tbe Indians would throw down the hatchet and return to their villages. "The tort cannot stand a siege and will not attempt It Captain Beaujeu fears that William Johnson will succeed suc-ceed In holding the New York Iroquois neutral even If be Is not able to enlist en-list them for . active service In the Crown Point and Niagara expeditions." "How Is It that you know what this Beaujeu thinks, sirrah?" harshly Interrupted In-terrupted General Braddock. I explained bow I had passed myself off at the fort as a Canadian forest-runner forest-runner and how my Onondaga friend bad been accepted as a French Indian. In-dian. The general stared at me suspiciously sus-piciously and demanded: "Who vouches for this man, who talks French and fools an officer of .the marines?" - Governor Dinwiddle promptly Indorsed In-dorsed me. The general dropped bis bead and stared at bis empty glass. As they seemed to be waiting for. me to continue, con-tinue, 1 said: "It Is commonly believed in Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania that Carlisle would be vastly better as a frontier station than Will's creek, as It is more accessible to Philadelphia Phila-delphia and other centers of supplies. It is also believed that bad his majesty's maj-esty's troops landed at Philadelphia tbe march to the heads of the Ohio would be shortened by six weeks and would have saved at feast forty thousand thou-sand pounds." Governor Morris nodded in antrum-tiou antrum-tiou of this, but the general testily broke in: "Enough ot provincial fault-hudin. It's very plain the people of Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania do not care to bear any of the burdens of this campaign. Maryland and Virginia bave promised two buu-dred buu-dred and fifty wagons and eleven hundred hun-dred beeves, and thus far have delivered deliv-ered twenty wagons and two hundred hun-dred poor norses. The provisions received re-ceived from Maryland are worthless-broken worthless-broken down horses and spoiled rations!" ra-tions!" "1 have vouched for horses and wagons." quietly reminded Mr. Franlt-iio. Franlt-iio. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Boosted by Bismarck was made and It speedily became the fashion all over Germany. The craze for Westphalian pumpernickel spread far and wide, cunningly furthered by the bakers, who now baked for export ex-port only small one-pound loaves, for the purpose of making It look ''more like a delicatessen." as they say. The bakers of Guetersloh were worldly wise, for from the same kneading troughs there go Into the oven first the huge loaves (certain of these going to the farmhouses often weigh ha:. a hundredweight) and then, shaped of what was left the tiny loaves that are wrapped in paper and exported to all parts of tlie world to be sold as a delicatessea Every week bas too many nignu to stay op late on all of them. Newcastle New-castle (Ind.) Courier. GROWING PULLETS NEED EVERY CARE The young growing pullets need every advantage becuuse tbe profits from them this fall will depend largely large-ly on their growth and muturity. "There are four essentials In developing devel-oping young pullets," says C F. Par-rlsh, Par-rlsh, extension poultrytnan at the North Carolina State college. "First give them a good range on ground not occupied by the hens nor where mature stock has been kept, supply plenty of fresh air In the poultry house, give them sufficient growing mash and scratch feed and see that shade and green feed " Is available. From the green feed, the pullets get certain food elements and Iron which Is essential. If natural shade Is not available an artificial shade may be made by driving four stakes In the ground and covering them with sacks. Sunflowers or conrmay also be planted plant-ed to supply this necessity." For those young pullets still In the brooder house, the heat should be decreased de-creased as fust as possible and the house ventilated. The stove should remain In the house for at least two weeks after the fire Is out to use Id case of cold rains. Feed the scratch grain farther away from the house each day so the birds will go out and eat more green feed. For roosting, Mr. Parrlsh advises the placing of temporary perch poles In the brooder house when the chicks are about seven to nine weeks old and do not need heat These poles should be about fifteen Inches from the floor and slanting at ,an angle of . 45 degrees. de-grees. One-inch mesh wire might be used In front of the poles to moke the birds climb up. Egg That Has Life Very Essential for Success Whether breeding chickens, ducks, geese or turkeys, the first essentiul for success Is to get an egg that has life. Strong, vigorous parents that are well fed and well cared for produce such eggs. The general principles of breeding breed-ing apply to all poultry, says a writer In Wallace's Farmer. Well fed, but not overfat Is the Ideal condition. Enough feed to keep the flock active during the day; a liberal feed at night Green feed and animal feed, dean water, no lice or mites; fresh air without draft at night, together with plenty of room, are conditions that favor eggs with life in any locality. local-ity. There are no rules for growing poultry that must be followed absolutely. abso-lutely. There are the general principles prin-ciples of clean food In abundance with work on the part of the fowl to get it; clean houses, clean yards and fresh air, but success comes with about. as many different systems as there are breeders. Bone meal, meat scraps and buttermilk furnish bone and muscle building material ; corn, wheat and oatB add the necessary fat and energy; green feeds give life and health. Upon the character of the seed depends the harvest Light Brahmas Good for the Small-Patch Farmer The lower your fences are, the heavier may be your breeds of poultry. poul-try. One of the best breeds for the small-patch farmer, or the business man or wage earner living In the suburbs the man who cannot afford to put much money Into expensive wire netting is the Light Brahmas. They stand confinement in narrow quarters, and they also stand cold weather. They are less subject to disease than some of the other breeds ; they make good layers, and average in weight, when fully grown, about 11 pounds; so' when you market your surplus sur-plus stock you have something to sell. But if you have plenty of space for your chickens the cheapest breeds ore the nervous, restless ones, which means that they are good foragers for food, and will not need much feeding. The Brown or White Leghorn and the Black Spanish are among the best foragers. Other breed which do well In the small patch or acre lot are the Plymouth Rocks. Wyandot tes and Rhode island Reds. Chickens Eat Feathers Chickens eat their o'.vn feathers because be-cause of the lack of the following feeds; 1. meat; 2. green fool or bulb t 3. salt One-half pound 0f tine tabls salt should be put in the dry nuts' and this should be kept before the hens at all times. They should get plenty of green food. In the winter time, cabbage, mangels and root crops answer fairly well. They should hav-plenty hav-plenty of animal food such ' as beef scraps, fish scraps.' skim milk or but termilk. "Alfalfa Is Favored If time Is lacking to prepare greeo feed for chicks, It pays to buy high grade commercial alfalfa leaf meal A few hundred pounds will furnlsb green feed for a lot of chicks. Many of the best chick starting mashes con tain a Tittle alfalfa meal. These mashes should be used according to the directions direc-tions of the manufactures, but chicks on a starting mash containing alfalfa meal often seem to thrive without the oilier source ot green f-ed. Tbe com la comparatively small. IsTHIRTY tkeXove r in eaaime -UJ James J. Montagu u bora la Mum City, Iowa, but won niirated to Oregon. Wbile than, h. worked oa th Morning Orafonlan. Arthur Briibane nw Km of him editorial and made evtrturea which mulled In Mr. Man-taue't Man-taue't coming to New York. That wu the beginning ef eeventeea years la the Mrvlc af U Hrl organization, during which period MonUfUt warn tnanafinf editor of th New York Evening Journal, wrote a daily rt and atill doe. unoer a heading he himeeli originated. originat-ed. "More Truth Tha Poetry." He covered all th big tor tea, winding up with the praca conference. When Jimmy resigned from the Hears! rianUation be became associates' with) a awwspaper syndicate. la addition to thii he write for the Sunday paper a weekly humor oua story, and fat hi (par time turn out a daily edJtoruU. H fill la by producing an occasional magKsin tory. Mr. Montague is amn thirty, and is married. By JAMES J. MONTAGUE Thackeray accounted for a fumous British general's popularity wllh women wom-en by explaining that' he allowed them to give him money. There is no devotion de-votion comparable with that which is engendered by the bestowing of favors. I have known elderly theatrical theat-rical managers to bankrupt themselves trying vainly to make stars out of their wives. And the more money they lost the more ardent became their affection for the pretty little dumbbells, dumb-bells, who never could learn to do anything but stand still and look beautiful. If love means unselfish devotion and It ought to men who are past thirty are more capable of possessing it than men under thirty. And their capacity Increases as they reach ma-turer ma-turer years which often are years of Indiscretion. The youthful bus-band bus-band thinks a good deal about himself: him-self: When his "passions once have lost their brutal force," as Tennyson said In a mean poem he wrote about a girl who refused bim, he begins to wonder what kind of a break he Is getting out of wedded life. He "locks out of the window" ofteher than an older man does. lie thinks tenderly of the girls he might have had, and Is prone to Imagine that they wouldn't have taken him as a matter of course so early in the game, and scolded him for leaving cigarette ashes around the house and spending so much time on the golf course. After that he begins to feel sorry for himself, and the fine edge of the romance Is over. But there Is something some-thing almost maternal In the affection of a man of more advanced years. and there Is no greater love than mother love, lie Is transported to think that this lovely creature even though she were a spinster of thirty or more when he married her has really consented to let him give her flowers, and take her to the theater. and sit patiently around modistes' shops while she tries on costumes. He thinks up little surprises to delight de-light her. He gets out of the weekly poker event, and actually takes her around theolf course with him every day. I have yet to see a young man doing that more than a couple of tluies In a year. Most young men are fairly swollen with conceit If, before attaining thirty, they have accumulated enough money to support a wife In reason able comfort Such a man wants her to listen and understand him when he brings home the figures on the balance sheet, and tells ber how the advice he gave the sales manager resulted In a record business for the year. He expects that she will be thrilled with oil the shop talk which he can get no one else to listen to. and that she will even remain attentive at-tentive when he relates the struggles of his early youth. And when she yawns through his conversation, suggests going out to the theater or the movies, he begins to think that he Is not appreciated and she is no longer as beautiful or as Intelligent In his exes as she was In the days of the courtship. He may get used to her after that and regard her with a sort of desirernte tolerance but It would he somewhnt Inaccurate to term that sort of feeling love. The word "dote" means to love, and the word "dotard" means an old gentleman. Perhaps there Is some etymological connection between them. Anyway, men who get married after thirty, while they sre far more easily the- victims of female fortune hunters. ire far less likely to try to break out of the trap, and far more apt t glory In their fetters When there Is a break It It usually due to the lady, for she Is always romantic, and seldom can help rejrret ting that she didn't meet John Barry more a little earlier. About women I am not so sure. Nobody Is, or ever has been. Yet I know of a numbei ''of them who have mRirled after thirty, and who still telleve that lit tie, ugly husbands have the physical attractiveness of a movie star, th strength of Cene Tunney, and the mentality of all the world's greatest thinkers Including philosophers- rolled Into one. It Is the maternal in stlnct In them that makes thera love the men they married. And men. born of women. Inherit maternal Instincts too. 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