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Show Thursday August 2, 1928 THE LEIII SDN, LEIU, UTAH PAGE SEVEN The Me A Romance of Braddocks Def Hugh Pendexter iiiysTraiiorv . ty irwin nytas W. N .U. SfcRVICe Copyright by HugKPetxdsjxter SYNOPSIS Impoverished by the open-handed generosity of his father, Virginia gentleman, young Webster Brond la aervlng as a scout and spy for the army under General Braddock preparing for the advance on Fort Duquesne. 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. Braddock, bred to European Eu-ropean warfare, fails to realize the importance of the news. Brond is sent back to Fort Duquesne, also bearing a message to . George Croghan, English emissary among the Indians. Brond joins his friend and fellow scout, Bound Paw, Indian In-dian chief, and they set out CHAPTER II Continued In silent companionship we followed the valley of tbe Shenandoah and crossed the Potomac two miles west of tbe Conococheague and made camp In a grove of oaks. While the squirrels squir-rels were broiling over the coals, Round Paw again renewed the white pifint on bis chest. It struck me as peculiar that he should be so persistent per-sistent In making himself fit for war when for once the Western country was safe for the English and with but little likelihood of tbe French and their red allies ever being able to bilng us the red hatchet. The campaigns against Crown Point and Niagara might fail for a time, but the conquest of Duquesne was assured. With that stronghold in our hands, we should be freed from fear from the heads of the Ohio to Lake Erie. Even those Indians In western Pennsylvania who were Inclined to help the French dare not take the warpath until they knew the outcome of Braddock's expedition. expe-dition. So, If ever there was a time when the back-country settlers felt warranted In staying by their epring crops and leaving the blockhouses on-occupied on-occupied It was now. Yet Round Paw kept bis paint fresh and was most particular in dressing bis hair. At the risk of violating bis sense of etiquette, I remarked on the use-lesmess use-lesmess of It all. Without ceasing his labors be told me: ' ""Unas and Onontlo the governor ot Canada are on a red path that Is very long. More than one buntlng-snow-nild-Oetober will come before the hatchet Is burled." I did not believe it We were up at sunrise and soon bad crossed the creek and turned north to make McDowell's place. We bad covered cov-ered a mile or so when we came upon a most Interesting spectacle Two men, with horse-bells around their necks and their aims tied behind them, were harnessed together with rawhide thongs, and were being driven like a team of horses by a tall ungainly youth. The driver held the lines In one band and flourished a drover's long whip In the other. His light red dish hair escaped in all directions from bis ragged fur hat and gave him the appearance of being hugely surprised. sur-prised. "What have the men doner 1 In quired, pausing and leaning on my rifle. - "Ding them most mortally I But they've doue enough." he cried, with a side glance ot curiosity at the Indian. "And 1 don't have to tell every wild man of the woods what I'm doing, or why I'm doing It." "That's rue," 1 agreed. "But we can see what you're doing. My friend here says they are Frenchmen and that he believe? you will boll and eat them." Tbe poor devils set up a most dolorous dolor-ous bowling. ; Tl.e redhead scowled' with bis eyes and laughed with his big mouth. He hardly knew whether to approve of us, or take offense. But the terror of his prisoners decided him, and with a loud guffaw be cried : "That would be a fetching Joke on the two of them I B'iled In a kettle I Lord's law I But they would look comical com-ical jammed In a kettle I" Now that bis temper was softened be explained further: "These infernal scoundrels stoic tw bells from Ben tbe Great cove drover at the mill last night. I'm working for him. The fools could 'a' got away If they'd know'd enough to bide tbe bells somewhere while they kept bid. But they took the bells along with tnera and I fullered tbe noire and caught them early this morning. Now they're taking the bells back. Whoa, blshl Stand still there, you devil, or Til tan your jacket nineteen to the dozen H And to bind bla promise ba cracked the whip and elicited a rare, jelL ' "In Gods great mercy, sii, help usr bleated the prisoner on the offside. "We was about to follow the Carlisle road bound for Philadelphia, We'd nave do need for bells after we'd reacbrd Sh'.ppensburg or Carlisle. We did but borrow them. He would have act found them waiting for him when he came back." "Not need my bells, yoo d d res-cale! res-cale! What would Philadelphia folks think of me driving horses along their road without bells? How would I find them if they strayed while 1 was there?" And be punctuated each query with a clever slash apiece. , "If they stole your bells, yon serve them right. Thieves should be well whipped, so their welts will burn when tempted to steal agaia We'll keep you company to the milL" : He now took time to explain bow he bad hired out two dajt before to go with the drover, who was driving some cattle through the Eastern settlements. set-tlements. "I'm Balsar Cromit." he added. "1 live at the mill, or two miles below It, witb Richard and John Craig. Made "I Told You Not to Do It, Ben It look bad when these rascals stole the bells right after I took service with Ben. It hurt my feelings most dlngly." Our presence proved to be a favor to the rogues, for Cromit became so Interested In asking questions that be forgot to swing the whip. That Cromit had great confidence in his physical powers was shown by bis eager offer to wager three months' pay against my powder-horn that he could outshoot me, outrun me or pin me to the ground In wrestling. "You should, be witb Braddock's army," 1 told him. "Three pounds If you enlist. A fine red coat and a fine new musket" "A rifle's worth more'n all the muskets mus-kets ever made," he said. "A rifle them. The army needs men who know the woods. Or yon could drive a wagon." "If old Braddock can wait till 1 git back from Philadelphia, mebbe I'll help him. But if he's one of them sass-an'-pepper men, him and me won't pull together. at all." McDowell's settlement consisted ol tbe mill and tin If a dozen cabins scat tered along the horse-path that struck Into the Shlppensburg, Carlisle and Harris' Ferry road a short distance beyond the Craig place. Cromit balled his prisoners near the Widow Cox's house, close by the mill. , A man with a heard that reached to his waist was lounging under tree. On our approach, he rose to his feet and stretched his long arms and lounged toward us. saying: "So you've fetched 'em back, Balsar You're going to be a likely helper. i went a-purpose 10 toicn em back," grinned Cromit as he untied the prisoners' hands and ordered them to replace the stolen bells. The thieves did their work with all Big Executives Have Amos R. Bump, assistant general sales engineer of the Klllzera Bat-Trap Bat-Trap Associates, Inc., was concentrating. concentrat-ing. Upon bis nice, clean desk was a nice, clean pad, and upon that pad In a nice, clean band Mr. Bump was writing. writ-ing. He paused and surveyed wbat be had written. Then he wrote again. Miss Wince, bis secretary, padded into the room. "Mr. Schlmmel, of Schimmel, Schimmel, Schim-mel, Schimmel & Schimmel, Is here," she whispered. "He has a luncheon engagement with yoo." Mr. Bump groaned. He hated baring bar-ing a train of thought derailed. "One Interruption after another," be growled. "How Is ft man to find time to solve his problems?" And W stamped out to greet Mr. Schimmel Upon that desk, on that nice, dean :a -I T l 11 - II IT L V the alacrity their benumbed fingers would permit; and, while they fran tically bestirred themselves, tbe drover ielBurely peeled off bla "warmus," or sleeveless undercoat and remarked: "Too bad McDowell and bis men i ain't bere to see tbe tun, but word was brought right after you left last nlgbt. Balsar, that there Is to be some rare witch-bunting In Great cove and, every one's gone over the mountains to see bow the job's done." .,. v Stretching Lis arms to Umber up bis powerful muscles, be examined two long whips and tested them. Cromit grinned at me and nodded toward his employer. To the badly frightened rogues, be softly advised: "Let's see bow fast yon can make your beela fly." .They were oft the moment be finished, fin-ished, racing madly over tbelr backtrack back-track The drover beard the scuffling of their fleeing feet and turned about just as the two turned one side and dived Into a bush growth. Bawling wrathfully tor them to halt, be started on a lumbering run but soon gave It up aBd carae back, to where we stood. Cromit was unable to conceal his glee. ' -''Why did yoo let them sarpents run loose. Balsar?" demanded tbe drover. ' "Lor, Ben I bey've been licked and walloped almost every step of good ten mile." "And who be yon, yon worthless lout, to say when thieves bate bad their comeuppance?" bellowed the drover, letting bis rage run wild. "Stand clear of them two men." "Now, Ben, don't yon do It advised ad-vised Cromit bis reddish brows working work-ing op and down. "I'm telling you, don't you do It I ain't no nigger, or thief. I shan't take it kindly, Ben. IH hate It most mortally." With an animal bowl the drover drew back bis long arm and lashed at tbe tall awkward figure. Witb the Bcreutn of a panther making a nignt kill, Cromlt'a long body shot through tbe air. his blue eyes burning witb murder, bis wide mouth opened to Its fullest extent As be crashed against the drover he half-laughed, balf-sobbed; "I told you not to do it Ben." They went down in the dirt a most bewildering swirl of legs and arms, but they had kicked up the dust for only part of a minute before Cromit was erect again, grinning and spit ting blood. The drover remained on his back and looked as If Braddock's army, neavy guns and all, cad marched over him. His face was cov ered with blood and there were bloody finger-prints on his dark throat. Believing the man was dead. I kneeled to examine him. Cromit kept up his chattering laugh as be watched mc. Round Paw glided forward and stared at the damaged visage and wounded throat and gave a loud "To hah I" his way of expressing amaze ment or approval. With a fiendish finger-strength, Cromit had all but torn the man's throat open. "He will make a warrior," gravely said Round Paw as he resumed hit stolid bearing and stepped back to show the spectacle had no further In' terest for hlra. "I'd have bad his gullet open like the split craw of a fowl in anothei jiffy," whined Cromit "But he'll be owing me two days and one night ol work and I want my pay I asked him not to do It but be was ever masterful man." The Widow Cox appeared from somewhere, and witb the border-wom an's quickness of perception she wasted no time In asking questions, but brought a noggin of rum which we poured down the Injured throat Then followed a bucket of water ovet the shaggy head. Witb a groan the drover regained bis senses. He glared feebly at Cromit, who shook bis head and paid: "It'll be a Taming to you, Ben. I told you not to do It." "You devil 1" gasped the drover. "Then all the more reason why I should he quittance with you. I'm off to march with Braddock's array. I've worked two days and a night for you a whole night pitting the bells bark three days' work. You pay me aud drive your owu cattle." Moaning and sighing, and taking on like one badly broken, the drover crawled to his feet fished a bag ! coins from the bosom of his shirt and counted out a small sum Into Cromlt'a palm. Cromit turned to me and said: "Now I'm ready to show old Braddock's Brad-dock's army how to fight." The Widow Cox spoke op and stirilly upbraided him: 'Shame on you. you lumbering di.lt J You've hurt a most proper roan." "He'll be iiroperer now. Mother Cox." (TO BE CONTINUED.) Their Own Troubles pad, exposed to tbe gaze of those who cared to observe, lay the fruit of Mr. Bump's morning endeavor. And this was tbe message, reading from left to right: "Amos It. Bump A. R. Bump A. Remington Bump." Astronomer's Memorial A beautiful bronze globe mounted on a marble pedestal stands in a Swedish city as s memorial to tbe great Six- teenth centor astronomer, Tycho Brahe. - ' Discouraging Mr. Moase Boles that appear to be Mr. Mouse's entrances should be filled witb putty mixed with mustard and broken glas?. They are not "wo apt to storm tbelr way through this mixture. Jf.l'l l 'I 'Irs 111 Is THIRTY the IOve Deadline o Funis Ward, eccerdinf to the naMuuc ei available records, vu bora fai St. Louia ia 1872. She udt her theatrical bow at the t ol twelve rtaii. Several rears latai she became be-came (.Billeted with Daniel Frohmaa and Biads bar ft ret bit as "Cupid" b a tremendous es-trarafenca es-trarafenca m England where (he anal and married Joe Lewie, famoua diamond million, ire who was one of Cecil Rhodes' partner. Returnutf to the stare m thl country many ear later, be married Jack Dean, tbe marriage mar-riage whlcb k alluded to la this article. Fannie Fan-nie Ward, no doubt tbe TOuniMt rnolcirte; "old" woman In tbe world, ba naturally been besieged be-sieged witb requests and suggestion that she reveal acme ei her beauty secrets. Accordingly, According-ly, she beaded a beauty saloa In Paris many fear ago. - By FANNIE WARD The psycholoRlst. William Durant Ears maturity love Is all cant. That man over thirty Is jurt flight and flirty Ob William Durant vou do rant 1 cannot Imagine bow the eminent doctor, when be made the statement quoted In tbe above limerick, came to that extraordinary conclusion. To be -ure, In many Oriental coun tries marriage Is solemnized at the "natural" age. And to make It's success suc-cess assured they lock up the wife and let the man have as many more wives as he Is financially able to take care of, and by this arrangement be usjally Is Incapable of loving devotion devo-tion after the age of thirty. If we are to believe Katherine Mayo's "Mother "Moth-er India." . iouth, and when 1 say "youth," 1 mean tbe period of years previous to thirty, Is generally recognized as a season to enjoy life in rather an In discriminate manner. The peculiar privilege ot youth Is not to think too much of consequences. As far as love is concerned, youth does not think at all in its adolescent years of psychological Ignorance of sex and life and Its laws. I do not scoff at youthful love. Far from It But I contend as the years pass we acquire a different outlook on people, and on life and its problems, and wbat may seem purest gold to tbe eyes of youth la so often apt to appear to maturer Judgment rather tarnished tinsel. " Much has been written regarding the expediency or the Inexpediency of early marriage and the psychologists psycholo-gists are about equally divided in their opinion. The opposers of early marriage mar-riage are almost unanimous in their chief objection, and hat Is that the offspring of youthful parent ore not bo strong either physically or mental ly as tbe children of those of more mature age. And they claim that the perusal of the names of the world's most distinguished writers. statesmen, and scientists proves their contentions, although they admit many great men are eldest children The supporters of early marriage answer this assertion by claiming that this Is because of the Ignorance thai the average modern civilized child U brought up in regarding sex matters and everything relating to the In timate relationship between man and woman In the marriage state, and the procreation and rearing of their off spring. . .. . , The modern youthful man and wlte Is forced to learn the fundemental laws of life by bungling experience and mistakes, coupled with overln I diligences under the spell and glamour of their new relationship. Or course this Ignorance can be overcome by the aholltion of prudery and the cor rect education of the young In the natural laws of sex life and health. but until this is done, in my opinion. very early marriage is HI advised -to say the least Doctor Durant counsels parents to eucourage children to wed at the nat ural age rather than the financial age. That might be splendid advice If we were living natural lives like "he birds of the air, but can It be unl versally and sensibly applied to con ditions as they now exist in modern civilized communities? On married life's Journey the rocks and torn-up places are much more frequently met with, especially at the start than the smooth asphalt ro-ifl way, and the high cost of modern llv ing has In no way reduced the pmb lems of Mr and Mrs Newlywed. What are the chances for the mod j vn girl and hoy in their '"nleoteens" ' to make a success out of a hread und kisses marriage If they haven't 1 the "dough- for the bread? i What about these children's chll j dren? It Is a iar greater resimnsibillty to create human life than to take It and ; any couple entering tbe marriage I slate, with Its financial as well 48 ! its moral responsibilities, witb no ! thought of the little ones that may , come or the mouths to N? fed. Is em ! barking upon a sea of trouble front whose butTetin they are not liable to , be the only, or chief sufferers, j Some iteople have adviM-ated mar-; mar-; riage at the "narural" age with a t restriction on child bearing amil trip ! age of twenty-live or thirty years This would be living a tw.i-part nmr j tied life. The first part to study and l I,fe n1 the "'nA to produce and direct It ! Bo! " man- I)'t", tHiruut as- I sorts, has this strange change In his nature around the aj:e ft thirty or over, how are we women going to pntect ourselves aga:nst it whether we are married to btm already or about to be sacrificed on the tirim-wal altar to bis chameleon like affections? Are we In the future to hear a wife say In the divorce court, "Tour honor, on bis thirty-first birthday, he said he loved me no longer, and I said to him, 'Why, Egbert, last year yn swore you loved me devotedly. and be replied, 'Ah, ha. Inst year I was only thirty. Don't you know that Will Durant says that the divine passion pas-sion censes after the age ot thirty? Away from me, woman, bring on the chickens; my magnetic currents oed rest linu la ting and If a flock of blondes should chase me, like Mr. Coolldge. I would not choose to run.'" . King Soloman bad seven hundred wives and that is the worst case of "Durantitis" on record. No wonder they called him "Solemn man." and no wonder he formed the first night clu and called It "The Free Masons." and barred all women from their meetings. But if a man has a peculiar mental and physical change around the age of thirty. I very much doubt if the same applies to woman. I was first married around the "natural" "nat-ural" age, as the distinguished writer calls It. nnd after living an Andy Gump and Miss Existence for years I regained my freedom and my youth at the same time. Mental affinity Is necessary to conjugal happiness as well as physical love and a too early marriage is liable. In most cases, to supplant Ignorance tor wisdom snd youthful Impulse for mature Judgment. ! married again when I was in my "frivolous forties," fifteen years ago. and when 1 travel to France, as I do every year, the divorce court over there Is the least Interesting to me of all the European courts. No "Woman's Exchange" for me of the Reno or Paris brand. In my opin ion thirty years are none too long for many people to acquire the necessary mental and physical maturity to assume as-sume the responsibilities as heads of family. : But after all, age is not solely a matter of years but of tissue changes Some are old at twenty and others are young at sixty. Look at me 1 - 1918. by the Bell Syndicate, Ine.) Brant Great Leader of American Indians Capt Joseph Brant who Ims been called the greatest American Indian in all history, took to the warpath at the early age of thirteen years, and his first engagement was In the battle of Lake George against a French force in 1755. Recounting his experiences years later, he spoke mainly of this event nnd the record of Reverend Doctor Stuart, a missionary who knew him well, quotes hint as saying: "This being the first action at which I was present, I was seized witn sm h a tremor when the firing began that 1 whs obliged to ta&e hold of a small sapling to steady myself; but after the discharge of a few volleys I recovered recov-ered the use of my limbs, and.thc-composure and.thc-composure of my mind, so as to support sup-port the character of a brave man of which I was especially ambillous." Ills warlike nature Is illustrated by a second quotation of bis: "I like the harpsichord well, the organ or-gan better, but the drum and the trumpet best of all, for they make my heart beat quick." In 1775 Brant made a Journey to the English court to plead for bit tribe, which he thought was being badly treated by the British government govern-ment " lie was well received and not altogether unsuccessful In his mission. On this visit be received a ring, engraved en-graved with his name, which he said he wus going to wear so that he could be identified if killed in battle. Up to the time of bis death be wore It, and afterward it was kept by his family as an heirloom. Finally it was lost, and years later a little girl picked It up in a plowed field at Burlington, N. J. Detroit News. Books Not for Women In the early period women were not (dmltted to he Atheneum except ex-cept to its art gallery, whlcb was Boston's first public collection of paintings. It did not occur to the proprietors tjiat their wives and daughters should be allowed among the bookshelves. It was feared that the narrow galleries nnd steep stair cases "would cause a decent female to shrink." and that "a considerable portion of a general library . shoul I be to her a closed book"; also that the presence of women "would oooa slon frequent embarrassment to mod est men." The first woman to pene trate the portals was Hannah Ad arus, the historian, whose dlntln guished family connections anmn the trustees won her the victory In John Clair Minot, in the North American Review. Dead Notes When Geraldirie Furrar was a little girl in Medford. Mass., and first bfgau to show her musical talent she drove the neighbors frantic with her budding vocal efforts. VI you really have to do that?" a little boy in the neighborhood askd her one day. Of course I do." declared 'Jerry "Beautiful musdc always seems to baunt me!" "Thai's lwnufe you murder -tt first!" decided the wag and the future grand opera star crossed his name off her party 1st. Herders Use Airplanes On iite t the big Arclk- sto'k farm?, airplanes are being used to herd the reliidf-er, according to rejmrts, pays Popular Siechanlcs MncaiJne. la two hours one man can aci-omptlsti a much as seven In a much longer time Id locating the animals ard driving' iheio together. ""W V r -,-.v.v. .5 a? 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Yes, we must cut to the root of the evil not Just resort to expedients, like the paterfamilias, - "A paterfamilias with a large family fam-ily of daughters said to a frtend one day: "'With all these daughters of mine coming in at nil hours my night's rest is naturally much broken up, and for some time the consequence was that I'd oversleep myself every morning and be late for work at the office. Bad business.' "The paterfamilias looked gloomy, then he brightened up. "'Cut I've hit on a splendid expedient expedi-ent now,' he said. 'I've made It a hard and fast rule that the taut girl In calls me on her way to bed.' H New Screen Methods As a substitute for glass mreopti-con mreopti-con slides, film strips may now be shown on a rcreen from a flashlight projector and this method has been nude simpler still by a camera which enables the operator to muke his own negative rolls, says Popular Mechanics Mechan-ics Magazine. A length of the Dim which will give as many pictures as would 80 pounds of glass slides weighs hardly an ounce. The rolls can be printed directly on positive film for use In the projector. With this outfit, travelers may have a convenient record rec-ord of their trip to show their friends and the apparatus is especially serviceable serv-iceable to lecturers, etc. Farmers' Co-Operatives There are now hi leusi Iuimj farmers' farm-ers' co-operative associations In tlia United States. 'with a membership of over 2.000.(HM fanners, doing a bus!- ' ness amounting to S2.-NMUKKi.000 an nually. In 11)15 .here were only 5,424 associations engaged In buying farm supplies and selling farm products. An Impossibility Rhe "I am very sorry hut yn must forget nie." lie "Impossible! You see I'm a memory expert." Work Is a game to play. If one has , ("porting blood If you seldom express your opinion, people will auk for It. 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