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Show THEN.nDVALEJOURNAL Friday, January 22, 1932 ·T he Vale of Ara gon By FRED McLAUGH LIN Author of .. The Blade of Ptcardy'' 1t we lost, I knew that I would go Copnl&'ht by Bobba·Mer:oW Co. (WNU Service.) down fighting among those Apure bravos ot mine, tor I had taught them to stand and fight until the last man CHAPTER X-Continue d Wiaeonsin'a Timber 'Vtsconsin's first- fores1 planter was "' a Vermonter named \Valter ware. Iu t8G9 be planted white- pines In the neighborhood of Hancock. Today Lllls l)lnnting Is worth from $900 to $1,200 an ncre, according to the de-~anruent of agt·iculture and markets. In 1876 Wnre planted 1,876 [rees in reco~nltion ot the Pb.ilnde1pbla cen· tennlal. Out of that planting ap- could stand no longer. Of my little command, and or the Br1tlsh, I had no doubts, but we were only a thousand: the bulk of Bollvnr's forees was composed of llaneros. sambos, and of other natlye troops. Some were good, and some, I knew trom sad ex:perlenc~ were poor. The sun glinted on tbe equipment of. the Spaniards. who were spread out ln battle array. They were possibly eight thousand strong, which gn.ve them an advantage 0\1er us of two thousand men; yet they were hireling fighters, and our men were flghtlng for their homes, for their ramltles, tor the right to rule themselves. General Paez, with fifteen b.Wldred men, had been sent around to the right on a flanking movement, Generals BoliYar, Cedeno and Plaza, with a regiment or English rlfies under Colonel Mncklntosh, occupied the ceo· ter, while my command and a bnttallon of llaneros were expected to hold the right wing of the Spanish army, which looked to me to be composed or over a thousand men-a task beyond us. J knew, tor we had scarce six hundred soldiers. The approach to the field was a narrow way, hardly wide enough to admit a file of men. Tbe Spaniards opened the battle. The approach ot the main body of our forces was tn full view of the enemy, and we lost many men to their artillery fire betore we reached the plain, where the various units sprend. each to its task. Under deSllltory fire of the right wing at La Torre's forces we advanced slowly and took our Rtation opon a low ridge that commanded the plain; where, according to my orders, I placed my three hundred men tn a -15INJ haven't torgot it, and the general ehall know. General Boltvar shall hear how he received that injury," I stood aghast, for PlnJ, In the pres· ence o.t witnesses, had given me his prom.ise that nothing ot that unfor· tunate atralr of Maracay should reach the ears of the Liberator. 'Vas he mad, could he hope to gain anything by thus breaking his word; would Bolivar forgive him for that vital hour ot drunkenness that had cost us Maracay? I dtd not think so, for the Liberator was too good a soldier to overlook so fingrant a blunder. I wa!ted. ••If there fs anything," said Boltvar ln a voice of cold menace, "which ahould have been told to me that either of yon hnve refrained from tellfng-" ••Tell hlm," Pint cried, "tell your general about your arm; explatn to him how you were wounded." I imagined the wily colonel assumed that I would never mention the Senorita, which, Indeed, I had no intention ot doing. ••r am waiting," sa1d nouvar. Get quick relief "Colonel Pint shot me, my general.'' Francisco, seated next to me, rasped this simple way • bitter curse, and n sfgh went around Here's the way to rethe table. The Liberator leaped to ' .. lieve painful h1mbago his feet. "Colonel Pinl shot you? You · without blistering or lest. Senor." burning. Rub on good ,.Not at all." old St. Jacobs Oil. Quickly it draws out .. Was this at Marnca:y?" infiammatian and pain.. ..Yes, my genernt" Wonderful rellef comes ""Pint WQuld doubtless have good ••. in a minute I St. Jacobs reason for doing such a thing." He the remedy for aches and turned a jndlclal eye npon the colonel. pains of Rheumatism, Neuritis, Lum•.May I expect an explanation?" bago, Backache, Neuralgia and sore, swollen Joints.. Get a small bottle PJnl smiled. ".Major Garde, I'm sure, (tom your druggist. wm make explanation.'' NJ attacked htm, my general.,. ..Postal Carda ucaught On,. "Mother or G--d I" Bolivar gasped. When postal cards made their ap"Tllat ts," I dissembled, umy attack I,earance In England about sixty npon him and his shooting ot me came years ngo, people were so eager to 10 near the same fnstnnt that It would purcj}nse them that small riots took be Impossible to tell which was cnm~e plp_ce 1n the post offices, nearly 1,000,· and whlch effect." oro being sold the first week. .. ,Vas this-er-unfortu nate atralr In any way related to the loss of Maracay?'' '"No, general," COlonel Plnl Hell; 11 it wns purely personal. We could not have held Maracay with the force at my command.'' Now Bolivar's eyes questioned me. Relieves Almost Instantly It was not In me to explnln to the Liberator bow Colonel Pin! had wasted When IJoisy breathing and sharp pains a precious hour tn drunkenness and in chest, dry cough or washed out feel. fn an unsuccessful attempt to win the ing broadcast the presence of a chest cold, just try this safe and sure remedy :tavor of the Senorita Lamartina: an that relieves chest colds and aches and hour In which be mlgbt have made the pains of rheumatism, neuritis and lum· necessary preparations tor successful bago almost in11tantly. It ia the pene· ciefense of :.\taracay. · trating, henling heat of red peppers. "Colonel Pint is enHrely right, ge:n· Now this genuine red peppers' heat is ernl; that unfortunate affair was purecontained in an ointment you simply ly personal. I confess to ha vlng been bh on to get relief in lese than 3 min· utes. It is Rowles Red Pepper Rtib. fnsuborclinnte, I confess to having atNo blister, nor bum nor harm. It does tacked the colon€'1, my superior officer, bring the relief you want. Get a small and I do not care to offer any de-jar hom your druggist. fense." Bolivar's face was a study. He The Only D1fference must have known that. Jn service to There Is this difference between blm and to Venezuela, I hnd given my great teoUers and the nYerage eiti· best: he k-new that the A pure bntzen: The a'·erage clti?.en doesn't talion of three hundred Ind1ans whom know how to save the country, either I had commanded was the best ot hls but he doesn't know lt.-Los An· native fi~httng force, for I had trained geles Times. them with the greatest care. uwhy, then, Garde," he questioned, "(Hd not Colonel Pinl make report of this on b.l:s return to TJnaqulllo ?" "That, my general, fs a question !or Colonel Plot." Plni must have realized that bts bu•rst ot anger bad opened up a dan· gerons abyss tor himself, for he smiled and. assuming a pose ot chn.rity, said: uone must make allowance tor n gallant soldier, General; our Amerl· cano has been a bit Impetuous and I did not report that hapless circum· stance because I had no wish to Injure him in your eyes. Qur personal ditterences wl1l doubtless be settled as time offers us opportunity." Drunk, even, the sophist was Bl· ways a good liar. General Bolivar laughel.l, rellevLng thereby an awkward tension. "I canllOt ~"\i)ect an my officers to love one another; lt ls not the way of soldiers, for most ot them are •sudden and quick Your home town's history is al- ln quarrel'; neither can I afford to ways interesting i and any old- lose one ot them thus on the eve of our gr-eatest struggle. You wHl have Ume-r who knows a little of lt should to postpone the pleasure of this con· contribute to the annals. test between yourself and Colonel Pint until after we have won the bat· ·who will ever admit that he bas. tle of Carabobo." wore money U1nn brain!'!, no matter "Aye, my general." how much money be has? So we drank again, and 1\Ionaban, l)lnchJng my arm, whispered, "'Any sol· dler who can dash a glass of wine into the face of his superior officer, ond get away with It, must surely hav~ the ISTRESSING cold in chest or fairies working for him!" throat--that so often leads to something serious-generally responds • • • • • • • to good old Musterole with the first Dawn came slowly as we rested on application. Should be more effective if our arms in the early morning ot the used once every hour for five hours. twenty-fourth of June, a day which This famous blend of oil of mustard, might be termed the birthday ot Vena-camphor, menthol and other helpful m.. znela. \Ve occupied the timbered gredients brings relief naturally. Mus,.,. terolt gets action because it is a scientific heights southwest of the field of Cara"counter-irrita nt" -not just a salve bobo, and waited to ring down the cur· -it pe?euates and stimulat~ bit?OO tain on the last act or the great circuJauonbhelps to draw out mfect1on Oo!omblan tragedy. and pain. sed by millions for 20 years. We had waited thus. slx years beRecommended by doctors and nurses. tore, I remet:nbered. at Chalmette, To Mothers-Must erole is al$o wattell ln just such a silent gloom. mode in milder form for babieJI II1Ul smo/l children. Ask for Ohil• Brilliant rlctory had been ours, (lnd dren's Musterole. I offered up a fervent hope that I wight find roysett ugain in a victorious army. I knew th~t. upon the success or failure ot repu~lican arms, rested my success or t'allure In winning the Senorita Lamartina It we won tWs Impending battle, then Venezuela was '\ •. I)PeD II> ,..."}fl.i!ltll ~,)1/er out; ' proximately 1,500 trees are still alive. Tile trees ure 60 feet tnll and aver· age 11 inches or more in diameter. It will cut nearly 20,000 board feet of limber to lhe acre, Stiff, Aching, Sore! @~ ~) ""'•' ~11\ II 0 I END CHEST COLDS QUICK WITH GOOD RED PEPPER HEAT WAS RUNDOWN ••• HEALTH RESTORED STOP THAT COLD D 1 I to their feet end, relllnc w!Idlr. charged wltb the bayonet. The1 fought like fiends-thrusting , driving, hacking, shrllilng weird warcries, and moving ever forward untu the enemy broke and fl.ed before us. We took an advanced position upon another lateral ridge, and prepared for the ne."'tt attack. Behind U! the field was covered with dead, bul for every prostrate bravo there were two ot the uniformed men ot Spain. Scarce two hundred of our men survived, yet, rest!Dg on their arms, they laughed and jested among themselves, and told one another how ma.ny Spaniards they had kllled Then to one concerted movement the SpnnJards attacked aU along the line, but Paez held, and the British legion, though called upon to withstand the shock of the bulk of Spain's soldiery, gnve no ground; nnd the center of the enemy Une rolled back even as the right wing struck us again. The Apure bravos fired almost toto 1 the faces of the soldiers, after which 1 they leaped to their feet to meet the \ Spaniards ln band-to-hand fighting. There was a frantlc heroism about their ardor, a wild enthusiasm, a maniacal lust ror kllllng that must have terrified the uniformed soldiers, who outnumbered us two or three to one, tor they broke In dismay, leaving as again In possession of the tiny sector that we had been directed to hold at any cost. And the cost. indeed, bad been a grlelous thing, tor less than halt ot my bravos remained ; I knew that the next charge of our enemies would find us too weak to hold. I looked back to where Colonel Plnl, with more thnn six hundred mounted men, waited for us to fall, and hatred for the man filled my souL A body of soldiers disengaged Itself from the British legion and, under command of a captain whose head was swathed in a crimson bandage, came toward us on a run. ..Monahan, .. I cried, "all honor to the British legion I" He grinned. "That's the way we did the French at Waterloo, son. They charged and broke against our squares, nnd charged and broke again, and old Bony's heart broke with them. It's easy when you know how." He considered Pint's force, a scant half·mile behind us, and swore softly. "What's the colonel waiting for, Garde'?" "For t11e 'break,' my friend, then 'Tle wll1 ga11op forward and win a gtori· ous victory. These hundred meo are sent to me?'' "Sure; lf you hadn't held their right wing we could not have held the cen· ter. Those bravos or yours have stood like a rock, an unusual thiog for na· tive troops." "And have died," I said sadly, "hold- position whicb seemed to me best to hold the ridge when a general advance of tbe SpanJsh army might be made. The Tiradores, and Vargas battalions, and a brigade of La Guardia had gone through the center to attack, with the British legion under Colonel Mackin· tosh following up. The crash ot contact filled the surrounding hills with thunder, tor Paez and Cedeno struck-right and center -at once. My men lay, their sUm brown bodies close against the ground, and waited. I heard murmured prayers ond oaths, and saw nervous movements; so, while the alr was full or the potent whine of bullets, I got to my feet and walked slowly back and forth in front or the men. ..Venezuela, my bravos," 1 said, "wlll be watching you today: when the men ot' Spain shall charge upon us-we wll~ hold." I saw Bolivar's unlt reach the plain and close ln behind the British legion, whlch had already made formation tn the famous hollow square. As our center, under Cedeno, broke before the superior marksmanship and the g~eater numbers or the Spanish sold1ers, as Paez faltered and failed, I talked to my men, urging, coaxing: "It Is only the beginning, my bravos of Apure; we fight today tor liberty. To run ls defeat and slavery; to stand ls victory llild freedom. They will be com· log now; do not shoot Wildly. Wait, bold your fire until you can pick a silver button on a Spanish jacketaud do not miss. For every silver button you malce your. target a Spanlsh soldier will offer up hls Ufe.~• With the aid of a glass 1 saw our right wing, with reinforcements from the rear, forming to offer battle to re-gain the ground they had lost. 1 saw fearful native soldiers of the center retreating through the ranks or the British legion, which, I knew, would stand as Britons have always stood. I recalled that halt ot the eight bundred men tn the legion were veterans ot Waterloo, and I was sure the <;enter of the approaching Spanish Une would be strong t,ndeed lt lt broke through. Again the enemy met Paez, while Cedeno reformed in the rear; and the malo body ot the Spanlsb forces reu upon the British legion, broke like "tVaves against a reef, and came on again, whlle the rlgbt wing engaged us. It was beautiful to watch the grim silent Indians tram the Apure river. They beld their fire untn the attackers were less than a hundred feet way, 1 recognized Adolfo, and waved my sword, and called to hlm to come on: and my voice was drowned in a roar l Ill. mnsi!:Jit;q.• ~t'~e!l tlll; llravgs leaped THIS WEEK'S PRIZE STORY YOUR FIRST DUTY IS TO YOURSELF. You must help your· self or yoU cannot hE-lp others. BUT-when )OU can do BOTH at once, you arc doubly obligated to do it. Doubly rewarded, too. Buying Intermountain-M ade goods helps you; you get the Most for the Least. You help home industry. What's more, the he1p you give others by buying in your ltome re~ gion will return to you through Increased Matkets, Building Opera.. tions, Fatter Payrolls, Bigger Tax Receipts. "INTERMOUN TAIN-MADE means LEAST COST for HIGHEST GRADE" CARLTON CULMSEE, Y News Editor, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. -Hy lSnletl I Ing." They Fought Like Fiends. Sally Sez "So Colonel Macldntosh o.ffers hls compliments-an d this hundred menand he directs me to tell you that you have put the white man's dogged heroism lnto the red man's heart." This from Mackintosh, grizzed war· rior ot many battles, was sweet mustc to my ears. The veterans or the British legion had already been distributed among my bravos, so, renewed In strength and spirit, we waited for the next at· taek. It came too slowly to suit us, so we went out to meet it-went biJthely, wildly, white man and Lrown -with eager cries upon our lips and the consciousness of imminent victory to our hearts. After the first volley we met them standing up, arm to arm, eye to eye, and the clatter of confilct filled our little world with noise. That mixed command of mlne fought tts way through the first Spanish Une, 1 then we drove ahead to meet the next one, paying no heed to anything be- hind us. 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Box 1545, Salt Lake City. If your story appears in this The right wing ot the Spanlsh aTIIly crumpled under the charge of Plnl's horsemen, crumpled and fled ln wild contusion. The desperate battle ot Carabobo, which removed for ever the rule of Spain from Venezuela, had be. come a rout. The wings of Bolivar's army, racing across the plain, closed in to complete the work of destruction, for nothing less than complete destruction for the Spanish would appease the Liberator. He must bnve seen, at last, the golden opportunity tor a free Venezuela, and he took no cbance on losing. Few Spanlards escaped, few prisoners were taken; the rout had berome a slapgh· ter wll.ereln the Indians• lust for blood was fully appeased. Yet Spain had taught them. column yon will es 00 receive check for·-· 417 • W. N. U.-s. 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That must also have been Boliva~s thought, ror a body ot horsemen, mov· fng swiftly through the center, passed the Brltlsb legion and hurled ltselt upon the enemy, throwing the line Into contusion. The six hundred mounted Uaneros of Colonel Plnl's command roared by us, and we waved our arms and cheered them on. "There he goes," cried Monahan. with a short laugh, "on to victory I" libraries, the 11chained library" at Hereford cathedral, has been reopened after a tho-rough restoration. It is a relic of the days when books were more expensive and libraries could not afford to take chances with the honesty of their readers. So the 1,500 books were securely chained to the shelves. England has several other chained libraries, though not so large sa that at Hereford. 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