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Show PIUTE COUNTY NEWS, JUNCTION, UTAH FORMAL GOWNS FOR SUMMER; NEW BLOUSES FROM PARIS The blouse, considered independentglhla ly that Is, without reference to across the social scenery at tea, at some particular suit or skirt with bridge at anything after midday, or which It Is to be worn, plays a minor But In the evening, we become more and role in springs fashion drama. more aware of the support that lace considered in connection with a suit lends to present modes. Few frocks, or skirt, it becomes a subject of much for any sort of formal wear, are lace- Importance, for stylists demand that it less and the role of lace grows In Im- reveal some kinship to the rest of the It may be own sister to portance as the degree of formality costume. advances. First come those demure the suit, or first cousin to the hat. d d If, In some particular, It carries a and charming and frocks of taffeta, with their family resemblance as, for example, crepe, chemisettes, collars and cuffs of lace, a blouse of champagne-colorecovered with green polka dots In the d and dignified looking so How much less same shade of green as the suit It acand so Ingenuous! Interesting they would be without the companies, or a blouse of gay and vivid colors worn with a dark suit and saving grace of lace! In the Following these quaint, straight- a hat that repeats the colors forward and simple frocks, may glide blouse. The blouse is really parading in a sophisticated, carefully draped In the mode under an assumed name, and very short satin dinner frock. Its or no name at all In the varied jumper designed for onr AS ofGOWNS leisure and pleasure imp By HUGH PENDEXTER CoprrlyM hr CHAPTER XIII TTnyh Author of "Kingt of the Missouri WV77 Continued 17 Only aoout, he whispered In my ear. 'Til swing off to the left to stop them from coming through the woods. Away he glided on the south side of the trail and taking a course parallel to It Until the enemy passed him he a controlled the strip between his line of advance and the trail. For several minutes the forest was quiet except for some droning bees In the open trail ; then sounded a whistle. "Why dont you answer hlra7 asked the girl. I knew It was none of Labradors signals, and motioned for her to be still. A musket shattered the silence. Labrador was exultantly shouting: "I got a good one ! Won Dleu ! moaned the girl, pressing both hands to her head. I peeped from behind the tree and beheld a hideously striped face, white and yellow even as the girl had described It. I sent a ball crashing through the fellows head and he made a grewsome business of dying, kicking shout and expiring with his two legs showing through the bush. I heard Labradors musket again, quickThen ly followed by a pistol-shot- . Damnnn's high voice howled: Now you have him! I picked up the girl and tossed her high Into the forked branches of the oak and warned her to remain perfectly still, and darted after Labrador. I came upon him as he gave ground, his face toward the Invisible enemy. The woman? he growled as we came together. HId'len In the tree. Fall back! He passed on. and I remained to cover his retreat nnd give him time to load. Damonn yelled again, and a Choctaw brave came bounding through the woods, flourishing ax and knife, and I sent a ball through Ills painted (best Just ns he was springing over a log. Then I gave ground, passing Labrador, who wns ready for the next onslaught. Get the girl nnd makeup the trail I he muttered. I ran to the oaks and reloaded nnd said something reassuring to the girl. The dead man In the trail would hold others back, as they could not know I had left my post to reinforce my friend. I decided we stood a better chance of escaping If we stood our ground nnd did not make a running tight of it. Off to my left sounded a whistle nnd the crack of a gun, followed by another which 1 took to be Labrador's. Damonn wns shouting orders. There was no danger of an k up the trail so long as the Fox led the fkhtlng against the Canadian. Repeating my warning to the girl, I ran the second time to help my friend. I softly called my name, that he might not shoot me for a Choctaw and Joined him. He was wiping blood from his forehead and I had a shaft through the flesh of the lower leg. Breaking off the feathered end, I pushed the barbed head through and straightened up In time to nick a brawny warrior who was creeping In on my right With a scream of rage Damonn beThe next motrayed his hiding-place- . ment he wns urging four savages at Now us; and I said to Labrador: for some good work. My musket was empty nnd my pistol missed fire. I hurled the pistol Into a nvages face and grnppled with I heard Joes pistol explode, no close It deafened me; nud In the first gyration with Damonn I nearly tripped over the beggar Joe had shot, lie was now clubbing his musket nnd two Choctaws were trying to get Inside bis guard with their knives. The tnan I had knocked down with my pistol now slashed at my legs with his knife. 1 sent the heel of my moccasin Into his face, but lost my grip on who leaned to help his men finish Labrador, thinking to do this and have the help of the two In n lust struggle with me. I Jumped after him Just as one of the savages received Labradors Iron-shomusket butt between the eves, bis head caving In like an eggshell. But the other lunged In with his knife and left It sticking between poor Joes ribs. I had raised my ax to do for Danman, but even as It started to descend I shifted my aim and enught Labradors slayer fair on the scalp-loc- k so that he fell beside his victim. And then Damonn was on my back. The sight of poor Labrador, watching our struggle with dying gaze, gave me the strength of several men. I must finish with Da moan and receive my friend's last words. My left arm was behind the fellows neck. He was trying to get at his knife. I gave him a chance for the sake of getting my right wrist under his chin. He grunted with Joy as he pulled his blade free, and I gave a pull and push and snapped his neck In a most tidy fashion before he could even send his uoint through my sb'rt. Labrador stared to one side ana I wheeled In time to behold the savage I had twice knocked down raise on one knee to hurl an ax. I dropped and came up with a dead mans ax and chopped blm to the chin. There was a gleam at applause In Labradors eyes as I d gained his tld. Pay Gravel Pep-1trta- r etc. Sarrtra "Red rings on a red pole, he muttered, referring to the Natchez style of counting coups. Get the girl away. Dont stop to bury me. . There may be more of them. "You shall be burled If there were a million, I panted. I thought he was gone, but he rallied and whispered: My wife was a better woman than I was man. She will understand. She was very wise for a red woman. Ah, those Natchez I I scalped Damonn, as I bad promised him I should do, and stuck his hair to a tree with his own knife. Then I went back and comforted the girl and told her she must remain In the tree for a bit longer; this last that she might not discover the bloody plight I was In. Returning to the scene of the fight I dug a grave with my knife and burled Joe. Mademoiselle wept bitterly when 1 rescued her from the tree and told her that Labrador had gone away. Six Fingers, Labrador and not to mention the Choctaws, the Huma woman and the Netchez mademoiselle Taking north had cost much blood. I bandaged my leg and shoulder with her assistance and we covered a quarter of a mile when we ran into a band of Chlckasaws, who had been at- - Nar-bonn- e, word-beare- A Virginia Scout r. until we were well within the Cherokee country. Mademoiselle never spoke of the past, of the time when we first met on Ship Island, or of her life In France. Whatever Impressions I had entertained regarding her life overseas were washed away by the murmuring current of the Cherokee. Sometimes she was a child, sometimes a woman, and whichever her mood there was a satisfaction that amounted to happiness In seeing her before the evening campfire and In knowing she was behind me In the light bark canoe. This feeling of contentment In her presence grew upon me amazingly as we finally drew toward the end of the Journey. One night, with the Cherokee escort In their chanting some medlclne-song- s nearby camp, I gave way to an Impulse, and, bending forward to watch her thoughtful face through the smoke of the fire, I said : Once down the river I asked you something, Mademoiselle Dahlsgaarde. I wtoh to repeat that offer when we reach home. Home? she whispered, lifting her head and staring at me strangely. "I wish to make It home for you, I awkwardly explained. She smiled sadly and lifted a hand to prevent further talk of the kind, and firmly said: That Is all finished, my friend. We will not speak of It more. This second refunal left me feeling entirely different than had the first. It dawned on me that my proprietorship was about to end ; that the days of my arranging for her comfort were soon over. If I had been prompted by an exaggerated sense of chivalrous duty when I first asked her to take my name at least 1 hnd not been down-cuHer tears had by her refusal. forced the offer from me. This, my reentrance Into the forbidden subject, had no such unselfish Incitement. My face must have grown very long, or else my trick of pulling at my beard For she gave her the suggestion. said : In leaving It once for all I will say this to monsieur, even though It Is not maidenly to speak of It further. You pitied a poor girl who was entirely unknown to you. You heeded her plea to be taken North when you had all you could do to save your own life. Her company has forced you Into many dangers and has cost you a dear friend. It has greatly delayed your arrival home. In addition to all this, through your Sense of duty, you offered marriage to this waif, who has no family, no history. Monsieur, you have exhausted all the sacrifice that the most tender of heart could be called upon to make. I wont try to thank you with words: but my heart will always thank you. I I dont ask for any thanks, other That you time, replied. glumly spoke of your pride, of pride standing between us. . A pride that forbids me allowing anyone to make every sacrifice for me, she evasively corrected. I did not read your belts that way, I doggedly retorted. And her hands flew to her Belts? girdle. The Your talk, I Interrupted. pride you meant was that which one feels when thinking an Inferior Is making advances. Her face wns as scarlet as the northern maples when the frost lays on the vermilion. She tried to be angry, and there was a flash in her eye that bespoke a shrewd temper. Claire Dahlsgaarde, a nobody, so proud she feels hurt when an honest Oh, gentleman offers her marriage? la, la Surely some English as well as all the French believe In fairy stories "It Is what I believed then, I Insisted, refusing to be laughed out of the notion. half-forme- d st Tha Man I Had Knocked Down With My Pistol Now Slashed at My Legs With My Knife. traded by the gunfire. I told them of the buttle and gave Joe all the credit except for the men In the trull. They hastened on to gnther the scalps and to leave a hieroglyphic picture carved on a tree by Joes grave which would undisturbed for keep his resting-placall time so far as the red men were concerned. e CHAPTER XIV One Line From Mademoiselle. Something of peace came to the girl ns, after a brief stop at Chukafalaya, we followed the windings of the Cherokee. While In the Indian town mademoiselle secured new garments of soft deerskin. Our travel was slow, and we were a long time In following the eccentric river through Its meander-ings- . But so far as I was concerned there was no need of hurry. The governors of Virginia and the Carolinas would be very Impatient to receive my reports; yet if I were tardy In finishing my Journey so, also, would Bienn to hear from ville wait over-lonthe Fox. The Chlckasaws provided an escort g 1 1 Saw Nothing Pretty in Hopi Snake Dance full-skirte- She sighed and said: If such an Impossible could be, then the woman must be crazy. I believe It. I can now see you as you looked then. There was no mistaking your mood. You felt almost Insulted Mon Dleu, monsieur 1 aha walled. I say it. Stop! she commanded, rising and standing In the smoke of the fire to stare Into my disgruntled eyes. "If you really believe such madness, monsieur, and really wish me, for your long-sleeve- d fine-graine- wife I am crazy, I cried, rising and I am a fool, backing from the fire. and am making the finish of your Journey very unpleasant. If you believe what you said I shall be proud to marry you to prove my gratitude, she murmured. That would wrong both of us. I love, and must have love in return, or I am a very foolish man, nothing. mademoiselle. Big men often are. Give me Indians to fight each day and I am normal. Leave me to amuse myself, and I am a fooL You will try to forgive me and forget It all. I walk over to question the Cherokees about the mountain pass we enter tomorrow." Just a moment, monsieur, she hurIf some time after this riedly said. la all over you feel the same as you seem to feel now you may tell me. With an unconscious return of the grande dame air she lifted her bead high, and gravely added: You have my permission." Pride? She was made up of pride, from her toes to her braided yellow hair. Why? Who could say? Certainly not I. Her lapses Into the Imperious were both Irritating and fascinating. Such a high bearing was an absurdity, and yet It placed an air upon her which would make men covet her. As I retreated to the Cherokee fires I knew my dreams were ended, and that the quicker I submitted my reports and returned to my work the better It would be for my peuce of mind. I took her to Charles Town, as all the planters were there, or on the neighboring Islands for the hot season to escape the fever, apd presented her to home family friends as a French refugee. While trying to relieve her ADORNED WITH LACE of money worries without offending her quick spirit she told me she had a few Jewels on which she could realize and get along until she heard from France. Then I left her, our parting being In public and on the surface showing nothing, and I was off for the North to finish my business and get acquainted with my own people. What with official business In North Carolina and Virginia, and a request that I go to Pennsylvania and tell the Quakers all I had learned, it was several months before I could relax In the home of my people. New Years day found me moping about the plantation, trying to avoid intruding on a young squire who was frantically In love with my little sister. A black boy brought me a sealed message from town, which bore my full name on the outside. Opening It I read: skirt veiled with lace that Extends below he hem line, and finished with a long pointed jabot of satin falling at one side. Here vve have an effective example of the hem line lengthened by lace and we shall see many more gowns employing this fascinating idea. The very next frock may be a dignified affair of crepe, with long, graceful flaring sleeves, making a background for a panel and rippling revers of fine lace from neck to hem. Lace Is the note of greatest Importance here. It Is used In endless ways on afternoon dresses of taffeta, or crepe, or georgette, In bandings on the skirts and decorations on the sleeves and bodices. In evening dresses lace Is even more Important. In yokes, panels and sea-coas- TE1-huja- rt d ' V two-piec- The note bore no date and there was no knowing how long It had been on the way. I ran to the stables, howling over the young Idiot who was daft about my sister, and secured my horse. I have no clear recollection of the days which followed. The time II required to reach Charles Town I estimate In horses. I used up seven by the time I quit the saddle In King street. I was Informed by the black town butler that Mademoiselle Dahlsgaarde and the family were at the plantation on the Santee, having gone there after the first frost had ended the fever season. I breathed a bll easier. I was between her and the brings rain. The snakes are caught and brought In after much mummery. The whole ceremony Is a disgusting pagan rite, where men hold live snakes In their Jaws and go dancing around the plaza. They drink an emetic of strong potency and all stand In a row and vomit violently over a cliff. Bah I lf N e dresses and the frocks that are having such a tremendous vogue. Nevertheless and notwithstanding all this dependence of the blouse on other things, Paris sponsors, " as always, the good style of both tunic and overblouse, which are Intended to be Important additions to the summer wardrobe and to play first and not second fiddle In the costume. For s these blouses, skirts are to be chosen that will make harmonious and In the Inconspicuous backgrounds. accompanying sketch a ' tunic blouse and an overblouse are types 0f formal styles as Paris shows them. The tunic blouse at the left Is made ol finely plaited, light brown georgette crepe, with embroidery In dark brown but may be developed in any wanted It Monsieur le Sanvage Blanc. may be I shall 60on be sailing for C. D. France. As I was making the last stretch along the river road for I went by horse, a barge on the river being too slow I was wildly accosted by a man who spoke French. There was something familiar about the fellows voici but 1 was In no mood to renew acquaintances; and I galloped on with Monsieur! Mon his meaningless, sieur! ringing in ears which heart nothing. Before making the planta tion I reined down to a walk and re Tungsten of Great Value Tungsten or wolfram la a metallic covered some of my composure. On my way up the winding drive I saw element Isolated by the brothers In 17S2, after Scheele bad, In a young woman at one side, standing 1771, Isolated tungstic acid. Tungsten by a hedge. She softly called to me Is not found native, but occurs as the and a closer glance revealed her ti tungstate of iron and manganese In be mademoiselle. the mineral wolframite, as the calcium She was dressed In the mode, and tungstate or scheelite, as the trloxlde most wonderful to gaze upon ; a severe or wolfram ochre, and In small quan- little person, withal, for a travel-staineman to approach. I tumtf tities in other minerals. Tungsten minerals are almost Invariably found In my horse loose for a black boy t tin ores. It Is used to Increase the catch and 6table and hurried acrosi hardness and tenacity of steel and the lawn and stood beside her. Savage Recipe a pound of salt pork thus Improve It as a material for hard Cut one-haMademoiselle, some time ago, I di in small pieces and cook until browned. tools. Coolldge has succeeded in ren- not know how long, I received yow Add one quart of boiling water. Chop dering tungsten malleable and ductile, message. I started Immediate!. J bees, one carrot, and and at present tungsten wire Is widely have tarried none along the way, 1 six medlius-slze- d tw onions and add them. Household used for making Incandescent 'amp said. '.tarn Is the Washington Star. filaments. TO BX CONTINUED.) The only ceremonial Indian dance of which 1 know the date, or approximately the date, Is the llopl snake dance, which comes In August, near the last of the month, Mr. Harriman writes In Adventure Magazine. The exact Hopl themselves never know the date until near the time, as It Is fixed a by the time when a shadow hits certain point on the mesa. The priests watch and when a certain shadow touches this particular spot, then they know the dance must be held a certain number of days later. This makes it vary from year to year, by a few days. This dunce is held either at Oralbl, Hotevllla or Walpi, though at times It occurs at Shumgopavl or Mlshongnovi. It Is the closing number of a nine-daceremonial, which they believe hours TWO MODELS FROM PARIS medallions, but more particularly for lengthening the hem lines of fashionable skirts. It has captivated the fancy of designers. Godets of lace let Into skirts, tiered skirts of lace Bouncings, Inserts and panels of lace, dyed to match, all help build the airy Then evening frocks for summer. there Is the revival of the lace petticoat worn ander a bouffant taffeta, opening in a panel down the front with plain silk bodice the and bouffant skirt of lace flouncing, e and finally the dress, of Is pictured here. example whicltyme The lure of the feminine lies In lace and In lacy materials, and It Is a universal lure among the civilized. robe-de-sty- all-lac- color, choosing a dark shade for the embroidery. The pretty overblouse at the right Is made of navy blue, marocain crepe and embroidered In green and blue silk. In both blouses emphasis la placed on the sleeves, which are long and elaborated at the forearm. For wear with tailored suits there d are many blouses of plain or fancy silks and the scarf collar la an Important feature In blouses of this type. The jabot Is also an important note In these blouses, which ere usually finished by a wide hip band and of about the length of the e at the right of the sketch. Among very promising aspirants for midsummer favor are overblouses of vrhlte crepe de chine for wedr with white skirts. They are made with either high, open or round necklines and long sleeves. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. hlgli-necke- over-blous- (, 1121, Western Newspaper Union.) |