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PAGE SIX FEVAI, INSTALLMENT They had talked together then and Ellen had been started by Ben ?w?ji o apj.'i cvitinuu vi uiv utrauuco of the north country. Most of the j men she knew were rough, hardened j by the rigorous life. There had been I something almost poetic in John j Benh&m's understanding. In some1 intangible way it seemed that a bon?i of friendship, of common un- | ders landing between them was born j there at that moment. Now Ellen i knew that it was love For a long time Ellen had stood j there, across the dying Campfire 1 flames, staring at this strange, still. ; clv.Pier.Uii man. Her mind seethed } with truant thoughts, ana words she dare not speak lay close to her lips, i Then one of the sleeping Indians had ! stirred, breaking the spell. She had i moved away. "Oocd-iiight " she had called soft- j ty. Good-night? John B^djtun." \ She shivered a little now at the memory. The great disappointment j at the later turn of event filled her heart almost to the bursting point. Here was her mate . . . the man she loved . - and she had so little faith and understanding that she had believed all the false reports and lying stories about him. She had insisted i on calling the Northwest Mounted 1 Police and demanding- "Benham's ar- I rest. To be sure, later events had j cleared him of suspicion and trapped | xh<? real culprit, hut olic could well : understai: > why Benh&ni should hate J her and refuse to listen to her apologi s Time passed, and she was unconscious of it. She merely sat and looked out towards a future which j seemed very drab and very grey and very empty. At length she heard j voices approaching. She rose and.! stepped ashore, her face stony and j expressionless. Whitiow was there with his pris- I one* Tr? the background was Moosac arid John Bcnliam, with a nun)- ; her of the tribe slinking furtively ; beyond. i'm sorry. Miss Mackay," Whit- i low was saying. "But 3rou and j Moosac will have to return to the Port in another canoe. T cannot j cliance your safety by carrying you . with me and my prisoner. Detcroux I is desperate. Ellen nodded brief 13. "Just as yot? j say, trooper," she answered. Whitlow stepped up to Deteroux. ' a tiny key in his hands. "Eel's see j those cuffs. Deteroux," he said. ; briskly. "I ll see that you earn >*our \ passage with a paddle. And make no mistake about it I'll shoot you dead j if you try an>r tricks." Deferoizx shnigged again and held out his hands: The cuffs fell away j Tine next moment Deteroux ex- j pkiued into movement One terrific J back-hand blow swept Whitlow to I falotaLs I TRADE MARK REG^ niliousness, sour stomach, bilious indigestion, flatulence and headache, due to constipation. 10c and 25c at dealers | CanYouNagmeJ CAN" YOU IMAGINE the surprise of a news service j man in Washington who when he { met a boyhood friend he had not ! seen for years advised him to try ; BISMA-REX if he ever had stoni- i ach trouble and found that the friend worked for the orodn^era of ! BISMA-REX and had read hundreds of similar praises! m EXPLANATION . . . Bisma-Rex Lb an antacid treatment that's different from the many other ineffective treatments you have tried. It acts four ways to give you a new kind of relief from acid indigestion, heartburn and other acid stomach agonies. Bisma-Rex neutralizes acid, relieves stomach of gas, soothes the irritated stomach membranes and aids digestion of foods that are most likely to ferment. Bisma-Rex is sold only at Rexall Drug Stores. Get a jar today at Boone Dru^ Store. Remember, BISMA-REX. \ : gsn. the ground, half unconscious. With, j a swoop that rivalled the speed of a i diving fish-hawk Deteroux was upon | him. The next second he was erect i again, and in his hand was Whit- i low's revolver. "Back!'" he snarled. Whirling:, he thrust the canoe out into the lake with a tremendous shove, and by a flying leap settled in the stern of it Then he caught up a paddle and sent the frail craft j foaming away. The paralyzed group behind him j broke into fewrish action. BCmSSJil j raced away up to the shore where J other canoes were beached, but al- j ready, 'tinning like a deer, old Moo- j sac was leading him. Whitlow i lurched to his feet and shouted for'< a rifle. John:" cried Ellen despairingly. I "John Benham. He will kill you."' j Benhain did not hear her. Long! before she could reach him he was j afloat arid hurling all his splendid strength against a paddle. His canoe | drove out into the lake with surging j eagerness. But before him was still another j of the birch-bark crafts. In the stern I of it was a hunched brown figure, with wrinkled, seamed face twisted j in a mask of savage hatred. Old t Moosac was launched upon some strange trail of 'retribution. With perceptible speed he drew j away from Benham, and closed in on J the fleeing Deteroux. His ancient > cunning was stronger than their | great strength. Deteroux leaned 011 his paddle, and the power he bent into his stroke snapped the overstrained maple, short in his hands. Snarling, lie whirled, whipping up the gun. xix cue sonic secona tne canoes J stmck, and Moosac lunged out in a great sprawling" leap. A moment his spread-eagled body hung clear in the air. and Ellen saw, in the upraised right h and. a length of glit-? tering steel. Straight into the center of that flying body I>cteroux flung a bullet. But Moosac's desperate lunge carried him through to his goal. Ellen i saw him crash down upon Deteroux and saw the glittering knife rise and fail?rise and fall. And when it rose the third time it no longer gleamed in the sun. Then both men toppled I into the water. There was a sudden whirl of foam. I A hand appeared - once. In it a knife still gleamed. Then it slid slowly from sight. At this moment the straining Benham drove his canoe surging over the spot. His right arm shot down into the water to I j the stioldcr and gripped something | that stjuggled weakly. Slowly Benliam straightened and ! dragged the limp figure of Moosac over the side of his canoe. His j glance scorned to probe the placid I depth of the lake again for a mo- j ment, then with a gesture of resignation. he spun the canoe about and drove it back towards the shore. Moosac was still breathing when they lifted him gently out. but it was plain that life was ebbing swiftly. He was shot through the center of the body. White-faced and murmuring with pity, Ellen cradled the old Indian's head in her lap, and with gentle fingers smoothed back the thin, black, dripping locks. 'Moosac," she " murmured brokenly. ' Oh?Moosac- now can I face Gitchic now? What can I tell her?'* Moosac stirred. His eyes opened Strangely enough, he had heard Ellen's words. "You may te-'l her our honor is ciean, now. litle -gentle-heart. You may tell her our own Fawn Eyes, who has been long in the arms of the Great Spirit, is smiling again, for, though Moosac was old, his hand was cunning and his arm was strong. "Many, many summers ago it was. when Fawn "Eyes danced and sang through all the seasons. She was young and joyous. Her sweetness and .beauty was that of the wood violet. Then Deteroux came. "He, too, was young, and good to 1 look upon. Yet even then the man | was evil and his tongue was forked. And so there came a day when Fawn Eyes crept home to us Her spirit was gone and her shame like some terrible disease And one dark night her spirit went away to the Great Master. "Long?long has Moosac waited. But today the traii ended, and at its ending Moosaes arm was strong his aim was true. And Fawn i Eyes is smiling." Moosac's eyes closed again and gradually, the harsh, savage set of his features softened into a look of peace Tears blinded Ellen's eyes and trickled down her cheeks. They fell moist upon Moo sac's wrinkled forehead. Ellen felt a hand upon her shoulder, powerful?yet gentle. She looked up. John Eenham was bending over her. "He was a very brave man, Miss Mackay," Benham murmured. "And he shall have a brave man's grave." They buried Moo sac when the purple gloom of the forest was passing in the shadows. Then began the flurry of departure. Tepees were stripped of covering, implements of the hunt, and trapping industry were gathered. Bales of furs unearthed. Ellen sought John Benham. She found him at the lake edge?alone. A single Peterborough canoe rested on the sands. Ellen's pulse leaped, and she looked at the silent Benham slyly. Presently Benham cleared his throat. "I owe you an apology. Miss Mackay," he said, a trifle awkwardly. WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVERY "I'm afraid I've acted pretty boor- jy ishlv. But Whitlow told me of the ; * source from which you and your S father had received certain?certain misinformation." But Ellon shook her head. "No,'' she exclaimed- "You owe me nothing:. It it? the other way ~ round T was the of render There j ** are some things in life that simply j *3 cannot be. That was one of them, I p ixuv x suauia nave nun sense enough li to know it. despite what was told f< me. I would like you to know. John ft Benhaiti. that I am bitterly sorry for al my unjust words and thoughts. And tl it is 1 who apologize fully." Suddenly she smiled, a gentle, ?i child-like smile. ci Benham smiled back at her. his tl eyes warm and glowing. Ellen laid cl her hand in his, while her heart flut- li tered and her breath came fast. But \e: Beiiham's clasp tightened with spasmodic intensity and he- had her hand c< imprisoned. o He- laughed low triumphant: p. "Ellen." he muttered huskily. "El- c len.r A Her he:id stole upward until her ii finger-tips were caressing his swol- j b len eyes. "I'm sure your poor eyes j a would be quickly well again if you {si would let me kiss them, dear." she i u said softly. oi The r.ext moment she was gasping ,p and writhing with exquisite pain, tt for Benham*s arms were crushing her to him, vibrant withes of steel. ! p At last the man and woman stirred | and stood slightly apart, their eyes i " locked in strange glory. The lonesome trail was ever. THE END w <;< TO DISCUSS CONTROL OF POULTRY DISEASE;" u Diseases common to chickens I |j claim a heavy toll each year unless ! m necessary precautions arc taken to ; B check the ravages. The old sayir.g, "An ounce of pre- j "J vealion is worth a pound of euro,'* is st especially true in handling: poultry. b< One of the most common diseases si is coccidiosis. says H C. Gauger, si poultry disease specialist at the col- pi lege When this disease strikes a h; flock, the grower should take imme- p? diate steps to curb the epidemic. tl A complete discussion of this dis- rc cse, its symptoms and the stops necessary to drive it out of the flock, will be given in a radio talk on the c< Carolina Farm Feature program th Friday, May 7, by Mr. Gudger. ri 8 (3552, ( I wL I ^! r?>4LMfcJrw I'" ''" \ f>~ YOU have the written sands of motorists ?u extra mileage with Ess< gasoline at regular prii more miles per gallon tl mium priced gasolines an price gives more. Essolene is different. actually been granted a I ent, patented, loaded wit one tankful and see wh; Starts at the Esso Sign. >Capr. 1W>. tee. STANDARD THUKSDAY?BOONE, N. C. IUK& maw a.vuu w IIjL i BE AIDED BY SOCIAI, i SECURITY ACT IN N. C. j As an inJicat ion of claims expect- J J to be paid in 1937 to persons em- > toyed in industry, the social securir board announced today that aproximately 323.684 persons or ieir estates will be eligible this year >r lump-sum payments under the xleral old-age benefit plan, and that ! bout $16,000,000 will be paid in j esc benefits. It is announced by Marvin Shirley, j eld representative of the social sejrity board in the Salisbury office, lat an estimated 5.959 eligible [aims will be filed in North Carona during 1937, of which 460 are ? pec ted from the Salisbury office. Claims forms and assistance in ac- j ranting them are available at that ! ffice for individuals residing in! cwan, Iredell, Catawba, Alexaiiuvi , ! aldwell. Wlkes, Watauga, Ashe and | .lleghany counties, all of which are \ lcluded in the territory of the Sails- | ury office, "Eiigibie individuals" ; re those who have been employed ! nee January 1. 1937. in a "covered" ! ldustry and have reached the age i f 65. Where such individuals have ied, claims may be made by the es- i ite or by near relatives. ISHING DATES SET FOR ISGAH NATIONAL FOREST To the disciples of Isaac Walton in estern North Carolina the >-i?noun- I anient of the opening of the co-ope- j itive game management areas on ; le Pisgah National Forest will be f great interest The Sherwood.1 irASt fin. t_b_e Aft le Mt. Mitchell unit on the Mt. j [itchell division, and the Daniel oone unit on the Grandfather moun i in division will be opened for fish- j ig on May 7, 8, 9: June 4. 5, 6; and | ily 2, 3. 4. These areas have been ; :ockcd yearly with brook and rain- ; dw trout and have received inten- j ve protection during: the closed j Ktsons. The areas included in the i roposed extensions of these units j live not received protection in the j | ist and fish will not be as plentiful : i icre as within the old established i ifUges. The county agent of Watauga ' >unty has assisted in a survey of j ie county in regard to establishing ; jral electric lines. s BUS !?S10?Q! Ik The TRUE si of how B Teresa Davii Jf of Glenville, W brings aid a f comfort to isolated cabins... A ~~'~^ ^ ' sacra testimony of thou? your assurance of 000 >lene, the patented ze. Essolene gives ^ lan even most pre- 4 d no gasoline at any f . . so different it's f< 1. S. Patent. Differ- I ;h extra miles. Try x^/v f Happy Motoring ppQTEC OIL COMPANY MAY 6. 1937 BABY CHICKS From U. S. Approved Polorium Tested Flocks. Barred and White Rocks, Rhode Island Reds and White Leghorns. Hatched each Tuesday. Order direct or see MULLINS & CLAY, Boone, N. C. OAK GROVE POULTRY FARM AND HATCHERY Granite Falls, N. C. YOU CAN'T RUN YOUR BUSINESS WITHOUT A BANK ?and you might as well enjoy the benefits and advantages to be had from a banking institution which has proved itself willing and capable of rendering you first-class service in all banking needs. Let our record be your guarantee that this is the kind of a bank you want to deal with. Watauga County Bank BOONE, N. C. Deposits Insured Up To $5,000.00 rre TOOK ME OVER. -=. ^ ^^rilOll//. _ftf UTTLE CA8lNs|j IOVED ROADS AND ^R I^OM W t / / Itr- -^l[?1 Mi.. I IP I hi v' i j j FOUND I COULD I ijR,' peR aKuai* jj^ ^jjjjj^jj^^ 85^?'" ~?> <*?-T<4i5 ~ I COULD NOT ONLY PAY FOR THE 5ST--^g=a*^ jEn # _ 6ASOL1NE... BUT TAKE CARE OF THE ^pj^r -'?I CAR. PAYMENTS, AS WELL... OUT OF 'HaT UK THE 5< A MILE ALLOWANCE.' g?@D?m? as* TED BY U. S. PAT. NO. 2,086,234 ^?S>v (Esso) V DEALER ^ OF NEW JERSEY - *
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