E,
> 7 1 1 " ~
? V ") UOVE YOU"
" STNPPBI8. ? Solomon Blnkua,
iteran acout 'and ' Interpreter,
hla young companion, Jack
IrMttp, paaatng through, Horaa
Valley, N?w York, In September,
,1T?H, to warn settlere of an In
dian uprlalng. rea'aue from * band
" of redaklna the wife and daughter
of COlonel Hare of England.
There 1? a fight, In which Jack
dlatlngulahea hlmaelf.
. CHAPTER I ? Continued.
"~8~ 1
K| "We didn't have no, more trouble
HMtb them. I pot one o' Boneses' boys
"***1 a boss an' hustled blm up th,e va!?
A fer help. The wlmmen captives
^ bawiln*. I tol* 'em to straighten
out their face* an' go with Jack an'
'bl? father down to Fort Btanwlx They
'Jwwt kind o' leg weary an' excited,
t they hadn't been hurt ylC- A^n
her day. er two would 'a' fixed 'em.
|ack an' bis father an' mother tuk
fern back to the pastur', an' Jack run
'Kto the 'barn fer ropes an' bridles.
4 'little white they got some hoofs
Bder 'em an' picked up the chlldern
toddled off. I , went out In the
?h to And Buckeye* an" he were dead
j the whale that avtallered Jonah." '
So ends the letter of Solomon Bln
sa.
Jack Irona and 'hi# family and that ,
" Peter . Boner*- the hoys and girls'
ilfcg two on a horse ? with the.cap
itives filed down -the Mohawk traiL It
; .was a considerable cavalcade of twen
ty-one people and twenty-four horses \
fid C0lts, the latter following
Solomon Blnkua .and Peter Bones
nd his son Israel stood on guard until
l? boy Joho Bones returned With
j> from the upper valley. A., dozen
?nen and btoys completed the disarming
^ the band and that evening set out
.?Ith them on the south'trail.
, It Is doubtful If' Wis history would
**?--> Men written but for an accidental
m a w>>. JUOI urwa^k- Willi IUW gin
itlve; now happily released. Tp?
'had helped everyone to get away";
i there , seemed to be' nj .Mdafije
irge for blm. He walked fte'aTE
by pie granger's mount ail the
was <filJt TKe rirl waa silent
tfme after tSe colt had settled
now and then wiping tear# from
res. By and' by sEe iUked:
ly I le?d the colt while you rider
I aim not tired," wa? bis
-??? -
to do something for you."
"I am so grateful. I feel like the
^sioit. I am. trying to express my
nga. I think I know, now, , why
ftAdlan women do the drudgery."
,s she looked at blm her dark eyes
?were very aerfous.
7 /'I have done little," said be. "It is
M t. Blnkua who rescued you. We live
!tn a wild Country among savages and
Al - . - - - -
T'\
? .,7 wiuwug DUYUJ5C8 UUU
the white folks have to protect each
V Vrfhw; We're us4d to it"
v ,*1 never saw or expected to see men
like you, "aha w6nt lTti. "I Tiave read
jot them' In -books, but I .never hoped to
?ee tfcem and talk to them. You are
Hike Ajax and Achilles/'
pj 'Then I shall say that you are like
(the fair lady for 'whom they fought."
"1 Will not ride ind see you walk
jag."
' '."Then sit forward as far as you can
$nd I wjll ride with you," he arfswered.
In a moment he' was on the colt's
back beblad her. She was a cothely
lpatden. An authority po less respect
able than Major Duncan has written
.that aha was a tall,, well-shaped, fun
loving girl a little past alxteen and
food to .look upon, "with, dark eyes
and auburn, hair, the latter lohfc and
heavy and in the sunlight richly col
jored"; tbat she bad slender fingers
and a beautiful skin, all showing that
K .r^ha had been delicately bred. ' He
Adda that he eavlM the boy who had
-ridden before and behind her half the
length of Tryon county.
It waa a close associatien and Jack
-found it so agreeable that he often
preferred to that ride aa the most ex
citing adventure of hla life.
3^- "What la your nameT" he asked.
' "Margaret Hare," ahe answered.
n ' "How did they catch yon?"
v .\ ' "Ob, they came suddenly and stcalth
t- -fKw they do In the story books, when
(w e were alone In camp. My father j
W and the guides had gone out to hunt."
"Did they treat you welir* .
>. "The Indians let us alone, but the
two white men annoyed and frightened
As. The old chief kept us near him."
jL- '"The old chief knew better than to
k let any barm come to you .until they
W were aura of* getting away with their
plunder."
"We'were In the valley of death and
?;?c' you have led us out of it. I am sure
i that I do noit look as If I were worth
? aavlng. J suppose that I must have
turWd Into an old woman. Is my hair
jrhlte?"
"No. You are the best-looking girl ?
fei X ever saw." he declared with rustic
K' frankness.
M never had a compliment that
j: pleased me so much?" she answered.
as her elbows tightened a little on his
?V bands, which were clinging to her coat.
>, 1 "I almost loved you for what you did
s to the old villain I saw blood on the
' side of your head. I fear he bnrt
you V
I. ? ^"He Jabbed me once. It Is nothing."
"How "brave you were!"
"I tnlnk I am more scared now than
X" J was then." said Jack.
. "Scared | Wbjr
I
By IRVING BACHELLER
, Copyri*M by lrvin? DtcMUr ? I
"I am not used to girls except my
?litem."
She laughed and answored:
"And I am* not used to heroes. I
am sure you cannot. <t>e so scared as I
am, but I rather 1 enjoy it( I like to
be wared? a little. This Is so differ
ent." ' ? -
"I like you," he declared with, a
Iaugfc. t
"I feared you wotHd potyllke an Eng
lish girl.- So ' mapy North Americans
hate England/' ,
"The English have been hard on us."
"What do yon mean?"
"They send Us governors whorawe
do not like; they make laws for us
Avhlch we have to obey; they Impose
hard taxes which are not Just and they
will not let us have a Word to say
about It"
'1 think It la wrong and I'm going
to stand up for you," toe girl answered.
"Where do you llyeT* he asked.
''In London. I am an English- girl,
but please do not hate* me for , that
I want to do what Is right and I shall
never let anyfne say a word against
Americans without taking their part."
"That's good," the boy . answered.
"I'd iove.to go tff"London.*
, "Well, why don't you ?*?
"It's a long way' off.1' ?
"Do y&u like good-looking girls?"
"Td rather look kt them than eat"
"Well," there are many In London."
"Onp Is enough," said Jack. ?
'Td love to show them a real hero."
"Don't "ball me that If you Would
JusAall me Jack Irons I'd like It bet
ter. But ? first you'll want to know
how I behav^. 1 am not a fighter."
"I am sure that ypur character Is
as good as your face."
"Goshl I hope It ain't so dark col'
bred," said Jack.
- "I knew all about you when you
took . my band and . helped me on the'
pony: ? or nearly all. You -are !a gen
tleman."
, "I hope #o."
"Are m a Presbyterian T?
'^No?Ctturch of England." .
' "Twai sure of that. I have seen
Indians antj Sbakeret but I have never
sefn a Presbyterian."
;> When the sun was low and the com
pany ahead were stopping to make a
camp for ti>e night the -boy and girl
dismounted. She turned facing him
and Mked: ? ' -
'Totf dldn't ih^an It when you said
1'i.he basuiuT ywi^nSd Imagination
ahd, like many lads of his time, a ro
til JACK AND HI if
1A FATHER. HADE U
W\ A LEAN-TO. I
mantle temperament and the love of
poetry. There were many books In
his father's home and the boy had
lived his leisure In them. He thought
a moment and fcnsweVed:
"Yes, 1 think you are as beautiful
as a young doe playing in the water
llllea."
"And you . lo<fk as If you believed
yourself," said she. "I am sure you
would like me better if I were fixed up
a little." .
"X do not think so."
"How much better n boy's head looks
with his linlr cut close like yours. Our
boys have long hair. They do not look
so much like ? men."
"Long hair Is not for rough work
In the bush," the boy remarked.
"You really look brave and strong.
One would know that you could do
things."
"I've always hod to do things."
They came up to the party, who had
stopped to cAmp for the night It was
a clear, warm evening. After they
had hobbled the horses in n near
meadow flat, Jack and his father made
a lean-to for the women and children
and roofed It with bark. Then they
cut wood and built a fire and gathered
hotighs for bedding. I.ater. tea was
made and beefsteaks and baron grilled
on spits of green birch, the dripping
fat being caught on slices of toasting
bread whereon the meat wos presently
served.
The masterful power with which the
stalwart youth and his father swung
the ax nnd their cunning craftsman
ship Impressed the Knglish woman and
her daughter and were soon to he the
topic of many a London ten party.
Mr* Hare spoke of !t as she wis eat
ing her supper
"It mnjr surprise vn-i further ' 11 Ivarn
thst tie t>o> Is fnlrlj fjuilliar with
1
* _
the Aenelcj and- the Odes of Horace
and the history of France and Eng
land," Bald John Irons.
"Tliqj lg the most astonishing thing
I have ever heard!" she exclaimed.
'How has he done It?"
"The minister was his master until
we went into the bush. Then I had to
be farmer and school-teacher. There
Is a great thirst for learning in this
New World."
"How do yon, find time for it?"
"Oh, we have lejsure here? more
than you have. In England even your
wealthy young men are overworked.
They dine out and play cards until
three In the morning and sleep until
midday. Then luncheon and the cock*
tight and tea and parliament! The
best of us have only three steady hab
its. We work and Study and sleep."
Bgbt aav8???." "W the Woman.
We do that, sometimes, but ft la
not often necessary. If it wei'e not for
white savages, there would be no red
ones. You would And America a good
country to live In."
"At least I hope It will be good ta
sleep in this night," the woman an
swered, yawning. "Dreamland is now
the only country I care for."
? y? Indies an^ children, being near
spent by the, day's travel and excite
ment, turned In soon after supper.
The ? men slept on their -blankets, by
the Are, and were up before daylight
for a dip to the creek near by. While
they were getting breakfast, the wom
en and children had their turn at the
creekslde. ?
That day the released captives were
in better spirits. Soon after noon the
company came to a swollen rive*,
where the horses had some swimming
to do. The older animals and the fol
lowing colts went through all right,
but the young stallion which Jack and
Margaret were riding began to rear
and plunge. The girl In her fright
Jumped off his back la swift water and
Was swept Into the rapids and tumbled
about and put to some danger before
Jack . ,coul? dismount and bring ber
tyoifire.
have Increased my debt to
you," she said, when at last they were
mounted again. "What a story this Is I
It Is terribly exciting."
rode on to silence, feeling now
the beauty of the green woods. It had
become a magic garden full of new and
wonderful things. Some' power had
entered them, and opened their eyes.
The thrush's aotig grew fainter in the
distance. The boy was first to speak.
. ** think that bird must have hod a
flight sometime," he sAid.
"WhJT" V " -tv.? - -
2 baa heard tk*
fVic of Paradise. I. wonder If yon
are as happy as I am."
sWereT* T haPPy'" 8he an"
i?'t'W5ai * beautlful country we are
in I I have forgotten all about the
danger gnd the hardship and the evil
Hke 'ltr aV? y?" 6Ver "en aDy P,ace
?"?&> for a time we have been rid
tog in fairyland."
"I know why," said the boy
"Why?" y
"It is because we are riding together.
It Is because I see you."
.. "?h- dear ! I cannot see you. Lot
us get off add walk,- she proposed.
They dismounted.
"Did you mean that honestly r
Honestly," he answered.
She looked up at him and put her
band over her mouth.
'I was going tp say something. It
would have been most unmaldenly "
she remarked.
There's something in me ftiat will
not stay unsaid. love you," he de
clared. .
She hQid up her hand with a serloui
ook to her eyes. Then, for a moment
the boy returned to the world of re
allty. ,
"I am sorry. Forgive me. I ought
n?'? nve 80,(1 ,f " he stammered.
'But. didn't you really mean it?" ah*
asked with troubled eyes.
?'I mean that an3 more, but I ought
not to ho-* said It now. it isn't fair
Yon have >wt escaped from a great
danger and hart got a notion that you
are In debt to me and you dco't know
much about me anyhow."
l.rn,he St??d lD h'8 1,01,1 look'** ?P at
"Jack," she whispered. "Pie*j^ Bnv
It again." . \ *
No. ? was not gone. They were still
to the magic garden.
"I love you and I wish this Journey
could go on forever," he said..
Expensively Good
A nintter-of-fact father of on em
bryo poet handed some of the lad's ef
forts to n distinguished author of
verse, and nsked fur his opinion.
"Well, what's the answer?" queried '
the successful stockman.
"Alas!" sighed the real poet. "those |
things are so grod, I'm afraid you'll '
have to support Henry the rest of his
life." ? Writer's Monthly.
Relative Term
rrof ? You should think of the fu
? turo.
( Youth ? I <*nn't. It'\ nn c.rl'* hir*h
' day and I have to lit Ink of too px?*
i rnt.
i
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
You Can "Shoo'' Bear a
Away if You Know How
Mostly bears are humorous clowns,
lazy, good natured, whose general ap
pearance Is of one who would like not
oniy to live at pence with' life, but
who would love to sit fatly down and
jolie about It. ,
^ut once In a blue moon there U a
cattle killing, awaphbuckllng; dare
devil outlaw among the lot, una he
gives a reputation to the whole tribe.
^tnre even In the casd of the famous
grlrzly, this Is especially so in the case
of |he black or brown bear. The latter
Is essentially a peace loving citizen.
His main desire is to get away. Even
wheu encountered at such cloae Quar
ters that most animals put up a panic
.fight, his mind Is still focused on get- i
ting away. 4
Ho Is very fond of wild berrtea and
may frequently be encountered In the
berry patches. Becoming aware of the
presence of humans ? also after berries
? he stands up on his hind legs the
better to see what.it. Is all about, With
wifd yells the humans decamp. If thajr
had waited two seconds longer they
would have seen the bear light out
aa vigorously In the opposite direction.
Jim paney, out In the berry patch
looking for a stray hone, had a black
bear rise up to look at him right In
hla face. The animal must have been
aaleep, or much preoccupied "with- the
berries. Jim was carrying a, bridle
and with it he fetched the bear a clip
across the nose. ?
"Get out of here I" Jim advised the
bear. '
And the bear promptly got. Jim
knew bears; the average tenderfoot
would have had "a yarrow escape."
Saturday Evening Post.
How Not to Eat
Table manners la the 8evente'enth
century must hate Stood In need of
considerable improvement. If .we may'
take seriously the advice tljat Hannah
Wooley gave' to young ladles In the
Qentlewomen'a Companion, published
In 1875. It mus't be admitted that
MJss Wooley "wielded a trenchant
pen." : ? ?
"Gentlewomen, discover not by any
ravenous gesture your angry appetite,
nor fix your eyes too greedily on .the
rpeot before you;, as If you would de
vour more that way than your throat
would swallow. In carving avoid clap
ping -your fingers In jour mouth and
licking them after you have burnt
theib. Close your Hps when you eat
fcnd do not smack like a pig. Fill pot
your mouth so full. that your cheeks
shall swell like a pair of Scotch bag
pipes. It Is very uncomely to drink ao
large a draught that your breath la
almost gone and . you are forced to
I bjow strongly to recover yourself."?
! Vouth^ Companion.
Fa mout Banker Hill Order,
tj10 "t i*. -Kan army had
Preaco. V Ot the A(h* . Bunker hill
orders to and toriltt . nf
against the British. The ntkv an<
the British marched, firing nem-v.
then, the Americans gave no onst^V*-'
Ing shot.
The British could see the muzzles of
the rifles pf the invisible defenders
resting on the ramparts, .but what they
could not see or hear waa the officers
In the trenches running up and down
the line, commanding the men to hold
their Are.
It was" at the battle of Bunker hlU
that the now historic - command,
"Don't one of you fire till you see the
whites of thfeir eyes," was gUen by
Colonel Prescott. The officers knew
how scarce powder was ; the men did
not. ? Detroit News.
"Clay Dogs'
A "fossil apple" .and a "fossil ba
nana" recently were sent to the New
York Botanical garden with requests |
for explanations. Dr. Arthur Holllck,
paleobotanlst, says many strange ob
jects are vent to museums for Identifi
cation or for verification of the find
er's conviction as to what they are. A
large number of these finds are con
cr'etons and apt to simulate any ob
ject, organic or Inorganic. A concre
tion consists of an Inner part ? a nu
cleus of some kind ? aroufid which Is
deposited layer upon layer of the min
eral substance that forma the exterior
part. These concretions, which are
commonly called "clay dogs," usually
occur In connection with clay deposits.
Making Hertelf Clear
An Indian paper furnishes us with a
recent specimen of "English as she Is
wrote." It Is a copy of a letter sent
by a lady teacher to the Director of
Education. Mnnlln, and reads: "Dear
Sir, I have the honor to reslgnate as j
my works are mnny . and my salary
few. Besides which my supervising |
teacher makes many lovtng to me to j
which I only reply 'Oh not, Oh not 1' |
Very respectfully, Joseflna." ? Manila
Bulletin.
Embarrassing Attentions
"Do you know that you receive bet- !
ter attention from merchants who np- ]
predate your patronage?" Inquires ,
an ad.
We can't say as to dint, but we i
n.ust confess that we're Retting n lot
of attention right now from merchants
who have enjoyed our patronage In (
the pnst. If you pet what we mean. ? ,
RnfTalo Express.
Time to Cheer
Steamboat Captain (who has Just '
fallen overboard) ? Don't stand there '
like a dumbbell. Give a yell, can't !
you ? '
College Student Deckhand ? Certain :
ly. sir. Rah! Rah! Knlj: Uah 1 Cap- !
lain' ? Denver Clarion.
)a<My'5
ivei\ii\?
fairy Tale,
ayrv&x graham bonner
- cofYtiOHj rt vut?h Hcr**m unm*^
THE COV/S
i
"Moo, moo," sold Mrs. Cow, "I heard
the other day of a little boy named
Eugene who aald he thought he had
never looked at a cow who wasn't eat
ing. .
"And then he suddenly did notice |
one who wasp't eating >and he was as
surprised as though ho had seen
something very startling and remark- |
able and wonderful."
"Grand words you use," said Miss
Cow. "Moo, moo, grand words."
"I learn them by heart," said Mrs.
Cow, "and then I have them ready."
She swished her tail and continued:
"He saw me, too, when I wasn't
eating. No, I had1 other important
business matters to attend to at the
time and I couldn't give my attention
to eating." .
"What other Important business mat
ters?" Miss Cow asked.
"I was scratching my chin upon the
fence. It was on the fence over yon
der. And I rubbed my chin up and
down on the fence rail and found It
pleasant.
"That new chocolate-colored pig will
be trying the same thing soon, I'm
sure. Copying my brtlllanl Ideas. .
, "Oh well, I don't' mind, I- had la
pleasant scratch and my chin felt 'de
lightfully afterward."
"Oh, It's so nlc$ to be a cow," said
Miss Cow. "We don't have to tblnk
ahead, we can be so calm and so peace
ful and po happy." 0 .
.Then Miss Cow gave Mrs. Cow a
nice friendly lick with her warm rough
tongue, and Mrs. Cow gave Miss Cow a
nice friendly lick, too.
"Tliqjr say cows have little feeling,,
little affection," said Miss Cow, "but:
It isn't true."
"Not true," said Miss CoW. "They'
think we haven't any sentiment, hub
In our own way we liave.
"We have a good deal of sentiment
and affection for creatures who hcyv?
two stomachs. A creature wltb two
stomachs doesn't sound very ror*antl*\
1)1)1 we ndmlt we lllfe to eat'and ch.?w
? others pretend they don't 4ar? aboat
^ . ? ?") Scratch ino My
it, but twtiewt <yhat'a\fnaa t ^ ?^>me
make about their1 food."
VChc'Wlng it- good for fije digestion?.'
said MlW^Cow^ "and n g<v>d digestiou
means a good disposition \yery often*
and a good disposition qultd. frequent
ly means a warm, kind lienrtX'
"You've learned some woords,' too,"
said Mrs, Cow. "Moo, moo.Yl should
soy you had."
''Oh, I pick up a few when ;the^'i?
hanging afound with nothing to doj
I want to give them shelter you know.
So I take them Into- my poor cow brain
and learn theip, I suppose as you do,
by heart, though they're In my brain.
"I Just can't explain all that."
"Never mind," said Mrs. Cow. "I
have som$ news for you.
"Spring is really coming, for the
children are beginning to go off onr
their bicycles to scliooi. .And if you
will look at the schoolhouse down the
[. road you will see that outside of It
: are many bicycles waiting for their
owners.
"The bicycles look springlike. And
each bicycle staying there so still is
waiting for an adventure ? a ride, a
spill, a race ? something!
"Then X heard of the farmer's cat ?
Toony. Toony got up on the roof and
tried to get down a new way. She got
along an upper ledge which led to a
window.
"She didn't know what to do, as tlie
window was locked, and It was also
stuck so no one could open It. A little
distance away was the upstairs en
closed porch and there was an open
window leading Into it.
"The former opened the window and
told Toony to Jump. And Toony did
so and made thut wonderfully, clever
Jump.
"That's the biggest news of the
farmyard. 1 believe. But let us chew
and eat some more. If people seldom
see u/ when we aren't ?.?hewing or
eating, let us not surprise them by j
doing any other way.
"Not only for tfce silke of the peo- .
pie. hut for our own row's sakes as
well."
"For our own cow's sakes. too. moo,
moo," agreed Miss Cow. "For our
own cow's sakes, too."
Sympathy
The old gentleman met the ground ,
with n thud. A small liny who was
wnulilr.j burst Into tears.
"l'on't cry. little man," ??ld the
oh! gentleman. "I'm not very much
I n.-ti"
No,? whimpered (h? your.gster,
"hut It was my hanan.i you sl.pped
jn
Opportunities Pasting
Oftentimes the man who misses an
opportunity Is In tlm? to secure a bet
ter oae. Opportunities are continual
ly passing.
cieErsrisT
AID" IQ MOTHERS
Old-Time Cough Remedy Can Al
ways Be Relied' on When Cold
Winds Blow
??mere there
mother n?e
a* hand, because
lDkblo 'to trouble
oially when the
re ahlMren In the
"?ret aid" ready
e little onea are eo
of bob* kind, espe
weatker. Is bad andi
cola winds are blowing. Coughs andl
ctefids are common; cvwftp^ quinsy, andl
atker affection* of the throat suddenly?
Cay hold of one or move of them; tvheik
whooping coUsh appears they' will q.{1<
have It, and you never can tell wlieni
one or the other or these ohlldreitfa
maladies Is going to strike your faja
my.
Therefore the wisest policy Is to? b?
forearmed so as te ward off the afc~
tack at the yery Brat sign of Its eotn
Ing Cheaey'e Expectorant has long
as \
been known
for If given In tli
other's "Ft ret Aid.11
? It checks the- trou
ble and saves many hours of aaxion*
care on inother'e part, as Well as un
necessary sutfertag on the part of trtie
little onea <
Away back 1b grandma's day) moth
ers saved their little ones frem anaay
a hard attack try promptly Klrlx theaa
Cheney's Expectorant, and for ta^re
than sixty years It has betoa a blesalng
to the little folks.
Sold by all druggists and la matter
towns by general merchants In SOQ/anQ.
?0O bottles. ? Advertisement.
? ? - ? -/
In ervety sphere of life^the.
>nor Is the post of
honor
personal
Rygiene_
Physicians strongly discou*- \
age the use of poisonous -
Irritating or burning solu
tions for personal hygiene.
Zonite is non-peaaonoui,.
non-burning and non-irri
tating. It may be laaed regu
larly strong enough, to de
stToy germs withoat harm to
the sensitive tissues of the
body.
7 bnik
BOSCHEE'S SYRUP
Allays irritation, soothes sod heals throat
and lung inflammation. The constant
irritation o( a couch keep* the delicate
mucus membrane of the throat and luags
in a contested condition, which Bosc.hws
SYRUP gently and quickly bcah. For this
reason it has been a favorite housebald
remedy for colds, coughs, bronchitis and
especially for lung tronbtrs in milltoas of
homes all over the worW lor the last fifty
seven yean, enabling the patient to abtaio
a good night's rest, free from coaghiog
with easy expectoration hi the morning.
You can buy BosCHU^ SYRUP wherever
medicines arc sold.
Teach Children
ToUie
Cuticura
Soothe* and Heal*
Rflihri and Irritations