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WVlftl HACMtlljb*. . . ? " ?'.} ) OHAPTKR XXI? Continue. ? ' ?<? " I $? Mear Kin*. j*hy, In the, Highland! | onthe Hudson they spent a night In tfii camp of tha army under Putnnra. There they heard the first not# of dis content with the work of their beloved tfishlngton. It cam* from5 the Hps of one Colonel Burley of a Connecticut regiment The commander In chief h%4 lost Newport, Naw Xork and Phil- 1 edeiphia and been defeated on Long Island and la two pitched- battles on ground of his own choosing at Brandy wine and Germsntown. ? 'tee' two scouts were angry. . , ,3t had been a cold, wet afternoon j alia they, with others, were drying -^'imselves around a big, open Are of i - In front qf the camp post office, jlomon was qtilck to answer the iplalnt of Burley. ' ,..H*fs alius beon flghHn' a bigger ht?e o* , Well-trained, well-paid men -?hit had plenty to apt ata' drink an" ar. An' he's fit 'am with jest a shoe ?-g o' an army, f When it come to didn't know nothln' but how to t an' dig .? '6^' la the ground, men woul&'ftiaiUat-fer more'n six ?vs an' u soon, ps they'd lea'tnt >? they put far bom. An' with it kirt o' an army, he druv the Brit , out 0" BostotL With a leetle bunch 6,000 ijnit aid, barefoot, ragged-backed Vila, he drut the British out ?' Jer an' they had 12,000 man In that hberh6od. i He'a had to dodge nd a has kep' his. army from f et up, bldei, horns an' taller, by power o* his bpaia. managed Tkeero* himself down thar In s#';*ennsylvaney with the Brlt ail sides o* him, whlls the best i '.he had come up hen to kelp t 1 dont *e? bow ht could V ie lt-d? n if I do? without tha help God." ' ? ' , '""If* la a Mai general.'' Barley | ? "Washington dont amount to *"iaa.? . ..->?/ '? ' turned . quickly and ad ? to igd aa enemy o* Lm thU'erecsmp," he said ?&MM. , *Tfs got to take that mlsMr, an'. do It, prompt, er ye're v^d ' ^ begin to ? under his coat,* Solomon was 1> say <*f Burley, In speaking Of. aaism^ufHe stepped up clus wledsn* showed hi* teeth an' a' tAfgft roolnad." ' .. kept a public house for tJ?Ke'i*:Ha*?n and had had the uUtkmefbelng a bad man ln a vet Of just what happened there full account la a little army jour- , ?" that time called the Camp Oa- 1 Burley aimed a blow at Solo- ! 1th his fist Then as Solomon , t It, "the water bu'st through , It was his way of describing | swift and decisive action which I fcrewdedlnto the next minute. He -'t^Burlay , and hurled him to the id.. With one hand on the nape .of his neck and the, other on the seat \.?f ..bis trousers, Solomon lifted hla enemy above his head and quolted him ' fvrr the teat top. ' Huxley picked himself up and ha*- 1 j lost his head drew his hanger, and, ke a mad bull; rushed at Solomon. , uddenly he found, his way barred by | ould you try to run a man through lie can drawl" the Utter asked, i men's old sword flashed out of | ? its scabbard. " i "Let him coma oa," be shouted. "Tm ltcrt to nam with k hanger than I be ?With good vtttles." .<)*! Of all1 the words oa record from the 11 pa of this man. these are the most 'immodest, but ' It Should ' be remem bered that wbea he spoke them his blood was hot j v Jack gave way and the two came together with a dash of steel. A crowd iisd* gathered about them and ?ps 1 Increasing rapidly. They had , Men fighting for half a moment around | . the lire when 8olomon broke the blade of hla adversary. The Utter drew hla ? pistol I Before he could raise It Solo -|fsah*d fired kU own weapom. Bur ley's pistol dropped on the ground. In '? jtaatly Its owner reelsd snd fell be- i ?hie It The battle 'jrhlch had Usted j I a* mete tkaa a mlnate had come to Its end. There had been three kinds of fighting la that lively duel. ' Solomon's twice treafeied when he titled eat : ;"A*y maa who says a word ag-ln1 the Great rather Is go In' to git mussed .V He pushed hU way through the ctawd which had gathered around tha 'ritoand^d rasa * ' '"Let me bind his arm." be said. '-."IBut s surgeon had stood In the arowd. He was then doing what he *a9u!d for the shattered member of the , hot headed Colonel Burley. Jsck wss ! helping him. Some men srrlved with a Utter snd ths unfortunste officer was ? Quickly oa his way te the hoepltsl. I Jack and Solomon set out for head- | I 'I , J quarter#. They met Putnam and two officer* hurrying toward the scene, of the cncoppter. Solomon bad fought In the buah with him. Twenty years before they had been friends and com, rades. Solomon saluted and stopped the grizzled hero of many a great ad venture. 5 ' "Blnkus, what's the trouble here?" the latter afked, as the crowd who had followed the1 two scouts gathered about tlSm, Solomon gave hUi account of what had happened. It was quickly verified by, many eye-witnesses. / ? "Ye done right," said the general. "Bprtey, .has got to take It back an' apologize. Be ain't fit to be an officer. He behaved himself like a bully. Any man,, who talks ? as he done 0H0 be cussed an' Blnkussed an* sent to the guardhouse." Within three days Burley had made an ample- apology for hi* conduct and this bulletin was posted at head quarters: : | V ? ..TLIberfy of speech haa Its limits. It musb>be controlled by the ]aw of de cencj--and the general purposes of onr -army i' Mtd government. The m an who respects no authority above hU own Intellect Is a conceited ass and would be a tyrant If be had thB chance. No word of disrespect for a superior , offi cer will be 'tolerated In ibis army." V. "The Blnkusslng of ; Burley" ? a phrase which traveled far beyond the limits of Putnim's camp? and the no tice of warning which followed was notv without Its effect on the propa ganda of Gates and his friend a .WeXjMJay Jack and Solomon set out with a force of 1,200 men for Washing ton's camp, at White Marsh near Phila delphia. There Jack found a, letter ? : ? - from Margaret. It bad been sent flrat to Benjamin Franklin In Pari* through the latter** friend, Mr. David Hartley, a distinguished Englishman who was now and then sounding the doctor on Uie sutjec* of peace; "I am 'cure that you will be glad to ki>ow that my lore for you Is not , growing feeble on account of Its age," she wrote. "The thought has come to nte that I am England and that you are America. It will be a wonderful and beautiful tlUng If through all this bit terness and bloodshed we can keep our love for each other. My dear, I would have you know that In spite of this alien king and his followers, I bold to my love for you and am wait ing with that patience wlilch God has put In tWe soul of your race and mine, for the end of our troubles. If you could come to France t would try to meet you In Doctor Franklin's home at Paksjr. So I have the hope In me that you may be sent to France." This Is as much of the letter as can claim admission to our history. It gtve the young man a supply of happi ness sufficient to All the many days of hardship and peril In the winter at Valley Forge. It was read to Solomon. | - "Say, this 'ere letter kind o' teches my feelln's? - does sart'ln." said, Solo mon. "I'm goln' to see what kin be done." Unknown to Jack, within three days Solomon bad a private talk with the commander in chief at his headquar ters. The latter had a high regard for the old scout. He maintained a digni fied silence while Solomon made his little speech and then arose and offered hla hand, saying in a kindly tone : "Colonel Blnkus, I must bid you good night." CHAPTER XXII The Grtatert Trslt. Jsck Irons used to say that no man had known hnd such an uncommon . mount of common aense as' George ?Washington. He wrote to hi* father: "It would seem that he must be In communication with the all-seeing mind. If he were to make a serious blonder here our cause would fall. The enemy trie* in vain to fool him. Their device* are as an open book to Washington They have fooled me and Solomon and .other officers but not him. I had got quite a conceit of my self la Judging strate**, but now it la all gone. ^ "One day I wai scouting along the line*, a few miles from Philadelphia, whefl I came upon a little, ragged, old woman. She wished to go through the lines Into the country * to buy flour. The moment She spoke I recognized her. Jt was old Lydlu Darrah who h*d don* my twaahlng for me the last year of my stay In Philadelphia. "'Why, Lydla, how do you dpf I asked. ?"The war I hare alius done, lad die back,' she answered In her gpod Irish tongue. *Workln' at the tub an' Ugh tin' the dlvll ? bid 'cess to him? but I kape me hlUh an' lucky I am to do that? thanks }o the good Qodl How Is me fine lad that I'd nlver 'a* knowed but for the voice o' him T " 'Not as line as when I wore the white rallies but stout as a moose,' I answered. "The war Is a sad business.' "It la that? may the good God de find us I We cross the sea to. be rid o' the dlvll an' he follys an' grabs us be the neck.' "We were on a lonely road. She looked abaft and seeing no one, put a dirty old needle case In my hands. ""Take that, me smart lad. It's fer good luck.' she answered. "As I left her I was in doubt of the meaning of her generosity. Soon I opened the needle book and found In one of lta pockets a piece of thin pa per rolled tight. On it I found the Information that Howe wo\ild be leav ing the dty next morning with five thousand mto. and baggage wagons and thirteen cannon and eleven boats. The paper contained other details of the proposed ? British raid. I rode post to headquarter* and luckily found the general in his tent. . On the way I ar rived at ? ? definite 'conviction regard ing the plans. of Howe. I was eager to glv* It aln having no doubt of Its soundness. The general gave me re spectful Attention while I laid the facta before him. Then I took my courage In my hands and aaked: " "General, may I venture to express an opinion}" "?Certainly,' he answered. " "It Is the plan of Howe to cross the Delaware In his boats so as to make ua ' bellsv% that he . Is going to New Tork. He will recross the river above Bristol and auddenly descend upon 'our rear.' "Washington sat, with , his arms folded, looking very grave, l?ut made no answer. , v "In other words, a^aln I presented my conviction. "Still he was silent and I a little em barrassed. In half a moment I ven tured to aakS - ? " 'General, what la your opinion? "He answered In a kindly tonet 'Colonel Irons, the enemy hak no business in our rear. The boats are oaly for our scouts and spies to look at The British hope to fool us with them. Tomorrow morning about day light they will be coming down the Edgely Bye road on our left.' "He called an aid and ordered that oar front be made ready for an attack Ip the early morning. "I left headquarters with my con ceit upon me and half convinced that our chief was out in his Judgment of that matter. No like notion will enter my mind again. Solomon and I have quarters on the Edgely Bye road. A little after t^ree next morning the British were 'reported coming down the road. A large number -of them were killed afld captured and, the rest rough ly handled." Snow and bitter winds descended npon the camp early In December. It was a worn, ragged, weary but devot ed army of about eleven thouaand men that' followed Washington lath Valley Forge to make a camp fir the winter. Of these, two thousand and ninety eight were unfit for duty. Most of ths latter had neither boots nor shoes. They marched over roads frozen hard, with old rags and pieces of hide wrapped around their fee t There were many red tracks In the snow In the Valley of the Schuylkill that day. Hardly a man was dressed for cold weather. Hundreds were shivering and coughing with Influenza. "When I look at these men I cannot help thinking how small are my trou bles," Jack wrote to his mother. "I will complain of them no q^ore. Solo mon and I have given awny all the clothes we have except those on our backs. A fiercer enemy than the Brltlah Is besieging us here. He Is winter. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Canine Intelligence "You can't overestimate the Intelll. gence of a dog," declared Col. Spots wood Telfair, of Maintain View, gas Ing remlnlscently at his favorite hound engaged In snapping feebly at the pes tiferous flies. "When Towser was In his prime be had an uncanny way of knowing In od vanc* the sort of game I was going to hunt. Tor Instance, If I left the hotiis carrying a rifle Towser would dash fee the woods and trail nothing but tqulr rela. If I started out with a shotgun Towser would trail nothing but rab bits. "One day I decided to puzzle the old rascal, so I took down my fishing pole nnd started to the river. It may sound preposterous, gentlemen, but when I got to the edge of the yard I foun< that derned dog scratching up Ashing worms for me I" ? Judge. Msny s ra*n get* * rvpmatla* tm wisdom by leaving thlrgi unsaid. Kts&sfsmxs. INDIGO BUNTING'S SONG , ' 1 f Mr. .Indigo Bunting was very fond of Hinging, lie also had a very lowly voice. : Thut, as you may have noticed, last always tbe case. Some of us love to sing when we really caA't sing at all I There Is no liurm In It, of course ? but neither Is there any beauty. Mr. Indigo Bunting, though, has a beautiful voice. It Is \ery much Ilk* the voice of a canary, except Mr. In digo Bunting does not trill as a canary does. He le not unwilling to sing. You know how often singers who really sing beautifully will not feel like singing for ydul They will tell you they have n slight cold, or they beg you to excise them and they tell you they will sing for you another time. , . But that is not Mr. Indigo Bunting's way. He will sing for you all through the summer time. He not only has a beautiful voice ? he Is a very beautiful bird. Ab, yes, Mr. Indigo Bunting la very fortunate. % He Is not very big, but oh, the color of his blue suit Is wonderful be yond words. It is something of the deep, magnificent shade of blue that you sometimes see In the sky at night. His feathers also have some of the lr/ A, . l. . -mtnnr ?" ' 'IV T-i ITfcl i > 1 Mr. Indigo Bunting Pour* Forth Hit Song. greenish blue dazzling colors such as Mr. Peacock wears. v His head Is very blue, but his back and the color' of his waistcoat are more df the greenish blue peacock colors. His tall' and his wings are of black with blue feathers mixed In with the black. .Mr. Indigo Bunting will sit upon a sprnce tree or a birch tree and will sing for .hours and hours. Now and again even as he flies he will sing you a little sting. And nothing In the world is* any lovelier than to catch a glimpse of Mr. Indigo Bunting as he flies. In the sum mer sunlight, and as he flies to hear him sing a 'lovely song. He Is not very shy. Often he will become quite friendly. , 1 If he sees that you are a friend of his he will become a friend of yours, for he Is so generous Id the way he has of wanting to share his song with yon. | ? He doesn't make excuses. He doesn't saV that he begs to be ex cused. . ( He doesn'jt say that he has had a cold or that he Is a bit hoarse ^nd would rather not. No, Mr. Indigo Bunting pours forth his song for the world to hear ? all those who wish to hear him may. "I love the summer time and the sunlight and the trees," Mr. Indigo Bunting said. "It Is then that I dress up In all my best and do honor to Madame Summer. "She Is so handsomely gowned her self that I want to look my best, too. "Of course, when the early autumn comes I have to start on my Journey south. "Then I wenr a quieter suit for. trav eling. I think It Is beat not to wear one's very best suit a-travellng, though It Is nice to look neat and nicely dressed. "I always find a brown suit with touches of blue makes a nice traveling suit. "So I always change to that before I start oft on ray Journey. "I don't think about that until the time comes. I enjoy myself singing and having a good time and I try to give others any pleasure they may have from my song." * An;) Mr. Indigo Bunting succeeds in tills. If you have never seen him, watch for hltn on a ?qjnmer's day and when you see him in his beautiful blue suit flying through the woods or over a meadow and when you hear his voice you will say ; "Oh, what a beautiful bird! What a beautiful voice." And as you ssy this I think you will feel a little happier. For Indigo Bunting adds his share of beanty and of happiness to the world. Scouta Protect Sanitarium A forest Are that recently threatened a tuberculosis sanitarium on Never sink Mountain. Pa., wan recently extin guished by members of the local Are company and boy scouts of Reading. "Although the hlnxe came within ISO feet of the building" states .a news paper account, "the Inmates did not become slnrmiej. hut. confident In the ability of the fire fighters, calmly lo^ketf on nntll the combined efforts of the firemen snd the scouts brought flames nn<4?r control ** Children G ? 4 v*A) MOTHER:-* Fletcher's Castoria is j a pleasant, harmless Substitute for i Castor Oil, Paregoric, Tetth-'1 ing Drops arid Soothing Syrups, prepared for Infants and* Children all ages. To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of Proven directions on each package. Physicians everywhere recommend it. IKlC'u ? ~ ' j- r? Be* Brand Intact Powder won't ataln? or harm anything except Inaerf. KtUa Pile*, Pleat, Moaqultoaa, Ante, Roachee, , Water Bag*,' Bad Boca, Motha, Ltce on PowL Household tizea, lie and S 3 c? other eiaaa, 1 0e and $1.25, pump gun 75c, at your druggist or grocer. Writ* for free booklet ? e ; .1.,- __ _ I a - r ? -??? - '? com pl?t? guicU for killing hou*S aril gard*n ioMcts. ^ . McCopaUk A Co^ Biltimorf, Md^ i $ m . Economy His Wife ? But don't you think ttyat joining the golf club la rather an ex travagance? Himself? Not If we economize In other ways. I've been thinking we might give up our pew in church.? Boston Transcript. A great library contains the diary of the humnn race. Flattered Himself She? You're an awful flirt. ( .is He ? On the], other hand, I thought '% was pretty good at 1(. -ii \ /f.) 1'^ 1 Love may not *ftidke 'the World go round, but It makes a tot' of 'people! giddy. ? '? The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity; In The Kitchen HP HERE'S no reason why you should spend needless time and energy m the kitchen fret ting with the cooking when you can prepare so easily the many delicto uj dishes with self-rising flour. It affords a new way to make tMtaful and appetizing the old familiar foods every one loves so well. Biscuits, hot muffins, cakes and dainty pastries, 4 LI rise better and have a more tempting flavor when made with self-rising flour. "I consider self-rising flour one of my oldest friends," writes a noted Southern cook. "I would not be without it- . . . When I'm in hurry I know that with a hot oven and plenty of self rising flour everything will be all right." As in plain flour, self-rising comes in a number of different grades. Your grocer will sell you exactly the same grade of self-rising that you have been using in plain flour. See that the Blue Shield of the Son Wheat Millers' Association is od every bag you buv. It means that you are getting guaranteed flour. Accept no other. ' ? 1 U$4 tOO<J tl dtmjr-b* h baJtt quickly. tsiit w wd, rejetmbU fmt or butter: (5) Mmka mh SOFT WHEAT MILLERS' ASS** *N| lac. ( 'SELF-RISING HOUR ?mm. aiMQa It* s Healthful ? '"Dependable? 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