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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1927-03-31, Page 6avou CHAPTER X,--.(Cont'd.) "Your gun is empty, Beatrice," he told her quietly. He heard her sob, and he smiled a little,. reassuringly.' "Never mind -and :pray for a good voyage," he advised. ' "We'regoing through." The craft and its occupants were out of sight by the time "Jeffery Neil - ,sen reached the river'bank.with his rifle.' He made his way fast as he could toward the claim. Sensing the old man's distress, Ray straightened from his work at the sight of him, The face before him was drawn and. white; but there was no time for ques- tions. Hard hands seized his arnt. "Ray, do you know of a canoe any- where—up or down this river?" ccc,/anshat� e9Q2•Littleeetown€ teemente caught Ben's eye. She had leaned forward and was reaching • among the supplies. She lifted into her "hands. a paperparcel,the sameshe had brought from her : cabin early that morning: leaped; why heart ap he 'did not know. "What is it?' he asked. "Ben—I called you that yesterday and there's no use going back to last names now—I've made an important decision." • "I hope it's a happy one," he ven- tured. "It's as happy as it can be, under the circumstances. Ben, I :came of a line of frontiersmen—the forest peo- ple—and if the woods teach one thing it le' to make the best of any bad "No! There isn't one that you could As she talked she wee slowly un- wrapping little she had even dream about shooting those rap- wntppingparcel ids in.' Tell me what's the matter. brought. Presently she held it out - Has Beatrice-" to him: "Beatrice has gone down, that's It wits just a box of homemade all." .candy that she had hroughtgfor their "You don't mean—she's run away?" day's picnic. But it was a peace offer- ing not to be despised. ,j' Don't be a fool. The prospector I told you about—Darby-was the old man's partner. He's paying us. back. Ray, ',.wish to God I had died before I ever saw this day!" Ray stared blankly. "Then he found out—about the murder?" he gasped. "Yes. Here's his letter." Ray read the letter carefully; cruntnling it at last in savage wrath. "He can't do touch if the claim's recorded in our names!" "He can make- us plenty of trouble. If you want the girl, Ray -don't lose a minute. Put your things together .CHAPTER XI. , TISE SOREST STRONGHOLD. When the swirling -waters carried the canoe down into the. gorge of the Yuga both Ben and Beatrice were in- stinctively awed and stilled, Ever the walls of the gorge grew more steep, until the sunlight was cut off and they rode as if in twilight. In mind -afternoon Ben began to think of making his night's camp. In one of the more quiet stretches of water -he saw the place—a small as fast as you cam " cove and a green, tree -clad bank, with They crossed the divide, thus reach- the gorge Tieing behind. Handling his ing the headwaters of Poor man's 'canoe with greatest care he 'slanted Creek; then took the trail dot}In -fn- toward it.A Moment later he had ward the settlements. 'Tut the two caught the .push at -the water's edge, claim -jumpers had not yet learned all stepped- oft mato . shallow water, and the day's ill news. Halfway to the ryas drawing the canoe up onto the mouth of the stream they met Chen bank. Heminway on his way back to the "We're through for the day," he claim. said happily, as he helped Beatrice out of the boat. "I'll confess I'm ready to rest." "Here's where you sleep to -night, Beatrice," he informed her. As twilight lowered they sat down "What in the devil you coming back to their ei ole meal, tea, sweetened for?" Ray shouted, when Chan's iden- with sugar, and vegetables and meat tity became certain. "Because the claim's recorded, that's why. Before old Hiram died he wrote a letter to an official ice Bradleyburg .-At the first sight of him, they could hardly believe their eyes. It was not to be credited that he had made the trip to Bradleyburg and back in the few days be had been absent. happily mingled in a stew. Beatrice fell into troubled sleep, but wakened when the first ribbon of Light stretched along the eastern horizon. and its it was a description o' the She sat up, laying the blankets back claim. Whatever formalities was nee- wltlt"infinite care. This was her essary was cut out because the old chance: Ben still lay asleep. man had been too sick 'to make the trip—the recorder got special permis- sion -from Victoria, "You see 'what that means, don't you?" he asked Neilson. Just to steal down to the water's edge, push off the canoe, and trust her life to the doubtful mercy of the river. She could discern the black shadow of the ean'oe. She stepped nearer. "It means we've lost!" . But at that instant a subdued Hite The eyes before him narrowed and of warning froze her in her tracks. gleamed, "So that's what it means A great, gaunt form raised up from to you! Well, I don't look at it just the pile of duffle in the canoe; and that way.' It means to me that we've his fangs showed ivory white in the. got to take these supplies and these wan light. It was Ferris, and he peck horses and start out and. find guarded the canoe. He crouched, Ben Derby." ready to spring if she drew near. "Of course we've got to 'resale The girl sobbed once, then stole back Beatrice—" , to her blankets. "Rescuing Beatrice isn't all of it After breakfast they took to the now, by a long shot. Didn't old Iii- river, yielding themselves once more ram leave a will, gitslog this claim to to the whims of the current. -.)1' his brother. Ezra? And hasn't this Shortly before the noon ]four Ben's Ben got` a letter fume Ezra leaving quick eye saw a break in the heavy the claim to him?" ' brushwood that lined the bank and '"You mean we've got to find him?" quickly paddled toward it. In a mo - "We've got to; that's all," mint more he pushed the canoe into Neilson breathed heavily, , "It's all the mud of the creek bank. plain enough." They crossed a low ridge, following s• 4 + Beaty ice Neiison was a mountain girl, With the strong thews of JaeI, yet she hid her face as the canoe shot into the crests of the rapids, The wolf crouched on the heap of atippiies, fearful too the depths of .his heart of this nighty stream, yeas -till putting hie faith in his master in the stern. A sudden movement on the port of Beatrice, in the bow of the canoe, For Real L .cr•s•t i n•g Refs $htnere iGe.t Tips - deli cions opese;1 ;1 • flavored guilt, int sugar-coated',.. ' form— j yi ti A byaefloiei treat--aleoeutOb knurls and temth-alio dieootton. "Ada, Elio Meal" !SUE No. 13+-•-'27e- , down another of the thousand creeks that water the northern lands. In a moment it led them to a, long, narrow lake, -bluff as a sapphirin its frame of dusky spruce. - And all at once Beatrice, walking in front, drew ep with a gasp. She stood at the edge of a little glade, perhaps thirty yards across, laying at the base of the cliff..' The creek flowed through it, the grass was green and rich, beloved by the antler- ed herds that calve to graze; the tall spruce shadowed it on throe sides, But it was not these hinge that caught the girl's eye. Just at the edge of a glade a dark hole yawned in theface of the cliff. "It's home," the man said simply, ORA PTER XIt: A STRANGE COMRADESI•I P, Ben and 13eatrieeN went together back to the canoe, and in two trips the`J'fcarried the supplies to the cave, ' sustained by a. vague excitement 'sinter of themcould name or trace, they began to prepare for the night. The silence' dropped about them ,settling slowly; and all except the. largest heap of redcoals burned dawn to gray ashes. The brush cracked end rustled just beyond the glowing coals. Some huge wilderness, creature wee venturing toward them, at the edge of the little glade, whispe "What is it?" Beatricered. The man's eget :strained into trai the ired freed the hard tramp, yet "I don't know. It may he -just a moostl, or maybe a Caribou, Bet it may be—," His eye fell to the ereneiptrg form of 'Perris. l -„A. great gatint form raised up from the pile of duffle in the 13en,Ieaped to reach his gum "At him, Fenris i;' he shouted: The wolf leaped forward like a thrown spear—almost too fast for the eye to follow. Thereafter there was only a great; confusion, event, piled upon event with incredible rapidity.'' A grizzly lunged into sight with incredible Storni of sound. ' Immediafrelr the wolf sprang, ready to wage this:, unequal, battle to the death.•; But his brave fight was tragic- ally hopeless. Yet by the law of his wild heart he dould not turn and flee. His master had .given his orders, and the end. he must obey to The -hear paused one instant; then lunged forth again. But the breathin which the wolf hadstayed the charge had given Ben his chance. With a swift motion of his 'arm he had projected the single rifle shell int, the dumber of the weapon. The stock sngpped • to his shoulder; and his keen, :glittering eyes sought' the sights. His finger pressed back steadily against the trigger. The slightest flinching, the smallest motion might yet throw off his aim. The tifle.spoke with a roar. . The grizzly was in his death -agony, 'nothing more; yet in that final convul- sion he could rip into shreds the pow- erful forst that opposed him. Ben dropped the empty rifle and seized the axe that leaned against a log of spruce beside the fire. Just in time Ben sprang aside, out of the reach, of those terrible fore- arms;' and his, axe swung mightily in the air. Ben's powers increased, rather than lessened: Ever he swung his ter- rible axe with greater ,power. (To be continued.) New Clothes for Old. All the clothes in the- house were of her making end you don't know her in the least if you think they were out of the fashion; she turned them and made them new again, dhe,beat then :rad made then new again and then she coaxed them into being flew again just for the last timee she let them dict and took them in and put on new braid and added a piece up the back, and thus they passed from one member of the faintly to another until they reached the youngest, and oven when they were done with them they reappeared as something else. In the fashion! I must come back to this. Never was a 'woman with such an eye for it. She had no fashion •plates; she did not need them.—J. M. Barrie, in "Margaret Ogilvy." Quality and Prciductiveness of Our Poultry Brings World's Congress to Ottawa. ROYAL EXHIBITS AT 1927 CONVENTION. Why Is Canada the best criuntry in the world in which to raise domostic fowl of all kinds? This lathe question that man; thousands of people, who do not live in the Dominion, are ask- ing themselves. They have' been led to propound this query because of the rnagnificent display of birds made by Canada at the 'World's Poultry Con- gress in Spain in 1924, and also be- eause of the Tact that Canada holds the`• worla s egg -production records both for a pen of ten hens and for an individual hen. As a consequence' they will gather in Ottawa for the third World's Poultry Congress from July 27 to August '4, 1227. A good many Canadians may feel that because they 'do not know ono breed of poultry from another they hhave, no interest 'in this gathering, but, if so, they miss, both its national and personal significance. In. Europe, particularly in Great Britain, the'ad- vancement in: poultry breeding is largely due to the personal'end finan- .cial assistance given by leadingaciti- zens. His Majesty I{ing; George and the Prince .of Wales (both" of vhpm will have exhibits at Ottawa) are amongst the outstanding - poultry breeders in the Empire, and their ex- -ample is followed by hundreds whose purpose is patriotic and philanthropic —persons who ttreinterested in birds because they are more keenly interest- ed in men. It is expected •that the Congress in Ottawa will be attended by about seven thousand delegates from outside Canada, hundreds of whom come with the idea of seeing whether a country- which produces such .fine poultry would not be a good. place for Hien and women from the over -crowded agricultural areas of Europe. The mere citizens from "dif- ferent parts of Canada there are at the Congress the moth 'likely the out- side delegate's will be to learn some- thing of the different provinces and to take back with them an adequate con- ception of what the Dominion has to offer. • As Quebec Sees It. La Presse (Ind.): To produce the good effects for which we hope and which men in authority like Lord Wili- ingdon, the Governor-General, Sir 'Arthus' Currie, M'r, Beatty and others,) declare to be necessary, bilingualism should extend ailllver Canada and to, all its activities, without which there,' ORO be no lasting results. Our Eng- lish-speaking fellow -citizens aro them selves aware of thl.s, for they are every day taking greater pains to learn and speak rreneh. He Won. Two ,nen who had trave!oll were comparing their ideas about foreign oi'tlee,' "London," said one "is certainly the foggiest place in the world." "Oh, no, it's not," said the other. "I've been in e plaee much foggier than London." "Whose was -that?" asked his in- terested friend. ' 'I don't know -vhere it was;' replied the second man, "it was sp toggyl" then Augustus Nodded. One of the questions in a hlsdoeleal paper in a girls' school just before the holidays be -gen WAS: "What do you un- derstand by the Augustan,Ilra?" Ono. girleenswered: "The Augustan era was a mistake of Augustus." • Far From F -nous, "She's not a fnmuus actress, you "Well, I've never hoard of any mtutu- far!mcr asking her 10 indorse his pow - tier or soap Variations of, ternperaturo serve to wine; ,up ' dock justinvented hy, a Swiss in Zuri.Js,_ a model; which. has been nndcr a tot for twelve; tilonihs, has never: Ileert tourleed by h ratane hands-eclaca it ass' first sit gom"• SCIENTISTS 'OP REPUTE. The Congress"will include also many scientists, of international reputation in biology, genetics, pathology, zoo- logy, etc., from all the countries of Europe, There will be a large num- ber of .British agricultural county agents, and the representatives of the great importing houses of Western Europe. These will be, 80 to speak, in addition to the world's great experts in all lines of poultry breeding and in the production and marketing of poul- try (live and de d), eggs, equipment and. supplies. There will, therefore, be very much to interest- all patriotic Canadians, whatever their profession or business. Representatives of thirty different countries will.attend; and "there will be one of the greatest displays of poul- tty ever assembled, in which it be- lieved Canada's part will not be in- significant,. The delegates will be wet- comed.lty Ilia Excellency the Gover- nor-General, and by' the Prime Min- ister. The Minister of Agrit:ulture, the ministers of agriculture of the various provinces, and other promin- ent citizens are on the congress com- mittee, which has all the details in charge. The Congress officers ere: Presi- dent, Mr, Eduard Brown, London, England; director, Mr. P. C. Elford, Dominion Poultry husbandman; sec - rotary, kr. Ernest Rhoades, Trans- portation Building, Ottawa. ON ALL OCCASIONS A DOXE(� SHOULD UEP HIS FUT ON TN -E erzoUN D. Cleaning Leather Furniture. .Loather•flrt•niture should be cleaned wilt milk applied with a scat, cloth. Rut lightly so that the surface of the lea her will'. not be cracked in the pro- When the leather is old and shabby 1 use this method: 'Boil a pint of linseed' oil and. let it stolid until nearly cold., Stir ,into this half a pint of vinegar•. 1 When mixed, place in a bottle until re-,' quired.: Shako 'the contents before using. Then with a soft cloth' thor- ou�ghly rub a small quentity into the i leather. As the cloth gets dirty turn to a clean glade." Then rub with a soft cloth until the polish is restored. A lig'tt Application of vaae'line, rubbed in thorotlkhly and firmly, 18 .1;180 good. Let's Burn Our Own. Winnip,t�g Mamma (Ind. 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Only 10 of 22 copies printed will be sold to the public, Portable Breakfast Table is Handy: A small pine table was fitted _with trunk Meters so that it would roll easily and. with just a touch of the hand. -At breakfast and at supper - time I eet the table in the kitchen, with the lunch cloth, necessary china and silver. , The food is placed oe the table, then the table (dishes, food and all) is pushed to any spot where we May wish to eat. In hot weather it goes to the shady porch, where we find that therfresh air. revives jaded appetites. On cold winter mornings the table is rolled close to the kitchen range so that we can enjoy its warmth. - For Sunday night suppers, the table' goes into the living -room, where we gather around the table before a cheery wood fire. This rolling table saves much time and many movements, because it can be completely set in the kitchen, within arm's reach of the worker as sho prepares the -meal. It is better than a tea -wagon because it can be used as a table and wo can draw our chair rap to it. Then, too, it enables us to eat wherever we want without inconvenience, anal I am saved the trouble of setting the largo table in the dining -room three times a day. As our family is small, this epheree works admirably for us; it might not be so practical for a larger fancily. How- ever, a large fancily would find uses for such a table, especially for Sun- day night suppers.—RQ. Prove Enough. In a snail village a new letter box had been Metalled, meting mucic com- ment among the village children es to whom it belonged. "It must be the minister's," said ono little lad. "It can't be," contradicted another, "don't you see what It says on it, 'No collection on Sundays'?" Johnny Knew. Little Johnny, a city boy in the coun- try for the first time, saw idle mincing 01 a Cott'. "Now you know where the rnllk Conies from, don't you?" be was asked. "Sure!" replied Johnny. 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