Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 290, 16 October 1920 — Page 14

FAGE TWO

THE RICHMOND PALI.ADIUM, SATURDAY, OCT. 16, 1020.

i When Billy Whiskers reached the kitchen door of the farm house ; he heard voices In the parlor, which is an unusual thing In the country, as they generally entertain their ' company In the sitting room. Iin- . mediately Billy knew they must have company for dinner. "I'm lucky," thought Billy, "I have come Just In time to get something to eat, but I must be careful and not let them see me or they will drive me back to the pasture. I will walk on the grass so my hoofg won't make any noise and listen under the window, and when the cook leaves the kitchen I will go in and steal something good." While standing under the window with his head cocked to one side listening, he noticed that the outside cellar doors were open. He started to go down cellar and see what he could find, for he knew they would put all their good things in the cellar until time to bring them up to the table. Tiptoeing his way along, he sneaked down the cellar stairs and there before him on a table were twelve plates of salad all garnished and ready to be served. The ealad was delicious as it was cool and crisp and made of chicken served on young lettuce leaves garnished with radishes. It was so palatable he ate it all up, even licking the plates; he had had never been told it was bad manners to lick your plate. Then he saw a floating-island pudding, with the whites of eggs heaped up high and dotted with candied cherries, floating on the custard underneath. He ate part of this, 'getting his head covered with eggs. Next he spied several cakes covered with Icing which he licked off. Next he saw an icecream freezer. Now he had never seen an ice-cream freezer before, so he thought it must contain something good if he could only get the top off to see what was inside. In trying to get it ofr he up9et the whole thing and as the ice rattled out oa the floor, making a terrible noise, he left everything and ran for the cellar just in time to escape the cook who had heard the noise and had come down the inside ttairs to see what was the matter. Billy ran around the house, and seeing the front door open and no one around, as they were all in the dining room, he went in and up-

OUR FRIENDS, the DOGS

STEEL-JAWED BULLDOGS (Flora Merrill) "We are the great dog of the English-speaking peoples, the Bull , dog of Britain and the mascot of Yale. College men like us. You n find us on the campus of Oxford, McGlll, Queen's, or Harvard. Some of us are so homely as to be positively handsome. Take me, for example. My face is one mass of wrinkles and I am bow-legged, but no one can dispute my popularity. "We Bulldogs come from England, and typify British tenacity. No other dog has a grip equal to ours. Our teth once closed, whether it be the leg of a retreating burglar, or an object held out in play, the grip is almost unhrcakable. There is no fun we like better than being swung in the air by a leather strap or other article, one end of which we have clamped in our Jaws. Try a good romp with one of us and you'll see how fond of play we are, in spite of our funny legs, heavy body and ugly expression. "We feroke into American society through Yale. Some of us follow

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stairs. Here he nosed around smelling tilings generally, when he came to the bed whore the ladies had laid their wraps. On one of these hats he saw a bunch of green leaves; of course, he thought them real until he tried to eat them and the wire stems were in his mouth. Then he tried to eat a beautiful red rose on another hat will no better success, so he left them, and was just leaving the room when he saw another goat coming in. How the encounter with the other goat ended will be told next week.. I (Copyright by the Saalfield Publishing Co., Akron, O. The Frontiersmen or Saving of Bald-Point

The sun was sinking over theturbed hini t00 early

horizon one early spring day. The birds were twittering their evening song. A deer dashed across the path. A squirrel scolded and chattered. Jim Cole stood, leaning on the barrel of his rifle. Watching the setting sun, his thoughts wandered back to his home in the east. His old mother and father who had died but a week before, loomed in front of his eyes. And he had come to the west to seek his fortune! "I think I see smoke," he said to himself, "so I think 1 will go and look." At a distance of a mile or two a thin column of smoke rose up into the growing dusk. He started, birds stopped singing and not a single living thing was seen. A red glow was seen in the distance, and the lapping of the water was heard. Up he crept and he saw about 30 warriors who had crossed the river bent on a raid against the whites, and who were sitting by the fire. Cray. Wolf, an Indian chief, said: "We will join the main force tomorrow and then we will advance against whites in Kentucky." As he lay in the bushes he heard Gray Wolf delivering this speech to the warriors and mentioned the word, Bald Point. But Jim caught only the word Bald Point. "I wonder what Gray Wolf meant?" he said to himself. "I will follow that band and get more information. I will go and get Fomething to cat," lie 'said to himself. He found a good how and a auiver of arrow, and seeing a bunch of wild turkeys up in a tree, he shot one. He then cooked and ate some, and put the rest in his bullet pouch for later use. Then he found a nook and went to sleep, and when lie awoke, the sun was bright. lie arose and ate some cf the turkey he had killed. Rifle on his shoulder he started to follow the band of warriors who had three hours start. After awhile he discovered the path and started in pursuit. Noon came, but on pressed the boy. The warriors stopped to eat and rest, and by niht he saw a red glow of lire. Jim saw about five hundred warriors collected by the fire. They were representatives of every tribe in the northwest. Sitting under a the'teams. College life is great for a dog no grind we just look the part and rough-house with the fellows. - "People complain that we have one great fault. When taking a nap we do snore and snort, which frequently disturbs our betters. Remember, though, that we have many good qualities. We are a one-man dog and, while not scrappy, are fine fighters. Above all, we are affectionate and loyal to our master. So, you see, we are a pleasant surprise, fierce looking brutes, but rather nice old scouts inside."

tree was their chief. Jim heard one warrior say: "Bald Point place we attack." Gray Wolf said, "Bald Point is one hundred miles to the southwest." Then Jim withdrew to find a shelter to sleep in. As he turned and got about one hundred yards away, he ran into a force of six warriors. The fight was on. Jim shot one and knocked two men down with his rifle. One warrior leveled his rifle at him. Jim seized his double barreled pistol and discharged it in the savage's heart. He looked around to see a savage with raised tomahawk. He discharged a second barrel at the savage's breast. He jumped into a thicket and felt himself darting downward. lie was all right when he reached the bottom. He found a cave waiting for him. Mr. Bruin was about to get up from his winter nap, but he was not quite ready to get up, so he had

a grouch on. Someone had diS' The bear withdrew without a battle, but went away growling. Jim took the bear's quarters and went to sleep. He slept some time, and when he awoke it was dark, and then he went to sleep again, and when he awoke this time, it was about noon. He ate some of the turkey, and ate "and ate. "I bet I feel like that bear," he said. Then he went up to look at the camp of the Indians. There was not a man In sight. The place. where the fire had been, was cold. He recollected his thoughts and puzzled out that- he had slept about twelve hours. "Those Indians will have about six hours start," he said, "I will have to hurry to make up for lost time." he said. The Indians were going slow while Jim was going faster, and was slowly gaining. While still out of range of the Indians' ears, he shot a deer, and cooked enough to last several days. Then he redoubled his speed and was soon gaining again. He traveled hard for a couple of days, only resting a little and long. enough to eat. And a little while later he saw the .ulow of the Indians' campfirc. He heard a chief say to a warrior who was scouting: "How far is it to Hald "About tweney miles here." "Are thev prepared Point?" south of for anything?" asked the chief. "No, they are enjoying the forest." the warrisr answered. "There is no water in the fort and it has to be gotten from the river which is one hundred yards from the fort. And the fort is in no way in a state of defense." Then the Indian turned and walked away. Jim. not stopping to eat and sleep, hurried on. and arrived at the fort about six o'clock the next day. The major, or commander of the fort, was taking a walk. Jim came up and asked if he knew where he could find the major. "I nm the major; what do you want?" "I came to warn you of an attack on this fort by a strong force of Indians. And I advise you, get prepared," said Jim. "How do you know the Indian advance is directed against us?" asked the major. "I know because I heard the conversation between a chief and a scout of the Indians." "Do they know of our defenses and supplies?" asked the major. Jim said: "They know of the defenses of the town and I advise you, dig a well inside of the fort." The major said, "That is a good suggestion and I will have it dug, and also I will strengthen the wall of the fort, and I will call a meeting at once." By five o'clock the fort was in a state of defense. There were fifty men and boys; thirty were in the blockhouse. Jim got the position as comander of one of the blockhouses. The fort was three-rnered; a blockhouse at each corner. The next morning a great war party of five hundred men charged forward out of the forest from all sides. Jim gave the order not to fire till he gave the word, and the same order was given all along the line. The Indians advanced, as they thought, upon the defenseless fort. I At close range, titty rates nreu as one. The Indians were hurled into confusion by the fifty riflemen. Twenty men dashed under the

block house to escape the fire from the fort, and attempted to set fire to th fort. Jim detached five men to fire at the attackers while he and the remaining four men told the men under the blockhouse to get out, with bullets. The surprised men fled and five men fell, one was uuhurt, but pretended to be dead. The men in the blockhouse were too busy to pay any attention to the ground below the blockhouse. Jim saw the retreating warrior and shot him dead. Then -ho looked under the blockhouse to see ia aflame. Jim yelled "Fire!" and told one of tlte men to go get some water. As he stepped into the inclosure of the fort he was shot dead by an Indian sharpshooter.

Jim's rifle leaped to his shoulder and he pulled the trigger. The sharpshooter was stationed up in a tree. As the trigger was pulled, the Indian came crashing down, and in this way one sharpshooter wag shot by another sharpshooter. Jim sent a second man. This time he succeeded in getting the water. There had to be a volunteer dash out to throw the water on the burning building. No one volunteered so Jim went himself. Jim hurled two buckets into the burning structure. A boy dashed out of the fort with two more buckets. By this time the fire was put out and as the boy entered the door of the fort he was shot aad killed by three bullets in his heart. Jim narrowly . escaped being killed when he heard three bullets sail by and four rushed through his coat. He seized the boy and dragged him into the fort. Everything was quiet and a boy stuck his head over the palisade. A bullet instantly grazed the boy's face. Instantly a bullet left the fort and the shooter fell dead. Everything was quiet. All was still the next day. Not a man was seen. That night Jim went scouting. He felt something sail over his head. It was a tomahawk. Jim fell to the ground as dead. The warrior stepped out to' scalp his victim, and like a whiplash Jim thrust his knife into the Indian's breast. He sank to the earth without a sound. Jim saw the Indians still infested the forest. And then he crept back to the fort with his report. "One fellow said, "I do not believe you." "Go, see for yourself," said Jim. The man stepped out of the fort and fell with a bullet. For a week the siege went on. The toll of dead rose on both sides. Six lay dead and several were wounded. The warriors lost about seventy-five men killed and wounded. The Indians made their final attack and were driven off. At last the Indians' endurance wore out and tho men raised the siege. As the band of Indians withdrew the twenty-five men attacked the Indian rear and scattered the warriors in confusion. After Bald Point was saved, Jim decided to start east, to visit for awhile. The pople of Bald Point gave a banquet in Jim's honor. Jim re ceived the honor as the man who saved Bald Point, from destruction by the Indians. The End. John Williams Morton, Cambridge City, Ind. Honorable Mention in the Story-Writing Contest. TM' W IRIO WUsH TOLD MIT "T.U

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A plumber who was having a nose-bleed was Jeered by one of his companions. "Pretty sort of plumber you are," he aid, "who can't stop a leak ia liis own face!" Mr. Johnsing Say, Mr. Doorman, what am de meaning of dis hero line on de ticket whar it says "not transferable" ? Doorman Dat means, Br'er Johnsing. dat no gen'leman am admitted unlessen he come liisself. Lone Scout. An Irishman, meeting an acquaintance, asked how a mutual friend was thriving. "Ah," was the reply, "he was sentenced to the electric chair, but he saved himself by dyin' in prison." Exchange. A multi-millionaire who had lost his appetite through self indulgence, was accosted by a beggar on the street. "Sir," said the beggar, " I am dying of hunger!" "Lucky fellow!" responded the millionaire, enviously. Riddles for Juniors 1. When is 2. Why are nomical things 3. Why are miss the 12:50 4. When is donkey? 5. What ha jump as high it easiest to read? fowls the most ecoa fanner can keep? you most likely to train? a Scotchman like a sfour logs, and can as the Woolworth building? (Answers wi 11 appear in next week's Junior A RIDDLE IN RHYME Little shining drops, better not to fall; For to tell the truth, they're welcome not at all. In a pair of eyes is their proper home, ' And they speak of grief every time they roam. Make your pretty eyes sorry, sad and red; Better that they be very seldom shed. Answers to Last Week's Riddles: 1. Because they knead much and always sell everything they knead themselves. 2. Pipes are humbugs when they are mere-shams. 3. A wagon wheel. 4. A ship is in love when it ia wanting a mate. Puzzles for Juniors 1. Five animals are buried in the following sentence: "Come hither, mine friend," said the monk, eyeing him very kindly, "be a very good boy, step through the furze bravely, seek the lost riches." 2. What six words end in ough, but are pronounced differently? For insfanceroiQh and though are very different. Find foSr more. 3. When the letters are rearranged in proper order, you will find that each word is the popular name of a state, with the abbreviation of the state's name added. Number one is "Badger Wis." (a) Gidawerbs. (b) Bamsyas. (c) Tepiemeern. (d) Koubecey. (e) Steyodoc. (f) Allercoe. (g) Wahayekie. (h) Lilirirape. 4. What word of six letters contains six words besides itself without changing the position of a single letter? (Answers will be published next week.) ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES 1. Treach reach each. 2. LazilY RAMbling, reversed, MARY. 3. M A N A P E N E T .WANT ADS CHRISTMAS SEALS for sale. Save money by phoning your order to me. Sold only in packages. Margaret Livingston. Call phono 2366. FOR SALE A large brown willow doll cart; in good condition; also a child's writing desk and chair. Very reasonable. Call at 326 ifaia, street,

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