The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 16, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 16 August 1928 — Page 9

The RecLßodcl eH Romance of Braddocks Hugh Pendexter vZ. Illustration, s by Irwin MyERS ' W.M U. SfeRVICe Copyright by Hugh Pendexter ■

THE STORY Webster Brond, scout and spy for Braddock’s army, secures valuable information at Fort Duquesne,. but Braddock, trained in European warfare, fails to realize Its importance. Brond is sent back to Fort Duquesne and is also intrusted with a message to Groghan, English emissary among the Indians. He is accompanied by Round Paw, friendly Indian scout. On the way they are joined by a back- • woodsman, Cromit. The party comes upon a group of settlers threatening a young girl, Elsie, Dinwcld, whom they accuse of, witchcraft. Brond rescues her and she disappears. Brond delivers his message to Groghan. Young Col. George Washington rescues the scout from bullying English soldiers. Brond pro- , ceeds On a scouting expedition to Fort Duquesne, and finds a French scouting party besieging an old cabin in which Elsie has taken refuge. In the ensuing sighs she escapes. Brond takes ’ his way to Duquesne. Carrying out - his plan to enter the fort unquestioned, Brond visits an i Indian town which a woman sachem, Allaquippa, controls There he meets a French officer, Falest, who h*as failed in his attempt to win over Allaquippa to the French cause. Brond finds Elsie Dinwold, dressed as a man. under Alla’quippa’s protection. The girl 'tells him she has found the English cruel, and is going to the French. CHAPTER V—Continued Her thin face became convulsed with anger and her small teeth were exposed in a feline snarl. “So? Then let us both talk to Mr Falest. It’s mortal strange that you. a scout for Braddock, should be friendly with the Frenchman. Have you told him about the tight a? the cabin? Os that other Frenchman you threw on the floor? And what be came of that man? That’s a, vastly queer way to make a Frenchnjan like an Englishman.” Her mad words recalled me to my danger. “1 will say nothing to Falest. You will’hold your tongue about me. 1 am going to Duquesne as a Frenchman. If you see me there you will not know me.” She stared at nie in silence and the anger vanished from her face. “I shall not know you,” she softly as •sured me. tl ßut if they find out you are English your life—” t “Won't be worth a ninepence,” 1 completed J “Don’t go!” she suddenly pleaded. “They’ll find out. They’ll hand you over to their Indians. Start back now and meet the army.” 1 shook my head. “Will you take me back until we meet the army?” she pleaded. That could not be, for my duty sent me to Duquesne. “I’ll fladly send you back under safe escort Bound Paw the Onouda ‘ga Is with me. He shall be one of the Indians to take you back,” I offered “But you will not go? Good 11 care nothing for the French nor the English. Say no more to me, or I’ll tell Falest that you are an English scout.” And she walked among the cabins In the direction Allaquippa had taken. I started to find Falest and to ar range traveling with him and the girl * to the fort, but before I could reach bis cabin the Onondaga glided by me, his blanket over his head, and In pass Ing he murmured: “Follow.” He was making for the woods. 1 shifted my course and carelessly strolled toward the mouth of the Duqtftsne path I followed the path deep Into the damp growth until I found bim waiting for me. “What shadow now falls upon us?* 1 impatiently demanded. “They have found the Huron bearer of bel’s. The Wolfs paw was too heavy. It broke his head.” “The man le dead?” He considered the question to be a waste of muny words. “It is bettei so,” I said. “Bound Paw’s orenda wished It so and gave great strength to the flat of the ax It is belter the Huron Is a ghost.” If my words gave him any comfort, he did not show IL After more staring at the branches over bis head he said: “Another Frenchman is near the village My white has crossed bis trail once. They say the man who breaks bones with his hands was asleep. They say bis bands grew very weak.” •‘t’romltj Lord! Beauvais is here?” “Onontio’s ton has a strong orenda , protecting him. He will be in the village very soon.” I seized the Onondaga’s arm and muttered: “He must qot reach Duquesne.” My impulsive gesture brought no change in bis impassive face, but I fancied Lis eyes lighted when I pronounced Sentence upon Beauvais. More com posedly 1 said: “1 will stay out in the woods while my red brother scouts tbe vlllnge'at.d learns from some of the Delawares what Beauvais plans to do.” “Beauvais will talk with the other Frenchman.” ' But thh inevitable meeting did not ttorry urn much. Falest had met me ui Duquesne as Beland. Cromit’s estaped prisoner bad never seen me uaril we fought tn the cabin. He knew me'only as a provincial. But rtmtihi Beauvais see me at Duquesne

I would become a plaything tor the Ottawas and otliet tierce children of the north. At all risks, the man must be prevented from returning to the fort, or else I must cancel my promise to Colonel Washington and keep away from the forks of the Ohio. Bound Paw suggested that I follow the path for a mile or two and then hide and wait for him to bring .fresh news from the village.* He proposed boldly to enter the village and trust to his blanket to conceal his identity from Beauvais. Tins was a good plan and after exhorting bim to be a fox Instead of a wolf I started up the trail. Round Paw soon Q rejoined me. and I asked for news of Beauvais. “He is at the village and starts for Duquesne after one sleep.” “Tomorrow morning,” I murmured “The witch woman and the other Frenchman start tonight. Allaquippa has told the Frenchman to go. She is angry because he brought milk to the Leni-Lenape. A hunter told me this. Your brother has not been to the village.” “Then I must wait out here In the woods until Beauvais has taken the Duquesne path.” I decided. “I will be eyes and ears for: my white brother,” he assured me. He turned from the trail and found a snug hiding place within pistol shot r a® gwjlolp It Was Dreary Waiting, and Yet I Was Glad to Be Alone, as I Had a Grave Problem to Solve. of the village and -said for me to re main there while ne procured food . it was dreary waiting and yet I was glad to be alone, as I had a grave problem to solve. Beauvais must not betray me at Duquesne; therefore. Beauvais must not reach the tort. To waylay him and shoot him from am bush was not within my scruples. It must be a fair tight, yet one to the death. As it grew dark and the tires in the village were lighted I left my hiding place and crept to the edge ot the forest to watch for tbe Onondaga’s return. I had not been there long before two figures suddenly came up to the mouth of the path and entered the black cover within a rod of where I was crouching. Their Identity was established by a young voice saying : “I was willing to go back and try the English again even it they have been mortal cruel to me but it couldn’t

Spirit of Tolerence Recompense for Age

I would not advise anyone to grow old .without tolerably good health There are innumerable rules for preserving that, but the best one is common sense. Muscle and health are not the same thing. Some of the most athletic men 1 have known worried most about Hardly anything is worse for health than fussing about it. Probably just fussing—pointless fretting, stewing and boiling over—makes as much trouble in the Wbrld as anything else. Particularly, 1 should say, fussing about one’s neighbors; raging and fretting because other persons will not do what you believe they ought to do, or think or vote as you would have them. It is worth while to grow old if only to learn the peace that passeth understanding which comes merely from a willingness to let other persons alone. Perhaps only experienced age can concede, with a free and unfretful heart, that its neighbors have a perShakespeare No Horae Boy There is no historical evidence to support the story, says the Pathfinder Magazine that Shakespeare’s first work in connection with a theater was holding the horses of noblemen and other patrons. According to the usual version of the myth, the young Stratford man showed considerable en terprise In organizing a "horse hold ' ing” group of boys who were known as "Shakespeare’s boys.” All evidence obtainable about Shakespeare tends to discredit the story. It was told by some of the poet’s early biographers, but it has been rejected by most, If not all, of the later critics and care ful Shakespearean students.

be that way So mister. I’ll iry th French. They aln t silly enough i« believe in witches, i hope.” “No, no, mademoiselle. Once they see you properly attired they will say you are beautiful. You will be very happy with the French.” Half an hour later the Onondaga brought to my hiding place a kettle ot meat and a gourd of water. The kettle he bad stolen from the cabin of a drunken warrior. “The witch-woman and the French man are on the path to Duquesne.” he added. “They will be far on their journey by morning? “Bound Paw must have the ears ot a wolf when the sun comes back. The older Frenchman must not reach Duquesne,” I told bim. “Yo-habl My wiiite brother is very wise, like the owl. They say a Frenchman will die very quick after the next sun shines upon him. The wolfs ear will be open and his teeth are very sharp.” , CHAPTER VI , Dubious Faring It was dark in the woods when I awoke and I was weighted down by the realization that I must halt a brave man and kill him, or be killed by him. The Onondaga came to his feet and proceeded to build a tire under the kettle of cooked meat so that I might have something hot to eat before entering upon my strange duel. I told him he was to have no part in the morning’s grim work. It required some minutes to win him over, for bis red mihd could not comprehend why a man should scorn an advantage when attacking an enemy. He feared French witchcraft was at work, for why abandon a certainty and foolishly risk life? The one result desired was the death of the Frenchman before he reached Duquesne. And there were two of us to give him his quietus. He consented to leave the issue to me only after I said that my orenda told me in a dream I must make tbe fight single-handed. I ate a little warm meat and smoked my pipe w'liile tbe Onondaga scouted the edge of the woods. At last he was back on the run, warning: “He leaves the village. It is only half-light even in the opening, but the Wolf man’s eyes are very sharp. He carries a long gun like my brother’s.” “Bound Paw of the Wolf clan, you must tell me you will not take part in this fight so long as I am alive.” I said to him. He sighed regretfully and sullenly replied: “This is the first tight between the French and English where the red man is noi wanted. My brother shall take the scalp alone.” The Frenchman was taking his time and with never a thought that his advance would be disputed. Some ten minutes passed, and I was finding I could see quite distinctly as far as the first bend in the trail, when the calm of the woods was shattered by two rifle shots a second apart. Curs ing aloud J leaped to my feet and glared down the path iu the direction of sthe village. The Onondaga had been unable to resist his racial Instincts and had cut In ahead of me. Even In my anger I was amazed that he should have done this, for red or white, there was no man whose word l would accept ahead of the Onondaga’s. I could only ex plain It by believing the Indian had betrayed himself by some bit of carelessness. The two shots, so close to gether, proved the Frenchman had not been caught off his guard; but which of them had fired the last shot?. Five, ten minutes lagged by. and I should have started an investigation if not for the sound of footsteps. One man was coming up the path on the run and any finicky notions I had had about slaying the Frenchman vanished on my discovering this man was white. No Indian would run as did this fellow. I had no time to lament over Bound Paw’s passing out, for in another mo meat the fellow would be turning the bend a'few rods away His gun would be empty, I believed, and I stood my rifle against a tree and pulled my as Then the steps reached the bend, an<» the next second a tall form was bear Ing down upon me. Lifting my ax I leaped into the path and cried: “Halt, monsieur I This path is closed.” (TO BE CONTINUED.)

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STOCKS I DESTROY VERMIN BEFORE WINTER ! (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) The fall months are a highly deI sirable time for cleaning up lice on i farm animals. This timely reminder ■ is made by specialists of the bureau of i animal industry. United States Department of Agriculture. They point out i that lice on horses, cattle, and other farm animals are generally most troublesome in winter, but at that time effective treatment is very difficult. Hence it is important to free live stock of lice before cold weather sets in. in northern areas of the United States the winter months are general- | ly too cold for safe dipping or sprayi ing, which are the two most effective i methods of freeing animals of lice. | Dusting powders are of some value, during cold weather, in holding .parasites in check,- hilt such powders are ! not considered dependable remedies. : Consequently, it is advisable to utilize a period of mild weather during the : fall to delouse farm animals. The effect of both the biting and the ' sucking varieties of lice is to annoy, J live stock, thus interfering with their ( feeding, rest, and comfort. Sacking I lice also cause some loss of blood. | For cattle and horses government spei cialists recommend arsenical dips, i coal-tar cresote dips, or nicotine solui tions. For dipping hogs, crude petro- | leum and coal-tar creosote dips are efi fective. It is important to treat all the animals in a herd even though some ani- : mals appear to be free of lice. If only a part of the herd is treated the para- ' sites may spread by contact from one animal'* to another. Even a few lice on an unsuspected animal may reinI fest the entire herd. Accordingly, I thoroughness is essential. Full directions for preparing and using dips are I contained in bulletins on the subject. The following may be obtained on ap-’ plication to the Department of AgriI culture, Washington, D. Q.: Farmers’. i Bulletins 909-F ( “Cattle Lice and How !to Eradicate Them.;” 10S5-F, “Hog I Lice and Hog Mange,” and 1493-F, • “Lice, Mange, and Ticks of Hiwses and Methods of Control and Eradica-, tien.” — r Blue Grass Superior " s \ l Crop for Pasturing Bluegrass is a good, early spring and late fall pasture, but poor in summer. At its best it will not carry as j many pigs to the acre as alfalfa, ■ clover or rape, and they need more protein feed with it. Winter rye also makes a good fall • and early spring pasture. Usually hogs can pasture it jntil rape is ready. If they are taken off in time a grain crop can be had i the same season. j Sweet clover is becoming more popular for late fall and early spring pas- : turing. It is not as good as alfalfa i red clover and the hogs may not take to it at tirft. Like alfalfa, except j more pronounced, the soil for sweet I clover must be sweet. If it is not pastured heavily enough to keep It down sweet clover will get woody und tough. i Soy beans do not last long as a pas- ; lure crop because they do not grow i after maturing. Blisters Harmless to Hogs, Says Specialist I Those butchering swine often notice gas bubbles on the small intestines. These always are found near the thiq i uj/'inbrane which attaches the intestinal tube to the upper part of the abdomen. The blisters varj| from the size of a small pea to that of a hazelnut. Pathologists call this condition “Intestinal emphysema.” The most tenable theory is that the blisters are produced .by gas-forming bacteria which thrive in the intestinal wall, writes Dr. L. Van Es in the Kansas Farmer. The condition is harmless tq the animals and in no way renders the meat,or other products of such aiUlials unwholesome. Daily Ration of Corn and Skim Milk for Hogs ’ The daily ration for hogs will vary greatly, depending on both age and weight. Just after pigs should receive not to exceed four to six pounds of skim milk to each 1 pound of corn. Pigs weighing from : 50 to 100 pounds should get two and ' one-half to tlwee pounds of skim milk 'to one pound of corn. Pigs weighing ' 100 to 150 pounds should get two to two and one-half pounds of skim milk to one pound of corn. Pigs weighing over 200 pounds should get but one to one and one-half pounds of skim i milk to one pound of corn. Old sows ! should probably receive even a smaller ' proportion of skim milk to corn. Shotes on Rape An acre of rape will carry between 15 and 20 shotes. When a patch is pastured heavily, ib will freshen up if the pigs are taken out for a few days, but it should not be allowed to get too coarse. Several small patches sowed ten days apart in the spring and then pastured in rotation will provide good pasture all through the season. In the northern states, rape mixed with oats and peas is a common combination. It is a crop that can be mixed with corn. Pigs for Breeding Pigs that are to be kept for the ? breeding herd should be fed so they will develop good size and strong t bone. A good mixture to feed where , milk is available Is 50 per eent corn and 50 per cent standard middlingsplus 1.5 pounds of skim milk or buttermilk to each pound of feed red. i Where milk is not available the fol- ' lowing mixture may be fed: corn, ’ per cent; ground oats, 80 per cen , i standard middlings, 20 cent, tnd linseed ollnieal 5 P^ r