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* 4 '»i ' , * IV1- fe;. 'f-^f I?:' £•*, - ? : J> • fsr";. ;X-: II kmple ROSA AND HER COllPAMIOIS, FACING STARVATION, ARE FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR HHMN6 PLACES r=±=ri-aa~t-==st== Synopsis.--Don Esteban Varona, rich Cuban planter, hides Ms money and Jewels and the secret of the hiding place la lost when he and the only other person who knows It are killed. Donna Isabel, step­ mother of the Varona twina--Bsteban and Rosa---searches vainly for years for the hidden treasure. Johnny O'lieilly, an American, loves and is loved by Rosa, Donna Isabel fall# to her death In an old well" while walking In her sleep. Esteban's connection with the Cuban Insurrectos ig discovered and he and Bfsu are forced to O'Reilly, In New York on business, gets a letter from Rosa telling of her peril and he starts for Cuba. Pancho Cueto, faithless manager of the Varona estates, betrays Esteban and Rdst, leading Colonel Cobo, notorious Spanish guerrilla, to their hiding place. Esteban, who is absent, returns just in time to rescue Rosa. O'Reilly's efforts to reach, Rosa are fruit­ less and he Is compelled fey the Spanish authorities to leave Cuba. Esteban wreaks a terrible vengeance on Pancho Cueto. A fierce fight with Spanish soldiers ensues. Esteban escapes, but, badly wotjnded* and half conscious, he is unable to find his way back to his camp. sp' v' ' jk ^ ii *,<»' • - •- f * • W4 .•» j. w- /» 1 *A> , " *K 1 v * * i -*f i t Wii- ' , , I" » " • *' " b V v' '.. i> CHAPTER XI--Continued. • But the time came when he could Walk no farther. He tried repeatedly and failed, and meanwhile the earth spun even more rapidly, threatening to whirl him off Into space. It was a ter­ rible sensation; he lay down and hugged the ground, clinging to roots and sobbing weakly. Rosa, he knew, was just around the next bend in the trail; he called to her, but she did not answer, and he dared not attempt to Creep forward because his grip was failing. He could feel his Augers slip­ ping--slipping. His last thought, as he went whirMng end over end through space, was of his sister. She would never know how hard he had tried to Teach her. • • ' 0 • • • • Late on the second day after the bat- tle Asensio returned to his bohio. Rosa and HSvangellna, already frantic at the delay, heard him crying to them while he was still hidden in the woods, and knew that the worst had happened. There waa little need for him to tell his story, for he was weaponless, stained, and bloody. He had crossed uus on foot after q miraculous es- «•$* from that ravine of death. Of his Companions he knew nothing what­ ever; the mention of Esteban's name caused him to beat his breast and cry ?*>«*• He was weak and feverish, and ffts Incoherent story of the midnight MMOBBter was so highly colored that Boas nearly swooned with horror. The girl stood swaying while he told jbfV tiie night had betrayed them, how !• had wrought incredible feats of before the shifting tide of battle him out the end of the road and left him half dead in Asensio had lain there un­ to, finding himself growing stronger, he hai hlSrowed Into a tangle of tines •tthe loot of i wall, where he had re~ mahjed until the fighting ceased. When ffa' Spaniards had finally discovered Btsttke and had ceased riding fl»: another down, when lights came itii| fee heard Colonel Cobo cursing <!»«n like one Insane, he had wriggled •Way, crossed the calzada, and hidden KMhs woods until dawn. He had been walking ever since; he had come home 4»«e. Asensio recovered, but he was sadly •changed. There was no longer any martlalspirit in him; he feared the Wlwnhtfda, and tales of their atrocities •cowed' lw. * Then Oobo came into the Yamuri. The Volley, already well-nigh deserted, was filed te tbe Ijrlm with smoke from %«I*lng fieldl Ktd booses, and through •tt 'ti|e snn showed Jlfce a copper shield. JSUtfugepe passed 'the bohio, bound liartber fctto thehius, and Asensio told the two#omen that he and they must also go. 8o the three gathered up •what few things they could carry on backs and fled. ey did not stop until they had the fastnesses of the Pan de Here they built a shelter wuid sgath took up the problem of liv­ ing, which was now more difficult than > js-s % •"£? i The Pan die Matansaa, ao called be- •cause of its resemblance to' a mtghty loaf^of bread, became a mockery to the^fllngry people cowering in its shel­ ter. ilfcread! Rosa Varona could net iremepnber when she had last tasted *Stt«fc a luicury. Raw cane, coconuts, ithe tasteless frulta bomba, roots, the pith from palm tops, these were her articM* «* diet, and she did not thrive upon them. She was always more or less hungry. She was ragged, too, and •he ^fettered miserably through the long, chill nights. Rosa could measure |the Change In her appearance,only by studying her reflection from the sur- face of the spring where she drew wa­ ter, but she could see that she had be­ come very thin, and she judged that the color had entirely gone from her cheeks. It saddened her, for O'Reilly's Mr ter stooped her shoulders and walked with a stick her appearance of de* formity was complete. On the night before their departure Rosa Varona prayed long and earnest­ ly, asking little for herself, but much for the two black people who had suf­ fered so much for her. She prayed also that O'Reilly would come before it was too late.. - CHAPTER Xlll - Time came when Asensio spoke of giving up the struggle and going in. They were gradually starving, he said, an<$£oea was ill; the risk of discovery *a| ever present. It was better to go while they had the strength than slow- surely to perish here. He had that there were twenty thousand ttrados in M&tanaas; in such a they could easily manage to themselves; they would at least along with the others. me had told Asensio that the ent was leaving its prisoners to aWtft for themselves, supplying them wttjKftoi a pound of food nor a square inch Of Shelter. bred desperation at last; a's cwjsage failed her, and ed herself to be won over, her preparations by djsgulf. Oathwingberbsit,* berries, fe '%s|ataM«ilth whlch ehe coh gm'gi face and body, then she bsfidle of leaves into the back A Woman With • Mi n a few hours after O'Reilly's return to New York , he telephoned to Felipe Alvarado, explaining briefly the disastrous failure of his Cuban trip. "I feared as much," the doctor told him. "You were lucky to escape with your life.** "Well, Pm going bock. Wont you in­ tercede for me with the junta? They're constantly sending parties." "Um-ra! not quite so often as that," Alvarado was silent for a moment; then he said: Dine with me tonight and we'll talk It over. I'm eager for news of my brothers and--there Is some one I wish you to meet. She is Interested in our cause.'" H ' # 5 ; "•She*? A woman?" "Yes, and an unusual wfriwkn.' 9he has contributed liberally to our cause. I would like you to meet her." "Very well; butTve only one suit of clothes, and it looks as if Td slept in It." "Oh, bother the clothes!" laughed the physician. *Tve given most of my own to my destitute countrymen. Don't expect too much to eat, either; every extra dollar, you know, goes the same way as my extra trou­ sers. It win be a sort of patriotic •poverty party.', Come at seven, please." That fevWtttf O^ReWfr anticipated his dinner engagement by a few mo­ ments in order to have a word alone with Alvarado. "This lady who is coming here to- nlgit has influence with Enrique®," Al­ varado told him. "You remember I told you that she has contributed lib­ erally. She might help you." O'Reilly had met women with ideals, with purposes, with avocations, and his opinion of them was low. Women who had "missions" were always tire­ some, he had discovered. This one, it appeared, was unusual only In that she had adopted a particularly exacting form of charitable Work. Nursing, even as a rich woman's diversion, must be anything but agreeable. O'Reilly pictured this Evans person In his mind--a large, plain, elderly crea­ ture, obsessed with impractical ideas of uplifting the masses! She would undoubtedly bore him stiff with stories of her work; she would reproach him with neglect of his duties to the suf­ fering. Johnnie was too poor to be charitable and too deeply engrossed at the moment with his own troubles to care anything whatever about the "masses." Ana she was a "miss." That meaqt that she wore thick glasses and probably kept cats. A ringing laugh from the cramped hallway interrupted these reflections; then a moment later Doctor Alvarado was introducing O'Reilly, to a young woman so completely out of the pic­ ture, so utterly the opposite of his preconceived notions, that he was mo­ mentarily at a loss. Johnnie found himself looking into a pair of frank gray eyes, and felt his hand seised by a firm, almost masculine grasp. Miss Evans, according to his first dazzling impression, was about the most fetch- lug creature he had ever seen and about the last person by whom any young man could be bored. The girl--. and she was a girl--had brought into the room an electric vitality, a breezi- ness hard to describe. Altogether she was such a vision of healthy, unaffect­ ed and smartly gotten-up young wom­ anhood that O'Reilly could only stam­ mer his acknowledgment of the intro­ duction, inwardly berating himself for his awkwardness. - * Alvarado placed an affectionate hand' upon Miss Evans' shoulder. "O'Reilly, this girl has done more for Cuba than any of us. She has spent a small fortune for medical supplies," said he. "Those poor men must live on qui­ nine," the girt exclaimed. "Anyone who can bear to take the stuff ought to have all he wants. I've a perfect passion for giving pills.* O'Reilly liked this girl. Be had Uked her the Instant she favored him with her friendly smile, and so, trusting fatuously to his masculine powers of observation, he tried to analyze her. He could not guess her age, for an ex­ pensive ladies' tailor can baffle the most discriminating eye. C^Efainly howeve*, she was not old--M^bSl an Wfea that she would tell him titer ixact age If he asked her. While he could not call her beautiful, she was some- *WiMt fcwnwOi bette$-*sbe waa aUve» human, wUlt interested. The fSct thaf sb* J®4. not take her "mission" over*eriotuty proved that she was also sestslble beyond most women. Yes, fbtit wis it Miss No- rlne Evans waS a peiftectly sensible, unspollsd. young persoa, who showed the admirable sfttmts of clean living and clean thinking coupled with a nor­ mal, sturdy constitution. O'Reilly told himself that h«rt wis a girl who could pour tea, mmt'-* sick man, or throw a baseball. And she was as gbod as her promise. She did not interrupt when, during dinner, Alvarado led Johnnie to talk about his letest-i experience in Cuba, but, on the contrary, her unflagging In­ terest Induced O'Bellly to address his talk more often to her than to the doc- tdr. He soon discovered that she un­ derstood the Cuban situation as well as or better than he, and that her sym­ pathies were keen. She was genuinely moved by the gallant struggle of the Cuban people, and when the dinner was over she exploded a surprise yhich left both men speechless. "This settles it with me," she an­ nounced. I'm going right to the insur­ rectos with you." "With me!" O'Reilly could not con­ ceal his lack of enthusiasm. "I don't know that the junta will take me." "They will If I ask them. You say the rebels 1uts no hospitals, no nurses--" "We do the best we can, with our equipment." ? -t "Well, I'll supply better'equipment, and I'll handle It myself. I'm In' ear* nest. You sha'n't stop me."- The physician stirred uneasily. "It's utterly absurd," lie expostulated. "Some women might do It, but you're not the sort You are--pardon me--a most attractive young person. You'd he thrown among rough men." "Mr. O'Reilly will look out fdr me. But, for that matter, I can take care of myself. Oh, it's of no use trying to discourage me. I always have my own way ; I'm completely spoiled." "Your family will never consent," O'Reilly ventured; whereupon Miss JBvans laughed. "I haven't such a thing, f m alone and unincumbered. No girl was ever so fortunate. But wait--I'll settle this whole thing In a minute." She quitted the table, ran to Alvarado's telephone, and called a number. "She's after Enrique*," groaned the physician. "He's weak; he cant re­ fuse her anything." "I don't want a woman on my hands," O'Reilly whispered, fiercely. "Suppose she got sick? Good Lord! Td have to nurse her." He wiped a sudden moisture from his brow. "Oh, she won't get alck. She'll prob­ ably nurse you--and all the other men. You'll like it, too, and you will all fall In love with her--everybody does--and start fighting among yourselves. There! She has Enrlquez. Listen." Johnnie shivered apprehensively at the directness with which Hiss Evans put her request "You understand, I want to go and see for myself," she was saying, "If you need medicines I'll give them--bushels of the nastiest stuff I can buy. I'll organize a field hospital. . . . Oh, very well, call It a bribe, If you like. Anyhow, I've fully determined to go, and Mr. O'Reil­ ly has volunteered to take care of m& He's charmed with the Idea." Miss Evans giggled. "That means you'll have to take him along, too." There followed a pause during which the two men exchanged dismayed glances. "She doesnt seen* to cam what she says," O'Reilly murmured. "But--I'll put a flea in Knriques* ear."'5 "Put it in writing, please." There was a wait. "Now read It to me. . . . j, Mr* 3U "I'm Going Rigtii to the InsurfSotoe * ' WlUi Ywl" GooflV Iftps' Evans . fairly * furred over the telephone, it to fne by messenger right away; that's a -dear. I'm at Doctor Alvarado's house, and he's beside" hlmsetf with joy, n&aks, awfully. You're niqe." A and she was back. in the di: factor bar |wo friends--a triumph. "You have nothing *»*j- about it," she gloated. visional government of Cuba, through Its New* York representatives, fjgfends to Miss Nqrin^Etaps <m invUsKa to visit its temstMrat)»1iea«|uartersHp the Sierra de -- something-orother^ and I deem^it ja <* **?• Korins ^sniii guest so (tof ts s&t wttthes to remain there. Nowthen, 16#*^ettnte." She ex*c«tt*d a dsywos step, pirou­ etted arqpnd th ̂roott̂ Hum piomped herself down Into her chS|#; AM rat tied her cufr aid sauca* noisily, cry­ ing, "FUi them up, Doetor Gloom. Let's drink to Cuba Libre." Johnnie nonaged to ssaBei as he raised hte dead-tosse. "Her«>s to my success as a chaperon," said he. "I'm disliked by the Spaniard* and now the Cubans will hate me. I can see happy days ahead." O'Reilly arose early the next morn- lng and hurried down to the office of the junta* hoping that he could con­ vince Mr. Bnriques of the folly of al­ lowing Norlne Btans to have her way. But his respect for Miss Evans' energy and Initiative deepened when, on arriv­ ing at 56 New street, he discovered that she had forestalled htm and was even then closeted with the man he had come to see. Johnnie waited urn easily; he was dismayed when the girl finally appeared, with Enrlquez in tow, for the man's face was radiant. "It's all settled," she announced, at sight of O'Reilly, "I've speeded them up." • "You're an early riser," the latter re­ marked. "I hardly expected--" Enrlquez broke in. "Such enthusi­ asm I Such ardor! She whirls a per­ son off his feet" "It seems that the Junta lacks money for another expedition, so Pve made up the deficit We'll be off In a week." ., "Realist Wien you're actually-- going?" "Of course. Don't be hateful, and argumentative, or I'll begin to think you're a bora chaperon," Miss Evans exclaimed. "Come! Make up your mind to endure me. And now you're going to help me buy my tropical out­ fit" With a smile and a nod at Enrlquez she took O'Reilly's arm and boref him away. - The days of idle waiting that fol­ lowed were trying, even to one of O'Reilly's philosophical habit of mind. He could learn nothing "about the Jun­ ta's plans, and, owing to his complete uncertainty, he was unable to get work. At last there came m message which brought them great Joy. Enrlquez di­ rected them to be in readiness to leave Jersey City at seven o'clock the follow­ ing morning. Neither Johnnie npr Les­ lie Branch slept much that night As they waited in the huge, barnlike station Enrlquez appeared with Norlne Evans upon his arm. The girl's color was high; she was tremulous with ex­ citement. Leslie Branch, who saw her for'the first time, emittel a low whistle of surprise. "Glory be! That goddess!" he cried. When Norlne took his bony, blood­ less hand in her warm grasp and flashed him her frank, friendly smile, be capitulated Instantly. Enrlquez was introducing a new­ comer now, one Mojo? Ramos, a fequare-jawed forceful Cuban, who, It seemed, was to be ta command of the expedition. "My duties end here," Enrlquez ex­ plained. "Major Ramoe will take charge of you, and you must do ex­ actly as he directs. Ast ao questions? for he won't answer them. Good-by and good luck." When ce had gone the three Ameri­ cans followed their new guide through the Iron gdtes. Major Ramos prored that he knew how to obey orders even though the other members of his party did not He remained utterly deaf to Miss Ev­ ans' entreaties that be let her know something about the plans of the exi*. peditlon ; he would not even tell her1 where he was takiag her, where the other filibusters had assembled, or from what pBft *hlp would sail. When Washington, then Baltimore, ai^ fthany Richmond were left behind,' Miss Evans was, In truth, ready to explode, and her two compan­ ions were In a similar frame of mind. It was not until the train was ap­ proaching Charleston that Major Ra­ mos finally announced: "This Is the end of our journey; the other mem­ bers of the expedition are here. But I must ask you not to talk with them or with any strangers, for our Mends are being watched by detectives In the employ of the Spanish minister at Washington and by United States dep­ uty marshals. One little Indiscretion might ruin everything;" The hotel to which Major Ramos led his guesfs appeared to be well filled; there were many Cubans In the lobby, and the air was heavy with the aroma of their strong, black cigarettes. As the major entered they turned In­ terested and expectant faces toward him and they eyed his companions with frank curiosity. Miss Evans became the target for more than one warmly admiring glance. As for O'Reilly, the familiar odor of those Cuban cigarettes, the snatches of Spanish conversation which he over­ heard, awoke in him a great excite­ ment ; he realized with an odd thrill that these eager, dark-visaged men were now his friends and comrades, and that those Americans loitering watchfully among them were his ene­ mies--the spies of whom Ramos had spoken. There were at least a score of the latter, and all were stamped with the distinctive marks of their calling. That they, too, WSfSS. In­ terested In the latest arrivals was K>oa made evident by their efforts to get acquainted. On the next afternoon word w»s qpl* etly passed to get ready, and tW flll* busters, carrying their scant' ft*fid baggage, began to leave th« h*t*t 4* groups, followed, of course, b? ths watchful IjtfSS. As the thrse Americans prepared for Everything ls a» ttgttt Wir*e not go- lng aboard &• Dauntless at all; she's here as a bUnd." "Are you surer* OTSEelUy shot her a quick tfince. "Major Ram(M htin|eJ{ gave that story to the, news$Mp»; l̂ jprt of his pla6. f ten, but--I just cant help iafs£f. <3ee! rm having a good ton*" ' Leslie fimneh *oo* hie head mourn­ fully. " You mayenjOy it, but I dbnt," he grumbled. *WW1 end it by being pinched, and that wttj finish pet One week in a damp cell, with m£ lungs-- O'Reilly, whose jiiil' magically, clapped him heartily on the back, crying: "Congratulations! You're feeling better." "I never felt worn f" the other com­ plained. "Nonsense! That's the flrsi kick you've made since we hit cold weather. "They're 'Wops,* or Greeks, or Som» thing.* By the time w;e reach Cuba .youH be nice and melancholy and your cough will be all gone." Ramos led his three charges to the railroad. station and into the real; coach of a south-bound train, where the other members of the expedition had already found seats. As they climbed aboard a secret service agent essayed to follow them, but be was stopped by a brakeman, who sold: "You can't ride In here; this is a special car. Some sort of a picnic party. They're "wops' or Greeks ol something." • , O'Reilly finds himself back In Cuba only to have his hopes of finding Roes and Eeteban re­ ceive another crushing blow. Still he refuses to give up the search. Read about these devel-' opments in the next Installment. (tO BE CONTINUED.) « MYSTERY HOVERS OVER LAKE Body of Water In Central Africa Has Most Curious Effect on Minds ef Travels*®. OeAd and gray are the waters which Lake Tchad spreads over the lowlands of central Africa. The traveler In Africa finds the mystery of the dark continent more haunting and unfath­ omable here than In the baffling mazes of the jungle or In the silent smile of the sphinx. Hettvy winds toss the shallow Waters about and whisper their secrets through the reeds. But thf lake makes no answering confidences. It stretches on and on, measuring Its miles of surface In sweeping wave lengths. As far as the eye can see ahead are the reeds and rushes reaching up through the water in tangled masssn. Here and there the line of the gray ex­ panse Is broken by slander Islands bearing up a few round-topped native huts, outlined dimly against the sky­ line. The effect is that of a painting seen through gray glasses, reducing the whole to a low key. It is In the grayness that the lake's effect of my» tery lies, the grayness that hovers dull and cheerless over Waving rewta. The traveler gazing across Lake Tchad for the first time feels the thrift of discovery. The knowledge that he Is not the first to stand upon the bank® does not dispel the feeling of entering the most shttt-off"<llaee (^c«ttfc«l? However, practice Into w*d seme consider* •" " iltti round became nee> ese on the shown out it IS poistble te.mn .count rnakee eettb erer of Ba« a We dtise* duty for essary to slap the wrists, and he went aslkwe on the Ara­ bian guit so to do. Eleanor jfrenkltn Egan digs up the stoiy of his death among the archives, written by a coo- "Mastsc Baflta went on shore with his geometrical Instruments for the better leveling of his pfecetomake his shot but as he was about the same he received a small ahot from the castle Into his belly, wherewith he gave three leaps^ by i*ejp#lg>«nd died iia&ddl- ately." 1 Tins is almost As meager of detail as the letter of Qeor$» Beezer to his mother; /The Is quite cold; father died yestetdlf; hoping you are well, as this leaves me, I am," etc. When a pron4n#nt citizen Is shot nowadays, the SteHow who does the 1 eapln&4a tBeo reporter, hot on the trail for all the facts. The Baffin story conforms to rale, but it conforms too closely, Showing that a good thing may easily be overdone.--G. M. F., in Seattle Post-Intelligencer. - ; ^ electric zi Jfeo the curb ^ tbeater.. The with « liOed. Um a ce maiiagHNl to and te|tf My Specimen, but sT'th* floteam generally eouirg*ther, how#ver. the M* the door, -- hex* victim instds* and was off > . /;,• " » ' ' v . ^ Very Forgetful. A "Hello, Miss Winsome; what brings you out so early in the (lav?" "Oh, Fve just been to the photog­ rapher's with Dido (the pet dog she carried in her arms) and we have had otir portraits taker^ together. Beauty and the beast, you know, Mr. John­ son!"--with a saucy little laugh. "And what a little beauty be Is, to be sure!" replied Johnson, Inadver­ tently, as he tenderly stroked poor Dido's head and pulled his ears. Then he suddenly Remembered and became hot and cold in turn.--London Tit-Bits. "My My pantsr be waited; "you'w r«ned *eofc, You've tare •«» 1 all to tutors." -Ns^cr mind oboM your pantsr ; snapped thf, Madbttoo, "But I toll fflf| you've raised 'esn. \ Them pants cost me ten dollars." Forget your wife I say," rq>eae- • ed the Madonna. "ITi buy yova do«M pairs. They're the least of by trouMea. ' If my husband ever hears of this, tm aU oft" ; THe ca? stopped a few minutes later ' at a Ctothlng store.--Chicago Ex- ; raml#0fo ^ ^ yj • All'e Fair- In ---, .w ' Plane News, published by the en­ listed men of the aviation service in France, says; "An officer and a cadet on his post correspond with the same girl back h r̂ne and said-officer cen­ sors the cadefs mail." . - w • .'irv 'fJF«MMt /MfcnlSSj^W.^'% \ t » r ; * "Where are you going to spend your vacation?" "Oh, pestering some farm­ er, I suppose." The trouble with money is that you Jon't really have^to have it before you Can spend it. .-..f; "•V . "Jibwny ttsML-40 be very «evero «ai careless motorists." . "That was some time age." > • "Ss it #aa." \ "If you could hear him rail at fOot pedestrians, traffic poUceiiiilar'l^ce' court judges and rural constables yon wouldnt- need any further proof of the fact that Jibway is how a careless motorist himself/'--Birmingham Age- •• Tough Luck. Bffs wife had followed him across to be a Red Cross nurse. During a bit of German strafing he fell wounded and woke up several hours later in a field hospital. m» wife was bending over him. "Ain't that just my luck, Jenny?" he murmured. "With all the pretty nurses there are over here to look after the soldiers, I had to draw you."--Detroit Free Press. -No Sentiment About It; . *t presume you are keeping Me SM love letters Ibr sentimental reasons?" "No. For business reasons. I may want to sue him for breach of -Iff**** x Puzzle.' : "How Old is Ann?" "Well, she gets more fmntle vote every year." ' ^ One tiling we are sure' • 'th#J<W<i»i|.;: was never mode great by the plker% j' t Africa. ' -K -»<• •4* Weed figured blackwood Îs mimtioned by a consular report %s pedutps the mbsl beautiful of Australia mental hardwoods.* The "fiddlebadr. and "mottled" grains sie tiiost sought the grain of the former being not W* like that of the North American cfcrty •Mupie, The color, however. Is dHRav 5 ̂##61 a rich golden brown. Ifc# panel effects are obtained by cotgibfa* lng ths figure with the plain black* wood, . lye Guard for Bye'Wf̂ f4 An eye guard valuable far imcm*" ists who work where there Is danger to the eyes from steel or other POT* ftgfes consists of a steel frame and • pMe of plats wtr« netting ctf Is ssld to be convenient ^ - •>:* v.,r" *• • ', ® ^ j.' '•t-'Y' / r-hi. - ' k, '03 *1 HflT fBefore the war, distil** gtrished French OSBcer, General Maitiot» wrote a series of a#* tides in the 'Echo de Paris' to warn France, that in case war, the French meat i»to*$ry would be unAUe to supply thc French army In the field witli freeh meat, --owing jespecial̂ to the lack of modest! refriger­ ating plants and of refrigerating transportation,--and too, to the deficiency in the herd." " \ r W war began tha has never been tneat, thoilai ^Sinca Hie French ajmy short of mainly to tion €$M^^ucksm meat to- diistsf̂ î i too, to the American live stock hrvedarn." m, .pf. , jr •• H"'-. rnri •' ment wsas representative Allies now _ States. _ Another representative ̂ of the Allies said recently: •M, The foregoing, state-g| made by a* of the Ky-Tv'uT i - have been of the greatttst pee ̂ ilUe assistance to the Allies and have, by their efficient ct>|rr operation, contrfltmted in utmost degree to the successful L.a 5;'