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THE McHENRY PLAINDEALKR, McHENRT, ILI* Ssi liwiittH f J ;.*, *,r: ^ -i'I -'..gt 4;.-•: irf $ i^'VS'T 't1" "-;' . 1 iMfrr By GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON Otprrlfht by Dodd. Mwd & Company, IM. IMM mmmm* *mmmm mJ CHAPTER XXI. The" #ftght of Martin Hawk. Now, Martin Hawk was not a patient man. He waited till mid-afternoon for some word from Barry Laipelle In response to his message. and, receiving none (for the very good reason that It was never delivered) fell to blaspheming mightily, and before he was through with It revealed enough to bring about an ultimate though fruitless search for the departed "go-between." Along about dusk that evening a crowd began to collect In the neighborhood of the Jail, Martin, peering from behind a barred window, was not long in grasping* the significance <rf this ominous gathering. He was the only Inmate of the "calaboose"; therefore, he was in no doubt as to the Identity of the person to whom so tnanjMerms of opprobrium were being applied by certain loud-voiced citizens 1n the crowd. As the evening wore on, Martin became more and more convinced that his life wnsnt worth a pinch of salt ami so began to pray loudly and lustily. This crowd had increased to alarming proportions. In the light of torches and bonfires he recognized men from far-off Grand Prairie, up to the northwest of town. Wagons rumbled past the Jail and courthouse and were lost in the darkness of the streets beyond. He was astonished to see thar most of these vehicles contained worn en and children and many «f them were loaded high with household goo?ls. This, thought Martin, was the apex of attention. People were coining from the four corners of the world to witness his execution! He had no means of knowing, of course, that he was dividing the hon ors, so to speak, with another and far tu<»re Imposing rascal--the terrible Mack Hawk.. How was he to know, locked up in jail, that all evening long panU'-stricken people from the distant end thinly-settled prairies were piling <nto town because of the report that •lands of Black Hawk's warriors had tteen seen by reputable settlers along the upper ed.'e of the prairie? Like reports had been filtering into town for several days, but not much mdi nee hail lieengiven theip. Indian •cares were not uncommon, and for the most part people had scoffed at them. But now there was an actual threat from the powerful Black Hawk, whose headquarters were up along the Txock river, in the northern part of Illinois. The chieftain had at last thrown down the gauntlet; he had refused to recognize the • transfer of lands and rights as laid down by the •government, and had openly announced tils Intention to fight. Already troops from the forts were on the move, and there was talk A the state militia being called out. Some of the leading spirits In Lafayette had been moved to organize a local company. Naturally, Martin Hawk knew nothing nf all this. He knew, through Simon Braley, that Indian troubles were bound to' come, but how was he to know thnt redskins in warpaint had boen seen on the Grand Prairie, o» that he was not the only subject of conversation? AH he knew was that If the Lord didn't take a hand pretty soon he would be-- Well, It was useless to fix his mind on any particular form of destruction, so many and so varied were the kinds being disputatlously considered by the people in the street. Suddenly the sound of fife and drum smote upon his ear, coming from somewhere up the street. He huddled down In a corner and began to moan. He knew the meaning of that signalcall. They were organizing for a rush upon the jail--all Irresistible, overwhelming charge that would sweep all . opposition before It. Then he heard the shuffling of many feet, loud a exi inmations and an occasional cheer. . Finally lie screwed up the courage for =* another cautious peep through the bars. The crowd was moving off up The fitroet. A small group remained undecided near a bonfire in the courthouse yard One of these men held a long rope in his hand, and seemed argumentative. Martin listened with all ears, trying to catch what was being said. What an Infernal noise that fife and drum were making! At last the-little knot of men moved away from the fire, coming toward the window. Martin, being a wary rascal, promptly ducked tils head, but kept his ears open. -It's a trick, that's what It is," he tieard some one growl. "A trick to get us away from the Jail. They know well get him, sure as God made little apples, •<> they've fixed this up to--" "Well, what If It Is a trick?" broke In another. "It ain't going to work. The crowdll be back here again inside of ten minutes. an' all the sheriffs an' constables In the state can't stop us from taking him out an' strlngin' him up." "We might as will go and see what's Hp." said another. "I guess he's where fiefl keep. He'll be here wlien we come back. Bill. He can't get out till we open the door, so what's the use cussin' about ten or fifteen minutes* delay? Come on! I don't take any stock hi this talk about Indiana, bat, great snakes. If they want to get up a rompany to go out and--" The rest of the remark was lost on Martin when the group turned the corner of the Jail. "Ten or fifteen minutes," he groaned. In ten or fireen minutes tl«e whole town would be out there, breaking down the door--the work of • few seconds. There were two rooms, or compartments, to the jail: a little anteroom and the twelve-by-slxtee» foot "t are." of which he was the sole occupant. « Suddenly he stopped as It •but A ttmneaduui Idea struck kla^ and for a moment his head spun zily. ,. If it was so blamed easy to break Into the jail, why should it be so all-fired difficult to break out of It? Why, he hadn't even tried the door, or the bars in the window; now that he thought of it. the grate in the south window had appeared to be a little shaky. Inspired by a wild, alluring j hope, he sprang over to the window and gripped the thin iron bars; with all his might and main he Jerked, bracing his feet against the wall. No use! It would come Just so^far and no farther. He tried the other window, with even less encouraging results. In eight or ten miuutes now, the crowd would be--he leaped to the barred door. It, too, resisted his crazy strength. The huge padlock on the other side clattered tauntingly against the grating, but that was all. All the while he was grunting and whining: "If I ever get out of this, nobody'U ever see me closer'n a hundred miles o' this her§ town--never so long as I live. Gimme a half-hour's start an'-- Jehoshaphat h He had shoved a trembling hand between the bars and was fumbling with the padlock. His ejaculation was due to a most incredible discovery. Some one had forgotten to take the key out of the padlock! He laughed shrilly, witlessly. Twenty seconds later he was out in the little anteroom or vestibule, panting and still chortling. The outer door opened readily to the lifting of the latch. He peeped out cautiously, warily. The square was deserted save for a few men hurrying along the street toward the drill ground up beyond Horton's tanyard-- where the drum and fife were playing and men were shouting loudly. Thereupon Martin Hawk did the In comprehensible thing. He squared his brawny shoulders, set his hat raklshly over one ear, and sauntered out of the jail, calmly stopping to latch the door --and even to rattle it to make sure It had caught! He was far too cunning to dart around the corner and bolt for safety. That wourd have been the worst kind of folly. Instead, he strode briskly off in the direction from whence came the strains of martial music! So much for the benefit of watchful, suspicious eyes. But as he turned the corner of Baker's store his whole demeanor changed. s He was off like a frightened rabbit, and as soft-footedly. Three men stepped out from behind a wagon on the far side of die square. The flare of a bonfire reached dimly to the corner around which the fugitive had scurried. One of the men gave vent to a subdued snort, and then spat hurriedly and copipusly. "We'll never see hide nor hair of him again," quoth he. "He won't stop running till daybreak. I guess you'd better wait about ten minutes, Jake, and then fire a few shots.. That'll put new life into him. Course, a lot of blamed fools will cuss the daylights out or' me for letting him get away right under my nose, and all that, but let 'em talk. He's gone for good, and you can bet on that--and the county's lucky to get rid of him so cheaply." "I guess you're right, sheriff," agreed one of his companions. "From all I hear, Mrs. Gwyn would have a hard time prevln* It was him as stole her--" "Supposin* she did pt^ve it, what then?" broke In the high sheriff of the bailiwick. "The county would have to feed him for a couple of months or so and then turn him loose again to go right back to stealing, same as before. The best way to punish a thief, accordin' to my notion, is to keep him everlastingly on the jump, scared to death to shew his face anywheres and always ha tin' to go to sleep for fear he'll wake up and find somebody pointin' a pistol at him and sayln', 'Well, I got you at last, dank' ye.' Besides. lockin' Mart up Isn't going to bring back Mrs. Gwyn's sheep, is it?" "When that gal of his tells her story In court tomorrow," advanced »he third member of the group, "there'll be plenty of people In this town that won't be put off a second time by any fife and drum shlnnnlgan." "Anyhow," said the sheriff, "I didn't want to have the blamed skunk on my mind while we're organizln' the company. It's bad enough havin' to go out and fight Indians without worryln' all the time Tm away about whether anybody back here has had sense enough to keep Martin from starvln' to death. I guess we'd better mosey along up to the drill ground, boys. Martin's got Into the bushes by this time, and If Tm any kind of a guesser he ain't dawdlln' along smellin' every spring flower he comes across." "Don't yon think you'd better go over an' take a look around the jail first?" "What for? There ain't anybody In It.** "No, but like as not the dog-gasted whelp run off with that padlock, an' we'd ought to know It before he gets too big a sart. Padlocks cost money," explained the other, with a dry chuckle and a dig In the sheriff's ribs. "So do prisoners," was the rejoinder of this remarkable sheriff. And thus It came to pass that between the sheriff Anu Kenneth Gwynne and Moll Hawk, the county got rid of three Iniquitous Individuals. One rode forth in broad daylight on a matchless thoroughbred; another stole off like a weasel in the night, and the third took passage on the Ship that Never Returns. remarks before the taking of testimony began. "Your honor, this here jury got together last night and sort of talked things over while Mr. Benbridge and other patriotic citizens of Lafayette were engaged in organizing a number of noble and brave-hearted gentlemen Into a company of soldiers to give battle to the bloodthirsty red man who Is about to swoop down upon us, with tommyhawk and knife and rifle. "He will ravage our lands and pillage our women--er--I mean pillage our lands and --er--so forth. As I wns saying, your honor, we talked It over and seeing as how we have all enlisted In Mr. Benbrldge's troop and he sort of thought we'd better begin drilling as soon as possible, and also seeing as how this here trial is attract In' a good deal of attention at a time when we ought to be thlnkln' of the safety of our wives and children-- if we have any--we came to the conclusion to address you, sir, with all respect, and suggest that you instruct the counsel on both sides to be as lenient as possible with the Jury. "This here Innocent girl's father broke out of Jail and got away. As far as this here jury knows lie ain't likely ever to come back, so, for the time being at least, there don't seem to he anybody we can hang for the crime with which the prisoner Jit the bar is charged. This jury was picked with a great deal of care by the sheriff and Is, I am reliably informed, entirely satisfactory to both sides of the case. "In view of the fact that Black Hawk's warriors are reported to have been seen within twenty miles of our beautiful little city, and tflso in view of the additional fact that Mrs. Rachel Gwyn, one of our foremost citizens' and taxpayers, has recently informed me--and your honor also, I believe, in my presence--that she intends to give this poor girl a home as soon as she is lawfully discharged by the Jury as not guilty, we, the jury, Imptore your honor to keep an eye on the clock. As we understand the case, there were only two witnesses to the killing of the villain against whom this young woman fought so desperately in selfdefense. One of >m Is here in this courtsoom. The other Is dead and buried. It Is ndw ten minutes past nine. We, the jury, would like for you to Inform the counsel on both, sides that at precisely ten o'clock we are going to render a verdict, because at a quarter past ten the majority of us have to attend a company drill. The lawyer for the prisoner enlisted last night as a private in our company, and so did the prosecuting attorney." "This Is a most unusual and unprecedented action on the part of a Jury." said the court gravely. "However, In view of the extraordinary circumstances, I feel that we should be as expeditious as possible in disposing of He Had Shoved a Trembling Hand Between the Bars. tlm case, on trial. Gentlemeit, jnm have heard the remarks of the foreman of the jury. Have either of you anjr reasou for objecting to the suggestion he has made? Very well, then; we will proceed with the trial of Mary Hawk, charged with murder In the first degree. Call your first witness, Mr. Prosecutor." The little courtroom was Jammed to its capacity. Hundreds, unable to gain admission, crowded about the entrance and filled the square. The town was in the throes of a vast excitement, what with the trial, the Indian uprising in the north, the escape of Martin Hawk and the flight of Barry Lapelle, hitherto regarded as a rake but not even suspected of actual dishonesty. The Paul Revere, with Captain Redberry in charge, had got away at daybreak, loaded to the rails with footloose individuals who suddenly had decided to try their fortunes elsewhere rather than remain in A district likely to be overrun by savages. Moll Hawk sat in front ofj the Judge's table and at her side was Kenneth ({wynne. Mrs. Gwyn and Viola occupied seats on a bench near one of the windows? facing the jury. The prisoner was frightened. Her deepset eves darted restlessly, even warily, about her as she sat there Ijn the midst of this throng of strange, stern-faced men. 7 The prosecuting attorney, a young man of slender experience but chlval-, rous Instincts, called the undertaker to the stand. "In as few words as possible tell the Jury who It was that you buried yesterday afternoon." "Jasper Suggs?1' < "Was he dead?" ... "He was." "That's all. your, honor." "Any questions, Mr. Gwynne 1" Inquired the judge. »• "None, your honor." "Call your next witness, Mr. Prosecutor." "Mr. sheriff, will you tafc£ the stimd for a moment? Did yon see the defendant along about four o'clock yesterday morning?" "I did." 4 ' "State where." * "At her father's cabin." "State what had happened there prior to your arrival, if you know." "This defendant l ad had a little difficulty with the corpse, and he was dead on the floor when we got there." "From a knife wound?" "Yes, sir." ' "Who inflicted that wound. If you know?" • * "Miss Mary Hawk." "You are sure about that, Mr. Sheriff?" ; ' "Pos-l-tlvely." --- "How can you be sure of that, sir. If you did not witness the deed with your own eyes?" The Court rapped on the tr.ble. "This Is your own witness, Mr. Prosecutor. Are you trying to cross-examine him. Or to discredit his testimony?" "I beg your honor's pardon." Kenneth arose. "We will admit that Jasper Suggs came to his death at the hands of the defendant." "In that case," said his gentlemanly adversary, "the state rests." "Call .your tjirst . witness, Mr. Gwynne." "Take this chair. If you please. Miss Hawk. Hold up your right hand and be sworn." After a few preliminary questipns he said: "Now tell the court and the Jury exactly what happened, beginning with the return of your father and Jasper Suggs from a trip to town. Don't be.afraid. Miss--er--Moll. Tell the Jury, in your own words, Just what took place between the time yju first heard Suggs and your father talking in the cabin^and the arrival of the sheriff and his men." It lacked Just three minutes of ten o'clock when she finished her story. It had been delivered haltingly and with visible signs of embarrassment at times, but It was a straightforward, honest recital of factfc. "Any questions, Mr. Prosecutor?" "None, your honor. The state does not desire to present argument. It is content to submit its case to the jury without argument, asking only that a verdict be rendered fairly and squarely upon the evidence as Introduce^. All we ask Is Justice." "Any argument, Mr. Gwynne?" "None, your honor. The defense Is satisfied to leave Its case entirely in the hands of the Jury." "Gentlemen of the Jury." said the court, glancing at the clock', "the court will omit its ^instructions to you, merely advising you that if you find the prisoner guilty as charged your verdict must be murder In the first degree, the penalty for whk-h is death." The foreman leaned over and picked up hisMiat from the floor. Then he arose and announced: "We, the jury, find the defendant not guilty." "Prisoner discharged," said the court, arising. "The court desires to thank the jurors for the close attention you have paid to the evidence In this case and for the prompt and Just verdict you have returned. Court stands adjourned." » Later on Moll Hawk walked up the hill with Mrs. Gwyn and Viola. Very few words had passed between them since they left the curious but friendly crowd In the public square. Finally Moll's dubious thoughts found expression in words, breaking in ut>on the detached reflections of her two companions. "I don't see why they let me off like that Mis' Gwyn. I killed him. didn't I?" "Yes, Moll--but the law does not convict a person who kills In selfdefense. Didn't you understand that?" "But supposin' I wuz starvln* to death an' I stole*a ham like Gud Gridley did last fall when his pa an' ma wuz sick, wouldn't that be selfdefense? They put him in Jail fer two months, jest fer stealln' a ham when he hadn't had nothln' to eat fer three days--beln' crippled an' couldn't work. Wuz that fair?" "Don't forget, Moll," said' Rachel ironically, "that Henry Butts valued his ham at seventy-five cents." "Anyhow, hit don't seem right an' fair," said Moll. "I didn't have to^ill Jasper to save my life. I could ha' saved It without k'llin' him." "You did perfectly right in killing him, Moll,' broke In Viola warmly. "I would have done the same thikig IW had been in your place." w- Moll thought over this for * few secondk *WeI|, maybe you might haw *x*x*x*x*r*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x<>x*x*x*x* KILLING RATS WITH BLOWGUNS CHAPTER XXII The Trtai «f Moll Hawk. The trial of Moll Hawk was a brief on* The foreman of the Jury asked permission of the court to aaske a few Weapon Peculiar to Natives of the ttHu ,J rchipelago Can Be Used With Deadly Effect. ; V, ; We were often visited by flocks of flying foxes from Tawi-Tawi, an Island of the Sulu archipelago. These huge bats have a spread of wing from 3 to 4% feet and their fur Is very short but hoft and delicate. Their chattering would often keep us awake at night while they fe&sted on the seeds of cottonwooti trees in front of our hous4. As usual, two house snakes took up (heir residence with us and assisted us In keeping our rats down. When they showed any disposition to wander elsewhere and came out from under the house, they were "switched" for their flcklen«MW end driven .back again. ^ Our own contribution toward rat extinction was by the use of the Moro blowgun. This Is a polished piece of ebony with a bore about threequarters of an Inch In diameter and about four feet long. The projectile Is a steel barb to which is attached a close tuft of soft feathers. This is inserted in the base of the barrel and a quick, strong puff will send It through the air for 50 to 60 yards. I have seen native children bringing small birds down from rairiy large trees with tl em. When the barb Is poisoned all that Is necessary is to break tlfe skin and this perfectly silent little tuft of >athers coming from the Jungle and found sticking between your shoulders means a horrible death.--Sydney A. Cloman Ln World's Won*. it Was a Straightforward, Honest Recital of Facts. , had to do It, Miss Violy, if them fellers had got awaJr with you as they Wuz plannin' to do," she said. Silence fell between them again, broken after a while by Moll. "They'll never ketch Pap," she said. "I guess I'll never lay eyes ou him ag'ln. I wuz Jest wonderln' what's goin' to become of his dogs. Do you suppose anyhody'll take the trouble to feed 'em?" • • • • • • • Toby Moxler, Jack Trentman's dealer, accosted Kenneth Gwynne at the conclusion of the first drill. "Jack found this here letter down at the shanty this morning, Mr. Gwynne. It's addressed to you, so he asked me to hand It to you when I saw you." Kenneth knew at dnee who the letter was front He stuck it into his coat pocket, unopened. "Tell Jack that I am very much obliged to him," he said, and walked away. When he was safely out of hearing distance, Toby turned to the man at his side and remarked: "If what Barry Lapelle toM me and Jack Trentman yesterdny morning is true, there'll be the doggonedest scandal this town ever heard of." "What did he tell yoa?" inquired his neighbor eagerly. "It's against my principles to talk about women." snapped Toby, glaring at the man as if deeply insulted. Swing the disappointment in the other's face, he softened a little: "'Specially about' wldders." he went so far as to explain. "You keep your shirt on. Elmer, and wait. And when It does come out, you'll be the most Surprised man In town." Kenneth did not open Barry's letter until he readied his office. "His face darkened as he read but cleared almost instantly. H.« ever smiled disdainfully as he tore the sheet Into small pieces nnd stuffed thepi Into his pocket against the time whsn he could consign them to the fire In the kitchen stove. "Kenneth Gwynne, Esquire, - "Sir: Upon receipt of your tffwvrtln* and cowerdly reply to-my challenge I realized the futility of expecting on your part an honorable and gentlemanly settlement of our difficulties. My natural Inclination was to seek you out and fource you to fight but advice of friends prevailed. I have decided to make It my business to verrify the story wh. has come to my ears regarding the Gwynne and Carter families. In pursuit of this intention I am starting immediately for your old home town In Kentucky where I am convinced there still remain a number of people who will be able to give me all the facts. If I was misled Into making statements that were untrue In my last meeting with your sister I shall most humbly apologize to her. If on the contrary I find that what I said to her was true I will mtjke It my business to bring all the facts to the notice of the people of Lafayette and let them know what to do in the matter. In any case I shall return ID about a month or six weeks at wh. time I shall renew my challenge to you with the sincere hope athat you may actfept it and that I may have the belated pleasure of putting a bullet through your cowerdly heart. I must however In the meantime refuse to sign myself "Xoum respectfully "BARltY I,APELLfcL" CHAPTER XXIII • Q The Trysting Place of Thoughts. The, turmoil and excitement over the Indian outbreak Increased during the day. A constant stream of refugees, mostly old men. women and children, poured Into Lafayette froc region? wegt .of" the Wabash. By nightfall Ing cared for by the people of the* town, and more were coming. Shortly after noon a mounted scout rode In from Warren county with the word that the militia of bis county was preparing to start off at once to meet the advancing hordes; he brought in the report that farther north the frontier was being abandoned by the settlers and that massacres already had occurred. There was also a wellsupported rumor that a portion of the Illinois militia, some two hundred and fifty men In all. had j>een routed on Hickory creek by Black Hawk's Invincible warriors, with appalling losses to the whites. He bore a stirring message from his commanding officer, urging the men of Tippecanoe to rouse themselves and Join Warren county troops In an immediate movement to : repel or at least to check the Sacs and Mlamis and Pottawattomles who were swarming over the prairies like locusts. The appearance of this messenger, : worn and spent after his long ride, created a profound sensation. Here at last was official verification of the stories brought In by the paalc-stricken refugees; here was something that ! caused the whole town suddenly to , awake to the fact that a reul menace , existed, and that It was not, after all, another of those rattle-brained "scares" | which were constantly cropping up. j For months there had been talk of i Old Black Hawk and his Sacs going i on the warpath oyer the occupation of ! their lands In northern Illinois by the | swift-advancing, ruthless whites. The j old Sac, or Sauk, chieftain had long threatened to resist by force of arms this violation of the treaty. He had been so long, however, in even making a start to carry out his threat that the niore enlightened pioneers had ceased to take any stock In his spoutlngs. " The Free IVess, Lafayette's only newspaper, had from time td time printed news seeping out of the Northwest by means of carrier or voyageur; their tales bore out the reports furnished by federal and state authorities on the more or less unsettled conditions. There was, for example, the extremely disquieting story that Black Hawk, on his return from a hunting trip west of the Mississippi, had traveled far eastward across northern Indiana to seek the advice of the British coinpiander In Canada. Not only was the story of this pilgrimage true, but the fact was afterward definitely established that the British official advised the chief to make war on the white settlers--this being late In 1831, nearly twenty years after the close of the War of 1812. Many of Black Hawk's warriors had served under Tecumseh in tbe last war with England, and they still were rabid British sympathizers. Amidst the greatest enthusiasm and excitement, the men of Lafayette organized the "Guards," a company some three hundred strong. After several days of intensive and, for a time, ludicrous "drilling," they were ready and eager to ride out into the terrorized Northwest. Kenneth GwynneMMW^a private te "The Guards." During the thrilling days of preparation for the expedition, he saw little of the women next door. Doubtless for reasons of their own, Viola and her mother maintained a strange and persistent aloofness. It was not tititll the evening before the departure of the "Guards" that he took matters Into his own hands and walked over to Rachel's house. The few gllmpeet he bad had of Viola during these busy days and nights served not only to Increase his ardent craving for her but caused him the most acute misery as well. Utter despond had fallen upon him. It was significant of her new attitude toward life that she had cast aside the somber habiliments of mourning. She was now appearing In bright, though not gay colors--unmistakable evidence of her decision to abandon all pretense of grief for the man she had looked upon for so many years as her father. There was a strange, new vivacity In her manner, too--something that hurt rather than cheered him. He heard her singing about the housegay, larksome little snatches--and she whistled merrily as she worked In the garden. Somehow her very llghtheartedness added to his despair. What right had she to be happy and gay and cheerful whilst he was so miserable? Had he not told her In so mrfpy words that' he loved her? Did that mean nothing to her? Why should she sing and whistle In her own do-_ main when she must have known that he was suffering in his, not twenty rods away? He was conscious at times of a sense of Injury, and as the time drew near for his departure without so much as a sign of regret or even interest on her part, this feeling tieejh ened into resentment He was very stiff and formal as be approached the porch on which Viola and her mother were seated, enjoying the cool evening breeze that had sprung up at tbe end of the hot and sultry day. "We are off at daybreak," he said, standing before them, his hat In his hand. "I thought I would come over to say good-by." His hungry gaze swept over the figure of the girl, shadowy and Indistinct In the semi-darkness. To his amazement, he saw that she was attired in the frock she had worn on that unfo* gettable night at Striker's. She leaned forward and held out her hand to him. As he took it he looked up Into her dusky face and caught his breath. Good heavvens! She was actually smiling! Smiling when he was going away perhaps never to return alive I She did not speak. It was Rachel Carter who said, quietly: "Thank you for coming over, Kenneth. We would not have allowed you to go, however, without saying goodby and wishing you well, on this ha»- ardous undertaking. May God protect you and all' the brave men who go with you." He had not released Viola's band. Suddenly her grip tightened; her other hand was raised quickly to her face, and he was dumfounded to see that she was dnbblng at her eyes with her handkerchief. His heart swelled. She had been smiling bravely all the while her eyes were filled with tears. And now he knew why she was silent. He .••a. II THIS WOMAN'S MARVELLOUS RECOVER AD Due to Lydia E. ham's Vegetable Truman, Minn.--"I down, had pains in my side and poinetimes I hardly move in ted. My hi got me Lydia E. 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