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Bo otfcsrway.by which we could serve? »Jv Itoddealy a thought crept into my •• #':/ 'V A. , , ; "Monsieur,* 1 astmd breathlessly, 5»; * + * ^ew 'do yon suppose those .Illlnl tn- W A * iftikns to be?** ' 'S'i:r"\ h "Back ftoro the river, in a g'eit of f," '* ?• \jfaves and rocks." $ ^ •" . "How far from here?** r "Four .or five miles: there Is a trail jjtom the mouth of the creek." "And you know the way? and there r / • Height be many warriors there? they \41sL, %ill reipember you. and obey your or- iters?" «,iiA Is r He straightened up. aroused as the - "jC' full meaning of oty questioning oc i \ 'furred to bira. S i \ j ' ' * " A y . t b w e i s a chance there. If we i.#-- • r-.... * . . ,%V \ ' find them In time, and in force enough '• i) vto make foray. Sacre! I know not * ^rhy soch thought has not come %o me r>$< *V' H®, is? |>efore. Could we but fal! on those perils from the rear In- surprise, even "irith a third of their number, tliey = *'• 1roo!d ran like cats. Mon Dieu! I ; (thank you for the thought" s? ' We plunged Into the forest no longer '& .Endeavoring to advance silently, but Inspired with a desire to achieve our- ^'fjoal as soon as possible. At the mouth ,.f ^ } of a stream entering 'the river. D'Ar- 1 ^tigny-picked me up In his arms and v waded across. On the opposite bank e sought eagerly on hands and knees i for the old trace ho dimly remembered, last he Etood er«ct F ,/• * "Ay. tees, it's here to be easily Coi- *|rf» " lowed. ' What hour do you make It K/ >5' now?" - • %, £>.* "About three." ^"1 a ^ ' would have said: and 'tis not fA'fe'T '.^ayli^rht until after five. We can scarce i 5 make It yet we will try." | % ^ It was uot as dark here awny from s 1* _ . | the gloom of the Hock; the forest was Ji~ * jf&- -t'open. aj»d yet 1 will never know how IfV '. P'Artigny succeeded in following that % If1? dim trull at so rapid a gait. As for tne, I could see nothing of any path, fv ̂ . and n.erely followed him blindly, not [ 'if - ev®n certain of the nature of the f- ground under my feet Again and f; c W- 2>sain J tripped over some obstacle--a |/^ ?v , - root, a tuft of grass--and continually £' ,i unnoted branches flapped against my 1 face. Once I fell prone, yet so nolse- • lessly that Rene passed beyond view | « }\ Abefore he realized my misfortune, and : J returned to help me regain my feet, until then, i thbric. did he eom- 1 >- • prebend the rapidity of his movements. lA "P' - " "Your pardon, dear girl," and his lips v fbrushed my hair, as he held me in his Varms. "I forgot all but our comrades i^, *•' r\ I. yonder. The night is dark to your 51 '*J* "eyes.^ \ . "1 'ett see nothing." I confessed re- §r / gretfully. "yet you have no difficulty." it; " 'Tls a woodsman's training. I have I#' fv ^followed many a dim trail in dark for- ' 5.^ ' 5 ests, and this is so plain I could keep jL , fjto It on a run if necessary^ Ab! the f* . kV- f fort Is awake and vigilant--that was gmefirf" , % S.. 1 * I 'l-Z? •,* 1 bad not only heard the sharp re- K -1 % ports but seen the flash of fire cleaving p|"- ee. s,the darkness. " . ' k.}1v'^; « "The discharges came from the |C.. .f ^r'. woods yonder--they were Indian guns. ' "lonsieur. Set! those two last were fe,- /from the stockade: I oould perceive the j!f.' '{ > .) logs In the flare." "Ay, and that Is all: "the lads will $?•>•' • r waste no ammunition in the gloom, ex fS' • <*ept to tell fiie savages they are awake $c. and ready." • ' ' Vk- j "How far tuiVe W trareiad, roon- j f , fileur?" , . "V-. r- "A mile, perhaps. At the crooked UK' i" ®®k yonder we leave the stream. You «|tt, ^ ^ met with no harm when you fell?" ft jfc* v-i| "No, more timn a bruise, I c|io go 1; I' " '/ ; sj^-y; ^ We turned to the right and plungsd aQ., | Into tlve thicket, the way now so tfack j*y4 i that T grasped his Jacket In fear of "A .renegade consorting with devils of the Iroquoia?" '• .,-V-v "Mon Dieu! S^rt St Louis." I could see the white man thrust aside the Indian circle, and strike throngh. ]His face was invisible, al­ though I was upon my knees now, but he was a short heavily built fellow. "Stand back! ay. make room. Saint, Guise, we are lighting our own friends, if you are of the garrison, name your- aelf," '• v, I>*Artigny. stiil clasping his rifle bar- re!. reached out his other hand, and lifted me to my feet "Perchance," he said coolly, **lf I were a stickler for etiquette. I might ask you first for some explanation of this attack. However, we have made some beads rlng^so I waive that privi­ lege. I am the Sieur d'Artigny, a lieu­ tenant of La Salle's." "Mon Dieu!" the other stepped for­ ward. his hand outstretched. "Tl» no unknown name to me, although we have never before met by some chance --I am Francois de la Forest" "La Forest! You were in France three months ago." "Aye; I was there when Sieur de la Salle landed. He told me the whole tale. I was with him when he had audience with Louis. I am here now bearing the orders of the king, coun­ tersigned by La Barre at Quebec, re­ storing De Tonty to command at Fort St. Louis, and bidding De Baugis and that fool Cassion return to New France," D'Artigny crushed the, man's hand in both his own. dropping the rifle bar­ rel to the ground. His voice trembled as he made answer. ' ' '. "He won the king's favor? lie con­ vinced Louis?" . 4NTo doubt of that--never saw* ! i greater miracle.** 6 "And Sieur de la Salle--has he re­ turned?" "Nay: he remains In France, to fit out an expedition to sail for the mouth of the great river. He hath speciai commission from the king. To me was given the honor of bearing his mes-" sage. Ab! but La Barre raved like a mad bull when I handed him the king's order. I thought he would burst a blood vessel, and give us a new gover­ nor. But no nuch luck. Pah! I stood there, struggling to keep a straight face, for he had no choice but obey. 'Twas a hard dose to swallow, but there was Louis' orders in his own hand, all duly sealed: and a command that I be dispatched hitter with the message." w "How made yoo the joprney In Jo short a time?" s "Overland from Detroit the same trail you traveled with La Salle; 'tis much the shorter." "Alone?" , "With two couriers dn bols; they are with me now. But what la this. D'Ar- tigny, you have with you--a woman?" • ' <y!i becoming lost. We were clambering up n uligfct hill, careless of everything but lour footing, when there was a sudden J rustling of the low branches on either j£i side $ur path. D'Artigny stopped. ,,.1 thrusting me back, while at that very • instant indistinct forms seemed to leap \ forth,from the covert. It 9fccbrred so ^ quickly, so silently, that before I even realised danger, he was struggling §| madly with the assailants. I heard the crash of blows, an oath of surprise, a f guttural exclamation, a groan of pain. : Hands gripped me savagely; I felt naked hodles. struggled wildly to escape, but was flung helplessly to the g;/ ground, a hand grasping my hair. I ,# could see nothing, only a confused mai of legs and arms, but D'Artigny was u Still on'his feet, struggling desperately.' •From spme hand he had grabbed a rifle, and s#ung It crashing into the {aees of those grappling him. Back &• came, step by step, fighting like a <jend. until he stood over me. With <tne Wide sweep of his clutched weapon be struck me free, a blow which shat- • .«ed the gun-stock, and left him armed only vith the iron bar. But the battle -fqty was on him: dimly I could see $tias tPiverlng above me. bareheaded. Ills cloUes torn to rags, the grim barrel ptiteed f^r a blow. AtiOl" he cried exultantly. " »tib t food lU'.ht so far--would Vou have L\*t of lr?" A "Hold!" broke in a Frencft voice tram out tho darknessu "What mean* IMif Ate y«.*n of white blood?", ^ * "l bsv« iHit* unvpoee^ to." CHAPTER XXIV. Warriors of the IlltnU "Yes, M. de la Forest" I said, step­ ping forward to save Rene from a question which would embarrass blm. "I am the daughter of Captain la Ches- nayne, whom the Sieur d'Artigny hath taken under his protection." "La Chesnayne's daughter! Ah. I heard the story told in Quebec--'twas La Barre's aid who gave me the facts with many a chuckle, as though he held It an excellent joke. But w&y are you here, madame? .- If got M Cassion in the fort yonder?" "'Tis a long tale, La Forest." broke in D'Artigny, laying his hand on the other's shoulder, "and will bide a bet­ ter time for telling. I am a soldier, and you may trust my word. We are La Salle's men: let it gp at that, for there is graver duty fronting us now than the retelling of camp gossip. Madame Is my friend, and my 'hand Vflll defend her reputation. It that enough, comrade?" "Ay. enough. My best regards, ma­ dame," and he bowed low before me. his words ringing true. "Whoever Sieur de la Salie has learned to.trust hath my faith also. You have edmt from the fort, I take It D'Artigny? How are matters there?" "Ill enough^ the officers at sword*' points, and the men divided Into three camps, for where De la Duraptaye stands there is no evidence. M. Cas­ sion holds command by virtue of La Barre's commission, and knows no more of Indian war than a Quebec storekeeper. The garrison numbers fifty men. all told; two-thirds soldiers^ A in /I a nAA» 1 yet agreed to return here nnder my leadership." ' x' **. * "Who is thel£ cJ»irfT! *Old Seqliitah---yp« know # *Ay, a r«al warrior. 'Tls better than I dared" hope, for I have been In battle with him before. Do fo$ number a hundred?" « . '. "And fifty ate**; tudiir IndHrer- ently armed." "And fifty more,, though Indifferently armed. Never have I seen the Illlnl Is action, D'Artigny; they seem to me a poor lot, so frightened of the wolves as to be valueless." * "So they are If left to themselves, but under white leadership they stif­ fen. They will flght If given the In­ dian style. They will never stand in defense, but if we lead tbem to a sur­ prise, they'll give good account of themselves. That is my plan. La For­ est--that we creep up through the woods behind the Iroquois lines. They will expect no attack from the rear, and will have no guard. If we move quickly while It remains dark, we ought to get within a few yards of the red demons without discovery. They will fight desperately, no doubt, for their only hope of escape would be to either plunge down the rocky banks on either side, or cut a way through. You hare been at the fort?" * "Twice before." -' >:•' •'Then you know the nature of the ground. *Tls all woodland until within a few hundred yards of the gates. You recall the great rock beside the trail?" **Ay and the view from the top." "My plan would be to creep up that far, with flanking parties on the slopes below. In front as you may remem­ ber, there Is an open space, then a fringe of forest hiding the clearing be­ fore the stockade. The Iroquois will be gathered behind that fringe of trees waiting" daylight Is my thought right?" *" 'Tis the most likely spot." "Then listen; I have thought this ail out. You and I, with Sequitah, will take a hundred of your Indians, cross the small river, and advance up the trail. That leaves fifty warriors to creep through the woods on either slope, twenty-five to a side, led by your two couriers du bols. We will wait at the great rock, and give the signal." La Forest stood silent a moment thinking; then rested his hand on D'Ar- tlgny's shoulder. "It looks feasible enough, hut the flanking parties may not reach their positions in time." *' , "The one from the west will not have as far to travel as we do. The other does not make so much differ­ ence, for if the lroqtiois break they will come in this direction--the other .side of the trail is sheer rock." "And what about the lady?" "I shall go with you. messieurs," I said quietly! • "There will be no more danger there than here; besides, you wonlfl not leave me alone without a guard, and you. will need every- fight­ ing man." I felt the„grlp 4qf Rene's hand,, bu^ It M f ci ti> w t » h *\ 4- i* n ^ wuS- 4' uicai 3 rvitc iuui "^The richt ring^ to that, hey. D'Ar- tigny! Madame answers my last ar­ gument. But first us have word with the •chief." ,-*• - •; ^ He addressed a word hitt> the crowd of indistlngukhuble. figures, and an In­ dian came forward. Dim as the light was, I was Impressed with the dignity of his carriage, the flfm character of his facial outline. "I am Sequitah, chief of the Mas- coutins." he said gravely, "for whom the white chief sent." D'Artigny stepped forward, standing as erect as the other. "Sequitah is great chief," he said quietly, "a warrior of many battles, the friend of La Salle. We have smoked the peace-pipe together, and walked side by side on the war-trail. Sequitah knows who speaks?" "The French warrior they call D'Ar­ tigny." "Right; 'tls not thej first time you and I have met the Iroquois! The wolves are here again; they have burned the villages of the Illinois, and killed your women and children. The Valley Is black with smoke, and red y- m and a poor lot "With ammunition and food?** "Ample to eat but Boisrondet ^pHi qje with scarce a dozen rounds per man. The Iroquois are at the jptfes, and will attack at daylight*" "You know this?" "The signs are plain. We pftMed one party clambering up toe cliff--no less than fifty warriors, naked and painted for war. Tuscaroras. madape said from the words she overheard as they slipped past where We hid. 'Tls not likely they made reconuolssaqce alone. The, fiends have been a week In this valley, and have swept all clear | of our Indian allies; now they can | bring their full force against the fori:." "No doubt you are right." "'Twas my Judgment, at least, and we sought belp when we ran Into you. What Indians have you?" "Illlnl. mostly, with a handful of Mia mis and Ki<?kapoos. We met tb«m at the crossing, hiding in the hills. vThey were sadly demoralized, nnd tiled with honor «t i?hat the) had «Tis * Good Fight So Far; Would Vou Have *ftors of It7" with blood. What says the war chief of the Mascoutlns--will bis warriors fight? Will tbey strike with us a blow against the beasts?" The chief swept his hand In' wide circle. "We are warriors; we have tasted Mood. What are the white man's words of wisdom?" Briefly, in quick, ringing sentences. D'Artigny outlined his plan. Sequitah listened motionless, his faee nnexpres Rive of emotion. Twice, confused by some French phrase, he asked grave questions, and once a courier du bols spoke up In his own tongue, to make the meaning clear. As D'Artigny ceased tho chief stood for a moment silent. "We leap upon tbem from cover?" he asked calmly, "aid the white men will sally forth to Hid us?" " 'Tis so we expect--M. de Tonty Is never averse to a fight." <*"i believe lp the Iron Band: but 'tis told me others command now. If they fall w* are but f»w against many.' "They will not are Frenchmen." * The Indian folded his hands across his breast, his eyes on the two men facing hltn, The^e was #!1ence, but f<w the slight rustle of movWg bodies In the darkness. "Sequltnb hears the voice of his frtofid," he announced at last, "and bW Words sound wise. The warriors of the Utlni will fight beside the white men." There was no time lost, although I know but little of what occurred, be­ ing left alone there while La Forest and D'Artigny divided the men, and, arranged the plans of advance* The dense night shrouded much of this hasty preparation, for all I could per­ ceive were flitting figures, or the black shadow of warriors being grouped to­ gether. I could bear voices, never loud, givjng swift orders, or calling to this or that individual through the gloom. A party tramped by me< and disap­ peared. twenty or more naked war­ riors, headed by a black-bearded Frenchman, bearing a long rifle--the detachment, Uo donbt, dispatched to guard the slope east of the trail, and hurried forth to cover the greater dis­ tance. ,Yet these could have scarcely advanced far through that jungle when the otherp were also in line, wait­ ing the word. Hie very silence in which all this was accomplished, the noiseless bodies, the almost breathless attention, scarce­ ly enabled me to realize the true mean­ ing of It all. These men were going Into battle, into a death grapple. They Meant to attack Ave times their own number. This was no boy's play;-it was War, savage, relentless war. The stern horror of It seemed to suddenly grip me as with icy fingers. Here was what I had read of. dreamed of, being enacted before my very eyes. I wax even a part of it, for I was going With them to the field of blood. Yet how different everything was from those former pictures of Imagina­ tion. There was no noise,' no excite­ ment no shrinking--Just tbosft silent motionless men standing In the posi­ tions assigned to them, the dim light gleaming on their naked bodies, their ready weapons. I heard the voices of the white men, speaking quietly, giving last instruc­ tions as they passed along the lines. Sequitah took his place, not tjvo yards from me, standing like a statue, bis face stern and emotionless. Out of the darkness camfc D'Artigny, pausing a n i n s t a n t b e f o r e t h e c h i e f , ( » » ; "All is well, Sequitah?" "Good--'tis as the whit»^.*thlef wishes." \ "Then we move at once; La Forest will guide the rear; you and I will march together. Give your warriors the word." „ He turned and took my hand. "You will walk with me, dear one; you a re not afraid?" "Not of the peril of coming battle," I answered. "I--I think I hardly real­ ize WJiat that all means; but the risk yon run. Rene! If--If you win, you will" be a prisoner condemned to death." He laughed, and bent low, ' I felt his lips brush my cheek. -i. "Yqu do not understand, dear girl. A moment and Twill explain--once we are jbeyond the stream. Now I must see that all move together." We advanced through the Woods down a slight incline, the Indians mov­ ing like* so many phantoms. Not a branch rattled as they glided silently forward, not a leaf rustled beneath the soft tread of moccasined feet. D'Artigny led me by the hand, aiding me to move quiotly over the uneven ground, but made no effort to speak. Beside us, not unlike a shadow, strode the chief Sequitah, his stern face up­ lifted. shadowed by long black hair, a rifle gripped in his sinewy arms. We crossed the little river, D'Artigny bear­ ing me easily in his grasp, and, on the opposite shore, waited for*the others to follow. They came, a long line of dark, shadowy forms, wading cautious­ ly through the shallow water, and ranged themselves just below the bank, many still standing in the stream. What light there was flickered over naked bodies, and revealed savfege eyes gleaming from out masses of black hair. D'Artigny stepped forward on the exposed root of a tree to where be could see bis dusky followers, and La Forest climbed the bank and joined him. A moment the two men con­ ferred, turning about to question Se­ quitah. As they separated I could dis­ tinguish D'Artigny's final words. "Very well, then, if it is your wish I take command. Sequitah, a hundred warriors will follow you along the trail--you^kbow it welL Have your best scouts In advance, and circle your braves so as to make attack impos­ sible. Your scouts will not go beyond the great rock except on my order. M. la Forest will accompany them. This is clear?" The Indian muttered response In his own tongue; then spoke more rapidly, and the mass of warriors below changed formation, the greater number climbing the bank, and grouping themselves in the darker shadow of the woods. • Who has charge of the others?" asked D'Artigny. "Bastian Courtray," replied La For­ est. "He Is yonder." * "Then, Courtray, listen: You follow the stream, but do not venture from cover. Post your men below the stock­ ade and wait to Intercept fugitives. We will do the fighting above. Are the warriors with you armed?" All but tea have rifles, monsieur, but I know not If they be of value.*' You must make the best use of them you can. Above all things, be quiet, and do nothing to alarm the Iro­ quois. You may go." I leaned forward, watching them as they' waded downstream, and ' then climbed the bank, disappearing In the undergrowth. Sequitah had moved past me, and T heard his voice speak ing In Indian dialect. Along the forest aisles his warrior gilded by where I stood, noiselessly as shadows. In an­ other moment D'Artigny and I were alone, the black night all about us, and not a sound reaching our ears to tell of those vanished allies. He took my band, r careas In his touch, a sugges­ tion of pride in his voice "The old chief Is warrior still." he said "and. unless *il jigns fall, the Iroquois will long nemethber this day be tut nehind. and we have walked trail before together," * f Had I not tested It with my ears, never would I have believed a hundred men could have made way so noiselessly In the dark, through soch thick forest rock strewn and deeply rutted. Yet not a sound of their stealthy passage was wafted back to us on the wind--no echo of voice, no rasping of foot no rustle of leaves. Ghosts could not have moved more si­ lently. Somehow' the very thought that these grim savages were thus creep­ ing forward to attack and kill, their hearts mad With hatje, wild blasts of prey.stalking their victims, yielded me "The Warriors of the lllii.f Will Fight ' Beside the White Men.* , ft: strange feeling of horror. I clang to-D'Artigny's arm, shrinking from the shadows, my mind filled trlth name­ less fear. "Adele," he whispered, tenderly, "yon will fear for me In this venture?" "Yes, monsieur." "There Is no nefed. You heard La Forest say he bore orders of the king to give De Tonty command oh<re more of Fort St Louis." "Yes, monsieur; but you have' al­ ready been "tried and condemned. Even If they have not authorHy to shoot yon. here, they have power to transport to Quebec." "There would be battle first-If I know my old cornrades well. No, as to that there is no canse to fear. I shall be given fair trial now, and welcome It. My fear has been for you--the ven­ geance of Cassion, if ever you camJi within his grasp again. But that alsp Is settled." "Settled? What Is It you would tell me?" ' " ' "This, sweethpart; you should know, although I would that some other might tell you. "La Forest whispered it to me while we were alone yonder, for he knew not you were estranged from your husband. He bears with him the king's order for the arrest of M. Cassion. Captain de Baugis Is commissioned by La Barre to return him safely to Quebec for trial." , "On what charge?" "Treason to France; the glvfing, of false testimony against a king's offi­ cer, and the concealing of official rec­ ords." . "Mon DleuJ Wa^ It case of my father?" . "Yes: the trhth has been made clear. There is, as I understand from what La Forest told me, not sufficient evi­ dence against La Barre to convict, yet 'tis believed the case will cost him his office. But M. Cassion was his agent and is guilty beyond a doubt." "But, monsieur, who made th# charges? Who brought the matter to the attention of Louis?" "The Comte de Frontenac; he was your father's friend, and won him res­ toration of his property. Not until La Forest met blm in France was he aware of the wron^ aone Captain le Chesnayne. Later he had converse with La Sfille, a Franciscan once sta­ tioned at Montreal, and two officers of the regiment of Carignan-Salliers. Armed with information thus gained, he made appeal to Louis. 'Tis told me the king waj so angry he signed the order of arrest with his own hand, and handed It to La Forest to execute." The governor knows?" 'Not yet. La Forest felt It best to keep the secret, fearing he might be de­ tained, or possibly ambushed Ml 'the way hither." (TO BE CONTINUED.) ~ IS PRODUCT OF VENEZUELA Poison Gases Used in Warfare Are jfcuj* From 8abadllla. Grown Only Thai Country. Tfir asphyxiating and tear^pMrthie- Ing gases used In the war are made from sabadUla, a product exported only from Venezuela, according to an American consular report from that country. Sabadllla, meaning barley, lp the name of a plant of the Illy family, botanlcally called veratrura sabadllla retztus, occurring only In Venezuela and Mexico. The highly poisonous seeds have long been used In medicine. While nothing Is knowo in Venezuela as to the use of the altrplold product of the seeds In the making of war gases, 1t Is a fact that «&t»adllla dust Irritates the eyes, the throat and the nose so much that labor*** working with It are obliged to weoi- t^tectlng n.ttsks. The first Importation frost Vene­ zuela was made to Hamburg 26 of 9P years ago. The foreign deu,nnd has never amounted to more thau 6,000 sacks annually. Sabadllla seeds and all preparations compounded from them have been de­ clared contraband by Great Britain. The substances produced from tht seeds are eavadlne, or crystallised verutric, an alkaloid, vera trie acid, nnd sabndnlllne, which Is an amot* phus, pleusint smelling alkaloid that accelerates the beating of the heart. THE BOY AT AN AGE HE,.LOOKS '"'%ACK TO WltH*RIGlliV."" When H« &s!'ks at Cutting Grass and! Himself and His Future •nfyyh in the Moit serious • f-- -"' Fashion. . t ^U» hfa just arrived at UuM; #ge when nobody understands him. His father wants him to learn a gfl©d trade, like carpentry or automobile repairing, but he has fully decided that he is going to be either a corporation lawyer or an actor, preferably a moving picture ac­ tor. He understands vaguely that a corporation is a business organization, and he Is not much interested in law, twt he has heard his father speak ad­ miringly of a corporation lawyer and praise his keenness, and he thinks it would be rather nice to be spoken of in that way. Also he has heard it said* that a corporation la,wyer must possess a quick intellect and a pro­ found understanding of htunan nature, and he believes he possesses both. For similar reasons he inclines toward tht» actors* profession. An actor does not have much work to do, and lie has heard of some who earn a thousand dollars a week. Moreover, actors ar$ much admired--he admires one or two that he has seen at the corner theater himself--and there are other attract tions which secretly influence him, such as beautiful actresses, although he would never admit this even to him­ self. He has supreme confidence in his en­ tire fitness for either profession and cannot understand why his father does H,ot encourage his ambitions, says a writer in the Indianapolis News.. He secretly believes that his parent Is of rather inferior intellect, else he would Blave.a better job and would be able to understand his son and properly gauge his abilities. Of late he has be­ gun to balk at cutting the grass, ^e says the sun makes him sick,*but the real reason Is tjjat he thinks cutting the grass Incompatible with the dig­ nity of a future man of fame. His mother found him one day in the attic waving an old sword and charging an imaginary enemy, then straightening his naturally stooped shoulders and falling backward with his hand on his heart shouting all the while in his jqueer voice, whicheat the present time Is wavering between a coarse, bull-like bass and a thin squeak. He seldom loses sight of the fact that he is going to be either a cor­ poration lawyer or an actor, and Is continually rehearsing for one profes­ sion or the other. When he walks he endeavors to Imitate the debotialr grace of his favorite motion-picture hero 'and he is constantly testing his powers of Cross-examination on his boy companions. They, for the most part, take him at his own valuation and listen respectfully when he orates on any subject from baseball to poli­ tics, of both of which he thinks he has a thorough grasp. He wears his hair long, objects strenuously and somer times tearfully when ordered to have It cut, and is In a fever of uncertainty as to whether It is more becoming to part It In the middle or on the side. His ties and socks are very loud and his trousers extremely narrow and short. He talks loudly Ind with the utmost assurance on all questions when anybody will listen to him. The only thing In the world he cannot un­ derstand is why his father, and, occa­ sionally even his mother, smile at him when he Is talking most seriously. But he fully understands that he is misunderstood. Electric Fact and Fancy. The radioactive mind .of Charles P. Stelnmetz does not lead him Into ro­ mantic excursions dealing in a Flam* marion or a Tesla vein with the future of electricity. He sees ahead of the present development of lighting sys­ tems and power plants an evolution sufficiently wonderful without a startling innovation. Here, for In­ stance, Is a lamp which will give light by power made as it Is held 1'n the hand, and here is a flashlight which will facilitate the autophotography of shy forest denizens. Many are the devices for .destroying the monopoly that night has held iu the absence of the sun. The moving picture Is to gain from Improved ways of produc­ ing and projecting the Illumination. The motorcar and the railway train have much to gain from Intensive ex­ periment.' In the constructive era .that must come after the "devil's carnival of demolition" electricity will take a leading role, 'fhls is no time for man to plume himself that he has "harnessed the lightning." He has merely begun to apprehend the poten­ tiality of the twentieth century magi­ cian.--'Philadelphia Ledger. :4 -V "-^1 " -•i; v.: External and Internal Uife. "Yes," he said, "we must cut down and economise. I've brought home a sample bottle (0f very cheap claret, which I think I shall have to drink In the future." "Good!" she responded. "And I have made a pint of furniture polish from an old recipe, ever so cheaply." It was a few days afterward that the breejse arose. "How was I to know," he stormed, "that you'd put your furniture polish Into a wine bottle? Great wonder I'm not poisoned I" * "And how" was I to know I was pol­ ishing the table with your old claret V she fired back. "Anyhow, it answered very well, and when you drank the fur­ niture polish you said It was a very good wine for the price 1"--Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. A peculiar feature of th<» rainy frail mm in Culm is that the riowngRMUr «l Coma, Attele, 'twill notk&i for us to J ways com# ia the tftinwoa si Turkish Food Supply. .* *>«. telegram from Constanti­ nople published In th^ German press states that a special committee has been appointed to work out the details of a central scheme for the organisa­ tion of the Turkish food supply, and especially of the grain harvest, the gov­ ernment having recently set aside a sum of £30,000,000 for the establish­ ment of the department. Municipal authorities have already received In­ structions to- buy up stocks and to have them distributed to the population in oertiiln Quantities at moderate nricoa ' 5"| Cleveland Claims the Record of Half'?" the Mforlifa ; 41" Timekeepers. % f ^ School"'©# Aitflfert S&' ence In Cleveland there Is a clock that * holds the world's record for accurate timekeeping. Over a period of several months it showed a variation of only - eight-thousandths of a second 'a day, which, in a year's time, would :W than three seconds. * * > Ship chronometers, which are tho most accurate time measuring lustra** ments in general use, cannot keep true time within less than three to five sec- ! onds a month. Marine observations are absolutely dependent on accurals timepieces, but ship's officers have ^ be satisfied If they can adjust thefcif chronometers so that* they will either gain or lose a certain amount ea<di day. Then they add or substract and get absolutely correct time. , <. This Cass clock, says the youth**^ 4v Companion, stands on a stone pier. In­ dependent of the building, that e«:> tends sixteen feet to a natural shato foundation. It Is In a smtill room sur­ rounded by two other rooms, all built, with brick walls. Gas stoves heat th® outer rooms, and electric contact ther-, / V, mometers regulate the temperatur^ f The gas- stove flame eatomatically + * • rises or falls with the vacation In th4 ~ outside air temperature. Thus op warm . days in August the flame in the gas stove is very low, while In below-zero.,1 January It burns at its brightest, la th-a clock room Itself the temperature ; is adjusted by an ordinary sixteen-can-- die power Incandescent lamp that 19 flashed on and off fyy another electric ' ^ contact thermometer. The schotil * ̂ strictly enforces the rule that theeft ' jK must never be more than two persons ih this Inner room at one time. The clock, which stands five feiif' high, has three separate dials that reg» Ister the hours, minutes and secondf. It Is Inclosed In an airtight glass jai^ Inside of which are delicate instHh ments for measuring temperature, afc» mospheric pressure and molstfire, small amount of chloride of llm<V which is an efficient desiccating ma­ terial, Is kept always in the jar to alh' sorb thp moisture. By*Ehe aid of a set of dry batterie* the clock automatically winds itself, ' e v e r y s e v e n m i n u t e s . T h e m o v e m e n t . is adjusted slow or fast by pumping air In or. out of the glass container. Observations are made from the out­ side through double glass \vindow% through the separating walls and means of a small electric lamp placed / ' * over the dials. . T-;j Not only can this wonderful piece 7-^ of clock mechanism be adjusted t®; J show less than a three second annual, ,. >f variation, but It is also possible t» make electric connections with othor similar clocks elsewhere. With ,thi# as a master clock the others can b®; np<Je ,|p keep the same accurate " ,x.: . , Cripple Who Made Good^( T -/j . " An interesting case that came the federal employment agency of tho United States was that of a crippl* who applied at the New York office foe : a position as barnman on a dairy farm. The government's labor agenti sent him to a dairy farmer who had applied for help. %hen the cripple ar- • rived at the dairy farm, the farmer, greatly incensed at the man's infirmity, refused to let him go to work, and immediately communicated to th» agent his Indignation at being supplied ^ with "a poor excuse for a man." Th# agent insisted that the farmer give th«| cripple a chance to show his ability .. " Also, he made the proposition that '* :y,s Instead of the $25 a month named a$"- „ wages In the former agreement, the .Sjf. cripple should be allowed td work a|^ the rate of a dollar a cow per montUu . ' he to milk all the cows he couliK ^ s handle. The farmer took the agent up ft on this offer, with the result that the S crippl^ has been getting $30 a montfe „ ~ l for his work.--World's Work. ' t $1 Opposed Decimal System. Among the most determined oppo­ nents of the decimal system was, of* course, Herbert Spencer. Some of hi* :f most eloquent pamphlets were written 1 • against it. So determined, indeed, wa^.^4^1 he that nothing he could do to prevent j its introduction should be left undon% that he made a permanent provision, for renewing the opposition whenever \ it might be necessary. He left instru^ , : tions that his famous pamphlets should* - be at once reprinted, whenever there . , was any serious possibility of the aq^ thorltles being so far "led astray" a» to contemplate the adoption of the. system. His executors are, no doub|, ^ taking note of the present renewal agitation. • '• ' • .>'r; • * Hot' - Pit 'Pir&n- The day was hot and the sleepy clase found it difficult to concentrate its at­ tention on Its tasks, though the his- ^ tory mistress did her best to make the lesson interesting. faJ "Now, Girls," said she at last "ca® 4 you tell me why the g-eat man wa» burled in Westminster abbey?" » There was a long silence. At last a girl put up her haatfB. ^ "Because," she answered solemnly , end impressively, "he was dead?" ' A-- '..'"V Movafclp Birthday. Eugene was not quite four, but Itift mother's habit of deferring pleasure# he wanted to enjoy Immediately wail Inclining him to pessimism. "When are you going to the movM| show?" he was asked. ^ "I am going on my birthday," he r«fe turned promptly and decidedly, "but. I s'pose they'll keep putting that off." --Christian Herald. \»«-y . Rather DemeralMt^. "Are you still thinking about buying, a motor car?" "Yes. It doesn't cost me anything t#^ • think about buying one." >,,, Y. "Don't you fool yoursAf. When t man gets an Idea like that he's Uabi* ;• to neglect his business." % After. It. M •- 'jJ/-", ¥• Jo Ima lunch. Gose--Is Mr. Downan Int yr i» a Stenog--No, be went Jo Cose--Will he.be la after loncbt vfa Ima Stenog--No, that's at. JMi went out after.--OtaparoL * ^ (it, , tu j* . • l * J , J L . m t 'dS1 • • i I®.