The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928, December 24, 1926, Page FOUR, Image 4

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    The
Doom
Trail
— By —
Arthur D. Oowden Smith
Author of PORTO BELLO COLD. Etc.
<<© by Brentano'e.) WNU Service
THE STORY
CHAPTER 1.—Harry Ormerod. pro
scribed traitor to King Georg* as •
Stuart partisan, returning from France
to London, rescues Alderman Robert
Juggins from a band of assassins. Jug
gins proves to be the grandson of a
former steward of Ormerod's father, to
whom Juggins feels himself Indebted
Ormerod tells Juggins he has aban
doned tbe Stuart cause.
CHAPTER II—Juggins tells Or
merod of a Jacobite plot In the Ameri
can colonies lo weaken England by
forwarding French Interests TheL
aim Is the return of King James to the
English throne. At Its head Is one
Andrew Murray, a Scotsman, and a
Frenchman De Veulle, deadly enemy
of Ormerod. The two are In London
furthering their schemes Ormerod
Bees them. Anticipating the plotters'
early return to America, Juggins ar
range* for Ormerod to go there with
letters to Governor Burnet, friend of
Juggins, and work to foil Murray
CHAPTER III.—Disguised as Jug
gins' servant. Ormerod takes passage
to America He meet* a Scottish girl,
daughter of Murray, and ardent Jac
obite De Veulle recognizes him, and
their enmity flames. The Frenchman
denounces Ormerod to the girl as a
traitor to the Stuart cause. Believing
him, she repulses Ormerod’s proffer of
friendship. He Is thrown Into the sea
by an unseen assailant.
CHAPTER IV—Ormerod, regaining
the deck, has recognized his assailant
as Murray's servant, Tom, giant negrr.
He accuses Murray of employing the
negro to assassinate him, but a truce
Is arranged At New York Ormerod
saves an Indian from Insult. The In
dian, who speaks English. Is Ta-wan
ne-ars. Seneca chief
"I remember,” Interposed Col den
“ 'Twas some four years ago. I re
member having seen the maid at a
council at Albany. She was called
Ga-ha-no (Hanging Flower), a pretty
child and wondrous dainty for an Tn
dlan.”
“ Tls a sad story," commented the
governor. "Is It certain De Veulle
took her?"
"He dldt not take tier. She ran
away wlt"h him."
“I wonder what became of her," 1
said. “ Tie only some three years
since De Veulle appeared In Paris."
Corlaer shrngged his shonlders.
“Suppose you flndt der Doom Trail
andt com# to La Vlerge du Bols. May
be then you know."
"That Is exactly what ws wish tr
do, Corlaer I" exclaimed th# governor 1
“Do you think It can be done?"
Corlaer reflected, ponderous as * j
sleepy moose.
“It will take much time andt money
andt then all dejiends upoD der In
dlans.”
“What Indians?"
"Der Six Nations. If we flndt der
Trail, gofernor, what then. We he'
der Keepers. They are a strong band!
We must light them. You cannot send
soldiers. That would lie war. \V\
must light them with Indians. Andi
what Indians couldt you get but (ler
Iroquois?”
“Can we get the Iroquois?"
“I do not know,” confessed Corlaer
“But If you get them, you smash der
Trull.”
“I see,” said the governor. “Yes
there Is every reason why tbe Iroquois
should Join us. Look you, Corlaer, this
Is the obvious plan of the French
With Murray's aid they will cram their
magazines with trade goods this sum
mer. They will push ahead the build
Ing of the fort at Jagara. Once that
Is Mulshed, they wtll have a curb on
the necks of the Iroquois. They will
be able lo hold up the fleets of fur
canoes from the upper lakes that now
pass down to our post at Oswego on
the Onondaga’s river. In two seasons
they will have wrested the trade en
tlrely from our hands, and then If
they are ready they can strike with
musket and scalping knife.
“And who. think you, will bear the
brunt of the Hrst blow? Who but the
Iroquois, whom the French have
dreaded since Champlain’s day?"
"True," murmured Colden.
“Yes,” assented Corlaer; “you haf
der right of It, gofernor. What Is your
plun?"
“I shall send this young man"—he
laid his hand on my arm—“with you
and Ta-wan-ne-ars to spy out the ]
ground at Jagara, to search the wilder |
ness for signs of the Trull, to work
upon the Iroquois in our Interest
Muster Ormerod hath had experience
with the French and he knows De
Veulle of old.”
“When do we start?" replied Cor |
laer simply.
"WithlD the week you must leave
for Albany. You need spare no ex j
pense, Peter. My own funds are
pledged to this, and Muster Juggins,
too. Is offering his aid.”
Corlaer deliberately donned his cap
of fur.
“It will not be money, but friend
ship andt hate will serfe your turn,
gofernor," be said.
“You have not yet read the letter
from Juggins," I reminded him as bs
walked toward tbe door.
“8o I haf not," he admitted, and
took tbe letter from tue and slipped It
Inside bis leather shirt.
“WUl you have It read?” asked Got
den. _ -
^•o, der young man la all right.
Tu-wun-ne-ars nus chudged him."
With that he was gone, and a sense
of bewilderment stole over me. It
seemed Incredible that either of the
two odd characters of the wilderness
with whom I bud talked could really
have existed.
Hut Governor Burnet lost no time
hi doubts. He puced the room, rub
Plug Ills hands together with satis
faction
“We have done well, Colden. We
could not have done better. Master
Ormerod. you were Indeed fortunate
lu going to the help of the Seneca
You earned, not only his friendship
but that of I’eter us well You are to
be congratulated. But I must ask you
to excuse me. I have much work to
do. I’ray grant me the pleasure of
your company for dinner tomorrow
('olden, will you show Muster Ormerod
out?”
It was dusk lu the streets, a soft
purple dusk that became velvet dark
ness under the trees; and I felt lu
no humor to return to the drab com
pany which the tavern offered. So 1
wuudered at hazard until I found my
elf In an alley leading down to the
waterfront—and heard of a sudden
the thud of flying feet. I spun around
In time to see a monstrous bulk come
sailing through the air, knife and tom
ahawk whirling In either hand.
“I’ll kill yer, varmint,” howled an
ugly voice. “I’ll cut yer heart out and
skin yer and lake yer scalp!”
I dodged the knife and grappled the
wrist which swung the tomahawk,
twisting myself behind him so as to
hinder his attack But he was far
stronger thuu t and slung me back In
front of him as If I were a sack of
cnaffed wheat. I still clung to his
tomahawk hand and contrived to
knock up unotlier blow of his knife,
but he must have disemboweled me In
the next vicious sweep of the blade.
“Hah-yah-eeee-eee-ee-e I”
The ferocious yell made my blood
run cold. II startled uiy assailam
even more. His muscles slackened
Just long enough for me to leap clear
of him.
“—I” he snar.ed.
He drew one arm back to hurl his
knife at me, but something whirred
pant my shoulder and hla head Jerked
violently to out side. There was a
sharp clang, and he fled precipitately
shouting curses.
Against the nearby house wall a
small, bright objec glimmered through
the shadows, and 1 stooped to smite
It up- only to leap Instantly erect a
a voice spoke at my elbow
“My brother was In danger,” sal
the voice quietly. ”Ta-wun-rie-ar
saw the lied Death follow Ormero
from the Governor’s house, so Ta-wui
ne-ars followed him.”
The tall figure of the Seneca wa
scarcely dis< ■rnible In the gloom.
“Was It Bolling?” 1 asked
Ue raised (he shining object fro
the ground. It was his tomahaw
and curled about the blade was a lot
of greasy i ed hair. He pointed to I
■’That time Ta wan-ne-ars missed
he said grimly '.Some day (la- li;
will be h-tter--and Ta wan ue ars a
not miss.”
’• Although you missed, you ssie.1 ni
life,” I answered warmly. “ ’Tis a
obligation I shall not forget.”
Ue laid his fingers to his lips.
“Hark,’ he said.
I listened, and from the wute
front came the Lhunderous voice •
the tielinum.
“Half-after eight-o’clock, and a tii
ulght w.th u southwest breeze Ai
his excellency the governor Is pleu.e |
to prnclrltn that whereas divers per
sons lime mocked, ussailed or sough
to humiliate visitors to the city, tii
governor has made a rule that such
persous, upon apprehension, shall b<
set lu the stocks for twelve hours the
first time and upon the second offense
shall he publicly whipped at the cart’s
tall along the Broad-Way.”
Ta-wan-ne-ars replaced bis toma
hawk In Its sheath.
“There is no talk of obligations be
tween brothers," lie said. “Come, we
will walk together to your tavern.”
(Continued Next Week.)
_
TWILIGHT AND DAWN—A
CHRISTMAS THOUGHT
By Daniel W. Chase
Chao?, cosmos, cosmos, chaos—
and so it has been through all the
ages. Throughout all Palest ine,
Judea, the region around about the
Jordan, men had bargained, had
bought and sold; yes, there had
even been traffic in souls. Man had
fallen from the path of right, and
he had been driven from Eden.
There had occurred dreaded family
feuds, tribal disturbances; nations
and races had clashes, and migration
had become necessary, for men were
traveling toward a land of peace.
A number of Israelites had been
forced into “alien countries”. There
had been pestilence; everything pos
sible that could happen and now as
an acid test, there had gone forth
an edict that “all male children
should be put to death.”
Racial distinctions, color bars, sys
tems of caste play an important part
in the affairs of the world. They
played their part in the first cen
tury.
Every play whether tragic or
comic has its stars, and in the Divine
Drama of the Birth, there were three
—all stellar players in strong roles.
The stage is set, it is the largest in
the world’s history, and although
the three players occupy the center
of the stage, and one of them must
occupy the center of the stage for
all ages, the cast inclueds “multi
I tudes of the heavenly host”.
And Mary and Joseph ere the twi
light hour be passed are seen tread
ing their weary way. There is little
to note about this pair that would
| seem to be different. They perhaps
did not represent “the four hun
dred”, nor were they “clothed in
purple and fine linen”, riding in “a
coach and six”. Mere travelers they
were on life’s highway, seking shel
ter ere the shadows fall. And other
travelers pay Mary and Joseph no
giind. They are going—on a jour
ney—to a land of promise,
j AND IT IS NIGHT. Yes, it is
night o’er Bethlehem’s plains, and
, even during the yuletide season nine
teen centuries after it is night with
many. But the stars shine on this
| memorable night, and^the poets say
I “the stars shone never more bright
ly”.
Ancient custom required that six
months elapse between the time of
the engagement and the wedding;
picture what would happen in times
like these if engaged couples could
not see each other for six months
after betrothal! But Joseph knew
Mary. They journey on.
The night has a thousand eyes, and
these eyes are an aid to this holy
pair destined to play so great a part
in the affairs of men. Mary, fair
est of fair women, and a virgin both
in thought and deed, must indeed
have grown weary! No! one never
grows weary, Pnd knowing as she
must what was to take place, her
love was stronger than human pain.
Divine love always is. And Joseph
looking with tender pity on his es- ■
poused wife, hastens to seek shel- '
ter from the night.
The night is still—majestic still
ness in which there is beauty. But
they find no room.
The journey continues. There
must come someone in the world to
redeem the world; to free men of
race and religious hatred and prej
udice; to wipe away for all time all
forms of proscription, and to give to
this growing number of black men
of the East and to this uncounted
multitude of black men of the then
unknown Western World, a real I
man’s chance in a real world. The
world then as now was waiting for
the coming of the Prince of Peace.
AND SO THE DAWN APPEARS 1
The dramatic effect is made the
more appealing by the final setting
given the act. In a lowly manger—
a humble place for a kingly birth—
Mary and Joseph find themselves at
dawn. And while shepherds watch
ed their flocks, and wise men jour
neyed far, the bright stars shine all
the more brightly because of the
dawn of a new day, Jesus the Sa
viour is born. Heaven’s angelic
choir, with an augmented orchestra,
yes, multitudes in the heavenly host
praised God, saying: “Glory to God
in the Highest.” AND IT WAS
DAWN.
NASHVILLE GLOBE PUBLISHES
BIG CHRISTMAS EDITION
Nashville, Tenn.—The Nashville
Globe issued a holiday number De
cember 17. It was a 52-page news
paper containing six sections, eight
pages to the section, and one section
of four pages. It was the largest
special edition ever published by a
newspaper in the National Negro
Press Association. The paper was
printed for the purpose of showing
Nashville’s progress and as a com
pliment to the enterprising citizens
of the capital city of Tennessee.
SEEKING SUITABLE
AWARD FOR BLACK
HERO OF POLAR TRIP
Matthew Henson, Who Accompanied
Admiral Peary on His North
Pole Expedition, Is
Remembered.
Washington, D. C.—Matthew A.
Henson, one of the few surviving
heroes of the historic polar trip of
Admiral Robert E. Peary, who is said
to have planted the American flag
at the North Pole, marking the first
time that any civilized beings had
ever set foot within the region, is at
last about to receive recognition, al
though the incident occurred sixteen
years ago (1909).
Bill Favors Hero
In a bill introduced in the house
Saturday, by Representative Celler,
democrat, of New York, it was re
quested that a suitable medal be
given to Henson in recognition of the
noble and valuable service rendered
his country.
Has Been Overlooked
The Hon. Mr. Celler in his appeal
stated Henson, who at the peril of his
own life, saved Peary from death and
made the pol#r discovery possible, re
ceived neither honor nor award. To
day, he declared, that same Henson is
old and ill from exposure, he is an
obscure menial servant in the cus
toms house of New York.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
APPROPRIATION STRUCK
FROM BILL BY CONGRESS
Action Follows Argument By Lowery
of Mississippi, Opponent of
Federal Educational Aid
For Many Years.
Washington. D. C.—On a point of
order made by Representative B. G.
Lowery of Mississippi, and successful
ly argued, the house Wednesday
I struck from the interior department
appropriation bill the provision au
I thorizing the appropriation of $368,
000 for Howard University. Con
gress has appropriated various sums
to the institution for many years.
Lowrey a Bitter Opponent
For several years, or ever since he
came to the house, Representative
Lowrey has opposed government aid
to Howard University, the basis of
his opposition being that Congress did
not make appropriations for institu
tions of a similar character maintain
ed for white or Indian students, and
also because the Negro race at pres
ent was not “prepared” for universi
ty education. Discussing his opposi
tion to the proposed appropriation,
Lotvrey in part said:
A Southerner’s Idea
“I do not believe that in the pres
ent condition of the Negro race a
university education is the best way
of helping him. He is most in need
of a practical and industrial educa
tion to make him a thrifty, self-sus
taining citizen. In this I air. not op
posing the advancement of the race.”
No doubt right will prevail, but it
takes so long in getting here that a
fellow’s meal ticket gets punched full
of holes in the meantime.
If a fellow takes a girl to the sea
shore in daytime and to a ball or
opera at night, the expose is about
complete.
Don’t agitate the air with talk on
morality if your own record smells
intensely enough to call out the
board of health.
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2629 Seward Street. Web. 1826.
Furnished light housekeeping rooms.
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merits, 1.647-1551 North Seventeenth street
$15.00 per month. At. 6863. tf.
BEAUTY PARLORS
MADAM Z. C. SNOWDEN. Scientific
scalp treatment. Hair dressing and
manufacturing. 1164 No. 20th St.
WEbster 6194
RESTAURANTS
PEATS RESTAURANT 1405 Nortl
24th Street. Where those who de
sire good home cooking at reasot
able prices go. WEbster 0630.
SHOE REPAIRING
BENJAMIN & THOMAS always give
satisfaction. Beat material, reason
able prices. All work guaranteed
1415 North 24th St. WEbster 5084
UNDERTAKERS
JONES & COMPANY, Undertaken
24th and Orant Sta. WEbster 1100
Satisfactory service always.
LAWYERS
W. B. BRYANT. Attorney and Coun
selor-at-I.aw. Practices in all
courts. Suite 19, Patterson Block,
17th and Famam Sts. AT. 9344
or WE. 2502.
W. G. MORGAN—Phones ATIantic
9344 and JAekson 0210.
H. J. PINKKTT, Attorney and Coun
selor-at-I-nw, Twenty years’ ex
perienre. Practices in all courts.
Suite 19, Patterson Block, 17th and
Famams Sts. AT. 9344 or WE. 3180.
HOTELS
PATTON HOTEL, 1014, 1016, 1018
South 11th St. Known from coast
to coast. Terms reasonable. N. P.
Patton, proprietor.
THE HOTEL CUMMINGS. 1916 Cum
ing St. Under new management.
Terms reasonable. D. G. Russell,
proprietor.
NEW LAMAR HOTEL, 1808 North
24th street Tel. WEbster 5090.
Semi-modem, comfortable rooms,
reasonable. Cafe In connection.
Mrs. E. V. Dixon, proprietress.
B A GO AGE AND HATH ING
T A GARDNER’S TRANSFER. Bag
gage, express, moving, light and
Heaw hauling. Reliable and com
petent. Six years in Omaha. 2622
Maple Street. Phone WEbster 4120.
C. H. HALL, stand, 1403 No. 24th.
Baggage and express hauilng to all
parts of the dty. Phones, stand,
WE. 7100; Rea., WE. 1066.
Harry Brown, Express and Transfer.
Trunks and Baggage checked. Try os for
vnur moving and hauling. Also, coal and
ice for sale at all times. Phone Webster
2973. 2013 Grace street.
DRUG STORES
ROSS DRUG STORE, 2306 North 24th
Street. Two phones, WEbHter 2770
and 2771. Well equipped to supply
your needs. Prompt service.
THE PEOPLES’ DRUG STORE, 24th
and Erskine Streets. We carry a
full line. Prescriptions promptly
filled. WEbster 6323.
PLUMPERS
NEBRASKA PLUMBING CO. J. F.
Allison, manager. Estimates fur
nished. 3025 Evans St. Phone
KE. 6848.
PAINTERS AND
PAPER HANGERS
A. F PEOPLES. Painting'and decor
ating, wall paper and glass. Plaster
ing, cement and general work. Sher
win-Williams paints. 2419 Lake St.
Phone WEbster 6366.
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2904 Bristol Street ;;
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X 21th and Seward. WE. 2006. ; ;
Office, WEbster 4030-PHONES-Res., WEbster 0949
JOSEPH D. LEWIS
UNDERTAKER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR
With a full line of Caskets, Robes, Suits and Dresses ' i
on display.
EMBALMING, $25.00
2018 North 24th Street Qm»ln Nebr°-i°
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