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Doom |
i Trail ,
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— By —
i Arthur D. Ilowden Smith i
Amtkmr %f FOR TO BELLO COLD. Etc. |j
I '<Q by Bren ten©’*.) WNTJ service !
THE STORY
CHAPTER I.—Harry Ormerod, pre
scribed traitor to King George as a
Stuart partisan, returning from France
to London, rescues Alderman Robert
Juggins from a hand of assassins. Jug
gins proves to be the grandson of s
former steward of Ormerod's father, to
whom Juggins feels himself indebted
Ormerod tells Juergins he has abaa
doned the Stua
CHAPTER III—Disguised as Jug
gins servant, Ormerod take* passage
to America He n eet« © Scottish girl
daughter of Murray and ardert J; <
obite D© Veulh : *cognlaes him, and
their enmity flames ’i i»•- Frenchnisi
denounces Ormerod i«* the girl as r
traitor to tie Stuar cause F.-llevln
him, she repulses ormerod’* prolfer o
friendship He is »’■:>\tn Into the set
by sn uneven assaii^'it
CHAPTER IV—on»'prod. regalnln.
th© deck, has recognised his assallan
as Murray’s servant, Tom, giant negr
He accuses Muiray of emnloylng »h»
negro to Assassina'e him, but a true
Is arranged At New York Ormeroi
naves an Indian from insult. The In
dlan who speaks English. Is Ta-wari
ne-ars. Seneca chief
CHAPTER V.—Governor Burnet wel
corres Ormerod as a friend of Jugrins !
at A tells him Murray’* alms. By wha
i- known as the "Doom Trail** Murra;
s nugglea furs which should come tf !
r ew York, to the French In Canada
With Ta - WMn-ne-ars and a gigan*
Dutchman, Peter Corlaer, OrmeroJ j
agrees to go to Niagara, French ou
post, and spy out the secrets of the
l'oom Trail. He of course speak*
French De Veulle has won Ga-ha-n •
Ta-wan-ne-ars' affianced wife, now th«
Frenchman’s mistress, and the red rrnn
seeks revenpe Ta-wan-ne-ars save
Ormerod s life In eit attack on him b)
Murray's henchrrtn. Bol ing
CHAPTER VI —Accusing Murray
without avail, of Inc tlng Golllng, Or
re ©rod learns the girl's name is Mar
Jory With his two companions he be
gins the Journey
CHAPTER VII.—The three men wlpt
out a party of Cahnuagas trailing
them, evidently spit by Murray. At
the Seneca village- *hey are welcomed
by Do-ne-ho-ga- w©h. head chief Ta
wan-ne-ars’ unde Leaving Corlaer
Ta-wan-ne-ars and Ormerod take theli
way to Niagara.
CHAPTER VIII.—At Niagara Or
merod. In the guise of Jean Court***
voir, forest runner, learns the French
plans from Joncafre, the commandant
De Veulle arrives, recognizes Ormerod
and he and Ta-wan-ns-ars are seized
CHAPTER IX — Conveyed to La
Vierge du Bois, Murray’s stronghold
Ormerod again meets the adventurer
nnd Marjory The girl unavailingiy
reeks to save the Englishman and his
friend from depth by torture nt th*
hands of the Cabnuagas, Murray’s fol
lowers. Pere Hyaolnfhe. French mis
sionary. refuses to help them Pre
pared for the torture, Ta-wan-ne-ars
and Ormerod. on orders from Gah-na
go, are respited until the next day
the Moon feast
CHAPTER X.—In the morning the
tortur# is Interrupted by G»-ha-no's
dancing She leaves, but apparently
returns wearing a hear s mask It I*
Marjory, who. acting on Ga-ha-no’
suggestions, succeeds In freeing the
prisoners, who escape At F<*r» Os
wego they are welcomed by Corlaer
They strung » circle, as they lm<
done the day before, and halted, head*
wabbling this way and that. There
was a brief pause, and I noticed De
Veulle. risen to Ills feet and staring
intently behind me. where the wall of
pines made a perfect background for
the spectacle. A sigh hurst from he
half-seen throngs of savages.
“Ga-go-sa Ilo-nun-as-tase-ta !"
I craned my neck, and as well as the
thongs permitted roe peered around
the stake to which I was lashed. A
white figure flitted from the protection
of the trees and glided toward us. The
False Faces started a queer, rhythmic
air. accompanied by gently throbbing
drums. The figure commenced to
dance, arms wide, hair floating free
Beside me Ta-wan-ne-ars choked hack
a groan of hate and love and fought
fruitlessly against the rawhide thongs |
"Twas Ga-ha-no She wore again j
her ceremonial uniform, the kilt and
moccasins: but this time they were
white, fashioned of skins taken from
the bellies of young does. Her limbs
and body. too. were coated with some
white substance that made her gleam
like a delicate marble statue when she
postured In the flickering radiance of
the fires
She tossed up her arms In a curvinc
gesture toward the moon, riding low
above the treetops. The music of the
attendant priests swung into a faster
measure, the pulsing of the drums be
came subtly disturbing, commanding.
"0 So-a-ka ga gwa.” she cried, "I,
your servant, the Mistress of the False
Faces, begin now the Moon feast we
make In your honor!"
She resumed her dance, but ’twas
very different from the graceful, pleas
ing steps she had first used. I know
not how to describe It, save perhaps
that ’twas like the music, provocative,
appealing to the basest Instincts In
man. indecent with a peculiarly attrac
tive Indecency. It was, I think, the
dance of creation, of the impulse of
life, one of the oldest and In its per
verted way one of the truest dances
which man ever devised. It could only
be danced by a savage people, primi
tive and unashamed.
Fatter went the measure of the
dance. Faster whirled the glistening
white figure. Now she danced before
us, her eyes burning with mockery—
I know not what—of Ta-wan-ne-ars.
Now she spun around the open space
in a series of intricate atepa and pos
turings.
The music worked tip to h crescendo
the drums thudding with furious speed
fitt-hs-no leaped high In air and raised
her arms toward the moon, whose
sickle shape was no whiter or fairer
than she
The chant stopped in the middle of
i note, and as her feet touched the
ground again <he ran lightly across
the amphitheater and threw herself
ntn He Vett!!e'>- arms tie tossed het
upon his shoulder
■•The Moon feast Is open, O my
people.' she called hack as he disap
pen red with tier into the shadows.
All those thousands of people went
mud The dancing-place became a
■
wild inmnlt of naked savages, men an
women, leaping In groups and coupli
to the renewed music of the Fab
Faces. Decency and restraint wet
cast nside.
Torn and Rolling rolled in barrels <
mtu, which were opened and consume i
as rapidly as the heads were knocke
off; and the raw spirits combined frit
the hellish chant and the suggest I v
throbbing of the drums to stimnlat
afresh the passions which fia ha-no'
dancing had aroused.
At first they paid no attention to n
They were preoccupied witft the e\
traordlnary hysteria which ha
gripped them. They apostrophized th<
moon. The women flung themselve> l
upon the False Faces, for it »a
deemed an honor to receive the atten
tlotis of these priests of evil. The men
worked themselves into an excess of
debauchery. Groups formed and dis
solved with amazing rapidity. Indi
vlduals, wearying of each other, ran
hither and thither, seeking partners
who were more pleasing or attractive
to them.
Hut at last a portion of the drunken
moh turned upon us. An old woman
with wispy gray hair and shrunken
breasts heal Ta-wan-ne-ars on the
Hunk with a smoldering brand. Boll
ing whatever of man there was in him
smothered In the brutishness the rum
had excited, carefully Inserted a pine
splinter In the quick of m.v finger nail.
I gritted my teeth to force back the
scream of agony, and managed to laugh
—how, I do not know—when he set It
alight.
“The brother of Ta-wan-ne ars Is a '■
great warrior." proclaimed my com
rade, swift to come to m.v help. “Red )
■lack aud his friends cannot hurt Or j
inerod. We laugh at you.”
Bolling ripped out his knife and
staggered toward the Seneca's stake
“I’ll make you laugh," he spat wick
edly. “I’ll carve your mouth wider so
you can laugh plenty when we begin
on you In earnest. Think this has
been anything? We—”
A yell of mingled *• ,* and laughter
interrupted him. Fui.-e Faces and
warriors, women as well as men. were
pointing toward the background of the
pines.
“Xe-e-ar-go-ye, the Bear, Is come to
play with us," they cried.
And others prostrated themselves
and called—
“Qua. Ga-go-sa Ho-nun-as-tase-ta !"
For the second time that night I
twisted my neck to peer behind my
stake, and sure the sight which met
my eyes was weirder even than the
white figure of the Moon Malden
There within the circle of the firelight
stood Ga-ha-no again. But ’fwas a
vastly different Ga-ha-no. On her head
she wore a bear’B mask, with the fur
of the neck and shoulders falling
aronnd her body to the ga-ka-ah which
draped her loins. In each hand she
gripped a knife, and her white limbs
staggered under her In pretense of
thp unsteady gait of a bear walking
erect.
The False Faces began their chant
the drums rumbled crazily, and she
wavered forward, arms flopping like
paws, head poised absurdly upon one
side. The savages, keen to appreciate
what they knew, applauded uproar
lotisly such faithfulness to nature.
They were equally enthusiastic
when she advanced her muzzle sus
piciously and smelled of my face. But
they could not hear the familiar voice
which whispered In my ear—
“Mr. Ormerod, when I have cut your
bonds be ready to leap after me as
soon aa the Iroquois Is free.”
I started so that my surprise must
have been apparent bad It not been
for the restraining rawhide thonga.
"What?” I gasped. “Ton!”
“Say nothing. Time la short And
I will—’’
She danced, with her ridiculous gait
over to Ta-wan-ne-ars, and I watched
curiously his look of affection and
detestation change to one of quickly
suppressed amazement With his
ready wit he shook his head at her
and tried to bite one of the furry
ears of her musk.
sfie hacked away from us slowly,
and her heml balanced from side to
side in contemplation. Then sli
charged upon me, knives flashing he
fore my eyes. She slashed at me here
and there, and each time she slashed
-lie severed a lining. I pretended uh
Jed fear and the befuddled savage
shouted with glee.
Sue pran. i d m Ta-wan-ue ars and
performed Hi ■ same operation upon
him He Inn gave evidence of tea.
He cowered against the -lake and
lowered Ills head 1 tut when she ad
vailed! her mask anti nuzzled hi
shoulder 1 -aw his powerful muscle
t nolii.r- iheias He- ill prepurutini
for the dash for freedom
(Continued Next Week.)
FINDING OF LOST
CITY BACKS BIBLE
Conquest of Promised Land
by Joshua’s Hosts Held
to Be Confirmed.
Philadelphia.—Bible students and
urcbenlogists here ure greatly inter
eated in tl.e report* from Jerusalem
chut discoveries made In southern Pal
estine confirm the Book of Joshua in
recording the conquest of Klrjath
Sepher.
<t was recently reported that exca
vations on the site of the buried city
of Klrjath-Sepher had revealed one of
the most complete and well preserved
of ('anHHi)lle and lsraellte-walled
cities.
The Sunday Schol Times of Phila
delphia has just made public a cable
gram from tlie Holy Land In which It
was stated the Joshua version of the
tuklng of the ancient city was con
firmed and the city “fully identified."
The cablegram came from the archeol
ogist editor of the Sunday School
Times, iJr. Melvin Grove Kyle, who
also Is president of Xenia Theological
Seminary of St. Louis.
Excavation Started in 1924.
The expedition which made the dis
coveries, in co-operation with the
American School of Archeological lie
search at Jerusalem, aet out to exca
vate Tell Merslm, near Hebron, Iden
tified In 11124 as the site of Klrjath
Sepher by Director Albright of the
American School at Jerusalem. Doc
tor Albright Is director of field oper
ations In the expedition.
Klrjath-Sepher has been undis
turbed since Nebuchadnezzar de
stroyed It 2,500 years ago. But 800
years earlier than that, about 1400 B.
C., It was a flourishing city as Joshua
led the children of Israel Into Canaan
and began the conquest of that land.
May Find Anclant Tablet*.
The apparent corroboration of early
Old Testament history Is regarded as
one of the greatest archeological dls
coverles In recent times, and It re
mains to be seen whether actual tab
lets of the Pentateuch, brought to
Klrjath-Sepher (“Book Town”! by the
Israelites, may yet be found.
The cablegram received by the Sun
day School Times Is as follows:
‘‘Joshua 15:13-19 confirmed. Field
and springs found. Klrjath-Sepher
fully Identified. Remarkable finds far
exceeding expectations. Walts origin
ally 35 to 40 feet, high. Great com
plicated gateway showing five periods
of building, three Canaadlte, two
Israelite Gruesome layers of ashes
show city burned three tlm t by un
known, about 1700 B. OL; by Otlinlel
at Conquest of Canaan by Joshua ; and
by Nebuchadnezaar. Evidences of
terrific fighting. Mysterious and
unique ayatem of shrines In rooms,
probably a Canaanlte tempi*. Re
markable plumbing ayatem.''
Time and money beat the aero
plane flying.
The end of European trouble is in
sight—the front end.
Most purity in politics needs dis
infecting.
Congress is talking about high
cost of living. Laff here!
Most any task looks impossible to
a lazy man.
It is better to sleep over what you
are going to do than to be kept
awake afterward by what you have
done.
Churches should get the pretty
women to pass the plate.
Nature sets us the example of op
timism.
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NEGRO COMPOSERS
Rodman Wanamaker Offers $1,000
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Raco
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this offer being made through the
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composed of the colored employees
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$25; the fourth, $15, and the fifth,
$10, thus making twenty-five prizes.
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accompaniment for orchestra or
piano.
2— A Love Song. This may be a
song for any voice, soprano, tenor,
contralto, baritone or bass (but
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3— A Lullabye. This number
may be in the form of a spiritual,
either an old tune with a new har
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It may be, as in No. 2, vocal or in
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Rules of the Contest
The conditions under which man
uscripts may be entered in the con
test are as follows:
1— Manuscripts must be plainly
marked on the outside of the en
velope as well as on the manu
script itself, with the classification
for which they are intended.
2— Manuscripts must be legibly
written in ink and preferably
j printed music paper should be
used.
3— An assumed name must be
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j of the composer must NOT appear
on the manuscript.
4— The real name and the ad-1
dress of the composer must be1
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in a sealed envelope. The outside \
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6— The employment of the Negro
musical idiom melodically, rhyth
mically and harmonically will
largely influence the judges in de
termining the winning composi
tions, although quality of musical
thought and workmanship will be
the first consideration. The Negro
idiom is preferable but not neces
sary.
6— The contest is limited to
Negro composers of American citi
zenship. A composer may enter as
many compositions as he wishes in
each class.
7— Contestants are urged to
keep an extra copy of the submit
ted compositions. Manuscripts will
be returned only upon request and
when the necessary amount of
postage is enclosed in the sealed
envelope with the real name and
address of the contestant. Every
possible means will be used to safe
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8— The copyright of the success
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remain the property of the Robert
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months after the award shall have
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