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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. m mi mm lAMlll VAN VODSIWffcc ILLUSTRATIONS copytcfrer 7he eoeai-nMvu. cortPAnY SYNOPSIS. 5 Lo Comto do Habron, cnptaln of Fronch cavalry, takes to his quarters to ralao by hand a motherless Irish terrier pup, and names It Pllcliounc. Ho dines with tho MariUisi d'Escllgnnc and meets Miss Julia Itcdmond, American heiress, who sings for him an English ballad that lingers In Ids memory, Habron Is orderod to Algiers, but Is not allowed to take Bcrvanta or doers. MNs Redmond afCers to tako cam ot tho doff during his master's nicotic but Pltchouno, homesick for Ills master, runs away from her. Tho Mar tiulso plans to marry Julia to tho Duo do Tremont. Unknown to Sabron, Pltchouno follows him to Algiers. Dor and master moot and Sabron pets permission from tho war minister to keep his dog with him, CHAPTER XI. A Sacred Trust. His oyos had grown accustomed to tbo glaro of tho beautiful Bands, but his sense of beauty was novor satisfied with looking at, tho desert plcturo and drinking In tho glory and tho lovoll noss of tho melancholy waste. Stand ing in tho door of his tent in fatlguo uniform, ho said to Pltchouno: "I could. bo perfectly happy horo If I were not alone." Pltchouno barked. Ho had not grown accustomed to tho desert. lie hated It. It slipped away from undor his llttlo feet; ho could not run on It with any comfort! Ho spont bis days Idly In his master's tent or royally perched on a camel, crouching closo to Sabron's man Borvant when they went on caravan explorations, "Yes," said Sabron, "If I woro not alone. I don't mean you, mon vloux. You are a great deal, but you really don't count, you know." Boforo bis oyos tho snnds woro as pink as countless rose loaves. To Sabron they wero as fragrant as flow ers. Tho peculiar Inconsollko odor tbut hovors abovo tbo desert when the sun dccllnos was to him tbo most de licious thing ho had over Inhaled. All tho west was as red as flro. The day bad been hot and thoro camo up tho cool broozo that would give thorn a de licious night. Overhead, ono by ono, ho watched tbo blossoming out of tbo groat stars; each ono bung nbovo bis lonely tont Hko a bridal flower In a veil of bluo. On all sides, Hko whlto petals on tho desert face, woro tho tents of his men nnd bis ofllcors, and from tho oncampmont camo tho hum of military' Hfo, yet tho sllenco to him was profound. Ho had only to order his stallion saddled and to rldo away for a llttlo distance In ordor to bo alono with tho absolute stillness. This ho often did and took his thoughts with him and camo back to his tont moro conscious of his solltudo every night of Ills Hfo. Thoro had boon much looting of car avans In (ho region by brigands, and his business was that of sentinel for tbo commorco of tho plains. Thieving and rapacious tribes woro undor bis oyo and his caro. Tonight, as ho stood looking toward tho west Into tho glow, shading his oyos with his hand, ho saw coming toward thorn what ho know to bo a caravan from Algiers. Ills onion nanco was a nntlvo Boldlor, ono of tbo 1 dosort tribes, black as Ink, and scarce ly moro cblldllko than Drunot and pre sumably as devoted, "Mustapha," Sabron ordered, "fetch mo out a loungo chair." Ho spoko in French, and pointed, for tho man un derstood Imperfectly and Sabron did not yot npoak Arabic, f lie throw blmsolf down, lighted a fresh cigarette, dragged Pltchouno by tho napo ot his nock up to bis lap, and tbo two sat watching tho caravan slowly grow Into individuals of camels iand riders and finally mass Itself In shadow within somo four or llvo bun dred yards ot tho oncampmont. Tho sentlnols and tho soldiers began 4o gather and Sabron saw a Blnglo footman making his way toward thq camp, "Go," ho Bald to Mustapha, "and soo what mossago tho follow brings to tho roglmont" Mustapha wont, and after a llttlo re turned, followed by tho man himself, a black-bearded, half-naked Dodouln, swathed In dust-colored burnooso nnd carrying a bug. Ho bowed to Captain do Sabron and extended tbo leather bag, On tho out aide ot tho leathor thoro was a ticket pasted, which read: "Tho Post for tho Squadron of Cavnlry ." Sabron added montally: " whorovor it may bappon to bo!" Ho ordorod bakshish given to tho man and sont him oft. Then bo opened mo tToncn man. no was not moro than throo hundred miles from Algiers It hud taken him a long time to work down to Dlrbal, however, nnd tboy had had somo hardships. Ho felt a million miles away, Tho look ot tho prlmltlvo mail bag and tho knowlcdgo of how far it bad traveled to find tho people to whom tucBo lottorB woro nddressod rnado his hands rovoront as ho un fnstonpd tho sealed labels. Ho looked tbo lottors through, rotumod the bag to ftiustapnn and Bent him off to dfs trlbuto tho post. Thou, for tho llcllt was had. hrll Ilant though tho night might bo, ho wont into his tont with his own mail On his dressing table was a small 11 lumlnation consisting of a fat caudlo eet In a glass case. Tbo mosuultoos RAYWtLTERS nnd flies wero thick around It. Plt chouno followed him and lay down on a rush mat by tbo side of Sabron's mili tary bed, while tho soldier read his let tor. Monslour I regret moro than ever that I cannot wrlto your language perfectly. But oven In my own I could not find any word to cxpreiKfhow badly I feel over something which has happened. I look tho best of caro of Pltchouno. I thought I did, but I could not mako him happy. Ho moUrned terribly. Ho refused to cat, and ono day I was so careless as to open tho door for him and wo have never scon him Blnce. As far as I know ho has not been found. Your man, Bru-. not, comes sometimes to seo my maid, and ho thinks ho has been hurt and died In tho woods. Sabron glanced over to tho mat whoro Pltchouno, stretched on his sldo, his foropaws wide, was breathing tranquilly In tho heat. Wo havo hoard rumors of n llttlo dog who was seen running along tho highway, mllcR from Tarascon, but of courso that could not havo been Pltchoune. Sabron nodded. "It was, howovcr, mon brave," ho said to tho terrier. Not but what I think Ills llttlo heart was bravo enough and valiant enough to havo followed you, but no dog could go so far without a better scant, Sabron said: "It Is ono of tbo ro grots of my life that you cannot tell us about It. How did you get tho scent? How did you follow me?" Pltchouno did not stir, and Sabron's oyes roturned to tho pngo. I do not think you will over forgive us. You loft us a trust and wo did not guard It. Ho put tho letter down a moment, brushed somo of tho flios away from tho candlo and mado tho wick brighter. Mustapha camo In, black as obony, his woolly head bare. Ho stood as stiff as a ramrod and as black. In his childlike Fronch ho said: "Monslour lo Lieutenant asks If Monsieur lo Capltaino will como to play a gamo of carto in tho mess tent?" "No," said Sabron, without turning. "Not tonight." Ho went on with his letter: ". . i a Bncred trust." Half aloud ho murmured: "I loft a very sacred trust at tho Chateau d'Esclignnc, Mademoiselle; but as no ono know anything about it thoro will bo no question of guarding It, I daro uay." ... So I write you this lotter to toll you nboul darling Pltchouno. I had grown to love him though ho did not llko me. I miss him terribly. ... My aunt asks mo to suy that slio hopes you had a lino crossing nnd that you will send us a tlgor skin: but 1 am sure thoro are no iigors nenr Algiers. I say . . . And Sabron did not know how long Miss Redmond's pen had hesitated In writing the closing lines: . . I say I hone you will be success. fill and that although nnthlne ran tnlm the place of Pltchoune, you will find somo- ono to mako tho desert less solitary. Sincerely yourH, JULIA ItBDMOND. Whon Sabron had road tbo letter oovoral times ho klBBod it fervently nnd put it in bis pocket noxt bis heart. "That," bo said to Pltchouno. muk- lng tho dog an unusual confidence. 'that will keop mo less lonoly. At tho samo tlmo It makes mo moro so. TIiIb Is a paradox, mon vloux, which you cannot understand." CHAPTER XII. The News From Africa. It took tho hotter part of throo eve nings to answer her lottor, nnd tho writing of It gavo Sabron a vast amount of pleasuro and somo tondor sorrow. It mado him feol nt onco so near to this lovely woman and at onco so far away. In truth thoro 1b a great dllTorouco between a spahi on an Af rican desort, and a young American bolroBs dreaming In her chlntz-covorod bodroom In a chateau in tho Midi of Franco. Notwithstanding, tho young Amorl- can heiress felt horBolf as much nlono In her chlntz-covorod bodroom and as dcsolato, perhaps more so, Uian did Sabron In his tont. Julia nod in n ml folt, too, that sho was surrounded by poopio liosiHo to her frlond. Sabron's lottor told hor of Pltchouno and was written as only tho hand of n charming and Imaginative Frenchman can wrlto a lottor. Also, his nont-un heart nnd his resorvo mado what ho did say stronger than If perhaps ho couui navo oxproBscd It qulto frankly, j una Koumonu turned tho Bheots that told of Pltchouno'a following his nuiaior, and colored with joy and plons uro aB sho read. Sho wiped away two tears at tuo onu, whore Subrou Bald Think of it, Mademoiselle, a llttlo dog following his muster from peuco and plenty, from quiet nnd security, into thn desert! And think what It means to havo whs utiio iriouui Julia Redmond reflected, was groat ly touched and loved Pltchouno moro thnu ovor. Sho would havo changod placos with him gladly. It was an honor, a distinction to sharo a sol (iter's exllo and to bo his companion. Then Sabron wrote, In closing words which sho read and reread many, mnny times. Mademoiselle, In this life many things follow us: certain of theso follow us whether wo will or not. Some things we nro strong enough to forbid, yot wo do not forbid them! My little dog followed me": I had nothing to do with that. It was a question of fate. Something else has followed mo as well. It Ib not n liv ing thing, nnd yet It has nil tho qualities of vitality, It Is a tuno, From tho mo ment I left tho chateau tho first night I had the Joy of seeing you, Mademolsollo, the tuno you sang beenmo a companion to mo nnd hasi followed mo overywhero . . followed mo to my barracks, fol lowed mo across tho sea, and hero In my tent It keeps me company. I find that when I wake at night tho molody sings to mo: I find that when I mount my horso nnd rldo with my mon, when the desert's sands nro shifted by my horse's feet, something sings In tho sun and In tho heat, something slngn In tho chase and In tho pursuit, nnd In tho night1), under the stnrs, the samo air haunts mo still. I am glad you told mo what tho words mean, for I find thorn beautiful: tho mu le In It would not bo the same without the strength and form of the word?. So It Is, Mademolsollo, with life. Fcellngi and sontliftonts, passions and emotions. re llko music. They nro great and beau tiful: they follow us, they are part ot us, but they would be nothing music would bo nothing without forms by which we could mako It audible appealing not to our senses alono but to our souls I And yot I must close my lotter sending you only tho tune; tho words I cannot send you, yet believe me, they form pari of everything I do or say. Tomorrow, I undorstnnd from my men we shall havo some lively work to do, Whatever that work la you will hear ol It through tho papers. There Is a llttl town near hero called Dlrbal, Inhabited by a poor tribe whoso lives havo boor mndo miserable by robbers and slave- dealers. ' It Is tho business of us watchorj f the plains to protect them, and I be lieve we shall havo a lively skirmish with tho mn'raudcrs. There Is a congregation of tribes coming down from tho north. When I go out with my people tomorrow It may, bo Into danger, for In a wandering Hfo llko this, who can tell? I do not mean to be either morbid or sentimental. I only mean to bo serious, Mademoiselle, and I find that I am becoming so serious that it will bo best to close. idlcu, Mademollsellc. Whon you look from your window on tho 'Hhono Valley nnd seo tho peaceful Holds of Tarascon, when you look on your peaceful gardens, perhaps your mind will travel farther and you will think of Africa. Do so If you can, and perhaps tonight you will say tho words only of tho, song before you go to sleep. I am, Mademolsollo, Faithfully yours, CHAULKS DE SABIIQN. There was only ono placo for a let- tor such as that to, rest, and it rested The Silence to Him Was Profound. on that gentlo pillow for many days. It proved a heavy weight, against Julia Redmond's heart. Sho could, Indeed, speak tho words ot tho song, and did, and they roso as a nightly prayer for a soldier on tho plains; but she could not keop Hor mind and thoughts at roat. Sho was troubled and unhappy; she grew palo and thin; sho pined more than Pltchouno had pined, and she, alas! could not break hor chains and run away. Tho Duo do Tremont was a con stant guest at tho houso, but he found tho Amorlcan holrcss a very capricious and uncortalu lady, and Madame d'Es- clignao was sovoro with her niece. (TO DK CONTINUED.) Bees to Fight Troops. In tho bush fighting in East Africa the Germans and their black troops placed hives of wild bcoB. partially stupofled by smoko, undor lids on each sldo of narrow tracks along which oui troops must ndvanco. Wires or cords lifted tho lids whon touched by the advancing troops, and Bwarms of lnfu rlatod boes, recovered from their tem porary stupor, woro lot loose on tho at tackors. Tho fnlluro ot tbo attack at certain points Is said to havo been duo as much to this onslaught of tho "llt tlo poopio" as to tho German rlflos and machine-guns, many men being so horribly Btung on tho faco or hands as to bo temporarily blinded or ron dorod Incapable of holding their weap ons. Ovor ono hundred stings aro said to havo boon extracted from one of tho mon of tho Royal North Lan cnshlres. London Mall. The Coming Spirit. "This war will go on and on," said Mrs. Harry Payno Whltnoy, who has given a two-hundred-and-llfty-thousand-dollar field hospital to tho belllgoronts. "This war will go on and on," sho repeated, Badly, "and tho sldo that Is getting tho worst of It will display tbo spirit of llttlo Wlllio. "Llttlo Willie's fathor, as ho laid on Uii Bltpper, said; "Willie, this hurts me moro, far woro, than It does you " 'Then keop It up, said llttlo Wfllle, grinding his teoth. 'Koop It up, dad. 1 1 can atund It.' " POILTRY PEN THE HENS TO GET EGGS Fowls Should Be Confined From Time They Reach Maturity Until Marketed as Poultry. (By QEOIIOE II. PEL.L.ARD.) As a cold-blooded business proposi tion, probably no plan Is better than that of keeping tho hens shut in all tho tlmo. They should be confined from tho tlmo they reach maturity un til marketed as poultry, and fed as stout a ration ns thoy will stand with out going wrong. Aside from sentiment and pleasure In their appearance, this is tbo money making way for villagers aid suburb anites, who havo limited yard room and need to keep their premises freo from litter and soiling that are other wise nearly inseparable from poultry keeping. The fowls do not look so well as when on range their plumage gets dull and thoy aro less lively, but they will shell out the eggs and keep on Bhelllng them out with loss labor and less expenso than under any other system, unless It Is tho colony system with freo range. Even then It is doubtful If tho. same number can bo more easily cared for, ot tho ultimate profit will bo greater. In keeping, the hens on this plan, they should be separated Into flocks of 25 to 35 and allowed from four to six square feet per bird. Dry feodlng entails the least work and, therefore, brings the best profit, as the egg yield is generally better than where fed on the ono-meal-at-a-timo and the quick lunch systems. If the feed Is properly proportioned and the supply is always ample, there will be no trouble In getting eggs, and lots of them, If tho hens are in good Trap Nests Show Poor Layers. health. Wo doubt if there is so much difference in the average egg produc tion of hens as is sometimes fan- Mod. With good feeding which meanB tho right kind as woll as quantities most hens will make good. Some will 3o better than others, but so far It seems impracticable to select only '.ho best in this case. The time taken in selection, and the tact that tho hen should go at it a year old, makes tho labor of selection, togother with the uncertainty of re production, moro expensive than keep ing the usual proportion of poor lay srs. Trap-nesting is tho only positive way sf deciding tho question, and that is x way which is impractical where largo numbers are kept Kept housed all the time, the hens ire subjoct to tho most arbitrary feeding rules and experience is show ing that thoy will produce as many, ar more, eggs as when on range. Occasionally a hon will get to eather pulling or egg eating. In such cases a run of a few days outsldo will usually cure tho habit; if not, dark nosts or tho ax will. GIVING OIL FOR INDIGESTION Green or Immature Corn Is Always Suro to Cause Trouble Mild Pur gative Is Recommended. Nearly two-thirds of tho deaths of turkoys are caused by indigestion. Ureon or lmmaturo corn is always Buro to causo Indigestion and bowel trouble, and birds so afflicted droop around, aro "off tholr feed," and It relief is not given them, die in a few days. Having lost some turkeys from in dlgostlon, wo resolved to experiment a little. Instead of giving a violent purgative as recommended by some poultrymen, we gavo a mild one, namely: Raw linseed oil in table- spooniui uoses. wo have never known this roniody to fall, sayB a wrltor in an exchange. Ab soon as a turkey looks dejected and "droopy" wo glvo It a doso and noxt day it is chipper and spry as ever. PoultB should bo given teaspoonful doses ot tho oil. Growth of Duckling. The most notable growth of tho duckling Is between tho third nnd 'ourth we-Mt of Us ago, when It Often 'cubks Its wolgbt. if msi WHITEWASH FOR THE TREES Excellent Protection Afforded to Bark From Sunburn and Borers Keeps Rabbits Away. Whitewash Is an excellent protec tion to tho bark from both Bunburn .and borers. It is particularly' valu able for young trees, as after trees roach a good bIzo tho branches gen erally become sufficiently largo and tho foliage sufficiently thick to shade tho bark and prevent the Injury that tho hot sun would otherwise do. Tho best time to apply the white wash is In tho early spring, or boforo the sun has become too hot and yet at a time when tho danger of heavy rains washing off tho lime Is passed. It Is not well to delay too long or tho sun burn may occur In clear weather be tween rains. Thero nro dozenB of whitewash reci pes, all with merit, somo moro dur able than others, and a durablo white wash is generally to bo desired. For fruit trees a whitewash can be made by the addition of tallow, which Is durable and also a protection against rabbits. Such a wash can be mado with 30 pounds of lime, 4 pounds of tallow and 5 pounds of salt. The salt Is dissolved In the water used In slaking tho lime and the tallow added to the hot mixture, which Is thinned to the desired consistency before using. Spoiled fat or grease of any kind can be substituted for tho tallow and the amount can be increased if de sired. If there is danger of attract ing animals by the Bait, it can be left out. FRIENDS OF PLANT GROWERS "Lady-Bugs" Feed Upon Plant-Lice, Scale Insects and Other Pests Entitled to Protection. (By W. E. BRITTON.) The beetles commonly known as lady beetles, "ladybirds," "lady-bugs" or plant-louse beetles, are among tho very best friends of tho farmer or plant grower, because they feed in both larval and adult stages upon plant-lice, scale-insects, and the small larvae and eggs of other and larger noxious insects. Dr. S. A. Forbes ex amined the stomach contents of 39 specimens, and found that one-fourth of their food was composed of plant- lice; though they ate somo vegetable food, such us pollen and spores of fungi, a greater portion of their food consisted of Insects. Though many persons are more or less familiar with lady-bugs, some are not acquainted wltji their habits or life histories, and do not, therefore, Tho "Lady-Bug" Serves as an Effective Check on the Apple Aphis and Many Other Injurious Insects. recognize them as friends. Thus many of theso helpful little insects aro de stroyed, when they should bo carefully protected. One of tho most conspicuous ex amples in history of controlling a pest by means of lady-beetles occurred in California some twenty-five years ago. An Australian Insect known as the fluted or cottony cushion scale ap peared In California on orange trees and spread bo rapidly over the state that tho extensive orango growing in dustry was threatened- By request Mr. Albert Koebele was appointed agent of tho United States to attend the Melbourne exposition, and whllo in Australia paid special attention to searching for the insect enemies of tho fluted scale. A lady beetle was found feeding upon tho Bcale and specimens woro collected, nnd five separate lots (altogether about 500 specimens) woro brought from Aus tralia to California and placed upon tbo Bcale-infosted trees. Tho lady beetles multiplied and tholr progeny wero soon transported to each orango growing section. In a few years tho cottony cushion scale had been brought under complete control by tho Australian lady-bootlo; it has never since dono much damage on tbo Pa cific coast, and tho orango Industry still nourishes. 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