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A NOVEL by REX BEACH
Author of "THE IRON TRAIL," "THE srCIM!R.9,"
"HEART OF THE SUNSET," Etc.
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ESTEBAN AND HIS LITTLE BAND ARRIVE JUST IN TIME TO
SAVE ROSA FROM HORRIBLE FATE.
Synopsis. Don Kstebun Veronn, a Culmn planter, hides his wealth
money, Jewels nnd title deeds In n well on his estate. The hiding
plnce Is known only to Subastlan, n slnve. Don Kstehan's wife dies at
the birth of twins, Kstolmu and Hosa. Don ICstcban marries the
nvnrlclous Donna Isabel, who tries unsuccessfully to wring the secret
of the hidden treasure from Sebastian, fngorqd at his refusal, she
urges Don Kstebun to sell Kvnngellnn, Sebastian's daughter. Don
Kstchan refuses, but In the course of n Rambling orglc, he risks
Evnngcllun nt cards and loses. Crazed by the loss of his daughter,
Sebastian kills Don Kstchan and Is himself killed. Many years pass
and Donna Isabel Is unable to find the hidden treasure. Don Mario,
rich sugar merchant, seeks to tnnrry Rosa, who has returned from
school In the United States. Johnnie O'Reilly, an American, who loves
Hosa, wins her promise to wait for him until he can return from New
York. Donna Isabel falls to death while walking In her sleep. Esteban's
connection with the Insurrectos Is discovered and he and Rosa nre
compelled to flee. In New York, O'ltellly Rets a letter from Hosn tell
ing of her porll and urging hjm to rescue her. O'ltellly Immediately
returns to Cuba, l'aucho Cueto, faithless manager of the Verona
estates, Is balked In his efforts to find tho hidden treasure nnd betrays
Esteban and Hosa, leading Colonel Cobo, notorious Spanish guerilla,
to their hiding place.
CHAPTER IX.
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Marauders.
Tho surprise was easily effected,
for Colonel Coba's men were accom
plished In this sort of work. Hosa,
.crouching upon her bench, heard
nothing, saw nothing, until out of the
shadows beside her human fortris ma
terialized. She Bcreamed once,
twlcoj then a palm closed over her
mouth and she began to struggle like
a cat.
Evangellna, who had waked at the
first outcry, met the marnuders as
they rushed through the door. There
were shouts and curses, loudly bel
lowed orders, a gre'nt scullllng nnd
pounding of feet upon the dirt lloor
of the hut, the rickety, bark-covered
walls bulged and creaked. Over all
sounded the shrieks of the negrcss
battling In tho pitch-black Interior
like an nnlmnl In Its lair. Then some
'ons set flro to tho thatch; the flames
licked up tho dead palm leaves to
tho ridgepole, and the surroundings
lenped Into view.
Rosa saw a swarthy, thickset man
in the uniform of u colonul of vol
unteers, and behind him Pancho Cue
to. Tearing the hand from her lips
for a moment, she cried Cueto's
name, but ho gave no heed. Hosa
shrieked his name again; then olio
heard tho officer sny:
"Whero Is tho young fellow? I
hear nothing but tho squeals of thnt
common wench."
Evungellnn's cries of rage and de
fiance ceased, nnd with them tho
sounds of combat. From tho blazing
8he Began to Struggle Like a Cat.
bohlo ran two armed men, brushing
epnrks from their clothing. A third
followed, drugging Evangellnn by one
naked arm.
Hosa felt herself swooning, and sho
know nothing of what Immediately
followed. After n time she felt her
self shaken, and heard tho colonel ad
dressing her.
"Come, come I" ho wus saying.
"Where Is your precious brother and
that black fellow?"
Rosa could only stare dully.
"It seems wo misted them," said
Cueto.
"More of your bungling," Cobo
broke out at him, wrnthfully. "Fooll
I've u mind to toss you Into thnt tire."
He turned his attention onco more
to Rosa, and with n Jerk that shook
her Into fuller consciousness repeat
ed: "Where are they? Speak to me."
"Gone!" she gasped. "Gone I" Sho
struggled weakly toward Cueto, Im
ploring him,, "Pnncho, don't you know
mo?"
"Well, we've taught him a lesson,"
said Cueto, grinning apprehensively
t Cobo. "We've accomplished some
thing, anyhow, eh?" Ho nodded nt
Hosa. "She's nil thut I told you.
Look nt lierl"
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Colonel Cobo took time to scruti
nize his prisoner.
"Yes I She's n pretty little spy
quite a prize, truly. Now, then I"
Ills thick lips spread; he spoke to
her more gently. "I want you to tell
me about that brother of yours, eh?
Cueto said I would find him here.
Hal Still frightened, I sec. Well, I
have a way with women; I dare say
you'll be glad to tell me overythlng
by and by." Then, seeing that his
men risked n scorching in their
search of the hut and wero already
quarreling over the sennty plunder
which It afforded, ho turned from
Hosu to call thorn away.
Profiting by his Inattention, Rosa
wriggled out of his grasp and ran to
Evangellna, who lay face down In
tho dirt, her limbs sprawled loosely.
She flung herself upon the prostrate
body and cried the black woman's
nnmo, but she could awaken no re
sponse. The first pink of dawn was now
flpiinnnlnp In thn anur nnil utt annn nq
It had grown light enough to see to
inivci VOiunui vjodo prepureu 10 re
turn to his horses. Tho roof and
walls of tho bohlo had fallen nway
to ashes, its skeleton of poles nnd Its
few pieces of crude furniture ulone
were smoldering when he called his
men together nnd gave tho word
to go.
"Come, my sweetheart." Cobo ad
dressed himself to tho girl. "Leave
thnt carrion for the buzzards."
Hosa looked up to find him leering
nt her. She brushed the tears from
her eyes, crying:
"Go nwayl In God's name haven't
you done hnrm enough?"
"Oh, but you're going with me."
The girl rose; her face wns color
less; she was uquiver with Indigna
tion. "Leave mo I" she stormed.
"Whnt hnve I done to you? Don't "
"Cnrambn I A temper. And you
hnve strength, too, ns I discovered.
Must I bind those pretty hands or "
Colonel Cobo reached forth, laugh
ing, and encircled her In his power
ful nnus. Hosa fought him as she
had fought at the first moment of des
peration, but he lifted her easily and
went striding across the field behind
his men.
Estebnn's party made good time
over the hills nnd Into the Snn .Juan,
for Asenslo knew the country well.
Mid-afternoon fouud them In sight of
La Joyn. Cueto's cane wits thick nnd
high; It wns ready for the knife or
for the torch. Tho Incendlnrles dis
mounted In the shelter of n wood and
removed the bags which they had
carried on their snddles. Insldo these
bags wero several snakes, tho largest
perhaps eight foot In length. To tho
tall of each the negroes fastened a
leather thong, and then to each thong
a length of telegraph wire, the end
of which had been bent Into n loop
to hold n bundle of oil-soaked waste.
These preliminaries accomplished,
they bore the reptiles Into the cmio
fields nt widely separated places and
lighted tho waste.
Soon tongues of flame appeared
and the green tops of the cane began
to shrivel nnd to wave as the steady
east wind took effect. Smoke bll
lowed upward and was hurried west
ward before the breeze; in a dozen
places tho fields burst Into flume.
From somewhere came a faint shout
ing, then it shot or two, nnd finally
the ringing of a bell.
Esteban waited only until ho saw
that his work of devastation wns well
under way, then he led his followers
back toward tho hills.
In tho shelter of n ruvine tho party
took time to eat supper, their first
meal since leaving home, and It was
ufter dnrlc when they finished. The
negroes, who were thoroughly tired,
wero for spending the night here, but
Kstebun, more cautious than they,
would not have It so. Accordingly,
tho men remounted their weary
horses, though not without somo
grumbling, und set out. At length
they crossed the summit and worked
down toward tho Yumurl, but It
seemed ns If daylight would never
come.
F.stcbnn suddenly reined In his
horse. "Look!" said he. "Yonder Is
a light."
"What Is Evangellna thinking
about?" Asenslo muttered.
"Hut seel It grows brighter."
There followed u moment or two dur
ing which there was no sound except
tho breathing of thu horses and the
creak of saddle leathers as the riders
craned their necks to see over tho low
tree tops before them. Then Ksteban
cried :
"Come! I'm afraid It's our
house." Fear gripped him, hut he
managed to say, calmly, "Perhaps
there has been nn accident."
Asenslo, muttering excitedly, was
trying to crowd past him; for n few
yards tho two horses brushed along
side by side. The distant point of
light had become a glare now; It
winked bnlefully through the open
ings ns the party hurried toward It.
Hut It was still n long way off, and
the eastern sky had grown rosy before-
the dense woods of the hillside
gnve way to the spurser growth of
the low ground.
Kstebun turned a sick, white fnco
over Ills' shoulder and Jerked ont his
orders; then he kicked his tired
mount Into n swifter galtop. It was
ho who first broke out Into tho clear
ing. One glunce, nnd the story wns
told.
Tho hut waB but a crumbling skel
eton of charred poles. Strung out
across tho little field of malangas,
yuccas and sweet potatoes wero sev
eral hilarious volunteers, their arms
filled with loot from tho cabin. He
hind them strode nn ofllcer bearing
Rosa struggling ugalnst his breast.
Estcbnn drove his horse headlong
through tho soft red earth of the
garden. Ills sudden appearance
seemed briefly to pnralyze the ma
rauders. It was a moment before
they could drop their spoils, unsllng
their rifles, nnd begin to Are at him,
und by thnt time he had covered half
tho distance to his sister. A bullet
brought his horse down nnd the boy
went flying over its neck. Nothing
but the looso loam saved him from
Injury. Ab ho rose to his feet, brenth-
less nnd covered with tho red dirt,
there came a swift thudding of hoofs
and Asenslo swept past him like n
rocket. Esteban caught one glimpse
of the negro's face, n fleeing vision
of white teeth bnred to the gums, of
distended yellow eyes, of flat, distort
ed features; then Asenslo was fairly
upon Colonel Cobo. Tho colonel, who
had dropped his burden, now tried to
dodge. Asenslo slashed once at him
with his long, murderous machete,
but the next Instant he was engaged
with n trooper who had Hrcd almost
In his face.
Cobo'B men, led by the terrified I'an
cho Cueto, turned nnd fled for cover,
believing themselves In danger of an
nihilation. Nor was the colonel him
self In any condition to rully them,
for Asenslo's blnde had cloven one
full dark check to tho bone, and the
shock and pain had unnerved him.
The field wns small, tho Jungle wns
close nt hnnd. A moment nnd the In
terlopers had vanished Into it, nil but
one, who lay kicking nmong the brond
malnngu leaves, and over whom Asen
rIo kept spurring his terrified horse,
hacking downward with lnsnne fury.
This was the first hand-to-hand en
counter Esteban's men had hnd, and
their swift victory rendered them fero
cious. Flinging their guns uslde, they
went crashing Into the brush on the
trail of their enemies.
Hosa found herself An her brother's
nrms, sobbing out the story of the out
rage nnd quivering at every sound of
the chase. Ho was caressing her, and
telling her to have no further fears;
both of them were fairly hysterlcnl.
Evangellna, thnnks to her thick skull,
wus not dead. In the course nf time
under Rosa's and Esteban's ministra
tions sho regained her senses, nnd
when the other men returned they
found her lying sick nnd dazed, but
otherwise quite whole.
Then, there besldo the ruins of the
hut, was a strange scene of rejoicing.
Asenslo recovered now from his hurst
of savagery, was tearful, compassion
ute; his comrndes laughed ami chat
tered and bragged ubout their prodig
ious deeds of valor. Over and over
they recounted their versions of the
encounter, ench more fanciful than the
other, until It seemed that they must
have left the forest filled with corpses.
Esteban sas grave. He had heard
of Colonel Cobo, and, remembering
that denlm-clnd figure out yonder In
the trampled garden, he knew that se
rious consequences would follow. The
volunteers were revengeful; their
colonel was not the sort of man to
forgive u deep humiliation. Doubt
less he would put a price upon the
heads of all of them, nnd certainly he
would never ullow them another en
counter upon nnywhero Uko even
terms. Then, too, the nnrrowness of
Rosa's escupo caused tho boy'B heart
to dissolve with terror.
After a conference with Asenslo ho
decided that tfcoy must prepare for
flight, and Into that uftcrnoon they nil
set out to seek n safer refuge, Evange
llna in tcurs at leaving her precious
garden plot. Their led horse, one of
those Lorenzo had captured, carried
n pitifully light burden only some
tools, some pans and kettles, und n roll
of charred bedclothes.
Johnnie O'ltellly had no dlfllculty In
locating the residence ofIguuch Alva
rndo, but to communicate with him
wns quite another matter, Inasmuch
as his every step was dogged by that
persistent shadow from Nuovltns.
One evening, several days after his
arrival, a sudden rain storm drove
O'ltellly Indoors, and as he ascended
to his room he saw that the lamp In
the hallway flared and Miiokcd at ev
ery gust of wind. It was very dark
outside; he reasoned that the streets
would be deserted. Hastily securing
that book which Alvarado, the dentist,
had given him, he took a position close
Inside his door. When he heard the
spy pass und enter the next chamber
he stole out Into the hall and breathed
Into the lamp chimney. A moment
later he was safely through the win
dow and was working his way down
the shed roof, praying that his move
ments had not been seen and that the
tiles were firm. He nimbly scaled the
wall, crossed nn lnclosure, climbed it
second wall, and descended Into a dark
side street. Taking advantage of the
densest shadows nnd the numerous
overhanging balconies, he set out at n
brisk trot.
A light showed through the barred
windows of the Alvarado home, Indi
cating thnt tho family wns In. After
some fumbling O'Reilly lnld hold of
the latch; then, without knocking, he
opened the front door und stepped In.
Ills sudden nppenranco throw the
occupants Into ularni: a woman cried
out sharply; n man whom O'Reilly
iff
Asenslo Slashed Once at Him With
His Long, Murderous Machete.
Identified us Ignaclo Alvnrudo himself
leaped to his feet and faced him, ex
claiming: "Who are you?"
"I'm a friend. Don't bo nlnrmod."
Johnnie summoned his most agreeable
smile, then he extended the sodden
package he hud carried beneath his
arm. "I come from your brother
Tomas. Ho nsked me to hand you
this book und to sny that he Is return
ing It with his thnnks."
"What nre you Buying?" Plainly the
spenker did not ' comprehend ; there
wns nothing but apprehension In his
voice.
O'Reilly tore tho wet paper from the
volume nnd lnld It In Alvnrndo's hnnd.
"Look at It, please, and you'll under
stand. I didn't take time to knock, for
fear I might bo followed."
Alvarado stared first nt tho book,
then nt his caller. After n moment he
made n sign to his wife, who left the
room. Wetting his lips, he Inquired,
with nn effort, "What do you want?"
O'Reilly told him In n few words.
Alvnrado showed relief; he even
smiled. "I see, lit Cnrambn 1 You
gave mo a start. And this book! Hat
Tomas will have his Jokes. It Is well
you took precautions, for I um under
surveillance. I'll help you, yes! Hut
you must not come here nguln. Return
to your hotel nnd, Let me think."
Senor Alvnrado frowned In deepest
thought ; then he said : "I have It ! Ev
ery morning at half past nine u man
wearing u Punumu hat and n gray
necktie with u largo gold pin will puss
along the sidewalk ncross the street
from tho Isln do Cuba. You will
know him. One day, I cannot promise
how soon, he will lift his hat thus, and
wipe his face. You understand? Good.
Follow him. He will give you final di
rections. You know Manln, the drug
gist? Well, you can tnlk to htm, and
he will keep you posted ns to our prog
ress. Now go before someone comes."
O'Reilly wrung, the Cubun's hand.
Then he stepped out Into tho night,
leaving a pool of wuter on tho cleun
blue tiles whero ho had stood.
CHAPTER X.
O'Reilly's Plans Fall.
In tho dnys thut followed his call on
Ignaclo Alvarado, O'Reilly behaved so
openly thut the secret servlco agent
dutnlled to watch him relaxed his vigi
lance Manifestly this O'Reilly wus
a hurmless person. Dut tho spy did
not guess how frantic Johnnie was be
coming at tho delay, how ho Inwardly
chafed and fretted when two weeks
bud rolled by and still no signal had
come. Then, too, his money was run
ning low.
At lust, however, the dny arrived
when tho man with the gray necktie
raised his hut and wiped his brow ns
he passed the Isln do Cuba. Johnnie
could scarcely hold himself In his
chair. Ry nnd by he rose, stretching
ljlmself, and sauntered after the fel
low. For several blocks ho kept him
In sight, but without receiving uny
further sign.
Without u glnnco over his shoulder
the man turned Into n large, walled ln
closure. When Johnnie followed he
found Minself In one of the old ceme
teries. Ahead of him, up n shndy ave
nue bordered with trees, the stranger
hurried ; then he swerved to his left,
und when O'Reilly came to tho point
whero he had disappeared there was
nobody In sight. Apprehending that
ho had made some nilstnke In the sig
nal, O'Reilly hastened down tho walk.
Then at last, to his great relief, he
heard a sibilant:
"Past ! Psst !"
It enmo from behind n screen of
shrubbery, und there he found the Cu
ban wnltlng. The luttcr began rap
Idly: "Our plans are complete. Listen
closely. One week from todny, at ten
o'clock In the morning, you must bo
In Mnnln's drug store. Directly ucross
the street you will see two negroes
with three horses. At fifteen minutes
past ten wnlk out San Rnfnel street to
the edge of the city, where the hos
pital stands. The negroes will follow
you. There Is n fort near by "
"I know."
"It commands tho rond. You will bo
challenged If you pass It, so turn In
nt the hospital. Hut do not enter the
gntcs, for the negroes will overtake
you nt thnt point. They will stop to
adjust the suron of tho lend horse.
That will bo your signal; mount him
nnd ride fast. Now, ndlos nnd good
luck."
With n smile nnd a quick grip of the
hand he messenger walked swiftly
uwuy. O'Reilly returned to his hotel.
At lust! One week, nnd this numb
ing, hcurtbrcnklng dclny would end;
he would bo free to take up his quest.
Rut those seven dnys were more thnn
a week; they were seven eternities.
The hours wero like lend; O'Reilly
could compose his mind to nothing; ho
wnH In a fever of impatience.
Tho dny of dnys duwned nt last, and
Johnnie wns enrly at Manln's soda
fountain, drinking Insipid beverages
and anxiously wntchlng tho street. In
due time the negroes nppenred, their
straw snrons laden with produce which
they innocently disposed of. O'Reilly
began to consult his watch with such
frequency thnt the druggist Joked him.
Mnnln's banter wns Interrupted by a
bugle call. Down the street came per
haps two hundred mounted troops.
They wheeled Into Snn Rnfuel street
nt n gallop nnd disappeared In tho di
rection of the suburbs.
"Now, whnt does thnt menu?". mur
mured tho druggist. "Walt here while
I go to the roof, where I can see some
thing." O'Reilly tried to compose himself,
meanwhile becoming aware of a grow
ing excitement In tho street. Then
from the direction of tho fort nt tho
end of Sun Rnfnel street sounded a
faint rattling fuslllnde, more bugle
culls, und flnully the thin, dlstnnt
shouting of men.
"Rebels!" someone cried.
"Dlos mlo, they nro attacking tho
city!"
"They have audnclty, eh?"
Tho roofs were black with people
now. Mnnln enmo hurrying down Into
the store.
"Something has gone wroug," ho
whispered. "They're fighting out yon
der in tho woods. There bus been
some treuchery."
"It Is ten-fifteen," snld O'Reilly. "I
must be going."
Mnnln stnred ut him. "You don't
understand "
"Those black fellows are getting
their horses ready. I'm going."
The druggist tried to force Johnnie
Into n chair. "Mndmnn!" ho punted.
"I tell you our friends hnve been be
trayed; they are retreating. Go back
to your hotel quickly."
For the first time during their ac
quaintance Manln heard tho good
natured American curse; O'Reilly's
blue eyes were blazing; ho had let go
of himself completely.
"I'm going t" he cried, hoarsely. "All
the d d Spaniards In Culm won't
stop me. Lord 1 I've waited too long
I should have mnde a break"
"Idiot!" stormed the druggist. "You
wish to die, eh?"
O'Reilly ripped out another onth
and fought off the other's restraining
hands.
"Very well, then," cried Mnnln'.'but
hnve some thought of us who hnvo
risked our lives for you. Suppose you
should escnpe? How would our troops
receive you now? Would they not
think you had cunningly urrunged this
trap?"
A light of reason slowly reappeared
In the younger man's eyes.
"No!" "Manln pressed his ndvantnge.
"You must wait until " Ho broke
off abruptly and stepped behind his
counter, for n mnn In the uniform of n
Spanish lieutenant hnd entered the
store.
The newcomer walked directly to
O'Reilly; ho was n clean-cut, nlert
young fellow. After a senrchlng glance
nround the plnce ho spoko In a voice
audible to both men .
O'Reilly finds himself blocked
at every step In his efforts to
find Rosa. Finally his hopes
receive a crushing blow. Watch
for the developments In the next
Installment.
(TO DE CONTINUED.)
EXPERT'S TRIBUTE TO
WESTERN
CANADA SO
Thnt there Is good renson for the
wonderful crops of groin grown in
Western Canada, which have mado
thousands of former residents of tho
United States wealthy, is not alwnys
given the thought thnt It deserves is
quite nppnrcnt. Hut that there must
be n reason Is quite evident. Proba
bly more than one but the one thnt
requires emphasis Is thut the soil Is
of tho nature that will produce good
crops. It was not long since that tho
fnrmcr selected his land in the most
hnphnzard wny. He need not do so
today. Ho will select It on tho soil
annlysls plan. Soil from Western
Cnnada wns submitted to Prof. Slov
ens, soil physicist of the Stnto Collego
of Wnshlngton, nt Pullmnn, Wnsh. Ills
report should no doubt further encour
nge settlement In Western Canada. It
roads ns follows:
"We hnve nnnlyzed this sample nnd
find thnt It runs high In lime, very
high In potnsh, phosphorus nnd In ni
trogen; thnt It has n splendid supply
of organic mntter nnd Is In tho best
of physical condition. Thcro Is noth
ing wrong with this soil from tho
Btnndpolnt of crop production, nnd I
nm satisfied thnt It will give splendid
results wherever put under cultiva
tion." It Is soil like this properly worked,
and on scientific lines, ns Is tho
rule todny, that gives tho opportunity
to quote tho experiences of farmers
who have Increased their Incomes
from $500 to $30,000 In two seasons,
nnd whoso story would rend ns fol
lows :
"I hnve threshed nltogether 7,000
bushels of No. 1 Northern whont from
200 acres, which went from 24 to CO
per acre sod breaking 21, spring
plowing 30, hnck sotting CO bushels
the average being 35 bushels per acre.'"
Tho newspaper giving nn nccount of
this mnn's experience snys: "When ho
disposed of his l.GOO ncrcs from north
of Brooks, Altn, to four Oak Harbor
men, ho was worth $30,000. Two yenra
ngo ho came hero with $500 and a few
horses."
It Is tho soil of Western Canada,
and tho knowledge of whnt It will do
thnt brings to Cnnndn the hundreds of
settlers thnt nre dnlly arriving nt tho
border. A growing enthusiasm for the
fertile prnlrle lands of Western Can
nda Is sprendlng nil over the continent.
This enthuslnsm Is the recognition of
tho fact thnt sufficient food could be
produced on these prnlrlo lands to
feed the world. From tho south, enst
and west, hundreds of men, too old for
mllltnry service, arc pouring Into
Western Cnnndn to take up land or
to work on the farms. A great many
of tho Incoming settlers hnve arrived
nt such central points ns Calgary, Ed
monton, and Lethbrldgo, Albcrtn, and
at Rcglnn, Moose Jnw, nnd Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. Judging from the hulk
of their household effects, tho number
of their horses nnd cattle, nnd the
quantity of Implements they nre bring
ing with them, most of tho new nr
rlvals also seem well blessed with tho
world's goods.
Reports from North Portnl, Sas
katchewan ; Coutts, Alberta, and Kings
gate, British Columbia tho principal
gateways Into Western Canada from
the United Stntes Indlcnte thnt the
present Influx of fnrmers Is In such
volume ns has not been witnessed for
mnny yenrs. From Vancouver, Brit
ish Columbia, peoplo'nro going to tha
prnlrles for summer farm work, many
with tho Intention of tnking up land
themselves nt tho end of tho summer.
Tho Influence of this tide of fnrmei
settlers on greater food production will
bo -more rcndlly appreciated when It
Is considered that tho average settlor
takes up at least twice as much land
ns ho hns hitherto been fnrmlng and
land which, ncro for acre, produces bet
ter and larger crops. Advertisement
Nothing to Do but Wait.
Jones was a raw recruit Just nrrlved.
The second day of his nrmy life ho
was put on the picket line grooming
horses. Tho stnble sergeant, having
given Hie commnnd to groom, sauntered
uround to see how tho work wns pro
gressing. He found Jones with nn
anxious nnd expectant look on his face.
"Well, Jones, have you grbomed your
horse?"
"Yes, sir," ho replied obediently.
"Have you cleaned out his hoofs?"
Jones hesitated.
"No, sir bo's been standing on them
sir, nnd I've waited over ten minutes
for him to lie down." Judge.
Soothe Itching Skins
With Cutlcurn. Batho with Cutlcura
Soap and hot water, dry and npply the
Ointment. This usually affords relief
nnd points to speedy henJracnt. For
free samples nddress, "Cutlcura, Dept
X, Boston." At druggists and by mnlL
Soap 25, Olntmeot 25 and CO. Adv.
His Medal.
Tho newest private in No. 1 squad
stood at n rigid attention while tho
captain started down tho lino on his
first weekly Inspection.
Tho captain stopped.
"What," ho asked, pointing to nn
expensive medal on tho bulging
'bosom of tho newest prlvnte, la
that?"
"That," said tho newest private
proudly, "Is tho medal our cow won
at tho country fair last year." Stars
and Stripes.
'When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy
Bo 8mrtln Jnrt BfS Comfort. 60 ceou St
rniiUW or mall. Writ for Free Bra Hook.
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