BED OLOUD. NEBRASKA, CHIEF
MADE WORLD WAR PICTURES
:..f
ERSKINE
1
"PALEFACE !"
"Hcrc' n tory of pioneer
dnyt in early American Iiiitory
thnt contain vivid pictures of
momentous events from Kai
Icnikia to Torktown and of
famous Americnn fighting men
from George Rogers Clark to
Gcorgo Washington. Tho story
revolves nbout a striking figuro
the son of a blueblooded Vir
ginian, stolen and brought up
by the Indians and reclaimed by
his kindred only in tho end
to hear the call of the wild nnd
become a pioneer in Kentucky.
Cut ho escaped from tho wilder
ness a breech-clouted savage.
He went back to the wilderness
a civilized white man, with tho
best gift of civilization a love
ly Amoricnn bride.
John Fox, Jr., is the author
of this story. Patriotically
American, he won famo with
stories of Kentucky, his native
state "Tho Little Shepherd
of KinRdomteome," "Tho Trail
of the Lonesome Pine" and tho
like. "Erskino Dale Pioneer"
is his latest and last.
CHAPTER I
Stroaks of red ran upward, nnd In
nnswer tho great gray eye of tho wil
derness lifted its mlst-frlnged lid.
Prom the green depths came tho fiut
Ing of n lono wood-thrush. A cougar
leaped from the low limb of nn onk,
missed, nnd n shuddering deer
streaked through a forest nlslo,
bounded Into a little clearing, stopped
.rigid, sniffed n deadlier enemy, and
whirled "Into tho wilderness again.
Still deeper In tho depths n boy with a
Low and arrow and nnked, except for
scalp-lock nnd breech-clout, sprang
from sleep nnd again took night along
,n buffnlo trail. Again, not far behind
Mm, three grunting savages wero tak
ing up the print of his moccuslued
feet.
J An hour before n red flnro roso
'within the staked enclosure thnt was
reared In the center of the little cloar
jlng, and above It smoke was seen ris
ing. Hofore the first glimmer of day
the gates yawned u little nnd three
dim shapes appeared nnd moved leis
urely for tho woods each man with n
long flintlock ride In tho hollow of his
arm, a hunting knife In his belt, nnd
'n coonskln enp on his bend. At either
end of tho stockade a watch-tower of
onk became visible and In ench a
'sleepy sentinel yawned nnd Bulffed
tho welcome smell of frying venison
below him.
One sentinel roso towering to tho
tTull of Ids stnture, stretched his
mighty arms with a yawn, and lightly
leaped, rllle In hand, Into tho en
closure. A girl climbing tho rudo lad
der to tho tower stopped midway.
"Mornln', Dave!"
"Mornln Polly 1"
"You don't seem to have much use
for this ladder."
, "Not unless I'm goln up; nnd I
wouldn't then If I could Jump ns high
ns I enn fall." lie went toward her to
help her down.
! "I wouldn't climb very high," she
said, and scorning his hand with a
tnntnlizlng little grlmnco she lenped
ns lightly as had ho to tho ground.
Two older women who sat about a
kettle of steaming clothes watched
lier.
"Look nt Polly Conrad, won't ye? I
declnro that gal "
"Lyddy I" cried Polly, "bring Dave's
breakfast 1"
At the door of each log cabin, ns
solidly built us it little fort, a hunter
was cleaning n long rllle. At the
western angle two men wero strength
ening tho pickets of tho palisade.
About the Are two mothers wero
suckling babes at nnked breasts.
At tho fire n tall girl rose, pushed
a mass of sunburned hnlr from her
heated forehend, and n Hush not from
tho fli-o fused with her smile.
"I reckon Dnvo can walk this far
bo don't look very puny."
A voice vibrant with snrcnsm rose
from one of the women nbout tho
steaming kettle
, "Honor t" sho cried, "flonor San
derfN" In a doorway near, a third girl was
Iframed deep-eyed, deep-brensted.
I "Honor I" cried tho old woman,
."stop wastln' yo' tlmo with thnt woav
In' In thnr an' conio out hero an' he'p
these two gals to git Davo his break
jfast." Dave Yandell laughed loudly.
"Come on, Honor," ho cnllcd, but
the girl turned and the whir of n loom
started again llko tho humming of
(bees. Lydln Noo handed tho hunter
'a pan of deer meat and corn bread,
land Polly poured blm a cup of steam
ilng liquid mado from sassafras
(leaves. Dave looked up Into Polly's
bind: eyes, shifted to Lydla, swerved
to the door whence came the whir of
the loom.
, "You nro looking very handsome
this morning, Polly," ho said gravely,
,"and Lydla Is lovelier even than usual,
nnd Honor Is a woodland drenm." Ho
shook his head. "No," ho said, "I
really couldn't."
"Cmildn't whnt?" asked Polly,
though bUo knew some nonsenso was
coinlufr.
DALE-PIONEER
By JOHN FOX, Jr.
"lie happy even with two, If t'other
wero far away."
"I reckon you'll have to try some
day with. nil of us far away," said
the' gentle Lydla.
"No doubt, no doubt." lie fell upon
his breakfast.
"Poor boy!" said Lydla, and Polly
looked at her with quickening wonder.
Davo gave his hunting knife a pa
thetic llourlsh.
"And when the Virginia gallants
come, where will poor Dnvo be?"
"I wonder," said Lydla, "If they'll
have long hair llko Dave?" Dnvo
shook his long locks with mock pride.
"Yes, but It won't, bo their own nu'
It'll bo powdered."
"Lord, I'd like to see tho first In
dian who takes one of their scalps."
Polly lnughed, but there was n shud
der In L villa's smile. Dave rose.
"I'm going to sleep till dinner don't
let nnyhody wnko me," he said, nnd at
once both girls were serious nnd kind.
"Wo won't, Dave."
Cow bells began to clang nt the
edge of tho forest.
"There they nre," cried Polly. "Como
on, Llddy." The young hunter entered
a door- and within threw himself
across a rude bed, faco down.
"Honor 1" cried one of tho old wom
en, "you go un' git n bucket o' water."
Tho whir stopped lnstnntly, tho girl
stepped with n sort of slow mnjesty
from tho cabin, and entering the next,
paused on tho threshold as her eyes
caught tho powerful figure stretched
on the bed nnd already In heavy sleep.
Sho felt the flush In her faco and to
conceal It she turned her head angrily
when she came out. A few minutes
later she was at the spring nnd ladling
wnter Into her pnll with n gourd.
Near by tho other two girls wero milk
ing ench with her forehead agulnst
tho soft flank of n dun-colored cow
whoso hoofs wero stained with tho
Juice of wild strawberries. Honor
dipped lazily. When her bucket was
Another Arrow Hurtled Between tho
Boy's Upraised Arm and HIb Body
and Stuck Quivering In Ono of Its
Upright Bars.
full she fell a-dreamlng, and when tho
girls were through with their task
they turned to find her with deep, un
seeing eyes on Uic dark wilderness.
"ISool" cried Polly, startling her,
and then teaslngly:
"Are you In lovo with Dave, too,
Honor?"
Tho girl reddened.
"No," sho whipped out, "an' I nln't
goln' to be." And then sho reddened
again angrily ns Polly's hearty laugh
told her sho had given herself away.
As Honor turned abruptly for tho fort,
n shot cumo from the woods followed
by n war-whoop that stopped the
blood shuddering In their veins.
"Oh, my Oodl" each cried, nnd
catching at their wet skirts they lied
In terror through tho long grnss.
They heard the quick commotion In
the fort, heard sharp commands, cries
of warning, frantic calls for them to
hurry, saw strained faces at the gates,
saw Davo bound through and rush
toward them. Antl from tho forest
there was nothing but Us silence until
that was again broken this time by
a loud laugh tho laugh of a white
man. Then at tho edge of the wilder
ness appeared tho fool. Uehlnd him
followed the other two who had gone
out that morning, ono with a deer
swung about his shoulders, and nil
could hear tho oaths of both as they
cursed the fool In front who hnd
given shot and war-whoop to frighten
women nnd make them run. Tho sickly
suillo passed from tho faco of tho fel
low, shame took Its nhice, and when
he fronted tho tcrrlllo eyes of old
Jcromo Sanders ut tho gate, that faco
grow white with fear,
"Thar ain't an Injun In n hundred
miles," ho stammered, nnd then he
shrank down as though ho wero al
most going to his knees, when sud
denly old Jerome slipped his rllle from
his shoulder and tired past tho fel
Copynghteirby Outlet Scribnci'i Som
low's head with a simultaneous roni
of command:
"Git in cver'body git in quick 1"
Prom a watch-tower, too, n rlllo hnd
cracked. A naked savage had bounded
Into u spot of sunlight that quivered
on the buffalo trail u hundred yards
deep In thj forest nnd lenped Uthely
aside Into the bushes both rifles hnd
missed. Deeper from tho woods enmo
two war-whoops renl ones nnd In
tho silence thnt followed tho gates
wero swiftly closed and barred, nnd a
keen-eyed rifleman was at every port
hole In the fort. Prom tho tower old
Jerome saw reeds begin to shnke In n
enne-brnke to tho left of tho spring.
"Look tharl" he called, and three
rifles, with his own, covered tho spot.
A small brown arm was thrust nbovo
tho shaking reeds, with tho palm of
tho hand toward tho fort tho peaco
sign of tho Indian nnd a moment
later n naked boy sprang from tho
cane-brake nnd ran townrd the block
house, with n bow nnd arrow In his
left hand and his right stretched
above his bead, Its pleading palm
still outwnrd.
"Don't shoot I don't nobody Bhootl"
shouted tho old mnn. No shot came
from the fort, but from the woods
enmo yells of rnge, and ns tho boy
streaked through tho clearing an ar
row whistled post his head.
"Let him Inl" shouted Jerome, and
as Davo opened the gntes another nr
row hurtled between tho boy's up
raised arm and bis bpdy nnd stuck
quivering In one of Its upright bars.
The boy slid through and stood pant
ing, shrinking, wild-eyed. The arrow
had grazed his skin, and when Dave
lifted bis arm and looked at the ooz
ing drops of blood ho gnve a stnrtled
oath, for ho saw n flash of whlto un
dor the loosened breech-clout below.
The boy understood. Quickly he
pushed the clout aside on his thigh
thnt nil might see, nodded gravely,
and proudly tnppcd his breast.
"Paleface!" ho half grunted, "whlto
man 1"
Tho wilds were quiet. Tho boy
pointed to them and held up three
fingers to Indicate that there were
only three red men there, nnd shook
his head to say there would be no
attack from them. Old Jerome studied
tho little stranger closely, wondering
what new trick those red devils were
trying now to play. Davo made an
Impatient gesture for silence.
"Whnt's your name?" The boy shook
his head and looked engerly around.
"Prancals French ?' lie asked, and
In turn the big woodsmnn shook his
bend nobody there spoke French.
However, Dave know n little Shawnee,
n good deal of tho sign-language, and
the boy seemed to understand a good
many words In English; so thnt tho
big woodsman pieced out his story
with considerable accuracy and turned
to tell It to Jerome. The Indians hnd
crossed tho Iltg river, wero ns many
ns tho leaves, and mennt to attack the
whites. For tho first time they had
allowed tho boy to go on n war patty.
Some ono hnd treated him badly ho
pointed out tho bruises of cuffs nnd
kicks on his body. Tho Indians called
him Whlto Arrow, and he knew ho
was white from tho girdle of un
tnnncd skin under his breech-clout
nnd becnuso the Indian boys taunted
him. Asked, why he had como to tho
fort, ho pointed again to his bruises,
put both hands against his breast, and
stretched them wide as though he
would seek shelter In the arms of
his own rnco and take them to his
henrt; nnd for tho first tlmo n smile
came to his faco that showed him
plainly ns a curious product of his
race and tho savage forces that for
years had been moulding him. Thnt
smllo could have never como to the
faco of on Indian. No Indian would
over have so lost himself In his own
emotions. No whlto mnn would have
used his gestures and tho symbols of
nnturo to which ho appealed. Only nn
Indian could lmvo shown such n
cruel, vindictive, merciless fire In his
eyes when ho told of his wrongs, nnd
when he saw tears In Lydln's eyes, the
first burning In his life enmo to his
own, nnd brushing across them with
fierce shiimo ho turned Indian stoic
iiguln and stood with his arms folded
over his bow nnd nrrows nt his breast,
looking neither to right nor left, ns
though ho were waiting for Judgment
ut their hands and cared little what
his fate might bo, ns perfect from
bend to font ns n stntuo of tho anci
ent little god, who, In him, hud for
saken tho couches of lovo for the tents
of wnr.
"I saw it," he said painfully.
'That's that's my son!"
(TO im CONTINUED.)
Worth Thinking Over.
Tho world will pay you only for tho
services you render. If your services
nre mediocre you will receive only u
medlocro return. Tho greater your
skill, tho greater will bo your reward.
What aro you doing to make yourself
worth moro to your future employer?
Exchange.
Lots of highway robberies nro pulled
off under tho gulso of financiering.
T3Ae
AMERICAN
FuHjNA
ICopy for Thin Depnrtm-nt Supplied by
tho American l.mlon Nw Hrvlc,)
WANT HERO MEDAL FOR HIM
Charles Crozler, New York, Plunged
Into River and Saved. Seven-Year-Old
Boy.
As Charles J. Crozler of BIS Tully
street, Syracuse, N. Y., was driving n
trucK ncross a
'' Aft OJTIICUSO IJIlUgU
rL. ' iiJt& he hunnened to
look nt the river
below. Crozler's
casual glance un
derwent u decid
ed change. He
saw something In
tho wnter. A
small hnnd nnd
arm seemed to bo
Just level with
the surface. Not
ninny seconds
elapsed until Crozler was benenth tho
surface of the water to see who was
attached to the arm.
Tho next thing he really saw very
distinctly was the ' wet body of
a seven-year-old In.. . totted against
the white Interior of an ambulance.
Crozler nnd William John Hanley, Jr.,
whose life ho had saved, were on their
way to tho hospital.
For his act of heroism his buddies
of the American Legion nro helping In
the movement to secure for him n
Carnegie life-saving medal.
A FUTURE AUXILIARY WORKER
-
Bonnie Jean Kelly, Youngest Member
at Organization of North Dakota
State Department.
Tho youngest member present nt tho
organization of the North Dnkota
state department of the Americnn Le
gion nuxlllnry was a Httlo lassie only
four months old. Bonnie Jean Kelly
of Tim Running post at Devil's Lako
Bonnie Jean Kelly.
was Immediately adopted by tho en
tire state department when she was
presented ns "one of the directors of,
the auxiliary's affairs tomorrow."
Bonnie Jean's father, M. P. Kelly,
served as first lteutennnt of tho Ninety-third
pursuit squadron of the First
army.
ORIGINATED THE GOLD STAR
Medal Showing Appreciation of the
Idea Is Presented to J. M.
Buck of Omaha, Neb.
A mednl purchased with funds given
by the governors of many states, Gen
eral Pershing nnd n hundred notables
In civil nnd military circles, has been
presented to J. M. Buck of Omnha,
Neb., who originated tho gold stnr
which was placed on tho enskets of all
war dead to bo returned to this coun
try from European battlefields.
Omaha was u distributing point for
tho United States graves registration
service. After tho federal agency be
gnn to return bodies from overseas,
thousands of cnsketB passed through
Omaha. Mr. Buck suggested to tho
Omaha Americnn Legion that n gold
star bo plnced on ench soldier's casket.
Tho Legion Inn edlately accepted tho
Idea and through tho Legion's organi
zation, tho custom of placing tho star
on nil soldiers' caskets In nil parts of
tho United States wns adopted.
Every contingent of soldier dead ar
riving nt Omaha was met nt tho rnll
way station by u delegation from tho
American Legion. Mr. Buck nlwnys
accompanied the Legionnaires and su
porvlbed tho plnclng of tho stars on
tho caskets. Tho medal was presented
Mr. Buck ns an expression of appreci
ation of his work.
Three Myths.
A man's auto had broken down.
When ho crawled under it no crowd
collected nnd attempted to advlso him
how to lx It.
A miner was entombed for threo
days and thveo nights ns tho result
of n cavo-ln. When ho was finally
rescued It wns found thnt his hair
had not turned snow white.
A soldier wns on guard duty nnd
was approached by an officer who
nsked him to glvo his general orders.
Tho sentinel reeled them off, making
ninny mistakes, nnd tho olllccr cor
rected him, thus rovenllng tho fact
that he know them himself. American
Legion Weekly.
arm&f!m
Capt. E. N. Jackson of Signal Corps
Photographed Important Events
During Conflict.
Tho history of America's pnrt in tho
World wnr as told In pictures, from
scenes of death
nnd destruction In
France to the gny
pictures of return
ing soldiers land
ing ut llohoheu,
was photographed
by or under the
direction of Capt.
F.. N. Jackson of
tho Signal corps.
Ills work did
not end with the
cessation of hos
tilities. Pcrlums
wns tho most intercstlm; nl
played by any member of the A. E. F.
after the nrmlstlce. When President
Wilson went to Franco the story of
his activities was photographed by
Captain Jackson. Whether the presi
dent shook bands with u European
soldier, signed nn Importnnt paper or
had dinner with n king, Captain Jnck
son was there with his camera.
Today, the official photogrnpho
taken by Captain Jnckson nnd his
staff are to bo found in galleries, libra
ries, public buildings and private
homes In every part of tho United
States. Mr. Jackson, no longer n cap
tnln, Is now clicking the shutter ns
ono of the staff photographers of the
Now York Dally News. He spends his
spare time at tho clubrooms of the
Americnn Legion, Signal post No. 343,
In New York city.
GREETINGS TO THE TOMMIES
Vice Commander Jackson Carried
Commander MacNIder'o Messages
to the British Legion.
The first mnn to cross the American
continent In an automobile was the
first mnn to cross
the A 1 1 n n 1 1 c
ocean with a mes
sage from Ameri
can World wnr
service men ex
clusively to Brit
ish Tommies. Thnt '
man Is II. Nelson
Jnckson of Bur
lington, Vt., one of
the national vice
commanders of
the American Le-y
glon, who recently
represented the Legion nt nn nnnunl
meeting of the British Legion, made
up of World war service men of the
British Isles.
During the wnr Mr. Jackson served
In the Medical corps and for gallantry
In action wns decorated with tho
D. S. C, Croix do Guerre and tho Le
gion of Honor of France. He was
promoted through tho various ranks
from first lieutenant to lieutenant
colonel.
Tho greetings which Mr. Jnckson
presented to the British Legion In' be
half of Commander Ilnnford MncNIdcr
declared that: "No generation of our
nations have been so closely bound to
gether. Through the coming years It
must bo our mutual duty to so
strengthen nnd cement these ties that
from this great undertaking mny come
peaco to all tho world."
SPENT MONTHS IN AN ASYLUM
New Zealand Government Is Probing
Case of Subject Imprisoned
at Elgin, III.
Tho Now Zealand government Is In
vestigating the case of ltobert M.
Thompson of Chrlstchurch, World war
veteran, who has Just returned to his
home In New .onland, after having
spent several months In tho nsylum
for the Insane at Elgin, 111.
Thompson came to theUnItcd,Stntes
after having his health shattered In
tho war. Acting on tho advice of the
Canndlnn government, vhlch looks
nfter New Zealand military pension
ers In America, he called nt tho ofllco
of tho veterans' bureau In Chicago.
A week nfter Thompson first called at
the office of the bureau, bo says that
he found himself n regular inmate in
tho asylum nt Elgin, receiving very
poor food and Indifferent trentment.
Ho finally succeeded In smuggling
letters out to a former college friend
wlv took tho matter up with tho
nsylum authorities. Ills release was
arranged on tho condition that ho
leave tho United States Immediately.
I
Carrying On With the
American Legion t
.-""-"- a
Jesup, In., with ..fewer than 800
population has ICO Amerlcun Legion
members.
Strangers seeking help In Corrcc
tlonvlllc, In., must bo passed on Uy
n committee of leading citizens, the
business men nnd American Legion
posts of the city lmvo decided.
Out of fiGO men 270 wero found to
lmvo somo kind of physical disability
In n canvass of former service men In
Clay county, Iown, conducted by tho
Americnn ltcd Cross nnd tho Amerl
cun Legion.
A delognto nt tho.Btnto Americnn
Legion nuxlllnry convention at Cedar
Baplds, In., was enthusiastically ap
plauded when sho stated on tho con
vention lloor that sho was "Germnn
In birth but wholly Americnn In spir
it." She hnd two sons hi service.
his
GIRL now well
AND STRONG
DarjfjMcr Took Lydia E. Pink.
ham's Vegetable Compound
as Mother Advised
Wauseon, Ohio." My daughter al
ways had backache and lo-ncho at cor
uunueriuuuunacouia
not bo on her feet at
those times. Wo road
about Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vogo table
Compound doing
girls so much good
co sho began to take
it That is two years
ago and sho is a dif
ferent girl sinco then
nolo to do any work
Bhc wants to do al
though sho ia still
careful not to do heavy work and so
well nnd strong. Wo recommend L,yma
E. Pinkham's Vcgotablo Compound to
nil mothers with ailing daughters, and I
givo you permission to publish this let
ter aa a testimonial. "Mrs. A. M. Buiuc
holder, Routo No. 2, Box 1, Wauseon,
Ohio.
Something- out of bnlnnco will affect
tho finest clock, causing it to gain or
lose. Tbo proper adjustment made, all
is well. So it is with women. Somo
trouble' may upset you completely.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vcgotnbh Com
pound will correct the causo of tho trou
ble and disafcreoablo Byraptom3 will
disappear as thoy did in tbo caso of Mrs.
Burkholder'a daughter.
Mothers it a worthy of your con
fidence. Out of Date.
He I am n man of tho old school. '
She Well, I dismissed thnt class
somo time ago.
A Lady of Distinction
Is recognized by tho delicate fnsclnnt
Ing Influence of the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cutlcurn Soap nnd hot
wnter to thoroughly cleanse the pores
followed by a dusting with Cutlcura
Talcum powder usually means n clear,
sweet, healthy skin. Advertisement.
Something Like Royal Garb.
When tho king of Slam Is attired
In his full complement of royal robes
and Is wearing ull his state decora
tions their value amounts to some
thing like $1,000,000.
Tho housewife smiles with satisfac
tion ns she looks at tho basket of
clear, white clothes and thnnks Red
Cross Ball Bluo. At all grocers. Ad
vertisement. Looking Out for Mother.
Mother made pudding for dinner,
nnd after tho meal found she hud
Just enough left for two. So she d
vldcd between Jnmlc nnd Susie.
"Mamma," said Jamie, "I can't en
Joy my pudding when you have to go
without It. I wish you would cnt
Susie's."
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