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THF PKOPI.K. BAKNWKLU S. C. Erskine Dale Pioneer i John Fox, Jn by R.H. Livings tone COPYRIGHT .BY CHARLES ~~ SCRIBNERS SONS CHAPTER XI—Continued. —12— “rrocisi'ly,” answered Erskine, “and •when’?’’' ;< “At tiie first opportunity.’’^ u “Erora tins moniVnt I sinill be wait- ins: for nothing else.” Barbara, reapj»ear|fig, ’ heard tljeir last words, and sliee'ame forward pale, and with piereiiiK eyes: “Cousin Erskine, I want to apolo gize to you for my little faith. 1 hope you will forgive me. Mr. Grey. youi* horse will In* at the disir at onre. I wish you « safe Journey—to your eom- niarnL” Grey bowed and turneil—furi ous. Erskine was Oh* porrh wl cant** out to mount his horse. "Yi i Grey asked Gr* I H r. vh Wl fl. tiiink it quite fair that .you with your skill should light a man who know§ nothing uljout foils?” “There was no other way," Grey said sullenly. “And you could not wait, I pre- sutne?” Grey did not answer. “Now. hear what I have to say, and | if you both do not agree, the matter : will be arranged to your entire satis- { faction, Mr. Grey. , 1 have hut one i question to ask. Your country is ijt J war. ' She needs every man for her , defense*. Do you not think your lives 1 belong to your country and that it. Is seltish and unpatriotic- just now to I risk them in any other cause?" He waltist for his meaning to sink in, and sink It did. “Colonel Pale, your nephew grossly 1 Insulted me, and your daughter showed me the door I made no defense to him nor tn her. but 1 will to you. , 1 Merely rrf>**a|ed what 1 had been told and I tteUevetl it true. Now that 1 I tear It Is tH*t true, | agree with you. - sir. and I ana uilling to e\i>reaa tuy chaffing and the muslml clanking of trure-ehalna came from the hamyar4. Hungry rattle were mooing amt fiffV uddored mothers were misdng answers to hiiwling i-nlvcs. A itemts’k screamed, fri(tn n_ distant tree and stilled forth, full-spread—a great gleaming winged Jewel of the air. In erisc.s the nerves tighten like violin strings, the memory- plntcs turn nlinorinaUy sensitive—and Erskine was not to forget ttyit liour. The house was still and not a soul .was in siglrt as the three, still ’silent, walked up the great path. When they were*near the portico’Harry came out. He looked worried and anxious. “Where’s Barbara?” asked her father. ~w , “Locked in her room. ’ “Let her .alone.” s^id Colonel Dale gently. Like brother and cousin. Har ry and Hugh Were merely Irritated by UmJate revelation, but (lie father was shocked that ids child was no longer a child. Erskine remembered the girl as she waited for Grey’s coming at tiie sundiaT, her face as she walked with him up the path. For a-moment the two hoys stood in moodyj silence. Harry took ,the rapiers in—mid put them in their place on thp wall. Hugh quietly disappeared. Erskine, with a word of apology, wept to ids room, ami Colonel Dale sat down on the porch alone. As the dusk gathered. Erskine, look ing gloomily through Ids window, saw tiie girl flutter like a white moth past the box-hedge ' and down the path. A moment Inter he saw tiie tali form of C«d*aiel Dale.follow her—and both passed from sight. On the thick turf the colonel’s feet to** were noise less. and when Barbara stopped at the sundial he tm unhappy, and the * sorvly. for any iinhnpp ways trebled his own. “Little girl!" he < lover’s Y«4*-e ciMild h gentle. “< .Itoe here!* She turn. <| and mm. with arms o»it»tref**h»-»l. the low m*-*o lighting @TflE ® temm mm « *• • C«pr for This Uepartrnrnt 8uppl!«d th« American I.estnn Nawa Service > NAVAL SHOW AT CONVENTION ansed. Site wan nePs heart ached |>lneje« of 11**01 al- ind no it more Chairman Neville of Committee, Prom ises Big Display at New Or leans Meeting. Delegates to The American Legion national eon vert tinii at New Orleims arc promised one of the most spec tacular and in teresting n aval shows tiie nation inis seen, accord ing to Lieut. 0. \Y. J. Neville, eluiirman of the convention naval affairs commit* t ee, w ho .has been In Wash ington com pleting arrange- <’ommuiider Neville obtained the promise of Assistant Secretary Uoosevelt that he would send one bat tleship anil a number of destroyers to vpnrth'ipnte In the program. Arrnng* •muts have also lM*«*n made Eagle boats now at Jack- J*fter»hurg. Tampa, Gal- St. Leuis vull**d Into ac- Hitli ii %irw tit dtmfttu? Tiller of tlir tui\ttl fviwrTr IS . IN FAVOR OF SALARIES lueuts. I “Th C’.a.wMl I hi j Ei .a toe. t> lb-! I and *hr fir* t«* him ar» Ing cm hU breast. Ii he wtmehed KmC hatX mi "Wbat’c the matter ■nee • • ftgh t** hav* son\ llh vestiMi tDe se 1 th*- ant men, w OrU-.iic A II* fr.mi I* Bigb w !Ce«j • a . | till* Hi i.ru! 'Tlrv famaa Wicker. Jr, Director American Legion Tour of Curopo, Urg to Pay for Commander*. James J. Wlcke/, Jr., dlreetof tit tht American Legt»*n -tour of Eiimijr, thinks depart ment commanders of (lie Legion should In* paid salaries. Just before sailing from New York on the S. S. Bresi- dent Itoosevejt, wiiich carrieil tiie party to tiie luit- tlefields of France. Wicker 8(*nt a message to Ids comnides in Virginia, refusing to permit ilTis fiffmr to lie mentioned as department c<*jn- mander in the election by the stAte convention. His letter'follows: "Tiie department connnapder should devote ids principal time to the Legion —its work, its growth, its welfare should command his mind, Ids heart and soul, and should always he upper- ' most in ids daily life. Tiie position of department commander is a very high office and It is worthy of the very best men in the Legion. It Is a man-size Job, requiring the very best efforts and the hardest work to handle It with the greatest success. “Given a commander who would practically surrender himself to the Legion, and who <<>uhl make its pmg- I r*ss and siicce** his yhlef, aim ami objective during his term-uf^uffh'**. we , Would see this Legion of ours expand and grow in inetul>en*htp. Influence and ; healthy activity almost beyond con ception. 1 am of the ' tton that If the legion Rheumatism am Dyspepsia Are Soon Ended Victims of stomach trouble and rheumatism often find lhat when (heir stomach Is net In order, the rheuma tism disappears. Thousands of people everywhere have tcsrtfleit that Tanlae lias freed them of both troubles shnul- tutvcouslyX Mr. Robert Trotter, 148 State Kt.; Sf. Paul, Minn, says: “About n year ago I began to go down hill. Sour stomach and rheuma tism in my arms and shoulders kept me in misery all the time. Since tak ing Tnnlac all ,ny aches and pains have gone, and my stomach is In fine shapy.^ I’m glad to endorse such a fine medicine." Badly digested food fills the whole system with poisons. Rheumatism and many other complaints not gen erally recognized as having their ori gin in the stomach qijickty respond to the right treatment; Get a bottle to- diy ut any good .druggist.—Advertise ment. V ’ f« -in th IS h la I,, lr cn I *ri tw Newr will fly in* a few pm lag pr«i tn i. <€ hi** l*f ~ u» * whoh "ipt** rt l**r, ii to • \ «»un. •« A «tiM fffkl la Iih t # rt* m mun to |ng him l<> give Him* ami pr<>vld- -hr would. If of •lev that gall aa •xoIrTful •m l*a*. and a* Mlrt* mdr# al 'aa I*mL |Ua Ea«< fruaa hr • f*W -h Bio h> Nr mto mry win »h**m h while K Usual ti klne w one nearer to hln^ “I ith" Off •skine wral »ves of courtesy nnd at ill Era. ilt**d. wondering!), with the Gi oat the THE LEGIOITS SWEET SINGER C*«#«•• Vaaa*fk ^ap***#* Yaaar, W*M wra*aHi at mu Maa* 0**aa**a CaaH*a**a*aa « CHEERS FOR FORMER SOLDIER J. It- “ t ^~TS>r'~TrM¥"IT~^TlT~ri> Maw. W»awaa Waaaaa S raw* Daatn m Laa« M t a pao t \ n r *s wr maa, *ef vaat ha J . Enterprising Twins. Gustuf and Wilhelm Dyres**n, twin brothers, wen* bom in Sweden on March -0. IRTs). They entere*! the Naval academy when of age together and ever since have been running neck and neck for naval honors. Each ima held nearly every Important i*«i*t In th** Swedish navy. They are now vice admirals and have only one more rung in the ladder to climb before reaching the u’r.ide gf admiral. WOMEN NEED SWUMP-ROOT Thousand* of women h*v» IridWJ and bladder trouble and oever awapect it. V\ omen * rowiplaiata often prove to ho nothing else hut kidbey trouble, or the reauit of kidney or Madder ihseoae. If the kidneye are not in a healthy ! • r. ! fir . *t»*y < 11»» ■ l.rf bf| to bemuse 4s*e*seu !*•,a in the harli. hendaehe, lav of aua- i at son. nervMMsua*. are aftew tune* *> ■p- 'Oiaa of ktdbr* l*”*(uy (a** I 4»la> Stan sag trvatasasst IN Kiloaef’o bwoMpResst. n physarsabS pew- sodptsau, ahtaMsed at aat* drag *A—Js. wny ke jmi the resbedy nau*fa*f to esersumo ’ aaeb rsasdowaas. 4tag a awdaum or large atae W>ftle Mm ' UMd^tet* hsa* ab* drug aturo lluveser. d y«u ws*h heel to tael thin giual p**i-**»*, • assol leu eetMo to DM K>tsaee fl CN% lhnghaM*«a* j(, a* mr O . s*aa«iak>^b U bau «rwmgWeMu owd gsauot VusaWfl Oseflonpe No—> see4 Muagtg Uty •• *twftaMraW • n twNTJf •♦•►HI Ml |MI uhu . Mlik| wtlMpf hmm GlMRM I i MMHYJNiflMP o^^flar^Mflarwl MliR.il taiMRMRR SglSv a Mlltr * a rites* mf her •ssu, Med ' **0bg tk s e u*«saf * * -sm*c essiimogb oreg f-uof ag port Ima siw» trtppMf gaytp eatn day Mw a elaar ohm* they aodfl gar 'teg* aoad ftaueo aeanfls and waateag la , U0>*W If thay tepr any p* tie aetafl •a* rs *00 ut flgpU'gglw tVstiAaeat piaokao late mde - VtaohAflflleai NKa# SHE DYED A SWEATER, SKIRT ANO CHILD'S COAT WITH -DIAMOND DYES* aafl T+9k •’f 1 ^RMMMl 4HNMNUlRMM| MM mm* m Um* mm mm MHNMBRMl NHMMi'^ if jnf IMb|^l 1 alesp 1 k***a*aw* »**r*th«sfl > Ihr (PWRI H {MBflf r *t> » f larfl-aa FlWf fSr#e > ’'filMOMbd !>)#• ’ » fm |wH*»* b me ilynno , at bat * —I «bsa U Rye* ♦»-•••• IXa- ■aaatfl D*ea art fwar imtomt MRst Mm irpmA* SB fM fa4o. at reek. *0 ran fclft «br*Wrf tbo ■MWTbil f4MM W 1# • Ml |w*int of Hie rnpier on the ground. “When you are rciidy," he sahli "will you please let me know ?"' “Ready!" answered Grey, and he lunged f*qgw*ard. Erskine mereK whipped at his.blade so that tiie clang oL it whined on flu* air to tin* brenk- Ing-point and itprang backward. He was as quick as an eyelash and Tithe jis n panther, and yet (Trey almost Inughdd aloud. All Krsk’ne did was to whip the thrusting blade aside and leap out of danger like a fl(£sli of light. It was like an inexpert boxer flail ing according tq rules lyiknown- and Grey’s face 11 a rued an) actually turned anxious. T?ien. as a kindly fate wmtld have it. 'ErskTtu^s hlaiTe (Toito tlm~war.. R was about to The Sword-Blades Clashed, Erskmo Whipping Back ana Forth in a Way to Make a Swordsman Groan. did about you!" Roth Hur^y and Hugh Lad to catch Erskine hy an arm then, and thfly led him struggling away. Grey inoumed Ids horse. Uft**d Ids hat. and was. gype. Colonel Dale pedicel up tlie swords. ”Nou.“ lie said, “enough of ail this let it be forgotten.” And lie laughed. “You’ll have to confess, Erskine— he lias a quick tongue and you must think only of Ids temptation to use it." Erskine did not answer. As/ they rode hack Colonel Dale U* caught hi Grev’s guard by aceideijt, and tiie powerful wrisf hcTiTnrt it seeic-' ing merely to ‘ wrench the weapon -loose tore Grev’s rnnier from his grasp apd hurled it ten feet away’ There - is.’ no greater humiliation for the. ex pert swordsman, nnd nqt for nothing had Erskine suffered the shame of thgt long-ago day whan a primitive instinct had- led' him. to thrusting his move into Virginia, he saidTirnd w-hon it did— Both Harry nnd Hugh inter rupted him with a glad shout : “We can go!" Colonel Dale nodded rsadly. —;—■ Suddenly all pulled their horses in simultaneously and raised their eyes, for nll'heard tiie coming of a liorse in a dead run. Around a thltketed curve of the yond came Barbara, with her knife into this same enemy’s breast. Xice white and her hair streaming.he-. Now, with his sword's point on the earth, lie Waited courteoijsly for Grey to recover his. weanon. Again a kindly fate intervened. Even as Grey rushed for his sword, Erskine heard the beat of horses’ hoofs. An he snatched it from the ground and turned, with a wicked mnlle over his grinding teeth, came Harrv's shout, and aa he rushed for RnriHn*, Colonel _DaLc »» qn4_ fnxn hla horse The sword blades rlashed. Krykine whipping hork and forth la a j rt) ing way t*» mike a snurdonuia gv*oia—and J (Lilr CManH Dale had Eroktae b) the wrtot • baert sad woa hetwem fbem. ~* * *tl« w flsiw }«m > fllrV* mefl Grey . jam •Jaat a wsmswi. yaaac aoaaiflwadfl,* Tbe * ggbfl Cbot>«i*f4 (SaAe eflbwgy j gawp *loe a*» aa«pr tadk* Hutty —I— * m*- 14 "M/* # %mmm' manoj ia oh* fl—a oaam-a saori. y *»r ueey flo sow« Bba * ay idnd her. Slie pulled her pony in but a few feet in front of them, with her burning eyes on Erskine alone. “Have you killed Mm—have you killed him? If you have—" She stopped helpless, and all were so amazed that none could answer. Era- klne shook his head. There was a flu nil of relief in the girl's white face, its recklesuness gave way to sudden ahame, and. withotg s word, she and woo *«*)' again Horry ifter her. No one spoke CoUinel looked aghast mb*! Lr-kine’t kgs is tuned sick. CHAflTEIt XII WS «s* eiaue tm tW eawoou ! (be o Li Ron 1 ps Tbpowcb Its »*F0 OI«r ft*os gwosronfl fl goRfl. Tbe amt'‘*«e» oosw os UiMf-’fl '9mm mm ^sata Gnm of Ersku.e. t*h<* • IMilUNI tiI*t111* it 11*^1 Ittr rnttip:i»^i. <*M| lie soiild g» with he rould get n«* more. 1 |*o|m would bo the fort I where he had flr>t onnto own people, and Dave Ya 1h* cuptiiin of a company, was going aa guide, though he hn|>ed to act ns soldier as well. Perhaps they might bring hack the Hair- Buyer, General Hamilton, a prisoner to Williamsburg, and then he would Join Harry and. Hugh In the militia rf the war came south nnd Virginia were ihvioTertr HS some prophesied, hy Tarlcti’ii's White Rangers, who had been ravaging the Carolinas. After supper tiie little lady excused herself with a smiling courtesy to go to her mother, and Erskine found himself in the moonlight on the big portico with Colonel Dale alone. “Erskine," lie said, “you make It very (iifTicuTT for—me—to—keep vour secret. Hugh alone seems to suspect —he must have got -the, idea from Grey, but I have warned him to say nothing. Tiie others seem not to have tnoaghTof the matter at all; ir was a boyish Impulse of generositv which you may regret—” “Never," interrupted tiie hoy. “J have no use—less than ever now.” —“Nevertheless ” tho colonel went on, “I -- Regard myself as merely your steward, and I must tell you one thing. Jir. Jeffersdn, as you know, is always at open war with people like us. His hand is against coach and four, silver jdate. and aristixnit. He is fighting now against the law that gives prop erty to the eldest s*>n. and he will pass the hHL His argument is rather amus ing. He says If you will show him that the eldest son eats more, wears more. and d«*es more work than his brother*, he will iraflt that - that- «**a;.is en titled to more. He wonte to blot oet oil ilistlnriiaM of efoso He enat 4» that, hut bfl will pm* this 'hill “ “1 bape be wUL* Mtfrrrd Erokme. tTo Bit cmmxrKD) r hr* her *t is hswi . AfloovthoonoM. •t **d he U. 8. s of the ill the III th ember of the •him llie tn the d war, having He then was choo'ii as soloist for the famous hand of .lohn Primp Motion mol loured with the hi nd on Its remarkable -recruiting riunpalgns. Following his dha-harge from senr- |ee, 'Y’oung started «>n an active and successful career ns a public singer, lie is ti member of the American L**- ghm and of Las Soclete dcs 40 et 8 Cbevaux. name 8he wild «he ha<l g**ne out f«W • drive In her Ifniiiimln amt .1 Iflofl VbH IVll|H|l*fl* Jf** «iar|VV<tVtHlB lod*f**fr ftlftt* frtuni***! Sht* 41RKmwi Vhr MfiiKflmr mimI h«T-••If in Water, t*eeayie |*Mnle-»IXt*-ken and shouted for help She declared *he wopld have ilrowne*! In a few- iiiomeuto im»re had not h*r res« urr reached her. After the. Fakirs. Persons wlio have sudiieuly ac quired World war records, wound stripes and a desire to help other dis abled veterans hy soliciting suhsorlp Gcam to ognallv bogus magazines have so aroused the Awoi r Icah _ Eegion and inunidjial authority’s Syracuse, N. Y.. that the two forcesTiave combine*! ngainst such fake sol^ltlng. Anyone ^^^^^"ttretTse to soU—magazines is turned over to the Legion for inves- tl gat Ion. That Local Color. Mrs. Timothy- Hay-r-Eor heaven's sake! W1ia*t afe you going-to do -with . that old wagon? Arid tfiat harness grandfather had? Where on eartlj is the cur? And what are you dressed like a tramp for? And that straw la your mouth? Are you going crazy? Mr. T. Hay (reproachfully)—.Maria, where’s your wits? Don’t you know them summer hoarders are coming on tiie next train?—American Legion Weekly. BraflflbH Mflfl. % ^ He—""ttnNow 1 I mow jw« sameorAmw ■Hr T jow®* MSw— R0b MVf tASw p | m mmm m •* rnma »m Lotting Hi*w Down Easy. cH man. lying on ) ’** d<-nt?rtiflflt a jfft-ur. who hod been In rf j ,-or* nnd wseJ: I am g*eng mRI n long ■ ,rarj, •« raw tbnfl ever rwnaoSpf fW rflcoBtflS. - W*“^ |Tn flaws* 1411’ L of ■«* H WILL CHANGE STREET NAMES New Orleans Thoroughfares to Be Rt- * christened During Legion National Convention. Iliuinim.tcd Iiy 28,000 electric lights and decorated with flaL's, banners and streamers, the downtown stn***ts of New Orleans will he in holiday re galia during the American Legion na tional convention next October. E<ir five ;—d*iys_ the conventional names of business streets will he H4cpmun-Jnto tiie discard and they wiH he rechristened with designations -more approprlnte to tiie Legion gath ering. . \ 7 7— A^-cjiurt of honor of the nations will lie estiildrsTred^MTeH-Wucka. eiich Tiny ▼ 0wma** 1* Ms# M*gMy Tb«r*l Itumurutl. n tiny town<*bt|* in Kenya nihiti) I* klaat Afrbw. clnltua tbr* (Un- ilnctloti **f ttrtbg (hr thir*tb*nt toWfl |» th** etupir**. aco>r<ting to tbr Daulo* Tinin*' • «.rn-*t HM i4«nt at Nairotsl. Tbcr** ar»* t**u adult Euro|imns In tbo r«*ifl**in*ut. which l.a* ii«*w four Itguur l|i***ua**** and 1» planning to have a hotel. block being set aside for one of the principal allied powers with corre sponding flags and decorations. Signs Indicating the, names of the states, with their contributions in numbers of World war fighters.^wIM.feature the court of honor of the states, to he held on the principal residential street. Ameriran Legion avenue will he decorated with legion banners and emblems. Visiting doughboys in search of their buddies Will he assisted In the establiiihment of Jh** streets of the divisions. Suspended arrowa the Streets utilized for this purpose will he the insignias of sll divisions in the World w*r army. |mpf<*tnuUi re unions of yaeu who #erred in the same div:*ioa will be bold near the banners insrrlbed wiefl their di* laion si tssIgiUo. Red. white anflL Mae sbKtrtc botho ortli Him* note CflBnl fUmmt. iho mala tbaowcbfneo. aosi al pnm'lflnl Hflo Watch Cuticura Improvo Your Skin. Oq rising and retiring gently smear the face with Cuticura Ointment Wash off Ointment In five mlnuteo with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It Is wonderful what Cuticura will do for poor complexion*, dandruff. Itching and red rough hands.—Advertisement : l_ x ■ English Daily for Jerusalem. Jerusalem soon Is to have a daily' newspaper published in English. It will lie owned and edited hy an Amer ican woman, Mrs. Gatling of New York, wbo has spent several months In Palestine studying loaiE-condltlona. Mrs. Gatling has paid $250,000 for a building to in* used for her venture. The presses and other mechanical equipment for the paper are now thqir way out from the United Stat Or. JVoor'a “Drad Shot'* is powerful date. 75 yeafe of auccesa haa proved With one *ln*le doae, Worma or Tapewo can b* expelled from the ayatem, and ' ~ cast or-ell or other punratlve should b* In addition. Stoner back If j»ot r-**—- Advert taement. Wichita Women Like Hats. Women of- Wichita, Kan., buy _ average, of eight to ten hats a year, ns revealed hy a canvass of the mllU- nery shops in that city. We must all p*T there are no i*aM>ew. for s Momint eepVbui - C tmmr I -