Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1923, Page 40

T FROM BAD TOWORSE Lioyd George Says Outside Downing Street Situation ' Presents “Sad Spectacle.” [By the Associated Pregs. LONDON, September 21.—Europe as Wiewed from outside No. 10 Downing street is a sad spectacle indeed and is going from bad to worse, in the eyes of David Lloyd George, who in & 300-page book entitled “Is It Peace?" to be published September 28, reviews the whole ambit of the present Euro- pean problems, the Ruhr predominat- ing, and comments thereon in the vig- orous style, replete with sonorous metaphor, which is characteristic of his writings. The book is an amplification of the former premier’s recent articles, with a preface in which the author says it Bhas not been necessary for him to re- vise any of the estimates of the vari- ous situations he has made from time to time. He is convinced that peace has gone back perceptibly and unmis- takably. Year of Growing Gloom. Up to 1923, says the ex-premier, each year after the end of the great war showed a distinct improvement over its predecessor, but “the present year has been one of owing gloom and menace; the international tem- per is distinctly worse all around. Lloyd George says Europe's patched-up peace pacts will leave the continent in a more precarious plight than ever, but he still is hopeful that the settlements will be left to the diplomatists and not to the “gun- men.” - The Ruhr situation particularly re- ceives the former premier's attention, He is confident that the program of his government for getting repara- tions fom Germany was the only one possible of fulfillm and he con- tinues to demand full publicity for the British proposals submitted to the allied conference of August, 1822, which, he says, were substantially accepted by all the allies with the exception of France. Puts Blame on Poincare. “Poincare refused to agree and his refusal alone rendered the confer- ence fruitles: Lloyd George. “Over a year has elapsed since then: He has pursued a different policy, and so far it has brought him noth- ing I am bold enough to predict that in the future it will bring Franc considerably less than the 1922 plan would have vielded. f Poincare is out for reparations his policy will inevitably fajl in com- parison with that he so rashly threw over, but if he out for trouble it has been a great success and in the future it will be an even greater triumph.” EARTHQUAKE. IN ENGLAND. LONDON, September earth tremor w ves many of the parishes on the s coast of England, but apparently it was not naticed far inland. The time of the shock was 11:52 am. 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As he thought of them he closed his eyes and looked upon the trail as it seemed to him now, a trail jammed with humanity. On its gilded way he pictured men in the lead, men doing as they pleased to the extent of their abllity; some pausing occa sionally .to take on a new stock of “isms,” new notions and explanations in justification of their heedless jour- ney. On this trail he seemed to see the women he had known; some in the vanguard with the men, but most- Iyea group just beginning the peril- ous journey. He saw them hesitate, noted the invisible restraint, the silent protesting of their souls! ~Then, as they struggled with themselves there came counter-currents from the van- guard of men and women ahead— messengers, it seemed, bringing strange and fascinating doctrines. There was one carrying a banner call- ed the New Psyche: still othe; rad- ing the lure of “Free Love' “trial marriage” and other fascinating doc- trines, until finally he saw first’one, and then another of the women he knew break from the hesitating crowd and rush past the banner bearers and on to the mob In front! A woman, yes, but not one of these Ho shuddered as he opened his eyes and looked again toward the setting sun. Unworthy as he was, he knew now his soul had never surrendered; and he breathed silent thanks for the strange, unaccounthble something that had sent him rushing madly away trom himself, on the journey that ended in the mountains, and he pray- ed that when his reward came, if ever he earned one, it would be a woman with a soul that could bare itself to the purity of the mountains about him, and that he would be worthy to accept such a_reward! As the fire died® out, he sought a sheltered spot near tumbled bowld ers, burrowed a hole into the snow, wrapped himselt warmly in blanket and canvas, and went to sleep with the sun. % For the first time since his flight to the hills he remained quietly hidden In his hole in the snow for fully a half hour after the sun was up. In- stead of plunging boldly out, as was his custom, he now carefully fur- rowed a long telescope-like hole through snow he had banked against the *hole to cover his retreat. For fully a half hour I lay there silent- 1y watching the back trail strategy served him well, for there, scarcely one hundred vards down the mountain side, came two lithe figures with light packs slung high on their backs and rifles, glittering in the sun- shine, in their hands. Pete, however, greeted the sight with little or no emo- tion, for he had been certain for hours past that some one would come and had long since prepared himself for the expected encounter. Nevertheless, he studfed them care- fully as they approached, and soon made out the leader to be none other than Slim Eliot, the half-breed. Tke man behind was a stranger, but Pete could tell from his manner that he was a man used to winter travel. and from the great similarity of features of the two he deducted that the un- known was also a half-breed and per- haps even related to Eliot. His,| Pete, thanks to the care with which' he had made his trail the day before, had ample opportunity to ob- serve his would-be captors, as they circled about the high point, keep- ing their eyes glued on the trail that led to the miniature plateau where Pete had made his camp. Gradually they made their way un- til only one lap separated them from from ‘the tell-tale remains: of the campfire. In spite of his welllald plan of action Pete felt more than ordinary concern over the cramped stiffness of his body caused by his long sleep In the snow bank. With desperate energy he kicked his feet and thrashed his limbs about in their narrow quarters. His fingers were stiff and cold, but he had plenty of time to adjust them to the trigger guards of his guns, one of which he held in each hand. Shivering from the tenseness of the moment, he pulled up his knees beneath him and made ready to spring. He could plainly hear the loud thumping of “his heart as he watched eagerly for the first appear- ance of the fur-capped heads above the last ridge. Suddenly they ap- peared, and so close to him that he could actually seé the snapping black of their eyes. With a tremendous burst of energy he flung the snow | from before him and fairly catapulted himself to_the snow before the half- breeds. WIith a startled cry of astonishment, Eliot and his mate shunk back, confused and shocked into_abject helplessness. ' “Rifles down, hands up, quick!" Pete thundered, as he towered above them. Apparently expecting instant death, both men eagerly complied with the command, and began to plead for mere: Pardon, they crled English. We ees queet so—pardon!” “Keep your arins high'and turn your backs, I might need your other guns,” Pete ordered, advancing on the men as he did so. Then, ex- tracting revolvers and two murder: ous knives from their belts, he shouted suddenly: Now get up on the hill and we'll see about this pardon stuff. Quick, jump!” He emphasized his latest com- mand by pumping two shots Into the snow beneath the feet of his victims. The effect was' instantaneous; with incredible quickness the two breeds sprang over the thrée or four feet of the raise, and gained the minfa- ture hill above. Pete, thoroughly satisfled with the apparent abject submission of the men, hesitated a moment before following, to throw the captured guns and knives into she soft snow at his feet. The rifles had already disappeared in {t, and for a second only Pete bent over to add the captured guns and knives to the pile, But that second was enough. Quick as a flash, like two frenzied catamounts Eliot and his companion sprang upon him! The sudden im- pact of their bodies sent Pete face first floundering in the snow, where, with a podigious effort, he wallowed about, swinging his arms flail-like until ‘at length he grasped a boot strap in one hand, and an arm in the other. Whether they belonged to the same man or not he could not tell Bringing to bear all of the pent-up M'sieu Alden, pardon!" in" broken French and rength of muscles steel through weary weeks of stren: ous labor at the mine, he made o mighty flop, keeping his -like grip on the boot strap and arm as he did so, and hurled himself over the edge of the ridge. Then followed a sjrange conglomeration of arms, legs and bodies as the three rolled and slid down the mauntain side. Elrly in the wild plunge, Pete knew he was securely entangled with both of his assailants, and with deadly effect he used every opportunity to shift his €rip from one place to another, punching viciously into the rolling bodies as he did so. For fully half & minute the three continued their desperate struggle down the moun- tain side, piling up finally on rocks & full hundred yards below with a force that only snow prevented from inflicting certain death. Down, down into the drifted snow they sank, rest- ing finally in a smothering heap of flour-like whiteness. Somewhere along the descent Pete had lost one of his men; at least he had hold of but one when he finally came to the dizzy realization that he had no broken bones—awal was still in Montana, with a hired n, resting apparently stunned, in his arms. Badly shaken as he was, he com- menced at once a frantic scramble for air without. With his first move- ment _came a stinging blow on_the chin from the man in his arms. With & grunt of rage, Pete retaliated, not with one arm, ‘but with both’fists working at short range like trip ha: mers on_the body and face of the {’breed. For fully h: two men fought, first one and then the other landing short-arm, muffled blows. Gradually they worked them- selves near the edge of the drift, and as the surface came near the fight increased in intensity. Even in the midst of the battle Pete gloried in the response of his muscies and lun as he called upon them for more more, He was first to emerge, and still grasping his adversary by the neck, he jerked the face to the light of dayeand smashed into it with a powertul blow of his right fist. The man sank limply into.the snow and Pete knew that Slim Ellot would be floating on fluffy clouds for a goodly while. With the lust of battle still grip- ping him tensely he took a_ long breath and looked about for Ellot's companion. He expected to find him emerging from the snowdrift, but was wholly unprepared for the shock he recelved when, turning in his tracks, he found himself looking into the muszle of a rifle. “Now it ees for you—my frien'— Plerre weel now keel you—so!" Pete, as though stupefled with hor- ror at the sudden turn of events, looked helplessly into the muzale of the rifle. By some miracle, the breed had became disentangled early in the descent down the hill, and had had sufficlent time to recover his weapon. As he listened to the words Pete realized he would be dead already, save for the inherent craving of the { Indian blood for torture. Pete looked sullenly at the rifle, as though to dare it to finish its work. As he looked his eves opened wide. Plerre saw the expression. “You mean we will both die—the muzzle of your rifle is packed with snow—it will explode!” Pete shouted. The truth of the svords were all too {obvious to the half-breed who knew full well the danger of firing a shell into a plugged-up barrel. Yet he tried desperately to maintain hi supremacy. “Pierre is bétter wiz ze knife; he weel keel you, my frien'!” he snarled, as he dropped the rifle to the ground and whipped out one of the long dag- ke knives Pete had earlier re- d from his belt. ; With the slight turn of fortune in his favor, Pete sprang into action. Scraping a great double handful of now he threw it full at the face of | the “advancing breed. plunging off sideways as he did so directly at & minute the Want to throw awa your coal -shovel ? OU can purchase an attachment for your coal burning furnace that will enable you to burn oil this winter with almost as little attention as you give to your gas stove. Qil means farewell to dirty basements, cpal pile, ash can and accompanying dirt and dust. 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A second more, and the latter would have released the long knife, which he held poised in_the air for a deadly throw. For fully ten minutes Pierre danced like a_madman in a semi-circle, as near the soft drift as he could get, sparring for a vantage spot from which to release his knife. Gradually Pete worked his way closer and closer, straining every muscle, as he jerked his human shield about tu meet the menacing knife. Seeing the uselessness of the ef- fort, Pierre at length put the knife between his teeth, and bent over the rifle, as though to remove from the barrel the tightly frozen wad of snow. One slit of air, however small, through that wad and Pete knew the fight would be over, yet he knew of mo way the trick could be done. With a crafty, sinister smile Pierre quickly snatched out thé tail of bis heavy woolen shirt and cut a plece neariy a foot square from it. A second more andl it was lighted, the hot flame going directly into the snow-packed barrel of the rifie. With_a frenzied shout of despera- tion, Pete summoned all of his strength, clutched firmly at the body of Eliot who already was slowly re- gaining_ consciousness in his arms, whipped him high above his head, and, before Pferre could move, sent Eliot crashing into him! So terrific was the impact of the blow that both of the 'breeds disappearance as though by maglc beneath the crust of snow that covered the drift, Pete stagger- ing in after them. But he had no op- portunity there to come to grips with the wily Plerre, who, thinking the rifie must surely be in the hands of his enemy, frantically burrowed his way to the far side of the drift, and with a frightened yell sprang out and over the mass of bowlders, run- ning, sliding and rolling in turns, down the slope of. the mountain. Keeping his eye on Eliot, Pete finally shook the snow of his second plunge Why Not Try a Chicken Loaf? Use the legs, wings and scraps of chicken, chos fine, mix with brea erumbs; mashed potatoes and e to bind. Bake in buttered pan, and when ready, scason well with retreating Plerre, hoping to increase the panic with which the ‘breed wa: apparently leaving the mountains. Completgly exhausted as he was from the strepuous exercise of the moraing, he leisurely tied the wrists and ankles of Eliot, and sat basking in the svn until sufficlent strength retyrned to enable him to negotiate the steep hill down which they had rolled. At length, however, he succeeded in moving all of the equipnient from the camp above down to where his pris- oner lay, quow fully consclous, but sullenly quiet. By adding the food taken from the two packs of the ‘breeds, P finally able to prepare that did ample justice to the state of his appetite, and apparently to that also of his prisoner. Breakfest finished, the packs were again rolled, and with a veritable arsenal about his belt, Pete be- gan on Eliot. 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