The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 15, 1923, Page 11

MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1 (Continued From Saturday) There were always worlds to talk | about in the warm am of thelr fire, When the day's work wa: and the hush of early night gathered the land to its arms, they would ait on their fireside seats and settle all| Problema, now and hereafter, to the Perfect satisfaction of them both. From Ben, Beatrice gained a cer tain strength of outlook as well ax Gepth of insight, but she gave him tn return more than she recelved. He felt that her Influence, tn his early Yoars, would have worked w for him. She straightened out hi moral problems for him, taught him lessons tn simple faith; and her own childish sweetness and absolute pur Ny showed his whole world In a new Light Sometime they talked of religion and ethics, sometimes of sctence and economics, and particularly they talked of what was nearest to them the mysteries and works of nature. fhe had been a close observer of the forest. She had recetved some Glimpses of Its secret laws that were, when all was sald and done, the baste Jaws of life. But for all her love of ecience she was not a mere biologist. He had a full and devout faith tn| La® and Judgment beyond any earthly sphere. | “No one can live tn this boundless | wilderness and not believe,” she told| him carnestly, her dark ming with her fervor. I can’t tell you why—maybe it's just a feeling of need, of insuffictency of self. Besides, God ts close, like He} was to the Israelites when they were in the wilderness; but you will re- member that He never came close! again. This forest ts so big and so! awful, He knows he must stay close te keep you from dying of fear—God may not be @ reality to the people of | the cities, where they see only bulld- ings and streets, but Ben, He ts to me. You can't forget Him up here. He stands on every mountain, just ag the sons of Aaron saw Him.” He found, to bis surprise, that she was not ill-read, particularly tn the old-time classics, But her environ- ment had only influenced her chotce of reading. She loved the old legends in the minor—far-off and plaintive things that reflected the mood of the dusky forest in which she lived. One night, when the moon was in the sky, he told her of his war rec- ord, of the shell-shock and the strange, criminal manta that followed ; and then of his swift recovery. Ith an over-powertng need of self- istification he told her of his fur- ling, healing influence upon him. He could not blind Mmaelt to them. An sometimes when he sat alone by his ha 9: Pp E Edison Marshall: 1900-Littla Bown & Ganpany While Beatrice was hold task king tt |img the cave, washing and repairing their clothes—Ben never forgot hi more serious work, Certain ry day he spent secking out the pa Jexamining every entrance and esr hin valley getting the lay of the land and pick }ing out the points from which } would make his attack, Already knew every winding game trai! and every detail of the landscape for fv miles or more around, Hila ultimate vengeanc Just as sure the night following the day Ever he listened for the first sound of the pack train in the for est; and even in his hours of pleas ure his eyes ever roamed over the sweep of valley and marsh below, He was prepared for his enemtes now One ¢ they couldn't him. He had provided for every cor tingency and had seemingly perfected his plan to the last detail He had not the slightest fear that his eagerness would cost him his aim when finally bis eye looked along the sights at the forms of his enemies, helpless tn the marsh. He was whol ly cold about the matter now, The lust and turmol! in his vetna, remem dered like a ghastly dream from that first night, returned but feebly now if at all. This change, this restraint had been Increasingly manifest sinc his occupation of the cave, and tt hnd marked, at the same time, a growing barrier between himself and Fenris. But he could not deny but that such development was wholly to have been expected. Fenris was @ chi of the open forest aisles, never of the fireside and the hearth. It was not that the wolf had ceased to gtve him his dint of faithful service, or that he loved him any the less. But each at her hov ' * into seemed A five, jof them had other interests—one hia| D's strange destiny. Now, | home and hearth; the other the ever. | weeks In the cave, haunting, entictne call of the wild wood. Lately Fenris had taken to wandering Into the forest at night, going and coming Ike a ghost; and once his throat and fowls had been stained with dark blood. “It's getting too tame for you here, old boy, tm't {tt Ben sald to him ‘be tame then.” It was true: the hunting party, ff they had started at once, must be Reartng their death valley by now Except for the absolute worst of trav- cling conditions they would have al- ready come, Hen felt a growing tm- patience: a desire to do his work and get it ever. quickened and leaped at the thought Fe H ji t i Be iv ert il ! i i a 8 z z EF tt 5 ? The hushed, dark, primal forest had a different appeal for him now. He loved it still, with the reverence and His pulse no longer) OUR BOARDING HOU MEESTER HOOPLES, I No GoT MONEY YET FROM FIFE WEEKS PRESSING DER Surrs FoR You!~ DREE S DOLLARS AK! FUFTY CENTS \ ME, z 2 YA € \ 4 cruel desires and to achieve tts mys- terious enda He had been, tn spirit, & brother of the wolf, before: a run ner in the packs, Buch had been the outgrowth of innate traits; pert of fter thew he was ® man. Tt was hard for him to explain even to himeclt, It was as if In the e- cape from his own black passions, he had also escaped the curious |tyranny of the wild; not further sub- Ject to ite cruel moods and whims |but rather one of a Dominant Breed, |m being who could lift his head in de- | |flance to the storm, obey his own hie own way. This was no little change. Perhaps, when all is |naid and done, tt marks the difference between man and the lesser animals the thing that has evolved « certain species of the primates woods creatures that trembied {storm and cowored ifustrated ft in bis own lif. The change had been infinitely slow, but certain as the movement of the plan- ots in their spheres, Bebind the sheltering walls they got away from fear—that cruel bondage in which nature holds all her wild creatures, |the burden that makes them her |slaves, Never to shudder with herror | when the darkness fell in atlenoe and dying fire, as the dark menaced him, | adoration of the forester he was, but/ mystery; never to have the heart and the gtr! that was his charge slept within the portals of stone, he hed the unescapable feeling that the very! structure of his life was falling and shattering down; but even now he could see, an enchanted vista in the distance, a mightier, more glorious tower, builded and shaped by this ‘woman's hand. |no longer with that love a servant bears his master. He had distinctly escaped from its dominance. The passion and mounting fire that it wakened at the fall of darkneas could | Ro longer take possession of him, as strong drink possesses the brain, bending his will, making of him stm- ply a tool and @ pawn to @ratity its & rattle ar . FStory Took.” Page 886 “ME BIG CHIEF, TOO” “They had not gome many miles," grandmother continued, “when something startled one of the teams in front. Now, remem- ber, there were 60 wagons, each drawn by from six tg eight oxen Remember that there was no way to control them except by calling out to them or by uselessly trying to hang onto their yokes. Re member that the road was a bumpy, rutty prairie trail and— and remember, that in each of the 50 wagons were mothers and lit the children and young girls. “The first team scented danger, whiffed, gave a deep mumbling bellow, snorted and was off, and after it every single one of the others, all running like mad. “Terrified, the women and clill- dren crouched into their swaying, lunging, covered wagons, not knowing what minute they might be hurled to their death. “No telling how far they would have run had not one frantic ox fallen and broken his neck. This caused ® tangle and a jolt, but put a stop to the stampede, and also gave the Chambers family « chance to leave that company and drop back with a few of their old company “Not long after this they met the first wild Indians they had ever meen; & great band of them returning from @ battle. “Quickly Mr. Chambers ordered all the women and children to hide in the wagons, except mich as could carry guns, Mr. Andrew Chambers says, ‘I can see mother now, marching along with her rifle over her shoulder, brave as a general.’ “The wagons were placed so as to make @ big corral for the cat- tle, and the whites were ready. When the warriors came up, Mr. Chambers went out to meet them “Thetr chief seemed friendly enough, but demanded tobacco, Mr. Chambers gave him some, and another warrior came up and held out bis band and as each one strutted up with his feathers floating out behind him, he struck himself on the chest and said, ‘Me big chief, too. “Pretty soon the white man had given them all they had, and he wondered what they would do then, but they cheerfully went on their way. “But a few days before they reached Fort Bolse they camped on the bank of a creek and they came very near having real trouble with the redmen. If it hadn't been for Andrew's shirts —but that's tomorrow's story.” (To Be Continued) were i emmmmmmemmemmmnmntiteteiateteie’ freene with terror when the thunder |roared im the sky and the wind raged in the treea The cave dwellers be jan to come into their own. Shel- tered behind stone walls they could defy the elements that had enslaved them so long. This freedom gained they learned to strike the fire; they took one woman to keep the cave instead of mating indiscriminately tn the forest, thus marking the begin ning of family life. Love instead of deathless hatred, gentleness rather than cruelty, peace tn the pli ot mercy and tolerance and self-control: all these mighty bul- warke of man’s dominance grew into strength behind the sheltering walls of home. (Continued Tomorrow) NOW SHOWING ‘The Sereen Version of EDISON MARSHALS “SNOWSHOE TRAIL” at the PRINCESS BETTER THAN CALOMEL Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets | Are a Harmless Substitute Dr. Wdwards’ Olive Tablet»—the substitute for calomel—are a mild but sure laxative, and thelr effect on the liver ts almost instantaneous. These little olivecolored tablets are the result of Dr, Edwards’ deter- mination not to treat liver and/ bowel complaints with calomel. ‘The pleasant little tablets do the! good that calomel does, but have no bad aftes effects. They don’t injure | the teeth like strong liquids or calo- | mel, They take hold of the trouble| and quickly correct ft. Why cure! the liver at the expense of the teeth? Calomel sometimes plays havoo with the gums. 80 do strong liquids. It t# best not to take onlo- mel. Let Dr. Wdwards’ Olive Tab- lete take tts place. Headaches, “duliness™ and that! lngy feeling come from constipation and a disordered liver Take Dr Edwards’ Olive Tablets when you | feel “logy” and “heavy.” ‘They “clear” clouded brain and “perk up” the spirits, 160 and %00-—Advertine. ment “MAT 1S PURELY AN OVER~ IGHT ON “HE PART OR MY SECRETARY, L AGGURE You = BY "He WAY, L Peer rr MY PERGONAL DUTY 1D CONGRATULATE You UPON We EXCELLENT PiNESSE AND CRAFTGMANGHIP You EXPEND on MY APPAREL \NDEED,T HAVE NOTMISSED MY VALETS SERVICES SINCE Vou HAVE Been HANDLING MY WARD- ROBE FoR A FACT! ties ingen BY AHERN DOINGS OF THE DUFFS 'B DECIDED To REMAN HoBR TODAY, DORIS~ | GODDA TERRIBLE COUR IN By Doze CODE 10 ‘Your Doze? wwy,rs ODA CODE ALL OAR THATS RIGHT Prape IT ONTO ME WHED You Dow 10S DUE To THE CRACKS AROUND ‘THR WIDOWS IM CUR Room PY ‘EAD AD ITS YouR. FMAT FOR LEADING THAT BEDROOM wIDDOW OPEN! — 2 THE OLD HOME TOWN HOLD BR NEwT DONT ‘You BOYS BRING “THAT CARPET BACK TILL Youve BEAT evi SPECK OF DUST OUT OF rr SHES AREARIN PAGE 11 BY STANLEY — WHEN THE THIMBLE CLUB PASSED AUNT SARAH PEABODYS COTTAGE WERE MYSTIFIED TO SEE HER DOING THE UNHEARD OF “THING —— SENDING HER PARLOR CARPET AWAY To BE CLEANED IN MID" The Duff “Code” ve am! AHAT DO You ROOM TO PASS On THO Sipewack Itt THE ONE-MAN WOMAN BY RUTH AGNIS ABELING CHAP. 82—“LADY FAIR, I LOVE YOU” BEGIN HERE TODAY KAT WARD, widow of DAN WARD, living with her father, JUSTIN PARSONS, has a visitor, CHINATOWN ALICH, who says Dan was father of her obild, Near their home a few , Kate and her father find ‘They carry him telle them he was the m of an auto mishap, and gives his name as THAM. Attracted to Kate, oing with him, On the t the laundry of 6 tives, 1D. Alide, ower, . Resoin- ing Iatham for the Journey home, Kate belie hat experience, trip SING to GO ON WITH THE STORY “Why do women ory?” Latham asked at length. Kate considered. Then: “They cry,” sho said, “elther be- cause there is something funda mental they want which they can- not have or some fundamental thing they have and do not want, A woman never cries because the nail slipped ) and the hammer hit her finger, She reflects a second over the finger and takes a better hold of the nail next time. A woman never pouts or swears when she has @ headache, | bread en V0 pb OISGRACIN A FELLER ZY, Yy BY ALLMAN AND WHILE Yours AD fT, WILBUR, You MIGHT PHODE FoR A CARPEDTER ed a YY lf yy ty Ya Y She binds her temples and goes into | g @ darkened room for rest. A woman never complains when she’s hungry. She depends her wits to get But she's very apt to cry and to pout and to be irritable if a love which she believes should be | hers 1s denied her. | “And,” continued Kate, “she is quite as apt to cry if she knows that | a love which she does not want ey hers,” “T always had supposed,” said | Latham, “that {t was a matter of pride to a woman to gather as many | sealps as possible whether she want ed them or not.” “That ten't true of the right sort man,” from Kate, “not of the woman.” “Doesn't a woman like that some man loves her she loves him or not?” “No, Jimmy, there is a peculiar emotional appeal about such a cin eumstance which really burta alin on to know whether we fin | | i] | | LADY WAIR 1 Lov You" | pman whose sensibilities are at all ne. “No woman is cheaper,” Kate con- tinues, “than the woman who revels love which she does not return.” The silence which followed vibrant. Neither Kate nor Latham ventured to break it; because she feared what would ; Latham, because he ed to say what he would. ‘The river wound along beside like a lovely silver serpent, calm, inviting. ‘The moon was ‘The foliage in the distance git under its light, The car spun the even road almost noiselessly, — Under the spell of summ magic Kate fell to dreaming. Jes of other moonlit road: in ghost-like review, Shi Dai had motored often. What a o : ‘on he had been! How pregnant with understanding their silences! dear the memory of him! length a voice penetrated dreaming. It was James speaking. “Lady Fair,” you.” earnestly, (To Be Continued) Wepyright, 1024, by Beattie “y