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CHAPTER I.
A
I stood
alone
Prom tho North.
ob tho books of o
os down into tho
clear wotor. my thought o*®**1*®*
ngon tho Journey homoward, whan too
buahea opposite parted, and » “®®
stood on tho hank scarooly a dosan
•tops away, with only tho stwam be-
tween us. It was time and place for
caution, for suspicion of strangers.^and
my rifle same forward in Instant
ness, my heart throbbing with *,
tied surprise. He held up both hands,
bin own weapon renting on the ground.
“Not so careless, boy." he
acroes cheerfully. "There to *o«f.
so far as I know, between white men.
His easy tone, as well as his words.
Wrred on m«, yet I lowered the rifle.
■7am no boy." I retorted, “a. y<
4- 2$feIORC5T
f t t conmanr a. cjwcumv u c&.W
friend, if the message I ^n’Jed^hT MrtheiT t^Su. and to
HamUton did aot whom the name of Qlrty meant much.
“He had no choloe. None volunteer-i look upon the man
•d the task, and I was the .elec- L£ on. worth
thm of the triboa. Ton question mew a fln.er. Not that I cared
BUTTER SEN!
PMIGEl POST
dairy department of a. and
M. COLLEGE EHIP8 TO ALL
•TATE POINT*.
DID THE FROST SET YOUR REMS!
THOUSANDS OF EARLY GARDENS
WERE REPLANTED THIS YEAR.
himself;
you
through
may discover before we
our acquaintance.”
“No? Well by my eyesight you look
1L although in faith you are surely big
enough for a grown man. Yours is
the first white face I've seen since
though you were Harmar
and mere, you have the look of it
You're not a woodsman, you say, then
make a guess—you’re a soldier.
"I am," I returned quietly, ‘‘an en-
sign In the regular service.”
“Name?"
“Joseph Hayward of Fort Harmar.
"The gods be praised! Now Is the
way made-clear. You were traveling
thither?"
"I am to be there tomorrow.
“In ample time for my purpose,
recall your name. Master Hayward, as
spoken by the Delawares. You
at Chllllcothe last spring?”
“I attended the council."
“The very man, and now you can
serve me well. If I may Journey with
you?”
“1 am not overly fond of white men
who turn Indian," I said coldly. “How-
l’ll see you safe to the fort gates
forest tricks on the
-a weary Jour-
left the Shawnee town
“The Shawnee towns!” I echoed,
staring at him in fresh wonderment.
“You come from beyond? From th<
Illinois?"
He stroked his beard.
“A longer Journey than that even,
he acknowledged slowly. "I am from
Bandusky. by way of Vincennes.
“Alone?”
“The Indians who were with me n
malned at Shawnee; they lost heart-
Since then I have been by myself.
“Come over.” I said shortly, "where
we **»" converse more easily-
He stepped Into the cool water un-
were
the snap of a finger,
except as his safe passage Involved my
°W‘Comed along.” I eald Kmr*hlv. “I
would be done with you.
We advanced up the road to where
the fort gates stood open, * slngl
sentry standing motionless bstween
the posts. As we drew near, a gro P
of hunters-a half dosen maybe
denly emerged, their long rifles trail-
ing, on their way to the valley. I
recognised the man in advance as
Kentuckian Brady, frontiersman
and recognising me he
ELIMINATES THE DEALER’S PROFIT *y
ever
way0UAn<Tnow you might tell me who I claimed.^
it is I am to companion with. I P-
He grinned, showing his teeth, and
my eyes noted how firmly he held his
gun.
A pledge is a pledge. Master Hay-
ward,” he auswered. Insolently. “I am
called Simon Glrty.”
I involuntarily took a step back-
ward. staring into the man’s face.
That he was a renegade of some sort,
I had realised from the first, y*t It
had never once occurred to me that he
could be that bloody scoundrel, Glrty-
There flashed across my mind the
stories I had heard of his atroclt es;
his leadership of Indians In midnight
forays; his malignant cruelty,
Indian fighter,
*l"Ah, back again. Master ^aywsrd.
he exclaimed good humoredly.
what 1b it you have here? No settler
of this valley, to my remembrance.
He stared at my companion, shading
his eyes with one hand, his face losing
Its look of cheerfulness.
| “Indian trappings—hey! he e
“Some northwest renegade^
___ _ _ seen that face before.
Hls*Vifle came forward swiftly, as the
truth burst upon him. “Curse you.
you’re Simon Glrty!”
I gripped the barrel of his gun.
pressing my way between him and the
others behind.
“Whatever his name.” I «ald sternly,
“this is not your afTalr. The feBow
comes with message from Hamilton,
and has my pledge of safe guidance.
Stand back now, and let us
not stand back." he said wiwe-
grtp on his
till
and
even saw an
as helpless as
St. Clair and
the
•Til
tling to break roy _
to let that devil go
go of the gun bar-
young fool! I’m not one of
rifle. “Not
free. Let
rel, you
pack at his back, and a long rifle |
•cross his shoulder. There was a
reckless audacity about the fellow I
could not fall to observe, and. as be
scrambled up the rather steep bank, l
had a glimpse of a face far from my
liking. However, ours was a rough
in those days, accustoming us to
acquaintances, so 1 waited,
in my hand, determined to
of this wanderer. He was
a man of middle age. with gray hairs
a plenty, and scraggly beard, an
body, of good girth, and a
deeply seamed, having
an ugly scar adown his right
cheek, seemingly froriTlts white center
the slash of a knife. The eyes, gleam
ing beneath the brim of his hat. were
life
strange
my rifle
know more
active
dark face.
victims burning at the stake; his out-
rages on helpless women and children;
the fiendish acts of savagery with
which his brutal name was connected
along the border. And this was the
man—this cowardly-eyed dastard, who
stood there grinning into my face, evi-
dently amused at my undisguised ex-. - forward seeking to get gnp on
I h»rW «» Oth.™ -a. w..a
man down in his tracks, kill him
ing me back In spite of my rtruggling.
I saw the renegade throw forward h s
rifle, and shouted to him.
“Don’t do that, you fool run.
Even as I cried out the order
as I would a venomous snake. He
read all this in my eyes the stiffen-
ing of my muscles.
No. no. Master Hayw. a," he sneer-
ed, bringing his rifle forward, don t
let the name frighten you. The half
you’ve heard of me are lies. I’m not
Km a when all is told, and there Is
furtive, uncanny, black as to color, and more t|,an one borderman who can re-
bold enough In the sneaking way of a cbjj my mercy. Kenton escaped the
tiger cat. Beyond these things there | Btake through me, and there are white
was little
his dress
woodi
get grip on
2™wmp of * my arms. There was
instant of fierce fighting, of hlows.
curses, threats. I loosed^ over the
rifle barrel, and got grip on Bradys
beard, only to be hauled back by a
dozen hands, and flung to my knees.
“Sentry! Call the guard.
I got the words out somehow, nor ng
my way forth from under the huddle
of forms. There was a rush .of feet.
of an order, the shock
then I stood alone.
distinctive about the man,
merely that of the back-
fringed hunting shirt and leg-
women and children awaiting ransom
in Detroit because I Interceded for
them. Now I play fair, above board-
see?" and he dropped his gun on the
grass, and held out his empty hands.
“It is easy to kill me, yet you will not
—you are a soldier.’
I stood Irresolute, hesitating, half
tempted still to come to blows, yet his
act disarmed me. Beast though he
1 could not kill him in cold
' it was
the shouting
of contact, and
wiping the perspiration from my eyes.
CHARTER II-
With General Harmar.
a the murder of women and chll-
dito; the burning of bomee, end el
the horrors of Indian warfare for
to come. There is only a fringe of
white settlers on this side of the
river. Brady, and a mere handful or
soldiers to defend them. We cennot
afford to hsve war, we are not ready.
Ready? rot! I am for going in now.
an’ finishing the Job. Thle new gov-
ernment policy of strokin’ those devils
on the back, makes me sick. That aln t
the way we cleaned up Kentucky.
“Easier said than done. Brady. This
isn't Kentucky, and the conditions are
different. Those were hunters and
backwoodsmen who took possession o
that land to the south. They came
alone, on foot, rifle in hand, fighting
men every one. That waa their trade.
These settlers who have come In
north of the Ohio are of a different
breed; they have brought wives and
children with them, and have come to
the land. They are not hunters
woodsmen; half of them never
Indian. They would be
babes on a war trail.
Harmar are doing the
best they can under such conditions.
They have got to compromise: they
don’t dare provoke war. The In-
diana and the British know this
true; Glrty knows it, or he never
would have ventured to come in here
—what is it. Faulkner?”
The Bergeant, a Bhort, stocky fellow
saluted stiffly.
“The compliments of General Har-
mar. sir. and would you come to his
office.”
“Very well, sergeant, as soon as I
can slip out of these hunting clothes.
Am I right, Brady?"
"Maybe so," he admitted reluctant-
ly. "but that ain’t my style o’ handling
Injuns. I reckon we’ll hang ’round
boys, till we see what’s eomln
out o’ this yer message bearin.
sure like to be In any fracas wbar I
could get a slam at that hound o bell.
It required but a few moments for
me to shift my hunting suit for a suit-
able uniform, and this accomplished, l
hurried across the parade to the office.
The orderly admitted me at once. Gen-
eral Harmar was alone, sitting beside
a email writing table, and began ques-
tioning me the Instant I appeared.
“Close the door, Mr. Hayward. Now
sir what Is It that Just happened outr
side the gate? Fighting with some of
my ecouts, I understand, over a I
low you brought in with you? I pre-
sume there was some cause t
unseemly quarrel?” „
“There wae. General Harmar, » re
piled, standing cap In hand.
He leaned back In his chair, drum
mlng with one hand on the table, hla
stern eyes on my face. n
Then make your report, sir.
went over the events of the past
Farmers Urged to Adopt Plan
Deal With Housewives.—
Two Pound Car-
.tons Used.
Don't Forget That We Have Kns
Killing Frosts as Late as May
10, in Oklahoma.
and da?
Thousands of small gardens
throughout the north half of Okla-
homa had to be replanted this year
their over-enthusiastic back yard
farmers who mistook the first warm
of spring for the end of winter.
Practically all the beans planted be-
fore April 6 were killed and many of
the other plots of various vegetables
were nipped.
To demonstrate to Oklahoma farm-
ers and creamerymen of the state that |
butter can be sold direct to consumer (
via parcel post and at a profit, the j
dairy department of Oklahoma A. and j
M. college has Inaugurated a system
of parcel post shipments covering any
point in the state.
Butter is now being sent out by the
college dairy department In two- and
four-pound containers. F.very ship-
ment of butter is insured through the ,
postofflee department and there Ib no |
chance of loss through improper|
handling in transit. While no effort!
made to lower the price of butter,
to a point that would Jeopardize prof ]
Us to the producer, it will be possible
for the housewife in Oklahoma cities
to obtain college butter at from 5 to
10 cents a pound less than she has
been paying for the product of the
big creameries in other states, pur
chased from her grocer. This margin,
added to the cobI of shipment and of
insuring the package,' does not ab-
sorb present tolls to the middleman,
according to Prof. Roy C. Potts. In
other words the farmer can sell di-
rect to the housewife at a slightly
lower price than ehe has been paying
the butter trusts and Uncle Sam will
deliver his product.
Professor Potts will sell college-
made creamery butter at 60 cents per
two-pound package, or $1.16 for four
pound.-. No single pound packages
are to be tried out for the present.
Parcel post charges on two pounds,
within the second zone are 6 cents.
The insurance charge on this package
will amount to 6 cents, making a to-
tal of 11 cents cost of Insured deliv-
ery. This will amount to 5V4 cents a
pound, leaving a margin of 24V4 centB
a pound as the farm price. Parcel
post charges on four pounds In the
second zone amount to 8 cents. In-
surance, again Is 6 cents. Total cost
of delivery and Insurance Is, therefore,
13 cents. At 81.16 for four pounds the
farm price per pound Is 25 cents.
Ae the greater part of Oklahoma falls
within the first or second zone, these
charges will be pretty uniform
throughout the state. Longer ship-
ments by parcel post will necessarily
expensive and In
ti
Latest Average Frost Dates
It 1b not safe to plant crops sus-
ceptible to easy freezing, la central
Oklahoma, earlier than April 16 cr
April 20 In the northern counties. The
average dates of the last killing frost
as shown by the government records
for fhany years are shown In the frost
map above. But the latest killing
frost on record is a much better gutdo
to safe planting, and the central part
of the state has known a killing front
vF *•
i * . ■« b.
be more
might be
blood; I was no murderer, yet
• struggle to resist.
"Now listen, Simon
aged to say, at last.
Glrty,” I man-
“There 1* no
friendship between us. now nor at any
time. I hold you a
murderous rene-
■pery
call the
-Let Go of the Gun Barrel, You Young
Fool!”
•rings of leather, dirty and soiled by
fon| use, yet exhibiting a bit of fop-
in decoration which made me re-
French voyageurs of the
north and their gay ribbons. At his
belt dangled hunting knife and toma-
hawk but these, with the rifle, con-
stituted his whole display of w-eapons.
Even before he had obtained the level
on which 1 stood 1 had conceived a dis-
like for the fellow, a desire to have
done with further acquaintanceship.
With feet planted firmly on the edge
of the grass he scanned me from head
to foot with unwinking eyes, that
sought vslnly to smile. ,
“Yob m surely a big fellow,
mmUk at lasL “Some hand at rough and
tumble, I make bold to guess. ‘ *
have frankness between us. I come
north on a mission of peacs,
of tbs tribes, and
gade, a white savage, to be shown less
mercy than an Indian dog. But I leave
others to deal with you as you
serve. As you say, I am a soldier, and
will act like one. I have pledged you
my word of guidance to Fort Harmar
I will keep the pledge to the letter, but
no more. Beyond the gate you Pro-
ceed at your own risk, for 1 lift no
hand to protect you from Just ven-
geance. I despise you too much to
fear you. Pick up your rifle. That is
all: now we will break our fast, -and
‘“convinced as I was that Glrty actu-
ally desired to reach the fort, although
somewhat skeptical as to his purpose,
I felt no fear of treachery. I was of too
great value to the fellow to warrant
an attack; so, without hesitation. 1
led the way, permitting him to follow
or not, as he pleased. I had It in my
mind to question him, but refrained.
What would bo the use? The fellow
would only lie, In all probability, and
one word would lead to another. He
would have to be explicit enough once
he confronted Harmar, and iny duty
merely consisted in delivering him
Bafely at the gates of the fort.
It was noon when we came to tne
clearings, littered with stumps, but
yielding view of the distant river, and
the scattered log houses
“That will do, sergeant,” I called
out, the moment I could gain breath.
• Here now, don’t hit that man! Sur-
round this fellow and take him Inside
the stockade. Never mind
take care of myself.” ritrtvl
The little squad tramped off, Glrty
in their midst, his head turned back
over hla shoulder watchfully- I Bt«^
pefl forward fronting Brady, and held |
out my hand. ,
Sorry this happened. I said sober-
ly. “but I promised to bring the man |
to the fort, and 1 bad to defend htm^
“He’s a bloody savage!” be retorted,
with an oath, and making no respon-
sive movement; “he’s worse than any |
Injun on the border.
“I know all that. Brady. I despise
the fellow as much as any of y°u, *1- j
though I may not *ave offered
through hiB acts as some of you have. ]
But he Is here In peace, not war.
Injure ^menage -!
shall
of lives.
knowho^ uTdeal with the skunk. At
least ds not hold this against me; i
only did my duty." *
Brady loosened his grip on his gun.
and took my hand.
• I understand that, boy, he said,
unkindly. "Your fighting was
not
barm done.
V
warm
weather would probably be Impossible.
Butter made at A. and M. college is
pure creamery butter, made according
to the most modern scientific methods.
The cream is purchased from farmers
In the vicinity of Stillwater on a but-
terfat teBt or produced from the col-
lege herd. Students in the dairy de-
partment are employed principally in
the manufacture of this butter. Stu-
dents trained in buttermaking at A.
and M. college are holding responsible
positions in Illinois, Indiana. Texas,
Washington and many other states.
The department each year gives a
short course in buttermaking for the
benefit of farmers and creamerymen
of the state.
The containers will have double
walls of corrugated cardbonrd. Every
precaution will be taken in shipment
to make sure of satisfactory delivery.
To Eliminate Middleman.
The chief purpose of the new plan,
which is really in the nature of an ex-
periment, is to eliminate the middle-
man in the dairy products game. In
cidentally, it is a rap at the “high cost
of living.’’
rvT*'
L A
\____
✓
Latest Frosts on Record
May
square enough, and no
like the way you went at it. but
reckon you don’t quite sense bow we
old Kentuckians feel about renegades
o’ that stripe. ’Taint natural you
should, for there nin t been no Inju
to amount to anything since you
country. But I’ve seen
in paint an’ feath-
witb
robin
warm
May 10, the Indinn Territory,
while in the Punhandle, May 20,
the latest.
Don’t be too hasty next year
your garden. Wnen the first
twitters and that funny stuffy
feeling comes to your feet, get out
and plow, harrow, rake and smooth,
then do it all over again if your en-
thusiasm holds out, but Just keep your
Beed in the house
frost is past.
till all danger of
Can’t Give Banker All the Profits
Going Into the livestock business on
money borrowed at more than ten per
cent, interest is a pretty certain meth-
od of going busted.
PROFIT OR LOSS - WHICH j
war
come to this
25? STZ Evans here, an' these yer
young fellows know some of the dirt
' - - • - i-j vrar parties
ne
from tbe
u,. «■»«» ut „ „„
of Hamilton.
ou'represent Hamilton 7™“?^
“Aye. though 1 MP«l mtl* w 1 ‘
come from It. I would have word with
St Clair and Harmar. Know j
**^Bothl*pa#slng well. St Clair leap
tho rlvar—or wae three daye slneo—
St General Harmar represents hlinat
the settlement How happens it. «»
of Marietta.
Men were at work in the fields but 1
avoided these as much as possible, at
though they paused In their labor and
stared suspiciously at us as we ad-
vanced. However I was well known,
my also making me notable, and as
our course was toward tho town, no
one objected to our progress. There
no recognition of tho man, who
clung dose to my heels, nod I wasted
no time in getting past, eager to bo
Well rid of him.
In truth I felt little hope of getting
through thus easily. Tbe fellow was
too widely known not to bo recognized
by some one. Theso men of the fields
were settlers, newly arrive*
and slightly acquainted as 7®t with
border hlqtory. but theiw wouldbeldle
hunters in tbe village, backwoodsman
igalnst0nus, an’6 killed o«r “elghbors^
That skunk stood by an let em burn
ol’ man Roddy at the stake, an never
raised a hand. If. a hellish fact, true,
«ir! An’ he only laughed at Kenton
when the redskins made him run tbe
gauntlet. Tbe ugly cur ought to bo
'^’Tve**heard all thatA-L replied when
)• stopped, his eyes biasing angrily
’But two wrongs nevsr made a rigni,
men. He came here voluntarily as a
messenger. The trtbs. are In cou »c!l
at Bandusky and sent him. That te
why I stood In his defense against you.
We must learn what word he brings
killed on such a mission
In tho northwest would
to avenge his death
ralda and warfare tba
---
•Then Make Your Report, Sir."
few hours rapidly, but clearly, anf
there was no Interruption until 1 ceas
ed to speak.
“Who did you say the man was.
“Simon dirty, sir. That was th« ,
name he gave me, and Brady recog
nlzed him at once.”
“What is his mission? Did he say.
“Not a word. sir. except that he rep
resented the tribes, and bore a met
sage from Hamilton.”
“Think you he lied? Is his purpos*
to learn our strength and position?”
“No. sir. I think not," 1 replied sob
'“There was no necessity; bo
doubt they know that
If bo were
every Indian
feel called upon
It would moan
whole length of th^Ohh*
U would
erly.
yond
already
I do not think the fellow would daw
Ume other than be said; be 1. not o.
that breed."
He walked back and forth ecroai
the room, bis hands clasped, hla h^ai
bwnt In thought He waa a florid
faced, heavily built man. hla et#|
heavy on tbe puncheon floor. Facta*
the door, be stopped with sudden de
Cl“Srf.rly ” he called, "b.ve the ser
geant of the guard bring the meeaeia
ger here at once. Search him tar
weapons first.’’
Ho turned toward me.
{to BE CONTINUBW
Cotton grown on Frisco demonstriv
tlon farms, with pure tested seed, and
the most scientific cultivation.
Cotton grown from ordinary com-
mercial seed and given only ordinary
cultivation.
Ediaon the Second
One of the folks, who lives'where
the average rainfall is about forty-five
inches, says he has an Ideal location
for a self-feeder pit silo. He thinks
he might get a dry hole in the ground
in August. Then by putting in a
heavy wooden bottom and filling with
silage, the silage would rise on top of
the water during the fail and winter
rains and feed the cattle without
work. He’s quite a genius, and prom
Ises to send a picture of the contrap-
tion in action.
Holstein Breeders Organize.
A Holstein Breeders association has
been organized in Jacksou county
with B. F. Markland, president; Fred
Kordes, vice-president; C. R. Donart,
secretary-treasurer, the object of-
which is to promote the breeding of
high class dairy cattle. A thorough-
bred sire will be purchased and used
in common by all the members, while
the secretary ha3 been instructed to
secure prices on pure bred cows, »■
car load to be purchased as soon as
arrangement* can be mads
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