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Show THF The Settling of the Sage By IIAL G. EVARTS Copyright by Hal O. Evarta WNU Service CHAPTER X Continued 21 Killing twelve Three Bur hulls on the Inst day of August," Harris stilted I wns out with the ranger," Slade Bald. "Hack In tlie hills. You know That charge wont that yourself. Bthk. "Then maybe It was the second of I sort of Harris returned. May. forget." Slade suddenly grasped the slgnlfl cance of this arrest. How many of you fellows are pus he In round out here? qtilred of Carp. I dont mind confessing that several of the hoys are riding for you, Hut while weve Carp Informed cinched .Morrow we haven't been able I even got to trace It back to you put on the black list, thinking you might do business with me direct after that knowing my word wouldn't stand ngnlnst yours. But not foil Tou've covered your tracks." Carp spoke softly, as If to himself detailing his failure to gather con bead as the table went down but Slade, with the same motion, vaulted the prostrate sheriff. The force of the blow threw Hurrls off his balance and ns he tripped and reeled to his knees Sladea boot heel scored a glancing blow on his skull and floored him. He regained his feet, gripping a fragment of the chair Morrow had smashed over Waddles head, and struck at a dim form which loomed against the vague light of the window. The shape closed with him and he went down In a corner with Slade. Slade struck him twice In the fuce, writhed nwuy and gained his feet, hack slashing at Harris head with his In spurs. Harris caught a hand-holthe long fur of the others chaps, wrapped both arms round Slade above the knees and dragged him back. His hand found Slade's throat and he squeezed down on It as the man raised both knees and thrut them against tils stomach to break the hold. Slade's arm swept a circle on the floor In search of the gun Harris had dropped but he was Jerked a foot from the floor and Harris Jammed his head again and Slade crumpled into a limp Harris held him there, unwillheap. ing to take a chance lest the other might be feigning unconsciousness But Slade was out of the fight. The sheriff struggled to his feet as Waddles tossed Morrow hack from the dour arc! shimmed It shut. He closed I elusive evidence against Slade. I even run your rebrand on fifty or bo Three Bar cows. You knew there wasn't a dollar changed hnnds when Morrow gave me that paper which licensed me to rustle my own she stock. The Idea In my starting np was to run your rehrand on any num ber of Three Bar cows Later Morrow wonld buy me out acting for you: cant be proved. Oh, you're In the clear, all right" Slade broke In npon the monologue This recitation of his probable Immunity from conviction on every count, far from reassuring hint, served to confirm his original suspicion as to the reason for this arrpst without witnesses. If the sherllT had wanted him he had but to send word for Slade to come In. ne threw out one last line and the answer convinced him beyond nil doubt Then a lawyer will have me out In an hour," he predicted. A lawyer could," Alden said. It you saw one. But we've decided not to lot yon have access to legal advice for the first few days." Slade turned on Carpenter. This sort of thing is against the law," he said You're a United States marshal. How can yon go In on a kidnaping deal? Im not In on It, Carp shrugged The sheriff asked me to arrest you at the first opportunity. I've turned you over to him. The rest Is his affair. Besides, like I was mentioning, they cant prove a thing on you. As soon ns thevre cnmlneed of that theyll turn you loose." The sheriff midiied gravely The very day Bin satisfied Harris can't prove his charges Ill throw open the doors. You'll he a free tnun that minute. A vision of the near future swept across Slades mind. If he should be locked up for three months and dls charged for lack of evidence It would wreck him as surely os the rumors of the Inst few months had cut Lang's men off from the rest of the world Squatters had filed on every available site throughout his range and now waited to see If the Three Rar would win Its fight If the news should be spread t hat he was locked up these centers would rush In. On .Is release he would find them everywhere. With marshals scattered through the ranks of his own men, Intent on upholding the homestead laws, he would be help less to drive them out If they locked him up at this time he was lost, lie nodded slowly. "Well, I guess you've got me," he said. 1 don't see that it will amount to much, anyway. Sooner or latet you'll let me out." He raised Ills arms high above his head and stretched. Under cover ot tills casual move he swiftly raised one foot. Slade planted his boot on the edge of the light table and gave a tremen dous shove. The far edge caught the sheriff across the legs and overthrew him. The lantern crushed to the floor and at the same Instant Morrow aimed a sidewise, sweeping kick at Carpenter's ankles. As the marshal went down bis head struck the cornet post ol a trank and he did not rise. With a single sweep Morrow caught the hack f his chair and swung it above his head for the spot which Waddles had occupied at the instant The weapon the light went out. splintered In his hands as It found Is mark, and ns the big man struck the dirt floor Morrow leaped for the dim Uglit which Indicated the open door A huge paw clumped on one uuaie wrench sent him and a flying acres the room to the far wall With a sweep of the other hand Wad dies slammed the door with a hang that Jarred the cabin. We've go: 'em trapped," the big We've got 'em sewed voice exulted. In a sack." Harris made one long reach and awung the butt of bis gun for Slade's back-hande- d PVON rHPONTrT.F. PAYCOV. UTAH with hli toe m the sheriff reached hla side. hye STOCK "Dead bird I" Waddlea announced and turned to limp buck to the cabin. A match flared Inside aa Harris lighted the lantern. Carpenter stirred and sat up. moving one hand along the gash tu his scalp. The sheriff stooped and snapped a pair of hand- JAPANESE MILLET cuffs on Slades wrists. They splashed IMPERFECT FEED water on Ids face and he opened his e.es. lie regarded the steel bracelets at his wrists as he was helped to Experiments Show It to Be his feet and turned to Harris. Dont forget that I'll kill you for Inferior to Timothy. this," he said. It was a simple statement, made without heat or bluster, Hay made from Japanese or barnand aside from this one remark he millet, sometimes called Billion yard failed to speak a syllable until the Dollar grass, Is regarded as Inferior to sheriff rode away with him. timothy hay as a food for sheep. The sheriff waved t lie lantern outWhile few data of an experimental naside the door and before he lowered It two deputies rode up. leading Ills ture are available showing the value of this roughage for sheip, the above horse. in comparl- We started nt that shot, one of statement us to its merits them announced In explanation of son with timothy, and a general dismission of timothy hay as a roughage their prompt arrival. Alden motioned Slade to his horse for sheep will permit of some deductions, says I). S. Bell of the Ohio exand helped film up. station. 'Shoot him out of the ttaddle If he periment In practically all experiments which a he makes ordered briefly. break, Now you cun move against those have been conducted timothy hay has been found a very Inferior roughage men I've sworn out complants for. Harris said to Alden. "Public senti- for sheep feeding. At the college A-of ment has turned nguuist them to such agriculture, University of Alberta, an extent that they won't get any lberta, Canada, ewes fed timothy hay of which died lambs one-hahelp and there wont be aDy to fill yeaned ttieir places, once weve cleaned them before they readied the age of twenty-eigh- t days. Not only was the loss of up. Deputize the whole Three Bar nursing lambs heavy bin the ewes lost crew when you're ready to start. The sheriff nodded and led the way 27.8 pounds eneh in weight during geswith the two deputies riding close be- tation. This lot of ewes was compared vvilh another lot of similar ewes fed hind, one riding on either side of lot raised alfalfa hay. This alfalfa-feS'ade. all of the lambs yeaned, and the ewes were thrifty and vigorous. CHAPTER XI In Bulletin 120 of the Missouri AgriExneriment station is found cultural 1 he freight wagons rattled away this statement concerning timothy hay front the Three Bar a the first light ns a roughagp for pregnant and nursshowed In the east, and the grind of ewes: "Timothy hay proved to be ing wheels on gravel died out In the dis- such an Inferior ration that it was not tance us Harris and Billie finished continued the second year" Tlie data their breakfast show that the ewes fed timThe ends had come in from the presented hay andt grain yeaned 17 lambs, othy round up the night before, prior to five of which were weak nt birth, and the return of Harris and Waddles one born dead. The ewes lost an avfrom their mysterious two-datrip in erage of 7.C7 pounds during the trial. response to the sheriffs message, and Ewes fed clover hny and grain yenned Evans .nu led them to Brills for a 16 lambs all of which were alive and were of due back at play. They night a! birth, and these clover-hay-festrong the ranch iu the early forenoon and ewes gained 0.53 pounds each durHarris laid allowed the freighters to ing the test. depart before the others arrived. With Japanese millet ranking InferWhat did Alden want? Billie ior to timothy hay as a rougliuge asked, referring to the trip from which and with timothy giving such poor rehe and Waddles had returned late sults little can be said in favor of the the night before. millet in question. The shPop rr'xer We made a call on Carp, he said who Is striving for efficiency and econ"He had some good news weve been omy of production will do well noi. ft waiting for. use such hay for his ewe flock. If It Theu Carp Is a Three Bar piant, seems desirable to grow millet for hay, she said. one of the foxtail groups German, Hes a U. S. plant," Harris correctHungarian, or common would be ed. "But hes been working In with more desirable, and even these are not us to get something on Slade to to any extent. meritorious gathei proof that lie's behind these of few raids the last years squatter and the ones theyve aimed at us up Prevent Cattle Losses to date. He couldnt get a shred that on Sweet Clover Hay would hold In court. But Slade Is almost through. His claws are dipped. The right precautions will prevent The girl started to question him as a good share of the loss of cattle on to Carps activities but after the first sweet clover hay or pasture. Moldy sentence she became aware that his hay may contain poisons that will attention was riveted on something kill stock. Sweet clover hay seems other than her words. He had thrown to thin the blood of the animals and up his head like a startled buck and cause It to lose its clotting characSome other kind of hay was peeling down the valley. teristic. ears caught and corHer range-breshould he fed with clover liav, or the rectly interpreted the sound which animals should be changed to another had roused him. A distant rumble kind of roughage after two weeks on reached her and the surface of the sweet clover hay. Bloat is caused by the rapid deearth seemed to vibrate faintly her feet. She knew tlie jar for composition of the high percentage the pounding of thousands of hoofs, of organic matter In green feed. the drone for the far-of- f bawling of Bloat on sweet clover pasture may he A low black line largely prevented by starting the anifrightened cows. filled the valley from side to side, mals on some other green pasture and then getting them used to the rushing straight on up the gently-slopinbottoms for the Three Ba flat. clover slowly. In serious cases, the 1 "Theyre on us. Harris sal-pressure may he relieved with a tromight have known. Get back to the car. Every farmer who pastures house quick I clover of any kind should have one As they ran she noticed that his or more trocars on the place for eyes were nut upon tlie surging mass emergency use. University of Ne of cows In thf valle" hut were trained braska. on the broken slopes back of the house. Heifer Calves Finish Anyway, they don't want you." he Well do the best we can. t said Quicker Than Steers made that prediction about clipping Cattle feeders wtio are feeding steer Slade's claws too soon. What with ami heifer calves together will calves Slade locked np and Morrow six feet that thp heifer calves seem to observe I was I overconfident. underground. finish out quicker than the steer might have known It was planned calves. This Is not due to the heifer ahead. more rapid gains, but His face was lined with anxiety, an calves making rather that they are somewhat smoothhad never slip before seen expression er In conformation, and tend to put on him wear even In the face of einer sooner than the steer She had no time to question surface fat gency. The feeder who has a number him about the assertions relative to calves. of rnlves on feed should ship the Morrow and Slade. ns soon ns they show The front rank of the stampede was heifer calves finish to sell well on the marenough on lower the down fence. The hearing ket. harrier went down as so much spider web before the drive; posts were broBest Veal Calves ken short, wire was snapped and thousand three and head of dragged, No better venl calves can be procows pounded on across the meadows. duced than those that come from the 1 (TO BE CONTINUED disease free herds of Wisconsin Brown Swdss. Shorthorns and Ayrshires. For those who prefer the lighter weights there are the smooth No finished Guernseys and Jerseys Veal has taken Its place ns a year round food and the Wisconsin farmers feel he stepped off about ten paces, and their calves should sell on the with much deliberation focused the that same grarle basis tlint are accorded camera on the puzzled officer. live stock. other Now. smile, Tat soothingly requested, while the company broke into a roar. Joined by the general on Hogging Down Corn the horse. Hogging down eorn Is a satisfactory plan to follow In fattening hogs for American Patriot market provided conditions are On October 3:5, 1754. Robert II Nor for this practice. However, ris became governor of Pennsylvania. if there Is much rainy weather during Up later became a member of the Conthe period the hogs are running in the tinental congress, and was a signer ol corn field it Is very finely that more the Declaration of Independence. Ficorn will he required to produce 100 nancing the war was his most valu pounds of gain hecau.se some eorn will able service. be wasted In the mud. Tankage ot other protein supplement will he r Marriage quin d for the most economical poik Well say marriage 1 co"Jn a let gains. Atchison Globa. NEWS lf y . Dragged Jerk From the Saddle by of One Mighty Hand. the with Morrow but the man eluded him. He dared not shoot with friends and enemies struggling all about the bluck pi of the little room. Morrow leaped one way, then the opposite, as the sheriff groped for him. Alden turned toward a rattle at the stove a1 he heard Slades head crunch ngnlnst the wall under Harris savage thrust. Down him!" Waddles roared. Tear him down I Tear him dowu! I'm holding the door. Emm the corner by the stove an Iron pot hurtled across the room for the sound of the voice and crashed against the wall a foot from his head. A second kettle struck Alden In the Waddles chest and he went down. saw the light vanish from the window, then reappear. Morrow had made a headlong dive through the little opening. Waddles swung hack the door and sprang outside as Morrow vaulted to the saddle. The big man lunged and tackled both horse and man ns a grizzly would seek to batter down his prey. The frightened horse struck at him. numbing one leg with the blow of at forefoot, then reared and wheeled nwny from the thing which sprang at him, but Waddles retained his grip In the animal's mane, his other hand clamped on Morrow's nnkle. The rider leaned and struck him on the head. The crazed horse shook Wu defies off but as he fell the other man fell with him, dragged from the saddle h.v he Jerk of one mighty hand They rolled apart and Morrow leaped to his feet hut Waddles had wrenched the 'eg already numbed by the strlk Ing horse and It buckled 'tinier him and let him tack to the ground as he put his weight on It He reached for A form loomed above him. his gun a heavy rock upraised In both hands The gun barked Just ns s downward sweep ot the arms started the rock Morrow pitched down for his head. across him mu' Waddles swept him aside with a single thrust He rose and stirred the limp shape Irou-sho- d - ft- Officers Dignity Cut young man who had spent three U. M. T. U.'s was He told several of his reiiiiiiisclug. expei iences In the camps and wound up by relating the following: "We were all scared to death ot an ollieer that first day In camp, but not so with Tut,' whose name, by tlie way, vvus Abraham LevluskL Tlie general rode up on his horse to observe the procedure ot oui being mobilized Into service. On his appearance officers snapped to attention and we remained A years at different motionless until the general gave the customary At Ease. But' stepped out of line with a camera In his hand and took the generals hoise by the bridle and turned It around. The horse shied hack and Bat turned It around agulu. Then d g llol-stein- Figure With Pat PMK Gentle bull is EVER DANGEROUS Animals With Bad Reputations Closely Watched. All bulls must be regarded as dangerous, says II. A. Hopper of the New York State College of Agriculture. "It Is the gentle bull, not the vicious one, that most certainly kills or malms his victim. Those with bad reputations ere more closely watched. Since improvement in dairy herds comes slowly, promising bulls should be kept in service long enough to determine the worth of their daughters. With proper care, bulls may give satisfactory service until fourteen or sixteen years old. The chief reasons for frequent changes of bulls as indicated by owners, are : Sold for beef, changed to another breed, bis calves were mostly bulls, bis daughters lacked type and were poorly marked, sold for beef to avoid inbreeding, lacked arrangements for exercise and safety, he was often neglected, became useless as a breeder and was killed, he killed Ills keeper. The first four reasons are, in part, valid; under certain circumstances they might justify the disposal of a bull, Professor Hopper sajs. The last four causes turn upon inadequate facilities for housing, for controlling, and for maintaining the health of the bull and a more serious cause. Professor Hopper is the author of a bulletin just Issued by the New York State College of Agriculture on The Housing and Handling of Bulls, E 177. In it he says ttiat bulls respond to care and training. The author describes the bull stall, the safety bull pen, handling the bull, trimming the feet, ringing, and dehorning. The publication will be sent free upon request made to the office of publication, Roberts Hall, Ithaca, N. Y Too much to eat too rich a diettoo much smoking. Lots of things cause sour stomach, but one thing can correct It quickly. Phillips Mlllf of Magnesia will aikalinize tlie add. Take a spoonful of this pleasant preparation, and tlie system Is soon sweetened. Hiillips Is always ready to relieve to check all distress from Renicotine. or neutralize acidity: member this for your own comfort; for the sake of those around you. Endorsed by physicians, but they al ways say Phillips. 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