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Show - TIII3 HEAVES 'COUNTY VEEKLY PRESS. HEAVER. UTAH until we've got what we want irt cf . that maHqueradlng svine or ID i jelly." He's Att ia your face-Inther, and he's the kind of fool alosij; those lines It ain't W io atir vp 11 we have to. You mlud what I fy. WTaIlen hadn't, Mott! Afterward" heard any more ; but it was almost that "afterward" now uoless-il- s eyes, were straining forward, and suddenly' it seemed as though hla heart-be. stopped. Captain Laynton, starting abruptly to leave the bridge, stepped onto the ' . 111 VA- OKDWOOD It to greater VIA- -t ladder and halted near the top like a X, -v w: ' i f . ill . -- . j s ' man stunned as Gunga at the same demand than ever hefore la the history of the Instant emerged from the cabin. country. Years ego everyThen, with a bellow of rage and the body burned wood as a agility of a cat Laynton swung himmatter of course, but the self under the handrail, leaping for the number of people In that deck. - I And Gunga's shout rang out ; day was small compared with tlie population of the United got tberal "Quick, aahlbl - I have " States now.' la those olden times peoRun, sahib runl". ... A second sometimes spans an eter ple would have been aghast at the he asked her to, she would probably CHAPTER VII Continued. and it seemed to Wallen that he thought of paying IS or S10 a cord for nity; 11 only remain where she was! firewood. Yet these prices, and een lived it then as he sprang across the There was something hideous la the Where was Gunga now? ,. deck. ' Mott from the bridge, was higher ones, have been charged in mM glint of the man's eyes. As with Iayn-toLaynton's cunning had been Machia burling himself down the ladder. cities the last two seasons. '. When cold all veneer was gone now, and the vellian In allowing Gunga and himself weather approached and no coat had i Gunga . was racing aft like a deer, . grin on the heavy lips wat an evil pseudo freedom after disarming with Laynton, screaming blasphemy, been put Into the cellars, great num them I They had had aa opportunity In thing. bers of people turned to the wood- -' pursuit And Helen MacKay was - to see and there waa no doubt about Wslblood to the it brought surging and to the farmers advertising yards standing as If turned to stone by the len's temples and, receding, left his the moral status of the crew. wood as a last-res- ort Fuel commislounging room entrance as Wallen face a deadly white. ' The Monleigh was a floating bell I sions have ' advised the burning of reached her. The days and nights had been pe "Mott," be whispered queerly, "as Hub below!" he .'gasped ; out wood, pointing out that a cord of the j ' God lives, ril riods of blasphemy, rioting and drunk "Quick I Into the saloon 1" best quality hardwood, thoroughly sea; sv "You stow your Jaw, Mott" Laynton enness, until the soul was sick with She did not move. There was no soned, has the same potential fuel Interjected, with a flippant laugh, "or It until he knew that falling to lead time to peak again, to argue, to ask, value as a ton of anthracite coal. t you'll be giving Mr. Wallen an unfa- them to what did not exist, he would to plead, lie snatched her up into his .Moreover, it is decidedly more eco- - j vorable dea of the discipline aboard receive as short a shrift as would be nomlcal for heating purposes during and plunged through the door- fAJ accorded to a mad dog until It must way. here." ; the early, fall and late spring, when; , v, . For a moment Wallen stared at have rung terror and awful dread to The sharp, vicious bark of a re vol- -. only temporary fires are required. Also y Laynton without speakingthen, the her, the woman whose love he had ver Bhot echoed behind him ; and Gun wood ashes have a definite value as words came with a passionate rush : . thought he had awakened In response ga called again: fertiliser. , t, "Yotfre mad l" he cried. "You're go to his own, only to stand In her eyes 1 "Go on, sahib I Go on!" farmers ...of,. the.cpuntry ,. That the - She - waa murderer, a schem ing to your ewa death you're taking as a blood-stainescreaming tn his arms, helped materially In conserving coal in everyone aboard this ship to theirs. ing impostor, to be held as a fouler pounding madly at his face with her 1918 by substituting wood as fuel is This Ram Gulab Singh will, have thing than the brutes around her, as doubled fists, struggling with all the shown by the bureau of crop estimates means of communication with Singa- the greater of the two evils i of the department of agriculture. An strength of her lltbe young body to , But some things he could not under free herself as he reeled and staggered pore by wireless, or cable, or some average of 11.5 cords of wood, or a toShe knew she must know way. If even by ship, for you can't stand. down the companlonway. tal of 77,002,000 cords, was burned on In which she stood. No hu the more make than twelve and peril you knots, the farms of the cour try during 1918. Shouts and the pound of r.clng feet could be outsailed almost two to one man being could be oblivious of that The' total production of cordwood dur-- . the decks came from everyalong by anything that had any speed at all And yet lor the first day at least fol- where now, fore and aft A. face Ing the year, Which Includes wood "I tell you you are running Into a lowing that scene In the wireless room, loomed burned on farms and that sold by j op before him as he reached that you'll never get out of alive. she bad cultivated ' Mott more than the .bottom and a form blocked his trap farmers to city dwellers, amounted to j . And there's no treasure, and never has ever.,.,,., way. It wat the French steward from approximately 102,903,000 cords- - The seemed only one explanation-despe- rate Tort. There been except In your Imagination.". Said. Wallen crashed Into the average farm value in 1918 was 73. ' hope that she might In man. Alnt- there?" breathed Laynton cents a cord. Upon the basis of estl-- i have someone to de her "We'll see about extremity, softly. thatr went back against the mates for 1918 the farm The steward d ii Wallen stood motionless for an In pend upon, and was blind to the .fear bulkhead and was hurled from thl crop Is one of the lmportunt crops of slant There was something ghastly ful irony of the fact that the man she to the floor as Gunga, behind, with the the farm, Inasmuch as only five crops f' t 4. r. Ironical In the complacence of the chose waa the one she had most need corn, wheat,, oats, rye and cotton exspring of a wildcat, leaping from the to fear. . ' other smugly Inviting his own death, ceeded It In value In 1914. , to the bottom of the companion-wa- y, She knew that they were no longer top What are you going to do with struck him In turn. In the utilization of the' forests of bound for Sumatra. She, knew that mer he demanded abruptly, s . more and they were In moment A ; a 1 the country, Including farm woodlands, "Nothing:" said Laynton airily Captain Laynton had lied when be the saloon, the' three of them, and a great deal of wood material is proJLZOAD CP X2VKr 'WOQZ Nothing until we get there, except tbld her to answer that message and Wallen had set Helen MacKay upon duced which cannot find a use other to give you a chance to see the real state that he was returning at once to her feet and hla back was against the than as fuel. While some of It Is used years. It Is Important to know how moving the firebrick and substituting" life aboard the ship and let you form Singapore. She knew what Laynton locked door. Still another moment tor, acid wood, charcoal, etc, most of much wood there Is In the country. On lighter bricks at a cost of about $1.25, your own conclusions as to whether and Gunga was running back across It Is left for fuel or wasted. Since ; farms alone the total area Is approxl- - Most country cook stoves can burn you'd, better, opea pp or not? the saloon carrying the' door, of Walmany of the trees In our forests are fit , mately 143,302,000 acres. The first tier Wood without much trouble." If a stove "And then 71 asked Wallen quietly, len's cabin that the night before they only for fuel, they will not be cut un-- ! of states just west of Mississippi has a grate Is too coarse for wood, r. sheet- "And then," said Laynton musingly, bad loosened from Its hinges. less there Is a demand for fuel wood. ; great deal of timber. In the West the Iron cover over' a good part of the sur If you haven't pried your Jaws open It fitted, as thetr measurements had Improvement cuttings, which take the wooded areas are for the most part face will make It suitable, or a few fire ky that time. Fil take that eleven bun them it would fit, at a rigid ' small, diseased, or defective trees, can restricted to the mountains. An aver bricks can be used. Wood grates icade drr d dollars ack and trice promised for a up you f angle, a solid, substantial brsce, be-- : profitably be made use of only in case age of ten cords an acre, which seem In two plecea are aold, which can be taste of the rat : and If that don't work fween the saloon door and the Iron there Is such a' demand, Thinnings can,' reasonable, would give one and one Inserted through the firedoor and HI turn yotf over to the crew, you and base of the swivel chair at the. end of frequently be made to pay for them- half billions of cords for the region placed on top of the regular grates. that Indian pal of yours, and let them the dining table. selves, If the material Is used for fuel. east of the Mississippi. iAt the averWhere a fireplace Is available wood settle with you for the Kanaka's mur farm Sometimes products of thinnings can age rate of consumption on the ' ' And now there was a rush along the can be used to good advantage, afford der." be used for other purposes than fuel, Itself, 12.6 cords a year, 739 cords lng both heat and ventilation. Its alleyways and down the companion-wa"You're mad!" said Wallen again. but more often they cannot As proper will last 58 years. On the average this value Is to supplement the furnace, al and a crash upon the door, a "And of. course." added Laynton, thinnings and Improvement cuttings i would be ample time to replace the though It may replace the furnace In Chorus of yells ' and octfj another rum himself for deliberately, are a great stimulus to Increased pro-- ; stands and thus continue the supply In fall and spring with decided economy, Pouring rush against the door. "if you. make any trouble meanwhile, 1 ." ' auction and at the same time Improve definitely.-'-- . Gunga was holding out two revol '..,.,v It is not generally realized that a wood ain't saying whatll happen." ; ' the quality of the timber, a fuel wood , The great demand for wood fire can be kept burning night and. day vers In his hands. . Wallen, his face set, turned slowly demand opens up a great opportunity and the high prices during the winter In a fireplace with very little attention " "They do not know yet that we.tra door. the toward for forest Improvement and, If wide- of 1917-1- 8 brought out plainly the in- and with email consumption of wood. armed, sahib." he said grimly. "Ehall Captain Laynton raised his glass. spread and continued, will produce a adequacy of the cord for measuring One user reports continuous use of a I fire through the door to kill?" mto a "Here's voyage Arpleasant ' vast total effect for the better In the wood. The purchaser of fuel, wood fireplace In this way lor over a month, Mr, Wallen I" he said and laughed as And then Wallen laughed unnat character and quality of our forest re- buys It not for Its hulk but for Its with dry . chestnut wood, where the urally as he took one of the weapons . his throat down the gurgled liquor sources. .i, from Gunga's hands. It had been for heating value, which depends not upon amount of ashes formed by a month's The great bulk o wood-futhat that Gunga had gone to the capsupply the volume of wood but upon Its use was not enough to require CHAPTER VIII. one In farming regions should, come from weight !,A .pound of dry wood tain's cabin. One they had hoped te d thtnnlnra and lmnrnvrannt intHnn nn species has about the same number of this The secret of fireplace management get and Gunga had y,ot two.-Anto Backs Wall the a as-stress' of other 'woodlands. units heat farm any pound was is a plentiful supply of ashes, kept at and one bad animus hla he Except under own, two, "One, three, of emergency, trees which will produce ftpedes; but a cord, assuming the same the level of the andirons. As. the counted the strokes. , 'v tlon la plenty 1& his cabin that he had ,; lumber or other material of h!rhi: wild volume of wood in each' case (90 blocks burn, an accumulation of glow- bought la Singapore, that they did tct Tour bells I Six o'clock. Astern, In value than cordwood should not be cut j cubic feet), of basswood, for Instance, lng charcoal forms In the ashes. This a wonderful know he bad., And he laughed a;sSn or rose, ana pin glow for fuel. Trees which are better suit- yields hut 12,600,000 British thermal keeps on burning slowly and assists la tinged clouds the .sun was sinking and fired. ed for fuel than for any other purpose,"! units, , while a , cord 4f black Jocust Igniting the fresh blocks on the and ahead, low on the horizon, but opening There waa a sudden scurry lay of whose removal will be of benefit to, yields 25.000,000 BritiBbtbermsl units, irons. A pocket may be formed in, wa feet to right and left along the alleylike a penciled Una on the rapidly, the remaining stand, are: Sound staid- - A better way to sell fuel would be ashes Into which the hot charcoal may smooth plane of the sea, showed the way without a renewed chorus of lng and down dead trees; trees dls-(b- y weight which Is entirely lndepend-ease- d fall, forming a heat storage. Two or land the coast line of Arm 1 And A Look In Her Face He Had Detected shouts and oaths; but an abrupt crea ' Once ar Twice Before. or seriously Injured by Insect at- - ent of species, shape or else of sticks, three blocks on the andirons with the away off to port, like tiny dots, ha Surprised cessation of attack upon the crookan form will Is of ashes method in the of a and charcoal trees; jor hot tacks; bsdjy very piling, of Islands. few door though he had fired only at the a was oa a make out could group for, discovering after, sbort-bole- d d trees good measure, of , the fuel value pf excellent fire. To check the fire, ashes ed and .' ; . All the night before, an that day. hours after that message was sent that floor,' which will ot mkl good rnrahejvand j thoroughly seasoned wood. Green are shoreled over ens or more of, the as accurately as be could by there was no Singapore In sight as He turned to Helen MacKay, where figuring ; which are .crowding or overtopping! woodL otfourse, varies considerably In blocks, covering lightly all burning dead white-facereckoning and the help Captain there should have been If Laynton had she was standing erect, others; trees which hate been overtop--1 water content, and therefore In ,tuel wood. This will not put out the fire: Laynton had unwittingly given htm. put about she had listened, If without her hair, loosened In her struggle : ped by others and their growth etuuN value, by the unit weight, and natural if will only check the rate of burning. he bad calculated they' would not 'do comment to Gunga's story. with him, streaming over her shouled; trees of the leu valuable species iy would be sold at a price, different so that" red charcoal will be found any more than Just about sight Arm been As had for the lbs rent ders, one small white hand row bold-In- g days where they are trewdlngmdre valuable i from that of dry wood; .If height in when BeAainosare removeu tor uv automatic staked had some each one like hover bells. He every four her little silver-chase- d specter grim by ones like beech, black oak. birch, hard1 stead of volume is adopted, as 1 the addition of fresh fuel. t on four bells. So far be had ing over him, gibbering at him point at her side. thing, maple, white oak, or white pine; slow ; stsndard measure,' It will be necessary Another point worth bearing In mind been right 1 Wat it a good augury "Miss MacKay," he burst out, "please ing at her, A sort of horrible facetious growing trees which are crowding fast-- j to fit certain standards as to time of In connection with the burning of wood for what was to come ! had reigned in the cabin. move to one . aide of the cabin. They ....." pleasantry rmt&&:zz ansrhur sDeciea.o eomal value. seaeoniag of wood offered fo aale.r In place of coat la the difference to tha tb Captain Laynton waa feoailng stilt. are Hkety" t start firing through the Creeping-- ' past-th- e' : On msny farms former pastures have used amount of ash produced. A cord or wireless house on the starboard side, Each day he had offered Wallen sug- door panels from the top of the com- .. Coal has. been ep generally " become overgrown with red . cedar, lately and furnaces and stoves have hardwood will make only about 60 he caught the flutter of Gunga's loose gestively the third officer's berth again. panlonway, and you are la the line of ' ' aspen, pine or ther trees. become so adapted to Its use that it pounds of ashes, while a ton of hard white garmentsfor an Instant and birch, On his plate at each meal he found fire, and" gray trees came-t... ' slowly and through seems Impractical to many to hara wal win make front 200 ta .800 pound. fthen-b- e aodlooked aft. . Al tk ship's poclUoa aarked down on fi .,r,rTbe..4-lMra- n v V neglect were allowed to steal much of wood without going to great .expense, Since, however, potash la now greatly ways careful to avoid his proximity. ll t tie card. the woman's skirts the yellow curl the pasture. If fuel la to be cut some- - Such Is not usually the case, as simple In demand, the quantity which may be Helen MacKar was pacing up and The days, aa Laynton had Intended Go on there ru Kb. that door again 1" ; ' whereon the farm, such land as this adjustments will allow wood to be obtained from wood ash is worth con down the deck. ' , they should, had done away with all It was Mott's voice, raised In an J should be drawn upon first of all and ued with '. l equipment. The sideration; the gashes of, coal, of . .. Would she never go below 1 He bad supposition or doubt on that score, yell. redeemed by removing all the trees size of the firebox, of course, gives the course, yield ho potash. Stove ashes waited until the last minute, naked And now they were off Arm and that Eut there; was no Immediate ru.'h. and restoring the land to grass. Also, greatest difficulty, since in many ease contnln from 10 to 15 per cent of the more than he cared to contemplate "moment" waa upon him, and would Helen MacKay spoke. uncleared corners of fields or patches it may make It necessary to cut the valuable fertiliser . potash. The pres- that It might be supper time. Ordi- she never go below? " v , "Behind he women's skirts V . Her f aericultural land within the border "wood Into ers small blocks. This trou ent price of commercial potash, about narily she went below tenor fifteen the under From were curling, ber voice low, the forward, bridge, Hps ' of the wood lot may be cut clean, the hie, however, Is not Insurmountable 'Z5 cents a pound, or $500 a ton, almost minutes Ivefore meals, and he had Gunga peered cautlonxly around the words a whiplash that cut to the raw. V wood nsed for fuel and the land; and Is not as expensive as It might prohibits Its U.te as a fertilizer. It Is counted ou that too that die would corner of the captain's cabin, drew "Sot I that the reon for thl7 ' eventually farmed. The expense of " weem. The matter of adjusting the Important always to keep wood ashes be below. hack as Helen MscKay turned In her ' "By God," he cried hoarsely, step. . clearing Is thus largely or entirely met drafts and arranging the grates l slm- - under cover, as they leach rapidly If Aud now by some Ironical perversity restricted walk to face In that direc- ping toward her, afkm. bitter hurt, a allowed to become damp, New ashes she N r.V , by the value of the fuel thus produced, pie. :. appeared to be waiting for the sup tion, and then as she wheeled again, mad InnWence of bis love upon him." stove can be should be allowed to cool before they With the Increased use of wood fuel, (. A , bell to ring. , .;.: pacing toward the stern, he darted un that khew no' barriers, no rest rln Inns per a wood burning stove by re are dumped on the ash heap. , hirh i. iikoi to mntlnue for- several ed Into der chorus of A the bridge latd-- r that was oppo of time or place or circmnstume. ihe' song drunken r , , , Jangled, . dlnooril site and within a yard of the captain's ry of his soul for Justice- - demwixSlag rose from the forecamlej.tbe a a as door. The next Instant he bad clipped utterance, "you shall not talk to me asHcrtlve voice, dltigUHtlngly sald the patient, languidly. "Yea. of many teachers notice It n their work? fc ,..!; Easy Dlajjneela. ; at than like a shadow Into Laynton's cabin. rest the Inebriated like that I And you will listen now' more little how Its few know would Now, utility. They recognise Very It long line of. waiting course you There was hand rail the Wallen'a tenor maudlin upon a gripped you will never have to litea again part. tempted or mttienta when he entered the doctor's long have you, . suffered from It 7" are all out to provide show pieces, as hia face set white and hard hut yon will listen now. I love yoal the at rlrt. Wallen tightly quickly glanced a.., solas.. aong money, can, put,, llnherlted let's my see, office, but he didn't seem to, car for jWell. vYac IhUt he as cht&ledtoiarble.," Wbat Woutdrhe That Is why T trnve'doue thisV"i love" " fixed the date and the down before o player feelingnthat be there was a lookld htf that And his nonchalance waa soon In 1012."wasThat ' before la next few minute bring? Death for youl" or twice once detected able to go ahead with the will do Justice to It and thereby help bad justified, for the assistant came out, 'doctor were when were and and hlmnelf Well, were the r,rcl that three gone Gunga? the they Ills whit, daya Hps Is the singer, the value of such skill looked the patients over and said tq case. Clevelond,Pltiln Denier, she had thought she was unobserved men; he dared to hope they were men form of the man seemed to nulvt-to the much than ability play : next" "You greater are this tardy arrival was a solo; and If you can 'transpose, a a gray look, that brought a pitiful enough to face ft like men. Bat for with a son. "Ouce" M. vol-Accompanying. It was his air of, prosperity that got Wallen's Hps her It waa not death ; It was worse quieter "I had hoped to toll you tl.r.t to the wenrlnewi eyes. or see from to Is' tone One equipdown, your earning never been up moi grateful, had him this fsvor, for he and I bad In a ililTcrent-wathan death. ment In the musical' world Is greatly moved silently, grimly. ' " there before. In the office the" phyrfrtaa the circulars of the great schools of Increased,-For-geneof her sdilrexwd to Mott smiled He hut H !'M H"t tnatf t wb 't 1 I;Laynton's rerhnps ral .bitterly. hls ihenrt-of that purpoMM MwmpiMlmeut too. rnwlc, Mnm tit greeted him' cordlnlly; i In at Ibm to iiwlvf thnt recocnttioa branch of music la the most useful of own accord, In another minute now, that be had overheard the, night before Even If you loved me there couM Ined him gently, deftly, briefly. Then the next time he reached the lounging had rung ever since like doom In his n hope now. How alL Exchange, . 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