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Show THE PAGE TWO Men Marooned W By GEORGE MARSH tu The Penn publishing WNI' 6rvlo Copyright FROM STORY Co. OTART THE Oarth Guthrie, Canadian war veteran, having to live In the open on account of weakened lungs, la fnctor of a Hudson's He came Bay post at Elkwan. back from the conflict with a permanently scarred face, which he realizes cost him the love of hit fiancee, Edith Falconer. Sir Chnrles Guthrie, bis brother, Is a With millionaire war profiteer. Etlenne Savanne, halfbreed, his firm friend, Oarth meets Doctor Quarrler, teoloRist, and his sister Joan. Their schooner has drifted ashore. Quarrler complains he has been robbed by a man known as "LaughlnK McDonald." At Elkwan an Indian girl, Nlnda, tuberculosis victim, whom Garth has befriended, Is dying. Joan, trained war nurse, cares for Nlnda. but the girl dies. Charles Guthrie writes reproaching his brother for not coming home. Charles' wife assures him Ethel still loves him. but Garth In his heart knows better. Three of McDonald's party visit Elkwan seeking to buy gun shells. From them Garth learns of evil talk among the Indiana concerning him and Nlnda. CHAPTER V The winter wood cut, the geese salted and cached, the whlteflsh platform groaning with the spoil of the nets which would not be lifted until the Ice, Guthrie and Etlence sat In council of war. "Howmany of our people are win tering on the Island?' asked Garth. d closed his small Tii? eyes, hlsT!Tr?trit:raeted into a netthe famwork of lines as ilies which had, through tnevsummer, e crossed the strait to hunt great Island, Instead of taking tin river trail for the forest and muskegs of the Elkwan headwaters. "We got twelve fifteen hunter dere. Attawaplskat and Kaplskau got more dan dat" "Thnt means a lot of fox pelts If the mice and rabbits are plentiful, and the Utters came through the summer." Etlenne scowled. "We not get mooch of eet," he muttered. "Bern peopl' geeve de hunter beeg price." It was true. Cut off from the Island until the Ice set hard, as the post was, while the hunters could reach the schooner wintering at Seal Cove and get more for their fur, the outlook was Indeed gloomy. But Garth had no Idea of allowing these strangers to come Into his territory and take the valunble fox trade of Akimlskl away from hira without a struggle. While he remainetf In the employ of the company, he would give the best that he had of loyalty and service. Ilis pride was Involved ; and as he searched for a solution of the problem which the presence of this schooner presented, the desire to beat this freetrader In his bold try for the priceless silver and black fox of Akimlskl obsessed his thoughts. From Graham at Attawapfsknt and Boucher at Kaplskau, he anticipated little aid or comfort. The former was an Inactive, oldish man with a large ujvrlver trade, and Boucher, according to Cameron at Albany, atready In panic over the rumor of the machine guns aboard McDonald's schooner. So Garth had decided thnt he would Ignore his colleagues on the coast south of him and play a lone hand. For a space the two men nursed their pipes In silence; then the face of the white mnn suddenly lighted. "Saul SoucI I" he cried. "Why didn't we think of him before? Etlenne, we'll hunt up old Saul and semr him to winter on the Island. He's got two or three sons there, and besides being Treaty Chief of the Crees, Is a sort . of medicine mnn, shamnn. Isn't he?" Blowing n cloud of smoke through his teeth, the grunted his disapproval, "lie winter on tie Little Elkwan tip een de Wlnlsk countreo. Eet weel tak' long tntn to find hecin." "Oh, 1 know It will be difficult to get Mm across the strait before the Ice, hut we'll put him over somehow." "We get frozen een wld our en no' up riviere," protested the btishman. "We'll take a b!rch ennoe imr leave It carry the little toboggan to come out with the dogs can follow the ithnre going up," urged the enthusiastic Guthrie. Knowing the country, Etlenne realized only too well the difficulty of traveling between seasons; breaking the young Ice In the quiet reaches of the river tint it compelled to nhnndon the on nop; thsn the wait for the closing of the stream nnd the snow. For weeks the thin lee of the Elkwan would he a trap for the unwary dog team. To th trail-wisEtietme, It fooliafe venture; to the man w;. wl.ofe only thought was t!ie salvage of iie fox trade, oeeiir. half-bree- olr-vth- half-bree- hurd-hende- e "II ow you get heem to de Island?" "If the channel and strait are open, we'll take him In the York boat We can wait for the wind and If there Isn't too much How Ice, we'll get him across." Etlenne knocked out his pipe. His bright eyes snapped as he looked at Guthrie. "Eef you say so, I go. But we are two dam' fool." "But we've got to give these people a fight for that fur It's worth thousands to us."' "AH right, boss, we fight." But when the veteran voyager told hia wife of the mad purpose of Guthrie, her dark face gruyed with fear at the thought of the November journey over the thin Ice of the Elkwan. For a week, with his two best huskies. Castor and Bollux, and Shot, following opposite banks of the river to avoid fighting, Garth and Etlenne poled and paddled and tracked past bluck spruce anl poplar grown shores from the latter of which the frost had stripped the leaves. At the mouth of the Little Elkwnn the winter suddenly shut crown, locking lakes and deadwaters with a shell too thick for their battering poles to break a channel through for their canoe, and the men In search of Saul SoucI were prisoners. Somewhere up the little Elkwan ran the trap-line- s of the man, to reach whom they had slaved for days with poles and paddles, and freezing hands, while their hot breaths rose In columns on the keen air; but until a fall of snow, or some bitter nights to bridge the river trail, they could not move. However, there were five hungry mouths to feet, so they hunted back In the muskeg for caribou. At lust, when severe frost had sealed the slower flowing reaches of the river with three-incIce, they hitched the huskies, and started. Shot, who the winter previous had learned to draw Garth's trapping sled, refusing to team with the larger dogs, ran loose. The- - second day out they learned from an Indian that Souci's main camp was two sleeps up the river. And thanks to the trained eyes of Etienne, the sled avoided the traps of shell Ice over the swift water and the second night turned in to a winter h TIMES-NEW- 'But there Is much news since then," replied Etlenne In the same colorless tones as the other. News? What has happened?" Then the astute Savanne displayed his knowledge of the Indian temperament Slowly, without emotion, he described the coining of McDonald, to the west coast, the with a ship full of cheap trade goods, nnd Inferior flour, tea and sugar. It was sudtfen wealth he was after, and to get It he would bribe the hunters, receive them with what looked like better prices in trade for their fox skins. But In a year two years he would be through would not return, and they would come to the company again, begging for a "debt" But the company, who had taken care of their fathers and grandfathers through many lean years, would remember who had gone to the There would he no "advance" tor these In the years to come, and their women and chlhfren would whimper through the long snows. He, Saul Souel, a man held in great esteem by the company, could save these hunters from the cheap guns and trade goods of McDonald, who cared nothing for the Crees. The company, whose goods were honest as he knew, whose sugar was not sanded, whose powder never failed, and whose tea soothed the stomachs of the Crees, was as ancient as the hills, and as oermnnetit It would al- free-trade- r, free-trade- r. l I pushed through the T' Ice." "No." "The geese have passed: It will not now until the big snow," vouchsafed the hunter, lighting his be long pipe. "How are the game signs since the snow?'' "There are plenty of mink and otter, but the lynx and fox seem to have left the valley." Etlenne'a eyes brightened at the remark. "There Is much fox sign on Akimlskl." This was hearsay over a month old. but the knew he would need every possible argument to gain Souci's ear to his proposition. "My sons will be glad. Three of them are there." "We have come to talk to yon about the Island." Souci's bony face cloudetf as he met the frowning look of his wife. "I told you at the spring trade I would not go." half-bree- S3! - "What Do You Want?" ways remain on the bay to trade with goods that never chnnged. He, Saul SoucI, his father and his father's father had been the friend of the Hudson's Bay had never failed It Would he fall It now when he was needed to turn the young hunters at Akimlskl from their folly? For a long time the smoke-filletlpl was silent as the swart face of Souci was grave with thought Avoiding the anxious eyes of his wife, he sat staring Into the small fire in the center of the wigwam. With eyes red and throat raw from the smoke of the tlpl fire. Garth Impatiently watched the old Indian's stolhr face. The wife of Saul, unable to stifle her fear, at length loosed upon hlra a torrent of reproach only to be silenced by a stern command. At last, the Indian, evidently having come to a decision, turned to the who wnlted for his answer. reach far Into the "My trap-line- s four winds. My fish and meat cache Is heavy. There are many caribou In the muskeg; at Akimlskl there are none only rabbits and wolves and foxes." Ignorant of the drift of Souci's remarks. Garth watched Etlenne'a Inv Suddenly his heart passive face. quickened, as a faint gleam entered the eyes of his friend. Would old SoucI come, after all? "It Is true," continued the Indian, "the company Is my friend. It was the friend of my father. It Is better that the young men trade with It than with these people who come and go. the Indians with cross-legge- half-bree- sllt-Uk- d d e XXXXXXXXXXX'HXXXXIXXXXXIXX' Army Makes Extensive Use of Finger Prints largest collection of finger prints In the world. 5,0'J3,S81. Is In the ofllce of the adjutant general of the army, Washington, according to the American Medical Journal. The fingerprint system was adopted In 1IHK5 on the recommendation of a board, of which Brig. Gen. Walter D. McCnw. medical corps, was a member. Finger prints have proved Invaluable to the government In the administration of the adjusted compensation act. and have made possible positive Identification of more than 2.S00XX) applicants. They serve to assist civil authorities, also. For example, n man disappeared The Son Breaht the New$ On a hunt with bis sinull son a fanner shot at a hawk, but missed. A second shot brought It down. "Whatrhi going to do with him, pop?" askew the by. "Oh, I guess we'll have htm for dinner," replied his father Jokingly. On the way to the bouse the hawk was dropped Into the pig pen unseen by the boy. They found the minister at the house and a chicken already killed for dinner. I tinner time came and Jut us the minister was being served the hoy piped out: "D'you know pop had to shoot twice to get this hawk?" will cross you to the Island 'a fox skin." versation And he repeated his with Saul. EPHRAIM High ranges practically all over the Manti national forest are in exceptionally good condition at the present time, and blue bells and other flowers are out in full bloom along the road, it is reseed sown three clover Sweet ported. years ago on East and Trail mountains by the Castle Dale and Orangeville cattlemen was found this year to have brought results. UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOSCOW Imperial Augerez Bronze, No. B7400C, a mature Jersey cow belonging to the University of Idaho dairy herd on the university farm here, has commilk test, in which pleted a she produced 597.36 pounds of butter-ia- t and 9745 pounds of milk, giving her recognition in the select class, according to word received here. FARMINGTON Figures show that Davis county has expended $26,002.25 on the county roads up to date, with less than $11,000 to spend the remainder of the year. Out of this sum $500 will go to Kaysville and the balance will be expended in getting some of tha country roads into condition for the school truck this fall. IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Aug. 20 Weather in the upper Snake river valley was generally cooler during the week ended August 20, according to the weekly report on water supply in this district issued Saturday by G. Clyde Baldwin, government water-masteSome rain was reported during the early part of the week. PRICE Ely Construction company forces have begun construction work on the new $141,000 federal aid road project from Rolapp to Nolan. The total length of the projected road improvements is 3.9 miles, covering some of the worst road on the Price-Sal- t Lake route. WASHINGTON South central Oregon will be given strong nad effective competition in railroad service as well as an outlet for its products to the north through the proposal of the Great Northern railway to operate over other lines and purchase or build a new line from Bend to Klamath falls, the railroad declared Wednesday in answering a questionnaire of the I. C. C. regarding Its proposals. FARMINGTON Revenue through potato shipments at the Denver & Rio Grande Western station at Layton was $16,000 less in July of this year compared to the same month last year in Davis county. Up till the early part of August only eight carloads of potatoes were shipped to 100 carloads last year at the same station. These figures were announced at the farm bureau office by Mr. Mathews, crop Ephraim-Orangevill- at In 1017, nnd In 1!KU he was declared legally dead by a court ; his family claimed his life Insurance. June 30. a deserter from the army to military control, and was Identified by his finger prints as the mnn In question. In the last fiscal "undesirables" were discovyear ered by means of the army finger prints. 19-- fi, Ancient J e with Tribunal Sanliedrin was the name of the supreme Judicial council of the Jews from the lime of the Maccabees to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Bomans under Titus In the year 71 Thl council consisted of 70 A. D. members, Inrltidltig the chief priests, elders and scribes, unci was presided over by the high priest. Its jurisdiction extended to every Jewish settlement. After Judea became a Roman province the power of Inflicting the death penalty was taken from the Sanhedrln. One Valuable Point "Ancestor worship," said Mi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "Is valuiibte If it reminds us thnt we ought to so demean ourselves ss to deserve respect from future generations." Washington Star. con- the light tester. Eneida county's newly orboard of fair directors met Tuesday evening and appointed the various committees and supervisors for the annual fair to be held at Malad, September 22, 23 and 24. Estimates of the various expenses were submitted and a budget adopted. PARK CITY In 1926 the state ranked first In silver production, second in lead, third in copper, fourth in gold and second in the total of mining divMALAD ganized Shot!" The trained war dog crouched muta athrill with the scent of game in his nostrils. Gradually the exploring eyes of the hunter made out dim shapes, a long rifle shot distant Slowly, with his (fog at his heels. Garth circled the barren d under cover of the scrub, until he had an easy shot at two cows and a bull. "Steady, Shot!" be wh!sperd, and took careful aim. At the flash of the Ross, the hull leaped forward, ran a few feet Into the wind and crumpled on the snow. As the bewildered cow circled Guthrie fired again. A hurt cow plunged forward, seeking the scrub edging the barren, and reaching It, disappeared. "Go get 'em. Shot!" Like a wraith, the alredule crossed the barren In pursuit, as Guthrie followed, upbraiding himself for his poor shooting. A hundred yards Inside the scrub he found the caribou pulled down and Dispatched by the dog. Bepluclng his rifle In Its skin cas and resting It against a spruce. Garth was hastily dressing out the meat before the bide froze, while Phot ei plored the game trolls of the vlclnltj when a low longh sounded behind him Look in it up. he saw, watching him the OJIIiwa, Joe Mokomnn, who callec himself the father of Nlnda. Guthrie casually rose to his feet, skis nlng knife In hand, ns ha measured the sinister face of the mon whe faced him. fingering the nctlon of his gun. It was clear from the glint In tlie small ryes Hint the OJibwa still nursed the memory of Ills expulsion . Mow far would from the he dure go? Gnrlh nskeif himself. "P.o'-Jo'- I The caribou are fat this year." he sold coolly, moving townr tlie Indian. But the Ojlhwa nolntet the tmizzle of bis rifle nt Garth's chest ns t.e stepped forward. "You move, I shoot The tb.ent of the despised Indian deeply flicked tlie pride of the Canadian vetcr.'in. but he was helpless. It was Inconceivable that Mokomnn meant to wreak personal vengeance ef su h a nature en a Hudson's Bnj f:ic tor shoot him In cold Mood. Tel what was hp after, then? With n great show of rare find Garth hurst out with: "Whs d'you tiicnn by throning a gun on ne? Yon Inow whnt you'll get tut this? Vh."t (fyoii want?"' trade-house- f , Kfl CONTI.Vl kD. y r. "Smell something, Shot?" he asked the rog, who stood beside him in the spruce scrub, dilating his nostrils as he sniffed the keen air. As yet ths dusk hung over the white barren In deeY of gray blur. If the the north were out there scraping with round-toe- d hoofs the snow from the moss, the light would soon betray them. Trembling with excitement for the great alreaale' had served hi novitiate the winter previous on tha Raft, and knew for what they waited. Shot testecf the air. The man whose mlttened hand rested on the shaggy baclr beside hlra wondered, as the two crouched waiting for the daylight If to the memory of his dog returned the ghosts of similar watchea In Flemish shellholes and listening posts. As his eyes strained to pierce the graying blanket which shrouded the muskeg, Guthrie found himself tracing the parapets of Imagined trenches listening for suspicious sounds. Then the first light filtered over the barren, and he searcheo for the grny-blu- e shapes against the snow. Suddenly the dog Bt Ids side stiffened on his toes, his Iron dorsal mu cles set, and the tremor which swept the 6haggy body, with the suppressed whine, signaled the taint In the air. 1TO e 365-da- Through the stinging air of the blue dawn, two dog teams hurried down river. On the second night, arriving at the cache of caribou hung In a tree for the return trip, they found that wolverines had destroyed the meat. To feed seven (Jogs It was necessary to hunt, for Saul bad come with a light sled. The following morning, as the east grayed, the men started for the neighboring muskeg In search of the With Shot, early feeding caribou. whose rigid war training to absolute silence and obedience made it possible to take him on a still hunt, which was out of the question with the yelping and uncontrollable huskies. Garth waited on the edge of a barren "Steady, Privilege Utah blue-coate- d flap of his tip). "Kequay V he said, showing no sur- prise at the 6trange appearance of the Elkwan people one hundred and fifty miles Inland at a time whenna S.Tiie" Indian traveled the jlvcF.' The three shook liands-nrfdfirst feeding and churning the dogs to trees, entered the smoky tent where Saul's wife and two sons were eating from a copper kettle. ' Not until his guests had been served with caribou stew and tea did SoucI question them as to the purpose of their coming. Then he said In Cree, - which Etlenne Interpreted to Garth; "You take a hard moon to travel up the Elkwan." "We could not wait, so started In the canoe,"1 replied Etlenne In the same language. "You did not break through the Notes News to Live in It a once. If you will return with ns now." The wife of Saul was already walling In protest at his decision, but the dark faces of his sons betrayed no feeling. "My 6ons and my wife will stay here," said the Indian without a glance at those Interested. "I will go down river with you, for the winter will not wait" Etienne turned to the smiling Guthrie. "You see, he will go with ns at once. Now, we will mak' de troubl' for MeDonaP Hal Hal to get all dose for camp. At the challenge of his dogs, Saul SoucI, Treaty Chief of the Elkwan Crees, lean, grizzled, taciturn, with bony features, over which leatherlike skin lined with wrinkles was tightly drawn, If I go. how shall I live, for I have cache at Akimlskl? How shall I cross the water If the Ice has not set? Etlenne'a dark face wrinkled with pleasuie. Souci would go. "The company will make you Its man, if you will go," he said. "We will set you across the open water In the York boat and give you supplies for the winter, and your sons what they need. An or If you hold the young men, there will be new guns for you and your sons and a debt double the bunt your family brings In." Etlenne extended his hand to sesl the bargain. "We may not cross the water before the Christmas trade then we will lose the fur, for the trade will go to their camps." suggested Saul. no "We IB Friday, NEPHI, UTAH S, idends paid. NAMPA Interest in the cutoff, which will give southern Idaho a direct highway to California, Is being revived, Governor If. C. Baldridge revealed in an address before the Nampa Kiwanis club. The proposed highway branches off from the Old Oregon Trail at Caldwell, Idaho, passing through Oregon and connects with the highway at Winne-mucc- a, Nev shortening the distance to California more than 600 miles, the governor stated. IDAHO FALLS Large and splendid crops of grains, legumes, alfalfa, potatoes and sugar beets In the Idaho Falls Beet Ion and in Salt Lake valley are reported by W. C. Carpenter of Spokane, assistant director of the federal farm labor bureau, in the United States farm labor division report for the last week. This report was received at the local chamber of commerce office Friday. PRICE Expert inspection of meats, farm and dairy products which are consumed In Carbon county will become a reality if either the resolutions which were circulated last week or new ones which have been presented to the various clubs and civic organizations by K. F. Lueder meet with favorable action when presented to the county commission at Its special meeting August 25, NAMPA Based on an average of four and one ha.t users for each water meter In the city, Nampa has a press ent population in excess of 10,000, on file with the city engineer show. More than 13,000.000 gallons of water was used by the city In July, and, with news houses going up constantly, demands are becoming heavlei on the city wells, which soon will bo s jpplemcnted by additional shafts. fie-ure- I'HOVO Utah cannot hope to elim Innte waste In fish propagation without the establishment of rearing lakes and ponds. In the opinion of Mark Anderson, vice president of the Utah FNh and flame Protective association. During the past season Karl Setky construct .?d on their Ininblna rnre In "Hie Kitchen," at least six of which contained water on July 30. By those improvements they have been al-lto tit Hire much more of their lambing rang this ysar than In tha KPIIIIAIM and Jtyrum s past. POORLY FED COWS NOT PROFITABLE Milk yields of many poorly fed cowa could be Increased as much as 50 per cent through improved feeding, says Dr. W. B. Nevens, assistant chief in dairy cattle feeding at the college ol agriculture, University of Illinois. In s few cases the yield has been nearly doubled, he said. "When the milk yield of a cow or a herd is increased through better feeding, the profits climb much more than the cost of the extra feed. In fact many nonpaying herds have been put on a profitable basis simply through more liberal feeding of a ration better suited to milk production. "Investigations by the college of agriculture, University of Illinois, have 6hown that cows producing 10,000 pounds (1,100 gallons) of milk, or more, annually used only 42 pounds of digestible matter for each 100 pounds of milk, while cows yielding only half that amount did so at a feed more for each 100 cost of pounds of milk. Some cows were found which gave only 3,000 pounds (350 gallons) or less a year. These s as cows required one and much feed for each unit quantity of milk as the highest producing cows. The greater the production, tlie greater the efficiency with which feed is used for milk, for the amounts of feed needed to maintain the animal remain about constant Some of the best of their feed for cows use milk, while the poorest may use only or less. "The ability of the cows to produce milk is a matter deserving as much as the feed. Improved attention feeding, however, may bring immediate profits, while raising better cows requires several years." rap-Idl- one-thir- d I i a .i two-third- two-thir- one-thir- d Overfeeding Is Common Error in Handling Calf "Overfeeding," says C. H. Eckles, chief of the dairy husbandry division of the Minnesota College of Agriculture, "is probably the most common cause of lack of success in raising calves. It Is a mistake to assume that because the cream has been removed the calf needs more milk or thut because the calf Is not doing well it Is not getting enough milk and should be allowed to gorge Itself. A good rule Is always to keep the calf a little hungry. Some provision must be made for making certain that each animal gets its share and no more. A satisfactory plan is to tie the calves in small stanchions during the feeding. Each calf then gets its proper amount and cannot interfere with the feeding of others. "Under natural conditions, the call takes its milk frequently and in small quantities. When fed by hand, two feedings a day Is the general practice and special care must be taken not to allow the calf to consume more milk than It can digest For the first two weeks ten to twelve pounds a day Is all that the largest calf should receive. If It ran be done without too much Inconvenience, the calf at this ne should be fed three' times rather than twice daily. "As the calf grows older, twlce-a-Haftedings are sufficient and the milk may be Increased, but at no time Is it necessary to feed more than sixteen or eighteen pounds dally. By the time the calf needs more than this amount, it will take the additional feed necessary in the form of grain." y Number of Requisites of Success in Dairying If It were possible to limit the number of requisites of success In dairying to one, that one would be "Know your cows," says Thomns M. Olson, Instructor In dairy husbandry at South Dakota State College. Heavy feeding, or feeding a balanced ration does not assure success, although It will Increase somewhat the production of the dairy herd. Pure bred dairy cvws do not guarantee success, not even pure bred cows frofn ancestry. Expensive dairy barns and equipment will probably make dairying more Interesting, and Increase somewhat the total production, but It Is not a requisite for success. Many great dairy cows have been developed and hove produced wonderful records In barns that would not measure up to the standard so far us dairy barns go. No dolry cow has ever produced her maximum unless her feeder knew her. Knowing her means more than simply calling her by name nnd reciting the names of her ancestors. It means understanding her every need, desire, find condition. For after all, the dairy cow Is an Individual, and s such possesses Individuality. g Feed for Profit Our colleges and experiment stations have shown conclusively that there Is no profit In underfeeding This Is true because the bulk of t ration thnt a cow receives is for board, or as we call It "maltilermnce." What an animal consumes over and nbiiv maintenance Is the pnrt of the ration which gives us a profit. If we feed only maintenance ration, we cannot exct a profit To produce the best results, then, we tnut feed both llh vrui:y and economically. "l h i 4 t |