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Show ,V 1 THE RICH COUNTY NEWS. RANDOLPH, UTAH V. a i ff VaDfice tti IPads SAVES DAN. Synopsis. Warned by his physician that he has not more than six months to live, Dan Falling sits despondently on a park bench, wondering where he should spend those six months. Memories ot his grandfather and a deep love for all things' of the wild help him In reaching a decision. In a large southern Oregon city he meets people who had known and loved hi grandfather, a famous frontiersman. He makes his home with Sllaa Lennox,' a typical westerner. The only other members of the ' household are Lennoxs son, Bill, Their and daughter, "Snowbird. in abode is the Umpqua divide, and there Fading plans to live out the short spaa of life which he has. been told is his. From the first Failings health shows a marked improvement, and in the companionship of Lennox and his son and daughter he fits into the woods life as if he had been born to it. By quick thinking and a remarkable display of nerve he saves Lennox's life and his own when they are attacked by a mad coyote. Lennox declares he is a reincarnation of his grandfather, Dan Failing I, whose fame as a woodsman is a household word. Dan learns that an organized band of outlaws, of which Bert Cranston is the leader, is setting forest fires. Landry Hildreth, a former member of the gang, has been induced to turn states evidence. Cranston shoots Hildreth and leaves him for dead. Whisperfoot, the mountain lion, springs on Hildreth' and finishes Hildreth and devours him, thus acquiring the taste for human flesh. Dan discovers Cranston in the act of setting a forest fire. CHAPTER II -1- , Continued. 0 . Dan felt himself straighten ; and the color mountejJ somew hat higher in his hrotvn cheeks. But he did' not try to avenge the insult yet. Cranston was still fifteen feet distant, and that was too far. A man may swing a rifle w ithin fifteen feet. The fact that they were in no way physical equals did not even occur to him. When the insult is great enough, such considera- tions cannot possibly matter. ton was hard as steel, one hundred and seventy pounds in weight. Dan did not touch one hundred and fifty, and a deadly disease had not yet entirely relinquished its hold upon him. I do very well, Cranstoq, Dan anWouldnt swered in the same tone. you like another match? I believe your pipe has gone out. Very little can be said for the wisdom of this remark. It was simply creed to answer human that age-olblow for blow and insult for insult. Of course the inference was obvious that Dan was accusing him, by innuendo, of his late attempt at arson. Cranston glanced up quickly, and it might be true that his fingers itched and tingled about the barrel of his rifle. He knew what Dan meant. He understood perfectly that Dan had guessed his purpose on the mountain side. And the curl at his lips became more pronounced. he What a smart little boy, scorned. Going to be a Sherlock Then he Holmes when he grows up. half turned and the light in his eyes blazed up. He was not leering now. The mountain men are too intense to play at insult very long. Their inherent savagery comes to the surface, and they want the warmth of blood upon their fingers. His voice became Maybe youre a spy? he guttural. asked. Maybe youre one of those cltv rats to come and watch us, and then run and tell the forest service. Theres two things,, Failing, that I want you to know. Dan puffed at his pipe! and his eyes looked curiously bright through the Im not interested in film of smoke. hearing them, he said. It might pay you, Cranston went One of em is that one mans on. word is good ns anothers in a court and it wouldnt do you any good to run down and tell tales. A man can light his pipe on the mountain side without the courts being interested. The second thing is just that I dont 'think youd find it a healthy thing to coldness, an opportunity to take that back. Just about four seconds. He stood very straight as he spoke, and his eyes did not waver in the least. It would not be the truth to say that his heart was not leaping like a wild thing in his breast. A dark mist was spreading like madness over his brain; but yet he was striving to keep his thoughts clear. Stealthily, without seeming to do so, he was setting his muscles for a spring. The only answer to his words was a laugh a roaring laugh of scorn from Cranstons dark lips. In his laughter, his intend catlike vigilance relaxed: Dan saw a chance; feeble though it was, it was the only chance he had. And his long body leaped like a serpent through the air. Physical superior though he was, Cranston would have repelled the attack with his rifle if he had had ' a chance. His blood was already at the (murder heat a point always quickly reached In Cranston and the dark, hot fumes in his brain were simply nothing more nor less than the No most poisonous, bitter hatred. other word exists. If his class of degenerate mountain men had no other accomplishment, they could hate. All their lives they practiced the emotion : hatred of their neighbors, hatred of law, hatred of civilization in all its forms. Besides, this kind of hlllman habitually fought his duels with rifles. Hands were not deadly enough. But Dan was past his guard before he had time to raise his gun. The whole attack ws one of the most astounding surprises of Cranstons life. Dans body struck his, his fists flailed, and to protect himself, Cranston w8s obliged to drop the rifle. They staggered, as if Jn some weird dance, on the trail; and their arms clasped in a clinch. For a long Instant they stood straining, seemingly motionless. Cranstons powerful body had stood up well under the shock of Dans leap. It was a , d - do. I suppose, then, that is It aint just a threat. ' a threat? Cranston laughed harshly a single, grim syllable that was the most terrible sound Its a fact. Just he had yet uttered. make one little Just it. Failing. try step in that direction. You couldnt hide behind a girls skirts, then. Why, you city sissy, Id break ' you to pieces . In my hands! , Few men can make a threat without a' muscular accompaniment. Its very emotions, utterance releases pent-u- p part of which can only pour forth ina 'muscular expression. And anger Is primitive thing, goiiffe down to the - most mysterious depths of a mans na-- t ture. As Cransvon spoke, his lip curled, his dark fingers clenched on his thick palm, and he half leaned forward. Dan knocked out his pipe on the sound in that log. It was the only whole mountain realm; all the lesser sounds were stilled. The two men stood face to face, Dan tranquil, Cranston shaken by passion. I give you said Dan with entire i -- t- The Battles of the Mountains ' Battles to the Death. V battle were Year of 1920, by Little, Brown & Co. 1919. Unless you see the name Bayer on tablets, you an not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for 21 years, and proved safe by millions. Say Bayer! , (Prepared by the United States pepart-- , ment ot Agriculture.) During the calendar year 1919, 46 States of the Union expended over $400,000,000 on their rural roads and bridges, the bureau of public roads of were all obscured in a strange, white mist A great wind roared in his ears and his heart was evidently about t shiver to pieces. But still he fought on, not daring to yield. He, could no longer parry Cranstons blows. The latters arms went around him In one of those deadly holds that wrestlers know; and Dan struggled In vain to free himself. Cranstons face Itself seemed hideous and unreal in the mist that was creeping over him. He did not recognize the curious thumping sound as Cranstons fists on his flesh. And now Cranston had hurled him off hi? feet. Nothing mattered further. He had fought the best he could. This cruel beast could pounce on him at will and hammer away his life. But still he struggled. Except for the constant play of his muscles, his almost unconscious effort to free himself that kept one of Cranstons arms busy holding him down, that fight on the mountain path might have come to a sudden end. Human bodies can stand a terrific punishment; but Dans was weakened from the ravages of his disease. Besides, Cranston would soon have both hands and both feet free for the work, and when tl se four terrible weapons' are used at once, the issue soon or late can never be In doubt. But even now, consciousness still lingered. Dan could hear his enemys curses and far up the trail, he heard another, stranger sound. It sounded like some one running. And then he dimly knew that Cranston was climbing from his body. Voices were speaking quick, commanding voices just over him. Above Cranstons savage curses another voice rang clear, and to Dans ears, glorious beyond all human utterance. He opened his tortured eyes. The mists lifted from in front of them, and the whole drama was revealed. It had not been sudden mercy that had driven Cranston from his body, just when his victims falling unconsciousness would have put him completely in his power. Rather It was something black and ominous that even now was pointed squarely at Cranstons breast. None too soon, a ranger of the hill had heard the sounds of the struggle, and had left the trysting place at the spring to come to Dans aid. It was Snowbird, very pale but wholly fend determined and Intent. Her pistol was cocked and ready. the United States Department of Agriculture recently announced. This total is made up of the actual cash expenditures for such items as labor, materials, supervision and administration. amounting to $389,455,931,' and CHAPTER IM. Remembrance. Dan Failing was really not badly hurt. The quick, lashing blows had not done more than severely bruise the flesh of his face; and the mists of unconsciousness that had been falling over him were more nearly the result of his own tremendous physical exertion. , Now these mists were rising. Go go away, the girl was commanding. I think youve killed him. Dan opened his eyes to find her kneeling close beside him, but still covering Cranston with her pistol. Her hand was resting on his bruised cheek. He couldnt have believed that a human face could be as white, while life still remained, as hers was then. All the lovely tints that had beensuch a delight to him, the play 6f soft reds and browns, had faded as an afterglow fades on the snow. Dans glance moved with hers to Cranston. He was standing easily at a distance of a dozen feet ; and except for the faintest tremble all over liis body, a muscular reaction from the violence of hiB passion, he had entireThis ly regained his was quite characteristic of the mountain men. They share with the beasts a passion of living that is wholly unknown on the plains ; but yet they have a certain quality of imperturbability known nowhere else. Nor is it limited to the native-bor- n mountaineers. No man who intimately knows a member of that curious, keen-eyelittle army e of naturalists and hunters who gp to the north woods every fall, as regularly and seemingly as inexorably as the waterfowl go In spring, can doubt this fact. They seem to have acquired from the silence and the snows an impregnation of that eternal calm and Imperturbability that is .the wilderness itself. Cranston wasnt In the least afraid. Fear is usually a matter of uncertainty, and he knew exactly where he stood. now. The rifle had slid on down the hillside, to be caught in a clump of brush twenty feet below. Dan called on every ounce of his strength, because fee knew what mercy he might expect if Cranston mastered him. The battles of the mountains were battles to the death. They flung back and forth, wrenching shoulders, lashing fists, teeth and feet and fingers. There were no Marquis of Queensberry rules in this battle. Again and 'again Dan sent home his blows; but they aH seemed ineffective. .By now, Cranston had completely overcome the moments advantage the other had obtained by the powef of his leap. He hurled Dan from the clinch and lashed at him with hard fists. It Is a very common thing to hear of a silent fight. But it is really a more rare occurrence than most people believe. - It la true that serpents will often fight in the strangest, most but .human beings are eerie siler-ce- ; not serp'-nt- s. They partake more of s the the qur titles of the wolves and felines. After the first Instant, the noise of the fight aroused 0 BE CONTINUED.) the whole hBlside. The sound of blows was in Itself notable, and besides, both Bull Baiting. of the men jvere howling the primThis was a sport once popular in ordial battle cries of hatred and venEngland, but declared Illegal In 1835. geance. Dan minutes two For fought A bull was attacked by dogs, and long with the strength of desperation, sum- sometimes the nostrils of the bull were blown full of pepper to Increase his moning at last all that mysterious reserve force with! which all men are fury. Another form of the sport was born, But he was playing a losing to fasten tlid bull to a stake by a long set bulldogs at him, one game. The malady with which he had rope and. then suffered had taken too much of his at a time, which were trained to seize nose. The bulldog vigor. 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Individuality. , Perh ips the most unique work of this character which is reported by the American Forestry association is being done in Georgia around the city of Macon. There the womans auxiliary of the chamber of commerce is planting a huge cross of trees in honor of the men and women who went to war from their vicinity. Was in Something of a Hurry to See Husband Make Good His Promises. Mr. M is la strong Repub-- 1 nnd Mrs. M just as strong a Democrat Before the election each tried to influence the other. Mr. M talked of Republican prosperity and Mrs. M of Democratic peace. Eagerly on election day they both watched the election reports. And as one after the other came in Mrs. M was visibly disappointed. But she said nothing, and went quietly to bed. The next morning she was up early, cheerful, smiling and dressed in her was plainly Sunday best. Mr. M Why, mother, all dolled surprised. What does this up, he exclaimed. mean? 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Maybe dats jest an affection on said the other darkey. . his part, Some folks do like to put on airs in . talkin. , No; I dont figger it out dat way, I kinda thinks he said the other. uses them big words because hes afraid dat if people knew what lie was talkin about theyd know he didnt know what he was talkin about. Harpers Magazine. If Theres Any Question NUT. TREES ALONG HIGHWAYS - IT to the theater in time for the show, and remembering the old saying, An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, she said to the driver: I have only 60 cents in my purse; Knowledge a man doesnt possess these pearls about my neck are imialways crops out when a child ques- tation and I have no other valuables.. tions him. Little theater, please! The taxi man regarded her sympaDeath comes but once, but if you thetically a moment. Listen, lady, have property the taxes tome early he said, if youse need a dollar I kin. and often. loan youse one. 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