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Show yovEMBBB H, 1926 T THE SUE, PRICE, UTAH THE By H. M. EGBERT Ckuau) the big aboard tlie from Kim beriey. South Africa, en rouie tor Cape Town. He laid hla suftcus. carelessly upon the rack, placed upon his breast to make sure that the package for which he had risked many years of freedom, and sat down in a aeat, looking out at the desert landscape. At Bosliuf a at ranger came into the train, looked keenly about him, and finally, allotting Vanderhutzen, seated himself opposite him. Yanderliulzev recognised him aa a man named James, from Kimberley also; be ha;' once been n mine guard, but had beer, dismissed for some dishonesty. He had contrived in some way to svoiii the clutches of the law, always seven on buyers of diamonds from tlie native qnarrymen. Yanderhulsen nodded surtly. Janie waa the last person in tlie world tlmt be wanted to see Juat then. James smiled sardonically. CoiUr Into the smoker, Van," he said, and-weun discuss business." Ynuderluilseu uttered an oatli and hla hand stole In a betraying manner to tlie package inside his coat lie saw James eyes follow the movement and realized that be waa trapped. Sullenly be arose and accompanied him. Well I he growled, aa they took their placet In the empty amoker. Halves 1" said James, laconically. VANDEItHUlZEN, w::-the- have qualms about Ey fineries of yours thou lading Toi dry cleaner, but I shouldnt be the least fear I far u were concerned. We I cn-jam them to yon in their I tost? redy for immediate ser-- I I k tba average fiei Let ns clean mt time. Phone I OSCAR ftrtfc Ninth your clothes and we will WATKINS St Jed Off Mala, racing thi East PRICE, UTAH Good Insurance Protection..., Is I'm em-yhis- the winter months. Will jn not number yourself among tbs many who have entrusted with the task of writing their yolides in the past? We repre tkrough cut only first-clas-s companies od the cost is not great write us for rates. 'PRICE AGENCY O. fly." Curse yon!" said Vanderhutzen. Its a lucky thing you met me," re turned James, quietly. Do you know Thonipaoa of the Kimberley police?" What of him?" He'a in the next compartment He's undoubtedly waiting to arrest yon a soon as you step off the train. If he can get you to Cape Town without do ing so, he will save himself a lot ol trouble. That's why I came I got wind of the affair." Tlie big Dutchman scowled fearfully. Seven years on the breakwater for Illicit diamond buying was the Iasi thing in the world that he wanted And the stones In his breast pockc: were worth twelve thousand pound: anywhere. WhRt's tlie game? he demanded. Halves?" questioned James. I suppose so." Tvs telegraphed for two saddle horses to wait at Kllpfbnteln station Well get there at dark. We cun inukr s dash from the train, mount and b" away before Thompson spots us. The Middle-hag- s are loaded with a week's food. In three days we can cross tin desert to Kliams's Land, where we can pick up an ox wagon und make out Thompum way into Johannesburg. iu B'i scarcely necessary to the need of good Insur-uc-e. It is especially essential Call CO. E. HELMS, Manager lecond Floor Silvagni Building PRICE, UTAH will lie In the STRAUSS Is Carried In Stock By Us. PRICE TRADING CO. The Big Department Store. PRICE, UTAH Everything Line TICE FOR PUBLICATION DE-- . Sertinpnt of the Interior, United States Jeed tlffii-- e At Halt Lake City, Utah, 11. 19211. Notice is hereby that Walter Clarke Chipman of 29, iiSr'11 rwk, Utah, who on Slay Ea-Ir niade Ktorkraising Homestead No. 032942, for Ett Lota 1 and 2. Sec. 7: Lota 1. 4, NW kmswm. EX HERNW14. See. 0. Twp. 11 Range 9 East, Halt Lake meridian, 5M filed notice of intention to make Prouf to ratablish claim to the lIjT',rar M above deacribed before the register United State land offi at 8nlt z, , City. Utah, on the 21st day of wit-S- . Claimant names aa 11. Elmer and Orren Elmer of h? 'V!' l lah, and Charles Simmons and Vr , Vddington of American Fork, Utah. F. TAYLOR. Uegiiter. pub.. Nor. 12 ; last Dec. 10, 1920. P. Ivt, iJ NNE, IV-102- 0. ft Tlie ground in Siberia free res to a of a hundred feet. dean off the scent himself looking down the muzzle of a revolver. Hand over the hag," said James, briefly. 'Ton scoundrel!" shouted Yander-huizethrough his swollen lips. "This bottle for your half," James pursued. "And I know where to find the water hole." Yanderhulsen glared at him; then, with a gesture of despair, he took the preefoua bag from his breast and toased it to the other. For a man will give all that he has to save hla life. Next moment Yanderhulsen had knocked the head off the bottle and waa gulping down the fluid I James watched hliu sardonically. It isnt hard to kill time. The thing "You will find the water hole half a I is to disjiose of the remains, mile distant, at the foot of that eleva I When a fish escapes he probably tlou," he said. Indicating a hummock I atrains his fins trying to tell how big in the sand. And he watched Vander-- 1 the hook was. hulzen stagger away. Its an art to know how to make He went back to His horses and, and an accomplishment to money botoff the beads the other knocking know how to keep tles, poured the contents down their Your fellow who used to cut not- throats. Ths1 animals, revived, stagon Li gun now has a aon who e,e gered to their feet. His own horse em 0,1 bumper, waa dons for, but Ysnderhulsens I I We may be able to pick our friends, seemed capable of carrying him to his destination another water hols along but when a friend is properly pluck-th- e wagon route across the desert, ed what good is he, anyway T which he knew Ilka a book. Maybe the reason there is always He clasped the diamonds to Ms room at the top is because eveiybody breast as ho rode, and chuckled. The wants to get in on the ground floor. scheme had been an excellent one and One never realizes what a jackass had worked out better than he could he was nntil he reads an old lova let- have expected, ne had heard in Kim-- 1 wrote about ten years before, beriey, by the merest chance, that aU right fw 0WB a man Ysnderhulzen intended to go down racehorses if he doesnt of string country, lie himself had never dared have to depend upon them for a livto purchase diamonds from ths naing. h knew Yanderhuiaen's tives, but Dancing, they say, is merely wastreputation aa a successful and daring time, but some young fellows him and had to ing occurred that it thief, to squeeze n lot of pleasure out there was a splendid opportunity of man the bis to share pluncompelling I One nice thing about having to lis- der with him. Th advent upon the scene of In-- 1 ten to some fellows talk is you can be I spector Thompson had been a little thinking abont something else at the I same time. same chance ; but the disconcerting which had told him of Vanderhulsen'a I One trouble with the crime had given him Information I tion in this country is the crooks are that ths police wrere on the man's I all traveling in highpowered cars and trail. H had then ' telegraphed to the cops are trying to eatch them in KUpfontein for the two horses and flivvers. everything had gone like clockwork. Lots of this stuff drinking It waa no wonder that he chuckled. now is dangerous. theyre When a fellow Looking back he could see the horse tries to light n cigar after imbibing till lying upon the sand, and Yander- some of it his breath is apt to backhulsen, a tiny figure under the moon, fire on him. marching painfully back. Ilia own This would be a far better communplana could not fall him. He wonld quit worshiping heroes ity strike the water hole, refresh himself who iflivewed a long way off and take to and hla steed, and then proceed In a little more attention to good leisurely manner toward the wagon paying citizens here at home. PURE MILK FROM n. THIEF krw.di PACE FIVE r DIAMOND (Cosjrrlsht EVERT FRIDAY It will take hint a eon pic of houra to find horse, und tlieu he wont know foi sure that we are going to Khama'r Laud." I'm with you," replied Vender hulzen, curtly. At Kllpfouteln the program wiif carried out. As the train drew, shriek Ing. up to the station, the confederates leaped from tlie carriage. At the rein of the platform a native uxin wn waiting with two saddle horses, tong! little Ihisuto ponies, of tl.e kind thu would carry their loads where in Euroiieun horse could go. Two leaps Into the anddles, two pulls at the reins and the thieves were paddling quickly through the single street of the settle ment and out Into the desert. They looked buck when tfm? reached the Bund. In the distance they sew a crowd gathered about a tall man who was making futile efforts t strike a quick bargain for a horse. They rode till evening. When the moon came up they were alone ttpot the desert. .They dismounted, made i 'fire from the scanty thorn sc nth, and cooked aome of the meat In James' saddle bags. On either side of the saddle hung s large water bag, the moisture from which, evaporating kept the contents cold as spring wn ter.. They watelied by tnms and started at dawn. It was ten m'les to the nenrrst water pool, where the wa ter bags were to be refilled. I believe we've missed the pool," said James, toward noon. All around them was the shimmering desert. d void now even of thorn scrub. Tin horses pnnted from the beat. Jatne: gave them the Inst of the water. Well strike another water hole he fore dark," he said to hla companion. Hut they did not strike the wate hole.-an- d by sunset the horses wen unuble. to proceed farther. James' was down, and Vanderhulzen's stood trembling, and evidently on Its last . legs. We had better press on afoot.' I know there Is a wn said James. ter hole at the foot of the mountains. And he pointed to where the blue ont lines of a distant range rose against the doudlesa sky. He removed his saddle nags and slung them across hla shoulders, and the two men proceeded wearily. J;:met lagged behind Vanderhulnen. who. tor tnred by thirst, walked like a man In a nightmare. Du they went, hour af ter hour, till suddenly the Mg Dutch man went down. Ton'd best leave me; I done fur. he murmured. James set down hla saddle bags, opened them, and pulled out a bottle of water. lie held it in the air. Van dorlmiren leaped to Ms fast, to find A MODERN DAIRY Your boys and girls need milk for health and growth. Wholesome milk is real nourishment. Onjy the finest milk is produced at The United States Fuel Co.s dairy from selected Holstein and Jersey cows. The utmost cleanliness and purity are assured. Ufe-glvl- UNITED STATES FUEL COMPANYS it MILLERTON DAIRY Hiawatha, Utah. Deliveries In United States Fuel Towns and At Price. W. Berry of Midvale and Waneta of Helper. is FORSAlf.WIW.fTC. Price was the winner over Moab on last Saturday iutbe football game Two teats Per Ward Each Inaartfi Ne Charge AeceeaU. played here at Pyice, by a score of 8 to 6. The game was the poorest one Prire has put uptbia season, they be- FOR RENT 1IOU8B. Plume 4Siu. ing confident that they had a walk- , aitua-maneuv- ta-Fev- FOUR-ROO- away over Moab. The game was one FOR RENT TWO-ROOCOTTAGE. of the cleanest and fastest ever playEnquire phone 172w. ed in Price, it is said. WANTED GIRL IX) DO GENERAL housework. Plione 8. All persons interested in forming commercial basketball league of FOR HALE OLD NEWSPAPERS IN i bundlee of a hundred, 25c. The Ban. 'rice, are requested to meet at the larding junior high school on next FOR KENT THREE FURNISHED Thursday evening at 8 oclock. It ha roouis. Good location, l'hone 48m. this league be teen suggested formed to foster', a basketball spirit NEW FI YE TUBE NEPTRODINE radio, lost (1K5. Will eell $125 or dia:'or Carbon county" and at the same monds of equal value. Oiariee Johnson, time ereate a little enjoyment for all UaKtle Gate, Utah. concerned. Let ns organize a six or IjOHT MACK GELDING ABOUT T eight team league. yean old, branded with a circle J, barb wire cut between fetlock and hoof on autothousand There are nearly ten right hock. Thorn k Whiting, Helper. mobile ramps in this eounrty and of Reward. which 66 per cent are in or near n eity or town. Legal blanks of all kinds. The Son. tet' er path. At last he reached the place. He shackled hla boras to a torn tree and climbed the ascent toward the hollow Dr. W. P. Winters and son, Glen, crater In which lay the pond. But when he reached the summit he found of Priee were Moab visitors this week himself staring down into a dry mud on district court business. hols. Attorney H. L. Pratt of Priee The water had dried np under the was attending to district court mat Influence of the hot eon and nn un- tersat Moab this week. usually long dry season. Editor L. L. Taylor of the Times, For a few minutes ha could not be- came along with the crowd to see the l. lieve his eyes. Then he lost his Moab-Pric- e football game last SaturHe wonld have to go back to day Ysnderhnlzen. And hla bottles were Attorneys B.j T Dhlton and Hen-- i empty. He waa parched with thirst, Ruggeri of lri were in Moab this and his animal waa Incapabla of pro- ry week representini clients in the dis-ceeding farther. court. For houra he raved beside the wa- trict Mr. anr Mrs. Douglas A. Bigler ter hole, clemdilng hie fists and call I from Salt take City are visiting at He his luck. curses down upon Ing Mr. and Mrs. Charles home of the spread the diamonds in a little heap before him and looked at the dull peb- James on West Second North street Miss Ruth Blako Moab came bles, each one worth a little lake of wine. And for all these he could not up last week with fine football crowd get so much water as would wet his to see the game and yisit with her brother, Herbert SNlUake, of The lips. "IH go back then back to Yander-hulzen,- " Sun- he muttered, and flung himFrank B. Hansen of the Pacific self. upon the rocks. "When I am I Acceptance corporation of Salt take rested. ; . ." City was in Priee during the week on But nature, outraged, revenged her - business for his inn and visiting his elf upon him by drawing down parents, Mr. and 'Mrs. Oscar nansen. eyelids, and he slept profoundly. "Get up, James 1" He started to his feet. Ths snn was high In, the sky. Before him stood Ysnderhnlzen and Inspector Thompson. T want you, James," said the In-- . 2? spector, fingering the bag of diamonds, which he had taken from besfde the Western Allies find tjle Big Six oil spent several days down sleeping man. "I thought Yander-liulze- n companies, week on oil mutters, this Moab at was but man I was the after, of that the well, you understand. Your horse is says, . place. walk mind won't little a but you dead, Dr. W. P. Winters of Price is in miles or so? Ton see, of twenty-fiv- e Sego this week looking over the eoal we've got plenty of water." camp with n vifiw of accepting the PURELY PERSONAL self-contro- 1 VACUUM PACKED CJullo'Cflavor uii investment IN LONG TIME rra Times-Indepcndc- France prohibits the export of tatoes. he service- nt TVTOTHINQ with the exception perhaps of a collision with a ten ton truck will fpnd your car to the scrap heap quicker than fmdty lubrication. And nothing will insure longer life for your car than correct lubrication. Thats why its only good sense to make an investment in long time service by usrng the oil which rigidly conforms to the lubricating needs of your type of motor. Polarine is that oil a clean, pure product which lubricates every moving part. Stands up under intense cylinder heat. Leaves practically no carbon. In brief, gives extra life to your car. Ask the Conoco man for a Polarine Chart which shows the correct grade for your motor. JL x .position of company physician there. carrin salary with a lot of practice on the side for a phy- .od sician- Mr. and MrSyR. C. Fergusen left Price this (Fridij") mhrning by way of Salt take CitV for California and where they will spend several weeks taking in the sightSsgn( visiting numerous friends. They went overland by flitomobile. I PRICE AND NEARBY Mr. and Mrs. Matt Gilntour enter-Itainefew frit Aids' at a dinner par- da ty last Saturda.Aevening at their home on North Second East street. Mrs. R. W. CrocJqjtt' was hostess to the Wednesday bridge club at her home on North FiAst West street this week. Besides the dlubmembers there were a few invited gtfests present. Phone for a sack of our Tip Top or to and yourflour prove Turkey Bed Mr. and Mrs. Welton Mareusen of self that they are the best brands one Price have a new, babjl girl at their have to bo an can buy. Yon dont . home, born this w4ek. Also a young I hy expert judge to lady at the home of Mr. and Mra. The Best Always CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY Producers, Refiners and Marketers of ' hifii-krapetroleum products in Atkaneae, Colorado, Idaho, Katuae, Hieeouri, Montana, Vtiraika, Mew Mexico, Oklahoma, OroSoft, South Dakota, Utah, Wamin&ton and Wyoming de 1 the young lady in the baking, aa many housewives Joseph weekT will testify. Hay, grain and mill- staffs and general forwarding, Marriage licenses issued during the past week by County Clerk Smithwere to Clarence E. 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