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Show I THE BULLETIN. BINGHAM. UTAH talk fcirlw! iff Wili By Gilbert Patten - The Original Burt L Standish Gilbert Patten WNU Servica tion to a little picnic Miss Bur-rag- e is throwing in Snodd'i grove today," was his parting shot They watched him leave the high-way and go hurrying off toward a distant grove on John Snodd's land. Mulloy heaved a sigh and took his hands out of his pockets. They were still clenched, and he was white around the gills. "If you hadn't warned me, Frank-ie,- " he confessed, "I'd never been able to keep myself from wringing that bird's neck." Frank's smile was thin. "Don't think," he replied, "that I didn't better there than he did round his own home, so that Mr. Gleason used to have to come 'nd take him away. 'Nd so when I was feelin' so bad over losin' Shag Mr. Gleason up and said I could have Tige to take his place." "Without mentioning the expense of feeding him, maybe," Barney murmured under his breath. "Didn't you tell us last night that Gleason said there was something wrong with that dog, Tad?" asked Merry. "Why, he said Tige wasn't feel-I- n' very well, Frank. He said he'd after the other, like frightened deer. Away they sped toward the grove for which Bart Hodge had headed when he left them. "What do you think you can do against a mad dog with that knife, Merry?" panted the Irish boy. "It's better than nothing," Frank flung back over his shoulder. Mulloy had a notion that he could run, but he found himself losing ground before they had covered half the distance to the grove. He was doing his utmost and Merrlwell was steadily pulling away from him. The fellow was doing it like a sprinter making a dash or a race horse in the stretch. SYNOPSIS When Bart Hodge, a vain youth of six-teen, alights from a train at Fardale, he stumbles over a hall-blin- dog and in a rage kicks the animal. The dog's owner. Tad Jones, a small, shabby boy who sup-ports his widowed mother, denounces him. This netUes Bart and he slops Tad. Frank Merriwell, an orphan of Hodge's age, prevents him from further molesting Tad. Although the two do not come to blows, Hodge sneeringly says they will have to settle their differences later. He and Merriwell had come to Fardale to attend Fardale academy. While Hodge consults Joe Bemis, truck driver for John Snodd, about his baggage, Merri-well, accompanied by Tad and his dog. Shag, start walking to Snodd's place. Presently the Snodd truck, with Hodge driving, rumbles down the road and kills Tad's dog. Occupying a room next to Merriwell's In the Snodd home Is Barney Mulloy, who dislikes Hodge. They be-come good friends. Merriwell offers to help Mulloy get into one of the academy dormitories by appealing to Professor Scotch, a friend of Merriwell's Uncle Asher. As they leave the house that eve-ning Hodge is talking to Inza Burrage, a friend of Belinda Snodd. Later they meet Tad, who now has another dog. That night Bart Hodge crashes a party given by Belinda K:i,.,:j. Hodge sings and the lovely Inza Burrage plays the piano. When Merriwell, seated on the porch with Mulloy, sings a comic song, Hodge rushes out, accusing him of in-sulting Inza. She steps between them, telling Hodge that Merriwell is too cheap to deserve his notice. have some nervous impulses of my own. That stuff was hard to take without getting off balance and making a miscue." They went back toward Snodd's farm house, talking it over. What Hodge had said about the crowded condition of the school had reawak-ened Mulloy's fears in full force. He was sure, also, that the vindic-tive fellow would do anything he could to prevent both Frank and himself from getting into the acad-emy. "But what can he do, Barney" "He can lie like a trooper." "But I don't believe troopers al-ways get away with it. Hodge won't either. Don't forget we've got Pro-fessor Scotch doing his bit for us. prob'ly ett somethin he shouldn't of ett, but he was sure he'd be all right in a day or two. That's all's the matter with him, Frank. I know it is." "Well, I hope you're right," "Oh, I be. But the way he's actin', other folks wouldn't under-stand it 'nd they might do some-thi- n' to him. That's why I gotter hunt him up quick as I can. I been wastin' time. Gotter rush." "Wait a minute, Tad," called Merry as the anxious boy was start-ing away. "Can't stop no longer," Tad flung over his shoulder. He went scudding down the road, with Frank and Barney gazing after him doubtfully. "I still think Gleason had no right to give a dog like that to that kid," said Merriwell. "He was cuckoo," said Mulloy. "What'll we do about it?" "The authorities ought to be noti-fied." "Now you've said it." "The quickest way is to telephone. Let's find Mr. Snodd." They saw the farmer enter the house by the kitchen door as they turned into the yard. The telephone was located in the kitchen, and they went round that way. The door was standing open. The tele-phone bell rang sharply before they reached the steps, and Snodd an-- Not until he was at the edge ot the grove did Frank slow down. The underbrush and smaller trees had been cleared away, making the grove a pleasant place for a pic-nic. Almost at once ho caught a glimpse of the girls, not far away. Not to frighten them too much, he ceased to run and walked forward swiftly. Hodge was there. His coat was off and his sleeves were rolled up, as if he had been working. He had fine, muscular arms. At the moment he waa posing for Inza Bur-rage to snap his picture with her camera. Seven other girls were looking on. All were laughing. "The noble son of toll," said Bart, flexing his arms and making his muscles bulge. "Shoot him." "That's not a bad suggestion," said Frank, approaching. Hodge Jerked round and stared at him. "Why. if it isn't Mr. Merrl-welll- " he exclaimed. "An uninvit-ed visitor." Merry paid no attention to the look of surprise and distaste that Inza gave him. "I regret having to spoil such a Jolly party," he said, "but Mr. Snodd wants everybody here to come back to the house at once." "Oh, yeah?" cried Bart derisive-ly. "Can't you think of a better swered it. one than that, boob?" "What'd you say?" they heard him ask. "The wire's buzzing so I didn't catch it. Say it again." Then, after a moment's pause, he cried: "Jerusalem crickets! A mad dog running loose? Which way did you say he went?" A fear that had been lurking like a black panther in the back of Frank's mind leaped forward now. He gripped Mulloy's wrist "It's Tad's dog, Barney!" he said. "You didn't have to tell me that," CHAPTER II Continued Burrage! The name gave Frank a little shock.. Barney had told him, he recalled, that Inza Burrage had a brother in the school. Hodge let it sink in before he added: "Bascomb's a big shot on the football team. We were in high school together. Walt's sister I be-lieve you've seen her fixed it up for him to show me around. He's a swell guy." He was enjoying himself mightily, for he felt that he was rubbing it in. That was something he always found pleasure in doing. Mulloy's face was the color of a beet He bit his tongue to make it behave. "You're lucky to have sucb friends here," laid Merry. "Are you telling me!" Bart's, smile became a grin. "It puts me in right. They showed me all over the place, and it's some school, take it from me. I've tried a couple others, but I know I'm going to like it here." "But you didn't .like the others?" "They were punk. This one's fine. That's why it's jammed to over-flowing- ." Then Hodge unlimbered his heavy gun. "Burrage says a lot of late applicants were turned down simply because there was no room for them In the dorms and the classes were stretched to the limit." Barney swallowed uneasily. It didn't sound good for him. He said: "But if it's crowded,, me lad, where will they put us?" "Oh, you?" said Bart malicious-ly. "I should worry. But I've been to see the dean, and he Bays he'll slip me in somewhere. You see, he received a few letters about me, signed by persons of importance. They settled it" The Irish boy shot Merriwell a glance and wondered at his undis-turbed aspect Hodge seemed to be wasting his ammunition, as far as Frank was concerned. This was something Bart noticed himself, and it irritated him. He decided to let go a full battery broadside. "The fact is, Irish," he said with a sneer. "I euess both you and Now Barney came crashing to-ward them. "Be after getting out of herel" he shouted breathlessly. "There's an ugly dog running loose and he was seen coming this way." Hodge laughed mockingly. "Talk about cheap tricks!" he Jeered. "This one takes the blue ribbon." Inza put up her hand. "Be still!" she said. "I thought I heard a call. Listen!" From not very far away came the voice of Tad Jones, crying in ter-ror: "Mad dog! Run, everybody! Run! Mad dog! Mad dog!"- - "You Know I Won't Pick It Up Here, Hodge," Said Frank. I'm expecting him to do a swell job, too. It'll be our turn to laugh later." The sound of running feet caused them to look up. Tad Jones was coming down the road as fast as he could travel on his short legs, and he seemed to be ready to burst with excitement. When he reached them he was panting so hard that he could hardly speak. "My dog!" he gasped. "My new dog!" "What's the matter?" Frank asked. "What's happened to him, Tad?" "Oh, he he's run away!" "Well," said Barney, "if he stayed away it's no great loss you'll suf-fer, my lad." "But he's sick. He was just aw-ful sick this mornln' sicker'n he was last night His eyes was all red 'nd he was growlin so hard 'nd said Barney. They went into the house. Mrs. Snodd, flushed from cooking over a hot stove, stood in the middle of the floor and stared, wide eyed, at her husband's back as he lis-tened at the telephone. Like her daughter she was as plump as a dumpling. A carving knife she had Just picked up began to tremble in her hand. Snodd was excited. "What's that?" he barked into the mouth-piece. "The critter was making for Birch grove. My soul and body! My daughter's over there with some other girls, having a picnic." He slammed the receiver on the hook and turned a white face toward his wife. "Where's my gun, Mariah?" he shouted. She dropped the carving knife clattering on the floor, and wrung her hands. "I don't know, John. It must be in the closet where you always keep it. Oh, them poor girls!" Merriwell snatched up the knife. "Come on, Mulloy," he said. "It's our move." Barney was at his heels as he shot out through the door. "It's a short cut we can make across the fields, Frank," he cried. They cleared the top rail of the fence at the side of the yard, one CHAPTER III That cry of terror from Tad Jones caused the girls to utter little gasps and squeals of alarm. They hud-dled together like a flock of fright-ened sheep. But Bart Hodge was too smart to be fooled, even by that. He didn't cast a glance toward the part of the grove from which the cry had come. Anger sent the hot blood into his face. "So you've even got that ragged little shrimp to help you pull off another of your bum tricks, Merri-well," he snarled. "As a Joker you're Just a dirty deuce." Frank wasted no more attention on Hodge. In strong contrast to Bart's, his face was tense and gray. "Get these girls away from here instantly. Mulloy," he said in a voice that was far from steady. "See that they go, too." Even as he spoke he saw the creature coming, a tawny, leaping form amid the trees. A moment before that, his heart had seemed to be crouching in his breast, as still as a cat at the hole of a mouse. Now it Jumped. (TO BE CONTINUED) Merriwell are going to find your-selves on the outside looking in. Of course that's going to make me feel simply terrible." He was laughing insolently now, and Barney quickly thrust his hands into his pockets to make it a little more difficult for them to fly around carelessly. Frank's level gaze was fixed steadily on the mocking face of his enemy. He smiled Just a trifle, but it was a smile of faint scorn and silent pity. Words could not have cut Hodge so much. He blew up. Snapping his fingers under Mer- - lookin' so funny mat i got sutui . him. So I let him outdoors 'nd he run away. Now I'm tryin' to find him. You ain't seen him, have you, Frank?" "No, Tad. But why are you look-ing for him over here?" "Why, I met a man that told me he saw him comin' this way on this very road. I Just gotter find him before anything happens." "Saints preserve us!" gulped Bar-ney. "I'm going to shut myself up " in Snodd's cellar." "This is serious, Barney,' said ry's nose, he barked: "You put yourself in Dutch when you insulted Inza Burrage last night. Merriwell. Thatqueered you with her. and I'd knocked your block off if she hadn't stopped me. But she was right; you're too cheap to notice. Still if you want to pick it up" "You Know I won't pick It up here, Hodge," said Frank. "We're where anybody around the academy can see us, and Mulloy is with me. You'd like to have me lose my head and make a pass at you. for then you could claim I attacked you with Barney backing me up. Two to one against you. Not so good for me." "Aw, you'd crawl anywhere. You're a big four-flushe- r, Merri-well. You make a big bluff when you feel sure you won't be called." Bart got control of himself, shrugged his square shoulders, and glanced quickly at his wrist watch as if he had Just thought of some-thing. Tve been wasting time on you two punks." he said, "when I've got a heavy date and am late al-ready." He half turned away and then swung back agala "You'll no-tice that neither of you got an lnvita- - Frank. The man who gave Tad tnai dog should have known better. I don't see why he did it." "But I'll tell you," said Tad Jones quickly. 'Til tell you 'bout that, Frank. He done it 'cause I was all busted up over my old Shag that that feller Hodge killed. He's a neighbor to us, Silas Gleason is. He helped me bury my poor old Shag out back of our house, 'nd I was cryin' 'nd couldn't help it, I felt so bad." The distressed boy choked a little, and went on: "He said maybe Hodge didn't mean to run over Shag with Mr. Snodd's truck, but I said he done tt on purpose. 'Nd then I told him how Hodge kicked Shag at the railroad deepoe 'nd give me a slap for hollerin' at him for that, nd that made Mr. Gleason mad as a hornet" "And so," said Mulloy, "he gave you a hyena to comfort ye. It was a thoughtful kindness!" "But Tige ain't no hyeney!" cried Tad. "He was always comin' over to my house to play with me 'nd Shag, 'nd he was Just as kind as a kitten, he was. Never got cross nor growled once. 'Nd he liked it v '' ? y Family of i 6ds for Linens No. 1524 j'atlern family "un-- i wing" and embroider plump images on what--! lehold linens you d like I (really colorful. Simple, I ;he thing for sheets, pil-- 1 towels, refreshment I larf. They're in 8 to the f fc stitch, enhanced with a and outline stitch. fi524 contains a transfer If two motifs 6 by 15Y four motifs 6 by 7 inches iotifs2tt by 2Vt inches; n' illustrations of I ' - " " Crazy Tatch Work at Ilome la a Modern Setting i Is used ; material require-- I cents in stamps or coins feferred) for this pattern Ling Circle, Needlecraft Eighth Ave., New York, j as at A, allowing enough to turn under, as at B, where the patch , laps over the one next to it. Baste the turned edges down, as shown. When a number of patches have been basted in place, sew them down to the foundation with the embroidery stitches and then re-move the bastings. The backing is tied to the front with silk em-broidery thread as comforters are tied. Little or no padding may be used and a plain band around the edge is effective. Every Homemaker should have a copy of Mrs. Spears' new book, SEWING. Forty-eigh- t pages of step-by-ste- p directions for making slipcovers and dressing tables; re-storing and upholstering chairs, couches; making curtains for ev-ery type of room and purpose. Making lampshades, rugs, otto-mans and other useful articles for the home. Readers wishing a copy should send name and ad-dress, enclosing 25 cents, to Mrs. Spears, 210 South Desplaines St., Chicago, Illinois. THE crazy Patch is the oldest quilt patterns, yet there is something amazingly modern in its angular lines. So whether your living room is traditional in style or newer than tomorrow you will be interested in the revival of crazy patch work for what our grandmothers and great-grandmothe- rs called a"6lumber throw." A corner of one of these old silk crazy quilts is shown "here at the lower right. The pieces were small many not more than IV inches wide or long. A variety of embroidery stitches joins the pieces. Both plain and figured silks were used, the plain patches often being embroidered with flowers, fans and other amusing motifs note the beetle embroid-ered on one patch. Several col-ors of silk embroidery thread were generally used but in the most ar-tistic of these quilts one color pre-dominated in the embroidery. Larger patches with simple feather stitch and herring-bon- e stitch at the joinings also give a good effect. The pieces are sewed to a foundation of some firm soft material. Outing flannel or an old wool blanket are good. 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Cook-ing preserves or Jelly rapidly helps to retain the bright color of the fruit. The addition of pectin shortens the necessary cooking time. Polishing Linoleum. Dissolve a lump of sugar in the water when washing linoleum or oilcloth, and a brilliant polish will result. Just for a Change. If you can-not afford to buy anything new for the house and you are just a little bit disinterested this fall, try changing the position of the furni-ture and see if that bored feeling will not depart. Crab Savory. 1 crab, 3 toma-toes, 1 lettuce, watercress, 1 egg, pepper and salt. Shred the crab meat finely and mix with a little mayonnaise. Wash the lettuce and arrange leaves around and at the bottom of the dish. Place some crab in the center, then season with pepper and salt; add slices of tomato and hard-boile- d egg and watercress. Spaghetti and Cheese. A nice way of preparing spaghetti that does not require lighting the oven, Fry one chopped onion and one-ha- lf pound ground meat in olive oil until nicely browned. Add two cups tomato puree or sifted to-mato pulp, one teaspoon paprika, salt and pepper to taste. When nicely blended serve over plain boiled spaghetti and over the top sprinkle finely grated cheese. WNU Service. Giant Bats With Wingspread of Yard Are Not Vampires, Naturalist Asserts The giant false vampire is com-paratively harmless In spite of its repulsive appearance. The natural-ist Bates when describing this ani-mal wrote: Nothing in animal physiognomy can be more hideous than the coun-tenance of this creature when viewed from the front the large leathery ears standing out from the sides and top of the head, the erect spear-shape- d appendage on the tip of the snout, the grin and the glis-tening black eye all combining to make up a figure that reminds one of some mocking imp of fable. No wonder that some imaginative peo-ple have inferred diabolical instincts on the part of so ugly an animal. When some giant bats with a wing-sprea- d of a yard arrived from Trini-dad at the London zoo some London papers hailed them as "vampires," and with the aid of more or less trustworthy treatises expatiated on their sanguinary habits. Subsequently in the Observer, Ed-ward G. Boulenger, director of the aquarium and an d natural-ist, rebuked them by inference in this way: These bats, which superficially re-semble the Indian fruit bat or flying fox, have teeth as large as cats' and a wingspread of nearly a yard. Al-though savage carnivores feeding chiefly upon birds, they are not true blood-suckin- g vampires. The true vampire, specimens of which were not long ago on exhibi-tion in the London zoo,, are inhabi-tants of Brazil and Central Ameri-ca. The vampire is no longer than a rat and will feed upon any ani-mal available, attacking its victims by means of two needle-shape- d ca-nines. It taps so gently as to arouse no suspicion and having drawn blood, rapidly laps it up. a wine-glassf-at a meal. f Character Making The man that makes a charac-ter makes foes. Young. Great Wall of Peru The great wall of Peru, a st structure, was probably built by the Chimu Indians as a defense barrier against their power-ful neighbors, the Incas. It begins near the Peruvian port of Chim-bot-e, on the Pacific, and runs inland more than 40 miles, climbing sharp ridges and swooping into deep val-leys. |