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Show i UINTAH BASIN RECORD ju The Chechahcos. upon the planks of ,tth knelt wharf to fas-- I patch on the upturned birchbark midst of his work he small floating of his A in the to listen. above 4 3t audible the ting and He turned to peer sky above the vast insects. southerly ( the Mackenzie, I distinct. more down taDe was coming is the emergency refueling old abandoned trad-V- t him at the (vp 3 bl let the reSll,ar schedule fine did not call for the for several jund Bellanca n clothes. Assisted by the pilot, he managed to get down upon the wharf by means of steps lowered from inside the cabin. After hurriedly putting on a headnet and gloves, he started Inshore between his two companions. He limped as if slightly crippled. But the lameness might have been due to cramp from long sitting. Garth spoke to the supply tender; Tin only a stray prospector, Tobin. Understand? Aye, sir, grunted Tobin. Without a word of greeting, he hobbled hack a few steps as the pilot and his passengers stepped In over the rough threshold. The portly man opened a cigar case. The young woman produced a long amberstemmed cigarette holder. This was promptly filled by the pilot, who paused only to slap a mosquito on his clean-shavecheek before striking a match. Out went Garths hand In a swift clutch that caught the flaming match in his calloused palm. The pilot, who was as tall as Garth anl heavier built, turned to stare down at him In cold anger. You insolent roughneck I Clear out of here. Garth smiled. Tobin did the anHuh, crazy loon lightswering. ing matches In here. Cant you read the sign? No smoking. Bounce him, lad. The pilot thrust a hand Inside his leather Jacket Try it Ill drill both of you. How frightful, said Garth. You must imagine this is a Wild West show. Ilease dont shoot until the lady can get outside. Shots are even more apt than matches to explode all this gasoline. The portly man snapped shut his cigar case. Thats so! You have no cause to be ruffled, Vivian, The fellow seems to have acted on a impulse. The pilots hand came out empty from inside the jacket. Why couldnt the fool have spoken a warning? Garth had sized up the man. He expected neither an apology for the abuse nor thanks for saving the visitors from possible annihilation. With an Indifferent smile, he shifted the gaze of his gray eyes to examine the woman member of the party. A first glance had led him to think her older than the pilot Under her rouge and powder her face was thin and drawn. Its lines might have belonged to a woman In the Her blue eyes looked more than bored and cynical. Their tiredness matched the lined face. Her body was thin almost to boniness. Yet upon examination, Garth saw she could not be even in the Traces of girlish freshness still lingered in her painted face, under the blemishes of dissipation and disillusionment As she faced away from him, the pilot spoke to Tobin: Get busy. Truck down sixty gallons of gas and five of oil and be quick about It While your helper is refueling the plane, youll cook us the best meal you can throw tod probability, the had sent out its Fort McMur-Albertfrom plane Corn-Airwa- all In a. :rmc. 3 i n thoughts lingered on plane, his eyes and the patching of the The craft must be made e lj for the weeks of upriver would be none too thousand-mil- e j time for the freeze- i ut before the winter uigh his preaching turned to aj pad-Ther- s be finished the patch the loud the motor swelled Into juato roar. lie turned to watch I f Mte monoplane swoop down . I le the water like a squatter-lickof ne c E started to taxi shore-- i again set about patch-- e small leak. A sudden si- told that the motor had been is. Across the hush came a curt in 8 pilot Garth :r: her. fend off and snub J.i.Jack, leisurely twisted around to Incoming craft. She was a a) fi!l medium sized plane with a m behind the seml-encloseher headway and ij t Between mer current she was driving ad the upstream side of the h e speed that promised to the pontoons. 8 neither of the two helmeted .s in the cockpit made a move 1 nb down in readiness to ward le shock. Nor did either work t atrols to veer the craft clear, a were hastily putting on head-an- d gloves to protect themes from the outbuzzing swarms a and bulldog flies. isquitoes seemed to take for granted be worker on the wharf would to give them service. iff at a so - North ablebodied men are to wait upon themselves. he red pilots tone had been the that I master commanding an in-- . Garth stayed motionless, ib; for the crackup with cool .6' If tj, that the smaller person cried almost shrill voice: 4k, you gawping dummy! ie fact that one of the pair was made a vast difference, rfl) caught the end of the moor-flun- g by the pilot, and Med la a sharp, up a long plkepole. Its met the tip of the out-- t point iked by a slight swerve In the t, near-rmtoo- he was able to the outer end of walk the to the wharf te the nearer pontoon could hit Boat logs. As the aircraft gilded ae made the line fast to a ?'lt and returned to his canoe. 8 at the devil!" snapped the back. you fool Take In 'tick m00r ug. tb 'vun5 his canoe into the nd stepped aboard to test p.atch- The airplane, hav-- 1 ed downstream to the end ne, swung around and lay 'wreut. Neither ne woman made a drove his "n1,rth lifted It atop the stony I f ever supplies I wish. Tobin read the and thrust t back, with no order, lessening of his dourness. So youre Burton are Looks like a straight order Ail the same, youll sign the book before youll get a drop. He turned about to open an oily account book on one of the stacks or gasoline cases. Mr. Ramill drew a fountain pen from his vest with plump white fingers, pocket limped forward to write. Theres your receipt, said the pilot Now have this dumb helper of yours rush out our gas. and get your pans on the fire. We want service." Yuh? Well, youre welcome to want it till doomsday. That compny order calls for supplies. Dont say nothin about cookin nor service." Mr. Itamill interposed : All man. I see youre stiff from right, rheumatism. I will pay this young fellow to refuel the plane. Garth turned his cool gaze upon the pilot. Why not give this bird of yours the chance to earn a little more pay? Because Mr. Huxby has flown my plane all the way from Chicago, with only short Also, he is my partner, not a mechanic." ell, hes not the only party present whos not a kiwi. Garth pulled a small poke from inside his buckskin shirt, hefted it as if considering, and put it back. Nor do I need your pay." Huxbys supercilious eyes glistened with sudden keen interest. What's that? Youre from the new stop-over- gold fields? No. But your gold sack? Gold? Garth muttered! He drew out his poke again and opened It to shake a few small nodules of metal Into his palm. Both Huxby and Sir. Ramill stepped Garth answered. travel But by airplane? The bird distance cant Interest you. Neither lead nor silver would pay for airplane freighting. Nor would packing. I lost ten pounds of this galena. Canoe upset, running one of the rapids. As Garth spoke he put up a hand to cover a yawn. If you dont mind, Tobin, Ill roll in. Its a long travois to Great Slave. The portly Investor In mines caught the eye of his engineer part ner. He spoke to Garth; You are going outside? Perhaps." Well, a day or so should make no difference to you. Is there a lake or pond near your prospect? One about four miles long; half as wide." Huxby repeated his question: It could be reached how soon by air?" The fish were no longer nibbling; they were hooked. Garth had only to haul In on his line. But he took his time about it. He paused to consider. Not all fish prove to be desirable catches. Neither Mr. Ramill nor nuxby looked like a crook. They had the appearance of reputable business men. On the other hand, neither looked easy, nuxby broke in on Garth's weighing of the chances: Well, Jack, let's have It. Two or three hours, Garth re plied. I dont know the speed of your plane. Fastest type of cabin cruiser. Call It six hours to go and return, and the same to inspect your prospect. Its possible there may be a trace of gold In your ore. Ill test it while you get your sleep." The girl spoke to Mr. Ramill: 1 shall take a nap myself, Dad. Ten hours of flying, with no chance to dance off the Scotch, Is enough to kill a horse. In the act of handing a nodule to Huxby Garth paused to stare at the girl. So that was the answer-liq- uor, tobacco, paint, and all the rest of the flapper-jaz- z rot. She stiffened and stared back at He dropped the him haughtily. nodule Into Huxbys cupped palm and crossed into the rear room to stretch out on one of the bunks. age, Slow DIETARY HABITS NEED FOSTERING EARLY IN CHILD STRIKE UP THE BAND Nothing Is quite so Important to health as food. The wellbeing of a child depends on it, and his future stamina will reflect nutritive discrepancies In babyhood. who thinks that there . The mother is time enough ahead for corrective diet Is laboring under a traditional delusion that up until two years of age and sometimes longer, milk Is the sum total of everything. Milk Is the warp and the woof of what It takes to get through life, and especially at Its beginning. But it needs supplementing, because Its chemistry Is low In a few needed esk sentials and the child, set In his diet, resists other foods. Doctors Prescribe Varied Foods. Doctors long ago recognized the value of adding other foods to the diet of milk, early in babyhood, In order to offset future finicky appetites. Thus the Infant of six weeks r oil and orange gets his juice or tomato juice; a little later a spoonful or two of prepared vegetable Juice or even the strained vegetable Itself. At a period that In the past would have been considered murderous he gets his bit of cereal, part of the yolk of an egg, a snack of baked potato and mashed stewed fruit Whatever todays baby Is given, should, of course, be absolutely under the doctor's direction. There Is a difference In babies. But the great truth that many mothers do not know Is that children with touchy appetites at six or eight or ten years of age, are the results of fixed preference In babyhood. Caution Must Be Exercised. Another thing that should be remembered Is that as milk must be the alpha and omega of his meal, therefore the amounts of other food given must not be so great that the willingness to take milk Is decreased. The doctor will give you lists and schedules for feeding. My suggestions here are only for one purpose. That Is to show why and how aversions to needed foods are started. Food habits, which mean flavor habits, have to be cultivated early. all-mil- cod-live- Cat Like to Travel A tug at his shoulder roused r Tommy, a cat which makes his Garth from his sleep. Tobins hoarse voice croaked In his headquarters in the restaurant of the station In Carlisle, England, likes to ear: Roll out, sir. Suns up. The travel on trains. pair of em are keen to be Looks like their tests of your nugget livened em up. Grubs on. Garth pulled on his buckskins and moccasins and stepped Into the storeroom. Miss Ramill was coming In at the front door. She paused to remove her headnet. Hux-band Mr. Ramill were already putting down a hearty breakfast of bacon, sourdough bread and oatmeal porridge. Garth crowded past NO! NO! THAT'S NOT TH them and Tobin to the end of the little shelf table. LISTEN-G- O CLU5 I WANT The girl stopped In the entrance BACK TO THE CLUB to peer around the cubbyhole kitchH0U5G... YOU'RE THE en, her scarlet-smearelips curled WORLDS WORST CADDY! with disgust Though soap-cleaeverything In the place looked crude. The air was choky from the smell of cheap bacon. Huxby sprang up to place the chair at the near end of the table. He lifted the boiling teapot from the stove and started to fill a tin cup with the black brew. Pardon our not waiting, Lilith, "I did not wish to he apologized. waken you with the refueling. Planned to do It while you breakfasted. Quite thoughtful of you, darling. But you need not think I'll drink this lye or eat any of these beastly messes. Not for me. You can have your steerage garbage. Ill keep to cabin fare. I'M SORRY YOU FEEL), RATS WHO She faced about and went back BADLY... BUT YOU EVER HEARO through the passage. Huxby stood OF COFfEG WON'T FEEL ANY Mr. Ramill motioned hesitating. UNTIL BETTER YOU HARMING him to sit down. GIVE UP A COFFEE... 6R0WN You stocked the cabin with enough wines and delicatessen to yASTHE DOCTOR SAID! MAN? last several days. Finish your meal." The mining engineer shot a glance at Garth. I've had enough eats to I1 founder a Scotch cow. May as well see to the refueling. six-hou- i pul J I1 d gether. Down came Tobins shaggy eyeWho dyou think youre brows. bossin? Shove along to a tradin here post for yer grub an gas. This cache is the compnys emergency That depends," put Wheies the place? Three weeks paddle and port ,y t lp, - y The Girl Drew Her Hand Away as If He Had Smirched It close to peer at the grayish silvery bits. The older man looked puzzled. The younger took a nodule into his own palm, eyed It a moment, and handed It back in an indifferent manner. Galena. Im a mining engineer. You're out of luck, not making a gold strike. Never before In history has silver been so low. Garth looked disappointed. Too bad, Isnt it? He picked out a nodule that had been rubbed to a rather bright polish. The girl was leaning with her left hand on one of the lower piles of gasoline cases. A ring with a large'blue diamond banded the enGarth thrust finger. gagement the nodule up close beside the ring. I always did he said, Yes, think gold looked prettier than galena even white gold." The girl drew her hand away as If he had smirched it My ring is not gold. You pretend to be a prospector, yet you do not know platinum from gold!" Garth questioned. "Platinum? But your friend here calls it Mr. Ramill Interposed: am me, Lilith Young man, I deepo.' metalliferous In interested The portly visitor took a billfold ly a lode1 a paper. If you have located out drew and coat his from for pay lead might the Take a look at this order, my man. lena, of the prospect It authorizes me to requisition any opment Permit large- mines. of ga- devel- To HE DlDNr ANYWAY DO ANYTHING WHY Young kids BELIEVE , THEORIES?; (TO BE COMTISUED) HAVE ' SUCH crackpot w HEADACHE BUT YOU KNOW YOU OO COFFEE-NCM- WiU. TEACH ..I pi WLLTRY .QJiETl CURSES! I THAT DOCTORS DON'T P05TUM VJOVLO HELP iHA uSV-- ' HER To KEEP STYMlEO AGAIN! It; TO PROVE SAID SWITCHING TO V0U MIGHfTRV ! OH, ALL RIGHT S ...AND THE DOCTOR ki?i MAVg 6 THAT I'VE GOTATERRlBiejV WRONG THESE SILLY SWELL! Ort1Wtl.;.UTS QUIT! I DON'T FELL BREAKUP LIKE PLAYING A THE 6AME..A TOT THE BOH d l CADDY... WHY, THAT'S NO WAY . KNOW IT ALL CAN'T STAY i HERE IF HE'S SWITCHING To J 5w 1 .,7 hecllnihea iliir sre to the front of the above the base of of the year! 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