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Show THE GOOD HIGHWAYS TIMES-NEW- NEPIII. UTAH r-.- FUR STOLES AND CAPELETS; TAILORED SUIT WOMAN'S ALLY PROTECT ROADS FROM RAINS tang of autumn WITH athestudy in the lighter in the Where Flood Spreads Out Over VaL ley, It Is Big Problem to Secure Proper Drainage. (Frcparad by lb United State Department of Agriculture.) During" July and August, cloudbursts, which are practically very heavy thunderstorms, cause sertoui problems In road construction In Nevada and Utah. The bureau of public roads of the United States Department of Agriculture has worked out several effective methods of protecting roads from these Immense sudden flows of water after long dry spells. Where the drainage channels are well defined no great difficulty Is Involved In the design of the road drainage structures ; but where the flood spreads out over a delta or a valley It Is a problem so to locate the line and drainage structures that the latter will save the road from destruction. In sections where the flood tends to spread out, a wide berni on each side of the roadway makes a substantial protection. The borrow pit provider choose a suit - .-. ...... .................nttitelmtl Camilla Kenyon PANI SH DOUB LOONS COPYRIGHT THE ERR1LL BOBBS-- COMPANY d time. Judging from the sumptuous fur displays In fashion centers, the problem Is solved. The answer Is adorable fur capelets and shawl-lik- e wraps made of most unusual peltry, such as American broadtail In taupe, black or brown, caramel-colore- d caracul, unspotted ermine, gray squirrel, krlm- mer, astrakhan, Persian lamb and most blouse, tune to It the new strapped sandals with modish hose, wear with it the best of gloves and "It must follow as the night the dny" that aristocracy of fashion Is the reward. As to the silhouette, straight-line- , unbelted models are favorites, such as our Illustration sets forth. When belts are worn, for quite a few Rub- - (CHAPTER VIII Continued.) 11 This unique proceeding on Cookie's part necessarily awoke the Interest both of the recovered Cuthbert Vane, just emerging after his prolonged slumbers, and of the trio who had at that moment returned from the woods. Importuned for an explanation, Cookie arose from his devotional posture und put the portentous query: "Mistnli Vane, sah, be dey any prop-a- h coflln-wooon dis yere Island?" Instantly connecting my absence with this terrible question. Aunt Jane shrieked nnd fell Into the arms of d Cookie took his hands out of the water and wiped off the suds, casting about stenlthy and mysterious glances. Then he rolled a dubious eye at me. "What was It, Cookie?" I urged. "War am Cup'n now?" "Down on the beach ; he can't possibly hear you." "You won't say nothin' to git Cookie in a rumpus?" "Cross my heart to die. Cookie." den" Cookie spoke in a "Well, hoarse whisper "Cap'u say he forgit to take bis gun cu'trldges. Miss Jinny, when he come back, I see him empty his gun ca'tridges out'n his belt und put hack cartridges. So dere his-pist- now 1" I turned from Cookie, too surprised to Why had Captain Magnus jpeak. been at pains to Invent a lie about so trivial n matter? I recalled, too, that Mr. Shaw's question had confused him, that he had hesitated and stammered before answering it. Why? Was lie Had n bad shot and ashumed of it? he preferred to say that he had taken t be wrong ammunition rather than ad if mit that he could get no bag? That must be the explanation, because there was no oilier. Certainly no imaginable errand but the one assigned could have taken the cnptuui to the other side of the island. Several days went by, nnd still the treasure was unfound. Of couie, as " v the unexplored space in the cuve conV ' tracted, so daily the probability grew stronger that Fortune would shed her gulden smile upon us before night. Nevertheless, it seemed to me that the optimistic spirits of most were beginning to ilng a little. Only Mr. Shaw, though banned as a continued doubter and pessimist, now by the exercise of will kept the others to their task. As for Captain Magnus, his restlessness was manifest. Several times he had Aunt Jane Shrieked and Fell Into the suggested blowing the lid off the island with dynamite as the shortest method Arms of Mr. Tubbs. of petting nt the gold. He w'as always Mr. Tubbs. I got the story from tin solitary excursions InCuthbert Vane, and I must say I was vanishing land. unpleasantly struck by the facility Mr. Tubbs remarked, scornfully, with which my aunt seemed to have that a man with a nose for money Fur Stoles and Capelets. as Mr. if embrace Into TuUis' fallen ought to have smelled out the chest with the ease of habit. Mr, Tubbs, it before this, but if his own nasal pow emi hntlcally, moleskin. Novelty furs sian blouse effects are noted, metal appeared, had staggered a little un ers were or that character ne dot not are stressed this season, singly and In girdles, or entrancing lnterweavlngs der his. fair burden, which was not to offer to employ them in the service of of patent leather, encircle be wondered at, for Aunt Jane is of the expedition. combination. Sliss lligglesby-HrownFor elegance personified, the mole not the waist line, but the hip line. an overflowing style of figure and Mr. had taken to retirhowever, Which means shawl-cop- e low that wulst effects, Tubbs more remarkable for brain tlmn portrayed herewith has no ing to the hut for long private sessions superior. It Is a decided Innovation, to the point of exaggeration, are ap- brawn. Violet, however, remained ad- with herself. My aunt reverentially mirably calm, nnd exhorted Aunt Jane suggesting a shawl topped with a proved. their purpose. The hiding-plac- e Voluminous and It has a Regarding fabrics. It gladdens the to remember that whatever happened exp'Vned chest being of course the of "silver lining." At each move of heart of us to know that our early it was all for the best. known to the Universal Wisdom, nil In is I reinstated the of commented. "To Violet had to do was to "I'oor Violet," gray love, broadcloth, milady, entrancing glimpses put herself mctnl brocade of regal quality are re- favor of best designers both In this think that, after all, it didn't happen !" In would nnd the knowledge harmony A slow flush rose to the cheeks of vealed. country and in Taris. The list of corbe hers. The dlllictilty was that you marvel-la- , includes rect fabrics was of the He the beautiful duvetyn, moleskin, tempta Speaking sitting had first to overcome your Mundane youth. tion Is to digress from the subject of English tweed, wool velours, beside the hammock, where I was sup- Consciousness. To accomplish this . and trlcotlne. twill to of tell the poiret Soft, deep posed to be recuiM-nitingfur wraps long enough Violet wns struggling In the hut. "It would have happened, though," cunning moleskin envelope pocketbook piled fabrics dominate. with Captain MagAfter Among the novelties, cire (waxed) said the Honorable Cuthbert solemn- nus in my meeting anyone can make who is clever with the forest. Lookout ridge was the needle. Join tiny places of mole. braid is a favorite. The suit lllus- - ly, "if it hadn't been for old Slmw. I barred to me. Crusoe nnd I must do can't get over it, Vir Miss Virginia, our In other directions. that I wasn't on deck myself, you This ramblingso, I bethought me again being know. Here's old Imgald lieen doing of the wrecked sloop lying under the the heroic nil his life, nnd now he cliffs on the north shore of the cove. I'm while his chance sleepagain gets I remembered that there had seemed off those bally coconuts. It's hard ing on n chap. I I wish it had bewi me." However dubious his grammar, there C2. was no mistaking the look that brightA ened like the dawn In the depths of went from h:s clear eyes. My breath 1 f me suddenly. . "Oh," I cried excitedly, "Isn't that yes. I thought it was the dinner d Roadway In Nevada, material for the embankment and serves as a diversion drain. Sometimes a short concrete dip Is used for the purpose of passing the water over the road in a comparatively wide and shallow flow Instead of under It. A dip is simply a pavement extending the full width of the roadway and protected at each edge against under wall extending 18 mining by a cut-of- f Inches below the bottom of the pave ment. Instead of attempting to build up a grade for thLs pavement, so as to raise It above the flood water, the dip follows the grade of the wash, and the water passes over It In time ol flood. Where the deltas are so wide and the country" so undeveloped as to make the cost of a concrete dip exces sive, the dips are surfaced with gravel and the downstream edge is protect wall. In con ed by a concrete cut-of- f nection with these drainage dips a V shaped system of dikes and ditches Is used, converging toward the road If It Is desired to lead the flow from two or more washes to a single dip, and diverging toward the road when It la better to split the flow of a single stream to more than one dip. 'Water-Soake- 7j' jl t v "all 'r'"' l "J gay-color- Townaend Bill Endorsed by General Federation of Women's Clubs at Salt Lake Meeting. Evidence of the widespread interest in good highways was shown at the recent meeting of the General Federation of Women's Clubs at Suit Lake City. In endorsing the Town-sen- d bill for national highways, now before congress, Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman of Chicago, chairman of the department of applied education, said: "It Is not necessary for us to point out the real interest of American women In highway nintters. The influence of real highways on country life, on economics, on education, Is now generally understood. What Is needed Is a national highway policy which will conserve government funds, and, of federal through concentration money on main highways, will give us a connected system at the earliest moment and the least expense." ' ' PRICES Poor Transportation Facilities Help Keep Up High Coat ef Living in Big Cities. ft "7 ' 'A VK 1 nil i r 3 I P"iig !" I'or, as If In response to need, the clang of Cookie's echoed through t lie Island my dire gong CHAPTER IX. h What Crusoe and I Found. When after thoe poignant moments In the boat I met Imgnld Shaw in commonplace fashion at the table, n unprecesudden, queer, altogether dented sbyness seized me. I cat looking down nt my plate with the gnucherle of a silly child. iurlng the meal Mr. Shaw nl;ed Captain Magnus If he hail had good sport on the other side of the Island. Captain Magnus ns usuiJ, had Krmed to feel that time consecrated to eating was wasted In conversation. At this point-blanquestion he started confusedly, stuttered, and finally explained that though he had taken a r Ilk-h- e had carried along pistol cartridge!", so had come home with nn empty bag. At this moment I happened to be looking at Cookie, who was setting down a dish before Mr. Tubb. The negro started visibly, and rolled bis eyes at Cnptuln Magnus with astonishment depicted in every dusky feature. He suld nothing, although wont to take part In our conversation as It ,,,, I.. .1, r .....infJli. i.i . , , ,n, suited him, but I saw him shake his great grizzled head In a disturbed and A Tailored Suit. puzzled fashion as he turned nway. After this a chill settled on the taIn the air, rhaplng same Just like a large en- trated has four rows, two by two, ol ble. You felt a disturbance velope. Insert heavy sntln gussets at the new embossed clre braid, which, as though wireless currents were the side. Line with a brilliant silk by the way, It the last wtrd In fash, crossing and recrosslng lu general conlonable trimmings. Poiret twill In fusion. and sew a clip on the flap. As I passed Cookie at his dlshpan, To return to our subject: Long navy blue Is fashioned along the new after dinner, a sudden thought struck stoles or scarfs of kolinsky or Japan- straight lines In tbls model. tn. ese sable, the latter being the orlg- of our Illustration, Cookie," I remarked, "you had a inal of are a vogue de luxe. Such a wrap la frightfully queer look Just now when admirable for real acrvlca wl'J a Cnptsln Magnus told about having What taken the wrong cartridges. tailored suit. comaOMT tr win mrmM wacai the matter r w i , Bay 6tate Auto Law. In a campaign to make the roads of Massachusetts snfe and comfortable for night driving, automobiles from other states must have proper light equipment devices approved In that state before they are allowed within the limits of the commonwealth. I I Jlv u in if i. k One of the solutions of the high cost of living problem lies in good roads. I'oor transportotlon facilities form a strong factor In keeping prices up. With a system of well paved national highways transportation conditions would be Improved to such an extent that the cost and time of bringing food and merchandise to the consumer would be niaterlully cut. shoe-buckl- e, LAiMV if.. under the roof of the cabin, and 1 leaned idly down to watch him through, n warped seam between the planks. Then I found that I was looking, not at Crusoe, but into a little dim like a locker. In which somai small object faintly caught the light. With a revived hope of finding relics I got out my knife a present from Cuthbert Vane and set briskly to work widening the seam. I penetrated finally into a small locker or cubby-holset in the ungln under the roof of the cabin, nnd, subsequent investigation showed, su placed as to attract no notice from thoj casual eye. I ascertained this byl lying down nnd wriggling my heaJ and shoulders into the cabin. In other words, I had happened on a little private depository, in which t lie owner of the sloop might stow nway certain small matters that concerned him Intimately. Yet the conients of lhr locker at first seemed trilling. They were an chased silver manand a , uscript honk. The hook bad suffered much from dampness, whether of rains or tho wash of the sea. I sea.ted myself on the cabin roof, extracted a hairpin, and began carefully separating the closei written pages. The first three or four were quite Illegible, the ink having run. Then the writing became clear-er. I made out a word here and; r, capa-colla- WOMEN FAVOR BETTER ROADS much-travele- doubt, In good taste ofr almost every occasion. It remains woman's staunchest ally In the ly h Profitable Roadside Markets, Roadside markets have helped mtr d tlmn one farm family living on a state highway to add a neat m to Ita bank account little In When furs Ever ready, is most apropos. Later comes the heavier fur coat Leading up to Us entree, designers have been giv- matter of smart appearance. Top a tailored suit with a fetching ing much thought to the evolving of fur wraps to span the interim be- hat, grace It with the companionship vestee or tween early autumn aud sleighbell of a brilliantly-colore- six:'". GOOD ROADS REDUCE S. ... . . - Made Out a Word He to be n solved wny down the to visit the and Thera. clilTs. sloop again. I re The terrible practicability of the beautiful youth made It difficult to Indulge In romantic musings In his presence. And to me a derelict brings a tang of romance tlmn any other relic of man's multitudinous nnd futile striv ings. The descent of the gully proved fin easy mnffer, and soon I wos on the Sand had sand beside the derelict. henix'd up around her hull, nnd filled her cockpit level with the rail, and drifted down the companion, stuffing the little cabin nearly to the roof Only the bow rose free from the Whatever white smother of sand. wounds there were In her burled sides were h'dden. You felt that some wild caprice of the storm had lifted her and set her down here, not too rough ly, then whirled away and left her to the sand. Crusoe slipped Into the narrow apace brown-covere- d there: "....directions vague., .my grnndj man a ruflinn but.... no mo father tive. .. .police of Havana. .. .frightful den. .. .grandfather made sure....reg istry . . . .ISonny Lnsij...." And at that I gave a small excite shriek which brought Crusoe to me hurry. What had lie to do, tin writer of this journal, what hud h to do with the Hoimy Lass? breathlessly I read on: " thought captain still living but not sure. . . .lost. . . .Benito Hon. . . . I closed the book. Now, while the coast was clear, I must get back to amp. It would take hours, perhaps days, to decipher the journal which, had suddenly become of such supreme importance. I must smuggle it unob served into my own quarters, whom I could read at my leisure. As I set! out I dropped the silver into my pocket, smiling to think that it wns I who had discovered the first bit of precious metal on the island: Yet the book In my hand, I felt In stinctively, was of more value than shoe-buckl- mnnv e shoe-buckle- Safely In my hammock, with a pil low under which I could slip the book; in case of Interruption, I resumed tho reading. From this point on, althougll the writing was somewhat faded, it was all, with a little effort, legible. THE PIAKY. If Sampson did live to tell hi secret, then any day there may be In the oiling. . And still I cannot find it! Oh, If my grandfather hail' been more worldly wise! If he hadn't been too intent on the eternal welfara of the man he rescued from the Ha vana tavern brawl to question liii.i" about his story. A cave on Island nearby a stone marked with, the letters 15. II. and a cross-bone- s I told the captain,' said the poor dwi ing w retch, "we wouldn't have no in !(,' after playing It that low down on l f ' So I presume Hill lies under the siomy, "Weil, all I have is In this vennmv The old farm paid for the Island, Queen or will, if I don t get buck in timo to prevent foreclosure. All my staid New Kngland relatives think net mad. A copra gatherer I A fine career for a minister's son! Well, when I pet home with my Span'sli doiib-- , loons there will be another story tr tell. I won't be poor crazy IVter And Helen oh, how often I then. It wish I had told her everything! was too much to ask her to trust mt blindly as I did.. Hut from that moment I came across the story In grand father's old. diary by the way, the diary habit seems to run In the fumlly a very pnsslon of secrecy has possessed me. If I had told Helen, I should have had to dread that even In her sweet sleep she might whisper something to put that ferret, her stepmother, on the scent. Oh. Helen, trust me, trust me! "Iiecember 23. I have a calendar with me, so I urn not reduced to notch-li.g n stick to keep track of the days. I mark off each carefully In the calendar. If I were to forget to do this, even for a day or two, I believe I should quite lose truck. The days are so terribly alike I "My predveessor here In the business, old Ilelntz, really left me n very snug establishment. It was odd that I should have run across htm nt I'anama that way. "Christmas Pay I I wonder what they arc all doing at home? i l 1 coprn-patherl- (TO BE CONTINUED.) Cleaning Marble. To clean marble mix with woW five ports of soda, two and a half parts of powdered chnlk and two an'l a half parts of pumice stone (powdered) ; spread on the marble and wash off with soap and water. The consistency of the mixture when au plied should be that of a tbin paste. |