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Show THE TIMES-NEW- NEPHI. UTAH S. IMPROVED ROADS HE BIG GOOD ROAD By VICTOR t STEWART K1UD COMPANY Copyright SAVES BOY-SCOUT- S MILLIONS With Tools Enabled to Reach Threatened Break in Levee and Stop Rising Waters. Men ROUSSEAU the United States Department (Prepared by ot Agriculture.) com- by National Council of th ticouta of America..) (Conducted road has Just bwn pleted in Arkansas which has already saved millions of dollars to the community In which it Is built. Itecently during high water in the Mississippi word cume to Helena, Ark., that the levee at Old Town, 17 miles away, The situation wus about to break. was critical. A few hours' delay and thousands of acres of rich farming land would be flooded, , and possibly many lives lost. Helena was tlie only source of aid, and many men with tools nr.d material were needed. Every available motor vehicle was pressed into service ar.d over On) men, properly equipped for the work, were in a short time speeding over the new road to save tlie levee. They arrived in the nick of time and by almost superhuman efforts dammed back the rising waters. Kcsidents say that bad It been necessary to make the trip over the old road thf levee could not have been readied in time and that the workers would have needed boats rather than motor vehicles. A federal-ai- Boy d MAKE GOOD SEA SCOUTS "You weren't to blame. Will," sobbed tin pannikins, which they had evidentthe girl; "and the men weren't. I don't ly brought designedly from the cookthink they would have done me at Ship ahoy ! The boy scout movehouse, and rilling them from a hogsment has extended Its activities to tbe head of liquor that stood tu the center harm. It was the sight of you. Will, SYNOPSIS. Looking over Bis and the fight 1 thought they h&d Bea. It is not only navigating blind of the room. Muskeg, a seemingly tmnaspabla In behind slabbed you " Bwaiap In the nath of the Misun-titold trails through the deep woods but also The wedged factor, railroad, Joe howtock, builder "1 shall be In camp as long as It's the counter, his right arm limp at his of tlie line, and Wilton Carrutliers, navigating the tralliess deep of the chief of e.'iginoors, are consiuVi ins ocean Itself. Instead of studying the side, was pushing his left Into the open," answered Wilton. "Don't be the difllciilties. A rllle stint Insiant-lafraid any more. I'll see that no use of an ax, the scouts are learning faces of the grinning Hunkles. kills Bostock an.l brtaks arm. Curruthcrs tries to is and how to handoor of her room, her more of (his stt)ff finds Its way here. a niarlin-splkat the what Molly, carry the body to a post of the dle it with the deftness of an Hudson's Buy company, where lips parted, her eyes dilated with fear, And tomorrow I'll make tin example is the t'ucior. JicDo. aid's was surrounded by a ring of men. One of the worst of them that won't b salt water tar; instead of overnight, Bees Cm miners daughter, inMolly, of. them had his huge paws on her forgotten." hikes, they are planning overnight tne muskeg and drills sirutjyliiig a little, beHe soothed her and soot Uwtght him nom tlie swamp, Willi his burcruises In bouts loaned for tne purpose and, shoulders, standing hi r lather den. Unaccountably, ton. hind, was trying to bend her back- her back to her normal condition. As by tlie l ulled States Navy department. objects to her savins t'arrutlieig. be grew cooler he began to realize Weakened by Ins wound and exerHe arranged with Kitty to have nil ward toward him. The seascouting department of the tions, L'arruthers is disturbed by were men thnt. as Molly had said, tbe Wilton took in the scene InstanJoe's papers placed In the safe which Boy Scouts ef America Is fast getting tlie appcarunc e of Tom Bowyi-r- , Bostoek's bLi.sinebs mul and perheld tlie engineering records, and sent taneously through the Illicit haze of not to blame. In the morning few of to he tin import ant. and a most pictursonal enemy, liowyer iiisulia i. oiEverything them would have more than the vaguup in It to Big Muskeg. Only Kitly stinking tobacco-smoke- . esque phase of the work which is ly, and Camui.eia sinkis him. swam before his eyes. With a hoarse est remembrance of the affair. It tiinl he knew the combination. more anu more tnuacim tne i'lhuv Carruthcra declares h:s love tor Molly. She proitiiocs to be bib wii.'. Two days later Wilton, now com- roar of rage be leaped Into the renter was tlie alcohol, ncling as a physical of adventure which is in al! bevi--"-- r Cairuthers lias to reach the town on them. of Cla ion to a'.U rid a niLetiii; al To he eligible for this organization, pletely recovered, started for the of the crowd, caught the man who had and moral poison which liosiock's tiit'lirtj pliei lo "How tlid it happ. n?" be asked his bands on Molly, and, spinning him bush. have to be a little older snd a boys wrj.-acontrol of tiie .iiscalibi lr,ui hud practically round, dashed bis lists into his face presently. "And bow long have those The liim. heavier than for the Ian3 work. Muily ;,es wil!i bilu. Tli.-little are delayed by a storm. At:i k.l a'.'ain and again until he wits utnec. twii onthiws been in (he e:mm?" the camp al Bh; Mus'-egcompleted must he lifleen years or over They l.! is rs' Ciuri.lli' do'iS. his by and there was quite a can: of phi: oanhaldi' from the blood that covered "They 'mine here a w eek a.r,o, Will," is tor e l to am! must weigh al lout 112 pounds. saved by Molly, w, ! "1 lie Man, t;e in hsiuliKill the an. in she answered. "They were very h:s broken features. there, principally :i There are three national sai scout t on 11:; tool i ir fcnou !" '1 ft y W:.lto: had t :i ' :i aiuh-.man bro'.o soleat. and said that trouble was com- - LOWER C!DS FOR ROAD WQRX cut timber. with (he Sen rain, il in the Vnited States: Marion, with reach!:. Clayton, camps con In an al:.nt dvr Anderson from the cache and nc'tle from him. Before the astonVhi d g; t;:cy made all sorts of vaguu C'l icag), ill., and l'oiiland, Ora. Mass., He is i:. t.II.e to to. I Kosnr. Year II n ats a'j dust you. The S.vede ':.- - I'm kic-- (.uld eopect their wiisWiito him the foreman. They seemed to Indications Are Thrt Prices This i: i cti ;1 t',e. The largest ramp, that at Marion, enemies pnd e o Will 13 e Mr.tei inliy Reduced Over trouble for n." one of t!u howl foremen in the bee's was in their midr-- t ;t:'ain. lie drove want fo lice, lor Mrs. Mass., on tlie grounds of Tabor MolLsct some ::3on. bis for snnt'-hefrom here had but fallen oblect, be up aj theai heioie hint; "They'r. employ, pcademy on Bu.ards bay, accom"It's to hinder tho owing to repeated hmses into tlnm'ien-no-s- . bottle containing a guttered can die. ly," said Wilton. Smt.-il by IVpurt melt P" modates pis boy s. Here, as in the i.lo' Prcpnrf moreCHAPTER VI -- Continued. .V ill ef uni.rc.i end. and, ni i.icd with this (err hie work, of course, buf there's other camps, tlie scouts will he given of n th-that." Wilton planned to rea'-Early bids for the Big Mns weapon, brought it smashing down on fo it drill of from two to four an intensho v. at ' 'Live :is astonished. Wilton roads indicate that prhv-"I think they want to fri'rhten us i'eilei keg on Saturday niiiht. in order to their beads till he held only the with cruises along shore in verbs, ;ig Muskeg" In' cried. away from the portage. Will," said iiici't bis men on the Sunday, when splinters in his blending hands. luring the present season will bo of kinds bonis, (borough trainvarious nc "Uiilil the work i.s finished. Don't they would nil be in eanci. He took by Ibis onslaught, the nu n Molly. "Tom l'.owyer has been here materially lover than last season, in every kind of swimming and" ing the She clasped her it new engineer with him. a young ranStepoliid received me refuse me. Will!" by to I.'e n that told my turned. reports cording for the door. But, J.imin'ng in since life saving, and other forms of "rel Hands together in her childish, plead- fellow named D'gby. who had come the. entrance, the t turned ami father was very II! : that be was osin? bureau of public roads of the Cniled water stuff." Acting chief seascolj; salt found States Department of Agriculture wiih excellent recommendations from faced liim. Three men set on him. his influence to get bin) pensioned, ing way thnt Joe had always of the Boy Scouts of America," Oapt. on Irresistible. Joe would have hi nit'. an English Institute. He was particu- dealing savage kicks, and rushing at and that the best thing we could do While bids lane not been received W. Eillard. will be in personal Huston I won't hamper you. Will," she begged. larly niixhins to reach his dest'na; ioji. him, head down, like battering-ram- , would be to leave the portage as soon nny large volume of work, there Is charge. however, enough to indicate a lowei "Kitty, you're it tramp!" cried Wi- for be had bad no letter from Molly one caught him in the pit of the as prsiLh The three national sea scout camps lton. "Hut you can't go there to live. since bis recovery. "i!e wanted me to go to Winnipeg level of prices. stomach and sent him toppling against under the management and are 2rV2 And at 20, O bid nnd study stenography, or anything The loneliness would be awful. ratling has been To his surprise, Wilton found tbe the counter. of tlie national sea scout supervision In Missouri tlim-I I I ,".0 cents n cubic yard Isn't a bouse anywhere. And camp absolutely empty, though there Instantly (lis whole mob was upon else chose. But told him couldn't and of which Gen. Oeorge W. committee, besides were plenty of signs of an abundant him with knives, screaming with rage. take nny steps without consulting Arkansas, and Minnesota, respectively, Ooethals is chairman, and Admiral as compared with tm average of 3." He did not dare suggest the thought population. But snores from one of Wilton leaned against the counter, sick you." William S. Sims, Messrs. diaries M. "flood for you, Molly, dear!" said cents for tbe section In which these thnt came to him, that people would the benli8 in the dining room be- and weak for the moment, and unable Schwab, Arthur H. Wood, and Com- In oc1!)21. rested located are lie a states felt, to defeud himself. But suddenly the Wilton. solitary gossip about her. Thnt, trayed the presence of W. E. Longfellow are memIn steel Prices of reinforcing place modore "He hadn't guessed how things were with her. cupant. A man was lying full length mob was flung violently away, and nnd James A. Wilder, chief sea Tiers w it! "It won't be lonely with with the behind the table, his hat tilted over he saw Digby. his fists flying like flails, between us, for he changed instantly. range nround 0 cents ns compared The camps will Is secretary. scout work. Will," she answered. "And I've his face. of the striking but right and left, and felling He began to threaten me. He swore have the hearty never and I'm I should to and that him you, his shook having marry a man at every blow. feet, Wilton already made my plans. scout executive, James K. West, chief will ns from And he'd the drive there portage. a bungalow built there. disclosed Anderson, dead drunk. The respite enabled him to regain that the director of the department of be Molly. Don't you want me to come, The foreman, rudely awakened. his feet, snatch up another bottle, He went away mad with rage. When camping, L. L. McDonald, the director Uood reeling and blinking at him. Will?" and go to the Englishman's assistance. those two men came I connected their of the department of education, L. "What have you got to say?" de The Hunkles had no stomach for nny appearance with him." Kitty's pleas were irresistible. WiW. Barclay, as wen as an tiitniiwi "Yon were right," said Wilton. "But lton yielded, and be was glad for one manded Wilton, furious at this lapse more. This time they made the doorofficials of the Boy ScoiiWof America. faces show I the think don't their at portage they'll thing ; her presence way, and ran nt the top of their speed llton here again. And I'll see you every would mean much to Molly. During toward the portage, leaving MILWAUKEE SCOUT'S GOOD TURN nnd his assistant panting and ex- day now. Molly, dear, why didn't you the next few days be was in constant write to me? I h"ed for a letter consultation with the directors as hausted in their wake. Here is a Milwaukee scout's report Wilton was about to go back to every day. Why didn't yon writer" representing Kitty, who bad given Mm of a recent good turn : "While going her. want sure for "I wasn't to act of you'd quite her power attorney Molly when suddenly be caught sight of school I saw a crowd gather."- I to He "You see. books. me answered she over the to," shyly. lie went carefully two men who looked like Canadians to the place and saw a bulldojj ran came about our It was quite satisfied with their showing. engagement slinking Into the kitchen, which opened Will. I had been run over by a automobile. nursed yon. And I thought, If Big Muskeg could be crossed, the upon the side of the store. He recog- after The dog's eyes bulged from his head nized them Instantly as the two fake after you got back to Clayton company could remain solvent without and his muscles were stiffening with I'd wait." thnt I Just its nnd thought capital. increasing policemen, Hackett and Tonguay. coming death. lie was lying on his I "You that to the perchange, attention thonght might It was evident enough that they bad He devoted bis bock. I kneeled over him, forced Wilton. weedmen cried new and Molly?" sonnel, taking on brought the liquor to the portage. his month, pulled out bis tongue, open close to him. "Not real, Sh" nestled ing out, a thing Joe had hated doing, Shouting to Digby, he rushed after placed a pencil across his month and until be was satisfied that Bowyer bad But they were through the ly. Will. But T 1 don't know, but them. This kept his let his Jaws close. SMM il do representative on the staff. kitchen and had gained the open be- somehow I wanted to wait. I hated from fulling back Into lib tongue come to so with hack here, named you l;rlng a been bad dozen fore he could get within paces. Wilton and Betts throat and kept bis mouth oiteu. I III. and I was so worried when executors In Joe's will. Wilton had Digby hod evidently not understood so then applied the SchnetTer method of answer didn't letters." my Kitty Wilton's shout. already gone through Joe's papers; After 15 minutes of resuscitation. "Kitty didn't answer you?" "Good work, what?" he ejaculated. but bis task was much less satisfacartificial respiration the dog began to were when dionce, you a was "Only nearly who Mr. of this much have capital sort, for Joe, "D'you tory; show signs of life. The eyes no longout of danger. Perhaps that made me Carruthers?" rector, seemed to have no personal er bulged and his heart beat normalnot to write con I'd feel that better In that was "I don't know," answered Wilton. system at all. Everything About 15 minutes Inter I stopped ly. nil her of time Will. records course, But, It'll be part of our business to see you. fusion pa pers were missing, and ngain the dog breathed alone, but for was with taken up yon." caring mixed up together. He bad left Kitty that there Isn't any more." seemed unable to rise. After exami"She ought to have written you. two thousand shares In the Missatlbl, "It wasn't on our school curriculum," A Street in Kenu-nvilInd., before nation I found the backbone out of said Wilton. "Thnt doesn't sound like snld the Englishman thoughtfully. and a comfortable little capital of and After Being Improved. place. With the aid of another boy con. he dear." Kitty. AndMolly, about forty thousand dollars, togeiher Wilton only glanced at him, and I snapped the vertebrae back. and 0 or 8 cents 1021 of some of the tinned, and In thinking price Kitty' projected with the bouse Clayton went Into the store. Molly was on her 7 place. We then carrier tun tlog to l to sura 414 cent nt nt "I've steel got Big Muskeg. against bridge knees before her father, who hod sunk stny property in Winnipeg, or a nenruy store nnu cov basement about for 8 rents. yon next month. Just Into a chair. The old man's face was prise The Missatlbl shares, amounting to After school I Mopped him ered up. A few bids, for the best grade of two million dollar at their par value, ashen white, but, as Wilton ap- the thing that would please you best would recover, i had he found In nnd In the world.' concrete, of about $17 a cubic yard represented the bulk of bis fortune, proached, he opened bis eyes and bven 25 minutes late for school." In In received where ns sections lieen looked And nt him she hnve In Inquiry, box safety-deposnd were in a glared at him. "D u ye!" be hissed with unimagin he drew her Into hi arms and kissed the 11121 price was about 25. die bank's vaull. The receipt, how What Have You Got to 8ayr" Des CAMP SITE GIFT FOR SCOUTS the construction of Prices bid be found. not Wilton. could manded able your work I Get her ngnln. "Promise me. dear, thnt fury. "This-Iiver, as are will doubt for love nver you," concrete yon my roads square yard per let see never much ue store of and not out lmportnnce, was of my This of the man whom be bad he pleaded. follows: Ohio $.1.S2, Colorado $2.27, To their gift of twenty acres ot out Wilton vent with Kitty to look In on the part your face again I" trusted. "I promise. Will." she answered, and Georgia $1.S8, a compared with ramping ground on beautiful I.ake took to sbufne aud He tumed. Joe's box. Clark, the manager, began dur"I say d n poor whisky for. a reKlinlerhook, to boy scouts of Albany, away, dragging bis palsied leg, bis looking nt him with shining eye. an average for the whole country them below, opened the vanlt, and- snectable denr!" camp!" hiccoughed, ttue $2.57 of "Never never, the fell Wilton coinWilton ing period arm Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge C Hawley of back. nut In tlie master-key- . dangling. right Wll-to"Ill have fo go, Molly." said square yard. that city have added $5,0IK) to be used aud McDonald begau to make his oleted tbe oiienlDg. To bis astonish Swede. Wil shouted It?" "Where did you get "Only until tomorrow, denr. And in Improving the property. The land way ment there were only fifteen hundred upstairs. ton, shaking hlra by the shoulders. Wilton went up to Molly and took steep quietly, because 111 give those CANVAS TO PROTECT ROADS which was formerly the site of a large hares. men the lesson of their lives In the "Over yaeder," answered Andersen, her in bis arms. hotel Is Ideally located for a scout "Five hundred shores are missing," jerking his thumb In the direction of tie said to the manager. "Molly Molly, dear, It's all right morning." camp. Tbe ofMclals of the council plan Seven Million Square Yards Being to erect a mess shack, with kitchen now," be said anxiously. "Forgive Clark looked at him In some surprise, the portage.are State to Various Distributed Highmen the gone?" "Where I couldu't i.ave guessed Uioae met and storeroom, a lavntory building, a "Ton are not forgetting that Mr, way Departments. "I'm "Over yunder," repeuted Andersen men would have been wild beasts like "Well, Men," he said, snd a small boat house. pump-bousBostock hypothecated five hundred your new host!" thnt. I thought Andersen could keep Seven million squure yards of canvas Two wells are being driven to provide shores wltn us as security fwr the with another Jerk. Wilton strode from tlie (fining room, them In control. Thank God, I came fresh water for the scouts. A diving duck received by the bureau of public loan?" he asked. "Did you his heart burning with. Indignation. when I did!" ITU UK CONTINL tU.I roads. United Stute Department of tower will bIm be put In place. Mr. Wilton looked at Kitty. Who had brought liquor Into the camp? and Mrs. lluwley will erect a fine Agriculture, a surplus war material. know that Joe borrowed on the It was a thing dreaded by employers asked. be Iron fence around the propert, nnd shares?" Is now being distributed to state highcurltv of those more than the ocalso a handsome memorial gjfe of way departments for use In road conKitty shook her bead. Joe had not of labor, almost While epidemic. A great quantity of tbe Connecticut granite. The work !n the struction. told her many of the delulls of his cnstonnl typhoid to be obtained within a material will be used to protect conttiproveinrnis will be begun at once business. And the papers bad shown Honor wasflve-nntwenty mile, work radius of ind it is hoped the camp will ! comcrete roads from the sun while they no record of tbe transaction. tlie glnnt ray In Science, and says that are being cured and tit protect from Naturalists Divided In Opinion ConMr. I'hnvre hns Just come In," tald would be prncticnlly suspended. peted soon. The camp will be opened lint urn lists who hnve descrlled It rain cement plied ready for use on lie strode his at heels, Structural With Digby Makeup it scouts for six weeks, and It I excerning the manager. differ as lo whether It has a large the roads. It "III also be used as toward the swamp. Big ef Monster Fish. torted thnt 75 boys will be accom-iiditte- d They went up to the president's fiercely out spine or sttng on Hs fafl. The one tents for road construction gangs, roofs After the clos-'- a each week. office. I'hoyre nuked them to sit down, Muskeg was less than three miles The great devilfish or giant ray. enught at Block Island had none, but for temporary storage houses and of the season, tbe ramp will be away by the new road which had been and listened to Wlllon's stalemerit. there was a wound on tbe tall whers gu which abounds In the wirter around the yesr round ! rned each "Mr. Clark, will you get Mr, cut from the camp to the portage. rages, and to cover road machinery. Wilton's heart sunk at tbe thought Beaufort, 8. C, and Captive Inlet, a spine was wild to have been torn r niemlxT of the AlbsinyVJ Rostock's blank transfer of the of dcmi ofrfhe men In the factor's place wlih Fla, hns ocr aslonnlly been found oT off. The lale Theodore dill, Road Building Workers. bares?" lie silted. doubted the were The fur- American Ichthyologist, Persons engaged In road building The nape brought The signs Mollv. , Tbe lalMirers docile as chiefly New York andII New Jersey. TAKE PLEDGE AS RANGERS of!.-rlter. although, work In the L' tilted State number has ever been taken spine, as hnve Onllrliins, sheep thest north ture appeared perfectly genuine. Joe Hunkles and but one. It with some naturalist ' wa In one here drink picture Block hilnnd, changed by There are fi.(SK) federal, 1H.325. Rostock had made out a transfer in when sober, About 1! scouts of Yak'ma. Wash. rnucht last enr. state, town anil county highway blank for five bmidr'l shares. In return 10 wild beast. to Him. She Worth Was ttrijch . .k n pledge ns deputy forcM Linger hank tbe between was wide the feet A This II gained 2,(KK) opposite road they 7,'KiO and contractors, hundred fifty of three for a following the matrintre eremnny the close of n recent forest prescr-"liobeard wild shout of drunken tips of the pectoral fin. 7 feet long bridge i ontractors, l.",xxt civil and JnnnHni dollars, due the 15th of Ihv they Orifli'h. r."vern rally. Geo.-g-" laughter, anil, in a momentary Interval from be.td lo base of tall, . and be groom failed Ih minister sble highway engineer, lo.ixsl automotive emher. rvlce. of d In Is the and Tbl then nt the and forest chief, swore the ' prir t.tjsd Mrltonald's 325 weighed angry protest pound. geol and cheialrnl engineers, and rules the loan was repaid by thnt a been "Weil," nnid the m!tr'cr. "jm may iii turned them over to the local oiily innctmcn known to cry from Molly. ngists. date, the control of the Missatlbl , iig'-tas his deputies for s i 'tg the weighed, hot there are stories of fish pay me whatever li s orl'ft ;o yon." They rnn nt the top of their speed iwmild swing to the Bowyer Interest. tl- - district. 10.iK "P.e rcaso!inb?" grsn'-tbe Tbe oalh in groom to are said of that test ' Wilton weighed hae Wilton the Police. leaning. Patrolled stunned by almost by m be woman Inheritl a mlllIoi dollar wa to "This enrefc. wit I Into store. It bided the He hi burst If of mile as proilises More pound. than hsrt 3.n hlghwstt spoken ellsrmery. Joe fi!tiz-K. W. Ondger of the American on her twenty fltst birth Jay." - Call Dr. snd to shout men. fires, filled with dangerous report to amp are be roaring In Connecticut regularly control was ironclad, f left ..r.il to put out rmoldcring their Museum of Natural HI""" writes Q? forn'a l'ei. , He weft noire 'uJa KlttT and teV lng; they were drinking from patrolled by the state police. ty csreks persons. phoned to Betts to come. They went through all Joe's papers again. Even Jim Betts was forced to admit that the transaction appeared regular. "Jest watch them snakes, boy ; that's aU," he counseled. "I don't say Phayre forged Joe's signature and broke Into his box, because It's a bigger risk than he's got the nerve to take, but I guess Bowyer wants the Missatlbl mighty bail." "Once I get the line across Big Muskeg, Jim, It'll he easy to raise enough money to pay off the loan," said Wil- "MOLLY. DEAR!" - ii l old-tim- e in-- : -i e i . i i i s. 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