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Show J ' THE TIMES-NEW- S. NEPHI. UTAH "To come op here and put up with .these hardships. Just because of Joe," She blushed faintly and lowered her eyes. "It was you wlie let me come, M' Big HOME flop TOWN HELPS J Will." she said. "But you wanted to come because Joe would have liked it, Kitty. It's like you to hide your real feeling." She laughed and made a little face at him. But after supper she grew (Conducted by National Council of the Boy Scouia ot America.) serious as he spoke of the work and bis success, about which he had writ SLOGAN WELL WORTH WHILE ten her. BUSINESS MEN IN SCOUTING WHtou asked her if she would walk Copyright &7 for the Ownership of Homeal over to the portage to see Molly. STEWART K1DD COMPANY Barron Collier of New York City Is Campaign a Movement All Good Citizens asked she "Tonight?" doubtfully. typical of some of the biggest business Should Boost. "Not if you're tired, Kitty." men In the country who are devoting want I a one, here to for Job. content to "I thought you might be beg you Making men so that their mothers much time to boy scout interests. Mr. It Is to be hoped that the campaign won't know them," answered the en- and I can get one on any other line Id sit here and chat." Collier is a man of very extensive na- the THE WIDOW object of which la to have every want to even things "I should be, Kitty. But I told her tional business Interests. He Is gineer. "It may be all right for those Manitoba. But-In Its own home may not lanfamily first. Tom a cursurwith was I I little And on out a I had who said wasn't Bowyer like but It coming. my York New it, of the Greater SYNOPSIS. Looking over Big soon, as It Is all too likely to do. and I guish me a He's man trick, a Can't her. for how when In played dirty riculum. a you imagine prise Muskeg, England, seemingly Impassable committee of which Franklin D. Tenuntry In large cities cannot i swamp in the path of the Missa-tlmisbehaves, we take out a summons don't take things lying down. I know pleased Bhe'll be to see you?" Roosevelt Is chairman. Mr. Collier is abolished know I Is. altogether; porhaps It would railroad, Joe Bostock, builder come I'll what you course with you, himself chairman of the camping your problem "Why, of against him." of the line, and Wilton Carruthers, be undesirable to do so. However, tens can't cross Big Muskeg. Suppose I Will," she answered. "Where'd you serve It?" Greater New York, of thousands of for committee chief of engineers, are considering people would be better And they strolled down side by side which Is "That is a problem," admitted Dig- - show you, eh? How'd you feel about the difficulties. A rifle shot Instantoperating at this time the off physically, mentally and moral! it then?" and made their way to the trading-storly kills Bostock and breaks CarIn by. "I've thought over that. But the world. largest boys' camp did they live under their own vine and ruthers' arm. Carruthers tries to Wilton's cool glance never wavered. this sort of thing wasn't what I signed They went In and, at the sound carry the body to a post of the on fig tree. Vastly too many people are more sub the to I'm bear came their on to of is it. willing If entrance, Molly for. That's all there running Hudson's Bay company, where Mcstill unnecessarily dependent upon the downstairs, stopped short at the botDonald la the factor. McDonald's you'd told me what was expected of ject, Mr. Chambers," he said. VTV VJ I'll'" wish and will of others, lnduswially, "Right! Before you'd even started tom and stared at Kitty as if she had daughter, Molly, sees Carruthers me, I might have signed with you or politically, soclully ; a condition tendstruggling In the muskeg and drags to clear the bush I was up here sound- seen a ghost. She put her hand to her about not. have I'd thought might him from the swamp, with his burclear ing ever toward slavery, Injustice and inof sudden a with heart Muskeg of Big every fear. I It. yard ing to gesture my being rights object den. Unaccountably, her father And unhapplness. Ownership of anything rock there's shores. both is this the I along prom"Molly, to So to I offer her vaded. resignawish my surprise objects saving Carruthers. Does two spells independence In some measure, here. miles of within bottom Weakened by his wound and exerised Wilton. said "What's the tion." you," hough It often means restraint, too; Mr. tions, Carruthers ia disturbed by Carruthers?" interest we that Did you, startle you?" matter, dear? "All right," said Wilton shortly. the appearance of Tom Bowyer, jid to own one's home, where none "It does," said Wilton frankly. Molly shook her head and came Then, feeling that the other had a Bostock's business rival and perlii re intrude or make afraid. Is thai "If I show you" sort of Justice In his attitude: "It sonal enemy. Bowyer Insults Molquickly forward, swallowing as If anst satisfying of all. "I need an assistant, and you can something was choking her. The womly, and Carruthers strikes him. is rather tough to expect you to do The owner of a home Is logically aj Carruthers declares his love for want as as en the have was kissed you other. Then "But each long Wilton position police work," he acknowledged. Molly. She promises to be his wife. Better citizen, a more It." aware were both him. more that don't think there will be any watching Carruthers has to reach the town person, than he would be otherwise. Lee Chambers grinned. "That's good All through the lively chat that folof Clayton to attend a meeting at of it." The condition of a neighborhood, thel hold It which Bostock's enemies plan to Dlgby looked at him In frank as enough for me," he said. "I'll other lowed he was conscious of that. He wrest control of the Mlssatibl from quality of government, sanitary and won't be There out Idea an the his of any with mind right along. said. l" put It he I tonishment. like "Why. him. Molly goes with him. They social matters, are at their best where not did like be for of subtleties effort, last life ' I bad of the time night. my are delayed by a storm. Attacked most people own their homes. What not could he understand. that of Is his feeling the thing. It's simply the principle by dogs, Carruthers life does the average renter care for the Yet saved by Melly, who Is forced to was a chilliness there under the But I'm afraid I didn't quite make kill the animals. "The snow, the condition f his neighborhood ! A bird and chatter girls' clear." laughter. my position now!" They set out on feot for of passage, he seldom Identifies himPresently Kitty said she was tired "Not altogether," answered Wilton. Clayton, reaching It with Carself with the progress or welfare of and must back. to some ruthers In an almost dytng condiget Molly I'm promised special "However, sending the community, as does an owner, and tion. He Is In time to foil Bostock's come to see her as soon as possible. down this noon, and you can go mall enemies and keep control of the at the merest whim be Is on the wing. Wilton oa and in with the sleigh." Kitty hardly spoke line for Mrs. Bostock. He finds To own one's home Is not generally home. the When he left her at way enemies at work at Big Muskeg. Digby's defection was a serious an easy accomplishment, but requires her door she turned to him and asked Bowyer persecutes Molly with atblow, for It would be necessary to resolution, self restraint and tenacity. tentions. abruptly: make arrangements for a man to take Few slogans are more worth while.-Chica- go "Will, you are still as deeply la his place. However, Wilton decided Journal. love as with ever, immedl aren't Molly end no to to take you?" that steps CHAPTER VII course "Of an I saw be am, Kitty," ately. He Inspected the camp, CITY PLANNING PAYS WELL swered. that a good Job was being made of the Inside Information. Then I am glad, for your sake and un. and went to look fit cleaning Wllton'a first act on reaching the hers," answered Kitty, and went house. Haphazard Method of Allowing Com shack was to write a letter to In Kitty's quickly into the house- munity to Develop Is Poor Policy This was built substantially of logs, spector Qualn, Informing him of the and had already been half completed. Wilton walked back to his shack, a and Costly In the End. presence of Hackett and Touguay at It consisted of four rooms and an little puzzled. He had arranged to the camp, and telling hliu of their show Kitty the progress of the work on Barron Collier. The civic leagues and societies that and stood at the edge of the liquor-vendin-g activities. In the morn- new road near the the following morning; but when he after the authorities to compel tbej about five get ridge, This camp is located at Kanohwahke cleaning up of cities and offer prlzea ing he sent for Andersen, who ap hundred yards from the nearest bunk-houscalled for her he found her In the midst Pali Bear mountain, Interstate peared disheveled, humble, and repent of her unpacking, and she put it off lakes. and other Inducements for well-keNew York. This camp acsades ant. park, until the afternoon. Wilton first lawns, attractive flower beds, re laughed, commodates That afternoon he made his 2,700 boys per week and formed back yards and the like are "I t'ank you send me back to the examination chlded her and went to his work. took He the of Muskeg. cache " the foreman began. She kept him watting till three consists of 21 different mess units. advancing culture and civilization. in several places, but the Wilton struck his fist on, his desk soundings Boys come not only from Greater New when they started. lie felt the o'clock, Many cities have followed Washing-- ! Nowhere bottomless. seemed peat York but from Westchester county. ton's "No, Andersen, I'm not going to send could he reach rock bottom, except pride of the artist as he led Kitty from New example and have art commiscommuniYork state, and many one place to another. Locomotives were you back to the cache," he answered. within a few feet of the shore. sions that pass upon all public work ties in New Jersey. "You'll hold your Job, and you'U keep to keep it In harmony with some essnorting, and lines of ballast trucks oc The underlying bed of peat was It is through the Interest of men tablished plan of artistic development. the men under control and see that that had been cupied the narrow-gag- e went two or three He everywhere. like Mr. Collier, Mr. Roosevelt, Morti- We should go further than that. Our there's no more whisky-peddlinlaid down to the water's edge. miles up and down the stream without mer L. Schiff, and others, that ac- building departments carefully ex round here." In the ballast from the which pit, the of brldgfeig discovering any way In Her Widow's Black She Looked screech of steam was heard from morn complishments of this kind are pos- amine every plan made for private a "By jink, MrL Carruthers, you yoost Muskeg. sible. bet I will I" cried the Swede. "I done Prettier Than Ever. till night, the great, unwieldy steam well as for public buildings and pre He was too busy now to see Molly shovel scraped its huge steel teeth Into all I could to drive them two fullers more than an hour dally, but be alscribe Just how the walls shall be for me use after the face of the cut with the scrunch would have much for BOY SCOUTS NUMBER 432,013 away from here. Last night I took ways went to the portage for a short road strength, how high the building may; Tom Bowyer finds out what I've done one drink, thinking I'd get the men visit after supper. of an ogre's feast, and, turning, disgo, what the sanitary details must be. to him." been officially announced The people have become used to such has It Just Its into the away quietly, and then I guess I don't exgorged plunder empty to learned The factor, who had Wilton gave Chambers a bed In his trueks that the gain In boy scouts during the control and direction. The city art remember no more," be ended apolo alongside. pect his coming at the same hour each shack. The next morning they started past full year has been 18,544. This commission should have greater power Kitty shuddered and pressed Wil getically. withdrew upstairs before he out to sound the muskeg. A little day, with the build "If you see them around here again, arrived. Once or twice, when they more than a mile north of the portage, ton's arm. "It's like It's like some makes the present total of boy scouts and should 432.013, the high water murk In the ing department and pass on all plans, she or hear of tliem, you'll let me know at came face to face, he turned his head "Let's said. monster, Will," living where the river dwindled to a mere go on." history of scouting. The number of for all buildings, private as well once." said Wilton. "That's all, Ander In sullen anger. trickle between two lakes in summer, He led her toward the muskeg. But scout ofliciuls In the country today Is sen. Just try to lire up to your Job away Washington Star. father-in-laMcAs a prospective was an uninviting bed of peat, covered on 127,.rS6, making a grand total of 559,-f!)Am I don't expect Impossibilities. stopped suddenly beside about as hopeless a with rotten slush; It was one of the the the way he seemed Donald scouts and scout officials. summit of the ridge. Roadside Tree Always Worth WhlleJ tell the men I want to see them at proposition as could he conceived, but few spots where Wilton had not These figures Were given out In a he said, In a low voice, "I The example set by the state ofj ten o'clock." Kitty," Molown and his to consider the time sounded. of the. chief scout executive at Minnesota, which will plant some 30,- -, If I ought to tell you per don't know report At that hour he went out to Inspect come the until future would not 'You'll get bottom here," said Cham This Is a meeting of the executive board of 000 trees along Its hlgbwoys this year, you'd like to know. the laborers, who were lined up out ly's line was on Its feet. Big Muskeg was bers. He swept his arm upward. "You haps the national council of the Boy Scouts and each succeeding year will add sevwhere Joe were side the They the giant In the way. Often Wilton, see, I've figured it out like this: Those of America, which was held a short eral thousands more, conveys a lesson( Her grasp npon his arm tightened dirty, disheveled lot still showing the staring down at Its sullen depths from ridges are limestone. But the foundatraces of the lust night's dissipation the top of the ridge, would feel it tion's granite. You've noticed that, of convulsively. "No, no, Will 1" she said time ago. This was the last meeting not only In reforestation In a relativehurriedly. "I don't want to see it. I of the executive board until fall. ly treeless stale but In the esthetic WHton looked at them grimly. "Well as a personal enemy, defying him to course. The granite was mere nrst. can't t Other figures showing a great bear to think of It." value of arboriculture as well. Unmen, we've met one another already," overcome It. The limestone was forced up later In scouting, interest followed the years to come will bring, line the Increasing of ballast They doubtedly be said. "I'm your new boss. You've One evening Wilton was sitting In through the clefts by subterranean actrucks along the narrow-gagdown to the country over, are that during the their reward and travelers of the fuhad a taste of me, and you've seen his hollows lie and filled holes disconsolate. the tion. It up shack, utterly the swamp's edge. Construction upon past live months of this year a total ture. If they give the matter a thought, something of my met hods. I expee had sounded nearly every possible and spread up above the granite till the foundations was well under way, of 57,000 merit badges were obtained at all, will pay tribute to the fore-- ' my workers to make good, and I expect even the But were formed. Molly these bluffs without result, and Tons of debris had been poured Into by scouts as compared with 40,730 for sight which furnished them with grate-- 1 And If any place to make good myself. foiled to cheer him. He saw no granite hasn't shifted. Here's where the muskeg, and had man brings liquor Into enmp, or sets had simply spread the same period last year, or a gain ful shade and added beauty of a pecu- alternative before him except to re the granite bed extends across the themselves over the bottom, finding of 41 per cent. Hie merit badges are llnrly restful kind to the landscape. turn to Clayton and confess himself muskeg. The mud filled up the cleft their level like water. Soundings the awnrds of merit that a scout at- A ribbon of road stretching across a But foundatiou. across the and spread beaten. veb-xs taken had showed the bedrock hardly tains after he goes on up the ladder plain is but n bleak thing,' Andersen tapped at the door and the foundation's there. Try her out!" raised from its level twenty feet from a first class scout. Five hundred liereas It becomes nn "avenue" when be or two three neath the surface. Wilton got bottom after said that a man wanted to see him. end sixty-seveboys have qualified as , rncefiil trees nod In the breezes on As .Chambers had suld, Wilton rose tip nnl, to his surprise, ad attempts. scouts, as compared with 329 I jtb sides of it and travelers passing Wilton and Lee Chambers had thereeagle here was the foundation for the perma mitted Lee Chambers.. fore Itegun the construction of trestle- - during the same period of last year. trough Into other states which have The engineer was roughly dressed nent way not the best conceivable, work. Teams hauled bundles of Eagle scout rvpresfnfs the highest .icglected their opportunities will not logs. . consider told wretched-lookingWilton would He one and that require and bound with a chain, to the scene of standard of scouting tlmt a boy can fall to note the difference. The roadthnt he had tramped In from Cold able ballasting, but undeniably the only operations. The uprights for the lower attain. side tree on the I'atiflc coast Is a matJunction, thirty miles southwestward, route possible. All of the above figures are very ter worthy of the attent'on of both Into were driven tier the and ground, The next day preparations were be- the horizontal members and the present terminal point of the New significant of the onward march of the the planter and the conservationist. diagonals Northern. gun for cutting the new road from the were nailed up, Portland Oregonlan. largest movement for boys In )fhe completing crazy would give camp. The weeks passed swiftly. shaking structure Just strong enough world that has to do with character "I thought maybe you came the breaking up to take a me Select Location for Plants. Job," be snld. "I've left Mr. With building and citizenship training. pair of metals at the top, We had some of the Ice. The ground hardened, and itnwver for good. The south side of a structure If fulAs reached the of this they edge trouble. He wanted me to make a the first team of horses struggled Into structure the whistle blew. The work ly excised to the sun and not shaded! GOOD TURN TO HOSPITAL In any way Is likely te prove particucrooked report, and I would not do camp, drawing Its freight. men knocked off and came slowly past The end of April saw Kitty's house I'm through with hlra and hi It. larly trying for many plants, especialHaute them the scouts Wilton toward Terre and their camp. have, by completed and the furniture Installed, dirt scheme." at the edge of the own earnings, provided for the fur- ly those which require a cool chair and looked and the first day of May brought Kitty stood alone Is likely to become) Wilton gave him where the flimsy struc embankment, nishing of a room at the New Colon scorchedfoliage He did not like Kitty. and burned during hot, bright' hltn over coldly. In carrying through this ture of the trestle began. hoftpltsl. She bad telephoned Wilton to expect In summer, and If the plants Chambers, and he suspected that he Kitty looked at Wlltot) breathlessly, project It Is worth noting that the days are not killed, they comwas lying, and thnt Bowyer had sent tier, and she came In a rig, with a cart- "Its themselves wonderful Will!" she said. "It boys adhered strictly to scout prinload of trunks ami packages behind to fall him to him for his own purposes. grow well and are unmonly out of place and use makes me feel ciples and asked no money from the Digby's disappearance had left hhn Within an hour she was ensconced less." satisfactory. When such trying eon-- i Terre Haute The In Stnr public. dlllons have to be met. plants which In hole, bnt that hardly Justified his snugly In the new cottage, with a camp Wilton looketf rt her In surprise, commenting upon this good turn, can withstand considerable cook detailed to look after her needs. heat and taking on I.ee Chambers, though b : how can feel Kit that come the to that way. yoti says "Through years tie selected. On th should was mie of the shiest of his profession In her widow's black she looked pret "Why, dryness isked "Too be serves the hospital reproachfully. humanity the boy other hand, care should be taken tier than ever, and absurdly young ty?" In Manitoba. have been loal to the core to Joe! scout room will remain as a memorial which can w1lhtnnd cold and "Well. Mr. Chambers." he said. "I'm even to be married. "Ioii't any that!" she cried fiercely, to the great movement to make better Wilton bad supper with her, and all lack of direct sunlight should be plantcnrrylng on my work here on the lines from him. Iiega a as and to tribute who and, the swiftly turning boys boys of the strucestablished by Mr. Bostock. Jo Bos- the while they sat together at the ta to make her passage across the tern mere Inspired to be helpful In a sub ed upon the north side ture. tock had two maxims. The first was: Me his heart was almost too full for porary slecpeis. Twelve feet bencat stantial way for the lasting benefit of 'Never lay off a man If you can help speech, lie was dreaming of the future them the sluggish streax) forced It tne community. By Jink, Mr. Carruthers, You Yoost It.' The second was: "ever take on with Molly, a future In which Kltt narrow channel through the muskeg. Oil and Air Cooled Motors. Bat I Willi" Cried the Swede. man who's left you.' And to lie quite shared. lie pictured her happily mar. Wilton called to Kilty. TAKE A BOOK TO CAMP As the result of tests made during would wished rled have Joe for You same that the I way. feel about "You'd lietter come hack," he shout his foot across the portage without frank tlie war at the aircraft factory at which bud treated and Wilton's loyalty to the dead man ed. "It Isn't very secure, and joi The library commission of the Boy FarfibormiKh. Kng., It a deinonstrat-- " lor permission. I'll make liim no I lint left the Mlssatlbl. In or hud sentimental mawkish nothing nalose Ms mother wouldn't recognize him. vou well, and we have reason to be a Is might Scouts of America your footing." Internal coinbus-'o- n developing d that In Those of yon who arc dissatisfied can lieve you gave useful Information to It. tionwide campaigning In the interest of ns much nt 10 to 47 per engines Mm on the arm, and he tapped Kitty Mr. Bowyer." Ue your pay and go." Ihp IHertnre of the oiit-o- f doors. tit of the eitollng was, under cer- -- 1 her fare In a rtinrm swear I didn't:" shouted Cham looked up to Mr. Bowyer!" "Ye o toe He went hack to hi shack. IMghjr. "Take a !'.iok to Camp" Is the slogan. in conditions, done by lb crank-nw- . In mirth her and "Prove feet. Ing his smile, to dancing he quavered. "Ye eanna ineult ho hsil stood thoughtfully betide ier korinzlnir Kdltorial features are appearing In ail Ihe result has been t'te design blue ejes. Jm during this colloquy, came In aftpr that, Mr. Carruthers!" scout publications and effort Is being of a my Qir I In my own houne 1" engine. In "What are you thinking of, WKIt' WMlon admit ted It." can't "I prove lin. made to Interest national and locnl which the crankn.se bus been he asked. feeling my a am personal yon "I giving "There mint lx quite considerable organizations to lerid r o;wralion In enlarged si as to afi'iot no tie i.o.vriNtk,!).) "Kitly," be said, evHiliii her ques about yourself. In confidence." n liking It for toys to f:iVe envelop the cylinders. Popular Meamount of this sort of tiling. Mr. "I the con are think tion. you of pluckiest s "Well. It's mighty poor sft In Inquired. with them to camps such ImkiWs on the chanics Magazine. chorus of Ausla The In woTld." woman girls the wi:c "See out-fi- f doors nk will make nature the "What do foil nienn by 'this tort fldence." spluttered the engineer. tralia have bet it fixed at tJ3 a week. I didn't come "Why. Wilton ?" more nieun'ngful to them. of thlng'7" demanded Wilton aim ply. here. Mr. Carruthers. SCOUTS By VICTOR ROUSSEAU . bi e. publlc-splrlte- n, e. g 0 cook-hous- con-stun- e mid-Apr- il mm that-plant- ( d s-- 'r. git-ail- comj-letel- i |
