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Show THE PAGE TWO TIMES-NEW- Friday, October 5, 1928 NEPHI. UTAH S, V TheWard of Robbers Roost By CRITTENDEN MARRIOTT ! : lng boy whom he did not know would still remain to be explained. But tbey were not alL After Stella WMU fiervlc CHAPTER X ' Continued had escaped. 20 simple task, after all. "Miller'll you back to your cell," explained Barker, "and give yon flies. Ton take them an' get busy on the bars In your window. Soon's it's dark an' I want 'em filed tbrougb by theo Miller'll give yon a couple of horses. Ton get out of town quick's you can and ride like the devil to Robbers' Roost Don't go near Fair, Hunt op Wade instead on' tell him that the man we saw at the JB ranch and the girl we were chasln' are both here. Tell him the girl's mashed on the buck-aroan' 's gone clear over to him, an If be don't want to see her rtiowln' the doughboys the way to the Roost he'd better come quick an' carry them ' off. Get mer But Uen did The men nodded. more. Hen had an incurably clacking tongue. "Maybe the gal ain't gone back on as," he said. "She signed to as to keep still about knowln' ber and whispered that she'd Sx things for m. An' she did persuade the man to turn ns over to you." It was ' . a take o "Say that again.' Barker's order came sharply. Hen said It again In almost the same words. "I guess she thought that was the surest way of getting us free," be finished. "The devil she did." Barker's voice showed profound amazement - For a moment be wondered if Stella could actually still be loyal to the band and bad kept and would keep Its secrets. But very quickly be dismissed the idea. If she had really bad the men turned over to him, she had done so for her own reasons and not from any love for him and Wade; of this he felt very sure. Perhaps she bad so far kept the location of the Roost secret for her foster, father's sake; but that she would continue to do so was unbelievable. "Don't matter," he went on, to the men. "You tell Wade what I eald, Tell him I ain't sure she's told where the Roost Is yet, but I am sure she's told pretty near everything else she knows an'; sbe'H tell about the Roost by tomorrow If she's here to tell. Tell him to bring bis men to the North Arroyo crossin" Jus north of town an leave them there ' an' come to this office for the latest news. There's a captain and a half platoon of doughboys come in here today, an' the moonlight tonight will make It too risky to You race around town promiscuous. get all that?" Yes. the men got it; or so they said. . ',' Some two hours later. In the brief Interval between the setting of the sun and the rising of the moon, the two bandits climbed through their doctored window and scurried away to the North Arroyo, where they mounted their horses and scurried away. And not long afterward Go Ahead walked in on Barker with bis careless greeting. At the Sound of the opening door Barker and Miller, seated at the table and engaged in earnest (and profane) conversation, sprang to their feet dropping their bands to their pistol butts as they moved. But an Instant later Barker, noting that both of Go Ahead's bands were In the loose pockets of his coat and that each pocket showed a suspicious looking protuberance that might well be due to revolver muzzle, took awny his hands, an act that Miller speedily Imitated. "Evenln'," replied Barker, to Go Ahead's greeting. "Come In an' sit down. Didn't hardly expect you tonight Thought you and Bob would be too chummy." Barker Intended bis words to be in-- ' suiting; like Bridget he wanted to trap Go Ahead into some word or glance that might betray knowledge of Bob's sex. But as Go Ahead bad no knowledge on that point to betray. Barker's words passed clear over his head. "Had to come tonight or not at alt,' be said lightly, seating himself so as to face both Barker and Miller. "Got to take the 9:34 train over to Mustln tomorrow morning. Be back the next day, but didn't want to keep yon waiting so long's all that What did you want to talk to me about?" Barker, though easily taken by surprise and though slow In repartee, was by no means a fool. Given time, be could puzzle things out fairly well. Go Ahead had got the bert of him twice that day, largely by taking blm by surprise. But since then be bad bad time to reach certain deductions. Id fact that was what he and Miller had been engaged In doing when Go Ahead came In. On reflection he bad been unable to believe that Go Ahead could be merely so Irresponsible cow puncher who had accidentally butted Into the game at the JB ranch, lie might have accepted blm as such If the proceedings at the ranch bad been all ; though why an errant cow puncher seem- should Interfere on behalf of , . Army Ration Long Ago How the American soldiers In the old fort of Detroit used to fare Is Indicated by a warrant recorded In September, 1707, contained In the records of Otto Stoll, register of deeds, and signed by Edward Day, department commissary. Tbe warrant reads: "The United States owe at Detroit to Messrs. Leltb, Shepard and Duff, 6,1 S3 rations of roup at 22 cents a pound; 123 pounds beef at 10 jeott a pound; SI, 730 rations af whisky at $2 a ghl-lo(oaehalf a gill being a ration); o ww News Notes lt't PriviUge to Livo in Utah'"' m 1 j Go Ahead bad followed her trail. If be bad known that she was a girl such action would not have been very puzzling ; but assuming that he thought her a boy and Barker really believed that be did so think her It, too, clamored for explanation. Then Stella's abrupt volteface and attempt to get back to the ranch after she bad talked with Green (who was a partisan of Fair's and who bad been mysteriously absent from the Roost for a month) seemed to Indicate some understanding between Green and Go Ahead and Stella especially when Go Ahead Joined the girl and aided her to escape Of course Green bad explained all this glibly ; but now Barker was beginning to doubt the exAnd, finally, when Go planation. Ahead and Stella had turned up at bis very door with such exceeding patness and bad later gone to Bridget's (Bridget being a very old friend of Fair's). Barker concluded that Go Ahead bad come to Lobo county on some very definite errand. Fair's Remembering opposition to bis wish to marry Stella, reckoning that Fair had guessed that he bad not given up his design and might readily have learned of his intrigue with Wade, and recalling the fact thai -- Fair had promised Stella's real father that he would send her to her friends, the sheriff had little difficulty In making a shrewd guess at tbe truth. So sure was he of the accuiacy of his deductions that, now that chance offered, he determined to put them to the test "What 1 wanted to see you about Is mighty soon told," be paid bluntly. "1 want to warn you that I'm going to marry Stella Fair and get her money, an' that no d d imitation cow puncher's going to come out here from the East and carry her ofT." This time It was Go Ahead who was surprised. But Go Ahead reacted more quickly than Barker ever could nod he was not enough surprised to take bis bands off the pistols In his BRIGHAM CITY Boxelder county, with a population of 20,819, spends $8,386,922.65 annually for living- necessities and miscellaneous items. The county has an assessed valuation of $39,161,194, an average of $7523.76 per family. SALT LAKE Ways of preventing a recurrence of brush fires similar to the one which raged recently for five days, in the vicinity of Dry, Red Butte and City Creek canyons were being considered by members of the city commission after rain had entirely extinguished tba blaze. PROVO Reclamation projects estimated to cost $8,418,000 and which will bring 4 J ,700 acres of land into use are set forth in a report of investigations wade in connection with the Deer Creek dam site on the Provo river, disclosed recently by E. O. Lar-se-n, engineer in charge of the Salt Lake basin investigations. MYTON Virgil Neale, overseer on the Victory highway in resurfacing the road, recently moved his crew and trucks to Myton. They are now at work resurfacing with gravel the and also the Myton-Antelounits of the Victory highway from the gravel pit near here. They expect to remain in this locality two - pe wgbIcs. - pockets. After a garr) of amazement he laughed. "Bravo, Barker," he said. ' 'Evidently, I've cruelly misjudged You've got a lot more Imaginayou. tion than I thought Now tell me who tke imitation cow puncher Is, and why you're taking me into your matrimonial confidences, and we can talk." But Barker was not to be balked "Oil, cut out that bunk," be growled. "You Cn talk all right; an' you got the best of me twice today, I'll admit But you can't do It again. I guess you think you've got the girl all right an' that you're goln' to get away with her an' her money. Weil, you uin't You ain't even got another guess cotuin' You've used up your guesses an' you've played things a little too fine. You're goin' East on the limited one hour from now or you're goln' to stay bere for keeps In a nice hole in the ground." "That so?" Go Ahead'? tone showed a confidence that he did not entirely feel. "Yes, that's so." Barker's voice was grim. "You think you've got me because you've got me covered from your pockets. But yon ain't Why, you fool I It's me that's got you covered. You ain't the first man that's tried to get me In this otllce. I'm loaded for you and anybody else. . . Don't believe me, hey? All right I'll show you. And after I've shown you. yon take your bands out of those pocket mighty careful and put 'em up." With his foot the sheriff pressed a spring; and the three window blinds of the room, suddenly released, shot upward with a whirr. Framed in each window stood a man with revolver trained on Go Ahead. "Put 'em op," reiterated the sheriff But Go Ahead did out put his hands up. He did not even take them out of his pockets. Instead be laughed and rose very, very leisurely to his feet He bad no desire to provoke the men at tbe windows to action. "Good stuff. Barker," be admitted. Trouble Is, old man, I think about two Jumps ahead of you. 1 asked Captain Carter to surround this place as soon as be saw me enter it tonight ; and 1 haven't the least douhi that he's done It The regulars are apt to be on time, you know listen." Go Ahead was romancing. He had sent no word to Captain Carter. He was trapped and bis chance of escup-Inwas Infinitesimal. He knew very well that Barker had oo intention In the world of sending him away by train, that the suggestion of such sending was merely to get blm to take his bands from the revolvers that covered Barker. Once be did that his shrift would be short He raid what he did on the bare chance that bis words might create a diversion that would give him a chance for Ms life. (TO BE CONTINUED.) There are about 2,000,000 girls the t'nlted States named Mary. In rations of candles at 24 cents a pound, and 24,880 rations of vinegar at 6 cents a quart All of which quantities have become due to the soldiery anterior to this date as appears by due bills of the assistant 5,404 ' ... commfssary." Pity the Pretty Homely glrla have It all over their beautiful sisters, If tbe newspapers tell the truth. The former never hsve any trouble of any sort, kins or description. Seattle Argus. " 2777? m mm nn iiimrrinwnwi imh OF TJ& ZAZmZTTG OF COLUTBU5 TrcrJ7? ?r urn r"AT?Z- TK. By ELMO SCOTT WATSON CTOBER 12 Is a day which Americans set if aside for honoring the memory of the Genoese sailor who is almost universally credited with hnnnnri being the "discoverer" of the New Vor.l and CSyUUy in twenty-thre- e states of the Union Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky. Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan. Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont and Washington Columbus day is a legai holiday Most of ns know something about Columbus, for the story of his life with the record of Its dauntless ambition which drove him on in spite of many disappointments and discouragements until success came to him, only to end in poverty and failure. Is rine of the most romantic and at the same time one of the most tragic In the annals of mankind. But what of the history-makinevent itself, the an niversnry of which we are about to celebrate again? How clear a picture do we have of what took place on that October day. 4J!G years ago? Kigali of the millions of words that have been writtf-about Christopher Col umbus and his voyages of disi'ijverv In the past four centuries, there Is none which paints the scene morp vividly tiinn do the words of an American historian who wrote of It more than a hundred years ago, nnd modern scholarship has found but little to correct In the record as It Is set down by AVasblngton Irving In Ills "Life and Voyages of Columbus." Here Is the story of that historic day as Irving tells It: It was on Friday mornlne the Uth of October, that Columbus first beheld the New World. As the day dawned he saw before him a level Island, several leagues In extent, and covered with trees like a continual orchard ThoURh apparently uncultivated. It wns populous, for the Inhabitants were seen Issuing from all parts of the woods and running to the shore. They were perfectly naked, and, as they stood rating at the ships, appeared by their attitudes and ReHtures to he lost In astonishment. Columbus made signnl for the ships to cast anchor, and the boats to be manned and armed II entered his own boat, richly attired In scarlet, and hiding the royal standard, while Martin Alonxo Plnzon, and Vicente Yanei. his brother, put off In company In their boats, each with a banner of the enterprise emblazoned with a green cross, having; on either side the letters F. and T. the Initials of the Cnstillan monarchs, Fernando and Ysabel, surmounted by crowns Ar he approached the shore, Colunr bus, who was disposed for all kinds of agreeable Impressions, wss delighted with the purity and suavity of the atmosphere, the crystal transpsrenry of the sea, and the eitraorditisry He beheld, beauty of the vegetation. also, fruits of an unknown kind upon be tres which overhung the shores. On landing be threw himself on his "fell g Golf Ball Inventor Golf lit "tin atylcnt nnd ho'iornble game." but the ball with which It Is played today is the Invention of a man still living. Fully 05 per cent of the golf balls on modern lltiks are mode by molds and machinery Invented by Francis II. Richards of Stamford, Conn. Illchnrdit buhls about I'JU patents on golf balls. Besides these he has about 100 pntenta on lypo on machine graphic machines, 2( shop tools and 200 on welching ma chlnery. iiii , kissed the earth, and returned thanks to God with tears of Joy. His example was followed by the rest, whose hearts indeed overflowed with the same feelings of gratitude. Columbus, then rising, drew his sword, dis played the royal standard, and as- sembling- round him the two captains, with Rodrigo de Escobedo, notary of the armament, Rodrigo Sanchez, and the rest who had landed, he took solemn possession in the name of the Castilian sovereigns, giving the island the name of San Salvador. Having complied with the requisite forms and ceremonies, he called upon all present to take the oath of obedience to him, as admiral and viceroy, representing the persons of the sovereigns. The feelings of the crew now burst forth In the most extravagant transports. They hns recently considered themselves devoted men, hurrying forward to destruction; they now looked upon themselves as favorites of fortune, and gave themselves up to the mcs.t unbounded Joy. They thronged around the admiral with overflowing some him. others kissembracing zeal, ing his hands. Those who had been most mutinous and turbulent during the voyage were now most devoted and enthusiastic. Some begged favors of him, as If be already had wealth and honors In his gift. Many abject spirits, who had outraged him by their Insolence, now crouched at his feet, for all the trouble ther begging pardon had caused him and promising the blindest obedience for the future. The natives of the Island, when, at the dawn of day, they had beheld the ships hovering on their coast, had supposed them monsters which had issued from the deep during the night. They had crowded to the beach and watched their movements with awful anxlrty. Their veering about, apparently without effort, and the shifting; and furling of their sails, resembling huge wings, filled them with astonishment. When they beheld their boats approach the shore, and a number of strange beings clad In glittering steel, or raiment of various colors, landing upon the beach, they fled In affright to the woods. Finding, however, that there was no attempt to pursua or molerl them, they gradually recovered front their terror, and approached the Spaniards with great swe; frequently themselves on the earth, and making signs of adoration. During the ceremonies of taking possession, they remained gazing in timid admiration at the complexion, the beards, the shining armor, and splendid dress of the atSpaniards. The admiral particularly comtracted their attention, from his manding helgnt, his air of authority, his dress of scarlet, and the deference tf hlch was pai 1 him by his companions: all whic h pointed him out to be the commander. When they had still furth-e- r recovered from their fears, they 'he Spaniards. touched .ijiproached their beards, and examined their In !' and faces, admiring their whili'no. Columbu was plrnscd with their gentleness and confiding simplicity, sn! suffered their scrutiny with pifi-c- t them by his beacquiescence, winning nignity Tbey now supposed thai the out sailed had of the rryitul ships firmament which bounded their horizon, or hsd descended from above on their ample wings, and that these marvelous beings were Inhabitants of the knees, pros-tratin- g skies. The natives of the Island were no less objects of curiosity to ths Spaniards, differing, ss they did, from st ty race of men they hsd ever seen. Their appearance gave no promise of either wealth or civilization, for thy wire antirely naked, and painted with a variety of colors, V ft sor.ie It w see l.nrrorse enthusiast maintain that lll soon mean to (he this old sport spring wlint foothn!l means to the fall. s be Smith to Smith when the t'lilverfclty of Wisconsin football lonm tnUi'n the crlriiwn this f.ill. I,. Smith of Conc h filcnn ThlMlel hwaltes sqtintl plfiys left half, K. Smith plnys rli'lil half, and H. Smith ptnys full hark. They wre brother. Two plnjul on the r.ii!i.'rr freshman fenin hut year nn'1 flip third returns fur his second season us a letter wan. It nmy sbS-r?teirMrH- GUNNISON Workmen under the direction of the state road commission, have been erecting safety signs all along the state highway. Signs are being placed at all strategic points and are neat and ornamental and give adequate information to the tourist. It is hoped that vandals will not mar them by using them as targets or to write autographs and sign names. HEBER CITY Expenditures by the federal government for the administration of and improvements in the national forests1 of Utah amounted to $587,606.48, while the receipts from all sources during the past fiscal year totaled $186,501, according to a report received by E. C. Shepard, supervisor of the Wasatch national forest. RICHFIELD Forest Ranger Dych-e- s, stationed in the Glenwood mountain district, discovered where mountain lions had killed five head of deer early in the week. One of the deer was a buck, which had been slain and "dragged for several hundred yards down a ravine. Evidence of mountann lion around sheep camps in the district i plentiful, says Ranger Dyches, whoNkelieves they are mora ," common than theYByeier' COALVILLE: Oiling of more than thirteen miles of road will be part of the 1928 road program of Summit county, it was decided recently at a conference between members and engineers of th state road commission and Summit county commissioners. Part of the roads to be oiled will have to be sonstructed also, and the total cost of the work planned is estimated at approximately $45,000, it was announced. OGDEN Bids were opened recently in the office of the United States bureau of public roads on construction work on one road in Idaho and another in Utah. The George A. Lyon com- pany was the only bidder on the Idaho road, which provided for grading of 1.69 miles of road on the Teton high0. way near Victor. The bid was The engineer's estimate is $15,384.65. The bid was recommended to the Washington offices. RICHFIELD The first rainstorm of wide extent visited the southeastern section of Utah Wednesday night, restoring the mountain sheep and cattle ranges to near normally and giviag new hope to the stockmen, who have grazed their herds on beared ground for some months. Reports from as far aouth as Kane county and from the Escalante district Indicate that the rainfall was quite beneficial and that stockfeeding areas were liberally wetted down. MYTON Goodrich and Hancock, partners in the sheep business at Bluebell, have bought from Mrs. T. A. Gardner a band 800, 2 and 3 year-ol- d ewes. The price reported was1 $15.25 per head, making a total of $12,200, which is a record price in this part of the basin, at least for some time. The owners immediately drove the herd Into the upper country, where they expect to rraze them. CEDAR CITY For the protection of fish with an estimated value of $250,000 in Navajo lake the Cedar City chamber of commerce and the local fish and game protective association are building a dam 500 feet long across the lake separating the main portion of the lake from the east end section, in which there are many volcanic sfnk holes. After the unusually dry season the lake is low and is now receding four or five inches a day. It Is feared that the fish will not survive If the lake is allowed to decrease much more in volume. EUREKA A contract will be let out soon to construct a landing field for airplanes In the Tintic valley, according to Information which Postmaster Frank Beesley has just received from the department of commerce at Washington, The task includes the grading, clearing and fencing of 63 acre of land just north of Tintic Junction. The work must be completed before November 24. Specifications call for removing all brush and trees, as well as rocks over four Inches in diameter, then dtnsging ths land ana filling in gopher holes, ditch-as- , ete five-poi- nt unique engraving made to illusan Italian poem by Guiliano Dato, printed in Florence in 1493, A trate shortly after Columbus' return. From a facsimile of the original in the Brit- ish Museum, reproduced In the Yale University Press "Pageant of America." e e confined merely to a part of the face, the nose or around the eyes; with others it e'xtended to the whole body and gave them a wild and fantastic appearance. Their complexion was of a tawny or copper hue, and they were entirely destitute of beards. Their hair was not crisped, like the recently discovered tribes of the African coast, under the same latitude, but straight and coarse, cut short above the ears, but partly locks some were left long behind and falling upon their shoulders.and Their disfigfeatures, though obscured ured by paint, were agreeable; they and had lofty foreheads remarkably fine eyes. They were of moderate statmost of them ure and appeared to be under thirty years of female with tee: there was but one like her comthem, quite young, naked panions, but beautifully formed. Columbus As supposed himself to have landed on an Island and at th extremity of India, he called the natives by the general appellation of Indians, which was universally adopted before the true nature nf his discovery was known, and has since been extended to all the aboriginals of the New WorM The Inlanders were friendly and genTheir only arms were lances, tle hardened at the end by fire, or pointed with a' flint, or the teeth or bone of a rich. There was no Iron to be seen, nor did they appear acquainted with its properties; for, when a drawn sword wns presented to them they unguardedly tonk It by the edge. Columbus distributed among tnem colored caps, frlass beads, hawks' bells, and other trifles, such as the Portuguese were accustomed to trade with among the nations of the gold roast f Africa. They received them eagerly, h'ing the bnsdr round their necks, and were wonderfully pleased with their fnery. and with the pound of the bella. The Spaniards remains all dny on well-shape- shore, refreshing themselves after their anxious voyage amid the beautiful roes of the Island The Island where Columbus had thus, for the first time, set his font upon the New World was called by the naIt still retain the tives Gunnnhsn. name of San Halvador, which he gave it, though called by the Kngllsh Cat Island. The i!ght which he hsd seen the evening previous to h; mnk:n land nay I. are been cn Wetting's Island, which lies a fw league to tl;f one if the eriKt fsn Eiilvador cluster of tr l.ucayos or J;.ihm g'ea! '. whirh strs'ch northwest, from HispsrUj'la. tie an' so!lit f florid-t- roast Pirates Get Blankenship Homer llhmkenslilp. right hand pitcher of the Dallas Wteers, has been sold to the Pittsburgh club of the National league. Terms tf the sale call for the Dallas club (o receive a sizeable sum of money and two players, a pltchsr and a class AA Inflelder. Blankepship, a brother of Ted Blankenship, Chicago White Sox pitcher, was purchased by IiiUlns from f the Shreveport club of the Texas shortly after the season opened this spring. o $15,-887.9- |