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Show A great sigh left Steve's breast and f.e "rcheJ against the canoe, shoring sideways through the reeds, all but falling across It "Good!" he said thickly. "Safe, eh? Listen I Listen, Kate Flvnn." fie wet his Hns and Mod tn flphr'ha the overwhelming weakness. "Listen, mat money's got to "You're bleeding!" Her cry cut him short. She screamed out again that he was bleeding. "Nothing," he muttered. "Nicked me a little . . . a little . . ." But he looked down, following her terrified glance, and saw the red life fluid seeping through and mingling with the muddy water in which he stood. She got out of the canoe herself and stood beside him. putting a slender arm about his waist, dragging one of his over her shoulder. "Come!" she said, calmly enough. "Walk with me. So." He tried to move but his feet seemed to be buried deep in dinging clay. He reeled as he tried and all but fell again. "That's splendid!" she said and laughed and her voice was filled with vigor. "Just a little way. now. Careful. Don't fall. There, that's better!" As one would encourage a timid child she talked him Into efforts which otherwise would have been beyond his strength. "Here we go ! We're out of the wa. . Just a few more ter, now. steps. Over yonder's some bracken. Better to lie In that than on this wet sand." he said dully. "Sure," "Sure thing. . . ." "Now . . . Careful. , . . Here, I'll let you down." But she did not let him down. She could not ense the slump of his weight and It dragged her to her knees with his fall. For a moment she knelt there, both hands pressed to her cheeks and eyes wide. Then she leaned forward, rolled Steve to his back and began chafing a wrist frantically. His face had lost all color, his eyes were closed and a fine sweat pricked out on his brow, "Can't you speak to me?" she begged. "Listen I If you hear me Just open your eyes. Can't you do that much ?" But the eyes did not open. His breathing was scarcely perceptible and the hand she held was without the warmth of life. "Oh, merciful God!" she prayed. "Oh, God, let me save him ! Oh, God. let me serve him as he has served And then, conscious of her me!" own Inadequacies for such a situation: "Oh, God, send me help!" And then she called aloud for hu But she knew screams man help. were of no avail, and his life might be slipping away as she tried to make them serve. Kate told herself this as she knelt beside this man she did not know, whose Identity, even, was not within her wildest guess but who, for weeks, had been fighting her fight and who, today, had saved her from whatever might have been. She rummaged his pockets for a knife, found the slit in his clothing through which the wounding blade had cut, made it larger and exposed the lacerated flesh. Blood oozed out in regular gushes and, loosing the bandage which still hung about her neck, she spread its folds over the long gash, pressing It down, holding it firmly, fighting the tremors In her hands, sobbing a little and calling out to Steve to speak to her . . . Just to give some sign that he heard her. . . . be" IJ IP IM II It? "TWWAJS gVHAgOLD TITUS rHA.PTER XI Continued 19 was within twenty struck the weapon Ln Franz's hand ; within ten when Te struck again with her paddle, was shallows Lging himself through theturned In the reeds wlien Franz steve Drake when Kate (or flight. the channel bank and hoarsely, Steve follBreathing dived In the water, this man owed A good could not match speed he but Franz now challenged him, ffith the one who fate-fullho came on relentlessly, gaining He looked behind and gasped He threw his hips upout a eurseHe gained - ward and dived . . . ge weiu under abruptly and drove himself down but Steve followed the he left, knowing eddies and bubbles cost him dearlwould other's panic the for the mohe gain might though y ment. J Franz came up to the from his eyes, water A jvidly. as Steve's right, shaking gasping air moment later he cried out one hand fastened in his shirt Franz struck out, but the blow, though it caught Steve on the point of the chin, was light and ineffectual. Drake seized one of Franz's hands and twisted the arm cruelly, They went under, Franz's legs groping for a hold at on Steve's, his fingers scratching the throat Franz tried to They turned over. shove Drake deeper but could not and, as if by prearrangement, they broke their holds and shot to the surface, gasping for air. A brief interval they rested so, face to face, treading water, and then Franz commenced to swim land. third stroke a hand grasped his ankle, his head was dragged under and Drake's body floated over him, binding his arms and legs close. He struggled an instant and again toward But on his then went limp. Steve let him up, then, holding firmly to his shirt front while the man ... gagged and choked. "You can't get away," he "Enough? . . . Will you go back, now?" Franz's mouth opened and closed ". . . to h 1!" he convulsively. panted. ... rasped. "Then I'll take "Hold you under . you!" Drake cried. . until you . . Franz half turned and fought Steve Beaway with thrusts of one arm. neath the surface his other hand was busy, seeking, tugging at something, and as Drake broke through his guard and grasped for a hold on clothing It came up with as much of a sweep as he could manage in the water and on that movement a glint of flashing brightness swept for Steve's middle. He threw himself quickly on one side to elude the blade, gasping out a word as he realized he had failed. A sharp sting above his left groin manifested Itself but he had the knife hand ferrety, twisted and wrenched it, """"ling the man under, holding him there mercilessly until the fingers finally opened and the knife sank slithering toward the bottom. Then Steve had to let go, strangling M he was from the water he had swallowed. The sting In his side had become a burning. He gave that no heed, however. He raised one arm Ngii and turned his face toward the rashes where he had last seen Kate. "Got him he called hoarsely. "Bring the canoe . . . Got him . . Eut he winced from the throb in his kHy which had by then replaced the sensation of burning. He had believed he finally had ranz captive, but before his words ere well Rpnken, the fellow broke loose and was swimming away. Steve followed, a groat weariness, something m"fe than the effects of this exertion, creeping through hm muscles. He shut his eyes and all his will to close quickly that could happen which, It "eemed certain, was going to happen, Bo. And whon he opened them Franz nowhere In sight. He stoppp, swimming at once, trending water sluggishly and pressed one Janl to his wounded side, wincing rom the pnn the touch (.popped, "varied as Franz was, Steve knew It ld ho tmpossihle for him to stay 'ihrnorgod more than an Instant '"hind, he heard the canoe The sounds penetrated "r,"ihh a queer sensation In his ears. " like a thickness, something """Wine hi8 hearing as fog will nlndor ! Jd sight. i,lThe "p',rna('ll'"f? paddle dipped rap-J- Still Franz did not show hlra- - Movement hurt him, now. He moaned from the pain and then, a few yards beyond, came a ruffling of the surface. Bubbles. . . . Bubbles, coming upward from deep down. "Stay back!" he gasped over his shoulder and the sounds of the paddle ceased. He waited an interval for breath The sun broke through the clouds again. Somehow, its light seemed feeble. I'erhaps his sight was dimming. . . . Nevertheless, he let himself under water and stared about and saw what he saw. . . Speech was Impossible when he rose that time. He scarcely had strength to beckon Kate forward. It seemed that stie would never get across that intervening strip of water; seemed as if he could not stay afloat another fractional second. But he did. His fingers found the gunwale and curled over it With great effort he raised his other hand and took hold and leaned his forehead against his wrists, breath quick and shallow, not caring a great deal, now, that what strength remained in his body seemed to be pouring into the lake through his side. "Get In!" the girl said huskily. "Here! Let me help you!" "No," he tried to say stoutly but the word came only in a whisper. "Please," he added. "Let me . . . rest just a . . . moment." That was better. Resting was sweet But the fingers of one hand wanted to let go. He shut his teeth and drew back his Hp as he fought to retain a hold on consciousness. His Job was not done. He had one more obligation to discharge. "Where," he began, without lifting his face. "Where . . ." What was it he had wanted to say? What had prompted a question? . . . "Where's Franz?" he finished dully. "Franz? He's . . . he's gone. You He didn't come up. What's saw. wrong with you?" sharply. "What's , happened?" The lovely timbre of her voice shot through his veins like a stimulating drug. He raised his face to look into hers. Her eyes, those clear, widely set, blue eyes which had been bandaged when he looked at her closely before, set up a strength within him which gathered wit, marshaled his resources, gave him strength and clarity of mind. "I'm all right" he muttered. "Tired. What I started to ask was, . . . whore's the brief case?" That was the thing he had left to do! Today was Wednesday. Tomorrow at four the contents of that portfolio must be In MacPnnald's hands or all that he had tried to do for Old Jim Flynn would be as nothing. "It must be here," the girl said. "He had It in the store. He talked about the money. He repacked some of his duffle at the first landing. But that's no matter now. Are you. . . Are you all right?" "night," he answered but his voice was thick despite the comparative ease with which his mind functioned for the moment "fiet In, then. Oh, this is terrible! And we must hurry bark to headquarwill ters. They'll have found Tim and for whole country the be searching us!" to "Yes," he muttered and tried well smile. They'd be searching, for trail his on been enough. They'd Job his finish must he long now. But from before more strength drained his body. Til rest here," he said, "raddle upI might Into the shallows. ... ..." set you. and Kate picked up the paddle did Steve Island. little the for headed that again, but he knew look up him much of the girl's eves were on helplessly trailed feet the time. His and His side began to throb behind. floundered and bottom felt sting He to the to a stand, clinging dizzily fall. not would he so canoe mumbled, Should be In here." he . a for reaching uncertainly . . now. . "We've got to know of the park. flo loosed the straps the flap, "There!" He pulled back "There within. duffle exposing the leather He drew out the light His weight a were great It rase as if o sticks like ands were cold, finger, It and He tried to open wood. not pack-sack- ,ir"xhed a hand across his Ills ears were going bad; were frying tricks, also? An odd iy aim"1 ,ny 0VPr hls 8ltle b,r ""Stable. Boat. Sl"k!n8 nnd ... nnw" 11 wns He caught truggled to keep Hecouldn, oubhesald. wa s fuzzy tvtMc ... ibat .. onto n hit, everything 1 m I gi"1 ,' ' ' now. If she was getting ' shaky, first. You need "But come ashore rest." Please!" now. "No. Open It the exposed and cas She opened the CHAPTER XII It was a long time before Mary Wolf finished the task of scraping a resting place for her father's body. Then she lowered It gently. For an Interval she knelt there on the soft, sweet earth, hands lax at her sides. "I'll ask the sisters to pray," she said aloud as if to end an annoying he fresh quandary and began scraping earth bark upon the blanketed form. She displayed no emotion. She was of a people which knows the futility of regrets. Her father had reached the end of an arduous trail. This was what she had known must be and It was better so. She stopped once and turned her head to listen. That had sounded like For an Interval she stood a shot. . . . listening further and wondering and lake on the were men If Well, came this way she would see them before they saw her and could hide until was past She danger of an encounter would go bark to Good Bye and on to It was about school time Shoestring. and Young Jim had told her to go to he said. grhool. She would do what . . . He was right For hours, it seemed, Kate Flynn held that wad of gauze against the In the bewound In Steve's side. oozed had blood persistently ginning, but of the bandage beneath the edges that had finally stopped, nowever, she did not dare relax the pressure. His life was In her hands. Others She knew would be searrhlng. and Wartln; she knew that with the discovery of Tim's body and her absence and the absence of this man whoever he might be, they would fling their companies of searchers far. But It might be days before she was found and in mere hours the light rise and fall of this man's chest might cease. . . . She cried aloud at the and told herthought and bit her Hp self again that srreaming would do no must hold her mind and good, that she discourage and strength under strict y cipline. Help was nearer, then, could have dreamed. (TO BB OONTINUBD.; safe than she Poultry SANITARY BROODER HOUSE IMPORTANT Clean Well Before Chicks Are Placed in It. OL Gauser, Professor In Poultry partment, North Carolina 8tat Col- By H. lege. De- WNU Servlca. The greatest chick losses occur during the brooding period which makes it necessary to clean the house thoroughly before the chicks are placed In It To go about having a sanitary brooder house the poultryman should first scrape all the old manure and dirt from the lower side walls and floor of the house and clean the water containers, mash hoppers and other equipment used In the house. After this thorough mechanical cleansing has been done, the lower side walla floor, water containers, feeding equipment brooder stove and canopy should be scrubbed with a lye solution made by dissolving one pound of lye In ten fallons of hot water. A stiff bristle broom may be used to apply the solu tlon. This lye mixture will not only further cleanse the house but It also Where the baa power. poultryman has a fire gun, he may use this Instead of the lye solution. After the brooder house has been thoroughly cleaned, It must be cleaned again at Intervals during the brooding period. If the house has a dirt floor, remove the top few Inches and replace It with clean dry soil, sand oi gravel. The use of wire frames on which to place the feeders and water containers is also advised. The house need to be free from drafts and if It Is movable, 'it is well to take it to a new location after cleansing. Fo not crowd the chicks in the About sii square Inches of house. floor space per chick is necessary fo good health. germ-klllln- Marriage Ceremonies The states of Maryland and West Virginia require marriage to be celebrated by a clergyman or minister of the gospel, or head of a religious society. Delaware has the same provision, excepting the mayor Wilmington. Other states per mit civil official marriage as an alternative. Chalcedony Variety of Quart Chalcedony is described as a cryp- of quartz, variety tocrystalline transparent or translucent, with a waxy luster. So far as color la con cerned it may be white, gray, blue. brown, or black, but commonly la of a tint suggestive of diluted milk, marked with veins, circles, or spots. Ireland Proud of Horses Ireland Is Justly proud of her fine horses. The isle is thick with horse shows and races. The Curragh races, the Royal Dublin soclety'B horse show and the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes, are only a few of the many events to which international sportsfolks flock every year. greatest ex pansion the Roman empire was estimated to have Included approximately 1,544,000 square miles, and the Dresent countries of Italy, Great Britain, France, Spain, Austria, llungary, the Balkan peninsula, Asia and northern Minor, Palestine Africa. Whom lb Gods Would Destroy" "Whom the Gods would destroy" is an ancient proverb. Sophocles quotes it: "Whom Jupiter would (or destroy, he first dr mad." It la found In many ancient writers, and is often quoted "Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad." Illness in Gold Rush Days In the first year of the California gold rush, lack of adequate shel s, ter, proper food, and medical of lack the with together preparation for the unusual hardships took a toll of about 10,000 lives by fever, dysentery, and other diseases. Signs of the Zodiac The signs of the rodlac are: Aires, "In the Doldrums" The expression "in the doldrums," came from large ocean areas which, because of their complete calm, were once the bane of sailors, aa it was not uncommon for a ship to get In one of them and remain there for months at a time. Taurus, Gemini, Oncer, Leo, Vir- Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Caprlcornus, Aquarius, Pisces; or (in English): Ram, Bull, Twins, Crab, Lion, Virgin, Balance, Scorpion, Archer, Goat, Water-beareFishes. go, Dosing the flocks with drugs will not result in more eggs. That Is the conclusion of the poultry department of Michigan Agricjltural college. Egg production Is a matter of inherited characteristics and of proper feeding. Mongrel birds are very apt to be unprofitable and hens which are com pelled to forage for their living have little time to fill the egg basket Drugs do not change the factors inherited by hens nor do they supply needed food elements so the possibility of nostrums affecting egg production are very remote. Dr. H. E. Moskey, United States Department of Agriculture, says positively that no known drug or combination of drugs will Increase egg production. Rations for laying flocks must supply the food elements needed to maintain the body weight of the hen, to supply warmth and energy, and to supply the material contained In the eggs themselves. Good grains, green feeds, milk, shell, and grit furnish all the materials needed by the laying hen. Diseased hens should be treated for the malady with which they are affected, and. In case of contagious dismeasures orders, proper sanitary should he practiced In the houses and runs where chickens are confined. Indiana Farmer's Guide. "Fading Out" Epidemic recent survey covering five years of study In fourteen southern California poultry flocks Including 14,733 birds shows a mortality in these flocks running from a minimum of 17.3 to a A maximum of 61 per cent. This report is very disturbing and would indicate that something Is radically wrong in inhnndling breeding stock and birds Mortality for tended replacement seems to have been steadily Increasing for the past five years. In the last two years It has increased 36 per cent over the averages of 1928, 1929 and 1930. The trouble is known among commercial poultrymen as and it has caused the "fading-outloss of thousands of dollars to southern California poultrymen. This trouble is not confined to this country. English poultrymen are complaining of a similar condition. Los Angeles Times. sup-pile- Controversies "Controversies are essential to civilization," said Hi no, the sage of Chinatown, "but we civilize more rapidly if we can conduct one controversy at a time Instead of try ing to settle all questions at once." Sign of Good Weather Green rays from the sun Just be-f-or it sets are dependable signs of good weather, says the weather bureau. These rays will not be visible unless the air la clear enough to insure good weather for at least 24 hours. Virtue Originate in Feeling The virtues which serve the com mon weal originate primarily in An elemental sympathy feeling. with the happiness of others and an elemental sorrow for their misery are innate In our minds. Brawn Good to Eat Brawn la a preparation of meat made from pig's head and ox feet cut up, boiled, pickled and molded. In England the brawn of Wiltshire la celebrated, and it la a famous dish In Canterbury. When Born on High Seat child born on the high seas takes the nationality of the father and by a fiction of extraterritoriality in International law It also takes the nationality of the vessel on which it is born. When Climate Was Warmer Fossils of corals, snails, etc., found in and around Chesapeake bay would indicate that the climate of this coastal region was a great deal warmer sometime In the last few million years. g Dosing With Drugs Will Not Benefit Laying Hens The Roman Empire At the time of Its A What a Man Thinks Cathedral you would really know what a man truly thinks," said HI Ho, risk of making cease to flatter him and take the him angry." The word cathedral Is derived from the Greek word cathedra, which means a chair. A church in which is placed the throne or chair of a bishop is called a cathedral. Briar Root for Pipes The production of briar root for smoking pipes dates back to I860, when a French firm found it to be of excellent quality for that purpose. Seabed Once Was Land Evidence that the seabed of the Indian ocean once was a continental area, including deserts, has been found by an oceanographlcal expedition. Saying "No" "Learn to say 'no,' " gaid Uncle Eben, "but don't let It git to be such a habit dat you refuses a chance to be useful." Electric praying Wheel Electric praying wheels are used by Buddhist monks in Tibet Previously the wheels were water-drive- n or worked by hand. Differ in Keenness of Smell Individuals differ so in keenness of smell that 6ome flowers seem fragrant to some people and odorless to others. The first Justices of the Supreme court were appointed in 1789, the year the government began to function. International Law International law is best known by the successful violations of It Oldest Incorporated City the oldest Incorporated city in the United States. "If the sage of Chinatown, "you must Long before the first tiardy chrysanthemum reached Europe, Chinese gardeners cultivated and developed many interesting forms. The first chrysanthemum appeared in Europe after the middle of the Seventeenth century. First planted in Holland, they then were Introduced In France and England where they They quickly became popular. made their appearance In this country in the Nineteenth century. Two wild chrysanthemums with small flowers are said to be the ancestors of 400 different types of this plant. Fint Justices New York city is Salt Lake City Directory CRISMON & NICHOLS ASSAYERS AND CHEMISTS 1 8. Wast Olllfe and Laboratory Temple St., Bait Lake City, Utah. P. O. Box 1701. Mailing envelope prices furnished on request. 12J-J3- ul Salt Lake City's fewest Hotel Your local dealer carries Ferry's Pure Bred Vegetable Seads. Now only 5 cents a package. Adv. Bl Universal Price Vigilance Is the price of liberty and of keeping out of wars. say .;r Poultry Ideas HOTEL Keep the poultry house clean and plenty of dry Utter on the floor. TEMPLE SQUARE Provide one nest for each s'x hens in the flock. Separate the roosters from the laying flock and produce infertile eggs. Farm poultry records kept in Ten nessee Indicated that 76 per cent ol the Income from poultry was from egg sales. Knowledge of the function of proteins In feed Is regarded as essential to success in poultry raising. A fresh laid egg Is aweet wholesome and of high quality, but it depends npon the poultry raiser aa to what its condition marketing. la at the time of Poultry manure is a valuable product which when well by- alr-drle- d has an analysis of approximately 2 per cent nitrogen, 2 per cent phosphoric acid and 1 per cent potash. 0 Quick, Safe Relief For Eyes Irritated By Exposure To Sun, Wind and Dust At All Dru Stores WrltaMvinc Co.,Dpt.W, Chicio.for Free Book 200 Rooms i 200 Tile Baths Radio connection in every room. RATES FROM f 1.50 Just oppoiUt Mormon Tabtmscit ERNEST C. ROSSITER, Mgr. WNU W Make thU Summer's efforts worth while Send for catalog and information regarding Summer Courses. 20 S4 |
