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Now he saw the horse coming down it. The white horse. Thunderhead! Ken did not move. Miss Sartoris went on chatting, Penny trotting from one to the other. Thunderhead walked slowly to the fountain. Ken got up and went into the house, through the kitchen to the back porch where a halter and bucket of oats were always kept. He took the halter over his arm, the bucket of oats in his hand, and went out the back door, across the terrace and Green, down to the fountain. Tortof boy! tned to to 'want You know do! you you want to be your lover. I me and forget you to love t those damned children. could have violet mother." his foot into the lowering Carey so abruptly It clutched him, screaming. re carried her to the bank and oldest jkt your dropped Ride on Thunderhead Quickens Rob's Blood her. ited their last ta.'k. Cadillac drew ud the ranch house and Collins out. Greenway came from Jewel. The rbam, leading mbled beside her. it was lunch the looked el like the nothing had found in the moun-He- r mane and forelock and Ken ere plucked and shortened and She wore a braided blanket from eyes looked out in a close-fittin- g Sher rim-hole- s cloth her from his master, like an old hen. her carefully into the trail-c- h was hitched to the car. took ins ig to her led an as In it, box 11 so as unusually constructed against the right side, stall had been built. that on the long jour-te- e have this little to himself, could not be ed down or trod upon by an mother, could either stand nminate, or repose upon the bed of straw which covered wr. When he got hungry the foal would stop and the lust foal would mother to nurse, creature would not with his in it small the his mother into the trailer, head and nickered anxiously, but it paid no t looked at the Green, at tople who stood around, at the in in the center, at the house, am, and it was as if it said, is all very interesting let ave a little fun! It began the lous performance which is a best attempt at bucking. The curly switch stuck straight s nose went down, then his cody twisted and his hind legs timed her at-I- into the air. re was a seemed d himself, and whinnied. d n roar of laughter to startle him. He looked inquiringly he was almost destroyed by that came bound-cros- s the Green at him. He d on four stiff legs and gave d squeal of fear. Jewel an-nervously. The weed rolled an(d then stopped, hooked ramble. The foal d stepped stretched out his nose to t it. The wind stiffened, the strained e against its frail loose and sailed away the foal galloping after. hmbleweed for-an- nderhead 'ten's Succumbs Pleadings anther burst of laugh-- 2 beamed as if he had rrth to the foal himself. But 11 Sife in the little stall jhrajer wllicb he and Gus the night to build. Jed e name . youve been s w, Carey, called Nell. Carey was puzzled, hen mbleweed! Of course! JZ rtect. Mrs. McLaughlin! as sitting on the terrace, afternoon. He was alone . "7 hls mother and father townHe was all 80 hour or two or ever th rvnWas drive Xtart baCk they town to have then catcb the MmCame and express. j'S in der white uni-- I with ,SL''kmanow thetwo Gorge years old, drsggfj a Uny t 1 iong hto ptea cart on wheels. WS 8 doU about si 47 wUr Ms 1116 terrace Ken brother. Penny, Sartoris, seating been. He added. So he's there now. You can do whatever you want with him. Are you going to shoot him, Dad? Rob answered this casually, "No, of course not, Ken. Now that he's been caught, theres no point in shooting him. Ill have Dr. Hicks up to geld him. He'll be a better horse than ever, all the trouble over, and you'll have him to ride for half of your life. A magnificent animal! I cant tell you how happy I am this happened. Next day Rob went for a ride on him. evade her arms, more disgusted. "I be your husband. even by one foot and her aash and the little procession wound around the fountain. Penny laughed, pounding her little fist on the horse's withers. Ken grinned at the nurse. "He's used to foals. He knows how they behave." He lifted the baby off. Im going for a ride. Listen. If my mother and father come before I'm back, don't tell them Thunderhead came back, I want to tell them myself. The nurse and Pearl promised. Ken vaulted on the horse again and rode off to saddle him. Ken had his ride. It was only at the station, when he was saying goodby to his mother and father that he told them that Thunderhead had come home and that he had put him in the box stall in the cow barn, where Jewel had With the thought in his mind of not putting too much strain on the l, Rob turned stallions his back on the ranch house, the Gorge, the pasture where the mares were enclosed and took his way down the meadows, along Lone Tree Creek. Time and again he put Thunderhead at the stream to jump it wider and wider jumps jumps with a high wall of willows this side of the water the other side, and every time the stallion sailed over hardly pausing to gather himself or to take off. What power! What reserve! Robs blood began to run faster. He crossed the meadow to the place where the ground sloped up and away from the creek. s One of the steep separated it from the higher grazing land above. He put the stallion at the rock slide and let him have his head. He felt the muscles gather under him. There were slight roughnesses in the surface of the rock, here and there a vein of grass, an angle nothing presented any difficulty to Thunderhead. The big hoofs seized every foothold unerringly. Where there was no foothold he seemed to advance by an irresistible inner force, there was a great leap at the end, and they were on the grass. Rob touched his heel to the curving arc of ribs and Thunderhead moved into a swift canter. Rob would try his speed now and prepared, with hands, heels, the tilt of his body, to give the signal, but Thunderhead read his mind and anticipated him. The canter became a gallop, a run, then that incredibly swift floating pace which seemed more in the air than on the ground. The hoofs reached, slashed at the ground, man and horse sailed forward, the hoofs reached, slashed again The quickening of his blood became an excitement such as Rob had rarely felt. What horseman is there who has not at times dreamed of a ride more like the ride of the Valkyries than anything which takes place on this earth? And of a horse endowed as, occasionally, a man is endowed with almost supernatural abilities? Here it was the supernatural ride, and the unearthly stallion between h i s knees, happy as he was happy, rejoicing as he was rejoicing, perfectly balanced by him, perfectly obedient. Thoughts zigzagged through Robs mind uncontrolled. They struck into his heart Recollections of his long war against th's animal . . . give away . . . geld . . . shoot . . . kill. At last Rob gathered the reins and turned toward the ranch. This would be the final test. On the way home they would pass the Six Foot Pasture where the mares were confined. Thunderhead did not pass them unaffected. His body gathered and trembled. Rob held him with hands, knees, and voice. There were wild neighs and answering whinnies from the mares. They collected at the fence, crying to him to come closer. But he had been well trained. Under the saddle, he gave obedience. Rob unsaddled him and rubbed him down, fed him, led him to water. There was no sweat on him. The ride had not winded him. That, night he told Nell he was considering replacing Banner with Thunderhead as the Goose Bar stud. Nells hands crashed on the piano keys. Thunderhead! Yes. Thunderhead! "But you were going to have him rock-slide- came Greenway barn leading Jewel. from the As he approached Thunderhead and began to talk to him, he heard Miss Sartoris say, Why, is that the horse everyone's been talking about? "I guess it is, said Ken easily. Come on, Thunderhead, youve had enough to drink. How about some oats? Thunderhead swung his dripping mouth up, his head high. He turned it to look at Ken, grunting. Ken sat the oat pail on the stone rim of the fountain. Thunderhead put his nose down to it. Ken slipped the end of the rope up underneath the great neck with his right hand, took hold of it on the crest of the neck with his left, drew it over, tied it with the loop against a knot which had been put in the rope to keep the noose from slipping. Then, holding this with a catch around his arm, he put the halter underneath Thunderheads chin, his arms on each side of his head. Come on, boy! Stick your nose in this! thrust his nose Thunderhead through it and lowered his head into the bucket again as Ken fastened the buckle. Kens heart did not even miss a beat. He wondered at this. He led the horse around the Green, showed him off to Miss Sartoris. He said, Want to see me ride him? The horse was obedient to him. Ken's knees held him tightly. with the halter rope, Ken rode him slowly around the fountain, cantered in a wider circle over the Green. Miss Sartoris was watching admiringly. "Say, Ken, that sure is a pretty horse! Yes, he is pretty, isnt he? said Ken bringing Thunderhead to a stop in front of the terrace. "Look, Miss Sartoris, what time is it? Have you got a watch? She consulted her wrist watch. It's four oclock. I want to go for a ride on him, said Ken. He slid off the horse. First lets give Penny a ride. Want to ride the geegee, baby? said Penny cocking her Huh? head and looking at the horse. Without letting go the rope Ken picked her up and held her under Smell her, Thunderheads nose. Thunderhead. Thats my sister. Thats my mothers baby. Get a whiff of her. Neck-reinin- g Ken Gives Penny Ride on Thunderhead Pearl came out of the house to see what was doing. Ken lifted broad Penny up on to the stallion's and back and the big black muzzle face came around to watch her. geldedl Well, a man can change Come along. Miss Sartoris, you hold her while I lead him. mind, can't he? (TO BE CONTINUED! Miss Sartoris clutched the baby his For Better Fishing Never area. invade Egg Profits Down During Hot Months anothers fishing When meeting another angler, particularly in a trout stream, get out and walk far enough around him so as not to scare the fish for a reasonable distance ahead. If he is fishing a pool stay away from the pool unless its large enough to fish well beyond his range. Even so. its good streamside relations to ask whether your own operations will interfere. When moving in a boat keep reasonably clear of trolled lines or still fishermen. Never invade the extreme casting range of another. Avoid unnecessary noise or other disturbance. Don't splash or bang rocks need- Poultrymen Recommend Close Culling of Flock On the average, poultrymen faff to realize a profit above feed costa during July, August and September because of low egg production per hen. For example, during this period in 1949, the average monthly production per hen for the United States was 13.2 eggs. As a rule, poultrymen who maintain an aver- - V) THE 1909 WORLD XE5 KIM IN PiTTSBURGM PlRAIfS AND tC THE TUEfiS MMX 19 EtmOT 1.-- TIGERS, BUT JtftfriS. PLAYING SHORTSTOP FDR THE GIANT5 IN (G42,WENT 12 INNINGS WITHOUT ACCEPTNG AN OFFICIAL CHANCE! lessly when stream fishing. Dont throw things in the water, even after youve quit a pool. An oncoming angler may have to wait longer USOfiS H t ME tfVtN (VWIE THE PIRATES COMMUTED IS MIS CUES BUT SOMEHOW MANAGED TO WIN ANYWAY J than necessary for things to quiet down. At least hell think so. Don't put down the fish by walking close to a stream's bank unless youre fishing or unless youre sure lt wont hinder the operations of another. When running an outboard, be sure to cut down speed when necessarily passing close to fishermen. Never lessen another's angling opportunity by damaging, needlessly, the fishes room and board. The destruction of such cover and food larders as overhanging branches (which may impede your own casting) by cutting; the removal of bankside trees and stumps, logs rocks, beneficial aquatic vegetation, sod and the like definitely is bad news for the fish. Don't do it. Of course, never pollute either the water used by the fish or the landscape used by the human eyes. Never needlessly cause or contribute to muddy water or cause a waterway to become silted or otherwise choked. Don't obstruct the passage of fish. Never take more fish than actual- SPORTLIGHT Two Master Golfers Should Meet By GRANTLAND RICE TF THERE IS A NATURAL In the golf world today lt would be a meeting of Ben Hogan of the U.S A. and Bobby Locke of South Africa. Hogan is U. S. open champion. Locke is British open champion. Hogan has won the last two opens he played in, 1948 and 1950. Locke has won the last two British r.rantland Rlceopens. Hogan has been acknowledged as the one to beat in most of the leading tournaments he has entered, before and after his accident. Locke has not only ruled South Africa and Great Britain but he has also left a wider ly will bo used. Let usage, rather than laws, gov- trail of devastation through the United States than any foreigner ern the maximum number and minimum size of the fish you take. that ever played including Harry Never unnecessarily injure a fish Vardon and Ted Ray. It was Bobby Locke who lured which may be released. Use a Sammy Snead to South Africa a few years ago and gave VirNever cause the introduction of an unwanted species. ginia Sammy a steady wallopNever dump bait pails. The care ing over this faraway terrain. less or unwitting introduction of yel Both Hogan and Locke are great low perch bait has ruined many a golfers. Their styles are wide apart trout water. Young carp often are but each is a master of fundamenvery hard to distinguish from tals. Both are consistently straight shiners. off the tee, but I like Hogans iron Tolerate the other angler's point play better. Locke has a shade of view or selection of gear. around the greens where he can Be careful with your hook. turn out near miracles on certain No Joe is welcome in any boat, occasions. for example, if he shows an inclinaHogan, Snead and Mangrum have e tion toward dominated play in the United States mayhem. Learn to cast without endangering this season and the game over here others. can stand another face the same Taking ten minutes after the being Bobby Lockes. Hogan, with bank-sid- e lunch to plunge fresh-eu- t his motion-pictur- e work ahead, has willow shoots well into the ground a busy schedule. But the call to may pay amazing dividends during contest usually finds Ben more your own fishing lifetime. There than eager to return to action. are always ways to improve unproLocke has now made his peace ductive water. Often a man can do with the American P.G.A. and he much in a few hours, especially to can find far richer hunting over help control erosion or to establish here than England offers at the mocover or even to improve the ment. beauty of the stream. Its funny We have had similar duels in how fishing anticipation generally the past Hagen vs. Jones runs much higher on a pretty stream Hagen vs. Sarazen, Barnes and or at least one not unnecessarily Hagen, to mention only a few. messed up by Man. The Sarazen - Hagen clash was the most spectacular. These two had the better right at that time to be called the two top men. Both Baby Cat Hogan and Locke are fine competitors, as well as being consistently fine golfers. It would be a new boost for general golfing interest to bring them together in a series of matches. In this connection it might also be mentioned that Lloyd Mangrum lately has been setting a dizzy pace. This L & S baby cat casting lure shown here is an entireRed Sox and 1950 ly new lure in the casting ping Jategory. Officials of the firm Just about mid-Jullast year the report that this plug was testRed Sox were 12 or 13 games off ed hard for more than 10 years the pace. They were that far back before being marketed and asof the Yankees. They are not quite sert that it is an effective It isnt generally that baby known, they say, catfish is a major Item in the diet of game fish, but it is, and weve found that a lure simulating the appearance and action of the baby catfish really gets results. A side-swip- AAA y Poor layers ana calls show tittle activity and are often found on the roost during the day. that bad this season, but with Ted Williams injured they face a terrific Job if they hope to better their position. So far under two different managers they have been an ineffective lot. Only tbrir hitting has kept to the high road. They passed the Fourth of July with a tram batting average of .305. This was by all odds the highest mark in both leagues. It is high enough to win two pennants, with only fair pitching. Heres the main trouble with the Red Sox If you rare to listen. There are three at departments of baseball least main departments. These are pitching, hitting and fielding. The Red Sox are the supreme hitters of the game. They have second-class pitching. They have close to second-clas- s fielding. For example, their infield is a powerhouse at bat. It isnt any too hot defensively. In fact, it is second division defensively. Ive heard too many opponents speak about the number of easy bits that slip through the Red Sox infield. This infield has power offensive power but no defensive speed. It cant cover ground to choke off opposing rallies. Once again I get this information from other ball teams. This makes it tough on the pitchers. They have hits charged against them that a Rizzuto would kill off or another faster-movininflelder would knock down. The trouble is that too many people look only at batting averages at home runs and runs driven in where the Red Sox exceL They overlook pitching. They overlook defense. They overlook spirit. They all say theyd rather play for Tom Yawkey. Who wouldnt? The Red Sox have taken four years to discover that power alonv doesnt rule baseball. g LaMotta and Robinson It remains to be seen whether or not Jake LaMotta can be lured into the ring with Ray Robinson. Bui this is the only fight of any importance that could be made this sum- age egg production per month of 15 or more eggs during this period, realize a profit. When the proTit margin gets slim, its poor business to cut down on the laying mash, or take it away entirely, with the expectation of bringing the hens back into production later when egg prices pick up. The solution to the problem of increasing profits requires close culling ot flocks. Get rid of the "boarders. Poor layers, as well as can be spotted by certain physical characteristics, such as "crow heads, shriveled, scaly pale, combs, yellow beaks, yellow legs and clean feathers. A good layer will have large red comb and wattles; an enlarged, smooth, moist vent; and well spread, pliable pin non-layer- s, bones. Poultrymen who start culling now will increase profits. Cull often and closely and sell the culls while they still have good body weight. Then feed t e remainder of the flock a good laying ration. Scientists Conclude Calf Parasite Study A study of the parasite infestation of calves on pasture has led C. D. Grinnels and J. L. Moore of North Carolina to three main conclusions; calves under ten months of age not be turned on pasture; (2) calf pastures should be rotated to reduce the parasite intake; and (3) calf pastures should be grazed part of the time by horses, mules or by mature cattle. Parasite populations build up very rapidly on calf pastures, the investigators found. The increase was most rapid on heavily grazed plots, these showing almost double the parasite population as the lightly grazed plot. Calves under ten months are extremely susceptible to parasite attack. Rotating pastures and grazing with mature animals cuts them down the population. Mature cattle have an age immunity. (1) should mer. Tiberio Mitri failed to come up to earlier predictions. The Italian is a good boxer not a great one but he can't punch. If a fighter hasnt a knockout punch he must at least have enough kick in either his left or right fist. It will be an entirely different matter in facing Robinson, a better boxer than Mitri and a far different puncher. Jim Norris has worked hard enough to keep the fight game going but at the moment it is badly stalled as far as any outdoor action is Mix Shipment Damage fish-gette- r. How tonran BY HAROLD ARNETT AAA Packers throughout the country are reporting damage, running into millions of dollars, from the mix shipment of cattle and hogs. The hog carcass (leftl shows result of trampling by cattle in mixed shipment, with bruised meat trimmed out, as compared with an carcass at right. The electric sparks from a cats body when the fur is under friction are probably caused by the peculiar dryness of the hair, which is free from the oily substances common to the coats of animals. AAA of the anteater The tongue fastened to his breastbone. is AAA Feed Grinding For Small Pigs Is Not Economical When Lakers Take Experience may show you that lake trout are inspired to take both live and artificial baits on those days when the moon is at the zenith of its travels and in its fullest face. Surface water is cooler at this time and the fish feed longer. But few, if any, trout will be wooed by your lures when the water is densely clouded with greenish plant life stirred up from the bottom when the lakes are working." Dick Carlisle, livestock specialist Illinois College of Agriculture, reports that pigs under 150 pounds chew their food so well that farmers seldom save enough feed by grinding to pay for the cost of grinding. But for hogs above 150 pounds, grinding will save about five percent of the corn. 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