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Show T j fJC.,- f. THE RICH COUNTY NEWS, RANDOLPH, UTAH Youre a brave ing words, Snowbird. since a little been have girl always thing, as God is my Judge and you know we must face the truth. Better one of us die than both. And I promise Ill never feel their fangs. And 1 wont take your pistol with me either." Her thought flashed to the clasp hunting knife that he carried in his pocket. But her eyes lighted, and she bent and kissed him. And the wolves leaped forward even at this. Well stay It out," she told him. WelL fight it to the last just as Dan would want us to do. Besides it would only mean the same fate for me, in a little while. I couldnt cling up there foreyeiv and Dan wont come back. She was wholly unable to gain on the Are. Only by dint of the most g toil was she able to se cure any dry fuel for it at all. Every length of wood she cut had to be scraped of bark, and half the time the fire was only a sickly column of white smoke. It became increasingly difficult to swing the ax. The trail was almost at its end. hours drew one The by one across the face of the wilderness, and she thought that the deepening cold presaged dawn. Her fingers were numb. Once more she went to one of the saplings, but she stumbled and nlmost went to her face at the first blow. It was the instant that her gray watchers had been waiting for. The wolf that stood nearest leaped a gray streak out oftlie shadow and every wolf in the paek shot forward with a yell. It was a short, expectant cry; but it chopped off short. For with a half-soand seemingly without mental process, she aimed her pistol and heart-breakin- CHAPTER III Continued. 22 Good evening, Cranston, he said pleasantly, Cranston was also upon his feet the same instant. His instincts were entirely true. He knew if he leaped for his rifle, Dan would be upon his back in an instant, and he would have no chance to use it. The rifle was now Out of the running, as they were at about equal distances from it, and neither would have time to swing or aim it. Dans sudden appearance had been so utterly unlooked for, that for a moment Cranston could find no answer. His eyes moved to the rifle, thefl to his belt where hung his hunting knife, that still lay on the pallet. Good evening, Failing, he replied, trying his hardest to fall inlo that strange spirit of nonchalance with which brave men have so often met their adversaries, and which Dan had now. Im surprised to see you here. What do you want? Dans voice when ne replied was no more warm than the snow banks that reinforced the lean to. I want your rifle also your snow shoes and your supplies of food. And I think Ill take your blankets, too. And I suppose you mean to fight for them? Cranston asked. His lips drew up in a smile, but there was no smile in the tone of his words. Youre right, Dan told him, and he stepped nearer. "Not only for that, Cranston. Were face to face at last hands to hands. Ive got a knife In my pocket, but Im not even going to bring it out. Its hands to hands you and I until everythings square between us." Perhaps youve forgotten that day You on the ridge? Cranston asked. havent any woman to save you this time.. . , and thats part I remember the day, of the debt. The thing you did yesterday is part of It, too. Its all to be settled at last, Cranston, and I dont believe I could spare you if'you went to your knees before me. Youve got a clearing out by the fire big as a prize ring. Well go out there side by side. And hands to hands well settle all these debts we have between us with no rules of fighting and no mercy in the - end I They measured each other with their eyes. Once more Cranstons gaze stole to his rifle, but lunging out, Dan kicked it three feet farther into the Dan saw the shadows of the lean-to- . dark face drawn with passion, the hands clenching, the shoulder muscles growing Into hard knots. And Cranston looked and knew that merciless vengeapee that age old sin and Christless creed by which he lived had followed him down and was clutching him at last. He saw it in the position of the stalwart form before him, the clear level eyes that the moon light made bright as steel, the hard lines, the slim, pow- - of defeat, of death, of heaven knows what remorselessness with which this grave giant would administer justice was upon him, and his heart seemed to freeze in his breast. Cravenly he leaped for his knife on the blankets' below him. Dan was upon him before he ever reached It. ne sprang as a cougar spings, incredibly fast and with shattering power. Both went down, and for a long time they writhed and struggled in each others arms. The pine boughs rustled strangely. The dark, gaunt hand reached in vain for the knife. Some resistless power seemed to be holding l)is wrist and was bending its bone as an Indian bends a bow. Pain lashed through him. And then this d man, who had never known the meaning of mercy, opened his lips to scream that this terrible enemy be merciful to him. But the words wouldnt come. A ghastly weight had come at his throat, and his tortured lungs sobbed for breath.' Then, for a long time, there was a curious pounaing, lashing sound in the evergreen boughs. It seemed merciless and endless. But Dan got up at last, in a strange, heavy silence, and swiftly went to work. He took the rifle and filled it with cartridges from Cranstons belt. Then he put the remaining two boxes of shells into his shirt pocket. The supplies of food the sack of nutritious jerked venison like dried bark, the little package of cheese, the boxes of hard tack and one of the small sacks of prepared flour he tied, with a single kettle, into his heavy blankets and flung them with the rifle upon his back. . Finally he took the pair of snow shoes from the floor. He worked coldly, swiftly, all the time munching at a piece of jerked venison. When he had finished he walked to the door of dark-hearte- the lean-to- after-midnig- fired. rain-soake- heart-breakin- way. Again she went forth to the sapling, and this time It seemed to her that if she simply tossed the ax through the air, she could fell one of the gray crowd. But when she stooped to pick it up she didnt finish the thought. She turned to coax the fire. And then she leaned sobbing over the sled. Whats the use? she cried. He wont come back. Whats the use of fighting any more? Theres always use of fighting, her father to'ld her. He seemed to speak with difficulty, and his face looked Good Evening, Cranston. strange and white. The cold and the erful hands. He could read it In the exposure were having their effect on tones of the voice tones that he him- his weakened system, and unconsciousself could not imitate or pretend. The ness was a near shadow Indeed. But, hour had come for the settling of old dearest-i- f I could only make you do debts. what I want you to What? He tried to curse his adversary as a Youre able to climb a tree, and If weakling and a degenerate, but the obscene words he sought for would not youd take these coats, you wouldnt come to his lips. Here was his fate, .freeze by morning. If youd only have and because the darkness always fades the strength And see you torn to pieces! before the light, and the courage of Im' old, dear and very tired and wickedness always Dreaks before the courage of righfeousness, Cranston was Id crawl away into the shadows, where afraid to look it in the face. The fear you couldnt see. Theres no use minc T . For many years I lived In the western part of blew York state and every spring spent a large part of my time in tree surgery. seedling apple trees became my job in the community. By long experience I developed methods of my own .until the grafts lost did not except 5 per cent, and often not more than 1 per cent. Right now is the time to cut apple scions if this has not been done yet, writes H. Wallis Smith in Farmers Mail and Breeze. The best scions are obtained from the ends of bearNew growth should be ing branches. used and the scions should be taken from vigorous trees where the one and growth has reached a size of inch in diameter up to the size of a lead pencil. Water sprouts are wor'hiess as scions. Scions must be cut before the buds swell and should be tagged and packed in moist sand or earth and kept in the cellar. Cuttings tiom quickly As growing varieties will do best. soon as enough sap lias started so the h Is time to do never giaft a branch that inches is more than one and one-hain diameter. I take the branch to be cut In my left hand and with a sharp, saw, cut it off below my hand. I do not let It fall or sway until cut off entirely as this will split the bark or wood of the stub, damaging it for grafting. I cut a branch here and another there, being careful not to get them too close together. I take two or three years to work over a large tree. A tree should not be pruned severely the same year it is lf fine-tQot- li grafted. When all branches on a tree are cut I prepare the' scions by making a slanting cut on one side only, leaving two good buds. A sharp, knife must be used for this purpose. An incision is then made in the bark of the stub and the bark turned up at the corners as shown tn Fig. 2. I then wet the cut end of the scion In my mouth and slip it down under the bark of the stub, the cut side of the scion on the inside, until the bark be-- ' gins to split at the bottom of the incision. I put two scions on each stub, then wrap some twine about the graft (Fig. 3) to keep the corners of the bark ' from curling; outward as they dry. The wax is applied as soon as six or eight grafts are made Tills wax is made np as follows: pint raw linseed oil. 1 pounds rosin 1 pound beeswax. This is melted up together and put Into two tin cans with wire bales, the outer ends of which are bent in the form of hooks as shown in Fig. 4. 1 next take a length of stovepipe, put a bale in one end, fit wooden bottom in the other, and nail it on well. A small hand lamp is set into the pipe and the can of wax suspended above it by means of the hooks. Tills, keeps the wax warm and of the right con- thin-blade- d Straining into the silence, a perfectly straight line between Cranstons camp and Snowbirds, Dan Failing came mushing across the snow. His sense of direction had never been obliged to stand such a test as this before. Snowbirds fire was a single dot on a vast plateau ; yet he had gone straight toward it. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Device Overcomes Sleeplessness. No one need suffer from sleeplessness any longer. A device has been invented which, it is claimed, will send the worst case of insomnia to the land of nod In a few minutes. The machine, which in appearance is rather complicated, consists of a number of discs which, when the starting handle is moved, rotate in opposite directions. All that the sufferer has to do is to keep his eyes on the discs as they turn, until after a short spell of watching he gradually sinks into a sound sleep. Hadnt Wasted Any Time. A young couple rushed Into a mar- riage license bureau recently and announced to the clerk that they wished to be married at once. Dan Cupids executive officer surveyed the couple from under grizzled brows and said Im afraid this is a run severely: Well, your hone" away match. returned the prospective groom, I cant exactly say we ran, but w walked pretty fast" Mrs. R. D. Barry, Third Ave PayI ette, Idaho, says had backaches and trouble with my kidwas There neys. lameness and soreness across my kidand a dull, neys throbbing ache in my back and loms My kidneys acted irregularly and I had inflammation of the bladder. 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The wolf had leaped for her throat; but he fell short. She staggered from a blow, and she heard a curious sound in the region of her hip. But she didnt know that the fangs had gone home in her soft flesh. The wolf rolled on the ground ; and if her pistol had possessed the shocking power of a rifle, he would have never got up again. As it was, he shrieked once, then sped off in the darkness to die. Five or six of the nearest wolves, catching the smell of his blodd, bayed and sped after him. But the remainder of the great pack fully 15 of the gray, gaunt creatures stealing across the snow toward her. White fangs had gone home ; and a new madness was in the air. An Idaho Case KIDNEY AILMENTS KILL bark will peel, it Ions Bayer Is backache keeping you Are you all played out, without strength or vigor for your work? Then find what is causing the trouble and correct it. Likely, its your kidney! You have probably been working too hard and neglecting rest and exercise. Your kidneys have slowed up and poisons have accumulated. That, then, is the cause of the backache, headaches, dizziness and bladder irregularities. Use Doans Kidney Pills. Doans have helped thousands and should help you. Ask your neighbor! on Genuine New Growth Should Be Used and Scions Should Be Taken From Most Vigorous Trees. Fig. 1 shows the scion properly cut. Fig. 2 is the stock ready for the scion. Some Resistless Power Seemed to Be Holding His Wrist. Name Why That Bad Back? miserable? IS DONE G fast-leapin- stragglers from the pack frisked and leaped about in a curious way. A strange smell had reached them on the wind, and When the loud, fearful steps were out of hearing, it might pay them to creep down, one by one, and investigate its cause. rain-soake- HOW g A wolf is one of the most difficult pistol targets that can be imagined. It bordered on the miracu- - It seemed to Dan that Cranston whispered faintly, from his unconsciousness, as he passed ; but the victor did not turn to look. The snow shoes crunched away into the darkness. On the hill behind a half dozen wolves for her was past. n She noticed that when she went to her hands and knees, laboriously to cut a piece of the drier wood from the rotted snag that was her principal supply of fuel, every wolf would leap forward, only to draw back She when she stood Straight again. worked desperately to keep the fire burning bright. She dared not neglect it for a moment. Except for the single pistol ball that she could afford to expend on the wolves of the three she had the fire was her last defense. d But it was a losing fight. The wood smoked without flame, the comparatively dry core with which Dan had started the Are had burned down, and the green wood, hacked with g such difficulty from the saplings that Dan had cut, needed the most tireless attention to burn at all. Her nervous vitality was flowing from her in a frightful stream. Too long she had toiled without food in the constant presence of danger, and she was very near indeed to utter exhaustion. But at the same time she knew she must not faint. That was one thing she could not do to fall unconscious before the last of her three cartridges was expended in the right ORCHARD i . The gray circle about the fire was growing impatient. Snowbird waited to the last instant before she admitted this fact.'- - But it is possible only so long to deny the truth of a thing that all the senses verify, and that moment ASPIRIN NEWS OF Kiss Their Money Good-By- . New Yoik Paper The Mongolians do not know either the kiss of friendship or that of politeness. With them the kiss is reserved to lovers, to fiances or man and wife. FRECKLES Now U the Time to Get Rid of These Ugly Spots. There's no longer the slightest need of as Othine feeling ashamed of your freckles, to remove double strength is guaranteed these homely spots. Simply get an ounce of Othine' doublea apply strength from your druggist, and and you little of It night and morning should soon see that even the worst freckles have begun to disappear, while the lighter ones have vanished entirely. It Is seldom that more than one ounce Is needed to com-pleteclear the skin and gain a beautiful clear complexion. Be sure to ask for the double strength Othine, as this is sold under guarantee of money back if it falls to remove freckles. IN YOUTHS GAY SPRINGTIME Incident of Innocent Pleasure Excited the Admiration of Gap Johnson. It That shore does a feller good to see the innocent pleasure children get out of the coming of spring! said Gap The first Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. right warm day most of my young uns swarmed, as you might say. Wife took and ripped em out of tlieir underclothes that shed sewed em up in last fall, and they hit the path for the creek, scratching and cussing merrily. They found there seven or eight of Gabe Giggerys kids, three or four of Jim-ToTullerys, a bunch of Zeke Yawkeys and several more that nobody could tell whose they were till Well, they got their faces washed. then there was a grand hooraw as they all shucked theirselves and whirled In to tying each others clothes up in hard knots, and fighting abourit, and such as that. Round and round and over and under they went, till they all fell into the drink and kept right on lamming each other till they knocked all the water out of Kansas City Star. the creek. 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A CARPET OF GREEN In Montgomery County there 1b a real chance for the white farmer For booklet Farm Sec , 215 Bell Bldg., Montgomery, Al bad cotnplextao for ?6 KREMOLAS; Ur. C. H. Barry Avenue, CMcage BOBBY WANTED THAT AGATE If Persistency Could Have Got Him, We Must Admit He Deserved It. The older boys were playing marbles. Bobby wished some agates like his brother hud and asked father for two cents to buy one with. The money was given to him and he immediately wished to go to Three-year-ol- d the store to make the purchase. So persistent did he become that father said : If you don't keep still about that agate I will take those pennies aw-afrom you. What will you do with the pennies if you do take them away? he asked, Why, Ill put them back in TnJ purse. Will you take them uptown when you go to the office? Yes; I will. After a few moments reflection, Bobby came back with: And w ill you buy me an agate with them ? y Postponed. Hooked. Then you dont care for this futMale Teacher Dont you think we urist art. . ought to form a union? No, let the people of the futuri Female Teacher Oh, this is so sud- enjoy it. , den. Judge. Coconut farmers In Borneo gathei A Jewish girls club has been or- most of their crop with the aid oi trained monkeys. ganized in Shanghai, China. , , Fig. 3 shows the stock with scions in place ready for the wax. Fig. 4 is the device for heating the wax. sistency to apply to the grafts. Cold wax will not stick. I apply the wjax with a cheap paint brush to six or eight grafts at a time. While the next batch of grafts are being made the other can of wax is getting warm. Hot wax too warm fer the hand should not be used. Put ou several coats and cover tlie entire stub to an Inch below the split In the bark. The grafts should be examined about once a week. As soon as they begin to grow the gap in the bark will spread and the wax may crack, letting in the air, which may mean the death of your graft. If any cracks show, close the wax over them with your fingers. About July 1 cut the twine and you are through with the grafts. Keep all water sprouts cut out. I never split the stub and put scions in the cleft as Is commonly done. I believe my method is twice as certain of being successful. If the wax should crack at any time so as to let the air and water get into the left before the wound is healed, it vll! cause the heart to decay and will min the of the bramb. -- It for cIheres a Reason mates a helpful breakfast and a profitable lunch for the worker who must be awake and alert during the day , , ' Nuts is the perfected Grapeofwheat and malted goodness barley, rich and is exceptionally in nourishment . It feeds body and brain without i tax upon the digestion; mV 6.4 ? Theres a Reason fl |