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Show THE Copyright by Edison Marshall WNU Sarvic . to an hour. And now there seemed to be a slight lulL Listening hard, Eric could distinguish between one gust and another. CaptainWaymlre straightened his stooped shoulders. But It was .a false hope. There-cama trumpet blast in the sky,' swelling and nearing, and a solid wall of. wind smote the ship, from the north1 west. It had Jumped two points and the Intrepids position was no' longer, ' ' ' tenable. . . . an' was shouted Jt order; 'Waymlre dispatched to Ferguson by the enroom telegraph. . CHAPTER III Continued . gine figures appeared and vanished on the gray deck;, the great anchor was Roy, who-wawatching front the weighed. Quarter half-rf- ull speed ' bridge . through powerful, binoculars, astern and the Intrepid was. backing turned to Horton with. a curious sparout to 'sea. .' . kle In his cold, .gray eyes. The Tense and still', Eric stood on the .island is inhabited. . I can see green: bridge, straining Into the murk. IBS mounds. They must be barabaras turf blue northland eyes were the first to ' houses." catch' a pallid gleam on the dark "Then the people are. Aleut In- waves five shlplengths ahead. dians? Ills- cry rose above . the blast. No doubt. The huts arent Breakers- ahead! . Waymlre type. I can. see .fourteen was a tried old seaman, popeighteen twenty. That means-and there was hardly a split second, ulation of from sixty to a hundred. between Erics warning cry and the " But. the diary said youd find em." Yes; but It was written a hundred and fifty years ago, when the Aleut race was ten times as great as now; and all tire little Islets were Inhabited. Strange how they ever made It here Ln the first place!"' . There are probably other pusses, norton said. They wouldn't live here ' alone, .with, no contact vf 1th their tribes people. Boy, Im afraid Im a' We cant' claim little disappointed. now that weve discovered a new Island unknown though It Is.' Siberian traders .would never let 'these people alone; there's probably a ship In here every year. .. .. . ' "Theyve. kept. mighty stlll about ft, anyway ; probably the Island yields some goQd . fur," ' Roy watched ln silence a long time. Well, theres one of the hunters. lie's got ou a long . parka that looks Aleut to me. . . . By the way, I believe hes got a spear, ' not a gun." ' .... But this had no special' significance, as Roy well knew. Rifles are expensive: natives. on many Get in That Boat, or Well Throw remote Alaskan Islands often retijrn . You. in," the Old Skipper Rasped. to their primitive weapons. ' ' Waymlre rounded the- cope aml: elung df the engine room telegraph a outside the mile anchor dropped to full speed astern. Even now, good Sarrow-mouthehay on which stood seamanship might save the vessel. the Indian village. .This . But Waynilres hands had been tied June:" night should not fall until by trn arrogant land lubber, lie had eleven. By nine the sen, world, and 'braved the reefs not only with rotting sky .were one dreary pall pf sleet, lifeboats, but a treacherous mongrel spindrift, and foam. By midnight the crew. - He di-- not feel the screw buck sleet seemed to .be blown out of the and 'change. . Instead, be was thunsky, but to Waymires dismay, the derstruck to hear the gong clang again. w.lnd seemed to bo working around to And now. the dial read not full speed the northwest. At .one oclock It was astern-,- - but full speed forward.' . an awful chord of many tones. In some strange human drama , lie Horton could thank. his .lucky stars was never to understand In full, his for Wgymires foresight. If the' In- -' command had been betrayed, lie trepld had been' exposed to the full leaped to the -- lever, only to find" It power of the gale, no anchor could locked and as the ship hurried on to have held her, and she would have' meet her death, the old captain of the had to fight for her life. But;not once sea stood helpless as a little child. did her purse-prouowner question, At Ills order, the chain of the catted his arrogant creed. . He was reasonran out with a roar, but too anchor ' late. Eric shouted a cry lost ln the ably comfortable in the wnrm saloon the Island.. crags broke the waves, and blast and the helmsmen tugged inqw-teqtlthe. at the wheel. Then there was though the ship was buffeted-bwind, she rolled but' little and he nothing tq do but wait for the ship to strike. still made light of the skippers- : . There were three distinct shocks, the alarm, . . first' two light, the third severe enough But Roy Stuart was not so ' He had never been able to . to hurl Eric against the rail. As he harbor an Illusion, good or had, and got to his feet, he felt the whole ship he knew that this luxurious pnneled vibrate a curious tremor running room was not the citadel It seemed. througli TTery beam and stake as a mans body might quiver when It gives Yes, they had been too 'bold. AlIris a never missed heart up the ghost. Slowly It died away. heat, though As Eric turned to the pilot bouse, he saw plainly that even a minor mishap, a mere whim of fortune, mlghl he heard the whistle shriek five times. hurl them all to .Irremediable dis-- . So the enptain perceived the Inevitaster. able; this was the signal to abandon Shortly after two Eriq rapped on the ship. Neither man showed the slightest trace of excitement as they met on door and entered,. lie was and his eyes had a' steely shine. the bridge. 'Conditions seem to be growing worse, . The .whole ' bottom must be torn not better. .If the wind shifts two out of her, Waymlre shouted. Cant n you feel .her stern settling? Let's points more, we'll have to move. sends word for you to get ail get em off before the big seas begin. your party together and stand by tot Then if theres time Ill look around orders. If the wind shifts, we cant and see what can be done. Th'ere wont be time. The weight y run out to sea.' Your ships too for a blow like this. Weve got aft will tip her backwards and sink to work around the Island; andwe-do- nt her In half an hour. You'd better know whats there. But we'll come on with the rest. The seamen were already surging hang here If we can, and make the move In daylight. up the stairs; and they were not the trusties Eric had known Fortunately, dawn was not far off. When Eric returned to the pilot house of old. He saw their drawn faces In he could see the Jagged line of the the dawnlight lie heard their oaths waves against the eastern sky. For crackling ln the wind so he made a moment he stood listening to the ready his big, lithe muscles. Whom could he trust? blast I see shes shifted another Ferguson, of course, bnt where was Ferguson? point, he shouted to the grim-faceveteran on the bridge. Eric recalled the fatal mistake that Im giving her twenty minutes had wrecked the Intrepid, and began Is to guess part of the grim truth. The more, the veteran answered. faithful old Scot had not been ln comeverything ready? Best I could do, sir. Number one mand of the engine room when order was betrayed. Stronsky, lifeboat In fair shape, number two rotten and barely serviceable, and the his new assistant, had been acting That means we strangely and he was known as a dory clean gone. couldnt all get off. Blankets, water saboteur. and bread In one and two. Skinner, the steward, was a cool now about Sandomar and Ids hand, and had taken his post at Numcrowd? Can we trust them ln a ber One boat, waiting orders, but the three Filipino servants under his compinch Were obliged to trust them. I mand were already squealing ln panic. worth trying think most of 'em will keep their heiMs The only other man-jactheyre a hard lot. But one of the was DeValera, the black Irishman of Russians, Stronsky, they call him, Is Sandomars gang. Eric detested him acting pretty queer. I saw him as he for his fawning ways, but he had was going below his eyes wild, and proved a sound workman, and seemed muttering to himself. I think It s Just to be breaking away from the wolves of his pack. fright lie'll be all right Ferguson Is DeValera had not Joined the little using him as his assistant says he tense group around Sandomar, eight knows a Diesel engine Inside out men ln all. Who else was missing The twenty minute wait lengthened . from the original ten? Eric's brain - - . E-rl- Sqn-dom- . - top-heav- cool-heade- d d Way.--mire- r 's , - . . t a pale-haire- d tom-peratu- re . - It-a- The-Slior- - . a - The-temp- Salt Lake City Directory . er' ers . d . y . 229-23- f . " was-.earl- Cap-..tal- ar - - . t-- . - . g, - . com.-placen- t. ''.. - . y First of all, the first aid to the' Customers Are Attracted by was moving swift and clear, and withcook Is a good stove, which Is an In. Quality of Articles out pausing In its work It recorded vestment that brings interest in the ' the fact that Stronsky was still below form of success. If this good stove and. Prices; decks. Sandomar seemed to be plotting has an oven regulator .it will make . with his men. When Waymlre hurthe baking question much easier, as By Prof. W. C. Hopper, New York State College of Agriculture. WNU Service. ried nigh, shouting orders, they looked all standard recipes .now have bak- Almost any sort ' of farm produce ..' lng tern peratu res attached, f four up from under lowered brows, like sullen cattle, and made no move to obey. which .Is used for food can be sold at stove ha3 no regulator, an oven ther- - . Erics arm might be needed here. In a the wayside market Fruit Is mon'ieter is the next .best bet. In to roadside selling ; vegetables come moment, but now he turned toward it is a good piece of household .. fact, fruit juices, hoqey, eggs, the companionway. There was no one next; while POPS BLOOD PRESSURE UP ' equipment to have on hand' in any to send, so he would go alone to learn poultry,- baked goods', flowers, , Jam3,' case, as it enables you to check your 'have- all beep sold success- oven regulator, which may be jarred why Horton and his party bad. nrrt yet apd Jellies "I never- - saw my husband so ctftzjr . fully. out of accuracy sometimes. If you mad as he was last, night, or this morn-toappeared on deck. To his tremendous 'relief, he' met . City residents like to bfiy directly do not have either' of 'these house- ftald his wife. rather," them on the stairs. In the .deck lights from the farmer, which Is one reason holji ; aids you may estimate your ' was the matter, the neighWhat. Hortons face showed livid, and he for the Increase -In the number of bor asked. temperature successfully . with exwas protesting What he apparently roadside markets. Another- - reason la. . perience. Well, she replied, "that boy 'friend that wholesale prices to farmers have A slow oven,' according to estimate .deemed a false alarm, but Nan hurwent out with last night is daughter ried him on. Eric offered no .explaua-tions- , beep so much 'lower than rota'll prices one of his pet peeves, and about three, .Is from- 275 to 350 degrees F. A hot bven is f.rnrn 400' degrees F; but darted back to the boat that fatmers have made money from oclock this morning- daughter phoned ' ' direct selling. . However, the best way deck. counup. miles were ln fifteen out the .they ' For' ! And be was. sorely needed! 'The' to discourage buyers Is to charge unsmarting the cooking of meats, try, the gas tank was empty, boy ts to unwise reasonable It prices. for stunned .figures of Sandomars 'men' the baking of potatoes, ' no friend dad starting and would had. money, ' were coming to life. When Eric saw charge as much as the city retail price, please come out uqd tow them In. for fish, for biscuits, for poporyers and for pastry,' a hot oven is ip' order.' theif faces, he dismissed the Idea that but farmers must receive more' .than the wholesale, price to afford OFor baking butter cakes, a modthey bad a hand ln the wreck.' They, CRUEL SLASH ..: were simply' reverting to type. 'Every perate a stand. erate oven, 37a degrees F., is chosen ; Prices should also vary with '.the bon'd of discipline had Snapped free. for angel and sponge cakes, a slow; ; grade: It Is always desirable, to sep- -' saw them moving In ft compact oven, 325 degrees F., which is. a little ' arate produce Into different grades, mass toward Number One boat. hotter oven than vas 'formerly used for these cakes. . Experiment shows. waft In the lead, hobbling On his for there are. buyers for- each quality. That 325 degrees is the best choice! gorilla feet, one of Ills massive, h'ands. Prices . may be sot according to the prices ln the neatest city, with .due .clutching a short Iron bar.-- .' depending upon- tlie. ' . them and allowance for distance buyers' . fn.ust is usual- Waymlre stood between recipe. 375 to 425 degrees-Fl.y indicated.nith the exception their prize,' lils 'eyes blazing. His come, the- grade of 'produce, and the of voTce-.cuWhat size -ot the container. The most profit-- . kisses or meringues,, macaroons, through the blast. ablecomes roadside market business which need-da you fellows want? very slow oven, 250. to ; mftn called Swede from, repeat customers, who also are ; 275 degrees 'F. The to. recommend the Stand, the . . willing For--, meats and' potatoes the answered In hoarse .tones. ' . produce, find the proprietor to' their, to take that boat. is lowered after 15' .minutes V .to a moderate oven, 350 to 375 deStand back. The passengers get" friends and neighbors. HI kill.' the first man 'that', off fir-s- f grees- F. Ifor fruit ahd custard pie,-i- t ' raises .his hand. .As he 'spoke, Way- Tree Windbreak. Savesis lowered after 13 minutes. ' The. Tall One My face Is my' formlre drew a heavy revolver and leveled Alriiosf- everything else dein'aivds a ' ' ' . '. Soil Blowing Damage tune. . . t . Swedes breast. : moderate oven. Custards and souf- t Youll' have no in. One to-' Severefarm lands 'by 41ns baked, in paps of .hot water take . damage Waymlre- meant, what he said. come . tax to pay, niy deaF.. a temperature of 575 degrees F, and ohly Swede, but at least one nnire 'strong winds thftt sweep great quanwould-fal- l before (bey .could silence tities of. valuable, top soil froni fields niost scalloped dishes made of cooked ' Kindly. Inquiries . food and covered with crumbs take'.-the gun, and every man kfieW that he may be materially reduced liy planting . .. . Pad, said little Bobby one' night moderate ' ovrti to herft the food, might be that one. . They drew back, windbreaks of trees, or! by early spring ' school after' teacher my school,' ,taks fall . or . , listing, . snarling. thoroughly and to brown the crumbs. ' . Planting cross windbreaks p'f. one or a very great Interest In you.There was only a brief phuse. .' In.Father pricked up his ears. two tow's- of trees at quarter-mil- e of events seemed to be. Immeas"' ' ' Eh? What7 :' to tervals at' tight prevailing angles this Suddenlyurably quickened. ' Today 'she told me six times to sit JohnR.' Is Fred .winds .suggested by dra.ma ln the dawn took a new turn. A inspector of the down in class and .behave," went on .small bearded figure appeared at the son, regional- forest ' Afterwards, she said she. service .forest It Was Stronsky ip Denver, and State-Forest- the boy. Used Pipe, Fittings & Valves eompnnio'nway. wondered what kind of a .'.father I W.' J. Morrill at the Colorado and lie .was waving his arms. ' Newly threaded and coupled for all purp'ose, " Magazine, . Eric saw his lips moving, but at first agricultural college. Monsey Iron and Metal Co. Such windbreaks would be In a'ddi--- .. h.is words were whipped away in the '700 So.' 3rd West Salt Lake City, Ctah. '" Making Both Endi Meet . blast.- - Then-theimad passion rather' tion to sheiterbelts around farm buildings. . Report-car. .Cross windbreaks . at quarter'day. called forth the than their sound sent them crackling ' CRISMON & NICHOLS . Into Erics ears.-- I did It I,. Stron-sk- mile Intervals- would furnish protec- usual protest from dad. He conciud- - ' ASS AYERS AND CHEMISTS . . pcI, Next report card day I should like .Office was. yelljng. .The Ships sinking; tion against soil blowing, for a and' S. West to see you as near' the head of your ' Templd St., LaboratorySalt J.aka City. Utah. P.O.-Boand I did It. I tell you Its so. They tanee of about ten times the height.-o1708. and Mailing .prices wont look down on me any more. the trees on the windward .side and class as you are no.Vv near the foot-furnished- - on request.envelopes The waTer's rtishipg in, and J did ft, 'about 15 to 20 times on the leewftrd-side- , . Junior responded impatiently, "Aw,, ' ' me .myself. . investigations have shpwn. As jvhat difference .does It make, dad? -' JHe stopped by. the rail. Eric would the trees grow taller They would pro- They' teach the same thing there.11' Parents . Magazine. . vide protection' for gradually increasnever forget his bulging .Hurray for the ..Union' of the Soviet- - Re- ing areas. . Weather forecast . publics! he shrieked, it seemed like traffic court) Ill. let you fin J'ufige a crazy nightmare, but there-.hwas. Buckwheat Mids for Pigs .off with a fine this time, but another In dawn, a very .real and ter-- ' In' studies looking' for a good protein " to Jail.- I'll send yoti day comic figure. ribly Hurray for the supplement Long-welof the a of Driver Sort weather forecast, .Working' Men's Committees! Hurray West Virginia station found that buckeh. Judge? for Stalin!. Down with- the mnster wheat to ' middlings. have proved-equaJudge What do you mean?class ! ' Down with their million dollar or slightly- better than linseed meal Driver Fine, today cooler I myself did It all playthings.! and' cottonseed, nieal. Protein supple- row. . . . . to the climax of fancap this Then, ment mixtures consisting of two parts tastic interlude,' the' little man climbed tankage, one part linseed meal, and Out of the. Way up the 'rail, held on a moment with one pari alfalfa .meal ; the same proBeware of a tall, dark. Clairvoyant twisted legs,' waved his arms ln tri- portions o'f tankage, .cottonseed meal,-anwho will shortly, cress your path. than 'aud . as 'were he then, umph, though alfalfa meal ; and tankage, buck-- ' Client you better warn. him. avenging himself on 'his enemies, wheat middlings, and alfalfa meal, to beware Hadnt ' of me? .Im ' chauffeur. . overboard. awkwardly Jumped Awed, have- all given excellent results when ' ' ' ' Berliner Illustrierte vaguely nauseated', Eric peered after fed" as supplements to corn.- - Equally him, but he had already disappeared, good results followed fhe replacing of And Before That? and the sea drowned his voice. tankage with fishmeal. But those mixMarie IIow- - long have you been The- - sight seemed to stupefy Samlo, tures containing buckwheat middlings working in this office?. ' mar's men, Nothing seemed worth resulted in more rapid gains and. re. Joe Ever since they' threatened to even fighting for; life, everything quired less feed, to produce gains. 200 Rooms . 200 TiTeTJaths fire me. Philadelphia Evening Bulseemed a' hideous Jest. When Wayniire Radio connection in every room. letin. ordered thorn to take their positions Dutch Hog Control' ' . at the davits, Swede, the two Smiths,' RATES FROM 1.50 . . Ah example of an attempt to cpntrql CHASES THEM and Cooky came dazedly forward. .Just opposite Mormdn Tabtmacbe-At the skipper's command, Hortons production by law Is reported, from ERNEST C ROSSITER, Mgr. act was party began to scramble ln the boat. 'Holland. -- An emergency-hoMother Horton seemed spry as a girl; passed last July. Its purpose 13 to pale but calm, Nan took the seat be- maintain domestic bog prices at a levside her, and Marie Chambon, crying el that will' represent at least the cost softly, cowered at her feet. Roy took of production, The act Is now In efa place where he could handle oars. fect. A tax is levied bn practically all Meanwhile Horton stood back, his hogs slaughtered ln .the Netherlands, to' Jowls darkly flushed. When Waymlre support a . stabilization' fund. Hogs Pile sufferers from Protruding, ordered him to hurry, he whirled ln killed for consumption by the owner ' be Bleeding, likewise Itching or Blind Piles, taxed. a fury. may This is an outrage! I wont can now get relief from' very An Import duty Is Imposed' on all stand It ! first treatment by using hogs and hog products brought. Into measures The time for half-wahad gone by. It was the owner of the country. An bfganIzatlonengaged file ship who spoke, but il was the ln the hog Industry has exclusive moGet in that nopoly on. hog exports, which Include captain who answered. d or urure of the total producBill It Is said that my music carries, . Q. R. (Quick Relief) Pile Ointboat, or we'll throw you In," the old tion of pork, Indiana Farmers Guide, people away. . ment is a new remedy for the . . skipper rasped. treatment of pile sufferers no Bess Yes; I noticed that you grad-- . I refuse. It's a false alarm ' ' matter how long afflicted, guarPost-Timber You old fool, dont you kmov shes ually emptied the room. anteed to give satisfactory relief Way-mirln down ten minutes? going Many farmers In the Ohio valley, or money refunded. The Scene Change half pushed, half hurled the Irate looking for supplies of fence posts at Before placing this pile oint"You know Bill Thompson? Well, millionaire Into the boat, less cost, are asking the state agriculon the market for sale, it ment was put to the acid test In both Going down, you say?" Horton half tural colleges about the best species of his wife Sarah jumped off the bridge rose In the boat. The Intrepid going tres to plant, according to the United Into the canal and ' . mild and severe cases, never failPoor Sarah! down? I wont hear of It, do you un States forest service. Farmers are ing to produce wonderful reAnd a fellow passing by Jumped ln sults. . derstand? I forbid It " showing unusual interest In preserving and saved her life. are troubled with piles, If and to farm you woodlands developing Reaching for his band, Nan drew Tid-BIt- s Poor Bill. Magazine.do not experiment. Get Q. It. him onto the thwart. His words maintain supplies- - of lumber, fuel, and Pile Ointment. If your drugfarm for use, and ln this way trailed away his face turned ashen posts Match Phis Fee to gist does not carry it in stock, and his eyes glazed as he glanced keeping down the cash outlay for these Customer Your prices are excesfill out the blank below and. mall recomtoward the settling stern. He and materials. Among the species it to sive. Why, your charge for face liftStronsky had something in common, mended for planting for post timber ing is frightful. Q. R. OINTMENT MFG. CO. after all; they were both the butts ot are black locust, mulberry, Osage orBeautician rossibly so but you 373 South 5th East a sardonic Jesting fate. ange, and red cedar. - Salt Lake City, Utah must remember so was your face. The boat, though the best of the three, was small, and would hold only Civilizing the Natives Agricultural Notes Q. R. Co., nine. has discovered an African Explorer milk : cow's butter from Gentlemen Historically, In Get there, Ericsson, and take tribe of men who beat the ground with Inclosed find $1.00 P. O. Money Is quite modern. command. sticks as a sign of anger. News Item. Order for One tube of Q. R. Pile Eric glanced toward the Island. The Weir, well I Fancy golf spreading to Ointment to be mailed prepaid to Is a new potato Chippewa variety, equatorial Africa ! Smiths Weekly waves were not yet Invincible: strong rowers in a seaworthy boat could win being developed by the Department of (Sydney) Australia. Name It Is yellow-fleshebut to the shelter of the cape. Send Agriculture. ' a like white potato. P- - O. Hard to- Please Address Lei tastes Skinner, he protested rapidly. On conditions that If I am not me stay and help you. Anyway, I Billy, are you making your little Use of rabbits U dairy cow brother cry? satisfied with results obtained, I want to go below and look around tot feeds at the United Sta.es Department nm to receive money back upon 'and ma'am. Hes a hole No, dug Ferguson." a to of results Agriculture up speeds It because he he's returning tube to your cant crying bring murdered oi Ferguson's dead rate nearly ten times that when cattle Into the house. St. Louis drowned. Get In that boat.- I'm th are used. master of this ship." . s d HEAT IN BAKING . well-adapte- - . RANGE OF OVEN . . Wind-buffete- , Roadside Stands Sell Many Foods - By Edison Marshall With his yacht, the Intrepid,' practically abandoned by Its crew, Felix .Horton, millionaire, sailing with his mother, his daughter Nan, and Roy Stuart, puts into Squaw Harbor, Alaska, to recruit. Falling to secure sailors, Horton engages a' bunch of nondescripts stranded there. A gigantic Pole called Sandomar, deaf but not. .dumb, is their leader. ' At the request of Captain- Waymtre, the Intrepid's skipper, an old friend, ETrlc Erlcssen, .unemployed, but. holding masters papers, engages to sail as chief officer. Horton is seeking uncharted islands of which he has heard. Nan, .attracted by Erics' quiet strength, Indulges in' a flirtation, which, brings moonlight them both to the threshold of Interest In each other, if not of love. . SUN, SALINA, UTAH IIS LAM DD MDIBLODIHiM SYNOPSIS S ALIN A ' - . ' .' : the-clea- - l - l - - . 1 HOTEL a-- - TEMPLE SQUARE . . . . - . y Q.R.Pile Ointment one-thir- . -- . . e - . - . tst - (TO BE CONTINUED.; |