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Show deliver that little piece of goods to you. There's an offer." Again that smug look of generosity beamed on the inau's face. Once more Jim motioned him to go, but Mosher did not heed. He thought the gesture was a refusal. Ills fact grew threatening. "All right, if you wont," hs snarled, "look out! I know you love her still. Let me tell you, I own that woman, body and aoul, and I'll make life bell for her. I'll torture you through her. Yea. I've got a clncb. Youd better change your mind. He bad atepped back as If to go. Then, whether It was an accident or not no one will ever know but the little giant swung round till it bore on him. It lifted him up in the air. It shot him forward like a stone from a catapult It landed him on the bank fifty feet away with a sickening crash. Then, as he lay, It pounded and battered him out of all aemblaaca of a man. The waters were having. their re" venge. TOE URADIL it A g Northland Romance f - by ROBERT W. SERVICE IHiutratlooa by Irwin Mjm WHU Swrle CHAPTER XIII s Sprint with its thaw was upon ns. .With a curious fascination, I gazed down at the mighty river. Surely tbu Ice could not bold much longer. It was patchy, netted with cracks. ' heaved np In rldgeg, mottled with slushy pools, corroded to the bottom. Decidedly It was rotten. On every The Ice when Up was the question .will It go out!" For to these exiles of the North, after eight months of isolation, the sight of open water would be like heaven. It would mean boats, freedom, friendly faces, and a i step nearer to that 'Outside" of their idreams. IIow dear the air was I Sounds came up to me with marvelous distinctness. Summer was coming, and with It the assurance of a new pence. 'Down there I could see our home, 'and on Us veranda, hammock-swun'the white figure of Berna. , How precious she was to me I How anxiously I watched over her I Sometimes It was the very Intensity ; of my. love that made me fear; so that In the ecstasy of a moment I would catch my breadth and wonder ,'lf It all could last And always the 'memory of Locasto was a sinister shadow. He had gone "Outside," terribly broken In health, gone cursing me hoarsely and vowing he would 'return. Would he! , , g, . it , The waters were wild with Joy. From the mountain snows the sun had sot them free.. Down hill and dale they sparkled, . trickling from boulders, dripping from mossy crannies, rioting in narrow runlets. Then; leaping and laughing In a mad ecstasy of freedom, they dashed Into me dam. Here was something they did not understand, some contrivance of the tyrant Han to curb them, to hnmesa them, to make them his slaves. The waters were angry.' They chafed against their prison walls, they licked and lapped at the stolid hank. Higher and hlghee they mounted, growing stronger with every leap. More and more bitterly they fretted at their ' Behind them other waters durance, were pressing. Just as eager to escape as they. Something must happen. The ."something", was a man He raised the floodgate, and there at last was a way of escape. How Joyously the eager waters rushed at It! They surged and swept and roared about the narrow opening. But what was this! They had come on a wooden box that streaked down the slope as straight as an arrow from the bow. It was some other scheme of the tyrant Man. Nevertheless, they Jostled and Jammed to get into It. . . "Beroa, ws must get married." "Yea, dearest whenever you wish." "Well, tomorrow." She imlled radiantly; then her face grew very serious. "What' will I wear!" she asked . plaintively. "Wear! Oh, anything. That white dress you've got on I never saw you looking so sweet You mind me of a picture I know of Saint Cecilia, the same delicacy of feature, the same pure coloring, the aame grace of expression." "Foolish one I" she chided; but ber voice was deliciously tender, and ber eyes were love-li- t She came over to me, and knelt by my choir, putting her arms around mo prettily. The pure, sweet face looked up Into mine. , ; "We have been happy here, haven't we, boy!" she asked. "Exquisitely happy. Yet 1 have always been afraid . ' "Of what, dearest!" "I don't know. Somehow It seems too good to last" "Well, tomorrow well be married "Yes, we should have done that a year ago. It's all been a mistake. It didn't matter at first; nobody noticed, nobody cared. Hut now It's dlf ferent I can see U by the way the wlvei of the men look at us. Well, we don't care anyway. We'll marry and live our Uvea. But there are other reasons." "Year "Yes. Garry talks of coming out. wouldn't like him to find us living like this without . benefit of ' . clergy?" "Not for the world I" she cried, in alarm. "What will he think of me, e wonder, poor, Ignorant me? I I'm afraid of him, I wish he'd stay away and leave ua alone. Yet for your sake, dear, l do wish him to hlnk well of roe." "Don't fear, Berna. Hell be proud of you. But there's a second reason." You - be-lev- "What?" "Oil, my beloved perhaps well not always he alone os we are now. perhaps some day there will be others little ones for their snkes. She did not speak. I could feel he nestle closer to me. 8o we sut there n the big, deep clialr, In the glow of the open Are, silent, dreaming, and I saw on her lashes the glimmer of a glorious tear. I kissed away ber tears. Foolish ears! I blessed her for them. I held her. closer to me. I was wondrous happy. No longer did the shadow of the past hang over us. Even as children forget, were we forgetting. I'm bo happy," she Husband, sighed. "Wife, dear, dear wife, I too." There was no need for words. Our Ips met In passionate kisses, but the next moment we started apart Some one was coming up the garden path s toll figure of a man. I started as 1 Per-inp- s, mnn stood by his water-gu- n from its noxxle the gleaming ter and rot leapt It flew like an arrow from the bow, and wherever he alined It the hillside seemed to reel and shudder at the shock. Great cataracts of gravel shot out avalanches of clay toppled over; vast boulders were hurled Info the air like heaps of If I had seen a ghost Could it be! fleecy. wool.' then I rushed to the door. The, roar deafened the man. He There on ihe porch stood Garry. heard j the crash of falling rock, but ' he was so Intent on his work he did Continued next week.) not hear another man approach.1 Suddenly he looked up and saw. He gave a mighty start then at once he was calm again. This was the meeting he had dreaded, longed (Continued from page 1.) for, fought against desired. Almost savagely, and with a curious blaxe development in large hauling units, a In his eyes he redirected the little new type of wagon. These wagons, drawn ny a caterpillar tractor, are giant He waved his hand to the other equipped with tractor treads also am man. can operate under practically any condition existing in construction work. "Go away 1" he shouted. Mosher refused to budget Ills pig They are not as speedy as either the tractor-trucbut their eyes glittered, and he took off his trucks or the materia' cubic 16 is of yards capacity hat to wipe some beads of sweat and to loads their any de they spread from the monumental baldness of his thickness. sired forehead. UIs rich, penetrating voice Following a load of this materia pierced through the roar of the The-- , (pORRESPON PENCE NORTH OGDEN Been know . It!" Jim shook his head. He was particularly interested In his work Just then. "Yes, she's In town living respect able." Jim redirected his giant with a savage swish. "Say, Fm a sort of a phllant'roplc guy," went on Masher, "an there's nothing I like better than doing the erring wife restltootlon act. I think I could Induce that little woman of 'yours to come back to you." He was sneering now, frankly villainous Jim gave no sign. "What d'ye say! This Is a likely bit of ground give me a half share In this ground, jm I'll guarantee to RADIOS AH C. W. IVERSON at the Batteries Exide and Willard 2586 Washington Ave. Phone 179 . Johnson Locksmith Keys to all makes of can, to house locks, padlocks; umbrella repairing; gtetl tapes mended; novelty re- pairing. New Location Under Ogden Hotel. mm are supervised by a corps of inspectors under the direction of be deposited the construction engineer for the gov ernment, and the material is carefully watered during all stages of the work. The construction of an earth and rock fill dam involves the principle of combination of weight and nonpor-ou- s materials in sufficient proportions o safeguard the work, both while under construction and later when the reservoir is in operation. To add to the safety of this type of dam a concrete corewall in the Echo am la two feet thick and extendi rom solid bedrock under the whole ength of the dam foundation into the earth fill about 20 feet On both sides of this corewall is placed a selected clay material which ia hand tamped 'nto place and extending some 10 feet on each aide of the wall itself. This makes a watertight impervious wall of about 20 feet in thickness through he entire length of the dam and ts any seepage of water through the dam itself. In order: to further secure safety rom seepage the upstream portion of he dam is also constructed of a material, while the back or downstream side of the structure ia composed of clay, gravel and cobbles, and large rock, dumped into position and compacted, the weight of this material holding the finer material in dace and preventing any movement n thg embankment when the water is brought against the dam when the reservoir is placed in operation. of the leaders. Saturday Evening BERTHANA The studend body of the Harrisville school held their opening social Friday evening, October 4. The aasem-bl- y room was appropriately decorated from the point where the electric shovel takes it from the hillside to the final disposition in the dam gives an idea of the care and work involved in such construction as the Echo dam. The shovel places this material in the wagon and it is hauleto a designate! place on the dam where the spreading door of the wagon deposits it in layers. Following the dumping, the materiul is sprinkled with water to put it into suitable condition for compacting. The material is next put through the compacting process by rolling and tamping. For this, a tam per unit is used, which consists o from two to four large rollers haulei by a caterpillar tractor. These rollers are equipped with knobs mounted on a heavy iron base, which are bolte? to the roller. These tampers are haul ed over the newly deposited embank nient until the maximum compactness is reached, water being continual!; added as the rompacting is carriei on. Following the completion of any section of the embankment, it is again sprinkled before a fresh layer of ma terial is placed. The selection of the material and the places where it shall 12-in- ch Reeve and His Orchestra ALL TALKING picture; HARRISVILLE k, "Say, your wife's In town. Silver, Apex, Freed Melodies of Toe-Tickli- ng W X to the ;? The Worlds Been Waiting for This : en lnto5urtlwhto,'rtf inld Plain City - there for the last year. Didn't you na-Ow- Eames (Continned from page 4.) Fred Ilempler; duet, Darward of hour An nett, Mr. and Mrs. llyrum Bailey, Mr. and Ruth Christensen. followed, and Mrs. Glen Brown, Mr. and Mrs. exhilarating indoor games Peanut and Thomas Berrett, Mr. and Mrs. George in which all took part. to all, and served E. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Alma Mont- apples were then weir cracked Mr. the while youngsters gomery, Mrs. Mary Campbell, ( they their apples, munched Mrs. Frank and Mr. nuta and Joseph Folkman, a play pantomme entertained Blanche and 'were by Dudman and daughter, Leonwith Fred Ilempler as wader. Miss Vera Brown. Shirtlifr, Monday afternoon Mrs. C. M. Bar- ard Christensen, Carlyle formed Funk, and Agnes a ker entertained at birthday party Elgia Taylor The evening for her son, James. Lunch was serv- the cast of the play. ed to the following little boys: Max was highly enjoyed by nil present. and John Chadwick, Kenneth Phillips, Keith Harris, Norman and Wayne Schools Shaw, Hugh Campbell, Harold Hull Edward Toone, Delbert Chatelain, Following a previous announcement Grant Deem. students of the sixth, seventh, the Thomas Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. and ninth grades met WednesFrieighth last was injured Hyrum Ilill, to organise 'their stumorning day day, when a horse stumbled and fell dent body for the ensuing year. Conwith him. Thomas was immediately enthusiasm was shown in siderable taken to the hospital. His collar bone and several names the nominations, was broken and he was badly bruised. The each office. for were presented Mrs. David C. Shupe was taken to for the hospital Monday evening goitre treatment and operation. Mrs. John Storey is in the hospital to be treated for a complication of ailments. Mrs. Lester Campbell la seriously ill at her home. Mrs. Charles Barker has as her guest her mother, Mrs. Kate Lee, p( Oakley, Idaho, 431 Twenty-fift- h 317-- J Street Phones and 2734-- R Keep Out the Cold i directed by William de Mille A millionaire marries his secretary a front- page romance. But what really happens back of the headlines? Here's the answer in a talking picture as genuinely human and moving as any the living screen has offered. IT MUST BE SEEN! pfe-ren- se-ect- ed Bailee m The Jolly Crowd Fall Clearance Sale of j Used Pianos 1 The Spirit of Youth With Dorothy Sebastian and Kent. Phone 371 by our high pressure system and by experienced men. Shell Gas and Motor Oil Station Every Piano Reconditioned. and Grant Avenue . $175.00 148.00 Singer 125.00 Beeman & Cashin 120.00 Street Southeast Corner 23rd VIADUCT Market & Groceteria 183-- 5 Twenty-foart- h fltw , Union Pacific In& Airways, TRAINING STUDENT PASSENGER FLYING We Fly You Anywhere. Any Time. All Licensed Planes and Pilots. Dont Crank Call Ogden Airport for Particulars. Your Car Ride the Street Car and-savyour energy. It only costs one dollar to ride the Street Car all week. e TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Co. Realtor f- i SATURDAY Barbara Bedford. Ogden Real Estate "Super-Servic- e Colonial With Richard Talmadge and re. Gwilliam Glen Bros. - Roberts Piano Company The Cavalier or , Investigate These Bargains! SUNDAY AND MONDAY you insure, 2439 Kieael Ave. WHITE CITY With John Harron and Lila Lee. the largest and best fire insurance companies in the world. See us before One of Greased i The Man in Hobbles WE REPRESENT Have Your Car Beckswitli ....... Nite ' i Starting Sunday Conrad Nagel Bessie Love Leila Hyams Phone 156 .1- .- Mt with Howard, mahogany : "Here, turn off your water. I want to speak to you. Got a busluess proposition to make." Jim was dumb. B- vice-presi-de- nt Gigantic Size of Echo Dam and Reservoir "giant" on later by ae--, booth of corn- election was carried year, with their social with autumn leaves; a the following results, ant The eve- cret ballot with der the supervision of tW"1 corner. one Hadley; Durland occupied stalks president, d people. Khcij following proElda Skeen; secretary ning opened with the yell Dutch reading, treasurer, Lamont Heslop; gram: song, school; Knight. The youngsters selection, Loes THE WESTERN FRlEVhJ? George Smith; piano reading, SOCIETY Funk; Coles; reading, Agnes , Buy a Weekly Pass and Save! SI8 85c Cleaned and Pres8 One-Da- y Service. r Phone 3041 Avea 2946 Washington on A Coupons Accepted THURSDAY AND FRIDAY Steamboat Bill, Jr. With Marion Byron, Ernest Torrence and Buster Keaton. UTAH RAPID TRANSIT CO. ...Tmn nnVfl |
