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Show SEW Ruth Wyeth Spears WNU Sarvira, I ask Me Another 0 General Quit CHAPTER XVI Coatiaued -1- 0- He took no chances that the message might be a fake. With the InA finite caution which had marked every step of hla negotiation! with Wsrren, he wirelessed the bank diWhat' are the freezfaTnd rectly for confirmation, and alio wirelessed Instructions to an old ..nine points of mercury? Un ted jWhfch is larger, the United Winnipeg lawyer who had been his or the friend and his father's friend. tales of Brazil Within three hours the bank's reAmerica? of ntes coL ply eame. s What do the designs and indicate? of Scotch plaids r DEPOSIT AUTHENTIC STOP MONEY first messages YOURS 4 What were the WITHOUT RESTRICTION 7 . ' ' nt by telegraph and telephone? on Does the use of veneer irnitUre imply poor quality? s Ilow much torn and defaced ' STOP DEPOSIT MADE 3Y DRAFT NOT BY CHECK THEREFORE NO PMMBIUTY OF PAYMENT BEING STOPPED '5 ! sent to the United States reasury for redemption? which permits 7 Is there a law B I u,' United States government to ithliold and conceal the existence for-- L I treaties between itself and dur-th- e powers from its citizens time of peace? Answers 37.96 l Its freezing point is L'recs F., and its boiling point, j5 degrees F. 2 The United States of Brazil, I , ,ich is 272,000 square miles Toward eight o'clock that evening Corporal Northup came down from the signal corps station, bringing Craig the lawyers wirelessed reply. The old attorney stated that he had investigated the deposit from every conceivable angle and that Craig was absolutely safe. With Sam and Poleon as his bodyguards, Craig went across Resurrection to Warrens cabin, taking along the claim, papers which he had been holding ready. &int: It was dark by the time they had completed the transaction. Across BMd it rgsfr. the desk Craig handed Warren the requinl 6 ? 3 ey indicate the clans or last document, signed and witleriallt C j Aments to which their wearers nessed. )( Me; ( J ilong. "The lake la now yours, Warren," was, he said, provided you remember 4 The first by telegraph ( ti'hat hath God wrought," and my warning and don't play your t" telephone, "Mr. Watson, please Joker. He turned on his heel and strode U me here: I want you." j. it does not. It is the only out of the cabin. With hla two dependable bodyethod by which the grain or flg-- I e in some rare and beautiful guards he started back acrosi the ; h fluffy snow, probt nds can be displayed to advan-r- k river.theA last iff the year, had fallen ably (e. 1 1; three billion that day; but the sky had faired off, Approximately liars a year in mutilated cur and on the northwest horizon linf ncy is turned in for redemption. gered a beautiful orange afterglow v: The United States cannot of the sun. At his cabin he unlocked the door ;:jjve secret treaties with other he kept his place locked'up tight jntries. now and turned to hia two partey is I I . . six-inc- . up asked, By the way, Patricia, atonement for the bitter feelings where's Craig? which the had harbored toward the Why, at his cabin. Isn't he?" girl who had been Craigs wife. No, and hes not down at the Dennis Northup took her into the Den. have D'you any idea where room and pointed at the smaller of he's gone?" the two biers and ailentiy left her. He wasn't planning to go any- Patricia moved over to the bier and where that I know about. Do you looked down at the mean hes not here at the Bay at figure. all?" With a strange sadness Inside of Northup realized that Patricia her, Patricia bent down and lifted knew no more than he about Craig's the aheet away from Rosalie's faee. strange disappearance. Not wish- The girl had been spared disfigureing to alarm her, when possibly ment in the tragedy. She appeared there was no occasion for alarm, he to be lying in a silm peaceful sleep said casually: from which the might wake at any Craig must be up to something moment and open her dreamy-liddc- d or other. I guess he's kept this and look white-shroude- d move completely to himself. Patricia thought no more about the matter Just then, but when she got back to her cabin che began wondering where Craig had gone, and she became uneasy. If he had planned to leave the Bay, surely he would have told her. Through Poleon and Northup he always kept her Informed of everything he did. oned; and so Craig was entirely safe. At mid - morning she stepped across to the community house and made inquiry among the prospectors. None of them had seen Craig since the previous evening. Poleon and Sam were gone also, they said. The two men had left at dawn, without saying where Ihey were go- ing This news about Poleon and Sam relieved Patricia considerably. They were with Craig, the reasoned; and ao Craig was safe. The prospectors, however, were badly upset by Craig's disappear-- , anee. From some mysterious source a rumor had sprung up that he had sold his radium lake for a big price; and they were all on edge to know whether the report was true. While Patricia was stilling the fears of the men, a plane came winging In from .the south and lit In the mouth of Resurrection. Some- - ners. a Ji-- Ml Poleon, you step down and visit Patricia and tell her the news. Stay with her for a cup of tea shes having a lonesome time of it these mi It US days. I ILS I 'i iicranUrry t ipUt 'll KtnU. Sal 2 - t cup sliced celery Mayonnaise 1 the apple has lovely red skin, re it on; cut apple into pieces. cabin! nbine the apple with the celery j Hi hand shot down to the black Ar-"-5 blend with mayonnaise. i automatic in his table drawer. He Re on chop platter, with pieces grabbed out the weapon and whirled oily around it. a around. Ai he whirled, heavy tick of stove wood came careening and out of the crashed him full in the face, break-ir- g his nose, breaking out one of his teeth, and stunning him like a hammer blow between the eyes. behind the From the wood-bostove a dark figure leaped up, swung ski staff, at him with an and took him a paralyzing blow on the head. He slumped against the table, reeling, fighting sgainst a horrible blackness that was engulfing a get the 1 the can 1 1 Sam, you go down to the Den and send up half a dozen men to watch my cabin while the dark lasts. It'll only be two or three hours. I want to be guarded every minute till Warren and his outfit have pulled up and left. Dont tell the men anything about this deal. I'll tell 'em myself. He went inside his cabin, barred the door, stepped across to his table and lit a candle. As the tiny flame flickered and brightened, he heard a slight noise behind him a scraping sound like on the the shuffle of a shoe-pa- c slab floor. Somebody was in his Cranberry Jelly With Waldorf Salad. NE of the most refreshful tasting, and attractive looking nds is that of cranberry jelly waldorf salad. 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His shoulders sagged; he took off his helmet and hung his head as he spoke a few words to the nearest CHAPTER XYU after the trapped Craig, t prospector came pas Patricia's cabin. On the morning 'IHave you heard the news, Miss Pat? Tliey'i a (lane down, atween here and Smith. It left Smith yesterday 'round ten and should've got here in the afternoon, but it ain't showed up yet." "Who wa flying It?" Patricia asked.' Most of the northern pilots were good friends of hers and sodropped in at her cabin for ciable cup of tea whenever they made the Bay. Pilot Odron was it Him he brought was tragic newa. In her cabin, half an hour later. Sneddon told her about his sorrowful discovery, after he had reported it to Northup. I left Rae at four this morning" recounted, "and started Sneddon north, following the Larion river. That's the air route we all take lo Great Desclation. I'd reached the of big lake, I'd come within sight the Bay and almost stopped hunting, when I looked down at a little wooded island, and there there it wns." The Island was a mile- offshore. Sneddon said, and only nine miles He had south of Resurrection. taken a short look landti near-by- . at the wreckage, and then whipped on in to report. Flying blind In the snowstorm, he hit square Into the pines, broke off a wing, smashed the fuselage, against and 'then crashed head-oa little rock wall. I found Straus and Rosalie down under those pines where he first hit. but Bing Odron was still in the ship when it crocked; and and the gaa tanks caught, and . . . Cod. there wasn't twisted anything left but the black and Mechanic Straus. They Jest had one passenger. She was this woman that, uh, they say is Craig's wife." Rosalie?" "Yeh. Anyhow, that'a what. I heard." Patricia ran up to the Mounted Police building to find out the truth from Dennis Northup. "Iti so," Northup informed her. "Rosalie Is with that ship. Four out of planes out of Smith and two " Rao art hunting for It Odron Odron dead. Rosalie dead Patrie must've run Into that snowstorm cia could hardly realise it. yesterday. He had wireless reports could fee! no Joy in being freed from on It and was afraid of It when he that hateful Injunction. Not when n eu Deaton's SwauS"!? body called out that the one of the Fort Rae Out of the flickering shadows at the far side of hla cabin, four other figures came lunging at him like wolves springing upon a kill and among them were Lupe Chiwaughi-m- i and 'Teeste. With hia last gasp of strength Craig lifted the automatic, to shoot men. at those lunging figures; but the Patricia Hes found Odron! man with the ski staff swung again to herself. Sneddon's bowed and struck his arm; and the gun cried silence that came went clattering halfway across the bead, the awed meant that the news over the crowd, cabin. metal-work!- loft Smith. Why on earth did fin experienced o pilot like Odron ever head into bad a snowstorm? Lovett ordered him to, thata Northup snapped angrily. why! Maybe Odron managed to get down safe when he hit the storm, Dennis. He'a an awf ly good flyer.' Yea, It's probably Juat a forced And him landing They'll likely somewhere along the route, with a broken ski or something like that. minutes They tailed for s few about the search. Presently North- y d Making Over s Chair of modernize the old walnut chair at the right the pieces under the arms were removed and most of the carving covered up. The padding at the back was removed entirely and replaced by a fiber board which was covered by a loose cotton filled cushion tufted like an old fashioned bed comfort except that the tied thread ends of the tufting were left on the wrong side. I This back cushion was fastened in place with tapes that slipped over the knobs at the ends of the upper carving. If the knobs to hold the cushion had been lacking it could have been tacked in place along the top on the under side by using a strip of heavy cardboard to keep the tacks from pulling through the fabric as shown here for tacking the box pleated ruffle around the seat aa at A. A plain rust colored heavy cotton upholstery material was used for the covering. Every Homemaker should have a copy of Mrs. Spears' new book, SEWING. Forty-eigpages of p directions for making slipcovers and dressing tables; restoring and upholstering chairs, TO I the couches; making curtains for every type of room and purpose. Making lampshades, rugs, ottomans and other useful articles for the home. Readers wishing s copy should send name and address, enclosing 25 cents, to Mrs. Spears, 210 South Desplaines St., Chicago, Illinois. . Lasting Portrait man would rather leave behind him a portrait of his spirit than a portrait of his 'face. R. A L. Stevenson. ht step-by-ste- K C H E WiLONOI 6 1 LLY Era. Ginger-Brea- d SmokeM tmaut W LUDEN'Sl Menthol Cough Drops 5P "...soothe a raw throat instantly." H A V Y1T0 B AC C OK Oh-oo- !" semi-darkne- ' tell you what happened here last night? All right. I wilL" He made her ait down In Craig's chair, and drew up another for himself. Patricia was white and shaky, bu'. valiantly she held herself together and forced herself not to look at those sinister stains. Last night," Northup said, speaking straighffrom the shoulder, while Sam war down at the Den and Poleon was with you, those had their chance at Craig. They gut into this cabin by jimmying that north window over there. Craig kept the door locked. They were inside when he came in. eyes up. With the They must have got in while Craig sunshaft Just touching her golden was across the river signing those hair ana throwing a warm light papers. across her features, she was haunt-InglIn spite of these splotches, I'm beautiful as lovely as the pic- convinced they didn't kill ture of the living girl beside the Lovett hasn't the nerve to Craig go that sundial at her Vancouver home. far. Another reason, Craig saved Before turning away she bent 'Teeste Chiwaughimis life. With down, out of a great pity for Rosa- Lupe that wouldn't count fur much, lie, and touched her lips to the girl's but those other four would probably forehead . . . balk at outright murder." I'll tell you what did happen As the worked in her office that here last night They overpowered evening, the prospectors kept com- Craig.' after a fight thatd explain ing to the doorway and inquiring those blood stains; for all we know, whether she had heard anything it may be Chiwaughimi blood I from Craig. The question Jarred on say, they overpowered him and Patricia every time a man asked it. frisked him away from the Bay. All that day, as the hours passed They've got him somewhere, holdand Craigs strange absence length- ing him a prisoner. That explains ened, her uneasiness had. grown, why theyve disappeared too." and vague suspicions had begun Patricia's black cloud of fear lifted a little. She believed North-up'- a preying on her. argument He spoke as one The sun finally, sank below the northwest horizon. Under the trees who knew. "As for Poleon and Sam, Northoutside her window the purple shadwhen they discovows deepened. From somewhere up up went on. ered last evening that Craig was the lake shore eame the eleven-notehooting of a great horned owL missing, Poleon sized up the situaThe weird sepulchral call mapped tion correctly that Craig had been Patricia hold upon herself. Fling- frisked away. Poleon is nobody's ing her work aside, she hurried out fool in matters like this. He didn't tell you, cff course. He didnt tell of the office, out of the Den. Ever since that nightmare eve- me, as he should have. He. set out on his own hook, he and Sum, ning up Resurrection when the had come so near mur- to follow the Chiwaughimis " But that can't be, Dennis. He dering Craig, the had known that a sinister shadow hung over him. and Sam stayed here at camp till Many nights, before going to bed, dawn." Well, certainly. They couldn't he had gone up the little hollow and seen the dim candleglow track the Chiwaughimis in the dark, through bis blanketed window and eould they? They had to wait till had been reassured. New, in her daybreak. Then they made a big anxiety, she slipped back through circle around camp and picked up the dark tree and up toward his those tracks in this new snow." But why should Warren have cabin, hardly knowing why she was going there or what she intended Craig kidnaped, Dennis? What can he possibly gain from it?" doing "Heavens, a plenty! Don't you see As she passed the granite boulthat when Craig has been missing der, she was astonished to see the cabin door slightly jar and a light for several days, no word from him, inside. Her heart Reaped with the none of that money available, all these May licenses expiring, these thought that Craig was back. She claims lapsing right and left Why flew to the door, looked In. men are going to bust The person was, not Craig but girl those wide open! Poor devils, they're all Dennis Northup. Qver at Craig's down there at the Den. work table he was bending down, a keyed up, can If Lovett keep Craig out of flashlight in his hand, carefully exsight for one week, this field will amining the floor and a stick of be his. Don't you get it now?" wood near the stove. Patricia breathed. "Dennis! She stepped insiAe. Unless I miss Northup added, What're you doing Mere? Lovett intends to have my guess, Oh! not Northup whirled .around. only this field but you too." . . . Why hello, Patricia. Why L To have me? Patricia echoed. uh he snapped off the flash and Look. Suppose I hadn't told you I was this. sauntered over toward her Suppose you'd waited here a hooka back coupla just bringing after day day for Craig, not knowthat Craig lent me. ing where he was, why he'd disWhat were you looking for, there appeared. whether he was alive or on the floor? Patricia demanded. dead. What would you be doing Northup backed up to the table, after a few days of that? to head her off as she tried to go I Id be driven crazy," Patriaround him and see for herself. cia blurted out. Nothing's there. Patricia. L uh, Well, at any rate you'd be willknocked something off of Craigs ing to do just about anything to save to find it Craig's life. Lovett knows it. He'a table and I was looking Please, girl you're excited, imag- going to bargain with you. He'a ining things. I don't blame you: going to force you back to Chicago. this hes been a hard day for us all. I don't know the exact terms he'll, Let me take you back to your offer, but I do know he intends to Patricia seized the flash from hia pry you loose from Craig. That's hand, snapped it on; and before the other barrel cff his double-barrNorthup could stop her she had shotgun. Now d'you see what he i flipped the spot of light upon the stands to gain by this kidnaping? floor where he had been looking Patricia slowly nodded. Warren's Foi a horrified moment she stared whole deed and purpose were clear . On the atick of wood to her. after Northup's explanation. down . ai.d on the floor near the table leg Facing defeat, ucb as she and there were two big splotches of dark Craig had faced all winter, Warren red. had seised a criminal weapon to All right." Ntrlhup said sharply, save himself. What're you doing to to And taking me only sensible course, "now that you've seen a part of it. Craig. Dennis?" she asked, trying and the worst port, lets see it all! hard to keep her voice steady. He's in danger hia very life beFor hraven's sake don't jump to any crazy conclusion. Give me the cause of Lupe.- - We've got to And flash. Hero's a coupla small stains him. rree him." on the table. There's one on the "I've put out a coupla lines," And one on side of the word-box- . Over across the Northup said. the end of that fki staff. I found river I've got two Tinneh scouts Craig's automatic lying over there posted, watching Lovett's place. If under the edge of the bunk. any messenger cornea or goes beHe kept up a rapid lire of talk, to tween him and the Chiwaughimia, draw her thoughts away 'rom those I'll know about it, and I can trail two splotches. "That's every scrap the fellow. If one of Lovett's leaves the Bay, I'll have and clue I've discovered here, and I've been over this cabin three times Snrdilon get Into the air, and we'll comb. You see where that ship goes. Those today with a can look around for yourscll. You arc two bets." tTO UE COXTIXlEli i don't wish? All right. Want me to and the freedom had cost Rosalie Straus and Odron their lives. Near four oclock that afternoon the sled party which Corporal to the Northup had dispatched wooded Island got back to Resurrecttheir tarpaulin-wrappe- d ion. bringing burdens had After the scnsation-sccker- a Pocleared away from the Mounted herlice building. Patricia forced feU that self to go t,- there. She rewoman's a of out to had go. she out ol woman, another spect for el -- Bel-lanc- Site pnet 35(! ptt frt Qmktr SiM Oil Etpaing CtrpmUttn, Oil Oty. Jk fine-toot- h Salt Lake's Most Hospitable Ancestry of Chow Dogs Is Traced to Far North; Kept by Buddhist Priests Hotel lnyites The ancestry of the chow or chow-chodog is traced to the dogs of the Far North and it said that this the particular breed wae kept by Buddhist priesta in Northern China. 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