BLACK QANG
By CYRIL NcNEILE
IP HO SAID
"It was truly said, by a man of
observation, that tharo are as
many miseries beyond riches as there
an this side of them.'
SAPPER
CopynqM by QfiORQl» H DO.VHN CO
CHAPTER XIV
* HERE Is « wraith of wisdom In
this quaint hit of phlloHophjr by
(hut veteran Asheruiiin, Izaak Walton,
It was the contention of till« man,
whose philosophizings are perhaps as
well known as hl* fame as a fisher­
man, that the »port of angling was
particularly conducive to meditation,
and he has left many thoughts In writ­
ing that prove his claim.
Izuuk Walton, who Is popularly
called, “The Father of Angling," was
born In Stafford, England, August 9,
1593. and died In Winchester. England,
December 15, 10S3.
The greatest
pleasure of this man was to take hla
Ashing equipment and a lunch and
spend the day beside one of the quiet
fishing streams of hU native land
Here he—to quote hla own word«—
'meditated," and It Is safe to say that
If his literary work wns not done then.
It was at least planned during these
fishing excursions.
The literary work on which Izaak
Walton's reputation depends.
published by him in the year 1(153, It
was called "The Compleat Angler" or
“The Contemplative Man's Compan­
ion." The book had nn almost Instant
sale, and since that time the demand
for It has been so great that numerous
editions have been made necessary.
Despite the title, Walton's book
gives hut little actual Information on
the subject of fishing. It I* mainly
devoted to the meditations and phlloa
ophlzings of this remarkable man
while engaged In the pursuit of
angling.
So widely has Walton's
book been read nnd so widespread
have become his comments and homi­
lies. that he has earned for himself
the title of "the father of angling,"
and is regard)*«! as the great and shin­
ing example of a fisherman, who
fished not as a business but as a true
sportsman.—Wayne D. McMurray.
I
HW S )
FEEDING TURKEYS
IMPORTANT PHASE
Fooling the young bird* I* one of
Hile most Important plmav* of turkey
fulshig. 1'u»holvsonw feeds and Im­
proper met hod* of feeding especially
In the case of turkey* closely confined,
have resulted In many failure«.
For tho first two days «fter hatch
Ing tho poults require no feed, access
to clean drinking water and a little
coarse «and and green feed to peck
at being «uftlclent.
Beginning with
the third day they should be fed. the
amount given them varying with tho
quantity of natural feed they are able
to pick up outside the coop. It I* best
to keep them more or Ie«* hungry.
Wheu the range provide* nn abun­
dance of green teed and Insect«, the
growing poults require but little extra
feeding. More losses are attributable
to overfeedlug, perhaps, than to all
other causes. One harmful effect of
overfeeding Is that It removes the nee-
cesslty for hunting food, with the re­
sult that little exercise Is taken ami
Indigestion develops.
Sanitary feed­
ing places are also very Important
and. above ail. the soil should be kept
sweet and clean.
When natural feed Is scarce or when
the poults have to be kept from rang
Ing outside, It Is advisable to feed them 1
about tire times a day. If allowed to 1
run outside the coop where they can !
ELEVATED FREIGHT
HIGHWAYS NEEDED
Train* of tractors nnd trailer* con
trolled by air brake* and operating on
a regular dlnpalclilng service over
■polul trunk lilgtiwny* built above
the tracka on railroad rights of way
were pictured ns n development of
ths future by MnJ. Elihu Church.
trnii*|Hirtatlon eiiglm-er of ths port of
Zadowa most Justly observed—we Drummond, and the genial look had
want an accident: a real good bona- vanished from his face. “Doubtless
In Which a Murderer Is Mur- fide accident, which will relieve the your humor appeals to some people; It
world of your presence and will bring does nut to me. Moreover. 1 am In
dered at Maybrick Hall
no scorching glare of publicity upon rather a hurry. I do not propose, Cap­
“You appear to have a w onderful tills bouse or any of my confreres
tain Drummond, to take you to the
faculty for remaining alive. my young who remain In England. You may re­
bridge and endeavor to make your
llvered nt a meeting of the Metropoli­
friend, remarked Peterson two mln- call that that was my original Idea,
head Impinge on a wall, as you call It.
tan «ectlon of the .Society of Automo
Utes later,
I
gazing benevolently at only you seem In the most extraor­
Thera la another far simpler method
five Engineers
Drummond over his clerical collar.
dinary way to have escaped from be­ of producing the same result. The Im­
cently.
“You can't Imagine the unpleasant ing drowned. Still, as fur as It goes, pinging will take place In this house.
These trunk highways will tie toll
surprise it gave me,' Peterson con- we have a very good foundation to
As a soldier you should know the re­
and will be laid out
tinued gently, “when your charming build on. Your car—duly perceived by
sult of a blow over the head with the
grade« and
wife hailed my car. So unexpected: the gentleman of limited Intelligence butt of a ritle.
And I can assure you
railroad*. They will
so delightful. And when 1 realized who works the bridge—went over the
that there will be no bungling this
bo lighted, will bo provided with trie-
that you were running about in our edge. You were duly perceived In It. time. Yulowski
Is an expert In such
phones nt frequent Interval«, and
grounds here Instead of being drowned Strangely enough, hfs eyesight must matters, and I
shall stay personally
as that fool Na 10 told me over the have been defective—or else he was to see that It Is done.
repair service.
trains and
telephone. . . . By the way. where so flustere)! by your amazing action
Drummond passed his tongue over
convoy» of trucks wlll be dlnpatclied
that he was Incapable of noticing his lips, and despite himself ills voles
on regular *)he)liil<-«. largely n» the
He turned snarling on the Russian, everything at such a moment. Be­ shook a little.
army transport
wa« liandl)*)! In
but it was one of the men behind cause he actually failed to see that
"Am I to understand.” he said
France during the war, Except where
Drummond's chair who answered.
your charming wife was seated beside a moment, “that you propose to let
the ro«d« enter rltlra on n second
“He's dead. This guy threw him on you. In the moment of panic when that man butcher us here—in this
level above main rnllroa)!«. they will
the live wires."
she realized you had fainted, she house—with a rifle?”
pass around dtl>- mul town« n* belt
"Do you mean to say," said the Rus­ leant forward—doubtless to try and
"J ust
so,"
answered
Peterson.
roads, s<> that the traffic on them wlll
sian in his harsh voice, “that it was throw out the clutch.
Yes”—his “That Is exactly what you are to un­
not pass through dense local truffle,
only this man Drummond outside eyes, cold and expressionless, were derstand.”
and they will be carried over or un­
there?"
turned momentarily on Phyllis—“I
“You are going to let him bash my
der transverse road«.
“You have guessed it. Adolph," an- think that is what she must have done. wife over the head with a rifle butt?”
The norsslty for such road« will
swered Drummond. speaking meclian- That accounts for the not very intel-
“I am going to order him to do so.”
leali y. It tiad seemed to him. sudden- llgent gate-opener falling to see her. said Peterson mildly. “And very short­
gestion on the present highway« nnd
ly, that, unseen by the others. Phyllis But that she was there Is certain. ly. at that. We must not have any
the inadequacy of the present high
was trying to convey some message. Because, Captain Drummond, both mistakes over the length of time
ways to accommodate the light, fast
or three feeding* n day will tie enough.
"Alone 1 did it. to sny nothing of that bodies will be recovered from the you've both been dead. I confess it
If the poult* «re fed regalaily every
squib-faced bird upstairs with the long river the day after tomorrow, shall sounds drastic, but I can assure you
night. In a short time they will re­ beraome motor truck* nt the snm«
arms. In fact, without wishing to ex­ we say? some two or three miles It will be quite sudden. Yulowski, as
turn nightly to their proper roosting time.
aggerate, I think the total bag is five.” down-stream.”
I told you. Is an expert. He had u
quarters. Never allow the feed to be­
Congestion on Manhattan Islam! I*
What was she trying to wake him
He was leaning forward, hfs elbows lot of experience In Russia.”
come moldy. A good pinti Is to feed causing n loss of $5< xm « i > a d«y, and
understand?
on the table—and for the first time
“You Inhuman devil I" muttered
the poult« on boards, cleaning off any the h»rM Is coming back, «aid Major
And then suddenly she began to Drummond understood something of Drummond dazedly, "You can do what
feed that muy remain after feeding, Church. Seventy-three out of every
laugh hysterically, and be half rose
you like to me, but for Heaven's sake
and standing the boards In the «un to hundred truck* In West street are
from his seat, only to sit down again
let her off!”
<d br Us«)»« Muth.w Adam* >
dry.
horse drawn, because wait* tn load
abruptly as he felt the cold ring of a
He was staring fascinated at the
Buttermilk has been found very ben
and
unload at steamship and rail ter
revolver pressed into the nape of his
Russian, who had risen and crossed
eflclai In bringing |>oults successfully mlnal* are too long. A motor truck
neck.
to a cupboard In the wall. There wav
through the early stage* A good prue- coat* nix cents a minute, whet her It
“Three and two make five,” said
something almost maniacal In the look
Is to keep the milk in front of I* moving or standing, and • trucking
Phyllis, half laughing and half crying,
on his face—the look of a savage,
young bird* during the morning company charge* by the hour ami not
"and one makes six. I worked it out
brut» beast, confronted with the prey
US'
and water during the afternoon If grit by the miles travel)*)! Owing to con­
tonlght, and it all came right."
win kiv «
It desires.
and green teed ennnot be picked up gestion. the average spee)! of motor
She went on aimlessly for a while
when u»ln< them will
“Impossible, my dear young friend,”
outside the eoop, they must be pro- truck« on tin* island I* only four mile«
in the same strain, till the Russian
murmured Peterson regretfully, ••It
vlded In some other way..
an hour, nnd the
running
swung round on her with a snarl, and
affords me no pleasure to have
TRY THESE
time In nn eight hour day I* <>
told her to shut her mouth. He was
killed, but I have no alternative,
three hours, the other five being sp
talking in low tones to Peterson, and,
Loss on Bad Eggs
see you dead, I would cross two con-
O MAKE the common foods nn
In
Walting, loading nnd unloading.
with one searching look at Hugh, she
tlnents." he snarled suddenly, “but”—
Th»»
Unlt»»d
StntcN
I
^¡»nrtrnent
of
cominon is the aim of most house­
relapsed into silence. There was no
ami his voice became normal ngaln—
mothers. The ordinary baked apple Agriculture e*tlinatrn that tho h
hysteria in that look, and his heart
“only bitter necessity compels me to may be quite an unusual dish when
New York Made Record
began to pound suddenly in his excite­
adopt such measures with Phyllis.
year due to spoilage, brenkng« nnd In-
served In various decorative way*.
in State Road Building
ment. For 3256 Mayfair was the num-
You see, she knows too much."
efllclent handling from the tin»* the
ber of Peter Darrell's telephone, and
State road building for the past year
Yulowski handled his rifle lovingly,
Cinnamon Apples.
egg 1« produced on the farm unill It
she could only mean one thing—that
«et n new high record of highway con
and his teeth showed In a wolfish grin.
Select good greenings, wash and reaches the consumer Is $15.000,01*0
she had got through to Peter before
In the flnnl analysis this loss is n farm strurtlon Hecompllnlicd «nd authorized
“Which shall I take first, chief?" he core. Fill the ct
she stopped the car. And if that was
cinnamon candles. Hake until the Hp loss, sliD-e n «mailer price Is paid for according to a report made publie by
said carelessly.
so there was still hope. If only be
Arthur W. Brandt, stat« highway com-
"The point Is immaterial,” returned pies are well cooked, basting often eggs to provide fur the poor and
could gain time.
mlssbmer of New York
Peterson.
“I think perhaps the with the sirup from the pan. Serve broken eggs that go to the consumer.
First—how long did he want? Two
According to the ret
woman.”
with cream und sugar.
10:
hours at least: three If possible. To
tracts calling for the const met Ion of
Drummond tried to speak and failed.
Baby Chick Is Stupid
round up all the gang and get cars in
SAl.lKI mile* of pavement 1« feet or
Flemish Carrots.
Hla tongue was clinging to the roof of
In addition
mash nnd
the middle of the night would take
The tender, canned summer carrots
more In width were awarded, ns com­
his mouth: everything In the room
water,
birds
need
some
grit
to
help
time—two hours at the very least.
pared with ubout 520 47 mile* for the
was dancing before his eyes. Dimly are tine for this dish, if fresh carrots
grind their
Secondly —and there was the crux—
entire season of 1924. Contracts with
he saw the red headed brute Yulowski are used, cook them until tender In
oyster shell or coarsely ground dry
how was he going to get such i a
■warded for 110,2s mile* of grading.
swinging his rifle to test It: dimly he very little water. For a pint of car­ bone will «
eve the purpose. Such a* compared with 1
respite? For this time he could not
mile* for 1024,
saw Phyllis sitting bolt upright, with rots cut Into long narrow strips, add
hope for another mistake. It was the “You Appear to Have a Wonderful a calm, scornful expression on her one tablespoonful of butter, four table- things should always be kept before or a total llórense of 112 miles
the fowls In proper boxes. Since the
end. and .1 knew It.
A lettltig Is now u)hertlM*d for 51»
Faculty for Remaining Alive, My face, while two men held her by the spoonfuls of chopped onion and hulf a
birds have no teeth, these substances miles of pavement nnd (hr<-e miles of
No trace of mercy showed in the
Young Friend," Remarked Peterson. arms so that she could not move. And teaspoonful of sugar. Cover and let
must
be
provide)!
to
help
prepare
the
faces of the three men opposite 1 l.im.
cook very slowly until slightly brown;
gradlng, the award of which wlll gfvo
suddenly he croaked horribly.
He caught occasional remarks, and the diabolical hatred which Peterson
then add one cupful of beet stock and food for digestion.
u total of 721 mlWm for the season of
Then
he
saw
Yulowski
put
down
the
after a while he realized what the felt for him. He had never shown it
simmer until the onion Is tender; add
1923, ns compare)! wlth nbout 55O
rifle
and
listen
Intently
for
a
moment.
matter under discussion was.
Evi- before: he was far too big a man
“What's the matter?” snapped Pe­ finely minced parsley just before Leghorns Economical Layers miles for 1921.
dently the red-headed Russian was in ever to betray his feeling unneces­
serving.
Recent figures released by the Mich­
terson Irritably.
favor of killing him violently, and at sarily. But now. as he sat facing him,
igan State Poultry Improvement asso-
“
Do
you
hear
the
different
note
to
Fast Freight Highways
once—and it was Count Zadowa who gently rubbing his big white hands to­
Raised Potato Cakes.
ctation, ami obtained from the Inter­
that dynamo?" said Yulowski.
was advocating caution, while Peter- gether. Drummond understood.
Mix one pint of mashed potatoes national Egg I.aying Contest, show
as Great National Need
"What the h—l's that got to do with
son sat between them listening impas-
“Thank you a thousand times," he It?" roared Peterson. “Get on with It, with a pint of flour, sifted with a half Ihat the Leghorns are the most eeo-
Maj. Elihu Church, traffic engineer
slvely, with his eyes fixed on Drum- repeated In the same gentle voice.
teaspoonful of salt. Add milk enough nomlcal layers. The cost of Leghorn
d—n you—and attend to the dynamo
mond.
to make a batter like griddle cakes, eggs wns 14 cents per dozen; the
“And since you are so concerned about afterward.”
for the statement (lint till* country
“I know the Black Gang, ” Zadowa the matter, I will tell you my plan In
will soon be grldlrotied by n great sys­
Yulowski nodded, and picked up his then add two tablespoonfuls of melted Rocks came next with a cost of 21
was saying, “You don’t. And they some detail. I need hardly say that
butter. Blend one-half yeast cake In cents per dozen.
tem of motor trunk line highways,
rifle agnln.
know me.” Then he heard the word any suggestions you make on any
two tablespoonfuls of water and one
which will revolutionize present meth-
“The last time.” he said, turning on
"accident” repeated several times, and points that may strike you will receive
fourth teaspoonful of soda; beat this
oda of transportation.
predict*
Drummond with a dreadful look of Into a hatter. Let rise until light nnd
at length Yulowski shrugged his shoul- my most careful attention. When the
that It I* only a question of time when
evil
In
his
face,
“
that
this
rifle
was
ders and leaned back In his chair.
full of bubbles, then bake In greased
car crashed Into the water It carried
special roads must be built for the
used by me was in a cellar In Russia— mutiin rings.
“Have it your own way,” he re- you and your wife with it. You were
with chicken
exclusive UM of food und freight car-
on even more exalted people than you. gravy and fricasseed chicken.
marked. “I don't care bow they're both hurled out as the car plunged
Don't feed too much at u time.
I brought it specially with me as a
killed, as long as they are killed. If into the water, and somewhat naturally
Since this condition seema Inevit­
memento, never thinking I should have
you think it’s necessary to pretend you were both thrown forward. Head
More chickens are killed by feeding able, englneera urge that a system of
the pleasure of using It again."
there has been an accident, we'll have foremost, you will note, Drummond,
special motor truck highways be
too soon than by starving.
He swung It «ver his head, and
192«. western M*w*pap*r Lnlon.)
an accident. The only point is what you left the car—and your heads
planned at once.
Drummond
shut
his
eyes
—
to
open
sort of an accident.”
struck the stonework of the opposite
Major Church also points out that
Feed five times a day for first two
them again a moment Inter, as the
It was left to Carl Peterson to de­ pier with sickening force, just before door was flung open nnd a man dis­
such highways, when properly built,
weeks.
he
young
lady
you reached the water, In fact, a
cide mutters.
will shorten the distance between
traught with terror dashed In.
ACROSS THE WAY
cities nnd hills level) d so Hint a speed
“Nothing is easier,” he remarked marked feature of the case, when
There are several good methods
“
The
Black
Gang!
”
he
shouted
wild
­
miles an hour or more can bo
L’se one.
suavely, and his eyes were still fixed this dreadful accident is reported In ly. “Hundreds of them—all round the
maintained for long distances
on Drummond. “We are discussing, the papers, will be the force with house. They’ve cut the wires.”
Keep rats, skunks, etc., away from
my young friend," he continued, rais­ which you both struck that pier. Your
With a fearful curse Peterson
chicks.
ing his voice slightly, “the best way of two heads were terribly battered, in leaped to his feet, ami the men hold­
getting rid of you and your charming fact, I have but little doubt that the ing Drummond, dumfounded at the
The cause of so many ducklings dy­
wife. I regret that she must share coroner will decide, when your bodies sudden turning the tables, let go his
ing Is the way they are fed.
your fate, but I see no way out of it. are recovered some few miles down­ arms. Yulowski stood staring foolish­
oooooooooooooooooooooooooc
To keep her permanently about the stream—that you were not in reality ly at the door, and what happened
The United Stute* I n now credited
Chicks must have greens, grit, grubs,
premises would be too great an Incon­ drowned, but that the terrific Impact then was so quick that none of the
with building the finest hlghwiiyn In
grain, gumption, ground, and direct
venience ; and since we can’t let her on the stone pier killed you instantly. stupefied onlookers raised a finger to
the world.
sunlight.
go without Involving ourselves In un- Do you think It’s sound up to date?"
prevent It
"I think It’s d—d unsound,” re­
pleasant notoriety, I fear—as I said—
With the howl of an enraged beast.
The Joint board on Interstate high­
Keeping small sized hens Is folly.
that she must join you. My friend marked Drummond languidly. “If you Drummond hurled himself on the Itu».
There Isn't any too much meat on ways has designated TfijWd tidies of
Yulowski wishes to bayonet you both, propose to take me and endeavor to sian—blind mad with fury. And when
road ns United .States highways.
chicken bones, nnywuy.
and bury you In the grounds. He has make my head impinge on a stone two seconds later a dozen black-
done a lot of (hat sort of thing In hfs wall, someone Is going to get a thick cowled, black-hooded figures earns
According to the commlMloner of
Cnbhnge Is rich In the green mate­
time, and I believe I am right In stat­ ear. Besides, the bridge isn't open, swarming In through the door, for one
rial needed for laying hens. About public works of Massachusetts tho
and
even
your
pal,
the
not
too
intel- Instant they paused In sheer horror.
ing that his hand has not lost Its cun­
six pounds of cnbhnge may be fed pen state pays the federal government
ning since leaving Russia.
A little llgent gatekeeepr, might stick in bis
Pinned to the wall with his own
from $5 to $10 for every dollar Massa­
100 birds per dav
out of practice, perhaps: but the re­ toes a bit. Of course”—he added hope­ bayonet, which stuck out six Inches
chusetts receives In federal road aid.
fully
—
"you
might
say
you
were
doing
sult Is the same. On the other hand
beyond his back was a red-headed,
Early hatched chicks can be most
Count Zadowa, whom you know of it for the movies. Tell him you're red-bearded man gibbering horribly In
It looks ns If the most necessary
easily obtained by using a reliable
old, quite rightly pointe out that there Charlie Chaplin, but that you dressed a strange language; whilst creeping
things In this country are lower tuxes
Incubator.
are the members of your ridiculous In sucli a hurry you've forgotten your toward a benevolent-looking clergy­
nnd better roads, and the problem Is
gang, who know about him, and might mustache.”
man, who crouched In a comer, was a
how to get both nt once.
Watch
your
layers
nnd
don't
feed
The red-headed Russian was snarl­ man they scarce recognized as their
very easily find out about me. And
the slacker hen. It is always time to
when In a few days your motor car Is ing venomously.
leader, so appalling was the look of
There are 2,040,000 miles of side­
cull when the Indications call for It.
hoisted out of the water, ami Is traced
“Let me get at him, chief. He won't malignant fury on his face.
roads In this country, as compared
by the registration number as being try being funny again.”
(TO BB CONTINUED.)
More than 250 chicks In on« brood with 200,000 miles of Improved roads
yours, he fears that not only may I e
The Russian half rose to his feet,
Is an expensive and harmful risk to classified as state highways.
find things very awkward, but that a his teeth bared, and Peterson pulled
Golf Ball Slices Bird
take by anyone who has a (lenire to
The young lady across the way says produce a lot with small equipment,
certain amount of unenviable and un- him back Into his chair.
flood roads will do more to keep the
Driving off the first tee at Kayr
desirable limelight may be thrown on
"You'll get your chance In a moment golf course, near Cardiff, Wales, W. A her mother Is going to run for presi­ As the chicks grow, give them more boy nnd girl on the farm than any­
this part of the country, and Incide"- or two. Yulowski,” he remarked sav­ Evans hit a swallow with his ball and dent of the League of Women Voters space. Chicks of different sizes nnd thing else nnd stop the flow of popi),
against the present recumbent.
tally on this house. As my friend agely. Then he turned once more on cut the bird In two.
ages do better with their own élusses. lutlon from the rural districts to the
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