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Q When an egg is boiled, does any
water enter the egg by passing ttiru
the shell and membrane? M. P.
A. If a fresh egg is boiled it loses
weight slightly but if it is allowed
to remain in the water for some time
(several hours it gains weight.
From this It seems reasonable to
conclude that water does not pass
Into the egg during boiling but if
the boiled egg Is allowed to remain
for several hours In the water a cer
tain amount will pass to the inside
of the egg.
Q. Why is glass cut under water?
K. E.
A. Because the vibration is less
than in the nir and the glass Is
therefore less liable to crack.
Q. What is the most durable
street pavement? G. H. F.
A. Granite blocks.
Q. Who was America's first great
humorist? S. W.
A. B?njamin Franklin was un
questionably America's first great
humorist.
Q. What are the five largest cit
ies in California? F. V.
A. Las Angeles, San Francisco,
Oakland, San Diego, and Long
Beach.
Q. How many tints or shades can
be derived from tlie three primary
colors? 8. O.
A. About 2,000.000.
Q. Why does the ostrich seek U
conceal Itself bv burying Its head in
the fcand? W. Y.
A. The ostrich's proverbial fool
ishness In hiding its head in the
sand and thinking It Is thereby
concealed is one of the myths that
lias been discredited by modern
science. The ostrich is a very alert
bird and, except for its habit of
running in a circle, could rarely
be caught.
Q. What does Pactollan mean?
A. Of or pertaining to Pactofus;
Jcnce, Blden. Pactolus was a
Jrook In Lydia. the golden Sands of
liich were bflieved to have been
f i? source o the wealth of Croesus,
Q. How was the first line put
pi ass the Niagara gorge to start
tlw first suspension bridge? W. 8. T.
A. Theodore O. Hullet, who su
pervised the construction of Uw
first suspension bridge across Ni
agara, relates that a premium of
$10 was offered to the first boy
who should successfully fly over the
gorge his kite string and fasten ltc
end to a tree on either side. A
boy named Moman Walsh, a resi
dent of Lincoln. Nebraska, was suc
cessful. The following day a strong
er line was drawn over by the kite
string and then a rope of sufficient
strength to haul over the iron cable.
By means of this rope tlie iron
cable was carried across and its
ends secured to the solid rock. It
crossed the gorge five miles above
Lew Is ton.
Q. Is there such a thing as a green
rose which has not been arlilically
dyed? B. A. G.
A. A type of green rose known as
Vlridfflora originated in Baltimore
about 18."0. and was mentioned by
aw National Rose soceity in 1914.
The peals are small, pointed, set
thickly, and of the same color as
the foliage of the rose, a dark pea
green. The flower is of medium size
and double, and is of wgorous
growth. It may be considered more
as a botanical freak than as a sep
arate variety.
Q. Why is a clock used lor adver
tising purposes always set at twen
ty minutes after eight? C. B.
A. This position of the hands of
a clock is selected for the reason
that It furnishes the greatest fa
cility to meet the requirements for
painting the longer name above the
hands and the shorter word below.
The minute hand has been varied
In position from 17 to US minutes
after eight.
Q. Is it true that there is only one
high tide and one low tide in the
Gulf of Mcxcio each day? H A D.
A. This is correct. The diurnal in
equality has become exaggerated to
such an extent as practically to ex-
tinguish the semi-diurnal tide in the
inner parts of the gulf, giving high
and low water only once daily. Nor
mally there are two high and two
low tides every 24 hours, but there
are numerous variations in tidal
phenomena in various parts of the
world.
Q What Is meant by ultima
Thule? C.R.
A. This was the ancient name for
land north of Britain, which was
the most northern land known;
hence, any distant region.
Q. Do more deaths occur at night
or in the daytime? B.D.
A. A comprehensive survey has not
been made, but the examination of
a few hospital records points to the
conclusion that more deaths occur
during the night.
35 SUNSET PASS
L2U3 &y Zcuul Csuiy
Chapter 20
KCIYPT DISAPPEARS
Ash Preston was crooked. No
doubt of this!
Perhaps the father was too, and
Rome of the brothers. But Mrs.
preslon was ignorant of it: so were
Alice, and the younger brothers.
Thlry bore this burden alone. That
Yas the secret of her sad f.v and
lips. That was the power Ash Pres
ton had over her love for him and
lear. It did no linger seem uiuwt
ural. That was why no cowboys
ever not a fair cluince to win Tlnry
Preston's friendship.
Rock knew the west. He had be
come a part of it. The prestons
wrr new, comparatively, to this
wild rutne. He knew western men,
their uncanny power to suspect and
search out and find among them
the cattleman who transgressed the
tin written law:;. All cat lie -racers
stole fnun one another. But there
Va4. a distinction Kith a diflcrcuce
("lane Preston was getting rich
a little bit swiftly lor a nine her on
an oitlinarv sile. How? Hock on
swered the query in muny ways.
but only one way seemed tenable.
Pr.'ston sld cattle on the hoof, the
same as other ranchers. None but
ru.-tle::) ever sold cattle that did not
belong to tnem. And certainly
Preston coul'i not be a rustler. It
v. as inmncriviible that Ash Pres
ton could be ft runler. either, at
least without hi:; father knowing,
lint lijck scouted the rustler idea
The Preslons had b.'come butch
ers of cattle on a considerable
seal-. IJul any one, ouLshie them
selves, know just how many steer.
they butchered? What pertinent
question here! Hock was certain
that lie would find out that no out
fitters knew hw many head of
Stork they killed. And here was the
gM of the matter.
.Some of the Preston, with Ash
t the head, and tlie fnllier either
In with them or unable to prevent
it, were killing cattle not then- own.
burning or hiding the skins, and
s.'lltiin the beet at near and dis
tant p in(s.
"(Jxd I,ord!" muttered Itork. un
der Iils breath. I've hit it plum
centrr. 'I he dnmn fools, thlnkin"
th-.v cull hide that long! . . . Gage
prrstim ought to h ive more seme
He struck ir.e queer, though. But
it s tliat rat'lcMiako son who's got
thh outfit buffaloed. No wonder
poor Thlry has sad eyes. . , Well,
by heaven, I'll stay at Sunset Pass!"
A bell awakened Hock from late
slumbers. Tlie sun was up, and as
lie p-eprd out over his blanket cov
ering he saw the grass hme gold
under tlie cedar-. He had overslept,
whuh was not a remarkable fact,
considering how long It bad taken
Mm to get to le?p. In the sober
light of day the task before htm
seemed tremendous. He had to
prove his suspicions, which had
lt no strength dating nftrep, and
If they were well founded, then he
H;ut somehow slop the IWrit pro
ceedings before the Pros tons were
overwhelmed bv catastrophe.
No new thing for Hock was it to
appear a light-hearted, careless
cowboy when underneath this guise
he was hard and cautious, keen as
a blade. The Prestons, excepting
Ash, would be easy to deceive.
Briskly he strode toward the dou
ble cabin, conscious of heart-beating
anllciation, and when he
tlitinied upon the porch Alice
Preston came out of the kitchen,
carrying plates and cup. which she
:-et upon the table.
Mrs. Preston looked out of the
kitchen and greeted Hock with
pleasant smile and words.
"Are the boys up, too?" he a-sked
as he fell uHn the ham and eggs
and hot biscuits.
"Land's sake! The're up an'
ft one long a," she replied. "They
were sur? funny. Tom said: 'Ixt
him sleep, ma. The longer the bet
ter. ,. . An" Al said: 'Don't wake
the new boss, ma. He won't never
net no sleep when Ash is here, so
let him get some now.' . . An'
Harrv said: 'Ain't Thiry up yet,
either? Reckon settln' up in the
moonlight is bad lor some tulks.
"IV sure is. Mrs. Prestnn,"
laughed Hock. "I'm sorry, though,
if I'm to blame."
"Oh, Thny was up hours ago,"
Alice Informed them. "Saw pa and
the boys rule away. I know she had
a run-in v, it It Ash, because she
had been rryinV
'That's too bad." said Rock,
bending over his plate and eating
fast. He had seen Hie mother's
face change very slightly, almost
imperceptibly. Ash Preston was
thorn in the flosli of this whole
some family.
Hock made sliort work of his
bivalent, and glad somehow that
he had rot encountered Thiry, he
hurried down toward tlie corrals.
At the barnyard Rock found Al
Preston leading in some horses;
and one of his brothers was jack-'
in:? up a hind wheel of the green
wagon.
"Morning', boss. Hope you're not
sick." draw led Al.
Boys. I was plumb dead. I'll
sure let you punish me for beln'
lary.
Tlie other boy nodded at Rock.
"Are you Tom or Harry" asked
Rock, suddenly reminded of the.
twins.
"I'm Harry."
"All right, Harry, 111. know you
tomorrow or bust. Where i Tom?"
"He left us to grease the wagon
and went off after ft horse for vou."
For mv white horse. Curat?"
asked Rock.
"No I'm sorry to av." re
turned Harry, haltingly, as If he
had bad news.
IMd Eypt Jump tl oasture
fence?"
' No. Ash saddled him and rode
off on him."
Rock sat dowr suddenly, stifliiur
the yell that leaped to his lips.
lid lit uommiicdi
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WELL OFP THE MAP
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