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.rEvrning, Fcbrunry 21, 1025
THE EUGENE GUARD
rape Seven
SPRAY IS APPLIEDi
v A. O. ALBEN
- , Aarleultural College
(0ren student)
. . ,m anray of lime mil-
(? o rt before the
'"f'nwn tontro1 Sl,n J3t
l""1,s. r-.i "pwot n",t'"'' peHr 8,1,1
" leaf blloter mites. Uio prune
M5 "h f ig nluor- an(l pow
u"1 iihw on apple"
S "ur9, on" should not Bpray
he has something to spray
"if the foregoing pests are
or;.it however, a thorough
Jetton of lime sulphur. 12
,pp,oT put on before the bud.s
10 . il l do more to make for
operi',an orchard than any one
' . that i on later ln 11,6
,p In A later application of
SImux mixture or lime sulphur
It help to control apple scab
,nd brown rot.
" San Jose Scale
c,. jose scale manifests Itself
..small, ash-gray or blackish
m,,ie-llke scales clustered on the
P7 The bark Is usually thin
!j the inner bark shows a pur
IS "stain. The trees become bark
Id and devitalized. Infested
. .i,nw bricht red spots. The
ijnMt seldom becomes serious in
3 Jill-sprayed commercial orchards,
if where there is no other occasion
8 or the dormant spray, if using
i lime-sulphur, the application can
be delayed until me pre-pin
..... m such a case, the dor-
i niant' strength of lime-sulphur, 12
10 100, Sliouiu ue uani.
The red spider mites are of two
loeclea. One passes the winter
as nature and nearly mature mites
..ni.rtPil under webs about base
I of trees and elsewhere. The other
liaises the winter as minute scar
5 let eegs on the roughened bark of
Sthe twigs or trees, wnere piemi
Iful, they occur in solid masses np
I tearing like bits of rust on the
I Both forms attack foliage in the
Lpring. About mid-summer, the
"foliage of trees appears a sickly
Sjrellow. The trees are devitalized
3i from drouth. Examination of
under surface of leaves shows
numbers of fine webs with min
ute, reddish, spider-like creatures
hurrying about. Lime sulphur, 12
to 100, will glvo control.
Leaf Blister Mites
Pear and apple leaf blister mites
are microscopic ln size. They
rass the winter crowded down In
ihe outer bud scales. As leaves
fishow green In spring they tunnel
awlthin the tissue of the leaves,
piluring the growing season of the
jitrees Iho miles work and breed
'i within the tissues where It is
I impossible to reach them with
1 spray's.
a Thoroughness is the keynote to
i.Miccessful spraying for the blis
jier mite. Where well done, one
application of spray ln throe
jyears Is usually sufficient. Lime
upliur, 12 to 100, will give con
trol. The spray must be on be
ifore leaf growth Is sufficient to
(hermit the mites to r.nneeal them
wives, usually before March 1
hn apple.
Twig Miner
I Prune and peach twig minor, a
f mall pinkish worm, works havoc
ily tunneling into tho terminal
jcrawth of both bearing and nou
l",armg peach, prune, and apri
iot trees. In recent years a later
ilirood of worms has attacked the
fruit also, maturo peaches nnd
apricots becoming infested. A
jrcavy prune drop lias sometimes
St'sultrd from the attack of tho
5orm. Again llmo sulphur, 12
100, applied any tlmo from late,
pebruary until early pink will
r r-xcKllent control It thorough
!' applied.
-J Powdery mildew is serious ou
iti-Ttaln varieties of apples like
pe Jonathan, (Irlmes. nnd Rnme
Jiii la siisr''ted of ranslng much
y-itsetuiK r.f d'Aniou nnd soma
f'b'r varieties of pears. The dis
m winters over In the buds, and
l tnlHewpd twigs that can lie
srovered should he pruned out
Finns the dormant season. Tho
J'"t trnuhlesomn effects on the
J'it arise from the at tacks that
S.T prl' 1,1 I'm season as tho
Mil bUd ro develnping nnd
prowl, it is soldom necessarv
, ppra. '"r powdery mildew
Li. j regular dormant or
L !! , 'lonil"t llmo-sulphiir
ray will aso take rare of nnu-.
LL M"v "3 wt" h" biter1
1"'ry applied for spplo scab.
Apple Scab j
We-scal, ls the most RPr09
F nc it is carried over on the I
i ' nf season before j
f tl ?VP num- i( Possible. I
l-in. T,"'1 un,lcr ln 'ho o-rlv j
hrf"re Ihe bud burst.!
Kani.?r nTmt sprays aro no I
Mantag, (or ,hig trollblo
l-,v, P'e--ab early spring1
Fee an" , , ,e ul,llost nPrt-!
In ., af,pan crop of fruit !
Possible , '! P"!;
llravprt ..t , '"" Tees are.
nolnh:''!lwi'!'" buds are
rm hH. niien me nios-
"""I" are u,.t ra.i ...
iv?.,?.!P:.uls ' !,, again 15
ur , Urst "Pray, lime-sul-!
. 4 to inn, or nordeaui. fi.
..i?;::;1:! This pr,r;
buds ;,, . ":"..""'
ntjrh l-iiuuiiK just I
4i It a.rxnoe the blossom;
l"b ; la ni.h,-yl
pound of n ,n .
"Prays. lim.ul-'
1 to m, can be used.
Pr"" Grape Vine !
miri..trP' vi"" must bp i
F Th,. y'V' ,0 profitable
V n ;i'l!,ri" hruar-,
rnar ,n vine are Mill;
tut
m-e b'for March I.".'
f t.:;?'; Payer,.
''i "it k t 1 ' payer,. C.ven
tU. Ti::ie w"hn.g 70 to Ni
ven :
MODELJRMSAVES FULLY
Improper Arrangement of Buildings Is Cause of Waste of Time and Energy,
. Nebraska College Authorities Declaro
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(By NK.V Service)
ll-MAU-.N, .Neb., Feb. L'l.-It h
been i-niuialecl by the Nebraska
college of agriculture that the arerng
farmer, in doing bis e,0,-es, wnll.s
one unnoeessar.v mile a day. all on
nt'couut of i in i'i' !!- nrransoment ,f
his farm buildiugs.
To start the hundreds of cinliri'..
farmers at tho college on the ticlu
road, the students the college have'
built a model farmstead in miniature i
which represents a nearly ideal ar
rangeinent for a llKP-acro farm in Ihe
prairie states, ltuilt to one-quarter
scale in the workshops of the college, j
i.n: mown now sianus on the cainpus
where it offers .ocular evidence of
the correct way to lay out buildings,
fences and the like.
Buildings Included
The buildings comprising the model I
include a comfortable, attractive '.
farmhouse, set on a concrete founda- ;
tion and equipped with modern con- :
veniences: au up-to-date dairy burn
with a solid wall concrete silo: a hay 1
shed for alfalfa! a horse barn; a hog j
house; a tool shed and shoo: a noiil-,
try house and a machine shed. The
plan was worked out for one par
ticular farm, and has been tried out
with great success on farms in sev
eral counties of Nehrnska.
Working on the theory that every
farm is a factory, in a sense, the Ne
braska college expects, through the
medium ot us model farmstead to j
suow lae coming generation of farm- ;
ers now to avoid many of the unnee
essnry handicaps under which their
fathers labored. f As one-fifth of the i
value of all farm properties is invest-!
cd in buildings, it becomes apparent j
what importance attaches to their
construction with relation to one au-1
other.
Duties Considered
In disposing the buildings of thci
model farmstead so as to reduce to
a minimum the number of steps Ihe
average farmer has to take each day
in performing his ordinary duties,
consideration was given to the ques
tion or just wnat these duties con
sist of. A general plan was then
worked out which, in the model j
inrmsieau lanes turn irom place, to !
place as follows:
When starting out on his morning
chores he goes from the house to lite
barn, where he tends the horses ami
eolts, cows and calves, and, after
separating the milk, feeds the calves.
The skim milk that remains is then
carried to the pigs nt tho farrowing
peus, after which tho farmer goes)
EXPECT BIG CfiflP
rEXnr.ETfN. Fh. T mntilln
county in nntiripnling n hie rrop of
wlirnt in tho hnrvrst of in-J." Hcfiiti
Hip rlionMrous frPrft-up of Jprf nitiT.
thnt rppullrtl in winlT-killinR of
niiPnt on n wholrpiiln l.a.is nil over
Iho country. Tho rxiicotntion of a
goofl crop Hps lnrpHy in Iho psroll.-nt
rlimntic. ronflitions thnt hnvo oh
tniuod in this nroa swc tho frorzo
up. Frnst. is oritiroly out. of tho
prnunil and oakinc ruins havo .vipM
rd a lihornl nmount of nppiiod inois
turo. SppiI. in tho main, has hi-on
purrhaspfl for Iho rPsPP'linn of Hip
vast nrrns frozen out. Sonio of it
Icis lipon nintor sown, while tho rrst
will ho sprinir rivn.
1 lospito tlio rondition in ollior
countios that undo nooossnry Hip
ptissinic of n roliof fuinl of $l.."i"i,iHKl,
farinprs lioro havp lu-on nhlo to fi
nanoo thpir rpspp'linc work through
tho local linnk. Not a sinulp I'uia
t i 11a county grower has lp.-n emu
pollpil to s"pk stale aid in pureluis
ini: his supply of sped.
County Aecnt l-'rod llonnion cli
malps that the total damaito tho
county's fall sown ni'i-oaac at "." ppr
cont. ' His estimate inrludps a "" per
cpiH outright h.ss and 11 per cont
rpduction in the jiohl of tho sprine
uniin from fall sown .violils. Despite
this fact th" county aB.nt thinks Hint
1'matilln county "ill produce more
wheat this year than was produced
last, when dry weather cut the crop
from its approximate T.'Hhi.ikhi hu-hol
yield to one of nhout 4..Hi.iNm
bushels. " t
In the west end of the county.
where luthter soil conditio titain.
it is estimated that there was Hm
per rent loss from Hie freeie in many
places. Tho damage grows l.-s tow
ard the eastern boundaries of Hie
couiitv, where in Hie foothills true
winter yancties suffered a minimum
loss. All ofcr the county sprint
Brains planted ill Hie fall suffered
loss that approached 1"" V'
Thcsp spriliR tarieties have come to
be sown ill Hie fall becau-e of Hi'ir
li:e!i yield, and Cou-e.pielitly the e.li
mated loss on Hie lushest y,e!.l,nr
areas approaches -i lo !" tier e.-nt
where, if true w.nler wheat had l"ii
planted, it wou'.Hiave b-en nefhfhle
Conditions as to actual free; nt
were duplicated in counties of Hre
ion and southeastern Wa-hun'on in
tb" same general wheat belt aid are
i.ot as hem.! in I'na'illa county
those bavin lishtcr ar.r.':.il ri n-(aii.-
i PASTURE ILiLj -ffe
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COO V7fW-n GAPDEN . I
OR C HARP
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I
- - j -v ..v... 3.".. . -ca..ny tMi it.6a.ceu ta.d out o students
of Nebraska college of agriculture. The dotted line In lowf r
sketch shews the shortened path of the farmer in covering his
daily chores.
to the combined crib nnd granary to
feed the fattening hogs and fat cattle.)
In returning he passes to the hay !
phed nnd feeds the slock cat lie and :
then the poultry. Next he steps into:
the milk room at the barn, g.'ts his :
cream, returns to th
house, and his ;
chores arc done.
Saves Many Steps :
While iloinir nil this ho hns wrilked
only 75(1 feet, whereas on farms laid
out in haphazard manner he might
have walked three or four times as '
far. The oath he has walked is
shown bv dotted lines on the plan of
the farmstead. ' drivt to nearly all of the buildings
Again, suppose it is evening and j without opening gates,
the farmer is roming. through tliej Cool Barn
lower gate by ihe hay shed. His; In locating the barn it was consid
rourse to the barn leads past nearly i ered that buildings situated in the
all of the buildings, and most of the ! sun. but with breezes blowing through
chores can he done while the tenia them in summer, are cooler ami more
he is driving is reaching the tank, j eoiuofortable than those in the shade
drinking and going to the barn. j hut with no breezes. Hence the barn
When the horses and cows are at- has n central alley running through
tended lo, his
evening chores are ;
completed.
Location Noted
Many other points were given eon i
sideration in planning the farmstead j
to make it practical and at the same j
time comfortable and pleasant. Vor
lustance. the barns and yards are lo-!
edited east of th
house so that un
pleasant odors are carried away by
Ihe wind which, in the territory for
Standard Bushel Crate
Is Easily Made
This One Is Handiest of Its
Kind Yet Made
tsr Bp?
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Detailed Plan of Bushel Crate
iMv NK.V Service.
I I'IIACA, N. V.. Kel. -Jl - Hlisliel
crates are among the handiest con
tainers that n farmer iie. They are
siniph' enough to he built by anyone.
The New V'fk Slllte college f Hg-
rii-tilture, here, ileseribes smh a crate,
and gives a sketch and bdl of mater
ials lo aid anyone in making one for
himself.
Here are the needed materials :
Kor the f-ido nnd bottom. l'S pieces,
o-l'. of an inch by 1' 1-1 inches by 17
inches.
Kor ends. S pieces, .Vlti of au imh
by '2 1--1 inches by 14 inches.
Kor posts and bottom hracs, f
pieces, 7-S of an inch hy 1 inch by
1 J im-lies.
Nails for boards, 1-1 pound it-pen-ny
couiirmn.
Nails for bottom blares. 4 nail
C-petitiy box.
Direction for Nailing
The us th that are to be driven In
straight are the middle ones at the
ends of the hoards, and the 0-penny
box nail that are driven through side
bunrils and poM and into the ends
of t It- bottom hraees.
All other nail" are lo be driven
slanting so a to gite them greater
holding power.
Legal Capacity
The b'l-hel crate contain. lin
level full, a quantity eoual to a heaped
!", S. standard hu-hel. whbh is speci
fied by ihe New York state depart
ment of ueiicht nnd ineaMir as
11-1 statxhnd bu"helN aiot author
i:etl n n lejtul men -ij re f.ir ue in
tlo- ale nf all roninioditie that miy
h ,-..:d br h-ap.-d bu-h-Jv
S.ii'e t.'ie tni:d.nrd buhe contain"
'.'I."-' fit.ie irolK". the irate nui-t
coi.t.i:n IT". ndnc it.' h"". vs lu h i
the toliiue njnitv of a hni 1 bv
tv PI titfl;e m.-ole ineanreiuent.
(.cnltioii perif r thit rrat" a
aetiiiiitv e,,ntrtn-t' d will be con id-r-d
.'1hh lfi- hlv if tl.'1- are inall
hv i). amount of 7 ndtic inch
or 1 prr ciit; or if thy are large
tin on jK.
A MILE A DAY
,
i
which it was designed, usually is
south and southwest in summer, and
north and northwest in winter,
The house, moreover, is located on
high, woil-drained land, insuring a
good view- and preventing barnyard
drainage from reaching it.
All of the building! are so loeated
as lo act as windhreaks to Adjoining
vnnls. nnd ne.irlv nil the fences serve
two yards. The yards are adjacent
to the pastures' and the garden close
lo the house. The farm scales are so
situated as to he handy for weighinc
grain and stock, and it is possible to
it from north to south, arid the build-1
mg is cool even in very hot weather
In general, it is desirable that farm
buildings should be placed close to
the highway if possible, although the
bouse should not he loo nenr a main
automobile highway on account of the
dust that arises from it.
Another point advocated is that
the buildings need not be close to
the water supply.
I
Grasp prj produetlnTi. which
haa hen of minor impnttanrp tn
wpstorn Orpgon fnr a number of
yei rt. la humming prnfitable and
prominent, fn Ian county, pays
tho experiment Flat ion. Tho aero,
age of pure grans grown for aood
In WPS torn Orpgon has IncrrHacd
vory much in the laat fpw yearn.
VarifdlpR of graaspa now grown
for peed in this district are Kng
lish and Italian rye, tall meadow
oat. gniHs. orchard grass, and
creeping bent. Some red canary
and timothy nro also bojng grown
Tor ancd purpopep.
Thn high qunlity aerd produred
In weKtorn t)regon murks it an
superior to that grown tn many
other flpcHona. The accd produced
hero la largo, plump, of good col
or and high germination and is
easily clpaned to high purity.
Unlimited markets for pure
graaa seed nre available locally
and in many other flections of the
country. A number of largo seed
housea In the United S'LhIps havo
representatives In western Ore
gon graas growing aectlons In
vestigating and contracting for
future dellvorlea of pure graas
weed.
Success In growing pure grass
seed riopends on the growers
knowledge of grasses and their
seeding habits, methods of band
ling end ability to put high grade
seed on the market. It Is im
portant that growers market only
pure aeed for on tho qunlity nf
the seed produced now depends
tho development of this industry.
by twice thin amount, r7 4 cubic
inched, or '1 --.1 per cent of the spcri
fie.) capacity. further requirement
i that (he dimension of any one mde
lill not vary morn than l-X inch
from Ihe correct diineiirdon.
Practical Dlmensloni
The crate nhown In the illustration
has hnide dimension of iJ by 1 -1
hy lfl.t-N inche, which give, an extra
capacity of (V'. cubic inrhc to allow
for lh (Vt cuhic indies volume of the
pot and bottom braeen. If the iortn
and bra rep nre i ham f ered 1-4 inch
on the poriifrn. th crate will be
Jl-4 cubic inche or ire.
t 'i a of thi nire m heu plnced end
to end bate 1' inches f nc r space in
the standard nagon box and hr-n
empy they are readily Tjted into
hiinchr .f three for ti iiportatn,n
or utornge.
E;
Whitu iliflrrhfMi Infni'U th
'crnttM niinib.T nf l,itty i-hlchn '
within th" first 4S to "2 hours -aftor
liati-h itik Krnm 2 to 4 pr
r?nt of tlt rhii-kii infortMi Ht
birth will ri.iis tln itistMst to
spronil in (it, ;,o ,,r ovcti T. pr i
rent of the miiro fhuk. Unti-h i
, cry oppratnra and farmers, in Hit j
. pffirt to savo a li ifch peiveutn.i
1 of ttm hu-Us. often Imvo intVi-ta'
chi ks in tho im uhator iitul try j
to ilortor them. Thu result of j
'this praetU-ii is usunlly disastrous.
; The lipRt nml only satisfaetory i
way of hit in. line chirks Bhowinp: :
Rymptoms of white diarrhea is to;
move them from the incubator and
kill them. Kvcry "pasty" chick ,
phould ho killed as noon as it is!
discovered. Any chick that do-1
't velops symptoms of tho disease
: In the first -IS to 72 houra should
be removed and killed. Tho killed
. birds should be burned to elim-
lnito the possibility of further;
in.'ectioit. j
I Infected liens do not always j
show outward bikiis of tho in-:
' fectiou hut they do lay ckk:' lur-j
lying the disease. Chicks hatch-1
ed from such pkrs are infected
at birth. Trying to save the!
lives of infected chicks ends in
sorrow at some later date. Get
ting rid of infected hens Is Ret
ting rid of infected ehicka to a
largo extent.
The O. A. C. Experiment sta
tion recommends the use of hatch
ing eggs from blood tested stock
as thy first step in slopping the
spread of white diarrhea. If hatch
ing eges from an unknown flock
and the brooder bouse helps some
in hindering the spread of the dis
ease. '
it
Legume cultures prepared by tho
bacteriology department of the ex
periment station are being sent to
farmers In Oregon, California, Ne
vada, North Dakota and neighbor
ing slates. One order was reeelv
ed from Mexico last week for bac
teria to inoculate 40 acres of gnr-i
den peas.
Cultures sufficient to Inoculate
7000 acres of legumes were sent
out by the experiment station last!
year. Tho heaviest demands are?
from Oregon farmors. Out of state!
orders como Inrgoly from O. A. C.
alumni and other state experiment!
stations.
Tho cultures aro used In Inoc
ulating clover, alfnlfa, vetches, j
bonus, pens and other legume j
crops. They contain bacteria which
have the faculty of taking the ;
nitrogen of tho air nnd making
that nitrogen available for crop
use. Tho legume rops will not
grow with nny degree of success
unless these bacteria nro present.
Hacterla for the particular typo
of legumo indicated are put up
in two-acre size bottles, which
aro sent post paid for nO cents
each. This makes tho cost only
cents an ncre for the culture.
Field pens for hay should ho
planted from February 15 to April
1. White Canadian, Itlun Prussian,
or Arthur varieties nro drilled
three-fourths to 2 Inches deep, at
tho Vslo of AO to 120 pounds an
acre. Whero they aro a new crop
they should bo inorulnted.
Tho rutting of sclrm wood nf d
rfduous trees should ho delayed
for a short Time until tho extent of
Iho damago dnnp in Oregon hy the
sovern rold of this winter has been
determined, is thn advfeo of tho
experiment station. This scion
wood should bo cut before tho last
of February.
Fnrm Reminders
lied clover at tho nitn of 12
pounds an ncre, or alslko clover at
tho.r.ito of 8 pounds an acre, can
ho sown in tho aprlng in various
waya. Hroadrastcd in fall sown
grain in February as soon as germ
ination will occur is a desirable
method of planting at this time,
(.lover should bo seeded on deep,
woll dralned. sweet or slightly add
fi'lls. A light coating of land
plaster on many anils helps to se
cure a good stand and a good crop.
Cnw vnl. It In Pnliritr.rv Bti.l nnl
...... ... . w,. .... . , ...... ..wv .
later than Mnrr-b 1. Full nlantinus
are best, hut those who want
vetch for hay can sow now at
tho rate of 80 pound per acre of
common vetch.
Oregon farmers are advised by
the experiment station to sow pas
ture mixtures early. (Jood grass
mixtures for Bprlng sowing to es
tablish permanent pastures are as :
follows: 6 pounds of Knglish rye
grass; 3 pounds each of Kentucky j
blue grass, orchard grass, tall oat!
graas, and i d clover; 2 pounds
timothy; and 1 pound of white '
clover an acre on well drained I
soils, or 8 pounds of Kngllsh rye!
grass; 3 pounds each of red top, I
orchard grass; 2 pounds of alsike
clover and 1 pound of white clover
an aero for wet or heavy soils.
Sowing should take place from
February 15 to March 15 If tho
graas Is to bo well established.
Failure lo provide tho correct
brooder temperature for small
cht ka oftn results in bowel
trouble. From It5 degrees to loo,
at tho edge of the hover, Is the
correct temperature for the first
fow days, Too much heat is as
bad as not enoufth. Confining the
chirks fairly close tn the store the
first two days by means of hoards.
12 Inches wide nailed together at
the corners, minimized tho danger
of chilling.
y CAPTAIN A E. DINGLE-
t 'on' in iieil I '
A
It'llSTI'llOl S minor, j'i"t dnwn
fnuii (do f 1 i c c i j i c wiili a full holt,
pIimMm hiniHoIf hxtl. (udder t lmke.
lie liniilnl hi niMii to his (Yet, pir
iug hnrd at ln. hl'Mvlini; fitco.
"Yen hi n't hurt," lie docidd.
"You're a hh-fdrr. I hat's Nmv
voti ptny fer III - pantry, old Rem-l-Mian.
Hit him wIhmi In nIowa lii"t
hiMiy.r. That's wluit'il sink him .
Watch him now!"
Stevens crouched and rushed n
sunn as I 'rake stood clear. The crowd
formed a circle, am! the howling
ceased as the fighters came together.
I 'rake made no effort, to avoid .lake's .
rush, otlirr than to iluck his head from a swearing rufl'uin and prodded
under the terrific, lead that went over his way with it. using it like a spear,
him with a round arm swish. As It whs very efficient . Then in the
their' Imdies crashed tofcrihcr. Ie middle he found .lake Stevens, hor
drove right and left into Jake's : rihly cut and hruised, trying blindly,
storuaili with every ounce of power but with splendid brute courage to
and every hit of spring in his body, stand off the attack of half a dozen
.lake sat down with a "whoof" ami , murderous sticks. ltig.it with him
nil 'ooomp!" i the affluent miner battled gloriously;
The crowd roared again. Two of! bleeding and muddy, but with the
them dragged Jake Stevens to his .light of pheer fighting lust in his
feel, and one gave him a swig of I nee.
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spirit into the bleeding gash on his
cheek, nnd the pain almost maddened
him. When Stevens rushed again,
fired with fresh courage and ferocity
from the rum, Drake jumped to meet
him, gritting his teeth and swearing
with agony. There was a fierce l
flurry of fists. lrakc tottered back
ward under the impact of a punch
that all but loosened bis head from'
his spine; and Stevens plunged head-j
long after him, snorting and grunt-j
im:. swinging a finisher in either fist.
Drake dodged the rush, recovering'
only in bare time to sidestep; then
hall turned, swung a right with his
weight behind it full upon Stevens'
ear as he roared past, and that was
the end so far as Mister Jake Stevens
was concerned. .lake lay in the
bushes where he fell, neglected even
by his seconds, while every roaring
ruffian bawled proffers of drinks to
the victor.
"f.et me get a wash," said Drake,
ducking through the crowd at the
heels of his second. "Can't you look
after .fake? I'm all right. He's nut.
No, I don't want a drink, thanks.7
When Drake returned to Mary, she
stood up with a cry of dismay He
had been gone ibout twenty minutes.
Now he came back to her smiling,
bright eyed, but with a three-inch
strip of plaster down one cheek, and
a lumpy bruise ns big as a purple
passion fruit on the other temple.
Ills bands, too, looked as if he bad
been breaking hricks with his fists
for a wager. Her big bluo eyea wid
ened. "Don't look like that, Mary!" lie
laughed, pressing her into her rhnir
gently. "Km not hurt. Mills acci
dent,' that's all. lift's see, wo were
dialling about how we were to fur
nish the boudoir "
"Do stop your .iesling!" cried
"We were talking of no such thing!
I won't hear a word until you have
told me wh.it has happened. Ws
it ?" ler ores darkened, and sh
trowned as the trulh, or possible
truth, dawned upon her. He broke
in. grinning:
"It. whs, Mary. .lake Stevens.
They prevented him coming hero to
see you, so he tipped a waiter to
bring me. then tried to jamb nie
under a rhododendron."
"It. looks ns if lie succeeded!" she
retorted sharply. "f,ct us go, now.
before somebody else trips. You
look horrible."
A tiny chill fell over Drake. Mary
wanted to go back to the ship, and
her baffled escort led her to the car
in silence.
"It has been a bully evening, an'
how," he Kaid heartily. She said
nothing, taking her seat in the elec-,
trie trani beide him as if resigned
to something- unpleasant. He peepe I
at her om-e, then with a hmd sigh
settled down to a windnw-xnzit'X
ride.
Ho they rolled along, beside th
bay, through a suburb noted for its
serene Invliiir . It ought to have
thawed her. Then abruptly the car
slowed down and stopped, progress
made impossihln by the outer fringe
of a crowd that whoopeq, roared ami
cursed.
Drake stood up. Over the outrr
beads be saw the milling center of
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rowd. nnd fists and stirks wit"
flung then. TIip car driver tliiii)( l
( his gong, and (lie iiiiheiling cr.n I
slowly made way for it. Hut I en 1
; li.ld cniight nijiht of a lieild he kinw.
'two li'-nds, in the very ortev of llir
H'oh, and those two he;ol- were gct
: tins hammered by fur too many fit-
ami vtjeks fur fair play.
( "l,i,usi inc for a inornenl." lie
inurnnired he stepped past Mary.
on to the hunt. Uon't worry.
l'e cot to see Stevens safe."
lie h'tiprd as the car started, and
fought his way into the mob. It miim
souii'tliing id a fight, too. Halfway
through he wrenched a heavy stick
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riugiugly. and laid about him hearti
ly with his stick, "tiet a stick, Jake!
tiet a club!"
"I don't want no club!" gasped
.Stevens, blindly staggering ever for
ward, lie went to his knees as Drake
reached him. A word of recognition,
then Drake and the miner stood over
Jake and fought for their own lives
and bis. Whatever Ihe cause, the
crowd wnn apparently looking for
blood. The miner was battered fear
fully; but he had a grin fur Drnke.
A whizzing slick tore the plaster from
Drake's cheek, and he started bleed-1
ing as if bis head wiw split.
"They're trying tn murder us'" he
panted. "What's it all ahouW"
"Started with just tall talk,"
gasped the miner, poking his stick
into a leering face and bringing a
tooth back with il. "Jake followed
him out. That's one of 'em 'now!"
He darted forward and struck down
a tough looking fellow just ns he was
putting the boots to Htevens as he
lay prostrate. Drake had little time
to look around. Sticks seemed ns
thick ns rushes in a basket. Itut he
saw where the heart of the fight was.
The rest was simply gang sympathy.
"Come on," he said to tho valiant
miner. "I.cI'h finish those three
huskies, and the real will run! Alto
gel her!"
Together they charged across
Jake's body, their alicks going like
flails. One man went down, only to
rise hi nnd trip 1 rako headlong.
Hticks whacked down upon him ns
he lay defenseless. His arms fell ns
if thev were broken in a dozen pla
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with iron. With that vital Impulse
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which drives a man on even after
j conscious Tolition fails he stumbled
j to Ins feet, gum ding his head with
j one arm, nnd Middling fiercely at a
blur before him with his short -gripped
I club. Vaguely he knew somebody
fought be sm1 him : knew the blur
I before him thinned. Something stirred
1 under his fet, and he fought to keep
his balance.
"t b'oiiles! Orontes!"
That cry soitmb'd M range. It wni
nenr, . ! seemed far off. 1 Irak.
fought doggedly. There ws thai,
stirring under his feet, lie knew he
u as to be ( ripped again. I ie could
Hot see the luilll who Still fought bi'-
sole him. Something red and sv;img
j i' from the ground, nnd another
slu k flailed, but at his fur now.
"tioiite! ( (routes '." ihe erv was
c!o-e Tlie blur of foes began to
am-h like mit.
"A p, t'lolites; ;ive V111 heii:" bah
b!e. the red. swawng figure and Jak?
Siemens rallied for another onslaught.
I rake saved his breath for fighting.
I His ihiner frieml totti'ieil ninl gasprd.
Hut through the crowd stormed the
tram driver and comJuetor, with con
troller and swit.h bar: ami with them
marched Mary Manning, splendid
; dangler of old Neptune, sinackii;
f'lces right and left and turning inur
! dermis scow ls to foolish grins,
j '"What's the t rouble V" demanded a
I policeman running up, looking ipieer
' ly into the bruised and bleeding faces,
j and at Mary.
"( inng setting about these two
J blokes. This gent and we stopped
. off my car to help the under dog,"
I replied the luotormaii.
"I le's my first mate." explained
1 Orate. "I'm Captain Prake, of the
. ship Orontes. lying in Table bay.
. Wce all right, thanks. f we couid
1 get an automobile. I'd be glad."
I "I'll send one along sir," said the
J officer, and went off with his men.
rnke glanced nt Mary. She was all
soft womanliness now, examining
hurts, her eyes big and dark.
"I'm afraid neither Mr. Stevens nor
I could be called respectable iiow,M
said Drake with a grimace. The
friendly miner grained as Mary fin
ished cleaning a cut on his ehiu.
"I don't care what you are or what
you look like. I think you are both
splendid"' she cried. "You, too," she
added. Swift, as a swallow she seemed
lo dart forward, ami dabbled a kiss
between the miner's ejes ns the
ove up. Siie was blushing fur-
ns she ran into the auto. The,
miner stared, grinned, and stood
robbed of speech.
(To be continued)
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