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PAGE TWELVE RAPID-FIRE hYXOrSlS: The Montana Kid and Brother Pultual, iiiti the beautiful Rotlta, are at the edge of the Valley a! the Dead. They hope to reecue Uateo Kubrte, con demned to the valley by General Estrada. Montana fuet hae forced tiro men guarding a long etrtna of new prisoner to fight a durl to the death; both men disposed of. Hoeita explain to Pascual 'hot perhaps he and Montana ultl be arcepted by Jan-Sth:a. mailer of the valley, aa guard in thttr place. Chapter 35 SNARED TELL, will Juan-Suva believe you both?" asked Roslta. "Will h make guards ot you? And ven If he does, will that give you chance to act Rubria free? How can I tell? There Is one chance In ten thousand and that's a good chance for Montana to take!" Brother Pascual said: "Friend, bow baa this happened?" "Two mad dogs. They took each either bv the throat. The rest of what Roslta says well, it's true enough. You see our ghost of a chance, Pascual?" "To walk In freely to glTe our selves Into the hands of Juan Silva?" muttered the friar. "Well," said Montana, "I don't know a better wav And somehow. I'd rather take the first chance and die with It than to wait there In the hills, looking down Into hell from the brink. The longer a fellow looks at the Jump, the harder It Is to take." He could not help adding: "But why should two men go In, Pascual? Let me go alone. Whatever 1 can Jo, I'll try. And you wait out here with Roslta wait as many days as you have any hope and then take ber back to her people." "I have no people," said the girl. "I have you. When you are gone, I have nothing. But you, Pascual, stay aut here with me. It we can't talk, we can pray. I've always wanted to be taught bow!" Pascual put his heavy arm over Ibe shoulders of Montana. "Brother," he said, "let ns go In." "Roslta," said Montana, "there's 00 nse talking to you no use tell ing you that there's danger from Juan-Btlva's wild devils of Indians. 1 know that. You'll wait out there for us with the horses. God bless you, Roslta." "He knows nothing about me," laid the girl. "Child! Child!" roproved the friar. "Hush and turn your head, Pas cual," answered the girl. "I have to lay good-by to El Keed." They walked In together. Run ning water must have cut the twist ing channel through the rock, but the river of the Valley ot the Dead do longer flowed through the old outlet. It had found an exit under ground at the base of the eastern slltf, what small part of tbe water as not used to Irrigate the fields. Not a hundred yards through that rinding pass they came out upon a rlew ot the valley floor. It was flat ts leveling could make It, and from the Holds, black with new water, arose a great steam Into the morn ing sun. That was part of the mint which from a distance obscured the oor ot the valley. THEY eould see the caravan ot the condemned going slowly up the road Into the valley, and mounted men rode before them and behind. But It was strange that even the Valley ot the Dead should be un guarded at the entrance. Unguarded? As the two stepped Into the road, a half-dozen mounted men sprang their horses out from angling crevices In the rocks. They fame at the friar and Montana with frightful yells, ropes whirling over their heads. Such faces, grinning with such diabolic Joy, tbe Kid had never seen, except for Kilipe and Francisco, who now lay dead at the entrnnce to the valley. And a thunderclap of conviction struck him as he saw the friar with raised head calmly await the onrush. He had come Into the valley with a fanatic, not a quick witted helper. And probably they were lost to gether. At least, to resist would he perfect folly. Bo Montana stood fast with the friar and three nooses whistled. He was caught about the arms at the elbows; about the body at the hips; about the neck by rope that burned his throat as It was drawn taut. The friar was snared In the same fashion. And the leader of Hie partv reined bis Indian pony In front of tbe captlvea. He and his men were dressed exactly as Francisco and Felipe had been. The endless hent ot the Valley of the Dead made more clothes folly. And always, In COLORS IN SIDEWALKS TO MATCH HOME GAINS,5HH"3',E zzz Ai reports of plans for the general modern lent ion and repair drive this spring reach the. fedrral hounlng ad ministration from a!l parts of the country. Information is Included that there Is a trend toward color in Mdewalka that rornprlwa a part ot ! the rehabilitation program In many ! sections. From all indications, when new sidewalks are built this faring, many will reflect the iuu,i subdued hues of the peetn.m. Color, the houMng administration has hern Informed, has become a matter of style in widely divergent parts of the na tion Tbe treed from monotone to pot)- ROMANCE BY EVAN EVANS . spite ot mdth of the som breros, the bodies of tbe men were sun-blackened almost beyond belief. This fellow was an elder whom time bad withered. His hair was gray. Ilia skin was powdered over In places with gray, also. And on a skeleton neck a skeleton head wu placed, the hollow eyes glaring: down at the Kid. "How much fool are yo. i stranger?" he asked. "Or do yem know what place this Is?" "Ask Francisco and Felipe tww much tool I am," said Hie Kid. "Francisco? Felipe? What Of to know about them? And whyi tall; man tn the friar's gown:" j "Francisco and Felir hr' finished each other off T'.ii their j knives. They're lying In the uxut outside the mouth ot tt rally And that makes room for to B7i jood j men In the valley, doesn't !t? Toa see, friend, that we've com t take tbe vacant places." A good face but a hollow brain. said one ot the guards. "Go look for Francisco and Felipe, Emlllo," said the commander of the guard. "The rest ot you, bring the pair ot them along. And mind you two If ono ot you moves a single side-step, he'll be dragged the rest of the way by the neck. He may get to the house ot Juan-Sllva with a bit of breath In his lungs, but he'll be missing some skin off his body. You, there, friar, do you know what place you've entered?" THG Valley ot the Dead, I sun pose it to be," said good Paa- cual. "Well, why are you here?" "He's going to raise them," sug gested a guard. "He's going to raise the dead!" They all laughed. They laughed heartily, rolling a little In their sad dles. "Ho'd better try to raise himself," said another. "What will Juan-Sllva say?" "It's a good net that the birds want to fly into." The beating hoofs from the rear told that Emlllo was overtaking them. And now he pulled up his horse at tbe side of the man ot the death's-head. "Francisco snd Felipe both dead cut to pieces their knives beside them. Hal! It's a thing to see. There's blood spread over half an acre. You wouldn't And so much blood In a pair of bulls." The leader heard this report with a nod ot the bend. "This Is a thing that needs think ing," he said. "Even Juan-Sllva will close his eyes and smile when he hoars nbout it." They had come out, now, to the center of the valley, with tobacco fields on both sides of them, and Montana looked through the fright ful aun-glare and the rising steam at the heights that roceded step by step into the distance. It was like a vast theater, with benches hewu out on which pro digious monsters could seat thorn selves. And from all sides the re flected heat poured Into the cup of the valley and was held there. To breathe was difficult In this short time the clothes ot Montana bad be come soaking wot, and tbe huge friar was visibly soaking. But Brothor Pascual kept his head high and retained, always. that faint smile which went with blm through life, as though he found something worthy of both pity and amusement in all that pasHod beneath his gaze. Nover had Montana admired him as ho ad mired him now. Only as Pascual saw the gangs ot laborers In the fields did his smile go out and a great breath swell his chest For they wero scattered here and there, long lines ot misernble crea tures, almost naked. For the women an abbreviated skirt afforded some decency, for the men there was a loin cloth. And for the men and women, both, there were the hugo sun-hats which gave shelter from the killing strongth ot the sun. Tho swaying of the brond-hlatled, short-handled hoes made Irregular lines of light across the fields. Labor In such a temperature as that? That, alone, was enough to Justify the significant name ot the Valley of the Dead. And hero and there, hohlnd the workers, went the overseers each with a whip In his hand. More than once Montuua saw a long lash curl back behind the shoulders of an overseer ss he drove a laggard to swifter progress. He could see more details as they drew closer. Copyright, lyJJ, Harper d Brother) Tomorrow, Montana and Paacual mm the lerrlblo Juan-Sltva. chrome effects in sidewalk design Is (.aid to be due to two factors The development of fact color pig nirnta In shades to mutch huse, I Ing administration to finance side walk improvement. Two variations in pigmented sMe wsik styles have been declopod o far; vivid huee in pattern lor en trance walks to stores and offices; more conservative color for walk around the dwelling. Colors w hlch rapidly are becoming popular for home sidewniks. from rtiwt to porch or pat in around the grounds, are dark red. (green, blue ar.d brown. Va riety Is given In some .'rtses by mark iiis oft the walks to simulate tiles, or by placing mrtividuM slabs In flagstone or stepping. siotn patterns The cost of adding color to the tin Ished walk. Is Mid t be negl:gihlr Bring In your old void I pay top csh plce. Ocr.rrnment oene." Johnson the Je wrier. - - Cse Mall Tnbuut ant ads. iEEDFORD JIATL BE Success in poultry raising dependr ; j to in extent on tbe chicken house. j is continent on whether the house Is damp or dry, dark or light, crowd ed or roomy. A poultry house to poorly con structed or so shabby that It Is a menace to the health ot the fowls should be remodeled or replaced. The work mny be financed by a. modern ization loan available at any finan cial Institution cooperating with the Federal Housing Administration. A poultry house should be roomy enough to provide 3 to 4 square feet of spa" for each bird; S to 13 linear Inches of perch apace should be provided for each, with perches level and 14 Inches apart. Round perches cut from J'i to 3-lneh plecf-s are best. They should be 3' to 3 feet above the ground with an approach for chickens that cannot fly up. A good arrangements is to nail perches to & frame hinged at the buck so that It may be raised when the dropping board la cleaned. Dropping boards should not be lower than 8 Inches below the roosts. Otherwise chickens will run on them. They should be tight and well mode. Ncats are best placed where they are most convenient, with muwayn if necessary. They are often placed one row deep under the dropping board with the entrance la the back. Hens seem to lay better In the se j S-MATTERPOP " " ' " By C. f METoT YtlE-T.Trs.-r oF ) k ( c4? J f VA ( &0 1 ST f ft ETTrVr -THAU V ' k ?--J" ai lllJ p ' Copyright, 1935, by Tht Bell Bynl . TAILSPIN TOMMY Lots of Planes But No Pilots! , By Hal Forrest l""?0 I SAV vou HAV LT t to fioe. wave twelve eoMBirW W rr- WA & 1 BUT, THS ) 'THAT,3ENOR. FLORCS. Si uoi TttSI.E6G C SZW ACTOiE SCNOR FIORP AeEoPLANOS OF THIS VERV M T M PHOTOS, SGNORlS. IS 60M5TTHINS W ' fS A?2S 5 lTJTTir. "-ATEST TYPE-COME- I Y&M & HOW CArt, J 0 CANNOT PROVIDE ?.frLr. Jt,T A?32Z,e.r. M sA ) lf L 6HAU. NOUS SHOU VQU SSg-Jtt FLY TWESS 5. J5 MERELY E,U1L.CJ ?fj?X,1fr VIS$K$ fl.-V ,J -i HBS S'fr- THE PURSUIT AND -f5 AEROPLANOS "HC AEROPiAMOS-NQT BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Even Samson's Pleased m. Jv .awin H)"or . ff HURRV ABOARD.V THAT5 (SOMETHING " MR CHIRP QUICKLY TOLO 4AM50N WALlOPtR f REMEMBER, TOO, INOEEP, ! aS f BEN.MV LAO, I HAVE Y MOPE IT'LL BE j SAMSON.' IVE U I CAN STAND AT ANY t" OF BEN'S VISIT TO CHESTER CHEETC l SAMSON, THAT BEN SHALL, - JUST HEARD THE TOMORROW, SAMSON, A GOOD NEWS H TIME OR IN ANY I AMr, grnlJinoo H-ruATk rre i WEBSTER IS THE ONE AND- M- i HEAVENLY TlOlNCS AND I M PRETTY gffll" CIRCUS BACK IN MY IT IS LIKE UNTO THE absj ' Sg V ATHAT- L...-! TITEFBBS Tho Lionaii the Mise " ' By Sol Hess i I St iC.-s Lite i PAMM-V IS ABSOLUTELY RieMT" " r r TWERE. H IS N)OUJ"N ll Vcoe Jno raki "ST 1 CUOY WASMAOEl 'WWV -SHOULD i BE MIDIMS FROM fS J'M OOT TO SEE. I Tl W AFFORD TO DOD6E THAT UP HIS MIMO THIS FELLOW- 1 OOsJ'T OWE HIM A Mdj I WIM - KE5 SOT THAt FELLOVJ . I FEEL IF ME ) tImLI DIME- IF ME ASKS ME ASAISJ FOR THAT Wf VhUMoRV 500 LOOK: , , IcORrOERS ME. L MI&MT TO MEET WEST; BUCKS.VLLSAY'NO' SO V ' V , SOM Mis FACE olv ,K) INJ MV PRE5iUT THeeLrVlUHO I EMOHATICALLV THERE. WILL KKJOA J OT 7 r rs T 1 MEIOTAU COMDi-nosJ L J u-iAjoTs to Xfurtmer. ynt? AReuMErOrytJo -sijf ' H ,'. ivi S ! Uwavemt sufficiejot borrow tme '1 iirnrT (& H i WA'Jr 310 lv-rvSTREroeTw to y 500. ajoo -i l-l-v V.-Wv- MX ': e--, ? 'JHvi' JH S,tlS RESIST tela, rim s )ar or Qlrr Hi, 'dPir-P- 1 BRINGING UP FATHER By George McMamw" I ID GIVE LOT IK ONLY NOW.wwnr4UTu.ATOc NELLCDODY1. WHY, MOTHERS ! MAGGIE'S MOTEH WOULD on Tme 'PHnNF l r lie Ts SlSTEfii ,AlO 6he WA1 THINKING GO HOME- ShL-d EE.n1 AT 1 haVi Hettfr awsweh Of OOiNO HOME. AND MOTHER C OUR HOU56 t.O L.ONG. I I MAD BETTER ANSWER WAS ARRESTED FOR bOEEOlNG ) II Tuikiv ut rnorriTTcM WHILE TAKiMr. upR-rn TwF ! I viek; home I I V ! v , STATION- J f ferM 'r 'TH . KcP-kir3" TRTBTTE. BEDFORD, elusion this arrangement affords. A bottom ot tine wire mesh ha the advantage of sanitation. Floors of masonry with a wooden covering re net ground moisture and aid Insul ation. They are also vermin proof. The advantage of a southern ex posure are well known by farmers and poultrymen. Several windows should be provided to admit sun light. Excess windows, however, will admit cold air. A suggested ratio Is 1 square foot of glass to 20 - square feet of floor space. Windows should fit tlghtlv to prevent drafts and minimize heat loss. Draftlesa venttl at ion and effective Insulation will assure good air and an even tem perature, both of which are essential to good epg production. STATE ASKS RECEIVER IN LAKE BED DISPUTE WASHINGTON, March fl. (jp) Oregon, through Attorney-General Isaac H: VanWlnkle. today filed In the supreme court a, motion for the appointment of a receiver in the dis pute with the United States over the title to the bed of Malheur, Mud and Harney lakes, the Narrows and the sand reef division. He declared it was necessary to bring Into the controversy all private person claiming an Interest to the land In dispute. The names of the owners and the land which Oregon would bring within the Jurisdiction of the supreme court la given In the motion. 4 Home portraits of family groups and children at Special Prices. Shangle Studio. Phone 1308. Use Mall Tribune want ads. I I ,.1.1 . I , . I OREGON. TUESDAY. MABOT 5. 1935. IMPORTANT ROOM E The basement Is one of the most Important, but often the most neg lected part of a home. It should be dry and clean with plenty of light and good ventila tion. AL?o, the modern basement should contain time-saving and labor-saving devices, and be partloned off Into suitable storage, work and recreation rooms. The basement should be thorough ly cleaned, the floor repaired and re finished, and masonry walls paint ed and covered with a water-resistant material when necessary. Heat ing equipment should be recondi tioned and obsolete plants replaced -Repair and paint openings and win dows and install new ones where necessary to obtain better light and ventilation. Apply a. celling to the under side of the flooring Joists to assist in keeping the basement clean, for additional Insulation, and to re duce the fire danger. If coal la used, be sure that the coal bin Is made dustproof. Protect ' outside entrances to the basement by storm doors and coverings to keep out rain, sleet and snow. The available space In the base ment should be partitioned off to obtain the maximum use of the basement. A dry, clean laundry and drying room might be provided. Fruit, vegetable and storage rooms with eufflclent shelves, cupboards and bins are necessary in most homes. 1HE WORLD AT ITS WORST By gluyas Williams -CUE 600D BABV. WHO NEtfER CR At NIGHT, NEVER REPOSED lb FINISH HIS MILK, NJ) ALWAVS -TAKES HIS KAP, AKD WHO IS HELD UP AS fiN" EVAKIPJ.E IK "THE. NEIGHBORHOOD, Finds himself itf A H061UE atmosphere 35 (CopyrtgH 1KB, by The Bet! Syndicate, be.) M. Payne faS iy c. f .-- -.-rJ 7- J " J ' .'
