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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.
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iEEDFORD JIATL
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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
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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.
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Home portraits of family groups
and children at Special Prices.
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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
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