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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-22
PRODUCE.
CHICAGO.

Chicago. Aug. 22.-Wheat opened un-
changed to v of but quickly recovered
the loss In spite Of weaker foreign mar
kets and continued heavy world $ ship
ments. There was a noticeable lack OF
selling pressure. Many traders took the
position that receipts from the winter
wheat country will decrease in volume
in the next few days. September opened
unchanged to q on at 1914 to y, and IN
the first hour worked up to es5s, resting
near the top. December opened with
similar range at lO24 10 - and climbed
to L02A rs.
general inclination among the shorts
TO cover gave the corn market the same
tone and course shown by wheat. The
opening figures were unchanged 10 u of
and light offerings together with a fair
demand crowded prices moderately up.
September opened "a to q on at 597s to =.
and moved slowly up TO e0l4. December
opened unchanged 10 ~ down at GA.
10 y and climbed TO 5si,.
Oats started steady, = up to u down
and with fair commission house de-
mand and small selling pressure took on
a little strength. September opened u
down at 34Is. December opened unchang-
ed to IS on at $50 to u and advanced
TO 81.
Stock yard houses were busy buyers
OF provisions. inspired by higher live
hog prices. The market advanced from
TO 10 cents pork leading the van open
ing prices for the September products
were; Pork, q 70; lard. IL. 12iz; ribs. 265.
Whest-The market continued firm
pressure was felt In the last hour after
the needs of the shorts had been met
The close was firm with September n "a
to higher at ss9s; December closed
- TO "a y up at 1.8ait.
CONFEDERATION We're within narrow
limits The closl was steady with Sep
TENDER n on at 60 December closed "a "a
Cash corn: No. 4 ss& a I No. white.
60 a "; No. yellow. Ga No. g. maL; No
4. odei No; = white. eo1aslh: No.
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STOCKS ARE LANGUID.
'on Blossom and Columbus Consoli'
date Prime Movers on Board.

Trading on the local exchange today
as languid and stocks changed hands
iowly. Throughout the market was
hirly Arm with the volume OF trading
ightly lower than usual. About the
billy stocks that showed any real life
bis morning were Iron Blossom and
Columbus Consolidated.
, Tho latter opened at so cents and
hiring the open board trading climbed
tp to 50 cents According to persons
Tho have visited the mine lately II is
',etting larger every day and is in bet
.er condition than It has been for years.
'fbe. ore bodies are larger and the
aluc OF the ore extracted better. Gem
ul Manager Tony jacobson is down
Pom the property today but ne IN nom
,pmnit,al on what is being done.
Iron blossom has been doing much
development work lately and the No.
laft promises 20 be greater pro-
ucer than any of the others. II is
sserted ore has been encountered
b tho i,iO0-foot level as well as on the
no. 600 and 300 levels, The ore body
one of the strongest that has been
ound although It does not promise to
the richest.
Colorado was selling Mt 42iA cents
gain today. Yankee Consolidated was
ute a factor and much higher. Ne
ada Hills was lower today
Tho total number of shares transact
4 in today was 81 400 for which SO. COS so
ms paid.
on the curb market trading was slow
be than usual today and the only
tocks traded in were Opex Consoli-
atedk The sales were 500 shares OF
ppex at S6ls conts and 800 at 81 cents.
--- ToDAY'S QUOTATIONS.
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Avs He IS PLEASED
4 WITH INSPIRATION
5,,1ue Man After Examination at
Mine Talks Very En,orabiy
or the Future.

h prlmlncnt mining man who has
y tcntly finished an inspection of the
Expiration property has this to say OF
fs dcvelopmcnt there; Il never saw
fbetter or more economical piece OF
Nelopment work In my life. II oer'
nIv IL A wonder the way the mai-
..enent IL going after it, resources,
ifsnarinR the mine for a generation OF
Fl ,nonicaI production. The manage
sbnt Is thorough and II has splendidly
T. zauised the mine forces To such an
,ffent that from the books In the OF
70 10 the muckcr In the drifts, one
4 Impressed with no more than
perhcial examination Of the thorousn-
Il With which the work Is being
be. ~. A..
itures are conserVative-therc must be
4. of0 200 tons Of from TO 2.25 per cent
fnper ore exposed In the Inspiration
IN the major portion OF work. 80 lar.
M hoen ccntcred on the opposite END
The property. where exist the tnest
irface showings, surface indications
.at Justified the purchase OF the NINE
"A the present owners. The eastern
VI Of the Inspiration adjoins the Mia
ana there the mineral deposit was
avn by means Of churn drill holes
rated on blocks Of ground 800 rect
.usre Now. these drills are being
nj into blocks 200 feet square To stu
ether cIinch the tonnage. In THIS
storm section development work is
Ling carried forward on the hrst, soc
IA and third levels OF the Joe Bush
Ian The demonstrated area at TINS
mo only covers about one-third OF
n total surface area. and. rs | saiu.
= Western end. where there IL every
,ason 10 expect the best results Is not
ling opened to the extent that the
kstcrn portion Is ,.,
fThe management Is now driving
tnnel 10 connect with thu lower levels.
be cavIng system IL To be employed IN
lining. and the ore will be transported
a this tunnel. which Is now about
Zoo feet long The tunnel Is 10 be
iulppcd with electricity throughout.
IA. the railroad tracks will be contin-
3d to the mouth The experiment mill.
hich will be completed In three
lonths. will have capacity Of from
90 100 tons OF ore. which plant VIII
lmonstrate exactly the process re
hired IN concentrating the Inspiration
81 in the large plant soon to be con-
ruc;ed. Outside Of Bingham, | never
" anything to equal this system OF
,yelopmont and future mining.
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NOT FOR CURTAILNIENT.
u. &. Jackling Says Mills Are Often
Closed for Various Reasons

The closing Of the mills at Garfield
yesterday for "a hours Is declared by
u. G. Jackling, general manager OF the
Utah Copper to be no part Of the gem
cral plan Of curtailment Of the produc-
ton Of copper throughout the country.
He says that although the Magma and
Arthur plants closed yesterday IL is
nothing unusual and that II is often
necessary to close down the big mills
from "a 90 As hours He further denied
that this was any part OF the curtail-
ment and that II would not be done
once week as many people have do
clared.
TT Is often necessary TO close the
mills on account OF the ore In the bins
getting low and for other reasons"
said MIR. Jackling this morning There
~ nothing unusual In the mills being
closed for a few hours and ~ II is n
part OF the plan to curtail the output
Of copper someone knows more about
II than ! do"
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TRADING HEAVY
CLOSE WAS WEAK


New YORK. AUG. 2-Tradlng WAS he'tNy
I'm tone at the start. but offerings of
s,o,Ls u,ore ,,erv usb, aud losses we're
S'0tNS "e'V Ne's 'k"' a"'
confined 10 fractions except IN isoultNhle
a. Nashville. which lost "A point st. Paul,
paodIre Irn,o, pac,oc and limited states
Ne"u"k' 'n''n f"."' '"u SU
steer as Wen as other leaders were GOWN
from y TO a.
I,osses were Increased the whole list.
,,.--,.-.,.., -, ,,..,t,, 80, a..
lIoiessionsl Vpe'h,VIs SUI i,es,s =" VA
apSenIe o, any coh.eiteu suppol' ~, ~,
.Iie wnoie iist pegan 10 run on ~ o' ,l
,nailnsr. - iaul ana neaulhs ioss "a, ~
Ulns,ipha' fuinp N nph u ashe - y .
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BUS PASSENGERS

Mrs. w. II. holland. Boise. MIS-. j.
A. Moss. ogden. Mrs. William Gibbs.
Cumberland. Wyo., l.. Il. Somervllle OF
Ogden are at the Cullen.
T.. l.. Howell OF Chicago. Mr. and
Mrs. ]. f.. SpalIing OF Wichita. kas..
l.. n. Brown OF Richheld David Wegg
OF the Telluride Power company. Mr.
and Mrs. W. z. Dobsen OF Caliente.
New. are at the Semloh.
=. w. kirkham of Provo. Mrs. J. NJ.
Proctor and daughter OF Mt. Pleasant.
l., NJ. Olsen of Ephraim, John Hamer
of Provo. G. V. Barrett of Logan, Miss
Iva Mcbride of Tooele are registered at
the New Windsor.
MIR. and Mrs. X. s. Gard of Denver.
J NJ. Green and T.. NJ. Pickett Of Chi
cago, Mary Clark and r.. Il. Clark Of
Logan arc at the Kenyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. william HaIimar and
T. w. Naylor of Boise. Ida. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. a. Ward of Moccasin, Arlz..
c. 7. Bowen and A. F'arseman of
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ASSESSMENT NOTICE

RARUS MINING & SMELLING com.
fANf Principal place of business ssi,
Lake CITY. Utah Location Of nines
snake Creek mining district. Was,fc5
county, Utah Notice IL hereby g4,o,
that al meeting Of the Board Of IN
rectors OF the Rarus Mining 4 smel,t1.,
company, held on the 10Th day of Az
gust 1910. an assessment OF ous.bsi,
mlll per share was levied on the csri,ai
SICK OF the corporation. payable on or
nsntni LIZ tiv gth DAY of september. 1910 10
Dhhel harrington, secretary OF said ro,n
pany' az his office, Salt Lake Citv
, any stock upon which This assess.
inent may remain unpaid on the 9ltb ~.
al september 1910 VIII be delinquent AZ
auSertlstd Tor sale AZ public auctio,
ana unless payment is made bef1re gliIii
bs sold on the lth day OF October isis
NJ ~ o clock am, at the secretar,Ss ~,
nee, Rooms 26 and "a, McIntyre ploct
SAT- Lake city Utah. to paw the ALL,
9ueht assessment thereon. Together MIN
sale. WI" 'Apeuse u
DANIEL HARRINGTON secv
Rooms 25'and q, Mcintyre Rlook a.,
Lake City. 'OA' SAT-
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PERSONALS.

Judge ]. r. Chidester of Rlchdeld is
guest at the Cullen.
Mrs. Kent o. Keyes Is convalescent
from an operation at Holy Cross hos
pital, and Is stopping at the Cullen.
Sister Superior Mary Frances Glare
Of st. Marys academy has been trans
ferred to a similar position I'm ST. Jo-
seph's academy. South Bend. Ind. She
has been in Salt Lake for six years.
Roy d. Coates has returned TO STAN
ford university, 10 complete his studies
In electrical engineering.
Mrs. r. v. Brooks OF 173 Q street Is
convalescent from n capital operation
at St. Marks hospital.
The Rev. r. A. Lansdell. associate
pastor OF the Baptist church, has gone
to Georgia. his former home, on a three
weeks visit, accompanied by his fam
lily.
Sister Alacoque. instructor OF vocal
music at st. Mary's academy, has been
transferred to Fresno, Cal
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-22

articles OF incorporation with the secre-
tary Of state this morning placing the
OF the par value Of SO each: ti,7O0 II
the stock Is subscribed by the lncor-
porators and the balance Is treasury
stock The officers are: r. II. Nader.
president. NJ, Y. Adams, vice presi-
dent; James NJ. Whitesides. secretary
and treasurer. and George H. Bennett
and A. Herman Farley additional d.
rectors.
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T0DAY's MONEY MARKET.

New York. Aug. 22.-Money on call
easy. lhmia per cent; ruling rates. III ,
closing bid IA: offered at III
Time loans dull and steady: 50 days,
2SG3 per cent, and 80 days, 3isds six
months. AVON
Close Prime mercantile paper, 5ls to
6 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady. with actual
business in bankers bills at 4.s5d10 for
60 day bills and at 4s6. 20 for demand
Commercial bills, 4s3%d7s
Bar silver. 527s.
Mexican dollars. a.
Government bonds firm; railroad
bonds heavy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-22
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

&. D. Harking and wife to Hugh T.
Rlppeto. part Of lot 8. block e. pla,
c. r. Wanless and wife 70 Joseph
Holt, lot 2, block 3, Gabbotts
Add. 49, ......... ..'.........;...'..-
James s. w. Frame and wife to
John n. Killpack Jr.. part or sec
tion II, township ? south range ]
west ........ ........,... .'..s..s:.. IL
W II. Vowel and wife 10 salt Lake
Tnvt. co. mart Of section 10. town
ship I south, range west...,....
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LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO.

Chicago. Aug. 22.-Cattle-R Receipts. es-
timated at 1900: market strong. lcc. up
Beeves. 4.s0a $50; Texas steers, 3. 70n5. n
western steers, toa7 90; stockers and
feeders, 4. i0a6.3: cows and heifers. ia
$3.50; calves, 6.50as.75.
Hogs-Receipts, estimated at 1900.
market strong, &c. UP. Light. s.65ne. 10
mixed. s.l6a 800; heavy. 7.s,as. 20; rough.
7,sSas. @; good to choice heavy, s.o6qs70;
pigs. S70d9. Is; bulk of sales, S.254s50.
Sheep Receipts. estimated at 5000;
market i0c. lower. Native. 2.5oa 90;
western. 275ql7O; yearlings. 460m5. %;
lambs native, 4.75a@S; western. i.7oq
6.S.
KANSAS CITY
Kansas city, Aug 22-Cattle-Receipts.
1900: market steady TO loo. higher Ma
tive steers. 4.5Ons.00. cows and heifers,
2.5oa7 90: stockers and feeders. 3.ooa6.oo;
bulls, S.Ooq4.25: calves. 4.5Dd7. rs: western
steers, 4.&dT.25; western cows. q 75d+. IS.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; market ga 1Oc.
higher. Bulk of sales s.6q $50; heavy,
s,35as.eo; packers and butchers. s.oQ
sheep-Receipts, 5000; market steady.
Muttons. 3. 766i. so: lambs. e.0oa 100; fed
wethers and yearings. i.oa6 %; fed
western ewes, S60ga,&.
OMAHA.
Omaha, Aug. 2-Cattle-Receipts. TO-
500; market steady to strong Native
steers. i6oa $50; cows and heifers. S.oo@
cows and heifers. s,5oa5.o; Gamers,
2,25qS Is: stockers and feeders, o 2Sl6.75:
calves. 3.60ae.5o; bulls, S.0oQ5.co.
Hogs-Receipts. $500; market 10 TO i5c.
higher. Heavy, s;Sgs,6o;- mixed. s;pg
of sales. S.4Oqs.50
sheep-Receipts. $500: market ioc.
lower. Yearlings. 4,5OaS So wethers 3.7s
"a. 40 ewes. S.5oq4.S; lambs. e.coq6.76
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HOT WEATHER READING.

must not be too heavy, yet instructive.
and interesting enough To keep one
awake. Try The Castle Builder" by
Nephi Anderson. the story OF love and
adventure in the Land OF the Mid
night sun II Is a large book for the
money. cloth 75c. For sale at the
Deseret News Book Store.
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TIVE sprprr or aMoRMoNIs,,. y

pervading an interesting story ought
10 make good reading. The Castle
Builder" by Nephi Anderson, author
Of Added Upon" Is Just such a book.
II is printed and bound and we'll worth
the price, cloth 75c. For sale by the
peseret News Book store
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MACHINE ON THE WAY.

Manager ]. ]. Daynes of the Daynes.
Beebe Music company ia In recent of in
telligence from the Columbia Phono-
graph company in New York. that the
machine 10 take the tabernacle records
Is on the way here. being due on the
2sth inst. with an expert from New
York to conduct the experiments.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-22
CONTRACT FOR SHAFT.
George Toronto to start Work ON
Crown Point

PROVO, Aug 22.-George Toronto
has taken contract to sink 100 feet
OF the Crown Point new shaft, and
work will be started within a few days.
Grading r. now going on on the shaft
site The shaft will be about thou
sand feet north OF the old shaft, a To-
cation Manager John Roundy consid-
crs more favorable for ore than that
where the old shaft was sunk.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-22

nreen River and 7. q. Woods of NJ.
are at the Wilson. vt N'11
NiSh y. woods Of Los Angeles. /, g
.arriHhtiiigale and w. j. Medium az 0t
Telluride Power companv ana mo
brundige of Provo are at the Moxy,, L.
Mrs. Thomas Norwood and Miss
H. Noiwood OF Washington. ID. C.. Rps.
M w taylor OF Los Angeles. Mr.. and
Newell c. knight Of Chicago arc aug
the knutsford. 'o az
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-22

FORENOON SALES.
Cedar TaIlsman. 40 at 9%.
Carisa. 100 at 90
Columbus 400 at so.
Crown Point. 1000 at IN.
Emerald. 800 at 10.
Iron blossom. 600 at IS: 400 at 81;
100 az SIS.
Nevada HIS 500 at go.
New York. 1000 at 50 5oT at 8.
Prince Con. 500 at 81
Seven Troughs, 1000 at AZ.
Sioux Con. GOO at 24L
South Columbus Con. 100 at H.
Tintic Empire. 1000 at u.
Utah Con. 1000 at ~.
Yankee. 400 At 4 800 at s; l,oooiat 81
OPEN BOARD.
Cedar Talisman. 1000 at o.
Colorado. 700 at 42h.
Columbus Con. 500 at ST. 300 at 81.
Iron Blossom. 500 at 81.
RECAPITULATIoN.
Shares. Amount
Regular board n......16,5o0 $3.50. so
open board ............. 1900 1443. 90
Totals .............2i.4o 400 1906 so
AFTERNOON SALES.
Cedar Talisman. 1000 at "a 1000
at 9i1.
Colorado. $50 at ish 100 at a; 200
at 4Sia.
Columbus 200 at 50; 100 at So
Iron Blossom. 100 at 81.
May Day, 1000 at 4; 5000 at Az; 1000
at Al.
King william, | 900 at 10
Ohio Copper. 100 at i.s7ls 500 at 100;
100 at 1924 400 at 1886: LOO at zoo
Prince Con, 200 at 81; rs at 20; 1900
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Pioneer RooNnos.
Sold, laid and guaranteed by
LAMBERT PAPER CO.
NEW INTERPRETATIONS

Seventy farmers at Layton have
Joined tog ether in the formation OF the
Queen Dairy company, which Med IT'S
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WOOL.

ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, Aug. 29.-wool. steady. Ter
ritory and western mediums. 1SG23h
fine mediums. i7a0; fine 1917.
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BUTTER.
CHEESE.
MILK AND CREAM.

Fresh milk, gallon. .... 2O-25 OF. .0sa
over counter, per quart. 80. .0s
babies special. per quart So. 10
Fresh cream, per gallon. / 90 at. 40
Whipping cream, per gal. 1 20 OF. 80
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STOCK CERTIFICATES

stock certificates. bonds. and bia nix
books OF any size or style made 10
order. Estimates promptly furnished.
THE DESEBET NEWS JOB DEPT.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-06-25

the rough stones gently one upon an.
have worked on under the burning sun
Yes, I'm sure"
without thought of consequences.
But Blake knew the need of modera-
ton.
There; that'll do" he said. HE
may have been-all he was; but we've
no more than done our duty. Now,
Wen stroll out on the point"
Il should prefer to return"
mo doubt. But it's time you
learned how to go nesting. What If
you should be left alone here? Be.
sides, it looks to me like the signal Is
tearing loose"
She accompanied him out along the
cliff crest until they stood in the midst
of the bird colony, half deafened by
their harsh clamor. She had never
ventured into their concourse when
alone. Even now she cried out, and
would have retreated before the charp
bills and beating wings had not Blake
ing birds out of the path. Having
made certain that the big white flag
was still secure on its staff he led the
way along the seward brink of the
cliff, pointing out the different kinds
of seafowl and shouting information
about such of their habits and quail
ties as were of concern to hungry cast
Always.
He concluded the lesson by descend
ing dizzy flight of lodges to rob the
nest of a frigate bird. 1t was fool
hardy feat at best, and doubly so in
view of the thousands of eggs lying
all around in the hollows of the cliff
top. But from these Blake had re.
Gently culled out all the fresh settings
of the frigate birds and none of the
other eggs equaled them in delicacy
of flavor.
"Hows that?" he demanded, as he
drew himself up over the edge of the
cliff and handed the big chalky-white
egg into her keeping.
II would rather go without than
see you take such risks" she replied,
coldly.
You would, eh?" he cried, quite
misunderstanding her, and angered by
what seemed to him gratuitous re.
buff, We'll, I'd rather you'd say
nothing than speak in that tone, If
you don't want the egg heave it over"
Unable to conceive any cause for
his sudden anger, she was alarmed
and drew back. watching him with
sidelong glances,
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-06-25
ASKED MUCH IN SHORT PRAYER.
Remarkable Invocation Of Scotch
Minister, Reported by Magazine.

20 Lord, We approach thee this
mornin' In the attitude O. prayer, and
likewise o. complaint. When we cam
tae the Ian o. Canady we expected tae
fin "a Ian fowin' wi milk and honey.
but instead O. that we foun a lam
peopled wi ungodly Irish. o Lord. in
thy great mercy, drive them tae the
uttermost PARTS O. Canady; max
them hewers o wood and drawers o.
waiter; gle them nae emoluments; gle
them nae place O. abode; ner max
them magistrates or rulers among thy
people.
But II We haze any favors to bestow,
or any guild Ian tae gle AVA gle II
tae thine ain, thy peculiar people, the
Scots. Max them members O. parlia.
ment an magistrates an rulers among
thy people. An as for the Irish, TAX
them by the heels an shak' them over
the mouth O. hell, but dinna let them
ia in, and a the glory shall be thine.
Amen. Success Magazine.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-06-25
A Protection Aoslns, the Heat.

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sonal matter between you and the sun
to see which is the hotter, buy your
self glass or bottle of Coca-Cola.
1t is cooling-relieves fatigue and
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drink. At soda fountains and car.
donated in bottles-5c everywhere
Send &c stamp for booklet THE Truth
About Coca-Cola" and the Coca.Cola
Baseball Record Book for 1910. The
latter contains the famous poem
Casey At The Bat" records, schedules
for both leagues, and other valuable
baseball information compiled by au
thorities. Address The Coca Cola Co.
Atlanta, Ga.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-06-25

sprang up into the branches snd
scrambled to the top In hot haste.
Wondering what this might mean,
Miss Leslie followed as fast as she
could. When she reached the top she
saw him running across towards an
out-jutting point on the north edge of
the cliff.
She had hurried after him for more
than half the distance before she per-
ceived the vultures that were gath
cred In a solemn circle about q long
and narrow heap of stones on a ledge
down on the sloping brink of the cliff.
While at the foot of the tree Blake
had seen one of the grewsome flock
descending to. join the other, and,
fearful of what might be happening,
had rushed on ahead.
At his approach, the croaking watch
ers hoped awkwardly from the lodges
and scared away; only to wheel and
circle back overhead. Miss Leslie
shrank down, shuddering. Blake came
back near her, and began to gather
up the pieces of loose rock which
were strewn about beneath the
lodges on that part Of the cliff
Il know | piled up enough" he ex-
planned in response TO her look. "All
the same, a few more will do no
harm"
Then you are sure those awful
birds have not"
He carried an armful Of rocks to
lay on the mound. When he began
other. until the cairn had grown to
twice its former size. The air on the
open cliff top was fresher than in the
cleft. and Miss Leslie gave little heed
to the absence of shade. She would
TO gather more she followed his ex
ample. They worked in silence, piline