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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-01-19

st S%ueoeifib. Sra aisbGtbaOn
me0oeles Ocn t60e December. Get
amerifanifc Gampitib "Rubu" er
fommet bio me0 3.40O Cons 0pc6e.
Sfi6et er iraqtct al en- Suiter, iom
Dor / aisbenhaun og aonro5Iemen'
tct Inocr pua a%iebenbuou @ll'pl.
Oi1pis par Sfibet in0om Staoonger
Tor at fuQc. Ser lau 9reu Ill slap
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-01-19
Sinosipa al Sora.

SIHUHTVU Ut SUTH. NH SIUVV IN
&sQeitop req loitllnO bIcu iielge
~2pf." lorIeoen isrt til Sp9ebuict
/ @ram Jam iinOaipg. Sum bar uT.
ref nc9et nIpffelig belle li0cn. ii.
Ocn bcnoca Niano blcu inofolot,
men M, citcr at ban ion Sonoc-
ucrnamouo cr tonlmcn iii 6routcn,
bar Sugoommcn togct iaa lterf
Sucrbonnb. at bln mnottc lerc8 no
til Sngehulet. Ter CT lem imoa
@eru / &Iemmct.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-01-19
Srnnb / 0icr. Sra 0rommc

Nrnn0 I EItr. Stu IrulIIlIltII
meOoeles Sen 2Soe december. Sgoar
WorgeS peo 7-SiOen u0brsO ser
Brand peo NiIbus @rllg / 2icr IiQc
peo 8pgrRnien. aontorbpglingcn
% q Bar Snie til brpnbte neO. Gre
SnmiIier bIep buspiloe. Rpgnin5cr
og SnDbo bar aslureret. Srllgct ii.
bertr gngelItno & Sfartllm.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-01-19
grunoc.

Sranoc. - Sra A~ol6org mcooes
les ben 1900 Geccmbcr "IpiI.
qoar6" / &on9crslep, tilberenoe
Nroprietrr S%sracnicn, cr / gtat nc0s
brGuOt. Ger inoebrrllotc SO area.
tlrer.
Nommel, 23oc December.
NummcI 6nrueri % aIrociobrif.
Ser cic2 al Nisbmono Gbr. Gbrilten.
icrL r~cobtrnotc ioiten. Nue Woifi.
ncr % CT hort Oplog al aIp6e. lllo
% 5uiitcu brunotc. SIocn ooitoo peo
l(foriiltl9be0.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-01-19
era Oanmdrf.
st Tnrtibs.Wrnfinlc.

ming Al Sprtiocn nbbctoIcr Aarbus
Glleiabrif ca. 5000 &roner Sra.
tiale til ale line laitc grbelocrc.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-01-19
y WiQiun @riier {

70 WlIlDn Brilcr or Der eTtcr
liolte Gptpuln1 MT | Gonnorf.
Spinebeitanoen er iiOen 1909 for
sget nleO 20 Nroccnt. SoreGclien
er nogenlunoe li9eIig ioroeIt oper
belle 2aroct melt ooQ / &pQono, bpor
6orsgclIen I. gr. / Gorbus Ant bar
uGret 100 Erocent. ) 1909 ubisr.
ties % NtiGioncr ailoQrom Sleif,
men / 1913 oucr 1876 Wtiaioncr Sci.
loQram.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-01-19
$4,000 6rpncr til Ser6ancunbcr-

ipgelicr. s StntsraoO iorleoen Tag
bIep Ser bciIrlttet iremiat fongelig
0ropoiition ON @uogettet for
Observation-Disclosures Tor Ger.
minen lite Sui 1915 til 30te Srni
1916. Ger ioreilooeS bepilget co.
36S &roner, bporui iii felgenoe I'm
berisgeIier: Sougeiltn0 - S6ba.
banen 10000 aroner; Serlanosba'
ncn peitenior SGter5oalen 10000
aroner; IoIeiuno - @iermInbne5
5000 aroner: Norolanbsbanen TO-.
600 Groner; SiocIpor iii gtamsos
Sopn (Heiuiiom $50 aroner; life
ipcciiicercoe 9inier 5000 aroner.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-01-19

&osmau, iont nebbr9nOte itrar
isr Sui, err Ell Samiing al Sebo-
eIiesbllie, Heit og Sober. Sele Salt'
oolen bar line Saooe % lit Siebrug
Der. : Rognan er Der Toltaabneri,
0ampifibSanIeb, REORGANIZATION,
Hiesteleion, Sanf, communicable.
Irbeiberiamiuno oip. Ser Dor iisi-
oe SeQanbs "Norolan0S Imt"
SanoelsmGno, Saanouerteree, Pr.
beioere, Siifere, 9eitiaings. og en-.
bebsiolf. @per 2srbag er Ser Nar.
feb poa Hoguan. 6olf ira belle SaIt.
balen itremmer oa neo I'll Steoet
bells meo @arer tilialgs. bells Tor at
gisre Snofisb, "Ge aigler 5orrc..
ninser os gaar eaers % orioer og
iortprer itore MGnsber aaiie, naa-
De life fan iaa N eler Sr9noeoin.
9eroagen er iom en- 5rioag / Salt.
oalen oa 6olf bruger l~lotrpffct
"rognonfl9ot~ ior isnoagsflGot.
sSoIf oppe ira Galcn Iigger oper /
fine Sooer til Ssnoas, oite enoog til
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-01-19
Sra Voroc.

GOugcns Surtien itmeSnlic / Splu
or tiloelt 8ctlcllt peo Ntiotboro.
LAMBS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Gbr. -.
SnlbSeer OF &otmelter pco 8leult
%oittpntor, 5, u. Soricn.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-01-19

Monooa". SiScn Ser bIcp onIoNt
Grcrccrpluoe her "Stdnlcn"
- pcb Snoisrclicn Al &crncpllQt /
Gromss Stiit / 1895, bor Hog,
nan Noact iterft ircnl. Nlaubt o.
@n1ningcr, iom bIcp ipurct Al SloH.
paaocr, or Here 6orcniuGHIotalcr,
Tom @oootcmplarlotoIet on Arbci.
orriomiutoct, ianlt StolcIotalci.
Scr initaucrtc Here Al Sc branoIiO-
re NanoeIamUno iiN ioo Sc itrnr
frmoc goa igang mco at iUI1e al DC
&arcr. Scr hauoc lptfc0cS Dem at REQ.
Sc. &rauNtontten ltrOff,t iig ira
Siecu o. opoper.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-01-19
Gienopmsialg.

6ienoumsialg. "8intruigaarb" /
@reue, al glreal 142 Ssnoer 2ono
meo.i51a Ssnoer @artforn, er meo
9~eiptning o. Snuentar al @aarO'
eier (. 0anien5 1sosbo iolgt iii
@aaroeier 6orn, tioligere 6orpagter
al ~9iobolm". aiebeiummen er
100, 900 aroner plus en- 9pgaigiit.
I'm nnitlitet lloimfningsIore.
nina / aalspiaegnen bar tisbt 0aar.
Sen ~aarlstrup" / giellbp Sosn Tor
143, 600 aroner. iii 8aaroen be.
rer 1s3 Senoer 2ano ager, eng %
Stoe.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-01-19

enrnHiueu ~eusceruer' er rTcotrael I
opo croeu. od ben er oft o. inr euIs en-
cnmcTiue AZ rGre. Zen lisr scot AC5eios
oG 8IGr let.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-01-19

Siens Gre. Sra Serpif / Sogn
meIOeS, al Ell iergelig llIpfte in0.
trof Der / Nprbeben ON gitenen Ben
25oe December. iOet Ell IS slar gari.
mel @ut ira @aarben 9%encboticn
iaIot gicnncm Sien poa Sanbalspall.
oct og orllfnebe. Zen Smfomne
iammen meo Ell aamerat sif puc
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-01-19
6n oriuenoc Brine innDet.

Manoal mca>3lt3 zen 30te Gcccn!.
Der. Ser Mano ianot isaar / Strife.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1915-01-19

Samife istet FOR SpiOneri. sra
ai~sbenbapn meboeIeS Den 29oc 0e.
cember. Giretter gig0o AoIer, ionl
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-14

Few people rf0r.. Soc Boz
tention to the cal, PiLLs
A certain number ofALo. NY.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-14
We're Arrested.

Harvey S. Bomberger of Pal
myra and John Funk of Derry
Church have been arrested upon
complaint of the State Livestock
Sanitary Board, charged with
conspiracy and violation of the
foot-and-mouth disease quaran-
tine.
The accused men have been ac-
lively opposing the measures a.
dopted by the Board to eradicate
the disease in Dauphin and Le-
banon Counties.
By making misleading state
ments Bomberger induced sever
al farmers to oppose, for a time,
the killing of infected herds
which were a menace to the safe
ty of healthy herds, but the dis
eased cattle were finally killed
under the supervision of the State
police.
Bomberger and Funk are charg
ed with removing the milk of in
fected cattle from Funk's prem
ses while under quarantine. Iney
were each held in $500.00 for a
furtheg hearing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-14
Cut Off Toe.

David, son of John Heinbaugh,
near Cito, was cutting wood in
the woods last Saturday, and ac-
cidently cut off one of his big
toes. DR.. Robinson was called,
and he found that all but a por-
ton of the skin at one side of the
toe was severed. Having but
two big toes, the young man wa>
anxious to save the member, and
he persuaded the surgeon to sew
it on in the hope that it would
grow fast again. We hope that
he will not be disappointed, as no
one has more big toes than he
needs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-14

ct. They tore all the stalls and
managers out of his barn and
burned them; and, also, burned
some of his fences. On other
farms the cattle were so badly
diseased that the froth ran out
of their mouths and froze into
long icicles, and when they
coughed, parts of their tongues
would fly out. Mother has been
in good health this winter, but
during the past two months |
have suffered much pain from
my old disease, rheumatism.
There is not an hour that | do
not suffer pain. Kindest holiday
greetings to all our old friends.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-14

ICW DCODlc
tention to the cal, PiLLs
A certain number ofALo. NY.
devote no little time to - 9
of that portion which, eSS
above their collars but
derstand the real impol L
the functions of the skim
We breathe through tn,
A considerable volume of q
is absorbed by the body in,
way. Certain poisonous subsee
ces are disposed of through 1
pores of the skin. These poison
are eliminated through the glant
in the skin passing off in perspi-
ration. '
The skin is one of the body's
thermostats that automatically
regulate its temperature. If the
heat grows excessive the blood
vessels in the skin dilate and per-
NIT the circulation of an extraor-
dinary amount of blood near the
surface. This permits the radi-
alton Of the heat from the blood
and the corresponding cooling of
the body and stimulates a more
active combustion.
When the body is exposed to
cold if the skin is properly per-
forming its functions it will con-
tract and drive the blood away
from the skin to concentrate its
warmth near the vital organs.
The ends of the nerves which
give us our sense of touch are To-
Gated in the skin. This sensi-
tiveness is for the continual pro-
lection of the skin. In order
that these various functions may
be properly carried out it is es-
sential that the skin be well car
ed for at all times. If the pores
are not kept thoroughly clean,
the poisonous excretions instead
of being expelled are re-absorb-
ed by the blood. Such a condi-
tion also prevents the skin from
absorbing oxygen as it should do
when properly performing its
functions. Then too, there is the
question of beauty. A clean,
healthy, well groomed skin is
genuinely attractive.
Soap and water should be Wig
orously applied but no soap left
on the skin after bathing. Sleep
and exercise in fresh air combin-
ed with good food and plenty of
water are better than all the skin
foods and beautifiers and their
consistent and regular use will
add materially to the general
bodily. health and well being.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-14

Districts in other states were
studied in the same manner, and
it was found that Pennsylvania
farmers raised a trifie over half
the food they consumed, while
some southern states raised more
than three quarters of all they
ate. The fact tn at southern
states are farther from markets,
and have longer summers, ac-
counts, in part, for their raising
more of their own food. But
Pennsylvania is behind every
state in the Union, except Ver-
mont, in producing food for the
family on the farm. The aver
age for the United States being
two thirds.
We have seen that the average
cost of board and lodging for
each member of a Pennsylvania
farm family is $157.44 per year.
The investigating comm it tie e
found that, with the exception of
Vermont, it was the lowest in the
United States. For this reason,
they try to make US believe that
the Pennsylvania farmer is a
hard liver" and that his fami-
ly does not get its share of the
good things of life. We cannot
believe it, since the tables of this
state may be set with a different
class of food. For instance, they
show that the average Pennsyl-
vanian eats eighteen dozen eggs
a year, while an Iowa individual
eats 5S dozen. But their own fig
ures show that Pennsylvanians
buy more meat than perhaps any
other set of farmers. Their fig
ures also show that Pennsylva-
mans trade more farm products
for groceries, and they will have
to try again to prove to US that
the average Pennsylvania farm
er sets a poorer table than they
do elsewhere. The foregoing fig
ures are interesting because it
enables us at glance to see the
cash value of each individuals
labor to provide food and shelter
for his body.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-14
The PENNSYLVANIA FARMERS LIVING.
Interesting Comparisons Made by the
United States Department Of Agri-
culture on Cost of Living.

Careful observation on forty
three farms in Pennsylvania, to
find the actual cash value of the
cost of board and lodging for
each member of the family,
shows that it is $157.44.
The average size of the farms in
vestigated was n acres. The
average membership of the fami-
lies was five. The cost of board
was found by putting a market
value on every potato, egg, hog,
chicken, vegetable, pound of but
ter, quart of milk and mess of
beans that were taken from the
farm for food. To this was ad-
ded the market value of every
cents worth of things that were
traded at the store for food, and
again, to this, was added any
cash that was spent for food. In
other words, if every cen t. s
worth Of food that found its way
to the farmers table had been
bought with money, it would
have cost an average of $75.4
for each member for one year.
In the same manner the cost of
fuel was found to be 1888, light
$1.21. But this was not all. The
cash value Of lodging was found
to be $31. 90, a figure which in
cluded interest, depreciation and
repairs. And if the house work
had been paid for in cash, it
would have cost $41.00 per mem.
ber. Cost of living on a farm
can be estimated one way only,
namely, put a market value on
every stroke of work done, exact
ly as would be the case if you did
it for some one else, instead of
for yourself. The total cost per
member was found to be as fol-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-14
PIONEER STORIES.
Interesting "reminiscences Related By
Daniel E. Fore, Esq.,, Of His Ex.
perienceS in The Far West.

When our reporter called or
Mr.. Fore this week for another
story, he found the venerable
gentleman reading a daily news
paper without the aid of glasses
Mr.. Fore informed our scribe
that he would soon be 88 years
of age; and, that while he kept g
pair of eye glasses within reach
in case the print was very fine,
he had never found it necessary
to use them while reading ordi.
nary print. Mr.. Fore keeps post,
ed on current topics, and he is
planning a trip to Iowa and Colo
rado next summer. Letting his
mind drift back to the youthful
days he spent in Iowa, the hero
of our stories said that Jefferson
county, Iowa, numbered among
its citizens many families from
Fulton county, Pa. Asked to
name some of them, Mr.. Fore
said that he could recall family
names, but that he could not al
ways be sure of the given names
of heads of families and others
who helped settle Jefferson coun-
ty. Beginning with his own fam
lily name he said that his brother
Jacob had preceded him to Iowa
about four years. Among the
families from Big Cove who went
about that time. he could recall
those of John Linn, Jugtown.
From McConnellsburg were; Jake
Richard, Samuel and Thomas AL
der, who lived where Mr.. Geo.
w. Hays now resides. The first
of the Alders to go to Iowa was
Richard. He went hunting one
day, and kept on hunting until
he reached Jefferson county, To-
wa. He then persuaded the 9th
ers to follow. Ludwig and Will
liam Cunningham, location in
town forgotten; William, Henry,
and Lee McGraw who lived where
the Racket Store is located; some
people named Parks, Jacob being
one of them, removed from a
farm on the west side of the
Ridge: Joe States and others who
lived up against Cove mountain,
northeast of where Judge Nor
ton now lives; John and Sam
Charlton who lived on what is
nowClark McGovern's farm north
Of town. The Charltons were
millers by trade, and operated a
grist mill at that point. Conrad
Orth, a Mr.. Erb, Lewis Hoopen-
gardner, and a Mr.. Eshleman
who lived where George Mock
now lives, were others named by
Mr.. Fore.
There was also a colony" of
Pennsylvanians from the neigh
borhood of Cassville, Huntingdon
county, who settled in Jefferson
county at the time of our story.
Among them were James and
Billy Frazier, Wash and Abram
Hannawalt, Archie Green, and
Wash and John Vance. We have
no doubt that the NEWS goes to
some of the descendants of these
families, and that the foregoing
history, brief as it is, will be read
with interest by some of them.
We feel sure, too, that some of
the relatives and friends of these
people, who have remained in old
Fulton county, would be glad if
the former would send word to
them through the NEWS,
giving briefly, such news of
themselves, as friends would like
to hear. We.would be pleased to
receive and to publish short
sketches of the lives of these ear
ly settlers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-14
JANUARY COURT.
II Took Just Seventy.five Minutes to
Clean Up All the Business Of the
Quarter.

and the business in the averag,
term of Fulton comfy court il
soon disposed of. Fulton Count!
has but two Jury courts" in ;
year March and October, and i
not unfrequently happens tha
the jurors have but little more tt
do than sign the payroll and gt
home. Courts are expensive ne
cessities in any county, and the
taxpayers have cause for rea
gratitude, when the business is
transacted with the minimum oi
time and cost. Just seventy-five
minutes elapsed on Tuesday morr
ing between the time the criel
announced his yez! o yez! unit
in the same sing-songy tone he
declared tn e court adjourned
President Judge S. Nc. Swope,
and Associates, w. B. Stiger:
and VIM. Mellott, were on the
bench. The following is an out.
line of the business disposed Of
by the Court.
Petitions were presented by W
L. Cunningham, and w. W. Cess
ma, setting forth their resigna.
tions as supervisors of Wells
township, which were ordered to
be filed by the Court.
In the matter of the estate OF
John Oakman, late of Licking
Creek township, deceased, wild
ows appraisement was approved
and ordered to be recorded unless
exceptions be filed within 20
days.
In the estate of Jonas Mellott
late of Belfast township, widows
Appraisement, approved with U.s.
ual order.
In the estate of Alvin K. Alex
ander, late of Ayr township wild
ows appraisement, approved and
like order made.
In the estate of Benjamin Bo-
linger, late Of Taylor township,
widows appraisement, approved
with usual order.
In the estate of J. E. Grissing-
er, late of Ayr township, widows
appraisement, approved and U.s.
ual order.
In the matter of the order of
sale of real estate of Geo. Schet-
rompf, late of Union township,
deceased. Return of sale of real
estate, continued.
Return of sale, in the estate of
Abram Fox, deceased, was con-
firmed.
In the matter of the estate of
Samuel Smith, late of Brush
Creek township, deceased, the
return of order of sale was con-
firmed.
In the estate of w. B. Ander-
son, sale of real estate was con-
firmed as made on order of the
Court.
Edward Palmer was appointed
guardian of Marcus A. Markley,
a minor.
Joseph Woodcock was appoint
ed guardian of Robert and Glenn
Lockard.
In the matter of the estate of
Levi Smith, late of the township
of Brush Creek, deceased, a rule
was awarded on the heirs to take
or refuse to take the real estate
of deceased at the appraised val
ue.
The account, of j. G. and M.
B. Baker. as stated by M. B.
Baker, administrators of the es-
tate of A. F. Baker, late of Wells
township deceased, was confirm
ed. In the same estate, the pc
tition of the Administrators was
presented asking their discharge
and the discharge OF the sureties
on their bond. Order made as
prayed for.
A license was granted Harry
Hamil proprietor of the "City
Hotl, in McConnsllsburg, also to
R. W. Broadbeck. proprietor of
the Mansion House" in Burnt
Cabins, also to Charles R. Witsel
for the wilt House" in Fort
Littleton, and to Calvin Little,
of the Fulton House" McCon-
nellsburg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-01-14

and the prayer of petitioner was
refused. The Court adjourned
at Ills.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24
CHAPTER xviii.
Fires Within Fire.


So it was a double burden that the
great black horse carried into the
mystery of the shrouded country
Hatred was like a wall between them
and Poppy's fingers, clinging perforce
to Siletz' shirt, twitched with desire.
How short a distance to the packet in
the bagging blouse!
So they rode with smarting eyes
and aching lungs, down into a dim val
ley and up again, between fires, under
mighty, towering trunks, tottering to
their fall. They passed the high spine
of the Hog Back, a majestic crown
against the smoke, and threaded the
ruins of the forest. At last they saw
great fires ahead and men running
among them.
Where is Sandry?" Siletz asked,
unabashed, of a soldier.
Don't know. Haven't seen him for
hours" He hurried on and the girl
rode along the line where a hundred
men were laboring with ak and spade
and blanket The wind had drnnnad
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24

them had come the dimness of
dreams, and half-remembered years
and times and places.
They gazed wonderingly into the
dark, tear-blinded ones of Siletz bend.
ing above. For a long time the old
man lay, staring up with that look of
wonder. Then a great Joy broke ON
his face with a shining smile, and he
struggled to raise himself on an arm.
"Kahwanna!" he cried, "Kahwan.
nal"
1t was a call from q far-distant past.
It thrilled that little company of listen
ers with it's ecstasy.
"Why-why-- What have l dreamed.
my princess of the hills, that you have
seemed so far away? What was it
All, / have forgot! But you are here
at last!"
He raised palsied, trembling arms
to the girls neck.
"You are back from the, gates of
death that I fancied had closed upon
youi You are back. And there
is forgiveness in your dark eyes. Oh,
my love, there is forgiveness!"
His lips quivered a bit and he went
on.
did 1 dream of the great wrong !
did you, Kahwanna? Oh have you for
given?"
The blue eyes were tragic in their
puzzled wonder, their shining joy, and
the voice was desperately earnest.
For a moment Siletz checked her
anguish and strove to understand
Then something, some divine instinct
seemed to give her wisdom and she
smiled TREMENDOUSLY.
"All is WELL" she said pitifully, q
have forgiven"
Thank God!" cried the old man
sharply, "oh, God, ! thank thee! The
way is light at last!"
He tried to raise himself on an ell
bow again.
But how does it happen? l saw
you die in the lodge of Kolawmie with
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-24


started UP in here?" 't9~'"s~N
He had spoken aloud as he YEARLY
skirted a clump of young spruce and
the words fell short, abruptly broken
as he emerged from their shelter.
Before him, in a small cleared space,
stood Hampton Of the Yellow Pines.
His back was toward Sandry and he
carried in his hand three candles. He
was nearly as black and disreputable
as any scarecrow down among the
fires. He vas intently watching ONE
thing at the foot of a second pine.
Softly Sandry moved until this object
was in his line of vision.
Bedded high in a pile of tinder-dry
needles a fourth candle glowed
brightly in the smoky gloom. With
utmost cunning it had been set close
against the tree where a long branch
of pitch trailed down the rugged bark
from far up among the branches.
When the candle burned down to the
resin-steeped needles-and a man
might travel far in the meantinle-the
upleaping flames need only to lick
that banner to rush with lightning
speed to the swaying. intlammable
top.
For a long moment the Fastener
stood, lost in wonder. Then the whole
thing burst upon him and he knew.
Hampden of the Yellow Pines was the
power behind the holocaust!
AS this ~stupendous knowledge forced
itself into his weary brain, the other
man turned and strobe swiftly away
among the boles. The wearying climb
had taken the breath from Sandry's
lungs and he drew a pistol from his
belt and fired over Hampden's head.
Like an animal the man whirled, hand
to hip, and faced him.
i've got you at last!" Sandy pant.
ed; 1--WE got you at last!"
Hampden's heavy lips curled ven.
omously from his short, strong teeth,
"You!" he breathed, you! You
damned Fastener! You lily-handed
tenderfoot!"
Sandy smiled grimly.
"This is just about the blacklist spot
in your crooked career, Hampden," he
said at last, "the blacklist and the big
gest blunder. l can't see why you did
it."
you can't" snarled Hampden, "oh,
you can't! Well, by God, you will be-
fore I'm done with you. You didn't