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The Holly chieftain., 1923-09-13
CHAPTER XXI
Tho End of the Rope.

The End OF the Rope.
Pronte had chosen his own trail
and gait back to the Three Star. 1t
was Goldie that Sandy rode under
the stars toward Nipple peaks. He
was alone. refusing any company Of
Sam or the riders. Molly's last kiss
had been the key that turned In the
lock Of his heart and opened up to
reality the garden Of his dreams where
the two Of them would walk together,
work together all their days. 1t could
have meant nothing else. And she
had been afraid-for him. Plimsoll
living was blot upon the fair page
Of happiness. Though Molly, thank
God, had come through unharmed, to
Sandy the touch Of Plimsoll was q
dedlement that could only be wiped
out by his death.
As he rode over the fnny ridge Of
Elk mountain and saw the Nipple
peaks cleaning above the black pines
across the valley, with Elk river
cleaning In the middle, he realized
that he had said nothing to Molly Of
Keith, Of the shutting down Of the
mine and his own action In her name.
While she had asked nothing Of young
Donald. For the time It had been as
If the rest Of the world had been
fenced OF from them and their own
intimate affairs.
He compressed his knees and the
mare answered In 4 lope that
stretched into a gallop. fast and fast
er as she reached the levels and sped
toward Elk river. Sandy was not 60
ing to waste time looking for a ford.
The mare could swim. He scanned
the mountain toward the peaks. passed
over the dark impenetrable pines,
surveyed the stretch of gently rising
ground between the Elk and the trees
and shifted his guns In their scab-
bards. His rifle he had left with
Sam. Either Plimsoll had not passed
the peaks, was in the woods, or he
had come and gone. Something told
Sandy this last had not occurred.
Travel beyond the peaks must have
been hard and slow and roundabout
for Plimsoll while he had tangented
fast for the cutoff.
To BE CoNTINUED.)
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Find Substitute for
Troublesome Battery

Now that the Westinghouse WD11
tube Is available, many amateurs will
want to substitute this tube for the
six-volt tube and eliminate the trouble
some storage battery. The only diff,
Guilty is that sockets or adapters are
not easily obtained.
Since the prongs Of the WD11 tube
are not all the same size, nor do they
have the same relative connections as
the other tubes, as shown In Fig. l. the
making of socket Is more practicable
and less difficult than an adapter.
which requires the base Of burned
out tube.
Take piece Of hard rubber or other
insulating material 2 inches by tx
inches, or the exact aze Of the socket
you wish to replace, II you want to SUBJ
stitute In a set already made. Using
the standard socket for pattern. drill
four holes for the fastening screws
Then, instead Of spring contacts for
the prongs, take thin sheet copper, or.
better still, phosphor bronze strips. and
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tEdlt.a BY G. Douglas w.rdroD Merchandising,

corners. A small brass bracket can
be placed under the cleats at the large
end Of the horn to hold the Joint to
gether II necessary. The lower end Of
the horn should be squared of. and is
fastened to the base by four triangular
wooden blocks mitered around the
lower end of the horn. These blocks
should be screwed and glued to the
horn. and then fastened to the base
board in nike manner, making a very
rigid joint
The remainder of the base is put to
gether with round-head screws and
has no complicated details, being only
a simple wooden box, made of one
half-inch stock. while the bottom or
base board Is made of three-quarter-
inch stock. small hole is drilled In
one side for the phone cord to pass, or,
If desired. pair Of binding posts can
be placed on the top Of the base.
Gives Clear Reception.
have found this loud speaker to
give much clearer reception. when
handling strong signals, than any
other phone was able to get 1t is
particularly desirable to have clear
phone, If voice, such as radio SER
mon. is being reproduced, and In this
case this loud speaker Is fine, for a
talk to an audience.
The finish of the piece can be Of
any desired color or nature. 1t Is well
to give the inside of the horn several
coats of good varnish to produce a
clear. smooth SURFACE for the sound to
travel over.
1t might be we'll to bring ont the
principle involved in loud-speaking
receiver or any horn. There Is no
amplificatlOn in the horn. The horn
serves as the connecting link between
the small volume of air, which VI
brates with the receiver diaphragm.
and the outside air Of the room. Any
increase of sound, which might seem
to the layman as amplified in the horn,
is only the result of better connec-
ton, through the horn, between the
small volume Of air In the receiver and
that in the room.
10 Radio News.)
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HALF POPULATION IN CITIES
Census Of 1920 Shows That the World
War Caused Men to Leave.
Rural Districts.

BY reason Of the restrictions placed
dpc1 immigration 1t makes it neces-
sary for us to look to our overcrowd-
ed cities for men to till our old and
new farms. These men cannot be in
duced to leave their old life unless
there is present the community life
which. as city dweller, they enjoy.
One of the results of the World
war was the exodus of men from the
soil to the city, and for the first time
in the history Of our country the 1920
census revealed the fa9t that more
than half the total population was
resident in cities. Within the last
year or so, however, there has been
some indication of back to the
soil' movement.
The total land area OF our country
is 1903 million acres. Of which about
one-half is In farms, but Of this farm
area only about one e-eighth is what is
known as improved farm land. About
1000 million acres Of our land area
may be classed as untitled for profit
able use on account of one or more
reasons, insufficient rainfall, stony
land, lack Of nsportation.-Milwau-
kee Journal
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How to Make Switch
for Your Vest Pocket

Many amateurs are beginning to
make pocket sets, but they sometimes
experience difficulty In the selection OF
proper switch lever and become quite
puzzled because Of the fact that the
ordinary switch is too big for the small
space allotted to it. A suitable switch
for such work can be made from a
binding post. The style with the rub
ber knob and threaded washer is best
A piece Of brass one-half-inch high and
one-thirty-second of an inch In thick.
ness should be bent and made to fit
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roll three of these strips an inch long
around 8-penny nail and one around
20-penny spike. These tubes should
fit the prongs snugly. Insert these
four cylindrical tubes into the holes
drilled at the proper places as shown
in Fig. 2. Solder a piece Of insulated
wire to each Of the tubes, under the
hard rubber base and connect to proper
binding post as In Fig. 2. This gives
a receptacle for the WD11 tube. which
can be used In new set or which will
replace any standard socket without
a change In wiring.
70 Radio News.)
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CHATTER Xxx
Molly Mine.

Molly Mine.
Sandy. replacing the blanket on
Wyatt's face, examined his guns and
started climbing up to the big bowl
der. Soon he discovered the narrow
opening and proceeded cautiously.
To Sandy's right was perpendicu-
lar rock, to his left the curve Of the
blocking bowlder with the skeleton
tree topping 1t, withered in the cleft
that had first nourished. then denied
It nourishment. 1t cleaned silver
gray, attracting his attention. AS he
gazed his sharp ears caught. the tiny
crack Of a brittle branch. Instantly
he dropped to all fours as a squirt Of
fame showed from the tree and a
bullet whined over HIM, to smack
against the rock and fall hattened.
Sandy did not move. He knew that,
to the man. firing, his fall might have
seemed 4 hit. that he had beaten the
missile By the space Of wink. He
heard mora broken boughs. as If his
assailant were clumsily, assuredly.
clambering out of ambush. and he
shifted silently into position, rife set
The Holly chieftain., 1923-09-13
sy PAUL q. WATSON

BY PAUL a. WATSON
A great many designs Of lOud-speak-
ing receivers are on the market today,
Ill with metal horns Of some form or
other. With practically no exceptions.
these devices reproduce~ music and
voice with harsh. metallic sound SIM
liar to old models Of the phOnograph.
The present models Of loud speakers
are somewhat smaller In size than the
wooden horn here described. They are
designed to be placed on table or
gtand, while this wooden horn Is Of
sufficient size to stand on the floor in
the parlor or places where finished
piece Of apparatus is desirable. This
horn described will stand from SO
inches to 40 inches high, and requires
Z floor space about 10 inches square.
The reproducer unit is Baldwin
type &C" mica Diaphragm telephone.
II L. mounted In the box at the base Of
the horn, as shown in the cross-section-
n drawing Of the base. The receiver
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the drawing. A much neater appear
Ing horn can be had by working these
cleats into system Of panellng. To
bring out the points where strength
was needed the remainder were omit
ted. The cleat passing under the front
panel, having the short bend, should
have its upper side rounded to At this
bend, and should be glued and screwed
In place. Where ceats are added. they
must be on the outside, to give clear
passage for the sound.
The four pieces of the horn are
fastened together after bending and
driving, with small nails and glue. The
Joints in the straight section Of the
iorn can be strengthened by the addi-
don of Triangular blocks, glued in the
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Mounting Of the Telephone Receiver
In the Base.

Mobussu8 VI euS sSiSPuShO nSSSivSs
In the Base.
unit is clamped against the top Of the
base by wooden strip, held In place
by two long wood screws passing
through the strip into the top Of the
box. Pads Of rubber are placed wher-
ever the receiver case touches the
base. Pieces Of an automobile inner
tube will serve this purpose. The
phone should be mounted firmly, but
not tight enough to crack the case.
The dimensions Of the base are Of
minor Importance, as long as the base
Is large enough to keep the horn up
right. size from nine to ten inches
square being about right for the horn
described here. Thes height Of this
box. or base. should be about SIX or
seven inches.
Construction Of the Horn.
The feature hardest to, construct is
the bending of the front and back
panels at the horn. The proper way
The Holly chieftain., 1923-09-13
Poor Picking.

al Wright went West last summer
to seek his fortune as a farm hand.
But the fortune was rather elusive and
AL was back home In few months
as soon as the weather began TO get
cold.
"Well, how did everything 60 around
home here this fall7' Al asked friend.
AWFUL" the friend exclaimed. II
couldn't make no money at nothin' I
Why, this fall I had to shuck corn for
as little as Ave cents a bushelp
"Say, you're lucky!" Al told him.
"That would-a been big money out
where I was this fall. Out there the
corn crop was so this we had to shuck
by the mile to make anything at all I"
Kansas City Star.
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hand, fficking friction with his nail,
an old trick. The match caught and
began to blaze instantly In the still
air. Low down, and to the right.
there showed stab Of flame. the roar
Of an exploding cartridge. the reek of
high-powered gas seemed to ill the
cavern. The bullet passed through
Sandy's' coat sleeve. II he had held
the match in front of him he would
have been shot through heart or
lungs. His right-hand gun barked
from his hip, straight for where the
fame had showed, then to right Of it,
to left, above. his left-hand gun Join
ing in the merciless probe. No sec
ond shot came in answer.
Sandy lit another match. It's fare
showed him sandy floor. slightly
sloping. moist in one place, a charred
stick almost at his feet. It was a
pine knot. half burned, and he light
ed 1t easily, advancing toward the
spot whers he had flung the shots he
knew had silenced whoever had fred
at the first match. He found Hahn,
crumpled up, shot through the right
arm and q, thigh, besides the other
wound in his shoulder.
Sandy turned him over, brought
Keith's nask into play. Hahn looked
up at him and essayed grin.
"Yo're game all right, Ham," said
Sandy. you amt the man I was
lookin' TO-. but you fred first. see
wasn't the first to plug you. Meb-
be can fix you up bitY'
Hahn shook his head.
"'Twouldn't be a mite Of use," he
said huskily. 'No grudge against
you, Sandy. I thought you one of
Brandon's gang. They got Butch and
me an they're chasin' Jim Plimsoll
to hell and gone-over Nipple peaks
If he beats 'em to Spur rock he'll
fool 'em on the black-I couldn't ride
-he left me herewith the girl-but
the case 10 empty and the banks
bu'sted- cashing-in = time and no
chips"
He was wandering in his mind.
speaking without control. but Sandy's
mouth tightened at the mention Of
Nipple Peaks, relaxed again on the
word "girl." He gave Hahn the
last few drops of whisky. The dealer
coughed violently, collapsed. shud-
dered, writhed little and was still
before he could answer Sandy's eager
question about Molly.
He found her without much search
ing. rolled down little slope beyond
the crevice. Under the light of the
torch her eyes looked up at him. Her
hair was in disorder, her raiment
torn, her slender body wound about
by the lariat rope, her mouth and
chin hidden by the tightly drawn BAN
danna, but her gaze. rejecting the
flare Of the pine knot, held so much
Of welcome. of faith, Of pride and
courage. all sourced In something
deeper, far more wonderful, moving
beneath the surface like q well
spring, that Sandy's heart swelled
with glad emotion, knowing she was
unharmed, knowing that his coming
was no surprise, however welcome.
He found himself trembling as he
united her bonds and took away the
gag from the mouth that lifted to his.
She snuggled into his arms and. as
the torch Nsputtered out. leaving them
in the darkness, save for the luminous
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beams that stole down from where
Grit whimpered In joyous impatience,
her hair showered down over both Of
them.
SANDY. l knew you'd come In
timer she whispered.
He held her close and hard for q
tense moment that gave all his world
to his embrace.
"Molly-girl," he said brokenly. his
voice broken with passion.
Her hand crept up and soft palm
cupped about his chin. He kissed
the edge Of 1t. He rose easily, still
holding her and lifted her high to
where she could reach the vine,
swinging up after her, Grit dancing
a three-legged reel of Joy as they
came up into the free air and the
moonlight. tS.
Blaze greeted them In the corral.
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sandy Did Not Move. Hs Knew That,
% the Man Firing, His Fall Might
Have Seemed 4 Hit.
down, both guns ready. There came
q strange thrashing sound groAf, Of
mortal anguish, silence. II this was
4 trick, 1t, was crude one. Sandy
waited. That groan, half sigh, half
rattle, could not be mistaken. He
half circled the bowldey. gliding up q
hattened traverse, and saw, lying out
spread over q low bough Of the with
sred tree, face to the moon. gun away
from the curling hand, Butch Parsons.
With ready gun Sandy reached
him. bent, turned him on his side. A
bullet had ranged through both hips,
shattering them. The spine must
have been injured. There were pud-
dies Of blood that told the injury was
some hours old. Butch had lain there
paralyzed, passed by Brandon's men as
dead, lingering like the traditional
snake until sunset to see and recog-
nize Sandy coming through the gap.
to use his last remnant Of life to pull
trigger and 80 to die, the injured YER
tebfae giving away to the effort. the
spark Of life pinched out,
Sandy left him and returned to the
gap. he could still read sign, plain
a. 1t was ON every side. He found
the sfde-gulch, saw the cabin, saw
Hahn's saddle horse grazing free
Blaze in the corral, the cabin door
open with the moon streaming in. He
had pieced out the puzzle to his own
satisfaction. Brandon and his men
had arrived and, in Hereford, they
had run across Wyatt. procuring
horses there and saving themselves
the trip to Three Star. Butch's body
was evidence that they had not been
unsuccessful, Wyatt's that the fight
had not been all one-sided, the sur
prise not perfect. And, II Plimsoll
had been warned, what had become
Of Nolly7
He got an answer that made his
heart stand still. then pound in q rush
Of action. On the floor. in the beam
Of the moon, lay the luck-piece, few
links Of gold chain attached to the
coin. STOPPING for it. he brushed a
strand Of brown hair. Then he saw
Grit's body beneath the table. Fury
boiled in him, chilled to icy wrath
and determination. He put away the
coin and hauled out the dogs body
into the moonlight It was timber
and still warm. Sandy rose from his
squat and swiftly examined the cabin.
He discovered lantern with oil in it,
which he lit. He had no fear Of in
tsrruption. Before very long Sam
and the Three Star riders would be
along. The sight Of Blaze suggested
that Molly was not far away. If she
had gone, by force, or her own free
will, the probability was that her own
mount and saddle would have been
reQuisItioned.
He found warm water In a kettle;
ne had the frst-aid kit with It's band
ages iodine. lint. And, above all. he
md Keith's silver flask, half full. He
- fail to note the empty bottles
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to do this Is to boil the parts to be
bent in water for several hours and
then bend them over form, on which
they are allowed to dry. Much Of the
tendency to spring out Of shape is
eliminated by this method of bending.
The cleats shown In the assembly
drawing prevent the thin material
from bending or warping after 1t has
been put In place. They should be
fastened with small brass wood screws
and glue. Only cleats necessary for
strengthening the horn are shown in
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the threaded screw and steel spring
which will fit loosely over the brass
sleeve procured. 1t will be best to cut
the lever out of a springy piece of
brass. On tightening the washer. the
switch will never become loose
The Holly chieftain., 1923-09-13
Worlds Supply Of Books.

"or'os ouPPy OF Books.
About 16.oOO.OOO books have been
printed In the world since the In
yention of printing in Europe in the
Fifteenth century, 1t is estimated.
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w.lnh+ "a ArIIr,nn I, c,,.

Weight Of Million In Gold.
One million dollars Of gold coin
weighs 3,6s5 pounds avoirdupoIs and
$1,OOO,O0O of silver coin weighs s..
92O.D mounds avOirdupoiA
The Holly chieftain., 1923-09-13

One Of the Requisites.
Politics insists on the square deal
among the leaders. They must under
stand each other.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-02-08
RALSTON DOOMED
FOR WHITE HOUSE
Democratic Editors Discuss
Presidential Chances.

A Samuel NJ Ralston-for-P President
boom got under way here today with
the annual winter meeting of the
Democratic State Editorial Associa-
ton
AS the editors and party workers
gathered in the hotel corridors the
discussion Of Ralston as a presiden-
tial possibility was general
Persons arranging the program for
the meetings of the editors were care
full not to give an official touch to
the presidential talk, hoping that if
it develops into a concerted action
it will come spontaneously.
Senator-elect Ralston will speak
at banquet tonight at the
Claypool More than. 300 persons
ara expected to attend Thomas Tag
Rart. Dick Miller and Mrs. John W.
Kern also win speak.
A reception was scheduled for the
Spink-Arrns Hotel at p. m. in honor
OF Mrs Ralston and Mrs. Miller. A
luncheon for women members or the
State committee was given by Mrs.
james Riggs of Sullivan. national
committeeWoman; Mrs. A. p. Flynn
Of Logausport vice chairman or the
State committee, and Miss Gertrude
r McHugh of Indianapolis. secretary
of the State committee. \ business
meeting viii ne held Friday.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-02-08

BIZ luted Press
LONDON. Feb. S.-A son. heir sixth
removed 10 the British throne. was
born to Butaiu's beloved Princess
Mary and Niscount Lascelles at Ches-
terhold House last night. Today's Of
fetal bulletins proclaimed: Mother
and son do.ns we'll"
The boy weighs eight pounds
King George and Queen Mary were
early at the town house Of Niscount
LasceIes and his princess wife and
other members OF lhe royal family
called to pay respects to the little
newcomer. while popular rejoicing
amounting almost to a public holiday
reigned in London
An official bulletin at 10 o'clock
read:
The Princess Mary passed a com
Portable night. Her condition this
morning was quite satisfactory"
Word was also issued TO the effect
that The baby who, despite his moth.
er's royal birth. is only a commoner.
with Honorable as his only title
was doing cxcellcntly.
The special edition OF the court cir
cular said.
Their majesties are gratifed to an
nounce that Princess Mary gave birth
to a son last night"
The baby is a potential heir to the
crown. as matters stand today. Al
though his royal mother renounced
her rap;, when she married a com
moner, there are at present only tho
four sons Of King George and Queen
Mary and the Princess Mary herself
with her now born son who are direct
Continued on Page lW
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HAS
LARGE AMERICAN
BORN POPULATION
Census Figures Show 297,-
098 Citizens Are Natives
of United States.

WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-The Hoo
sier sticks pretty close to his native
heath, according to statistics OBJ
Jained today from the Census Bureau.
Analysis of the population figures for
indianapolis in 1920 showed the total
native population, that is persons born
in the United States and under the
American flag at sea or in outlying
possessions. was 297.O9S, as compared
with 213.808 in 1910.
OF this native population 203,314
persons were born in Indiana, as
compared with 149 POI in 1910. Ken
tucky contributed $4,000, Ohio. $1,000,
and illinois, 10000.
During the last ten years Indian
apOEs held some charm for citizens
Of Missouri, Georgia and Tennessee.
Tennessee contributed more than
5000 persons in the ten years, and
Missouri and Georgia NOR ethan
1000 each. Four persons in Indian
apoLs We're born in Alaska, four in
Hawaii. five in Porto Rico, two in
Canal zone and one at sea under the
flag.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-02-08
SMOKE AND TIGHT
CARS COLD CAUSE
Nurses Head Says Infections
Are TripIed,

"The smoke nuisance and crowded
street cars are contribUtory causes Of
three times as many cases Of colds,
influenza. tOnsilitis and pneumonia
during January as were found during
December" Miss Mary L. Hamilton,
superintendent of nurses, stated in a
report at the monthly meeting Of the
board Of directors of the Public Health
Nursing Association today. I'VE Wis
tied 1,6l1 homes during the month
which was about four hundred more
than I'm December. We cared for 112
new born babies. We were unable to
answer all the calls that came to ms,
but Feb. 1 the Red Cross came to our
rescue by giving us several additional
nurses"
The Indianapolis times., 1923-02-08
TURKS GRANT
EXTENSION ON
ALLIED EDICT
MoSIem Government Backs Down as WarShpS Steam To-
ward Smyrna Harbor- War Tension Is
LeS8ened in Near East.
Latest Moves in Near East

Tension in the Near East brought the breaking point
by Turk utmatum that allied warshp 1000
get out Of Smyrna harbor by last midnight slightly
relieved when the governor Consannop extended the time
limit tEenty-four hours today.
British and French well above the limit of tom
based by the umatum steamed into the Gulf of Smyrna
Turks both the An
CORA government start trouble
American warshps in nearby waters destroyer
being in the harbor.
Opinion prevailed in London Paris and Constantnople
that had bundered in issuing the utmam which
Turkey obviously in position enforce but the Brit
sh cabinet continued its ar session. and the French rushed
additional warshps the Near East Turk representative
Constantnope expressed the opinion that everything Will
end peaceabIy."