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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-15
/ IORSE-PO WER"
Mistake That Can Be Definitely
Traced to James Watt Was Never
Officially Corrected.

III. p" as you know, stands for
''horse power" and if, therefore, your
motorcycle is four and one-half b. p.
one you know that what is meant is
that the engine has power which is
equivalent to that of four and half
horses.
Not so! You would be incorrect to
the extent of no less than 10000
pounds, remarks a London Answers
writer.
The h. o. unit of power is fraud,
and the late James Watt Of engine
fame is responsible. He was very
careful engineer in theory and prac-
tice. and he discovered, by many ex-
periments, that the raising of $4,000
pounds one foot per minute was a good
average horsepower.
But horse power" today is reck-
oned at $4,000 lbs. per foot per min
ute-11, 900 pounds in excess! That is
due to the fact that Watt, in his anxi-
ETY. to encourage business, offered to
sell engines which would develop 49,
600 pounds per foot as a horsepower
"a thilu more than the actual.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-15
DlABLo STOLEN

SYNOPSIS. Seeking gold TIA the
desert, Cameron" solitary pros
pector, forms a partnership with
an unknown man whom he later
learns is Jonas Warren, father of
girl whom Cameron wronged.
but later married, back in Illinois.
Cameron's explanations appease
Warren, and the two proceed TO-
gether. Taking refuge from
sandstone in a cave, Cameron as
covers gold, but too late; poth men
are dying Cameron leaves EVIL
dence, in the cave, of their as
covery of gold, and personal docu-
ments. RiGnard Gale, adyenturer,
in Casita Mexican border town,
meets Gedrge Thorne, lieutenant IN
the Ninth cavalry, old college
friend. Thorne tells Gale ne IS
there % save Mercedes Castaneda,
Spanish girl, his affianced Wlte,
from Rojas, Mexican bandit. Gale
''roughhouses7 Rojas and his gang,
with the help of two American
cowboys, and he, Mercedes and
Thorns escape. A bugle call from
the fort orders Thorne to his regl-
ment. ETe leaves Mercedes under
Gales protection. The pair, aided
by the cowboys, Charlie Ladd and
Jim Lash, arrive in safety at
ranch known as Forlorn River,
across the border. The fugitives
are at Tom Belongs home. Bed
ing is immigration inspector. Living
with him are his wife and step
daughter, Nell Burton. Gale, with
Laid and Lash, take service with
Belding as rangers, Gale telling
Belding the cause of his being a
wanderer, a misunderstanding with
his father concerning the sons
business abilities. Mercedes gets
word to Thorne Of her safety
Dick also writes to his parents, in
forming them of his whereabouts.
Nelrs personality, and her Kind
ness, attract Gale. Riding the
range, Gale falls in with party
of three Mexican raiders encamped
at a water hole Watching his
opportunity to GUST Them he sees
two Indians ride into the camp.
one Of them, a Yaqui, is evidently
badly wounded, and the Mexicans
seek to kill him in a cruel way.
Dick drives them off, conveying
the wounded Yaqui to Belongs
ranch.
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WITH THE sBoNs

Now that George Green Frog had
reached Gums Landing, where lived
Sbons, he was very happy. He was
pleased, too. to see how big he seemed
to have grown since arriving.
It had been indeed nice of Pond
Fairy to invite him to visit here.
But then, Of course, Pond Fairy
knew what a fine frog he was and
how very much above the other frogs.
The other frogs were so ordinary and
he was superior.
1t was strange how one frog could
be so superior to the rest, but 1t was
so in Georges case. He knew it. And
now the Pond Fairy had especially
come to call upon him and had
brought him here with her.
He was indeed honored.
''They all know you're coming" said
Pond Fairy, $50 1 will leave you as |
have other engagements. Stay as long
as you like! Make it your home if
you wish. But if ever you want to
leave just sing this little song and l
will come back for you"
Pond Fairy was about to sing the
little song for George when he inter
rupted.
t'Oh, but you've been very kind. |
needn't bother you any more, I'm sure.
If ever I want to return | can find
my way home very quickly. It's no
distance at all. And 1 remember just
how came"
IL fear you will have to have me
help you," said Pond Fairy, 'if ever
you want to go back"
strangely enough, it is much
longer going back than coming, and
after you've been here for time you
quite forget how you got here"
WELL" said George doubtfully, I
don't imagine / could lose my way.
And anyway I'd never want to go
back.
IF these good people want me to
visit them and let me become one of
them, / wouldn't go back to the pond
for anything. Here I'll be in my ele-
ment."
Perhaps you'll never want to go
back" said Pond Fairy, "but just in
case you do, here is the song which
will always come to me whenever it
is sung"
81 have had an arrangement with old
Mr.. Wind for years and years that If
ever any friend of mine sings this song
he will send his children the Breeze
Brothers after me.
sThis is the song:
Please, oh. please, my fond fairy friend,
BY the kind Breeze Brothers this mes
sage send.
I'm homesick, I'm homesick. want to
go back,
made a mistake, alas and alack!
There's no place in the world like ones
own old home
And never again do wish to roami
"Of course" Pond Fairy added, ''you
may never wish to sing that song
There are many who never do"
"Thank you for telling me how to
get you again" said George politely,
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relied on these facts Bedding did not
believe band of night raiders would
hold out against a hot rife fire. Laid
did not share Belongs sanguine
hopes.
One January morning Dick Gale
was awakened by shrill, menacing
cry He leaped up bewildered and
frightened. He heard Belongs BOOM
ing voice answering shouts, and rapid
steps on fagstones. But these had not
awakened him. Heavy breaths, almost
sobs, seemed at his very door. In
the cold and gray dawn Dick saw
something white Gun in hand, he
bounded across the room. Just out
side his door stood Blanco Sol.
1t was not Unusual for Sol to come
poking his head in at Dicks door dur
ing daylight. But now in the early
dawn, when he had been locked in
the corral, it meant raiders-no less.
Dick called softly to the snorting
horse; and, hurriedly getting into
clothes and boots, he went out with
gun in each hand. Sol was quivering In
every muscle. Like a dog he followed
Dick around the house. Hearing
shouts in the direction of the corrals.
Gale bent swift steps that way.
He caught up with Jim Lash, who
was also leading white horse.
They reached the corral to find
Bedding shaking, roaring like a mad
man. The gate was open, the corral
was empty. 'Tom, where's the Papa
go?" said Ladd.
Hes gone, lady gone !"
"Double-crcssed us, eh? see here's
a crowbar lynn by the gatepost. That
Indian fetched it from the forge. 1t
was used to pry out the bolts an
steepIes. Tom. 1 reckon there wasn't
much time lost forcin' that gate"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-15
CHAPTER VIII
The Running of BIanco Sol.

The Running of Blanco Sol.
The Yaqui's strange glance royed
over the corral, the swinging gate
with its broken fastenings, the tracks
in the road, and then rested upon Beld-
ing.
"Malo," he said. and his Spanish
was clear.
Shore, Yaqui, about eight bad men,
an traitor Indian" said Laid.
4 think he means my herder," add
ed Bedding. IF he does, that settles
any doubt it might be decent to have
-Yaqui-n1alo Papago-Si?'
The Yaqui spread wide his hands.
Then he bent over the tracks in the
road. They led everywhither, but
gradually he worked out of the thick
net to take the trail that the cowboys
had followed down to the river. Beld-
ing and the rangers kept close at his
heels. He found a trampled spot where
the raiders had left their horses From
this point deeply defined narrow
trail led across the dry river bed.
The trail of the raiders took a
southeaSterly course over untrodden
desert. The Yaqui spoke in his own
tongue, then in Spanish
Think he means slow march, said
Bedding. lady, from the looks Of
that trail the Greasers are having
trouble with the horses"
"foln, shore a boy could see that"
replied Laddy. TASK Yaqui to tell us
where the raiders are headin', an If
there's water"
1t was wonderful to see the Yaqui
point. With stick he traced line In
the sand, and then at the end of that
another line at right angles. He made
crosses and marks and holes, and as
he drew the rude map he talked in
Yaqui, in Spanish; with a word here
and there in English. Bedding trans
lated as best he could. The raiders
were heading southeast toward the
railroad that ran from NogaIes down
into Sonora. It was four days travel,
bad trail, good sure waterhole one
day out; then water not sure for two
days. Raiders, not looking for pur-
suit, could be headed and ambushed
that night at the first waterhole, a
natural trap in valley.
The men returned to the ranch.
The rangers ate and drank while max
ing hurried preparations for travel
Blanco Sol and the cowboys horses
were fed, watered, and saddled. Ladd
refused to ride one Of Belongs
whites. He was quick and cold
sect me a long-range rifle an lots
of shells. Rustic, now" he said. 81
want a gun that'll outshoot the dinky
little carbines an muskets used by
the rebels. Trot one out an be quick
"I've got .405, long barreled
heavy rifle that'll shoot a mile. use
it for mountain sheep. But Laddy,
it'll break that bronch's back"
"His back won't break SO easy.
Dick, take plenty of shells for your
Remington. An don't forget your
field glass"
In less than an hour after the time
Of the raid the three rangers, heavily
armed and superbly mounted on fresh
horses, rode out on the trail. AS Gale
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-15

UNIT IS WRONG

1t would seem that he meant ulti-
mately to be honest, but he died be-
fore that happened, and so bequeathed
TO the world, which has accepted it..
a false unit measurement of horse
power.
Engineers, of course, know of the
error, and make due allowance for it
but the average individual does not
Your 10 h. p. car is, therefore, in fact
but a % one, and its power is eonal
to raising $4,000 pounds a foot in .
minute, and not 333, 900.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-15
Millions Use lt-Fine for Hair!-Notl
Sticky, Greasy or Smelly.

A few cents buys a jar of "Hair-
Groom at any drug store. Even stub
born, unruly or shampooed hair stays
combed all day in any style you like.
'Hair-G Groom is a digntfied combing
cream which gives that natural gloss
and well-groomed effect to your hair
that final touch to good dress both in
business and on social occasions.
Greaseless, stainless Hair Groom"
does not show on the hair because it
is absorbed by the scalp, therefore
your hair remains so soft and pliable
and so natural that no one can pos
stbly tell you used it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-15

watch. The after part of the night
wore on till the paling of stars. the
thickening of gloom indicated the
dark hour before dawn. Laid awoke
before the faintest gray appeared
The rangers ate and drank. When tha
black did tighten to gray thew sad.
died the horses and led them ont -
tbe pass and down to the point where
they had parted with Lash. Eere
thev awaited daylight,
nhe valley grew clear Of gray
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-15
RIDDLES

What most resembles a black pig7
Another one.
Why is king like book? Because
he has pages.
When is a pickle not pickle? When
it is cucumber.
What is the difference between a
bee and a donkey? One gets all the
honey and the other gets all the wax
(whacks).
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-15
Advises Business for Wives.

Mrs Edward Lazansky, whose hus-
band is a New York Supreme court
justice, believes that if more wives
had interest in the business world
there would be fewer protests when
business keeps husbands out of the
home. Mrs. Lazansky knows where
of she speaks, since she is the pro
prietor of a successful interior deco
rating establishment in New York
civ
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-15
81 love Nell,' went on Dick,
simply, and | want you to let
me ask her to be my wife,"

(To BIZ coNTINUED.s
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interest beyond his sense of duty to
property in his care.
She hesitated second p Alden"
she said then.
"Pheobe:" challenged Jim.
Priscilla" she corrected
Address"
Again she hesitated plymouth,
Massachusetts" Paul supplied.
Her dark eyes rested on him with
appreciation How did you know ?'
she asked
Jim openly denied that Paul did
know. She's got an Illinois tag to her
car" he interjected; and he recorded
the license number and scratched ,out
the name.
The girl now had or Paurs cloak,
and when Paul touched her arm she
climbed into the airpiane. He took
his seat beside and slightly in front Of
her. His was a pilot-and passenger
plane, with engine and airscrew in
front. Jim blocked the wheels, and
she asked: What's that for?"
III we didn't do that. we might cut
him in two when he cranks." Paul
explained as Jim seized blade of the
propeller. When he starts the engine
we might leap on him and the pro-
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to himself, that Mr.. Sellirk must have
struck him from behind-probab1y
with a blackjack; he had crumpled
down within the ONCE. and Mr.. Sell
kirk had entered and shut the door.
Mr.. Selkirk was standing over him
now, but was completely absorbed in
the contents of that large, well-filled
white envelope, addressed in fem
mime hand.
Paul looked around and made sure
that Shell and he were alone and.
careful to give no warning, he jerked
up and grabbed Mr.. Selkirk's legs.
throwing Mr.. Seikirk very violently
to the floor. AS he struck, Paul let go
of the legs and sprang up. grabbing
Selkirk's shoulders and pounding him
again to the floor. When Shell fought
back and kicked. Paul put all his
force into a swing of his right fist
and hit Mr. Selkirk on the point of
his jaw. That proved enough for
Shell who took his turn at lying
quietly on the moor. Paul carefully
felt over Shel and procured the brown
packet and the telegram and. also,
loaded automatic pistol. Then he
gathered the scattered contents of the
white envelope. They proved TO be
all Liberty bonds OF the fourth issue
and each Of $1,000 determination.
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"Orsola Paramount"
"Orsola, / never heard that name
before, but it's a favorite with me
Now, then, Orsola, if you few TO De
troit, nonstop over the lake, for thA
sake OF a man you'd lost most OF
your feeling for, what would you
do for fellow you cared about?'
IF you" she countered, did your
recent act for a girl you thought was
a thief, what would you do for one
you just possibly might get a littl.
confidence inf"
"orsola," continued Paul a iitti.
later, several people. some OF them
girls, have talked to me about being
nothing more than a jitney pilot Of
an airpiane, but / never cared ill
this noon, when you came along and
seemed so disappointed in me-"
81 wasn't
You were. You ought TO have
been, because up to this noon l didn't
care about being anything much
You've read something about my
family, what we've had and where
we've been. When it all went, IL
didn't seem worth while TO work up
the effort to put my end OF the family
on top again. I'd never, till this
noon, seen q girl that affected mo
with a feeling that il would be worth
while. But now I'd start as propri-
etor of a corner fruit store with pep
and pleasure"
"a worse idea could occur to you
Paul" OrsoIa encouraged IF you do
that, papa'il be crazy about you and
he'll be just the one 10 help you
That's where papa himself started
Then the officers and farmers
closed in on them and. quite safely
they surrendered together.
fCopyrjRbf 1921
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pull in Detroit to get my package
They shot at you, as we flew up
didn't they?'
They shot at u.s." Paul amended.
"All right" she accepted the cor
, rection. Now, was 1t too much for
papa TO square? He's got d great
lawyer, I told you: and guess he's
worth four or five million"
DAUL stood looking down and sud
denly feeling angry at her for
continuing to play him for a fool and
pretending that she was daughter
of rich man and had flown TO De-
troit on a purely personal errand
He did not answer. and she demanded:
What happened at the hotel?"
Nothing at the hotel" Paul de-
MED.
Where did 1t happen them"
We'll part Of IL about a block
away in an empty Office. Your
friend Shell"
"Oh. you met Shell
Judge for yourself" and Paul de-
| scribed the meeting with the gray
clothed young man. AS he told of
knocking out Mr.. Selkirk. motor ex-
pIosions sounded from the direction
of the field.
Somebody starting your engine7"
| She exclaimed
IT'S motorcycles" He moved Off
Wait" she called to him. Leave
me those packages"
He tossed them to her. He had
said nothing, but left the clipping
from the Chicago paper inclosed In
the envelope with the stolen bonds.
AS he went through the trees. he
| thought of her finding that clipping
and realizing that he knew; then he
got sight of the field and saw that
two men in uniform had arrived on
motor cycles and were questioning
the local people. One of the uniform
ed men. with one Of the farmers, ap-
preached the wood and Paul crept
back. The officer saw him and called
him to halt; and when Paul kept on
In the other direction. the man fired.
Paul ran; the officer cautiously
waited at the edge of the wood and
shouted for reinforcement. PaYl
reached Priscilla, who had got to her
feet.
rWho was fring?" she challenged
| him.
Men from motor cycles; they've
come from Ann Arbor, suppose"
After us?"
Come on" said Paul. III CARR.
you. I can; have"
Wait" she stopped him. What
do you think I've done?' !:
Come" cried Paul. We've got tc
get out
We've nothing Of the sort" she
denied firmly, but also gently. "Oh;
see it all now! At the hotel you
got a package addressed to Shet
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He could give himself up, surren-
dering the bonds, and tell how it all
happened; but he had offered to Pris-
ella to get her package for her: he
had taken that upon himself against
her protest. He stepped to the middle
Of the street where an empty taxi
happened to be waiting for the east
west traffic TO be freed; and as the
signal was given. he jumped into the
cab and cried to the driver, Harper
Hospital: hurry"
The driver got fast start.
Whistles shrilled behind, but IL they
were meant 10 stop Paul's taxi, they
failed.
II Priscilla was keeping to his
orders, she would be waiting for him
at the airplane; and Harper Hospital
lay in that direction. I'm really
catching an airplane for Chicago" he
told his driver when the taxi was
clear of the heavy traffic. and gave
the location OF the field. Rush IT
and there's s15 for you" Another
taxi. also rushing it, swung out past
slower cars.
I'm trying to pull a getaway by
that airplane" Paul called to the
driver. There's a car after US. Do
you think you can beat H." The
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watch over the airpiane and keep
other people off. and quickly closed
a satisfactory arrangement.
He led Priscilla to the road, where
he hailed a car-for-hire and put her
in. Hotel rouraine. quick" he told
the driver, and took his seat beside
her.
4 S the car sped away. she sat back
"A in the corner. gazing at him
questioningly. Exactly what do you
mean to do?" she inquired.
Register as Shelby Selkirk of
course. and get your package for
you" ..
She nodded slightly as though say
ing. II thought So"
III you're going to, register as
'Shel." she suggested politely.
hadn't you better change to more
ordinary attire? They don't know
Shell at the Touraine: yet they'll prob
ably expect him In ordinary clothes"
"Where'u ] get ordinary clothes?"
Paul returned.
store"
II haven't enough money" Paul ad-
mitted.
IT have" Priscilla assured him, and
told the driver: stop ~ the first mems
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her with one arm and knew that
-xs sul uI puv :psauIBy kIuo pvu Gus
ultation of that moment. he found
himself dreaming again about her
about her, strong and we'll and smil-
ing. and with him riding the sky.
She seemed 20 cease breathing and
he knew he must get her down.
Gazing at the ground, he disGerned
he circled over a wide field. in a
farming section, with a big patch of
woods into which ran a stream. He
landed and lifted her out and carried
her under the trees till he found a
patch of grass where he laid her
down.
He bathed her face with cold water,
and, when she revived, she lay look
ing at him with quiet, steady eyes.
"You told me not to crank she
admitted 10 him. But IL I handn't
we'd never got away, would we?
NO" said Paul.
"I remember those men were: after
you. You got the package-or didn't
your"
"I got it," Paul admitted: he did
not like to be reminded of that pack
age.
where's your machine@': she
asked.
"On the field over there"
"Then shan't we go on?'
"I'll see," Paul rose and walked TO
the edge OF the wood where he got
a view of his machine now surround
ed by farm people.
Paul returned to her 10 And that
she was sitting up,
Il want TO know what you had to
Evening star., 1923-08-12
BY
EDWIN BALMEK.

, that brown package in a heap before
him. Father got suspicious of Shell
last week; he said Shell was shady
and I must break with him. I'd lost
most OF my feeling for Shell, but when
father got together his letters and
gifts and shipped them back, special
delivery, said that was no way TO
treat Shell; SO I came to you TO hop
the lake to get them back before
Shell got them. But I guess, from
this other envelope that I knew
nothing about and from what hap
pened to you, that father was right.
Anyway, now / don't care" Paul
stared at her and stared at the heap
Of letters in her hands; and back
to her again. At last he asked,
"Why?"
why should anybody care about
losing the imitation" Priscilla re-
turned steadily, looking squarely at
him, when she's found the real
thing? You and I, Mr.. Paul Cranston,
aren't running away any more today;
we're giving ourselves up. There's
nothing we've done or meant to do
anyway which papa's lawyer can't
square before breakfast--or maybe
before supper tonight IL we wire
him."
''Aii right" said Paul. I'm agree
able. never felt such an impulse to
stay safe In all my life. Since we're
giving ourselves up, what do you
suppose is the safest way to do it?'
sit here with me-" suggested
Priscilla, "and do nothing except talk
10 me, If you've anything left TO say
now"
Left" said Paul II haven't be-
gun. For a starter. what's your
name, please?"