Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 236, Decatur, Adams County, 6 October 1952 — Page 4

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• DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT I t < ■ Every Except Bunday By M I THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT 0O.» INC. \ ! ttr ™X‘ S* »T tUr ‘ Ind " Poßt OfflceSecond C l * B9 Matter A. R — — Preaident I * j w’ 5 — Editor I k. ‘i M " M° lthou ®a Treasurer *2 m.<« i A-j Bubacrlptlon Rates: Ad J olnln ? Counties: One year, |6.00; Bfrfwn ths, ; 8 months, $175. ~ a»S. M * ty yond Adama and Adjoining bounties: One year, ♦ < vO, 6 months, 18.75; 3 months, 12.00. 1 Br Cw *i® r » 25 cents per week. Single copies, 5 cents. - ; *' . 1 ■!'. *"' ,■ 4 '"V- ' « ' • I<| 4. —— .I 1 .■! hr. ■

Today is the last day for you to register, if you want to yote in November, !•' •! -- oi I . October* nippiness so relished by all and is; as good as a nip, or should we say a dip. o— p— — | Remembering! the rtyulU of the ; 1948 election, Gov,„ Dewey apd his crowd of jNew Yorkers haven’t yet claimed a in November. ' -*-r-o -.—- 0-4—- >-•' lu the event th’e Republicans ] win in November, how tyilK Gen. { EisenhoWer mold unity out of the _ Jenners, McCarthy*, Tafts£ Dirk- „ sens and those intern opposed to the Oid Guard? ■ T ■ 1 o—o— ■ f Democrat vice-pres|dentlal candidate John has, spread out his income ta4 retiirns for the* . ■: • V , | tl |. to view. Most of his R?J 189,Q00 income was %om salary I as a • congressman \and senator. Ik i Now, the country! wohld like t<|> ■ , se* Golden Boy Nixon’s report, injeluding his real estate deals. 1 k —xo o —at - \ v The Ilussians certainly stretched a point when thriy charged American j Kennan with Secretary of State Achjson upheld / 1 the American diplomat by laying, he spoke the truth. : From his looks, Mr. Kennan is hot a pushover and well can take care of .himself in any controversary with the Reds. T , ■ —0 A Job To Do:— There is a job to do in Decatur . . this week. It . is not a back-breaking job .. .at-all. '■ '1 .' . | i We can al? dp our 1 ! bit by the easy way of money. The annual Community Fund drive opens Wednesday and budget fcjr the services and ’agencies. supported by this civic ‘ organization totals $m), 013.00. . k Most of the money is for the children of Decatur,' which is cause enough to”&uppprt the Community Fund wholeheartedly. The, fuud also includes Hfe city’s share for the Natio|ial\ Defense Fund, the tydaihs Colinty Cancer . . -

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By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D. ■ ONE of the truly amazing Ltrends in surgery today is the success in operating on aged persons. Surgeons have been performing major abdominal and | « chest operations on very elderly I patients and returning them to it good health. The same has been, true for serious fractures of the. !' large bones. J I The secret of mudh of this success has boon increased research i and emphasis oh ciring for the | patient before and after his op- « j eration. In preparing an elderly patient for an operation, doctors ''W , pay even more attention 1 to his physicaTcondltlon than to tpe j surgery itself. In this way they build up his resistance and reserve power. _ -1 ; Body Changes Considered ' \ Many changes have taken place In an older person’s; body which must be taken into account. He. i usually has a loss of fluid from the body tissues and in many, cases the skin is dry and devoid of fluid. Therefore, before surgery is attempted, it must be shown that he has absorbed enough A Poor nutrition is a very comt mon cause of deficiencies in the ’ aged, and they must be corrected I 1 before surgery. Many times this .*'■ is done with injections of vita- ; mins, blood plasma, glucose and — amino acids, which build up .the person. ] It seems that older people also tend to have a greater shortage of potassium than younger persons. This mineral should be given in large doses prior to surgery if the diet has hot supplied enough of it. ' > Heart Trouble \ Another important is to strengthen the; heart, whic is weaker In the older IF there is any sfin of heart I trouble before surgery, digitalis U sometimes given-, ' .' ■ L I ' ■ ■

Society, and the Salvation Army campaigns. Give once: but give generously and your obligation as a citizen in thii respect is fulfilled. Let’s roll up the campaign in a ■ ■ j: • ’ ' Couple days! o o On Immortal List:— American soldier Max Myters gave his life to- his country ... the supreme asked of young men iu these days wheu ruthless, leaders of enslaved countries would enslave more people in. thetr blood-thirsty drive of aggression. A son of. {Hr. and Mrs. Howard . M.yeis, 1009 Master Drive, Max had just reached the age of manhood nd all of life 1 Was before him-. He fell a Victim of enemy fire in Korea and in defense of historic Old Baldy, the much-fought-for-hill in the , Korean mountain sector. - ' A graduate of Decatur high school. Max. was a former' news- j | paperboy for this newspaper. We kuew him and admired him. This acquaintance with the young man of admirahlo qualities makes us realize what a great loss his parents .sUffenin his death. \ Nothing we can say will ease parental psin or mend broken Hearts for a lojed son, but Max has left lijs parents something priceless: He died in action! Now,' hepoins the of imihortals! , *c : /. ■■/ •|| \ i Conquering Deserts:-— The steady march of the deserts and- arid areas is: a cause of no' littlb. concern among\the world planners of today who see future difficulty in supporting a slowly increasing world population. The main dry belts of the earth are in northern Africa and it? ' central Asia. Australia and western' North America - come next, with Sbuth America not exempt. Before the earth approaches the arid, dusty .condition presumed to exist on the planet Mars, members of UNESCO holpe to find away to , block this progressive dryness. With the optimism of the scientist, UNESCO has . sought data on —7 —4=

Ot course/the antibiotics have played a major part in protecting patients Trorn infection during and after surgery. If an elderly patient shows any signs of an infectipri, before an operation it should be cleared up, as it could possibly* prove fatal. Usually an older person sustains surgery if ■ penicillin , and other “wonder • drugs”, are given beforehand, for they will help prevent infection from developing. " To Prevent Excessive Bleeding . Vitamin K has also beoh helpful in preventing excessive bleeding in the aged undergoing {surgical procedures. The liver is another organ which is Weaker in the older person. It cin be strengthened by a 1 diet that is rich in starches, sugars, proteins such as meat, but poor in fat-[ Sometimes oxygen given to thesO ppOple .before and during surgery Will build up their bodies to a greater degree. Thus, we can see that tyre greater success ofsurgcry today comes > from Improvements In caring for the patient, as well as advanced ipethods of Operating. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS E. .£?.i Recently my son had some X-riays which revealed a ' diaphragmatic hernia. He only complains of slight pains once in a while after eating. He has no other symptoms. Does he need surgery? ' .• ‘ t . - Apswer: Most cases of diaphragmatic hernia, in . which there is a defect of the muscular wall separating the chest and abdominal cavities, do not. need treatment and do not produce ' any severe symptoms. However, if at any time the symptoms should become more permanent apd your sop has much pain, with difficulty in "Swallowing, ft would be advisable for him to have sur--1 steer for the disorder’s correction. '' ■ ■. ■ . i ■ ' 1 ’ . '' ■ ? g.' v

underground water supplies and information on plants which will grow In semi-arid climates. Man, with his inventiveness and tl|e Ingenuity which has made him , master of his environment whet> elver he happened to live, will! be title victor |n this battle against soil dehydration. The biggest Step in overcoming it is the realisation that such a problem exists. Without such filing of issues no true co-operation among peoples is possible. But as long as man wprks with than for\ the betterment of the humhn\ race, the world will not dry up arid blow ' away. 1 i ■ _——o O 11 — l ' —■ ... p ! 20 Yeors Aga I I TODAY ’ O o Octobed 6 - Many men and wpmen well known in politics yattended the big MeNult meeting |hqre last night. David Adams installed as icommhnder of Post 43, American Legion. h Congressman David Hogg will bei the speaker at a Republican ’meeting at Linp Grove Saturday night. Wash Burrell, 73, old hack driver, died at the National hotel h6re fills morning. Ben Schrank, 87, veteran Decatur barber, died yesterday .fallowing a five weeks’ illness. i\ ’Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owens, congresswoman from Florida, will be the principal speaker at the BerneGeneva • Democratic \rally October 24. 1 ~ '■ I 4 i Modern Etiquette I BY ROBERTA LKK I a- ' o Q. Is it considered proper to use om-’s dinner plate? . . A Yes, if done in the right way —by putting a small piece of bread down on the \ grftvy, and then eating it with \the fork as though it were any other helping • on your plate. * \ . p. How should gifts and flowers received during an illness be .acknowledged? i |A»\ If the patient is too ill to

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i | CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE NEXT? couple of days convinced Rawls that opposition would not be easy. This crew had been hajnd-picked and carefully planted, and that left just three of. them in opposition — Kathleen, Narcissus, and himself. Kathleen had told him of Narcissus' uncanny ability to glimpse the future, though she had refrained from explaining that She had known, via servants’ {gossip, how he was being led into a trap. Some knowledge was better kept secret. j [ But Narcissus was unhelpful in this particular situation. The future was black and troubled!* Beyond that she. could not foresee with certainty. ' The Varina continued upriver, under the competent direction of Earnshaw, with Rawls increasingly called upon to act as pilot.; Since the Varina belonged to Kathleen, he was interested tn keeping her afloat. It would be a simple matter to rip her bottom out or smash her almost any hour of the day. would put a serious crimp in the\ plans of McQuestion, but ft iyould ruin Kathleen and her brother. Worse, they would still be captiye to the infuriated crew, provided they escaped destruction When the boat went down. v His first usefulness, aside from ’piloting, came at Council Bluffs. “There’ll be an inspection here by Army officers,” Earnshalw explained. “And under some conditions, it’s pretty stringent. Bo it’ll be better if yoU appear as captain in charge. There’s little likelihood thjat news of your misfortunes will hive reached this far, so your sayso will clear us without any trouble.” “You’re confident that I’ll give stjch a say-so?” Rawls asked. I “Completely certain, -Rawls. Personally, I should: regret i\ery milch kny inconvenience to Miss Garrison, particularly any affront to her person.,- Rut tn this .. case you are each more or less a hostage for the good behavior of tpe other. I trust I make myself cigar?” “Entirely so,” Rawls agreed. 'TH do my part.” -Word of. his disgrace had not reached Council Bluffs, which indicated that thfe crew of the Astrid, . stjill ahead, had been discreet. As Earnshaw had prophesied, his word as captain made the inspection cursory, A Me«piwhile, each day brought them closer to a rendezvous with destiny. There would be further inspections at Forts Pierre , and : Union. Earnshaw seemed unworried about ttie last, though it was likely to be the most thorough. Fort Pierre Was still some distance ahead, and here were stretches where the river made wide loops, turning back upon itself. These weie treacherous waters, constant-

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acknowledge the gifts piromptly, notes of thanks should be written as soon as possible after: recovery. i Q. When the wedding is to be al doublek-ing ceremony, does the bridegroom buy his own ring as well as that of his bride? A.-No? the bridd buys his ring. |*|— J— r— —- -—i-—■— e \ Household Scrapbook BY ROBERTA LEE | \ k'—- .*o Cracked Parchment Tty this method of repair to ptychment shades that have cracked from the constant heat of the electric bulb. Hold creek together and shellac over the crack several times both inside and out. Then, after this has dried thbroughly, shellac the entire shade im-. side and out. Funrjture Scratches If there are scratches on dark- [ eblored furniture,! apply iodine on a swab of cotton that is tightly fastened to a lead pencil. When dry, rub over with furniture polity, and scratches will hardty be noticeable.

ly cnangmg with the whims or tne river, a pilot’s nightmare. Sure knowledge of the channel one day was no guarantee of safety twen-ty-four hours later. Waters deep and placid one day might be a trap on the next. Bounding one of these horseshoe behds, they came upon the Astrid: She was anchored in a slow-stir-ring backwater not far from the east' shore. A hbaty bluff rose abpve,' wooded with tall cottonwoiods which shaded the decks as ttie motionless packet A stone’s* tm+ow a seepnd packet was similarly at anchor, both boats seeming to drowse in the early afternoon sun. Rawls made out the name on. the second boat. Pride of Kansas. Passengers as well as crew were grouped on her decks, watching the arrival of the Varina with a mounting excitement. •fNow What’s going Earnshaw wondered aloud. “Thfere must he trouble.” , \ That was a safe guess, and once the Varina was within shouting distance, it was soon explained. Captain Bryan Dudley, a Mg man with a foghorn voice, bellowed at them. he said. “Renegades! At least, they must be led by a renegade. They’ve got hold bf a somewhere or other. Gojt it set up on the bank at the DejvU’s Spin, a couple of miles upriver. You know the place, Rawls. Bad enough under any conditions, and I’ve never seen it worse, the water’s a millrace now. "It takes careful going to get past without being caught tn the Spin and smjashed against Mhe rocks. No choice of a channel. Which brings a boat under point-blank- range of that cannon for five minutes. I tried to run ft twe days ago. They airhost sunk me. All that saved us was the speed of the current, which carried us back |downstream ou{ of the range before they could finish me off. Been making ‘repairs since and trying to figure out what tb do.” The Astrid had been there for a day and a night, made uneasy at the prospect. The cannon was big enough that one well-placed shot could sink a boat, and ft was apparent from Dudley’s experience that 1t was operated by a competent gunner. , With the arrival of the Varina, a conference of captains was called. Mirk Whirter and Lomax McQuestion came across, to the Varina, along with Dudley. Earnshaw spoke a cautioning word before they set foot on deck. > “You’re in command,. Rawls,” he said. ’’But you’ll realize that it would be unhealthy for Dudley, as well as you, to suspect that anything was amlsS. Besides, this looks like a situation where we shouljd all work together far the ! I ■

- ’ Marriage Liters** Pearl B. Beebe, 22.; arid Hattie B. Harmon, 48, both at Canton. O. Lester F, Thieme, 24, and Doris L. Kueneke,’ 19, both ■of Decatur. Billy R. May. 21,1 Flat Rock. Mich;, and juanez Cross, 21, Decatur - ' | Hl '.J 1 John Morton, 2L Monroeville, and Mildred Nuerge, 50. Decatur. George Ttykett. 21, Marion 0., and Cledith Vallanqe, 18, Coah Grove, O. Janies E. iLallathin, 24, and Joann Bertha Bratschid, 19, both of Pprrysville. 'p. ! i J Tfial By Jiiry State of Indiana ys Vernal C. "CTrubbs, on three counts; commission of critye whil# armed, vehicle taking, and grand larceny; court orderd trial by jury December 1. ‘ | G. R, Greene Vs Maybelle Greene; complaint for divorce; plaintiff 'now deid; bn motion of plalntiff'll attorney to dismiss, — > k i—.— —'

common welfare.* Rawls thadg no promises, but he recognized the force of the argument Whirter hid a scowl as he ect foot On board, but Lomax McChiestion < advanced with outstretched; hand And booming voice. “Well, well, Denny, it’s gbod to Eee you again!” he sold. “Sure and f there’s one man who knows this country and what to do in it,’ you’re the one! And that’s what we all hhve need jof now!” !. “That’S tpue,” Dudley agreed. “It’s a devil of a mess, and so far. We’ve been able itp find no way opt. There’s, a hundred painted devils on the shore if there’s one, caperin,’ :ond wavin’ guns and tomahawks, and if a "boat is crippled, they’ll swarrri aboard.” “And the weather’s on their side,” MCQuestion added gloomily. “It’ll be a full week, barring a stormy night, before it’ll be a darkenough night to sneak past without being sunk.” j] “A week’s- delay now can mean low water farther upi so that it’s risky business whether we’d make Benton at all,” Whirtpir added. ~“Aye,” Dudley agreed drily. “But who’s fool enough to Try and take a boat past that cannon on a night so dafk they can’t see it? Not me, in these waters. It’s bad enough by daylight” 4 The others looked questioningly aS Rawls, but he shook his head. "Captain Dudley’s right When they can’t sbe, neither can we. It would be suibide tb try?’ "Which sterns to leave us back Where we were,” Dudley added, “with the devil on ohe side and hell on the other.”; . | Lomax MCQuestion tugged at his chin. “It sounds bad,” he admitted. “But if We stay here, it’s ruin for all of us. It was bad fpr one boat, and risky fdr two. But now there are three. And we’ve tie best pilot on the river to guide us. I propose that we do what we. have to—spend the afternoon laying in a fresh supply of ; wood, theri all three boats run the gauntlet together, tonight. At least a couple of. us ought to get through, maybe all three without too much damage. And theft the others can give aa, much help as possible. > \ “I’m, ter Dudley agreed. “Since it’s Hobson’s choice.” “And since you’ve been a casualty already, we ll give; you as good a break as possible,” MeQuestion added smoothly. “Captain Rawls will have to go first with the Varina', because he knows the rtver. We’ll follow with the Astrid, and you come third in lihe with the Pride. After all,”i he added, to forestall possible objections on Dudley’s part, "it’s a gamble,’ and besides, you carry passengers, and we don’t They deserve the best Chance, if there is any.” . ‘ And so ,it was agreed. • 1 j (To Be Continued) " ’/ ■ i ;

court concurs arid assesses costs of action against estate of plaintiff. ; | To Venue Case Daniel C. Lantz etal vs Berne* French township school, a corporation; complaint for injunction; on plaintiff’s motion to change Venue, court gives until Wednesday to new county. Case Continued Rufih V. Debolt vs Chester F. Debolt; ' complaint for divorce, In court since May. 1949; on motion of defendant case is Continued to October 11; court directs defendant to appear on that date. Dedicate Swedish Artist's Collection Dedication Oct 19 j Os Sculptor's Work By HARMAN W. NICHOLAS United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, UP — “Sometimes the artist’s faults make his works greatest.’* That was from Sweden’s greatest sculptor, Carl Milles, who is here to take part in the dedication of a collection of his bronze nudes. The ceremonies will take place Oct. 19 at the fountain of faith in nearby Falls Church, Va. “Take Rembrandt,” the sculptor sdid. “H® used two big hands or one big hand and one small one on the same figure in the same painting.” Milles said Rembrandt did.this on purpose—to improve the general composition. ‘ L Once Milles made a statue wjth angels on skates. His wife chided him. , “You can’t put roller skates under an angel,!” she told him. He replied: “Why riot? It will give some people, a smile?’ All of Milles’ statues in the fountain of faith will stand before the public in the buff.. No fig leaves. “When I* was a boy, there was a fight; about fig leaves,” Milles said. “But now 1 such prudery is vanishing. I heard that some people wanted to attach some foliage on niy works here, but I do not belitye in that sort of thing. We should not be ashamed.” Th| sculptor has been giving Robeft Marlbwe, president and general manager of the Fails Church Memorial Park cemetery where the fountain is situated, a bad tjine of sorts. “I’ye moved those 20 figures a dozen, times.” i he said, “and Mr. Milles still isn’t satisfied.” The sculptcjr complained that his nudes ’werie “out of. line.” s . \ 1 j, ■ , . . JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (UP)—Unlittached females learned recently that Jacksonville is something less than a Mecca (for marriage. A* bureau, of census report revealed there en than there are men.

’ CHAPTER FOURTEEN PREPARATIONS went swiftly forward. The actual attempt at running the blockade would be made a little after midnight, a time when tfie fight was tricky, yet sufficiently good for landmarks to be seen. Meanwhile, more wood must be taken aboard, for from here on it would be increasingly difficult to obtain. \ There was a woodcutter’s lot half piile upstream, on the east shore. Two men operated it, but whether they had been killed or had fled was unknown. There was wood waiting, but no sign of the choppers. The Indians were on the other shore, farther upstream, but some might be in ambush, waiting for an attempt to get the wood. But with erfews from three boats, and passengers from the Pride of Kansas for guards, the risk was not great. A picked party went ashore, wpll armed, and proceeded to the‘ deserted camp. Rawls was one of i them, Whirter |n command. Dudley and Earnshaw remained with the packets. i They found a man at the edge of the wood lot, as though he had been Surprised at work. He had been dead for several days. There was no sign of his companion, no other reminder of trouble. Low hills rose back frorii the river, and 1 a considerable growth of trees had been handy. Approximately half of these had been cleared. “Poor devil!” McQuestion murmured, looking down at the dead man. “They made some money for a whijel but he paid for what he got! 1 wonder what happened to his pardner?” No one had an ahswer. While the others busied themselves loading the carts, McQuestion wandered about. There wasn’t much danger, since watchers had been posted to keep sharp lookout. To Rawls it seemed that McQuestion was moving with a goal behind his apparent aimlessness. Gradually he approached the patch Os still uncut woods, then disappeared, Which might be a foolhardy thing, or a calculated risk. Two could play that game. Rawls to slip away from those whose business it wks to keep an eye on him. The woods were gloomy. Voices, low but intent, came from a small, brushy coulee. One was McQuestion’s. “it’s agreed, ; then,” McQuestion was Saying. “You let the first two boats get pa-t safely. But you | ' I'■/H' '■' . I

Ask Winter Parcels ■ in ■ ' ' Sent To Prisoners k United Nations In Request Os Reds PANMUNJOM. Korea, UP — The United Nations again asked the Communists today to let war prisoner* receive winter parcel*. The proposal was made in a letter from Chief U. N. Delegate Lt. William K. Harrison to North Korean Gen. Nam ■ 11. 1 Harrison suggested the Red* permit U. N.. prisoners to receive parcels of specified size and content*. He said the! u. N. felt ”concern” for the welfare of Allied prisoners and pointed to the "increase in hardship* cold weather will bring.” 1 The U. N. also offered to deliver to Communist war prisoners held by the U. N. any parcels their government or relatives wish to send. Harrison reminded Nam he first requested such a parcel exchange Aug. 5 and again Aug. 27, and that Nam promised to “study” the Allfed plan, Harrison said | “authorities in Tokyo” are prepared to. start a parcel exchange "as soon as a satisfactory agreement can -be reached?’ • Under the U. N. plan, ftidlvidual parcels would be limited to four pounds fii weight and 18 inches in length and 18 inches around. Each prisoner would be permitted two parcels a month. The contents would be limited to articles allowed in the Geneva convention—food clothing, writing materials and so forth. Meanwhile, the U. N. began releasing lI.DOO civilian South Koreans from prisoner of wir status at Masan. The ex-prisoner* were mostly civilians picked tin for investigation by U. N. forces. They for resettling. , I

SALE CALENDAR OCT. 7— Wm. H. Brogan, 5 miles West of Greenville. Ohio. Well Im* proved and Highly Productive 158 Acre Starke County Farm, 1:30 P. M. Midwest Realty Auction Co., J. F. Sanmann, Auctioneer. k ■ | ' ■■■ i ~ OCT. 9—10:00 a. m., Norval Chamness. 3 miles east and 1% miles north and then mile east of Berne. Complete closing out , sale. Roy & Ned Johnson, Aucts. OCT. 10—‘1:30-p. m. Heirs of T, J. Shaw Estate, owners. 9 miles Bouth I of Bluffton on, St. Road 1 to Petroleum, then west 2% miles. 80 Acre Improved Farm. D. S. Blair, Gerald Strickler, auctioneers. C. W. Kent, sales mgr? ' J OCT. 11—1:00 p. m. Mary Popp, owner, Willshire: Ohio. Real estate and personal property. Lester W. Suman, Auctioneer. OCT. 11—1:00 p. m. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Strickler, Corner Mercer Avenue and Stevenson Sts. Furniture and Appliances. GeraTt Strickler, D. S. Blair, auctioneers. C. W. Kent, sales mgr. C>CT - 11—Robert J. Firkins, 209 North Tucker St., Mentone, Ind. Completely Modern Eight Room Residence Property and Personal Property, 1:30 P. M. Midwest Realty Auction, Co, J. F; Sanmann, Auctioneer. i OCT. 11—1:00. p. m. Paul Patmgren, 1U miles west of Hoaglani on th« Hoagland road. General farm sale. Roy &, Ned Johnson Auctioneers. r OCT. 18*—12:30 p. m. estate. J. F. Beam, Executor. ; Willshire. Ohio. Real estate and personal property. lr Leater W. Suman, Auctioneer. OCT. 24'—7:00 .P. M. Shrubbery Auction at the Decatur Sale Barn Pleasant View Nursery, Troy, Ohio. E. C. Doehrman, aucL

sink the third—and take whatever you find on it.” “And we get guns, whiskey!” guns and whiskey, once we’re safely past with the first two boats,” McQuestion promised. “We’ll put them ashore a couple of miles up.” Presently McQuestion wandered back to join the others, reporting regretfully that tie had found no sign of the second, man who had worked here. “Mebby the poor devil got away and is still wearin’ his own hair;” he added piously. “We’D hope so.” Rawls was thinking hard. It wasn’t Hkely that McQuestion and Whirter had planned originally to do any business with this war party, but they were not above dealing, with them when necessity demanded—or betraying others to save their own skin. The time spent since the Pride had been fired on had given them the chance to get in communication with the enemy. A few guns and a cask of whiskey would be a cheap price to pay for immunity for the Varina and the Atorid. Such a bribe alone would not have been enough, with some renegade who knew his ability to (sink the boats as they struggled through the DeVil’s Spin. But with one boat promised as a victim, and many passengers on board to yield scalps, a deal had been made. Whether or not it would be honored was another question. This was a cold-blooded business, scarcely surprising in view of what McQuestion had already planned. Dudley was to be double-crossed. Indians (would swarm out from both shores in canoes as soon as the Pride was crippled. It was unlikely that a single man would live to tell the tale. If any did, no taint would attach to the boats ahead. ’ This program couldn’t be allowed to proceed. But the proper course of action was not 90 simple. Rawls might go to Captain Dudley and tell him what impended. If he did, Dudley tyas sufficiently hot-tem-pered that he'd demand a showdown then and there. That would pit Rawls’ word against McQuestion's, and the latter would of course deny the whole thing. Whirter and Earnshaw would back McQuestion, bringing to light his owh downriver record, the cloud of his reputation. A,s a last resort, Rawls decided, he’d tell Dudley the. facts, but only as a. last desperate chance. The outcome was so one-sided as to be almost a foregone conclusion. ■/ / ; ' ■

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The Koreans, drasaed In winter clothing, were obviously pleased at being released. However, they were under orders not to sing or make any demonstration. ! ! High-level truce talks will resume Wednesday, when the Reds are expected to reply to a U. N. proposal to settle the prisoner exchange is*ue ( the only obstacle to a truce In Korea.

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V\, Already his mind was busy with another possibility. It was a risky course, but no more so than the > other. If he could work it right, : the Pride of Kansas should be as . safe as the other river craft As > the wood was being loaded on board, he studied all three boats, I noting their positions, cataloguing - the chances. 1 He glimpsed Astrid, leaning penl sively over the rail on board the boat of her own name, and though ' she made a pretty picture, he ’ found himself unstirred by sight of her. His pulse no longer raced. ; like a paddle wheel out of water, I and the sense of pain had pretty i well vanished along with the hopes ■ he once had cherished. Part of ! that, he supposed, was due to disr covering her duplicity, to the sure- > ness that, however, angelic she > might at times appear, she was the 1 daughter of her father. > But a part of his healing came i from the presence during these ! weeks of Kathleen Garrison. She > had shown a steady courage in-the 1 face of adversity which had compelled his attention, and they were ; partners in disaster. If there were shallows in Astrid, there were : deeps in Kathleen. -■ I Thought of her now was tor- , ment. However his coup came out , tonight, his part would beoome 1 manifest, and Dudley, once past the blockade, would no longer be around to befriend him, in turn, or to act as a deterrent upon the others. But that was a bridge to be crossed when reached. “Pardon me, Captain, but shouldn't you be dressing?” Earnshaw had come up and was watching with an amused glint in. his eye. The man might be a villain, but he was capable of appreciating the sardonic humor of a situation. ; , “Dressing ?” Rawls glanced down at himself “I wasn’t aware that I’d left off any indispensable garments.” “I refer to the dinner to be held aboard the Astrid. AD the captains are being entertained by Mr. McQuestion. Miss Garrison, as owner, will accompany yob.” Rawls recovered quickly. Here was more sardonic playfulness on the part of McQuestion. Astrid would be there, and Whirter, as captain of the Astrid. It was a situation calculated to put him in unpleasantly hot water, but that part didn’t worry him now. The* \ real trouble was that the dinner, \ would take a lot of time, just when he heeded it for something else. ( ’ (To Be Coniinucdj »