The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 32, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 8 December 1927 — Page 7

KING’yMATE BF ROSITA FORBES

CHAPTER IX Life has an exasjwratlng habit of dropping into the commonplace. It is a pendulum swing between extremes. For hours after Westwyn left her. Rosemary, with a physical ache at her heart planned explanation. Walking about, the, room. or prone on the couch, breathing deeply to crush the wild tiling .that raged In her. she told heraelf that next time It would be different But there was no next time. Before she woke from the sleep of exhaustion Into which she had fallen, fully dressed, at dawn, Westwyn had gone Into the hills. He did not return for three days, and then Rosemary wus confronted with a stranger. While he talked to her. cheerfully and a little formally, about the trend of French politics—" The Socialists In Paris are pulling every string they know to end this war." she twisted his signet ring tinder the edge of the table to be sure she had not dreamed their marriage. He spoke as If her freedom were as sored. "You'll be out of this in a month." he told her. "and when you're back la Fex. you'll think It all a dream." He was kind and very thoughtful for her comfort, but he was busy and he let her see his preoccupation. She used to. watch him desperately, while he ate. smoked or glanced at dispatches brought by runners. but there was no chink In his armor. Westwyn had been hurt once, and he had none of that weakness which luxuriates In probing Its wounds. He had ma<le love to lots of women and asked none to marry him., Generally he had tired before they did. anti now he couldn't even remember their names Rosemary had been different. When he thought of her at all. It was to remember the Joy of his leap at Martengo and the feel of the ! man's throat under hte lingers. That evening Martengo. occupied with one of his eternal games of chess, pau.ed with bls hand on a pawn. "Your king's in danger. In three moves I'll get you." He addressed the Portuguese, who sat opposite. The ■wiry, pockmarked half caste smiled. "King's mate?" l> said; “tn how many days. Juan? IM you know when the thing's to be brought off?" “I can guess, thanks to Farraj." returned the other, referring to Menebbhe's slave, who. since the miscarriage of his plans for the duel, had been at the mercy of the Spaniard's threats and hl* own greed. “I can't see why you don't warn our complaisant enemies." remarked the Portuguese. “Too dangerous. 1 doubt If I could ■ get word through, and the vengeance of Abd-el Krim is a bit too certain." Martengo** voice was regretful as to* moved hl* ■ bishop. The half-caste played carelessly. t "That Australian will be tn charge of operations at the dam,” he sng- j gested. w “Ye*, and Westwyn will go down, alone, at the last minute. I have friend* along the road. I propose to visit them tomorrow." The Spaniard's hand hovered over a piece. "There’s only one path down, west of the river, and I'll- watch It night •nd day. This time the Kuld won't ••cape. It'll be better sport than ga«ell- s and no man could miss at that ■short range." He moved his knight •with a leer. “Mate to your king," he said. and the eyes of the two men met • •••••• Pete was not enthusiastic about the Job assigned to him. "Poor fun." he grunted. “Don't 1 get any innings at •nr “It’s a matter of timing." reiterated Westwyn. 'The men are all down In the lower hills. I hope to God they keep well hidden. The air plants are pretty blind, but there's not too much cover near the plain. Well go up tomorrow morning and have a look at <he dam. I calculate If I start from there about sunset I ought to be able to Join the men shortly after midnight. "The explosion must be an hour later, see? I want; time to make any final adjustments and get in touch with the officers, but the flood should be working before dawn. The Spaniards don't 'ike the dark; It muddles them and 1 can tell you. man. the more muddled they are the better!" Both men grinned. “We've got to get 'em on the run by sunri.se." finished Westwyn and smote his henchman on the shoulder. “Lord, I’ll be glad to get out of / this place!" be ended to Pete's intense surprise. "I've kinder got used to it What’ll we do wh*n this Is finished?” It never occurred te him that they might separate. "I don't know. Shoot something. I •uppose. or grow something. How would farming suit you? I've got a place In England." For the rest of rhe day the Anstra tian was ruminative. "Sounded darn like settling down. Marriage always played the h—l with a man's job," he reflected. Next morning while a fringe of mist swirled over the village, the two men started for the dam. accompanied by a score of Riffs. Curtly, because be was afraid of letting himself go. Westwyn had told Rosemary. "I've got to he off for a few days. We*ra rather expecting a scrap. If anything should haptwn-not that It’s at all likely—you can rely oo old Menebbhe. He’ll stick to you and see you safely o« « this Resides. you*U have Peter. He's got to <lo n Job tn the mountains and hen Hi send hhn back to yon.

The girl's expression puzzled him She seemed frozen Only her eyes were alive and as pitiful as a child's He knew she wanted to say more than the few words with which she wished him good luck, but she was startled and unprepared for this sud den departure. "We’ll have a talk when I get back." he promised, uncomfortable at the pain In her eyes. Westwyn couldn’t get the matter out of his mind. Women always wanted to drag things up and pull 'em to pieces, he reflected, as his horse sidled along the track. It was no use talking about things that were finished. Words never did anyone any good, but Rosemary's face, shadowed beyond Its youth, went with him up the ravine. The old headman, who had Insisted on accompanying the party for the first few miles, as he would have done a great man of his own faith, received short answers to his questions. When they drew rein on the first flat ground and Menebbhe. dismounting, prepared to take formal leave, Westwyn did not release the hand the old man extended. "Sldl.” he said, using for the first time, the title of honor. "I leave my house tn your hands. If things go i wrong. I count on you.” Menebbhe understood, but the Englishman was in no mood for the polite diplomacy of Islam. “Treat my wife as one of your family.” he Insisted. “Her safety Is on your bead." The old man replied gravely. “On my head and my eyes! I - swear she shall be protected here and. ’ when Allah wills, go in safety out of our country." • •••••• For hours Westwyn and Pete climbed steadily westward. Their ridi Ing boots were not as suited to the mountains as the soft Rltfian sandals, but they made good progress, dragging their horses after them. By noon they were hi sight of the dam. All that day Rosemary, oppressed by a foreboding which she told her- ■ self was Illogical, moved restlessly i from one room to another. A dozen i times she went on to the roof to look , down at the village, deserted except | tor the women and children. She made a poor pretense of eating the cous-cous, on which Ahmed had expended extra care, for be knew of but one cure for the ills of mind or ! body—food! Menebbhe esme to see her In the , afternoon. He was taking his re- j sponsibllitles heavily, and his my»terious reticences were as ex a sj>e rating as the fervor of his assurances of protection. "I have my husband," interpolated Rosemary with some coldness. I "Yes, yes, may Allah keep him," ; i said the old man. departing with less than bls usual stateliness. ' (TO BB CONTINUED.) I — — . I Men of Geniut Often in Pessimistic Mood Some authors have Lad a sudden revulsion of feeling, usually brought on by overwork, and have condemned everything they ever wrote. . Lord Byron flew into a rage one day and ordered hU publishers to destroy all of I his poems they had in baud. Those In bookstores he tried to forestall from literary channels by the process of i buying every volume he could find ; but found the expense prohibitive. John Ruskin, the English author, art ' critic and social reformer, had a similar morbidity overcome him while sitting for his portrait, a writer la the Kansas City Times recalls. Turning suddenly to Dante Gabriel Rossetti, fur whom be was posing. l»e declared he bad lost ail faith in revealed religion, that he regarded all he bad already written as boeh. that he should write nothing for some years (one biographer say* ten), and that he should then vigorously pull to piece* all his previous writings. It is a fact that nearly all of Ruskin’s best books were written prior to the time of this alleged change of opinion. Wt 2. but he published at least two well known works as soon thereafter as WkVwben "Sesame and Lille*" appeared, and in 1886-8. when "Praeterita” saw the light A preface i to a book in 1871 gave the first public I Intimation of his revised Ideals. What She Wanted to Know | A woman called up the Times office ' the other day and asked the able and efficient young woman in charge of the telephone: “I» there a bureau es Information in the Times office?" “What do you want to know?” asked the obliging young woman. "That’s what 1 want to know." “Well, but what do you want to knowF That’s what I want to know. Is there a bureau of—" T know, but wbat do you want to know?" “That's what I want to know!" -There's no bureau of information, but if you'll tell me what you want to know 111—" Thank yon. That's what I wanted to know. Good-by.”—Leavenworth Times. and Insanity Insanity 1* » peculiar result <rf dvlUsattoQ. The KHsment man bsffiM to worry be Imperils bls mind.-Dr. Charles Mayo.

NEGLECTED SPRAY RIGS COST MONEY With cold weather and freexing temperatures here, it is Imperative that the pumps of all sprayers be drained and thoroughly washed out at once, warns C. H. Nissley, extension specialist In vegetable growing, of Rutgers university at New Brunswick. N. J. Neglect of this will cost the owner some money, he points out. “Every year,” says the specialist, "some sprayers are neglected, and. as a result, repairs and new parts are necessary in the spring before the outfits can be used again. A few minutes of work now will save labor and repnir bills later on." The recommended procedure is to wash the pump and pipes out first with clean water, then work the pump and pull all plugs or open the stopcocks. When all of the water has been drained out, a thin lubricating oil is poured Into the cylinders and allowed to gradually lubricate them. The drain plugs are not replaced. In some sprayers the pressure regulator has to be drained. This is accomplished best by removing the heads, and in some cases disconnecting the pipes at the unions which are ; provided for that purpose. Besides spray rigs, many pumps, pipes, hydrants, faucets, tractors, and engines are allowed to freeze up In the fell, at considerable loss of money antTtime. It is not too early to drain and dean for the winter engines and tractors not In steady use. E. R. Gross, agricultural engineer at Rutgers. advises that if a small quantity of oil is placed on the water In the ■ cooling system of an engine before i draining. It will check rusting Inside the water Jacket. The engineer calls attention to the i fact that sometimes the vent Intended to prevent the freezing of a pump Is stopped in the summer either purposely or by rust. This vent should be opened. Water pipe, not below the frost line should be checked to see that they can be easily and quickly drained when the first heavy freeze comes. The drain pit for an outdoor hydrant may be so clogged with mud as to prevent proper draining. Proper Winter Care of Strawberry Bed Urged Alternate freezing and thawing heaves up the ground, breaks the strawberry roots, and leaves air pock- j ets around them to cause most of the ' winter damage to strawberry beds. ' This Injury may be prevented by covering the bed with a straw mulch as i soon a* the ground is frozen to a depth of about two inches. Wheat straw that is not chaffy and is free ©f weed seed makes as good a mulch as anything else. The mulch should ; be from 4 to 6 Inches deep. Chaffy straw will smother the plants. Any i mulch should be removed in the spring as soon as the ground has I thawed out and there ts.no danger I of it freezing hard again. Soil Characteristics | Should Be Determined The characteristics of a soil cun be I determined only by thorough examination. and this should be done before i locating the orchard, even thougn there may be other focal orchards- in I the Immediate vicinity. It is possible for soils to vary greatly within a short distance. In making such an examination, one should not be satisfied with surface appearances as these are often deceiving. Numbers of borings should be made or pits dug which will show the nature of the soil to a depth of at least six feet. In addition to this physical examination. the soil should be analyzed for alkali throughout its full depth. r o < Qn q t on | Horticulture Squibs Follow your pruning with the dormant spray. • • • The higher the tree the more dlflL ctdt it will be to harvest the fruit. Fall planting seetns satisfactory for the hardy fruits, such as sour cherry, apple, plum and berries. • • • Several apple, cherry, and plum selections already made are showing i superiority over seedling stocks ’n the nursery. • • • The last season has brought to the minds of many growers the Importance j of preparations for winter. On all poorly drained pieces of orchard It is very helpful to plow a furrow down i each middle. Avoid Injuries to root and crown since It is mainly through wounds that the crown gall bacteria gain an entrance to the plant. The most permanent and satisfactory control measures for raomic and leaf curt begin with the setting out of healthy certified raspberry stock. • • • The Delaware is regarded as the outstanding red grape. Because of its high quality and reedy salability, it should be included in every orchard. Catawba is also a good red grape. • • • Black caps and purple raspberries need thinning so that only three to five canes remain tn a MU. • • When soil has become infested with the crown gaU bacteria, crops attacked by crown gall should not be planted therein for at least three gears. • • * The severe cutting back of peach trees from one to three year, old redocee yields and color of fruit, stimulafeva trwrkwtla Anal Wl A *** aTUFw’*! a W |>***W‘ Wag aw /

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householder who had the complaint. “Ah, I thought so. It’s only at certain times that you notice it, eh?" “Yes; only after dark I" Friendly Feeling A Scotchman once ordered a suit of clothes from bis tailor and succeeded la getting the tailor to reduce the price quite a bit. When bls friend said: “It’s no flair; ye’ll beat him oot of th' price, anyhow,” the Scotchman replied:

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