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rmjrfinivy adocbt em ibis the acton free press siff 3to frphb bnrt hirg singed wings david howarth che two young pilot rangers look ed at the amphibians riding their pontoons in the shelter of the prlmluve hangar both mfcn were smeared with grease smoke and ashes their eyes were bloodshot and tired they had just come in from twoday fight of blase along bears bar creek in the heart of the hemlock stand look okeh asked bollls danforth wiping mb forehead can hardly see got my eyes winged guess yes hoi theyre okeh said stephen olcnn was afraid you were going to be roasted alive in that pocket in the bears bar it got hot steve but we had to hold it back 111 be all fit once get meal into me get the meal hoi and 111 take the watch all night tonight you must be little more careful how you walk into fire after this dh you are fire eater yourself twice now youve pulled roe out of the crying pan after the meal ttojh sagged upon his bunk too tired to undress ibteve he imtttex6v enjoyed it but im so shot can hardly lift leg tin fed up on this job and this country awh xve been thlrkrpg of 1rf1 jm of this jam you know we always feel like this when weve kicked out fighting bad blase hoi but tomorrow morning you will be singing take me out where the white peaks gleam just roll over and go to sleep but about this celebration bteve the next time we eoom over the ridge to xrch city xm going to arrange weekend party im going to get ches ter olade with hi guitar and his sis june and esteue oolde with mrs blake to chaperon us theyre all craxy to bee this wonderful bears ear valley june is witch on the mandolin and bsteue handles perky utile ukulele they can all sing and im craay about music youre cruxy about festelle too hol tsure steve and isnt there an af finity between the olenns and the lodes yes it would be time to remem ber but were working for the us company how are we going to get the crowd over the ridge thats easy well take both un phibs you cart carry mrs blake and june 111 freight chet and esteue we wont be gone more than three hours stephen surrendered himself to vision of congenial people suddenly trans ported out to the bears ear ue looked at his companion hollis was sound asleep stephen watched mm minute then went over quietly and working mgically as mother undressed him and tucked him under the covers al though fagged himself stephen washed up and tt down to think he must keep awake and visit the town ever fifteen minutes out on the eighty foot platform in the cool night he drauncdagaln ouolluowrable plant just three days with their friends would change everything but the thing could bet be done for two reasons both rangers could not go away together it would leave the timber limits without protection they could not use uw companys ships for private pleasure before the long night passed it was perfectly clear to stephen that the dream would have to be forgotten he told hu comrade wo in the morning youre squeamish ranger sold hollu impatiently why shouldnt we take this way to prk ourselves up and got ne ti dmm the job just because we want to llvui lip one weekend this is quite hop hoi said atephmi ijllletly it woujd tulde us botll off duty at onee and it would sciid the plant into two hundred miles of flying for our own private pleasure thats not wlut were paid for hollls turned on ids heel and strode out to the hangar ten minute uur lie disappeared into the aky wjicn out of sight of tlie tower he straightened tike aeroplane for larch city he was btvck again within three liour stephen know tht ids engine lutd flown foruier than uie usual swing about the valley youve been qvelt to lutreh city hoi he said sure agreed holus with grin you made me so mad steve had to py wild to tttu my gorge ivhada nice ride and saw stella for ten taiinutcs you didnt arrange that celebration slol if you did im out of it im nut visiting larch city until make my next run over there for ruel and thats wont be for at least month by the looks of thing you said that before went didnt you ranger who noxpectlng you to fly to larch city im through with you crepehanger we have to live to gether somehow but juw cant ngurw swung over the limits everythings okeh he turned on hu heel angrily and irmde his way to the shack the days paused and one afternoon llolllasent his amphibian the way over the lake and into the sky lie was off on wide swing over the ridges it was late when he returned nnd stephen knew from the heavy roar of his engine that he carried load the big ship dropped beautifully to the surface of the lake and came to rest before the hangar the door opened and june glenns bright faced looked out of the cabin well steve said the girl with smile here we are amazement enibarnissmcnt burprlso flashed across his face hello june it he said fighting to hide his confusion you chet and bsttelle and mrs blake this is surprise wait till run our canoe over ruello steve greeted estelle you look amy arent you really glad to see tm knocked flat asstelle oct into this canoe youll all be cramped and hungry youti have to forgive the state of the shack its hardly in shape for guests dont worry about your aback said june slyly 1hol is going to take us to pine lodge on marmot lake theres everything there waaiandyou and hoi are to make the lodge your bead quarter until we go back monday morn 1tafvikh tikelftfi haw aitti rarhihy arranged said stephen why dldat you let me in on it hes so tickled to see us he doesnt know which end hes standing on declared chester tsay boys and girl this grand country steve want to sec the bear thatlostrlfcs ear this country has gone to chefs head already declared mrs blake with merry laugh stephen joined in the hearty laugh let or all the black trouble that secretly swept him ho knew that hollis had told that he was pulling off surprise on stephen he would try to make the best of it now when supper was over he tuned up the curlew to take june and mrs blake over to the lodge the chaperon disappeared quickly take me for little fly steve teas ed june cant tordght june have to go right back to the tower but steve im awfully sorry june but ive got to get the amphibian ready for big swing over the white spruce stand ill drop down at the lodge on my way back hope ill find you all comfy sure suave bo sure to drop down at the lodge when stephen returned to the lodge the moon woa alibiing brightly he dropped quietly into the lake and booed his aezopune to tiny bay getting out his collapsible boat he paddled ashore and made his way through the trees to the lodge on the air floated voices to the accompaniment of man dolin and guitar the party was seated on the porch of the lodge singing doat stop slngmg aald stephen us he stepped quktly from among the trees qtfanjr acngafouowedrtand hajolnxl them with hlr mellow baritone at lose he rose to leave let make long evening of it ranger bald hollis tve got to go folks aald stephen dejectedly ill see uiat you got safely to tha curlew declared june joining htra what la the matur sieve she asked as they moved away from uie others theres somtthlng wrong hfcre yj june there is aald steplien hi dkiueis something wrong between hoi and myself but you wont kit the others know ill tell you about lb tonvj wei jc trull lu to lee you june too bad steve but itll all come right again sure june 111 see you again he wuit back to the sliaek and tho tower all night lie kept vigil over the trees it was long past midnight when tlie wavy dropped into ui lake and anchored hollu came straight to him ill do the flitting uils morning said jdolus you go over to the lodge promised to toko tliem for bit of fly tills afternoon you did not tell tliem ill go over did you no rongr did not this fct not party holbut dont want your gucsta to tumble t5 uiu jan of ours im in charge of tills patrol and ill fttay wltli 1u ill slip around yny faiw tn nlpm nurtlu soso ranker if uuits the way you feel ubout it late iii uie afternoon after long awing over the limits stephen was work ing his telescopy from tile tower when lw apotud amokv wtudy of it told him it was not lire but signal thd rangers sos souiewlre in tlie viclnlly of islutkuii lake rlftymtlinr awy hollis waa in trouble wo it ti craidi ihlii suphcii feared mast of all on he pixpurtd for tlu rllgiit ajid took orf in thirty niiiuus jie woa droppliig on tlb blacltull bcxtldo tho wuvy which was anchored near uu shore wlui umuahed pontoon hki keen tiyes had minified out the ngurtj on tlie shore uud ha kinuw tliat aunq was mbiaing hollis was busy at the pontoon relief swept over stephen sorry to have to throw that signal steve said hollis but couldnt get off tho lake with that pontoon im sorry you hit bod luck like this ho 111 take the folks to tho lodgo and come back to help you thanks steve you got here fast feel rotten over everything but 11 have to camouflage ill help you load up for the party all but june glade it wau an adventurous experience sho sat by stephen through tho ride back to the lodge her eyes met his many times and sho knew there was deepened trouble in them tu bo along tonight lie said as he helped her ashore kow must go back to the hangar for pon toon fabric junes intelligent eyes scorched his as stephen put off for the aeroplane wliat was the trouble between hollis and stephen tho young man was soon at tho han gar an he paddled into it he let out cry of amazement and alarm there was an aeroplane in the hangar muni ber seven of the as fleet it was the private ship of robert sanger pre sident of the company the beans were spilled with vengeance hello stevel cried robert sanger cordially from the door of the bnrk youre as brown as cinnamon how are things going goodday mr sangarl said stephen youre looking fine yourself xve just been out to hollis he cracked up pontoon on btacktam lake hit rock we can ax it of course the blacktailta rather small pond isnt it heres mr baldwin and ace yes aald stephen hello ace goodday mrrbaldwin stephen thought swiftly and managed to get the president by himself briefly he told danger of the situation tinging himat3fjtebtqtj bb harvesting swede seed forest patrol sanger looked gravatll ride out to the blacktail with you he said at last arrived at the blacktail sanger went straight to hollis hoi he said quiet ly you and steve are two of thef beat rangers we have in thedmsencraowho patrol our vast limits you have lost scarcely stick in two years pretty dry years too steve has just told mo that you and he have used our planes for your own pleasure without permis sion from headquarters want you to jell me about it u1 tell you tho truth mr banger steve is ae innocent as baby in this business it was all my idea flow our friends from larch city land btevo didnt even know about it till they got out of the plane at the hangar sanger read pie flashing eyes and the troubled face they were clear eyes and tho block eyelashes and hair were alnged stephen had told him about tliat singeing he pondered little then called steplien iboys he said youve been great chums and great flyers for the hals story isnt just like yours stevt tlkcyre both good stories when couple of pals wont to shield the other fellow and take the whole blame upon themselves they must tlilnk lot of each tlier want ranger was that it is desperately lonely here at times and you have had hard fighting to pro tect our valuable stands wish had known this better before this little escapade of your use of our planes need tot have taken place had myself hod foresight xn tlie future the use of the planes is yours cordially yours use them for these occasions and feel that you are heartily welcome to them we leayethe matter with your own good judgment tomorrow morning want you to fly hw over the white spruce stand want to inspect it we are about to take on very large pulp orders after that give your young friends tho time of their lives now boyev his words however were not neoded holus hand hod gripped steplveug nothing won said there was just tho grip and glance wlilch flashed between them fi xvtet kilt and chilblain chil blnlrw cornea from undue exposure to blush and cold and frostblto from uie ley wlndt of winter in tlw treatment of either an excellent preparation la dr thomas ecloclrlc oil an it counteract tlie inflammation and rellevfes tlie pain tlie action of tlie oil la prompt and its application fci oxtremely simple workmans comvnsation during the month of june there were re period to tlie workmens compcniia tlon board 4335 accident as compared with 4734 during cufay and 48fls dur ing june year ago tile fatal oocld iiu numbered 33 as compared with in may and 29 in june lout year tlie total benuiui awarded hi june amount tn t4a of wh 34s 445 iso was far compensation and 84 030 30 for medlcal old tills brings tlie total bciicilu awarded during tlie half year ttulod june 30 th to 2724 875 01 ua compared with tj 001064 tjo during the correspond it lg period of 1034 mid 12438 043 07 in uie itccond lutlf of 1034 xjuringlliejiriuidxiiiquthi mm reported numbered j743t od compared with 25 010 for uie sumo period lout year and 20714 for tlie last ludf of 1031 ha futul ucclduibj for uie ulx monuu period tre 1035 lio flrat lutlf 10j4 120 second liulf 151 the average dally unetit uwardod during the half ytur were iulu5 mid uie uvcruge number of thouuuj uttuud dally 8tj0 swede seed has been grown at the dominion experimental farm nappan nova scotia far great many years and several methods of harvesting it havo been used thb seed shatters easily and must bo handled very carefully if undue loes is to bo avoided if at all possible it should be cut when dew is on uio plants or after light uhower tho use of largo canvas or cotton sluets at harwat time is recommended and uio davlnt of seed will more than pay for their coul the crop can do most cosily harvested by cutting uio tops of uio ruote with spado and throwing tho seed stallui on sheet tlo uio stalks up in4opbo sheaves and then cut off tho part of trjfd root that was icfl in this way very llulo seed will bo lost by shattering as in cutting uio whole plant by slicing off the top of uie root very little shaking takes place the sheaves should be put up in ioojo stooks and left to dry the length of tlmo required for this process will de pend on the weather when ready for threshing uio sheaves should be placed on sheets when hauling to tho barn or else further loss of seed will occur an ordinary thresher may be used provided the concaves are not net too close and it is adlvsablo to remove every other row of teeth on the cylinder small lots may be threshed out by hand on sheets or on tight floor care should be taken not to strike too hard as the seed will fly very readily the seed should bo turned over oc casionally until dry to prevent heatuig and injury to germination and then stored in dry place preferably in bags in good weather instead of tying and stocking thb email bundles may be left lying on the ground as they are so open they dry out and ripen up very readily and satisfactorily thereby saving some expense and labor independence spurious and genuine summer fbotection deal with moaqaitoea flies and ponklea now that the warm season is here those troublesome biting insects tho mosquitoes uio black flics and uio tloy midges known ou punkies or nosco ums ore likely to cause discomfort and annoyance porucularly about wimmcr residences und in uio woods it is there fore timely to consider ways and means of protecting oiuxult from uicso smnl but bloodthirsty aisallantji when camping avoid selecting camp alto near marshea swampa and stag nant pools where tnouquttoos brood or in uie near vicinity of dense woods and underbrush iwhcre they shelter dry open space in tho woods or on socio fairly exposed promontory is preferable moreover it is advisable not to camp clobo to uio rapids of streams and rivers for it is from such places that black flics often emerge in great num bers good flyproof tent is invalu able in protecting one from insect pests particularly at night when sleep is de sirable laround summer cottages and other dwellings the gross should be kept out short and shrubbery an tm in which uie insects shelter should be kept down to minimum proper screening of doors and windows is scntlal to comfort where biting flies are prevalent screens perfcrably should not bo leas than 16 meshes to uie inch ipyrethrumkerosene sprays of which many brands are on the market are useful in destroying insects that find their way indoors whether it be per manent residence summer cottage or tent simple formula for such spray as follows thoroughly mix one half pound of pyrethrum insect powder in one gallon of kerosene cover tub vesserwnd allow th mix how to make iced tea lahm ij hatpins taupoom ol salad blade taa la plat ol fmh bolllna nar alto minute rirln liquid into twoquart conblnar whlla ho add mcupaolaranalatedniaatand tha jalea ol lauumu stir wall until nur dlatolvad ill container with cold watat do not ilw ft to coo oafora aiding taa cofcf watar otharwba liquid will bacoma cloudy sana with chlppad lea salada many young people have very singular ideas of independence to some of them it moans feeling resentful when they or asked to do feel like doing the girl who lies in bod until eelven oclock on summer mornings and comes downstairs after mother has uie house in order and tho tnarkeung done to likely to have violent attack of independence if it is suggested uiat ahe is keeping too late hours the same form of independence is often noticeable in boys whose parents object to borne of their associates or ore crlucal of their failure to make good in what they ore undertaking how uiey stand on their dignity those young people who from uie hour of their blrui have been dependent on their parents for everything independence sometimes takes an ouier form some girls are so independ ent uiat uiey want anw gown they buy inexpensive material and moke the dress themoewoci some boys ore so in dependent that when uiey want now tennis racket or need new pair of allocs uiey go to work to earn uie neces bary money their independence does not take uie form of brain storm if uielr parents imve the audlclty to roqulro certain uungs of them it ahows iuclf in uielr wish to give little in return why does flsherman never need cobbler because ttfcre are plenty of soles in uia aea for several hours idpboh or niter ott uie clear liquid which forms uie spray keep it in closed container preferably can or ambercolored botue when not in use apply by means of small ha sprayer or atomizer tiny bllmg midges known as punkka or noeeums sometimes prove troublesome oxul are so small that they pass through ordinary screening without difficulty the above spray when applied liberally to uie screens lias fairly lasting repellant effect which prevenut the midges from enter ing various fly dopes uiat may be applied to exposed parts of uio person to prevent attacks by biting insects liavc been ror commended popular one is made by mixing togcuier of oil of crtronclut cxi of spirits of camphor and ok of oil of cedar another had uie fallow ing formula oil of cassia oil cam phorated oil ozs vaseuno ozs third preparation uiat lias been strongly recommended is made as follows molt togeuier over gentle fire vaseline beeswax medium hard paraffin ok cool until uio mixture is just fluid uum stir in gram or teaspoon ful of oil of cassia and grams or teabpoonful of oil of cltronella when one luu been bitten by insecju it is important not to scratch uie bit various cooling or soouung lotions are uie best remedy uiat can he prescribed borated vaseline household ft uncture of iodine and even ordinary toilet soap when moistened and rubbed gently over uie punctures will give re lief fc corn flakes take advantage of ireal food bargain while tllio gieul summer sale lasts you can buy kelloggs corn ilavratlt ukciiulnbggving greatest vnluerof tbe year order several packages from your grocer today and give your family change to coolness crunchyv de licious flakes ovenfresh ready to eat with milk or cream good any time nourishing easy to digest quality guaranteed made by kellogg in london onu suy now and save cadesky orroiibtraxsy wm 6a in aoton ok monday aug 26th anyone suffering from restrain defective vision or headache should not miss the opportunity of consulting this eyesight specialist appointment may be made with 5v ferown druggist oombtjlatatxon ofjiee tinmm ka tut ha 4i