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THE HEARNE DEMOCRAT, FRlflAY, SEPT. 13, 1935 Caught in the Wild By Robert Ames Bennet WNU Service Copyright by Robert Bennet PLANE DOWN! Prospector and three tenderfeet battle icy blasts and wild beasts in struggle for life! THE STORY CHAPTER Alan Garth, prospector, is propnrine to leave for his mining claim in the Far North, a plane lands at the airways emergency station. In It arc Burton Hamlll, millionaire mining magnate, his daughter, Lll- ilh, and Vivian Huxby, pilot and mining engineer. Believing him to be only an ignorant prospector, the men otf.ir to make an air trip to Garth's claim, although they refer to the plailnum-bear- Ing ore as nearly "worthless." Lillth Hamlll, product of the jazz HMO, plainly shows her contempt for Garth. CHAPTER Garth's guidance the plane soon reaches the claim site.

HuKby and Bamlll, after making several tests, assure Qarth his claim Is nearly' valueless, but to "encourage" young- prospectors they are willing to take; chftnco In Investing a small amoirnfe' Sensing the treachery that lies Garth secretly visits the piano and removes a small part from this motor. CHAPTER II Treachery. Garth followed Miss Hnntlll In under the nionnplnne's wing, lie did not offer to hand (ho ftirl up Into tin; ciibin or hi'lp ship stops. Women's I'iiilns ditl not include In return for insults. He cnst oft" fa.Hi line ntul swuiit; I lie coiled ropi; Ills rlllo.

As I lie plane ilril'ti'd the brocKf head on" I'mm Huxli.v paused a mnmi'iit to jerk niii a question: ''I'mile?" For answer, (iarlh pointed westerly. Huxby the propeller whirling with the sell'-starter. U'itli rapidly increasing hoadwu.v, the plane sklinniod out on the smooth river. Ullle between knees. Uarth settled down upon the cockpit seal at pilot's elbow.

was first to speak. When the plane soared above the west the great river, he leaned close to shout a repetition of his question: "Rouio?" Garth looked overside before point- Ing. The plane had t-liinbed nearly a thousand feet. Kven to a man who had spent years IB the North, this view of the sub- arctic landscape'was a puzzling maze. On the ground.

Garth would have had slight, trouble retracing the course he bad followed In and out of the wilderness. From the air, everything looked different. For all his flying experience. Garth could not, as he had expected, strike beellne. Though he knew the general of Ills find, he was unable to guide the plane as the crow Hies.

At his sign to bank, Huxby frowned but brought'the'plane-around In wide curve. Very soon, uprlver from the r.e- tueling station, Garth sighted the small swamp stream on which he had begun and ended his trip Into the unknown. This was a familiar point of departure. From It he again directed the pilot lo die westward. uuuer an hour later, the 'swanips and low ridges ended at tbe upheave of an eastward thrust mountain range.

A near view of tbe barren peaks caused'Garth to twist the course about on a sbnrp angle to the southwest. Those mountains not appeared auy too difficulty of finding ml murks recognizable froju the air had not lessened. For, days on bis trip in and out, he had traveled through dense forests of spruce that shut oft? almost all wide viftws, even of the mountains. westward rise of the country by now forced the plane up an' pffier thousand feet. Higher slopes, id called 'for still i-eared a thousand or more JUffher than Iba plane.

starteii itp climb, Uatfi witaln a rage cliffs be Ignored to lessen the angle, Jutting peal: on tlie right Onrtli signed towards the gap between It and the main mass. The highest point of the pass was more than half thousand fool lower than the plane. Huxby pushed the stick forward and dowts for the gap on a long slant. The monoplane soon drove In between the towering precipices nnd steeply pitched side slopes of tbt 1 liiiiiicn.ii 1 cleft. A little more, and the to the north.

The plane banked around the turn. Below the bend I he cleft widened In tbe neve of a glacier. Farther down the expanse of snow-ice pinched into a narrow gulch. Tho gulch ran down Into a deep mountain-rimmed valley. Down the rough bed tumbled a stream of milky glacier water.

Garth noted moving dots on the tundra and white specks tip on the rocky slopes above them. Hut Huxby saw neither the caribou nor the mountain sheep. He had at once spotted the lake in the valley bottom. Ue angled on down as If to plunge Into the silvery sparkling ripples of tbe lake. The monoplane swooped above the upper shore and drove on towards the foot of the lake at full speed.

Garth pointed to the Intake from the glacier stream, and signed for descent. The plane nosed down so steeply that the pontoons went under. Fortunately the craft was almost foolproof. She bobbed up without plunging to the bottom. Hgxby taxied shoreward against the current from the stream nnd the thrust of the down- gulch breeze.

Garth stood up to pilot the pilot. A clump of spruces stood few yards In from the water-smoothed lodge on the right bank of the stream mouth. Hux- by obeyed the signal to shut off the motor. As the propeller ceased to spin the plane glided In between the banks of the outrushlng stream: Uncoiling the line as be went, Garth ran out on the right wing. From, the overhang be leaped down on the shelf ledge and bounded along It to the nearest spruce.

The plane had already lost Its headway and was start- Ing to drift backwards In the swift outswirl of tlic stream. The line tautened ns Garth whipped It around the tree trunk. To make doubly safe, he used tbe last foot Cor a pair of lialf hitches. He knew whut would happen if the plane should drift free with no pilot aboard. Snubbed fast, the monoplane swung to the near bank and lay with the right-hand float snug against tbe polished waterline of the ledge.

Huxby came out on the wing and Jumped off to peer down the glassy slope of rock at the pontoon. "Not so bad," he admitted. "I had tbe place picked out," Garth replied. "The rock Is very slick. There'll be no need of fenders during our few hours' stay." The engineer pilot shoved his goggles up on the front of his helmet.

"How's that? Ticked you say. Been around airplanes, have you?" "I know how rough stone will chafe a boat," Garth replied. "Your floats are a kind of canoe. Can you get Mr. Itauilll and his da tighter ashore by way of the wing?" Miss Rinrilll called from the cabin: "Why didn't you pick a decent landing place, Vivian? We never can get.

a.sliore up this smooth sloping rock. The steps no use. You'll have to make a gangway for Dad and me." Garth vaulted upon the. wing and walked in along it to the fuselage. Garth Vaulted Upon the Wing and Walked in Along It to the Fuselage.

The girl leaned from the big rear window of tbe cabin. "Give me your hand," Garth said. "I'll swing you up on the He knelt above her on the cabin roof and reached down. Her lips curled In a contemptuous.smile. "If that's tbe best you can do, I'll stay right here.

I've no wish to go bathing. "In that case, get out of the way. Your father wishes to see my prospect I'll not waste time building a needless gangway." She was the heiress to millions ami from the window to look up at flnrtb. "Won't it lie irinrt? than you can manage? I weigh over two hundred." For reply, Garth reached down. The portly millionaire bung In Garth's grasp almost like dead weight.

Yet Garth swung him bodily up and around on the wing. He led the limping gentleman out to the fur end, near tbe tip, and ered him down upon the top of the ledge. Before he could follow, Miss Hamlll called out to him: "Come back for me. It should be safe enough. You did not drop Dad." Garth looked up the gulch, smiled, and went to swing the girl out of tbe window.

Up on the wing she clutched his shoulder as If to steady herself. Her scarlet-smeared lips curved In a patronizing smile. "You're wonderfully strong!" "More knack than muscle." "Both! It was simply marvelous how you lifted Dad without losing your balance." Out near the wing tip Garth drew his arm free from her clasp, caugbt her by tbe elbows, and lowered her Into Huxby's upthrust hands. She looked up and smiled. "So nice of you, old dear.

Now, If you'll fetch a cup. I'm dying to try a drink of this deliu'htful-looking milky water." "The dying would be more apt to follow your drink," Garth replied. He sprang down beside ber father. "Your milk is rock-flour ground off by the glacier. It's apt to be a dangerous drink.

There's clear water where we're going." He caught up his rifle, and set off aslant the easy upslope from tbe lake shore. Tbe others followed after him. picking thoir way between the scraggy brandies of tbe spruce trees. Before long the trees dwarfed down Into tlm- berllne scrub. "What odd-colored stone!" The girl turned to stare resentfully at the desolate grandeur of the mountains across the valley.

"Did you ever see such a horrible place? It's almost us i bad ns those ash-heap mountains in the Mohnve desert. Come along, Dad. Don't keep us here forever. This bole makes mo sick." Her father spoke Irritably: "You wouldn't listen when I advised you to remain at. Kdmonton.

Why didn't you stay in the cabin, instead of following me ashore?" "Oh. tune oil'," she complained. "It's quite enough to've dragged myself out on tills God-for-saken dirt pile. Even the berries are sour. I'm going back.

There ought to be a. dance program on somewhere. Only thing, can Vivian get me up Into the cubln?" He looked expectantly at Garth. The smile she gave him Jerked the atten- tloa of her.fiance away from the purpose that hnd brought them ashore. "I'll swing you aboard easy enough, Lillth," he said.

Garth spoke to him without a trace of amusement: "If you ask me, 1 think this little walk to the mine would be good exercise for Ilanill). When I left, here, last month, there was a she- grizzly with two cubs back along the lake shore. They may have gone oil'; maybe not. That pistol of yours wouldn't be of much use If you hap- pene'' to blunder between the old lady and her young ones." "You saw the beast, yet did not kill her," scoffed Huxby. "Pretty thin!" at all; she was quite fat.

happened, though, 1 had no need of meat or bear skins. Also, she was us willing as 1 was to live and let live, Just so I kept away from her cubs." Mr. Ramlll started to overtake him. "Lend ahead, Garth. I came here to see your prospect, not to talk about shooting." Garth went on, up aslant the tundra.

When he came to where the smooth slope dropped Into a shallow trough, a bnrkward glance showed the girl and Huxby loitering along behind her father. The portly millionaire came panting up. beside Garth. "Well?" he asked. "There's my claim," Garth answered.

"My lower stake Is down at' that cross dyke of gneiss, a thousand feet or so from the lake shore. The upper one stands about three hundred feet below those slide ledges. You could stake a claim above mine, but I doubt if you'd find pay dirt. There Is none at all between the lower stake and the lake. Tbe dyke stopped the downdrift of the alloy, I sampled several acres.

Beginning at the grass roots und going down to frost, the dirt ran from flve to ten dollars a pan. This trough' Is a placer cache filled by the age-long downdrlft from those disintegrated veins up the mountain. My claim covers all or nearly all the deposit, and It is worth several hundred thousand dollars, If not a million." Tbe cool certainty of Garth's statement compelled belief. Mr, RanilU's ruddy face went blank. His daughter looked at Garth with a sudden change from boredom and dlsr daln to an Interest tbat verged on respect.

Here was new. The despised woodsy vagabond of tbe wilds was not a pauper, after all! It was like a play, the wandering beggar boy disclosing himself to be the true prince. Ho had said, "a million!" Like tbe older man, Huxby bad put on his poker face. He was not so sue- tlmt prrfty-whltp metal. 'Rnt only a clii'cliiiliri, would be to recognize that it not galena or silver." This engineer Vor the Resolution Whereas, our friend and valued co- moment.

Mr. Ittinilll rnvored Garth 1 worker in Norwood Cemetery Asso-. Democrat. With his blundest Iciation, Mrs. B.

W. Brashear, has been For bungalow. De sirable location, $1250. Small cash Write No. 23 Hearnf 17-tf "Technicians like lluxby are too apt to Imagine Hint the rest of us know nothiug.

for the sake of the iirgurrittnt that your guess regarding the alloy Is correct, suppose we sample your prospect." For reply, Garth led down Into the trough to where a moss-bedded spring rill trickled down frroni pool to pool. He stopped beside a shallow dugout, roofed with spruce branches, moss and dirt. Under It lay a small shovel and pickax, a worn gold pan, and a little aluminum cooking pot Garth turned to Huxby. "There's the pan. Get your samples and gb to it." "Sow do I know your holes aren't salted?" "You don't know anything.

Why not scratch down to gravel yourself? Or perhaps I salted all the trough, before I laid on -this'blanket of and moss." Mr. ttamlll Interposed: "Mining engineers have to guard against fraud as well as error, I was salted once myself, In my callow days. Just to ease his professional conscience, suppose you clear gravel for us midway between here and the staked hole down there." "That's my discovery stake," Garth replied. "Wasn't looking for gold In this trough. happened ro notice the gray metnl where the spring gush of the rill had torn the inoss from the gravel.

About my 1 must bog to bu excused. What, if I should happen to drop a handful of that galena Into the iiole, when your expert wns not looking?" Ignoring the pulled flu- shovel from the dugout shelter and gougpd.lntn a bed.of moss. Mr. Jinmill stooped his portly body to pick up gold pnn. Huxhy shoveled clear the moss ami black humus from a space two feet or more square, lie tossed aside feu- stones the of his fist, took the gold pan from Mr.

Iliimill lo load It with gravel. They went a few steps downslopo to the edge of a lower pool. too deftly, Huxhy dipped water Into the pan and began to rotate the contents. After more tliiin twice the time an old prospector would have needed for operation, the ruining engimeer worked the pan clear of all except spoonful of small dull nodules. Miss Itamlll had stretched out to bask In the summer warmth.

With the upslnnt of the sun towards the noon Of the nlneteen-hour day, the breeze had died down. The calm brought a swarm of mosquitoes upslope from the lake shore. The girl put on her head- net, covered the unbooted of her legs with caribou moss, and resumed her sun hnth. (To be Continued) called' to "The Great Beyond' by One is infinite in wisdom, and whose will we bow in humble submission, and Whereas, we feel that this association, in which she labored faithfully from the time of its organization to the days of her last illness, will miss beyond measure her wise counsel, her loving personal interest, her untiring, unselfish, and helpful service, Be It Resolved, that we do in this brief memorial to her, whom we loved and now mourn, express our heartfelt gratitude to the "Giver of all good and perfect gifts" for con tact with this spirit-filled life and the benediction of her prayers; Be It Also Resolved, that we make known to the bereaved family our most sincere sympathy as a body anc that we send to each member of the broken circle a copy of these resolutions which we herewith ask to be spread upon the minutes of this meeting, (Sept. 4) in token of the esteeir we have voiced for our deceased mem ber and in memory of our association with her in tasks dear to her heart.

Be It Further -Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be sent to The Hearne Democrat for publication. Respectfully submitted, Norwood Cemetery Association Committee. FRANK T. LORIA INSURANCE Automobile Your Business Appreciated Phono 21 HEARrfE DR. W.

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Bowling. J. FELTON LANE LAWYER Office in new Masonic Building over Post Office. Entrance on West side, opposite Municipal Plant. Telephone Number 399 HEARNE, TEXAS HEARNE ROTARY CLUB Meets Thursday of Each Week at Methodist P.

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R. Rose Has Sold Dairy to R. N. McGuire R. N.

McGuire, lately of Abilene, has purchased the dairy heretofore operated by J. R. Rose, and has moved his family here. Mr. McGuire began operation of the dairy this week.

Kirby McGuire, son of Mr. and Mrs. McGuire, expects to register for study at A. and M. College.

Hearne welcomes these new citizens, wishes for them success in their line 4 of work, and happiness in the associations and friendships they will form. Mrs. J. E. Rogers and son, Gerald, have returned from Ada, Oklahoma.

-O 35c Quart Pound GASPERGOU 2 Pounds BUFFALO 2 WHALEY GROCERY COMPANY 65c 20c 25c 25c Mr. and Mrs, G. R. Varner left for Dallas September 8, to purchase fall goods. Mr.

and Mrs. J. P. Harris are the proud parents of a little daughter, orn September 5. Mrs.

Alwin Yarborough of Cald-1 ell is visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Moore.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown Ely of Houston are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

A. Ely, Sr. Mr. and Mrs: Terry Moore and Mr. and Mrs.

L. S. Cunningham were week-end visitors in Houston. Golden Rule Lodge' No. 361.

A. F. A. M. Stated communications on the secoad and fourth Thursdays in each month.

Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend. H. L. HENRY, W. M.

H. D. BEAUMONT. Sec. McCORRY'S Electric Shoe Shop 3XPERT SHOE REPAIRING Eat Mothers in Hearne.

Mrs. C. P. Welch and Mrs. W.

W. Wheeler were in Bryan at the weekend. Miss Bess Hooper and T. Blasienz of Calirert were guests of Mrs. John Robb Sunday.

Rev. W. W. Wheeler and son, Walker Richard, made a business trip to Bryan Monday. Mrs.

J. E. Merrill and daughter, Mrs. Joe Middleton, of Calvert were Hearne visitors Wednesday. Women Who Have Pains Try CARDUI Next Time! On account of poor nouSishinen.t, women suffer functional pains mt rtain times, and It Is for these that is offered on the record of the safe relief it has brought and the good It has dona In helping to overcome the causa of womanly discomfort.

Mrs. Cole Young, ol Leesvllle, writes: "I was suffering with irregular I had quite a lot of pain which made me nervous. I took Cardul and found Jt helped me in every way, making ma regular and stopping the pain. This quieted my nerves, making my health much better." If Cardul docs not benefit YOU, consult a physician. had been reared In prodigal luxury.

I cessful, however, In keeping tbe glint Never had shebeen treated so cavalier- out of his eyes. He had yet to make ly as by tbls buckskin-clad prospector, Ws fortune. She turned to her fiance. "Vivian, you heard the Insolent M- low!" Huxby grasped the wing tip to pull lalmself up. The girl's father spoke over her shoulders "Stay where you are, Vivian.

We'ro here to look, at- Garth's mine. He has agreed to help Lillth and me ashore. If she prefers to remain aboard, she may do so." The girl looked both surprised and angered. She drew back Into the cabin, Her father thrust put tils bead. 'So It's a million he scoffed.

"No wonder you prospectors go crazy. Find 6 little placer you guess has some gold In it, and you think you've located a mint. Five to ten dollars a panl Why, Jack, your metal wouldn't give you half a dollar a pan, even if youri pmall percentage of gold was alloyed! with silver, Instead of lead." Garth "My mistake bother- Ing you" to test that sample. Just chew-on this, my friend: A good Murdpughs wight pot be able, SINGER Sewing Machines NEW and USED Expert Repairing on Any Make Machine R. W.

BERRY Ely Building on Third Street Mrs. W. T. Hanna and Mrs. R.

Whitaker visited Mrs. W. M. Wheelei and Mrs. Verna Mathews in Henip stead Tuesday.

Misses Jonelle Orts and Marie Josey have returned from Milano, where they spent several days with Miss Nina Mae Renfro. Store Building for Rent The brick building adjoining the W. A. Wilkerson two-story building, fronting south on Third street is for rent. See James Cangelosi, or J.

Felton Lane, Agent. 18-4t Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Bush and son, Jack, and Marvin Bush of Houston were week-end guests of Mr.

and Mrs. T. E. Reynolds. Lee S.

Smith O. D. Jeweler and Optometrist Frames Repaired and Glasess Duplicated. At Duffey's Drug Store. F.

R. Sulzberger ARCHITECT And BUILDER HEARNE, TEXAS See Me, or Call 120 for Estimates PRICES REASONABLE R. R. Cole returned Sunday from Oklahoma City, where he was called on account of the illnes and death of his sister, Mrs. Lamar Looney.

Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Gillespie of Humble are visitors here with Mr.

and Mrs. C. B. Elliot at their home on Cedar street. Miss Callie Owen Shindler, granddaughter of Mr.

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