? u nvbi *nv? w . liuotr
iHi hi only white Imm mr teriil
?ft At Goose Bar ranch In Wyoming. Be
fe ft threw teach to his grant fraud sire,
Aw twins, a wild stallion. His 14-yeur
At earner, Ben Mrlawghtla, hopes hw
wA hecome a famous racer. Be Is ea
hni el a meet In Idaho. Boh McLawgte
?n. Ken's father. seOs od most mi his
Amoco and turns to sheep raising. Ken
and Ms brother Howard mount Thunder
Aend and FUeka and ride Into the Mm
Aha Thonderhead breads loose and
WWo n herd mi wild horses led by the Al
tftnuu In a furiecu battle Thnnderhead kills
An IWfne. Ken rides him while he
acowde op the mares. At last Thunder
hood Afs Ken e4 and disappears.
CHAPTER XXIII
Bob's slight sardonic smile showed
? bne of white teeth beside his pipe
stem. "There's still nature, my boy
?don't forget that?! God made
hmaes, you know, Ken. Not domes
tic horses, to labor and toil for men.
Cat race horses?prima donnas in
afafalc boudoirs, with valets and
hiifi' maids and tracers?But wild
Ken sighed deeply and wearily,
nodding his head. Well he knew
about Nature now.
"iuji between you and me, Ken,"
sat linued his father, "every horse
, km in the world has to take oil
Ma hat to the wild horse?a horse.
Wat acts like a horse?as God made
Mb?not according to some cooked
9 plans of men."
! Ken gave perfunctory attention to
what his fattier was saying but his
- nM was on one thing only. Where
exactly was Thunderhead now? How
ecactly could he be got back?
"We hunted up there at the far end
af the valley as long as we could,"
fe said. "If Howard hadn't had to
get home, we would have had
wri time. I wanted Howard to
take Flicka and leave me up there
flv a while. But he wouldn't. He
aaH we had to stick together."
"Quite right. It would have been
dangerous. Besides, you had no
hone. How would you have got
Ken averted his eyes, ashamed to
any that his father or Gus would
have had to come for him. "I might
have got hold of Thunderhead
"Ah! A pretty long chancel"
There was a silence while Rob sat
hi thought. Then he said, "Have
yon any idea where he took the
?saresT"
wen, we went rar enougn up tne
?alley to see that it went out into
ather valleys, and then other valleys
?ranched off of those. There wasn't
any real rampart?that, volcanic
?al 1 told you about?up at'the oth
er end?just a lot of mountains go
ing up one behind the other, higher
and higher. That left a lot of places
where the horses could have gone,
k just looked like a?a?labyrinth
af mountains and draws and gorges
and valleys?" Ken turned his head
away again oppressed by the mem
?ry at the scene?the clouds of snow,
fee blazing glaciers, pockets of em
erald grass, the soaring grandeur of
fee peaks. He couldn't even try to
gut it into words.
"It was just hopeless. There
wasn't a sign of the mares or Thun
derhead. We had trailed them all
fee way up the valley?of course it
was easy to see their tracks, espe
cially Thunderhead's. But for the
feat two hours it snowed. I think
? snows every day up there. And it
Was getting dark."
"What time was it when Howard
bund you after you fell off Thun
derhead?"
Ken thought a moment. He wasn't
going to tell his father that be had
kin there sobbing his heart out for
an hour. "Weil?I don't know ex
actly?I was asleep?"
"After you fell off?" Rob glinted
a little, looking at his son.
Ken Bushed. "Yes. I was so dead
tired. And?and?I just lay there.
When I felt Howard shaking me
and looked up and saw him and
Flicka there, I didn't know where
1 was or what had happened for a
moment. But I think it was about
?00(1."
Knocked cold and didn't know it,
?lought Rob. Aloud he said medita
tively, "You sure can get yourself
to the damndest predicaments! You
mast have as many lives as a cat!
Anyone else would be dead if they'd
been caught in half the jams you've
been in! First with Flicks. And
then the eagle got your gizzard. And
? new this."
J f Ken's bead swayed in complete
agreement.
I Bab smoked for a few moments,
hi Wis mind the scene lived again.
Ihe hidden valley, the fight of the
bn stallions?
"I'd like to have seen that fight!"
he exclaimed.
Ihe mere thought of it made Rob
prt to his feet and walk around the
seam. "It's the damndest thing
toat ever was! Why, Ken! didn't
B eccur to you that all be had to do
was throw out one paw the way he
dto to the Albino and it would have
?one through your head like but
ter!"
"But he wasn't mad at me. He
dMat pay any attention to me at
Bob dropped in his chair again,
?a teas bursting with pride. He
leaned forward and squeezed Ken's
?teas and in spite of himself the boy
"*I suppose you know that it
doesn't often happen that a man
ridea a stallion in the act of round
ing up a band of mares and lives
to tell the tale."
Ken nodded his head in bewilder
ment. "He was awful queer. He
didn't mind having me around or
an his back, but just didn't seem to
notice me, or hear anything I said.
And he wouldn't obey me at all any
more." This last was in an ag
grieved tone.
Rob shouted with laughter. "Obey
you! I should say-ay-ay not! Who
are you to interfere in a moment
like that!"
Ken tilted his head assentingly.
The joke was on him all right.
He had a look Rob had seen on
him many times before?always
caused by one of these soul-struggles
over horses. He was white and hol
low-eyed and looked as if he'd lost
ten pounds.
"You look like a picked chicken,"
said kod dryly. "You always man
age to get yourself all run down just
when it's time to go to school."
"School!"
"Yes. But I suppose we ought to
be thankful that you came home
all in one piece."
Something was choking in Ren's
throat. School again! Just school!
After all the year's hopes and the
work and the planning! After hav
ing been a racing man! Owner of
the wonder horse! Practically over
with such childish things as school!
And already possessed of his father's
permission to stay out of school and
"After 70a fell off?" Bob asked.
go to Saginaw Falls with Charley
Sargent!
Rob's eyes were running over him
critically. "You look pretty sick.
Aside from dirt and scratches and
getting tuckered out, nothing hap
pened to you this time, did it? No
claws in your belly? No broken
bones?"
Ken raised his right arm carefully
and moved it about in an experi
mental manner.
"What happened to that arm?"
"When I slid off Thunderhead and
saw I was going to land on my face
I threw this arm up?gave it a
crack."
Rob examined the arm and shoul
der. Ken winced several times.
"Nothing broken. Anything else?"
"Well, coming home on Flicka?I
couldn't straddle her, my legs ached
so?I had to sit side-saddle."
Rob laughed. "I've had that feel
ing myself. That came from riding
the stallion when he was snaking.
It wrenched every muscle in your
body."
Rob's eyes went over Ken minute
ly, noting the ragged, filthy clothes,
the hands with dirt ground into the
hastily washed scratches and abra
sions, a dark bruise down one side
of his face, stains of blood inside
one leg of his bluejeans.
"I did think I was a goner once,"
said Ken.
?When was that?"
"When I fell off Thunderhead and
the mares were coming right be
hind."
"No horse will step on a living
thing if It can be avoided. And I
suppose they were pretty well scat
tered."
"Well ? they weren't spread
much?"
"If they have time to see, they'll
Jump."
"That's what they did. It was as
if the light went on and off. It
would be light over me, and then
dark, and Td get a squint of hoofs
and belly?then light again. But
they sure spattered me all over with
dirt and gravel."
'Til say they did. What's that
blood en the inside of your pants
leg?"
"That's from Thunderhead," said
Ken.
"Was he much cut up?"
"A lot of bites and rips. A deep
ana on his side and shoulder that I
got all this blood from. It was the
very first wound of the battle. Then
he got that bad one in his throat I
told you about, but nothing seemed
to bother him. He didn't act as if
he even knew he was wounded."
"Probably didn't. And probably
the Albino didn't know he was killed.
I often think pain and death don't
enter into the consciousness of
horses at all. What about your
friend, the one-legged eagleT No
sign oif him on this trip?"
"He came down. Six of thero came
down to eat up the Albino."
"Ahl They'll pick his bones! A
true burial of the plains I" Hob's
face lit up. "A great old boyl I've
always had a corner in my heart
for him, even if he did nearly brain
me!"
Ken had forgotten this. His fa
ther showed him again the scar over
his temple where the Albino's hoof
had left its mark and it seemed to
draw them all into a close little knot.
"What a great horse!" said- Rob
leaning back again. "Ken, there are
outstanding individuals in the ani
mal world as well as the human.
The Albino was like Napoleon! Or
like Caesar! To be close to one of
those is like being close to a charge
of T.N.T."
"Yes, sir," said Ken wearily.
He knew.
Rob made a little gesture with
his hand. "Well! The king is dead!
Long live the king!"
"You mean Thunderhead?"
"Thunderhead. The Throwback."
And that took them both back to the
day three years ago when the un
gainly little white foal had been born
and everyone had thrown at him
the epithet, Throwback!
"Dad?"
"Well?"
Ken hardly dared to say it. "Do
you suppose if you took a lot of
men?maybe ten or twenty?with
horses and lariats up to the valley?
I could show you the way?you could
get him back? Because you see
there's only a little more than a
month before the race?"
Rob answered gravely, "It would
take a regiment of cavalry?and
then they wouldn't get him."
Ken was silent. He was not sur
prised. Moreover, deep within him,
something revolted against the idea
of taking such an expedition into his
valley. The band of mares broken
up, some of them killed during the
roping, colts stolen, separated from
their dams, coarse shouts and curses
and brutal acts desecrating that re
mote, inviolate animal sanctuary?
he'd almost rather lose his horse.
Ken lifted his white face with a
look of straight-seeing courage and
resignation in his eyes. "Dad," he
said again, and paused. For the
hundredth time in his tortured men
tal processes he had come to the
same conclusion?that there was
only one slim hope. "Won't he
come back, dad?"
."Of his own accord?"
?e aiways nas oeiore. rnis is
-his home and he's oriented. You
always said he would, and he al
ways did."
There was a little sadness in Rob's
sardonic smile this time. "Kent You
know horses! He's got a band of
mares now, hasn't he?"
"Yes, sir."
"Will he abandon them?"
The question needed no answer.
Ken had reached that same conclu
sion in his own thoughts every time.
His head sank on his chest and
Rob saw that the boy was trembling
all over. He hadn't yet had a bath
or change or a night's sleep or a
solid meal.
"You go clean up now, son, and
get ready for supper, or you'll be
keeling over. You've had a great
adventure. It didn't end the way
you wanted it to, and I'm as disap
pointed as you are about losing
Thunderhead."
"Oh, are you, dad?" Ken raised
his head and his eyes went to his
father's face. Somehow it eased the
pain to have his father disappoint
ed too.
"Yes. I am. I've worked with
him. And I had come to have con
fidence in him and his fature. He's
a great horse. Besides, you know,
I needed the money"
"I know!" Ken's face was almost
happy.
"But we're both out of luck and
we'll just have to take it."
"With fortitude," suggested Ken
with a gleam in his eye.
"Exactly. No use crying over
spilt milk. I can tell you this, if it'll
make you feel any better?" They
both got to their feet. "I'm damned
proud of you!"
"Of me!"
"Of you. My gosh, Ken! You
rode a stallion at work! No one
but a fool even goes near a stallion
when he's rounding up his mares?
let alone tries to mount him?or
could stick if he did!"
"I didn't stick."
"Sure you did?till he darned near
killed you. You behaved with cour
age. You tried to get your colt back.
You tried to master him. You got
on him and rode him to hell and
gone. You did something I've nev
er done?and I'm proud as punch!"
Ken was overwhelmed. "Of
course," added Rob, "I suppose all
this was to be expected from a fel
low who once pulled off such a stunt
as to get a xero In English! I nep
er did that either!"
(TO H UMUMUUt
IMPROVED1 """?
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
Sunday i
chool Lesson
RtltaMd bar V?Mn Ntvipaptr Union.
Lesson for October 28
Lesson subjects sod Scripture texts se
lected and ropyrlshted bp XoUmsttonsl
Council at Rcllstous Education; used tu
pet in) act on.
TEMPERANCE BEGINS AT HOME
LESSON TEXT?? Tlmothj 1:1-4; S:t?-lS;
Tltuc 1:1-4. 11. IS
GOLDEN TEXT?As tor me and mp
house, we erUl serve the Lord.?Joshua Si:
IS.
The influence of the home on the
character of a child is the strongest
factor in the development of high
and holy standards in the life of the
man and woman. "Train up a child
in the way he should go; and when
he is old,' he will not depart from .
it" (Prov. 22:6).
Emphasis is placed on temper
ance in our lesson, and it is clear
that in the home real temperance
principles may be built into the
thinking of boys and girls. It is
not easy for a young person who
has been brought up right on this
matter to go astray, no matter how
severe the temptation.
I. Our Family b Gad's Gift (II
Tim. ia-?)t?,
Paul, the apostle of Christ, ad
dressed his son in the faith, Timo
thy, with affection and appreciation.
He knew the good which was in this
fine young man and saw the possi
bilities for service for God.
He knew that as the background
of that faith, there was a godly line
of ancestors, those with an "un
feigned faith." This young man, so
precious to Paul and so successful in
the ministry, owed a deep and abid
ing debt of gratitude to these godly
women who had directed his steps
aright, who had Instructed and en
couraged him in the right way.
Let those who are young recognize
parents and grandparents who ad
monish and instruct them as God's
gift. Let them not regard them as
those who would restrict or restrain
them unduly, but who for their own
good and the glory of the Lord
teach them the way to God.
n. Our Faith in God's Guidance
(II Tim. 1:6; 3:14, 15).
The gift at God for preaching
which Timothy had was recognized
by the church, and he was sent forth
to proclaim the gospel. But alas!
the burdens of life and the pressure
of service cause a man to forget or
neglect his calling so there comes
often the need of stirring up the gift
of the Lord.
God gave it. He will bless us as
we use it to its fullest possible ex
tent. He wants us too, to stir it up
?this blsnsed, divine gift and call
ing.
The admonition (v. 14) is to "con
tinue" in that which was learned,
to remain true to the Word of God.
We show our faith in His guiding
hand, as we resist by His grace,
the ever-present temptation to get
away from the only true founda
tion of a life of usefulness and joy.
What we have learned as children
we should hold fast in spite of all the
devices of Satan and every weak
ness of the flesh. Stand fast in the
faith!
III. Oar Fellowship in God's Goo
pel (Titus 3:1-4).
Old and young are to be united in
a great communion of believers pro
claiming the gospel of God's grace
by a living testimony, by a life do
voted to the things of God.
Sound doctrine is the only source
of sound living. To be "sound"
means to be healthy, vigorous, free
from defects, suited to a purpose.
That means that everyday Christian
living must express the vigorous
j soundness of the gospel.
oneII anu women are u? oe tem
perate," not fire? to excess, and
particularly in mind here ia the use
of intoxicants. To be temperate in
such a day and land as ours can
mean only one thing, and that is to
abstain altogether. Christians ought
to keep entirely away from intoxi
cants, and that includes beer and
wine.
There is a positive side to the ad
monition, for soundness of life and
faith shows itself in holy living, love,
patience, the teaching of God's
Word, and in fine fellowship among
the people of God. We need to stress
that side of the teaching of this
, passage.
IT. Our Faithfulness by God's
Grace (w. 11, 12).
God's grace has brought salvation
to man tnrough Jesus Christ and
His atoning death on the cross. That
grace calls for and calls forth from
the believer a renouncing of that
which is ungodly and lustful (and
you can put Intoxicants right in
there!) and a determination to live
right in faithful devotion to God.
That brings about right relation
ships to self, to others, and to God.
The Christian is sober and self-con
trolled as to anything which could
"intoxicate' him, whether it be
liquor, or lust, or pride, or any other
such thing. He also shows that
grace at God before men in a life
of righteousness. Then he finds his
true place in a reverent devotion to
God which makes him a worshiper
"in spirit and in truth: for the Fa
ther seeketh such to worship him"
(John 4:23).
Faithfulness to our Lord will count
more thau our words in the great
battle against intemperance. Let us
stand true to Him and keep our u it
neas clear and strong!
Drainage Practice*
Increase on Farm*
Crop Yields Improved
By Control of Moisture
Improved drainage ia considered
one of the better meana of increas
ing crop yields on flat farmland
without furthering the danger of
erosion. Good ditches have been
found to increase crop returns ipa
Typical New York state drainage
ditch.
terially while actually cutting the
cost of planting and cultivating. On
some farms, drainage is necessary
before such practices as terracing
and strip-cropping can be satisfac
torily employed, and good drainage
is helpful to the best results from
any soil-Improvement or soil-build
ing practice.
Experts point out that the drain
age of wet spots in cultivated fields
is generally the most profitable type
of drainage a farmer can use. Sur
face drainage is usually accom
plished with shallow ditches that
quickly remove water from the top
of the ground. Tile drains are em
ployed when under drainage is need
ed to remove excess water from the
root zone of the soil.
Emphasis in the AAA conserva
tion program is laid on the impor
tance of keeping ditches and drains
clean and free from weeds, trash
and sediment.
New Ideal Salt Box
Keep salt clean in the barnyard
or pasture by erection of box as
shown in illustration. The post
should be set solid and the box
spiked to the post. A bole in each
corner will let out rain water.
DDT Pi?yes Valuable
In Dairy Fly Control
A S per eeat saspsasioa W "water
disperaible" DDT powder li urt to
sprap eewa that are kept to epea air
atana.
Walla and ceilinga covered with
DDT apray remain deadly to flies
(or three mootha. Dairy cattle made
nervous by flies have been quieted
by sprayings oi the compound, an
important item when it is reallxpd
that a cow's productivity is lowered
by a pestilence of flies, apart from
sanitary considerations.
Future of Soybeans
Soybeans have some advantages
in the competition (or peacetime
acreage which will continue to
maHfe them a profitable (arm crop.
Some at the advantages are: more
pounds of quality protein and oil pro
duced per acre than by any other
crop; value at soybean oil meal m
stock teed; rapid strides made in
the food and industrial usage at toy
beans; present research indicating
further industrial uses; and their
replacement at unprofitable grains.
... .
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Most of the ginning duufi to '
oottoo occurs during the first throe ,
to lour srosks of the ginning son- i
son. The cotton U "green" and
damp because of the high moisture
content of the seed.
Cotton Men
The leases at the cotton must be
removed by chemicals In order tor
picking machines to do the best
jobs. Cotton is easily stained by
green loaves and this makes dyeing i
of the cotton difficult. 1
Garden Superstition
Aa late as 1740. people in New Eng
land thought potatoes would shorten 1
men's lives and make them un- I
healthy. <
Inasta straight on the Una rather
than tar ? corner. After using both
towels, spread them out en racks In
dry Instead at folding or I*etching
?hem. Merer pUe wet towels on the
?nor or In a laundry beg. Soggy
towels can mildew overnight In hot
Palm Wine
Fermented palm urine Is often
used as a yeast substitute for
bread making in Liberia.
Canard Carp
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?bout to can carp and market *.
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if "Lakeflsb."
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tram cheit-cold symptoms. n<nai?i?n gently warning...
Ben-Gay acta/ast. Ask yoor doctor about (hefaaaooa pasn
ralieving agents, methyl salicylate and mrutlad Dta Oay
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Date-Bran Muffins, good as cake!
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Mg appeal forth* "sweet toothers'm
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