THE VANESVILLE MOl'N.TAlNfcTft
THURSDAY, -JANUARY 2j
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He rcoleU backwiird then. ciirMiij;
Iii;irtii-ul;ilel,v. panting it ul Ilea vini;
furuiinl nj.':iin from his spiked M.-une
up Die rimti Hour us lie struck with all
hin ! Iim-'IiI- His blow went home. 11
stiniii. crushing I iiij a c-l on Hen's
cheek hone find rliv;i l's greiit weight
followed, hearing the other to ilie Hour,
tint on his luick. The Hull sre,'id
nrins and legs in n sniMiherini: sprawl
as he went down hut In-fore he c-oiild
pin Hen close nnd helpless he was
wriyirliriK. threshing over, eluding a
hand which clawed for his throat,
grasping Duval's leg, lifting, straining,
finally throwing hlra off, lurching to
his knees nnd then got to his feet,
pitching forward off balance as he ran,
and coming to a halt against the
bunks.
He faced about sharply to see Duval
standing, blond on his mouth, bent for-
THE STORY
CHATTER I. Hen Elliott from
"Yonder" Mtnulizt-s his entry Into
the lumbfrniK town of Tincup by de
feating Hull Jjuval. "king of the
river," and town bully, in a loB-hirl-ing
contest. Klliott has brought aloni:
an old man, Don Stuart, who had boon
ager to reach Tincup, but Nicholat
Brandon, the town's leading citizen
resents Stuart's presence. 2UJ.
to force him to leave town and El
liott, resenting the act. knock hint
down. Elliott is arrested.
CHAPTER II. Elliott finds a friend
in Judge Able ArmitaKe. to whom he
confides that he has come to town
because he'd heard it was a touh
nut to crack. The Judjje hires him to
run the one lumber camp, the Hoot
Owl, that Hrandon has not been able
to Brab. This belongs to Dawn .Mr
Manus, daughter of Brandon's old
partner, who has disappeared with a
murder charge hanKinK over his head.
CHAFTLU 111. uranuon aenus ni?
bully, Duval, to beat up Ben, and Hen
worsts him In a fist fiKht and throw's
hira out of camp. Old Don Stuart
dies, leaving a letter for Elliott, "to
be used when the going becomes too
tough." Ben refuses to open the let
ter at this time, believing he can win
the fight by his own efforts-
logs as a boxer watches his opponent's
Wows, he went tip that zooming, boom
ing avalanche as It came down. He
danced to the left as the end of one
stick swnng out to clout him to a pulp.
He ran rapidly over three that lum
bered down beneath him and paused.
Two came riding together, one atop
the other, a moving barrier as high as
his waist Buller opened his Hps In a
cry of Warning but thrusting out one
hand, touching the topmost of the pair
ever so lightly, Hen vaulted over, land
ing on another that rolled and grum
bled behind the two. Crevasses be
tween logs opened and closed before
him. Sticks popped out of the tremen
dous pressure and rolled down slant
wise, imperiling him. lie did not run
rapidly. At times he seemed tomove
with painful, with dangerous delibera
tion. But he was watching the logs
and his chances and did not make a
move until he was certain of where
he was going.
Slowly the deck settled. Halt of
what had been piled logs now bobbed
and swayed and rolled In the pond.
The rest, reduced from the height to
which It had towered a few seconds
before, came to rest. And Ben Elliott,
on Its lowered crest, stood still a mo
ment until certain the movement was
ended and then came slowly down,
looking not at the men who gaped at
him but at the logs over which he
walked with a critical, appraising eye.
"Atta boy!" an unidentified voice
jelled above the roar of the carriage
exhaust, but If Elliott heard this he
gave no Indication.
"Now, if Duller can't get that loco
motive going by noon," he said to the
pale and visibly shaken Able, "we'll
telegraph for a new spider. No use
taking more chances. Come on, Buller,
let's look at the stuff you've got piled."
Blinking, the millwright- followed
liim.
" 'I Gd !". muttered the pond man.
""Slick shod, he went over that facet
Slick shod! 'Y G d 1"
In the crepe rubber soles of his
pacs, Ben Elliott had done what would
have been a feat for an agile veteran
in calked river boots. . .. . And im
mediately gone on about another phase
of his job as though such spectacular
activity were all in a day's work.
An hour later the mill stood silent
for five minutes while a broken con
veyor chain was repaired. In that In
terval every man on the job had heard
the story.
; "'Y G d! Slick shod r the pond
man said again and again. "Cool?
Like a watermelon on ice!"
When they started the head sawyer
was grinning and It seemed as though
the saw stayed In the log more con
stantly than it had before, as if the
mill functioned with greater smooth
ness, as if something in the nature of
enthusiasm went into the labor along
With brawn and experience.
"We . .ii-id to have a new boss for
camp. Thai crew needs riding if
they're going to produce. Ituppert I
means well hut he doesn't know how."
Ituppert was the camp foreman.
"That' -pari of the hard shell or this
nut, Ben: lack of good men who've gni
the sand to slick here and work for
anybody but Hrandon."
The next morning Sunday I'.ens.ii
over a table In his tiny ollice wm;-i.----with
paper and pencil when llird ::.
Blaine bursi in.
"The Bull's here!" the little Irish
man exclaimed In a whisper, rinsing
the door behind him hastily. ''Th'
Bull's here . 'ml wearin' his river
boots!"
"Yeah?" The other's marked agim
tion did not disturb Klliott. who looked
up from his work with that frown
which the financial situation hud set
on his brows.
"Th' Bull!" Binl-Kye repeated ami
swallowed. "He's come, loike lie's
come to other camps. He'll have evlry
domned FInlnnder 'nd Injun hitting th'
road to escape him!"
Ben shoved back bis chair then.
"What's this?"
"Ah, It's Brandon that's Sint lilin !
He's Misther Brandon's pot bull 'ml
he'll clane this camp av men loike he's
done many a time before! He's wear
In' river boots 'nd swillin' whisky!"
"Where!" Elliott got i his feet.
"In th' men's camp," Kesticiilalh
with his thumb. "He's just now con
In 'nd they're commencin' to sift -on
th' domned yellow bellies!"
Without, stopping even for his r,
Ben stepped out and crossed' to M
men's camp. He did not burst Info r
place, but opened the door casually .i
slipped inside.
In the center of the room, 'lo.se i
the heating stove above which soi l,
hung from drying racks, stood T'.iil! Ii
The Bull Gave Up Trying to Close.
ward, urrns hooked nnd extended, like
a ime great Jungle creature stirred to
billing fury.
Elliott did not try to elude him.
.Vith a grunt he charged, head down,
me arm before his face, the other
Irawn back, and when he struck the
ound was like that of n club on h
piarter of beef. The blow spun hiival
i.ilf about and the next rocked Mm
if grappled for Ben but Men was
one. He rushed for Hen Inn i:,.i
iesteppeii and struck Duval .is he
vhed past.
The Bull nave un trying to ch se lie
ruck out, now, with renewed sav
ory as they stood toe-to-toe for a
CHAPTER III
Not so in the camp where men and
horses toiled to make decks of logs by
night out of what at dawn had been
standing trees. Nearly half the crew
were Finns, stolid, uncommunicative
fellows, good enough workmen but diffi
cult to speed up.
"Aren't there any good men left
loose around here?" Ben asked Able
on his first trip to town.
"Few." The Justice shook his head.
"Good workers, lot3 of 'em. But Bran
don keeps hold of them. He treats
them well; he's nobody's fool. Hut if
a good man crosses him . out of
the region he goesl
"Old Tim Jeffers Is the only man
who's Stood out against Nick arid he's
- the best logger these woods have ever
seen btlt he doesn't like Brandon, can't
work for him and is so disgusted that
he's quit the timber and settled down
cn a farm. He hasn't set foot In a
camp for three years and swears he
never will again. Neither will he be
run out of the country."
Ben thoughtfully watched the snow,
which had been falling steadily for
three days.
vol, Ills cap was tilted on his head,
he leaned backward from his hips', in
his uplifted right hand was a mi.urt
whisky bottle nearly full and his voice
bellowed the words of a woods classic.
In the far end of the room a half
dozen men were huddled. From sev
eral upper bunks concerned faces
watched the Bull. The men were clear
ly afraid, certain that this hilarity was
only a prelude to a melee in which'
heads would boVs broken iind bodies
bruised. '
The swaying of Duval's body, as he
moved to the measure of the ballad.'
brought him facing the doorway.
Ben Elliott stepped forward two or
three paces and stood watching him
His gaze was steady, nnd In his eyes
danced a warning (lame. The Hull
broke short his song.
"Good day, Mister Elliott I" he said
heavily, in mock respect. "I lieerd you
was th' new boss at Hoot Owl and
likely you're lookin fer good men.
Here's one, Elliott. Hero's th' best
man you'll get a chanct to hire uiiiil
th' next blue snow I"
Ben, heedless of the Increased ten
sion which showed on the faces of the
onlookers, crossed the floor slowly.
"You want to work for nie, Duval?"
he asked.
"Think I come over to spark you?"
the other countered insolently. "Have
a drink I"
He extended the bottle, holding it In
his great hand, grinning at Ben.
"In the first place, I don't want to 1
hire you," Elliott said. "In the second,
there's no hooch allowed In this camp."
He snatched the bottle, swung and
sent It crnshing against the Stove. For
a brief moment the hiss of Its contents
against scorching metal had the place
while the Bull's head thrust slowly for
ward and his small eyes grew red with
rage. His lip drew back, exposing yel
low teeth.
"Will you walk out, Duval?" Ben
asked. "Or do you want me to throw
you through the door?" "
"Throw me out?" Duval cried thick
ly. "Throw me out? Why, kid, th'
best day you ever seen you couldn't"
He got Just that far In his boast.
Els hands had knotted Into great fists,
his body swayed, but before he could
strike that first blow or fall Into that
Initial clinch or carry out whatever
plan of attack had formed In his truc
ulent mind, knuckles bashed into his
lips, driving the words back Inro his
teeth. .
It was a hard blow, with everything
Ben Elliott had from knuckles to ankle
put behind Its drive. The savagery
moment, lie uodged a brace of drives
which, it seemed, would have felled a
horse, so great was the effort behind
them, and then, feinting, sent in a
slashing upercut.
The great list landed sipiarely on the
point of Ben's jaw, lifted him from his
feet nnd sent him reeling, clawing the"
air, over on his buck again.
Elliott was dazed by that blow.
Bells clanged thunderously in his ears
and lights flashed and flickered before
his eyes hut as he crashed down to
the lloor Bird-Eye's voice; shrill ' tiiid
frantic.' cut through the fog that bad
folded over him : .
"'I'll' bonis : ... 'l b boots ."'
Hoots, yes.. Bull nival did hot Ming
himself on bis proslrate adversary; this
lime. Erect.'.' he strode forward two
measured puces . . three, and on
I lie fourth lie bent backward from the
hips, lifted his 'right foot and raked it
out before him; raked those iiianv
spikes In the sole straight 'at the face
of bis fallen adversary.
Hut his river hoot only swung across
the place where a face had been. One
lone -spike ripped the skin over the
cheek bone; a companion left a bright
red trace. Ben hud Jerked his head
sideways, moved it that quarter Inch
which- left his face still a face nnd hot
a mass of raw llesh ribbons.
Ihivnt teetered on Ii Is left foot, hop
ping for balance and ctirslng because
he had missed, as Ben. reeling to bis
feet, shouted :
"Keep out ! .My fight !" He had
seen, ns he came erect, Bird-Eye Blaine
leap for the wood box and grasp the
heavy Iron poker, "My fight!" he re
peated and his hoarse voice was com
manding. Mird-Eye fell hack, clinging to the
poker, lips moving. It was Elliott's
fight. Indeed. He had seen many men
fight before, had Bird-Eye Blaine; born (
to a rough life, be had lived it fully,
He bad seen countless battles but
never had he witnessed such a fury as
Ben Elliott loosed then.
He drove out with both fists, heed
less of defense, blind to Duval's counter
offensive. He shouted as he struck. He
used a knee to break another hold, he
bit when Duval tried to throttle him
with the grip of both hands. He
danced as the Bull sought to trample
his feet with his river calks, and all
the time he was striking. Again and
again his hard knuckles found their
mark.-
A bench went over as they waltzed
Into it. Their combined weight, crash
ing against the bunks as Duval tried
desperately to clinch again, smashed
' one drive pinned Duval against the
wall, with another sent his head crash-!
ing against the window frame.
The Hull gave a bubbling roar and
tried to grapple. His hands were
struck down He swung mightily, slow
ly, and mi.-sed. and as he went by, off
balance, a ( bopping stroke on the back j
of the bead floored him.
Anaiii Elliott wailed.
"(let up!" he cried thickly. "Get up,
Imval. and take the rest!"
The other started to move, looking
over his shoulder with one eye that!
remained open. He saw a tall, supple
young man. hail awry, shirt ripped
open from neck to belt, cheek bleeding.
jaws set, btand there swinging one fist
as though the knuckles were wild to
strike again. He sank back ' to the
floor, shuddering.
On that Elliott relaxed and moved
close.
"Enough?" he asked, sharply, prod
ding the Bull with a toe of his pac.
Duval moaned and shook bis head.
He made as If to rise again nnd Ben
stepped back, giving him every chance.
A mutter arose behind him. j
Finish th' !" a man cried. j
But the boss at Hoot Owl would not,
do that, lie asked no odds. '
The JIiiM did not get to his feet. He j
started to drew knee beneath Mil",,
heaved m-il then .-.-ink back to a hip.
lie swore in'.-ni!. ami hung bis head,
propping irs p.r-. by both great hands
spread wide on i In- lloor.
"Through. Inn ;!V" Hen asked and It
seemed as ;'inii:!i Ii; bruised and bat
tered face fried to twist In a grin.)
The other gave no Intimation of having
heard. "There's more on tap. Or have ;
you got enough .-
And then. hen im reply came Elliott
stooped, grasped the Hull's shirt In his
bands nnd half lifted him.
"Let go!" the man blurted. "Let
go or I'll"
lie tried to twist away, tried to
strike Ben's legs, but his strength was
gone, beaten from his great body. He
was dragged across the floor, river
boots trailing over the boards, straight
to the doorway. With one foot Elliott
kicked open the porta) and with a
heave tl i mi: I'nval. the lineup terror.'
into the trampled snow ourside. ;
A half hour later Hull Duval, who
had 'washed his bleeding head and face
In the horse trough against the shout- I
ed protests ol Htnl-Eye Blaine that it j
would be unlit thereafter for ids learns J
to drink from, shoved himself erect i
and wiped treniblitiL' hands on his 1
iiiarkitiaH
The i!ooi ol the., can opened and -Elliott
.emerged, lie walked straight :
to the ..bully and examined, hl.s visible !
Injuries critically j
Fair.' lob.", .hi-' Plough to t
himself, and grinned. "A fair job,
Duval. But remember this; if yon
ever set one of your feet in this camp
ngaln, or on any operation where I'tii
In charge, I'll give you n licking you'll
remember !"
The Bull whimpered.
"I know w hen I got enough," he said
and liis one serviceable yet blood-shot
eye searched Elliott's countenance. "I
. I diihi't moan no harm," Ik '
whined. "I Was "drunk." ' ' j
"Xo. ymf Weren't drunk: If you'd1
been i Il ls ti.!; I couldn't have hit you. 11
You knew what you were doing. Now. 1
Duval, uliy'il you roine out here this
morning? Who sent you?"
Duval, looked away.
."Nobody," be said weakly. "I got
drunk, Hut .. . .. but If you're needin'
a man, l ean work'. 'for a 'better man
than I am."
' Hen shook his head.
. "No use, clium. You're tr"':e;. to tell
in-; w hy you cm me Mini w .io sent you.
Was it Brandon?"
"No" evasively.
"Sure? How much did he give you
to come here? (Ir are you on the pay
roll to do such chores?''
"II 1. lie didn't"
"You're a worse liar than you are a
fisjhter by a mile or two, Duval. Mine
was a good guess, wasn't It? What.
Were bis orders?"
"Well, he said if I didn't that
he'd "
'Good! That's nil I want to know.
There's the road. And yon can take
this, little 'message, with you to Bran
don: Tell 1 1 1 in that he needs to send
more and better men here the next
time. Ami as for you: I hire no men
Who can be hired to fight another
man's bat lies. Make tracks, Duval!"
'.'"
(To Be Continued Xext Week.-
Chairman Hyatt l
For Raleigh Muiisf 1
have advanced in price two dollars per
handled in the la.3t thirty days. Our
people have enough feed and pasture
..e ici -i.UbO more cattle than
they have. We need 5,000 more
.sheep. V.'e nee: 50 laying hens on
ev::y faim; two ui mote milk cows on
evi' i'a:m. What can Haywood
county expect for a new day unless
r - - ,i i o t- . rtria Dn.l roill mtt (if
,. t;.. 'WV U 0-C own ' J " v "il ,.
r..:ency .
us are goip.? ti sleep
The board of commi.-s f
their regular third
llast Monday. Other "than t'L-
murine ui ousiness no -pf..-ia '
on the '.'Chapman W. A. H:
'it:
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VV., - GHU il,.V.illH.-l. U .liy,. H.Hi. ,
rb! ti enable i s to work ou ! our;ierence regarding legislat-
ir'i'ri'em. What are vou doing about
't?
!ef.
V) until too hte? The organization I " , . ' -"cr lne ward 8.hwV
ail-;"a'c'6" were ne will an-n
county. County attonu-v - rf
nan is in Raleigh and w '' i V
with Mr. Hyatt. " ?V
Kverv fa: mer in Havwood countv
who oppiirpd a r Ofinction lpd'- lonn I SCALDS I' Tfo
la-.t vear anl who rd'ans to use this' Mamaroneek, N. Y. Wiji:, I
t ;f !- i tV' "o-i.. chnnlH attend ner. 03. WSS Scalded .. ".'
i (strict meeting" in Asheville nextjaefe'1 into a bathtub.
Thursday, January 29, at 3 p. m.
With the proper sunnort and cooper
ation this organization can be made
to serve the farmer.-- most economically.
All of the community farm meet
ings held in the county have been well
attended and the interest shown has'
been most gratifying. Committees
have been elected in all townships.
These .committees are now giving!
thought to farm selection and manage
ment a? at early date. This setup!
will be announced through the county!
agent'.a office. We are expecting 100 j
or more .farmers and business men '
to att'ti'1 the Western North Caro-j
Una !-ipetinnr in Asheville at 10 o'clock1
-I ."!!. :- 24. The TV A is offering to I
cooperate with us in this program and!
we do not wish to see our people fail'
to show their appre. iation of this !
cooperation. I
On Tuesday of this week repre
sentatives of twelve of the fourteen
counties which comprise the Hay
wood, et al Corn Hog Control Asso
ciation met in all-day session at the
court house here. The meeting was
presided over by Mr. Chambers from
the office of Mr. Shay, director of
Swine Extension work, in Raleigh.
The purpose and subject of the n, met
ing was to acquaint the county lead
ers and committeemen with the 19o."
Corn-Hog contract and district setup
of the Agricultural Adjustment.
The new 1935 - Corn-Hog-' contract
has iust been, received at the county
agent's oili.-e. All farmers who have
been producing 10 acres or mole coi p
and have ,already reduced r a "
willing to reduce and. r( ceive payment
will be eligible to .sign.
Under the 19o5 ('o-u-ITor
tion' contract coin production ;n y
be dot-. ca.-ed by any 'where, front 10
to per ce nt af ; he a v: r;i .: : ,
produced in l9:i2-:!:! ihaf the :av ti'
adjustment payment' Will he ni.; ' , -the
rate of ;!." cents per bushel of
the yield estimated fiir'.the ntt iahv.;
of acres by which the corn land arra
is kept below the 19:i2-'i:i avera-ra-There
Will be no instructions on the
use of the land shifted from corn
production.
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with Avhlch he struck threw Een off his J fln upr'St and sent meu In the upper
own In la nee, but hard as he bad hit,
quick us lie had been, the blow was not
enough to put Duval down.
He closed with a roar, one great
arm clamped about Elliott's waist, the
other band smearing across Elliott's
face, shoving Ben's head backward as
the finders sought the eyes. Ben twist
ed away from that menace of gouging,
strained against that crushing embrace
and struck hastily with both hands.
But the Bull's Thin was safe against
his own shoulder, his forehead burrow
ing into Elliott's chest , for protection
and not until Ben lifted his knee with
drive like that of piston did Duval
deck scurrying. Dust rose thlckiv:
The sink vas ripped from Its place as
Ben drove the Bull Into It with a body
blow, and a chair was wrecked as
Duval caught by another punch. Went
over It backward with a crash.
Ben stood still, spread legged,
breathing hard, hands swinging in a
swift rhythm of rage.
"Get upl" he panted. "Get up I I've
only started !"
Duval rolled over, his back to Elliott,
and shored himself to his feet Not
until be bad risen and faced about did
the other move. Then he closed wim
Corn And Hog
Program Outlined
For This Year
The county agent's office has just
received a list of the growers and
dealers in the state who have clover.
soy beans, cow peas, lespedeza, and
velvet beans. lor sale together with
the price.? of each. The dealers in
this county and farmers who wish
to order from approved seedmen,
snouiu get in touch with the county
agent's office. Farmers who plan to
pianc icspeueza mis spring should
get their seed at the earliest possible
date. There is a great shortage of
dependable seed. Farmers having
iana mat neeas improvement should
try lespedeza.
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FAMOUS AVIATOR. (Right) Sir Char
les Kingsford-Smith says: "Once
you've had a chance to appreciate
the mild, mellow Havor of Camels,
no other cigarette seems to suic
you. Camels are my 'supercharger'
they give me new energy and
'go,' And they never throw
my nerves off key."
A few more Asiatic chestnut trees
are available to farmers of this coun.
ty who wish to get them. Anyone
desiring these trees for 1935 should
communicate with the county agent's
office at once. It is almost time to
let the department know how many
trees to allot to this countv.
There is a great shortage f cattle
in this country, both beef cattle and
dairy cattle. The fact ii
another of those flying rushes, with vhor ,n P?u,t,ry and all forms of
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BANK TELLER. (Left)
"I've noticed that after
any strain or nhen I
need cheering up, I gee a
'lift' in energy from a
Camel," reports Baxter
Davidson. "They tasteso
good. Camels don't dis
turb my nervoussystem."
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