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CHAPTER VIII
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_Prospect»
Caleb secured an amiable, steady
gaited saddle horse for his trip the
next morning.
He carried his creel, an awkward
thing to a rider of his lack of experi
ence. In It he packed his lunch and a
survey Instrument or two with note
book and drawing materials. In his
rod case, another cumbersome thing
for him to carry, he Included besides
the Joints of hla, pole a steel rod that
he had secured at a blacksmith's In
the upper valley, a tempered probe to
he used for Investigating depths of de
posits. He had a geologist's hammer
In one pocket. In another pipe and
tobaceo. His camera was tied to the
saddle.
Leisurely he rode down the valley,
diverging sometimes and climbing a
ridge, probing with his. steel rod, tak
ing photographs, making a contour
sketch where the camera would not
serve his purpose, marking closely the
lip of strata, the character of rock
formations, the general He of the coun
try. Finally, close to noon, he rode
down a wash, the sides of which were
clothed In buckeye and oak, and
lunched by the side of Boca creek,,
where the two sycamores made an
archway for its waters.
He took the pendant from Its pack
Thg and laid it Th the palm of hls
hands. The artificer had done well.
The liny fishes, united by the ribbon,
were delicately yet sharply cut.
Two fish united. A symbol of two
living things that lived and moved In
the same medium—water. Joined by
a ribbon. Pisces and Aquarius. A
swift suggestion came to him that the
symbol might Indicate more than he
had Intended when he ordered the
trinket He flushed a little as he won
dered whether the girl might devise
some Intimate Intention In the design.
Then he laughed at his own presump
tion. It was her sign. Its connection
with that on his own seal was fanci
ful, far-fetched.
He put the pendant hack, got np,
rolled his blanket, saddled and rode
out Into Callente Sink, turning south
along the creek, on through the can
yon to the suspension bridge. There
he dismounted and led his horse down
the bank to the edge of the creek. He
took off his roll and thrust the blanket
and raincoat Into the hollow of a tree
that was masked with ferns, together
with his creel and rod case. Unen
cumbered, he loped on to El Nldo.
"This Is my party call," he an
nounced to Betty, who came to meet
him, after Padilla, with a smile of
greeting, had led away his mount for
a grain feed and a promised rub-down
and Maria had shown him into the
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The girl looked grave seemed quiet,
he fancied. But she brightened at the
gift and accepted it without reserve.
"is this really my sign? she asked.
"One would think that I was s twin.
"It was very thoughtful and or *1
nal of youi to choose this. I shal 1 ke
It best of all mv gifts Something
made for me. «ome hlng that belongs.
If we are to credit the astrologers.
Do you know we have an old volume
that treats of such nonsense. Father
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wilt be pleased, too." Her own pleas
ure was so open and earnest that Ca
leb felt his satisfaction growing. He
They discussed the picnic and her
friends. In frienffly fashion. Thurston
had returned to his Fresno vineyards.
The Tedders, It seemed, had liked Cn
leh and wanted to see more of him.
f'armen had reiterated her détermina
tlon to Insist upon a new beret from
him. "If It was only a souvenir of the
occaslon," she had said. Betty ap
peared Inclined to tease him a little
about the Impression he had made on
Carmen.
"I am afraid I shall not see much
of Miss Wilson," he said. "I expect
to he very busy shortly."
She did not Inquire specifically what
ll c meant and he did not volunteer It.
He did not mean to discuss hts dis
covery with anyone until It was an ac
compllshed fact—unless It became nec
essaiy In the order of business. Later
he might have to broach the subject
to Betty and her father.
At the end of an hour he rose to go
and the girl ordered his horse saddled.
She gave him her hand, cool and
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slim bdt with the grip that told of
efficiency, and he rode off. He left
the direct trail to the canyon and
mounted to a low rolling ridge that
paralleled the stream. His eyes roved
the valley, looking again for the
heachmarks he had noted on his first
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And then he saw from the height
what his previous trails had hidden
from him—the grove of cedars about
a low white railing and, within the
fence, some white headstones—the
three-geheratlons cemetery of the
Clintons.
He frowned a little at the sight, re
membering the girl's declaration. But
he did not forego his present purpose,
lie was firm In his belief that public
service was greater than private sen
timent and he hoped that he could
overcome the feelings of the father
and daughter when the time came. If
this obstacle had to be surmounted.
It should be. He- was strong in hla
conviction that he would overcome all
hindrances to his great project, that
already promised too much to be aban
doned.
It was nearing twilight when he
came to the gorge. He considered It
best not to risk a fire. He did not
want his operations observed until he
had come to a conclusion concerning
them. He believed himself outside
the bounds of the Clinton property,
but ha was not cert a in . If he was
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h|g ' daUKhteI . |n thelr pre8 * nt moodg
'of resolution regarding any disposition
Hermanns vaUey . r „,ght resent
what he waB about> , f they guessed lta
a breach of hospitality.
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bUc weal lt outwe | K hed private
conslderaUon9 he told him8e lf. ham
m home the a ent H erma
v * le WBg a prlvate holdlng> yet ,
necessity demanded It for a
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haps to legislative procedure, might
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,n8 ' st ^ condemnation proceedings.
Bnt ' if C1 i nt , on dld not y,eld * ra< *
ful,y ' the «ffalr would create quite a
IIMIIf W ' Vh«*
"I Am Not In Love With Her," Caleb
Said Half Aloud.
8t,r - and Ca,eb wou,d a P p '" ar to Bet y
* nd her father In the light of a trescl^
eroU8 * 0es * taken advantage
of thelr ho8 P ltallty t0 8 P y ont the
,and - They would bold him respon
8 * b * e tor ultimate condemnation and
the desecration of the little graveyard,
The face of Betty Clinton, hurt, In
dlgnant, scornful, rose np before him.
Perhaps he might be able to argue
them to his standpoint, though he
knew that Idea was hardly tenable.
He wanted her good will. Some ln
sflnct, entirely foreign to what be
would hsve described as (food I ankee
common sense, whispered that hla sc ti
tlroent toward her was deeper-rooted
than he imagined. That It might ripen
Into love. A love that might be re
clprocated and that would be well
worth while.
*T am not In love with her," Caleb
said, half aloud. And, as he said It,
he knew that the girl could not be
, dropped out of hla life without leav
I Ing « wound that would ache long
you. Do. yon get roe?" Hi
from the general trend of your con
versation, I should Judge not."—Ore
gon Orange Owl.
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Appreciation
•Didn't yon appreciate the kindness
and consideration at the penitentiary?"
"I sure did." answered BUI, the burg.
"Then why did yon relapse Into
y<mr old ways?"
"I bad to do a little somethin' to get
back in —W«mhin#toii Star.
after it had become a scar. He was In
the grip of complex emotions. Brain
pointed out the importance of the
project, born of his own talent», made
possible by his talents. And the sex
Instinct, the desire of one woman,
wrestled with the offspring of his In
tellect. Brain and heart were at odds.
But two things had come pla.niy
out of the muddle. He wanted to
carry out the work. That was a thing
that should be den e 1 If he «lid not
someone else would, sooner or later.
make the same discovery. And he
wanted Betty Clinton. It was not that
he merely did not want to hate her
respect and 'friendship—he wanted
her. The desire of her continually In
hlblted concentration on his project.
He woke before dawn, moved hla
horse to a better patch for browsing,
took his probe and geologist's hammer
and started to work, resolutely dis
missing any aftermath of the night's
problem. He had not brought wading
boots with him and he took off shoes
and socks and puttees, turned up the
laced ends of hla riding breeches and
waded out Into the gut where the pent
up waters of Hermanns. when the val
ley was a lake, had broken through.
The sun was two hours high before
he came out of the creek, his pockets
filled with rov_ «amples, wet. tired, his
purpose accomi llshed. He had still
to refer to cert«.o*geologlcal reports,
to analyze his samples, but he was
sure of the result.
His Jaw was set and his face grave
from concentration, but It shone with
a certain satisfaction.
"That problem Is solved," be said
aloud as he mounted his horse at last
and rode the willing steed down can
yon toward the breakfast that both
craved. He did not notice the man
who came out on the suspension
bridge and watched him until the fo
liage shut him from view.
It was Padilla. The Mexican's face
was puzzled, suspicious. He could
not understand why el senor should
have stayed the night at the head of
the canyon. He descended to the creek
bed, readily finding evidence of what
Caleb had been doing, evidence that
a day or so would have erased. He
saw where Caleb had gone down Into
the stream and his quick eyes noted
where the rocks had been chipped. A
convulsion came over his face with the
suddeh cohvTcnon that the guest hud
been up to no good.
"The dam' Gringo, Yankee spy!" he
muttered. But his thoughts were
twisted. He remembered Caleb's gal
lant action with the bull. He could
not Justify the two affairs. And he
could not comprehend what Caleb bad
been np to. Unless It was raining.
And there was no gold on Gabllan, no
silver or cinnabar. Save that, what
ever he had done, he had accomplished
secretly, deliberately giving out the
Impression that he had gone down the
canyon the night before. He derided,
to talk the matter over with Marla.
For four days Caleb worked day and
night, almost unceasingly. Every night
he practiced bis qualities as Water
Diviner. He cut his own hazel twigs
and. as soon ns the moon was up, he
went out on the desolate surface of
the Sink, with results that Justified
his first Impressions. There was wa
ter everywhere. It backed up to the
southern border and the presence of
the water proved that clay lay under
1L This he verified by finding clay
on the side hills with his boring
probe. His cistern had walls as well
as bottom, a lining that was Imper
vious. It was a giant clay saucer hold
ing water for the population of a
whole city.
At the end of the time he was worn
lean and tired In body. Sleep had
been snatched In catnaps through the
day, before the moon came up and In
the early hours of dawn. He returned
to t bs hotel, gav« op hto horse and
slept luxuriously for thirty hours.
But. before he went to bed, he dis
patched a telegram. It was to Ids law
yer In the East, to whom he had given
certain powers-of-attorney concerning
the possible sale of hts house. In the
message he urged an Instant sale, even
at some slight sacrifice, and asked for
the wired remittance of tjie price
through his Golden bank.
Quick with enthusiasm, he went
back*to Golden, fully rested, to com
plete plans for submission to Cox. The
tatter, he found, was out of town and
not expected for two weeks. This
salted Caleb, who had noch to do.
He hired a small office and equipped
It with drafting table, desk, a small
filing cabinet and two stools.
He had to set his plans on paper, to
make drawings, put together rough es
timates, and he resolved to make a
working model of the whole project.
He d|d not anticipate being aide to
do more than suggggt the magnitude
of the affair and Its cost What he
mainly hoped for was to prove Its
practicability, and the modri would
go fur toward that.
(TO BE CONTINUED )
Survives 2,000 Years
After 2,MX) years, the cement lining
of the Pont du Gard— an aqueduct
built in soothern France by the an
dent Romans—la harder than when
built, and form marks on concrete
foundations In the forum at Rome are
-dill as distinct ss ever.
The Change
"Men lived on an average to a great
er axe in years agone than they do
now."
"Yes; there were no automobiles
then, only unloaded shotguns and such
amateurish slaughtering tools."
Proved
He—Then yon consider women more
intelligent than men.
She—Decidedly. Why, men haven't
even Intelligence enough to recognise
thelr inferiority.
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Diagram of Circuit Employed In a Center-Tapped Coll on the- Radio-Pro
quency Stage.
j circuit modification long known but
By R. 6. DORNBROCK,
In the Chicago Evening Poet;
It Is the purpose of the writer to
herein point out the application to a
woll-known type of reflex circuit of a
little used.
This la the use of a center-tapped
coll in the rndlo-freqnency stage, the
lower termin al of which la connecletl
to one of the small midget condensers.
j the opposite side of this midget
denser being connected to the plate
con
terminal of the tube.
This circuit modification is prob
ably niost used In certain superhetero
dyne circuits, wherein a center-tapped
loop Is employed In connection with
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the midget condenser "to obtain re
generative action.'
see circuit diagrams showing the same
arrangement In a tuned radio-fre
quency circuit, where It Is described
ns "the Klee method of neutraliza
tion"
Then again we
Cuts Out "Blanket" Station«.
A d|ggram of this circuit modifica
tion Is shown in Figure 1. Whatever
its action, the point Is that It exerts
a most beneficial Influence upon the
reflex circuit.
In Ihe circuit set up hy the writer,
selectivity was very greatly Increased,
local stations which covered from 15
Your Grid Leak and
lU Important Duty
The action of the grid leak seems
to be little understood by the aver
age fan. Great care may have been
taken in wiring up the set and In
buying the best of parts. Yet when
the receiver Is put Into operation the
results secured are very poor. Very
often the whole trouble lies In the
grid leak, which may not be of the
correct value or may be noisy In op
eration.
To make the action of the grid leak
clear we will compare It to Ihe carbu
retor on an automo bile. The carbu
retor vaporizes or breaks np the gaso
line, then mixes It with a certain pro
portion of air to form an explosive
mixture. The supply of air taken Into
the carburetor Is regulated by a choke
valve. The carburetor of a radio re
ceiver Is the detector tube and the
choke valve Is the grid leak.
If the choke valve on the carburetor
Is closed too much. It does not allow
enough air to enter and makes the
mlxtnre rich with the result that the
motor chokes or stop alto
gether. If th e g rid l e ak i s of such »
vaine that It allows too high a nega
tive charge to acrmuulste on the grid
the tube chokes or paralyzes and the
set will not operate or operates very
poorly. Tills Is the same effect as
when the choke valve on the carbu
retor Is closed too far and does not
allow enough air to enter.
If. on the other hand, the grid leak
Is of such a value that the negative
charge on the grid leaks off too rapid
ly the receiver loses Its sensitivity.
You can readily see, therefore, that It
Is Important that the size of the grid
leak be correct so that the amount of
energy the grid can handle Is always
just right. Use a good-quality grid
leak. Secure three or four different
sizes and try them ont until you find
one that gives the best results,
not try 1« * flve money by buying a
cheap grid leak or one made by an
unknown manufacturer, for very often
grid leak la the unsuspected
Do
a poor
cause of poor or noisy reception
Shield Transformers
When your tuned radio-frequency
receiver oscillates so readily It Is hard
to tnne, try shielding the R. F. trans
formers by Inclosing them In a metal
box. Interconpllng probably Is the
trouble with the set.
Prevents Damage
4 Ammonia or soda water, qnlckly ap
will prevent damage from acid
dropped while taking s hydrometer
reading of the "A" battery.
to 25 degrees In the regular arrange
ment were made to rover only 4 or S
degrees on the dial. This tvas in a
location about ten miles from the
nearest station, and on an antenna 100
feet long with 35-foot lead-in,.
In another location nearer to the
hulk of the stations, and on an an
tenna 75 feet long with 30-foot lead
in. locals were confined to 2 or 8 de
grees on the dials, excepting one which
jvas only a few blocks away. This
station operates on 250 meters, and
blanketed about everything below It
on a straight-line frequency con
denser, hut slightly below 300 meters
even this station could be entirely
^eliminated. All stations above wore re
ceived excellently.
Tap Is Only Chang«.
A diagram of the circuit employed
Is shown In Figure 2. Nearly every
one possessing a set employing the
circuit which Is shown modified In
this diagram will recognize It. It has
been very popular and the modifica
tion outlined In this diagram will help
It perform more efficiently In an area
where a great majority of sets will
jdck-UR at least a couple of stations
at once. This circuit Is noted for Its
great volume and low operating up
keep. but In Its original form tunes a
little loo broadly for efficient service.
No Information of a technical na
ture Is given, as those of the listen
ing fraternity who do (heir own tin
kering wilt understand from the dia
gram exactly what Is to be done. No
changes In apparatus need he made
excepting to bring a center tap from
the antenns tuning coll secondary.
Controls by Midget Condenser,
The midget condenser should be lo
cated *hn the panel, since it provides
an excellent volume control.
Incidentally, the writer has observed
In very recent Issues of various radio
magazines that this method of con
trolling radio-frequency Is being quite
frequently advocated.
When the Tubef May Be
Cause of Your Trouble
When you notice that your radio set
is losing In volume, the distant sta
tions fade and disappear, and the
quality sounds like a rock crusher,
what do you do?
Very likely you look for poor con
nections, test the batteries or pos
sibly replace them, change the tubes
around, add a "C" battery and Juggle
grid leaks. And to discover? Prob
ably, that the quality remains as poor
as before. What next?
Under such perplexing circum
stances did you ever give the tubes a
thought? Tubes do not last indefinite
ly. Gradual deterioration of thelr
filaments ultimately results In poor re
ception. The filament of s tube may
still burn, but the coating put on Its
surface to aid emission of electrons—
those tiny [»articles which give the
tube Its "life"—eventually disappears.
When the coating vanishes the radio
set loses Its sensitivity and volnm*
and may become very noisy. It Is
then time to buy new tubes.
When Buying Your "B"
Battery Eliminator
It Is Important when buying a "B"
battery eliminator to determine
whether or not the device 1» capable
of supplying enough current to op
erate the set, for If It does not dis
tortion will result. To test the ca
pacity of a "B" battery eliminator
connect It to the receiver with which
It Is to be used and connect a hlgh
reslstance voltmeter across Its ter-"
minais. If, when a loud signal Is
tuned In. the pointer of the voltmeter
remains almost stationary at a volt
age which Is sufficient to properly op
erate the set, the device will prove
satisfactory.
Electric Machine! Are
Notorious Intruders
X-ray machines are notorious gen
erators of vagrant radio waves that
make themselves raadthte Tn near-by
receiving seta as harsh, grumbling
noises. The small portable "violet
ray" affairs sold for home electro
therapeutic treatment are also bad
offenders and thelr use during evening
hours should be as limited us Possible.
Worth Knowing
An Insulated wire will pick np the
broadcast programs Just as easily as
a bare wire, os the waves penetrate
the covering wlthont the least dlfll
culty. If the lead-in is Insulated It
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GETTING READY FOR
PARIS CONVENTION
Though It Is more than a year bo
fore the 30,000 American veterans be
| gin swarming Into Paris for the ninth
annual national convention of tba
American Legion, members of the
Paris post of the Legion, known as
Post No. 1, are already actively en
gaged In preparing what promises to
be one of the greatest receptions ever
given a convention. Under the lead
ership of Hugh A. Bayne, commander
of the Department of France in the
American Legion, an Intensive cam
paign Is now in progress among Le
gionnaires in Purls to double the mem
bership of the French department In
order that there may be as large a
number of men as possible available
for service when the "Second A. E. F."
lines up for the big parade down the
Champs Elysees In September, 1927.
According to reports received by
Bowman Elder of Indianapolis, na
tional chairman of the Legion's France
convention committee, Commander
Bayne anticipates having the largest
American reception committee ever
known in France ready for the Paris
convention. It la the plan of the
France department of the Legion to
make every member of the department
an active member of the reception
committee. The Department of Franca,
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Commantfar Hugh A. Bayne.
according to Commander Bayne, con
templates having at least 1,500 men
on the committee.
Commander Buyne Is well able to as
sume responsibility for acting as the
official head of the reception commit
tee In September, 1027. As a lieuten
ant colonel on the Judge advocate's
staff of the first A. B. F. he gave dis
tinguished service, for which he was
decorated by the French and Ameri
can governments. Since the war, as
an International lawyer in Paris, he
has been closely associated with the
problems that have arisen between the
United States and France.
Under the direction of the France
convention committee of the Legion,
plans for the Paris convention are go
ing forward rapidly. Arrangements
are being completed for the guard of
honor, a distinctive body of men
which. In addition to being one of the
features of the great parade, will ren
der a unique service to the thousands
of American veterans and thelr fam
ilies who take part In the convention,
hy acting as Information bureaus and
rendering general assistance,
guard of honor will be distinctively
uniformed and will represent every
department of the Legion.
Under the direction of John J.
Wicker, Jr., national travel director
for the France convention committee,
details on Hie matter of transportation
and housing are being arranged In
The
such it way that a veteran may have
the privilege of selection from a great
variety of steamship transportation
which fits his puise. A limited num
ber of accommodations. Including
steamship and hotels abroad with
transportation In France, are being
provided at a figure as low as approx
imately $175. Other grades will scale
up to as high as $4.10, with a wide
selection between the minimum and
maximum figures.
Oldest Legionnaire
The oldest member of the American
Legion Is claimed by Miami post of
the Legion, Miami, Fla.
John William Boucher, a member of
the post, claims to be elghty-one years*
old.
* Legionnaire Boucher began his mil
itary career in the Civil war and
ended It only when the guns of the
In the
World war were silenced.
World war he saw action with the
Two Hundred tmd FHtyweve»tk~bat-
tery of the Canadian army. Boucher
fighting the fr 0 "* handling
"Big Bertha" shells at the age of sev
enty-one years. Klug George received
him at Buckingham palace.
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Open Legion Camp
An S.OOO-scre recreational center
has been opened near Tupper lake.
New York, hy the American Legion.
Department of New York, for the ben
efit of Legion members of the state
and thelr families. The camp is en
tirely maintained by the Legion of
New York.