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"■WATER BEARER By J. ALLAN DUNN Amirn,,r A MAN TO HIS MATE" "R1MROCK TRAIL" ©By Dodd, Mood a Oa WND SarTkco CHAPTER XIII—Continued 4 "Quite right, Baxter." Cox's man ner was crisp. "Mr. Warner Is en tirely In onr .confidence. "Oh. very well. Warner knows all about tsy interest In my friend Thompson In connection with this matter. An excellent engi neer. I believe?" Neither Cox nor Caleb answered. Baxter drew long envelope from his Inside pocket with a bit of a flourish. Cox's eyes fixed upon 1L He fancied that thlswas the boomerang. "This company has got to have Her manns valley for its reservoir. Her manns canyon at Its head for Its dam site. Never mind where I got the In formation. There's a model In your directors' room that proves my asser tion." For a moment he faltered. Cox and Caleb had exchanged glances. Baxter seemed suspicions of them. "I've got the privilege of sale on that property," he went on. "For one year, and thereafter until revoked by the party of the first part. Now de ceased. It is an option-contract Bind ing on the heirs and assigns of the late- Captain, Clinto n. I'm going to offer It to the company at a fair price —with the stipulation already stated to you concerning Mr. Thompson. Here's the agreement The price to me, as you will see. Is one hundred and twenty-five dollars an acre. My price to you. one hundred and fifty. A fair profit and a fair price. No for condemnation pr ore e d - Sit down." I take It that Mr. ings." He handed the document to Cox. who ran swiftly over the two pages, refolded it and passed the pa per to Caleb. Caleb's face hardened as he rend. The essence of the contract, aa It ap plied to the situation, was that In It Baxter was given permission to sell the land without reservation as to Its uses, for any purposes, without men tion of the ranch-house—or of the little cemetery where Clinton himself - now lay burled. "That's my hand," said "Your play, Cox. But this thing has got to be settled Immediately. Or—I go to Oakville." Cox took the paper refolded by Ca leb as the latter laid it on the desk. And he handed It back to Baxter. "Doesn't Interest us," he said. Baxter's Jaw sagged. He checked « "What?" by biting hla underlip as Cox went on: "So far as the Crystal Springs Wa ter company Is concerned, so far as *ny wafer company Is concerned, that carbon Is not worth the paper It Is typed on." Baxter. Baxter-bad braced himself and man aged a laugh as he leaned forward "I'm not here to bluff," he said. -Why isn't It7" "I'll tell you. If you insist." Cox spoke as If he had already dismissed the matter and talked only out of bored politeness. "You got Informa tion about our project, Warner's pre liminary prospectus and the model In the next room, through leaks in this office. There are leaks In every office. We guard against 'em. Warner found out long ago that the bed rock, as the side formations. In Hermanns can yon are not structurally able to sup port an Impounding dam. "He gave up the Idea of that dam «Ile, hut we didn't bother to change the model. The details of Warner's amended plans were submitted to us *nd we approved of them. But those details, transcribed by a man whom I cah absolutely trust—my own secre tary- «-were not. filed where anyone might get a look at them—as was the case with the original prospectus. They were filed back of you, Baxter, In that steel cabinet, here In my own room, under a key that I alone hold. No leaks from that, my son. I repeat, we are not In the least Interested In jrour option." ^Th*_boomerang bad struck Ita wlelder. Baxter looked from one to the other, e muscle twitching high up in one cheek. Hie glance lingered venom ously on Caleb, who had outwitted him. "So that's your Joker card. Is It? Well, I've got one to match It Cut îhls out." He put the paper away, and stood up. "Don't forget I've got enough Information to interest Oak rille. I've got an Idea they'll block your project You won't be able to buy up your lands on the quiet. I'll attend to that even If Oakville doesn't take hold. Though I fancy they will and pay me for the Infortnatlon. too. I'll put the ranchers wise and I'll boost the price of Callente Sink and all the watershed nntll the cost will swamp yonr scheme at the outset" He whirled on Caleb with a snarl. "Ami ywu' H ieea year blg^suka- and your Job at the same time, Warner, for all yonr cleverness. Good morn ing—and be d—d to both of yon!" Baxter, starting for the exit, stopped abort as It opened abruptly. He stared and faltered os Mary Morgan came swiftly in and shat the door, leaning against it Her face was white save for two spots of red. her blue eyes were menacing aa she fixed them upon Baxter and her breast heaved tumultuously while she took some papers from Inside her Mouse and held them tight gripped. Baxter made a sodden move toward the girl, hla eyes fixed on the papers •be held as If he had suddenly Ire ««•piH ods of them. She held let one hand against him. «I "Mr Warner." oho said bar breath « coming short, "please give these pa pera to Mr. Cox." ' Caleb took them wonderlngly, though he sensed the culmination of an act In the drama between Barter and this girl, a scene In which he was on for a purpose, together with Cox. She stood fast in front of the. door, her frras spread, her fingers clutching the outside of the frame on either side. Baxter strode toward her. "This doesn't Interest me," he said. *T7 pt out of to y road." "No!" The monosyllable was an ex plosion of loathing and contempt. Baxter recoiled a little before the girl. The blonde stenographer was an em bodiment of hatred and of determina tloo.---. "Not until Mr. Cox has read those papers and heard wivat I am going to say." Caleb looked at Cox and the latter nodded slightly In understanding. "All right. Misa Morgan." said Caleb. "You needn't stand by the ddbr. Mr. Baxter wlllfstay." She looked at him and read his face, then moved away a little while Caleb lounged agnlnst the door panels and Baxter retreated before the fury that the girl manifested. Cox looked at his transformed stenographer through half-closed lids. He had not yet read the papers. . "I don't Imagine you hear office gos sip, Mr. Cox," she began, "but almost everyone In your office knows that I am going to have a baby. This—Bax ter—Is its father. He has promised a score of times to marry me or to give me money enough to go away.' He preferred the latter. And his promises were like himself, worth Baxter looked away from her Scorn, first at Cox. sphlnxllke In his chair, then at Caleb guarding the door with an air of willing reaVllness to oppose his exit. He had lost his poise. He cringed under the whip of her words and attitude. Then he tried to brave It out, with a sneer that lacked defi nition. 'This sort of stuff . . .** com menced Baxter. "Keep quiet." The order from Cox was so brusque that the lesser spirit quailed. "Oo on. Miss Morgan." "Baxter came to me." continued the girl, "some time ago with a form of option that he wanted me to type. In It Captain Clinton agreed to sell for farming purposes only; he resei -d the ranch-house and some few acres from all sale. It was to be typed In dupllcsfe and I made an extra carbon, which I kept. You have It there. I kept It for reference. But when he brought me a blank form the day be fore yesterday, with the name of Cap tain Clinton and a witness already signed, when,, he asked me to type ip -the m a nuscr i pt -text--that--he supp li e d and to do It so carefully that It would look as If the signatures had heen nat urally made. In spaces coming at the right distance from the conclusion of the typing. It was not hard to know that something was wrong—that Bax ter had practiced those signatures on blank sheets untl.l he had got them perfect. This option had no reserva tions. He did not want a carbon of that—no copy Ht It will he found among Captain Clinton's papers. But ! made a carbon, the second paper that yon hold, Mr. Cox." Cox had glanced over the documents as the girl made her points and now he laid them down. "You suspected the signatures were forgeries? You knew Captain Clinton was dead?" he asked. "Yes." She spoke half defiantly. "I knew that I have done more than that. T gave Baxter Information I got In the office here. I did It all because, up till then, I wanted him to marry me. He swore that he would If I typed this last contract He said It would bring him In a lot of money, that the signatures were genuine. I didn't challenge that because . . ." For a moment she wavered but caught herself up. "But I didn't trust him. That Is why 1 made the second carbon. When I asked him to go with me and get our license, he laughed at me. Then I did accuse him of forgery. He said that If It was, Clinton would not rise from the dead to dispute It that no one could defect It, that the witness only signed with a cross and could not read what was lo the option. And that I was Just as deep In it as he was. I suppose it was criminal. I have re signed my position here. I have played false to the company. You can do whatever you want with me. 1 do not mind punishment as long ss he has to share It" Baxter winced. The girt was In deadly earnest »I«X»I4I4»4I»I4X4X«I4I»m»I4X4m4I»I4I»I»X4X 4X«m4 J j j Pointers for Men of Inventive Turn Talking movies and a hat band that doesn't get streaked by the rain are two of the world'« needs not yet sup plied. according to the British Insti tute of Patentee*. The instltufe has Just Issued its booklet on "What's Wanted" as a guide to Inventors who may be slightly uncertain aa to what to in**». Many of the Items listed have been suggested by the war office, the air ministry, post office and other British government departments Industrial concerns bare also offered suggestlono of Inventions which would bo valuable to manufacturers and artisans The Hat Includes a noiseli plane, better motor ear headlights. for Instantaneous color air -How «boot It Barrer r asked Oa*. "A mess of Ilea. She'« rooked It op And I because I won't marry her. wouldn't because I am as doubtful of the paternity of the child aa «be af fects to be of the authenticity of the option." —"Oh **' hands changed to talons. Baxter a swift step back, the door, his fists doubled. Then Cox, coming out from behind his desk In rapid movement, caughf her «a she tottered and helped her to a chair, where she collapsed, sobbing hysteri cally. — ~. " ' } : "Both those options are genuine," "I defy you to The girl stood rigid, bar took Caleb came from bl ustered Baxter. _ prove them otherwise. I gof the **c ond one from Clinton after my land deal fell through. He was anxious to realize on his estate." "You admit the two documents!" Cox's words were crisp. «Certainly. And now we'll leavs Mias Morgan and my personal affair* out of it. If yon haven't anything more to say, our proposition stand* HS It did. You'll from Oakville. or from me through the press. You can't bully me. Cox." . Cox leveled his forefinger at B» ter. his eyes steely, bis words driven home like the blows of a hammer. "If you say anvthlng to Oakville, to ' 3 ' „ .ncominir the the press, to anyone, concerning tne _ , . ... ___ affalrs of this company, If you annoy , In any way this young lady. I'll somethin- Baxter, that you will And It very hard to finish. You know me. - and I know you. You're clever but 1 . ■ . . a oi,.« in : you re no • ' . < >•■» these options. Padilla, may be lull erate. but I fancy he'll remember that he did not sign two papers In the _ . ,,_ m _ m A „« orwro .._ nr * a " le ® y ' ° . nifered the date. when yoo altered th. * x , e won e 1 I» j hnv . to cet gan a testimony. Anüjf I l»ve to get after you, my son. I won't hesitate to hrlng any sess. You're trailing to a smash fast enough on your own account, but you'll travel a lot more swiftly If I get busy. Now, you grasshopper, hop out of this office!" He turned on his heel. Baxter slunk past Caleb to the door. His Jauntiness had nothing left hut a whis per. But that was virulent as the hiss of a snake to Caleb. "I'm not through with you yet." And his face. Ids eyes, were not those of a sane man. Mary Morgan had smothered her hysteria and stood by the desk, await ing Judgment. "You spoke of going away. Miss Morgan," said Cox In a voice that sur prised Caleb by Its gentleness, as It did the girl. She looked at him hesi tatingly, wiping her eyes. «I meant to go east, nnfll it was "A friend." she did i over." she said, not glance at Caleb, "furnished me the money. But ! will stay here where you can find me. I should rather not leave California—only . . have to. Though w shan't need you In this affair. Bax ter's through. After It Is all over, come to me, or write me and I shall he glad to help you to a position. With the Capitol Land and Irrigation com pany at-Sacramento. In nil probability. They will always he g! -d of service as capable as yours. Yon have man aged to render ns a service that quite wipes out anything else you may have done foolishly." - - Bewildered, she tried to express thanks. "That will he quite all right. Miss Morgan. Don't forget to apply to me. And now you are excused for the day. You can go out through my door to the elevator. I'll have Harry get your things." Caleb had Imagined Cox Just hut not tightly turning to the side of SHU the girl had effectively And she had In mercy. disposed of Baxter, all likelihood saved Caleb a hundred thousand dollars, besides his salaried position. After she had gone Cox turned from the window. "Poor little devil." he said. "Baxter made a fool of her. I've g<*t a girl at home. Warner. Just about her age. She hasn't had to earn her living, lark for pretty things to wear or her full share of fun and good times. This girl may tom out sll rtgtU. with s helping hand She has spunk. As for Baxter, he hopped too far. She's cleverer than he is. He's got a chrome streak down his hack ; he's zehra-strlped with yellow when If comes to a show down. D—d shame the girl hasn't got a brother. He deserves a good lick l nK « raleb remembering the fight on the bridge, knowing Baxter's finançai straits fancied he had not heen with out punishment. That final threat he dismissed as Idle. "He nearly had us." wound up Co*, "Publicity—or Oakville—would h»ve ruined our plans. But he's hopped for ' I j the last time in ray meadow." (TO. B* CONTINUED.» ! photography, elimination of rust and ; transmission of speech by light ; also a method of conveying speech directly and readably to paper. » Suaptcioua of Columhua Columbus had returned to Spain bringing news of a wonderful new land across the sea. » "How much shall I write on It?" queried the maritime reporter of the Cadix Evening Bulletin. -Don't write anything," replied (ho etty editor "l-et cm ambus pay for j hla advertising If be Wants any. it a j probably a real estate proeaotio* ■ ache«»«."—Now York University Med- ( —J ; ; 4* snot* wta coils ■c +. p • 4£v *01 -a 7f3bo5 ' ÎAT k< P> T « \mU 499 0HCÎ0T ° T" H _/ WO 5 i F 0005 A. J L tl J L « P E. J L «0*5 008 Diagram of a Thras-Tnbs Reflex Hook-Up With Constant« Being Shown, Summer Static la Reduced to Practically Nothing. The principal feature of the circuit - t J" ,°T Z'T * rlf « L Tr8v ' 8 " £ ««»m.er static Is re no hing. let. the '^>■»1 strength is greater than any of S »' V 'T«I regenerative sets that I have . . . . .. , tried. This. I think. Is due to the varl . . . the aerial circuit , ,,^ *■ " s " W *" , fnidl«-frequency * et ' wh, ' e 1 •• DX r ^ 18 88 K"" d 88 u '- v m*utfmiync. When property ud Justed and tuned to any wave length, . . , . . 8 '"" nrt " 18 « 8 " '" Tu , The only (line I am annoyed with disturbances is when an eleclrl ^ storm js radUw of flve nlllos - Ordinary stalle, while very nn on radlo . freqU(>ncy „r regen - "- * - » — New Upright Antenna Used by Station KDKA At either side of station KDKA (Pittsburgh) stands an antenna sys tem, one of the new upright struc ture, and the other of the conventional horizontal or Hat top structure; one used for short-wave transmission, the other operated on an assigned hroad ca s t i ng wave length ; one, counting ns Its province only places on the North American continent, although It Is heard regularly in parts of South America and Europe : the other reach ing out with consistent duy-after day transmission to the furthermost cor ners of Hie earth. One of these antenna systems Is for (he station's 300-meter wave length, while the other radiates on the short wave lengths. The upright antenna, the one used with the Short-wave transmitting set, la one of the most efficient antenna It Is possible to build, of any type, con sidering the present knowledge of ra dio phenomena. KDKA engineers de clare, as It has been practical to bnlld this antenna so that Us natural period of vibration or fundamental'frequency Is very close to that used In the short wave transmissions to be radiated from It. That means that very little tuning of fids antenna Is required and the losses of ;>ower or energy through tuning are therefore very small. This antenna also permits the use of about the greatest effective height that can ] i j ; Aaa 72>e f Popcoaw ttsviAxoei [-Type of Antenna Used for Sho rt Wavs W v ,-, w wroonc*^ CkociaO> Transmls»ion. P tuning roll as shown. The pipe Is supported on long porrelaln Insulators »nd Is topped with a large hull. A counterpoise Is used Instead of a «round connection. The antenna is fed through a radlo-frequenry trans mission line so that the antenna can be_ obtained on tbs particular ware length in use. A wooden prie supports s pipe cut ne«r the center for-the Insertion of b« located at some distance from the transmitter itself, The horizontal or assigned wnve length antenna also Is very efficient, The fundamental frequency, however, Is not quite so close to that of Hie wave length which Is to he radiated. Also, the full possible advantage has not been taken of height. This Is be cause, of.Hie type of wjpport ««ed- for the antenna, a type which has many advantages over steel to compensate f 0r H ddcd height possible through the use of steel supports. Several antennae are used In the short-wave transmitting system. These different antennae are located with the «.lam insulators hold the tube rigid aafffttfäterrednce e l ect ri c ! no« e s. - The length of the abort wave radl «ted by the «tstlon expressed lo feet la approximately 200 feet. The an Ido* of getting directional effects on the long distance relaying. Each an tenna consist« of a copper tube sup ported vertically on a high wooden pole with a small horizontal counter poise element at the lower end about four feet from the ground. Long por erative circuits, is not troublesome on this one. __ The potentiometer shown Is of 400 ohms resistance. Only the arm and one of the end terminals are used. Colls L and LI are spider webs. Twen ty-four turns of the secondary are wound on, then the primary of 10 turns, «ml finally the remaining twen ty-four turns of the secondary. Both colls are wound clockwise, and both are No. 22 double silk-covered wire. The cryst a l — detector may he either fixed or variable. When the variable condenser In the aerial circuit and the potentiometer are adjusted to the aerial being used they can be left alone, which leaves only two controls to tune. The potentiometer may Be used as a volume control and to con trol oscillation. tenna Is a few meters less than half the length of the wave which It radi ates, but a short horizontal counter poise element at the bottom end of the tulie, and llte lead-in wire connection with the sot, help to compensate for the deficiency In length, and bring the natural period or fundamental fre quency of the antenna near that which Ik being radiated by the transmitting apparatus. Collodion Is Found B*st Binder for Radio Coil When winding tuning colls It Is necessary to use some kind of a binder. The radio laboratory of the bureau of standards would recom mend collodion for that purpose,'Com parative tests with varnish, shellac, and paraffin produced results Indicat ing that cojlodlon Is best, with the ad ditional advantage of drying rapidly. Different binding materials were applied to a single-layer coll, Just enough to cover the entire surface. The colla were then dried thoroughly. Since measurements were difficult, mi usual care was exercised Id perform Ing the task. The difficulty of this test Is apparent when we are told that in some cases the resistance of a coll using u binder was less by u fraction of an ohm than u coil to which no binding material was applied. (Jen erally, however, the absence of a binder contributed to the "low loss" characteristics of a tuning coll. Various binding materials showed varying resistance at different radlu frequencies. Examples are quoted : At 300 kilocycles, a coil with no hinder offered u resistance of 3.9 ohms; col lodion, 3.8 ohms ; commercial Insulat ing varnish B, 3.9 ohms; commercial insulating varnish A, 3.8 ohms; shel lac, 8.7 ohms; paraffin, 3.0 oh Ins. At 1,100 kilocycles, no hinder, 10.3 ohms; collodion, 10 ohms ; commercial in sulating u, 10.8 ohms; commercial In sulatlng varnish A, 10.1 ohms; shel lac, 11,4 ohms; paraffin, 11.8 ohms. At 1,400 kilocycles, no binder, 13.2 ohms; collodion 13.2 ohms; commer cial Insulating varnish B, 14.6 ohms: commercial Insulating varnish A, 14.7 ohms; shellac 10.7 ohms; paraffin, 10.7 ohms. At a radio-frequency of 1,000 kilocycles, no binder, 14.2 ohms; collodion, 14.4 ohms; commercial In «rotating varplsh B, 10.9 ohms; com mercial insulating varnish A, 10.4 »; , ohm*. These results, as well us additional evidence, are responsible for the radio laboratory of the bureau of standards. In drawing up the following conclu sion : "All the Insulating material» which were used us hinders caused very slight increases In the resistance of the colls. Collodion seems host and also has the Inherent advantage of drying rapidly after application to the coll. This Is of especial advantage lo the construction of u hunk-wound coll." Test Tubes by Shifting to Different Socket» Tubes are uot uniform In theli characteristics. After * tube or a«« of tubes bas been used for several months, they will develop slight dlf ferences that will make some mon suitable for radio-frequency, other» for audio-frequency, and atlll other» for detector service. In order to tell which tube works bait In • psrticulai condition, the operator need only shift It from one socket to another, and In staatlT tb * a ff a et wfll 1>* ii k** Med . The Best "Ground" High reslstan- Is Introduced InH the circuit by the heating system If r ground wire is connected to the radl ator. This will jbav* considerable ef feet on the receiving set. The cold water pipe la best for ground Conner Hons. ? WW! »J. I a » i A treat la tfao Peppermint-flavored •ugar-coated Jacket and another in the Peppermint-flavored gum inside— utmost value lo long-lasting delight Giuf "ÎT7 Senator'a Court Dr taa The Smithsonian Institution at Washington has a new addition to Ita "costume" collection. It consist« of a handsome black velvet Jacket, white silk waistcoat and black velvet knee breeches. Black patent leather pumps with silver buckles, black hose and n black tricorn hat complete the en repose« glass case and bears this placard: "Diplomatic costume worn by Henry Cabot Lodge on the occasion of a re ception at Buckingham palace, Lon don, 1SÖ8. Presented by the Lodge estate." Fresh, aweet, whit«, dainty clothe* for baby, If you uae Red Crosa Ball Blue. Never atreaka or Injure* them. All good grocers sail it—Advertise ment ~ Oldeat Government Worker - Col. Lee Crandall, at the age of ninety-four, Is the oldest worker In the government forces. He la a dep uty collector of Internal revenu« at Washington. Well, There'a Lota of Timi Ted—She looks too simple and un oo|MtMllcated In n bathing suit. Herb—How so? Ted—Hlu* hasn't any freckles above her knees. Many a man's failure is due to hla having aimed too high with a short range guu. 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