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The Man From Yonder By HAROLD TITUS Copyright Harold Titus. WNU Service. CHAPTER I It was Armistice day In Tlncup. The Clme was so far removed from Chat delirious date In 1018 that in many parts of the country the eleventh of November had come to be regarded as simply another day, but Tlncup ? mill town and the surrounding coun tfj was timber land and In such a community almost any anniversary from ttie Fourth of July on down to the millwright's birthday Is seized uponr ?t> an excuse to lay off and play. I So the camps which turned Nicholas Brandon's standing hardwood and hem lock Into saw logs, and the mills which chewed them Into dimension stuff and flooring and shingles were deserted, and the entire population of a big ter ritory which had commenced pouring Into towu the evening before was Joined for the day with the residents of Tlncup In competing or watching or cheering or listening. In consequence a mere event such as the arrival of the eastbound passenger train drew no attention whatever and bo none but the station agent was there togreet the strangerashe dropped down from the rickety red smoking car be tween his pack-sack, slung from one shoulder, and old Don Stuart, literally dangling from his other arm. The agent, trundling his express truck and In a hurry to be done with duty and get back to the more exciting affairs which occupied the rest of the town. ?poke : "Hul-lo, Don! Back home, eh? Well . . . (Had t' see you ! "Better git up to the big doln's." Log rollln's Just goln' on. Big time!" As If to vindicate this prtdefu) boast ?of one of Its own, all Tlncup and Its company at ? the moment opened lips and compressed chests to send up a mighty, roaring shout of acclaim. "Come on, Dad," the younger man said, looking toward the crowd. "He says It's a big time. Big noise, any how. Let's investigate." * Slowly, then, the sharply contrasting pair moved ofT, the younger still half supporting the elder and moderating his gall to a stroll so Stuart's quick and audible breathing should grow no more pronounced. A slender young man was climbing n Jammer In the mill yard. He lifted himself nbove the heads of the crowd and held up a hand for silence. This, however, was not rendlly obtained. K drenched and dripping citizen was only Just pulling himself from the chill wnters of the pond, a self conscious grin glued to his lips as the black hair was plastered to his brow by the soak ing It h\ul received. On a peeled cedar log In the pond n giant of a man In a gaily checkered shirt, peavey In his hands, balanced and surveyed the throng, a picture of frank and boastful self-satisfaction. The slender man on the Jammer con tinued to wave Ids hands and finally these Jibes and compliments were smothered by other cries for silence "fllve Blrney a chanct, now I" a man shouted. "dents I" the man called Blrney cried from his vantage point. "As chairman of the committee. I'm asking for help! This committee's worked hard. We got a long program of sports for today hut this log-blrllng's going to flop unless we get more contests 1 All these folks Me Had Watched the Bull'e Every t Move. 've come to town mnro to nee thin \onfch tlinn n i i.v 1 1 1 1 t i k else on the card And what 've we showed 'cm? "Why, nothln'l" he answered his bwn fj u??nt Ion. "We hncl two prelim Inarles nnd a no ml -final between the winner* of them matches. Then this final which wan a Joke. There stnnda Hull Duval, whose partner In the pre llmlnarlea defaulted and who dumped the wlrtner of the aeml final without half trying. I ask you, has he enrned twenty-five dollars?" A laugh arose and Duval, on the log. twisted hla mustache and loor<nl nt the ?penker. ?'Here we raised a twenty five dollar prl** and half yon river hogs got cold feot just because Duval said he wan ftoln' to roll I" Ittrney wna truly an noyed and took do pains to conceal It. "Ain't any of you lads got the sand to hand In your names and tackle the Hull. Where'8 your guts?" he pleaded. "Ain't there anybody here that needs twenty-five .dollars?" Another laugh went up and when It had subsided a voice said: "Here's one. What'l) 1 do to get It?" This was a full, even, good-natured voice, and a quick silence fell upon the crowd, followed by an expectant buzz as the stranger moved forward, hla bronzed face uplifted to the man on the Jammer. "Atta hoy!" Blrney cried. "All you got to do, friend, Is to put Mr. Bull Duval ofT that log and stick by ruins 1" The stranger slipped the pack strap from his shoulder, seated himself on a log, unlaced his shoes and unstrapped the bag. While he drew from Its depths a pair of calked river hoots and the cluster about him grew thicker a half dozen old men crowded around Don Stuart, Rhaklng tils Ntind and say lng the usual things that men say to an old friend they have not seen for long. One of these was a short, wiry little man with upturned nose and blue eyes and long lip. " 'Nd who's th' b'y, Donny?" he asked. "Who's rh' b'y thut's ?oln' to try Mlsther Brandon's pet bull?" Stuart shook his head. "lie's a fine young gentleman, Bird Rye, and that's all I know. Found me at th' Junction . . broke and want In' to . . . get back home to Tin cup. Paid my fare . . . nnd helped me. Fine gentleman !" "He'd better be all o' that!" the other commented with an emphatic nod. " 'Nd here's hopln' he's a log rollin' rascal 'nd that he dumps Mis ther Brandon's bull 'nd thin drowns him, so I do !" Others came up, greeted Stunrt anrl eyed him with true concern. Any could see that heavy sickness was on him. Rlrney was bending over the stra*^ gor as lie drew taut the laces of his river boots. "Well, gents, we got one more to try for this prize money. Mister Hull Duval, king of the Mad Woman, will now take on Mister Hen Klllott . . Mr. Hen Klllott of ? Where'd you say you come from, Kllioft?" The stranger, so addressed, was heft ing a peavey Judiciously. He turned that good-natured smile on the spokes man and waved one hand in an In definite hut Inclusive gesture. "Yonder." he said and grinned. "Mr. Hen Klllott of Yonder will now roll against Mr. Bull Duval for the grand prize of twenty-five bucks! That rope around the log marks the middle, Klllott. Stay on your own end, don't touch the other man and anything else goes 1" As a helper used a pike polu to drag the cedar with Duval upon It close, Klllott stood still and surveyed his ad versary. Mis glance held that light of good nature and did not linger long on the Hull's glowering countenance. Rather, It dwelt on his pants and the river hoots, shedding water In oily beads. After this, ho looked Duval In the eye and grinned broadly. A sound like a >reath which Is al most a laugh ran through the crowd. A likeable grin, that was, good-natured, frank, fearless; men take to n grin of Its kidney and >n the Instant, Hen Klll ott, the sti linger, 'iad the crowd with him as against Hull Duval, Raid to be king of the river. The cedar came agulnst the boom stick and Klllott took bin place on It with a light leap. !t was a good log, nearly two feet through at the small end, twenty feet long, with s small taper, dry and peeled; a sprightly log. Indeed, for such n contest, a log to try the mettle of any man matched with any sort of contestant. Add to this, Hull Duval, the best river hog In Tlneup, who hefted his peavey nnd glowered at the stranger. "1 give y' two nlnutes," he growled. "Thanks, buddy I" Klllott retorted. "I'd say that's sweet of you I" "Are you two ready?" Itlrney cried from shore. Both nodded. "Then let hor go I" A hush. Balanced on the log. fnced In the same direction, double an arm's length from one another, they poised. And then Duval's right toe lifted, the heel pressing downward; the buoyant The Thrill , the Action , the Adventure That Are Part of an Outdoor Story You Will Find Them All in This Gripping Tale of the North Woods Harold Titus has no peer in the field that he has chosen to make his own ? the American woods. He has won a large following with his "Code of the North/* "Below Zero," and other novels, as well as with many stories in the leading maga zines of the country, hi "THE MAN D , . . . . , , ? T-T>^w w^v-fr^r. ,, , . r On > Read this opening installment FROM YONDER he has written a fast- and. follow the story through moving tale that ranks among his best. to its satisfactory conclusion log moved quickly. His left foot raised free, sharp calks 'n Its sole clawed savagely aud with a mighty drive of the leg he had the cedar spinning be neath them. Ben Elliott did not offer resistance. Ue followed the moving footing, walk ing for the first "hree or four turns and then, adding his Impetus to the blrllng sHck, commenced to trot, with each stride forcing the tempo ot the turning. Faster and faster, now. The trotting became a run ; 'he run waxed to 1 nimble dance. They watched one another. ' Ben Klllott still grinned. The Bull Kinred His black brows were drawn togethet and he ground down on his chew sav agely, almost hatefully. . . Up and down, up ani down; a mad gallop of supple tlmbs, now. and then? Duval leaped. He leaped hluh and without warning and, feet spread, drove his calks deep into the log again hunching his shoulders, thrusting his peavey before him for balance, bend Ing forward. The spin ol the stick was checked sharply and hnd his opponent been :aught unprepared, he certainly would have pitched face foremost Into the pond. But Klllott wns not unprepared. He had watched the Hull's every move. He did not Jump when Duval jumped ; he waited a split Instant, eyes on Duval's feet, and when he saw the toes pointed stiffly downward he rose nimbly into the air, a galloping break in his swift run. and came down, poised, spread legged himself, crying out In an ejact. latlon of mock distress as he balanced on the cedar which swayed and heaved beneath them. A great roar went up. cries of en couragement for the stranger. some shouts of admonition for their towns man. The Bull would have no cinch this contest! Now It was Klllott who started the lot;, cautiously and slowly, watching Duval. On the shore Bird Kye pranced up and down, swinging his arms. "l)uck him. Klllott!" he yelled. 'l>uck th' big chunk! Sure nd lie needs him a bath!" The smooth hole gathered tnomen turn swiftly and Klllott began to skip and dance, breaking the steady mens lire of his run. As his weight came and went Irregularly upon the cedar it commenced to teeter, causing l)u vai's feet to splash In ankle-deep wa ter. Again without warning, the Bull leaped. He went higher, this time, but Instead of driving his spikes into the far side of the log and stopping its spin as he had done before, lie drove them Into the near side, Increasing rather than checking the momentum. "(Jot you, olg boy I" Klllott cried as tie, too, came down running . . . and grinning. That was quick thinking, instantano ous action. To leap was simple; but to determine the opponent's move and meet It with complacence and |H>lse was another matter. To have come down to a stnnce. then, would have tlung the challenger to wet defeat "Ah, th' big chunk av a Bull's goln to get thut bath he needs!" Bird Kye shrilled Into the roar. But this was only one man's enthusl asm. Ills animosity for Duval finding voice. The outcome was far from a certainty. Tlncup knew that ; and Ben Klllott knew It as well. Fie like the town ? was waiting 'or the king of the Mad Woman to draw more Items from his bng of tricks before he should as sume the offensive. Without flicker ot warning i nival dropped the pick of his peavey, twist Ing the shaft in bin hands. Hipping the hook open. The point | linked Into the water, the book bit Into the log simul taneously and as the handle swung up wsrd In w swift arc tin man drove his weight on' It. Ills body twisted, he grunted and his face wrenched Into a lightning expression of great strain as the cedar. In a quarter turn, stopped dead. . . And 4ten Klllott, back bowed acutely, peavey high shove his head teetering back to balance on one foot, laughed aloud! "Quick work, hlg boy I" he cried "Al most got me !" But Duval had nowhere near gotten him; he knew It, nnd Klllott's manner wns Infuriating to him. He cursed sharply and spat and Jerked at the brim Qf his slouch hat as he shook loose the peavey and commenced again to birl. They ran a moment easily, each wait ing for the other to try some fresh trick. The Bull leaped and came down running ; he lenped four times In the space of as many quick breaths. And then, as though ready to leap again, dropped the hook of his peavey Into the cedar. Me wavered when the han die, swept upward by the rush and weight of the spinning log, bore against hts great palm. (lis body swung sharply to the left He cursed as the smooth handle slipped from his clutch nnd Bird-Eye Blaine danced In a frenzy of delight as the peavey, hnndle smack Ing the water, disappeared In the pond and the Bull, waving his arms for bal ance, ran the log desperately to hold his place. A great shout went up from the crowd. The odds, then, were no longer equal. I.Ike a fencer with n broken foil, like a boxer with one eye closed, like a runner with a strained tendon, so Duval was now. "Polish him off, now 1" Blrd-Kye screamed, like an audacious, saucy boy. "Polish him good, Mlsther Elliott! He's yawpln* for help 'nd the' ain't none fer him!" That was what Tlncup believed. A quick finish seemed certain, with the Bull so handicapped, without his pea vey for offensive moves or to hold for balance. But what happened stilled the clamor quickly, as though sound were n tan gible mass and a great blade had sheared It quickly and cleanly. Ben Elliott shifted his peavey. lie had field It across his body, arms wide spread. Now he swung the point up ward and outward and as he ran the spinning log drew It bark and tossed It toward shore. Tossed It high and far, sending with It his chance for a quick and certain victory. The silence was that of amazement. This was like letting a man you had knocked down get his feet and have another chance; this was opportunity handed to truculent IUill Duval on a silver platter. This was the sports manship one read about . . . And then came an excited clatter of tongues, rising to an even greater roar. The outsider was through fooling, through with trickery and through with strat egy. He was going to run the Bull off his feet I Fast and faster spun the log. Spray from It drenched the men to their knees, rained behind them Into the pond. Klllott still kept his face turned toward his opponent but the Hull, fists clenched, arms widely extended, only watched Elliott from the tall of his eye. The log was hissing In the water. Rigidity ran from the Hull's shoulders down his back. He was upright, now, where Klllott was poised forward. And his scowl was gone. His brows no longer gathered but were uprnlsed; his eyes were wide open In the distress of fatigue and he breathed through hi* mouth. to nre (XJNTiNUren. 100,000 Butt?rflir>? The most enthusiastic butterfly hunt er who ever lived, a Swiss named Hans Fruhstorfer, mnde ? wonderful collec tion of 100, (XX) butterflies, and this ha<* been lent to the Natural History mil seum In Paris. He began his collec tion In Hra7.ll when he was twenty-two; then took his net to Java, where he spent three years; then he followed Ids pursuit for two yftnrR In the Mnlny archipelago. He traveled through South America, Japan, ('bins snd Slam, darting about with that abstract ed look of the butterfly hunter here, thare and everywhere until he had brought his net over some of the rar est creations In the world, ills 100. 000 specimens have nenCv 7, (MX) ve rletlen Flrtt to Adapt ChriitUnlt;* The Armenians, not the Itontnnn were the first people to adopt Chris tlanlty as a national religion, says Col ller's Weekly. The Armenian king Tlrldates, established the Georgian Ar menlan (Christian) church In R01 which was 8H yenrs before Constat) tine proclaimed Christianity ns it state religion of the Itoman ??*x>lr? IMPROVFfV UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I chool Lesson <By REV P. B. FITZWATEH. D D.. Member of Faculty. Moody Bible Institute of Chlcano.) ?. Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for February 10 PETER PREACHES AT PENTECOST LESSON TEXT? Acts t 36-42. GOLDEN TEXT? Then Peter said un lo them, Ropent, and be baptised every one of you In the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Act* 2:38. PRIMARY TOPIC ? When Peter Preached a Groat Sermon. JUNIOR TOPIC? What Peter Preached at Pontecost. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC ? The Story of a Wonderful Day. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC ? The Source of Spiritual Power. In teaching this lesson It Is essential that the full meaning ef Pentecost he apprehended. It Is desirable, therefore, that the entire second chapter of Acts be brought Into view. I. The Day of Pentecost Fully Come (vv. 1-13). 1. The significance of the day (v. 1). Pentecost is from a Creek word meaning fifty, it was the feast held fifty days after the wave sheaf offer ing (Lev. 28 : 1 0 ) . The wave sheaf tvpl. ties the resurrection of Christ (' Cor ir> :2o-23). 2. The gift of the Holy Spirit (vv. 2-4). On this Hay the Holy Spirit de scended upon the disciples. This does not mean that the Spirit was not In the world before this, for throughout all the ages he has been In the world Klvlng llphr and life to It 3. Upon whom the Spirit came (v. 1; cf. 1 :1,Mf>). The twelve and others, both men and women, to the number of one hundred twenty, which shows that the gift of the Holy Spirit was for all believers, not merely the apos tles. 4. 1 he marks of the Spirit (vv. 2-4) These marks were external and in- i ternal a. External. (1) The sound of a mighty wind (v. I 2). litis Is suggestive of the mysterl- j ous, pervasive and powerful energy of the Spirit. (2) Tongues of flame (v. 3). Kach ' of the one hundred twenty was I crowned with such a tongue for wit nessing. (3) Speaking in foreign tongues (v 4). This miraculous gift characterized the apostolic age. but no authentic ease , hart been reported in modern times. I b. Internal. This is seen In the trans- j formation wrought in the disciples, i Peter, who shortly before this cowered | before a Jewish maid, now with bold ness stands before the chief rulers and j declares that they have murdered their ' King, and are guilty before (!od. 5. The effects (vv. 5-13). a. The multitudes were tilled with j amazement and wonder. b. Some mocked and accused the disciples or being intoxicated. II. Peter's Sermon (vv. 1-1-17). Peter's sermon Is as wonderful as the gift of tongues. H demonstrates the presence and power of the Spirit because he was a Galilean fisherman, without literary training. His hoiiillet leal analysis Is perfect. I. The introduction (vv. 1121). n. Defense or Hie disciples against the charge or being drunk (v. |.">). He cited Jewish custom, showing that tliev would not be drunk at such mi early i hour of the day. b. a scriptural explanation (vv. Hi 21). He showed that this was a par tlnl fulfillment of Joel's prophecy (Joel 2:28-32). 1 he proposition, or theme (v. .'{(?). 'I his was the messlahshlp of Jesus The argument which followed proved that Jesua was the Lord upon whom they were to call in order to ti<> saved 3. The argument (vv. 22 3(5). it was threefold. a. l-'rotn Christ's works (v. 22). He was approved of <;?d among the Jews ! by his miracles, wonders, and sli^ns. with which they were familiar. b. From his resurrection (vv. 23-32) I The Old Testament Scriptures had ! foretold the death and resurrection or > Christ (Pa. 1(1:8 10). The disciples themselves were living witnesses or Christ's resurrection (v .32). c. From his ascension to the right hand or Cod (v. 33). The proor that he had ascended on high was the won derrul miracle or the Spirit's operation In their midst (John 1(5:7). 4. I he effect of the sermon (vv 37 12). Many people were convicted of their sins; some three thousand re penled and were baptized. The evi deneo that the coming of the spirit was real was: n. Thai they continued steadfastly in .he apostolic teaching (v. 42). h. They continued In fellowship with the apostles (v. 42). c. rhey continued In prayer (v 42) (I. 1 hey gave their possessions fo sustain those who had need (v 4.">) a. They lived gracl<Mis lives (vv ji; ?7). Source of Ditiorder* An Improper use of time |* the source of all the disorders which reign amongst men. it Is a treasure which we would wish to retain forever, ye. which we cannot suffer fo remain In our possession. This time, however, ol which we make so little moment.' 1m the only means of our eternal salva Hon. 1 n?piratlon How do vou know the P.lhle |q |j i uplred? ftecause It Inspires u e. Rev Clins. Spurgeon. Doctors Know! . . ? and they use liquid laxatives You'd use a liquid, too, if you knew how much better it makes you feel. A liquid laxative can always he taken in the right amount. You can gradually reduce the dose. 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