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fHe want ze burl. By gar, I do not 
walnt to fell zat tree-” 
“That’s all I want to know.” Stoop¬ 
ing, Bryce seized Rondeau by the nape 
of the neck and the slack of his over¬ 
alls, lifted him shoulder-high and thre\ ; 
him, as one throws a sack of meal, full 
at Colonel Pennington, 
“You threw me at him. Now I throw 
him at you. You thieving, hypocritical 
scoundrel, if it weren’t for your years 
and your gray hair, I’d kill you.” 
The helpless hulk descended upon the 
Colonel’s expansive chest and sent 
him crashing earthward. Then Bryce 
turned to face the ring about him. 
“Next!” he roared. “Singly, in pairs, 
or the whole pack!” 
“Mr. Cardigan!” 
He turned. Colonel Pennington’s 
breath had been knocked out of his 
body by the impact, and he lay gasping 
like a hooked fish. Beside him Shirley 
Sumner was kneeling, her hands clasp¬ 
ing her uncle’s, but with her violet 
eyes blazjng fiercely on Bryce Cardigan. 
“How dare you?” she cried. “You 
coward! To hurt my uncle!” 
He gazed at her a moment, fiercely, 
defiantly, his chest rising and falling 
from his recent exertions, his knotted 
fists gory with the blood of his enemy. 
Then the light of' battle died, and he 
hung his head. “I’m sorry,” he mur¬ 
mured, “not for his sake, but yours. I 
didn’t know you were here.” 
“I’ll never speak to you again so long 
as I live,” she burst out passionately. 
He stood gazing down upon her. Her 
angry glance met his unflinchingly; 
and presently for him the light went 
out of the world. 
“Very well,” he murmured. “Good¬ 
bye.” And with bowed head he turned 
and made off through the green timber 
toward his own logging-camp five miles 
distant. 
'CHAPTER XVI 
W ITH the descent upon his breast 
of the limp body of his big woods- 
bully. Colonel Pennington had been 
sti’uck to earth as effectively as if a 
fair-sized tree had fallen on him. To 
complete his withdrawal from active 
service, the last whiff of breath had 
been driven from his lungs; and for 
the space of a minute, during which 
Jules Rondeau lay heavily across bis 
midriff, the Colonel was quite unable 
to get it back. Pale, gasping, and 
jarred from soul to suspenders, he was 
merely aware that something unex¬ 
pected and disconcerting had occurred. 
While the Colonel fought for his 
breath, his woodsmen remained in the 
offing, paralyzed into inactivity; th^n 
Shirley motioned to them to remove the 
wreckage, and they hastened to ot^ev. 
Freed from the weight. Colonel Pen¬ 
nington stretched his legs, rolled his 
head from side to side, and snorted vio 
lently several times. After the sixth 
snort he felt so much better that a 
clear understanding of the exact nature 
of the catastrophe came to him; he 
struggled and sat up, looking around a 
little wildly. 
“Where — did — Cardigan — go?” he 
gasped. 
One of his men pointed to the timber 
into which the enemy had just dis¬ 
appeared. 
“Surround him—take him,” Penning¬ 
ton ordered. “I’ll give—a month’s pay 
—to each of—the six men that bring— 
that scoundrel to me. Get him— 
quickly! ’Understand?” 
Not a man moved. Pennington shook 
with fury. “Get him,” he croaked. 
“There are enough of you to do—the 
job. Close in on him—everybody. I’ll 
give a month’s pay to—everybody.” * 
(Contimied next week) 
And She Is Still Walking 
It has been figured out that a fartn 
woman in the United States living on 
the same farm for fifty years has 
walked 5,710 miles to and from the 
well and has carried nearly 2,000 tons 
of water, according to a report from 
Ohio extension service. It would have 
cost only $18 to extend a pipe from 
the well and put a pump in the 
kitchen. 
Before Storing Machinery—Farm 
machinery that will not be used again 
until next spring or summer, should 
I* be placed under cover for the winter. 
Give the wearing parts a good cover- 
, ing of oil. A little paint on rusted por- 
;■ tions will lengthen the implement’s life. 
Why Farmers are Turning to 
Jbr Economical Transportation 
In 1922 Chevrolet jumped from 
seventh to second place insalesof 
all cars, and to first place in sales 
of fully equipped modern cars* 
Purchases by farmers were the 
chief factor in this remarkable 
development* 
Farmers are shrewd buyers 
and study costs and values care¬ 
fully* 
They want automobiles not only 
of low first price, but also of low 
later cost for operation and 
maintenance* 
They want room, comfort and 
the ability to stand up under 
hard conditions* 
They find that Chevrolet, fully 
equipped as sold is the best value 
per dollar in the low-priced 
field, and neighbors tell them it 
costs least per mile to operate* 
They find it roomy, easy to 
handle and reliable* 
They like its finish and its long 
stream lines* 
That is why the farmer demand 
for Chevrolets is daily increasing 
its lead among modern, quality 
automobiles* 
Prices F. O. B. Flint, Michigan 
SUPERIOR Two Passenger Roadster 
SUPERIOR Five Passenger Touring * 
SUPERIOR TwoJPassenger Utility Coupe 
SUPERIOR Four Passenger Sedanette » 
SUPERIOR Five Passenger Sedan , , . 
SUPERIOR Light Delivery • . . , 
$510 
525 
680 
850 
860 
510 
Chevrolet 
Motor Company, Detroit, Mich. 
Division of General Motors Corporation 
There are now more than 10,000 
Chevrolet dealers and service 
stations throughout the world 
Applications will be considered 
from high grade dealers in terri¬ 
tory not adequately covered 
