Success! My good friend, Stan, sent a FW to me, and a Huret DR. I finally removed the FW and installed this new FW, taking it on a 40 mile ride up the Mormon Lk "steps." It worked terrific, without chain or DR replacement. I didn't even need to adjust the DR. The new (used) FW is freewheel: 14-19-20-21-28-34

So, Currently, the gearing is:

Chainrings:

44-40-24

Cogs on freewheel:
14-19-20-21-28-34

"Old" (removed FW) cogs were: 13-16-17-20-24-28

Thanks for the help,