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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-03
CHAPTER XII.
Back to the Mountains.

BACK TO the mountains.
In the cottage in Boney street, one
year later, two women were waiting.
It was ten o'clock at night.
isn't it a shame to be disappointed
like this?" complained Dicksie, push.
ing her hair impatiently back. "Real.
ly, poor George is worked to death.
He was to be in at six o'clock, Mr.. Lee
said, and here 1t is ten, and all your
beautiful dinner spoiled. Marion. are
you keeping something from me?
Look me in the eye. Have you heard
from Gordon Smith,"
mo, Dicksie."
Not since he left the mountains a
year ago?"
Not since he left the mountains a
year ago.
Dicksie. sitting forward in her chair,
bent her eyes upon the fire. ut Is so
strange. wonder where he is to-
night. How he loves you, Marion!
He told me everything when he said
good-by. He made me promise not to
tell then; but didn't promise to keep
1t forever
Marion smiled. "a year isn't for.
ever. Dicksie."
well, it's pretty near forever when
you are in love- declared Dicksie, en-
ergetically. Il know just how he
felt" she went on in quieter tone.
He felt that all the disagreeable ex-
element and talk we had here then
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CHAPTER xL.-continued.

1t was beyond human endurance to
support the leaden death. The little
square of brass between the sights
wavered. Seagrue stumbled, doubled
on his knees, and staggering plunged
loosely forward on the sand. Whis-
pering Smith threw his fire toward
the bowlder behind which Sinclair
and Barney Rebstock had disappeared.
Suddenly he realized that the bullets
from the point were not coming his
way. He was aware of a second rifle
duel above the bend. Wickwire, worm
Ing his way down the stream, had I'M
covered Sinclair and young Rebstock
from behind. A yell between the
shots rang across the wash, and the
cringing figure of man ran out to-
ward Whispering Smith with his hands
high in the air, and pitched headlong
on the ground. 1t was the skulker,
Barney Rebstock, driven out by Wick
wires fire.
The shooting ceased. Silence fell
upon the gloom of the dusk. Then
came calling between Smith and
Wickwire, and a signaling Of pistol
shots Tor their companions. Kennedy
and Bob Scott dashed down toward
the river bed on their horses. Sea-
grue lay on his face. Young Reb-
: stock sat with his hands around his
knees on the sand Above him at
some distance, Wickwire and Smith
stood before man who leaned against
the sharp cheek of the bowlder at the
point. In his hands his rifle was held
across his lap just as he had dropped
on his knee to fire. He had never
moved after he was struck. His head,
dropping little, rested against the
rock, and his hat lay on the sand; his
heavy beard had sunk into his chest
and he kneeled in the shadow, asleep.
Scott and Kennedy knew him. In the
mountains there was no double for
Murray Sinclair.
When he jumped behind the point to
pick Whispering Smith off the ledge
he had laid himself directly under
Wickwire's fire across the wash. The
first shot Of the cowboy at 200 yards
had passed, as he knelt, through both
temples.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-03

ways looks to me to be the youngest
man on the whole executive staff Two
Jumps of sugar. Mr.. Bucks?"
The bachelor president rolled his
eyes as he reached for his cup. Thank
you, Mrs. McCloud, only one after
that" He looked toward Marion 'All
can say is that if Mrs. McCloud's
husband had married her two years
earlier he might have been general
manager by this time. Nothing could
hold man back, even man of his
modesty, whose wife can say as nice
things as that BY the way, Mrs. Sin
clair, does this man keep you supplied
with transportation?
ooh, have my annual, Mr.. Bucks!"
Marion opened her bag to find it.
Bucks held out his hand "Let me
see 1T moment" He adjusted his
eyeglasses, looked at the pass, and
called for pen; Bucks had never lost
his gracious way of doing very little
things. He laid the card on the table
and wrote across the back of it over
his name: Good on all passenger
trains" When he handed the card
back to Marion he turned to Dicksie.
Il understand you are laying out two
or three towns on the ranch, Mrs. Nc
Cloud?"
1.-TWO or three! Oh, no. only one as
yet Mr.. Bucks! They are laying out, oh,
such a pretty town! Cousin Lance is
experimenting the street work-and
whom do you think l am going to
name it after? You! l think Bucks
makes a dandy name for town, don't
you? And am going to have one
town named Dunning; there will be
two stations on the ranch, you know,
and think, really, there ought to be
three"
CAS- many as that?"
II don't believe you can operate a
line that long, Mr.. Bucks, with stations
| IA miles apart" Bucks opened his
eyes in benevolent surprise. Dicksie,
unabashed, kept right on: "Well, do
you know how traffic is increasing
! over there. with the trains running
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only two months now? Why, the set.
tiers are fairly pouring into the coun-
try"
"Will you give me corner lot If we
put another station on the ranch?"
81 will give you two If you will give
US excursions and run some of the
Overland passenger trains through the
valley"
Bucks threw back his head and
laughed in his tremendous way. II
don't know about that: daren't prom
Use offhand, Mrs. McCloud But If you
can get Whispering Smith to come
back you might lay the matter before
him. He is to take charge of all the
colonist business when he returns"
Whispering Smith, lying on his iron
bed in the hospital. professed not to
be able quite to understand why they
had made such a fuss about It. He
underwent the excitement Of the ap.
pearance of Barnhardt and the first
talk with McCloud and Dicksie with
hardly rise in his temperature, and,
lying in the sunshine of the afternoon,
he was waiting for Marion. She ran
half blinded across the room and
dropped on her knee beside him.
"My dear Marion, why did they drag
you away out here?"
They did not drag me away out
here. Did you expect me to sit with
folded hands when heard you were Ill
anywhere in the wide world?"
He looked hungrily at her. Il didn't
suppose any one in the wide world
would take it very seriously"
"Nr. McCloud is crushed this after
noon to think you have said you would
not go back with him. You would not
believe how he misses YOU"
ut has been pretty lonesome for the
last year. didn't think it could be so
lonesome anywhere"
Nor did l."
"Have you noticed 1t? shouldn't
think you could in the mountains. Was
there much water last spring? Heav.
ems, I'd like to see the Crawling Stone
| again!"
"Why don't you come back?"
He folded her hands in his own
Marion, 1t is you. I've been afraid ]
couldn't stand it to be near you and
not tell you"
What need you be afraid to tell
me?"
THAT l have loved you so long"
Her head sunk close to his
Don't you know you have said It to
ME many times without words? I've
only been waiting for a chance to tel
you how happy it makes me to think
1t is true"
TIIE END
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-03
seaarue Stumbled to the Sand.

make good for all this delay? Oh, yes
I've had dinner. Never, for heavens
sake, wait dinner for me! But wait
both of you, till you hear the news!'
Dicksie kept her hands on his shout
ders. "You have heard from Whisper
ing SMITH"
II have"
Il knew it,"
"Wait till l get it straight. Mr.
Bucks is here-I came in with him in
his car. He has news of Whispering
Smith. One of our freight traffic men
in the Puget sound country, who has
been in hospital in Victoria, learned
by the merest accident that Gordon
Smith was lying in the same hospital
with typhoid fever"
Marion rose swiftly. Then the
time has come, thank God. when car
do something for him; and am going
to him tonight"
"Fine!" cried McCloud. $50 am
and that is why I'm late"
Then I am going, too" exclaimed
Dicksie, solemnly.
do you mean it?" asked her hus
band. Shall we let her, Marion? Mr.
Bucks says I am to take his car and
take Barnhardt, and keep the car
there till 1 can bring Gordon back. Mr.
Bucks and his secretary will ride to
night as far as Bear Dance with us
and in the morning they join Mr.
Glover there" McCloud looked at his
watch. IF you are both going, car
you be ready by IL o'clock for the
China mail?"
1--WE can be ready in an hour" de
clared Dicksie, throwing her arm hall
around Marion's neck, cant we
Marion?"
Il can be ready in 30 minutes"
"Then, by heaven" McCloud
studied his watch.
What is it, George?"
I'VE won't wait for the midnight
train. We will take an engine, rur
special to Green River, overhaul the
Coast Limited, and save a whole day
George, pack your suit-case-quick
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-03
In Plutocratic Vermont,

Some New Workers wanted to go
around the links at Manchester, VT.
They could find no caddies.
Presently two boys came in with
some players.
"Caddies." said the New Workers.,
come on and go around with u.s."
Nope" said one of the boys, I'VE
done enough for today"
Come on and take our bags"
Cant do 1t. mister. We've done
enough for to-day"
Why, caddies down in New York
where we live are always glad to earn
some extra money by going around as
many times as they can"
"Yas,' replied one of the Vermont
boys, "but I cal'late them caddies
down there is all paupers. = Saturday
Evening Post.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-03
Women in Persia.

DR.. Emmeline Stuart, niece Of the
veteran Bishop Stuart, tells of her ex.
periences in Persia, where, she says,
there Is unfailing courtesy of the Of
ficers to travellers. Upon one occasion
she was offered the escort Of the mill
tary from Ispahall to Teheran and
found that she had to ride on a gun
carriage, horses harnessed six in hand
and double stages made. The medical
missions are the safest places In times
of peril in Persia, she says, not only
for Europeans, but for the Persians
themselves,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-03
ProIonqs Life Of Ties.

The tie-treating plant of the Next
can Central railroad has reached en-
output of $500 ties day, making it
one of the largest concerns of its kind
in the world. The plant is the first
in the history of railway operation
to make success of the treatment of
ties by the Ebano oil process. It is
expected that the treatment will pro-
long the life of each tie from 8 to IL
years.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-03
When Man is Useless.

1t must be admitted, painful though
it be, that the hidden cause is mans
insignificant role in the structure Of
the universe. Taken for granted the
axiom that man as man has absolute
ly no right to exist, his only claim
to life lies in his power of being agree
able to woman and of serving her. II
she does not do this he is useless and
unnecessary.-Ca Catherine D. Groth, in
Harper's Weekly.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-03
The Last Resort.

They're going to increase the tax
on beer!" Then we won't drink any"
"And they're going to increase the tar
on spirits Then we won't drink
any" And they're going to tax
wine." Then we won't drink any"
"And they're going to tax inheri-
tances!" "Then let's drink up our
money!"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-03

Finis.
Wigg-Scribbler's stories all have
such sad endings.
Wagg-Yes, they generally find their
way into the wastebasket.-P hiladel.
phia Record.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-03
THE KITTY Resented II.

Edwin, aged three, who unwisel,
fondled his small cat overmuch ap.
peared before his mother one day. his
little face guiltily panied and a
scratch upon his hand. What has
happened?" she asked. II bent the
kitty a little" he said briefy.-De-
lineator.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-03

Strong Winds and Sand Storms
cause granulation of the eyelids. PETTITS
EYE SALVE soothes and quickly relieves.
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-03

Easy.
She Eat the art exhibition)-How
can you tell the masterpieces?
He-By the price tags ON them.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-03
TRUTHFUL ADVERTISING
the BASIS OF SUCCESS.
Since the Ingredients E.tering Peruns
Are Known, Its Power a. q Catarrh
Remedy and Tonic il
nndaratnn6

COLUMBUS, oHlo.-The &C.
tive ingredients entering the most
popular household remedy In the
world have been made known to
the public. This means a new era
in the advertising Of popular fam.
lily NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. leads.
Peruna contains among other
things, golden seal, powerful in its
effect upon the mucous mem.
branes. cedron seed, a rare
medicine and unsurpassed tonic.
Cubebs, valuable in nasal catarrh
and affections Of the kidneys and
bladder. Stone root, valuable for
the nerves, mucous membranes
as we'll as in dropsy and indi.
gestion.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-03
A Wise Query.

People say flowers shoot; don't
they, pop?"
Yes, son.
well. is it because they must shoot
tina: they he >irtilsY'
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07
Referring to Her.

'.This is a century plant"
"Does 1t blossom only every hundred
years.
''HOw should l know"
Miss Ophelia. you ought to be au-
thority ON that"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07

When the lion and the lamb lie down
together the lion has a contented ex-
preston, while that of the lamb is
feeling out Of sight.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07

To the above named defendants.
You will please to take notice
that the object Of this action is to
foreclose a chattel mortgage on per-
sonal property. That the personal
property affected thereby is 'The
Bar Fixtures consisting of Bar,
Back Bar, Pool Table, Cash Reg
lister, all formerly situated in the
Pool Hall on Lot 4, in Block /, of
the original Townsite Of Beach, N.
D., also one half interest in one
Ideal Block Machine with attach
ments, one Porch Column and At
tachments, $50 #. hose, 200 Iron
Pallets, all in Billings County,
North Dakota, and that no per-
sonal claim is made against any
defendant except j. A. Miller and
John Reynolds.
Dated March 9th, A. D. 1909.
George H. Purchase,
Joseph Denoyer.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07

ed States land office in Dickinson,
N. D. The said contestant, having,
in a proper affidavit. filed April
10th, 1909, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence per-
sonal service of this notice cannot
be made. it is hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
= S. M. Ferris, Register. :
Burgeson & Haney, attorneys =
for contestant, Dickinson, N. D.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07
Legal Publications
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the interior, U. S.
land Office at Miles City, Mont,
April 8, 1909. Notice ishereby given
that Willie B. Arts, of Beach, N. D.
who. on April 1st., 1907, made
homestead Entry No. 1884, serial
No. 0237l, for sci. section 2, town
ship 10 NJ, range 60 E., Montana
principal meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make final five year
proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before E.
E. Jordan. U. S. Commissioner, at
Wibaux. Montana. on the 22nd,
day of May. 1909. Claimant
names as witnesses: Courtney
Hall, billiard A. Carlock, Henry
Moore and Edward Merritt, all Of
Carlyle, Montana.
A. Kircher, Register.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the interior, U. S.
land Office at Miles City, Montana.
March 80. 1909. Notice is hereby
given that Charles P. Storkel, of
Carlyle, Montana, who, on Novem-
Der z, 1906, made homestead entry,
No. 1924, serial No. 01256, for ea
sci, nwfse{, seinei, secion IA,
township II NJ, range 60 E., Mon
tana principal meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final
communication proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before E. E. Jordan, U. S. Com
missioner, at Wibaux. Montana, on
the 9Th day of May, 1909. Claim
ant names as witnesses: Thomas
Kelsey, H. Pickering, Peter
Hartse. and Briley Douglas, all of
Carlyle, Montana.
A. Kircher, Register.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the interior, US.
land office at Dickinson, N. Oak.
April 10. 1909. Notice is hereby
given that Charles w. Purvis, of
Beach, N. Dak., who, on Oct. 18th,
1903, made homestead entry, No.
26135, for nw4 of section 26, town
ship 139, range LOG, w. 5th P. Me-
ridian, has filed notice of intention
to make final five year proof, to
establish claim to the land above
described, before Geo. Mcclellan,
U. S. Commissioner, at Beach. N.
Dak., on the goth day of May,
1909. Claimant names as wit
nesses: A O. Whitney, M. Kie-
drowski, P. C. Erickson and A. M.
Dillivan, all of Beach, N. Oak.
S. M. Ferris, Register.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07
CONTEST NOTICE

Department of the interior,
United States land office, Dickin-
son, North Dakota, April 10, 1909.
A sufficient contest affidavit hav-
ing been filed in this Office by Rag
invalid Horne, Of Midway, N. D.,
contestant, against homestead
entry No. 1896, made January 20.
1908, at the U. S. land office at
Dickinson, North Dakota, for the
northwest quarter (nw4) of section
Ia. township 1876 N, range 100
w., of the Fifth Principal Mer-
dian by Ernst Stabek, contestee. in
which it is alleged that said con-
testee never at any time established
his residence upon said land;
that he has wholly abandoned the
same and changed his residence
thereform for more than six months
last past; that he has never settled
upon, cultivated or improved said
land as required by law; that each
and all of said laches and defaults
existed at the date of filing said
affidavit, and that such alleged
absence from said land was not due
to his employment in the army,
navy or marine corps Of the U. S.
during time of war; said parties
are hereby notified to appear, re-
spond and offer evidence touching
said allegation at 10 o'clock a.
m. on June 5, 1909. before the
Register and Receiver at the Unit
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the interior, U.
S. land Office at Miles City. Mon
tana, April 3rd, 1909. Notice is
hereby given that George Sweet,
Of Carlyle, Montana, who, on
March 26th, 1908, made homestead
entry No. 5000, serial No. 03088,
for SET, section IL, township 10n.,
range 60e., M. P. Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make
final five-year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before E. E.. Jordan, U. S. Com
issioner, at Wibaux. Montana, on
the 18th day of May, 1909. Claim
ant names as witnesses: Clifford
Sweet. Henry Moore, Edward
Merritt and Byron billy all, Of
Carlyle, Montana.
A. Kircher. Register.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the interior, U.
S. Land Office at Miles City, Mon
tana, April oath, 1909. Notice is
hereby given that John Holman,
of Carlyle, Motana, who, on De-
cember 21st, 1907, made home
stead entry No. 4748, serial No.
02906, for lot 2, sw4 ne}, WI sell,
section 4, township 11n., range 6Oe. {,
M. P. Meridian, has filed notice
Of intention to make final commuta-
tion proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before
Erwin E. Jordan, U. S. Commits
sioner, at Wibaux, Montana, on
the 31st day Of May, 1909. Claim
ant names as witnesses: Phillip
Wicka, Edward Knoop, both of
Beach, N. D., David E. Mccain.
and William A. Walters, both Of
Carlyle. Montana.
A. Kircher, Register.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07
Humor eaa Philosophy
By DUNCAN n. SMITH
FRIENDSHIP.

Oh. friendship is q fragile plant
That should with care be tended.
For oftentimes the closest one
Is easily offended.
And by q very careless turn
It's tender buds are blighted
When it is farthest from your thoughts
To have an old pal slighted!
IT'S not enough to say "Hello!"
And hurry to your labor
Without tnquiring as to health
On meeting some old neighbor.
You have to stand around and chat,
Though minutes may be priceless.
'Twould never do to pass him up
And go away adViceless.
A friend who really is a friend
Is worth your best endeavor
And your most earnest ways and means
To freeze to him forever.
And. though you may find need for
him
Not one time out of twenty.
It's when you do. the proverb says,
You need him good and plenty.
And, after all, the only thing
To give life zest and meaning
Is friendship and remembrance bright,
Though seas are intervening.
To smooth the little jars that come
And make time sweet and sunny.
SO do not slight the friends you have
Or slip to them bad money.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07

While young man finds girl d.
verting, he should be careful that he
doesn't find her father animadvert.
ing.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07
Useless Advice.

Useless Advice.
"Don't be RASH"
II can't help It,"
"Oh. yes, you can"
II tell you I can't" |
"Why?"
Il have measles"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07

A rich man may find it hard to en-.
ter heaven. On the other hand. 1t is
equally hard to keep him In jail.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-05-07
SUMMONS

State of North Dakota, County of
Billings, IS. In Ditrict Court,
Tenth Judicial District.
Charles E. Barber, Plaintiff, VS..
John Reynolds, w. B. Vaughn,
The Theo. Hamm Brewing Com
pany, a corporation, ]. A. Miller,
Ernest Prehn, G. D. Lowell and
Individually and as co-partners
as Lowell Bros, Defendants.
The State of North Dakota to the
above named defendants.
You and each Of you are hereby
summoned to answer the complaint
Of the paintiff in the above entitl-
ed action which has been filed with
the clerk of the District Court of
Billings County, Tenth Judicial
District. North Dakota, at his Office
at Medora in said Billings County,
N. D., and to serve a copy of your
answer upon the subscribers within
thirty days after the service of this
summons upon you exclusive of the
day of service; and in case of your
failure to appear or answer judg-
ment will be taken against you by
default for the relief demanded in
the complaint.
Dated March 9th, A. D. 1909.
George H. Purchase,
Joseph Denoyer,
Attorneys for the Plaintiff.
P. O. Address and Residence,
Beach, N. D.