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away, she would nnd .Occupallon, III
terest. inspiration in that nascent
man.
He lay so still and so quiet that
presently she arose and tiptoed softly
to the entrance where unseen she
could look down upon him. The moon
rose back Of the hill. Although ne
was in the shadow, there was still re-
fraction sufficient to enable her to see
his face. He was asleep. The quiet,
dreamless, unvexed sleep Of healthy
animal, she thought. Their positions
were reversed. He had watched her
before when she was off guard and
asleep with what dim, dumb, lnchoate
effort it might be to comprehend her.
Now it was her turn. He took no
disfavor in her mind after her inspec-
ton. He was bold, splendid piece
of what? Clay. She would put
soul in him, her soul. Her soul was
the only thing she knew. She forgot,
or If she remembered it, disdained the
ancient concept that before the dust
of the earth became alive 1t had to
be permeated with the breath not
merely Of man or woman, but OF God.
She came back at last and sought
her corner disposed her limbs to rest
and kept through silent hours her
lonely vigil. So long as he slept she
was safe. When he awakened, what
then? So long as his mind slept, his
soul slept, his consciousness slept, she
was safe, but when they, too, awak-
ened, when whatsoever light there
might be that dawns in personality
dispelled the night of idle dreams In
which he lived, what would happen
then?
Instinctively she shrank from the
thought of the future. She was as one
who had potent talisman in her hand
and feared to put it to the touch. So
the fisherman in the Arabian tale, II
he had known the contents of the
corked bottle thrown up from the sea-
might have hesitated ere he drew the
stopper and released the pr1soned
spirit. She must watch, she must
wait, she must be on her guard. She
forgot that when she had called him
Man" and laid her hand upon his
shoulder she had begun an evolution
which no human power could stop.
Never had the hours seemed so long
and so strange to her. Nothing hap
pened. Even the capacity to think
gives out in the strongest mind, the
aoutest brain, temporarily or other
wise. She was very tired; the silence
was oppressive; the rusty scissors fel
from her hand and at last she slipped
down upon the sand and drifted away
into that slumber. that suspension o.
consciousness in which for the mo
ment she was even as the man.
The upper edge Of the sun was JUS
springing from the sea when its leve
rays woke her. She opened her eye,
to And the man standing in the open
Ing.
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A young woman cast ashore on lone
~ island, finds a solitary inhabitant, a
young white man, dressed like savage,
and not able to speak in any known Ian
guage. She decides to educate him. She
finds him in an attitude of prayer, bab-
bling an incoherent jargon
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hand upon her own breast and said
clearly:
"Woman!" giving the first syllable
the long "o' and definitely accenting
the second. She pointed to him and
repeated Man." to herself and re-
peated Woman" Patiently over and
over again she said the word until
by and by he could say 1t, too.
The baby begins his language with
monosyllabic sounds which mean lit
tie and yet which have been identified
with the mother. It was fitting that
this man who was as child and yet
as man should begin with something
deeper than infantile babble.
Man and woman!-she drove these
two ideas into his consciousness be-
fore she ceased her task If his idea
Of man was at first infinite, she gave
him the concept of limitations imme-
diately following.
He was avid for instruction. Once
he had learned the words, he babbled
them man, woman, man, woman"
until the iteration was almost mad
dening.
While she washed her face and
hands at the stream he plunged into
brimming pool fed by the brook ere
it descended to the sea- She noticed
that he could swim like a fish itself,
naturally, instinctively. in an un-
trained way Of course, without the
fancy strokes In which she had been
taught, but brilliantly and we'll, never
theless. She would have given the
world for a dip, but it was not to be-,
not yet, that is.
Then they breakfasted and she tried
to teach him "No" and Eyes" and the
meaning thereof She intended to make
circuit Of the island later, but there
was no hurry. She began to realize
that time was nothing to her or to
him, and so she idled under the trees,
setting him tasks as the picking of
fruit. and then stopping him with
| NO and encouraging him with eyes"
until he had some idea of those words
F., also. 1t was a relief to her to get
them firmly fixed in his mind, for they
provided him with alternatives to the
man and woman words on which he
harped.
After q while they started around
the island. It was perhaps six or
eight miles in circumference. There
was q sand beach everywhere, except
in one place where the rocks came
sheer down to the shore. From what
she could tell by an inspection Of the
surface there was an underwater en-
trance to sone cave in the rocks
which some day might be worth ex
| plorins.
On the ether side Of tho island from
the cave, which wss already denomi
mated home in her mind, she came
across the remains Of q shsp's boat
deep bedded in the sand. The boat
had been perhaps wrecked and broken
on the barrier reef, or possibly it had
sailed through the entrance near al
hand-the only opening In the encir
cling guard Of splintered rock which
she had seen-and had been hurled
upon the beach where it had lair
through years until buried in the
shifting sand. Only the gunwales o.
the boat and the stem and the sterr
were exposed. She had no idea as t
what it's condition was, but she prom
j ised that so soon as she could she
would make shift at something for {
shovel and dig it out She gazed a
it for a long time wondering If i
were an explanation of the presence
of the solitary inhabitant Of the is
land, but nothing was to be gained BY
i A little stream she noticed trickle(
4 from under thick covert across thu
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with that. It was pitiful, 90 she saw
It, that WITH . nascent soul to worl
with. she should be compelled to en-
tighten Il through the medium of TINA.
worn superstition.
Below the shelf, not quite buried In
the sand, there was Z small metal box.
She knelt down, scraped the sand
away and presently uncovered it, II
appeared to- be Of silver. It was Of
such q size that she could clasp II
easily in her hand. She opened 1t not
without some difficulty and found With.
In it--nothing! Well, not exactly
nothing, but certainly that for which
she could see little value. There were
several hard pieces of stone of red4
dish color Clipped and shaped In curl
GUS fashion. She turned the box over
and examined 1t on all sides. There
were initials upon it, monogram. She
rubbed it clean with her hands and
studied it carefully. R. c." The
book and the box had belonged to the
same person, John Revell Charnock.
She laid the box aside and searched
the cave further There was abso.
lutely nothing else to be seen. Disap.
pointed vaguely, although she had ex,
pected nothing and had gotten morea
indeed, than she might have imagined
if she had thought about it, she laid
the book and box down upon the ledge
and went out again. She walked along
the sands until she came to the place
where she had landed the day be-
fore. The tide was low. She could
see the wreck Of her boat, partly on
the barrier reef and partly in the
water. It would have been no trick
for her to swim to 1t in the stiffness,
yet she hesitated to attempt it. Ger
tainly weighted down by all her cloth
ing it was a matter Of difficulty and
inconvenience. If it were not for this
man by her side! She tried to think
of some way to restrain him, keep him
away, but nothing occurred to her. In-
vention was paralyzed by the situation
in which she found herself
Desperately bidding him stay where
he was, she went back to the cave
She was face to face with a crisis
which had to be met. Indeed, the
question Of clothes was becoming q
very serious one with her and she
knew she should have to decide upon
some course of action Immediately.
7 For the present, she took of her gar
ments, hoping and praying in a shiYert
Of dread and anxiety, that he would
remain where she had left him, which
indeed proved the fact. She laid aside
all that she had worn except the
blouse and skirt, including her sadly
worn shoes and stockings. Thus light.
lily clad she came out on the sand again.
He did not notice any change in her
condition. AS matter Of fact she
gave him no time, for she flashed
across the sand at full speed and
plunged boldly into the smiling water
Of the lagoon. He followed her In.
/ stantly and swan by her side with
scarcely any exertion whatever.
(To BE CoNT1NUED)
The Question.
Stella You have two proposals2
1 Bella-Yes. can't decide which b
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The Question.

stella-You have two proposalsa
Bella-Yes. | can't decide which b..
marry first
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y OF Interest to the Fair Sex. -
At the Hotels

Mr.. and Mrs. Cambridge of St Paul
arrived in the city for a stay of a day
or two.
Fl. w. sanborn of Edgeley arrived in
the city this morning to spend the day
in Fargo.
7. w. Rorke of the new town of
Stanheld, Ore, was business visitor
to the city today
w. e. Kelsey arrived in the CITY this
morning from Crookston, MINI, to at
tend to business.
William B. Frey of Sioux Falls, S. d.,
was in the city yesterday and again
today on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. q. Grange of Lisbon
arrived in the city yesterday for a
stay Of day or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Graham of viii
ton arrived in the city yesterday for a
stay for day or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank N. Lang of Hope
arrived in the city last evening for
a stay OF a day or two.
D.F Gallagher of the Western Union
Telegraph Co., of Grand Forks was a
business visitor here today.
]. G. Artcheson and wife of Lisbon
arrived In the city this morning and are
registered at one of the leading hotels.
Harry A. Wolberg of Nome arrived in
the city yesterday for a stay of a day
or two and was registered at the Gard
ner.
Harvey Lock, the well known amuse-
ment caterer of Valley City was cir
culating among his Fargo friends to-
day.
H. ]. Monley of Grand Forks was a
business visitor to the city today and
was registered at one of the leading
hotels.
w. H. Simmons of Hunter was a
business. caller in the city today and
was registered at one of the leading
hotels.
T. c. Hebron of Dickinson arrived in
the city this morning to attend to
business and was registered. at the
Waldorf.
w L. Church of that celebrated
summer resort down in Minnesota, De-
trott, was calling on his Fargo friends
this morning
w. V. Gelbranson, J. M. Sullivan and
L. H. Thier all of Minot arrived in the
city yesterday for a stay of a day
or two and were registered at the
Metropole.
"Rathskeller Cafe" Moorhead.
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presence, Erickson went to the kitch-
en- and with medium sized ak struck
himself seven blows on the head Four
Of the blows penetrated the skull
Dropping his ak in pool of blood. the
man left the house and ran to the
grove in Fairmont park, two blocks
distant from his home.
Climbing in a small birch tree, he
fastened a piece OF hay wire around
his neck and jumped down. Soon
afterwards, the body was found by
Erickson's father.in-law, John Burken.
who lives at Seventy third avenue
west and Raleigh street. Burken had
noticed Erickson running to the park
and, suspecting that something was
wrong, had followed him. He did
not succeed in locating him until after
the man had taken his life.
Burken notified the West Duluth
police at once and they in turn notf-
fed Coroner McCuen and M. J. Fiji
trault, undertaken, who took the body
to the morgue on Central avenue and
Ramsey street, where an autopsy was
performed this afternoon by the coro-
ner.
Erickson is survived by his wife and
two children, Emil years old and
Agnes, aged 8 years. He came to
West Duluth eleven years ago from
Sweden. Although no funeral arrange
ments have been made, It is probable
that the services will be held Sun
day.
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HANGS HIMSELF AFTER AK
FAILS TO BRING DEATH

Duluth, July 15.-With several ugly
wounds on his head, where he had
struck himself seven times with the
sharp edge Of an ak Mike Erickson,
As years old, a dairyman residing at
3O2 South Seventy third avenue west,
ran two blocks from his home into
Fairmont park, where he climbed into
a tree and hung himself with a piece
or hay wire yesterday. He is bel
lteved to have been demented.
Five months ago, Erickson was re-
leased on parole from the Fergus Falls
insane asylum, after spending three
months in the institution. OF late he
had worked at odd jobs, mostly at
Proctor, while his wife and children
took care of his dairy at West Duluth.
While working for A. Swenson in a
repair shop at Proctor Wednesday,
Erickson accidentally struck his hand
with a chisel. The injury was
painful one, but he continued at work
until he hurt the same hand again In
a similar manner. He then quit his
work and returned home, arriving in
West Duluth before noon.
He brooded over the injuries and
was sleepless during the night, &C.
cording to his wife. When she arose
at $3.50 o'clock this morning. she said
that he was still sulIen and morose.
When she left him to milk the cows,
she noticed that he appeared agitated
and troubled.
AS soon as his wife was out of his
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1innerS---Wanted
The KIinSnlann Co.
FOUNDRY co. ELECTS
The Annual Meeting Was Held This
Morning and Annual Report
Excellent.

The annual election of the Fargo
Foundry Co. took place this morning
Immediately after test and exhibition
of a new concrete had been given at
the plant on N. P. avenue The test
was most satisfactory. The following
Is the result of the election:
President-F C. Gardner.
Vice President-T. L. Sykes.
Secretary-H. H. WheeIock.
Treasurer-M. A. Baldwin.
General Manager-F. w. Parsons,
The above officers also constitute the
board of directors. The annual report
shows that the year just closed was
one of the most successful in the his
tory of the foundry company and the
prospects for the coming year are very
flattering and encouraging, for there
are plenty of orders ahead and every
thing looks bright. The company for
some time has been engaged in the
work Of making and putting fire es-
capes on schoolhouses and other public
buildings, the apparatus being made
so as to conform to the state laws in
regard to fire escapes, and the business
has grown to great proportions.
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DRUGGISTS Of
STATE TO MEET
THEIR ANNUAL STATE coNVEN-
TON WILL BE HELD FOR THREE
DAYS IN FARGO, AUGUST g.
TRAVELLERS AUXILIARY WILL
ALSO HOLD A SESSION.

The twenty-fifth annual meeting Of
the North Dakota Pharmaceutical
Association will be held in this city,
for three days, beginning August 9 and
a large number Of druggists and their
assistants are expected to arrive in
town during that time. The officers of
the association are as follows:
President-Burt Finney, Bismarck.
Vice Presidents-A. H Bell of Devils
Lake; H. r. Strehlow of Casselton.
Secretary Treasurer-W. S. Parker
of Lisbon.
Local secretary-w. S. Porterfield
of Fargo.
While the druggists are meeting
the Travellers auxiliary, an organiza
ton made up Of travelling statesmen.
who sell drugs and medicines will
also assemble here, as well as the
ladies' auxiliary to the North Dakota
Pharmaceutical association, and there
are sixty active and 10 honorary mem
bers and this will have two sessions
Tuesday and Wednesday during the
week.
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Genuine Navajo Blankets.

w. FL. Stewart, the harness man. has
just received another shipments OF
genuine Navajo saddle blankets direct
from the reservation. Many of these
blankets are double size and make
beautiful rugs or couch covers and are
being greatly admired by many ladies
who are purchasing them for that
purpose. Mr. Stewart bought these
rugs at a discount and is offering
them at prices below the regular rate,
even in New Mexico where they are
made. No one should fail to look them
over as genuine Navajos are a rarity
in this part Of the country.
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which o. s.. Hansen, is president and
Samuel Torgeson cashier is the largest
bank in Grand Forks and one Of the
largest in the northwest outside of
the twin cities and Duluth.
Mr.. Gavere has been two years with
the Northwestern National, and prior
to its absorption by the Northwestern
he was receiving teller and note teller
of the National Bank OF Commerce for
six years. He has been prominent i'm
the debates on financial subjects be-
tween the Minneapolis chapter and
other chapters of the American Insti-
tute OF Banking.
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More and more women are investing
in the smart, long coats, in loose.
raglan style, which may be slipped on
over dainty costumes when tourney
through the street must be taken. So
many dinners are eaten at the attrac-
tive restaurants in town on summer
evenings that these long. loose coats
are especially useful for taxicab wear
to and fro, and when trip is made
out Of the city the coat may. be worn
on the train over pretty frock. saw
ing the labor Of carrying a suitcase.
The coat illustrated is of white wool
and will answer for motor wear. but
these coats are also built of pongee
and of mohair.
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WIDENING SIDEWALK
Big improvement that Will be 40.
preciated on First Avenue Has
Already Commenced.

The sidewalks from Broadway to
Roberts street on First avenue on
both sides of the street are to be
widened and the work il already pro-
crossing. 1t il the intention to make
the walk just two feet wider on each
side Of the avenue, as pedestrian
travel ID increasing there ali the time,
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only ones mat
count on the great
lie d G err OF the
worlds good deeds,
A poor little for
eign woman was
very i'll. The doc
tor said she must
go to the hospital
and be operated
upon If she would
ever be well again.
1t was not a dan
gerous operation
but one Of those
small acute things
that must have at
tention or a wom-
an rnns r,nicnraln lrr
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Call the society editor on
either Of The Forums four
wires and ask The Forum
central for No. S. In the
evening call 598.

The affair was given in honor Of Miss
Eva Kimball, who is soon to leave the
city. Miss Kimball is one Of the most
popular young ladies of the younger
set and will be greatly missed from
her circle of friends. The evening was
pleasantly spent in making flower
baskets and in music.
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and 1t will be more so when the new
North Dakota Improvement Co. and
the new Pioneer blocks and the Ilaing
and Stone blocks are occupied. Then,
too, the Grand theatre, when a per-
Torrance is over helps to make travel
somewhat contested.
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fine ENGLISH
SETTER PUPS

For sale-English setter pups; black
ears. white licked body, pedigree fur
nished. Equally as good for water as
land hunting, excellent guards and
companions. Address w. c. Church.
Des Moines, Ia.
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A PAGE of Startling

Facts win be found in today's Forum.
Read about our big July sale, then
come. Save money by buying goods,
you'll never buy better goods nor
cheaper Howard Moody.
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STATE WEDDINGS.

The marriage of Nels P. Rasmussen
and Miss Carrie Peterson took place at
the home of the grooms brother, Mar
tin Rasmussen, In James River Valley
township. Rev. H. Moe of Cakes per-
formed the ceremony in the presence
Of a few near relatives.
c. H.. Hanson, one of the prominent
young men of Guelph, left last week
for Louisburg, Mimi, where he was
united In marriage to Miss Ida Marie
Skordahl on Thursday of this week
at the home of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson will return to
Guelph after a short wedding trip and
after visiting friends for a short time
will go to DENLY, where they will make
their future home.
Mr.. VIM. H. Orr, a former resident
of Leeds and recently of Fessenden, and
Miss Gertrude Strong of Leeds, were
quietly married at Devils Lake. The
young people sprung quite a surprise
on their friends here as none of them
was looking for a wedding at this
time. Miss Strong is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Strong and one of
the most popular young ladies of
Leeds. Mr.. Orr has been engaged in
selling safes for the past few years and
is at present located at Bottineau,
where they expect to reside. "a
A. e. Bruce and Miss Marguerite
Madison, both of Lawton left for Dew
lis Lake to be united in marriage by
the pastor of the NJ e. church of that
city. After the ceremony the happy
young couple boarded the train for
short visit with relatives and friends
in Milton, Cavalier. county, and else
where and expect to be absent about
two weeks, when they will return to
Lawton and begin housekeeping in
their cosy little home on Copenhagen
avenue.
Announcements have been received
of the coming marriage of Miss Min
ME Borgerson of Egeland to Rev. r. A.
Garrison of Bisbee and EgeIand. Miss
Borgerson. Mr.. Garrison is the Pres
and has very large circle of friends.
She is daughter of Mrs. John M.
Borgerson. Mr.. Garrison / srhe Pres
byterian minister, filling charges at
Egeland and Bisbee Immediately after
the ceremony, July 20, the young couple
will go to Duluth and from there take
a steamer for a trip of the great lakes.
Their visit will include Mr.. Garrison's
home in the east. They will return to
Egeland and take up housekeeping up
on their return.
Friends and relatives in Grand Forks |
are in recent receipt of the announce
ment of the marriage of Miss Eva Wat
son and William Dunlap, both residents |
of Grand Forks. The ceremony oc- /
CURED quietly in Minneapolis. and |
after short honeymoon they expect |
to go to Stanfield. Ore, to make their |
future home, where Mr.. Dunlap Is con- !
nected with the Columbia Land Co. He |
Is brother of Assistant Postmaster |
]. j., Dunlap and has resided in Grand I
Forks for some years. His bride is also |
well known and popular. She has been
connected with the Office of Or. ]. J.
Grassick the past few years.
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GOES TO GRAND FORKS.

Minneapolis Man Become Assistant
Cashier in N. o. Institution.
Minneapolis, July 15.-Harry Gavere
manager Of the discount department Of
the Northwestern National bank, will
become assistant cashier of the Scan.
dinavian- American bank of Grand
Forks, N. D., and will leave Saturday
to take his new position. The Scan
American OF Grand Forks, of
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For Rent--A suite OF rooms, apply
to ]. =. Johnson Cycle Supply House.
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LITTLE ACTS OF KINDNESS.
(By Mary RUSSELL

Kindness does not always take the
same form. Money helps are not The
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Excitement in Moorhead

Over the big sale at Howard Moody's:
such bargains never heard OF before.
Read the page OF facts today.
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Don't do all your good deeds before
men, but some Of them before your
own soul. That is where 1t will count.