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FOREST FIRES
MORE SERIOUS
Headquarters at MisSOula Over
whelmed With Reports of New
Outbreaks and Old Fires
Spreading.

Missoula, Aug To-day in west
ern Montana and Idaho the forest
fire situation has assumed the most
serious aspect since the first fire
some 90 days ago. The forest Of
ficials of district No. 1, with head
quarters here, are almost over
whelmed with the report OF new
fires, old fires spreading and the
cries for help from the rangers and
men in the held attempting 10 hold
the flames In check. The service
here echoes the cry OF help by call
ing for men, an army being needed
and the most encouraging thing
today is the response to the call
which has been active and large
crews have been gotten together
and dispatched to the most serious
blazes. More are needed and
more are coming-some from Spo.
kane and points west, but more
from Butte and Montana towns.
Supervisor White OF the Bitter
Root forest. arrived with 90 men
this morning from Butte and took
them up the valley to be used in
his district. About as more men
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AGAIN AMBROSE
TAKESLONG COUNT
Plentywood Takes Two More
DANES from Darling--
Score g to

Darling wants TO see you." In
fact he wants to see almost any
old thing that will give him line
on how. to check the meteoric ca
reer and throw a damper on the
baldheaded audacity Of the Plen-
tywood bail team. Two weeks ago
Darling came over here with a
real package OF diamond heroes.
accompanied by small army Of
corn. fed rooters. They came here
for a couple OF practice games to
put themselves on edge ior some
big engagement in the east. The
messengers Of cruel fate passed
two lemons. and when the smoke
Of battle had cleared away. Dar-
ling had 'em. lie was later seen
going in 'perpendicular direct,
ion from the railroad track" No.
Darling didn't want TO see mo.
body" However, he was heard
to say: .to think that | should
come all the way from North Da-
kota 10 take this. and that, from a
bunch OF rustic yokels sixty miles
from nowheres. 1t can't be true.
No nix mt not none never nein.'
Last Saturday our manager, u.
Z. Bolster, took his tribe OF plains
men and navigated in the direct
ion OF Ambrose 10 pla, the re-
mainder OF the series. In the
meantime Plentywood had been
placed on the u S map as a real
ralro ad town. In fact we had been
connected up with civilization
This no doubt gave our boys a
chesty feeling, and they put up a
classy exhibition oil the great Am.
erican game. Eighteen innings
were played (two full games-ne
short measure) the score standing
I3toI in favor of Plentywood'
Ambrose had shut out Bowbells OF
the 4th; Plentywood shut out Am
brose on the 24th, This was al
most too much for Bolster, whit
had 10 get chest protector Il
keep his slat section from serious
enlargement.
Ambrose treated the visitor
royalty, both in and out OF tn
game. The strenuous season O
1911 will not be complete unles
y Plentywood gets another series Q
games with Darling and his boys
-PientyMood Herald.
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They Have a Definite Purpose

Foley Kidney pills give quick relief in
cases of Kidney and bladder ailments. Mrs.
Rose Chaser. Terra Haute. Ind. tells the
result in her case. AFTER suffering for
many years from serious case of kidney
trouble and spending much money for SO
called cures. found Foley Kidney Pills
the only medicine that gave me a perma-
nent cure. l am again able to be up and
attend to my work. shall never hesitate
TO recommend them. Valley Drug Co.
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Butte, Aug. 2-District Forest
Supervisor Mason, with headquar-
ters in Anaconda, today announc-
ed that he will suggest TO the Tor
est authorities that an sppeal be
made at once to the war depart
ment to assign regular troops to
fight the forest fires, which are
rapidly getting hey yond control. 1t
is understood that there is no ex-
isiting provision for such use oi
the army, but it is believed the
secretary OF war might order out
the troops in view OF the emerg-
ency. Ii is almost impossible to
secure sufficient citizens TO fill the
ranks OF the scores OF companies
now engaged in combating the
flames along the Idaho line.
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Happily Welded

Last Thursday at Mondak at II
o'clock occurred the marriage OF !.
Clinton Otis and Miss Gertrude
E. Wallace, Rev. w. c. Allen, OF
Buiord, saying the magic words
that unite their destinies Tor lie,
saws last weeks Bainville Tribune
Both contracting parties are well
and favorably known to all IN this
vicinity, and the groom, although
a Young man, Is one Of the old
timers in this country who used to
ride the range when the country
was vet in its infancy.
The bride is the youngest dau-
ehter OF Alex Walter, who resides
FIVE miles east oil town, and IS
known as a young lady OF many
accomplishments and is universal
ly liked by all who know know
her.
They have taken up tn sir resi-
dence on their farm five miles east
oil town where they are at home 10
their many friends.
The Tribune unites with their
many friends in wishing them a
long life of prosperity and in hop
ing that their bark SO happily
launched may meet with lev
breakers on its voyage.
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Kalispell, Aug. 2-Fires along
the Great Northern where Il touch
es Glaicer park broke losse yester-
day and alarming reports have
reached the Blackieet forest head
quarters here that more men are
needed.
Another fire has broke out north
west OF town. but on national ter
ritory and Supervisor Mclaughlin
stated today that the fires in his
territory are well controlled. except
IN case of wind. The smoke is
growing denser and yesterday was
SO thick as to interfere with the re.
eular lake excursion parties. The
Dayton Valley, it is reported by
passengers who came up on the
boats, is afiame and 400 men were
fighting fires there yesterday.
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POPLAR PRESBYTERIAN Services

Preaching both morning and evening
next Sunday. Aug. 9TH. The subject OF
the morning sermon will be The Unity
of Churches" The evening topic will be
The Privilege Of Prayer" The Sunday
school and the mid-week Bible class will
NEE. as usual. The public Is invited te
all services
On Saturday evening. Aug. 18th. al
o'clock. there will be preaching in the
Bo~den school house. south Of the river
and again on Sunday afternoon at o,
clock. This will be the last visit Of the
present minister to this district.
F. H. SrEvxSsos. Pastor.
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Staggers Skeptics

That clean, nice. fragrant compound
like Bucklen's Arnica Salve will instantly
relieve bad burn, cut. scald, wound or
piles. siaggers skepiics. But great cures
prove it's wonderful healer Of the worst
sores. ulcers. boils, felons. eczema, skin
eruptions. as also chapped hands. sprains
and corns. Try it, 25c. at tbs Valley
Drug Co.
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For Quick Relief from HAY Fever

Asthma and summer bronchitis. take
Foley's Honey and Tar. II quickly re-
lieves the discomfort and suffering and the
annoying symptoms disappear. IL soothes
and heals the inaamed air passages OF the
head, throa, and bronchial tubes. 1t con-
tains no opiates and no harmful drugs. Re
fuse substitutes. Valley Drug Co
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have been secured in Butte and
will arrive later today. They will
be sent west into the Coeur dAlene
district by special Northern Pac-
ific train and distributed at several
points along the route from where
they will be taken into the field.
TIE latest word today is that the
fire on St. Joseph river in Idaho is
still burning and eating its way IN
to the Trout creek district, having
burned an area FIVE miles wide and
ten miles long. Copper creek IS
still in the grasp Of the fires and
so men were assembled in MIS-
soula to 60 to Saltese and thence
10 the scene today. No fire in the
Lolo district are threatening. One
on Fl anoka creek has the property
OF the Bullion Mining company
surrounded and in great danger.
Across the river from Drexel 40
| men worked all night on new fire
without success and today they
appeal for relief. At Donlon on
the main line OF the Northern Pac-
ifc between Plans and Thompson
a new blaze is reported this morn
ing and an extra gang has been
sent out by the company. From
tunnel No. 8, near St. Regis nnc-
ton, comes word OF another new
outbreak which is burning fast and
already has FIRE line three and
one-half miles long.
| The only local fire reported as
improved is that at Lolo hot
springs, which is practically out
However, two new ones IN the
Idaho Clearwater country lust Owe
the divide are reported this morn
ing and a crew OF men IS being as
sembled TO take the trail with
pack train and attempt to checl
them before they start into the bi'
timber OF that section. These fire
will be reached through the Lol'
pass. Forester Greeley has gon'
west to make another personal IN
spection OF general conditions
Associate Forester Slicox has as
summed charge OF the affairs OF tn
i Office while the forester is away.
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Chateau Bernard. and Nine. Demands
chef
"Oh. It is so nice to be with you hereg'
she cried. and then said, as she had done
two or three times before: 'Tt IS so much
nicer than at Chalons-and hated Count
DelormeF'
As she spoke the name. Ravenei looked
away. while poor Sophie blushed and
trembled. but Lucie. meaning to please
her hosts kept on;
when I am grown up, and get my
money, intend to come and live with
you. Sophie and Capt. Ravenel. Harper
says that when l am eighteen shall
have a whole lot of money in America
that grandmamma cannot keep me out Of,
and that can spend it as I like. and I
VIII come and live In Bienvllle and have
carriage and everything 1 want, but
I think l would like to stay In this house
lit is small. but so very pleasant"
Harper should not tell you such things.
Lucie," said Sophie. She looked at Capt.
RaveneI. It is impossible to keep nursery
governesses and upper servants from
gossiping-how much had she told Lucie
IN the past, and how much might she tell
her in the future7
Presently Lucie was sent away TO
practice on the piano. for It was a part
of Sophie's plan that. when Lucie re-
turned to her grandmother after these
brief and forced visits. the child should
show some improvement.
Then Ravenel told Sophie that as soon
as he finished breakfast, he was to go 70
Col. Duquesne's house, and have the
meeting with Creci, and ne repeated the
colonels chivairous words to her.
Sophie's pale face famed I'D. It was
something in the arid waste of life to
have known two such men as the one
before her and Col Duquesne. who would
not strike a woman when she was help
less before him. and who pitied the weak
nesses of the human heart
But when 1t comes to apologizing. =
said Ravenel. grinding his teeth. what
am to say?-to say that I am sorry
for having kicked him, when wished to
kill him?"
Dearest" replied Sophie. do what
the colonel advises. He would not eoun-
sci you to do anything against your
honor"
At u o'clock precisely. RaveneI pre-
sented himself at the coloneps house. He
was in his uniform. for. although re-
tired. he was still an officer. The soldier
saluted him respectfully. and the aids
spoke to him politely Everybody felt
sorry for Ravenel, and most honest and
brave men In his place would have done
as|he had. he was ushered into the
colonel's room, ard there sat. Col Du-
quesne and Creci. with bis two friends,
the officers who had dragged RaveneI
ard himself apart in the park. The
colonel and others present bowed graveIy
to Ravenel. who returned to bow and
seated himself at the eoloneTs Invitation,
and then after a little silence the colonel
stated the case briefly. but said az the
END, with emphasis:
II think In every case OF this sort,
without impugning Lieut.. Crscfs word,
the presumption Is that a mistake has
been made. Whatever Lieut.. crecl
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He brushed them away, but Col. Du-
quesne thought no less OF him for those
tears.
Il am quite of your mind" he said
| quietly concerning that lady. The cir
cumstances are most unfortunate. can
express to you. privately. a degree of
sympathy which / cannot do publicly,
but believe me, no man could be more
anxious than I am to save that ladys
| feelings in this affair. Capt. Merriat
will wait on you this morning. l think
| If you will agree TO make him a very
/ slight apology, everything can be ar
ranged. and. for my part, pledge you
my word, as Lieut.. Creci's commanding
officer, to use all the power possess to
induce him to accept anything in the
shape Of an apology which you may
offer"
But I cannot apologize" blurted out
poor Ravenel. The lady in question was
sitting quietly on the bench, and did not
even see Creci. and he came up and
spoke to her insultingly. and the lady
| become embarrassed and alarmed, and
then he sat down by her most impudently
and improperly, and attempted TO throw
his arm around her, and then caught
him and thrashed him-and am I to
apologize for that?"
The colonel paused. The story which
he had overheard that naughty little boy
of Nine. Marcei's telling the night be-
fore in the garden correspondent exactly
with what RaYenel had said,--not that
Raveners word alone needed any cor
roboration with Col. Duquesne
Yes" he said. you must say some
thing which may be construed into an
apology. Not a man in the regiment
sustains Crscl's course. but for reasons
which you understand. the chief of which
is the lady in the case, II must be hushed
up. have arranged for you to meet
creci this morning at my house and the
AFFAIR shall be settled before me-
Ravenel, with his soul In his eyes,
looked at the colonel, who was a man
with heart in his breast, even though
be was a colonel; and then the colonel
held out his hand. Ravenel gripped it
for moment and then hurried away
through the park that he might not miss
the morning mall for he was as careful
and prompt IN the performance of HIS
duty with regard TO these circulars, which
he addressed at next TO nothing a thou
sand. as II It had been the best-paid and
most important work in the world.
But his heart was more Joyful. than 1t
had been for many day. He Ead some
thing pleasant to take back to Sophie.
When he returned. and they had their
Il o'clock breakfast together in the little
garden, he looked so cheerful that Sophie
felt almost gay. They sat with Lucie at
the little round table with a white cloth
on 1t, under big acacia tree Close by
them were dozen tall oleanders in
tubs, for Capt Ravenei. turning his un-
usual skill in flowers to account. supplied
most OF the cafes in town with their
ornamental plants. Their breakfast was
simple, but very good, ana Lucie tri-
umphed in the production of the omeIet
which was the work OF her own hand.
She was already lamenting that in one
week she would have to so back 10 the
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face flushing, and her tongue for once
committing an indiscretion. But the
child was quite unconscious of 1t. She
hated Count Delorme herself. and saw
every reason why Sophie and every one
else should hate him.
And Edouard." coutinued Lucie. that
hateful, hateful boy Oh. I think it is
ever so much nicer as it is. and If only I
could live with you, and make omelets
every day, and have a little garden and
dig in it when Capt Ravenel is digging
in the big garden. how much / should
Ike it. and then I could go and visit
grandmamma at the chateau
Sophie laid her head down on the pill
low by Lucie. and kissed the child's soft
red lips. After all, how-happy she could
be but for that terrible moral law which.
because they had transgressed it, kept
laundering in her ears its maledictions.
But no shame and no sorrow can who'll
ly take away the JOY of loving and be-
ing loved as Sophie loved and was loved.
Next morning, about O'Clock. as
RaveneI was walking through the park
10 the post-ofice with his parcel of cir
eulars, he came face to face with Col.
Duquesne. The colonel. instead of pass
ing him with a stiff nod, halted before
him. and said:
Good morning, Capt RaveneI."
Ravenel was startled, but he replied.
.saluting respectfuIlya
Good morning, sir"
There is, 1 am afraid, some trouble
ahead of you with regard TO Lieut. Greet.
said the colonel speaking very deliber-
ately. Il wish to say now, from long
knowledge of the lady in the case. that
can not believe she committed the
smallest improperly. nor DO think that
Crecis word that she did so would
carry the slightest conviction TO
any person in Bienville; and whatever
comes OF it. the lady's name must be
kept out OF the affair absolutely"
Ravenel could have fallen upon his
knees with gratitude when Col. Duquesne
said this. The idea that sophIe's name
should be dragged into a public scandal
was heart-breaking to him The tears
came into his eyes. and he was about
TO extend his hand impulsively to Gel.
Duquesne. but changed hts mind. and
crossed his arms.
He bowed. however. profoundly. and
said:
I cannot express 20 you, sir, how
much ] thank you for what you have
said. It is well-deserved by that lady.
who is the most modest. the most retir-a
ing. the purest-mInded-"
Ravenei stopped with lump in hts
throat. The tears by that time had
dropped upon bis dark. sunburned face.
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thought about the lady in question, whose
name must, by no means, be mentioned,
feel sure that she was unconscious OF
any attempt TO attract his attention. We
viii proceed upon that supposition. If
yeu please
Creci's handsome. stupid face grew
scarlet. Raveners dark skin turned
shade darker, the other two officers looked
impasstve- Then tho colonel went on to
say that he would recommend Capt.
Ravenel to make an apology 10 Lieut.
Creci. and ne would strongly urge Lieut..
Creci to accept it. At that there was
long silence. Ravenel really knew not
how to apologize for having done what
his honor and his conscience and his
inclination had told him was right TO
do. He blamed himself for not having
stamped his foot in Creci's face. and so
marked him for life. The pause became
awkward while Ravenel was turning
these things over in his mind At last.
with the coloners eye fixed upon him
commandingly. he mumbled something
about regretting that the occasion had
arisen-the rest OF 1t was lost in his
mustache. for the colonel. as soon as he
heard the word regret. turned promptly
to Creci. There was a menace in Col.
Duquesne's eye-a look which commanded
obedience. Creci. inwardly raging. sui
lenly bowed, and CaptS Merrilat said
quickly:
II think Lieut.. CrecI accents the
apology, and we may consider the affair
as ended"
Everybody present know what Col. Du-
quesne meant He had known Sophie
when she was fresh from her convent
school, had known her as the young wife
Of an unfeeling and vicious man-he had
known her at the moment when her
courage failed her. and she had left the
hard and stony path she had been travel
ing with Delorme to go on a. path stiu
hard and stony with Ravenel Col. Du-
quesne was tender-hearted where women
were concerned. and felt in his soul that
he could not have stood Delorme as long
as Sophie had stood him. All these
things were working in his mind when
Ravenel and Creci and the two officers
were rising and making their formal
adieus
Ravenel went home to Sophie and the
two were almost gay over the result of
the affair which had been so banefuI to
them in the beginning. It almost seemed
TO the two poor souls as II they had some
friends left. That very afternoon. when
taking their one solitary indulgence
their walk in the parlc-they passed the
colonel, VINO bowed TO Sophie quite in
the old way. although. he did not speak
The colonel was a widower with no
daughters and. therefore, was quite safe
in doing this. not having a domestic
court of inquiry ahead of him.
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CHAPTER ".

At the hour when Col Duquesne and
the two officers were discussing CrecFs
insult to sophie-for insult. they all well
knew it to be--Sophie and Ravenel were
sitting on their balcony after their sup
per- and Lucie had been put to bed.
Sophie had not spoken to Ravenel of
what had happened in the park since
their agitated walk home, but now she
said timfdly, placing her hand in his,
in the soft purple twilight which en-
veloped them. and through which the
lights of the town twinkled beneath
them:
What do you think that man Creci
will do?"
Prefer charges against me. sup
pose" returned Ravenel. but IL he does
think he will get the worst Of it, No
one could believe that you, Sophie, could
give any encouragement to a man like
that Your life here has been too pru-
dent. No other woman. believe could
have lived with the beauty and natural
gayety that you possess. effaeing herself
50 completely, and all for me- What
an evil hour for you. dearest, that ever
we metz
do not say that" cried Sophie. IF
I hadst all 10 live over again. would do
as have done except-except-"
She buried her face in her hands.
RaveneI, too, looked ashamed. To both
of them the iron entered into their souls
~ the recollection OF the first three
weeks after Sophie left her husband.
Then Sophie. raising her head, presently
said:
But Il was an evil hour for you.
might have endured my fate, while but
for me you would have married happily.
and be to-day where you ought to be-
in a good position. with your talents
recognized and"
The two poor souls often talked to-
gether in this way. speaking frankly to
each other. and each taking the blame.
They spoke while longer. each fearing
and dreading the morrow. and then
Sophie went TO see that Lucie was asleep
IN her little bed. while Ravenel went to
his work Of addressing envelopes.
bucie was not asleep, as she should
have been, but wide-awake and very
tglkative.
on Sophie, she said. when Sophie
sat down by the bed in Luc.e's little
room. how glad I am that you are
married to Capt. Ravenels I Ike him SO
much better than Count Delorme. Sophie.
hated Count Delorme."
so did I" replied Sophie. her pale