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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-04-05

by high pitched accents, apparently
lifted in eXpostulation; but the intona-
ton was foreign and the words unin.
telligible.
Then a voice said roughly: shut
up and get on, will you? D'you want
to keep me standing here all day."
A grunt responded and the noises
recommended.
Coast gulped; his temples throbbed
and there was a feeling Of constric-
ton in his throat. The voice had been
BlackstOck's. Coast TO- understood
what was towards: they were digging
a grave for the dead man.
Quite mechanically he turned aside
and moved toward the row of houses
on his right: they stood upon the edge
of a shelving bank, he found, guessing
clivity. He descended ten feet or so,
and, the dog at heel, skulked along In
the rear of the buildings until he
came to one which he judged to be
about opposite the group of shadows.
Then climbing again he entered the
structure by its rea doorway-which
owned no door.
Opening on the roadway were two
windows. with broken and empty
sashes, and a doorway with vacant
hinges. Coast approached one Of the
windows. The dog, laundering help
lessly about for a time, at length
found the door and stopped astride
the sill, shifting the air. ears pricked
forward. body vibrant with the be-
hemence Of its growls.
From a position near the window.
Coast could see with passable distinct.
ness the prone body and round it a
gathering Of four figures.
Blackstock stood some feet from the
body, his feet we'll apart. his heavy
shoulders inclined slightly forward,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-04-05

his hands clgsped behino him ne
was clothed In shining. shapeiess
black oilskins; the dropping brim Of u
sou'wester hid all his face save a red
patch Of cheek.
Near the dead man. two Cinnamon
toiled with spades. waistdeep In a
trench. Their bodies. clothed in thin.
saturated blue jackets. bent and re-
covered with nearly automatic pre-
cision as they delved and cas-. I'D the
loan. Behind them a little mound Of
fresh-turned earth grew rapidly.
To one side a third Chinaman stood
In attitude of imperturbable attention.
apparently overseeing the job. He was
a large man. largely builded: taller
than Blackstock by at least three
inches, with disproportionately long
arms, large hands and feet. In that
drearily Elusive light he seemed a
giant. His face, to Occidental eyes.
was a yellow mask, b~rutally modelled
but quite devoid of expression.
Presently he uttered a single word
in Chinese, and the labor came to an
end. He turned to Blackstock.
"All ready" he said brusquely. in
clear English.
Blackstock inclined his head, as ii
doubtful. How deep?" he asked.
-Four feet"
Blackstock appeared to reflect brief.
ly. six would be BETTER" he said.
However . kick him in and
get him covered as quick as you can.
"All right" returned the Chinaman
stolidly.
He issued instructions to his coun
trymen in a swift tumble of sharp syl
tables.
The pitiless brutality of the pro
ceeding, together with the sickening
thump of the body falling into the
trench. affected Coast momentar1ly
! with a sort of vertigo, with something
closely resembling nausea. and wrune
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-04-05
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dripping head, soothing the dog with
muttered words for a moment or two.
1t snuggled close to him. whining,
shivering.
Poor boy!" he said gently. 80
now, so. old fellow. . ." Then, sur
prised: 'Hello!" he exclaimed.
Whats this?"
Beneath his hand the dog had stiff
fened suddenly. and now stood tense
and bristling, a deep and angry growl
rumbling in It's throat.
simultaneously, from some indie
terminate point. he heard the sound
of a mans voice, the words indistin-
guishable, accompanied by a grating
noise like that made by metal en-
cOuntering stone.
Hello. hello!" he said softly, knit
ting his brows. as he stared down the
roadway, in the direction that he must
go, the direction from which the
sounds seemed to come.
He could see nothing save vague
shadows, formless, dim.
A monotonous iteration of muffled
sounds forced itself upon Coasts at
%tention; a thud, a scraping noise. a
soft plop; repeated e~ndlessly. He
strained his eyes against the yelling
mists. seeming to discern a knot Of
shadows down the road. The sounds
continued, to be interrupted. presently
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-04-05

toward MIN Who spokey tie .tev
ated. as II he had tailed to catch tua,
cry which had Enthusiastically reached
ears that seemed attuned to almost
preternatural acuteness. Il heard
nothing.
Quickly his gaze quested past Black.
stock. raking their surroundings. and
for an instant Coast could have sworn
rested on his face. indefinite blur
though it must have seemed viewed
through the window at that remove.
He fancied that the mans small black
eyes narrowed. and he held mis-
breath. fearing he was discovered and
wondering whether or not to make q
break for it by way Of the back door.
Then. to his unspeakable relief. the
Chinaman's glance travelled on and
again paused.
1T must have been the dog" ne
said, his precise English oddly assert
ing with his foreign intonation.
For the first time Coast became
aware that the animal had left he
doorway. A slight shift OF position
enabled him to discover it standing at
pause halfway between the building
and the group round the grave.
THE dog? MOI" BlackstocA ejac-
ulated nervously. Dogs don't
speak"
1T must have been the dog" the
Chinaman repeated. ut is there"
"Where?" Blackstock moved un-
easily, seeming to sense a menace in
the very proximity of the animal.
Keep it away from me, d'you hear?
Don't let 1t come near me. Kick it of
kill the damn brute If it comes this
way!" His tones f1atted strangely. az
If he we're in truth MORALLY afraid OF
the animal. 1T hates me-" he said In
a mumble-'hates mel"
Let me have your pistol" the
Chinaman put in. Il think it means
| will drive it off"
AS If to confirm the wisdom of this
suggestion as we'll as B]ackstock's
fears, the dog at that instant inter
jected a sonorous and savage groWi-
which changed to a sharp yelp as q
bit of rock, flung with surprising &C
curacy by one of the grave-diggers
landed on it's sides. Confused and IN
pain-for the blow must have been a
shrewd one-the blind animal
swerved, scuttled off, disappeared.
At the same time Coast was aware
that some object passed from Black
stocks hand to the Chinaman's. A
second later a little tongue of reddish
flame licked out from the mouth of {
revolver held by the latter, and Coast
heard it's vicious bark coincident witt
a smart thud as the bullet lodged in
beam Immediately behind MIN.
1t might have been poor markham
ship or fair; the Chinaman might have
aimed at the dog.
CTO BE CONT1NUEDD
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-04-05

from him IN involuntary cry of horror.
Good Cod" he said alOud-hOw loud
ly he soon realised.
Barely had the words been spoken
when Blackstock, as if galvanized,
whirled in Coasts direction. Who's
that?" he demanded sharply. his fea-
lures darkly distorted with appre-
hension. 'Who spoke?"
His fingers tore %nervously at the
fastening OF his oilskin coat; he 1erked
1t open and plunged one hand into a
side pocket, as If seeking a weapon.
In surprise the tall Chinaman turned
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-04-05
SYNOPSIS.

Garrett Coast. a young nan of New
York CITY, meets Douglas Blackstock, who
Invites him to a card party. He accepts.
although he dislikes Blackstock. the rea-
son being that both are in love with Kath-
crime Thaxter. Coast fails to coryince her
that Biackstock is unworthy Of her
friendship. At the party Coast meets two
named Dundas and al 'TuylI; There is
e quarrel, n BlackstOck shoots Van
Tuyl dead. Coast struggles to wrest the
weapon from him. thus the police dis
cover them. Coast is arrested for murder.
he Is convicted. but as he begins his sen
tence. Dundas names BlackstOck as the
murderer and kills himself. Coast be-
comes free: but Blackstone has married
Katherine Thaxter and fled. Coast pur-
chases a yacht and while sailing sees a
man thrown from a distant boat. He res
cuas the fellow who Is named Appleyard.
They arrive at a lonely island. known as
No Mans Land. Coast starts out to ex-
plore the place and comes upon some de-
serted buildings. He discovers a man
dead. Upon going further and approach
ing a house he sees Katherine Thaxter.
who explains that her husband, under the
name Of Black. has bought the island,
he IS blind. a wireless operator and has
q station there. Coast informs her that
her husband murdered Van Tuyl.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-04-05

Mr.. Hardhead-I have called, sir. to
ask for the hand Of your daughter.
Old Gentleman with emotion)-
She is the only child | lave, and her
mother is gone.
Mr.. Hardhead (hastily)-Oh. that's
no objection, l assure you.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-04-05
'Twixt Satan and the Sea,

DOctor--YOu are in pretty bad
bad shape. You must stop going to
those cheap restaurants.
Patient-But, doctor, the prices at
the other places make me still sicker.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-04-05
The Reason for It.

THAT candidate certainly has q
skillful way of working on peoples
feelings"
But, then. you know. he's q den
tist."
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-08-15

SUMMONS IN FORECLOSURE OF
TAX LIEN.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
FOR WHATCOMSCOUNTY.
c. c. Henry. Plaintiff. VS.. C. R.
Lange and - Lange. his wife; Z
Mcclellan and - Mcclellan, his
wife; Whatcom County; City of
Bellingham, and all persons I'M
known, If any, having or claiming
to have an interest in and to the
real property hereinafter describ-
ed, Defendants.
The State Of Washington to c..
r. Lange and - Lange, his wife
e. Mcclellan and - Mcclellan,
his wife; Whatcom County; City of
Bellingham, and all persons un-
known, if any, having or claiming
to have an interest in and to the
real property hereinafter described
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the plaintiff above
named is the holder of Certificate
of Delinquency numbered 5000, is
sued on the End day of February,
A. d. 1905, by the Treasurer of
Whatcom County, State of Washing
ton, for the amount of $11.70, the
same being the amount then due
and delinquent for taxes for the
years 1902 and 1908 together with
penalty. interest and costs thereon,
upon real property assessed to you
and of which you are the owners or
reputed owners. situate in said Coun
ty and particularly bounded and
described as follows, to-wit: Lot G,
Block 33. Supplemental York Ad-
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Total amount OF Taxes palo
since date of Certificate OF
Delinquency, ........ -.
all of said amounts bearing inter
est at the rate of fifteen per cent
per annum from the date OF pay
ment of said respective amounts
and: you are further notified that
he will apply to the Superior Court
of the said State of Washington, IN
and for said County, for a ]udg-
faent foreclosing his lien against
the property hereinbefore mention
ed. :and you are hereby summoned
to appear within sixty days aiter
the service of this summons upon
you, exclusive of the day OF ser,
vice, if served personally,-if served
" publication, then within Sixty
t6O) days from and after the date
of the first publication OF this no
tice and summons, exclusive OF the
day of said first publication. to-wlt.
within sixty days from and a1ter
the LIST day of August. A. d. 1sl2,
and defend this action or pay the
amount due, together with costs;
and in case of your failure to DO
so. Judgment will be rendered fore
closing the lien for said Certificate
of Delinquency, taxes, penalty, IN
terest and costs, against the lands
and premises hereinbefore mention
ed.
Any pleading or process may be
served upon the undersigned at the
address hereafter mentioned.
C, C. HENRY, Plaintiff,
p. o. Address, Port Angeles, wash
ington, anu
FRANK w. BIXBY,
County Attorney, Plaintiffs Attor-
ney. p. o. Address. Bellingham,
Washington.
BY H. c. Thompson, Deputy. Slit.
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Offer of REWARD

Whereas. on the night of Aug. 2.
1912, some person or persons I'M
known did set fire to and burn up
the tent anu equipment of the Men
MONTE Brethren, a religious denom-
ination, holding revival services at
Nooksack. Whatcom county, Wash
ingtOn, and
Whereas. the citizens of Nooksack
and Fifty f$15O.0O) Dollars. for
the arrest anc conviction OF the
party or parties committing the a.
bove crime, and
Whereas. this Board has been pc
titioned to offer like amount for
the same purpose. and
Whereas, Section 2249 of Reming
ton & Eali.nrer's Annotated Codes
ard Statutes of Washington, author
ICES the Board. when in its opinion
the pubic good requires it, to offer
such reward
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the undersigned commissioners OF
Whatcom county, Washington, that
reward CT One Hundred and Fifty
tS151.oG) DoiaIrs be offered for ar
rest and conviction of the person or
persons Who committed the above
crime, said reward to be open and
continuing Until Jan. /, 1913, unless
sooner RECALLED by the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of Aug, 1912.
WILL H. FELL,
Chairman Board of County Commits
sioners.
J G. KEMPER,
JOHN SIMPSON.
ATT Est:
ALEX NAlI WICK,
County Auditor and eX-officio clerk
of the Eoaru of County Commits
sioners.
tSeal) s-s-4t.
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dition to New Whatcom, and upon
which he has paid taxes assesseu
sgainst said property as follows:
1,-;a Amount
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-08-15

In the Matter of the Guardianship
of Veda Amoret Sutley, Melvin viii
son SutleN and Marjorie Mirth SUIT
ley, Minors.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
Al Unusual BenefIt.

Henry e. Dixey was talking at
Sherry's in New York about benefits.
In the oid-fashioned benefit" he
said. you were responsible for all
bills and tickets. Thus. at times.
your benefit actually cost you money.
Some poor chaps have been strapped
for months while paying off heavy
benefit losses.
Il heard of queer benefit in Nola
Chucky the other day A visiting
company announced a harvest home
performance for the benefit Of the
poor--tickets reduced to q nickel
well. Nola Chucky turned out in
force to that harvest home benefit.
and the next DAY q divine called on
the manager to find out what was to
be done with the money.
Whats to be done with the hene-
tit money? the manager said indlg-
nantly. Why. sir. that question e
tonishes me-
But said the divine. didn't your
advertise the performance Is for the
benefit OF the poor?
And shouted the manager, didn't
We reduce the tickets to nickel 90
that all the poor could conner"
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
FEEDING sILAGE WITH GRAIN
Indiana Agricultural Experiment. Sta.
tion Asks Pertinent Question and
Makes Comment on Replies.

Purdue university (Indiana) agri-
cultural experiment station submitted
the following question among others to
$500 Indiana farmers and feeders:
when feeding silage, what kind Of
grain and roughage do you feed I"
The agricultural stations comment
on compilation Of the replies received
Is as follows:
In answer to the above question 1t
was found that 80 per cent. OF the
feeders using sorn silage depended
upon corn as the main part OF the
grain rotation. Ten per cent. are
feeding either cottonseed or linseed
meal in addition to other grain with
silage. This, according to the results
secured at Purdue experiment station
in the winter Of 1s06-07. would indi-
cate that the advantage OF feeding a
concentrated nitrogenous feed with a
ration composed Of corn and corn sill
age Is not generally appreciated as
much as 1t should be. II was found
that the addition Of cottonseed meal
to such q ration resulted In an in
crease In value OF six cents per bush
ell on corn fed over and above the cost
OF concentrated feed. In other words,
II proved to be highly profitable In
vestment to feed limited amount of
cottonseed meal with a ration COM
posed Of shelled corn. corn silage and
clover
"ln the purchase OF commercial feed.
Ing stun the fat content Is of less i'm
portance than the protein content. Pro-
tein is the necessary Ingredient for
practically all farmers and dairymen
to purchase. It Is simply a matter
of good business policy to be able to
go into the market and select the most
digestible protein for the least ex-
penditure OF money"
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23

Rev. r. J. Campbell was discuss
ing the English accent at a dinner in
Philadelphia.
Our worst accent" he said. push
ing back his snow-white hair. sis
the cockney one-the that turns, you
know, make haste into mike lste'-
and SO on.
Il once engaged two maid servants.
One was Devonian, the other cock
ney. They were both named Gather
inc, but that fact caused no confusion
in my household I simply called the
Devon girl Kate and the cockney
Kite, and they always knew whom I
was addressing"
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23

q
Diagram showing the relative
amounts Of dIsestlbls protein and car
bohydrates In different kinds os hay.
The section IncIosed In light lines rep.
resent the carbohydrates; those In
closed In heavy lines, the protein.
fed. the body suffers. because It Is
absolutely necessary to keep the body
In good condition. Thousands Of
horses are fed all they can eat, yet
are poorly nourished because the food
contains little except fuel substances
The flesh forming substances are
used to replace the waste that goes on
In all living tissues, Energy produc-
ing substances are used to furnish the
energy required for the nervous and
muscular activities OF the body, and
when fed in excess they may to cer-
tain extent be stored up In the form
Of fat for use later. when needed for
either energy or heat.
One Of the most important sub
stances In any foodstuff Is protein. All
nutritive substances which contain
nitrogen are classed under tho general
term Of protein Protein is composed
Of nitrogen, carbon. hydrogen, oxygen.
eulphurs. and phosphorus
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23

rule rather than the exception In some
sections to see houses and agricul.
tural implements sadly In need Of re-
paint.
OF course paint does improve the
appearance Of property, but 1t is far
more useful as protector rather than
an ornament. The expenditure Of a
small amount OF money and time in
painting valuable piece Of farm ma
chinery or building will add great
iy to the length OF It's life. Another
useful object accomplished by painting
IL the improved sanitary conditions Of
buildings and outhouses. The cost OF
such work Is small. the necessary
equipment not expensive, and with
proper care will last long time.
In order to supply information which
will enable the farmer to purchase the
paint economically and apply It In
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
DAIRY NOTES.

When selecting COW for the dairy
look and see II the eye OF the animal
is large and full.
This Is the time of the year when
dairy cattle require better care and
more liberal feeding.
No man is In better position to
build up his soil than dairyman. II
he uses wisely the forces at his COM
mand
AS rule, q large now of milk is
associated with a low per cent. OF
fat, while q small now shows high
or test
To supply good food for the dairy It
is necessary that we exercise fore
thought and plan for the fall season
which Is sure to come every year.
The calf that Is expected to de-
velop into a strong and profitable COW
should be given all the chance possi-
BILE during its early period OF growth.
A simple way of finding out the
value OF each COW Is by keeping
daily record OF the quality OF milk
given by each, and testing 1t at In
tervals.
The purchaser OF q bull should se-
lect an animal that is q good individ-
ual. and whose dam and grand dam
on his sire's side have good butter fat
records.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
Orange Loaf Layer caka.

Melt a piece Of butter the size OF
an egg. put into measuring cup. with
two eggs and fill cup with milk. Beat
well, add l cup Of sugar (beat until
sugar is dissolved), grated rind OF
orange. sift 3 times III cups flour.
u teaspoon salt. ! heaping teaspoon
baking powder, Mix dry ingredients
and butter, etc. Beat well and bake.
Frosting. Two great spoons of or.
ange Juice. thicken with confectioner's
sugar. Frost cake when cool. Frost
cake first with orange frosting. then
smear over with cocoa.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-23
In School.
"Spell prohibition
II don't like dry spells"
IN MATcHToWN.
Fortunately no Faith Was Required,
For She Had None.

Il had no faith whatever. but on the
advice OF hale. hearty old gentleman
who spoke from experience, began to
use Grape-Nuts about years ago.
writes an Ohio woman, who says she
is 40. is known to be fair. and admits
that she is growing plump on the new
diet.
Il shall not try to tell you how ! suf.
fered for years from deranged stom-
ach that rejected almost all sorts Of
food. and digested what little was fore
ed upon it only at the cost OF great
distress and pain.
Il was treated by many different
doctors and they gave me many differ-
ent medicines, and even spent sever
al years In exile from my home, think
ing change of scene might do me good.
You may Judge Of the gravity Of my
condition when tell you / was some.
times compelled to use morphine for
weeks at time.
For two years have eaten Grape
Nuts food at least twice day and I
can now say that have perfect
health. / have taken no medicine In
that time--Grape-Nut has done It all.
/ can eat absolutely anything I wish,
without stomach distress.
II am a business woman and can
walk my or miles day and feel
better for doing so. I have to use
brains In my work. and It Is remark.
able how quick, alert and tireless my
mental powers have become" Name
given by Postum Co, Battle Creek.
Mich.
There's reason" and It Is explain
ed in the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," In pkgs.
Ever read the above letterf new
enc appears from time to time. They
are wenuine, trues and full Of human
interest.