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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24

been Powers he sat on the edge of the
dings bed, his gaze fixed upon
the reflection of the lamps flame in
the window panel-absorbed in the
enigma.
He could not rid himself Of the i'm.
preston that an in%articulate menace
lurked beneath Blackstock's apparent
ly unsuspicious reception Of him.
Was insanity the explanation? Was
the man in reality a homicidal maniac,
at whose intellect the lust to slay ate
like a cancer? . But in such
case. would he have delegated to an
other the assassination of Power?
Did he or did he not suspect? Did
that sudden slip of the mask signify
that he had merely allowed himself
to appear to be deceived and was but
waiting to deliver some telling stroke
in retaliation?
How much has Coast to apprehend,
what to guard against?
To this latter question his every in
stinct answered in chorus: Every
thing. He dared leave no stone un-
turned to safeguard himself-that he
might remain able to protect Kath-
crime.
1t came to him that it was NOT I'm.
likely he had been left in that lonely
cottage with the three Chinese that
they might quietly make away with
him while he slept.
With this in mind he took a more
detailed inventory of his surround
ings: and found them hopelessly ex-
posed.
PROFESSIONALLY he would have been
safer in the open; but the storm was
now at the top of its fury. Sheets Of
water were sluicing the house as II
cast from some gigantic bucket.
Danger within seemed very
much preferable to misery with.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24

out. More than that, il Elack-
stock had planned an attempt upon his
life during the night. Coast might as
well know it; for he was armed and
unafraid, and he who knows what to
fear is doubly armed.
Having wedged a chair beneath the
knob OF each door, he placed the lamp
D O the table, turning it low that its
scanty store Of oil might last the
night, and sat down on the bed, the
pillow at his back, Appleyard's pistol
ready at his side.
Insensibly as the dead hours Jagged
marked by no disturbance foreign to
the storm, his WEAKNESS bore heavily
upon him. His thoughts blurred into
a chaotic tumble OF incoherencies.
He nodded, drowsed with chin on
breast, reused with a start when some
unusually violent sQuall swooped over
the island, drowsed again, and In the
end slipped over upon his side and
slept the sleep OF the exhausted, pro-
found and dreamless.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24
He Never Forgot That at Harrow One
of His Lines Was Considered
improper.

This Gilbert story reaches me from
an old H%arrovian, says a writer in the
Manchester Guardian. In 1872 the peo-
pie of the town got up theatricals to
raise funds for a hospital. Doctor But
Ter. the head master, said he would not
allow the school to go unless the
pieces were frs. submitted to him.
One was Giipert's Palace of Truth.
In it is a passage in which the hero
says to the heroine: Meet me at
nine o'clock tonight outside the gar.
den gate" Doctor Butler vetoed this
and substituted: Meet me at three
o'clock this afternoon" This seemed
t him more decorous. About five
years ago Gilbert was invited to the
Harrow speeches. In reply to the
toast Of his health he said: Il am
very much interested in visiting Har'
row. for as far as ! know it Is the only
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24

He went quickly down through the
Cold LARS to the beach. The Echo
was gone. but this did not surprise
him; it had been Appleyard's purpose
to heave anchor and get away as soon
as. the gale showed signs of slacken-
ing. Inside the sheltering SPIT a
sturdy little catboat was dancing
crafty at its mooring. but it was evil
IDENTIFY deserted, and Coast rightly
guessed that the vessel belonged to
Blackstock, that its tender was tho
boat which Power had been accused OF
stealing-principally, no doubt, to al.
lay the suspicious of Katherine; some
means of accounting for the mans dis.
appearance had necessarily to be in.
vented. The boat was. of course. no
where to be seen; doubtless Black.
stock had caused 1t to he carried up
and secreted in n of the abandoned
dwellings, or in some recess beneath
the bluffs to the west and south.
1t was in the shelter of the westerly
bluff that Coast stripped and took to
the water. Here. as all round the
island, the beach shelved boldly. the
surf breaking close inshore.
Scrubbing his flesh aglow, he
dressed quickly, tingling with the ex-
hilaration of his recent contest, every
trace Of fatigue and drowsiness
washed clean away. A sense of life
and well-being ran like quicksilver
through his veins; he could have sung
aloud or whistled but for the SOLDERING
thought, never far beneath the sur.
face of his consciousness, Of his re.
s~ponsibility. With Katherine to
guard and care for, with B!ackstock to
watch and guard against and circum-
vent, there could be little room for
cheerfulness in his humor.
Instead Of returning the way he had
come, an impulse moved him to scale
the bluff, which at this point pre-.
sented not too steep an ACTIVITY.
AS he continued along the sole, ap-
preaching the heel of what has been
likened to a crude sketch of a child's
shoe, Coast remarked the crumbling
stone walls of what had apparently
once been a rude summer house and
observatory set atop the highest hill
lock to seward. But he had drawn
quite near to 1t before he deserted
a hem of skirt whipping round a cor
ner of a half-fallen wall. He quick
ened his steps and took her suddenly
unawares as she stood, half-sheltered
from the breeze and wholly invisible
from the body of the island, her back
to the weather-beaten and lichenec
stones, her gaze leveled to seaward
in sOmber reverie.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24
A 1houqht.

remember a young wife who had
to part with her husband for a time.
She did not write a mournful poem;
indeed. she was a silent person. and
perhaps hardly said a word about it;
but she quietly turned to a deep
orange color with jaundice. A great
many people in this world have but
one form Of rhetoric for their pro-
foundest expert ances. namely. to
waste away and die. When a man
car read. his thought has ~slackened
its hOld.-HOlmes
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24

trigger Of his suspended faculties
must have been pulled by some com
NOR but unexpected noise. The room
was bright with garish daylight; at
the doors the chairs were in place, as
he had left them: there was not a
sound to be heard in the house.
Very stealthily he opened the hall
door and looked out. From the silence
within doors, there was no one else
astir. He went out and back to the
kitchen, finding it empty. After some
momentary hesitation he returned to
his room. found a towel and took it
with him out into the open.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24
One on the Locusts.

you know" said Silas. as he drove
Commuter to the station. them
there Observation-Disclosures is curious
beasts. Oh, I've watched them. l know
their ways. They up out of the
ground and they makes for the near
est tree. and they climbs up the trunk
till they gets to the leaves. Leaves IL
what they're after!
'T'other day l seen a mar standin'
in the road. a-lookin' up at a telegraph
pole and a%-laughin' to beat the band.
"'Wot Yer laughin' at. friend?' says
"'See all them dom seventeen-year-
old locusts, a%-scuttlin' and a-scurryin
up that there pole?' says he.
YES says l. what of it.?
I'm just a-thinkin,' he says, Almost
doublin' up laughin', what an April
fool it'll be for them when they gets
TO the top!'"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24
ChAPTER XIV.

Coast awakened with a gasp, Jump
ing to his feet as II to the peremptory
summons of a s%ubconscious alarm
clock. Such, in fact, was more or
less the case; he who sleeps upon the
thought of danger is apt to waken
with that thought predominant.
A moment gone everything had been
densely dark, with that narcotic black.
ness which characterizes the slumbers
of the overworked and overwrought.
Now In a twinkling he found himself
intensely conscious, in the middle OF
the floor, pistol in hand, every nerve
on the qui vive, every muscle tense.
Gradually he realized that his nerves
must have tricked him, that the hair.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24
LlIH NlM MNCE

in a twinkling, while the hard smile
reappeared on the Satyr's features.
do you really tote a gun. Handy
side?"
Always" Coast rejoined briefly.
"Why-up here"
"You never can tell what's going to
happen"
perhaps you're right" Blackstock
conceded the point graciously. Il
don't mind, but you really ought not
to take a joke so seriously. However,
I'm full of sleep and you
must be. . %John-hat. cane"
One Of the servants brought them in
stantly. "G'd-night, Handyside."
Blackstock hesitated an instant,
then got his bearings and found the
back door with unerring accuracy.
On the stoop he paused long enough
to say We'll get together after
breakfast and talk business;" and the
blackness received him.
Mystified, Coast waited, staring at
the spot where he had last seen the
man, until one Of the Cinnamon mild
ly suggested that his room was ready.
He followed the fellow stupidity, pre-
occupied, his mind ranging far in fu-
tie speculation as to the riddle Of
Blackstock's conduct. Long after he
was left alone in the room that had
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24
CHAPTER XIV.-(Continued.)

His hand remained on Coasts Shout
der, obnoxious but imperative. And
then" he continued after a slight
pause, my fingers remember anything
they've ever felt. Let ME run my
hands Over a mans face once, and
I'll pick him out of a dozen any time
afterwards. Like this"
Before Coast could object Black
stock had brought both hands into
play upon his face; lightly, softly and
gently the ten blunt, hard tips of his
stubby fingers moved over Coasts
features. tapping, pressing, gliding
on.
1t was all but insufferable; Coast
was conscious that the blood burned
IN his face like fire, that his heart was
pounding-so loud, 1t seemed, that the
other must be aware of it. Revolted,
he almost choked at this familiarity
Of contact which he must needs en
dure. from the mar Of all men he had
the greatest cause to hate. loathe and
despise. He dug his nails into his
palms in an effort TO enforce submis-
oich. . AoSC was AtL
two feet of his own; a satiric smile
Che fancied) rested upon those crude
~ modelled, animal features; he real
ICED suddenly that it was the face OF
a Satyr, simply, naively sensual, as
soulless as Its lightless eyes. And a
vinuous breath offended his nostrils;
his w breath he held. %clenching his
teeth.
Now l know you"
He could think of nothing to say
but: "Oh?" 1t was with difficulty
that he succeeded in enunciating hat.
The hands moved on, down over his
shoulders. and felt of his arms.
"Hard!" commented Blackstock.
you've got strength, haven't you?
Not as great as mine, though; you'd
hardly realize how immensely strong
! am. See now" His hands moved
swiftly back to Coasts throat and
girdled 1t with a collar of iron. DO
you realize | could easily squeeze your
breath out of your body. l could"
Coasts face explored the face above
hisn. Its smile was gone. Something
ran cold along his spine, and of a sud
don he was without emotion, quite
oelm and collected.
But you won't. o know" he said
easily; that is, you wouldn't If you
knew my right hand in my pocket was
pointing a pistol directly at your heart.
. Would you?"
Perhaps the fact that he had merely
stated the truth was responsible for
his GOODNESS. . He noted the
Instructive movement Of the blind
eyes, as If they sought to see il it
was true; md he thought: Habit is
strong.
Raising his left hand, he grasped
Elackstock's right by the wrist and
removed 1t with a certain firmness.
The other hand released him an in
slant later, and the man stood back
with a short laugh.
But you wouldn't have fired?"
Not any soonor than you'd have
tried to strangle me-"
'Of course I'd 70 such idea"
"Of course not; but you shouldn't
have suggested It You made me
nervous"
For a moment 1, was as II the mask
bad been dropped, as if they openly
acknowledged n another as implaca.
bic enemies. And again Coast re-
marked that Blackstock quivered as
he had when surprised, an hour be-
fore; a ripple Of tensed muscles. hard.
ly to be detected, seemed to shake
him from head to foot-and was gono
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24
Why Willie Was Late.

Why, Willie. what kept you so
late? Did you have to stay after
school? I'm afraid you have been
naughty"
mo. ma'am. 1 amt never naughty.
Bobby Jones was licked fer bein'
naughty. an | stayed after school to
hear him YELL"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24
Gilbert Had Good Memory

place In the world where a line OF
mine has eve been condemned as i'm.
proper" Great CONSERVATION pre-
vailed-all the greater because no ono
except the speaker and one other per-
son. who was just leaving Harrow in
1872. knew what he meant. 1t was not
Gilbert's way to forget these things.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24

ed and stifened and
l felt completely
worn out. Nervous
ness and headaches
kept me in an un-
strung condition and
frequent passages OF
the kidney secretions
added to my discom-
I was soon re-
lieved, however, after
I began taking DOan'a
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24
Verv Particular.

"Mayme is a crank on having
things harmonic, isn't she?"
Yes, to such an extent that she
won't S rats because she has mouse
cOlored hair"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24

Occasionally we meet a man who
would rather work for a living than
get into politics.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24

Kidney Pills and when l had used
four boxes, I felt like another woman"
when Your Back Is Lame, Remem-
Der the Name-DOAN'S." soc all stores.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24
Easy Thing to Do.

People who are ex%travagant on
themselves are often wonderfully in.
genious in devising plans Of economy
for others.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24

Garfield Tea keeps the liver in condition,
insuring a clear head and good general health.
Drink before retiring.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24
u HARDLY MOVE.

Kidney Trouble Caused Terrible
Misery.
Mrs. ]. s. Downs, 219 N. Sixth St.,
~Chickasha, Okla. says: MY back
across my kidneys became so lame I
could hardly move. My limbs cramp-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24
SYNOPSIS.

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-
mat Blackstock is unworthy Of her
named Dundas and Van Tuy!!. There Is
Tuyi dead. Co Coast e' %stTuseies to %rest the
weapon from him. thus the police dis-
cover them. Coast is arrested for murder.
re IS convicted. but as he begins his sen
murderer and kills himself: Coast be,
comes free: but Blackstock has married
Catherine Thaxter and fled. Coast pur-
man thrown from a distant boat. He res
cues the fellow who Is named Appleyard.
Ihey arrive at a lonely island. known as
no Mans Land. Coast starts out to ex-
9eserted buildings. He discovers a man
dead. Upon going further and approach
Ing a house he sees Katherine Thaxter.
VINO explains that her husband, under the
a station there, Coast informs her that
ner husband murdered Van Tuyl; Coast
nurying a man. They fire at him, but he
IL rescued by Appleyard. who gets him
TO the Echo in safety. and there he re-
Yeas mat ne is a secret service man
ana has been watching the crowd on
ne island. suspecting they are criminals.
coast Is anxious to fathom the mysteries
OF no MANS Lane and is determined
that Black and his gang make a shield
or the wireless station to conduct a SNUG
Eling business. Coast penetrates to the
Ia'r or B'ackstock's disguise. Katherine
which tells Coast that neither his life
or her own are safe.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-24

The man who wants the right of
wants it right away.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-02

Willie Brown, Mist. Ark. 124 bush.
els, 10 cents.
Ben Leath, Kensington, Ga, 214 81
bushels, IA 20 cents.
Arthur Hill, Jakin, Ca, $50 3-5 bush
els, AZ cents
Monroe Hill, Oglethorpe, Ca.
148 4-25 bushels, 40 cents.
Edward Doyle, Elwood, H., 1875
bushels, IL 2-3 cents.
Carl Duncan, Rockfield, KY, 974-5
bushels, IS ITO cents.
Howard Burge, Bowling Green, KY,
IS bushels, 81 cents.
John H. Henry, Jr., Melrose, La,
1904 bushels, 16 $40 cents.
Bonnie Beeson, Monticello, Miss,
227 ZIG bushels, IA cents.
Barnie Thomas, Lake Cormorant,
Miss, 225 bushels, 347a cents.
John Bowen. Grenana, Miss, 221 Ii
bushels, 16 cents.
Charles Parker, Jr., Woodland, N.
c., 1876 $40 bushels, "a cents.
Philip Wolf, Kildare. Okla, S0%
bushels, IS cents.
Claude McDonad, Hamer, S. c.,
210 AZ bushels, 80 1-3 cents.
Miller Hudson, Timmonsville, S. c.,
1914 bushels, Al cents
John v. McKibbon. Culleoka, Tenn,
1877 10 bushels, 81 cents.
Norman Smith, Covington, Tenn.
1913 $40 bushels, 81 cents
Johnnie Bryant Slocum. Tex, ia
bushels, IS cents
Lewis Windham, Lott, Tex. As
bushels, "a cents
John A, Johnston, Jr., Jarratt. Va,
164 800 bushels. "a cents.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-02
COMPANY DESSERTS.

When entertaining company, we ex-
pect to put little more thought and
expense into the menu and few ex-
ira thoughts on desserts are usually
welcome.
Fruit Souffle.-Put half cup of boil
ing water in saucepan on the stove,
melt in it two tablespoonfuls of but
ter and stir in half cup of flour and
nook thoroughly. Then add gradually
one.half cup of milk. two tablespoon
fuls of sugar. and when cool the yolks
of two eggs. Beat well. then fold in
the stiff whites of the eggs Have
layer of jam in a pudding dish and
pour the mixture over it Set the dish
in pan of water and bake for half
an hour in moderate oven
Marlborough Pie.-Mix together two
cups of grated apples, one and half
cups of sugar, three eggs well beaten,
two tablespoonfu1s of melted butter,
the grated rind and juice of one lem
on, and cup of thin cream. This Is
enough for two pies Bake with an
under crust and strips of pastry across
the top. A meringue may be added in
place of the strips and the whites re-
served for it.
Chartreuse Of Fruit.--Line mold
with jelly by letting layer harden in
the bottom, then gently place small
er mold on that and fill the space be-
tween with jelly When hard fill the
center mold with wasm water and in
minute 1t can be removed without
disturbing the jelly. Color the re-
mainder of the jelly pink and mix
with fruit and nuts and fill the lined
mold with this mixture and chill
A delicious cake to serve with any
light dessert is a sponge baked in
sheet and cut in squares. which are
then covered with an orange frosting.
This may be easily done by using a
fondant which may be warmed over
hot water, favored and the squares
dipped in this.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-02

Last year man asked my advice
about going into the turkey business
on big scale, having already been
successful with a small number
said, to begin with, never gave adj
vice-simply grubbed around for facts
which farmers for want of travel or
literature cannot obtain for them
selves, says a writer in an exchange.
Taking advice is simply way of
avoiding mental exertion 1t is much
better to get hold of the facts and
think the matter out The fact that
this man failed grievously with his
venture does not mean that others will
not succeed, but it is sometimes a
mistake to risk the almost certain
profit of aide line like turkeys or a
small flock of hens for the very un-
certain recompense from a largely in
creased flock. Growing a large num-
Der of turkeys Matched under hens has
the disadvantage that the poults get
lousy unless great care is exercised,
and further that hens wean the brood
too soon An old turkey hen teaches
the poults to forage and also to hide
better from enemies, although, of
course, the wider range subjects them
to more attacks. If it were not for
vermin, coyotes, weasels and skunks a
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-02
QEnE:D|(IAIL|. FARrl
), ;. ;: :. N|(()TES s

Good roads quickly become bad ones
when neglected.
Wash all milk vessels in lukewarm
water then scald and air WELL
Do not forget to salt the cows once
day to keep the milk odorless.
Feed the cows little light just
before freshening to give best re-
suits.
There is no question that beef cattle
relish silage just as well as the dairy
cattle do.
Tree seeds vary so remarkably that
the methods of caring for them neces-
sarily differ.
Ever know mule to step in a hole
or venture upon an unsound bridge of
his own volition?
The soil for catalpa should be deep
ly plowed and thoroughly pulyerized
like garden bed.
In the feeding of live stock there
is chance for large leak and yet
have it unknown
1t takes stockman's eva to detect
the first symptoms of failing condi-
tons of his stock
The good results of spraying are
seen by the large amount of perfect
fruit on the market
Equal parts of crushed corn, ground
oats and wheat makes an excellent
butterfat ration, if supplemented with
forage.
1t makes some horses ugly to work
them with horses that do not travel
up with them. Match them as to
gait as well as to other things.
Some pruning will have to be done
on mild days where overloads of fruit
broke down branches. Learn lesson
from this to not let your trees over
bear.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-02
MOST CORN in SOUTH
Master Beeson Makes Profit of
$172.50 on Acre.
twenty Mississippi Boys Report Yield
of More Than $40 Bushels Fer
Acre-Junius Hall of Ala.
bama Makes Big Record.

Twenty-one boys from the southern,
states received diplomas of merit from
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson on
December 18th for raising large crops
of corn. The boys had won numerous
prizes offered by the states, counties.
railroads, banks and public-spirited
citizens.
The secretary said among other
things: You boys receiveN these di
plomas because you have done some
thing. We are proud of you, your
states are proud of you and you have
done something which will help re-
duce the cost of living and which will
make the south a greater and richer
section of the country"
There were more than 10000 boys
in the contest. Practically every
county in every southern state was
represented in the contest Each boy
measured an acre of ground early in
the preceding winter. The Farmers
Cooperative Demonstration Work dis
tributed literature on seed selection,
preparation of soil, fertilizers, cultiya-
ton OF crop and SO on The special
agents of the demonstration work
and many county superintendent of
education visited the boys one each
mouth and gave them instructions.
The highest crop among the win
ners this year was Bonnie Beeson, a
Mississippi lad of IL years. He raised
227 bushels at cost of IA cents a
bushel Prof. C. A. Cobb, special
agent in charge of the boys corn
clubs in Mississippi, is rejoicing over
the record Of his boys this year. Mas
ter Beeson made profit of $17250 on
his acre of corn. Twenty Mississippi
boys reported a yield of more than 140
bushels per acre at a cost of 22.9
cents per bushel, or profit Of
$1,S87.50 on 20 acres.
Master Junius Hill of Alabama made
a remarkable record. He raised PIP
bushels on an acre at cost of S3s