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Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

He was a little man. in patched
overalls: bareheaded. with q cotton
shirt open at the throat and down the
chest. The sun was ruddy-brown in
his face. and by It his sandy hair was
bleached on the ends to peroxide
blonde. He signed to Daylight to
halt. and held up . letter.
III you're going to town. I'd be
obliged II you mall this" he said.
Il sure will" Daylight put 1t into
his coat pocket DO you live here
abouts, stranger"
But the little man did not answer.
He was gazing at Daylight in a sur.
prised and steadfast fashion.
Il know you." the little man an
nounced. You're Elan Harnish-
Burning Daylight. the papers call you.
Am right!"
Daylight nodded.
We'll. I'm glad l wrote that letter
this afternoon" the little man went
on, cor else I'd have missed seeing
you. I've seen your photo In the pa
pers many time, and I've a good
memory for faces. l recognized you
at once. My names Ferguson"
do you live hereabouts?" Daylight
repeated his query.
ooh. yes. I've got a little shack
back here in the bush hundred yards
and pretty spring, and few fruit
trees and berry bushes. Come in and
take look. And that spring is q
dandy. You never tasted water like
1t. Come In and try it,
Walking and leading his horse, Day
light followed the quick-stepping.
eager little man through the green
tunnel and emerged abruptly upon the
clearing. If clearing it might be called.
where wild nature and mans earth
scratching were inextricably blended.
1t was a tiny nook in the hills, pro-
tected by the steep walls Of a canyon
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

mann Harnish. known all through Ala
- ~ Burning Daylight" celebrates hts
9TH birthday with q crowd Of miners ct
Tie Circle City Tivoli. The dance leads
20 heavy gambling, in which over 800. 900
3 staked. Harnish loses his money and
his mine but wins the mail contract. He
starts on his mail trip with dogs and
sledge, telling his friends that he will b.
h the big Yukon gold strike at the start
Burning Daylight makes a sensationaliy
rapid run across country with the mail
appears at the TivoN and 10 now ready
to Join his friends in a dash to the new
gold neids. Deciding that gold win be
buys two tons Of fiour. which he declares
viii be worth its weight In gold, but
when he arrives with his flour he nnds
the big nat desolate comrade discov-
era gold and Daylight reaps rich har-
vest. He goes to Dawson. becomes the
most prominent figure in the Klondike
and defeats q combination OF capitalists
in a vast mining deal. He returns to
civilization, and. amid the bewildering
complications of high finance. Daylight
nnds that he has been led to invest his
eleven millions in a manipulated scheme.
He goes to New York. and confronting
his disloyal partners with a revolver. he
threatens to kill them II his money is not
returned They are cowed. return their
stsalings and Harnish goes back to San
Francisco where he meets his fate IN
Dede Mason, a pretty stenographer He
makes large investments and gets Into the
political ring. For q rest he goes to the
country.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08
CHAPTER xl.-continued.

Daylight could not persuade him.
self to keep to the Travelled ROADS
that day, and another cut across coun-
try to Glen Ellen brought him upon
q canyon that SO blocked his way that
he was glad to follow friendly cow
path. This led him to small frame
cabin. The doors and windows were
open, and a cat was nursing a litter
Of kittens In the doorway, but no one
seemed at home. He descended the
trail that evidently crossed the can
yon. Part way down. he met an old
man coming up through the sunset.
In his hand he carried pail of foamy
milk. He wore no hat, and in his
face, framed with snow-white hair and
beard, was the ruddy glow and con-
tent Of the passing summer day
Daylight thought that he had nevel
seen so contented looking a being.
"How old are you, daddy?" he quer
led.
"Eighty-four," was the reply. Eyes
Stree, eighty-four. and spryer thar
most"
"You must a. taken good care Of
yourself" Daylight suggested.
Il don't know about that. ain''
loafed none. walked across the
plains with an OK team and fit Injuns
In 81, and l was a family man with
seven youngsters. l reckon / was as
old then as you are now. or pretty
aigh on to it."
Don't you find 1t lonely here?"
The old man shifted the pail Of milk
and reflected.
THAT all depends" he said oracul
arly. 81 amt never been lonely cx
cept when the old wife died. Some
iellers are lonely In crowd. and I'm
one of them. That's the only time
I'm lonely, is when go to Frisco
But l don't go no more, thank you
most to death. This is good enough
for me. I've been right here in this
valley since '54-one Of the first set
tiers after the Spaniards."
The old man chuckled. and Day
light rode on. singularly at peace with
himself and all the world. 1t seemed
that the old contentment of trail and
camp he had known on the Yukon
had come back to him. He could not
shake from his eyes the picture OF
the old pioneer coming up the trail
through the sunset light. He was GER
tainly going some for eighty-four. The
thought Of following his example en-
tered Daylight's mind. but the big
game of San Francisco vetoed the
IDEA.
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fed them, and brought them up. Come
on and peep at the spring"
ITS sure hummer" was Daylight'e
verdict, after due inspection ana sam
pling, as they turned back for the
house.
|. The interior was . surprise. The
cooking being done in the small. lean
to kitchen, the whole cabin formed .
large living-room. A great table In
the middle was comfortably Uttered
with books and magazines. All the
available wall space, from wall to cell
ing, was occupied by filled book
shelves. It seemed to Daylight that
he had never seen so many books as
sembled in one place. Skins OF Wild
cat, coon and deer lay about on the
pine-board floor.
Daylight found himself charmed and
made curious by the little man. Why
was he hiding away here In the chap
arral, he and his books? So 1t was,
when between them they had washed
and wiped the dishes and put them
away, and had settled down to COM
Portable smoke, that Daylight put his
question.
Look here. Ferguson. Every since
we got together. I've been casting
about to find out what's wrong with
you. to locate screw loose some
where, but I'll be DANCED If I've sue
ceeded. What are you doing here.
anyway"
Ferguson frankly showed his pleas
ure at the questions.
First Of ALL" he began, The doctors
wound up by losing all hope for me.
Gave me a few months at best. and
that. after a course in sanitariums
and q trip to Europe and another to
Hawaii. They tried electricity and
forced feeding and fasting. l was a
graduate Of about everything in the
curriculum. They kept me poor with
their bills, while I went from bad to
worse. The trouble with me was two
fold; first l was born weakling; and
next, was living unnaturally-too
much work, and responsibility and
strain. was managing editor OF
the Times-Tribune in San Francisco,
and l wasn't strong enough for the
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

the best medicine on earth for women. :,
Mrs. JENNIE GREEN, Covington, Mo.
How Mrs. Cline Avoided
Operation.
Brownsville, Ind.-"I can say that
Lydia E. Pinkham' Vegetable Compound
has done me more good than anything
else. One doctor said I must be opera
ted upon for serious female trouble
and that nothing could help me but an
operation.
81 had hemorrhages and at times
could not get any medicine to stop them.
Igot in such weak condition that would
have died if had not got relief soon.
"Several women who had taken your
Compound, told. me to try it and / did
and found it to be the right medicine to
build up the system and overcome
female troubles. >&
"I am now in great deal better health
than ever expected to be, SO I think ]
ought to thank you for it. Mrs. o. n.
CLINE, S. Main St., Brownsville, Ind.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08
HANDS WOULD CRACK OPEN

About two months ago my hands
started to crack open and bleed, the
skin would scale off, and the good
flesh would burn and itch dreadfully.
When my hands first started to get
sore, there were small blisters like wa
ter blisters which formed. They
itched dreadfully, it just seemed as
though I could tear the skin all off. |
would scratch them and the skin would
peel off, and the flesh would be all
red and crack open and bleed. 1t wor-
ried me very much, as l had never
had anything the matter with my skin.
was SO afraid would have to give
up my employment.
MY doctor said he didn't think 1t
would amount to anything. But it kept
getting worse. One day saw piece
in one of the papers about lady who
had the same trouble with her hands.
She had used Cuticura Soap and Oint.
ment and was cured. decided to try
them, and my hands were all healed
before / had used one cake of Cuti-
cura Ointment. | am truly thankful
for the good results from the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. for thanks to them
/ was cured, and did not have to lose
q day from work. / have had no re-
turn of the skin trouble" (Signed)
Mrs. Mary E. Breig, 1922 Brown
Street, Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. II, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and Ofnt-
a
of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cutt
cura." Dept. L, Boston.
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"What Do You Think Of Il, Eh?"

mouth. Here were several large oaks.
evidencing q richer soil. The erosion
of ages from the hillside ilad slowly
formed this deposit Of fat earth. I'm
der the oaks. almost buried in them.
stood a rough. implanted cabin. the
wide veranda of which. with chairs
and hammocks, advertised an out-of-
doors bedchamber. Daylight's keen
eyes took in everything. The clearing
was irregular, following the patches
of the best soil, and every fruit tree
and berry bush, and even each vege-
table plant, had the water personally
conducted to 1t. The tiny irrigation
channels were everywhere. and along
some of them the water was running.
Ferguson looked eagerly into his
visitors face for signs Of appreciation.
What do you think of 1t, eh?"
"Hand.reared and mapicured, every
blessed tree" Daylight laughed. but
the JOY and satisfaction that shone In
his eyes contented the little man.
why, dye know. know every one
Of those trees as II they were sons Of
mine. planted them. nursed them.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

An East Africa publication contain,
a description Of a method OF DESTROY.
ing rats, followed in Java. IN which
carbon bisulphate In employed. n.
carrying out the method Z small nusn.
tity. usually about half q teaspoonfu,
OF the carbon bisulphide In poured in.
to the rat hole and after waiting i.
few moments to let tho LIQUID cv.,.
orate. the mixture OF air and vapor !.
lighted. small explosion resulting .n1
filling the hole with poisonous v..
killing the rats instantly. Buch . me-,
cess practiced openly might BIZ oh,.,
tionable under some circumstances NJ.
cause OF danger from fro rcsul,,n.
from the explosion and "a nsId fo, a..
vention appears to offer itself IN ,,s.
vide some form OF frc.proof x,n -,
explosion chamber suitably formsn -.
be inserted In the mouth Of the ~,
hole and adapted to enclose ths =.
plosion and discharge tho re.ul,,..
noxious gas into the hols. --solsa ~
Amarican-
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

lunaclcS.
intending to live on it. His game was
In San Francisco. But he liked the
ranch, and as soon as he got back to
the office he would open up negotia-
tons with Hillard.
The time passed, and he played on
at the game. San Francisco's attt-
tude toward Daylight had undergone
a change While he, with his slashing
buccaneer methods, was a distinct
menace to the more orthodox f1nan-
cial gamblers. he was nevertheless so
enough to let him alone. He had al
ready taught them the excellence of
letting sleeping dog lie.
Dede Mason wcs still in the Office.
He had made no more oyertures, dis
cussed no more books. He had no
active interest in her, and she was to
him pleasant memory of what had
never happened, a joy, which, by his
essential nature, he was barred from
ever knowing. Yet, while his interest
had gone to sleep and his energy was
consumed in the endless battles he
waged, he knew every trick of the
light on her hair, every quick definite
mannerism Of movement, every line Of
her figure as eXpounded by her tailor
made gowns. Several times, six
months or SO apart, he had increased
her salary, until now she was receiv-
ing ninety dollars month. Beyond
this he dared not go, though he got
around 1t by making the work easier
This he had accomplished after her
return from vacation, by retaining
her substitute as an assistant. Also,
he had changed his Office suite, so that
now the two girls had room by them.
selves. The more he saw of her. and
the more he thought he knew Of her,
the more unapproachable did she
seem to him. But since he had no in.
tention Of approaching her, this was
anything but an unsatisfactory fact.
He was glad he had her in his office,
and hoped she'd stay. and that YVES
about ali.
Daylight did not improve with the
passing years. The life was not good
for him. He was growing stout and
soft. and there was unwonted flabbi-
ness in his muscles. The more he
drank cocktails, the more he was COM
PEELED to drink In order to get the de-
sired result, the inhibitions that eased
him down from the concert pitch of
his operations. And with this went
wine. too. at meals, and the long
drinks after dinner Of Scotch and SODA
at the Riverside. Then, too, his body
suffered from lack Of exercise; and.
from lack Of decent human associa-
tions. his moral fbers were weaken.
ing. Never q man to hide anything.
some Of bis escapades became public,
such az speeding. and Of 1oy-rides in
bis big red motor car down to San
Jose with companions distinctly sporty
incidents that were narrated a.
good fun and comically in the news
papers.
(TO BE CONTINUED1
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08
CHAPTER XII.

Instead Of returning to the city on
Monday. Daylight rented the butchers
Aorse for another day and crossed the
he'd Of the valley to its eastern hills.
A. on the previous day. just for the
10Y Of It, he followed cattle-trails at
haphaxard and worked his way up to-
ward the submits. Coming out upon
. wagon road that led upward. he fol-
lowed 1t for several miles. emerging
IN q small. mountain-encircled valley.
where half a dozen poor ranchers
farmed the wine-grapes on the steep
slopes. Beyond. the road pitched up
ward. Dense chaparral covered the
exposed hillsides. but in the creases
OF the canyons huge spruce trees
grew. and wild oats and flowers.
Late ia the afternoon he broke
through. and followed a well-denned
trail down q dry canyon. The dry
canyon gave place to one with slen-
der ribbon of running water. The
trail ran into a wood-road, and the
wood-road emerged across a small nat
upon a slightly travelled country road.
There were no farms in this immedi
ate section. and no houses. The soil
was meager, the bedrock either close
10 the surface or constituting the sur
face itself. Manzanita and scrub-oak.
however. hourished and walled the
road on either side with Jungle
growth. Add out q runway through
this growth a man suddenly scuttled
b a way that reminded Daylight Of .
Abhv
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08
A WOMAN DOCTOR
was Quick to See That Coffee Poison
Was Doing the Mischief.

a lady tells of bad case of coffee
poisoning, and tells it in a way SO sim
PIE and straightforward that literary
skill could not improve it.
i had neuralgia headaches for Il
years. she says. "and have suffered
untold agony. When l first began to
nave them | weighed 140 pounds. but
they brought me down to 10.
i went TO many doctors and they
gave me only temporary relief. So l
suffered on, till orc day, a woman
DOCTOR advised me to drink Postum.
She said looked like l was coffee
poisoned. ~
30 ! began to drink Postum. and
canned ID pounds in the first few
weeks and am still gaining, but not so
."". aS at first. My headaches began
W 'eaVe me after l had used Postum
a"'"e Two weeks-long enough. l ex-
peel. 10 get the coffee poison out a
my system.
now that a few months have passs
Wv h,nce began to use Postum. cl
sn"'y say that l never know what {
w." ""'a's'c headache is like any moro.
""" /" was nothing but Postum that
relieved mo.
"''"o ! used Postum never
81 49,, ~. ""l a'one; l would get bewilder-
y" VII" would not know which way to
:. '"' NOW 30 alone and my head
",, ~ ''ear US bell. My brS and
h. s's ar" stronger than they have
u... "r years" Name given BY
, ,S,' 60. Battle Creek. Mich.
~ u reason." and 1t is explain
" W., "a ,ho little book, THE Road to
""''vlIle." in pkgs.
on. su.s.sa The above letters A new
i...,s. .:sise, true. and fuii "a 49,
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$3.50 Recipe Free,
For Weak Kidneys.
Relieves Urinary and Kidney
Troubles, Backache, Straining,
Swelling, Etc.
Stops Pain in the Bladder,
Kidneys and Back.

Wouldn't 1t be nice within a week or so
10 begin to say goodbye forever to the
scalding. dribbling. straining, or too fire.
quent passage of urine; the forehead and
the back of the-head aches; the. stitches
and pains in the back; the growing mus
Gle weakness; spots before the eyes: yell
low skin; sluggish bowels; swollen eye
lids or ankles: leg cramps; unnatural short
breath: sleeplessness and the dependency?
have q recipe for these troubles that
you can depend on. and II you want to
make a quick recovery. you ought to
write and get a copy Of 1t: Many q doc
tor would charge you $3.50 just for writing
this prescription. but have It and will
be glad to send It to you entirely free.
Robinson, K -2O76 Luck Building. Detroit.
Mich. and I will send 1t by return mail
in a plain envelope. AS you will see when
you get it, this recipe contains only pure.
harmless remedies. but 1t has great heal
ing and pain-conquering power.
It will quickly show its power once you
use it, so think you had better see what
It is without delay. I will send you copy
free-you can use it and cure yourself at
home,
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

strain. OF course my body went back
on me. and my mind, too. for that mat
afr. It had to be bolstered up with
whisky. which wasn't good for 1t any
more than was the living In clubs
and hotels good for my stomach and
tie rest Of me. So I quit, quit every
thing, absolutely, and came to live in
the Valley of the Moon-that's the
Indian name, you know, for Sonoma
Valley. l lived in the lean-to the first
year; then ! built the cabin and sent
for my books. / never knew what hap
piness was before, nor health. Look
at me now and dare to tell me that
look forty-seven."
Il wouldn't give day Dver forty"
Daylight confessed.
Yet the day l came here looked
nearer sixty. and that was fifteen
years ago."
They talked along, and Daylight
looked at the world from new angles.
Here was a man. neither bitter nor
cynical, who laughed at the city-dwall-
ers and called them lunatics; q man
who did not care for money. and In
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08
Blissful Ignorance,

Blissful ignorance.
Have you seen Joe lately?"
Why, yes; saw the old chap yes
terday And what do you Think
he's going to be married?"
Can it be possible? To whOm?"
Hes going to marry Mary Merrie."
What! Why, l didn't know they
knew each other"
They don't. That's why they're go.
ing to be married"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08
K LONDON
MIzNP or "Z5E CHI Or MMI
NkX/F FNNG' 1AI1R2W <DkW"N[

/ whom the lust for power ma ions
since died.
It was not until ton o'clock tAa'
Daylight parted from Ferguson. AZ
he rode along through the starlight, the
idea came to him Of buying the ranch
on the other side Of the valley. There
was no thought In his mind Of ever
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

WI y ku0SuClkAOos az
everymonthly period
I had to stay in bed!
four days because Of
henorrhages, and
my back was soweak
I could hardly walk.
/ have been taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound and now can
stay up and &my
work. / think It il
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

The Remedy that revolutionizes and re
generates the victim of constipation is
Garfield Tea, a herb combination.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08
Stop the Pain.

The hurt OF burn or a cut stops when
Coles Carbolisalve is applied. 1t heals
quickly and prevents scars. Csc and Soc by
druggists. For free sample write to
J. w. Cole & Co. Black River Falls. Wis.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS
Yorr druggist will refund money II PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure any case Of Itching. Blind
Dlsed4ng or Protruding Piles In 70 IA days. 6Oc.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

FARMS FOR RENT OR SALE ON CROP
payments. J. MUL1ALL, Sioux City. Ia.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

Two heads are better than one-il
a cabbage patch.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

Always hold fast to love; we win
by tenderness and conquer by for
giveness.-F W. Robertson.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08
A Hint From Shakespeare,

why do you call your dog Ham
LETT"
Cant you see why? He's a Great
Dane"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

When a man does things he hasn't
much time to talk about them.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

Garfield Tea will keep the whole system in
perfect condition.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

An oculist can do nothing for a man
who ia blind to his own interests.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08
WHERE DOCTORS
FAILED TO HELP
lydia E. Pinkham's vegeta-
be Compound Restored
Mrs. Green's Health
Her Own Statement.

Covington, Mo. -"Your medicine has
done me more good than all the doc
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

ONLY ONE "BROMO QUINN
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QTININE. Look for
the signature of X. W. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure Cold in One Day. 25c.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

We can do more good by being good
than In any other way.-Burton.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-08

this am willing to give millions of free pack
age. take all the risk. Sold by druggists
Tor Is cents vial. For free package address,
Prof. Munyon. 53rd Jefferson Sts. Philadelphia. Pa
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FIR f

/ want ever-- person
who is bilious, consti.
pated or hat any stom'
ach or liver Gill .ent to
send for a free package
of my Paw-Paw Pills.
I want to prove that
they positively cure In
digestion, Sour StoIn-
ach, Belching, Wind,
Head a he, Nervous
ness, Sleeplessness and
are al infnllible cure
for Consultation. To do