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deavored to guess the cause of this
unexpected demand for his presence
Naturally, he assumed that Johnson's
News no longer held safe the secret
of his meteor. Such few sensational
romances as he had read credited de-
tectives with superhuman sagacity.
In his mind, Johnsons News was the
center of the world. 1t enshrined the
marvelous-how could 1T escape the
thousands of prying eyes that passed
daily through the great thoroughfare
of the east end, but few yards
away? Judging from the remark
dropped by the warder, all London
was talking about him. A puzzling
feature was the abundant supply Of
good food sent him in the prison.
Who was his unknown friend--and
what explanation was attached to the
incident?
capable of analysis than a display Of
rockets Immured in this cage, rat
Ting over the pavements. he seemed
to be advancing through a tunnel
into an unknown world
At last the van stopped and he was
led forth into the yard of the police
court. He followed the same route
as on the previous Saturday, but
when he ascended into the court itself
he discovered a change. The magis-
trate, couple of clerks and some
policemen alone were present. The
general public and the representa-
tatives of the press were not visible.
He had scarcely faced the bench
when the magistrate said:
You are set at liberty. The po-
lice withdraw the charge against
you"
Philips eyes sparkled and his
breast heaved unanimously. For the
life of him he could utter no word.
but Mr.. Abingdon helped him by
quietly directing the usher to permit
the lad to leave the dock and take a
seat at the solicitors table
Then. speaking slowly and with
some gravity, he said:
Philip Moriand-that is the only
name by which / know you--the au-
thorities have come to the conclusion
that your story is right You have
unquestionably found a deposit of
diamonds, and although this neces-
sarily exists on some persons prop
erty, there is no evidence to show
whose property it is. IT may be
your own. 1t may be situated beyond
the confines of this kingdom. There
are many hypothesis, each of which
may be true; but, in any event, il
others lay claim to this treasure
trove-and I warn you that the crown
has a right in such q matter-the is
sue is a civil and not criminal one
Therefore, you are discharged. and
your property Is now handed back to
you intact"
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Edward J. Clode.
previous fortnight The enforced rest,
too, did him good, and, being under
remand. he had nothing to do but eat,
take exercise, read a few books pro-
yided for him, and sleep.
With Monday came remarkable
change In his fare. A pint of first
rate cocoa and some excellent bread
and butter for breakfast evoked no
comment on his part, but a dinner of
roast beef, potatoes, cabbage and rice
pudding was so extremely unlike
prison diet that he questioned the
turnkey
It's all right, kid" came the brief
answer. It's paid for. Eat while
you can and ask no questions"
The door slammed, and at the next
meal Philip received in silence a cup
of tea and a nice tea cake. This went
on during three days. The good food
and rest had already worked a mar
velous change in his appearance. He
entered the prison looking like a
starved dog. When he rose on the
Thursday morning and washed him
self no one would have recognized
him as the same boy were it not for
his clothes
After dinner he was tidying his cell
on tin tray when the door was flung
open and a warder cried:
A SURPRISE
"Come along. Morland. You're want
ed at the court"
'At the COURT" he could not helm
saying. This is only Thursday
What a boy you are for arguing.
Pick up your hat and come. Your
carriage waits, my lord I hope YOU
will like your quarters as well when
you come back. A pretty stir YOU
have made in the papers the last five
days"
Philip glanced at the man. who
seemed to be in a good humor.
Il will not come back he said.
quietly, but / wish you would tell me
who supplied me with food while /
have been here"
They were passing along a lofty
corridor, and there was no superior
officer in sight. The warder laughed.
II don't know, my lord" he said,
''but the menoo came from the ROYAL
Star hotel, opposite"
Philip obtained no further news He
passed through an Office, a voucher
was signed for him, and he emerged
into the prison yard. where the huge
prison van awaited him. He was the
only occupant, just as on the first
memorable ride in that conveyance.
When he came TO the prison from the
police court he had several compan-
ions in misery. But they were
stretched" His case was the only
remand
During the long drive Philip en-
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solicitors clerk knocked and then
tried the door: it was locked. They
both went to the window and looked
in. Had Philip hanged himself, Is he
intended, they would have been some
what surprised by the spectacle that
would have met their eyes. As 1t was
they only saw small room of utmost
wretchedness, with a mattress lying
on the floor in front of the fireplace.
An empty tin and bundle of old let
ters rested on a rickety chair and a
piece of sacking was thrust through
two broken panes in the small Win
dow opposite.
mot much there, eh?" laughed the
policeman.
Not much. indeed. The floor is all
covered with dirt, and il 1T were not
for the bed, one would imagine that
the house was entirely deserted. Are
You sure Mrs. Anson is dead?
"Oh. quite sure Here was rather a
hard case. some one told me- / re-
member now. it was the undertaken.
He lives near here"
"And the boy Has he gone away?''
81 don't know. / haven't seen him
lately"
Each of these men had read all the
report concerning Philip and his dia-
monds. Large numbers of tiny, white
pebbles were lying on the floor be-
meath their eyes. but the window was
not clean. and the light was far from
good. and the sky was clouded. Yet
they were visible enough. The clerk
noticed them at once, but neither he
nor the policeman paid more heed to
the treasures almost at their feet
than was given by generations of men
to the outcrop of the main reef al
johannesburg At last they turned
away. The clerk gave the policeman
a cigar with the remark:
II will just ask the undertaken to
give me a letter. stating the facts
about Mrs. Ansons death. ! suppose
the boy is In the workhouse?'
who knows? It often beats me to
tell what becomes of the kids who are
left alone in London. Poor little dew
lis, they mostly go to the bad. There
should be some means of looking after
them. think
Thus did Philip. bravely sustaining
his heart in the solitude of a prison,
escape the greatest danger that
threatened the preservation of his
secret. and all because a scheming
woman was too clever to tell her So
licitors the exact reason for her anx-
iety concerning the whereabouts of
Mrs. Anson and her son.
The boy passed dolorous Saturday
night and Sunday. Nevertheless, the
order, the cleanliness, the compara-
tive comfort of prison, were not
wholly ungratefu1 to him. His meals,
though crude. were wholesome, lux
urious, even. compared with the pri-
vations he had endt-ed during the
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LOCAL FERRY TRAINs-ElEcTRic SERVICE
Via Oakland Pier


Via Oakland Pier
To Oakland 18th ST.. and Berkeley, via shattuck Ave.
and Ellsworth St. Lines Daily-From GOO m, and
every twenty minutes until 500 D. m inclusive; then
900 $40, 1920, 1i00 40 p. m, II 20 and 20
Additional boats Saturdays and Sundays only, $40
p. M. 9.20. 1000. l040 and II 20 p. m
To Berkeley via California Street or Albany via Ninth
Street Lines.-Dsily- 900 a. M. 20. $40.
100 a. m and every twenty minutes until $40 p. m.
inclusive: then 900, 9.40, 1920, 1100 11.40 p. M
1920 and 20 a. m Additional boats Saturdays and
Sundays only. $40 D. NJ. 920 1000, 10.40 and l1-2o
To Oakland. Washlnston-Broadway. East Oakland.
FruitvaIe and Merose. via Seventh St-Daily-From
600 m, then every twenty minutes until $40 p. M.
inclusive; then 800, $40, 1920 1100, LAO p. m,
1920 and 20 a. m. Additional boats Saturdays and
Sundays only $40 p. M, $40, 1000 1040 and ll-2o
To Havenscourt.- Daily-From 500 q. m. and every
twenty minutes until7 40 p m. inclusye then $40,
900. II 40 p. Saturdays and Sundays only $40.
1000 10.40, IL 20 D. m.
To Dutton Avs-Daily 90 a. m. s2o, $40 ZOO 7ao,
z.40. 500 S40 $780, 1000. 10.z0. ll.20 q. m, 1900
p. m. 1910. 1.20 Zoo 240 $40. 400. 40. 4.40.
500. s. 90 s5.4 40 500 go, 640 z 40. $50. 900.
Horseshoe to Oakland Washington Broadway. FrulaIs.
Alameda. North Side.-Daily-Fr GOO a. m, f6.20,
$40, 90, 720 740 500. $40, $40 am: then 400
PM 4.2O, 1880, $50 $40 600 $40. $40. ZOO
To Stonehurss Steam serce)--t60o. t6.4o, t7.2o.
1900 t1000 m, Il 20 p. m. 100. 1900, 1870.
400, 500, $40 and f620 p m.
Via Alameda Pier
To Oakland, 14th and Franklin Sts.-
els, 645 g. m. and then Is and As minutes past the
hour until 745 D. m; then $50, els, 1000, 1045,
1l30 .. N. and 1918 q. m.
To Alameda. North and South Side
615. 645 a. m. and then Is and 45 minutes past the
hour until 7.45 p- m then $50. 9.l5, 1000, l0.45,
1l.30 p. m, 12.15 and LOO q.
OAKLAND HARROR FERRY
AUTOMOBILES. MOTORCYCLES AND VEHICLES
From San Francisco, South End of Ferry Building for
Broadway Wharf, Oakiand.-From 600 a. m, daily.
and every half hour until 900 .. m. inclusive, then
1880 p. m. 1000 p. m 1880 p. m, III 90 p. M.
land for San Francisco.-From els m daily. and
every half hour until s45 p m. inclusive then 1915
pm .945 pm., t1015 pn.s 'l0.45 D. m. 45 pm,
1245 am.
a for Morning. 'Jaiy. p for Afternoon
tSunday excepted. tSunday only.
SSrndavs and MONDAYS only
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TOO INOUISITIvE

When a local train pulled up at the
Scottish junction where passengers
change for Kurriemuir. the porter put
his head in the window of one of the
compartments and asked:
ANY one here for Kurriemuir?'
There was no response, and pres
emily the train moved on.
Then an old Scotchwoman remarked
triumphantly:
Am for Kurriemuir. but I wouldn't
tell that inoueesitive idiot so when he
peered inl''
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Continued Tomorrow
SMALL TALK

Teacher-And now who can tell me
why we should always be neat and
clean?
Little Lizzie-In case of accident,
ma am
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OAKLAND HARRnR FERRY
a for Morning 'Jaily. p for Afternoon.
tSunday excepted. tSunday only.
SSrndars and Mnrdavs only
NETHERILAN0!1,s !1, ROUTE

This route offers exceptional opportunity for Auto
moblists to reach all points the Sacramento River
Collinsvile Emmaton, Rio VISTA Isleton. Ryde Walnut
Grove, Vorden, Courtand Carksburg, Sacramento.
Steamer Navajo leaves San Francisco $50 a. m daily
except Sunday arriving Sacramento 700 p m Stopping
at all points en- route. Leaves Sacramento 900 D. m
daily except Sunday, arriving San Francisco ZOO a. m.
No stops route.
Steamer Modoc or Apache. leaves San Francisco ~
noon daily except Sunday. Leaves Sacramento 1000
a. m daily except Sunday; stopping both ways at sll
points en- route. Arriving time San Francisco and
Sacramento indefinite account fruit season.
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RAILWAY TRAVEL
Fast Electric N
Trains for fAl
Sacramento, ~

Pittsburg and East of Bay Point
Baggage Carried ON All Trains.
Leave Key Route Ferry Daily
700 A. NJ. 900 A. NJ, 1o:40 A. NJ. 1920
p NJ. 800 p. NJ, 4:40 p. NJ. 7:40 p. NJ
sThe 600 A. NJ. has parlor observation car
Connects for Pittsburg-Stops Solano City. 4:40
p. NJ. train through to Marysville. Colusa.
0roville and Chico. Sacramento first stop.
For Concord, Bay Point and way stations
400 p. NJ, 5:15 p. NJ, TAO r. NJ.
An additional train for Concord and way sta
tions leaves 800 P. M. Sis p. NJ. train runs
daily except Sunday through TO Pittsburg.
Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway
Key Route Ferry. Phone Sntter 1889
Call Franklin 150. Red Line Transfer Co.. or
Oakland 4447. Peoples Express CO. and railroad
tickets will be delivered when baggage Is called
for at hotel residence.
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Now Read On
q q .

Copyright. 1904. By Edward ]. clode.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-12


Lady Moreland hastily tore open the
recovered dressing case, and consulted
an address book.
"Oh. here is it," she cried. triumph-
antly Number three, Johnson's
News, Mile End road, E. What a
horrid smelling place. However,
Messrs. sharpe & Smith will now be
able to obtain some definite intelli-
gence for me. Julie. My carriage in
10 minutes
Thus It happened that during the
afternoon a dapper little clerk de-
scended from an omnibus in the
neighborhood of Johnsons News and
began his inquiries, as all Londoners
DO. by consulting a policeman. Ger
tain facts were forthcoming.
IA Mrs. Anson. a widow, who lived
In Johnsons News? Yes, I think q
woman of that name died a few weeks
ago. I remember seeing funeral
leave the news. I don't know any
thing about the boy. Sometimes when
/ pass through there at night / have
seen a light in the house. However,
here it is Let's have a look at it,"
The pair entered the news and ap-
preached the deserted house. The
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You Can Begin This Great Story
Today By Reading This First

is a
but miserabIy
The vfrt by
death
sufe
of and
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the
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hang himself Just he about to take the suicidal
of meeoric pebbles fall
the o anda in sunIig
of them
jewel
of
a couIdn
the a further
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UNION TRANSFER COMPANY

AGENTS collect baggage and checks trains or boats o.
Southern Pacific Company and deliver baggage to resi-
dence, They are authorized to check baggage direct
from residence.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1913-04-11
Tenders for Bridees.


Pursuant to the order of the county
commissioners of Pembina County,
North Dakota. I her, by give notice
that sealed proposals will be received at
the Office of the county auditor at the
court house in the City of Cavalier, North
Dakota, until 2 o'clock p. m. on the 18th
day Of May. 1913, for the construction Of
any and all steel and concrete bridges
that may be built by the county of Penn
bina during the year of 1913. according
to plans and specifications now on file in
the Office of the county auditor.
Bids must be made on blanks furnish
ed by the county auditor. Sealed and
addressed to VIM w. Felson. county
auditor, and marked "Bids for bridges''
A certified check in the sum (e5OO.00)
Five hundred dollars, must accompany
each bid or proposal, said check made
payable to John r. Gibson, county trea-
surer, as per specifications.
The board of county commissioners
hereby reserve the right to reject or ac-
cept any, all or any part of any bid SO
submitted.
Dated at Cavalier, North Dakota, this
9th day of April 1913.
VIM. w. Felson,
County Auditor,
(P. O.) Cavalier, N. Oak. ..
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County News

The base ball fever has made a hit
at Neche.
Work has been resumed on the new
court house.
T. w. Kibbee is now landlord Of the
Drayton hotel.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Hanson of
Drayton, daughter.
@. Blnhn, living west OF Hamilton was
stricken with mild stroke Of apoplexy
last week. Il
The Mountaineer thinks that the g.
N. will run track from Morden to Win
nipeg, 40 miles for direct connection.
Rev. H. wolfelt and family Of st. Paul
have arrived at st. Thomas to take the
place of Rev. Buegel who has moved to
Grand Forks.
]. T. Briden, who for thirty years has
been one Of Walhalla's foremost citizens
and for many years leading merchant
has gone to Saskatoon to reside.
Rev. Thos. Edwards, who has been
supplying the Presbyterian pulpit at
Drayton for several months has return
cd to his home at Tomkins, Sask.
Walter Hall Arthur, aged il years,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Arthur ftrd-
erly Of Glasston, now living in Pasadena.
rnl IasnS 49, h>.nh CQfhss Aslln-;u-Gs-
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Pembina Co. s. s. Gathering.

Pemblna Co. 8. s. Gathering.
Program plans for big Sunday school
convention progressive.
Pembina County Sunday School Asso-
citation will celebrate its silver anniver-
sary in Cavalier June 18th and 10th.
The executive committee met last
week and made preliminary plans. A
new feature of the s. s. gathering this
year will be an open air rally day in the
park with forenoon and afternoon ses-
sions addressed by able speakers. Each
Sunday school is expected to attend in
q body for this rally day. Schools will
bring their luncheon along and a big
picnic dinner in the park will be pleas
ant feature. After dinner there will be
a parade of all the schools in county,
each school will have "headquarters''
in the park whore they will form in line
for the parade. The delegates will re-
main for the convention proper during
the evening and the hext day. The
music will be in charge of Rev. Roberts.
The full program will be announced later
when all the speakers have been secured.
Plan and be in attendance
MRS. r. McFADDEN.
Secretary.
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TARIFF CHANGES.

The proposed schedule of tariff change
has been published and will probably be
passed by the democratic house and sen.
ate. Some of these changes are of spec.
ial interest to the northwest.
Among them are the followlng:- hay is
changed from "a to q; horses valued un.
der $3.50, from $50 to s15; over e15O to IL
per cent. Potatoes from 25 cents to free;
eggs from s to 2 cents; pigs free; cattle
from q. 1916 and u per cent (accordine
to age) to ter per cent. Wheat from 25
to 10 cents; barley from 80 to IS cents;
oats from IS to 10 cents. Raw wool,
steel rails, sawed lumber, are also free
under the new schedule; sugar will cut
down very largely. To make up for the
loss in revepne an income tax Of one pei
cent will be placed on all incomes over
"a, 1000.
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RAILROAD RUMaBLBs. /! ]

"A party OF rurveyors are now actually
at work surveying the proposed line Of
the. Chicago. Milwaukee q st, Paul r.
Il. from Fargo to Winnipeg. The road
will come about mile west Of Alvarado.
as now staked out. 1t is possible that
construction work will be taken up this
summer, as Milwaukee is very anxious
to have connection with Winnipeg and
the Canadian Northwest Warren Sheaf
The Pioneer Express which has had
considerable inside imformatio1 on. rail.
road news has it from good authority,
that the surveyors referred TO represent
the Northern Pacific and that they are
laying out the cutoff on the east OF the
Red, striking off the Crookston line at
Key West, running north parallel with
and crosses the Red river two miles
sonth of Drayton where it intersects
with the Winnipeg line. This change
in the main line between the Twin; Cities
and Winnipeg has been under consider
alton for many years as it will shorten
the distance over twenty miles besides
open a territory between the Great North
ern and the Red river which heretofore
was isolated from railroads.
In addition to the above is the fact
that the Milwaukee road last year obtain.
ed right of way from Fargo to Grand
Forks on the west side of the river and
it is generally understood that this is
preliminary to running into Wlnnipeg.
The present movement of the MP.
might have two objects, one to shorten
their own line as stated something over
twenty miles and the other object to
head off the Milwaukee through a strip
OF territory about fifteen miles wide that
now has no railroad. If the N p. heads
in at Drayton then that will still leave
another strip Of about fifteen miles vide
on the east side Of river from DSsyton
to st. Vincent that will make good
place for another railroad.
We are looking for some change in the
Great Northern road in the immediate
fLture.> The railway bridge at Emerson
was built many years ago when engines
were much lighter than now, and it is
not strong enough to bear the weight Of
the present moguls. Either a new bridge
will have to built at Emerson or some
other point to accommodate the rapidly
increasing traffic. And it would seem
the better plan for the Great Nor thern
to cross near Pembina and there join the
Canadian Northern. The Great North
ern by It's original charter is bound to
run train to st. Vincent and to ret Ia
Winnipeg must cross the Red river. :
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Tenders for Blank Books Wanued.
Sealed tenders for the furnishing oi
blank books, assessment books, tax lists
and assessors supplies for Pembina coun.
ty, fol- the twelve months ending May
lst, 1914, will be received at the Office oi
the county auditor of Pembina county
North Dakota. at his office in the city oi
Cavalier, North Dakota, until 2 o'clock
p. M, May 18th, 1913.
Tenders must be submitted on form oi
proposal furnished by county auditor,
sealed and addressed to VIM. w. Felson
county auditor, and marked "bids TO,
blank books
Certified check for $50. must accom-.
pany each bid, said check made payable
to John r. Gibson, county treasurer
BY order of the county commissioners
Dated April Sth, 1913.
VIM. w. FELSON.
County Auditor,
(P. O.) Cavalier, N. D.
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GERMINArIoN TESTS.


A great variation is found in the germ
mating qualities of seed from the same
locality; according to tests made at the
Minneapolis Agricultural Experiment
Station.
A sample OF wheat grading no. 1,
hard shows a germination test Of 90q j;
a sample of no. l, Durum only shows
6596; q sample Of barley shows 90% and
another sample from the same locality
only shows 30%.
It would therefore seem Of import.
ance that every producer Of grain should
before seeding apply termination test
to all grain he intends to plant.-The
Grain Bulletin.
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LET'S FIX UP.

What are you going to do to help the
city be better, and look better this sum.
merf Will you plant tree or two, will
you paint your house; perhaps the barn
will be needing a little dope as wellY
Are you going to buy your goods at
home aud be willing to help the home
merchant who helps you pay taxes and
keep things going?
What about some concrete sidewalk in
front of your own door?
Are you getting ready to clean up just
as soon as the ground dries up?
Will you put few flowers in your
garden this year? Some of the above
suggestions may seem trivial, but every
one has money value, to the city as a
whole. This year we may have a mum:
Der of people visit the city with the idea
OF possibly moving here. If the city is
neat and clean, il the home lots look as
though the owners liked to live here and
cared for their lots accordingly, it will
make difference in the decisions of
these possible residents. A town can
keep dressed up just as we'll as an in
dividual; not necessarily in expensive
clothing, but in we'll fitting neat gar
ments.-and as it makes difference to
the individual, it makes even more differ
ence to the town. Perhaps you have
noue of these things to do. Perhaps
they are all done or may for some reason
not be done; we'll, there is one thing more
that you have, that costs you nothing,
but which you owe to yourself and to
your neigbbors-your good word, and
right here is where the influence of wo.
men comes in. What Mary says to John
when he comes home to supper, about
the city and its ways and prospects will
make great deal of difference in what
John says and does when he goes to
work next morning. What Mary says
about fixing up things around the house
will also make great difference with
he general appearance of things, and
not only about that home
but about the home Of the neigh
Dor on the next lot. II one fixes up a
bit, the neighbor will follow suit, and
thus it spreads all along the line. Mary
tell John about it.
We are not now suggesting any great
enterprises. or any great expense, but it
is just little things, though after all it is
the little things that count in making up
good looks, for many nickel makes
muckle, say the canny Scots.
A clean shave, combed hair, polished
boots, brushed clothes and white collar
will make old Pembina look neat and
natty.
Nature has done much to beautlfy our
city, let US do the rest.