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The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-04-24

indian fire, and bis teeth locked say
agely
There was something else 10 do be
sides dream Because the girl had
spoken pleasantly was 10 reason why
be should act the fool Angry at him
self, he gripped his faculties, and
faced the situation, aroused, intent
He must save himsClf-aud her! But
how? What plan promised any pos
slbiity Of success? He had their sur
roundings in 2 map before his eyes.
dis training had taught him 70 note
and remember what others would as
naturally neglect. He was a soldier
OF experience. a plainsman b. long
training, and even In the herceness OF
the Indians attack on the stage his
quick glance had completely visual
lied their surroundings. He had not
appreciated this at the time, but now
the topography Of the immediate re
gion was unrolled before him in de-
tail; yard by yard 1t reappeared as
though photographed He saw the
widely rutted trail, rounding the bluff
al the right a hundred yards away,
curying sharply down the slope and
then disappearing over the low hill to
the left, a slight stream trickling
along its base. Below, the short buff
falo-grass, sunburned and brittle, ran
10 the sandy edge of the river, which
howed silently In a broad, shallow,
yellow food beneath the star CLEAN
Under the protection of that bank, but
somewhat to the left, where a handful
OF stunted cottonwood trees had found
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precarious foothold in the sand
cleaned the solitary Indian fire
About its embers, no doubt squatted
the chiefs and older warriors, feast.
ing and taking council, while the
younger bucks lay, rifles In hand,
along the nigbt-enshrouded slope.
their cruel, vengeful eyes seeking to
distinguish the outlines Of the coach
against the black curtain Of the bluff
This had proven thus far their sal.
vation-that steep uplift of earth
against which the stage had crashed
in it's mad dash-for its precipitant
front had compelled the savages to at
tack from one direction only, a slight
overhang, not unlike roof, making it
impossible even to shoot down from
above. But this same sharp incline
was not likewise a preventive Of es-
cape. Hamlin shook his head as he
recalled to mind It's steep ascent.
without root or shrub to cling TO- No
1t would never do TO attempt that: not
with her. Perhaps alone he might
scramble up comehow. but with her
the feat would be impossible. He dis
missed this as hopeless, his memory
of their surroundings drifting from
point to point aimlessly He saw the
whole barren vista as It last stood re-
vealed under the glow OF the sun-the
desolate plateau above, stretching
away into the dim north, the brown
level Of the plains, broken only by
sharp assures in the surface, treeless
extending for unnumbered leagues To
east and west the valley, now scarcely
more green than those upper plains,
bounded by its verdureless bluffs. ran
crookedly, following the river course.
its only sign Of white dominion the
rutted trail. Beyond the stream there
extended miles Of white sand-dunes.
shapen by the wind.
gradually changing into barren plains
Of alkali. Between crouched the Wig.
liant Indian sentinels, alert and re,
vengeful
CTO BE cONTINUED)
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Hamlin laughed. as he lowered his
gun.
Made him hump, anyway" he com
mented cheerfully. Now what comes
neXtY
Il do not know" she answered.
as though the question had teen asked
her, do your"
Somehow she was MT as fright.
ened as she had been. The calm
steady coolness OF the man was bav-
Ing its natural effect, was helping TO
control her own nerves. She felt his
strength, his confidence, and was be
ginning to lean upon him-he seemed
70 know exactly what he was about.
Wen, no, honestly don't; not
yet he returned, hesitating slightly.
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I he conEoled, anxious 70 control her
excitement Nov you and I must
decide what 20 DO ne1t-ve are all
\ alone"
'Alonel Has Mr.. Moylan been hit
slso?"
Yes" he answered, feeling It was
better 70 tell her frankly. He was
shot, and is beyond our help. But
| come" and he reached over and took
her hand, you must not give up now "
/ She offered no resistance, but sat
[ motionless. her face turned away.
Yet she knew she trembled from head
TO foot, the reaction mastering her. A
red tongue of fame seemed 70 slit the
outside blackness: there vas a single
sharp report. echoing back from the
blum, but no sound Of the striking bull
let. Just an instant he caught q
glimpse Of her face. as she drew back
startled.
"Oh, they are coming agaInl What
shall we do?"
No" he insisted, still retaining her
hand, confident in his Judgment.
Those fellows will not attempt to
rush US again tonight You must
Keep cool, for We shall need all our
wits to get away. An Indian never
risks a night assault, unless it Is a
surprise. He wants to see what he is
up against. Those bucks have got all
they want of this outfit; they have
no reason TO suppose any Of US we're
hit. They are as much afraid as we
are, but when It gets daylight, and
they can see ;he shape we're In, then
they'll come yelling"
But they can lie out there in the
dark and shoot" she protested. That
shot was aimed at US. wasn't it7"
i reckon It was, but It never got
here. Don't let that worry you; II an
Indian ever hits anything with a Kun
It's going to be by pure accident" He
stared out OF the window. They're
liable to bang away occasionally. and
suppose 1t is up to us to make some
response just TO tell them we're
awake and ready. But they amt hr-
ing expecting to do damage-only to
attract attention while they haul of
their dead. There's a red snake yon-
der now creeping along in the grass
see!"
No" hysterically, 1T is just black
to me-"
You haven't got the plainsman's |
eyes yet. Watch. now; I'm going to |
stir the fellow up"
He leaned forward, the stock OF the
Henry held to his shoulder, and she
the window-casing. An in
slant the muzzle OF the rife wavered
then steadied into position.
Have to guess the distance" he
in explanation, and pulled
the trigger.
There was a light fash, a sharp
ringing report. yell in the distance,
by the sound OF scrambling.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-04-24
Another Enemy Of the Elv.

The fly has an effective enemy other
than the hand that Yields the swatter
This is the parasitic fungus known
as the Empusa muscae, This fungus
Is a deadly enemy of the house av
and 1t must destroy myriads OF these
pernicious insects, especially in the
fall. The flies may often be seen in
q dead or dying condition on walls
ceilings and window panes, surround.
ed by quantity of white powder.
!. e., the spores OF the fungus which
have fallen from the insects body
These spores are capable of injecting
other flies which may come in con.
tact with them. Whether the flies
actually eat The spores, or merely get
them attached 10 their bodies. appar
emily is not known.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-04-24

ners n no ne denyfns ne are n Z
mighty bad hole II Moyian hadn Z
got Ehot ve might have held out till
help arrived; I've got about twenty
cartridges lefI: but you and ! alone
never could So H. I've got 70 think It
nsht 80 tAr; 1Othing 20 Il bat blaz-
ING away A. tEst IS ! could pull trig-
ger. Nov. maybe, car use ny brains
e bit
She could lot see him. but some In
sunci led her 70 put out her hand and
touch the rough sleeve of his shirt Il
made her sure OF his presence. his
protection The man felt the move
meEt and understood its meaning
bis heart thrObbing strangely.
You are going 70 trust met"
O-of course; how could you
doubt thatf-
Wei, sun half questioning. you
see I'm only an enlisted man, and
somsumes officers ladies think ~e
are mostly pretty poor stun. just food
for powder"
She ughtsned her grip on his
sleeve, drawing q quick breath Of sur
prise.
"Oh, but l am not Ike that; truly
am not I-sav your face this after
noon and-and liked you then. !
will do whatever you say"
Thank you" he said simply. ITO
know that makes everything 50 much
easier for me. We shall have TO work
together from now on. You keep sharp
watch at the window there, while |
think bit-there's ordinarily
chance somewhere, you know. If one
Is only bright enough to uncover it"
How still the night was, and dark;
although the sky was cloudless, the
stars shone clearly away up in the
black vault. Not even the howl Of a
distant coyote broke the silence. To
the left, seemingly a full half-mile dis
tant, was the red flicker Of & fire,
barely visible behind a projection OF
bank. But in front not even the keen
eyes Of the Sergeant could distinguish
any sign OF movement Apparently
the Indians mad abandoned their at
tempt TO recover the bodies Of their
dead.
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SYNOPSIS

MAJOR Mcdonald. cgmmardinz An army
Post near FORT Dodge. seeks a man 10
intercept his daughter Molly. who .
heaoe1 FOR the post An Indian outbreak
Eeant who had Just arrived WITH mes
takes % Mcdonald volunteers for the
NILSSON and starts alone Molly arrives
a. r cIL RIPLEY two days ahead 0f sched-
ule She decides 10 push On 10 F0rr
GC9Fe ~ stage in company with "Sgtier
BlII Aoylar. Gonzalez a gambler r.
SIS pahsenEer. Hamlin meets the stage
Slth stories of depredatiOns committed
% lne indiana II is decided % return
70 fpley The driver deserts the stage
Wnen indians appear The Indians are
,Hice repuiHec ln attack on the stage BY
hhmnn. Aoylan and Gonzales. The latter
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CHAPTER wi.
Plans for Escape.

Desperate as he certainly felt their
situation to be, for a moment or two
Hamlin was unable to cast aside the
influence OF the girl, or concentrate
his thoughts on some plan for escape.
1t may have been the gentle pressure
OF her hand upon his sleeve, but her
voice continued TO ring in his ears. He
had never been Woman's man, nor
was he specially interested in this
woman beside him. He had seen her
fairly, with his first appreciative
glance, when he had climbed into the
stage on the preceding day. He had
realized there fully the charm of her
| face, the dark roguish eyes, the clear
skin, the wealth OF dark hair Yet
all this was impersonal; however
pretty she might be, the fact was
nothing TO him and never could be.
Knowing who she was, he compre-
hended Instantly the social gulf
stretching unbridged between them.
An educated man himself, with family
connections he had long ago ceased
TO discuss, he realized his present
position more keenly than he other
wise might. He had enlisted in the
army with no misunderstanding as to
what a private's uniform meant. He
had never heretofore supposed he re-
gretted any loss In this respect, his
nature apparently satisfied with the
excitement Of active frontier service.
yet he vaguely knew there had been
times when ne longed for companion
ship with women of the class to
which he had once belonged. For.
tunately his border stations offered
little temptation in this respect, and
he had grown to believe that he had
actually forgotten. That afternoon
even--sweetly fair as Miss Mcdonald
undoubtedly appeared-he had looked
upon her without the throb of a pulse
as he might upon a picture. She was
not for him even 10 admire-she was
Major McDonald's daughter, whom he |
had been sent to guard. That was all |
then
Yet he knew that somehow II was |
different now-the personal element |
had entered unwelcomed. into the |
equation. Sitting there in the dark |
Gonzales body crumpled on The floor
at his feet, and Moylan lying stiF and
cold along the back seat, with this
girl grasping his sleeve in trust, she
no longer merely the Ma.
ior's daughter-she had become her.
self And she did not seem to care
and did not seem to realize that there
we're barriers Of rank, which under
other circumstances must so utterly
them. She liked him. and
frankly told him so, not as she would
dismiss an inferior with kindness.
but as though he was an equal. as
-hough he was gentleman. Some
low the very tone of her voice. the
,linBing touch of her hand, sent the
blood pumping through his veins.
besides duty inspired
llm; he was no longer merely a sol.
iier, but had suddenly become trans
ormed into man. Years Of repres-
ion, Of iron discipline, were blotted
'ut, and he became even as his birth
light made him. Molly Mcdonald"
Molly Mcdonald" he whispered the
lame unconsciously to himself. Then
IFS eyes caught the distant flicker OF
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The daily sentinel., 1913-01-15
THE DAILY SENTINEL
COMMISSIONER GUARDIANSHIP.

GEORGE w. THOMPSON entitled to the charmanshir
~ OF the board OF Mesa County commissioners He
titled by all forms of precedent seniority and courtesy
Ben Snyder had title and claim to the charmanshp
He urged for himself and thus make his pos
sbe by certain people who wanted get even with George
Thompson take slap the republicans Mr. Thomp
son represents
MIR. Thompson was elected. He voted for himself and
he received other
Ben J. Snyder elected He chairman by the grace of
his He voted for HIMSELF and his with that
Briggs elected him chairman.
Mr. Snyder holds the office of chairman during the two
years Thompson the board he should hold during the
time Briggs the board for Briggs has qualifications for
craftsmanship.
The Sentinel contends that there logical justable
for preventing George w Thompson from having the
chamanshp of the board of county commissioners He
titled it, and furthermore, he would make just able and
efficient chairman Ben ]. Snyder.
The denial of the chairmanhip Mr.. Thompson small
business in humble opinion.
Another OF shyster work. connection with
this affair cropped this morning In bold headlines the
morning sheet announced that Thompson voted for himself In
the article that followed, it repeated this Yet failed
that Snyder voted for HIMSELF and worded the
article leave the impression that Thompson ONLY
man on the board who voted for himself.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-15

be introduced in the house this year.
YET every phase of legislation will be
fully covered and then some.
Three Members In 1914.
Three bills are on the list for re-
districting the state and all of them
provide for senator and two repre-
sentatives from Mesa county, and un-
less there is more cf party spirit de-
veloped than is in evidence at pres
ent, we will get the three members
of the twentieth general assembly.
Bills adding a judge to our judic-
ial district have been introduced in
the senate and house and will have
the support OF the combined efforts
of the members from the entire list
of counties in the district, where a
single judge has far more than he
can do.
The talk OF an attempt to over
throw the committee on rules ap-
pointed by Speaker Skinner was al
most wholly the effort of one or two
papers TO stir up trouble. A few con-
servative democrats were sore be-
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-15
A DYING POLITICAL PARTY.

HE statement of John G. Wooley prohibition nominee for
president in 1900 that his party has reached the
Guinness and that other affiliations should sought in COM
batting alcoholic evils may dsastefu of his colleagues
but is only recognition of plain facts says the St Louis Post
Dispatch. = : 49, ~, -
The party began figure the election returns just ,6
years ago ana cast It's greatest vote 2643 far back
tour years ago 23S4o political organization that
not go forward must inevitably go back The slump of
votes last November just the time of the death of the found
er OF the party the Rev John RUSSELL shows that
cause, Mr.. Woolley says
NO political party had devoted conscientious
membership Wholesome usefulness be denied to its teach
but acceptance OF the prohibition issue local.
national political issue Its policies contrary fundamental
principles.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-15
WEATHER FORECAST
Furnished by
u. 3. WEATHER BUREAU.

For Grand Junction and vicinity:
Increasing cloudiness and warmer
tonight. Thursday, generally cloudy
and unsettled.
For Colorado: Tonight generally
fair; cooler in central portion;
warmer in west portion; Thursday,
cloudy; colder in east portion.
Jan. IA, 6 p. M: Temperature
%; relative humidity, II per cens
wind, l mile per hour; weatheiV
cloudy.
Jan. Is, 6 a. m: Temperature, 5;'
relative humidity, 20 per cent; wind,
3 miles per hour; weather, clear.
Highest Temperatures: Yesterday.
23; same date last year, AS; same
date during past 20 years. SO.
Lowest Temperature: This MORN
ing, 2; this date last year. 10; this
date during past 20 years, below
zero.
Mean temperature yesterday 10,
which Is 8 below normal.
Precipitation: During the past
"a hour, none; total since the first
of month, IA inch; normal for this
month, 40 inch.
Weather Conditions.
observations taken at 6 a. m,
Mountain time.)
A part of the northwestern low
has crossed the main range of the
Rocky mountains and developed
secondary low center over southeast
ern Wyoming. Temperatures have
risen considerably in southeastern
Colorado. the southern Plains States,
the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, andS
the upper lake region AS the pres{
sure is relatively high over western
Colorado and New Mexico fair wealth
er now prevails in this vicinity. 1t
is expected that the main low over
the Canadian northwest advances
southeast along the eastern slope of
the Rockies. This will produce in
creasing coludiness and higher tenn
perature in this vicinity
Fair weather has prevailed gener-
ally over the United States durinH/
the past "a hours. except in the
cific coast states from San Francfc2
northward. and in parts of MonaAd y
where light TO moderate precipitation
has fallen.
e. s. NICHOLS,
Local Forecaster.
Jan. Is, 1913.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-15
IBetz Says Canon
Is Full of Ores

John Betz. Unaweep canon mining
expert, just before leaving for his
cabin in the canon this morning said:
THE strike in the Trumbull mine is
surely rich one. The canon is full
of metal. and the day is coming
when the people of Grand valley
will sit by and watch rich men pass
ing who have made money in Una
weep canon mines and will say
Why didn't we realize the riches of
that region Yes. they will stay
here in Grand Junction, and watch
outsiders get the money. unless they
investigate what is theirs for the
uncovering."
Mr. BetZ has several valuable
properties in the canon and says all
that holds him back is that he
cannot secure enough capital to back
him to lift TO the surface ores worth
from $50 to $500 per ton.
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-15

days OF a legislative body and which
take all of two weeks; the organiza-
tion must be effected and every bill
introduced must be referred to
committee before it is printed; then
1t must be read and sent to the
printer, following which 1t must be
carefully studied by the original
committee and reported to the body
in which 1t originated. The law pro-
vides that bills may be introduced
for 30 days, and this provision makes
session of less than 10 days practl-
cally impossible. There has been no
delay in either body and the sena-
torial election will not take much
time, as there is no excitement what
ever over the affair. and but very
few votes will be cast for Others
than for the two highest democrats
Thomas and Shafroth.
BY this time two years ago there
had been several hundred bills intro
duoed; today there is less than one
hundred, and no more than half the
six hundred of two years ago Will
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-15

! can assure his friends at home that
he was at all times sober while in
Denver and that the condition of his
ears was not the result of personal
encounter with friends or foes, but
was the result of trying to walk to
his hotel one night when the mercu-
ry was hugging the 30-below zero
mark very closely.
DR.. A. G. Taylor and w. H. Ban
mister were in Denver Friday and
Saturday last. They both attested
to the fact that the walking over the
range was very fine indeed, and will
no doubt advise all their friends to
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FREQUENTLY slip into offices of appontve nature
simply because prediction promises the part
ca having such appointments their be carried
This all well and good We admire the who keeps
his prediction promises But the individual have
the party claiming allegiance political party and
allegiance to that pays ticket, who WILL in order
land" friend in appontve job, make dea assisted
by some associates of the stripe of party loyalty which
wolves the knitting of candidates the ticket these fellows
expected support for the benefit of opposing candidates
other ticket
But there is always day of reckoning
The daily sentinel., 1913-01-15

cause they did not get everything
they wanted on committees, and be-
cause the progressive republicans
were treated fairly; these and one
lone standpat republican talked a
little and the papers talked a good
deal more. Actually there was moth
ing to the matter when IL came to a
show down. There are only three
men on the minority side who do not
owe their election to the endorsement
by the progressiyes: and two of
them came from Los Animas county.
An item in the short appropriation
Dlll which was considered Saturday
afternoon, will cause a good many
taxpayers to sit up and take notice.
II is the one which appropriates
s1l5,O00 to pay for the initiated and
referred bills at the last election,
and it will also be noted that the
entire session of the Legislature will
cost less than $1,000. which is S40,-
600 less. There will surely be steps
taken toreduce this cost at this ses-
sion and it will be the pamphlet
form. Another interesting fact is
that in all departments there Is now
an appropriation for railway travel
ing expenses, in lieu of the passes.
However, hereafter the railroad COM
mission will have passes instead of
paying their way. and 1t is the only
board that is so provided
II is probable that the temperance
workers will introduce a county OPP
tion bill and also a search and seiz-
uro bill There is not great deal
Of possibility that either will pass
the senate.
Wopld Abolish board.
Governor Ammons is winning
warm words .of commendation al
ready and promises to be very pop
ular; he Is quite ready to take a
stand for or against men or meas
ures and If he stands to his positions
he will win many friends. He has
promised not to veto bill repeating
the state board Of horticulture which
introduced and was heartily in ia
vor of the plan to give the money
saved to the agricultural college to
assist in paying our expert men in
the field whom we have not had the
past year because of lack of funds.
II will depend upon Just how much
political pull" the secretary can se-
cure whether the bill passes.
c. G. Sargent was a caller in the
house chamber last Saturday. He is
studying the conditions in the coun-
try schools in the state and will have
some interesting facts for publica-
tion In the future.
Hon. William Weiser received the
hearty greeting of many friends on
the floor of the house last week; he
was on his way home from the east.