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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-10-23

Copyright, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndi-
catr.)
Long time ago, in the days when
the Indian hunters followed the trail
Of the bear and the deer far into the
mountains, the little boys would watch
the hunters go away from the camp in
the early morning and wish that they,
too, could 60. Sometimes one boy
would run after the hunters a short
distance, and then an old man would
call out:
"Ho, little one! Do you think you
are the brother Of the bear, and do you
60 to hunt with the Wild Boy?" Then
the boy would come back to the camp.
Tell me about the Wild Boy and
the bear!" the little boy would say
and while the old man shaped a tiny
arrow for the boys tiny bow, ne would
tell this story:
1t was in the days when the people
lived close beside the river which runs
south, and when everybody was happy
young woman who lived with her
seven brothers, who were all good
hunters. She kept the home for them
and dressed the skins of the animals
when her brothers brought them in
And all day she was singing.
But once the hunters did not come
back at night, and this young woman
sat up and waited for them
On the seventh night, some one
came to the house where the young
woman sat and knocked at the door
"Siyu!" (helloD said voice outside
and the young woman went to the door
to see who it was.
Out in the moonlight stood the Wild
Boy, with his bow and his culver OF
arrows over his shoulder
Who are your" asked the young
woman.
Il am the Wild Boy, and have come
to make bargain with you," said the
boy, who stood in the moonlight 81
will 60 and find your seven brothers
and bring them back to you if you will
marry me. l have lived in the trees
with the bees and the birds so long
that am getting lonely"
And the young woman studied about
what the Wild Boy said long time be.
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CHAPTER kin.
An Agent From Russia,

An Agent From Russia. Il
The Black Hundred, not as individu-
ais but as an organization. began to.
worry. Powerful, and often reckless
and daring because it was powerful,
1t began to look about for some basic
cause for all these failures against
Hargreave's daughter and Hargreaye's
ghost. They had tried to put the#in
quisittve reporter out of the way; they
had laid every trap they could think
of to catch the mysterious visitor at
the Hargreave home; they had thrown
out a hundred lures to bring Har-
greave out of his lair, and failed; and
they had lost dozen valuable men
and several thousand dollars. This
must end somewhere, and quickly.
The one ray of hope for the conspi-
rators lay in the fact that Florence
had never seen her father and knew
not in the least what he looked like.
They determined to try again in this
direction.
"Give it all up" said the countess
to Braine. Il tell you, whatever is
back of all this is stronger than we
are. He knows the organization, and
for all we know he may be a ghost"
IT never 60 back" smiled Braine.
There's something more than the mil.
lion. There's the sport of the thing.
We've been bested in a dozen bouts,
and nearly always by a fluke. They
/ We the breaks. as they say out at the
i'olo grounds"
But the time and expense when
we might be getting results elsewhere!
tell you, Leo, I'm afraid. 1t'sElike
always hearing some one behind you
and never finding anybody when you
urn. have told you my doubts I
have also asked you to trap that but
Ter, but you've always laughed" s =
You are seeing ghosts, Olga. A
new man from holy Russia" shrug-
Eing. is coming tonight. Evidently
he head over there thinks our contri-
buttons of late have not been up to
the mark. and they are going to stir
US up. am willing to wager my SOUL,
however, that that box is simply
aoax to befuddle us. Either that or it
aolds the key. But the rest of them
INSIST that the box must be recovered.
When l leave this room tonight l am
Iolng over to Riverdale and stalk all
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ally dropped in, for he often picked up
valuable bit Of maritime news.
Dunkers was an old friend Of the bar.
keeper, and he proceeded to pour and
guzZle down his throat very poor
substitute for whisky He became
communicative. He Dragged. He knew
where there was a million, and all he
needed was first-class diving bell. A
year from now he would not be drink.
Ing cheap whisky; he'd be steering a
course up and down Broadway and
buying wine when he was thirsty.
He was no miser. But he had to have
q diving bell; and where the blue devil
could he get one with s12 and an
Ingersoll watch in his pocket?
From his table Vroon made a sign
which the bartender understood. Then
he rose and approached Dunkers.
II own a pretty good diving appar.
atus." he said IF you've got the
goods, I'll take chance on a fifty.
fifty basis Vroon did not believe
there was anything back of his talk;
ouI ~ AWAY pdiu " ulS uS6p enough
to find out. Have a drink; and, Bill
give US a real whisky and none oil
your soap-lye. Now, let's hear your
yarn"
Il don't know yuh," said Dunkers.
with drunken caution. How is it.
Bill?" turning to the bartender.
Hes the goods. Jim. You've heard
of Wyant & Coz"
Sure I've heard O. them. sSest
divin' apparatus they is
well, this gent here Is Mr.. Brooks,
general manager for Wyant & Co. l
can 0. K him"
Vroon threw an appreciative glance
at the bartender He was not affiliated
with the Black Hundred, but he had
often aided Vroon in minor affairs.
All right, if yuh say So Bill. Well,
here's tn yarn
And when he had done, Vroon
smoked quietly without speaking.
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Children, Color Up This Picture.

fore she agreed that If he would brind
back her seven brothers shea would
be his wife. Then the Wild Rcy raI
away into the woods and the young
woman went to sleep for the first TINT
in seven nights. -. -.
AS the Wild Boy went swiftI1
through the woods he sang the SOM
which the young woman had Away
sung as she worked. And the bear
who slept at the edge of q meadow be
side the river, heard the song and got
up and went to see who it was sing
ing ..s,,.,$.1. h
And the bear met the Wild Boy IL
the meadow and asked him where hi
was going. ~, -
Il am going to find the seven broth
ers of the young woman who is to b,
my wife, said the Wild Boy. AMI
then the bear laughed 1f}&
You will never find them," said Thu
bear, unless | 60 with you to show
You the road across the notch in thu.
mountains which leads into the DARK
ening Land" tsSt5yyyl
Then YOU must come with me righ
/ away said the Wild Boy. d, 't.@ff
What will you do for me-" asked
, the bear, IF come with your" w. 55sl.a
Il will be your friend" said the VIII
Boy. us,}*@
That will not de-" said tho bean
You must be my brother!" ,..rs.:
And for while the Wild BOY
studied about what the bear had said
and than he agreed that he would ,bt,
the bears brother. So the bear passed
his tongue over both cheeks Of thu
Wild Boy, and the two went on to fine
the seven lost hunters. "a
In the Darkening Land they found
the seven brothers of the youns
woman and brought them back to heii
house. But then, when the younS
woman got ready to so with the WIZ
roy as his wife, the Wild Boy cried
out: :.
NO, l do not want wife, for I am
orother to the bear, and must stay ia
live In the woods!' And ever since
the Wild Boy has lived in the woods
where only the bears know where Il
find him. WE $50
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ceiling above. And some day, my
energetic friend, I'm going to pay you
back for that bullet"
Count Paroff cleared his voice and
laid his plans before his audience.
ITO act frankly and in the open,
to go boldly to the Hargreave home
and proclaim myself Hargreave. I
can disguise myself in a manner that
will at least temporarily fool the but
ler."
Who has been with his master for
fourteen years, knows every move,
habit. gesture, Infection interposed
Braine. But proceed, count, proceed
You will remember the old adage;
too many cooks"
"Ah," flashed back the count, "but
new cook?"
Olga touched Braine's arm warn.
lngly.
You mean, then, that there has
been talk in St. Petersburg of dispos-
ing of some one?"
= "A good deal Of talk, sir" haughtily,
forgetting that he had bent humbly
enough but few moments gone
Every we'll; go on
Thought the man at the peephole
above: There's another adage. When
thieves fall out, then honest men get
their dues. Yes, yes; proceed, pro.
ceed!"
Paroff went on II shall, then, go
frankly to the Hargreave house and
claim my own. Meantime l leave to
you the business of Turing the butler
away. Half an hour is all l need to
bring that child here, to break the
wall that stands between us and what
we seek" -
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by myself I'm going to get glimpse
of that mysterious stranger. He car.
ries scar of mine somewhere, for !
nit him that night
The door opened and the executive
chamber became silent.
Count Paroff.' doomed the voice
of Vroon. He will present his ere
dentials."
This Formally was executed as pre-
scribed by the rules; and Count Par.
off was given. his chair He spoke for
a while. rather pompously:
The head organization is not sat.
isfied with its offspring in this Har-
greave affair."" he said in conclusion.
You are slow"
Then you have come with some
suggestions for the batterment OF our
business?" asked Braine ironically.
Sir, this is not the hour for flip
pancy," said the agent coldly.
Braine made a sign with his hand
sign not observed by every one.
Instantly Paroff bent lowly. He rec.
ognized that the speaker was the &C
tual not the nominal, head of the
American branch.
What are your suggestions? in
quired the nominal head from his
chair, anxious to avoid a clash be
tween the newcomer and the trucu.
lent master of them all.
Il have been informed that Har
greave's daughter has never seen her
father, not even a photograph of him."
said Paroff more amiably.
I'VE are absolutely certain that
this is the case" said the nominal
head, who was known as the presi.
dent But we tried one play in that
direction. and 1t failed miserably."
Il have the story" replied Paroff
1T was clumsily done. The ruse was
an old one"
Braine was frank enough to admi,
the truth OF this statement, however
much he disliked the admission. He
nodded. -,
Il have authority to take a hand in
his affair. We cannot waste all sum.
iner. Those government plans of the
rtifications of the Panama are wait
Ing. There's your millions. But the
fact remains that it Is the law Of the
Black Hundred never to step down
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Copyright, 1914 by Harold Macarathl

Suddenly the two men closed. surged
back and forth, one determined to
take and the other to hold this mys-
tsrious box. Dunkers struggled to up
hold his word: not that he really
wanted the box but to prove that he
was strong enough to take it If he
wanted to. The. name on the box
flashed and disappeared. 1t was kind
Of shock to him. He and Blossom went
battering against the rail. Dunkers'
grip slipped and so did Blossoms. The
result was that the box was catapulted
into the sea. With an agonizing cry,
Blossom leaned far over. He saw the
box oscillate for a moment, then sink
gracefully in zigZag course, down
through the blue waters: Fainter and
fainter it grew. and at last vanished.
I'm sorry Steve; but yuh wouldn't
let me look at it," said Dunkers, con-
sritely.
Damn you; I'm goin' t. kill y for
that!"
1t became real fight this time, fist
and foot. tooth and nail; one mad with
the lust to kill and the other desper-
ately intent on living. 1t was one of
those contests in which honor and
sair play have no part. But for the
timely arrival of the captain and some
OF the crew Dunkers would have been
badly injured, perhaps fatally. They
hauled back Blossom. roaring out his
oaths at the top of his lungs 1t took
half an hours arguing to calm him
down. Then the captain demanded to
know what it was all about. And
blubbering. Steve told him.
Six hundred feet of water, if I've
got my reckoning right. The anchor
lies in 60 feet, but the starboard side
drops sheer 600. You swab! Why
didn't you bring the box to me? A
man has right to what he finds. Id
nave taken care of it for you till we
got back to port. | know; you were
greedy: you thought | might want to
stick my fist into your treasure. And
you IL never find it in 600 feet of water
and tangled, porous coral. That's what
you get for being a blamed hog. AS
Sor you,' and the captain turned to
Dunkers, get YOU dunnage and your
pay and hunt for another boat back.
won't have no murder on board Cap
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Don't yuh believe it," demanded
Dunkers, truculently
But 600 feet of water, in a coral
hott om. and no way of telling Just
" h re it fell overheard. That's a tough
pro ,?osjtion.'
20, it is. is it? I'm sailor. can
lay my hand right over tn spot Do
yum think I'd be fool enough t. hunt
for it without perfect rangeo" Dunk
crs tapped his coat pocket suggestive
~.
And Eroon knew that the one thing
ne wanted was there. plan or draw
ing of the range So there was another
man shanghaied that night, and his
destination was Cape Town, 90 days
voyage by the calendar.
Vroon carried his information to the
organization that same night. They
would start the expedition at once,
and till this was accomplished, Har-
greave's daughter was to be immune
from attacks. Besides, it would giva
t'argrt ave wherever he wasl and the
''>'S VIZ iuCa mat the E'tdCk nun
dred had concluded to give up the
chase
Above, with his ear to a small hole.
skillfully bored through the ceiling
without permitting the plaster to fall,
knelt man with bandaged arm He
could never see any faces; no one
ever took Off a mask in this sinister
chamber hut there were voices, and
he was going to forget some of them.
After the meeting came to an end.
Ae waited an hour after, and then stole
down into the street by the aid of thu
IRE escape. Later, he entered a tele.
phone booth and called up Jones.
Then, one leathern and steel box,
dotted with bits of ivory and mother
of,pearl, became two; and the second
one was soaked in mud and salt water
for two weeks till you could not have
told it from the original. And that is
Why Jones was able, some weeks later
to hide once more the original box
AS for the substitute. just as Braine
was about 10 use mallet and chisel
upon it, the lights went out. There
was a wild scramble, chair or two
was overturned.
THE door, the door!" shouted
Braine, furious.
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till absolutely, defeated. The hidden


till absolutely defeated. The hidden
million is but half; we must fnd anu
break this renegade Hargreave.' +
T ''If he lives" }said Braine. y
"Whoa can say: one way or the
other?""' brusquely asked Paroff. THE
fact that all your plans and schemes
have come to .naught should prove to
you that you are not fighting a ghost.
There%is but one way to bring out the
TRUTH = Ss&f ,,. s. n,
: And that IS to makesa captive OF
his daughter" supplemented Braine:
And we have worked toward that eud
ceasalessly. We are quite ready to
listen to your suggestions. count"
Il And SO an. II thought the man
with hisaears'tp the little hole in the
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some weeks Later, to Hide Once
More the Original Box.
tain Manners And the sooner you 20,
the better
III 60, sir" said Dunkers, readily
enough. Had the misfortune happened
to him and had Blossom been the az
gressor, he would want his life. He
understood. Like the valet in "Olv-
ette,' it was the time fer disappearing
An keep out o my way. III git
y yet" growled Blossom
Keep your mouth shut" said the
mate, or I'll have you put in irons,
you pig"
All right sir I've said all I'm goin'
say tday:' and blossom strobe off.
What was the box like?' asked the
captain of DuUkers
chinese ccntraption. sir; leastwise
1t locked that way to me. Didn't look
as II it'd been in tn water long, sir.
Somethin' lost overheard by some pr-
vate yacht. t. my thinkin'. I'll keep
out O. Steve's way. I'll lay low on
shore, sir
-. And though Steve made a perfect
range of the spot. he never came back
to find the mysterious box never saw
The Gibson house back home. nor did
ae ever see Dunkers again On the
voyage home he brooded continually,
and was frequently found blubbering;
and one night he skipped his watch
and went to Davy Jones locker.
Dunkers had not told about the
name he had seen on the box; and
Blossom had not thought to- The name
Hargreave had instantly brought back
10 Dunkers' mind the newspaper
stories he had recently read There
was no doubt in the world that this
box belonged to the missing million.
aire, who had drawn million from
his banks and vanished; and, more.
over, there was no doubt in Dunkers'
mind that this million lay in the Ba.
hannah waters. 1t had been drawn up
from the bottom of the sound, under
che path of the balloon. He proceeded,
then, to take a most minute range.
Z would require money and partners;
9 But half loaf would be far better
than no loaf at all; and he was deter.
! mined to return to New York to find
Backing. Finding is keeping, on land
!. or sea. ., .... .,,a. . , r
@ Now # happened that his favorite
\ grog shop was cheap saloon across
khe way from the headquarters. OF the
lack Hundred; and ,Yroon OCCASION
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To Be Continued Next Week
Made Happy.

The following students were made
happy last week by being placed in
fine positions by Aaker's Business
College: Selma krogstad. Ella Sam
stad, 0. Weium, and Amy Hoggarth.
Follow the trail to the A. B. C. and
You take no chances. Send FOR cata-
logue to A. B. G.. Grand Forks. Gas
Tractor and Auto Engineering course
in charge Of Prof. R. G.. Beck at A. B.
c.. Grand ForF~ ADV.
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7 It slammed the moment the words
lett his lips. And as suddenly as they
had gone out the lights sprahg up.
The box was gone There were evil
IDENTIFY traitors among the Black Hun.
bred. Ns &&., r.. RE. $s. : tsss
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FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

Being the. nominee on the demo.
cratic ticket for Commissioner Of the
Third district Ramsey county, I So
licit your vote and support at the cleo
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ZION November Bird. During the time
have held this office have endeavor.
cd at all times to be just and fair to
ALL and have strived at all times to
40 my share in lowering the cost Of
operating the county's business. -. ;.
Pol. ADV. T. H uArONEy :
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-27
FORMER OTTUMWAN
DIES AT MT. PLEASANT

Mt. Pleasant, Jan. 24.-Mrs. Ida Kin
kead, wife of A. w. Kinkaid of this
city, passed away at her home on
North Adams street, Thursday. Mrs
Kinkaid had been prominently identi
fed with the church work of this city
and was one of the most ardent as
we'll as earnest workers of the Meth
odist church of which she had been a
life long member.
Ida Kinkead was the only child OF
Joseph and Mary Ann Beleale, and was
born in Mahaska county, Iowa, on May
is, 1861. Her parents died many years
ago. Following thei. 2ath, Mrs. Kin
kead made her home -Jr a number of
years with the family of S. G. Cushing
in Ottumwa. In 1908 she was united
in marriage with A. w. Kinkead of this
city. She is survived by her husband
and one step-daughter, Miss Leah Kin
kead At her request, the Rebekah
lodge Of which she was a prominent
and long time member, will have
charge of the funeral services, which
will be held from the home on North
Adams street, this afternoon at 2:3O
Rev. Dr. Thomas Osborn, pastor of the
Methodist church, will assist in the
services. Interment will be made in
Forest Home cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-27
DALLNER FUNERAL
SERVICES AT HOME

Mt. Pleasant, Jan. 24.-Death has
claimed Simon Dallner, aged IS, a
pioneer resident of this county, and for
the last fifteen years a resident Of this
city, at his home on West Saunders
street. The deceased has been in poor
health for some time due to the in
firmities resulting from old age, and
his death was not unexpected.
Simon Dallncr was born in southern
Germany in 1928, coming to this coun-
try at an early age. For number of
years, with his family he resided on
farm five miles west of this city, NOV
ing to Mt. Pleasant about Is years ago.
His wife died over 13 years ago. To
mourn his loss, the deceased leaves
two sons and three daughters, Perry
Dallner of Mt. Pleasant, Erwin Dali
ner of Davenport; Mrs. John Jay of
Des Moines; Mrs. August Hauf of Mt.
Union, and Mrs. Frank Harvey of
Madison, Wis. The funeral services
will be held Sunday afternoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-27
KEOKUK BOARD MAY
ORDER VACCINATION

Keokuk, Jan. 24.-"Resolved that it
is the sense of this joint session of the
board of education, the city health
authorities and the management Of the
parochial schools, that parents should
have all school children in Keokuk vac
cinated; otherwise it may be necessary
to require a vaccination certificate be-
fore permitting child to attend any
school"
The above resolution offered by
George S. Tucker was passed by the
school board in session with Mayor
Elder, Commissioner Gray, DR.. c. A.
Dimond, city physician, #. A. Craig,
city attorney, Father George Giglinger
of St. Marys and Father James Gil
lespie of st. Peters. 1t was passed af-
ter three-quarters Of an hour discus
sion over the smallpox situation in
Keokuk The resolution means that
if the situation develops any more
seriously the school board will then
order all children to be vaccinated. AS
the situation stands, the board is rec
ommending vaccination only.
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DIRECTED VERDICT IN
FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF

Keosauqua, Jan. 24.-The case of
Mayme French vs.. Thomas B. French
of Pennington was settled by direc-
ted verdict for plaintiff. This was a
suit to collect a note of 500. The de-
PENDANT made motion to take the case
from the jury and direct verdict for
defendant after all the testimony was
in, but it was overruled. The plaintiff
asked for a directed verdict which the
Judge granted, the jury being directed
to return a verdict for the plaintiff.
Elmer Dray who was indicted on the
charge of breaking Jail withdrew his
plea of not guilty and was permitted
to file a demurrer to the Indictment
The demurrer was sustained and the
case submitted to the grand jury. The
demurrer was based on the fact that
the Indictment charged defendant with
breaking Jail which charge statements
did not prove. Then the grand jury
was challenged on the ground that the
grand jury had already passed on
Dray which would prevent them from
passing on this case again. The chal-
lenge was sustained and Dray returned
to his prison home to await the
March term of court.