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The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-12-24
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III lew udyS lOT lOWd WHcT
they will spend a few weeks dur
ing the winter months.
Elvin Huseby left Tuesday TO
Rollag, Mimi, where he will spen'
Christmas with his parents ant
likely the balance of the winter.
Jas. Murphy of Upper Los
creek is another who left for thu
east this week to spend the holi
days with his folks who reside ir
Wisconsin.
Miss Ella Nerud of Lost creek
passed through here Monday or
her way to Elroy, Wis, where
she will spend the winter. A
short visit will be made at Mime.
apolis. Miss Nerud recently
made final proof on fine hall
section over on Lost creek.
Frank and Joe Groh left Mon
day for Dickinson, N. OAK, where
all the Groh's, nine IN all, will be
together during Christmas for
the first time in eight years. Frank
will return shortly after the first
Of the year.
John Jansen of upper Horse
creek passed through here Tues
day on his way to Richmond MINI.
where he will spend the holidays
and balance of winter with re-
latives and friends.
M. A. Thoreson Cashier of the
Redwater Valley State Bank ac-
companied by his brother Walter
who holds down position at the
-Redwater Hardware Co.'S store,
left Wednesday for Hannaford,
N. D. where they will spend
Christmas with the old folks.
About the first of the year cashier
Thoreson expects to make a trip
down to Minneapolis to attend to
business matters. Both Mark and
Walter expect to return about the
9Th Of January.
Claude Tillotson returned Mon.
day evening from Wolf Point
where he went to get load OF
lumber. Claude had the misfor-
tune of getting caught in the snow
storm taking him eight days 10
make the trip.
F. H. Bauer and Van Coil, two
prominent business men of Terry
were visitors in the city Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Peterson
by Mrs. Ole Ormo
and lille son Lauritz auIoed to
Tuesday.
H. w. johnson of the Circle
Shop left Wednesday for Litch-
field, Mimi, to spend the holidays
at his old home. Henry expects
TO be gone about month.
Mrs. D. C. Hagestad of Gran
viii, N. D., arrived this week for a
visit with her daughter Mrs. Olaf
Reno. She will remain until after
he holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Flake left
Monday for the east. Mr.. Flake
,oes to Chicago where he will
ttend a law college this winter
nd Mrs. Flake will spend the
winter with relatives at Jim Falls,
Frank Chytry, fellow who
ecently arrived from Kansas in
sarch of a homestead met with a
tile hard luck last week when
e had the misfortune of losing
is purse containing about 300
bile out in the McGuire-Rock
eek country, leaving him entire
penniIess and oui of work He
at present staying at the K.
roulik home down Redwater.
+ Chytly is said 10 be q good
echanic. Anyone wishing to
.lp him out q little BY giving him
ork win find him BY calling at
= Krouiik home.
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up and Allan on the point Of re-enter-
ing the cab. And though they were
off again before Alan could close the
door, the attempt was hopeless from
the start
And whether or not because
Alan's distaste for interference had
been too convincingly demonstrated
the touring car for the time being
contented itself with trailing about
fifty feet in the rear, while the taxi
fled the tenement purlieus of the Ho-
boken waterfront and found it's way
into the broader streets Of an unpre-
tentious suburban quarter.
Not until they were well into the
suburbs, with few dwellings near and
no pedestrians to interfere, did Mario
phat's purpose become apparent Then,
however-and it happened while Alan
was looking back-the touring car
drew in swiftly and easily and Mario
plat, rising in his seat, Ieveled re-
| volver over the windshield and fired.
The crack of his weapon was prac-
beneath the rear seat of the taxicab.
Not for some moments did Alan ap-
! preciate the viciousness of the scheme
Surmising that the gasoline tank had
been punctured by the bullet. he was
inclined to believe that Marrophat
hoped to stop the taxicab by depriv-
ing it, in course of time, of it's fuel.
| And with this in mind he was present
ly surprised, as the cab took a corner,
to see Marrophat's car stop at that
corner and Marrophat himself get
down. The brow of hill interviewed,
shutting off sight of the BLACKBOARD as
he knelt and lit match. 1t was the
girl who gave the alarm, suddenly
withdrawing her head from the win
dow to scream at Alan
Hes fired the gasoline! It's fam
+, ing along the street, following the line
of the leak-and catching up with us!"
Without pausing to put his hand to
the latch, Alan kicked the door open.
Jump" he cried. For your life
| jump! AS soon as that fame catches
up with the tank"
simultaneously the chauffeur, over
hearing, shut off the power.
The three gained the sidewalk bare
ly in time: the tiny trail of flames, al
most imperceptible in the sunlight,
was not yard from the jet that spurt-
ed through the bullet hole in the tank.
In the f1utter of an eyelash the eXplo-
sion followed. Had the cab been load
ed with nitroglycerin its destruction
could have been no more absolute.
There was roar and then
q heap Of smoking ruins.
Without waiting to admire the spec
tacle, Alan caught the arm of the girl
and hurried her up the street, at the
same time calling to the chauffeur to
follow. And chance brought them to
the next corner as another cab. fare
out Of reason, Alan gave him the adj
dress, and helped the girl in.
If Marrophat pursued Alan could see
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nat woman Is JUDITH
of an rnsavory-looking tenement, be-
fore the cab took a corner on two
wheels ;"
Not seriously injured, fancy" he
told the girl in response to her eager
look. Worse luck!" he added
gloomily.
But it seemed that he was to have
greater cause than this to complain of
his luck, before that ride was ended.
Three blocks further on tire blew
out with a report like a cannon-crack-
er, and the taxi lurched perilously.
hesitated. slowed down, and limped
dejectedly to the curb.
Alan and the chauffeur piled out in
the same instant the one standing
guard-with an eye out as we'll for
another cab-while the other assessed
damages.
this last reported sympathetically 1T
must have been a broken bottle or
something like that-it sure did rip
the usefulness cleaa cut of that shoe"
go to it." Alan advised him terse-
ly; "and if you make quick job OF it,
I'll stand the cost of the new tire"
But if another cab comes along
while you're at it you'll lose us. as
quick as wink. Here's my card. in
case we have to desert you in hurry;
you understand this is matter of life
and death, and I'll nave no time to
settle up with you. But you can call
at Mr. Digby's office and he'll fix
things up to your satisfaction"
The man took the card and after
glance at the name touched his hat
with more noticeable respect.
"All right, Mr.. Law" he agreed;
anything you say" And forthwith
got to work.
The rapidity with which he COM
pleted the change of tires proved him
an excellent chauffeur, an adept at his
craft; but the delay was one disas-
trous for all that. It worked together
with what Alan pardonably described
as the devils own luck to bring the
touring car in sight at the precise mo-
ment when the chauffeur was cranking
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no sign of MIN. The second car made
better time than the first. Unhindered,
and as far as could be determined,
without being followed, it covered the
brief remaining distance in CRATE
fully short lapse of time.
The suburb dropped behind a maze
of streets where dwellings stood Shout
der to shoulder and dooryards were
scant. The car swept up to a corner
house of modest and homely aspect.
Two minutes more, and Alan was ex-
changing salutations with and making
his bride-to-be known to Digby's good
friend, the Reverend Mr.. Wright.
Embarrassment worked confusion
with the young mans perceptive facul-
ties. AS this moment approached
when two should be made one who had
gone through fire and flood, literally
as well as figuratively for each 9TH
er's sake, incredulity drew a veil be-
fore his vision He viewed the world
as In a glass, darkly.
He was aware Of a decently fur
nished minister's study; of two wit
nesses in the guise of unassuming
womenfolk of the minister's house
hold; of the Rev. Mr.. Wright himself
as a benevolent voice rolling sono-
rously forth from black-clad pres
ence; of the woman of his heart stand
Ing opposite him; Of questions asked
and responses made; of a ring that
was Ilagically conjured from some
store apparently maintained against
precisely similar emergencies; of a
hand that took the hand that was to be
his wifes and placed it in his; of his
clumsy and Witless bungling with the
task of fitting that ring to the finger
Of his sweetheart's hand =.
And then he was aware of door
.hat 5anged violently in the hallway;
of the sound of mans voice making
some indistinguishable demand; that
Roses hand was suddenly whipped
away, before he could fit on the ring;
that the study door was flung open and
that this animal of a Marrophat had
precipitated himself into the room.
He opened his mouth to protest
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CHAPTER XVII.

The Ring.
Theirs was the last vehicle to swing
between the gates before these last
were closed.
And this was quite as well; for Alan,
rising for one last backward glance
through the rear window, started in
voluntarily and choked upon an ex-
clamation when he deserted power
full touring car tearing madly toward
the ferry-house, it's one passenger half
rising from the front seat, beside the
driver, and exhibiting a countenance
purple with congested chagrin as he
saw his car barred out of the carriage
entrance.
Quickly sensitive to his emotion, the
girl caught nervously at Alan's hand.
What is it, dear?"
"Marrophat," he snapped.
She uttered hushed cry of dismay.
Don't be alarmed, however," he
fastened to comfort her. He's lost
the race: the gates are shut-even the
passenger gates-and there must be
a company spotter somewhere near by,
for the gateman is virtuously refusing
to be bribed by roll of money as
thick as my wrist"
At that instant the taxicab rolled
aboard the ferryboat; the deck gates
were closed; hoarse whistle rent the
roaring silence of the city; winches
ratified and chains clanked; and the
boat wore ponderously out of its. slip.
so much for Mr. Marrophat!" Alan
crowed, sitting down. Fooled again!
He can't stop US now!"
Perhaps
"Why that perhaps? Why that
tone?" he demanded sharply, struck
by the foreboding her accents con-
fessed.
"This isn't the only ferry. There's
the Pennsylvania and the Lackawanna
and by hard driving he might even
manage to catch the boat that con-
meets with this from the Christopher
street ferry of the Erie!"
Impossible! don't believe it!
won't!"
Lets not" she agreed. But, Alan
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"Yes?"
Promise me-if he should manage
to catch up with us-you won't let him
talk to you mean, don't let him"
mo fear OF that!" he asservated
holly. "If he tries to exchange one
word with mel only wish he WOULD"
She seemed satisfied with that; but
the incident had served appreciably to
chill their spirits. They accomplished
the remainder of that voyage in a
silence that was no less depressed be-
cause they sat hand in hand through
out.
Nor was their taxicab three minutes
out Of the ferry house on the Jersey
shore-though the chauffeur, stimu-
later by Alan;s extravagant promises.
was doing his best to fracture the
speed laws and escape arrest-when
the girls fears were amply justified;
a shout from behind drew Alan's head
out of the window on one side and the
girls on the other and proved to both
that Marrophat had indeed found some
way to make the crossing without
great delay.
His touring car was within fifty
yards when they first were aware Of
it; and Marrophat, standing on the
running board, was shouting inarticu-
lately and fiourishing an imperative
aand; while the distance between
unem was momentarliy growing less
noticeable.
AS Marrophat's car drew abreast
Alan nodded and said quietly: Don't
be alarmed; can attend to this gen
tleman single-handed."
And this he proceeded TO demon
strate with admirable ease, even
though called upon to do so far soon
er than he had thought to be-thanks
to Marrophat's hair-brained precipi
fancy. For, failing to influence the
taxi driver by shouted demands or
threats, or to gain the least attention
from Alan, Trine's first lieutenant alb
ruptly and surprisingly took his life
in his hands and in one wild bound
bridged the distance between the two
flying cars and landed on the taXi's
running board.
Stop" he screamed madly. stop,
| say! You don't know what you're
doing! Let me tell you"
He got that far but no farther. In
the same breath Alan had flung wide
the door and was at the fellows throat.
There was struggle of negligible
duration; Marrophat was in no way
his antagonists match; within three
seconds he threw out both hands,
clutched hopelessly at the framework
of the cab, and fell heavily to the
street.
The taxi sped on without pause, it's
driver deaf to the halls of innocent if
indignant bystanders. Alan pulled
himself together and looked back just
in time to catch a glimpse of num-
Der of loafers lifting Marrophat to his
feet and helping him to the sidewalk
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and Marrophat silenced him with

cry.
You fool! Drop that ring! Stop
this farce! Don't you know whom
you're marrying? That woman is Ju.
dith Urine, you idiot-not Rose!"
Blankly Alan turned to the girl.
Her flaming face, her sullen eyes
her very pose, from which the man
ner of Rose had dropped like cast
garment, confessed the truth of Mar
rophat's assertion. And as if this were
not enough, Judith confessed it doubly
with a sudden outbreak of such rage
as never could have been brewed in
Roses gentle nature.
you DEVIL" she cried-and threw
herself in front of Marrophat with q
spring as 1.-THE as that Of leopardess
Take warning now from me: keeI
out of my way forever after this-ol
take the consequences! God knows
she painted, why / dent kill you as
you standl"
He was in her way, between her and
the open door. She gave him nc
chance to move aside. but seized him
SO fercely by the wrists that he in
.tinctively lifted to protect himself,
and she fairly threw him half dozen
feet from her. He brought up with
a crash against the wall even as the
door slammed behind the girl.
When Alan, the first to recover,
gained the sidewalk, she was already
in the taxicab. Whatever reward she
had promised the man, he whipped his
machine away as if from the fear of
sudden death.
And darting from the house hard
on the minister's heels, Marrophat
leaped into his own car and, as if he
had not heard her threat or received
substantial proof of her earnestness,
tore off in pursuit.
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Copyright, 1914, hy Louis Joseph vsnos

she had ever since sinking into her
corner of the taxicab-moveless taut,
unresponsive.
Then a long sigh shook her to her
very heart, and of sudden the small
6st in Alan's grasp relaxed and her
face turned to his like a flower to
the sun, face TRANSPORTED, it's lips
now soft and yielding, its eyes un-
closed and smiling into his smile
all misty with unshed tears.
Alan" she breathed gently. "It
can't be true! I'm trying so hare to
believe-but all the while l know it
can't be true!"
He converted a skeptic with the
mute eloquence of his lips
Head upon his shoulder, the girl
chung pasSlonately 10 MIN. Tel me
again that you love mel" she prayed.
Promise me you'll never let anything
come between us. Promise me, Alan
promise me you'll be kind to me al
ways, dear!"
Can you doubt l will be kind?" he
murmured reproachfully.
Il am afraid - she whispered.
How could l be anything else, low
tnG you as l do?"
g! am afraid -
why should l be unkind to your"
ut isn't that. I'm just
afraid"
"Of what?"
"Of losing you"
But that can never bel"
you can't be sure What If you
were to find you'd been mistaken"
She caught her breath and added
hastily-"That you didn't really love
me, mean"
"Oh, that's ridiculous!"
Il can't be sure. Nothing in life is
permanent. What is love? Illusion of
the senses! What is happiness? A
will-o' -the-wisp. What is life? A
make believed"
"Dearest!" He held her more close
~ still You are nervous and over
wrought. You don't know what you're
saying. You can't mean what you're
saying. But say that it's So
that life ie all make-believe. Then
nake-believe you love me"
'Oh, but | do, do"
And make-believe for little we've
caught the o;the-wisp-only for a
little-until you wake up and realize
that it's all real and true"
She closed her eyes again: Eyes,"
she breathed, you are right. Let's
make-believe it's all true for a little
longer and forget ;"
He could by nc means account for
this strange humor; but he did his
best to comfort her, none the less ten
derby because of his mystiication. And
for long time she let illusion blind
her, resting quietly in his arms, max
ing believe
Only on approaching the Twenty
third street ferry they must needs
! rouse and sit apart constrainedly for
fear some one might glance through
the window and surprise their secret.
AS if one needed the evidence of
caress exchanged to know that they
were lovers, who had eyes to see the
flushed loneliness of the girl shrink
ing back in her corner or wit to inter-
pref the radiant happiness that shone
in Alans face as he bent forward and
watched warily from the window.
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Continued from last weekly
CHAPTER XVI.
Make-Eelieve.

Make-Relieve.
For upwards of three-quarters OF an
hour Of that golden morning which fol-
lowed the night of his return to New
York, Mr. Law was permitted to es-
TEEN himself he -4apLie of mortals.
And inasmuch as this is not only
longer uninterrupted term of happi-
ness than is humanity common but is
more of that emotion than ordinarily
leayens the whole of lifetime, Alan
was perhaps to be envied, even though
establishment when it came was sud-
den, sharp, and to him unspeakably
Ehocking-a swift, unpresaged plunge
from sunlit peaks of supreme content
to the black depths of bleak Aver
nus of despair
The beginning OF the period was
synchronous with the slam of a taxi
cab door that shut away a super1uous
world from the company of two who
loved.
The sound spelled safety as we'll as
success in Alans understanding.
The car slipped smoothly away from
the curb, pursued only by little gust
of semi-ironic cheers from the little
company of working men who had wit
messed as we'll as measurably partici-
pated in the putative elopement from
the house of Urine.
Vigilant for any indication that their
evasion had had a witness in that
strange home of deathless hatred,
Alan watched it through the little
window in the back of the cab until a
corner blotted out the vision of it;
then with a sigh of relief sank down
by the side of the woman to whom his
every thought, impulse and emotion
were dedicated.
"Rose!" he whispered, and tenta-
lively touched one of the hands that
lay clenched in her lap.
She responded with never sign to
Indicate consciousness either of his
touch or his whisper.
And reminding himself of the strain
Imposed upon her by the experience
through which they had just passed,
Alan excused her responsiveness on
grounds of reaction, and for the time
felt constrained to let his sweetheart
rest and regain her normal poise:
there was bliss enough for him in the
consciousness that he had won her
safely away, that nothing now more
than a short hours drive across town
and by ferry across the Hudson stood
between them and the marriage that
should prove the contamination of all
their trials Barring accident!
Alan had too often suffered the pen
atty of disappointment for over-indul-
gence in this failing of his for depreci-
Rting the unforeseen, not to make the
mental reservation, Barring acct
dents!" with little shiver of dread
Had any of Trine's household been
cognizant of his daughters escape,
Alan argued, interference must have
been instant.
Despite the reassuring aspect, the
preoccupation of his companion so
wore upon him that he was presently
no longer able to refrain from disturb.
ing her.
"Rose!" he begged again, closing a
hand tenderly over hers. Dearest
girl, don't worry another instant! Do
calm yourself: remember we are safe
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Charged With the Assassination Of
Alan.
tackle dragged the ground with it's
ropes.
1t was the work of minute to con-
vince a thick-headed policeman that
the attempt was feasible and should
be permitted. 1t was the work Of less
than another minute to rig loop in
the line and fasten round his body
beneath the arms. Volunteers did not
lack; couple Of husky longshoremen
CONTINUED on last page.
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now; we fooled them handily-thanks
to your faith and bravery, sweetheart!
and everything is going to be well
with us from now on. Over in Jersey
the minister is waiting now to marry
us; and down at the White Star dock
the boat is waiting that is to carry us
of to England the moment we're mar
ried. Think of that-and that | love
you. Nothing can possibly break the
strength of that combination"
For another minute she rested as
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
NORTHEAST BENTON.

Mrs. C. A. Carver and children left
for their future home in La Sale
Illinois Friday night.-E. W. Rock
well lost one of his best horses last
week.-Mr. Clement has moved to the
0key farm which he purchased and
Mr.. Graham has moved to the Wink
Ter farm.-Quite a crowd Of young
people attended the play in Rush
Hill Saturday night.-Mr. Roy Simon
ton a student from Westminster Col
lege at Fulton preached at the
Presbyterian church Sunday. 1t is
expected that he will occupy the pull
pit April 4th, Easter Sunday.-The
Bell Dramatic Club will give their
play Dora Thorne' in Benton City
Saturday night, March 18th. Every
one cordially invited to attend.-We
are enjoying this beautiful sunshine
after a spell of real winter-like
weather. A few have sown oats but
with the high price of seed oats the
majority of the farmers chose to wait
until more settled weather.-A large
force Of men are laying a pipe line
along the right-of-way of the Burling-
ton railroad.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-03-11
youNc,s

Mill Householder bought a 7 year
cd horse mule at the Porter Bruce
sale at SI55.-Mr. and Mrs. ". l.
Crawford and son Of Mexico are
visiting with Mrs. JOella Crawford
Mrs. E. H. Carpenter and Mrs. Otto
Carpenter spent one day last week
with Mrs. Henry Rudasill near
strother.-F. J. Weinand delivered %
head Of le5 ID. hogs to Powell &
Mundy Mon.-Lewis Rudasill deliver
ed three loads Of hogs to Powell &
Mundy, Monday which were contract
ed at $500 per ewt.-Bob Loekridge
has moved from the W. W. johnson
farm to one 8 y miles east Of Mex
ico.-J. L. Carpenter and Octave e.
lis bought a bunch Of yearling cattle
Of Wheeler Cant at $4,000 pes head
C. b. Blum is erecting a cattle barn
s6xas feet-Mrs. Milt Householder
has a new Moore's Range.-Mrs. Ross
Ewing spent a few days the past week
with her mother. Mrs. Taylor Berrey.
Mrs. J.. p. Rudasill and Mr.. J. p.
Baker are at the bedside of their
sister, Miss Jennie Baker. of Okla
homa City. who is suffering with can
GER of the stomach.-Mrs. Taz Hill
was buried at Midway Sunday at 2
p. M, Rev. Holland Of Strother con-
Quoting the services. We extend heart
felt sympathy TO the bereaved.