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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22
CHAPTER v.
Heels for II.

With a sudden. low command to Sas-
soon TO check his horse, De Spain
pressed the muzzlc of his gun to his
prisoners side. you've got one chance
yet, Shike, TO ride out of here alive"
he said composedly. "You know / am
IA rustler-cousin of John Rebstock's.
My name Is French: ! belong in Will
liams cache. rode in last night from
Thief river, and you are riding out
with me to start me on TO the Sleepy
Cat trail. II you can remember that
much"
De Spain stopped halfway through
his sentence. The figure revealed in
1t confused and startled him. lie saw
II was not a man mt all, but woman
and woman than whom he would
rather have seen six men. II was Nan
Morgan.
With her head never more declsively
set under her mannish hat. her waist
never more attractively outlined in
slenderness, she silently faced De
Spain In the morning gray. His face
reflected his chagrined perplexity. He
could already see Mans eyes. They
were bent kccnly first on him, then on
his companion, and again OF him. De
Spain kept his face down ~; much ms
he dared, and his hat had been pulled
well over II from the beginning.
They We're now almost abreast. The
very instructive knowledge that her
eyes were bent or his made him steal
glance at her in spite of himself. The
/ next instant he was shamefacedly
| touching his hat. Though nothing
was lost on her, Nan professed not to
see the greeting. When she spoke her
tone was dry with suspicion.
"Wait n moment, Sassoon. Where
| nrc you going?" she demanded. Sas-
! soon htched with one hand Mt his
! trousers band. lie inclined his head
sulkily toward his companion. start
ing man on the trail for Sleepy Cat"
"Stop," she exclaimed sharply. for
De Spain, pushing his own horse ahead
had managed without being observed
10 kick Sassoon's horse in the flank
and the two were passing. Sassoon al
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22
CHAPTER VI.
Maintaining a Reputation.


The abduction of Sassoon, which sig.
nalized De Spains entry into the stage
line management. created sensation
akin TO the exploding of bomb under
the range. The whole mountain coun-
try, which concentrates, sensibly, on
but one topic at n time, talked for a
week of nothing else.
Experienced men in the high country
linen of that class who. wherever
found, are old in the ways of the world,
and not promptly moved by new O.
youthful Observation-Disclosures the in
cident after hearing the details, with
the comment or the conclusion that
there would hardly be for De Spain
more than one additional chapter to
the story, and that this would be u
short one. The most active Morgans--
Gale, Duke and the easy-going Satter.
lee--were indeed wrought TO the keen .
est pitch of revengeful anger. 1t waii
an overwhelming insolent INVASION.
and worst of all, Il successful invasion,
by one who had nothing but cool impu-
dence, not even Il budding reputation
To justify his assault on the lifelong
prestige Of the gap clan.
De Spain himself, somewhat sur.
prised at the storm he had kicked up,
needed the counsel of Scott, and while
the acute stage of the resentment
ragged along the trail he ran down for
few days to Medicine Bend to buy
horses. Both Gale and Duke Morgan
proclaimed, in certain public places In
Sleepy Cat, their intention of shooting
De Spain on sight; and as a climax to
all the excitement of the week follow
ing his capture, the slippery Sassoon
broke Jail and, after n brief interval,
appeared ut large in Calabasas.
This feat of the Morgan satellite
made a loud laugh at De Spain's ex
pense. 1t mitigated somewhat the hu-
initiation of Sassoon's friends, but Il
in no wise diminished their expressed
resolve to punish De Spain's invasion
Lefevcr who as the mixer among the
stage men, kept close to the drift of
public sentiment, decided after De
Spains' return to Sleepy Cat that tht
stage-line authorities had gained moth
Ing by Sassoon's capture.
1--WE ought to have thought of 1t be
fore, Henry" he said frankly one nigh,
in Jeffries' Office. "but we didn't think
Meaning just what, John? de
manded De Spain without real inter
est.
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the resolute summons stopped. De
Spain could do no less; both men,
halting, faced their suspicious inquisi-
tor. She scrutinized De Spain keenly.
"What Is this man doing In the gap?"
"He came up from Thief river last
night" answered Sassoon monoton-
ously.
"What is he doing here with your
persisted Nan.
Hes n cousin OF John Rebstock's s
from Williams Cache" continued Sas-
soon. The yarn would have sounded
decenty well in the circumstances for
which II was intended, but in the
searching gaze of the eyes now con-
fronting and clearly recognizing him,
it sounded so grotesque that De Snain
would fully as lief have been sitting
between his horses legs as astride his
back.
That's not true. Sasspop." said. his
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down the gap closely ahead of De
Spain and neither to speak nor turn
his head no matter what happened
right or left.
In the growing light the two men
trotted smarily mile down the trail
without encountering sign of life.
When they approached the Morgan
ranch-house DE Spain rode close to
his prisoner, told him what would
happen IL he made noise, and even
held him back in his pace as they
trotted together past the gap strong
hold. When they left the house behind
and the turn in the road put them out
of range OF It's windows, he closed up
the distance between himself and Sas-
soon, riding close in to his side, and
looked back for fraction of a second.
When he looked ahead again he saw
confronting him, not hundred yards
away. a motionless horseman.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22
4 DIFFERENCE IN
The INVESTMENT
The Western Canada Farm Prof.
its Are Away in Excess.

Nir. George II. Barr, of Iowa. holds
seven sections of land In Saskatche-
wan. These he has fenced and rent
ed, either for pasture or cultivation
all paying good interest on the invest
ment.
Mr.. Barr says that farm land at
home in Iowa Is held at $50 per acre.
These lands are in high state of cul-
tivation, with splendid improvements
In houses, barns, stables and silos, and
yet, the revenue returns from them are
only from two to three per cent per
annum on investment.
Last year, 1915, his half share OK
crop on quarter section In Saskatche-
wan, wheat on new breaking, gave him
35 per cent on the capital invested
$500 an acre. The crop yield was
80 bushels per acre. This year the
same quarter-section, sown to Red
Fife on stubble gave 3,2S6 bushels. His
share, 1,648 bushels of l Northern at
$1.56 per bushel, gave him $2,563.OS.
Seed, half the twine and half the
threshing bill cost him S453O0. Allow
ing share Of the expense of his an
nual inspection trip. charged to tbs
auarter-section even to $1,000, and he
has left 100000, that is 80 per cent
of the original cost of the land. Any
one can fgure up that another aver
age crop will pay, not or per cent
on investment, as in Iowa, but the
total price of the land. Mr. Barr says:
"Thats no joke now.'
Mr.. Barr was Instrumental In bring
Ing number of farmers from Iowa to
Saskatchewan In 1913. He referred to
one of them, Geo. II. Kerton, a tenant
farmer in Iowa. He bought quarter
section of improved land at $1,000 an
acre near Hanley. From proceeds OF
crop in 1914, 1915, 1916, he has paid
for the land. Mr.. Barr asked him a
week ago: swell, George, what shall
| tell friends down home for your
The reply was: Tell them l shall
never 60 back to be a tenant for any
man." Another man, Charles Haight,
realized $4,000 in cash for his wheat
crops in 1915 and 1916.
Mr.. Barr when at home devotes
most of his time to raising and deal
Ing in live stock. On his first visit or
inspection to Saskatchewan, he real
lied the opportunity there was here
| for grazing cattle. SO his quarter
sections, not occupied, were fenced
and rented as pasture lands to farm
ers adjoining. His creed is: Let na-
ture supply the feed all summer while
cattle are growing. and then In the
fall. take them TO farmsteads to be
finished for market. There is money
in it"-Advertisement.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22
STOMACH MISERY
GAS, INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin' fixes sick,
sour, gassy stomachs in
five minutes.


Time II! In five minutes all stomach
distress will go. No indigestion, heart
burn, sourness or belching of gas, aaid.
or eructations OF undigested food, no
dizziness, bloating, or foul breath.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
1t is the surest, quickest and most GER
tain Indigestion remedy In the whole
world, and besides 1t is harmless.
Please for your sake, get a large
fifty-cent case OF Pape's Diapepsin
from any store and put your stomach
right. Don't keep on being miserable
life is too short-you are not here
long, so make your stay agreeable
Eat what you like and digest it; en-
Joy it, without dread of rebellion in
the stomach.
Pape's Diapepsin belongs in your
home anyway. Should one Of the fam
lily eat something which doesn't agree
with them, or in case of an attack OF
Indigestion. dyspepsia, gastritis or
stomach arrangement at daytime or
during the night. it is handy to give
the quickest relief known. Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22

hind, Scott's Indian eyes first per
ceived signs on the horizon that
marked their pursuit.
"No matter" declared Lefcver.
"This is little fast for fat man, any
way" He was not averse. either, to
the prospect of long-range exchange
with the fighting mountaineers. All
drew rein little. Suppose | cover
the rear till we see what this Is" sug-
gested Lefever. lmbcHng up as the
other two looked back. Push ahead
with Sassoon. These fellows won't fol-
low far"
Don't be sure about that" muttered
Scott. "Duke and Gale have got the
best horses in the mountains, and
they'd rather fight than eat. There
they come now."
Dashing across plain they them
selves had just crossed, they could see
three horsemen in hot chase. The pur-
sued men rode carefully. and, scanning
the ground everywhere ahead, felt aB.
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Scott Was the First to Reach the Trees.

wait for daylight. De Spain medi-
tatcd first on how he should capture
Sassoon at daybreak, and then on Nan
Morgan and her mountain home Into
which he was about to break to drag
out criminal. Sassoon and his malice
soon drifted out of his mind, but Nan
remained. Her form outlined In the
mists that rose from the hidden creek
seemed to hover somewhere near I'M
Ill Scott's land laid on the dreamer's
shoulder drove IL suddenly away. Day
was at hand.
De Spain got up and shook or the
chilliness and drowsiness of the night.
It had been agreed that he, being less
known in the gap than either of his
companions, could best attempt the diff
ficult capture. Bob Scott, who knew
the recess well, repeated his explicit
directions as To how De Spain was to
reach Sassoons shack. lie repeated
his description Of its interior, told him
where the bed stood, and even where
Sassoon ordinarily kept his knife and
his revolver.
De Spain gave his horse his head
It was stlll too dark TO distinguish the
path--and advanced at snai's pace
until he passed the base of III Captain,
when of n sudden, us he rode out from
among high projecting rocks full into
the opening, faint rays of light from
the eastern dawn revealed the narrow,
strangely inclosed and perfectly hid
den valley before him.
De Spain caught his breath. No de-
scription he had ever heard OF the
nook that screened the Morgans from
the outside world had prepared him
for what he saw. From side to side
between the frOwning cliffs which rose,
at points, half n mile into the sky, II
was several miles, and the gap was
more than as much In depth, as 1t ran
back 20 mere wedge between un-
named Superstition peaks.
Every moment that he pushed ahead
warned him that daylight would come
suddenly and his time to act would be
short. The trail he followed broad
ened into n road. and turn brought
him up startled and almost face to
face with long, rambling ranch
house. The gable end of the two story
portion OF the building was so close
to him that he instantly reined up &c
seek hiding from its upper and lower
windows.
From Scott's accurate description h,
knew the place. This was Duke Nor
gan's ranch-honse, set as a fortress al
most at the mouth Of the gap To pas,
II unobseryed was to compass the mos
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CHAPTER iv-continued.

Scott was the first to reach the trees.
The little grove spreads across n slope
half a mile wide between the base of
one towering cliff, still bearing its
Spanish name, FL Captain, and the
gorge OF the Purgatoire. To the east
Of this point the trails to Calabasas
and to Sleepy Cat divide, and here
Scott and Lefever received De Spain,
who had ridden slowly and followed
Scott's fnjunctions to keep the red
star to the right OF El Captain all the
way across the sinks.
Securing their horses, the three
stretched out on the open ground to
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22
GRO BE CONTINUED
To Remove Warts or corns.

An excellent preparation is made MS
follows: Salycilic acid, 20 grains; al
cohol, one-eighth ounce; flexible COLO
dion, one ounce. Mix together and
apply with camels-hair brush over
hard surface of wart or corn for three
nights. Soak in hot water, when
layer of skin will come OF. Then re.
peat MS before until wart or corn d
removed
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22
They Locked Sassoon Up.

sured of their escape. Though their
pursuers rode in ut times with show
of rushing, the chase wGs n stern one,
and could be checked whenever neces-
sary. Hating at times to breathe their
horses, De Spain with his two COM
panions and their prisoner rode into
Sleepy Cat. locked Sassoon up, and
went to the Mountain house for break.
fast.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22
De SPAIN GOES TO MORGAN GAP AND TAKES A BAD MAN
BUT He HAS AN ENCOUNTER WITH NAN

The region Sleepy Cat
infested with
cattle ustes and The Of these belong to the
n
mi Sleepy n
the depredntons Of the bad
of line
his
the
O
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22
No Mystery.

"Smithers never lights his cigar;
Just keeps 1t in his mouth and chews
the end. I've often wondered why"
"You wouldn't if you'd ever smoked
one of them"
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So They Say.
is altruism, pa p

"What is altruism, pap
'Thats what the various nations are
fighting for."-Louisville Courier-Jo our
nal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22

To lose by ones own ignorance or
carelessness is more mortifying than
to lose by the dishonesty of another.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22

Whenever there is tendency to constr
patton, sick headache or biliousness, take
. cup OF Garfield lea. All druggists. Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tas,eless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as Gen.
eral Tonic because il contains the we'll
known tonic properties OF QUININE aid
IRON. acts on tho Liver, Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Suilds
up the Whole System. 50 cents
Kansas 1916 farm crops were valued
ut S371. .1S5.476.
II 10 proposed to make Fort No
Henry Q public park.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-22

II De Spain is wise will he
shoot on sight any member Of
the Morgan gang he meets, with
out waiting to ask questions or
see what his opponent 10 going
to do?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-27
BURNS MUST PAY>FINE
 OR GO TO JAIL

New York, Jan. 27---It is unlawful for a private detective to enter a place of business without the knowl- edge and consent of the occupant or owner, to get information for purposes of his own.
 This, in effect, is the principle laid down by the judges of the court of special sessions in finding William J. Burns, head of a big detective agency. guilty of a misdemeanor and sentencing him to pay a fine of $l0O or serve 30 days in jail
 MT. Burns offense was in entering the law office of Seymour &, Seymour, 10 months ago and copying letters which he turned over to J. P. Morgan & Go. His attorney announced last night after sentence was pronounced that he would appeal.
 The court announced that he did not think the case was decided on serious question of law.
 Martin Egan, publicity manager for J. P. Morgan & Co. and co-defendant with Burns, was acquitted. The court took the stand that he was not guilty of publishing the letter, inasmuch as he had merely accepted the paper from Burns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-27
LEADER OF ANGLO
 SAXON THOUGHT
 IN JAPAN IS DEAD
Japanese Literary World Mourns KinnOsuke
 Natsume.

Tokio, Jan. 27.-The Japanese lit erary world is mourning the death of KinnOsuke- -Natsume,e better known by his pen name of "Soseki", who was the leading exponent of Anglo-Saxon thought in Japanese literature.
 Natsume went to England as gov ernment student in 1900 and soon be- gan to write. A study of how Eng fish poets conceived nature establish ed for him a definite place in current Japanese thought. Returning to Ja- pan as a lecturer, Natsume published his first novel under the unusual ti- tie, 'I am a Cat.'' It created sen- sation in the conventional world.
 Natsume's death mask was taken by the sculptor Taketaro Shinkai. The post mortem examination by medical experts, which was made at the au- thor's explicit desire, showed that the convolutions of his brain were unusu- ally deep and that the brain weighed 75 grams more than the average Jap anese mans, which weighs 1850 grams.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-27
UNION SERVICE SUCCESS.

The Sunday night union services being conducted by the West End churches are proving their worth al- ready. At the second service of the series last Sunday night at Memorial Baptist church sixty men of the unit ed churches gathered at the altar pledging themselves to give more of their time to the movement.
 Sunday night the third service of the series will be held at the Peo- ple's Presbyterian church, on Laurel avenue, off Park avenue, when the Rev. R. H. White, pastor of the West End Congregational church will speak on Saving the Lost" The meeting will be in charge of the Rev. B. D. Akers, of Faith chapel, and will be preceded by a song service, conduct ed by Rev. H. D. Pierce of Memorial Baptist The service begins at 7:30, and everybody is invited.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-27
News of Aurora" Expected Quickly
 In New Zealand

Dunedin. New Zealand, Jan. 27.- The fate of Captain Aeneas A. Mack intosh and nine of the crew of the Aurora, one of the vessels of the Shackleton Antarctic expedition, who have not been heard from since May
 6, 1915, will soon be known. Sir Err nest Shackleton, who sailed from Port Chalmers on December 21, said he was hopeful of finding the members of the marooned Macintosh party all well, but he realized that they have been exposed to grave dangers and he could not conceal his anxiety about them.
 Sir Srnest is proceeding to the res cue of the Aurora the same vessel from which Macintosh and~ his men were separated when the steamer broke from her moorings in a blizzard in Ross Sea two years ago. These men have had no means of knowing that Sir Ernests part of the expedi- tion which was to have crossed the southern ice cap from the Weddell Sea, failed because their ship, the En- durance, was crushed in the ice. Ig- norant of this, it is possible that the Macintosh party divided and some of it's members proceeded toward the pole to cache provisions for Shackle- tons party, or have gone on in search of him because of anxiety over his non-appearance.
 If there has been a division of the Macintosh party in this manner it will render the rescue much more diff ficult, for it will mean that the Auro- "a will not only have to get through the ice in Ross Sea and reach the spot where the men were last seen, but Sir Ernest will probably have to under take a sledge journey as far at least as the foot of Beardmore glacier. Provided the ice conditions are good and it is now mid in the Ant arctic, Sir Ernest believed the Auro- ra would reach Ross Sea by January 5. Sir Ernest. could not make fur ther plans until he knew the circum- stances, but if he found the marooned
 party intact at it's original base he
 believed he would be back in New Zealand with the men not later than March.
 The stranded men, in addition to Captain Macintosh are: H. E. Wild, in charge of stores; E.. Joyce, in charge of dogs; J. L. Cope, surgeon; A. Stevens, chief of the scientific staff; the Rev. A. P. Spencer Smith, chaplain; R. w. Richards and A. K Jack, scientific staff; V. G. Hayward, secretary; and I O. Gaze, commissa riat officer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-27
Pomeroy Demands
 Release From Prison

Boston, Jan. 27--.Nathan D. Allen, Warden the State Prison at Charlestown yesterday notified Jesse Pomeroy that he had received the of- f1cial notification of his release from solitary confinement, to which he has been subjected for more than forty years.
 Pomeroy was apparently displeased with the aqtion of the Executive Council, as he informed Warden Allen firmly that he would not accept the change of sentence granted him. He said he was satisfied with his present cell.
 When Warden Allen left him, Pom eroy continued writing a letter he had started to Gov. Mccall, in which he is believed to have stated what he has already told Warden Allen, that he wants pardon. in, that he has al ready served more than forty years of his life in solitary confinement, which he believes is sufficient punish ment for the crimes for which he was committed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-27

Universalist Church of the Redeem CT, Fairfield avenue, above Broad street, Rev. William Wallace Rose, minister. Services at 10:30 and 7:30. Morning sermon by Rev. MT. Rose; i; theme, "Who Must Win~if Peace is to be Permanent? Cheerful Sunday evening with illustrated lecture by H. c. Ostrander, upon Japan and Cey- lon.' Kindergarten and primary for children 10 years and under, at 10:30 Bible school and Young Mems class at noon Young Peoples Christian Union at 6:30. Strangers and visitors will finf friendly welcome here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-27
Woman Lawyer Gets
 Big Berth in Colorado

Denver, Jan. 27-The controversy over the appointment of Miss Clara Ruth Mozzer as fourth assistant at- torney general has led to the abolish ment of the office by the legislature and to her selection as third assis- tant attorney general with an advance of $500 yearly in salary, it was an nounced today. The third assistant attorney general resigned to accept another office and Miss MoZzer w1l2 be named for his place.
 jWomen's organizations joined in the fight to prevent the dismissal of Miss Mozzer by abolishment of her of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-27
SPAIN RESTRICTS
 MERCHANT. SHIPS ]. FOREIGN CRUISES.

Madrid, Jan. Fixing Alfonso has signed a decree prohibiting Spanish ships from plying between foreign ports. All voyages must begin or end in Spain. The decree also re- quires that the approval of the min istry of public works be obtained for all sales of ships between Spanish sub- jects. Heavy penalties are provided for infractions of the decree.