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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22
We Reach the Lake.

He was between me and the deer
trail, and enough Of daylight yet re-
NAMED to enable me to perceive the
man clearly. How long he may have
been there observing me I could not
know, but when 1 first saw him he
was bent forward. apparently deeply
interested in some sudden discovery
upon the ground at his feet.
you thought me long in returning,
MONSIEUR" l asked carelessly. and
taking a step toward him. at was
cooler up here. and the view from the
bluff yonder beautiful. You may gain
some conception Of it still, II you
care"
He lifted his head with a jerk and
stared into my face.
GAY! no doubt" he said harshly,
"yet I hardly think it was the view
which held you here SO long. Whose
boot print Is this, madame2 not yours,
surely"
l glanced where he pointed, my
heart leaping, yet not altogether with
regret. The young sieur had left his
trail behind, and II would serve me
whether by his will or no.
Certainly not NINE" and laughed.
~ trust, monsieur, your powers Of OBJ
servation are better than that-'tis
hardly a compliment"
"NOr is this time for any lightness
Of speech, my lady," he retorted, his
anger famed by my indifference.
"Whose Is 1t then, l ask you? What
man has been your companion here?"
You jump at conclusions, mon
sieur," 1 returned coldly. 1.-The stray
imprint Of a mans boot on the turf
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22

I -nerved myself to the effort, and
turned the body sufficiently to enable
to discover the wound-he had
been pierced by a knife from behind;
had fallen, no doubt, without uttering
a cry, dead ere he struck the ground.
Then it was murder, foul murder, a
blow in the back. Why had the deed
been done? What spirit of revenge,
of hatred, Of fear, could have led to
such an act? I got again to my feet,
staring about through the weird moo
light. every nerve throbbing, as I
thought to grip the fact and find its
cause. Slowly I drew back. shrinking
in growing terror from the corpse,
until l was safely in the priests gar
den. There l paused irresolute, my
dazed, benumbed brain beginning to
grasp the situation and assert itself.
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CHAPTER XII.
The Murder Of Chevet

The Murder Of Chevet
Who had killed him? What should
! do? These were the two questions
haunting my mind. and becoming more
and more insistent. The light still
burned in the mission house, and I
could picture the scene within - the
three priests reading, or talking softly,
to each other, and Cassion asleep on
his bench in the corner, wearied with
the day.
l could not understand. could not
imagine a cause, and yet the assassin
must have been D'Artigny. How else
could l account for his presence there
In the night, his efforts at conceal
ment, his bending over the dead body,
and then hurrying away without
sounding an alarm. The evidence
against the man seemed conclusive,
and yet I would not condemn. There
might be other reason for his 81
lence. for his secret presence, and II
l rushed into the house. proclaiming
my discovery and confessing what I
had seen, he would be left without
defense.
Shrinking, shuddering at every
shadow, at every sound, my nerves
throbbing with agony, I managed to
drag my body up the logs, and In
through the window. 1 was safe there,
but there was no banishing from men,
DRY what I had seen-what I knew
lay yonder in the wood shadow. I
sank to the floor, clutching the sill, my
eyes staring through the moonlight.
Once l thought I saw a mans indis-
tinct figure move across ar open space,
and once l heard voices far away.
l do not know that I was called,
yet when l awOke a faint light pro-
claiming the dawn was In the sky,
and sounds Of activity reached my
ears from the room below. I felt tired
and cramped from my unnatural posi-
ton, but fastened to join the others.
The morning meal was already on the
table, and we ate as usual, no n
mentioning Chevet. thus proving the
body had not been discovered. l could
scarcely choke the food down. antici-
pating every instant the sounding OF
an alarm. Cassion hurried, excited, no
doubt, by the prospect Of getting away
ON our journey, but seemed in excel
lent humor. Pushing back the box on
which he sat he buckled his pistol belt,
seized his hat and strobe to the door.
1--WE depart at once" he proclaimed
briefly. $50 l will leave you here to
bring the lady"
Pere Allouez, still busily engaged,
murmured some indistinct reply and
Cassion's eyes met mine.
you look pale and weary this morn
ing" he said. mot fear of the voy-
age, / hopeY'
"No, monsieur" I managed to an
swer quietly. II slept Ill. but shall be
better presently - shall l bear my
blankets to the boats?"
'The servant will see to that, only
let there be as little delay as possible.
All! here a messenger. from
below-what is 1t, my manY"
The fellow, one Of the soldiers whose
face l did not recall, halted In the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22

AS I lowered the trap in the floor,
shutting out the niurmur OF voices, I
was conscious Of no desire to sleep,
my mind busily occupied with posi-
billties Of the morrow. l opened the
window and seated myself on the
floor gazing III at the night. Below
extended the priests garden. and be-
yond the dark gloom OF forest depths.
The way Of egress was easy--a mere
step to the fat roof Of the kitchen,
the d~ovetailed logs Of which afforded
a ladder to the ground. l had no OBJ
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22

Strong Commercial Club with 200 Mem
BEES in Good Standing. Fine Club Rooms.
Surrounded by the Best Farming Land In
the State, Where Crops are sure and Boun-
tifuI.
Eighty Five New Dwellings Built During
past two years. Besides Many other substan-
tial improvements.
Beautiful trees line the streets and the
City presents a fine appearance, matted as
IL Is in the midst of a fine growth of shade
and ornamental trees. Her citizens are Will
ing and ready to encourage and assist every
helpful industry.
Brookings is Located on the Main Line OF
the C. & y. w. Ry. from Chicago to Pierre,
the Capital of the state. Also Headquarters
for Train Crews Running North to Water
town and on to Redfeld and Gettysburg.
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open door, gasping for breath, his eyes
rowing about the room.
He is dead-the big man." he STAN
mered. HE is there by the woods"
1.-The big m~an-dead!" CassiOn drew
back, as though struck a blow. What
big man? Whom do you mean?"
"The n in the second canoe, mon
sieur; the one who roared."
"Cheyet? Hugo Chevet? What has
happened to him? Come, speak up, or
I'll slit your tongue!"
The man gulped, gripping the door
with n hand, the other pointing out
ward.
He is there. monsieur. beyond the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22
BIRDS EYE VIEW
nE nDnnKVNCo

BIRDS EYE VIEW
OF BROOKINGs
No Saloons
Music Store
Two Bands
Three Hotels
Three Dentists
Six Physicians
Candy Kitchen
Good Creamery
Steam Laundry
Eight Churches
Two Osteopaths
One State Bank
Six Restaurants
One Ice Dealer
City News stand
Chinese Laundry
$25, 900 City Hall
Three Drug Stores
Four Barber Shops
One Machine Shop
Two Livery Stables
Three Tailor Shops
Growi Every Day
Seven Auto Garages
Four Lumber Yards
Four General Stores
Four Weekly Papers
Two Cigar Factories
Two National Banks
Exclusive Shoe Store
Five Grain Elevators
1925, 900 Court House
Electric Supply House
Three Meat Markets
Three Jewelry Stores
Fine Lake Near City
Two Furniture Stores
Two Hardware Stores
Tire N~ulcaniZing Plant
Four Blacksmith Shops
Two Department Stores
City OF Beautiful Homes
Carnegie Public Library
Two Exclusive Groceries
Best Schools in the State
Good Water Near Surface
Two Photograph Galleries
Marble and Granite Works
Dakota Deaconess Hospital
One Gents Furnishing Store
Home of the BrictsOn Tread
SIS, 900 Government Building
$40, 900 High School Building
Two Cement Block Factories
$40, 900 Brick School Building
State Circuit Court held here
Culhane Adjustment Company
Two Moving Picture Theatres
1,106 Students in State College
Two Exclusive Clothing Stores
Wholesale Photo Supply House
Forty five Hundred Inhabitants
Educational Center Of the State
Three Exclusive Millinery Stores
Good Volunteer Fire Department
County Seat of Bookings County
United States Experiment Station
High School on the Accredited List
Two Plumbing and Heating Firms
Over $500. 900 Invested in Education
Finest Church Buildings in the State
Frank Sherwin's Alfalfa Drill Factory
Best Bakery in Eastern South Dakota
500, 900 Invested in Beautiful Churches
Finest County Fair Grounds in the State
First-Class Opera House and Auditorium
One Thousand Students in Grade Schools
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22
WHAT WE NEED

WHAT WE NEED
A Gas Plant
Canning Factory
More Business Enterprises
More Manufacturing Enterprises
Mores Young People Who Want an Educa-
tion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
Scores Academic Treason
DR.. Hibben Defines Service of
College to State

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 19.-Treason
spread in the guise of academic teach
ing was condemned by DR.. John Grier
Hbben, president of Princeton Uni
versity, before a group Of eminent
educators assembled here to-day TO
define the service of the college to the
state.
when any member of college fac
ton throws about himself the cloak
Of academic freedom 10 utter treason,
then academic freedom is a farce" de-
clsred DR.. Hibben.
The speaker said the theory of the
government was that OF right over
wrong, honesty over dishonesty and
oecency over indecency.
and as sure as there is a God in
heaven" he said. "a nation SO inhumsn
a Germany will have no regard for
these principles If il wins"
Frank A. Vsnderlip, of New York,
chairman Of the War Saving Certificate
Committee, said il was the duty Of the
colleges TO teach citizens to save.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
Arms Plant Transferred
Liberty Co. Takes Bridgeport
Factory, Built by Germans

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Oct. 49, The
Liberty Ordnance Company took over
o-day the huge munition plant of the
Bridgeport Projectile Company, which
was organized by German capitalists
al the beginning Of the war TO turn out
supplies for Germany The Liberty
Ordnance Company is recently or
gained concern capitalized at S4,50O,-
600.
It will turn out 100000 shells
and 800 naval guns year. Kenneth
" Mcneil, Of this city, has been
elected president of the new company.
The Bridgeport Projectile Company
vas completed in April, 1915. and al
most Immediately received a $4,000, 900
order from the German government for
shrapnel cases. Through Carl Heynan.
the Kaiser's representative, 100000
was advanced as an evidence of good
faith.
Later Heynan was elected treasurer
O. the projectile company TO serve
until the completion of the $4,000 900
order. He severed his connection with
tire company when Count Won Bern
storf was sent back TO Germany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
Women's Fall and Winter Coats

in exclusive Saks models, and reproduc-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
BIG Four to Ask
Raise for Freight
And Yard Men, Too
Those Who Received In
creases Under Adamson
Law Now Ask More
Blame Cost of Living
Men Declare S-Hour Bill
Merely Lessened Day for
Majority

n. "Hir Four" railroad brother
hoo5. who have decided TO demand
higher wages for the men engaged In
Messenger service also plan to ask an
Increase FOR the freight and yard men
~ under the operation of the Adam
a., act. received on January l last an
Increase Of approximately 20 per cent
Tn, demands Of the brotherhoods for
mare money for the men engaged in
~. freight service have been served or
r,o-e than score Of roads 10 date. il
was earned yesterday Among those
IN this section sre the New York Cen
trsl and allied lines. the Lehigh Valley
ard the Boston Maine systems.
Demands not Uniform
Thes. demands are not uniform, diff
feren: increases being asked. The
classes Of work for which these are
asked vary. Thus, on some roads only
the Aremen are asking more money
On others, frfemen. engineers train
men and conductors have asked higher
wages.
When the Adsmson act was pending
the brotherhoods gave as one reason
for insisting upon its terms that they
would be unable. in the event OF war,
70 secure any increase in wages. The
union leaders now say that the Adam
son law did not increase their wages
that IL merely lesSened their working
hours. As a matter Of fact, the de-
crease in working hours has been nom
inal rather than actual. and IN some
cases, where the roads found II posi-
bic to put some of their men on an
eight hour basis, those affected threat
enedto strike.
High Living Cost Cause
The reasons given by the brother
hood chiefs for demanding an increase
in wages at this time is ne high cost
Of living and increases IN wages in
other lines of industry. William e.
Lee, chief Of the trainmen. Is quoted
as citing steel workers as an example
and urging that if the United States
Steel Corporation en- increase its
wages 40 per cent s. zee the beginning
Of the war. there is 10 reason why the
railroad men should not receive more
than they are now getting.
The answer of the railroad managers
20 this is that the steel corporation
has been in a position to charge more
for its product. while railroads are
compelled by law TO operate at sub
stantially the rates which prevailed
three years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20

ported creations, will be offered today
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
At $3.50

Several very attractive models
in Cheviot, Eponge, Two-toned
Velour. and Waterproof Tweeds.
Half or fully lined with Silk and
interlined. All fl h ona b c
colors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20

tons and adaptations Of costly I'm:
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-29
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 1917
"coME HOME, FAThER.r

"coME HOME, FATHER.'
HATHER, dear father. come homo with
L The clock in the steeple strikes
one.
You said you were coming right home
from the shop
A. soon as your days work was done.
ON hre has gone out, our house Is all
dark,
And mothers been watching since tea,
With poor brother Benny 30 sick in her
arms
And no one to help her but me.
Father, dear father. come home with mo
now,
The clock in the steeple strikes two.
Tho night has grown colder and Benny's
worse,
But he has been calling for you.
Indeed he IL worse; ma says ne will die
Perhaps before morning shall dawn,
And this is the message she gave me to
bring.
"Come quickly or he will be gone"
Father. dear father. come home with me
now,
The clock in the steeple strikes three.
Tho homo Il 80 lonely. the hours are %
long
For poor weeping mother and me.
Yes, we are alone-poor Benny Is dead
And gone with the angels of light,
And these were the very last words that
he said,
II want to kiss papa good night"
CHORUS.
Hear the sweet voice Of the child
Which the night winds repeat as they
roam!
Oh, who could resist this most plaintive Of
-, prayers,
'Please. father. dear father, come
home!'
Henry c. Work
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-29
FISH FAILURE SERIOUS

1t now appears SO certain that the
quadrenial sockeye run has failed
that much comment is heard as to the
cause for the failure.
The most popular one among those
whose bushes causes them to study
the fishing situation is that the rock
slides in the Fraser river few years
ago created a barrier over which the
salmon could not pass en- route to
their spawning grounds, that they
died by the millions, and that so few
reached the spawning grounds that
there is a heavy depletion Of the
stock.
There appears to be good reason
in this and it is certain to bear the
closest scrutiny.
Another reason, though by no
means as generally accepted, is the
multiplicity of purse seiners that op-
crate at the entrance to the Straits
OF Juan de Fuca. 1t is through this
strait that the sockeye find their first
bearing on their way to the spawn
ing grounds, and 1t is believed by
some that the noise of the hundreds
of motorboat engines and the OBJ
structions afforded by the hundreds
of purse seiners caused the salmon to
return to the Pacific.
At any rate the sockeye run has
failed, and it remains to be seen whe-
Their or not the less desirable fishes
that follow in the wake of the SOCK
eye, also, shall fail to appear. And
the entire situation brings the fishing
industry face to face with the prob
lem of restoring heretofore existing
conditions or permitting the fishing
industry to pass as other natural re-
sources of the country are passing.
On the Canadian side the fishing
industry has been even more serious
ly injured by the failure of the SOCK
eye to appear than on the American
side, and the authorities of British
Columbia are considering the advis-
ability of closing the Fraser river
against all fishing for three years.
But If the Fraser river is closed to
British Columbians. and there is not
cooperation on this side of the line,
it is not easy to say that there can
be a repleting of the salmon fishing
industry of the Puget Sound and Fra
ser river districts.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-29

terials-foodstuffs, shells or cloth
ing-should reap enormous profits
from the war. That would be piracy
combined with plutocracy of the
worst sort. However, 1t is evident that
the whole drift OF sentiment at Wash
ington lie to equalize the burden and
to throw such safeguards about the
war program that o few individuals
will not wax fat at the expense of
the many in securing great war con-
tracts.
Moreover, it is proposed to levy a
heavy tax on excess profits-mani-
testify a just moye. But it would be
economically and morally wrong to
exact all the profits of war manufac-
ture. To do so would have the effect
of paralyzing absolutely industry in
this country and that is just the thing
the nation must avoid. Even England,
which is spending more money today
than any other country, takes only
about 60 per cent of excess war pro-
fits.
Another means of equalizing the
burden is by means of the income
tax, which is variant of the excess
profits tax. The income tax, like ev-
cry other tax, is not perfect means
of raising revenues, but it is as equit-
able a system as can be devised. Big
incomes must pay heavy toll to the
government for carrying on the war
as they should do.
The problem Is to distribute the
burden in such a way that those who
profit most by the war shall proper
tionately pay the heaviest burden and
yet not cripple the war industry,
which is as vital to success as the
soldier in the trenches. Economists
disagree on details, but generally
stand on this general principle of war
finance.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-29

How easy to hold conscientious scru-
pies" against fighting. The l. w. w.
holds conscientious scruples" against
working honestly Tor living. why,
tradesmen have been known to hold
conscientious scruples" against CIV
ing honest weights. Time will come
when some will hold conscientious
scruples" against living. Oh, we'll,
what's the use of having a conscience
II 1t will not serve to get one out of
a tight place now and then
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-29

DRIVING spikes in logs to Grip
pie the lumber industry may be a
pleasant enough pastime for the l.
w. w. agitators as long as they have
only to deal with the lumbermen.
But putting spikes in Uncle Sans
airplane timber is another thing
There are enough spruce trees stand
ing with limbs just the right height
for the governments convenience in
caring for these spike drivers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-29
Bees to Work Overtime

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-The
busy bees must be buster and work
overtime II they are to keep pace
with the demands of war. Plans by
which the California bees will be
made to do nearly twice as much
work in the near future have been
perfected by Samuel ]. Hunter, Kan
sas state etomologist, who was here
yesterday. Experiments, he said have
proved the feasibility of the plans.
which are to transport bees back and
forth between Nevada and California
in winter and spring and in Nevada
in summer and fall.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-29
MUCH as congressional delay and

MUCH as congressional delay and
congressional hampering of the presi-
dents war measures has been deplor-
ed, There is something for the nation
al administration to think about in
the criticism voiced in the senate re-
Gently by Senator Wadsworth. The
senator said he was going to vote for
the food control bill, but he asserted
congress and the country are COM
pletely in the dark as to how "the
$14,00O,000,000 or $17,000.000,000
are to be spent" in connection with
the war. Would it be giving the enc
my useful information If the people
were kept accurately posted on how
the immense sums are being spent:
Tacoma News.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-29
"CONSCRIPTING" PRIVATE FOR
TUNES

A new congressman from North
Dakota, who has Just taken his seat
penned a lengthy salutatory for the
edification Of his colleagues and the
country in general, in which he de-
manded, after the president stated
the nations war aims. that private
fortunes be conscripted as a means
of raising revenue with which to car
ry forward the war.
The entire proclamation" was So
phomoric in tone, and without posing
as a prophet, one may yet predict
that the author thereof after spend
ing a few years in the halls of con-
gress-if he is so fortunate-will
take a somewhat more sober view OF
national problems. If he believes he
is going to reform the world on the
while you wait" system. only lit
tie experience may convert him to
the opinion that the problems which
he would settle off-hand have been
puzzling the world for centuries. and
there is no royal road to their solu-
tion.
The demand for the transcription
of wealth" has popular ring. In a
restricted sense it has the support OF
reason. 1t is not patriotic and it is not
right that gigantic corporations en-
gagged in the manufacture of war ma
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-29

The German press criticises the
emperor for putting anything into
writing for the United States embas-
sador without legal counsel. The kais-
er must stand convicted of indiscre-
ton, but it's been that way ever
since Adam left the love note for Eve
in the branches of the apple tree.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-29

ABOUT as near a case of justifiable
homicide that comes to our attention
these days is based on some unfeel-
ing cuss rising up to remark about
those luscious big watermelons back
east" There is no punishment too
severe for him.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-29
Santa Ana Arrives Seward

Word was received here that the
steamer Santa Ana arrived in Seward
yesterday from the westward. She
carried the survivors of the wrecked
Japanese vessel Kotochira Maru, lost
on Amachitka Island last week. They
will be given passage to Seattle.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-29

Later-Parties on the steamer Alas
ka stated that a wireless was received
from the Santa Ana today stating she
would be in Seward tonight.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-08-29

THE term conscientious scruples''
has been overworked. But more bur-
dens have been added to 1t since the
selective draft law became operative.