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Evening star., 1917-05-23
DAIRY MARKETS.

SI11S<1Sos Mdy to- butter On.
settled; creamery, 34a39.
Eggs-Lower; receipts. 1850 cases
firsts, 34A Aa35A: ordinary firsts, 32a33
at mark. cases included. 32aa5.
Potatoes-Receipts, 10 cars. un.
changed.
Poultry-Alive, unchanged.
NEW YORK. May 23.-Butter-Firm
receipts, II. 1.249 packages: creamery, high
er than extras, 41a41h; extra 90 score
40h; firsts. 3sa40: seconds. s7assis
fresh gathered extras. 3sha3s; fresh
gathered firsts, storage packed, 37a38
fresh gathered firsts. 36a37; seconds and
lower grades. 32kaa5h; state. Pennsyl.
,,sn;.a vania an. and nearby .sna western hennery
sylvania and nearby hennery browns
38ha39h.
Cheese = Unsettled: receipts. s.s2s
boxes. Including 1927 In transit for ex-
DO. Do average run. 2sassH. N's Ae'
Poultry. live-Weak; prices not es-
Dressed Quiet: chickens. 2sa3o;
fowls, 1ska25; turkeys. 1sas5.
4 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. May 23.-Hoss-Receipts.
shade lower: bulk, 16.0oa1s.45; light,
15.15a16.35: mixed. 15.75a16.50: heavy.
15.70a16.50; rough. 15.70a15.S5; pigs.
10.75a14.65.
Cattle-Receipts. $4,000; steady: ma
tive beef cattle 9.50a13.65; stockers and
feeders. 7.60a10.35: cows and heifers,
6.60a11.50; calves. 10.50a15.00.
Sheep Receipts. 5000; strong:
wethers (shorn), 12.50a1465: lambs,
(shorn). 1s.50a17 90: springs. 15.ooa21.00.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. May 23.-Yesterday's -ex-
cited advance was followed by heavy real
izing In the cotton market this morning.
Cables were better than due and the
opening here was 10 points higher to 8
points lower. with most months making
new high ground for the season. July
contracts, for instance. sold at 21.o6
touched 20s4. or 6 to II points above last
nights closing figures.
Futures opened easy; May, 21.1s; July.
21.00; October, 28.75; December, 2082;
January, 20.S4.
The reaction extended to 20.s7 for
middle of the morning, or about 8 to
is points under last nights closing
figures. Trading then became less ac-
tive and there were rallies of several
points from the lowest, with the mar
ket quiet and steady during the early
afternoon.
NEW ORLEANS. May 2s-Good cables,
an urgent spot demand and cold weather
in the belt encouraged buying Of cotton
in the early trading here today and
caused rise of Is to 18 points
Futures opened steady; opening bid:
May, 2085; July, 20.54; October. 2015;
December. 1924: January. 20.28.
The market reacted to a level to 8
points under yesterdays finals under
bear pressure. but following the gov
ernment weekly crop reports rose
strongly to new high levels for the
the active months were 22 to IS points
over Yesterdays close.
Evening star., 1917-05-23

NEW YORK, May 23.-Flour-Firm
spring patents. ."15.40a15.65; winter pat
ents. 14.30a1455: Kansas straights,
14.66a1515. Other articles unchanged.
Rev sugar easy: centrifugal. 5.96;
molasses. sos; refined steady; fine
granulated, .750a850. --.t
Futures declined early under selling
by Cuban houses prompted by the easier
ruling Of the spot market and more lib
eral offerings from Cuba.
Special Dispatch to- The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, May % (1p.m. quo
tations).-Wheat-E spot No, 2
red. sos; spot No. 2 red western, 3.o7;
May No. 2 red, 3.05; receipts, SLIPS
bushels: exports, 10000 bushels.
Corn-Firmer; spot contract, 1.S0; May,
1.S0; receipts. 37,2sS bushels.
Oats-Easier; standard white, 76ha
II: No. 3 white. IS; receipts, 109, ,881
bushels; exports, 111,370 bushels.
Rye-Firmer; No. 2 western export,
2.40 bid; receipts, 50,624 bushels
Hay-Steady.
Grain freights-No quotation. -
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Nan @
Music
Mountain
(Continued)
By
FRANK H. SPEARMAN
Author of WHISPERING SMITH

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Copyright ~ Cr~-'as scribnsfh sonsI
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(Continued)
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER ION Frontier day at Sleepy
Cat, Henry de Spain, gunman and train
master at Medicine Bend. is beaten at
target shooting by Nan Morgan of Music
Mountain. JefPries, division superinten-
dent, asks De Spain to take charge OF the
Thief River stage line but he refuses.
CHAPTER II-De Spain sees Nan dane
ing with Gale Morgan. is later derisively
pointed out to Nan on the street by Gale.
erl is moved to change his mind and ac-
cept the stage line job.
CHAPTER Hide Spain and Lefever
ride to Calabasas inn and there meet
Gale Morgan with Deaf Sandusky and
Sassoon. gunmen and retainers OF the
Morgan clan. Morgan demands the dis
fuses. De Spain meets Nan but falls to
overcome her aversion to him.
CHAPTER Iv-sassoon kniSes Elpaso.
the stage driver, and escapes to Morgan's
gap, the stronghold of the Morgans. De
Spain. Lefever and Scott go in after him.
and De Spain brings out Sasson al'ue.
CHAPTER VIE meets Nan, who de-
lays him until nearly overtaken by the
Morgans, but lands his captive in Jail.
CHAPTER vI-Sassoon breaks jail De
Spain boards the Morgans in a saloon
and is shot at through the window. He
meets Nan again.
CHAPTER Willie prevents her going
into gambling hall to find her Uncle
Duke and inside faces Sandusky and Lo-
gan. who prudently- decline to fight at
the time.
CHAPTER Wilde Spain. anxious TO
make peace with Nan. arranges little
drive her out to Morgans gap, and while
waiting for her goes down to the inn to
get cup of coffee.
CHAPTER KIN the deserted barroom
he Is trapped. He kills Sandusky and
Logan. wounds Gale and Sassoon and es-
capes. badly wounded.
CHAPTER x-BewiIdered and weak, he
wanders into Morgan's gap and Is dis
covered on Music mountain by Nan.
CHAPTER xI-Nan, to prevent further
fighting. does not tell. but finds out from
trapped and had left his cartridge belt
behind when he went into the fight at the
inn.
CHAPTER xII-whiie De Spain is un-
able to travel Nan brings food to him
He tells her that he became q sunman &C
ind and deal with his fathers unknown
murderer. He gives Nan his last cart
ridge.
CHAPTER xIII-Gale almost stumbles
over De Spain's hiding place. Nan draws
him away and to stop Gales rough WOO
ing DE Spain bluffs him out with an empty
gun. Nan plans De SPANS escape.
He put her objections aside, enjoy
ing being SO near her and happy that
she made no retreat. my reputa
tion," he insisted, "has suffered little
in Morgan's gap. mean that at leas
one who makes her home under Musi,
mountain shall know differently of me
What's thatf" He heard sound
Listen II
The two. looking at each other
trained their cars to hear more
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again. Her warm fingers had swept
across his own.t She had returned to
him voluntarily his slender chance for
life. But In doing 1t she had chal-
lenged him to n new and overwhelm-
ing interest in life itself. And again,
in front of her cousin, she was crying
out anew against the shedding of
blood.
81 came up here to fight a man.
don't fight women" muttered De
Spain, maintaining the deceit and re-
gardlng both with an unpromising WIS.,
age. Then to Morgan: ''Ill talk to you
later. But you've got to fight or get
away from here, both of you, in ten
seconds"
"Take me away, Gale" cried Nan.
Leave him here-take me home |
Take me1homer' y
She Caught her cousins arm. "Stay
right where you are" shouted Nor
gan, pointing at De Spain, and follow
ing Nan as she pulled him along.
when / come back, I'll give you what
you're looking for"
Bring your friends" said De Spain
tauntingly. "I'll accommodate four
more of you. Stop!" With one hand
still on his revolver, he pointed the
way. go down that trail first, Nor
gan. Stay where you are girl, till he
gets down that hill. You won't pot
me over her shoulder for while yet.
Move"
Morgan took the path sullenly, De
Spain covering every step he took. Be
hind De Spain Nan stood waiting for
her cousin to get beyond earshot.
what" she whispered hurriedly to
De Spain, twill you do?'
Covering Morgan, who could whirl
on him at any turn In the descent, De
Spain could not look ut her in answer
Ing. "LooEs pretty rocky, doesn't lt7"
He Will start the whole gan as snnn
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as he gets to his horse"
He looked at the darkening sky.
"They won't be very active on the Job
before morning."
Morgan was at q safe distance. De
Spain turned to Nan. Her eyes were
bent on him as if they would pierce
him through. "If I save your life"
still breathing fast, she hesitated for
words-'you won't trick me-ever-
will your
Steadily returning her appealing
gaze, De Spain answered with delib-
Grafton: Don't ever give me chance
to trek you, Man,"
What do you mean?" she demand
ed, fear and distrust burning in her
tone.
"N1y life," he said slowly, 'fsn't
worth it." +
you know" He could see her res
Olute underlip, pink with fresh young
blood, quiver with intensity of feeling
us she faltered. "You know what ev-
cry man says of every girl-foolish,
~ dotAtiSt easy "
like that"
May God wither my tongue before
ever it speaks to deceive you, Nan"
There's not moment to lose" she
said swiftly. Listen: a trail around
this mountain leads out of the gap,
straight across the face of Ell Capt.
| TAM"
II can make it,"
"a good climber can do it-I have
done it. I'd even go with you, if !
could"
"WhyT
She shook her head angrily at what
he dared show In his eyes. "Oh, keen
still-listen /"
II know you'd go, Man," he declared
unperturbed. "But, believe me, never
would let you"
II can't go, because to do any good
I must meet you with horse out.
side"
He only looked silently at her, and
she turned her eyes from his gaze
"See," she said taking him eagerly to
! the back of the ledge and pointing
'follow that trail, the one to the east
you can't get lost; you can reach El
Captain before dark--it's very close
Creep carefully across Ell Captain on
that narrow trail, and on the other
side there Is wide one clear down to
the road-oh, do be careful on El Capt..
tanr'
"Ill be careful"
II must watch my chance to get
away from the corral with horse. II
] fail 1t will be because I am locked
up at home, and you must hide and
do the best you can. How much they
will surmise OF this, don't know"
go now, this minute" he said, re-
straining his words. eff you don't
come, shall know why"
She turned without speaking, and
fearless as a chamois, ran down the
rocks. De Spain, losing not moment
hobbied rapidly up along the granite.
walled passage that led the way to bis
chance for life
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Her blood froze at the look in his
face. "How dare you" she gasped
"Get out of my wayr
"You little vixen" He sprang for.
ward and caught her by the wrist. She
fought like tigress. He dragged her
struggling into his arms. But above
her half-stifled cries and his gruhting
laugh, Morgan heard n sharp voice /:
stake you hands OFF that girl!
Whirling, with Nan in his savage
arms, the half-drunken mountaineef
saw De Spain ten feet away, his right
hand resting on the grip of his re.
volver. Stunned, but sobered by NOR.
tai danger, Morgans grasp relaxed.
Nam jerking away, looked at De Spain
and instantly stepped in front of her
cousin, on whom De Spain seemed
about to draw.
"What are you doing here?" demand.
Morgan, with an enraged oath.
Il left some business with you the
other day at Calabasas half finished"
said De Spain. I'm here this after
noon to clean 1t up. Get away from
that grill"
His manner frightened even Nan,
The quick step to the side and back
poising himself like a fencer-his re-
volver restrained a moment in its
sheath by an eager right arm, as If
at any instant 1t might leap into dead
ly play. De Spain's angry face and
burning eyes photographed themselves
on her memory from that moment,
But whatever he meant, she had her
part to do. She backed, with arms
spread low at her sides, directly
against her cousin. "You shan't fight"
she cried at De Spain.
"Stand away from that mani" re.
torted De Spain.
"You shan't kill my cousin. What
do you mean? What are you doing
here? Leave u.s."
Get away, Nan, tell you. I'll
finish him." cried Morgan, puncturing
every word with an oath.
She whirled and caught her cousin
in her arms. He will shoot us both
if you fire. Take me away, Gale.
You coward" she exclaimed, whirling
again with trembling tones on De
Spain, would you kill a woman?"
De Spain saw the danger was past.
1t needed hardly an instant to show
him that Morgan had lost stomach for
fight. He talked wrathfully, but he
made no motion to draw. 'I see I've
got to chase you into a fight" said De
Spain contemptuously, and starting
gingerly to circle the hesitatlng cousin.
Nan, In her excitement ran directly
toward the enemy, as If to cut off mis-
movement.
Don't you dare put me In danger"
she cried, facing De Spain threaten
ingly. Don't you dare fight my
cousin here"
Stand away from me-" hammered
De Spain, eying Morgan steadily.
HE is wounded now," stormed Nan,
SO fast she could hardly frame the
words. "You shan't kill him IF vn,.
are man. don't shoot wounded mar
and d woman. You shan't shoot
Gale protect yourself" WhirIing tc
face her cousin, she took the chance tC
back directly against De Spain. Boil
hands We're spread open and partly
behind her, the palms up, as IL tC
check him, In the instant that she
and De Spain were In contact he real
! lied. rather than SAVIOR his ewes
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through the rush OF the falling water.
Someone is coming" said De Spain.
Nan ran lightly to where she could
peep over the ledge. Hardly pausinR
as she glanced down, she stepped
quickly back. "I'll go right on up the
mountain to the aznlea fields" she said
hastily.
He nodded. "I'n hide. Stop. II
you are questioned, you don't know
Tn here. You must say so for your
own sake, not for mine"
She was gone before he had finished.
De Spain drew quickly back to where
he could secrete himself. In another
moment he heard heavy footsteps
where he had stood with his visitor.
But the footsteps crossed the ledge,
and their sound died away up the
path Nan had taken. Then snatches
of two voices began to reach him. He
could distinguish Mans voice and at
intervals the heavier tones of a man.
The two We're descending. In a few
moments they reached the ledge, and
De Spain, near at hand, could hear
every word.
"Hold on a minute" said the man
roughly. His voice was heavy aIW his
utterance harsh.
"I must go home" objected Nan.
"Hold on, tell you," returned her
companion. De Spain could not see
but he began already to feel the scene
II want to talk to ydu."
"We con talk going down." parried
Nan.
De Spain heard her hurried foot
falls. "No, you don't" retorted het
companion, evidently cutting off hel
retreat.
scale Morgan!" There was q blaze
in Mans sharp exclamation. "What
do you mean?"
II mean you and are going to have
this out right here, before we leave
this ledge"
"How dare you stop mel"
'I'll show you what I dare, young
lady. You'll talk things over with mt
right here, and as long as like" he re
torted savagely. "Every time ask yot
to marry me you've got some new
excuse"
"It's shameful for you to act in this
way, Gale" She, spoke low and rap
idly to her enraged suitor. De Spair
alone knew 1t was to keep her hu
initiation from his own ears, and he
made no effort to follow her quick
pleading words. The moment was mos
embarrassing for two of the three In
volved. But nothing that Nan coulC
say would win from her cousin any
reprieve.
when you came back from schoo
I told Duke was going to marry you
He said. all right" persisted her cous
in stubbornly. "Yuu said you'd MARI!
me-"
Nan exploded: IT never, never sait
so In this world" Her voice shool
with indignation. "You know that
q downright falsehood."
''You said you didn't care for any
body else" ne fairly beloved. "Nov
I want to know whether you'll MARI.
me IL I take you over to Sleepy Ca
tomorrow"
"Now Nan flung out her answe
reckless of consequence. "Ill neve
marry you. Let me go home"
you'll 60 home when get through
with you. You've fooled me .on
enough"
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ITO BE Contlnuedl
MRS. EMMA GRAHAM DIES

Williamstown. Pa, April 21.-Mrs.
Emma Graham died at her home in
West Broad street on Wednesday.
after a long illness. She is survived
by two sons and a daughter. Funeral
services were held this afternoon.
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aever released Morgan's eyes-what
she was frantfcally slipping to him
the loaded cartridge. 1t was done in a
FASH and she was running from him
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
HORSES WANTED

l will be in Valley City Feb. H.,
Fingal Feb. 10, for the purpose of buy
ing cavalry and artillery horses.
Horses must stand Is to Is hands high.
Any color. One days inspection in
above towns.
B. w. ELDER,
f1-2w U. S. Yards, Chicago, Ill.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
M. E. Married People
Enjoy Annual Social

In spite of the storm kings vigor-
GUS assault about 70 people gathered
In the parlor of the Methodist church
Wednesday evening to hold their an
nual married peoples social. 1t, was
a lively affair from start to finish.
Supper was served cafeteria style.
After the close everyone turned in to
clean up and as many hands make
light work this part was soon done.
This was not the least enjoyable part
of the evening by any means. Mrs. w.
H. Pray, as mistress, of stunts then
took charge of the entertainment by
dividing the company into groups by
birth months. each group to entertain
the other groups. Many and varied
We're the stunts, songs, charades, ets.,
that were given. After a most enjoy.
able evening they departed home.
ward, glad they had had the grit to
face the storm.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
DOES NOT USE SURGERY
Will be at Kindred hotel Monday, Feb.
10. Office hours 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
One Day Only
NO CHARGE FOR EXAMINATION

DR.. Mellenthin is regular graduate
of Medicine and Surgery and is licens.
ed by the State of North Dakota. He
visits professionally the more import
ant towns and cities and offers to all
who call on this trip consultation and
examination free, except the expense
of treatment when desired.
According to his method of treat.
ment he does not operate for chronic
appendicitis, gall stones, ulcers of
stomach, tonsils or adenoids.
He has to his credit many wonder
full results in diseases of the stomach,
liver, bowels, blood, skin, nerves,
heart, kidney, bladder, bedwetting,
catarrh, weak lungs, rheumatism,
sciatica, leg ulcers and rectal all
ments.
If you have been ailing for any
length of time and do not get any
better do not fail to call, as improper
measures rather than disease are very
often the cause of your long standing
trouble.
Remember above date, that exam.
ination on this trip will be free and
that his treatment is different.
German spoken. Address. 33S Bos-
ton Block, Minneapolis, MINI.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Darlington Man Make Tests
Of 1916 Shriveued Wheat

T. H. Cousins, of Darlington, has
carefully computed the relative value
OF the wheat crops of 1915 and 1916
for seed values. His experiments have
shown decidedly in favor of the
shrunken 1916 crop kernels as the
best for seed. Not only does last
years crop give many more kernels to
the bushel but the termination is bet
ter, that is, if last years 81 pound
wheat is used or even several pounds
less. But in the very light wheat, at
40 pounds and Whereabouts, it will not
be found to be good for seed
In determining the number of ker.
nels to bushel, an ounce of wheat
from each crop was weighed out and
the kernels counted. BY that method
it was found that bushel of 1916
wheat, testing 81 pounds, contained
1929, 120 kernels to the bushel, while
from 81 pounds of 1915 wheat only
1920 kernels were in a bushel, an
advantage for the last year crop of
$4,000 kernels. This test was made
on durum. From these figures it is
shown that a bushel and one peck OF
1916 wheat contains more kernels than
a bushel and a half of 1915 crop by
1880 kernels.
The 1915 crop never tested excep.
tionally high for termination and Mr..
Cousins researches show the 1916
grown wheat to be the superior. In
termination tests Of 81 pound 1916
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
NOTICE or FORECLOSURE or
LAND CONTRACT
STATE OF NORTH

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, COUN-
ty of Barnes.
To Peter Neisius, vendee; Sterling
Refining Company, F. C. Riedman, Pet
er Ottinger, Monarch Elevator Com
pany, and the Farmers Cooperative
Elevator Company, all judgment cred
itors of said vendee; and w. E Clark
who has filed Notice of Intention to
file a Mechanics Lien against the
premises described herein, and all
persons claiming any interest in said
premises as assigns of said Peter Neis-
ius, Vendee:
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified that default has been made in
the terms and conditions of that GER
tain Land Contract entered into by
and between Matthias Weber, vendor,
and Peter Neisius, vendee, dated July
LIST, A. D. 1911, and duly recorded in
the office of the Register of Deeds of
Barnes County, North Dakota, on the
3rd day of July, A. D. 1911, at $50
o'clock a. M, in Book "X2" of Misc.
Records on Page "4O1," which said
Contract effected the following des-
cribed premises situated in the Coun.
ty of Barnes and State of North Da.
kota, to.Wit:
The South Half of the South East
Quarter Of Section Thirty-two 1927,
Township One Hundred Forty (14O)
Range Fifty-six (56).
That said default consists of the
failure of said Peter Neisius, vendee,
to deliver to said vendor, or his agent,
the whole of all crops raised, grown
and threshed upon said land during
the year A. D. 1916, and prior to De.
cember LIST of said year, as provided in
said contract, no part of said crop
having been delivered, and the amount
of which crop is to vendor unknown
and vendee having refused to deliver
the whole or any part of said crop;
And you and each of you, are fur
Their notified, that said described con
tract will be cancelled and terminated
thirty days (3O) after the service Of
this notice upon you, exclusive of the
day of service, as provided by law, un
less the provisions and conditions Of
said contract, now in default as above
set forth, are complied with; sale
grain delivered to said vendor as pro
vided in said contract and the expens
es of the service of this notice upo1
all of you, paid.
Dated at Tower City, N. D., January
4th, A. D. 1917.
! MATTHIAS WEBER,
! Owner and vendor of said land
A. A. TWICHELL,
Attorney for Vendor,
Tower, City, North Dakota
(First Pub. Feb. /; last pub. Feb. 49,