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rrown might have been taken to indi- oG.e, Parr thoughtfully refolded the paper, put it away in his card case aIlj plowed back through the under growth to the glade.
 The girl was still there, with ROG- ney Wrenn.
 "Donl'' he cried as Parr reioineG them, you're wonder, If it hadn't been for you"
 "iPure accident" Parr interrupted, lifting a deprecatory hand.
 ".That doesn't make it any the less true; you saved me nasty fall" the girl insisted cordially.
 "Nyell, = Parr admitted witt. a significant look to Rodney.
 "Oh.' Thc latter naStcncd to rem edy his oversight. Permit me, Pa tria. to introduce my friend Captain. Parr. Don. this is Miss Channing."
 The girl leaned forward. giving coo, fingers transientIy to his grasp.
 Captain Parr. did you Say:"
 "Oe the regular army" Rodney added.
 "Im so glad." Patria said warml- "doubly glad to meet q soldier. Cap tain Parr. All thc men of uIy family have been soldiers. patriots. all Ih' way back tO Revolutionary days. They used to call us the Fighting Chan nings'
 ''But that's all ended now. "t'm the last of the ChauDings-and =ir. can't tight"
 rar- heSi'atcd q little. "I mustn't sail under false colorS." he faitcrrd. ''The truth iS--I resigned my c"mGiis- sion last month"
 ''rhe deuce you did," Rodney co'i- aiented. "Then I'll go bail I know why"
 Patria turned curiuIIsly tu him.
 Don always had genius for de- tective work. and army service offers s UIan mighty little opportunity iu exercise aDyihinc like that Rodney deliberatcly ignored Parr's movement p( protest. "If Donald Porr i' out of the army. it's pipe ho did it >"lrly to enter ihc secret service and become his couDtrv's faithful Slcuth, FL, Don--svhai?"
 If so. wouldn't it hr highly iuGis- erect of me to admit ii?"
 Whether ar uo." Patril cImc tn his rescue--'can auything prevent yorr coming to tea this afterncon? The Channing cottage-you kncw-Dear
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The young woman stood before him, trembling and out of breath, but oO- viouSly unharmed.
 So far. good: Parr wasted na TICTe solicitudc on her. His Japanese re- maiEed to be attended to.
 That one lay SenSeleSS. as he had fallen. On his knees beside the man, a nasty examination persuaded Parr that he had suffered no really serious hurt. His cap had dropped off in the collision. Parr deftly extracted the folded paper from its leather, rose, woman, whose life he might reason ably be credited with having saved, regarding him with a look in which considerable amusement was mixed with as much chagrin.
 If you will permit me" said he, offering his hands with fingers inter- laced.
 She hesitated. Amusement glim- mered again in her eyes. The corners of her mouth twitched adorably. But with no more than a conventional, "Thank you so much,' she coolly lodged the toe of a small boot in his hands, and sprang into the saddle.
 Before he could move back. a sec ond horse galloped into the glade and pulled up smartiy. A voice of amaze ment saluted him.
 Donald Parri We'll, I'll be jig geredp
 Captain Parr swung about.
 Rodney" he exclaimed, pleased; and striding over, warmly shook the hand.
 Behind his back the girls voice rang out in sharp warning. Followed the sound of plunging hoofS. He wheeled. whipping an automatic from his pocket.
 He saw her spurring full-tiIt at the Japanese. That one. it seemed. had quietly regained his senses and got to his feet, simultaneously producing a pistol of his own. But he had no chance to use it; the horse was upon him too quickly. In another breath the man had tripped and half fallen, half thrown himself bodily back mask of undergrowth. lie instantly.
 Without hesitation. Parr pursued through the hindering tanglc. On it's far side he paused and listened. The Japanese had. vanished.
 His cagerness to inform himself con corning Baron Huroki's message would brook no more delay. Quickly he unfolded and smOothed out the pa- per.
 "Probe the private affairs of Peter Ripley, trustee for Channings estate, for reasons for persistent discrimina- tion against Mexican contracts"
 By no means as puzzled saS his
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CODE MESSAGES.

Parr pOndered the adventure sober ly over d lonely lunch in an incon- spicuous corner of the Casino.
 Within his radius of vision were seated both persons. aside from him. self, involved in the as yet obscure intrigue. and with them some others.
 Not far away. deep in confabulatiOn with the white-fanneled gentleman who had been his companion of the links that morning, was Baron Hu- roki. A discreet inquiry elicited from Captain Parr's waiter the information that the baron's friend was one ScnOr Juan de Lima. wealthy Mexican.
 Probe the private affairs of Peter Ripley. for reasons for per sistent discrimination against Mexican contracts!"
 This Senor de Lima, then was a fourth party to the intrigue.
 If any more proof of that were needed, it was furnished by HurOki, who. upon the arrival of Miss Chan ming and her party, covertly designat- ed her to De Lima. muttering some thing which Parr would have given much to overhear. and which seemed to exert a rather incendiary effect upon inflammable Mexican emotions.
 Patria was hardly seated when a page called Baron Huroki to the tele- phone.
 Intuition whispered to the under standing of Captain Parr. He was entertained by a mental vision of an unhappy and excited little Japanese in the dress of d mOtOrcycliSt Stam- mering the story of a purloined mes- sage into a telephone receiver.
 When Baron Huroki returned wear ing countenance whose racial se- renity was perceptibly rullled, Captain
 Parr smiled grimly into his demi- tasse.
 shortly after this he got up, strolled unobtruSiveIy out of the Casino and found the nearest telegraph office. where he concocted lengthy code message to one Edward ". Ryley in New York.
 The answer was delivered as Cap tain ParF dressed for dinner, and caused considerable Interruption of that ceremony.
 Ripley doesn't know Huroki. but says private advices persuade him Ja- pan conspireS to embr0il United States with Mexico. As patriot and trustee for Channings. Ripley has repeatedly refused of late to accept arms and contracts for delivery in
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SHORT CIRCUIT.

] She found herself back on the yer anda. almost incoherently babbling to Donald Parr. ''I tried my best to get the cOnnec- ] ton rc-eStabliShed. Long distance s;sd there was no answer from the other end-Said Mir. Ripley wouldn't answer repeated rings. Something drrudful has happened to him. I know. must get to New York somehow tonight. ..
 H. nodded Syinpathcdcally. All tight. That's settled. I've got speed iunch at anchor in the harbor. That
 nisIt turn tbc trick for us
 "Oh. thank you, Wuir for me- "atr's pnint"'l--"cvcr thccc-half way loWT 'he drive" "AS you wish"
 Thank you" She durtcd swiftly into the house.
 furr had just brought the roadster lo a Stnnd>tii' a' ihr poiuf indicated hy Pd.ria when nuothcr car. iimou- sine, swept at reckless speed dowL The drive toward the tuteS.
 As ir passed, Porr caught q glimpse 'f passenger who, leaning from thc window. wg> shouting some indistin- ruishabIe instructions to the chauf- rcur.
 That man was Baron Huroki him self.
 Now what called him away in sue .ad haste?
 No "pportrnity Cas given inc ca tain to puzzle out ,hat rjG'lc. 'nre io a way naa was ua"b!e -omplaiu that youag and l,au, wouan be9. tir waiting cvor. -h.lr she charged her ci.,'c>. -arnu'S limouSiuc was barely og .. tlo grnuEdS when Pa,~ia stood D, Inc uHdStcr.
 She was in te~ seat hy %" tI V9rr had rr-cpli-1o' 1.t1r"'' 2 V.
 Almost Hoisel"s>,y. with s.,Aca r' |. he roadster stole a0ay. Five i"'
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Taken a second time by surprise, the boy swOre petulantly as he sawed at the reins. His cob resented this and turned awkwardly. The girl had a long lead on the pursuit before it was well renewed.
 Even without that advantage the chase was hopeless. She had the bet ter horse and the instinct of her sex to boot.
 Little wonder, then, that in the pride of fearless and carefree youth she rode recklessly-whO loved reck- less riding-the swing of a thorough bred beneath her. the long roll of earth-spurning hoOfs, the sweep of the wind in her facei
 Without warning. all this was hanged-changed beyond repair.
 Thickest trees and underbrush masked impenetrably the next turn ahead.
 The horse took the curve like a Sorrel thunderbolt. A human shape, small and brownish, lodged directly into his path. There was a shock. a shrill cry, sickening thud. The horse plunged furiously. Unaccountably Patria lost control of him-felt the saddle slip from under her, dropped her crop, lost the reins, grasped wild ly at the air as she felt herself falling.
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LONG DISTANCE.

, Without the least warming. on im- LpulSe of cxaSperation. Rodney Wreun all but lifted Patria off her feet. swing ing her bodily from the throngcd ball. room floor to the scmisecuSiOn of 2 deep window recess masked with palms.
 'No-wait :" he insisted with per cmpfory gesture when, mastering her surprise, Patria drew herself up to the full dignity of her inches and made as if to pass him. You don't get off so easily-not until you've ex- plained what's come over you tonight tO make you treat me like this ,''
 But I think it's for you to explain by what right you make a fool of me before my guests."
 'I cant help il. I'm sorry but you're driving mo crazy. You don't wear my orchidS-you ignore the note I sent with them-you've even got an- other mans roses at your waist Parr's, I daresay!' : He paused; and Patria was momen- Ndi ny biS'bbuiFuNiliFft- ilfl Eidhif winccd. and the boy bounced furiously upon that betrayal.
 They are Parr' him, The fellows bewitched you--that's the whole trouble. You've toSt your head -you're clean head over heels in lO-'"
 Rodney"
 Patria fought with herself to deny her anger. Bu' suddenly with ceS- ture half of dcs pair, half of rage, Rod ney spared her further errort-turncd undsieft her, plunginS blindly back across the crowded iloor
 Promptly Patria forSayc him. Glad she had been spared the regret sure to follow harC upon any exhibition of her temper. glad of a little time alone. she stepped quietly hacb through the long window opening on thc veranda of her homc: aud immediately paused in disappointment, not finding there thc privacy she had hoped for
 Near her window two uen stood talkirc. Ooo faced her. a suhstautlal figure in evening dress, the other.
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streets Of the ancient seaport. and Parr brought the car to a standStiil on the waterfront of the inner harbOr.
 NHufoli.. tEe laali i-iA,
 the two Tan oTt upon a ya, cirb dock. tumb-yd rom this to a ,ndi' float and thence into a small rOwbOat whose boat. Parr never learned.
 He bent his back with q will to the oars. His power boat was moored well out, on the farther fringe of that
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EPISODE ONE
The Last of the Fighting Chan
 ningS.

Down on the beaches. whose gold broke the umber and slate mOnotOny of rOck-girt island shores, soft winds played. But here in the wooded up- lands the air was mOveleSs; against the breeding woodland hush the slight est alien noise attained sharp relief. One such began as a remote vibra- ton troubling the stiffness, waXed apace in volume. became quickly rec ognizable as hoof-beats.
 A horse appeared, racing like a mad thing down a narrow bridle-path little better than neglected trail. On its back. croSs-Saddle, sat a young woman.
 Of a sudden she chose to interrupt ! that headIong flight.
 Kicking a stirrup free. the girl turned in her saddle and looked back.
 Presently, round the nearest bend, another horse pounded, hard ridden oy young man with q temper.
 At sight of his well-favored young face darkened by sulky frown. the girl threw back her head and laughed outright.
 "Nhy. there you are, ROdney!" she cried. Where have you been all this ime?"
 Her banter only served to darken his scowI ''No fair," he protested, drawing rein. "YOu can't call that a racel You shot away without a word of warning!'
 "Why." she said, with guilelessly widened eyes, you yourself started the racer
 q never-i'
 "Oh, but you did. You knew per fectly well I've put you on an allow suce of two proposals per day-one after lunch. one after dinner. So when you begin the very first thing after breakfast''-her jeweled wrist-watch flashed momentarily in the sunlight well. before noon. anyway-yOu as good as invite me to run away from you as fast as ever I can.'
 He refused to be trifled with. He was very yOung-almOst as young as she-and took love seriously.
 "Patria r'
 She mimicked provokingly his tone: tRodney?"
 You're only playing with me. It. 1t isn't worthy of you, Pat. Surely you must know whether you love me or not,'
 q declare I don't" she replied, a trace more seriously.
 'You dogit know your own mind?'
 ''In the eyes of the law I'm d minor and can't know my own mind. That's why ] must have guardian to man. age my affairs"
 Nonsense. You'll be tweDty-one to- morrow"
 But the law is the law, even when {; it's an ass. How can l know my own l mind about you when the law says l l can't? Really, Mr. Wrenn." she teased, | "you must be reasonable. Wait till tomorrow"
 ''You mean," he interposed eagerly, you'll give me my answer then:'
 "WhO knows? If you cant he pa- s."ut till I'm of age-a woman grown m have to refer you to Peter Rip fey. You might wire him-something ike this: Your ward, Patria Chan hing, doesn't know her own mind. Please advise immediately, at my ex- ] pense'"
 His ill-humOr broke down completes i Iy. 'Patria, you witch," he cried, try [ ing to capture her hand.
 But she was prepared for that. and | too quick for him. A touch of her !
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the Cliff walk? I do want to know you better. Captain Parr-but we're already in danger of being late for lunch.'
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heel, and liftcd rein v''rIed. hit'h- cusr round in his tracks. in T tviut- ling .be was dancing half dozen feet awks
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THE CAST.

MRS. VERNON CASTLE as Patria Charming. MILTON SELLS as Donald Parr. WARNER GLAND as Baron Huroki. DOROTHY GREEN as Fanny Adair.
Warren sheaf., 1917-11-07
RED CROSS NOTES.
.BY Mrs. F P Bernard ]

-
The khaki yarn has come, enough for
many sleeveless jackets, for which it is
especially suitable, tho it may be used
for muffers.
We also have on hand enough gray
yarn for forty-seyen pairs of socks.
Let us make special effort to get this
yarn made up before Xmas.
Forty-seven dollars is to be handed
in to the Red Cross Chapter as the re-
suit of a fancy work sale given by the
young ladies of the Priscilla club Of the
Synod church. We surely owe them
many thanks.
We will have a full statement of the
Red Cross work for next weeks paper.
To the workers: Please do me a
favor by phoning me about yarn or
work before a. m. and between 6:3O
and s p. M. To answer CALLS at all
hours interferes with my home duties
and other interests also.
There will be big general meeting
Of the Red Cross Society in the High
School building this Thursday evening
at 8 p. m. Matters of Importance will
be discussed. All come who are inter
ested in the work. s .. .
u -. 4
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Indeed No Snap.

The shakopee Argus thinks it's
really too bad that there are so many
people who profess to be best qualified
to run newspaper engaged in other
business. The Globe is willing to turn
overits plant for one week to any one
of the wise guys" provided he gets and
prints all the news, writes editorials,
reads proof, lets no Typographical
errors creep into the paper, pleases ev-
erybody, makes the collections, pays
the bills, loses no subscribers, keeps the
office force at work and contented,
stands financially responsible for any
possible libel suit he may bring upon
the eapaper, and makes receipts exceed
expenses: Come early, you fellows, and
avoid the rush. Worthington Globe.
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Conserving. Bread and Meat.

Every citizen now realizes that the
two things in our food supply that must
be conserved are bread and meat. This
can be effectively done not only in their
economical use but also in using proper
care to protect and guard the supply.
1t is needless to say that now is the
time Of alktmes when live stock should
be carefully protected from disease. A
loss Of hogA ors other live stock of the.
meat producing classes is not only
loss to the owner but it is direct de-
crease in the food supply which should
have such careful guarding at the
present time.
A loss Of food grains from improper
care is another instance of loss in the
food supply. All food grain should be
watched very carefully to see that it IS
remaining in proper conditions Food
grains should not be threshed and
stored until they are in proper condi-
tiOn to store safely.
In many cases during the past few
months there have been severe losses
Of meat producing animals and food
grains by fire. AS part Of our pro-
gram Of economy greater precaution
than ever before should be taken to
prevent fires. Only in this way can the
losses Of bread and meat to the public
be prevented.
4 Losses Of the classes mentioned
above are not such In all cases that
even the owner can protect himself by
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Perhaps the Non-Partisan League

Perhaps the Non Partisan League
We're somewhat inclined to oppose the
war at the beginning. So were many
other people It is not many months
since President Wilson was speaking
eloquently about 'peace without vic
tory" If the president can, upon re-
Election on the course of events and new
information on subject, change his
mind which is quite properthe same
privilege should be open to others.
Whatever their former course may
have been, it is evident that the farm
ers' organization is now doing it's share
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Opportunity for Young Men.

s Years ago ambitious young men
could stake out a claim on the public
lands and in few years have a good
farm. Today good farm land COM
mands high prices. Manufacturing
business is so concentrated that man
needs influence and capital. COMPETE
ton is fierce among small retail stores,
and unless a man lis natural born
trader it is not5a promising field.
Yet many conditions are favorable
One Of these is the fact that boys and
young men can get all the work they
want during school vacations and i'm
(mediately after leaving school. Wages
also have increased. A common rate of
wages for errand boys, office boys, and
odd job boys in factories and stores
was formerly so cents day. Very few
boys have been working the past sum
Imer at any such figure as that.
With the present demand for labor,
a great many boys should be able to
save money and secure little nest egg.
It is not so much the amount of 1t as
the fact that they have acquired the
Il St1VuS udD1l. MAduy 6OOy6s@s O1 COllTSee
have to contribute to family support.
If their parents need the help to main
tain good standard Of family comfort,
the children should give it cheerfully.
No money return they can make can
begin to pay for what has been given
them.
At present prices Of farm and factory
work, the boy who, quits school with a
little bank account should be able 10
add to 1t steadily. There will be few
times when he will have to loaf. He
would better be careful how he risks
that capital IN uncertain ventures.
E But he can always be sure that land
I Ifs good investment. He can always
find undeveloped land at a moderate
price that can be bought on mortgage
q The labor Of developing It will be nc
more exhausting than standing up al
Iday before q bench IN poorly ventil
lated factory. It is the opportunity o1
today for the young man with small
capital.
la
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y. M. C.. IA. CAMPAIGN
FOR FUNDS NOW ON,

The opening rally and the big drive
for funds to be made by the State War
Work Council Of the Y M. G.. A. was
opened in the Sixth District, Of which
Crookston is: headquarters, Tuesday
night, Oct. 80. A number of speakers
addressed those present, including Rev.
T. w. Graham, Of Minneapolis r. e.
House, Of Duluth; A. J. Mason, of St.
Paul, state chairman of the War Work
Council, and Lieutenant 81. B. Yewdall,
of Winnipeg, who has just finished 19
months Of active service in the trenches
of Flanders.
The War Work Council will need
$35, 100000 to carry on it's work during
the coming year, and Minnesota will
raise 81 100000 Of that amount. The
campaign in this district will be push
ed to the limit, in the counties of the
Sixth District, which includes Norman,
Mahnomen; Clearwater, Polk, Red
Lake, Pennington, Beltrami, Marshall,
Kittson and ROseau
b. S. Davis has been named District
Manager and will have charge Of the
campaign. 81. IL n s..
The u NJ. G. a. was aheadliof the
army in France: Association buildings
were up, ready and waiting for the
1Americans troops when they arrived.
All the popular magazines were on the
reading tables, the writing room, !, in
viting them to Drop line to Mother
was equipped with pens;fink and paper,
and stamps were handy at the desk.
A look. around and there lis real
United States soda fountain all ready
for business, with Coca Cola, and all
the we'll known non-intox ting
beverages on tap. Free movies every
night reads sign over. the door, but
why keep 1t: up, it's only part of what
the 7. NJ. g. a, is. doing for your boys
in France.
Why shouldn't the public finance, this
work? The strain undek which the
soldier works is for the public. The
public benefits by his gains and loses
| by his losses. The soldier belongs to
the public, the. Red Triangle to the rsolT
dier, and it's up to the, public to keep
| it where it will do the men in khaki
the most good. -.
All other organizations have to take
a back seat, when compared with the
Y.-M. G. a. in war work. It. is the
strongest organized moral force, at
work in the world today. It has
proved the. greatest Zoe Of vice and
liquor, in the war zo..es Of Europe. It's
the chief amusement center of every
army camp in this country, but with
only the one object in mind, that Of
conserving the morals Of the fighting
men.
Don't forget to write to Mother, is
the first sign that ereets your soldier
Ison on entering the Army Y. NJ. "A.
building, Somewhere in France, and
he is bound to go there as it is the only
congregating place the men have out
side Of the wine shops That alone
ought to bring few subscriptions to
1.-THE State War Work Council to keep
the work "agoing''.
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What Will Be the Verdict of Million
Mothers?

The size Of the American army be-
hind the western front has increased so
rapidly that the average man would be
utterly astonished if he were told the
number of soldiers abroad.
There is every indication that the
government will be successful in trans
porting million men across the water
before the campaign of 1918 begins.
AID the mothers of America are be-
ginning to get disquieting reports
Most of these soldiers are young men,
ThousAnds of them are being taken
whether their parents are willing or
not
1t may be said once and for all that
American mothers put no faith in the
"bunk" regarding the harmless char
acter Of French wine. When they hear
from their sons that the American sol
diers are being soaked with wine they
become uneasy. They are not willing
that one liquor appetite should come
back across the water that did not go
across.
The towns in which American sol
diers are billeted should be under the
control Of American military authori
ties and in those towns the sale OF
liquors to American soldiers should be
rigidly prohibited.
The government will be wise indeed
II it sees trouble afar and passes
around the other way. The kind Of
trouble that is in sight now is not 8
necessary kind. The French govern
ment should be made to understand
exactly what the sentiment is as tt
alcohol The good sense and unfailine
codrtesyof the French people will Leaf
them to cooperate fully with American
authorities. s5
The "canteen" privilege in American
camps Is to be in the hands Of the Z. M
q. a. No liquors are sold Of course a
these so called canteens, nor are liquors
sold at the American canteens Il
i England. IN. ID Church News & Re
search Dept.