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brother, doesn't approve or your
cause"
81 told him to lie," / interrupt
ed, IL told him I'd just the same as
stolen seventy-five dollars from
the Household Account, which he
put me in charge of; and l haven't
at all. | simply haven't! | shan't
ever need any more money after
today, but I've got to have it now.
I've got to! Please give 1t to me,
quick, because I've got to take a
train"
DR.. Maynard looked very serious
for him.
How much do you need for
your railroad fare?" he inquired,
irrelevantly, and when l had told
him he asked, And what time
does your train leave?"
"At nine-fifty," ! burst out i'm
patiently; "and / shall lose it If
you don't hurry. oh, please decide
quickly"
He stepped down beside me;
took out his leather bill-book, and
passed me two ten-dollar bills.
Then. Bobbie, here it isl" he said
gravely.
/ thanked him quietly, opened
my bag, and put them away.
/ made the train on time, and
after a long search in the college
town found divers room. He was
not there, but another man volun-
teered to find him for me. There
was big football game that after
noon and the streets were crowded
as he walked me to a drug store
where he said he would bring my
brother.
1t was just the noon hour and
he met lots of men that he knew.
To each one he raised his nat as
If he'd had princess wiz him.
They returned his bow in the same
manner, with curious look at me.
They think" he laughed pleas
antly, I'm taking you to the game
this afternoon"
| flushed. l wanted to say, 81
wish you WERE" If | had been
the pretty girl whom we had Just
passed, in the black lynx, with
little round fur hat with a red
flower on it, it would have been
easy to smile, glance sidewise, and
say pretty things. But from under
my black felt sailor, side glances
wouldn't be attractive. / kept my
eyes straight ahead You can ex-
plain to them afterward," | said.
He left me in a drug store. "Pll
get him!" were his last words as
he raised his hat.
l waited three-quarters of an
hour. 1t was after / o'clock when
saw oliver push open the big
plate-glass door. He had been
hurrying. His face was red, his
eyes startled and frightened.
"You!" he gasped. You! For
heavens sake. Bobbie, what are
you here for? Who's dead?
Who"
"Why, Oliver" replied calmly,
'nobody's dead" Then, in lower
tone, 1--WE come with the money"
| said.
"The money! Why didn't you
mail it," he fired.
your letter didn't come till this
morning, and-isn't the meeting
today"
ooh, yes" he said, still annoy
ed; but there was no such rush.
I've managed to borrow enough to
fix that up"
Then why" began.
"Oh, because" he took me up,
1--WE got to pay Holmes back. But
Holmes didn't expect it till next
week. 1t was absolutely crazy,
your coming way down here. You
went to my room, didn't you?
What do you suppose the men will
think? Do you know who it was
told men you were here? Blanch-
ard. Blanchard! A Senior! One
of the biggest men here! Heavens,
when he told me a girl wanted to
see me-You don't have any idea
of propriety, Lucy
"Oliver. Vars" l returned, I've
brought seventy-five dollars down
here in this bag for you, and you
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CHAPTER vi.
Hobbies Price

How can | tell about the days
that followed-black binding days
with Alec's silent dispIeasure fol-
lowing me wherever l went!
To save Oliver from disgrace cost
me a big price. paid Alec's con-
fidence and respect to buy divers
honor. Sisters ought no to have
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Continued From Our Last Issue.
wv. f. MI" she exclaimed
I"Who's that? w. F. NJ! AS
live. on every one of them! Who
w. F. NJ? She unrolled one pair
Mems socks, too" she said, hold
ing them up to plain view. "W
+. M" Then suddenly she broke
into hilarious laughter. II have
it, she burst out, waving the
socks over her head and trium-
phantly dancing around the room
civilian Ford Maynard! w. #,
NJ. William Ford Maynard"
Stop, Ruth" l cried, my old
anger beginning to surge up in me.
stop, l tell you!"
But Ruth was deaf to me. She
simply kept on tearing around the
room like a wild Indian. How
do you do. Mrs. Maynard" she
shouted at me in silly schoolgirl
fashion, and amidst her mad
laughter sang out, full of derision,
Juliet, let me introduce Mrs. Will
liam Ford Maynard"
| was standing up in minute
and was at Ruth with all my might
and main. | was firing mad. And
then suddenly there was Alec
standing quietly in the doorway in
his overcoat and hat.
There was a dead silence for an
instant, then Alec asked quietly:
What does this mean?"
Ruth answered him
II tipped over Luck's work-bag
and all these mems socks fell out.
Every one of them is marked with
DR.. Maynard's initials, and Lucy
got made because | made fun of
her."
Wits initials, Lucy?" asked
Alec, perplexed.
Yes, w. F. NJ" went on Ruth
delightedly. "See?" She gave the
socks to Alec.
| think 1t was here that Juliet
got up and slipped out of the room.
Anyhow, | know she wasn't there
during the whole interview.
well, Lucy?" said Alec, looking
at me.
Il was paid for it," | exclaimed.
Il was paid for every single IN
itial and every single stitch | ever
took for him! oh, there was moth
ing sentimental about it. Ruth
makes me sick! l did it simply to
earn money"
Alec looked down at the initials.
And how much has Will al
ready given your"
The color, for some reason, rose
to my cheeks. Alec looked as il
he wasn't pleased and | was sud-
denly ashamed.
"About-sixty dollars" l MUIR
INJURED.
Sixty dollars." Alec flashed.
why did you need so much
money!" he asked me sterly.
| saw my danger then.
why" 1 stammered, trying to
keep calm, 81 thought the business
was doing so-poorly, that II
why did you think it necessary
not to tell me about this-enter-
prise of yours?" asked Alec.
| hesitated just a moment. had
no idea of telling about Oliver.
But / was at loss to know which
way to turn, and had to act
quickly. An inspiration came to
me. 1t wasn't a good one, but
was excited.
II borrowed seventy-five dollars
from the Household Account.
had dressmaker's bill of my own
to pay that had stood a long while,
and so-now I'm trying to make 1t
up"
Alec dropped the socks as If they
had been hot, and without a word
went out into the hall.
| didn't go down to supper that
night. Alec knocked on my bed
room door about nine O'Clock, and
came in.
please put the household
check-book on my desk" he said
shortly; II will take charge of it
hereafter.
Very WE'LL" I replied. perfectly
calm; and a thick, heavy curtain
fell quietly down between Alec and
me, like the curtain after the last
act at the theater.
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TIGHTEN LID ON
BARBARY COAST

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Us
The uptown tenderloin" of San
Francisco will be closed, and the
lid will be frightened on the Bar
barry coast.
This is the answer of Mayor
Rolph and the police commits
sioners to the vice crusade of Rev.
Paul Smith and assistants.
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CHAPTER VII.
The Last Straw.

On a certain night in April
was in the sitting-room trying to
keep awake until Alec came home.
His train was not due until mid
night. l was awfully anxious to
wait up for him, but at 10 o'clock
| was SO sleepy that / couldn't
keep my eyes open another min
ute. So went to Fathers roll
top desk and scrubbed this on a
piece of paper:
Dear Alec-Be sure and
stop Mt my room when you
come in.
''BOBBIE."
I fastened It with wire hair
pin on the light that | left burn
ing.
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HUNTING SON

II. l.. Morrell of Oregon City,
Oregon, wrote to the Tacoma po-
lice Thursday for aid In locating
his 19-year-old son, Cldye. The
boys mother is dangerously ill.
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REFUSE TO ENDORSE
United Presa Leased Wire. !

WASHINGTON D. c., Jan. 24-The interstate commerce
Three
mites the proposed bill.
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Bush Umpires Also Asking

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Jan. 25.-Applaton
the federation
today.
umpires applied
charter. will application
1 announced
arbitrators. n a
ineffective for two years minimum salary limits bet
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21
~"FfNNEGAN'S FORTUNE"

Tomorrow nights Opera louise
attraction, "Finnegan's Fortune" a
three act comedy, presented with a
cast of eight people by Oscar j.
Stearns and company, is sure to draw
one of the largest crowds of Langdon
playgoers that has ever packed the
Opera Houses seating capacity. Os.
a Stearns as a character comedian.
either typical of Irish, German or
Scandinavian is a local product with
growing enown over the state and
Northwest. To a Langdon audienc e
he is an old time favorite and needs
no introduction. The company has a
fine line of specialties that fill in be-
tween acts and from the time the cur
tain goes up at half past eight until
the close of the last act there will not
be a dull moment. Reserve seats.
seventy-five cents; parquet circle and
reserve balcony seats, fifty cents;
general admission and children twenty
five cents. Reserve seats now on sale
at the H. Il. Close drug store.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21
NON-PARTISAN CANDIDATE

The schedule of the campaign
speeches of Hon. John M. Baer. of
Fargo, who is the non-partisan can
didate for the vacancy in the first con-
gressional district, of North Dakota,
occassioned by the death of the late
Congressman H. T. Helgeson, of Mil
ton, has been issued since the first of
the week from the leagues headquar-
tiers at Fargo. 1t gives the following
as the places and dates of meetings
which the candidate will address in
Cavalier county:
Langdon-July 9Th, at 200 p. m.
Milton-July 9Th, at 500 p. m.
The speaker is being accompanied
by d. G. Coates, who is also promi.
in the counsels of the league.
1t is also stated as possible that Pres.
ident Townley will be on the platform
at both of these meetings.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21
LANGDON CITY SCHOOL CENSUS

Attorney Thos. Devaney in his off.
cial capacity as clerk of the Langdon
city special school district, has in the
Nast week completed the enumeration
of those Of school age, between their
sixth and twentieth years, respect
lively, residing within the district.
The census figures in Mr.. Devaney's
returns to the school board show the
district as having a population of
school age that reaches a total of 485,
of this number ZIG being boys and
269 girls. The figures show a highly
satisfactory increase over the figures
of previous years when the school GEN.
sss Of the district has been taken and
The evident growth has az additional
Importance, and it 10 that the statis-
tics Of the school census upon which
che districts per capita tuition funds
from the state are apportioned.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21

Tuesday for Winnipeg where they
confer with officials of the Northern
Pacific railroad company to obtain if
possible definite information as to the
extension south from the boundary
line through the eastern part of this
county Of a branch line connecting
with the 500.
Attorney w. A. McIntrye, for the
past two years the trustee of the Ca
Waller County Implement Co., was in
Langdon the first of the week to at
tend the final wind-up of the business
of the company, which has now reor-
gained and starts in business as the
Standard Implement Co. Many old
stockholders and the board of direct
ors have retained their financial in.
terest in the concern which now has a
backing that insures the enjoyment of
a steadily increasing business in the
farm machinery and hardware trade
over a large part of the entire county.
James w. Hamilton, eldest son of
j. K. Hamilton, of this city has re-
turned home during the week from
Chiacgo, where he has completed his
three years course in study of den.
tistry. He is spending a part of the
vacation visiting the home of his par
ents, but will shortly go to Fargo to
take the examination of the North
Dakota state dental board. "Jimmy''
has an application filed offering his
services for enlistment in the u. S.
A. in the dental department of the
medical reserve corps, and in case of
his acceptance will defer deciding on
a permanent location for the practice
I, of his profession indefinitely.
The attendance at high mass Sun
day forenoon at st A%lphonsus church,
on the occasion of the confirmation of
a class of upwards of a hundred young
boys and girls of the parish, more than
filled the seating capacity of the
church. The edifice has a seating ca.
pacity of over six hundred and it is
estimated the congregation in attend.
ance Sunday was the largest in the
history of the parish to witness the
confirmation of this. class of young
communicates by Bishop O'Reilly.
In addition to the pastor Of the church,
Father Cory, a number of adjoining
parishes throughout the county were
represented by their clergy in the
conducting of the service.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21

On another page in this issue of the
paper, the Democrat outlines the
work that is being undertaken in Ca
Halier county to cooperate with the
North Dakota Efficiency Commission
ia handling the farm labor problem
this fall in taking care of our grow.
ing crops during the harvesting,
shreshing and marketing season. The
s,ian outlined is of such method and
, under a central control that it is hard
.1y possible that it can fail in the ac-
complishment Of much good in supply.
ing the needed farm help in the har-
yesting season.
When the enumeration makes the
rounds of your locality next week
,1eeking data and information to aid
~sn carrying out the governments ma
.sio wide plan to cope with the prob.
lem Of efficient farm labor control
guu can help in the work if proper
attention is given to the following
IuSsOdJ, ouuS ctus was IeSl5tTd.
sion day and Thursday and Friday,
June 2Sth and 29th, are registration
days for farm labor.
Over forty states are to make this
farm labor survey on the same day.
now many men VIII you need in
4aaying OR harvest? Think about it
snd be ready to tell your Township
mar about it next Thursday and Fri.
day.
The Efficiency Commission has nc
%3ntention of fixing wages. That will
be left for adjustment between EN-.
ployer and employee.
If the Commission is to be of the
greatest possible good the farmers
must cooperate honestly and in gooc
faith in helping to get the exact needs
as nearly as possible at this time.
Do not ask for more help than you
will need. E~xagerations and misrep,
reservations will result in men being
sent where they are not needed, Other
places where needed may be short ane
the whole system will fail in its OBJ
5ect. Think this over carefully ant
he prepared to give as near an accur.
ate estimate of your needs as is pos
ssible at this time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Department of State

Department of State
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
To All to Whom These Presents
Shall Gomez
To Ole j. Eide, Auditor of Cavalier
County, North Dakota.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Agreeable to the proclamation of
Lynn J. Frazier, governor, issued this
day and date, /, Thomas Hall, secre-
tary of state of the State of North
Dakota, do hereby give notice that
on Tuesday, the 10th day of July,
1917, a special election will be held
in all of the precincts of each county
comprising the First Congressional
District of the State of North Dakota,
for the purpose of electing a success
or to the late H. T. Helgeson, repre-
sentative in congress, to fill out the
unexpired term of his office ending in
March, 1919.
Under a ruling of the Attorney
General, nominations must be. made
by petition, under the provisions of
Section SOL of the Civil Code of 1899.
and all candidates will be required
to file their petitions of nomination in
the office of tie secretary of state, not
less thanthirty days prior to the date
of said election.
The election will. be opened at eight
o'clock in the morning and will con-
tinue open until five O'Clock in the
afternoon of that day.
Dated at Bismarck, this 25th day
of May, 1917.
(Seal) THOMAS HALL,
47.4 Secretary of State.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21

The Mountaineer states that Wal.
haila and vicinity was without any
downfall Of moist ure of any kind for
forty days during the spring crop
growing season from April 3Oth to
raune 10th. Winter rye has been
sauch of it plowed under as the rain
came too late. The land having since
saeen sown to barley, potatoes, corr
and oats. Wheat shows the effect of
the long drouth and the best estimate
is about a half crop.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21

E. D. Stewart of the Langdon sub.
station experimental farm states that
the total precipitation since the open.
aug of the crop growing season of
1917. including the snowfalls in
April as we'll as the belated June
rains represent a total of less than
"a inches. He is not feeling over
fssnguine as to present crop outlook,
despite the light rains. Normal con.
,aitions should show moisture to date
IF at least five inches. In spite OF
the progress shown lately he says
there is nothing in the subsoil to
aaourish the grain plant if we do not
have heavy soaking rains before the
hot winds of July come. Without
the rains this condition would prove
fatal to the crop.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21

lam Flack and VIM. Stevenson. The
latter before returning goes to Valley
City to attend the state convention of
the North Dakota Sunday school asso-
citation.
Jno. j. Boyd and family left yes.
terday for Milton where Mr.. Boyd
has been engaged in business for the
past two months and where the fam
lily will now make their home. 1t is
with general regret that Langdon
citizens find themselves brought to
say good bye to such an estimable
group of our townspeople as Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyd and family. Success to
them.
"Polie's Place." the popular con-
%fectionery and fruit store is arrang-
ing to feature its soda water branch
of the business during teachers insti-
tute next week. Customers at the
soda fountain will receive with their
purchases free tickets which entitle
them to a guess on the attendance
during the week at the Electric
theatre. The best guess entities the
holder of the ticket to a two pound
box of candy presented by the pro-
p%rietor. N. F. Charter.
Only a slight, if any, improvement
is reported in the condition of Mr..
Alex Hamilton, whose illness at the
family home on Fifth street has for
several. weeks past been considered
extremely critical. On Monday the
attending doctors resorted to an oper-
alton for the TRANSMISSION Of blood, in
hopes of sustaining the apparent in
creasing weakened condition of the
patient Since that time Mr.. Hamil.
ton apparently has gained somewhat
in his physical vitality;
Bishop O'Reil]y Of Fargo diocese
of the Catholic church of North Da-
kota, was.a passenger to Langdon
on Saturdays noon train. The class.
es for confirmation at the Catholic
churches at Langdon. Mt. Carmel and
Wales aggregated upwards of $50 of
the children of those three parishes
who had received instruction prior to
being presented to the bishop for the
rite of confirmation
A new and attractive electric sign
has been placed in position during the
week and hangs v e the enterance of
the popular fruit and confectionery
establishment of which N. F Charter
is the proprietor. The brightly shin
ing beacon at "Polie's Place." is
both unique and attractive, and those
seeking an ice cream soda or an ap.
petizing dairy lunch after night fall
will find their foot steps directed to
the interior Of Polie's Place." which
is equally attractive.
Joseph Power of this city; Pat SHELF
Of MAZDA; Ole I. Gjevre. of Nekoma
Mat Omlie, Of Homen; SIG. Erick-
son, of Elkwood and States Attorney
G. Crimson composed the makeup Of
q delegation from along the northern
boundary line Of this county to leave
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21

To day, June 2lst, is given prom.
inence on the calendar as the longest
day in the whole year. The period
of daylight between sunrise and sun
set being longer than On any other day
In the year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21

Wheat and other grain market quo.
tations in the past week have been
quite a bit on the toboggan. Fol-
sowing the ten cent rise at Fridays
close the market went off eight cents
Saturday and Monday took a genuine
down hill slide" of twenty cents.
locally nobody Seems anxious to mon.
key with the grain market from the
spectators standpoint these days.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
the Matter of the Estate of Dora Sleloff.

In the Matter Of the Estate Of Dora sIeloff,
Deceased:
executor Of the Last Will OF. Dora Sieloff, late
Of the Township of Elg1n, in the County of
Cavalier and State Of North Dakota, Deceased.
claims against. said Deceased. to exhibit them
with the necessary Vouchers: within six months
after the first publication of this notice to the
said executor, at the Office of .Thomast Deyaney
Dated Jnne 18th, A. d. 1917.
CONRADE MULE, Executor
First qualification. June IA. A. o. 1917.
THOMAS DEVANEY,
Attorney for Executor,
LangdOn, North Dakota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21

Impure blood runs you down
makes you an easy victim for disease.
For pure blood and sound digestion
Bardock Blood Bittersg At all drug
stores. Price 81, 90.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21
Y. P. U. CONVENTION CLOSES
Continued from page one.)

service for the Endeavorers who have
gone to the front. Before the taking
of the final adjournment of the con.
vention a vote of thanks was extend.
ed to the people of Langdon for their
kind hospitality. Next years con-
vention of the Y. p. U. will be held
at Inkster.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21

Cavalier county has sixteen consol-
idated schools practically covering one
half of the school area of the county.
Statistics show there are 4O1 consol-
slated schools in the state the percen-
cage being 2O.6, about half that
shown here in Cavalier county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21

Subscription s1.5o per aunum Canada $500
DER annum. Advertising rates on application.
Communications must be received by Tuesday
noon to receive prompt attention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21

Published every Thursday morning at Lang
d~n, Cavalier county, North Dakota.
Entered at the Post office of Langdon asmail
IN alter ofthe Sacond Class.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21

Itching, bleeding, protruding or
blind piles have yielded to Doan's
Ointment. soc at all stores,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21

turning StuOeNL OF the week from the
University of North Dakota at Grand
Forks. She has completed a course
in pedagogy and at the opening of the
fall and winter term will be n of the
staff of teachers of the city schools.
Dorothea, youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. Koehmstedt, was
taken down the early part of the week
with an illness having symptoms of
infiammatory rheumatism. 1t is ex.
pected that under Doctors directions
the patient will be confined to her bed
for several weeks.
Tuesday evening a number of Lang.
don people witnessed quite an excit.
ing four inning game of baseball in
which a Langdon pickup team were
contenders with a lineup from the
U. c. T. hotel The pickup team
repres enting 1angdon lost the game
with a score of 5 to q.
1t is understood President Townley
of the North Dakota Non-partisan
League, whose gatherings Of league
supporters owe the state within the
past two weeks have been attended by
monster crowds, is being secured by
league members in Cavalier county
for a meeting to he held in Langdon
early in July.
The Masonic grand lodge meeting
in session at Grand Forks this week
is being given a delegated represen-
tation from Lebanon lodge with Will.