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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27
PHILOSOPHY OF MAIN CHANCE
Not Welcoming Both J-y and
Sorrow Into His Life.

l read n story in II current magazine
today. And after l read certain
part Of it laid the magazine down,
and l too. looked fur away. But ]
looked past the printed page into q
damp, dimly lighted trolley car-and
into the heart Of my friend who feared
to grasp u vision, Margaret Il. Sang.
ster writes in the Christian Herald.
In the story wealthy old bachelor
was telling his reason for never hav.
Ing married.
II began to WONDER" he said,
whether there was any advantage In
marrying ut all. saw lot of peO-
pie who were wretchedly unhappy to-
gether. and even more wretched utter
they had dissolved their matrimonial
ties. discovered that marriage usu-
ally meant children, anxiety, sickness
and death. took counsel of my fears.
Why fall in love and marry If by doing
SO was going to expose myself to the
arrows of outrageous fortune? My
parents were both dead. Sorrow
couldn't touch me. Why invite unhap-
piness? If had no family l should
have only myself to look out for-to
worry about-and when l died nobody
would suffer agonies of bereavement
on my account. So shut myself up
in my shell and built an iron wall
around my affections to keep out sor.
row.
II was q fool! What wouldn't !
give now to have had sorrow! Muny's
the time I've envied my friend with
dead child. Pain and JOY 30 hund
in hand. Dcuden your capacity for
one and you lose the other. Today I'd
rather have had II year or so with
woman l had loved and have lost her
than to be what ANA lonely, child.
less, wifeless, friendlcss old man."
l read the paragraph over. And
then took it to Il man l know-I call
him sometimes. to myself, the philoso
pher.
~ think" he told me, "that the
reasoning is quite right!
"There's an old proverb that GOV.
ers the whole thing. think. otis
better to have loved and lost than
never to have loved at ally The word
love isn't the only one that will fiji
into that proverb. You can put live
In place of love, or known Or felt!
Il think" l said, that you're right
TITS better" unused, "to have lived
to have known, to have loved-and
lost"
you know" said the philosopher
that every chance isn't n losing
chance. Some people live and know
and feel and love without lOsingv"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27
Communication by Flags.

Those who have read Cooper's novel,
"The Pilot" will remember how the
American officer instructed his lady
love to communicate with him by little
flags Of varied cOlors. Cooper, with a
novelist's freedom, made his charac.
ter apply system which had already
been extensively experimental with In
the British and French navies. For
after much experimenting combina-
tons of flags of various shapes and
colors were gradually developed into
what we call "code" today. Prob.
ably the most famous flag signal ever
flown was Nelson's at Trafalgar, but
1t required a great number of combina.
tons of flags GHOSTS, they are tech
nically called) to spell out: england
expects that every man will do his
duty"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27
Hioh Individual Morale.

The reason why morale is necessary
In times Of peace us well as In war is
that the morale of no army Gun be
higher than the individual morale OF
the men, declares San Antonio Light
Therefore the very best soldiers are
those recruited from civil life who
have every day mOrale-the men who
do things, who stand fearlessly fol
what they believe to be right. who
are undismayed by opposition and up
parent defeat, and who accept llfes
tribulations calmly, patiently and with
fOrtitude.
Men Of that stripe cannot be STAN.
peded or confused In military affairs
once they have been trained as sol.
diers, just as in everyday life they
cannot be kept down by circumstances
They are individually invlncible and
hence when organized into an army
they are militarily invlncible.
Therefore when you read of an army
or military unit with high morale
you know that the men In the ranks
and the officers over them are men Of
strong, dominant courage who meet
death calmly in the discharge of theii
military duty and who cannot be rout.
ed nor overawed by the enemy, but
must be vanquished, IL ut all, by fight.
ing.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27
CHAPTER xvI-continued.

II know it will, it yo1 remain on
deck" she answered earnestly. Ill
have learned to trust you"
The hou7s Of the night gave me am
pie opportunity for. thought, and care
ful consideration. The wind held
steady, and while the sea roughened
somewhat this slight change was not
sufficient to diminish our progress, or
cause any swerving from the course
set. All remained quiet forward, the
watch on deck finding little to do other
than their routine duties, and no men,
Der Of the crew had any occasion to
come aft, except those detailed to the
wheel. There seemed no reason why I
shoult1 remain on deck, yet the respon-
sibility rested upon me, and the impor-
tance Of the nights run prevented my
having any wish to retire below. How
ever, / found no occasion to interfere
with the operation of the ship, and re-
NAMED mostly on the main deck,
where my watchfulness assured me
there was no communication passed
between forecastls and cabin.
The fog grew steadily more depse,
until at dawE, we were steaming yeck-
lessly Through a thick cloud of vqpor,
barrett able to observe the surface of
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27

back there in the cabin has his whole
fortune in this venture"
Devil take him an his fortune.
The point Is we're not Dutchmen, an
in wartimes it's no mutiny fer a crew
to capture an inimy's ship"
"Who told you that?"
"Never mind who told us; it's the
truth, amt it,"
Under some circumstances It might
be-" I said, casting my eyes about the
ring of faces. "But the present con-
ditions do not Justify any such action.
Now look here, Dugan; you fellows
are in mighty bad boat in this mat
ter. You're merchant seamen; you've
signed on for peaceful voyage, and 1t
is no business of yours what's below
matches. That's for the warships to
find out. The Indian Chief is under
American register. She's a neutral
boat, and your act is mutiny on the
high seas. You know what that will
mean to you and your mates, don't
you, If you're ever caught?"
"Who says that?"
II do; and know more Of sea law
than any Of those fools who are steer
ing you into this trouble. You kill
man on board here, and 1t is muir
der, and the whole bunch Of you can
be made to swing for it. Men have
got life for less than you have done
now. But I'll give you a chance"
"What chance, sor?"
ITO stand by the ship. Set me free
now, and back up the officers in main.
tanning discipline aboard, and not one
of your names goes into the log"
can sail the bloomin' hooker to
Hamburger
"Of course; that's the port you
signed for"
There was an uneasy shutting of
feet, and muttering of voices. The
light was too poor to enable me to de.
cipher the expressions on the faces
of the men, yet felt that my words
were wasted. Dugan, however, voiced
the prevailing sentiment.
"Not d one ov us is fer max
ing that voyage" he said grimly. "So
stow yer tongue, mate" He winked
at me facetiously, then glanced about
at the others. "There's bigger wages
comm to us now than ever we signed
on for"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27

there was hope yet that / might bs
instrumental in preserving the lives
Of those whom my carelessness had
imperiled. Ea
There was water in the checks Of
he iron washstand. and batlled my
face. 4 serubbing on best I could the
concealed blood fg IN my hair. The
wound on ny head had bled freely, but
vas mot s1siUdk. and the application
VI cbld w9ter lessened the pain, and
helped 70 gesture my faculties. A fine
breeze swept In through the open port,
and II sat down on a stool to gather
together In my mind every detail which
,.night prove Of future value. I was
still sitting there, but by then alert
and ready, when key turned in the
lock. and the door was cautiously
opened McCann's face appeared in
the opening, but his eyes were upon
The hunk, apd ~ tailed to shsarvs no
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27

where sat beyond the desk. He toss
step within. still staring ut ths
rumpled blankets, and had glimpse
of the inflamed countenance Of Liver
pool just beyond his shoulder.
BLOW me-" he calculated In star
tied voice. 1.-THE fellows not here:
he's got awayr
Red laughed. and pushed past, but
still blocked the door with his great
body.
Got away! Where could he have
got to with the door locked7 He's
here all right"
l stood up and faced the two, the
desk still between us. but took the
precaution to grip the stool by one
leg.
Il am certainly present." said cold
~, IF your reference is to me; but
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27

1 advise you both to keep your dis
lance. I'll brain the first man who
attempts to lay hand on me-"
Red must have felt the challenge of
my words, and l could tell he was in
liquor by the vivid flame of his face
An oath broke from his lips.
"You tried that before; twill pay
yer to be civil now"
"There We're some Of your ragamuf.
fins who tasted the weight of my
blow" answered, land l only hope
it may be your turn next, you dirty
dog Of mutineer."
you'll git no chance to ever break
your stool on me, d|yer," he roared
Jerking a revolver from his jucket
''DO you see that? Well, we've got
the ship"
Mccain grasped his sleeve.
"Let up on that, Red" he said short
~, his voice having a tone of COM
mand in 1t, which surprised me. 1--WE
didn't come here to beat Hollis up
but to talk with him. This is my
game"
The other did not rrsist, only to
mutter behind his teeth. The gun still
glistened in his hand. Eut l felt no
fear of the fellow, and returned The
stool to the deck.
'"Tell me what you mean, and be
brief about it."
McCann's eyes met mine, and read
in them uncertainty. He was not yet
quite sure that he had my measure;
how far would resist, or what form
my opposition would take. Perhaps
for moment money did not seem to
him quite SO important a weapon AZ
he had found it elsewhere.
I'm sorry the crew beat you up
the way they did," he began apologet
ically. "They are q rather rough
set"
Don't waste your time over that
interrupted in disgust. II can dea
with an out-and-out fighter. and still
respect him, but your kind only en-.
genders disgust. There is no love
lost between us, Fergus Mccain, sc
state your purpose plainly, and with
out lying"
"By Godl WILL" he snapped, land
I'll put 1t straight enough this time
to satisfy you. The only reason ]
don't let Liverpool kill you is that you
are more valuable to me alive. I've
hated some in my time, but there never
was cur despised worse than I dc
you"
"Thanks," said quietly, II am hon
ored."
"And more than ttat. pay my
debts" his temper now entirely ruined
by my pretense of Indifference. so
l advise you to keep civil tongue in
your head-you're no longer in com.
mand of this Ship"
/ smiled ut the two Of them, calmly
sitting down on the stool. I was not
certain yet what hand l held, but
determined to play the cards coolly.
$50 you fellows are in control; and
you come to me now with some sort
of proposition. All right; what is it,"
1--WE need navigator for a few
days; one who will lay out the course
we decide on"
"And l am the only one on board"
"You are by far the most compe.
tent he confessed. "But you need
not think from that we are helpless
without you. have no doubt I could
figure the matter cnt fairly we'll II ]
had to, and am perfectly aware that
Miss Darlington possesses some knowl.
edge of navigation. imagine you
might prefer doing this yourself, rather
than having kef compelled 70 show her
Efficiency"
"Where is Miss Carrington7"
"In her own stateroom; have not
seen her since we took possession of
the ship"
"And the othes-Bascom, and the
oficers?"
(ro BED coNTlNUED.)
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27

the sea, dull, sodden gray, few yards
Ia advance Of our bow. The dense,
watery folds swept along our sides, and
the rigging dripped moisture onto the
gaistening deck planks. It was a
gloomy, dreary morning enough and,
even as the light of early dawn
strengthened, I could scarcely distin-
goish thing forward Of the main
nast. However, there was no slowing
up of speed or sounding of siren. Con-
WINGED that we were now safely to the
north Of the usual course of ships,
preferred to take the chance of posi-
Bile collision.
My eyes were heavy from lack Of
sleep, and long staring out through the
black night; my senses dulled by hours
Of inaction, during which nothing un-
usual had occurred to arouse me to
realization Of impending danger. no
longer even suspected trouble, or any
active hostility forward. With the
dawn the density of fog enwrapping
rs seemed to increase, and completely
blot out every glimpse Of sea and sky.
Even Leayord leaned over the rail
just above me, could scarcely be dis
tinguished as a man, and evidently his
eyes could not make me out at all, for
he hailed doubtfully:
care you still on deck, Mr.. Hollis?'
eyes," answered, staring up at his
shadow. "a bad fog.'
1T is, sir. Would we better reduce
ypeed?"
mo, not yet; I am counting on open
water, and would rather chance strik-
ng stray than risk being overhauled
by British cruiser. The sun will
rplit this mist before noon, and mean
While we must make all the northing
possible"
heard his faye, aye, SIR" as !
crossed to the port rail. I had reached
q point nearly opposite the broken
stump Of the foremost when was sud.
denly confronted by two blurred fig.
ares emerging noiselessly from the
deeper shadow cast by a quarter boat
swinging in davits. The fellows must
bave known who was, and the path
Ct my approach; no doubt had been
close enough aft to overhear my con-
versation with Leayord. At least they
were on me before I truly realized
their near presence-the one gripping
the arm flung up in startled defense
the other driving his fist straight into
my face, a sledge-hammer blow which
sent me crashing back full length on
the deck. Stunned, dazed as I was by
this vicious attack, made an instant's
struggle, but was quickly crushed back
b merciless hand gripping my throat
Almost at the same moment the revol.
yer was removed from my pocket, the
.old muzzle thrust against my cheek.
'Lie still, d-yon!" muttered q
tense voice. and l knew the speaker
Tor Jim White, ''or I'll blow the whole
bop o. yer head Of"
rsts,esd sense anoush = obey;
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27
Women In india Need Education

At meeting Of the Woman's Indian
Study association, Miss Boyd, secre-
tary in England for the Woman's Uni
versity settlement, Bombay, said that
only one per cent of Indian women
could read. She declared the great
need was for the Indian girls to take
up the profession OF medicine. It
had been stated by an authority that
an Indian woman in child birth had
less chance than a soldier on the bat
uefleld.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27
CHAPTER XVII.
Held q Prisoner.

VSl0 u TTtoOuSTs
These words, and the laughter with
which they were greeted, made clear
to my mind the whole truth Of the
uprising. It was not so much the des-
ttnation Of the ship, or the nature of
our cargo, which accounted for the
widespread spirit Of mutiny aboard,
as it was the Mccain money. These
other things had been used to influ-
ence the men, to convince them that
they had right to seize the vessel,
and refuse to continue the voyage, but
it was the glitter Of the Mccain gold
which had won converts to this theory.
One thing was certain-no argument
of mine, no threat Of punishment,
would have any present effect on the
fellows. While there might be among
them some who would listen to rea-
son, this big Irish brute Of Dugan
had control, and he could only be over
come by physical force.
The one and only hope lay in my
escape; in my raising an alarm in
sufficient time to warn Leayord of
danger. He was fighting man, and
armed; one cry would put him on his
guard, and his position on the poop
would enable him to put. up a strong
defense. These thoughts flashed
through my mind as stood there,
staring into Dugan's face. dared not
glance about, or seem to harbor any
plan Of escape, yet knew that all was
clear between me and the three steps
leading to the deck, and that the slid
ing door was not hooked. The fellows
were gathered closely about us in
half-circle, Dugan alone being within
reach Of my. arm. The only weapon
I saw was sea boot beside a chest
to the right. The fellow must have
felt some vague glimmer of my pur-
pose. for he gripped my shoulder, his
iron fingers pinching the flesh.
"None o. that now," hoarsely. "You
can't fight the whole"
l struck him with all the force
could throw into the swift blow. and
he went staggering back into the ring
OF men, his hands clawing at the air.
But for their bodies the fellow would
have measured his length on the deck.
The force of his fall, the unexpected
suddenness Of it. for the instant
stunned the others, and gained me op-
portunity. With one leap had the
heavy boot in my hand, and swung it
crashing against the face Of the fell
low between me and the lower step.
He went over like a stricken bullock.
A hand gripped for me, but missed its
hold; there was roar Of anger, q rush
OF bodies. and above all other sounds
Dugan's voice bowling madly:
"Stop him, yer tarriersl Crack him
on Their head.'
l stumbled over the body on the
lower step. yet had reached the door
before the first man gripped my leg.
I broke loose from his fingers, vet the
instant Of delay blocked escape. They
were on me, their faces barely visible
in the dim light, and fronted them,
fighting for life. striking fercelH With
the great sea boot, it, irou-shd& svel
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27

Contradictory Evidence.
There is one thing curious about
the minutes of q meeting"
sWhat IL thatf'
'They are generally affairs Of mo-
ment"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27
(To BED CoNTINUED.)

Somehow or other we can't help
feeling glad to wear garments that ea1
bo sen theough.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-12-27
Trainino counta

Training Counts.
Sour mathematical expert here 10
also Q good athlete"
II suppose that 10 why he finds II
70 cay to run up column Of nguraa"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-27

cluding two women and baby Of a few months. The storekeeper became insane and it was necessary to tie his hands and feet to pre- vent him from injuring others. A cattleman made four attempts to jump overheard and finally succeed ed. He was drowned. The deck boy died in the boat.
 Although we had occasional showers" he adds, ''everything was so saturated with salt that the little rain we caught was undrinkable. We tried licking the oars, pliers and seats of the boat, but the con- tinual salt spray coming over rem dered this of little use. Finally we broke up the water barrel in order to lick the inside of the slaves, which we found saturated with moisture and, to us, delicious.
 When the survivors reached the Spanish fishing village of Corino. two members of the crew who had become demented, refused to leave the boat and it was found neces- sary to drag them out. One man expired as he was taken from the life boat.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-27
BERT HOWDESHELL.

In the death of Bert Howdeshel, Alaska journal ism lost of it's most interesting and charming members. man oi more than usual ability, the finest character and irrepressibe humor. he pride and joy to his friends. MT. Howdeshe came to Alaska about ten years ago and editor of the Ketchikan Miner for several years Later he was editor of the Skagway Alaskan He the latter paper to the Empire and was employed in the composing room or this for while and then its Douglas Island representative for year more when he re- signed to become foreman in the mechanical depart ment of the Dispatch. He quit there and made long Eastern vsit spending time in the Iowa and Wisconsin towns in which he spent his youth. He re- turned to Alaska, and again employed now and again in the local newspaper printing offices His health, which had not been the best for time, gave way recently at Cordova where he had gone to take position the Times.
 The members of his family have the sympathy of all those who knew the dead newspaperman, and the that grief of degree their own extends from Skagway Ketchikan
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-27
FROM PEACE TO WAR.

Seattle Times.)
 For nation without conception of the real mean ing of preparedness the United States in the last three months to have done fairly well. These are some of the things have done in that time:
 We have authorized the expenditure of $70OO0OO' various purposes consequent upon our entrance into the war.
 We have subscribed $3OOOOOOO0O to single bond issue.
 We have loaned our allies than $150O, 100000
 We have registered nearly 10O00,000 young men for active service. .
 We have gathered thousands of volunteers for the army and navy. ,
 We have undertaken and carried into effect the rigid and satisfactory training of 3OOO0 men to com mand troops. ~
 We have transported army of more than 10000 across 5000 miles of and placed it close to the firing line, without the loss of man.
 We have put great fleet in active war service
 We have started the construction of an air fleet will surpass in size the combined aerial forces of both allies and the enemy.
 We have started the work of building great merchant fleet of both steel and wooden vessels
 We have organized food and fuel control
 We have organized thousands of women to aid the men in the industries and preparing them to take the mems places these pursuits when the necessity arises
 It is true that the United States not ready for war and might suffered mmeasurably had it been needfu for begin actual fighting immediately either home abroad; but far in the progress of events have been moving with some speed, and are doing fairly well, thank you.
 If not prepared for war; we were certainly prepared for industry and the wheels have been easily turned from paths of peace the fields of combat and both for the good of mankind.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-27
IMPORTED BRIDES.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.)

Seattle Post-Inteigencer)
 The problem of surplus of women and shortage of in England is being simpifed by the visiting soldiery from other lands Many Australians fur loughed home after service taking English brides with them, and of the Canadians have also reduced the surplus supply of maids. Just English newspapers suggesting that English girls may intimately preside American homes.
 The Liverpool Post remarks:
 Certainly it will not be the fault of the girls if they do not spend their lives matrons in the United States, they show a most amable desire to like any of the American naval military and medical men they have seen, although, in some the fellow citizens of President Wilson curously unlike own men,
 Canadian women and especially maids who see their matrimonial chances shrinking through the competition of English women. strongly op- posed to imported brides. American women have had occasion to protest yet, and the disposition of the woman would not indicate probability that she will be sorry at all the American sol dier's choice of brides.
 Renumerative employment offers indepen- dent life to American young wOmen and there are many who contend that it is preferable to matrmony. in country filled with suitors