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Meade County news., 1917-02-15
CHAPTER !.
Under Fire.

In its spring freshness the usual
dreary brown of the Montana range
was tempered with a pleasant green.
But the midday sun was blisteringly
hot, and the rider turned his eyes to
the snowy crests Of the Little Paw
mountains. The nearest of the rugged,
pine-clad spurs were now only four or
five miles away. He had almost reached
the reservation. Wolf river marked
the boundary. The rangy stride Of his
thoroughbred mare was as easy and
unfaltering as when she had borne
him away from the half-dozen shacks
Of the nearest "town" on the railroad,
fifty miles back. over the open range.
But as they began to top the rise, he
drew her down to her rapid walk, and
took out his fieldglasses.
Hardly had he focused the powerful
little binoculars when from across the
coulee, short distance downstream,
came the crack of high-power rifle.
A moment later the shot was followed
by three deeper reports from up
stream. The first shot was smokeless.
Not so the others. The blush smoke
puffs Of their charges of black powder
directed the gaze Of the rider to the
dozen or more swarthy, half-naked In
dians crouching near the top of the
coulee bank, across from the nearby
butte. All were warily peering down
the cOulee.
The road ran obliquely across the
narrow valley to a side gulley that
gashed the far bank hundred yards
or so downstream. Back in the shelter
of this gulley four or five ponies stood
grouped before a blackboard. Above
them a man was crOuched under the
edge Of the bank. Another man lay
behind a small bush, just outside the
entrance Of the gulley. A woman in
civilized dress was coming around from
the rear Of the blackboard. The erect
figure of the rider tensed with quick
decision. He wheeled his mare out of
the road, to cut down the sharp slope
directly towards the Indians. His
voice rang across the coulee with the
clearness of bugle call "Ho, there
Cease flring!p
At his command, the Indians twisted
about to glare at him in half panic.
Three or four started to stink away.
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"Oflcer?" he repeated. "You don't
mean to say"
"Yes," she asserted. "He's an army
officer. could see 1t sticking out all
over him."
The man stared at her in blank
amazement, but suddenly bethought
himself to roll over and send bullet
pinging up the coulee.
The girl continued Il peer down the
river bottom. After several moments
mare and rider dashed into view, rae
ing directly across the coulee. Though
the Indians at once opened fire, the
mare had skinned over the level and
up into a gulley in the far bank before
they could get the range.
Hopeful that one or more Of the
enemy might expose themselves during
the excitement, the young man behind
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please you, Tll-what do you say?-
I'll call 1t quits" Shaking a gush Of
water out over the spout, he lifted the
canteen in gallant salute and carried il
to his lips.
"Better hurry with them ponies, Ma
rie," called her father.
She did not wait for the canteen, but
walked swiftly up the gulley to the
restlve ponies. AS she led the two
saddle horses around to the rear OF
the blackboard, the young man called
up to her: "Shorten my stirrups. That
pinto is the best runner in the bunch"
"Can you make 1t bareback" she
asked.
"He can hold on to the harness. VI
said her father. "Tie the tugs so they
won't drag"
"Yes, 1 guess 1 can hold on. I'll try
the calico mare"
"Any sign on the butter she In
quired, her supple gloved fingers deftly
freeing the harnessed ponies from the
blackboard.
Nothing yet" answered the young
man. "Tm expecting bullet soon."
''This amt no joke, Mr.. Van," COM
planned the other man. He glowered at
the butte. Suddenly his trained eyes
caught sight of an object moving up
the steep slope of crag. He clapped
his rifle to his shoulder, sighted it,
paused-and lowered the weapon, with
an astonished oath.
"Perep cried the girl. "What is
itT
"Wait !" he replied. eff 1t is-by Gar,
If 1t is! Git ready, Mr.. Van. Only
don't shoot unless they rush u.s."
The report of rifle came down from
the butte crest. The young man low
cred his rifle and peered over the
edge of the gulley. At the same moment
a whirl of yelling horsemen swept
down the coulee bank opposite the
butte, and went flying away up the val
ley in wild race for the nearest grove
of cottonwoods.
From the butte several shots cracked
in rapid succession. The fugitive In
dians yelled at their ponies in frenzy
Of urgency, and dug their heels into
the fianks of the straining beasts at
every jump. The rifleman on the butte
was firing towards them, not towards
the party in the gulley.
"Hold on, Mariel" said her father,
jumping down the bank to her. wen
hitch up again, and cross over to meet
him."
"Who" asked the girl.
She had been too intent on her task
to see what was happening.
"The man who ran away" he an
swered. "The jokes on you Mr.. Van."
"How?"
Her father grlnned as he bent to re-
fasten a tug. "You took him for a quit
ter. He had the nerve to run their fire
ag'in-and you thought he was heading
back for the railroad"
The girl flushed. "He's not the man
on the butter
"Yep. Jumped the whole bunch, first
shot. We better hustle. It'll look good
for us to cross over to meet him."
''Marie says he's an army officer"
added the young man. "It will be as
well to get the ore off the reservation.
There's no telling what he has come
for"
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/ Certainly. You should know the
scope of the agents authority. 1t In
cludes the right to order off the reser-
walton anyone not a member of the.
tribe"
The girl smiled mockingIy "Y0u for.
get told you am quarterbreed."
"Mariep demonstrated Vandervyn.
mind your own businessl" she
flashed back at him. II am not
ashamed that I'm member of the
tribe, and don't care how soon he
knows 1t, even If he is an officer of
your little American army"
She turned upon Hardy, flushed, de-
fiant, naughty. my mother was the,
granddaughter of Sitting Bull. What
have you to say to that, Mr.. West
Pointerr
Nothing, Miss Dupont, unless" he
paused, smiled and continued-"unlesD
1t is to remark that am glad the po-
lice are so near"
The girls eyes flashed with anger.
With swift movement she bent over
and snatched her driving-whip from
its socket on the dashboard and stood
poised, the whip upraised to strike.
Dupont's heavy jowl dropped. Van
dervyn swung his rifle around his
large blue eyes glinting with eagerness.
Hardy faced the girl with no change in
his smile. Had his steady gaze wavered
for an instant, she would have siasheGH
him across the face.
"You-you" she whispered. "Twtt
me with the treacherous killing of my
great-grandfather, would you?"
"TreacherOus? How is that2" he
asked.
"He was murdered-by the policeI''
she cried. "You know it,"
Il beg your pardon" he replied. II
had not the slightest idea of alluding
to what to you must be painful oc-
currence. But, since you have referred
to it, 1 wish to say that you are misin-
formed. Sitting Bull was shot while
resisting arrest. The police were act
ing under orders. The man who shot
the chief had first been shot by one Of
the chiefs men,"
The scarlet that famed in the girls
cheeks deepened to crimson. Her gaze
wavered. Instead Of striking Hardy,
the whip lashed down across the backP
Of the team. The young broncos
plunged and jumped forward; they
whirled the blackboard down the slope
away from the river.
The girls companions jerked their
ponies about to gallop after her. Hardy
spoke to them in peremptory COM
mand: "Waitl Dupont, 1 shall ask
you to bring my baggage from the rail-
road. Here come the police. l shall
detail four of their number to go with
you as escort"
"We don't need no escort" said Du-
pont. 'Do we, Mr.. Van?"
"They will go in place of Mr.. VAN
dervyn," explained Hardy. II must
ask him to accompany me to the
agency"
The young man looked the new agent
up and down with an insolent smile on
his handsome, boyish face. "What If 1
do not choose to go back?"
ut would put me to the necessity of
finding a new chief clerk" countered
Hardy.
The other evidently had expected an
arbitrary order. He bit his lip. 1t was
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the bush had not looked around. AS
the firing ceased, he called scoffingly :
How about the strategic retreat? Does
General Fabius make his getaway with
out casualtiesT
lie bon Dieu be praisedI He has
escaped" the girl Knocked in turn. 1--WE
are saved. In week or ten days he
will return to the rescue with three
troops of cavalry"
IF those sneaking coyotes have sent
a delegation around to climb the butte
from the upside, we'll get ours before
Charlie can come back with the po-
lice" grumbled the young man.
Eyes. Our military expert saw that
at once. He said this position would
become untenable."
$50 he ran, leaving a woman in the
lurch-the skunk!"
swell, he has gone. You'd better be
thinking how to get us out of the hole
you've got us into," suggested the girl.
"All did was to knock up the dust
in front Of them. The way they came
back at me proves they really were
scheming to get u.s."
Much you know about it." scoffed
the girl. "Just because some of the
tribe are feeling ugly is no sign that"
'How about the murder of Nogen?"
swell, how? You and Charlie both
say there was only the one buck who
did the shooting. No; If this bunch
had been planning to get us, they'd
have been out of sight under the edge
of the bank or over on the butte when
we first came along"
"Have it your own way-only toss
me bottle Of beer, that's good girl.
I'm dry as fish,"
Recklessly he sat up and looked at
her, his small mouth curvlng in smile
under the neat mustache. A bullet
whizzed close over his head.
The girl did not wait for him to reach
her. Satisfied as to his safety, she
went up the gulley to the blackboard
and drew canteen from the box under
the seat. Her father glanced down
and saw what she was doing. His face
was powdered with dust. He spat and
beckoned to her.
"Goodl Bring it up. Bullet hit the
edge of the bank"
The girl climbed nimbly up the gull
ley side with the canteen. Her father
spat again, took a deep drink, and said:
Better git the ponies round behind the
blackboard. Unless Charlie gifts back
soon, we may have to leave the ore and
make break for the agency"
"All right, Pere," oheerfully respond
ed the girl. "There haven't any of
them been hit so far, 1 guess. They
may be willing to let us off with big
scare"
,''T'll give them a scare and something
more when the police come" declared
the young man, who had taken a new
position in the opening of the gulley.
mo, you won't" demonstrated the
girl as she started down to him with
the canteen. when old Ti-owa-konza
sent in word that he'd call it quits over
the shooting of Nogen's killer, he meant
1t. But this time you fired the first
shot, and If you kill one of them, 1t will
mean blood feud. If not an uprising"
The young man snapped his fingers.
II don't give that much for the whole
pack of coyotesi"
"Don't forget the mine, Mr.. Van,"
protested the older man.
Eyes, and how about me?" asked the
girl as she held out the canteen.
'That settles It." he reEIted. ITO
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IN this serial you are given a

IN this serial you are given a
picture of present-day Amer
ican Indians on government
reservations. The author depicts,
too, the manner In which the
original Americans, have been
exploited in the past by unscru-
pulous men with strong political
influence. On the other hand,
assuming that you have a taste
for wholesome romance, you will
enjoy the powerful love element
in "The Quarterbreed." And
Mr.. Bennet's portrayal Of the
principal characters is as much
a study as an entertainment.
We feel sure our readers can
look forward with pleasure to
the perusal of each installment
Of the story.
THE EDITOR.
Meade County news., 1917-02-15
Hardy Uttered Stern Order: "HaItI"

Hardy Uttered Stern Order: "HaIt!"
plain that he was puzzled over the
adroitly worded reply. Was it a threat,
or merely a statement due to misap-
prehension?
"If you wish to resign" added the
captain, may 1 request you to tele-
graph for your successor to be imme-
diately appointed and ordered here2
"Pd resign quick enough If 1 could"
said Vandervyn. you're the last man
I'd let order me around If could help
it."
Hardy turned to the stolid-faced
trader.
"Please remember my baggage. You
had better ride on after your daugh-
ter. The escort will soon follow"
H~NNNNNNNNNN~NN~~~~~N~NN~S
: In the next lnstaiIment Cap
tain Hardy discovers conditions
: which lead him to believe there
Is a conspiracy on foot. Can you
guess the nature Of II?
CTo BE CoNTRUED1
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-06
Empire Theatre PROGRAM.

The usual run of fine Paramount pro-
auctions will feature the program at
the Empire Theatre anithis week, com
mencing tonight with very good play.
Tomorrow FRIDAY night Mae Muir
ray appears with strong cast in THE
Primrose Ring
Saturday night, Sept. 5, The Silent
Partner, " with Blanche Sweet. There
viii also be one of the famous BLACK
Diamond" comedies on this bill.
Monday night, Sept. 10, George
Beban appears in a great piece entitled
"Marcellim's Millions.
Tuesday evening, Sept 18th, is a big
night, having on the bill big Triangle
feature, in addition to two reels of
comedy, seven reels in all.
The Highway of Hope, - in which a
strong cast appears, is the program for
Wedn esday night, Sept. T.
Next Thursday night Douglas Fair
banks appears IN big "AFtcraft'
production called 'Inagain, Out again.
This will be one of the very best
pictures shown this year.
Beginning next Monday night show:
will start at 7:45 .. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-06

For SALE-20 tons baled hay; also Is
tons loose hay. b. F. Moomaw, Mt
Lake Park Advertisement.
Mrs A. H. Turner, of near Honolulu,
H. l., is the guest of friends in Oak.
land, having arrived here a few days
ago and will spend some time visiting
acquaintance of former days. Mrs.
Turner will be remembered by many
Oakland people as Miss Lilly Brown, an
instructor in the public schools of town,
and also as a private tutor of ability.
Mrs. Turner has spent the past several
months in the States and is now on her
journey homeward
NOTICE To DOG OWNERS Notice is
hereby given that owners of dogs allow
ing the same to run at large and tres
pass upon my farm. will be held for
damages and that all dogs so found up
on my place will be killed. +. j. PETER
SHEIM. Adv.
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at the hour of eleven O'Clock A. NJ. in front
Of the Court House in Oakland, Garrett
County. Maryland. offer for sale at public
auction to the highest bidder therefor, all OF
the rOlOwlug described real estate TO wit.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-06
Registration Light.

Tuesday was registration day in the
county and from reports received midi
cations are that comparatively few new
voters interested themselves sufficiently
to have their names enrolled by the
registration officials. The regular reg
istratlon days prior to the general
election will be on October 2nd and 9th,
when those who did not avail them
selves of the right to enter their names
as voters will be given another oppor-
tunity.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-06
SATURDAY,
the 18th day of September, 1917,

at the hour of eleven O'Clock A. NJ, in front
OF the Court House in Oakland, Garrett
County. Maryland. otfer for sale at public
auction to the highest bidder therefor, all OF
the tollowluS described real estate 10 wit
/. All that piece or parcel of land
containing hve acres, more or less, de-
scribed IN deco therefor from Martin
fi!singer and wife TO Otto F'ilsmger
dated the 18th day of April, 1915, and
recorded ia Liher E. Z. T., No. IS, folio
2s6, etc, one Of the Land Records of
Garrett county, said parcel of land ~
Jag adjacent 10 the farm of John Holt
schneider in Election District No. TO-
said parcei OF land being mostly in
woods.
2. All that other parcel of land con
| tanning IS acres, more or less, 6escribed
in the aforesaid deed from Martin FIJI
singer and wife to Otto Fllsinger, said
parcel of land being situate adjoining
the south side Of the public road leading
from the State Road at SAND Flat to
Deer Park, and opposite the farm of
Abel A. Dewitt on said road, about one
half of which parcel is cleared and
undec cultivation, the remainder being
covered with under growth, and all sus-
, ceptible Of being reduced to a high
state OF cultivation.
This property is part of the real
estate of which Otto Filsinger died
seized, and is located in a fine agricul-
tural section of Garrett county, and
will make an excellent farm.
TERMS OF SALE, as prescribed by said de-
gree--One third Of the purchase money to
be paid in cash on the day of sale; onethird
in six months ana One-third i'll twelve
months from the day OF sale, or all cash at
the option OF the purchaser or purchasers,
the deferred payments to be secured by the
bonds or notes OF the purchaser or pur-
chasers with security satisfactory to the un
derslgned trustees.
And notice is hereby given to the credi-
tors of the said otto Filsinger, deceased, TO
file their claims, with the vouchers thereof.
with the Clerk Of the Circuit Court for Gar
relU county, in the above entitled cause, on
or before September 10Th, 1917. CUnveyanc-
ing at cost OF purchaser
E r. JONES,
E. Il. SINCELL,
Trustees.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-06

Henry Mosser has the finest burnt
lime IN stock Adv.
Mr.. William Scherr, of Morgantown,
is here for few days visit to his sis
ter, Mrs, julius C. Renninger.
Miss Mary Drake Naylor returned
home Tuesday from an extended visit
to relatives in Burr Oak, Mich
Mr.. Daniel Klotz, OF Grantsville,
where he is proprietor of well equip
ped garage, is in Oakland today on busl-
ness.
Mr.. S. A. Nally, who recently went
to Mount Clemens, Mich, for treat
ment, returned to his home here on
Wednesday last
Mrs. Lawrence Fraley and children,
after spending week as members Of a
camping party along the South Branch,
returned home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Harry W. Matheny, of Cumber
land, accompanied by her little daugh.
lGI, dIIlN Gu III NJdhldUu luGSudN dlIGT'
noon to visit relatives and friends for g
few days.
Col George Truesdell, of Washing
ton. who is spending the summer in
Oakland with Mrs. Truesdell, went to
Washington on Monday last for few
days business visit.
For SALE-One 80 h. p. Boiler, l 81
h. p. Engine, manufactured by Hart
Bros, Clarksburg, W. Va; l new
S mokestack, 80 feet high, and abou
200 feet ID inch pipe. Price 5000 tt
quick buyer. Stuart F. Hamill, Oak
land, Nd. Adv. 5-tf
Mr.. Neil Fraley, now in charge of the
New JERSEY state Office of the Employ
ers' Liability Insurance Company,
spent Saturday. Sunday and Monday in
Oakland with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
G. A. Fraley.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-06

DR.. Percival Lantz announces that he
has opened an office in the Elliott Cot
tage on ! street, Mountain Lake Park
Hours 10 to II a. m. 2 to 4 p. M; s
Z D. m Bell phone.-Adv.
Mrs. j. j. Price and daughter, Miss
Goldie, of Frostbury, and Mr. Will
Shae. of Homecoming, motored to Oak
land Sunday where they were guests of
Mrs. John Wolfe
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Williams, Of
Cumberland spent Saturday evening
and Sunday in Oakland where they were
guests of DR.. and Mrs. W. W. Grant
at their home on Second street.
Prof. H. A. Ziel, of near Pittsburgh,
returned to Oakland last Saturday al
ternoou and will be in charge of the
Grammar School during the winter.
The school will open on Monday.
The Republican was visited Tuesday
by Messrs. Elijah and John F. Friend,
of Sang Run district, who were in Oak
land that day on business before the
Board of County Commissioners.
LosT-A gold watch. made by Ar
niger, Baltimore; engraved on back
n. B. H" Finder will be literally
rewarded by returning same to G.
Semmes HamIll Oakland. ADV.
Mr.. Dwight Townshend, who is doing
special musical work in Cumberland,
after spending a week or more with his
parents in Oakland, returned to the
Queen City last Monday.
Mr.. J. M. Crane, of Kingwood, was
in Oakland and at the Park Tuesday.
At the latter point he rented his sum
mer home to a Washington, D. c.,
party who will occupy it during the
present month
The Board of County Commissioners
is in session this week hearing the APP
peals from assessment of property in
Election District No. 6. The sessions
of the board are beng attended by
many residents Of that section OF the
county.
Mr.. Norman K. Sanner, who has
been in charge of drug store at West
ernport since he left Oakland a year or
more ago, has resigned the latter 20
sition and will take charge of a large
pharmacy in Clarksburg, West Va,
within a short time.
Last Friday the employees of the Gar
rett National Bank were dinner guests
of Cashier Fraley at the Deer Park
Hotel. Those who enjoyed the hos.
pitality of the cashier were Messrs.
Harland L. Jones, j. NJ. Jarboe, John
Fitzwater and j. Arthur White.
Dr. J Rollin Shultz, stationed for the
summer at Monessen, Pa, spent Sun,
day and Monday at the home of his par.
ents, Rev. and Mis-. w. M Shultz, If
Oakland. He was accompanied on the
trip by Mr.. J. P Craig and family, Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Perkins, Mr.. E. H.
Rogers and family and Mr.. R. B. Strick
Ter and wife. The party returned tt
Monessen Monday afternoon.
Prof c. Edward Bender, who has
been in Pennsylvania during the pas
summer, returned to Oakland on Thurs
day last and on Saturday Afternoon
Mrs. Bender and their little son ar
rived. Prof. Bender will begin hi;
school work as head of the High Schoo
in Oakland Monday and will have as hi
assistants a corps of well equipped
teachers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-06
Notice of Appointment of
Substitute RegistrationOf-
ficer and Judge of Elec-
ton.

Notice is hereby given by the Board
of Election Supervisors for Garrett
county, Maryland, that the following
appointment OF substitute Officer of
Registration and Judge of Election has
been made this 9TH day of September,
1917:
William W. Frazee, Republican,
whose postoffice address is Guard, Md
appointed Officer of Registration and
Judge of Election in fireplace and stead
of James W. Friend, whose resignation
has been accepted.
By order of the Board OF Election
Supervisors of Garrett county, Mary
land.
H. A. RAsCHE, Clerk.