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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-18
SAMpAN MAN TO THE
UNITED STATES NAVY

"N 49,
The first delightful thrill that the
the American money expand when Il
Is changed into the coin OF the natives.
shanghai uses the famous and tickle
Mexican dollar.
This bit OF International finance
could be contaminated az any Of the
10000 tobacco change shops In the
city. The sailor would 90 there first
anyhow to get his shore supply Of Viz
ginia cigarettes.
In the eyes OF the average Chinese
coolie the American sailor ranks high
er than an admiral In the highly po-
litioal navy OF the yellow republic.
Ricksha boys know and capitalize
this disregard OF the tar for mere mon
'ey. II used 10 be a common practice
for one Of them. with a Chinese al
ready in his ricksha. TO make the fare
get out II there was a chance OF get
ting a foreigner In his place.
Jack leans back with crossed legs
and pulls at a bundle Of Manila de-
light while be wishes that the girl in
Carthage. No. whose initials are
tattOoed on his forearm. might be
there to see him flash past on tn,
Bund
At the Carlton he alights and losses
the coolie a full. fat Mex dollar. Nov
K he had given the coolie the 10 cents
be deserved. he would have gone OF
and said nothing about Il. But he
stops 70 beg for bore. The devious
Ways Of the oriental mind have beer
loften mentioned. but seldom oyerstat.
ed The fact that the sailor gives
aim a dollar Is proof in the boys mind
that his fare is a griffin new mar
70 the east. S. Tisdaie In Sea
Power.
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CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR SALE-Russian wolf hounds, old
and young. First prize winners at
Boise pet stock show in 1917 and
1918. Star Kennels, Star, Idaho.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-18
.JACk TAR GOES ASHORE AT
SHANGHAI.

They used to have a saying In the
navy in regard 10 the older ships. II
was this.
when they get o old for anything
else, they paint EN- yellow and send
'em a TO the Asiatic fleet"
II vas in these yellow and honor
able veterans that the clean iimbed
aud clean-minded young Americans
OF the navy got the romance and Won
der OF strange places.
Usually, before coming to Shanghai.
the young tar had seen Manila. And
Manila Is Manila. But Il doesn't quite
measure up TO the proper degree OF
strangeness. because you could look
around In almost any direction and
see billboards extolltng the praises OF
Charlie Chaplin. or the desirable fea-
lures OF Studebaker motor cars. Then,
too, there was the fact that Manila
was American territory.
In Shanghai he found all things
even the smells bizarre and differ
ent to q satisfying degree.
ON his hrst trip the young tar never
wastes any time seeing for himself
whether China m up TO the de-
scriptlon OF the missionaries. When
he gets liberty" he can wait and 70
To land In the ships launch. Usually
he does not want to. II Is much more
ntting to be rowed ashore In one Of
the sampans that infest the river.
Thousands OF these gaudy little craft
with the red eyes under their bows
nose about the harbor searching fol
fares. The sampan man furnished
the power by rocking a single huge
acull fastened 20 the stern OF his boat
Because OF the notorious generosity o
the American sailor. there Is always 4
swarm OF these sampans about tbs
flauks OF the ships ! remember on
sampan magnate who had so warmed
his friendship under the shower OF 20
cent pieces from the sailors that h'
had painted the crossed flags OF thu
Chinese and American republics In thu
cockpit OF his boat. and illuminated
them with this ambitious legend.
FnIT "a No
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-18

The proposal 70 raise the age limit
for the selective draft 10 40 years Is
said TO be gaining favor at Washing
ton.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-18

wANTED-Clerical work by young
lady. Address box So.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-18

FOR SALE-A bargain for cash-FTne
team of 5~-year-old mares. One with
foal. Also double set harness and
two light wagons, all in first class
condition. Inquire at Remington
Hotel. ct
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Montana forest srss are believed 70
be under contrOl.
The Tomahawk., 1918-02-21

seems to me l had heard-somewhero
that he was away. Seems to me
heard he went prospecting"
HE did. Up Wild Goose creek,
with Big Bill Macy and two other men.
But I asked him to come back with
me-and he did,"
Feebly Wally CROPPED for the clue
without finding it. Had Big Bill sold
him out? And how lad Elliot got into
touch with him?
"Just so, Mr.. Elliot. But really, you
know, Rowland can make you a great
deal more comfortable than Holt. His
wife is a famous cook. I'll have .
man go get your traps"
"It's very good of you, but think
I won't move"
"Oh, but you must. Hollis nutty-
nobody at home, you know. Every
body knows that"
IT'S he? The old man struck me no
being remarkably clear-headed. BY
the way, want to thank you for send
ing a relief party out to find me. Mr..
Selfridge. Except for your help I
would have died In the hills"
This was another facer for Wally.
What the devil did the fellow mean7
The deuce of it was that he knew all
the facts and Wally did not. One
thing stood out to Selfridge like sore
thumb. His plans had come tumbling
down like a house Of cards. Either
Big Bill had blundered amazingly. or
he had played traitor. In either case
Wally could guess pretty shrewdly
whose hide Macdonald would tan for
the failure. The chief wanted results.
He did not ask of his subordinates how
they got them. And this was the sec
ond time in succession that Selfridge
had come to grief.
The Tomahawk., 1918-02-21
4 Man Staggered DrunkenIy Into View

Al Man Staggered Orunkenly Into View.
had a good sleep. But right now he's
sure some Exhibit A. Look at the
bones sticking through his cheeks
Big Bill commented.
Come, Old-Timer. Get down in
YOUR collar to it. Once more now.
Don't lie down on the job. All together,
now" The stranger ciucked to an
imaginary horse and made a motion
of lifting with his hands.
sLooks like his Eawss Is bogge''
down in Fifty Mile swamp" suggested
Holt
Looks like" agreed bud.
The old miner said no more. But bis
eyes narrowed to shining Sits. If ! Us
man had come through Fifty Mile
swamp, he must have started from the
river. That probably meant that he
had come from Kusiak. He was a
young man, talking the jargon of .
college football player. Without doubt
The Tomahawk., 1918-02-21
CHAPTER vIIl-Continued.

A man staggered drunkenly into
view. He reeled halfway across the
mouth of the draw and stopped. His
eyes, questing duly, fell upon the
camp. He stared, as If doubtful
whether they had played him false,
then lurched toward the waiting group.
Lost and all in" Holway said in
whisper to bud.
The other man nodded. Neither OF
them made move toward the
stranger, who stopped in front of their
camp and looked with glazed eyes
from one to another. His face was
drawn and haggard and lined. Ex-
IRENE exhaustion showed in every
movement. He babbled incoherently.
Don't you see he's starving and out
Of his head?" snapped Holt brusquely.
"Get him grub, pronto."
The old man rose and moved toward
the suffering man. "Come, pard. Tha's
all right. Sit down right here and
go to it, as the old sayin' is" He LED
the man to q place beside Big Bill
and made him sit down. 'Better light
a fire, boys, and get some coffee on.
Don't give him too much solid grub
at first"
The famished man ate what was
given him and clamored for more.
Coming up soon, pardner,' Holt
told him soothingly. "Now tell us
how come you to get lost"
The man nodded gravely. "Hit that
line low, Cord. Hit 'er low. Only
three yards to gain"
"plumb bughouse," commented bud,
chewing tobacco stolidly.
"Out of his head-that's all. He'll
be right enough after he's fed up and
The Tomahawk., 1918-02-21
CHAPTER TX.
The Rah.Rah Boy Functions.

ne Han.han BOY FUNCTIONS.
Big Bill grumbled a good deal at the
addition to the party. 1t would be de-
cidedly awkward If this stranger
should become rational and under
stand the status of the camp he had
Joined. The word of old Holt alone
might be negligible, but supported by
that of a disinterested party it would
be a very different matter. Still, there
was no help for it. They would have
to take care of the man until he was
able to travel. At the worst, Big Bill
could give him a letter to Selfridge
explaining things and so pass the buck
to that gentleman.
Gid Holt had, with the tacit consent
of his guards, appointed himself as
sort of nurse to the stranger. Early
in the evening the sick man fell into
a sound sleep, from which he did not
awake until morning. George was
away looking after the packhorses,
bud was cooking breakfast, and Big
Bill, his rifle close at hand, was chop
ping young frs fifty feet back Of the
camp. The cook also had gun, load
ed with buckshot, lying on box be-
side him, so that they were taking no
chances with their prisoner.
The old miner turned from rearrang-
ing the boughs of green fir on the
smudge to see that his patient was
awake and his mind normal. The
quiet, steady eyes resting upon him
told him that the delirium had passed.
"Pretty nearly all in, wasn't II" the
young man said.
I The answer of Gid Holt was an odd
one. "Yep. Standardization.
Take 'er easy, old man." he said in his
shrill, high voice as he moved toward
the man in the blankets. Then, in q
low tone, while he pretended to ar
range the bedding over the stranger,
he asked quick question.
"Are you Elliot?'
EYES,"
Don't tell them. Talk football
lingo as if you. was still out of your
haid." Holt turned and called to bud.
"Says he wants some breakfast"
ION the way" the cook answered.
Holt seemed to be soothing the de-
lirious man. What he really said was
this. "Selfridge has arranged a plant
for you at Kamatlah. The camp has
been turned inside out to fool you.
They've brought me here a prisoner
so as to keep me from telling you the
truth. psf! Tune up now"
Big Bill had put down his Ak and
was approaching. He was not ex-
actly suspicious, but he did not be-
lieve in taking unnecessary chances.
II tell you I'm out of training.
Played the last game, haven't we?
Come through with square meal, you
four-fusher," demanded Elliot In a
querulous voice. He turned to Macy.
Look here, Cap. haven't I played
the game all fall? Don't get what I
want now we're through"
The voice of the young man was ex-
cited. His eyes had lost their quiet
steadiness and roved restlessly to and
fro. If Big Bill had held any doubts
one glance dissipated them.
"Sure you do. Hustle over and help
Duo with the breakfast, Holt. I'll look
out for our friend"
Eliot and Holt found no more
chance to talk together that morning.
The Tomahawk., 1918-02-21
His Strong Fingers Closed on the Gull
let Of the Man.

Ills strong ringers NuoSeO OF TIC SoS>
let Of the Man..
fashion before a smudge with a muley
shotgun across his knees.
"This amt no country for checha-
koes to be wandering around without
keeper" the cook continued. "Looks
like your folks would have better
sense than to let their rah-rah boy"
He got no farther. Elliot dropped to
one knee and his strong fingers closed
on the gullet of the man so tightly that
not even a groan could escape him.
The old miner, waiting with every
muscle ready and every nerve under
tension, flung aside his blanket and
hurled himself Mt the guard. 1t took
him less time than it takes to tell to
wrest the gun from the cook.
He got to his feet just as Big Bill,
his eyes and brain still logged with
sleep, sat up and began to take notice
of the disturbance.
'Don't move" warned Holt sharply.
Better throw your hands up. No
monkey business, do you hear? I'd as
lief blow a hole through you as not"
Big Bill turned bitterly to Elliot.
$50 you were taking all the time,
young fellow. We save your life and
YOU round on US. You're a pretty slick,
proposition as a double-crosser."
"And that amt ALL" chirped up Holt
blithely. LET me introduce our friend
to you, Mr.. Big Bill Macy. This is
Gordon Elliot, the land agent ap-
pointed to look over the Kamatlah
claims. Selfridge gave you lads this
penitentiary job SO as wouldn't meet
Elliot when he reached the camp. II
he hadn't been so darned anxious
about it, our young friend would have
died here on the divide. But Mr.. Self
ridge kindly QUILTED party and sent
us 2 hundred miles into the hills to
nescu. the perishing, as the old sayin'
goes. Consequence is, Elliot and me
meet up and have that nice confiden-
tial talk AFR ill. The ways of Prov
idence is nge, as you might say,
Mr.. Macy.
"Your trick" conceded Big Bill sui
lenly. "Now what are you going to
do with us?''
mot a thing-going to leave you
right here to prospect Wild Goose
creek" answered Holt blandly. Dur
den says there's gold up here-heaps
of it."
Bill Macy condemned burden in Ian
guage profane and energetic. He
didn't stop at burden. Holt came in
for q share Of 1t, also Elliot and Self
ridge.
The Tomahawk., 1918-02-21
CHAPTER x.
Gordon Invites Himself to Dinner
and Does Not Enjoy It.

Gordon Invites Himself to Dinner
and Does Not Enjoy It.
Big Bill and his companions reached
Kamstlah early next day. They re-
ported ut once to Selfridge. It had
been the intention Of Wally to vent
upon them the bad temper that had
been gathering ever since his talk with
Elliot But his first sarcastic Ques-
ton drew such q snarl of anger that
he recOnsidered. The men were both
sullen and furious.
The little man became alarmed. In
stead of reproaches he geve them soft
words and promises. The company
would see them through. 1t wou.' pro-
tect them against criminal procedure.
But above all they must stand pat In
denial. A conviction would be impos-
sible even If the states attorney filed
an Indictment against them. Mean
while they would remain on the COM
pany pay roll.
Gordon Elliot was a trained investi-
gator. Even without Holt ut his side
he would probably have unearthed tho
truth about the Kamatlah situation.
But with the little miner by his side
to tell him the facts, he found his task
IN easy one.
Selfridge followed orders and let
him talk with the men freely. All of
them had been drilled till they knew
their story like parrots. They were
suspicious Of the approaches Of e.
lot, but they had been warned that
they must appear to talk candidly.
The result was that some talked too
much and some not enough. They let
slip admissions under skillful exami-
nation that could be explained on no
other basis than that Of company
ownership.
Both Selfrldge and Rowland outdid
themselves in efforts to establish close
social relations. But Gordon was care
full to put himself under no obligations.
Within two weeks Elliot had fin
ished his work Mt Kamatlah.
ION for Kusiak tomorrow" he told
Holt that night.
The old miner went with him as q
guide to the big bend. Gordon had
no desire to attempt again Fifty Mile
swamp without the help of someone
who knew every foot of the trail. With
Holt to show the way the swamp be-
came merely a hard, grueling mush
through Doggy lowlands.
Weary with the trail, they reached
the river at the end Of long day.
An Indian village lay sprawled along
the bank, and through this the two
men tramped to the rOadhOuse where
they were to put up for the night.
Holt called to the younger man, who
was Mt the time In the lead.
"Wait minute, Elliot"
Gordon turned. The old Alaskan
was offering a quarter to little half.
naked Indian boy. Shyly the four
year.old came forward, a step at .
time, his finger in his mouth.
"What's your name, kid?" Holt
flashed q look Mt Elliot that warned
him to pay attention.
"Colmac," the boy answered bash
fully.
His fist closed on the quarter, he
turned, and like a startled caribou he
fed to q comely young Indian woman
standing near the trail.
With cleaning eyes Holt turned to
Elliot. 'Take q good look at the
squaw," he said In a low voice.
The Tomahawk., 1918-02-21

Sometimes the young government or
fetal lay staring straight in front OF
him. Sometimes he appeared to doze.
Again he would talk in the disjointed
way of one not clear in the head.
An opportunity came in the after
noon for q moment.
keep your eyes skinned for a
chance to lay out the guard tonight
and get his gun," Holt said quickly.
Gordon nodded. II don't know that
I've got to do everything just as you
say" he complained aloud for the
benefit Of George, who was passing
on. his way to the place where the
horses were hobbled.
"Now-now! There amt nobody
trying to boss you," Holt explained in
a patient voice.
"They'd better not" snapped the in
valid.
"Some scrapper-that KID" said the
horse wrangler with a grin.
Macy took the first watch that
night. He turned in at two after he
had reused bud to take his place. The
cook had been on duty about an hour
when Elliot kicked Holt, who was
sleeping beside him, to make sure that
he was ready. The old man answered
the kick with another.
Presently Gordon got up, yawned
and strolled toward the edge Of the
camp.
"Don't go and get lost, young fel-
low" cautioned bud. .
Gordon, on his way back, passed be-
The Tomahawk., 1918-02-21

derstand, so o. course it was natural
Mac would put up at his camp. O'Neill
had q partner and they had located
together. Fellow named Strong"
'.Not Hanford Strong. a little, heavy
set man somewhere around f1fty7"
"You've tagged the right man.
Know him?"
1--WE met him."
SWELL. I never heard anything
against Han Strong. Anyway. he was
of that night packing grub up while
Farrell held down the claim. Mac had
q jug of booze with him. He got Far
rell tanked up. You know Mac-how
he can put it across when he's a mind
to. He's a forceful devil, and he can
be a mighty likable one. But when he
is friendliest you want to watch out
he don't slip an uppercut at you that'l
put you out of biz. He done that to
Farrell-and done it a-plenty."
"HOwY'
"O'Nein got mellowed up till he
thought Mac was his best friend. He
was ready to eat out of his hand. so
Mac works him up to sign a contract
before witnesses too; trust Mac for
his half interest IN
the claim for five hundred dollars In
cash and Macs no-'count lease on
Frenchman creek. Inside Of q week
Mac and Strong struck big pay
streak. They took over two hundred
thousand from the spring cleanup.
1T was nothing better than rob-
berry,"
Call 1t what you want to. Anyhow
it stuck. O'Neill kicked, and that's all
the good it did him. He consulted law
yers at Dawson. Finally he got so
discouraged that he plumb went to
pieces-got on long bat and stayed
there till his money ran out. Then
one bitter night he starts up to b.
nanza to have it out with Mac. The
mercury was SO low it had run into
the ground q foot. Farrell slept In
a deserted cabin without fire and
not enough bedding. He caught pneu-
mony. BY the time he reached the
claim he was n mighty sick man. Next
week he died. That's all Mac done
to O'Neill. Not a thing that wasn't
legal, either"
Gordon thought of Sheba O'Neill rs
she sat listening to the tales Of Mac
donald in DANES parlor and his gorge
rose ut the man.
"But Mac had fell on his feet all
right" continued Holt. HE got his
start off that claim. Now he's a mil
lionaire two or three times over, l
reckon"
They reached the outskirts Of Ka-
matlah about noon Of the third day.
Gordon left Holt Mt his cabin after
they had eaten and went in alone to
look the ground over. He met Self
ridge at the post Office. That gentle
man was ELUSIVE in his greeting.
'This is a pleasant surprise, Mr.. FL
liot. When did you get in3 I'm down
on business, of course. No need to tell
you that-nObody would come to this
hole for any other reason. Rowland
and his wife are the only possible
people here. OF course you'll stop
with U.S."
Elliot answered genially. "Pleasant
time we had on the river, didn't we?
Thanks awfully for your invitation,
but I've already made arrangements
for putting up"
"Where? There's no decent place
in camp except at HOwland's."
II couldn't think of troubling him."
countered Gordon.
mo trouble Mt all. Well send for
your things. Where are theyT"
The land agent let him have it be-
tween the eyes. AT Gideon Hollis.
The Tomahawk., 1918-02-21
he was, in the old phrasing Of the
Novkh a 1haohol>4

ne was, III the Olu pArdSluS VI tue
North, a chechako.
Gideon Hollis sly brain moved keen
ly to the possibility that he could put
a name to this human derelict they
had picked up. He began to see 1t
as more than a possibility, as even a
probability, at least as fifty-fifty
chance. A sardonic grin lowered about
the corners of his grim mouth. 1t
would be a strange freak of irony If
Wally Selfridge, to prevent meeting
between him and the government land
agent, had sent him a hundred miles
into the wilderness to save the life Of
Gordon Elliot and so had brought
about the meeting that otherwise
would never have taken place.
The Tomahawk., 1918-02-21
HOLT RECOGNIZES ELLIOT, AND THE TWO ovERPowER-
ING THE KIDNAPERs, RETURN TO KAMATLAH, where
ELLIOT LEARNS TRUTH ABOUT COAL Land DEALS

Gordon Elliot
he meets
interested fellow he Sheba
ce gong n Colby Macdonald active head of the land
Macdonald
the active
of Elliot probably his e Elliot and Macdonald
friendly though the latter does not know that
Elliot mission which threatens spoil plans of Macdonald
millions unlawful exploitation
position
Sedge Mcdonads hand who is
turning the States where had effort to
authorities that nothing In
Elliot old friends of
Sheba VISIT Mrs.
Shebas At dinner Elliot reveals Macdonald the
naturally antagonfst
hand Of Sheba Macdonald foeseeng
Selfrdge
Kamatla deceived the
Kamatah and wandering from the
Sefdge Kamaah
Holt odme MINER who knows much
about cdonald' activities.
The Tomahawk., 1918-02-21

I'm staying with him on his claim"
WaIly had struck q match to light q
cigarette, but this simple statement
petrified him. His jaw dropped and
his eyes bulged. Not till the flame
burned his fingers did he come to life.
Did you say you were staying
with Gid Holtr' he foundered.
Yes. He offered to board me-" an
svered the young man blandiy.
1uD-I diaDv kew ~ va AeEe-
The Tomahawk., 1918-02-21

Macdonald and Elliot drop
pretense Of friendship and start
bitter struggle for sheba's hand.
The next instaIlmsnt tells how
Macdonald gained the Arst d.
vantage.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-05-20

are a whole generation behind The
eagleis oaa no. always be nestlngs /.
the other bird could never teach tha
young TO ny Il she did not scatter the
nest and make the young test their own
wings Jast so must young person
step out on their own resources A
the young eagle looks down he side
o. the mountain and Knows they mn4t
~ or fan even SO young person
must look out in the world and know
they must succeed or fail on their own
resources The greatest work foi
Young people is home building We
need many men Of many trades ana
professions, but most Of all We need
people 10 build homes and TO Ike IN
homes No young man need be
ashamed 70 work with his hands
Jesus Christ was carpenter He
dignified work i IS more honorable
to bake a loaf of bread than TO win a
piece of cni glass al a card party j.
IS more honorable 10 plow the ground
and raise crop Of wheat than 10
make political speeches all over ihe
country.
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