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CHAPTER Vlll--continued.

A man staggered drunkenly into
view. He reeled halfway across the
mouth of the draw and stopped. His
eyes, qnesting 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. TX
IRENE exhaustion showed In every
movement. He babbled incoherently.
'Don't you see he's starving and out
of his head?" snapped Holt brusqueiy'
"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 place beside Big Bill
and made him sit down. Better light
fire, boys, and get some coffee on
Don't give him too much solid grub
of first"
The furnished man ate what was
given him and clamored for more.
Coming up soon, pardner," Hoi'
told him soothingly. "Now tell us
how come you to get lost"
The man nodded gravely. "E1it that
line low, Cord. Hit 'er low. Only
three yards to gain"
"plumb bughouse,' commented Dud
chewing tobacco stolidly.
"Out of his head-that's all. Hell
be right enough after he's fed up ant
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fashion before a smudge with muley
shotgun across his knees.
"This amt no country for checha-
koes to be wandering around without
a 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 gulet of the man so tightly that
not even groan could escape him.
The old miner, waiting with every
muscle ready and every nerve under
tension, flung aside his blanket and
hurled himself at 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 rs 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 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. SelfriGge gave you lads this
penitentlary job so as / wouldn't meet
Elliot when he reached the camp. If
he hadn't been so darned anxious
about it, oar young friend would have
died here OF the divide. But Mr.. Self.
| ridge kindly QUILTED a party and sent
MS hundred miles into the hills to
rescue the perishing, as the cid sayin
goes. Consequence is, Elliot and me
meet up and have that nice contlden.
tial talk after oil. The ways of Prov
idence is strange, as you might say
Mr.. Macy"
"Your trick" conceded Big BIZ sui
lenly. snow what are you going tC
do with us7"
"Not thing going to leave you
right here to prospect Wild Goose
creek" answered Holt blandly. Our
den says there's gold up here-heapf
of It."
Bill Macy condemned burden in Ian
guage profane and energetic. He
didn't stop at Burden. Holt came In
for a share of 1t, also Elliot and Self
ridge.
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CHAPTER TX.
The Rah-Rah Boy Functions.


Big Bill grumbled 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 disinterested party it would
be q 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 a
sort of nurse to the stranger. Early
in the evening the sick man fell into
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 40
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 IT. the
young man said.
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 O
low tone, while he pretended to ar
range the bedding over the stranger
he asked quick question.
"Are you Elliott"
"Yes."
"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"
son the way" the cook answered.
Holt seemed TO be soothing the de
Ilirious man. What he really said was
this. "Selfridge has arranged plant
for you at Kamatlah. The camp has
been turned inside out to fool you
THEY'VE brought me here q prisoner
I so as to keep me from telling you th'
truth. psf! Tune up now"
Big Bill had put down his AK an(
was approaching. He was not ex
actly suspicious, but he did not be
lieve in taking unnecessary chances.
81 tell you I'm out of training
PLAYED the last game, haven't We
Come through with square meal, yo'
four-husher," demanded Elliot In
ouerulous voice. He turned to Macy
Look here, Cap. Haven't / played
the game all fall? Don't ] get what
want now we're through"
The voice of the young man was ex
cited. His eyes had lost their quie
steadiness and roved restlessly to an'
fro. If Big Bill had held any doupt
one glance dissipated them.
"Sure you do. Hustle over and nell
, bud with the breakfast, Holt. I'll looI
out for our friend" ~-
Elliot ana Holt found no NOR
chance TO talk together that morning
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he was, in the old phrasing of the
North, chechako.
Gideon Hollis sly brain moved keen
ly to the possibility that he could put
name to this human derellct they
had picked up. He began to see it
as more than a possibility, as even a
probability, at least as fifty-ffty
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 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.
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Sometimes the young government Of
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 moment.
Keep your eyes skinned for
chance to lay out the guard tonight
and get his gum" 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
Il 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-
hind the guard, who was sitting tailor
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derStand, so o. course IL was AatufAA
Mac would put up at his camp. ONeili
had n partner and they had located
together. Fellow named Strong"
mot Hanford Strong, little, heavy
set man somewhere around fiftyT"
"You've tagged the right man.
Know him?"
"I've met him."
swell, never heard anything
against Han Strong. Anyway, he was
Off that night packing grub up while
Farrell held down the claim, Mac had
a jug Of booze with him. He got Far
rell tanked up. You know Mac--how
he can nut II across when he's mind
to. He's forceful devil, and he can
be mighty likable one. But when he
Is friendlest you want to watch out
he don't slip an uppercut at you thatli
put you out of biz. He done that to
Farrell--and done 1t a-plenty."
"How?"
"O'Nelll got mellowed up till ne
thought Mac was his best friend. lie
was ready to eat out of his hand. so
Mac works him up to sign contract
before witnesses too; trust Mac Tor
that-exchanging his half interest In
the claim for five hundred dollars In
cash and Macs no-'count lease on
Frenchman creek. Inside of week
Mac and Strong struck o big pay
streak. They took over two hundred
thousand from the spring cleanup"
ut was nothing better than rob
berry"
"Call II what you want to. Anyhow
1t stuck. O'Neill kicked, and that's all
the good 1t 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 Boz
nanza to have 1t out with Mac. The
mercury was so low 1t had run into
the ground a 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 a mighty sick man. Next
week he died. That's all Mac done
TO O'Neill. Not thing that wasn't
legal, either"
Gordon thought of Sheba O'Neill as
she sat listening to the tales of Mac
donaldsin DANES parlor and his gorge
rose at the man.
"But Mac had fell on his feet al
right" continued Holt. ale got his
start off that claim. Now he's mil
lionalre two or three times over,
reckon"
They reached the outskirts OF Ka
matlah about noon of the third day
Gordon left Holt at his cabin aftel
they had eaten and went in alone Il
look the ground over. He met Self
ridge at the post Office. That gentle
man was ELUSIVE in his greeting.
"This is pleasant surprise, Mr.. El
hot. When did you get in2 I'm dowr
on business, of course. No need to tel
you that--nobody would come to this
hole for any other reason. Howlant
and his wife are the only possible
people here. OF course you'll stoI
with u.s."
Elliot answered genIally. "Pleasan
time we had on the river, didn't we
Thanks awfully for your invitation
but I've already made arrangement
for putting up"
"Where? There's no decent plac'
in camp except at Howland's."
~ couldn't think Of troubling him,
countered Gordon.
mo trouble Mt all. Wen send TO
your things. Where are they?"
The land agent let him have II be
tween the eyes. AT Gideon Hollis
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had a goot 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 clucked to an
imaginary horse and made a motion
of lifting with his hands.
Looks like his hawss Is bogged
down in Fifty Mile swamp" suggested
Holt.
Looks like" agreed bud.
The old miner said no more. But his
eyes narrowed to shining Sits. II THIS
man had come through Fifty Mile
swamp, he must have started from the
river That probably meant that ne
had come from Kusiak. He was a
,oung man, talking the jargon Of a
college football player. Without doubt
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HOLT RECOGNIZES ELLIOT, AND THE TWO ovERP0WER-
ING THE KlDNAPERS, RETURN TO KAMATLAH, WHERE
ELLIOT LEARNS TRUTH ABOUT COAL LAND DEALS

synopsis-As of the Gordon Elliot
becomes interested fellow whom he learns Sheba
ONe gong in Colby Macdonald active head Of the land
Macdonald
discharged the active
of Elliot probably his e Elliot and Macdonald
friendly though the that
Elliot mission which threatens spoil plans Macdonald to
dollars through unlawful exploitation of i'm
mensey fields Elliot also gets line the position
Way Selfrdge Macdonalds ghthand who
where he
authorities that there nothing Macdonad
Landing Kusiak Elliot old friends of his Mr.
the people whom Sheba has to visit Mrs.
Page At dinner Elliot reveals to Macdonald the
object coming The naturally antagonsc,
Macdonald
financial plans Elliot learns the facts sends Sede to
matters that Elliot will be deceived as to the
true situation the
trail death Sefdge his arrival at Kamatah
has Holt ome Miner who knows much
about Macdon activities.
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I'm staying with him on his claim"
Wally had struck match to light a
cigarette. but this simple statement
petrifed him. His jaw dropped and
his eyes bulged. Not till the flame
burned his fingers did he come 20 life.
"Dld you say you were staying
with Gid Holt?" he fOundered.
"Yes. He offered TO board me-" an
swered the young man blaldiy.
"But--I didn't know he was here
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Macdonald and Elli,'s drop
pretense Of friendship ano start
bitter struggle for sheba's hand.
The next inAtallment tells how
Macdonald gained the first ad-
vantage.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-04
WOMAN : FOOD
CAMP |GN On
THIS MORNING
SIX HUNDRED WHEELING LADIES
START CANVAS FOR FOOD
CONSERVATION
Will Appeal TO all housewives 10 Do
Their Par In winning -.
the War.

This morning tie woman's campaign
F"r fool conservation will begin. SIX
hundred women VIII make 4 canvas "f
Wheeling ana The suburbs /" encourage
tb" housewives 70 save food and To
comply generally with The orders at tho
food administration.
some confusion SONS ~ have arisen
hy reason # the i'tcr that many peoPl"
l-.Il"y" that TINS - connected with the
pledge card camparc:r. tn" pledge card
CniHpuiEn was completed III Whc"l.nG
ling ago, This * strictly Il publicity
,nnprigu--i' - designed 10 adrcrtiS"
and educate Its first idea is l." bring
horn" Ia every n"us.'wii" tn" Erca. I'M
y,nrlHuc., 81 i"1h runsrrvnt ton. when
tins work Il; -comrl"."d the department.
of hOm" economies will follow II up
with demons traliunS or war cooking
aHd crnS!rl alton measures.
No campaign similar 10 this has ever
been conducted in tn" United States.
nor has the icdc raj irOh administration
ut any tim" furnished SO liberal guam
MY Of supplies |" any organization "F
club. In ~rndIng t!,r enormous guam
ify Of posters required for TINS WORK
III, f"0,i administration explained that
il did not feel that ii would bH nblS
tu rcp"4, this in other parts o. IN"
county. hut that il will b. most inter
.Sr.I in having tho experiment li!"d
NHShirrtnii has shown great interest In
tn W"rE al the women .! mus city ana
onlv last Thursday Mr. Hoover him
81! NIr.d u:s $IU""ro wishes 10: us sue
CO.'S.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-04
DECLARED BISHOP DONAHUE IN
POWERFUL AND STIRRING
SERMON AT CATHEDRAL.
Said Old Satan Was the Biggest Tar
IN Circulation and IN Fool,ng
People.

| L. Rev. I;tsiIop p..J nonahu" PR
. ,iGrl a. ne nlnr n'clurk mass a III"
= - IuS"ph~ cathedral Yesterday
Iuurun2 II" spoke upun 'ETi! SrlFlr
This theme proved "a be Il very I'M
iurinmi topic and WAS delivered win
all the riuGuCnr" Of tn" >a"ah'r II"
bishop sp0k" -, In "Il! 'l1t i mos
frmpIin. "a I'll. and dW"i' upon ~"
lesson derived rom >aur. II" CAV
hjs hearers som" rNamni"> 90 in"
rn>;:II 81 temptation. ana his sermon
{ proved most instructive.
! H." declared rhaI "rhri" ar" mil
ions ui men who ar" nov IN ne
depths nf hoTi. vino if :h"y had real.
i2"u thai the devil Wiz. the worst
,.r"aiurr and the bi@c"Sf liar on
ra-h would have saved their souls
-ir also repeated 'hr words Of III"
'"y'. and concluded: "Rl"sSrd ar"
'hrr who hear tho word. Of God and
keep IL"
TIE bishop delivered m" stirring
SERMON upon ~" Ihirh Sunday o.
.l.n', iakin" hi text from Eri~rlc"
E.rh. \. - r"a,lin@:
Tmi.H Sunday az lent. EnfS'I" Eih
V. -
"Er"Ihr"n. j., :" followers 80 God
n mos d'I" children. md walh N
luy" IL Chris also na'h loved u
land hath Delivered himself for us.
an "bIlfinn ana a .sarritlr" - cod FOR
an udor q, SWEETNESS. EU' furnirA'
lion and 1T! unrl"ann"<s ur rovo'oUS'
moss lot Il MOI - much ~ II" named
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-04
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause-Take
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands of stomach
sufferers arc doing now. Instead Of
taking tonicS. or trying to patch up
poor digestion. they are attacking the
real cause " the ailmcnt Clogged
liver and disordcrcd Bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse
the liver in a soothing, healing way.
When the liver and bowels are per.
forming their natural functions. away
goes indigestion and stomach troubles.
II you have a bad taste in your
mouth. tongue coated. appetite poor,
lazy, don't-care feeling. no ambition or
energy, troubled with undigcsted foods,
you should take Olive Tablets the
substitute for calonlel.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil You will know them by their
olive color. They do the work without
gripping, cramps or pain.
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief, so you can eat what you like.
At lOc and 25c per box. All druggists.
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/ Blame the Woman
Who Lets a Man Drink,
Says Druggist Brown

thc brink Of dr71n}clrd's grave and for
10 years kept her secret She savSd him
from drink--rescit"d him from his own
dcpr.trcd. b-;snticd self by giving him
secret remedy. tho formula of an old
German chemist. To pay his debt TO her
and 10 help other victims out OF the
murk and miro nc has made the formula
public.
Druggists everywhere dispense It daily
rs Prepared Tescum Powders. put up in
doses. Got il uf your own druggist and
drop powder Ivic" Il day IN tea coffee.
milk ar other drink. Soon liquor does
6l"t taste the same. III" craving for il
and IT,. on" more drunkard
has boon saved and knows not when or
why h. LOST his taste FOR drink.
Warning N';-. Tc-4um should ~ GIp-n only whcrn
!: /. drSIrlhr destroy al FIR Akrol and all
pleasure in It's usr 7hoSe who en~o,ir1sr moderate
drinking should Gire 1; ':n': ;hc so-czIc uci-
"r4ic dnnk~r r-zch'@ ih- danger line most of them
dn In ;mr nrIGris; Brown has ~rh o,nnd-ncr In
TrSm Powders tina; h. I~:S'nAilr 7ar4atrnr rrSuhs
he NIL refund uut n hts own isNkct the price
ct arr~l br :hr tbSr~nsns druggist, I: Is Sdd in
Wheeling BY the John Coleman Co. and others
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-04
LOCAL WOMEN AS
kEY-P0UNDERS
MANAGER WALTERS OF WESTERN
UNION SAYS FAIR SEX ARE
MAKING GOOD.
Draft Transferred Thousands Of Men
From Clicking Instrument to
Clicking Guns

George S. Walters. local manager OF
The Western Union said yesterday that
the Western Union has a class Of girls
being instructed in tcleGraphy and that
some Of the girls were operating wires
at present. They arc doing good work
and are being paid we'll" said Mr.. Wal
tiers.
on account Of tho draft. Mr.. Walters
said. that it WIS necessary that the tel
rEraph companies resort to the use OF
females in the place made vacant by the
men. Some Of the hest operators in the
scrvic" arc women and they arc holding
down Some Of the busiest wires Of the
company. even the stock market wires.
Tho Western Union ha" also been
,"tnr,.ll"d 10 instruct women in other
branches Of their business. such as
clerical work. counter clerks and hook
keepers. and they are filling their posi-
tirns with as much business as the men
G!d.
z. W. c. A Giving Instructions.
Tho local y. W. G. 4. iS at present
lnsiructinC women in tho art of reading
nc turks and is making much prog
r"ss. The school being operated under
ne supervision If the Western Union
* free and much progress is being
made. at tho end of from four to six.
months operators arc given wires To
hnmil" and their work Is especially CT
fici"nt.
Another phas" Of the telegraph bust.
ness said Mr.. Walters is the scarcity 0l
boys ns messengers. and one young lady
is being used by the local company, and
the company is taking especially good
care Of her. by sending her 10 only down
Town PLACES and her work is a credit to
rlI.. company. She gets Ia the place. de-
iIv"rS the message and beats the boys
back. thus giving the company and its
patrons tho service they pay for.
Even Girl Messengers.
This girl messenger is more or less Al
experiment in Wheeling but is and has
been used in other cities with much sue
cess. The girl is not So apt TO get into
an argument and not return to the office
AS is the boy and again she is not or
the strike kind AS is the boy.
Mr.. Walters says that his entire Of
flee force with only a few exceptions is
made IN Of women and girls and that
the ro-opcrations is something unusual
and thai their wages arc better than
would be expected and again. they all
srcm to take a special delight in their
work and arr, on the job more than the
average boy is.
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or Cleveland. He Guarantees Simple
Homo Treatment Given without
the Knowledge Of tho
Drnker.

,'I.,,Ilri - NJ wife has right 20
1T h'r husband drink: f"r alcoholism il
Discus. and lruukhrd Is Il sick man.
SAYS Druggist Brown. OF Cleveland. \
woman can ,Ur" This di~rhS''--$i"p a
drinking husband IL few weeks Tor
Ii,lf wha, h" would Spend nH liquor IN
liz sum rim". tn" ilab,; can b" broken
and In. diS.:uS" cured. Th"nSandS Of
raN"S prove, Il and every community has
IT., rrf"ITn"d irunkHrd. Druggist Brown
saf- tn. right tim" Ia sop tn" drink
hah,f - M It's beginning. Lief; - run
~. course. Il Will d"ad"n IN" fine s"nsl-
n.Il:i.S 81 he man E"T love. R"Ein
with N" first uhIff az liquor on ms
breath. hu' Il" n"' despair !! h" has al
r..ndy G"n" from bad I" w"rS" until n"
nr~ h.,.nIr.. 4 r,i!u-srli>,d %ot.
nrlrglS' Brow" kU"~S he ours" y;
strong drini,.. 80" h" h!ms"l! has been a
vi,;Iu- 4 loving SISTER. "iihNut ms
lrowIrd::,. OF consent rescued him from
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-04
EXPRESS BUSINESS GOOD

Tn" Wheeling e LAX" Eric have
found II necessary 10 equip several cars
TO be used in the express carrying from
,,'h"..iInr ~ points on their lines, SO
great has the increase been in the last
week.
Tn" heaviest places to b. shipped tG
are Adcna. Jcwctt and Dillonvale. Be-
tween Wheeling and Cleveland Solo
car Of express is being handled daily.
TIL" order issued by the w. & l.. l..
annullinG Sunday passenger service is
still in force but may bc cancelled on or
about March 10Th. Notice will be given.