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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-20
CHAPTER x.
Gordon Invites Himself to Dinner =
and Does Not Enjoy 1t.

Gordon Invites Himself to Dinners
and Does Not Enjoy 1t.
Big Bill and his companions reached
KamAtlah early next day. They re
ported at once to Selfridge. 1t 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 snarl of anger that
he reconsidered. The men were both
sullen and furious.
The little man became alarmed. IN
stead Of reproaches he gave them soft
words and promises. The company
would see them through 1t would 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 fled
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 at his side
he would probably have unearthed the
truth about the Kamatlah situation.
But with the little miner by his side
to tell him the facts, he found his task
an 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 I'll
liot, 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 Selfridge 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 at Kamatah.
"Off for Kusiak tomorrow" he told
Holt that night.
The old miner went with him as a
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 We're to put up for the night.
Holt called to the younger man, who
was at the time in the lead.
"Wait minute, Elliot"
Gordon turned. The old Alaskan
was Offering quarter to little half.
naked Indian boy. Shyly the four.
year-old came forward, a step at q
time, his finger in his mouth.
whats your name, kid?" Holt
flashed look at Elliot that warned
him to pay attention.
"Colmac," the boy answered bash
fully.
His fist closed on the quarter. he
turned, and like startled caribou he
fled to comely young Indian woman
standing near the trail.
With cleaning eyes Holt turned to
Elliot. stake a good look at the
,squaw," he said in low voice.
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derstand, so O. course it was natural
Mac would put up at his camp. O'Neill
had partner and they had located
together. Fellow named Strong"
"Not Hanford Strong, little, heavy
set man somewhere around fifty?"
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
jug of booze with him. He got Far
rell tanked up. You know Mac-how
he can put it across when he's mind
to. He's a forceful devil, and he can
be mighty likable one. But when he
is friendliest you want to watch o,
he don't slip an uppercut at you thatll
put you out of biz. He done that to
Farrell-and done it a-plenty."
"How?"
"O'Neill got melIowed 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 contract
before witnesses too; trust Mac for
Understanding 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 a big pay
streak. They took over two hundred
thousand from the spring cleanup"
1T was nothing better than rob-
berry,"
Call it what you want to. Anyhow
1t 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 Bo-
nanza to have it out with Mac. The
mercury was so low it had run into
the ground foot Farrell slept in
deserted cabin without a 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 q thing that wasn't
legal, either"
Gordon thought of Sheba O'Neill as
she sat listening to the tales of Mac
donald In DANES parlor and his gorge
rose at the man.
'But Mac had fell on his feet all
right" continued Holt. He got his
start off that claim. Now he's mil.
lionaire 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 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 pleasant surprise, Mr.. Ell.
liot. When did you get in? I'm down
on business, of course. No need to tell
you tnat-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. Pheasant
time we had on the river, didn't WEI
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.
''No trouble at all. Wen send for
your things. Where are they?"
The land agent let him have it be-
tween the eyes. "At Gideon Hollis.
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had good sleep. But right now he's
sure some Exhibit A. Look at the
bones sticking through his cheeks, y
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 motion
of lifting with his hands.
'Iooks like his hawss is begged
down in Fifty Mile swamp" suggested
Holt.
Looks like" agreed bud.
The old miner said no more. But his
eyes narrowed to shining Sits. If this
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 a
college football player. Without doubt
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I'm staying with him on his claim"
Wally had struck match to light a
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
s..th Gid Holt?' he flouadered.
Yes. He offered to board me-" an
swcred the young man blandly.
Butt didn't know h,;, was here.
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Macdonald and Elliot drop
pretense of friendship and start
bitter struggle for Sheba's hand.
The next instalIment tells how
Macdonald gained the first ad.
vantage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-23
NO TIME FOR DESPAIR

Without in the least minim-
izing the seriousness Of the sit
uaiion which has been brought
about by the drouth, the peo-
pie in this section may well
tive heed to the advice of an
old-timer like Mr.. d. ID. Sayer
who looks ahead to the better
things which are wont to fol-
low periods Of depression. A
large part Of Oklahoma, together
with Missouri. Kansas and south
crn Iowa, has been hit by an un-
precedented calamity, resulting in
conditions that cause dismay in
the stoutest hearts, but, however
dark the picture may be, it is no
time for despair
TO cope with the conditions
which have arisen is going to re-
quire courage Of the highest or
der and it is also gong to call
for the most complete co-opera-
ton upon the part Of bankers,
business men and farmers. Crop
failure has left many Of our peo-
pie in position where the helping
hand must be extended to them
The problems confronting us are
indeed difficult but the same
SDirit which enabled the DiOneers
in this country to triumph over
all obstacles viii make it posi-
Bile for us to solve them The sit
uation before us calls for the su-
preme exercise Of the sticking
quality which is characteristic of
the man who conquers. Our inn
mediate duty is to see that relief
of the most practical kind is Civ
enato the drouth victims through
every possible agency
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-23
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

The u. S. Civil Service Commits
sion Announces an open competitive
examination for the position of FL
eyator Conductor, male and female
IN he ustodian Service, Chickasha,
Oklahoma. to be held August 29,
1918. Applications for this examina-
tion must be made on the prescribed
form which with the necessary in
structions, may be obtained from the
Commissions local representative, w.
o. Cook. All persons wishing to take
this examination should secure the
blanks and file their applications with
the undersigned at once in order to
allow time for any necessary cor
,ections and to arrange for the ex-
mination.
Charles Hendricks,
Secretary Civil Service Board,
Saint Louis, Missouri.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-23

empire is at war, and incidentally
between the autocratic govern
ment of Germany and the people
upon whom it has imposed dread
fulu burdens and sacrifice. Ger
many has all Of Belgium. a di-
minishing part Of northern
France; rich booty, many prison
crs; she has "enslayed the now
helpless Russian people," with
Austria-Ilungary she has "well-
nigh destroyed Serbia and Mon
tenegro and crippled Roumania I"
she has aided Bulgaria and Tur-
key to increase their territory
she has encouraged the Turkish
military leaders TO massacre
100000 Armcnians and other
Christian inhabitants Of contigu-
Gus territory" she has sunk mil
lions Of tons Of shipping and de-
stroyed property worth billions,
" showing no regard for the lives
Of noncombatants and not even
for those Of women and chill
dren. -
Upon the other side Of the ledg-
en-. the Staats-Zeitng makes these
entries Germany has sacrificed
the lives and the health and the
well-bcing of millions Of her
sons; she has lost her African
colonies and put upon her people
a burden Of debt under which
they viii groan for decades to
come; she has destroyed her for
eign commerce and brought her
people to want and hunger;
the acts Of her amy commanders
and statesmen have brought the
German name into disrepute in
America. "
It is a dreadful reckoning, not
without its compensation in the
great change it has wrought in
the feeling and attitude toward
Germany of Americans of Ger
man birth or blood. Says the
Siaats-Zcitung
For a long time German
Americans were unable to see the
peril, and rude was their awak-
ening. Their sense Of duty show
ed them the right course to pur-
sue. They point with pride to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-23
Summer Complaint.

During the hot weather of the slim
mer months some member OF al
In:at every family IS likely to be
troubled with an unnatural looseness
of the bowels, and it is of the great
est Importance that this be treated
promptly, which can only be done
when the medicine is kept at hand.
Mrs. F. F. Scott, scotsville. N. "
states, 81 first used Chamberlain S
Cello and Diarrhoea Remedy as
much as five years ago. At that
time l had a severe attack of sum.
mer complaint and was suffering in
tense pain. One dose relieved me.
Other members OF my family have
since used it with like results. ADV
d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-23

their sons and grandsons Fighting
for them under the Star-Spangled
Banner. And they will fight on
until every danger is removed
and the world relieved of a bur
den which lies upon it like an in-
cubus, for it is only through the
overthrow Of the present German
government that the repetition
of a similar world catastrophe
can be prevented.
1t has been, in deed, a rude
awakening. Americans Of the pa
rent stock. while striving with
patience and continually to con-
vince their countrymen of Ger
man lineage that Germany pro-
yokcd the war, intended to bring
on the war, that her guilt was
past all condoning, have never
thelcss understood how hard was
the position Of those in other
lands who still look upon Germa-
ny as their Fathcrland. Their
sympathies even if wrongly di-
rcctcd, were natural. All that is
past. There could be no sterncr
condemnation of the imperial
than that which the
Staats-Zeitpng, a German-lan-
guage newspaper, and read by
German-America denounces
against hem.-New York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-23
EXPRESS PAcKAGETTEs


Now, Susan, go little slow,
A brickbat may madly throw;
My temper is not hard to rile,
When l am hot enough to bile.
But neither drouth nor war disturb
the discussions of the Sit-and.Argue
club.
Another thing, IS the government
going TO advance us money to bay
turnip seed?
One Chickasha man figures that he
will be exempt from fighting be-
cause he has false teeth.
We figure that about the only way
Old Sol could be more atrocious is
to launch a gas attack
NCl ACduy W pidHL your ldll Gar
den. It's going to rain-J A. Temple
has taken charge of the weather ma
chine.
Probably nothing gives a sinner
more satisfaction than to hear the
preacher make it hot for the church
members.
Still, we suppose st. Peter will be
pretty lenloat with the sort of hy-
pocrisy which prompts man to look
pleasant when lie feels otherwise
e. Curtis is another one who will
have to answer to Stacker charges
when DR. Bulgin comes, having failed
to report for work on the tao 2nacle
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-23
"A RUDE AWAKENING

At the end Of four years Of
war the Ncw-Yorker S.aats-zei-
tHng. in an article. which does
credit to the Judgment, to the
hearts, and to the Americanism
Of it's owners and editors, casts
up the account between Germany
and the powers with which that
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-23
HOOVER is BACK

An Atlantic Port, Aug. 23.-Her.
bert Hoover, national food administra
tor arrived here aboard a British
liner today on which there were
1000 passengers. He will issue a
statement of conditions as he found
them, from his office soon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-23
A STOLEN SMILE 'ER TWO

j. i + j. j. \ i j. i j. i. j. j. + +
1t was nearly noon when the irate
travelling man found the night clerk
of the little hotel in a North Caro-
lima town.
81 told you to call me for the
seven o'clock train Now have to
lose twentyfour hours time. Why
didn't you call me?"
II couldn't very we'll" explained
the clerk, cheerfully, q just got up
myself. -Everybody's.
A rockribbed republican precinct
ia the South is an oddity of which
Texas lays claim to few One of
these precincts is known as Mountain
Springs, and in the national election
its eleven votes SO unanimously for
the Republican presidential candi-
date. Mountain Springs cannot boast
of telephone or railway connections.
but it has mail service once a week.
1t was nearly a week after the last
national election day that the pre-
cinct chairman took the returns to
the county seat.
who was elected?' asked the
countryman of the first man he met.
Wilson" was the reply.
Wilson hell" he retorted. why,
he didn't get a single vote at Noun
tain Springs. There must be so
thing crooked about this thing. -
Everybody's,
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q. S. Food Administration.
or Squire 'Tatei low he goin' to
be mighty nigh king er de roos'
'mong garden sass folks We alls
kin cat hisll as tater boiled. baked,
fried, stowed, cooked wild cheese en-
dey gcttin' 80 dey make i'm inter
-four; SOS we kin substitute" him
fo' wheat flour. He's lie "suhstitu-
tenest' of all de vittics, he sez.
De udder garden sass folks lax
inguns, tomatues, cabbage en- turnips
en- squash don't need to git peeved.
cause dey's goin' to be room in de
pot fo' de whole tribe. Ev'y las
one on 'em can hep save wheat en-
meat fer de boys dat's doin' de fight
in over yander.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-23

ST Simp says he notices that the
fire fire alarm never disturbs him at
night when he doesn't wake up
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-23

Somehowernuther we can't feel a
bit sorry for the poor Eskimo who
has to live in snow house
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-23

z. 5. Food AumlnlstfalIUH'
or Br'er Rabbit better make his
se'f mighty skeerce en- not go pro.
iicl1in' roun' whar dere's cookin'
goin' on, cause a rabbit in pot is
er goin' ter look mighty good to mos
ernybody TO long count er folks
havin' ter save on meat. Sides
folkslI kinder have Ter save de
wheat -lour fer comp'ny en- eat bread
mac , outen dis yere Substitute
flo II. Dat wise OF owl uone say dat
to win de wav you got ter feed dc
soier boys dats doin' de fightin'.
OATS watts takin' de wheat eE meat.
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.P|MPLY? WELL, DON'T Be!
People Notice It. Drive Them Of
with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets g.

A pimply face will not embarrass you
much longer II you get a package Of DR..
edwards Olive 1ablets The skin should
begin to clear after you have taken the
tablets few nighta
Cleanse the blood the bowelsand thelIver
with Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets the sue.
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any sickness or pain after taking them
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calomcl does, ard just as effectively
but their action il gentle and safe instead
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No one who takes Olive Tablets Il
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Or. Edwards Olive Tablets are
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Take one OF two nightly fos . week.
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william A. Boden, New York city.
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webb D. Broom, Prentlss, Miss
Ezra Brown, Richardson. North Carolina
Harrison II, Buckner. Madison, Ind.
Jesse T. Bunting. oak City North Caro-
lima.
Fred u, Butler Anderson. Ind
Elvino Cecil. Stockport. Iowa
Charles j, Delvln Philadelphia, Pa,
William H. Dixon, Jacksonville, Fla
Edwin Patton Dowdle, PrentisB, n G..
Horace Dupas, Moravlle, La.
Jesse Fisher, white. Neh
William A. Frey. Mammoth Springs, Ark
John u. Gaines EllayilH. Ga
Anthony 7. GlunI. Maple Lake, MINI
Dwight l., Gothwalte Biddlcford Tool
Mich
julius Gosney Butler, Ky.
David NJ GOurey. Hashr. Tenn.
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Ambrose G Harvey, Olcnn. n Y
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JACOB i Herman. on City, Iu
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Hurry A Hetrlck Leroy, Col
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Thomas ~ Barnett, NnrrOw, Mo.
John Bcrg, brooklyn, n Y
HIghop Hoatwright Louisville, Ga.
Edward Bryant, Soaly, Texas
Samuel r. Buckley Cleveland, OHIO
John r C0ney Stroh Ind
Miller J. Conger, olstee, Okla.
Joseph DcCtrO, West Brighton, y. ).
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Jess r. Dixon Belolt Wis
pnu Dorian, Minneapolis MINI
Thomas n. Fcnwlck fayetteville, Nd.
Frank Floyd. Jcffcrsonyllc. ca.
Arnold j Foust, Lllbourn. Mo.
win Fowler. Iron city, Tenn
John A FoN. Buffalo. n Y
Frank ] Fuchs, WhItllcshy. wis
Rufus T. Garrett. Greensboro, n C.
Alpha Castor. Alexandria. Ntb.
George ENou Euyuunc ". j.
Edmund +. Crosse, South Minneapolis
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Emanuel Uodcl, Odessa, n u
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Reader Confidence

How 1t Affects Your Advertisement
THE EDITORIAL POLICY of a daily news
paper very largely determines the readers
attitude toward everything printed in it
1t has been said: "The mission of every ad.
vertisement is threefOld-tO be seen, to be re-
membered and to be believed
Unless the reader Of the daily newspaper in
which you advertise, believes what he reads in
its news columns, he can scarcely be expected TO
place much confidence in the truth of your ad-
vertisement
Accuracy record for conservative careful
statement rather than the hasty publication of
mere rumOrs, has built for the Oklahoma City
Times a body of readers who believe what it
says.
Mr.. Advertiser don't you think you ought
to capitalize this reader confidence in your ad-
vertising-a reader confidence bred by an edito-
rial policy founded on real affection for tho
truth?
OKLAHOMA CITY TINES
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