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CHAPTER V-continued.

Ear over to the eastward black dot
moved up a green slope and slid out of
sight beyond. That might be Ward
taking a short cut across the hill to his
claim beyond the pine dotted ridge that
looked purple In the distance. Billy
Louise sighed with a vague disquiet
and turned to look away to the north,
where the tumble of high hills grew
more rugged, with the valleys narrow
er and deeper.
Here came two other dots, larger and
more clearly defined as horsemen.
From mere objects that stood higher
than any animal and moved with a
purposeful directness they presently
became men who rode with the easy
swing of habit which has become a
second nature. They must have seen
her sitting still upon her horse in the
midst of that high, sunny plateau, for
they turned and rode up the slope to-
ward her.
Billy Louise waited, too depressed to
wonder greatly who they were. Sea-
beck riders probably. And 80 they
proved. At least one Of them was
Seabeck man-Floyd Carson, who had
talked with her at her own gate and
had told her Of the suspected cattle
stealing. The other man was stran-
ger, whom Floyd introduced as Mr..
Birken.
They had been "prowllng around"
according to Floyd, trying to see what
they could see. Floyd was one of
those round-faced, round-eyed young
fellows who do not believe much In
secrecy and therefore talk freely when
ever and wherever they dare. He
said that Seabeck had turned them
loose to keep cases and see If they
couldn't pick up the trail Of these rus
tiers who were trying to get rich of
running iron and long rope. or you
are of the West you know what that
means, and If you are not you ought to
guess that it means stealing cattle and
let 1t go at that) 1t was not until he
had talked for ten minutes or 30 that
Billy Louise became more than mildly
interested In the conversation.
"Say, Miss Macdonald" Floyd asked
by way Of beginning new paragraph,
chow about that fellow over on Mill
Meade County news., 1918-02-21

and took Blue by the bride when she
dismounted, which was still more un-
usual, for Billy Louise always cared
for her own horse both from habit and
preference.
'Yor mommie, she's SICK" he an
nounced stolidly. "She's worry you
maybe hurt yOreself. Yo better 60,
maybe"
Billy Louise did not answer, but ran
up the path to the cabin. @Oh, has
everything got to happen all at onceT'
she cried aloud, protesting against the
implacableness of misfortune.
"Yor mommie's SICK" Phoebe an
nounced in a whisper. "She's crazy
cause you been so long. She's awful
bad, guess"
Billy Louise said nothing, but went
in where her me- +her lay moaning, her
face white and turned to the ceiling.
Billy Louise herself had pulled up her
reserves Of strength and cheerlulness,
and the fingers she laid on her mothers
forehead were cool and steady.
"Poor old mommie! Is it that nasty
lumbago againT she asked caressingly
and did not permit the tiniest shade of
anxiety to spoil the reinsurance Of her
presence. II went farther than usual
and Blues pretty tender, so eased him
along. and I'm fearfully late. 1 sup
pose you've been having all kinds OF
disasters happening to me-" She was
passing her fingers soothingly over her
mothers forehead while she explained
and she saw that her mother did not
moan so much as when she came into
the room.
"Of course I worried. I wish you
wouldn't take them long rides. oh,
guess it's lumbago-mostly- seems
like it amt, either. The pain seems ia
be mostly in my side" She stirred
restlessly and moaned again.
What's Phoebe been doing for til
You don't seem to have any fever
mommie-and that's good thing. Pp
go fix you one of those dandy spicc
pOultices. Had any supper, mommie p
NOh, couldn't eat. Phoebe made Q
hop poultice, but it's awful soppy."
"Well, never mind. Your dear daugh,
ter is on the job now. She'll have you
all comfy in just about two minutes
Headache, mum? All right, I'll just
shake up your pilly and bring you such
a dandy spice poultice 1 expect you'll
want to eat itP' Billy LOuise's voics
was soft and had broody sweetness
when she wished it so, that soothed
more than medicine. Her mothers eyes
closed wearily while the girl talked;
the muscles Of her face relaxed q little
from their look Of pain.
Billy Louise bent and laid her lips
lightly on her mothers cheek, aroo1
old mommie! I'd have come home
a-running if I'd known >she was Eich
and had to have nasty, soppy stuff"
In the kitchen a very different Billy
Louise measured spices and asked q
question now and then in a whisper and
breathed with repressed unevenness
which betrayed the strain she was un,
der.
Meade County news., 1918-02-21
WASH THE KIDNEYS!

All the blood in the body passes thru
the kidneys every few minutes. This Is
why the kidneys play such an important
role In health or disease. BY some mys
terious process the kidney selects what
ought to come out of the blood and
takes 1t out. If the kidneys are not
good-workmen and become congested-
poisons accumulate and we suffer from
backache, headache, lumbagO, rheu.
matlsm or gout. The urine is often
cloudy, full of sediment; channels often
get sore and sleep is disturbed at night.
So 1t Is that DR.. Pierce, of the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute In Buffalo.
N. T., advises washing the Kidneys"
by drinking six to eight glasses of water
between meals and then If you want
to take a harmless medicine that will
clear the channels and cure the annoy
Ing symptoms, go to your druggist and
get Anurlc double Strength), for 6Oc,
This "Anuric," which is so many times
more potent than lithia-will drive out
the uric acid pOisons and bathe the kid,
neys and channels in soothing liquid.
If you desire, write for free medical
advice and send sample of water for
free examination. Experience has
taught Doctor Pierce that "Anuric" is
most powerful agent in dissolvfng
uric acid, as hot water melts sugar.
Send DR.. Pierce 10c for trial package.
Meade County news., 1918-02-21
"CoId In the Head''

sons who are subject to frequent "coldg
In the head" will find that the use Of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
build up the System, cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable to colds.
Repeated attacks of Acute Catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE is tax:
on Internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the system.
$1,000 for any case of catarrh that
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will not
cure.
Meade County news., 1918-02-21

creek? He worked for you folks a
year or SO ago, DIDN'T he? What does
he dol"
"He has a RANCH" said Billy Louise,
with careful calm. "He's been work
ing on it this summer, believe"
"Uh-huh. We were over there this
morning. Them Y6 cattle up above
his place are his, reckon?"
eyes," said Billy Louise. Hes been
putting his wages into cattle for year
or so. He worked for Junkins last
winter. WhyT
"Oh, nothing, 1 guess, only he's the
only stranger In the country, aad his
prosperity amt accounted for"
Meade County news., 1918-02-21
Tho Reason.

"Why do they call that young fellow
q sad sea dog?" 81 guess it is because
he is so ready with a waggish tale"
Meade County news., 1918-02-21

Billy Louise discovers that
her love for Ward Is darkened
by suspicion that he is connected
with a gang of bad men and she
treats him with cooIness, much
TO his puzzlement.
Meade County news., 1918-02-21
Naturally.

"My lawyer thinks this is a feasible
course" "Of course; to lawyer, all
courses are fees-able."
Meade County news., 1918-02-21

synopssMarhy and Jase Meke pioneers have for twenty
living Of their ranch the Cove Wolverine
country Their neghbos the
MacDonds miles have daughter Billy Louise
DID, whom Marthy secretly helped
educate opens Billy Louise spending the
Marhy nowstom and her home
girl who invited
night Ward Warren Billy Louise be-
Marhy his without aid
Charlie Mahy nephew the He discovers
Of cattle stealing
Meade County news., 1918-02-21
CTo BE CoNTINUEDJ

italian railroads are experimental,
with Ignite, peat and peat mixed witk
other substances a. loeomottS1 fueA
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-17
Gales SPREAD
FOREST FIRES
IN MINNESOTA
Several Towns MenaCed by
Flames; Death List Over
800; 200 Critically III
in Hospitals.

Moose Lake. Mimi, Oct. 10
While state officials and represen-
tatives of relief organizations con-
tinued today to provide funds for
rehabilitating the fire devastated re-
gion of northern Minnesota, easter
ly winds of increasing velocity
famed fresh forest conflagrations
into serious proportions.
Many reports of dangerous fires
were received here late today. Home
guardsmen and other fire fighters
were dispatched Immediately to the
various districts.
Although searchers located more
bodies. to add to the total of SOC
known dead compiled early this
afternoon, it was believed that these
were victims of the fearful disaser
of Saturday and Sunday. 1t was
believed early tonight that few, il
any, deaths were claimed by new
fires today. More than 200 per-
sons are critically i'll in hospitals at
Duluth and other places, causing
state officials to estimate the gen.
eral death toll at upwards of 1000
men, women and children.
Upward of 500 home guards are
assisting settlers in beating back
the flames. Unless help is received
shortly officials here said that wider
areas than are now in ruins will
be laid waste.
Cromwell, IS miles north of here,
is completely surrounded by flames,
although none of the buildings is
fired yet, according to reports re-
ceived here this afternoon. Auto
mobiles loaded with home guards
have been sent from here.
Lawler. q miles to the west, with
its dead still lying in the roads, on
farms and in every ditch, has been
compelled to give up searching ex-
petitions to fight increasing fires.
Two hundred men, sent from here
this morning, have asked for addi-
tional help. None is available here
at the present time.
Salina, e miles southwest of here,
called for help, although 40 men
were dispatched there today.
McGrath, 80 miles southwest OF
here, and the next station below
Salina, is fighting for existence.
Sixty men were sent out from here.
Relief parties returning here from
outside points reported that much
progress has been made in reliev-
ing the homeless.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-17
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Corn Market Slumps Under Renewal of
Liquidation and Short Selling.

Chicago, Oct. 16.-Corn prices under
went a severe collapse today under re-
newal of liquidation and short selling in
market almost bare of support ! The
extreme weakness shown was ascribed
largely to efforts at dscounting develop
ments in Germany and Austria simutane-
Gus with the following arrival there of
President Wilson's note. Closing quota
tons were heavy at the bottom level of
the day. sc to INC down, with Novem-
Der $1.17A to S1.18, and December $114h
to $114%. Oats fell INC to 2Ac net.
The outcome In provisions ranged from
SOC decline to 81 advance
Reports Of a financial panic in Berlin
and of a revolt in Bohemia gave the
that the market was bombarded through
out the session by a flood of bearish
rumors, which, although unconfirmed
brought buying much of the time to a
nearly complete halt In addition to
the unrestrained gossip concerning the
German answer and connected events, the
downward course of prices was plainly
more or less affected by statement that
the government was not buying corn flu
lures, and that the food administration
contracts were confined to cash grain.
Oats merely reflected the action of
corn.
Lard and ribs went down grade with
cereals scantiness of offerings, however,
left firmness Of pork unimpaired.
Cash quotations: Corn-No. yellow,
$1,4S; No. 8 yellow. s1.37@140; No. 4
yellow s1.27@1.33
oats-No. white. 67% 96shc; stand
ard, 66A @70c.
Rye--No. 2 1852.
Barley-9oc 6$1.01
seeds-Timothy-s7.00 910,o0; clover,
nominal.
Provsions-Pork, nominal; lard, $2625;
ribs, s2200@23.00.
Chicago closing prices furnished The
Bee by Logan & Bryan. stock and grain
brokers, ais South Sixteenth street.
Omaha:
Art Open High Low Close Yest'y
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-17

Cattle-Receipts this morning were lib
eral again, estimated at HOO head,
making supplies for the week 43,SO0 head.
The beef market was weak and very
dragfy from the opening and very little
had been sold early Bidding was all Of
15025c lower on beef steers. Butcher
stock was slow to open and prices a quar-
ter lower than yesterday. Stockers and
feeders were fully soc lower than a week
ago and very draggy.
Quotations on Cattle-Choice to primo
beeves. s17.0001S.25; good to choice
beeves. s15,25@16.50: fair to good beeves
S1325@15.O0; common to fair beeves
$s00@12.75; good to choice yearlngs
s16.00@l7.50: fair to good yearlngs,
s12ee@15.5O; common to fair yearlngs
sS.50@l1,00; choice to prime grass
! steers. $1450@15.50; fair to good grass
beeves, S12.00@14.00; common to fair
grass beeves, SS.5O@11.5o Mexican beeves.
ssGo@11,0O; good to choice heifers. 50 30
@11.50; good to choice cows. $S.50@10 So:
fair to good cows s750@S25 common
to fair cows, s5.7597.25; prime feeders,
$12.00@l4oO; good to choice feeders
$40 00@12.00; fair to good feeders. $3.50
$4,000; common to fair feeders. $1,000
$50; good to choice stockers. $9.OO@1O.5O:
Stock heifers, s7.oO@s25: stock cows.
IS 2567.50: stock calves. s650010.50:
81 5o@S.50.
Hogs-Receipts today amounted to
$500 head, the run for the first three days
totaling 1880 head. The market opened
active on the good hogs, with prices gen.
orally steady, and some sold as much as
sc higher. After all good hogs had been
SOLD. however. the market flattened. with
bids as much as 15@25c lower. There is
widening Of The bulk. as more attention
is being paid to finish. and the sharpest
discrimination made against common.
plain and rough hogs, these latter selling
at the low end Of the market Todays
bulk Is s1725 to s17e5. with top Of
$500
sheep-The sheep run was estimated at
$500 head, the total for the first three
days reaching 122,500 head Yesterdays
feeder market closed exceedingly weak,
especially on feeder lambs of good quality
The market was decidedly uneven. with
late sales from soc to s100 lower than
the early market Good lambs are quot
able from 5000 to $11 so and possibly
Sits. Fat lambs above $500 yesterday
were rather scarce. selling from that on
down to $l4.00, and a few lower Trade
this morning was very slow in opening,
Official Monday ....lS 932 4,035 40,126
around.
Quotations on sheep: Lambs. good to
choice, s14.7501535; lambs. fair to good.
s14009l4.75; lamb feeders, s10OO013,75;
yearlings, good to choice. s10o0@11.0o;
yearlings, fair to good, s9.0001000; year.
ling feeders. $10.0o@1o.50: wethers. fat.
s9.00Q105O; wether feeders, sS.00@9 90;
ewes. good to choice. ss.e0Gs25; ewes.
fair to good. $1,000 500; eve feeders. $500
GD7.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-17
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Oct 16.-Cattle-Receipts, a.
900 head: beef steers mostly steady;
stronger on choice grades, butcher stock,
Gamers and calves steady; beef cattle,
good, choice and prime, s1s.250 1s.40;
common and medium, s9.0OQ1425;
butcher stock, cows and heifers, $6.50@
1900; Gamers and cutters, s5.60@6.50;
stockers and feeders good, choice and
fancy, s9.75@12.50; inferior. common and
medium. s7OO@s.75; veal calves, good
and choice, $15.75@16.50; western range.
beef steers. s13.25Q17.OO; cows and heif-
ers, ss.O0@12.25.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head; market
on good hogs steady; packing grades weak
to 15c lower; butchers. s1S.15@1S.75;
light hogs, s1T.75@1s.7O; packing
s16.s0@l7.75; rough, $16.25@16.50; pigs,
good to choice. $15.5o@16.25.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, $4,000
head: fat lambs Csc higher: sheep
strong, feeder trade slow, generally
steady lambs, choice and prime. $15.509
1900: medium and good, :l3.5o915.50:
culls,, ss.o0G12.00: ewes, choice and
prime. s1o.OO@l0.50: medium and good,
ss.50@10.09; culls, s3.50G7.00.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-17
Rifle, Revolver and
Shotgun Meet Scheduled

Crack shots of Omaha and vicin-
ity have scheduled a rife, revolver
and a shotgun meet. The rifle and
revolver shoot will be held at the
East Omaha grounds and the shot
gun contest at Fairacres. The rifle
and revolver men will try conclu-
sions November 3 and the shotgun
artists November 10.
In the rife shooting, Us and
army rifles will be used and in the
revolver match, pistols of all kinds
from Us to ASS. Men who shoot
rifles will have a 200-yard range and
the revolver shots, 50 to Is feet.
With the shotguns there will be 50
targets per man, l6-yyard rise and
at unknown angles. Entries may
be made at the Townsend gun store.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-17
|GRA|N MARKETS STOCK MARKET
Prices of Peace Group Move
Upward on Heavy Buying;
U. P. Gain Starts Rally
in Rails.

New York, Oct. 16.-On an enormous
volume Of business today's stock market
witnessed another series of upward
movements in numerous issues mostly of
the peace group, Will recognized war"
shares remained heavy or at least back
ward.
Some OF the buying. which was un-
usually diffase In that It comprehended
stocks of obscure origin, was attributed
to revival of public interest. predicated
upon latest phases Of the war situation
In the main however, trading de-
rived its stimulus from pools and kindred
interests. some of which evidently found
IT expedient to finance commitments on
the long side by extending their opera
tons for the short account.
In addition to the resumption of ac-
tivity in oils and marines at higher
levels. motors and their accessories de-
veloped unwonted prominence and
strength and metals and gas shares were
in process Of further accumulation.
Wilson Packing, Virginia Carolina
Chemical, General Electric, American Ice,
American Tobacco. Sears Roebuek and
Woolworth embraced the stronger spe-
cialties
Rails started belated advance, with
Pacfic's sharp rally Of "a points. grang-
ers. coalers and the southern division ris-
ing to ~ points.
Among the striking features were Mex
lean Petroleum, Royal Dutch and Pam
American Petroleum preferred at gross
advances of to 9 points, Marine prefer
red Az, Studebaker s, United States Rub
Der 51a. Goodrich 5. American Ice S. and
Ohio Gas Az. These were reduced by /
to 3 points at the end. United States
Steel lost a small fraction, related issues
forfelting ! to points.
Bonds notably Liberty issues, were ir-
regular, French government, SIPS max
ing new high record at 1928. Total
sales, par value, aggregated s9,s25,000.
Old United States bonds were I'M
changed on call.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-17

Washington, Oct. 16-(Special Tele
gram. First 1t. Reuel H. Sylvester. san
itary corps, is relieved from duty at Cam
Dodge and will proceed to Rockford. III
The following officers Of the medica
corps are relieved from duty at CAM
Greenleaf and will proceed to Fort Des
Moines: Capt. William l.. Cooke. Capt
Charles B. Lufburrow Capt. Edwin A
Murbach, First 1t Theodore s. MUSE
First 1t Edward Novak
Second 1t. Jesse S. Tyson, sanitary
corps. Is relieved from duty at Camr
Dodge and will proceed to Fort Douglas
Utah.
The appointment of Sergt. Joseph Har,
old Sirene, William Arthur Nancy and
William Arthur Pitschke as second lieu
tenants quartermaster's corps is an
nounced: Hugh D. Hamilton and William
Frederick as CAPTAINS medical CORDS
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-17
RUSSIAN TROOPS
Raise RED FLAC;
PEASANTSREbEL
Insurrection Spreading In
Ukraine; Tales of Bo|she-
vik Terrorism Told
by Refugees. ~

Stockholm, Oct. l6,-1nsurrection
is spreading in the Ukraine and re-
Gently extended throughout the EN-
tire government of Podolia, accord.
ing to dispatches received by the
Politiken. AT several places, it is
reported, the German troops are
siding with the rebels.
Several thousand troops are de-
clared to have hoisted the red flag
near Ekaterinoslav and to have
killed their officers. They now are
marching on Kharkov to join the
revolutionary soldiers who hold the
town.
A peasant force of 5000 men, well
armed with machine guns and can
non, is moving on Poltava.
Conditions Deplorable.
The deplorable conditions caused by
the red terror OF the bolsheviki were
reviewed today by the party o! en-
tente refugees which accompanied
r. H. B. Lockhart of the British Dip
lomatic service from Moscow. Mr..
Lockhart and his party were re-
leased by the bolsheviki in exchange
for M. Litvonoff, the bolshevlk rep
res NATIVE in London.
Wholesale slaughter Of persons
charged with counter revolutionary
plans continues undated. The red
terror had not subsidized in the
slightest when the party left Russia
Large numbers of persons were be,
ing executed daily on the slightest
pretext and under the most revolving
conditions.
The mania for murder Is SO
strong among the bolshevik Off
Gals, the refugees say, that they
even shoot their own partisans. The
firing squads take delight in fore
ing condemned men to jump from
automobiles and in shooting them
before the eyes of the other VIC
Tins.
Many executions take place on
the Hodinka parade grounds. These
are in charge of Lettish troops. The
victims are shot with revolvers and
the bodies fall into open trenches.
Wet concrete Immediately is thrown
over them so that it is impossible
for relatives to identify and claim
the bodies. There is much sick
ness in Moscow as the result of
starvation and i'll treatment.
Another party of British refugees
who accompanied Consul Wood
house from Petrograd also has ar
rived here. They report that rs
Britishers were still in prison there.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-17
Army Appointments.

Washington, Oct. 16.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The following appointments have
been made in the army: Glenn g. White
Des Moines. first lieutenant quartermastel
corps; William S. Carpenter. Des Moines
and Frank V. Willhite. Yankton, S. D.
captains medical corps; Frank L. Nichols
Sutherland Ia, and George c. Winterson
Omaha, first lieutenants medical corps
Guy g Baker, Spencer. Ia. second lieu.
tenant veterinary corps; Henry c. Meyer
Wahoo, Neb. Hubert E. Phsnicie, Man.
chester. Ia, and Charles F. Taylor, Water.
loo. Ia, second lieutenants air. service
George Woodall. Davenport, la. first lieu.
tenant chaplain; Elmer v. Gyman, Mad.
ison, s. D., first lieutenant medical corps
Charles C. Muentering, Omaha, second
lieutenant, engineer
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-17
AT AUCTION.


TUESDAY. OCTOBER %, p. NJ.
On the above date on the premises,
we will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder regardless Of price the
following described real estate: The
northwest quarter and the north half of
the southwest quarter of section four,
township fifteen north, range four, Mer-
rick county, Nebraska, containing 243
acres more or less according to gov
eminent survey; located 2 miles east
and IA miles north Of Clarks. and 2
miles west and "a miles north of
Ravens, Terms; Is per cent Of the
purchase price cash day sale, owners
will carry an amount up to $4,000, to
he secured by frist mortgage on the
above described land, for period of
five years, bearing interest at the rate
of q per cent annually, balance March
!. 1919, when possession will be given.
Good and sufficient abstract of title
wiki warranty deed delivered to pur-
chaser day of settlement. Improve
ments: Good five-room house with
large pantry and we'll in kitchen, well
sheltered by nice large trees: barn for
vi head of horses, and or tons of
hay, cattle shed 24x4S, corn crib, gran
airy. good well and windmill. SO acres
OF extra good meadow. 20 acres Of as
good a pasture as there Is in Nebraska.
3. acres of which is fenced hog tight;
balance of 1875 acres under plow; soil
and well drained. An n No. / grain
and stock farm, and you make the
price For further information. ad-
dress. Nebraska Realty Auction Co.
Central City. Neb. NJ. F. Wood. J. NJ.
HappV Erpn1Ont Npb. Owners.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-17
Walter Sarneu Arrested
On Presidential Warrant

Walter Sarneu, enemy alien, Of
Fremont, Neb., is in custody of
the local department of justice,
having been arrested on a presi-
dental warrant. Some four or five
months ago Sarneu was up before
the department for investigation
but was not held at that time as the
charge was not considered sufficient
for action. However, it seems he
did not profit by that experience.
He is now held in the Dougles
county Jail, as federal prisoner,
awaiting advice from Washington.