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ago. This isn't Boston. 1t used to be
the fringe of civilization. Men did as
they pleased in the early days"
This wasn't in the early days. 1t
was five years ago, when Macdonald
was examining the Kamatlah coal field.
I'm told he sends check down the
river once a month for the woman"
"All the more credit to him if he
does" Diane rose and looked storm
sly down at her friend. You're about
as broad as a clam. Gordon. Can't you
see that even if it's true, ali that is
done with? 1t is a part of his past
and It's fnished-trodden undeIfoot
1t hasn't a thing to do with Sheba.'
81 don't agree with you. 4 man
can't cut loose entirely from his past
It is part of him-and AIacdonald's
past isn't good enough for Sheba
NO'NeilI.~
Diane tapped her little foot impa
tiently on the floor. do you know
many men whose pasts ;&,e goot
enough for their wives? Colby Mac
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donald is good enough for any woman
alive if he loves her enough"
''You don't know him.
ST know him far better than you do.
He is the biggest man 1 know, and now
that he is in love with a good woman
he'll rise to his chance"
"She ought to be told the truth
about Meteetse and her boy" he in
sisted doggedly.
Mrs. Paget lost her temper complete
~. Does the government pay you
to mind other peoples business, Cor
DOM" she snapped.
81 wouldn't be working for the gov
eminent then, bat for Sheba O'Nefll.' -
"And for Gordon Elliot. You'd be
doing underhand work for him too.
Don't forget that. You can't do it.
You're not that kind of man. II
isn't in you to go undertaking in the
past of the man Sheba is going to
marry"
Elliot rose and looked across at the
| blue-ribbed mountains. His square
| jaw was set when he turned it back
toward Diane.
'She isn't going to marry him if
can help it," he said quietly.
He walked out of the gate and dowr
the walk toward his hotel.
A message was waiting for him there
from his chief in Seattle 1t called hin
down the river on business.
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CHAPTER xI.-continued.


Presently he spoke thickly. 81 sup
pose you have heard that he was a
squaw man"
That's ridiculous. Don't be absurd,
Gordon"
Its the truth. I've seen the woman.
She was pointed out to me-"
"By old Gideon Holt, likely" she
flashed.
Zone could get evidence and show it
to Miss O'NeilI," he said aloud. to him
self rather than to her.
Diane put her point Of view before
him with heated candOr. you couldn't
Nobody but cad would rake up old
scandals about the man who has beat
en- him fairly for wOman's love-"
"YOu beg the question. Has he won
fairly?"
"Of course he has. Be a good sport,
Gordon. Don't kick on the umpire's
decision. Play the game"
"That's all very well. But what
about her? Am I to sit quiet while
she is sacrificed to q code of honor
that seems to me rooted in dishonOr?
"She is not being sacrificed. Tn
her cousin. I'm very fond of her. Ant
I'D trust her with Colby Macdonald"
"Play fair, Diane. Tell her the truth
about this Indian woman and let yOul
cousin decide for herself. You cam
do less, can you?"
Mrs. Paget was distinctly annoyed
seYou ought to be ashamed of yourself
Gordon Elliot You take all the COS
sip of q crack-brained old idiot fo
gospel truth just because you wan
to believe the worst about Mr.. Mac
donald Colby Macdonald is too BIZ
and too aggressive not to have mad
hundreds of enemies. His life has beel
threatened dozens of times. But h
pays no attention to it-gOeS right Of
building up this country. Yet you''
think he had a cloven hOOf to hea
some people talk. I've no patienc
with them"
"The wOman's name is Meteetse,
Gordon said in an even voice, just a
If he were answering a question. Ssh
is young and good-lOoking for an In
dian. Her boy is four or five years ole
Colmac. they call him, and he look
just like Macdonald"
People are always tracing resen
blances. There's nothing to that. Blu
suppose his life was irregular
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CHAPTER XIII.
Gordon Ruys . RevoIver.

Gordon Buys ! Revolver.
Selfridge was not eager TO meet his
chief, but he knew he must report at
once. He stopped at his house only
long enough TO get into fresh clothes
and from there walked down to the
Office.
1t had been the intention Of Mac
donald to 90 direct from Sheba to his
office, but the explosion brought about
by Meteetse had sent him out into the
hills for a long tramp. He was in
a stress of furious emotion, and until
he had worked of the edge Of it by
hard mushing, the cramped civiliza-
ton of the town stif1ed him.
Hours later he strobe into the Office
Of the company. Wally lay asleep in
swivel chair, his fat body sagging
and his head fallen sideways in such q
way as to emphasize the plump folds
Of his double chin. His eyes opened
They took in his chief slowly. Then
in a small panic, he jumped TO his
feet
'rMust "a been taking thirty winks,
he explained Been up nights a good
deal''
"What doing?" demanded the Scots
man harshly.
In q hurried attempt TO divert the
anger of Macdonald. his assistant
made a mistake. "Say, Maci WHO
do you think came up on the boa
with me? I wondered if you knew
Meteetse and her kid
He stopped. The big man was glar
ing savagely at him. But Macdonald
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CTO BE CONTINUED
THREE AND SEVEN ARE LUCKY
Mystic Numbers, According 10 Popular
Superstition, Bring Forth Good
and Bad Luck.

There is said to be luck in odd num-
bers, and there are prudent farmers
wives who are careful to put an odd
number of eggs under. a hen for hatch
ing. OF course the fatal thirteen is
an exception to the rule.
Three is considered especially
lucky, but there are superstitiOns OF
bad luck connected with it. For in
stance: Break one dish and you will
break three. Three times a brides
maid. never a bride. There is a belief
in certain sections that when a fire
occurs there will be two others, max
ing three inside of "a hours. It is
said il a dream occurs three times in
succession it will come true. An ex-
eeption to the rule that even numbers
are not lucky is the common belief
that the finding of a fOur-leaved Glow
er will bring good fortune.
Seven is one of the luckiest of num-
bers. The seventh son is considered
a natural healer, while the seventh
son Of a seventh son has almost IN
| limited power TO work wonders
Keep a thing seven years and you VIII
have q use for it. If you are the sew
enth person having your fare rung UP
after q street car has started on its
I trip you will have good luck all day.
1t will bring good luck to walk over
seven rails on the railroad track with
out stepping OF.
You will have good luck for the yeaI
the figures Of which added up make
your age. Thus 1917 added up makes
/ eighteen
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Woman SuHraoe-

1t was in the early days Of the adj
vanced movement OF woman suffrage,
muses. an exchange, when by the mag
istrate's orders q number of "enthus-
lasts went to Holloway Jail Among
them was a most excellent charwOman
who was employed at Clements inn.
A sympathetic meeting was held on
their release, at which the chairman
spoke In eloquent terms. Here you
have" he remarked, "a body Of dell
cately nurtured, earnest-minded WON
en- who, for some trif1ing infractfOn OF
the law, find themselves condemned TO
prison, and there for the first time
in their lives
BEG pardon. sir, for interrupting,
said the charwOman, jumping up hasti-
ly. ''but think ought to tell you that
1 did once get seven days for banging
my old man on the nose ~
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No crocuses in November.

IT should be a consolation to women
who have passed thirty to remember
that the most beautiful work OF human
hands-the Venus de MilO-is the
statue of a mature woman, comments
q writer. All the Yenuses. in fact, are
represented as mothers There is not
a young girl in the lot Among the
Geek statues only Psyche could quail
ify as 4 Broadway beauty, and even
Psyche might appear a little plump
and mature to the admirers OF the hu-
man reedbird-
OF course, every woman should fight
uefiness to her last hour She need
not lose her beauty at any age But
one does not expect to pick saOwdrOps
or crocuses from the fallen leaves OF
November. and it is just as futile tc
hope to look sixteen when you are
forty.
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CHAPTER XII.
eenevieve Mallory Takes a Hand.

GeneVieVe Mallory Takes a Hand.
Inside of an hour the news of the
engagement of Macdonald was all over
Kusiak. It was through a telephone
receiver that the gossip was buzzed
to Mrs. Mallory by II friend who owed
her q little stab. The voice of Gene
We've Mallory registered faint amuse-
ment, but as soon as she had hung up,
her face fell into haggard lines She
had Staked year of her waning youth
on winning the big mining man of
Kusiak, together with all the money
that she had been able to scrape up
for the campaign outfit Moreover, she
liked him.
Mrs. Mallory sat down in the hall
beside the telephone, her fingers laced
about one crossed knee. She knew
that if Sheba O'Neill had not come on
the scene, Macdonald would have
asked her to marry him. He had been
moving slowly toward her for months.
They understood each other and were
at ease together. Between them was a
strong physical affinity.
Then Diane Paget had brought in this
slim, young cousin of hers and Colby
Macdonald had been fascinated by the
mystery of her innocent youth. Mrs
Mallory was like steel beneath the soft
/ and indolent surface. Swiftly she
mapped her plan of attack. The Alas
| kan could not be moved, but it might
! be possible to startle the girl into
breaking the engagement.
! But before she made any move Mrs
Mallory intended to be sure of hel
facts. 1t was like her to go to head
quarters for information. She go
Macdonald on the wire
"Pve just heard something nice
about you. Do tell me it's true" sht
said, her voice warm with sympathy.
Macdonald laughed with almost boy
| iSh embarrassment. Its true.
reckon
I'm so glad. She's a lovely girl
The sweetest thing that ever lived
I'm sure you'll be happy. 1 always dit
think you would make a perfect hus
band. OF course, I'm simply greer
with envy of her"
Her little ripple of laughter was ga,
and care-free. The man at the othe
end of the line never had liked her bet
ter. She was game little sport, h
told himself approvingly. 1t appeale
to him immensely that she could tax
such facer and come up smiling.
There were no signs of worry wrir
kIes on her face when the maid nc
mitted caller half an hour later
Oliver Dustin was the name on tn
card He was a remittance man,
tame little parlOr pet whose vocatio
was to fetch and carry for pretty won
en-, and by some odd trick of fate h
had sifted into the Northland. Mr.!
Mallory had tolerated him rattle
scornfully, but today she smiled upo
: him.
Dustin helped himself to cigarett
] and, made himself comfortable.
She set herself to win him. He ws
: Immensely fiattered at her awakene
: interest. When she called him by b
first name. he wagged all over like
pleased puppy.
: 1t came TO him after a time that ST
8 was considering him for confidenti
q mission. He assured her eagerly tn:
there was no trouble too great for hi
l. to take if he could be of any servi,
V to her. Their heads were close
d whispered talk for n few minutes,
sfe end of which Dustiz Left the roo
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= or answer ne NfSSSo InS REQ Lips
said nothing. He waited, and under
the compulsiOn of his fOrceful silence
Wa1Iy stumbled on helpIessly.
They got off here. Course I
didn't know whether you'd sent for
her or not, so I stopped and kinder
gave her the glad hand just to size
things up"
Eyes"
'She had the address of Miss O'Nein.
that Irish girl staying at the Pagets',
the one that came in"
GO on" snapped his chief.
$50 I directed her how she could
get there and"
WaIIy found himself lifted from the
chair and hammered down into it
again. His soft flesh quaked like q
jelly. As he stared pOp-eyed at the
furious face above him. the fat chin
of the little man dropped.
MY God. Mac. don't do thatI' he
whined
Macdonald wheeled abruptly away,
crossed the room in long strides, and
came back.
whats the use?" he said aloud.
you're nothing but a spineless put
| terer. Haven't you enough sense even
/ to give me a chance to decide for
myself? Why didn't you keep the
woman with you till you could send
for me, you daft monkey?"
IF had known"
Dye think you've got sense enough
to take a plain, straight message as
far as the hotel? Because if you have,
I've got one to send"
waIly caressed tenderly his bruised
flesh. He had a chfldIike desire to
| weep, but ne was afraid Macdonald
would kick him out of the office.
"'Course I'll do whatever you say
Mac" he answered humbly.
The Scotch-Canadian brushed the
| swivel chair and its occupant to one
side. drew up another chair in front
of the desk, and faced Selfridge
squarely. The eyes that blazed at the
little man were the grimmest he had
ever looked into.
go TO the hotel and see this man
Elliot alone. Tell him he's gone too
far-butted into my affairs once too
often. There's not a man alive I'd
stand it from. My orders are for hin
to get out on the next boat If he:
here after that, FL kill him on sight
The color ebbed out Of the flOriC
face of WaIly. He mOistened his lip:
to speak. Heavens, Mac, you cam
do that He'll go out and report"
LET him say what he likes. Put THU
to him straight: that he and I can
stay in this town-and both Of u
live"
WaIIy had Tapped up too many high
balls in the past ten years to relisl
this kind OF mission. His nerve wa
gone He had not the punch any more
Yet Mac was always expecting him L
help out with his rough stuff, he re
1ected fretfuIiy. Take this message
now. There was no sense in it Self
: ridge pIucked up his courage to say SC
'sThat won't buy Us anything bu
! trouble, Mac In the old days yO'
could put over"
: The little man never guessed nov
) close he came TO being flung thrOug
: the transom over the door. but his II
: stinct- warned him to stop. his Oh
lection died away IA a humble.
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50 can do my house work without any
difficulty. ] sdTise any woman who Is
afflicted with female troubles TO give
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound trial and It win do as much for
them. Mrs. MARIE BOYD, 1z21 9Th
St, n. z, Canton, Ohio. =
Sometimes there are serious co1di-
tons where q hospital operation Is the
only alternative, but on the other hand
so many women have been cured by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
doctors have seid that an operation WIS
necessary every woman who wants
70 avoid an operation should give IL q
fair trial before submitting to such .
trying ordeal
If complications exist, write 70 Lydia
z Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass,
for advice. The result OF many years
experience is at your service
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His arms closed on her and he
crushed her to him. looking down hun
grily into the dark little face.
"Let me CO." she cried fercely,
struggling to free herself.
For answer he kissed the red lips,
the flaming cheeks, the angry eyes.
Then, coming TO his senses, he pushed
her from him, turned, and strobe heav-
lily from the room.
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GENEVIEVE MALLORY, SEEING MACDONALD SLIPPING
FROM HER GRASP, TAKES HAND IN THE GAME

a Elliot is
the he meets
Shba
of the land
Mac
a Elliot finds
Sheba
Elliot
Macdonald the object of his coming Alaska The men,
Sheba
Elliot
Elliot
Gideon Oldtime Mac
the kdnape Kamat
to her
who his
learn that Macdon and have ecom
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6uu6r1ng, &nd TWO
doctors decided
that I would have
to 60 through al
operation before ]
could get well.
"Mymother, who
had been helped by
LydiaE Pinkhamss
Vegetable Com
pound, advised ne
20 ryit before sub
hitting tosno opera
ton ItrelieYedme
from nv fHonhIaa
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The Dough That Father Made.

You can announce il that she Is the
house guest OF her parents or any way
they ike, but IT generally means that
the bride has ambIed back for a little
home cooking-LOuIsyille Courier
Journal
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Elliot finds himself in serious
predicament as a result Of a re-
nnarkabIe chain Of circum-
stances which seem to convict
him. These circumstances are
related in the next instalIment.
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PhnsieaI ImpossibiIitY.

you can't hang up your hat in this
house, young man"
Il know can't sir; you're sitting
on it."
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HOW MRS, BOYD
AVOIDED AN
OPERATION

Canton, Ohio.-"I suffered from .
female trouble which caused me- much
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A leather-cOvered metal tube to be
slipped over an umbrella TO roll il tight
has been patented in England.
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Heal Baby Rashes

Heal Baby Rashes
That itch, burn and torture. a hot
Cudcura Soap bath gives instant re-
lief when followed by a gentle appli-
cation OF Cuticura Ointment. For free
samples address, "Cuticura. Dept. Z.
Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap %, Ointment % and 50.-AdE.
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Copyright, William Macleod Ralne.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-10
Let the World figure with you on
that next job Of printing. We believe
that we can save you money.
DEEDS, NOT WORDS

Devils Lake People Have Absolute
Proof Of Deeds at Home.
It's not words but deeds that prove
true merit.
The deeds Of Doan's Kidney Pills,
For Devils Lake kidney sufferers,
Have made their local reputation.
Proof lies in the testimony OF
Devils Lake people.
Sidney Goodnow, machinists. 20s
~. 18th st.. Devils Lake, says: Il
Used Doan's Kidney Pills when I was
suffering from my back. 1t was lame
and weak and it ached most al the
time. My kidneys were also weak
The first few doses Of Doan,s Kid
nsy Pills gave me relief and I con-
ttnued using them until they removed
all signs Of the trouble. have
found Doan's Kidney Pills Just as
represented"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Goodnow had. Foster ilburu
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
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SALE or LAND

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That
under authority Of an Order of Sale
granted by the Honorable E. H. Griffin,
Judge of the County Court Of h Coun-
kota. dated the 3rd day Of January, A.
u. 1918. the undersigned, the Admins
tratorof the estate Of Eleanor Il. Regain,
late Of the City of Devils Lake in the
Dakota deceasei, will sell at private
iect to confirmation by. the Judge Of said
County Court, the following described
lands. to-Wit:
= South half Of Southeast Quarter Is.
North half of Northeast Quarter q,
NE - Of Section Twenty.four (24l in
north of range Sixty-five (65) west 5th
2. M. situate in ramsey County, North
Dakota.
The sale will be made on or after the
18th day of January A. D.. 1918.
All bids must Re IN writing, and must
be filed with the Judge of said County
Court at his office in the court house in
the City of Devils Lake, N. D.
J.. C. ADAMSON,
administrator of the Estate of Eleanor
e. Regain, Deceased.
Dated January &"d. A. D. 1918.
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NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE
By virtue NJ an ovoct,f;nn ;su,,od i

NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE
BY virtue Of IN execution issued by
D. G. Duell, Justice Of the Peace upon
q judgment rendered and docketed in
said court on the Bird day of Novem-
Der, 1917, in an action wherein G.. w.
Moran, ]. A. Moran and Eugene Fene-
lon, doing business under the firm
name Of Ramsey Drug Co., were plain.
tiff and Jessie Thomas was defendant.
in favor Of thu said plaintiff and
against the said defendant for the sum
Of 1925 which execution was direct
ed and delivered to me as Sheriff of
Ramsey County, North Dakota, I have
levied upon all the right, title and JIM
terest of the defendant in and to he
following described personal property:
Al! household goods belonging to said
defendant;
Notice is hereby given that 1, the
undersigned, Sheriff as aforesaid will
sell the above described personal pro.
perty to the highest bidder, for cash
at public auction at the Prosser build.
ing IN the City Of Devils Lake, Ram.
ssey County, North Dakota,o on the 18th
day OF January, 1918, at the hour OF
Two O'Clock in the afternoon of SAID
day to satisfy the said execution to.
gether with the interest and costs
thereon.
Dated Jan. End. 1918.
MARTIN OLSEN,
Sheriff of Ramsey County
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Just a Story.

When William Jennings Bryan was
In Indianapolis recently, he was enter.
tanned at the country home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel M. RaistOn. Mrs. Bryan
accompanied her husband. The Raj
ston household greatly enjoyed the con.
versation of Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, par
ticularly when the great commoner
told some of his best stories. "A domes.
tic employed at the Ralston home was
so interested in the guests that she
wrote to a friend: 1--WE had q fine time
at the Ralston's last night. Mr.. and
Mrs. Brandy were visiting them and
they were very entertaining"
Mr.. Ralston thought it was a delici-
GUS joke on Mr.. Bryan to have him
called Mr.. Brandy, and was telling 1t
to some friends later at the Hotel
SEVERN when Mr.. Bryan came up.
81 was just telling the story about
how you were called Brandy" said Mr..
Ralston.
"I think that's just q story" said
Mr.. Bryan, laughing.
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Disappointed Horee.

That a horse, in spite of his 'shorse
sense" can be pitifully deceived by
appearances was demonstrated in. q
telling manner A young woman was
waiting patiently for a car going east,
when a horse ana wagon owned by a
huckster stopped almost before her.
The horse, a friendly looking animal,
gradually edged up to the curb near
the young woman, who smiled gra-
ciously and patted him on the. nose.
AS the a approached she walked
slowly toward the track and was wait
Ing for the car door to open when the
friendly animal slipped up behind her,
and with a sudden plunge grasped the
bunch of green leaves. from her new
hat.
After a brief tussle with hat pins
and yellow curls, the horse managed
to wrest the hat from the young WON
an and marched off chewing what he
evidently thought a meal Of fine green.
The horse chewed the milliner's paint
ed leaves, and finding them not to his
taste dropped the hat, which was re-
turned to its owner.-Milwaukee Jour-
nal.