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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30

Henry Hanson of Amboy was in
the city on business today.
Peter SPENCER Of AmbCy was a
business caller in the city today.
Mrs. Gene Mead of Lake Crystal
was calling on friends in the city to-
day. !
Mrs. Arthur Boswell and two daugh-
tiers of Blue Earth spent several hours
in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Broger and
family of Butterfeld were guests of
Miss Selma Freeman yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. Kutzler of West
Concord arrived today for a visit
with their son in law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. W. Andrist
Miss Milre Burmeister, who spent
her vacation at home, will return to-
day to the twin cities, and will con-
tinue her studies in trained nursing.
Major Milo Fox arrived home yes
terday from years active service
in France, and will spend two weeks
as guest at the Pitcher home, Alt
South Second street.
Miss Marion Bowen has returned to
Cambria after short visit in Man
kato. She will soon go to the twin
cities, and will resume her course in
nursing.
Mrs. Myrtle c. Hanson of West
Fourth street will leave the first of
next week for South Dakota where
she will make her home hereafter.
Mrs. Hanson has disposed of her
home in West Mankato.
Miss Jennie Garcelon, trained nurse
in charge of the infantile paralysis
clinic work, has returned from field
trip to Waseca, GAINESVILLE, and other
places, and will leave tonight for the
twin cities, where she will attend to
business matters.
Stella Bartlett, who has been Wis
iting in Los Angeles for the past two
months, wired this morning that she
had passed the teachers examination
standing tenth in LOO applications
and will begin teaching there Sep
TENDER g. She says "Hurrah for the
Mankato normal"
C. A. Smith and family of Carlton,
near Duluth, were in the city yes
terday on their way home by auto
from a visit at Window They re-
ported bad roads toward Window, in
the course of a call on the Tourist
Service Bureau of the Commercial and
Automobile clubs.
Reuben George, son of Mrs. Will
liam George of this city, has re-
turned home from the Great Lakes
naval school after completing his
course in the yeoman school. He
will be home until next Wednesday
and then leave for Philadelphia where
he expects to go on battleship and
into service on the sea.
Mrs. Ida M. Jones, has returned
from short vacation visit with rel
atives and friends in Waterville.
G. e. Seitsinger of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, is in the city to get work on
the new service station of the Cedar
Rapids Oil company started. 1t will
be located on the property that the
company recently purchased from
Mrs. Julia Hoerr, corner of Front and
Main streets, and work will probably
star: on it next week. The station
is to be an ornate affair, and the en-
tire lot will be covered with con-
crete flooring and covered with a
roof. People can drive in anywhere
along the property. 1t is hoped to
have the structure completed inside
of six weeks, or two months. 1t will
be quite an improvement for the cor
ner.
Mrs. j. A. Smith is spending the
week visiting friends in MINNEAPOLIS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
Nonparty Man indicted

st. Paul, August PSI. B. Free Wa
basha county organizer for the Nom
partisan league, and held here under
the espionage act, was indicted by the
grand jury today. He will be held
for trial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
British Casualty List.

IOHfteu TTtSS IISldlCn.J
London, August 26.-Total British
casualties in the fighting since last
Wednesday is reported to be $4,000.
The total number of Germans taken
prisoners alone amounted to $4,000.
The boche casualty lists ran much
higher.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
L0NGSTREET STILL MISSING
Pipestone Man Has Not Been Located;
Fears of Accident.

Ray Longstreet OF PipestOne, who
disappeared Wednesday forenoon, has
not been heard from yet 1t is claim
ed he was talking Wednesday morn
ing about going down to Tyler on
business in that city. 1t is feared that
he may have gone there and was
caught in the cyclone. This, however,
is mere supposition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
new ULM WIRED MONEY
Brown County Town Sent Aid To
Stricken TYLER

Stricken Tyler
New Ulm, Mimi, August 24.-At a
special meeting of the city council
$500 was appropriated for
the relief, Nof the tornado sufferers of
Tyler and the money was forwarded
by telegraph.
New Ulm has not forgotten the gen.
erous relief given when this city was
struck by tornado July 10. 1881, and
score of people killed, many injured
and property damage done to the ex-
tent of $500, 900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
ESCAPE WAS NIPPED
Motor Boats Tried To Get Out Of
The North Sea.

Amsterdam, August PA squad
ron of German motor boats attempt
ed to escape from the North sea,
apparently intending to make break
for Holland to get supplies. The boats
were sighted by the wary British
and were driven back, three of the
craft being lost. The British suf-
fered no casualties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
NOBODY IS EXEMPT

Bill Covers Ground
There'lI Be No SIackers.
UNITED Press Dispatch.1
Washington, August 24.-The
house is considering the man.
power bill. An amendment by
Madden of Illinois to bar govern
ment employees from deferred
draft classification on account of
their employment was defeated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
HENRY o. LEE TO WE'D.

Duluth Herald: Miss Eta New
strand, daughter of Mrs. G. M. New
strand, 209 South Sixteenth avenue
east, will leave Sunday night for
Columbia, S c., where she will be
married the latter part of next week
to Lieutenant Henry o. Lee, U. S. A.,
formerly of Duluth. Miss Newsstand
will be accompanied by her mother
and her sister, Miss Fern Newsstand.
She will remain south until Lieut.. Lee
is ordered abroad. The bridegroom
is son of Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Lee of
Mankato, but is well known in Du-
luth, having been connected with an
insurance concern here for some
years. He left Duluth, january 1,
and o-1tfr9d the third officers train
ing camp at Camp Custer, Mich, re-
ceiving his commission on June 1.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
Mckeownl- Pirath.

VISNCOWIH-
The many friends will be delighted
to learn of the announcement of the
wedding of Miss Agnes I. McKeown
daughter of Mrs. Margaret H. Nc
Keown, to Lee T. Pirath, both of Ia
coma, Wash, on July 16.
The wedding was quietly solem-
|nized at st. James Cathedral, Seattle,
the bride being attended by her sis
ter, Miss Nell McKeown, while Mr.. A.
j. Kroha, general storekeepcr of the
Chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway, acted as best man for the
groom.
The bride wore smart travelling
costume of blue, with hat to match
and carried bouquet of Cecil Breun-
ner roses. After the ceremony a de-
|lightful wedding breakfast was served
lat the Savoy hotel, shortly after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Pirath left on q
wedding tour to Oregon metropolis
and surrounding points of interest.
Mrs. Pirath is known to be a very
capable young business woman Of
Tacoma, having previous to her mar
rage occupied the position of private
secretary to Mr.. Thomas Carstens
president of the Carstens Packing
company Mr.. Pirath is also con
Inected with the same firm in the ca
pacity of assistant to the president
and that of purchasing agent.
| Mr.. Pirath is prominent youns
memb ar of the Tacoma Commercial
club, the Elks, and the fourth degree
assembly of the knights of Columbus
Among the many beautiful wed.
ding gifts that were given, was 8
handsome silver service. presented tt
them by the employees of the Carstens
Packing company.
Upon their return, Mr.. and Mrs
Pirath will make their home in Ia.
coma
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
ASH-MARTIN.

ASH MARTIN.
Madison Lake Times: The marriage
of Mr.. Edward H. Martin of Duluth
and Miss Anna Ash of Mankato oc
Cured Monday of last week at Mar
shall, MINI. The bride is daughter
of Mrs. Ellen Ash of Mankato and the
groom a son of Mr.. Emil Martin, now
of Morristown. Both parties are well
known here as Mrs. Martin was prin-
cipal of the public school some years
ago and Mr.. Martin spent his boyhood
days in the village with his parents
until few years ago when he went
to Duluth and is now head bookkeep-
er for the wholesale grocery firm of
Stone, Ordean & Weells. The happy
couple will make their home in Du-
luth at 430 Fourth avenue, West.
Their many friends here extend con-
CALCULATIONS.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-25

A CLEAN of hope showed in the eye
Of the engineer. You didn't bring
her? Diane said you threatened"
Maybe did say I would. Anyhow,
| thought better of it. But Pm glad
someone had the sense to tell Miss
O'Neill the truth"
"Who do you think brought herr"
I'm not thinking on that subject
out loud.n
"But IL you could show Mac"
"That's up to you. I'll not lift a
finger. I didn't start this war and I'm
not making any peace overtures."
you're as obstinate as the devil"
smiled Peter, but in his heart he ad-
mired the dourness of his friend.
The engineer went to Macdonald and
gave deleted version of his talk with
Elliot. The Scotsman listened, Bit
ter. incredulous smile on his face.
"Says he didn't bring her, does he?
Tell him from me that he lies. Your
wife let out to me by accident that he
threatened to bring her. Meteetse and
he came up on the boat together. He
was with her at your house when she
told her story. He's trying to save his
hide. No chance"
"Elliot isn't liar When he says he
didn't bring the woman, that satisfies
me. / know he didn't do It," insisted
Paget stiffiy.
Different here. Who else had any
interest in bringing her except him
Nobody. Use your brains, Peter. He
takes the first boat down the river. He
comes back on the next one. She
comes back, too. They couldn't figure
I'd be at your house when they
showed up there to tell the story.
That's where Mr.. Elliot slipped up"
Peter was of different stuff from
Selfridge. He had something to say.
So he said 1t.
"Times have changed, Mac. You
can't shoot down this fellow without
making all kinds of trouble. First
thing, we'd lose our claims, The ad.
ministration would drop you like hot
potato If you did thing like that.
Sneba would never speak to you again
Your friends would know In their
hearts 1t was murder. You can't do it,
Macdonald's jaw clamped. "Then
let him get out. That's my last word
to him."
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CHAPTER xIlI.--continued.

His companion flashed look OF
warning at him and explained that
they were going down the river to look
for work outside of the district.
Suddenly Trelawney broke loose
and began to curse Macdonald with a
bitterness that surprised the govern
ment agent. What struck him most,
though, was the obvious anxiety of
Northrup to quiet his partner and to
gloss over what he had said.
Elliot bought an automatic revolver
next morning and box Of cartridges.
He was not looking for trouble, but he
intended to be prepared for 1t when
trouble came looking for him. In the
afternoon he walked out Of town and
practlced shooting at tin cans for
half an hour. On his way back he
met Peter Paget.
The engineer came straight to the
subject In his mind.
"Selfridge came to see me last night.
He told me about the trouble between
you and Macdonald, Gordon. You must
leave town till he cools down. Mac
donald is a bad man with gat."
IT'S he? There'll be no trouble OF
my making. But Ii he starts any I'll
be there. Macdonald doesn't own the
earth. you know. I've been sent up
here by Uncle Sam on business, and
you can bet your last dollar I'll stay
on the job till I'm through"
"Of course you've got to finish your
job. But 1t doesn't all haEe to be done
right here. Just for week or two"
"Tell your friend something else
while you're on the subject. If drop
him, go scot free because he is inter-
fering with me on duty. I'll put Self
ridge on the stand to prove 1t. But
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-25
ELLIOT FINDS HIMSELF IN A SERIOUS PREDICAMENT AS
RESULT or A REMARKABLE CHAIN
OF CIRCUMSTANCES
OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

synopssAs representative of the government Gordon Elliot is
Alaska investigate coal claims On the boat he
fellow whom he learns Sheba
Colby Macdonald active head of the land
grabbing syndicate investigation aboard Elliot and Mac
q friendly Landing Kuak Elliot finds
his Mr. and Mrs Paget the people whom Sheba
has come is Shebas cousin At dinner Elliot
reveals his coming Alaska The
naturally antagon become rivals for the hand of Sheba
Elliot
facts Sdge ghthand Kamalah mat
deceived the situation Elliot also
leaves for from the TRAIL believes that
faces DEATH Sefrdge arrival Kamaah has agents alb
duct Gideon who knows too much about Mac
donad activities the where Holt held
prisoner overpweng the kdnapers Kamat
ah where Elliot truth the coal land deals
way Meeese with her child
who Elliot Macdonads after his Elliot
learns Sheba have become engaged
Mallory dashng who is determined to
child visit Sheba tell
She who bames Elliot for Meteese's
he will kill
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-25

SAID.
fever of the patient was subsiding. He
slept a good deal, and In the intervals
between had been once or twice quite
rational.
The thoughts of the cousins drew
their steps toward the Jail. Sheba
looked at Diane.
"Will' they let us pass, do you
think?"
perhaps. We can try"
Gopher Jones was not proof against
the brisk confidence with which Mrs.
Paget demanded admittance.
The prisoner was sitting on the, bed.
His heart jumped with gladness when
he looked up.
Diane shook hands cheerfully. "How
is the criminal"
'Better for hearing your kind voice."
he answered.
His eyes strayed to the ebon-haired
girl in the background. They met a
troubled smile, grave and sweet.
lawfully good of you to come to
see me-" he told Sheba gratefully.
How is Macdonald?"
"Better, we hope. He knew Diane
this afternoon"
awe haven't talked to Mr.. Macdon-
aid yet about the attack on him." d.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-25
CHAPTER XIV.
AmhusIied.

Colby Macdonald In miners boots
and corduroy working suit, stood be-
side his horse with one arm thrown
carelessly across Its rump. He was
about to start for Seven Mile Creek
camp with $2,700 In the saddIebags TO
pay the men there.
Diane was talking with him. "She's
young and fine and spirited. OF course
1t was great shock to her. She had
been idealizing you. But I think she
is beginning to understand things bet
ter. AT any rate, she does not hate
you any more. Give the girl time"
"You think she will-be reasonable p.
1T don't know. But I'm sure of one
thing. She'll not be reasonable, as you
call 1t, unless you are reasonable"
"You mean-Elliot2"
"Yes She likes him very much. Do
you know that when the Indian woman
came he urged Sheba not to listen to
her storyT"
Sounds likely--after he had spent
his good money bringing her here, y
sneered the mine owner.
HE didn't. Gordon is splendid fel.
low. He wouldn't lle," answered Di.
ane hotly. Sand one thing is sure-if
you lay finger on him for this, 1t will
be fatal with Sheba. She will be
through with you"
Macdonald had thought Of this be.
fore. 1t had been coming to him from
several different angles that he could
not afford to crafty his desire to wipe
this meddlesome young official from
his path. He made slow, sulky
promise.
"All right. I'll let him alone. Peter
can tell him."
Swinging to the saddle. he spurre6
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jail without breakfast. He was furi-
Gus, but as he paced up and down the
narrow beat beside the bed his anger
gave way to anxiety. Surely the Pag-
cts could not believe he had done such
thing. And Sheba--would she ac-
cept as true this weight of circum-
stan Il evidence that was piling up
agaiast him?
1t could all be explained SO easily.
And yet--tSe facts fitted like links Of
chain to condemn him. He went
over them one By one. The babbling
tongue of Selfridge that had made
common gossip Of the impending trag-
edy in which he and Macdonald were
the principals-his purchase of the
automatic-his public meeting with
two known enemies of the Scotsman,
during which he had been seen to give
them money-his target practice with
the new revolver--the unhappy chance
| that had taken him out to Seven-Mile
Creek Camp the very day of the rob-
bery--his casual questions of the min
ers-even the finding of the body by
him. All of these dove-tailed with
| the hypothesis that his partners In
crime were to escape and bear the
blame, while he was to bring the body
back to town and assume innocence.
Paget was admitted to his cell later
in the morning by Gopher Jones. He
shook hands with the prisoner. Jones
retired.
Tough luck, Gordon" the engineer
said.
''What does Sheba think?"
1--WE haven't told her you have been
arrested. heard 1t only little while
ago."
"And Diane7"
eyes, she knows"
"Well?" demanded Gordon brusque-
ly.
Peter looked at him In questioning
surprise. "Well what?" He caught
the meaning Of his friend. "Try moi
to be an ass, Gordon. OF course she
knows the charge is ridiculous"
The chip dropped from the young
mans shoulder. "Good old Diane.
might have known" he said with O
new cheerfulness.
81 think you might have" agreed
Peter dryly. "By the way, have you
had any breakfastT
mo. I'm hungry, come to think Of
it."
"Tll have something sent In from
the hotel"
"How's Macdonald?"
"Hes alive-and while there's life
there Is hope"
"Any news Of the murderersT
asked Gordon.
posses are combing the hills fol
them. They stole packhorse from
truck gardener up the valley. II
seems they bought an outfit for 9
month yesterdays they were go
ing prospecting"
They talked for few minutes long
err, mainly on the question of lawyer
and the chances of getting out on bond
Peter left the prisoner in very much
better spirits than he had found him
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ures rushed at him. He threw up an
arm to ward off the club aimed at his
head, but succeeded only In breaking
the force of the blow. AS he staggered
back stunned. a bullet glanced along
his forehead and ridged furrow
through the thick hair. A second
stroke Of the club Jared him to the
heels.
Though his mind was not clear, his
body answered automatically the in
stinct that told him to close with his
assailants. He lurched forward and
gripped one, wrestling with him for
the revolver. Vaguely he knew by the
sharp, jagged shoots of pain that the
second man was beating his head with
a club. The warm blood dripped
through his hair and blinded his eyes.
Dazed and shaken. he yet managed to
get the revolver from the man who had
1t. But 1t was his last effort. He was
too far gone to use 1t. A blow on the
forehead brought him unconscious to
the ground bleeding from dozen
wounds.
On his way back to Seven Mile Creek
camp Gordon Elliot rode down to the
ford. In the dusk he was almost upon
them before the robbers heard him.
For a moment the two men stood gaz-
ing at him and he at the tragedy be-
fore him. One of the men moved
toward his horse.
"Stop thereI" ordered Gordon sharp
ly, and reached for his revolver.
The man--it was the miner North
rup-jumped for Elliot and the field
agent fired. Another moment and he
was being dragged from the saddle.
What happened next was never clear
to him. He knew that both of the
bandits closed In on him and that he
was fighting desperately against odds.
The revolver had been knocked from
his hand and he fought with bare fists
just as they did.
They quartered over the ground, for
Gordon would not let either of them
get behind him. They were larger
than he, heavy, muscle-bound giants
of great strength, but he was far more
active on his feet. He jabbed and
sidestepped and retreated. More than
once their heavy blows crashed on
his face. His eyes dared not wander
from them for an instant, but he was
working toward definite plan. AS he
moved his feet were searching for the
automatic he had dropped.
One Of his feet, dragging over the
ground came into contact with the
steel. With swift side kick Gordon
flung the weapon dozen feet to the
left. Presently, watching his chance,
he made a dive for 1t.
Trelawney, followed by Northrup,
turned and ran. One of them caught
Macdonald's horse by the bride. He
swung to the saddle and the other man
clambered on behind. There was q
clatter of hoofs and they were gone.
Elliot stopped over the battered body
that lay huddled at the edge of the
water. So badly hao the face been
beaten and hammered that 1t was not
until he had washed the blood from
the wounds that Gordon recognized
Macdonald.
Opening the coat of the insensibIe
man. Gordon p t his hand against the
heart. He could not be sure whether
he felt 1t beating or whether the throb-
bling came from the pulses iii his finger
tips. AS well as he could he bound up
the wounds with handkerchiefs and
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his horse and cantered away. His
mind was full of the problem that had
come into his life. He rode abstract
eddy, so that he was at the lower ford
of the creek almost before he knew 1t.
A bilberry thicket struggled down to
the opposite bank of the stream on
both sides of the road.
The horse splashed through the ford
and took the little rise beyond with q
rush. Just before reaching the brow
Of the hill, the animal stumbled and
fell. AS its rider went headlong, he
caught a glimpse of cord drawn taut
across the path.
Macdonald. shaken by the fall, began
slowly to rise. From the shadows of
the bilberry bushes two STOPPING fig
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-25
CHAPTER XIV.
"God Save You Kindly"

"God Save You Kindly"
A nurse from the hospital had re-
lieved Diane and Sheba at daybreak.
They slept until the middle Of the aft
ernoon, then under orders from the
doctor walked out to take the air. The
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-25

IL he should kill me, his last chance for
getting the Macdonald claims patented
would be gone. The public would raise
such howl that the administration
would have TO throw your friend and
the Guttenchids overheard to save
itself i know that--and Macdonald
knows 1t. SO he stands to lose either
way"
Paget knew this was true. But he
could not drop the subject without
one more appeal.
"He's not sore at you about the
claims. You know that. It's because
you brought the squaw up the river to
see Sheba.r
Il didn't bring her-hadn't thing
to do with that. don't know who
brought her, though / could give good
guesa-"
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Elliot breaks out of Jail long
enough to Illustrate plot enqi-
neered by WaIIy SeIfridue.
Then he gets In jail again. The
story of this exciting episode Is
told In the next instaIlment.
(To BE CONTINUED.)
Reduces Golf Stick SUNNY

HeouSSs SoI StSk supply.
The invention Of golf club with in
Interchangeable heads permits all the
strokes to be made with one stick With
out the necessity for carrying several.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-25
Optimistic Idea.

Nothing is so uncertain as the minds
Of the rabble.