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The Tomahawk., 1919-10-16

in response to investigations Uf hers.
seemed to point that way: Don't you
think" he said. "really. don't you
think that being things is rather better
than doing things7"
He said "rahthuh bettuh" for "rather
better" and seemed to do 1t deliberate.
ly, with perfect knowledge Of what he
was doing. Later, Lucy Knocked him
to George, and George refused to
smile: he somewhat inclined to such
pronunciatiOns, himself. This inclina-
tion was one of the things that he had
acquired in the four years.
What else he had acquired, It might
have puzzled him to state, had any.
body asked him and required direct
reply within a reasonable space Of
time. He had learned how to pass ex-
aminations by "cramming;" that Is, In
three or four days and nights he could
get into his head enough Of q selected
fragment of some scientific Of philo'
sophical or literary or linguistic sub
ject to reply plausibly 10 six questions
out Of ten. He could retain the infor.
nation necessary for such feat just
long enough to give q successful per.
formance then it would evaporate ut
terly nom his brain, and leave him un.
disturbed. George, like his 'crowd,"
not only preferred ''being things" to
"doing things" but had contented him.
self with four years of ''belng things
as q preparation for going on being
things" And when Lucy rather shyly
pressed him for his friends probable
definition of the "things" 1t seemed 30
superior and beautiful to be. George
raised his eyebrows slightly. meaning
that she should have understood with
out explanation; but he did explains
"Oh, family and all that-being a gen.
tleman, I suppose"
Lucy gave the horizon Q long look.
but offered no comment.
-
"Aunt Fanny doesn't look much bet.
ter" George said to his mother, a few
minutes after their arrival, on the
night they got home. doesn't she get
over It at all? thought she d feel
better when we turned over the insur-
ance to her-gave It to her absolutely.
without any strings to 1t. She looks
about q thousand years old!'
"She looks quite girlish, sometimes
though" his mother said.
HAS she looked that way much
since father"
mot 80 much" Isabel said thought
fully. But she will, as Zine goea on"
"Tine1l have to hurry, then, 1t seems
to me-" George observed, returning to
his own room.
The Tomahawk., 1919-10-16
"sE'Ne,A GENTLEMAN, ! SUPPOSE"


q
upbneng youthful
in his when he Lnsy
that looking pokne
Friendship
The Tomahawk., 1919-10-16

doorway in . panic, for her nephew
stood there. '.
She kept her eyes upon his white
face for few strained moments, then.
regaining her nerve, looked away and
shrugged her shoulders. >~--..~..-
'You weren't intended to hear what
I've been saying, George" she said
quietly. 'But since you seem"
yes, did, .'-..-. &
"So!" She shrugged her shoulders
again. "After all, don't know but
It's just as well, in the long run"
He walked up to where she sat. "You
-you-' he said thickly. 1T seems
It seems to me you're-you're pretty
common
Old Bronson had risen from his
chair in great distress. "Your aunt
was talking nonsense because she's
piqued over business matter,
George" he said. "She doesn't mean
what she said, and neither she nor
anyone else gives the slightest credit
to such foolishness-no one In the
world" " ->..s.. -
George gulped, and wet lines shone
suddenly along his lower eyelids.
'They-they'd better not!" he said,
then stalked out Of the room, and out
81 the house. ..s
Ten minutes later, George Amber
con. somewhat In the semblance OF an
angry person plunging out Of the Man
sion. found 4 pale nephew waiting to
accost him.
II haven't time to talk, George"
~Yes. you have. You'd better
"Whatss the matter, thenT
His namesake drew him away from
the vicinity of the house. II want to
tell you something I Just heard Aunt
Amelia say, In there. She says my
mothers on your side about this divi-
sion Of the property because you're
Eugene NWgans best friend. She
0id-" George paused to swallow.
~She said" He faltered.
"You look xck," said his uncle, and
laughed shortly. "H IT'S because Of
anything Amelia's been saying. I don't
Alame youl What else did che sayT
0eofN ~wallswed again, ~ Win
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Lucy Morgan? Let me see: I seem
to remember the name. Didn't I know
some Lucy Morgan or other, once upon
a timer Then you'd shake your big
white head and stroke your long white
beard-you'd have such distinguished
long white beard and you'd say, No.
I don't seem. to remember any Lucy
Morgan; I wonder what made me think
I did,? And poor me! I'd be deep in
the ground, wondering II you'd heard
about it and what you were saying
Good-by for today. Don't work too
hard-dear!'
George Immediately seized pen and
paper, plaintively but vigorously re-
questing Lucy not to imagine him with
q beard. distinguished or otherwise.
even In the extremities of age. Then.
after inscribing his protest in the mat
ter Of this visioned beard. he con-
cluded his missive in q tone mollified
to tenderness. and proceeded to read a
letter from his mother which had
reached him simultaneously with
Lucy's. Isabel wrote from Asheville.
where she had just arrived with her
husband: ....,-s~t s.~
II think your father looks better al
ready, darling, though we've been here
only q few hours. It may be we've
found just the place to build him up.
The doctors said they hoped it would
prove to be, and If it is, it would be
worth the long struggle we had with
him to get him to give up and come.
I'm afraid that In my anxiety to get
him to do what the doctors wanted
him to, I wasn't able to back up Broth
er George as I should in his difficulty
with Sydney and Amelia. I'm 80 sorry
George is more upset than I've ever
seen him-they've got what they want
ed, and they're sailing before long. !
hear, to live in Florence. Father said
he couldn't stand the constant per-
suading-I'm afraid the word he used
was 'nagging.' Ican't understand peo-
pie behaving like that. George says
they may be Ambersons. but they're
vulgar! I'm afraid almost agree with
him. At least, I think they were in
considerate.
I'VE plan to stay six weeks If the
place agrees with him. It does really
seem to already! He's just called in
the door to say he's waiting. Don't
smoke too much. darling boy.
"Devotedly, your mother,
ISABEL"
But she did not keep her husband
there for the six weeks she ANTICIPATED.
She did not keep him anywhere that
long. Three weeks after writing this
letter, she telegraphed suddenly to
George that they were leaving for
home at once; and four days later,
when he and friend came whistling
into his study, from lunch at the club,
he found another telegram upon his
desk.
He read it twice before he compre-
hended its import.
"Papa left US ut ten this morning,
dearest.
MOTHER"
The friend saw the change in his
face. mot bad news1"
George lifted utterly dumfounded
eyes from the yellow paper.
my father" he said weakly. "She
says she says he's dead. I've got to
20 home"
49,. His Uncle George and the
Major met him at the station when he
arrived-the first time the. Major had
ever come to meet his grandson. The
old gentleman sat In his closed car
riage (Which still needed paint) at the
entrance'to the station, but he got out
and advanced to grasp Georges hand
The Tomahawk., 1919-10-16
"The idea Of being a pro-
fe$sional man has never ap.
pea!ed to me-"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)

Raising Foxes On Ranches.
Raising ranch-bred foxes is IN II
dustry that Is being carried ON q.
tensively in all the Canadian province4
In ut least q dozen of the. northes1-
most states Of the United States, ana
beginning in Japan and Norway. Al
Tying In much the same climate. belt
adapted to DEMONSTRATING the blac4
fox, under the most favoraNaa eaoae
docs .ra #...s
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tremulonsly, when the latter appeared.
sPc9r fellow I" he said, and patted him
repeatedly upon the shoulder. Poor
fellowI Poor 0eorgier r.
George noticed that the Majors
tremulousness did not disappear, as
they drove up the street, and that he
seemed much feebler than during The
summer. Priocipally, howevse, 0eoree
Vno Concerned With hiD OWD 00ot1oa
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the devil"
The collegian did not return to his
home for the holidays. Instead, Isa-
bel Joined him. and they went South
for the two weeks. She was proud of
her stalwart, good-looking son at the
hotel where they stayed, and it was
meat and drink to her when she saw
how people stared at him In the lobby
and on the big verandas-indeed, her
vanity in him was 30 dominant that
she was unaware Of their staring at
her with more interest and an ad-
miration friendlier than George
evoked.
Both Of them felt constantly the Diff
ference between this Christmas time
and other Christmas times Of theirs
In all, 1t was q sorrowful holiday. But
when Isabel came East for Georges
commencement, In June, she brought
Lacy with her-and things began to
seem different, especially when George
Anderson arrived with Lucy's father
On class day. Eugene had been In New
York, on business; Anderson easily
persuaded him to this outing; and they
made q cheerful party Of 1t. with the
new graduate Of course the hero and
center Of II all.
His uncle was q fellow alumnus.
'SYonder was where I roomed when l
was here" he said. pointing out one of
the university buildings to Eugene. Il
don't know whether George would let
ny admirers plNee . tablet - marx
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-09

Pop corn in bulk for sale at the
Langdon Feed Mill Store.
William Stevens IN and wife were
visitors with friends and relatives
across the line at Kaleida, Man., a
day or two the forepart of the week
Mrs. /. Dawson was in Langdon
on Monday. accompanying from Dres-
den members of her family who are
attending the Academy of St. Mary's
of the Lake, at Devils Lake.
The woman's missionary society,
an auxiliary of the Presbyterian
church helA its annual business meet.
ing and a social session yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Close:
ALT and Robert Padden took Mon.
days train for a mid winter trip
back to their old home in the east.
They expect to spend most of the
time at their brothers. who is located
at Southampton, Ontario.
Misses Rose and Elenora Hamilton
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Walker
Hamilton left during the week for
Fargo, where they will remain until
spring taking a course in business
training at a commercial college.
Attorney W. A. Mcintyre came
here from the Forks the end OF the
week and during a stay of several
days has been attending to court
matters and attending a meeting of
the directors of the First National
Bank.
Mark l. Forkner is reported as re
operating after a weeks seige of
influenza. The office force of the
Republican has been further crippled
by the absence on sick leave of
George Charter, who also tussled
with a mild attack of the flu.
George l.. Koehmstedt of Langdon
was the guest of MIR. and Mrs. Fred
Hay last Saturday. Mr.. Koehmstedt
was enroute from his home to Camp
Lewis. where he is in the signal corp
Of the army, having been home on a
short furlough. -Hillsboro Banner
y A. Schulke wa a Friday arrival,
coming from New Ulm, Mimi, and
during a stay of a couple of weeks
will look over his Lapgdon business
and other interestss Mr.. Schulke
states that with the exception of his
eldest son. Fred. the family have all
so far csc aped the influenza epidemic
and are quite we'll.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-09
LANGDON TESTIM )NY

Home Proof Found He:e There and
Everywhere.
When you see Dnan's XII ln=y Pills
re recommended in this pap r you most
always find the recommended a Lang.
don resident. It's the same every
wherein 8, 800 towns in the United
States. Fifty thousand people pub.
l;cly thank Doans. What other kid
ney remedy can give this proof o.
merit, honesty and truth? Home tes-
timony must be true or it could not
have published here. Read this Lang
don recommendation. Then insist on
having Doan's. You will know what
you are getting.
J. A. Balgaard, Fifth Street. South
says:I"A few years ago I had occa-
sion to use a kidney remedy. My
back was weak and aching and l
knew it was from my kidneys be.
cause the secretions passed Irregular
ly. Hearing about Doan's Kidneys
Pills, l got some and used them.
One box rid me of the disorder and
the pains in my back left me-
Price go cents at all dealers.
Don't simply ask for a kidney reme-
dy-get Doan's Kidney Pills--tbe
same that Mr.. Balgaard had. Fos.
ter. Milburn Co., manufacturers, But
falo- NJ. Y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-09
BRING YOUR FILMS TO
Ole Opie Studio
10 be developed and printed
Popular prices and quick service
We also have q line of Films and Kodaks
FOR SALE

Mrs. H. E Price left on Friday
for the Twin Cities, where she will
take a course in embalming and under.
taking in view of securing a diploma
as a licensed practitioner. Mrs.
Price with the services of an assistant
inteLds to carry on the business here
of her late husband, expecting to re
turn to Langdon during March. In
the meantime she has arranged for
business being conducted as usual at
the Price undertaking establishment
Sheriff Thompson returned Tues.
day from a trip to Fargo, to which
place he accompanied a patient from
this coun ty who will receive treat
men. at the hospital for the insane at
] JAMESTOWN. The unfortunate young
man, il q son of E. W. Fitzpatrick,
living south of Langdon and recently
his condition has changed to such an
alarming extent that the doctors ad-
vised hospital treatment which it is
hsped will restore him to a normal
mental condition. 1t is only for a
short time since a recent illness that
his mind has became unbalanced
1t was an oversight last week
when in the holiday rush Of getting
the paper out at New Years that the
Democrat failed to mention its most
acceptable Santa Claus reminder,
which arrived On Christmas eve from
Orland. Calf, containing nuts, or.
anges, grape fruit and lemons, grown
on the fruit farms of Messrs, Hey.
ward and Lindstrom. former Langdon
we'll known residents who are now
operating fruit farms in California
at a profit and incidentally enjoying
a climate, which especially at this
season of the year is hard to beat
anywhere Old Langdon friends are
pleased to know of their prospecting.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-09
A. O.. WOLD
Chlropractor and Optometrist
Licensed to Practice in North
Dakota, Montana, Washington,
Oregon and California.
LANGDON, N. OAK,

Carmy Mausten, having made a
visit of nearly a month here with his
sisters and brother at the Monroe
home since being mustered out from
the draft with an honorable discharge
left Monday for Grand Forks to again
take up his old j OBJ of %railroading for
Jim Hill. Carmy responded to the
first draft call in July 1917, taking
another mans place, and returns to
civil life with a splendid military re
cord.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-09

Two large January Clearance Sales
are opening this week at Langdon's
big department stores. Our mer-
chants are RELOCATING war time prices
into the discard and are giving the
bargain buyers for miles around the
opportunity that they have for
months past been looking for. Lots
of "pep'' will be injected into the
store business Of Langdon during the
next two or three weeks, by both the
Boyd Department Store and the
Schulke Bradley Trading Palace.
crowds of buyers to Langdon, who
have long been waiti ,g and expect
ing the Langdon merchants to
"start something worth while.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-09
Buy a war savings stamp.

Buy a war savings stamp.
Mrs. Robert Murie is spending ths
week visiting with friends in Gran
Forks. d
Have that suit cleaned. pressed and
repaired at the o. K. shop. I'D. Roach
proprietor.
George Edworthy is a court visi-
tor this week from his farm in the
Rush Lake region.
Miss Lylia Keeling of Walhalla is
stay ing in Langdon for some time
having some dental work done,
Banker Prom was here from Mil.
ton a couple of days the early part of
the week attending to court matters.
Hon. Ole T. Axvig was a Milton
visitor in the city a couple of days
the early part of the week on BUSH
ness matters
DR.. Smith will be attending the
Dental Board meeting in Fargo all
of next week. Mrs. Smith will
accompany him.
Charles Damode was a returning
passenger Tuesday from a visit ex-
tending over the holidays to his old
home in Minnesota.
Miss Rose Violet. returned to her
duties in the auditors office this
week after an absence during the
holidays at her home in Minnesota.
Al. Heapy was out and around
town on Monday for the first time
after nearly a months confinement
to his home with an attack of the flu
Henry Nulla and.family have been
up f4om the farm a Walhalla for
a visit during the holidays with their
many former Langdon friends and
acquaintance,
Among those here this week to at
tend court is William Campbell who
is rated as n of the wealthiest
farm land holders in the western
part of this county.
Jno. A. Crawford, at the Langdon
roller feed mill, that he
has on sale a carload Of strictly white
flour. the same as before the war.
Here's your chance-won't last long.
Time is money, therefore yor
cannot afford to have your wife spene
her time trying to do the family
sewing on the old worn cut sewing
machine i. Get a White from A.
O. Void Co.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-09
DR.. E. j. Hughes
DENTIST
NJ. HOUR; p.
to II Phone 112 1
SCHULkE BLOCK Langdon, N.

Co. Com'r Robert Laing since com
ing up from Milton on Monday to at
tend the meeting of the county board
has been somewhat under the weather
evidently threatened with a dose Of
the flu, which up to- the present time
he has been fortunate enough to
escape.
Eugene Conversion, who left here a
couple of months ago for Camp
Dodgs, being among the last Of the
men called from this county in ans.
wer to the draft, returned during
the week to his home, In Langdon
He reports having been moved to
no less than five training canton
ments during that time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-09

You can buy pop corn in bulk at
the Langdon Feed Mill store.
George H. Johnston, the Wales
banker, is among those who were
here yesterday counting.
E. A. Wadsworth spent part of the
holidays in Grand Forks and the Twin
Cities on matters connected with his
real estate business.
Mrs C. E. Johnston returned yes.
terday from a visit since the holidays
with friends and members of the
family in the Twin Cities.
Mrs Ed. j.. Evans has returned
to her home east of town the forepart
of the week from a visit during the
holiday with relatives over at Calvin.
c G. Johnston and Tom Smith
received a couple of oranges from
Orland, California. This is the first
year their orange trees have come to
bearing.
Robert McComb, who made a visit
during the holidays here with his
brother, Jos. c. McComb, returned
during the week to his home at
Winnipeg
Remember that to have your stor.
age battery in first class shape next
summer you must give it the best
Of care. Send or bring it to Sparl.
ing's garage.
Miss Sadie Cory returned on Tues.
day from a visit in Fargo with her
sister and a number of young friends
enjoying the closing week of the
holiday season.
Mrs. A. E. Bakes, wife of the M.
D., at Wales was here yesterday
making calls on several Of her Lang
don friends and doing some shopping
in our big department stores.
Judge Cooley arrived on yester-
days train from Grand Forks and
will preside in district court at the
trial of several cases in which aft
davits of prejudice have been filed.
Why pay big profits when you can
buy a New Ideal Pipeless Furnace for
$l75. 90, installed The furnace is all
cast, a triple jacket, No. 1 furnace
and guaranteed. c. o. Rye, Langdon.
c.. B. Mcmillan, Archie Sillers and
others of the visiting coterie of
bankers ware down the line at
Easily yesterday to attend the annual
meeting of the First State Bank of
Easily.
DR.. j. E.. Ccuntryman of Grafton,
who since going ove to France with
the army medical corps has been .ad
vanced to the rank of major, was in
the early '9O's a clerk in the drug
store of E. l.. Donovan.
Elmer Fowler, who has beer
spending a week in a round of visits
since coming here from Portland,
Ore, with the remains of Mrs. Fer.
guson. left on Tuesdays train re.
turning to his home in the west.
Cashier Jos. E. Halloran of the
Bank of Mowbray, was a passenger or
Mondays train for a business trip tt
the Forks, expecting to return
accompanied by Mrs. Halloran, who
has been visiting there during the
holidays.
Cashier l.. L Gardner spent par
of the week at Hannah, having ir
charge the business of the State
Bank of Hanna, during the absence
of Banker G. B. Mcmillan, who wat
attending the annual accounting oil
the string of banks that he is fnan
cially identified with over the county
.-..
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-09

Don't spoil your storage battery this
winter by neglect. Send it Sparling's
garage for winter storage.
New Years morn of 1919 holds a
1rscord Of being ushered in with a low
temperature of "a degrees below zero
The Masonic temple has been hav-
ing a new furnace and heating plant
installed since the first of the new
year.
The real attraction for this week,
a state wide one, is the legislative
) assembly which convened on Tuesday
at Bismarck.
Basket Ball Game-tomorrow eve.
ning-Langdon High School Va. the
Town Team-at the high school gym
Don't miss the opening game of
the season.
Sleet, heavy white frosts and &C.
companying fogs have done more
damage to telephone and telegraph
wires than any storm which the north
west has experienced in the past
twelve years.
Yesterdays change of weather
was something along the line of what
you could call a January thaw.
Every bright warm sunny day that
we al crowd in now is worth while,
even if there is something of the
genuine North Dakota variety right
after.
The board Of county commissioners
convened Monday to open up business
for the New Year. The only change
ain the makeup of the board being
the induction into office of Com'r
Robert Hunter. who was elected as
the successor of Alex Russell, in the
Fifth District.
Next week the papers over the
county will be publishing call state
ments of the condition of business on
December 31st-the last day of the
~old year. We venture the forecast
that the showing of the wind up of
1913 will be almighty creditable one
even if everyone has suffered a heavy
drag on their finances.
Secretary B. E. Groom asks that
announcement be made that the an
nual meeting of the officers ard board
of directors of the Cavalier County
Fair Association, has been given a
~postponement from the date that has
already been given. Due notice Ct
the date on which the meeting is to
be held will be given.
Those in charge of Red Cross knit:
ting in the Langdon branch, wish to
again appeal to the knitters to knit
up and return to the chairman from
whom they got the yarn all knitted
articles on or before January Is 1919.
Any yarn not knitted then should be
returned. The government requests
us to do this in order that the most
effective relief be provided during
the present winter.
Monday a telegram was received
by States Attorney Crimson from
the provincial authorities of Mani
toba at Winnipeg stating that his re-
QUESTION tor the %extradition of Mar
tin Del, who had a prominent part
in the wheat stealing cases up for
tr ial at this term of court had been
granted. Del became a fugitive from
justice when the authorities here
first got after the thieves and his
being brought back from Winnipeg
for trial will materially strengthen
the case of the prosecution.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-09

A son of Richard Seccomb of Still
we'll left on Fridays train for Fargo
and will take a ten weeks course at
the North Dakota agricultural college
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-09

Fred T. Ober, the proprietor of the
Ober c:nfectionery and dairy lunch
was off duty part of the week fight
ing off a threatened attack of the flu.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-09

Harsh physics react. weaken the
bowels, will lead to chronic consti.
Doan's Reg ulets operate east.
~. 80 cents a box at all stores.