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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-17

ODowd was off. urged by an eager
ness that put wings on his feet and a
thrill of excitement in his blood. Half
way up he stopped short. A new con-
dition confronted him. What was the
proper way to approach person of
royal blood? He would have TO think.
Pausing at her door, he was at once
aware of voices inside the room.
He raped on the door, but so tim
orously that nothing came of 1t. His
second effort was productive. He
heard Miss Thackeray say good gra-
cious," and, after moment, Miss
Cameron's subdued: "What Is ity.'
"May / come in?" he inquired,
rather ashamed OF his vigor. 'It's
only Barnes"
"Come in," was her lively response.
ut was awfully good Of you, Miss
Thackeray, to let me hear your lines.
| think you will be great success In
the part"
Thanks" said Miss Thackeray
dryly. "I'll come in again and let
you hear me In the third act" She
went out, mumbling her lines as she
passed Barnes without seeing him.
81 hope you will feel able to leave
this place tomorrow, countess. We
must get away almost Immediately"
"Ah, you have been listening to
ODowd, see."
"Yes. He tells me 1t will be danger
Gus to"
He is right. It would be difficult
for me to clear myself. No one would
believe that l did not deliberately
make off with the jewels. They would
say that I--oh, 1t Is too DREADFUL"
Don't worry about that" he ex-
claimed. "You have me to testify
that"
"How little you know of intrigue" !"
size cried. "They would laugh at you
and say that you were merely another
fool who had lost his head over a
woman. They would say that duped
you"
NO" he cried vehemently. "Your
people know better than you think.
You are disheartened. discouraged.
Things will look brighter tomorrow"
Il don't know what ] should do with
out you." she said.
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especially east of the Missouri river
cases, the second has already been
made Pastures are still remaining
good and are placed at a condition
of 900 The range and pasture con-
dtons west of the river, excepting
Lyman, Tripp and Gregory counties,
is not at all promising. General gar
den and truck crops are fair. The
abundance of moisture and more re-
cent high temperatures have favored
good growth, although these crops in
those counties west Of the river where
moisture has been lacking, are virtu-
ally destroyed.
To bear out the reasons for the
above crop conditions, the following
brief summary of the weather condi-
tiOns for this state as submitted by
the South Dakota section of the
Weather Bureau at Huron, will be of
interest: "The average temperature
of the month was considerably above
normal. Unseasonably cool weather
prevailed in the early days, and until
about the 10th the temperature was
generally below normal After the
10th the temperature was above nor
NAL practically all the time and most
of the time it was decidedly above
Extremes of temperature were not un-
usually high or unusually low except
in the northwestern part of the state
Over the greater part of the state the
rainfall was in excess of normal. The
largest monthly totals fell in the east
ern part of the state. In the north
western part there was a decided de-
ticiency, only a few light showers hav-
ing occurred. The greater part of the
rain fell within the first two decades.
The sunshine of the month averaged
near normal"
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but never to lose sight of his tail light.
"Are you thereT he whispered.
"Yes. Isn't 1t jolly. running away
like this? 1t must be wonderfully ex-
citing to be criminal, always dodg-
ing and"
Ssh! Even limousine may have
ears ~
But II the limousine had possessed
a thousand ears they would have been
rendered usdAsss in the stormy racket
made by Peters muffler and the thun-
derous roar Of the exhaust as the car
got under way.
Sixty miles lay between them and
Crowndale Tommy Gray guaranteed
that the distance could be covered in
three hours, even over the vile noun
tain roads Ten O'Clock would find
them at the Grand Palace hotel, none
the worse for wear, provided Che al
ways put 1t parentheticaliy) they lived
to tell the tale! The luggage had
gone on ahead of them earlier in the
day.
Soon after ten o'clock they entered
the town Of Crowndale and drew up
before the unattractive portals of the
Grand Palace hotel. An arc lamp
swinging above the entrance shed
pitiless light upon the dreary, GOdfOr-
saken hostelry with the ironic name.
Miss Cameron was warmly con-
scious Of the thrill that had come into
her blood when he carried her up the
stairs in his powerful arms, disdaining
the offer of assistance from the sud-
denly infatuated Tommy Gray.
Rehearsal at eleven sharp" an
nounced RushcrOft. ''Letter-perfect,
every one of you. No guessing. by
the way, Miss-er-'pon my soul,
don't believe / got your name?'
JONES'" said the new member,
shamelessly.
Barnes went down to the dingy
lobby. A single, half-hearted electric
bulb shed its feeble light on the desk,
In front of which stood man regis
tering under the sleepy eye of the
night clerk.
Barnes was turning away when
familiar voice assailed him.
Whirling, he looked into the face Of
the sharp, impassive face Of Mr..
SprouSe.
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that have been emptied by the cen.
querors, and restock the farms that
have been pillaged and devastated. In
the absence of Aladdin. however she
is almost as poor as the ancient
church mouse. So there you are, me
man. Half the royal progeny of Eu-
rope have been suitorS for her hand,
and the other half woulG he If they
didn't happen to be of the same sex.
Good-by. ! must be on my way" He
arose and held out his hand. "Good-by
and good luck forever"
"You are brick, ODowd. I want
to see you again. You will always
find me"
Thanks. Don't issue any rash invi-
tations. | might take you up"
Barnes started upstairs as soon as
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-17
JULY CROP REPORT

This is the latest information is
reau of Crop Estimates.
The reasons for placing the corn
production in South Dakota eight
million bushels below the estimate
of one year ago are that considerable
damage has been done to the east
ern tier of counties of this state by
excessive precipitation, also the west
ern, more especially the northwestern
portion of the state West of the Mis-
souri, river the country is excessively
damaged by drouth conditions. All
this tends to pull down the final fig
ure, which is placed at 91,S80,O00
bushels.
The condition of spring wheat in
South Dakota is not what it was one
year ago. In addition to the loss in
the eastern portion of the state and
the west river areas, the promise is
somewhat reduced in the central por-
tions, enough so as to pull down the
production considerably. This crop
was estimated on par value basis
of Is bushels for normal Although
the price would appear high enough
to draw virtually all the grain from
farms, the fact that this is guaran-
teed until July l, 1920, has permitted
farmers to retain considerable. Many
farmers have been handicapped by
having long distances to haul and also
the roads during the winter and spring
have been almost impossible
This is the largest oat crop which
has been promised in South Dakota
The condition is good, although scat
tered rumors of trouble from rust
have been heard but there is no dam
age yet. Whether there will be or
not, depends entirely on weather con-
ditions.
Nation wide prohibition may have
it's effect in other ways on South Da-
kota, but it does not seem to be
disturbing factor to the barley crop,
as the promise is now about one and
one-third million bushels greater pro-
duction than one year ago. This crop
is generally planted later than wheat
or oats and may come through the
eastern border of counties with less
loss than other spring crops. In most
of the west river counties it is not
extensively grown.
South Dakota's hay crop is not quite
as great as one year ago. The more
eastern and central portions of the
state promise unusually well but most
of the west river counties are in a
rather critical condition for grasses
and hay feeds. This Is true of all ex-
cept Lyman, Tripp and Gregory coun-
ties.
This survey indicates that the av-
erage weight of wool per fleece IN
South Dakota is about seven and one
half pounds. 1t will be noted that
the wool clipped per sheep appears
to be constantly increasing. The av-
erage for a long period of years being
only slightly above seven pounds.
Part of this increase should be cred
tied to the improved methods of car
ing for sheep on ranches but It is II
probably more due to the increase
Of sheep in the agricultural areas.
These are new receiving much better
care than in the days when wool was
of little value and mutton was rather
dull on the market. A small band
of sheep on the farm now means quite
o financial return.
The timothy condition in South Da-
kota Is placed at s61o, which is also
the figure at which clover Is placed.
Alfalfa is giving excellent promise, !
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to Green Fancy again, ana seated be-
side him was Thomas Kingsbury
Barnes. his new master.
There was not sign Of human life
about the place. Peter accompanied
him upstairs to the room recently oc-
cupied by Miss Cameron.
They found two small leather
| trunks, thickly belabeled. in the room
upstairs. Both were locked.
"You take this one," said Barnes,
"and l will manage the other" He
was In a hurry TO get away from the
house. There was no telling when the
government agents would descend
upon the place.
Barnes helped Peter to lift the
trunks into the car and then ordered
him to start at once for Hart's Tav-
ern.
"You can return later on for your
things" he said.
81 got 'em tied up in a bundle in the
garage, Mr.. Burns" he said. won't
take a second to get 'em out" He
hurried around the corner Of the
house.
A dry, quiet chuckle fell upon
Barnes ears. He glanced about in sur
prise and alarm. No one was In sight.
Look up, young man." and the
startled young man obeyed. His gaze
halted at a window on the second
story, almost directly over his head.
Mr.. Sprouse was looking down upon
him, his sharp features fixed in a sar-
donic grin.
well, I'll be d." burst from
Barnes lips.
surprised to see me, eh? If you're
not in a hurry, I'd certainly appreciate
ii lift as far as the Tavern, old man.
I'll be down in iiffy. Stand aside!
I'm going to drop" A moment later
he swung over the sill, and dropped
lightly to the ground eight feet below.
"See, here, SprOuse or whatever
your name is"
Better hear me out" broke in
Sprouse calmly. 81 could drill hole
through you go quickly you'd never
know what did it," he went on. His
hand was in his coat pocket, and
quick glance revealed to Barnes a sim
gularly impressive angle in the cloth,
the point of which seemed to be direct
ed squarely at his chest. "But I'm
not going to do it. / just want 10 set
myself straight with you. In a word,
| never got anywhere near the room
in which the jewels were hidden. This
is Gods truth, Barnes. / wasn't the
only one who was trying to get the
baubles, my friend. 1t was game in
which only the best man could win"
81 know the truth now about Room
and Paul." said Barnes significantly.
you dor sneered Sprouse. "Tll
bet you thousand to one you do not.
The girl was led to believe that they
were couple Of crooks and that they
fixed me In that tavern down there.
Isn't that what she told you? Well,
that story was cooked up for her spe-
cial benefit. Room was the Baron He'd
lund. Hedlund came up here a week
or so ago to keep a lookout for his
wife. The baroness is supposed to be
deeply enamored Of Prince Ugo. He
found letters which seemed to indicate
that she was planning to join the
prince up here. When he heard Of the
arrival Of lady at Green Fancy the
other afternoon, he got busy. l admit
that l am the gentleman who tele-
phoned the warning up to the prince.
They tried to head the baron and his
man off at the crossroads, but he
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1hisT
the organization, including the new
''backer."
Barnes had devised very clever
plan for getting Miss Cameron away
from the tavern without attracting un-
due attention. She was to leave In
one of the automobiles that he had en-.
gagged to convey the players to
Crowndale, where they were to
"show." In case Of detention or in
Quiry, she was to pose as stage
struck young woman who had OBJ
tained place with the company at
the last moment through his influence.
When the hour came for the depar-
ture from Hart's Tavern he deliberate
ly engaged the two secret service men
Cameron left the house by the rear
door and was safely ensconced In Pc
rer's automobile long before he shook
hands with the "rat-catchers" and
dashed out to join her. Tommy Gray's
car, occupied by the four players. was
moving away from the door as he
sprang In beside her and slammed the
door.
Peters efforts to stay behind Tom
my's venerable but surprisingly ener-
getic car were the cause of many
gasp and shudder from the couple who
sat behind him In the bounding car.
He had orders to keep back Of Tommy
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CHAPTER XVII.
Tho Second Wayfarer la Transformed

Tho Second Wayfarer Ia Transformed.
O'Dowd returned late in the after
noon. He was in hurry to get back
to Green Fancy: there was no mis-
taking his uneasiness.
"For the love Of heaven, Barnes, get
her away from here as seon as pos
sible, and do 1t as secretly as you
can," he said. 81 may as we'll tell you
that she Is In more danger from the
government secret service than from
anyone up yonder."
"She may prefer to face the music,
O'Dowd. IL know ner at all, she will
refuse to run away"
"Then ven have to kidnap her."
said the Irishman earnestly. "There
will be men swarming here from both
sides of the border by tomorrow night
or next day. It's the gospel truth. and
Its going to be bad for oil of us II
we're here when they come"
"Who is she. O'Dowdf Man to man,
tell me the truth. I want to know just
where I stand"
ODowd hesitated. looked around
the taproom. and then leaned across
the table.
"Miss Cameron II In reality the
Countess Therese Mara -Dafanda--fa-
miliarly and lovingly known In her
own land a. the Countess Ted. She
was visiting in this country when the
war broke out II 1t u Of any use to
Jon. I'll add that she would Be rich Il
Aladdin could only come to life and
restore fhe splendcrs of the demol-
lrked castIe. redli ths chests Of gold
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CHAPTER XVIII.

Mr. Sprouse Continues to Be Perpisx-
ING, but Puts He Noss to the Ground.
Barnes was abroad early. He was
at breakfast when Peter Ames called
up. An inspiration seized him when
the chauffeur mentioned the Wholesale
exodus: ne hired Peter forthwith and
ordered him to report Immediately
witn the car. He was going up to
ureen Fancy for Miss Cameron's
wardrobe.
Two minutes after Peter drove up
g. tns Tavern he was on the way back
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CHAPTER XIX.
A Trip by Night and Late Arrival.

~ TF'P W N'S"e anu GatS NTF'd's
Shortly after sundown that eve
ming, the Rushcroft company evacu-
ated Hart's Tavern. They were de-
layed by the irritating and, to Mr..
Rushcroft, objectionable behavior Of
two officious gentlemen, lately arrived,
who insisted politely but firmly on
prying into the past, present and fu-
ture history of the several members Of
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A MERE TRIFLE

"Oh, Charley, have you half-a-min-
ute to spare?"
Yes. But only half-a-minute, my
dear
We'll, | only want you to explain
to me exactly what's meant by the
Covenant of the League of Nations"
The Passing Show.
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DR.. A. w. HYDE-Physician and Sur
geon. Office in Hyde-Harris block
Office hours: 10 to IL a. M. to 3
p. m. Phone, Office "a.
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Professional Cards
PHYSICIANS

E. c. MILLER, M. D.-Physician and
Surgeon. Hours, 9 to 1870 a. m,
1870 to 4:30 p. m, to s p. m Office
in Kendall Block. Phone, Office L-9.
residence, 275.
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DR.. o. II. LAWRENcE-Dentist. OF.
nee over Haugen's store. Phone,
434.
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DR.. D. L. HORTON, DENTIsT-Ofice
over the H. G. Williams Land office
Phone 445.
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ATTORN EYS

Philo Hall Wallace r. Purdv
HALL e. PURDY
Attorneys and counselors at law
HALL~WOLD BLOCK
Brookings, S. d. Phone 10
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Or. e. A. LENTZ-Dentist. Office:
Front rooms over First National
Bank. Phone 116.
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Grain, Produce
and Live Stock
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE Md July 1o.-Pota-
toes. eastern shore Maryland and Vir-
GINA. No. /. per barrel, 4.25a4.75: do,
No. 2, per barrel. 2.50a3.00; do, York
river. No, l.. per barrel, 4.25a4.75; do,
tatoes nominal.
Vegetables and green fruits.-Ap-
Piles. early June, No. l. per barrel.
4.ooa5oo; do: No, 2. 3.ooas.50: do.
per 6srre eqais 70
pineapples. IS size to 4S size, 4.00a
100: beans, native. per basket. green,
50a75. do, per basket, wax. 40a75;
cabbage. native, per basket, 1.50a2 90;
native. per dozen. 15a3O; do. Virginia,
per dozen. 1Oa20; cucumbers, native.
per basket. 75a1.O0; elephants. Nor
folk. per crate. 4.50a6.00.
Grapefruit. Florida. per box. 3.5oa
500. Kale. native. per box. 3oa4o.
Lettuce, native, per bushel box, 50a
100. Onions. eastern shore. Md. and
Va. new. per 100 lbs. 4.00a5.o0: do.
spring. per 100 punches. 1.00a1.25.
Oranges, Florida. per box. as to size.
3.00a6.no. Bcets. per 100 punches, 800
400. Peppers. native. per crate. ESQ
a3.O0. Squash. native. per crate. 75a
100. Spinach. native. per box. 30a45.
Tomatoes. native. per basket, 1.5Oa
$50; do. Potomac. per crate, 1.5Oa2.50.
BACK DerrleS, ali SeCtloHS, per IT.
15a2e. Cantaloupes, per crate. 2.00a
40. Cherries. all sections. per lb.,
l2a25 Huckleberries. per at. 15a20.
Raspberries. red and black, per qt..
l6a2o. Watermelons, per 100. 25.00a
$500; do, per car. ,ooas00.00.
l'oultry--five chickens. SPRING. z
to POUNDS, As. do. spring. l to ] u
pounds. 40; old ROSTERS. pound. 22a23
do. Cd hens, over pounds, pound
SCAR: do, small. pound. 25a3G; white
,e~horns, springer, 40. Dacks, old,
inl3coHy. pound. -. 10. white pekins
pound, 2sa:z: 50. purple, 81: do.
smaller. Fer pound, 20: do, young
3 pounds and over. pound. 35. Pigeons
old. pair. 35a4o: do, young, pair, 35a
40. Guinea fowl. as TO size, each
50a70.
Eggs-Western Maryland. Pennsyl-
vania and nearby, dozen. "A; eastern
shore Maryland and Virginia, dozen,
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WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT

The wholesale market prices this
morning ranged about as follows:
EGGS-Strictly fresh, 46; average re-
ceipts, As: southern. AZ
CHEESE-New York state factory
whole milk. 81.
BUTTER-Standard creamery. eeH
a67.
LIVE POULTRY-Rooster per h..
81; turkeys, per h., 36a40; chickens.
spring. per h., 47a50; hens, per h., IS:
keats, young, each. 75aS0
DRESSED MISUNDERSTANDING
spring chickens. per h.. 5oa55: hens,
per lb., SO; ROSTERS, per h., IS; tur-
keys. per H.. 40a4S.
PORK-Small and neat, "a; medium.
"a: heavy. 22a23.
LIVE STOCk-Calves, 17a1S; lambs.
Il: sheep, 5aS
GREEN FRCITS-Apples. per Dbl.
new, 400a1.5O; basket. 1.5oa3.5o Cali
fornia lemons, per box. 6.00a7.0O: pine
apples. per crate, o;ooa6 ~; California
oranges, J00a6.00: blackberries. 12ha
22ls per at; peaches, 2.50a3.00 per crate.
VE:l;k,TABLES = Potatoes, No. /,
2. aOa4 90 per standard Dbl; No. ., zoo
az Is; new potatoes. n: c.. per bbl.. 4.O0a
$50; No. 2. 2 oo = ~. string beans,
crate, o.ooa3 90; okra. per qt.. 2oa25;
radishes per 100. l.00a2.5O: cucum-
bers, per basket. 2ooae.5o; eggplant.
2 50a4 90 per crate: corn, n. c., per
crate, l5oa3 90; cabbage. new, 2.5oa
, M per Dbl: beets, GAS per bunch:
lettuce, 175a200 per basket; Florida
celery 6.o0a7.50 per crate. celery. per
doz .5Oa2OO; romaine lettuce, 1.O0a
! q: squash, 1.o0a1.50 per crate; spring
onions. 5oa2. so per 100 punches; yams,
3Oa3.5D: tomatoes, nearby. 1.50a4. 90
per crate.
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COTTON CROP CONDITIONS.

Cotton improved in central and
northern areas of the belt where
there was an abundance of sunshine
during the week ending July 8. &C.
cording to the National Weather and
Crop Bulletins review of crop condi
lions throughout the country. 1t de-
Perforated in parts of southeastern
Texas and in some parts of the south
east, however. where heavy rains oc-
CURED and temperatures were below
normal.
Weather during the week was IA
yorable for cultivation in most dis
tricts and the work made satisfactory
progress.
Condition of the crop is poor to only
fairly good in most sections OF the
area. due to early unfavorable wealth
er. but in few sections of the east
it is considered very good.
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"a: western Ohio. dozen, A: West Vir-
ginia, dozen, A; southern North Caro-

a.: western ONO, dozen, ~. WeSt VIZ
ginia, dozen, A; southern North Caro-
lima, dozen. 43: subject to loss off
Butter-Creamery, western separator,
extras. 52a53: do, prints Il ID. extras.
SASS; do, prints, l h., extras. 54a55'
nearby creamery, extras. 5la52; DAIRY
prints. Maryland and Pennsylvania
extras. 54a46; store packed. firstS, "A;
rolls, Maryland and Pennsylvania. ex-
tras, 44a45: do. West Virginia, extras.
a; do, Ohio, extras, "A; process. but
ter. 50a51.
Fiour-Quotations,p per barrel, in ss-
pound sacks (carload lots), winter
straight, 11.ooa11.25; winter patent,
1IS5a12.00: spring straight, III ga
1910; spring patent, 12.50a12.75. Rice
flour. medium to choice. S.ooa9.oo.
Corn meal. per 100 pounds. 4.25. Re
ceipts, 2.237 barrels, including 3O7
barrels for export.
Wheat-Sales. small bag lots. near
by, new, by samples, 2.10 to 2.25 per
bushel; 5000 bushels No. red win
ter, garlicky. at go per bushel, No.
4 red winter. garlicky. 2.23%4
Cob corn. nominal, per barrel. for
carloads:
Track yellow corn-No. 3. for do
nestle delivery, quoted at EOS per
bushel.
Corn sales-Sample lot. nearby
! white. delivered, EOS per bushel.
Oats-Ranges of prices. No. white,
82as3; No. white. s1aS2 per bushel.
Rye-No. western export. S2a83
No. white, s1as2 per bushel Big
lots of nearby rye. as to quality. SO
per bushel
Hay-No. l timothy, 1900; standard
timothy. 3s.00a3G.50; No. timothy
55.00a35.5o: No. timothy. 29.o0a32. 90;
40: / light clover mixed. 33.50a34.O0
No. light clover mixed. 32.Ooas3.O
| No. ] clover mixed. 32.0Oa33.00 No. =
clover mixed, o8.0Oa31.00; No. l clover
5000; No. clover. 27.Jo; No. ) clover
800.
Straw-No. straight rye. 15oOa
I $50 No. straight rye. 14.00a1450;
No. tangled rye. 12.5oa13.5o No. =
tangled rye, 11.50a- IA; No. l wheat
S.00aS.50; No. . wheat, 7.50aS.0O; No
oat, 11.50a12.00; No. oat, 11ooa
liza