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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-09-28
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-09-28

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-09-28

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-09-28
You Wouldn't Eat
Bread That Was
Only Half Risen

and Indigestion tst4 h%- ~ .9s
Yet unless choose viii be TO drink one of the
haened beverages that the great demand soft drinks has
called forth rush, saasfA a - @~1
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o-lls After fermentation complete the eens should Be
killed They have done their work sA-ae--E s
So with Schhz IS aged = fernented fully ripe Then il i
PaeT 20 Kill tie ferents which, living organims are
good foP the stomach
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organisms 10 fe-Taent N your stomach.
Why e with twoday rapid transit" beverages II IS bound
to make your stomach esenuL Order ScEz be
pleasant af1er<fects
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-13

of us nearly crazed. So suggested that
we run away and drew money out of
my private account for that purpose.
My only thought was to take steam
er up the Ohio, to some place where
we were not known, and begin life
over again. Oh, you cannot under
stand-I had no mind left; only a
blind impulse to save them"
i caught her hand in mine and held
it firmly.
Perhaps l do understand. 1t was
my knowledge of this very condition
which first brought me to you"
"You heard about us on the boat
the Warrior? Did father tell your"
mo; it was Kirby. He was actual
ly proud of what he had done-boast-
ed to me of his success l have never
known man so heartlessly conceited.
Eloise. listen. You may have thought
this was largely an accident 1t WAS
not; it was a deliberately planned
cold-blooded plot. tell you that Jo'
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dark. Then this other man. who
dressed like a minister, came back
with Kirby. They had food and some
thing to drink with them. and lit a
lamp so that we could see, 1t was
awfully dismal and dark in there. :
She pressed her hands to her head
despairingly. 81 can remember all
this, but later it is net so clear; 1t
fades out, like a dream"
'Try to tell me all you car" | urged,
"They fed you?"
eyes, I managed to eat little, but
T would not drink. They both became
angry then and frightened me, but
they did compel me to swallow some
of the stuff. Then I became dazed
and partially helpless. | had no will
Of my own, no power of resistance"
"You were married to Kirby"
''Oh, God was I? I wondered; ]
did not really know; truly I did not
know. I seem to remember that ]
stood up, and then signed some paper
but nothing had any meaning to me
Is that true?~ Do you know that it is
true?"
I grasped her hand and held it close
~ within my own.
"I am afraid it is true" I answered
"I know very little law, and it may
be that such a ceremony is not legal
Yet I imagine those men were certain
as to what they could do. Kirby had
planned to marry you from the very
first, as I explained to you before. He
told me that on the Warrior the night
your father died.
Yes, you said so; but I did not
quite Understandable planned then
why?"
because he had heard Of your
beauty and that you were rich. Were
these not reasons enough? But, after
he had mistaken you for Rene, the
only possible way in which he coule
hope to gain you was by force. Jack
Rale suggested that to him and how
it could be done. The other man was
o friend of Rale's, renegade preach
er named Gaskins; he is dead"
dead! Killed."
Eyes; we brought you away after g
fight with those fellows. We left Rale
bound and Kirby unconscious"
Unconscious, hurt-but not dead?'
''He had a bad cash in his skull, bu
was alive"
Kennedy, putting happily upon 6
nine came lettering about the cOrnel
Of the hut and approached US. Eloist
staggered to her feet, shrinking bach
against the wall of the shack, her eyes
on his face.
"That man here!" she cried in ter
ror. ''That man, Why, he was a.
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Continued from last week

Tim assisted me in unstrapping
Eloise, and lifting her from the sad
die. and, as she made no effort to help
herself, tie two of us carried her to
warm, sunny spot beside the wall of
the hut. Her cramped limbs refused
20 support her body, and her eyes, then
open, yet retained that vacant look so
noticeable from the first. The only
change was in the puzzled way with
which she stared into our faces, as
though memory might be struggling
back, and she was vaguely endeavOr-
ing to understand.
Tim led the horses away and staked
them out where they could crop the
rich, dewy grass. After removing the
saddles he followed the mulattO girl
into the hut, and could hear the MUIR
muir of their voices. / endeav0red to
address ElOise, seeking thus to awaken
her to some sense Of my presence, but
she merely smiled meaninglessly,
leaned her head YEARLY back against
the poles and closed her eyes.
1t was a poor meal enough, although
it sufficed to dull hunger and yield us
some strength. Eloise succeeded in
choking down q few mOrsels, but drank
thirstily. 1t was pitiful to watch her,
and to mark the constant effort she
was making to force the return Of
memory. I had Elsie battle her face
with water and while, no doubt, this
refreshed her somewhat she only
rested her head back on my coat, which
I had folded for pillow, and again
closed her heavy eyes. The negress
appeared so tired [ bade her lie down
and sleep, and soon after Tim also dis
appeared. | remained there alone,
guarding the woman | loved.
How were we to escape, burdened by
this helpless girl, from pursuit, which
perhaps had already started from Vel
low Banks? At all hazards | must now
prevent this d6zed, stupefied woman
from ever again falling into the power
of Joe Kirby. That was the one fact
/ knew. | would rather kill her with
my own hand, for | was convinced the
fellow actually possessed a legal right,
which | could not hope to overthrow.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-13

Kirby is Of the DEVILS own breed; he
is not human. Rene's father told him
first of the peculiar conditions at Beau
caire.'
'Rene's father Does--does he still
liveY'
No; but he did live for years after
he disappeared, supporting himself by
gambling on the lower river. At one
time he and Kirby We're together. AZ
TER he died Kirby investigated his
story in st. Louis and found that it
was true Then he laid this plot to
gain control of everything, including
both of you girls. The man dreamed
of owning Beaucaire, of possessing all
it contained. He was willing to risk
everything to carry out his hell-born
scheme, and to ruin everyone who in
terfered with him. l am telling you
all this, EloiSe, because ii is now time
you should know. Will you not tell
me just how it all came to your"
Continued next week.
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GER OF Indians 2"

ger Of Indiansg'
"Some, perhaps; it is all Indian
country, north and east of here-or
has been. / am not denying that, but
this danger does not compare, in my
mind, with the peril which confronts
us in every direction. | am trying to
choose the least. Our greatest diff
Guilty will be the lack of food-we
possess no guns with which to kill
game, only pistols, and an exceedingly
small stock of ammunition. That is
what troubles Tim; that, and his
eagerness to get back down the river.
He fails to realize what it would mean
to you to fall again into Kirby's
hands,"
'Do you realize"
'Do +? 1t is the one memory which
controls me. Tell me, am not right
You despise the fellow; you are will
ing to face any hardship so as to es-
cape him?"
II would rather die than have him
touch me. Surely you cannot deem it
I'OoSiUIC tIttL SOulo CfCi I'w SlfC!
mo; that would be hard to con-
ceive: and yet [ wished to hear the
words from your own lips. viii you
answer me one thing more-why did
you first assume the character of
Rene, and why did you repose such
instant trust in me-?
81 think ! myself hardly knew" she
admitted timidy. at all happened,
was born of impulse, rather than
through any plan. Perhaps it was just
the woman in me. After my father
died, Della thought it best to tell us
the story of Rene's birth. This-this
was such q terrible tale, and later we
sought all through his private papers,
hoping he had taken some action to
set those two free. There was no
proof that he had, no mention, indeed,
except q memorandum of intention to
refer the matter to Lawyer Haines at
the Landing. This merely served to
confirm what Della had told us, and,
as Haines had gone to st. Louis, we
were unable to see him. We were all
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However it had been accomplished,
through what villainy, made no odds
she was his wife, and could only be re-
leased through process of law. lie
could claim her, hold her in spite OF
me, in spite of herself. No influence
/ might bring to bear would save her
now from this contamination. 1t would
all be useless, thing for laughter Her
signature-of which Kirby had bOasted
and the certificate signed by the
dead GaSkins, would offset any pos
'sible efforts l might put forth. There
remained no hope except through
flight; understanding our pursuers tlnd-
ing q route to safety through the
wilderness which they would never
suspect.
! must find an unknown path, an I'M
travelled trail. Our only hope lay In
battling pursuit, in getting far be-
yong Kirby's grip. / dragged the map
out from its silk wrapping and spread
it forth on the ground between my
knees. 1t was the latest government
survey, given me when [ first departed
for the North, and l already knew
every line and stream by heart.
| became so interested in the prob
lem as to entirely forget her presence,
but. when finally lifted my head, our
eyes met, and l instantly read in the
depths of hers the daWning of recog-
milton.
''Who are you?" she breathed in
creduously, lifting herself upon one
hanG. "Oh, surely know-Lieutenant
Knox! Why, where am /? What has
happened? Oh, God! you do not need
to tell me that But you; cannot I'M
derstand about you. They-they said
you died"
"They must have said much to de-
ceive you," and bent forward to touch
her hand. "See, am very much alive.
Let me tell you-that will be the quick
est way to understand. In the first
place l did not drown when the boat
was smashed, but was rendered help
less and borne away on the water. The
Adventurer rescued me about daylight
the next morning, and l was no sooner
on board than [ was told how the keel
boat had been run down below on the
river during the night and that your
party had all been saved-tWo white
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f fand in it and the two quarreled.
Shall | relate that part of the story?"
Her eyes softened. her lips almost
smiling.
Yes" she said Il ain glad to know;
tell me all.''
/ described Tins part in the whole
tragedy swiftly, while he shifted aWk-
wurdly from one foot to the other and
occasionally INTERCEPTED some COM
nlent or correction.
'"nhnn / shall cornf YOU nv friend
now" she said simply. "And / am SO
delighted to understand everything
There are four of us here, counting the
mulatto girl, and we are in hiding not
far from Yellow Banks"
Tins eyes fell upon the map, lying
outspread on the ground.
'An' whit did We think wus best.
! 'cap?" he inquired gravely. "'Tain't
likely we got all summer ter sit round
we're an talk in. 'Tain't such bad
place, but by notion is we ought ter
be joggin' long"
"Mine also. Come over here, both
Of you, and I'll give you my idea. |
| figured our chances in this way"
| In few words | explained my
choice of route, pointing it out on the
map and telling them briefly why l
was afraid to seek refuge either at
Fort Madison or Fort Armstrong; or,
| indeed, at any of the nearer settle
ments. Eloise said nothing, her gaze
rising from the map to our faces as
we debated the question, for Tim
| spoke his mind freely, his stubby fore
finger tracing the course / had indi-
Gated.
"An whar do yer reckon are them
| Injuns-the hostile ones; this we're
bunch O. Black Hawks? Spose we'd
run inter raidin' party O them red
bucks. I amt got much hair, but l
kin use whut | hay got"
II am net sure, Tim, but / would
even prefer that to being overtaken
by Joe Kirby and the gang he'll prob
ably have with him." I retorted, my
gaze on the questioning face of the
| girl. However, there is little chance
of our encountering such party. The
soldiers are all coming up from the
South and are bound to force Black
Hawks warriors to the other bank OF
the Rock. There will be nothing but
barren country east of here. What do
you say, Miss Eloise?"
Her eyes met mine bravely, without
| che 1ou, of Flo1Iht in fhprn
II shall go wherever you say" she
replied firmly; II believe you will
know best.''
"Then / decide on this route. Once
we get beyond the swamp those fell
lows are going to have a nard task
following us, unless they have an In
dian trailer along with them. We
| have been here several hours; the
horses must be rested. Let's eat what
we can again and then start"
Kennedy stood up and stared about
us at the disOlate scene, the express
ion of his face proving his dissatisfac-
ton with the prospect.
''O' course, I'm a gOin' long with
YER cap" he acknowledged, dryly. Il
never wus no gutter, but this we're
trip don't look so Id easy ter
me, fer all tibet. I'll wake up tibet
Clark CURL an then saddle the hosses.'
I watched him round the corner OF
the cabin, not wholly at ease in my
own mind, then gathered up the map
and replaced it in my pocket, aware
that ElOise had not moved from her
position on the grass.
SIS he right?" she questioned look
ing up at me. Is there any real dam
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men ana two negress slaves. OF course,
I knew you must be one of Them
"Then-then we were actually to-
gether, on the same boat. all the way
up here?"
eyes; tried hard to find where you
We're concealed on board but failed.
Kirby guarded you with great care
from all observation. Do you know
why?"
Eyes" she answered, as though fore
ing herself to speak II do know now.
I thought [ knew then, but was mis-
taken. / supposed it might be because
/ looked SO little like negress, but
now l realize it was his own con-
science. He knew / was white woIn-
an; he had become convinced that |
was Eloise Beaucairc. Did you know
that, alsO?'
81 learned the truth on the beat,
from the same source where Kirby OBJ
tanned his information. Elsie Clark
told me-"
"Else Clark! who is she? How
did she knoW?"
"A free negress, who had been en-
plOyed by Amos Slirunk. She was the
other prisoner on the keelbOat when
you We're captured, kept locked below
in the cabin"
'HoW could she know who I Was?"
''She did not. Only she was positive
that you could not be Rene Beaucaire,
because she knew that Rene, in com
pany with her mother, had departed
from Shrunk's cabin before those raid
ers came. The two had already started
for BeardStoWn."
She sat upright all lassitude gone
from her body, leaning eagerly toward
me, her eyes alight with interest.
Gone! Rene escaped them!" she
exclaimed, her voice choking. ooh, tell
me that again. Was the girl sure?'
quite sure. She saw and spoke
with both the women before they left
in a wagon. They were on the Under
ground, bound for Canada, and safety
81 am so glad--so glad she said
simply. "NOw | am strong enough TO
hear the rest. Lieutenant. Knox. You
must tell me-"
'There is not SO much to tell, that l
am cock-sure about" / began slowly.
Kirby had you securely hidden away
somewhere on the second deck, while
this Clark girl had been locked into a
stater0om above. | possessed such a
Growth OF beard and was altogether so
::isrerutable looking as to be mistaken
for rOustabout by the boats officers,
who set me at work to earn my pass
age In this way managed to talk
with Elsie, but failed to locate your
c.--aN OPS The Onlv glimpse [ gained
of you was when you were being taken
ashore. Then I followed, and little
later succeeded i'll getting you out OF
Kirbys hands. That is about all.
"Oh, no, it is not-you-you came
too late"
'Too late! Perhaps I may know
what you mean"
"no you? Surely not to blame me ]
II wish to tell you, Lieutenant Knox,
but-but | scarcely know how. 1t is
all 50 ulUI. luuIStlICI III lily ONiA 1liAAAS4
and yet I remember. Have | been
drugged?'
"Without question. We have been
riding all night and you were strapped
to your horse. Probably you have M
recollection of this?'
She shook her head in beWilderment.
mo; the last remember I was with
Kirby and another man. He-he was
dressed like minister, but-but he
was half drunk and once he swOre at
me- The place where we were was
little shack in the side of hill, with
stone walls. Kirby took me there
from the steamer, together with man
/ he called Rale--Jack Rale. They
! locked me in and left me alone after
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Beaucaire! lie is the one to whom |
claimed to be Rene"
Tim grinned at me, but did not APP
pear particularly fiattered at his re-
ception.
mot quite so fast, young lady," he
said, suffering bit and holding the
pipe in his hand. 81 reckon / Wus
thar all right, just as We say, an tibet
l did yer a mighty mean turn, but |
amt such a dern ornary cuss as We
think-am I. cap?
mo, you are not" / FASTENED TO ex-
plain. Miss Beaucaire does not I'M
derstand, that is all. Kennedy here
merely supposed he was doing his duty
until he learned what Kirby contem-
plated. Then he refused to have any
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Continued next week)
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1920-09-02
LEAD CITY ORGANIZES
FOR WILLIAMSON

Lead City business men have or
ganized a Williamson for Con-
gress' club. The business interests
feel that it is necessary to have a
congress, as we'll as a
president. For that rea
son, Harry Candy is likely to have
4 harder race than ever before.
Heretofore he has been elected
with democratic national admin
istration, and an appeal Of con-
gress to support the president has
helped him greatly. If Judge
Williamson can hold his own in
the Black Hills Mr.. Candy is like
ly to be defeated, as Williamson
is naturally strong in the terri
tory comprising the Rosebud and
old Lyman county. Pierre Capitol
Journal.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1920-09-02

cows is q moral occupation.
Preachers should make not of that.
It offers an opportunity for them
to better themselvs spiritually.
We know to or three preachers
who have tried it with marked
success. Before taking course
in milking cows, they usually con-
sumed an hour in their sermons,
but after the course, they were
able to sum up the moral needs of
the human race with such logic
and brevity that they were able
to let their audiences go in half
an hour.
Milking purges the soul like the
agony of great suffering. After a
man has been stroking the teats
of bunch of cows, varying in
their moods and tempers, for a
few years, he rises above the COM
mon vicissitudes of life, and be-
comes proof against the arrows
md fiings of our common misfor-
tunes. Things like blight, rust,
ring-worm, ten per cent interest
real estate agents and the like do
not bother him. Milking will in
the end make any ordinary man a
tower of moral strength, so that
he becomes a shining light to the
whole neighborhood.
We know the truth of what we
write, because wives are constant
y coming into this office and tell
ing us how the milking of cows
has changed the dispositions of
their husbands and brought hap
oiness into their lives. 1t was only
he other day that a woman was
IN from the Ashcrrek neighbor-
hood telling us just this. Ten years
ago her husband was cranky and
fault-fnding, and would speak
roughly, even profanely to her and
the children. But he took up milk
ing cows. At oncce she noticed
Chat all his swearing was confined
to the barn-lot. But he was gentle
and affectionate about the house,
and frequently kissed her and the
children. He seemed to exhaust
his vocabulary on the cows. Even
to this day she says she some
times hears him talking to him
elf at milking time, but he is a
changed man about the house.
Little things no not vex or annoy
him any more. We think there is
something in this. and believe that
more wives in Haakon county
would have cause to rejoice if they
could only induce their husbands
to bestow their wrath and profan-
ityo upon bunch of milk cows.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1920-09-02
SAVE SEED CORN AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE

September, in South Dakota was
especially designed for saving seed
corn say State College agronom-.
lists. October and November seem
equally adapted for spelling a big
percentage of it. The thing to do
is to plan for the seed sallies in
September. Early September IN the
north. and later in the south.
The state requirements are about
half a million bushels and there
is a chance to send seed to other
states. Upwards of $4,000 bushels
was shipped east for 1918 plant
ing. Most of this was not seed to
be proud of. 1t would grow and
that was about all that could be
said of good deal of it. A bigger
market could be developed for
better seed.
Seed should be selected from
sturly stalks because weak stalk
probably means sick corn. Biggar,
Holbert and others have found
that corn is heir to many diseases,
the most serious of which is known
by the common name ear rot.
Some Of these troubles can be de-
tected in the fall when selecting
the seed and thus be avoided
Lars that tend tc lean or lang
,yer ,.id gf.w at a con u. n,.t
height n the stalk are to DC pre-
ferred. Besides all that ears are
wanted that are approaching ma
lturity, ears that are safe and sure
| to produce sound corn if given ;
chance.
i Plan to have some seed corn sal
!. lies, individual and collective
Some very enjoyable occasion
can easily be arranged by any 10
cal farm bureau.