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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-04-16

Father Lucien. who followed him. Let
him die I" he shouted you know.
mon pere. you know what he has done
to me and miner
LATE, who understood hardly a word
of this colloquy. caught precise sense
of what Baptiste was saying. partly Of
the gestures, but more by his faculty
brought out through dialogues on
many evenings with his friend Trem-
bIay. He tugged at the cures arm.
.srell him that story aln't true, Ia
Their" he said. "That's what's worry
Ing him."
But Father Luclen resumed. IN II he
had not heard:
.'Even so. Jean. MademoiseIle RIOS
ny's life, perhaps, II In danger. And
even If that were not 20, thou must
return. good for evil. Else his blood Is
upon thee"
"Lef It be there would have killed
him, only they pulled me away"
cit is thy duty, my son. said the
cure quietly ct IL a hard test. Jean,
but when God calls man TO duty. he
must obey.
mon pere, you ask me the hardest
thing In my llfe." he groaned. "In
the forests have seen his face before
me. have dreamed that ] had him
BY The throat, and started up with joy.
/ have struggled, and have eontrlyed
to fight down my desire 20 STAY him.
And nov you tell me | must save him.
No. no, mon pere. Save the giri-yes.
But let some one else sail the schoon-
err"
-say, Fafher Lucy. why don't Jon
explain TO him that that yarns liefe
persisted LATE
But again the cure ignored him.
I'VE shall sail as soon as possible,
JEAN be said. 900 back 20 the store
and instruct the storekeeper to teie.
phone 10 the crew-Orouln u one. and
the others do not know. And then
return 90 me"
Jean-Baptisfe stood like statue. lie
hung hls head. muttering. Then, slow,
/ II, he raised Il and smiled into fhe
cures face.
Enough. then. 60" ne said
graveIy.
We'll. I'm darnedi =. exclaimed I.afe
-say. father. why didn't ron tell him
/ IL wasn't true. that story
The cure smiled whlmsically ane
laid hls hand ON Lafe's shoulder
AAh. aIr. Lafe." ne answered, "whei
exercise win cure a paralyzed limb. W
90 not use the eruteh.~
Lafe stared e him. And slowly b
49,. -. s..se.afssssa Emsfszrs
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CHAPTER XVIII
The Rescue.

The Rescue.
out Of the darkness 4 little light be-
gan 20 glow. II shone and gparkied.
and suddenly rnced skyward. dlael0s.
ing The outlines Of the schooner
stranded upon The edge Of the Ice fieid.
Baptiste drove his vessel straight
toward II. running upon the yale. Tie
little group upon the deck watched Ia
terror as the flames spread. until Ii
could be seen that they enwrnpped the
entire fore part Of Dup0nt's schooner.
Dupont. IN his madness. eyadiDE
Br0usseau. had set IRE 10 the lumber
with the aid OF the petroleum kegs
which he carried In the hold. And
Br0ussenu. at the wheel. was striving
desperately 20 run enc burning vessGl
back into open water and cast her
upon the iee-frpe shore Uf the south
passage. beyond the point. IN bis
fear he had forgotten Madeleine and
Hilary.
A. Madeleine erouched On the Ice.
still franiieaily endeayOring to recall
mists rolled back. Looming no ont NJ
the darkness, and approaching rapidly,
was the second schooner. ~ the same
time voices hailed them. They had
been seen.
Broussean. upon the poop. yelled IN
answer. And he began 10 run 10 and
fro 10 his excitement. possessed Only
BY the fear u death By are.
The flames spread. THE cabin was
now involved. and a great column 81
smoke was shooting skyward. eaFryInl
with . fiery spark cloud.
pnpe8 came out of tbs smoke. III
face aHaht with fanatic madness. Ill
| caught him ~ she arm
'+See the 6ne iiFa :" he shouted. at
wont get out pf that In . hurry.
told her that would give her bis llf
for the name. bHs / have not got m
name. The namei What u itf IN
nnmeF~
His voice rang cut arross the heaS
ing vafer. and. e. Ne called. baptist
swung down the wheel, aad tie eacen
shin zfEdad alongside and na
L
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Only one man could sail the scho0n-
er through the ice. All the rest were
in the woods. Jean-Marie Baptiste IN
derstood the coast and the currents,
"Where is hef"
The storekeeper shrugged his shout
ders. "He was here half an hour ago
to buy more traps. but he has gone
into the woods again
At that instant Baptiste entered the
store. saw Lafe, and scowled,
"This trap Is broken" he began.
holding 1t up for the storekeeper to
view II.
The cure pounced on him. "Bapttste.
come with me. Thou dost not so intN
the woods tonight. Thou must tasse
us aboard the schooner"
Baptiste's jaw fell. mon peres I ls
impossible" he stammered
dupont has gone"
"Gonef" cried Baptiste. ruSing 90
the door,
The cure followed him. ''Baptiste,
thou must sail the schooner and And
him. He is mad. He has left his
crew behind him and taken Leblanc
and Pierre. And MademoIselle Rosny
is in their hands"
"whatf" shouted Baptiste. Il Eo.
At once ! GO"
"And Monsieur Askew, whom they
have sworn to murder"
Il do not co." said Jean Baptiste,
and stopped dead.
The cure caught him by the arm
Listen to me. Jean. HIS life and that
OF Mademoiselle Rosny are perhaps al
stake"
81 do not got" cried Baptiste again
and snntched mp his trap. He strobe
to the door aud turned tiercely upon
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AS for the cure. ne seemed transfig-
urcd. Holding the singlestick in the
middle. he twirled it until it looked
Nike a knobby streak of light. while he
pirouetted like dervish.
In reality he was going through the
important foot exercise marked com
hination S; but nobody knew that
Come on, Simeon said Father Lu-
egen, ficking him across the nose
which instantly became ensanguined-
with a howl Of wrath Simeon came
forward, and the singlestick descended
on his head with a thud that was
heard neighbors said afterward.
scross the street. Another thud from
iae ether end; and Simeon was Olink-
lag 10 e tIe cure from the aoors
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how he got there IN the end.
'Ry jing. y0~'re brick. fatherl" ne
cried. strlkipS the priest between the
shoulders. And. sayi take u an
back.--eves thing Go on and bless
the cabbrres. Go on praying out fires.
Go on, 70 ont You've got the knack
somelA. w-only fm-fm 1inged II I
see bow you do Il till Its all Overt"
Esptlste, who had been telephoning
iRlide the store. came out. "Dronin
Nad Lachance Will be at the wharf In
hfteen minutes. Monsieur TessieF," he
said.
The cure nodded and took Baptlste
by the arm. The three began to stroll
toward the wharf. When they arrived
at the wharf.head. however. instead
OF proceeding toward the schooner tho
cure led the way. stlll holding Bap-
tlste. toward Dupont's cottage. Bap-
tiste stopped near the door.
where are you taking me, Father
Eucien1" he asked. = do not 90
there"
And, as the cure seemed bent on
proceeding inside, he wrested himself
away.
'No, mon pere." he said firmly. Il
have oheyed thee once tonight. but
now thou askeat what In beyond thy
right or power. do not enter there. +"
"My son." answered the priest,
asince thou hast chosen rightly to-
night, l tell thee now that that story
was not true IL was Pierre and Lee
blame who took Marie Dupont 10 the
island, and Monsieur Askew and Mon
sieur Connell here found her and
saved her from them. and brought hel
home. In my pocket have q letter
Tomorrow thou shalt read Il and un
derstand."
"Mon PEREZ stammered Bnptlato
and began to tremble.
Learn IL from her lips
'Mon pere. do not go inside tha'
house. II Il IL true, ! am not worthy
Besides. she hates me. and --"
StlIl holding his arm the cure openct
the door. Marie Dupontl" he called
The girl stumbled toward the door
saw BaptIste nt the cures side. ane
uNered 4 frightened cry.
Father Luclen took Jean Baptlste b.
the arm and led him into the house
He closed the door gently, huh no
before LATE had seen Marie 10 Jean1
arms. LATE Hwore softly.
swhat,s the mntter, Dir. LATER
asked Father Lucien.
Nothing" answered Lafe shortly
II was Just thinking Of shoeburypors
Mass. that's all. You wouldn't undct
stand. AZ least"
lie looked ne the cure, and then
occurred 10 him that he wns siewlnl
him from an entirely different angle
For the first time IN their Acquaintance
II occurred 10 him that Father Luclei
was really man underneath his Ion
sOutane.
When, a few minutes late, the prizes
opened the door, Marie and jean cam
forward with linked arms. and thel
expressions were transformed. Jehl
grasped LATE By the hand aud looke'
at him earnestly, but did not say
word.
Come now said the cure. Tn
men are waiting on the wharf for ui
Bon soir. MARIE"
II go with Jean.s snid the girl.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-04-16

The worst enemy Of tn grape grow
eFs Ia California - a minute insect
called the thunder fiy.+ because Il ap-
pears In greatest numbers n bet and
sultry weashsr. vheu thunder storms
are frequent a man ont there has IN
vented s suction apparatus. With , ten
horsepower blower. that Il placed on
wheels nd driven through the vine
yards. harvesting the peMta FROM the
vines a. X goa along. IL n AaAa 10
work vers successfully.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-04-16
CHAPTER xvIl-contlnue1


Father Lucien had just la'sl down
his singlestick when a boy brought
him letter in an unknown hand
writing. A letter was IN important
event In the cures day. Pc put on his
spectacles, sat down, UGened the en-
velepe, and began to read.
il was from the priest at st. Joseph,
ard stated that Nanstte Bonnat had
given him the full story of the adven-
lures upon the island, together with
an account of the activities of Pierre
and Simeon Duval.
Bad as Father Lucien had known
conditions at sta. Marie to be, he had
never guessed at the revelations which
Nanette had made to his confrere.
His indignation spilled over, and he
paced his study In agitation for sew
eral minutes. At last, struck with an
inspiration. ne took up his singlestick,
put on his cap, fur coat, and snow
shoes, and started off toward Ste,
Marie.
1t was about an hour later when the
few laafers in Simeons saloon looked
up to see the cure standing In the
doorway. Since the lumbermen had
gone into camp for the winter the
glories Of the dance hall had faded
and disappeared, but Simeon still did
a thriving liquor business. He saw
the cure and came waddling forward
his pale blue eyes blinking with mock
humility.
"COme in, father" he said suavely.
"We don't often see you here. What
j will you haveT A drop of gin? A lit
tie brandy. now9 Or maybe you're
looking for some of the girls to dance
with?''
The men grinned and nndged each
other. It is not often that one sees a
cure baited.
you're a sport, father" said Sim
con. what sort of stick do you call
that, with knob each end?"
Il shall come to that later" an
swered the cure. simeon, Simeon, how
often have spoken to you about the
evil that you are doing here! 1t is a
statutory offense to sell liquor with
out a license, but it is an offense
against God to run this sort Of place
Simeon, for the good Of your soul, viii
you not close down this place and
lead a different tife?"
The mild words and humble atti
ture of the old priest were so comica
that nobody could conceal his amuse
ment any longer. A roar of laughter
shook the shack. Simeon yawned.
"ITl think about my soul when Tn
sick" he answered.
'sYou may be very sick at any mo
ment. Simeon, without expecting 1t.
'IH take the chances of that" an
swered Simeon.
simeon. / am growing tired 0
speaking to you. Do you know tina
your house is a plague-spot in this vii
lage? Simeon, for the last time, won
you close up for good and all?"
"Ah. father, you mean all right
said Simeon, "but that's your job.
bet you're just as much sport
Anybody here, If only you let yourself
go. Come on now, and get into
game with u.s."
Simeon" said Father Lucien, "ye
were asking me about this stick. II
show you what it's for. Look !!
Smack went the hazel knob on SIN
cons head.
Simeon was so flabbergasted tina
ne fell back against the plank tabl'
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-04-16

a large business IN dOas In Man-
ehugiAn marrnOs skins TIE mAFaaVt ~
very much IKE wo0dchuck- eu4 e zs's-
segses Z finer eoas than does eur H'sesa-
ehuek. Thousands - thesr skins aFe
shipped from ports e northern -
ehurIa 81 parcei posf tnfpasA -
japanese poss oflcs. - - !. - 80.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-06

E. o. Dewey reports the call for resi- >
dence property is increasing.
Geo M. Dewey has been confioed to
the house this week by an attack of
grippe
Mrs. James Wood wotth, of Ovid,
spent Tueseay with her daughter, Mrs.
Leon. Miner.
L. w. Todd of Boston, has been visi-
tor at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Albert Todd. during the week.
Adam Deckert will close his tailor
shop on Washington street and will
enter the employ of M. J. DeYoung.
Judge and Mrs. s. s. Miner left the
first of the week for a trip to Florida to
be absent until the first of next month.
G. P. Bentley left Monday evening on
months trip 20 the Pacific coast to
buy lumber for the Owosso Manufacture,
ing Company.
A q. Williams of East Orange. N
is confined to his residence as the
result of physical operation he re-.
Gently underwent.
w. q. Duffield, who recently 81 Id his
business to y. W. Fishbeck, with his
family left Thursday for Lang Branch,
California, to reside.
Herbert fowler, of Corunna, died
Monday in Minneapolis. Mimi, where
he had gone to visit relatives. he was
son Of Rev. Thomas fowler. The de
ceased had been travelii g salesman
for q long period and was highly
respected by q wide circle of friends
who esteemed him highly.
Representatives of the State Tax
Commission are Id the city going over
the assessed val Aation of the property
and will make such changes in the
same as they deem proper. They will
inspect much Of the property in the
entire county and will complete their
work before the time Of the spring meet
ing, Of the boards Of review.
Because their train was one or two
minutes later than their schedule al
lDws, at Saginaw, miners at the Mncle
Henry mine refused to 90 to work on
Saturday morning, throwing nearly
900 ont of work. and causing the loss
of nearly 100 tons OF cor), the average
daily production of the mine. The
m ners get so much money that they
d mt have to work more than half the
time. If the farmers acted that way
the miners would not have much to
eat.-St. Johns Republican.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-06
LOWDEN FOR ECONOMY
Term as Governor a Record Of
Saving and Efficiency.
slmplihes Management Of State A.
fairs With Results Profitable
to the Tax Payers.

The high cost OF government has
supplied the supporters of Frank o.
Lowden the platform on which they
are confident he will be elected presi-
dent of the United States.
Governor Lowden was bern on
farm and worked his way through
school by teaching. He Is product
Of the Middle West, having been born
In Minnesota, raised in Iowa and then
coming to Chicago. He worked as
clerk in a chicago law office for IS q
week while preparing for his profess
sion. Later he entered politics. He
was thrice elected congressman from
the Thirteenth Illinois district before
voluntarily retiring.
He was elected governor Of the
state In 1916 by q tremendous plu-
rallty and his record as chief execu.
tive has put him In the list Of presi-
Dental possibilities. Friends Of the
governor explain that he had to be
dragged into the race for president
Certainly he does not seem to worry
about the outcome Of the campaign.
II think one Of the greatest needs
Of the country today II stronger,
finer, happier Americanlsm," said Gov
ernor Lowden. I'VE can compel aliens
to respect our. form Of government,
or get out. and that We must DO. At
the same time we are under the pro-
found necessity Of earning that re-
spect from all right thinking men. We
are hearing strong prsaehments
against proftecring and extravaganza.
Yet II Is hardly dawniDg on the pub
lie mind that we can bs paying excess
lively for government, 40 wall IS for
sugvr. meat or fuel.
illinois formerly had 125 separate
boards and commissions handling 'ts
affairs. No one man. no score u men,
were responsible. A premium was
put on spending.
Under my administration tnese
bureaus have been consolidated Into
nine departments, whose CHIEFS reside
at the state capital and are held In.
dlvidSally responsible. One effect OF
this, has been to reduce the tax rate
Of the, state 80 per cent IN two YEA ss.
Adoption Of q budget system has been
a valuable adjunct In saving the tag.
payers money. think efficiency and
economy in government is one mighty
step In the direction Of Improved
Amsricansm.'
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-06
How to Achieve Old Ace.

Light diet. sobriety and considerable
muscular exercise were given as means
by which old age may be attained by
Prof. Vidal recently In discussion
before the Academy Of Sciences OF
Prof. +. Cassagne's Treatise Of Old
Age" The speaker INSERTED old age
was more common today than iii other
times, pointing out that there were
1000 csntenarians reported 10 Stats
tics Issued during the last year.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-06
COV.-CENERhl
OF, PHILIPPINES
FOR FREEDOM
Declares 1t Not Right That Free
dom Should Longer Be
Withheld.
BY FRANCIS BURTON HARRISON,
Governor-Generaio of the PHILIPPINES.
(First Article)

Ny six years ex-
perience as gov
ernor general OF
the Philippine Is
lands have con-
vlnced me that the
Filipino people are
ready and fit TO
have their indie
pendence. j have
re commended to
Congress, as well
as TO the executive
a q m | II ! $ tration,
that independence
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-02-06

Prevailing epidemics have about
closed The Times Office this week and
as result the paper is issued with but
little news matter. Our readers will
please bear with Us this week and We
will endeavor to do better next week.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
Miller May Have
Salaried Ball Team

The baseball fever has taken pos
session of the local fans. A meeting
has been scheduled for next Tuesday
evening for the purpose of deciding
whether Miller is to have a salaried
baseball team this coming season.
1t is thought that if sixteen hun
dred dollars a month for three or four
months could be raised it would be
sufficient to maintain a salaried team.
The principal obstacle to be en-
countered in this project is the lack
of a suitable place to lay out a dia-
mend This difficulty could be over
come. if a plot for a permanent base
ball diamond could be purchased so
that a ~grandstand could be erected
for The comfort of the spectators, and
other improvements could be made.
A good baseball team is an asset
and advertisement for n town, and
il woul be we'll If the fans thought
the matter rel
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
State Banks Make Mak A A
Splendid Showing


Pierre, Feb 13.-The state banking
department is pleased with the first
showing which has ever been made by
the state banks OF the country, the
figures having been compiled by the
National Association Of State Banks
The total Of the state banks
Of the United States being shown at
$25, 965, 675 1868 while the
of the National banks of the country
arc given at $50, 799, $4,000 showing
the banking resources of the nation
at nearly forty-seven billion dollars.
These figures 1t is explained do not
cover the of trust compa-
MES, corporate trusts, building and
loan associations and private banks,
and IL they were added TO the sum it
would run much higher as these insti-
tutions in Pennsylvania alone are
placed at over two billion dollars.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
$50 BONUS ASKED
FOR ALL SOLDIERS
American Legion To Secure Legisla-
ton For Service Compensation

Washington, Feb. 16.-The Ameri-
can Legion will proceed actively and
ag~ressiveiy" with action to secure
legislation for adjustment Of war SER
vice compensation on the basis of $50
for each month served, Franklin
D'Ollier, national commander of the
legion. announced today. The ma
tional legislative committee was in
structed to take up with members of
congress legislation already proposed.
"The legislative committee was in
structed that the American Legion re-
CARDS the fulfllment Of this obliga-
ton on the part Of the government as
paramount" Mr.. D'Ollier's statement
said.
''The government saw fit to grant
government clerks a bonus for war
sarbice rendered In the safety Of the
national capitol, Mr.. D'Olier said.
workmen safely esconced in ship
yards and munition plants were re-
~arded for their var service by ex-
~ccptionally high wages.
The American Legion is not seek
ing a bonus. The American soldier
does not want reward for the per-
Torrance of his duty as a citizen, the
very performance Of which will al
ways be to him a source OF greatest
personal satisfaction. His position In
this matter is based upon simple just
ice-fair play.
Congress has taken no steps what
soever 10 discharge the governments
obligation to other e~x-service men and
women. II was the view OF the dele
gates for more than a million ex-ser-
vice men and women, the American
Legion's national convention in Min
neapoiis, that the government owes
this obligation to all ex-servce men
IT, relieve the financial disadvantages
incidental to their military service"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
Primary Election To Be
Held March Twenty third

The primary election will be held
at the regular polling places in all the
voting precincts of the County, on the
twenty-third Of March.
At the primary election the voters
of the County will have the opportnn.
ity to chose, by a direct vote, the par
mount issue for their party platform
to propose their several party candid
ates for all presidential, state, con-
gressional. judicial, legislative, coun'
ty and district Offices. which are to
be filled by election at the next gen.
eraI election, and to elect party ma
tional. state and county committeeman
and state party chairmen and dele
gates and alternates to the national
convention.
The hours for voting are from eight
o'clock a. m. to five p. m.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
/. W. W. CONFESSES
ON SOLDIERS
State Secures Voluntary Admission
In Centralia Trial

Montesano, Wash, Feb. 15.-Three
months to the day-almost to the
hour-after Warren O. Grimm was
MORALLY shot in the streets OF Gen.
tralia during an armistice day parade,
an alleged confession was read into
tie court records today at the trial
here of the IL men charged with his
murder. What was ~purported to be
n signed confession, and a supplement
to IT, unsigned. alleged to have been
voluntarily made be Loren A. Rob
erts. one OF the alleged I. W. w. de-
PENDANTS was admitted as evidence
in the trial today.
A bitter contest over admission of
the documents was made by both
state and defense counsel, the prosecu
ton finally STIMULATING that the jury
should be instructed to consider the
purported confessions only as they
effected Loren Roberts, and not as to
any or the other defendants.
When court adjourned today 1t adj
iourned until Friday morning because
OF the holiday tomorrow.
The state made exceptional pro-
gress today. not only securing the in
trouction OF the alleged confession
aud supplement, but placing several
witnesses on the stand who gave tes-
tlmony that is considered of the ut
most importance by the prosecution
in weaving its chain OF evidence n
lainst the IL defendants. Every ef-
fort Of George f. vandeveer. counsel
for the defense, to block the admis-
sion OF the purported confession, was
defeated, the court ruling, after lis
tening to arguments citing preced-
eats, that such evidence was permits
sible and proper.
An effort to introduce at this time
| efidence to indicate that Loren Rob-
erts. signer of the purported confess
zion. was not mentally sound before,
nor at the time he is alleged to have
signed II, and Is not me at the pres
emit time, was unavaiiing. the court
ruling that the defense must make
such a showing after 1t begins its
own case. DR. Arthur p. Calhoun,
Seattle, examined Roberts today in
the county Jail here. but he will not
testify as to the mental condition until
the defense calls him.