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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-09-25

Jim, Dut ! reckon you IN ri have To
get oat that way. an we might have
luck enough to stumble onto the old
devil"
Westc0tt changed his position. in
adyertently bringing his head above
the protection Of the rock Instantly
there was sharp report. and speed
ing bullet grazed his hair. ffattening
out against the stone. The rapidity
with which he dUcked caused the mar
shall to laugh.
Not hurt, are your No That was
a rife; Mike isn't sucfl bad shot with
that weapon He's over there behind
that tree-see the smoker II the euss
po4Ses bis head out, FIT try the virtue
Of this as; it ought to carry that far.
Hah! there he is; | made the bark fly,
anyway"
The afternoon wore awsy slowly,
the two men realizing moue and more
clearly the nature of the siege Their
only safety lay in the protection Of
the rocks, as they were. now entirely
surrounded, and fred upon from
either baBk the moment either raised
a head. No attempt was made. how
ever, te assault their position, nor did
they often return the fire, desiring to
preserve for future use. their small
supply OF ammunition. Brennan re-
NAMED watchful, but silent, breeding
over his plans for the night, but West
cett became overpowered bay fatigue
and slept quietly for several hours.
The sun was already sinking behind
the range of mountains when he finally
aroused himself, and sat mp Brennan
greeted him with good BatHred grin.
well, do you feel better. limp be
asked pleasantly. Thought Ia let goa
sleep as long as could, For we've got
some job ahead Of US. Sorry thar amt
no breakfast wstin'. fer wouldn't OBJ
iect ter bit o ham bone myself.
reckon if Lacy coops me mp much long
er he's liable ter win his bet; I'm
plumb near starved out already"
I'm afraid they've got us, DAN"
"Oh, | don't know ieastwise amt
put up no white flag yet. You're
game fer a try at gettin' out o we're,
amt yer, old manf I've sorter been
reckonin' on yer"
I'll take any chance there is re-
turned Westcott heartily, staring into
the others face. ''Have you some
pIan?"
Maybe faint that exactly. but I've
been doin' powerful lot O. thinkin'
since You was asleep. Jim. an reckon
we might beat these fellers with
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-09-25

fair show o luck. This Is how figure
ii ont. Thar won't be no attack
that's cinch. Lacy knows We can
shoot. an lie also knows we're
maroOned we're without food The cas-
lest thing is ter starye us out"
"Bnt there are good men in this
camp. law-abidlng men," interrupted
the miner. won't they take a hand?"
Maybe they might il was free ter
get 'em together; hut amt. Most o
EN- are out IN the mines, anyway
they don't know which party is right
in this rumpus, an they amt got no
leader. Lacy runs the town, an' he's
got a big gang o. toughs behind him
There amt nobody wants to buck up
against his game. or course the boys
might get mad after a while, but |
reckon we'd be starved plumb ter
death long afore that happened. An
that amt the worst Nv it. Jim-the
sheriff IS Lacy's man. wouldn't never
dare turn you over ter him-not by
iugful"
Then we are blocked at every
turn"
I'VE sure are. unless we can dig cut
ourselves" gravely. my notion is 10
get a fair start. drift out into Sho-
Shone. whar well leave no trail. an
then hit for over the line"
"On foOt?"
H. no. amt no such walker
as all that Come over we're; keep ger
head down; now look out between
these two rocks. Do yer see them
cow-pOnies hitched ter the rack along
side o. the Red Dog? Well, they've
been thar fer a matter o three hours,
| reckon. an their riders amt uabie
ter leave as long rs thar's any ex-
element In town. They're NJ. men.
and mostly drunk by this tilae las
my aim ter get leg over one O. them
animals Here's my scheme. an
reckon it'll work Naturally Lacy wifi
think well try 10 get away-fnake a
break fer IL ia the dark. He'll have
both them banks guarded. an Their fei
fers will have orders ter shoot. He'd
rather have us dead than alive. But,
to my notion. he sson't expect us ter
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-09-25
FILMS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD
Possibility That They VIII Yet Take
the Place Of the Old Photo
graph Album.

II Is confidently predicted that with
In few years the motion-picture pro
jector will be found in nearly every
family. In other words, the protector
seems likely to take its place in the
home with the photograph, and to
have an even greater power to amuse
and educate. 1t can. for example, eff
fectively illustrate science and geOg-
raphy, or with equal success show
In living motion the workmen of all
trades and occupations. 1t makes an
ideal supplementary instructor in
commercial and physical geography
as well as in many other branches OF
science.
The motion picture camera also will
soon be within the reach Of nearly
every one. Even with the present
machines any person can take motion
pictures of his friends and relatives.
Some persons are already making pic
lures of their children at regular in
tervals. They fasten pictures to-
gether to make a continuous strip OF
film that in future years win be val
liable family record.
The photograph album was indis-
pensable in our grandfather's home ;
will the motion picture album have a
similar place in the home Of the fu-
ture?
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-09-25
"WE'LL FIGHT OUR WAY"

Synopsis. Frederick Cayendlsh.
New York man of wealth. receives
a letter from an old friend. Jim
Westcott, urging him TO come at
once to Colorado. Deciding to go,
ne employs a lawyer, Patrick En-
right, to draw up a will leaving
most of his estate to charity, with
a mere pittance to John Cavendish,
his cousin, and only relative, dis
solute youth. That night Frederick
Cavendish is murdered in his apart
ments. No will being found, John
Cavendish inberits the estate. Two
months later Enright informs John
Cavendish of the existence OF the
will and offers. for 10000. to say
nothing Of 1t. John agrees. Stella
Donovan. newspaper writer, learns
from Frederick Cavendlsh's valet
that he Is not satisfied the body
found was that of his employer.
She Is directed by t'arriss. city edi-
tor OF the Star. to follow up the
case. Stella learns OF the will En-
right had drawn up. also OF John
Cavendish's infatuatlon for Celeste
la Rue, chorus girl. A cCnversa-
ton Stella oVerhears between Ce-
Ieste and John CaVendish convinces
her Frederick Cavendish Is alive,
the victim OF conspiracy engi-
neered by Enright to secure his
fortune. and that Celeste knows
where he Is hidden. Ned Beaton.
notorious guuman. is also mem
toned Celeste is about TO leave
for Haskell. Colorado, and Stella
goes there At Haskell Stella. rep
resenting herself as a magazine
writer. makes the acquaintance OF
Jim Westcott Stella confdes In
Jim. who believes Cayendish is
alive Celeste and Enright join
Beaton at Haskell Westcott lis
tens 10 conference between Bea-
ton. Enright and Bill Lacy. local
Desperate He learns that Fred
erick Cayendish is alive and a pris-
nner Of Lacy Caught listening,
Westcott escapes but becomes "A
marked man Celeste visits Stella
and discovers her mission Stella
Is lured from the hotel kidnapped
and taken - Spnken valley. a
HAdNAtN mum 81 hHiNdA AtHtEes
leader OF horse thieves She is left
prisoner In the hands Of Juan Cate
ras Mendez' lieutenant Back at
Haskell. Westcott IS informed OF
the kidnapping He determines to
force the truth from 3 i'll Lacy. A
terrific fight follows In which En-
right shoots at jun and kills Bea-
ton. Lacy accuses jim. The sher-
IN arrests Jim to save him from
Lacy's gang He and his prisoner
Zee for their lives
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-09-25
CHAPTER X-Continued.
10.

cit was Enrght. then. who fred the
Rhot?"
Sure. It was EnrlEht; saw him.
but that didn't cut any ice after | got
inside. DO you see? The whole crowd
was Lncys gang they'd do whatever
BE- said. 1t was your gun that had the
discharged cartridge Bill was yellin'
that you fired il. and Enright. O.
course. would have backed him up TO
save his own neck. What was the row
atout-your mine7'
Partly. but mostly another affair.
The best thing can do is tell you
about It, WHAT'S going 90 up there?"
He pointed up the stream. -nd Bren-
nan shaded his eyes to look. although
careful to keep well under cover, conf
dent that any movement would be
observed from the shore. He gazed
for some time before he seemed en-
tirely satisfied.
"A bunch OF the boys crossln' the
old fork" he said quietly. Coin to
picket the other bank. reckon.
There's likely to he some more comm
down the opposite way from the
bridge. That's Lacy's idea--to starve
us out"
They seem quiet enough"
There won't he any more f'ghtin'
unless we try to get away, reckon
They know We are armed and can
shoot. You better keep down. though.
Jim for they're sure watchln us all
right, an all Lacy cares about is to
gut YOU out O the way. He'd lust as
soon ,io II with a bullet as a rope. Co
on with your story"
WeStVot told IL simply. hut In fun
detail. The marshal listened quietly
20 the narrative. the quick action of
his jaws alone eVidencing his interest
although he occasionally interpoSed a
question Except for Westcott'S voice
there WINS no sound, beyond the Ian
plug of water against the rock. and
no figures Of men became visible along
either bank. The party above had
crossed the stream. aud di~appp ared
up THNihe, ana nothing remained tn
indicate that these two were fugiuves,
hiding for their lives, AZ facing a
desperate expedient in an effort TO es.
cape their purSuerS. As the sneaker
finally concluded the silence was al.
most oppressive.
How do yer suppose Bill Lacy got
Int" the affair." asked Brennan. At
last ihoughtfully. 81 don't put no Snr.
ter devIltry beyond him. yer under.
stand. but { don't quite see how he
ever come TO get mixed up in this we're
New York mess"
TIN just as Sruch in the dark as
you are. as to that" admitted West
colt doubtfully. Il am convinced. how.
.@vss that Cayapdish is still alive. and
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-09-25

saloon. A hum OF voices echoed cut
into the night, but the platform in
| front of the door was deserted. Oc-
easionally some wanderer either en-
tered or departed. merging into the
crowd within or disappearing through
the darkness without. To sEfe left of
| the building, largely within IT'S shadow
stretched the hitch rail to which were
fastened fully dozen cow-ponies, most
OF them revealed only by their restless
movements, although the few nsares,
the door were plainly enough visible
in the reflection OF light. Brennan's
hand closed heavily on the arm of the
other
"We'la pfcS cut the two critters far
thest from the light" he mutterea.
AN trust ter luck. Wen have to lead
EN- ways afOre we mount. Shall w@
try II nom?"
THE sooner the better"
That's me- Blamed If ! thought Ia
be boss tiief, but when a Teller as.
sociates- with BIZ Lacy there's no,
KNOWN what he will come to. We
better try the other side o. the road.
jim"
They were in the flicker of light for
scarcely an Instant. merely two dart
ing shadows, vanishing once more
swiftly and silently into the gloom.
Nor were they much longer in releas-
ing the two eew- ponies. Westcott tied
his bundle to- the cantie of the saddle
and then, Birdie reins in hand. the do
Gle animals following their new mas
tiers without resistance, the men led
them over the smooth turf well back
from the range of light. They were
quarter of a mile from the Red Dog
before Brennan slightly in advance,
ventured to enter the road.
'It's safe enough now, Jim, an we
don't waRter lose no time. Eves
crossed SAOShOne?''
"Ne.''
"Welh, it's a little bit o. HI after
sunup> an we'll have a twenty-rsdla
ride before We strike water. Well
start Stow"
They swung into saddle, the road be-
fore them mere black ribbon revealed
only by the CLEAN of few far
of stars peering through riffs in the
clouds. Brennan rode slightly IN adj
vance, trusting his mount largely to
pick out the way, yet leaning forward
eagerly scanning every shadow and
listening for the slightest warning
There was some movement to the left,
where the hotel trail led down the
bank, and Instantly both men drew
up their ponies and remained intent
and rigid. BreDDan's hand rested on
the butt of his revolver. but for the
moment neither could determine what
was moving in the intense blackness Of
the hillside. Then something spectral
advanced into the starlight of the road
and confronted them.
as that you, Mr.. Cassidy" asked q
w"uan's voice softly.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-09-25
CHAPTER xI.
The Cave in the ciiH.

? Dazed, helpless, yet continuing to
struggle futilely, Stella realized little
except giving a glance at the hated
faces of her captors. What occurred
was not clear TO her mind; but sud-
denly what appeared TO be an open
fireplace seemed TO swing aside. ieav-
ing revealed great black opening in
the rock. To the lieutenant's snarl of
command, one of the men released his
grip of her arm. and lit a lantern
which he took from a nearby shelf.
The dim flicker of light penetrated q
few feet into the dark hole, only serv-
ing to render the opening more grim
and sinister. The girl shrank back.
but the fellow still holding her tight.
ened his grip. Cateras' thin lips
smiled, and he bowed, hat in hand,
hatefully polite.
go ahead with the light, Silva; not
too fast. my man the room beyond the
senor's. Now, Merodez, release the
girl.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-09-25

missary department. Come on, Jim !;
time IS money just now"
The door was unlocked, and in less
than ten minutes they emerged once
more into the open bearing their spoils
--Wescott. a slab of bacon and a small
frying pan; Brennan a paper sack of
corumeal. with a couple of specimens
of canned goods. He had also resur-
rected a gunny sack somewhere. in
which the things were carefully
wrapped. and made secure for trans
perration.
Didn't feel no terbacco. did yer.
JsmT" the marshal questioned solic-
itOuSly. 81 reckon not, though: OF
Beeciter never would leave nuthin'
like that lynn round. Well. Lord we
ought ter be thankful fer what we've
got. Now. if we can only get away
with them bosses"
They wOrmed Their way forward to
the edge of the road through a fringe
OF bushes. WeStcott laden with the bun
die. Except for the sound Of distant
voices and an occas ional loud laugh.
the night was still. They could almost
hear thesr own breathing. and the
crackl~ of a dry twig undeffoot
sounded 10 strained nerves like the
report of a gun. Crouching al the
edge OF the road they could see
fairly WI what was before them, as
revealed by the lights shining forth
though the dingy windows Of the
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-09-25

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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-09-25

perslstently c,a N
g pate! and 'hatd, T -
dizzy spells. ~, u
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and was periec5is
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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-09-25
its Use.

what is poIyclinic?"
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pital for parrcts7r
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-09-25
lis Moven,ents.

"How her color comes and goes"
Yes; comes ont In the morning and
goes of ~ night"
, 1920-11-04
WAIT FOR TOWN TO GROW
Criticism Made That Too Many Small
Communities Are Slow in Max
ing Improvements.

1t has been figured up that there are
about 1900 small towns in the United
States. half of them with populations
of 500 or less. says the Thrift maya
zine. 1t is these small towns that the
rural people are intimately associated
with. They sell their produce there,
buy the things they need; in fact,
these are a part of the rural commu-
nifty. Some Of these small towns will
become cities, but a very large per
cent of them will remain as they are.
1t is no disgrace to live in a small
town, but the rule is that these people
are waiting until next year or some
future year to improve their schools,
put in sidewalks, a water system or a
sewer system to safeguard the health
Of the people, or before taking any
step to improve the social and living
conditions of the children.
, 1920-11-04
Proper Town PLANNING.

Scientific town planning takes into
consideration the direction of streets
and orientation of houses from n san
itary standpoint. There has been a
tendency to make streets run north
and south and east and west, but in a
paper to the Royal Astronomical So
ciety of Canada, H. l.. Seymour late
ly showed that they should run north
southeast. Houses correspondingly
placed have sunshine in all rooms in
stead of having 1t cut Off from north
erly walls for more than one-half of
the time. Also houses shall be so
placed and of such height as to shade
others as little as possible.
, 1920-11-04
FLEA EMBALMED IN HONEY
Little Insect Pest Found Which Met
Its Fate in Egypt Many Thou
sands of Years Ago.

1t is believed that the earliest food
store laid aside for his wants by man,
and which is still in existence, is a jar
of honey found in an Egyptian tomb,
and probably placed there for the sus
tenance of the dead during the jour.
ney across the Stygian river, says the
American Forestry Magazine. When
found, the honey had changed into g
very dry candy and II had lost its
sweetness, though it could still be
identified as honey.
In the bottom of the jar, well GOV
cred with honey, was a dead flea OF
precisely the same sort as those which
plague Egypt to this day. Apparently,
the insect had hoped into the jar
while the last rites over the dead were
being observed, and when the jar was
corked, the little fellow was shut up
within, and. like the true patriot, he
probably would have declared that
death was sweet. Anyway, he sanb
to the bottom while the honey was
still soft, and there the Psychologists
found him after n good many thou.
sands of years.
, 1920-11-04
ALL THE TIME HE WANTED
Excellent Reason Why Traveller Need
Not Worry Over Possibility of
Missing His Train.

A Cleveland mar with business in
terests in Illinois tells of an incident
at a railway junction in that state. He
was hungry and it was only two min
utes before the departure of his train.
He rushed up to the countermsn and
exclaimed: Give me a sandwich and
a cup of coffee, quickl Haven't time
for anything else"
"My friend" said the man behind
the counter, take all the time you
want. Just cast your eye wei this
menu and I'll telephone the superin-
tendent to hold the train a while" ,
"Do you near to say that he will
actually hold the train while | eat?'
"Sure, friend. This is IA branch
road, n there's no other train com
ing or going over it this morning. The
superintendent will want you to have
a good meal-he owns this lunch
room"
, 1920-11-04
Hometown
SHOULD ALL BE NEIGHBoRLY
Spirit Is Of Immense Importance to
the upbuiIding of Community,
Small or larpe.

Rent hogs have a social value rath-
er overlooked in the turmoil. Though
hardly attaining eminence as a moral
force they remain a persuasive fact
for a city n~eighborhood. They have
made a social whole of many a four
walled community that had been mere
ly an accidental aggregation. Common
oppression makes humanity kin. in
Guiding even the inmates of an apart
ment house. Neighborliness, in short,
has begun to mean something.
Neighborliness is at once the kind
Hest n the most powerful organiza-
ton in our tradition. N~eighborhood
organizations, if not captured by
schemers with private ends to serve,
is the best basis for consumers or
CARNATIONS in general. That Amer
lean class called neighbors, the great
unwieldy, battered 80 per cent, has
suffered much of late through lack of
organized effort in its w behalf.
Neighborhood associations will anne
liorate the predatory ethics of urban
life. When neighbors meet in public
school assembly halls for community
association in economic study, in pol
itics, in music, in drama, in education
al problems, good government and
good living are likely to be furthered.
Better neighborhood understandings
leading to intelligent cooperative eff
fort are one of outstanding needs
Chicago Daily News.
, 1920-11-04

than a year, 1t has been demonstrated
that it is possible to determine from
appearances the males which are most
likely to produce the best-paying
hens.
The difference in the appearance of
males is comparable to the difference
in the rate of growth and the intensity
with which hens lay, according to the
college. Some hens can lay an egg
once in every "a hours; others are not
able to produce an egg oftener than
once in As hours, although both have
the same care and feed. If one hen
can lay faster than another, it indi-
Gates that she can digest large amounts
of feed quickly. The experiments at
this point determine also the value of
males as foundations of hi%gh-produc-
ing flocks.
The Cornell workers measured
several lots of males a year ago, and
by observing the records of the off
spring, they say hat they can tell
from the appearance of the rooster
whether his daughters will be good
layers. Members of the college staff
think the results of these experiments
will have as much value In developing
efficient poultry fiocks as the original
discovery that it was possible to de
termine by appearance which hens
were laying.
A rooster to father egg-laying off.
spring should grow rapidly and ma
ture quickly. He should appear deep
bodied and short legged, full in breast
and abdomen with a fiat, wide back,
His head should be moderately short,
set on a large full neck, and with
prominent eyes. A good male for
breeding is friendly. courageous and
proud of himself. calling attention to
his pride by frequent Growing.
, 1920-11-04
City Planning Worth While.

City planning of the right kind is
strictly a business proposition. Its
function is to aid in facilitating bust
ness and maintaining property values.
Its activity means n better looking
city, n better city for business and a
better city for homes.
Furthermore, city planning is not n
matter of concern to the few. 1t will
work to the interest of the large and
the small property owner, and to the
interest of any person who expects to
make the place his home.