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Cheyenne record., 1920-12-02
CHAPTER VI.

Left alone for a moment by my COM
panion. sat there at the table in
the crowded restaurant, idly watching
the beautifully costumed women all
about me, listening dreamily to the
music Of the orchestra, observing with
interest the graceful gyrations of the
occasional couple who songht the
dancing floor in the center, when sud-
denly was brought to myself by
hearing gruff voice saying:
"What'd you bring that crook in
here for?"
"What do you mean" gasped in
aston!shment. looking up at a square
shouldered man with neatly trimmed
black mustache who was standing be-
side my table.
'It's you I mean," he announced.
Don't you know you can't bring that
kind of people in herer'
Al explanation for my presence
there In the White room Of the ia
nous Hundredth hotel. let me say
that my Investigations into the per-
plszing chain of mysterious circum-
stanceJ in which Barbara Bradford
and seemed to be each day becom-
ing more firmly involved, had finally
led mo to deduce three different the
ories. each more or less plausible,
and each involving an entirely differ
ent set Of persons.
There were certain happenings and
circumstances that made me some
times wonder II the whole thing were
not a base plot on the part Of my
grent-uncle Rufus, perhaps Influenced
by n desire for revenge or perhaps
led on by an insane greed for still
greater wealth.
Yet, on the other hand, there were
those entries in his diary about the
mysterious voices. Apparently. too,
his wife and Mrs. Burke had heard
them sn
Did 1t not seem more likely that the
arch plotter was Claire Bradford's ex-
husband?
This theory seemed far more ten
able. While the Bradfords had heard
nothing from him for several years,
the publication Of Claire Bradford's
engagement might have attracted his
notice and inspired him to an attempt
at blackmail. Yet how could he gain
access to the wall safe where the d.
vorce papers were kept, or how could
he be dropping notes on the floor Of
Barbara Bradford's bedroom? How
could he have stolen the CASTOR
psarls7 1t seemed incredible but still
my thoughts kept returning to the
possibility of his directing Claire
Bradfords actions through hypnotic
control. Once he had had influence
over her sufficient to make her give
up family. friends, home, everything.
to marry him. Had he, in some way
unknown to Barbara Bradford. re-
gained his control over her sister and
was he using her as the unconscious
tool for, his villainies? She could
have gained access to my room by
walking along the ledge when all the
house was still. Yet this theory ex-
planned neither the theft Of the pearls,
my great-uncle's peculiar actions, my
own discharge, nor the mysterious
noises in the apartment. had still
. third theory.
Suppose q band Of criminals was
located in the apartment house on the
aoor above the Bradfords and net
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-02
Yexetahlea.
GovERHMEKr MARl1Dr RDroRrs.

w..e4sss'S: hay D. ..f.. s,:.a I:'s !: so.: :.e
sse 9f
merkets. principally becAuss Of very
naae; i%prov.s 1iea dem.nd | st *: io.er aSess. es
st.s: Rsa:.. 81 e;y ,iegc TiHcse1
S;s; hs PSss,.i. ss,..is ;ss
Minnsspoii:. $40. ss.asmsa sslSstsst
p2ices r1 .s and MOI money strinseney. '
doTn":rd during the week; EspoEs 81.
s:
cember by houses with seaboard COM
sp.ss sssr Sn o.sS sss.n sra.
1 p1ies. Sort Rea Wptsr whess Rssz
over % see ehieaeo ae H9 DecsmBef. sfas No sard
winter sAc premium over December
Nc Nc SS asS g. G NC &c yeon Psw 9sc
pH; plan .doptsd s. Sy large % elex.tor @ seo com:
On % Wheat with Contract that wheat is
to be delivered At once, but farmers
'e Is the .ny ee
Der eorn down =. ,.t csc; Minn.sR poll.
sAO1S S1S ASvA.Ss
a4Hc At i.ss. .'e chie.sso &c s' March n1ips WRs.i
closed at 91.s4h,. and .Nay corr At
71hc. Minneapolis March wheat,
31:soA; Kansas City. 14sA Winnipeg.
Live steek and Mests-Cattle at
Chicago recovered from the depressed
conditions two weeks ago. and net ad.
vances of 3Se on feeding steers to S1.3S
the past week. Beef steers advanced
e5c to .S1.15. Veal calves lost S1.36.
HOG prices continued to drop. the ex.
treme tsp showing . decline Of - per
100 pounds. and the average decline
>S2.75. Fat lambs broke 75c: feeding
lambs. $1.25. Sheep were also sharply
lower. Top Chicago prices: Hogs,
:sesr. cfss ksielss seod s,sss sssi
cows: .io;So; feeder :teer:: 3lo.!5;
lambs. $11.25: feeding lambs. S11.s0:
ewes. S4.sB. All fresh meat prices de-
clined during the week. Fresh pork
showed the greatest loss. loins declin-
ing 3306 per 100 pounds. Beef broke
S203.50; veal. s103. with some me-
dium grades more. Lamb and mutton
lost 3103. Trade uniformly lower.
Prices ON good grade meats: Beef, SIT
021: veal. $22@25; lamb. s240 Sc: NUT
ton. e13616: right pork loins. $2s034;
heavy foins. s16047.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-02
Trade oppertunItIss In chin,

According to a recent traveller In
China. II that country had 100000
miles Of railroad and a similar length
Of good roads, there would be opened
up vast empire Of rich resources for
settlement and development The Chi
nese people greatly prefer to extend
their own developments and relieve
their congested cities by settling their
own country than by obtaining oppor-
tunities abroad.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-02
FIrsf Gun Of the Civil Wa

On the 9th Of January. In 1851, the
steamship Star of the West WAS sent
By the federal government from New
York with supplies and re-enforce-
ments for Fort Sumter, In Charles
ton harbof. When the Star Of the
West reached Charleston she was fired
upon by Confederate batteries from
the town and was obliged to turn
back. This was the nrst actual gunirs
OF the Civil war
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-02
A night visit from a
beautiful ghost.
Word to the Women,
(To BE CoNTINUED.)

II may not beget undue attention.
but 24O.162,9 ,943 needles were made in
the United States last year. 1t would
be pleasant mental recreation for .
long evening to figure how many hours
of labor. based on the proverb that q
stitch in time saves nine. would have
been saved the women Of the nation
II all these needles had been applied
at the psychological moment.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-02
Metal M.r,wet.

Colorado settlement prices:
Bar silver (Amerfcan) ..........$ .ssx
Bar silver (foreign).. )............. 1874
copper ,l6
Tungsten. per unit. ...... $50 o TIC
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-24
G&l3Oaa
SOU s
Conducted by National Council Of the
Boy Scouts of America-l
PERsHING WRITES TO SCOUTS

General John j. Pershing has always
been a strong friend of the Boy Scouts
of America.
file knows to the full the value OF
the many-sided service they gave In
the war.
He knows the value of scout training
in producing well-equfpped manhood
70. there were a hundred thousand
former scouts in the army I'm France.
General Pershing has sent this LEFT
fer TO the president of the Boy Scouts
of America. urging them ITO remem-
her:
ION July 25th. last year, while we
were in the midst of the desperate bat
tie of the Marine. sent greeting TO
the Boy Scouts of America from our
soldiers in France. and urged them to
keep faith with the scout laws.
Those were days when old and
young realized the necessity for every
one TO serve the country.
To-day. without the pressure of
great war TO hold our attention upon
the necessity of good citizenship. IL Is
Important that the lessons of the war
in patriotism and devotion he always
horne in mind. as the obligations In
neiice time are as urgent as In war.
Let there be no relaxation In your
Efforts
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-24
BY VICTOR ROUSSEAU
illustrations by Irwin Myers

succeed. We can't fail, LATE, whea
we're as much in earnest as we are.
Good Lord, what a respondent fool
I've been!"
''Same here" said LATE. "I was just
hopeless, till you made Inc see
straight"
''Why, 1t was you made me see
straight" said Hilary. Nov, Con-
nell, we'll push things hard from this
very minute. Wen start I'm cutting
along the river, and We'll float the
logs right down stream to the mill, and
Well keep Dupont and his schooner
coming and going till navigation closes,
even if we make Riviere Rocheuse
look as bare as our bank account was
looking just now. Baptiste will be
worth q score when he understands"
He broke off suddenly, SID the Two
men, struck by the same thought,
looked at each other.
II wonder why Baptiste went off as
soon as he'd dynamited the JAM" said
Hilary. @
He felt ashamed of his suspicious.
Yet, remembering that day when
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-24
Trouble, trouble - and
more to come.
and
eTo BE CONTINUED
LIGHT RAYS CARRY SPEECH
Operation That Seems Simple Ex-
+ planned by Scientist at Meeting
In London Recently.

Speech has now been clearly trans
mitted at least mile and half on a
beam of light. The light telephone
depends upon the change in the cleo
trio resistance of a selenium cell, and
acts through reflection to this cell of
an intermittent beam of light from a
mica diaphragm vibrated by the voice,
the vibrations varying the resistance
and reproducing the sounds in tele-
phone in the circuit with the CELL,
With his photophone or radiophone of
40 years ago, DR.. A. Graham Bell sent
spoken words to the selenium receiver
a few hundred feet away by light ray
broken up by a rotating perforated
disc. In the apparatus lately described
by A. G. Rankine to the Physical So
ciety of London, the vibrations of the
diaphragm beneath the operators
mouthpiece are reproduced In a small
concave mirror, which receives sun
light or arc light concentrated by
lens and split up by grid with one
tenth inch space between the bars,
and the reflected light is passed to an
other mirror fitted with second grid.
then to the selenium cell at the re-
ceiving station. When at rest, the
bands of light of one grid exactly fit
between the bars of the other, the
maximum illumination being passed.
AS q person speaks into the mouth
piece, the bands of light play across
the grid bars and spaces, magnifying
the effect of the selenium cell.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-24
CHAPTER vL-contInued.

Baptiste sprang at her, seized her
by the sleeve of her dress, and tried to
pull her from her seat. Hilary saw
Nanette protesting angrily; he could
not hear Baptiste's excited exclama-
lions, but he heard family the scream
that came from Marie's lips. At once
there was a general movement toward
the group. Some of the lumbermen
interfered. Baptiste turned upon them
with menacing fists. The little man
was beside himself with fury. Then
Simeon came waddling down the room
with his ducklike shuttle, and took
Baptiste by both arms. With slow
but memorable force he led him toward
the door. 1t seemed almost as IL Bap-
tiste, struggling In vain and mounting
incoherently, was in the grip of some
machine, for the momentum of Slime
on's movements was composed much
more of bulk than Of velocity. Amid
the jeers of the crowd Baptiste was
thrust from the door, and Simeon
turned and waddled back into the
room, where the dancing was in full
swing once more.
Hilary saw Marie flying round in
the arms of gigantic woodsman. Bap-
tiste, seated upon the step before the
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-24

not seen Baptiste. He meant to say
nothing of it.
The three set out on their way.
Marie at first sobbing and holding
back, then gradually growing calm I'M
der Hilary's assurances, and at last
going willingly. Her dress was drag
gled with mud, her fnery awry; she
looked pitiful and frightened. Hilary
felt q great wrath growing in him as
he looked at her. At last they gained
the shore road and presently reached
Marie's cottage.
She felt in her dress for the key
with shaking fingers. Hilary took it
from her and opened the door. ''Never
go to that place again." he said stern
ly. "Let this be lesson to YOU"
She went inside. LATE and Hilary
waited till the lamp was lit and,
through the torn shade, they saw Marie
Dupont crouched before the stove, her
face on her arms.
ST guess we'd better be going, Late"
he said.
"She's had her lesson"
II hope so. I've seen enough this
evening, LATE. 1t makes me sick to
think that there are wretches vile
enough TO encourage this. for money or
for influence" He turned on him. eff
can trace Brousseau's hand in this
work." he said, heaven help him !"
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-24
HOW SCOUTING AIDS PARENTS.


Here are two sample remarks made
1y Boy Scout and by his father. each
without the knowledge of the other
after a father and son hike. The
scout said:
II never knew what a darned good
fellow my father was till he came here
and camped with me. He always
seemed like stern man. whose big
Idea was to punish me when was not
good, and then | did not want to be-
good. But now he has been here. and
we have been fishing together. and he
has shown me lot of interesting
things THAT | never knew before. and
that | never would suppose he knew.
Now all of sudden he seems like
chum of mine I hope he'll keep right
on coming up"
Within an hour the father of the
same boy had said: "Tve just realized
my boy for the first time. Say. he
isn't baby any more. and I've been
handling him like one. I'm going TO
change my tactics and keep on know
ing him better"
On these hikes the boy entertafns
his father at the camp and at the
other doings. He prepares the tent
for him. sharing his own. which 40
other may share but his father.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-24
BOY SCOUT TROOPS IN MILL

One of the most interesting letters
that have ever come to the national
headquarters of the Boy Scouts of
America contained the applications OF
five troops of boys employed In cotton
mills in Georgia.
Southwest LAGRANGE is the post Of
fee center for the four communities
where these great mills are located.
There is one troop each In the Unity
Cotton mills the Unity Spinning mills
and the Elm City mills and two troops
for the Hillside Cotton mills.
These lads who would be scouts
have vision of the future good citi-
zenship upon which America must rely.
The Fuller e. Galloway company has
provided an auditorium, TO be arranged
in five separate compartments. one for
each troop. About 20 of the men in
the mills will give time TO helping the
boy scouts If the program.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-24
SCOUTS DAILY GOOD TURNS.

The hoy scouts in Troop No. 81. OF
New Haven. Conn.,. cleaned the church.
took up the carpet and carried out the
accumulation of ashes In the cellar.
In Paducah. Ky, there are six large
monuments. Boy scouts. noting that
they looked rather crusty. took it upon
themselves to clean and polish these
and keep them clean in the future.
Special troops have been assigned to
each monument. One troop is respon-
sible for painting the city fiagpole
and keeping 1t shining.
The paper drive, conducted by the
Redwood City (Cal.) boy scouts for
the local chapter of the Red Cross.
resulted in six tons of material, in
Guiding newspapers and magazines.
San Antonio. Texas, has an auxiliary
boy scouts firemen's unit. The boys
meet at the central station; instruc-
ton under Chief Goetz. If q scout
qualities he will be given a scout fire.
mans badge. All scouts wearing this
badge are to be permitted to enter the.
fire lines at all times under the leader
ship of men the chief will appoint.
and to whom the scout should report
for duty.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-24

Baptiste was comforting with Pierre.
he could not wholly rid himself of
them.
"Lafe," he said, what was it you
heard those men saying after the ac-
cident? You started"
"Why, I guess that wasn't nothing,
Mr.. Askew. You know how excited
these people get over trifies. They're
just like a flock of geese gabbling
around"
what was it, Lafe?"
"Just nonsense, sir. Not worth re-
peating, but-well, you see, it's this
way. Some darned fool said that some
body had sawed part way through the
logs of the BOOM"
Then for the first time the words of
Madeleine Rosny came back to Hilary ::
Look to your boomi Look TO your
boom %
He hung his head and flushed with
shame. 1t seemed impossible to asso-i
ciate that act of treachery with her.
Yet, struggle as he did, her last
words haunted him.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-24
Mother Earth's Real Ace,

Old Mother Earth, who has closely
guarded her age for her entire life,
Is 4OO,OO0,O00 years old, according to
a paper read before a scientific soci-
ETY. recently. In more scientific phrase
ology, the approximate age Of he
earth, it has been discovered, may be
determined by dividing the amount
of salt in the sea by the amount
brought down each year by the rivers
that empty into 1t. Sir John Murray,
Professor Jolly and M. Du Bots, all
famous biologists, are responsible for
the new method of computing the age
Of tia Aerrestrial sphara.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-24

by the Sleeve OF Her Dress and
Tried to Pull Her From Her Seat
dance hall, was weeping pitifully The
little drama came home to LATE with
equal poignancy. Hilary saw that his
eyes were blazing.
wen get that girl away from
here" he said.
LATE nodded, and the two went in.
At first they were not recognized
through the clouds Of rolling smoke. 1t
was Nanette who saw Hilary first She
uttered a sharp exclamation and
pointed toward him. AT once the two
found themselves under the fire of all
eyes.
The news reached Simeon Duval as
he was reaching up for bottle in his
closet, and he came putting out and
waddled toward Hilary, his pale-blue
eyes fixed on him in malevolent
scrutiny.
"Eh, Meestair Askew, you have a
drink on me?" asked Simeon, holding
out the bottle under Hilary's nose.
The action was at once a challenge
and an overture, to be interpreted in
either fashion, according to the hear
er's inclination.
Hilary shook his head ST don't
drink, Simeon" he answered CURLY.
you want to dance, then, Ell? You
want lady to dancer"
81 do not"
Nor to play card, ehT'
'Not tonight, Simeon"
yha% no h
my place forY'
Simeon's blue eyes glared into Hill
ary's. In his younger days the man
had been the bully of the lumber
camps; still of great strength, he could
have matched himself against any
man. with the doubtful exception of
Black Pierre; but Hilary's exploit upon
the latter had restraining effect upon
him. -,.
I've come to have look at you,
Simeon" said Hilary genially.
''Well, you see me now, Ell, Meestair
Askew? What you think of me. Ell ?''
retorted the dance-hall proprietor.
Maybe you like to look some more,
eh?'' "-...--
II think you're just about what ex-
pected," Hilary answered. 81 hear
your brother is thinking of opening n
he'll like this one at st. Boniface"
The lumbermen had begun to edge
in about them. Sentiment, while run
ming strongly against the intruder
was not angrily hostile. The men were
eager to see how Hilary would bear
himself against Simeon, and they
hoped for some fun. Hilary saw among
them the face of Simeon's brother
Louis. who looked like snail model
upon a lighter scale.
"My brother here. He speak for
himself, Meestair Askew. He not
afraid. You think, p'r'aps, because
yog thrash Blacs Pierre, you boss In
&xe- REaria2-
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-24
"YoU HAVE SAVED MY LIFE!"


to Marie
her Askew and Con-
neMv visit q to.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-24

foFe the stove, Her ace on Her
Arms.
fed through the trees like hunted
deer. She was out of his sight around
the bend of the road almost in an in
slant, her shoulders heaving and her
hands outstretched in blind panic be-
fore her.
Hilary heard the shouts of the work
men still more plainly, rising above the
awful smashing of the logs. Then,
while he still looked after Madeleine,
there came a sound louder than any
he had heard, rivaling that of the ex-
plosion itself, as if Thor's hammer had
changed upon a leaden anvil, as If the
earth were rent in twain like stitched
garment
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-07-29
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been duly appointed
administrator OF the estate OF Robert
b. Thompson. deceased. by order OF
the County Court OF the State OF
Oregon for Malheur County. All
persons having claims against the
said estate are hereby notified TO
present the same. duly verified by
law required. TO the undersigned ad-
ministrator at the law office OF w.
w. Wood In Ontario. Oregon, or to
the said administrator In person at
his home near said city, within six
months from the date OF the first
publication OF this notice,
Done and dated and first published
this 10Th day OF July, 1920.
CHARLES l.. THOMPSON,
administrator OF the estate OF Robert
b. Thompson. deceased.
Publish July 18th TO Aug. ~, 1890.
inclusive.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-07-29
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids for the construction OF an addi-
tion to the Cairo school House in
District No. 40 OF Malheur County,
Oregon, will be received by the
Board OF Directors up TO and inelud-
ing 1900 a. m. on the 3lst day OF
July. A. d., 1920. The said eonstruc-
tion shall be made In accordance
with the plans and specifications now
on file at the home Of J, NJ. Rutler.
The successful bidder shall be re,
quired to furnish a bond in some ap-
proved surety company TO the effect
that he will faithfully perform the
OF the contract. and shall
be required TO enter into a contract
with the District within three days
after his bid has been accepted.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids,
Dated this 26th day OF July. 1920.
Try order of School District No. 40
Malheur County. oregon.
Mrs. Herbert Stewart.
Clerk of the Board
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-07-29
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned administrator with the
will annexed OF the estate OF Flor
ence @. Kraus, deceased. has filed
In the County Court OF the State OF
Oregon for Malheur County his final
account OF his administration upon
said estate. and that Saturday. the
9Th day OF August, 1920. at the hour
OF eleven o'clock A. NJ. OF said day.
at the court house In Vale, oregon.
has been duly fixed by order OF said
court as the time and place for hear
ing said final account, and settling
said estate. All persons interested
In said estate are hereby notified TO
appear at said time and place and
file their objections In writing, II
any there are. 20 said final account
and contest the same,
Done and dated and first published
this Sth day OF July, 1920.
s. + Taylor,
administrator with the will annexed
OF the estate OF Florence @. Kraus.
deceased.
w. w, Wood, attorney for the estate.
First Publication, July S, 1920.
Last Publication, August 8. 1920.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-07-29
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the County Court Of the State OF
Oregon, For Malheur County.
In the Matter OF the Estate Of
sidney Mcknight, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by W. IL.
Brooke. as administrator with the
will annexed. OF the Estate OF Sid
ney Mcknight. deceased. 10 the
creditors OF and all persons having
claims against said estate. TO present
such claims with the necessary youch
ers. according TO law, within six
months after the first publication OF
this notice to w. H. Brooke at the
law offices OF w. II. Brooke and r.
J. Gallagher. in Ontario. Malheur
County. Oregon.
The first notice hereto is publish
ed this 29th day OF July 1890.
w. II. BROOKE.
Administrator OF the Es-
tate OF Sidney Mcknight.
deceased.