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into a stone archway, lighted his
cigarette, buttoned his tunlc high
against the chill, and emerged TO q
silent but violent struggle Just ahead.
The two men had been attacked by
three others, and as he stared, the
loquacious one went down. Instantly
a huge figure of man outlined against
the light from a street lamp, crouched
over the PROSTATE form of the fallen
man. Even in the imperceptible sec
ond before he started to run toward
the group, Milky saw that the silent
one, unmolested, was looking on.
A moment later he was in the thick
of things and fighting gloriously. His
soldierly cap fell off. His fair hair
bristled with excitement. He flung out
arms that were both furious and
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CHAPTER VI.
TWO Prisoners.

Herman Spier had made his escape
with the letter. He ran through tor.
tuous byways Of the old city, under
arches into court yards, out again by
dOorways set in the walls twisted.
doubled like a rabbit And all this
with no pursuit, save the pricking one
of terror.
But Mt last he halted looked about,
perceived that only his own guilty
conscience accused him, and took
breath. He made his way to the house
in the shadow of the park until, ar
letter now buttoned inside his coat,
md finding the doors closed, lurked
in the shadow of the park until an
hour later, Black Humbert himself an.
peared.
He eyed his creature with cold an.
ger. SIT is q marvel" he sneered,
"that such flight as yours has not
brought the police in a pack at your
heels"
81 had the letter." Herman replied
sulkily. sit was necessary to save
it,"
"You were to see where Niburg took
the substitute"
But here Hermann was the one IA
sheer. "Niburg!" he said. "You know
well enough that he will take no sub.
stitute tonight. or any night. You
strike hard, my friend"
The concierge growled, and together
they entered the house across the
street.
In the absence of Humbert, his
niece, daughter of a milk seller near.
kept the bureau, answered the bell. and
after nine o'clock, when the doors were
bolted, admitted the various occupants
of the house and gave them the tiny
tapers with which to light themselves
upstairs. She was sewing and singing
softly when they entered.
"All right, girl. You may CO." said
Humbert.
Good night to you both," the girl
said, and gave Herman Spier a nod,
When she was gone, the concierge
&VLhCSi lGG dOOE her.
"And now" he said, "for a look nj
the treasure"
He rubbed his hands together az
Herman produced the letter. Heads
close, they examined 1t under the lamp.
Then they glanced at each other.
"a cipher" said the concierge
shortly "It tells nothing
"Code" And struck the paper with
a hairy fist. Everything goes wrong
That blond devil interferes, and nov
this letter speaks but of blankets and
loaves I"
The bell rang; and, taking care to
thrust the letter out Of sight. the con.
cierge disappeared. Then easued. in
the hall, short colloquy, followed nv
a humping on the staircase. The
conciergesreturned.
"old Adelbert. from the OPERA he
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throbbed and beat. Also he was
puzzled, and he hated being puzzled.
He was unarmed, too. He disliked
that most of all.
After time he raised his head. He
made out that they were going east,
toward the mountains, and he cursed
the luck that had left his revolver at
home. Stin he had no plan but to
watch. Two hours ride, at their pres
ent rate, would take them over the
border and into Karnia.
With squealing of brakes the ma
chine drew up at the frontier. Here
was a chain across the highway, with
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That saves your worrying about IL
You can clear your mind for action
Suddenly Milky dropped his mocKlhl
tone. He was in earnest, grim ane
deadly earnest.
81 have a fancy, my friend" he said
"to take that letter of yours on TO III
destination. But what that destinalot
is, you are to tell me-"
The man on the ground grinnet
sardonically. "You know better thaf
to ask that" he said. II will never
tell you"
Milky had thought things out fairly
well, for him, in that ten minutes. II
q businesslike fashion he turned th'
PROSTATE prisoner on his side, so ina
he faced toward the chasm. Iat'
moon showed its depth. and the VALLEY
in which the air flowed swiftly. An(
having thus faced him toward the mex
world, Milky, throwing away his
cigarette because it hurt his lip, put Q
stone or two from the roadway behind
his prisoner, and anchored him there
Then he sat down and waited.
AMY news?" he asked, at the enc
of ten minutes unbroken silence.
His prisoner said nothing. He was
thinking, doubtless. Weighing things
too-perhaps life against betrayal, {
family against separation.
Milky examined the letter again. /
was addressed to a border town IL
Livonia. But the town lay far behint
them. The address, then, was fals'
one. He whistled softly.
Half an hour.
"Come, come" said Milky fiercely
Eve are losing time He lookeS
fierce, too. His swollen lip did that
And he was nervous. 1t occurred Il
him that his prisoner, in desperation
might roll over the edge himself, whiel
would be most uncomfortable.
But the precipice, and Nikky's herc'
lip. and other things. had got In theil
work. The man on the ground stopped
muttering In his patois, and turned or
Milky eyes full OF hate.
II will tell you" he said. "And y0v
will free me. And after that"
Certainly" Milky replied equally
"You will follow me to the ends OF
the earth-although that will not b.
necessary, because don't intend to Ct
there-and finish me off," Then, stern
iy: Nov. where does the letter go
have fancy for delivering 1t my
self"
"If tell you, what then?"
"T@ls: If you tell me properly, and
all goes well, I will return and release
you. If do not return, naturally you
will not be released. And for feaI
you mediate treachery. I shall gas
you and leave you, not here, but bach
a short distance, in the wood we JUS
passed. And, because you are a brave
man, and this thing may be less seri
GUS than l think it is, | give you my
word of honor that If you advise me
correctly, l shall return and liberate
you"
II have only your word'
"And / yours" said Milky.
The chauffeur took a final glance
around, as far as he could see, and 6
final shuddering look at the valley Of
the Ar, far below. II will tell you," hi
said sullenly.
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tS' ne cltu uot ucSAP
Whoever TS*ast-soreceive this" ny
said at last would have been 10
possession of complete data OF the
army equipment and all. and the loca'
don of various regiments. Probably
you and your band of murderers have
that already"
The concierge nodded, no whit rni,
ned And for whom was it intendedf
Il cannot say. The address is nc
tidous, of course"
Black Humbert scowled. "Soi" ne
said. You tell us only partF
There is nothing else to tell. save
as | have written here, the writer
ends: L must see you at once. Let me
know where"
ITO be continued.l
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1920-08-26
Secretary Of Agriculture Calls
Live Stock Commission Men

1t is very evident that the live
stock commission men have come
to the conclusion that they may
just as well get theirs while the
getting is good. They have look
ed out across the green world to-
ward the western cattle ranges
and have concluded that the
rancher, after payment Of his IN
terest, taxes, and the feed bills
he accumulated last winter, may
still have a few shreds of flesh on
his bones. 1t seems to br their plan
to join with the railroads and 9TH
ers in picking him clean.
Lately the commission men boos-
ted their rates thirty-three and
one-third per cent. We believe
that would have satisfied an or
dinary bunch Of highways and by
ways Of this earth. But the com
mission man is no ordinary pirate,
The general increase Of thirty
three. and one-third per cent a.
reused so little protest that they
decided to horn in again.
We blush to give the details. but
the commission men decided that
they should have extra compensa-
tion where two or more men ship
ped in the same car. There was
nothing to Justify this except the
burdens Of writing several checks
but that is considerable for the
average commission man. So an
increase of three dollars was an
nounced for each shipper in a cal
after the first.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1920-08-26
HAAKON COUNTY MAY
BE BOUNDED ON THE
WEST BY HOWARD

A petition has been presented
to the board of county commits
sioners of Pennington county, and
a vote will be had at the November
election upon the question of or
ganizing a new county in the east
ern part of Pennington county,
Rapid City newspapers do not
think that the move will be sue
cesful, and we understand that
Wasta is not entirely Favorable to
the scheme, inasmuch as nome of
its citizens think the pkbosed
boundaries of the new county are
altogether too favorable to the
county seat ambitions of Wall. It
is proposed to name the new coun-
ty Howard in honor of c. K. How
ard, late old timer of just re-
nown in these parts.
The new county has been laid
out by the promoters as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner
of Pennington county as now con-
stituted, being the point where
the line between ranges seventeen
and eighteen, east of the Black
Hills Meridian, intersects the cen
ter of the main channel of the
Cheyenne river. extending thence
UP the main channe, of said rive,
in a westerly and southerly direc-
tion. to the southef6t corner Oh
Meade county, thence west on the
county line between Meade ano
Pennington counties to a point
where the line between ranges
thirteen and fourteen, east of the
Black Hills Meridian intersects
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Now there seemed nothing

Now there seemed nothing to
prevent this. The commission
mon apparently had the world hy
the tail with down-hill pull and
there seemed to be no reason why
they should not give the tail few
extra twists If they desired. They
however, forgotten one thing. We
were still at war with Germany,
and under his wartime powers the
Secretary of War had authority
to ease the strain on the tail. His
office simply announced an order
regulating the matter, and the
commission men have with much
grumbling assented. They say
that they will be good only for the
period of the war, mad that tne
moment the treaty with Germany
is signed, they will refuse to re-
cognize the Secretary of Agricul-
ture or anyone. else under high
heaven as having any power@over
them or their business.
AS 1T is the order OF the. Secre-
tary allows the commission men
an additional bonus Of two dollars
per car where the shippers using
lit are more than two and less than
ten and $3.50 if the shippers be
more than ten, which the secre-
tary says is adequate compensa-
tion for all the additional book
keeping involved, but Of course,
Ia paltry two dollars means moth
ing in the gay youn d life Of q
stock commission merchant. just
wait until the war is over, and see
what the shipper will have handed
Ito him.
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the line between Meade mad PEN
nington counties; thence south on
the line between ranges fourteen
and thirteen to the south line OF
Pennington county, thence east on
the line between Pennington and
Washington end Washabaugh
counties to the southeast corner
Of Pennington county; thence nor
til on the line between said Pen
ington and Jackson and Haakon
counties, this line being between
ranges seventeen and eighteen of
the Black Hills Meridian, to the
place of beginning. Howard coun-
ty would thus be bounded on the
roorth by Meade county, on the
wesc~-by Meade and Pennington
counties, onShe south by Washing
ton and Wasabaugh counties and
on @he east by Jackson and Haa-
kon counties.
If the petitioners were success
ful in their attempt to divide the
county, Pennington county would
then be comprised of q full con
gressional townships and portions
of 80 other congressional town
ships.
The petitions were signed by
more than a majority of the voters
residing in the prospective county
as determinedrby the vote cast for
governor at the last general cleo
ton. Most of the signers gave as
their postoffice address either
Quinn, Wall, Creighton or Pedro
Will buy horses and mules, from
yearling up. Must be fat md pr!cc.
right. Phone or write me at
! Wall, S. D. 80 tt
| C. J. STEELE.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1920-08-26
LARGE WOOL POOL FORMED

The first cooperative market
| ing project of one commodity by
all the United States farmers will
most likely be with the 1920 wool
clip this fall. At the third meet
ing of middle west state farm bu-
reau presidents and secretaries,
held at Lansing, Michigan, the
American Farm Bureau Federation
was asked to take definite steps
TO that end.
The middle west states repres-
ented have in their pools, .25,000,-
600 pounds of wool. In all state
wool pools theresis an estimate Of
10o,000,000 pounds. d. c. Thomp-
son, secretary of the Illinois Ag-
ricultureal Association said the
Illinois pool will soon have 1,000,-
! coo pounds in the Chicago storage
houses.
In South Dakota the wool clip
Of this year has been assembled
in warehouses at Huron, Belle
Fourche, Brookings and other
points. The county farm bureaus
have been active in this work and
the bureau in Haakon county and
its members are deeply interested,
not so much because this county
produces large amount of vol,
though the clip is considerable,
but because the plans for coop
Grafton in the sale of wool point
the way to the cooperation in a
large way in the sale of all farm
products.
Plans have been under way sew
eral months for the cooperation
marketing of grains on a large
scale by farmers of this middle
west The general outlines of the
scheme have been taken over in a
large measure from the very sue
cessful cooperative marketing, as
sociations of the fruit growers in
California. The plans under way
lcall for contracts with grain grow
ers for half or more of all the com
munity raised for a period of sew
eral years, the pooling of that
community and selling it through
one agency direct to the manu-
facturer. This will eliminate spec,
ulation and some unnecessary mid
dlemen.
The national federation of
farm bureaus announces that a
meeting of the produce association
/ representative will be called soon
to consider the needs of produce
marketing. Our local farm bureau
along with other South Dakota
bureaus is interested in this work
| it will furnish information to all
who may be interested.
No one needs to go far to learn
where the Pioneer-Review stands
in this matter. 1t believes that the
development of cooperative mar
keting of farm products offers the
largest and most hopeful field for
advancement in American agricul-
tture. We believe a cooperative
system, which is successful in mar
keting Of fruit in California, can
be applied with equal success to
the marketing Of grain and other
produce in western South Dakota
Let US see the plan tried on large
scale once anyway.
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SAME REPORT ON BAD RIVER

1t seemed to be general accept
ed that with the unusual weather
conditions this spring there would
be wonderfully fine crop Of wild
fruit. As a matter of fact investi-
cation shows that the wild fruit
crop in this vicinity is less than il
has been for years. The plum crop
IS very light and what fruit there
is is generally blighted. Buffalo
berries are not plentiful but ir
some cases trees are we'll filled
Grapes are going to be fewer thar
hey have been for the past two
years. Pierre Capitol Journal.
We can make this same report
for this section. Those who know
say that the crop of wild fruit this
year will be the smallest this loc,
atty has had in several years
Choke cherries are very scarce
Wild plums are scarce. and thu
small crop seems affected with !
blight and falling from the trees
.unripe. Buffalo berries are very
scattering, and promise to be Of
inferior quality. Apparently thu
housewife who put up a large sup
ply Of wild crop last year did not
miss It. So il goes. Last year tht
inannfacture Of choke-cherry wine
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OH, HOW DRY WE ARE.

WhIie 1T is still little moist
in spots in great cities like Chi
|cago and New York, the authori-
ties are making it harder and
harder every day to get intoxicat-
ing liquors. A Commissioner of
Internal Revenue has just announ-
|ced that it will be hard to get a
drink even in New York by Sep
tember 1st. This is partly due to
the fact that the supply is run
ming very low. Here in Haakon
county My brand Of "moonshine'
mixture hourishes that threatens
death and destruction to the par
takers thereof. The ''home-brew'
is not so bad they say, and it sat
isfies thirst with less risk than
/ any other drink that blooms these
|days along Bad River.
George AIDE, the famous humor-
list, who lives on his Indiana farm,
told his friends in the big cities
that the nation was going dry.
But they paid about as much at
tention to his prophecies as Noah's
neighbors when be told them the
world was going wet Now AIDE is
laughing last and longest. In
the July. American magazine he
says: Il told you. So and ridi-
cules the argument that Prohibi-
tlon was suddenly slipped over"
AIDE says:
"The verdict on alcoholic stimu-
lants had been voted and the jury
was in the box before the smart
city folks learned any Indictment
had been drawn.
They told themselves that a
metropolis could not be regulated
during play hours by tank towns
and r. F. ID. routes. They were
like the chair warmers in a brok-
erage office, who never believe in
a panic until after it arrives.
Those of us who predicted ma
tion-wide Prohibition happened to
be standing where we could see
the thing coming. Our view of the
funnel-shaped cloud was not OBJ
sse-acted by. tall buildings and
crowds of people. We had obser-
we'd the slow, cumulative growth
of sentiment which was inexor-
able and irresistible.
First, the farming townships
went dry. Then the small towns
surrounded by the farm lands
went dry. Next the counties were
cleaned up. The saloons scurried
like rabbits and took refuge in the
smaller cities. Again they were
smoked out. Then the fighting
transferred from courthouses to
state houses. Members of the state
legislatures began to read the
signs in the sky. They threw up
wisps of dry grass to see which
way the wind was blowing And
they got wise.
How often have we heard some
putting grampus in city club say
that Prohibition was sneaked thru
while the boys were in France,
that fanatical minority outwit-
ted somnolent majority, that
the Anti-Saloon League hypnotic
ed and bulldozed lot Of feeble
minded lawmakers who were not
alive to their responsibilities.
"Oh, mush! When an ex-preacher
with a white necktie compels a
hardboiled politician to sit up and
bark and roll over and play dead,
it is not because he is Svengali
but because he carries a gun. The
coercive methods Of the .Anti-Sa-
loon League were effective because
Congressman and State Legislators
were deadly afraid Of the weapons
carried by the League. And they
wouldn't have been afraid Of these
weapons if they hadn't already
checked up the sentiment regard.
| ing booze in every precinct
which they represented"
Buy your candy at the Canteen
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FARMERS AND OTHERS WHO
HAVE PRODUCTS SUITABLE
FOR EXHIBITION AT YHE 1tAA-
KON COUNTY FAIR ARE RE-
QUE6TED 10 NOTIFY THE SEC
RETARY, EDWARD "A. LINS, In
ADVANCE or THE OPENING OF
THE FAIR. If III IS NOT CON
YENIENT FOR THE OWNERS To
BRING THEM IN, AND SUFFI-
CIENT NOTICE Is GIvEN, THE
SECRETARY WILL GLADLY At
TEND no GETTING THEM 10
THE FAIR.
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USED AUTOMOBILES
AGENCIES WANTED

We are now ready To open our b.s,ui,,I
showIo ooms at Broad Garage lT3G.I7lG "
h Dad street, and solicit the agency frr "a
medium aud a low priced 'rar that IL
already well known IN Philadeiphia tern.
tory, Clark Craighead, broad Garage,
j7ae-is n, broad ".
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FINANCIAL


DRY JANUARY y, 1920.
- At meeting Of the Stockholders of
the Fire Association OF PhjIadeinhin. held
this day, the following gentlemen were
elected directors to serve fo- tho ensuing
Elihu G., Irwin Richard Cnmpun
james W. Cochran Dinner Heeber
Jnucs tutterworth George W. Nevli
hobeit Whitaker william a. Law
tharlts y. Atkinson Edward J. Moore
Horace Y. Poits John OribbeI
&. Fred G.. Stout
January 10, 1920
ohicera were choqcn:
Y. 81, IRWIN President
JNMES w. COCHRAN Vice Prcyllput
JNo. IL MORTON, 2d Vice President
NOV nr' ~ NAHhlduES. secretary and Treas
r., ~ KELLY, Jr.. Asst. Secretary.
M. q. GARRtGUES,
Secretary
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BUSINESS PERSONALS
DIAMONDS BOUGHT

Positively highest, casH prices foe YOUR da-
pay higher; also old gold platinum ana silver
bought. Estates bought tprivate) Est. 10 yrs.
The Diamond Shop ,t,, a. y. ~ 10Th ;3,s... St.
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YOUNG MEN-Large steel company in Cood
vicinity offers splendid opportunity 10
several young men TO learn one OF the best.
paying branches Of the steel business. thny
must be over IL Years old, strong and
healthy and not afraid of hard steady wori;
nhOO.
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SITUATIONS wANTED-FEMALH
wANrEp-spcRErARIAL POSITION

Are YOU looking for q real secretary? 4
Young lady who possesses initiative. nrr-
aP6naitlE 6 1T ana a@nltS'E' @ AiS9 ,GTg $on aSrg,
DESTROYS OF locating in Philadelphia and am
willing to work I month gratis II my serV-
ices are not satisfactory ia syarv respect
best of references. NJ 30l, Ledger Olficr.
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Statesmen
AND
SALES MANAGER

Exceptional opportunity is open for several
statesmen OF proven ability, character per.
sonallty and force to Join the ales orga n i.
zation of an investment company handling
only proven. dividend-paYng securitics ~
offer an unusual opportunity for immediate
and large returns; cooperation along unusua /
and unique lines will be given, which will
insure immediate sales results: IL you feel
you have the necessary qualhca tions de-
manded and the ability to meet clientel le
of the better class, We Will be pleased TO
talk with you
IEFFLER NcLATGHTIIN 4 MOORE
526 Bulletin Bldg.
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STAMPS AND COINS

STAMPS, PACKETS, DIME sETe
Albums and supplies for stamp CnlIector.
PHILA. STAMP CO.. 81 $, 18th 81.
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CHEWING Gt-M-Seu to stores; profitable
business built UP quickly with our novel
packages: spe1 rrniut and popular havors;
Writ today. Helmet Co. Cincinnati
WE WIZ. .taRt vow In the ceanLng .rl dHe-
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STORAGE AND MOVING

bol5 Market. Largest and best rbo,.
Belmont 1870 for an estimate Goods ,a l,L,.s GaS
for shlpment P!erce-Arrow vans for moVing