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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30

ing Dale slowly backward and down
ward more BY reason Of weight than
OF strength; another moment, and Ball
was about "a. sink the brown head uR-
der the surfaced
Babe Littieford gave a smOthered
cry. John MoreIand stepped toward
the water and shouted hoarsely:
Don't We drowned him Adam III
We do, yen answer to mel'
Dale had gathered himself for last
move. he slipped downward suddenly,
immerslng himself completely, and
shot one arm around Balls thigh;
then, by, great effort, he rose with
the giant and overthrow him, and
staggered free!
Balls hairy face came to the surface
first. Dale fought back the pain Of
the water in his lungs, and the pain
as Of sharp and jagged slivers Of steel
In his hands, and struck madly, half
blindly, at the hateful face. He kept
1t down, but 1t wouldn't go under the
water completely.
Adam Ball began to drift as though
lifeless down the stream. Bill Dale
followed, still fighting weakly, choking
az he breathed. But soon he ceased
to strike. He saw, instead Of the beast
like face, flashes as Of distant summer
lightning, and red bIotches against a
thick blaekness. The blOtches faded,
and all became dark to him; he
pitched forward, gasping, and began
to drift down the stream with the
vanquished Ball.
Babe Littleford was standing In the
water to her knees. When Dale sue
cumbed to utter exhaustion, she start.
ed toward him, to save him from
drowning. She felt strangely drawn
toward the big, white, clean man who
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30
black ADAM.

eynopsis.-Young Carlyle wilbur
ton Dale, or bill Dale" as he
elects to be known, son Of wealthy
coal operator, John X. Dale. ar
rives At the Hallway Switch, In
eastern Tennessee. abandoning .
life of idle ease-and incidentally
bride. Patricia Clavering. at the al
Predetermined to make his own
way in life. He meets Babe" Lit
tlef0rd. typical mountaineer girl.
by Heck, a character Of the
hills. takes him to John More
lands home. Moreland IL chief Of
his ''clan," which has an old feud
with the LittIefords. He tells Dale
Of the killing of his brother. David
Moreland, years ago, owner OF rich
coal deposits, by a man named
Carlyle. Moreland's description Of
Carlyle" causes Dale to believe
the man was his father.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30

grey eye, cat ye're purity shore to
cit into trouble over thar"
'T'm an abIe.bodied man" Dale re.
turned smilingly.
'Hou shore are. frowned Noreland
abut mebbe you amt nsed to burned
hard fightin'."
Not used to hard fghtingl Dale's
smile broadened. Once he had whipped
q heavyweight puglIist; and he had
fought as q matter Of principle, and
not for money or prestlge
Moreland suddenly ierked one thumb
toward the other side Of the stream
Dale looked and saw. standing beside
Babe Littleford. quite formidable
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30

akin to reproachful anger in her long
brown eyes.
"GOOd morningI" called Dale, lifting
his hat.
There was no reply. There was not
even a change Of countenanee. Again
Dale called his friendly greeting, and
again there was no reply. 1t piqued
Dale.
A few yards down the stream the
white body Of a sycamore lay from
one bank to the other; 1t had been
uiOwn there by q recent storm. Dale
wound his line, went down and crossed
by means Ofthe PROSTATE tree.
She didn't even look around when
he walked up to her and spoke again.
1t struck him as being decidedly odd.
II say" he told her, you're as
chatty as q set Of stencils. You
mustn't talk so much, y'know."
Her eyes smiled at the river, but
Dale couldn't see her eyes.
do you like Violets, Miss Little
ford3 he asked next.
In the black, mica-starred soil at
his feet grew a carpet OF the finest
yiOlets he had ever seen. Babe let the
tip Of her cane rod fall into the water
and looked around.
ut sounds funny to hear man talk
O. sech little things as vi'lets," she de-
clared. Most O. men don't think O.
nothin' but workin', huntin', Aghtin'
and eatin'. I'm a little mad at you
went home yeste'day-and l think
run might nigh the whole six mile
and fixed up dinner TO- you, cause ]
understood yOu was a-comin' to our
house-and you went to them low
down Morelandsl'
Il beg pardon" he said contritely
didn't know you were especially ex-
pecting me. had business" he added,
with John Moreland."
There came to his ears from some
where down the river the chorus OF
a rakIsh old hill song. and the voice
was that Of the lanky moonshiner, BY
Heck
''Oh, when I die, don't-a bury me deep.
Put no tombstone at my head and feet
Put bears jawbone in my right hand
On my way to the Promised La-a-and
Oil On my way to the Promised
Land"
A few minutes later there appeared
on the Moreland side of the river the
singer of the rakish old song; he hat
minnow pail in one hand and a white
hickory rod in the other.
"Hi, thar, Bill, old boy!" he yelled
E"Hi, thar, Babe! Either Of ye'uns
ketched anything7"
Ben LittlefOrd's- daughter held up q
fish proudly. Heck slapped his thigh
with his SLOUGH hat.
Good fo' you'll" he exclaimed. But
they amt a-bitin' jest right. The
moons wrong, and the signs is wrong
To- tishin'." :
At that instant John Moreland ap-
peared at Heck's side. He seemed very
serious about something.
'sBill Dale" he called, come over
here"
Wondering, Dale put down his rod
and turned to obey. Two minutes later
he stood before John Moreland.
IL jest wanted to tell ye," and the
mountalneer almost closed one alert
hI e W.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30

M0reland's' bedtime prayer was very
simple, and very earnest, and 1t had
in 1t more Of Thanksgiving than of
supplication. And a part Of II certain
ly was Uncommon
"Bless the stranger with US here to-
night, and ell o. our kinfOIlEs, and all
O. our friends, and our inimies. the
Littlefords specially the LittlefOrds.
AymenT
Dale was deeply impressed. He
heard Mrs. MoreIand dimly when she
told him to let her know-she would
hear him If he called-if there wasn't
enough cover for hts bed. Then he
found himself alone with the stalwart
chief Of the Morelands.
He stepped forward and put his
hand ON the mountaineer's shoulder.
"How a man can go down on his
knees and pray for his enemies"
smiled Dale, 'is entirely beyond me.
Do you really mean iti"
I.try hard to-" Moreland said quick
ly. I'm a-doin' that" he went ON, Il
go Ben LittlefOrd one better. Ben
Littleford's the bell sheep o. the peo-
Pile who lives acrost the river from
us, people we've hated TO- years and
years. Ben, he holds family prayers,
too, every night. He'd ak the blessin'
o. the Lord on the stranger 0nder his
roof, but not on his inimies, the More
lands. Yes, try hard to mean it, Bill
Dale"
"And that other enemy" murmured
Dale-and he wondered why that
should bother him so much, why he
should feel that vague responsibility
about 1.-THE man who killed your
brother, David"
"I.don't never pray TO him." inter
rupted the mountaineer, going a. little
pale. II hain't that nigh juffect. A
man don't git so good at he axes the
Almighty to bless the devil-or the
RATHER in the laurels. or the copper
head at waits onder a bush To- the
passin' O. some bare-legged child"
= Dale WINGED, but Moreland didn't
I.notice it. Dale let his hand fall from
the others shoulder. Moreland began
to speak again:
Il didn't tell We afore, Bin Dale. My
brother David, he was the hope O. his
people. He was better'n the rest of
us. The one big aim o. his life wars
to educate us all, the benighted. Yes
we're benighted, and we know it. He
meant to do it. with the coal he't
found. AS I've done told We, we AIM
never had the. heart to sell the coal
hope yen have fine rest, Bill
Dale. amt a-goin' to call We Mister
no more, Bill Dalel"
Don't v smilingly said the younger
man. "'BIl Dale is right, y'know
Goodnight, John Morelandl"
Dale removed his shoes and outer
clothing, blew out the light, and went
to bed in the best rooms hand-carved
black walnut fOurposter.
For a long time he lay there awake
and stared through little window to
ward a bright star that burned Ike a
beacon fire about the pine-fringed
crest of David MOreland's mountain
He believed he understood now why
his father had turned a greenish gray
when this coal property was mentioned
to him. He believed b understood
why his father had fatty refused Il
investigate this vein. But he wal
wholly at a loss, to account for the
use Of his own given name instead Of
Dale.
Looking toward the mountain again
he spoke as though he were talking
to David Moreland himself:
''I'L see it through for you, old man
This shall be my country
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30
Observant Child.

Obeervant Child.
A little girl was asked to go for q
loaf Of bread and was given the
money.
'Ts that enough, mammaY she
asked.
ayes. dear; that is exactly the right
amount"
well, you'd better give me a little
more. cause the bread may 60 up
fore 1 get there.r-New Haven Reg
'ster: a a
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30
Bin join. ne Mor.Iand..
Cro BE coNTINuED3

Where Australia Gets Its Name.
The name Australia Is taken direct
IN from the Latin word australis.
meaning southern. Thus the smallest
of the ave continents Is the SOUTH
land IN name as wen as n location.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30
on ! Scientific Basis. n

"Why. you told me this was q re-
search soeletyi"
"Well?"
ITS a poker club"
Trying to guess what sort Of hand
the others fellow holds Is the hardest
kind of research work. Birmingham
Age Herald.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08
GET VALUE OF EACH MINUTE
No Man Has a Right to Waste His
Own Time or Steal That
of Another's,

Life is composed only of two things,
time and effort. One is useless with
out the other. Both should be as
nearly 100 per cent productive as we
are able to make them.
Try as best we may, the end of life
will find us with many things I'M
done.
No man ever wholly completed the
task allotted to him. There is rea-
sonable excuse if into our use of time
no waste creeps.
For the man who wastes his own
time or steals another's there is nei-
Their excuse nor valid reason.
Put value on every minute. Be as
anxious and as certain to get that
value as you are to gain the worth Of
your dimes and your dollars.
Remember that once minute has
passed by it is gone foreyer.-F. A.
Walker in Chicago Daily News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08

ow coming mp tile steps, shat I'll owe
Il 70 You, Bobby. I'll owe 1t to you.
D'yOu understands
Sure lied MIR. Randolph as he
pushed her firmly through the door,
then caught its knob, slammed 1t shut
and turned to meet Nemesis, Hello,
Flahahartyi"
The huge policeman stopped his
porderous but sure progression and
stared long and suspiciously into Mr..
Randolph's face, Finally he gave
grunt OF recognition. "Slim," he said
To himself aloud as though somewhere
within his vast bulk there were sep
arate monitor thM had to he tipped
OF to the situation, "Sllm Hervey."
"Sure,p said Mr., Randolph. leading
the way toward his wagon, "Who
else did you think IL was at this time
o. night7e
How did know" demanded Mr..
Flahaharty gsufiy but not unpleasant-
" for him. "as you had taken on de
llyerles o fancy dsess-goodS on top
o. your regular liner
He breathed heavily and allowed
his eyes to protrRde farther than us.
ual In search OF thought which he
sensed IN the near distance. II tell
YOU SLIM" he finally continued, II
don know what this burg is a-conln'
10. Why, even the street kind used
10 have man TO take 'em home, but
this here was bit O. hIgh-tlyin tiuff--
me, could see that--an' they had to
give 1t 70 eabi"
"Forget IT," said Bobby nervously.
All says" continued Mr.. Flaha-
harty. sis thank God both o. my COILS
is marrled to hairy men that can an
does lick the stuffin's outen en-"
We'll, here we are" said Mr.. Ran
dolph as he stopped to turn her over.
From his seat behind the wheel he
began to breathe more easily and
leaned out to study the face OF his
friend, the officer, to make sure that
therein was no guile.
"Cheer up, Jim" he said not quite
treasured. Forget IT,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08

bling her heart out and Mr.. Randolph
was standing III the bewildermenf Of
one wlio knows he Inns not only taken
the wrong turning hut placed both his
feet In heaitrap. thick. heavy,
nnsymp0thetlc voice arose from the
Got of the steps.
Here Yousel Break away an
come along OF me"
Memories OF miscellaneous boyhood
ewarmed TO Mr.. RandoIphis mind, rec
objections OF those days when. as
chief OF the Madison Square gang. his
ears had tingled 10 the cry of Cheese
Il, de cop We'se pInched fellers ~
A cold sweat came out upon his brow;
he slowly relaxed his grip on Miss
Van rs person and whispered tremu-
lously to her to keep her nerve but
hand him her latchkey.
Over his shoulder he said with
forced calm, "on what charge, off,
cer7''
Same old dope" replied the police
man phlegmatically; drunken, disor-
derby. Come along now, err dyer
want me to climb them steps SOS we
en- all roll down togetherf'
During that speech Mr.. Randolph
made lucky shot at the keyhole.
stealthily turned the lock and opened
the door, THE ways clear, Madge,n
he whispered. BEAT it,
"Oh, is 1t, Bobby, you DEAR ratified
Miss Van +. in stage whisper that
could be heard across the street. II
didn't mean 1t, really, what said
about hating you But do love
Beacher. Bobby, and Tll--I'll-g
Fer heavens sake, AIadge,"
groaned Mr.. Randolph, hearing sounds
as of a bear starting TO swarm tree,
keep all that till New Years.
Il was just going 10 say" continued
Miss Van IT, breathlessly but with q
cold eye fixed on the cumbrous shad-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08
WILLING Messenger.

Come Seven Johnson was relating
tale of wonderful experience in the
war while his negro admirers listened
pOp-eyed.
"Iessuh, All looks to do right and
here's big bunch of Bushes comm to
ward me, and All looks to de left and
dere's anoder big bunch comin' toward
me, and All looks ahead and dere's de
whole Bush army comm toward
me"
"Yas, vas, and den what did 70
do?"
Man, All thinks of all de poor
Mericans back of me waitin' to git
pounced onand All spreads %
news !''-American Legion Weekly.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08
.PII7SBURG MAN MAKES
WONDERFUL STATEMENT
Declares Tanlac Enabled
Him to Eat Better, Sleep
Better and Work Bet
ter. - Has Gained Thirty
Pounds.

Il consider. Tanlac tile grandest
medicine III the world, for | hhNe
actually gained 30 pounds IN welgn'
since i began taking II. II has just
simply filled me with new life ana
energy and for the first time In yehrs
i can sit down to the table ana en-
ioy three square meals q day liKe
other people, In fact Tanlae nus
made me eat better, feel better, sleep
better and work better, and | guess
that's all a man can expect Of y
medicine
Before / took Tanlac, ! was on ~
pounds In weight and was 50 badiy
run down was hardly able to do my
work. Nothing seemed TO agree with
me and my food Invariably soured on
my stomach | would always have an
uncomfortable bloated up feeling IN
my stomach. and although | tried
many kinds of medicines, ] never got
relief until | took Tanlac.
81 also suffered considerably at
times from rheumatism, but this has
all disappeared. In fact this wonder
full medicine has made new man out
of me in every way. ! feel years
younger and can do as much work as
in any day of my life.
"Of course, ] am only too glad TO
give you my testimonial because !
want other people who are suffering
as did to take this medicine and get
relief"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08
An Ola Favorite.

Professor" said Mrs. Newrich to
the distinguished musician who had
been engaged to entertain her guests
what was that lovely selection you
played just nOw?" -
That madam" he answered, was
an improvisation"
"Ah. yes, / remember now. knew
it was an old favorite of mine, but I
could not think of the name of it for
the moment. Boston Transcript.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08
ITO BE coNTINuED.)
Arhltraaa.

This is a term applied to transae-
tlons taking advantage of dIifereuct
In price In different markets for the
same articles. AT the same time thar
the trader buys in the cheaper mar
Set he sells In the dearer. The mar
gin between the two prices mast BE-
more than the cost of exchange II
order to show a profit. Arbltrag'
transactions are usually In bullion
coin. bills and exchanges or stock
and bonds.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08

The above remarkable statement
was made by Harry NJ. Alien, resId.
ing at 1909 Saint Martin Street,
Pittsburg, Pa, a well known EN-.
ployee Of the Oliver Iron & Steel
Company of that city. Mr.. Allen Is
Il well known member of the United
Presbyterian Church and is highly re.
spected by all who know him.
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
everywhere
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08

Vocation Transferred.
You're writing poetry, doctor"
Yes; to kill time" "Hayen,t Won
any patients any morew
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08

g grs ImssnInlsta and the, .Dsssn me- saop
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08
pon,t Foraet cutIcura raIcum

When adding TO your toilet requisites
An exquisitely scented face, skin, baby
and busting powder and perfume, ren.
dering other perfumes superfuous.
You may rely on it because one of the
Cuticura Trio (Soap, Ointment and
Talcuml. pc each everywhere-AdV
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08
ENCOURAGING.

Clerk-Since / married. sir, find
that my salary is not large enough.
Cynical Employer-The usual dis
covery, my young friend. And 1t ney.
er will be again.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08
He Meant Mo Harm

Sir Herbert Tree was accosted by
a stranger one day in the Haymarket.
Aren't you Beerbohm Tree?" asked
the stranger. 7
NO, replied Tree, anxious to hide
his light under a bushel.
I'm sorry, / thought you were. You
look uncommonly like him."
Il assure you," insisted Tree, you
are mistaken"
We'll, | certainly did think Won
looked like him." said the stranger.
I'm sorry l didn't mean to Insult
YOU" -
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08

An old bachelor says that woman Is
the bitter half of man.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-04-08

~rii try.~ said Mr.. Flahsharty dubh
ously. ''but it'll come nard. bein' tina
first time ever seen thing like that.
She sure give you a tussle Slim r
The Coconino sun., 1921-04-01
Those eggs, how ?-Bender.

Those eggs, how ?-Bender. Shamrock Taxi-146. 12-31 -tf
 Elmer Selck spent several days the first of this week in Phoenix.
 A. J. Fenstermaker was up from the Sedona country this week, attend ing court.
 A. C. Reeve, of Anderson Canyon, was in town for couple of days the first of this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Hugh Weatherford, of Phoenix, arrived in Flagstaff a few days ago for several days visit with friends here.
 Mrs. DuFrain has resumed charge of the boarding and rooming house at l04 West Birch avenue, which she re- gently disposed of to Mrs. Van Kills donk.
 Everyone in town is thinking up slogans. Sure, everybody is proud of Flagstaff and confident of it's future greatness. Your slogan may win the $50 made-to-order suit.
 Will Marian spent most of last week in Phoenix, attending to business mat. ters in connection with his box ana lumber business at Alhambra. He re. turned the first of the week.
 Last week, while G. H. Hamilton was examining Mars through the big telescope at Lowell observatory, he noticed that one of the astronomers on our sister planet was looking very earnestly at him through his own tel. escope and frequently putting one hand to his jaw, as if making some sort of signal. Hamilton, sort of ques. tioningly, felt of his own jaw, ther hustled out to hunt up doctor, fear. ing that the swelling he had just de tected might be humps. The doctor said it was.
 Mir and Mrs. J. P. Wilson, Mir. and Mrs. Alex. Johnston and MT. and Mrs Walter S. Lindblom spent Sunday at the Grand Falls of the Little Colorado. Harvey Brown and Ernest Coulter also drove out in their baby jt, and lost so many parts of the car that it ran away with them, running it's beak into a bank and making it's front feet so pig eon-toed that the Wilson car had to keep behind all the way home to fur nish them enough light to travel by, the jit having to limp so slowly that it couldn't light it's own way.
 Gus Hackeson arrived here recently from his home in Iowa. He was ac- companied by one of his sons, an ex- service man, who had been gassed and shell-shocked in France. MT. Hacke- sons other son took up homestead near Maine about two years ago. Last spring, while driving in his car to California, he was taken sick at Selig- man and died there. His father came west and took the remains home for burial, and now has brought the other son out to get him settled on the homestead, to prove up on it.
The Coconino sun., 1921-04-01
Best place to eat-Bender's.

Best place to eat--Bender's.
 Shamrock Taxi-146. 12-31-tf
 Mir. and Mrs. G. w. Bright and lit- tie son spent Wednesday in Williams.
 Better hustle in your Flagstaff slog- ans now. Send or take them to the Dresswell Shop.
 Mrs. T. A. Slattery returned Satur- day from Hollywood, Calif., where she had been called by illness of her mother.
 Chas. w. Isham, of the Arizona Central bank, is spending this week in Phoenix and California. He is ex- pected back next week.
 Come and bring the children to see f'Homespun Folks" Saturday matinee at the 0rpheum. The most whole some picture you ever witnessed 10c and 200.
 New 1921 Flagstaff city directories residence and classified, with many in teresting and valuable facts and sta tistics about Flagstaff and Coconino county, now on sale at The Sun office at $1.00 each. Supply is limited. Get yours now.
The Coconino sun., 1921-04-01
For good eats, go to Bender's.
 Home of "harn and-"-Bende,

Home of "harn and-"-Bender's.
 It is reported that the Central Bank of Phoenix, which closed few weeks ago, will soon open up again for bus mess.
 Miss Pancake, of the Emerson school faculty, returned on Sunday from Kingman, where she had been visiting during the weeks vacation with her sister, who is teaching there.
 Undersheriff Billy O'Brien last week took Andreas Aaronsen, the Dane from California, who was tor mented with the hallucihation that several men and a woman in automo- piles were pursuing him, to the state insane asylum, the Danish vice-consul at San Francisco not showing any dis position to interest himself in the un- fortunate mans behalf.
 Supervisors Fred Caring and Billy Campbell and County Health Officer Dr. Felix Manning, returned Wednes- day from a two days trip to Grand Canyon, during which they inspected the new Maine Grand Canyon road which County Engineer J. B. Wright is building. They found the work go- ing on rapidly and it will not be many weeks before it will be the principal ly travelled route from the Santa Fe Trail to the Canyon.
The Coconino sun., 1921-04-01
Shamrock Taxi-146. 12-31-tf

Take her to Bender's restaurant
 C. P. Heisser left last night for Yuma to attend the state meeting of the Knights of Columbus as a repre- sentative of the local lodge. s. B. Gilliland will leave this evening for Yuma to attend the meeting.
 The fire department was called out Sunday evening by blaze at the Fed erated church, caused by an overheat- ed furnace No damage.
 He-"Be candid and tell me when you want me to go?"
 She-"It is couple of hours too late for that"