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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-07
CHAPTER x-continued.
-

A little after work-time that day,
Bill Dale started alone on the way of
the narrow gauge railroad for the Sid
ing. He wished to see for himself just
what the damage had been to the
trestle, and he hoped to meet Golf, or
Ball, or Torrey, and learn some
thing that would be to his advantage.
Before he had covered two miles, he
had seen two Of the enemy skulking
through the woods, and he recognized
them for Torreys from Jerusalem
Cove and Hatton's He'll; he knew it
by tksir very Swarthy skin, their high
cheekbones and their coarse black
hair, the outcroppings of the Cherokee
Indian blood In them. They looked
cunning and wicked. Dale loosened
in its holster the big revolver that
Major Bradley had persuaded him to
carry for his own protection. John
| Moreland had taught him how to use
firearms
At point near where the little
stream that flowed past the Halfway
switch emptied into Doe river, where
Doe river turned almost squarely to
the left, Dale halted abruptly. He had
seen man dart behind scrubby oak
some thirty yards ahead of him; quite
naturally, he concluded that the fell
low meant to waylay him, and he, too,
stepped behind a tree, big hemlock.
A silent minute went by. Then Dale
put his hat out on one side Of the tree
and peeped from the other side; it
was an old trick that Grandpap More
land had told him about. A rifle
cracked promptly and sharply, and a
bullethole appeared In the rim Of his
haiti
Following It, there came the coarse,
bass voice of Black Adam Ball, the
mountaineer Goliath:
you CANT fool me. I jest shot to
put hole in yore new hat and to
show We at amt no bad shot. You
CANT hit my hatr'
Dale's temper, the temper that had
always been so hard to keep under
control, rose quickly. He tried to rea-
son with himself, and couldn't: his
passion mastered him. He snatched
the big revolver from Its holster and
cooked It, With as steady hand as
ever held a weapon trained, he began
10 take aim at Balls SLOUGH hat, the
half of which was In plain view at one
side Of the scrubby oak.
81 fooled you once, back there in
the middle Of the river" he cried hot
u, "and now I'm going to fool you
again r.
There was In his voice that old, old
primitive rage, which frightened him
and puzzled him too, In his better mo
ments.
He let down the bead until II was
barely visible In the notch, and eased
Off the trigger. The revolver roared
ard spat forth tiny tongue Of flame
and a little cloud of white smoke. Ball
sprang erect, wheeled, and fell crash
Ing to the leaves
Dale dropped his weapon. He went
as white as death. and his two hands
clutched uncertainty at his throat. He
WAS q murderer No, he wasnt-his
bnliet had gone wild; It bad struck
Haifs head on the other side of the
tree, by accident. But how could he
prove that II had been an accident
Would any jury believe himf 1t was
far from probable.
he stepped from behind the bean
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By Hapsburg Liebe

lock and went toward the writing
Goliath, whose legs only were visible
now.
Then a third shot rang out on the
morning stiffness, II had been fired
from point some little distance
away, and Dale's condition Of mind at
the moment was such that he didn't
even note the direction from which
the sound had come. He was unhurt,
and he had not heard the whine Of
bullet or the pattering of shot on the
leaves. When he looked about him,
he saw no one; neither did he see any
telltale smoke Perhaps, he thought
dimly, 1t had been a squirrel-hunter
that had fired that shot. He forgot
about 1t very quickly for the time be-
ing, and went on toward Adam Ball,
who now was lying perfectly still.
There was bullet-hole through and
through the great, shaggy head. The
face behind the short, curly black
beard was of the colorless hue of
soapstone. The giant hillman was
dead.
Bill Dale knelt there beside Black
| Adam. Again he clutched at his throat
| with his two shaking hands, and this
time he tore his blue flannel shirt. ALI
| the agony and all the remorse in the
universe seemed to be gathering there
In his heart. Never before had he
seen death. It's grim presence terrified
him. That the deplorable thing had
been an accident, due to his faulty
craftsmanship, mattered little. He
had killed a man, and the blood-red
brand Of Cain was burning away on
his brow; he was man in hell OF
his own making. And kneeling there
Bill Dale sobbed a great sob thai
shook his broad shoulders as a violent
ague would have shaken them.
He tried to look at the blue-edget
hole In the shaggy head; at the cruel
british face that was of the colorles
hue of soapstone. Merciful tear
blinded him, and he couldn't see. l
was a compensation, pitifully beauti
full compensation.
! rive uluuleS pdoSSut hNC uAhuIC
that were as five years to this NAL
who had never been in the presenc
of death before. Then he realized tina
he was being surrounded by kinsmel
of the dead mountaineer. He locke
up into their ashen, angry faces, an
they cursed him. Big and grppin
brown hands were placed upon him
several rifles were turned upon hin
He arose and spread out his arms, an
offered his breast to the frowning mui
zles. They could give him, at leas
oblivion.
"Shoot, II you like" he said bitterl.
at was an accident, y'know, but
shoot, If you like"
mo" commanded Adam Ball
, father, slender and angular old ma
! with a struggling iron-gray beard
mo, don't shoot. Shootin's too quicl
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The Thousand islands.

The Thousand Islands is the nams
gsven to collection of small islands
In the expansion Of the st. Lawrence
river from the eastern end OF Lake
Ontario for about forty miles. They
are located partly in New York stats
and partly In Canada. 1t is estimated
that there are from 1890 to 1900 is.
lands IN the group. Handsome sum.
mar residences have been erected on
many of the islands. Large hotels
furnish accommodations for many city
visitors during the summer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-07
Work Really a PrIylIeae.

A great many people have tried to
live without work but have lamentably
failed In their undertaking. Some Of
them never would have done 50 had
they a proper conception Of work, which
Is not a penalty but privilege.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-07

The cubeb is the small aromatic
berry Of piper cubsba, a climbing
shrub, native Of Java and Borneo, but
now cultivated in various tropical
countries. The dried unripe fruit Is
much used In medicine as a slim
ulant, expectorant and diuretic. The
inhalation Of smoke and burning
eubeb has palliative effect in some
affections OF the respiratory pas
gages.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-07

INJURED.
In her hands the tiny purple blossoms
that are known as Jobs tears.
Lord, what'll I do nowf' she muir
INJURED.
1t was a great and unanswerable
question, and it was prayer, too.
Lord, what'u do nowT she re-
peated.
When Bill Dale had ridden out of
her sight, she threw down the crushed
flowers and flung herself PROSTATE,
with her face close to the hemlock
needles and the earth, and wept low
and bitterly, and wept and wept-
Lord, whatl do nowT
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sT don't think who killed
Black Adam. know who killed
Black Adam"
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no BE CoRTINuED9
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-22

maybe krantz he told her. Wnen
they talked over my being given
charge of the fund-yes, that must be
the way, for she insisted must
straighten that matter up quick, be-
fore other money was given me-"
"What other money!.
"That which is sent from across the
water for the cause"
''Oh, see; there is more coming
then"
Coming, yes; maybe some is here
already
"Howymuch did you owe the bank,
Wine?"
Between eight and nine thousand;
it is overdue three months; now
promise to pay it all up tomorrow"
"Oh, you did, heyl out of that
stuff, suppose?"
"Were else / get it, you think !?
Mein Colt, have no more"
Say" burst out Waldron suspi-
ciously, "that's all right, but what
bothers me is why this girl should hit
you for 1t at just this particular time.
Krantz must have sent her, but what
made them think you had money
now? 1t amt very likely they was
just takin' a chance, is it? l believe
that is all a d--n lie; they haven't
got any more coming. Only do
think they imagined you might have
some on hand"
"How they imagine that?"
Search me, Wine; only l happen
to know there is hi of lot go
ing on under the surface. 1t don't
look good to me, they jumping you
just at this time"
what you mean? You have not
spilled nothing?"
"Me!" he laughed roughly. "D--n
1t, I'm not the splitting kind. There's
been plenty O. fellers after the dope,
let me tell you, but I've let 'em hunt
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a demon, mad dog, whose only de-
sire was to kill
you're fighting man this time,
yer Inbound; not whiffet like
Harris. I'll blow hole clear through
yer! Sneaked in. did yer? Well, yen
never sneak out again Say, how do
yer like the taste o. thar" He struck
with a knee in the stomach, grinning
as | loosened my grip on his beard
and tried to butt into me with low
cred head. | caught him instantly,
with free fist, rocking his head back
and cutting cash in his cheek from
which blood spurted. If he possessed
any self-control before, he lost 1t then,
crazed with hate and the desire to
kill. He was barroom fighter, bound
by no rules. capable of any ferocity--
biting, gouging, using hands and feet,
a ruthless savage. 1t was this which
defeated him, for while was neither
cool nor clear of mind, kept my head
sufficiently to remember my training
and accept every advantage that pre-
sented itself; more than that, the very
threats with which he tried to goad
me were guides to his own action,
giving me the swift hint needed for
defense.
Realizing Wine was back of me,
managed to whirl the big bulk OF
the battling Russian about so as to
block any surprise attack from the rear.
This movement gave me the support
Of the wall, and, using it as de-
Tense, / resorted to the same tactics
adopted by Waldron, assaulting him
with feet as well as hands, breaking
his strangle hold on my throat and
forcing him backward, so that swift
kick sent the fellow stumbling over a
pile of books ciawing at the empty
air for support. He would have gone
sprawiing upon his back IL Wine had
not been directly in the way. AS 1t
was, he struck the other, the force of
his big body hurting the smaller man
heavily against the ledge Of the outer
window. AS the fellow struck, the
glass shivered and crashed into a
siOuouhu phCNSs, put oCiohC VuhutOf
could regain firm footing, or realize
what had happened, was again upon
him, breaking through his dazed guard
and driving my fists straight into his
face.
The revolver in Wines hand was
discharged, the bullet whistling past
me- but even as the report cracked, the
pressure of the Jews body forced the
smaller man relentlessly backward
over the sill. He gave utterance to
one wild yell Of fright, releasing the
gun and gripping desperately at Wal
dron's collar for support then toppled
over backward and went down.
We both heard the crash as the
splinters of glass gave way, and the
dull, dead thud of the body as it struck
somewhere far below. The Russian
seemed paralyzed with terror, unable
to quite comprehend what had occurred
behind him. But / had seen the trag-
edy, and my mind worked like flash
He made one weak effort to spring
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aside. forgetful of his own danger, his
guard dropped, and ] let him have it.
straight in the jaw. The clenched fist
crunched into his whiskers, and. with
arms flung mp, he went over as II
shot, his head striking an edge Of the
overturned bookcase as he fell, and
lay there motionless, trickle Of blood
slowly oozing out upon the floor.
I stepped back and leaned out
through the broken window; three
stories below, on graveled roof, lay
something blnct h"hi'nd up gro
tesquely, which l knew was a human
body, crushed helpless, It's bones
broken. drew back from the grue-
some sight, so sickened / reeled dizzl-
ly, clutching at the sill for support.
AS l chung there, uncertain dazed,
my mind for the moment a blank,
some one began rafting and pounding
against the door leading into the cor
ridOr.
ITO be continued)
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CHAPTER XIV.


Wine, 0utstretched on the floor at
my very feet, stared up at me, SO
startled by my sudden appearance
as to be speeches.. Waldron, OBJ
liyious OF all else but the money, now
almost In his possession, was upon
his knees before a bookcase, dragging
out the heavy volumes from the low
er shelf, dumping them on the floor.
From behind these he had already
drawn forth into view black leather
vallse, when Wine found voice, utter
ing a strange cry Of terror, which
caused him to glance about. He
leaped to his feet instantly, his eyes
glarlng into mine, one hand flung back
as though in search Of weapon.
l gave him no time. leaDeS
straight at him, striking so hard evei.
as we grappled that the blow sent him
reeling back against the bookcase. He
knew me then, and the recognition
brought with 1t fury which trans
formed the Russian into wild beast.
Coward as felt him to be, now that
he was cornered with the spells of
victory In his very grasp. he becsr"~
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Say, I've had to laugh sometimes the
way they've been fooled. You know
that guy who called himself Horner?
"Sure-a smart fellow"
"You bet he is; a d-n sight smart
er than you think. He amt Horner at
all, if you ask me; his right name
was Harris, as slick crook as ever
lived"
Harris? a c-ook? What was it ]
saw in the paper? Wasn't he the
same guy what was croaksd last
night?"
'You bet he was; that's what I'M
telling you about; that's why come
up here to get this off my chest. He
biffed this fellow Horner coming over,
blew in with all his papers. an start
ed negotiatin' with Krantz and Alva.
He an Alva got awful thick"
81 know; what was the gamer"
''To get that check into cash, Of
course. He hung around for that
purpose for weeks, an then missed
out"
"An' you knew him. an never said
a word?"
''Sure / knew him, first time I got
eyes on the bloater; but what was 1t
to me? I'm not in this business for
my health, Wine. l never gave a
d--n who got hands on that stuff, so
l had my grab at it. Harris an
had 1t framed; that's why l was out
there, waitin' for signal from him.
But when you beat him to it, I'd just
as soon be your running mate as
his"
Hush! don't talk so loud! And
now you say Harris is dead?"
"As q mackerel; he couldn't be no
deader. But that was my house where
he was croaked, an so | got to get
out o. town The police amt wise so
far. but they might tumble IL I hang
around"
"That whv you come hereT
Exactly; I'VE gor Is have some
rinO right away, and it s Up TO you to
see that I'm heeled You know where
the stuff is, and how to get 1t quick"
II wouldn't dare use that money
yet; / haven't even opened the bag"
"The HI you wouldn't You are
goin' to cop off enough to pay thft
note tomorrow, amt you? That's
what you promised the girl. Well, I'm
just as important as she is, reckon,
and I'm goin' to have my share, you
bet, or else I'll make it hot for you
I'll say that"
"You haven't nothing but your own
word"
Amt l Say, Wine, don't be a
fool; there are others beside us that's
got a nose in this affair. There's a
saloonkeeper down or Sixth avenue,
named Costlgan, who's got all O. Har-
ris' dope, an he's goin' to keep on
the trail. Then there's another fell
low who's liable to raise hi. / amt
got him exactly placed yet, but he's
the guy that led up to Harris being
killed. I'm the only one what knows
that an / amt talked. before"
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(continued from last weekl

THE police! Hardly, but there are
others searching, not so easily turned
aside. We believe we know already
who got the money"
"You-you think you-you known
he could not keep the tremble out of
his voice. "Was-was it one of us?'
1T could scarcely be an outsider,
for the secret was guarded well. Only
those Of that circle knew the money
was here even, while not more than
two or three were aware of its hav-
ing been passed over to Alva. can't
say any more at present. Mr.. Wine.
You knew Captain Alva very well, did
you notY'
yves; that is, we were good
friends. We had much In common"
"Are you a German
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Duluth and west

Train leaving at 11.15 daily has
daily sleeper for Milwaukee and Chi
cago. Train leaving at 1905 a. m, has
sleeper and reclining chair car for
st. Paul and Minneapolis. Tickets
sold and baggage checked to all inn
portaint points in the United States,
Canada and Mexico.
D. McNAUGHTON, Agent
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ITO be continued
corncob Has Real Value.

The lowly corncob can be made into
many useful articles, due to a set OF
discoveries made In the bureau of
chemistry of the Department of Agri-
culture. After high-grade adhesive
is removed pure cellulose, very good
quality Of paper, and valuable lime
products are recovered from the resi-
due.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-22
Reneht Of a Good Launh

However, the laugh began, It Is
recognized fact that few healthy
'hn-has" form one Of the best tonics
imaginable. II gets plenty of fresh
cir into the lungs, and generally
tones one up. Also, It eases the
nerves.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-09-22
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For sale by W. W. Albers, druggist
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c. M. & st. Paul Railway

Train, north, daily-7:05 a. m.
north, daily-753 p. m.
south, daily-9:45 a. m.
south, daily--7:10 p. m.
north, Sunday-7:05 a. m.
south, Sunday-7:10 p. m.
north, Saturday, 1870 a. m.
south, Sunday, 1O:45 p. IN.
The train going north on Sunday
runs only as far as Minocqua.
Close connections are made with
9:45 a. m. train for all points in
Southern Wisconsin and Northern IL
linois.
Tickets on sale and baggage
checked to destination.
r. l.. HUDSON, Agent.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-09
Cotton.

by Associated Presa.
NEW ORLEANS. March s.--whlle
the cotton market was depressed to.
day. It took fairly steady tone In
the late trading. mainly an the result
OF heavy short covering which was
credited a. Tcxns interests ana the
close was four points down a. one
point up. net. ON thc session. Pollti.
cal Developments In Europe were
against the market from the start and
they drove out all fresh buyers. the
market getting liz support almost alto
gethcr fran the element among the
shorts. which wanted profits. a. the
loves, 81 the day the more active
months were 20 10 % points under the
finals II yesterday. The dnvanee of
Allied troops Into Germany WIS taken
rnthcr more calmly than Expected.
Following the first downward move
ment there was strong recovery, on
realizing by shorts. which carried
prices back 10 practically the level oi
yesterdays close. In the late trading
the market came back again 10 nov
high levels for tho day. The aotivs
months were unchanged TO five point
up compared with yesterdays last quo
tntlOns.
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Market News
COTTON MARKET UP;
UNUSUAL DEMAND
EUROPEAN NEWS HAD UNSET
THING EFFECT on TRADING;
LIVERPOOL WEAK.
ny Associated Press.

NEW YORK. March s--Europcnn
news had very unsettllng effect on
the cotton market today. but restricted
rather thaa stimulated business, and
early declines were followed by rallies
ON covering. The general list closed
very Htcndy not nix points lower Ia
seven higher. March notices eatimat
I'd nc 100 bales were reported and
probably accounted f0r the relatively
easy ruling II the near months.
The market opened steady nj a de.
cline ~ : 20 10 points In response Ia
the weakness of Liverpool. which was
attributed To- unfayOrable political con-
,lltiuns and American selling. Early
offerings here were pretty weil alb
robcrd by covering. however. ana the
market held generally steady later In
the day The market closed within q
few points ~ the best. The most gcs.
Crnl comment was that the enforce
lncnt ~ Allied penalties might delay
Industrial recuperntlon In Europe, but
local brokers said this was coupled
with a feeling that the measures un
dcrtakon would Hoon bring about u sat
isfaotory adjustment. There was nc
change In the ncws from the goods
trade at home or abroad. According Il
locnl spot people. II was easy 10 bus
npots In the south today. hut compare
lively little southern selling was re-
ported around the Rug. Port receipts
today 2O,iSs; United States port stock
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-09
GRAIN PRICES ARE
LOWER; NO DEMAND
UNUSUAL CAUTION DISPLAYED
~ BUYERS; MARKET VERY
UNSETTLED


CHICAGO. March S.--Correct antlcl.
paiions that the government report on
farm reEorvCE would prove hrnrlsh
tended 10 weaken the wheat market In
late dealings. Prices closed unsettled
at the same ~ yesterdays finish 60
aic lower. with March sl.G6 10
si.CG Ia and May si.5s 10 $3.50 II.
Corn lost 3S 10 iim5.Sc ana oats IA
to 3sdi.2c. In provisions the outcome
varied from . i2c decline to Be- ad.
vance
Wheat traders displayed unusual
caution until the last hour. but then
as u rule veercd to the assumption
that thu amount Of wheat held an
farms would prove 10 be- larger than
had been generally estimated. Most al
the selling pressure came from holders
" March contracts. who desired 10 sub
stltutc the May delivery.
Corn and oats were governed by IN,
action ~ wheat. Provisions averaged
higher with hogs.
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LARGE STOCKS GRIM
| REMA|h IN FIELDS


W Associated Pres.
WASHINGTON, March s,--IArFor
stocks Of grain were held ON fnfrns
March this year than on that date
In any other year IN history. Whtat
1915. the year following the only. bII.
lion bushel crop. having exceeded tisis
years holdings by $1,000. 600 buahsls.
Almost half 81 the country's record
corn crop Of last year remained a.
farms March !: more than quarter q
the wheat crop and almost ihalf of IN
large crop of oats. according 10 the
Department Of Agriculture estimate
announced today. The large ufclDa ~
last year and decreased grain prices
are balievcd TO he largely rcsponsih4
for the heavier holdings. Holdings Of
corn ware moro than huif a hIilim
bushels larger than a ycsr ago. while
wheat holdings were about <3.00o.0e
bushels more.
Iowa. premier corn state, had 1e0..
900. 900 bushels more corn on 10
farms than on March 1. 1890. Shile
Nebrasla'a holdings exceeded Int
years by S7.OoOO00 bushels.
With few exceptions. the principal
wheat producing states were holding
larger stocks oh farms than q ysm'
ago. Farm holdings of KANSAS were
largest. being about 100000 busI,els
more than year ago; Nebraska's hol1'
ings wore second largest and were
more than s,oO0.OO0 bushels lhrsss
than last year. while North Dakots'a
stocks were third largest. nhotit <.5oo.'
600 bushels greater than last year.