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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-12-16

meditating possible ways of getting II
for myself. l wanted II for a melan-
choly relic-a sort of mausoleum in
which all my hopes we,e buried. Now
its purpose is quite different; it Is TO
be my brides chest and hold the dowry
which l shall bring to n Dugald
Shaw"
You mean the chest-the chest that
held the Spanish doubloons-that lies
under the sand In the sloopg'
Exactly. And now | shalt know
whether you are the true prince or
not, because he always succeeds in the
tasks he undertakes TO win the prin-
cess"
1t was low tide, such a tide as had
all but lured me to my death In the
cave. One could 20 and come from
the beach along the rocks, without
climbing the steep path up the elm.
1t was not long before Dugald was
back again with spade and pick. He
tore off the shrunken, sun-dried boards
from the cabin roof. and fell to work.
1t was not, after all. a labor OF Her
cules. The cabin was small and he
chest large. l watched with the pride
Of proprietorship the swift ease with
which the steel-sinewed arms of the
Scot made the caked sand fly. Then
the spade struck something which sent
back a dull metallic sound through the
muffllng sand.
ava n 1ftIa sbrIaI ~ axcitamant
Hardly could l have been more thrilled
If / had believed the chest still TO con-
tain the treasure of which II had been
rayished. II was filled TO Its brass
bound lid with romance, II not with
gold.
At length, kneeling before II, ]
raised with an effort the heavy lid.
empty, Of course-no more brown
bags. But oh, Dugald, had eve a girl
such a wonderful BRIDES chest as thisl
Ooh" tr9}i.
"What's wrongf"
Nothing, only there is a crack In
the bottom, running all the way along
where 1t joins the side"
"Warped a bit, / suppose. No mat
ter, II can be easily repaired-crack'
l say, lassie, look here"
Under the pressure of Dugald's I'm
gers the floor of the chest was swing
ing upward on an invisible hinge. BE
tween 1t and the true bottom was
space of about three inches In depth
1t seemed 20 be filed with n layer o
yellowed cottonwood.
For a long moment We held gu
breath, gazing at each other with eye
which asked the same question. The
Dugald lifted a corner Of the sheet 0
cotton and plucked 1t away.
At once all the hues OF the rainbo'
seemed to be flashing and sparklln
before us. Rubies were there lk
great drops of the blood that the che'
and it's treasure had wrung from tn
hearts Of men; sapphlres, mirrorln
the blue OF the tropic sky; emerald
; green as the island yerdure. pearl
white as the milk of the c%oconuts an
softly luminous as the phosphorescel
foam which broke on the beach In Il
darkness. And there were diamond
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-12-16
CHAPTER Xxx.
h Bishops Chest.

We waited nine days for the coming
of the Rufus Smith. During that time
an episode occurred as a result of
which l sat one morning by myself on
the rocks beside the sloop, on which
such ardent hopes had been conferred,
only like the derelict itself to be
wrecked at last. 1t was a lonely spot
and l wanted to be alone, l felt
abused, and sad, and sore. realized
that / was destined to do nothing but
harm In the world, and to hurt people
| was fond of, and be misunderstood
by everyone, and to live on-if
wasn't lucky enough to meet with q
premature and sudden end--into a
sour, lonely, grabbed old age, when l
would wish to goodness l had married
anybody, and might even finish by APP
plying to a Matrimonial Agency.
AS | sat nursing these melancholy
thoughts l heard a footstep. did nor
look up-for | knew the footstep. /
should have known it If 1t had trodden
over my grave.
81 take it you are not wanting COM
pany, you have come so far out of the
way of it," said Dugald Shaw.
Still | did not look up.
Nobody seemed to van me-" l re-
marked sulkily, after a pause. He
made no reply, but seated himself up
on the rocks. Fol a little there was
silence.
virginia" he said abruptly, I'm
thinking you have hurt the lad"
"Oh," l burst out, that is all you
think of-the lad, the lad! How about
me2 Don't you suppose 1t hurt me-
tOoT"
There, lassie, there, don't cryP' he
said gently. 1.-THE boy didn't speak OF
IT, OF course. But | knew how it must
be. 1t has hit him hard, / am afraid
~ suppose" l wept, "you would
have had me marry him whether
wanted to or not, just to keep from
hurting him?"
"No," he answered quickly. II diC
not say that did not SAL that
would have had you marry him. NO
lass, | did not say that"
"Then why are you scoldlng meF
| asked In a choked whisper.
"ScOlding your | was not. 1t wa
only that-that ! love the lad-and
wish you both so WE'LL thought per
haps there was some mistake, and
would not matter about me, If | coui'
see you both happy"
There is a mistake" | said clearly
at is a great mistake, Dugald Sha"
thai you should come to me and cour
me-fOr some one else"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-12-16
puoald Shaw Took Me in HIs Arms.

my life crowned and glorious with
happiness, or buried my shame and
heartbreak under the waters Of the
cove.
And then Dugald Shaw took me in
his arms.
BY and by he said huskily:
beloved, l had no right to ask you
to share such a life as mine must be-
the life of II poor sailor"
At this | raised my head from its
westinghouse and laughed.
TASK me? silly, | asked you'll OF
course you could have refused me, but
l depended on your not having the
courage"
"And indeed that Is a charge I'll not
allow-that | am so little of n man as
to let my counting be done for me.
No, no, 1t was M love compelling you
that made you speak the words you
did-the love Of q selfish man who
should have thought only Of shielding
you from the h~ardships Of such a wan
dering, homeless life as NINE"
"Well, Heaven reward you for your
| SellSDntSSt i bulu tulbtSliSs uhi
thankful you were not so noble as to
let me throw myself at your head in
vain. | have been doing 1t for ever
so long, in fact, but 1t is such a thick
Scotch head that I dare say I made ne
impression"
Sweet impl You'll pay for that
oh, Virginia, If 1 had only something
TO offer your
"YOu can offer me something that
wan very much, II you will, and at NJ
cost but your strong right arm"
ut is an arm which is at your serv
ice for life-but what am to do will
II now? And indeed / think 1t Is yer,
well employed at this moment"
"But 1t must be employed mucl
more strenuously," l remarked, NOV
ing a little away, III you are to get m
what / want. Before you came, / wa
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-12-16

that caught CLEANS of all the others
beauty, and then Knocked them with q
matchless splendor.
There were nine heavy bracelets, all
jewel-set; twenty-three rings, eight of
them for the hand of a man. Some OF
these rings contained the finest OF the
diamonds, except for three splendid
unset stones. There were numbers OF
elaborate old-fashloned earrings, two
rope-like chains of gold adorned with
Jewels at Intervals. and several Jew
eled lockets. There was a solid gold
snuff-box, engraved with a coat of
arms and ornamented with seventeen
fine emeralds. There were, besides
the three diamonds elghty-two unset
stones, among them, wrapped by itself
In cotton, a ruby Of extraordinary size
and luster. And there was a sort of
coronet or tiara. sown all over with
clear white brilllants.
0urs9 Yes, for whether or not there
were an Infection of piracy In the
very air OF the island, so that TO seize
with the high hand, to hold with the
iron grasp, seemed the law of life, we
decided without a Qualm against the
surrender OF our treasure-trove TO its
technical owners. Technical only for
one felt that, In essence, all talk OF
ownership by this man or that had
long ago become idle. Fate had held
the treasure in fee to give or to with
hold. Senior Gonzales had had his
chance al the chest, and he had missed
the secret OF the hidden hoard. had
left It to lie forgotten under the sand
until In some tropic storm 1t should
be engulfed by the waters of the cove.
More than this, had he not most spe-
officially made over to me the Island
Queen and ali that II contalnedf This
was a title clear enough to satisfy the
most exactlng Journalist. And we were
not Journalists, nor inclined In any
quibbllng spirit to question the de
crees Of Fortune. As treasure-hunt
ers, we had been her devotees too
long.
So after all 1t was not my scornfu
skepticlsm but the high faith of Mis-
Higglesby-Browns which was ~justlte,
by the event, and the HardIng-Brown
expedition left the island well repal,
FOR It's tolls and perils, Plus the twI
bags of %doubloons, which were adde'
TO the spells, the treasure brought II
a sum so goodly that ! dare not nam
II, for fear of the apparltlon OF Seno
Gonzales and the Santa Marlnnn n
looming up to demand restitution
Like true comrades, we divided shar
and share alike, and be sure that n
one grudged Cookie the percentag
which each was taxed for his benefi
And now | come TO the purpose
this story-for though well conceale
II has had one from the beginning.
Is to LET Helen, whoever and whereas
she may be, II still Of this world, kno
Of the fate OF Peter, and to tell h,
that when she asks for them she Is
have my most cherished relies OF n
island, Peters Journal and the sllv
4 shoe-buckle which he found In q
: sand of the trensure-cave and W
a taking home TO her.
8 THE END
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the cutter took of the pirates from the
cave. We did not see them again.
Through the convenient elasticity OF
Santa Marinan procedure, Mr.. Tubbs
was herded along with the rest, al
though he might plausibly, if hypocrit-
ically, have pleaded that he had com
piled with the will of the invaders I'M
der duress. Aunt Jane wept very
much, and handed me Paeans of Pas
sion with the request that she might
see ii again.
We parted from Senior Gonzales not
without regrets. 1t was an impress
sive leave-taking-indeed, Senior Con-
tales in his least word and gesture
was impressive. Also, he managed
subtly and respectfully to impart to
me the knowledge that he shared
Tftian's tastes in the matter of hair.
On his departure he made a pretty lit
tie speech, full Of compliments and
floral specimens, and bestowed upon
meas being mine by right, he earn
estly protested-the two bags of Span
iSh d~oubloons.
'Snce the above was written, Mr.. Shaw
has run across Tony on the San Francis
CO waterfront. Tony tells him that they
got off with three months Imprisonment.
The American consul interested himself
and the schooner was restored to her
owners, who were Tony's relations and
hence did not prosecute. Before the dis
charged prisoners left the republic Cap
tain Magnus was stabbed over a card
game by a native. Mr.. Tubbs married
u wealthy half-caste woman, the owner
OF a fine plantation, but a perfectly genu-
inc Mrs. Tubbs from Peoria turned up lat
er, and the too much married II. H. was
obliged to achieve one of his overnight
Fittings.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-12-16

Many folks went delirious with Joy
on the first Armistice day, but owl
dences OF something powerful
than JOY were observed on The third
anniversary o tfthis event.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-12-16

Ideas of truth an djustice are called
n bombshell when offered to the Dip
lomats, az they are 80 unexpected ana
unusual. -
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-12-16
POSTM ASTER ASKS PATRONS
TO COOPERATE FOR SERVICE
Parcel oPst Packages Must Not Re
Sealed-Use Letter Scales.

II you want your Christmas parcels
TO reach their destination on time and
in good condition mail them early.
Don't wait until the last few days be-
fore Christmas or they may be delayed.
The Post Office Department also
calls attention to the fact that many
people mail Christmas and New Years
cards that are odd sizes and smaller
or wider than the regulation letter
The ~cancelling machines are not made
TO fit these odd sizes and they have to-
be cancelled by hand, consequently the
Postal Clerks who are o~ver-worked
during the Christmas Rush are further
handicapped
Mail Eearly.
Patrons OF the Local Post Office are
requested to mail early In the day both
parcels and letters. The outgoing
malls close at $3.50 p. m, but postage
must be cancelled and sorted and mai
routed for the different trains and
ready by 8 o'clock,
Bring In Your parcels before 4
o'clock p. m. II possible especially
those to be weighed and insured and
avoid waiting, Packages must be Sc
curely wrapped and ~unsealed or you
will have to pay first class postage.
Those wishing To insure parcels should
know and state the contents of the
same to tho Post Office clerks ms
some things are not lnsurahle.
The fees for insurance are as follows
Sc value up to $500, &c value up toS26.
Toe value up to $50 and 25c value up
to $4,000. Claims for indemnity must
be filed with the Postmaster within
six months from date of mailing,
Avoid Postage Due.
Every business house and profess
sional IN should have a letter scales
and use II. IL Is estimated that many
hundreds OF dollars OF postage Is was
ted each year In guessing at postage
required and using more than Is
necessary. On the other hand mailing
letters with insufficient postage Ii de-
trimental 10 your business. No man
likes to pay postage on mail received,
not on account of the amount involved
but he feels that the sender has shown
a ~carelessness and u lack OF courtesy
to him. Then again postage due let
ters are delayed several hours and
sometimes days as n notice must be
sent and the recipient often oyerlooks
The American people can't keel
their working equipment In good con.
. dition, since ii tnkes all their money Il
. repair their pleasure cars.
The slow pay crowd feel that thu
|. business men could economize II the
I would stop sending bills to people WHIT
A have no intention or ever settling up
, Ideas of truth an djustice are ealle,
!, n bombshell when offered TO the dip
:, lomats, az they are 80 unexpected an
unusual. 49,,
Many folks went delirious with 10
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-12-16

The slow pay crowd feel that the
business men could economize II hey
would stop sending bills to people who
have no intention or ever settling up.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-12-16
DOUBLOONS


81 turned my attention to the sloop.
In the cabin, besides a few clothes, l
found something that interested me
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-12-16

The American people can't keep
their working equipment In good con-
dition, since 1t tnkes all their money To
repair their pleasure cars.
The Delta independent., 1921-05-20
WHITE BROS. S.GARAGE DELTA
Card Of Thanks

With grateful hearts we acknow-
ledge the many kind deeds and words
of sympathy spoken to us during the
illness and death of our daughter and
sister, Carrie. We also deeply ap-
preciate the many beautiful flawers
sent by the Sunday School, the class
es of the Sunday school and the pu-
pills Of the Delta Schools, also the
Royal Neighbors lodge.-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Bond and Family. zip
The Delta independent., 1921-05-20
Notice Of Stockholders Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the An
nual Meeting of the stockholders Of
The Grand Mesa Resort Company
will be held at the Court House in
the City of Delta, Colorado, at 2:30
P. NJ. on Thursday, June 9th, 1921,
for the purpose of electing a board
of directors and for the transaction
Of such other business as may proper
ly come before the meeting.
E. ]. MATHEWS, President
H. H. wOLBERT, Secretary.
The Delta independent., 1921-05-20
CatarrhaI Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, ms they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of tho car.
Catarrhal Deafness requires constitu.
tlonal treatment. HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is a constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an In
fiamed condition OF the mucous lining OF
inflnmcd you have a rumbiing sound or
imperfect hearing. and when It is entire-
ly closed. Deafness is the result. Unless
hearing may be destroyed forever.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the blood on tho mucous sur.
flammation ana restoring normal condi.
+. j. Cheney 4 GO Co., 1850. Ohio,
The Delta independent., 1921-05-20
For sale

7-room modern house, close in; flne
lawn shade, all furniture. Price, S.
900; terms.
Several stock and hay. potato.
onion. fruit farms. $1,000 to $17.b00;
close in.
2-lot corner cottage, $500.
5-room modern, $3.50; terms.
5-room brick. $1,000.
80 acres fine red Land, $76 per
acre; close in.
40 acres alfalfa. Ash Mesa, $4,000.
120 acres in hay, cottage 5000,
acres, Groom cottage, $3.50;
e. 8. cORBIN.
Delta, Colo.
The Delta independent., 1921-05-20
WARMING

Notice is hereby given that persons
allowing bitches to overflow into the
roadways, will be arrested and fined
as provided by the law.
FRED NEWMAN, Road Overseer
The Delta independent., 1921-05-20

FOR SALE-Fresh cows, see Clar-
ence Smith. 20tfc
The Clio messenger., 1921-05-12
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Meeting held on the 11th day OF
April A. d. 1921.
Called to$order by President Geo
Palmer.
Trustees present: Beeman. Short.
en-, Littlefeld, Miller, Carl, Ander.
son.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved. Report of street commits
sioner read and on motion approved.
Petition by Love,ess & Dunbar
relative to cleaning outhouses was
read.
Moved by Beeman and supported
by Anderson that the price be $1.OO
for first barrell and fifty cents after
that and for chemical tanks $3.50.
On motion carried.
Bond of Mrs. Rose LaDue, village
treasurer, with c. L. Best and Rob
bines Jones as sureties in the sum of
five thousand dollars was read.
Moved by Anderson supported by
Carl that bond be accepted. Carried.
Bills read, General fund:
Chas: l.. Best, 1-2 year salary
$500 and street commits
sioner work $86.5O
+. W. Hyman, blacksmithing- $4,000
May Lumber Co.. -S2.47
p. M. R. R. Co., lease of oil
tank ground $500
Moved by Shorten supported bv
Beeman that bills be allowed as read.
Carried.
A. Lee Brown was present and ask
ed for license to run moving picture
show and j. C. Peters asked to re-
new pool room license. On motion re-
quests were granted.
Officers and committees appointed |
by president:
Pres. Protein, Earl Shorten
Health Officer, A. C. Edgerton, M.
d.
Fire Chief, P. L. Chown
Marshal and Street Commissioner,
Chas. Best.
Finance Committee, Anderson, Mil
Ter and Carl
Street Committee, Littlefeld, Bee
man and Shorten.
Ordinance Committee, Beeman,
Anderson, Carl
Sanitary Committee, Miller, Little
field and Beeman
Fire Committee, Shorten, Ander-
son and Miller
Special Committee, Carl, Ander.
son and Miller
Board of Review, ]. F. Wirth and
w. R. Hopkins.
On motion appointments were con-
firmed.
On motion old hand pump was
sold to Mr.. Palmer for School Dist
'ict No. for $500.
VIM. G. Goodrich,
Village Clerk.
The Clio messenger., 1921-05-12
STATE OF MICHIGAN the Circui

STATE OF MICHIGAN. the Circuit
Court for the County of Gen
esce, in Chancery.
At a session of said co;:rt. held at
the Court House in the City of
Flint, in said county on the 2nd day
of April, 1921.
Present, Hon. Edward D. Black,
Presiding Circuit Judge.
MATTHEW DUNCAN,
Plaintiff.
AGNES DUNCAN,
Defendant.
In this cause, it appearing by af-
fidavit on file that the defendant.
Agnes Duncan, is not resident of
this State, but is resident of Pals
ley in the Province of Scotland in the
Kingdom of Great Britain.
On motion, of VIM. Z. Barrett. at
torney for plaintiff, it is ordered that
the appearance of the said defendant,
Agnes Duncan, be entered in this
cause within three months from the
date Of this order; and that in case
of her appearance that she cause her
answer to the bill of camplaint to be
filed and a copy thereof served upon
oNSOt MY lOl IiiC WlIHln
fifteen days after service on her or
her attorney of copy of said bill,
and in default thereof that the said
bill be taken as confessed by the said
Agnes Duncan.
And it is further ordered, that the
said plaintiff cause this order to be
published in The Clio Messenger, a
newpaper printed, published and cir
culating in said county and that said
publication be commenced within |
twenty days from the date of this |
order and that such publication be
continued therein once in each week
for six weeks in succession, or that |
the said plaintiff cause copy Of this
order to be. personally served on the
said defendant, Agnes Duncan, at
east twenty days before the time
above prescribed for her appearance.
Leo M. Church,
Circuit Court Commissioner.
VIM. +. Barrett,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Address, 400 Dryden Bldg,
flint, Michigan. 1917
The Clio messenger., 1921-05-12
MORTGAGE SALE

Whereas default having been made
in the payment of the money secur-
ed by a mortgage dated the twenty
sixth day of May, 1915, executed by
Martin Montney and Mary +. Mont
ney, his wife, of the village of Clio,
Michigan, to B. j. Wilson, of the
same place, which said mortgage was
recorded in the Office of the Register
Of Deeds of the County of Genesee,
IN hber 173 of mortgages on page 552
on the first day of June, 1915. and
the said mortgage is now owned by
B. J. Wilson.
And whereas the amount claimed
to be due on said mortgage at the
date of this notice is the sum of nine
hundred and twenty-five dollars of
principal and interest, exclusive of
the taxes, and the further sum of
twenty-five dollars as an attorney
fee stipulated for in said mortgage.
! and which is the whole amount claim
ed to be due on said mortgage. ex-
elusive of the taxes, and no suit or
proceedings having been instituted
at law to recover the debt now re-
naming secured by said mortgage or
any thereof, whereby the power of
sale contained in said mortgage has
become operative.
Now, therefore, notice is herebv
given that by virtue of said power Of
sale, and in pursuance of the statute
In such case made and provided. the
SAID mortgage will be foreclosed by
sale OF the premises therein des-
crlbed,. at public auction, to the high
est bidder at the front door of the
Court House, in the City of Flint.
IN SAID County of Genesee, on the
END day of June, 1921, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon of said dav,
which said premises are described in
sad mortgage as follows, to-wit:
commencing at the Southeast
corner of the Southwest quarter
"a OF the Northeast quarter 1-4)
or Section Twenty-Five (22) Town
Nine CO.. North, Range Six (6) East
thence East fifty-two (52) rods,
thence North forty (4O) rods, thence
west fifty-two (52) rods, thence south
10 place of beginning, and said to
contain thirteen acres Of land, all be-
ing in the village of Clio, Genesee
County, Michigan.
, Dated this 10Th day of March.
B. J. Wilson,
VIM. r. Franklin. 'e"eee'
Attorney for Mortgagee.
Flint, Michigan. o-oo
The Clio messenger., 1921-05-12
STATE OF MICHIGAN, The Probate
Court for the County of Cen

olAIE OF MICHIGAN, The Probata
court for the County of Cen
At session of said Court. held a.
the Probate Office in the Civ of
fnnt, In said County, on the 4th dav
OF May, A. ID. 1921. 1"'
Present: Hon. John C. Graves
Judge Of Probate. ''"'es'
In the Matter of the Estate 30
william A: Maven, deceased
=; Notice is hereby given that the
time for the presentation Of claims
against said estate be limited and
tnat time and place be appointed
~ =. receive, examine and adjust all
claims and demands against said do
ceased by and before said court
IL is Ordered, That 4 months from,
snls date be allowed for creditors to
present claims against said estate.
is Further Ordered. That the
o.h day of September. 1921. at ten
. CLOCK in the forenoon, at said pro-
pate office, be and is hereby anno;nt-
ed Tor the examination and adjust
ment Of all claims and dan,onJ,
against said deceased. "h''
John G. Graves.
A true copy. - iropate.
Fred A. Wertman.
Register of Probate. 1913