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The state herald., 1921-01-18

HE stopped Mt the body, ind II was
plain he'd been there before. He went
crawling through the thclets, luokin'
FOR clues. He done whnt you and me
never thought to do-lookln' all the
way between the trail and the body
He'd already found the brnsa shell you
told me to get AT least 1t wasn't
,here when | looked, safter he'd gone.
You should've thought of II before.
But he found sOmethin' else whole
lot more important--a roll of papers
that Hildreth had chucked into IN old
Dine stump when lie was dyln'. 1t was
YOUR fault, CranstOn, for not gettin'
them that night. This detective stood
and read EN- on the trail. And you
know-iust us well as / do--what
they were"
"D-n you, | went back the next
morning. as soon as could see. And
the mountain lion had already been
there. went bac!; lots of times since.
And that shell amt nothing-but all
the time supposed put 1t In my
pocket. You know how 1t is--a fellow
throws his empty shell out by habit"
Gibbs eyes grew more intent. Whit
vas this thing? Cranston's tone, in
stead of commanding, was almost
pleading. But the leader caught him
self at once.
II don't see why need to explain
any of that to you. What want to
know is this: why you didn't shoot
and get those papers away from him?'
For nm instant their eyes bnttled.
But Gibbs had never the strength of
his leader If he had, it would have
been asserted long since. He sucked
In his breath, and his gaze fell away.
1t rested on Cranst0n's rife, that in
some manner had been pulled up
across his knees. And at once he was
cowed. He was never so fast with
gun as Cranston.
Blood on my hands, eh-same as
On yours?' he mumbled, looking down.
"What do you think l want, n rope
around my neck? These hills are big.
but the arm of the law has reached up
before, and 1t might again. You might
rs well know first as last I'm not goin'
to do any klllin's to cover up your
murders"
THAT comes of not going myself.
You fool--if he gets that evidence
down TO the courts you're broken the
same MS me-"
"But wouldn't get morc'n year
or So ut most-and that's heap diff
The state herald., 1921-01-18

rercnt from the gullows. did aim at
blm--"
"But you Just lacked the CUTS 10 pull
the trigger"
II dld. aud ain't ashamed OF It.
But besidcs-the SHOWS are here now,
aud he won't be able TO even get word
ln the ynlluys for SIX months. II you
want him killed 20 bnd do It your.
salG"
This WIS thought Indeed. ON the
l,hcr hand. another murder might not
be- necessary. Months would PASS he
fore the road would be opened. aud In
ihe meantime Cranston would have n
thousand chances TO steal back the
accusing letters. He didn't believe for
IN nstnnt that the man Gibbs had
seen was detective. lie had kept
TOO close watch over the roads fol
that.
"a tnll chap, In outing clothes
darli-hnlrcd aud clean shnyenT'
"NesY"
wears a tnn hntf"
That's the man."
II know him-nnd l wish you'd
puncturcd him. That's Fnlling-ihc
tcndcrfoot that's been staying nj Len
nox's. He's lungcr."
"Ile didn't look like no lunger to
me"
"But no matter about thnt-ifs Just
ny thought. And ri get 'cm buck
mark my little words"
In the meantime the best thing TO
do was to move nt once 10 his winter
trapping grounds--n certain neglected
region Oh the lower levels of the North
Fork. II at my time within the next
few weeks. Dan should attempt TO
cnrry word down to The rettlcments.
be would be certain TO pnss within
view OF his camp. liut he knew TINT
tho chance OF Dan starting upon nny
such journey before the snow Ind
melted WIS not one IN n thousand To
b. caught In the Divide In tho winter
mems TO be showed In MS completely
ns the innuits OF upper Greenland. Nc
word could pass except by man on
sDowshocs.
Yet II the chnncc did come. II tho
mousse should bc left unguarded,. II
The state herald., 1921-01-18
BOOK i-REpATRiATIoN.

CHAPTER I.-Warned by his physician
that he has not more than six months to
1--we. Failing sits despondently on park
bench wondering where he should spend
those six months. A friendly squirrel
practically decides the matter for him.
His blood Is pioneer blood. and he decides
to end his days In the forests of Oregon.
Memories of his grandfather and deep
love for all things of the wild help him
In reaching decision
CHAPTER HIN q large southern Ore
gon city he meets people who had known
and loved his grandfather. famous From
tiersman. He makes his home with S!las
Lennox. a typical westerner. The only
other members of the household are Len
noxs son, "Bill," and daughter. Snow
bird" Their abode Is many miles from
"civiliza tion." In the Umpqua divide. and
there Failing plans to live out the short
span OF life which he has been told Is his
His extreme weakness in the face of even
Q slight exertion convinces him that the
doctor had made a correct diagnosis OF
HE sasA
CHAPTER IIl-From the first Faiing's
health shows q marked Improvement, and
in the companionsbipof Lennox and his
son and daughter he fits into the woods
life as II he had been born to it By
quick thinking and u remarkable display
of nerve" he saves Lennox's life and his
own when they ere attacked by n mad
coyote. LennoN declares he is a rein
carnation OF his grandfather Dan Fail.
Ing /. whose fame as woodHman is a
household word.
The state herald., 1921-01-18

night. stretched on his divan before
the fireplace. He was still unable to
walk; but the fractures were knitting
slowly and the doctor had promised
that the summer would find him well.
"If we had dog. wouldn't offer
much for his life. One Of these days
wen find 'em In big circle around
the house-and then we'll have to
open up with the rifles"
But this picture appalled, neither Of
his two young listeners. No wolf pack
can stand against three marksmen,
armed with rifles and behind oaken
walls.
CONTINUED in next issue.)
The state herald., 1921-01-18

Were men unable to forget the themes
and motives Of their lives, even when
the shadows closed down upon them?
Hildreth had known what hand had
struck him down. And even on the
The state herald., 1921-01-18

FOR SALE-White Rice pop corn, &c
per ID, large or small lots; also dill
pickles, s1.25 per gallon. P. Briggs.
Leave orders at Herald office. 3-2t
The state herald., 1921-01-18
SYNOPSIS
PROLOGUE.

In the little town OF Giteheapolis sman
Dan Failing dreams boyish dreams. tine
tured with melancholy ovcr his supposed
physical weakness. There, years later,
he meets Destiny.
The state herald., 1921-01-18
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS IN THIS COLUMN WILL BRING RESULTS

FOR SALE or trade for good milk
COWS, a Kurtzman piano in good
shape.-Inquire at Tin Shop. Oft
The state herald., 1921-01-18

FOR. SALE-Eight Rhode Island Red
roosters, $1.25 each.-John Schulz.
The state herald., 1921-01-18

FOR SALE-Rhode Island Rosecomb
roosters.-C w. j. Detmer, Am
herst, Colo, or phone II on 2S 4-3F
The state herald., 1921-01-18

FOR SALE-Wood alcohol with gly.
cerine anti-freeze solution.--At Tin
Shop. soft
The state herald., 1921-01-18

WANTED TO RENT-A sewing ma
chine.-Holyoke Bakery. It,
The state herald., 1921-01-18

FOR SALE-Thoroughb Poland
China male hogs.-M. c. Bovee, six
blocks east of Phillips Co. bank.
The state herald., 1921-01-18

| an always in the market for
your cream, eggs and poultry A.
NJ. Anderson.
The state herald., 1921-01-18

FOR RENT-House of four rooms
Inquire at this office. 2.tf
The state herald., 1921-01-18

FOR SALE OR TRADE-One coli.
crete brick machine. Will trade
for Ford car.-W. ]. Detmer, AM
herst, Colo, Phone 11r2S. 4-3F
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15

Tho maintenance tax was car.
ried by splendid majority both
in vote and amount III the cleo
ton held here Wednesday, The
vote was won by a 81 majority
and the amount was approxima-
tely Sl0i 900.
McNary went solid for it and
Forest Hill was carried by a
goodly number.
The losing of this election
wonld have meant the losing OF
oar high school standing aud our
citizens Realised What this would
mean to our OOMmunity as a
whole apd did themselves proud
in:the way they should
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15
"s,nsni Of the Cav.

To-Day there Is greater demand fOr
Gerkcrs, real, live. ambitious. rcsolute
WORKERS than ever before In the world
ktEtnry, Every Office and shop in the
tsn6 IS calling for help, and tho woman
Who IS poor. b0r proUd--too proud TO
rell up her sleeves anu know the keen
1OY that comes from real, P,Hest toll
IL missing one of life's sweetest conSO
cations. II she Is wise now. while the
opportunity is hers, she will put thar
foolish sentiment In the background
and seek out the opening that win as.
sure her living.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15
GLENMORA PLEASED
RY QUICK RESULTS


Everyone is pleased With the
.quick results of simple witcha-
Eel, compton, hydrastis, etc. as
mixed in Lsvoptik eye wash.
One mans eyes were so badly
strained he could not read with
out pain. Two applications re-
lieved HIM. A lady with weak,
.inflamed eyes was greatly help
ed by ONE bottle. We guaran-
tee g small bottle of Lavoptik to
help ANY CASE weak strained
OF inflamed eyee.
Crescent Drug Co.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15
ACCURACY Better Than Speed.

People who so in for speed records
az not as wise as they think they are,
for speed without accuracy is Of no
avail. True. time Is at a premium in
every Tine these days and we should
not under any circumstances waste q
minute unnecessarily. But if we aren't
sure SbOAs Ghy phase Il OQx work we
MwSt take sufficient tine 10 90 smtO Il
and not rely on chance to help us
where We can possibly help ekESelves.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15
Local News

j. NJ. Patrick left Tuesday for
Trout where he will work as
shipping clerk awhile. ?
Palmer number 2 at McNary
is, shut down for 80 days.
Messrs Griffith and Little are
new employees of the G. A. Car
ruth Motor Co, in the battery
and sales department..
John Ravens and family are
preparing to move to Monroe.
If you haven't "hearh" about
it, ask Capt. Washburn.
Cattle dipping has begun this
spring.
Mrs. e. D. Stewart visiCedher
husband and son her Satur day
and Sunday on her way back
TO her school near Euuice.
b A: T. McDopough Was cut OF
town on BUSINESS the past week.
Mrs. Stewart Of the La. Saw.
min returnedlast week from an
extended visit to friends and re-
latives in Texas and Arkansas.
i Mrs. Burton, who formerly
lived at the louisiana Sawmill, is
spending some days here as the
guest of old friends.
Prof. Cox had as his guest las
week end bis brother from Ba
ton Rouge.
Miss Knight visited in Alex.
andria Ia st Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Auban en-
tertained a few of the young
people with a party. dance las
week.
Mrs. Chloe Racial is visiting
the W. M. Csdy family.
News reached here this weel
Of the marriage of Miss Maye
Fullert0n, formerly of this place
but now Of Huttig, Arx., to Mr.
FREQ Johnson of that place.
u.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15

, A hare wh1eh had made daily
practice Of swimming in- the asa at
Ciey. to tag delight OF visitors. has
been captGsea By some local fishermen
IN boaai Tssy chased the auimat
seward fde 500 yards before they
came Up with IT. The hare was theE
exhausted aLd was easil1 captured
Loadon Daily Mail
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15
Old siberian CIR.

One OF the principal Siberian cities
is Tobolsk, the: commercial center OF
the vast province Of TCbolsk, which
extends over an aren of 10000 square
miles. a large portion Of which, how
ever, is practically unfnhabitet. The
most prominent building In the city IS
tho Krcmlin. built iii imitation Of the
great citadel in Moscow. This struc-
ture was erected by Swedish prisoners
OF war captured by Peter the Great at
the battle Of Poltava in 1900.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15
Wta paY Fate.

An odd story Of dream a ili0men
comes from Sunderland. Durham. Enc.
land. A young shipyard laboraF
dreamed that he would be killed. and
therefore be aid not go to work In
the morning. In the afternoon be
went to battle In the River Wear. and
g-STiRg into deep water was drowned
before help could reach him. The
efforts Of bis companions to save him
we're unAvailing. through the swift-
ness q the current
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15

Records recently discovered sh0w
that the Roman soldiers In Caesars
ume had their pipes. OF course they
knew nothing about real tobacco, rs
that had not sc that period, been dis
covered. However. they did have pipes
and they smoked lavender and hemp.
and from all accounts they liked 1t
and 1t served almost the same purpose.
In fact. It Is said to have been a greet
sOiace and stimulus to the soldiers
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15
silver sprueespopuiar.

The silver spruce of British Co
sufnbla Is In such demand for airpaans
construction because the trees grow
extremely tall, sometimes $50 feet, and
they taper but little toward, the top.
From them can be obtained long wing
teens for Aying machines, which run
tcGm Is to SO feet In length.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15

An the books Of the Old Testament
we're lErissea long before the birth Of
Christ. eSQn1e o. them as much as 1.4OO
pears before, others from 800 to 1000
years 6ef0re. and none less than 300
to 400 years before. The Gospels and
other books OF the New Testament
were written from So to 90 eR 70 years
after the birth Of Christ.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15
One's Personal lnfiuene.

Every one casts shadow. These
aaRgs about us a sort Of penumbra4 :
Strange :ndefinable something :.
we can personal influence. which
us eject on every other life on which
Il iails. 1t goes with us wherever NE
go. IL Is not something we can have,
wnen we viii. as We lay aside q Gar.
ment It IL Ike sometime that a..
"ays pours out from our life. ike IirA.
. ,., 2 lamp. Ike heat from 4 f,ama.
hEes rtnme from flower.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15
Sweet Potatoes Receive

Attention
At present the sweet potato
is the most widely grown hOrti-
cultural, crop of the South, re.
.ceiyiug attention by the horti-
cultural extension forces, aecor-
ding to NJ. Hnll, sweet potato
specialist. Every southern state
is dong special work with sweet
potatoes while. someof the states
among them b eng Alabama and
Louisiana, have men who are de-
voting their entire time to the
work. Storing. and marketing
are the two problems demand
ing the greatest attention. In
view of the fact that. the south
ern states produce about 30 per
cent of the sweat potatoes grown
in the country and market only
ABOUT 20 peg cent is sufficient
qualification for pushing this line
Of work.
Diseases of the sweet potato
are becoming so widely scatter.
ed that it is practically obligatory
upon the part Of every grower
to carefully select and disinfect
his seed before bedding.
Experiments conducted in the
various states have demonStrat
ed tllat sweet potatoes cannot bt
| depended upon to keep if dug
after frost.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15
Laaaf ouallAeatlnnn.

II seems tA&t lawyer 10 something
IT carpenter. He can de bill.
split hair. chop logic. dovetall an ar
gument, make an entry. get up a case.
frame an indictment. impanel q jury,
pat them In q box. nail q witnesA
hammer a Judge. bore a court, sbave
Q note. grind an axe" ehise1 client
and other IKE things.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15

The photograph as an educational
factor has tremendous value. Through
this means the children can become
familiar With ala that ls best in music.
sither vocal or Instrumental they con
learn not only the music but about the
composers. and the great men and
women who stng and play various In
stTuments,
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15
Where Raln NEVER gala

There are parts Of Egypt in whicA
rain never rails; other pisces where
1t fails lightly abont once in four
years; and there are two great rain.
less districts Of two or three millions
OF square miles, the one including the
north Of Africa and the other lkOn-
gOha and IT'S Reighhorhoad.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15

sore can accomplish much By uGiI
izipg spare moments" That's right
Thar tall girl yotiSer has read seven
summer novels tits season while she
was dummy at bridge =" Louisville
CagalCr- Journal
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15
FIRE PREVENTION IN
SCHOOLS

9C11OOLA
State Fire Marshal Conysd,J.
Leco4 announces that With pro,
mise OF co operation by Thomas
d. harris. State Superintendent
Of Public Education, his oaice is
preparing to introduces regular
course in fire prevention in the
public schools of Louisiana.
Mr., Lecoq holds that tire pre-
ventAon is primarily matterof
education and that, though he
realizes that the public school
curriculum is always badly
crowded, yet he thinks the i'm.
portance of the ubiect demand
ed that such course be given a
regular place in the schools.
Mr.. Harris agreed snd recon
mended that the Ere marsha,
prepare about 10000 copies of
pamphlets, setting forth minute
y the magnitude and cause of
the nations and states losses
by fire, with practical recon-
mendations for obvating or re-
onclng such. losses. The super.
lntendent furthermore, recon-
mended a regular program be-
rendered in the schools on "Firs.
Prevention Day" October 9th
the anniversary of Ahe great,
Chicago confrgration.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15
Reasons Slowly Untelded.

The answers to our impatient qGan.
Eoning Of LIES problems come but
slowly. Today may show US what
yesterday meant. b,;t It Is dumb abous
Itself We must do and bear as best
3sye may, and always walt for tomor-
rows answer 10 cur clamosous
Why7s'
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-04-15
This will be good year for those who make it so:

day Quality important than this
standard products with reputation for quality
place Our ne Ladies' Gents
Clothing and Readytowear the BEST Our P
are guaranteed buying elsewhere
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-24
SAN FRANCISCO ARTIST DONS ORIENTAL COSTUME AS STROKE OF ECONOMY AND
 IN ORDER TO APPEAR "NkTTY" AS WELL

San Francisco. Sept. 24.-Dress re- formers and style evokers found themselves blinking in the sunlight of reality, and Miss Doris Boutwell,, tall ented artist and member of San Francisco's Greenwich Village young CT seth certainly started something when she appeared on the streets in a Americans in the line of women's wearing apparel.
 Miss Bothwe1Is garb is nothing more than the costume of an Oriental woman of the better middle class and solves the enigma for her as to the high price of clothing. She wears coat and trousers just as the women do.
 My change from the American style was the result of necessity said the coy little miss, in explaining why she took up the new clothing idea. Paints, canvas and other necessities of an amateur artists are so expen- sive, and I had to economize some line of dress. And the difference in cost. as compared to American clothes, is astonishing"
 The difference in cost compared to street clothes is about half, and for evening dress the margin runs even higher. she explained
 'I bought a street suit of wool and silk for s10 aand a work suit for s5,'' she said, exhibiting the garments, fand they look rather natty, too," she added. style, one would have to pay at least s10O. while I got a corded silk suit, Oriental style for SEQ For the s100 you could secure about the best ma
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-24
THE MAN WHO DEFEATED LEAGUE
 RATIFICATION, HENRY CABOT LODGE
Shrewd Politician, True Scholar RapierIke Adroitness Marks Lodge Striking Man Among
 Striking Men,

al agreement for disarmament, glad as should be to see a conference for tne limitation of armaments. such as Is proposed by Senator Borah, a con- terence l hope will soon be called, 60 not propose to join in any way the League of Nations discarded by the American people. I certainly am not going to enter it in any side way or through any back door,
 Lodges utterance had reference to a Senate resolution then pending, which was to request the President to express to the Council of the League of Nations the earnest desire of the government of the United States to cooperate with the League comnais- plans looking to a general reduction of armamentS.''
 The resolutions Democratic ma neuver-was just after Lodge had op- posed it and Senator Oscar W. Under wood, Of Alabama. the Democratic minority leader, who will sit with Lodge at the Washington conference had urged it's adoption.
 It was Lodge who stood like the Plymouth Rock of his native Masss
 GhusettS- against ratification of the Treaty of Versailles and the League or Natlons covenant without reserva- tlons which would adequately protect and safeguard the American people from those of it's provisions he so strongly condemned. It was Lodges leadership that was a contributing
 Iacror Tn blocking former President WoodroW Wilson's efforts to force
 upon the Senate the unconditional ac- ceptance of the voluminous documen he signed at Versailles and brought back to the United States. ResourcefuI Always In addressing the Republican State Convention of Massachusetts, in 1920, Lodge said: Twice in good faith we sought to have the Treaty of Yer sailles ratified, with reservations we deemed absolutely essential for the protection of American interests, and | twice MT. Wilson defeated us, because | he would have no treaty but his i own.''