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retreating till his back was against
the wall of the shack, he laid about
him with the shortened stock.
With gaping jaws and wicked, blood
shot eyes, the pack came on again and
again, leaping at him. tearing at his
clothes; n sank its fangs into his
right hand, and, as he freed himself
with a smashing blow, the others were
upon him sideward.
In an instant he was struggling with
his n hand against the heavy bodies
that bore him back, shielding his
throat, thrusting the whipstock into
the red, cavernOus jaws, while the an
guish from his wrenched shoulder al
most made him scream with pain. .rs
Everything was swimming round
him. They had him down. Their bel
lowing howls grew fainter In his ears.
Mechanically he kept his right hand
at his throat. The left, torn from the
sling, Topped grotesquely in front Of
him. He heard the click of the fangs
that met In 1t, and felt no pain. He
was %swooning.
Suddenly he heard the ''snap-snap"
Of n revolver. A leaping body seemed
to stop short In the air. and tumbled
on him, knocking him on his face.
Dimly he heard the discharge Of the
weapon again. And then, out OF a
semi-stupor, Molly's face, and her
tears upon his cheeks.
She was kneeling beside him upon
the floor Of the stable, stanching the
blood from his wounds with a strip
torn from her petticoat. Upon the
floor lay three Of the dogs, dead. Two
more were writhing and moaning In q
distant corne Wilton looked up.
Molly bowed her face upon his and
broke into hysterical weeping. 1t was
the first sign of weakness he had ever
seen In her. He held her in his right
arm. He saw that his blood had
stained her hands. her clothing.
molly" he said weakly, Molly"
She wep. In utter henelessness. at
Is useless. WILL" she sobbed. LET us
die here. We can't go on. They have
torn you. Your arm is broken again.
oh, the snow-the snow"
She seemed to have completely
broken down. She crouched beside
him, her whole body shaken by her
sobs. And In his apathy 1t seemed to
him good to lie there. with Molly at
his side. TIL he grew stronger. or
"Molly! Remember Kitty - and
Joel"
His words seemed to galvanize her
back to courage. She got up. Her
face grew suddenly composed. With
streaming eyes she bandaged up his
wounds. She improvised another sling
TO hold his arm.
~ shall walk into Clayton" she said.
"You must lie In the shack. Help will
come by noon tomorrow. perhaps
sooner"
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James Cut the Knot.

Shortly after being made a peer,
Lord Magheramorne, who was better
known as Sir James M'Garel Hogg,
went to dine at the house of an old
friend, where he announced himself
to Jeames as Lord Magheramorne."
"Whatf" cried the startled domestic.
lord Magheramorne,". said he
with emphasis.
Jeames shook his head. He des-
paired of attempting to render the I'M
eOuth gutturals. What was he to do?
The visitor was advancing to the draw.
ing
Jeames hesitated a moment, then
boldly flung open the door and pro-
claimed, 1.-THE late Sir James Hoggl !"
London Tit-Bits.
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The Big Muskeg
By
VICTOR ROUSSEAU
srwmeTTSSSs Amr

his balance, and rushed forward again
swinging the revolver aloft, butt for,
ward, In his hand.
With his powerful build ne could
have delivered a blow that would have
crushed Wilton's skull. But before the
blow fell Andersen had raised his pan
and brought IL down edgewise upon
the sergeant's head, cutting the scalp
to. the bone and drenchlng the man
with the boiling grease.
With a scream of pain Peters STUN
bled forward, letting the revolver fall
from his hand, slipped In the grease
that had begun TO ooZe along the floor,
and fell full length on the planks,
where he lay writhlng In anguish, and
trying TO clear his eyes Of the melted
fat and the blood that streamed down
his forehead.
Instantly Molly stopped. snatched IN
the weapon, which had fallen at her
feet, and covered the constable. who
had flung himself upon Wilton again.
Myers stopped dead and threw his
hands up automatically.
Get over there !" said Molly brIskly,
pointing toward the wall behind the
sergeant.
Myers obeyed Immediately, and took
his post against the wall, the picture
Of confusion. Peters struggled slowly
to his feet. Has face and pea-jacket
were covered with a film Of grease.
over which the blood from his wound
was trickling. The tables were turned
with dramatic completeness.
"You know what this means!' splut-
tered the sergeant, trying to clear the
fat from his eyes.
II do, and I'll take my chance" an
swered Wilton, grittlng his teeth at the
pain from his injured arm. The wound
did not seem to have reOpened. but
either his blow or the grasp of the
constable had displaced the broken
ends of the bone, and he could feel
them grating together at his slightest
movement. Keep your hands up, both
Of you" he ordered. "Give me the re-
volver, Molly! Got a rope, Andersenf"
well, l guess l have" grinnej the
Swede. He step ed to n packing case
behind the stove, and brought out a
short coil OF manila, which, with a
kitchen knife, he sliced into four or
five lengths.
II tank | tie them to that BEAM
he said, indicating one of the vertical
uprights of the wooden shack.
"All right, Andersen" said Wilton.
Tie EN- 50 that they a sit down.
They'll have some time to wait, and
they may get tired of standing"
He took the revolver from Molly and
slipped 1t into his pocket. Peters let
loose a string OF vicious oaths as An
dersen proceeded to truss him up, but
neither man offered any resistance.
The caretaker stepped back and looked
at his work with critical satisfaction.
II tank you get to Clayton by to-
morrow night, all right, Mr.. Carruth-
ers," he said with droll c~omplacency,
putting some more potatoes In the pan.
Despite their e%lation, Molly and
Wilton could eat but little, wash
Ing down the food, which they could
hardly masticate, with gulps of coffee.
They were glad to get out into the air.
Wilton made his way to the cache, un
locked II. and took out some frozen
fish for the dogs, which we're giving
tongue vigorously inside the stable.
'Here, Papillon !" he called. II can't
make out what's the matter with those
men. lying In their blankets at this
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Fortune in Scrap Iron.

Charles Perrott has just appeared
before a Paris court charged with con
cealing $1S0,000 war profits to escape
taxation. When war broke GU he
kept n small cafe at Saint Denis, his
wife attending to that while he ped
died with a handcart. He bought scrap
iron, and made so much money that
he paid S5,4O0,OO0 for the war stock
OF the American camp AT RomOrantilIe
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CHAPTER Iv--continued.

1919 49, N'S = ~
with a side glance at Myers. "Got any
sort Of special pull In ClaytonT
Enough to put the lid on you"
"Well, ! guess you won't be going
into Clayton yet a WHILE" jeered Pc
tiers. you're coming back to the Pas
with US and joe"
Wilton realized hat Myers had
come up quietly upon the other side
of him. He had the bewildered feeling
Of being In a trap.
"What the devil do you mean by
thatf" he shouted.
The sergeant thrust his face for.
ward into his own. grinnlng ma
~liciousiy.
1T means that ! arrest you for the
wilful murder OF Joe Bostock," he an
Swered. "And I warn you, In the
kings name. that any statement you
make will be used against you"
At the same moment Wilton felt the
touch OF steel against his right wrist,
and swung his hand free just In time
to avoid the snap OF the handcuff.
Looking at Sergeant Peters after the
instant's sideward glance, he found
himself covered by the heavy. regula-
ton .45 Colt. Before he could stir.
Myers had seized him from behind and
made a violent effort to slip the hand
cuff upon his wrist.
Wilton heard Molly scream. The
girl came running out Of the room
with her hair tumbling about her
shoulders. and caught at Myers arm.
The caretaker started toward them.
still holding the frying pan. in which
he was cooking the potatoes. his face
working with rage.
"You d-n fools !" he shouted. laps.
ing into his %vernacular In his excite
ment, "you got II AL wrongl Mr.. Car
ruthers was Joe's best friend. So that
was your game when you come here last
night. eh7 You'll get broke for this
yob already, both Of you f%ellers, I tell
you"
Molly was grasping at Myers hand
as the constable still fumbled nerv-
0usly with the handcuff. won't you
men listen to common sense?' she
cried. "Mr. Carruthers is the chief
engineer OF the line. All his interests
are bound up with Il. Why should he
want TO murder Joe7 He was yoe's
best friend. Everyone In Clayton can
tell you that. Why. he r.sked his w
life TO save himl Somebody's put
you OH the wrong track. They're try
ing to make use of you to keep him
out OF the way while they ruin the
line. And youm pay for your mistake.
that's surel"
Aud, with frenzied desperation, abe
succeeded In pushing Myers away
from Wilton. and %interposed between
him and the sergeant, whose revolver
pointed steadily at his forehead.
Peters scowled vlciously at her.
"YaN a tell all that at the inquest
he snapped. 1--WE got orders to bring
you In. too. Get out OF the way!"
AT that the superhuman tension that
held Wilton's rage In bounds seemed
TO snap. His ears were ringing, and q
spotted mist fioated before his eyes.
Through this he saw Peters an Infinite
distance away. the revolver. now hard
~ larger than a pencil. pointing 4; his
head. Behind the sergeant he saw An
dersen. a doli-lIke figure with a toy
pan In his hand. He leaped at Peters.
heard the weapon discharged. and wa
conscious Of the sting Of powder on
-. f.~nhoaA and a aopn,notto, N IA.
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The cutIeura Toilet Trio.

Having cleared your skin keep 1t clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations. The Soap to cleanse
and purify, the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table is complete
without them.-Advertisement
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Triumph in RIaht BEGINNINGS.

In contemplation If q man begin
with certainties, he shall end In
doubts, but if he will be content to
begin with doubts, he shall end in
certainties.-Bacon.
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"HANDS UP!"

SYNOPSIS. - Looking over Big
Muskeg, a seemingly impossible
swamp In the path OF the Missa-
tibi railroad. Joe Bostock, builder
of the line. and Wilton CaTruthers,
chief Of engineers, are considering
the difficulties. A rifle shot Instant
ly kills Bostock and breaks Car
ruthers' arm. Carruthers tries to
carry the body to a post of the
Hudson's Bay company, where Me-
Donald IL the factor. McDonald's
daughter, Molly. sees Carruthers
struggling IN the muskeg and drags
him from the swamp, with his bur-
den. Unaccountably, her father
objecst to her saving Carruthers.
Weakened by his wound and exer-
tons, Carruthcr RS Is disturbed by
the appearance of Tom Bowyer.
Bostock's business rival and per-
sonRl enemy. Bower insults Mol
ly. and Carruthers strikes him.
Carruthers declares he love ser
Molly. She promises TO be his wife.
C~arruthers has to reach the town
Of Clayton TO attend a meeting at
which Bostock's enemies plan TO
wrest control OF the Missatibi from
him. Molly goes with him. They
r delayed by a storm. Attacked
by his dogs. Carruthers' life is
saved by Molly. who is forced to
kill the animals.
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hour. with the dogs bowling for their
breakfast" he said IA Molly indlg-
nantly. "They must have known I'd
ieed them before starting an q y like
he one we've got before MS. suppose
;hey heard the row and got scared hack
70 he'd" he added.
But no answer came 10 his call. and
suddenly Molly uttered a cry and
soinfed. On the other side Of the
table were the tracks cf a sselsii. oh
lterated at the eatrance by the FALLING
now. which had drifted against the
,uiiding. 4
Wilton wrenched the door open, HIS
'egh and the dogs were gone. togefh,
or rith the rifle. shotgun and transit
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"seven miles yet. and the
meetings. at nine" he said. ~
can't make II, Moliy.s
Gro BE CONTINUED
Rspulsixs Birds.

Repulsive Birds.
The greatest bird gourmand In the
vulture of southeast Europe. Seven
vultures can strip the carcass OF q
horse in half IN hour. After such n
meal they can Il, only a few yards
They stand with puffed-out bodies
dropping wings, and blood-shot eyes
altering hideous cries.
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Nice Enough to Eat.

seen the black hats trimmed with
white curlycuesT" "Yes, they look
like chocolate cakes with icing"
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Every man likes to hear a wise
woman talk because she always talks
to him about himself.
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Spirit messages at a seanCe are
listened to with raped attention.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-06
M. CLEARLY
DIED TODAY
Deceased Has Been a Resi-
dent of Grand Forks
For IS Years. ~,

Michael Cleary, one of the old tim
ers of Grand Forks, having lived here
for the past IS years, died this morn
ing at IL o'clock at st. Michael's
hospital. Deceased. had been ailing
for the past year and on Sunday,
when his condition became serious, he
was taken to the hospital. He died
from a complication of diseases.
MI. Cleary has been operating q
confectionery store on North Sixth
street for several years. He was born
in Wisconsin SO years ago. In 1887
he moved to Grand Forks, where he
has since resided. He is a member
of the local order of Knights of
Columbus.
The deceased is survived by a wife
and two children, who live in Chi
cago. His daughter. and son-in-law,
Mr., and Mrs. E. M. Heiner of Chicago,
came to Grand Forks yesterday. They
will remain for the funeral, the ar
rangements Of which have not as yet
been completed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-06
MAUD HAYES
READSAT 'U'
Gave Fine Interpretation of
Andreyev's Love of
Ones Neighbour"

Miss Maud Hayes of the Moorhead
school, appeared at the Uni
versity of North Dakota this morning
in a reading Of Andreyev's Love Of
Ones Neighbour She spoke at the
~convocation Of the institution.
Miss Hayes fully justified her repu-
tation a a reader Of the first rank
in her work this morning. A~ndreyev's
story brings a host of characters onto
the stage, and she interpreted them
with q %fineness and an understanding
that made the reading especially IN
joyable. 1t is packed with humor, both
Of situation and expression. that ne
a close and capable read
ing for effectiveness. Miss Hayes YER
sion was e~fficacious in every instance.
The tale begins with a crowd gath
cred around an immense rock, on top
of which is a young man unable to
make his descent. The rock cannot be
and the policemen are busy
constructing a place for him to alight
and types Of people assemble to
see the expected tragedy. Fruit VEN
ders take advantage Of the crowd. A
bar is erected also and is in great de-
The story ends with the revelation
that the young man vas hired to thus
attract the crowd in order that the
might make a little money.
Special Music.
Professor Fred A. Beidleman of the
Of music, accompanied by
Mrs. Beidleman, played a violin solo
the opening Of the exercises.
President Thomas +. Kane, presid-
ing, gave a short talk in remembrance
of the late Cyrus Northrop of Mime
Howard Huston, secretary of the
League of Nations, would speak at
next week.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-06
TO SETTLE
LABOR DISPUTES
IS DAYS PLAN

Chicago. April k.-Announcennent
that he proposes to call 9 conference
for the purpose Of adopting 81 code
Which can be used Is the basis for
settlement o. all labor disputes wax
mades here today BY Stephen a. Day,
Justice.
The need for such i code. ~ 1
creed. or what might be calied an:
Industrial constitution hrs long bssn
urged bysthe league sid Nj. Day
President Harding advocated it a;
his fnaugural addreAs ana the lead-
Ing Thought of tho world poants Is IL
{necesadty.
4 present atuatson ii ths coei
Industry convtnced me that the time.
shAe comet Act, Shaye ae1ufxncee
whtch indicate mt IL eeyer1iaent
I III ~ repfssented - well I'D
4 ssafsst aoreAntsattens ana indnsts4ss
IN The e0untfY.
II Day "a ~ eaa for ths 49,
sHersAcs would ~ Issued within the
next ten days ands ~ shcuId sbO cAIIed
g or1ers prohsblE in ch5cASOsntosir
akeygef eAAJ1y ~ Jnnes
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-06
BANKERS WILL,
!. MEET CITY
County Association to Be
Organized Here Tomor-
row Night.

Bankers Of Grand Forks, county
will meet at the Commercial club Fri
day, evening to perfect 9 county $50
citation, which will be AFFILIATED with
the state association. The meeting
was called by PJ L. Arms. president
Of the Elk Valley bank Of Larimore,
who was made chairman OF the tenn
porary organization. N
Every bank in the county is expect
ed to be represented at the meeting.
The plans to unite on a general plat
form for the oevesopment o1 the coun-
tA alsng eli lines. BY organizing and
adopting a uniform plan, the a~ssocia-
ton ian be much more effective than
the individual banks.
The meeting tomorrow night will be
preceded by q dinner at 6:l6 o'clock.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-06
GLACIER TRAIL 4.
SECRETARY HERE 'RI|:
Z
Bert Fuqua Confers With
Commercial Club Roads
Committee.

Bert FuQua Of Minneapolis, secre-
tary OF tho Glacier National Trail as
ISOLATION. conferred this morning with
the good roads committee. OF the Com
mercial club in regard to routing the
making q tour or inspection over the
proposed road. and came to Grand
Forks last night to investigate the To-
cal situation Definite action was de-
ferred by the committee.
The road, it Is pointed out, will
mean much for. this city and for the
northern half Of the state. for It will
bring hundreds Of tourists through
this section. 1t connects with high
ways running through the Twin Cit
les, Chicago and st. Louis. whence
son = the he's greater Re number Of tourists
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-06
cof ~ 'IzIR5RdAl3lE FOR
CONVENTION HERE

w. c. stebbins, superintendent Of
the Grand Forks city schools. and
Miss Beatrice Johnstone, county sup
erintendent. of schools, will act as a
,committeei charge of local arrange
.ments for the convention here OF the
Northeastern Educational association
on May II to 10, it was announced
delegation Of educators from this sec
ton Of the state will gather here at
that time. The committee will ar
range accommodations and enter
t%atnrnent for the visitors.
The Emergency fleet corporation
1912 hulls.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-06
JOHN l. DICKER.OF
GILBY DIES HERE

John L. Decker Of Gilby, N. D., died
Wednesday morning at-a local hos
pital after an illness OF several weeks.
The deceased was born in Devon
shire, England, July 20, 1912. He
moved to Gilby IS years ago from
Estevan, Canada.
Survivors are: Six daughters, Mrn
". B. Whetham Of Whrwick, N. D.;
Mrs. Alec Mcbride Of Forest River,
N. D.; Mrs Herbert Stiles, Orr. N. D.;
Mrs. John Bodie Of Strawberry Hill.
b. C.; Mrs. Frank Jewell of Superior,
Wis; three sons. Isaac Dicker Of South
View, Sask.; William Dicker of
Idaho, and John r. Dicker Of Grand
Forks.
Interment will take place at Gilby.
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]. R PARSONS,
AGED PIONEER,
DIES IN WEST
Confederate Veteran Of the
Civil War Succumbed
Early Today.
Two Daughters Mrs. G. 5.
Dow and Mrs. L. C.. Haz-
lett-Live Here.

J. r. Parsons, aged "a, Confederate
veteran Of the Civil war, and former
well known resident Of Grand Forks,
died at Los Angeles, CAL. early this
morning according to word received
here.
His death occurred about. Il O'Clock
this morning. and is understood to
have been caused by illness incident
to old age.
Mr.. Parsons came to Grand Forks
in 1891. Previous to that time he a
lived at Cando in Towner county for
a number of years. During his resi-
dence in this city he conducted a Sec
ond hand business on South Third
street which he disposed of when he
left for California some three and one
half years ago. His health was failing
In Confederate 'ArmXL
During the Civil war Mr.. Parsons
served in the Confederate army, TAX
ing part in the operations around
Vicksburg. and in a number of tho
other important campaigns in the
western theater of the conflict.
He was originally a resident Of
Missouri but was engaged for several
y03I6 III XISI6uuHS immigrants dCIOS0
the plains to California, and spent
some time in what was then frontier
territory.
After the Civil wal Mr.. Parsons
came to North Dakota and continued
to reside in the state until he left for
California three years ago. During his
residence in Grand Forks he became
a member of the Acacia Lodge No. 4
A. +. and A. H.
Daughters live Here.
Mr.. Parsons is survived by two sons
and four daughters, two of whom.
Mrs. G. s. Dow and Mrs. L. G.. Hazlett,
reside in Grand Forks. His wife who
accompanied him to California was
with him at the time Of his DEATH
Although he had fought for the
south in the great civil conflict. Mr..
Parsons had a large number Of friends
among the G. A. R.. men Of Grand
Forks during his life here.
No announcement has been made as
yet regarding arrangements for his
funeral.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-06
Cap. Thor Larson To
Speak At Salvation
Army This Evening

Captain Thor Larson Of the James,
town Salvation Army arrived in
Grand Forks today to take charge Of
the meeting tonight at the local army
barracks Mr. Larson is we'll known
here, having served in the capacity
of lieutenant in the Grand Forks Sal
walton Army some ten years ago.
MI. Larson is an able speaker and
undoubtedly will bring an interesting
m essage. .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-06
BOILER GOES DRY;
FIRE DEPT. CALLED

The firemen of the south end de-
partment were routed out of bed This
morning at 4:30 to answer a call to
the home Of Nat Papermaster, S3e
Belmont avenue. On arriving at the
scene Of the supposed blaze they dis
covered more smoke than fire. A
water boiler, which had been left on
the kitchen range during the night,
had gone dry, resulting in a little
smoke. There was no damage except
to the boiler.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-06
County Club Leader
Office Is Abolished

After a%bolishing the office of the
county club leader, effective May 1.
the Grand Forks county board of
commissioners adjourned late yes
terday afternoon until May q. The
club leaders Office is to be continued
at the, expiration Of the contract of
Miss Elva Cronk, the present leader.
Thezcommissioners took this action,
they said, in the interests of economy.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-06
Scheduled
At Thompson Friday

A very interesting debate is sched-
uled Friday evening at Thompson,
when the debating team Of the liter
airy society of the Thompson high
school will meet the team of the
Thompson Community club. The sub
ject for the argument is: Resolved,
that the United States should grant
independence to the Philippine lis
lands within q year" A representa-
tive Of the county superintendent
Office will act as one of the judges.
Besides the debate there will be
other interesting features on the pros
gram. If was aaid. H.
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Daukhters live Here.
Community Club OF
Wheat6eld Township
To Meet Friday Night

A representative of the county sup
e~rintendent's Office will attend a meet
ing Of the Community club of Wheat
field township Friday night. At this
meeting ways and means to better
school facilities for next year will be
discussed. A program will also be
given.