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called upon Derhbnrg late last
night, had accomplished his MIR
der and fled, earef fully dropping
|splotc hesA DE blood on the whit6
lsquareg OF the door Sof this draw.
ing room, and escaping over a
wall covered with d coating Of
dust which j did not remover
What could have been your OBJ
Meet n undertak King TO establish
these facts II yot were yourself
gtiltless OF his death?,s =
The niants reply was quite Sim.
pie aud without emotion Z
Why; monsieur, shon.I1 4 wish
to assasslnate pernb1fg pasha 4,
did youS not Wish To take over
this house7r replied tie Project OF
Police. Aud e you took II over.
you would take &c over With what
it contains. Let me show you mon
sieur. The tro1sure that 81 con-
tainsi. IL
He stopped ever; slipped the
point OF o niife.hlade under one
Of the large white marble squares
IN the drawing room floor and lift
ed Il up. "a
These squares had been laid
down on wooden sills, nailed to-
gethaI and floored over under.
meath, Each square had, therefore,
O sort OF wooden pocket under tho
white square that Monsieur Jon
duelle removed, was filled with
goldtpieces. ts
The Oriental. bending over made
a profound exclamation OF sur.
prise. He remained immoyable in
an oyefwh Ginning wonder. That the
imam was amazed at something OF
which, sunsto that moment, he Ind
not had the slightest conception,
was eleafty evident.
Monsiaup Jonquelle permitted tho
marble square to go back into iits
| place, and he returned To- his
chair. The Oriental sat down be-
yond him, speeches. in his amaze
incnt. Tho Project Of Police con:
klnuGui W bHSdhg 10 iLuuubhS Il tAV
mans concern were not u thing
which hs had observed B
Il AndSso you. see, monsieur, We
have here the motive, the oppurtu.
nifty, and tho construction OF these
false evidences, 10 Indicate that
YOU were the assassin OF Dernburg
pasha. And again !. beg you; 70 OBJ.
BoSve how fatal. Il is to. proceed
with indicatory evidences when one
wishes 10 establish afhsory. 1t Is
fortunate, monsieur, that 1t is Iwhl
considered these evidences against
you; for it ,is 1who know that Dem.
burg PoshA was d cad when yo,i ar
rived II THIS house, p
He paused.
And from the wound IN his
throat, ] knew at, once what hant
1t was that inflicted tia hand NOT
now liyingIns ~
tThe hand Of the dead mani
echoed the Oriental You mean
the hand OF the dead mani"
u mean the hand 0f the dead
Dsrnbprg Pasha,g replied the Pre-
feet. =
1.-THE wound hogan heavily on
the LEFT side and tailetl on To tue
right. That Is the slash Of. sui.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
DEEP VA TERS
Myra Takes Her Farewell
By ZOE aeek.LEY.

After looking the door OF his
daughtS III cabinet, Barrett listens
ed i mohent, heard nothing with.
III, and with eagerness TO see
Myfa growing keener as lie
thought of Affects attempt to
III art Il, he climbed to the deck
anG scanned the rows. Of passen-
gers N their chairs.
she was nowhere In sight. Sys-
Remarkably he searched in every
possible place. No Myra. Her
chair was there, her rug and
hook upon It, but no Myra. He
was beginning TO feel alarmed
when he caught the blow Of a
? scarlet scarf behind a wIndlass ut
the PROV OF the boat He made
his way between llfeboats, rats
and deck clptter to. where Myra
stood leaning on the rail-, star
ing out over. the gray sea.
She turned and In her face he
saw the look OF one who has been
through d struggle and arrived at
calm decision.
nlStht sta1 I've suunteui LOT you
everywhere.
well. Jaek-I'ye been every
where AZ grim little laugh
pointed her words. "And at last
I've found-myself."
4 He leaned beside her on the
eaiI. slipping his arm through
hers. You mean"
eHows yonr. daughter?" said
. Myra, turning slowly and meet.
ing hts searching gaze with eyes
that were misty with pain. and
wise with understanding.
sWhysheslt all right.
AiyFay I've got to talk to you. Aud
want % apologize"
Her eyes grew still softer. She
NOOK her head, and with a little
wietftl smile, 4 said, ''No, you
don,t have to apologize, Jack.
There IS more important business
in hand / want to talk to you,
my dear, and you must believe
/ me when I say 1t is.-flnal."'
she ran her finger along the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
Chicken Stew
Dufnplings
BY BERTHA IL. sHapERIGHi
OF Coltiiiibfa BniyefsfkS

~ BILE ~ 11ia Haslskteh'
u Sollillpiis Inv ersits
enn low Meishil
8. g ! 2 " I, 4,
I, nleptu illy l5ed onicne
te9Ies p Y 4
i, teaeposen peppers .
80 epp y = seleFs gu sanau
( pls rs 4, 4 ,iaa.
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eide. Dcath.wounda. inflicted by
one intent on ,akinr His Own lie.
are always inflicted on the LETT
side. because they are undertaken
With the Right hand. and n they are
done With 3 knife. they begin with
1 heavy incisiun that talls out q
the ktite Il drawn u the right
|as the str6ngth 81 the person in.
dertal king 10 stlfct ne Sgnnnd taiis:
Suicidal wonnds when INFLICTED
with q sharp instrument have NJ
i,whyB these evidantRl sight. They
cannot be tifistak
Monsieur Jonquelle arose.
Let me clear the mystery, (,
he sid, aDefnburg Pasha was
one Of the most accomplished
cuuhterfetters Ia the world. /" Y
nc opened his hand
This device, which looks like
ian alAbaster boz Is d mold made
lot plaster for the purpose Of
cotnterteitink one OF the largest
gold coins Of the French CURRENCY.
tDefnburs came here. took this
house, carried forward his under.
taking. until he had stored the
squares under this drawing tfbon
with false coins. Then when M
Dhad finished @when he had gni
the coins nodded. gold.platsd aud
| hidden, ready for the business Soi
| their distribution, I called on
him last night Il was my voice
that was heard outside. / show.
ed him that he was at the end oi
This tetherAthat the house war
| guarded; and l came away lei,y.
ing open to him the only escape
The had He e6eeted that escape
with q razor drawn across his
Throat
Monsieur Jonquelle paused, hit
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
HALF A. CENTURY
Oklahoman Praises Black.
. Draught, Having Usedit
Can Safely Say for
so Years.

Grantield! Okla. one Of the
best Rnown farmers OF TIlmaii
County, MI. G. ". Tisdale, WINS
owns aud manages afwagon yart
here, says.
II have used Thedfofd's Black.
Draught-I believe / can Safety
say TOT fifty years.
y was born and reared In Tex
as. Fteestone County, slxty-tour
years ago, / have boon married
,forty.four years. Ny father. used
Black. Draught before=1 was mss1
'ried, and gave tito us Y,
"For fprty-toor years Of ittg
married life, Il has had a place on
our t1edicihe shell, and Is tse only
laxative, or liver medicine, We
! use. We use Il for torpid liver,
eopr stomach; headache, indigess
'tion ] don't think We could
get along without It, Knowing
what It has done for Us, and fbe
monos it%fas saved. tits Just as
good aud reliable today as it was
when We began III use. NY boys
use Il an dthey are satisfied IT'S
the best liver medicineSt they have
ever, used.p ~ 4
Thedford's Black Dtaught ID
putely veg etable, not disagteea-
Bile 70 take and acts In. q PROMPT
adn natural way. K
SO many thousands OF persons
have been benefited by the use 81
,Theodtord,s Black. Draught, y6ti
should have no hesitancy in trying
this valuable old weli-estahlishei
remedy, for most liver and stonll
ash disorders. N-C1Seb.i
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
TIE DAILY
sEHQRT STORY
BY MARTHA MecuLLouet4.pV1L.
gWeak Ieart


IA man 81 moods was Michael
seSpa, When he was anything, glad
~ d. or mad, was glad, sad or
! mad a1i over. HENCE 81 the Joy Of
, thc fnotnlns was In his singing, as
his horse pace S6beriy along the
Wood road 70 tie little log church,
Never had thetS been quite such. .
sunday the deep woods were still
dkwy and all The spread OF them
etnted with the rare SweetneHs Of
Wild grape BLOSSOM. Birds sang.
not TOO 16uily rather in soft brok'
on stiatehes; 1tishi iyoung LEAKAGE
made shadow tnafvelss on the ROAD
oaEth and the sun rays were true
Sld Michael felt them shining
p his heart the same as on his
hare head Sfor. was he not one and
twenty free at last from a cur.
nindgeonly guardian, free TO speak
out as became Imam and claim HE
sweetfieartg n
A wonder.wonan. Helen Of Troy
ghey had rayed eoyer at school had
nothing on her, be was sure. JoSeil
Kenyon was older than himself, but
what did live years matter? Reti
cent also nobody knew more OF
her than the happenings Of two
Years Since she came to teach In
the village academy. To be sure,
she had brought references Of the
highest and had reinforced them
by walk and way wholly iiipecca.
bit. The most explicit OF the ref,
erenfAs, With q bishops name at
the Lot. said che had lost a hus.
hand Under most distressing cir.
rufnstances six months after mar.
sFiage. But she had not worn
mourning But what with all the
current filter OF talk about SELF.
;tpD ssion and married Individual
dt passed for simple Oddly:
five years earlier II would have
been rated mysteriouslyi criminal.
She had fine; high manners, the
most critical could not gaihsay
that, any more than her low, clear
voice. her soft def hands--not
over white but ailuring to view and
touch. She dressed with the exact
dksrce OF quiet trimness her DO.
sltion demanded, went regularly 10
church, made neither debts nor
ccnfide nces and had but one single
friendly Ultima Sara Downe Tie
least promising OF her pupils. She
had gone home with SARA for the
biE fffecting--the powf1e hntiee
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and Forest Folk and Orchard Folk
don't likeFit too cold"
Wasn't that; Just like the Kind old
fellowl Not asking for a favor for
himself, but. remembering his
friends.
Mr.. Sprinkle Blow made a note
III his notebook 81 %
"I'll speak TO Jack Frost about
It," said he. T.I'll have to let him
out soon, You see. 1 have him
locked up with the other Nuisance
Fairies up there In the SKY and he's
fussing like everything. But I'll
tell him to be very car6tnl and not
be too snippy: Goodbye now, ev:
'erybody. ! must be getting along
] hear they need rain out west and
] must go and see about IL Thank
you all for everything
"Buz2l Hinmnmi Buzzzlr Away
went the little airplane, weather.
man and all
ITO DO gpntin uedJ
y, tSopyflBlit, 1925
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
ADVENTURES OF TWINS
The Magical Airplane.
-. OLIVE ROBERTS PARTON.

Nancy and Nick went to Blus.
Ter Gust Land 70 help Mr.! sprin:
kle:Blow build 4 place TO keep his
new magical sairplana
Bye and bye ig, was finished and
lie three OF them jumped on the
weatherman's magical umbrella and
rode down 10 The tree-tops where
the Green Wizard lived,
Sure enough. there was the air.
plale al ready. The Green Wizard
had Just finished IT.
lust in timsl just IN tlme!"
cried Sprinkle Blow, @1'xe more or.
ders Tor weather than Santa Claus
gets notes at shfistnasi I'm ever
o much obliged, Green Wizard.
Now II there's any little favor I
gsa1 do tos you, be sure to let me
wren, answered the other fairy
lholshtiulIy you might be 4 BIZ
c8reftli Of What Kind DC weathe yon
send US this @intef Isdonit mind
ior myself bnt the Meadow Ok
- LII" ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
Qt'iil1ntphS Of
Mo1lq llelle5,
bg MELVILLE DKy1ssoN p0sT
g. iaqa tNpjA ISeT1fce 4 Inc ! I !.
The T11angula1 Hypothesis

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dSteati IN ~ III riSb !, CAV
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for ;iiS n,art,Sr n, = 81 III n ~ M
fsll6V CITIZEN n ~ - ~
fJsTnSurs ina hssn tin,,,,i, dnsd N
the sfibfNFy al M lSsase n Via ihsas
.wha sSashAd ana 4 i. fsiaj N hiSn5 III
me whIts sh.ts res m "a n al s4sSii
EniarbleS sf1oot:I anna fentiy indicted
fhh sesnaf,e n XXX 4 sssss,n a. y !.
a fnirhtS hnyS, itiliSds i;{ss !. saitf
In IonSueiie ityTi isSiAjght haSs
tfiiad lin s ~ easSIt. = tissva hsSn
t;iIied nv 4 man n ,os Ian ~ ityIng q
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1as ~ snunsseas sehuelse' 49,
@ ,ss 4 49, % w ssElSS says
" Y naaa tlat w san no A9asss
i1Ss.. /, sSs ~. lt tslas !. 4,
:5ue y you st please, We whl tae w
~, ~ t1ese sneoFIes ~ lnei1 oIaeT.
~ Slu ,! masasl peIEnpurs !rasn. y
- s ~ inssfestlhs po.nsssis. ana
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so . ieas q. sut " seems ~ r.
aalrs ,no eat tY9e Seu1etions 70 2
az y. we In! Lln,s snown .nas
~! w n mysterlo9s yis .,us 8no caiiea
" ps a,l Iesst h'snEs was n9t ny
as "! pecanse W. eylasnes
m ai sss ~ 70 lnalc NJ. Were lala
aSSn ~ ass, .s agg "; uiu my cg!e v,
sSosL ps aseiaen. NY MeEe !aln
aown y me ihtensioa ol sone ps!'
~ ,, sone peFSon WIZ W1snea I, e
es.apiisn snat ms Yipito!s w. tns
as..ss ~. sns.yss..of a.nssit
so couId !, NOT haYe, wished 70 estaoiisp
.na! ~ was tae assassin. iconse'
Iuentty ne could not nave mads
I l!e lna4Satofy eViaeneest anl
~ I,esr t,,sss ss ~ ~ S4e "ssaes'1
= a. 5se, aa,sas FasHa'
!ss.5 Ssa ,ss,.. ..a,,.,.,.,, ....
5Ann leW. monsieur, a. wal
n Ssh vie, ,sn Wy NY. si1sa IN @ np.ll
ts Hsaa las s hlgns, ~ must pe elesi
s sIa W., NY sne , 1890 " ~
81 asA as.l eo@h: lhese soasta
io ais..,.s my seem " In a.is VITA
= :, sught opsct,taty. bat Il you re.
, a.ng s npon t ts mon sieaf YOU
WI WI, opse .i tnat they are soufd
ana convincing.
NJ, Iae ne,s was q III moments silence,
y Inc ,, oFiental ala not speak, aud
Tue ~! rrele.t OF Ponce continued
NOV, monsieur, we approach the
s g y, nypothesis: dia you murder
pe .iI,olrg Pasha! 4; {.
hete, monsieur one finds him.
SCI, confronted with certain diff
sulues; You TOOK charge of this
mouse tne moment It was ascertain'
ca IN, mat inc man was Edeade
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
BURIED rHIs AFTERNOON

Tho funeral Of Mrs. Margare.
Morris, whose death occurred early
yesterday morning at her home at
Baxter, was held at 1880 O'clock
this afternoon ftom the residences,
and burial was made In the Gun
ningham Cemetery by R. q. Jones.
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voice firm. even and unhurrled.
You appeared, monsieur. I
little later. auo seeing Al oppor-
tinity 10 obtain m Indemnify
from Franee lpr murdered sub,
iect Of your country. nut tls
fazs into YEA poke md
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09

Another M. JonQnciie slors.
s..rhc Great cypher." will begin
IN onr next issue.
The Bozeman courier., 1922-01-11

Mrs. Maggie Ramey, of Bozeman,
returned to her home Thursday, after
attending the funeral of her father,
Frank M. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Beardsley re-
turned to Willow Greek last Tuesday
after spending a couple of months
in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Algiers expect
leave for Butte next week. Mr..
Algiers intends working in the Butte
i.l ines for few months.
Charles Friedman made a short
visit to the Jefferson county seat last
tuesday, returning Wednesday night.
He made the trip via Butte, and while
that city visited Mr.. James Hank
inson at the Murray hospital.
NJ. j. Walbert and c. c. Friedman
gave a splendid New Years dance
last Monday night. A large crowC
sttended. Music was furnished by
Miss Flynn, Mrs. Braten and Mr.. Bra
bee.
Commissioners from Gallatin coun
ty and jefferson county met at VIII
low Greek Saturday to discuss tn
proposition of rip-rapping the Jeffer
son river, near the Hengel ranch
The state engineer was also present
Representatives of the Wester
Union Telegraph Company were /
Willow Creek Saturday. 1t is re
ported that important improvement
are to be made on the line in this v
cinity.
The Bozeman courier., 1922-01-11

Manhattan high school. After the
program lunch was served.
Bernard Walters is back in school
after over,a months absence. He re-
turned to Central Park the first of
January from visit to his grand
parents in Iowa.
A wedding CT interest to this COM
niunity was that of A. Parker Stone
and Miss janice Waite, which took
place Wednesday, January A, at
O'Clock, at the home of the brides
parents in Elgin, Ill. The bride at
tended Montana State College, and it
was there as students the couple first
met. After finishing her school work
the bride was a stenographer there.
Parker is the second son of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. P. Stone, of Central Park.
The couple expect to spend a short
time in Chicago ana Minneapolis,
where they will visit old schoolmates,
and after short stop in Butte, will
be at home to their friends on the
groom's ranch, where he has mod
ern new bungalow ready.
Harold Cheney left Sunday after
noon on the "stub" for Helena, to at
tend the State Poultry Show. He
took with him for exhibit some Buff
Orpington and White Rock chickens
Mammoth Bronze turkeys, Toulouse
geese, domesticated mallard ducks
and guineas. These are a fine lot OF
fowls and in fire condition. No doubt
Harold will come home with mum.
Der of blue ribbons.
Rev. l. G. Shaw preached at the
Christian church Sunday morning
He took as his subject, "The WorC
of God" In the evening he preached
at the East Galiatin school house
He was accompanied by his thre'
daughters.
j. D. Abercrombie and family wer
Sunday guests at the George Sprinl
home.
Mrs. J. NJ Beck and Mrs. Lemons
of Manhattan, attended Bible schoo
and preaching Sunday morning an
were entertained at dinner by Nh
and Mrs. J. R. Rash. Other guest
were B. c. Sloan and G. w. Filing
ton and wife.
E. R. Kay made business trip t
Bozeman Saturday.
The bridge crew are unloading tn
steel work for the bridge across tn
West Gallatin Work on this bridg
is progressing rapidly.
Carroll Wiilmore spent Saturda
night with his brother-in-law E$
Cloninger. Mr.. Willmore is haulin
grain to his place west of Bozemai
The Bozeman courier., 1922-01-11
GOVERNMENT CHANGES
ROUTES.

Illustrating the extent to which
high freight rates diverted lumber
transportation from rail to water,
Pacific northwest shipments, through
the Panama canal to north Atlantic
coast domestic markets, increased
from 12,453,79S feet the first nine
months of 1920, to 139,791, IT'S feet
for the same period in 1921, or 1922
per cent. This gives an idea of what
government operation rate schedules
to meet political wage agreements did
to the railroads, not to mention the
handicap it placed on lumber and 9th
er industries.
The Bozeman courier., 1922-01-11

Mr.. and Mrs. James Hankinson
have been quite i'll at the Murray hos
pital at Butte. Mrs. Hankinson re-
turned home last Friday. 1t looks
quite favorable that Mr.. Hankinson
will be able to return home in about
a week or ten days.
To live in a house by the side Of the
road,
AS the poet said in his song,
And be friend to man, was a dream
That he had cherished long.
So he bought him a house by the side.
of the road,
Where he hoped to Gweil serene,
But he choked in the dust of speeding
cars
And the fumes of gasoline.
The Bozeman courier., 1922-01-11
q q
WILLOW CREEK.
= 8;
:; = :: :: :: :: :: = .: = :: :. y IS 8. q

Don Emigh is spending the week
in Butte
Arch Burns is spending few days
in Butte.
A card party and dance was given
in Fredericks hall last Monday night.
A. j. Dahl spent a couple of days
last week at Big Timber.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hlki have
moved into the ]. L. Williams house.
Charles Friedman made a business
trip to Boulder Springs last Monday.
Miss Mary Garnett entertained thc
Ladies' Aid at her home last Thurs
day. A delicious lunch was served.
Mrs. George Glasspool will enter
tain the members Of the Ladies Aio
at their next meeting.
James Gee, of Reece Greek, re
turned to his home last Friday after
spending a week with relatives.
! Mrs. William Flaharty, who has
been i'll with the flu, is able to be out
again.
/! Hazel Norman went to Boulder
Tuesday, where she will take a posi-
tion as domestic.
The local basketball teams were
both defeated last Friday night by the
Pony teams.
Mrs. Ted Lane, of Three Forks
visited relatives and friends in vii
low Greek Saturday.
Miss Josephine Waterman, of Jack
son, Wyoming, is visiting with Mr
and Mrs. Joe Ward.
Mrs. NJ B. Richards returned hom
last Wednesday from Butte, wher
she has been visiting with her family
Mrs. Sadie Coursein met with quit
a bad accident last Wednesday morn
ing when she slipped and fell, break
ing both bones Of her right arm.
The Bozeman courier., 1922-01-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Cameron Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman Sunday
Mrs. Christina Melton and children
visited her daughter Mrs. E. S. Knad-
ler Sunday.
Ed. Adamson and family were Sun
day guests of Mrs. Adamson's father
Mr. Clark.
Thomas Cline transacted business
in Belgrade Wednesday and Manhat-
tan Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Inabinat of Man
haitian and Mr.. Thomas Cline and
family visited Mr.. and Mrs. E. Randa
Sunday.
The Bozeman courier., 1922-01-11
CENTRAL PARK
:: ;: ;: ;: .: ;: ;: - - So ..a. ::

The Willing Workers met Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. w. S. Rash.
Most Of the memebrs were present,
Mrs. J. M. Beck and Mrs. FRANK Coz
Inns coming from Manhattan. Plans
were made for an all-day meeting to
be held Thursday, January 10. This.
meeting is for the public, and the Ia
dies will serve a chicken dinner, ice
cream and cake at the noon hour.
The proceeds from this dinner ale to
be used as a church benefit. Every
one who is interested in the church
should attend and every one who likes
big dinner for little price should
come.
D. B. Cioninger and Ottie Cloning-
er of Belgrade, spent Thursday night
with E. S. Cloninger
Mrs. j. R. Rash was a visitor to
Bozemon on Wednesday.
Lillian Stone has been i'll in Boze-
man, where she is attending school
Her mother spent Thursday and Fri
day with her. =
The largest crowd Of the season
attended the Literary at the schoo
house Friday evening. An excellen'
program was given including de
bate, the speakers being from tn