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HApTE lv

The train came to a sliding halt
at Deer Creek, paused an intinitesimal
fraction of a second. and roared on In
Its ceaseless Journey. That infinltesi.
NAL fraction was long enough for
Bruce, poised on the bottom step Of a
sleeping car. TO swing down on to the
gravel right-of-way. His bag, hurled
by a sleepy porter. followed him.
Duncnn's next impression was one
OF Infinite solitude. He hadn't read
any guidebo0ks about Deer Creek, and
he had expected some sort Of town.
But here was one little wooden struc
tnre with only three sides.-the open
ing faca z the track. II was evidently
the waiting room used by the noun
tain men as they waited for their
local trains.
There were no porters to carry his
bog. There were no shouting officials.
His only companions were the stars
and the moon and. farther up the
slope. certain tall trees that tapered
70 Incredible points almost In the re-
gion where the stars began.
The whole scene. for causes deeper
than any words may eyer seek and re-
veal, moved him past any experience
In his life. II was wholly new.
He turned about until the wind was
IN his face. II was full OF ~fragrances,-
strange. lndescribable smells that
seemed to call up a forgotten world.
They carried a message to him. but as
yet he hadn't made out Its meaning.
He anly knew II was something mys-
terious and profound: great truths
that flckered. like dim lights. In his
consciousness. but whose outline he
could not quite discern.
Perhaps there were sounds. but they
only seemed part of the silence. The
faintest rustic In the world reached
him from the forests above OF many
little winds playing q running game
between the trunks. and the stir OF
the Little People. moving In their mid
night occupations. Each Of these
sounds had Its message for Bruce.
They all seemed to be trying to tell
him something, to make clear s,me
great truth that was dawning u bis
consciousness.
He was not In the least afrnid. he
felt at peace IS never befnre. He
picked up his bag. and with stealing
stems approached the long sloge he
hind. The moon showed him Il fallen
log. and be found n comfortable seat
on the ground beside II, his hack
~6urt 1shau no xVNifpt1 fOr
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Che Strength Of the Pines
By EDISON MARSHALL 4uihor OF "The Dolce OF the Pack"

| an walk with you a way and show
you the road" Simon continued. The
room seemed deathly quiet as the w
men went put together.
They walked side by side until a
turn of the road took them out of eye
range of the store. "Thls is the road"
Simon said. "All you have to do Is
follow It. Cabins are not so many
that you could mistake IL. But the
main thing is-whether or not you
want to GO"
Bruce had no misunderstanding
about the mans meaning. 1t was SIM
ply a threat, nothing more nor less.
i've come a long way to go TO that
cabin" he replied. "Tm not likely to
turn off now"
There's nothing worth seeing when
you get there. Just an old hag-a
wrinkIed old dame that looks like a
witch"
Bruce felt a deep and little under
stood resentment at the words. Yet
since he had q" yet established no.
relations with the woman, he had no
grounds for silencing the man. "Ill
have to decide that" he replied. Tn
going to see some n else, too"
"Some one named-Linda?"
"Yes. You seem quite interested"
They were standing face to face in
the trail. For once Bruce was glad of
his unusual height. He did not have
to raise his eyes greatly to look
squarely into Simon's. Both faces
were flushed, both set; and the eyes
of the older man frightened slowly.
II am interested" Simon replied.
you're a tenderfoot. You're fresh
from cities. You're going up there to
learn things that won't be any pleas
ure 70 you. You're going into the
real mountains-a mans land such as
never was a place for tenderfeet. A
good many things can happen up
there. A good many things have hap
pened up there. l warn yOu-go
back !"
Bruce smiled, just the faint flicker
of a smile, bat Simon'S eyes narrowed
when he saw 1t. The dark face lost n
little Of It's insolence. He knew men,
this huge son of the wilderness. and
he knew that no coward could smile in
such n moment as this. He was ac-
customed to implicit obedience and
was not used to seeing men smile
when he uttered a threat. "Tve come
too far to go back" Bruce told him.
Nothing can turn me-"
"Men have been turned before, on
trails like this" Simon told him.
Don't misunderstood me. I advised
you to go back before, and | usually
don't take time or trouble to advise
any one. Now 7 tell you 10 go back.
This is a .man's lard, and we don't
want any tenderfeet here"
''The trail is Open" Bruce returned.
II was not his usual manner to speak
In quite this way. He seemed at nee
to have fallen into the ~vernacuIar of
the wilderness Of which symbolic ref.
enc has such a part. Strange AS
the scene was to him, Ii was i'm some
way familiar too. 1t was as II this
meeting had been ordained long ago;
that II was part Of an f~nexorable des-
tiny that the two should be talking to-
gether, face to face, on this winding
mountain road. Memories-all vague,
all Observation-Disclosures through
him.
Many times, during the past years,
he had wakened from curious dreams
that In the light of day he had tried
in vain TO interpret. He was never
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vi

Martins was a typical little noun
tain store, containing a small sample
Of almost everything under the sun,
and built at the forks in the road.
Bruce entered slowly. and the little
group of l0ungers gazed at him with
frank curiosity.
Only one of them was of q type
sufficiently distinguished so that
Bruce's own curiosity was aroused.
This was a huge, dark man who stood
alone almost at the ear of the build
ing-a veritable giant with savage.
bloodhound lips and deep-sunken eyes.
There was a quality in his posture
that attracted Bruce's attention at
once. No one could look at him and
doubt that he vas a power In these
mountain realms.
He was dressed much Hs the other
mountain men who had assembled In
the store. He wore a flannel shirt over
his gorilla chest. and corduroy trou-
sers stuffed into high, many-seametl
riding boots.
The dark eyes were full upon
Bruce's face. He felt them-just as
If they had the power Of actual physic-
al impact-the instant that he was
inside the door. Nor was II the
ordinary look Of careless speculation
or friendly interest. IL was such that
no man. to whom self-respect Is dear,
could possibly disregard. Ii spoke
clearly as words.
Bruce flushed. and his blood made
a curious little leap. He slowly
| turned. His gaze moved until 1t rested
| full upon the mans eyes. II took all
| Of Bruce's strength to hold that gaze.
| The was charged with a mys-
| terious suspense.
The strangers face changed too. He
did not flush, however. His lips curled
ever so slightly, revealing an ~instant's
| glimpse OF strong, rather well-kept
teeth. His eyes were narrowing too ;
| and they seemed to come TO life with
singular sparkles and giOwings be-
| between the lids.
"Well?' he suddenly demanded.
Every man In the room-except one
started. The one exception was
| Bruce himself. He was holding hard
on his nerve control. and he only con-
| tinued to stare coldly.
"Are you the m~erchant?" Bruce
asked.
mo, I amt" the other replied. "You
usually look for the merchant behind
the counter"
There was no smile on the faces OF
the waiting mountain men. usually to
he expected when n Of their mum
her achieves repartee on a tenderfnot.
Nevertheless. the tension was broken.
Bruce turned to the merchant.
II would like to have you tell me-"
he said quite clearly. "the way to
Mrs. Ross cabin"
The merchant seemed to wait a long
time before replying. His eyes stole
to the giants face; found the lips
curled In q smile: then be flushed.
'"raks the left-hand road" he said
with q trace Of defiance In his tone.
I'll soon becomes a trail. but keep
right on going mp Il. At the fork In
the trail you'll find her cabin"
"How far Is Il. pieasey"
'srwo hours walk you can make
II easy by four O'clock"
'srhank You" His eyes glanced over
the stock Of goods end he ~ssseesei d
few esiihles 10 give him strength for
the walk. "f1i leave my suitcase here
IL Y NAV he said. "and will call for
u later" He turred to go.
"wsit inst a minute." a voice spoke
behind him. II was a commanding
tone--impiying the expectations OF
obedience. Bruce half turned. aSimon
wants 20 talk to you," the merchant
explained.
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The Night Hours Passed. The Sense
Of Peace Seemed to Deepen on the,
Man.

as they were,-those ancient, eternal
symbols and watchmen of the wilder
ness. And he knew them at last, ac-
quaintanees long forgotten but re
membered now.
THE pines!' he cried. He leaped
to his feet with flashing eyes. II
have come back to the pines -
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"AT LAsTi"

SYNOPSIS.-At the death OF hts
foster father. Bruce Duncan. In an
eastern city. receives a mysterious
message, sent by a Mrs. Ross, sum
moning him peremptorily to south
ern Oregon meet Linda
Bruce has vivid but battling recol-
l~ections OF his childhood In an or
phanage. before his adoption by
Newton Duncan. with the girl Lin
da. At his destination. Trails End.
the fact leaks out that "Old ElmIra
has got word down TO the settle
ments at last" The giant leader
OF a clan OF m~ountaiueers prepares
TO deal with Bruce upon his arrival.
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"Bwovaboo," she said, recall
ing the name by which she called
him in her babyhood," you've
come to Linda"
ero bA CONTINUED,
InfamibIe Weather SIGNS.

Weather signs are as follows: A
red sunrise with lowering clouds later
means rain; a morning fog usually
melts away before noon; a deep blue
sky fair weather; a growing
Wilderness in the sky forecasts a storm !:
fogs assure settled weather as a rule:
a gray lowering sunset = . foreruI.
ner Of rain.
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able to connect them with any remem-
bered experience. Now II was as II
n Of these dreams were coming true.
There was the same silence about him.
the dark forests beyond. the ridges
stretching ever. There was some
great foe that might any instant over
whelm him.
~ guess you heard me-" Simon
said: II told you to 90 back"
.And ! hope You heard me too. I'm
going on. I haven't any more time to
give you"
"And I'm not going to take any
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31
II. ID. MACARTHUR SEEKS
REELECTION As ASSESSOR

H. D. Nc Arthur, candidate
Tor county Assessor has been a
resident of Whatcom county for
81 years and until 1915 was en-
gagged in handling real estate
with his father.
He has had IS years experience
as a field deputy, having served
under five county Assessors. In
1897 he was one of four men
appointed by the State Railway
commissioners TO appraise the
value of the right-of-way of the
railroads of the State of Wash
ington.
In 1912 he was elected county
Assessor and served q four year
term.
During said term he added to
the taxable valuation of the coun-
ty the harbor area leases which
had been omitted by his prede-
cessor, which aggregated over
100000.
In 1902 he was again elected
TO the office and has since added
the unrestricted personal proper
ay. also the real estate where GER
tificates of competency have been
issued 10 the Indians on the
Lunmi Reservation.
McArthur's record will win
him heavy vote at the polls
September -.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31
Chocolate Pie

N~'e>5--
cup milk. Mix the sugar and
cocoa and add milk. Let come 10
boil. Mix hp. tbSp. Of par,
and part flour with ;
tbsp. cold water Beat up well
the yolks O. two eggs. Mix to-
gether yolks and eornstarch mix
turs and add very slowly TO the
mixture on the stove Stir con-
stautiy until thick. Remove from
stove. cool and add flavoring
Have crust ready and fill with
the chocolate. Cover with meT-
ingue made from the egg
whites
ADVERHeED LETTERS
MAE for the feiiovilg named
perpsAs remained unclaimed in
he Degtsffice in Lynsex. WasA.,
on Aug. 81. 1929. II not called
tex in I'VE vseks. il viii BE sent
10 the Dead Letter office.
?. Anderson. Miss Ethel Been,
Mrs. E Cook.
Ore cent sus on each Of the
aksvs letters. whes calling fer
any, Dlasss say "ASve-thsa.
y. L. H<skes, Postmaster
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Thursday evening. Those present
were Nellie. Rachael and Aulton
leffcott. Bryan. Blanche and Ar
thur Jordal. George and Raymond
Bremner. Evelyn Wiley. Elsie
and Minnie Troost, Albert, James
aud Nellie Bovendam, Vernita
Palmer, Bertha Troost, Ogle Hea-
ton. Orvie LETTERS and Mary Viola
Ruth and Jennings Sturman. AT
the close OF the evening, a de-
lieious lunch was served.
MIR. and Mrs. J. II. Swope and
daughters were Sunday guests OF
Mrs. Ada Sehallhorn of Custer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Able
of LINDEN and Mrs. T. 7. letters
visited AT the A. A. Cooley resi-
denee in Bellingham Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Pugh and Miss Kate Push
were callers at the Markstrom
home in Delta Monday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs, J. w. Seat and
son Archie were sunday visitors
al the {. Nc Dougal home.
Mr.. and Mrs, Koran of Nook
sack visited at the Rathhone resi-
dence Saturday afternoon.
BRYAN. Blanche and Arthur
Jordal. MIR. and Mrs. LYMAN Mat
thews and daughter Eunice mo-
tered to Lummi Island Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. 4. Allen and
daughter called on MIR. and Mrs,
Morris Friday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank De Line
and family spent Saturday even
ing at the Chas. Dean home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Verbrugge
and daughters Nella and Hermina
of Timon and MIR. and Mrs c
NJ. Huisman and son of Green
wood were visitors OF Mrs. Dena
Troost and family Monday.
Mrs. 4. c. Palmer and child
rem spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. p. A. Clarke of North Prai-
RTE.
Miss Nellie Bovendam was 2
dinner guest at the Walter Van
Dyke home at Lynden Thursday
Mrs. W. J. Heutink and daugh-
tiers visited at the J. Troost home
Thursday afternoon.
Frank Dean, who is working
at Glacier. spent Saturday and
Sunday at home.
Mrs. Dena Troost visited al
the J. Zevenbergen home Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Katherine Clough of Ey-
erett was dinner guest at the
Jordal residence Wednesday ev-
ening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Roddel and
daughters were Wednesday even
ing callers az the Morris home
The Ed GLASS family were
guests al the Dean home Sunday
Mrs. Dena Troost and daughter
Elsie and Minnie visited with Mr.:
L. Koole Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. 4. Pugh and
sons and Mr.. John Day Were
Sunday visitors st the Eugene
Potts home in Ferndale.
Miss Rella Dean spent Sunday
evening with Misses Arlie and
F Vsrnita Palmer.
+ Miss Bertha Troost visited g.
+. the c. Mohr residence Tuesda.
afternoon.
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FORMER LINDEN WOMAN
PASSES AWAY IN CANADA

Mrs. Doris V. Quisenberry, age
IS years, wife OF T. B. QUEEN
berry, until recently a resident
of Lynden, passed away Sunday
at Nanaimo, 3. c. after being i'll
only two days.
Surviving Mrs. Gutenberg are
her husband, one daughter, Ozel-
la. aged years, parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Toler. of Bellingham,
two sisters and one brother, Paul
inc, Nadine and Howard Toler,
also of Bellingham, and many
other relatives.
Funeral services will be held
at the Bingham Parlors in Bel
.ingham. The announcements
lave not yet been made.
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Mrs. Frank Bixby is planning
y visit in LINDEN 81 the hone
Of her parents. Nr. and Ms
Charles Jacobs. while M Bixhy
makes an extended "trip through
California
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31

The Howard Worthen. George
Guslin, George Wor1hen families.
accompanied by Charles Bussard.
and Mrs. Il. J. Leo and family.
enjoyed an auto trip to Glacier
Wednesday,
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wander
Griend, Frank Wander Griend
and Mrs. II. Oldemeyer left We'd
nesday for an outing on WILDLY
Island.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31

Mrs. NJ. Niaveen and daughter
Sylvia are moving TO Bellingham
this week. Miss Sylvia will take
up q business course there.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31

The Amphictyon club members
will be entertained Friday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Frank
Hawley.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31

Ernest Zylstra had a finger
of his left hand seriously injured
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1922-08-31

Carl Jacobson had his tonsils
removed this week.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-09-21
SAM SURELY MlsJuDeED MULE
Libeious to Call Animal Blind When
It's Only Fault Was Absolute
Lack Of Fear.

Nose was trying to sell SnmbO a
mule. The mule was lying on the floor
Of the barn. II dOan' wan no daid
mule" said SambO.
"He amt daid." said Nose; and
with his whip he forced the mule to
a standing posture. But Snmbo re.
mained cold on the proposition.
"Ah see he amt iaid," said Samho.
But he KANT run. an All done wants
n mule as runs"
Nose, thus challenged, with vigor-
ous kick so energized the mule that
away 1t went, running down the street,
with marvellous speed.
But Sans delight nt the activity of
the mule was shOrt-lived, for bang
the mule ran head-On into II tree.
"FO' de lord exclaimed Sam, "he
amt daid; he kin run, but he's blind
All, dOnn' wan no blind mule"
whats dat you say!" cried Nose
"You all calls mule like dat blind
Why, lorly, lordy, hoy, dat mule. ain'i
blind. He jes dOan' give whbop"
Judge.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-09-21
4 FEELING OF SECURITY

You. naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such a medicine is DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every bot
tie of Swamp-Root.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
It, is not a stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
1t is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and bladder
troubles.
? A sworn statement Of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need medicine, you should
have the best. On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes. medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer l. Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure
and mention this Observation-Disclosures
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-09-21
MANURE WILL HELP PASTURE
Top Dressing Often Will Bring About
Improvement Where GRASSES
Are UndeveIoped.

When pasture begins to full 1t may
often be improved without ploughing
by topdressing the land literally with
barnyard manure or acid phosphate
with lime. This Is usually the case
where the pasture has plenty Of the
good pasture grasses which. however.
are poor and undevelOped. A top
dressing on such a pasture will not
only bring n good crop Of grass In
two or three years but also drive out
some Of the weeds that overrun the
rundown pasture lands. This top
dressing will be better than reseedlng
where the soil Is exhausted.
Where there Is decided dearth Of
good grasses, liberal applications Of
manure may be combined with plow-
ing and reseeding. Where 1t Is neces-
sary to plow as well as topdress with
n manure and fertilizer, 1t is good
idea to grow n crop Of potatoes or oats
or perhaps buckwheat. Such crop
will pay the cost Of reseeding, then
the following year good crop of hay
can be taken OFF, and after that good
pasturage may be had for many years.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-09-21
FALL FLOWING FOR INSECTS
Multitude Of Pests May Be Killed
After They Have Gone Down and
Prepared Winter Homes.

There are multitude Of field In.
sects that may be killed by fall plow-
ing II It Is done after they have gone
down and prepared their winter home,
which they do before frost. Any time
after they become dormant they may
be turned up to the weather and Will
be destroyed. and even If they are not
dormant plowing will give the birds
and other natural enemies a chance
at them. II the plowing is done pri.
marily as an insect campaign 1t is best
to wait until as late as possible. The
blowing is good for the land anyway.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-09-21
HAD TO MAKE FULL ROUND
Clergyman Who Wanted to Test vIr-
tues Of the TreadniII Given Full
Opportunity.

A Britlsler tells n story OF men,
ber of the clergy who took too large a
mOuthful on one occasion.
He was visiting the county jail and
eXpIated to friend who was with
him on the virtues Of the treadmill.
Warming up with his theme, he de-
clared that he often wished lie had one
ut home to give him the gentle exer-
else he required, and to remove his
friends skepticism, he asked the
warden to give him turn.
Round went the wheel. the clergyman
declaring that the movement was de-
lightful; but after two minutes he had
had enough and desired the officer to
stop the mill. To his horror the Off.
GER answered:
VERY sorry, sir, but I can't. It's
timed to go 10 minutes ind won't stop"
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-09-21
The Right Way to Care for Manure
Produced on the Fann-conserve
the Plant Food Which It Contains
to Increase tho Fertility Of the Soil.

find In the usual manure pie condi-
tions favorable for their development.
Through their operations organic mat
ter is broken down into simpler chem
lcal forms. one Of which is ammonia.
Heating Of the pile also occurs. Both
Of these occurrences are familiar to
everyone around stable or where
piles Of manure are about.
When manure is spread evenly In
the open field not only are the condl-
tions which make for the activity Of
the bacteria overcome, but new fac-
tors tending to check their continued
operation are introduced. The mere
fact that the waste no longer lies in u
pile is u matter Of, considerable mo-
ment. for the pile, as already indi-
Gated, furnishes the physical sur
roundings most favorable for the op-
Grafton Of these organisms. Moisture,
which they need, Is present in just the
right amount. Air In the pile supplies
them with the oxygen which they re-
Qulre. The mass of waste holds the
heat which is generated in the chem
ical reactions which accompany the
processes of decay. This, in turn,
makes possible even greater activity
on the part Of the bacteria.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-09-21
Unaallant.

The car was crowded, for It was the
time Of day when workingmen were
returning home from their work.
Among the straphangers was woman
who, not being pleased with the service
she was receiving, was trying in u
roundabout way to induce certain
man to give up his seat. Finding her
efforts useless she said in despair,
He would not get up for his grand
mother"
The man referred to. feeling that
forbearance had ceased to be vir-
tue. turned to his tormentor: do you
think woman should vote like q
man!' he asked.
II surely do" she answered.
"Then stand like n man." was his
reply.-Indianapoli News.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-09-21
Saves Need Buying a New Skirt
MODERN DANCE SUMMED u2
Many VIII Say That Farm Hand Was
Not So Much Out Of the Way.
In His Description.

Irene Castle snid ut u luncheon at
Palm Beach:
"Some men dance In way that re-
minds me of story.
".Howdy. JOSH farm hand said to
another farm hnnd. why amt 70
been comm to the new dancin' class
In the Elks' hall down In the villageT"
"'Dancin' classT said the second
farm hand. 'Haw, haw, haw! I
couldn't never learn dnncin'.'
"'Sure, ye could said the first farm
hand. why; It's dead easy. All ye
got to do is keep turnln' round and
wipin' yer feet