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she must hev been expecting that
young felIow-or she wouldn't have
cut you off so short. She amt usually
that way"
.'ner fiance?" Fairchild asked the
question with misgiving. The miner
finished his stretch and added yawn
to ii. Then he looked appraisingly up
the street toward the retreating hg-
ures. "Well, some say he Is and some
say he amt. Guess it mostly depends
on the girl. and she amt telling yet
"And the man-who is he!
Him? Oh. he's Maurice Rodaine.
Son of a pretty famous character
around here. old Squint Rodaine.
Owns the Silver Queen property up
the hill. Ever hear of HING
The eyes of Robert Fairchild mar
rowed, and a desire to fight-a long
ing to grapple with Squint Rodaine
and all that belonged to him-surged
into his heart. But his voice, when he
spoke, was slow and suppressed.
"Squint Rodaine? Yes, l think 1
have. The name sounds rather IA
miliar."
Then, deliberately, he started up the
street, following at distance the
man and the girl who walked before
him.
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THE PARADISE FISH

"we're very popular in the aquar-
Ium.' said Mr.. Paradise Fish to Mrs.
Paradise Fish.
"Yes, they seem to like u.s." said
Mrs Paradise Fish.
"And they say nice things about
us, too" said Mr.. Paradise Fish.
at is not kind to keep pleasant
thoughts to ones self. Now, of
course, as fish l cannot go about
explaining everything think and feel.
but show what enjoy the best way
can.
"I show that enjoy my food.
show that l am bright fish.
"Oh yes. l show what 1 can so as
to let others know when I am enjoy
ing myself.
"For example they all know that
will eat anything a gold fish will eat
and that my desires IL, the way of
food are not hard to follow.
ITO be sure do not take little
bites of food. But then why speak
of my table manners?
81 never sit at q table and so / am
not supposed to have table manners.
"And anyway ] may take big bites.
but / have pretty nice manners.
YES, my aquarium manners are
very good
II can change my color. From be-
Ing brown fish with handsome
stripes l can change into lovely
shades of red and blue and green.
"Good food, or different kinds of
food. happiness. excitement. pleasure
will make me turn pretty shade.
"That is why / am called a para
disc fish, I suppose, because of my
lovely coloring and beauty.
81 can breathe the air. too, though
1 do not climb up out of the water as
the climbing perch does when he is
about to take some air.
"Mr. Climbing Perch's fins are such
that he can climb upon the land.
Mine are not like that
my family live in Asia and Africa
and they eat flies and insects while
they live in swampy places.
Now just because l am beautiful
is no reason why I should not be
healthy.
"And i am healthy fish, too.
II don't see why / should make
everyone fuss over me just because
am beautiful-I'm not delicate and
am not going to pretend to be deli
cate.
"Ah yes, 1 think I've told pretty
nearly all about myself as I've been
asked to do. And l must tell about
the little ones, too"
"Of course, you must" said Mrs.
Paradise Fish. "And all that you
have said about yourself is true. but
you haven't told about the nest build
ing.
"That is most interesting to those
who do not know >Our ways. I've
heard many person speak of our
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You're a Nice Fish,"

nests and of the way we build them
as being most interesting.
"The aquarium people love the way
we do this"
"Oh yes" said Mr.. Paradise Fish.
u will explain.
well, first of all blow bubble
nest at the top of the water and at
tach 1t to floating plant.
linen you come under the nest and
you put the eggs down and they rise
right into the nest!
And you wear such Il pretty white
costume when you are looking after
them. l guard the eggs carefully too,
and 1 keep the nest In perfect condi-
ton, but when the little ones are old
enough to swim you have to take
them away from me for may eat
them up in my hunger"
YES" said Mrs. Paradise Fish. "it
Is so strange that after you have done
everything to protect and care for
the little eggs, and have gone without
iood SO as to be on constant watch,
that you will then turn around and
eat the ones you have sacrificed SO
much for.
"Yes, 1t Is curious"
But then Of course we are not per-
feet. Sometimes Paradise Fishes may
De cross with one another and greedy
about their food, even showing their
neighbor away.
still on the whole we do pretty
wen. Now there is Mr.. Gourami Fish.
he VIII Kill his mate in his excitement
over guarding the eggs"
"Oh, I've no complaint to make. /"
SAID Mrs. Paradise Fish. ITO me
you're a nice fish yes. a very nice fish,
indeed"
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woman's Dormitory Needed al "
RADIO University.

Boulder. Colo.-A woman ~, ,,n;s nJ,,
tory is one of the needs Oh ','e ,Sd s
sity of Colorado and is lnciuaeu a'',a
early consideration in the Vc cs0,
plans of the future, Presideh. ,."a u.I,
Norlin stated when inter.,e"N e.,
garding the resolution OF ' ,,' o..' -
Federation of Woman's cluos ~,
Mt the convention in Estes falA. i.
resolutions urged the immeuir,. N. \
structIon of such a building, ~ y,
lin expressed his appreciatlon. IN
interest of the Colorado woli.t .,st a.
building problem and declarea ~, 't"' to 4
authorities would do their ues' @ oour
form with the wishes oil '"'
ton.
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CHAPTER vi

There was no specific reason Thy
Robert Fairchild should follow Msu-
rice Rodaine and the young woman
who had been described to him as the
daughter of Judge Richmond, who
ever he might be. Resentment was in
his heart-resentment that the family
of Rodaine should be connected in
some way with the piquant, mysteri-
Gus little person he had helped out of
a predicament on the Denver road the
day before. And, to his chagrin, the
very fact that there was a connection
added more sinister note to the es-
capade of the exploded tire and the
pursuing sheriff; as he walked along,
his gaze far ahead, Fairchild found
himself wondering whether there
could be more than mere coincidence
In 1t all. whether she was a part of
the Rodaine schemes and the Rodalne
trickery, whether
But he ceased his wondering TO turn
sharply into a nearby drug store,
there absently to give an order at the
soda fountain and stand watching the
pair who had stopped just in front
of him on the corner. She was the
same girl; there could be no doubt of
that, and he ragged inwardly as she
chatted and chaffed with the man who
looked down upon her with a smiling
air of proprietorship which instilled
instant rebellion in Fairchilds heart.
Nor did he know the reason for that,
either.
After moment they parted, and
Fairchild gulped at his fountain drink.
She had hesitated, then with a quick
decision turned straight into the drug
store.
Buy ticket, Mr. McCauley?" she
asked of the man behind the counter.
I've sold twenty already. this morn
ing. Only five more, and my works
over. Please take the five, won't you?
Then I'll be through"
"I'll be darned If will, 'Nita" " Nc
Cauley backed against a shelf case in
mock self-defense. every time you've
got anything you want to get rid of,
you come in here and shove 1t Off on
me. There's only four in my family
and four's all I'm going to take" He
tossed four silver dollars on the show
case and took the tickets. The girl
demurred.
But how about the fifth one? I've
got to sell that too"
"Well, sell it to himi" And Fair
child, looking into the soda-fountain
mirror, saw himself indicated as the
druggist started toward the prescrip-
ton case.
There was moment of awkward ST.
lence as Fairchild gaZed intently into
his soda glass, then with feeling of
queer excitement, set it on the marble
counter and turned. Anita Richmond
was approaching-in a stranger-llke
manner-a ticket of some sort held
before her
Pardon me-" she began. "but would
you care to buy ticket to the Old
Times dance? It's sort of munich
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"A RATTLESNAKE!"

SYNOPSIS.-At Thornton Fai.-
chnd's death mis- son Robert learns
there has been dark period in
his fathers life which for almost
thirty years has caused him suffer-
ing. The secret is hinted at in a
document left by the elder Fair
child, which also informs Robert
he is now owner of mining claim
TN Colorado. and advising him to
see Henry Beamish. a lawyer
Beamish tells Robert his claim,
silver mine. is at Ohadi. thirty
eight miles from Denver. He also
warns him against a certain man,
"Squint'' Rodaine. his fathers en-
smy. Robert decides to go to Ohadi.
On the road to Ohadi from Denver
F'alrchild assists a girl, apparently
In frenzy of haste. to change tire
on her auto. When she has left.
the sheriff and a posse appear. in
pursuit of a bandit. Fairchild. be-
wildered. misleads them as to the
direction the girl had taken. At
Ohadi Fairchild is warmly greeted
by Mother Howard. boarding
house keeper. for his fathers sake.
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Colorado Sept. /, 1922, Crop R.po1

Colorado Sept. i, 1922, Crop Rspa1
Denver.-ColOrado crop prOspe|
were generally maintained or slial
improved during last month accord
to the report for Sept. l, just iss@
by the L. 5, Bureau of Agriculul
Economics division of Crop and 1
Stock Estimates), in cooperation u
the State Board of Immigration.
The combined production of wig
oats, corn, barley and rye is now
mated at 5S,T31, 900 bushels, cOmpal
to total production of 5l,4R
bushels in 1921. Due to local shOwl
over most of the state, and good "a
in the east and west, the late growj
crops, such as corn and beans, sho1
some Improvement during the mc1
lust passed. The total wheat crop,
now estimated at 23,59I,OV busll
compared with the final estimate
23, ,239, 600 bushels last year. The 9
crop $50 per cent condition. is pla1
at 21,792, 900 bushels, estimated on
basis that the total acreage OF cOrI
regarded rs harvested for gram
year the total production was losI
600 bushels. The final outturn Will
pend upon how early or late Slll|
frost occurs.
The prospects of the hay crop
the state are nearly 5OO'OOO tons
per cent? less than the crop har'es'
in 1921, and about 55S,ooV 'ohs
than the average for the past 'n'
years.
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Bandits Hold Up Union.

Chicago.-Two bandits held up Y
Gals of the Wood. Wire anu A'
Workers Union. Local No. ~ III u y
headuuarters and escaped WIN aO'
5000 in union due which had oeen
lected at Il meeting JUST enu
George Briggs, head of the union
amining board, saved Soov' ""'N'
had hidden in his artificial leg
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stranded Steamer Is Fl0at'd'

New Orleans, Ln.-Ihe ~ ra lend
and freight steamship luea TomuI
ed sunk in the harbor OF .S'nr .d
Mexico, was floated after poap aa IN d,
night on a bar, and succeeu.J saIsss %
ing port, according to a wlrs Tnou,
sage received here by Dua,.! ,,,s vhI
local manager of the Ward ''n'' '
operates the Yucatan.
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pal thing. gotten up by the bureau Of
mines-to celebrate the return Of Sill
yer mining"
"But-rm afraid I'm not much on
dancing"
you don't have to be. Nobodyll
dance much-except the old-fashioned
AFFAIRS. You see, everybody's supposed
to represent people Of the days when
things were booming around he-e.
There'll be a fiddle orchestra. and
dance caller and everything like that,
and q bar-but Of course therell only
be iNntatiop liquor. But" she added
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mont.n. Ask. Bids on lrrl'.'''s ..,s a

Helena, Mont.-Bids ,or .ass Rs
worth of bonds of the hea ,, l.v'r W. raced,
bud Irrigation district wiz ding to
at Red Lodge Oct. 18, accotSus sT.s Of
formation received at the off'er Tneg e
s State Irrigation Commission; ,;,,1s aev D
jsct proposes to water a s..ssu rs ID
than 10000 acres about ri,'. 10 "a,
northwest Of Red Lodge .ps.r. ~ 4
flow from the RoseDuu and
twenty miles Of main cana Iii
raj. Bids on construction W"
opened at the same time
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Dark Evidence.

Mother-Son. don't believe ycu
washed your face at all.
Small son-If you don't believe me,
look mt the towel.-Judge.
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"a tall, thin. ugly old man,
with mean squint eyes and
scar straight up HE forehsad.w

cTo BE coNTINUED.)
A Chilean mountain consists Of an
almost solid mass Of more than 10O.-
100000 tons Of high-grade iron orr
averaging % Per esnt metal.
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laxidermy,Fl
INFORM TlON DEPARTNI

Commercial inquiries answered
information gladly furnished with
cost. Address amy firm above.
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(To BE CoNTINUED.)
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A. R. C. OFFICIALS
TO co SOUTH ON
BUSINESS TRIP
Steese Goes to Washington
for Road Funds-Cot-
walls Goes to Seattle.

Called away by official business,
Col James G. Stecse, president, and
Col j. c. Gotwals, Engineer Officer,
both OF the Alaska Road Commits
sion, will leave Monday morning on
the Princess Mary for Seattle. Col
onel Steese is en- route to Washing
ton on his annual trip in connection
with the Commissions estimates for
road funds while Colonel Gotwals
will remain in Seattle for several
days, later possibly going to Port
land.
The Commissions estimates for
next seasons road funds called for
total of $1,500,O00 and were pre-
scented to the Bureau OF Budget by
the War Department several weeks
ago. The Budget Officials slashed
these estimates and has recommend
ed an appropriation of 100000, OF
the same amount that was provided
last year by Congress. Supplement
airy estimates were made by the Com
mission for approximately $4,000
and submitted to the War Depart
ment for transmission to the Budget.
No word has been received as to the
lltteris action on these additional
estimates
Colonel iSteese expects to remain
in the East until about February Is,
appearing before both House and
Senate committees to explain his es-
Inmates and the Importance OF in
creased appropriations for road work
in the Territory. He also hopes to
be present at the Good Roads Con
gress and Exposition of the Ameri.
can Road Builders Association, which
is scheduled to be held in Chicago
January Is to 10. The association. II
was stated, has made arrangements
to develop the greatest good roads
meeting ever held. The program
more extensive and complete than
ever, will consist OF controversial
subjects Of vital concern to everyone
interested in highway finance, con
structfon, maintenance and traffic
Colonel Steese attended last years
Congress as Alaska's representative
by appointment from Governor Bone
and secured "a resolution from the as
socfation endorsing increased Fed
eral aid to Alaska He expects Il
return to his headquarters here about
March l..
Colonel GCtwals Will look after the
purchase OF some materials for the
Nizina River bridge for shipment this
winter. He will also take care o.
other Commission business pending
in the Northwest. He will probably
return here in about three weeks.
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COLE OvERC0MES
SHEPARD'S LEAD
IN HOUSE RACE
Complete Returns Received
from AZ Out OF Al Pre-
cincts in Division.

Official returns OF Jne recent cleo
ton from Al, and unofficial returns
from one other. precincts out OF a
total OF AZ in the First Division,
gives Cash Cole leading place on
the Republican House ticket, head
ing II. R. Shepard by Al votes. Coles
lead was acquired in the heavy vote
received by him at Craig and Copper
Mountain, which gave him 153 votes
as compared to 70 for Shepard.
Cole is leading with total OF
2,O57; Shepard second. 2.01O; Policy
third, 1000; Grant fourth with 1866
votes. 1t is believed that Coles lead
over Shepard will be further in
creased when all the returns are re-
ceived. The missing precincts are:
Kake. Tyee. Baranof, Port Walter
and Beaver Falls. Kake is thought
to have cast heavy Indian vote.
In the either so-caIlled Indian Pre-
cincts, Cole was given the high vote
for Represe ntative, while Shepar
has been the lowest on his ticket u
the same precincts.
The women jury referendum was
given a commanding plurality in the
AZ precincts reporting SO far. Seven
hundred and fifty-five women voted
on the proposition, 489 voting for and
1853, against it. Nine out of the AZ
precincts gave pluralities against the
proposition as follows: Haines,
kee. Hoonah, Shakan, Hyder and
Dolomi. One, Cape Fanshaw, was
tied, one vote being cast on each
side of the question.
Delegate Sutherland has majority
of 1,135 in these precincts. getting
total CT 2,064 votes against 829
for f. J. White. Aldrich, low man
on the Republican ticket. received
1882 votes for Senator as compared
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BRYSON PLACED
IN LOCAL JAIL;
MURDER CHARGE
Confined Here to Await Grand
Jury Action for Shoot
ing Haines Man.

Charged with murder for the shoot
ing of R. H. Ferry at Haines on No
vember IA, Ernie Bryson, pioneer
was brought here for confinement
in the local Federal Jail to await
further action by the next Federal
grand jury. The shooting is said to
have resulted from efforts made by
Ferry to persuade Brysons wife to
leave her husband and marry himself.
At the time of the shooting the
Brvson woman was with Ferry in
private residence at Haines. Bryson
is said to have entered the house
through a bedroom window and
walked into the room in which his
wife and Ferry were sitting in con-
versation and shot Ferry, using a
Mauser revolver Three shots are
said to have been fired by Bryson,
one striking Ferry in the left breast
and lodging under the right shoulder
a second bullet hit Ferry in the back
and as he was apparently walking
into the kitchen, and the third shol
went astray. lodging in timber DC
meath the kitchen floor.
Bryson gave himself up to Federal
officials Immediately after the shoot
ing. He was given preliminary
hearing before U. S. Commissioner
Ripinsky at Haines early this week.
which resulted in him being bound
over to the grand jury He was
brought here on the Jefferson today
by Federal Deputy Marshal w. R.
Garster, who with Assistant U. s..
Attorney H. D. Stabler. has been at
Haines since last Tuesday investi-
eating the shooting.
Bryson is we'll known in Interior
Alaska as we'll as on the Coast and
bears an excellent reputation. He
was a packer in the government serv-
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MEETING CALLED TO
FORM MOTHERS CLUB
Juneau. Alaska, Nov.

Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 20.
To The EDITOR: AT an informal
meeting held this week, number OF
mothers discussed the desirability OF
the formation of Mothers Club.
1t was the opinion OF those present
that snch a club can be made both
interesting and profitable, and with
that end sin view temporary or
ganization was formed with Mrs.
Grace Davis as chairman and Mrs.
M. L. Merritt as secretary.
A committee was named to issue a
caal for all mothers interested in the
study OF subjects pertaining to the
welfare of children, home and COM
munity, to meet to form permanent
organization This meeting will be
held in the council chambers Mon
day evening, November 81, at 8
O'Clock, and all mothers are invited
to attend
Signed by Agnes Swineford Shat
tuck, Alma Kirkland, Jane Barragar
committee.
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MERRITT LEAVES FOR
VISIT WITH PARENTS

Assistant District Forester NJ l..
Merritt will leave here Monday morn
ing on the Canadian Pacific steamer
Princess Mary for vancouver en-
route to his old home in Iowa on
3O-day vacation. He expects to re-
turn the latter part OF December.
Mr.. Merritt viii be Joined at Port
land by sister who resides in Port
land, Ore, and they will make the
trip together The entire vacation
will be spent IN visiting his parents.
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pected that the ratio this year Will
fan below 5 per cent. This low op-
Grating expense is made possible by
the volunteer service rendered IN
many of its activities.
Peace-Time Program
1.-THE peacetime program launched
by the American Red Cross brings
II into closer relationship with the
men and women who contribute to
its maint enance than formerly. The
service to ex-service men and their
families. and the Public Health Nurse
Service is the agency that brings
the Red Cross into closer touch with
public than any of its other actlvi-
ties. The amount of money required
to carry on the work among ex-
service men is increasing every year
The amount set aside by the national
organization for soldiers service,
5000, 1920, is $366,000 more than
was expended in 1922 This in
crease is necessary in order to Keep
pace with the demands for on June
l last 27,4S7 ex-service men were
under treaNment from tine govern
ment, 1887 more than recorded last
year. This figure is exclusive OF
service to 11,087 enlisted men OF the
army and navy reported under treat
ment in government hospitals. Vet
eran aid is regarded as Red Cross
work which must supplement the pro-
gram OF mass rehabilitation under
federal laws and regulations through
Individual ministration and interest.
10000, 900 Members
ut is the aim of the Red Cross
to increase its membership to TO-
OOO, 900 during the next year. Ii this
program is accomplished 1t is ne
cessary that local chapters greatly
increase it's enrolment Of 1921. A.
the close of the 1921 membership
campaign the Juneau chapter had In
the neighborhood of $50 members. In
order to comply with this new en-
rollment campaign program 1t is ne
cessary that the Juneau chapter be
increased to an enrolment Of 1000.
The residents of Juneau have always
RESPONDED to the call Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross 1t is up to us to
secure the enrolment allotted to
this chapter. Let us get behind this
drive and make 1t an even enroll
ment of 1000.
1.-THE Juneau district includes
Thane and Mendenhall and vicinity.
Dave Evans has been named to cover
the Thane section; w. ]. Maynard
has been appointed to solicit the
Mendenhall road section. is the
purpose OF the committee in charge
Of the drive to make thorough can
vass of the entire field within the
next seven days"
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i4s3fk Il tTftatss 4Ffsfaa 4&A@Fs ssstT
ice for some time and one of the
best known of the stage drivers han
ding stages for the old Northern
Commercial Company between Chi
tina and Fairbanks.
AIT the preliminary hearing Bryson
was represented by Judge w. B.
Stout. H. l.. Faulkner was asked to
go to Haines and aid, but was I'M
able to do so. He has been added to
Bryson's counsel and consulted with
him this afternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-25
Chinese Flappers
Wearing Carriers
And Showing EN-

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The
flspper in China is displaying Ameri-
can fancy colored garters beneath
the edge OF her silk pantaloons, ac-
cording to report made to the
Department of Commerce.
Many a rich Chinese merchant OF
today rides in AN American motor
car" continues the report, talks on
an American telephone, sleeps in an
by an American alarm clock, shaves
American brass bed, is awakened
before an American mirror with an
American razor, carries an American
watch and wears American shoes"
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-25
Arrested for Fighting;
Man Proves Murderer

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25-Ed-
ward Bannon, employee OF heating
company, was arrested early this
morning for intoxication while fight
ing on the street. At the police sta
tion Bannon exclaimed he had killed
his wife
The police went to his rooms and
found the body of Mrs. Bannon in a
trunk. There were wounds on the
head. apparently having been made
by hammer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-25
ANNA PAULINE luOMALA AND
OSCAR PETERSON MARRIED

Miss Anna Pauline Luomala and
Oscar Peterson. both of Juneau. were
married yesterday afternoon by u.
8. Commissioner v. A. Paine. Mr..
and Mrs. Peterson left this morn
ing on the Jefferson for Seattle,
where they will make their future
home.
Mrs. Peterson has been employed
Ct the Governors Mansion for the
past several months. Mr.. Peterson
was a carpenter here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-11-25
Harding Prevents Coal
Commission Resignine

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-On order
to continue Federal control OF coal
distribution until January l. Presi-
dent Harding today induced the fuel
distributor and shippers committee
to romain when they went to the
White House to present their resigna-
ton.