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from behind the clouds, he would have
known that one Of the debts of blood
Incurred so many years ago had even
now been paid. Far away on dis
tant hillside there was one who gave
no heed to the fast hoof beats OF the
speeding horse. 1t was Dave Turner,
and his trail of lust and wickedness
was ended at last He lay with lifted
face, and there were curious dark
stains on the pine needles.
And the pines. those tall, dark SEN
tinels Of the wilderness, seemed to
look down upon him in passionless con-
temptation, as IL they wondered at the
stumbling ways Of men. Their branches
rubbed together and made words al
the wind swept through them, but no
man may say what those words were.
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sor of mechanical engineering until
1914, when he was made dean of the
Engineering college Of the University
of Nevada. He was named state en-
gineer of Nevada in 1917.
Commissioned a major of artillery
in December. 1917, Mr. Scrugham was
assigned as production engineer in the
ordnance department at Washington.
He served on various special assign
ments connected with artillery produc-
ton until after the signing of the arm
istice.
Mr.. Scrugham is a member of Oar
rel Dunkle Post No. / of the Legion
at Reno. New, and served as state
commander from May until August.
1920. He was a member of the ma.
tional executive committee and was
chairman of special committee that
drew up the Legion's plan for adjust
ed compensation which was later en-
bodied in the Fordney bill.
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mysterious foresight-had begun TO
come upon his body, 1t gave him no
discomfort. But it was puzzling and
significant thing that the water he bent
to drink had been transformed to
something hard and white and burn
ing cold to the tip Of his nose.
1t was the first real freeze. True,
for the past few nights there had been
a measure Of tinkling, cobweb frost
on the ground In wet places, but even
the tender-skinned birds-always most
watchful Of signs Of this kind-had
disregarded it. But there was no dis
regarding this half-inch OF blue Ice
that had covered the spring. The buck
deer struck it angrily with his front
hoofs. broke through and drank; then
went snorting up the hill.
His anger was In itself a significant
thing. In the long, easy-going summer
days, Blacktail had almost forgotten
what anger was like. He had been
content to roam over the ridges, crop
ping the leaves and grass, avoiding
danger and growing fat. But all at
once this kind OF existence had palled
on him. He felt that he wanted only
one thing-not food or drink, or safe
ty-but good, slashing, hooking, hoof-
carving battle with another buck OF
his own species An unwonted cross
ness had come upon him, and his soft
eyes burned with a blue fire. He re-
membered the does, too-with sud-
den leap Of his blood-and wondered
where they were keeping themselves.
Being only a beast he did not know
that this new belligerent spirit was
Just as much a sign of fail as the soft
blush that was coming on the leaves.
The simple fact was that fall means
the beginning of the rut-the wild mat
Ing days when the bucks battle among
themselves and choose their harems Of
does.
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CHAPTER xxII-Continued.

But the curtain of this drama in the
mountain home had not yet rung down.
Half-unconscious, she listened to his
steps. He was out In the moonlight,
vanishing among the trees. Strange
fancies swept her, all in the smallest
fraction Of an instant, and a voice
spoke clearly. With all the strength
of her will she dispelled the mists of
dawning Inconsistencies that the pain
had wrought and crept swiftly to the
little desk placed against the wall. Her
hand fumbled In the shadow behind 1t
and brought out glittering rifle. Then
she crept to the open doorway.
Lying on the floor, she raised the
weapon to her shoulder. Her thumb
pressed back, strong and unfaltering,
against the hammer: and she heard it
click as 1t sprung into place. Then
she looked along the barrel until she
saw the swinging form of Simon
through the sights.
There was no remorse in that cold
gaze OF hers. The wings of death
lowered over the man, ready TO swoop
down. Her fingers curled tighter
about the trigger. One ounce more
pressure, and Simon's track Of wicked
ness and bloOdshed would have come
&c an end at last. But at that instant
her eyes widened with the dawn of an
idea
She knew this man. She knew the
hatred that was upon him. And she
realized, as If by an inspiration from
on High, that before he went to his
house TO sleep he would go once more
into the presence of Bruce, confined
somewhere among these ridges and
suffering the punishment Of having
opposed his will. Simon would want
one look to see how his plan was get
ting on; perhaps he would want TO ut
ter one haunting word. And Linda
saw her chance.
She dropped the rifle and darted
into her own room. There she pro-
cured a weapon that she trusted more,
her little pistol, loaded with six cart
ridges
II she had understood the real ma
cre Of the danger that Bruce faced
she would have retained the rife. It
shot with many times the smashing
power Of the little gun, and at long
range was many times as accurate. but
even 1t would have seemed an inef-
fecttve defense against such an enemy
as was even now creeping toward
Bruce's body. But she knew that In a
crisis. against such OF the Turner's as
she thought she might have TO face. 1t
would serve her much better than the
more awkward heavier weapon. Be
sides, she knew how TO WELD IL, and
all her life she had kept it for Just
such an emergency.
The pain of the blow was quite gone
now, except for strange sickness that
had encomDassed her. But she was
never colder OF nerve and surer of
muscle. Cunningly she lay down
again before she crept through the
door, so that II Simon CHANGED to look
about he would fail to see that she
followed him She crept TO the thick
cts. then stood up. Three hundred
yards down the slope she could see
Simon'g dimming figure In the moon
light, and swiftly she sped after him.
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dressing s t a { | o n
only a few steps
from the fallen
d o U g b b oys at
Oh a tie a u-Thierry,
DR.. Robert o. Blood
of Concord. n. III,
national vice COM
m a n d er Of the
American Legion,
was awarded the
D. S. c., Croix de
Guerre and a di-
visional citation for
b raw cry. d +.
Blood Is the only
n e w Hampshire
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EDISON MARSHALL
Author Of
THE Dolce Of the Pack"
Copyright by Little, Brown, and Co.

meal. And once before he had been
similarly cheated; but there had been
singular triumph at the end Of that
experience.
All at once a movement, far across
the pasture, caught his attention. 1t
seemed that some one had come, taken
one glance at the drama at the edge
Of the forest, and had departed.
Bruce himself had not seen the figure;
and perhaps 1t was the mercy Of Fate
not usually merciful-that he did
not. He might have been caused to
hope again, only to know a deeper
despair when the man left him with
out giving aid For the tall form had
been that Of Simon coming, as Linda
had anticipated, for moments In
spection of his handiwork. And see
ing that it was good, he had depart
ed again.
The grizzly watched him go, then
turned back TO his questioning regard
Of the strange, dark figure that lay
so prone In the grass In front. The
darkness dropped over him as the
moon went behind a heavy patch OF
cloud
And In that moment the Killer I'M
derstood. He remembered now. Pos
sibly the upright form of Simon had
suggested it to him; possibly the wind
had only blown straighter and thus
permitted him to Identify the troubling
smells. All at oncea memory flashed
over him-of a scene in distant glen,
and similar tall figures that tried to
drive him from his food. He had
charged then, struck once, and one
Of the forms had lain very still. He
remembered the pungent, maddening
odor that had reached him after his
blow had gone home. Most clearly of
all, he remembered how his claws had
struck and sunk.
He knew this strange shadow now.
1t was just another of that tall breed
he had learned to hate, and 1t was SIM
ply lying prone as his foe had done
after the charge beside Little river. In
fact. the still-lying form recalled the
other occasion with particular vivid
ness. The excitement that he had felt
before returned to him now; he re-
membered his disappointment when
the whistling bullets from the hillside
above had driven him from his dead
But there were no whistIing bullets
now. Except for them, there would
have been further rapture beside that
stream; but he might have it now.
The old hunting madness came back
to him. 1t was fair game, this that
lay so still in the grass. just as the
body of the calf had been and just
as the warm body of Hudson In the
distant glen.
The wound at his side gave him a
twinge of pain. 1t served to make his
memories all the clearer. The lurid
lights grew in his eyes. Rage swept
over him.
But he didn't charge blindly. He re-
tanned enough of his hunting caution
to know that to stalk was the proper
course. He moved farther out from
the edge of the forest.
At that instant the moon came out
and revealed him, all too wildly, TO
Bruce The Killers great gray figure
in the silver light was creeping to-
ward him across the silvered grass.
When Linda left her house, her first
realization was the need of caution. 1t
would not do TO LET Simon see her.
And she knew that only her long train
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compensation and
a former national
vice commander,
has been elected
governor Of Ne
vada.
Born in Lexing-
ton, KY, in 1880,
Mr.. S ru G h a m
was e r a d u a t e d
fro M Kentucky
State university
in 1900, and re-
ceiyed a degree in
mechanical engi-
neering In 1906.
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ROMANCE OF LONDONS GUILDS

MERGERS, with an annual income OF
Eli, 600; followed by diapers, f7S.0O0;
SINNERS, 100000; clothworkers, f62.-
600; goldsmiths and haberdashers, f5S.-
600 each; fishmongers and merchant
tailors, $4,000 each, and so on.
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Ewes for matur. Ram.

A mature ram should be able TO care
for fifty to sixty ewes in season,
while growthy yeariing can handle
forty. A well-grown ram lamb should
not be allowed to handle more than
fifteen or twenty ewes.
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COMING OF THE STRENGTH
CHAPTER XIV

Fall was at hand at Trails End.
The spirit Of autumn had come with
golden wings.
A buck deer-a noble creature with
six points on his spreading horns-got
the first inkling of it when he stopped
at spring to drink The air had
been chill In his nostrils, but thanks
to a heavy growth of hair that-with
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Prevention 10 AWAY. a..t

A healthy, vigorous hog does not con
tract disease, and 1t is a very easy
matter to keep him healthy and vigor
Gus. Prevention Is what we want
not cure.
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Worlds Numerous Islands.

The islands of the world have a to-
tai length of more than seventies
times the circumference Of the earth
at the equator.
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ELECT LEGION MAN GOVERNOR
James G. Scrugham, Leader in Fight
for Adjusted Compensation, Vic
torious in Nevada.

James G. Scrugham, leader In the
American Legion's fight for adjusted
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DR. BLOOD WON ARMY HoNoRs
National Vice Commander of Legion,
Only New Hampshire Physician
Who Was Decorated.

Advancing with the first wave OF
Infantry and establishing his frst-aid
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CHAPTER XIII

The shadow that Bruce saw at the
edge Of the forest could not be mis-
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.Ghc:ooa
Amn1gef1can
d. Legion
(Copv for Tbf. Departmen Supplied -

Copy for This Department Supplied -
the American Legion News Servtce.)
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Bruce and Linda, facing more
trouble, decide never to yield.
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(To BE CONTINUED
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
DISPUTE OVER
LEGALITY OF
ELECTION VOTE
Question Raised As to Whether or
Not Titus Can Qualify for
Office.
Especial Correspondencel

Geneseo, ILL.,. April 5.-There is
considerable discussion prevalent
among those taking interest in city
politics regarding the eligibility of
John Titus to qualify as alderman
of the Third ward In the city cleo
ton Monday Mr.. Titus received III
votes while Alderman +. c. Green
received 81 votes. The Illegally of
the election itself is the issue which
is being discussed.
The names of both Mr.. Titus and
Mr.. Greene appeared under the
same ticket head but were candi-
dates for the same office. In the
opinions of two attorneys of the
city the election was not held
legally.
While there may be no formal
protest filed with city officials, the
further question is raised as to the
legality of any act of the city coun-
Gil with one of its membership not
legally elected.
Several of the problems which
face the new council for action this
next municipal year are of great
Importance, such as paving. entire
new sewer system and possibly the
negotiations for an electric and gas
franchise with city lighting con-
tract.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
INDICT LYNDON
BANK CASHIER
Especial Correspondence

Sterling, Ill, April 5.-Sixteen in
dictments were returned by the
April grand jury of Whlteside
county. A. r. BuzZell, absconding
cashier of the First State bank Of
Lyndon, was indicted on charges
of embezZlement and forgery.
Thomas Gleason and Howard Engie
of Sterling were indicted for lar
ceny of some automobile tires.
Hugh Martin and Jay LeFeyre Of
Sterling were indicted for larceny
of some clover seed. Theodore
Gebhardt of Sterling was indicted
for wife and child abandonment.
Edward Oncken Of Morrison was
indicted for confidence, having Civ
en- bogus check to Morrison State
bank for $4,000. Earl Fee of Rock
Falls, Reul Van Vuren and wife
Kate Of Fulton. Richard Bush and
Macy LOckhardt of Fulton and
Homer Gallentine of this city were
indicted for selling intoxicating
liquor in violation of the prohibit
ton law.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
CRANDjURORS
INDICT Three;
ALL IN CUSTODY
Two Charged With Bootlegging and
One With Larceny-Wi1 Be
Tried Week After Next
(SpeciaI to The Argus.l

AIedo, April 5.-Those indicted
by the grand jury to be tried IN
the circuit court of Mercer county,
now in session, are all in custody
and are charged as follows:
John Lilliaman, Gilchrist-Manu-
featuring whiskey; second ofense.
Fred Faulkner, New Boston
Manufacturing whiskey; second Of
Tense
William Anderson, Eliza-Lar-
ceny.
Lilliaman has been reposing in
the local Jail for several months
and Faulkner and Anderson were
unprecedented yesterday by Sheriff
John P. Fleming. The two were
picked up by the officer when they
came to vote at the town election
at New Boston and Eliza. 1t is ex-
pected that Faulkner will be bail
ed out some time today or tomorT
row. The cases are set for the
week after next.
In court today it is expected that
several will be granted citizenship
papers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
VOTE AT ELIZA
soe- TOWN ELECTION
BIG YESTERDAY
ESPECIAL TO The Argus

Aledo, April 5.-More than 200
voters turned out for the Eliza
. township election held yesterday,
which was unusually good, consid-
oring the condition of the roads
Two hundred one votes were cast
for Omer Muhlenburg for super
visor, there being no one to oppose
him on the ticket Following is
tie result of the election in full
the first one named being eleCsted :
Supervisor - Omer MuhlenbuTg
D., pol.
Town clerk-Paul Louck, r, 176 /;
Carl Bear, D., "a.
: 2 Assessor-H S. Beeney, r., 100.
:. - Highway commissioner Charles
M, Bear, D., 179; John Holman, r.,
sos.
Justice of the peace Fred Eos
ter. D.. 146; L. l. Brocket, r., l.
n School trustee-H. r. Potter, d..
t52.
Constable. d. Frye. r.. 144
John Frieden, r.. 12S A. ]. Mark
ley, D., 127. First two electedD
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
LEAGUE ENDORSES
r. BOYD OF GALVA
AS STATE SENATOR

Kewanee, April 5.-ReCommen-
dations of the Illinois Anti-Saloon
League for the various districts in
the state were announced today In
the 9th senatorial district, com
prising Henry, Bureau and Stark
counties, the following endorse
ments were made: Randolph Boyd,
Galva, candidate for senator; Frank
W. MOrrassy, Sheffield, Democratic
candidate for representative The
league failed to endorse any Repub-
1ican candidates for representative,
There are sevan candidates in the
race and of these the league has to
say, "Drys should choose two
stronger candidates"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
TRACK SQUAD rs
OUT FOR INITIAL
SEASONS DRILL
Especial Correspondents

Geneseo, April Coach Pruitt
Of the township high school had
the members of the track squad out
for the first outdoor practice last
evening. There seems to be con-
siderable material on hand this
spring to develop strong aggre-
cation. Some of the members of
the Freshman class are showing
ability in several events which may
cause some of the upper classmen
to put forth their best efforts to re-
tain their places on the team.
Coach Pruitt sized up" the boys
last evening. Walker and Luther
showed commendable marks in the
high jump. Luther will also enter
in the pole vault and will later in
the season be good for at least 10
feet 6 inches. Searle, Masengrab
and Eckert probably will do the
bulk of the work in the flashes. In
the distance running they will find
some strong competition, especially
in Bert Schultz. In the weights
Bill" Wiesjahn should show the
class" of the party.
Geneseo probably will participate
in but two meets this spring. the
big Eight" at Browning Field,
Moline, and the Henry County In
ter-Scholastic meet at Kewanee.
The high school championships of
the state will be held at the Uni
versity Of Illinois at the same time
as the Kewanee event, a fact which
is regretted as several of the attn
letes of this school would he
worthy entries in Glass B, which is
limited to high schools under 400
student enrolment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
MERCER town
TO REMAIN IN
REPUB. HANDS
Straight Republican Ticket Named
ut Township Election In Aledo
Yesterday.
(snecial. to me Argus.)

Aledo, April 5.-A three to one
: victory was registered yesterday
here in the Mercer township cleo
ton by the Republican party.
A total of 307 votes was cast,
which was considered about the
usual amount cast as no deciding
issues were at stake and little in
terest was aroused. The vote cast
in each of the precincts follows:
Precinct No. l at the fire engine
room, 65.
Precinct No. 2. at the court
house, 81.
Precinct No. 3, Burke's harness
shop. IL.
Precinct No. 4, Cameron Motor
company. 80.
Virgil H. Duvalk Democrat NOM
inee for library director. was elect
ed with Mrs. Margaret Venable,
Republican candidate. They were
the only directors on the ballot
which called for a vote for two. The
other results follow, the first NAM
ed being the winning Republican
candidate and the second the OPP
posing Democrat candidate:
a. Supervisor NJ. Church
Simon MARBLE.
Town Clerk-W. d. Emerson. ST..
Thomas G. Chinlund.
Assessor. N. Nesbitt, John d.
Cooke.
- Commissioner of Highways
ID. Fendar, f. c. Mcfarland
~ School Trustee. b. Canum
John Black.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
HERBS USED IN MEDICINES.

A Manchester, England, paper
urges the renewed cultivation of
old-fashioned medicinal herbs in
English gardens. In the United
States they have also gone out of
fashion as a feature of the small
garden, although they are import
ed in large quantities from Turkey.
India and China, where they are
grown purely for commercial pur-
poses, as their medicinal value is
recognized by many leading physi-
clans Tons of medicinal herbs are
used annually in the preparation of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, most successful medicine
for woman's ills. 1t contains no
norcotics or harmful drugs, and
women afflicted with such ailments
should try it--lAdyertisementl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
CANDIDATES ON
REPUB TICKETS
WIN ELECTION
Little Competition Evident - Poor
Condition of Roads Cause Of
Light Vote Cast.
Especial to The Argus.)

Due to the bad condition of the
roads throughout the country, the
voting at most township elections
held yesterday was light. There
was little competition and the Re
publican candidates carried the
elections in most places. The cleo
ton results in various townships
were:
Richland Grove, Mercer county
There was a total of 275 votes cast
in the two precincts of Sherrard
and Cable. The entire Republican
ticket was elected, with the excep-
ton of the Office of assessor. Alvin
Metzler, running on the Peoples
ticket, being named. The officers
are: Supervisor, Tom Parker;
town clerk, Leslie Alleley; asses
sor, Alvin Metzler; justice of the
peace, John Robertson, Sr.; consta-
BILE, Jess Trego; school trustee,
George Collingwood; poundmaster,
Ed White. H. H Tomlinson.
Port Byron-Supervisor. NJ. j.
Moulton; town clerk, Earl G.
Wendt; assessor, W. W. Pearsall;
highway commissioner. Charles
! Samuelson; justice of the peace,
Alfred Kemmis; library trustees,
Ira Aiegle and Lou Sallows. All
are Republicans.
Coe-There were 81 straight Re-
publican votes cast. The result
was: Supervisor, w. II. Groh ire
nominatedD town clerk, W. j.,
Wright: assessor, Thomas Craw
ford: highway commissioner. Louis
F'illmer; justice of the peace, Clar-
ence Saddoris; constables J. c..
Lose; school trustees. Edgar Wal
Tiers, one year, and Frank Coe,
three years.
Canoe Creek - Supervisor, Clar-
ence Butter; assessor, Norman
Marshall: town clerk, G. l.. Fow-
Ter; justice of the peace, ]. H.
Wreath; consta BILE, James Bryan.
All are Republicans.
Erie - Supervisor, Frank Seger;
assessor, Ira Talcott; town clerk,
Ernest Seger; highway commits
sioner, Robert L. James; constable,
George Byam. Talcott was the only
candidate for assessor. All are Re-
publicans
Cordova - Town clerk, Frank
Bruner: assessor, Frank thinner
man; highway commissioner, c. H.
Quick: library trustees, W. S. Tew
and Ralph Cooper; community
building manager. Earl B. George.
/ The officers are all Republicans.
/ Yuma - A straight Republican
/ ticket was elected at Yuma. Town
clerk. Alfred Mead; assessor, John
/ Sacham: highway commissioner,
Henry Weideman; justice Of the
| peace, Bert Wells: constable, Ross
| Wainwright; school trustee, John
| Jacobs.
| Galva - The entire Republican
! ticket was named at Galva. In the
race for town clerk, F. E. Bedford,
Democrat, was defeated with but
/ 20 votes, he receiving 2S9. while
+ the Republican candidate, Clarence
/ Hawks. received $50. The new Of
! ficers are: Supervisor. A. S. Deem
| (hold-over) town clerk. Clarence
Hawks; assessor. A j. Nordgren;
commissioner of highways, Lyman
/ Mudrage; justice of the peace, Asa
! White; trustees of schools. Fred
| Calhoun and j. J. Lloyd. The lat
/ ter fills vacancy. Library board,
Charlotte Boyd and Jonas Lund-
quist.
! Newton township - Supervisor,
Harry Rowland; assessor, NJ. w.
| Davis; clerk, ]. W. Hudson; COM
missioner of highways. Carl Horn;
school trustee, w. M. Thompson.