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The Adair County news., 1922-04-04
CHAPTER XII.
A Shot in the Dark.

She stood clutching him tightly, both
staring in startled fear out through
the open door into the dim light Of the
front room. The whole situation
flashed through Shelby's mind-if
Macklin was alone he could handle
him; yet there was danger that the
man might shoot, and the report be
overheard by others. Then, again, he
might not be alone. 1t was better to
make sure first, and then act. But
how? A possibility occurred to him
ii was dark within t1lat second room;
ne could slip back into the corner, and
remain concealed; perhaps the fellow
would talk, would reveal his plans; at
least. once at his ease, he could be
made the victim of surprise. But
would Olga play the part necessary?
"Can you act?" he whispered hastily.
I'VE must fool that fellow"
''How do you mean? What am to
doT"
MAKE him talk. Let him think you
are all right; above all keep him from
suspiciOning that I am either here. or
even alive"
"But how can II" breathlessIy,
with the door unbarred, and those
dead men? He will know something
has gone wrong"
"Tell him they fought and killed
eAch other, but that first they un-
barred the door. You found them
there, and dragged the bodies under
the bench. You dared not go away;
you were afraid-make up some story.
Here he is now!
He left her frightened and dismayed
by this sudden emergency, and sprang
back into the darkest corner, crouch
ing against the log wall. If she would
only induce Macklin to reveal his
plans, gain his confidence. He could
see her there in the dim light bending
forward and listening, a slender girl
fish figure. Then the outer door crashed
open, letting In food of light from
without, and a step sounded heavily
on the floor. The young woman
Strengthened up, the clear profile Of
her face revealed, Somehow Shelby
knew she had braced herself. for the
contest. Macklin must have stopped
Just within the door. staring about
him in uncertainty.
''What the hi is up, here?" he
burst forth angri1y, confused by the
gloom. "Sam, where are you any
wayT'
"Who is Sam?' she asked quietly,
and taking a step forward. rs that
the name Of the Indian you left on.
guard?"
The Adair County news., 1922-04-04

The sounds that reached my listening
ear
No mortal ear can ever hear,
Or this side all was pain and sadness;
On that side all was Joy and gladness;
On this side all was dark as night,
On that side everything was bright.
And still 1 stood beside that ocean
And knew not where to turn my
course
When low and meek voice whispered
Come child l'll guide you safe across, I"
1 turned and saw the stranger then
Who'd plunged the others meath the
sea.
And now 1 knew twas Christ himself
And they were in eternity.
"Come" said the low and pleading
voice
"Just sink beneath the waves with
And soon we'll reach the other shore
And you with friends united be-"
Imagine, friends, the fearful horror
or such voyage on such sea!
Just at the thought a scream of terror,
Burst from my lips, in just one plea.
$50 away! Go away! o. God," cried
"We can not reach the other side,
1 will not risk my life with thee
To sink beneath that rolling sea"
"Dear child'' he said, "can not you
trust
Your loving Savior's own strong arm
Just lean upon my breast he said
And l will land you free from harm. 1"
81 can not go, will not 60
o, God! 1 pray don't mock me so:
We can not reach the other shore,
But sink farsdown to rise no more
Dear mortal friends my prayer for
thee
Is that it ne'er may be your fate
To receive look like ChrisU gave me
When he turned and said, almost
too late."
With his pierced hands stretched out
to me
His pleading eyes gazed into mine
That look 1 know I'll ne'er forget
Should my life be spared to the end
of time
Where words had failed his looks o'er-
And falling on my knees before him
eyes Lord" 1 cried, "Thy will be
done"
I'll follow thee wherever thou leadest.
"Come follow then" he gently said
And clasping now my trembling hand
he calmly walked into the SEA
But as the waves closed DER my head
Those waves that still ragged fearfully
1 screamed and sat straight up in bed
Twas but a dream. And yet kind
friends
a dream nayer can forget
The Adair County news., 1922-04-04

CHAPTER V.-The wedding takes
r1Acs and the couple set out for Shelby's
ranch. With them is the kid" Mack
LIN, whom Shelby has hired as a helper
oa the ranch. On the way the girl tells
her husband her name is Olga Carlyn.
ana also tells him something of the Pc
culiar circumstances of her life.
CHAPTER VI-Leaving his wife in
fhe house, Shelby goes to care for the
horses. Returning, he is struck from
behind by an unknown assailant. Hours
later he RECEIVERS consciousness, to find
that his wife and the kid have dis
appeared. He starts in pursuit
CHAPTER vII.-Shelby overhears a
conversation between two outlaws that
throws some light on his wife's history.
He learns she is an heiress and that her
abduction has been planned. He also
learns that she has been taken to
wolves Hole" a haunt of bandits and
had" Indians. The whereabouts of the
place Is unknown to Shelby, though its
reputation as a resort of criminals is
widespread.
CHAPTER VIII.-Shelby lays plans
20 rescue his wife. He is discovered by
Indian Joe" Laud, the leader of the
outlaWs, ana forced TO accompany MIN
into the stronghold. There Shelby makes
friends with a Mexican girl, Pancha,
VINO is betrothed to Macklin and in
tsnsely Jealous.
CHAPTER IX.-Imprisoned by Laud,
Shelby escapes with Pancha's help. She
guides him to secure hiding place but
refuses to reveal the whereabouts of his
wife.
CHAPTER X.-After a nights rest
Shelby leaves his shelter, seeking his
wife's prison. He discovers it, an old
log cabin, and finds Olga. Their reunion
Is interrupted by the arrival of Macklin.
The Adair County news., 1922-04-04
he cut them bars at the window, an
wiggled through"

he cut them bars at the window. an
wiggled through"
"And he hasn't been caught7"
"Ain't seen hide ner hair o him.
Some guy helped him outside-thera
was prints Of two kinds Of boots plain
enough under the window; but after
that they might just as well have
gone up in the air."
1.-Two O. 'em. The other couldn't
have been Hanley, or Slagin, could
it?"
"How the HI do I know? / never
caught sight O. nethin' but the print
Of that boot. I secuted up the creek ;
then that first bunch o. Indians come
trailin' in, an had no time to think
about anything since, only gettin' my
cattle out o. here"
"But you'll go with US nOwT"
"FOr a ways, anyhow; l reckon
there amt nothin' else to do; them
soldiers is bound to get here"
sand the sooner we're off the better.
You ready?"
He wheeled and confronted the
shrinking, frightened girl, who made
no reply.
swell, by GodI you better be. Get
the horses, Joe; I'll fetch her along,
all right"
Shelby Strengthened up. In spite Of
the odds, he must act now, or never.
Yet, before he could take a step for
ward, a single shot rang out sharply.
He saw Macklin fling up his arms,
and reel backward, his body striking
the half-open door, before it crashed
to the floor, and lay mOtionless.
The impact of Macklin's body had
flung the door wide open, leaving Shell
by fully exposed to view. For an in
slant, however, the startled and be-
wildered Laud failed to note his re-
vealment against the darkness Of that
interior. He had leaped back instant
ly to the protection of the wall, and,
gun in hand, crouched there with
eyes fixed on the broken window op-
posite. Shelby was swift to take ad-
vantage of his surprise. Wherever
the shot had come from, whoever had
fired it, his concealment was no longer
possible. There must be no hesitancy,
no delay. He stepped across the mo-
tionless body, with weapon flung grim
ly forward.
"Hands up, Joel Put them up first
before you turn around. Stop that !
Don't try any tricks on me. Now
stand there-Olga."
"Yes."
'Take that gun out Of his hand ;
there is another in his belt; get that
also. That's right; now come over
here; you understand firearms"
Eyes, of course" wonderingly, II
know how to shoot"
'T imagined so; Calkins would have
taught you. Keep this fellow covered,
and let him have it If he makes any
effort to break away. Watch him
closely, while 1 rip up that blanket,
and tie him up"
He left her with the gun steadily
pointed at Laud's head, the fellow
cursing, with hands up, his angry
eyes following every movement. He
was desperate, maddened by sudden
helplessness, with the sneaking feroci-
ty of a wolf, yet was temporarily held
motionless by the deadly peril. Shell
by stripped the ragged blanket from
off the dead bodies under the bench
and began hastily to rip it apart
The black, blOated face of Slagin
stared upward, and Indian Joe saw II
for the first time, sudden spasm OF
terror causing him to burst forth:
MY God! That's Hank Slagin!"
"Sure it is; he got his, an you'll get
yours if you drop those hands, you
cur. Turn around now, and STOP"
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here" he said roughly. What the
HI is up, Macklin?"
Everything is, from all hear" was
the short reply. your Indians are
licked already, amt they?"
"Yes; expected that; l told them
how it would be-"
ITO be sure you did, but you never
thought every runaway buck would
make for this Hole. But they have;
and you know what that means, l
reckon. They will be smoked out
sooner or later. Do you want to stay,
and be smoked out with 'em? I'm for
getting out Of here now-tOnight, Joe.
l don't intend being caught in this
net; an you are a id fool if you
don't feel in the same way. There is
a chance now to make it, but tOmor-
row may be too late. How about your
cattle?'
81 sent them into the Bad Lands"
Macklin laughed.
"That proves what you think about
it. All right then; we1l ride out to-
SClhC1s OOI uOlSCS OuI
Eyes, and a pack; that's what the
Indian told me to bring. The woman
going along?"
"Sure she is. HI, we've fixed
things all up. We're goin' to get mar
ried over at Gerlasche. I'm amin ter
take you along for best man."
Laud evidenced his surprise and in
credulity with a grunt, and a swift
glance at the silent girl, shrinking
back against the wall.
"What about PanchaT he asked
dryly.
''That little Devil! Pooh! when she
hears about it, I'll be east Of the Mis-
souri,. She's all right for a Mex, but
this time mean business, Joe. Don't
you forget it, I'm playin' for big
stakes, an there don't no Pancha
stand in my way. What's the matter
with your"
"Well, 1 amt so sure you're goin
ter git off so scot free" returned
Laud slowly There's a fellow been
in here huntin' you; an 1 reckon he
must be here yet-leastways 1 don't
know how the cuss could have got
out"
"a man huntin' me? You're dream
In"
mo l amt. The fellow joined my
outfit up on the mesa yesterday
sorter big fellow with light hair, an a
smooth face. He put up quite spiel,
and claimed his name was Churchill.
l didn't morn half believe him, but
not KNOWN what was up, / let the
cuss drift in along with US. I aimed
to see you as soon as we got in; but
HI, you had skipped, while Hanley,
who might have knOwed something,
was up at the cove. 1 sent Juan after
him, for by that time / was sure the
guy was some d-n spy. The boss he
was ridin' had the same brand of them
cattle drove in."
''The same brand? What brand?"
"The Three Stars; they come from
Shelby's ranch up on the Cottonwood"
I'LL A big fellow, you said with
light hair, and smooth face"
THAT'S him; grayish eyes, an rides
like a cavalryman. 1 never saw the
galoot before, but 1 want goin' to
take no chances, so got his gun, and
locked him up"
"Where?"
I'm that cell room in villemonte's
cabin"
"And he's there yet?"
mo, he amt; that's the trouble.
Somehow he got hold of knife; must
have it hid on him, | reckon. Enyhow
The Adair County news., 1922-04-04

The United States will insist
on priority of the pay ment by
Germany of its army of occupa-
ton on the Rhine or else its
troops will be withdrawn immed-
lately:
The Adair County news., 1922-04-04

When a great politician begins
associating with the small fry we
know he is going to run again.
The Adair County news., 1922-04-04
PSIS.

Shelby, a rancher,
tier town of Ponca
ne after a long spell
loneliness on the
uns into a funeral
a retired army man
OWN. A girl, still In
Calkins.
cCarthy, a saloon
leading citizen, de-
now alone in the
Shelby starts a
bands and the min
with the girl.
e agrees to pick q
of men lined up in
,nsternation, she Sc
d gone along merely
declines the honor.
ismisses the assem-
goes back to make
receives him good
The Adair County news., 1922-04-04

The State of Washington has
an organization of many thous-
and for the purpose of securing
legislation requiring the Bible to
be taught in the public schools.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18
Self Sacrifice i'm the Medical
Profession

Announcement was recently made
by the American Gas association
that a number of physicians and
scientists had voluntarily inhaled
deadly gases to the point of asphy
xiat on, to test out resuscitating
methods. The public ought to feel
grateful to the self sacrificing men
who undergo perils like this for the
benefit of human life.
Me- merely are daring experiment.
ers constantly assuming such risks,
but physicians and nurses are con-
tinually taking chances in their pro-
fessional devotion If your child
has some dangerous contagious di-
sease, the average man might not be
willing to enter any part of your
home to make some needed repairs,
while your doctor and nurse spend
many hours in the sick room taking
chances that they may catch the
dsadly infection. People do not half
appreciate the sacrifices that these
professions make.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18
His Dream Came True

viii S. Beels, of Hopkinton, Della
ware county, relates strange full
fillment of dream. Charles ID.
Hooper had gone to the depot to
take train for his home in Michi-
gan. He was accompanied to the
train by his brother in law, w. l..
Campbell, who seemed strangely at
fected at the parting. Taking his
friend by the hand he seemed 10th
to let go and remarked, "Well, good
by Charlie, | probably wont see yon
again." Asked as to what oppressed
him, and if there was anything that
Mr.. Hooper could do to relieve MS
mind, Mr.. Campbell replied that ne
had dream in. which he suffered
a fall, and that he could not erase
the impression from his mind. Turn
ing TO go away, again he said, And
YOU know sometimes these things
come true" On the Saturday fol-
lowing, the dream came true, and
Mr.. Campbell fell with the scaffold-
ing and met almost instant death.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18
NOTICE IN PROBATE
In the District Court of Winneshiek
County. Iowa, In the Matter of
the Estate of c. VI.
Hanson, Deceased.

To Jane Hanson, Minnie Hovey and
Peter her husband, Ben Hanson
and Gusta his wife, Oscar Han
son and Hannah his wife, Clara
Hovey (widow), Hannah Sollied
and Hans her husband, Charles
Gordon Bothner (mnor):
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the office or the
Clerk of the District Court in De-
corah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, the
petition of Elmer Ringoen as execu-
tor of the last will and testament
Of c. NJ. Hanson, deceased, asking
that a guardian ad Item be appoint
ed for Charles Gorden Bothner a
minor, and alleging that under the
terms of the last will and testament
of said c. Nj. Hanson, deceased, he
was authorized and instructed to sell
the following described real pro-
perty situated in WinneShiek Coun-
ty, Iowa, to wit: the South East
Quarter of Section Three, the West
Half of the South West Quarter of
Section Two, Township Ninety
Eight North, Range Ten, West of
the Fifth p. NJ, said premises be-
ing the balance Of the real property
not specifically devised by said de-
ceased, and asking that an order
be made authorizing the said eXecu-
tor to sell the said premises at pub
lie or private sale, in bulk or par
cells, but if sold at private sale not
to be sold for less then the ap-
praised value; that appraisers be
appointed to appraise said property
and that the bond required of him
be fixed by the court, and that the
proceeds Of said sale be paid out
and distributed according TO SAID
will.
That said petition will come up
for hearing before the said district
court Of the state of Iowa, in and
for Wmneshiek County at the Court
House in the City of Decorah, Iowa,
at 2 o'clock p. NJ on the first day
of the next term of the said District
Court, commencing the Goth day of
November A. D. 1922, at which time
and place you are notified to be
present that you may be heard in
relation thereto.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18
Returned His Wine

At Iowa City Oscar Hostetlers
243 gallons of "wine" has been re
turned by local authorities to his
home. 1t was found on chemical an
alysis to be only fruit juice and had
never fermented. Two hundred and
forty-three gallons of elderberry,
and grape juice in heavy barrels
were lugged back to Mr.. Hostetler's
cellar. 1t was necessary for the
county to hire truck to transport
the liquid. Mr.. Hostetler said he
was diabetic patient and had to
have this fruit juice. He said that
it was necessary to preserve his
health and was a part of his regu-
lar diet. He said he was not able
to eat ordinary starchy or sugary
food.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18
PSYCHOLOGY OF ACCIDENTS
$4,000 Persons Killed and 100000
Injured in Auto Accidents
Past Year.

A recent statement of automobile
accidents gives the record for a
year as about 10000 persons killed
and 100000, injured. An epidemic
that causes so much suffering and
death, not to speak of expense would
be called a dreadful calamity. But
as these injuries occur in scattered
way, only a few at one time or
place, no great public disturbance
is caused.
The increased number of cars to-
gether with a great number of care
less drivers, account easily enough
for this evil. And the two most
essential elements in such accidents
are speed of operation, and failure
to consider what other people are
going to do. The first factor is
obvious, the second calls for more
thought.
Many drivers on approaching an
intersection, for instance, will as
sumo that the cars coming across
their path, are going to keep oper-
at,ng at a uniform rate of speed.
They head directly for such car
which is coming right across their
track, trusting that at its present
speed it will have passed before they
reach it. But if for any cause that
car slows up a collision is inevitable
Similarly people win run along
swiftly, closely following another
machine. If the first car has to slow
up for any reason, the second may
be unable to stop and may bump into
the first cars rear.
In dealing with foot traffic, mani
drivers act on the theory that pedes
strians and children are going Y
keep walking or running at unii
from rate. If these people heedlessly
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18
o. +. HOVEY,
The Oldest Living Thing

In church yard in the village of
Santa Maria del Tule, which is To-
Gated just a few miles from Mexico
City, stands a wonderful cypress
tree. Twenty years ago it was one
hundred and twenty-siX feet in cir
cumference. Experts have estimated
that it is more than 5000 years old.
1t is thought to be the oldest living
thing in the world. Some Of the
giant redwoods of California are more
than 1000 years old but none of
them ante date this aged cypress.
When Cheops was a king in Egypt
5000 years before Christ, this tree
was somewhere between 100 and 500
years old. 1t witnessed the rise ana
fall of the Aztecs, as we'll as of a
still more primitive race. How any
living thing, even though it be a
tree, could resist storm and tempest
and the ravageS of disease for more
than fifty centuries passes beyond
human understanding.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18
Boy Gets yamped?

The following from a Chicago pa
per has aroused some curiosity here
abouts.
Mrs. Anna Bittner of New York,
in letter to Chicago police, asked
them to find and rescue her son,
John, 10 years old, from the hands
of an adventures, who "gets a
youth in her power ard bleeds him
for all she can get" The boy left
home in July, the mother said, for
Fredericksburg, Iowa, but is now
living somewhere in Chicago with
the vampire, who uses a lot Of face
powder"
A boy aged 10, from Chicago, was
sentenced to a year in the state re-
formatory in June for stealing a car
belonging to J. w. Gray, east of
New Hampton and was taken to An
amosa July 4. He was reported to
have been visiting friends in Fred
ericksburg. 1t is possible that he is
the person referred to in the above
item.-New Hampton Gazette.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18

stop or change their direction they
get run over.
There will be an enormous number
of accidents, until drivers learn that
they must consider more carefully
the things that the other fellow may
do. They must have their cars so
well in control that even in case of
change of speed or alteration of
course on the part of another mach
inc or pedestrians or children, they
can stop before harm is done.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Notice of the Appointment of o.
L. Hovey as executor of the estate
of Ole o. Hovey, Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that the subscriber has been duly
appointed executor of the estate Of
OLE o. H0VEY
late of Orleans Township, in the
of Winneshiek, State of Iowa,
intestate, and has taken
upon himself that trust by qualify
ing as the law directs. All persons
having demands upon the estate Of
the said deceased are required to
exhibit the same; and persons in
debted 70 said estate are called upon
to make payment TO
o. L. HOVEY,
Executor.
Dated at Decorah, Iowa, October 9th,
1922.
o. o. RUE, Attorney. 41-4w
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18

SiXty-rour years ago Louis Pellier,
French Immigrant. took with him to
California from his native country two
prune cuttings These he planted on
his brothers ranch near San Jose, thus
beginning the prUne industry in Cali
fornia. Today California produces an
annual prune crop of 225,0OO,OO0
pounds.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18
Half Interest in Bee Sells for s15O


Armenia, N. D.,--A half interest in
Achievement Girl, a queen honey
bee, of the American apiaries, has
been sold to j. NJ. Cutter & Son,
Montgomery, Ala, for $3.50, setting
new record for bee values, accord
ing to w. A. Critics, manager of the
Amenia bee farm.
The queen was mailed to Alabama
where she will spend the winter, to
be returned to North Dakota next
spring. She was a member of a
colony which last summer set one Of
the worlds records for honey pro-
duction, according to Mr.. Critics.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18

Dated this 9th day of October,
1922, at Ridgeway, Iowa.
41-4w o. 0. RUE,
Attorney for Elmer Ringoen, Exc
cutor
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-09-15
SHERIFF SALE


GEORGIA, LEE COUNTY.
Will be sold before the Court house
door in said County on the first
Tuesday in October next between the
legal hours of sale to the highest
bidder for cash the following:
All those tracts or parcels Of land
situate, lying and being in the l4th
Land District of Lee County, Geor-
gia and being all Of land lots Nos Y
and So, containing each 2O2H acres
Said property levied on as the pro-
perty of, Mrs. Sallie E. Laramore tc
satisfy certain execution issued
from City Court of Leesburg, in fay
or of Volunteer State Life Insurance
Company against Mrs. Sallie Z. Lara
more. Owner an tenant in possession
notified in terms of the law.
This September 6, 1922.
P. C. COXWELL.
Sheriff Lee County
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1922-09-15
Negroes Attempt
to Break Jail


Saturday afternoon about four
O'Clock it was reported that the
negroes at the Jail were about to es-
cape and upon investigation it was
found that they had broken good
sized hole in one OF the cells, using
nm iron bar from a cat. One negro
had already got into the LalI and
within few minutes longer would
have had his way cut through the
brick wall and tits stated that others
were to follow.