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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-11-02

niles is only to give them plenty of
time to cock their rifles. But In this
case the room was in darkness, and all
that he need fear was making sud.
den sound. The opening slowly
widened. Then he slipped through and
stood ten breathless seconds In silence.
Linda" he whispered. He waited
long time for an answer. Then he
stole farther into the room.
Linda" he said again. "It's Bruce.
Are you here?"
And in that unfathomable silence he
heard; a sound-a sound so dim and
small that it only reached the frontier
Of hearing. It was a strange, whisper
ing, eerie sound, and 1t filed the room
like the faintest, almost imperceptible
gust Of wind. But there was no doubt
Ing it's reality. A living creature oc-
cupied this place Of darkness with him,
and was either half-gagged by a hand
kerchief over the face or was trying
to conceal Its presence by muffling its
breathing. Linda" he said again.
There was a strange response to the
calling Of that name. He heard no
whispered answer. Instead, the door
he had just passed through shut softly
behind him. t',' s
e For fleeting instant he hoped that
the wind had blown 1t shut. For 1t Is
always the way of youth to hope-as
long as any hope is left. His heart
leaped and he whirled to facelit. Then.
he heard the unmistakable sound Of q,
bolt being slid into place. 80
Some little space Of time followed
in silence. He struggled with growing
horror, and time seemed limitless.
Then strong man laughed grimly In
the darkness.
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brain. It would mean swift and GER
tain end Of all messages. The Turner'S
would lose no time In emptying their
rifles at him. and there wouldn't be the
slightest doubt about their. hitting the
mark. All the clan were expert shots
and the range was close.
The place was deeply silent. He
felt a growing sense of awe. In a mo-
ment more, he slipped into the shad.
ows Of the neglected rose gardens.
He lay quiet an instant, resting. He
didn't wish to risk the success Of his
expedition BY fatiguing himself now.
He wanted his full strength and
breath for any crisis that he should
meet in the room where Linda was
confined.
Nevertheless, the stock Of his rife
felt good in his hands. Perhaps there
would be running fight after he got
the girl out of the house, and then his
cartridges would be needed. There
might even be moment of.close work
with what guards the Turner's had set
over her. But the heavy stock used
Ikea club, would be most use to him
then.
Many times. he knew, skulking flg-
ures had been concealed in this gar
den. Probably the Turner's, In the
days Of the blood-feud, had often walt
ed in its shadows for a;sight Of some
one Of their enemies In a lighted win.
dow. Old ghosts dwelt In It; he could
see their shadows waver out. of the
corner Of his eyes. Or perhaps it was
only the shadow Of the brambles,
blown by the wind.
Once his heart leaped into his
throat at {. SHARP crack Of brush be-
side him; and he could scarcely re-
strain musculer jerk that might have
revealed his position. But when he
turned his head he could see nothing
but the coverts and the moon above
them. "A garden snake, or perhaps 4
blind mole, had made the sound.
-Four minutes later he was within
one dozen feet Of the designated win
dow. There was a stretch Of moon
light between, but he passed 1t quick.
~. And now he stood in bold relief
against the moonlit 6ouse-wall.
He was in perfectly plain sight Of
any one on the hill behind. Possibly
his distant form might have been dis.
cerned from the window Of one Of the
lesser houses occupied by Simon's kin.
But he was too close to the wall to
be visible from the windows Of Simon's
house, except by deliberate scrutiny.
And the window slipped up noiseless-
ly In his hands. ~
He was considerably surprised. He
had expected this window to be locked.
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CHAPTER XIX

AS Bruce hurried up the hill toward
culation Of the rifle shells in his peck.
ct. The gun held six. He had perhaps
hadn't stopped to replenish them from
the supply Elmira had brought. He
hadn't brought Dawes rifle with him.
but had left it with the remainder Of
his pack. He knew that the lighter he
Travelled the greater would be his
chance of success.
Obviously the girl had written when
the clan was closing about the house,
and finding her In the front room,
there had been no occasion to search
the other rooms and thus discover it.
The girl had kept her head even In
that moment of crisis. A wave Of adj
,niration for her passed over him.
And the little action had set an ex-
ample for him. He knew that only
rigid self-contrd and cool-headed
strategy could achieve the thing he had
set out to do. His impulse was to
SLOFEl Tie UUOl, " PVuA AAo ~"
through the lighted windows; but such
things could never take Linda out OF
Simons hands. Only stealth and eau
ton, not. blind courage and frenzy,
could serve her now. Such blind
killing as his heart prompted had to
wait for another time.
He knew only the general direction
of the Ross house where Simon lived.
Linda had told him 1t rested upon the
crest of small hill, beyond ridge
of timber. The moonlight showed him
well-beaten trail, and be strobe
swiftly along 1t.
He had a vague sense Of Familiarity
with this winding tfail. Perhaps he
had toddled down It O baby, per
haps his mother had mrried him along
ii on a naghbor1y vtAt to the Roses.
He wen oser the hill and pushed bis
Nay, 70 the sdgA ef he dmbes. All
v oncs the s.ssn showed Nm the
He couldn't l1lakake Z, ssn g this
distance. And - Dsucs tk 80 : sinan.
lar effect e uaFsa1ty. Tho lspsntaan
men did not ordinarily build homes o4
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forgot lot Of things you todd him,
and he and Linda are havin' a little
sparkin' time together out In the
BRUSH"
The idea seemed to please the clan.
But Simon's eyes glowed, and Bruce
himself felt the beginnings Of a blind
rage that might, unless he held hard
upon 1t, hurl him against their re-
morseless weapons. II don't want any
more such talk out Of you, Old Bill,'i
Simon reproved him, land we've talked
sen0ugh, anyway" His keen eyes stud
led Bruce's flushed face. "0nA.of you
give our guest a chair and fx him up
in 1t with a thong. We don't want
him flying off the coop and getting
shot until we're done talking to him.
One Of the clansmen pushed chair
forward with sudden force, striking
Bruce in the knees and almost knock
ing him over. The circle leered, and
he sat down In 1t with as much ease
as possible. Then one Of the men
topped his arms to the arms of the.
chair with thongs Of buckskin. Anoth-
er thong was tied about his ankles.
Then the clansmen went back to their
chairs. nj.
II really don't see the use Of all
these dramatics,' Bruce said coldly.
"And lslon't particularly ike yelled
threats. At present seem to be in
your hands, ~, a q: 55,5..
'You don't seem to be,s simon an.
swered with reddening eyes. Yors
are.r = 49, I:
q have no intentionof saying III
sorry / didn't heed the threats you
gave me before -and as to those I've
heard tonight-they'r not going to do
You any good, either Il Is true that
you found me In the house you occd-
py, In the dead Of night It Isn't
your house to start With. What,a man
seizes' by murder isn't his"
"What a man holds with hard fist
and his rife-in these ,mountains
his" Simon contradicted him.
Besides. you got me here with q
trick" BRUCE went on without heed
ing him. So don't pretend that any
"ASASAAOSc yVu OV Twilight wan pu0GA-
fed by my coming. You'll have to an
swer for 1t just the same
Simon leaned forward In his chair
His dark eyes glowed in the lamp
light. 1--WE heard such talk as that
before" he said. 81 expect your own
father talked like that a few times
himself" 80
The words seemed to strike straight
home to the gathered Turner'S. The
moment was breathless, weighted with
suspense. All Of them seemed strain.
ing in their chairs. MI.
Bruce's head bowed, but the veins
stood out beneath the short hair on
his temples, and his lips trembled
when he answered. .'That was q great
er wickedness than anything you can
do tonight. And you'n have to answer
for Il all the more"
He spoke the last sentence with
calm assurance. Though spoken soft
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:(Continued Next Week.

~, :. !.
Minneapolis--Radio, newest arm Of
the law, brought Wilma schlecker, Is
year old school girl. back to her home
in Mankato. &
She disappeared a week ago, and a
search by police throughout Mime:
sofa had failed to reveal any trace Of
her. - g.. jt3 ,at9s
5 Then Mrs. Adelaide sigler. police
woman Of the Mankato police force,
wrote to WLAG, the Minneapolis
broadcasting station, asking that the
station broadcast information con.
corning the girls disappearance and
her description. The station complied.
and q radio hunt over the middle west
began. 5i
5 At Bancroft, Iowa, a fan who was
listening in jotted down the informa-
ton and gave It 10 the Bancroft Do
lice. An hour later girl answering
the description was seen on. the streets.
and Mankato authorities were notified.
E
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Some way, he felt less hopeful of sue
cess. He recalled in his mind the d.
rections that Linda had left, wonder
Ing IL he had come to the wrong win
dow. But there was no chance of a
mistake in this regard !; it was the north
ernmost window in the east wing.
However, she had said that she would
be confined In IN interior room, and
possibly the Turner's had seen no need
Of barriers other than its locked door.
Probably they had not even anticipated
that Bruce would attempt. a rescue.
He leaped lightly upward and
slipped silently into the room. Except
for the moonlit square on the fc>r 1t
was quite In darkness. 49,.
He stood a moment, hardly breath.
ing. But he decided it was not best to
strike a match. A match might reveal
his presence to some one in an adjoin.
ing room. He rested his hand against
the wall, then moved slowly around
the room. lie knew that by this course
he would soon encounter the door that
led into the interior rooms.
In moment he found 1t. He stood
waiting. He turned the knob gently;
then softly pulled. But the door was
locked.
There was no sound now but the
loud beating Of his own heart. He
u, - ~ ~.
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER LAT the death Of his foster
father, Bruce Duncan, In an eastern city,
receives mysterious message. sent by Q
Mrs Ross. summoning him peremptorily
CHAPTER I1-Bruce has vivid but baf-
hing recollections Of his childhood in an
orphanage. before his adoption by New-
CHAPTER III-At his destination.
Trails End. news that message has
marked displeasure BY man introduced
to the reader as "stmon."
ne GMAR 2 the train
millarity with the surroundings. though
to his knowledge he has never been there.
CHAPTER Y.-obedient to the message,
Bruce makes his way to Martins cross.
roads store, tor direction a. to reaching
Mrs. Ross cabin.
CHAPTER Won tho way. Simon.
and return East. Bruce refuses.
infirm. Welcomes him With emotion. She
hastens him on his vay-the end OF ~f'tne-
Needle Trail"
CHAPTER YIII.-Throush . COUNTRY
linds his childhood playmate, LINDA.
CHAPTER Lx..The strl tells him Of
her family. the Rossea Lands occupied
eSd hd s1a e. sss
wiped out ~ sesassination. B1uce's "a
s asa 81 SFe .d Ws sa 9 NTH e aa as
been kidnapped from the orphanase and
brought to The mountaina Linda's father
but the agreement, which would COMPUTE
the enemys claims to the property. has
been lost
CHAPTER E-Bryce's mountain blood
t,nei P,ns IN IRON, 81 n sa s0e esS sn
seems to Bruce's excited Imagination I'd
be endeavoring to convey a message.
= CHAPTER xT.-Bruce sets out IN
search Of 2 tapper named Hudson, 2
witness to the agreement between Lnda's
father ana Matthew Tolser.
CHAPTER x111-A gigantic grizzly.
vicinity. because Of his size and ferocity.
CHAPTER x1v.-Dave Turner, sent by
Simon. brides Hudson to swear falsely
concerning the agreement. II brought to
light he knowing It's whereabouts
! CHAPTER xv.-Hudson and Dave visit
the formers traps A wolf. caught in enc,
is dis 'overed by the Killer. Disturbed at
his feast, the brute strikes down Hudson:
Bruce. on his way to Hudson; SHOOTS and
victim. Hudson, learning Bruce's iden-
tity. tries to tell him the hiding place OF
the agreement, but death summons him.
CHAPTER XvI.-Simon. believing Bruce
knows where the document is concealed.
lays plans to trap him.
CHAPTER xvI1.-Dave decoys Linda
and Aunt Elmira from their home. The
man insults Linda and is struck down
by the aged woman. Elmra's son has
been murdered by Dave. and at her COM
rnand. after securely binding the des-
Derado, Linda leaves them alone.
CHAPTER xVIII.-Returning, Bruce
finds note presumably from Linda, tell
Ing him she has been kidnapped by the
Turner'S.
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LINTON SCHOOL NOTES
CONTINUED From Front Page)

= 49, 93.f
tContlnued From Front Page)
~. Wolverton must have had the as
ISSUANCE OF some OF the Halloween
spooks, for raw beans remained on his
knife ct least deep while he walked
the length OF the room and returned.
the ladies' did nearly as well, and
we believe, without the assistance Of
COLLINS The apple-eating contest
was exciting and amusing. Curtis
uDonalds is prize-winner in this. As
an expert in spearing peanuts, Mrs.
Wolverton can show them all About
y o'clock refreShments, consisting Of
pumpkin pie. q Ia mode and hot coffee
were served, after which all repaired
to their homes.
- ~ --.--.s
First Grade
The first grade have their room
decorated for Halloween.
Second Grade 35i7
Frances Ieuwer has been absent
the rast. week With throat t-n,'bIe.
Elsie Pfeihe has been i'll the past
week. ~
Our brownies and witches are cele-
brating Halloween on the sand table.
So --7-- = IL
Third Grade
The third grade reading class are
enjoying the Silent Reading cards,
which they received this week.
The banner for best attendance
came, and third grade won it for the
first six weeks. They hope to keep
it..
The third and fifth grade pupils
memoration OF Roosevelt's birthday.
Third grade Arithmetic class is still
working out their Grocery Store pro-
ject. They had Sc counter on
Thursday.
-----------
Fourth Grade
Pauline Rockwell and Frank Scott.
moved away last week.
Josephine Volk, Alfred Pfeifer and
Arthur Dockter have been absent on
account OF illness.
Our furnace has been fixed so we
nope to nave no more trouble along
thas me.
Ihose having n, had one hundred in
speihng tor the past two weeks are:
hanson Lllllan Ehlst, Esther Kramer,
Doro'ny nrueger, Elslna ochsner, Eli
mon re.tls, h'sener scnen1kenDerger'
ns.ner eaueeer ana Clarence seeman.
nlslna ocnsner mas nad loo all term.
Sl1en Grade
The third and fifth grades jointly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-14
INDUSTRIAL men
MEET SATURDAY
Manufacturers Convention
About TO Open

The second annual convention OF
the manufacturers Of the state In
conjunction with the sand annual
convention o. the Manufacturers as.
sociation Of Washington viii be held
here Saturday. Headquarters In tho
Arctic building win be tho "gc,.to-
gcther~ center during the morning.
Among the speakers AZ luncheon
win be Y. l.. Hutchins. whose topic
viii be Insurance OF Foreign Cred
its"
During the afternoon radio" viii
be demonstrated TO the delegates at
the plant OF tho kilbourne Char K
Manufacturing company. followed by
q visit 20 Aieers Bros. Milling com
nany. and tho evening meeting viii
b held In tho banquet room OF the
l. c. smith Building restaurant.
In addition TO tho annual dinner.
there will be reports from tho re.
spectfve county advisers thrucut the
state. transaction OF official business.
and talks on some Of the now. uniqu.
and important Washington products
by the manufacturers who make
them
Subjects assigned are ss follows,
Agricultural Implements" Roy NJ.
Anderson. trcasurer.managcr. waiia
waiis Iron Works. Canvas Special.
ties" Frank Berry. proprietor. Yaki.
ma Tent a Awning Co.. Vacuum
ized Fruits and Vegetables" Otto
Case. president general manager.
Shepard Fruit Products company.
Nenatchee. Lime W. d Dcmorcst.
treasurer general manager. intcrna.
tionai Lime company. sumas; Grape
juice W. O. Eckert. proprietor. Eek.
srt Fruit company. Detroit. The
Open Door r. y. Eckstrom. man.
sger. Hoquiam Lumber a shinEle
Co. Hoaulafn; Alfalfa Ernest w.
Fry. Prosser: "Min Repairs W. =.
Gamble. pressdent.manaEcr. snohon.
ish Iron Works. ''.suip and Paper.
n. n Gibbs. resident manager. Wash.
ington Pulp A Paper corporation.
Port Angeles. -Just Plain Chocolate. =
" =. Heinrich. treasurer. Washing.
ton Chocolate company. Seattle
Preservation OF Materfais.- II T.
Horrocks. manager. Pacific creosot.
tnS company. Creosote. ''Nlxrr.- r,
r. klumh. proprietor. Capital City
Creamery company. Olympia: "Har.
vesting Machinery" W. A. MacSen.
sie. secretary manager. Spokane
Manufacturing company, Dl.hmar.
~Buiidinx shop Equipment r. O.
M Mechan. secretary. treasurer
Smith Manufactursns company. II
ienseurg: Tractors and Accessories. !.
y. @. Mcintyre. vic~presidensunan-
ar.r. skagit steel a Iron Works
sedro WooIi-y: stone Ruhr Milling, =
9. p. skiIisnxs. treasurer.managsr
BENNETT Milling company. Tacoma,
Wool Products L. r. steslhammsr
vice president manager. Vancouver
Wooden Mills. Vancouver: Lumber
Wastes" W. Van Wocrt. proprietor.
chshahs Toy q Manufacturing Co.
Chehslis.
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los ANGELES. April iS.-Mrs.
signe Auen Walsh. known on the
screen aa 'Seena owen.- today an.
nouneed her intention or fighting
20 tho bitter end" the 500. 600 de
famation OF character suit filed
against her by Esteile Taylor, also
a picture favorite,
Mrs, Walsh filed a demurrer 20
Miss rayior's complaint. alleging
certain ~ the charges 60 be too vague
and denying the assertion that she
hired two men 10 enter the home
who're her husband. George Walsh.
and Mis-. Taylor were alleged 20 have
been living.
She Also denied that she had at.
tempted 60 extort $4,000 from her
husband
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-14
HARDING OUT
FOR BIG NAVY

WASHINGTON. April is.--Prest
dent Harding today came out fatty
In favor Of a navy Of Sc 900 men
and seains, the slash 20 $1,000 as
provided By tho house appropriations
committee In the naval appropriation
bill
The presidents action was taken
In letter 10 Representative Long.
worth. Ohio. Tho text Of N. letter
was kept . close secret but -big
navy" advocates plan to spring :, as
tho trump cara against thu little
navy" forces IA tho house debate
late today or tomorrow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-14
California Crews
Leave for Seattle

BERKELEY, Cal. April 1.-THE
University OF California freshman
and varsity crews lett here today for
their weeks work out on Lake Wash.
ington prior 20 their annual regatta
with the University OF Washington.
The California crews are In good
share. with ono exception. Capt Dan
Mcmillan. OF the varsity. MCMILLAN
strained muscle In the last days
rowing. and Il IL very doubtful
whether he viii pun an oar In the
race
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Bureau of
Mis- sing
Relatives

oA~ - ~ 70
rh~ star fsvfses ffs r~~ders 10 .s> THE
department. an AID N fndisx ntsslng
relatives % friends The a~vartneas 10
ssesss,ed. Ths.s rss.. , ,s,s a =
sri~sds are misssag are lavif>d ~ r~p.rs
the dssspp>assnss directly to The Star.
Readers ~hs may knew the whereabouts
nrisssrs are requested siss TO r~psrt ta
The stsr- Oth~x newsva pers are Invited
70 reproduce seeh hems - vii inf~re~s
thsis eom munifiesl
ERNEST BAILEY-pecsuss ne r.
unknown at Iss5 Market st. wher.
the message is addressed. Frn.s,
Bailey In unaware OF q telegram held
for him a, III. main office of West.
srr Union The message concerns
the death Of Mrs. Montgomery
Turner, at Oxford. Pa
HERMAN HAGE-ses.i.u-ut Of
an estate In held up until Herman
Hsre. who started FOR Seattle in
February. 1919. according TO his sis
ter. Anna HaEe. apartment 10t.
1908 10Th A. ~. W.. Washington.
d. c.
CHEs,fER BAILARD-rnforrls-
tion infreeard 20 Chcsus-r Ballard.
brother Of Miss Anna Woods Ballard.
of New York. VIII be forwarded 20
her II communicated to John l..
Proctor at the seaboard National
bank. Seattle. Ballard was last
heard from recently when an IN
dated letter. written on the station.
cry Of the Hotel Tacoma. ~. Jack
son st. Seattle. was received by the
sister.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-14
Daugherty Hopeful
on Coal Situation

WASHINGTON. April H. ~ En-.
couraging Developments" in the coal
strike situation were reported 20
President Harding today by Attorney
General Daugherty.
There are Indications that efforts
are being made in the various fields
to get the miners and operators TO
gether for a settlement" Daugherty
said after g lengthy conference with
the president
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-14
Waterhouse Hits
High Tariff Wall

We can't efficiently maintain our
foreign trade II high tariff wall f.
erected declared Frank waterhouss.
president Of the Chamber Of Com
merce. who addressed faculty and
students Of the college Of business
administration in the university gym
nasium Thursday night.
'Tf the Pacific Northwest r. 20
develop" he said, this section must
build up Industries 80 that there may
be diversified Import and export
trade
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The naFns kerney, as applied 10
cloth. l. corruption Of Jersey.
where this material was first pro
dueed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-20
BOY
MAKES RECORD
As DEBATER

FULTON, Mo-, April t5.-William
Walker johnson Of Mexico, was a
member of the Westminster College
debating team that defeated a team
from the Colorado Agricultural Col
,lege Of Fort Collins, Colo, in a de-
bate at Fulton, Tuesday night. The
Aggie team was one Of the best
heard in Fulton in recent years and
this was only the second defeat they
have suffered out of thirteen debates
they have engaged in on their eastern
trip.
Johnson has developed into one of
the most forceful speakers heard in
Fulton in sometime. He is especially
strong in rebuttal and several of
Westminsters victories were won
thru his excellence on rebuttal.
johnson will be a member of the
Westminster team which will meet
Central College nexr week in a tri-
angular debate which includes Culver
Stockton. The question win again
be Resolved; that the Closed Shop
should be adopted in American In
dustry.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-20
HARDIN FUNDS
COMING N
EVERY DAY

The announcement that Hardin
College would build a 100000 dor
mitory this year has resulted in a
ready response from those who sub
scribed funds toward the expansion
of the school during the campaign
held some time ago. President s. J.
Vaughn reports that from 5000 to
$500 a day is being received through
the mail from subscribers.
The plan for the new building will
be completed within a few days and
will be ready to submit to contractors
fortheir bids. 1t is the plan to have
work start as soon as possible this
spring in order that the building win
be ready for occupancy when school
opens in the Fall.
The management of the school un-
der President Vaughn has been most
successful and the people of Mexico
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-04-20
PERSONS BECAME
MEMBERS OF METHODIST
CHURCH HERE EASTEE

Easter Sunday was a big day for
the Methodist Church in Mexico. Be-
sides record attendance at Sunday
School and Church, a large number
became members of the organization.
The attendance at Sunday School
was 552 people. There were 100
men to hear Professor Rhodus. The
cantata in the evening directed by
Miss Maude Wallace was one of the
best ever given in the Methodist
church. The decorations were elab-
crate. The Monday Music Club gave
a beautiful basket of cut flowers.
There have been 115 people won to
Christian life and for membership in
the church since the conference year
began. During the two and n half
years of the present pastorate 416
people have presented themselves for
church membership.