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The Snowflake herald., 1922-10-06
THE KILLERS CHARGE TOO LATE

The bear reared snang NTH wra but for moment
dared charge The sudden appearance the girl and the horse
held him momentarly at bay The girl the ground IN
leap fred again. thrust her through the loop of the bride
rein SIDE The we blade that she carried
in her left hand SlaShcd at his bonds
The horse pungng seemed jerk her body back and forth
and endless seconds seemed By before the last of the thongs
SeUered In reality the whoe unbeeUably Wt
The helped her all he could Uup into the saddle she
commanded
the pistol CRACKED Then the horse broke and
frenzy of terror Bruce full the saddle By then and
at the first leap has swep out to the girl the ground
beside him. He swung her towards him. and at the time her
hands caught at the Grng back Of the saddle Never had her fine
young strength been put to greater test than when she pulled
herself up to position of security.
The Killers charge had fen seconds too ate
hethe the heroine and grizzly
which dominates than in he Strength Of the
stirring the where
civilized small But the right kind of
strength her strength BY the girls cabin stands
the its strength
gives odds the evil
that him and the girl he loves
Medford He attract attention 1916 he
his In 1921 he
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The Snowflake herald., 1922-10-06
CHAPTER ii

Before the gray dawn came over the
land Bruce Duncan had started west
ward. He had no self-amazement at
the lightning decision. He was only
strangely and deeply exultant.
The reasons why went too deep
within him to be easily seen. In the
first place, 1t was adventure-and
Bruce's life had not been very adven-
turous heretofore Then there was
sense of immeasurable relief at his
sudden and unexpected freedom from
the financial problems his father had
left. He would have no more consul
tations with impatient creditors, no
more would he strive to gather to-
gether the ruins of the business, and
attempt to salvage the small remain
ing fragments of his fathers fortune.
He had no plans, he didn't know which
way to turn. All at once, through the
message that Barney had brought him,
he had seen a clear trail ahead. 1t
was something to do, something at
last that mattered
Finally there remained the eminent
fact that this was an answer to his
dream. He was going toward Linda,
at last. The girl had been the one
living creature in his memory that he
had cared for and who cared for him
the one person whose interest in him
was real. Linda, the little "spitfire"
of his bOyhoOd, had suddenly become
the one reality in his world, and as he
thought of her, his memory reviewed
the few impressions he mad retained
of his childhood.
First was the Square house-the
rphanage-where the Woman had
turned him over to the nurse in
charge. Sometimes, when tobacco
smoke was heavy upon him, Bruce
could catch very dim and fieeting
glimpse of the Woman's face. 1t was
only a glimpse, only the faintest blur
In half-tone, and then quite gone. Yet
he never, gave up trying.
The few times that her memory
picture did come to him, it brought
a number OF things with it. One of
them was great and Overwhelming
realization Of some terrible tragedy
and terror the nature of which he
could not even guess.
"She's been through fire." the nurse
told the doctor when he came in and
the door had closed behind the Woman
Bruce did remember these words, be-
cause many years elapsed before he
completely puzzled them out The
nurse hadn't meant such fires as swept
through the far-spread evergreen
forests of the Northwest. 1t was some
The Snowflake herald., 1922-10-06

He had only a few minutes to wait
then Barney Wegan tapped at his
door. This man was bronzed by the
sun, never more fit, never straighter
and taller and more 1.-THE. He had just
come from the far places. The en-
barrassment that Bruce had detected
in his voice was in his face and man.
ner, too.
you'll think Pm crazy for routing
you out at this time of night, Bruce"
he began. "And I'm going to get this
matter off my chest as soon as possible
and let you go to bed. It's all batty,
anyway. But l was cautioned by all
the devils of the deep to see you-the
moment I came here"
cigarettes on the smoking stand -
Bruce said steadily. "And tell away"
"But tell me something first. Was
Duncan your real father? If he was,
I'll know I'm up wrong tree. / don't
mean to be personal"
''He wasn't. l thought you knew 1t.
My real father is something like you
something of mystery"
II won't be a mystery long. He's
not, eh-that's what The old hag said
Excuse me, old man, for saying 'hag'
But she vas one, If there is any such.
Lord knows who she is, or whether or
not she's relation of yours. But I'll
begin at the beginning. You know
was way back on the Oregon frontier
back In the Cascades / was fishing
for steelhead In a river they call the
Rogue. While way up on the upper
waters heard of place called Trails
End-a place where wise men do not
CO."
And Of course you went?"
"Of course. The name sounds silly
now, but it won't if you ever go there.
There are only a few families, Bruce,
miles and miles apart, in the whole
region. And it's enormous-no one
knows how big. Just ridge on ridge
One day my gui stopped at broken
down old cabin on the hillside for a
drink Of water. l was four miles
away in camp. The guide came back
and asked me if / was from this very
city.
II told him yes, and asked him why
he wanted to know. He said that this
old woman sent word, secretly, to
The Snowflake herald., 1922-10-06
CHAPTER III

There had not been time to make In
quiry as to the land Bruce was going
to. He only knew one thing-that
it was the wilderness. The fact that
he had no business plans for the future
and no financial resources except a
few hundred dollars that he carried
in his pocket did not matter one way
or another. He was willing to spend
all the money he had; after 1t was
gone, he would take up some work in
life anew.
He had a moments wonder at the
effect his departure would have upon
the financial problem that had been
his fathers sole legacy to him. He
laughed a little as he thought Of it.
But the idea that others also-having
no business relations with his father
might be interested in this western
journey Of his did not even occur
to him.
But the paths men take, seemingly,
with wholly different aims, crisscross
The Snowflake herald., 1922-10-06

nable." he said significantly. "But I'll
take the little beggar, anyway"
And thus Bruce went to the cold
fireside of the Duncans-a house in
a great and distant city where, in the
years that had passed, many things
scarcely worth remembering had tran
spired. 1t was a gentleman's house
as far as the meaning of the word
usually goes-and Bruce had been af-
forded a gentleman's education. There
was also, for a while, certain amount
Of rather doubtful prosperity, a wom-
an who died after a few months of
casual interest In him, and many,
many hours Of almost overwhelming
loneliness. Also there were many
thoughts such as are not especially
good for the spirits of growing boys.
The place where the Duncans lived
was house, but under no liberal in
depreciation Of the word could it be
called a home. There was nothing
homelike In 1t to little Bruce
The other lasting memory was of
Linda. She represented the one liv-
ing creature in all his assemblage of
phantoms-the one person with whom
he could claim real kinship. He had
done bold thing, after his first few
years with the Duncans. He planned
it long and carried it out with infinite
care as to details. He wrote to Linda.
in care of the superintendent of the
orphanage.
The answer only deepened the
mystery. Linda was missing. Whether
she had run away, or whether some
one had come by in a closed car and
carried her off as she played on the
lawns, the superintendent could not
tell. They had never been able to
trace her. He had been fifteen then,
a tall boy with rather unusual muscu-
lar development, and the girl was
eleven. And in the year nineteen hun
dred and twenty, ten years after the
reply to his letter, Bruce had heard
no word from her. He had given up
all hope of ever hearing from her
again. "My little sister," he said
softly to a memory. Then bitterness
"a whole black flood of it-would
come upon him. "Good Lord, / don't
even know that she was my sister,"
But now he was going to find her
and his heart was full of Joy and eager
anticipation.
The Snowflake herald., 1922-10-06
The Strength Of the Pine

sturdy fellow" he said, as Bruce was
ushered in.
The mans eyes travelled slowly from
the chiIds curly head to his rapidly
growing feet; but no CLEAN of inter
est came into the thin face. II sup
pose he'll do-as good as any. 1t was
the wife's idea, anyway, you know.
What about parentage? Anything de-
cent at all?"
The superintendent seemed to wait
a long time before answering. Little
Bruce, already full of secret conjec-
lures as to his own parentage, thought
that some key might be given him at
last "There is nothing that we can
tell you, Mr.. Duncan" he said at
last "a woman brought him here
with an infant girl-when he was
about four. 1 suppose she was his
mother-and she didn't wait to talk
to me. The nurse said that she wore
outlandish clothes and had plainly had
hard time"
"But she didn't wait-w
"She dropped her children and fed"
A cold little smile flickered at the
mans lips. "It looks rather dam
The Snowflake herald., 1922-10-06
By EDISON MARSHALL
Author of '.The Voice of the Pack"

81 told her there might be several
Newton Duncans in city this size.
You should have seen the pain grow
on her. face. After so long, after so
longp she cried, in the queerest, Sob
bing way. Then she took heart and
began again.
"'This Newton Duncan had SON
a foster-son-named Bruce she told
me. And then / said l knew you.
"You can't imagine the change that
came over her. l thought she'd die
of heart failure The whole thing,
Bruce-if you must know-gave me
the creeps Tell him to come here,
she begged me. Don't lose moment.
AS soon as you get home, tell him to
come here
"Of course / asked why she hadn't
written to Duncan. The answer was
simple enOugh-that she didn't know
how to write. Those in the mountains
that could write wouldn't, or couldn't
she was trifle vague on that point
dispatch letter. Something is up
Bruce, and l don't know what. But
she said-for you to come back and
find-Linda."
Bruce suddenly leaned forward
The brown face had grown quite
white.
"What else did she say?" Bruce
asked He spoke slowly-with evident
difficulty.
Barney answered with the same
slowness-each word distinct. For
you to come-and she made me swear
to tell yOu-On the first train. That
there was no time to lose" The mans
voice broke and changed. isn't that
queer, Bruce?"
Bruce slowly stiffened; the only sign
of emotion was one that even Barney'S
eyes, trained to the dimness of the will
derneSS, failed to see. It was just an
ever-tightening clasp of his hands over
the chair arms until the blue veins
stood out. There was nothing else
about him to INDICATE that the dead
had spoken to him-that one of the
great dreams of his life was coming
true. He spoke rather painfully. did
did you get the idea that the old
woman was Linda 2"
Il didn't get that idea," Barney an
swered. "She spoke of Linda as she
might young girl"
"And how do. you get there"
"Buy a ticket for Deer Creek, in
southern Oregon" There was no need
for Bruce to write the name 1t was
branded, ineffaceably, in his conscious
ness. "Then take up the long road
Of the Divide, clear to little store
Martins, they call it-fifty miles back.
Then ask directions from there AK,
she told me to tell you, for Mrs. Ross"
Bruce leaped up and turned swiftly
through the door, Barney called a
question to his vanishing figure Just
for an instant Bruce curned-his dark
eyes glowing beneath his straight
brOwS.
I'm phoning- asking for reserva-
tions on the first train west," he an
Swered.
The Snowflake herald., 1922-10-06

every stranger that came to fish or
hunt in the region of Trails End,
wanting to know if they came from
here. l was the first one that an
swered yes And the guide said
that she wanted me 60 come to her
cabin and see her.
II went-anG l won't describe to you
how she looked. I'll let you see for
yourself, If you care to follow out her
instructions. And now the strange
part comes In. The old witch raised
her arm, pointed her cane at me, and
asked me if / knew Newton Duncan.
The Snowflake herald., 1922-10-06
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The American Jewish world., 1922-11-24
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD
Religious School


At the assembly of the Religious
School coming Sunday at 1890
o'clock, Rabbi Kleinman will give
Biblical talk to the children, illus
trated by stereopticon slides.
Thanksgiving Ball
The committee in charge Of the an
nual Thanksgiving Ball, Of Tenn
pie Aaron, at the St. Paul Hotel,
November 10Th Thanksgiving eve),
reports that nothing has been left
undone to make the affair the
most successful social event Of
the year. The sale of tickets has
been large and there is every indica-
tion that the Hebrew School fund will
be augmented largely by the affair.
Adult History Class
"The Spanish Period in Jewish
History" will be the topic at the Adult
Jewish History Class, at Temple
Aaron, Tuesday evening, November
28th, at 8 o'clock. The class will
meet this week on Tuesday evening
instead of Wednesday so that the
class members can attend the Temple
Aaron annual ball.
Rabbi Kleinman Addresses Commune
ty Chest Workers
Rabbi Philip Kleinman was the
guest on Wednesday last at the noon
luncheon of the Community Chest
workers held in the main dining hall
of the Athletic Club. Rabbi Klein
man gave very inspiring talk, ap-
pealing to the workers to be sold on
the job, and make every sacrifice to
put the campaign over the top.
Rattle Nets $4,000
Mrs. H. Rosenbaum, 693 Hague
avenue, reports that the rattle of
ladies' gold watch netted $4,000,
which will be forwarded to war
stricken people at Cracow, Poland.
Mrs. J. S. Tatkin won the watch.
The American Jewish world., 1922-11-24
JUDGE WILLIS DENOUNCES KU
KLUX KHAN

In very interesting address de-
1ivered at the first open forum meet
ing of the Bnai Birth last Monday
evening, Hon. John W. Willis de-
nounced the activities of the Ku Klux
Klan, as opposed to all the fundamen-
tails of American democratic princi-
pies and Government. Over $50 per-
sons attended the meeting, which was
held at the Aleph Beth Club. Mr.. A.
III. Cross, representing the Communi-
ty Chest, delivered very inspiring
and interesting talk. Musical enter
tainment was furnished by Miss Ger
trude Makiesky, soprano, accom-
panied by her sister, Dorothy Ma
kiesky, Melvin Silver, who played
several violin selections, accompan-
led by his sister, Mrs. William Cohen,
and the "Bimbo Sisters" Miss Rose
Fineberg and Julia Barr, accompan-
led by Elinor Kaufman, who favored
the audience with several numbers
The American Jewish world., 1922-11-24
JEWISH TEAM LEADING IN CHEST
CAMPAIGN

The only exclusively Jewish team
appointed to solicit in the Community
Chest campaign, which is headed by
Milton Firestone, captain, has been
turning in splendid reports, and dur
ing the first few days of the cam
paign, the team was awarded addi-
tional voluntary pledges in substan-
tial amounts, which had been re-
ceived before the campaign started,
as prize for obtaining the largest
amount of increased pledges over
those of the previous year. Many
Jewish business men of the city have
been active in the solicitation work
and in the speaking campaign.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-30

The old adage that. Love sur mounts all obstacles" again proved its worth, Thursday, when pretty and vivacious Margaret Halwick, 15, of 923 Kossuth street packed her bag and set out for Waldon, N. Y-, where late in the afternoon she married Arthur Jackson. 26. a member of the police force in that town
 Send Love Letters.
 Peg" formerly lived with her par ents there, coming to Bridgeport. but a short while ago. During her resi- dence there she became attached to Jackson with the result that when her fathers business called him to Bridge port and he decided that he would take his family, Peg promised Arthur that she would write Letters couched in terms of endearment, passed be- tween them. with the ultimate result that Jackson professing his profound love for the girl, asked her to come to WaIdon where they might marry and settle down.
 On the morning of the zSth, Mrs. Halwick failing to get an answer from her danEhferss room xIhen ahe
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-30
Attorney Makes Touching Plea
 For Clients

The Liberty Mfg. Company was denied the motion to have time ex tension to redeem the >11orrgage of $55,000 held against the company by the City National Bank. Attorney F. J. McManus appearing for the company before Judge Isaac Wolfe in the Superior Court today made a very touching appeal for his clients. He stated that the stock in the com pany was owned by Polish people many of whom have been out of unable to keep the company in capi- tal
 He stated that the shares of $50 each were held by these working men and that about 1900 of the 2200 shares were owned by people who owned one or two shares. and that the remainder of the stock was own ed by people controlling B. or 5 shares each.
 was given as s135,o00 divided as fol- lows: Building $72,000; land s13,- 900; machinery, s42,000 and other materials, SS,000.
 Judge Carl Foster appearing for the City National Bank declared that the bank had no intention of taking over the property for the claim if the defendants in the action could make definite arrangement. He de- clared that they had not attem pted to do so and that they mad continual then failed to keep these agreements. He cited a case where he was forced to threaten the company with suit in order to collect a minor claim.
 Judge Wolfe then decided the case in favor of the bank.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-30
Alderman Kelly
 Resigns rom
 Dairy Position

Alderman Eugene c. J. Kelly of the Third district resigned his pos ton as secretary-tre of the Farmers Dairy Go. it became known today. The Mitchell Dairy Go, prominent milk dealers of the city, recently ac- quired the Farmers Dairy plant and will install a force of employees of their own, it is said
 The resignation of Alderman Kelly will take effect next week Mir. Kelly said today that he had several offers of positions with accounting firms but as yet has not decided which he will take. Friends of MT. Kelly stated to- day that he will esta bliSh publ'c c accountants office, though MT. Kelly would not confirm this report
 He has been connected with the Farmers Dairy for the past two years and has held the responsible position of Secretary-treasrer. MT. Kelly ten dered his resignation soon after the Michell people took over the plant. He will take a rest of several weeks previous to taking up other duties
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-30
Check Book Only Article Left In
 Yule's s Valises

Further investigation by Attorney Theodore Steiber, of the satchelS supposed to have contained the jew els and valuaibles of Christopher Yule and his wife, victims of a Paris-Len- don airpIane crash April T. last, re- vea1s the fact that the thieves who footed the valises of the watches, dia- monds and jewels of the victims of the tragic air crash, left only an American Express Co, check book This book as found Yule after the accident and blood spots are plainly see on it. This is the only thing of value left by the thieves who are believed to be European thieves or gang of international crooks, operating on liners plying between this country and France. The thieves left the check book because they could not cash the checks and would have been caught if they did attempt to cash them.
 Yule's signature is 2 very peculiar one and could never be duplicated even by a clever Jim the Pennaan.'' The cheeks are all signed before the book is issued, in the presence of of ficials of 9 bank. When presented for payment they must be counter signed The thieves refused to take a chance No word has been received from Custom authorities or express officials relative to the missing yaIu- abIes
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-30
Mother Denies Children Were
 Like Dirty Rats

Violently denying that her children were dirty like rats" Mrs. Elizabeth Kutzenacker, High street, this city, caused a stormy scene at a hearing before Judge Paul Miller of the Pro- bate Court on a petition filed by William L. Kurtzenacker, her hus- band, asking her removal as natural guardian of their two children, Will jam L. Jr.. aged II. and Viola M., aged '.
 The hearing was one of the storm jest before the court in some time and was of a more sensational nature than the NorthroD hearing. At the hearing, which was hel- yesterday afternoon, Mrs. M. Shurjy of Fair field testified that the children were .tdirty like rats" The mother of the children caused a stormy sccuc anc nearly brought about Est fight.
 After peace was restored the hear ing went On in a calm manner The father charges intemDerance, abuse and non-support while the mother set up a counter charge or intemper- ance abuse and non-Support. The father wants sole custody of the children and states that II he is given their custody he will take them to New Haven. Decision was reserved by Judge Miller. In the meantime thee hildren are with their mother at the High street home.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-30
|DanburyLine
 A Menace To Auto Traffic
Receiver Declares It Will Take One Month to Remove Ties and Rails.

The aong-sought removal of the rails and ties on the Danbury and Bethel Street Railway is soon to be a reality. Judge Isaac Wolfe in the Superior Court today ordered the re- ceiver of the company, J. Moss Ives, to remove the ties and rails which have made the road unsafe for auto mobilists for the past few years.
 Below Standard.
 Charles J. Bennett, coms1:ss1oner Judge Wolfe that the strip of road between the town line of Bridgeport and running up to Newtown was not only unsafe as to Instructions but that it was also too narrow. TT accord
 Receiver Ives for the company stated that he had been in conference with Lucius $. Storrs, pressoent O. the Connecticut Company. and With J. B. Potter, local manager of the company and he had been told that there is possibility" of the Con necticut Company operating the road portion from Bridgeport to the top Of OK Hill in Trumbul1.
 Funds Available.
 Con1missbone Bennett representing g the State Highway Commission told the court that funds have been avail able for over a year With which to carry on the work of repairing the trackage with a good standard type of road construction and that the road would be widened from the present width of 14 feet to width of Is or possibly 20 feet between Bridgeport and Long Hill.
 When asked if the road between Long Hill and Newtown was not in just as bad shape as the road from Long Hill to Bridgeport, Comnis- sioner Bennett declared: ''The road IS in probably as bad shape in the other length but it is not as narrow D
 D. Fairchild Wheeler, president of the Bridgeport Land and Title Com pany when called upon to testify as to the condition of the road declared: "The tracks are laid right up against the asphalt road and the ties are partially under this asphalt portion. This has caused a heaving condition
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