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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-11-01
THE KILLERS CHARGE TOO LATE

The bear reared narling NTH wrat, but for moment
dared mt charge The sudden of the girl and The horse
ed him mome"tary at bay The girl swung the ground
one feap fred again. thrust her through the loop Of the bride
~ then %n at Bruces SIDE The white 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
Nas scuerd In reality the whole unbeieraby swt
The man helped her all he could Upup into the sadde she
commanded
Once the pistol cracked Then the horse broke and
IN frenzy Of terror Bruce full in the saddle by then and
even at the first leap his swep out to the girl the ground
beside him. He swung her toward him. and at the time her
hands caught at the arng back of the saddle Never had her fine
young strength been put to greater test than uhsn she pulled
herself up to position Of security
The Killers charge had few seconds too late
Here them-the grizzly
which 1.-THE Strength Of the Pines
For this stirring the wilderness.
makes civilized right kind Of
stands
sentinel its strength
evil
him
This MarshaI He's native of
He attention 1915 he
stories. In 1921 he the first
York
Strength Of the Pines" will his public has been
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-11-01

He had only 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 I'm crazy for routing
you out at this time of night, Bruce"
he began. "And I'm going to get this
matter of. 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. I thought you knew 1t.
My real father is something like you
| something of a mystery"
Il won't be a mystery long. He's
not, eh-that's what the old hag said.
Excuse me. old man, for saying nag
But she was one, II there is any such.
Lord knows who she is, or whether or
not she's a relation Of yours. But I'll
begin at the beginning. You know l
was way back on the Oregon frontier
F! back in the Cascades. l 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 60 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 guide stopped at broken
down old cabin ON the hillside for a
drink of water. I was four miles
away in camp. The guide came back
and asked me If was from this very
city.
IF told him yes, and asked him why
he wanted to know. He said that this
old woman sent word, secretly, to
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-11-01
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 a
sense of Unreasonable 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 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 i'spitfire''
of his boyhood, had suddenly become
the one reality in bis world, and as he
thought of her, his memory reviewed
the few impressions he had retained
of his childhood.
First was the Square house-the
orphanage-where the Woman haG
turned him over to the nurse In
charge. Sometimes, when tobacco
smoke was heavy upon him. Bruce
could catch a very dim and fieetine
| 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, 1t brought
a number Of things with 1t. One OF
them was a great and overwhelming
realization Of some terrible tragedy
and terror the nature Of which hs
could not even guess.
"She's been through fire." the nurse
told the doctor when he came In anC
the door had closed behind the Woman
Bruce did remember these words, be
cause many years elapsed before h
completely puzzled them out. Tit
nurse hadn't meant such fires as sweep
through the far-spread ever-greei
forests Of the Northwest. II was SOM
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-11-01
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
1t 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 it 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. criascrosl
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-11-01
The Strength of the Pines

sturdy fellow" he said, as Bruce was
ushered in.
The mans eyes travelled slowly from
the child's 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 parentagei Anything de-
cent at allT'
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 gi-en 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
a hard time"
| "But she didn't wait"
"She dropped her children and fed.
| A cold little smile flickered at the
mans Lips "It looks rather DAM
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-11-01

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
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 at
forded a gentleman's education. There
was also, for a while, certain amount
of rather doubtful prosperity, wom-
an who died after q 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 a house, but under no liberal In
depreciation of the word could it be
called a home. There was nothing
homelike In II 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 a bold thing. after his first few
years with the Duncans. He planned
1t long and carried 1t 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
bred 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, I don't
even know that she was my sister,
But now he was going to find hel
and his heart was full of joy and eager
anticipation.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-11-01
By EDISON MARSHALL


II 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
long! she cried, In the queerest, sob
bling way. Then she took heart and
began again.
"Thls Newton Duncan had son
a foster-son-named Bruce she told
me. And then I said 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 a moment.
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 a trifle vague on that point
dispatch letter. Something is up,
Bruce, and I 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 ole
woman was Linda?"
II didn't get that idea," Barney an
swered. "She spoke of Linda as she
might young girl"
And how do you get thereT
Buy a ticket for Deer Greek. iI
southern Oregon" There was no neet
for Bruce to write the name. It wa:
branded, neffaceably, in his conscious
ness. Then take up the long roat
of the Divide. clear to little store
Martins, they call fifty miles back
Then ask directions from there. Ask
she told me to tell you, for Mrs. Ross
Bruce leaped up and turned swift!
through the door. Barney called ,
question to his vanishing figure. Jus
I for an instant Bruce rurned-his darl
eyes glowing beneath his straigh
, browS.
, I'm 'phoning-asking for reserva
, lions on the first train west" he an
. swered.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-11-01

every stranger that came to fish or
hunt in the region Of Trails End,
wanting to know II they came from
here. 1 was the first one that an
swered yes And the guide said
that she wanted me 70 come to her
cabin and see her.
II went-and won't describe to you
how she looked. I'll let you see for
yourself. II 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 II I knew Newton Duncan.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-11-01
sAt last-at last" she cried.
'You've come at last"
lTo BE coNrINuED1

This Earth's Fourth Warm Period.
About $1,000 years ago Ice began
to cover the northern part, of the
United states and all OF Canada for
the fourth and last time. We are now
living IN tia fourth warm period
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19
INJUNCTION AGAINST
MINERS is PROLONGED

Charleston, w. Va, Aprfil 19.---
In continuing for ten days the
temporary restraining order
against II rther activities of Off
cials and members of the United
Mine Workers In the Winding Gulf
field, Judge George w. McClintic
yesterday made no decision of mo-
Htions Of operators who are SEEK
ing temporary injunction or
union members who seek to have
the restraining order dismissed.
He declared that In view OF
three similar cases, brought by
operators of New River. Raleigh
and Fayette and Kanawha fields.
which are set for hearing April "a, !,
he would make no decision with
out further time for consideration.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19
For Cold ON the Chest

Musterolc is easy to apply and Il
does not blister like the old-fashioncti
mustard plaster.
Mustcrole is clean, white ointment.
made with oil ofmustard. Simply mas
sage It in gently with the finger tips.
Youw be delighted to seehowquickiy
it brings relief.
Get Musteroie at your drug store.
$50 Csc, jars q tubcsS hospital size, So.
BETTER THAN A MUSTARD PLASTER
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19
Halls Ferry

Halls Ferry, April 19-Mr. and
Mrs. ]. A. Lankford of Portland
were last weekend visitors at the
home of their mother Mrs. Lulu
Landlord.
Mr.. Leslie Judd has been re-
ceiving congratulations upon the
arrival of an 8 pound baby boy
Ito be named Paul Arthur. Mrs
Judd is at the home of her mother
Mrs. Berndt of Liberty at present
A. H. Barks recently purchased
a new tractor and cultivator but
due to the rainy weather he has
been unable to use it only on q
few demonstrations. He also has
a large brooder house full of lit
tie chicks and another incubator
soon to hatch.
The Ladies Aid of the M. E
church met at the home of Mrs
w. A. Shelton Wednesday after
noon. After very important Dusl-
ness meeting, in which Mrs. G. S
Bowman was elected president, ts
fill the vacancy caused by Mrs
J. Anderson's resignation, work
was commenced on the secont
quilt made by the aid.
The Halls Ferry M. e. Sunday
school is improving in every way
We are having large average
attendance every Sunday and
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19

much interest in shown In the
scripture verses given each sun
day. The children giving theirs
In an excellent manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. +. Townsend
and small son, Donald, were Sun
day visitors at the Godfrey Hoff-
mann home near Liberty.
Mr.. /. M. Stout is building
brooder house for his small brood
of chickens which he reports are
doing nicely.
Miss Laura Schwab has been on
the sick list this week with bad
cold.
The Epworth League will give
an entertainment at the school
house Friday evening, April 81,
Pie will be served for refresh
ments EVERYBODY is cordially in
vited to attend.
The Royal Workers class held
their monthly social last Friday
evening at the home Of Miss FL
ma Bowerman. The evening was
spent with games and at a late
hour refreshments were served
All present reported an excellent
time.
A fine Easter program was CIV
en- at the school house Sunday af-
ternoon by the Sunday school.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19
West Salem

Little Ruth Raymond who un'
derwent an operation for the re-
moving of her tonsils and adnoids
is getting along nicely.
Dorothy Miller visited friends
in Salem Sunday.
Mrs. Bell, on Rosemond Ave.
has improved her property, by
calcamining the house through
out.
Albert Timmel has moved from
Edgewater stret to third street.
William Poole, of Halbrook
Pink Fulton of Hubbard and Mr.
Mrs. Macs of Amity were house
guests at the Richardson home
recently.
Captain Moores and family Of
the Salvation Army held prayer
meeting at the home of Mrs. s. A
Leach, Monday evening.
Mrs. Clara Pearce Smith was
the quest of Lula Russell Thurs
day.
The Methodist church held
services every evening of the past
week in commemoration of Pas
sion week. The minister, Alex
ander Hawthorne, conducted all
Of these meetings but two, when
Rev. Bagnell Of Salem, assisted
him, on Wednesday evening, and
Rev. Ranton of Livesley, an old
pastor of Wess Salem M. e
church, gave a very spiritual ano
interesting address ON Friday ev-
ening. He was assisted in the
services by the Livesley quartet
Frank Walters who has been
staying with Mr.. Shields has NOV
ed over to Salem.
A. H. Nichols of Dayton, spent
Thursday at the Edd Brock res
idence.
Little Lois Fouts, who had the
misfortune of falling and getting
her neck hurt, is not dangerous
injured.
Glenn Russell and Jennie BesI
were among those who attended
the Woodman lodge entertain
ment, Friday evening.
G. D. Wood and wife of Amity
spent Monday at the DR.. Matthias
home.
Delbert Moore had the rare op-
portunity of hearing, at Portland
The skilled violinist, Kriss Kreist-
Ter, the past week.
Little Phebe Hawthorne who
mas been confined to her bed fo1
the past week is able to be
around again.
Albert Timmel who has spent
fortnight at Marion has retarn-
ed home again.
Mrs. Wilson of third street en-
.ertalned the following guests
rom oswego, Sunday: Mrs. Ma
Oel Haines and daughter. Francis,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19
0)NFERENCE.0
WAGE SCHEDULE
RESUMED AGAIN

Nav York, April 19.-The an
,..cite miners and operators joint
',hcommittee on wage contract
~ rotia.ions has re-opened con-
~ sonces which began two weeks
hafore the strike was called April
Z rhe issues Of the strike have
y. vet been defined, according tc
nambers of the subcommittee
Although the operators have re-
h1sed pointblank to grant the
miners' 10 demands for higher
mages and altered, working con-
s,.ions they have declined te
make specific their counter de-
mands.
All Of the 10 demands have been
admitted, one by one, by the
miners delegates. In rebuttal
~ operators have challenged foui
~ the demands, leaving 15 yet te
be considered.
The crux of the situation is ex-
nected to be reached the latei
mart of the week when the opera.
tors indicate they will make the
percentage of reduction in wages
they will ask the strikers to ac-
cept.
In the meantime the public
elamor for anthracite coal, which
onerators had predicted would de-
yelop as soon as the strike became
a fact, has failed to materialize
The reserve stocks, first estimated
TO be sufficient for about ten
weeks, remain almost intact, pro-
ducers announced today.
Anthracite is going begging,
said New York broker today
ave can't dispose of it at any
price. We can't even give it away.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19
BAD BREATH
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove 1t

Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sub
Etute for calomel, act gently on the
bowels and positively do the work.
PEOPLE afflicted with bad breath find
gmck relief through DR.. Edwards Olive
tablets. The pleasant, sugar-coated
tablets are taken for bad breath by all
Eho know them.
=, Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets act gen.
uy but firmly on the bowels and liver,
STIMULATING them to natural action,
g.earlng the blood and gently purifying
He entire system. They do that which
dangerous calomel does without any Of
me pad after effects.
All the benefits of nasty, sickening.
Rlplng cathartics are derived from
". Edwards Olive Tablets without
srlplng, pain or any disagreeable effects
Dr. F. M. Edwards discovered the
i,grmula after seventeen years of prac-
uce among patients afflicted with bowe
g sno liver complaint, with the attendant
Olive Tablets are purely a vegetable
onpound mixed with olive oil; yol
VII know them by their olive color
Iake one or two every night for weel
NC note the effect. 15c and 30c.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Johnson
and children and Gilbert Haines.

MI. ana MIS-. CllIIOrQ Johnson
and children and Gilbert Haines
Mrs. Frackes visited her neice,
Mrs. Robinson of Salem, Sunday
Mrs. Billings, on Edgewater
street, is having extensive i'm
provements made on her house,
in the way of additions of one
room and papering and calcimin-
ing all of the rooms.
Miss Ethel Wilson has return
ed home after spending the winter
season at Oswego.
At the council meeting Monday
evening Mr.. Bushnell was elected
engineer for the water board.
The Wilson family on Third
street has purchased Maxwell
car.
Miss Hattie Wolf spent Sunday
at the Cutler home on State street
Adeline Frakes and Mrs. Will
son Of Salem spent Easter with
their grandmother, Mrs. Frakes.
Latonia Leach had the pleasure
of hearing the students of the N.
P. e. Institute Of Portland at the
South Salem Friends Sunday, and
took dinner with her friend Ha-
eel Keeler.
Mr.. Robinson has moved to Sa-
lem and Fred Ireland has taken
possession of his property for the
time being.
Charles Moore is occupying the
house vacated by Mr.. Ireland.
Delbert Moore motored to Sill
verton Thursday evening and
took part in musical.
Mrs. Billings and Mrs. Brock
were entertained at the Bales
nome Thursday.
Mrs. James Meyer who is CON
fined to the Salem hospital is get
ting along as well as can be ex-
pected.
Mrs. Huston and Latonia Leach
attended a special service at the
Nazarine church Tuesday even
ing.
The new modern bungalow on
Second street that is visited by
different parties several times d
day is not rented or sold yet.
William McAdams who is EN-
ployed at the boys industrial
school visited his home Monday
Those who are i'll in our vicin-
ity are: Mrs. e. Best and Shields.
Mrs. Leach is getting better very
slowly at this writing.
Mr.. Needman has just finished
constructing the ceptic tank for
the town.
Miss Gertrude Needman who is
teaching at Sunnyside, spent Eas-
GER with her parents.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19

Marion, April ls--Mrs. Lee
Doefler spent the later part OF
the week visiting relatives at Dali
las.
Miss Kaylor Of Salem visited
her sister. Mrs. eonklin on Sum
day.
Mr.. Beckman died at his home
on Thursday. The funeral was at
the home on Friday afternoon and
was conducted by Rev. o. M. Og-
den.
August Mitzner died at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. Roy
Gentry. in Albany, Friday morn
ing. The funeral was held at AL
bany Sunday.
George Slyter who is working
in Portland spent Sunday at his
home here.
The school entertainment that
was to have been held Thursday
evening was postponed on account
of Mr.. Beckman's death.
The Friends church are expect
ing to give an entertainment in
the near future.
The Ladies' Aid society will
meet at the home OF Mrs. Barber
at 1880 o'clock Wednesday after
noon. Every woman is invited.
Rudolph Mitzner is the proud
possessor Of new Overland car.
Several members of the w. O.
w. and their wives attended a
moving picture show entitled !:
"The Woodman," at the w. o. w.
hall in Salem, Friday evening.
A large rock crushing plant is
to be started soon at the old To-
cation one mile south Of Marion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19

Salem -SIIvouton Division
Leaves Salem Central Stage Ter
minal, 700 a. m, 1900 a. m. 5:OO
p. m.
Leaves Silverton News Stand, 500
a. m, 100 p. m, 500 p. m.
Observation-Disclosures
Division
Leaves Salem Central Stage Ter
minal, 700 a. M. 800 a. M,
1890 a. M, 1900 p, M, soc p. m.
Leaves Monmouth, Monmouth ho-
tel, Sis a. m, 1900 p. m, 6;1h
p. m.
Leaves independence, Beaver no
tel, S:30 a. m, 1000 a. m, l;l5
p. M, 400 p. M, $3.50 p m.
We make connections at Salem
to all parts of the valley.
Extra trips by appointment.
j. w. PARKER
General Manager.