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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-07-14

ne F1du Mdue.
platform at St. Ignace. A tall hand
some man whom Father Perron
thought must be the Mr.. Sheriff. with
whom he had communicated appeared
upon the car platform; the young man
from Number 25 followed him, and the
two helped down a young and beauti-
full girl.
They recognized the priest by his
dress and came toward him at once.
"Mr. Sherrlll7" Father Perron In
quired.
Sheriff. assented, taking the priests
hand and introducing his daughter.
~ am glad to see you safe, Mr.. Stat
ford" The priest had turned to Alan.
I'VE have thanks to offer up for TINT,
you and II"
81 am his son, then! thought that
must be So"
Alan trembled Mt the priests sign of
confirmation. There was no shock Of
surprise in this he had suspected ever
since August, when Captain Stafford's
watch and the wedding ring had 10
strangely come to Constance. that he
might be Stafford's son. He looked at
Constance, as they followed the priest
to the motor which was waiting to
| take them TO the house OF old Father
BentOt, whose guest Father Perron
was; she was very quiet What would
that grave statement which Father
Perron was TO make to them mean To
him--to Alan? Would further knowl
edge about that father whom he had
not known. but whose blood was his
and whose name he now must bear,
bring pride or shame To him?
A bell was tolling somewhere. ne
they followed the priest into Father
BenitOt's small, bare room which had
been prepared for their interview. Fla.
Their PerTon went TO n desk and took
therefrom some notes which he had
made.
What have" he said. speaking
more particularly To Sheriff., lis the
terrible, not fully coherent statement
of a dying man. 1t has given me names
also II has given me facts But Is
olated. 1t does not give what came
before or what came after; therefore
1t does not make plain. hope that, MS
Benjamin Corvet's partner, you car
furnish what lack"
(TO s'E CONTINUEDJ
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-07-14

Constance caught breath and waited
for the next beat the time Of the in
terval between the, measures of the
rhythm passed. and still only The
whistle of the wind and the undertone
Of water sounded, The Drum had
beaten It's roll and. for the moment,
was done.
Twenty-Five had been her count, as
nearly as she could count AZ all the
reckoning agreed with what the Indian
woman had heard. Two had died,
then. since the Drum last had beat,
when It's roll was twenty, Two more
than before that meant five were left
Constance caught up her wooden
hood from the table and put n on. Her
action seemed to call Henry To him
self
what are you going to dol" he de-
manded.
I'm gcirg out"
lie moved between her and the door
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-07-14

and at intervals between, was weak and
seemed to be smothering at times, but
In week felt like another woman.
also used Lydia z. Pinkham's Sanative
Wash. It did me lot Of good too.
cannot praise your medicines too much
and win be more than glad to recon-
ing from female troubles. You may
print my testimonial, as IL Is true
Mrs. 7. "A. LANDRY, 612 Miss. St, Dom
jacksonville, La.
Note Mrs. Landry's words las Il IL
true" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Is
genuine. 1t is a statement telling the
merits Of these medicines just as the
women in your own neighborhood tell
each other about them. For fifty years
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has sold on merit.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-07-14

She ran to the huddled fgure of the
man in mackinaw and cap; his face
was hidden partly by the position In
which he lay and partly by the drift
ing snow; bat. before she swept the
snow away and turned him to her, she
knew that he was Alan.
She cried to him aud, when he did
not answer, she shook him to get him
awake; but she could not rouse him.
Praying In wild whispers to herself,
she opened his jacket and felt within
his clothes; he was warm-at least he
was not frozen within No; and there
seemed some stir of his heart She
tried to lift him, to carry him then to
drng him. But she could not; he fell
from her arms into the snow again,
and she sat down. pulling him upon
her lap and clasping him to her.
She must have aid. she must get him
to some house, she must take him out
Of the terrible cold; but dared she
leave him? Might Henry return, II she
vSnt away7 She arose and looked
about Far up the shore she saw his
figure rising and falling with his flight
over the rough Ice. A sound came to
her. too, the low, deep reverberation Of
the Drum beating once more along the
shore and In the woods and out upon
the lake; and II seemed to her that
Henry's figure, In the stumbling steps
OF his flight. was keeping time to the
wild rhythm of that sound. And she
stopped to Alan and covered him with
her coat, before leaving him; for she
feared no longer Henry's return
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-07-14
THE INDIAN DRUM
BY William Macfiarg and Edwin Banner
coptr abyt Bdma

ceal that condition some turmoil and
strain within him made him immune
to It's effects.
She had realized on her way up here
what, vaguely that strain within him
must be. Gullt-guilt OF some awful
sort connected him, and had connected
Uncle Benny, with the Miwaka-the
lost ship for which the Drum had
beaten the roll of the dead. Guilt was
In his thought now--racking. tearing
at him. But there was something
more than that what she had seen in
him when he first caught sight Of her
was fear--fear OF her, of Constance
Sheriff..
you came up here about Ben Cor
vet?" he challenged.
"Yes--noi"
(which do you meanY
mo"
~ know, then. For him, then--eh
For hlm?"
"For Alan Conradf Yes" she said.
IL knew ltw he repeated. Hes been
the trouble between you and me all
the timev"
She made no denial OF that she had
begun to know during the last two
days that II was SO.
$50 you came to find hlmf" Henry
went on.
Hell be fonndI I" she defied him.
"Be found?"
"Some are Dead" she admitted, but
not all. Twenty are dead; but seven
are not !"
Severn he echoed. you say
seven are not! How do you known"
"The Drum has been beating foi
twenty, but not for more ~ Constance
said "The Drum you've been listen
ing to all day upon the beach-the In
dian Drum that sounded for the deat
of the Mlwaka; sounded, one by one
for all who died But II didn't sount
for him It's been sounding again, yor
know but, again, II doesn't sound fol
him, Henry, not for him! !"
1.-THE Mlwnka What do you NEAR
by that? What's that got to do will
this?" His swollen face was thrus
forward at her; there was threu
against her In his tense muscles ant
his bloodshot eyes.
She did not shrink back from him
or move and now he was not waitin.
for her answer, Something's SCUM,
had caught him about. Once 1
echoed, low In its reverberation bu
penetrating and quite distinct.
came, so far as direction could be as
signed to Il, from the trees toward tn
shore but II was like no forest sound
Distinct, too, was II from any noise o
the lake. II was like Drum! Yet
when the echo had gone. II was sen
sation easy to deny--a hallucination
that was all. But now, low and distlnc
II came again; and, as before. Con
stance saw II catch Henry and holt
him. His lips moved, but he did no
speak: he was counting. 1.-TWO" sh'
saw his lips form.
1 The sound of the Drum was continu
ing, the beats few seconds apart
Twelve" Constance counted to her
self. The beats had seemed to b'
quite measured and regular ut first
but now Constance knew that this wa
only roughly true; they beat rather II
rhythm than at regular intervals
"Twenty-twenty-one twenty-five!
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-07-14
Tobacco Legends.

According TO one fantastic legend
Adam got so bored with Eve that he
asked God to S,nd him consolation,
and God sent tobacco. The other
story relates that our First Mother
got so fed up" with her husbands
attentions that she s~uyed God 20
send him some other sstractien, and
the heavenly gift Of tobacco answered
her prayer.-Nontreal Family Herald
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-07-14
As Times CHANGE.

"Do you remember the wicked old
dance halls in Crimson Guich2'
"Yes," replied Piute Pete; "and I'm
here to say them old dance halls
would have had to close up IL they
tried to put on some Of these here
modern Dances"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-07-14

II. u lLlhubtIl . Ntke-
table Compound =
which has done so
much to restore my
he alt h. ] was n
|broken-down woman
until my hus band
brought me q bottle
|of your Vegetable
Compound and one Of
Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Blood Medicine. /
had been havin q
~1,s~a Awr,~xx ~.ArAk
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-07-14
WAS A BROKEN
DOWN WOMAN
Then I BeganTaking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Medicines

Dcnaldsonville, LAT write with
pleasure to praise your medicine-Lydis
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07
cHIcKAsHA's BUSINESS STABILITY.

In his talk the Smoker given by the Chamber OF Com
in honor OF the visiting railroad last week Col Tom
Dwyer called attention important fact that testfes in
uncertain terms 10 the stability OF Chkahas business enterprises
and financial iytituons Il have lived here eighteen years
said he and that during this time there have
been fewer business failures Casha than town OF the
size anywhere Even during the period when there has been the
greatest business everywhere there have been almost no
failures Ckasa and this has been the record OF the town
since I have lived here
Perhaps business and bankers have piled up Big for
tunes rapidly in Clkasha they have towns but II
they have kept their heads and played the game conseryatve
while others inclined plunge they have the satisiac
on of seeing the benefits OF the and sensible policy which
they have The period which when began
tumble the fall OF 1920 has furnished the acid of business
efficiency and business methods and elsewhere throughout the
country many have failed il successfully Banks,
tile and industrial which, during the height OF prosperity
took long chances for large have down during this
testing time, but in Chickasha it has been different.
study of bank failures in Oklahoma and in other states
shows that practically every instance the trouble due the
business undertakings which could command the approval of
sound business judgment Those bankers who based
high during the OF unprecedented prosperity following the
would down. have grief while those who
had much lose their heads able look little
way the future and they prepared for the conditions which
they knew coming We have heard of instance which
there has been failure OF bank the business OF which
servativey and honestly conducted
No community has been fortunate than in Chckasha IN
having bankers OF the type who their nstu
ons with the sound judgment which safety banking demands
We do not believe there town anywhere where the banks
better condition today than they Chckasa and to
than other factor this due to the kind OF charge
OF them AS long honest conservative capable business
charge of banks they will continue enjoy the conf
dcnce which they have hitherto deserved and and Cckaha
will continue to the envabe position which she has long
maintained the business world With her record of business
stability all lines all through the years. with failures OF
sequence chargeup her account Cckasha and
be generally recognized safe for the banker and
other man. this reputation will prove be
and more valuable asset to the town time goes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07
personaI Interest.

Mr.. Dunn stood up In court charg-
cd with dlsorderly conduct. hIs head
swathed In bandages, and demanded
trial by jury.
Its only q minor offonse,' ad'
yIsed the Judge. why not plead
guilty. pay n small fine aud get Il
over7"
mo. Judge" replied Mr. Dunn dc.
torminedly. Il want trial by jury.
The last thing I remember was
when was standing poacoful'iiko
on the corner and that biz guy wan
dered alonE. The next thing was
when two doctors were sewing me
up. Unless have a trial and hear
witnesses | never will find ont what
| called the big stiff"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07
SIX HUNDRED MILLION SPENT
ON ROADS DURING PAST YEAR

Washington. March THE bureau
Of public roads oi tho United Sintes
department of agriculture estimate
the total expenditure for construc.
tion and maintenance OF roads IN
the country In 1871 TO be 100000 900.
The sources Of this fund are ap-
praximately as follows: Motorve.
hlcle revenue, ~ per cent. state
road bonds. per cent: local road
bonds. 80 per cent; stafe taxes aud
appropriations, II per cent; federal
aid. II per cent; county. township
and district taxes and assessments,
II per cent; and miscellaneous
per cent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

Il feel sure that chamberIaIn'a
Cough Roms'Iy Il The best on the
market % cure bsd cough or cold
on the lungs. l nm only TOO pleased
10 say few words IN ils praise. /"
wrlfoa Clnm osicr House Springs.
80, Whenever catch cold II !
DO .lct happen to have bottle OF
chamberlnlns Cough Remedy | 20
TO tao drug store aud set one. !
find that Il Tiyea relief very quickly
and II have coughing spell at
night Il soon stops H."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07
Business Is Picking Up.

"Rastus." said the Judge Htornly
"you are found guilty OF having
stolen two chickens from Mr.. Robin
sons coop last week. The fine will
be five dollars"
Smiling complacently. Rasias ap.
preached the clerk Of the court and
laid n ten-dolar bill on the desk.
"Yassuh. jedge." he said. go All
gives you ten bucks which will pay
you up to and includin' mex Sattidy
night"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

We have been told that nearly
every one operated on for appendi-
cltIs has bcen troubled with ccnssl'
patton a long time before the IT.
tack. n you would avoid appendi'
Gifts take chamberlnin's Tablets
when needed 10 keep your bowels
regular.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07
A STOLEN SMILE 'ER TWO
old.TIms chlvaIry.

Indignant Lady: Sir when | was
your ngc,7a young man would not
lot a woman stand up In tho subway.
Young Man; When you we're my
age. madam. people sllll went about
In stage coachos.--Lo Journal ANU
ant lpsrle).
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

Tho primal duties shine alofi. like
stars.
Tho charities that noothe. and heal
and bless
Are scattered at tho fcct OF man
Like flowers.
Wordsworth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07
THE DEAD BEAT

The dead beat poses honest and by OF his
enabled prey upon his fellows Wherever he obtain
credit there he buys He buys freely and fares we'll When those
who have given him credit demand settlement he truth
fully that he has money and pay He will make fine
promises call heaven witness that he honest beset
by circumstance and protest that the debt slipped him with
his knowledge And protesting he will of
faith and pity and portion of the condemnation he
deserves
There is truth in him. He knows the Of his in
he knows that he making debts faster than he is making
he knows that he pay for the goods he buying
and his clear intent is to deraud those who trust him.
People of large sympathy and small wit will be tempted to
find for him. They will say that he mprovdent by
that Of his reckless and careee temperament cannot
school himself thrift Their defense does little credit their
intelligence Any possessed Of sufficient wit dol
lar knows that he cannot pay out than he takes
Saturday Evening Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07
No Reason To.

The preacher was out on the links
and thought small moral lesson
might not be amiss.
II notice." he remarked mildly,
that the players who get the low.
est scores are not those who swear.
"why the hell should theyY'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

As far as we are personally con.
cerncd. the daredevil ayiators who
hang by their toes and do all sorts
Of jaEx stunts In the air are wei.
come 10 all they can make out Of t..
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

Let Us have faith that right makes
might, and In that faith let us dare
10 do our duty an We understand
lt."-Abraham Lincoln.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07
P o L l T l C A L
ANNOUNCEMENTS


A. sidney Hancock announces that
ho n candidate for assessor OF
ondy county. subject 10 tho demo-
cratic primary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

II there anything that the world
needs more than the milk Of human
kindnese7
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

Colonel George Wilson, organizer for the nonpartan league
promises to bring all to the throne Of happiness will
but join his organizaona much per join. When
much that the league will issue bonds
and then again until the bonds all spent
Then will issue bonds-n the sell them
for cash equivalent Printers should support the theory be-
long they print bonds for cash they will have
money Two classes of individuals may be suspcousose who
the bonds and those who reckless enough offer
cash for them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

Chlorine gas n used In treating
the water m bathing beach at
Warrington. u. c.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

The bargain day crowd in Chick.
asha really made II look like Mr.
Normnlcy was IN our midst again.
There will be no serious objections
II he becomes permanent resident.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

snoricd the gloomy golfer as he dug
up another sllco OF tiff.-Anerlean
Legion Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

she fails to deliver her ssnal quota
OF hIgh winds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

A clay similar to the chinn clay
OF England Is being experimental
with In Georgia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

!. -. Sparks announces that he Is
q candidate for county treasurer,
subject 20 the Democratic primary
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

Free state republic whanot there little prospect
and prosperity for Ireland long the fires
feeling continue to burn Until dstrst and intolerance among
people mitgated the unhappy island
by eudsm aud faconaism with the attendant evils which
are bloodshed and destruction
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

The naval forbid capital ships carry larger
than sixteennch guns incidentally. they don't guns
any arger.-Clcveand Plain Dealer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

Judging from his connection with the Okmulgee
bank matter since his from Mexico there isn't doubt
that Gov Robertson fighting mood Public sentiment
against him before he opened his offensive but by the
which he has back his accuses he has question
ably favorable position AS long the governor
sists the thorough investigation which the public desires
nobody fairly find fault with his attitude
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07
For sherIff.

J. ID. Bryan announces that hc Il a
candidate for shorlif. subject TO the
democratic primary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

Cutting off advertising may reduce expenses so does
cutting off his wndppc reduce the Of living
trade Journal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

Meantime. II II viii relieve Judge
Linn OF any labor Il might be just
us well 10 let Col. Bob Richards de.
eide the baseball case.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07

Linn OF any labor. Il might be just
as well 10 LET Col. Bob Richards de.
eide the basoball case.
Since Bob has already ruled that
the franchise belongs to ChIckaaha,
we believe II will be entirely salts
factory to local fans TO let him
handle the matter.
Looking at II from this distance,
II is hard TO see that Gov. Robertson
lost anything when he soaked the
oil man. unless II was his temper
and nobody blames him much for
that
As n matter Of ;act. II doesn't
necessarily detract from governors
efficiency to have him handy with
his dukes.
81 Simp says he notices that an
article always breaks more easily
when Il is brittle.
One way to avoid falling out with
friends is to be frank with them.
Furthermore, Miss March won't /
make us completely miserable II
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-07
NOTICE

I have moved from the Central
Hotel TO s2fM Kansas Avenue.
opposite welborn Apartm mt.
wnl begin serving meals We'd
nenday evening. March 1.
MRS. JOHN cox.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-19
WlMlNGToN DELAWARE
WOODBURY. MARTIN
NEW PRESIDENT Of
P. {. CHURCH CLUB
Annual Meeting and Serni-an-
nual Banquet Held at tho
Hotel du Pont.
ADDRESSED BY 2 BISHOPS

Woodburn Martin OF Georgetown. a
we'll known member OF The Sussex
county bar. was last night elected
president of the Church Club of Della
ware. The election preceded the Sad
semi-annual banquet, both being held
In the Hotel du Pont. Other officers
were elected IA follows: vice~preei-
dent. Felix du Pont of Wilmington:
secretary and treasurer. George A,
Elliott of Wilmington. The following
recommendation we're made for COM
mittee appointments, which will be
made by the president Executive
committee. Richard Reese. chairman;
Frank II. Schoonover, Frederick
Bringhurst and A. V. Lesley George;
membership. Howard l.. Seaman, John
X, I.ambson and David Lindsay, Jr
The following new members were
elected: Earl Dickey. W. s. T. Combs
]. Rogers Holcomh. Lesley H. George
Benjamin Il. Foster and ]. w. Grant.
AT tho dinner. which was held in
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