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CHAPTER xl-Continued.
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The three women turned their eyes toward the lanky moonshner. He was standing straighter than they had ever seen him standing before, and he held his repeater across one of his thin shoulders in a manner that was almost soldierly. It was as though he had just discovered hith- erto unknown depth to himself.
 The truth was that he was carry ing secret that was great. and all most too much for him.
 His aged mother rose with a rheu- matic groan. ''Looky here, By" she demanded. ''what on earth's the mat ter of ye? EIa' ye done went and swallered a rifles ramrod. or fishin' pole, that ye walk so cuSsed straight and look like plumb dadblamed fool?'
 No. maw," grinned her son, "Nothin' like ii. I'm jest hongry, that's all My gosh, ef l don't feel hongry enough to eat whole raw waller dawg! And top it off with a couple O baked house cats. Durn my eyes and blast my for rard. I wisht ye'd come and go home along as I go, maw, and git me so.he dinner"
 "All right, By. all rightly" To Mrs. LittlefOrd, Come down and bring
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CHAPTER XII.
Jailed.

Gainesville nestles close between the points of two outlying foothills, and it is delightfully."- lazy and old fashioned town. For the most part It Is made up of gabled old brick houses, which have pretty settings of green lawn, roses, honeysuckles and trees. Even in the small business district, the streets are lined with trees. They have electric lights there, and water mains, common school and a high school, a courthouse, a jail and a theater.
 It was a little after nightfau when Dale and the other two men rode through the shaded streets. Dale noted that the people they met under the swinging lights spoke cordially and with marked courtesy to his compan- ions. It was very evident that the of ficer and Major Bradley were In high standing in their home town.
 Sheriff Tom Flowers drew in before a hitching-rack that stood in front of the courthouse, great old wooden building with clock in its tower.
 Well dismount here," said he.
 They did. The major took the rein of Dale's horse.
 "I'll see that the animal Is well cared for, sir," he said to Dale. And as soon as I have seen to our horses, I'll be with you. l wish to talk mat ters over with you. Suppose I bring supper for us both, eh?"
 Dale thanked Bradley. and turned away with the officer. They walked a short block and entered low, square building of brick and stone of which the windows were small and high and barred with iron. Dale knew that 1t was the Cartsrsville jail, and his heart sank in spite of him. Just as death by violence had been entirely new to
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JAILED.

Synopss.-Young Carlyle Wilbur ton Dale, or "Biu Dale" son of wealthy coal operator. John K. !. Dale. arrives at the Halfway Switch, in eastern Tennessee, abandoning a life of idle ease-and Incidentally a bride, Patricia Clay ering, at the altar-determined to make his own way in life. He meets Babe" Littleford, typical mountaineer girl By" Heck, a character of the hills. takes him to John Morelands home Moreland Is chief of his "clan," which has an old feud with the Littlefords. He tells Dale of the killing of his brother. David Moreland, years ago, owner of rich coal deposits. by man named Carlyle. Dale believes the man was his father. Dale makes his home with the Morelands. Talking with Babe. Dale is ordered by Black Adam" Ball to leave "his girl'' alone. Dale whips the bully. He arranges with John Moreland to develop the coal deposits. Ben Littleford sends challenge to John Moreland to meet him with his follow ITS in bat tie. Moreland agrees The two clans line up for battle. A Lit tleford fires the first shot Babe, in an effort to stop the fighting, crosses to the Moreland side of the river. and is accidentally shot by her father and seriously wounded. The fight stops and Babe is taken to the city. Doctors announce she is not seriously hurt. Dale meets an old friend. Bobby McLaurin. who has married Patricia Claver- ing. Dale's father admits he killed David Moreland and offers him funds to develop the coal. Dale declines and gets funds elsewhere. He realizes he loves Babe. who goes to live with Patricia to be ed ucated Henderson Golf. coal man. appears on the scene. Dale has an exciting encounter with Golf, and is saved by By Heck" He tries to end the feud. John Moreland and Ben Littleford de- clare peace. Babe comes back home, but finally promises to re- turn to Patricia. Golf stirs up trouble. Dale and Black Adam ex- change shots. Black Adam Is killed. Dale Is accused of killing Black Adam. Babe promises to re- turn to Patricia.
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tain portions of the story in order that he might be doubly sure of a point.
 AS Major Bradley rose to ask the jailer to come and let him out, Dale muttered downheartedly:
 Tell me, major: what do you think of my case? It looks rather bad, doesn't it?"
 Not bad enough to warrant your feeling blue over it. my boy!" said Bradley, showing his polished white teeth in a smile that was meant to he reassuring ''I think we'll get you out of it. Anyway, don't worry about it Worry will kill a cat, they say! Ton didn't kill Adam Ball. John Moreland Lad taught you how to shoot pretty well and if you took even half as careful an aim as you think you did, you couldn't have missed Balls hat by so much.
 ''I have an idea, Dale" he resumed, that if we knew who fired that third shot we'd know who did for Ball. It might have been done in order to save you. Ball was noted. understand, as an unfair and tricky fighter. He might have been trying to trick you when he rose and fell grooming. Perhaps he meant to draw you into the open, that he might have clean shot at you. Eh?"
 Dale shook his head goomily.
 Hardly plausible, major. In that event there was nothing against the man whose bullet finished Ball, be- cause he did 1t to save me; and he would have owned to it and prevented my arrest. A man who liked me we'll enough to kill Ball to save my life would like me well enough to confess and save me from suffering for 1t. am sure of that, major"
 "Ah, my boy" smiled the older of the two, you don't yet know the moun- tain heart. Jail is a terrible thing to the liberty-loving mountaineer. But love of you. and love of fair-dealing, will soon overcome the fear of jail, and you will be freed-if what I strongly suspect proves to be we'll founded. I'll leave you now. Dale. I'll see you in the morning. sir. Good night I"
 When his optimistic attorney had gone, Dale glanced once more at the to him miserable line from Dante's Inferno" and began to remove his outer clothing preparatory to going to bed. He did not feel anything like so confident concerning the outcome of his trial as Major Bradley evidently felt. Then he became even more dejected. and he told himself that tho
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ley produced a handful of cigars, and two of them were promptly lighted.
 Now, sir" said the old lawyer, "I feel like talking. Let's see. you gave your man Hayes orders to carry the work right along as though nothing had happened. didn't you? And the sheriff is 10 go back the day after to- morrow to arrest two or three Balls and two or three Torreys, to see what he can find out concerning the dyna- hitting of the two bindings and the trestle-today was not a good time to make the arrests. Am I correct?"
 Correct" nodded Dale.
 Bradley regarded his cigar thought fully.
 NOW" he said in low tone, sud denly lifting his gaze to the others face, "tell me about the thing that brought you here. Don't omit even the slightest detail. Nobody can Overhear you if you will hold your voice down. These walls are very thick, you see. Well, you may begin."
 In carefully guarded tones, Bill Dale gave straightforward account of the whole unfortunate occurrence. The major listened intently to every word of it, so intently that he allowed his cigar to go out. Often he stopped his client and asked him to repeat cer
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aNeu you, sonny boy, the Wltcn- like old woman went on, "who did you reckon killed Black Adam?"
 "The's rain in the air" as though he had not heard. "Ef it don't rain to- day, it'll shore rain tonight
 "Now looky here!" snapped Granny Heck. q said who did you think killed Adam Ball?"
 By Heck did not smile, nor did he frown. "Ef it don't rain today nor to- night" he drawled, it'll shore rain tomorrer. tell ye, mother, the's rain in the air
 By. By, Ye dadblamed idjitr r' protested the old woman vehemently. Now you answer me what 1t was l axed ye!"
 Said Samuel Heck, unperturbed:
 "Grandpap Moreland still has to take his old gray cat down off O the front po'ch roof every mornin' of his life. Jim Littleford's wife's sons grandpa's son-inIaw is named Jim Littleford. Abner MoreIand's got a old spee''ad oxen at ain't got but one good eye. Isaac Littleford talks through his nose. Little Tom More lands pap's old coon dawg ketched a big, pore 'possum last night with one foot gone whar it had been gnawed off in a trap Babe Littleford's got to be the hel-roarn' purtiest gyurl in the world. Bill Daie he said q man who'd say 'eyther' and 'neyther' in place O 'eether and 'neether' would part his hair in the middle and wear bow on the back O his hat and rib bon in his onderelo'es. Maw?"
 "Whut!"
 'Le' me ax ye question:" with a mock solemnty that was ultra -ridicu- lous. Please don't try to joke wi me, yore pore hongry che-ild. Nav, hawnest to goodness, will ye tell me the truth?"
 Hopeful. she bent toward him. "O' course. honey boy, I'll tell ye the truth. What 1t is, darlin'?"
 He whispered it: Nav, don't de- ceive me. What was my maiden name?"
 Granny Heck became so angry that she trembled. To her, bafiled curiosity was but little better than torture
 "I wish 1 may drap dead right here in my tracks," she declared shriIly, 'ef 1 git you dadslatted bite to eat ontel you gi' me a sensible answer Who, I said, dang 1t all. did you think ft ltl1nI ploelr da, ha hound dawg o' puggatory?"
 Don't talk so internal loud, moth er," and By Heck smiled pale smile "I don't think who killed Black Adam I know who killed Black Adam. But, igod, 1t needn't to worry Bill Dale none! Git this here, mother dear whoever it was done It shore ain't a-goin to let nary hair in Bill Dale's head suffer fo' it !"
 One of old Granny Heck's bony fin gers shot out toward her son like q weapon.
 Tt was you. Byl" she accused. It was you killed Black Adam Ball Now own up to me, son, and I'll bake ye some cawnbread with aigs and hawg renderin's in il. Wasn't 1t you that done it?"
 By Heck looked toward some fleecy white clouds that were sailing slowly like ships of silver and pearl in a sunny cerulean sea. over the rugged crest of the majestic Big pine.
 "The's rain in the air." he drawled "Ef it don't rain today, it'll rain to- night; and ef 1t don't rain tonight, it'll rain tomorrer. Yeuh; the's rain in the air, mother as shore as dam nit"
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yore knittin', and spend the day wi me. Good luck to ye, Babe, when ye go back to the cityr
 When they were within a hundred yards of their cabin home beside the river, Granny Heck said to her son, whose mind seemed inordinately busy
 "Who dye reckon killed Black Adam. the hound dawg O Torment, By, darlin'f"
 I'm a-lookin' fo' rain today" very quietly said By Heck
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(TO BE CoNTlNUEDl
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-01-26
PROMISE INTERESTING SESSION
Grand Lecturer Boyden in Charge of
Masonic School Of Instruction

A school of instruction for Master
Masons Of the seventh district of
North Dakota, which embraces the
lodges Of Wahpeton, Minor, Forman,
Fairmount, Lidgerwood, Hankinson,
Cogswell and Cakes, will be held at
Cakes Tuesday, Jan. 81. Sessions will
convene in Union Temple. The after
noon meeting will start at 200 o'clock,
and both afternoon and evening ses-
sions will be necessary to go through
the work to be handled at this meet
ing. Each lodge Of the district will
be expected to have a representation
present, the three principal officers of
each lodge being especially urged to
attend. While this meeting is primar-
lily for the benefit of the seventh dis
trict, as there will be meeting held
in each of the districts of the state, all
Master Masons will be welcomed and
are most cordially invited. Grand
Lecturer C. E. Boyden Of Fargo will
be in attendance and will have COM
plete charge Of the meeting. The
work which the grand lodge has re-
quested each lodge to carry out this
year will be outlined at this time by
District Deputy Grand Master E. Nay
lor. It was decided to hold this school
Of instruction at Oakes on account Of
the advantages Of our location and
train service, making it possible for
all lodges Of the district to have a rep
resentation present.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-01-26
The Honor Roll

Dickey county is represented in the
Honor List" Of the state boys and
girls club work in eleven projects.
AS it is very difficult to make de-
finite placings in the state department.
as has been done heretofore, they
have this year decided to select the
five or six best in each state project,
not attempting definite placing, and
call it the "Honor Roll"
Corn: Harry Heine, Albion.
Garden: Helena Hoerman and An
drew Michaelis, Albion.
Sow and Litter: Arthur Peterson,
Riverdale.
Pork Production: Roy Pierce and
Peter Billey, Van Meter.
Baby Beef: Walter Heine, Albion,
and Glenn. Moore, Lorraine.
Sheep: Ivan Shafer, Riverdale.
Turkey: Madge Marshall, Lorraine.
Baking: Hazel Marshall, Lorraine,
and Marie Mack, Albion.
Canning: Hazel Marshall and Edith
Moore of Lorraine, and Mildred Pierce
of Van Meter. ...,. ..,,
Clothing: Mildred Pierce, Van Me-
ter. and Marie Raugutt, Hamburg. !.
Poultry Matching: Madge Marshall,
Lorraine. -
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-01-26
'Grainmen to Meet

Devils Lake will be the gathering
place for grain men on Feb. %, March
1 and 2, when the Farmers Grain
Dealers meet there in annual conven-
ton.
Great preparations are being made
at headquarters for the organization
at Grand Forks.
Among the speakers will be the sec
retary Of agriculture, Hon. Henry
Wallace; E. G. Quamme, president of
the St. Paul federal loan bank; also
a representative of the war finance
corporation. An illustrated lecture
on elevator counting will be given by
F. s. Betz of Chicago. The speakers,
with managers session on Wednes-
day afternoon. March 1, and round
table discussions, will feature the con-
ventions.
Ever: officer of farmers elevator
as we'll as managers and owners of in
dependent elevators, are urged to be
present.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-01-26

Following are the results of bowl
ing contests held at the Hitchcock al
leys on the dates given: Jan. S, the
Creamery team defeated the Bee-Jays
2412 to 2238. Jan. 6, the Cockroaches
won from the Leaders 2236 to 2113.
Jan. II, the Creamery team lost to the
Salzers 1886 to 1921. Jan. 13, the
Bee-Jays beat the Leaders 1906 to
2178. jan: 10 the city team defeated
the Salzers 2140 to. 1851. Jan. 20 the
Creamery team lost to the Leaders
2402 to 2046. 49,. RI. "a
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-01-26
Bonus Caucus Today

Call for a caucus tonight OF republi-
can members of congress on the bonus
question was issued Monday. Imme-
date action on an adjusted compen-
sation bill has been demanded by 2
group Of members who were in the
military service during the war.
At this meeting it is planned to Of
fer resolution instructing the ways
and means committee to proceed ut
once to the drafting of a bonus meas.
ure, 50 the soldier boys may not have
to wait much longer.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-01-26
LEGION BANQUET
": MONDAY, JAN. 30
Local Post and Women's Auxiliary to
Be Entertained Ut q Big Feed
and Dance
TICKETS SELLING AT sl.oo EACH
Members Of Both Organizations and
Eligibles Are Invited

At q meeting of the committee on
arrangements Tuesday night plans
were completed for the Legion ban
quet: and dance to be. held Monday
night, January 30th. It has been
found necessary to make few
changes from the original program
mentioned in last weeks issue. The
banquet will be served at the Cakes
Cafe & Candy Kitchen instead Of at
Union Temple as at first planned. The
dinner will be served there at TOO o.
clock sharp and all participants are
requested to come directly to that
place. Speaking and singing will take
place there Immediately after the din
ner.. From there all who desire will
go to the:M. WA. hall for the dance,
instead Of the Union Temple as was
announced last week. Bear these
changes in mind and inform your
friends Of them.
The price Of both the dance and sup
per remains at $1.00 as originally an
nounced and those wishing to attend
should secure tickets today or tomor-
row, if possible, from Addison Dem
ming at the First National bank.
Kindly speak for your plate at once
30 that one may be reserved for you.
Some confusion has come because
the printed invitations were issued to
men only. It was the intention Of the
committee that the men receiving in
vitations should inform their wives,
sisters or mothers, and the invitation
should and does extend to all these
eligibles to membership in the Aux
iliary. No invitations have been is
sued to the ladies for this reason. Let
this apply to your particular case and
plan to come, for it is your party as
well as that Of the men who received
the cards.
Members of the Legion and Aux
iliary from all surrounding towns and
localities are invited and urged to be
present.
Endeavor to be on time for the ban
quet SO that no time will be lost. Dur
ing the dance card tables will be put
into action and all will find some form
Of amusement.
Both the Legion and Auxiliary need
and ask your hearty support. A boost
for these two organizations will better
enable them to boost for Cakes and
finally to accomplish greater things.
Reserve that ticket today.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-01-26
MORE CHARGES
AGAINST MILLER
SUBJ Committee Recommends Con6fm.
alton. but Report is Returned
by Main Body
GOOD CHANCE FOR HOT FIGH1
McCumber's Choice for Judge Having
Tough Time Landing

At a very heated session the senate
judiciary committee Monday recon-
mitted to its special subcommittee the
nomination of Andrew Miller to be
Judge of the district of North Dakota
with instructions to delve further into
the charges against Miller. The sub
committee had recommended confirm
alton. q
As result Of the exciting session
of the full committee, at which addi-
tional charges against Miller were fl-
ed, subpoenas have been issued for
NJ. NJ. Mounts Of Beulah, N. D., Lee
c. Pettibone, former Governor Hanna
and Gunder Olson.
The judiciary committee itself in
structed the summoning Of Mounts
and Pettibone, since they were refer
red to in an affidavit presented by
Ormsby McHarg, charging Miller with
certain alleged acts in behalf Of the
Northern Pacific railroad while act
ing as attorney general.
The new witnesses will appear be-
fore the subcommittee at Washington
on Friday. At that time also, Miller
himself will be asked to repeat his
story with relation to his services for
the Standard Oil company.
Senator McCumber in a most i'm
passioned speech protested that the
fight was really against him and that
his opponents were seeking continual
delays to- bring the matter into the
coming campaign.
The subcommittee, composed Of Sem
ators Cummins, Ashurst and Ernst,
brought in report earlier in the day
recommending the confirmation Of the
appointment Of Miller, but the filing
of additional charges and statement
from the North Dakota Clean Court
committee representatives brought
about the heated discussion in the com.
n,ittee.
The affidavit signed by Ormsby Nc
Harg in part is as follows:
"That the. Northern Pacific railway
company is line of railroad running
through the state of North Dakota,
and particularly line of railroad from
Mandan, N. d., running northerly in
u4icCIlOIl, " IuS SOWu VI AuAOSSE, Ns
D., distance of approximately 100
miles. That the town sites along said
line of railroad were acquired by the
said Tuttle Land Co., corporation
which said corporation is owned by
one Alexander Mckenzie and one Lee
c. Pettibone; that one NJ. NJ. Mounts
of Beulah, n. D., if subpoenaed, will
testify that he was formerly the book.
keeper and assistant of said Mckenzie
and forced said Pettibone to surren-
der part of his stock to Andrew. Mil
Ter, the nominee in this proceeding,
without any cash payment being made
by him, and that in return for same
Miller was to do certain acts herein.
after set forth; that at the tins TIT
said Andrew. Miller was the attorney
general Of the state Of North Dskota
CONTINUED on last page)
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-01-26
PASTE THIS IN YOUR BONNET
Facts You Ought to Know About the
Income Tax Law

In making out his income tax re-
turn for 1921, the average taxpayer
will find considerable saving in COM
parison with the amount Of tax paid
on the same income for 1920.
The exemptions provided by the rev.
4enue act Of 1921 are $1,000 for single
persons (the term including widows,
widowers, Divorces and persons sep
arated from husband and wife by nnu-
tual agreement), $2,500 for married
persons whose net income was 5000
or less, and $4,000 for married persons
whose net income was $4,000 or more.
Under the revenue act Of 1918 the
personal exemption allowed a married
person was $4,000, regardless of the
amount of net income. The personal
exemption allowed a married person
applies also to the head Of family,
a man or woman who supports in one
household one or more relatives by
blood, marriage or adoption.
The exemptions for dependents-a
person who receives his chief support
from the taxpayer and who is under
18 years of age or incapable of self
support because mentally or physi-
cally detectives increased from 5000
to $400.
The act requires that return be
filed by every single person whose net
income for 1921 was 1000 or more,
every married person whose net in
come was $4,000 or more, and by every
person - single or married whose
gross income was $4,000 or more.
The requirement to file a return Of
gross income Of $1,000 or more re-
gardless Of net income is a new pro-
vision. Net income is gross income
less certain specified deductions for
business expenses, losses, bad debts,
ETC., which are fully explained on the
forms.
Returns must be filed by married
couples whose combined net income
for 1921, including that Of dependent
minor children, equaled or exceeded
$4,000, or if the combined gross in
come equaled or exceeded $1,000.
The period for filing returns is from
January to March Is, 1922. Heavy
penalties are provided for failure or
'.willful refusal" to file return on
time.
Forms 104OA for incomes of $4,000
and less and 1040 for incomes in ex-
cess of $1,000 may be obtained from
the Offices of collectors of internal rev.
enue and branch offices. The tax may
be paid in full at the time of filing
the return, or in four equal INSTALL
ments, due on or before March Is,
June Is, September Is and December
Is, 1922.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-01-26

Alex McPhail returned Friday from
Pipe,tone, Minn., where he went to
attend the funeral Of his sister, Mrs.
jeanette Buell., who passed away q
week ago last Sunday.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1922-01-26

Mrs. NJ. Wendt, who has been visit
ing at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
s, Hunter, left Wednesday afternoon
for LaMoure.