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The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-06-09
CHAPTER III
The Land of the Drum.

Alan went with Wassaquam into the
front library, after the Indian had
shown Spearman out.
"This was the man, Judah, who came
for Mr.. Corvet that night was hurt?"
"Yes, Alan," Wassaquam said.
"He was the man, then, who came
here twice year, at least, to see Mr..
Corvet?"
"Yes."
81 was sure of it," Alan said. "Can
you tell me now why he came here,
Judah?"
II have told you do not know"
Wassaquam replied. "Ben always saw
him; Ben gave him money. do not
know why"
the papers which he had thrust into
his pocket; he went back into the
smaller library and spread them under
the reading lamp to examine them.
But, as he looked the pages over now,
he felt a chill Of disappointment and
chagrin. They did not contain any
narrative concerning Benjamin Cor
vets life; they did not even relate to
a single event. They were no narra-
tive at ALL They were-in his first
examination of them, he could not tell
what they were.
sheets of irregular size, some Of which
had been kept much longer than 9TH
ers, q few Of which even appeared
fresh and new. The three pages
which Alan thought. from their yell
lowed and worn look. must be the old
est, and which must have been kept
for many years, contained only list
Of names and addresses. The remain
ing pages, which he counted as ten
In number contained nearly hun
dred brief clippings from newspapers;
the clippings had been very carefully
cut out, they had been pasted with
painful regularity on the sheets, and
each had been dated across Its face
dates made with many different pens
and with many different inks, but all
In the same irregular handwriting as
the letter which Alan had received
from Benjamin Corvet.
Alan, his fingers numb In his disap-
polntment, turned and examined all
these pages but they contained moth
ing else. He read one Of the clippings,
which was dated "Feb. 1912"
"The passing away Of one Of the
Oldest residents OF Emmett county oc-
Cured at the poorfarm on Thursday
E,-oI
was one of four brothers brought by
their parents into Emmett county in
1S46. He established himself here as
a farmer and was well known among
our people for many years. He was
nearly the last Of his family, which
was quite well Off at one time. Mr..
westhouse's three brothers and his
father having perished In various dis
asters upon the lake. His wife died.
two years ago. He Is survived by q
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Pearl, Of Flint"
He read another:
"Hallford- -Spens. On Tuesday last
Miss Audrey Hallford, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hallford, Of this
place. was united in the bonds Of holy
matrimony to Mr.. Robert Spens. Of
Escanaba. All wish the youpg couple
well.r
He read another: (.
"Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Hal French.
daughter. Saturday afternoon last
Miss Vera ArabeIIa French, at her ar
rival Weighed seven ana one-half
nOudd1.r y N ~ Z. ltI 3 W 't. s. "A v " &, a
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CHAPTER x-continued.

But Luke had said nothing about
Spearman. II had been COrvet, and
Corvet alone, Of whom Luke had
apoken; 1t was Corvet whom he had
accused; 1t was Corvet who had given
him money. Was 1t conceivable, then,
that there had been two such events In
Corvet's life? That one of these
events concerned the Miwaka and
Spearman and some one-some one
with bullet hole above the eye
who had got" Corvet; and that the
other event had concerned Luke and
something else? 1t was not conceiva-
. BILE, Alan was sure; 1t was all one
thing. If Corvet had to do with the
Niiwaka, then Luke had had to do with
man had been involved In that guilty
thing, had not Luke known it? Then
why had not Luke mentioned Spear
man? Or had Spearman not been real
ly involved? Had 1t been, perhaps.
only evidence of knowledge of what
Corvet had done that Spearman had
tried to discover and destroy?
Alan went to the door and opened
1t, as he heard Spearman upon the
steps again. Spearman waited only
until the door had been, reclosed be-
hind him.
"Well, Conrad, what was the idea of
bringing Miss Sheriff. into this?"
II didn't bring her in; I tried the
best / could to keep her out"
"Out Of what-exactlyT
"You know better than / do. You
know exactly what 1t Is. You know
that man, Spearman; you know what
he came here for. don't mean money /;
/ mean you know why he came here
for money, and why he got 1t. tried,
a. well as l could, to make him tell
me; but he wouldn't do 1t. There's
disgrace of some sort here, Of course
disgrace that involves my father and,
/ think, you too. II you're not guilty
with my father, you'll help me now; II
you are guilty, then, at least, your re-
fusal to help will let me know that"
II don't know what you're talking
about. I told you this man may have
been a wheelsman on the Corvet; I
don't know more about him than that /;
i don't even know that certainly. OF
course, knew Ben Corvet was paying
blackmail; I've known for years that
he was giving up money to some one.
! don't know who he paid 1t to-; or for
what"
The strain of the last few hours was
telling upon Alan; his skin flushed hot
and cold by turns. He paced up and
down while he controlled himself.
That's not enough, Spearman," he
said finally. Tive felt you, some
how, underneath all these things. The
first time saw you, you were In this
house doing something you ought net
to have been doing; you fought me
then; you>would have killed me rather
than not get away. Two weeks ago,
some one attacked me on the street.
for robbery. they said; but I know II
wasn't robbery"
You're not 90 crazy as to be trying
to involve me In that
There came . sound to them from
the hall. sound unmistakably denot-
ing some presence. Spearman jerked
suddenly up; Alan. going to the door
and looking into the hall saw Wassa-
guam. The Indian evidently had re-
turned to the house some time before
Z he had been bringing to Alan now the
accounts which he had settled. he
seemed to have been standing Ii the
hall for some time, listening; but he
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Foxy old Boy.

"And you are ninety-five years oldr"
she exclaimed. "How wonderful
You look SO we'll. so strong. so young.
How have you managed to do itr'
my method Is very simple" the
venerable gentleman replied. y have
never let any OF my friends know It
II didn't happen to be feeling well.
consequently I've never had to take
any Of the things they would have
recommended II they had known I
was ailing."
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IN That 6snoo, anyway.
Failure Is sometimes the beginning
Of success" says q philosopher. AZ
any rate, seei4g ones finish h apt
tn give one Z start.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20
Advice To The LOvelOrn
 Rv Reatric1
Who Occupies a Unique Position In the Writing World As An Author fty On the Problems of Girls
 Barring Her Friends
By Beatrice Fairfax,

Loves a Married Man
 Dear Miss Fairfax:
 My daughter, twenty-three, is go- ing about with a man thirty-nine. This man is married and has two children. My daughter knows this. He is su- ing his wife for a divorce. For the past two years his case has been in the courts, the Judge refusing him a divorce, but granting him a legal sep aration. My daughter, knowing the facts still refuses to give this man up. What can I do to persuade her to look at this in the right way as she will not listen to me? G H.
 Instead of arguing with your daugh- ter and trying to force her to your viewpoint why don't you permit her to see this man whenever she wishes, provided she permits you to chap erone her or goes out in group of tried and trusted friends? Make this concession and see if she won't meet you half way. If this is a deep and honest love on both sides, possibly it will some day work out happily when the man is free. But if it is a wild and dangerous fascination, your ac- tions may impe1 a foolish and stub born girl to do something very fool ish- Make your daughter understand your real friendship for her and your sympathy with her feelings. Don't estrange her. Don't let her think you are trying to deprive her of hap piness. Protect her-and in order to do this, don't antagonize her.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20
KEEPING SLENDER


 Having talked for some week about reductions, and proved that if a wo- man eats less, she must reduce, let us consider definitely how much less, and what foods are best to consume e.
 Some foods have a high standard of nOurishn eQt. Meats are very nOur- shing and usually fattening. The wo- man who .s reducing should do with out all meat except perhaps rare beef And then she should eat only the lean portions. Chicken and duck she can have, lamb too if she does not eat much. Fish is a good substitute for meat, but sardines are fattening because of their oil, lobster is very fattening and so is salmon. Even cod is better avoided.
 Now for vegetables Potatoes, either white or sweet, are very bad, they are starchy and sweets have sugar in them as well. Better leave out all potato dishes from the diet Beans are starchy too, otherwise the dieting woman can eat what she likes in vegetables. Corn is a little fat tening, it has a lot of sugar, beets likewise-but greens of all kinds, to- matoes, peas, celery, onions, and so on. are excellent.
 Most sweets must be abandoned and in their place, fruit can be eaten raw or cooked-all fruit but bananas and grapes. Pies, buildings, tarts, cakes fancy pastry, all such delIca- cies are forbidden, they are all very fattenine. Sugar, cream and butter must go too-and foods cooked in lard or oil or butter or foods with thick cream sauces.
 The woman who wants to diet will think this hard-it is, but there are many dainty dishes left that she can eat with impunity while she loses
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20
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with his mother. This home he built and put in his mothers name and also he keeps up two insurance poll cies for his mother. His treatme mt to me is anything but kind. He calls me every name he can think of and also accuses me of going with other men. He tells me if I don't like his treatment I can get out. My health is anything but good
 He gives me ten dollars a week to run the house-nothing for clothes for myself or children. If I did not have the children I would know what to do. but I can't go on standing this abuse when I don't deserve it. as l have tried to do everything right.
 What is yoour advice? Should I leave him or keep living this way? l don't think he will ever change as he says he is doing the right thing.
 IN TROUBLE.
 I would advise you to consult a lawyer if it takes some Of your ten dollars ot house money to pay the fee You are certainly entitled to more consideration than your hus- band gives you. Probably when he finds that you have backbone enough to consider divorce. he will be more reasonable. You do not need 
 policies Unless your husband has made a will, leaving the money from his life insurance to ais mother, you and the children will be entitled to your share.
 Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are two girl friends in our teens and we have many boy friends. Once in a while we are together and have nice times The boys often take us home from places, but never take us to any place of amusement. although they don't go with any other girls. They are very polite to all. How can we win them?
 KEWPIE AND CUTIE.
 Fate has decreed that it is wom- ans place to wait and mans place to pursue. There is nothing you can do to win the young men. It does not seem to me in good taste to go places unescorted. Usually the girl who is taken to places of amusement by a young man does not go to such places unsecured; she waits until she is invited.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20

Pearl:-As your neck is fat and also contains lines do not massage it with cocoa butter. as that will in- crease it's size. Exercise the throat by rolling the head around the shoul- ders, first to the right and then to the left and all the other exercises such as lowering the head until the chin touches the chest, then backwar I'd and to each side. Massage the mus cles also by using the palm of the hand around the throat and always end the exercises by dashing cold water over the throat or, use a, mild astringent. It is always necessary to harden the skin after reducing the fat, otherwise it will become flabby.
 Mrs. M.:-At 30 years of age, you hould not have any serious lines to overcome. Keep the skin nourished and use an astringent at least once a. week, until the skin has recovered it's firmness. I shall be glad to mail the formula for the hair tonic on receipt of a stamped addressed en- velope.
 Mrs. F. S.:-At 28. 5 ft. in, your weight is correct at 118 pounds. The hoIlows in your cheeks and throat may be due to a run down system as such conditions should never ex- ist even though the weight is nor maj. Use a nOuTlShlnS cream to help fill out these hol1ows. but build up the system also.
 All inquiries addressed to Mes Forbes in care of the Beauty Chats'' department will be answered in these columns in their turn. This requires consid derabIe time, however, owing to the great number received. So if a, personal or quicker reply is desired a. stamped and self-addresased envelope. must be enclosed with the question.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20

He lies-''
 ..T speak the truth. There people knew that I was their friend They came to me for advice. l helped them
 ..Then why did they burn down your castle?" broke in Yakimov trl- umphantly-
 Because people such as you from the Soviet came among honest and peaceful men, trying to make them as mad as you-I came from Russia to find new life, work, peace and happiness l came to build You came to destroy And I intend to build and you snail not destroy IT the madness of Russia comes to Black Rosk it will be because nan dogs come foaming at the mouth and making others mad"
 A savage cry went up and a glass came hurtling at Peters head, but it missed him and crashed against the wall behind him. That crash of glass liberated the pent-up forces in the hearts of these men, for in d moment the place was in furious uproar' the men aIigning themselves in two camps, that of Peter and his friends much the smaller
 Peter retreated a pace or two as a shot was fired from a revolver. but the Scot and Brierly and two of the Americans joined him and met the first onslaught bravely. The handful of men was forced back against the wall iby sheer weight of numbers, but they struck out nanfully with then fists, with chairs, and with their feet. with any ootect that came to hand and men went down with bleed ing heads
 Peter was armed but he did not wish to kill ny one-his idea beins to make a successful retreat to the office, where the telephone would put him in touch with Mays Landing and re-enforcements Yakimov stood at the edge of the crowd. waving, a re- vcIver, whsn a wall-ai-ned missile from the hand of the Scot sent him sprawling to the floor among the benches.
 their way to the door. when Flynn and Jacobi, who had led a group of men by the other door, fell on them from the rear. Between the two groups their position was hopeless, but Peter fought his way out into the open. lodging a blow from Jacobi and using the terrible savate in Hymns stomach. just as Shad wells rushed to him from one side. Peter saw the blow coming from a broken axhandle-but he had no time to avoid it Instinetively he ducked his head and threw up his left arm, but the slaudgeon descended and Peter fell. remembering nothing more.
 Gro Be Continued)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20
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me for some reason or other,' Ilona explained in a, low voice. I'm not afraid of her though she finished defhantly, "and she wouldn't dare to face me, know that. Hates me be- cause the rest of the clan loved me and because my skin is pale and be- cause Miguel-well, because I was loved, that's all.''
 My darling ctild,'' murmured Mrs, Cam eron, tenderly, as she put her arms round the girl, protectingly. Are they still prosecuting you, even after all this time2 Haven't they done enough to you now? Brought sorrow to our hearts for all these years? Oh, never fear, your father will arouse the whole countryside about this, now. We'll get that wick ed girl, and her accomplices. wait and seee."
 Gone off with Mrs. Warburton's new. car. too. There will be no end of row. over that" broke in Truda- excitedly-
 (To Be Continued)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20
H9 Diet and Health ] 5aazy41n By Lulu Hunt Peters. MD ;A-"r e4rh0r e Diet ,ssft Key tie czaris,

their caloric value. I will be glad to | send this to anyone interested upon receipt of a, self-addressed and four cent stamped envelope. Thank you for the compliment
 Dear Doctor:
 "I have a little boy of five and will be having baby at the end of the year. I feel after reading your articles that it is positively a crime to- have children if you cannot nurse them. I could not nurse my first ba- by as I have no nipples; my breasts are perfectly flat. Do you think it is possible for me to nurse a baby? [ have lots of milk if I could get it to come away-Mrs. C." My dear Mrs. C.:
 Your letter makes me both happy and unhappy. It makes me happy to know that my baby articles are do- ing what I hoped they would that is, impress upon mothers very pro- foundly the importance of maternal nursing. Of course there are times when it is impossible and if you be- long to the very rare few who can not nurse your baby, you must not feel that you are a criminal to have them It may be possible that you can secure enough milk with a breast pump to nurse the baby at least the first month, which is the most 1n1- portant month. I shall have an artf- cIe very soon on this subject Watch Cor it.
 Praise Worth Having
 My Dear Doctor:
 AT have been following your arti- cles on reducing in the papSrs with great interest and wish to congratu- late you on the excellence of your presentations. As far as know you are a pioneer in this line and your unstinting and whole-hearted interest in the unfortunate obese is praise worthy. Allow me to call your at tention a few omission. You fail to give specific instructions as to the time of day one should weigh, etc. Fraternally yours, pr. L.
 You must have missed one of the articles in which I did give speci11o instructions as to weighing, fol- lows: Weigh at the same time of day in the same weight clothes, and at the same time in relation to eat ting and elimination, and on the same scales if possible.
 It pleases me to think my own fra ternity are following my articles-I have heard from many of them. If you are interested and you cannot get the back numbers of the paper con- taining the complete series of these articles, I will forward them to you. Thank you very much for your in- tereSting letter.
 Monday Should Doctor Tell
 the Truth? Copyright, 1922, George Matthew Adams.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20

Now what on earth could the vix- en have meant by that, do you sup pose?" turning helplessly to her aud fence.
 I1ona's face had gone pale at her words and her head was reeling Vainly she tried to hide her confu- sion as she listened, and wondered what Stella could have meant by that message. and why on earth she had been rnasquerading as a man for so long.
 '.She was dark with flashing eyes, this SteIla-Alfonse, wasn't she?" she faltered, looking at her mother
 'tYes, yes, and ever so bold when she let herself be herself, too, ac- cording to Della. Why the poor girl is shaken terribly by her adventure. Do you know of any one called tStel- Ia,' went on Mrs. Cameron in shak- ing voice.
 ..Yes. yes. if it's. the same person There was a girl. a gypsy, who was brought up with me and she hates
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am girl nearly twenty years old. I work in a shop five days and sometimes on Saturday morning. and when I go home I have to do all the washing, ironing and all the housework. I give all my money at home.
 My dad is strict with me. He will not let me go out@ I do not run around like some girls do I would like to go out once or twice week. out he will not let me. When I do happen to go out | aIways come home at snine-thirty- He says he is gofns to put a stop, to this Do you think hat time is too late? When I hap pen to go out he always thinks I go with boys, but I do not. l might go once in great while. I always have a frank talk with him.
 am sick of living. I wish I were dead. What shall I do? am good looking and am very popular among young men. I have all the chances in the world to get married, but I do not want to settle down yet.
 Please tell me what to do. Am of age to leave home?
 UNHAPPY BLUE EYES.
 You have certainly painted a very unhappy picture of your life. I don't blame you in the least for feeling that it is too much to work in a shop as you do and to take care of all the housework including the laundry. Then to give all your money to your father is decidedly unfair. You are old enough to leave home, and if you can find a good home in which to live 1t seems to me you are justified in making the move.
 Your father has also been wrong in denying you the pleasures which belong to youth. If he let you have company and go places two or three times a week. you would not have such an unsuitable desire for pleasure. As it is you feel that the greatest thing in life would be to go pleasure seeking. In case you leave home, be careful not to take advantage of your freedom Choose your friends wisely and let your self-respect keep you from doing unworthy things A girl who is alone is sub:ect to even more criticism than girl who has the pro- lection of her home.
 Dear Mrs Thompson I have been married five years and have two children. three years and thirteen
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-20
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