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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-20
CHAPTER v.
The Bitter cub

Hardly had they topped the rise he
hind which the cache was situated
when the full force of the wind caught
them. A blizzard was sweeping up,
and 1t grew In strength all that morn
ing. until by noon II was almost a hur-
ricane. They pushed on doggedly I'M
I'll about n o'clock, avoiding the
temptation to rest at the auxiliary
caches which had been established
along this part of the road.
At one O'Clock they came TO an
empty cache and horse stable, which
had been built In anticipation of win.
ter development work. and had formed
the hub of many %radiating %reconnois-
sance roads. They had come no more
than six miles. and ii was still a good
fifteen into Clayton. by this time the
blizzard had increased to an intense
violence, driving great sheets of snow
along the road. 1t was impossible TO
face such a hurricane any longer.
"Well have to walt till this lets up
a bit. Molly" said Wilton.
The little shack, hardly more than
four walls and a roof, was u%noccupied.
Wilton broke down the door and went
In. He found the key OF the stable.
unlocked 1t, and Embarrassed the dogs.
He drove them In and shut the door.
Then he took the blankets out Of the
sleigh and went into the shack.
To build a fire was impossible. but
they ate biscuit and timed beef, wash
Ing 1t down with water.
..It.H have to let up soon, said VIII.
ton. "f IT doesn't wen just have
to face 1t again"
A dozen times he had regretted hav-
Ing yielded to her insistence to &C.
company him. Travelling in-that
weather was hard on a man, let alone
a girl such as Molly. He looked at
her In wonder as he saw her apparent
unconcern. the courage with which she
faced the difficulties of the journey.
But his fears were conferred chiefly
Kitty. Suppose ne couldn't go on
Suppose he couldn't be at the share
holders meeting on the morrow
Toward the middle OF the afternoon
the wind seemed TO have Iessened.
though the driven now still swept In
binding ciouds along the road IL
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-20
MAIN OBJECTS
SOUGHT IN T|LLAGE
WOULD PREPARE SEED BED, CON-
SERVE MOISTURE, ERADICATE
WEEDS, CONTROL BLOWING
IMPLEMENTS MAY Be MADE
Purpose of Work, Character of Soil and
Climatic Conditions Should De-
termine Kind of Equip
ment to Be Used

The blind following Of rules has no
place on the dry land farm. says the
Montana extension service in a bulle-
tin, "The Use and Construction of
Home Made Implements" The success
full dry land farmer must keep in mind
the purpose for which he is %cultivating.
The circular. which Is under the au-
thorship of A. j. Ogaard, extension
agronomIst. and II. f. Murdoch, col
lege agricultural engineer, says that
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-20

Utilization Of spring flood waters La
occupying attention In north Montana.
Blaine Ferguson, extension irrigation
specialist, has visited more than 100
farms in north Montana to advise CON
corning methods Of storing flood water
for irrigation
Because of the l~steness Of the season
and the subsequent lsteness OF spring
wheat planting. many Montana farmers
this rear have turned to flax al a late
cssh crop. Planting of flax wss under
way until shout June % Montapm
holds third place among American
states In produettea of FAX
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-20
"HANDs uPi"

SYNOPSIS. Looking over Big
Muskeg. a seemingly impassab BILE
swamp In the path OF the Missa-
tibi railroad. Joe Bostock. builder
OF the line. and Wilton Carruthers.
chief OF engineers, are considering
h difficulties. A rife shot instant
~ kills Bostock and breaks Car
ruthers arm. Carruthers tries to
carry the body to a post OF the
Hudson's Bay company, where Nc
Donald Is the factor. McDonald's
daughter. Molly. see Carruthers
struggling in the muskeg and drags
him from the swamp. with his bur-
den. Unaccountably, her father
obtecst TO her saving Carruthers-
Weakened by his wound and exer-
tons. Carruthers is disturbed by
the appearance Of Tom Bowyer.
Bostock's business rival and per-
sonal enemy. Bowyer insults Mol
ly. and Carruthers strikes him.
CRrruthers declares his love for
Molly. She promises TO be his wife.
Carruthers has TO reach the town
OF Clayton 70 attend a meeting at
which Bostock's enemies plan to
wrest control of the Missatibi from
him. Molly goes with him. They
are delayed by a storm Attacked
by his dogs. C~arruthers' life is
saved by Molly. who is forced to
Kill the animals.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-20
The Big MuSkeg
By
VICTOR ROUSSEAU
rrw.s9TSS S9.sr

his balance, and rushed forward agalr
swinging the revolver aloft, butt fol-
ward. In his hand.
With his powerful build he coul
have delivered a blow that would havI
crushed Wllton's skull. But before thu
blow fell Andersen had raised his par
and brought II down edgewise upoT
the %sergeant's head. cutting the scalI
TO the bone and drenching the mar
with the boiling grease,
With a scream of pain Peters STUN.
bled forward. letting the revolver fall
from his hand, slipped In the grease
that had begun to ooze along the floor,
and fell full length on the planks
where he lay writhing In anguish. and
trying to clear his eyes Of the melted
fat and the blood that streamed down
his forehead.
Instantly Molly stopped. snatched up
the weapon, which had fallen at her
feet, and covered the constable. who
had flung himself upon Wilton again.
Myers stopped dead and threw his
hands up automatically.
Get over there g. said Molly briskly.
pointing toward the wall behind the
sergeant.
Myers obeyed Immediately, and took
his post against the wall, the picture
OF confusion. Peters struggled slowly
TO his feet. Has face and p~ea-jacket
were covered with n film Of grease,
over which the blood from his wound
trlckllnR-The tnhleswere-turned
with dramatic completeness.
"You know what this means :" splut-
tered the sergeant, trying to clear the
fat from his eyes.
II do, and I'll take my chance" an
swered Wilton, grittIng his teeth at the
pain from his injured arm. The wound
did not seem to have %reopened, but
either his blow or the grasp OF the
constable had displaced the broken
Of the bone. and he could feel
them grating together at his slightest
movement. Keep your hands up. both
Of you |" he ordered. "Glve me the re-
Molly, Got a rope, Andersen"
well, / guess / have" grinned the
Swede. He stepped to a packing case
behind the stove, and brought out a
short coil OF manila. which. with a
knife, he sliced into four or
I've lengths.
II tank / tie them TO that BEAM"
lie said, indicating one OF the vertical
lprights Of the wooden shack.
"All right. Andersen" said Wilton.
Tie EN- so that they can sit down.
have some time 10 wait, and
hey may get tired Of standing"
He took the revolver from Molly and
Tipped 1t into his pocket. Peters let
a string OF vicious oaths as An
ersen proceeded to truss him up. but
either man offered any resistance.
he caretaker stepped back and looked
{ his work with critical satisfaction.
81 tank you get to Clayton by to-
borrow night, all right, Mr.. Garruth-
he said with droll complacency,
some more potatoes In the pan.
Despite their e%lation. Molly and
1ilton could eat but little, wash
IL down the food. which they could
ardly masticate, with gulps OF coffee.
hey we're glad to get out into the air.
'ilton made his way TO the cache. I'M
'cked II. and took out some frozen
for the dogs, which were giving
'ngue vigorously inside the stable.
Here. Papillon !" he called. II can't
axe out what's the matter with those
en-, lying In their blankets at this
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-20

hour, with the dogs bowling for their
breakfast" he said to Molly indig-
nantly. They must have known I'd
feed them before starting on a run Hike
the one we've got before Us. j suppose
they heard the row and got scared back
to bed" he added.
But no answer came TO his call. and
suddenly Molly uttered a cry and
pointed. On the other side OF the
stable were the tracks OF a sleigh. OBJ
liberated at the entrance by the falling
snow, which had drifted against the
building. q
Wilton wrenched the door open. His
sleigh and the dogs were gone, togeth-
err with the rife, shotgun and transit
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-20
sssvsn miles yet, and the
meetings At nins," he ssid- ~
can't make II, Molly"
Cro BE c~oNTINuED.)


The greatest bird gourmnnd In the
vulture Of southeast Europe. Seven
vultures can strip the carcass OF q
horse In half an hour. After such =
meal they can ny only a few ysrds
They stand with puffed-ous bodies.
droopsng wings. and biood-shcs syes.
utterfns hidsous cries
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23
By IONA GALE
o0pyrLeht by D. AppIe.on = Company

! ''Well, neither do l. I've kept think
ing, Why don't she come along.' Then
l remembered the dishes" lie glanced
about. 81 come TO help wipe dishes"
"ohi" she laughed 90 delicutely, so
delightfully."-, one wondered where she
got It. They're washed" she caught
herself at "long ago."
"Well then, what are you doing
here?"
Resting"
"Rest in there. He bowed, crooked
his arm. "Senora," he sald-his Span
ish matched his other assimllatlons of
travel--"Senora, allow me-"
Lulu rose. On his arm she entered
the parlor. Dwight was narrating and
did not observe that entrance. To the
Plows It was sufficiently normal. But
Ina looked up and said:
"Well Fin two notes, descending,
curving.
Lulu did not look at her. Lulu sat
in low rocker. Her starched white
skirt, throwing her chally in ugly
lines, revealed a peeping rim of white
embroidery. Her lace front wrinkled
when she sat, and perpetually she ad-
Justed 1t. She curled her feet side
wise beneath her chair, her long
wrists and velned hands lay along her
lap in no relation to her. She was
tense. She rocked
When Dwight had finished his mar
ration, there was a pause, broken at
last by Mrs. Bett:
"You tell that better than you used
to when you started in telling It," she
observed. "You got in some things I
guess you used TO clean forget about.
AIOnona, get Off my rocker"
Monona made little. whimperIng
sound, in pretense to tears. Ina said.
''Darling-quiet r'-chin a little lifted.
lower lip revealing lower teeth for
the words completion; and she held
It.
The Plows were asking something
about Mexico. Dwight was wondering
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23
A Funny Idea.

Daughter said the anxious moth
er, "what qualifications has this young
man that you are so anxious to marry
him"
swell, mother, he dresses we'll, he
has a rather nice car, he is a swell
dancer, he tells jolly good stories,
be"
"But, daughter, has he jobf"
"Oh, don't know, motherl You do
have the funniest ideas l"-Hamilton
(Ont) Spectator.
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23

40 IN ooNTINUEDA
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23


And Instead Of Going to the Parlor
She Sat Down by the Kitchen Win.
dow.
II 1t would let up raining at all. Di
and Jenny came whispering into the
room. But all these distractions Min
ian Deacon swept aside.
<'Miss Lulu" he said, 'T wanted you
10 hear about my trip up the Amazon.
because knew how interested you
are In travels"
He talked, according TO his lights
about the Amazon. But the person
who most enjoyed the recital could
not afterward have told two words
that he said. Lulu kept the position
which she had taken at first, and she
dare not change. She saw the blood
in the veins of her hands and wanted
TO hide them. She wondered II she
might fold her arms, or have one hand
to support her chin, gave II all up and
sat motionless, save for the rocking.
Then she forgot everything. For
the first time In years some one was
talking and looking not only at Ina
and Dwight and their guests. but at
her.
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23
Il-contInued.


The words give no conception Of
their effect, spoken thus. For there in
Warbleton these words are not COM
monplace. In Warbleton, Europe is
never so casually spoken Of. take a
trip abroad" Is the phrase, or go to
Europe" at the very least, and both
with empressement Dwight had some
where noted and deliberately picked
up that "other side" effect. and his
Ina knew this, and was proud. Her
covert glance about pensively covered
her soft triumph.
Mrs. Bett, her arm still circling the
child Monona, now made her first OBJ
servntion.
"PIty mot to have went while the
going was good" she said, aud said
no more.
Nobody knew quite what She meant,
and everybody hoped for the best. But
Ina frowned. Mamma did these things
| occasionally when there was company,
and she dared. She never sauced
Dwight in private. And 1t wasn't fair,
| II wasn't fair
Abruptly Nlnlan rose and left the
room.
The dishes were washed. Lulu had
washed them at breakneck speed-she
could not, or would pot, have told why.
But no sooner were they finished and
set away than Lulu had been attacked
by an unconquerable inhibition. And
instead Of going to the parlor, she sat
down by the kitchen window. She was
In her chally gown, with her cameo
pin and her string of coral.
Laughter from the parlor mingled
with the laughter Of Di and Jenny up
stairs. Lulu was now rather shy OF
Di. A night or two before, coming
home with extra" cream, she had
gone round to the side door and had
come full upon Di and Bobby, seated
on the steps. And Di was saying:
swell. II marry you, you've simply
got to be great man. could never
marry just anybody. I'd smother"
Lulu had heard, stricken. She
passed them by, responding only faint
ly to their greeting. Di was far less
taken aback than Lulu.
Later Dl had said to Lulu: 81 s'pose
you heard what we were saying"
Lulu, much shaken. had withdrawn
from the whole matter by fiat mo-
Because" she said to herself, ~
couldn't have heard right"
But since then she had looked at d
as II Dl were some one else. Had moi
1 Ys.Ns 40 hA. a. k,.NA
and to hem-ob, mol Lulu could moi
have heard properly.
"Everybody's got somebody. TO b.
nice to them" she thought now, sit
ting by the kitchen window, adult ye
Cinderella.
She thought that some one wouIt
come for her-her mother or eveI
Ina. Perhaps they would send Mo
mona. She waited at first hopefully
then resentfully. The gray rail-
wrapped the air.
Nobody cares what becomes of mi
after they're fed" she thought, ant
derived an obscure satisfaction iron
her phrasing, and thought 1t again.
Ninian Deacon came into tn,
kitchen.
Her first impression was that h,
had come to see whether the dog ha,
been fed.
II fed him. she said. and wishe,
that she had been busy when NinIai
. entered.
'Who. mel" he asked. FYou dl
! that all right. Say. why In time dom
you come in the other roomT
"Oh. don't know"
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23
Does this smoker
know what he's
talking about?
He says the best pipe of the
day is the first one

A smoker from GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
who prefers to conceal his identity
under the initials "A.K.K.," insists
that the after-brealdast pipe Is far and
away the best pipe Of the day.
"Of course" writes AK, aft
depends somewhat on the breakfast.
I couldn't get much joy out of pipe
after getting up from burnt oatmeal,
bad coffee, and soggy toast. But after
one Of the breakfasts my wife can turn
out, that's differentl
"Then when I step out on the porch
and light up the old pipe, l very nearly
approach the pinnacle Of my day. As
/ figure IL, one puff after breakfast is
worth a dozen puffs after dinner.
"Somehow the tobacco has favor
early in the morning that It never
quite approaches later in the day.
att may be that q cool pipe draws
better. / don't know. 1t may be the
tobacco or the pipe, or Just me. only
know that / like the first pipe Of the
day the best.
..'But please don't let this preference
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23

everything you can THINK OF, now want
you to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound So let him get it,
and soon felt better and he told me i
want you to take about six bottles So
/ did and l keep house and do all my
own work and work out by the day and
feel fine now. l tell every one about
the Vegetable Compound, for so many
Of my friends thought l would not get
well. Mrs. r. J. LINTON, 1850 West
83d Avenue, Denver, Colorado.
After reading letters like the above,
and we are constantly publishing them,
why should any woman hesitate to take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound if she is in need dof help 1t brings
relief where other medicines fail.
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23
~sENoaA, ALLOW MEL"

sYNOPSIe.-General factotum in
the house OF her sister Ina, wife of
Herbert Deacon, In the small town
OF Warbleton, Lulu Bett leads a
dull, cramped existence. with which
she is constantly at enmity. though
apparently satisfied with her lot
To Mr.. Deacon comes Bobby Lar
kin. recently graduated high-school
youth. secretly enamored of Dea-
cons elder daughter, Diana, an APP
piicant for q "job" around the
Deacon house. He is engaged.
The family Is excited over the news
Of an approaching visit from Dea-
cons brother Ninian, whom he had
not seen for many years. Deacon
Jokes with Lulu, with subtle mean
Ing, concerning the coming meet
ing. Lulu il interested and specu-
lative. meanwhile watching with
something like envy the boy-and-
girl love-making of Bobby and d.
ana. Unexpectedly, Ninian arrives.
Thus he becomes acquainted with
Lulu first and in q measure under
stands her position In the house.
To Lulu, Ninlan is a travelled
man of the world, and even the
slight interest which he takes in
her Is appreciated. because 1t is
something new in her life. And
Ninian appears to like Lulu.
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23

OF ofmineforane early
morning pipe in
any way injuremy
standing as an in
veteratepipesmok-
er. / smoke from
breakfast
time and get a lot
Of pleasure out
L of each pipe
provided always
that I use the
4 right kind Of to-
bacco."
At this point
IL seems only
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23

'poundforsevenyears
and / cannot tell you
the good it has done
me. It is good for
young and old and /
always keep a bottle
of it in the house,
for ] am at that time
of life when it calls
for Lydia E. Pink
hams help. My hus-
band saw your ad. in
the papers and said
you have taken
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23

fair to admit that AK. is an Edge
worth smoker. Has been for the last
ten years and expects TO be for the
rest Of his life.
Thousands and thousands Of smok-
ers all over the country have discov-
cred that Edgeworth is just the fright
kind Of tobacco" to suit their tastes.
Edgeworth may or may not be the
right kind of tobacco for you. At least
we want to give you the opportunity
Of finding out just what you do think
about 1t.
Just jot your name and address
down on Q postal and we viii send you
immediately free samples, both Of
Edgeworth Plug Slice and Ready
Rubbed. II you will also include the
name and address Of the dealer from
whom you usually purchase your to-
baceo supplies, we viii appreciate the
favor.
Edgeworth Is sold In various sizes to
suit the needs and means Of all pur-
chasers. Both Edgeworth Plug Slice
and Edgeworth Ready Rubbed are
packed In small, pocket-size packages,
In handsome tin humidors, and also In
various handy in-between sizes.
For the free samples address Larus
q Brother Company, 48 South 2lst
Street, Richmond. Va.
To Retail Tobacco MERCHANTS: II
your jobber cannot supply you with
Edgeworth, Larus q Brother Com
pany win gladly send you prepaid by
parcel post q one OF two-dozen carton
Of any size Of Edgeworth Plug Slice or
Ready Rubbed for the same price you
would pay the jobber.
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23

For your daughters sake, use Red
Cross Ball Blue in the laundry. She
will then have that dainty, well-groom-
ed appearance that girls admlre.-Ad-
vertisement.
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23
III.
June.

On June morning Dwight Herbert
Deacon looked at the sky, and said
with his manner of originating It:
"How about picnic this after
noonY'
Ina, with her blank. upward look,
exclaimed, "rodayts
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23
A Total Loss.

Allce-"Did you win your $4,000
breach of promise suitT Virginia.
"No; he offered to marry meP
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23

To live the simple life is pleasant
enough, only take all the simple
chores out OF II.
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23
AILING WOMEN
OF MIDDLE AGE
Mrs. Linton Tells How Helpful
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is at This Period

Denver. Colorado have taken
lydia =. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
The Jasper news., 1922-11-23

'WhlIs Pm here, I'm going to
take you and Ina and Dwight
up to the city"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-02
LOCAL FURNITURE
COMPANY BUYS TWO
STORES IN CHICAGO
Purchase Brings Total of Sail
ors Associated Stores Up
TO Eight.

Purchase ~ two big Chicago fur
uiture stores, tnus bringing the
number o. houses in the Sailors As
ISOLATED stores 90 eight. was an
uouucej by r. ~. Fries, South Bend
manager ~ the company lest night.
The stores added 20 the Sailors
group which has ATS headquarters
Boa th.s cit-. are known as tho KEN
ncdy Furniture company houses and
are located at Roosevelt I'd, at l2th
st. and Halsted 81. OF esd St, chi
caso.
AIR. Fries returned yesterday after
q trip 20 Chicago ina company with
Harry stern and Joseph Hynan Of
the Indianapolis store. The deal for
she Chicago houses was complete2
yesterday, JUST prior 90 tho depart
ure Of Fred q. Rose. general mama
ser. Cor California.
The deal marks q big advance for
the sailors system. ana viii naterl-
ally affect th- buying power cf the
syndicate. stores ale located iu In
oi8uapoIs. So Louis, Philadelphia,
CHICAGO and South Bend.
Joseph HJman has been named
manager of the Chicago .ores. bu-
South Bend lviI c0nlnp lie the
headquarters of the group. moss con-
sldered one Of the largest n the
midGlo west
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-02
Grand Opera and
Film Combined in
OHUer Production

Is 81 possible to combine grand
opera and the finn
The answer is yes, II you happen
TO have visited the Oliver this week
and witnessed the wonderful way
Manager Woods has staged the
the prison scene from IL Trovatore
to ut into the action OF the drama
which Is portrayed.
The use OF lighting effects per-
mits the drama 10 fade into the
stage settings Of the prison and 10
the accompaniment Of the WHALE
orchestra, TWO members Of the Chi
caso Grand Opera company give a
rendition of the famous sing i'm a
manner which IS up TO the best
standards Of operatic tradition.
The unusual feature of bringing
real artists 70 supplement a film
showing has won nunstinted praise
from music lovers and from those
TO whom the dramatic stage 4:
pleasing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-02
SEN. new TO SPEAK
In CITY ON FEB. 10
Scion to Be Accompanied 10y
Wife and Director of WOm-
ans Organization.

Word was received here yesterday
that United States Sen. Harry S.
New viii speak in South Bend a
week from next Friday Feb. no..
John G.. Yeagley, chairman of the
New campaign for this district, re-
ceived this information from Sen.
News state headquarters at Iudi-
annapolis
Sen. New had been scheduled TO
speak here several weeks ago, but
was forced to cancel ms campaign
tour through northern Indiana at
that time, because OF the death or
his state chairman, Mrs. Orme. Of
Indianapolis.
He viii be accompanied here by
his wife and Miss Elenora Barker.
state director Of his organization of
women voters aud successor Of the
late Mrs. Orme jim that capacity viii
come TO South Bend the night be-
fore his appearance and remain dur
ing the senator's stay.
Mr. Yeagley announced yester-
day that as yet no plans had been
made for Sen. News entertainment
while here. it is expected that he
VIII arrive on the Lake Erie & west
ern about noon. Feb. 10. Tt is prob
able that Sen. News plans call for
speaking engagements at other
points in this district